Polk County observer., August 13, 1915, Image 4

"THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1915.
Published Each Tuesday and Friday.
Office '..617-519 Court Street
Telephone Main 1
BY LEW A. GATES.
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dhe Postofflce at Dallas, Oregon.
HOW THEY STAND.
It is a matter of some interest to
review how the several fighting na
tions now stand, with reference to
actual changes thus far effected in
their territorial possessions. A year
-ago predictions were freely made that
the map of Europe would be radically
changed by the war and there are
some who no doubt still look for the
fulfillment of thesie predictions. Yet
after a year of the grueling conflict
there is little to indicate any great
amount of new work for the map
makers. It is true that large spaces
of Africa would have to be recolored
if the map revision were to take place
now, but the changes in Europe would
not be extensive.
The British possessions, without ex
ception, are still in British hands. Ja
can is untouched by hostile armies.
ITtalv has not vet lost a foot of
ground. Serbia, which was invaded
early in the struggle, has rid her ter
ritory of her enemies and no foreigner
has gained a loothold in Montenegro.
Austria-Hungary had enemies on a
portion of her territory for a time,
but these have been dislodged, with
the exception of a small portion of
Goritz held by the Italians, and a few
miles of the Dalmatian frontier in
possession of the Montenegrins.
France, Belgium, Russia and Tur
key are the nations that have sur
rendered some portions of their terri
tory into the hands of their enemies.
The Germans have possession of about
four per cent of French territory, but
it is the richest ad most prosperous
part of France, Belgium is wholly in
German hands, with the exception of
a small tract m the extreme western
end of the kingdom. Moreover, the
recent success of the Germans in the
eastern war zone has given them con
trol of practically all of Russian Po
land, which, although considerably
less than one per cent of the Russian
empire, is a densely populated section
and one that is rich in industrial
wealth.
In the mere matter of area, Turkey
is the heaviest loser to date. The
British and French have secured a
foothold in the fiallinoli peninsula.
The Russians have taken possession
of a large area west of the Persian
frontier and south of the Russian
boundary. Egypt has been transfer
red as a British protectorate and the
Anglo-Indian troops have taken pos
session of a large area between Ara
bia and the Persian gulf.
To partially offset her gains in oth
er directions, Germany has lost all of
the German islands, .all of German
southwest Africa and much of her
possessions in west Africa. Her loss
es in area are more than double the
size of continental Germany. At home.
Germany has fared better. She has
lost only a small portion of Alsaee,
which the French have held for near
ly a year. East Prussia was at one
time over-run by the Russian armies,
but they have long since been driven
out.
It is one of the remarkable fea
tures of the war that after a year of
desperate fighting so little territory
has actually changed hands. For the
most part the old boundaries still
hold. The revision of the map of
Europe, as conditions now" obtain,
would not be a very difficult task.
LOOKING OUR WAY.
During the past several months The
Observer has given wide publicity to
the fact that within the boundaries
of Polk county exists some of the
most valuable deposits of limestone to
be found on the Pacific coast, and
now this exploitive information is
having good effect. Recently investi
gations of these deposits have been
made by outside parties with a view
to opening and developing quarries
for the production of fertilizer from
the material. The Agricultural col
lege has pronounced these deposits of
great value to the state, and the ex
perts of that institution have rec-
commended that they be employed in
improving the character of the Wil
lunette valley lands, believing that
commercial fertilizer from this inex
pensive source would prove of inesti
mable value to farmers of this section
of the state.
But while numerous specimens have
been carefully assayed and thoroughly
tested by several persons other than
Agricultural college experts, and pro
nounced ideal for the purpose, it has
thus far remained with Portland par
ties to take active steps toward the
development of these vast deposits,
conditional plans for which are now
making, with every hope of success.
That such an undertaking would prdve
advantageous to the farmers. of this
valley and profitable to the promoters
there can be no question. There is
wide demand for fertilizer, the farm
er having come to a realization of the
fact that while their lands bear splen
did crops under ordinary conditions
the yields may be materially improved
through this agency. Many tillers of
the soil have been taking away and
returning nothing for years, and now
they appreciate that there must be a
change in order to secure the best re
sults. The production of land ferti
lizer locally would greatly lessen the
cost, transportation from foreign
points in some instances making its
use prohibitive. It is therefore, en
cumbent upon this community to give
all possible encouragement to the pro
posed undertaking, which is at pres
ent in an uncertain state.
