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V a v I? (THE HOME PAPER) CLUB HEAD UNCHANGED MRS. METZGER RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OP ORGANIZATION Annual Mooting of Dallas Woman's Club Names Officers and Com mittees for Year. i (By Mrs. Gilbert P. MacGregor.) Club business occupied the attention of the few members present at the open May meeting held on Tuesday, the fourth. It was decided that the June, the "social" meeting, should be given over to entertaining the invited guests from the clubs of Salem, Mon mouth, Sheridan, and McMlnnville. x..e program will consist of speakers from the Invited clubs, and Dallas will furnish the music. The Young Wo men's section will be drawn upon for their selections. Refreshments and a social hour will dose the after noon's entertainment. The three com mittees appointed for this undertaking imiows: Depot, Mrs. H. H Woods, Mrs. Van Orsdel, Mrs. Oscar yier; social, Mrs. Craven, Mrs. """"f. Mrs. Robinson, to confer with the standing social committee of "e ciuo; decorating, Mrs. I. L. Smith Mrs. Tracy Staats, Mrs. John Orr. The president informed the club that the city council requested a choice of the worry when away from the necessary duties in her father's home. But she is so public-spirited and progressive that she is willing for the sake of the organization to do double duty. As a club and individually we want Mrs. Metzger to be assured of our ap preciation and we are eager to let that appreciation be known by stand ing back of her as a unit In whatever she plans to do. DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1915. BOY COPS IN PARADE. FAVOR FULL HALF MILE TRACK. club to be voted upon as city inspect or, but after discussion the club found it had no candidate. This May meeting is always the meeting for the election of club of ficers. Dallas stands nut in , -.!... -world as a unique exception to the rule of fighting for offices. Knowing their attitude of the club from past experience, Mrs. Metzger called the vice-president to the chair and ad dressed the club from the floor. She said that there was not a woman In the club who was not capable of serv ing as executive and that if the cluh was to continue and prosper the mem bers would have to realize that loyal ty and a willingness to serve were two requisites lor an organization's life ana growtn. It was a necessary word spoken in season and the women pres ent took the matter home to them selves. Mrs. Metzger said the club could not live without officers and that the prompt declining to hold of fice was not seemly or encouraging. A few over-worked women had so far carried on the club and It was time to have new blood In the work. Upon resuming the chair, the pres dent called for the reports beginning with the music section. Thi w followed by Mrs. Casey, chairman of the literary section, who gave an out line of the year's work, "The Modern fDp-na." Ibsen, RoBtand, Maeter- Ifnfck, Galsworthy, Pinero, were among the names of the dramatists studied. The course has been interesting and j instructive. Mrs. Van Orsdel, chairman of the civic section, gave her report upon the meetings neia rrom January to July. Not very much work has been accom plished this year although a new fea- Falr Board May Put Proposition Up to City Council Soon. Believing that a three-eighths of t mile race course would be unsatisfac tory to horsemen, the county fair board at Its meeting on Wednesday decided to take the matter up with the council with a view to exchanging the land purchased by the city last year for fair purposes for a tract more suited to the constructiono of a track, but just how the matter may be work ed out remains to be seen. Members of the board visited the fair grounds. and afterwards the Mlllerhurst tract, arriving at the conclusion that the lat ter would more satisfactorily flu the Dili, it requiring comparatively little grading in building a course, while some extensive excavations would be necessary at the present site. When Engineer Taylor prepared plans for tne proposed course, he found It Im practicable to construct a half-mile speedway On the fair grounds, but recommended that the course be made three-eighths of a mile, estimating the cost at approximately $1,100. The uuuiu ieeis inai u so large a sum must be expended In excavations and fills, it would be better to trade the tract for one more suited to the pur pose, and the question will be taken up witn tne council at an early date. Outside of considering this matter the board transacted but little busi ness, other than of the routine or der. Plans for the fall exhibit were discussed, and it was reported that from present indications the outlook r mm K-n Photos by American Pram Association. thIm'1? J",'9 0t poUc ta Nbw York April 24. MORE HONOR FOR POLK SUPT. AND MRS. SEYMOUR TO CHAPERONE PARTY TO EXPO. for the fair Is bright. PICNIC DATE IS NAMED COMMITTEES APPOINTED FOR EVENT AT RICKREALL. Winners of Grand Prizes in State In dustrial Exhibit Will Leave for 'Frisco Fair in June. State Superintendent of Schools and Governor Withycombe Will Par ticipate in the Exercises. ture has been Introduced that nrnm. ises good things: the