llftMT PAOtt Independence Enterprise PREPARE For Bumper Fruit and Hop Crop CHARLES EDWARD HICKS KuU'ivtl at I-depor-dencs, Ore., poa office aa second claw matter. Subscription, $1.50 Pr Year MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING to carry their tnvasuru and It In ui The editor of the UeuiUer . - xrvtt of tho country. Vote prolilbl io a great if" i ii".'i ,. onrt. vuu ataiuat the --- ...m.nrr-B nilfinN. MAUIMlfR 4. 110. FMt POUR INPKPKWPtwfcK tHiinrnnii murnunvw ....,, -. ----- , , 1 1 , 1 1 u - , - .. .... on the ballot. Th.re are aiiuiou uieas- inulod acftiUHt. as under the prex-nt dtasuue d you moat ttu.ly local option m noiaiH-u. . .. . ,ar,.tulv. Tiu, tinatt hut trade la d.Kc.luiinatra ssai .H j ,. . gulot)I1 by the local option Iw: .noiio mil , disguise. Once more. l that . i:i.H-tiit with the luuor traff . 1 . . .. . .A '.... - ' , - , , .. preiiareu io vine . vj on r'' And what U there auout the aaloon ftppoari, on u, bl4l,0, mm uium-a ,..., uuj ...".y ..h.,h ,h .,... ... , cailSl. doubt dry-goods. cIoiliitiK. meat. bread. ".. t M U) ,,0 ,ll(lllt,m. Kvetv legitimate Industry suitors bo- - .,.. ,. cause of tlie sai.H.n l.v.r tw.Muy i t wbvr() ttru lgno. Ineaa hou.- In Iul.a r their bual- " 1 r niwwure. new U Increasing and tlwy Heart u rosnonsible for favor a dry county. IVrhapa aoim - m.(,lfllr nf til country, especial saloon men wish to ve off the com- , lttl.t,(, ,n ur munlty or perhaps the brewers wish "tnfl" . ,nteiiiCent uae. A to eatabHah a plant In Pal us. '-,vot N0 ls a 8afe vote on any mea !S-.!JBl",r eiitbSrour n,.nd la t-ot thorouKh.y nr hv nrnhltiitlon The cry that the nelnhborliiK; coun ty Kfta our trade la a ato It arnutnent. I'erhapa some pooplo do buy goods fmm Salom Rut that la not due to the fact that Sulera haa saloons. What made up on. A WEAK DEFENSE Last week's Itemlzer brings us Rood newa. U states that the sheriff, an insult to trie citizens or uaiias, independence statltiK that cer that because they do some trading In ,.art,.. wero si-lling liquor, at Snlem the Hem ler concludes tnat thev nre drinklne Salem booze! Tor haps he is Judging others by himself. The fact Is a certain business man of Dallas who favors a wet county says such argument Is false. People go to Salem because of peculiar con ditions obtaining in Dallas irrelevant to the liquor question. If the Itemizer only knew that a very well-to-do citizen of the county Is only waiting for the county to go dry again to put up one of the best Dallas buildings in one of the best lo calities, he might be more careful in his cry. "discrimination." BE ON THE SAFE SIDE Vote NO on every measure that you do not understand to be to the )pt Interests of the country. It is not sufficient to pass these measures up without voting on them. The cor Tuptionlsts are mustering every vote Modern Sweets Make Welcome Treats r Moism Beta U At OvarantH nf fm Cn4 tain parties wero st-lling liquor, at once . came to this city to investi gate. No arrests. however, were made. Kit her the informant was mis taken and no liquor Is being sold; In that case prohibition truly prohibits: or. the sheriff might nave Deen un able to catch the violator. Hut he Is too capable for that. A mam who ls able to run don the escaped con victs la too capable to let violators of the liquor law escape. Is It pos- IK1 that tha lattpl hat the Itenilx- er mentions is the same one as the Dallas business man saw. wnen ue sheriff showed this letter it is saiu he asked the business man. .ovv ...,.!.! -nii-h:iv none. Hie W V n ' 1. J business man w'lhpc-r;!. ' I guess it I were you. I would p'lone ahead that was comln- ' it l' n-i n.'us iu see our sheriff '.te - "ready con cerned about law oif'rcmeent just befora elctln". Candy Patronize tho "Hoitrn Dealer" Mlni ConfKtlomnr Co., Ntn., Portland, Onion Good Paint Is True Economy The real cost of paint is the average cost per year of protecting and beautifying the surf 2ce. The paint that costs the least per gallon is not the cheapest. It's the paint . that covers the most surface and wears longest. Ask your painter to use ACME QUALITY HOUSE PAINT i It insures the greatest protection and beauty at the least cost per , year of service. Color cards and suggestions for fashionable . com binations at our store. No matter what the surface to be painted, enameled, stained or varnished, there's an Acme Quality Kind to fit the purpose P. M. KIRKLAND DRUGGIST INDEPENDENCE OREGON POLICE RECORDS GIVE FRCOF The Dallas reords show that for the year ending June ;!U, 1H08. 