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Ik CEmtttttf ()b&&ntw TWELVE PAGES POLK COUBTTY FAIR SPECIAL EDITION . (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1916 (TWIOE-A-WEEK) NO. 58 JTG T.0WNS g. he: :d in v. ; ' Man sing r nto's ' IS' BODY IETTE. e Exhausted jnnisons' to On Friday. i Leland Of. Hendricks, Htor of The Oregon , drowned in the Wlllam- between X nnison's bath i Junto's T id late Friday ii. was f .iturday after- t three. )dy lay in six V ieral was held i a the home of x of the young r, ere in charge of , number 336, of ;iung miy was- a ?s;Elvin of the jh conducted the tiad charge at the his clothes were 'a bath house at searchers drag e Willamette riv house. The only a a question Mr. ed some of the ai ming place: "How . the island?" Hen- jbust and is said to t ime from heart trou night that Friday he , i 1 custom of staying inison's, and plung : to swim to the is- .Iricks, brother of the nbers that Leland had i swim to the island is believed he became " ing the swim' and sank. o current at the point where 1. . 3. T ndricks, 25, was f f.era high school and "t of Oregon, class of :h school and Univer speeialized in joumal iior year at Salem high in-chief of The Clarion, lity he was elected to ,t journalistic positions r of his class and the , editor-in-chief of Tlie Junior class annual, and aid, the tri-weekly stu jblication. In the mem- iass of 1915 he is known ' as the editor of the best iTondricks was a member :pT collegiate fraternity; , the sophomore class honor- nity ; The Friars, the upper 's li norary society; Sigmi i, t national journalistic ; f .d a number of other T ; a verse of several of the .' r songs of the university . endricks. Upon his grad- 1 came managing editor of a Statesman, owned by bis . Qt Hendricks. He had ii leave Salem this winter 'istic work in a larger city. icks is survived by his par a brother, Paul, a member ly M, and an undergraduate iversity of Oregon. Dallas October 1 for Tokyo, Japan, to visit with her sister, Mrs. Harvey A. Wheeler, Mr. Wheeler and two children, for ten months. Miss Bal dcree will sail from San Francisco October 7 and will return to the Uni ted States next July. Mr. Wheeler is a teacher of English in a Japanese college in Tokyo and previous to his residence in the capital resided in the port of Nagasaki. Mrs. Wheeler was Miss Ruth Balderree. Grand Rondo Man Visits M. Petersen of Grand Ronde was in the city Friday. Mr. Petersen is still the same enthusiastic road boost er a was full of road and Grand Ronde news. Mr. Petersen said that his appeal to the governor and state highway engineer for the proposed improvement of the road between Grand Ronde and Taft was meeting with prompt action by the state offic ials. The Grand Ronde-Taft road is 30 miles long and passes through some timber. Twenty of the thirty miles is along the Salmon river. Lee Prepares Fair Exhibit. At William Lee's county fair veg etable exhibit visitors will see for the first time, on public display, a new vegetable, a cross between the vetch and the lupine. A successful dahlia cross and potatoe cross will also be shown for the first time. , Burch Has Freak Heifer. S. T. Burch of Rickreall has what he believes to be a real freak. A two-year-old heifer of his, which has never had a calf, gives a good quanti ty of milk daily. BABY SHOW PROMISING PARENTS MAKE THIS FAIR FEA TURE PROMINENT. Comfort of Mothers and Children Provided For Polk Doctors To Examine and Lecture. .ZLEY GETS BIG BUCK. 200 Pound Deer, Bagged i Nestucca Country. inting trip to the Big Nes ry last week J. R. Sibley wng, 200-pound bucK, ana r members of the party hie- came. A big bear to the guns of Judge H. a Miller and Jick Sibley -ning. The hunters say nty of deer in the Nes- nnecker Married. Longnecker, daughter of A. Longnecker, and sa- liisott of Portland were ie parsonage of the Port- jihodist Episcopal enurcn bT Rev. Frank rgtor. ' Mr. and Mrs. visited in Dallas Friday d. Saturday feft for a two , itomobile tour of the soutn. r return they will live in Mrs. Hutchison left Wil ears ago to enter tb nurs ? school of the Multnomah -pital in Portland ana wm three month ago. Mr. , is a member of a pioneer family. Until last week l:e r of the Cbuek-Nnt Candy a Portland. . ' , ' QLSJj TO VUUi bbj ii Balder Will Leave Oo r 1 for Ten Months. i ulah Balderree will leave! talks concerning the babies. The Better Babies' show opens in the tent tomorrow at nine a. m. All babies between 12 and 48 months are eligible. Better babies, not just better look ing babies, is the object of all the fuss about "Better Babies." Not prettv teeth but regular, well formed hardy teeth ; not huge babies, but well proportioned babies; not fat babies but normal babies; not lust "babies but "Better Babies." Children should not be entered in better babies contests for prizes but rather for in formation and help. The Better Babies contest is a pop ular, vet scientific movement to in sure