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(THE HOME PAPER) DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1916 (TWICE-A-WEEK) NO. 81 ZTBALL ' iUMED LL FENTON IIN; FEED C C30SEN CAP .OH, MANAGER pes With IJTalo form am Sched uled; Other Contests Are Sought I" By Local Basketers. basketball in Dallas wag resumed night when candidates appeared the armory floor for the first prac- of the Dallas team. At a meet Wednesday night Curt B. Fenton chosen captain and Fred Gooch, hager. Announcement was maue The German or Buffalo, New tk, champions of the United States, bid Plav the Dallas team here. nes with the universities of Cali lia, Washington and Oregon, Ore " Agricultural college, Multnomah ateur Athletio club of Portland, , other teams of like caliber are hg sought. It is believed that the Htnom&h team will be secured for lame the end of this month or the ft of next.: . Lmong the men who will try for tionS on the team are: Carl B. ton, member of the Dallas team played games across the conti A a few years ago and also a star iter on the championship university Oregon basketball teams for four and the usual selection for all west center during his college j Pebo Shaw, also a member ot team phat barnstormed the coun- ; Walter Ballantyne, a member of erose-eountry invaders; Laird , bods, ex-Dallas high and university X Oregon player; Bay Gooch, ex-O. V C. hoooer: Jack Hayes. Dalian Mete; Ray Boydston, Lynn Ma- ny, K. B. treason, ana wayne pham. Manager i Gooch said yes f" y that all comers of sufficient It tih to make an interesting game kUd be mot. . - Bo secure ' iroe of the finances for fe basko'.' .1 team a committee will fa unott business men within the gained possession of the curiosity and it is now in the possession of his son. Mr. Shipley is undecided as to what disposition he will make of the valued implement. He says the Smithsonian Institute has informed him that there are people in the United States who would gladly travel across the conti nent to gain possession of the spear head. He has, accordingly, deposited it in the vault of one of the Sheridan banks. The spearhead itself is pear-shaped, measures one and a half inches in width and is five inches long; its shaft is about the size of a lead pen cil and is five inches in length. Tempered copper represents one of the lost arts, 'hence the interest evinc ed by scientists in the spearhead. bit f, c "In the past," said l , s ip,e Paiiag basket- 1 i i Loen One of the best fcert. 4 the city, has had. We Sieve t team will be as good as I r to Help Needy. 'At ti rular meeting of the loca bights T Pythias loc'je last Monday cat a mmittee ws appointed to pv i i ,e city and ascertain those lop's o are in need. The commit- B i 1 rjport to the lodge which will i'. 0 its annual custom of distrib- Si J to these unfortunates at Ohrist i t' . Contributions and money 111 ) ? received for distribution on (s t lurday preceding Christmas Id all citizens who are able are in ked to lend aid to the project. Geo. forton is chairman of the committee I eb&rre of the work and he will ap pint other lodge members to assist Has Clever Wi low Display. A miniature steam engine running dynamo, which, in turn, supplies le bulb lights which make up the dis lay form a very el ?r exhibit whicli ical Manager Steele, jist has had' in filled in the Oregon Power com sny's window at tlie Court street of se. The bulbs are colored and repre nt fruits and flowers. The engine as designed by Randall Buell when t was but 16 years of age. The boil , though small, has actually been sed in getting op steam. The dis- lay was "ringed up" and installed v Claire Snyder, electrician at the impany's loe;J power house. G. A. R. New Officers Named. The officers of U. S. Grant post, 0. A. R., for the ensuing year are: Peter S. Greenwood, commander; II. P. Shriver, senior vice commander; Da vid M. Smutz, junior vice commander; Nu ma Arnold, quartermaster; Job Steinfeldt, surgeon; V. G. Campbell, oluiplnin ; Isaac Phillips, officer of the day; E. B. McDougnl, delegate to the state encampment; David Darling, al ternate. ROOKIES ARE DRILLED NEAR-FIGHTING MEN GIVEN FIRST REAL LESSON. ' Captain Stafrin And Regular Army Man Watch Recruits Stumble ; Through Commands. Siefarth Has Been Distributing Cigars The cigars have been "on" Chet Siefarth the past few days. Thanks giving was made a happy day at tdi Siefarth home by the arrival of a ba by boy. I. E. Hooker Is Very 111. . I. E. Hooker of Independence, brother of Deputy Sheriff T. B. Hook er, is seriously ill at bis borne with measles. Burch Family Moves Away. Mr. and Mrs, II. C. Burch and Rol Io Buwli will leave within a short time to make their home in Portland Clevc Burch is in Portland. GYM GLASSES EXPAND