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r 1 A INDEPENDENCE JITOR "THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS" VOL. 5 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1916 NO. 12 MEET MARK VVEATHERFORD NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT Mark V. Weatherford, a prince among men, a man of the people, speaks in Independence Sun day night at the opera house. He is a candidate for congress on the Democratic and Prohibition tickets. If all the First district knew him as does Albany his home town the result would be so one-sicled that his opponent would feel like a negro running for office in Mississippi. There are no Republicans or Democrats, "wets" or "drys" in Albany when it comes to boosting for Mark Weatherford. Because of the great preponderance of public sentiment in Oregon favorable to prohibition, it coes without saving that onlv "dry" candidates can be elected to represent it in the halls of con gress. So overshadowing the liquor question and our various ideas on how to handle it, we are pre sented with the opportunity next Tuesday of choosing between a giant and a pigmy for a place in congress. Weatherford is the giant, Hawlej the pigmy. We have been electing the pigmy so long that it has become a sort of habit with us which has been injurious to our best interests and a black eye to the state. But perhaps after ten years we've come to the place where we've realized our mistake, that the harm we did ourselves was self inflicted, and can rise to the full height of our manhood or womanhood, forget party for a moment, and east off our pigmy representative who has not represented us the poor devils but Wall Street and the capital istic interests. In electing Weatherford, the giant, we are sending one of our own number, who ever since he was a boy . on the farm has never betrayed a trust, never shirked a plain duty or failed to go down into his pocket and divide his last dollar with the needy or oppressed and who during his career as a lawyer, hundreds of times without hope of reward or fee, has stood at the bar and pleaded with judge and jury to give the poor man his rights, an equal chance or a fair hearing. Then to think that you or I just com mon poor devils would vote against him because he didn't belong to our party, his solution of the liquor problem was different from ours or because we didn't exactlv agree upon some policy of government. ' CLYDE "ECKER. STICK, BROTHER AND SISTER, STICK This section of Polk county will be deprived of representation in the count' court house unless the voters of Independence, Monmouth, Suver and Buena Vista present a solid front next Tues day for Asa B. Robinson and John S. Bohannon. It is no time for partisan politics, petty grievances or personalities. If we stand united, we will like ly wrin; if we divide, we get nothing. REGISTRATION FIGURES Rep. Independence (I) 57G Monmouth (4) 32 Luckianiute (2) 134 Eola 86" Buena Vista T'il Suver -13 Dem. 360 2'JO 137 51 74 CG Total County ... Male. 3881 31'S'J 2113 Female, 2882 Proh. 16 25 1G 3 7 5 Soc. 38 8 7 6 6 1 17) Mis. IS 33 5 8 2 2 25G . J? CROWLEY IS A SURE BET The Dallas Observer quotes The Monitor correctly, assumes something and then denies the assumption. Neither Mr. Crow ley nor his newspaper supporters have ever stated that he can abulish the superfluous office of supervisor. What we did say and repeat is that he c.n use his influence towards its abolish ment and has reason to believe that he wid be successful. T-:e people of Polk county have male up their minds wisely, tx -to elect Fred S. Crowley of Tlickrt all as county superintend ent. It wou'J not be surprising if he carried every voting pre cinct in the county. His opponent is Miss Airaeda J. Fuller of Dallas. m SEID BACK DIES Seid Back, America's most distinguished Chinaman, died at his home near Independence on Tuesday night at the age of 64 years. On Sept. 16 he suffered a bad fall in which he- received internal injuries and never re covered from it, altho death was caused directly by pneumonia. Funeral services were held stthe White Temple in Portland. Seid Back has been a promin ent factor in Oregon for nearly fifty years as an importer, a rail road contractor and a hop raiser. Coming to America a poor boy, he left a fortune at his death estimated as high as a million dollars. Seid Back was a familiar char acter in Independence ana was greatly respected by all. His one great hobby was to have a brilliant display of fireworks on the banks of the Willamette ev ery Fourth of July, and he has spent as much as $500 on a single celebration. MAY DECIDE P. O. The people of Independence by the way they vote on next Tues day may indirectly choose the postmaster. According to re liable republican authority if E. E. Paddock can make a good showing for Congressman Haw ley in Independence and Polk county and the nation votes Mr. Hughes in as president, Mr. 1 addock will be handed the Independence postoftice. If Hawley falls down here, it will be a free-for-all fight between a half dozen aspirants. The Moni tor can say for Mr. Paddock, while we on the other side in the congressional battle, that as Hawley's manager here, he has been a game and clever fighter and a hard worker and if the spoils of war are to be distributed for good and faithful service for Hawley, Mr. Paddock has earned the plum. CRISSIE BRAMBERG IS IN THE LEAD Miss Crissie Bramberf? has a small lead over the field of a dozen already entered in the Popular Girl Contest. Crissie Bramberg 225 Pauline Stapleton 200 Dolly Bearing 200 Helen Butler , 100 Laura Baker . 