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TWO FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1914. THE TWICE-A-WEEK POLK COUNTY OBSERVER ' THE HOME PAPER OBSERVER PRINTING COMPANY Volks & Parcels, Owners. A PhMM BuaineH office; M" 19 Press room Main GERALD VOLK, Manager. JAS. I. PARCEL, Editor. Entered as second-class matter in the Poetofflce at JJauae, urt. Snbeertptlon Rates! One Tear Six Month! Three Months Strictly In advance. .$1.60 . .76 . .40 Tht way to build up Dallas is to pal rtmut Dallas piopli. v OPPORTUNITY We often hear the statement made that the opportunities of the pasi are eone and that there is not now anv such chances to be found where a man can make fortunes like those made in the past. There is no reason to expect that the chances of yesterday will repeal themselves today, but each day there are opportunities presented wherebj vmi mnv find iust reward for your efforts provided that you are compet ent to use the opportunity to aavnn tape. Right now Polk County offers many opportunties which if properly handl ed will make thousands of individuals independent. This can not be accomplished with out labor, but if you want to work, if you will exert all of your energies and are not in too big a hurry to reap the harvest you will be able lo find many opportunities. Opportunity is not like a creditor, it is not always pursuing you, it will not get you in the corner and force you to give it your attention, it will not be presented to you in the shape of guilt edged security. The men of the past who have ac quired fortunes took hold of the op portunities of tlieir day and we have never heard of any of them requiriug a guarantee of success, they went to work and worked, the opportunity which they had in hand and by per severance, they at last received the reward of a work well and faithfully done. Thousands of acres of rich and fur tile land in Polk County present op portunities to any person who will be willing to properly put to use these lands. You can choose for yourself any kind of a crop, then it will be up to you to properly put the soil in men condition that it will produce for you the best results, you must not be sat isfied with the mere purchase of the soil, it will require the use of both muscle and mind "to bring you your independence. Don't get the idea that success fol lows every effort, but go to work to win in the sane spirit that if success does not begin to assert itself right away that the effort made has been lost, very few undertakings worth while have ever been executed and brought to perfection on first trial, but on the other hand it took hard work to bring success. What we need in Polk County is more opportunity users and less op portunity kickers, for the opportuni ties are here ready to be used. Did it ever occur to you that many a kick ed and knocked enterprise has finally been pushed to success through prop er management. Don't kick every opportunity in the face as it comes to you but take IS'NT THIS THE KIND YOU HAVE BEEN IF VOU DIE IT IS MORE PROFITA-iriA I llir BLE THAN ENDOWMENT ll lUU LIUE. ISSUED SOLELY BY COLUMBIA LIFE AND TRUST OF PRESIDENT. PORTLAND, ORE. VICE PREST. H. M. JOHNSON, SECRETARY AND ACTUARY S. P. L0CKW00D, V. PREST. ft GENL. MANAGER WILLIAM F. STILZ, SUPERVISOR OF AGENCIES C. S. BUSS,Genl.Agent SILVERTON, OREGON. hold of and use it to your own advan tage and advancement, and you will find that in tin le you will be rewarded with success. CHIEF FEATURES OF PRESI DENT'S TRUST LEGISLATION PLANS. 1. Effectual prohibition of the in terlocking of directorates. 2. A law 'to confer on the Inter state Commerce Commission the pow ef to regulate the financial opera tions by which railroads nre sup plied with the money they need for their proper development and improv ed transportation facilities. 3. Definition of the "many hurt ful restraints of trade" by explicit legislation supplementary to the Sher man law. 4. Creation of a commission to aid courts and to oet ns clearing house of information in helping busi ness to conform with the law. 5. Penalties to fall on individuals responsible for unlawful business practice. 