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ly polk fflmmttr J (THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLE COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1916 (TWICE-A-WEEK) NO. 74 I COUNTY I Iake GC j It . IS AND GIRLS SHOWING. loi ' jt Win Scholarships to A. 0. All to Get Achieve ment Buttons. V ;y-aii young folks of roin completed the industrial club daring the past year. And of iber 8 won scholar' in the short coarse at ' on Ag- iral college. All e . a 63 boys iris, who are h ' Jt the ages d 18. are .: J to aclneve- 1 buttons wLMi mid be famished the etate s , erintendent's of t a short time. The work each as in o s of the 17 schemes out by the eounty superintendent's Superintendent Reynolds is g upon parents the necessity of taking an interest in the club and encouraging the children. b the showing made this year one of the beet in the history of work, there is room for still ler improvement and it is hoped next year the number of con- Ms will be greatly increased. plowing is tiie list of complet knembera for 1916: Innr ene Peterson, Parker, Ore. wli.'a Fanning, Amity, R. 2, Ore. fene Lewis, Riekreall, R. 2. lie Sehronk, Liclepbndence, R la Wineland, Ballston. ertha Zielesch', Parker, R. 2. .."ay da Filter, Monmouth. Tary F'.;e, Monmouth. ty I ,Donald, Dallas. sie Suhrunk, Independence, R. 2. Sldred Edgar, Riekreall, R. 2. fester Keeney, Ci."., R, 1. ie Smith, Dt" I, R. 1. leanor Port ,d, Monmouth. cssie Keyt, 1 .ninouth. jsth. C ' tan, Uonmouth," R. 1. frith I erle, Dallas, R. 1. pinna . clesch; Parker, R. 2. folds I jvens, Airlie, R. 1. lae I ee, Falls City. I - ?d, I-i"ndenee, R. 2. iifll)Q, ...uii...outh. arsell, Monmouth, e, Airlie, R. 1. 1 Wiebe, Dallas, R. 1. L. liields, Riekreall, R. 2. Kron, Salem, R. 1. 1c i Fanning, Amity, R. 2. V ft Benton, Falls City. it Friesen, Eallas. : ,'i Guyer, irlie. t Jaeger, f "jm, R. 1. ! i Shaw, I '.-'" HuffmiJ, LirVi-eall, R. 1, .wthy Johnson, 'Ait-lie.. wsie Buell, Salem, R. 1. va Conner, Sheridan, R. 1. "Ja Smith, Dallas, R. 1. atie Peters, Riekreall, R. 1. enevieve Tribblo, Dallas. Iva Harris, Balaton, fellie Allen, Dallas. 5". -eta Wood, West Salem, as. He Pet"-on, Parker. tor ine NI dson, Independence, 'leone Kurts, illas, R. 1. 'epehdenee, R. 2. Independence, R. 2 Airhe. iridan, R.- 1. finnie Ketney, Dallas, R. 1. farold Reynolds, Independence, R. afternoon. Sentiment of that grange was decidedly favorable to the em ployment of a county agent, but it was decided before voting on submit ting the matter to the county court for inclusion in the 1917 budget to get more thorough information about tha duties of suoh an official and the benefits to be derived. The Pomona grange, which meets tomorrow in McCoy, will also take np the matter. Several prominent farmers have re cently expressed an interest in. the movement and it is believed that with the granges now seriously considering the employment, or an agent, ithe matter will be brought to the atten tion of the county court in the near future. TO CHOOSE O. N. G. COLONEL ilma Wells, I ouise Leonai fernice Ulric;. Sessie Blair, :aleigh Kddleton. Dallas, R. L eorge E.erle, Dallas, R. 1. lussell A; ,ip, Dallas, R. 1. rern Alsip, Dallas. R. 1. Idwin Bmwn, Dallas, R. 1. lbert T'Uke, Independence, irville Erobree, Airlie. renry A'Mp, Dullns, R. 1. amnel Vail, Dxllas, R. 1. sol Brown, Dallas, R. 1. 'rank Longhnry, Monmouth, R. 1. romer Bnrsell, Monmouth, ndrew TTuffman. Riekreall. lobert Henkle, Monmouth. Lieutenant Colonel John L. May May Be Elected. In Portland tomorrow either in per son or by mailed ballot the company commanders and majors or the llnrd Oregon Infantry will elect a colonel to succeed Colonel Clenard McLaughlin, returned to active Bervice. Lieuten ant Colonel John L. May of Portland may 'be advanced to the position However, if they choose, the members of the election body niny ask that a regular United States army officer be assigned to the command This has been done in the preceding two elec tions. Colonel U. G. McAlexander, U. S. A., on detail with the Oregon Na tional Guard, is mentioned in this con nection. Captain Conrad Stafrin of Company L will not be able to attend the meeting but will mail his ballot OFFICIAL COUNT MADE HUGHES' LEAD IS VOTES CUT SIX Five Amendments Carry in Polk; Six Are Defeated Electors Favor 'Bone-Dry' Prohibition." ' Rifle Club Meets Tonight. A meeting of the La Creole Rifle club will be held at the court house tonight beginning