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VOL. 25 DALLAS. OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1913 NO. 29 i I APIA nr niiiiinrn fM mil nnii LAuit ur niiAiiiiu Kaiser's Only Daughter, Whose Wedding Plans Stirred Europe I 1; Hi kw 1 1 STATEMENT POINTS TO SMALL DEFICIT FOR YEAR; MAYOR APPLIES BRAKES TO OTHER WORK. SURPLUS ROCK IS PROBLEM ELABORATE) preparations were made for the wedding of Princess Vic toria Louise, only daughter of the emperor and empress of Germany, scheduled for May 24. European court society was agog with interest over the event and many world famous personages planned to attend the ceremony. The engagement of the princess to Prince Ernst August of Cumberland created a stir when it was announced several months ago. It meant the healing of the breach between the kaiser and the Duke of Cumber land This picture la the latest of the bride. Scheme to Use Rock on County Roads Within City Limits is Proposed; Permission to Remove Wooden Buildings Given; More Macadam is Ordered. Lack of sufficient funds in the city treasury will preclude all thought of futrtlier street paving, beyond that already contracted for, according to the statement of finances read at the council meeting on Monday night by Kisser, of the finance committee, and the declaration of Mayor VanOrsdel. The Mayor expressed, himself as very anxious that the five blocks addi tional, heretofore mentioned in these columns, should be hard surfaced, but admitted that he didn't see how it could be done with the funds available. According to the state ment of the city finances, it appear ed that there would be a deficit of about $300 for the year, even if no further paving were ordered. City Finances. The statement of the financial con dition' of the city is as follows: Total tax levy .' $10,095.00 Amount) paid in 8,845.00 First Ground Broken in Street Paving Operations First ground for the hard surfacing of Dallas streets was brok en on Monday when the Clark & Henery Construction company started their scarifier . digging up the macadam on Court street. The machine was attached to Ealph Adams' big engine and the operations were watched by many interested spectators. The work of building curbing has been going forward rapidly, and the crews are now working on Main street" between Academy and Oak and between Court and Washington. Fourteen, carloads of ashphalt and cement consigned to the Clark & Henery company are now in the railroad yards. A force of men are busy building a switch to connect with the old Spauld ing Mill company's spur in North Dallas, and the paving plant which will be used here was shipped from Stockton, California, on Saturady. The plant will be located on the former Spaulding mill site. 17 E POINTS HD PLANS HOLD TO IB OF Will OF (UBS POLK COURT FRUIT UNION ONLY SOLUTION OF MARKET PROBLEM FOR POLK STRAWBERRY RAISERS. MIDI PLAN IS SCHEDULE CHANGE HELPS Ml NEW SCOTT HOTEL ADDITION TO CONTAIN 22 ROOMS. Dayton is Easy For Dallas Team in Sunday Matinee Locals Win Interesting Contest By Score of 4 to 2; Barham Stars in Box for Dallas. On a slow field rendered almost unplayable by reason of the show ers of the morning and just before game was called, the newly organized base ball club of Dallas easily de feated the Dayton team on Sunday afternoon by the score of 4 to 2, in what was really an interesting game from the start. The unfavorable weather of the earlier portion of the day caused many to believe that the advertised contest would be. postpon ed, otherwise the crowd would have lieeu much larger, but it was a fair sized turn-out anyway, and it enjoy ed the game. Barham Staxs. The feature of the matinee was the work of Barham on the mound for Dallas. He not only sent 15 of the Yamhill bunch to the bench on -wide "nes, but he fielded his position in pood shape and assisted in winning liis own session by whanging out a forking double in the third stanza which sent Roydston across the rub wr for the first score of the after nn. Barham had some trouble lo wing t lie plate, at times, and is sued one pass and sent three men down on being hit by pitched balls. Herzog. also from the high school team, ave a good account of him slf at the receiving station and at "w hat. He is credited with two singles out of three times up, which is batting some. Roydston, another high school recruit also picked off two safe bingles in three trips to the plate, although, in his case, as well as Herzog's, bonehead plays on the part of the visitors' infield were largely responsible for two of the