THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
AN M:PHM:NT M:VSPAPKK
Published Weekly at Independence, Folk County
Oregon, on Friday.
Emered as Second Class Matter August 1, 112 at the host Office at Inde
pendence, Polk County, Oregon, Und.r the Ad of March 3, 1879.
CLYDE T. ECKEK, Editor
NINA B. ECKER, Associate
Suoscriptlon Rates: One Year $1.50 Strictly in Advance
Independence, Oregon, Friday, July 3, 1914
Huerta lmn hwii holding on
haps lin will fct'l relieved w.u-n
Tho Anti-Saloon League should quit trying to work tin;
newspapers for freo advertising air! come wi'h tho price.
About tlio only pernon who (loenn't want a national
"Father's Day" is father himself. iMd'n expense ate
heavy eixjugh an it is.
The human ape has whipped awhito man in a prize h't'lit
again. The while man got just what was coming to him
for associating so closely with a beast.
After reading the ably written editorials of Editor Elbert
Undo of the Cottage - irove Sentinel for several weeks, we
know now why he wan not nominated for the legislature.
Some wise man Hoarching in the archives of the pant tells
uh that Noah ate of the forbidden fruit instead of Adam
and Eve. Whoever the lirst tinner was, a very had pre
cedent was t'tttahlinhed.
A Louisiana man has informed T. It. that 0 democrats
in that tttaie have joined the progressive party. This is
encouraging. The vole in Louisiana now elands, 15'J,071
democrats and 2(J progressives.
l'resident Wilion'a notice to "1'ig Husiness" that he pro
poses to put bin anti-trust bill through if it takes all sum
mer, ought to be stiHicient warning to quit knocking ami
get down to legitimate business.
The Administration might offer to settle with Japan for
the Philippines and Alaska. Oregouian. If we could un
load the Philippines onto Japan, it would be very good
for the United States but might prove rather toug!. on
Japan.
The Oregon Industry Leaguo has been organized fi r the
purpose of aiding Oregon made goods. If this league will
eliminate fancy salaries, liaiiijiiets nnd railroad fuivs, and
advertise in the country newspapers, Oregon made goods
' will be sold in Oregon.
The major portion of "Painless Parker's" dentistry bill
it all right. Any qualified dentist should he iven a license
to practice his profession regardless of whether he adver
tises for business and gets it or sits in an oilice and waits
for business to come to him.
One of the delightful features of the Cherry Fair was
one that whs not hero. It was that there were no political
candidates on band to make non-political speeches. Salem
Oapital-Journal. Did the Capitul-Joiiiiial ever hear a
political candidate make a non-political speech?
The statement of ono of the country's greatest advertis
ing expert, who is so-jouining in Oregon, that country
newspaper advertising is far better than any other kind, is
not new news to the merchant who knows how to advertise
i i... i ii i-. i ...
uuu hub a fcwu, iiem,
town to pluce bis advertising
While William Jennings llryan has travelled over the
world, met kings and potenatos everywhere, and been paid
great respect and honor by the people of other nations, the
l'eudleton Tribune says ti nt In has not a world-wide repu
tation. No wonder strict party papers have no standing
as to political veracity among thinking men ani women.
One W. V. Chapman in a letter to the Portland Journal
says:
"Two thousand hop growers (if Oregon, with their tmsims. would ,-ft
to perish, their riil. farms would lo fon vor t.li.,l .. n,..;- i
would jjrow up to he vngitbomlH and thieve."
Hop growers ought to lind this man, Chapman, and in
form him that i.o had batter let somebody else do tin
writing for the newspapers.
The Oregonian has discovered that the country mav be
savd after all as the following editori.il will show:
The turn of the buiius tide hn xlr.ady ooii.b in the Kant. ,,) H event.
In immtMliHtr ;rp,v( i.ronuse luitrtvlvrale ita How tuHiu.ls h.-nllliv aotiv.lv
Hrveat is ulreudv under way ill the Southwest with favorahle' weather
and iwdwin tW .rl,l.,l,t.v ,.f a ,.lunumei,al wheat, to,, to a eertamtv'
It ha. al.o l un ... the N,.ril,w.at , U H. ,) V,Ul (,unt,c-'s'
rhe crop will W ,,.,iu-kly lM.uKht up. for hull, our donatio imllors ami 3
Luropeai. buyer, luae allowed their Mook, to run low. I,, ire Xn ol
wheat r.. roads have .-oneeut rated more ear, west of the . u i K ver"
Put iLr- '""-V r,,",f,m,r1-,b.V mauteaof ra Ue U.g
k Ell, I"0' "r U' k1 V'KWk' to ru...h 'l'.lv of mlhrif j
eiuc. j lulateliihiu lava iH-asimtsm n.mii,. .. .1 . "i
future r! ,,J(t. ,Htl'u"' eo.,s,derahlew1llmK.l,e!. to extract for "
buying el dr, ' IIS i, .
