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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1915)
f THE POLE COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1916. folfeIdi- Published Each Tuesday and Friday. Office 517-519 Court Street Telephone Main BY LEW A. CATE8. Subscription Rates. . One Tear .11.60 BIx Month .76 Three Months .40 No subscription taken unless paid for In advance. This is Imperative. Entered as second-class matter the Postoffice at Dallas, Oregon. ROCKEFELLER LABOR FLAN. The labor agreement plan proposed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., to the employes of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company has attracted a good deal of attention and caused much discussion. This plan does not recog nize the miners' union, but it imposes no obstacles to the miners organizing in this way if they choose to do so, While it does not provide for collec tive bargaining, it provides for griev ance committees and the settlement of any problem or dispute by confer ence, in which the company shall have no more representation than the em ployes. It provides for joint commit tees on industrial co-operation and conciliation, on safety and accidents on sanitation, health and housing, and on recreation and education. The pre vailing scale of wages is to continue in effect for three years, but if a gen eral increase be giranted in competi tive districts a proportional increase shall be granted to the employes of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company. The employes are voting on the plan, and its acceptance or rejection will be determined within a few days. Lawson, the miners' strike leader who is now serving a jail sentence rdr his connection with last year's strike troubles, quite naturally does not approve of the Rockefeller plan. His reason is that it does not pro vide for collective bargaining, but at tempts ito substitute paternalism for democracy, or philanthropy for jus tice. It does, however, grant nearly everything apparently except the rec ognition of the union, and, with the pledge of no discrimination against membership in the union, it looks as if there was little to prevent the union from directing the action of the men through their representatives on these various committees. It is to be hoped the Rockefeller plan may have a fair trial. It is ap parently an honest effort of the rich est young man in the country in his first experience at adjusting the re lation that should exist between him self as employer and a large body of his employes. He has seemingly con vinced many if not all of them of his good faith and if the proposed ar rangement, when tried out in good faith by both sides, does not accoro plish what is expected of it, it may at least make clear to both sides what is lacking and how to remedy its defects. THE SUNDAY LAW. The undoitnking on the part of a number of municipalities to enforce the Sunday law, so called, is creating something of a commotion, not onl" within the bailiwicks affected but (throughout the state. There is a prin ciple at stake in this controversy thai is of universal interest. This is bas ed on the old question of whether a law should be strictly enforced, or, if found to be iucapable of enforcement, whether the law should lie simply ig nored or repealed, The statute books of every state are incumliered by numerous "dead-letter" laws, which seldom or never are enforced and which therefore mean little, or noth ing. The Sundav closing law is a typical example of this class of laws, for it is seldom enforced and only in places where local sentiment demands it. Yet when such a law exists and is neither irocognijied or enforced, wouH it not be better to entirely repeal il than to have it openly ignored and violated with impiniityf Is il not true that such a condition leads to con tempt for all laws and a consequent increase of the violations of other lnws than the one which ofliotally is ignored t There are mnnv who hold tliat this is true, and that wlien it is found a law is ineffective and not supported by public sentiment it should be re pealed, thereby to strengthen and gain gjreater respeAt for live laws which are necessary for the propel regulation of conduct The action first instituted at Eugene is likely to force this issue to the front, regard less of whether the prosecutor suc ceeds in making the residents of the Lane county town toe the mark or not. The entire state is interested in the movement started there and which has already become almost state wide, and all are interested in the outcome because of toe fact that it will help to decide this old question of whether the law should be strictly enforced, or, if f ootid incapable of enforcement, should be stricken from the statute books in order not to mislead and confuse the publio with respect to the meaning and validity of all laws in tended for the protection and welf ajre of society. SERVES THEM RIGHT. We are told that the special income tax which has just been imposed in England to 'help meet the expenses) of the war will cost William Waldorf Astor something like $1,575,000, while other former American citizens who have chosen to transfer their perman ent residence to England will contrib ute in like manner to a total of ap proximately $10,000,000. In a way this is rather rough on these expat riots who, for one