safeties. Used Two Pitchers. The visitors used two (lingers dur ing the session, Hirsch replacing Pe terson in the sixth. But the German gentleman was ,no more of a terror to the local larrupers than his Swed ish predecessor and everything that looked good got a swipe. Rice at right for Dallas, was the comedian of the afternoon, although he didn't know it. His base ball pants were picked too late in the year and hung to his shoe tops in long, graceful folds, and flapped about his legs like the umbrella, shaped garments affect ed by your Uncle Samuel's men of the navv. Rut, pants or no pants. Rice was there with the stick and the first thing he did, when he ambled up to the plate in the first was to smash out a double which sent the crowd ski-oodling in great shape. Clean Game Throughout. Xobodv ever witnessed a more quiet game so far as rawhiding with the umps was concerned. The Day ton bunch Iiehaved themselves like thorough ball players and good sports all the way. as did the locals, and from start to finish there was a noticeable absence of crabbing and kicking which often mars what nth- erwise miffht be enjoyable contests. It was a splendid afternoon's sport Balance due from countv$l,8f0.00 Of this balance, it is claimed that not more than $1,000 can be safely figured on, as delinquencies, rebates, etc., will represent about $800. This will leave the condition of the treas ury about as follows: General fund $4,240.58 Estimated tfax receipts 1,000.00 Possible 3d saloon license. . 1,800.00 Total receipts $7,049.58 Street intersections 3,000.00 J. W. Crider Purchases Smith Prop erty on Jefferson Street; Contract for Addition is Let. Balance $3,449.58 Expenses Lights for 7 months $1,260.00 Salairy of officials 1,400.00 Street oiling 600.00 Safe and iail cells 500.00 $3,760.00 Leaving a deficit of $310.42. Problem of Surplus Rock. Question of the disposal of the surplus rock which must be removed from the sfireets in tne pavea dis trict, occupied the attention or tne council for some time. It was de clared that property owners were un- loubtedly entitled to the rock trom in front) of their property, m the event that it was not required in . . - d ai. : ........ some oilier portion oi me iiiiiuc- ment distinct, but it was suggested bv E. C. Kirkpatrick that the rock could be used on Uglow avenue, the Miller road and other thoroughfare i- . i i. i...i:,..,.i in the cny minis, aim that the great majority of the prop erty owners would le willing to have (Continued on Page Six) HONEY FOOACE MEET Independence Driving Club Associa tion Hangs up Valuable Prizes for Four Day Event June 18-21. (Continued on Page Six) Two thousand, five hundred and twentv-five dollars in prizes are of fered ' by the IndeK"iideiice Driving Club association. whe spring meet will open on Wednesday, June jo ana ..titinnp mill I Saturday, June Following his purchase of the Smith property on Jefferson street adjoining the New Scott hotel build ing on the north, J. W. Crider an nounces a change in the building plans under consideration for an ad dition to the hotel, which materially changes the arrangements as first contemplated and which will give the hotel an additional 22 rooms instead of 11 new ones. The lot secured is now occupied by a dwelling house and other build ings and the total frontage on Jef ferson street is 35 feet with a depth of 140 feet. It is projjosed to cover this entire area with a two story concrete addition to the hotel. The lower floor will be used for dining room and kitchen purposes and the second floor will be divided into 22 rooms. A portion of the lower floor also will be used by the Sterling Fur niture company which, m addition bo the room now in use by that com pany, will give it a total floor space of 2800 feet. The plans as now arranged, will give the hotel two large sample rooms and will provide a much more commodious dining room than at present. The present dining room will be utilized as a ladies' rest room and the kitchen will be added to the dining room which will be provided for in the new addition. The contract for the improvement of the hotel premises has been award ed to Barham Bros., with the excep tion of the heating, plumbing and wiring, and work will begin at once. The addition will be constructed of concrete blocks. TWO HOURS EARLIER MAIL FROM PORTLAND. TO HEAR INJUNCTION SUIT Judge Holmes to Make First Official Visit to Dallas Tomorrow. For the purpose of hearing argu ments in the saloon injunction suit now pending, Judge Holmes of the Twelfth judicial district will hold