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rmmwwti "fry"1 'jgrp rr rr., I) (Ob VOL. 27 (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1915. (TWICE-A-WEEK) NO SO PYTHIANSRETURN HOME KNIGHTS LOUD IN PEAISE ANNUAL CONVENTION. OF Unique Crater Lake Scene of Much Gayety in Which Dallasitea Take Part Members of the order of Knights of Pythias who attended the special convention of Oregon Knights at Cra ter Lake last week have returned to Dallas and art unanimous in their praise of Talisman lodge at Medford, but content to be back at home after enjoying themselves to the utmost at .the convention. Knights who left Dallas last week, .representing Mar mion lodge, were D. P. Patterson, Lief Finseth, Dr. B. F. BuMer, Judge Belt, Fred West, Ben Werner and Claire Snyder. Mr. Snyder took the knight's rank on Wizard Island in the lake on Wednesday morning. Ex pressions heard here upon the return of the knights were many. "Southern Oregon may be alright for those who like it, but Dallas suits me pretty well," was a remark many times re peated. And "X haven't enjoyed such an event in many years as I did the convention at Crater Lake, "was fre quently heard. All are singing prais es to the royal entertainment prepar ed by Talisman lodge and others of bouthern Oregon. Most of the Dallas lodgemen returned on Friday. Knights began arriving at the lake Monday. All day Tuesday there was a steady stream of autos. The camp was established under the hemlock grove above the new hotel and Tues day evening the commissary fed 300 knights. After dinner there was a concert by the Medford band. Then the story of Damon and Pythias was staged in a natural amphitheater, huge bonfires furnishjng the light. A dance in the newly completed assem bly room of the new hotel, music be ing furnished by the band was great ly enjoyed. Wednesday morning the rank team and the candidates were taken by launch to Wizard Island, where in the extinct crater, the grand lodge as sembled and the initiation ceremonies were concluded. In the evening there was a farewell dance at the hotel, af ter speeches by officers of the grand lodge and visiting knights. Early i Thursday the return trip began, a .-Vvp for lunch being made at Pros- Talisman lodge No. 30, Knights of Pythias, deserves the congratulations that it has been receiving lor its en terprise and for its successful man agement of the convention of the great fraternal order. Perhaps no lodge session was ever held in more awe-inspiring surroundings or on a more majestic spot; the crater of an extinct volcano, the great cal dron of a collapsed mountain now fill ed with the beautiful blue waters of the world 's unique lake. Fully three hundred Knights were well cared for in the encampment un der giant hemlocks overlooking the lake and another hundred were shel tered in the picturesque lodge now rapidly nearing completion. A hun dred automobiles were used in the transportation of the visitors and not a note of discord marred the harmony of the occasion. Through the enter prise of the Pythians, hundreds of persons viewed this wonderland of nature that would never , otherwise have seen it and thousands have heard of it, wlfo would never other wise have noted it. For the first time the music of a brass band echoed among the majestic cliffs of Crater Lake and its melody floated over its mystic water as humanity kept pace to the measured beat of the waltz. For the first time a play was staged under the thousand-year old trees in the light of the blaze of fall en logs in an amphitheater provided by nature. For the first time the rough unfinished rocks heard the sol emn and inspiring words of the ritual based on human friendship. The first time should by no means be the last. The example of the Pythians should be followed by other lodges. receiving much encouragement from this source ihe Uregon Nursery company of Orengo, in a letter re ceived from it yesterday, makes known the -fact that it will lend any assistance it can in the betterment of this public playground, and offers to pay the expenses of Mr. Iiickli to that place in order that he may make selections from stock. The Woman's club, however, will not take the mat ter up further until its meeting in October, when some definite action with regard to the proposed improve ment will be taken. And that in its endeavors it will receive the support and financial encouragement of the community goes without saying. OLD RECORDS ARE FOUND. Contain Speech Made by E. D. Baker in Defense of Union. t Five volumes of the