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VOL 23
DALLAS. OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1912
NO. 104
COMPANY G, OP THIS CITY, IX
J READINESS TO MOVE TO
! MEXICAV FRONT OX
I SHORT NOTICE.
!
Was BOYS SNIFF POWDER
Orders Received to Rex-mit as Fast
Possible Names of Those Wlip
Hire Just Enlisted New Equip
ment Is Ordered Rushed Here For
IV to Actual Service.
Should you hear the stirring bugle
m of "assembly," should you see
'ibt hurrying and scurrying of val
' nit pong men clothed in the khaki
of flu Oregon National Guard, you
rill know that the call to the Mex
ican front has been made and that
Company G, Third regiment, of Dal
lu, be out of town and on the
hike within X hours.
j From the press dispatches recelv
" ti from the border and from the va
rioui movements being made by the
Vnlted States government, it Is con
fidently felt. In military circles that
i the lummons fof the militia of this
, state 1 bound to come at any . min
.utt. The. feeling is apparent in
;Dal!ai and Captain Tooze and First
j tenant Stafrin are prepared to
inter the call with their men on
the double quick.
I Mtjor L H. Knapp, major quar
frauter of the Oregon National
'Sari, hu just been here to inspect
the property of the company to de
, tmnlne that was fit for actual ser
I'm. He condemned part of it and
: ov( ruah orders for more equipment
. 'o tike its place.
I Ordered to Rnrtilt
j Wert have also been received to
; nit Company G as fast as possi-
ind Lieutenant Stafrin has en
"ithe following young men of this
Clinton Helstand, Carl Wil
li uu (reenlisted), Wilburt W. Cran-
't Elton Blake, Harold J. Hanson,
; 5i Fulgham, Jesse E. McCarter and
j 1 H. gears. The present
j t the company Is about fO
, while a war footing calls for
I'"- A" members of the company
j1" eager to go. and it is expected
j M man' more will enlist soon.
Although officers of the National
j nave received no Intimation
j Washington that the services
; fe gute Guards will be needed
j 1 e Mexican troubles, It is firmly
j that the minute the regular
j s move Into Mexico there will be
j ' Mierai can for the mc-ojuwitioii of
I troop, of, thp varlou, gtates.
I ther the fnited States intends to
j ' troubles betw een the con
J 't factions of Mexicans or not
i . tt general opinion expressed
J h are keeping close tab
I situation, Including
tnt-GeneraI Kinier
J firmly believed that within
,, or two there will be
fu for Mate troops, says the
'wian, in nich case rettery A
' Artillery and the Third Reg
Z " Irfantry and the ambulance
If.,,' ine Oregon National
j ui be th
rown into the mobil-
ivf 3"np l Clak,m" Immedi
Thr so to the Mexican
B in rppons to the first call.
' troops are required a
-, '4n tring into action the
Art'.ilfTT. The tnen of the Or-
r Sti
'nl Cusird who would re-
'he f!rt rail vnuM i.nn.Vr
1&". while the sond would
eieist companies, total-
,,n!!,na from the Agricul
K,s''c' ' CorAslii,. that F. R
' tfc Vltural research
7 zi fco'.a a0 orchard dem
mm t;" -xn at the
I V-.'" k rr,'-'"4. otried by U
t1 hort distance northwert
w 6iX not been de-
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PORTLAND
WIFE OF STATION AGENT IS
CHARGED BY POLICE WITH
THEFT OF $500 FROM.
FRIEND'S HOME.
WRITING AND PICTURE, CLUE
Mrs. Myrtle Enes Denies Guilt and
Sister and Brother-in-law Testify
to Alibi Pawnbrokers Claim to
Identify Her Released on Honda
of $1000 Within Short Time,
Young, pretty and demure, Mrs.
Myrtle Enes, wife of the station ag
ent at Perrydale, was arrested Sat
urday, by Captain Baty, of Portland,
after he and his force of detectives
had wrestled for two days with what
they term the knottiest problem in
their experience. Charged with steal
ing $500 worth of silver and clothing
from a woman friend, and identified
by two pawnbrokers, Mrs. Enes
maintains a steadfast denial, and
brings two witnesses to establish an
alibi for. her. When a handwriting
expert was called and identified, the
pawnticket signature as her writing,
the scalebeam tipped against her.
says the Oregonlan, and she went to
Jail, to be released in- a short--iin
under $1000 ball. Mr. and Mrs. Enes
have lived . at Perrydale several
months.
