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VOL. 27 (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLE COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1915. (TWICE-A-WEEK) NO. 61 FLAN HAS REAL MERIT PERMANENT MARKET DAY PRACTICALLY ASSURED. IS Committee Invites Albany Promoter to Visit Dallas and Outline Organization Scheme. An enthusiastic committee of busi ness men met on Monday evening and endorsed the plan of F. E. Davis to hold a monthly market day in Dallas . for the benefit) of the farmers of the county and the merchants of the city. A basic plan to insure the success of ' the market day will be the first under taking of the representative commit tee that was appointed by President W. V. Fuller of the Commercial club. Mr. Davis has successfully outlined plans for the market day sales, which are to be held at the same time as a periodical exhibition of farm pro ducts, bub since the scope of the ven ture is to be broadened to involve the entire community greater plans must be made. Before any formal step is taken by the committee it will attempt to make arrangements with Mr. Fisher of Al bany to come to Dallas and outline to the business men the plan that has resulted in such successful market days in Albany. . Mr. Davis, as chair man of the local committee, wrote to Mr. Fisher early in the week, ask ing him to appear as a speaker at a banquet here within the next ten days. It is proposed to call a representative gathering of the city's merchants to meet at a banquet to hear Mr. Fisher and thus get a fundamental idea of the Albany plan. It is probable, since markets days in that city have been so successful, that the committee here will follow Mr. Fisher's suggestions closely. The idea Mr. Davis had, when the market day sales were to be from his personal effort, was to have a month ly auction sale and trade day, when farmers and others could bring in those things that they had no use for and sell or trade them to some one who might be in need. This was to include anything and everything from livestock and farm machinery to pro duce. In addition he had hoped to secure an exhibition of orchard and garden products in season, and thus create a general interest in the ven i. ton... This plan will, be extended, along the same general line by the committee of seven, which is now in charge, but it will also include the participation of all mercantile estab lishments, where there will probably be special sales on some lew articles. The market day will be such an im portant feature of the business rou line after a short time that a build ing to bouse the sale and attendant displays will be required, if the com mittee s plans bear the iruit tbat is anticipated. The proposed businessmen's ban quet will probably be held within a week or ten days and immediately thereafter the committee will busy it self with the details of the scheme in order that the first, monthly market day may be held about the last Satur day in next month. The committee in cludes F. E. Davis, chairman; A. S, Campbell. Harry Viers, Harry Price, Leif Finseth, Hugh Black and Walter Vassal!. fore the holidays, although, the pros ent state of affairs makes it impossible for him to set the date. The new theater is ,to be the most modern in this part of the Willamette valley, and with a continuation of the fea ture films that have been shown in the tent, it will be a very popular amusement place. POACHERS ARE ARRESTED. Five Pre-Season Hunters Will Be Tried This Afternoon. Pheasant hunters were getting too enthusiastic in the McCoy neighbor hood before the official opening ot the season today and farmers in that dis trict complained against them. Hen ry W. Domes, deputy game warden, filed complaints against five men who were killing birds on farms near his own on Monday, and on Wednesday Sheriff Orr brought an auto load of them to Dallas to appear before the justice of the peace. Those arrested were S. Shaeffer, J. Wright, H, A. Wright, Harry Statnker and T. E. Statnker, and the complaining wit nesses were Henry W. Domes, Waldo J. Finn, Lee McKee and Roy Allen. (Jne of the hunters had a sudden pu gilistic notion when accosted and it is said that the farmer who came in contact with the blows the poacher showered upon -him, received the worst of the deal. The quintet was released on its own cognizance until Friday at 1 o'clock, when the cases will be heard. BENEFIT OP WORKMEN'S COM . PENSATION ACT SHOWN. Mrs. Full and Children Get Life In- : come From Fund Set Aside By State Commission. GRIDIRON DAYS NEAR STUDENTS ANXIOUSLY AWAIT ING FIRST TUSSLE. E. French, Coach, Hopes to Mould Formidable Team From Unnsu V ly Light Material. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS MEET. J. E. Sibley Attends Salem Confer ence to Discuss Oregon Dry Law. Affidavit forms necessary to obtain two dozen quarts of beer or two quarts of spirituous or vinous liquors after next December 31, were drafted at a conference of district attorneys held yesterday at Salem, and attend ed by District Attorney J. E. Sibley of Polk county, bampie amaavus were submitted at the meeting, the law specifying what shall be contain ed in each affidavit. Another matter the district attorneys discussed was that of having county commissioners place an item in the budget to cover expenses or special uivesugaium ui liquor law violations. Under the law, the district attorneys are to a large extent responsible for these investiga tions, and if they do not investigate and prosecute they are subject to dis missal from office, inererore, lo pro tect themselves, the prosecutors are making this advance effort to be cer tain that money will be appropriated for this sriecial work. Among the points of the law that were threshed ont is wnetner a con sumer can have two down quarts of beer and two quarts of liquor each month or whether he must choose be tween whiskv and beer. The law reads "two quarts of spirituous or vinuous liquors or two dozen quarts of beer," and there promises to be considerable controversy as to wheth er the "or" means "and" or if it is just the common, unrefined "or." Orpheum Theater Closed. The Orpheum theater exhibited its last motion picture in the big tent on Wednesday evening and will suspend production until the new Main street theater can be opened. Mr. Smith expects to be able to give the first show in the new home sometime be- Ptans for the football season were discussed on Monday evening at t meeting of the Boys' Athletic associa tion of the Dallas high school, held in the auditorium. . Manager Cutler and Captain Dennis of the football team conducted the meeting. Although a number of good men were lost by graduation last year, the boys believe that these wiU be easily replaced by the students Who have enrolled this year, and members of the squad who did not play with the team last year. Active work"' in " preparation ' for " a strenuous season ot play was started on Tuesday afternoon when Ray Boydston and Fred Oooch laid' off a practice gridiron. The prospects who reported for the first practice were not as numerous as had been hoped for by the team's directors, but it is expected that the list will be in creased each day. J. E. French, who will coach the team this season, is busy at the state fair and will be unable to personally direct the efforts of the boys until he returns from Salem, but he is conn- dent that he has a strong nucleus on which to work out a formidable or ganization. Mr. French has had con siderable football experience and is well qualified to get the best from the team. He will begin his course of training about the first of the week and although he realizes the lightness of the players he believes they will make up for that lack through thoughtful work and speedy action. High school girls, too, are already expressing their interest in the des tinies of the tootball team. They are always interested spectators at the sames. but this year are adding to their personal interest by enlisting the spirit of co-operation from towns people. One lassie said: "We ex pect a much more enthusiastic bunch to witness our games this year than ever before, and the high school stu dents will do their part it they can have the support of the citizens. The benefits to be derived bv em ployers by acceptance of the work men's compensation act are demon strated in the case of Oscar N. Full, who was injured while employed at the Eagle Creek logging camp of the Charles JC. Spaulding company above Black Hock, September 6, and who died a tew days later at the Dallas hospital. The state industrial acci dent commission has made settlement in full to the widow and children of the unfortunate man by setting aside the sum of $7,038.19, which the state treasurer is instructed to invest in school bonds for the benefit of the estate of the deceased. From this sum the commission will pay monthly to the widow the sum of $30 and to each of two children $6 a month until they reach the age of 16 years. The total amount to be paid out on this claim, if the widow lives her full age of expectancy, 35 years, 6 months and 29 days, would be $14,428.20. The amount above that is set aside will bo provided by the interest on that sum. The commission also paid funeral ex penses of $100. The monthly payments of the wid ow and children are guaranteed by the state and are not subject to at tachment by court proceedings nor to assignment, but must be paid direct to the widow herself, which assures her a means of support for life. In case she should remarry, ten monthly pay ments amounting to $300 would be paid her in a lump sum and the bal ance of the fund canceled and trans ferred to the general fund, but the children would continue to draw $6 a month each until they reach the age of 18 years. FIRST PRIZE FOR POLK BLUE RIBBON AWARDED POLK COUNTY EXHIBIT AT FAIR. Hard Work and Splendid Display Brings Great Honor to County. Best Exhibit at State Fair. ADDITION ROOM NEEDED. Salt Creek Road Improvement. The work of rocking the Salt Creek road from the school bouse to the Savery corner is progressing very sat isfactorily and under favorable weath er conditions. Messrs. J era and Hal stead, the crushing contractors, have about fifteen men employed at the quarry, while five teams are hauling, the distance at present being approx imately three miles, hzra Han and William Keddecopp have the hauling contract. When completed this high way will be in splendid shape. In asking for bids for crushing and haul ing the county court called for 500 yards of material, more or less, but an additional 500 