Congressional Globe, of great historical interest, were found in an Albany second-hand store recently. They were issued in 1860 and 1861 and give debates in congress just proceeding and follow ing tne outbreak or the civil war. These books were purchased by Wil- lard li. Marks, an Albany attorney. The senators from Oregon at the time the first of these volumes were compiled were Joseph Lane, who was one of Oregon's United States sen ators, and who is the grandfather of one of Oregon's present senators, Honorable Harry Lane and Edward D. Baker, whose famous speech in" defense of the union is reported m one of the books. . James W. Nes- mith of Polk county, and grandfather or .Representative MeArthuc, wasi al so a United States senator from Ore gon during part of the time covered by these records. Lansing Stout was Oregon's representative in congress at tliat time, the entire state having but one representative. JOLLY GIRLS AT COAST CAMP FIRE PARTY ENJOYING OUTING IN OWN WAY. Dallas Combination Difficult to Beat When It Comes to Having , Genuine Fun. CIRCUS TENTS PITCHED AL. BARNES' WILL ENTERTAIN IN DALLAS TODAY. Within Big Steel-Barred Arena Will Be Presented Some Thrilling Scenes. Pupils Showing Interest That the industrial school fair this fall will excell all previous undertak ings in this direction is the expecta tion of Superintendent Seymour. More than ordinary interest is being manifested in the coming event by the various schools of the county, and the responses at the fair will unquestion ably be numerous: The campaign to interest pupils has been under way since the close of the industrial ex hibit one year ago, the superinten dent having lost no opportunity to ad vance interest among the schools of the county. Moth more space will be required for the exhibits than in former years. Those desiring the premium list should make application i to Mr. Sevmour. The Al. G. Barnes' three-ring wild animal" circus arrived in Dallas this morning and the tents me being pitched on the fair grounds as The Observer goes to press. The small boy is in his glory, throngs watching the unloading and the other prepara tions for the entertainments this af ternoon and evening. Depending al most entirely on trained animals to attract, the Baraes' circus stands forth as being distinctly different from others. It's a big, three-ring circus, however, with huge tents, par ade glories, bands, clowns, sawdust rings and general circus festivities, yet it has none but new features on its program. Men anw women train ers vie witli one another tor the plaudits of the people, by presenting death-defying acts with wild animals. Mile. Florine offers a group of Per sian leopards and jaguars; Miss lia ble Stark presents Royal Bengal and Siberian tigers and Maj. Thornton has a large number of grizzly and other ferocious bears. What is said to be the greatest wild animal act ever successfully shown is given by Herr Louis Roth, he hav ing 24 lull grown jungle-bred African lions assembled at one time. Other features of especial interest are Tom, Dick and Harry, juggling, horse-rid ing sea lions, Sampson, the aviation lion, and the barnes troupe of beau tiful horses and ponies, there are 550 of them and they are absolutely unrivaled as to beautv, breeding and education among the world's horses. An especially attractive feature of the show's program is the street par ade, which took place this forenoon. It was an indication of that which is to follow, and shows conclusively that Barnes has added considerably to his attractions since his visit to Dallas two years ago. Receiving Encouragement Mr. J. C. Riekli, who has taken quite an interest in the proposed im provement ui iw luumcipw uw in communication with leading ' fhureeries of the state regarding trees and shrubbery lor the park, and is Visitors From Portland, Fred W. Vogler, owner of the Northwest Auto company of Port land, his wife, and Chet Moores, au tomobile editor of the Oregonian, with his wife, stopped at The Ob server office on Saturday enroute to Newport in a Reo "four." Mr. Vog ler is distributor for the Northwest for several prominent automobile manufacturers. The' party was mak ing an official pathfinding tour for the Portland newspaper, and Mr. Moores says the trip from Portland took only three hours of actual run ning time. No Sign of Chicken Thief. The mystery surrounding the dis appearance of 150 of H. C. Eakin's prize ehickens remains unsolved. Sheriff Orr had a clew which led him from Independence, where several crates of White Leghorns