THE PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW.
' The determination of District At
torney Sibley to convene the grand
jury in special session in order that
it may investigate the charges pre
ferred against the county court in the
recall petitions now in circulation in
various parts of the county should
meet with the approval of the com
munity at large, for then there would
be something more tangible on which
the tax-payer might base his opinion
of obtaining conditions. The allega
tions set forth in the petition charge
the court with extravagance, discrim
ination and unlawful practice, and if
such is the case the people whose
money the court is expending should
be made fully aware of specific in
stances and the circumstances sur
rounding them. And, certainly, the
promoters of the recall movement will
rejoice over the district attorney 's an
nouncement that the inquisitorial
body will delve into the matter and
present its findings to those upon
whom they are depending to success
fully support the undertaking.
If the county court has been ruth
lessly throwing our money to the
birds, disregarding the wishes of its
constituency in matters of important
public concern, we have a perfect
right to know it from an authoritative
source that we may not be left in
doubt. If the court has wilfully dis
criminated against any particular sec
tion of the county in the matter of
highway construction, distributing
money which lawfully belongs to one
district over the roads of other dis
tricts; or if that governing body has
been playing any "favorites" to the
financial detriment of the common
people; or if it has exceeded its au
thority in the awarding of contracts
or petty jobs of surveying, then it is
the duty of the district attorney to
ferret out the instances and present
them to the public that it may have
a basis for intelligent action in the
premises. On the other hand if the
charges preferred against the court
and the commissioners cannot be sus
tained by the facts, brought to light
bv an investigation, then too the same
duty devolves upon the people's attor
ney. The tax-payers of the county
want to know they have a right to
know, and hence all should welcome
the pnised action of Mr. Sibley.
ONE EFFECT.
The people of Chicago are smoking
more and going less to places of
amusement than they did a year ago.
At least this is a conclusion reached
by the deputy revenue collector at
that place, who forms his estimate
from the receipts of his office. The
change which he notes is not a radi
cal one, but is nevertheless sufficiently
marked to be suirirestive. It Indicates
a lessened tendency to seek light
pleasures, with a corresponding ten
dency to find solneu in the company
of Lady Nicotine.
It would not be surprising to find
that this same condition prevails
throughout this country, nor would it
be difficult to ascribe a reason for
such tendency. The past year has
been one of sober thought and serious
reflection, with a growing tensity of
feeling as the great European war
has progressed. Even in this country,
which has only an indirect connection
with the titanic struggle waged by its
world neighbors, the war has had a
visible and widespread influence on
the thought, the conduct and the daily
lives of the people. The latter have
read more, thought more, and engaged
in more serious discussion, and a very
natural result of such practices has
been a decreased desire for light
amusements and temporary diversions.
together with a larger use of tobacco,
the "inspiration of thought" and the
"comfort of solitude."
There is small probability, however,
that this change will be permanent.
The reaction likelv will come when
the strain of the war's uncertainty is
ended, and amusements and pleasures
will again claim the attention of the
people during their idle hours. And
at that there has been no real neglect
of side diversions and wholesome rec
reation, although it apparently is true
that the more prominent public sporte
and amusement places have suffered a
loss of patronage, while the tobacco
nist has increased his sales, and all
on account of the war.
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ARF OUT OF PINOCHUE DECKS-
HARVEST IN GERMANY.
We are told that in spite of the war
and its natural disturbance to life and
business in Germany, the people of
that country have commenced the har
vesting of their ripening crops, which
in point of yield promise to break all
previous records. Reports are that
the wheat, rye, oats and barley crops
are larger than they have been before
in years while the outlook for fruits
and vegetables is particularly good.
With the outbreak of the war, German
authorities made special effort to en
courage the planting of larger areas
than usual and to insure adequate cul
tivation and fertilization of the crops.
The result is that the nation, although
at war and cut off from the world,
promises to be abundantly able to feed
her 70,000,000 people without depend
ing upon imports.