0. Prohibition of holdiin; compan ies. 7. Giving to private individuals the right to found suits for redress on facts and judgments proved in Government 'h suits, and providing that statute of limitations should run only from the date of conclusion of the Government s action. The message of President Wilson might well be called one of "Good Cheer" for in his recommendations, he does not advocate any destructive process, but is seemingly following up the plans of past administrations in amending the "Shorman Act" in such a way that it will cover present needs. OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED THIS YEAR Here is a list of officials to be clcct 1 from the state at large this year, and the salary of each. United States Senator, at $7,.V0 a year. Governor, at $5,000 a year. Membes of Congress from f irst, Second and Third districts, at ff7,.r00 a year. State Treasurer, at $4,.r00 a year. Attorney-General atl $3,000 a year. Four Justices of Supreme Court, nt .$4,500 a year. State Superintendent of Public In struction, at $3,000 a year. State Labor Commissioner, at $:,,- 000 a year. State Enginer, at $3,000 a year. One railroad Commissioner, nt $4,- 000 a year. County officials will also be elected this fall. You want to take part in this election, so it will be your duty to register as soon as possible, tt posted on candidates and be ready to begin right by taking an active part in the primaries in May. HE VOTED FOR TAFT, MAYBE? A neighboring villiage politician, was a Portland visitor recently and while walking near the Post Office, he met an able bodied man who held out his hand and said. Well we voted for Taft and lost, didn't wef He was a stranger to our neighbor. How do you know I voted for Taft was the answer. 0! I can tell say friend I want you to lend me a quarter I am a good mechanic out of a job and I am hungry. He got the quaitei. We Taft men have got to help one another until better times come. There is no question how llint fellow will vote next time, he is having a taste of the real good times promised. ALL AROUND Gleanings of Interest From X our Exchanges and Elsewhere, At a recent meeting of the manag ers of the Oregon State fair, a'ri.nge- ments were made for an eugenic expo sition this year. The age limit will be the same as last year, from 12 to 48 months, and the boy and girl win ning the championship prizes will be rewarded by a trip to Sun Francisco exposition in 1015, including all ex penses for one week. O. M. Pliiu nie r, OF LIFE INSURANCE LOOKING FOR? IT COSTS NO MORE THAN ORDINARY LIFE COMPANY W. A. ANDERSON, DistAgt DALLAS, OREGON. manager of this department, Mates he has served notice on the whole United States that Oregon is going to send to San Francisco two of the finest babies and he exacts, if the other states accept the challenge, to see there a collection of 100 of the most perfect children in the world. Newberg is getting after the Ore gon Electric and "The Empire Build er," because two years ago 'the com pany gave the city a bond in rot urn for a franchise, in the sum of $10,000, which was to be paid the city if ears were not operated in the city in ac cordance with the terms of the fran chise, within 18 months. The time has elapsed ,and the cars are not run ning, nor is any beginning made on the work of constructing a road in the city. The city consequently wants the Oregon Electric to come through with its $10,000. It can use the mon ey. : Peter Kilkenny, who Inn a record for escaping from the Poys' Indus trial School at Salem, has been re turned to the school nl'ler his sixtl 'getaway." Although only 13 yearsr of age, the lad is by far t lie most elusive charge the nulhoritics of the institution have ever known. After three days of freedom this lime he was captured by Policeman Flake just after he is believed to have robbed a house, lie !m! in his pos session articles which ha 1 been taken from the house. The gas engine luu lately been pub to a novel and promising use. By means of n proprcllcr wo'kim; in the nir it is made to drive boats over shallow inland waters. Streams too shallow for old-fashioned navigation are made available for oomnicrco bv this device. It will also bo useful on canals, where swells are destructive to the banks. A bout driven by an air propeller moves through the water with very little disturbance. A setback was- given woii'iau suff rage last Saturday by the Democrats of the house rules cor.wni; ;e.'