. .""rsssajit . .... ' ' -p.. (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1916 (TWICE-A-WEEK) NO. 69 Y IS SUCCESS 30MBE MAKES THE SO ADDRESS. rtically Ready By Ten . jrning Spielers Add . i.l'a To Grounds. e en Is no other verdict but i f ay of the fifth annual ... C't Fair was a success. 1 1. it'1 was ready ; second, the i .jri 1 ; third, the governor cf t; Q gon made the opening s l, the exhibitors were fth, there was a good . roductory speech for r .ihycombe President I, i of the Polk County Fair . thanked the exhibitors i-operation shown to the i I the board of directors, r the exhibits were brought .Id Mr. Patterson. "Other 3 had to go after them. The s of the board of directors "ovf 1 themselves loyal to the i ling to Dallas from all .e county for night n.eet p out the fair. With the i of our able secretary they ed what you see here, the uf our five annual fairs. I thank the individual exhibit the county school superintan- the splendid appearance of " . .... jr Withycombe said, in part: . you have many champions mpion Jersey cow, champion , champion goats and other as Imt your best .'crop is ye and girls. I am. glad to , yon are caring for them well ! education. ' 'ad to see the farmer com a own. When I first came s ago I traveled through i I saw what the pioneei men farmers of those ntend with. We of to- er forget .what tho: or us. That the farm ing into their own is evi this exhibit here today, .aimers will have to be vigi- a nowhere to talk partisan but I do want tocall your a toAwo measures on the No ballot. They are the land and assure and the tax limitation eJ E: th should be defeated, t wi!l mean the confiscation of jtp d the second would sor- ha p the dispatch of state is il ,y emergency should ex- ( ur your careful consideru- f tl . bills." Ne i srnoon and evening Mrs. Ta h Hinges sang in the au- i, ' One of her afternoon num .'nnie Laurie," was very fa reeeived. .-Jl THEATER TO CLOSE. jense of $100 a Year Cause - for Shut Down. ?er 0. C. Smith, of the Or theater has announced that he we his show house on October -.'his announcement was made ng the passing of a new or e by the eity council last Mon ght when ft yearly license of as placed upon moving picture . in this city. The ordinance m that this $100 is payable in e, and where quarterly pay are made the fee will be $30, D per year. neaking to an Observer report Smith stated that he felt that sent license of $40 a year was i than sufficient tax, and that rease to $100 per year, in ad 'o the $75 federal tax, increas expenses by nearly $15 a He feels that it is an im i to eall upon him for this burden, when other business the town are exempt from an on tax. Jniith has been circulating a , among the business men this iking that the council repeal inane. The petition ie being ily signed by eitizens, having mea of over 80 prominent res- attached to it yesterday. the depot the horns and sirens of the 20 automobiles gave her welcome. A swian was placed on the front of the car and tiny Miss Willa Ames held the reins in her hands. There were grains and grasses, vegetables and fruits of all, kinds, and flowers, on the car. "I bad to use a stepladder to get in," said Mrs. Holman. The little Ford car of Mm. W. R. Ballantyne with Miss Manette An drews of Bemidji, Minn., Miss Mil dred Berg of Dallas, Mrs. E. H. Carr of Albany and Mrs. Ballantyne as oc cupants, was prettily decorated. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fenton depended on "Polk County's Best Crop" for their car and they filled it with chil dren. ' Prominent Candidates Visit. Congressman W. CHawley of Sa lem and Mark Weatherfoid of Al bany, the former republican candi date for renomination to the U. S. House and the latter the democratic nominee for the office, were both vis itors in Dallas yesterday. Congress' man Hawlcy returned from Washing, ton last Friday evening and has ar ranged an extensive itinerary cover ing all of the first district between now and election time. His talk at the fair grounds last evening was heard by a large laudienre. MUSTER OUT MONDAY DATE IS FINALLY SET TROOPS TO OO HOME. Dallas Company Expected to Arrive Here in Afternoon Reception is Planned for Return. Sacrifices For Band. Band Leader Harry Kcil did a thing for the Dallas band Wednesday which is appreciated by the members and the county fair board. Keil left his harvest field, got into his band suit and came to Dallas long enough to play one piece with the boys at the depot. Then he returned to his work