I
TWO
FOLK COUNTY OBSERVER
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1912.
Polk County Observer
Published Semi-Weekly at Dallas,
Oregon, by the
OBSERVER PRINTING COMPANY
Ofllce Fliones.
Business office Main 19
Press room Main 19-2
EUGENE FOSTER.
W. II. TOTTEN.
Subscription Rates:.
One Year $1.50
Six Months 75
Three Months 40
Strictly in advance.
Entered aa second- class matter
March 1, 1907, at the post office at
Dallas, Oregon, under the Act or con
gress of March 3. 1879.
The way to build up Dallas is to pat
ronize Dallas people.
THINGS TO ItEMKMDKIt.
Read the following: utterances
of Theodore Roosevelt self-call-
ed candidate for a third term
as president of the United States,
and calmly consider them and
all that they mean before you
make up your mind to cast your
vote for him for president:
"On (lie Fourth of Mmvli next
I shall liavo nerved three and
one-half yctii'M, mid (his three
and one-half yours constitute
my first term. The wise custom
which limits the president to two
lerniH constitute the substance
and not (he form, nnd under no
fircuiuMlniicCM will I he a chii
dldiito for, nor iiccept another
nomination.
"Any man who stiwrts the
receiver of stolen goods stands
on a level with the receiver of
stolen goods. He Is a dishonest
man and unfit to associate with
honest men." Third term iiui-
dldate referring to Iresident
'lull, and the loyal Republicans
of the country. The, above lit-
t era nee was made in a speech at
Jjamnr, Missouri, on .Monday,
Sepleinljer 23.
"1 have noticed a number of
Taft hndges in your town, and
they arc the appropriate color
of yellow. The man who puts
one on shows thai lie has a yel
low streak somew here." Third
term candidate In speech at
Springfield, Missouri, Monday,
SeplenilMT 2:1,
A SUCCESSFUL ADMINISTRATION
'I he charge has often been made
by the enemies of President Taft
that he Is the friend of "big business
nnd the "interests," and is against
the common people. This assertion
is the stock and trade of Theodore
ItOKwevelt who hopes to ride Into the
presidential office for a third term
on a tidal wave which shall over
whelm the Republican party. Let us
forget, for a moment, our partisan
prejudice nnd investigate this oft
repeated declaration. It is not nec
essary to consult the politicians in
this Investigation, but only to take
the facts us we find them to discover
that there never was a more unjust
necusatlon made against any public
ollielal.
It is a fact, that, during the ad
ministration of President Taft the
first organized and determined effort
against tlie trusts has been instituted
and suit after suit has been tiled
against the unlawful combinations in
restraint of trade. These actions have
been begun under tho Sherman anti
trust law which he found on the stat
ute books, placed there during the
administration of Theodore Roose
velt who did absolutely nothing to
want enforcing it, rather in one In
stance directing his attorney general
to withdraw a suit instituted against
the Harvester trust. With character
i.iic iiiircpiuiiy j resiucni jalt began
to enforce it without fear or favor
i.y his courage in enforcing the
taw, lie has Incurred the active ha-
ireu ut tne trust magnates, and it is
an open secret that the latter is try
UK in t'licompasa nis dcieiit lor re
election. In proof of this assertion
it Is only necessary to call attention
to the Publishers or .Magazine trust
mere is proitahly no medium through
which so much abuse has been dis-
-in icg against I'resuiont Jalt as
through the muck-raking magazines
of this country. They have tried In
cer possiiile manner to poison the
minds of tho public against him
niei among his detractors is Frank
A. .Munsey head of n string of ma
nzim-a and publications that absolut
ly nictate to,- terms and the condi
tions which prevail in the magazine
publishing Held, (if course Mr. Jlun-
cy is woiKtng merely In the inter
ests 01 mo people, when lie employs
special muck-raking writers like
St. (Tens who figured so uncredihly in
the labor trial in I.os Angeles, and
ot tiers of his ilk! Sure!
