Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969, May 13, 1921, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Texti Page Two Cigarette To seal In the delicious Burley tobacco flavor. It's Toasted equal chance with the large town stu- comprises w - dent in this comnetition ." sava one Luxemburg, is literally studded w a member of the committee. Printed red pins from the Pyrenees to "The small town student has an stuck a mi i.n. stu- comprises all oi r ranee, literally studded wit" UIIC i'll.VL 1. H' U" f, ) - . . i i (Vi. Pvrenei'S to tlie rules eoverning- the contest are be-'Argonne, from the AliHfl-MaritiniM ing sent to every four-year high to the English Chainnel the soil oi school in Oregon by the committee France is sprinkled with American on wArH nn,l hniinra thn rnlletrp. ! dead. Altogether there are ff0 pins L... . tin.)- lit. rro dif- uu nil? limy jiit-on.i.f, - ferent points there were buried Am nliliirs. sometimes a lonely j grave, sometimes a dozen, sometimes ft , i nr - e ...... ....a five Hundreds, many iu mu k1'1110 Paris More than thirty thousand j hundreds of miles from the fighting Dooies ot American soldiers will no; lines. At these places woumieu sum- TvnffPRMDENCE, OREGON DALLAS COMMENT ON HIGHWAYS a rod iiin. The map, which THIRTY THOUSAND AMERICAN DEAD BURIED ABKOADj SCHOLARSHIP FOR LOCAL PUPIL forever in French soil. Four bits of French soil have been ! chosen as ihe final resting places for the bodies four bits of France that "will re main forever America." The perma nent fields of honor will be Roniagne, Belleau, Flanders field nar Bony, and Suresnes on the outskirts of Paris. A commission headed by Colonel C. C. Pierce had arrived from the United States and approved the choice of the permanent "sineteries. The commission wlii.-h is ciir pored op W. M. Kendall, . M. Monro, James Oreenleaf and Maj..r Gorge Gits. architects and artists is inspecting the sites with a viuw to reeommei- dations for beautifying these fit-Ids to make them the most beautJful burying places in Europe. The Romagne field will Inld the majority of the bodies of rmn killed in the Argonne fighting 14,000 in all; the Belleau field on the hillside near Belleau wood will contnin 7000 1300, in- ( Dallas Itemiwr) the information of H M" ers and other resident ot iw tv. who may or may l.t thieve the county court Im not wtcl fairly m with the lnlw lURii-' in the mutter of road int below written by the high- to County Judge toirctlicr with the datn l.w.'d with it. No com- For its dealings commission work in this county, v pr a copy of a lett iers died in hospitals or soldiers on l.mvo fliml ami wnr buried on the spot. The line of American comnumi-1 way commission cations from the ports to the fight-1 Robinson . - i T?Mni.i ... t.-li u'j; ing lines can ne iraceo across n"""" " . . .i by the row of red pins indicatingi.ne.it is nocossu.j uw. ..... . . i-'r.i -i--.- Uit.M,tin to the fact that the high- UUIUtl IUll.t'B. More than 400 Americans are on- way coimiNims original i-h mini, gaged in various parts of France and'on the Pacific Highway, north ..ml Belgium in disinterring the bodies south from Yamhill to theHeiiton for shipment. Bv October about 45.- county lien was $10,000, and that of 000 bodies will have been shipped, i the Salem-Dallas nil ?U,m. M") The nearest of kin of 19,8(51 have these figures carefully ami then see specifically requested that the bodies if you can suggesi how the county n . n r. .. l . I. ...... ii. 1 iJ ill.' InillH.'H' lor lo nieei tin- u-iiiiu". - Here is a chance for some senior in high school to win a cash scholar ship of $100 from Oregon Agricul tural college this year. A new donnt, bodi fs? Sirreno will Tiftl.l tion to the scholarship fund makes eluding many bodies of wounded who ui inese $1UU awards possible 1 e rmiuers and competitive contests for the scholarships will be conducted in Independence by O. D. Byers, prin any ll'.'t. cipal of the high school Three separate contests will de- lermme the winner. The first 'will feature competitive essay writing and win De in the form of efficiency tests and the third will be to determine the student's ability in extempora neous writing. The principal of the school will determine the students rating highest in the contest and will forward their papers to the