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DALLAS, POLE COUNTY. OREGON: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1915.
(TWICE-A-WEEK)
NO. 67
VOL. 27
(THE HOME PAPER)
EXAMINES THE BRIDGE
EXPERT DECLARES STRUCTURE
OVER WILLAMETTE UNSAFE. '
Prohibition of Vehicles Such As Now
Make Daily Use of Bridge Rec- '
ommended By Holmes'.
'
The inter-county bridge across the
Willamette river at Salem is unsafe
to travel and traffic thereon should 'be
prohibited, according to a report of
Howard W. Holmes, assistant Btate
engineer, and a bridge expert. The
structure has outlived all practical
usefulness, and should be condemned
without further delay, says the en
gineer after having made an exhaus
tive examination of its physical con
dition. The principal feature of the
report refers to the deterioration of
the metal at the connections, which
lias depreciated so that the bridge is
in danger when carrying heavy loads.
With the report of the engineer it
looks as though Polk and Marion
counties would be compelled to join
in the construction of the proposed
new bridge, ithe estimated cost of
which is around- $250,000, although
Polk is desirous of evading any un
necessary expense, which would be in
cluded in the forthcoming budget. The
report of the engineer in detail is as
follows :
Top Cords These members are
built up of plates and angles with
double lacing on the lower side. Con
siderable deterioration has token place
throughout these members, particular
ly at the connections, where rust pits
greater than one-sixteenth inch in
depth were noted. Water has also
percolated between the splice plates,
which, originally, had not been
brought to a proper bearing fit, caus
ing rust and scale which now is ful
ly one-eighth inch in depth. Between
connecting points, the metal is in a
fair state of preservation, particular
ly considering the apparent lack of
maintenance during "Hie early life of
the structure. Generally the reduc
tion of a sectional area is not. over
5 per cent of the original section.
Ab the connections, however, the re
duction in area of effective metal may
be considered as high as 10 per cent.
. n . . 1 1 ,..
A Tew case wfre noieu wnonj" mc
metal had deteriorated to the extent
of 20 per cent of the original area.
The principal weakness in the top
chords is that caused by excessive sag
or bending at the third and fifth pan
el points from each shoe, this de
flection varying from one to two inch
es. A deflection from one-fourth to
three-fourths was also noted at mid
section and directly over the sub
posts. This bending is accompanied
by a slight deflection in the subver
tical located directly above the star
connections. The bending above re
ferred to could be slightly remedied
by the adjustable counters; but as the
trouble is eaused primarily by exces
sive .loading which, undoubtedly, has
caused severe stress in the extreme
outer fibers of the metal, the adjust
ment mentioned would afford only un
certain and temporary relief, with
reference to the top chords, under
regular traffic conditions.
Bottom Chords and Web-Members.
The bottom chords and web-members
in both spans are fairly well pre
served excepting in the immediate vi
cinity of the connections, where rust
pits and a general reduction of about
15 per cent in the original effective
area of metal was observed. All in
termediate and end posts were found
to be badly rusted below tlie floor
level. Five of the main end posts and
the plates connecting them to the
shoe, ad well as the shoes themselves,
show a large reduction in area of met
al due to excessive rust.
Sub-posts which tend to support
and maintain the top chord in line
show considerable deflection and
clearly indicate that they are carry
ing greater loads than that for which
they were originally designed. As an
indication of the deteriorated condi
tion of the end posts and other mem
berg above mentioned, it may be of
interest to state that in determining
the depth of rust and scale on the
main end posts a wire nail was inad
vertently driven, without effort,
through the metal with the aid of a
common clawhammer.
