PACK TW INDEPENDENCE INTfPPRI.g. INDirptNnfNCt. OREGON. .
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
L. L, HEWITT. M. 0.
PHYSICIAN A NO SURGEON
Omc to Cooper building, won I
aad . OffU hosre, I a, "a. to It i
u4 to P. m. Call, euswered nUb
ud 4a.
W. R. ALLIN, D. O.
OENTIST
Both pboi.ee. Cooper BW.
Independence, Oregua.
LAURA PRICE, M. D.
Monmouth, Oregon
Specialty P1 of Womw
Bell Te
in 13
B. F. 8WOPE
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
PUBLIC
WU1 practice la all courts of the
Bute, Probate matter. and cone,
lion given prompt attention.
Office. Cooper Bid.
Independence 0rKon
THE ELDRIDGE
C. E. VanAllsn, Prop.
Large sunny rooms, en suite or sin
gle. Electric light., bath and pi
European Plan
248 N. Commercial it, Salem, Or.
C. W. HENKLE
Funeral Director and Licensed
Embalmer
Lady Assistant If desired.
Calls attended day or night.
Independence - Oregon
J. S. SMITH,
LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEER.
Farm sales a specialty. Satisfac
tion guaranteed. Independent phone.
AIRLIE, OREGON
Dr. G. E. MILLS
VETERINARY SURGEON
Cslls will receive prompt attention
Office at Layton's Btables
Independence - - Oregon
INDEPENDENCE AND
MONMOUTH RAILWAY
From Independence to 5.11a
Train No. 4 leaves Independent
dally 6:00 a. m. and Monmouth at
8:15 a, m. aaa arrive t Dallas at
1:40 a. m.
Train Na. ES leave Independence
daily at 19:EC sa. ilonmouta a
11:05 a. m. and arrive, at Dallas at
11:30 a. m. . ,
Train No. 70 leave. Independence
ally at 6:18 p. m. and Monmouth at
1:10 p, m. and arrive, at Dallas at
t:U p. m.
Prom incapantfanee for AMI
Train No. 61 leaves Indepeadenc
a.u- m 7-ffn m and Monmouth, at
7:15 a. m. and arrives at Alrlie at
7: B0 a. m. . .
Train No. 73 leave. Independence
daily at 2:30 p. m. and Monmouth at
S.-60 p, m. and arrive, at Alrlie at
1:23 p. m.
From Dallas for Independence
rrv. i. n fiK lavp Dallas dally
at 8:80 a. m. and Monmouth at 8:65
a. m. and arrive, at independence i
9:15 a. tn.
Train Nn fis leaves Dallas dail)
at 1:00 p. m. and Monmouth at 1:35
p. m. and arrives at Independenc
at 1:40 p. m. (This train connects at
Mnnmntlth for Alrlie.)
Train No. 71 leaves Dallas dally
at 8:00 p. in- and Monmouth at 8:25
p. In. and arrives at Independence
at 8:40 p. na
rrow AMI for Independenc
Train No. 62 leaves Alrlie dally at
8il5 p. m. and Monmouth at 8:60 a.
m. and arrive, at Independence at
9:10 a, m.
Train No. 72 leaves Alrlie daily
at 4:05 p. m. and Monmouth at 4:40
p. m. and arrive at Independence at
4:M p. aa,
D. H. Hetchon of Portland, was In
the city Saturday and made this of
fice a pleasant call.
Dlfl
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THE OREGON LEGISLATURE IS
HOPELESSLY CLOGGED
Night Session to be Held at the
State House During Final
Week; Many B lit.
SaVm, Ore. The concluding v,(;t
of the pro. flit legislative eenalun flnJ-
both Houses hopelessly vIoskoJ :h
worH. It la by many reg.mled as the
most congested final week fiiet'd by
any session in years. Dcub'.lcis ex
tended night session, will bo Isold, but
It would seem utterly Impossible for
the two Mouses to clear up the mas J
of bills that have been dropped luto
the legislative hopper during the past
five wetks. There are really pore
bills to be d sposed of during tho re
maln'ng days than have reeelved at
teiitlon dur't'.s previous week. A to
Ml of CSti blih have been presented
and not'hslf tf them have received
attention.
