Polk County observer., November 21, 1911, Page FOUR, Image 4

POXK COUNTY OBSERVER
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
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Polk County Observer
Published Semi-Weekly at Dallas,
Oregon, by the
OBSERVER PRINTING COMPANY
EUGENE FOSTER.
W. II. TOTTEN.
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Entered as second-class matter
March 1, 1907, at the post office at
Dallas, Oregon, under the Act or Con
Kress of March 3, 1879.
The way to build up Dallas is to pat-
roniu Dallas people.
Affectation is a greater enemy to
the face than small-pox.
St. Evremond.
JAPANESE STRATEGY.
ine seemingly Humanitarian mo
tive of Japan in seeking to "protect
foreign interests" in China may be
freight rates for the long haul
across the continent, or a loss .of a
great volume of business.
The project for the steamer line
originated among Eastern capital
ists months ago but only recently
came to the surface. The idea was
to secure Federal support for the
line without which, it was declared,
the plan would be a failure. Accord
ingly a movement was begun to in
terest Congress in the proposal and
for a time it seemed that success was
bright. But right here was where
hostile interests appeared and it is
now averred that there is but little
prospect of success.
It has undoubtedly been the inten
tion of the great transportation com
panies to control the shipping busi
ness through the Panama canal
through the medium of allied corpo
rations, if not openly and, as the
prime movers ot tne new snipping
line clearly stated that their object
was to give the people an entirely in
dependent corporation which could
only mean freedom from railway
control, opposing capital was not
slow to act.
Much has been expected from the
canal. Commercial interests on the
Pacific Coast are awaiting with much
interest its completion and following
use, because, as Has been urged,
cheaper means of transportation to
and from the great markets of the
East to the Coast would follow.
Now, to have the railroads so soon
ers there are alive, progressive and
untiring in their efforts to produce
tlifi best armies in the world. The
thing for growers elsewhere to do is
to emulate their example and show
them that other communities in Ore
gon can produce as perfect fruit as
that which claims fabulous prices in
the New York market. This result
can never be attained by kicking be
cause the county fruit inspector in
sists upon puttinsr the ban on the
sale of wormy apples.
Dallas people are proud of the new
armory of the Oregon National
Guard, which is now nearing com
pletion in this city. It is one of the
most commodious and well-appointed
buildings of the kind in the entire
state, and will stand as a monument
to the enterprise and untiring work
of Captain Walter L. Tooze, Jr., of
Dallas, largely through whose in
strumentality the building was secured.
Actual operations have begun on
the construction of the Southern Pa
cific's Coos Bay extension from Eu
gene, says the news dispatches. So
tar, so good. But building opera
tions begun once before on a Coos
Bay line, and the people of Marsh
neld probably won t ieel sanguine
over tlieir new road until tiie near
the "toot" of the engine.
The optimistic aviator correspond
ent declares Rogers flew from coast
actuated by the purest of sentiments show their hani " their opposition, to coast in less than four days, beat-
and again, it may not. A careful 18 calculated to cause the people gen- inf? the record of the fastest express
train. "True," says the pessimist,
but it took him more than a month
to do it." Mora Observer.
readiner of the war news from the erally to arise up and do things to
Far East has so far failed to reveal tlleir representatives in Congress
a trace of anv desecration of foreign who, by any declaration, no matter
property on the part of the victorious ll0w emphatic and reasonable it may
revolutionists, nor has there been a appear (to them) will not support That young couple who were mar-
single instance noted where the lives tne proposed new steamer line. ned in Sublimity, and will live in
of American citizens, or those of remains to be seen whether the Amity, ought to have a rosy time of
other nations, have been endangered. 06,000,000 people who compose the it, unless, perchance, the Missus
It appears that the revolutionists population of the United States are should show too much Independence
have the situation wf.ll in hnnA anA doing to sit still and see their ave-
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., fa w,l.li; !,.. V. mips nf trnnKnnrtat nn Wtlorl nn 1! ""l uniawiUl 10 apply tne
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ried on with strict retrar.1 t.n the ml. by four or five hundred capitalists wom seaD 10 a lellow- 11 J'011 d0
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vanced rules of warfare. who represent the railroad interests 11 111 a genuemamy manner, aecora
Why, then, this sudden activity on of he country.
the part of Japan 1 It cannot be
denied that the Mikado's govern
ment is vitally interested in China.