Laterals and Wind Bracing. The
top lateral system was found to be
in good condition and well adjusted,
although they offer only small resist
ance, extending as they do, over two
Unoth AH wind hracinff mem
bers are in fair condition, excepting
at tneir connections, wmcn uutr
show a marked depreciation in origi
nal strength. ,
The bottom lateral system is en
tirely out of adjustment and the con
necting plates at the shoes are almost
tA am-av Tt n fonnd that the
lateral connections at the end of floor
beams in both spans are held in posi
tion by an 8x8 inch timber on top of
u. tCf hmm Am this timber is
m
borler than the lemrth required, the
connections nave shitted towara ine
center of the bridge, resulting in a
sag of from three to four inches at
the center of the lateral rods in ques
tion. Approaches The timber trestle ap
proach at the east end of the bridge
(a kn in rrniA .nnillhnn
Tk. nraof a rtntYlu. h has almost Olltliv-
ed its usefulness. Many of the tim
ber piles were louna to oe naaiy ue-
uaj'eu ms g.vu ...... ,
with a special amount of repair work
and replacing certain timber joists
which are now broken, this portion of
the structure may be serviceable for
another year, providing traffic move
ment is maintained under strict con
trol. General The examination made
ai.nn.a ,n,at all tha TTiAfnl tVnrk has de
teriorated and the metal at the con
nections has depreciated to such an
..fant thaf fViA afnuctiim CAnnot be
depended upon to safely carry the
loads now imposed upon it. ims con-
.litinn 4a further Ptrmhflgi Zed bV the
fact that certain plates connecting the
lower laterals ana snoes nave rusieu
.iirth an ovtillt na t.O Almost lllflke
the passage of traffic over the struc
ture somewhat venturesome ana uaz
ardous. The expansion ' rollers under the
..ni.aiiallv email for RlunR nf
IUUC BIC uuuatwu; t
the length of those in question, and
nave oecome lueneu uy cuuuoiuu
ilia ahnaa aanainp. under the influence
of temperature changes, additional
tension stresses in tne aireauy oyer
mffactmrl hnttnm chord. This addition
al stress is somewhat indeterminate
(Continued on last page)
HEROISM HAS REWARD
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR REC
OGNIZED BY UNCLE SAM.
Harrison Rhodes Passing Declining
Yean of An Eventful Life on
Rickreall Farm.
TTarriann .T. Rhodes of Rickreall,
who on Monday last received a check
from the. national government for
$300 pension, this sum having ac
cumulated since he made application,
and an allowance of $21 per month
inrin-r liia lifetime, lives alone on a
ranch, his wife having departed this
life some years ago. uuring uie er
Ha. Jovo of the vir he served with
an Iowa cavalry, but was enlisted in
spy service by uovernor ruiKwoou
of MiasoHi-i. He was paid is cash, or
h ananlra .ont. fi, lfn." RhodCST'Cnd
consequently it was with some diffi
culty that He estannsnea nis ngui, m
a vLnainn Imvintr received no dis
charge at 'the close of the war. The
government requires mat evidence
0i,n-;,i,r three months service shall
be presented before a pension shall
' if. m AU
be grantea, out tnis mr. nnuura uiu
l,a,.a hut npvprthplesH throueh
Congressman Hawley's efforts the
pension was forthcoming 'after sever
al months or investigation.
Althniio-li Mr. Rhodes is in his
A4a.l.tv-nraf vAiir he. is hale and strong
. s J .... --m- i
,ror one or. nis years, xue Keen visuuu
which he still retains is shown from
ti.A la trot rAaanHv he shot and
killed a rabbit with a pistol at a dis-
tanca ot seventy-nve yarns, iuims
v.:- in tho. Missouri country as
II lO 1.V . ' ... .v
a union spy he was not infrequently
called upon to use nis trusty weapuu
tV Uia -mm . nrpservnrion. and it IS
said that he made good use of it on
divers occasions, ne posea as a peu
dler, and as such invaded confederate
lines at will, taking chances of de
tection and 'speedy death, but he fal
tered not in his mission, and gained
much valuable information for the
northern army. He was the mark of
bullets, but escaped witnoui navuig
kaan unnn.lo,! KflVPr did ll6 C81TV
upon his person documents -of any
kind tliat mignt reveal nis meiimj
hostile bands. Sometimes he appear
a,l ammo tliA confederates as a
preacher, and on these occasions he
would appeal to those around mm to
accept the gospel and be saved.
Following tlie ovennrow oi me ur
. iinn mnnnrphv. Mr. Rhodes acted
PnofliHpnt Dnlp. as chief of the
secret service police, and there made
an enviable record for himself and
'his government. His children are
iAnn ainoA awtirn in manhood and wo
manhood, and are scattered through
out the United otates, wane una
Uxr rataran is nASsinflT the evening
of an eventfiJ life practically alone
in the rural realm near iui
of Rickreall, at last rewarded in a
for the part he played in pre
serving the union.