college. The committee m the various high schools of Ore soon after the close of the contest. The first contest will be conducted m the various high schools fo Ore gon in the next two weeks. Any high school student who has been graduated within the last year may also enter the contest, provided he or sne has never attended colleee. field will contain 2100. At present the American graves registration service is engaged in dis- intering the bodies intended for ship ment back to the United States. Up to the present 14.646 bodies have been disinterred and shipped. Nearly 5000 bodies are lying at the ports awaiting transport. By October all tlai bodies requested for shipment back home will have been shipped. Then the graves registration service will begin the task of concentrating tne remaining bodies in the four per manent fields. This task will occupy nearly all of' con including You will not remain in France. The others ii.ln.Vi Vi.1 id ciwirMflV rWIII.'St ('OmUl issioll llt'fot'e it for shipment home will remain also, highway work in Polk county Wrier, finnlltr nnmnlntml thn imrmn- Portland. OrC A pHl nent cemeteries will resemble the nnt- Hon. County Court, N.Ik County, lal ional cemeteries in the United States las, Oregon. Cenlleinon-1 am jil.iis- long, precise rows of grassy, eu to semi you nen-wmi.m n-i.'n--"-mounds with spacious walks between, to your request, a copy of the exti- At the head of each crrave will be a mated costs of state highway stone marker with the name and or-rstruction in your county, ganization of the soldier lying be- only grading and bridge. neath. note that this tabulation does The permanent fields are being de- include right of way cosU, which are sicrnpft J) hril fnr A mir !-'! n a in in u tukotl .Mini (if liV fh, i'fHlntv. Europe for all time to come. Already nor engineering routs which are enr- 1 J 1 ... 1.' 11.. I . . - nunureas or irienas ana relatives oi rieo oy me suue. i ours very iruiy. the fallen are flocking to the graves. Roy A. Kline, Secretary, lho American army will probably Salem-Dallas, grading Total esti- have a lower percentace of unl- mated cost. $40,000,00: state exrx'iuli- dentified dead than any allied coun- tures to date, $lii,xr4.9: reimbursed try. The graves registration service by Polk county, $10,000.00. expects evontuallv to identifv nil ex- Aniitv-IInlm.-s (Inn iTmlimr T,.i,.l cept a few bodies. estimated cost, $L':0(H).0(1; Mate ex- The Memorial day committee of penditures to date, Ui,32C 9-1. the American Legion is already pre- Amity-Holmes (lap bridege Total paring for the observance of Memor- estimated cost Sti 'nr.-M' ... ial day when a wreath will be placed penditures to dateHOo.24. on every American grave in France. Holmes Gap-RickrcaH Total esti- mated cost, $4.1,000.00. Fig Tree John, an aged Indian Rickreall Creek bridge Ti.il ..ii. DISSATISFACTlr, and u THOUGHT nro iho catiso for most tif mi.. Klias Howe's niSSATISKACTiO? the scwinfc machine. h WriKhfH DISSATISFACTION with and means of travel iravo ua ifi U!i I n a f machine. .'rhapa you, too, are DISSATISFIED WITH YOUR riie EYESIGHT A progressive Ktep forward would ut .your eyos examined by our KpccialS. Our glasses WILL SATISFY YOU in efficiency and appearances, HARTMAN BROS Jewelers and Opticians, ' Salem, Oregon. HIUSON-S QI KSTIONS STl'MI' COl.I.KtiK AI'I'I.ICANT FOR JOH next year. The size of the task and hunter who guided Fremont through mated cost. $19 00000 ",wu uu"'j mea oi ine aeot or i tne west nn hia nvi;i;n. u n . ... .. . . the allies tn AmonVn lo r- :..:ji.. t..:r: n-L .. . . .. I , ' iiuijr iMiiic v.oast, receives irom tne pov- ence, grading $19 tfd'J 31 statt shown by a map in the office of Major , ernment every five years a new blue penditures to date $19 ' H V n t c ... .1 - - . . uu Vi me graves registra- suit with brass buttons similar to tion department than could be told in, those worn by the Americans in Fre-words- mont's time. In 1845 he expressed a At every where the body of an wish that he be paid for his services .ncriean soldier Was buried Was n that manner no Inn. c fc 1K.Q,t w tco uiuicu wtia in unai, manner as long as ne lived. 