THE POLE COUNTS' OBSERVER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1815.
OBEY THE TRAFFIC LAW
(Continued from page one.)
me with just and honorable com
plaint, particularly as to the violation
of our traffic ordinances. No man can
stand on our streets, either by day or
by night, and challenge their com
. plaints. They speak truthfully,' for I
see the violation myself almost every
hour of the day.
You councilmen are not to blame
for this state of affaire, for you have
been busy attending to your personal
duties, while 1, through entorcea idle,
hess, have been on Main street prac
tically the whole of every day. Hence
I have transmitted an order to our
police which I hope they will strictly
follow and that 1 may receive your
approval and co-operation in the re
adjustment of our traffic ordinances.
Jl copy of this order is attached
hereto and made a part of this mes
sage. Notices to Officers.
To the city marshal, Oliver Chase,
and the Uight policeman, John Shaw:
Gentlemen: You are no doubt aware
that each of you is elected to your
office by the members of the city
council and to serve as such officer
during their pleasure. I, as mayor,
have no authority to either elect or
discharge you. It is incumbent upon
this office, however, to see thai all
city laws are enforced, which, in an
indirect way, places you under my
supervision.
In my message to the council May
1 last, I said I desired a reasonable
enforcement of ou.r laws, and most
laws have been reasonably enforced
and obeyed. Our traffic ordinance,
however, has been, and is now beirg,
grossly, shamefully, and insultingly
ignored, and it is not being enforced.
All drivers of vehicles know the
law, and you have time and again giv-
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had no effect other than to increase
their speed, their unnecessary noise.
driving un the wrong side of streets,
turning intersections to suit their con
venience, leaving their vehicles hours
at a time without lights, and, in fact,
. doing about everything that a sane
and caretul driver should not ao, un
til the time has arrived when life and
nronertv are in jeopardy. Mothers
are crvine for the safety of thair
children and the pedestrians demand
their lawful and moral right to cross
the streets.
I now send you this order and de
mand that on and atter Wednesday,
September 22, at 12 o'clock noon, no
further notice be given and that the
traffic ordinances of our city be exact
ingly enforced without fear or favor
as to high brow or low-brow, the
resident or' non-resident. Do not
er. Arrest every offender and
if there be extenuating circum
stances, the police judge can hear
them. The time to act is now, and we
will have a chance to miss the coroner
and save the aching hearts of moth-
last year was 20 mills. Only two
other cities iu the entire state have
a heavier municipal taxation than
Falls City. These are Madras and
Astoria. The lowest tax rate in cities
of from 1000 to 5000 population is
that of Silverton, where the levy
.82 mills. Marion county cities as
group have a lower rate of tax than
other cities of the state.
'THE NEW HENRIETTA."
E. C. KIBKPATRICK.
Ordinance No. 187.
' Section 1. The terms chauffeur,
city, owner, vehicle, motor vehicle,
manufacturer and dealer, as used in
this ordinance shall be as defined by
section 1 of chapter 174 of the Gen
eral Laws of Oregon for the year
1911.
Section 2. That the laws of the
load as defined by Section 2 of Chep
ter 174, General Laws of Oregon for
the year 1011, in so far as the same
may be applicable, shall apply to the
streets, highways, and public places
of the city of Dallas, Oregon, and
such laws of the road are particular
ly set out as follows, to-wit:
1. Vehicles proceeding in the same
direction overtake each other by pass
ing to the left.
3. The overtaking vehicle shall
Great Theatrical Organization to Ap
pear In Salem Monday.
Five of the biggest stars of the
American stage, William H. Crane
Thomas W. Ross. Maclyn Arbuckle.
Laura Hope Crews and Mabel Talia
ferro, assisted by a talented company
of players, inaugurated a tour of the
Pacific coast in Bronson Howard's
brilliant comedy, "The New Henriet
ta" at the Cort theater in han Fran
cisco last week. The success scored
is the greatest that any theatrical or
ganization has enjoyed in the past
decade. Salem is the only stop to be
made between San Francisco and
Portland and this has been arranged
in honor of inaugural day at the
State fair, the evening of September
27. Manager Waters of the Grand
theater. Salem, anticipating that
many amusement seekers will be
pecially attracted to Salem on that
date through this organization, wish
os to advise intending patrons that he
will give particular attention to or
ders received by mail, accompanied
bv remittance, for this attraction.
Seats for the engagement will be
blaced on sale Thursday morning,
September 23, but mail orders will
be filled now. The scale of prices is
as follows : Lower floor, $2 ; balcony,
$1.50; gallery, reserved, $1, and gal
lery, admission. 75o.
the appearance of five popular
stars of the lustre and good name of
those mentioned above in the same
bill is an event of historical impor
tance and widest public interest. And
when the play is such a masterpiece
of American literature as Bronson
Howard's, "The Henrietta," there is
no room for doubt but that a wonder
ful evening's entertainment is assured.
SEEKS SALE OF LANDS.
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such board. And to sell same to any
person who may apply therefor and
tender the money for same ; provided,
however, that such person so applying
has not theretofore exercised his
homestead rights.
