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1 fit? JPL CWK'f1 a ' THE HOME PAPER NO. 70 VOL. 25 DALLAS. OREGON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1913 jiillf Hill 1 i i , 851 lathering at Dallas Proves f Great Success iesolutions are passed Committees Endorse Excellent Work I Accomplished During Past Year I By Superintendent; Sessions In- structive and Were Well Attended. The teachers' Annual Institute of jpolk County was held October 2!)th, pOth and 31st. October 29th the leathers attended the Training School ini( Normal School at Monmouth, pending the day in visitingg the dif ferent departments there. Every 'school now in session was represented fit the convention. I At 3.45 State Superintendent 'Churchhill addressed the teachers in the Normal Chapel. His address per tained to the professional training of teachers, giving the advantages of isuch work and showing that the same will be demanded in a short time, and the privileges to be derived from it. (The Training School Orchestra ren dered several numbers at this session which were appreciated by all. I Thursday morning the general as sembly in the High School building Sat Dallas, L. P. Harrington, State Industrial Worker for the State gave 'an address upon the Industrial work of '-the schools of Oregon, showing 'the. interest that is being created in this work throughout the State, and made at the last State Fair, and also the; state at this time, showing also how the boy will become interested in the farm work by doing this In Jdus'trial work now. The departments on Thursday were sunder the charge of Miss Olive iDawson, Miss Grace Davis, Miss Alice f'McIntosh and Miss Rose Parrott, : all of the Normal School. The sub jects of reading, history, busy work, geography and arithmetic were han dled in these departments, f Dr. C. F. Hodge, of the Extension Department of the University of Ore gon, gave an excellent address on "Civilization and Plant Industry" I which was appreciated by all. I Assistant State School Superinten dent, E. F. Carleton in general as ' seiibly had for his subject, "A Better Support for the Rural Schools." His address explained the ' injustice of apportionment of money under the present system and offered as a means of improving this system, the State apportionment of all moneys as a county unit. President J. II. Acherman of the ; Oregon Normal School gave an ex cellent address upon "The School Conditions of Today". In the even s ing Miss Fannie Harley, institute lecturer of renown, gave a stereopti 'eon lecture on "Old Mexico," which I was well received. Friday T. H. Gentle, Principal of ' the Training Department of Mon mouth schools, gave an address upon "Connections of School Life" and an address on "School Conditions of Germany." Mr. Gentle's addresses ' are1 always instructive and well re ceived by the teachers. Tn the department for Friday Miss Dawson, Miss Davis and Mr. (ientle handled the subjects of num bers, arithmetic and grammar while. Miss Jones, of the Palmer Writing Company, gave several lessons in that work. Sujierintendent Seymour explained the plans that are now being work ed out in the county for the coming year. The following are Resolutions pass ed bv the Resolution Committee: Whereas, In the untimely death of Minnette E. Harlan and Blanche Fridd, the teachers of Oregon have suffered the loss not measured in words; Whereas They were ready and al ways willing to" help in all woik, an inspiration in an institute, loyal friends to all worthy teachers and having sincerely at heart the welfare for the children of the public schools; Whereas. Their well ordered lives ::i bear rich fruitage in time to r. !iie among all of us with whom they L.'.ored. and Whereas, The Infinite One has eall ed them to a higher life in answer to a summons we know not of. So let us hope that their pebbles . f influence, east in the ocean of t e will continue to wave in ur t mrie until they ripple at the i: Men dates of our eternity. Therefore, let it be resolved: The teachers of Polk County in .V anil Institute assembled that we - w in humble submission to this in- rable law. -. '"hat we offer the Resolution small token of our respect and ' " fm. That a copy he spread on the min-r- and lso a cp.v wn' ,rt ' ralies of the dccc-l. Signed by Committee. I Sieved ) E. y. HaW-T Hi 1 Polk County Teachei-s Who Posed For Camera During Convention in Dallas. Smithfield Eola Peede Red Prairie Bridgeport Lewisville Ballston Saltcreek Parkers Valleyview Monmouth Miss A. J. Shipley W. A. Johnston