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i i mmmivyu mi A JUAVi. XVXOIJ 7 , , , 5 Vririav. June 16, 1922 .is Page Three JJaOiLUU'lL 0000 MOO 31 II L l fEfa; M M Fr.4i! hV.i r r - - '.ii ll A -4 31 t APPRECIATION OF CONFIDENCE Wo appreciate the confidence reposed in the Farmers State Bank as attested by growth in deposits and we wish to thank the people for their liberal pat ronage. New accounts subject to check are invited. Farmers State Bank. INDEPENDENCE , OREGON )AK POINT PROGRAM IS GIVEN IN FULL Th musical and literary program, rich was given at the Oak Point fatr Wednesday night of last week and thoroughly delighted the audience, riven In fall in thin Issue of the . . i u frpriitf. in a inrge uicnuio n j t school function fitting r lition of the clone of the school it. It follow: solo Mm. J. S. Lander, Mini Pet on accompanist. Song Ht-autiful Oregon Rose by upper grades, Jed by Kuth Craig Recitation lan William RecitationCharles Wilson RtciUtion Leona Orey Swedish Clap Dunce Joe Rogers, Vaughn liigclow, Jack Under- d, Berths William, George Mcln- ., Kuby Orey, Clifford Orey, uise (iret-n. Recitation Thuodore Mueller. Sulo tfildrrd Mead Recitation Rodney Peterson Song Shoemaker aong Mildred i Maurice Grove, Mildred Mead, iona Orey, Agne Yogawa, Rodney terson Dramatized history lesson depicting t early settlement of Virginia, Pe r Bennett a Chief Powhotan, Ro rta Peterson a Pocahonta, Nor 1 Peae a John Smith, Walter Wll- 'IM a u settler rtf JamoiitAwn. Juted by many other paleface and mace gave a realistic Interpreta- n of early condition. Solo-Miss Helen Jonea Solo-John Dickaon Soio-P. D. Lava Munic Orchestra A farce When the lamp went out, eien by the eadeta t nW Pnln. ? Bernice Schildmever. Misa Elea- F Schildmeyer, John Millir t and H Kaup. Mm. CnlHn. mA. h' was one of the "bits of nonsense P nd then relished by the bet men." e Of the moat. onlnv.V.U 71 the crr,iri,rr ... t j n aM by the combined orchestra a m "wtkin. This beautiful e- distinctly Philippine but re . ,he influence of the Snanlsh tfn. ne theme 1 romantic. liahtM, the munic, the bright costume all combined to produc the effect of on orluntal scene. NO SET LENGTH FOR FAST For Ctnturiet Obier-vane ef Lent Wa Largely a Matter for Individual to Dcld. Tlis ohacure hlt ry of the Lenten faat mi-mi to ij(t that It wai ao vlutn of lit liua bwn a brief one day or loiir fitJt preredlng every Sunilnr, Into the 4U Ju)' fuat prepara tory t Kanter, the -ntrul ft-unt of tlie yt-ur. However, a tnnl preparatory to I'.uMrr i!:it- linck ailmimt into Apoa tollc tlnn. In tl cloning year of th KiH'nnil cenlury JSt, Irenaeu noted great varlatlntii In t tie length of the fuM, miiiii- iMTnuiu giving it one Jay, other 40 hour, otliert neverul duy. Ttie (iiii-iluy fmt wai tliat of (Jood t'rldiiy. Ttie hou r fust wax In mem ory nf I lie- 40 luniri during which our Savior lay In the tomb. Titer w-ri ijno jjreut vurlatlnn In tin- quiillty of I lii) food umJ in Lent, i tie ii'iini.- fruiii ilit lilmurlun Socrutea (Fifth century) tliut in hi tiny "Some ubxtiiln frin every rt of creuture thul hint life, while other, of all t lie living creu turn, eat fUli unly. Others Ml MnU tin well u m fish, bec-ause, uc cor ling t the Miisule icruunt of cr tlon, they, too, ijirang fmm the water; other uliRtMln feni fruit covered with a hurd ulielt and fnm eggs. Some eat dry hreiid only, othr not even that; other agialn wliea they have fasted to the ninth hour tartuke of varluua kind of food." Standard Scale Shortened. In IHMt IX) nitloia decldftl to take thrlr itandenl wf length from a ptatlnum oale; now Krnce, the Jeal ou guardian of tht piece of metal, I aiamied to find that It ha lengthened by a demlmlcron, or flve-iulllloiiths of a meter, awy th Scientific AumrUuu. The only explanation available I that the annua 1 cleaning of the bar may have been reiponalble for displacing the platinum motet-ulei. It will be carefully watched fer the next ten year and the cleaning may have to be abandoned, m ivnumiic. ' decorntion of the ground, the Eat CKteva'l fancy Oirtje. In ShnriKhal, China, there la n n toinohll eiiibllhiiif tit and garage rep reaeiitlng uu Invest aaunt of more than $2,000,Xai. whlihiarrles more tho50t men on It payroll. The concern bs the agency for Id Aanerlcnn and Kuro p.aa cr. SHOWS VALUE OF EDUCATION Bulletin Utued by Wisconsin Inatltu tlon Qiv Some Fact That Are Worth Consideration. The Wlw oiinlti Kducatlouol New liullntlii gives iim following udvautage of education : It I n fluunclul InveHtiueut tliut yields tli highest dividend. It P'niiiU in mtfe mid euiie citi.t-u-xlitp, It Iiiitoiimos the uhlllty and d;lre to servo oilier. It ii'hl to the uppreclutloti and hnp pliiens of lll'u. It tiiultlplie the cliunccH of success in life. Willi no schooling the child has only one chuiu e in VA),tH) of render ing distinguished service. Willi ideiiientary achoollng the child ha four time the cliunce of the one without it. With a high-school education, he has 87 times tlm cliunce. With a college education he bus 700 times ttie ciiuuce. Fewer than 1 per cent of Ameri can are college graduates, yet thl 1 per cent hits furnished ; Fifty-five per cent of our President. Fifty-four per cent of our vice-president. Forty-aeven per cent of our speakers of the house. Thirty-six per cent of our members of congress. 