Photo Causes Arrest.
A week ago Mrs. M. A. McDonald,
of 710 East Madison street, returned
home to find her house' stripped of
valuables, including her furs ana
clothing. She notified the police and
Detective Mallet and Moloney found
that the house must have been enter
ed by a key which hung in a secret
place, and that the entry was effect
ed by someone who knew the place.
When her friend Mrs. Enes was
suggested, she was positive that there
was nothing in the suspicion,, out
allowed the detectives to take a pic
ture of the woman, which, when ex
hibited to the pawnbroker In whose
hon nart of the goods was found.
was positively identified as that of the
person who brought them in.
Woman Denloi Guilt.
Then Mrs. Enes was caught in
Dallas and was taken to Portland.
ni.lnir all day Sunday in the confer
ence room at detective headquarters,
Captain Baty not desiring to consign
her to Jail. Her sister and brother-in-law
asserted that she was with
them at the time of the robbery,
two men from the pawnshop
identified her and laughed at her
protestations of innocence.
W. W. Williams, a handwriting ex
pert was called in, and Identified the
writing of Mrs. Enes with that at the
no.-n.hnn the letters being of a dis
tinctive chirography. It was then
that the detectives, some 01 wnom
had asserted the pretty little woman s
innocence, gave up and surrendered
her to the uniformed force, the pris
oner still maintaining that a mistake
had been made.
STAFF IS ANNOUNCED
Mm Oe.rc I- GerlingtT. Pn-I.lcnt.
AP.i..U Offi.iT Fr Woman
Club Edition of Obner. April 12-
Arrangement, ft the f.mhoornin,
L,ue of The Observer er the au
dioes of the Palla. Woman s club
are proving and every indioat.on
points to the enthusiastic support of
the club members in P1-"-
O-orpe I- Gerlmger. president or tne
c7h.. 1 th iMOT
appointment for the management of
,h" .oman s lue of th- r-r-r huh
is to appear 'o April 1:
Edit " Xrs- H- B- ro.Pr: -e
editor. Mr IX P- t--.
Mrs. C U ram; business manaier.
With Starbuck. assisted T Mr
p j Cr.ve and M. T
Mr Mark Hart". rst v.ce-pre--ae
of the dwb. wiH '
of th. pre, deBt l C:ifm-
Steeplejack's Parichute Leap
From l Liberty Statue
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Photo by American Presa Association.
OVING picture spectators will hat. thrills wha they se. the films
presenting the jump or Frederics: uw rrom in rorcn or toe siatue
of Liberty, npborne by hi paracnuie. in leap was mmuw eipressi
tnr th mimoaea of the cinematograph men.' Yet, as Law la a stee
plejack, it is concelTable that h might make some practical use of a pars
chute U his hasardous calling. iTbe one used at Btdlo.'s Uland wss of special
design and light material. It did not arrest his fall for the first hundred feet,
and though It spread out, as our Illustration shows. In time to sare his life,
he struck the ground, 275 feet below hM jumping point, with enough force to
bruise himself somewhat It Is safe to predict that, despite the success of
Law's experiment, other visitors to the torch (in which young people have
habit of getting married) will still descend by walking down th interior of
Mlas Liberty and taking the elevator from her feet to th ground.
Plans for Concert by Dallas
Band on Wednesday Night
At Armory, Now Complete
PLEASING PROGRAM FOR AN
M'AL EVENT NOW READY.
Dallas ItaJKl Rest Equipped In State;
New Instruments to be Heard; Se
lections F.mbwe WMe Range.
