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RtfcC EDITIONS AND SUPPLY AT
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RABLE OFFER IS MADE
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oi ?Hliis Firm Will Supply Material
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For 24 Cents at That City; Inde-
I psiJence Parties to Make Offer;
(. rt Would Avoid Bad Hill in
ICiiigs Valley Road.
I
tcr of securing gravel for the
.w-wment of the roads of Polk
.ity is just now occupying the at
ifi.i of the county court to the ex
, of everything else, and the
i. of their investigations has
ii that some very flattering offers
been made by parties who have
' material to sell. While the com
bers recently closed a deal for
inrcnase or a iu-acre grave. Dar
1 ifion county on the Willamette
. i' directly opposite from Eola, it
1; bly improbable that anything
U hi done with this tract this year.
Mill require the expenditure of a
- sum of money to install the
aiy machinery to handle the
lt and to carry it across the
w to the Polk county side, and
court feels that it has already
i to sullicient expense along this
r lor the present season. Commis
i - l'etre who has been an en-I-:is!ic
supporter and adherent of
'taiion county bar, insists that
i-ool can be placed aboard cars
i.ula for not exceeding six cents
I'T yard.
Good Offer at Corvallis.
(in Wednesday the entire court
a trip to Corvallis and Inde
; nee in quest of gravel. They
I two fine plants at the former
t already in operation, and two
at Independence in process of
"uction. At Corvallis a com
i ' olTered to supply all the gravel
& by the county for 24 cents
i -quart' yard f. o. b. at that place.
v - ' i freight rate asked by the rail
' is one cent per yard per mile,
;i wnld thus be possible to deliver
1 in the county for less than 50
i I''per yard which is considered
a very favorable price.
O.vners of the Independence grav
el hunkers, however, informed the
(Conlinued on Page Six)
1 SATURDAY'S
FIELD MEET
BIG CROWD WILL ATTEND THE
POLK-YAMHILL CONTESTS
AT McMINNVILLE IS
PRESENT OUTLOOK.
BALL GAME STARTS AT 10:30
: ; HfET WORK HOW FIVE MORE BLOCKS
5 !M1I MEM
LAYING OF CONCRETE BASE
IIAY BEGIN NEXT WEEK.
C ;: Construction Now Being Push-f-ij
Paving Operations to Begin
r ret at North End of Main Street.
itli the arrival yesterday of sev
. Inembers of the construction
of the Clark & Henery Con
ation company, active operations
he hard surfacing of the streets
iie business section of Pallas has
in and will be rushed from this
s forward. Yesterday City En
sr Flagg was engaged in running
4 for the concrete curbing on
a street, and this work will be
1 today. It is probable that
hying of concrete base will begin
I week, the start being made on
i"ith end of Main street and
first set-up of the street plant
l made at the corner of Main
hik street
Close Contest Between Dallas and
Newberg Predicted; Yamhill Field
and Track Contenders Look For
midable on Paper; Cheap Fare for
Round Trip.
Arrangements for the big inter-
county field meet to be held in Mc-
Minnville on Saturday in which ath
letes from the schools of Polk and
Yamhill counties will compete for
honors on the track and field, are
now complete and everything gives
promise of a most successful affair.
With the team from Polk county
numbering about 40, which consists
of the winners in the first, second
and third places of last Saturday's
meet, it is estimated that 200 or 250
will attend from this county. The
railway fare for the round trip
from Dallas will be $1.00 and while
no special train will be run, it wilt
be possible to go to McMinnville on
the morning train and return at
night, using the regular service.
Ball Game at 10:30.
The first event of the day will be
the ball game between, Dallas, win
ners of the Polk county champion
ship, and Newberg, winners of the
Yamhill county honors, which will
start promptly at 10:li0. The field
and track events will take place in
the afternoon.