had been received, to Newport, where the same crates were delivered, but, upon in vestigation found these were not Mr. Eakin's chickens. After a thoroueh investigation by the sheriff, Mr. Eakin bas about foresaken hope of finding the stolen fowls. (By a Camp Fire Girl) ! Sacajawea Camp, Neskowin, Ore gon. To the Editor : Here we are in most picturesque spot, our camp, situated among a grove of pines, with river nowing swirtly past. rom our camp the ocean is but a two min ute, walk, which is taken numberless times a day. Surf bathing? Why, everyone in our camp surf bathes, sometimes twice a day. After tiling of the ocean a bunch of jolly girls will be seen swimming and splashing in the river. Did we say swimming? We meant trying to swim. The first night in camp we had grand watermelon feed on the beach, and camp fires are frequent occur ences. On Wednesday night the girls with a lot of pep gave an impromptu carnival, much to the amusement of the nearby campers. "Billie," with a mine pan ana lid; "fat, with a skillet and a big fork; "Skeet," with a kettle and a butcher knife, sang the old familiar songs, such as, "We Went to the Animal Fair," "Ninety Nine Bottles," accompanied with a harp played by "Shrimp." "Pat," our Dutch comedian, favored the girls with a dutch air in pantomime; Skeet," the well known chorus-girl of Dallas high, sang "You Can't Live Without a Girl. " Later in the even ing the old Lebanon vs. Dallas foot ball game was played over, with the same old pep and fight the girls had in the winter. A "yell" was given in honor of each and everv boy in our" team. After this bit of hilari ty we had a taffy-pull, and popped corn. Our "bunch" has become ac quainted with a jolly crowd from Me- Minnville. and have one grand time together in the surf. ' Our afternoons are most enjoyably spent reclining on the sands, swimming, or hiking. Be fore leaving the girls laid in a supply of Kodak films, which are being rap idly run through the cameras. Snap shots are in vogue. , 'Eats"? "Yea-bo!" You never saw a bunch of , "hungrier girts. "Shrimp," the hot-cake eater, never eats less than a dozen. "Pat," why she s the first one at the table and the last one up, and keeps "Pete busy making biscuits. Who's Mike? Why, she's the one who takes fre quent trips down the "Glenn. "Jinks," our mascott, is a lively lit tie sport. Believe me we were all glad to see some Dallasites drive into camp Thursday. The party consisted or Misses Viers and Van Vorhecs, and Messrs. Loughary and Woods The weather here is delightful, but of all the pealed noses and tanned skins, you should see ours. There has been but one day which prevented us from surf bathing, due to a big storm at sea. The waves dashed and splash ed against Proposal rock, which made a beautitul sight. That day marked the highest tide of the season. There are a great many sports here. Sunday, the Salmon River Indians play baseball with a picked team trom meskowin; other sports are boating on the river; deep sea fish ing and all sports in connection with fishing. We must now draw this letter to a close with the hopes that all Dallas people are enjoying themselves ns much as we are. We have acquired the following nicknames: Lucile Loughary, "Jinks" (mascott); Nina Farley, "Shrimp;" Gladys Lough ary, "Fete; ' Marione Holm; "Pat;" Marie Griffin, "Mike;" Hel en Loughary, "Billie;" Muriel Grant, "Skeet;" Mrs. H. A. Woods, "Moth er;" Mrs. U. S. Loughary, "Mater;" Mr. H. A. Woods, "Percy;" Mr. U. S. Loughary, "Dad." WANTS PUBLIC'S VIEWS SENTIMENT ON DISPOSAL OF O. & G. LANDS DESIRED. Polk County Court Invited to Send ' Representatives to Conference at Salem in September Next A Tip For Automobilista. Speed maniacs would better beware while within the corporate limits of Independence lest they are called up on to contribute to the exchequer of that municipality for their folly. Re cently a special officer, one familiar with the modus operandi of automo bilists because of his long residence at the metropolis of the state, has been employed there to catch violat ors of the speed ordinance and is doing a lucrative business in his spec ialty. The townspeople, says dame rumor, are onto this individual and are tamer than ordinarily. The explosion or gasoline in even the most inoffen sive motorcycle ages the average an- tomobilist there for the new cop has one or those things which he uses in connection with his duties. Judge John B. Teal yesterday re ceived a communication from Gover nor Withycombe inviting the Polk county court to appoint