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THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY. JULY 6, 1915. falkCIoirJhscwt Published Each Tuesday and Friday. Office 617-619 Court Street Telephone Main 19 BY LEW A. GATES. Subscription Rates. One Tear $1.60 Six Months 76 Three Months 40 No subscription taken unless paid for in advance. This is imperative. Entered as second-class matter In the Postoffice at Dallas, Oregon. OluD ADVICE. Admitting the necessity for official vigilance and organized charitable ef fort to protect friendless girls who flock to the larger cities, looking for an opportunity to earn a living. A metropolitan newspaper at the same time suggests that if girls could be made to understand the desperate chances they take when they start on an adventure of this kind fewer of them would undertake the risk. Dis cussion of this question has been re vived by the recent case of an eighteen-year-old girl who drifted to the city and was picked up by the police just in time to save her from a seri ous predicarnent. The only accom- plishments claimed by the girl was an ability to "sing a little and dance a lot," which are not especially valuable qualifications for earning a living in a complex city. The best advice to such young women is to stay in their home towns until they have acquired the ability to earn a living in a big city by useful service. It scarcely would seem necessary to offer such advice to girls for their common sense should tell them the same thing In the first place. Never theless, it is necessary to not only of fer, but to constantly repeat such warnings, simply because a certain proportion of, country girls and girls from smaller towns and cities insist on flocking to the big cities, appar ently thinking that anyone can get work and make a living where work is so abundant. Perhaps this shows a lack of common sense, but this de ficiency merely adds to the danger of the girls instead of offering a solu tion of the real question Involved. And because of this condition it is es sential to repeatedly impress on green and unsophisticated girls, as well as on their parents and natural protect ors, that a big city is a poor place for any strange girl who has no friends to guide and advise her, and to provide a stopping place while she looks for employment. Nor should any girl go to a big city under the delusion that she can pick her work or secure a position without any spec ial qualifications for rendering useful service. For a girl to set out with such idea is to court disaster, yet many do it, strange as it may seem, and they often pay the almost inev itable penalty. moving some of the handicaps under which the small grower labors. More than a year ago the Santa Fe line bad so organized Its facilities that It was able to urge smaller growers ev erywhere along its lines to pool their fruit and vegetable crops for shipment (n carload lots. The railway irt pany, in fact, encouraged this for. . ..I co-operation among small growers to the extent of sending out speakers to advise farmers regarding the success of such co-operative effort in securing carload rates in other lines and other sections. The effort was fairly suc cessful in many fruits and vegetables, and, with last year's experience as a guide, the results of this year are likely to be still more gratifying. Through such co-operation great quantities of produce which the small producer cannot afford to ship alone can become parts of carload lots at rates which small shippers can stand, and which, as parts of fast freight trains, can reach market as unspoiled, even if not as wholly fresh, as fruits or vegetables shipped in refrigerator cars. And the ultimate consumer, who is always the goat of all wasteful management, will rise up and call blessed all who have contributed to ward giving him the good things of life at a smaller cost. SPOTTING THE PLOTTERS. It is estimated that the government authorities are "on the trail" of cer tain Americans suspected of aiding and abetting Huerta in the latter's al leged effort to foment a new revolu tionary movement In Mexico. It is claimed that for Weeks certain Mexi can followers of Huerta have main tallied an active organization, with headquarters at El Paso but with con nections at New York and other east ern points. It further is claimed that certain American citizens are closely connected with the schemes and plans which have been discussed and ar ranged by this Huerta "Junta," and that American financial backing has been furnished to help along these plana. And the federal government has set about the task of ferreting out this alleged conspiracy and proposes to make an example of any citizen found guilty of violating the neutrali ty laws in bo flagrant a manner. It is to be hoped the government will push this Investigation with vlg or and thoroughness, and will thereby get at the bottom of this Huerta plot .that has been frustrated by the timely arrest of Huerta before he could Join the other conspirators on Mexican soil. The allegation previously has been made that American plotters, actuated by motives of self-Interest, have persistently meddled in the af- f al rs of M ex ico and are large I y re sponsible for the present conditions of strife and turmoil In that country Not only Is such conduct a plain viola tion of American laws, but It reveals a surprising lack of patriotism en the part of those who thus have sought to nullify and frustrate the govern ment's efforts to restore peace and . order In the neighboring republic. Heretofore It has been difficult to se cure evidence against these suspected plotters, but