At this time it is impossible to
forecast the probable results of the
different events, although on paper,
it appears that the Yamhill county
contenders have the best of it. But
the manner in choosing the aspirants
for inter-county honors in Yamhill
county radically differs from that
adopted here. In Yamhill there was
no county meet held, and no oppor
tunity was given for the different
athletes to tryout against others, but
the principals of the different schools
have simply caused their picked men,
for the different events, to make the
best record possible and those who
have excelled in this way, have been
chosen to represent their different
schools. While, on paper, these rec-
Great New Liner Aquitania
Slides Off Into Future Home
TARIFF AGITATfO
D
Photo by American Press Association.
OWN she goes, down on ner maiden plunge Into ber native element
and what a splash! She's the great new Cunarder, Aquitania, one or
the biggest and best of the great sea leviathans. The picture was
taken at her launching at Clydebank, Scotland. True as a die the
big bulk slid off the ways and settled evenly in the water. She will carry
enough lifeboats for over 3,000 and will be equipped with all the latest
wrinkles In transatlantic liner magnlflcenee. The illustration gives a graphic
Idea f the size of her bow. Some of the artisans In the foreground who
watched her slide off had worked on her for the last year and over.
Base Ball Grounds Are Selected
(Continued on Page Six)
Committee Raises Funds and Good
Team is Assured; Fair Grounds
For Diamond.
Following a most successful can
vass for funds on Wednesday, inter
est in base ball matters was given a
decided impetus this week when ar
rangements for grounds were com
pleted and the actual work of fitting
them un for cames was begun. The
veyed yesterday iind the diamond
layed off. Work began at once in
preparing the diamond and getting
it in shape for games.
Manager Ted Serr is very enthus
iastic over the location and pro
nounces it ideal. He says that one
of the best base ball diamonds in the
state can be constructed there at lit
tle expense and that it is handy to
the center of town and should prove
popular with the fans.
Arrangements will also be made
for the fencing of the grounds and
AFFECTS 111
T
POSSIBILITY THAT ALL PRO
TECTION MAY BE REMOVED
CAUSES DEALERS TO USE
CAUTION IN BUYING.
CALIFORNIA DEMAND LIGHT
Crop Failure in Southern State Fol
lowing Killing Frost Hinders
Building Operations; "Free Lum
ber" to Have Little Effect
Prices Thinks Manufacturer.
on
PORTIONS OF MILL, JEFFER
SON AND OAK.
Petition to be Presented to City
Council Monday Night; Interest in
Hard Surface Matters Increases.
site selected is a portion of the pro- the building of a grand stand. New
posed Polk county fair grounds on : uniforms have been ordered and the
the Rowell tract in the southwest 1 club will get into condition to take
portion of the city. These were sur- on all coiners as rapidly as possible.
Week To Mark Studies9 End
Dallas College Class to Graduate
With Appropriate Exercises
Starting Sunday.
commencement exercises
colleire will be held next
Annual
of Dallas
week beginninir on Sunday anil con
tinuing until Wednesday mtrht. 1 he
program for the week is as follows:
1iwi-l:iiirc.ile sermon. Sunday.
r...ii W the terms of a pe-, June 1. at 11 o'clock a. m.. by Pies-! June 4. at 2 p. m
...... i i t ;n iwiii.lent Winter. Alumni nciinmn
tition winch it .s probable will I e , ,lip (.iristia, sso. JmR, 4 a, 8 ,n
presented to me cny wimu.
romilar meetimr on Momiaj
Five more blocks will be ad.led to;
the hard surface improvement of I
ciations, Sunday, June 1, at 8
o'clock p. in., Hev. James MctJuw,
I). D.
Anniversary of Utopian Literary
society, June 2, at 8 p. m.
Senior Class Dav exercises June
H, at 2 p. in.
Annual Music recital June 3, at 8
p. m.
Commencement June 4 at 10 a. in.
