INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
VOL.2
INDEPENDENCE, FOLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1914
NO. 39
HOP MEN
ORGANIZE
WILL COMBAT "DOTS"
Believe If State Votes For
Phohibition, Their Industry
Will Be Ruined
What is said to have been a
crowded and enthusiastic meet
ing of the newly formed Hop
Growers and Dealers' association
of Oregon was held at the spa
cious offices ot the T. A. Lives
ley & Co. in this city yesterday,
principals and representatives of
every hop firm in the state being
present as well as a number of
prominent growers.
The meeting was sequel to the
preliminary meeting of the asso
ciation held last Saturday in
Portland, when the following of
ficers were elected: President,
A. J. Kay, fortland; nrst vice
president, T. A. Livesley, Salem;
treasurer, F. W. Durbin, Salem;
secretary, Harry L. Hart, Port
land; assistant secretary, Hal. V.
Bolam, Salem.
The executive board is com
posed of the following: E. C.
Kirkpatrick, chairman, Dallas;
Julius Pincus, Portland; J. C.
Wolf, Silverton. Jos. Harris, Sa
lem; George L. Rose, Indepen
dence; George W. Lewis, Salem;
A. R. Zeller, Portland; J. H.
Seavey, Eugene; I. L McNeff,
Portland; J. R. Linn, Salem; D,
P. McCarthy, Independence; L,
Lachmund, Salem; Ralph E. Wil
liams, Portland.
In addition to this, county as
Bociations will probably be formed
in every county in the state, sub
sequent to public meetings,
which will be held in each sec
tion, the following having been
elected as vice presidents of the
association ex-officio: Yamhill
county, J. A. Jones, Josephine
and Douglas counties, T. B. Cor
nell; Washington county, F. J,
Miller; Marion, George W. Yer
gen; Clackamas, W. S. Tull, Jr.
Polk, Chas. A. McLaughlin;
Benton, Fred Ireland; Lane, Jas.
Clark; Linn, Jas. Groshong. and
Wasco, J. Hauser.
At yesterday s meeting ar
rangements were perfected for
the holding of a series of mass
meetings in the various hop cen
ters of the. state, the following
places and dates being decided
upon as a start: May 23, Inde
pendence; May 30, Aurora; June
6, Eugene; June 13, Hillsboro
At Independence next Saturday
the officers and board of the as
sociation will meet at noon at
the Nerona hotel, following
which, the mass meeting will be
held at the Isis theater at 2 p.
m., when the leading growers of
the county and others will speak,
and all growers invited to enroll
as members.
The Hop Growers and Dealers
association of Oregon wishes it
to be distinctly understood that
it is a distinct body of its own,
consisting entirely of hop grow
ers and buyers, and absolutely
having no alliance or connection
with any saloon, distillery or
brewery. "We are," states
Hal V. Bclam, local hop man and
assistant secretary to the new
association, not out to antago
nize any section of the commun
ity, temperance people or other
wise. We are a bodj of men,
producer? and traders, who have
built up this industry of hop rais
ing into one representing over
six millions of dollars in the crop
raised in the past year, besides
vast sums laid out in yards and
buildings. Of the six million
dollars one-half was paid out for
labor by the growers in 1913, be
sides the distribution of a vast
sum of money to our transporta
tion companies, office employes
and so on."
'Ve are entering upon a cam
paign of education to save this
six million dollar industry from
being awept away. If the over-
drastic legislation now sought be
comes an adtive fact and Oregon,
the largest hop producer in the
union, is forced into the 'entire
ly dry' column, an enormous filip
will be given to the other states
and our industry will rapidly
disappear. We are out to pre
vent this and we propose to pre
sent our arguments to the peo
ple of our great hop growing
state that they may realize the
importance of our industry to
this state. Oregon hops adver
tise Oregon as no other product
does or can. We are out to save
Oregon hops from the abyss of
oblivion."
M.. Bolam thinks many voters
do not properly understand the
position in which the hop indus
try stands. "Statements have
been made," he said, "that our
hops, if the country goes dry,
will be used in Germany. This
is erroneous The only foreign out
look is England, which takes on
an average about one-third of
our annual production. Not on
ly this, but brewers of this coun
try will naturally give prefer
ence to wet states, so that the
very least of our calamities will
be the piling up of large surplus
es of unsalable hops.
Fifty thousand pickers gained
nearly two months happy and
profitable work harvesting our
last crop, to a vast majority of
them their sole chance of a
change and vacation from the
drudgery of the cities, and to
many hundreds of needy fam
ilies the sole opportunity to lay
in fuel, clothes and food for the
ensuing winter."
Salem Statesman.
