Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969, August 06, 1920, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextV 3aN3000 CRES IN HOPS THIS CATION ivy w SEASON HAS KVEUY li.l ivni4 every i" , crop proving 1,urnIMlr ii ,ni.inu to main line wit distinction of bemg " the finent the United ! biggeat hop In lhi POPULATION OKF.CON AND POLK COUNTY CITIES .1 Th population of the tUte of Oregon in 7H3.285, an increase of 110,520 nines 11)00, according to the figures given out yester- day by the censua enumerator. Independence show n decrease of 17, Dalian an increase of 40.'J and FalU City an Increase of 34. Tho M)j)ulalion for these towns being given an; Independence 1143 Dallas 2527 Falls City lNDEPJJDENCEf OREGON. AUGUST 6, 1920 ROSES ARE HERE FROM ENGLAND SON OF MAJOR nnR with BRIDE AltKIVES TO REMAIN PERMANENTLY A,oteu i 7 ... - ..f the river Ij 0 tuner - Lrfilmost Mriuaivriy v. .ft. Ue of three icn-wej- l lluMCo.. Wrich nam Ii MfUUKn,in ii, amount and there are others ranging ro"1 " " .wr i hundred. . financial propoMiuo.i the grower i fortunats ..v.,. . rojitwt which will factory return for a long i yean, neither reaping tho rf n excessively rugn mar- L the grief of a decidedly low L b up ilfalnst a game 01 s both growing and maraei pducU. Hops thrive in this f but they require a wonder l .Mention. They require U cultivation; the vines must Mr handled and tied up, Lf muni be kept fre from lice. This requires mucn j, quaaaia wood extract and m of tobacco being the prin- l-mrfimta used. fjective of market conditions, f the growers here have ji the hon yards, buccess- h f the time and unsueceai- ntheri. i the notable exeeptiona is . Clemens Hornt Co. During nr period this concern pulled entire fields and turned its M to other crops, rony- res wers et out to prune m im -Amino- jitoncr in - f ins I Another large acreage was Kto pears, but the heavy frveie rater -killed most of thess :ttk more than two yeara ago npiny began putting out hops aid during this time a mint pf has been expended in re- I the fielda, putting up ' the py trellis, remodeling its i! big dryers and the installa- w machinery fur growing hopt i't Kale as economically as All of thin work hus been ude local management exact,, there are now 400 tooted to hops, with only 70 hat is termed hahy hops, or ! put out this Mirinir. The W lias been almost phenom P most of these fields and the wason will In- a big one ran have been inen very care pinion and many carloads of 2efhavc materially added to iWth. This eonitisnv bnB the machine hop picker in Oregon Siwt .-J - . . . . . constructed by this con- ltl! wonderfully mognious ' Mechanism. liut this will 's a small portion of tho M requires mnnv nMprulnnt.n. . -., . FS P'ckintr ll .. ... . " r"1 wm be furnished for 1000 "y pickers have ulrcady "Pled. rmi;,.t : um Portland. Astoria and Wnts in Washington. " room for LEGION flATHEUINC AT ASTORIA VEUY SUCCESSFUL The annual gathering of the Amer ican Legion at Astoria last week was one great big success, according to A. I Kullander and Melvin Kay, who represented Independence I'ost at tho assemblage. Mr. Kullander returned Monday and Mr. Ray a couple of days later, "There were about 200 delegates in attendance, all parts of the state being represented," said Mr. Kullan der. "Astoria extended a rijjht roy al welcome to us and the "entertain ment provided was enjoyable. Much interest was manifested in the meet ings of the Legion and the absence of rowdyism or horseplay of any kind was conspicuous." "When It came to the selection of a commander, one of Oregon's most highly esteemed men was named for the honor in Major Wil liam S. Gilbert of Astoria. Major Gilbert, pastor of a Presbyterian church at Aatoria, was chaplain of ths old Third Oregon when it was transferred to the 102nd infantry and went overseas with the boys, endearing himself to all." G. L. Codell of Portland, was se lected aa vice-commander; Edward J. Irera of Portland, adjutant ;Pres- cott W. Cokingham of Portland, fi nance officer. The