THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1914. FOURTEEN GRADUATED DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL CLOSED , ON FRIDAY LAST. Commencement Exercises Are Close ly Followed by Alumni Banquet Saturday Evening. The third annual commencement ex ercises of the Dallas High school were held Friday evening, when a class of iourteen members received their di plomas. The auditorium had been decorated by, .the Juniors, and the state was a solid wall of green ivy on which was formed a large "14" made of pink roses. The color scheme was carried out, as far as possible, in old rose and black, the class colors, and the front of the stage was banked high with flowers which had been brought for the graduates. The march was played by the High school orchestra, and the class, led by Juniors, Marie Griffin and Her bert Shepherd, took their places on the stage. The invocation was given by Rev. Mitchell, followed by a piano solo, "II Trovatore," by Pauline Coad. Dora Hayes, as salutatorian, delivered an oration on "The Pio neers," in which she eloquently told of the hardships and privations of the early settlers who made Oregon the beautiful and progressive state which it now is. Elva Lucas sang a solo, "Dream Memories," in her charming way. The valedictory address was given by Margaret Kriettle, and al though it was all splendidly given her address to the class was especially touching, irank Snyder sang, and no comment need be given, for his singing is famous throughout the state and the bemors were lucky, in deed, to get him for their program. The address was made by President .uushnell of Pacific University on "The call of the twentieth century," and was interesting, instructive and forceful, claiming the close attention of the crowded auditorium to the end. Dr. McCallon, chairman -of the school board, presented the diplomas with a few brief, well chosen remarks. The docter takes great interest in the school and is a frequent visitor throughout the year. The yearly in creasing efficiency of the school is a source of great gratification to him. After congratulations to the class the crowd dispersed. to Portland. This was one of the most enthusiastic meetings the assoc iation has had. Osteopaths from ev ery section of the state and several from Washington and British Colum bia were present. Among the help ful papers read was one by Dr. Katherine S. Myers of Portland on "The movement for better" babies. " Berries Rotting on Ground. Mr. Fisher, who has a large tract planted to strawberries, is at a loss to know .what to do with his crop, this year. He had arranged to ship through the North Pacific Distributors from Salem, joining the growers from that locality, but it was found that strawberries were not grown there in sufficient quantities to ship in car load lots as required by this organi zation, and consequently thousands of boxes of the finest fruit grown in Ore gon is decaying on the vines. The local market is flooded with berries and they are selling at a price that hardly remunerates the grower for his labor. On Saturday last Mr. Fisher disposed of hundreds of crates of strawberries, delivering them at fifty cents. This regretable condition of affaire will be eliminated next season and all growers will receive full market price for their products, provided suf ficient acreage is then in bearing to ship in quantity lots, the Distributors' organization having entered this Held, IN BUSINESS CIRCLES MANY MATTERS OF MORE THAN ORDINARY INTEREST. Valuable Information ; Concerning Various Things You Wish to Enow. Receives S. B. Degree. Pastor Bennett and lamily were very pleasantly surprised Sunday, when his son Holly came in irom Chicago for a two weeks' visit. He has an appointment on the U. S. Geo logical Survey, and will spend sev eral weeks in Glacier National P.irk, Montana. He was just awarded his S. B. degree with honors by the" Uni versity of Chicago, and was one of the twenty in a class of 430 who re ceived the Phi Beta Kr.ppa for es pecial distinction in general scholar ship, also awarded honors for excel lence in geology and botany; was nom inated for the Siqua Xi for evidence of ability in research work; and givr en the senior college scholarship in geology. The university awarded titles, certificates and degrees to 1109 students. Alumni Holds Banquet. The second Alumni banquet of Dal las High school was held at the New Scott hotel Saturday evening. The Alumni members first gathered in the hotel parlor and held their yearly meeting. A constitution was submit