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A 01 winch helps sum,.,
will all be rich and happy.
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NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
River and Harbor Bill, Carry
ing Large Appropriations.
Opposed in Senate.
WashlnKton. The river and harbor
bill, carrying one, of the largest ap
propriations In recent years, will meet
determined opposition In the lenate
thin week.
Tho bill on the ff.ee of It, an lndors
ed by the neriate committee on com
merce, carries about $53,000,000. Ao
tiially, however, the sum authorized
will be much greater.
Kxn ml nation of the bill shows that
the "pork barrel" has been generouH
ly diKtrlbuted to nearly every section
of the country.
While opposition forces are mass
ing thflr BtreiiKth In the senate for
an tittiick on the rivers and harbors
bill, as the chiof "pork barrel" meas
ure of tho year, a hill introduced In
th house by Representative Rueker,
of Missouri, atrikes at the use of a
"barrel" In national elections.
Would Limit Campaign Expenditures.
The bill limiting the use of the
"barrel" provides for the control of
campaign contributions and expendi
tures. It is a codification of the three ex
isting federal lawB with regards to
canipalKU expenditures. It also con
tralns Hoveral new nectlonB.
The most significant of these Is the
one which provides that no "political
committee" nmy use in any state a
greater amount than the aggregate
contributed by the citizens of that
state. Representative Rueker'i report
expressly slated that the bill provides
that this Is not to limit the use of
money for publishing literature, for
advertising, or for any other campaign
method which appeals primarily to
tho Judgment of voters, but It Is de
signed to prevent the collecting of
Immense coat rl but ions from corpora
tions and Individuals In the financial
centers of the country for use in va
rious states. In a word, It Is uimed
at the national "barrel."
House 8earren's Bill Is Reported.
A substitute for the La Follette Bea
nion's bill passwd by the senate was
favorably reported to the houBe.
The bill substantially adopts the re
qulrements agreed on by the conven
tlon on safety of life at sea at London,
last January, as to lifeboats on ocean
vessels, and applies these In modified
form to United States vessels In ocean
voyages on routes not more than 20
nautical miles off shore and ou the
great lakes. It would require an
ocean passenger steamer, at every
moment of 11b voyage, to have aboard
no more persons than there are ac
CommodntionB In lifeboats and life
rafts, at least 75 per cent of this equip
mont to be lift: bouts. Cargo stauiors
would carry enough lifeboats for all
board undor existing regulations.
National Capital Brevities.
Vote on the 20 year reclamation ex
tension bill which has been presented
to the house by committee, Is expect
ed this week.
Co-operative dairies, mutual fire In
surance companies and like concents
nuiBt pay the Income tax according to
a ruling, of tie United States supreme
court.
Investigation will be made In the
senate of the report that senate sta
tionery and government officials fig
ured in the promotion of gold mines
In North. Carolina,
Astrology Is a superstition and the
moon and planets have no Influence
on weather conditions, declares the
bulletin of the agricultural depart
ment. The trousiiry department received
word from the revenue cutter Hear at
Nome that It is not at present possible
on account of the Ice. to rescue the
crew of the Kurluk, refugees on Wran
gell Island.
The Russian Koverument has been
sskeil, It Is said. If (leorge Marye ot
San Kraut-lsco would he acceptable to
the cuar for the I'nited States em
bassy In St, Petersburg.
More authority in compelling In
come tax dodge tb to come to time is
souclit by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo, who would force disclosure
of names of stockholders in corpora
tions and have books made free of
access.
Title of transcontinental railroads
to some $70(1. 000. 1'OO worth of petrel
eum land as against other private
claimants was upheld hy the supreme
court in a test .mm brought by Kd
miind Burke of I'alifornla against the
Southern I'aoiflo Itallroad company.
The Interstate commerce commis
sion has ordered reparation of the
exce freight payments made on 4."0
shipments of wool from Oregou and
other western states pending a hear
ing of tho cases of the railroad coin
mission of Oregon and National Woo'
growers' association versus the On
gon Short Line ;nid oilier railroad
The an. out. Is of reparation to sh
pers ranue from $.i to $1100.
