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THE POLE COUNTY OBSERVEE.TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1915. RESUME OF WORK OF STATE LEGISLATURE First Three Weeks of Session See Practically All Big Bills Introduced. Number ef Bill In Home 444, In Senate J59 Bill to Reolaulfy In dustrie Submitted Way and Mean Committee Causing Uneaal ness Prohibition Bill Favorably Re ported No Woman to Serve on Juries. Salem. Although three weeks ot the 28th legislative Bession have slip ped by with all the big measures still to be passed upon by both houses, yet really more progress has been made during the first half of the present session than during the same period In many previous sessions. Practical y all the important bills have been Introduced and many of them have reoelved attention from the various committees and are in shape to be passed upon. The beginning of the fourth week of the session found both houses in shape to get down to busi ness, and unless there is an unusual flow of oratory much serious work will be accomplished. As Saturday was the last day for the introduction of bills in the house members of the lower branch know now just how much work they have ahead of them. Most of the bills that will appear at this session have been introduced. They now number 444 house bills and 159 senate bills, a total of 603. At the 1913 session there were 633 house bills and 307 senate bills, a total of 940. Compensation Act to Get Attention. Legislation affecting the workmen's compensation act also will demand the attention of the house this week. The committee on labor and Industries has submitted a bill that will reclassify the Industries under the present law and will ask that no further changes be made. It is expected that the house will act favorably on this meas ure. The bill to do away with the petition-peddling that created such a stir in the house last week will be back from the revision of laws committee this week. It was recommitted with Instruction to amend so that candi dates may have the option of filing for office either by the petition route or by paying a cash fee to the county or state authorities. The section requiring a candidate to support his or her successful o:'r- nent in case of defeat also will stricken out or modified. In thai shape the bill may get through the house. "Teeth" Added to Prohibition Bill. The prohibition bill was reported back to the houBe In the form of a sub stitute for the original measure with the favorable recommendations of the committee on alcoholic traffic. The bill remains in substantially the same form as when originally drawn by the Committee of One Hundred and introduced by Dr. Anderson. It has been amended, however, but has more teeth in nearly every section. Probably the most pronounced change Is In the limit set on the amount of liquor that can be shipped in for home consumption. The bill now fixes this quantity at either two quarts of whisky or 15 quarts of beer in a month. The original bill speci fied no limit. The measure makes unlawful the re ceipt by any person from a common carrier of more than two quarts of spirituous or vinous liquors, or more than fifteen quarts of malt liquors, within a period of four weeks. Grain alcohol, the bill provides, may be sold by pharmacists only upon the prescription of a physician in good standing, and the sale to each indi vidual is limited. Among other provisions, no adver tisements, in newspapers or other wise, of intoxicating drinks will be al lowed in the state. Institution Appropriatlona Reduced. Appropriations for six state institu tions are provided for in as many bills Introduced in the house by the ways and means committees of the house and senate. The amount allotted reaches a total of $1,389,050.80. The corresponding appropriations for 1913 and 1911, respectively, were $1,634, 797.11 and $1,655,233.45. The current appropriation, therefore, shows an ap parent saving of about $245,000 over two years ago. Oat of this saving, however, la to be deducted aearly $200,000 for the completion of the supreme court build ing which does not figure In the pres ent allotment The various state institutions are provided for as follows: FWra Ore son asylum, $304,350; penitentiary, $174,700; school for the blind, 128, 21$; eapltol and supreme court, $58, 50; institute for the feeble minded, 8144.H1; Oregoa state hospital, $676, 1(6. The Joint ways and mesas commit tea decided to recommend that tin Uta training school fo? girls, created by an act passed at the last session of the legislature, be abolished. was decided that there was no real need for the school. Opinion was ex pressed that tiie Inmates of the school could be taken care of at other Insti tutions. An appropriation of 150,000 was made at the last session for the school of which $34,000 was used in the erec tion of a building. The Joint commit tee decided to turn this building over to the board of control. There were only 20 inmates in the Institution last year. Other estimates were cut material. Iy. By a vote of five to six it was de cided to allow Jin appropriation of $95,400 for county fairs. Of $172,286.27 asked by the state fair, only $34,195 was allowed. Items eliminated were for erecting livestock coliseum, $123,638.40; for building roadways, $9716; for reimbursing the state fair fund, $3730. Woman Jury Bill Killed by Senate, The death knell of