state executive committee is composed of Edwin Fortmiller of Albany, Howard Gil- dea of McMinnville, George R. Wil bur of Hood River, and Ben S. Mor row of Portland. Next year'a meeting will be held at Eugene. GYMNASIUM BIDS TURNED DOWN ENTERPRISE WANT ADS ARE GETTING RESULTS $15,000 IN SCHOOL PAR. BONDS PLACED BY BOARD AT ABOVE But many more nn1 1 A 4 $ - u-iiius are in ' me Iwis Roue, accompanied by his hridu of a few weeks, arrived here from England Tuesday night, with the expectation of making his home in this part of the country. They were met in l'ortlund by his father and mother, Major and Mrs. W. Lewiu Robo, of the Wigrich Ranche. Mr. Rose is an electrical engineer, having been with the great ship building firm in the north of Eng land of Vickers, Limited, for the past 10 years, and has become very ef ficient in his work. Mr. and Mrs. Rose left 10 Roper street. Parrow-en-Furnes. Lanean- shire, July 17, sailing on the Cunard liner, "Acquitania." This is one of the big palatial boats which was pressed into hospital service during the war and was onits first trip since resuming trans-Atlantic service. The bursting of a steam pipe off the north coast of Ireland resulted in the death of an engineer. Burial was made at sea, causing a delay of four hours. Otherwise the journey was an uneventful one and thorough ly enjoyed by both Mr. and Mrs. Rose. They arrived in New York July 24, and Portland Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Rose express them selves as being much pleased with what they have seen in Oregon. It reminds them of the English climate at this season of the year. r . ... ; f , Exceeding the $15,000 limit, the school board of district No. 29 has rejected two bids which were sub mitted for the building of the gym nasium on the high school grounds. The bids were opened Wednesday with both from Salem. One was by a Mr. Anderson for $16,998 and the other by a Mr. Knapp for $16,775. The board will endeavor to have some slieht modifications made in the plans and will then advertise for new bids. Unavoidable delays are being experienced in getting started upon the work, but the board is anxious to award a contract for the building as soon as possible in order that the building may be erected this season. The $15,000 in bonds, floated to oav for the building, have been sold for a slieht bonus above par, $5000 going to the Farmers' State Bank of Independence, and $10,000 to E. L Devereau & Co., of Portland. The bonds are to be retired, $1000 a year, or running from one to 15 years and bear interest at six per cent' DAUGHTER OF T. W. HART DIES IN WASHINGTON STILL IS FOUND ON TICI7S ISLAND HOWARD BUCK NEK IS IN MAR ION JAIL CHARGED WITH MOMNSHINING Miss Olira HarUthe 20-year-old daughter of T. W. Hart of Indepen dence, died at the horde of her moth er, Mrs. Luella Johnson, at Snohop- nish, Wash., last Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. She had been ill for quite a long time, heart trouble be ing the malady, and the end did not come unexpectedly. Her sister, Mrs. Opal Staats, of Independence, was in constant attendance for sev eral weeks and her father spent a portion of last week there. Mr. Staats went to Snohopnish Monday in order to be present at the funeral which was held in thnt city Tuesday afternoon. She was born in Inde pendence July 14, 1900. Besides her father and mother she is survived by one brother, Clem, and one sister, Mrs. Staats. GEORGE LEWIS HAS FINE CROP OF HOPS George Lewis, who has been fol lowing the hop game the greater part of his life, is feeling fine over cron conditions this year. On the .. . east side ol the nwr ne nas one yaru , Jung ghow g of 56 acres which is attracting much twithstandine TVn vinna ni-A ttHnUt . . . . Mrs. J. S. Cooper lost a travel- ing bag. Dr. Hewett found jt and through the columns of the Enterprise it was readily restor- ed to the owner. Mrs. W. J. Clark lost a lunch cloth, a son of Edward Becken found it and if wo a returned to Mrs. Clark. These are two instances of what is being accomplished with a small ad in the Enterprise. In the classified column will be found advertisements for hop pickers, bargains in used cars and other articles offered lor sale. . .,. RIVER CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM r.ASOMNE SHORTAGE DUE TO INCREASED CONSUMPTION h equipment. There are SpraVOrF! nnl trnpnr 'Payers. A i,v,i illlliu WOOll inln miln fn MSDrnu - , . ' r ' -i, neven tug dryers and ""n equipment for grow handbng the cnP Ud 11 W'H require a .J" of wood to cure this P wp. Much of this is lhe winter . ,ian and 1 locally. 