The president sent a message to
congress directed at this great maga
zine trust. It was pointed out In this
message that of die annual deficit of
(lie postal department $63,000,000
(hereof was due to the fact that the
magazine publisher were paving that
amount less than the actual cost to
(lie Kovernment of carrying their
magazines (hreugh (be mails. Talk
ab.iiu speeial privileges here was a
(rust that was receiving (hem In
chunks which am. unit, d t IS300O.
ueti a year, nnd yet Room. .lt. when
he was chief executive, failed (i
make a move against (he abuse, nor
itnl he howl about ' Kp.vi.il .rii-
.. T-m imit vnien ne now grows
el..uent. Nearly cery one of th
hum niHKHzmcs 11. ui Peen
oiik-h imfnl arti. l. fr,.i,i their paid
nt-ra sbinit -(rusts- and xviul
privilege" which other Individual!,
and com i rn received and no douM
(h.y felt especially aggrieved a(
iTcsidciU Tuft when he . fearlessly
exposed (heir particular f,.int of
spe. ial pi iMl. ce.
The form y nrral cemm. need a
auit againxt the trurt as .ein an 11
! k.jI combination In restraint of
trade. It deveJ-l
.roc-edinii that th
trust to maintain a blacklist upon
which was placed the name of every
retail dealer in periodicals who dar
ed to sell any publication Issued by
the trust at a less sum than the pub
lisher's retail price. Think of it!
The upllfters maintaining a black
list! And the president dared ex
pose the fact. Frank A. Munsey, ac
knowledged head of this trust Is a
staunch supporter of Theodore Roose
velt and fills the columns of his
string of publications with abuse of
President Taft. There are scores of
them and they have all felt the activ
ity of the president of these United
States who has dared to expiose them
and eliminate the special privileges
which they so long enjoyed and which
thrived under the administration of
Roosevelt. No wonder they are sup
porting the third term candidate.
Hut the fight went on and, for the
first time in its history, the postal de
partment of the government was con
ducted without a deficit.
That surely Is somehting worthy of
commendation under the adminlstrat
tlon of President Taft. Others may
be briefly mentioned. Postal savings
banks have been established in which
$30,000,000 of the people's money
have been deposited thus far. Rail
roads have been prevented from put
ting rate increases Into effect without
the approval of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. While this leg
islation was pending, an effort was
made on the part of certain trunk
lines to increase rates. Rut a tem
porary injunction was obtained by
the attorney general pending the en
actment of the legislation and, under
the new law the road's application
to Increase their rates was refused
by the commission. The railroads
roundly denounced the president and
the attorney-general for the stand
they took in protecting the rights of
shippers. A Bureau of Mines has
been established so as to safeguard
the lives of miners. The Panama
Canal is being rushed to completion
without scandal of any kind. It is to
be toll-free to American ships engag
ed in coastwise traffic and railroad
owned ships are to be excluded. Our
foreign markets have been extended
so that our foreign trade during the
last fiscal year reached the enormous
aggregate 01 $ ;i,uuo,uuu,uuu, wnne tne
balance of trade In our favor totaled
$550,000,000, the largest excess of ex
ports over Imports in the history of
our country. An income tax amend
ment to the Federal Constitution has
been submitted to the several states
for approval. An amendment for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people has been sub
mitted to the states for their ratifi
caion. The employers' liability law
has been sustained in the courts and
its provisions have been extened so
that the employes of railroad carri
ers may bring suits in any district
in which defendant was doing busi
ness at the time of the commence
ment of the action. A movement for
the issuance of bonds for the comple
tion of irrigation projects in the West
has been approved. Millions of dol
lars have been saved the taxpayers
by the inauguration of modernized
methods by the various executive de
partments of the government. P.uek-
et shops and get-rich-qutck Concerns
have been destroyed. Laws for the
publication of campaign expenses
and contributions before and after
elections, which include primary as
well as general elections have been
approved.
The Observer could fill columns re
garding the good, genuine reforms
that have been accomplished under
the administration of President Taft,
but these are sufficient to convince
any reasonable man of the truth of
the statement that the present has
been one of the most successful ad
ministrations, as regards the actual
benefits to the people generally, in
the history of the country. liel'ore
you decide to east your vote with
the opposition just Investigate what
Interests are behind Mr. Roosevelt
and Mr. Wilson. Compare the actual
results obtained under the former
president with the present, and com
pare the present prosperous condi
tions with those which existed when
last the Democratic party controlled
this government and put its theories
Into effect.
Think twice before you vote to
change all this for an experiment.
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Oregon Against The World
Old Polk the best County in Oregon
Dallas the best town in Polk
The stores of Dallas have what you want. Try them.
Anything you want at prices much lower than you
have to pay in a larger city Who can beat those
Fine Ladies' Coats at $15.00
Those Elegant Suits at $12.50 to $20.00 '
Hart Sehaffner & Marx Suits and Overcoats $18 to $25
and that swell line of Suits and Overcoats made from
Oregon wool, selling at $15.00.