yards will prob ably be required to complete the mile and a quarter included in the im provement. Pool Hall Closed. E. A. Walker, who opened a pool and billiard hall in the Imperial ho tel building about three months ago, has closed his place of business and as gone to Vt astungton in search ot new location for the enterprise. Undergoes Operation. O. P. McGregor was operated on at Portland hospital this week for stomach trouble. Mrs. McGregor ac companied her husband to the metropolis. Court House Accommodations Fast Becoming Inadequate. The accommodations afforded by the present court house are last be coming inadequate, and that an addi tion to the building will become nec essary, within the .ensuing two year is the expressed opinion of Judge John B. Teal. And when this time arrives it is probable that provisions will be made for a jail, the present structure not only, being of insufficient proportions but in a measure unfit for the purpose. It has been suggested that the court house be "raised" another story, thus giving one-third greater capacity to the building, but this plan has its disadvantages, be sides being costly construction. The most feasible plan seems to be the building of an addition to the east. and this will probably be worked out in time. RUSHING STREET WORK FAIR WEATHER CAUSES PETER GREENWOOD TO SMILE. The Blue Ribbon County. That is Polk! A jubilant voice on the long distance telephone, late yesterday af ternoon, advised Polk county people, those of them who are proud of the showing the old county can make when she puts oh her Sunday clothes and parades before admiring thous ands at the state fair, that the big, blue and very important first prize ribbon for the best exhibit in its di vision had been awarded to Polk coun ty. And with the news came joy to many Dallas people and others throughout the county who were for tunate enough to hear it. It means a grand climax to the years of patient effort on the part of the citizens of the county. Of course they have known all the time that the county was entitled to the blue ribbon, but it has been a question to get people to contribute their products and their time toward making a successful ex hibit at the state fair. This year J. E. French, Mrs. Winnie Braden, H. L. Fenton and several others whose efforts counted for almost as much, got into the work of assembling and exhibiting Polk county's prize win ning products, and they got into it deeply. The result well the folks will be home tomorrow night and they will bring the blue ribbon. The first prize ribbon was awarded to Polk county's exhibit over all oth ers in the division, with a score of 93 points, or one quarter of a point more than the score made by the old standby, Benton county. Lane county was only one quarter of a point be hind Benton and half a point lower than Polk. This is not the highest score ever received by a blue ribbon county, nor is it the highest ever re ceived by Polk connty. But the judg ing was more careful and more strin gent rules applied to entry and exhi bition this year than heretofore so that Polk county justly considers that it has won the highest honor ever be stowed upon a county by virtue of its display at the "State fait.- With a blue. ribbon tor the county exhibit and the same honor for the industrial school diaplav tucked away in the strong box, old Polk will rest on her well earned laurels until next year, when she will repeat the performance of winning the two most important priz es offered in one year. The county enjoyed a progressive evolution in developing into the prize winning class. From a very mediocre show ing only a few years ago, the eounty came very close to first prize last year and was forced to take second place by a very small margin. fifth. In the second division Wasco county was first, Malheur county sec ond and Morrow county third. The basis of awards follows: Field pro ducts 20 points, garden products 25 points, domestic science 30 points, club work 15 points; possible score 100. , , MONMOUTH STUDENTS ELECT. SHOWS CHANGE HANDS Activities of Student Body Will Be Confined to Normal Campus. On Tuesday the student bodv of the Monmouth Normal school held its semi-annual election of officers and honored a Washington county man with the presidency of the organiza tion. Officers are elected for one se mester and have charge of student body activities under directions from and control of the president of the school. A rule has been adopted that will confine student body activities to the campus of the institution in the future. The newly elected officers are: Harold Benjamin of Washington county, president ; Laura Bell of Polk county, vice-president j hllen McDon ald of Hood River, secretary; Clarice Oaks of Multnomah county, treasur er; Jack Wood of Columbia connty, sergeant at arms; Frank Brumbaugh of Lane county, editor; Harry Brook hardt of Douglas county, athletic manager; Chad C. Newhouse W. C. Hopper, Lane; Edith Buell, Coos, ex ecutive committee; ray Barnes, Mult nomah, Buena Temple, Linn, social committee; Harold Tallman, Benton, business manager. OTIS SMITH CONTROLS MOTION PICTURE BUSINESS HERE. New Orpheum Theater Will Be Com pleted Soon W. A. Ayres Re tires from Field. TAX PAYMENTS HEAVY PENALTY AND INTEREST ARE ATTACHED OCTOBER