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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY POLK COUNTY OBSERVER FOUR Polk County Observer Published Sami-Weekly at Dallas, Oregon, by the OBSERVER PRINTING COMPANY EUGENE FOSTER. W. II. TOTTEN. Subscription Rates: One Year $1.50 Six Months , .75 Three Months 40 Strictly in advance. Entered as second-class matter March 1, 1907, at the post office at Dallas, Oregon, under the Act oi ton gress of March 3. 1879. I hi way to build up Dallas ts to pat ronise Dallas people. TAFT OR ROOSEVELT? If It proves true that Senator La Follette Is out of the race for pres ident we shall favor the nomina tion of President Taft as against the candidacy of Theodore Roose velt. In the first place we are opposed to the third term Idea and therefore are opposed to Roosevelt's nomination. Secondly, we are opposed to the methods pursued by Roosevelt and his friends in undermining Senator LaFoIlette in his candidacy, Roosevelt s progressive ideas are very little In advance of W. H. Taft's so we might better continue Taft's administration than to ac cept Roosevelt's. The above Is taken from the Grand Rapids (Wis.) Post, a "progressive' LaFoIlette newspaper and shows con cluslvely two things. It is evlden from this authority, that the LaFol lette boom has collapsed and it Is certain that Roosevelt is charged with Its destruction. Nobody can question the self-evident truths of these two positions. The LaFoIlette men are thus facing a dilemma they are between the devil and the deep blue sea. They must either throw their strength to the man who was Instrumental In defeating the hopes of their candidate, or they must turn to President Taft aa the "lesser of two evils." The Post, In the above editorial truthfully remarks that "Roosevelt's progresHive Ideas are very little In advance of W. H. Taft's, so we might better continue Taft's administration than accept Roosevelt's." This ad vice, coming from a strongly pro-La- Follette newspaper, published In the heart of his own camp, is significant. It can only mean that a very Rreat portion of the LaFoIlette folowing will go to Taft when defeat for their own candidate Is shown to be certain. They will support Taft because they believe that his "progressive Ideas" are fully aa advanced as Roosevelt's and, In addition, they will cast their ballots that way because they can not endorse the sage of Oyster Hay and his third term proclivities. The radicals In the Republican party are sorely put to It, Just now. With LaFoIlette out of the race, their only hope lies In Roosevelt, and his atlenoe la causing no end of heart burnings and speculation. While all this Is going on In the camp of the "enemy," President Taft's strength Is growing dully and we believe will continue to Increase until his nomi nation at the Chicago convention shitll be but a matter of counting the bal lots. With all his boasted populari ty, we d not believe that Roosevelt can stampede the Chicago convention nor claim the support among the Re publicans of the country that once was his. Of course, some of the I-a-Kollette newspapers are clamoring for his candidacy, but they are mere ly "whittling to keep up their cour age" and they cannot hope to carry the conscientious I-aFollette men with them. If Roosevelt should come out, and declares himself a candidate for the nomination, he would at once arouse a storm of protest and plunge him self and his friends in a bitter tight which would, In all probability, re sult in his overthrow. In his repudia tion by the Republican party of the natii.ii. The great rank and Hie of the people love fair play. They ad heads against the stone wall why, lid. Reform Is one thing, oDservanoe It's no affair of his. of the Christian Sabbath la another, The Observer doe not belive that but good, common, horse sense. Is I .... Roosevelt will become an avowed also a praiseworthy asset wnicn nas candidate nor does it believe, even, many good qualities to commend it. that he will accept the nomination if The opening of a postofflce on Sunday tendered him by the Chicago conven- is a convenience to many people and tion. Such a course would be utter- any attempt to prevent this conven ly at variance with all former char- ience to suit the whims of a self-con- acteristlcs of the man. Heretofore the stituted coterie of fanatics, is silly. public has never been at lose to know where the former president stood War messages from China during upon all questions, especially tnose tne "late unpleasantness" state that affecting his own personal ideas or manv 0f the officers were "shot In ambitions. He has generally "spoken out In meeting" and his silence in the present instance Is, we believe, In line with the thought, that has al- bombardment." Thus we see that the cruelties of war are In no whit abated by modern agitation. But, then, the Chinese have always had ready made his position regarding a an unenviable reputation for cruelty. third term for himself sufficiently plain. "If It proves that Senator LaFoI lette is out of the race for president, we shall favor the nomination of President Taft as against the candi dacy of Theodore Roosevelt" declares the LaFoIlette newspaper and we believe that that sentiment sounds the keynote among the great major ity of the Wisconsin man's support ers throughout the nation. A legless man, In Milwaukee, was given a divorce the other day, in spite of the fact that he had made no kick against