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THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR Published Weekly at : Independence, Polk County, Oregon on Thursday. "AppIJcitton for Xntry as Second Class Matter Made at the Post Offke at Inde pendence, Polk County, Oregon, Thursday, August 1, 1912 iGm A ; Hurley, Publisher & Proprietor Subscription Rates: One Year $1.50 Strictly In Advance Independence, Oregon, Thursday, August 1, 1912 yice .President This Year May Be Next President Two conventions mnltwo muni ate at Chicago will pro duce a situation unique in American President ial history. With two Republican candidates and one Democrat, no one of the three in ay receive a majority of the volet in the electoral "college in November. . In that case the election will bo thrown into the llouce -of, Representatives, and the man who tries to tell how it will. turn out ia ccr fronted with new uncertainty. While the preent session is strong' Democratic, and this Congress is the one that will be called upon to elect h President if the people fail to give any candidate a major ity over all, the vote in Congress must be cast by stated, each state having one vote. .Inspection of the state 'Congressional delegations shows that 22 of them are controlled by the Republicans, 22 by the Democrats, and four are split evenly. In the latter class are Maine, with two Republican Congressmen and 'two Democrats; Nebraska, with three members of each party; Rhode Island, with one of each party, and New Mex ico with one of each party. Apparently it would be use less to expeot the House to decide the contest, unless an unlikely combination could be made between the Demo cratic nominee and one of ;the Republicans. Suppose, for instance, Taft and Roosevelt are nomina ted at Chicago, and Wilson at Bdtiniore. Suppose neither of these gets a clear majority of the electoral votes. Then the contest goes to the llouso of Representatives, for the electors can ballot only once, and merely register the vote of the people in their respective states. Then, in the House, Wilson would have 22 votes, while Taft and Roooevelt would divide 22 votes between them. A majority or an trie states is required and it takes 25 to inake a mojority of 48 states. To win, Wilson would need three more states, which, apparently; it would be impossi ble for him to get, unless Congressmen of one party went over to another. If the House of Representatives failed to elect by March 4, the United States Senate would proceed to the Choice of a Vice President. Its choice would be limited to the two men who received the highest vote for Vice Presi dent in the electoral college. This is unlike the election oi a president by the House, where either of three candidates receiving the highest vote in the electoral college may be elected. The Vice President chosen by the Senate would there upon become President, Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson alike losing out. This remarkable thing Is therefore possible that the running mate of the Presidential candidate may lecotne President next March. This elevates the candi dates for Vice President this year to a new dignity. Election of a Vice President by the Senate is practically a certainty,' as only two candidates can be voted for, and ' the Senators vote individually, not bv states. As the Ken- ate is Kepublican by seven majority, this would indicate the choice of a Republican. . . . V) course, t lie foregoing are merely conjectures of what might possibly happen. It is more than probable that Wilson will have a good round majority in next No vember's election. Rosebtirg Review. o take up the issue. We are here to give the people a pa per that will be worth reading, if it is possible for us to make it so. NOW IS THE TIME TO MOVE There is no better time than now. ...Procrastination is the enemy of success, the handmaid of lazineSB, the right hand man of the ne'er-do-well. The chipmunk put up hazel nuts for the winter, because instinct tells him there will be no hazel nuti when winter comes. The frugal man builds for the futur; by saving prt of Ids hard earned cash. Even the bee is a lu-y thing. It not only supports itself but it makes honey for you and your neighbors. This nat ural law tells us to do the things that should be done at the time when they 7ught to be done. , That brings us to the matter about which we winh t speak, namely : Harvest time is onus. Stufcj fairs, laud show and local exhibits must uj prepared now. The commercial club must get its products forexhihition when there are things growing to get. The hay is almost gone, berries and other early fruit ire going, grain ia about ready to thrash, and if we get an exhibit this year, we should get it now. The farmers will cooperate with