8lity-one per cent of our secretaries of state. Sixty-seven per cent of our attorneys general. Klxty-nlne per cent of our Justices of the Hupreme court. COMING WRITER OF FICTION Littl Jlmmls Shews Premiss of Rising to Cmlnsncs in th Realm of Imagination. Jlmiule, four years old. Is going to write fiction, If bis maturity bears out the promise of his youth. James ha not since learned th value of sticking close to facts. He and his small sister were visit ing a friend the other day. The young woman had some flue roses In a vase and was very proud of them. "See my big roses," she exclaimed. "We have nicer rosea than that," aald little sister, by way of prelimi nary. "I don't think they are so big." said Jlmtuie. "We have aonie at home as big a a house." Just then the young woman's father came in. "How much do you weigh, Jlmmie?" he asked. "A hundred pounds," replied Jlmmie, Instantly PADDOCKS HEADS CO. REPUBLICANS Organization Is Perfected at Meeting Committeemen at Dallas, Saturday E. E. Paddock of Independence was made chairman of the Polk County Republican Central committee at a meeting of the newly elected commit teemen in Dallas laat Saturday after noon. About 15 committeemen were in attendance at the meeting, Mr. Paddock being the only representative from Independence. Former county judge, E. C. Kirk patrick, was designated as state com mitteeman and Charles Bilyeu con gressional committeeman. Mrs. Stella Henry of Spring Valley was re-elected secretary of the county commit tee. There was no contest over any of the selections. In fact, it required some persuasion to get Mr. Paddock to accept the chairmanship. Coral of Various Colors. " The coral of which ladles' orna ment are made Is found in different part of the Mediterranean, but prin cipally ou the coaata of Barbary and the Island of Sardinia. The pieces derive their value from their weight and color. Jet-black and rose-colored corals are the most esteemed, although a deeper red, white and dark, dirty gray abound. The last Is nearly val ueless. Coral Is found at a depth varying from about eight to 34 fathoms, the best being near the surface. The growth is very remarkable what ia taken In one summe being often re placed the following winter. Clevsr Mining Method. The Increasing depth to which It la necessary to go In following the vein of kaollne, or potters clay, rained near the Housatonic river in Connecti cut, some time ago caused the Intro duction of a novel method of min ing. Wells from 50 to nearly 100 feet In depth are driven and two pipes, the outer four Inches and the Inner two inchea In diameter, are Introduced. Wuter at a pressure of 40 pounds a aquure4ni'h Is forced down through the "That's a pretty good weight for j smaller pipe and rises through the Buch a young fellow," the mun said, with a smile. "You Bee, I weigh 500 pounds, myself." "I weigh 1,000 pounds." "Well. I weigh a million trillion pounds." Jlmmie smiled. "1 weigh ull the words and numbers In the world," he suld. Washington Star. Liquid Air for Cracking Nuts. Liquid air for cracking nuts Is the latest application of science. Experts of the national bureau of standards were appealed to ror a memou vt breaking the shells of the chlcha nutu, without damaging the kernels. They found that It took a weight of nearly a ton to crack the nuts, and that after that effort the meat of the nut was broken In many small pieces. Then they applied liquid air to the problem. They did not freeze solid a piece of rubber and use It for a ham mer, as is done In the classic stunt of physics classes, but they simply Im mersed the nuts In liquid air for 30 seconds and cracked them easily, with out damaging the kernels. Now the physicists are trying to find out wheth er this method can be applied com nterclally on a large scale. Chlcha nuts are grown In South America. Their dense strong shells were used during the war to make chtrcoel for g masks and the oil from the kernel 1 a valuable food, Nlmllar to cipr. Science Service. larger one, bringing with It about o per cent solid matter, of which 75 per cent is pure kaolin. , 1 Missing Letter Mad Difference. An Omaha pastor, whose salary was several months in arrears, owing to the stubbornnexs rather than the pov erty of his congregation, determined on a certain Sunday to deliver himself of a sermon on the subject of hi need and the congregation's neglect. The title of the sermon as sent to the press was, "Why Hay the Fool?" The bot tom, however, fell