Section 3. That all persons being
settlers, and by actual settlers is
meant those who have actually set
tled upon and occupied the land and
who have tendered the sum of $2.50
per acre for the land upon which they
have settled, should be protected and
upon the payment of said sum of
$2.50 per acre, patent to the land up
on which they have settled should be
issued to them. This term actual set
tlers it not to be held to apply to any
person who made application subse
quent to the institution of the suit by
the government against the nauroad
company, nor I o any person who has
not actually resided upon and who
occupied the land.
section 4. That in selling the lands
at the price fired by said board the
proceeds of sucb sale shall go to the
railroad company and state.
section 5. That pending the sale
of such lands said railroad company
shall be assessed for the purposes of
taxation upon a value not exceeding
three-quarters of the sale price so fix
ed by said board.
WED IN CAPITAL CUPOLA.
TIMBERMEN ARE LUCKY
NO FIRE LOSSES IN POLK COUN
TY THE PAST SEASON.
Efficient Patrol Service Largely Re
sponsible for Remarkable Condi
tion Many Acres Controlled.
Rickreall Girl is Married by Brother
in Dome of State Capital.
maintain its speed until clear of the . ever been f in the dome
overtaken vehicle, and for such dis
tance thereafter as shall prevent dust
and mud throwing upon the overtaken
vehicle.
4. The signal so to pass shall be
given by one blast or stroke of horn,
bell, whistle, gong or other signalling
device. ,
5. Should the overtaken vehicles
then not give way, three such blasts
or signals shall be given, and on
failure to comply therewith the over
taking vehicle may at the next suit
able place safe to both vehicles go by
without further signal.
6. It shall be the duty of every
overtaken vehicle to turn to the right
and give one-half of the road to the
overtaking vehicle.
7. Vehicles approaching an inter
secting road, street or highway shall
be under control so as to permit the
vehicle on the right of the vehicle ap
proaching to first cross the intersect
ing street, road or highway.
8. At all intersections the vehicle
approaching the intersection from the
right of any other vehicle approach
ing the intersection shall have the
right of way.
9. All vehicles approaching an in
tersection of a street, road or high
way, with the intention of turning
thereat shall, in turning to the right,
keep closely to the right, and in
turning to the left shall run to and
beyond the center of the intersection.
FAIR TAX RATE HERE.
Chapman's Figures Show Dallas Tax
Rate as Being Average.
According to tabulations prepared
by C. C. Chapman and published in
his Oregon Voter. Dallas stands fif
teenth from the top of the list of
hich tax paving cities in Oregon of
from 1000 to 5000 population. The
tax rate in this city is 12 mills and
the highest rate for cities of this size
is that of Falls City where taxation
of the state capital building at Salem
united Andrew Lorence of Silverton
and Maijorie Hayes of Rickreall Sun
day morning atier the license had
been secured in the Polk county court
house. The Rev Willard Hayes Of
Rickreall, a brother of the bride, and
a minister of the Christian church,
performed the ceremony which was
witnessed from the spiral steps in the
capital cupola by Miss Mabel Hayes
and T. N. Haves, sister and brother
of the bride. The wedding was the
first performed by the Rev. Mr.
Haves, who at 24, has just entered the
ministry. After the marriage the
wedding party descended and took an
automobile to the train on which Mr.
and Mrs. Hayes departed for Belling-
haiii. ash., where the bride has rel
atives. Later the couple will make
its home on the ranch of the groom's
father in the Waldo Hills country
near Silverton. The groom had to
make an extra trip from Salem to
Silverton when he found that be bad
left the marriage license issued by
County Clerk Robinson, at bis borne.
HOPPICKERS ARE POISONED.
Child Dies at Independence and Oth
ers of Family Stricken.
Lester Vidito, 5-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vidito of Alsea.
died from poison. The family went
to Independence to pick hope. Short
ly after the hop season opened Abbie
Vidito, aged 15, sister of the dead
child, was stricken with poison and
was dangerously ill for several days.
The boy became ill then and the
mother is laid up now. The Vidito
sav thev had no canned goods and
cannot account for it unless the water
was poisoned.
Talc Production.
New York produces more than half
of the talc in the I'niled States, with
Vermont in second place. I
Not a single dollar was lost in Polk
county through forest fires this year,
according to the report of the secretary-treasurer
and supervising war
den of the Polk County Fire Patrol
association, just prepared by W. V.
Fuller. The report concerns only those
timber lands patroled by the associa
tion, but includes the major porr
tion. and the report is therefore con
sidered as embracing the entire coun-
tv. There were a number of tires in
different parts of the territory during
the season of danger just passed, but
in each case the blaze was on cut-
over land and perhaps did more good
than damage. The total cost of nre
fle-htinfir directed bv -the association
during the season was $175, which is
considered remarkably low in view of
the weather conditions that have pre
vailed throughout the summer. The
association has had ten wardens in
the field during most of the season,
and just last week called them in, it
being considered that the danger sea
son was over. The wages of these
wardens is an item of $1600 on the
expense side of the association's led
ger and the construction of telephone
extentions and .equipment is an item
of $90. The United States forest ser
vice pays the salaries, under the terms
of the Week's law, of two of the war
dens employed in this county. Mr.