SLATON FINED FOR TRESPASS.
Salem Barber Pleads ' Oniltr to
Charge by Frank ranner.
hii-iw-r from Salem,
paid a fine of $25 and justice court
. - t tML.nAes.no An tka lnnd of
Frank Fanner. Farmer complained
aeainst the tonsonai anisi om
much for trespass as for the assault
that the man made wnen me lana
owner accosted him. Slaton was ar-
mmmA mt TitMitiT afternoon ov
Sk.nfF Di-r n ' rpnucsted Dostpone-
ment or ncanne in nis rase uum
torner J"bn McNary concluded a cir-
... : , avnrf hrial in m lllfh h WAS CH-
gaeed. Slaton wanted to plead not
m,.ltr knt m-hrn MeN"rv heard the
evidence be advised the barber to en-
... . nu Af -miltr Justice Holman
levied the prescribed fine and this
a guaranieea oy Jir. jac.-ijiri.
DECISION IS NOT GIVEN
TESTIMONY IN INDEPENDENCE
INJUNCTION CASE. V
Judge Belt Goes Fishing Will Ren-
dor Decision in Important Case
Sometime Next Wek.
The injunction case, entitled Hart
versus the city of Independence and
relating to the changing of street lines
within the limits of that city, has
been taken under advisement by Cir
codt Judge Belt and he will probably
render a decision sometime next week.
The case came up in the circuit court
early in the week, with a large audi-,
ence of Independence people, and it
took several days to present the great
amount of testimony in the matter.
Expert witnesses were summoned and
property owners and city authorities
were on the stand at different times.
The county surveyor, . who established
new- lines, thus making it necessary
for property lines to be moved back
had not the injunction been filed, was
carefully questioned by John McNary
of Salem, the attorney for Hart, and
by B. F. Swope, city attorney of In
dependence. ,
The old street has been established
for many years, fences have been
built and property titles established
and re-established. In the survey
made by the county surveyor the lines
were moved several feet and property
owners were requested to accommo
date themselves to the new conditions.
It stirred up considerable interest
among the residents on the property
affected and ereated much attention
from others. When Judge .Belt left
for Newport yesterday he said he
would probably be ready to hand
down an opinion soon after his return.
Judge Belt went to Independence
early in the week to look over the
road in question and to investigate
conditions, that he could be in a bet
ter position to render a decision. Dur
iiig the progress of the hearing a
great number of Independence- people
whose property is ettected by the pro
posed line change made an interested
audience. The property owners, who
are behind the injunction, seem to
have the sympathy of the people of
Uie. July i a .. . .r-. ...... .-..-
Variety Store Changes Owners.
The Ash variety store on Main
street has changed hands, John Voth
being the new owner. Mr. Voth was
preparing to leave for Oklahoma last
week when the purchase of the Ash
store suggested itself to him. The
consideration was part in cash and
part in propertv owned by Voth in
Oklahoma. Mr. Voth will run the
store along the same, general lines as
maintained under the management of
Mr. Ash. Mr. Toth has taken charge
of the store and Mr. Ash has made
no definite plans for the future. He
expects, however, to remain in Dallas
this winter.
Church. Nearly Ready.
The renovated, painted and electric
lighted Baptist church 'will be a de
light and a surprise to the members
of that congregation when tney as
semble for worship on Sunday morn
ing. Mr. Jackman, a new resident
in Dallas, did the painting and dec
orating and Fred West had charge of
the lighting.
MUST FURNISH LISTS
NEW LAW IMPOSES FURTHER
DUTY UPON COUNTY CLERKS,
Names of Voters in Each Precinct to
Be in Hands of Election Board
for Reference.
Immediately prior to the next elec
tion Count v Clerk Asa Robinson must
furnish the election boards, of the
county with the names of voters in
their respective precincts, and every
other clerk within the state must do,
likewise, according to Attorney Gen
eral Brown, who rendered an opinion
on the subject by request last Tues
day. The opinion is the attorney
general's interpretation Vtf chater
209 of. the session laws of 1915. The
act is an amendment to the old law
although the old law relating to vot
ers' lists was re-enacted bv the last
legislature in passing a bill cutting
down the nnmper of election judges
Attorney, General Brown says that
the intention of the legislatuie was
down the number of election judges.
and that the re-enacted provisions are
superfluous.
