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THE FOLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1914. Published Each Tuesday and Friday. BY LEW CATES Subscription Rates. One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Three Months 40 No subscription taken unless paid for in advance. This is imperative. Entered as second-class matter in the Postolfice at Dallas, Oregon. Office ....517-519 Court Street Telephone Main 19 MAKES OWN ADMISSION. President Wilson may say that in inviting prominent business leaders to the White House to confer with him about business conditions he is merely exercising his rights and dis playing his skill as a psychologist, but he certainly is showing at the same time his perception of the fact that the country has not accepted with heartiness his attempt to ex plain away evident business condi tions by means of a college profes sor's phrase. The question may also be raised whether be is displaying perfect fairness and candor in invit ing to Washington the single maker of automobiles whose success is most conspicuous and impressive, and in omitting to call there such prominent men in the same line of business as President Henry M. Lelnnd of the Cadillac company and President Joy of the Packard company, who have recently placed on record their em phatic protests against the attempt of the democratic leaders at Wash ington to subject all big business to new fangled schemes of government interference called regulation, but more properly named repression. Mr. Ford, of course, could not afford to ad mit that there is anything wrong with the business situation, since he has introduced his five-dollar-a-day sys tem of remuneration in his monstrous factory, but it would be worth while to have him required to answer a question from some authoritative source whether he is not going to produce, during the year ending Oc tober 1, 1014, at least 50,000 less vehicles than he announced last win ter the intention to produce. There is a distinct impression in the au tomobile world that this year, for the first time, Mr. Ford cut off a little more than he could chew, and there is also an impression that next year there will not be so large a pro duction of automobiles in this coun try as there has been this year. Now, for the first time, the "saturation point" in the auto industry is be ginning to show itself. The big com panies will go on for many a year do ing a great and successful business, but the dozens of smaller concerns that are now struggling to keep their heads above water by following Hen ry Ford's methods, decreasing the weight and the price of their ve hicles, and seeking to reduce operat ing cost as well as first cost, are like ly to disappear, as the big Pope com pany at Hartford is going to do, as the result of its present bankruptcy. SCHOOL OF EXPERIENCE. "Experience is a dear school, but fools can learn in no other," runs an old adage, which contjiins only a half truth. We learn only by ex perience, and therefore the adage should he amended so as to read "wise men ninl fools." The things we know theoretically we do not really know. We must all go to the school of expression for t lie real les sons of life. Did you ever think of this! Vmi cannot bequeath your per sonal experience to your child. You can hciucnlh money and advice and sympathy, but not your exK'ii eiice. Your child must learn in the school yii learned in and pay the tuition as you paid it. We all begin in ignorance and all must go to this same school. There can be no playing truant. Ami although sometimes the tears may fall on the page we are given to study, nevertheless school keeps. Wisdom appears in the profit we may gain from the lessons of exig ence. The wise man profits. He I learns his lesson once and that is sulhcicnt. Tlie fool learns and for gets. Ami what is true of men is true of people and of nations. We say, ''history repeats itself." That is not literally true. It is humanity that repeats itself. Humanity learns and forgets. Humanity stuirbles at a place, forgets, and stumbles again at the same place. History tells about it Surely is it a dear schooL Men learn its lessons through blood and tears and forget them. Na tions learn their lessons in sacrifice and heroisms and bitterness---and for get. Well did that poet of England put into phrase that sticks in mem ory the warning, "Lest we forget." HUERTA'S NEST-EGG. During the time "that Huerta filled the office of provisional president of Mexico it is claimed that he laid away a nice little nest-egg to provide for the proverbial rainy day of adversity. His tenure of the office of chief execu tive lasted for just about seventeen months, and, according to one dis patch, with prudent foresight he man aged to "lay by" just about a million dollars a month, in good hard cash, for each month, that he served at president. It is stated, in fact, that about $15,000,000 arc deposited in his account in a leading Paris bank, and that a few additional millions are awaiting bis pleasure in other Euro pean cities. Possibly he thought it wise not to "put all his eggs in one basket," and was determined to have something to fall back on, even if things went wrong with his main hoard. No doubt, moreover, Huerta thinks he fairly earned this money and is entitled to keep it, even though it came into his possession in a way that might not stand the test of strict legal scrutiny. Certainly he has as sumed considerable risk, and stood for a good deal of abuse and criticism, even if his strictly official services have been worth little to his country. Besides, there are many notable pre cedents to fortify his position in this matter, for since the beginning of time it has been customary with men in power to utilize their opportunities to feather their own nests. He is not the first, in fact, who has done the same thing by Mexico, and