representa tives to take part in the conference to be held in Salem on September 16 re garding the Oregon & California land grant case, and the matter will be considered at the regular September term of court. The Supreme court of the United States having placed the method of disposing of the land's in the hands of congress, the governor believes that congress should be in formed regarding sentiment in this state and that it can best be obtained by having a conference of persons in terested. Polk county, while not so largely interested as some other coun ties, will probably be ably represent ed at the conterence. Besides a representative from the county courts of the counties embrac ing gi ant lands, members of congress and the legislature, and heads of fed eral departments have been invited. The State Federation of Labor, the State Grange and the Fanners' union have each been invited to appoint ten delegates to be selected from counties embracing Oregon-California lands. The Oregon Development league, the State Banking association, and the State Press association have each been asked to appoint, three delegates, to be chosen from counties-embracing Oregon-California lands. Any other state-wide accredited organization having direct interest in the questions involved may be eligible for represen tation, at the discretion of the com mittee on procedure. The Southern Pacific Railroad company has been asked to be represented to state its case as it sees fit and to offer such suggestions as seem desirable. Following is the letter received by Judge Teal from the governor: "In the state-wide discussion of the recent Supreme court decision concerning the Oregon & California land grant case, it has become appar ent that a conference to consider the various aspects of the matter is desir able. The Supreme court, in effect. has placed the method of disposition of the remaining lands in question in the hands of congress. Naturally, congress will be interested in knowing the desires ot the people or uregon; and if these desires are expressed af ter a more or less official deliberation, it is fair to believe that such expres sion will have weight at Washington. "Therefore, as the matter is of vi tal interest and importance to all Ore- gonians, it seems fitting for me to call a conference to discuss the various phases of the question, and, if pos sible, to evolve some definite plan of action. This conference will be held at the statehouse, commencing Thurs day, September 16. "I have endeavored to give all who are properly interested a fair repre sentation. In order to comply with the physical limitations of our meet ing place, and not have the gathering unreasonably large, it naturally lias been necessary to restrict the num bers asked to take part officially. No doubt there will be criticisms of the plan, but, after much thought and consultation, I believe it is perhaps as equitable as can be devised under the circumstances, and I think it will gene its purpose with justice to all concerned. In accordance with this plan. am asking your court to select five delegates to the conterence, one as a representative of the court, one from an accredited taxpayers' organiza tion, and one from a community or commercial organization, the other two at the discretion of the court. As promptly as possible please notify me of the names and addresses, of your court s appointees, for the conveni ence of the committee on procedure." the wet season. While the portion covered with the crushed rock, put in place by the roller, gives a good hard surfaced road that will be highly ap preciated during the winter. Xt is hoped by the people of that section that the work begun will be taken up again next year and be finished. ELKS HOLD ANNUAL OUTING. Antlered Herd Assembled at Cottage wove Ijast Sunday. A bountiful feed seems to have been the main feature of the Elk's high jinks at Cottage Grove Sunday, where twenty deer' and a beef fur nished barbecued meat for about 500 lodgemen from most of the Willam ette valley cities, who .report royal entertainment and a repast too good for the king. Twenty bushels of roast corn and titty gallons of crawfish added savory relish to the big meal and a novel program of entertain ment, including racing and boxing matches, offered digestive influence. The Eugene lodge was the host at the party, and among the guests were a number of Dallas, Independence, Falls City and Salem Elks. They tell in subdued tones of other things that added joy to the feast. All day Sunday the antlered