Chapter 225 of the session laws
makes provision for, the permanent
registration of voters and it also
makes provision that the election
boards be furnished with list of
voters, but the attorney general holds
that chapter 209 poverns because the
primary intent of chapter 225 is to
provide tor permanent registration
and the list provided for in chapter
209 contains more columns and is
more complete in every respect.
LOAN IS MADE BY CLUB
FAIR BOARD GETS ADVANCE
I FROM COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Matter of Helping to Lift Mortgages
Discussed at Meeting of Club.
Directors Meet.
Although the county fair took in
more money this year than it did last
year by appropriations, donations and
fees, a much larger amount was spent
this year in preparation and the pur
chasing of premiums and other ex
pense. It was necessary for the
fair, board to borrow $500 fro, the
Dallas Commercial club at the regular
meeting of that organization on Wed
nesday evening. H. L. Fenton, re-
Nnne president of the tair board, ap
peared at the meeting to request the
advance from the club treasury until
the first county appropriation is made.
The precedent in this matter was es
tablished last year when the club as
sisted the fair board until its owrn
funds were available. Other business
of the club was of a routine nature.
A proposal was made by W. L. Soeh-
ren to interest some capable person in
the proposition of taking over the
Dallas Brick & Tile company, with
the aid of the Commercial club, and
operate the plant as one of the city's
important manufactories. This mat
ter was brought to the attenti6n of
Mr. Soehren by holders of mortgages
against the plant and it wiH probably
come up for further discussion at
another time.
5 The meeting of the board of direc
tors of the club was just before the
regular club meeting and it was at the
first meeting that the' matter of the
loan was disposed of. F. E. Davis
spoke briefly regarding the business
men's mass meeting at the W. 0. W.
hall tonight, and announced that A.
L. Fisher of Albany would be the
speaker at that time in the interest of
market and sales day plans. A let
ter, similar to dozens that are receiv
ed by the secretary from so-called
community builders, was read and Mr
Loughary was instructed to take v.p
with this gentleman the delaits of ex
pense involved in a trip to Dallas with
a view to suggesting ways ana means
t. bolstee up-th.lubJ. BXraven
presided at the meeting of the board
of directors and N.- L. Guy, vice-president,
held the gavel at the regular
club meeting.
LEVI GILL AM BURIED TUESDAY.
Pioneer of 1852 Survived By Two
Sons Living in Polk County.
The body of Levi Gillam, a Polk
county pioneer, was laid in its final
resting place at McMinnville on Tues
day. Mr. Gillam came to this coun
try in 1852 and was oi years old
when he passed away at the home of
his son near Perrydale. He was the
father of a number of children, of
which Elmer Gillam and Henry Gil
lam are the only ones remaining in
Polk county. Other sons anq daugn-
iters live in Dayton, McMinnville and
Washington state.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Stafrin, who
were neighbors of Mr. Gillam in the
east, when the lamented pioneer re
moved from Oregon to live in tne
east for several years, attended the
funeral at McMinnville.
DALLAS TOPLAY MUTES
MUTE SCHOOL TEAM WILL CON
NECT WITH DALLAS HIGH.
Fast Game Promised on Local Grid-
iron Tomorrow Afternoon Both
Teams Well Prepared.
The Mute school football team will
pit its gridiron generalship and its
muscle against the Dallas high
school brigade on the high school field
at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon, and if
the local boys are to uphold the rec
ord they established last year in not
sustaining defeat on home ground,
they will have to play a good game
against the fast Mute team. Every
member .of the team is aware of this
fact and the last few practice nights
this week were spent in the stiffest
workout the team has had this year.
Coach Clarence Rudder is in charge
of the boys, his fellow worker. Jim
French, being in Portland, and he be
lieves the team will be very materially
better than it was last Saturday when
it defeated the Silverton hieh school
team. The Mute school aggregation
matches very well with the Dallas
team as to weight and the first garoe
on the home gridiron win n wmi.i
by the speed and execution shown.
Last year the Dallas boys played the
merry tune of defeat to the Mutes,
but they are taking no stock in past
performances and expect if they win
to so by hard fighting.
