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n VOL. 26., (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLE COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1914. (TWICE-A-WEEK) NO. 38. THE FAIR PREMIUM LIST BETTER PRIZES ARE OFFERED EXHIBITORS THIS YEAR. Agricultural and Horticultural De partments Are Covered By The Observer Today. The premium lint for Polk Fair is now in press and will be issued by the association next week, when it will be distributed among contemplat ing exhibitors. The aggregate amount of premiums is considerably larger than last year, thus ottering an in ducement to exhibitors to .bring out their best products and stock. En tries must be made in person or by let ter with the secretary not later than September 15, the date of the fair having been set for September 17, 18 and 10. There will be no entry fee for exhibiting in any department. From present indications the num ber of exhibits will far exceed those of last vear. there being much inter est manifested on the part of Polk county farmers and others. The fair this year will be held on the grounds recently purchased bv the city for this purpose, and while no buildings will be erected this season arrange ments have been perfected, with the Ellison-White Chautauqua System for several commodious tents, which will be used as "exhibition halls." It is the desire of the management to make the third annual fair larger and better than ever before, but. this can only be accomplished through the aid and co-operation of those persons who have the exhibits. This institution, with proper encouragement, cannot fail to eventually become a great ed ucational school in agriculture, horti culture anl all other branches of local industries, and must prove itself an important factor in the advancement and development of folk county, It is the purpose of The Observer to publish the premium list in full, but owing to the voluminousness of the booklet is must be done bv depart ments. Following are the prizes offered in the horticultural and agricultural departments, this being the "season when contemplating exhibitors should prepare their products for show: Fruit Exhibits. . All exhibits of fruit must be the products of Polk county, 'and must have been grown by the exhibitor upon lands occupied by him as owner or renter. For exhibition purposes a plate will consist of five specimens of apples, pears peaches or quinces; ten specimens of plums or other special fruits, or five bunches of grapes. Ex hibitors must attach the names to ev ery variety staged by them, and the judges may refuse to reward premi ums on stock not properly named. No blemished fruit will be considered by the judges, and no award will be made on stock that does not individually merit it.' On account of its quality an exhibit may be given the second or third prize or no prize at all, even if there is no competition. Scab, rot, scale, or worm holes will be sufficient cause to bar an exhibit. Single Box Varieties. For the best box of apples each of the following varieties a prize of $2 will be given for first, and $1 for second; Arkan sas Blacks, Baldwins, Ben Davis, Black Ben Davis. Delicious, Gano, Jonathan, King, Northern Spy, Red Creek Pippin. Home Beauty, Rhode Island Greening, Spitzenberg, Wage ner, Winter Banana, Yellow Newtown, (iravensteins. For the largest single apple, first prize, $1; second, 50 cents. For the best box of any variety, first $'1: sec ond $2. Sweepstakes. Best display of five boxes, not less than three varieties of any of the atiove named, first $20.00; second $10.00. This is a special prem ium offered by the Dallas Fruit Grow ers' association- of Dallas. Plate Apples. First premium $1; second premium 50c. on the following varieties. Arkansas Black, Baldwin, Ben Davis, Delicious, Gano, Jonathan, King, Northern Spy, Red Cheeked Pippin, Rome Beauty, Rbode Island Greening, Spitzenberg, Wagener. Win ter Banana, Yellow Newtown, Grave- stein, Black Ben Davis, Wolf River, Yellow Bellfiower, Waxon, Winesap, Yellow Transparent. Plate Pears. Bartlett, Cornice, Fall Butter, Buerre De Anjou, Beurre Clairgeau. Grapes. First premium $1.00; sec ond premium 50e. for the following: Best exhibit of White Grapes, best exhibit of Red Grapes, best exhibit of Black Grapes. Prunes. First premium $1.00; sec ond premium 50c. for Italian, Petite. Silver, Susrar. Plums Best plate, any variety, first $1.00; second 50c. j Peaches. First premium $1.00; sec-j nnd premium 50c. for Early Crawford.! than 2 varieties: Premium to be a silver cup to be given by the Clear View Orchard company. Apples. Display to be made in 5 or 10 pound cartons. First premium $2.00; second premium $1.00. Loganberries. Display to be made in cartons. First premium $2.00; sec ond premium $1.00. Display to be made in cartons of products grown in the years of 1012 and 1013. Walnuts. Mayette, first premium $2.00; second $1.00. Franquets, first premium $2.00; second $1.00. - f ilberts. Best display, any var iety, first $2.00; second $1.00. Quinces. Best display, first $1.00; second 50c. Agricultural Exhibits. All exhibits in this class must be made'up from the products of individ ual farms, display to be grown by the exhibitor. The awards will be made according to the number of points scored out of