This is just another illustration of
German efficiency. Germany is a well-
forested country, not highly fertile,
with an area of but little more than
200,000 square miles. If farming were
carried on in the United States as in
tensively and intelligently as it is in
Germany we could meet all domestic
needs and have a surplus that would
supply the needs of the world.
MOON YARN EXPLODED.
Scientists are now convinced the
moon has no more influence on crops
than it has on the temperature or the
amount of rain or the winds or any
other weather element. The growth
of plants depends on the amount of
food in the sou and in the air that is
available for them and on the temper
atuie, light and moisture.
The moon obviously does not affect
the character of the soil in any way,
neither does it affect the composition
of the atmosphere. The only remain
ing way in which it could influence
plant growth, therefore, is by its
light.
Recent experiments, however, show
that full daylight is about 600,000
times brighter than full moonlight, yet
when a plant gets 1-lOOth part of
normal daylight it thrives little bet
ter than in absolute darkness. If
l-100th part of normal daylight is
thus too little to stimulate a plant, it
seems quite certain that a 600.000th
part cannot have any effect at all.
It is therefore a mere waste of time
to think about the moon in connection
with the planting of crops. The moon,
says the scientists, has nothing more
to do with this than it has to do with
I lie building of fences, the time for
killing hogs or any other of the innu
merable things over which it was once
supposed to exert a stiong influence.
Americans with a memory are fair
enough to admit that during the civil
war our blockade of southern ports
nearly ruined many British cities
which were dependent on southern
cotton for their raw material. Fifty
years have passed and the boot is now
on the other foot; and of course we
do not pretend to like it.
The autonomy promised to Poland
by Germany is the same kind that
Russia suggested autonomy with a
string to it.
Managers of the local county fair
are planning to make it a record
breaker this year. And if the weath
er man will help they probably will
succeed in their efforts.
Poor Poland gets the worst of it, no
matter which side wins.
A long mild fall will help to com
pensate for the unseasonable weather
experienced during the rapidly pass
ing summer. And a mild and pleasant
autumn is what we usually get in this
section.
No one rises to suggest that Hayti
is also entitled to "another chance."
BEST WAY TO
oesepup A sAF&
AND SANE
FOURTH IS TO
tO YOUR.
CHRISTMAS I
SHOPPING EARLt'
SPARKLING RICKREALL.
(By J. T. Ford.)
Thou child of dark canyons,
Leaping wild and free,
Down the sylvan mountains,
In frolicsome glee ;
Winding through the valley,
Thy swift waters flow,
Amongst evergreen groves
Where the tall firs grow;
Wafting thy melody
On the soft sea-breeze,
Mirroring the bright stars
Through quivering leaves;
Rippling o'er the pebbles,
Splashing thro' the lea,
Flowing on forever
To the moon-mad sea.
O beautiful queen of
Oregon 's sweet streams,
Thou mystic enchantress
Of my boyhood's dreams!
Rushing down the ages,
Eons long ago,
Slushing thro' Cambrian fens,
Melting the soft snow;
Carving thy deep, rugged path
Through sandstone and loam,
O'er the Pliocene plain
Where the giant herds roamed,
E're human thought came to
Improve nature's plan,
And make earth a fitting
Habitat for man; .
When a wild, brutal world,
"Red in tooth and claw,"
Was under the blind reign
Of physical law;
Thy voices were singing
The triumphant lay,
That proud, conquering man
Was coming some day.
Sparkling in the twilight,
So playful and free.
Flashing like a fountain
Beside the tepee;
Kissing the silver moon
When painted softly bright
On thy limpid bosom
In the clear, calm night;
Sporting with the fishes,
Pouring o 'er the high falls,
And luring the wild birds
With sylvan joy calls.
On thy shady green sward
One bright summer moon,
A coy, dusky maiden
Hummed a sweet love tune ;
A gallant warrior bold
Came at her low call,
And they softly named thee,
"Sparkling Rickreall."
0 lovely mountain stream,
Limpid as the air,
Playing the cosmic game
Impartial and fair;
Leaping down the gorges,
Resting in deep pools,
And swirling in eddies
Where the game trout schools;
Saluting the snow peaks
In the distant blue.