78 ar rests were made for drunkenness. For the two years ending June 30, 1910, there were 02 arres;a made tor the same cause. That is, in the two years under local option there were less than one-half as many arrests marto Ha in one viar under the. sa- , loons. , 1 The records of Independence make la better showing. For the year end iing June 30. 1908, there were 47 ar rests for drunkenness. For the two years ending June 30, 1910, there were only 18. In other words, dur ing tUa torn vpnrs under local option only a little more than one-third as many arrests for drunkenness as in one year under license. This alone shows that prohibition prohibits. Vote 100 X YES for a dry coun ty. THE REAL MOTIVE It is commendable for an editor to make a valiant fight for the protec tion, of the boys and girls. , That the editor of the Observer has recently .itaken this role is good news. He Is ;at present greatly troubled over the 'fact that so many mtnors are getting liquor not indeed in Dallas or Polk 'cnuntv. but from Portland and Salem through the mail order system. He ia apparently aware of the fact that Dallas, being a dry town,, does not sell much, if any, liquor to minors and that, it being so hard to get Hq I uor at home.these boys are compelled to send to Portland and Salem. The only thing that puzzles us is why the editor did not find out a year ago that these boys are getting liquor? Why should he discover this fact just before election? Has he sud denly become altruistic and seeks now to uplift the boys by doing his best to bring back the saloon into Dallas and Polk county so these boys can get their drinks at home? Or is he simply driven by self defense to pick at a last straw in order to save his own booze and his booze friends? Is it not .a fact after all that the boys have always been able to get liquor in Dallas, but that the alarmed editor has not cared enough about the matter to investigate? Why did he not plead in behalf of the boys a year ago? What is his real motive, boys or booze? IGNORE SLANDEROUS REPORTS ' In this issue Mr. Bice answers em phatically the slanderous reports that the wet people have started against him. Before competent witnesses, one of whom is a democrat, Mr. Bice ,has fully and openly declared himself i favoring a dry state and county, i We are informed by a business I man of Dallas that when Mr. Bice was campaigning in the Spring Val ; ley precinct he met a wagon load of Imen whom he stopped and told his (mission. They asked him, "Where 1 do" you stand on the liquor question? ; Mr. Bice answered, "I favor a dry state and county." The men sald,"We i don't, but we admire a mani who ls square cut." These stories are started and cir- cnlntpd hv the -wet nennle who refuse to give any maw credit. of reforming. (No one can afford to pay any atten tion to them. Mr. Bice is a man of ' Integrity and can be depended upon. FRUIT DRYING STOVES & STEEL HOP STOVES a Specialty These stoves are made of heavy boiler plate lined with fire brick they re quire no masonry to be installed every inch of these stoves is heating surface they are made in all sizes We also have Dryer Pipes ANDERSON FURNACE CO. MANUFACTURER OF The Furnace That Has Made Salem Famous 658 TRADE STREET, SALEM, OREGON. PHONE 886 If elected, which will, no doubt, be sberlff. Tbe very fact tnat inu wei the case, he Will maKe an exceiu-m voters are uiuuiuuk m cm ""ii ia .-' idonce that they what lie says. believe ho means it Polk County's Leading Hardware Firm Hanna Brothers have the largest stock of hardware in the Willam ette valley, outside of Portland. In connection with their hard ware they have their separate ap partment for harness, which com prises the largest stock carried in Polk county. A separate apart ment is also given to their vehicle stock. The vehicle apartment is the largest in all the valley out of Portland. Ranges and heaters occupy an apart ment. Their entire floor space is 14,500 feet. HANNA Hardware Dealers BROS. Independence, Oregon