court in Dallas tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Judge Galloway who heard the former arguments has relin quished all connection with the case, turning the matter over to Judge Holmes. The state has withdrawn as a party to the action, through the action of District Attorney Upjohn and the arguments now come uMn the application of William J. Coy who first applied for the injunction. FOR JUST REALTY APPRAISAL inclusive at race track near I tide State Tax Commission Undertakes State Wide Work in Tax Matters. For ihe purr of arriving at a more equitable appraisal f proiierty it, tlia mutlpr of nittutrtiomnir nroiier )1 I" r- i i ..niniik l.v tli nlte tax rommis- One Registration Only Needed 3'f; the information shell ihe registry clerk, which is considerably more than formerly. Under the new law one must tell his age. Lis weight am , height and many other tiling shout' himself (or herself) which the card a sort of identiti-ation .p. This card is used to ideitfy the vote at fWttoll. . 1 Don II. Upjohn, of D.i Ha ft r citizen t rcLi-ter m I a t he Ik puiiti- Kew Law Effective June 3 Makes Eadical Change in Former Practice; Most Tell Age. Inder (he provisions of the new ?istration law which went into ef .,'!"" '.Hie 3. but one registration ' llecessarr an Inn (r a iu fWt- "r (I. M las a roa.lv k..., I The I str..... u...t.. - r .4 -!l tin, .. . . . ,. . . i I, j- . -t. ..,t,. if the ot-r : "-pi ,o iavs netore an i ior m.uir - . ti.n. when thev 'will close and it ' not removed from the P . "? nt thereafter' be possible to reg-' which he revered, is -tid urn .. .. unr,! ,fter the eUti1). ,.! ., ed. It is stated Mat At,..n..- J rv v," "l b redder-1 eral (af..rd has pa d ' l Tl-. :m . - - .r ..fr.i that furth-r re-'ra- n election dav as lias bin-n lion is unneceary. 'j"1,1' Vrru i t- : Kr other ar:d "'". .. . iiriY-iirp. i iniii icjci i r .... , Wnnp , ... - . .u ..t1r rlain J'i-t h ' voier is provided wm u - - Ttration card containing all matter stand-. .gram for the four days attractive oulline oi evenU ami con-iIs oi imir ura... dav The Iris: day ernes on Satnr di'v when the free fr all pace and ihe Iiidei-endeoce Derby will he the principal attractions. It is pn.ba tiers of Dallas irfo- oir n"11 i".. will attend the nn-ct m the .lil- ferent days. ' Oregonian Now Reaches City at 7:45; Three Mails Daily to and From Salem; Complete Mail Schedule. Mail connections at Dallas are considerably improved by the new train schedule which went into ef fect on the Salem, Falls City & Western, the Independence & Mon mouth and the Southern Pacific railways on Sunday. Although two of the trains on the I. & M. have been discontinued, and Nos. 74 and 75 on the Southern Pacific now run through to Corvallis instead of Dal las, the arrangement or trains on the Falls City road are such ' that the mail facilities here has been increas ed. Dallas now receives and (lis patches three mails daily from and to Salem, the first mail reaching here at 7:40 a. m. giving two hours earlier man from Portland and bringing the Oregonian here two hours in advance of its former senctt ule. Schedule of Mails. Following is the schedule of mails dispatched from the Dallas office daily except Sunday: Dallas to Salem 7:05 and 10:20 a. m., and 2:12 p. m. Dallas to Rlack Rock 7:45 a. m. Dallas to Falls City 7:45 a. m., 2:50 p. m. Dallas to Portland 2:00 p. m. Dallas to Monmouth and Independence 1:00 p. m. Dallas to l'ortland-Corvallis train No. 75, southbound (i:40 p. m. All Portland and Eastern mail is good via Portland-Corvallis train No. 74 at 7:05 a. m. and Salem at 10:20 a. in. Mail for Indeieiidenee and Monmouth will also be dispatched via Portland-Corvallis train No. 75 at 0:40 p. m. MOOSE LODGE GROWING Thirty Members Join at Last Meet ing; Total List Now More Than 200; Big Time for Thursday. With an initiation of more than 30 memlers at the last meeting of La Creole lodge No. l.')45, L. O. M., on Thursday night, the membership of the Dallas lodge is now more than 2(10 and future additions which are exected before the charter is closed, will bring the total membership to fully .'100. Thursday night, among those who affiliated with the lodge, was the membership of the Downey orchestra which added considerable to the enjoyment of the evening by rendering several choice selections, (ins Roman also favored the mem bership with some selections on the concertina which were greatly enjoyed. There were alxiut l."