Arrangements for the concert to be
given by the Dallas band In the big
auditorium of the new Dallas armory
are now complete and those who at
tend can rest assured that they will
ee a finished program with every
detail arranged in perfect harmony
with the event The first of the week
a huge stage was built In the south
end of the big room, and appropri
ately decorated with flags and bunt
ing. The selection of the program con
tains some of the most pleasing mu
sic ever heard on any concert stage
in the state. Director Grant has not
confined his efforts to the more sim
ple pieces, but has included in the
repertoire some of the most difficult
and inspiring music writtten. But
the organisation has spent much
time in prartice and may be said to
render the difficult selections with
perfect harmony and technique un
surpassed by the largest City or trav
eling organizations.
Br4 In Ruite.
! A prominent Portland musical
equipment house, which fcas furnish
ed the instruments for every band
in Oregon, state that the Dallas
; band has more money Invested In tn
'strutnenu than any other rgaruxa
Uon. of like nature, and e. h and ev
ery instrument has been bought and
ipad for br the band itself Come
HEALTH OFFICER TO SPEAK
.H-.......,., rii.h T Hear IntereM-
lug Lecture Friday.
A lecture of unusual impor
tance inn interest to every
housewife Is to be given next
Friday night In the auditorium
of the High School building by
Dr. Calvin S. White. State
Health Officer. It is to be under
the auspices of the Women's
free
the
Club of Dallas and will begin at
I o'clock.
The subject which Dr. White
has chosen for the occasion Is
The Relation of Flies to Public
Health." This is one of the most
engaging topics of the day. in
view of the disclosures which
science has made, and is only a
step In the campaign which is
being made snd will be contin
ued to be waged against the
common housefly.
The lecture is entirely
.nil the members of
Women's Club are anxious that
everyody avail themselves f
the " "opportunity to hear Dr.
White.
out Wednesday night and hear the
cuckoo, steamboat and bird whistles.
th. chapel bell and tympanL This
is the only band In th state equip
ped with the Utter Instruments,
which add materially to th. harmony
and the rendltioa of the mor. dif
ficult selections.
Add concert plans 7 bed Uoinnn
I BtiroesUa4io.
The band as It will arPr In con-
(Contiaoed Tlve.)
I BALL GAME TO
CLOSE SEAS Oil
HI SO
LOCAL TEAM TO BATTLE WITH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHING
TON AT ARMORY ON
MARCH 11. .
AFTER INTERSTATE HONORS
VaiK-ouver Athletic Club Coming
For Contest Saturday Night Wash
ington Slate College Boys From
Pullniuu to Follow Result Will
Determine Championship.
Dallas will close Its basket ' ball
season In this city Monday, March
11, when It meets the fast University
of Washington basketball five on the
local floor.. Prior to that game,
there will be played two other games
the first upon next Saturday evening,
and the second upon the Thursday
following, when the locals will try
conclusions with the Washington
State College team here.
Next Saturday evening, the Van
couver Athletic club team of Van
couver, Washington, will be here.
Vancouver has defeated the Multno
mah club team defeated them the
week before Multnomah played in
this city and they will come to Dal
las an undefeated team. This team
which in past years has gone under
the name of the 'Tilllcum Club," is
probably the fastest team In the State
of Washington, with the possible ex
ception of Washington State college
and the University of Washington.
This Is the first big Inter-state game
to be played here this season and a
good crowd should turn out.
Washington Champions.
The Vancouver boys claim the ti
tle of Washington champions, that
Is, outside of the universities, and
Dallas claims the Oregon champion
ship. If Dallas defeats Vancouver,
the team here can then rightfully
claim the championship of both Or
egon and Washington, outside of inter-collegiate
circles. Then if It de
feats Washington State college and
the University of Washington, there
Is nothing to bar them of the claim
to the full championship in basket
ball In the two states. Both of the
Washington schools have defeated the
University of Oregon and the Oregon
Agricultural college by decisive
scores. This fact will lend much In
terest to the two contests to be play
ed here.
The game Saturday night will be
most Interesting. It will not be call
ed until 9 p. m. for the benefit of
the business men. Seats will be
placed on sale Thursday at the Fuller
Pharmacy.
FRl'IT LECTURES SATURDAY
IxnranlierrlCH ami Prunes to lie
DiM-uwed TImmi.
The second in the series of
horticultural talks which has
been arranged by the Dallas
Fruit Growers' association will
be given in the circuit court
room of the Court House next
Saturday afternoon at 1 p. m.