Senator Lang- guth's bill permitting women to serve on juries- was sounded so far as this session is concerned, when the minor ity report of the judiciary committee was adooted and the measure was postponed indefinitely. Favorable ac tion had previously been taken by the senate on the measure, but It was re called from the house and reconsider ed. Senators voting to postpone the bill indefinitely were: Barrett, Bingham, Bishop, Burgess, Butler, Cuslck, Day, Hawley, Kiddle, LaFqllette, McBride, Ragsdale, J. C. Smith, Stewart, Stray- er, Wood and Thompson. Senators favoring the bill were Clarke, Dimick, Farrell, Garland, Hol- lis, Kellaher, Langguth, Leinenweber, Moser, I. S. Smith, Vinton and Von der Hellen. School Bill Passes House. Qualifications for county school su perintendents were "tightened up" by the house when it passed the Hinkle bill providing that persons holding this office must have at least 27 months' actual experience in teaching school and hold a state teachers' cer tificate. Twelve months' of the past exDerience muBt have been had in Oregon. The present law permits county su perintendents to have only nine months' experience. They can hold their positions on a county certificate. It is understood that the Hinkle bill has the support of the county superin tendents of the Btate. Legislative Brevities. The house passed Dr. J. E. Ander son's bill appropriating $6000 tor the experiment station at Hood River. Highway legislation is yet a very I uncertain proposition. The sentiment seems general that a fairly liberal millage tax should be voted for" state aid in road construction. For the second time in three days the house voted not to repeal the phys ical examination marriage law, passed at the 1913 session. Senator Dlmlck's bill providing that sacks of shorts shall weigh 80 pounds, pasBed the senate, was reconsidered and indefinitely postponed. The house passed Representative Huston's bill empowering the gover nor to till vacancies In the office of United States senator, pending a reg ular election. Miss Towne's bill for an Increase of the length of the rural school terms from six months to eight months, was defeated In the house. By a vote of 18 to 12, the senate adopted the majority report of the judiciary committee that the bill re pealing the law passed at the 1911 session providing that school districts may furnish free textbooks, be passed. Senator Farrell's bill providing for a reduction of 20 per cent of salaries of county and state offleers receiving $3000 or more a year was defeated by the senate. At least seven important legislation bills have been reported out by the irrigation committee with favorable recommendations. Six of these meas ures cover the recommendations made by the irrigation congress recently held at Portland, while the other is the product ot Representative Hinkle, chairman of the irrigation committee. Two pieces of legislation of great Interest to the state are the bill in troduced Friday in the house by Rep resentative Forbes for the ratification of the lease of Summer and Abert lakes by the state to Jason C. Moore, and the bill Introduced In the senate by Senator Butler, providing for the creation of public utility districts. Authority is given to any person seeing a dog pursuing or worrying any livestock or domestic fowl to kill the dog on the spot, in a bill Introduced by Senator Bingham. The bill also gives authority for any person seeing a dog straying on a farm where there are livestock or fowls to kill the dog. At a conference called by Governor Wlthycomb. at which Senator Kath ryn Clark, of Douglas; Attorney-General Brown and the members of the senate judiciary committee were pres ent. It was virtually decided to aban don the object sought In senate joint resolution No. 15, to empower the ex ecutive to remove district attorneys and sheriffs In ease he become con vinced that they are not performing in good fait their official duties. TERSE TALESJF TOWN LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining People and Their Movements, Gleaned by Observer. to The Daily Abstract, aged one month, departed this life yesterday amid few pangs of sorrow and grief. Even the father, Mr. Bloom, shed no tears as he unceremoniously tossed the "form" of the departed one into the "hell box," for the kid had failed to respond to his sympathetic care aud good offices. The Observer sin cerely regrets its untimely departure it made good courthouse copy, Jerome Darnsife of Independence, brother of N. Darnsife of this city. suffered a stroke of paralysis on Sat urday evening, which has left him in a very critical condition, there being little hope for his recovery. F. K. Rich of Summit was ill Dal las this week looking after property interests and calling on old friends. Mr. Rich has a sawmill at Summit, but is not operating it at present. Consult Drs. Lowe & Turner, eye specialists at Hotel Gait Thursday and Friday, February 18-19. Falls City Wednesday, February 17. The tax roll for 1!)15 will be in the hands of County Treasurer F. J. Hoi man within a few days, when taxes may be paid up to April 1. There is ni penally for not paying the second half, though, until September and it likely that many taxpayers will avail themselves of the opportunity to keep their money until the later date. George Thomas, a young man of nineteen years, languishes in the coun ty bastile, there to serve