1 ranch ,nn..,.., . . . J''e of u i. rouom. (Jon- ,. 11 las boon nln,1 rei,tvear t . u -"WCI. on the com- tho balance is ' own in Alaska have iTowaid Burkner, a still and aVout CO gallons of moonshine aw the re sults of a raid whic h was made Wed-res.la- afternoon on Tice's island, about' three miles up the Willamette tVm Independence, and on lii-: Mar ion county aid., by Sheriff Needharn of Salem and a party of revenue of ficers. Buckner was taken to the Marion county jail, the still was de molished and the liquor destroyed with the exception of a small quan tity retained as evidence. For some tinus report has been current that "nioonsbining" has been going on on tho island. Wed esday an investigation was decided upon. It required a thorough search before the outlaw liquor could be lo cated. Buckner was then taken in tow and it is said that he led the of ficers to tho still. It was located "J a cellar which had been excavated from the river bank. The entrance wa covered with heavy vegciauoa and was gained by the use of a bThe still was of tho regulation copper construction and had a cap- acity of 80 gallons, in r - -were found a 30-gallon keg of white liquor, four boxes of mash, three boxes of prunes, several jugs and a quantity of sugnr. Buckner lived on tho island with his family and was a frequent visit or in Independence. GASOLINE IS ADVANCED TO 32 CENTS TODAY. Local distributors were woj thi. morning by tho Stanctod JW Mmnm, of an advance of 8 cow BLACK ROCK MAN IS ALLEGED MOONSHINER Charged with operating a still and making moonshine whiskey, George Lewis was arrested at his home near Black Rock last Sunday evening by Sheriff Orr and Deputy Sheriff Hooker. An investigation of the premises resulted in the location of a home made still and two quarts of whis key. Lewis was taken to Dallas and' lodged in the county jail, pend ing action by the federal officials. VLLAiToFI ICIALS RETURN FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA ttpntinn. The vines are about eight years old. They have made such an exceedingly heavy growth that the ground ia literally shaded. What the yield will be is problemat ical, but it is being estimated all the way from 1800 to 2000 pounds per acre. Mr. Lewis has a very complete hop plant on his place. A tractor is being effectively employed in handling the spraying. A pump has been rigged upon the machine so that one man operates both the tractor and the spraying outfit. Mr. Lewis has another yard of 19 acres, but what he regards as his real prize package is a 70acre field on the west side of the river. It would not surprise Mr. Lewis if this produces a ton and a quarter to the acre. This would be an exceeding ly heavy crop. Weather conditions have been fine for hops, notwith standing the handicap of a backward spring. There has been ample mois ture and the hops are beginning to form in fine shape. Mr. Lewis resides in "Portland but spends the major portion of his time in his hop yards here during the growing and harvesting season. Hnanlinp find distillate sales in Oregon for the month of June erf ceeded any previous year, according to the reports which have been filed with the secretary of state by the dealers. This is authentic and bears out the contention of the: oil com- nnnipsi that the nresent- shortage is due to an abnormal increase in con sumDtion and not to a curtailment of production or distribution. During the month of June, 1920, the Oregon dealers disposed of 4, 309.848 gallons of gasoline and 546, 078 gallons of distillate, while in June. 1919 .'there was sold 3,702,146 gallons of gasoline and 407,454 gal lons of distillate. L .' . ' .. Th increase in easoline sales for June. 1920, over June, 1919, totaled 607,702 gallons or about 19 per cent An examination of figures con tained in the reports of gasoline and distillate sales in Oregon for the February 26. 