as his op portunity was almost unlimited, he probably feels that he was very mod erate and reasonable in helping him self to only a score, or so, of millions. JUNE FIRE LOSSES RISE. The losses of fire in the United States and Canada during the recent month of June, as compiled by The New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, aggregate $29, 348,000, an increase of $4,405,300 over the figures for June last year, which was largely due to the losses by the Salem conflagration. The losses for the first half of 1914 reach the un usually large total of $133,018,250, as compared with $118,245,050 for the first six months of 1913. Of course these figures do not rep resent the loss of the fire insurance companies. What proportion of the fire losses were covered by insurance is not given. Besides the fire insur ance companies do not usually pay the full amount for which property is insured, as adjusters make a settle ment as favorable as possible for the insurance companies. But the losses given by The Journal of Commerce show many unnecessary and in many cases avoidable wiping out of prop erty every montli and every year by fire. The fire losses in the United States exceed by far those of any other coun try in the world. This is due to the lack of sufficient care ill the construe-, tion of buildings and lack of precau tions by property owners to prevent tires. A reform in this direction is needed. Our country's losses by fire are not only lamentable, but are to a great extent preventable. Some plan should be adopted to compel the use of greater care anil precaution against Hie by citizens. BANNER YEAR FOR MINING. ot only will this season break all, nation had ultciior motives and was previous n rds in the matter of crop ihent on territorial expansion. But on production for this country, but ac cording to Secretary Lane, of the in terior department, it promises to be a banner year for the mining industry. He snys that statistics fathered bv exH'its in bis department show that tect foreign interests and preserve the people are utilizing more of t he I peace and order in the w estern hem natural resources than ever before, ) ispheic, the first duty and responsi and that 1914 will be fouud to havejhilitv falls on Uncle Sam. and the overtopped 19!2 and 1907, which have held the record for mineral produc tion. mis seems to agree with recent trade rciorls, which indicate an ac- tive resumption of the mining indus- try during the present year, with in creasing momentum to this movement as the season progresses. It is quite natural, moreover, that this should le so, for with bumper crops assured, causing a gradual return of rontidence and the general anticipation of bet ter times, the inevitable consequence is an expanding demand for the pro ducts of the mines and a marked stim- illation of this particular branch of industry. BETTER HIGHWAYS. It is gratifying to The Observer to note the growing sentiment for high way improvement, and it hopes and trusts that interest will continue to manifest itself until every highway in Polk county shall be in perfect con dition. Transportation facilitiees are important factors in the development of any country. The gospel of good roads is gaining ground with each succeeding year, and we confidently look forward to the day when every main highway will permit of comfort able travel at all seasons. All roads should be constructed in a permanent and enduring manner, and not with a view to temporary service. Four centuries ago the Incas built better roads in Peru than we have ever seen, and they were worshippers of the sun. The old Romans built roads that still exist in spite of 2,000 years of time and tide. The roadway is one of the en vironments of life, and if it is rude, one phrase of life is rude. We la ment the isolation of the count 17. but the half of the isolation is remov able by transformation of the muddy road into a finished one. Wre shed tears over the drift of population from country to cities, but fail to remember that decent roads would vastly check the movement. Ave preach about the advantages of rural life, but in general the preacher never dragged a load over a wet and muddy winter road. Life is too short and time too precious for either to be wasted in a struggle against handi caps. The men wuo are getting on in the world are making every edge cut, and taking advantage of every means of economy. The worst handl cap in all the world is the road over which but half a load can be drawn, It is a handicap to the city man be cause it makes the cost of getting food-stuffs to market higher and thereby increases the cost of living. It handicaps the countryman because it makes him take two days to do work that he ought to do in one MAY INTERFERE IN HAYTI. There is a prospect the United States may undertake armed interven tion in Hayti, diplomatic agents hav ing warned the Washington adminis tration that there is danger of serious losses being incurred by the residents of that little republic through the threatened ravages of revolutionists, Intervention in Ilnyti would, of course, be but little more than play for Uncle Sam. About one good warship. with its complement of marines and bluejackets, would probably be all that would be necessary to assign to the task. Of course the guns of the ship would not quite be able to "reach" across the island, but if it became nec essary to disperse any scattering bands of threatening marauders, land ing parties could do the trick with neatness and dispatch and the work would be a summer picnic compared with the recent experiences at Vera Cruz. Nor is there likely ti be any serious protest, either in this country or from foreign nations, if the United States undertakes to assume the role of p" licemen for Haytin, to compel the re belious factions of that little nation to behave and bring about a restora tion