better babies and a better race. The Better Babies contest insures a better race of Americans, because it teaches parents how to improve the physical condition ot children already born and to protect those yet unborn It arouses interest in the conservation of child life and health and in all forms of child welfare work. It forg es a connecting link between parents and teachers, between the home and the scientific study of child life. It promotes civic interest m children or the community, their scnoois ana their recreations. And, finally, by means of a uniform score card, it will supply to the medical profession what has long been wanting scientific data concerning the normal child. The Better Babies contest is most valuable to the eommunity when it is conducted along educational rather than competitive lines. The greatest return which parents and children se cure from the contest is more knowl edge and better care through the ex amination of the child by competent phvsicians. Small defects are uncov ered and remedies are suggested. Parents leave the contest knowing more about their children than they ever knew before, and the children are given a better start in life be cause of the knowledge gained by the parents. A large floor-covered tent for the Polk county fair better baby contest has been secured. Precautions have been taken to secure a comfortable place for the mothers and the chil dren. Of those who nave emereu thoir babies and received a definite time for examination by the physi cians, the management requests that they present their children promptly at that time. There will be no nec essity to have tbeir babies there be fore the appointed time. Those par ents who have not made application are urged to see Miss Viers or Mrs. Craven immediately. The medal awards will be made u the tent Thursday afternoon at three. At that time doctors will make short 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ' 4 44444444444444444444444444444 PROGRAM OF THE POLK COUNTY FAIR Dallas, Oregon, September 19-21, 1916 TUESDAY 10 a. m, Balloon Ascension 1 p. m. Automobile Parade 2 p. m, Address by Governor Withycombe 2:30 p. m. Vocal Solo, Hallie Parrish Hinges 3 p. m. (High Dive by Captain Henry Kerns 3:30 p. m. High Wire Walkers 4 p. m, Flying Trapeze and LaSchell act 4:30 p. m, Slide for Life by Wongowed Wonder 10 1 3 3:30 4 30' p. m. Band Concert p. m. Vocal Solo, Hallie Parrish Hinges WEDNESDAY a. m. Balloon Ascension p. m. Stock Parade p. m. Boys' and Girls' saddling and riding contest. Premiums to be given by the Bank of Falls City p. m. Vocal Solo, Hallie Parrish Hinges p. m. High Dive by Captain Henry Kerns p. m, High Wire Walkers p. m. Flying Trapeze and LaSchell act p. m. Slide for Life by Wongowed Wonder p. m. Band Concert . m. Vocal Solo, Hallie Parrish Hinge) THURSDAY 10 a. m. Balloon Ascension 1 p. m. Stock Judging Contest Dairy Cattle Judging open to every boy and girl of school age in Polk County. Premiums offered by the Business Men of Perry dale: . 1st, Trip to State Fair and ?2; 2nd, $2.50; 3rd, $1.50; 4th, $1; 5th, 60c. 3 p. m. Vocal Solo, Hallie Parrish Hinges 3:30 p. m. High Dive by Captain Henry Kerns 4 p. m. High Wire Walkers 4:30 p. m. Flying Trapeze and LaSchell ac 5 p. m. 'Slide for Life by Wongowed Wonder m. Band Concert m. Vocal Solo, Hallie Parrish Hinges H. L. Fitchard, Independence, offers a $10 robe for the best dec orated "Ford" in the parade, and J. L. Collins, Agent, Portland, Oregon, offers ten gallons of ZEROLINE for the best decorated automobile in parade. ' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 were so pleased with Dallas that the major now considers coming here next summer with his family to remain a month or two. They were motored to Portland by the Major's brother, V. P. Fiske, where he remained until Friday evening. During his stay Major Fiske looked over his lots skirting the AVillam ette near Oregon City. He is deep ly attached to his native state and has always cherished the hope that he might some day be able to make Oregon his permanent home. With that thought in mind he hopes to build near Oregon City and place his family there during his periods of TO DISCUSS SHORTAGE FACTS TO BE DISCUSSED AT TOMORROW'S HEARING. Willamette Lumbermen's Counsel Working on Case Rumored U. P. and S. P, Will Pool Cars. foreign service, and also settle ther himself when he is retired. Before leaving Portland he and his daughter were taken up the Columbia highway by V. P. Fiske and family and he was greatly impressed with its wonderful scenery. "Words mine fail utterly to express its beau ty," he exclaimed, on being asked after he had returned to Portland, what he thought of the highway. - Begin Monmouth Paving. Hoskins.and Hobson of McMinn ville, successful bidders for the Mon mouth Main street paving work, be gan grading yesterday. The contrac tors believe the job will be completed within 30 days. The actual work will not take this long