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FOUS POLK COUNTY OBSERVER Polk County Observer Published Semi-Weekly at Dallas, Ore (Ton, by the OBSERVER PRIXTI-ftt COMPANY Office Phoaes. Business office Main 19 Press room Main 19 ECGE-ITE FOSTER. W. H. TOTTED. Entered as second-class matter March 1. 1907. at the postofflce at Dal las, Oregon, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Safcaerlptloa Rates. One Tear Six Months Three Months Strictly In advance. .11.50 .40 The way to build up Dallas is to pat- ronixt Dallas people. yet are forced to face the prospect of practical free trade. If the final analysis fchall result in a unification of the warring elements among the advocates of protection of industries, and the stability of Amer ican institutions, present conditions will not have come in vain, and fu ture prosperity will be builded upon a safe and sane foundation. ning the aeroplane a close race as an exterminator of human life. Speech may sometimes be enig matic, but silence keeps more people guessing. Now, altogether, for a successful Fourth and a big chautauqua. Don't acquire all your polish on your shoes, and be satisfied. Editorials of People. the Signed communications will be print ed under this head from responsible parties, but their pulbication does not necessarily Imply that they express the sentiments of the editor. TARIFF TINKERING. For the g&neral good of the coun try, and the prosperity of the peo ple generally, it is hoped that the present Democratic, efforts at tariff tinkering will soon tie over and the end sought accomplished. There is no disguising the fact that President Wilson is proving a disappointment to a very large number of people who voted for him under the impression that he was a non-partisan, who Btood for a sort of happy medium be tween a protective policy and a tar iff for revenue, and who 'would corn mit the country to no radical change in present conditions, and whatever reform we were to have would come gradually, and in such a manner that no industry would be embarassed. Such were his pre-election utterances, anyway, and while many realized that his ideas of government were mostly theoretical, they still believed that he would attempt no great and widespread innovation. Hut, it seems, that the country has been fooled buncoed, as it were. During the present tariff discussion, the more conservative members of the domin ant, party, realizing the chaos that might ensue by the passage of any measure which might cripple any portion of the great industries or products of the country, have en deavored to pursue a liberal, give and take policy, and have advocated a gradual revision downward in schedules. But President Wilson has, on every occasion that such an attempt has been made, insisted on a complete and radical change which should bring the country to an ab solute free trade basis as quickly as possible. Every attempt by the Democratic party at tariff tinkering in the past has been followed by widespread in dustrial depression, which has only disappeared with the triumph of a protective tolicy at the polls. It was hoped that the result would be oth erwise, following the election last November, It was thought that Democracy had learned its lesson from the disastrous conditions which followed its attempts along this line, but it seems that the samo ar guments which have always proved the mainstay of our Iioiirbon friends are still paramount, and the result that can already Is? seen in the dis tance is anything but reassuring. We do not believe in howling calamity. nor in doing aught to hasten a con dition that we all hoix will never come, but the plain, blunt fact re mains, that business is not advancing with the assurance, that we all have looked for, and that capital, always timid, and easily discouraged, is not Wing invested with the freedom that me country needs. V lule we may endeavor to encourage ourselves with the expressed belief that the condi tions are but temporary, and that re lief will come with the settlement of the tanll question, deep in our own thought, however, we are ctiiM'lled to look the situation squarely in the face and to tremble for the futuiv. Had the conservative iiM'tiilx-rx of Congress those wie old heads who have passed through former battles. and who understand the effect uxn the nation of the radical !icics ad Vocated by the President and certain other out-and-out free traders, lx-en able to stem (he tide of radicalism, and had their precautionary plans been adopted, it is entirely xibl that no Lusting or far-reaching dila forious effect would have followed the tariff agitation. Put tin- hmu( is, tliev have not been able to con trol their firc-cating friends, and the country awaits, with many misgiv ings, the filial result. When c consider that the present situation, and tin dominant menace fc proserity which we arc now fnc ing has not