THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1916
Published Bach Tuesday aad Friday
Office 617-619 Court Street
Telephone Main 19
BY H. W. BRUNEI
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HUGHES AND FAIRBANKS.
DID YOU GIVE HIM A LIFT?
Did you give him a lift T He 's a broth
er man,
And bearing about all the burden lie
con,
Did you give him a smile T He was
downcast and blue,
And the smile would have hcljicd liim
to battle it through.
Did you give him your hand f He was
slipping down hill,
And the world, so I fancied, was us
ing him ill.
Did you give him a word? Did you
show him the ronil 1
Or did you just let him go on with
the load?
Do you know what it means to be los
ing the flgiht,
WJien a lift just in time might set
everything right?
Do you know what it means just a
clasp of the hand,
When a man has borne about all a
man ought to stand ?
Piil you ask what it was? Why the
.quivering lip,
Why the half-suppressed sob, the
scalding tear drip?
Wlere you a brother of his when his
time name of need?
Did you offer to help him, or didn't
you heed?
campaigns of improvements, replace
ments and extensions. A tendency
in this direction already is noticeable,
and it is having its influence in speed
ing up the general prosperity of the
country. The strength of the
issues on the New York stock ex
change also reflects the confidence
whieh investors are coming to feel in
railroads as an investment.
It is certain" that the country re
joices in the stronger position Jin
which the railroads now find them-
salves. The public is not unfriendly
toward these corporations, in spite of
insinuations which have been made
to this effect. Thinking people real
ize that general prosperity is large
ly dependent on the success and pros
perity of the transportation compan
ies, and they are therefore glad' to
see the railroads grow and make fair
profits. So long as the railroads treat
customers and employes fairly, and
so long as they do not try to control
legislatures, practice extortion or re
sort to other grave injustices, they
will liave the good will and the friend
ly co-operation of the general public,
And it would seem that many of the
higher railway officials are commenc
ing to appreciate this point and to
make use of it m regaining the con
fidence of the people. '
A CASE OF NEGLIGENCE.
An inixitant part of the duties of
county commissioners is the intelli
gent administration of the county
road and bridge affairs. This coun
ty, unfortunately, luis not always had
the bridge and road matters wisely
attended to, as witness the recent con
crete bridge collapse at Inde)endence,
where a structure was paid for before
tho county court had accepted it and
which became a wreck when the forms
were removed. Had wise precautions
lieen taken in constructing the bridge,
a thoroughly experienced man would:
have been placed in constant super
vision during its erection and the
contractors would have been required
to furnish good and sufficient bond
for faithful execution of the work.
This was not done, however, anil now
the court finds itself in the embaras
inff position of "fixing up" the bridge
by day labor. The commissioners say
it is the intention to liold the cost
of the work on it "as a charge
against said contractors. " Whether
or not the contractors' can be made
to "dig up" for the cost of tins re
pair and reconstruction work will
probably remain for the courts to de
cide, but the people of the county
feel that a repaired bridge will be on
ly a makeshift and that they have not
had proper returns for the $0300 they
pirt into that structure. And the peo
ple of the county certainly do not
feel like putting any more of their
money into it.
RAILROADS ARE PROSPERING.
Reports made by various railroad
companies continue to show a most
Gratifying condition as regards their
earnings and profit. Witlliout ex
ception, so far as noted, these reports
Jbdirate that the jroads are Sn H
highly prosperous condition, which is
in decided contrast to the lean years
through whieh the companies recently
have passed. Some of the roads frank
ly acknowledge that their earnings
and profit during recent months
have made new records that they
are doing more business and enjoying
more prosperity than ever before in
their history.
With the railroads' present pros
perity, and especially if it continues
for any considerable time whicfh
teems more than likely, the receiver
hip wb;,h now east a cloud over a
large part of the eountry rail lines
should toon ba removed. With die
companies steadily increasing their
revenue, they ahoald find it possible
to speedily prt rid of emharassing
indebtednesa, and to inaugural new I
WAR AND WHEAT PRICES.
The price of wheat has reached
high level as a result of the European
war and a rather short crop yield for
the present year. In this country.
tor instance, although an average
crop has been harvested, the demand
for the bread staple has been strong
enough to advance wheat prices to a
point where bakers all over the land
are increasing the prices of their
product, insisting this is necessary to
secure a fair profit for themselves.
Some of the bakers and others, more
over, are agitating the question of
putting an embargo on exports of
wheat, arguing that by so doing it
will tend to reduce the cost of liv
insr to Americans. Still others main
tain that this would be injurious to
American interests, both by depriving
American farmers from getting the
highest possible prices as regulated
bv the law of demand and supply.
and by interfering with a branch of
foreim trade that is helping to btuld
up American prosperity and eonstant-
'v adding to the accumulated nen'Mi
of this nation.