Singing thy wild music
All the long year through.
Rickreall, Rickreall,
"Swift flowing water,"
Thy proud synonym stamped
On nature's altarl
Flow on, beautiful stream,
Forever flow on;
Time's long ages are thine,
Oh, flow on, flow on!
There is no such thing as civilized
methods of warfare, for the same
reason that there is no such thing as
a civilized tamily row.
Notice to Hop Pickers.
People who have been picking hops
In the Brown yard will please go to
Frank E. Kersey's confectionery and
sign up for the coming season. 42-6C
APMTXISTRATOR"8 FINAlj NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has filed his final account
as administrator of the estate of R.
W. Heddon, deceased, in the County
Court of Polk County, Oregon, and
that said Court has duly set the hear
ing of objections thereto and the set
tlement thereof for Monday, the 23rd
day of August, IMS, at ten o'clock a.
thereof. In the Court room of said
court. In Dallas, in said county and
state.
Dated this 15th day of July, 1915.
, C. T. HOVER.
Administrator.
W. C. WW8LOW. 1
Attorney for the estate. J16-A8
Dissolution of Partnership.
Notice is hereby given that the co
partnership heretofore existing; be
tween F. E. Davis and C. M. Horn,
under the title of Davis & Horn, is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
F. E. Davis, succeeding; to the busi
ness, will liquidate all Indebtedness
against the firm and likewise will col
lect all outstanding accounts due the
said Arm. - .
Dated at Dallas, Oregon, August 4,
1915. F. E. DAVIS
46-St C. M. HORN
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Polk County.
J. M. Grant, Mary V. Klrkpatrick
and Anna Crider, Plaintiffs, vs. Sarah
P. Rlggs, Armand Riggs, Edith Rlggs,
H. L. Crider, Lucy A. Allen, Olen O.
Allen, - Allen, Sylba A. Bolton.
Dean Bolton, Mabel C. Miller, John
Miller, Owen K. Allen, Anna M.
Allen, Edith F. Blinstone, W. I.
Blinstone, Mernle B. Jackson, Everett
Jackson, Wayne V. Allen, Hattie Al
len, Gladys Cooper, Ottis Cooper, Ver-
da M. Allen, C. Albert Allen, Margar
et Allen, Nancy Crawford, James
Crawford, Naney Ann Holt, D. M.
Holt, Armond Smith, Dora Smith,
John Riggs, Mattle D. Riggs, Sarah
P'leming, James Rlggs, Nellie Cronise,
Thomas Cronise, Emma Messinger,
Messinger, Eliza Rlggs, Charles
Riggs, Franla Rlggs, Matt Riggs, An
na Rlggs, Harry Rlggs, Sallle Rlggs,
Mary Forrow, William Forrow, Geor
gia Estes and J. B. Estes, Lula Payne,
Carlos Payne, Lib Short, T. H. Short,
Grace Baker, Frank Baker, Sadie Per
kins, Milton Riggs, Maud Rlggs, Gran
vlll Riggs, Ann C. Hubbard, George
W. Hubbard, John L. Riggs, Louise
Riggs, L. W. Rlggs, Ann Riggs, Laura
Bryan, C. B. Bryan, Frank Weaver.
Cecilia Weaver, Eva Gilbert, R. J. Gil
bert, R. H. Rlggs, Chassie Stanford,
Gip Stanford, Mary Ellen Holman, H.
Holman, Thomas R. Riggs, Sarah E.
Riggs, Susan M. Richardson, Harriet
L. Veazie, Susan Long, Rachel F.
Brown, John G. Brown, John H. Whit
ley, Cleveland Sears, Martha E. Cur
tis, Charles E. Curtis, James W. Scrog-
gins, Rosa Scroggins, T, H. Guy, Ellen
Guy, the unknown heirs of J. B. Rlggs,
deceased, also all other persons or
parties unknown, claiming any right,
title, estate, lien or Interest In the
real estate described in the complaint
herein, Defendants.