been tlie result .f the expressed will of the majority of Un people of the country, but rather the outcome of a condition liiWi permit fcsd minority tarty with its free tnuk isms to benefit by faction al difference in the rank of their opponents, the condition i all the more oVjJorahlc. Tie fact is, that Wilson was elected president by a much Mnaller vote than Pry an. bis unsuccessful Democratic predecess sor, for presi.lential himor received, and that the free trade liries .f the party mere opjHMsI by two j-olit-ieal parties making their campaign od protection platform. The result further bo that a great majority f tb people favoreJ the latter rl icy to J end-rej it une.piir.ca!!y.j The automobile appear to be mn- Parkison is very much worked up over the reference to the people of the workmen's compensation act and accuses the casualty companies of be ing behind the move. The companies declare they are not, but such dec laration does not carry conviction to the people. But, aside from this par ticular contention, how does the PnHlonl f.hctniMiAnisr. relish the situation anyway f As a staunch I EQUITY SYSTEM OF MARKETING friend of the compensation bill, , practical and Sncces8fai Plan of Na. ,s very much worried over the hold- itona 0rganization and for Na ing up of the measure but, in his own tional Marketing of Crops, case, where he has succeeded in again Editor Obserevr: There are two embarassing the state university j things that enter into every complete with a senseless referendum that the 'effort in farming the raisin'.' of the eople do not want, he appears to crops and the marketing of them, think that Oregon's constitution is a Each of these are of the most vital handy tool to promote his' personal j importance. Of course, if. a crop is spite and satisfy his grudge. It's a ls. , ti . u. But when crops are raised, if they different, isn't it, when one's jxiultry , ,.',,, t. hrin ' . satisJ . . . l i the railroad runs THROUGH, not returns to the home domicile to spend the evening, lamp state of Missouri. While the laws of Kansas and supreme court decisions expressly forbid the ship ping of wet goods into dry territory, they are silent upon the question of getting it there via pipe line. Under the working of the pipe line plan, all a thirsty individual would have to do would be to drop a nickel in a slot and back would come a gener ous portion of foamy suds. This would most certainly result in a con gestion of traffic around the business end of that pipe line. According to the Spokane Spokes man-Review, "half of the girls grad uating this vear from the University of Washington's culinary department are reported to be engaged." And the paper truthfully adds that "no such report about the maidens in the lepartment ot literature has been published." Well, we should say not! What has literature to do wit.ii the proper preparation of ham and eggs or the latest accomplishment in bean soupt It's cooks this strenu- 1 . A 11 ous generation wains not, nioiii- tists. And if good cooking isn't an art, what is? Illinois is the latest state to slop into the suffrage column. Governor Dunne hails the passage by the legis lature of a bill permitting women to vote as "a triumph for clean politics in Illinois," and it is sincerely hop ed that snch will le the case, for Il linois can stand some "clean poli tics" for a change. Governor Dunne evidently sreaks "by the card." A newcomer recently complaining about the price of land in the Wil- imette vulluy, declared that it was "so high that farming isn't profit able," recalls to mind the fact that almost any price for land is an un profitable investment for some xo- le. Wo have known tolks who couldn't make a living on land that was given to them. Germany is the latest nation to threaten to boycott the Panama-Pacific exposition. But Germany will forget nbout it, later. No wide-awake country can afford not to be repre sented at the big show. Even Japan which thought it had a grouch at Americans, is nevertheless planning on making a splendid exhibit at San Francisco in 191"). factory and profitable price, it might as well, as far as the farmer is con- f.itlO1 Tirf llCll'O llfi.itl fT.lI- ,1 Kansas, always first in aid of suf-1 vtJ.;thKtamlinr tht Hpp two fering humanity, now comes to the things are vital in nearly every corn front with a scheme to defeat the i pk-te farm operation, nearly all of liquor laws of that state. A man farmers' teachers and leaders pre proposes to pipe beer under the Mis- j tend to see only one thing, that is the . f jt ... 