of peace and order. Foreign res idents no doubt, would welcome sucl: interference on the part of the United Stales, knowing it would result in the protection of their own interests, and their respective governments naturall; would look on with complacency and approval. Of course, it might be dif ferent if there was any suspicion this this point the American policy is so well understood that no apprehension would be felt. In fact it generally is conceded that where a strong baud is needed to pro- latter therefore is e.ccted to take the lead. And this rule holds good even in the case of our neighlior, Mex ico, although there the problem is more complicated and difncult, and is giving the Washington administration a good deal of trouble in trying to work out a satisfactory solution. WHERE DANGER LURKS. It is of vital importance to the health of the community that every household, where possible, be connect ed with sewers. The authorities would do well to make it obligatory upon all residents along these several sewer lines to connect therewith without unnecessary delay. All citizens do not use municipal water, and as pol lution is certain to find its way into wells from outbuildings, it is essential for health and happiness that these conditions be guarded against inso far as possible. It is extremely dif ficult to shake the average eitizen out of his apathetic attitude toward pre ventable disease. It is necessary to educate him so that he will under stand the dangers lurking in polluted water, and the necessity for a safe supply. Dallas with ideal drainage, is fortunately situated in this respect, yet pollution of water is not impos sible even under seeming favorable conditions, and polluted water spells sickness and death. HAS WEALTH OF BEAUTY. The San Fjaneisco exposition in 1915 will impel thousands of eastern Americans to see America and become acquainted as never before with their own country. The 3000-mile trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific is a lib eral education. The more frequently the easterner, the resident of the in tcrior or the southerner stop at the great cities in the Rockies and on the Pacific slope the more enriching will be his experience, says the Spokane Review. The central valley between the Al leghenies and the Rockies makes vis ible our country's measureless agri cultural resources as nothing else can. The prairies between the Ohio and the Missouri cause the easterner to appre ciate what being out of doors really is. Nowhere this side of Siberian and Russian steppes does the world loom so large. The plains from the Missouri to the Rockies appeal to the true lover of nature through the very vastness of their proportions and the continental breadth of their features. The miracle wrought by the applica tion of water to these wastes teaches new comprehension of the potentiali ties of nature and of the infinite pos sibilities for future development in this country. The scenic glory of the west lies in such regions as the mountainous dis tricts of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The Spokane country it self abounds in beauty spots of which the majority of the residents even of this city are ignorant. The west pos sesses glories of landscape that Europe seldom surpasses and some of which it can nowhere equal. A good idea of all western scenery may be obtained through three months of travel, which is comfortable and but little more expensive than the same period in Europe. There are the best of reasons for those who have never visited Europe seeing America first. Travel in the west has become ex ceedingly easy. Trains on the prin cipal western railways are not in ferior in comfort to those on eastern roads. The sleeper and the dining ear are universal, first-class Hotels abound. The choice of transcontinent al routes should depend on the time of the trip. Some southern route is best in May or June, the most com fortable months for crossing the con tinent, some northern one in July or August. A TIN PAIL BRIGADE. This city needs additions to its tin- pail brigade; it needs manufacturing institutions to bring hither skilled labor, and this work should be one of the fundamental objects of the local organization. Other less pretentious cities eagerly grasp opportunities of this character for community build ing, realizing that the breadwinner is, after all. the backbone of prosperity. The Observer is not favorably in clined toward any bonus proposition, believing there is sufficient capital seeking legitimate investment to suc cessfully carry out feasible enterpris es. Pathetic remains 'of industries secured through bonuses are scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific the wheels revolved only so long as the funds contributed by an unsuspecting public held out. But it does believe in fostering and lending aid in build ing up home institutions of whatso ever character in every possible way. Man was the tirst gossip, says a Dallas woman. And see how quickly the poor male creature was outdis tanced, despite that handicap. When we read that a missionary al liance preacher received $7,000 in one collection it makes us wish we were more godly. No matter what's the matter, some people think that it doesn't matter. .The Standard Oil Company, it is announced, will manufacture butter as a by product. The Standard a long tiine ago manufactured axle grease, and from axle grease to some kinds of butter is only a. step. There appears to be a scarcity of money in Dallas since last Lord 's day. If you must swing the hammer swing it to drive nails and help build up, not. to destroy aud tear down. Five feet of books will make some men real scholars. And, then, again, there are other men upon whose na tive ignorance live cords of books wouldn't make an impression. TAX RECEIPTS CLOSE TO ESTIMATE OF $75,000,000. Returns For Last Day