WE KEEP THE BEST
T
E classic automobile event of the American sporting world Is th.
Vanderbilt cup race, run tbls year Id Milwaukee for the trophy given
by William IC Vanderbilt, Jr., and for a casb prize of $3,000 The cup
and a stretch of the course are shown In the Illustrations. The
leugtS of the circuit Is approximately 8.725 miles, and tbe conditions (tall
for thirty four laps to complete tbe race, which Is thus for a distance of
200.65 miles The course Is built for safety as well as speed. Tbe minimum
wldtb of the straightaway is thirty feet, and tbe flat curves are said to be
safe for seventy miles an bour speed.
Attention Comrades.
The annual election of officers
of the Polk County Soldiers' and
Sailors' association will be held"
at Dallas at 2 p. m., Saturday,
October 5, 1912.
It is earnestly requested that
every Veteran of the Civil War
In our county be present on that
day as it is the closing day of
the County Fair and it is desired
to make it G. A. 11. day each
year hereafter.
A. J. MARTIN, Pres.
. fe
printing
mnt among lhi
among (he court
re a an trfc-
niemhera .f the
Tbe Hull Moose convention at
Portland Saturday was a hilarious af
fair and several fist lights were nar
rowly averted. The same tactics have
marked all tile conventions of the
third-termers. it's the struggle be
tween the patriots who have been
repudiated by the voters, invariably,
after terms at the public udder, or
by others who never have been able
to garner sufficient votes to get any
where, and the real, honest element
of the party who are anxious only
for the success of Colonel IJoosevelt
or Wilson. It's the usual struggle
of the rug-tag and bobtail of the old
parties for olllce. always a part and
parcel of incipient third party movements.
TO THE
VOTERS
COUNTY
OF POLK
What's the matter with our pres
ent prosperity? Why change?
I'lay Director Conies.
Mrs. Kdward Caldwell, of Corval
lis. will arrive hi the city Thursday
and is anxious to meet those inter
isted In the play, "Mary Jane's Pa,"
which is to be given by local talent
in this city some time this month.
The receipts will be used to buy
books for the new Library. A meet
ing will be held at the home ,-.f Mrs.
(ieorge Cerlinger, 101 S Main street,
on Thursday evening, at 7:3(1 at
which she will assign (he different
robs.
Progressives, Attention.
All citizens desiring (he election of
Theodore liooscvclt to the Presi
dency ore requested to call at the
headquarters of (lie Polk County
Progressive Club, Koom J. Wilson
Imtlding, lallas, where they will find
a supply of educational literature,
badges, etc. T. J. Cherrington Is in
barge and hopes to have (he pleas
ure of meeting all his old friends.
Polk County Progressive Club.
(Paid advertisement.)
(Paid advertisement.)
As I have been urged by friends
belonging to the different political
parties, either to come out independ
ent or to accept the nomination ten
dered me by the Prohibition Party
for the office of County School Su
perintendent, I have consented to
make the race, on that ticket, in ac
cordance with the following general
principles:
KlRht, Xot Policy.
if elected I will strive to do the,
right by every individual, district and
community. I will lie as economical
as possible in the use of the public
funds, consistent with efficiency.
I will not act as agent for any
school furnishing company.
1 will not ask an increase in salary
while in office.
i:iliclency. Xot Publicity.
If elected 1 will visit each school
in the county at least once each year.
It will lie my earnest endeavor to
bring about more helpful relations
between the home and the school.
1 will strive to have on exhibition
in connection with the County Fair
some work from every school in the
county.
Justice, Xot Power.
If elected I will keep the office un
der personal supervision and will des
ignate at least two days out of each
week as ollice days.
I will not ask for more than one
Supervisor to be elected by the
County (educational Hoard.
I will not so use my olllce as to
perpetuate my continuance in office.
1 will strive at all times to render
the best possible service to the people,
and will hold no ill-will against any
one who does not support me.
I respectfully ask your support.
J. J. ARNOLD.
Legal blanks for sale at this office.
Tresspass notices, weather proof,
for sale at Observer Job office.
WILL R. HOWE, Manager
Star Transfer
Company
All who want Gravel please order
of us.
(icncral Express nnd Transfer Husl
" ness. Stand at Webster's Confect
ionery Store. Phone 511. Ham
Phone 1071.
G. A. 6c L. C. MUSCOTT
DALLAS, OKIXiOX'.
We Compete With Portland.