a possible 100; the same to be determined by the following scale of points: Garden products, 10; orchard products, 10; field products, including sheaf grain, 10; grain, threshed, 10; arrangement and decoration, 20; quality, 40; prem iums, first $40; second $25; third $15. Polk County Raised Seeds. There (Continued on last page) DRESS UP, 50 COMING EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION MEET ING HERE NEXT SATURDAY. Newspapermen Will Be Banqueted by Commercial Club, Otherwise All Will Be Business. PIANO MENAWAIT JURY EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE OCCU PIES SATURDAY. APPEAL TO COMMISSION To Ask for Reduction of Electric Light Charge. If the purposes of certain promi nent citizens are not abandoned, and there seems no likelihood that there will be, an appeal will soon be taken to the Orefon Railroad Commission asking for a reduction of the rates that the Oregon Power Co. is collect ing for light from private consumers in the city of Independence. Many have wished that, this action be tak en before but there seemed to be none who would take the matter in hand. But the Monitor was told this week by a well known citizen that he would make the appeal just as soon as he had secured some information re lative to another grievance against the same corporation. It is not like ly that any complaint will be made regarding the public service given by the light and water company because the city is tied up with a five years' contract, and the Railroad Commis sion has never shown much of a de sire to listen with favor to differences of opinion regarding whether or Bot contract is being violated. Inde pendence Monitor. DEATH RESULTS FROM FALL. Curley Jim, Grand Ronde Indian, Topples From Wagon. Jim Foster, better known as "Cur ly Jim," was buried at Grand Ronde, death resulting from a fall. Wednes day was spent by Foster in Dallas, and in the evening he started for his home at Grand Ronde. As another Indian was going along the road about three and a half miles from Willamina he found Foster lying in the road. He called Dr. Russell from Willamina at once, who found Foster unconscious, with his right side completely paralyz ed. This accounted for his falling rrom tne Duggy, as ttie team was a quiet one and did not run away Liquor was found in the huggv and Foster was probably somewhat intox icated. He was 0!) yenrs old. Slieri dan Sun. The Willamette Valley Editorial as sociation will meet in this city next Saturday for the "diseussion and pos sible settlement of questions of vital importance to the craft," and a com mittee from the Commercial club has been appointed to receive and enter tain the scribes. It is probable that in the neighborhood of fifty newspa permen will be present and participate in the deliberations of the meeting. Secretary Bede of Cottage Grove noti fied the local committee of the date of the meeting on Saturday last, and preparations for the entertainment of the association are now under way. A business meeting of the editors will be held during the afternoon, af ter which the Commercial club will give the visitors a banquet. The of ficial program tor the meeting has not been received, but The Observer is informed by one of the leading mem bers ot that organization that it will be open only to those affiliated with the association, and that the session will be devofed exclusively to business pertaining to the welfare of publish ers. It was the purpose of Dallas cit tizens to entertain the newspapermen with an automobile trip about the city, but this was not desired by the officials of the association, tliey pre ferring that the time be devoted strictly to business. The program for the meeting will not take much space in print, but will undoubtedly use all the time of the session. Feeling that there are two subjects of paramount importance at this time to the members of the craft, Secretary Bede of Cottage Grove has decided to put only two subjects on the program. They are : "The Place of The Newspaper in Politics and Its Duty Towards Legislation." "Free Publicity." The latter Subject will be divided as follows: "The San Francisco Exposition and Like Ex ploitations." "Should Oregon In dustries and Non-profitable State or Community Enterprises Be Wholly or Partially Exempt?" "free Headers and Notices With Paid Advertising. Is There a Place to Draw the Line? Williams and Bishop Placed Under Five Hundred Dollar Bonds for Appearance in August. After a sweltering trial lasting from 10 o clock in the morning until 4:30 in the afternoon Saturday, the ease ot the state vs. Williams and Bishop alleged embezzlers, Judge Hoi man bound the accused over to await the action of the August grand jury, the sum of $500 each being named to insure the appearance of the accused, winch was promptly furnished. The history of this case is familiar to readers of The Observer, the facts having been thoroughly covered in the issue of Tuesday shortly after their ar rest. In a review of the ease as pre sented by Brown & Belt, attorneys for the defendants, and a subsequent attempt to justify their actions in the alleged appropriation of $75 belong ing to the Holt Piano company of Portland, the defendants sought to show that they were justified in liqui dating the debts incurred by other