It has long been looked upon as a
special field for the development of
the commercial importance of the
Nipponese, and it is not improbable
that the present uprising is viewed
with alarm by tho Tokio government,
the establishment of a strong and
important Chinese republic, or even
a mild form of monarchy, which
would embrace modern methods and
stand as one of the world powers
might have the effect of forcing
Japan into trade competition with
other countries, which might result
disastrously to her commercial in
terests. Viewed from another angle, it is
possible that the Mikado doesn't
take kindly to the success of the
revolutionists, fearful that, should
they succeed, a well-governed China
might, in a few years, become too
strong a neighlor to have so close.
A. mighty Chinese army, well man
aged, and commanded by com-tetent
military strategists, and a powerful
navy, managed by men thoroughly
familiar with modern methods would
prove a menace to Japan right at her
doors, which she does not now have
to contend with.
The action of Japan in landing
troops upon ( Imiese soil under the
pica of protection to foreign inter
ests does not ring exactly true, and
the future actions of the Tokio gov-
eminent will lie watched with inter
est by the balance of the jniwers. It
merely serves to show that the little
yellow men are crafty, and not in
the habit of overlooking any opjior
tunity to promote their own iuter
rsts, both strategetically and commercially.
Well, it isn t thin country's
ing to a recent ruling of a Portland
judge. That ought to help some.
BRINGS QUICK RESULTS.
that the communities which took
advantage of the opportunity to make
an exhibit of their products at the
recent land show at Omaha will reap
abundant profit therefrom, is shown
iy me ionowing, wincn appeared in
last week's issue of the Benton
County Republican, printed at Cor-
vallis:
lliere are in the Commercial club
WILL CUT DOWN COST
IN ELECTION EXPENSE
Secretary of State to Economize
Printing of Information
Pamphlets.
In
fight.
rALh,M, Nov. 21. The secretary
ot state is busy getting together in
formation on the general election
next year. He is seeking to imnmvn
rooms two or three photographs of upon the methods of getting this in-
Mjmui.fue vaney exnioic at tne formation before the public, not onlv
f 1 - T- .l T1 .. .. ... - '
i-uinna ianu snow, rrom tlie photo- in the way of putt n? it. in enn?
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giapns one can see that it was a very torm, but principally in the way of
nt-uuuuie exnioii and witn tne know- economizing on the printing- and ili-
ieige mat something like loO.OOO peo- tnbution
im Gnu' ir in rita twn u..wii.. . ....... .... r..:.. -t . .
. .... .v ... v i. nua n was on oiaie i iminiir r-xpert Hams has
exhibition, Benton county and the been working on figures in the gen
o.iii-r uirce counties or the lllam- eral cost of placing e ect on inform
ette valley that contributed to the ation before the people, and the pam
exe!ise of the same will receive re- phlets which will be printed thw
turns worth several times the cost, year will doubtless 1 at. muni,
Already several requests for informa- expense than at any time before.
- - "i"in v oui- ii is uiuunuu lO cui lliiu n pt,wnst.a ,n
iiu-iiim ciuo irom people who. lrom the mailinsr of the ,m).lia
their inquiries, evidently saw this ex- with the large number that are to lie
nioii ac umatia. it is only too bad sent out. the mailinn- iiPm ic r,,oii
that more counties of the valley could cost. From the figures already com-
not nave accepted the invitation to be piled, it is believed that $1847.50 will
included in tll IkI nf nnni; .l .......... . .1- t
; " " "i '" me eoM i ins year, iast year
emsei. A similar exhibit should lie the item of m-intim- ,l m;i,,
sen i r.itsr next year, not only to the came to more than $3000.
vmuna Land show, hut also in nil
tlie other big Kastem Land shows.
U't every county in the whole Wil
lamette join in making the next ex
hibit. The advertising is as good for
one county as for another, and it's
good enomrh for all counties to .share.