ted and accepted with a few changes, after which officers for the coming year' were elected as follows: Dora Hayes '14, president; Ray Boydston, '13, vice-president; Carolyn Gohrke, '13, seoretary ; Fred Gooch, '14, treas urer. All then adjourned to the ban quet room. The colors, orange and black, pre dominated on the table, the menu be ing tied with orange and black and with a yellow poppy folded between each. Miss nose M. bhendan as toastmistress was very efficient and entertaining, and kept the table in a gale of merriment. The first toast was given by Roberta Ballard '12, and the subject was "To Our Alma Mater," in which she also welcomed the alum ni. The next, "Words -of Wisdom to the class of '14," or "Words of the Wise to the Foolish" by Alice Miles, '13, gave some good advice to the new class, such as a caution to the boys to be on time at banquets and warning the girls not to hold track meets in the school room when the teacher was absent. Another toast was "Escaped From the Prison Walls," by Harold Miller, '14, in which he expressed the attitude of the class towards leaving school. He said that although they were glad to leave school and felt that another step had been taken towards gaining an education, still they had many is at leaving teachers school mates. After giving the quotation, "Would some power the gift to gie us, to see ourselves as it hers see us," the toastmistress called on Robert Van Ordel for .the toast, "High 'School from an Outsider's Viewpoint. Another good toast was "High School as Seen by a Freshman," by Francis Harrington. She didn't think the present class was quite as green as the average freshman, . but they thought the school, the teachers, and the seniors particularly, rather awe inspiring. The last toast was re sponded to by Dorothy Bennett, '15, on "Receiving Your Education Back wards." As she is a graduate of a college before finishing High school she contended that she always left the best things for the last. At eleven o'clock the crowd dispersed. The banquet itself was excellent and well served. The most scrupulous care and attention to details connect ed with the school were given and all regarded the hotel's part, as well as the other, a grand success. Defeated by Sheridan. 0, me! 0, my! Eleven to two. That's the tune to which Sheridan took Dallas into camp last Sunday. It was Bimply awful, but there didn't appear to be any way to avoid the calamity. Dallas played poor ball, from the outset, Sheridan piling up eleven scores before the Polk county seaters crossed the plate twice in the eighth. Myers and Baker pitched for Dallas, but neither seemed to have anything on the' sphere that the Yam hill manipulators couldn't pick off al most at will. A number of fans ac companied the Dallas team to Sheri dan, but they all deny the charge. Inaugurates Clearance Sale. The Dallas Mercantile company, as will be seen bv reference to page eight, will on Thursday next inau gurate a summer clearance sale. Conditions have been such that this regular annual event is instituted earl ier than usual, and this is an oppor tunity offered at the very opening of summer to buy seasonable goods at re duced prices. The Dallas Mercantile company has one of the leading stores in the Willamette valley ,and carries a large stock of goods. The Dallas Wood Company is ready to furnish you with mill wood. Good loads and good service. All wood cash on delivery. Phone 492. 103tf. For reliable goods and reasonable prices, call at Manock's Drug Store, formally Ellis' Drug Store. There is no medicine too good for the sick, Prescriptions filled with the best ma terials and with absolute accuracy. We strive always to please. . 28-tf. Miss Stella Johnson teacher of pi ano will be ready to give piano les sons beginning June 8. Anyone de siring to take lessons can make ar rangements with her at the home of Chas. W. Johnson. 27-211 White kid gloves cleaned at Phil Begin 's. Ten cents per pair. 2a-tO. Ssndford B. Taylor Civil Engineer, land . surveying, room 10, National Bank building, Dallas. 23-tf. Why pay $15 for fire insurance when the Oregon Fire Relief Asso ciation' will furnish you the - same amount, GILT EDGED, for $8.00 to $9.50. See Al Snyder. 23-2t. Special We are stocking Penn sylvania Waverly auto oil Guaran teed not to carbonize. Craven Hard ware Company, agents. 21-tf. Backed by gold coin Non-assessable Insurance. C. L. Prichard, 618 Mill street. Dr. McNicol, Osteopathic Physician. The greatest thing in Dallas a meal at the Gail. tf. White kid gloves cleaned at Phil Begin 's. Ten cents per pair. 25-tf.F, Walter L. Tooze, Jr., Lawyer, Rooms 8 and 9 National Bank Build ing, Dallas. 