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WORLD'S BEST IS MM I McKec'. "Ud'i Iota," Smashes wonu Jerey Record 0fl . f.rm, three mil- wuth of frTwv row. . Officially C -Ud'. lot.", which hM if owner, 8. L complete t record which make L th frfitwt mature Jery cow I world. In th year cloalng Ll 7th, h produced 1047.94 imU of butLrfat, beating the pre L. worlds Jersey record by 7.M tw firurca are lud by the mfricn Jersey Cattl club, the of- id Cutd!an and arbiter or an nty word. For thi h will be rdrd the championsmp cup. iw f low , imv - - ricd, Lad' Ma ra wen carrying f!f and if h deliver thla alive frwhening time in June una will ,o b entitled to the president' cup ihich li awarded to every Jersey ;tb buttcrfat production Of 1000 undi or more; a medal of merit r in outut of 8W) pound or more, . ...LI .L . t. - ...Ml f d the Jersey crown wnun me win Ud'i IoU wit five years, 198 day I upon th completion of the teat ril 7th. She is a daughter of Hind 4 of S. B. and wm bre 1 by G. G. hritt of Grtxnwood, thi unty, ; wan purchased by Mr. McKce in 1 !9, the price being H0. Her dnm i f. Ruth Violet, a cow that was All-bred and while b-ing a ffreat i wii never given a ctmnca. Thin is the second tent for Tad' urn - . j. . i in l Kfioriiy alter .-ir. K" acquired ownemhip, fhe wan 'crt-d in the junior three-yenr old a t, finishinir the year with a record 756 pouniln of hutterfat and fill ing the other requirement, wan Aanicd a irold and ailver medal, tfho a three-uarter ainter to Ijid'a Ue Pnuline, also owned by Mr. fKee. Little I'auline hold world 4rd Junior 4, clana A. A. alo Is id and Silver and Medial of Itfcrit 1. hhe u ill Ktai-t tin iimithiT rpronl I July. There are eijfht age clarification the Jrritev cow lint, beirinninc th "cown under two years old" and linif with "mature cows" above five '""i of aire. Oregon Jeraeya now Id even of theae eiglit place; the 'y claaaificntion where the firat in Id outside of Orejron being thnt of ,w 3'4 and under 4 venr." in Wch the honor jroca to a Maasnchu- 'tc cow; and in thin cIiiks Oregon Ids aeoond and third place. During the rword tx-riod. Lad's !t WtS teKlpil IS Aiffnrtxnt Unini th the finnl test continuing dnilv f the last 15 dava. with a tester m t,,t, Oregon Agricultural college the ground. Tei-t were mndo l.y Afferent aunerviHors. in order U f "id anv nnDuii.;i;.. . "m for miHrepresentation. The wd by months im kept by Mr. Kcedoca not toinl ov,.,.n ,;tk r:..- i .. ...v.. .... of the Jersey club. ' ii la: Fat fifi.79 pril (23 dnya) 1177 10(il 1883 1932 1805 1012 lfloT) ' 111(1 134G ine 'iy pi. 80.61 pt ft. 89.32 88.27 72.51 82.11 83.rn 77.67 85.58 17.09 "V. .1378 .1256 .130rt, . 20l' (7 days) Tottil .18,628 1050.67 "uh figures ....18,320 1047.94 "IcKec. the nwniiv f tW l,n, " s tmf l....i. -, , junu tin uruinary rmfr in ihn . t,,.j ;uruct sense 01 me nor hna !, .1. , , j u t , w,u woria recoru "t by accident. While it Is f rnnr u "e thnt U- . . . """" 'en ho ": fnte buy. win purenrea garnet ;' revi0U8 knowledr nf kn,11lnn- r'ICK nJ 1 . r- r. ck '"' nis understanding of how "i nnvft k 1 . ... Wf the important lactors accomplishment of this record. 0lncr urn,..!.. ... hr mr. McKee has not f ' '"'en excpfidino-i ij.i...- 1 S ".. II UUDLI KIUH B1IU (Concluded on Page 8) JERSEY jjj JNDEPENDENCE OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1922 - .. - , , i Ririirc rirniiton i 1 1 - - - -, ,.. , ..., ... .,, , . - .,, jilh j tvcmd AT OREGON NORMAL Stmlenta and niemU-m of the fac ulty were happy to welcome back Miaa M(Kre on Tui-aday. She haa en tirely recovered from her recent ill neaa and haa reaumed her work with rharacU'rlatlc' vigor and energy. , The Eaater recwi at tho Normal beglna Friday evening, April 14 and continue until Tueaday morning April 18; thu affording atuilenU who clealre to do ao the chance to apend Eaater and tho day following at their homea. Claaaea will be reaumed at 8 o'clock Tuisaday morning. The laat program of the year to bo iriven by the literary ocietica was held In the chapel Monday