THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
ORR FOR SHERIFF
Published
Weekly at Independence, Polk County
Oregon, on Friday.
Entered as Second Class Matter August 1, 1912 at the Post Office atlnde
pendence. Polk County, Oregon, Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
D, C. BOTD, Business Manager G. 0. DODGE, Associate Manager
CLYDE T. ECKER, Editor
SuDscriptlon Rates: One Year $1.50 Strictly In Advance
Independence, Oregon, Friday, May 22 1914
Dr. Withycombe vs. Dr. Stoitb. Neither will consider
it "unprofeBdional" to advertise his cure-all for tlie people's
ills.
J. W.
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Moser was the starter who surprised the onlookers.
They knew he was mating a iouu no. uu u,u 1 wish to thank the Republican
imagine lie would De among me ironi ones ai uie "" Darty for the nomination so gen
erously triven me. I do not be-
The man who is perpetrating the story of the rolling lieve in idle promises but if elect
Hrvllnr unnn nnwunanflrs in the Vallev is a luckv chap. A ed I will adhere to my oath of of -
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good many dollars are roiling into his pockets that should
go to the publitthers.
the itUersiate commerce commission
in favor of the proposed increase of t
per cent In freight rates by eastern
railroad.
At the opening of the next session
of congress members will have their
votes recorded by uu electrical device.
The house will be asked to appropri
ate $20,000 for the Installation of the
machinery intended to save time In
recording the votes.
The "little navy" men made their
final stand against two battleships on
a motion to send the bill back to the
committee, which was defeated, 201 to
106. Democratic Leader Mann, and
other prominent figures In the bouse
supported the motion.
Ending seven years of bitter legal
warfare, the supreme court set aside
sentences Imposed by the District of
Columbia supreme court upon Samuel
Oompers, John Mitchell and Frank
Morrison for contempt of court In al
leged violation of the Injunctions is
sued In 1907 and 1908 against boycot
ting the Bucks Stove & Rang com
pany.
THE PROFESSIONS
Dr. R. T. Mclntire
Physician and Surgeon
Office over Independence Nation
al Bank. Phone No. 4412
Independence. Oregon
fice so far as ia in me and stand
upon it as my platform. I re
spectfully solicit the support of
the TOters of Polk county.
Sincerely yours,
John W. Orr.
NEWS FROM CUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
House Democrats Limit Pro
gramme to Anti-Trust and
Appropriation Bills.;
It ia whispered that papers published tomorrow will
violate the corrupt, practice act by having any political ref
nces iu their columns. Wonder if the Oregonian will
again defy the law. Dallas Observer. Ysb, the Oregonian
"again defied the law" as well as practically every other
paper in the state, large or small. What s the use of wor
rying when the big constitution of the United 8tats makes
ample piovision for the freedom of the press.
Parties in Portland advocating the use of a teit book
prepared from the Bible, in the publio schools, advanced
as an argument tha tact that "congress is openeu every
morning with prayer." Of course we do not attribute the
asiuinity exhibited daily by that body to this fact, but if it
ia to be pointed out as a sample of what the effect of prayer
is, we fear it will not prove a strong argument for using
tli a Itihla in flia alimilu alatn (luijital .Trmrnnl Tim
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Chilblain of the HoUSO is blind 8J Cannot see what is going Leader Underwood explained that the
work of the bbhhIoii whs being curtail
ed "In the hope of an adjournment of
oongre.ii by July 10."
The caucus voted to have the house
devote the next two weeks to consid
eration of the antitrust hills the Cov
in I hh! on
and the
fleyburn measure for federal control
"CEREAL KING" IS DEAD
Charles W. Pot, of Battls Creek,
Mloh., Commits Suicide.
Santa Barbara, Cal. C. W, Post,
multi-millionaire cereal king of Battle
Creek, Mich., committed suicide at his
winter residence here by shooting
himself through the bead with a rifle.
Mr. Post had been convalescing, it
was thought, from a prolonged Illness.