MILL TO BE
BUILT SOON
MONITOR GIVEN NEWS
STATE GRANGE U MOHMOUT.i
College Town Is Entertaining Several
Hundred Visitors Grandly This Week
Monmouth press dispatch:
Over 100 delegates of the Ore
gon Granges ai d nearly 200
Grange members were assembled
for trip 41 sr. Annual spssinn On
BOSS Will Arrive In City In Monday evening a banquet was
A Few Days To Arrange
For Construction
LAWYERS FORM PARTNERSHIP
N. L. Butler and C. A. Hurley Combine
Their Talents To Practise Profession
G. A. Hurley, who has just re
cently disposed of the Monitor,
has become associated with N
L. Butler in the law business in
Independence and went into the
office this week.
Mr. Hurley was admitted to
practice in 1898 and practiced in
Polk county several years before
leaving for Eastern Oregon, hold
ing the office of Deputy Pros
ecuting Attorney for Polk county
at the time he moved to Vale
In Vale he became associated
with Col. R. G. Wheeler, one of
the oldest lawyers in Eastern
Oregon, and was a partner in
that business for over three
years, they had a large prac
tice and were employed by Mal
heur county in some of their large
cases involving considerable mon
ey. They also were employed in
securing the water rights and ad
justing legal matters for the in
stallation of one of the biggest
irrigation projects ever placed in
Oregon.
Mr. Boyd of the Monitor force
was interested in these matters
and knew of the part played by
the firm of Wheeler & Hurloy in
the litigation work.
Mr. Hurley in an interview
with the editor of the Monitor
stated, "I expect to incorporate
into the office a general collection
business and being an attorney
will be in a position to push all
claims placed in the hands of the
firm to a successful termination
or adjustment
Mr. Butler needs no further
notice as he has been in the law
business in -Polk county for a
number of years, and as a legal
adviser and attorney he has been
very successful.
FINE POULTRY YARD
One of the prettiest sights in
this city is the white leghorn
chicken lots owned by W. L. Bice
of this city. He started his plant
this year and has about 500 fine
birds. He has in the basement
of his fine home about 150 little
chicks not over two weeks old
and also has special yards where
he keeps his different aged chick
ens. He also raises one pen of
silver laced Wyandottes. His
breeding rooster he bought from
the best exclusive white leghorn
raisers in the east
The Monitor is iu a
tion to state with accuracy
that the sawmill which the
Fall-? City Lumber Company
lias agreed to build in Inde
pendence and lr which a
site was donattd will be built
at once without further delay
or postponement, dr. John
son, who will be in charg9 of
its construction, will arrive
in Independence within a
few days and make the pre
liminary plans for the mill
erection.
Independence people have
waited patiently for severa
months and hoped for the
best and it appears for a cer
taintv now that one of
fondest anticipations wil
soon be a reality. The erec
tion of this mill will be
much gain to the city and
o -
give employment to quite a
number of men.
Work, on the Valley and
Siietz railroad is. progressing
very rapidly. One small cut
and a fill in is yet to be com
Dieted before connections
can he made with the S. P
at Airlie from whence the
run can be made into Inde
pendence.
served the visitors by citizens of
the town on the school campus.
Mayor Johnson welcomed the
posi- guests and a number of addresses
were made in response.
The visitors were entertained
grandly and are enjoying them
selves immensely.
FATHER IS HIGHLY HONORED
Special Services Complimentary
Dad Held In Methodist Church
To
FRANCISCO VILLA
v.-
- id
S) Mutual rum Corporation.
New picture of Francisco Villa, the
Mexican conetitutionallst general,
who hai met with marked success In
northern Mexico.
DKYS WILL ORGANIZE
The temperance people of In
dependence are planning an or
ganization to push their cause in
this community. The numerous
divisions pledged to put Oregon
in the dry coiumn will un
doubtedly combine their forces
into one body and will make a
vigorous fight from now until
November.
GOING SOME
The Independence Monitor has
spruced up considerably of late,
and may now be classed among
real newspapers. Polk County
Observer.
A pretty climax following so
closely the observance of Moth
er's Day when so many beautiful
tributes were paid to the dear
mother, was the Father's Day
service at the Methodist church
last Sunday conducted by Rev.
Sandifur. How fitting was the
t?xt used, "Honor thy Father,"
the one who sturdliy bears the
load of darksome days, who is
joyous in triumph but strong
enough to be forgetful of pain.
How many times the fathers
have tramped together through
swamps and over heather fight
ing and winning all the battles.
We should always remember
the fathers' example of bravery
and his protective care and that
many have Suffered almost star
vation to provide homes and care
for the dependent. We may
wander thousands of miles from
the parental home but the dis
tance never stretches so far that
we leave behind the thought,
Honor thy Father."
There are so many of our fa
thers like the men of whom
Whitcomb Riley writes:
He looks on sin with pitying eyes
E'en aa the Lord, since Paradise
Else, should we read, though our sins
should glow
As scarlet, they should be white as
snow!