evening. It wa in the nature of joint pro gram by Veaportinea and Delphian. One particularly attractive feature wa the one-act play, a difficult piece of work in which all the part were well Interpreted and attained. The program followa: Eaater Eve in a Millinery Shop Vocal aolo Kuth Cosiine Paramount picture -"Clarence" Coatume aong "Apple Bloaaoma" Piano olo Marjorie Bruce One-act play "Beauty and the Jacobin" SceneUp; tair room In cheap lodging, 1793, France. CAST LouU, a French ariatocrat Hazei May I-oucka. Ann, hia aiater Iria Akin Eloiae d'Anville Jane Gunn Valain, committee of public aafe- ty-Vemetta Volght Det'tinville, Valain'a aaaiatant Mabel Stollar Coach Clara Allen State manager Cccile Daniel Miatrea of wardrobe Dorothy Brigg I'roptrty man Dorothy Bennie The work of the literary societies will give place to the activities of May day and commencement during the remainder of the year. Mian Taylor spent laat Friday in Corvatlis at a meetipg of the com mittee which is revising the state manual in Physical education. OnjDV and this was the- first Saturday she attended a meeting and .luncheon of the Oregon Physical Edu cation aaaociation at Eugene. Several members of the faculty at tended the performance by Ethel Barry more at the Grand theatre in Salem last week. K. C. JUNIOR IS SALES MAN AG Ell PORTLAND FIRM Kersey C. Eldridge, Jr., an Inde pendence boy, ia climbing upward in Portland business circles. The Ore gonian of last Friday says: "Kersey C. Eldridge, Jr., sales manager of the Corvallis Creamery company of this city, has been ad vanced to the position of general sales manager and assistant to the general mannger, according to announcement yesterday. "A- R. Morris, who was formerly with the Portland Cheese company, has been appointed sales manager. "Mr. Eldridge has been in the creamery business for tho past 14 years, having started in the factory and worked up. He was associated with his father, K. C. Eldridge, Sr., in the Independence creamery of Inde pendence, Or., for 12 years." NEGOTIATIONS FOR GAMES 4p NOW UNDER WAY U' Ilnsirine- to form a desirable sched 10.1.1I J u1o of ,jarilC3 f0r the early part of, U!,u I the season, Mannger W. u. nuggms , JJ-11 of the Independence baseball team is negotiating with a dozen or more cities in this part ot tne va.iey. Letters have been addressed to Grand Ronde, Lebanon, Falls City, Dallas Brownsville, Perrydalc, Turner, Val- setz and Sheridan. Due to unfavorable weather, the local boys have not had much oppor tunity to perfect their organization. They are getting anxious, however, to get in effective work, as it is expec ted that the season will soon be opened. SLOPER BROS. BUY PRIZE POLAN CHINA PIG IN HUBBARD A Toland China boar has been pur chased of O. T. Murphey of Hubbnrd by Slower Bros., for their ranch south of town. His Pigship 1 just past two years old, was secured by Mr. Murphey in Missouri when a young ster at a cost of $500, and now weighs about 800 pounds. In 1921 this animal was awarded first prize at the state fair and at the Interna- j tionl stock show. MULKEY, DRAW; GRAVDECISION "Smoker" at Armory Devel op Two Fart BouU, Cr ating Much Interest One of the clevereat boxing; ex hibition which ha ever been Btagcd here wa pulled off in the armory laat Saturday night, when "Dub" Mulkey of Monmouth and Charley Dawnon of Eugene claahed for eight two minute rounds, terminating in a draw. It wa not a slugging: match, nor so Intended, although plenty of "pep" was put into It. In the firat, fifth and eighth rounds the mill waxed warm and furious but at 'that, it was speed and science rather than hjgging. The sympathies of the fight fans were largely with the Monmouth man, al though Dawson' clever side stepping of the onalaught of his opponent, and hia clever work with his mitts brought him .conaiderable acclaim. It waa clean boxing on the part of both. Dawaon, who is boxing in structor st the university, was In the pink of condition, while his opponent hrfa had leas opportunity to keep In trim. Some of the blows landed with much force, but neither lost his tem per, nor was there a semblance of a knockout. Judging by points alone, the referee at the close of the bout, raised the hand of both, proclaiming it a draw. This makes the second time that Mulkey and Dawson have boxed eight rounds to a draw, the preceding event taking place at Sutherlin a few weeks ago. Asa Graves, a product of the navy, was given the decision over Georee retzer of Monmouth at the end of the third round, in what had been- . 