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Irage lour 3uiU pi itteur ,3E uttrjins Published Every Friday by Z. C KIMBALL. Subscription Rates One Year Six Months ' Vj!L MONMOUTH VIEW ON HIGHWAY The Monmouth Herald has discovered "that sentiment in the state at large is with the highway commission in its plans 'for building the state roads in a systematic plan." We are wondering if the Herald would have been able to "discover" this sentiment had Monmouth been left off the route of the highway. There was likewise "sentiment" in Germany support ing the Kaiser in his outrage of Belgium. So is there Ken?f atSrinp the repell of the eighteenth amend ment to the constitution and a sentiment can be ci eat ed for many other things which may have been decreed un lawful. This same sentiment may be created by inten tional misrepresentation as has been the. case m this high- Wa4eaEntrerprise still maintains that a very. large ma jority of the people of Oregon are law abiding. That hey believe in a strict enforcement of protons o the statutes. If this- supposition is correct, then senti ment is not in favor of the highway commission violating a law any more than it would be for the individual. The Herald is fullv aware that the highway comrms-.,if.-ii of nf Vip Ipp-islature reces sion WllllUliy ViUidLcu an "o" y tpfj ing the endorsement of the people when it attempted to build the Pacific highway through Polk county wi h- out going through Dallas ana inaepenuwicc. "ut AY':. n,ii i iinhnldintr the hiehway com sLanainir mis, uic uciom , - n . mission Why? Purely a selfish one. Monmoum on the highway and will be on the highway even though the highway commission be compelled to route the high way as the law specifies. By going direct south from 4.u TdoTioo will hp eliminated, lo pre- u.-uTo,r nj rna flip Tinrkiarrmte at tne pomi pare uie iiigiiwa.y onvi v -rn, selected by the highway commission will cost Polk coun ty many additional thousands of dollars over what it r--u -j. -u,, rov of TnHpnpTiflence. The bnter- Drise wishes to remind the Herald that the rou e south i - i t. t- V,nftoi. onrl in P irn lMrlLc from independence is.suuilci, ucuu " " - HiffiVnlt. river crossing. As tne ilea. v v wauco aim " county has to build the bridges and prepare the road for paving, thousands ot dollars womt vcu w county taxpayers. Here's what the Herald says: "That sentiment in the state at large is with the hig hway commis sion in its Plan for building the state road on a systematic plan is evident lo everyone who has taken the trouble to investigate . There is a so reason to oe nopeiui wneie u; - - y ---- , - , the court in its decisions has shown a disposition to look at the wel io It th tot broadlv and not stop at technicalities. Two opin ions have been had of the road situation in Polk county one by At torney General Brown and the other by Judge McCourt. Both torney ut neidi . o . . . t option bv the commis- were uasea on leciuiaamrca a& m ...... ---- - . sion would satisfy the letter of the law. Judge Stapleton it is evi dent, might have come to a still different conclusion. In the Kid dle case the court ruled the commission must not be 1 mP b? ... . ii.. f nMmn pnni-ta Jnrio-o Mc Court WOU1U coninct witn me opinions uj- .uu.. - ---1 substitute for county courts, circuit judges who would decide where the road should be built. We gravely doubt if -the supreme court having abolished the dictation of county courts, would hold the commission subject to the dictation of circuit judges in laying out the highways of the state." The Herald is fully aware that the Riddle case was 'Tn the Riddle case Commis- llVJt OllllllCtl -vj wiv - m . - - sioner Benson made certain definite promises and then repudiated them. The legislature did not provide the trio Viicrhwav as it did in Polk county. The Enterprise is unable to find any court decisions i i. i .p,t.i,i "Pnib- onuTihr nti "fpfhnifalities. wnicn iiavt; itvui cu j. um. u""uj " There is nothing very technical about a law which says a certain thing and in a language which 'the ordinary school boy can comprehend. This was What Judge Mc Court based his decision upon. It's the highway commission which is endeavoring to put "technicalities" into the law in order that it may be disobeyed. The Enterprise continues to maintain that unless the state highway commissioners can folow the law in rout ing this highway, or any other act for that matter, it is up to Governor Olcott to remove them. LEAGUE DEMOCRATIC ISSUE HIMES IS MAKING MM' OF POLK COUN E. J. llimc. of PiUla was in Mon mouth Wednesday surveying off t t art of the Wm. " v sold to E. Nison. Mr. H. " pending his odd moment, pveps. a road map of Polk county. 11. devised a novel ppra us fo f the work. With his wife he s ' 1 ., ).. thn polllltV n nir over tne ruaus v.i - - -Sf car. Ahead of him in the car he has a ship's compass for Kvmg levels and spodometer for s; With Mrs. Himes' help all oi w y go along and with the infornm u, r, n is nrenured which inus given '""t- , will without doubt be in donun d among people who travel u c . of the county. Monmouth Herald. POLK COUNTY BREVITIES here To G resident I. C. Towell of the Mon mouth bank, is in Hood River recre ating. . New vault fixtures nre 10 w stalled in the county clerk's office V.io foil Vina Jacob Detong and Dick DeLon of Ballston, are making prepara tions for a visit to their native mm. v M hl1Prt and family of Mon mouth, are in Newport for a couple of weeks. W. J. Hastings oi Asn land, is running Mr. Ebbert's barber shop during his absence. M. B. Young has tenderer resignation as a member of the city council of Pallas from the second ward. His successor