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i vsxvtt VOL. 26. . (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OEEGON, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1914. (TWICE-A-WEEK) NO. 23. NEEDS MORE CASH Promotion Fund ForChautauqua Still Short $250. "WORTHY OP ENCOURAGEMENT. Dallas Enjoys Distinction of Being Smallest City Honored by This Splendid System. The Chautauqua committee reports that) one hundred season tickets re main to be sold before the guarantee fund of $1500 is assured. ,The com mittee is working diligently to make up the necessary fund, and as the undertaking is most worthy those peo ple or Lianas who nave not already subscribed should come forward and )o so without delay. The program is of a high order, and the price of season tickets $2.50 is reasonable for this character of entertainment. Dallas is the smallest town in point of population in the Chautauqua cir cuity and that it is able to secure and maintain such an educational institu tion reflects credit upon the communi ty. The Ellison-White Chautauqua System has seut-The Observer assur mice that) the program to be given here is to be even stronger than the excellent one of last year. The man agement hns succeeded in securing Ciricilln's famous Italian band, and those who are up in "band-ology-' will rejoice at thi arrangement. C'ir icillo is one of the really great, band masters of the world. Dr. Thus. E. Green, one of the greatest orators in America, will be hearr and no less interesting will be Ng. Poon Chew, the Chinese scholar, journalist, and lec turer. This man speaks perfect Eng list and is one of the wittiest speak ers who has toured America in recent years. Dr. Seasholes, who has lec tured on all of the big Chautauqua programs in this country, will be one of our lecturers. It is probable that one of the most unique features of the program will be the lecture given by Frederick B. Wedge, "the fighting parson." Wedge was at one time one of the country's noted welter-weight fight ; He fought sixty successful ring battles, and then love for a worth while girl led him upward through a college course to fight other and nob ler battles. Peter MacQueen, the ex plorer and author, will lecture here, jilso. MncQueen was in Africa be fore Colonel Roosevelt went into the wilds. He has seen all of the world, and his articles appearing frequently in the best magazines in America are read by hundreds of thousands each month. One of tlhe exceptionally good things will be the appearance of Mrs. Wil liam Calvin Chilton, monodramist, known from coast to coast for her art. The Dunbar Singing Orchestra will be with us. This organization is accompanied by Mrs. Dunbar her self, and is probably the best that the Dunbars have ever been able to get together. No less interesting will be the Lyric Glee Club, a quartet of men who have been together for sev eral years and were honored twice by the government in being sent to Pan ama to entertain the workers on the big ditch. This organization is head ed by Francis Ives Hendry, humorist and impersonator. Isadora Berger, a real violinist, will be heard here in company with the Elwynn Trio, a notable company. There will be provision for the children all during Chautauqua week, also, the Seton Indian games and in struction being a distinct feature that will prove of marked interest Nothing should be allowed to deter from or overshadow Chautauqua week. The support of the entire community is necessary for its success. Dr. Withycombe at Orange. Dr. James Withycombe, of Corval lis, Republican nominee for the gov ernor's chair and member of the Lane county grange, attended the annual session of the State Grange. He was given a hearty welcome by citizens and delegates to tthe convention. Congratulations and assurances of support were given him from members of the different parties. Polk county polled a heavy vote for Dr. Withy combe. Death of Dell Byerley. Mr. Dell Byerley, a former Dallas boy, now of Newport, died at the lat ter place last Tuesday with ptomaine poison. Mr. Byerley was 35 years old. His parents, two brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Dodle of Wellsdale and Mrs. R. A. Stubblefield of Dallas, survive. Encampment Elects Officers. At the fortieth grand encampment of Odd Fellows, held at McMinnville, forty new members received the de gree of the encampment