To Nancy Ann Holt, D. M. Holt,
Armond Smith, Dora Smith, Lula
Payne, Carlos Payne, John L. Riggs,
Louise .Riggs, Frank Weaver, Cecilia
Weaver, R. H. Riggs, Chassie Stan
ford, Gip Stanford, Thomas R. Riggs,
Sarah E. Riggs, Susan M. Richardson,
Susan Long, John H. Whitley, Martha
E. Curtis, Charles E. Curtis, Georgia
Estes, J. B. Estes, and
singer, and .the unknown heirs of J.
B. Rlggs, deceased; also all other per
sons or parties unknown claiming any
right, title, estate, lien or Interest in
the real estate described in the com
plaint herein, of the above named de
fendants: -In
the Name of the State of Oregon:
You and each of you are hereby re
quired to appear and answer the com
plaint tiled against you in the above
entitled Court and suit within six
weeks from the' date of the first pub
llcation of this summons, to-wit: On
or before the 11th day of September,
1915, and if you fail to answer the
said complaint, for want thereof the
plaintiffs will apply to the Court for
the relief In said complaint demanded
to-wit: That the defendants and each
of them be required to set forth the
nature of their claims, and that all
adverse claims of the defendants be
determined by a decree of said Court,
relative to the premises In said com
plaint described, and that by said de
cree it be declared and adjudged that
plaintiffs are the respective owners of
the premises described in said com
plaint, and that by said decree it be
declared and adjudged that plaintiffs
are the owners in fee simple of the
respective tracts of land described In
said complaint, and hereafter describ
ed, and that said defendants nor any
nor either of them, have no estate,
title, or interest whatsoever in or to
said premises, and that defendants
and each and all of them be forever
barred and enjoined from asserting
any claim whatever in and to said
land and premises' adverse to said
plaintiffs,- -and for such other and fur
ther relief as to equity shall seem
meet and proper. That the plaintiff,
J. M. Grant, Is the owner in fee simple
of the following described tract of
land, to-wit:
A part of the D. L C. of John E.
Lyle and wife. Not. No. 1948, Claim
No. 68 in Tp. 7 S. R. 5 West of the
Will. Mer. in Polk County, Oregon,
described as beginning at a point 15.-
15 chains North and 15.10 chains East
of the N. E. corner of the D. L. C. of
Isaac Levens and wife, Claim No. 51
in said Township and range; said point
also being the N. W. corner of Lot
No. 4 in Block 1 of Whiteman's Ad
dition to the City of Dallas. In Polk
County, Oregon, and running thence
S. 62 degrees E. 2.27 chains to the S.
E. corner of Lot 3 in said Block 1;
thence North 29 degrees. 30 minutes
W. 4.02 chains; thence S. 62 degrees
East 2.27 chains; thence N. 29 de
grees, 30 minutes W. 2.49 chains to
the S. E. corner of Lot 7 In Block 2
In said addition; thence N. 62 degrees
W. 4.54 chains to the S. W. corner
ot Lot 2 in said Block 2; thence North
29 degrees 30 minutes East 1.14 chains
to the N. w. corner of said Lot 2;
thence N. 65 degrees East 1.38 chains;
thence N. 74 degrees 30 minutes E.
93 links; thence 8. 61 degrees, 30 min
utes E, 3.34 chains; thence S. 47 de
grees East 6.79 chains to the East
line of said Lyle D. L. C, thence
South on said East boundary line 10 -
10 chains to the South boundary of
the La Creole River; thence N. 25 de
grees, 30 minutes West 2.91 chains;
thence North 71 degrees, 15 minutes
West 2.30 chains: thence 8. 85 de
grees, 30 minutes W. S.40 chains;
thence S- 65 degrees, 30 minutes W.
4.69 chains; thence N. 1.60 chains;
thence N. degree. 30 minutes West
1.6 chains; thence North 27 degrees,
45 minutes West 2.11 chains: thenc.?
North, 29 degrees, 80 minutes West
2.03 chains to the place ot beginning.