FOUR NIGHTS EACH WEEK NOW BELIEVED NECESSARY. Company L Members Tuesday Night Granted Use of Armory to Bus-. iness Men's Organization. OLIO 13 COO TEARS OLD. 1 -IJlan XI i Has Ancient Spearhead of T npered Copper. James M. hipley, a farmer living ar Sheridan, has in his possession ten--red copper spearhead that sci it: s -y represents a period 4000 fore the birth of Christ. The 'd was unearthed 20 years ago . t county, Illinois, on the S n, by William Shipley. ilty was fonnd encased in i of yellow joint clay that mound midway between two is, five feet under ground, ibsonian Institute of Waah . C, bearing of the matter, sent stive to interview Mr. he scientist explained that from whieh the spearhead td liad probably beer the time the Mississippi mel Us present contour. ! having positively revel ed - r -t the date of its Willlnu Shipley pc'-TOttd' nisi Institute to p'sf the - -x!;;bitio for a number i v-.'.ire "-is death he re- Four instead of two nights in the armory each week will be used by the Dallas Gymnasium association. This was decided at the meeting of the asosciation in the library building Monday night and the request of the asosciation for two additional nights was granted Tuesday evening by the members of company L. The schedule now will be: Monday and Friday nights, gym class; Wednesday and Thursday nights, basketball practice. Membership in the gymnasium as sociation is still open to men.. Ap plication should be made at Fuller s Pharmacy or Stafrin 's drug store. It is thought between 40 and 50 men will be present Wednesday night, De cember 13, for the first class. Lieu tenant Compton, Physical Director Gingrich of the Salem Y. M. C. A., and a pianist will be here to conduct the class, which starts at 7:30. Conrad Stafrin is secretary-treas urer of the association and the dues of $5 for the first six months should be paid to him before six o'clock of Wednesday, December 13. As treasur er Captain Stafrin has no time to solicit payment of the dues and it is not thought members will cause any delay in paying bills because of slow ness to fulfill their obligations. All money received over $150, the rent of the armory for six months, will be used to purchase equipment. A committee of the business men, in conjunction with Captain Stafrin, will expend the money. It is proposed to provide more showers, build more lockers and install gymnasium equip ment. The gymnasium association and Company L Athletie club will work in co-operation. (By L. D.) "Attention, company." The "com pany" was Marshal Oliver Chase and myself. Corporal Alvin Robb was in "command." And then Robb put us through our first real lesson. Most of it is still hazy to me. I ought to tell, first, about how looked, A week ago Quartermaster bergeant Bill Himes fitted me out. He gave me the largest hat the gov ernment had sent; it was too small for me. I believe the leggings are little too small. However, I'll see Bill about that. Trousers fit splen didly; the blouse, the minimum size, is too wg. But I'll use paper or something else to fill it out. I thought, even with the above handicaps, that I looked good. The former "regu lar" laughed in my face. '-h "Hurry, Dinneen," Cheney (I fir get "he is Lieutenant Chenoweth in the militia) said to me. I was go ing just as fast as I could. But t every step a new dilemma came. '4l couldn't get the guns out of the rac. Robb said, "Hurry, Dinneen," bujt I thought he was trying to mix me a little more. I Quite unmilitary, I answered, "J guess they don't want us in there,!' I pointed to the main drill floor where the men were being sent through by Lieutenant Chenoweth. I saw Chase leaning against the door sill and I thought they weren't ready for the rookies yet. Captain Stafnn came to the rescue: "Corporal Robb will take you in charge." He did. They laughed at me as I carried my gun to the end of the drill floor. I knew I wasn't holding it rightly. They, didn't have to laugh. Maybe they were laughing at Oliver 1 who along at my-heels I hope theyl were. Now Robb hasn't a very big voice; Cheney has. The company was mak ing a lot Of noise; Robb was doing his best ; my mind was confused. Now I remember something about "grasp ing the piece at the balance." I m sure that was said quite a few times. Robb has patience, I do believe. But he did lead ns a strenuous chase. It was rort arms," "Kight arms. 