V
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.