this time the task may prove more easy. And If any Ameri can, or any ring of Americans. Is found to have been guilty In the manner specified, prompt and ample punishment should be Inflicted on the miscreants. PRODUCER AXD COXSVMER. Refrigerator car service Is still be yond the means of small fruit grow ers, says the Globe-Democrat. Only the larger producers can avail them selves of thst means of shipping per ishable goods to market. The pro gress of Invention and the utilisation of economies to be effected by close organisation In corporation manage ment may yet place the cost of re frigerator service with In the reach of many more growers than now. In the meantime railway corpora tions are overlooking no means of re- NEW NAVY PLAN. A reorganization of the United States navy that creates in that ser vice a general staff that is comparable in all essentials to the admiralty sys tem of Great Britain, Germany and other first-class powers, has just been effected by order of Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy. This plan of reorganization is regarded as the most important step that has yet been tak en by the United States to establish its navy on a modern basis. It assures the adoption of an intel ligent building program and an in crease in the fighting efficiency of the units of the service. It Is intended to bring about, through a council com posed of the secretary, the assistant secretary and heads of bureaus, that co-ordination between the department and the fleets that naval experts de clare to be essential to the develop ment of a fighting machine that will respond quickly in case of an emergency. By order of Daniels there Is estab lished In the navy what he describes as the secretary's "advisory council With the establishment of this coun cil, which is composed exclusively of officers created by congress, the coun cil of aids passes out of existence. The council of aids was Improvised during the Taft administration, it never hav ing been recognized by congress. Sec retary Daniels describes the new agency as a "council," preferring that term to that of "staff" or "admiral ty," which he believes smacks too much of offensive militarism. That the council will perform the work done by staff systems abroad Is indi cated In Daniels' orders. The new organization takes the place of a haphazard plan of conduct ing the navy that has resulted In the United States navy retrograding while other naval powers have pro gressed. Under this system the de partment head will go before congress in the future with comprehensive building programs and a statement of views as to naval needs that will represent the best Judgment of the service. There will thus be avoided the spectacle that was presented be fore the House Naval committee last winter when some officers testified that the navy was ready for any emergency while others declared that It would take years to put it In shape to cope with an enemy. ed on this nation as a direct result of the war. In spite of this advantage to Amer ican trade, however, there are few Americans who hope for a prolonga tion of the war, while, on the other hand, general sentiment is distinctly and sincerely hopeful that the strug gle may terminate soon the sooner the better. It la realized that ulti mately every nation and land will have to stand some share of the burden of expense and losses, and this will ap ply to neutrals no less than to bellig erents. To whatever extent the lat ter are impoverished, disorganized and ; debt burdened by the war, their pro-1 ductive capacity and their purchasing power will be diminished, and this will affect all other nations as well as themselves. No other nation will be so well prepared to meet this strain, however, as will the United States, which is piling up a big re serve fund of prosperity while the war Is in progress. BUSINESS BEFORE WAR, The fiscal year of the United States government closed on Wednesday, and although the complete statistics are of course not yet available the summar ies are known with approximate ex actness. The chief point of interest to the American people Is, quite nat urally, the foreign trade situation, and the figures which are given out are certainly most gratifying. We are told, for Instance, that, despite the big war which greatly has disturbed world conditions and international business relations, the closing fiscal year has been the greatest year in history for American foreign trade. The grand total of exports and Imports for the year will amount to fully $4,285,000, 000. and the trade balance in favor of this nation will probably top a billion dollars. In both respects new records have been established, and particularly In regard to the enormous trade balance which has been rolled up, which Is of proportions never dreamed of before the big European war, and which would not have come true save for the war. Moreover It is perfectly plain that i so long as the war continues and this nation keeps out of It, American trade prosperity will continue to grow and expand, for the reason that this country Is the greatest free mar ket In the world at the present time, producing the things which the bel ligerent nations simply must have so long as they possess money or credit to pay for them and can And trans portation facilities for their purchas es, ot only this, but this country also must supply many of the still neutral nations with commodities, sup plies and manufactures which ordin arily might be secured from the var ious fighting nations, but which can not be secured, or can be secured on ly in greatly reduced quantities, on account of the war. The