FIRST. Total Tax Delinquency Estimated to Be Considerably Smaller Than in Previous Years. ANOTHER BLUE RIBBON Twenty-One Blocks Included in This Season's Improvements. Now on Uglow. The last five or six blocks of street improvement work authorized bv the city council this summer is being rap idly completed under the direction of Street Commissioner Peter Green wood. The total surface construction will cover twenty-one blocks. Of this fifteen blocks are already completed, according to Mr. Greenwood. On three blocks on Ash street, where seven were to be improved, "number three" rock is being spread, and the Burch street improvement covering one block is finished. A force of men is at work on Uglow avenue where, provided good weather, their work should be complete within three weeks. The last two blocks propos ed for improvement on Uglow avenue will require a fill of about 300 yards, and if rain prevents rock being spread, this section of the street would be in very bad condition for winter traffic, and hence it is probable that this part of the work will not be un dertaken this season. With the com pletion of the improvements now un der way Dallas will be very well equipped with macadamized streets. although this will not bring to an end their improvement, and with few ex ceptions the streets within the city will be in excellent condition for the winter. SCHOOL EXHIBIT CARRIES OFF HONORS AT STATE FAIR. Polk Connty Industrial Display Paid Highest Compliment Among the Competitors for Prize. Another Decline in Sugar. -There was a decline of 10 cents a hundred in local prices of refined sug ar this morning. Durinc the month of September there were four reduc tions, aggregating 0 cents, in sugar quotations. Sugar prices today are $1.55 a sack cheaper than on the same date hut year. j Prominently displayed in the ex hibit of the Polk county schools at the fifty-fourth annual Oregon State fair is a pretty blue ribbon, the em blem of superiority, awarded by a number of competent judges, in con test with the school exhibitions from many other eounties. The judges at tached the first prize to the exhibit from the schools of this county on Wednesday and thereby paid a high tribute to those institutions and their management. Not only the children but every instructor in the county has taken an interested and active part in the creation of a prize win ning exhibition, and their results were very capably shown at the eounty fair last week, where the school in dustrial department was a feature. A great deal of the credit for the success of the eounty school exhibit at the state fair belongs to 11. V. Seymour, superintendent of Polk eounty school, and the H. H. Parsons, school supervisor. These gentlemen have worked faithfully and diligently in behalf of the display that has been honored at' Salem and merit the thanks of those who are interested in Polk county's industrial school super iority. Polk county's award denotes the school exhibit as the best in the first division which embraces all eounties west of the Cascade mountains. As schools beyond the mountains are less developed than those in the first divis ion and also work at an advantage, wrd means that the exhibit is the best on entered. The awards on Wednesday wera as follows: Polk county, first; Lane eounty, second; Douglas county, third; Tillamook county, fourth; Clacksmas eounty, Today a penalty of ten per cent was added to about $5,000 or $6,000 of diliquent taxes by Sheriff Orr's of fice. Yesterday was the final day of grace for the payment of taxes for the second half of 1914, and all un paid taxes automatically became de linquent, including those to which the penalty was attached on September 1. fayments on second half taxes are eoming in each day, and the greater, portion .was paid, before the last aay. There is a great amount of unopen ed mail in the sheriff's office which contains tax checks and it is impos sible, until this has been opened, to determine the total delinquency. How ever, the unpaid taxes are estimat ed at between $5,000 and $7,000. On Monday the office was deluged with payments both personal and through the mail and this was recorded as the banner day for collections. A penal ty of ten per cent was attached to all unpaid taxes today and in addi tion to that the assessments will bring interest at 12 per cent from Uctober 1, until paid. HUGS, WIGGLES, DIPS BARRED. Old-Fashioned Dances of By-Gone Days Doming Back. No hugs, no wiggles, no dips, no body swaying movements and a great revival of the "regular waltz of ten years ago that is the dancing mas ter's decree tor the coming season. All the new dances will be modest and discreet. There will be an ef fort on the part of dancing masters all over the country to simplify the art terpsichorean. Immodest and sug gestiveness in all styles of dancing will be cut out, say the authorities. mere is a new and more modest position for this season's dancers, too, and the man's right arm, which en circles the girl, and her left arm, which rests on his, will be held at shoulder height, a pose that keeps the bodies usually far apart and prevents dipping and lurching of the lame duck variety. Also the man is allowed to rest only his thumb and the tips of two fingers on the girl's back, instead of the whole hand, as heretofore. Thus there is less danger of his muss ing or soiling ber blouse. Despite the fact that this winter's dancing is to be more than ehimeri- cally pure even antiseptic and asep tic there will be no waning in the popularity of the dance on that ac count. On the contrary, the dancing mama has yet to reach its height. People are more eager than ever for simple dances, and favor those which they can perform with ease and en joyment, with conversation instead of constant counting and brain racking. 