'Forward March," "company, halt" and so on. Robb (I must say Corpor al Kobb) would give ns the same command several times. I would de cide that I bad it and then he would change. I wouldn't get the change until I saw the smile on his face. I hit my hat an even hundred time in throwing my gnn to and from my shoulder. My shoulder is a little sore now. But it was fun. Sometimes Cor poral Robb (I said it that time) would 'pick on" Chase for awhile. My, I was nappy then. 1 figured out just how much better a soldier I was than Chase and then it would be my turn. forgot all my "triumphs" in a minute. I like Cheney. He didn t come around and watch. Captain Stafrin did. Lieutenant Piasecki did, too, but he didn't let me see him He told me about it afterwards. No, I'm not going to tell you what lieutenant Piasecki said about mv 'rookiness." VIEWSSHOWRESOURSES OREGON HAS A WONDERFUL STAND OF TIMBER. Dallas People See Colored Pictures of State's Greatest Asset. Learn More About Its Care. POLK TO HAVE OWN BOOTH May Start Rooming Hoose Her. It has been persistently rumored this week that E. H. Branson, a Sa lem rooming house man, has taken over the Imperial hotel building and will conduct a rooming bouse. The same authority for the rumor says that Mr. Branson will not conduct s dining room. K. P.'s Elect Officers. Marmion Lodce No. 06, Kni?hts of Pythias has elected the followine of ficerj for the ensnine year: J. W Bloom, C. C; R. Y. Morrison. V. C: W. A. Himes. P.; F. M. Bethel. M of W.; J. T. Ford. K. of R. S : J R. Siblev, M. of Ex.; B. J. W mer f. of A.; W. U Yoone. I. G : F. B West, O. G.; J. R. Allgood, Trustee Mrs. Braden Will Install Exhibit In Salem. folk eounty win nave its own booth at the Marion eounty corn show, December 13-16, in Salem. Mrs. Winnie Braden will go to Salem to morrow morning to arrange the ex hibit Premiums won by Polk eoun ty exhibitors will be paid out of the funds of the Polk County Fair asso ciation and the same organization is carrying the entire expense of install ing and maintaining the exhibit Judges will inspect the exhibits Wed nesday morning and the show will be thrown open to the people Wednesday noon. Regains Thunder But Not Light A couple of weeks ago someone took a revolver and electric flsb lieht from a pocket in Walter L. Toole's automobile. The revolver was turned into Sheriff Orr's office and has been returned to Walter, but the '-'ertrie flashlight is still missing. A good-sized crowd of Dallas peo ple were well repaid for turning out to the high school auditdnum on Wednesday night when 150 colored views of Oregon forests, forest fires and forest protection work were shown under the auspices of the Polk County Fire Protective association. The pictures, which are the property of the state board of forestry, were shown by State Forester F. A. Elliott and his assistant, 0. E. Siecke, of Salem, and a lecture in connection with their showing was given by W. V. Fuller, district warden, and head of the Polk county patrol. The views were some of the finest ever shown in Dallas, and there was considerable favorable comment passed on them by an interested audience. The lecture was given as part of the educotional policy of the association for the pre vention of forest fires. Among some facts given in connec tion with the pictures by Mr. Fuller were the following. Oregon has twice the timber of all New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wis consin and Minnesota combined. has twice the timber of the central hard woods region, extending from southern Michigan to Southern Ten nesee and as much timber as all of the United States east of the Rocky mountains and north of the southern pine belt. It has one-sixth of the stumpage of the entire United States, or 430 billion feet, which has a stand. ing value of $680,000,000. When man ufactured the timber of Oregon will be worth $6,800,000,000, "Oregon's lumber industry is only in its infancy," stated Mr. Fuller, "yet it employs 18,000 men, or one half of those engaged in manufactur- iflg"1wdoiitries--4a--the-; statei-If Hie timber of Oregon was all manufactur ed at once and loaded onto cars-for shipment it would make a train reach ing seven times around the world. From this industry $70,000 of outside money comes into the state daily, for 80 per cent of all outgoing freight is lumber. 4,000,000 acres, containing about 150 billion feet has been de stroyed by fire, or about one-third the present stand." To show the work being accom plished by the Fire Patrol and fire prevention associations, Mr. Fuller said that in 1910 fire destroyed $1 640,997 worth of timber and other property. In 1911 the present code of forestry laws was enacted. This code, added to in 1913, provides a compulsory Are patrol law. Since 1911 the total fire loss in five years has been less than $100,000, or one sixteenth the loss in the single season, 1910. The situation is aptly describ ed by one of the association's secre taries, who, in his annual report, says : "It is not alone the amount of money expended by the association that is responsible for the fact that we have suffered