. In executive session the majority in the committee voted practically unMii monsly against a favorable report on a resolution to create a new spec ial house committee on woman sntl rage. Twenty-six patents to timbei lands near Sumpter, in Baker County, ami valued at more than $75,000, belong ing to the Hewitt Laud Company, a holding corporal ion for Henry Hewitt, Jr., a Taeonia millionaire, were or dered forfeited to the government Monday by Federal Judge Bean, on the grounds that fraudulent methods Were used in securing tihem. Albany got rid of Kimcr's I. W. W. army last Friday by escorting 'them out of town with an armed I'orce. They had a hard time getting the army started and Had the tire de partment out but before the water was started the army moved out. The I-ehanou council having refused to grant a franchise lo mill owners to string wires und supply the city with electric light, the citizens have tuknn the matter up by initiative and have tiled a petition requiring; the matter to be submitted to the people. Six old Romen coins, valued by the University of California at $5,000 apiece, were overlooked Inst Saturday night by thieves, who broke ito the coincases at the university library. Other coins having a value of about $50 were stolen. The Christmas edition of the Coos Bay Times issued January 8th, was n genuine booster paper and showed a prospective of what they expected to be in 1015. We hope they will not be disnpMintcd, much advance ment will be made nil over Oregon by that date. The proprietors of the Saturday Evening Post now boast of a paid circulation of 2,107,000 copies a week for that publication. At 5 cents r Copy, over .f 10.,,IOb. "hum .busi ness, Hint. Klevcii deaths in Xew York proper und fil'leen ill the greater citv were accounted for last Thursday, .is di rectly due to the cold wave. bill was (lied in the House of Represntntives Monday, appropriating J5.000.000 a yearr for federal aid to road const met ion in the various ..itites proportion to the rural delivery and past mules, in each slate.Orc gon's share of this fund is h'gured at $121,000. During the past year Monmouth, Oregon has sient $110,000 for local improvements, including a $40.W high school and street iinpwen.enls costing $22,000. The Only One in County. The Dallas Mercantile ConqMiny has just received an automatic improved F.lliott button machine. This ma chine is used to sew buttons on shoes and is a very complicated one. It sews the buttons on with wire, and when one is on, another is ready to fall in place. It is the only automatic machine of that kind in. the county. At Salt Creek High School. "Paddle Your Own Canoe," play o he given at the Salt Creek High School, at 7.30, January 31st. 1014. followed by basket social. Every body cordially invited. Remember the date and come!!! Legal blanks tor sale at thlsoAoa. PRACTICAL TALKS BY GOVERNMENT FARM EXPERTS No. II. Use of Foreign Plants. Selecting Good Breed of Chickens. V - I L (Official News Summary of Up to Date Matters Compiled by the United 8tatea Department of Agriculture.) HE United States department of agriculture Is distributing among agricultural Institutions 100,000 foreign plants of mis cellaneous types, among which are the Chinese wood oil tree, the Chinese ju jube and the papaya. The Chinese wood oil tree produces one of the best drying oils known. It Is stated that the use of this oil baa already hud a revolutionary effect on the varnish Industry of the United States. It bag largely taken the place of kauri gum and has made possible the manufacture of a quicker drying varnish which Is less liable to crack than that made from kauri gum, and It has been found of special value In waterproof priming for .cement Ex periments have shown that the trees can be grown successfully In the Unit ed States. They are being cultivated near Tallahassee, Fla. The Chinese jujube produces one of the five principal fruits of China and has