Fuller is the active head of the organ
ization, being secretary-treasurer and
supervising warden, to which position
he .was recently appointed, ills sal
ary is largely paid by the state gov
ernment. The association has been in
existence three years and its work in
forest protection and fire lighting is
recognized as among the most ettec-
tive ot the many private patrol socie
ties in the country. The patrol and
fire fighting work of the association
is ended for the present season, and
plans for the activities of the coming
year will be made at the annual meet
ing of the directors of the association
early in March, The force of war
dens' will be put into the neia again
soon as weather conditions de
mand, or about June 1, judging from
past years.
Under the direct control or the or
ganization are 100,000 acres of the
county's choice timber lands, and to
create a treasury these are assessed at
l'4 cents an acre, There are also
CI.BUH acres of U. J. grant lands in
the county which are patroled and
assessed by the association. The as
sessment on this land is paid by the
United States forest service through
the office of C. S. Chapman, manager
of the Oregon Forest Fire associa
tion. In addition to these lands the
organization controls about 30,000
acres in the north part ot the county
which is very well patroled by the
C. Lacy company, whose timber
lands adjoin. By co-operating with
the Polk county organization a sav
ing is effected and the work done as
properly as the association itself
would do it. The Lacy company pa
trols about 25,000 acres of its own
lands, and the company is not a mem
ber of the association. The officers
and directors of the Polk County Fire
Patrol association are George T. Ger
linger, president; W. T. Grier, vice
president; W. V. Fuller, secretary
treasurer and supervising warden; B.
C. Miles, F. J. Cobb and John B.
Teal, directors.
Ministers Take Outing.
The Ministerial association of Sa
lem journeyed to Falls City last week,
the intent and purpose of the trip be
ing to hold a picnic on Teal creek,
but the members being short-winded
they failed to make the grade and
partook of the middav meal at a
Falls City hostelry. Those present
were Carl H. Klliott, James Llvin, J,
M. Brown, Chas. A. Hadley, J. C.
Spencer, A. A. Winter, H. C. Stover,
G. Schnnke.
Automobile Takes to Brush.
hile returning to her home in
Falls City by automobile last Friday
afternoon, Mrs. Walter Brown met
with an accident a few miles from
that place, but suffered no serious in
jury to person or machine. In mak
ing a turn the automobile left the
highway and plunged into the brush,
causing her some little trouble in re
covering the road.
SCHOOL DAYS AGAIN.
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popularly received. The ceremony at
tending the opening of the high
school waa concluded with informal
introduction of teachers and students.
All is in readiness now for serious
effort on the part of all. The entire
teaching staff has reported, including
Miss Bess Owens, the new high school
instructor of German and history. O.
". Hart, instructor in manual train
ing has not been relieved as yet, be
cause of the desire of the authorities
to secure the services of the best pos
sible successor to Mr. Hart.
Bnell Corps of Teachers.
School at Buell rommenoed yester
day. The teachers engaged for the
year are Zelma Butler, primary; Dor
is Ball, intermediate: Leona Acre,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades; J.
B. Hatch, principal. Mr. Hatch wax
principal of the Willamina school for
two years.
el li e
Out
All our new stock of Clothing, Shoes, Dress
Goods, Hose, Rubber Boots, High Top Shoes,
Underwear in fact everything in the store.
at WHOLESALE COST
We decided to go out of business and we are
GOING FAST. Hundreds of customers found
last week that we were actually selling at cost
or below, and they are coming back for more.
The quicker we sell out any line the better we
like it, even if we don't have a complete stock
later on.
Now is the Time to Buy
You will pay more later when our stock is sold
THE
DAYLIGHT
STORE
TOE POIK COUOTY FAR
DALLAS, SEPT. 22-24
Aeroplane Flights Thursday and Friday
Exhibits from All Parts of the County
No Admission Fee No Entry Charge
1. A. BAR HAM
E. V.
BARHAM BROTHERS
General
Contractors and Builders
REPAIRING AND REMODELING,
CEMENT WORK A SPECIALTY.
LET US FIGURE ON YOUR
FOUNDATIONS AND SIDE-WALKS.
Phones 661 and 1012
Dallas, Oregon
barham 0NE CENT A WOrd, EACH IN
SERTION, WILL REACH 6000 OB
SERVER READERS EVERY WEEK.
DR. STONE'S
POISON OAK
REMEDY
A snow white medicine, eoft and
soothlnc to the skin, applied even
hour at once relieves and aoon cure
POISON OAK
Price 1 5c and 0c For sal by all
druggist.
The Observer, a Tirice-n-Week pa
per, costa no more than a weekly.
FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL
Oregon State Fair
SALEM, OREGON
September 27 to October 2, 1915
Reduced Rates on Railroads. $20,000 Cash
to be Paid in Premiums. Free Transportation for
Exhibits.
TWO DARING FLIGHTS MADE DAILY BY
MUNTER, THE AVIATOR
GOOD RACING PROGRAM
For Any information regarding the Oregon State
Fair, write W. A. Jones, Secretary, Salem, Ore.