1.. ' r.fCwl iirti 1 it if ilm fti"f.ru) Tlmi' liat-a soun river irom me exceedingly i - j. no.c been willing to leave tlie other tilings to the expensive and unreliable sys tem of marketing operated by the modern produce exchanges and gamb ling boards of trade. Fanner Must Have Exact Knowledge I he time has come when farmers must have their own organizations and their own system and they must have an exact knowledge of their own business as other people have who are successful. For instance, to sell crops at profitable prices there must be markets that will pay profitable prices and we must know where they are. Individual produc ers could not know this and this fact has caused many of them to organize in local or district bodies. When crops are moderate these or ganizations are able to- help very much, but when the crops are large, such conieting organizations have very little more power to get profit able prices than the individual had. Notwithstanding that there are sev eral thousand such organizations, representing nearly every heavy pro ducing community in the country, the problem of marketing is not solv ed. Three things are absolutely nec essary in a marketing scheme for farm crops that will solve the prob lem. The first is to know where the sup ply is and how much of it. The second is to know where the demand is and how much it is. The third is to control the supply and comjM-1 the demand to go to it. National Clearing House Necessary. That is, instead of the supply be ing available in every producing community in the country it must, be reported to one central place, as a clearing house, and that lie author ized to sell nil the supplies. When this is done, that is, when all of the supply is reported to the clearing house, or enough of it to control the situation, then the demand will ex press itself at the same place and it will lie an easy matter to direct the supply to the place where the de mand for consumption exists. To bring this about there must be concert of action. To get conceit of action there must Is? a degree of or ganization. To carry out this plan requires that three steps in organization be taken, as follows: The local organization, or local union, ami the national un ion, naturally the organization that will bo effective for farmers, must proceed from local centers. Stop Complaining. Talk about not being able to hire help on the farm, when we are pay ing this eiiomoiis sum to have our produce passed down to the consum ers' kitchen? What right have we to complain of the lack of profits in fanning? Or our inability to build up the fertility of the farm, or to make any needed improvement, or lack of money to educate our chil- siniDlv EAR ufhri The matter of transportation (providing climate, soil, drainage and price are right) is what makes any district desirable for farming. At Guthrie Acres you are in immediate touch by rail with the markets of the world. Three trains daily to and from Dallas is the pres ent schedule which will be increased as the de mand requires. This enables you to get your produce into market daily. Think what an advantage. You will never want for a ready market at Guthrie Acres and you will always dispose of your products the very day you wish. It does seem that all elements have conspired to make Guthrie Acres the most desirable farm prop erty that could be purchased. Nature has done her part the railroads have done theirs and we have put the prices down to where this splend id land is within the reach of everyone who wants to buy. $75 to $200 per Acre on the easiest kind of terms Although there are many most desirable tracts yet unsold they are going fast and we would advise you to make an early selection so that you may get exactly what you want. See Mr. Taylor at the Gail Hotel The Federal Trust Company DALLAS, OREGON FRIDAY, JUNE 20th, igjj Professional Cards Win. A. Ilimes, Mgr. Ed. J. Himes, En, HIMES ENGINEERING AND COB STRUCTION CO. 8", Engineering and Surveying, V nans urunu unu estimates Chwr fully Given. Office, Room 8, UgU Building, Dallas, Ore. Phone 5o DENTIST B. F. BUTLER Office over Fuller Pharmacy. Office hours from 9 to 12 s, ni'i to 6 p. m. Dallas orego, Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.; other hoiin by appointment. Phone Ul DR. D. G. REMPEl CIimOl'ISACTOit Nerve SiHxIallst no t .Spinal Ailjus(w 114 Court St., Dallas. Oregon. E. N. HALL FUNERAL DIRECTOS and EMBALMER Parlor First Door South of City Hall on Church St. Phone 1433. Dallas, Oregon. Dr. Louis G. Altaian Homeopathic Physician, General Practice. Special attention to Asthma, Gall Stones and Rheumatism Office and Res. 29G N. Liberty St Phone Main 147. SALEM, 0R DENTIST M. HAYTER Dallas National Bank Building Dallas Orejon ATTORNEY AT LAW OSCAR HAYTER Rooms 5 and 6, Uglow Bldg. Dallas Orejot G. O. HOI. MAN LAWYER OfTlce In Wilson Building. ATTORNKY-AT-LAW d. h. Upjohn Rooms l!)-'Jli Dallas National Bank Bldg. DALLAS OKEGOI It is reMirted that the burden of raring for those f!8 million dollars is growing oppressive to Vincent Astor. lie could pry himself loose from .fl.iO in a well-invested subscript ion to The Observer and then he'd only have to worry along wilh !f.")!),!l!l!t, !)