and the fol lowine officers were elected: O. W. Wright, Albany, patriarch; A. B, An- drews, Portland, grand high priest; E. A. Williams, Freewater, grand senior warden; E. E. Sharon, Port land, grand scribe; W.. W. Francis, Albany, grand treasurer; A. S. Walk er Oregon City, grand junior warden; G. A. Hogue, Ontario, grand repre sentative; Frank G. Michelli, Port land, grand marshal; H. K. Cunning ham, Lebanon, grand sentinel, and A. M. Clough, Salem, grand outside sentinel. LIST OF HONORED DEAD. Dallas Burial Place of Nineteen Civil War Veterans. Following is a list of dead Civil war soldiers buried in the city ceme tery. These graves will be decorated on Memorial day: John Wiseman, Jas. Lowe, B. H. Reasoner, J. E. Smith, J. M. Conway, Wm. Grant, II. C. Dimic, Samuel Coad, Wm. Gil liam, Cornelius Gilliam, Samuel Sloan, David S. Martin, Wm. Sie bring, Andrew Siefarth, Simon Tut tle, Martin Hisey, G. W. Reede, E. Kimple, Levi Koser. Any person knowing of others bur ied in Dallas should make the tact known to P. S. Greenwood, command er of the U. S. Post, G. A. R., before Memorial day. BIG PICNIC IS PLANNED DIPLOMAS WILL BE PRESENTED AT RICKREALL. General School News of Polk County Gleaned From Superintendent's Office. The annual eighth grade commence ment picnic will be held at Rickre- all Saturday, June 13. This is recog nized as the picnic of the year. Mr. M. S. Pittmau of the Normal school will address the class and Supt. J. A. Churchill will present the diplomas. The class will be the largest ever graduated in Polk county, having about loO members. The committee on arangements is planning to have the afternoon devoted to athletics. The grangers of the county have asked for space for a picnic dinner. E. U. Kessler, head or tne depart ment of education of the 0. A. C. and formerly president of the Normal school, visited Falls City schools yes terday with Mr., Seymour. The following schools closed on the dates given : The Butler standard school, May 15, witJi Miss Lillian Hog- man, teacher; the Greenwood school, May 15, Mrs. Mattie JNeal, teacher; the Oakdale standard school, May to, Miss May Henson; the Lone Star school. May lo, Miss Manila .teuton. teacher; the McCoy standard school, May 15, Miss Gladys Turner, teacher; the Guthrie standard school, May 15, Miss Andie Stone, teacher; the High land standard school, May 20, Miss Helen Coffea, teacher; Salt Creek standard school, W. E. Buell and Miss Bess Beal, teachers. The following schools have recent ly been standardized. Dallas public school, the board being Dr. B. II. Mc Callon, C. G. Coad, R. S. Chapman, Tracey Staats, and the teachers being W. I. Ford, superintendent; Miss Edith Plank, Miss Alice Grant, Miss Nola Coad, Mrs. F. H. Morrison, Miss Agnes Clark, Miss Alta Savage. The Valley View board is compos ed of G. A. Peterson, R. L. Collins, W. Kester, E. E. De Armond, teacher, F. Silsbee. The Parker school, with A. B. Lac- ey, J. M. Akers, f. X. reterson, a. U. Cook, board, and JUiss cnssie Bramberg, teacher. Mr. J. C. Muerman, tram the Bur eau of Education of Washington, D. C, spent several days in Polk coun ty this week, a guest of Superinten- nt Seymour. Since Ms rormer vis it three vears aeo, he noted many im provements throughout the county and was well pleased with conditions as he found them. REPUBLICANS TO MEET. County Central Committee Will Or ganize on June 6. A meeting of the Republican Coun- tv Central Committee was held at the courthouse Wednesday afternoon D. L. Keyt of Perrydale presiding; M. D. Ellis, secretary. No business of consequence was transacted, and an adjournment was taken to Satur day. June 6, when all candidates on the republican ticket and all pre cinct committeemen will De present. A permanent working organization will be effected at this time. Club's Financial Condition. The financial condition of the Dal las Commercial elub is in what may be termed Al shape. The secretary reported at Wednesday night's ses sion that disbursements for May amounted to $155. collections $36.55, with a balance on hand of $2,268. Damaged By Water. The New Scott hotel suffered dam age yesterday by the bursting of a water pipe. The dining room was flooded with water, and Landlord Hall was forced to serve mid-day lunch in the old dining room. