Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969, August 27, 1920, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextyS? ' n' ' - INDEPENDENCE. OREOON ATTHTTgt on Voon . . : "H . ' ' r a mm i M SHOW AT INDEPENDENCE iliminary Arrangement! (for Exhibition the Latter L n( November rnw : , corn atoadily arrowing in fa in thl Prt ' the Willamette (0111 ihow thin fall. The days of exhibition hav not been named, It will probably be new the lat rt of November. vtliminary action wai taken juv evening at the regular meeting of tho Retail Mer u' usociation. Paul Carpenter lullm, county agrlcultual agent, sd the meeting in which he vd out the ndvantago of en nation. He believe that this 1 1 made a real corn country lhat with the addition of it as rteral crop the Willamette val- u!d prove still more attractive . in igricultural standpoint. durable corn is being grown county, and it in ateadily if in favor. Senator Patter if Eula, is muking a notable tit with it and probably has J the finest 20-ncre field in Willamette valley. There are others who have been raining (or several years and nuceetta- :, both for the silo and for the ti cum. Diaty" In Corn King t committee selected to handle i:' it composed of A. C. Moore, Ckl and C. D. Calbreath. m all hustlers and in touch BUSINES ME DIRECTION SIGNS Indepondef.ee ' extending' WX elw. and , doing ' other thing At Ijrunk's corner a large 'ign- dTl. br,pl Pointing Ihe direction and giving the distance to Independence, Corvallia end ' Eu- gene. 'At the city limits to the north," a lira has been placed, on one aide: Welcome to Independence," on the other, "Thank you, come again." Like signs are to be placed on th. highway leading nouth and on the Monmouth road. Smaller signs giv ing the distance to Independence are to be placed on all highways lead ing to town. At the street intersection of Main and C a sign has been placed pointing the direction to the auto camp ground. Autoists are taking advantage of tho grounds, some 15 or 10 being there Wednesday night. l he sign missionary work is being done under the direction of U. G. Herry, F. C. McLain and G. C. Skinner, the committee appointed for thin purpose by the business men's association. J. S. Bohannon has been doing tho construction work on the signs, Mr. Riggs has deftly wielded the brush, and President "Mike" Walker and others have been handling the post digger. It's a community affair. HIGHWAY CASE ' ARGUED MONDAY f Temporary Injunction Will Come up for Final Die- portion in Portland STATE LAW WILL KEEP LID SECURELY Though there is serious question as to the right of the federal govern ment ,to invade the sancity of a home with a warrant for the ar- Fo!k county farm conditions, i r,'st of tl,e brewer of a few quarts Men of direction will fall amateur beer, the elate law leaves I. 1. . 1 . ! A it their shoulder but to make ' " '"P"'e n vrcgon lor uie cs- Confident of ultimate victory lr) the Pacific highway controversy for Independence and Dallas, John W, Kaste of Portland, who is handling the legal part of the fight, Was here Tuesday consulting with interested parties. The temporary injunction, which suspended operations upon the high way in this county will come up for final hearing before Judge John Mc Court in Portland Monday. It will then either be made permanent or dissolved. Mr. Kaste is of the opinion that the highway commission is basing its case solely upon what will be the interpretation of the supreme court as to whether the word "to Dallas and Independence in the highway act means through these towns, or purely a connection with these places by stub roads. In the opinion of Mr. Kaste the action of the highway commission in arbitrarily changing the route through Polk county is not the only one which can be questioned. High way bonds are being sold under par which is contrary to the provisions of the act. NO GYMNASIUM : YEAR UNTIL NEXT No Contractor ii Willing to Take Job for Money Available foHhe Purpose The school board has; $15,000 in perfectly good money which it would like to spend for building a gym nasium on the high school grounds in Independence. Apparently, there i8 nobody wanting the job, and it is probable that no further attempt will be made to erect the structure until another , season. The board had plans drawn by a Salem architect for a building at an estimated cost of around $13,000. Only two bids were submitted, both being in excess of $16,000. They were rejected and an effort was made to have the plans slightly modified in order to come within the limit, but this could not be done without sacrificing the dimensions and durability of the structure. Possibly by another season there will be a reduction in building costs. Lumber has already dropped to some extent, and other material and labor may follow suit. GRAIN IS LIGHTER THAN ANTICIPATED Threshing of fall grain, is pretty