15-tf. Many come miles to dine at the Gail. The Himes Engineering Company will do your surveying and engineer ing work promptly and guarantee re sults. Call phone 502, Dallas. 5-tf. W. M. McQueen, real estate dealer in clover, dairy, stock and gram farms : orchard and berry tracts ; city property, both improved and unim proved, also all kinds of Are insurance and accident. Office one door east of Gail Hotel. Phone 544, Dallas, Ore. Why dine at home Sunday, when a special treat awaits you noon and evening at the Gail. 10-tf. Miss Laura Conkev. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Conkey of the for mer place, will be united in marriage oy nev. risner or the Evangelical church. The newly-wedded pair will then go to Salem, and leave Thursday morning for Newport, there to spend uieir noneymoon. - LOCAL NEWS. The School Election. In the school election yesterday Mrs. Ora L. Cosper, Mrs. Emma E. Craven and Dr. B. H. McCallon were elected directors. The entire vote polled was 190, of which number 42 were cast by women. The vote was: Ora L. Cosper, 173 ; Emma E. Craven, 129; Dr. B. H. McCallon, 170; M.rs. A. B. Bennett, 56; D. G. Rempel, 25; Mrs. J. E. Sibley, 1; F. E. Kersey, 1 ; Conrad Stafnn, 1. ' Veterans at Tillamook. The thirty-third annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic and Women's Relief Corps of Ore gon meets today at Tillamook. Three hundred veterans left on the ex cursion train Monday morning at Portland. Oregon Osteopaths Meet. The state Oregon Osteopathic as sociation at their recent state meeting raised the sum of $2500 to bring if possible the 1915 national convention Elks Observe Flag Day. Commemorating the 137th anniver sary of the birth of the American nag, the stars aand stripes were large ly in evidence in Dallas last Sunday. This day is au annual event with Elks and throughout the land members of that benevolent order wore a small flag on the lapel of his outer gar ment. The Salem lodge, to which many local Elks belong, appropriately observed the day. Miss Horner Resigns. Miss Pearl Horner, who taught English and History in ' the Dallas High school, has resigned her position in the Portland schools. It is with sincere regret that her pupils and fel low teachers see her go. This was her first year in teaching since leaving college; but she proved an excellent teacher, besides having a most agree able and charming personality. Prohibition Talk Friday. Rev. F. G. Bettes, who is making a 1500-mile trip through Oregon in the prohibition cause, will speak on the courthouse lawn here next Friday evening under the auspices of the Dal las Prohibition club. He is said to be an especially interesting speaker. Mr. W. V. Fuller, accompanied by Chet Coad, is in the wilds of Linn county this week. A voune New Yorker tells of com mitting a murder for 12. In view of the safety of murderers in few iork the price seems almost exorbitant Uneasy lies the head that wears a frown. MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION. Whereas, the City Council of the city of Dallas, Oregon,' prepared and proposed an amendment to the charter of the city of Dallas, by adding thereto immediately after section 51 of said charter, a new section num bered section 51-A, which said new section authorizes and empowers the city council of said city, to issue and sell negotiable coupon interest bear ing bonds to the amount of $5,000.00, tor the purpose of acquiring real es tate for city park, county fair and other public purposes within -said city, to be submitted by the initiative to the legal voters of said city of Dallas, at a special election held for that purpose on the 10th day of June, 1914, in pursuance of a resolution of said city council ordering and directing such special election to be so held, for the adoption or rejection of said pro posed amendment to said charter of said city, being numbered section 51 A, and, .Whereas, it is provided by law that the result of said special election shall be announced and proclaimed by the executive or Mayor of said city. Therefore: To that end, it is hereby declared and proclaimed, that at the said special election held on the 10th day of June, 1914, in the city or Dallas, Oregon, lor the pur poses above named, there were 409 votes cast in favor of the adoption of said proposed amendment and 125 votes were cast against its adoption; and it appearing that a majority of all votes cast at said special