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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1917)
ft 4" - T folk Qlmttttg ' (TWICE-A-WEEkT dIlLAS Pm.ir rnrrw " "mwv", zui-UAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1917 11.- . .... f . URGED ,3 DISCUSSES ..KOTIN&CITT to Have Vacant 'jd Something . jus of beautify i. liscussed at the . it meeting in the 4ij night. Twen jIire present, the :,my months, induced the civic 2 that Dallas has Mo clear the va frto beautify the Hold what a dif ')t along this line .'tie of a city both y to people Iook- It appointed soon t vacant lots in j of having them ' iillinir grown on p will co-operate Torement league jto make Dallas Mutv. Along the "j McCallon told ."ilion the streets in kept in was a of local people, d to allow the .(Hashing if they .'(tough a metre, n a record of it. ill the city coun jsder advisement tii take advantage iiv's offer. Ai tbe action of n in offering to cover the price ed cheese plant. vreamery scheme ' tar decision ear ' .; ding to word re- j iden. Members .ilow touch with i tbe plant to be lira and R. U. dependence last ill section of the Wittenberg of i y Dri-Fresh com- ' which now has Dalles, makes -As, supplement irittenberg prom- -We people that a proposition (apects to locate i fet fruit, most- from Dallas (THE HOME PAPER) The company decided to give all their employees who had been workimr fft them two years a Christmas present of ten per cent of their waires dur ing the year. Wednesday's checks BIG Mtn mvr. tccttt. ' ! "Moek Trial," givra by the were tor the first half: the nthr si " "UX1 u. s. fKOHrBTTS LIQUOR SHIP-; Artisan lodee of this eitv EIGHT LAWS UP JUNE 4'NEW PROHIBITION LAW S i murder trial but an '"alienating affections" ebarse would ptob- jably come nearer the mark, for it is s per cent will follow about July 1. This is the first year the Southern Pacific has shared their profits witj the men. Over $600 was distributed to loci: employees and the men were feeling pretty good over the second Christ mas. Those who have not been in the service two years were envious bu look forward to the time when they will get ia share of the bonus. THE LIST. Twenty-Ninth Closes After Mambers Hake Speeches and Sing Anthnn MEXTS Bf DRY TEEBITOET lib such well known jurists, wits. and attt&orities on things sport ins ; ' and domestic as Lot D. Brown. F. F Legislative Session Believed Pnwd.nt wm ,t 1 Kersey. Walter L. Tooze, Jr., Chaun- STANDARDS KECESSARTBEFORS i TRADE CAN BE DEVELOPED. Eight important measures, headed by the $6,000,000 road bond propos- Few Days; Would Be Dras tic Measure. cey Older. Jack Sibley and Joseph, Heigerson on the program, the trial ought to be a "hummer." The judge and the charge have not been select ed yet but all arrangements are in the hands of a rommittee composed of C. Absolute prohibition legislation i took its longest forward stride is. tit I ("rider. J. F Bloom, L. D. Brown, ; ' i - . ti- , . . . : i II" 1 ii i t . . o t Dairy Expert Is Hiking Arraoje ments for Meeting of Milk. Bat ter and Cheese Producer. if ilk, butter, cream and cheese pro ducers of this county and the entire hven, now, however, the California Fruit Packing company, formerly the J. K. Armsby company, is waiting for three cars to ship prunes to K;-v York. There seems to be some lit tie thing wrong with the cars or theii routing instructions most of the time, which keeps us from always bein: able to furnish local shippers wi: oars. N e have cars in the vards now which the packing company want, but they came from El Paso, Texas and cannot be sent farther east than that." ai. win oe rnaced on tnp hall,- fii, i - . tt- , , ... i vti. i i m. j : ; , . . ; "won neunaay wuen tuei"'- s northwest will meet soon to discuss 17 1' " the)hDS' ,er " hours of oproarious Uo Mrs. H. It Volheim. Ueans of extending 7"ZHTr t 7 fj t debaie- W"1 b-T fo to e ma- faster Artisan B. F. Preston ap- ,heir p. ,la toTe pll The lelatore decided to refer toljority a senale measure which would Pointed Tern Common. F. E. Kersey of ge. FTirt 5 tiiiS election all ftinTitntmnat manl r i t - - t j r t t c;ki t. r ' r iuwuv uij j0n a Dis: Doiuecooiin ana roil rui uwi- rwpivp thp inff for AUtvh Jl. Tbe iodg will Plenty Cars In Local Yards. There is no oar