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN A MOTHER CALL HIM HOKE. This J J f lak-fc sway) Li ckL look II Ke )nr3r-l M ( wooden go f po up H( TV fvN r'a f r ( t all if yuk ) VV ' 'Sv's'jStty ?7 -y S V i iom - . FOURTEEN CONTRACTS ARMSBY COMPANY CONTRACTS FOR PRUNES. Buying Commences Fully a Month Earlier Than One Year Ago, the Crop Being Much Lighter. ' Mr. A. Peterson, local manager for the J. K. Armsby company, has al ready purchased the crops of four teen Polk county prune growers, ag gregating approximately 200 tons. Last year at this time not a single contract had been made, the buying commencing early in June. The price paid for futures ranges from 7 to 8V2 cents for thirty to thirty-fives, while lastl year the best figure was 7 cents. From personal observa tion, and authentic reports received by his company, Mr. Peterson esti mates that the crop in Polk county this year will not exceed one half, while from the state not more than a one-third crop will be harvested. The Petites will be a full crop, but there are comparatively few through out thjs valley, the Italians being the staple crop. Last season the Armsby company handled at this place eighty-five car loads of prunes, or about 3,200.000 pounds, all grown by orchardists in Polk county. According to Mr. Pet erson's prediction not more than 1,000,000 pounds ,will pass through the Armsby packing house this fall. SYSTEM HAS BEEN BETTERED. Taxpayers Getting Their Money's Worth in Road Building. 'There is road work under wav in nearly every part of the county," said Judge Teal when questioned on the subject by a representative ot The Observer on ednesday. "The county will this year get double the amount of work for the same money, too; due to having a competent road-master to plan and supervise the work," added the judge. Polk county expends something over $50,000 annually for road pur poses, which is small compared to amounts raised by other counties of the state, and economy is the watch word of the commissioners. Three rock crushers will be at work turning out road material within a few days. One is now crushing 300 yards at the Thorpe quarry, and will finish this week, when it will be moved to a wnt near Butler's store. Here it will cmsh a considerable amount of rock. Sam McVey has drillers at work opening a quarry near Falls City, and the crusher will be started within a few' davs. At Salt Creek rock is being turned out. Council Meets Tonight. The city council will convene, on the call of Mayor Van Orsdel, this evening. The business before the aldermanie body will be whether or not to allow the use of certain streets to the Pollow ft McClalland Carnival people. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Smart on Sunday last FELLER IS GLAD TO HAVE HIS Fox in Now York Evonlng Sun. COUNT NOW COMPLETE TOTALS IN PRIMARY ELEC TIONS FOR POLK COUNTY. Withycombe Leads in Gubernatorial Contest, With Crawford a Close Second. TIib nffininl c.ntint of the hallots cast in the primary elections of last today was completed and totaled this afternoon, too late to give the vote precincts. The totals for each candidate is, however, given herewith, the figures applying to Polk county only. Republican Ticket. For National Committeeman Ack erson, 388; Williams, 1081. For U. S. Senator Booth, 1321. For Representative in Congress Hawley, 1144; Jones, 342. For Governor Brownell, 75; Car ter, 101; Crawford, 378; Dimmick, 146; Geer, 151; Johns, 233; Moser, 76; Withycombe, 426. For State Treasurer Kay, 1396. Ror Justice Supreme Court) Bean, 856; Benson, 605; Cleeton, 506; D' Arcy, 377; Harris, 578; McBride, 692; McNary, 709; Richardson, 259. For Attorney General Brown, 652; Farrin, 115; Grant, 334; Johnson, 130; Lord. 248. For Supt. of Schools Churchill, 1304. For State Engineer Lewis, 1075; Stockman, 209. For Labor Commissioner Bynon, 450; Hoff, 564; Madsen, 104; Miller, 2. For Railroad Commissioner Mil ler, 908; Patton, 497. For Water Supt., Division 1 Chinook. 1059. For Circuit Judge Harry H. Belt), 1006; Holman, 482. For State Senator, Ninth District Hawley, 304. For Representative, Eleventh Dist. -JOrier, 321. For Representative, Twelfth Dist. Irvin, 1160. For Sheriff John Orr, 1421. For County Clerk E. M. Smith, 1277. For County Treasurer H. Chas. Dunsmore, 699; Fred J. Holman, 793. For County Surveyor C. H. Can field, 891; A. L. Raines, 457. For Coroner Robert L. Chapman, 1372. For County Commissionei" C. W. Beckett, 732; G. A. McCulloch, 644. Democratic Ticket. For National Committeeman Can on. 239; Esterly, 652. For U. S. Senator Chamberlain, 901. For Representative in Congress Hollister, 469; Meredith, 335. For Governor Bennott, 470; Cobb, 47; Manning, 119; Miller, 17; Smith, 35. For State Treasurer Paggett, 27. For Justice Supreme Court Gal loway, 639; Ramsey. 