the business men and commer cial club in this product gathering movement, and the col umns of the Monitor are entirely free for any general pub lic good. Why not get busy now? Make hay while the sun shines for there will be other days when it rains and then you can toast your shins by the fire side and feel that your time is not lost. ' THE CANNING FACTORY We understand there is a first-class cannery 'here ready to be run, but with no head to run it. The stock holders could afford to get together and plan ways and means to get it started up. Even if il would not pay them a cent for a year or two, it will pay them in the long run to have it in operation. It would probably be possible to get a good cannery man to take it at a nominal lease for a term of years. At any rate it would pay to try Like any new manufacturing industry, you must market your goods and secure the goods to market. Roth of these necessities take time and energy and no man can make a success of an in dustry of this kind who does not put all his time and ener gy into the business. It would be worth while to try to get a man to take this plant Do it now so as to be prepared for next year. A man will need all the time he can secure fo get the material promised for the next season's pack and it takes time to reach the market. WHY NOT A BUILDING ASSOCIATION In the Corvalls (Jazette-Times we read a very timely ed itorial on a building association for CorvaCis. The same conditions are here as at Corvallis and why not such an association here? Every available resilience in Indepen dence is now occupied and we need more suitable property. This fall, when school commences, there will be a crying demand for twenty or thirty good residences. How will we satisfy the demand? If the people do not find houses they will be compelled to go to other towns where they have buildings to rent, and Independence could form an ascociation, incorporate and start a build ing company that would be of great value to the commu nity. If You Have Anything to SELL LEAVE A DESCRIP TION OF IT WITH R. J. TAYLOR He Will Sell It for You. See him THE PROFESSIONS Dr. R. T. Mclntire Physician and Surgeon Offce over Independence Nation' al Bink. Phone No. 4412 Independence. Oregon R. E. Duganne Dentist Office over Independence Nation al Bank. Phone No. 4411 Independence, Oregon B. F. Swope Attorney at Law and Notary -Public Will practice in all courts of the state. Probate matters and col lections given prompt attention. office: cooper block Independence, Oregon Dane J. Purvine Architect aud Draughtsman Independence, Oregon Ve're in the Market for good HAV INDEPENDENCE SEED AND FEED STORE f4 WHY NOT USE HOWE PRODUCTS? J Pride of Oregon and f Prize Peach Flour T At All Grocers J Try the PEACH for f Hard Wheat Mipe Utu 11 Ci mi- THE POLITICAL SITUATION Huh paper will not take fides politically except in n -general Wuv. The editor ban always leaned to the policies of the Republican party, and while iiot enliiely nati-died, believes flie purifying of the party can best cim from within the rank) of the part v. This paper believes it would have b. en better fur tin people if there bad been no I. renk at Chicago. 1Hi. th .progressive element bad fought ibe isues . ,, the floor ll'iil. l,o ....,. ; i. . i ... ...... w in. , 1 1,. n; 1'iui j i in in niv'tiM rait il in? rior ability and power by t'oiein bis taididate and tlnoii!i nil I It III tr 1 1 wiiei i 1 1 i . i i I .... . ..U l i , protmoe candidate for die firt-t t.laee. We believe the pro grei-eive party under lJeosev.lt will i. of have the eral auppott of the )io(tesMve Jpuhlieaii. The pent leader of the pronrehtdve movement refuse to h ave the party an. I it cannot be denied that LaFolletu , Cummins, lWah. 4v ernors Osborne, Deneen and Iheir followers are the yr. at leaders of the progressive niov. ni. nt, ami when ihey ie fued to take pari in boltin- the party they praelin.lh nerved notice on the propr-ive element that tbe v had no faith in Uoontjvfh and bis plans The t ven governors who helped lo instigate the Roosevelt boom arei i a m1h! halanx that v.h lo Ma. .1 for the relortu of the parly bv boiling the t.ek.i A p.,,-. Of them have alleged they supp.,,1 the parly but t ,vor tb. progressive pohcies and wish to work tlmumit from with in the rank, of the party. Wil,.,,.. the democratic candi date, has a good chance of w inning the el ction in Novem ber, and if o it will he due principallv to the b,eak in the republican ranks occasioned by Roosevelt en.e.ing the field. In county affairs we shall let the people deeide tlue matters of cundi.iates, although if we personally feel ,5,, county can be bettered by any changes M .hall not m.m, The Commercial dun should get busy and see if they could not get the Government to do something with the bank of the river below the revetment wdiere it is washing away considerable portion of valuable farina. The chan nel should be kept initti natural stream. It would make a beautiful driveway if ornamental trees of some kind were planted on both sides of the road from Independence to Monmouth and the road made straight through between the two towns. There is as much in cultivating properly the land you own as there is in owning more land. If you can not get the best there is in your land you are losing dollars. l.