election were cast in favor of the adoption of said amendment, I do hereby declare, an nounce and proclaim that the" said amendment to the charter of the city of Dallas, being section 51-A was duly and legally adopted and that such amendment is part of said city charter and is in full force.from this date. ' Dated this 16th day of June, i!H4. Attest: J. G. VAN ORSDEL, Mayor of the City of Dallas, Oregon. CHAS. GKEGOHY. Auditor and Police Judge. Mr. W. G. Vassall of the Dallas City Bank has gone to Medford to attend the State Bankers Association. Frank Campbell returned last week from Eugene, where he had been at tending the University. Miss Margaret MeCoskey, a Mon mouth teacher, was in town Saturday. Godfrey Beck, a farmer ten miles north of Dallas, is completing a com modious barn on his place. the Commercial club will meet in regular semi-monthly session tomor row night. Turn out and boost. there will be a union chautauqua service of all churches at the Armory next Sunday. I he Ladies ' Aid society of the Methodist church will have a bake day at Craven & Vassall 's store on Saturday, June 27th. Ada Longnecker left this morning for Portland, where she will take a course of training in St. Vincent's hospital to become a nurse. Clark Van Orsdel, who has been working in Washington, returned home yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee lemon motored to Eugene Saturday to attend com- mencecent, and will not return until next Friday. Miss Ruby Lawrence of Monmouth and Mary Rogers of Corvalhs are guests at the home of H. W. Lucas. Mrs. Van Orsdel left Saturday morning tor Tiugene, there to attend the commencement exercises of the University, where Miss Pauline Van Orsdel graduates. Miss Pearl Horner returned to her home in Corvallis ,on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Chapin of Salem mo tored over fnday night to attend the commencement at the High school. Miss Maude MucDonald, left Mon day to spend her vacation at her home in Seattle. Miss Sheridan will attend summer school at O. A. C, and will visit her home near Albany. Miss Rossiter will visit in Monmouth, Mc Minnville, C'latsknnie and Dallas. Commander P. S. Greenwood, Cor rodes Tom Knox, and Benjamin Love lace, of U. S. Grant Post, left yes terday to attend the &. A. R. encamp ment at Tillamook. O. C, Beck, Jr., of Portland was a Dallas visitor on Saturday last af ter an absence of twenty years. O. C. Beck, Sr., now in his eightieth year, is residing on a ranch in Eastern Washington. The family left Dallas in 1878. Miss Eulalia Davis has been award ed the contract for teaching the Zena school next year by the directors. Miss Davis was one of the graduates of the Bethel High school. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Craven and son returned from Portland Saturday evening, whither they autoed to attend the Rose show. Dr. Starbuck, Messrs. Miles and Serr autoed .to Falls City Friday af ternoon in the interest of the Chautauqua. Mr. and Mis. R. B. Arnold of Air- lie were Dallas visiors on Saturday. Miss Bertha Serr returned on Sun day from a few days' stay in Portland. Mr. and Mi's. Lee Fenton were Eu gene visitors over Sunday. Many Different ELECTRICAL TREATMENTS AND OPERATIONS For Cancer AS USED BY DR. TOEL THE FORMER CHICAGO SPECIALIST Now Located In Dallas WILL IMPROVE STREETS Makes Splendid Showing. Company L, Oregon National Guard, returned from Portland, where it par ticipated in the Rose Festival parade, early Saturday morning. Those who witnessed the company play its part speak highly of the manner in which the soldiers deported themselves. The press of Portland made speeial men tion of the Dallas company. The prizes have not been awarded as yet. but we are watchfully waiting full of hope. Hennessey Gets Authority. The War department has authority ed Peter Hennessey, commandant of the students at the Oregon Agricul tural College, to organize troop of eavalry in the state according to the war phtn of the department. Will Wed Tomorrow. At Monmouta tomorrow evening. Mr. Richard Webster of this city and (Continued from Page One) course of his remarks Mr. Van Ors del said that no matter which site was selected there would be no ob stacle placed in the way by the mayor. The Proceedings. Aldermen Miller, Knight and Young were appointed to arrange the details regarding the. county fair grounds with the fair board. It was stated in this connection, when a statement of the conditions under which the land came into possession of the city, that the sixteen men who had made the purchase