THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Published Weekly at Independence,
Oregon, on Friday.
Polk County,
Entered as Second Claw Matter August 1, luiz at the Post Office at Inde
pcndence, folk County, Oregon, Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Independence, Oregon, Friday, December 7, 1917
A Woman
Detective
By ETHEL HOLMES
The passing1 of John F. Carroll, editor of the
Portland Telegram, removes an able man from
this life. Oregon is a prohibition state today be
cause Mr. Carroll made the Telegram the leading
exponent of the cause.
You quite often hear it said that the "Democrats
are for Olcott for governor. In this particular
instance if it were true we would greatly admire
the taste of the Democrats. But, Democrats, like
those other humans, Republicans, have a partisan
strip running from one end of their back bones
to the other. They want a pure, genuine Demo
crat for governor and will have one, too, if Doc
Withycombe or Gus Moser is the man they have
to beat. So you can put it down that Democrats,
who love the loaves and fishes, are not for Olcott
for governor.
A strenuous fight is brewing between Senator
Chas. h. McNary and R. N. Stanfield. Possibly
there may be another candidate. It will be up to
the Republican voters of Oregon to choose be
. t ,1 T .
tween tne two or tnree. it ought to be easy to
make a choice, benator McNary has demonstrated
during his tenure of office that he stands close to
the people. He has voted as they wished him to
vote. The pernicious interests have threatened
to get him politically. He has never once raised
the white flag and laid down on the people. We
repeat that it is easy to make a choice. No one
can give one good reason why McNary should be
taken out of the Senate and Stanfield put in his
place.
(Copjrr.rtii, inn. Wasters N.w.ppr Unloa.)
We hear little of the work of wom
an detectives, but for my part I dont
sen why women should not excel In
thin field. A detective needs the fac
ulty of noticing small things, ex indica
tory of large things, and that Is Just
what women possess.
For this reason I, a woman, choBe
the detective field hv which to mnk
a II vine, and succeeded. My first case
gave me a standing thiit another might
have been years In acquiring. But I
will admit there was an element of
luck In It.
'A family of some means living In a
not very attractive portion of the city
rmd the misfortune to lose a little girl
seven years of age. They felt sure the
child hud heen kidnaped for ransom,
though there was not the slightest evi
dence to support the theory. The moth
er hud left the little girl on her door
Mi ps while she went to the next
door neighbor for a chat. She said
Hint she whs away only a few minutes
hut her statement proved that the
time of her absence was nearly an
hour. At any rnte, when she returned
to her own house her daughter was
not on the steps nor In the house.
The next day the mother gave the
ease to the detective agency where I
had Just been employed. I would not
have been assigned to the work had
not every other detective In the em
ploy of the ofllce been busy. As It waB,
the chief turned It orer to me with a
lot of Instructions which were Intend
ed to make np for my inexperience.
As soon as I left him I went to work
In my own way. After an Interview
with the mother I made up my mind
that the child had ben kidnaped, and
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WITHOUT THIS SEAL
NOTICE Or SHEKIFF'S SALE.
Notice is hereby given that by vir
tue of an execution in foreclosure
issued out of the Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon, for Polk County, on
the 19th day of November, 1917, upon
a judgment and decree duly given and
made in and by said Court on the 19th
day of November, 1917, in a suit then
pending in said Court in which Verd
Hill was the plaintiff, and C. G. Long,
Mary C. Long, his wife, and D. E.
Fletcher wera the defendants (Case
No. 5033), said judgment and decree
being in favor of plaintiff and against
said defendants, for the eura of $7!1.59
with interest thereon from July 25,
VGRBSPQNDENCD
BUENA VISTA
Mr. and Mrs. Car) Neal of
Portland arrived here Thanks
giving day and spent several
days with the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Neal.
Rev. and Mrs. Armstrong and
Mr. and Mrs. K, M. Lichty were
ThankFfrivintf guests at the
home tif Mr. and Mrs. F. L.
Chown.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Hevena
were Thanksgiving guests at the
J. K. Noal home.
Ernest Chown, w ko is staying
in Independence, came Lome and
ate Thanksgiving dinner with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. L.
Chown. returning to his school
Sunday evening.
The Red Crews social last Fri
day evening was a great success.
The prcceeds amounted to ov r
Miss Plant and Miss Rose
bought the remaining stock of
W. U. Reverts and commenced
selling on Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Huston spent
Thanksgiving at the C. P. Wells
home.
Mrs. Wm. Mattison of Inde
pendence spent several days with
her sisters, Mrs. B. A. Snyder
and Mrs, Eston Bevens.
Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Prather.
Grandma MsClain and Mrs. W.
R. McClain and children spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Murphey.
Marvin Elkins visited here
with his sister, Mrs. VV. R.
Bevens, and brother, A. A.
Elk ins.
Mr. and M. N. Prather spent
Thanksgiving with their son,
Cleve, and family.
Orville Wells, Alfred Loy and
Gladys Reynolds, who are at
tending pchool at the 0. A. C,
were week-end visitors at their
homes here.
Rev. and Mrs. Armstrong ex
pect to leave this week for
Indiana where Rev. Armstrong
will have charge of a church.
All are sorry to see the Arm
strongs leave us, but wish them
success.
Roy Knighton, who is
ing in the fire department in
Salem, visited his parents here
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wells and
Rev. and Mrs. Armstrong com
bined business and pleasure in
Salem Monday.
J. K. Neal was a Salem visitor
Monday.
N. E. Tyler was delivering
potatoes in Salem Manday.