his wife. WILLIAMS INSISTS ON SILETZ RULING AT ONCE Asks President to Intervene on Be half of Interior Department In Favor of Settlers. Oregon needs more farmers. It needs more men from the Eastern and Middle Western states to come and make homes for themselves on a 20, or even a 10-acre tract which, In portions of the great Willamette vallev. is sufficient uton which to make a good living and even to lay Washington and today held up a Washington, Feb. 20. Ralph E. Williams, of Dallas, Or., National Re publican committeeman, after two weeks in New York, has returned to a long rnmnetence. The laree farms conference with President Taft re- of several hundred acres should be ardln the enforcement of Repre-sub-dlvided and sold In small tracts "rotative Hawley's Siletz settlers bin, to the hundreds of homeseekers who whlch 18 beln virtually nullified by are looking toward the West as op- lne "eur xeparune.u, as me ue- portunity for relief from undesirable Payment reiuses to issue patents tnereunaer. Mr. w imams urged tne climatic conditions and high land val ues. If the holders of the large farms of the Willamette valley, util ized for years only for the growing of grain crops, would consent to their sale In small tracts, and at reasona ble prices, they would, In a short time, establish their financial Inde pendence and, at the same time, con tribute greatly to the growth, the wealth and land values of every acre in the valley. That fruit can be sue cessfully cultivated In the Wlllam ette valley has been conclusively proven and it Is no longer an expert ment. And when this is possible, when farms may be converted Into fruitful orchards, the land becomes too valuable to be longer used for grain acreage simply because more liberal returns may be secured by fruit cultivation, hence the desirabil Ity of orcharding becomes at once apparent. If every commercial or ganlzation in the valley would Inau gurate a campaign looking to the sale of the large farms In small rW-FTTf H o B HI El ii a a u j u u HART. S6 FIRST SHIPMENT OF mm President to intervene on behalf of the settlers and require rulings In conformity with the law. If there has been no favorable rul ing by the Interior Department on the Siletz cases by that time, Mr. Williams will return to Washington and remain until the Department ac tually accepts and enforces the terms of the Hawley law. In the course of their stay in New York, Mr. and Mrs. Williams attend ed a dinner to President Taft at the Waldorf-Astoria. CHRISTIAN CHURCH WILL GIVE "COLONIAL" SOCIAL t'nelo Sam and Aunt Columbia tl Re- reive DlwtlnguMied Revolution. Guests In Costume. In honor of Washington's Birth- dav. a "colonial" aortal tn tw, hM tracts, they would not only prove of , the basement of the Church of material assistance tn promoting the prosperity of the present owners, but they would also contribute great ly to the growth and wealth of the Western portion of the state, Christ next Thursday evening to which a warm welcome is extended to all. In keeping with the character of the day, the affair will have an atmosphere suggestive of the early dava of the country, and nrnmlnent While condemning the state unl- personages whose names are written erslty referendum, the editor of the larKe In the chanters of hlstorv d- II T - . . . .1 " " . u-nacr lanes occasion to voted to that time will h i.nn.lo,, .. mwuu.ouin normal in a ous. The guests of honor will be misleading statement declaring that George Washington and Mirth me single state school has but 100 Washington and thev to t,. r students and is costing the state more celved by Uncle Sam and Aunt Co ... ma.nienance man ail tnree for- lumbla. The event Is to he nlrPlv mer schools combined." The Leader informal and Is to be devoted to iorgeis mat tne Monmouth normal having tu. ... umy oeginning its lanors after be- Invited to Senear In ar,nronrlat M. ng closed for several years, and that tume. but the absence of an assumed ou.vuw oi me last appropriation was one will not hr nv n .... ... T-.eci.on oi me new aorml- The hour of beginning has been tory. While It Is probably true that Let at 8 o'clock, and ther win I.. n me scnooi nas not at present a large admission fee or charge of any kind. iiuini.ii oi Biuuenis, ii nas made a """""' Biiuwing in mis regard "mmI live firant - Plinnliliiplnir V. I I. .. I . i I .v uen The editor of an exchange, who ..,,r.,eu .nce eptemier is. iu. and has been following the printing busl that Its enrollment will be sul.stan- neas for a good many years, has the tlnlly increased another year, is un- following to sav "Th. hH r u. u.,,, onea. me leaders further eoln will probably appear on the new .!. mini mi n (me Monmouth iver dollar, normal) has a 13600-a-year nresl- A bust of Cleveland on the new ten riolluf' crstM nAp(tflna,a dent and a high priced taculty. when and that of Grant on the fifty dollar one. We hope we will get a sight of Lincoln now and then, and may cocaslonally scrape acquaintance with no normal school president In Ore gon ever before received more than M800 per year" Is really too foolish to demand attention. The simple fact that former normal presidents were poorly paid is the best argu ments that could be advanced in fa- "'i kuvu scnooi witn a com petent faculty, rather than three me diocre Institutions with underpaid and Incompetent instructors. It Is the privilege and the duty of every citizen of Inillas to attend the concert by the Dallas band which will