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
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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.
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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
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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.