LOCAL NEWS Telephone Main 1G21 and tell the news. For a cornet fit and style in all woolen suits for men, young men and boys Iroui $5 up at Conkey & Walker's. J. R. N. Bell, of Corvallif, passed through town Tuen- lay on his way to Portland where he will attend Masonic grand lodge. Tango.eunimer ou tins; caps for women and girls, silk and Brraw hats and uxps for men and boys, 50c to $2.50. Con key & Walker. A truck load of McMiun ville p' oj!e, lift en in num ber, passed through Inde pendence Tuesday on their way home after a visit at Junction. Jefferson Review: Mrs. C J. Canon and children left Saturday for a few days' visit at Indepen dence, alter which they will go to their new home in North Pow der. " They are making the trip in their auto. ll.in R. A. I'mxmIi, Itepub licat nominee for United StHttM Senator, and Hon. J aims With ycombe, Repub liomi nomiii'Mi fw (Jove. nor, i tfii iili expected to be in ill.-! (t itirc il tl;o t o;ui!y :.! ! and Artisans Picnic t he ; eld at Rickreall Sat urday, the 13th inst. Kails City News: J. A. Bowman was in from JIos kins last Sunday to visit home folks. Mr. Bowman is engaged in building a tele phone line from Airlie to lloskinsand thence up the B'g Luck, v mute to the head-wat.t-rs of the tSilftz. lie stated that the Valley it fc i 1 -etz railroad was progressing nicely and that the steel will be laid into lloskins early this week. lie als staled that the line from Simpson to Independence would be constructed eoon and that in all probability the Valley road would be extended to the Siletz country in ordei to market the timber in tha' section. GIFFORD PINCHOT 1 1 1 wv f i I ' .L t- - if A - , t - A TIMID GIRL By JOHN Y. LARNED DOMICIO DA GAMA Q If ford Plnchot, who received the Progressive nomination for United States Senator from Pennsylvania at the prlmariei. WILL SELECT SUFFRAGE BILL Meeting Called to Concentrate Sup port for Measure Before Congreia. Washington. In an effort to con centrate support for a suffrage meas ure In congress, suffrage leaders Is sued a call for a moetlug of all lead ers la the movement In the United States at O. II. P. Belmont's Newport home, Marble House, July 3. Two bills, one by Senator Shafroth and the other by Senator BrlBtow, are before congress The suffrage lead ers are divided us to which measure Is better, but they hope to settle all difficulties at the meeting. Suffrage workers from nearly all states, and representatives of the congressional union and the national American wo man suffrage association will parti c I pats. Metcalfe to Make Race. Omaha. Richard L. Matcalfe, vice chairman of the committee to arrange the formal opening of the Panama canal, has decided to accept the petl tlon filed In his behalf for the demo cratic nomination for governor of the state of Nebraska. MILITANTS INVADE CATHOLIC CHURCH The following news item which appeared in a recent ' Oregon inn concerning A. 1'. Connaway, for a number ol years a resident of Independ ence, but now of Vancouver, vYah., will be of interest to many: V. P. Gonna A-ay, cashier of the Vancouver National Bank, who resigned June 1, was happily surpris ed lust night when member" of the banking force and stockholders gave him a big par y. He was presented a largo gold he.ulod ou-ie, en grave!, and a costly brass and glass clock. While Mr. and Mrs. Con naway called on Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Carter, members of the surprise gathered at the Connaway home. Miss Lill ian Connaway then called her father ou the telephone and asked them to return home. T. II. Adams, presi dent of the bank, and Profes sor P. Hough made the pre sentation speeches. Mr. Connaway expressed his thanks. London. Suffragettes, for the first time. Sunday Invaded Cuthollc churches and created scenes by at tempting to harangue the congrega tions. Worship was disturbed In both Westminster cathedral und the Church of the Oratory, Drouipton. Father Bernard Vauglian had Just taken his place lu the pulpit In West minster cathedral at the evening serv ice when a woman, well dressd and apparently of refinement, rushed up the steps Into another pulpit, and, waving her arms, shouted: "In the presence of the blessed sacrament I protest against the forcible feeding of women," A bund o militants Interrupted the midday mass In the Church of the Oratory