reason or another, have renounced their allegiance to the United States and gone to live in England. Yet there are 100,000,000 people in the United States who will refuse to worry over the trouble of these former Americans and who will probably feel that it serves them right. Especially will this be the de cision with respect to a considerable number of these expatriots who aire known to have left this country be cause thev obiected to paying vue taxes here on their inherited wealth and incomes. For them, it has been a case of "out of the frying pan in-, to the fire." and they will get neith er sympathy nor consolation in their present predicament. Ferhaps tney now wi3li thev had stuck to the good old United States, but if so their re gret has come just a little bit too late. As the old saying goes, "they made their own bed and now must lie in it." dimmed so that drivers cannot see other vehicles in the dark. An auto moves swiftly and more noiselessly than a house drawn vehicle, and where street lights are inadequate the auto driver is compelled to depend on his headlights to show other vehicles and obstacles in the road. Blinding head lights may be a source of annoyance and even danger at times, but other dangers arise when headlights are dimmed. If the latter rule is enforc ed it would seem that all vehicles should carry lights. SOUR GRAPES. The Monitor is wrong in its conclu sion that Independence reaps no bene fit from the Polk county fair, and its ridicule of the institution because it had no "cross-eyed hippopotamus or ring-tailed rhinoceros in addition to the regular mend" is simply one of its numerous efforts to belittle a coun ty seat enterprise. While it must be acknowledged that the county fair might be miade more attractive to tha6 certain element inclined to travel far in order to witness exhibits of the character indicated by our esteemed contemporary, it must be admitted tliat the chief purpose of the under taking is to educate along agricultur al, horticultural and kindred lines of endeavor, leaving the cross-eyed hip popotamus to wallow in the alluvial adjacent to the second city, where its irations are more greatly appreci ated than elsewhere in this neck-o'- the-woods. The truth of the matter is that In dependence stubbornly refuses to co operate with any enterprise initiated by Dallas, notwithstanding the indis putable fact that both might benefit beyond easy calculation by such co- peration. In a measure tneir inter ests are identical, and anything which augurs for the general good of Polk county and its inhabitants must nec essarily prove enhancing to the ma terial welfare of these communities, In the case at hand, Independence as Polk county town cannot fail to profit, by the efforts of the county fair board's collection of products of the soil that won the blue ribbon at the Oregon state fair, probably the great est institution of its kind on Hie coast. Simply because the manage ment erred in not giving the annual county event the publicity it merited should not be reason for an untold amount of adverse criticism from those who raised not a finger in its promotion. So long as the county fair is dependent upon only a com paratively small number for its suc cess just that long must the struggle o make it what it is go on. Contrary to the expressed opinion of The Monitor, which characterizes a local affair, the county fair belongs to the people of Polk it is made possible by their contributions htrough taxation and it is therefore iicumbent upon them to lend their aid in making it creditable to them. Independence may continue to knock he fair through selfish motives, but nevertheless it will improve wi,th each recurring year until it becomes one of le biggest and best held in the state. Those in the management will learn by experience the wants of the peo ple, and if general sentiment favors a iug-tnined rhinoceros a special uniniittee may be dispatched to the habitat of that animal to capture one for their edification. -In the mean while on wilh the races, Dallas will respond. DALLAS SHOULD HELP. Dallas being the home of the only woman member of the board of re gents of the University of Oregon, and that woman member having in stituted a campaign for the erection on the college campus of a building as a memorial to her sex, would it not be fitting for this city to contrib ute its mite towards the successful consummation of the laudable under taking? The people of Dallas would not only be showing their apprecia tion of the sterling worth of Mrs. George Gerlinger, but would assist in financing the project, which requires an expenditure or approximately $100,000. Several other communities are supporting this movement to erect a structure to women by raising mon ey in divers and sundry ways, and Dallas should not, especially under the circumstances, fall behind her neighbors. That the necessary fund will be created there can be no doulbt in the minds of those who know the ability of our townswoman, but never theless her friends here would prob ably welcome an opportunity to ren der Mrs. Gerlinger such financial as sistance as is within their power, thus speaking the high esteem in which she is held here. At Eugene last week a "progres sive dinner," ,at fifty cents a person, was served to townspeople, from whicb a handsome sum was netted to the fund. While "progressive din ners are