Alone $26,161, 782 Year's Deficit Only $1,000,000. June 30, the last day of the fiscal year, was unprecedented In the history of government finances. The rush to pay Income and corporation taxes brought Into the United States treas ury vaults. In the matter of Income and corporation taxes alone, the sum of $20,1U1,782.82, about a third of the col lections for the entire year, and the total receipts for the day were $32,402, 229. As a result the deficit for the year, as estimated by Mr. McAdoo, is reduced to $1,010,058.81. This shortage which Is to be charged against the general fund, would have been a sur plus If failures to pay Income and cor poration taxes promptly within the lim its of the fiscal year had not held back more than $3,500,000. which will be carried Into the business of the fis cal year 1914-15, says the New York Times. In other words, the deficit of about $5,000,000 which Secretary McAdoo es timated In a statement which he gave out has been whittled down to a def icit of a little more than $1,000,000 and If It were not for the ten days' grace nllowed by law would have been wlied out entirely and a surplus would have appeared on the treasury books of more than $2,500,000. This sum, which can be called a moral surplus, is to be compared with a deficit last year of $400,000 and a surplus for 1912 of $1,807,000. Secretary McAdoo's apprehension of a serious deficit was based on the as sessments of Individual Income tax lia bilities, which he estimated last year would be $53,000,000 and which fell short of that amount by $23,000,000. As a result of the heavy receipts June 30 the net balance In the general fund of the treasury was $145,835,502. CURED BY MONKEY'S GLAND. A Cretin Turned Into a Quick Witted Boy Operation Unique. The radical cure of a cretiu one suf fering from cretinism, a disease char acterized by physical deformity and imbecility by grafting the thyroid gland of a monkey was described at the Academy of Medicine in Paris by Dr. Vorouotf, a well known surgeon. The patient, n child of fourteen years, was attacked by uiyxoedcma at the age of eight as an lifter effect of scarlet fever. Ills physical mid intel lectual growth stopped. Six months ago Dr. Voruuoft. in the presence of nineteen doctors, grafted on the child's neck the right lobe of the thyroid gland of a large baboon. Almost Immediately the patient be gan to Improve, and marked develop ment took place in body and mind. While previously the patient was apa thetic and stupid he hecuuie active and quick witted. Members of the academy consider the operation of great Importance nnd tending to confirm the great possibili ties of constructive surgery us Intro duced by Dr. Alexis Carrel. OCEAN AERO TO CARRY 24. Cincinnati Man Building Great Machine to Cross Ocean In Three Days. The building of an airship Intended to lie capable of crossing the Atlantic in three days is to be undertaken by Joseph Ostaud of Cincinnati. Ostand says It will be able to carry twenty four passengers. The airship will be about forty feet high, and will lie motor driven and specially constructed for dynamite hurling, should the government adopt it as a military machine. Inflated bags and powerful propellers will support and drive It. Ostand's device will be equipped with powerful searchlights, and the passengers will lie sheltered by a sort of cabin encircling the engine room. $100,000 Memorial to Clara Barton. (' ara Itarton, one of the founders of the American Ited Cross. Is to be com memorated by a $l(PO.otio memorial building, a training school for first aid nurses and a large auditorium at Glen Echo, where she lived the closing years of her life nnd where she died. It is expected that work on this memorial building will be In progress next fall. A lieautiful park Is to he laid out about the memorinl buildings. Marshal Chase alternated with Xiglit-Marshal Shaw Monday in order to allow the latter an outing of a day at Sheridan, where he watched Dallas ball-tossers for a few minutes and then, like others, listened to the babbling of the brook known as the Yamhill river. And Shaw claims that he had just as good a time as though Dallas were victors. NOTICE TO ICE CONSUMERS Those persons desiring fee in the residence districts are requested to display their Tee Wanted" card the first thing in the morning, as only fore noon delivery is made in this territory. Those customers not have ing cards are requested to call at the plant and get one, leav ing their street and number. DALLAS ICE CO. OF COURSE? And consequently yon must be interested in fresh fruits. We can supply the housewife's wants in any quantity at JUST THE RIGHT TIME, and at lowest market prices. See ns about it, or telephone for quota tions. It will be to our mutual advantage. Loughary Grocery DALLAS, OREGON NEW PLUMBING SHOP 512 Main Street. After having been with Guy Bros, for six years I have opened a shop at the above number and solicit your patronage. H. H. RICH I am in Business for Your Health. Phone 452. I LUMBER V, I Hts. OFFICE When We Hand You Our Esti mates of the cost of the lumber you require ycu can depend upon ft that the fig urea w:ll be as low aa first-class, wet) seasoned lumber can be sold for hon estly. If you pay more you pay too much. If you pay lss you pet lee either nullity or quantity. Willamette Valley Lumber Co. 6 FARM AND CITY LOANS. May be obtained to repay mort gages, remove encumbrances, purchase or improve real estate, from one to ten years' time. .. Special privileges; correspondence invited. . . A. C. Gen eral Agency, 767 Gas & Electric BIdg.. Denver, Colo., or 440 Phelan BIdg., San Francisco, Calif. N. A. McCANN General Blacksmithing and Wagon Repairing Second-Hand Buggies Newly Painted and in Good Repair, for Sale. Scientific Horse Shoeing, Crippled Horses a Specialty. California Backs, the Best on the Market, for Sale. M'COT, OREGON. I 111