Meeting of Hoard of Trustees
and !an'iifl
That the tariff agitation, coupled
with the failure of crops throughout
a large portion of California, is, re
sponsible for the present unsettled
condition or the lumber market,
which has resulted in a general re
duction in the business and output
of the mills throughout Hie Oregon
lumber belt, is the declaration ot
leorge T. Gerhnger, manager of the
Dallas Lumber and Logging com
pany's plant in this city. However,
Mr. Gerhnger does not look for any
iwrmanent depression in prices and
manufacturing conditions, and be
lieves that the real effect of the tar
iff, even if all schedules shall be re
moved, will not be felt to any great
extent and thinks that, with the set
tlement of the present agitation and
the improvement of conditions in the
south, the demand will increase rap
idly for all lines.
Tariff Responsible.
"It is undoubtedly true," said Mr.
Gerlinger, " that the present agita
tion in Congress relative to the lum
ber tariff, is having its effect upon
the trade generally. There is at
present very little demand for lum
ber, especially in the Great Lakes
listrict, and it is directly attributa
ble to the possibility that the tariff
may be entirely removed. The Lakes
listrict borders on the Canadian
line, and the dealers figure that, with
Hie schedule removed, lumber will
take a decided drop in price, owing
to the possible great influx of the Ca
nadian manufactured product. With
this idea in mind, none of the big
vards are buying any surplus stock
at this time, and their orders are
confined to stuff that they must have
to keep their yards in operation and
to supily what little demand they
have. Of course this feeling extends,
in a much smaller measure, to the
Observer has eiven awav to sub-
scribers a large number of the
choice pictures which we are of-
fering free with every paid in
advance subscription. Every
body who has secured one of the
pictures has been pleased. The
supply is limited, however, and
will soon be exhausted. If you
want one, better hurry before it
is too late. Remember one
picture with each paid in ad-
vance subscription, either new
or old.
Ruwroi no
NEW SCHEDULE PROBABLE ON
S. P. ON JUNE 9.
To Run Nos. 74 and 75 to Corvallis
is Plan: Sheridan Trains Over
West Side to Operate From Dallas,
(Continued on Page Six)
Probability of n change in sched
ule on the Yamhill and West bide
divisions of the Southern Pacific
which will materially affect Dallas,
is just now occupying the attention
of men in railway circles. Although
the rumors are what are known as
"Baker Heater Schedules" because
they are common talk among the
trainmen, it is admitted that, there
is strong probability that the rumors
are true. It is even asserted that
the new schedule will go into effect
on Monday, June 9.
For some time there has been a
strong movement on the part of Cor
vallis and the West Side stations
south of Derry, for a night and
morning service to Portland and the
new schedule proposes to furnish this
by running Nos. 74 and 75 which
now operate between this city and
Portland, through to Corvallis.
Sheridan Trains Here.
In order to make up for this train
removal from Dallas, it is proposed
to run the night and morning train,
known as Nos. 3 and 4, which now
operate between Sheridan and Port
land, to Dallas instead. These trains
would run over the West Side line
to Whiteson and thence to Dallas
via Broadmead, connecting with a
train to Sheridan and Willamina at
Broadmead. As this present train
from Portland to Sheridan now runs
via Ilillsboro and Forest Grove, this
would prove of advantage to Dallas
people as it would give them an early
morning train to these points and
permit of a return the same day. It
would also result in much closer con
nectionswith the Tillamook line and
make it possible to make the trip
(Continued on Page Six.)
Shelt'on and Jefferson from
Mill finikin? five blx-k
Pminrtv owners
street east of Lv'le are askinp. alvi
" w jactet has been ordered lor ,hat the won : -.,,, ;Ir(, .. ,,, d.tinc .l.uti-.n.
;r.N-i crusher at hllenda e, in I another b ook. " , -,;.," said she rather hesil at ingly
'-I llfll fli Huron f gitac r.T nvt m.1V ! nhuthor THIS Will
fcn,l out to be used for the meeting of the projrty - ners in
r : surface of the navement. I the nroposd additional fusing
Of 198 Students in All Eighth Grade
Studies, 94 Pass; 79 Fail in But
One or Two; Percentage of 47.4.