agents of the company and thus be came involved in any debt that the company might claim. The accused men put up a strong fight on the point that the shortage in receipts due the company was a necessary shortage. The company, however, was able to present the opposite view i: manner to make it appear that the amount claimed to have been used to defray expenses were not paid for indebtedness of the company's making and were the belongings of the accus ed. Prosecuting Attorney Sibley urg ed the importance of this point and Judge Holman ruled as stated above. Attorneys for the accused state that they will demand separate trials in case of their indictment by the grand jury. It is the opinion of several who sweltered through the proceeding of the trial that the man Williams is the real "goat" in the fiasco and that Bishop has had experience of no un certain kind in the piano business, although this must be shown to be sure. is considered by the captain to be in better condition to fulfill the require ments or the program at Gearhart than at any previous period. The home boys were in fine fettle as they boarded the special yesterday, and as they broke camp dreams of interest ing drills, parades, and military ma neuvers, sham battles, skirmishes and guard house confinements set the pulse to the high speed clutch. It is said that it was with some difficulty that the captain and lieutenants kept sev eral of the female persuasion from boarding the special. Private Virgil Ballantyne will rep resent The Observer in camp Gearhart with an interesting letter for the Fri day number, giving his version of "War on the Beach" and some per sonal thrusts and parries at the home company as well as a general resume of the trip and the behavior of the .2440 other fellows who will be seen on the beach. TWO MEN ARE INJURED ENGINE CRASHES THROUGH BRIDGE AT BLACK ROCS. Engineer Faulkner Suffers Broken Legs and Fireman Fritz Is Badly Scalded By Steam. AUTOISTS RUSH TO BEACHES. BIG CHURCH GATHERING MENONITE CONVENTION SLAT ED FOR OCTOBER. Many Germans From All Parts of Uncle Sam's Domain Coming, Some Seeking New Homes, BEST STUDENT IN STATE. Dallas Girl Establishes Wonderful Record in Public School. Dallas claims the best public school student in the state. Thelma Smith. aged 14 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Dallas estab lished the wonderful record of 09.2 per cent as her yearly average in her studies. Miss Smith is studious, vet has time to engage in all the activi ties of school work that claim the at tention of the schoolgirls of her age. Her instructors say that, in their ex perience, they have not known of any pupil to equal it. She is a native Oregonian, born and raised in Polk countv. Contributors to Exhibit. The following have contributed to the county exhibit, for the week end ing July 11: F. J.. Coad, strawber ries and cherries; K. M. Grant, cher ries; W. H. Kraber, grass, alfalfa, loganberries; A. F. Domes, barley; W. J. Domes, barley; Joseph Placket t, wheat; N. P. Rasmussen, wheat, rye; Henry Neiger, barley; J. W. Childers, wheat, oats, grass; Phillip Dahm, peaches; S. H. Barker, plumbs, cher ries; F. C. Ewing, pears, cherries, grass; R. C. Shepherd, clover. They Like Oiled Roads. Frank S. McCreadv of Corvallis The Observer is informed on what appears to be reliable authority that the Menonite denomination of the United States will hold a convention at Salt Creek sometime in October next, delegates from all sections be ing represented. The particulars eon cerning the proposed conference are not obtainable at this time, but our informant savs that among those com ing from various parts of the country will be many who are seeking perman ent homes in the coast country, and are likely to settle in Polk county, where there are a considerable number of people of their religious belief. Those attending the meeting will be principally Germans. This gathering-being of a national character should prove of great im portance to Polk county, and espec ially so because many homeseekers will be among the number. There are thousands of acres of undeveloped land, the price of which is probably cheaper, quality and proximity to mar ket considered, than any to be found elsewhere in the fertile Willamette valley. ' Parties who have recently been to "Portland by the two main auto routes, prefer the west side route to that of the Pacific highway, the former being in much better condition for travel. SOLDIERS AT GEARHART CAPT. STAFRIN WORKS COMPANY SATURDAY. HIS Guardsmen in Splendid Condition for Ten Days of Camp Life on Ocean Beach. New Road to Newport Now Building to Make Better Route. Judging from the number of auto mobile parties and wagons loaded with campers on their way to Newport and other beach resorts west of this city, the season at the summer resorts is to be one of the best in years. the route generally taken to New port from points north of Dallas is through Dallas, Pedee, Blodgett, Nash ville and Toledo. The county courts or folk and .Lincoln counties at the present time are engaged in the con struction of a new road to Newport. The new route will lessen the distance between Dallas and Newport by a eon siderable number of miles and will af ford a most pleasant route. The new route will go through Falls