Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1915)
lb VOU ST (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE J5, 1H15. '." (TW'ICE-A-WEEK) NO. SO NEED NOT DIVULGE AGE NEW ELECTION LAW PLEASING TO WOMEN OF OREGON. Number of Members on Board Re duced From Six to Five County . Clerk Now Selects. Hereafter judges and clerks for county and state elections will be se lected by the county clerk, instead of by the county commissioners. This Is according to a change made In the election laws by chapter 326, laws of ' 1915. Chapter 326 also reduces the number constituting an election hoard from six to five. Formerly there were three judges and three clerks on each board. Hereafter there will be two judges and three clerks. Another change made In the elec tion laws eliminates the requirement that voters must give their age when registering. This -was very objection able to many women voters. All that is required now is to make affidavit that the voter is over 21 years old. Varying opinions have been ex pressed, on the provision authorizing the county clerk to select the list of election judges and clerks. The list. must be approved by the county com missioners. . One view Is that the change gives the county clerk a great deal of patronage, although petty In nature, and may be used by the clerk to further his political interests. Another view Is that the change Is in the interest of efficiency, as under the old law the work of selecting the judges and clerks was largely dele gated by the county commissioners to r an employe. It Is contended that when difficulties arise on election 'day a county official should be responsible and be on hand rather than an em ploye. " The' change in the law was endors ed by the county clerks in convention, ; and County Clerk Coffey of Multno mah spent two or three days at Sa lem during the legislature working in behalf of the bill. He Is largely re sponsible for its passage. In elimi nating one judge from the election , board, it Is estimated that at the next general election over $2600 will be saved in the expense of the election. "BATHTUB" IS NORMAL QUIZ. College Students Start. Novel Move , For Cleanliness. The first bathtub census of Mon muth, if not the ft rat in history, was carefully and systematically conduct ed recently by students of the state normal college with what is presumed to be a remarkable showing for cleanliness. It was shown that 42 per. cent or tiie city s nomes were in pos sessic hfor the sanitary arrangement known as a bathtub. The percentage of homes 'using the tubs was not re corded by the students with the fore- , going result. However, the social survey has only begun in earnest, It is announced, and ere long Indepen dence, being nearest to the seat of hy gienic and bathtubic culture, will, in. the language of the tonsorlalist he "next" The result will naturally be ' watched with interest, the horserace . city having become somewhat famous, for foamy baths. Dallas and Salem, too, would naturally fall lntb the path of the normal ites for an invest! gatlon as to cleanliness. Should the girls at the normal be so bold as to announce their Itinery far in advance it is a sure bet that Dallas would be proud of Its record. Dallas people, while leaning strongly toward the . sponge bath, the sun bath, and dips in the placid Rickreall, will welcome any kind of census that may be taken by the college students. Dallas fearB - not the investigation of the normal ites. GOVERNOR NAMES DELEGATES. Four Polk County Boys Appointed to Corn Convention. At the request of the National Top Notch Farmers club. Governor Withy- combe has announced the appoint ment of three boys from each county of Oregon as delegates to the Univer sal Corn convention to be held In San Francisco, August 6 and 6. These boys have been selected upon recom mendation of the county superinten dents- of the state because of the in terest they have manifested in agri cultural work, either in school or on the farm. This Is the list of those named from Polk county: Ebben Ray, Wil lamina; Paul Scott, Independence, R. 2; Edwin Brown, Dallas, R. 1; Frank Tubandt, Airlle. Buell Trout Recognize Orr. Buell correspondence to Sheridan Sun: "County Sheriff Orr and fam ily of"- Dallas spent Sunday trying to catch brook trout on Mill creek, but the trout had had. their breakfast before the sheriff arrived. So after spending some time without any luck, he decided to try some other place. At Rogue river he made a second at tack on the trout." . Another Complaint From Polk. . S. H.- McElmurry of Led ford, a station three miles south of Indepen dence, has filed formal complaint with ' the public utilities commission asking that the Southern Pacific railroad company be required to Install a spur or sidetrack at that station, for the accommodation of carload shipments of freight to and from that station. 