H. E. Barnhart W. I. Ford Catherine M. Stewart C. F. Watlman The following are the names and addresses of the teachers who were in attendance: Name. Teacher. Zena Miss Marie Groves Dallas I W. I.. Ford Miss Pearl Horner Miss Maude A. McDwnald Miss Rose Sheridan Clarence Rodgers. Mrs. Emma Jost Miss Edna Morrison Miss Lulu Ilouck Mrs. Edith Plank Miss Alice Grant Miss Nola Coad Mrs. F. II. Morrison Miss Sadie Lynn Miss Cora Rossiter Mrs. Chloe Wood Miss Agnes Clark Miss Alta Savage Barney Hansen Mrs. Nellie B. Hansen Miss Margaret Youngberg Mrs. Eva Ritner Miss Alice Miles Mrs. Addie Holman Miss Cecil Dodd R. E. Silvis Miss Elizabeth Wirt Miss Leona Agee Miss l'hina Anderson W. E. Buell Miss Beth Deao Miss Crissie Bramburg Mr. F. Silsbee Mr. E. L. Keezel Miss Armilea Doughty Miss Margaret McCoskey T. H. Gentle Miss Alice Mcintosh Katherine Arbuthnot Miss Grace M. Davis Miss Olive L. Dawson Miss Carolvn Gohrke E. M. Haley Miss Mary Whitney Miss Mary A. Ewing Miss Pearl Snedeker . W. A. Johnson Miss Peobe Wyatt Miss Ava Schields Miss Daphne Richards Miss Norma Holman Miss Louise Sears Miss Edna Dammon G. W. Montgomery Miss Nellie Keyt Miss Mary Wyatt Miss May Tapscott Miss Vera Stannard Miss Roberta Ballard Miss Lily Hagman F. S. Crowley Mrs. II. A. Dempsey Miss Ada Farmer Miss Anna M. Denny Miss Gwendolyn Dicken C. F. Waltman Mrs. C. F. Waltman D. Chesley Bones Miss Genevieve Tiller Miss Mabel Stevens . Miss Ora Boehm Miss Martha Calbreath Miss Edith West Miss Margaret Shinners Miss Hazel Bohanan Miss Karo Browne Miss Ella Thatcher Miss K. Pearl Smith Mrs. E. R. Palmer Miss Almeda J. Fuller Miss Helen Cook Miss Mavme Boullioii Miss Etta White Miss Orpha Bell R. G. Dykstra Mrs. Ilonnie Smith Mis Mat tie J. Lee Viu Hil.U J. Kni'-lit Spring Valley Mis Otal L. Hedrit ks Pojejrn Mrs. Emma Walker Harmony Frank Uutchins l'pjer Salt Creek Miss Ethel Van- Xortwiek Miss Flora Griee Miss E.lna B. tJray Mis Veva Burns Mi P- ulah Bahleree Mis Edna Sweeney Mis Olive Lembke Mis Delilah McDaniel Orchards Airlie . Bethel Polk Station Oak Grove Ward Perrvdale t Fairview I Gooseneck I Cockrau Butler Riekerall Oakpoint Elkms Indeiendence MRS. GEORGE T. GERLINGER SUGGESTS PROPER READING. Importance of Home Training Em phasizedParents Should Study Right Kinds of Books. Antioeh Brush College West Salem Beuna Vista Beull Montgomery ; Lincoln j North Dallas Enterprise 1 Suver -l,.v McTimmonds Valley Ruth Camftxl! ;reenwoKj Fir Grove Sunny S!" (.neird Oakdale i Irt Star Mrs. Mattie H Nel Miss Ea Wtuner A. J. Shiplev F L. Hover Mi Fay Henxn Ms- J-ie Simpkin (Continl on Pa-e Fotir) Under the caption, "Proper Read ing for Parents Suggested," the fol lowing article from the Portland Journal, will be of unusual interest in Dallas, especially to members of the women's club: One of the prominent out of towu delegates in attendance at the recent session of the Oregon Congress of Mothers was Mrs. George T. Gerling er, of Dallas, Oregon, who was re elected to the office of auditor. Mr. Gerlinger responded on the day of the opening of the convention for the out of town visitors and at the lunch eon held at the Oregon hotel in con nection with the congress she spoke very helpfully along the line of the right literature for parents, saying in part . "Not long ago I talked with a brisk, vigorous old lady who lives out near Salem the mother, of 10 children. I said to her, 'How did you ever man age so many children?' There was a sparkle of happy reminiscence in her eyes as she said, 'Oh, that was easy. Most of them were boys, and for each new child jt just meant passing out a blouse from one of the others and putting another plate at the table. "As I looked about the bare home I realized that all this busy mother could possibly have done was to at tend to the creature comforts of her big flock after a fashion. She was too busy with the actual business of being a parent to read books on tli2 subject of eugenics, to spend any time in contemplation, or to theorize about parenthood. "But to those of us who have less than 1!) little people there surely is a duty to read and to inform our selves as widely as possible. There is a wealth of literature written for parents, especially for mothers. "I wish more books were written particularly for fathers. In litera ture and in real life, it seems to me, fathers are too often relegated to the background. "One of the best books I have read latelv for parents is "The Home in the School." by Berle. In this the author emphasizes the idea that the best part of the child's education should be gained at home through sys tematic effort on the part of both parents to answer. Also that the ta ble talk and general home combina tion should be directed to elevating and iformimr channels. " 'The training of the Human Plant' bv Burbank is another good book. 