(t mem bers present. The next meeting will he held on Thursday night, and it is ORGANIZATION IS ESSENTIAL Growers Who Sell to Union in Other I Sections Get Average Price of $3.00 Per Crate; "Most Combine For Their Own Protection" Says Dealer. With strawberries selling at retail for five cents per box, or 90 cents by the orate, which latter price was quoted by some dealers yesterday, the indications are that the market will be more demoralized 'than last year when prices for this luscious fruit sank to a figure less than) the cost of picking. Ihe season for strawberries is hardly more than at its height at the present time, in fact, some growers have not yet marketed a single crate, the cold weather of the late spring having greatly retarded their growth and ri pening, hence it is iaar to presume that the yield will be greatly in ex cess of last year, especially as many new . patches have been planted which come into bearing this year. Throwed Em in the Creek. What is true of strawberries is al so true with other fruits and grow ers find the market glutted already in many cases, and practically no lemand. On Saturday, a certain farmer brought to town a large quan tity of gooseberries. They were in good condition and, had the market been what it should have been, would have commanded a fair price. But other growers, had also brought gooseberries to the city and the re sult was that every dealer had more than he could use and the price of fered was entirely too small to pay for the trouble of picking and bring ing them to the city. He refused to sell and, rather than retlirn home with the berries, he dumped the whole consignment in the waters of the LaCreole creek. Goosebemes, in common with all oither similar fruit attain a wonderful growth here and FURTHER INVESTIGATION BE ING MADE OF TROUBLE SOME GRADE IN KINGS VALLEY DISTRICT. MAY BUILD NEW HIGHWAY (Continued on Page Six) County Surveyor to Look Over Pro posed Change at Edwards Hill; No Further Expense at Gravel Bar This Year; Polk Widows Apply for Pensions Under New Law. For the purpose, if possible, of eliminating the troublesome grade on the county road over the "Ed wards Hill" in Kings Valley, ithe county court left this morning to make an investigation. Judge John R. Teal, Commissioner George A. Wells and County Surveyor Suver left) Dallas in an automobile intend ing to pick up Commissioner Petre at his ranch. As stated in a former issue of. The Observer this hill has been one of ithe most troublesome pieces of road on the Dallas-Newport highway and, from a hasty investi gation made by the court some time since, it) was believed that the grade could be avoided by the building of a short piece of new road around the base of the hill. The trip is be ing made itoilay to determine wheth er this plan is practicable and Coun ty Surveyor buver will investigate the matter and give the court the benefit of his technical knowledge. If the road is built it will be neces sary to secure some additional rights of way from abutting property own- el's, out it is eulieveu tnat tins can be accomplished without great ex pense to the county, as the residents in that neighborhood are very anx ious to have the road improved. Gravel Bar Matters. Commissioners Wells and Pebre, accompanied by Ralph Adams, made a trip to the .American Bottoms on Thursday to investigate a donkey en gine and a collection of wire cable offered for sale by Krebs Rroe., the idea of Commissioner Petre being to use the engine and cable in fitting up the gravel bar recently purchas ed by tlhe commissioners in Marion (Continued on Page Six) PROVE MB IE CD SHIFT II 'FARMERS SOCIETY OF EQUI TY" MAY BE FORMED. Combination Among Soil Tillers to Result in Bettfr Prices for Pro ducts, Says Organizer. Organization of a branch of the Farmers' Society of Equity in Polk county, is the plan proposed by A. I. Petty, organizer, who is now at work in the county. The primary object of the society is to organize the far mers and combine them for the sale of their products, thus improving market conditions and doing away with the tribute paid the middlemen. Mr. Petty has the following to say of his organization: "The Farmers' Society of Equity is an organization of farmers for the 1'iiriMise or systematizing I lie mar- sion. that organization has undertak-j ,,at R rel. t,,H'm wi l. I luting of their crop to give them 1.A -..L. .r int-iwl iul nitr t no .. , ' . ... 