THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 19J5.
MONEY ORDERS GO FREE
NO CHARGE MADE FOR REMIT
TANCES TO PRISONERS OF WAR
Postal Department Makes New Ruling
Exempting Then Documents
From Fee.
Money orders may be sent from the
Dallas post-office to prisoners of war
In Europe without charge from now
on as the result of orders received
from Washington, D. C. Following is
the statement sent out by Third As
sistant Postmaster General A. M.
Dockery:
"With the view of ameliorating the
condition ofl the prisoners of war, The
Hague convention, which was sub
Bcribed to by the United States and by
all of the European nations now en
gaged in hostilities, contained a pro
vision that money orders drawn in
favor of or remitted by prisoners of
war shall be exempted from any
charge for fee or commission.
"If a resident of the United States
applies for a money order payable to
a prisoner of war In any of the coun
tries concerned In the present con
diet, the applicant Is entitled to re
ceive an order for the full amount
deposited at the post-omce without
payment of any fee.
"Every money order as well as ad
vice and coupon, issued without
charge fior fee should bear written in
red Ink across Its face the words,
'payee a prisoner of war, and the ad
vice Bhould contain the fullest address
obtainable. A foreign postal admlhts
tration has made special request that
the advice of every money-order pay
able to a prisoner of war or a soldier
In the field be accompanied, if pos
sible, with the payee's address writ
ten by himself.
"If the payee's written statement
cannot be obtained, the remitter may
be asked to 1111 out a supplemental
advice according to form No. 6,083.
"The postmaster must charge him
self with the full amount deposited
by the remitter, and after entering the
number and the amount of the order
in his account, add a note for the
auditor's Information to the effect that
the order was exempt from charge for
fee under The Hague convention of
July, 1899.
siding at Hayesvllle, four miles north
of Salem, brought three record pigs
to market this morning. The pigs were
born February 17 'and are a little over
three months old. The largest one
weighed, dressed, 102 V4 pounds, and
the other two weighed 92 pounds each,
Mr. Pease says he made no special ef
fort to make a record with the pigs
and has been feeding them on grain
for only about a month. They are
crossbred Duroc Jersey and Berkshire,
Journal.
THE NATIONS WEALTH
WOULD PROVIDE $1965 FOR EACH
MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD.
SEEING AMERICA FIRST.
to
Southern Pacific Ihsuos (initio
Sights in Western Oregon.
Oregon's outdoor wonders have been
celebrated ever since the name "Ore
gon" has been spoken. The first ex
plorers told of a land of great for
ests, mighty rivers, shimmering, snow
capped peaks, clear blue lakes, fish
crowded streams, wild-game haunts,
and Infinite variety of seashore, and
broad, beautiful valleys made luxuri
ant in vegetation by the mild climate.
Since then, other wonders have been
found, greater than those mentioned
by the pioneers.
In an effort to tell visitors to this
roast In 1915, bent on "Seeing America
First," where these beauties of Ore
gon are to be found, the Southern Pa
cific company Is distributing free a
handsome booklet in colors called
"Oregon-Outdoors." The publication
Is in folder form so that It may be
easily mailed to friends in the east or
carried about In the pocket. The
covers .are in colors, printed In blue
and red and black. The text occupies
forty-six pages, illustrated by fifty-sev
en half-tone reproductions from pho
tographs, and supplemented by a map.
The rose which Oregon has made fa
mous is featured In the decorative design.
Beginning at Portland, the reader
la carried around the Southern Pa
cific Electric loop lines in the Wlllam
ette valley. He visits the heart of the
Cascades and la shown the attractions
of the beaches at Tillamook, Newport
and Coos Bay. A wide panel picture
portrays Crater Lake. The Josephine
County Caves, named by Joaquin Mil
ler the "Marble Halls of Oregon' are
likewise given prominence. Through
out the booklet are suggestions for
hunters and sportsmen In general,
hints as to where trout abound and
wild game are plentiful. A digpat
of the fish and game laws Is added for
the benefit of visitors from other
states.
