THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1914. Roll the Dollars Our Way and they will Roll Back to You. Business Hen of Dallas have what you want when you want it. M. D. ELLIS, Manager CARL H. MANOCK, Pharmacist In. Dallas National Bank Block ELLIS' DRUG STORE Drugs, Stationery, Rubber Goods, Drug Sundries, Etc. Fancy Imported Cigars PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY PHONE 1622 The Uglow Clothing' House The Most Up-to-Date Gent's Fur nishing Store in Polk County Copeland-Ryder and Florsheim Shoes Anderson Tailored Clothes C. H. MORRIS Jeweler and Optician LARGE STOCK, LOW PRICES BRING YOUR EYES TO US FOR GLASSES S. P. WATCH INSPECTOR PHONE 531 Dallas Garage general ntrHinmu 3. General Repairing Cheaper and Better than any other place. Storage Very Cheap. Everything in the repair line kept in stock. We have anything in the Accessory line. Thos. Catherwood, Proprietor M. M. DUNGAN C. W. DUNGAN STORIES OF THE ROLLING DOLLAR Where Mail Order Goods Come From Copyright, 1914 DUNGAN BROTHERS PAINTS AND WALL PAPER Glass, Picture andHoom Moulding - - Painting and Decorating Phone, Main 1512 ."That's the advantage of travel ing," laughed The Rolling Dollar to the shiny quarter. "Just as soon as I was dropped on that lounge I knew where it came from. Only a few of them in Centerville, thank goodness, for folks here aren 't run ning to the money order window all the time. -"That lounge came from one of the larger towns of New York state. It is a manufacturing town, and men were getting from $15 to $22.50 per week in the factories and girls $7 to $10. 'Then one of the big Chicago mail order houses opened a sofa factory there. The boss advertised widely for help, and girls came by the score. But they found wages we're to be only $6 to $8, with less men in pro portion. The boss got his help by his advertising, and he worked ac cording to the slick system the cat alogue houses always use with their employes. 'Soon the other factories, seeing that the sofa factory could pay low er wages, cut their wage scale. Then the town went upside down, with four strikes in three months and la bor conditions disrupted generally. The factories hit back by bringing in the cheapest possible labor, and fi nally most of the decent American men and women, who before the mail order sofa factory started had made living wages, lost itheir jobs for good. The strikes and tie-ups caused a couple of merchants to fail, and the town has been set back a dozen years. 'But it is true you can buy that lounge such as it is for a little less than the furniture man could sell you a reliable article for. And the cat alog illustration certainly makes it look like a first-class article." "Ever been down in the cotton mill country f ' ' asked the shiny quart- yer. "There- they work little boys and girls 11 and 12 hours a day in an atlm'osphere that stifles a strong man. It is the cheapest labor those bosses can buy, and they care nothing about what becomes of the children after they are through with them. "The goods those mills turn out go to the cheap trade like the mail order houses, but the word-artists who write the catalogues cover up that fact very nicely. To sell at cheap prices a catalogue house must buy the cheapest possible stuff regardless of how it is made. "That is why the sweat shops are still running down on the East Side in New York. When you buy a cata logue suit you never know who made it or how. If most people who buy those cheap clothes could see where they were made well, they would not relish their dinner right away. "Goods sold through a reliable store can be traced back, but if you've ever forced what they call an 'ad justment' out of a mail order house you know how far you would get on tracing back a suit that carried disease germs." "I suppose not even a catalogue house can be an unmixed blessing," said The Rolling Dollar. The democrats of Oregon had an opportunity of selecting without ques tion the next governor of the state. A. S. Bennett of The Dalles, the de feated candidate, was in every sense bead and shoulders above all of the candidates in all of the parties and his election would have been a cer tainty if he had been nominated. Woodburn Independent. Counties with the proper kind of roads will draw the home-seeker and prospective purchaser every time. Woodburn Independent. WRITE THIS DOWN ON YOUR CALENDAR SIX BIG DATS JUNE 27 JULY 2 firs. Gregory Invites the Ladies to come in and look over her line of Corsets. Both back and front lace. $1 to $5. She is also showing a fine line of Ladies' and Children's Under wear and Hosiery ' You want what you want when you want it LET US DEMONSTRATE TO YOU THE Parker Lucky Curve Fountain Pen THE KIND THAT DOES NOT LEAK THE FULLER PHARMACY Black & Robbie Garage General Auto Repairing. Vulcanizing. Auto Supplies Prest-O-Lite Service. Complete Stock of Tires Exclusive Agents for Maxwell Cars in PolK County Come in and get a demonstration Telephone No. 364 ' TELEPHONEI10S3 A TRIAL BUNDLE SOLICITED Dallas