at 7:30. It is hoped that some definite action will be tak en toward the acquisition of a rifle range. At the club shoot last Friday night H. Al Webster made the high score of 50, closely followed by H Wl Stump and E. 0. Cosper with 49 each. . PLAN COMMUNITY XMAS EFFORTS MADE TO HAVE COM MON CELEBRATION. Churches, Lodges, Civic Bodies and Citizens Will Be Asked To Co operate In Entertainment. If the hopes of several Dallas peo ple are fulfilled a community Christ mas celebration will be held in the armory Christmas afternoon. To this end pastors of the city's churches members of the Woman's club, and members and officers of civic bodies are now at work. Outside of one definite aim, a joint Christmas after noon celebration, no certain plans have been made. However, the suggested ideas in clude a community sing, a giant. lighted Christmas tree, systematic Christmas giving, an entertainment by adults for the children at the af ternoon celebration, and the distri bution of small gifts among the chil dren attending the entertainment. Dallas is not the pioneer, even in Oregon, for community Christmas eel ebrations. Eugene and Portland have bad snch entertainments. California cities have outdoor Christmas festiv ities but the uncertain Oregon weath er does not permit an out-door en tertainment. McCOY JOYRIDERS ARE FINED. Monmouth Constable Ob'ects To Pe culiar Automobile DrMn. R. C. Vincent and J. R. Alexander of McCov were fined $6 by Judge Walter Brown of Monmouth for be ne drunk and disorderly Tuesday night. In the Vincent machine, the Tripls Tie Yt in District 6. two men esayed a ride on Monmout'i . A. Butterick, H. G. Keyt and i uncompleted streets. After leavins rim Brachter tied with four votes j -he court the men started north from i for constable of district sir i Monrrooth but ditched their ear. nty Clerk Robinson is in doubt T,,n Hber and Pent Ta-'-eron re o bow the qnMtion would be He-1 "" them from their predicament d and his written the men. Twl ""J assisted them in getting- a Da!!n es of all three were written in, g"i"e rrn to 'om to tbeir "sif er those of Fred Hebdinff nl "nee. Alexander said that it wa Official return of the Polk county vote cut the Hughes' lead from 66 to 60. The change was mode be cause of tfhe count of the votes of the Pedee district whose return sheet was accidentally sealed in the ballot box. Of the amendments Polk gave a favorable vote to the single item veto, prohibition, rural credits, ship tax exemption and tax limitation. The repeal of the Sunday closing law,, the brewers, the negro suffrage, the full tax rental, the Pendleton normal, and the vaccination amendments were de feated. The official county follows: Presddenbr-Hughes, 2904; Wilson 3844; Hlanley, 124; Benson, 190; Em- mett Callahan, 4. Representative In Congress W. C. Hawley, Republican, 3107; Richards, Socialist, 272; Mark V. Weatherford, Democrat, 2172. Secretary of State E. L. Cannon Socialist, 432; Ben W. Olcott, Repub lican-Democrat-Progressive, 4737. Justice, Supreme Court C. J. Bright, Prohibitionist, 861 ; George H. Burnett, Republican, 3797; J. E. Hos mer, Socialist, 476; Frank A. Moore, Republican, 2692; Turner Oliver Democrat, 1774. Dairy and Food Commissioner Donald W, McKinnon, Socialist, 386; John D. Mickje, Republican-Demo-crat-Progresive, 3760; A. G. Rempel, Prohibitionist, 1067. Public Service Commissioner Fred G Buchtel, RepuWican-Progressive; 3201; E. L. Van Dresar, Democrat, 1932. Representative, 11th District Con rad Stafrin, 4021. Representative, 12th District- Chria Christenscn, Socialist, 538,; W. V. Fuller, 3870. , District Attorney E. K. - -Pisseoki 3593; Walter L. Tooze, Jr., 2493. County Sheriff John W. Orr, 4705. County Clerk Fred J. Holman 2446, Asa B. Robinson, Jr., 2919. County Treasurei" Willis Simon- ton, 2455; A. V. R. Snyder, 2677. County Assessor Carl B. Fenton, 2415; C. S. Graves, 2880. County School Superintendent Fred S. Crowley, 2935; Almeda J. Fuller, 2601. County Survevor- Homer A. Robb 2344; Sanford B. Tavlor, 2492. Connty Coroner Robert L. Chap man, 4587. Ciunty Commissionei- John S. Bo- hnnnon. Democrat, 2110; O. E. Den nis, Prohibition, 411 ; Moses Man- ston, Republican, 2960. Justice of Peace District one Henry Butler, 64: Holt Stockton. 39. District five, R W. Baker, 735; John O. Mcintosh, 652. Constable District one, George Patterson, one; William Brook, 33; J. O. Sedhrist. 21. District two. James Imlah, 408. District three, J. S. Ashbaugh, 1258. District four, G. L. McMurphv. 