been cultivated for at least 4,000 years. It Is highly esteemed in the Celestial Kingdom and has hundreds of varieties. The tree is being suc cessfully grown at Chlco, Cut., and the fruit baa been candled In sirup and dried. Many of the varieties preserv ed bave almost the size, shape, color and flavor of dates. It is a fruit as delicious as dates and capable of being grown hundreds of miles farther north than the date palm. Trees grown in Washington were en tirely uninjured by temperatures 20 degrees below zero. Besides its cold resistance, the jujube has the great advantage of being almost immune to frost in spring because the leaves and flowers appear very late in the season, it Is also a drought resisting plant There are many wild species on which It 'can be grafted and which will grow in semlarid territory or on alkali land. It is doubtful whether there is any fruit tree in the world that grows as rapidly as the papaya or that yields in so short a time. There is probably no better known fruit tree in the tropics than the papaya, which is now well distributed throughout the frostless re gions of the globe. The tree bears a delicate, wholesome and delicious fruit especially vuluable for invalids and others with weak digestion. There is constunt demand for good varieties of this fruit in the south. It grows to perfection tn southern Florida, and, since it has been successfully grafted, varieties of standard excellence can be cultivated. The Juice of the fruit fur nishes the papain of commerce, which is used extensively as a digestive. Leeson In Home Canning. To eliminate waste and save surplus, to encourage greater production, to teach labor and time saving in home canning, to arouse greater interest in efficient and economic borne manage ment, to teacb relation of home man agement to farm and business man agement and to establish a more direct route for foodstuff from soil to stom ach. The above are reasons set forth by the department of agriculture in the Interest of home canning, and here are some of the results as advanced by the department: Greater human efficiency through a properly fed body; fruit vegetables and greens as substitutes for patent medicine; greater joy In living and a longer life; fruit and vegetables for human diet every day, and the use of fruit and vegetables to keep out of graves and poorhouses. Selecting Good Breed. "Be sure that the male at the head of the Sock is pure bred. I'ure bred poul try means uniformity of products. Uni formity of products means increased profits if products are properly mar keted." advises the United States de partment of agriculture to farmers and poultrymen in order that they may get the most profitable results from poul try raising. The Mediterranean or egg breeds are Leghorns, Minorca. Spanish. Blue Andalusians and Anconaa: the Ameri can or general purpose breeds are Plymouth Rocks. Wyandotte. Javas. Dominique. Rhode Island Reds and Buckeyes: the Asiatic or meat breeds are Brabmas. Cochins and Langsbans. and the English breeds are Dorkings, Orpington and Redcaps. For farm nee the Americas breeds are probably the best" I "Hare everything ready beforehand and start your batching operations ear I ly In the year." Is tbe advice of the de ! pertinent of agriculture In connection with tbe raising of chickens both nat- urally and artificially. "A well ventl I lated cellar Is tbe best place to operate k l.M.h, o - that th Ini-iitnttnP is running steadily at the desired tem perature before Ailing it with eggs. Do not add eggs to a machine during incubation. Turn tbe eggs twice daily after tbe second and through tbe eight tenth day. Cool tbe egg once daily, according to the weather, from tbe aer- i ' enth through the eighteenth duy. Turn the eggs before caring for the lamp. Keep tbe lamp and wick clean. Test the eggs on the seventh and fourteenth days. Do not open the machine after the eighteenth day until the chickens are hatched. Eggs saved for hatching purposes should not be subjected to high or low temperatures. "The hen Is the most valuable Incu bator for the farmer if she is given proper care and attention. In' cold weather place from ten to thirteen eggs