0 Sheridan Sawmill Shots Down. The closing down of the Sheridan i.ir ' mills last week threw some 200 men 5 i out of employment at the mill and I camps, said one who had just returned from g. be work. The Sheridan Sun savVat the closing down of the 5 plant puts a large number out of em- ployment, and most of the crews took the misfortune with good nature. Two of the mill crew, the Sun says, who had listened long to the song of the saws, fell Into the arms of the muses with the following which was engrav ed on a shingle and posted in - the mill: y "We got it at last straight in the neck, hit in the , pocket with a- big time check; we obeyed the order of Foreman Hill and now we are leav ing the dear old mill. Like sawdust and chaff in the wind we are whirled and are now going forth in the cruel world; we are going forth against our wish with nothing to do but to hunt and flsh; where we go we cannot tell, but the little fish will sure get h--l." APPROPRIATION BILL FAULTY. Location of Normal Training Build ing Omitted From Act. Although attorneys question the constitutionality of the act passed by the last legislature appropriating 50,000 for a training building for the state normal because the act does not specifically state where fhe build ing shall be erected, Attorney Gen eral Brown has expressed the ODin ion that this is not a fatal defect, and work will probably go forward on the structure after plans and speciflca tlons have been completed. The title of the bill simply refers to the Oregon normal school, the location of the In stitution being omitted entirely. Lead- ing attorneys of the state hold that under the act it would be difficult to determine where the building- Is to be constructed, notwithstanding the ract that there is but one normal school In operation witHin the state. A further objection urged is that neither the title nor the act itself specifically state Tor what purposes tne training school building is to be used. ORDER DEDICATES NEW HALL. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Unite in Celebration. The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Kings Valley are now comfortably lo cated in the new hall, recently com pleted upon a beautiful site in pic turesque King's Valley. The building was dedicated on the evening of June 4th In the presence of members of the order from all parts of the valley, and it is said by those present that the ceremonies conducted by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of the home lodges were very beautiful and im pressive. Grand Patriarch Andrews and ' Deputy . Grand Master West brook of Portland were present and expressed themselves as highly grati fied at the ceremonies. The supper served on the occasion is said to have been of the highest order and did credit to i,he ladies who prepared it. i The O.bserver congratulates the three- linkers of King's Valiey upon having built and moved into their new home. DESPONDENT DANE IS SUICIDE, Patient at 1 1 wane Asylum Hangs SeU By strings and Suspenders. Hans Sorensen, an epileptic patient at the Salem asylum, on Thursday bade farewell to earth by hanging nimseir to the fixtures In a toilet room of the asylum, the attachments being made of shoestrings and suspenders. Having been .Informed that there would-be no funds available for his transportation to his native land when discharged, the parent imparted the knowledge that there would be little chance for a Dane and soon his life less body was found In the toilet Sorensen was committed from Mult nomah- county and was 66 years of age. He had been crippled In a rail way accident at Portland. . TWO CHARGES AGAINST DALE. Temporary Insanity Will Be His Plea When Brought to Trial. Ie, Dale, formerly a resident of Dallas and well known throughout this county, was twice Indicted at Pendleton last Saturday for second degree murder, he being charged with shooting and killing Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ogilvey, who lived south of Pilot Rock, on June S, a detailed ac count of which has heretofore ap peared, in the columns of The Ob server. Dale will probably be brought to trial at Pendleton within three weeks. It Is reported from there that he will offer temporary insanity as his plea. Perrydale Band In Portland. The Perrydale band, under the lead ership of 8. P. Caldwell, attended the Rose carnival at Portland last week and discoursed music during the fes tivities. Of this organisation the Portland Journal says: "This band was organised by Mr. Caldwell In 1911 at Perrydale, a small town In Polk county, and is the pride of the com munity. Most of the members are farmer boys who find