And feeling still, with a grief half glad
That the bad are as good as the good
are bad,
He strikes straight out for the Right
and he
Is the kind of man for you and me!
Mrs. Sandifur sang the "Holy
City" and Miss Eva Shafer ren
dered a special solo at the ser
vice. V. S.
PRIMARY FIGHT
IS OVER NOW
2 DRS. FOR GOVERNOR
j Withycombe and Smith Are
Winners; Dr. Dunsmore
Loses By Small Vote
THE WINNERS
Republican Democrat
U. S. Senator
Booth Chamberlain
Congressman
Hawley Hollister
National Committeeman
Williams Easterly
Governor
Withycombe Smith
Supreme Court Judges
Bean Ramsey
Harris Galoway
McBride
Benson
Treasurer
Kay
Attorney General
Brown
Engineer
Lewis
Labor Commissioner
Hoff
Railroad Commissioner
Miller Miller
Circuit Judge
Belt
State Senator
Hawley
EIGHTH ANNUAL RACE MEET
Have All Your Friends Come and Enjoy
Themselves on June 4, 5 and 6
Eighth Annual Race Meet of
the Independence Driving Club
Association, June 46 Write
all of your friends and inform
them that they can get one and
one-third tare round trip to the
Race Meeting and Moose Carni
vai, June 4 1. lwo runs and
two harness races each day dur
idg the Eighth Annual Race
Meet of the Independence Driv'
ing Club Association. Make the
race meeting the home coming
week this year and see how ma
ny of the old citizens of Indepen
dence you can get back. $1825.
00 to be given in purses. Speedy
runners and fast harness horses
will combine to make this the
most successful race meeting ev
er held by the Independence
Driving Club Association. There
will be the largest crowd in the
history of the Association at the
races this year. Don't fail to be
there as a good time is assured
HOP MEN IN INDEPENDENCE
Hop Growers and Dealers Association
Will Hold Important Meeting Saturday
The newly formed Hop Grow
era and Dealers Association of
Oregon will hold a meeting in In
Holmes dependence Saturday afternoon
at two o clock in the Isis theatre
The public is invited to attend
DONT SNEER.
Never bring a human being; how
ever silly, ignorant and weak
above all, any little child to shame
and confusion of face. Never by
petulance, by suspicion, by ridicule,
even by selfish and silly haste nev
er, above all, by indulging in the
brutal pleasure of a sneer crush
what is finest and rouse up what is
coarsest in the heart of any fellow
creature.
DO YOU WANT A GIRL
The Monitor is always ready
and willing to assist anyone to
secure employment. For that
reason we would especially call
your attention to the fact that
two girls are advertising for
housework in this issue of the
Monitor. The society editor tells
us that she continually hears it
said that "girls cannot be got for
ove or money." Well, here are
two and both good ones too.
LEE STRAYS FROM HOME
C. W. Lee, of the Falls City
News, wandered away from
home Wednesday and arrived in
ndependence. He came at once
to the Monitor office and made
himself interesting. Incidentally
he introduced H. L. Wood, re
cently of Oklahoma, who has
purchased the News and will
take poe8sion June 1.
MEMORIAL SERVICES J
Union Memorial services will
e held in the Methodist church
next Sunday morniug at eleven
o'clock. The usual morning ser
vices in several of the other
churches will not be held.
Float Representative
Irwin
Representative
Grier
COUNTY
Sheriff -John W. Orr,
lican, J. F. Morrison, democrat.
Clerk Ed M. Smith, republican,
Asa B. Robinson, democrat.
Treasurer Fred J. Holman, re
publican, J. E. Richter, democrat
Commissioner C. W. Beckett,
republican, George Canfield,
democrat.
Surveyor C. R. Canfield, repub
lican, Sandford B. -Taylor, demo
crat. Coroner R. L. Chapman, republican.
and join the association. Speech
es will be made by prominent
j hop buyers and growers. It is
Brunk ' ne Purpose of this organization
to fight the proposed effort to
republi- j make Oregon dry at the coming
! in ovemoer election, tjoncermng
this meeting the Salem Capital
Journal says:
Some twenty Salem hopmen
will leave Saturday noon for In
dependence, where they will at
tend the first big convention of
growers and merchants in Ore
gon who are opposing the state
wide prohibition movement. J.