out of the whole scheme when the press an no a need the topic, "Why Pay the Fool?" The Liv ing Church. f&V4$i Hi Time to Re-tire? v ffPJJ VHL.. 7 (Buy Flak) A RED -TOP 30 x 3V2 Extra Ply of Fabric Heavy Tread Price $17.85 FOR poor roads, for heavy loads, for hard use anywhere the Fisk Red-Top cannot be equaled for small cars. An extra ply of fabric and a heavy tread of extra tough red rubber make a strong tire built to meet exacting conditions. Time after time one Red-Top has outworn three ordinary tires. Its distinctive looks indicate your selection of a high-grade tire while its extra mileage more than justifies your choice. There' i a Fisk Tire of extra value in every she. for car, truck or speed wagon HAPPENINGS IN THE ELKINS COUNTRY to teach in the summer Normal. Melford Nelson of Salem spent th weekend with Glen Harman. Miss Alta Leflev returned Wednes- C. M. Tetherow of Dallas spent da her home t Livesiy after an Sunday at the home of Joe Tetherow.,.. te d sit at the home of her Mr. and Mrs. T A. McEldowney , q C." Marks. ' and children, James, Louise andj A very enjoyabIe S. S. party was lnaid motored to uaiiston Saturday heJd at the sch(X)1 house SatUrday to visit relativesi and returned Sunday. night Games were played and re Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blodgett were freshments were served. callers in Independence Saturday. The Elkins S. S. is invited to meet Elmer Olden was a visitor at the with the Christian church people of. capital city Saturday. Dallas Sunday at an all day's meet- Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Tetherow were inS held in the grove there. businss visitors in Dallas Saturday. J- v- Johnson and family and H. E. A. Tedrow and A. Z. Tedrow!w- Hannum and family attended the attended the Laccy sale north of In-jPic Rickreall Saturday. dependence Saturday. I Mrs' ChIoe Seymour left Monday Mrs. Nora Wilson of Livesley spent !for sojourn at Newport J - the weekend visiting her brother, C. ' ( c Mark9 i WORK STARTED ON FLAX N The Parent-Teacher association1. WAREHOUSE AT RICKREALL held its last meeting: Friday until! the opening of the fall terra of school. Work was started Monday on a The school children gave a fine pro- warehouse at Rickreall for the Wil- gram and light refreshments were iamette Valley Flax and Hemp Grow- served. crs' association, and it is expected School closed Friday and Miss En- that it will he completed in about 30 schede left for her home in Forest days. The building will have a ca- Grove. She is going- to Fendleton pacity of 600 tons. QP3 ad And reduce the High Cost of Living sunn IS THE CHEAPEST AS WELL AS THE MOST WHOLESOME FOOD ON THE MARKET BUY THAT EXTRA LOAF tfSTYour Grocer Has It Hol CHERRY CITY BAKING i iimn?;) 'O Nean. rr !i yeara neon t has been an nlmiwt uselesa curiosity In the chem ist' laboratory. Now It wilt be put to work. In an 'Improved apart detector for autolsts, nays a bulletin f American Chemical xoelnty. j Every discovery made by man ha ' potmitlal usefulnesa, though It'may be useless when aueovereu uu iih following-. The English theory doesn't een to be important In the average man life. It Unt now. Future will use It constantly. For lt'a the beginning of man thinking In four dimensions In stead of three. Hard-Luck Ouy. Because he was tired of having bis residence used as a garage for run away automobiles, C. W. Peterson of Davenport. Ia., has appealed to the city for permission to erect a con crete abutment In front of his home. Six automobiles backed down tne mil Into Peterson's front door iast year. Recently a truck dealer dumped a stock of vegetables Into the parlor and a moving van entered the house. "Keeping Tab" on Health. A dully record sheet of health habits Is kept for every pupil In the schools of Washington, D. C. The record is kept on the basis of the teucher's dally Inspection and la sent home with the report card to be signed by the parent and returned. ! I Railroad Travel Costs Are Dovn TO ........... San Francisco and Eastern Cities ' r Via The Scenic Shasta Route 25 percent Sa v!ng to Ssn Francisco and Return Sale dates June 15 to 20 inch Final limit July 20th e o Summer Tourist Fares East Through California Coat much leu this year You may visit San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, wonder cities of the Pacific Coast; California's Charming' Seashore and Mountain Resorts, Three National Parks and scores of inviting pleasure places. Swing East this way and tee more of the U. S. A. ROUND TRBP FAR To PORTLAND Are the lowest in years $2.70 $2.75 $3.25 For sale dates and other particulars ask agents Plan now to make trips this summer and take advantage of great reductions in railroad fares I For fares, reservations, train schedules, transit limits, stopover privileges or beautiful folders inquire of agents odiiherm, Pacific Lanes JOHN M.SCOTT,. General Passenger Agent D-e 0EH-O5E(lM