City, through the Siletz Basin near to the Siletz Agency and down to New port. This proposed road will pene trate the great timbered section lying to the west and south of Falls City. It will run close to the Siletz river in a number of places, thus, affording ample opportunity tor sportsmen to take a little time off on the trip to angle in the waters of the Siletz, which river is widely known as one of the best fishing streams in the state. . ANOTHER NEW BERRY. The first taste of 1914 mimic war fare came to Company L, Oregon National Guard on Sunday night when, by order of Captain Stafrin, of the guard gave heed to taps and sought shelter in the shade of the stately firs at the temporary camp provided by nature along the banks ot the- La Creole and in proximity to the Dallas college. Tents were pitch ed as they will be at Gearhart, the beautiful resort on the beach, during the week, when company "will touch elbows and "guard right" with the balance of the state guard, the reg ulars from Vancouver barracks, the guardsmen of Idaho, a troop of cav alry and Battery A of Oregon. The company, after breakfasting at .the New Scott, left by special train for oalem, where they were joined bv other guardmen bound for Portland, where mobilization ot the troops took place yesterday morning. Reaching Portland, the company was under command of Lieutenant-Colonel May on the journey to the coast. The Dallas company is the largest in the history of its organization and The "Willamette" May Be Contend er With Loganberry. By pollenizing the Oregon wild macKnerry with the uuthbert rasp berry, .father Schoener, parish priest of Brooks, and famous as a breeder or roses, has produced an entirely new variety of berry, which he ten tatively has named the "Willamette," in honor of the valley in which it was created. In pollenizing the blackberry with the raspberry, Father Schoener reversed the process that produced the loganberry. The fruit is described as being firm and of a most delicious, distinctive flavor. It has nothing of the acid sourness of the loganberry, nor of the heavy sweetness of the raspberry. Nor does it resemble the taste of its wild mother. It is neither tart nor sugary. Local freight No: 239, on the way to Black Rock on the Salem, Falls City & Western, went through bridge No. 20 over the Luekiamute shortly af ter The Observer had gone to press Friday noon. The train was wreck ed and the engineer and fireman bad ly burned by escaping steam. Feel ing the bridge giving away under him, C. H. Faulkner, engineer, threw open the throttle to the last notch, in the hope of getting the engine across before the span fell. Just as the head of the engine reached the op posite bank the span gave way and the train crashed into the stream. Faulkner's foot was caught in the machinery and the engineer was im prisoned under the locomotive, while steam played over his body. By crawling into the water and burying his face in the river he was able to protect himself, to a large extent, and his injuries are not dangerous, although painful. Both legs were broken, and one has a compound frac ture below the knee. Faulkner re sides in Salem, and has a wife and a two-year-old daughter. Joe Fritz, the fireman, was unable to reach the water and the steam sprayed over him, burning his body unmercifully. Both men finally man aged to escape from the wreckage and crawled to the bank. Physicians were rushed from Falls City in a spec ial train and the injured men were returned to the hospital here, where they will probably be for several months. Fritz is burned from face to heels, and skin grafting will probably have to bo resorted to. Fritz has worked on the line for a number of years, is unmarried, and has several brothers and sisters in Dallas. The bridge t,hat broke was near the "Y" at Blackrock. A passenger train had crossed the bridge an hour before, but when the freight run on it, it gave way and the engine crash ed down twelve, feet, turned over and . stood up on one end. PROMINENT SPEAKER COMING. WILL NOT MAKE NOMINATIONS. Who Wants These Kids? 4$$$$$$g Progressives of Polk Purpose to En dorse Best of Other Tickets. Notwithstanding the fact that the meeting of progressives, called for last Thursday evening, had been de clared off, a considerable number of Polk county citizens affiliated with that party assembled to discuss mat ters for which the call was issued After some discussion it was decided not to place a ticket in nomination for the fall election, but to endorse "the best" from the other tickets in the field, and another meeting will be called later tor this purpose. The exodus of the "Fresh Air Kids" from Portland to the country has begun. The Associated Charities would like to send the outing party for this section here about July 21 or 22. It will greatly aid the work of the local committee in charee if those desiring to care for children or moth ers for the two weelcs outing will kind ly call on in person, or by phone or write to Mrs. D. M. Metzsrer, president of the Woman's club, Dallas, phone 621, or Miss Ednelle Collins, Dallas, phone 1462. Please state whether you wish boys or girls, the number and age, or if you prefer to care for one or more mothers. The committee is F.Ibeita. Early C harlotte. Late Craw-. place arrived