640. District five. J. H. Moran, 1228. District six. J. A. niitteriek, 4; H. O. Keyt, 4; Charles Rrnteher, 4; Fred Hebding, 2; Joe Frinr, 2. Single Item Veto Yes, 3379; No, 1241. Shin Tax Exemption Yes, 2423; No. 1880. Negro and Mulatto Suffrage Yes, 2145; No. 2650. Full Rental Land Tax Yes, 827; No. 3864. Pendleton Normal School Yes, 1826; No, 3301. Anti-ComnuNorv Vaccination Yes, 2100; No. 25.r) Repealing Sunday Closing Yes '?468; No, 2722. Permitting Miniifaeture and Sale of Liquor Yes. 174; No. 3522. Prohibition Ve. 2928: No. 2361. Rural Credits Ves. 2674: No. 1920 Tnr Limitation Yes, 2276; No 2153. TAX COLLECTION GIVEN SHERIFF'S FORCE FINISHES TABULATION OF MONEY. Delinquent List This Year Less Than Last. Polk Office Help Smaller Than Other Counties. Work on the tabnlation of the col lection of the 1915 tax collections was finished this morning by Deputy Sher iffs T. B. Hooker and J. E. Richter. The delinquent list this year is $17, 700.40, aproximately $12,000 less than last year. This does -not include $13,941.17 in the disputed O. & O. land grant tax roll. The collectible taxes for this county are $383,183.98. Of this amount $351,542.41 in princi pal and $1,082.91, in interest, has been collected, segregated and tabulated by the deputy sheriffs. Since August 21, when the payment .of the second half of the 1915 taxes started, $146,237.50, principal, and $808.55, interest, has been handled by the two men. Besides this work, the deputy sheriffs have been called upon for special work at the October term of court and during last week's elec tion as well as one week spent on the preparation of the O. and C. land grant rail and the mailing of 4,000 postal cards notifying property own ers that the second half of the tax was due and payable. "I am pleased with the way in which Mr. Hooker and Mr. Richter handled the tax work," said Sheriff Orr this morning. "In the division of the work in the office I take care of the legal work and they handle the tax department. To the duties inci dent to the tax collection these men this year, have had to segregate the taxes, something that the assessor used to do and what the assessors in every county I know of, excepting Multnomah and Polk, do." from fifty one hundredths for Yam hill county to ninety-three one .hun dredths for Lincoln county. Following are the figures for 1916 and 1915, the first figure following the county being for this year: Baker, .75, .76; Benton, .62, .65; Clackamas, .58, .58; Clatsop, .58, .58; Columbia, .60, .77; Coos, .66, .67; Crook, .53, .53; Curry, .86; .86; Doug las, .73, .74; .Gilliam, .78, .76; Grant, .bo, .64; Harney, .65, .65; Hood Riv er .64, .68; Jackson, .62, .65; Joseph ine .70, .72; Jefferson .72; Klamath .69, .69.; Lake, .73, .73; Lane .53, .65; Lincoln, .93, .93; Linn, .68, .68; Mai heur, .87, .88; Multnomah, .59, .62: Folk, .51, .53; Sherman, .68, .68; Til lamook, .90, .90; Umatilla, .78, .80; Union .71, .71; Wlallowa .75, .73; Wlas- co, .74, .75; Washington .51, .53; Yamhill, .50, .53. MRS BENNETT WINS PRIZE Gives Best Answer' To "Best Christ mas Gift?" The three judges of the contest held by C. B. Stone to obtain an answer to the question, "Why are photo graphs the best Christmas gift? unanimously decide that Mrs. Charles Bennett's answer entitled her to the first prize of $10. Mrs. G. F. A. Pattison 'a answer was considered next best and she received the second prize, $6, worth of photographs. The judges were -Miss Almeda J. Fuller, W. I. Ford and J. C. Hayter. Mrs. Bennett's answer is given in full in Mr. Stone's advertisement in this is sue of The Observer. WILLIAMS GETS CREOIT JOURNAL SAYS RALPH RESPON SIBLE FOR REPUBLICAN WIN National Committeeman Early Recog nized Necessity of Progressive Vote and Went After It. MAO GOES AFTER CANNERY. Business Men and Fanners In Eu- w. .. .. .gens Todays... i To , investigate the Lane county cannery at first hand the business men of McMinnville have arranged an excursion to Eugene today. Manager Holt of the Eugene plant and a number of Eugene growers will meet them upon arrival there, and show us what they have accomplished. A luncheon at one of the leading ho tels has been arranged. Ellis' Newport Home Burned. By telegraph Mrs. M. M. Ellis heard yesterday that her $3590 home in Newport had been totally destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Little in surance was carried. Mrs. D. M. Metzger of Dallas was living in the honee and had