1 i -ii urc? -,m... v j prewnt trm the Mieriilan loge to ; steady ami protiiame prices, ana in reanv vnnie in mr Miuni-m "u,"" ,(irt r-t i i " ' the tvros over the bimiiiuf of the state. C. D. Batwo, k has , a()(, Jjrou1(, m(.h o(W been appointed to carry on the lrwuM mav a,,,,,ar in their tiiralion in Polk county and others pathw aV- Xllis j-mti,,torv ceremony, adjoining and wa m tl city vesler-jor , Mirlirl f it, mav lie made pub dav arranging to start the work. T he j jjp jt i)f ht!tte, Already the lod has several of-! product are absolutely f-r from Dallas capitalists to eiect 1 hie. We find farmers state is paying the expense a4id Mr. Babooek has employed Wilson Ay re to take up the plan in tins eounty. crease the demand, is as natural as for any other class of industries. And it will be easier for farmers to secure the benefits than for almowt any other class, when they once adopt the right plan, because their indisensa- practically S PUBLIC TRAVELERS FIND TROUBLE IN LOCATING TRAINS. STREET OILING HANGS FIRE Contract Sect for Signature but Com- n,( move out of the precinct. I ty under the new law. The question of whether or .nstration of V.'Vl will I-' -S-f " , . . t if it,- .it-r ha- cany Fsula to Respond. X,.iihta!.di!,g !! aurance giv- t,v r-jrexM;!ai!ves i the ! 1 A wa- aar-i-'i . within tliroe -i tU m" :!.-' "I f- 'i i ;he contract was early iai Ut n hard anr en- the in-' .w f on the coiiwi Pcin K.d :hmr eompany that, if the contra-! ...rk would bes-iri o;y- fr"tn r;icf an.! a to tJ.e enpa-v ),..-, it and th city tv'v in t.'e t,.!lt;..n of the crrpary or w hn ;;! Vcii. iriai dark rf.-ard.r.g Hopewell Comet Sunday. The ba."- ball a!rcn-gatii from Hopewell will nxil the Dallas atrk'res'ation at the new ball park n Sunday aft-nnm. according Ut announcement by Manager Serr. Th visitor are aid t be formidable ith the ick and ffetf McMinnviIle Ia--t Snndav. A cl a'td rxril ins same i rfn:.L The lime up for Dal'a will I practically the an a n lat Sunday. aJ thmigh thre mar be one c.r t work , chare-. a building for their ue, or rather a ; unnranizel at this time because building in which the second fl.r;they have not hail the plan. On the w.nild be fitted up for IhIt and club; other side we find nearly every other room ur-4. and thce .fT-r are claK organized and co-iwrating be-iinde- NiriMderatin. ! cause thev went at it with the right ! plan. "GERLINGER" IS NEW STATION "The n.rner stone and foundation i of the hound organization that is S. P. S, F. C. It W. Railway Crosa-! cminii for agriculture is marketing leg Has New Handle. 'cr. to give fat men all the money By a rewiit rdr promulgated by 'they are entitled to. the I. K. & K railway the name of J "Firvt, Irt farmerm wk their in tf S. I'. !". i re n the Salem, Fall diuttrial freedom and when they have City Si Western railway rat of the citr ha bn l.ar.i--d , to "(Jerlin trr" and - appear on all railway literal urw. The name ha tieen riven the station in mvnr I JJerhr.or. found it, all other good thing will eie to them. This whole thine is nothing more than bu-ines. We want to ee farmer' buine dinrct- 'el alorg lme and to difTerent ends ttie buil.Wr of the FaU Citv roa I. ' but it i otdr bnitie after all." Complete New Time Change Noted Herewith; Many Favorable Con nections Possible. Radical changes made by the rail way time schedule makers which went into effect in Dallas on Sunday have so far had the effect of badly muddling the situation, the public being entirely ignorant of the arrival and departure of trains. In the first place, tlH-re is no change in the ar rival and departure of the noon train from Portland over the Southern Pa cific, but practically every other schedule is changed. New Train Time. The schedule as now in force on the S., F. C. & W. is as follows: De part for Salem at 7:0., and 10:20 a. m., 2:12, 4::i0 and :40 p. in. Ar rive f nun Salem at 7 :4." and 1 1 :00 a- m., 2 :."), .5:0(1 and 7:1.1 p. m. The 7:4-" train in the morning runs through to Black Rock, all other trains run to Falls City with the ex ception of the 7:10 p. m. train which stops here. There is no change on Sunday. The train leaving here at 7:05 a. m. connects at Oerlinger with the Corvallis-Portland passenger; the train leaving here at 10:20 a. m. connects with the southbound pas senger at Oerlinerer for Corvallis and Beach HiintH which is a decided ad vantage never enjoyed heretofore; the train leaving here at 2:12 p. m. connect at Oerlinger with the north bound Corvallis-Portland passenger; the train leaving here at 6:40 make ehiMf connections at Oerlinger for Indefendenc and Corvallis and at Salem with main line train which brines the passenger into Portland at 10tC at the Morrison utreet station. The liight train heretofore leaving (Continued on Far Six.) i r i