1919, to f - , show a gradual in that the mo- STARR OF GATES DROWNS IN WILLAMETTE AT EAST INDE tor vehicle fuel dealers have been unable to meet the demand of the consumers. The amount of tax paid by dis tributors on gasoline and distillate sales in Oregon from February, 1919, until June 30, 1920, aggregated $554,957.60. Fay Williams Starr, a 16-year old boy of Gates, Oregon, was drowned in the Willamette river at East Int dependence Monday, shortly after the noon hour. He was visiting at the home of his uncle, Charles Starr, and in company with -two of Mr. Starr's boys he went to the river after partaking of a heavy noon meal. He was wading around in the water and without warning dropped out of sight. It was shallow water, his companions pulled him out and summoned assistance, but he ap peared lifeless. Dr. Hewett was called but strenuous' effort proved without avail. It is believed that the plunge into the water caused heart failure. The boy was a son of George M. Starr of Gates, Oregon, and had been in Independence only since last Friday. . The body was taken to the undertaking parlors of C. W. Hen- kle and burial was made in the cem etery at Buena Vista Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Cook of 4he Meth. odist church officiating - s Besides a father and , mother the boy is survived by four sisters and three ' brothers. "They are: Ina, Orpha.'Amy, Cora, Manley and Ma rion. In addition to the immediate fam ily, among those coming, here to at tend the burial services were: H. Kennedy and wife, J. G. White and wife. Claude White and 1 wife of Junction City; R. A. Starr and wife and Albert Starr of Kent, Wash., and Henry Starr and Henry Buck ingham of Philomath. ., FRUIT GROWERS TO PICNIC AT SALEM NEXT TUESDAY J. S. COOPER AND PARTY FISH SILETZ AT TIDEWATER ASKS $10,000 EACH FOR VICTIMS OF GUARD J. S. Cooper, accompanied by his nephew, Dr. E. A. Mann, of Port land, and Congressman C. N. Mc Arthur, also of Portland, returned Wednesday evening from an ex tremely successful fishing trip on the'Siletz at tidewater. They left hpre earlv Saturday morning and were joined by Mr. Cooper's brother, R. D. Cooper, of Alsea. . TVipv were after sea trout ' ' and found them very plentiful. One day Mr. Cooner and his brother landed an fah weie-hincr 60 pounds and the other members of the party also had exceedingly good luck. Circuit Judge II. H. Belt.District Attorney riasecki, Dr. C. L. Foster and C L. Crider and their families have returned to Dallas after an ex tended automobile tour into British Columbia. A i r OWING CLAIMS PRINCIPAL A WORK OF AUGUST MEETING At the regular monthly meeting of the city council Wednesday even ing an electric light was ordered m il intne city auto park and the Swing claims were audited and al- I0!'1..- J!, Walker, searchlight marshal Electric Appliance Co., drinking fountain for $1.75 repairing ... $3.15 James Morgan, $75.00 Craven, hardware J;45 , . qtnte Power Co., lights Mountain States row and water July -vj. Mt. States ruv.. - P"5 opnrder's B. F. bwope, ?13 g0 $1.00 fees, for Payment by the government of $10,000 each to the wives and next of kin of the Oregon artillerymen i,:n,i .Winrr tnrcet nractice at ItLUUU ' ' ' t f- - , r-nr. T.owia was asked of the secre-1 tarv of war Monday by George A. . DELAYED INJUNCTION IS rntTKTY MOTOR DEALERS WILL BANQUET TONIGHT The Polk County Automotive Dealers' association will banquet in the Beaver hotel here tonight. Near ly all the dealers of the county are inpmhers. The principal address will be by C. W. Irvine, president of the Farm ers' State Bank, and it will be on "Finance." White, adjutant-general