Friday, January 21. jj!
INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE
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BACK OF THE RECALLWHAT?
The recall motives are crystalizing gradually they
. i i j i . . . . i.
have been comine to the suitace ana uiey peiem
a sorry spectacle. Perhaps they are more disappoint
ing than surprising, with just the garden variety oi
- eoifisVmPss as the microbe.
Because Judge Robinson refused to be bullied into
a willful violation of the expressed will of t he people
in statutory fonn he gained the enmity ot tne state
wwav commission. ' which, of course, has resulted
in his being grossly misrepresented and criticised by
Portland newspapers and tne "me too" ecnoiiers aiung
the line. Such a thing as equity, law, or justice nas
received no consideration from that august body in
its Polk relation. It has been a case of the mighty
Caesar wigwagging and lordy what a scramble there
has been to get into the commission's chariot.
This proselyting has been going on for months
until even the Monmouth Herald in all seriousness is
pleading for a redemption of Polk county's netar
ious reputation. And how did Polk county gam
this notoriety? The Herald has been consistently silent
upon this point
The Enterprise is wagering a guess that the editor
- - - , T i il 1 ...L' I. 1-
of the Herald helped to enact tms law wmcn iit is
now condemning Judge Robinson for upholding
This flaw has neve? been declared unconstitutional
and just when it ceased functioning is a matter upon
wThicn tne enterprise neeas eiuigmenmeia. as cue
measure carried the permit to issue a few million
dollars in road bonds in addition to specific designa
tion of the towns through which the highway must pass,
is it possible that this has been declared "a mere
scrap of paper." Such an attitude might become of
"interest to the bond holders.
It would appear a whole lot more consistent on the
part of the Monmouth paper to abandon this virtuous
attitude of public weal and pollying and come out
and declare that it is in favor of recalling Judge Rob
inson - in order that there may be a possibility of
having the Pacific highway built south from Monmouth.
Of course the Herald is not telling the readers that
it will cost Polk county many thousand additional dol
lars the Monmouth way. It is silent upon this matter
and the soft pedal is used in giving its justification.
While back of all the recall looms the Pacific high
way question, other minor matters have entered into
it. Judge Robinson has not been able to satisfy all
Polk countv folks. That would be an impossibility
for anyone, especially in a county which has been
raising one dollar for road purposes where a hundred
ought to be used. And yet this does not seem to be
thoroughly understood. It has not been a difficult
matter, through persistent agitation, to get the dissatis
fied ones interested in the recall. There are likewise
other cases where the, judge has created enmity by
refusing to sanction unlawful acts.
Please bear in mind that the Enterprise is not holding-
up Judge Robinson as a paragon either as an
official or citizen. He has done and is doing what he
believes is right has conducted his office along that
line. He has probably made mistakes the same as
all humans might do. An investigation will show that
as far as his private lifo is concerned it is unblem
ished tA in the handling of the county affairs he has
been irv-cr the impression that he was presumed to
be the trustee of the people. No money has been fool
ishly squandered and he has endeavored to get full
value received for Polk county the same as he does
in his own private busirrss affairs.
The Enterprise is of the opinion that Judge Robinson
is entitIQd to a square deal. Nothing more or nothing
less, snd that he will gef it when it is finally submitted
to the people in due form. The camouflaging and
misrepresentation which has been prevalent will be
substituted by actualities and the motives of the in
stigators will be shown in their true light.
Herbert Spencer's Funalnete a Trial to
Thoco Who Did Not Know Hl
Real Klndneta.
More examples of Herbert Spencer's
Irtitutlnir foibles ami extraordinary
pettiness are superfluous, but two of
Iheui will bear the tellhiK.
A fiieml bad the iiort unity of see
ing lu full working order the famous
ear-stoppers tliat Spencer used to
wear, Probably some frivolous re-
mark of the friend obtained him this
i privilege, for In the- middle of the meal
Spencer, with a Axed Klutiee at blm,
pressed the sptlnjc that cloned the
hole of each ear.