out a sen tence of thirty days imposed by Jus tice Holman. Thomas was convicted of having stolen a carburator from motorcycle belonging to W. H. Weav er of this city, and was apprehended in Salem. The trade-at-home movement should be given a new impetus by the state ment that the directors of Sears, Roe buck & Co. have declared a $20,000,- 000 stock dividend to holders of $40, 000,000 common stock. LOCAL CHURCHES The Christian Women's Board of Missions of the Christian church will meet at the home of Mrs. Hugh Black tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock. Mrs. Frank Brown will have charge of the program and will give a talk on the subject, "This Grace Also.' A paper will be read entitled "Ser vice With Money." A copy of a let ter from a missionary will be read. There will be special music. After the regular opening devo tional exercises of the morning at the Christian church last Sunday the time was given to the officers of the church, when the reports for the year 1914 were given, and the finances for the present year talked over. Everything seems very prosperous and encourag ing to the members. In the evening Rev. Curtis spoke to a fine audience on the subject, "The Faith That Saves. The choir rendered a beauti ful anthem under the efficient leader ship of Mr. U. S. Grant. Miss Daeg- nan sang a solo, "Someone is Look ing to You." There was one addi tion to the church. The fourth quarterly conference will be held at the Evangelical church Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock. On Sunday morning Presiding Elder Mu my will preach and administer com munion. Sunday evening the pastor, Rev. C. P. Gates, will preach, taking or his theme, "The Call of the Wild." Freight Rate Prohibitive. Dallas will not get crushed rock for treet improvements from near Falls City. At least not until the railroad company makes a shipping rate that is not prohibitive, borne time ago the Salem, Falls City & Western was requested to quote a rate on rock from that point to Dallas, and at last night's session of the council Alder man Hayter reported that the com pany had priced the service at 40 cents per ton, equivalent to 56 cents per cubic yard, which made the ma terial cost more than at present. In presenting this information Council man Hayter suggested that it would ae wise to get' the city's crusher in shape, and also for the council to de termine what improvements were to be made the coming season, but no action was taken. Library Notes. One of the busiest months of the year for library work has just end ed, and it is interesting to note the steady increase in attendance and cir culation. Number of juvenile books loaned, 556; number of adult books loaned, 1171, making a total of 1727 books in circulation for the month. 3515 callers were registered, making an average daily attendance of 121 for the number of full days the li brary was open. 53 new borrowers' cards were issued. Not many new books were purchas ed during January, but a number were borrowed from the state library, among them material for debates for the 8th grade. New books have been ordered from the funds received from the "Tag Day" sole. CAPT. M'LAUGHLIN SELECTED. Veteran of Spanish-American War Heads Third Oregon Regiment. Capt. Clenard McLaughlin of the regular army, and well known to the members of the Dallas company, has been selected to head the Third Ore gon Infantry regiment, the War de partment having authorized the ap pointment. Capt. McLaughlin had previously been selected by the officers of the regiment as their choice for the colonelcy. He will succeed Col. Mar tin, who will return to duty as a ma jor in the regular army. The new colonel of the Third regi ment has had many years of active service in the army.' He rose from the ranks to a lieutenancy, receiving his commission in 1899. During the Spanish-American war he served in Puerto Rico and the following year was sent to the Philippines, where he was in the field for two years of ac tive campaigning. He has had three tours of duty in the Philippines and returned from his last foreign duty less than three years ago. During the past 14 months he has been attached to the infantry branch of the Oregon National Guard as inspector-instructor. Card of Thanks. We desire to express through this medium our heartfelt appreciation of the many kindnesses shown us by our neighbors and friends during the ill ness and after the death of our dear departed one and hope and trust that should affliction and sorrow befall any of these they too may have a full measure of sympathy. S. R. KENNEDY & SON MRS. CONRAD STAFRIN WITNESS AFTER WITNESS IN DALLAS. Such Evidence Our Readers Cannot ' Dispute. As we take up The Observer week by week, we are struck by the hearty, unmistakable way in which witness after witness speaks out as Mr. Ron- does here. If these people were strangers living miles away, we might take little notice of them. But they are not. They are our neighbors, liv- ng among us. Their word is too easily proven to admit of any doubt. They speak out in the hope that their experience may be a guide to others. John V. Ronco, 818 Uglow Avenue, Dallas, Oregon, says: "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills off and on for a couple of years and have always had great benefit. Kidney weakness gave me great annoyance. Since I used Doan's Kidney Pills, I have had no serious trouble. A few doses of this remedy always sets my kidneys work ing right" Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Ronco had. Foster-Milburn Co., WANTED More want ads. for this column. They give the desired re sults. The cost is slight only one cent a word for each insertion. If you have anything to sell or trade, or want to buy, try a want ad. in The Observer. 