but a space of ten or twelve days will have to intervene between the laying of the concrete base and the upper coat of asphalt City Engineer Edw. J. Himes of Monmouth will personally supervise the work. SALEM TO ATTEND FAIR CHERRXAN CLUB PLANNING FOR FINE TIME HERE TOMORROW Expected Fully 60 Will Come from Capital City Special Train Will Carry Visitors. RIVER CASTS DP DEAD MAN'S BODY FOUND BELOW WEST SALEM FRIDAY. Clothing Remnants Indicate Person Was Well Dressed Sheriff Orr Brings In Corpse. JERSEY CLUB TO EXHIBIT The body of a man, evidently drowned during the February floods, was brought to Dallas Friday night by Sheriff Orr from the F. G. Mc Lench place on the Willamette river, five miles below West Salem. Frpm appearances the man had been drown ed during the February floods as the body was bolt upright, 200 feet away from the present edge or the nver, and at the point reached by the high water of last February. W. E. Hobbs discovered the body Friday morning about nine. Hobbs immediately phon ed Dallas. The flesh had entirely gone but there was enough of the clothing left under the belt to show that the man had worn expensive clothing. The shirt was of light color, soft, and with a stripe. The trousers were of dark blue, with a fine stripe, evident- lv of fine material and tailor made. A green silk tie about the neck had neither faded nor rotted. The upper teeth were sound, the front pair spread apart and protrud ing. The lower three front teeth were bridged with crowns on either side. Kevs were found close to the body. Identification of the body may be positively made by a Salem dentist. A Mr. Springer of Salem was in Dal las Saturday and eaxmined the body He ay the clothes, the keys, the gen eral build and teeth resembled thofM of his son who disappeared rly this year. The Salem dentist who did work for the Springer boy has hern asked to eome to Dallas to examine the dental work and tell whether it is the same as that done for his pa tient If the dentist says the teetb tally with those of the yornir an on whom he worked Mr. Sprirtrer and Coroner Chapman will consider the identification as positive. SOME OF FINEST CATTLE IN OREGON TO BE SHOWN HERE t Polk County Has Organisation Which Has Nation-Wide Reputation for Fine Stock. Some of the finest Jersey cattle in the state of Oregon, or for that mat ter in the whole of America, will be shown at the Polk county fair this week. The Polk County Jersey club, which has been instrumental in mak ing this county the "Jersey Isle" of the west, intends to show Polk coun ty people what they really have in the line of prizewinners, and these will be shown by various members of the club. In the few years of its existence the club has distinguished itself. Lest year at the San Francisco exposition it carried away great bunch of priz es, in fact it brought back to Polk county more trophies than were taken by the balance of the state in thit line. The members of the club also take considerable pride in the fact that they have enlivened enthusiasm in the Jersey business nntil no other county in Oregon has as many regis tered Jerseys as Polk. Lest year its first annual sale was held at Independence, and so success ful was this that the club has an nounced a second annual sale, to be held at the same place on October 10th. It is expected to have 85 head in the sale, practically all of which are registered Jerseys or ment oi their offspring. CoL J. W. Hughes, the auctioneer of Forest Grove, will ery the sale, and W. O. Morrow, pres ident of the elub, is sales manager. MAJOR FISKE LEAVES. Expects to Return Next Snmmsr for Longer Visit. After a week's visit with relatives in 'Dallas, Major Fluke and little daughter left last Thursday morning for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. They Salem will have a large represen tation at the Polk county fair this year. At a meeting of the Cherrian club, the live wire businessmen's or ganization of that city, last Friday night, it was decided to send a large bunch of- Salem boosters to the fair and they expect to come on a spec ial train tomorrow. The committee in charge of the excursion is headed by Wm. Gahlsdorf and T. L. Billings ly, and they promise not less than 50 for the special. The Salem Cherrian band will accompany them and play at the grounds. The invitation to attend the fair was personally given by President I. L. Patterson, who spoke briefly to the club, saying it would be of benefit to both Salem and Polk county if ev erybody was better' acquainted. Speaking editorially about the trip and the good will it should foster, the Statesman had the following to say Sunday: Public-spirited Salem people should rally to the call of the Cherrians to go with the special excursion to Dal las next Wednesday to attend the Polk county fair for an afternoon. Since the invitation presented in behalf of the people of Polk county by I L Patterson at the Cherrian meeting Friday night there can