After luncheon the host ami friend
sat chatting lu the garden, when there 1
came an Invitation from Spencer to
take a drive with him In his rubber
tired car rinse, the message adding that
we are not to talk."
When they were retaining from
Spencer's foneral Sir Michael Foster
told this friend the following story:
Spencer detested cushions, and the
trouble was to find a chair that was
hard In the seat and yet comfortable.
So, at a last resource, he hud a seat
covered with some Inches of soft plas
ter of parls, and sitting ou that made
an Impress from which a wooden neat
of an exactly fitting pattern was cut.
Against a certain undeniable fus
slness there should be set the fact
that Spencer had a soft place In a
heart that seemed adamant, and there
are stories of spontaneous acts of kind
ness nud of offers of help to the trou
bled and bereaved that redeem much
unlovely behavior.
Lives of Great Men All Remind U
The recent plight of the three balloonist in the frozen
North reminds one of the notable exploit of Kobeit
Edwin Peary discoverer of the North Pole.
His first attempt to attain the goal was made in 181)7.
April 6, 1919, twelve years later, saw his tireless and
heroic efforts crowned with success.
FARMERS STATE BANK Independence1
It takes time to
avc money.
You muot etart
sonio time.
Beicr start a
Savings Account
with u NOW
HE HAD BUSINESS ELSEWHERE
Diner Didn't Care to Walt to Gee the
Result of Hie Carelessness
With the Pie.
Dr. Fabyan Franklin has a friend
who vouches for this story. Coming
downtown on the elevated one morn
ing, he was struck by the explosive
temper of a red-faced, choleric man
SB.
PASTOR FOIt CHUISTUN
CHURCH HAS IlEEJt SECURED
Rev. HarilU Hull of the Bible Uni
versity at Eugene ha accepted a
call to the Christian church in Inde
pendence anil service will be held
rejrularly. For the present Mr. Hull
will come here on Saturday and re
main until Monday, Hppnd'unr the
balance of his time at Euirrne.
SALEM BUSINESS WOMAN
ON" EASTERN BUYING TRIP
DAYTON IIUS1NKSS ME.V
FIX ON ItOAU ROUTE
Mrs. Ma Solof of the People's
Cadi Store in Salem is on an extended
buying trip' in the East She will
viwit Mineauvlis, Chicaro. Phila
delphia, New York, Boston, St. Louis,
Kansas City, Omaha, and eurouto
home will stop at Seattle.
Mr. Solof is making a deep study
of market conditions and Is emleav.
orinjj to buy merchandise direct from
the factories.
Dayton The Dayton Commercial
club has passed the following resolu
tion: "Be it resolved by a member
ship vote, that the Dayton Commer.
cial club go on record fuvormjr the
passage of such a bill! with the
designation of a road as follows:
Roo-irininir nt-. Tlnvtnn Ore., end run-.
on a seat nearby. This ian, annoyed ; . , . ,
v .w s i !. v j i i nine south alonif the road commonly
because a youth facing h o had placed B
M1UWI1 H9 VOL" XUVl'l IUOU III1 f f f rw
Salem."
COST OF LIVING IX OLD EX'
DAYS IX OREGON DESVKIBED
his feet on the seat which the wan oc
cupied, burst out in a storm of pas
sion, denouncing the- youth In tones
that aroused the attention of passen
gers In the adjoining cars. lie finally
stamped out on the platform at a
stop, boiling with rage.
That noon Doctor Franklin's friend ' University of Oregon, bugene
went Into a self-service restaurant for Life in early Oregon, while it may
not have been as pleasant as the
Mrs. A. B. Robinson attended
the Whist Club- meeting in Dutlaa
on Wednesday afternoon.