The trouble is that both Houres lei
the early weeks if the session slip
by while they puttered over petty
bills or consumed valuable time In
political (ilt-cusg on. which served no
UM-tul purpose. In the meantime the
Important ! sr'glation has been neg
lected and must now neeesxtrlly be
rushed through without c ireful con
sideration. Scarcely any big legisla
tion has been developed and dis
cuffed. Good roads alone has been the
only statewide log'guif !rn reeelvlns
attent'on, and this has not been dis
posed of. Notable legislation to be
considered Is the legislative reappor
tionment, the creating of new con
gres!:cnal distHcts, the public service
commission Mils,' Insurance, the eight
hour bill, public levee, half rate for
long disfaance telephoning at night
and the railroad. rato measure.
Appropriations May Ereak Record.
The indications sre that when the
session eonc'udes Its labors the ap
propriations for the n?t two years
will eclipse all previous records and
the taxpayers-of Oregon will see an
aggregate amount of coin voted out of
the state treasury that will make
them sit up and take notice, likewise
reach deeper into their pockets when
they face the tax collector.
Five million dollars, by consecutive
estimate, will represent the minimum
.urn total of appropriations, and the
indications are that it will be "closer
to $8,000,000. In fact, members of the
Joint ways and moans committee
frankly admit that they believe the
figure will be nearer $6,000,000 than
It will 15,000,000.
In the genercl appropriations bill,
filed by the ways and means commit
tee of the House there Is contained an
aggregate appropriation of $366,920.
The general appropriation bill does
not include the eastern Oregon asy
lum, the amounts to be expended on
the University of Oregon, the Oregon
Agricultural College and the Mon
mouth Normal School, the continuing
appropriations of every character, the
amounts to be allotted for country
fairs, the money to be expended In
road and highway Improvement,
should the expected compromise be
tween the factions be carried through,
and numerous other items.
Special Appropriations Heavy,
The ways and means committee of
the House decided to allow the easU
ern Oregon asylum $310,000 instead
of the $400,(100 asked. It was also
concluded to grant the Monmouth
Normal School $50,000, one-half the
amount petitioned for. Then there is
$570,000 contained in the Oregon Ag
ricultural College bills, including its
biennial appropriation. The Univer
sity of Oregon is scheduled to receive
in round numbers $503,000 for 1m
' provements and acquisitions of land
and $250,000 for salaries and mainte
nance appropriation? for state boards,
eleemosenary institutions, fair asso
ciations (which have increased by a
dozen In two years), Improvements
and additions for the state Insane asy
lum, the penitentiary, the home for
the blind, the home for the feeble
minded and other slate institutions,
act contained In" the general appro
priation bill, waioh doe. aot include
iwT9XvaaatL ah- character, the
ainrourUtlon of 150.000 contained la
the Mil for the Astoria centennial
celebration, amouofa sked for Bsh
haUheiW end int'raee la Uriee
scheduled for mny offlcra, wltB more
deputies, and crest tons of new offices
with t todly salaries and expenses.
The stale !. .rowing, say the leg'.
Utors, property value, are Increasing.
Improvements are going ahead rnp
Idly. Institutions .re building up nd
greater appropriations .hould be ex
pected. Tola cannot be denied, but
compared with the appropriation
made by the Legislature two year,
ago, which etnggered the taxpayers,
ilio sum total this session will convey
t ie Impression that the growth musl
t so rapid that the state will soon
o losing It. trousers band and letting
cut n few hitches in Its suspenders.
Reapportionment Hard Problem.
The tenpportlonmeut problem is by
far the laiRest one beloie tho Legis
lature since a compromise has prac
tically be n effected by the good
roads interests wtileh will result In
the ultimate settlement of tho differ
ence that have exited between the
warring good roads factions Mult
nomjh, on account of having one-third
of the population of the state utnl
paying more than onethlul of the
taxes which supports the state s"v
eminent, believes that she should
rlKhlly have one-lliltd of the represen
tative mid 10 senators. The outly
ing d tr!ots will be leupied aga'iut
the Multnomah delt gallon In both
Mouses.
A special committee will bo ap
pointed by Speaker Husk to consider
nil the reapportionment measures that
have been presented Kyety ss!tn
will be overshadowed by the real por
tiutiment problem and ull legislation
of whatever nature that comes up for
consideration in either Mouse Is bound
to bo affeo'ed mor- or less by the re
apportionment bney.
Bailey's Removal Blocked.
Kffort. to remove State Dairy and
Food Commissioner Hat!cy from office
were blocked for thu present in the
House and Senate.