-on is having the distinction of Wood row Y name mnik for the stork's deliveries, bunch of Wood rows in a few years. There being a wilt be- a The man who just grunts when be ported lo have descended from the pig. tbeorv. meets you is re Ihat is Darwin's There is no manles bind in I'olk county, but there is some land that could Hand a few more inen and do better. We have not heard many "Hull Moose's" around Inde pendence yet , but there will probably be plenty later. A ft w box-carts distributed at convenient points in the town often saves loss fro. a tile. l'on't forget the grass on in front of voiir lawns. :he other ide of voor walk n I let tieorge do It Tilde are too few (leoige'i TRY OUR HOP TICKETS We Guarantee Satisfaction In Everything Urlnj in Vour Printing Lie fore Vou Arc lintlrcl' Out. Ve Uke Time. TOM Sc BILL HsarJquarters for Cigars Tobacco, Confectionery, Soft drinks, etc. Dont forget ihe DOIN REMO five cent cignr Located on C street Oregon Agricultural College This great institution opens its doors for the fall semester on September 20. Courses of instruction include: Gen eral Agriculture, Affronomy, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry, Bacteri ology, Botany and Plant Pathology, Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture, En tomology, Veterinary Science, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mining Engi neering, Highway Engineering, Domes tic Science, Domestic Art, Commerce, Forestry, Pharmacy, Zoology, Chemis try. Physics, Mathematics, English Language and Literature. Public Speak- ing( Modern Languages. History. Art. Architecture, Industrial Pedagogy. Physical Education, Military Science and Tactics, and Music. Catalogue and illustrated literature mailed free on application. Address, Uegist -ar, Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon. School Year Open September 20 INDEPENDENCE STEAM LAUNDRY Patronize home Institutions and Help Buildup POLK COUNTY, Oregon At work Guaranteed. plndeendence, Oregon P A D VERTIS E IF YOU Want a t'wk Want a Clerk Want a Partner Want a Situation Want a Servant girl Want to Sell a Piano Want to Sell a Carriage Want to Sell Town Lots Want to sell your groceries Wunt to Sell your Hardware Want Customers for Anvthing Advertise lnfndpndnce. Monitor Advertising is the way to success Advertising brings in custorners Advertising Keeps Customers Advertising insures success Advertising is Energetic Advertising h t'luoky Advertising is "Bii" Advertise or Bust Advertise Strong Advertise Well . ADVERTISE - ' At Once in THE MONITOR The Pan tori urn Under new Management Our fall and winter samples of Men's made to order suits and overcoats are now on display at our rooms in the I. 0. 0. F. building on C street CALL and INSPECT our samples. Thousands of patterns to select from. We are practical tailors Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed Ladies' and Men's Cleaning, Repairing and Pressing NEATLY and PROMPTLY Done PHONE Schow & Johnson, Props., 7821 Independence ii i I ii I ii Ray Smith's Studio! I am prepared to do all kinds of Portrait and View Work I also do amateur developing and finifehing. Your patronage solicited Located on C Street Independence Oregon .. "1 NEVER ATE BETTER MEAT than the kind I bought of you"-an expression we hear quite frequently. A pleased customer is a pretty good advertisement; dozens of pleased custo mers make the very best advertisement we could have. Well, if we do say it ourselves, our meats are choice, fresh, tender and wholesome. We would like you to try them. Once with us you will stay with us. Block's Meat Market Independence, Oregon SPAULDING LOGGING CO. DEALERS IN Lumber and Building Material We are EXCLUSIVE AGENTS for the famous MALTHOID ROOFING, recog nized as the best on the market for gen eral purposes. In connection with our roofing we es pecially rail your attention to the ELAS TIC ROOF COATING, a roof paint of ex tra quality, for which we are the exclu sive agents. Yards Located on Second and Monmouth Streets Independence, Oregrm THE JUNGLES On Monmouth St. between Second and ThircJ Streets. Just open to the public Meals served in FARMERS STYLE with as food as the market affords. Give us a trial and be convinced. Meal 25c Mrs. E. M. Duvall