with a view to turning it over to the city at such time as the latter might elect, had actually lost money by the transac tion, taxes and interest having amounted to several hundred dollars. A committee consisting of Alder men Hayter and Barber was appointed to award all printing for the city, and to designate in what newspaper publi cations should hereafter be made. The petition of business men, ask ing that the hard-surface streets be sprinkled with water during the sum mer months, was laid on the table after some discussion, the aldermanic body deeming it an unwarranted ex pense fo the small benefit derived, the water drying on the hot pavement rapidly. Peaches Will Produce WelL Mr. W. R. Howe, who has an old peach orchard about a mile from Dal las, on La Creole river, says he ex pects to have about 300 bushels of the fruit this fall. The trees are loaded with the peaches to the extent that propping is already necessary. Only s few rods away Mr. Howe has a prune orchard, and here conditions are just the reverse. Many people think that the electri cal treatment of cancer consists sim ply of holding some electrical instru ment against the cancer. The fact is that there are many different meth ods in which electricity is used for the cure of cancer. The specialist in the electrical treatment of cancer must be able to perform all these different electrical operations and also be able to use all the different electrical treatments, First there are the electrical oper ations. All these have the advantage over the knife operations, that in the hands of an expert they are per formed without any loss of blood. the hrst of these is the operation with the low voltage current. In a cancer that is accessible and has not jtet affected the lymphatic glands, this is by far the best form of opera tion. The entire cancerous growth is bodily removed, usually in compar atively few minutes, and the return of the cancer in these cases is very rare. If the cancer ' consists of an ulceration this is entirely removed with the same result. Dr. Toel has during the last thirty years used this method in many hundreds of cases of cancer, and it has always given him the best satisfaction. The second form of electrical oper ation is performed with a medium voltage current. The cancer is by the action of the current transformed into a brown pulp, healing results by granulation. The third form of electrical opera tion consists of thrusting electrodes into the cancer and from them drive certain chemicals into the cancer, that kill the cancer germs and cells This form is especially useful where the first form cannot be used, for the cur rent will follow the so-called roots of the cancer and kill the germs and cells in them. The fourth form of operation as well as the instruments for it were invented by Dr. Toel himself. It con sists of sending a disruptive discharge from a medium voltage current through the cancer and killing the fancer germs and cells by the shocks trom the alternations. Dr. Toel in vented this method for cases where the neighborhood of important organs did not allow him to use one of the fotmer methods. The fifth form of operation consists of destroying the cancer by means of a disruptive discharge trom a high voltage current. A very strong outfit is needed for this, and those usually sold are far too weak for this operation. The sixth form of operation con sists of removing the cancer bodily, just like with a knite, but without loss of blood, by means of the disrup tive discharge of a high voltage cur rent emanating from a knife-like but blunt instrument. This operation re quires a more powerful apparatus yet than the former one. These are the six different forms of electrical operations, which with the electro-surgeon, who makes a spec ialty of cancer, must be familiar from years of experience, if he wishes to be successful in his work. Aside from these operative means there are several electrical methods of treating cancer by means of elec trical treatments. One of these is the X-Ray. This is our mainstay in internal caucers, that can not be reached by any of the op erative methods. But it is also very useful m cases of external cancer, where from some reason or other the operative methods can not well be used. It is however quite a different thing to use the X-Ruy for taking picture of a broken bone from using them to cure cancer, where many and frequent applications are necessary. llie application ot the rajs tor a few seconds to take a picture can not do any harm. But no surgeon should