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INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE
GOING NATURE "ONE BETTER"
Friday, April 21, 1922
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The Polk-Benton senatorial contest has taken another
slant "Jim" Stewart has withdrawn and A. J. Jonnson
is on the republican ticket in opposition to E. H. Belknap.
Mr. Johnson is well-known throughout the district as
a keen, progressive business man. His home is in
Corvallis, and it required a lot of persuasion to get
him to enter the contest. At (me time Mr. Johnson was
state senator from Linn and Polk counties ad also state
senator from Linn county. Speaking of Mr. Jojinson,
C. E. Ingalls, editor of the Corvallis-Gazette Times,
says: "Mr. Johnson is the best equipped man in the
county for the position. He was formerly state banking
commissioner and probably knows more men of the state
of Oregon than any other man of the Willamette valley.
He is efficient, energetic, conscientious; a man of high
moral integrity, and a 'go-getter'."
There is a shortage of hogs in Oregon. There was
a time and it was not so very long ago when it was
not possible for a farmer to raise a hog at a profit. As
he was not in the business entirely for his health, the
stock of porkers was either disposed of or reduced to a
minimum. Naturally, a shortage is the result In the
opinion of the Portland Union Stock Yards company this
is an alarming situation. The company has gone tot the
extremity of sorting out the desirable brood sows which
are sent to the yards and is offering them to the farmers
at practically the meat price. So long as the buyer fixes
the price for pork or any other commodity, there is bound
to be many discrepancies and these will not be in favor
of the producer.
Man Has Been Engaged in Work of
Altering Domestic Animali for .
Many Centurlta.
What a curious thing it la to realize
j that a St. llenmrd, a roklnese, ami a
Sky. terrier all thro come from a
common wild stork!
Mini has been altering domestic
animals of every kind for centuries
past. He has taken the common pi
geon and Invented something Ilk IK)
distinct varieties, while hundreds of
different sorts of fowls have come from
the original Jungle bird of Ceylon.
Curious experiments have been made
In colorlnir birds by feeding them oil
certain foods. One man obtained pi
geons of a beautiful red by putting In
their food a chemical with the terrible
ntune of "niethyltrabroino nuoreslno,"
and be got other of a rich blue by
similar means.
Man is changing not only animal
and birds, but also Hah and Insects.
Take bees, for Instance. Of course,
various species of bees are ctuistnntly
crossed In order to get kinds that will
produce a bee which shall be more
useful for fertilising flowers than any
of the ireseut sorts.
With object, certain breeders are
trying to produce a bee with a longer
tongue than any possess at present
For flowers like clover such a bee
would be Invaluable, since the result
would be a sreat increase of fertile
flowers, anil, consequently, seed.
The latest branch of creation which
man is tackling with a view to modi
lying Is fish. The experiments were
begun at the University of Chicago,
about five years ago.
"Playing safe" will avoid jolts good and otherwise
but it does not usually win a great many plaudits. Had
George A. White tendered his resignation as adjutant
general when he became a candidate for governor he
would have stood a little higher in the estimation of lots
of folks. At the head of the state's military organiza
tion and with a creditable record of service for his
country, we have always mentally pictured him as a real
he man. And so he has been up until the political bee
stung him. He is playing safe, now. He does not pro
pose to cast the adjutant generalship to the winds un
til he is assured of being elected governor.
Senator Patterson will receive a very satisfactory
voite in Portland is the statement of a man who is
keenly alive to the political situation in the Rose city.
His platform calling for a real business adminstration
and a consequent reduction in taxes has the endorse
ment of a large number of people. In the farming com
munities Senator Patterson appears to be particularly
strong. A dirt farmer himself, he understands the prob
lems which are confronting the farmer, and he is in sym
pathy with their demand that taxes be lowered.
Honesty has its reward oftener than stfme folks seem
to imagine. What is termed the "moral risk" is becoming
a still greater factor in the business world. It is now
recognized m practically all transactions. In
words, if you are honest, live morally, and have a
"pep" these things are taken into consideration in
ness transactions. The state bonus board is refusing to
loan the maximum amount tcf former service men who are
not deemed good moral risks. This is in line with present
day banking methods, too.
NEVER LINCOLN'S REAL LOVE
other
little
busi-
Hl Marriage With Mary Todd Seems
to Have Been Largely Matter
of Convenience.