herd made merry and left the scene of carnage and crime reluctantly after extending to the fcugene brothers a hearty vote of thanks for their splendid hospitality and their well managed outing. Mayor Kirkpatrick Returns. After having undergone a surgical operation at the Good Samaritan hos pital in Portland, from the effects of which he has recovered, Mayor E. C. Kirkpatrick, accompanied by Mrs. Kirkpatrick, returned to Dallas Fri day evening. Mr. Kirkpatrick is rap idly gaining strength, and within a comparatively short time "will be himself again." TWO POUE MEN PAROLED HUNNI0UTT AND M'LEAN GIVEN FREEDOM BY GOVERNOR, Employment Provided by State Prior to Their Being Released on Rec - ommendation of Board. Emzie Hunnicutt and L. A. Mo Lean, committed to the state peniten tiary from Polk county on August 8 of last year, were paroled on Satur day by Governor Withycombe, fol lowing -the recommendations of the parole board. Hunnicutt was sen tenced for larceny committed at In- , dependence. His brother Harry is now in the comity jail awaiting trial at the November term of court for a similar offense, and his mother is out under $500 bond for stealing a can of milk. T. A. McLean was committed . to the penitentiary for obtaining mon ey by false pretenses, having perpe trated his crime in the vicinity of Independence. The only unincarcer- ated member of the Hunnicutt family seems to be the father, who called on Dheritt urr yesterday and asked to visit his son. The old gentleman would not allow the sheriff to lock him up with the son. so they could be .left alone, but waited until the noon hour and spent a few moments with his boy. The paroled men were pro vided with employment before being freed. THE KAISER GIVEN A JOLT. BREEZE HAS ACCIDENT CRUEL NAIL TATTERS UNCLE GIBSON'S 1915 TROUSERS. Nevertheless He Indulges in Childish Game With Fair, Maidens, Who Make the Discovery. MANY FARMERS USE AUTOS. Encampment Officers. At a regular meeting of La Creole Encampment. No. 20, I. O. O. F., last night, the following officers were in stalled bv D. D. G. P., H. B. Cosper: A. V. R. Snvder. C. P.; J. E. Siblev, S. W.; A. W. Teats. H. P.; Oliver Chase. J. W.; H. B. Cosper, scribe. D. J. Riley, treasurer-elect, was not present for installation. j Lnckiamnte Valley Roads Are Now Improved for Winter Use. Luckiamute valley farmers have been extensive users of automobiles this season and as a result roads in every direction from Airlie have been improved. Gravel was hauled and much grading was done to prevent mnd during the rainy weather. In most eases light ears are in service. Farmers haul their cream to Mon mouth and Independence and make many business visits to Dallas. The summer work on the roads has pre pared many to be used for travel throughout this winter. Road Work Finished. Work on the hill road in Spring alley bas been discontinued for this summer, the county court not think ing it advisable to spend more money in this district just now. The work accomplished bas put the road in a much better condition than before. The clearing, grading and widening Belknap Springs, August 19, 1915. Mr. Editor: I have just read the article in the issue of The Observer dated August 17, entitled "Breeze Makes a Find," etc., and am sorry to note the baths didn't seem to bene fit him. From the account of his bath, however, I think you will agree with me that there is some efficacy in the hot water treatment; especially when it can bring to light a pair of socks and an undershirt which had been missing for thirty years. I am glad to be enlightened as to why they sterilize the shelves in the bath rooms so thoroughly with hot water before using them. The people must have heard about Uncle Breeze's cuticle lying thereon. I don't know if it is fair to tell on Uncle Breeze or not, but something very tunny happened to him shortly after my arrival, and we had a big laugh at bis expense. It happened on this wise: Uncle Breeze was won't to engage in conversation and argu ments with numerous other loquaci ous gentlemen while they were all seated in rustic chairs, and benches beneath the shade of a large maple tree in front of the hotel. One cer tain afternoon several of the gentle men were thus enjoying themselves, and Uncle Breeze was seated in a par ticularly rickety chair, the bottom of which contained nails, which had not been properly hammered down, and also some which were pointed up wards. X would ask you to use the imagination which the Creator be stowed on you in figuring what might happen to a person's