and came back in the evening for the regular concert. SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY TWENTY TEACHERS WILL COM PRISE THIS YEAR'S FACULTY , Be WTiB WELL DECORATED. n's Wu the Winner With Bal ityns's and Fen ton's Next took a lot of work," said Mrs. Tollman as she drove her deeor ar into place for Wednesday oil's parade. Bat Mrs. Hol r s tiered it worth while when rfven a hand all along the As she drove into position at Expected That Enrollment Will Short at Start on Account of te Prune Picking. The Dallas public and high schools will open tlhe 1916-17 term of school next Monday. Following the usual custom at the opening of school, the first day will be spent in the assign ment of pupils to the correct grades and riving out the book list. The regular school work will start in ear nest on Tuesday morning. Twenty teachers will comprise the faculty of the schools this year. In the grade building Mrs. F. H. Mor rison and Miss Nola Coad will have charge of the first grade, Miss Alice Grant and Mrs. Edith Plank the second grade, Miss Georgia Ellis and Mrs. Emma Jost the third grade, Miss Edna Morrison the fourth grade, Miss Alta Savage the fifth erade. Miss Hallie .Hart the sixth crrade, Mrs. K. N. Wood the seventh grade and Miss Cora Rossiter the eichth grade. Two more teachers are to be supplied to the grades and these will be placed where there is most need for flhem. In the high school Principal H. H. Dunkleberger will teach mathematics, Miss Gladys Cart wrisrht will be instructor in English Miss Grant in science and latin, Miss Bess C. Owens in history and Ger man, Miss Fern Parr in domestic sci ence and art, I. 0. Chenoweth in manual training and bookkeeping and Superintendent W. L. Ford will have charge of the teachers' training de partment. It is expected that the enrollment on the opening day will not be as large as that of last year, due to the late prune season which will now some of the children out for a week or more. With the conclusion of prune picking, however, they will re turn to school and during the year it is expected that the enrollment will show the usual increase over previous years as it has done in the pest The annual teachers' meeting is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o' clock when definite assignments of work are to be made and plans dis eussed for the year. The Dallas company of the Oresron National Guard will arrive home next Monday afternoon or evening, fol lowing the muster-out of the Third Oregon Infantry which has been set tor 9 :30 o clock Monday morning. Ihe announcement of the muster- out was made Tuesday by Captain Kenneth P. Williams, of the U. S. ar my, chief mustering officer. It had been expected for the past week that the troops would be released before that time, in fact some of the boys who were Dallas visitors last Sunday were firmly of the belief that the mid dle of the present week would see the complete release, but on account of the special physical examinations which had to be taken there was a de lay of several days. The troops will form on the parade ground at Clackamas at 9:30 a. m, and following the muster-out the men will be paid. Absentees from the regiment have been ordered to report at camp at that time, except those detained by illness. Following the ceremony the old Oregon, as such, will cease to exist and those who have not volunteered for service in the new regiment to be formed under the new army regulations, will be free from further military duty. All of the members of the Dallas com pany have signed up under the new law, which provides for six years' service. A public meeting of the Patriotic League has been called for Monday afternoon at three at the armory to discuss plans for the reception of the officers and members of Company L. The Dallas G. A. R. and auxiliary and the Boy Sceuts h ve announced thattheyj4roitlU-metttie incoming train and escort Company L. BABY CONTEST PLEASES PHILLIP HAYTER BEST BOY ELIZABETH THIERS, GIRL, Doctors Say Average Score is High. Brand Babies as Polk's Best Crop. Odd Fellows Enlarging HaU. Work of enlarging and repairing the Dallas t 0. O. F. hall, which has been going on for the past two weeks under Holmes ft Grant, contractors. is expected to be completed within the next ten days. Beside the repair work an addition 26 feet square has been made to the building, and this will be finished into one room which is to be used as a banquet hall by the lodge. The lower part of the addi tion, owned