With a total of only eight failures
in spelling out of 1!)8 who look the
eighth grade examinations in Dallas
May 8 and it, a remarkable record
was made and one which it is believ
ed lias never been duplicated in this
state. This records a jcrceiitage of
!I.V. Of the 1!8 student who wrote
in the examination, !(4 passed in all
branches, and 7!) failed in one or two.
making the percentage of successful
. . 4-7 i
the hhoiM and more are wining!"" .""""""
hi. h. hcn insta 1. will make the This also considered a gmM show
Dallas concern complete and capable '"K and .much better than many or
,.f l,,,.li;.,. .11 ..rl ..niriisi in 'the couiiticH are doing, final eighth
l.H.r picnic pV. by tl. I).l-it 0llp f pw. pines, w hich ' grade examinations uill be held on
ptMll HIST II 1 l'itt-i;r in imrni-firt' ""iimti i i tn, ri.injniini iiiui 1 j H IMW III I tiAPf 1H 9 iHri'P UfH'l " 111,1 ' n'1 " 1 "
in the ag- oratorical cnt.sts. lie eany - 1 1 i.e n ..ii eoni-oa ingni. m ine .HU,, Ilia,hinc. rapable of handling:""" ,am" .'" ""."r 'M".",',
on Mill ered that el.uti.n was oiien nines , armory, was one i me iim.m mkw-thf. ars;,, l,.omotive drivers, a new !"". My mls- 'a.v r"
. t - . . . I . .r liT! M ftil ..-..1.1.1 ft. a 1 1 1 11 1. . A . .1 ... . .i I httl lllHIIV fliOl III lllf
a iiinurance m a . ...... , . ... . T . . . , Ia, ( (1, ar.,e raia'itv and an im- i-'- "
:ht. j
. . , 7. i,PvPr. to Tincture to be a feature
An eiiort is ueing muni.,
.. t ,.e ..II t.r llio nniii- !
secure tnc couseiu ui un i i
ertv owners interested, and thu-
omit the necessity ot taking lue ...u.
PICNIC IS GREAT SUCCESS
"Bargains" by Dr. Andress One of j Dallas Woman's Club Furnishes De
Chantauqua Attractions. ! lightful Evening in Indoor Event.
1 a a 'l4-l 1
ter before he counc. a 1 !i J'' (i r u one of tJ,e , d-r decorations, and lighted by
S,,dLtl'L1'1' '""Lice, in the new; treats" at our cming Cha.i.auMua. is , soft ly glowing electric lights, shad-
,. V- xr;n ...t from Jefferson an orator of note. II- swept the col-, ed and dimmed by colored draH-nes,
f i v.V Oik sVreet from Main to legians off their feet as a college boy the ,,
iLe'.?.?kT from Oak to repenting his college in vnos;;,s W
sked.
a metliod they have in
-tales of putting eop!e to death.
k- crews in the employ" of the! held yesterday morning, and all
r cnipanv engaged in relaying !ent unanimously agreed that i
atcr mains are making gfxi i work should oe none m
MRS. WILSON GETS FINE LOT
!cialii!itv prevailed until the company
; f naliy broke up.
COMPENSATION REFERENDUM
JT' -s with their work and it is ; mer. It is probal.ie thai a.
of theiance will be intro.lu.fd at yie ..
for
i mat. by th erniration or tneianci
i: g week, the greater portion of;eouncil meeting and
Job mill have been aecom-! work c aliel lor.
fc'-i. ! Since the matter of
- bAti s-ettled. ther-
Lee Funeral Snndav ! aroused a widespread iin-nr..
bid
treet pawi
has
ni-
the
Will Make Choice in Mierst Tract
on Sunday Afternoon.