1 1 1 .scneauiea as a six-round event Graves ia a ton of Mark Graves of Independence, who likewise was clever with the gloves in days gone public appearance hre for the man. While in the he took up boxing. He wicked left swing, which he young navy has a worked effectively on his opponent. The first round was characterized by activity on the part of both, with telling blows to the face by Graves and a wallop on the ear by Fetzer which left its murk. In the second round it was apparent that Graves was getting the best of it and he con tinued with his prestige until the end of the round. Game to the core, Fetzer entered the third round pretty weak and wobbly, and just be fore tme was called he was sent to his corner on all fours, and gettng his gloves covered with sand, there was a few seconds' delay. The mill was resumed but time was called be fore action was started. When the gong sounded for the fourth round, Fetzer was unable to leave his corner, the decision was given to Graves. Graves likewise won a decision at Sutherlin at the time ofthe Dawson-Mulkey go. Fetzer has been acting as a sparring partner for Mulkey in pri vate exhibitions which have been given in several places during the past winter, but it was his first entry mto a real smoker. - Lc- Egleston of Monmouth and IBill Hunt of Salem went in at 190 (pounds and during the first round (Concluded on page 8) 01 The End of a Perfect April Day DEATH SUMMONS FATHER FALLSCITY Frank K. Hubbard, Many Times Mayor and a Leading Citizen Frank K. Hubbard, a Polk pioneer, and lovingly referred to as the "Father of Falls City," died at hi home in Falls City, April Cth, after an illness of some duration, caused by the formation of absesces on the liver. While past 77 year old, time had dealt leniently with him in ap pearance and in mind he was but a man in the prime of life. Mr. Hubbard was born in Pike county, Illinois, on July 6, 1844. When still a small boy he crossed the plains to Oregon with his par ents, who settled in the valley of the Little Luckiamute river near where the city of Falls City now stand. The deceased had made his home in the same locality un til the time of hi death. Mr. Hubbard was an ardent be liever in the principles of the Re publican party and always took an active interest in municipal, county and state affairs. He was mayor of Falls City for 10 years and was instrumental in establishing the municipally owned gravity water system of the place. He was a mem ber of the I. O. O. F. lodge, having joined the order in Dallas in 1864. Later, when Falls City was founded and a lodge of the order was estab lished there he transferred his mem bership to his home town and by hard work on his part succeeded in build ing up quite a lodge in that city. He was also a member of the United Evangelical church of Bridgeport. Deceased was married at Dayton, Oregon in 1869, to Mina Alderman, who together with the following brothers and sisters, survive him: Mrs. I. E. Tetherow of Dallas; Mrs. Manda Redfield of Silverton; Mrs. Lydia Ford, Falls City; J. E. Hub bard and B. Hubbard of Independ ence; Perry Hubbard of Centralia, Wash., and James R. Hubbard of Spangle, Wash. Funeral services were held Satur day afternoon from the Methodist church at Falls City, with the Odd Fellows in charge and interment waa made in the Falls City cemetery. Among those attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hubbard of Independence and their son, Claude Hubbard and family of Portland. Perry Hubbard, ol Centralia, Wash., a brother of the