The real solution of this problem
appears to rest on the farmers of this
country, who already are being urged
to raise more wheat during the com
ing years. Tlio farmers might be
more inclined bo follow this advice,
were they assured that present high
prices would continue, and Tlio Min
neapolis Journal endeavors to show
that this assurance is reasonably cer
tain. It declares that following ev
ery great war of the past century the
price of wheat, the universal bread
staple, has ruled, higher for several
years Mian even during the progress
of the war. And it believes the same
experience will lie repented at the
close of the present war, wherefore
it stronelv advises American farmers
to raise more wheat.
Some of the statistics presented by
the Minneapolis paper will be of in
terest to tjie fanners. They show that
following the war of the revolution.
wheat rose from ninety-eight cents at
the close of the war to three dollars
a bushel three years later. The Nit
poleonic wars closed in T8T5 with
wheat at $1.75 a bushel. The next
tiwo years it went to $2.85. Tn 1861.
wheat was sixty-two cents. Tt reach
ed $2.28 in ISM and 3.8! in 1807.
the same price as in 18T7. And if
these past ex)eriencs are any criter
ion of the future, the price of wheat
is likely to remain high for at least
several years, which will he a strong
incentive to the farmers of this land
tvi raise more wheat.
out any consideration of market val
ue.
"Estimates of the taxes that the
Istate and its civil divisions wouUd
lose from the public utilities under
the operation of this amendment run
as high as 65 per cent.
"Friends of the measure dispute
these figures of diminution of valu
ation and revenue, and hint that there
is authority hidden away in the
amendment to assess the utilities on
the basis of value due to special priv
ilege. This is not true to begin with,
and if it were true, it furnishes one
more reason wny tne amenumem
should be rejected.
'If there are arbitrary powers se
creted in this measure, or to be read
between its lines, by virtue of which
any board or other administrative au
thority may issue edicts and decrees
against property, then the amendment
is all the more dangerous, not alone
to the utilities, but to every other
class of property owner."
To select a county commissioner
who is fully qualified to attend to
the duties of that office, which in
cludes a wise administration of coun
ty road and bridge matters, should
be the thought of voters when they
enter the polls in November. Exper
ience in handling our road and bridge
work is an asset that few men who
run for the office can claim, but Mose
Manston, ia no novice in this line.
For over thirty years the Republican
candidate for county commissioner
was active in road and bridge build
ing and ten years of this activity
were spent right in this section, in a
supervisor's capacity as roadmaster
of the Salem, Falls City & Western.
Mr. Manston 'a qualifications for the
office he seeks are second to none,
and Polk county voters will make no
mistake in electing him to tlie place.
SOME THINGS
To Try Potato Bread.
Potato bread, a la- Germany, as one
means of cutting the high cost of liv
ing, will be tried out by Denver house
wives, who have been experimenting
with recipes furnished by the foreign
( ffice of the United States department
of agriculture. This was the announce
ment made this week by Charles H.
Jacobson, presilenl of the Denver
Housewives league. League members
.i,,;m the new bread is appetizing,
alliolesome and nutritious and much
eheaper than wh -at Hour bread.
George Ado and Meredith Nichol
son, Indiana unmoors, j -v0
a political debate on a monograph
electric sign situated in the center of
Indianapolis. ' The incandescent de
bate bee-ins with the display of a
fnrtv-nve word argument favoring
Woodrow Wilson's re-election which
was written by Nicholson. After run
ning seven nights, Mr. Nicholson's
wnl'lls W ill be followed for a like
period by a statement in support of
woman suffrage written by his wife.
The last' week before the election,
Ade's argument for Charles fc-
Hughes' election will he mislied on
the sign in answer to Nicholson.
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OSCAR HATTER
Dallas City Bank Building.
Dallas Oregoi
BROWN-SIBLEY ABSTRACT CO
mn Mill street. Dallas.
Onlv uo-to-date set of abstract, o)
Polk county. Posted every mornins
from county records.
S. B. TAYLOR
Civil Engineer and Surveyor
Office. City Hall
Phone 791 or 642, Dallas, Oregon
Olive smlth-Blcknell
Teacher of
PIANO and ORGAN
Studio 401 Court St
Classes in
Fundamental Music Training
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A MAN IN DALLAS
The American people do not want
president who will "butt in" to
trouble recklessly and without reason,
but they do want an executive who
will say what he means and then
stick to it. And the voters of this
country are convinced' that Hugfjcs
s just that) kind of a man.
We are tolif that Mesieo is com
mencing to experience an industrial
revival!. As the nature of the indus
tries affected is not mentioned, how-
over, one naturally wonders if it lioi
anything to do with the making of
fresh revolutions-
The farmers and the politicians dif
fer on the weather. The fanner is
now praying for rain and the political
aspirant is hoping for a continuance
of the sitiMhinc at least unull after
NTovcmbnr 7.