Thousands of copies have been
printed and placed in the hands of
company agents. They are being giv
en to easterners and those In the mid
dle west as part of the great campaign
the Southern Pacific is carrying on to
"See America First," and fs believed
they will do much to properly adver
tise the Pacific northwest and Its ad
vantages.
GORGEOUS EVENING FROCK.
Jet Is used this season on many
of the evening gowns, but this frock Is
unique in that it is entirely of Jet
over a black satin foundation. This
frock is particularly becoming to long
slender lines.
Per Capita Fljrure of Oregon Given as
$2523; Nevada Huh Highest
With $1865.
NEW tTSE FOR POTATO PEELINGS.
Will Clean Foul ChlmiicyH Perfectly,
Says An Exchange.
Save the peelings of the potatoes
used for food. When the stove does
not draw well ulace a quantity or
these potato skins in the fire and
their burning will clean up the soot
and clear out the flue to such an ex
tent it will not seem like the same
chimney.
They do not need to be dry. Damp
peelings Just cut from potatoes will
burn quite readily where there is con
siderable fire, and it is astonishing
how quickly they will do the desired
work.
These peelings are first class for
clearing a furnace when slow fires
have caused the place to become clog
ged up with soot.
Flues of boilers can be cleaned with
perfect safety with potato skins, and
little potatoes are useful where the
fire Is hot and the boiler flues are
clogged as the small potatoes will burn
quickly, producing a condition that
clears the place of anything that may
be detrimental to a good draft. Ex.
NEW STAMP LAW A RELIEF.
Mis sure Would Prove Beneficial to
Merchant of the State.
The new trading stamp law which
went Into effect Saturday should be
one ofl the most beneficial measures
for Oregon merchandising that has
been passed in recent years. It pro
vides for an excise tax of five per cent
of the gross sales within which Is In
cluded the total value of coupons or
other trade devices that may be dis
tributed. There Is no real reason why
any store should adopt trading sys
tems to draw trade. Those merchants
who have Installed this gift-giving
system have dQne so merely to check
the schemes of competitors. Trading
stamps were never recognised as legit
imate advertising but more as a device i
to buy trade. From the standpoint of!
the merchant It Is nothing more than
an expensive bad habit. Notwith
standing the repeated assurances of
the trading stamp concerns, the meas
ure will undoubtedly be enforced.
Examining Rar Candidates.
Oscar Hayter, a member of the
committee appointed by the Supreme
Court to conduct the examination of
applicants- for admission to the bar,
is in Saiem this week assisting In the
examinations, which began Monday
morning and will be concluded
Wednesday. The other members of
the examining board are John M.
Oearln, Harrison O. Piatt, and James
B. Kerr, all of Portland. Eighty-six
aspirants for admission are before the
committee at the present examination.
The national wealth is officially es
timated at 1187,739,000,000, or $1965
for each man, woman and child in
the country. Such are the figures con
tained in the special bulletin. Estimat
ed Valuation of National Wealth;
1850-1912, which Is about to be is
sued by Director Sam L. Rogers, of
the bureau of census, department of
commerce. This bulletin, which was
compiled under the direction of Starke
M. Grogan, chief statistician in charge
of the inquiry, presents estimates of
the true value of the various classes
of real, personal and other property
owned in each state and in the Dis
trict of Columbia fn the year 1912.
Comparative statistics, in less detail,
are given for earlier years, extending
as far back as 1850.
In less than two-thirds of a century
from 1850 to 1912 the total wealth
of the nation, excluding exempt real
estate, increased from $7,136,000,000,
or $308 per capita, to $175,426,000,000,
or $1836 per capita, the percentages
of increase being 2358 for the total
and 496 for the per capita amounts.
In other words, the wealth of the na
tion as a whole is nearly 25 times as
great as it was In 1850, while that of
the individual is about six times as
great. The exempt real estate, which
was estimated at $12,314,000,000, or
$129 per capita, in 1912, includes the
buildings, other structures and public
works owned by the federal, state and
local governments, with the land on
which they stand, together with such
real property of educational, charit
able and religious Institutions as is ex
empt from taxation.