deceased, was also in attendance at the funeral. It was the first time that he had been in Polk county for 32 years. YAKIMA MAN DIES AT DALLAS; ILL ONLY FEW DAYS W. T. Pierce died at Dallas, Wed nesday. He was enroute to his home in Yakima, Wash., from Utah, where he had been spending a few months. He stopped at Dallas for a few days' visit with two sons residing there, contracted the influenza and deatn ensued. His wife and daughter, Maude, from Yakima, were summoned and arrived at Dallas for the final leave taking. Funeral services were held from the Chapman parlors yes terday afternoon. Mr. Pierce is sur vived by four sons and two daughters beside his widow. ID BALL GAME WITH FALLS CITY IS PROTESTED Alleging that Andrew Hunter grad uated from the Falls City high school last year and is thus ineligible to take part in high school athletics, Independence has protested to the State Athletic association, a game of baseball which was played on the local diamond last Friday afternoon, in which the participants were Fall City and Independence high schook. Hunter, pitched for Falls City in spite of the fact that Superintendent Byers contended that he was inelig ible. ' The game terminated in a 19 to 0 score in favor of Fall City. On a muddy ground, the contest had more of the appearance of a football stuggle than it did baseball. For the first five innings, it was a fairly good exhibition, with the dope sheet checking out 2 to 0, but from then on it was a genuine mud slide for the visitors. - Bill Baker was in the box during the first part of the game and Manley Burright was on the mound during the final innings. Seven innings were played, whe rain brought the one sided struggle to a close. MARSHALL HUNTLEY WINS LETTER AT BENSON TECH Marshall Huntley, a junior major ing in electrical engineering, has won his letter in the Benson Polytechnic school in Portland. Wrestling is his strong forte, and he carried away the honors in a whirlwind finish. The "letter" is the coveted prize of all red-blooded boys. Young Huntley is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Huntley, well-known residents of In dependence, who are temporarily staying in Portland in order to be with the son while in the school. Mr. Huntley is spending some time here looking after his property and is na turally elated over his son's athletic activities. MRS. SUVER WINS IN SUIT OVER ACCIDENT Mrs. Edna Grace Suver of Mon mouth was given a verdict for costs and other disbursements by a jury in Justice Wood's court at West Salem, Wednesday, in a suit which had been brought by Dr. G. E. Prime of Salem for $245, in which it was al leged that his automobile had been damaged to that extent in a collision with the Suver car in West Salem on December 24th last. The defendant's witnesses included G. C. Skinner of Independence and Dorothy Clark of Monmouth, the lat ter being with Mrs. Suver at the time of the accident. Mrs. Suver was represented by D. E. Fletcher. GUARD BOYS WILL BOX AND WRESTLE AT SALEM A boxing and wrestling meet will be held in the armory, Salem, Satur day night, April 15tb, the contest being between company B of Portland and company F of Salem, and a lengthy card has been prepared. The main event is a go to a decision by Weldon Wing and George Burns. Several other lesser lights will par ticipate and a wrestling match is also scheduled. BUENA VISTA-PARKER FARMERS WILL GROW FLAX Thirty-six acres of land have been signed at Buena Vista and Parker to grow flax for a five-year period for the Willamette Valley Hemp and Flax Growers' association. The land is owned by John R. Loy, Cleve Prather, R. Peterson, George W. Gray and G. A. Wells of Buena Vista; Ernest Zielesch, P. T. Peter son and Ed. Vieth of Parker. BOHANNONS ARE HOME FROM CALIFORNIA SOJOURN Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bohannon ar rived home yesterday, .after spending several months in southern California. With their car equipped for camping they spent the time largely out of doors, visiting many places of inter est and