He excused himself from the attend
Ing nurse, against her protest, by say'
lng he wUbed to lie down and to be
alone and quiet He went to bis
apartment and In a moment a ehot
was heard. He had placed the muzzle
of a rifle In his mouth and touched
the trigger with bis toe. The top of
his head was blown off.
Washington. House democrats In
caucus voted to limit the legislative
programme for the remainder of this
session to anti trust measures and ap
propriation bills. Rural credits will
go over until next winter.
Of the 230 members who attended
the caucus, not more than 20 voted
Storm Kills Four in Central West.
Chicago. Four lives were lost and
great property damage done by a
storm which was especially severe In
Iowa, southern Wisconsin, northern
Illinois, and which continued east, im
pairing telegraph and telephone service.
In Dane county, Wisconsin, many
persons were hurt. Crops and barns
suffered heavily.
on around him.
THE GRASS RANGE COUNTRY IN MONTANA
lly John A. Koler
The grans range country in Central Montana, famous lnKton interstate trade am
... mi-. i i t i r l bill, the Clayton anti-trust bill hi
for Us mild winters, is forging to the front. Less than a Reyburn mraBlir for f(1(lnral ,
year ago the Milwaukee railroad completed its Great Falls of railroad security issues.
Line to the of Grass Rang and it is expected that it will
be continues on east through a fertile country this year,.
thus opening to cultivation a vast territory which hereto
fore has been a slock country only as the lack of transpor
tation precluded diversified farming.
The Great Northern railroad is also building directly
into this territory from Lewistou on east and will build up
many nsw towns.
Prohibition Not Considered.
The prohibition and woman suffrage
proposed constitutional amendments
were not considered on the ground
that tliuy were not party measures.
The action of the caucus, however,
does nut preclude their consideration
In tbe house.
In present lng the administration
plan, Mr. Underwood said the presl-
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ine coo ana me northern raciiie, not to be outdone, credits, bemuse of pledges in the par-
are both in the field for new lines, in fact all these lines of I'latform. but that with the hanking
and currency committee absolutely
unable to agree, it was Impracticable
to niake It a fixed part of the pro
gramme for the present session.
New Banking Syittm to Start
Machinery for one of the final Bteps
In the establishment of the nation's
new banking system was set in motion
when Uie reserve bank organization
oommlttee named five banks In each
of the 12 districts to execute organi
sation certificates for the federal re
serve banks.
When that shall have been complet
ed and boards of directors organlivd
In each dial riot, the controller of cur
rency will Issue a charter authorising
the banks to begin business.
The committee announced efforts
were being made to expedite tbe or
ganisation so that the system might
be Inaugurated by August 1,
Suffrage Cohorts Prestnt Petition.
Several thousand women from prac
tically every state In the union parad
ed Saturday along Pennsylvania ave
nue from the white house to the capi-
rtilroads are now recognizing it as a territory in whose fu
ture development they want a hand realising that this
country will furnish an almost unlimiled supply of pro
ducts and create heavy tonnago for their lines.
A good idea of the climate can be had from the work
done on construction of an irrigation system now being put
in. Team work on the canals has besn in progress for the
lHt fourteen months ami plowing has boon done a part of
the time m every month since the work began.
The usual httavy rainfall, averaging over 19 inches
yearly, of which over 10 inches falls during late spring and
early summer, make it a bum crop country, besides there
are thousands of acres of irrigated land and thousands of
acres mors to ba irrigated from mountain streams with
their never failing supply of water. Under irrigation the
crops are almost beyond conception and alfalfa, timothy,
e'over, as well as all other crops, are not surpassed any
where in the Northwest.
With a healthy, iuvigorating climate, lOdegreos warm
er than the wll known Judith liain, au elevation of only
ft t)ft t ll 111 I UU ""HO HUUf
v,w iw, oun u iiu, Hints auu ueptn IB IlOl SUrpaiScU tol. and. presenting to members of
anywhere in the Northwest, its future etill in the making oixss petitions adopted at meetings
it Ij on , i... .. .1 i . all over the country a week ago.
country for the man of moderate means to m ' ,
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ges a eian anu see nis etiorls crowned with success not ens the east Bteps of the capitoi was im
presslve. Massing themselves on the
,; i , . . i . , . , piaza sieps, ana wiin several nanus
..m0fc uiiutum lavurauie environments and the rapid de- ind a chorus of 100 ih. .t th. ...
velopmeut by railroads and other agencies will make for trance to the building, the enthustas
him Blirroiindinim i.t.l Uo I'araders sang "The March of the
It is a brand new country and prices of land have not
yet reached a height commensurate with tha value of products.
lo any one who is interested and will send me a
stamped envelope I will be pleased to answer any questions
asked. I have nothing to sell but I want to see the country
settled up by a progressive class cf people.