Steam Laundry WORK UNEXCELLED WORK CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED A. E. THOMPSON Proprietor SMOKERS, ATTENTION If you want "The Best Smoke" try the high-grade brands found at THE BELVIDERE J. V. CHITTY 326 MAIN STREET PHONE 934 LINOLEUM n FINE PATTERNS ALL GRADES Small Amount of Second Hand Linoleum I II II H Mi Ml 1 1 4V Mil II II II II THE PLACE TO SUV, SELL E m OR IU1 111 E Ell HAND DEPARTMENT DAVIS & HORN STORAGE THE RELIABLE HOMEFURNISHERs The Latest and Most Up to Date Window Shades Made to Order. Prices Always Right. Dallas, Oregon PICNIC PROVES BIO SUCCESS. Inclement Weather D unpens Not Ardor of Zens School. Notwithstanding the threatening skies, end the showers of rain which later fell, the closing exercises of the Zena school last Friday, Miss Marie Groves, teacher, and the picnie and entertainment nnder the auspices of the Zena parent-teacher association, with a goodly gathering of tiie parents and flrieods of the pupils of the school. A splendid program, as follows, was rendered: Piano solo, Helen Baker; vocal quartette. Misses Edna and Elsie Taylor, Meta Martin and Faye Brant, with Helen Baker as accompanist; reading. Mrs. Wayne Henry; song. Helen Baker, with Miss M able, -Mrs. Koch; song. Mrs. Harvey Crawford, and Miss Zinrer. the latter accom panving; recitation, Velda Davis; "The Magic Charm," Miss Helen Baker, queen of the elves, Ruth and Ruby Simpson, Marie Looney, Doro thy Shepard, and Curtis Davis. E. F. Carlton, assistant state superinten dent of schools and H. C. Seymour, county superintendent of schools of Polk county, were both present and made short and appreciated addresses. An interesting display of articles in sewing, cooking and basket weaving was shown, the work of some of the pupils, which will later be exhibited at the state fair this fall. A basket dinner was enjoyed in the church. Miss Evangeline Jennings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jennings, was the winner of the first prize for her collection of botanical specimens. Receipts for Last Week. Receipts at Portland for the week were cattle, 1053; calves, 95; hogs, 4188: sheep, 5099. CATTLE Livestock liquidation last week was somewhat lighter than for the same period a week ago, in all lines except hogs, which showed a considerable increase. Cattle prices were steadier and further declines were not registered. Buyers gave $7.50 to $7.75 for best light hay fed steers, $6.50 to $6.75 for good cows and all other cattle prices were equal ly steady. "The failure of the session was one load of firn grain fed steers Monday at 8c. HOGS Notwithtand a liberal run of swine, prices held steady through out. The best grades of light hogs selling at $8.25 for tops. Outlet broader. SHEEP Mutton receipts were smaller and mostly from Willamette Valley points. Top on best grade valley yearlings $5.00. Spring lambs sold Thursday at $6.60 but showed further weakness at close of week's business. Ewes were the firmest class in the layout, selling steady $4.00 to $4.25. 80 DECEPTIVE. Many Dallas People Fail to Realize the Seriousness. ' Backache is so deceptive. It comes and goes keeps you guess ing. Learn the cause then cure it. Possibly it's weak kidneys. That's why Do an 'a Kidney Pills are so effective. They're especially for weak or dis ordered kidneys. Here's a Dallas case. Mrs. A. Sieferth, 509 Washington St., Dallas Oregon, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills have proven to be a fine remedy in oar home and I have rec ommended them many times. They have given me good relief from back ache and kidney trouble on several occasions. They have also helped others of my family." Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Sieferth bad. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Bufflo, N. Y. MINT FATS BIG PROFITS. Experiments Indicates Yield of f 120 Per Acre May Be Had, One of the newest and most in teresting crops raised in Oregon is the mint from which peppermint oil is extracted. In other sections of the country where this oil is an es tablished product, the oil sells at $3 to $4 per pound. Experiments con ducted in the vicinity of West Stay ton, indicates that this crop, when grown nnder irrigation, will yield at the rate of $120 per acre. It is ex pected that a plant for distilling the oil will be erected at West Staytort and a profitable business in the ship ping of plants to other sections built up. Entertains Class. Miss Ada Longnecker recently en tertained her Sunday school class in the park. The day was spent in playing various games, after which a lunch was served. Those present): Misses Butler, Cowles, Balileree, Jost, Martin, Forette, Mitchell, flurney, Hourh, Craven, Syron, Johnson. Fletcher, Morrison, Stewart, Bennett and Charlie Jost. Coin Is Recovered. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Powell went to Dallas for medical aid for their daughter Pauline, who had swallowed a two bit piece of silver. The money was recovered, and Pauline is as well as ever. Falls City Xews.