1 i J Your Spring and Summer Dress Shirts are here. Don't fail to see Made by Emery, they rep the art of superfine work- them. resent manship in Dress corns in Madras, Russian Cords, Tub Silks, Jersey Silks Shirts. They Reps, Percales. Spring Prices Summer $1.50 to $10 Come in and see the many new designs and color combinations Salem Woolen Ills Store C. P. BISHOP, Proprietor The Home of OREGON-MADE Virgin Wool Products. Kickreall ,,- Monmouth Indepen dence, 20-ft. bricigc ut the tile factory Total estimated mst. Jnfidono Monmouth-Suver - Total estimated L cost, $95,000.00. Suver-Henton countv lino JT(,t;.l estimated cost, $ 1.1,81a -J ."; gtote ex penditures to date, $1.1,8!i.'.4.; re imbursed by Polk county, $10,Oio.(H). Grand total of estimated cost $27S,. 008.00; prand total Mate expendi tures to date, $7r,,I!)!).,; mnil ta! reimbursed by Polk county ?(). 000.00. After pursuing the above statis tics, one might w.dl ask himself or his ncighW if it would not he cheap. t-r for Polk, county to build its own highways rather than tie up will, the! state highway commission ? j New York Here are mmo of lli 100 (juestions submitted by Thoma A. Kdison to college LTttdunU-H cek. ing employment in hin plant, the answer to which prompted him to remark: ('olleire men are amazimrlv ignorant. They don't neem to know anything." "Where do wv get nhellnc from? "What in a moriHoort? "Whi-re Io wo -et prunes? " Where do we get domuittic .ar il ines? "Where do we import cork from? "Of what kind of wood lire ax hn dies made ? "Who wrote 'Home, Hw,-t Home'? "Where are condors to be found? "Who wna Cleopatra? "What voltage fn used in itrci-t cars? "What is felt? "What utat.s produce phosphate? "Why is rant iron called t.itr irnn Where i Spitsbergen? 'Who rn .win n "Who invented fe.; "What ingredient white pa,,t ? "WI'.Te do.,,, ""w i window,',,; "HounJ th iuuoft." The are m-lprti. 141 ju-ationi iubmiiw man uWrihinf hiir., "anmuingly Ignorant'",. position in th pU of Mrnlo Tark. Th' 't ikn, Meadow-croft. iMi.i,,, Asked if they comDniri. questionnaire lulimity., for ponitions in th v owcroft declinnd to m ence of the Ikm." The money that Aae pend on jewelry, f nl Ix-ttutifiers in trx year would pay either t on the natietul i,!t Jitinriiiiiii.iii.n f. ik. ( ing new whip conitrarik i :.c I ABSOLUTE SECURll roi your safety deposit boxes and bankM I I j (Dallas OhservcT) 0. I'owell. Polk coonf,. ... the legislature, and . . ployed as the man in ,h , ., state headriuarters of the' Farm I!il" reau in PortlanrJ , ... "i Killing a short time Mondav MV. Powell Was tmrli,.,,!.,..!.. . csterl in ativ nni,i;i.. . . . brought about betw,,.n r ... k nr,,i f. , ' countv and the nien,l,r,rs of th,. ....(.. L:. way commission. lb. sah, lhf fint,; 'nterest center,,,! ; r. . h'M ty tting state-b,nlM,;. u.. .."K U."' feared that if fhf.re the fount,. ...Ill ... , , ''iy j j i i i r state funds. have equipped our vaults with POISON GAS which renders a successful attack hy burgli' mob impossible. z jum aiuaoics in a strong Dank, i-f independence National K I it ., Independence, Oregon. ! H-.H "s;KKO. 1'reaident C, A. Mel.AIIflHLIV. Vif 1 A ' 0lkw '"nefit from th, h 'If there is nnvlMn,, u... , tO hi'infF .,1 i ,IM 'Ufijui. art n,i. said Mr. Powell r " " l:mm" A v ' c"" "Hung o nrl According to thn d.,;i.. nc'- the members of the h u iJi.iK no1 S l)c Store of J to inspect a tour of tlm w0''k h,. no. , . Prospect an, will nn, t' ' v'm ,n ntil about thn ?r u lwU Bt when it fa'poHsihl'te combers of the , . .. thp I- 'or the .stand CC Part of the county it f J" that the conin,;. ' S taken M vim :T , rs hc never r. Powe refer tn o the state hio-W 1 ?.to 'le that fuse,. t y mmmn has, re- fused to nroee ,,'T,SS,on 1 Dal,a,-Salem roa;,i;n erkk;the has made nrovW "J. .?lk P0UI1ty J Mnr,' ,u x. 7, "'WWy KOUth fmm Itisth'o-tyllne. co-t two or , Z t to originally estimated mUh as There is no other mercantile establish where SERVICE counts more than in 8gn stoiv. We are endeavoring to furnish it in -tu?Iest sense of the word. We do not throw out leaders and then add larger margin of profit to other articles. Wet selling dependable merchandise at just as it i'ow a margin of profit as is consistent i service. Calbreath $ 3onc$ -sa eiicmi iiaclisillii American post i' :?Wm the Prisoner are Prf,i " tho c'vil ". Monday. Many of 7 s!x spend their woeWi prmne tives. keml Vis!tir.fr rela- And all HORSE SHOEING Kmds of machine work, wrk absolutely Guaranteed I