civic 'silver teas. There have been two so far, the first one with Mrs. Sweeney and Mrs. Barnes as hosts, the second, with Mrs. George Gerlinger and Mrs. Mac Oreg on The money result from these two teas Is $12.05. This section will fi nance ine installation of a drinking touniain on the library grounds. The grounds are nuder the care of the section and they present a tidy and good appearance. Also this section nas donated and placed in position In the public park, tables for the use of picnicers. Through the retiring may or and council the section has se cured the passage of an ordinance forbidding expectorating In public places. During the present club year a lecture was given in the high school auditorium by two Portland officials upon school gardens. Mrs. Robinson, treasurer, gave the following figures: Upon assuming office she found $149.15 in the treasury, during the year $311.12 was added, making a total of $460.27. Vouchers for ,)8S.8i have been Issued leaving a balance of $71.48. Miss Collins, secretary, said that there were 87 paid up members, 21 nave resignea, nine moved out of town, 20 have not responded to com munications as to back dues. Mrs. Metzger. Mrs. Allgood, Miss Rossiter! and Mrs. H. H. Woods will read their reports at the next meeting. The election of officers resulted in the following names: President. Mrs. Ella J. Metzger; vice-president. Mrs. J racy staats; treasurer, Mrs. D. M. ratterson; secretary, Mrs. Walter Ford. Chairmen of the four sections: Music, Mrs. A. B. Btarbuck; literary Mrs. B. Casey; civic, Mrs. Conrad Stafrin; young women's, Miss Ednelle Collins. With the announcement from the civic section that the next silver tea would be held at Mrs. 8. B. Taylor's home the third Tuesday in May, the motions to adjourn was in order. The retiring press committee wishes to voice the opinion of the club as to the re-election of Mrs. Metzger as president. Under difficulties of which we are ail cognizant, difficulties of family, importance that would have excused any woman from again serv ing as executive, Mrs. Metzger has as sumed the directing of the club for another year. It means a constant -graveling back and forth from Dallas McMlnnville, constant anxiety and ) At a meeting of those interested in the Rlckreall picnic, held at RIckreall. Wednesday -night, it was"decided To pull off this annual event on Satur day, June 12. This picnic Is given un der the auspices of the eighth grade graduates of the county and the Arti sans of RIckreall, and is generally considered as the big out-of-door event of the season. The following are tne committees appointed to make the necessary arrangements: General committee, F. S. Crowley and H. C. Seymour; program, Mrs. Ernest Stet son; sports, John Burch; publicity, John W. Orr; stands, Thos. Burch; grounds, and concessions, O. Waite. State Superintendent of Schools Churchill will deliver the address to the graduates, and Governor James Withycombe will present the diplo mas. An interesting program will be arranged, announcement of which will be made by the committee within few days. The announcement was made late Wednesday night that Superintendent and Mrs. H. C. Seymour had been se lected to chaperone the ten boys and girls from different parts of the state who won the grand prizes in the indus trial exhibit at the state fair last fall to the Panama-Pacific exposition, and they will probably leave with the party of young people about June 20. Those pupils who will go from Polk county are Francell Hawley of Bethel, Jessie Keyt of Perrydale, May McDonald of Dallas and Homer Bursell of Mistle toe. The state educational department offered as capital prizes In ten indus trial projects ten trips, with all ex penses paid for a week, to the San Francisco fair, and of the number Polk county won four. It enjoys the distinction of having the only girl winners. The six other winners are from Lane, Clackamas, Marlon and Jackson counties, the latter sending two. INDULGE IN A DEBATE COUNTY UNIT PLAN DISCUSSED BY PRINCIPALS' CLUB. No Decision Rendered, the Object Be ing i-resentation of Both Sides at Important Question. (TWICE-A-WEEK) ings during the forenoon periods, watched the drilling of the cadets at the noon hour, and at 1 o'clock were divided into two groups and taken to Waldo and Cauthorn halls for dinner. During the afternoon they were busv seeing the shops and laboratories, Darns and poultry department.. The party, other than Prof. Keezel and Miss Rees: C. B. Bowman, Gladys rutman, Harry McCoy, D. B. Parkes, aari juciveiH, c. C. Powell, Mr. Rog ers, Velma Smith, Mrs. Heffley, Mari an mcuonaid, Grace Parker, Mabel smith, Wilda Fuller, Gertrude- Rodg ers, Joe Staats, Helen Moore, Laurel Canning, Belle Steinberge. Guv Sacre BIrchard Van Loan, Neta Harver, Al ton McClellan, Ibby Green, Stanley Evans, Perry Powell, Gaynell Shore, Grace Williams, Irene Hagenbush, El sie Jones, Ruth Wilson, Mr. Smith. H. Gentle, Burton Bell, Gall Hlltebrand. junepmne j. Hemey, J. B. V. Butler urmine uentie, Marie Marian. Ger trude, Heffiey, Harold Haley, Stanton Ogsbury, Donald Portworid and Edna jraraes. NO. VALLEYANDSILETZRDAD RUMOR SAYS WORK WILL BEGIN DURING SUMMER. Line Between