'Makine the Best of our Chil dren.' bv Allen; 'Citizens of Tomor row.' by Guernsey; 'Study of Child Life.' bv Marion Washburn, and 'Moral Education of Children. by Adler are other excellent works." Portland Journal. ' Senator Bourne to Speak. Next Fridav evening at 8:00 p. m.. in the Circuit Court room of the Court House at Dallas. Hon. Jonathan Bourne. Jr.. ex-United States senator from Oretron. will deliver his lecture upon the subject: "Federal Aid for I'cstal Roads." The meeting is be ins: hell under the auspices of the Dallas Commercial club, and Mr. BotiMie comes to Dallas um the in vitation of the club and as its guest. Arrangements are Iwing made for a lare ;ratherinff r.that time. The trreatet Toblem tfie people of thi Mate have confronting litem at this tm.e i the question of Good Roads. All earnest advocates of sr-ti road shouH come out. The Dallas Band will be in atendance and fumUh the m!iic for the occasion. Let the good mads boaters be on hand to make the nietinr a big success. YARD RECORD BROKEN Portland Stock Yards Shows Big Volume 01 -usiness Swine Mar ket Suffers But Little. An enormous volume of business has been transacted in the cattle mar ket during the last five days, particu larly Mondav and Tuesday. Receipts totaled a 1913 record for-a short peri od and as they followed an abnormal liquidation the week before, beef out let would have been hopelessly closed if prices had been firm. It was a buyers' market mostly, but good steers did not sell under $7.25. The bulk of steer transactions averaged $6.75. Butcher stock was weak only in spots. Cows and heifers sold sharply lower, but bulls and stags maintained some degree of firmness. A small lot of heifers selling at $fi.75 featured. Bulk of cow stuff brought .$6.00 to $6.25 yith occasional sales in small lots t $06.35 nd $6.50. Swine maiket ' suffered very little from an advanced liquidation and steady bear pressure. Best light hogs 'were sold at $8.25 and $8.30 right up to the close 'and demand was steady. The week's receipts have been above the average, both in quantity tnd quality. Smooth heavy stock brought good prices. Trade does not seem to be oversupplied at present, but November receipts are likely to be heavy. Sheep house came to life once more, the first opportunity it has had in a fortnight. Receipts were not record breaking, but of fair volume and a good proportion was wethers, lambs and yearlings. Ewe stock was not choice, but demand is good for this class. Prime yearlings are up a quarter to $4.75 and sold off the cars Friday at $5.10 and one load on the fill at $5.00, but they were exception al, the best seen on this market. Lamb trade is firmer at $5.75 al though few sles were made, due to short supply. Generally the lamb and sheep markets are steady to higher. New Stamp Books Soon. Notice from Washington has been received to the effect that the gov ernment is getting out an entirely new design of stamp book and that it will be on the market within 30 days. The new stamp hook, which will be sold for 73 cents, will contain 24 two-cent stamps and 24 one-cent The price will be 72 cents, and the cent extra will be the charge for making the book. No stamp ooks have ever been compiled before containing two kinds of stamps. On account of the parcel post, it is be lieved the new books will prove very convenient. Wilson Orders Huerta to Quit Office Without Delay I v- 7 I i V i 15 V. ... W v : -. . .. I : M ' 1 !mw,..i 1m i bin mmm&t-S- i , I IT 111 Ai .1 r " lit ti r 7 ';?-' " i " 1 ill . - v I '"" V. . 7 STUDENTS JARE VICTORS Local High School Boys Play Fast Game With Town Team; Score is 42 to 0. Saturday afternoon the High school football team defeated the town team by the decisive score of 42 to 0. The game was a good game to watch, there being many spectacular plays pulled oil by the school team. The lield was just damp enough for the game to be fast and the High school boys took advantage of the town team by playing their signals fast. The town team did not have any sig nals and so were handicapped. Cadle again played a smashing game at full '"k for the High school team. Woods Balderee and Hoisington all made yood runs. The boys have their sig nals learned good and play well to gether. The High school