recreation in the study of music during leisure hours, and that they do so industri ously was demonstrated by ths splen did showing made both on the band stands and in the various parades in which they appeared." Fill Your Boxes Well. The state sealer of weights and measures has officially ruled that "berry boxes must be well filled when sold by the box." He adds; "A well filled box Is not a box three-fourths full, but is one in which the con tents will average level full." The state legislature of ltlfi passed a law standardizing the sise of the berry boxes, snd this law Is In effect at the present time. Yorora Home Is Burned. Fire, which Is supposed to have been due to a defective flue, de stroyed the farm home of H. A. Yo- com, southeast of Ballstdh, causing; the complete destruction of the home on Wednesday, most of the contents be ing saved. The fire was discovered about two 'clock In the afternoon. The property was Insured for a small amount. n ANOTHER DALLAS CHAUTAUQUA ATTRACTION. This community may consider It self fortunate in having H. Ruthven McDonald, the "Canadian baritone, on its program. If Mr. McDonald does not create a most favorable Impres sion here, it will be the first place in the circuit that music lovers . have not been fairly entranced by him. There is probably n singer so much sought after for concerts and enter tainments, for he is a general fa vorite. He has an extensive reper NEW PLANT IS IN VIEW GRANGE WOULD HAVE FERTI LIZER FACTORY HERE. Agricultural College Experts Give En couragement to Proposition, and Make Recommendation.' The Oregon Agricultural college has undertaken to induce the state to purchase land in Polk county car rying Lime stone, and erect thereon a fertilizer manufactory for the benefit of the farmers of this and other Wil tamette valley counties. Representa tives of ths state Institution have vis ited the property deemed practicable for this use, made tests of the mater ial there found, and pronounce it equal to anything of the kind in Ore gon. The grange at Monmouth took the initiative in' the matter, believing that the soil would give better results were lime added. ' For the purpose of proving out its theory It invited ex perts from the college to analyze the soir In various sections of this coun ty, and also to give attention to Its requirements. The Agricultural col lege professors were not slow in say ing that a time fertilizer would great ly enhance the fertility of the soil, and so interested, did they become in the matter that they have recom mended to the state the establishment of a plant not far from Dallas. It has been figured out by these ex perts that fertilizer can be furnished here at $2.60 per ton as against $6 per ton for the Imported article, thus making It possible for farmers to use It extensively not only In Polk county but throughout the Willamette valley. The grange Is urging that action be taken by the state without unneces sary delay, and with the support of the college authorities It Is not im probable that a fertilizer manufactory may be in operation here In the not very distant future. GRADUATES WITH HIGH HONOR. Louis Holslngton Passes An Examina tion of Note at U. of O. The distinction of being graduated with "highest honors In a given sub ject" will be accorded tomorrow to Louis B. Holslngton, acting principal of the Astoria high school, who early this week emerged successful from an hour's . oral examination before a committee of four which applied the "highest honors" test. Mr. Holsing- ton's subject was psychology. In which he has taken all the courses offered at the University of Oregon. In all his psychology courses he has re ceived either 8. or H., the highest two grades possible. He -received H. in his experimental work. Mr. Holsfngton's graduation thesis was on Eccentric Projections of Touch," In preparing which he did an amount of original research work that Is uncommon for a candidate for merely a bachelor's degree. His the sis was as good as those ordinarily put in for a Master of Arts degree. according to Dr. Karl Dallenbach, In structor In psychology, with whom Mr. Holslngton did his experimental work. Mr. Holslngton la the first man to receive highest honors In psychology the state university and Is the only one who will receive that grade in psychology this year. Grange Will Picnic Sunday. The members of the Monmouth grange will assemble at the farm home of Mr. Stockholm, south of the school town, next Sunday and enjoy basket -dinner and picnic Mrs. Stockholm Is secretary of the grange. On July 4 the granse will picnic on the Cephas Nelson place. H. F. Smith and family of Moscow, Idaho, are to become residents of Dallas. w 1.0 I tory, consisting of sacred, descrip tive, humorous, oratorio, -operatic, Scotch