Mr-. T. K. Wil n awarded
il,.. l..t ..tT-red bv the Federal Tru-t
;.n i.ai.v for t
Wn tra. t l.i-li n
tie r.n l-a' ' is I't
Agreement on Matter Said to Hare
Been Beached at Salem.
SaVm. May !?. It i sialyl
l t i. for the around !." f-tat hou that the fff-
Iia!!as I tevelopmeiit eret.d im imrt -ni.l MartH againt
g on the n.ari.-t t!i i"dn.ffi' f.rr.1 ti-at ion a't i t'i
. Funeral Sunday ' aroused a Meprra. ... (ith. an ,x, : iMvf re-i '. r,f .l.-tnet. Ti ab,!o...i. it i. hv.trt that an fr Vf.tr hx tU Sa- ,k' ' v"
r- funeral services over the re- extension of the work i . . a- made at 'irai.d the- u-.d. r-tr,.!i- g l,a Un tH-.l I-"- ,.u ,;; ,-,tv 4' V.t'ern. and ! -mpiim liw
r' -f 'he late Miss Anna Gazelle er streets, but the .. aVr Wedne-lav 1 -ht. Mr. W.i-.n t.-n the nuiit g the r-!iti.i , , j(h ht, un'of! Il.e ran nrr late ,""lk
be held in the Christian ; property owner 111 ,l,efi" , w,: n aU Ler Mrti-n at 3 nVe-k aid tt.. l.l.r g the a-t. that ji!! jn thf f,jU itit, romrnis-ion JI,!i
ft Falls Citv Sunday after-j noted herewith, is , Q jav ,fterri-.n jn-vi-.u to the pruer.t tle a't irg h-11 np ar-h- (than even the
FALLS CITY
Dr. and Mrs. P. M. Hellwarth
were passengers to Salem last Friday.
Several students of Dallas college
passed through here last week on
their way to Teal creek where they
spent their annual mountain day.
Miss Edna Barnhart accompanied
them.
A committee from the Commercial
club consisting of W. B. Stevens, W.
F. Nichols, J. C. Talbot t and P. K.
Hubbard went to Dallas to meet with
a like committee from that place.
The object of this" meeting was to
take another step in the organization
of a county development league.
Mr. and Mrs. f rank Meydon came
out from their Siletz home Friday
and spent i a few days with friends
here.
Miss Violet Pfandhoefer visited
over Sunday in this city.
The students ot the high school
under the direction of Prof. Barn
hart, put on a fine play at Wagner's
hall Saturday night. The play was
entitled "A Debt of Honor." A
large crowd was present and all pro
nounced it a success.
Miss Russell was the winner of the
silver medal at the last contest held
in the Methodist church Monday ev
ening. The judges were G. W.
Brentner, Mrs. Lee Saddler and Miss
Mae Lynch.
Miss Edith Montgomery came
home from her school Saturday, she
having closed her year's work.
Fred Voget, manager or the J alls
City Lumber company's plant at Sa
lem, was a business visitor in tne
city Tuesday.
Herbert Hanson who has been
working in Southern Oregon, came
home Saturday .to visit with rela
tives here.
Mrs. Starr, of Salem, is spending
the week at the home of her son, H.
E. Starr in this city.
Mrs. C. T. West transacted busi
ness in Salem Wednesday.
Rev. James Moore and ltev. lields
of Dallas held special meetings in
the Methodist church Tuesday in the
interest of the church benevolences.
Mrs. Fields accompanied them.
Miss Gazelle Lee, only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lee died at the
Salem hospital, where she had been
taken for treatment, Friday, May
23, aged 23 years, nine months. The
body was taken to Oregon City for
burial this being their old home. Mr.
and Mrs. Lee have the sympathy of
the entire community during their
sad experience.
The residence of I. O. Singleton
is undergoing repairs. Dick Fergu
son is in charge.
Miss Carrie Graham who has been
attending school at Laurelwood
Academy in Gaston returned home to
spend tiie summer in Falls City.
MONMOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. N. Wither, of New
port, are the guests of Mrs. Wit It
er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M.
Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Wither expect
to go to Alaska soon.
M. K. Boatman went to Corvallis
last week, returning Saturday. He
was visiting old friends, of which he
ha many.
John Nicols, formerly of Mon
mouth, but now of Albany, was the
guest of his brotherinlaw, Allen
Johnson over Sunday. He said cniw
look prettv well over there.
T. A. McKldowney and E. S. Shat
tuck, went to Toledo. Oregon, Mon
day and exft lo visit NewKrt and
other points before they return.
Mr llwiri'v 4'armiele went to
is one of the principal cupations , H ? passed with a percent-1 Portlan.l Monday to visit her mother,
in Ii.- local h.. and just now there, kre t !. r- thel nad a class or Mrs j, j Burt for a sea.sm.
ate three of then, under n pair. all !l "f 1'"m .'"" with a -cr- j Mf a)( M( fnin, 0f pleasant
from the Van.hill and the West Side ; '-'' "f 'i i- Ms ,",h Nun'.' j Hill, of Lane count v, were guest of
dni-ion. with the exception of a g-Da!la. as the teacher of the rHMr atllj Mrs. Chauncev Mulkey the
ginff engit.- from the Corvaiio, & : City .la- and Mi Clady Stewart U, f ,hp week.
Fa-tern. The .,.,.-. are at-., engag- . " I"""'". 'l -ias i rom u.ai Mr jr,. Swman went t-i
ed in rebuilding the flat car mah-; fch'n.l.
ed up in a loggmg train wivck i.ear: The splendid showing made in
W'.A. k l:-k a month or more ago. I He- l"ever. I a source of rn
Motor Car on Bun. ! gratulation on the part of tine. m-
Ti.-i.t iv!;,i.u" ...,.... v.. tere.ted in educational matter ho
43 III BUSK ATSPELLIHG REITS
REPAIR WORK PLENTIFUL AT
DALLAS' RAILROAD PLANT.
New Machinery Just Added Places
Local Shops Equal to Any; Three
Locomotives Now Under Repair.
With 43 men employed, and with
scveial locomotives in the process of
overhauling and with much other
work under way, the shos of the
Southern Pacific in this city, are just
now a scene of busy activity with
now a scene of busy activity with the
available work crowding I he equip
ment and facilities severely. Re
cently two or three new machines
have Ih-cii added to the equipment of
HI
BID III
BRIEFS
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS
RELATED IN ENTERTAIN
ING MANNER.
OBSERVER SPECIAL SERVICE
Observer Representatives Keep in
Touch With All Matters of Import
ance in Their Part of the Famous
"Blue Ribbon" District of the
State of Oregon.
RECORD OF PASSES IN EXAMI
NATION SHOW 95.5 PER CENT.
says lr. An- ; held. 1 he attendance was gHl anl Bl,.MS4. ,,., hich is now lie-! ' I11""-
r.lo-iall enjoyed them-j f. After has-, :,,in.i
ket ilinners Had txen Iniislie.i. gaims i,,.,,:. ,tl(i I,,.;,!;, f ,w.rnotive
.1 1 1 .T 1
lu the Mav examinations there
was a Has of from Falls City.
I'ortland in their auto Tuesday to
isit their daughter, Mrs. Pell But
ler.
John Fuller is having bis houe re-t.in-.l
an.1 w.m rhani'en ma.!e in it.
take it a evidence that the sailing; Mjw, jVrrT M falv recovere.!
h ha Wn under may ' . l.. nnmcA her atudie at the
untv for the past three j v,.,.!
yielding result far greater ..t-n(. fwn Smith" as he in
mt enthusiast ie hd!
thaVhas Wn made W , ZtU. ' Irr.
3. Th Jinrial -i!I r.l in more
j (Continoed on I'age Six) , jho-d for.
(Continued on rf Thrw)
'id Monday. Jline.