planned to remain during the winter. The telegram did not give the cause of the fire but did say it started upstairs. It is thought Mrs. Metzger lost most of her per sonal effects. Talbots Go East Mr. and Mm J. C. Talbot left Sun day for Iowa and Kansas, where they exxpect to remain until the first of March. Enroute they will stop at Salt Lake City, Denver and Kansas City, and before returning to Oregon tlhey will go to Chicago. Mr. Talbott expects to establish a factory in Portland next spring for the manu facture of the Adams Spark Arrester, manufacturing rights of which he re cently purchased. SINGER IS COMING BACK SCHUMANN-HEINE RETURNS TO SING FOR "KIDDIES." "Next Year," She Says. School Chil dren To Receive Christmas Gift of Contralto's Picture. To Play Lebanon Friday. The Dallas high school football team will meet the Lebanon team at the latter place on Friday. A return game, the final one of the season, is to be played here with that team on Thanksgiving dy. A squad of 14 men will be taken to Lebanon bj Coach Chenoweth. Man Hurt at Cement Quarry. P. Pennella, a laborer at the quar ry of the Oreon Portland Cement company at Bridgeport, was slightly injured about the head Saturday morning by a flying sledge. Black Rock Man Very 111. Leslie Fisher of Black Rock is at the Dallas hospital recovering from an operation for an abscessed appen dix. Mr. Fisher was operated upon by Dr. Starbnck. TENTATIVE TAX RATE IS .51 sotiuinann-rleink will sing again for Dallas. Again she will come and sing under God's sky that all who wish may hear. "Next year" she has promised and she will bring her own Steinway and accompanist. She says she will be happy to do it- She has further promised a large photo for the Dallas school children. She will send that this Christmas. Graciously, as only a real "gnadige fran" can, Schumann-Heink has said that she was grateful to Dallas. She said she admired the Dallas people. Her parting message to Dallas, un til she comes again, "next year," is "Love and best wishes for all of you." SCHOOL MONEY IS AVAILABLE Polk County Assessed Valuation is Slightly Under Last Year. Tax ratios of the eonnt'es of Ore- leon have been tentatively adopted; definitely known nntil the legislature bv the State Tax Commission. Polk 's j meets next year. It is believed, how Land Board Has Allotted 110,000 to Polk County. The state land board has slotted $10,000 of the state school money to Polk eounty for loaning purposes. All' applications for.loans from this fund in Polk eounty must be made at tlie office of Walter I Tooze, Jr., in Dal las, Mr. Tooze being the attorney for the board in this eounty. As the at torney for the board is not permit ted to accept applications when there are no funds available, every ap plicant is afforded an equal opportu nity. It is a question of first eome. first served. The state loans at 6 per cent for one year, with the priv ilege of letting it run 10 years by I keeping the interest promptly paid. What effect the new siate rural ered-j it amendment will have upon the loaning of this money has not been ascertained as yet, and will not be Attend B. P. O. E. Initiation. Charlev Bilven. F. H. Mnrnhv and beinf, sl of the ,taaI 0t,eveTt that the money under this new mar, who received two votes ' ""f .,ln. ."""" .' Heorge rianfleH were in SHem lham-' rt eomniled bv the eonnfv'.et will be handled thranffh the i.l. i af,fAd that hs rfMi il nsl it urinM lif. ! i a tut rr Mi . B - o - - 'T. , V j nv rignr wnen r.i. timin ";asWor. Last year the ratio was .53 land board. Monmonth and five other eani1i1ntesi0 jne worth. his lat. "ER3 TALK COUNTY AGENT nth Graiife Takes Lead orescent for Agrieultnrist. a mwhns of the Monmonrh i wafton e Ian bstnrav afternoon, the r of a eonntv rietilfurigt for envcv.tf fw-npied the attention of Coldest Day of Sessen. jj! Yeterdav morning at 7 o 'eloek lo cal thermometers reeistered 26 d"irree abo-e zero, the coldest day of the Son Born t Middletons. were initiated into the Elks' lodge. The ratios are of the assessed to te actual values of the property in the various counties and sre used as Engine and Cars Wracked. Or. a steep grade near Black Rock Thnrsday a logging engine and three cars were piled vp when the brakes Mrs. Mary Fiest Buried. The bodv of Mrs. Marv Fiest. 