' Practically the same' team as that
which appeared against Silverton will
line up against the deaf and dumb
lads here tomorrow. But Coach Rod
der will change the players as he sees
fit after the game is started and the
work of the boys becomes apparent,
either Rudder nor his team cherish
any hope of mounting up such a score
against the Mutes as the team made
last year, but they have that fighting
spirit that spells victory "on the foot
ball battlefield. The high school boys
are selling tickets lor the Contest and
have advertised it widely in hope of
getting a large attendance. The team
is absolutely self-supporting and must
look to tlie returns trom its games at
home to finance it throughout the
year. . The expense of uniforms and
equipment, as well as the expense of
bringing the opposing team to Dallas
must be borne by the team itself, and
the high school students are playing
against odds in hoping that the slopes
about the. field will not be lined with
ticketless onlookers at the games this
year as- they have been before. The
students themselves are loyal in sup
port of their team, but complain that
so many onlookers enjoy their games
without helping in any way tq finance
the sport. There is nothing to keep
spectators away from the game other
than the individual sense of right and
wrong, but that factor, say the stu
dents, will be influence enough to
make the usual attendants buy the
tickets that are on' sale, The game
starts at 2 :30 tomorrow afternoon.
TAX BUDGET DISCUSSED
PROGRESSION TO BE WATCH-
WORD CITY COUNCIL.
Councilmen Meet Tonight to Act
Farther on Tentative Cost Sheet
for Next Year.
"Keep Moving," was the slogan
adopted bn Wednesday evening at an
informal meeting of the city council
men, when they met to discuss and
prepare a tentative budget of taxation
for 1916. The best government that
can be maintained, and the most pro
gressive government, within the limi
tations of conditions and circumstanc
es will be the keynote of action in
JJallas next year, and to live up to
these ambitions the counbil is faith
fully .trying to prepare a suitable ex
peBse.udge More.work must be
done on streets; and "sidewalks; "the
street cleaning department needs
funds for the purchase of equipment,
and there are wan-ants to be retired.
In the face of these things the council
is taking its own time to prepare for
the conditions by adopting a tenta
tive cost sheet that will not take
city taxes beyond all reason, but one
that will allow the necessary civic
development in connection with the
progression of Dallas.
The work done at the meeting on
Wednesday was hampered somewhat
because the council was not altogether
conversant with the new Bingham law
which makes it necessary to keep tax
es .within 6 per cent higher than eith
er of the two proceeding years. But
from the discussion that was held re-
mnvlintr tha fTonoml cit.V flind And the
funijj it the opinion of Mayor
Kirkoatrick that the assessment will
not be more than 2.5 mills more than
that of last year. The general fund
assessment will'be approximately 7.7
mills, or .4 higher than last year;
retiring warrants will cost about 2.3
mills and the road fund will require
the amount that can be gained by an
assessment of 3.5 mills. The armory
will be cleared, up this year with a
.8 mill assessment if things work ac
cording to the plans discussed at this
meeting. Other funds covered in the
budget will probably remain very
much the same as they were last
year. .
Because they were not conversant
with the Bingham law, and desired to
stay within the provisions of that
law. the council adjourned until to
night and directed the city auditor,
Charles Gregory, to confer with the
state tax commissioner in the mean
time: Mr. Oreerorv visited that dig
nitary at Salem yesterday and will be
prepared to advise the council regard
ing the law at the meetine tonight.
More detailed discussion will be held
tonight, and more conclusive results
will be obtained regarding the budget.
The tentative budget will be offered
to the public after the meeting to
nierht and next week a pnblie hearing
will be advertised to take place in
about twenty days. At that time the
puhlie will be able to raise the bud-
tret if such is round necessary. 1 he
public, meeting is held more foil the
purpose or ed neat ion than any other.
Market Days for Farmers.
Dallas, Eugene, Salem and other
valley towns have established farm
era' market and sales days. These
are splendid movements to bring the
farmers to the cities and providj them
with markets, but some towns can t
see it. Courier.
Dallas people can see bow "splen
did'' the movement is by the interest
that is manifested in the bnsin-ss-men's
meeting at W. O. W. hall to
nieht "Some towns can't see it."
and others do see it and refuse to be
come interested. We will see tonight
just how far Dallas ean "see it."