war there fore temporarily helps this country both ways, although of course there ts an offset in the disturbance to regular and normal trade exchanges, losses In this direction, however, be ing more than made up by the enor mous total of new trade literally fore-1 SINKING OF THE ARMENIAN. The sinking of the British freight steamer Armenian by a German sub marine, with the loss of about thirty. lives including a number of American citizens, is a matter of considerable interest to this government and the American public on account of the possible bearing It may have on the diplomatic controversy now pending between this nation and Germany over previous attacks by German submar ines and the lawful use of such craft in general. In this connection it is conceded that until all the facts are known it will be impossible to draw definite conclusions as to whether this nation has ground for additional com plaint to Germany. For instance, the status of the vessel herself Is a mat ter of prime importance. If chartered by the British government and used as a transport of contraband supplies. It Is plain that the Americans on board, most of whom were muleteers employed to look after the cargo of mules, assumed a risk that would re- i move them from the official protection of their own .government. Also such points are involved as an attempt to escape capture, whether the vessel was actually armed, and whether warning was given and proper precautions tak en to safeguard the lives of the crew and others before the ship was sent to the bottom. Until all these questions are defi nitely settled the extent of the Inter est of this government In the affair cannot be determined, and further de tails concerning the disaster will be awaited with some anxiety. Naturally It is generally hoped in this country that the incident will not add to the already complicated dispute between Washington and Berlin over submar ine operations. Yet if there has been fresh offense against international law and treaty stipulations, there is no question that the United States gov ernment will make use of this new argument to support and emphasize demands already made affecting the operations of submarines and the as sociated danger of overriding the rights of neutral nations and their citizens. Recent advices from Germany have Indicated that government Is inclined to make favorable response to these American demands, but a suspicion ex ists that In doing so Germany will at tach a "string" to such concessions as may be made. The care which Ger many has shown in not repeating the Lusitania offense has encouraged a belief that Germany is anxious to reasonably satisfy this government, but this confidence has somewhat been shaken by the sinking of the Arme nian. As already explained, however, much will depend on the development of the facts and circumstances, and until these are known final Judgment should be withheld. SOME- FEUOlWS ACT AS IF- ALL. WATER. HAD SUBMAR-meS IN IT-o rue BAse- ball RAce- ALMOST AS CLOSe AS THE BASE BALL FANS- Screen doors no niesto swat if you fortify with our screen doors and windows. We can serve you quickly with the galvanized or black t screens In regular or special sizes; Dallas Planing Mill. 26-9t. ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given to whom It may concern, that the undersigned has been duly appointed admnlstrator of the estate of Tena S. J. Hastings, by the Hon. County Court of Polk County, Oregon, and has qualified. All persons holding claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same duly verified on or before six months from the date hereof, and all persons knowing themselves in debted to said estate are notified to make Immediate settlement thereof, Dated this 24th day of June, 1915. REUBEN A. HASTINGS, Administrator of estate of Tena 3. J. Hastings, deceased. SIBLEY & EAKIN, Attorneys for estate. 33-5t. TERSE TALES OF TOWN LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining: People and Their Movements, Gleaned by Observer. The Independence Enterprise hits the nail squarely on the head when it says that opportunities in industrial lines are being sadly neglected and that we are sending our money abroad to keep alive the tires in eastern man ufacturing concerns. Workmen of the Pacific northwest lack employment, while we are supporting manufactor ies in cities far away. This conten tion has been repeatedly made by The Observer, and it believes that the' commercial organizations throughout the entire coast country should bend their energies to inducing Industries of a varied character to locate here. A tin pall brigade, with its contrib uting families. Is a most valuable as set to any community, and one that not only keeps the money at home but aids materially in community building. The busy American farmer is not paying much attention to politics or any other side issues these days. He Is "saving" the crops which will give him another year's lease on Easy street, and which will add to the na tion's wealth to the tune of about ten billion dollars. Mr. Bryan says he expects to remain In politics so long as he lives. There ts a widespread impression, however, that he merely wilt continue to swim around the edges. Italy ts preparing for a three years' war, but before three years are up the whole of Europe will be standing In the bread line. If present signs hold food. The June bride season Is ft thing of the past for the present twelve-month. girls are still watchfully waiting, are stlU watchfully waiting. And the burden of the nations ts still burdensome, notwithstanding. No doubt, however, July bride msy be just as happy. Dr. D. G. Rempel attended the eighth annual convention of the Ore gon Chiropractic association in Port land, Friday and Saturday, returning Sunday. This association has more than doubled its membership in the last year, having 78 members at pres ent. Mainly through the efforts of this, association a law was passed at the last legislature creating the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and all chiropractors must take the state examination if they wish to practice chiropractic in Oregon. The first ex amination is set for July 13. Mrs. H. J. Boyd and little daugh ter arrived in the city Friday morning for an extended visit with relatives, Art Hayes left Saturday morning for the Siletz basin, where he will act as a fire warden the coming summer. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sachtler are the proud parents of a baby boy, born July 1. Miss Edith Catherwood, who has been attending the Oregon agricultur al college at Corvallis the past year, has arrived home and will spend the summer vacation with her father. The car shops were closed on Sat urday and Monday, thus affording the employes opportunity to celebrate the Fourth. Mrs. D. G. Rempel and son went to Portland Friday to make an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. H. G. Hall. A sad message of death came on Fri day to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Simonton. Informing them of the passing away of Mr. Simonton's broth er's wife at Crestaline, Ohio, on June 26th. The bereaved one is C. A. Si monton, well known in Polk county. having been a prominent educator of the county several years ago. Rev. Miles, after having gotten the Chautauqua well under way, departed on Monday, leaving it up to the local committee to conduct. Mrs. Wynn Johnson left the middle of last week for Walla Walla, Wash Ingtaon, where she was called by the serious illness of her mother. Miss Pearl Phillips has returned from a visit with relatives and friends In Portland. Mrs. Mable Kearns and baby of Salem are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I R. Adams. Miss Mary Irwin has gone to Gear- hart beach, where she will spend the summer vacation. Mr. Joe Helgerson and Ernest Hois Ington spent Saturday In Salem. Mr. Ted Berg spent Saturday In Salem. Mr. A. J. Barham was a business visitor In Salem Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. BUI K earth were vis iting In Salem Saturday. Rev. D. A. McKenzIe and family have arrived in this city from Titla mook. Mr. McKenzie is the new pas tor of the local Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. Lew A. Cates and Mr. snd Mrs. A. L. Martin returned Sun day from a short fishing trip on the Santiam river In Marlon county. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Boals and son. Ray. have returned from an outing at the Tillamnok coiintv beaches. Miss Celia ifollman of La Grande, Oregon, is a guest at the home of Dr. and Mrs. L, A. Bollman. Mrs. F. M. Neal was a Salem visitor on Saturday. Mlases Gladys Loughary and Muriel Grant visited Miss Mamie Victor In Salem Saturday. Mr. William Lock man of Salem vis ited In Dallas the week-end. Mr. Fred Collins of Portland was In Dallas 8unday. Miss Adah Campbell visited In Sa lem Saturday. BULLETIN ONE CENT A WORD, 'PHONE 19. The charge for advertise ments under this head is one cent per word for each in sertion. No discount for suc cessive issues. If you have anything for sale or ex change; if you want to rent or lease a house or business building; if you want help or a job of work; if you have lost or found anything; if you want publicity of any kind, try this column. You are sure to get results others do, why not you. Tel ephone your "want ads." or address all communications to The Observer, Dallas, Oregon. Count the number of words to remit with order. Telephone No. 19. FOR SALE Six-room residence, mod ern, with garage, and all household goods. Sell separately or all togeth er. Such an opportunity has never been offered before. Phone 612. 227 Jefferson street, Dallas 35-tf GUARDIAN'S SALE. Notice is hereby given, that by vir tue and in pursuance of an order of the County Court of the State of Ore gon for Polk County, sitting in pro bate, made an entered of record in said Court on the 1st day of June, 1915, in the matter of the estate and guardianship, of Irene Westfall, a mi nor, authorizing and licensing the un dersigned as guardian of the -Estate of said minor to sell the read property of said ward, hereinafter described, at private sale for cash, in the man ner prescribed by law, the undersign ed as such guardian will, from and after Wednesday, the 7th day of July, 1816, at the law office of Walter L. Tooze, Jr., Esq., in the National Bank building, in the City of Dallas, in Polk County, Oregon, proceed to sell the said real property at private sale for cash in hand on day of sale, in accordance with said license of sale and in the manner prescribed by law, subject to confirmation by said County Court; said real property being par ticularly described as follows, to-wit: An undivided one-ninth Interest In and to the following described prop erty, to-wit: Lots 1, 2, and the East half of Lot 3, in Block 3, In Cattron'8 Sub-division of Out Lot No. 6, In Mon mouth, Polk County, Oregon. Dated this 7th day of June, 1916. MARY F. WESTFALL, Gardlan of the estate of the above named Minor. WALTER L. TOOZE, JR., Attorney for the Guardian. J.8-J6 FOR SALE Practically new S'A in wide tire, Studebaker wagon; a bar gain. J. D. Smith, Jr. Phone 1204 712 Academy street, Dallas. 11-tf WANTED To trade wood for cow or heifer. M. A. Conlee, Dallas, R. F, D. 2. 