For Aldermen—
(First Ward)
f JOHN R. LOFTIN, JR.
/ C. R. PATE
? (Second Ward)
E. L. WATSON
0. I. HUJfERT
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Minimum Wage Triumph.
The long awaited decision of
the Oregon supreme court up
holding the constitutionality of
the minimum wage and ten
hour law has been rendered with
a positiveness that will reassure
the seven other states that pass
ed such acts in 1913.
The first complete test follow
ed the prescription by the indus
trial welfare commission of a
nine-hour day for women at a
minimum weekly wage of $8.64,
' “' and was instituted by a Portland
paper manufacturer. Its ground
was, of course, that the law ex
ceeded the police powers of the
state; and, more specifically,
that it interfered with the free
dow of contract, while, by giving
the welfare commission arbitra
ry decision upon matters of fact,
it “took the property of the em
ployer without due process of
law”
Justice Eakin’s decision af
firms that all “provisions enact
ed by the state under its police
power that have for their pur
pose the protection or better
ment of the public health, mor
als, peace and welfare, and reas
onably tend to that end, are
within the power of the state;”
and rules likewise that none of
the law’s provisions are subject
to state constitutional inhibition.
The radical and highly com
prehensive nature of the Ore
gon law makes the decision im
portant to those other states,
from California to Wisconsin,
whose enactments went into
force at about the same time.
Massachusetts’ minimum wage
law was the only one passed ear
lier than 1913; her 56-hour
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provision for women has just
been upheld by the United States
supreme court.—Memphis News
Scimitar.
Stop Spitting On The Sidewalks.
The filthiest, most disgusting
and revolting thing we can think
of is a great gob of corruption
somebody has unloaded on the
sidewalk. If some who live in
Bald Knob, were to go to St.
Louis, Chicago, Little Rock or
any other city where personal
rights are protected by law, and
conduct themselves as they do
here at home, they wouldn’t
stay out of jail three hours.
No gentleman would be guilty
of such an offense against com
mon decency, but if some men
will act the hog, then we should
have a hog law that would pre
vent them from running at
large.
You may think we are putting
this too strong. We are not!
We have not words in our vocab
ulary to express thev supreme
contempt we have for the per
son guilty of such inexcusable
conduct.
If we have an ordinance pro
hibiting this nuisance it should
be enforced. If we have no
such ordinance, we should have
onej—Ball Knob Eagle.
The case of Clarke and Kirby
will have to go before the Dem
ocratic state executive commit
tee, which Kirby controls. It
will then have to go before the
date convention, which Clarke
controls. Then it will have to
go before the United States Sen
ate, which the Lord only knows
who controls.—Memphis News
Scimitar.
Don’t Spoil your clothes. Use
Red Cross Ball Blue and keep
them white as snow. All grocers
5 cents a package.
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BATTLE AXE.
A number of our leading farmers
recently decided to try March plant
ing corn this year. “The best laid
plans of mice and men gang aft aglee”
however, and they have changed their
plans.
J. W. C. Gardner accompanied by
Mrs. J. W. Lindley and her little
daughter, Ruth, left Tuesday morn
ing for a visit to relatives in Izard
county.
Blooming fruit trees, springing
grass, serenades by mocking birds in
the morning and by frogs at night,
a tinge of green in the distant forest,
a disposition to dig a box of red
worms and hunt for our fishing poles
—all tell us that spring has sprung.
There are promising prospects for
peaches. We trust no late frost or
freeze will blight them.
All out this way somewhat surpris
ed at the result, so far, of the Clarke
Kirby contest, having believed that
Mr. Clarke would win out with a
handsome majority.
T. E. Jones has his new engine
pumping water nicely, and is now
preparing for a tank and pipes for
residence waterworks.
J. W. Lindley has ordered a new
grist mill to be run by gasoline en
gine, and hopes to be prepared soon
to grind again. •*
Mrs. Jennie Brown on the sick list
a day or two, but stirring again.
Cliickenpox still prevalent, but af
fecting no one seriously.
Prof. E. D. Ring closed his part
of school here Friday that he might
attend closing of Salem high school,
where he is to graduate this term.
Mrs. Forbes will keep school, though,
a few weeks longer.
Prof. Ring has arranged to teach
here again next summer. Eric is a
good fellow. Everyone likes him, and
will be glad to have him back.
Scribbler.
BANDY’S CHAPEL.
Lindley Davis’ man left Friday. He
has another.
Avy Conditt has moved on Walter
Smith’s place.
Ed Dunn died on the 17th at 4 p.
m. and Short Dunn’s wife died on the
16th at 1 p. m. Both were buried at
the same time and place, and died at
the same house. The other sick one
is better.
Dal Pierce and Miss Myrtle Henson
were married at Newport on the 19th.
Lindley Davis and Ben Halliburton
went to Swifton one day last week.
We hear the phone boxes and wire
for new lines have come.
Fletch Richie’s mule died with the
colic.
Brother Talkington filled his regu
lar appointment at Pond Switch on
the 22nd and at 3 p. m. singing was
good.
John Blackburn and James Cleve
land, each have a girl with the pneu
monia.
The doctor was called to B Siding
to see a girl with tuberculosis.
Tom Crow and Miss Lizzie Harden
were maried at Battle Axe by Es
quire Tyer on the 22nd. We wish
them joy.
It is reported that Mrs. Mark Har
den took a dose of poison by mistake.
Mrs. Hartwick’s sister and husband
of Oklahoma, whom she had not seen j
for four years, arived on the 27th.
The cause of their coming was oc
casioned by Miss Hartwick’s continu
ed sickness. We are glad to learn
that she is be’.ter.