Independence and Airllo Would Develop Rich Agricul tural Territory. IMPROVEMENT BIDS INVITED. Dallas Will Macadamize Fourteen Blocks and OU Twenty Miles. The first street improvement pro ject to be started this summer by the city council will include fourteen blocks of macadamlzation, together witn their intersections and cement curbs, bids for which work are invited by Auditor Gregory in this Issue of The Observer. The bidder is the privilege of making the city a price on all or part of the work. The council also advertises for bids for oiling approximately twenty miles of streets and avenues within the city. the oil spread to be sufficient to lay the dust throughout the summer seas on. Another Cheese Factory. The farmers of the Grand Ronde section of Polk county have organized co-operative company there and erected a building 26x40 to be used as cheese factory. The structure has been completed and the machinery will be installed within a fortnight. The officers of the temporary organi zation are H. Norgard, president; John Langley, vice-president; O. E. Lelr- man, treasurer; John Talbott, secre tary; G. K. Walker, R. A. Lelrman and John Fairbrother, trustees. The factory is' located at the new townslte of Lacey, one and a half miles south of Grand Ronde, and will have about forty patrons. YOUNG ENGINEERS ARE HERE. Agricultural College Students Making Efficiency Tent at Big Plant. The class In electrical engineering from the Oregon Agricultural college errlved in Dallas this morning to make an efficiency test of the Oregon Power company's plant, which work will occupy three or four days. This class is accompanied by several stu dents engaged in experimental work. Hops and Fruit Injured. The recent hail and wind storms, combined with several nights of frost, have caused considerable damage to fruit and hops In this locality, but not as much as had first been feared. Prunes and early berries in exposed orchards were badly hit, but those more favorably located are unhurt. Hops that had been trained In many yards will have to be cut down. This Hi not necessitate total loss, but only loss of the labor already expended In training and a couple of week's delay In ripening, as the plants will send up new shoots from the roots, which were unhurt. Haggling Over Water Rates. The Independence council believing that the Oregon Power company should furnish the municipality water with which to sprinkle the streets has declined to remunerate the company for the supply, and the question is now being discussed pro and con by the parties Interested. Some Jitney, Tills. Portland parties arrived at Indepen dence yesterday with a jitney with a capacity for thirty passengers. The machine will be run between Salem and that place, a distance of twelve miles. There is already a jitney on this route. Another Jitney with a ca pacity for eighteen passengers Just came in from Eugene, but on what route it will be put is not known. Land Opea to Settlement. Secretary of the Interior Lane re- crauy issuea an order Which will open to entry on June 10. Ills, under the provisions of the enlarged homestead act. nearly 40,00s acres of non-irrigable land In eastern and central Ore gon, prl Bel pally In Morrow, Crook and Gilliam counties. I Corvallui vs. Dallas. The Corvallls high school baseball team will meet the Dallas highs on the college campus tomorrow after noon, commencing at I: JO. Corvallls will bring thither a strong aggrega tion, and an Interesting contest Is In prospect The home team has not been defeated thus far this season. Now Doing Business. The City Steam laundry,' an out growth of a hand laundry that had been operating here about a year, in augurated its business career Monday n irning with Mr. Hughes at the helm, ai.d has been operating to capacity during the week. This new instltuion Is modern) y equipped, and is providing employment to six persons. The Polk County Principals' .dui held Its regular monthly meeting last Saturday. Because of the May day ex ercises there the meeting was held at Monmouth instead of at Dallas, the customary place of meeting. The ban quet and business session were held at me monmoutn hotel and the public meeting in the Normal school chapel. The feature of the evening was a debate on the question, "Resolved, that the county unit plan of ad ministration and control of rural schools would be substituted for the present district plan." The affirmative side was supported by Professors Pit man and Evenden, of the Normal sjthool faculty, and the negative 'side Dy rroressor Gentle and President Ackerman, of the same school. It was understood that no decision was to be rendered, the purpose of the debate being merely to present the advantag es or disadvantages of the proposed system. Numerous advantages were claimed for the county unit plan, the affirma tive asserting that the present system is not in keeping with the spirit of tne times; that the county unit plan would provide for equalization of tax es in all districts, and that It would require public service corporations to assist In supporting all the schools of the county; that less money would be wasted; that it would promote the consolidation of