Salem ltcer $. per hbl. 72 q(s.
Cedar ISrook fsittlcd in bond,
I q(s. or one gal $1.00
Fine blended Kye nnd Hour,
bons $2.73 and up
1 Yt gals, five year old rich
Port Wine $2.50
Hoik mid Kye 70c; Lashes Hit
(crs l)0c; Hosteller's Hitters ttOe
Homer's (ilngcr I bandy 85c;
Full Measure, nil Hccr, 3 for 50c
Fine (.ins nnd Hraudics, gal, $:!.00
ilkn Kiimmel $1.00; Cream do
.Mc-ul li 75c.
OLYMPIA WIXE CO.
Dallas. Oregon.
lint Xew Chalmers.
Ir. It. H. MrVallon is the proud!
possessor of a new 1J1J Chalmers 3.:
aulii purchased last week. The car
ive-pussvngcr affair and has all
the lal. s( Improvement including
stlf-starter and eh-ctrie lighls. It la
one tf the most expensive cars imr-1
haws) in Dallas this season. j
liwlglidy
!orn. boils, erupt loos, pimple, black
head and all kin a(Tei-(;ons are verv :
iui k!y cured by tbe use of Dr. Deli a'
Andseplie Salve. Sir; aold by Con-'
rsd Stafrin. I
Q4
"HELMET"
BRAND FLOUR
Is made by the Rickreall Mil
lint; Company, manufacturers
of the celebrated "Blue Stem
Blend." It is in treat demand
and we are teliinj big quan- f
tities of it
New Crop Dates
Just In.
Headquarter of the Oreenri Fire
ilief Awo. lation mill be found in
r.oom II. Near Hank Pudding, at the
Mil of the ataira.
Simonton & Scott
Court Street Dallas, Ore.
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PROFESSION o C&BD 8.
DENTIST
M. HAYTER
National Dank
Dallas
Dallas
Building
Oregon
Phone 1183-2
It. L. CHAPMAN"
FCXEHAL niRF.CTOn
AXU KMHALMF.K
Calls promptly answered day or night
Dallas, Oregon.
Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.; other hours
by appointment. Thone 1414.
DR. D. G. REMPEL
CHIKOPHACTOit
Xere Seclali-4 ant Spinal Adjuster
114 Court St., Dallas. Oregon.
DR. B. E. NXVEL
VETERINARY SURGEON
Ttione, 29
Dallas, Orefoi
Dkvtist
B. F. BUTLER
Office over Fuller Pharmacy.
Office hours from I to 11 a. m
(o I p. m.
Italia Orrtrti
tLttsa9
110 pound sack of Onions -
Three cans Babbitt's Cleaner
15c package National Oats
50c one gallon can Pancake Syrup
25c pkg Lighthouse Washing Powder
15c can Chloride of Lime
Two cans Salmon - -
$1.35
25c
10c
40c
15c
10c
25c
TEN CENT BARGAINS IN DISHES
Just Received a Shipment of 2,000 Pieces
That We Can Sell as Follows:
Cup and Saucer - . - 10c
Eight-inch Plate - . - 10c
Big Vegetable Dish - - 10c
Meat Platter - - 10c
Creamers - - - 10c
Mushbowls . - 10c
All of These a Genuine Bargain.
With each $1.00 purchase we give away a ticket on a
$65.00 Laurel Range which will be given
away absolutely free December 14.
CRM'S
ENERAL
Sin
:1iDaIIas Iron Works 'Modern Store Fronts Soehren Warehouse Co.
Olive Smith-Bickneil
Teacher of
PIANO AND ORG.AN
Studio. T1J Oak St.
Dallas Orfne
MaetdnbiU Foandrrnm PatteT-av-Makera.
SAWMILL WORK A RrECTALTT
Wa ara prepared to dc any kind of
Iroa and Braaa work. Lumber trucks
and Stock work oa hand. W mak
tb beat aad cheapest Stamp Puller
oa the market. Prtcaa reasonable
Ara a specialty at
COAD'S PLANING Mia
CZ3IINT CTEBD?GS AXL WALKS
, W ha nOl a a Mill line or Cedar and Oak
Fence Post, Brick, Lime. Sand and
Cement. Land Plaster. Drain Tile,
Shinrie. Flra Brick. Hair. Wall Plaat-
Mwp W or of All Kind at RflaonaUe ier and Hop Sap pi tea.
MODERX PLA.YT-SKIIXED WORK
HEX-TP-TO-DATE IDEAS.
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