and Irish songs, and he knows how to give them in a way to bring out their full enjoyment. Mr. MacDonald's presentation of oratories .will be a revelation to his hearers, and the best criticB of the United States, .Canada and England have given- him unstinted praise on his rendition of the "Messiah," "Cre ation," "Elijah," "Redemption" and "Samson." ' . . ; COURTS DECIDE ON ROAD YAMHILL AND TILLAMOOK CRE ATE DISTRICT IN SOUR GRASS. Contemplate Expending Thirty Thou sand Dollars to Eliminate Dolph Hill Over tlie Mountains. fhe proposed new road to the Til lamook coast will not touch Polk county, and the Bentley section will be omitted from the plan. The coun ties of- Yamhill and Tillamook have finally come to terms on 'the proposi tion, and will each expend $15,000 for the purpose of building a high way around the Dolph hill via the Sour Grass route, against which the Polk county contingent In that part of the county fought desperately. The counties interested had both routes thoroughly Inspected by a competent engineer, and decided that the Sour Grass route would be the most feas ible. This necessitates the construc tion of four and one-half miles in Yamhill county, and one mile in Til lamook county, the two forming i joint district for the improvement. It Is probable that the work will not cost to exceed $20,000, this being the estimate of Roadmaster Hobson of Tillamook county. The -remaining money appropriated for the purpose will be disbursed In the improvement of the road near Three Rivers, where betterments are sorely needed. The contracts for the proposed im provement will be awarded in three parts and the entire distance will, If present plans are executed, be plank ed. A sawmill will probably be la cated near the work, and the plank ing sawed on the ground. The de cision of ths courts to eliminate the Bentley section from the improve ment Is a sore disappointment to the ed. A sawmill will probably be lo- bored unceasingly with the Polk and Yamhill county courts to have the proposed road pass there, appreci ating the fact that this main trunk line from Portland to the coast would prove decidedly profitable to them, not only because of the additional travel that It would bring their way but because It would give the farm ers there an outlet over a good road. Several surveys were made to In clude this territory, but the Polk county court refused to accept them at this time, not having sufficient funds on hand to perform the work this season. It was originally in tended that the three counties should Join In the construction of the road, In which case the Bentley route would have been selected, as that Is the on ly portion of the highway that would be in this county. The state was asked to contribute $45,000 to the pro ject, and the three counties contem plated investing a like amount jointly, but the highway commission declined td loosen up this year of our Lord, j and made only half-hearted promises: for the future, which put a quietus to the matter so far as the Polk coun ty commissioners were concerned. There was talk of the Portland Auto mobile club contributing $10,000 to the project, but this was never put; before the authorities In snything like j tangible shape, j The proposed new road will prob ably be in condition to travel before; the close of the present outing season, ; In which case It will have a tendency to Increase the number of tourists that annually visit the Tillamook coast. Ths road will naturally prove of greater advantage to Tillamook county than any other. Ths present highway, if such It may be called, over the Dolph hill. Is In wretched condition, sad It would be necessary to expend thousands of dollars to make It even passable with any de are of comfort, not to say safety. The toll road beyond Dolph, to pass over which the traveler is forced to part with a portion of his coin of the realm, Is really In the worst shape pf any of the road, and just why those whp exact money from travelers for the privilege of wallowing and finally miring In gumbo are . permitted to continue the hold-up even under charter is beyond the comprehension of any one possessing human intelli gence. "One simply disgorges for the right to pass through a heavily guard ed gate across a practically Impass able trail along the mountain side. The elimination of the Dolph hill will put an end to the toll gate, which is a step that should have been taken years ago. FREE HELP TO BE FAVORED. Marlon County Commissioners to Re Jcxt Prison Help. Hard-surfacing of roads in Marion county is to be done by free labor, instead of prison help, according to information received on Saturday. Polk county, it Is intimated, is taking interest in the Martin county plans of hard -surfacing, and