R. Linn, one of the leading mer
chants, stated this morning that
a representative delegation of
BOLD ROBBERS
CAPTURED
PILES OF LOOT FOUND
Four Hunnicut Brothers
And Jim Hackman Nipped
Now In County Jail
Polk county vote on governor: merewas irom ev-
Republican-Withycombe 354. ! erV hop-growing county in the
Crawford 310, Geer 238, Johns state Wl11 be at Independence the
211, Dimick 114, Carter 86, Mos- coming Saturday and that the
er 79, Brownell 74. Democratic ' Polk countv town 13 making some
-Bennett 370, Smith 3G2, Mann- 'reat 'Preparations to receive the
ing 118, Cobb 112, Miller 25. , crowds, ihe Salem delegation
. "II 1 1.4.1.1- 1 1 m
In the state Withycornbe won
will leave a little after 12 o'clock
by 5000 over his nearest competi-, " auiuo iU1 "
tors, Moser and Crawford. Johns
was fourth and Brownell wasi
last. Smith has about 1500 over; MOOSE AD MEN OUT
Bennett. J The Moose advertising commit-
About half the republican reg- tee for the coming carnival is
istration voted while the demo- busy puttirig up pogters over the
crats ran three-fifths. 'country. T. W. Kempster says
William Hanley is the pro- 3 v 3
gress.ve candidate forU. S. Sen-y stuck a bill on everyth.ng.
ator and F. M. Gill for governor, nothing escaped them.
BRISK HOP MARKET
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO MEET
Rpcmlar mpprincr nf the C.m.
The hop market has developed mercjai f!lub Tuesday evening,
strength rather unexpectedly. May 2Gf jn the Hanna block. Ev
Eastern orders have come nVery member should be out as
some of them evidently of an ur- tt f it , intere3t to thia
gent character, as buyers y ester- city wiIj be taken
dav were skirmishing tnrougn
the country in every direction.
They found growers strong and
not disposed to sell.
It is likely that this Eastern
demand is for the purpose of cov
ering short sales. No hops re
main in the warehouses here in
the hands of dealers, with the j
exception of one or two lots, and ,
this compels the buyers to go to!
the farmers. Only about 600
bales are left In growers' hands.
McLaughlin, of Independence.
was yesterday morning offered
and refused 16 cents for a portion
of his 1500-bale crop. Other
growers also turned down bids.
Oregon ian.
J. S. Cooper, Jr.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER JR.
HOW INDEPENDENCE G1SLS KISS ;
The Independence maiden, so.
gentle and sweet,
Let3 her lips meet the coming :
kiss ;
With "-apturous warmth, and the J
youthful souls j
Float away in the sea of bliss, j
Dallas Observer. I
John D. Rockefeller, Jr against
whom threati of peronal violence
were made in connection with the Col
orado labor trouble.
Sheriff Grant last Friday ar
rested Enzie, Harry, Clint and
Guy Hunnicutt, brothers, and la
ter Jim Hackman, and all are
charged with being implicated in
a number of burglaries that have
taken place in Independence and
surrounding country within a
past period extending over sev
eral months. These robberies
had become so frequent and dar
ing of late that it was surmised
to be the work of local parties.
The Hunnicutt boys were sus-'
pected when some stolen proper
ty was discovered in their po-
session.
The sheriff with a posse armed
with a search warrant went to
the Hunnicutt ranch five miles
south of Independence and a
search made of the premises. It
did not take them long to find
merchandise of all description
from a drill weighing 150 pounds
down to pocket knives. The
boys evidently believed that they
had covered up their tracks com
pletely and they could continue
their work without fear of dis
covery. They have a small gas
oline boat which they used to
carry the loot to the ranch. Sev
eral articles recently stolen, in
cluding the clothing from MissaJl
& Knapp's, have not as yet been
found.
The prisoners were brought to
Independence and placed in jail.
They talked freely and implica
ted Jim Hackman who was ar
rested later. Butler & Hurley
have been retained as their attor
neys. The preliminary hearing of En
zie and Harry Hunnicutt Monday
resulted in their being bound
over to the grand jury in the
sum of $1000 each.' They were
unable to give bail and they are
now in the county jail at Dallas.
Guy Hunnicutt, who is a minor,
will be a case for the juvenile
court and he no doubt will be sent
to the reform school.
Clint Hunnicutt, who has oper
ated the ferry for some time,
and Harkman made a fight
against being bound over but at
the hearing yesterday were sent
to join their companions in the
county jail to wait the pleasure of
the circuit court
RECITAL
Mable Grounds Johnson, pian
ist, and Ben Claire Crow, bari
tone, assisted by Miss McDaniel,
violinist, will give a recital next
Tuesday evening in the Christian
church. It will be an invitation
affair.
BARN BURNS
A large barn, recently con
structed, belonging to Hanna
Bros, south of town, was burned
down Wednesday. Harneis and
considerable machinery also went
up in smoke. The barn was in
sured for $1000.
ODDFELLOWS IN MCWINNVILtE
The Oregon Grand Lodge of
the I. O. O. F. is in session at
McMinnville this week. Several
from Independence are present
including W. T. HcfFman.
Compare Monitor printing with
that of others. Then you will
choose Monitor printing.