by chanting: "Clod save Km- mallun I'aukhurst und all our noble prisoners; open the eyes of this church and of the priests to put an end to the torture; In the name of the blessed Joan of Arc, hear them In their hour of Hood." The growing hostility on the part of the public was shown by assaults Sunday on several open-air meetings. Speakers were mobbed, stands were torn down and two men wpre saved by the police from duckings or beat-lugs. Ctt Rid of the Tornwnt of Rheumatism Remember how spry and active you were before you had rheumatism, backache, swollen, aching joints, and stiff, painful muscles? Want to feel that way again? You can just take Koley Kidney Pills, l or they quickly clear the blood of (he poisons that cause your pani, misery and tormenting rheu tu a t i s m. Williams Drug Co. Committee Wants T. R. New York. Theodore Roosevelt RS the progressive party candidate for governor of New York Is the desire of the state progressive campaign ad visory committee, which mot here to consider campaign questions. Church Music Denounced. Illoomtngtou, Ind. Pipe organs, pianos and kindred mimical Instru ments have no place in a church, ac cording to a report adopted by the synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church of the United States and Can adu, at its meeting here. THE MARKETS Portland. Wheat Club, 8tfe; bluestcm, 89c; red Russian, 66c. Hay Timothy. 16; alfalfa, $13. Butter Creamery, 270. Eggs Ranch. lie. Seattle. Wheat Hluestem, 89c; club, 8c; red Russian. S5c. Hay Timothy, 17 per tou; alfalfa, $14 per ton. flutter Creamery, l',6c ::ggs-24e. Fortunate Indians. In a composition dealing with the habits and customs of American Indi ans, a boy deeply Impressed with their free aud easy life wrote the following: "The Indians had few laws, hut they wen well violated."-New York Post, Work. To Biek or write Nature did not pt-rempiorUy order thee; but to work, she did Carlylu. Miranda Jones was the timidest creature 1 ever knew. Whenever there was a sign of danger she would col lapse. In s thunderstorm she would go upstairs, get ou a bed and tremble like a leaf till it was all over. If any one talked of robbers she would listen with wide open eyes and soon get into a shiver. Ho much terror did she show ut imaginary dangers that every body said If anything really happened the would go nil to pieces. Something did happen one day, and this Is what It was and bow Mlrnuda acted: Miranda was a very good looking girl, and I would have fancied bur if she liud had inure grit. I'm a practical sort of fellow, and It never seemed to me that I wanted a wife who. If I left her alone for au hour and a peddler or u trump came along, would be scared to death. I would always be worrying nbout her till 1 not back to her. Still I always hud a liking for Miranda aud the principal part of It was that I felt very sure she bad a decided liking for me. Hut, us I was saying, this Is wbut happened: One day all the Jones fam lly wus Invited to go over to spend the day with Deacon Wlrta' folks. Ml rnmla bad a headache or something and thought she wouldn't go. The rest of them weut off in the wagon after the morning chores were done and were to be back about 5 o'clock How they dared leave her all alone In a furmhouso with no neighbor nearer than a mile I don't know. Miranda told me they were going, and I kind of thought she fancied 1 might happen II long while they were gone, and I might do a little courting. The family hadn't been gone very long before s man came down the road find when he got to the house turned In at the well for a drink of water. As be was pulling up the bucket and drinking out of the gourd be kept a lookout on the bouse. It must have looked pretty quiet and as If there wasn't anybody there. When be got, through drinking he went to tha bouse, opened the door and walked In. The only way to get the rest of the story was from Miranda herself, so there's no use In telling whether she acted brave or cowardly. She said she wanted to run across the fields, but she didn't dure do so because she was afraid the man would kill her while she was running. The truth Is, when her grandmother died she had left Ml randn $000 the old lady bud saved dur Ing u period of many years. It was in quarters, dimes, nickels and cents, and In the same woolen stocking the grand mother