That the plaintiffs. Mary V. Klrkpat
rick and Anna Crider. are the owners
in fee simple of the following describ
ed real estate, to-wit: Beginning at
a point 9-36 chains 8outh and 80.59
chains East of the Northwest corner
of the D. L. C. of William C. Brown
and wife. Not. No. 1955, Claim No. 64
In Tp. 7 S. R. 5 West of the Willam
ette Meridian, in Polk County, Oregon.
and running; thenoe West tMt chains;
thence South 10.18 chaialt thence
West 11.86 chains; thence South 18.71
chains; thence South 6 degrees East
12.00 chains; thence South 8 degrees,
46 minutes East 18.07 chains to the
center of the County road; thence
South 81 degrees, 20 minutes West
along the center of said road 9.81
chains to West line of Solomon Shel
ton D. L. C; thence South 16.27
chains; thence North 89 degrees East
39.64 chains to the West line oil landa
belonging to Lott D. Brown; thence
North 10 feet; thence South 89 de
grees West 12.82 chains; thence North
20.08-chalns to the center of the Coun
ty road; thence South 81 degrees, 20
minutes West along the center of said
County road 6. SO chains; thence North
40-58 chains; thence East 19.04
chains; thence North 2.35 chains to
the North line of lands belonging to
Frank V. Brown; thence East 32.15
chains to the division line between
the East and West half of the D. L.
C. of Wm. C. Brown aforesaid; thence
North 8.83 chains to the place of be
ginning, containing 141.80 acreB, more
or less, excepting therefrom the rail
road right of way. Also beginning
50.21 chains West and 21.34 chains
North of the Southeast corner of the
D. L. C. of William C. Brown and
wife aforesaid; at an angle corner
on the line between lands ofi Mary
V. Klrkpatrick and Anna Crider and
Lott D. Brown, and running thence
West 8.03 chains to the East line of
lands heretofore conveyed by George
M. Brown and wife to Frank Weaver;
thence South 36.76 chains; thence
South 47 degrees East 45 links;
thence North 41 degrees, 45 minutes
East 12.48 chains to Lott D. Brown's
west line fence; thence North 28.00
attains to the place of beginning, and
containing 27.11 acres more or less,
together with a right of way-10 feet
in width beginning at the Northwest
corner of the above premises and
running thence West to the Northwest
corner of the lands of Frank Weaver;
excepting and reserving from the'
above two descriptions certain road
ways and rights of ways as described
particularly In that certain deed from
George M. Brown and wife to Mary
V. Klrkpatrick et al, recorded In Vol.
63, Deed Records of Polk County,
Oregon, at page 152 thereof, and In
that certain deed from Frank V.
Brown and wife to Mary V. Klrkpat
rick et al recorded in Vol. 60 of satd
Deed Records at page 304 thereof.
This summons, under and pursuant
to an order of the Hon. John B. Teal,
County Judge of Polk County, Oregon,
made at Chambers In the City of Dal
las, in said County and State, on the
29th day of July, 1915, is served upon
you by the publication thereof for a
period of six consecutive and succes
sive weeks -Immediately prior to the
11th day of September, 1915, in the
Polk County Observer, a newspaper
of general circulation, published at
Dallas, in said County of Polk; the
date of said order Is July 29, 1915
and the date of the first publication
of this summons Is July 30, 1915.
SIBLEY & EAKIN,
L. D. BKOWN
Attorneys for the Plaintiff.
BICYCLE RIDERS
ATTENTION
Do yon realize that this is the be
ginning of the season for riding bi
cycles. The man who has his wheel
overhauled in early spring economizes
for the reason that he accomplishes
two things at one cost of labor his
bearings properly clear and oiled
bad bearings replaced at same time
(if any) at practically one cost. Oth
erwise one thing goes wrong here,
another thing there at different times
which makes it inconvenient for yon
and also adds to cost of repairs. We
are well prepared to meet yonr de
mand in this line. Work guaranteed.
Bicycles from $ 22.50 to $15.00. Tires
from $4.50 to $10.00 per pair. Bi
cycle and motorcycle sundries, base
ball and athletic supplies.
Indian motor cycle agency.
L B. h0N, JR.
315 Main Street
LUMBER C
When We Hand
You Our Esti
mates of tht cost of the lumber yon reqoirt
yon can depend npon it that the fig
ures will be as low as first-class, well
seasoned lumber can be sold for hon
estly. If you pay mora you pay too
mack. If you pay less yon get leas
either in quality or quantity.
Willamette YaUey
Lumber Co.'
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