4- At that time, Iiritt Asplnwall.
of Brooks, will speak on the cul-
ture and marketing of loganber-
ries. Together with his brother
he will have charge of 0 acres
of the berries this summer, and
he is looked upon as an author-
Ity on the subject.
L. M. Gilbert of Row-dale.
Marion count', an experienced
lecturer who has lately been ap-
4 pearing as one of the Instructors
before the Farmers' short
course at the Agricultural col-
lege at CorvalSis. mill be prea-
ent to speak on the subject of
prune growing.
CONTRACT IS LET
FOR BIG BRIDGE
AT SALEM
SALEM & FALLS CITY ROAD TO
BEGIN CONSTRUCTION WORK .
IMMEDIATELY IS REPORT
FROM HEAD OFFICE.
TO BE STEEL, WITH LIFT SPAN
Minnesota creamery men are pre
paring to ' establish a first class
creamery at L Pine, as soon as
farmers of that vicinity are prepared
to mi'.k 50 cows and deliver the m!!k
to the creamery.. They say It Is not
necessary that cows be pure bred to
begin with.
Cost Between $175,000 and $200,000;
Iron and Steel Already Secured;
Road's Route East of Salem Still
In Doubt; Will Operate Cars Over
River Inside of Year.
Contract for the building of a new
steel bridge across tne Willamette
river at Salem, by the Salem, Falls
City & Western railway has been
awarded, and work will begin at
once, according to the announcement
made Saturday by Louis Gerlinger,
president of the road. The new
bridge will be entirely of steel and
will be modern In every way, costing
between $175,000 and $200,000. It
will rest upon six concrete piers and
will have a lift span similar to the
Madison street bridge in Portland.
It is declared that It will be the best
bridge of the kind In the state. It 1
stated on good authority that the Iron
and steel for the bridge has been or
dered for several weeks, and that the
timbers for the approaches are al
ready prepared. The Immediate con
struction work will consist in thi
erection of the approaches. The
bridge will cross the river at Union
street In Salem, which, Is two blocks
north of the present county bridge. ,
Franchise Year Ago,
A franchise on Union street in Sa
lem was granted the Salem, Fall
City A Western road just a year ago.
and under a bond of $10,000 the
company stated It would have cars
running Into Salem within two years.
At the same time an official of the
company said that cars would be run
ning Into that city before the close
of 1912.
At the time that the Union street
franchise was accepted, another fran
chise was secured from the state for
the right to extend a bridge across
the river. This plan was approved
by the war department.
Gave County Cliance.
The ralroad company did not de
cide to go ahead with the plans
which have resulted In the present
development Immediately after secur
ing the franchises from the city and
state. Instead, less than a year ago.
attorneys and officials of the com
peany appeared before the Salem
city council and proposed that th
city and the council each put up
$20,000 and the railroad the remain
der of the amount for the construction
of a lift bridge across the river for
the use of trains, vehicles and pedes
trians. Both the council and the
county court looked upon the pro
posal favorably for a time but did
not see fit to taket action, and as a
consequence the road proceeded with
Its other plans.
Route Indefinite,
As now agreed upon the route of
the road on the east side of the river
,or In Salem, proper, is up Union
'street to Capitol street and across
'private property to the right of way
I of the Southern Pacific mhkh
parallels to Frlekey street when It
turns eastward snd runs direct to
jKir. It Is stated, however, that the
'company has not officially decided
iupon the route from Salem and. at
this time. Chief Engineer Taybir Is
working on other routes. It is stat
ed that Inducements have been ofTT
'ed the company to extend the road
j directly to Silverton rather than Fir.
and the engineering department i
looking up that route.
While the construction of this
'bridge will cifTf-r mean fo the Falem,
i Falls City V Western to cross the
!rivpf anil extend its line eastward
from the Capitol r:tr. tapping th
rich agricultural and timber Wit In
eastern Marion county, it will also
probably h the means of the South
ern Pacific's entering Ralern with Its
west side electric line, sccordicr to
announcement made from Southern
(Continued on Pag Flv. )
t ti, fair
arhool today.