by Dr. MeCallon. will be ased as a store room by the Webster confectionery. IDENTIFY REMAINS OF BODY. Dental Work Proves Conclusively Dead Man Was E. V. Springer. Dental work identified by Dr. Mark Skiff of Salem as that done by him on Ervin V. Springer of Salem ear ly in 1915 formed the last chain in the identification of the body found on the McLemon ranch, Williamette river bank, in Polk county last week. Peter Springer, father of the mis sing man, first said the bits of cloth ing resembled that worn by his son when he disappeared. Springer was formerly secretary of the Marion ho tel and keys found beside his skele ton fitted Marion hotel doors. The remains were buried in Salem today. Rumors going the rounds of Salem are to the effect that Springer was murdered. Even a name has been mentioned as that of the murderer. Polk Loses Two More Bucks. V. S. Grant on Monday shipped one Angora buck to Wilfred B. Tur ner, Carlsbad, Texas, and one to Hol lis Anderson, Fort Jones, Calif. LUMBER PLANT IS SOLD COBBS- MITCHELL INTERESTS BUY FALLS CITY PLANT. In Polk county's best crop Philip Ilayter is the champion boy. Eliza beth Thais Thiers outranks all the girls. Philips score is 99.5; Eliza beth's, 99. So the judges decided yesterday afternoon after finishing two days of examination of Polk': babies. The bronze championship medals will be awarded to Philip and Elizabeth. Besides the medals Philip won the prize of one dozen, eight dollar photographs offered by C. B. Stone; Elizabeth won the offer made by Carl Manook. Mr. Manock has not announced what his offer is. In the first division, 21 entries from one to two years, the highest girl was Elizabeth Thais Thiers, 99; the highest boy was Ralph Paul Fin- seth, 98.2. In the second division, 12 entries, from two to three years, he beat girl was Baehel Uglow, 98.9; the best boy, Ray Weston, Falls City, 90.7. In the third division, three to four, eight entries, the highest girl was Margaret Ruth Thiers. 98.9: the highest boy, Phillip Havter, 99.5. To these children Better Babies diplomas were awarded, Banking regardless of sex in the various divisions the results were first division, Elizabeth Thais Thiers, first; Ralph Paul Finseth, second; second division, Rachel Uglow, first; Catherine Rachel Hawkins, 98.2, sec ond; third division,! Phillip Hayter, first; Margaret Ruth Thiers, 98.9, sec' ond. r , To all the babies entered the fol lowing Better Babies certificate will he issued: i This is to certify that- -has been duly ex amined for physical and mental de velopment ecordmg'"to the better bies standard score card under com petent physicians and has attained an average score of per centum in testimony, whereof the editor of the Woman's Home Companion affix es the Better Babies seal. Fall Term of Circuit Court. The fall term of the circuit court will convene on Monday, October 2. The first day of court will be devoted to naturalization proceedings, dut ing which the applications of several Polk county citizens will be consid ered for the granting of final certifi cates of citizenship. Sheriff Orr will summon the jurors fithin a few days, thirty of which will be impaneled and from this number a grand jury of twelve will be chosen. The docket this fall will be Quite heavy and the sessions, at which Circuit Judge H. H. Belt will preside, will extend over several days. Polk and Yamhill coun ties comprise the 12th judicial dis trict and the circuit court convenes at Dallas on the first Monday in Oc tober and at McMinnville on the sec ond Monday in November, for the fall sessions. larger in numerous cases, than was estimated a short time ago. Dr. Mark Hayter expects to turn out 60 tons, the Chapman orchard will have a like amount, the Dickinson orchards will produce 30 tons, Elliott ranch 35 tons, and the H. L. Crider orchard between 60 and 70 tons. These re turns from j'ust a few of the orchards give a good idea of what prunes are really doing, and with the present price of 61c, the prune grower is certainly fflfln clover ' this year. The Arnlsby packing plant, which will handle most of the local crop, will start to pack on Monday, October 2. The run this year is expected to be somewhere between 3,000,000 and 4,-1 000,000 pounds. ,. r.HFRr? ANx VK T 1 wiiuuiiniiw iiuii i nni SALEM MARCHING MEN BRING FELLOWSHIP GREETING. Organisation's Crack Band Flay. Visitors Drill During Street Parade and at Grounds. ' . Southern Pacific Widens Grade. The dangerous curve on the Falls City branch of the Southern