bad kept It. Miranda, in seek lug a safe place for It, bad hit on the big chimney. She lind climbed up In It. found a loose brick, taken It out put In the stocking mid covered it with a part of the brick, protecting It from lire nnd concealing the place where she kept '.t. I remembered what Miranda bad snld about the folks going nway, though I hadn't said I'd go over. After dinner, the weather being tine and the driv ing good. I allowed I'd harness up my tiinru, run over und ask ber to go for a drive. It's four miles from our farm to theirs, nnd 1 Jogged along, thinking if the drive I wus going to have and wondering what Miranda was doing here ull by herself. When 1 got pret ty near the house 1 saw her sitting on the stepping platform In front of he bouse. A moment after 1 Orst saw icr she got up ana rniaeu a guu sue held In her hands and pointed It as hough she was going to shoot a bird ft" the top of tho chimney. "Well, I'll be dod rotted." I said to myself. "If that isn't the queerest sight I ever saw-Mlrauda during to use a gun: I drove right up to her, nnd as I did so I glanced at the chimney top to see tie bird she was trying to get a shot ut when 1 was flabbergasted at seeing a man's bend pop up above the bricks. Then Miranda, seeing me. dropped the gun and fell in a faint. It didn't require more than a few seconds to take in the situation. Mi randa had a man up the chimney. Who he was or how she got him there dldu't concern me Just theu. Leaviug her on the grass to come to herself when she got ready, I picked up the gun. Then I called to the man to show himself. He did so, and 1 ask ed for an explanation. "That gal," he snld, "has got the devil in ber. 1 might as well confess that, finding her alone, I told ber if she didn't tell me where the fumily kept their money I'd kill ber. She said they kept It up the chimney. 1 weut up after It. and she barricaded the fire place with heavy furniture so 1 ronldu't get out that way. aud when 1 climbed up to get out this way she was watching mo with a guu. I'm glad you've come along. I'm nearly dead In this cramiHHl place. I've been here nearly three hours." Well, that's the end of the story. I fold the matt to come down (he wasn't armed). Miranda came to herself, and. Instead of taking a pleasure drive, I drove the man to the county seat and turned him over. I married Miranda. I thought after what she'd done 1 might depend upon no one getting any cash t might leave with ber when 1 was away. Since we've been married I have had but one chance tn see how Miranda will sot In presence of danger. A mouse came out of Its bole; she shriek ed and got on a chair. OREGON NEWS NOTES OF 6ENERALJNTEREST Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past Week. Little One Has Miraculous Escape, Portland. When a seven-passenger automobile driven by Mrs. William E. Frazier became stalled while crossing the railroad before an approaching train at Clackamas, near here, Mrs. Frazier, who was driving, and four passengers leaped out, leaving three-year-old Lois Frazier alone In the ton- neau. The locomotive struck the automo bile and smashed it to kindling wood, parts being hurled BO feet. When the train was halted a quarter of a mile farther on, little Lois was found on the engine pilot clinging to the rods. Her right leg was broken, but this was her only injury. Domiclo Da Gam a, Ambassador to the United States from Brazil, one of the Mediators endeavoring to settle I the Mexican troubles. Brief News of the Week "Far Fields Ar Always Green." Life Is like walking along a crowded street; there always teem to be fewer obstacles to getting along on the opo site pavement; nnd yet If one crosses over matters nr rarely mended. Thouiss Huxley. That Was Different. C.lbbe I tell you, uo oue can fool my wire. Plbbs Theu how did you get j herT-rhlladelphla Led-r. Kansas needs 61,950 men, and more than 6000 extra teams and 2260 extra cooks to harvest its big grain crops this season. Kansas City captured the beat rec ord for the year, the thermometer registering 97. A number of prostra tions were reported. Damage amounting to $10,000,000 was cautfid in Los Angeles county, Cal., by the recent floods, says a re port of the engineers. California horticulturists will pre pare resolutions asking the postofflce department to prohibit the sending