of Oregon. Mr. White said that if necessary an would be urged to meet the case, since the men NOW EFFECTIVE kiilpd in the service of their country and had not had the privilege of in surance under the war risk insur ance act. While the board of inquiry sitting at Camp Lewis has not yet furnished the state with a copy of its findings, the adjutant-general's office here has unofficial information that the accident was caused by a . defective fuse. Because the bond of $10,000 re were i quired by the court was not put up PENNSYLVANIANS COME TO OREGON TO MAKE HOME Bubling with enthusiasm over the Oregon country, Samuel H. Smitten of Pittsburg, Pa., was in Indepen dence Monday. Accompanied by his wife he arrived at Rickreall last Saturday for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ' Frank W. Bell, Mrs. Bell being Mr. Smitten's sister. Mr. Smitten declares that he is in Oregon to remain permanently and expects to locate at some point in Polk county, possibly near Rickreall. tiprp was a delay of about ten days in- putting into effect of the injunction tying up construction of the paving operation between Holmes Gap and Orr's corner, south of Rick reall. In the meantime the Warren Construction company which has the contract for the" work between Rick reall and Monmouth, worked its crews overtime .and got the paving practically completed from the south to the railroad, at Nesmith station, less than a mile from Rickreall. Deputy Sheriff T. B. Hooker went to Rickreall Wednesday afternoon and served the injunction papers on the superintendent of the contract ing company. This will stop fur ther work on the highway at least until after the hearing of the case before Judge McCourt in Portland, on August 30th. Dallas Itemizer. The Oreeon Growers Co-operative association will hold its first annual oicnic for fruit krowers in the Wil lamette valley at the fair grounds at Salem on August 10th. The pro gram will begin at 11 o'clock. The principal speaker of the day is Dr. F. M. Coleman of San Jose, Califor nia, who is editor of the Sun Sweet Standard and who is affiliated with the California Prune & Apricot Growers Association. Dr. Coleman will have a special message to give Oregon growers, , on the success of the state wide marketing operation in California. " - - Senator Chas. L. McNary will be present to address the . growers. Senator McNary is a large fruit grower, and is one of the directors of the association. Prof. H. P. Barss of the Oregon Agricultural college, will discuss diseases affecting our main crops. Prof. A. L. Lovett, en tomologist, will discuss the insect pests. C. I. Lewis will give a re sume of the operations of the asso ciation up to date. Fruit growers other than members of the association are welcome to at tend. Business men, or others in terested in the fruit industry are welcome. Growers will bring their own lunch, but coffee will be fur nished. ': The association has formally taken possession of the Salem Fruit Un ion's plant at Salem. The association will probably in crease the capacity of the drier at Dallas to 32 tunnels. Originally only 16 were planned but owing to a very large crop in that vicinity, "more space is necessary. A fresh fruit packing plant will be built at Forest Grove to accom modate the heavy tonnage of apples and other fresh fruits in that vicin ity, which the association . has to handle. ' !. Ketchikan, in southern Alaska, is only 60 hours by steamer from Seat tle and is only 115 miles from Prince Rupert, B. C. . CAR OF GAS HERE FIRST OF NEXT WEElg The best information obtainabljf indicates that the car of gasoline oi dered from Oklahoma by the RetaC Merchants' association will arriv in Independence the first of the" coming week, probably about Mon day. The bill of lading was re ceived several days ago. An effort will he made to notify as many as possible as soon as the gas gets here in order that the dis tribution can be general. i -5 ! 1 i mucij retail price is a!? 18.876 pounds per gallon, and the now 82 cents.