OREGON WORSTED HOME
KNITTING YARNS
lunch. Getting a plnte of vegetables
and meat, and one of pumrjkln pie, he
placed them on the broad extension
arm of one of the chairs provided for
lunchers, and made room beside them
for his cup of coffee. As he was fin
ishing his lunch he reached for the
pumpkin pie, and clumsily knocked It
off the chnlr arm.
To his horror he saw It disappear
into the gaping pocket of a large over
coat carelessly flung over the next
chair and then he perceived the own
er of the overcoat hearlug down upon
him, all unconscious of the accident,
with a plateful of food. It was the
same red-faced, choleric man whose
frightful temper had amazed the ele-
vcted passengers!
As goon as the culprit bad per
e'eived that be waited to see no more,
New York Evening Post.
An Expressman.
Speaking of juries, a veteran Cleve
lander recalls the dillleulty experienced
In securing a jury In a noted alleged
poisoning case of many years ago.
One of the men summoned was both
dense and deaf, with a limlt-wl knowl
edge of English, defects which were
developed as his examination pro
ceeded. "Have you formed or expressed any
opinion regarding this ?ase?" the law
yer for the defense asked.
"Hay?"
"I say, have you formed or expressed
formed or expressed do vou get
that?"
"Yes, yes. Farmed or expressed.
Sure, I haf farmed and now I am ex
pressing. Dot's all right."
Hut the expressman was excused.
Electricity travels about 62,000
miles further in a second than does
light.
Gas and Acid Stomach
Relieved in Two Minutes
aratff!Sffi?Zil2a by taking a heaping
In the state prison at Charlestown,
Massachusetts, on a recent Sunday,
there took place a ceremony that to
j the superficial .student of human
i nature might seem pathetic and dis
i heartening. In the presence of all
i the prisoner;-; the warden presented
teaspoonful of JUTO i to fourteen of the inmates Victory
?ta J?13' of ho i medals that the United States govern-
water. Absolutely
SW arm less, bold by
i.a2teBMstEij All Druwn'sts.
lilt k&&flkM
A stitch in tme will save you nine
and dollars, too, with automobile
tires.
Retreading, Rebuilding Cas
ings anything from a bicy
cle tire to a 5 inch auto tire.
; Bicycle Repairing and Bicycle Ac-cesories.
Try me with your next tire job.
All work is guaranteed, and my
charges are very reasonable.
Van's Tire Repairing Shep
C Street, Independence
i ment had awarded to them for their
i servieecs in the great war. Pathe-
tic it was, if you please, hut not
disnoimomrig; f,,r if the recipients,
every one of whom hud committed
some crime, had good enough in
them :-o f;hort a time ago as to
serve their country ai they did, they
cannot I50 wholly had now. The in.
cident should he interesting to
others besides students o f penology.
Youths' Companion.
Amber Long In Use.
The modern use of oil of umber,
both externally and Internally. Is often
mentioned. It has been denied that
amber was known to the (Jreoks In
very early times, the (Ireek electron
having heen used as n niime both for
it and for an amalgam of gold and
silver, u species of gold ore washed
j down by the I'actoltis; but amber has
j actually been found at Mycenae, and
the fact that the electron i;ee!:l:1ee
ineimonen m tne Xlyssey is said to
have been a gift from I'hoenieia means
much.
The Phoenicians are known to have
introduced nmber into the K:e;. arid
Herodotus s;:ys It was brought from
the Klvi'r Kridanus in the
west of Ktiroiie.
living conditions of the present gene
ration, with its motor cars, electric
ity and other things now thought to
be essential to living, had some very
distinct advantages. In a recent pub
lication of Oregon Historical Soc
iety, some very interesting figures
are given as to the cost of living in
this state in about the year IK.17.
The records were those of Kwing
Young, who was sent to California
to bring back some cattle for the
early settlers here, and were com
piled by Dean F. CI. Young, of the
school of sociology of the Univer
sity of Oregon.