Mary Todd, wife of Abraham Lin
coin, was the sort of woman who Is
described as "capaMe and upright."
Lincoln, It is testified by biographers,
was not deeply lu love with MuVy,
either before or after their marriage.
A a mutter of fact, his heart was
burled in the grave of his first love,
and be hnd proposed marriage to a
second and . unwilling young woman.
By the time he married Mary Todd,
who was neither beautiful nor gra
cious, he had come to regard marriage
as a necessity rather than as the ulti
mate result of love and romance.
Their courtship was long and suf
fered many humps anrt separations
before It culminated In marriage.
When Lincoln first met Miss Todd
she was only sixteen years old and
was being courted by Stephen Doug
Ins the great man's rival In many
things.
Lincoln hnd suggested In 'a rather
offhand way that he would marry her.
Apparently regret set in rather soon,
for lie made several attempts to jrrace
fully withdraw from the compact.
But Mary, with prophetic vision, had
an idea that he would one day reach
the White House and t-he was deter
mined to be Its mistress.
After all, Will H. Hays was using but good business
judgment m his policy to keep "Fatty" Arbuckle pictures
from the screens. Notwithstanding that Arbuckle was ac
quitted of the murder charge, the trials have left his moral
character smirched. As to whether "Fatty" can conie
back is problematical. The glamour is gone, but there
was genuine merit in his work, and possibly it will again
be accepted. 'Fatty's" escapades have proved a little bit
expensive tcf himself as well as his producers.
An ncrripiilfin'ol nii.-. 1 t i t i ,
"....vunuiui wmoc in uie independence nignj
school ought to .prove of much benefit. Independence j
- - vuuuuumiv, aim 11 me iunaamentais ot
this great industry can be impressed upon the boys and
girls, something worth while will be accomplished.
Thanks to S. J. McKee and other Jersey breeders
Independence is-receiving much very desirable advertis
ing It is someethmg qf distincton to be the home of the
of the world's greatest Jersey cow.
'Kidnap'! Camera.
When you Inquire about the big cam
era the station photographer uses in
taking the 1 94 -inch square photo
graphs for the .ri(Mrip family ticket
lie says, "Oh,' it is a special one we
Invented years ago 'for kidnaping."
"How do you number them?"
"It Is a six-exposure plate, and each
of these spaces on the sheet of paper
corresponds to one on the plate. Kuch
plate is numbered. We used to use
tliis camera for kidnaping. .
Then you swallow your pride and
ask boldly : "
"What do you mean kidnaping?"
He laughs kindly at your ignorance.
"Why, you know," he says, "we take
our camera and go out on the street
and see a little boy and tnke his pic
ture. We get his name and address.
By and by, after we develop the pic
ture, we go around to his home and
show it to his mother. If she likes
the picture, she buys one. That's
kidnaping." Pittsburgh Dispatch.
DALLAS MARRIAGE OF
INTEREST IN INDEPENDENCE
Dallas Thomas C. Hill, a resident
of Dallas and who is employed at the
mill of the Willamette Valley Lumber
company, and Mrs. Casella Tice, who
has lived here for about two years
and has been acting as landlady of
the Imperial apartments, were mar
ried at theChristian church parsonage
by Rev. C. F. Trimble on the after
noon of Thursday, April 6, only a few
immediate relatives of the contract
ing parties being present. The
couple will make their future home
at 300 Shelton street and will be at
home to their friends after Saturday.
Among the presents received by Mr.
and Mrs. Hill was a set of silverware
from the tenants of the Imperial
apartments. Observer.
Grain Uses Phosphorous
Soils which have been cropped, es
pecially to grain, in western Oregon
respond well to phosphate fertilizers.
Three fourths of the phosphorous
used by a crop goes into the seed
which is usually sold from the farm.
Years of this practice has caused
many of the soils 'to become depleted
in this important element. 0. A. C.
Experiment station.
Fur.
Trapping is being carried on more
extensively this swuson than for the
last ten years, and the catch is ab
normal, reports the manager of the
Winnipeg Fur Auction Sales company.
Economic laws work as rigidly In
the far north as elsewhere. A short
age of any commodity runs prices
up. Then high prices lure larger pro
duction. With the supply increased,
price slumps. Then production falls
off.
It's the eternal merry-go-round,
with speculators playing the turn In
the market.