use the ray for treatment who has not the apparatus to measure their in tensity, and knows from long experi ence how to do it, who does not know through what substance to filter them far each particular case, and above all at what time to use them and at what time not to. The second form of treatment we have is by the high voltage current. This can be used in different ways, either iu contact with the body or through the air. The discharge through the air can be so regulated that the patient receives a shower of sparks or that he only receives a lu minous discbarge without any sparks at all. A very powerful apparatus is need ed for treatment of cancer by high voltage currents and a coil that does not discharge at both poles is abso lutely useless. The glow may look nice, but there is no volume to the discharge. All the above shows plainly that no surgeon should attempt to treat can cer with electricity, who is not pro vided with all (be different electrical apparatus and has great experience in its use. But if a patient afflicted with can cer engages for electrical treatments a party that has not even a license to perform surgical operations, he simply throws away all hopes of a cure, for if during the course of the treatment an electro-surgical opera tion should be found necessary, the attendant could not perform it. Dr. Toel is always provided with the latest and best apparatus for his work and any new., invented instru ments in his line arc . speedily ac quired by him. Dr. Toel can be found at his old office, 619 Washington street, Dallas, Oregon, one-half block east of the S. P. depot, from 9 a. m. to 12 noon, 2 to 5 p. m., 7 to 8 p. m., Sunday 10 to 1 p. m. Telephone 1303. Specialties : Cancers and Tumors. No knife and loss of blood. No plasters and pain for hours or days. Polypus, Goitre, Piles, Fistula, Diseases of Women, Skin and Nervous Diseases, Neuralgia, Neurasthenia, Gout, Rheumatism, Liver, Stomach, Kidneys, Bladder, Prostate, Asthma, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Con stipation. Finds No Takers. John Young offers to bet money, marbles, or chalk that his old Wyan dotte rooster can crow louder than any other rooster in his locality. And in his contention he is supported by his neighbors. I-I"I"I"I"1"I"I-I"I"I"I"I"M"I"IM-I FOR SALE Team 'of light horses for orchard wotk. Mrs. M. G. Green, phone Black 152. . . . 29-lt.-x CURiRIANTS Better tilrder now to secure them. J. S. Macomber. Phone Black 25. 29-tf. WANTED Housekeeper on farm. Address or telephone, Jay Powell, Monmouth, Oregon. 28-Gt. FOR SALE OR TRADE Hay bail er, good as new, run by horse pow er, 17 x 22; make Sandwich. Also new buggy, make Parlen & Oren- dorf Co. Phone or see John Mek keis, McCoy, Oregon. Phone 2425, Amity Central. 28-3t.-x WANTED Angora goats, 25 to 100 head. State price. Address, Her man II. Pregge, R. F. D. 3, Box 82, Hood River, Oregon. 28-4t.-x FOR SALE Few cords strictly dry fir wood. J. S. Macomber. Phono 25, Black. 27-tf. FOR SALE Few tons of loose oat hay for sale. H. G. Campbell. 25-t FOR SALE Property on south-east corner of Uglow and Miller Ave nues. Might trade. Barton Z. Riggs. 17-tf. FOR SALE Fifty-foot lot on, E. side of Methodist church adjoining the alley. Fine business location at a fair price, $3,000. Enquire of Dan Stouffer. - 26-tf. FOR SALE A brand new "New Home" sewing machine, at one-half agent's price. Easy time payments if desired. Hayter's Book Store. 25-tf. FOR SALE New wagon box. See E. N. Keeney or phone 52 Smith field 3. 28-2t. FOR SALE Two good gentle milk enws. See O. N. Harrington, or phone Pioneer 5. 29-tf. WANTED Two or three dozen ducks at once. Ask for Fox at the Carni val grounds. 30-lt. ESTRAY There came into my en closure on June 10, a hog weighing about 100 pounds. Owner may have same by calling at my farm, three miles east of Dallas, and paving charges. Mi's. I). N. Kacgi. 30-3 1. FOR SALE Good refrigerator and oil stove fur sale cheap. 124 Court street. 3()-lt.-x SPECIAL SALE OF POSTCARD ALBUMS I have just mads a purchase of 100 Postcard Albums at unheard-of low prices, and am going to share these bargains with my customers. The regular prices of these albums ranged from 25 cents to $2.00.. .1 am going to sell them at 10 and 25 cents. Yon cannot afford to let your post cards lis scattered around, when yon can get an album for a dime or a quarter.. .These cards will be more highly treasured by you as time goes o and some day yon will be glad you kept them. Watch for the display in our show window. Hayter's Book Store 428 Main Street