TRIBUTE PAID SAILORS
KILLED ATVERA CRUZ
New York. Nation and city paid
tribute in silence Sunday to the 17
men who gave their lives in the occu
pation of Vera Cruz. Bearing the
bodies of the bluejackets and marines,
the armored cruiser Montana, escort
ed by the presidential yacht Mayflow
er, having aboard the secretary of the
navy, reached port early Sunday morn
ing and convoyed by the superdread
nought Wyoming, steamed up the har
bor shortly before noon.
The bodies were brought ashore
shortly before 8 o'clock Monday morn
ing and placed on caissons for the
procession up Ilroadway to City Hall
for a brief ceremony there and on
across the Manhattan bridge to the
navy yard fur the services. President
Wilson reached the city from Wash
ington at 7:15 Monday and delivered
the memorial address at the navy
yard.
The feeling that la uppermost," he
said, "Is one of profound grief, and yet
there Is mixed with that grief a pro
found pride that they should have
gone as they did, and If I may say it
out of my heart, a touch of envy of
those who were permitted so quietly,
so nobly to do their duty.''
The head of the nation looked out
over the thousands massed about the
coffins on the parade grounds, and his
voice shook with emotion as he de
clared his creed: "We have gone
down to Mexico, he said, "to serve
mankind If we can find out a way.
We do not want to fiKht the Mexicans.
We want to Berve thtm."
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Office la Cooper Block
Independence, Oregon
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Independence, Oregon
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Attorney at Law and Notary Pur k
Will practice in all court? of the
state. Probate matters and col
lections given prompt a' uiion.
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Independt ice, Oregon
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be aided from the state highway fund
wna the decision reached by the state
h'uhway commission. Iu further out
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THE MARKETS
THE PILL BOX
V a at . . ...
vui oi resist for the candidates who didn't win, there will he
no meetinK of the good fellows in the Till liox this week. While
we do not deem it necessary to han any crepe on the door, the
snowing resolution ia unanimously adopted:
3 'It's h to lose but sometime worse to win.
Womsn." by Dr. Kthol Emyth, of Eng
land.
Tha bands then struck up "Tha
Star-SpstiKled Bauner," and the (31
petitlou benrem tiloil up the steps In
to the rotunda of the eapltol, where
special committee of congress re
ceived thttm. In the Hue were Sena
tors La Kollette, Thomas. Thompaon,
Owen. Brlstow. t'otndexter and Urady,
and Representatives Madden. Sabath,
Falconer, Stone. Knowland. Raker.
Moss, of West Virginia; Roberta, of
Nevada; HelverinK. Keating and Bry
tin, who shook hands with each of
their callers.
National Capital Brevities.
Surveys preliminary to the construc
tion of the government railway In
Alaska are to be made Immediately.
The senate and home have ureel
on the plan of having President Wil
son Issue a proclamation designating
th sti-ouil Sunday In May of each
year as national Mother's day. j
Senator 1-a FolteUe told the seuate j
Uuu there was a oouaulracr to coerce
Portland.
Wheat CSub, 90c; blueetem, 95c,
red Russian, 8!c
Hay Timothy. $16; alfalfa, 111
Ilutter Creamery, 25c.
Kkks Ranch, 19c.
Seattlt.
Wheat Uliiestem, 95c; club, 0c;
red Russian, S:o.
Hay Timothy. $17 per ton; alfalfa
$14 per ton.
K;K - 2tc.
lliitUT Creamery, 26c.
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slimmer mouth.-i. and It is said many a
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