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Jl MR will V 1 i WMW&t VOL. 23 DALLAS. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1912 NO. 101 SI III in I in at NEXT SHOW jEAD OF AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE DEPARTMENT PROM BES TO GIVE PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS. HEED OF MORE INFORMATION Killing, Dressing and Caponlzlng to Be Explained By Expert Polk County Poultry Association Prepar ing For Valuable Features In Con nection With Annual Exhibition. The next annual show of the Polk County Poultry association Is to be Mt only a competitive exhibition of the different entries of thoroughbred poultry, but will be made still more attractive by the addition of several lew features that will appeal strong ly to all who are interested In the efforti to promote the production of egg and fowls in this vicinity. It is to take on the character of a breed en institute, and practical demon itrationi are to be given for the ben cflt of those who appreciate the fact that there Is much to learn in that Mom as well as in others. from a letter received by Mrs. Winnie Braden, secretary of the asso ciation, It is learned that Professor Jamea Dryden, head of the Depart ment of Poultry Husbandry of the Oregon Agricultural college, who Is known aa one of the best informed npn on the subject In the United 8iatea, will be in attendance at the ahow in December to give Instruct loni'on aeveral phases 6f the Indus try. Especial reference will be made preparing poultry for market, and k will give personal demonstrations tilling, dressing and caponizlng Requisites Lacking. According to the experience of "amission merchants and employes the transportation companies, la a woeful lack of care on the Krt of those who Bhlp poultry out thia city. Whether the cause Is to Indifference or Ignorance, the tfcct la the same in that it lowers market value of ' the produce It la received at its destination, h aearly every case the commission erchant or consignee is blamed for difference in price, when in re H is the fault of the consignor, crowding the shipping crates is w of the most common mistakes de and occurs much more fre "tly than is generally supposed, defects are shown in preparing poultry. It Is to overcome and others of equally detract to effects that the course of teach- mentioned Is being arranged for. 'l " ' expected that Professor I1I be enabled to give a ontrat!on of his discoveries on " fr'ts of various food stuffs on color of eggs. It Is possible, ac rtlB to experiment made by him. change the color of the yolks by of different kinds of foods. GIVEN FAREWELL PARTY ' "d Mr. P. Starr Entertain ed By Circle. A ffc---. n , party was given in ""Oman v.,. . . . . . . 1Ml vteanesoay mgni ir."0 C!rcle Xo- Women of '"ricraft. In honor of Mr. and Mrs. " Stirr. members of the order &. i .. . - " -ae tf)i morning for port . ,0 e. The affair was In the f. " aientlne party and Mr t 00 Ue grand prire for get- jT4 given the booby for lirti i ' ' number- hrnrheo,, wm .erved. Ml tr. ",1!'-nf, of Salem, dl T"C;I'-. was present. Attend Coonwi. Or, Feb. 1$. Rerintrar X. T. , e,ct. of the Oresoa Agrt- r- ite the total "rr VM.v ... poultry snow u Ha: m. aUhooFH tn PLANS QF NE U. S. Marines at Guantanamo, Our Great Cuban Naval Base Z'jt V ::::;:.:::-:;.::v.-:-.-:v: '-w m Photo by American Press Association. IF the United States government should be obliged by the continuation of the diHordera In Cuba to Intervene for the third time In the Internal affair of that island it would probably make use of Its nawal station at Guantanamo. on the bay of the same name, thtrty-seven miles east of Santiago Upward of $10,000,000 has been spent upon the thirty square miles of territory which was granted to the United States by treaty In the building of docks, machine shops, storage houses, etc. Practically the whole Atlantic Beet Is making the station Its base and would be available for Instant ervice, as well as the soldiers and marines. 3.000 of whom It is the custom of the gorernment to maintain thero. The general staff of the army at Waahlngtorj baa long been prepared for an emergency In Cuba, with plan, matured foi mbarklng several tnousana iroops wuum DALLASTOBE GA TEW A Y COHEEIAFTS II TAV I M! FOUR NEW MEASUKfcS i BE SUBMITTED TO VOTERS. ..AanliiiPnt Lists Includes i ." Model InlKTltance Law and Ex emption BUI. Salem. Or.. Feb. 16. Deciding up on four measures having for meir object the revision or of the state, and wnicn - mitted to the voters at tne nexx eral election, the leg.slame ia mittee wh'ch ha. been in .- on here for two days concluded it. la bor. yesterday afternoon and aa STned. -her future mer. ill be held has not . i.tticfl upon upon. The me-u. -- were: An income - model Inheritance tax " empting houhold gO"d. d exempting notea ana -Income Tax. Tne income tax men'?rfnt pjterned after that adopts by W Sn-in. and It pave, the way ' t the ZoptM of a law substituting an in fTra aer that of " Jork Md , prcipa. t wai bej. waamaTe to.- enough at r S lnCude mechanic. ED 1AK UM til if! Ij v.;.:-.