VoU'MK .'IG " iV umber J fiillsboro Independent. li. W. BATH, Publisher. VSkf Tliis iieT i not forced upon anyone. It ii not our practice to atop P r until ordered to Uo iu. Anyone not wmhinu the paper muHt notify the puhlioher or they will be held liable for k he HubmTiption price. KKiHT 1'AWES. SI. SO a Year, in Advance. Kutrl at the Poatofflca at HUltv i ro. Oregon, for traneralealon thro?'r) h mi: ta aecond-elaae mail matter, Official Paper of Waahlngton County, Republican In Politics. invKKi ihisii I; atku: liixiilay, tM) cen h ii in. Ii, hhi'Ih column, lor lour Inner (iojih; rilnif notice, one cent a woi n il Inner! ion (nothing IrHH than lo cttutrij ; profcxHioiiul cunlH, one inch. $ a inoiiili ; lKl)(e cnnln, $." n year, paya ble iu irtcrly, (noticea ami resolution Iree to ii.l verllmnn ImlKeaj. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. E. B. TONGUE ATTOHNE.Y-ATLAW Hillaboro, Oregon. Otllce: Itoiimi 3. 4 and 5. Morgan Blk. W. N. BARRETT ATTOUNEY-ATLAW Hillaboro, Oregon. Otllce: Central Mock, Kooma and 7, Hillaboro, Oregon. BENTON BOWMAN ATTOKNEY-ATLAW Ollico on. .Maui M., opu the Court Iloune TIIOS. II. TONGUU JR. AT'f OKNK V-AT-LAW NOTARY PUBLIC Jlli.e : Kooiiih ,f, 4 and S, Moricun HlocB Hillaboro, Oregon. MARK B. BUMP, A TTOKNK V-AT-LAW. Notary Public and Collections. ORE. II. T. ...MILKY, Attorney . at - Law, Office Over the l'ostoffice. ' Hill-sboro, Oregon, JOHN M. WALL. Allorney-ut-Law, Office upstairs, Bailey-Morgan Blk. Horn Yhonks. HILLSBORO, ORECON. S. T. LINKLATER. M. B. C. M. PHYSICIAN AND SUKCJEON. Hillaboro, Oregon. Ollice. uitiiirn, over The IH'IU I'niK Store. Ulice bourn S to 12 ; 1 to 6, and In the cvi'iiiml from 7 to U o'clock. J. P. TAMIESIE, M. D. 9. V. H. It. SUIIGEON Hillaboro, Oregon. Kol .lone i-iTiii r I hint aiiit Main; nltlPf lip i.,...,.,-r i).liM,triu lm; hour., n s'ltilni I l.i . an I 7 l.i'J in I, Ifphonu lo rooiie (rotn l.-lia .Ipm ion. All valla ntuiiir an wito.I .U or liuhl f. A. BAILEY, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Hillaboro, Oregon. Office- Morgan rialley block, np- atnira, rooms 1-. 13 and 15. Reatdence a V. cor. Haoe Line and Second eta Ikith "plume. A. B. BAILKY, M. D., PHYSICIAN ASU SUKC.KON, llillsWo, Oregon. . n.r I'.aili'T'a t'rl Htrtre. Office hour ,, , ii.. I J l:i to . au.l 7 lo . HnIiImii' ihird liou-u- i.oilli "f 'lir eUvinc llnlil I'lanl. fall. .roiiiplly eiten.liM phone. tlar or nmiit. Hoih wiailol Price & Stilts MEAT MARKET H ive alwavs on hand a fine lot meats. Hams. 17c; Cottage Hams. lr.-c.J, i GIVK A CALK TERMS - SPOT - CASH. MAKE ST UNANIMOUS SURE TO BE SENATOR CAKE. The Nearer Oregon Makes II Unan imous for Cake the Better ll Will Be for Oregon. Just now there apiears to be little doubt but that it is Senator Cake of Oregon. Once the cam paign started it was speedily seen that the oft-hoastvd personal popularity of George the Govern or was not so almighty stout as it once was. Various things that some folks have known about our chief executive have come to light, and a lot of folks are to day doubtful if George was such a whale of a man after all. The nearer Oregon makes it unanimous for Cake the better for Oregon. There are few places where party politics still count; they don't usually in city, county and district affairs, but they do in national affairs, espec ially in the upper house of con gress, where the majority party gets what it wants and the mi nority sits tight and waits. Ore gon wants a lot ot things from congress; it can never get them through a democratic senator. Between the men personally the issue is not drawn; it is not a personal campaign; if it was Mr. Cake would not be on the defensive. It is also remembered that Cake was one of the republicans who had the nerve to stand on a Statement No. 1 platform when it looked as though that meant defeat; he stood for the popular election of the United States sen ator whether it profited him or not; Chamberlain has stood for it because it was his sole chance of ever landing the place. The vast difference between being good because you hope it will pay, and because it is right, represents the di Iference between the stand of Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Cake. Hood River County. This bill is submitted under the initiative for the following, among other, reasons: A county is a public corpora tion and it is apparent that sec tion 2 of article XI of the consti tution of Oregon, as amended. reserves to the people the right to create a county by initiative vote. There is no general law for the creation of counties now, and no one knows when, if ever, there will be one. The facts as to area, imputation and assessed valuation show that we are able to maintain a county government. Out of a jKipulation of about 7.5(H) the desire of a county for the Hood River country is earn est and unanimous with the ex ception of a small fraction of one per cent. We are assurred by leading