35-2t-x FOR SALE 128 acres of choice hay land, joining Wrens, on south side of railroad. About 90 acres under cultivation, balance pasture. Price, including hay crop and implements, $5,600. A. E. Hoislngton, Wrens, Oregon. 35-tf. FOR SALE A good thresher and en- glne, at a bargain. F. J. Wagner, 415 Oak street. 33-6t. ABSOLUTELY FREE We will fur nish modern bungalow plans, ac cording to your own idea, prepared by one of the foremost architects on the coast, free to all who pur chase material at our mill. Come and let us talk it over. Dallas Planing Mill, Dallas, Oregon. FOR SALE A chance to get some good dairy cows. My six head for sale; none reserved. John W. Orr, Dallas, Oregon. FOR SALE New hornless talking machine, ten double records, new, $15. Davis & Horn. 28-tf. CLOSING NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that our tail oring establishments will be closed from July 11 to July IS. the purpose being to get a week a vacation, upon reopening we hope to receive a call from old customers, as well as new ones. OTHO WILLIAMS IS-lt. PHIL. BEGIN The government has Just started on a fiscal year, but the average citizen will be unable to detect any change In his own fiscal affairs. FOR SALE Sulky in good condition. $9. Davis & Horn. 28-tf. FOR SALE Iron Age seeder and cul tivator, $6. Davis & Horn. WANTED Machine, cast and stove plate Iron, brass and copper, zinc and rubber, and rags of all kinds; In fact, junk of all kinds. A. N. Halleck, Monmouth, Oregon. 8tf. FOR SALE National cash register, $15. Davis ft Horn. 28-tf. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to whom It may concern, that the underslnged has been duly appointed administrator of he estate of Mary E. Halsey, deceased, by the Hon. County Court of Polk County, Oregon, and has qualified. All persons holding claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same to the undersigned, duly verified, on or before six months from the date hereof, and all persons in debted to said estate are hereby no tified to make Immediate settlement thereof. Dated at Dallas, Polk County, Ore gon, this 28th day of May, 1915. ALBERT TEAL, Administrator of the estate of Mary E. Halsey, deceased.. ' SIBLEY & EAKIN, W Attorneys for estate. 26-4t-x ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned by an order of the County Court of Polk County, Oregon, has been appointed as administratrix of the estate of F. J. Page, deceased. All persons having claims against such estate are required to present them within six months from the date of this notice, with the proper vouch ers, to the undersigned at West Salem, Oregon. Dated this 28th day of May, 1916. ALICE E. PAGE, 26-tS Administratrix. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that Paul Fundman, the administrator of the es tate of Eliza Day, deceased, has filed his final account as such administrator in the County Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County, and that Sat urday, the 26th day of June, 1915, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the Courtroom of said County Court, In the Court House in the city of Dallas, Oregon, has been appointed by said Court as the time and place for the hearing of objec tions to the said final account and the settlement thereof. Dated and first published, May 2 i. 1915. PAUL FUNDMAN, Administrator aforesaid. OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney. 26-4t-x WANTED Your lame horses to shoe. Williams, the horseshoer, Monmouth Oregon. 8-tf. WANTED Carpet cleaning and win dow washing, both business and res idence. MHo V. Woods, phone 1173 or 1092. 11-tf. FOR 8ALE Two saddles, $7.50 and $20. Davis ft Horn. 28-tf. FOR RENT Good modern cottage. Sheldon street. Enquire at 618 Church street. FOR SALE Quick meal oil stove and oven, cheap. 124 Court street. 20t-x HORSE FOR SALE An Iron grey gelding, five years old and sound In every way. Weight about 1150. Well broke and gentle: a woman can drive. Plica $10 with 10 per cent discount lor cash. Inquire of J. R. Bidgood. IM miles south of Dallas and Stt miles northwest of Monmouth. l-lt- 8ACRIFICE 8 ALE Two lots well lo cated In city; must be sold by Wed nesday. The best reasonable offer takes them. See Mr. Baker, Imper ial hotel. IC-lt NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. Notice Is hereby given that the fi nal account of U. S. Loughary, as administrator of the estate of Martha Simpson, deceased, has been filed in the County Court of Polk County. Oregon, and that the 16th day of July, 1915, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at the county court house In Dallas, Oregon, has been duly fixed by such court aa the time and place for the hearing of objec tions to said final account and the settlement thereof, at which time any person interested In said estate may appear and file objections thereto as by law provided. U. 8. LOUGHARY, Administrator of the estate of Mar tha Simpson, deceased. J22-J20. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATRIX. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appointed by the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the county of Polk, as administratrix of the estate of C. F. Littlefleld. deceased, and that she has duly qualified as such administratrix. All persons having claims against the estate of said decedent are hereby notified to present the same,- duly Itemised and verified, to me at mr home near McCoy, in Polk County. Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated at McCoy. Oregon June 10. 1116. MARTHA M. LITTLE FIELD. Administratrix of the estate of C. F. Littlefleld. deceased. (-14 7-12