no loss by fire, but great credit mast be given to the state for ester for the wise educational policy promulgated by his office. The re sult of this wise policy has been that, whereas in former years people who had occasion to go into the woods either for business or pleasure were generally very careless with fire, camp fires were left burning, logging en gines and locomotives were continual ly setting out fires, and most people looked upon forest fires as a necessary evil. Now, almost without exception, everybody is careful with fire and tbe result is that this hazard has been reduced to a minimum." Mr. Fuller also explained that the fire patrol law made it imperative for all timber owners to either patrol or have patrol ed their holdings. This has brought a condition that works out admirably. For instance in Polk eounty tbe federal government pays meet of the wsges of two patrolmen, the state pays most of the salary of tbe district warden, and the remain der of tbe expense of tbe work is borne by tbe Polk County Fire Pa trol association. In tbe past season there were in the state 27 district wardens, who hr working under them 333 patrolmec jd in addition directed the work of 51 patrolmen Mrs. Harry Volheim, born November 4 Dallas; William Maurice, son of Mr. and Mrs. M aurice Dal ton, born November 4, Dallas; Catherine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mid- dleton, bora November 12, two miles north of Dallas;' Robert Wrenn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hams, born November 27, three miles north of Dallas. The deaths were : James Sha ver, born July 18, 1829, in the state of Pennsylvania, died November 1 at Dallas. A. E. Perkins died at the Dallas hospital, October 29, at the age of 50; Gideon Sowers, of Falls City, born February 9, 1842 in In diana, died November 22 in the Dal las hospital; Abraham S. Friesen of Salt Creek, born January 6, 1846 in Russia, died November 25. Ivan Calkins Operated Upon. Ivan Calkins, a 15-year-old Airlie boy, was operated upon last night at the Dallas hospital by Dr. V. C. Staats for obstruction of the bowels. Doctors McCallon and Bollman assist ed. WORKING ON NEWKOUTE STATE COMPLETES FIELD WORE ON ANOTHER ROAD. Proposed West Side Highway Will Follow West of Espee Tracks From Independence to Corvallis. , John A. Carson Is Dead. John A. Carson, prominent Salem attorney and citizen and cousin of Sir Edward Carson, the great Irish statesman, died at his Salem home at five o'clock yesterday afternoon. Replaces Rickreall Man. Charles Burns of Oregon City has replaced L. C. Sherwood of Rickreall as deputy warden at the state peni tentiary. Polk Association Incorporated. The Polk County Co-operative Warehouse association filed articles of incorporation in Salem Tuesday. The amount stipulated was $2400. Bnys Battery Charging Plant The Dallas Garage has installed a new motor generating set for battery charging. GRADE SCHOOLS CLOSE WORE HAMPERED PAST WEEK BY MANY ABSENCES. Classes To Resume December 18 When When It Is Hoped Disease Epi demic Will Be Over. Dallas grammar schools, up to the 8B class, were closed yesterday morning for a period of ten days. Ab sences of pupils because of measles, whooping cough and colds cut attend ance one-fourth to one-half and the work of the classes had been greatly hampered. The school board decided Wednesday evening that it would be best to close the schools for a time. During the vacation the teachers will visit grade schools in other places. That the action has been consider ed for several days was indicated yes terday by Dr. B. H. McCallon, chair man of the school board. Dr. McCal' Ion said that "the directors became unanimous Wednesday night that the schools should be closed." It was a jolly crowd of children yesterday morning that was turned away from the schools' doors. Not any of the regret of the teachers and board members was shown by them. West Salem Elects Officials. G. M. Douglass was elected mayor of West Salem Tuesday over George L. Frazure by a vote of 44 to 26. L. Wood was elected recorder; Sherman Elliott, treasurer; and C. W. Moore, marshal. Councilmen elect ed were John Simon, J. R. Bedford, E. C. Busbnell, W. H. Squier, A. F. Lamb, J. T. Hunt Attends Fair Association Meeting. Mn. Winnie Braden is attending meeting of tbe Northwest Fair as sociation in Portland this week. She is to give a talk on "Uniform Clas sification of Exhibits" at state, coun ty and district fairs. Mrs. Braden will go from Portland to Salem to arrange the Polk eounty exhibit at the Marion-Yamhill-Polk eorn show next week. Infant Daughter Is Dead. Dorothy Sellers, two-weeks '-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sel lers died Wednesday morning of pneu monia. The