garments if, while exclaiming and gesticulating and fidgeting around in your chair, as Uncle Breeze is subject to doing, your garments should become entang led in the nails above mentioned. Well, such an unfortunate occur rence as I'm trying to portray to you happened to Uncle Breeze, and per haps it wouldn't have been very no ticeable to the average person had not Uncle Breeze joined our frolic at the bonfire that night. We were playing button, button, whose got the but ton," when we coaxed bim in, and very soon he was "it." It was while he hesitated, dipped and eakewalked around the big circle that we became aware of the fact that Uncle Breeze's 1015 trousers cad become the victim of a cruel nail in that rickety chair. The next day Uncle Breeze proceed ed to make burlap cushions for the aforesaid chain and I guess no one else bas had any such misfortune. Now, if Uncle Breeze contradicts this little story, I shall be sorry, for every word is true. Dallasite. Dallas Automobile Party Forces Ger- man Cavalry to Retreat. Until last Friday night the publish of The Observer had remained neutral as regards the bloody conflict now being waged across the deep blue, but on that day and date ho dealt the German cavalry a severe jolt, and came within an ace of bring ing a sudden termination to some thing or Bomebody. And it was with out premeditation or malice afore thought, too. Enroute by automobile to the high jinks at Cottage Grove, accompanied by a party of perfectly good Elks, near the midnight hour the machine came in contact with a bunch of war horses while rounding a turn in the road at Goshen, putting a crimp in one of the animals and forcing the others to rapidly retreat far to the rear. There were ten horses and two pinheads in the war party, and all were proceeding abreast to Eugene, where the most intelligent members were scheduled for shipment to Germany. After the contact bad taken place Germany was looking for another sound horse while the auto mobile party continued its course with less illumination than it had previous ly enjoyed. The Kaiser may obstruct the high seas, but the old fellow can't obstruct the highways as against a Studebakeij DEATH OF FRANK 0. WOODS. Former Resident of Dallas Passes Away in Portland Sunday. Frank C. Woods, aged 54 years, eldest son of Mrs. B. Lovelace and a brother to M. V. and L N. Woods and Mrs. John Holman of this city, and J. A. Woods of Jerome, Arizona, died at. the Good Samaritan hospital in Portland Sunday night of heart trou ble. The remains will be brought to Dallas today, and the funeral services will be held at Chapman's undertak ing parlors tomorrow forenoon at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in Oddfel lows' cemetery. Twenty-five years ago Mr. Woods was engaged in the drug business in Xlallas, where he had a host of friends, many of whom still reside here and who will learn of his pass ing with profound sorrow. Upon leav ing this city a quarter century ago he engaged in the mining business in British Columbia, but Portland bas been his home during recent years. He leaves one son, Gus Woods, whose borne is also in Portland. Fenton Very Much Alive. Last week the Amity Standard tearfully chronicled the demise of Frank Fenton of McMinnville, a brother of H. L. Fenton of this city, but soon learned that it had made a 'typographical error" and forthwith proceeded to crawfish. But in the meanwhile there were others mourn ing the supposed passing, for Fenton is popular throughout that section of this glorious commonwealth. The sub ject of the Standard's obituary, who is well Known in Folk county, is fast recovering from his recent surgical operation, and will within a short time be as good as new. The home of John R. Allgood was brightened on Saturday morning by the advent of a little son. The stran ger arrived at 8:15 a. m., and weighed 7 pounds. Mother and son are do ing nicely and father is the hanoiest alone will be of much benefit during j man in town. Crowded Quarters at Poor Farm. Two charges have been sent to the county poor farm within the past few days and the building there is in dan ger of becoming over-crowded at the present rate of increase in popula tion. Jndge Teal sent a man named Williams, from Missouri, to the farm on Friday and Monday John Flan nigan, who has been roaming around Dallas for many months, went to the farm. Judge Teal says neither of these men are properly classed as county charges and that the cost of keeping them at the farm will be as sessed to the state. -1 J; U v. . i