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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1921)
October 21, 1921 S WO orley a,N ivor k.A) w m r i pu scai in the licious ke you ve utedwvor i want it U. OF . NOTKS circulation of Unrfvcrstly ot L library books from January of the present year wan 100,- Ibe 'library now has a total of i volumes. .four members of last June's iting class of the University m are row teaching in Ore- :he women mostly in the high ,nd many of the nu-n as prin md superintendents. O. A. C. STUDENTS " 10 WILD UMON HALL A petition for a $.100,000 student urrlon building finaT,ce4 by C tu nl and friond of th(J innlim wiHh to aid, ha been approved y th board of reifcmtd. " Tl.o student voted unanimously lat nprbvg in favoring thr plan of PylnK $3 each term to w Into the Whim funl. The ,cioP clttM con. nbuted $1,000 a nucleus The idea oriffinnlml with the students who want a building to erve og head nunrtcrs for studt body activities, and tt pluc, whero the alumni and other cullcico visitors, may be enter tained. It will bo modeled after stu dent union budding of the east. No burden will bo imposed on the Oregon tax payers, it M plainly pointed out by the. student. A committee of th "l,ur" 01 rwnu was appointed work out a definite plan. to 0. Garrett, w ho waa graduated ;m from the school of business jtration of the University of n, is terving: as aecretary of the wills chamber of commerce. it University he was president of dfftt chamber of commerce- Ytt the crippled children's law, Jvenrity of Oregon medical has given frw surgical atU-n-more than sixty crippled Ifii of the state. . H.D. Sheldon, dean of the Uni i of Oregon school of education, 'ike in address before the State .-Ji association at Portland r the Chritjtmn holidays i life and Service of J. II. Acker- niing to an announcement of tool of music of the University W the number of public music teachers graduated last t not sufficient to supply the "A in the state for music sup- henius, the scientist, asserted 'Jn ir surrou ruling the earth oming warmer on account of N acid gas arising from burn- al. MADE FIRST METALLIC PEN Unfortunate Frenchman, Victim of Courteaan'a Enmity, Waa the In ventor, According to Hlatorlana. Tl.o Invention tof the metallic pen belongs to France, the first writing Im plement of this character being used by the famous state prisoner, La Tude, who called down tlie wrath of lime, do l'oinimdoiir by his passionate let ters, I.a Tude whs the natural son of a prominent court olllelul and was brought up for u military career, but ! in Ms mistaken youthful adoration he misinterpreted tin; smiles of Mine, de Pompadour. In nu effort to prove his fidelity his friends devised a harmless toy which exploded noisily when Mine, do Pompadour opened It after receiv ing a letter from La Tude warning her of Impending danger from tier enemies. When the contents of the box were found to be nothing more dangerous than alum powder. La Tude was clapped Into n dungeon, where h Iietit .'15 years. In-order to occupy his time In Tude tried to write his memoirs by menus of an Improvised fishbone pen. When this broke he begged a copper coin from the prison priest. Tills he ground Into the shape f a jK-n by rubbing It against the cell walls. lie also made the first known Ink tables by preparing bread crumb pellets with his own blood. This happened about the year 1740, according to the French researchers. Metal pen points were not marketed, however, until nearly CO years later. INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE FIND RELIC OF OLD LONDON Page Three ArChlmldarWhlChMutH-vB Built Centurte, Ago just Brought to Life. ,( don ZI 'ntftrestlnKlcofold Lon- has come to light, according to ti e Undon Times, u arch of old Lon Jm rl,L, whjch WM (Jemullljhc,u dur J -e construction of the new Lon- . it 1 ' , w,llc" b"Kun ,n 18-5- Z ZV t'r11 from ' nort h side of the old bridge, and "ho to St. Mg,w. church. I was Closed during SWI.e building opera Hons now In progress. The first stone bridge over the hijinei was )Ui,t In 1170, but the hnilgo whs constantly repaired and mtoriid, so that there Is no evidence of be exnet dnte of this particular ..';' W."H UW'-'"1'7 medieval, and ih imllt of Itelgnte stone with a very flat trajectory. At the beginning of the I'-Witeenth century, however, three flat wrotixht-stono supporting ribs were Put In. and the middle one of these Is IM 1703. The arch Is not yet en t rely uncovered, but a springer at each de Is Just being disclosed, and the jpnn Is estimated to be about 30 foot. Hie under surface of the arch Is con siderably wuterwoni between the add ed ribs. It Ih one, of the arches close to which the mill wheel stood for the raising of water Into the wutertower that stood