TO IM INTHl;' SWIM SOCIALLY
USL MONITOR CALLING CARDS
A
Trespasser
By DWIGHT NORWOOD
One spring morning w hen the trees
bore that lirst pale greeu ot the season
which is more delh-ate than uny other
of their many beautiful tints Miss Mil
lei saw a party of children come
through the gateway and go romping
over her grounds They appeared to
be under the care of a single person, a
tuuu. Indignant at this entry Into her
doninln without permission, she strode
down the drive" ay to meet them.
"l'urdon me, sir. but did you not see
the notice?"
"I saw that trespassers would be
prosecuted under penalty of the law."
"Well, then, why did you bring these
children In here?"
"Because 1 knew they would be de
lighted to he here."
"And you were willing to subject
them to prosecution?"
"No; they are minors. If nny one Is
to be prosecuted it Is I."
"And you were willing to be prose
cuted yourself?"
"Certainly, so long as I thereby give
pleasure, to these children."
"If you had asked permission I might
have granted it."
"That would have been more polite.
I ndmlt, but politeness begins at home.
Ton have not put up a notice that nny
one wishing to enjoy your grounds mny
apply to you for permission and you
will consider the application. You
have given warning Hint any one tres
passing on your grounds will be pros
ecuted under the law. I accept the
terms of this noHce. I bring these
children oh to your premises, and It Is
your privilege to prosecute me."
He bunded her his card, turned away
snd Joined the little ones, who were
racing about, laughing and shouting.
Miss Miller was astonished, outraged.
There seemed nothing for her to do
but act upon the notice she had put up
The young mnn had brought It nil on
himself. As for the children, she felt
quite relieved that they were minors
anil the man was responsible for them.
Returning to the house, she ordered
out her pony cart and drove Into the
village to see her attorney. He was
out of town, but would return lute that
night. She stated the case to a stu
dent In his olllce. who told her thnt
she might swear out a warrant for the
arrest of the trespasser. Mr. Gilbert
Chase, who was principal of a school.
Miss Miller was loath to net without the
advice of a competent person, but she
wns very angry, partly iK'cnuse her
notice had been set at defiance and
partly because the young man had suc
ceeded In placing himself In a very fa
vornble position and her In a very un
favorable one. Acting on Impulse, she
swore out the warrant, and Mr. Chase
was arrested ns he was leaving ber
grounds. He furnished bull to appear
the next day for trial and wns per
mitted to go where he liked In the
meantime.
The iK-xt morning Miss Miller ap-
pen red against the accused, stating that
a notice was nailed to a tree near the
entrance of her grounds giving warn
ing to trespassers. The Justice asked
the prisoner If he was represented by
counsel, to which he replied thnt he
would conduct hia own case. Then he
added:
"I refuse to answer to this charge
on the ground that there Is no law of
the land to compel me to answer."
Miss Miller had left word for her at
torney to come to court In time to
conduct the case, and at this Juncture
he entered. As soon as he was In
formed concerning the matter, address
ing the Justice, be said:
'.My client, your honor, enters a
nolle prosequi."
"Whut's that?" asked Miss Miller.
"You drop the case."
"I drop the case! Indeed, I do no
suchhlng."
"The prisoner has stnted the fact cor
rectly; there is no Inw to punish him
for trespassing on your premises."
"No law; Well, what are all such
signs for then?"
"Probably to frighten trespassers,
nicy don't mean anything."
The lawyer wns mistaken, but Miss
Miller did not learn that until Inter.
Miss Miller after paying the costs
left the court In company with her at
torney At the door they parted, the
lady going to her home The first thing
she did after getting there was to carry
a small ladder and a hatchet with her
own hands to the tree supporting the
notice and, mounting the ladder,
smash the board with ttie hatchet.
Then throwing the hatchet on the
ground she stalked to the house, leav
ing ber keeper to take away the frng
menis and the means of their destruc
tion
The person who stood for Miss Mil
ler In place of parents w-ns a white
headtsl old lady with a benevolent face
Her grandchild having neglected to ask
her advice In Tlie rlrst place, now that
the damage was done, went to her, con
tided to her how she had been treated
and asked her how she might punish
the schoolmaster.
"If yon nsk tne. my dear, w hat It Is
Incumbent ou you to do to set your
self rig-bt I will reply that you should
write him an apology, first, for object
ing as you did to tils bringing the chil
dren to enjoy the grounds and, second,
for having him arrested."
This was a bitter pill for M1ss Mil
ler to rvallow, but she swallowed It
When It was all over she found that
his action had given her a high In
stead of a low opinion of htm. snd he
Is now the niating.'!- of her estate. The
grounds are open to any one who con
ducts himself proivrly.
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