not expected to pro viae une necessary money with which to erect the building, "every little helps a lit tle" and that means might be employ ed in Dallas. The dinner is served in courses, with one course to the house. The diners, for instance, eat soup at one table, then journey to another for the salad, to the third for the en tree, and so oik down to nuts and rais ins. Nearly one thousand persons par ticipated in this novel dinner at Eu gene. Inasmuch as the Woman 's clubs of Oregon are manifesting a lively in terest in this campaign, and the Dal las organization being one of the live wires of the community, it might be suggested that it take the initiative is raising a fund locally tor the purpose, over a ' logging road extension,, work on which will be inaugurated in the very near future. Falls City residents are enthusiastic over prospects for the future, believing that the revival of this industry there will mean pros perity to the entire community. And it will. LIGHTS ON VEHICLES. Many cities now have regulations requiring the "dimming" of automo bile headlights. It is being discover ed, however, that this requirement is often a source of danger, instead of additional convenience and safety. At St. Paul, for instance, the enactment of a "dimmer" ordinance was speed ily followed by an accident, in which it was dearly shown the dimmed lights of an auto caused the driver to crash into a home drawn vehicle. which was not observed on account of insufficient light. The result is an agitation in that city in favor of requiring all vehicles to eamr lights at night, which is a plan of sensible precaution, and es pecially if auto headlight are to be THE WILSON NUPTIALS. Announcement that President Wil son is again to wed of course elicits widespread interest. It is now about fourteen months since the president's first wife expired and the nation was called to sympathize with and offer condolences to the bereaved chief ex ecutive of the government. Somehow. the thought that the president might find another mate seems scarcely to have entered the minds of the -people, and therefore the present announce ment of his engagement to Mi's. Nor man Gait comes as a distinct surprise. especially as even the keenest watch- ere outside of the president 's family and intimate friends, of course seem to 'have observed nothing to arouse their suspicions that another romance was budding and developing in the executive mansion at Washington. But the surprise is a pleasant one for the Ameaican people, who will find in this decision of the president fresh evidence of his distinctly human traits and qualities. We are told that the bride-to-be is still young, beautiful, intellectual and rich, also possessing a rare charm of manner and a cheer fulness of disposition that has caused her friends to refer to her as "Sun shine." And with so many attrac tive qualities it is no wonder the president found her a congenial com panion, and that he probably feels he is the "luckiest man in the world" gaining her consent to bear his name and take charge of his house hold affairs, at the same time aiding and assisting him in the discharge of his social duties and obligations. And anticipation of a coming White house wedding the American people will follow the details of preparation with much interest, and they will join in congratulations and best wish es to the happy couple. The rehabilitation of the lumber manufacturing industry at Falls City, and on a more extensive scale than formerly, should meet with rejoicing from the people of Polk county, for the prospertiy of one section means the prosperity of all. The operators behind this venture are men of large capital, and the owners of some of the finest standing timber within the state of Oregon, and when the splen didly appointed sawmill at the city by the falls of the Little Lorkiamnte again resumes, the business will be on a sound financial basis. The Cobb A Mitchell interests have large tracts of valuable timber in the SUets basin. I THE "UNLUCKY" THIRTEEN. Not counting Japan, which now oc cupies the position of an interested spectator, there were ten nations ac tively engaged in the great war up to the time of the fresh Balkan comph cations. On the one side were the Teutonic allies Germany, Austro- Hungary and Turkey and opposed to these were England, France, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Serbia and Montene gro. JNow, however, this list must be extended. Bulgaria has decided to cast her lot with the so-called cen tral powers, Roumania- is hastening preparations to line up with the en tente allies and particularly against Bulgaria, and Greece, while desperate ly striving to maintain neutrality and keep out of the scrimmage, is drifting surely and inevitably toward the vor tex, which already has drawn her re luotant neighbors into the titanic struggle. Altogether this will mean thirteen European nations engaged in deadly conflict with each other an unlucky thirteen, it may be remarked in pass ing. Together these nations represent more than one-half the population of the entire world, and there is singu lar irony m the fact that with one exception they are listed as "among the world's most civilized nations," with the same exception being also ex ponents of the christian religion in one form or another. They are now at. each other's throats, madly seek ing