will watch the work of the sister county in the hope of gaining valuable Information. The Salem press endorse the ac tion of the Marion county court In strong terms. The Journal says: "AH things taken Into consideration, from the standpoint of the great need of employment by free labor at this time I and the comparative inefficiency of convict labor as a class upon any kind of public work, the Marion county court, did right in giving employment to free labor exclusively in the pro posed campaign of extensive hard surfacing of the Marlon county roads as mapped out by the county court. This decision on the part of Judge Bushey, who is, of course, backed up by Commissioners Goulet and Beck wlth, will be received with rejoicing by free labor throughout the county as it will provide employment for a small army of laborers and the county court will not resort to the employ ment of convict labor in any capacity on the work so long as free labor Is obtainable at reasonable prices. Thlsj decision was reached by Judge Bushey after the board of control had assure' him that the county would be provid ed with all of the convict labor need ed at the usual wage of 25 cents per day; "While Judge BuBhey Is desirous of working a saving to the taxpayers wherever possible he figures that, by the time the county paid the convicts wages for their keep, transportation to and from work and the necessary guard hire, it would amount to al most as much' as free labor and, all other things taken into consideration, he believes the workingmeh of Mar ion qunty more entilted to the work man are tne convicts, wno at the pest, cannot be relied upon to render a day's services and there is always the element of risk of human life to be taken into consideration in the em ployment of convict labor. "Polk county has learned of the plans of the Marion county court to engage in extensive county road pav ing at the minimum af expense and Is Interested to the extent of sending the county engineer over to interview Judge Bushey as to when and where the first work will begin so that the Polk county court may be present and take notes. While no definite plans have been decided upon or discussed It is understood that ths Polk county court also has under consideration fol lowing the example of Marion county court's enterprise and will doubtless make arrangements to put down sev eral miles of hard-surface roads dur ing the next year or so." - OLD ALUMNI TO GATHER. Christian College at Monmouth to Be Host Tuesday. Farmers, teachers, lawyers, doctors and business men, who completed their training at the Old Christian col lege at Monmouth In the years fol lowing '73, will gather In that city to day. A picnic will be held on Cupid's Knoll, west of the city. Manyastudent romances have occurred there. Al though It has been nearly a half cen tury ago, the old "grads" who say they will be there, have bright recol lections of school mates and former surroundings. The alumni now num bers more than 1300. Gets Light Sentence. W. E. Fox. whose escapades as a labor bureau manager were chronicled in Ths Observer several weeks ago, and whose arrest was made by a Unit ed States marshal, pleaded guilty last week in federal court at Portland and was sentenced to three months in the Multnomah county Jail for defrauding through the mails. Mr, Fox wgrked at his trade as painter while in Dal las. Annual Picnic at Shady Lane. Saturday, June 19, has been named as the date for the annual farmers' picnic at Shady Lane, ten miles south of Dallas. The usual program of sports by the schools will be carried out with cash prises for winners .of the sports. H. T. French of the ag ricultural department of the state ag ricultural college will deliver the ad dress. Railroad Work Resumes. Work on the Valley ft Sileu road' has been resumed and Suawrin ten dent Ronald expresses the opinion that there will be no further -delay In the completion of the line. Operations sre now in progress at the west end, and about fifty workmen are employed. Odd Fellfms Elect. Independence Odd Fellows have elected the following officers for the coming term: Ray 8. Reeves, noble grand; Edwin J. Stringer, vice grand; D. D. Good, secretary; H. Hlrschberg, treasurer. Monitor. Death of Richard Elder. Richard R. Elder of Monmouth, sn Invalid for more than a decade, was fouad dead In bed last Friday morn- in;, he having passed away during the night. SCHOOL DAYS ARE OVER THIRTY PUPILS GRADUATE FROM THE DALLAS HIGH. Superintendent Churchill Delivers Stirring Address, and Mrs. Cra ven Presents the Diploma The closing exercises of the Dallas high school commencement week were held Friday evening at the high school auditorium, a large audience being In attendance. The students assembled on the lower