wen along in this section and tome of the farmers are shelling out their spring crops. Generally the yield is not as heavy as was anticipated, particularly is this- true- with the winter -grain. The straw' wag ex ceptionally heavy and this natural !y led most of the farmers to believe that bumper returns' of grain would be the result; The heads did not fill out as strong as was expected, due probably to the rain coming a few days too late. One of the success ful grain farmers is of the opinion that the yield this year will be about what it was last season. ' SALEM MAN INJURED HERE. WHEN CAR TURNS OVER all cape of the mixer of hops and malt, even though the beverage is intended only for home consumption, says the Oregonian. Commenting on the instructions of Robert C. Saunders, United States attorney at Seattle, to prohibition agents to make no raids on private residences unless they had absolute proof that unlawful sales were being made, United States Attorney Humphreys of Portland, declared Monday that the arm of the federal government was not very effective against the home brewer, but that he could be reached easily under the iffair a rousing success J render assistance. encourage the growing of corn, Eirschterg of the Independence Jul Bank, last spring furnished teed to any boy or girl in Polk 7 who would plant either one or one-half acre, and agree to in exhibit to the show here Vll. Among those taking ad 'e of this offer were: Spauhling, Teddy Schneider, F Norwood and Leland Cray addresses are on a rural out of Salem; Gilbert Wilson, inrd Lacev. Willard Sloner. Adel- ' ' i i i . t r Une, Airlie; Everett Edwards, as "l wrT , M Johnson, Willamina; Rob- Jiws, Harry Vergen, Dnisy Eva ?. Dallas; Otto Schmidt, Wil- Castle, Grand Ronde; and i Perry of Monmouth. Mrs. Uruden Urges Show. Minnie Rraden, for many 1 Polk county's enthusiastic f taster, in a letter to President a of the bus'ness men's asso- Ufges thut prompt action be '! m the corn show nroiect. Braden is now Oregon state "agent with headquarters in She says: -'e Leen wondering just what re doing toward your 1920 In spite of the fact that live in Polk county I 'we an interest in all your roii f Ul longer is a private resic W county agent very soon if ,not in thls nm', 10m show in to be a success, as Earl F. Bernard, deputy state dis trict attorney, turned to the "bone dry" act of the 1917 legislature and read the provision making it unlaw ful for "any person to receive, im port, possess, transport, deliver, manufacture, sell, give away, or barter any intoxicating liquor with in this state.'' The only exception as to possession was the possession of liquor lawfully acquired before the pasage of that act. "The federal prohibition act spec ifically says that no search warrant can be issued affecting a private dwelling unless it is based on an affidavit that intoxicating liquor is being sold there," asserted United Stntes Attorney Humphreys. "It is my interpretation of the law that a homo being used as a distillery no MRS. REYNOLDS HOSTESS ON BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY In commemoration of her birthday and with Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Kelley whose birth month is likewise August, as honor guests, Mrs. J. A. Reynolds gave a luncheon to the members of the Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church Thursday afternoon in the church parlors. Tables were elaborately set for the occasion and there were beauti ful floral decorations. A most ap petizing luncheon was served to about 35, among the delicacies being home-made ice cream. The society has the pleasing cus tom of celebrating the birthdays of its members and last Thursday's af fair was an extremely enjoyable one. BROTHER INDEPENDENCE MEN PASSES AWAY AT DALLAS A representative of the Advance Thresher Company of Salem was in jured Thursday night by having his car run into a pile of wood in front of Mrsj Rich's residence on Mon mouth strept. . Tho car turned over on its side, catching the man's leg, cutting two j Wagh . Mrg Ly(J A resident of Polk county for 67 years, George Hubbard of Dallas, and a brother of J. E. and B. E. Hubbard of Independence, died at the home of his daughter in Dallas last Friday. The Itemizer say's: George Hubbard, aged 77, who had been a resident of Polk county 67 years, died at the . home of his daughter, Mrs. H. D. Staats, on Church street, Friday ' morning, August 20th. Funeral services were held Sunday and interment was in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. Mr. Hubbard was born in Illinois, but came to Oregon when a boy, settling with his parents in Polk county. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. H. D. Staats, and the following brothers and sisters: F, K. Hubbard of Falls Cityj Mrs. H. b. letherow of Dallas: J. E. . Hub bard and B. E. Hubbard of Indepen dence; Perry Hubbard pf Centralia, Wash.; James Hubbard of Spangle, PICKING SEASON OPENS SEPT. 6 With Lots of Help Hops Cnler of Attraction Next Month. : . w ' FRANK EVANS PAYS FINE $100 AND COSTS SKINNER MAKES RECORD DRIVE TO NEWPORT For permitting a still to be operat ed in the house he occupies in Inde pendence, Frank Evans was fined $100 and costs by Justice of the Peace Sibley at G. C. Skinner in his Studebaker Six made the run to Newport last Saturday afternoon in three hours and 50 minutes.' While it is but 76 miles and the road is in fair condi t'.on with the exception of one de tour, making fast driving hazardous. He was accompanied by Lee Robin son and Emerson Groves. On the re turn trip .Mr. Skinner had with him Dallas Monday. : Mrs. Skinner and daughters, Kath guilty. Evans leen and Alice, and Mrs. Guy Walk- Evans pleaded claims that while he had knowledge er, who had been recreating at New of the still, he had no interest in it Port for three weeks. Mr. Robinson and passed the "buck" to the South returned Monday. WTiile sojourn brothers as being the real culprits, j inff at Newport he stripped the gears When Sheriff John Orr raided the of h''s car and as there had boen de place on August 9, two men ef- lay in the delivery of the new part's fected a hurried exit through the be came here to ascertain the cause, front door. Evans claims that he f nd iipon his return there found that was not one of these and stated h;s delay was caused by negligence further that he was away from in the express office in the beach lenre and is home at the time. town- SIX MFN ARE FINED . FOR PLAYING POKER 1Q Wfff1 r-F Walla niTlin PVPVn T'icnfc nlfhmio-n Tin - .cjity; Mrs. Amanda Redfield of Sil- uunus were oroiven. viier nis in- veron juries nau been attended to by a physician, the man proceeded upon his way, the damage to the car be ing confined principally to a broken windshield. Alleging that he was driving his Ford slowly, the man claims that he did not see the woodpile until after his car met with the obstruction However, there was sufficient force to push the car on top of the wobd and it toppled over on its side. Six young men were arrested Tuesday night by " Sheriff John W. Orr and Deputy Chase, charged with gambling in the pool hall of Smith & Son. They were playing poker. They were arraigned before Justice of the Peace R. W.' Baker, pleaded guilty and were each fined $10. nW cannot be worked up in As the maintenance of a distillery includes the use of, a condensary, which brewing of home beer does I . 1 1 iUt- itate cr .hour wni h beld t, Mr. Humphreys conecueu v. L!, .. ,.h law of the United States scarce- twin: cxniuic room open- ... , . , j,vo,ir0r mbcr 13. The Northwest-1 C0"1(I toudl lhe h 71 ,tu... r. . . wonT - .v,,,v, v nativities might not be onnrnvpd bv the spirit of the act. mi.. iu a mo nf hono for the nevertheless. It was fur nished Monday by a leading member of the Multnomah bench, wtiose per sonal inclinations lie along prohib ition lines. ' , "All laws can only be enforced within reason," he recommended. "Too strict an attack on the sover eignty of a man's home and his per sonal' liberty would never be sue- . . .. . ai..o1 nr state nroniu- vioiation oi . T ovidenCG in MS ition nets wm- w. case showed plainly that ho had con cocted a few bottles of beer for per sonal Vse. The law may deny him the right, but the average juror never would." MARYLAND CORN CLUB WINNERS AT CAPITAL It. m Wale exhibit room onen- 4 AAA thouc-h his activities might i'.uiii nas given iuou - " . .. iums and I hope to see ;u"y walk off with some of Honey, you please Ktir up some lc Jest in your eorn show and 'posted on how you are ;5a,0ne? It is possible I shall . you during your corn show, "cPeni.s imnn iir.... .v, v i s here." ."uiool OPENS SEPT. Hlfill A.WF.TCK LATER f!lllo SehnnT in T.l,lT,..n Pt. 20, and while official M v, hfts not yet keen taken, Jle that the high school Jj week later. This delay ,L ! tho bigh School pupils ;nBp,yed in the hop yards. the new principal of ""01, . 5 principal Lf V, pectea to arrive tn lj. j ..i i 'StaJ- L OI oeptemoer. 8 his vacation at Myr ' In Coos county. 1 wis s f 1 i v WK) J NORMAL SCHOOL Mr; Gentle and Miss Arbuthnot are scheduled for institute work at Klamath Falls September 1, 2 and 3. Arrangements are being made by which they will return by way of Crater Lake. Mrs. Gentle and Miss Levis are planning to make the trip with them. Miss Bramberg, registrar, re turned Monday from a vacation which was spent in southern Oregon and at Bayocean. She reports a very enjoyable time. . ' President and Mrs. Ackerman are pending the wek in Portland and Hood River. Inquiries are being made relative to the new commercial course which will be offered this fall and for the information of such it may be stated that no one will be allowed to take the commercial course unless he :akes at least