486. For Attorney General Jertrey, 775. IFor Supt of Schools Churchill, 12. For State Engineer Lewis, 3. For Railroad Commissioner Mil ler, 2. For Supt. Water, Div. 1 Chinook, 2. For Circuit Judge Holmes, 728. For Senator, Ninth Dist. Taminy, 12. For Representative, Eleventh Dist. Brunk, 827. For Representative, Twelfth Dist. Henry, 754. For Sheriff Morrison, 359; Sav ery, 314; White, 287. For County Clerk Robinson, Jr., 894. For County Treasurer Richter, 801. - For County Surveyor Himes, 203; Suver, 34fi; Taylor, 410. For County Commissioner Clan field, 498; Sirapkins, 345. Thanks Offley, Gentlemen. The Observer wishes to thank those gentlemen throughout Polk county who rendered it and The - Oregoman representative at this place, Mr. Wal ter Tooze, Jr., such valuable assist ance in gathering the election returns. Through their co-operation only was it possible to flash early authentic returns. ' A civil service examination for ru ral earners will be held at the court house tomorrow. STATE GRANGE SESSION MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS ARE CONSIDERED. Tax Question Discussed at Length Officers Are Elected tor Coming Year. One hundred and sixteen delegate's representing 58 Oregon communities, and many members of local and.coun- tty granges were assembled at Mon mouth on Tuesday to participate in the forty-first session of the State Grange. Incoming trains Monday and Tuesday brought the grange members to Monmouth. At -the sta tion they were met by automobiles and leading citizens and students of Monmouth High and Oregon Normal Schools, who aided in locating the visitors in private homes. Available places outnumbered the grange mem bers. , At 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon a banquet was given the visiting grang ers by the local citizens and schools in the large fir grove on the Nor mal School campus. Addresses of welcome were made by P. H. Johnson, mayor of Monmouth; J. H. Acker man, president of the Oregon Normal School, and P. O. Powell, master of the local grange, followed by other speeches and numerous responses. Farmers, business men, teachers and students took part in the feast, the welcome proving one of the most suc cessful ever given in that city. To complete the day's entertain ment the Monmouth Training School orchestra, a company of amateurs, under the direction of Miss Mary Ho- ham, instructor of music in the Ore gon Normal School, gave a concert for the visiting delegation in the nor mal auditorium. "Trial by Jury, presented by Normal School students, also was staged for the grange mem bers, following the concert. At Wednesday's session a resolu tion was adopted asking for an amend ment of all patent and copyright laws, so as to make it possible for any one to manufacture any commodity cov ered by such laws by paying the in ventor 5 per cent royalty or a gradu ated royalty, in order to extend com petition. The present laws were con demned as a monopoly. . (Continued on Page Four) NATIVE OF POLK PASSES. Mrs. Solomon Wood Dies at Portland in 68th Year. Mrs. Solomon Wood, a pioneer of the Pacific Northwest, and a mtive of Polk county, died in Portland last Saturday at the age of 68 years. She was the daughter of a pioneer, John Waymirc, of Polk county. Sin was one of the hrso members of the Ore gon Pioneer association, never missed a meeting, and always sang n song and gave a short speech in "Chi nook." She was a member of the Rehekah lodge for fifty years. The degree of chivalry was to have been conferred on her in Spokane June 8. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for thirty years. She was born in Polk County September 12, 1846, living here until September 7, 1862, when she was married to Solomon Wood, a cattle man. Mie had one son. John Wood, who survives. She reared three other children. Mrs. H. E. Bassett and Mrs. T. B. Harper, both grand-daughters; and S. L. Wills, a nephew. Four grandchildren survive, Bruce and Margaret Harper, Peter and Daphne Bassett. Death of Pioneer Jeweler. William Willard Martin, 73 years old, a pioneer jeweler of Salem, died Wednesday, after an illness of about six years. Mr. Martin conducted a jewelry store on Commercial street for many years, at one time being s partner of N. Parrish. OCCUPY NEW HALL Masonic Dedication Ceremonies Will Be Held This Evening. HISTORY OF THE LOCAL LODGE. Honorable George H. Burnett Serves in Capacity of Grand Master on This Occasion. With appropriate ceremonies, Jen nings Lodge, No. 9, A. F. and A. M., t of Dallas, will formerly dedicate its new hall to night, when the Hon. George H. Burnett will act for the grand master. He will be assisted by the officers. The meeting will be open to the families of Masons and Order of Eastern Star. The dedica tion exercises will also be attended by a large number of Masons from various sections of the state. The program, as given out officially, will be as follows: Anthem, "Hail, Universal Lord," Edgar W. Miles, John E. Miller, Willis Simonton, Fred W. Zeller; dedication ceremon ies, M. W. Geo. H. Burnett, for . grand master, assisted by officers of the grand lodge; anthem, "When Solomon, With Wondrous Skill," . male quartette; 1 cello solo, "Humor esque," John C. Uglow; address, M. W. Geo. II. Burnett, past grand master; vocal duet, "Beautiful Moon light!,' Lucile Hamilton, Louise Miles. ' Lodge History. Mr. J. C. Hayter gives the follow- ing interesting historyrof Jennings' lodge, which today is probably the. strongest fjraternal organization in Dallas: On the 20th day of January, 1854, M. W. Grand Master John Elliottl granted a dispensation to Jesse Wall ing and others to hold a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, to be known as Jennings Lodge, No. 9, in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon. The ' Master Masons to whom this author ity was granted were Jesse Walling, Frederick Waymire, Isaac Zumwalt, Robert Gilliam, John H. Lewis, John M. Zumwalt, W. S. Gilliam and Elisha McDaniel. The first communication of- the Lodge under dispensation was held March 17, 1854, with the following officers: Worshipful Master, Isaac Zumwalt; Senior Warden, Robert Gil liam: Junior Warden, John II. Lew is. The M. W. Grand Master having died in the meantime, and the grant ing of this dispensation having been his Inst official act, the first act of Jennings Lodge was the introduction and passage of resolutions of respect for the memory of the departed Grand Officer. Jennings Lodge worked under dis pensation until June 15, 1854, when Charter was granted by die Grand Lodge of Oregon. This Charter is signed by John C. Ainsworth, M. W. Grand Master, and Benjamin Stark, Rt.'W. Grand Secretary. The first election of officers, held July 7, 1854, resulted as follows: Isaac Zumwalt, W. M. ; Robert Gil liam, S. W. ; John Angel, J. W. ; Frederick Waymire, Secretary; John H. Lewis, Treasurer. The Worship ful Master appointed Elisha McDan iel, Senior Deacon, and John H. Lew is, Tyler. The Senior Warden ap pointed W. S. Gilliam Junior Deacon. The first candidate made a Master Mason by Jennings Lodge was Wil liam W. Boon, who was raised Novem ber 3, 1854. The longest continu ous membership in the Lodge to date was that of William C. Brown, who was raised August 11, 1855, and who died May 10. 1909. While Jennings Lodge is numbeerd 9, it is now the seventh oldest Lodge in Oregon, two of the earlier Lodges having united with other Lodges in the newly-created Territory of Wash ington for the Grand Jurisdiction of Washington. Since its first commu nication, 295 members have been ad mitted or raised. The present mem bership of the Lodge is 111 Master Masons. One member of Jennings Lodge, the late Brother Robert Clow, attained to the office of M. W. Grand Master of the Jurisdiction of Oregon, and other members have been honored by office in the Grand Lodge. One cannot Tend the early mstory of this Ijodge without a feeling of respect almost akin to reverence for the good and true men whose faith ful labors, often under the most ad verse conditions, contributed so ma terially to the advancement of Ma sonry in a Ironlier country, ir is ratifying to Deflect that the newer generation has shown its appreciation of this good work by sparing no ef fort to advance the interest of the fraternity and to place Jennings Lodge, No. 9, in the prosperous con dition it enjoys today. The H. II. C. will hold its social meeting next Wednesday evening. r