line held good, the town team making very lit f,p yardage. The longest run of the day was made by Hoisington, when he recovered the ball on a fumble by Bnrti'im. makin? a 60 yard run for a touchdown. The boys inability to kick goal from a touchdown showed plainly as they did not succeed in kicking one of the goals out of seven tries. There was only one forward pass worked in the game, that one being made by the town team. In the last half Gooch and Helger son were injured though not seri msly when they both tackled Bar ham at the same time. Monday afternoon all of the play ers were back to practice in prepara tion for the game Friday with Leb anon High on the Dallas ground. The practice consisted mostly in practic ing forward passes and kicking 'i'O'lls. Games played last Saturday re ulted as follows: Willamette University 6, Universi ty of Oresron. 0; Ilillsboro High, 0, McMinnville High, 66; Ashland, 44, Bedford, C; Chemawa Indians, 6, Multnomah Second, 0; Pacific Uni versity, 11, Pacific College, 0; New berg High, 25, Forest Grove, 0; Lin coln High, 0, Iloquiam, Wash., 6. Lip CASE IS U JUDGE OVEIES TIPS HME LOUIS DAVIS DENIED MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. Thirty Days Given Defendant to File Bill of Exception; Will Appeal, Says Attorney. Overrulling his motion for a new trial in the case of the state versus Louis Davis, now serving life impris onment at the penitentiary for the crime of murder in the first degree. Attorney Walter L. Tooze, Jr., has been granted 30 days in which to file a bill of exceptions in preperation for an appeal, to the supreme court. The case is one which has caused considerable interest throughout the county, and ends, so far as Polk county is concerned the final effort of Davis to secure pardon for the killing of Eliza J. Stewart at Ballston last July. The Davis case was fought hard during the September term of court, but the jury's verdict was that of murder in the second degree. CASE OF COY VS. CITY IS FI NALLY DISMISSED. Photos by American Pre Aaaoctation. Scenes in Mexican Capitol which will be the Center of Interest as Resal; of President Wilson'i Ultimatum Just Issued. The Full Length Pic ture is that of Nelson O'Shaughnessey, American Charge D'Affaires. To the Left is the American Embaisy. Above is Shown the Picture of Provisional President Huerta anu the National Palace. No Attempt Will Be Made to Check Third Saloon in Dallas Was Long Fought Case. With the dismissal of the case of Waller J. Coy against the city of Dallas, one of the most interesting us well as complicated legal cases in the history of Polk county is ended. Motion for t he dismissal of the case was tiled yesterday by Attorney Wal ter L. Tooze, counsel for the defend ant. Residents of Polk county and es pecially of Dallas are familiar with the case which was the outgrowth of t'r- determination of a number of Dallas citizens to have.' but two sa loons in the city. According to the law, as cited by them, but one sa loon could be established for every 1.000 H'ople. It was then contended that the popuation of Dallas was but a little over 2.000. Last May the council voted for the third licdise taking the ground that the body could alone determine the population as the law did not refer to the pre vious census. Before the city re corder, however, could make out the proer paers, an injunction was asl--ed for, and the legal battle was on. t'o mer District Attorney Gail S. Hill was made party to the suit with Coy, but iiMiit the apMintmcnt of I the present district attorney, tliinys changed again. Upjohn asked the dis missal of the case. It was not, how ever, until the request for dismissel f.miuir through Coy was made that the difficulty was finally ended. The situation in Mexico today is more critical than at any time since the rebellion ridden country first !w gan controversy with the United States. This critical situation is brought about by the ultimatum is sued vesterday by President Wilson ordering Huerta to resign the prc'.