An cacurate account of every
expenditure was kept imd submit
ted to the Willamette Cuttle company,
which w.'is organized to bring the
cattle to this state. The figures
given show that while living expens
es were small, wages were no larger
in proportion. Modern conveniences
such as moving pictures and other
luxuries, had not found their way
into the habits of the people and
money went much further.
Wages were never over a dollar
a day, according to the figures
given in the Young accounts. This
is in marked contrast to the $4..r)0 a
day which is now paid for the most
unskilled kinds of labor. Costs
were not out of proportion to the
wages, however, and a saddle is
listed at $2.2.". A good saddle these
days will bring around $50. Fur
ther on, a rope is listed at 25 cents;
forty pounds of pork was purchased
for 10 cents a pound; wheat could
be bought for r,0 cents a hushel,
while the present price is near $2.00.
Hoard could he had for about $8 per
month.
Clothing prices as shown hy the
"counts were hut a small n:ir of
he amounts charged at the present
ime for wearing apparel. A pair
f shoes was bomhi. for ?2: ;i shirl
nld l,r li- fl for CO cents; "panta
loon-;" hroivht .-round ?,-l -.er pair,
although ii: .--ome insf-siees ihv are
priced as low a;i PA0. y cares
were recorded where article!; co:-t
extreme 1 over the present r.riee-s, the whole
j account showing Uiat .1 man cold
i buy more at- the earlier date with his
day's v.-it'cs than he eoul.-l at r. recent
The wool grown in Oregon. The
Will in Sell wood,, Oregon. The Manu
facturer in Roy T. Kinhop. a native
on raised in Salem, Oregon, ami
you can buy the yarns of C. T.
Hinhop, proprietor of the Woolen
Mills Store, Salem, Oregon.
Sample vent on application, Ad
dress C. P. CISIIOP
Hox 75 Salem, Oregon.
New VUw
Mn. Grlinm "Ami yuu u
liiif to be my aon-ln-law?"
He "lly Jovr! I hadn't l
of that!"Tit-IJlU. i
An OpdmUt '
Let poets ai( their illllriK iont
And gaylj smitu the lyre; !
Give me the man who whitlii
lie's putting on a tire. '
-Exch'
Tke Knocker "
I do not care for old man Uru
Ho thinks we huve- a rotten (j
lie knocks by night and n. e
day,
And yet lie 4ii-n't move '
DYES TO BE SUPERFLUOUS?
Short Cut to Gorgeous Colorings Being
Worked Out by a Wlisrd,
It Is Said.
A. W. Prabhiirir of Olnr, S. C, soon
to be known ns the Wizard of th
Cotton Patch. P.tirhaiik's only rival, an
nounces that the AiiH-rlcjin dye Indus
try Is unnecessary, or lit least soon
will be, according t" Prutf and 'beinl
cal Markets. For has lie lurt crown
cotton nlre:i'!y dyed various shades of
brown, green, blue, pink and irniy nw
It comes on the plnnt? And does h
not expect to proiln Mac!; !n 11 few
years as well as all the color of the
rainbow? Puns will the need of colors
for cotton be obvl.-tte.I ntnl the weiiltll
i that now Is bclnn accumulated by the
I dye barons wITl be diverted In the
j cotton growing district of the South.
.No mention Is made of dyes for
wool, but even these will be tinneces
wiry when some genius undertakes to
spend half a lifetime erosxhreodlng
sheep to color their fleece, nnd this
Kenlii.s would huVe less dillleulty than
with cotton, nn he would have ready
at hand the world over supply of
'black sheep." Then It would only be
necessary to teach the silk worms to
turn out colored silk after feeding 011
the flower bed anil the lltix plant to
produce green libers from green sand,
blue from blue marl, rod from red
clay, and Muck from loam, nil In
finitum. Wonderful prospects, II-'
Snuff was uaed in ths
Indies long before tobacco wIi
trodueed to Kttrope, m
There is an aid superstition ?'
bride who finds a spider of.
wedding gown fs bound to he
The Russian eats on an?1
SKe once every two hours. tx
The women voters of View'
coed the men bjr '.'5 percent.