of vegetables infected with pests through the malls. More than $20,000 damage resulted from a thunder and rain storm at Evansville, Ind. The First Avenue Presbyterian church was wrecked, at a loss of $10,000. The poll tax law of Utah was de clared null and void because of the fact that It conflicted with the state constitution which guarantees equal rights to men and women. First stake has been driven in the survey of proposed railroad routes in Alaska. The route undertaken Is that between CliRina and the Mutanuska coul fields. A severe wind, lightning and hail storm swept the northern part of Ohio, Missourn and Kansas report a heat wave and in Kansas the public schools wore dismissed on account of the heat. An anti-American demonstration at Tamplco, started by some drunken peons, wus put down by Mexican reb els, according to information sent to Washington by Rear Admiral Badger from Vera Cruz. Imports have been increased and exports reduced, according to figures given out by the department of for eign commerce of the United States. Many beef cattle are coming In. Official's Removal Asked. Salem. Charging that O. C. Gibbs, district attorney, is not enforcing the laws regulating the sale of intoxicat ing liquor, D. W. Thomas, a saloon owner of New Pine' Creek has asked Governor West to remove the official and appoint another man. Governor West has asked the officials of the county and the state pharmacy board I to make an Investigation of the charge I made by Thomas that a druggist of I New Pine Creek has been selling 11- 1 "quor without a license. Fe-published By Request WHY NOT KEEP PEDDLERS OUT MAKE TAX PROHIBITIVE House to House Canvassers Should Not Be Allowed To Injure Home Merchants Red Ochre Bed Found. Sherwood Discovery of a red ochre bed is reported on the farm of P. C, Knecht, three and a half miles south and west of Sherwood. Mr. Knecht has 220 acres, and about 20 acres are believed to be heavily underlaid with the valuable paint component. Preliminary Investigation shows that the bed starts about 16 inches from the surface and gets better as it goes down, eight feet already having been explored. Tests have been made, with the result that chemists say It is of extra fine quality. Hood River Cherries Sold. Hood River. A. W. Stone, manager of the Apple Growers' association, an nounces that the entire crop of Royal Anne cherries of the valley had been sold for S cents a pound f. o. b. Hood River. The Irult will be preserved and canned at The Dalles. The cher ries will be hauled by the growers to the, association warehouses In apple boxes. Hopmen Join War on Drys. Aurora. At a meeting at Aurora the growers of that district Joined hands with the Hopgrowers' and Deal ers' association of Oregon In its fight against prohibition. About 250 per sons attended the meeting, and it was the consensus of opinion that state wide prohibition would put an end to the hop industry of Oregon. People in the News The record of the Harry Thaw case has been filed with the supreme court of the United States. President Wilson will attend the re union of the Princeton class of '79, of which ho Is a member, at the col lege June 13. Secretary of State Bryan will de liver a series of Chautauqua lectures this year, his first public appearance being at North Carolina, July 4. . Kermlt Roosevelt, son of ex-Presi dent Theodore Roosevelt, was married at Madrid, June 10. The religious ceremony was performed June 11. The corner stono of New Haven's new marble postofflce was luld by ex- President Taft. The building will cost about $1,600,000. Ex Vice President Adlal Stevenson, who suffered a nervous breakdown following tha death of his wife six months ago, is said to be in a serious condition in the hospital at Chicago. Prices of food articles are soaring n Vera Cruz and Brlgadler-Generaf Kunston may open an army food mar ket and appoint Mexicans and Ameri can army men to investigate the tro-ble. By spelling 1400 words without missing. William Ilosolarger, aged 11, of East St. Louis, won the spelling bee. Thirty five boys and girls of the sixth grade took part and the contest isted 11 "ti hours. Misses Mary nnd Eleanor B. Bloom- field, daughters of Sir Arthur Bloom field, managed to get inside of the Royal Palace, London, and offer up a plea for woman suffrage to the king. They were ejected. Automobiles may be bought for an average of $500 each and the upkeep will b? about $10 a mouth, within the next ten years, according to Dr. C. P. Steinmeltz, in a statement at the Na tional Klectric Liyht association, Philadelphia. Cares and Privileges. Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking ut our privileges. Sir Walter Svvtt. Left Handed Compliment. Tour glasses," she said, "have made grvat difference for the better In your appearance." IX you think so?" he asked. Yes. You look so Intelligent with theiu ou."-Kx limige. WOULD ABOLISH OFFICES W. P. George of Salem Submits Copy of Initiative Bill. Salem. A copy of an initiative bill for the abolishment of the desert land board and of the office of one of the state water commissioners, for the reduction of the salary of the state engineer, his office to be filled by appointment by the state land board, besides a number of other changes, was submitted to the secretary of state by W. P. George of Salem for approval as to form. The measure, which covers the recommendations made by Governor West, is being Ini tiated by Mr. George. Governor West declares that the measure, if enacted into law, will cut the expenses of the desert land board, state water board, and the state en gineer's office in half. Appropriations for these departments by the last leg islature amounted to $10,000 for the desert land board, $40,000 for the state water board and $143,800 for the state engineer's office. The appropriations for the state engineer include the $50, 000 for the water power surveys, $15, 000 for Celilo investigation and $45, 000 for topographic and hydrographic work. Laborer Shoots Two. Carlton. Joe Quinn, 25 years old, shot Phil Bilka through both arms and inflicted a slight wound in the neck at the Anderson hopyard, seven miles northwest of this place. He al so shot and slightly wounded another laborer named Joe. McNary Wins by 13 Votes. Salem. Secretary of State Olcott states that the official count shows that Charles L. McNary had won the republican nomination for justice of the supreme court over Henry L. Ben son by 13 votes. June Coldest Since 1870. Pendleton. With the temperature falling to 39 degrees here and snow falling in the mountains 30 miles dis tant, Pendleton has experienced tie most wintry Juue weather since 1871 Uetting Even. "You are half an hour late this morn ing." eald a schoolmaster to a scholar. "Yes, sir." replied the boy. who had been "kept in" the day before. "It was late yesterday when 1 got home!" Loudon Tit Bits. Ths Long and Short of It. "He may w in the race." "Tes; he's short legged, but km: wInded.M-r?troit Free Press. For the past week Indepen dence has been visited by a num ber of house to house canvassers who had for sale all kinds of ar ticles. Among the things offered were toilet goods, silver and brass cleaners, kitchen utensils, laces and dress proods, all of which are offered for sale by home mer 1 1 1 A I enancs at me same price or cheaper. Now the Monitor is opposed to outside firms selling goods in this city unless they, like the home mercharts, pay for the privilege. The home merchant pays in tax es and donations to meritorious enterprises. If he makes a pro fit on his goods, part of that profit (and all of it in many ca ses) is used in the development, upbuilding and upkeep of the city. "Cat" houses, mail order concerns or their agents pay practically nothing, 'lheir rep resentatives are here today and gone tomorrow. Many of them are as big a fraud as the fellow who drops into town with some kind of an "advertising" scheme in which he sells or offers to sell to the merchants a "space" for a certain amount. His proposition isn't "advertising," it's stealing. So the Monitor suggests that an ordinance be introduced and passed by the city council requir ing the payment of a license fee of $25 daily by non-resident house to house canvassers. This will stop them entirely as they should be. The merchants of this city should insist upon the adoption of such ?. tax and for ever eliminate unfair and unjust competition of a kind that bene fits nobody a penny. their meeting as usual on Sunday after noon st their head uarters, the Metho dist church. Mrs. James, the superin tendent, was present to care for the little band of workers. All were glad to see her Emiling face again at her post as this was the sscond time she had been able to be with them for a long time as she was kept away by a severe sickness. A goodly number were present at roll call, new members idded, and the report showed over one hundred names on the roll. The hour was well filled with singing, speaking ind plans for future work. It was thought best to postpone the picnic be cause of the festivities of the psst week and the damp weather for outside pleasures. So at a suitable time and place they will give their program as planned. Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Whit- eaker were present to assist in the work and will help the children to have a good outing when the time and weath er will permit it. All are invited to come and join tHs little temperance so ciety aud make the children happy. The Anti-Saloon League for Polk county was held at Dallas in the Christ ian church last week and organized for permanent work by tne different churches and tsmperance organizations in the county. Mr. Taylor of Portland, the organizer, gave them the plan of work to reach the voters through the rural districts and towns, to help get all to register and to help to make our state all white on the map. The fol lowing persons responded to the call from Independence: Mr. and Mrs. Pe ter Kurte, Rev. Sandifur and wife, Rev. Tapscott, Mrs. Esther Morgan, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mrs. L. L. Whiteaker. The meeting gave all much help and inspiration for the work in our own locality, believing we are already working along the effective lines proposed by the stats workere. ttention op men Costs no more than Plaster and is Fire and Water Proof. Just the Thing for Hop House High Art. "Are ycu blind, prisoner?" Inquired the magistrate. "Yes. your worship." "You are churned with vagrancy, now did you lose your sllitr "By a (It of appleplexy. sir." "But there is a picture on your breast representing an explosion In a mine, through which, It is stated, you be came blind. How is this?" 'Please, your worship, I couldn't af ford to pay a hnrtlst as could paint ap pleplexy." London Answers. Without Imagination. There is n certain New York business man of a rather waggish disposition who contends that his wife has no im agination. At dinner one night he chanced to mention a tragic circumstance be bad read in the evening paper on his wny home. A passenger ou a transatlantic steamer hud fallen overboard in mid ocean and had never been seen ngalu. "Was he drowned?" asked the wife. "Of rourso not," answered the lrre pressible hubby, "but he sprained bis ankle, I believe." I.lpplncott's. Well Uo. " Is your sun derelict in his studies. Mrs. Comeu p?" 'Yes, Indeed he Is. and it makes ns so proud of the dear boy to have nil bis teachers lu school say so." Baltimore American. W I' I II 1:111 IiMn Hi Ui II Ui UULUIIIIl 'he Monitor Assumes no respon sibility for the matter in this column. The Editor. Officers of VV. C. T. U. President. Mrs. Esther Morgan. Editor, Mrs. Lucy L. Whiteaker. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Independence held their meet- ng this week in the M. E. church and the business of the hour was taken up by the president, Mrs. Morgan, and the usual devotional inspiration given. Many select readings from the paper were given and letters and messages from county and state workers, with good news and helpful suggestions. New petitions were sent in for imme diate circulation and the right persons were found to care for their quick re ulta. Rev. Tapscott gave a report of the county Anti-Saloon League held in Dallas last week at the call of the state organizer, Mr. Taylor, of Portland, in which all temperance societies were asked to join for campaign work. Mrs. Morgan was selected to represent the V. C. T. U. and Rev. Tapscott the churches of our city. Several visitors were present, oue from another W. C. T. U. in the state, who gave us a talk on the work in her locality, each work ing for a dry Oregon. The next meet ing will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the Baptist church. All invited. The Loyal Temperance Legion held COMES Rtaor TO PUT OM Better Walls and Ceilings for Less Money You save time and money hy using "Bishopric Wall Board" o walls and ceil ing. 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