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Stte Uaivritjr PENDENCE MON VOL 2 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 5, 1913 NO. 6 ITOR PICKING MONEY FROMYINES The Rain Hindered Pick ing This Week Some All Yards in Operation This Week and Hops Fine The town has looked like a fourth of July celebration for several days. The rain this week has kept many pickers in town and the city has been a busy spot. Tuesday the twelve car special train from Portland to the Wigrich hop yard at rived and the people went out to the yard over the American Bottom extension where arrangements have been made to take care of them. Practically all yards are being picked this week and while the crop is not a heavy one it is fine for quality. Erronious reports have gone out from unreliable sources that I the conditions p.re not favorable here for the -pickers. This re port was published without in vestigation and the conditions are just the opposite. All yards are in fine condition, camping facilities food, and we have herad no complaint regarding pickers not being able to find work. The first of the seasan it looked as though there might possibly be an over supply of picksrs, but this seems to have been caused by an underestimate of the num ber of pickers that would be needed. The army of pickers are here to make money and have a good time and appearances indicate they are doing- o. Conkey & Walker, Fluke & Johnson and Drexler & Alexan der have been crowded with peo ple getting supplies and they have had all the trade they could handle. The hardware stores hove been busy and busi ness generally has been fine. JOURNAL MAN VISITS MONIT R OFFISE Touring Willamette Valley Investigating Land Con dition A. D. Cridge, representing the Oregon Daily Journal, was an TndeDendence visitor this week and while in town called at the Monitor office. In speaking o conditions here he said: "Inde Honpndence is the center of : fine section of this valley. With the electrification of your rail roads, you will support a greater population and a richer agricul tural community. The building of the new railroad into the Si letz timber means much to your community and the mill you have promised you will De of great value to your people as a steady pay roll. I see much permanent improvement going on in your city and the paving of your streets is a big step in the right direction. Tn snenkine: of his trip, he said he was sent out to see regarding! the values of land and thought the acreage was too great, rather than the price too high. iou; must get your farm down to a paying basis and this requires; small farms or more intensive J farming" was his opinion from ; the investigations he had made thus far. WEATHER CLEARS UP THURSDAY EYENING People All at Work Again Picking Hops The hop pickers awoke happy Friday morning. Th clouds had rolled away and old "Sol" was looking down with hi brilliant eye turned toward Independence and the hop fields this morning" and the pickers immediately pre pared to take up their work of gathering; in the crop. The raia has helped the hop crop quite materially and leaves everything in nice shape for the pickers. Every indication now points to a good season for picking. GOVERNMENT IS IN VESTIGATING SHIPPING H. J. Ramsey in The Valley Looking Up Conditions The Monitor is informed that H. J. Ramsey is in the valley, this week looking up transporta tion and storage matters for the U. S. Department of Agriculture, especially investigating the ship ping of fruit. This work is being done extensively by the depart ment and he is interested deeply in the conditions-in this valley. He visited at Salem Wednesday. PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR THE NORMAL Superintendent Ackerma.n Well Pleased With the Outlook Supt. Ackerman was a passen ger through Independence to Monmouth this week, after hav ing spent a day in Salem. He states he is well pleased with the outlook this year for the normal. Every indication points to quite an increase in attendance at the school when it opens this fall and the large increase in the attend ance at the summer course is al30 indicative of this prospect. Last week Lester E. Stone of Monmouth was arrested and tried before Justice of the Peace Winn on charge of assault and battery and fined. This week word comes from Dallas that his wife, Violet E. Stone, aged sixteen, who less than a year, ago married him has brought suit for divorce. Mrs. Stone is a daughter of a Mr. Conkey of Monmouth. The'mer its of the contention of each par ty is not known to the Monitor, although the charge of being drugged at the time of the mar riage is one of the allegations of the complaint