be no doubt that Dallas is eager to have a visit from Salem. The invitation comes that the spirit of co-operation between tbe two cities may be main tained not to re-establish a spirit of co-operation for there has never been any lack of it as far as the real big men of each eommunity are concerned. Now and then something is heard about a jealousy existing between the two places. It is not true and never has been. Both towns are vital factors in the state and each has its function to per form. Laliberte Hop Hons Burnt. Fire destroyed the H. Laliberte bop house near Independence Thursday morning. The drying kilns and the hops from a two-acre tract were burn ed. The loss is covered by insurance. Standing within a few feet of the bop bouse was a large warehouse fill ed with hay valued at $7,000. The warehouse was saved by the good work of the fire boys. Bnell Boy Is Buried. The funeral of Teddy Armond Ridgway of Boell was held Saturday. Interment wss in the Blair cemetery near Boell The hoy -died Thursday afternoon in a buggy three mlln this side of Boell. He was sgeJ 14 years, nine months and 25 davs. With a car shortage still facing the Willamette valley and with just a few cars filtering in each day inter est is now centered on the hearing before the public "service commission in Portland Wednesday, September 20. The promised relief of the South ern Pacific is being felt slightly but the facilities yet are far from- suffic ient. Reports from Salem show that the car shortage fluctuates with a slight variation in favor of the rail road company. The public service commission has formulated eighteen questions for an swer by the representatives of the railroad company. The questions fol low: Report of the length of time all freight cars, loaded and empty, have been held 'at junction points, division points, and terminals within the state of Oregon during the period from Ju ly 1, 1916, to September 1, 1916. A report of the time all freight cars have been held by shippers and receivers of freight within the state 6T Oregon during the period from July 11916, to September 1, 1916, within the state of Oregon. The number of average demurrage agreements and the length of time and number and kind of cars held un der the same during the period from July 1, 1916 ,to September 1, 1916, within the state of Oregon. The number and kind of system freight cars per mile of operated line over your entire system. ' The number and kind of locomo tives, with tractive power and ton nage rating, on your entire system. The number and kind of cars as signed for use in Oregon for the years 1912 to 1916 inclusive. The number and kind of locomo-' tives assigned to Oregon for the years 1912 to 1916 inclusive. The number and kind of freight oars and locomotives assigned to Ore gon on account of the additional mile age added to your system in this state during the last four years. The number and kind of freight cars and locomotives added to tbe equipment of your company in the state of Oregon during the last fonr years. . The number and kind of freight cars and locomotives added to the equipment of your company during the last four years over your entire system. The number and kind of freight cars and locomotives retired in the state of Oregon during the last four years. The number and kind of freight cars and locomotives retired over your entire system during the last four years. A detailed statement of the rules and regulations Under which cars have been distributed over your lines in Oregon during the last year. Number of men employed and their powers and duties in your separate ear service bureau in this state, if any, and upon whom does the respon sibility for distribution and supply of freight cars rest. A detailed statement of any pool ing arrangement you may have with other transportation systems. A .detailed statement showing the number and kind of freight cars re ceived on tbe lines of your company in Oregon, both empty and loaded, be tween August 20th and September 10th, 1916, the points in Oregon to which such ears were distributed and shipped out, and commodities ship ped therein. A detailed statement of your equip ment balance with connecting lines for months of July and August, 1916. . The number and kind of freight ears in use both in Oregon and Cali fornia, by states, between the 15th day of August and the 1st day of September, 1916. The Southern Pacific company has not kept its promise of supplying 50 cars a day to Oregon manufacturers and every day brings the news story of another mill closing down. Recent ly the Booth Kelly Lumber company's mills at Wendling and tbe Ewauna Box company at Klamath Falls closed down. The Hammond Lumber com pany's mill at Mill City is not at tempting to run to its full capacity. Tbe Perry dale Flouring Mill has informed the Public Service Commis sion that since August 28 it has had ander contract to ship to Portland 29 carloads of oath, but cannot secure carriers.