91-tf FOR SALE Four heifer grev Jer seys, due to freshen J uly or August. A. G. Rempel; phone Dixie 515. 89-tf. WANTED Veal calves and chiek!ns. Will pay the highest market price. Call 5 Shorts A. D. Line. 89-tf. FOR SALE House and lot on the in stallment plan. Enquire of Theo. Farrington, 574 Hayter street, Dal las, Oregon. 96-8t-x FOR SALE Practically new piano worth $350. Will take $150 for quick sale. McBee Land Co., room 5. Stafrin building. 96-1 t-x GOVERNMENT LAND. In Polk, Benton and Lincoln counties, for homestead entry, 4,680 acres, south west of Dallas. Correct description and number of acres in each piece, tl.00 for same. Clinton Foster, Blackstone hotel, Portland, Oregon. 94-2t. FOR SALE Fresh milch cow. Ap ply Cbas. Winters, phone 163L 95-2t-x FREE WOOD Second growth oak grub. Cut all yon want U. S. Grant, phone 1284. 95-3ti BULLETIN 4. SHERIFF'S SALE. Under and by virtue of an execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Polk, on the JOth day of January, 1915, upon an order of sale and decree of foreclosure given and made by said Circuit Court on the 23rd day of Jan uary, 1915, in a suit then pending in said Court wherein W. J. Southwell was plaintiff and Anna Richey, Charles J. Richey, J. V. Dennis and W. V. Bancroft were defendants, (Register No. 4581), and to me, the undersigned, Sheriff of the County of Polk, direct ed, I am commanded to Bell, at public auction, in the manner prescribed by law, the iollowing described real prop erty, to-wit: Beginning at a point in the center ot the County Road 95 leet couth and 272 feet North 77 degrees West from the Southeast corner of the Theodore C. Tharp Donation Land Claim, Claim No. 55, in Township 8 South, Range 6 West of the Willamette Meridian, in Polk County, State of Oregon, and running thence North 77 degrees West along the center of said road 56 feet to the Southeast corner of a parcel of land released from the mortgage from Anna Richey and husband to Ralph Williams, recorded April 25, 1910, on page 357 of Vol. 29 of the Polk Coun- ty, Oregon, Mortgage Records ; thence North 13 degrees East 150 feet ; thence North 77 degrees West 50 feet; thence South 13 degrees West 83 feet, more or less, to the West line of the lands described in said mortgage; thence North to the bank of the Luck- iamute river; thence along the bank of said river 127 feet to a fir tree thence East 30 feet; thence North to the flume ditch; thence along said ditch to a point North of the North east corner of the R. R. Bettis prop erty, described m said mortgage; thence South to the Northeast corner of said Bettis property; thence North 77 degrees West 62 feet, and thence South 13 degrees West 150 feet to the place of beginning, being the real property described in said mortgage; excepting the parcel of land released therefrom. Notice is hereby given that on Sat urday, the 6th day of March, 1915, at one o'clock p. m. of said day, at the front door of the County Court House, in the city of Dallas, in Polk County, State of Oregon, I will, in obedience to said execution and order of sale, sell the above described property, to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 30th day of January, 1915. JOHN W. ORR, Sheriff of Polk County, Oregon. OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney for plaintiff. 96-5t. SHERIFF'S SALE. , Under and by virtue of an execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Polk, on the 30th day of January, 1915, upon an order of sale and de cree of foreclosure given and made by said Circuit Court on the 23rd day of January, 1915, in a suit then pending in said Court wherein Myrtle E. Sher idan was plaintiff, and M. W. Wilkins, E. E. Wilkins, E. B. Ovelman and John Doe were defendants, (Register No. 4582), and to me, the undersigned, Sheriff of the County of Polk, direct ed, I am commanded to sell, at public auction, in the manner prescribed by law, the following described real prop erty, to-wit: Beginning at a point 25.25 chains North and 5.80 chains East from the Southwest corner of the Isaac Levens and wife Donation Land Claim, Notifi cation No. 1963, in Townships 7 and 8 South, Range 5 West of the Wil lamette Meridian, in Polk (County, Oregon ; thence North 26 degrees West 13.00 chains to the West line of said Donation Land Claim; thence North 7.25 chains; thence East 14.29 chains; thence North 3.80 chains; thence East 1.38 chains; thence South 3.80 chains; thence East 6.98 chains to the North west corner of the City View Addition to the city of Dallas; thence South 18.94 chains along the west boundary line of said addition to the center of the County Road leading to Falls City, and thence West 17.00 chains to the place of beginning. Notice is hereby given that on Sat urday, the 6th day of March, 1915, at one o'clock p. m. of snid day, at the front door of the County Court House, in the city of Dallas, in Polk County, State of Oregon, I will, in obedience to said execution and order of sale, sell the above described prop erty, to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 30th day of January, 1915. JOHN W. ORR, Sheriff of Polk County, Oregon. USCAK HA I I LK, Attorney for plaintiff. 