for divorce. It J Taylor reports the sale of the W. S. Kurre resi dence property on 8ixth street this week to Prof. W. llman JUST A FEW WORDS The hop picking season is now with us again and we are ready to supply you. REMEMBER we carry the largest and best stock of supplies in Polk cousty, just such as are needed through the hop picking season. Comforts, Blankets, Hats, Gloves, Tape, Over alls, Jackets, Sweaters in all colors and at prices to suit the purse, Aprons, Dresses and Rompers for the little folks. We also carry a complete line of Men's and Boys Suit?, Pants, andhat3, together with a complete line of Dry Goods and Sho3, which we are offering you at reasonable prices. We solicit your trad. CONKEY & WALKER THE LEADING STORE INDEPENDENCE. : : ' : OREGON Tin- rainy weather is hold-! in" up the paving and the streets readvfor the bitucrete mixture and cement liase are impassible. A few days clear weather will see them busy at work again. FOUR AUTO RACERS SPEEDJO DEATH Before Audience of 5000, Ma chines Pile Up Going 60 Miles an Hour. Nashville, Tenn. TVath claimed a heavy toll in the Labor day automo bile speed races at ths state (air grounds here, when four of the high powered cars entered In the 26 mile free-for-all race were wrecked en the far side of ths mile Crack la tUw of 1000 people. Four of the racing men were killed and three received minor Injuries. Two of the car with their drivers and mechaniciane flashed through the tan gled wreckage of broken cars and maimed bodies at a speed of 60 miles an hour, escaping Injury. The tragedy came without warning to the spectator!. The six carl were speeding around the circular track at a terrific rate on the fifth lap with the Studebaker "Whlskbroom" oarrying the Ill-fated number 13, about 20 yards In the lead of Mercer No. 2. Clyde Donovan, driv lng "The Whlskbroom," feeling his right front wheel give way, after swerving to avoid striking a negro boy, turned Into the outside fence to avoid blocking the track In the path of the following cars. Mal-cer No. 2 flashed, by in an Instant. The Stutr. running third, drove into the wreck age and turned a somersault, killing its crew. The Buick followed and struck, with a terrible crash, turning ever Beveral times. The two occu pants were dead when picked up. PACIFIC LET IN CANAL Waters Pour In and for First Time Lap Masonry of Mlrrflores Locks Panama. The last remaining bar rier at the Pacific end of the Panama canal was Mown up by dynamite Sun day riornlrig. A workman seized a shovel and made a small trench through which a rill of water trickled. Gradually ii widened until an hour later a ragine torrent, with a 35-foot fall, poured through aa opening 400 feet wide lntu Uiat part of the canal between Gam boa dike and the Miraflores locks. Board Says West Unjust to Morson Salem, Or. Declaring that they would not be parties to a "persecu tion" of the Deschutes Land company, and would do everything in their pow er to get the federal government to extend the contract with the state for two years. Treasurer Kay, Attorney-General Crawford and State En gineer Lewis have iBsued a slsnt'd statement eyolalning their position ns en embers c!' tne Desert Land Board In the controversy with Governor West. Governor West, in answer to the statement defending The Deschutes Land Company, calls J. K. MorHon, president of the company, a "shoe string promoter" COUNTY FAIR IN SEPTEMBER Meetings in School Dist ricts Planned Soon The Polk County Fair will be held on September 23. 21 and 25 and we want to make it a num ber one fair, this eannot be with out the aid of every boy and girl in the county, and we hope that you will see that you have some thing at tre fair. Mr. visor, Mack in, the Rural , Super or myself will visit the ditlierent schools districts and we hope at that time to meet many of you and will explain the man ner of making the entries and will have entry blanks with ua. All articles at the county fair will be entered at the State Fair as a County exhibit and also you will have the chance for the in dividual prizes offered at the State Fair. Each child making an exhibit at the. State Fair will be given a ticket admitting: them to the fair for any one day. Last spring before the close of the different schools you reported to us many articles for the fan, be sure and have them here and do not forget the bird houses, because we are going: to have a great exhibit of bird houses. If your district Is r oing to make t district exhibit, have your ar ticles in that exhibit and you will have a chance for all individual prizes, but if your district is not going to make a district, send in your articles anyway and you will have the same