Washings
By the Pound
11
r
a!
Ir
All modern laundries now
large volume of family :jr
ings at a low pound rate. Cee
is only 10 rents a pound, t
All flat pieces are nicely irlh
ed, the balance ready to ii' !
Pure soft water and )k
modern washers, water extr
ors, drying and ironing synt
aud sanitary surrounding j j)(
dure fine results without nt.'j j
or friction on your gurmr'r
The coht is less than h hu
methods the convenient-. 1
comfort indeed. Try
will he jdeasi-d.
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Independence
Steam Laundry !
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On Selecting Don,
Haphazard selection nfdooiv: f u,e
ready-made variety ,s,( yhl not be al
lowed In the building i'f a (!: .,. home,
decl.-ires 1111 iiimouiieenieiil I .Me d at
Chicago by the lumber Interests. Ii.H1ri
should be designed by the nrehlleef
who builds the structure, timi o
TIT: . IT. 1 -rtr i
inibn inargarer, wane, newspaper
writer, has been mentioned as social
secretary to Mrs. Warren G. Hard
ing. She has held a similar post .with
Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of the former
vice president, nnd has a wide social
acquaintance, which began when she
was editor of the society page of a
Washington paper.
Pets of Pr isoners.
Visitors to prison have noticed lhat
prisoner, like other folk, are fond of
p.-ts awl that iheir pet I;; U''Uera!Iy n
canary or other species of bird. There
is a reason for this: A bird takes up
little room and requires little food,
whereas larger animals could not very
easily be kept in confinement. Afost
prisons have rules forbidding inmates
to keep pets, but visitors to several of
the smaller prisons have sometimes
observed mice as well as birds and an
occasional log sharing cells with pr!s- ; ' s has decided not, to employ
oners. In one of the large state oriw- any more women, if it can -ret men
oris a long-term prisoner was permit- to work equally well at the' ame
. 1 to a desire to help reduce ihe un.
etploymcrt of men.
Several hundred women in M'ish.-u
""aka, Tii'l., have formed what Uiev
crdl a "battalion of death," for the
ourpo'so of watrinar war on the hold-up
men. 1 he women will meet regularly I
to take part in trarret practice under
competant instinctors.
may be keeping wit!, ,,.
style of the house, It i- riaiiw
If is ioii,ted out that In lb
Hon of an attractive and dl.s
doorway dej.ends the vl- iti r . 1
pl-e-.-ion of (he heme 1. ;,i
"tder.
Kecoiiiiling the li.!orv of
lumber matiufaclnn r-- pr,jh
n early days woodea ilnor ; .,V(.
on soekels in-'eail 01' ii,n:.a'i.
oiiimie ages dooj-s ver
and In the gothie per;
10'! II I
-netie
Baby Chicks1
!fa
Now is the time to place y jrj
orders for March, April ilr.
May Ilaby Chicks, er eig
weeks old pullets. My atei
better than ever all lloganU
birds. I have introduced
fainiu,s Tancred f. C. flV
I.eKhorn Cockerels this si"'
Price for Ilaby Chicks $18 I
liuudrei
I lac(
In less lots UOc w
your orders now
and
covered
!n Ihe
lii'hl.V curved
"ere iiearlv
oinicaie oriianieiitallon
extending as part of the hinges.
cure dates for delivery. Tj
pel cut, with order, balance
fore liipment. i
Rose Lawn Poultry j
Yards j
W. L. PICK, Proprietor.
j MiLWAUKIi; OKK(i0y
I Uoute 1, Pox m -K
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The Pnltimore and Ohio railroad,
r' tsar W il
p.ow and plant earlier and later when
you keep the excess water off your
farm.
Drain your farm with everlasting
clay tile.
CENTRAL CLAY PRODUCTS CO.
Phone 4211 Monmouth, Oregon