having the time of their lives. Mr. Bohannon, who is a member of the city council and a well known citi zen, expresses himself as being glad to get back to the old town, however. Snow was falling at Valsetz yester day afternoon a regular deluge of big flakes, covering the ground an inch or more. MAY ADD FARM COURSE IN SCHOOL Smith-Hughes Federal Act May Be Utilized in . . Independence High ; The establishment of a department of agriculture in the Independence high school under the provisions of the Smith-Hughes federal act is being- considered by the school board. Mr. Elliott, in charge of this voca tional training a it applies to the rural communities, was in Independ ence Tuesday evening as honor guese at a dinner at the Beaver Hotel, giv en by the Retal Merchants' associa tion. The guest list included Prof. O. D. Byers and E. W. Vannice of the Independence school; W. L. Murphey. CI eve Prather and H. E. Prather of Buena Vista; Oscar Moore and W. E. Bevens of Hopville; A. B. Lacey and P. T. Peterson of Parker. The purpose of the meeting was to give Mr. Elliott an opportunity to ex- . plain the provision of the act; by i which the federal government and the state are jointly cooperating in car- . rying out the agricultural vocational training. President R. ML Walker presided, and the speaker was introduced by Mr. Byers. Mr. Elliott stated that an agricultural department has been added to 25 schools of the state, cov ering all sections, and that it is ac complishing wonderful results. It is practical agricultural training for pupils of 14 years or older and is made a part of the high school course of study with much field demonstra tion. The instructor is selected by the extension service and is hired by the year, the salary ranging from $1800 upward, one-half paid by the federal 'and state government and the other half by the school district. The instructor must have a car, which he usually provides for himself, and the district pays the cost of operat ing:. The course is made to fit the dis trict and may include any branch of farming and stock raising. It re quires the four year high school course to complete it, and in most cases the instructor teaches one or more additional subjects, kindred to agriculture. It is open to both boys and girls, but is more generally for the boys. Mr. Elliott further stated that in not one place where the department has been added has it been abandoned, while on the other hand it has very materially added to the enrollment in every school where it is being used, with the pupils taking the utmost in terest. He characterized this as a farming community, and that the one thing which ought to be of vital inter est to all is the welfare of the farm ing industry. At the conclusion of Mr. Elliott's talk, upon invitation, questions were asked and some points in connection with the project were more fully ex plained. The association went on record asi favoring the project, and the presi dent was instructed to appoint a com mittee of three to act in conjunction with the school board in arranging for a public meeting that the matter may be brought up for further con sideration. $10 PRIZE FOR SCHOOL MAKING MOST IMPROVEMENT A prize of $10 will be paid to the rchool making the greatest improve ment in the appearance of its grounds and buildings between now and the end of the present school year, by Lyon lodge, A. F . and A. M. of In dependence. Entries will be aonfined to the jurisdiction of the lodge, ex tending to the southwest as far as Valsetz, and including Monmouth, Airlie, Suver, Buena Vista, and other nearby places. A questionnaire has been sent to the schools. The judging will be in the hands "of County School Superin tendent Wills). T. J. GRAVES ENTERS RACE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER T. J. Graves is a republican candi date for county commissioner to suc ceed himself. It has been expected for some time that Mr. Graves would enter the race, but he was non-committal until a few days ago, when he filed his petition.