100 Eva Collins 100 Dorothy Childs 100 Verl Carmaok 100 Helen Eaton.... 100 Ora Fen ton 100 Eileen Hewitt 100 Thelma Whiteaker 100 Further particulars and 25 f res votes on page 3 of this Monitor. T. E. C. HALLOWE'EN The Hallowe'en party at the social hall of the Baptist church was a "howling" success. From eight o'clock until eleven, the hall was just teeming with peo ple. Many a fair maid and many a strong young man was told his fate by the witch who stirred her pot. Some tried to learn hew many years it would be oefore they were "hitched" for life by blowing at the candles. Trying to throw apples thru a horseshoe was a diversion en- ! Who's Your Tailor? Buy Customs Tailoring ft" I: I I i. 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And as ever, so always was the candy table with its sweets and its chews. After the stunts were finished supper was served in cafeteria style, and it was a most appetizing meal. The Tuesday Evening Club is sure making itsulf famous by its joy-provoking parties. They had spent much time in decora tion. The autumn leaves, the dim lights and the grinning pumpkins gave the hall a weird effect that was well in keeping with the occasion. Two or three ghosts visited the hall durihg the evening, a Chink was pres ent; but the old man with his white hair ami big paunch, and the old lady with the squeaky voice and lame leg were th center of amusement as long as they staid. O. CHOOSING A DISTRICT ATTORNEY The Monitor last week said what it thought about the "widow pension cases" which Mr. Piasecki and his friend3 have raised a3 an issue for the Diimoje of defeating Mr. Tooze for district attorney. We prefer to take the widows' word for it rather than that of some fellow peddling the tale around. The widows are not weeping and crying that they have been robbed, as it is charged, but are happy and satis-ed, having re ceived what was coming to them according to contract. Numer ous 6tories all tarred with the same stick, concerning both Mr. Tooze and Mr. Piasecki put into circulation . by over zealous friends of one to injure the other, being about equal, we dismiis them along with the merry not wecring widows and bring out the real issue which the smoke and odor of the "mess" has obscured from view and which Mr. Taxpayer would like to learn som thing about. He has to pay the freight and all the district attorney's mistakes, thru lack of ability or inexperience, are charged to his account. He oueht to use the same precaution, in selecting an attorney to look after his pub lic (the county's) business i.s he does his own private business and if he wisely follows tt is pre caution, he will choose the more experienced attorney, Mr. Tooz. In the inhrest of the taxpayer and for this reason alona. The Monitor recommends the election of Walter L. Tooze as diitricl attorney. ASA B. ROBINSON AND HIS GOOD RECORD "My record as County Clerk speaks for itself. If anybody thinks there ia a blot on it any where, Jet him come to me, we will open up the books and see what there is to it." So speaks Asa H. Robinson. And the "blot" wouldn't be there fifteen minutes afUr the "books were opened up". While his fficial record was severely criticised two years ag. you will note that there has been no attacks made upon it this year. "You couldn't beat Robinson with a hickory elm club," says u Republican candidate, who has been over the county and has iound out. His efficient and courteous administration of the office of County Clerk has won him an army of warm admirers, irrespective of party. The service that he has given Polk iounty is of such a charaeter a3 to des arve a continuance. JOHN S. BOHANNON IS FIGHTING HARD John S. Bohannon has been making a strenuous campaign, has met with en couraging responses in every part of the county and the prospects of his eleetion are very bright. In the meantime his opponent, Mose, has remained in the bullrubheu at Dallas and huE never given the people a chance to eee him to find out what he stands for or what he woulo do if elected. He is depending upon a sectional feeling , against Independence to elect him, all ' - " because of certain improvements made made here by the County Court which John Bohannon had nothing to do with. - y