under the hen; in warm weather from thirteen to fifteen. "Always test the ben on china or nest eggs before setting. Use insect powder freely to exterminate lice when necessary. February, March and April are the best months for hatching. If several bens are set in one room it Is desirable to conllne them in good nests. Straw and hay make good nesting ma terial. "Broody hens should be moved to the permanent sitting nest at night Whole corn is a good feed for sitting hens. Water, grit and dust baths should also be provided. All eggs should be tested by tbe seventh day, whlcfh often makes It possible to reset some of the bens. "Toe murk the chlcloens as soon as they are hatched. This will enable you to tell their ages later. Powder the chicks occasionally during the first eight weeks. Chicks should not receive feed untjil they are thirty-six hours old. A VERT SICE HEN In cool weather ten to thirteen chicks are sufficient for one ben. while in warmer weather fifteen to twenty can be cared for successfully. Never mix chicks of different ages. Coullue the hen until the chicks are weaned. The coop for hen and chicks should be well ventilated, easy to clean and of suffi cient proportions to insure comfort" Common Diseases and Treatment. "All diseased birds should be isolat ed," states the department of agricul ture in discussing the different diseases so common umong chickens und their remedies. The several diseases and their cures as set forth by the depart ment are: Colds and Roup. Disinfect the drink ing water as follows: To each gallon of water add the amount of potassium permanganate that will remain on the surface of a dime. Canker. -Sprinkle a little flowers of sulphur in the mouth and throat of the bird und put some chlorate of potash In the water; also carefully remove the exudate with the aid of wur.ni water and apply a 2 per cent solution of creolln to the diseased tissue. Chicken I'ox. Apply a touch of iodine and carbolated vaseline to each sore. Gapes. New ground and vigorous cultivation will often remedy this trou ble. Scaly Legs. Apply vaseline contain ing 2 per cent of creolln to the uffect ed parts and after twenty-four hours soak in warm soupy water. Repeat treatment until cured. Diarrhea In Hens. Low grade wheat flour or middlings Is good for this trou ble; also give teaspoonfui of castor oil containing Ave drops of oil of turpen tine to each fowl. Bowel Trouble. Well boiled rice mix ed with a little charcoal will often check this complaint Dissolve fifteen grains of crude catschu in each gallon of drinking water. Demonstration Work In South. ! As the result of grass demonstration work conducted by tbe department of agriculture during tbe post few years, southern farmers are beginning to grow crimson and bur clover and oth er legumes very extensively, and the demand for seed from the south at present has been unprecedented. From reports received from agents of the department It was believed that more than 100.000 acres would be sown In crimson and bur clover and vetch in the southern states In the fall of 1013 on farms where none of these crops ; have ever been grown before. Lespedeza Is rapidly spreading over Louisiana, south Mississippi and Ar kansas, and the department bas had ome very successful demonstrations ! with this crop In south Alabama dur ing the year. Trial by Jury. The estalilishmci.t of the trial by Jury runs hack even prior to the time if Alfred the Great He is said to have organized juries of twelve men j i.s now in practice, but even earlier ! six Welsh and six Anglo-Saxon free men acted as a Jury where there was ', a dispute between Welsh and Saxons. Clear Inference. "Jim told me a riproaring Joke that was played on some member of your club last evening. Were you there?' "Yes. I was there: It was an abom inable, farfetched" "O-oh: Jinx did not tell me that yon were the man it was on. Houston Post . Strangeness of the Sex. i A woman can become highly exi-ited ever the fact that a bride Is starting i nt in married life with machine hem med napkins- Cincinnati Enquirer. Weight of Snow. A cubic foot of newly fallen snow weighs five and one-half pounds and has twelve time the bulk of an equal