Piaciflo has been widened so that trains now approaching it can be seen for a con siderable distance. . A steam shovel crew, which has been on the job there for some time, cutting off lihe hill side so as to shorten the curve, has just moved away. The curve is lo cated about midway between Dallas and laJls City, Aske Raise in R. R, Assessment Through his attorney, L. D. Brown, H. McElmurry, a farmer residing south of Independence, has petitioned the board of equalization to increase the assessment on the property of the Valley & Siletz railway company. Teachers Get Certificates. Among the local teachers who have gained professional certificates from the state superintendent of public in struction's office through extension reading are Mrs. F. H. Morrison, Miss Edna Morrison and Miss Alice Grant. BRIDGE SUPPORTS SINK INDEPENDENCE STRUCTURE IS PROBABLY TOTAL WRECK. Collapse Occurs Wednesday Morning When False Work Removed. Cause Not Definitely KnownT" " Will Resume Operations as Soon a Possible Repairing to Start Im mediatelyStatement Is Made A deed from the Falls City Lumber company to the Cobbs-Mitchell inter ests for the mill and property at Falls Citv was filed with the county elerk vesterday. A release for the bonds or the Falls City Lumber company neia bv the Michigan Trust company was also filed. The new corporation which will operate will be known as the Falls City Lumber and Logging com pany. The papers were filed by C. L. Starr for the new company. The Cobbs-Mitchell interests are the owners of 30,000 acres of timber binds around Dallas and also are own ers of the Valley ft Siletx and the Teal Creek railroads. Mr. Starr said yesterday that re pairs to the old mill would begin im mediately and that operations woold probably be renamed as soo as the repair were made. "However," said Mr. Starr, "the 'when' of the re sumption and the 'bow much' will de pend oa business conditions." PRUNE CROP IS GREAT TURNING OUT EVEN BETTER THAN WAS EXPECTED. Fruit is Large and Sweet and Weath er Has Been Favorable for the Orchard Men. This year's Polk county prune crop is probably the best ever raised in this section. Not only is the crop ft high quality, but the yield it large, in many eases turning out ten per eent over what was estimated two weeks ago, and the price is such that prune raisers will receive very large returns for their efforts and the in dustry will be given an impetus local ly such as it never had before. The weather has been ideal for the fruit Following tb rains of the fore part of the month, nice weather set in and this has continued np to the present time. With a continua tion of this elass of weather for an other tea days or two weeks at the outside, every bit of the crop will bave beea gathered. Fruit men report that the prune this year are especially large and sweet, due to the favorable elimatir conditions, and the size of the fruit is responsible for yields wfaieh are The Independence bridge collapsed when the false work was removed Wednesday morning. It is thought the structure is entirely wrecked. No one was injured. Several causes have been given for the accident: a "long hole" or pocket in the pier, caused by the failure of the cement to reach the bottom; poor cement; or improper mixing; : ' ' ; ' 'When seen in Dallas yesterday County Commissioner tfeckett an swered the following questions: ' "Has the county any recourse t" "We tare not sure." Were the contractors held by a bond!" "There was no bond on the bridge. There was a bond on the fill. We ex pected to hold back enough on the fill to insure the bridge." The records show that Tobin and Stevens, contractors, have been paid for the bridge with the exception of about $715. That much has been held back. i . Sheriff' Office Busy. Not in recent years has the county sheriff's office been as busy as it is at the present time. Sheriff Orr is kept on the road practically from one week's end to the other serving papers such as summons, notices, at tachments, etc., some daya covering 150 miles in his auto. He is averag ing close to 2000 miles each month during the harvest season. In the of fice Deputies Hooker and Richter are kept busy wit,h the tax rolls, and they have written as high as a hundred tax receipts in a' single day. The taxes become delinquent on October 5th. Writes About La Man College. D. M. Metzger, formerly of the Dal las college, writes to The Observer from Le Mars, Iowa, where he is an instructor in the department of Eng lish, that the opening of