RURAL HOME IN COOPER
HOLLOW CATCHES FIRE
Dallas is in need of a suitable the
ater in which creditable dramatic
productions may l given. By this.
e mean such attractions as visit
other cities and are of national
note. This is one of the best show
towns in the country, and even the
smaller companies that
Mrs. W. H. Mack Saves lt,MT.
Prom Destruction by Strenuous
Work Alone.
The country residence of W. It
Mack, in Cooper Hollow, rive miles
from Dallas, was damaged by fire,
which originated in the kitchen last
rnday. The only Krson at home at
the time was Mrs. Mack, who was nut
occasionally of doors when her attention was at-
and it is improbable that this govern- PIar here play to standing room traded by flames bursting forth from
mcnt will take a hand iu the
nient of dillicultie) arising as the re
sult of Japan's recent move. At any
rate it has served, for the time being
at least, to remove the alleged men
ace of the "yellow peril" to more
remote fields.
THE HAND OP THE RAILROAD.
Railroad influence has already been
iu m a movement to establish an
independent line of tteamers from
eoast to fot via the Panama canal,
and the result will probably be that
the proposed line will be abandoned.
This hostile move on the part of the
preat railway interest of the eoun
tnr. coming a it Joe, two rear or
more colore Ibe probable completion
oi uie canal, ! that the
eorpontior. do cot
ourt. u l( n a modern t boater l..;i.l. l ine kitchen. H.kI. v rl,l.;
nig. fully equipped with stage and!bmket' she wotd so hard and
eenery, there is no question but
what many of the lirwr ,,,r.,;..
p.- - '.ij-n ,va
successtully, that she succeeded in
saving the home, although the kitch-
wonld visit this citv an.1 fin.i . U!? ana. dimn-c nH pre in flames.
return, for their trouble It is but I i , 1 rmS WPre ba,i,-v
l,c "I'liai cut, on their joy insurance.
way from Tortland to San Francisco
Cl,lll.1 i . T
,uu v,rr IO LI Ait ! lor a
performance with but little extra ex
pense to them. This need i, one of
the lire matters that might be con
sidered by the Commercial club.
Prompt Settlement
I wish to state that on the 17th
day of November a fire occurred in
my house in Cooper ndlow, upon
which I carried insurance in the Or
esvn Fire Relief Association, of Me-
.'innvuie. or whi-h
There is nothing ,o be rain... I, J of nJtu ' ?:.B-.S
if?n.w -.v r . . " "nl- nd on the
"u ae method ofi-i'tn ttt u. , .. .
at tne annual apple ori.T adjasted. I can rWrf
...ows ia that Hood Eivrr rm. I commend this
. . . t . ' b... .3 -
pr--se to nb. ,w a , i '.
rait wilune'v I., . i " " , U1I result
We Are Now Going To Close Out
Our Season's
Soils and Goats
rafs
A Ladies' Long Black Coat for $3
A Misses Suit for
$6
Come and See Our Prices. Many
Many Real Bargains to Close Out
CRAVEN BROTHERS'
SPECIAL SALE
Is Attracting Buyers
From Large Territory
Vacum Carpet Cleaners reduced
from $10 to $7.50.
mlm4
a..- ""Ki -v '
We save you from 10 to 30 per
Cent on your cash purchases in
nearly every line of Hardware
and Implements.
Sale Continues Until Nov. 25
We win Help You with Ynnr m$
Just Phone to The Observer
WeWtevlr N? trouble t0 you.
ZaVSnLm say the word
business: 1CM' Aa
LET US HELP YOU SELL GOODS-WE'RE
srrcat
Bajr pofciihlj rocaa a 1,
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jia the IIvhvI Eh-er district The grow
air e A v- :
W. IL MACK.
Order Thar.tcdTir.ff tarkfj-s
of t'nion Meat Market
now
is our
ANXIOUS TO TRY
Kotic to Garbage Haulers.
I desire to call the attention of all
person, who haul parbace and damp j therefor.
. m lUe county roads, that J
it is unlawful, and any persons
guil-
rroseeuted
ED. F. COAD, Ceunty Judge.
Trespass notices, weather pr'
for sale at the Obserrer Job 02
Legal blasts for sale at this of