has not yet been named. nnmntrpd bv fire in May, the wortc of remodeling the Christian church at Dallas has been completed ami services have been resumed in the building. Triior.i TVifv will be accom- nnnipd bv their families and expect to be gone about four months. The DeLongs came to Polk county in 1911, became citizens six years later, and have prospered. A. M. Esson has moved his family from St. Helens to Monmouth in order that his' children may have an opportunity of attending the Nor mal school. He has purchased tne P. E. Chase property, the consider ation being $1,000 , Attend the Bible Chautauqua Th(o smmor .lays everyone is looking for a nice, cool ftlaTpMSSSOF sixth ""'HE PLACE. Interesting lectures, thrilling sermons and atoe-for n !, v .! r ice everv night except Monday nijrht. for NEXT TWO WEKS, beginning SUNDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, at Independence, Oregon, 8 p. m. The Lecture Sunday night, "The Origin of Sin," gives ,,n n-il mwer to some of the hard questions that aff I nr - m mU Did Cod Create a Devil? Why Ev-angx'list J. A. Keibcr gives a Bible answer to all of these. Later in the series, B: J. Cody, for 20 yers a missl o,r rv in the South Sea Islands, will give a steroopticon lecture of his experiences and show s6me interesting -m ll ;icvs of the island life. ATTEND EVERY NIGHT SEATS FREE . A. REIBEli B. J. CODY Evangelists ,; -rr-V."T"- ' ' . CIOVEK KETUUN ESTIMATED AT OVEK $150 l'EK ACKE Fisher s. (Seattle) Fruit is not the only thing from which the farmers make money in this section, says the Dallas Ob server. Clover, the wonderful fertilizer, is a highly profitable crop. It not only puts the soil into condition so that it will grow a bumper crop or two of wheat or outs, but first gives a crop of hay and then fur nishes a seed crop that makes fann ing compare to gold mining. H. B. Fanning, a rancher living near Eallston, this county, has a hundred acres in clover this yeir, and has a stand that is simply su perb. It is estimated that he will Egg P rooiscer It is all that its name implies and is being used by many successful poultrymen. The price Per hundred ..$4.35 Per ton $82.00 We have a good spray for your cattle. It is worth while to use it. .... .w.t tuua than Hix liUiiheU OI 1.1. ' t over sec! to the acre. This mrans that v wi'.l harvest :!' pounds of Med to the aire, and that for the entire I'.'O acres he will thnwh 3), to:i pounds of the valuable need. U is considered certain that he will receive from 1", to f.O cent per pound for the product. At the lov , r figure he will r. ll J.i clover need crop for SI'"'.'-'""- When it la considered that this rewind is t come from one crop, the farming po.-sd ,ilit ii-rt uf t'i" section U-Khi t.. W"'i"ni' "Vuler'.t. Mr. Fanning: i an up t-date raiu-h-V, who ha made u hf? busines cf pn. luciriK fr m th' oi, hut hin- he not i-xtr:iorh:i--:.rd. He, in comrn insists 'hat farmer fiom other (H-ctloin of tin un do equally well here. H suy in a y ill thi-: ,v.th ' Miers, l.iki ModM. Kind Old Lmly-JWij e. cryinir, my boy?" Hu 'To fell down itairi' Kin.l OS.l I-ady -ftVIl, e He'll be all right mn Hoy "Yes, 1 know. But t ter miw dim full all the i nevtrr aw nuthiii'." Arcerki wers. Marriaj;.- of Tnth m H Newnniiner "colyumr tear a 75 per cent tmk a bridf' wedding rirg- old, Koniethini; nt-w, Wimtl:, rowedhut nothing "bine." Transcript, The Fall Shoes Jtre Here Independence Seed Sr Feed Store "They Have It" INDEPENDENCE, OREGON Farmers, Attention In his speech accepting the democratic nomination for j Ohio, has declared that the acceptance of the league of nations as propounded by President Wilson will be the paramount issue ill the democratic campaign. He also urges the ratification of the woman's suffrage movement and the adoption of the budget system for handling government expendi tures. .... Governor Gox was silent on the voisteaa law, out promises' dry enforcement, declaring, ."The public ofr ficial who fails to enforce the law is an enemy both to r the constitution and the American principle of majority rule." The deduction to be derived from Governor Cox's speech is that he will endeavor to continue along the same lines which have been so definite during Presi dent Wilson's regime. ' L In other words, Mr. Wilson's" declaration that the league covenant would be submitted to a solemn refer endum of the people is to be realized through Mr. Coxs ' eahtlidacy. . . - , . . . , .The league, issue is. an, important one.. The demo o4tt la'mw snmrfilv committed in favor of its adoption; and the republicans want it shorn of all pos sible' foreign entanglements. Now it's up to the voters: I , T 1 1 J DCii JfVMA ..... . . . ... . J - for junk? We can place it with the new farmer. Just think! We'll fix it up. Livestock of all kinds handled. Ranches, all sizete, for sale and rent, with terms. , Some like this: 160 acres, $25 an acre, $700 down, balance seven years. , Rents Collected. . Why worry? We are under bond for you. Why not list with us now. Our service gets results. We buy, sell and exchange. 0 rlowR. White & Co. 254 12th Street . . - PORTLAND, OREGON Temporarily at - ' - INEPENDENCE, OREGON : Phone P 1404, Care Bert Hilke. All of the latest styles are now read, for vour insnerrion The men look for the best in Shoes should see the Fall Shoes. Do you. feet Hebe? IS IT YOUR SHOES. IT MAY BE THAT THEY CROWD YOUR TOES AND PINCH UNTIL IT STOPS THE BLOOD FLOW, THEN THE ACHE COMES. YOU CAN GET REAL SHOE COMFORT, IF YOU LET yJb rIT YOU. Prices $7.50 to $16.5(y You take no chance to lose if you purchase here. Si! CP RIQUno n . . KVERY FAMILY IN MARION AND POLK COUNTY A. PATRON 00 er I! l (Oil id