weight of water. I wasted time, and new rime doth waste me Shakespeare. liiiiinifii mam. Pure Food Grocers When you purchase groceries at our store you can' rely on their Purity and Cleanliness We guarantee our Butter and Eggs as Strictly Fresh Our Canned Goods are of the 1913 pack Our Teas and Coffees are of good quality and reasonable In price Free Delivery Hobsn&Boydston Phone 1271 FLESHER eat MarKet WE PAY THE HIGHEST CASH PRICE FOR ALL COUNTRY PRODUCE PHONE 13 Dallas, Oregon Dallas Iron Works IVIiit'hiiilsts Foundryraen -Makers. Pattern- SAWMILL WORK A SPECIAMTf "We are prepared to dc any kind of Iron (i ud Brass work. Lumber trucks and Stock work on hand. We make the best and cheapest Stump Puller on tnc market. Prion reasonable. CityTransfer W. R. COULTER, Proprietor The world moves itself; ' We move anything else Piano and Furniture Mov ing a Specialty Stand Kersey's Confec tionery. Phone 1061 Residence Phone 1202 IS COMING Open your ears and wi den your eyes and you will find something to put you wise. Rev. Edith Hill Booker, the State President of the Women's Christian Tem perance Union of Oregon will give a Free Lecture in the High School Audi torium, Tuesday, January 27th, at 8 p. m. Rev. Booker is an able speaker and brings a very interest ing message. COME AND HEAR HER ! YOUR HAIR NEEDS PARISIAN SAGE Unsightly, matted, colorless, sern?-r- hair mr.ile fluffy, soft, abundant and radiant with life at once. Use PARISIAN SAGE. It comes in 50c. bottles. The first application removes dan druff, stops, itcliinsr scalp, cleanses the hair, takes away the dryness and hrittleuess. increases the beauty of the hair, maliiuj? is wavy and lustrous. Everyone needs PARISIAN SAGE. CONRAD STAFRIN L West Side Marble WorRs G. U. BAWKISS. Proprietor. MOM lF-NTS. HEADSTONES AST) CTRBISG. A Complrtr line of All tale Dea4iw. x) When We Hand You Our Esti mates I- at the cost of the lumber you require you can depend upon It that the fig- . ures will be as low as flrst-clasa, well seasoned lumber can be sold for hon estly. If you pay more you pay too much. If you pay less you get leas either auriltty or quantity.. Willamette Valley Lumber Co. LODGE DIRECTORY LMTIil) AKT1SANS Dallas Assem bly, No. 46, meets on first and third Moniye ct each month at Wood man hall. Visiting members made welcome. W. J. WHITE, M. A. WILLIS S1MONTON, Secretary. WOODMEN. OF. THE. WOULD Dnlhis (,'ump No. 20!) meets ill W. O. W. Hull on Tuesday evening of each week. J. . Driscoll, Consul Com. V. J. Craven, Clerk. A. F. & A. M. Jennings Lodge, No. 9, meets second and fourth Fridays of each month, in Masonic hall on Main street. Visiting brethren wel come. W. R. ELLIS, W. M. WALTER S. MTJIR. Secretary. Professional Cards DENTIST AND ORTHODONTIA DR. CLINTON L. FOSTER, New City Bank Building. Office Phone 931. DALLAS OREGON. DENTIST M. IIAYTER Dallas National Bank Building Dallas Oregou Olive Smith-Bicknell Teacher of PIANO and ORGAN Studio 712 Oak St. DALLAS OREGON Dr. Louis O. Altaian Homeopathic Physician, General Practice. Special attention to Asthma, Dropsy, Gall stones and ttneumatism. Office and Res. 296 N. Liberty St. Phone Main 147. SALEM, ORE. Chiropractor Phone 1304 DR. D. G. REMPEL Nerve Specialist and Spinal Adjuster Office, 513 Church Street, near depot Consultation and Examination Free. DALLAS, OREGON JJENTIST B. F. BUTLER Office over Fuller Pharmacy. Office hours from to 12 a. m.i 1 to 5 p. m. Dallas Oregon Fhone 1183-2 R. !. CHAPMAN FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER Calls promptly answered day or night Dallas, Oregon. ' ED. F. COAD, Attorney at Law, Probate Cases a Specialty. Room 20, National Bank Bldg. G. O. HOLMAN LAWYER ' Office In Wilson Building. ATTORNEY AT LAW WALTER L. TOOZE, JR. Dallas National Bank Building Dallas Oregon ATTORNEY AT LAW OSCAR HAYTER Rooms 6 and I, Uglow Bldg. Dalles Oregnt ATTORXEY-AT-LAW D. H. UPJOHN Rooms 19-26 Dallas National Bank Bldg. DALLAS OREGON. ATTORNEYS AND ABSTRACTORS BROWN St. SIBLEY Abstract promptly made. Notary Public, Collections Ulll 8t Down-stairs. . Dallas. Ore. SIBLEY to EAKIN The only reliable set of Abstracts In Polk County. Office on Court street. Dallas, ... Oregoa