districts; that it would permit experts to direct the work of experts; that it would make easier the placing of the right teacher in the right place, and would system auze tne selection of teachers; that it would 'permit a better classifica tion of teachers; and that it would place a premium on the professional growth of teachers. The negative contended that the af firmative had made numerous claims ror the county unit plan without show ing how it would secure the results claimed. They admitted, for the sake of argument, weaknesses in the pres ent district plan, but maintained that these could be corrected under the present plan. They also contended that the proposed system would never be adopted by the people of Oreznn as u is too undemocratic in principle and places too much inn, i ih nands of a few; that under this nlan the county superintendent of schools would become either an autocrat or a political figurehead, and that the elec tion of the educational board would become the most Important feature of the county election. The Monmouth high school chorus and the boys' double quartet from the same school sang several selections which made decided hits with the au dience. The last meeting of the club win be held at Dallas on June 6, with a banquet. A committee of three was appointed to arrange for the program and other details. FruB Growers Meet. The regular monthly meeting of the Polk Cqnnty Fruit Growers' associa tion was held in the commercial club rooms Saturday afternoon with a large number of members present Presi dent H. C. Eakln presided at the meet ing. A general discussion of soravlnir followed the opening of the session and much valuable information was gained. , A report by the members of the amount of damage done by" frosts the past week varied. In some localities the damage was far greater than in others. Joe Brown, a fruit grower m tne salt Creek pountry used smudg es Friday iilght,$nd thereby saved a greater portion of his prunes. ' , The RIckreall Picnic" Although the date for the annual picnic at RIckreall has not been defi nitely settled upon, the probability Is umi june is will be selected as the time. Arrangements for the event will be more extensive in their scope than on previous occasions. I CASSIUS SIBLEY PASSES DEATH COMES THIS MORNING AS KESULT OFjPARALYTIC STROKE '- n. Once Prominent Lawyer and Newspa per man Succumbs at Home of J. Sibley Funeral Arrangements. Casslus E. Sibley, brother of Countv Attorney J. E. Sibley,an -an uncle of Attorney j. R. Sibley, passed away at the home of the latter at 5 o'clock this morning, the result of a third stroke of paralysis, aged 66 years. While seated at the family table at lunch yes terday, Mr. Sibley was stricken, and would have fallen to the floor had not prompt assistance been given. The nrst stroke was suffered two years ago on the same day of the week and at the same hour. The funeral arrange ments have not been perfected at this time, but will probably take nlace irom ine cnapei Sunday afternoon. Deceased was a native of Ohio and was born October 28, 1860. When 14 years of age he undertook the publi cation or a newspaper, succeeding to tne business of one of his brothers, who had responded to a call for re eruits In the Civil war, and followed this calling for a number of years, af ter which he was admitted to. the bar and practiced law about twenty years. Later he came to the Pacific coast and for a number of years was city eaitor on The Call at San Francisco. He also held positions of responsibility on otner California dally newspapers, coming to Dallas somewhat broken In health six years ago, since which time he resided with his nephew. He was never married, and aside from the relatives named herein his family con nections are all In the eastern states. Militia Socks Fifty Men. wanted 50 men." This is the sign which has gone up at the recruit ing headquarters of the Oregon Naval Militia at Portland. The 60 men are needed to complete the crew for the annual cruise down the Pacific Coast from July 25 to August . All mem bers of the Oregon Naval Militia, In cluding those who enlist within the next 20 days, will be taken on the cruise aboard the U. 8. S. Albany. STUDENTS TAKE TRIP. Visit Agricultural College and View work In Various Departments. Fifty pupils of the Monmouth high school visited the Oregon Agricultur al college Tuesday. Chaperoned by rror. E. L. Keezel and Miss Florence Ross, they went to Corvallls by auto mobile, nine sutos being required to accommodate the contingent The young people left the Normal school city at t o'clock, arriving at their des tination about nine-thirty, and after parking the cars among the trees that grace the driveway between the ad ministration building and mechanical hall, the party started on a sight-see ing program that consumed the entire day. They visited many of the build-1 Now, Mr. Speeder, Look Out Marshal Chase Insists that the speed ordinance must be more strictly adhered to by automobile and motor cycle drivers. Thus far he has been lenient with those who have been exceeding the limit but having re ceived Implicit Instructions from May or Klrkpatrlck to enforce the law, he purposes