-i-lency of Mexico without loss of time "i 1 mut not leave as his mcce-sor General Anreliano Blampiet. Lis Min ister of War. or any other member of hi official family or of the unof ficial coterie whom he might be e peeted to control. This ultimatum from Washington was conveyed to President HuertJ throntrh bis private ecretary. Neiior Rahar by Nel-n 0"Shaugliii.'y. tbe American Charge d 'Affaires, act ing under instructions from the State lh-partrneiit. Huerta Guards Note. Senor Hahng" presented the mem orandum to bis chief late Sun lav. but up to this evening President Huerta had returned no answer, and. as far as could le learned had truarded its contents from almost all of hi ntVir ial and intimate counsellors. Tho ho learned of the Wash ington note regard General Hir-ria's position as one in which be would be forced to irive one of two answer rtfusal point blar.k to comply ilh the demand. p it.Jy goin far as to hand the diplomatic representative ssior1s fir the elimination f him self olTriallv. GIVE THIEVES LONG TERM Youthful Horse Rustlers Most Serve From Ona to Ten Yean. Without offering defense, Charles Katzsehman and Thomas Stewart, the two young horse thieve who were caught near Portland several week ago and arrested on the charge of stealing two horses from a ranch in Pcdk county, were sentenced to the (icnitentiary for a term of from one to PI years. Stem art. it is under stood, is wanted in Wheeler county on a similar charge. Conductors Chang Rons. A. I Iowrm ho for the past sev en ream has been conductor on the Dalias-Portlan.l branch has been "iMimj-.!" and bis ran bid in by Conductor I I). Keyeer. bo ba ben in the ncmce for the pat 20 vearm. Mr. Iomn ha been trans ferred to the Emrene-Portlarvd run. Th entire crew i affected by the tran-fer ece tbe engineer. SEPTIC TA1 IS TOPIC City Council Listens to Engineer's Report; Street Improvements Are j Ordered. WTith but few exceptions the regu lar routine work of the month was the only business transacted by the city council in session last night. The chief topic of discussion was the matter of securing data for the proposed septic tank. The Himes Engineering company submitted a written report. The committee was luthorized to ascertain the cost of the lnvl which will probably be on the Miller estate near the Uglow hop yards. A deed to property 12y2 -feet wide in the south half of block 14 was deeded to the city by Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Grant. This will extend the alley now partially opened between Washington and Clay streets. Tracy Staats appeared before the council and asked that the grade on the north side of the school house being on the south side of Academy street be improved for the purpose of constructing a sidewnlk. As the result of complaints, Abel Uglow was ordered to construct a sidewalk on the east side of Uglow avenue between Miller avenue and Washington street. Barber, chairman of the street com mittee was requested to take up with fhe persons, the matter of repairing the alley between Court and Mill streets which was recently torn up for the purpose of laying pipe for the central heating plant. A Unique Shower. One of the most successful events of the season was given at the home of Mrs. H. G. Campbell assisted bv Mrs. Hugh Black and Mrs. C. II. Morris in honor of the approaching mnrriage of Miss Ioretla Campbel. The rooms were beautifully decorat ed in autumn leaves, ferns ami cut flowers. There was a mock marriage with Mrs. L. Ramev as bride ami Mrs. Frank Brown as groom, attended by Miss Adah Campbell as best man and Miss Velmn Ray as maid of honor, Mrs. George Ilagood as ring be-irer, and Mrs. H. D. McDonald acted ns minuter. Minature carrots with green tops lid duty as orange blossoms on the ! bice curtain veil. The bridal boquet was of kale tops and caught by Miss Campbell. The ring, a doughnut, was Tried on a checkered gingham pil low. The ceremony was unique and original. Afterward Mrs. Frank Brown gave l readinir. "Bachelors For Sale." in her usiml pleasing manner. Then followed the gifts which were nmnv and beautiful and highly appreciated by the recipient. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Ohmart-Phelpa Nuptials. The many Dallas friends of Miss Gertrude B. Pheliw. a former resi dent of this city will lie interested in the following brief wedding no tice which appeared in Sunday's is sue of the Salem Salesman: Miss Gertrude B. Phelps was united in marriage to Chaunoey S. Ohmart, formerly of Salem, on Wed nesday. October' 2!. at the reidctn of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ai Phelps at Ona. Ore. M s. V. W. Ohmart and small granddaughter. Veiled Ohmart. of Salem, returned Wednesday from Ona. accompanied by the ney weds, mho mill sn.l a few days in Salem before returning to their Ona ranch. Mr. and Mn. G. R. Wu.I of Sheri dan last meek celebrated their t't'h anniversary, nun.hcrinit their descend ant a folium : Sis children, for ty two jrrand children and nine great rrand children. All duels arc m t ti tbe detriment of advancement.