to slaughter and destroy and thus undo the work of many years of pro gress and slow development. And the longer they continue at this task, the greater will be their own losses and the grievous loss to humanity and the world in general. That this nation has kept out of this gruesome tragedy thus fair is cause for congratulations and un bounded thankfulness on the part of every true American. And every American will also hope that thirteen will be the limit of the "uuluicky" nations called on to sacrifice them selves on the altar of war in order to settle, if possible, the questions and disputes involved in the greatest! Struggle of the world's history. That Ray Grounds, the young man who has engaged himself to lecture throughout four states in the interest of temperance, under the auspices of the Woman's Christian Temperance union, will make a howling success of the undertaking there can be little doubt. He has made a study of the subject, and has written several ar- ticles that have been widely quoted. OTHER THINGS A Rare and Curious Collection of Fact and Fancy. It's the song ye sing ' And the smile ye wear, ''That's a'makin' the Sunshine everywhere. Selected. Betcha, Fred Suver, the w. k. and handsome laundry man, will have lots of friends when he gets some of that $J2,000 from the Chicago bank. "God will not look you over for medals, degrees and diplomas, but for scars." riu board. Fellers! Bill White has returned from Salmon river with a new shirt and an appetite. "Dewdabs," slang for kisses, has been banished from the vocabulary, but that doesn't indicate that the good old custom will die out. A. H. Dennett came in from his farm the other day to tell us that Socialists are the only happy peopl But at that Mr. Dennett is a good farraelr and an excellent gentleman, "Home." The good Lord seemed to want to show to us i Something of what Heaven means So He willed a little spot on earth Wherein to dream our dreams of sweetest bliss While through earth we roam And in His loving thoughtfulness He called it, "Home, sweet Home. Mongolia Highwavitis The latest terra in the personal and private vo cabulary of.W. L. Soehieu, who near ly shot a China pheasant from the highway. Her 40th Birthday. Time: (Handing lovely lady package). With my best respects and many happy returns of the day. "How lovely, " remarks the lady, But what s in it" "A double chin, fifty wrinkles, two hundred grey 'hairs and a grand child. "Life. Autumn. The green leaves redden, one by one thinner gold tails irom the sun And in my heart, where Joy was pent. new, sad tenant sits Content. Mary C. Davies. There is going to be a shortage of meat in the United States some of these -fine days if we keep on sup plying the aumies of Europe, with out a decided increase in production in this country. An advance of from three to five cents a pound is already in sight with still further advances threatened as the shortage becomes greater. Mrs. Gait is said to be proud of the fact that she is a lineal descendent of Pocahontas, the Indian princess who gained fame by saving the life of Capt. John Smith and later be came the wife of the early English settler, John Rolfe. And this fea ture naturally adds to the romance that now centers at the White house. President Wilson is too busy ar ranging for his approaching nuptials to comply with the request of the school cliildren of' San Diego that he visit the fair now in progress in that city. And then, too, the congress will convene about the time the wedding is to take place. They used to take Americans raised in a log cabin and elect them presi dents. Now they have them born in luxury and educate them in the best colleges of the land and, as a climax to their careers, run over them with an automobile or a Ford. Not all the so-called "presidential possibilities" that are being trotted out are the real thing. Some of them are unquestionably presidential im possibilities. With McAkthur, Lafferty and West candidates for congressional honors Portland should be supplied with en tertainment until after the next elec tion. S. B. Tavlor, the popular and per severing politician, who was a demo cratic candidate for county surveyor once upon a time, says he will be a epivblican next time he wants any thing, it's a good hunch, earn, llie longer T. R. lives the stronger the re publican party will be. Speaking of alibis, which Rex Lampman has vainly tried to make famous, that of W. L. Soehren occurs to us. He was the guest of the man who killed the pheasant from the highway. If that goes with the judge it s alright here. Teacher; If that cloak room class gets bevond your meanest looks and most stinging lashes, you might call on B. M. Callaghan, the new high manual instructor. He looks like he might be able to handle 'em. The beef magnates are so indignant over England s interierence wun their trade that they threaten to give John Bull the cold shoulder. Let's see didn't the kaiser prom ise the German people several months ago that the war would end in October Now that the football season is up on ns, the Red Cross society will prob and this will be brought to the mill J ably call for recruits. j SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County. Depart ment No. 2. E. A. Thurston and Margaret Thur ston, Plaintiffs, vs. A. Hurley and Virginia L. Hurley, his wife, Julien A.. Hurley, unmarried, W. b. Lan dreth. W. 