- it- "-j- ..v ANOTHER SAWMILL AND NEW LOGGING ROAD PROBABLE IN VIEW OF SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENTS. Efforts to Open Up Immense Timber Holdings on Upper LaCreole Start Rumors of Big Commercial Devel opment Here Commercial Club Takes Action On Railroad Caxes. Throneh the medium of a resolu tion adopted by the Commercial club at Its special meeting last Wednes day nlsht steps were taken tnat are expected to make Dallas the gateway for seven hundred million feet of lumber on Its way from the virgin frt of the headwaters of the La- Creole to the market of the world. Visions of another sawmill In this ci supplied by trainloads of lop. to come over a new railroad leading ao.. from the mountains, are conjured up hi- the predictions of some who are acquainted with the .ituation and Its possibilities. Thousands or acrea timbered land In this county. It la nn.,iinpl. are unmarketable on ac count of a government suit now pend ing In the courts, and the purpows oi the resolution I. to obtain relief by the passage of a bill that I. before conrre. Since the closing of the old Spald ing mill In Northwert Dallas, a few year. ago. the plant there ha. lain Idle, and the practice of floating log. down the LaCreole ha. ceaed. Now, In view of the effort, that are being made to clear title to the immense body of timber lands owned by the Spalding people and other on the upper LaCreole. It to rumored the I BOOST DALLAS PEOPLE URGED TO AS SIST IN ORGANIZATION. Agreement Is Presented; Resolutions In Congress Asks Keller For Land Owners in Railroad Land Grant. Following a report of the special committee appointed to Investigate the proposition, the Dallas Commer cial club, at a special meeting Wed nesday night, endorsed the plan pro posed by the Oregon Portland Cement company to establish a plant in or near Dallas in return for the sale of stock subscriptions to Dallas citizens. Chairman George T. Gerllnger, of the special committee had had several conferences with the cement people, and was of the opinion that the scheme should be adopted. The ten tative outline of an agreement ac ceptable to the company and to Dal las, was presented which provided that the capital stock of the com pany should be $750,000 but, unless $500,000 of the stock Bhail have been subscribed prior to June 1, 1912, there is to be no Incorporation. Ac tive construction of the plant must begin not later than July 1, 1912 and h rushed to completion and be plac ed In operation as soon as possible. ti, (.nmmlttna recommended that i.c the club lend its assistance to the organization of the company and the sale of the stock. To Relieve Timber Owners. George T. Gerllnger presented a resolution, which was adopted, ask ing the government to provide means foi. th relief of timber land owners who. prior to April, 1908. purchased land comprising a portion ot tne California & Oregon railroad land grant which had since been in liti gation. The resolution explained (Continued on Page Five.) FAIIS FBI 001 "PRIDE OF THE WALDO HILLS IS HUSKY TEAM. Dalha MilJUa Basket Ball Player, to Defend Honor at Swift Game To morrow Nlght. Unless the prediction, of the bas ket ball fan. of thi. city go entirely wrong, the spectator, at tomorrow nighf. game in the Armory will be treated to one of the fartent and mml furiou. exhibition, of baaket ball witnessed In thi. city .ince the fa mous Portage quintet succumbed to the superior playing and team wTk of the local basket ball machine. Fil- rinn ts out to win. and has the rep utation of carrying the game Into the enemy s territory with vim and vigor. Th team Is composed of a huky lot of athlete., and ha. been playing to gether for years, with the exception e .h. two ctar that are reported a having been secured from Port land. P.eport baa come to DUa. that snverton will hare In It. line-up on Saturday evening two of the b.t bas ket ball player. In the Northwest, ana they will not exactly be rrorn .ivr ton either. rxnert Hard CamA t.. r:!a team expert a hard rlm,. but are not at all doubtful a. m the fnal reroit. They are ai a . . i s:?r-ton ts win. and Qf vrr Kit i STOCK SALES 1 FAMED COIITEST III (Cor. Untied o Page Six.) ROADWAY SCHOOL MONDAY Agricultural College Expert To 4 Demonstrate. The first road supervisors' school ever held In Polk county is to open here next Monday afternoon at 1 p. m. in the cir- cuit court room of the court house. Ernest F. Ayres, head of the department of highway construction of the Agricultural college at Corvallls, will have charge, and will give practical instruction on the basic prlncl- pals required in building public roads in this locality. Every road supervisor in the county is expected to be In attendance. The school will be In session two days and perhaps longer. Everyone who Is interested in the subject of good roads Is in- vited to attend, as the meetings are open to all. MOliE LECTURES 0 III DALLAS FRUIT GROWERS' ASSO CIATION PLANS INSTRUCTION. Subject of Prune Growing and Small Fruit Production All to lie Taken Up Here Next. Encouraged by the success of the recent lecture on apple growing that was given In this city by A. I. Ma son, of Hood River, under the auspi ces of the Dallas Frutt Growers" asso ciation, that organization is planning to present aeveral more attractions of the same nature. It is expected that the next lecture will be