The Ladies Rural Club meets
December 13. All tnemb n are
requested to be present as there
is Red Croiva work to do.
1917. at the rte of 10 oer cent Der
I thought It likely that the kidnaper j annum until paid; for the further sum
of $132.36, installments, principal and
interest, on street improvement assess
ments in the City of Independence,
Oregon; for the further sum of $69.62
taxes paid by plaintiff on the mort
gaged premises hereinafter described,
with interest on said installments and
taxes from Juiy 25th, 1917, at the rate
of 6 per cent per annum until paid; for
the further sum of $100.00 attorney's
fees in said suit, and for the further
sum of $4.65, with interest at 6 per
cent per annum from July 25, 1917,
until paid, fire insurance premium paid
by plaintiff for fire insurance as alleged
in his complaint herein, and the further
sum of $5(1 40 costs and disbursements
in said suit, and the coat of and upon
said writ; and, Whereas it was further
ordered and decreed by said Court in
said suit, that the following mortgaged
property should be sold by me as
Sheriff, to satisfy said judgment, coats
and accruing costo and it appearing,
that all taxes due rpon said mortgaged
property has been paid by the laintiff
herein, therefora, by virtue of said
judgment, decree, and writ of execu
tion in foreclosure to me directed, I
will on the 22nd day of December,
1917, at thelhour of 1:00 o'clock p. m.
of said day at the front door of the
County Court House at the City of
Dallas, in Polk County, Oregon, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for
cash in hand on day of sale, all the
right, title, interest and estate of said
defendants, and of all persons claiming
under them or either of them, in and
to the following described premises,
to-wit: Lot No. One (1) in Block No.
Eight (8) in Henry Hill's Town of
Independence, Polk County, Oregon.
Said sale being subject to redemp
tion in form and manner as by law
provided, and the proceeds thereof to
be applied in payment of the aforesaid
judgment, costs and accruing C0.-.U,
and in esse any of the proceeds of said I
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of plaintitT's said judgment, costs and
accruing coats, the isame shall be paid
over to the Clerk of t-aid Court to be
held or said defendants s their inter
ests may appear herein.
Dated at Dallas, Oregon, this 23rd
day of November, 1!17.
John W. Orr,
Sheriff of Polk County, Oregon
B. F. Swoi'E. Attorney.
First 11-23. Last 12-21.
Inhabited the region not far sway
w hich was filled with foreigners' of n
vry low type. I put an advertise
ment In several foreign language
newspapers that circulated In the re
gion, stating that If the kidnapers of
the child giving the street and num
ber would lenve a statement of the
ransom required under tho front door,
the case could be settled without re
course to the police.
Within two or three days Mrs. Smltz
bnrger, tho mother, came to me with
a note that hud been thrnst under
the front door. I examined It closely
before opening It, hut found no clue.
It had been written by an uneducated
person, evidently a foreigner, since sev
eral words In It seemed to have been
supplied from some foreign language.
I took It to my former perceptor at the
Normal school, who knew something
of every language spoken on the face
of the enrth. and after a careful study
of It he told me that It had been dic
tated by an Irishman, but the writer
was an Italian.
Much surprised at this report, I ask
ed him how he knew this, and
he said that certain English words
were spoiled as an Irishman would pro
nounce them, and there were certain
words that were distinctly Irish. One
of these was the word between, which
was spelled betune. The professor
pointed out a number of these In
stances, and I whs convinced that his
theory was correct. Either an Irish
man or an Italian was the culprit, and
probably both were Interested In the
ransom demanded, which was $2,000.
I dictated a response to the mother
of the child, stating that the ransom
demanded would be paid and asking
where It could he left. When the re
sponse wns handed to me I examined
It crltlcnlly, as I had the first letter
before opening It, but I found only it
dirty envelope. I was sitting before a
table made of light wood. After read
ing the letter, I noticed on the light
surface a black hair about an Inch
long. I felt sure that It had not been
there before I had opened tho letter,
mid surmised thai It had fallen from
the envelope. I took up the hair nnd
examined It closely. It was a glossy
black, with n tinge of grease, except
on the larger end. where (here was
possibly n sixteenth of an inch of red.
I reasoned that I had a very low
class, considered Intellectually, to deal
with, and bethought myself how I
could make the kidnapers believe that
I knew them. After a good deal of
thinking. I concluded to resort again
to communication through the newspa
per. I put a portonnl In the papers I
hud already used as follows :
'The kidnapers of the little girl (of
such a street and number) are known
to me. If you will return the child un
harmed, you will not be prosecuted. If
you do not you will be sent to state
prison. The mother prefers this
work-i course to arrestiiv and punishing you.
To convince- iu that you are known
I wt!l say that one of the two parties
Interested in the matter Is au Italian;
the other Is an Iri-hinan with red hair :
which he dye black. If the child Is
not returned t her home within four i
days the puMUs will be dealt with as
criminals.
"I'rlvate IVtecttve."
I put In the d with misgivings,
though thrrv was good reason to hope
the scheme would be successful. On
the morning of the fourth day of grace,
when 1 bad gheti up hoping, soon
after da light a child's cry was heard j
u Mrs. S:i;:;li'!vM doorsteps. The j
woman r:ui down, end found her little j
daughter. j
My Mieovsji surprised iny detective I
associates and I was nt once entered !
for n kiiI;.i work I.. ole oKI h ,.nds at !
the I'U-iiic.NS. It Is i... lios to say tin t
the mother of Out vbild was ticptlou- j
ally huppy.
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Stopovers
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