floor, and marched to the auditorium to a grand march played by Miss Marjorie Hol man. Th'e spacious stage was banked with beautiful roses and ivy, pink and green, the class colors, predominating. The young ladies were daintily gown ed in yhite frocks, while the young men wore the customary blue, making a stage setting that was decidedly pleasing. The gowns worn by the girls of the class did not exceed in price the five dollars stipulated by them, which may be considered an economical departure from the usual custom for such occasions. The au ditorium was most artistically decor ated with ivy, sweet peas and ferns. The commencement exercises were1 Interesting and entertaining, the first number being the grand march, In' which the thirty graduates showed grace and skill. Invocation by Rev. Erskine, pastor of the Evangelical church, was followed by an instru-.' mental solo by Miss Dorothy Bennett, and a selection' by the Senior" quartet. Florence Vernon Allen delivered the salutatory address and Sara G. Toevs the valedictory. These numbers were interspersed with a duet by Jack Eakin and Lucile Hamilton, and fol lowed by a cello solo by John CV Uglow. Superintendent of Public In struction J. A. Churchill delivered the address to the class, his remarks be ing full of inspiring words that will doubtless follow the graduates through life. - Miss Cartwright and Miss Irwin rendered a vocal duet, ' which was followed by the presenta tion of the diplomas by Mrs. J. R. Craven. The Alumni Banquet. The 'Alumni banquet on Saturday, evening concluded commencement week. . The dining room at the Gail hotel was artlsticaly decorated for the occasion, while, the tables carried beautiful bouquets of roses and ferns. The dinner was in four courses. Mr, Harold Miller of the class of 1914 acted as toastmaster, and during the evening the following toasts were re- ... sponded to: To Dallas High School, Dora Hayes, '14; Looking Backward, Josephine Luebke, '13.; To the Girls,' Ray Boydston, '13; Looking forward, Jack Eakin, 'Iff; To the Boys, Caro- lyn Ghorke, '13; The High School from the View Point' of a Director, Mrs. Ora Cosper. , The toasts were much appreciated' by the guests and alumni. The menu was as follows: Olives, sweet picklesv salad, baked salmon and potatoes,. spring chicken with dressing, vege tables, hot rolls, Ice cream, cake, nuts. raslns, coffee. The guests of the Alumni Banquet association were: ' Messrs. Laird Woods,' Pauline Coad, Halite Smith.) Ray Boydston, Helen Loughary, El mer Balderree, Muriel Grant, Frank Wilson, Josephine Ieubke, Dora Hayes, Georgia Ellis, Ned Shaw, Ruth Campbell, Jessie Simpklns, Willis Mo-. Daniels, Helen Casey, Ernest Hols Ington, Elva ' Lucas, Miriam Hart; Marjorie Bennet, Francis Harrington, Fred Gooch, Harold Miller, Herbert Shepherd, Marguerite Krltle, Ada Blodgett, Georgia Curtis, Mrs. Ora L. Cosper, Marie Griffin, Fred Stinnett; Pearl Smith, Jack Eakin, Lucile Hamilton, Joe Helgerson. After the banquet the guests went from the Gail to the armory, where the annual alumni dance was held. A splendid orchestra furnished music. A number of daintily gowned misses were guests of the alumni at the dance. There were about twenty-five couples present. This dance was the last of the high school club series which were given throughout the season. - TERM CLOSES AT FALLS CITY. Fourteen Students Receive Diplomas In Sister City. The public schools at Falls City closed on Friday, tha exercises being held in the Wagner opera house In the evening. Ths following program was carried out: Overture, High school orchestra; in" vocation. Rev. M. A. Marcy; address. M. S. Plttman of Oregon; violin solo, "Simple Confession," Leon a Hanson; class prophecy, Conrad Cockerllne; piano solo, "Alpine Glow," Helen Treat; valedictory, fedlth Johnjbn; presentation of Diplomas, Superinten dent H. C. Seymour; benediction, B. U Hicks. Diplomas were given by the county superintendent to Elvin Snyder, Mae Hanson, Mildred Chapln, Edith John son Fay Wells, Lorain Halley, Lester Bowman, Wlnfleld Johnson, Hanvey Deal, Conrad Cockerllne, Helen Treat, Katie Barn hart, George Otte. Geneva Sayre. McCoy Man For Governor. There Is talk In some quarters of the state of campaigning the Hon. C L. Hawley of this county for gover nor at ths next election, the promot ers believing that he would receiv greater support than any other re publican that could be named, not excepting the present Incumbent. That Mr. Hawley is peculiarly miea to fill the important position of chief executive of the stats Is a foregone conclusion, and should he whirl his hat Into ths gubernatorial arena he would have a larger following than even his most Intimate friends mttcht hope for. But what's the matter with the present incumbent? v