0. Landreth, Lizzie B. Lan- dreth, Mabel I. Landreth, J. L. Lan dreth, Walter Landreth, R. R. Lan dreth, and also all other persons or parties unknown, claiming any ngnt, title or interest, estate or lien in the real estate described in the complaint herein. Defendants. To G. A. Hurley and Virginia L. Hur ley, his wife, Julien A. Hurley, un married. W. E. Landreth, W. 0. - Landreth, Lizzie B. Landreth, Ma bel I. Landreth, J. L. Landreth, Walter Landreth, R. R. Landreth, and also all other persons or par ties unknown, claiming any right, title or interest, estate or lien in the real estate described in the complaint herein, the above-named defendants. In the name of the State of Ore gon : l ou and each ot you are Hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled court and cause on or before six weeks from the date of the first publication of this summons; and the plaintiffs for want thereof will the plaintift s lor want thereof will take a decree against yon as prayed for in their eomplaint herein, to-wit: That plaintiffs are the owners in fee of the following described real prem ises, commencing at the Southwest corner of Fractional Block No. 1, in Henry Hill's town of Independence, Polk Countv, Oregon, thence running North 162 feet, thence East 200 feet, thence South 162 feet, thence West 200 feet to the place of beginning, and that yon and each of yon be by said decree forever barred and en joined from claiming any right, title or interest of, in or to said premises or any part thereof. This summons is published in the Polk County Observer for a period of six weeks by order of the Hon. H. H. Belt, Judge of the above entitled Court, made at Chambers this 31st day of August, 1915, and the date of j the first publication will be on the 3rd day of September, 1915, and the date of the last publication will be on the 15th day of October, 1915. SIBLEY & EAKIN, Attorneys for Plaintiffs. SUMMONS CASE NO. 4720. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Polk. Harrison B. Riley and William C. Niblack, Plaintiffs, vs. Mary Augi, Frank Laundry, and the unknown heirs of Joseph Augi, deceased, and each of them ; and also all persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the com plaint herein, Defendants. To Mary Augi, Frank Laundry, the unknown heirs of Joseph Augi, de ceased, and also to all persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in and to Lot 6, and Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter and North half of the Southwest quarter, Sec tion four, Township seven South of Range eight West, Willamette Me ridian, Oregon. ' In the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled suit within six weeks from the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, on or before the 17th day of Novemt ber, 1915. And if you fail to appear and an swer for want thereof, the plaintiffs will apply to the above entitled court for the relief prayed for in the com plaint herein, to-wit: ' A decree adjudging that plaintiffs are the owners in fee simple of Lot 6, the Northwest quarter of the South east quarter and the North half of the Southwest quarter of Section 4, Tp. 7, S., R. 8 W., W. M., Oregon: that the claims of the defendants, or either of them, of any right, title or interest in or to said lands are void and1 of no effect, and that plaintiffs' title to said lands, and every part thereof be forever quieted against the, claims of the defendants' and all Dersons claiming by,- through or under them, ' or either of them, and that defend ants and all persons claiming by, through or under them, and each of them, be forever barred, enjoined and restrained from claiming or setting up any right, title or interest to all or any part of said land. This summons is published by order of the Honorable J. B. Teal, County Judge of the above-named County of Polk, duly made and entered the 4th day of October, 1915. Dated alt Dallas, Oregon, this 4th day of October, 1915. A. C. SHAW, Attorney for Plaintiffs, 819 Yeon building, Portland, Oregon. Jurat publication, October oth. Last publication, November 16th. West Side Marble WorKs G. L. HAWKINS, Proprietor. MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES AND CURBING. Send It By Parcel Post Send us your laundry by parcel post. The ruial carrier la now authorised to transact this business. It costs but a tew cents. We'll return It promptly. DALLAS STEAM LAUNDRY. Professional Cards DENTIST M. HATTER Dallas National Bank Buiulding Dallas Oregon S. B. TAYLOR Civil Engineer and Surveyor Office, City Hall Phone 791 or 642, Dallas, Orsgon BROWN-SIBLEY ABSTRACT CO. 610 Mill street, Dallas. Only up-to-date set of abstracts of Polk county. Posted every morning from county records. Olive Smith-Bicknell Teacher of PIANO and ORGAN Studio 401 Court St. DALLAS OREftON DENTIST B. F. BUTLER Office over Fuller Pharmacy. Office hours (rom t to II a. m.; to ( p. m. Dallas Oram DR. A. McNICOL OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Booms 5 and drlow Bnlldlng DALLAS, OREGON SIBLET & EAKIN Attorneys and Abstractors. The only reliable set ot Abstracts In Polk' County. 'Office on Court street. Dallas, ... Oregon TTORNET AT LAW OSCAR BATTER Dallas City Bank Bnildinf. Dallas ATTORNEY XT LAW WALTER L. TOOZE, JR. Dallas National Bank Building vauaa R. W. BALLANTYNE PIANO TUNES Player Piano Regulated and Repaired Phone 1774