citizens of The Dalles, Dufur and other portions of Was co county that they have no ob jections to the creation of Hood River county as promised in this bill. More than -loo residents of The Dalles and Dufur have sign ed the petitions asking that this bill be submitted to a vote at the June election, though forty-five names from Dufur were received too late to be filed with the sec retary of state. The people of the Hood River country therefore ask favorable consideration of the voters of the state ujHm this lull for th f.d among other, reasons: Because the new county wi be a great benefit to the people! residing therein and will facili tate the transactions of their county business. Because as the law stands a county cannot be created by the legislature; and finally, Because the people of The Dalles and the balance of Wasco county are willing mat xuaju. River may be created as provid ed in this bill. The assessed valuation in the projK)sed Hood River county in 1903 was $908,508; in 1900 was $1,018,070, showing a gain in valuation from 1903 to 1900 of $710,102. or about 78 per cent The valuation in 1907 was $2, 702.2.7), a gain over 190G of $1. 1.3,580, or about 70 per cent, showino- tb Tronnrtinna.t.e. in crease in one year from 1900 to 1!H)7 to be almost as great as that in three years from 1903 to 1900. The proposed Hood River coun ty has a jopu!ation of about 7.5(H); a area of about 5(H) square miles, and twenty school houses, seven of which are graded schools having from two to eight rooms each and with a $30,000 high school under construction. There will be left in Wasco county, after Hood River county is created, an area of 1,040 square miles, a population of 11, 000, and a valuation of $5,4o7, 720, thus leaving it among the largest and strongest cou.ities of the state. Hood River Commercial Club, Uy A. A. Jayne, President Ry P. S. Davidson, Secretary. Charles T. Early W. L. Clark Truman Butler Directors. K. 0. Blanchar Charles Hall officers A. E. Lake, Pres. ; A. E. Crosby, Vice Pres.; C. L. Phillips, Treas.; J. M. Patter son, Sec. and Mgr. directors J. A. Reuter, E. M. Williams, N. A. Bonn, F. Men efee, J. C. Hostetler, A. E. Lake, A. E. Crosby. THE DALLES BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION. The Dalles, Ore., May 15, 1908. To the President and Directors Hood River Commercial Club, Hood River, Oregon. Gentlemen Your communica tion of 0th inst. regarding the in itiative in the matter of Hood River county, was read at a meeting of our board last even ing and I wa3 instructed to con vey to you the greetings of this board, and to assure you that your plan for cutting off the new county would have the full sup Iort of this body, and we wish you every success. Very resjiectfully, J. M. Patterson, Secretary. vote thus: ;:it X YES Notice. Notice is hereby given that the school directors of school district No. 00 of Washington county, will receive sealed bids for the con struction of a school house in said district. Plans and specifications can be examined at Mclnnes' store in Dist. No. 00. Bidders will be required to give a bond of 50 per cent of contract price. Rids will be received until June 12th, l'.HiS. The board reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Contract to be completed by Sept. 5th. 1908. By order of the board of di rectors. F. S. LOCKE, District Clerk. Dated May 29th, 1908. Nonce lo Contractors. Sealed bids will be received un til 2 o'clock p. m. of the 4th day of June. l'.MS. and then opened for the construction of a fill to take the place of the slough bridge at the Gcigcr place south of Cornelius. For the construction of a bridge and fill near tho VirL- I " ' " - aviv I'lllVV about one mile north east of Cor nelius. For the construction of the Vmt,:r oridge across the Tuala- I nil rier aliOUt two milra annth east of Hillsboro. Specifications mav be seen at my othce after Mav 25th. The court reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By order of the commission-ers- J. W. GOODIN. County Judge. APPRECIATE MR. HAWLEY HE IS "MaKINC GOOD." All Recoil in Mim m Mm of HUh inlellectual Attainments and Rare Oratorical Ability, Corvallis, May 20. - "Senti ment in favor of the re-election of Congressman V C. Hawley is so nearly uranimous that there can scarcely be said to be a con gressional campaign in progress." said Chairman C. V. Johnson, of the first district committee, to day. "The people of this dis trict, regardless of party lines, appreciate the fact that Hawley is "making ood" at Washing ton. They recognize in him a man of high intellectual attain ments, tireless industry and rare oratorical ability. The rep' bli cans tf this district were sj well satisfied with their representa tive that they renominated him without opposition. "It has been a pleasure to the people of this district to read in the news disjatches from time to time that by his earnestness, his sincerity and his devotion