that school showed an increase of 50 per eent in the enrollment this year over last sea son. "We have some strong acces sions to onr student body," contin ues Mr. Metzger, "and our freshman class is by many odds the largest in the history of the school." . a Basines Improving. Local merchants report that busi ness conditions are improving, and look for a better fall season than has prevailed bare for several years. The close of the hop picking and grain threshing season is responsible foi some increase in business and when the prunes are all picked there will be a still mora Dotieeable activity. Farmers Fear Salem Bridge. Spring Valley farmers are hauling their grain to McCoy instead of to Salem as in other years. The bad condition of the' Salem bridge causes . the farmers to nnload at the bridge and this, coupled with the better pric es at McCoy, has persuaded the ranchers in favor of McCoy. Among the men who are selling at McCoy are W. H. Barker, R. H. Scott, Harry Cooley and F. T. Nash. The road from Spring Valley to McCoy is in very good condition. Charles Leonard Improving. Charlie Leonard of Monmouth, who is earing for a broken hip received in a fall in Monmouth last week, is im proving. Mr. Leonard is at the Dal las hospital. Drop the "ians" and one "r." Make it double "e" and add a "v." That's what, the Salem Cherrians are, a cheery bunch of good fellows who know how to be neighborly. ''- It was Cherrians' day at the coun ty fair,Wednesday afternoon and the navy white uniforms of the men of the, capital city's marching organisa tion were conspicuous. The crack Cherrian band played. : i The Cherrian special arrived in Dallas about 1:15. Though automo biles were waiting to carry the men and women in the party to the fair grounds the Cherrians said they would rather walk. After the inform mal greetings extended at the station by President Patterson of the fair and Mayor Kirkpatrick of the city a parade was formed. 1 At the head was "Doc" Epley, the Salem dentist, who came, saw, and took the heavyweight honors away from our own "Doc" Starbuck. "Doc" Epley is drum major of the Cjherrian band. - Then the band, the marching Cherrians, President Pat terson and W. V. Fuller in the Ful ler automobile, : Mrs. Fred Hblinan driving her beautifully decorated nuv chine with tiny Miss Willa Ames, as a guest, and the decorated R. W. Ballantyne car followed. After the Ballantyne car was the automobile of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fenton with a crowd of children. On the machine's sides were banners with the following Product." Then came a string of inscription, "Polk County's Best automobiles carrying the women of the Cherrian party. The route of th parade was north on Church to Court, east on Court to Main, north on Main to Mill a.nd return to Court, west on Main via""ffiiyter""ari J " Washington streets and Fairview avenue to the fair grounds. At the grounds the Cherrians drilled and their band played. -'-.:" President Patterson introduced Mayor Kirkpatrick, who extended a welcome to the visitors. King Bing Frank G. Deckebach of the1 Cherrians responded on behalf of the organiza tion. "We come to extend the greet ing of good cheer" said King Bihg "and the hand of fellowship. Wie want you to come to see us next week at the state fair, which is for all the people of the state. We come, not alone as the representatives of the city of Salem, but as represents-. tives of the capital of the state. The , state has been very good to us and we are trying to return, in a little way, the favors bestowed upon us. . Next week we will try to return this very pleasant greeting you have ex tended to us." Mayor H. 0. White of Salem eon-, gratulated tihe people of Polk for the size and quality of the fair. Ex-Mayor George F. Rogers was called upon for a speech but could not be found. After the speaking Mrs. Hallie Par rish Hinges of Salem sang two songs. A group of the Cherrians livened matters up by mounting "Painless" Parker's exhibit automobile and shouting for "Doc" Epley. Inciden tal automobile trips into the country were given the visitors by Dallas au tomobile owners, add Cherrians Visit. There are a number of Polk county children who have occasion not to forget the Salem Cherrians' visit. Tbey are the kiddies who rode the merry-go-round Wednesday afternoon at the capital city visitors' expense. The Cherrians chartered the merry-go-round for two rides and then gath ered the children together. j ts. I: I Vi ' ' i - J: f . 1