No matter who yon agree to i bus
ness wii a stranger or the- wife't
relatives do not start without a def
inite written ngrenmcnt as to what
each party must do. Hurnl New
Yorker.
The lute James J. Hill left n es
tate valued at SlOOvlWO.OOO. Pretty
good for a man wiu started out with
no money, no inftbantial barkimr and
only a common sciiuol education!
Some- of the New York restaurants
now eStirge for swots an well as for
orders- of food. Leave it to New York
to find! ways to "get the money."
. aoivu minese novelist re.inees in
iho name of Mr. Ring Ding. And one
run: easily lmnginc that his stories
must have pleoty of "pop.""
Tie's the sort of fellow yon like to
call "Dad." He's "as common us
you be." He's the sort of compan
ion you'd want to take with you to
the woods. Somehow, it's hard to
say just why but, you like him. Yon
smile when yoni see him lumbering
down the street. You don't expect
him to have a grouch for he's never
troubled with mental indigestion. You
don't hear him knocking. On the
other hand lie's a bom booster. T(
there is a movement on hand to help
Dallas or Polk county somewhere up
nenr where the vanguard marches
you'll find him. Somehow he has lots
of time, lots of energy, lots of en
thusiasm, lots of sacrifice in his sys
tem for his "neck o' the woods." He
likes his home town. Romeways it's
just a little better, a little brighter.
a little pleasanter than most other
places and it's worth while. Is he
winited to serve on a committee; is
he needed to attend a meeting
doesn't matter where-;' is his automo
bile of service; is he wanted to tell a
"lumberynck" story f He has nev
er been known to refuse nnless In
positively had to. And by the way,
lie wais "lumberjack" perhaps
this explains why he is democratic
and just a wholesome, helping citi
zen. I liis little sketch will not try
to enumerate even a: fair representa
tion of the things he has done for
Polk county. ITere-'s to von, V. V.
Fuller..
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Dallas Oregon
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CORPORATIONS WOULD BENEFIT
How the railroads and the other
big cororations would avoid paying
their share of the state taxes if the
measure named on the November bal
lot, the "Full Rental Value Land
TaK and Homemnkers' Loan Fund
Amendment," is adopted was pointed
out recently by Henry E. Reed, as
sessor of Multnomah countv, before
the members' council of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce.
This is the measure which was call
ed the "People's Land and Loan
Measure" while signatures for the
petition to eet it upon the ballot were
being circulated. It appears on the
ballot now, however, under a different
name.
"The amendment does not make
adequate provision for the taxation
of railroads and public service cor
porations, which paid rexes in 1916
upon a valuation of $123,000,000, or
13 per eent of all the taxable prop
erty in the state," said Mr. Reed.
"The personal property and land
improvements, including stations, ter
minal buildings, rolling stock, tracks.
wire and pipe line of these corpora
tions wonld be exempt.
"The neht of way and other land
wonld he taxed in the same manner
as the land of an individual ; that is.
npoa the hsmis of the rent that a rent
er would pay for the land, leaving
OTHERS' OPINIONS
.
The Place for a Home.
i ne choice tor a site for a country
home is extremely important more
so thaji in town, where tho choice is
limited, anyway. In the countrv the
location may be varied to suoh an ex
tent that it requires good judgment
to get it right. "
To begin with, it should be so plac
ed that it will he convenient to the
members of the household and still
be out of the odors of outhouses and
stables. It should be not too far from
the road, but still not so placed that
it will receive a dust bath every time
an automobile or wagon passes. It
should be close to water protection in
case of fire, and if electric wiring is
near, that ia an item to be considered.
And so we misrht go on. multiplying
the different things that should be
considered, and we have not half ex
hausted them. But it is better to
pw it this way: The site for the farm
home should be one which considers
the convenience of every member of
Che home circle using it ; it should be
placed tastefully, where it will ap
pear to best advantage, and it should
be protected from danger of every
sort. The best we ean give is not a
bit too good for a house that ia a
home. Oregon Farmer.
There have been thirty men who
have received vote in the electoral
"oIIpct who have never been elected
president.
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Dr. Freeze, the Port
land specialist, will
continue to make reg
ular trins to Dallm
each month. Watch Daner fo ).
Call Gail hotel. Fourteen Years' ex
perience over 7900 eases treated.
F.N.Woodry
The Live Stock Auctioneer
ram stock sales a specialty. If
yon want what year chattels are
worth I eaa cet it for you. Girt
m a trial and ba convinced. I
fuarantea satisfaction. Vo sale
toe lares or too small. I work
for tbs sua that employs ma.
Address 1140 South 15tk St
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When We Hand
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of ths cost of the lumber you regnlr.
rou can depend upon it that ths fl
ores will Vs as low as Urst-class, wel
seasoned lumber can he sold for kos
tly. If you pay mors you pay tot
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