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POLK COUNTY OBSERVER rovn MARCH I5 s, TJDA Polk County Observer Published Semi-Weekly at Dallas, Oregon, by the OBSERVER PRINTING COMPANY EUGENE FOSTER. W. IL 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 of Con gress of March 3, 1879. The way to build up Dallas it to fat ronizt Dallas people. CRKED UNIFICATION. Resolutions adopted by the Port land Methodist Ministerial associa tion at Its meeting in that city Monday, serves to show the trend of modern thought in ecclesiastical mat ters, and opens a pathway for .the adoption of more united and fervent religious effort among three of the principal church organizations of the country. The resolutions, in effect, memorialize the Methodist General conference which meets in May, to make overtures looking to the uni fication of the Methodist Episcopal, the PrcBbyterlan and the Congrega tional societies in the United States under one organization and the adoption of the PrcBbyterlan creed. To the layman action of this na ture appeals, and It appears to him that any movement which contem plates a unification of one or more f the various religious creeds that we have In the world today makes for more advanced thought and ideas. He cannot understand why there should be so many church organiza tions, anyway. The way to salvation, from his viewpoint, appears well-defined, and why there should exist an Interminable number of paths all leading to a common goal, Is not clear. But the layman forgets that numerous religious organizations are Inevitable, and are but the evidence of the natural processes of evolution. In the beginning, one church was sufficient but, as the world grew old er, and the chureh membership in creased, Is was natural that all could not see alike and different men must have different Ideas regarding the ac complishment of a certain object; hence the formation of th numerous creeds which we see today came about as a natural result. Supporters of the unification Idea as set forth In the above resolution, declare that the creeds of the three churches mentioned, are so nearly alike that they "are not big enough to make a shadow," and It is urged that much more effective work may be done with their interests and their efforts united. While all must admit the truth of this position. It must be realized that the Instigators of the movement have a monumenal task before them. In bringing about such a cosiimmution, thy must overcome the traditions and the prejudices of generations and it Is not going to be an easy tank. Men who have grown gray in the service, following the same tenets that their fathers served, must forget the teachings of years and adopt this new faith and, while they may admit Its advisability, they will shrink from taking action which will divorce them completely from the Ideals of a life-time. But this action of the Portland clergy podnts to one indisputable con dition that cannot fail to have & salutary effect upon all religious en deavor; the certain Indication of ad vanced thought In the churches that counsels for more united effort, and the elimination of the narrow preju dices among themselves which has retarded, to a certain extent, the good that the churches may do in the world. There can be no denial of the assertion that, if It were pos sible to unite all the churches in one great organization that its possi bilities for good would be increased beyond the power of the ordinary mind to contemplate. If It were possible to eliminate the poorly paid preacher, ministering to a handful of followers in a commu nity where a half dozen organiza tlons are endeavoring to eke out ; precarious existence, and substitute therefor one central church, with membership strong and effective, it would be possible for each communi cant to have the advantage of more enlightened knowledge in the work and, at the same time, such condi tions would prove more, attractive to the outsider. In, other words one influential religious organization . in each community would be able to do more good than a half dozen poorly equipped churches could hope to ac complish. tion this week In Dallas and very generally signed. From an Investiga tion of the case. The Observer be lieves that Mr. Hendricks should re ceive a pardon from the crime with which he is charged, which is sub ornation of perjury in connection with the grand Jury land fraud in vestigation in Portland in 1905. Since Mr. Hendricks has been con victed and sentenced, the man whose testimony convicted him, has made an affidavit to the effect that he swore falsely. The petition for Hen dricks' pardon was signed by every man In his home town of Fossil which, it seems, is the strongest rec ommend he could receive. Mr. Hen dricks was born near this city and is known by several people here. Later reports of the Portland mob that insulted General Baden-Powell and broke up his meeting on Satur day night, indicate that a very large number were Socialists, Instead of I. W. W. men, although there was a generous sprinkling of this element also. This action on the part of the Socialists forms a black mark in their history in this state and one from which they will be slow to re cover. The great mass of the peo ple do not look with favor on mob law and are inclined to give every man a respectful hearing. That. Idea is one of the basic principles of So cialism and for them to refuse oth ers what they themselves demand, is to commit a grievous