doing so "without fear favor." Notwithstanding the fact that the company's chief engineer has made plain that the proposed railroad from Independence to Airlle will not be con structed until the financial condition of the country materially improves, the report goes forth that work on the connecting link will be prosecuted during the present summer. The Cap-' ital Journal of Monday has the fol lowing concerning the movements of tne company, and there Is a possibili ty that that era of prosperity for which the work was waiting haa struck. The Observer sincerely hopes that The Journal Is correct in its con clusions regarding the commencement of operations, but the two years' fran hhise asked from Independence would further Indicate that there will ba no work on the extension this year. unquestionably one of the blroest pieces of development work to be un dertaken the coming summer and the one which means more for the Willam ette valley than any other one thing is the proposed connecting up of the Valley & Siletz railroad between Inde pendence and Alrlie and the extension or the line from King's Valley over In to the Siletz timber region. The line is already built and in operation be tween Airlle and Kings Valley, one of the richest little valleys in the state. and the right of way is practically se cured between Independence and Air lle when the construction work will be begun. This year's work will Involve an expenditure of about $300,000. K. X. Donald, the man who did the preliminary engineering work and the major portion of the construction work on the Oregon Electric, will have charge of the construction work of the Valley & siletz. Mr. Donald states that J. L. Hanna,, who Is in charm of securing the rlght-ofway between Independence and Alrlie. a distance of twelve miles, is rapidly closing up the gap and it is expected that the line will be rushed through to completion and put in operation this summer. Further than that Mr. Donald did not care to state. "From prominent citizens of Inde- ' pendence, who are familiar with the situation, however. It is learned that the read from Airlle into Kings Valley taps one of the richest farmlna re gions in Western Oregon and that when the road is connected un with Independence, affording an outlet for the products of that valley, they ex. pect to see some great strides in agri cultural development In that section. From Airlle it Is proposed to extend the line on to the head of the Siletz river in Lincoln county to tao a won. derfully rich body of virgin timber. The estimated cost of construction between Independence and Alrlie is $300,000, which work will be perform ed the coming summer, but it is not expected that the road will be extend. ed Into the Siletz until the lumber market opens up and the depression In the money market is relieved so as to make It pay to develop the lumber Industry in Western Polk and Eastern Lincoln counties at the head of the Si letz. It Is understood that the ulti mate Intention of the promoters of the Valley & Siletz railroad Is to extend on from the head of the Sileta to New port, a distance of about 60 miles. which will afford a short cut from the valley to the seaside and make travel ing to and from this popular summer . resort, more convenient and much cheaper than the present route." Many Graduates at O. A. C. ' The 241 students who expect to be graduated from the Oregon Agricul tural college In June this year. com. prise the largest graduating class in the history of the institution. Some thing of the phenomenal growth may be understood by noting that the com- ng graduating class will be aonrox. imately 876 per cent larger than the last graduating class prior to the pres ent administration of June, 1007. For mer graduates of the college number 458 men and women, distributed in thirty-eight states and eight-foreign countries. Complains to Commission. H. J. Ellis has complained to the state railroad commission that Mul sey, a station between Dallas and Monmouth, Is difficult of access and has asked that it be moved three quar ters or a mile west May Abandon Cherrr Pair. TheCherrlans of Salem have aban doned the idea of holding a cherry fair this summer, and calls upon the commercial club of that city to lend its aid In fostering the annual event Remember Baseball tomorrow Dallas Not Represented. The Dallas company la not repre sented at Ft Stevens this week, where practical training In the use of the big coast defense guns and Instruction along various other lines of the mili tary science will be given the reDre- sentatlves of the cost artillery com. panies of the state who attend the of ficers' camp of instruction. They have regular army officers a Instructors and will be put through the regular routine work, and In addition will De trained In the' various methods of attack and defense. A New TowMite. O. K. Walker of Bentley was In Dallas on Wednesday and told The Observer that a new townslte had been laid out on Rogue river at the point where the school house la located, and that a store, hotel and blacksmith shop will be built here forthwith. The new town la one and a half mile from the Grand Ronde agency, and wilt be known as Lacey.