The best kale plants to save for
seed are the large ones with many
branches and thick medium sized
leaves. Tall plants winter kill,
plants with heavy branches break
down, while large Jeaves break off.
Kale is easy to select and build up
for better yields. 0. A. C. Experi
ment station.
He Found Himself.
The marine had tumbled off a mo
torcycle, and he was dead to the world
when they carried him to the hospital.
The next morning he woke up just
as the doctor came around to see how
the patient was getting along.
"Well, well, my man," said the doc
tor cheerily, "how did you find your
self this morning?"
"I opened my eyes," said the Oyrene,
"took a gx)d look at the bed saw
somfc guy lying In It and there I was."
The Leatherneck.
The Youngest Soldier Killed.
Representative Isaac Slegal, of New
York, recently made claim In the house
of representatives that Albert Cohen,
whose parents now live In Memphis,
Tenn., was the youngest soldier to be
killed in action la France. He was
killed in action on October 5, 1918,
while serving with the 26th infantry.
At the time of his enlistment he was
thirteen years and six months old.
DALLAS-MONMOUTH I'UHLS
WIN WITH TEETH ESSA1S
About the first of January the
State Dental association of Oregon
agreed to offer prises to tho pupil
of the schools in the various counties
of tho state on subjects that would
have an incentive toward the better
care of teeth.
follows : Ton
dollars to the pupil in either the fifth
.or sixth gradas in districts of the sec
ond or third classes, who wouiu wnw
the best essays on the subject, "Tho
Teeth and Their Relation to Good
Health." A like prize was also
offered to tho pupils of tho seventh
and eiirhth trades in districts of likoj
class, for the best essay on "Health
and Happiness Through Good Care of
the Teeth." Ten dollar prise were
also offered to corresponding grades
in districts of the first class.
About 40 schools in this county took
part in the contest. The pupils star
ted work on the contest about the
first of March and it was closed April
1. The essays were judged by Josiah
Wills, county superintendent of
schools, assisted by G. 0. Holman and
Floyd D. Moore. In the county, out
side of Dallas Ruth Parker, of Mon
mouth, won fiist place in the seventh
and eighth grade division, while Rob
erta Peterson of Oak Point, won first
place in the fifth and sixth grade di
vision. In Dallas, which is a district of the
first class, Lloyd Forretto won first
place in the seventh and eighth
grade division, and Jack Forrette won
first place in the fifth and sixth
grade division. There were many
other contestants who wrote very
interesting and creditable essays and
are entitled to' special mention. These
are: Ervin H. Simmons of the Pop
corn school; Houghton Gross of the
Monmouth school; Ruth Boyer or the
Bethel school; Tauline Blodgttt f the
Elkins school, and Letha Kerber ot
the Pedee school.
The winning essays will be sent to
J. A. Churchill, state superintendent
of public instruction at Salem, and
from among them will be the prize
winning one in the state, one from
each of the divisions and the writers
of these will each receive a $25 cash
prize. Dallas Observer.
m Independence national Bank
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
Member Federal Reserve System
Safe Deposit Boxes for Kent
H successful business career of ever 50 years I
Officers and Directors
II. Hirschberg, Pres. C.A. McLaughlin,Vicc Ires.
I. D. Mix, Cashier, B. R. Wolfe, Ass't. Cashier
W. H. Walker D. "VV. Scars Otis I). Butler
Bertillon Plan Used for Cattle. j
Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota has :
officially adopted a IWtillon system '
for Identification of fine dairy cuttle. J
The system, which will save pure bred I
cattlemen millions, is a positive pre-
entive of fraud and mlsn-presentu- j
tion. Identification is made by taking '
"nose prints."
Paint Creates Prosperity
Save the Surface and You Save All
The "run down" house (there is one near you) is fant
going to ruin merely became the owner unwisely negWU
to keep it protected with pnint.
It costs more not fc paint than to paint Taint saves
the surface and protects the building from sun, rain, frost
and varying weather conditions that bring destruction.
ProsjHTity demands the protection of all exposed sur
faces with good paint.
ACME QUALITY
HOUSE PAINT
Rives lasting protection and beauty.
It costs less because it takes less and lasts longer.
Call at our store and let us show you color samples
and assist you in selecting the proper color combinations
that will make your house pHar to the best advantage.
C. K. Spaulding Logging Co.
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