funeral was held yesterdsy tnorning from tbe Sellers home on Stump street Interment was in the Cnrplete Work on Armory Roof. Farham Brothers completed the ns-ntinr, re-roofing and water proof ing of the Dallas armory Monday. The work is guaranteed for 25 years. who were paid by the federal govern j L O. O. F. cemetery ment November Detv Equal Births. The November ital stitistir re port of the Health Officer McCallon shows but four birth so l r-. tpial number of death T e births were as follow.: Herman. of Mr. and - Store Will Hsts Santa Clans. Sir-ta Clans will be at Crider'i 4t':r cry afternoon next week from thr. to four. !e has promised t Live a pres'fv to everr ehild wno oroe to see biv of hif own in ti e .aleony. Another route for the West Side Pacific highway between Indepen dence and Corvallis is proposed. Field work on the projected road has just been completed by H. N. Hackett, as sistant to the state engineer. Accord ing to reports the location saves about two miles and eliminates three xail- iroad crossings It is to cross the Luckiamute river in Polk county on a proposed bridge near Parker. The road is laid out in an approximately straight line. The field work for the road cost $42 per mile and im-Judcs all data ready for letting of contracts. Computa tions are now under way by the state engineer's office to balance cuts and fills, after which plans and specifica tions will be prepared. The work is said to be financed by the state in connection with Benton county, al though it is not stated as to where funds will eome for the new bridge across the Luckiamute. . The object of citizens urging this route is to se cure necessary right-of-way and be ready with plans, so that financial aid can be enlisted from some source for the improvement of the highway. According to the state engineers of fice a new system has been used in making this survey. It is known as the base line method which was de veloped by the New York state high way department. This system of lo cating roads will be used by the Ore gon highway department in the future as it is more economical than the old railway inethod of making both a pre liminary and a final location survey before contracts can be let. The state engineer has not confined ' surveys for the west side highway to the new location, for several surveys have been made, it is said, on the old road which runs south from Indepen dence to tbe east of the Espee tracks. There is some rumor that this will be the adopted route, after considerable straightening out, and that pavement of this road is to start with the open ing of good weather in the spring. The county commissioners have evi dently taken for granted, however, that the new road, west of tbe track, is to be built for they have called for sealed bids for fencing the state high way south of Independence. The bids are to state the price per rod of fenc ing and will be opened on Thursday, December 28th. The plans call for a fence for a distance of 7Vi miles south of Independence to tbe J. J. Thurston place.. Five miles of this stretch is along the Espee right of way, where it is intended to build but one fence and making use of the railroad fence on the east side of tbe road. The remaining 2Va miles calls for double fencing. Decides la Favor of Swenson. Judge Belt yesterday decided the case of the Southern Pacific railroad company, appellant, vs. Swanson, re spondent, involving liability for stock killed on the railroad company's prop erty, released by the railroad com mission from compliance with tbe leg islative providing for the fencing of land along the right of way, in. Swan son's favor. The judge held that the release by tbe railroad commission frnm esrninlvinir with the reouirements of the law did not release the com pany from the responsibility of pay ment for livestock killed upon the right of way, as provided in the legis lative act of 1887. Inasmuch as Cir suit Jndge Bagley of tbe state of Washington has held to the contrary it is believed that the ease will be ap pealed to the supreme court Hill To Close For Repairs. The Willamette Valley lumber eom- Dsnv s null wui eiose ior riui about December 20 for a week or ten a vs. The mill was closed Tnesdsy because the weather did not permit tbe logging camp at Black Rock to operate. prune Packing Continues This Montk Msnager A. C. Peterson of. the J. K. Armaby Packing company's plant said the packing would probably con tinue the rest of the month. He be- e.es there will be about 20 earloads till to shiD from here. To Repair Logging Engines. The lorsl shops of the Southern PneiSe company will overhaul tbe "lUmelte Valley lumber company's r.-- 1- - l.Hnm 1 L .. f -,w mkiiim hjMnnninv tmnt -T , i, in it mm m uvw- i - n r- n jsary :