to duty, Hawley has made a favor able impression in Washington. Though the unwritten rules for bid a new congressman to thrust himself forward, we are glad to learn that Hawley has made many warm friends in the house of representatives, and that dur ing his first session he had an opportunity, in discussing the Oramn jai .1... ... resolution, U demonstrate his ability as an effective public speaker. "Here in Oregon we know Hawley as a man fitted both by native talents and by education for the work of a statesman. All his life he has kept himself well informed upon all public questions. We are justified, therefore, in believing that he will soon obtain a position of in fluence in the house of represen tatives. We all understand that it takes time for any man to rise to leadership and we expect to keep Hawley in Washington un til he has had a chance to work his way to the top. "Hawley's persistent efforts for the cancellation of the rail road land grant, his systematic work in behalf of a government appropriation for free locks at Oregon City, his advocacy of river and harbor improvements. and his attitude in favor of tariff revision while maintaining the protective principle, have met the hearty approval of the peo ple of his district. This satisfac tory public record, together with the Wrsonal esteem in which he is held because of his high moral character, his genial disposition and his intellectual attainments, make it a pleasure for the peo- pie oi nis uisinct to vote for him regardless of party lines. Wanted. Man to appoint sub-agents to sell stock for a lare timber and lumber company, liberal commis sions. 515 Kothchild Bldg. Portland, Oregon. The housekeeper fr;eno for cleaning and Nishing jewelry, gold, silver and all metals, glass and glassware. not scratch. TheJUllsWo pharmacy. Benefit Dance. There will 1 a benefit dance. given by the young j,wpie 0f the Catholic parisli of th;3 city at Hillsboro Hall, cn Saturday night June 0. The proceeds will go toward building the Cath0nc church parsonage. Everybody cordially invited. Ticketa ran be had at the DencfSu any member of the committee. Music will be iurnished by Rich ard's orchestra of Portland Worthy a Re-tlection. Supt M. C. Case, who is in the field for re-election to the of fice of county school suierinten dent, has been continuously en gaged in public school work in Washington county for the past 16 years. During this time he has Berved as principal of the Cornelius school three years, three years as principal of the Hillsboro city school, and is now serving his first term as school supcii.ittudeat trftliis -co'tfii fj His work has always been highly satisfactory to the public and keenly appreciated by the boys and girls, many of them now men and women, who have come under his instruction. Mr. Case is a member in good standing of Gales Grange No. 282, of St Helens No. 32. A. F. & A. M., of Mizpah Chapter No. 30, O. E. S., and of Glencoe No. 22, K. of P. If re-elected, he promises to give all courteous treatment and a square deal. His number on the ballot is 45, and he was nominated at the re gular primary convention held on April 17th, ult, by both republi cans and democrats. A farmer in speaking before an institute of his profession, re cently said: "As a rule the farmer knows no better friend than the country press. The home paper is distinctly the farmer's own paper. It is sup ported directly or indirectly by the farmers, who compose the backbone of the printer's sub scription list and largely for him the merchants advertise. Now brother, let us not forget our friends. Let us see that our sub scription is paid before the first of January and a year in ad vance. Another thing, the mer- .i.inna who -tMJTrrtlne nre the ones who make it possible for us to get a good local paper and the men or firms who are too penur ious to advertise and help sup port the local press have no right to the farmer's patronage. I propose hereafter to go to a good live advertiser instead of to those who propose to take all and give nothing in return. If the farm ers, as a class, would supjwrt their friends, the other fellows would soon be out of business. Notice. Commencing June 15, the Southern Pacific Railway will sell tickets from Hillsboro to Cornel ius for 10 cents. The rate here tofore has been 14 cents. P. G. Vickers, Station Agent. Ice for sale. Den of Sweets. For Sale or Rent. Small farm, 1-2 mile south of the Hillsboro depot. Inquire of J. A. Messinger, Hillsboro. HlltM-miW SHOES There's a lot of satisfaction in a shoe which after month's of wear, needs only polish to 'look like new." You will find comfort, ease and profit in the 1 1 AMI LTOX-IUiOWN SHOES- Your children will want something pretty and good. Come and No belter can be made. OoCtlpS. fierce n r SALMON PROTECTION VOTE YES ON BILL NO. 318. 