four periods per day in the Normal, and a part of the subjects will be educational, such as psychology, general methods, schoo.l management, etc. The object of this course is to fit students . to teach commercial subjects. The stage is all set for the big hop show which will open in real earnest in most of the yards Sep tember 6. There is an abundance of help this year, undoubtedly due" to the fancy price of 70 cents per box which is being offered. ; Practically all of the yards have full crews en gaged including the day hands and in some instances there has been an excess in the supply available." The Wigrich started picking Fug- gles Thursday, but this is only a little preliminary to the cluster hop harvest and will be finished in four or five days. C. A. McLaughlin is rushing the reconstruction of, his trellises and ex pects to get the job completed this week. These hjps have not appar ently suffered from their fall, the principal damage being to Mr. Mc Laughlin's pocketbook in replacing the network of wires and posts. The hop harvest is going to be a heavy one this sesson and of excep tionally good quality. It is esti mated that it will require nearly 5000 people to do the picking, curing and other work necessary to make the harvest. Quite a number of pickers have already put in an ap pearance and from now on until the work ttnrts in full blast they will arrive steadily. STANDARD ADDS HALF CENT TO GASOLINE PRICE There has been another increase ir the price of gasoline by the Stand ard Oil company. It is half a cent a gallon this time. There will be no change however, in the price charg ed at local service stations, 32 cents being the ruling charge. GOVERNMENT BOAT IS DAMAGED BY FIRE Fire damaged the government pile driver scow which is beisg used to repair the revetment just to the north of town, yesterday. The cabin was burned off, and it required quick work on the part of the crew to prevent the entire boat from be ing destroyed. . , LACK SUITABLE FUEL CAUSING POWER TROUBLE Since the burning of the Dallas mill the Mountain States Power company is experiencing consider able trouble in securing a supply of suitable fuel for the power plant at Dallas. The effect was notice able here Sunday night. The lights were out for some little time, caus ing an interruption at the Isis thea tre and resulted in the resurrection of candles and oil lamps in many places. During the period ' of dark ness some miscreant gave the fire bell a tap and some confusion fol lowed. The firemen responded but fortunately theirs, services were not required. In a statement to the En terprise, Manager Joslin says: "We are doing all we can to maintain service and in a very short time we expect to have it in the best of con- The student body had a picnic at j dition. In the meantime we must C W. Leonard of Monmouth. v,&3 a pleasant caller t lhe Enter Jri office Thursday whilo atterd ii g to business matters. Boy and girl club winners of ifionri Tmvp an advantage over other state competitors in one way. That is their nearness to Washing-, ten. This shows the v.arious Mary land winners who enjoyed a trip to Washington and the Agricultural Department, where they were per sonally presented to Secretary of Agriculture Meredith. Luckiamute last Wednesday evening. Everyone reports a most enjoyable time. Mr. Gilmore is supervising the work of putting in a new floor in the gymnasium, the old one having become so weak that it was found necessary to replace it entirely. He is also supervising the erection of playground apparatus and a tennis court on the training school grounds. Miss Arbuthnot has just spent the last three weeks in teaching the county summer school at Oregon City, and, reports a very pleasant and profitable time. .. Miss Mcintosh and Miss Brenton returned ..last ' Friday from Portland where j they, have been spending a part' of their vacation time. Miss Levis left Tuesday for Bay- ocean, where she plans to spend a week before going to Crater Lake. beg the indulgence of our patrons for the discrepancies which may occur." CARLOAD OF STUDEBAKERS UNLOADED BY SKINNER Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Craven and daughter of Monmouth are on a mo tor trip to Bandon, Coos county. A carload of Studebaker Sixes was unloaded Wednesday by G. C. Skinner of the Independence Gar age. It consisted of four seven passenger machines. One of the new Studebaker light Sixes will be placed on exhibition in this establishment in a few days. It is the pet of the- Studebaker cor poration and many months have been spent in bringing it to what is claimed perfection. Light in weight, strongly built "and with a 40-horse power engine, it is attracting an un usual amount of attention. Mr. Skinner has just added the Commerce trucks to his line. They are built in two sizes, ton and ton and a half, with a half ton omr. j load with either.