GIRLS HAVE GAY TIKES
"COVERED DISH" PARTIES FOR
ENTERTAINMENT. '
Young Women's Section of Club
Starts on Season of Activity With '
Meeting at Library Hall.
The second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month have been, decided upon
by the members of the Young' Wo
men's section of the Dallas Woman's
club as regular meeting nights for
the branch, and, according to another
plan revealed at the first meeting, held
at the library last week, ' ' Come
Over" parties will be a feature of
the social activity of this division
this winter. The first of these parties
will be the entertainment by Misses
Rossiter, Sheridan Cartwright and
MacDonald at their home next Tues
day evening. The invitation is for a
"covered diali" party and each mem-,
ber is to carry her fancy work, in ad
dition to a happy heart, that she may
enjoy the evening. These parties are
to be the regular club meetings and
each evening the girls will bring their
basket or covered dish luncheon and
enjoy the evening meal at 'the same
time as the meeting. At the first
meeting the girls carried basket
lunches and hot tea was prepared at
the library. ,
mi. v TUT .
lilt XUUUg VVUH1UII B tSt-UUUIl IB OIlO
of the most interesting departments
of that organization. It is largely
of a social nature, its principal ob
ject being to furnish pleasant and
profitable recreation for the busy
young women of the club, many of
whom cannot take advantage of the
afternoon sessions of club work, but
wish to keep in touch with it and be
identified as members of the federa
tion. The Dallas club has received
both state-wide and nation-wide rec
ognition and commendation as the
originators of 'this department of club
work.. During the past year many
letters of inquiry have been received
from clubs in other cities which were
contemplating the organization of
such a section and looked to Dallas
for guidance.
IS TEAL AN OBSTRUCTIONIST?
Charged With Holding up uonstrnc
tion of Inter-County Bridge.
There seems to be a general impres
sion on the street that Judge Teal of
Polk county, is responsible for the
fact that a new bridge will not be '
built across the Willamette this year.
The bridge, was inspected the early
part of this week by Judge Teal and
the commissioners of Marion county
and Tax Commissioner Galloway, and
notwithstanding the engineers ipro
nounced the bridge unsafe, the con
struction of a new one, it is stated,
was opposed by Judge Teal. With
f this, situation confronting the Marion
county court, there is. very little pros
pect of a new bridge, as the law .
plainly states that both counties must
concur in the specifications and cost
of construction. Capital Journal.
In interviews with Judge Teal it
has been learned that while he is not
adverse to building the bridge if ne
cessity requires immediate action, he
holds that if the present structure is
not in a dangerous condition it would
be bettajafor all concerned to procras
tinate ajf ther year at least. The Polk
county court petitioned the state en
gineer's office to make a test of the
physical condition of the bridge and
submit a report thereon that other
information than that characterized
as idle talk might be had relative to
its "dangerous condition." The en
gineers may have pronounced the
bridge unsafe, but they have not
shown wherein it is nnsafe, and this
information Is most desirable. Judge
Teal does not feel inclined to impose
a heavy tax upon the property owners
of Polk county for the construction
of the proposed bridge at this time
unless it is absolutely necessary. If
the Polk county court is shown where
in the inter-county bridee is danger
ous to life and property, there ean
he no question about it concurring in
the proposition. Marion county and
Salem is very anxious that the bridge
be erected, notwithstanding the fact
that the present, structure has stood
most severe tests during the past sea
son, during which time on divers and
sundry occasions it has been loaded
to the guards with heavy traffic.
"There's a reason."
TO FISH IN YAQUTNA BAT.
Ardent Sportsmen Forsaks Duties for
the Call of the Salmon.
Judge Belt and 3. C. Hayter left
yesterday morning for Newport with
abundant hopes and a great stock of
sporting goods. The principal idea
will be. according to the sportsmen,
lo catch deep sea fish, but from an-
tccedent probability there is little
doubt bnt that the many creeks run
ning into Yaquins bay will feel the
splash of the tackle of the gentlemen.
Salmon trout have a greater lure
about them than the deep sea families
and tbey are easier to catch at this
time of year. Court matters will
I rest until the judge returns.