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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
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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.
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