1 be knee must be kept straight, the rules specify, and all the work must be done with the foot. Dips, sway ing, wiggling and the like are bar red. The tempo of the dances will be about the same perhaps a trifle slower, but the movements have been so simplified and co-ordinated that the dancing will appear to be slower, smoother and more graceful. A big deal was made in the local amusement field yesterday morning, when Otis Smith, owner "of the Or pheum theater, purchased all equip ment, rights and good will of the Grand theater from W. A. Ayers. The consideration will not be mentioned. The transaction leaves Mr. Smith the only motion picture exhibitor in the city. It has been appreciated bv both gentlemen for some time that there was not sufficient field for two picture houses in Dallas, and it has ong been merely a question of which producer procured the best pictures. and patronage was diverted accord ingly. The purchase by Mr. Smith re lieves this stress in the matter of pat ronage, but the, new controller of the amusement business promises to con tinue showing the same high-class pictures that have been featured since the opening of the big tent. In fact, the productions are very likely to im prove, since Mr. Smith will be in a better position to secure the best ob tainable pictures for Dallas. He has had much experience as a producer and has learned the likes and dislikes of the local patrons to so great an extent that he has been very success ful in buying winning pictures. Mr. Ayers will retire altogether from the picture business here, and thereby releases his rights to the star theater on Main street, which he has reserved, since occupying the Grand theater, for special week-end shows. The new Orpheum, which takes the room occupied, by the otar, ib only half completed because of the occupancy of the remaining space. Mr. Ayers having relinquished the building, and lease, construction on the new Or pheum will be rushed to completion. It is to be one of the most modern . show houses in the valley and will be thoroughly equipped with large stage, many exits and up-to-date seats and furnishings. It is expected that the new show house will be ready for occupancy at least a month before the time set in original plans. The Grand theater will retain that name, and whenthe new , bouse ,ig done Mr. . Smith will transfer his main show to that building under the name of the Orpheum. - It is probable that week end productions will be offered at the Grand. ASTRAY ON THE CAMPUS. Liquor Causes Trouble To Polk Citi zen at Oorvallis. Yesterday an aged couple from Polk county started in their automo bile for Philomath to visit some friends and relatives, says the Gazette-Times. As they passed through Independence the man got a bottle of whiskey and drank some of it. By the time they reached Corvallis the man was seeing things and drove out to the college campus and got lost. Last night be drove his car onto the curb at Tenth and Jefferson and some students, who witnessed his driving, fearing an accident might happen, pulled the key and killed his engine. They notified the chief of police, who found that the man was in no condi tion to drive the car, and that his wife was afraid to ride with him. Chief Wells hired a student to drive the car and sent tbem home. The man resented being forced to sit in the back seat and be taken home, but when he was given the alternative to quieting down and be taken home or spending the night in the city jail he decided to get into the back seat of the machine. , H. D. Evans of Aurora spent Wed nesday transacting business in this city. He was accompanied by Frank Lasky of Hillsboro. Adelphian Society Elects. The Adelphian Literary society of the Dallas high school held its first meeting on Wednesday evening with the attendance showing a good in crease over last year. About fifteen of the new students were voted into membership in the organization and will be initiated into its dark and mysterious paths at the "high jinks" at the next meeting on Wednesday. After reading the constitution of the society for the benefit of the new members officers for the year were elected. Those who will preside over the society and its work are Glen Holman, president; Edgar WTinfers, vice-president; Elmer Butz. secretary and treasurer; Evelyn Craven, editor- n -cruel and Irving Balderee, sergeant at arms. Firs Fighting Costa. Fire-fighting in Oregon. Washing ton and Alaska, since July 1, has cost the government $50,000. Most of the fires were prevented from do ing any material damage to mer chantable timber. The majority of tbem were confined to old burns. B. McPhene. one of the Esnee's keenest "Sherlock Holmes," is spend ing several days in Dallas on an in vestigation. Mr. McShene arrived on Wednesdav.