The total wealth of New York, $25,-
011,000,000, is the greatest shown for
any state, while Illinois and Pennsyl
vania with $15,484,000,000 and $15,
458,000,000, respectively, are close ri
vals for second place. Other states
which rank high In total wealth are
Ohio, with $8,908,000,000; California,
$8,464,000,000; Iowa, $7,868,000,000;
Texas, $6,86,000,000; Massachusetts,
$6,303,000,000; Missouri, $5,842,000,-
000; New Jersey, $5,743,000,000; Min
nesota, $5,547,000,000; Michigan, $5,-
427,000,000; Indiana, $5,195,000,000.
No other state is credited with as
much as $5,000,000,000. I
When the comparisons are applied
on a per capita basis, however, a
very different showing fs made. The
highest per capita figure for wealth ifi
the hands of) Individuals and commer
cial organizations that is, exclusive
of the nontaxable property owned by
governmental, educational, charitable
and religious institutions Is given for
Nevada, $4865. Next in order come
Iowa, with $3345; North Dakota,
$3210; California, $3113; Nebraska,
$2954; Montana, $2743; Colorado,
$2668; Kansas, $2525; Oregon, $2523,
and Illinois, $2507. In no other state
was the figure as high as $2500. Only
three states Illinois, California and
Iowa for which the total valuations
were high also showed high per capita
figures.
That assessed valuations do not, in
themselves, furnish any Index to the
actual wealth of the various states is
brought out In a striking manner by a
table showing the ratios between as
sessed and estimated true valuations
of property throughout the United
States. These ratios vary from 11.7
per cent In Iowa to 100 per cent in
New Hampshire and Wyoming. In 11
states they are 33 1-3 per cent or less;
fn 24 states, 50 per cent or less; and
in 13 states, 66 2-3 per cent or more.
The latest published estimates of the
wealth of foreign countries show
$108,280,000,000 for the British Em
pire In 1903, of which amount $72,-
997,000,000 was credited to the United
Kingdom. The estimate for the Uni
ted States fn 1904 was $107,104,000,
000. The wealth of Germany in 1908
was estimated at $77,864,000,000.
Comparable estimates are not avail
able for other nations.
crop of fruit for this year. A Royal
Anne cherry tree on his ranch is also
making a record for itself and he
expects to gather some eight bushels
of fine cherries from it. Last fall Mr.
Niggli favored The Observer office
with about a dozen of his choicest
prunes, which necessitated the moving
of several pieces of furniture to make
room for them.
FALLS CITY IN BRIEF.
The committee selected by the coun
cil to prepare a franchise for the Elec
tric Light company appears to disa
gree with the said company and the
city attorney as to the meaning of the
word "After" in the franchise where
it provides that after eight years the
city shall if it desires to do so, have
the right and privilege of purchasing
the same. The electric light people
construe It to mean if the city fails to
purchase the plant at the expiration
of the eight years that the city lose
the right. For instance if the eight
years was up on the 10th day of June,
1915, that they must take steps to pur
chase the plant on that particular day
or be forever barred.
Dr. Emll Krchgessner, formerly res
Ident physician and surgeon of Cook
county hospital of Chicago, has come
to locate here. His office will be tern
porarily at the Falls City hotel. The
News.
Phillip J. Kurz died Thursday, May
13, at the home of L. B. Murray and
was burled Saturday, May 15. E. A.
LaDow preached the funeral sermon.
Phillip J. Kurz was born in Brown
county, Wisconsin, December 10, 1856
resided there until 1876, when he
moved to Minnesota. He moved to
Kansas in 1884 and removed to Minne
sota in 1894 and from there he came
to Polk county, Oregon, in 1897 and
departed this life May 13, 1915. He
was paralyzed and had been bedfast
for about a year. He lived a devoted
Christan life to the day of'his death.