lie held at the new armory au ditorium on the night of Wednesday. February 2. This city has one of the best musical organizations In the entire state, the members of which mire a man who will wick to his con- ' '.r in penecung meiiiseives under the direction of Director V. S. Grant, and that they have attained their present hleh H- Cleveland, but good bye. Grant, and God bless you." Ilrltlgt-port Sectional Meeting. The next of the sectional meetings for the benefit of the school patrons of the county Is to be held at Guth rie next Saturday, beginning at 10 a. m. Mrs. W. 11. Mack will be chairman of the meeting, and the following districts will be represent ed: lirldgeport. Liberty. Oakdale, Oakhurst. Powell's Camp, Rock Crtek and Guthrie. NO BETTER SUITS MADE AT AfJV PRICE Home of Hart Sebaffnec A Marx Clothes, Packard Shoes for Men, American Lady Shoes for Womea, Buster Brown Shoes for Children. were characterized by charming del icacy. Married Saturday Night. Harry Marshall, well known har ness dealer here, was married at his residence on the corner of Court and Shelton streets, last Saturday night to Mrs. Mae Curtis. The ceremony was performed by County Judge Ed F. Coad In the presence of A. Byerly and L. A. Tender. i vlction. who means what he nays, and who has the courage to say It, itiom-vrlt has already declared. In no uncertain lanuae, that "under no circiiniotances" would he accept a nomination for a third term. For him to endeavor to evade all that thiit statement Implies by subterfuge, and by explanations that It applied to some other period, or some other condition, will not be endorsed by the people generally, although, some of the more radical "progressives" may accept It as gospel. He has aaid It. now let him stick to It He may he "sticking to if for all the coun try knows to the contrary but. If he should 'renlf" on that proposition, we believe that he would stir up a PkM that could only result In his de feat. He may realize this and Is thus keplng silence, hoping that the call for him will bcoma so Insistent that h cannot evade the responsibility of "accepting." or ha way believe that ha haa already aaid all that is necessary and If the radical "pro rremivef shall continue to tutt their irree of efficiency is a tribute, not on ly to the competence and ability of their director, but also to the desire I of the band memlwrs to make their organization sevond to none. The pos session of a good band is a valuable asset to any community. Dallas has such an organization and here is an opportunity for every loyal citizen to snow tneir appreciation in a substan tial manner. The Oltserver predicts that the big auditorium will be crowded to capacity Wednesday night of next week. Slrnc Itcialrlng. Dallas shoe repair shop, first class work, repairing at moderate prices; sewed soles a specialty, no extra charges. All work guaranteed. Call on John Hammer, practical shoe maker, 111 Main street, the eld stand. Independence Is threatened with a "blue law crusade." A petition has been circulated there by an over zealous reformer, asking that the postofflce be closed all day Sunday. Tha Enterprise, In commenting on tha Idea suggest that all places of bus!ne. Including tha drug store anj tha hotel be also mad to feet th pressure of the sanctimonious Novel Wlntlow DUplay. A novel window display that is at tracting much attention is shown at the Fuller Pharmacy where about 30 hustling, scratching little black Ply mouth Rock chicks keep busy all day long much to the amusement of the many who stop to admire them. They were hatched on the Robbins Poultry Farm at Eola. Legal blanks for sale at thl efflca. VIOUX n-JU-ORMAXCE LIKED Dallaa ad ience Apfweriated MasiraJ Performance. A goodly aised audience thorough ly appreciated the performance of Zamona, the violinist, at th High school auditorium last Thursday ev ening, and his selections wer well greeted with applause. Ia th finer tone hia execution was artistic aad See Those New Jackson Corsets in U Wf lit mm 0 At The DALLAS VARIETY STO HE MRS. CHARLES GREGORY. mp. "We Consider This Form Of Advertising THE MOST ECONOMICAL" This is the belief concerning electric dvcrtWna; of Alfred Stabel & Sons, Inc., proprietors of a large crockery store in San California. This progressive firm says, over Its signature: "We are fully convinced that electric sign advertising to of greater benefit tlian most merchants appreciate. "We consider this form of advertising the most economical and positively feel that we get the most for our money." The temporary removal of this firm s sign gave it an opportune for a comparison of values. Do you know of our very liberal two-year-to-pay sign propositi00 A representative will call and explain at your request Oregon Power Company J. L. WHITE, Local Manager Telephone 24 . mttt jty v. v THE SEAT OF HOR he Bow to naturauy g'en ,ut u irnriiu - That a wny -, i:rn v." Is guest nour occupies - - - . M, the houses of people 0; will have the bert- todar " . welcome P'" J your household. Better baking, will be its PaP- ' good will. SWEENEY BROS DALLAS, -1 "Oregon "s Best" hereafter occupy Koptah Coal. F1rt das Kopiah soft coal, in any quantity, delivered to any part of the city promptly on telephone call. Leav order with B. M. Ray ft Com pany. Ihon il. W. L. Barber, deal er la coal glght Too y,jule To be o eglected. SutrU"i of W Ere Salv win m eye. granuUted U. er any Inflamed cond.tioa Painlee and fcsrmle at Conrad Sufria a