58., basis for determining the probable widow of Conrsd Fiet of Lebanon, value of railroads and other public! refused to bold. The engineer turn was bnried in the Salt Creek eeme-' service companies. The ratios are al-!ed on the air, the steam jam, reversed terv alongside that of her Iroehand so used as a basis for equalization his engine, and jumped, when he saw only state west of South Dakota that A son was bom Sundav to Mr. and 'Friday afternoon. Mrs. Fiest died in j between counties for apportionment, he eould not control his train. No did not go to ViiUon. Oregon Jour- rs for the najor portion of the! Mrs. James Middleton of Salt Creek. Lebanon last week. tof the state taxes. The ratios run one was injured. jnaL Now that the smoke of partisan1 battle has drifted away and the peo ple can see the political map of the nation as remade by the election re turns, Oregon stands as the only state west of South Dakota which will cast its electoral vote for Charles E. Hughes. Largely the same in populai conception; of governmental issues, Washington to the north and Cali fornia to the south stepped into the WSlson column in the face of over whelming partisan odds, and those who follow the reason for political change are seeking the cause for Ore gon's lonely position, surrounded on all sides and far to the east with Wilson states as she is. , ' Several causes contributed to the result, notably the "calamity howl" which was raised during the last weeks of the campaign. Another and very important factor was the adroit strategy which early in the campaign captured for Hughes a large percentage of the Progressive party voters of Oregon. The credit for this srategy belongs to Ralph E. Williams, Republican national com- mitteeman, who realized early in the fight the vital importance of the Pro gressive vote. He reoeived efficient co-operative support and assistance from Judge Charles L. MeNary, chair man of the Republican state central committee. When Ralph Williams left for Chi cago in June to attend the meeting of the committee on arrangements, preparatory to the assembling of the national convention, he made public announcement of his intention to rec ommend that the convention seat Ore gon's delegates to the Progressive convention, as alternates in the Re publican convention. His reoommenV dations were adopted, and the Pro- . gressive delegates were seated and made to feel at home in the conven tion. Then Williams went on to New York to attend the meeting of the na tional committee, and again he recom mended that the Progressives be giv en representation both upon the na tional campaign committee and upon the different state campaign commit tees. His advice was followed on tha national committee and in some eases by state committees. When he re turned to Portland, he met with the state committee, and recommended that a campaign eomminttee be cre ated to consist of the 10 members of the executive committee of the Re publican state central committee, and five progressives selected by the pro gressive leaders of the state. His suggestions were followed and A. E. Clark, Thomas R. Nenhausen, Arthur I. Moulton, David L. Povey and Frank H. Lewis were named as the repre sentatives of the Progressive party on that committee. In addition to this, Judge MeNary, who has always work ed with the Progressive wing of his x party, was elected as state chairman. From that time on the campaign committee, together with the Repub lican state central committee, Wil liams and MeNary, worked harmoni ously to weld together the formerly divided "regular" and progressiva elements of the party. When Judge Hughes came to Ore gon, the Progressives led him through the ceremonies incident to his visit. When Mr. Fairbanks wss here, the Progressives were sgain in the fore front. When anything was to be done, Mr. Clark and Mr. Nenhausen, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Povey, Mr. Moulton and other prominent Progressives, were consulted, advised with and sent to the front, while the old guard mem bers sniffed the battle smoke from the reserve trenches far in the rear. Down in California the old guard leaders insisted on snubbing Hiram Johnson, drew Hughes into the mis take of also snubbing Johnson, and lost the state to Hughes. Up in Wash ington, the old guard leaders did the same thing, and Wilson carried the state. In Oregon, in spite of the baekbauling of the Oregonian and its advisers and of the roekribbed re actionaries of the state, Williams and MeNary, gathered the Progressives to their bosoms and their confidence, and Wilson lost Oregon. Which explains in fact why it u that Oregon is the