The Oakhurst school had a picnic on
Thursday, May 20, it being the last
day for parents and children and
friends to pay respect to the manner
in which the school work had been
carried on during the year. The morn
ing was spent in playing different
games. Lunch was served to all at
noon. After dinner a program was
given by the pupils and the Teachers-
Parents club. Just before going home
Ice cream and cake was served to
everyone. There were 130 in attendance.
CONSTITUTING HORSEPOWER.
INDUSTRIAL WORK PROGRESSES.
Flowers for Dead Heroes.
A committee from the O. A. R., con
sisting of N. Arnold. David Smuts and
W. G. Campbell, will, on Sunday
morning, decorate the graves of their
departed comrades. Relatives and
friends of deceased sold4ers who wish
to make contributions of flowers are
requested to leave them at Stafrin's
drug store before 8 o'clock Sunday
morning.
Three PHae Pla.
J. W. Pease, a prominent farmer re-
Former President Pies,
Rev. Wm. Pearce, formerly of Polk
county, died at Drain. Oregon. Thurs
day night. The funeral was held Sun
day afternoon In Salem. The deceased
is survived by four brothers. Lot L
Pearce of Salem. V. W. pearce of
McMlnnville. C. L. Pearce of Polk
county, R. R. pearce of Polk county.
Also by two sisters, Mlsa Martha
Pearce and Mrs. J. B. Smith, both of
Polk county. i
Polk County Roys and Girls Busy
With Various Projects.
Several hundred boys and girls of
Polk county are enrolled In the Boys'
and Girls' Industrial clubs and are en
gaged in various projects, among
which are corn growing, potato grow
ing, seed selection, poultry raising,
canning, baking, dairy record keeping
and various handicrafts. This work
fs promoted by State School Superin
tendent J. A. Churchill, by the United
States department of agriculture, and
by the various school officers and the
teachers. The state school department j
has two men In the field all the time
directing club work and assisting In
industrial exhibits at the county fairs.
At Con-all is the U. S. department of
agriculture works through the exten
sion department at the Oregon Agri
cultural college and Prof F. L. Griffin
is the state agent of club work. His
department has enrolled about cr
thousand boys and girls. Mr. GrffAn'i
assistants are Miss Helen Cowgill of
Corvallis and W. A. Beer of Eugene.
These, accompanied by Superintendent
Seymour, have visited practically ev
ery school in Polk county this season,
instructing and encouraging th
youngster In their work. From pres
ent Indications the exhibit at the fair
this fall will be the largest and best
ever seen here.
Measure of the Power Which He Can
Exert Continuously.
To lift 550 pounds one foot in one
second requires what is known as one
horse power. Similarly, a horsepower
Is able to raise twice that weight one
foot in twice the time, or one-half foot
In Just that time. Moreover, It can
raise half 550 pounds one foot in half
a second, or two feet in a second, and
so on. Therefore when we lift one
fourth of; that weight, 137 pounds,
four feet in one second, we are exert
ing a horse power.
Accordingly, when a person who
weighs 137 pounds runs upstairs at
the rate of four feet a second, he Is
exerting the equivalent of a horse
power. For a man weigning twice
that much, 275 pounds. It would be
necessary to climb at the rate of only
two feet a second to exert a horse-
Dower. It is possible to do much
more.
As a matter of fact? a horse often
exerts many times a horse power. The
average horse can draw a wagon up
a hill where a ten horse power en
glne with the same load would fail
A horse power does not represent
the greatest momentary strength of
the average horse, but is a measure of
the power which he can exert con
tinuously. Ex.
will also receive bids for the construc
tion ofj three reinforced concrete
bridges and one mass concrete pier.
The specifications are on file with the
county clerk.
IMMEE& C,
I OFFICE I
When We Hand
You Our Estimates
of the cost of the lumber you require
you can depend upon it that the fig
ures will he as low as first-class, well
seasoned lumber can be sold for hon
estly. If you pay more you pay too
much. If you pay less you get less
either in quality or quantity.