in Salem vesterdav af ford. Muir. Salway. ternoon from Falls Citv,' with the re Evaporated Prunes. To he put up port that'the roads are in fine con- and ihester H. March of the same especially anxious to find places for working mothers. The cause is a worthy 10 pound cartons. Italian, first : dition, especially Polk enuntv's oiled one and should have the encouragement of all who are in position to contribute $.,.00: second $2.oO; Silver, first $2.o0; mads. They are of the opinion that I thereto bv accepting into their homes M-cond $1.00; Petite, first 2.00; -1 Oregon would be betterif it had more I for this brief period some wearv moth ond $1.00 Polk eountie in the state. Thev re-1 er, or her offsnrinirs. The Associated Sweepstakes on I runes. Display of, turned to Falls City last night. Charities is nartient.rhr Wim of I cent . f.r ..l.liiinn.1 )., c..r.n Re boxes and not less, Statesman. Isecuring places for the youngsters on I charitable, and notify the ladies today! farms adjacent to Dallas, thereby giv ing the city kids an opportunity to come into immediate touch with prac tical farm life. It is believed that thus the outing will operate as an ed ucational campaign while it is giving new life and vigor to those who are worthy of this charity. There are a number of fanners in the Dallas sec tion who will undoubtedly come to the assistance of the Woman's club in car ing for the children during the two weeks commencing July 21, and all such should signify their willingness to co-operate in this splendid move ment by notifying the ladies whose addresses are given above. This is but one of the many meri torious undertakings of the Dallas Woman's club to be helpful to those around it, and encouragement in this effort cannot fail to augur for good in others. Last year about twenty five youngsters were entertained, and it is the purpose of the club to ac- Hail Destroys Crops. Property and crop damage, various ly estimated at from $100,000 tc $250,000, was done in Snerman county on the east side of the Deschutes Val ley Sunday night when three distinct storms, either as cloudbursts or of heavy hail, left a path of devastation through thousands of acres of growing Brain. , Individual farmers lost , en tire grain crops on tracts ranging from 640 to 900 acres. not less than Makes Early Canvass. Curtis P. Coe, principal of McMinn ville college and prohibition candi date for congress in this, the first dis trict, was in Dallas yesterday in the interest of his candidacy. Mr. Coe is making an early canvass, and will visit every place of importance in the dis trict, distributing his cards and get ting better acquainted with the people. Making Many Improvements. J. E. Johnson, who recently came here and bought the Woolsey place east of Dallas, is improving that property by erecting a handsome two story residence of modern architec tural design. Mr. Johnson is also planning to build a commodious barn, and other buildings of minor impor President of Kansas W. C. T. U. Will Attend Temperance Rally. Among those from abroad who will attend the temperance meeting in Dal las tomorrow will be Mrs. Lillian M. Mitchener of Topeka, Kansas. This talented lady holds the position of president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of that state which at the present time has a member ship of over 8,000. She had been a resident of that state for thirty-two years and has been prominently identi fied with all of their reform move ments. She is a member of the Good Government Club, and of the mayor's advisory council of Topeka. She has few equals on the rostrum, and among the women at least, no one is entitled to more credit than she for securing prohibition and the ballot for women in her own state. Mrs. Mitchener will speak here in the evening and Hon. Frank S. Re gan of Rockford, Illinois, in the af ternoon. Mr. Hegnn is widely known as a cartoonist and chalk talker. ' Newberg Man's Luck Bad. George W. Crites of Newberg thinks he is pursued by fate. Last year he lost heavily by the burning of a large livery stable. About ten days ago his home caught fire, but the damage was slight. Y'esterday the house and its contents were destroyed. The former fire was thought to be caused by the gnawing of matches by a mouse. Yes terday's disaster was due to an elec tric iron which had been left with the current on. Sheridan Downs Dayton. Sheridan took the Dayton team inti camp last Sunday, 3 to 2. A squeeze play in the fifth inning put what prov ed to be the winning score across. The batteries were: Sheridan, Fos ter and Edwards; Dayton, Parrish and Krietz. Sheridan will play Hillsboro at Sheridan July 18 and 19, although it had arranged to meet Dallas on the latter date. California Swings Back. Registration reports from fifty-sev en counties in California shows the following totals: Republicans, 378,- 057; progressives, 183.386; democrats. 200,287; socialists, 51,723; prohibi tionists, 28.199; declined to state, 70,- 041; miscellaneous, 2189. One county is yet to be heard from. Purse-Snatcher Operating. As Mrs. Clarence Shultz and moth er, Mrs. field Allen, were passing down the street a man attempted to grab the purse of Mrs. Allen and would have succeeded but for the fact that she had the handle of it about ' her arm. ii T y