alongside the bridge. This arch stood in the river, and Is, there fore, an evidence of the limits which, s time has gone on, have been Im posed on the Thames, the river being now much, narrower than It was In medieval times. It Ig understood thnfr :hls relic of old London Is to be care fully preserved. NATIONAL RAILWAY ORDERED STRIKEJS II Five Brotherhoods Are In structed to Walk Out on October 30. Dig for Fish In Florida. I zii ak Walton scarcely would be lieve his eyes If he were to walk through the country near here, ac cording to a telegram from New Smyr na, Fin., and encounter negroes dig ging live lish from the ground as If they were potatoes, and even persons accustomed to the miracles of this ago would look twice and then set out In search of an oculist. Hut the mudfish, a queer nienibej of the finny tribe, Inhabits streams or ponds which have mud hunks or bot toms. The fish Is black and weighs up to five or six pounds. When the water In a pond evaporates, as It does dur ing certain seasons of the year, leav ing only a rnnss of mud which on the surface Is practically dry, It doesn't worry the fish. They merely burrow Into the mud to wait for rain and ap parently continue to live as long as (he earth Is wet. The negroes locate them by exploring the mud with their bare feet. The fish Is edible, but Is not a fav orite because of Its stringy and course flesh. CROWDING THE SEA SERPENT Old Friend of the Ocean Summer Resorts Makes Way for Plrats Ship From Russia. We believe but one sea serpent has been sighted so far' this season. Per hiips It Is still a little early, hut the weather has been hot enough to bring our old friend to the surface, and no doubt the frightened and delighted visitors at shore resorts and those who go out to sea In bouts for a short distance will soon be rewarded with a sight of his ugly head or fascl anted by the water churned up by the swishing of his angry tall. How ever, It Is possible, that the sight more calculated to thrill will be the pirate ship from Russia that Is moving In inch a mysterious way Its wonders to perform. If this Is so, we are certain that for every view of the sea ser pent that Is recorded on the part of credible witnesses there will be 20 equally credible witnesses who caught n glimpse of the new terror of the deep, long, low and dark, either Just before It submerged or at the moment It came to the surfuce to cast Its eye about for a new ship to capture an(l sink or to drag away the crew In Irons to Bolshevik Russia. To the elderly skeptic who Inquired where such a craft secured Its necessnry fuel the less critical young woman answered that It probably operated by electric ity. What could be more probable? Hartford Counint. Chicago. More than half a million American railroad men Saturday were ordered to Initiate a strike, October 30, while other unions whose membership brings the total to about 2,000,000 an nounced officially that they were pre paring to follow suit and make the walkout general on the same date. The strike orders were issued to the big five brotherhoods, oldest and most powerful of the railway unions, and they specifically included mail trains. Cessation of train service with a minimum force only sufficient to guard against fire and damage to rail road property on duty In shops and depots, was indicated by the drastic regulations issued by the railroad brotherhoods in connection with their strike calL The strike was announced following an overwhelming vote, said to be up wards of 90 per cent, favoring a strike because of a 12 per cent wage reduc tion authorized by the railroad labor board of July 1, and after it was de clared by the Association of Railway Executives in session here that a fur ther reduction would be sought by the railroads.! The country was divided Into four groups, In which the men were au thorized to walk out progressively, one group every 24 hours. Loganberry growers should put the canes upon the trellises before the winter rainy season if tip dieback is to be prevented. Although very severe winrter might injure the canes to some extent, investigation con ducted this year by the O. A. C. Ex periment station show that the year ly loss due to dieback exceeds in mi portance the possibility of another excentional winter. As soon as tied up they should be sprayed with Bor deaux 4-4-50 to protect against fungi, psneciallv the bases of the canes. Botany and Plant Pathology. 5! j 1 ' l' " It takes more than a theory to develop Correct Lubrication No advantage of science, of vast resources, often xperlence, of up-to-the-minute equipment and rnem ode, Is overlooked by this company In making Ltxo lane a lubricating oil of the highest quality. If it wor. possible to make a b.u.r oil than Zerolene, hit company would make It I l mad. In five consistencies, of which laexactly suited to th. needs of youf car. Uae Zarolen. for Correct Lubrication. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) MONEY ASKED FOR WESTERN PROJECTS Washington, D. C. As a means of giving employment to 16,000 workers this winter the United States reclama tion service has recommended to the public works committee of the presi dent's unemployment conference that congress be called upon to appropriate 16.200,000 for speeding up work on 11 Irrigation projects in the west. Representative Smith of Idaho In troduced a bill in the house appro priating $20,000,000 for immediate con struction work on western reclamation projects as recommended by the re clamation service to the president's unemployment conference. , Of this amount $7,800,000 would go to projects in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. CHIEFS CALLED TO CONFER Action Regarded as First Step In De termining Efficiency of Labor Board. Chicago, 111. Telegrams summoning the chiefs of the big four brotherhoods and theSwitchmen's union to a con ference with the United States rail road labor board in an endeavor to forestall an actual walkout on the nation's railroads were dispatched to the labor chiefs. The conference was called for 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, October 20, at the labor board headquarters here. Washington. The action of the rail road labor board in summoning rail road union chiefs to Chicago for con ference was described in high official circles as a first step to determine whether the railway board is to be regarded as an efficient government agency or a failure. Honor For Japanese Requested. San 'Francisco. A telegram from Secretary ' of State Hughes was re ceived by Mayor Rolph in which Sec retary Hughes, in diplomatic language, asked the people of San Francisco, and through these of all California, to be cordial tlie Japanese disarma ment conference delegates, upon their arrival here. Wise Expenditure is not meanness or stinginess it is careful regulation. Regulate your expenditure to your income and always save a surplus. Open an account with . the Farmers State Bank. 4 Interest Paid on Savings Accounts Farmers State Bank Independence . Oregon DAIRY UNIT AUTHORIZED AT UNION BRANCH , STATION Establishment of a dairy unit at the Eastern Oregon Experiment sta tion, Union, has been authorized by the board of regents. A herd will be purchased and suitable buildings erected. Sufficient funds are in hand in the treasury of the branch station. Action taken followed an inspeciori of the Union Branch fetation by a cmirimittee of the board of regents, together with James T. Jardine, Ore gon Agricultural station director. The committee was much impressed with the possibilities of dairying in Eastern-Oregon. FARM POINTERS FROM O. A. C. EXPERIMENT STATION . Exhibits for the corn shows coming on this fall should be ca:-efully cbosen for uniform, heavy, and ma ure ears. It i3 usually advantageous to put them in a warm, well venti lated place and dry " them before sending to the show . Green ears in many cases do not show their real maturity and often mold in transit. Badly discolored or shredded cobs may be an indication of root rot and should be discarded. The Enterprise is still 91-50 a year Little Wonders, adam that you can work yourself with paint, varnish or enamel M Seventeen Burned In Oregon Mine . Marshfield. Seventeen men were burned by the explosion in the Beaver Hill mine, near here. All who were in the mine were rescued, but five of the injured may die. Three were overcome gy gas and the others were burned. As most of the men were wearing only undershirts, they are all burned from the waist up. Wheat Supply Cut Down. Washington, D. C. Wheat on farms. excluding that required for use by the farmers, was estimated by the department of agriculture in figures made public here at 318,000,000 bush els this year, compared with 447,000,- 000 bushels last year. War Horses and Mules Are Honored Washington, D. C A bronze tablet commemorating the services of the 243,135 horses and mules attached to the. American forces during the war, 68.682 of which . perished, was un veiled In the state, war and navy building. WE have established a service for women and men who want to do small jobs of interior painting, varnishing or refinishing of furniture, floors, bath rooms, walls, bric-a-brac, basketry, brack ets, etc It's a free service. You simply tell us what you have to refinish, how finished now and what effect you want to get. We tell you how to do it in detail. What kind of material to use. What kind erf brush. What method. Where to buy. . You can work transformation in home things that will surprise you. 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