on the subject of prunes and prune growing, aa it Is the intention to obtain some competent authority on that branch of horticulture to come here to give the benefit of his study and experience. Following that, it 1. hoped to nave one meeting devoted to small fruit growing, aa that la an lndu.try that Is now on the eve of rapid develop ment here. Due announcement of the dates, subjects and places of meeting will be made through the columns of The Observer, aa usual. TAXES NOW BEING PAID AT VERY LIVELY RATE Sheriffs Grant's SUteaneiiU Bring Quick Renpootie From Polk Property Own. Th statement, which have been nt out from the .herlff. office to taxpayers of the county showing their Indebtedness according to the assessment for the year 1910 have nrith nnlrlc rennonse. and the force of deputies are kept busy re ceiving money, looking up descript ions and making out receipt.. A three per cent rebate Is allowed on all taxis paid In full on or before March 15. and many are anxious to avail themselves of the discount. Half of the amount of taxes may he rald now or any time up to and i...i,.nniF At,ril 1. An extension of IIIIIUUII'I l ' " - time for the remaining half Is made until October 2. Taxes unpaid after the first of April are declared dellquent. and thereafter a penalty of ten pw cent la added with a further charge of two per cent per month until paid. Property on which taxes nave noi been paid by the first of July will be advertised for tax, and the coal oi advertising will be added to the amount. DALLAS BF.ATS MONMOUTH LnraJ Temra WIm Wednesday Nlglrt fimmtm Here. The fcaaket ball ram In the rink In this city Wednesday night result ed In a victory for Dalla. High school over the high achool team from Monmouth, the erore being 22 to It. The local team will go t Nw berg tonIht for a game with the high whoo team there. It was plan Bed to Uke a trip to Bouthera Ore gon to areet some of the teams, but the Uttr have failed to eome to the rratrh and the tour to declared 9 for the present III CULTURE BREATH OF SPIG GALLS room AsriRAiirs REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS COME OUT WITH PETITIONS FOR CILANCE TO BE NOMINATED. APPEAL OF "FRIENDS" HEARD List of Applications Already on File In the Ofliee of the County Clerk Many Voters Register For the Privilege of Voting at Primary Nominating Elections. With the bursting of the buds of the wild currant, fondled by the balmy southwest breezes and cradled by the alternating showers and sun shine of an Oregon day In early spring, comes also the unfolding of the dreams and aspirations of the political candidate, who shuts his eyes, places himself in the hands of his friends and trusts to Providence and the protecting care of the Aus tralian ballot system aa exemplified In this state up to the hour or go ing to press. The call to duty has been heard In several places lately. and as far as known not a man haa failed to answer the summons of his "friends." The result Is that peti tions for the privilege of getting de feated at the coming primary nomi nating elections to be held In April are as thick as rosebuds in June. Applications of office seekers to have their names placed on the offic ial ballot at that time are already on file in the office of the county clerk, as may be seen from the fol lowing list copied therefrom: Itepublh-ans. County clerk E. M. Smith, Dallas. County commissioner J. A. Baxter Perrydale. Assessor W. A. Ayres, Dallas; Ar thur Allen, Rlckreall. 8urveyor Benjamin F. Beerley, Falls City. Coroner R. L. Chapman, Dallas. School Superintendent II. C. Sey mour, Dallas. Dnnoxrata. Sheriff J. M. Grant, Dallas. Commissioner A. II. Wyatt, Mc Coy. Assessor Flnley Edgar, Rlckreall. Treasurer Tracy Staats, Dallas. So far a. Is known, C. 8. Graves, county assessor, Is the only present officer who has announced himself as not being a candidate for reelect ion. He has different ambitions, and when his term of office expires will busy himself with his prune orchard near Ballston and live the simple life free from the cares of politics. Many Registering. Registration of voter. I. Increas ing as the days go by and aa the date of the primary election draws nearer and nearer. The total now haa reached 974. divided according to party affiliation as follows: Repub lican B7; democrat 22; socialists 4; Independent. II; prohibitionists 12; no party given 1. PRELIMINARY LIBRARY PLANS GO TO CARNEGIE A meeting was held Tuesday night in the Public Library room, by the pelal committee appointed by tho city council to consider plan, for the proponed 119.000 library building to be erected in thi. city by Andrew Carnegie. Mayor J. R. Craven. Mr.. George Gerllnger and Councilman Tracy Staats II. B. Copr, nd H. L. Kenton composing the committee were preaent. Final conaideritlon of the prelim inary plan, submitted by Morrlaon & McConnell. of thi. city. ru!t-d In approval, and the plans will nw be ent east to Mr. Carnegie for his In spects. If they meet hie favor they will be returned here and will be worked out la detail, after which work will be commenced as aoon aa pOMibl. Coo. county's eommlaaionera have takea atepe to start rock road buttling. ha W Is I turned (ConUnaed o Pa Flra.) (Continue on P "T