Willamette Valley
Lumber Co.
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
MAJOR CARLE ABRAMS RESIGNS.
Experts Hamper Crop.
Mr. Geo. Niggli. who has a seven-
acre prune orchard above the frost
belt Ave miles south of Dallas, was In
town oa Saturday and reports a fine
Highly Prized Officer of National
Guard Surrenders Commission.
Acting upon the advice of Attorney
General Brown, to whom he had sub
mitted the question' of his eligibility to
retain his commission in the National
Guard upon the acceptance of the ap
pointment as a member of the Indus.
trial Accident commission. Major
Carle Abrams, who assumed his new
duties Saturday, tendered his resig
nation as major of the third battalion
of the 3rd regiment O. N. G., last
evening to Adjutant General White
with the request that It take effect Im
mediately. Major Abrams has seen 15
years of service in the military ofl the
state and expresses no regret, rather
of relief, in being able to retire hon
orably under these circumstances.
Captain Eugene Moshberger, of the
Wood burn company of the 3rd regi
ment fs the ranking captain of the
regiment and is in direct line to suc
ceed Major Abrams.
Well Supplied With Orders.
On Friday the saw mill of the Wil
lamette Valley Lumber company took
a short respite, and ceased operations
for a day, while the planing depart
ment of the Institution was given
chance to "catch up" with work. The
mill is said to be now working upon a
fair average of work and with better
things in view.
A Nice Assortment of
Violins and Guitars
Have You Seen the New
Hawaiian Guitar which
is called the Ukulele?
Easier to play than it is to
pronounce
Imported Accordeons and
Harmonicas
THE
GUTHRIE
DAIRY
(Under New Management)
Is prepared to supply the citizens
of Dallas with sterilized
and tested
MILK and CREAM
Delivered every morningfto any
part of town, guaranteeing
prompt service
S. LYNCH, Proprietor
Thirty Years' Experience in the
Dairy Business In Wisconsin.
Observer want ads. do the biz.
West Side Marble
WorKs
0. L. HAWKINS, Proprietor.
MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES AND
CURBING.
Guitar and Violin Strings, Racks
THE FULLER
PHARMACY
Main street, corner Mill.
2 World-Famous
Brands
BLACK'S GROCERY
We can please
you ifybuwant
the best
THEO. BEBGMANN SHOE MFG. CO.
Incorporated.
Manufacturers of the Celebrated
Bergmann Shoe.
PORTLAND -:- OREGON
The strongest and nearest water
proof shoes made for loggers, miners,
prospectors and mill-men.
The Observer, a Twice-a-Week pa
per, costs no more than a weekly.
Each the beat of it cfais. 2
tplendid grade at 2 different
price.
Old Master
and
San Marto
Coffee
"Thm Kind With Ihm FUner"
SOLD BT tc
DALLAS HEAT COMPANY.
The County Invites Bids.
When the county court convenes on
June IS It will open bids for crushing
and putting Into the bunkers at the
8prJiur Valley quarry 1S00 yards of
rock, and also for delivering; the crush
ed material on the county roads of
that section, at points to be designated
by the court. The court at this time
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A Lasting Friendship
DAVIS BESTf LOUR
FRESH BREAD, FRUIT
AND VEGETABLES .
EVERYDAY. '
Staple and Fancy Groceries
simontoF & scon
Phone 18. 526 Court St.
DR. W. L. HOLLOWAT
CHIROPRACTOR.
Phone 122.
DALLAS LIVERY AND
FEED BARN
SADDLE HORSES AND SINGLE
RIGS, BUGGIES, CARRIAGES,
HACKS AND AUTOS FOR
HIRE.
Burk & Shepherd
Send It By Parcel Post
8end ua your laundry by Dared bou.
Tbe rural carrier Is now authorised to
transact this business. It costs but a
few cents. Well return It nrmaT'r
DALLAS STEAM LACXDRT