1 he fish of Our State Need Better Protection Than is Now Af forded Is Agreed. Hon. G. J: Farley, mayor of The Dalles, was in Hillsboro last week in the interest of the sal mon protection and stated to us" that as the United States Bureau of Fisheries are the greatest ex pert authorities on the subject of salmon protection and have no ax to grind, requested The Inde pendent to publish the following circular from the Department of Commerce and Iabor to Hon. C. W. Fulton; The department realizes the importance of the various ques tions atFecting the salmon fishery in the Columbia river brought up in your letter of the 18th ultimo, and has taken this opportunity to make a thorough investigation of the matter. There can be no question that the status of the fishery is unsatisfactory, and that under existing conditions the trend may be expected to be steadily downward, with the re sult that in a comparatively few years the run of salmon in that stream will be reduced to such a degree that thousands of fisher men may be thrown out of em ployment and much capital ren dered idle. The federal govern ment is without any jurisdiction whatever in the premises, and the duty of conserving the sal mon supply In the Columbia de volves on the states of Oregon. Washington and Idaho; but this department has been charged by congress with important fish-cul tural operations in the Columbia basin, and has felt impelled from time to time to direct attention to the necessity for giving ade quate protection to the various species of salmon frequenting that stream. The department is convinced that the run of sal mon in the Columbia can be am ply maintained for an indefinite period if artificial propagation is supplemented by rational protec tion; but artificial propagation alone cannot coje with the situa tion, and as a matter of fact, the recent exjerience of the depart ment has shown that its benefi cent labors are rendered almost futile by the failure of the states to appreciate this fact. The department sees no reason see our SCHOOL SHOES, no better made. Our guarantee goes with every pair. Our Line of GROCERIES is the finest in the county. Everything usually carried by an up-to-date Grocery House. Our immense sales make it pos sible for us to carry strictly fresh goods. Not a shop worn article in the establishment. JOHN DENNIS The old Reliable Corner Grocery and Shoe Store for advocating the elimination of fish wheels front the river, as there is no evidence to show that this form of apparatus is parti cularly destructive to salmon. A condition that is specially favor able for the passage of salmon -namely, very high water-renders the wheels unserviceable and. on the other hand, ieriods of very low water, w hen the fish are much restricted in their movements, are also unfavorable for the wheels'.' "During the" past ' two or three seasons the catch of salmon by wheels has been com paratively small; but even if it were very large it would be a fact of special significance in the present connection. The Columbia river is, howev er, made to yield a quantity of salmon far greater than regard for the future supply permits, and the drain is yearly becoming more serious. No one familiar with the situation can fail to ai preciate the menace to the per petuity of the industry that is furnished by the concentration of a tremendous amount of fixed and floating apparatus of capture in and near the mouth of the river. This apparatus comprises about 400 pound nets or traits, over 80 long-sweep seines, and more than 2,200 gill nets, the last having an aggregate approx imate length of over 570 miles; and these appliances capture more than 95 per cent of the fish taken in the Oregon and W ash ington waters of the river, the figures for 1904 being nearly 34. 000,000 pounds, or 98.7 per cent of the total yield. Under such conditions, it is self-evident that but comparatively few fish are permitted to reach the upper wa ters where the spawning grounds are located. The details of the measures necessary to place the salmon in dustry of the Columbia river on a permanent basis cannot be ela- oorated Dy the department at nis f butin general it may ue suiu inai mere snoum oe ti a restriction on the amount of apparatus employed in a given section; (2) an adequate weekly close season covering possibly two days at first, but reduced later if the circumstances war rant it; (3) an annual close sea son, preferably at the beginning of the salmon run. and (4) joint arrangements between the states. so that protective measures may be harmonious. Respectfully yours, (Signed) Oscar S. Straus, Secretary. Bill No. 318 embodies govern ment recommendations and should pass. It is a souare deal for all. Vote No. 318 - X - Yes. Bill No. 333 was framed to foster the selfish interest of a single locality. It is against the government recommendations, and will mean a heavy tax on the state to carry out its provis ions. It favors monoixilv and is unfair. It should not pass. Vote No. 333-X-No. 1 i StiOt. Y r. A- El