In tho Mouse the report of the spe
cial legislative Invet'gatlni? commit
tee, accusing Dalley of inefficiency.
misappropriation f state funds and
demanding his resignation, was laid
on thd table. In the Senate the ac
tion cn the report wai deferred and
no action la likuly to be taken.
Governor Upholds Whipping Post.
Denouncing the wife-beater as at
heart a barbarian and as such deserv
ing of the only kind of treatment
which will appeal to a person of brut
ish impulses, Governor West vetoed
the bill abolishing the whipping post.
It is believed the governor will also
veto the IJowennan bill, which pro
vides for the creat'on of the office of
assistant secretary of state, delegat
ing full powers and authority of the
secretary himself.
Friil 9ir.'9 8fnc!eeJIef.
A standard size for apple and penr
boxes is prescribed In a bill offered
in the House by Westerlund of Jack
son. The standard size of an apple
box Is fixed at 18 Inches long, 11
inches' wide, 10V4 Inches deep. Inside
measurement. Dimensions prescribed
for the pear box are: 18 Inches long,
11V4 inches wide and 8 Inches deep,
inside meaRtirement.
Attack On an Initiative Lew.
Thirty-two members f the House
voted to repeal the law passed by the
people at the last election prohibiting
fishing with any other device but the
hook and line on the Rogue River.
It is the first of the people's measures
to he tamoered with at the present
session and those behind the proposal
had no easy time In getting a majority
of the representatives to vote with
them.
To Protect 8tate Funds.
The misappropriation of state funds
Is made impossible by the passage in
the Houkb and Senate of a Din re
quiring the secretary of state to paaa
upon and determine the validity of all
expenditures by state officers. Another
Continued on page 8.
AUTOMOBILE TIME CARD
Leaving Independence at 7:30 a
m. arrives at the McNary crossing
in time to catch the east bound train
Leavlig Independence In the even
tag at 3:30 p. m. and arriving at the
crossing In time to make connectl6n
with trains going both ways, and re
turn at 4:49.
Fare 60 cents for each trip j'
SALEM , OREGQUr
Hthtetk ana jqmnaslum
-tun. irtuurtlttctt and Jhhlnq ifadtc.
vvdu-f
Bicycles and Repairing
(AO
S7G BEST MEATS
Am- imi.e t" jiM'I f'r on y l; nu. Wr l ui tllo
nnt'iiiic; i'Ht Hh' l't iui'1 k'p n tuck ii
laro ai-HiMiiiH iit.
Sperling Bros.
JIM HILLIRD
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING, HORSE 8HOEINO AND GENERAL
REPAIIINO . . .
We do all kind, of Wayen and Carriage Work and keep In
stock all part, for vohiele. Work guaranteed.
Main Ft. near the bridge. INDEPENDENCE, ORECCN.
KMul IMie-1 W
H-UMSIIKI) lMHlMS
White House Restaurant ;
Will. Mi-"llh Ml, I'M'llrlur
Rest sn l Mo-t ljjmlar Eating IWe in the Willamette Valley. j
SC2 titateSt. 8a!e.n,(4eKon j
Sewing machines
Genuine needle, oil aa4
new part, for all aawlng
machine. Sewing machine,
rented.
Geo
SALEM, OREGON.
Pianos and Organs
from the cheapest to the
beet sold on installments
and rented.
Geo. C. Will
SALEM, OREGON
USED
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Toli-....n I'.Ml
nl'EX DAY AND MtillT
Catest Sheet music
r aai Orgaa Studies.
VloUaa. Oultara,
If eavtoUna' lantoa,
r-o. C. Will
SALEM, OREGON.
EDISON. VICTOR AND CO
LUMBIA Calking machines
A full atock of Record.
Geo. C. Wilt
SALEM, OREGON
WCffSSffl
Repeating Shotguns
IN THE U. 8. ARMY.
The U. S. Army awAerltie know a gun ; that
is why, when they dteided to equip some troops
with repeating: shotguns, they selected the Win
Chester tn preference to all other make. Thl
gapem f the V. S. Ordnance 'Board also know
a gun; that's why, after eubmittlng a Wirch.
ter Repeating Shotgun to all sort, of tests, they
pronounced it safe, ifre, strong and simple. If
you want a shotgun buy the one whose
strength and reliability led the U. S. Army
authorities to .elect it and th U. S. Ordnance
Board to endorse It that's the Winchester.
THE RELIABLE REPEATERS