96-5t, NOTICE OF RESIGNATION. Notice is hereby given that David D. Peters, administrator of the estate of Isaac Dyck, deceased, has filed with the County Court of Polk County, Oregon, his written resignation as such administrator, and the said Court has set Wednesday, the 24th day of February, 1915, at the hour of 10.00 a. m. as the time, and the County Court room in Dallas, Oregon, as the place for hearing said matter. Dated this 22nd day of January, 1915. DAVE) D. PETERS, Administrator aforesaid. Jan.25-Feb.23 Folk County Observer, the biggest and best semi-weekly paper in the state, f L60 per year. ADMINISTRATOR ' S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been duly appointed ad ministrator of the estate of Alice F. Thun, deceased, by the County Court of Polk County, Oregon, and has qual ified. Now, therefore, all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified and required to present the same, with the proper vouchers, to the undersigned administrator at the office of the Polk County Observer, at Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, within six months from the date of this no tice. Dated January 19, 1915. - ERNEST THUN, Administrator of the estate of Alice F. Thun, deceased. CLARENCE BUTT, Attorney for Estate. Janl9-Febl6 In the County Court of Polk Coun ty, State of Oregon. In the matter of the estate of R. W. Hedden, de ceased. Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern, that the undersigned lias been appointed as administrator of the estate of R. W. Hedden, deceas ed, by the County Court of Polk County, Oregon, and all persons hav ing claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same to the undersigned at the law office of W. C. Winslow, Room 306 Salem Bank of Commerce Building, Salem, Oregon, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice. Dated at Salem, Oregon, this 3tli day of January, 1915. C. T. Hoover, administrator. W. C. Winslow, Attorney for Estate. Jan.15-Feb.12 SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County. Eva Moor house, Plaintiff, vs. John O. Moor house, Defendant. To John O. Moorhouse, the defend ant above named: In the name of the state of Oregon, you are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against you in the- above entitled suit on or before the 14th day of February, and if you fail so to appear and answer said complaint, for want thereof, plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in her complaint, to-wit; a decree dissolving the bonds of matri mony existing between plaintiff and defendant. You are hereby notified that this summons is served upon you by publication thereof in the Weekly Observer, a newspaper of general cir culation, printed and published at Dal las, Polk County, Oregon, and that the date of the first publication of this summons was December 25th, 1914, and tbe last publication thereof will be made on the 5th day of February, 1915. You are further notified that this summons is so served upon you by publication thereof in said paper pur suant to an order of the Honorable Webster Holmes, Judge of snid court, made on the 10th day of December, 1914. McNARY, SMITH & SHIELDS SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County. Bank of Helix, a Corporation. Plaintiff, vs. P. O. Martin and Minnie Martin, his wife, Defendants. To P. O. Martin and Minnie Martin, the above named Defendants: In the name of the state of Oregon, you are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint in the above en titled Buit within six weeks from the- date of tbe first publication of this summons; and you will take notice that if you fail to appear or plead within that time, plaintiff for want thereof will take judgment against you for tke relief prayed for in plain tiff's complaint herein, to-wit: Judg ment for the sum of $2700.00, together with interest thereon at 8 per cent per annum from March 23, 1914, until paid, and lor the further sum of $250.00 Attorneys' fees and for plain tiff's costs and disbursements of this suit; and for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage made by you and each of you to the Bank of Helix on the 25th day of September, 1909, cov ering the North Half of Lots 1 and 2 in Block No. 14 in the Dallas Land & Improvement Company's Addition to the City of Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, and for the sale of said prop erty and foreclosing you and each of you from any and all interest therein. I his summons is issued pursuant to an order of the lion. JI. li. Belt, Judge of the above entitled court, duly made and entered on the 4th day of January, 1915, directing that publica tion hereof be made once each week for a period of six consecutive weeks n the Polk County Observer and the first publication thereof is made pur suant to said order on tbe 5th day of January, 1915. OSCAR HAYTER & RALEY & RALEY, Jan.5-Feb.16 Attorneys for Plaintiff. CHIROPRACTIC Has an enviable record In tbe relief of suffering; Bight principles prevail; Old methods are discarded, Pressure on nerves is removed, Restoring health and vigor. All diseases are primarily Caused by an abnormal spine, The disease is tbe effect. Investigate tbe science of CHIROPRACTIC DR. D. Q. REMPEL Chiropractor 613 hurca Street, Dallas.