error and places them In a still more unfavor able light. No organization, wheth er national In Its character or oth erwise, can hope to succeed by the employment of mob rule, and that Is certainly what the Portland meeting resolved Itself into. To the credit of the Socialists generally, however. It must be said that their more conserv ative members frown upon such pro ceedings and are as emphatic as any body in denouncing them. But the or ganlzatlon must curb the tactics of its radical members before it may hope to takei its place as a real pow er in this country. Such scenes as that In Portland will drive the best element from the party. "Any candidate that the Republi cans may nominate, whether he be President Taft or former President Roosevelt, can be elected, If he. is nominated fairly," declares a T. R newspaper and a careful reading of the editorial leads one to understand that, according to the editor, T. R. is the Identical one who "can be nominated fairly." Now, a Dane has discovered the South Pole. It appears that it would have been much more In keeping with conventionalities if a Pole had turned the trick. When You Want A sine GLOVE Ask. For A KAYS And Know That You Are Getting The Best $1.25 "Dumps Hash Into the Swill and Hikes" is a headline in a Salem news paper. Isn't that typical of Salem? Evert the swill has the haahy look. FOUND NO OREGON DISPLAY A Portland newspaper, of doubtful political beliefs, grows effusive In commending T. R. for his willing ness to serve as a Juror when prop erly called In his home county on Long Island. While we admit that the willingness of the former presi dent to discharge all the duties of citizenship is commendable, we must also remember that T. R., who Is nothing if not a zealous press agent for himself, realized that right there was another opportunity to secure some more free advertising, and he didn't propose to overlook It. He told everybody he was ready to do his "duty as a citizen" and he was sure to have a sufficient number of press representatives and camera men around when he made the statement. Other States Benefit From Exhibit at Big Land Show. To the Editor: The Kansas City Land show is now being held at Convention hall, which has a seating capacity of 23,000 people. People from many parts of the West are here viewing the exhibits. Ezra Meeker, founder of the "last Oregon trail" is here with his prairie schooner and yoke of oxen and also many other historic relics of pioneer days. Colorado and California have the best display of apples, grains, etc., while Washington has a good display and is a credit to the state. As I searched the large hall and viewed the many exhibits from differ ent states, not a single thing did the state of Oregon, have to exhibit. There are better and larger apples grown In and around Dallas than were exhibited here from any state. Oregon missed a good chance and should have had a booth and had ap ples, peaches, pears, grains and booklets telling the people of the wonderful resources of the state. Many people are emigrating West just now and if Oregon had a display it might have been an inducement for some of them to make their home in Oregon. The state of Washington distributed 15,000 booklets at the show in two days; and they will get big returns from It. What is the matter with the Dallas Commercial club, Mr. Tooze, that you did not send exhibits to the largest land show ever held in the West? RAY HOWE. 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Keeuinir abreast : divined Intn nigtnnn. ar ,i- No, the Colonel, Isn't overlooking anyiwith the spirit of modernity and pro-1 command of Meuts. Stafrin and bets these days, but we object to the Kre8S Doc has given us this latest j Greenwood, were given a short drill innovation in floriculture and in do-, for the entertainment of the 100 or tnO an t . 1 1 1 . ... ... I I " "as impirtraeu us wun me i more spectators present. courts manufacturing campaign bun combe for the Sage of Sagamore. ! beliief that we have a real live Hur- Presldent j bank right here in Dallas who hasi " uroiuTui , imnn nuni ncre in jjanas wno nas j Full line of pulverized sulphur, or a paruon lor 11am- oeen meting his light under a bushel, jitrol and lime for making orchard ji. iiruuinnB, ui rusi.il, wneei- uet a green carnation and be in spray required now, er county, uregon, were in clrcula- the swim. for sale at Cri- , der's General Store. COMMISSIONERS TliAN WORK Arrange for Better Roads In Nortlt- cawt Portion of County. County Commissioners Riddel and fetre spent a couple of days this week in the Northeastern portion of the county, in the Perrydale, McCoy, Spring Valley and Eola districts lay ing out road work for the coming season. Considerable work will be done in that locality, it is stated and It is the desire to have conditions considerably Improved before anoth er winter. Many sufferers from rheumatism have been surprised and delighted w Ith the prompt relief a.Torded by applying Chamberlain's Liniment. Not one case of rheumatism in ten tequlres any internal treatment what- tver. This liniment is for sale by all dealers. Joseph Herald: The Joseph Rod and Gun club, composed of about members, practice shooting once eck week, and are becoming quite effic ient in the art. For Cronp Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey la tie best known remedy. Do not experiment, get the genuine Dr. Bell's. Pine-Tu Honey. 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