chance. He sure and have your entry blanks filled out, also at the same time you fill out a blank for the county fair, fill out one for the state fair and hand or send both t) me, Remember the "School Child ren's Department of the county fair is your fair, and its success will depend upon you, see that you do your part to have some thing at the fair and try and be present yourself, Following are the dates and hour upon which Mr. Mackin or myself will visit your school house to meet you in regard to this work, if possible try and lie pres ent at that time. Dates fur Mr. Mackin Septembor 8, McCoy 9 a. m.; Crowley, 11 a. m.; Oak Grove, 2 p. m.; Greenwood, 4:!50 p. m. September 9. Polk Station, 9 a. m ; Smithfield, 11 a. m. ; En terprise, 2 p. m.;Red Praire, 4:30 p. m. SeDt. 10. Harmony, 9 a. m Cuell, 11 a. m.; Gooseneck, 2 p. m. ; Fern, 4:30 p. m. Sept. 11, Pioneer, 9 a. m. ; Lib berty, 1:30 p. m.; Oak Point, 4:30 p. m. Sept. 12, Mitttoe, 9 a. m.; Antioch, 11 a. m. ; Sunny Slop. 2 p. m. Sept. 13, Bridgeport, 9 a.m.; McTimmonds Valley, 11 a. m. Dates for Sunt. Seymour Sept. 8, Suver, 1 p. m,; Valley View 2:30 p. m.; Fair View, 4 p. m. Sept. 9, Highland 9 a. m.; Parker 11 a. m.; Ruena Vista 1 p. m. ; Hopville, 2:30 p. m. . Sept. 10, Guthrie 8:30 a. m.; Lewisville, 9:30 a. m. ; Montgom ery 11a. m.; I'edue, Cherry Grove at Pedee 1 p. m.; Fir Grove 3:30 p. m. Sept. 11, Rickreall, 8 a. m.; Eola 10:30 a. m. ; Mountain View, 1. p. m. ; West Salem, 2:30 p. m. Sept. 12, Popcorn, 9 a. m; Brush College, 10:30 a. m. ; Lin coln, 12 m.; Spring: Valley, Lone Star at Spring- Valley, 1:30 p. m.; Zena 3 p. m. Sept. 13, Oak Dale, 9 a. m ; Oakhurst, 11 a. m.; Falls City 1:30 p. m. Sept. 15, Orchards 8:30 a. m.; Salt Creek, Upper Salt Creek, Concord, at Salt Creek, 9:30 a. m.;ButIer, 11 a. m.; Valley Junc tion, 12:30 p. in. ; liofue River, 2:30 p. m. Spt. 10, Elkins, 9:30 a. m.; m. Independ- ence 1:30 p. ni. Sept 17. Bethel 1:30 p. m.! Psrrydale, 3 p.m.; Ballston, 4:30 p. m. Sept. IS, Cochran, 9 a, m. ; Ward, Airlie at Airlie, 4:30 p. m. Anyone having any questions In regard to the School Childrens Department of the County or State Fair, write to us and we will try and explain all to you. H. C. Seymour, School Superintendent., Polk County, Oregon' Sherbrooke, Quebec, Sept. 3 Harry Thaw today lost his fight to defy deportation by remaining in the Sherbrooke jail. Judge Hutchinson this after noon sustained a writ of habeas corpus calling for his release. Thaw remained dazed for pos sibly three minutes. The crowd began to leave the Judge's cham ber in silence. Thaw followed aimlessly. As he crossed the threshold, E. Blake Robertson, Assistant Su- ii4ri ntonnonr nf Tmmiirr.it inn. ! tapped him on the shoulder and placed him officially under arrest as an undesirable alien. The crowd then surged from the building, and it was announc ed that Thaw would be taken im mediately to Coaticook for a hearing. Thaw's lawyers seemed stun Bd. Special officers of the im migration department jostlea them in the corriders. "I'll see you in Coaticook, boys," said Thaw, waving his hand to the reporters. Judge Hutchinson's voice trem bled as he read the decision, which in effect started Stanford White's slayer on the road back to Matteawan. The judge's hands shook so th.it ha could hardly hold the parchment. Thaw did not take his eyes olT the reader. In his right hand Thaw held limply two iittle pen nants of the fair which a little girl thrust upon him. There were 40 persons in the judge's chamber. The court's rtading was slow and while there were indications that he would sustain the writ, itjwas not until the last few paragraphs that this became positive. ' , The court held, briefly, that Thaw was beingconfined illegally and that John Boudreau, Chief of Folice of Coaticook, the peti tioner, had aright to demand the prisoners release.- Telegram. Kate C. McCorkle has brought suit against the Wigan Richard son Company for damages In the sum of $18,290, for alleged de fects in the auto owned by the Monmouth, 11 a. DON'T WASTE TIME Coins? from store to store buying a litt.'e here and a little there to tfet what you need. Come to our store whfre you can get dry goods, groceries, hats, shoes, clothing, hop picking supplies, eyerythinir in general merchandise. Here you can satire the Pure Whit Hour, M-mo-pole canned goods, Selz, White Ibm.se, linsti-r Brown and Royal Rlu shoes, all the standard brands of coffees, teas and extract, and the price la right. We give good service and thus hold our customers. When in Independence wti would he pleased to have you call and inspect our linen. We take your provisions, butter, and eggs at the highest markt price. DREXLER & ALEXANDER GENERAL MERCHANTS INDUPHNDUNCE company, which caused the death of her husband. Jesse McOorkle. The accident killing him happen ed at a bad of the road near Eola. Hop tickets Monitoro tfice. printed at th F. B. HARRISON F. B. Harrison, the New York Con gressman who v named Governor General of the Philippines. SMUGGLING RINGDISRUPTED Nine Customs Guards at San Fran cisco Are Involved. San I'miu iKoo, Cal. Warrants for the arrest of nine customs guards, suspended from service, Is the first step of what promises to develop the bluest MiiiUKIing scandal ever brouulit to Unlit on the l'liclflo oonat. lieliillB of the operation of the opium simiKKlliiK rh'R which Is alleged to have none on for years along- the Pacific coast Willi the counlvance of these customs guards Is lu the hands of Collector of (lie Port J. t), Davis. Collector Davis declares that the opium rlnn. thormmhly organized, with represents Iea in China and Pa clt'ic coast ports, Iiiib lit Illicit opcral ioiiK from whiih the proflta uniounieil to humlrcda of thousand of dollars. Thaw's Weapon Is Used Against Him Sherhrooke, Quebec. Hurry K. Thaw's favorite, thounti Ineffective, weapon In the New York courts the writ of habeas carpus was turned iiKainst him by Ills old prosecutor, William Travcrs Jerome, us a means of fon itiK Thaw Into court here Tues day In order that ho InnulKTall'in au thorities may deport hlrn to Vermont In what Jerome holies will he tha first h'H of the return to Mutteawau asy lum. 8. P. Appeals Big Land Case. Portland, Ore Appeal was Uiken by Hie Hont hern Pacific company In the federal court here from the duels km of .lii'lcc Wolii'rton rendered July 1 whereby L'.-U'li.tmO acres of land In the (irenon and California Knint were declared forfeited to the government. The case now K''B to the United States circuit court of appeals at Ban Franclw o and from there, however It may be derided, It will be taken to the United Kiates supreme court. OKfKiON MORE PAVING NOW PLANNED Council Orders Bids Made vj for Paving G Street Remonstrance Prlveleg Allowed After Bids are Made Is Plan At the meetins? of the city council last week J. S. Cooper wa elected councilman to fill the position made vacant by the resignation of A. T Sperlinyr. The council then took tin tha matter of p.tvinjf and passed a resolution favoring the pavintr of C strer-t fmm Railroad street west to and through the city olock square. Thi. if not re monstrated nsralnsr, will add about six more blocks of paring to the main streots of tho city. Mr. K'ihheyof the Mnden-Kih-liey construction company was present nt the meeting and stated tho street could be finishod in thirty days after the contract had let. " Notice for hids aro published this week and those? desiring to rprnonsfrate are priven notice when to appear. A school mooting was held this week at the public pchool build ing and tho vote was against pavinjr thn block at tho school house, about fiO !e$;al Yotert at tended tha meotlnjr. - - CORN SUCCESSFUL GROWN ATWOODBIM Boys Corn Club Under Charge of Govt. Agent C ha pin Luther J. Cbapin of Salem de livered an address on genera! ag riculture at a picnic held in a trrovo at Woodhurn Saturday afternoon. A special feature was an exhibition of corn srrown by the boy a of that vicinity, which, uccordinjr to Mr, Chapin, wm exceptionally Rood, nearly every stalk havinpr two well-de-vwlopwd ears. He says that this shows what, can bo done and in his opinion what will be done with corn in this valley when tho people, learn bow to prepare the round and cure for it. Mr. ('hapin acted as judge of tho corn exhibit. - - - A petition was circulated tho first of tho week asking the coun cil to resmnd its tietion to allow the government to use the rock on the acre tract of city property opposite Independence, This property was bought several years ao for tho purpose of using the springs on it for a city water system. Considerable) contention has orison since as to whether this water supply is adequate for city water purposes and the matttr was dropped owing to this var i.mcp in opinion. Ktigincers wen consulted but their reports did not satisfy those v". ho worn opposed and the mat t r has never been thoroughly investigated. The tract was purchased for .flOOOand located about two miles from the city at a tjood height above the city. (1. V. Leonard returned a f.-w day no from his fishing utid hunting tiip and report ed one lint- deer as a pint of the game. The Monitor force js k''ti"Hl ami bar not had h rHiupW- that would allay thnt skepticism. K. K. Todbx-k atte-ilded the funeral of Editor Foster itt JlbM, W eclnesdiiy. I r. Foster, the chiropractit ,vs in th city '1 hursdsy.