!l8.f), which would help some and we need the money. dren, or anything else, while permit ting this enormous leak that exists? We have shown how it can be ended. As sure as the world gets hungry every day, farmers have it in their power to end this condition just as soon as they want to end it. Organize and federate now and thus have a head, be equipped and ready for business. Do not shrink from this step he cause there mav le a few trouble some (to you) details. If the organization is completed you will lie ready to meet everything as it appears, federate and orsran ize and market every commodity that you produce on an equitable basis. Put such a price ami margin of prolit on every item vou produce to sell that will put life and spirit in your business, and then invite the world to come and put down for what it wants, ("ease complaining; organ ize and go to work setting things Iiy A. I. PKTTY. Organizer. Fanner Society of Kquity. ED. F. COAD. ATTORNEY AT LAW WALTER L. TOOZE, JH, Dallas National Bank Building Dallas OrcM ATTORNEYS AND ABSTRACTORS BROWN & SIBLEY Abstracts promptly made. Notary Public, Collection Mill St. Down-stairs. . Dallas, On SIBLEY 8c EAKIN The only reliable set of Abstracts In Polk County. Office on Court street Dallas, - - Oregw Attorney at Law, Probate Cases a Specialty. Tresspass notices, weather proof. Room 20, National Bank Bldg. for sale at Observer Job office. . : The doorkeejier of the House of I Representatives at Washington who j eats a sXMinful of sand after every; meal as a cure for indigestion, has stumbled on to something that might Ik advantageous for some of the nicintars whom he serves. Lack of sand has been noticeable in Congress for some time. I OFFICE "Hy their fruits ye shall know them" is an ancient rule which is as true today as it has been. in the past, and no amount of fuss and bluster will cause the cople to fail to re member and be impressed with the) axiom. I t last we have discovered the true meaning of lobbyist. A lobby ist is a man (or woman) who tries to influence you the other way. Wlien h tackles you in your office, he may lie book agent. There is no occasion for anybody t worry. Kven if we don't get that other thirst jarlor, those- now in op eration have a considerable stock on hand we are informed. Social functions in the South seem to lx on the wane we haven't heard of a lynching down that way for sev eral months. Ye, we're all torn tip now but just think bow nice it will be after I the hard surfacing shall have been j finished. When We Hand You Our Estimate of the coit of the lumber you require you can depend upon It that the fig ures will be as low as first-class, well seasoned lumber can be solJ for hon estly. If you pay more you pay too much. If you pay less you get less either quclity or quantity.. Dallas Lumber & Logging Co sua MM 'hone 1183-2 R. L. CHAPMAN FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER -0II3 promptly answered day ornllbt Dallas, Oregon. Olive Smith-Bicknell Teacher of PIANO and ORGAN Studio 712 Oak St. DALLAS , OREGON LODGE DIRECTOR! I' XI TED ARTISANS Dallas Aim My, No. 46, meets on first and thN Mondays of each month at Wood man hall. Visiting members mal" welcome. MILLIE M. STAFIUN, M. A. WILLIS SIMONTON. Secretory. Enjoy your meals in cool comfort this summer. Electric breezes make better appetites, and aid digestion. Contented and happy in body and m:nd no matter how hot it gets-that's the feeling in the electric fan home. The Electric Fan Insures Comfort In Every Part of the House In the kitchen it drives out heat, smoke and odors. In the bedroom it produces pleasant and refreshing sleep on the hottest nights. On the porch it keeps flies and mosquitos away All at a cost less than a cent an hour fmhr50m"nye,eC,iC8UPplyd-," Oregon Power Company 605 Court St. Telephone 24 Mar Transfer KEBEKAHS Almira Lodce Na " meets first and third Wednesday j each month at Odd Fellowa' Hal NOLA COAD, Noble Grani ORA COSPER. Secretary. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD D1' las Camn No 809 mopts in W. & W. Hall on Tuesday eveninf I each week. R. E. REED, Consul C W. A. ATRES. Clerk. A. F. & A. M. Jennl.iES Voiil 9, meets second and fourth FrllJ of each month, In Masonic hall Main street Visiting brethren come. E, A, HAMILTON', W. WALTER S. MUIR. Secretary. ! I e I I I! WE MOVE ANYTHTKr. THAT IS MOVEARir Co. I West Side Marl WorKs G. Ii. HAWKINS. lTOpr MOXfMEXTS, HKADSTOVES Afl CTRBING. A Complete I toe of AH Latest De BAR.HAM BROS. PLAITING MILL. ALL KINDS OF MILL WOE Cement, Lime, Plaster, E Contractors and Buiideri I nest lua UOTUT St. - PROMPT SERVICE C- A. and L C. HUSCOTT, Proprietors I Fbon Stands:-Webster's rnf; T7T X ! We are Prepared to Jc any ebster Confecn 5n m. ; . Bra, work. r .... and Stork work on hsnl. '", ... 0 1 t i 1 Dallas Iron Wort; Machinists PoandiTinci sawmill work" frrciu and Stock work on hsnl 'he best and ebeapt St"5 on the market Prtcn