We would like to have the bad
places in the roads worked first, rath
er than to have some of them not
worked at all. No road improvement
here at all.
Mrs. Perry of Tennessee, an aunt
of Wm. Mitts, has been visiting rela
tives here and returned to Tennessee
to a sick daughter, on the 19th.
Tom Biggers has a new p:ano.
M. Hunt, who has been in jail sev
eral months for bigamy, is at Jas.
Harvey’s.
Chickenpox is very bad above here.
Tom Tinsley has corn planted.
Singing was good on the 29th at
2 p. m. Rain prevented us from going
to Tuckerman to sing.
Singing the second Sunday at 2 p.
m., preaching at 3 p. m.
ADELAIDE.
Rain this week and snow last week
has put a stop to the plowing in this
section. But we hope the weather
will change for the better before long.
S. C. Vick is moving his goods into
his new store house.
The people all talk for good roads,
but they don’t vote like they talk.
The day will soon come when things
' will change or we hope so at least.
L. E. Phant, “If at first you don’t
succeed, try,try again.” So let’s try
again to organize the correspondents
into a league or club. I think it j
would be the finest thing yet. ' New- I
port, I think, would be the proper
meeting place, but I am only one. So
let’s hear from everyone. T e could j
make this kind of an orp lizatior
both interesting and benefi. d. We
can succeed if we all try.
Leslie Whitlow and Miss .lanche j
Adams of this place attends 1 Sun
day School at Cross Roads unday. j
Mr. Boone of Oklahoma 1 s re
turned to old Jackson county t-> make
his home with his daughter, 1 -s. Lee j
Alexander, and we hope h' vill be
ivell satisfied and stay it r set- j
dement as he is a good ole n citi- j
:en of this place.
Miss Auneen Hodges is improving!
’rom a severe case of measles and
numps.
Mrs. W. A. Bryant is visiting her
laughter, Mrs. Effie Eden , this
veek.
Miss Florence Taylor, da ter of \
iV. H. Taylor, has come to li e with
ler father. She brought^iyifh her
wo incubators. She is
n the poultry business,
ame from Utah. George]
norton and family also f;
are also visiting Mr. Taylor.
“In silence there is safety, but
those who want opinions often get
opinions they don’t want.”
Success to the Independent.
R-Kan-Saw.
DENMARK.
We are having rain, rain, but the
weather is warmer and health is
good.
Buck Boone and sons, Carl and Dan,
of Chandler, Oklahoma, are the
guests of his daughter, Mrs. Cattie
Alexander.
The election was quiet at this vot
ing precinct and a fairly good vote
was polled. Of course, some of the
boys went up Salt river.
The pupils of this place and sur
rounding community organized a lit
erary society on Friday night, to meet
once each week.
F. M. Jones, Cris Burows and Esq.
J. R. Hodges are putting up quite a
lot of wire fence, having adjoining
farms. •
L. A. Alexander has some com
; planted.
Sam Jones and Mack, the tall man,
| have rented farm land on De Partee
creek.
The farmers of this community and
Pleasant Plains ^are hauling tons of
fertilizer from Bradford, and have
very bad roads for the business. We
do hope ,the good roads interest will
continue until something is done to
improve our roads for they are next
to impassable from here to the rail
road station.
The two traveling ministers are
still preaching at Liberty every night.
B. H. Hays say he has corn, hay,
potatoes and work stock and milch
cows for sale.
Hinkel Hickman has some good
Western stock for sale at rock bot
tom prices.
The sale of the personal effects of
Mr. Mason, deceased, of Velvet Ridge,
last Saturday, was largely attended
and the property went cheap for cash.
More Anon.
THE ISLAND.
We are having fine) weather now for
gardens and everything to grow. Lots
of rain and we are expecting high
water.
Jerome Runyan returned home Sun
day after spending three weeks at
Springfield, Missouri, with his sick
<?aby. We are glad to know he left
the baby very much improved.
The telephone company of the Is
land held a meeting Saturday night
and elected some new officers. There
is some talk of putting in more boxes
on the line.
It seems as if Slim Jim and Fat Bill
don’t know there is church every Sun
day at 11 o’clock at the school house
and we would be glad to have them
both out to help sing.
Bro. J. H. Curry of Ravenden will
preach at the school house Saturday
night before the second Sunday in
April—Sunday and Sunday night—
everybody is invited.
OAKLAND.
Everyt’~:ng is moving along as usual
—plenty of rain.
We had quite a crowd at Oakland
March 15th. Had all day meeting and
dinner on the ground.
Mrs. Ann Taylor returned from Kan
sas last Wednesday.
Misses Bess and Flossie Stuart at
tended the county examination at
Newport last week.
Our winter term of school will be
out Wednesday, March 25th.
There was quite a crowd at Mrs.
Ann Taylor’s last Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. Taylor and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Taylor and family. Mrs.
Mary Stuart and daughter, Ruth and
Pearl, made up the merry crowd of
visitors.
Aunt Dollie Stuart is not so well
at this writing.
Louis Carrigan has been hauling
lumber, so we expect to see a new
house go up soon.
W5e are expecting to begin Sunday
School about the first of April.
Mrs. Bertha La Tourette went to
Newport Wednesday morning to meet
her mother.
Miss Bettie Barnes has been on the
kills again this week, visiting friends
and relatives but will go to Bradford
to attend the meeting.
The pie supper given at Grand
Glaize Friday night for the benefit of
the church of Grand Glaize, was at
tended by a party of Oakland young
people.
George Heaton has been sick the
past week.
Mrs. Sarah Bright is on our sick
list.
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Is Your Seed Tested?
The long, wet fall has i
Tests of both corn and
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