sborUirw in Dalln. now, according to Aent I. X. Wood. T v H foml,ali -; ments and otjier questions which oth-iportation of liquor into prohibi; "Ihe yards are blocked with cars, prv-i k. . .i.. u-n .' - . proaini. r , i-.i t ' , , " muii'i. siaies. u is expected to receive lng arrangements for the convention. , Mr. Freyart thinks this plan will lead city of Dallas lercial club at W night by En- m. Mr. Himes ft for the assist- trom the newlv T-t bureau. His tt lay tile Was ite bureau, luggested that e assistance in 3 rat down. Tbe '( hands of the kof which A. B. fUia TIME. FIRST LOANS APRIL 1 RURAL CREDITS LAW INVESTI GATED BY LAND BOARD. Funds Will Be Provided At Once By Investment of $30,000; First Issue Over Million. The first loans under the recently enacted rural credits law will he available between March 15 and April 1. Within the first year it is esti mated bv the state land board thut between "$1,000,000 and $1,500,000 it bonds will be available, according to the board, which held a meeting W nesday to discuss the operation of the act. The board decided that of the bond issue of any one year, 10 per cent will be in five-year bonds, 10 per eent in ten-year bonds, and the remainder in long term bonds. To raise nKHWV at once for the loans, State Treasurer Kay is authorized to invest &O.W.) of the state industrial accident com mission fund at par in the five-yeai bonds. The object in investing th state's money in the bonds is that it is conceded the five-year issue will not prove so attractive to bond buy ers. The long term bonds are to be put on the open market and are expected to bring a premium. The loans will be made through the state land board's attorneys but the administration of the rural credits funds and the school funds will be separate even to the stationery in or der that the administrative expense oi each may be figured entirely indepen dent of the other. When the board deems it advisable it will appoint a board of appraisers whose duty it will be to examine properties upon which loans are made and who will give particular men tion to the us to which the loan is put Under the law the uses to which the" money is put are bound by cer tain restrictions. The board is now working on blanks for mortgages and other forms which will be used. H Call: Lodge 1 Knights of S time at their ting Monday rubers answered -ra anmver- . v RM n.e order. u , ,, ixa. f work was put Carl Gerlinger nas Inland sereral'-ere timber eta at Oak W to f tbe older mem-lGeorge Baylea wb. " tUt D. Brown, I acres of it to prnnea. -. . Ed. F. Coad V purchased . "LL. responded, af-1 Henry Tern, B .""Ted to wo r f banquet was hood, and hi. has started to wo on tbe claim. of is en- '! aid is eount- P hi the Grand "Ain? fisf in ? membership. " i the lodge. Ueir brothers P t not beine pnties, Monday KE LATE. Barhaa Sell. Inters TT Barham has his half interest inlheDanasWareho A. R. Friesen of North W r also purenasea one ..tr whim lnciuuc the sashes- partnership of rriesen Barham tooeffect Tno t. Tires First Most of the taxes rtm sherirsomeethnsfarj-vef th vnsiila ATOUl . .i . re-e. th" . lerted y.er , rresert o'eloes ana , ,hese in re.,nefA!r--nar,M, Gi'ei Bo- "Ployeer. Wees at t tin .,1-... Sw.- , . I . J . . . i - . . . 1 ' Tr '"'""i approval ot President Wilson within !ue special miauon io memoers to the ope,,; up of , dlirv special eleciion not been autborirel : a week, adding immediately to tbe ' of ne sorrounding territory and old jniinstr?- ;n o,, All acts of the legjslat'Jre against: 4 'bone dry" territory about one-third members who have not been attend-j A convention of dairv instructors, which the referendum is invoi;e.l will; of continental United States. j to be present with ihem to make i,,,),,, eIpeTts , TOvernment also be on this ballot. The eight prop Tbe provision is regarded as tbe meeting an enthusiastic one. Uerri. and dairy men from tbe agri osmons follow: . most far-reaehing that could be en-j cultural schools 'of the coast, will be ' 'uc L w.wo.w.v m ooniij . acted oy tne teJerai government, and 10 oulu f" j held on February 28. and the two days a compre- as sweeping as would be DossiWe nn- ls rpauiauig ixwgmg comj t f0iowin. nil h. JtA t). ;eral meeting, which will be held at the Hotel Portland. A special exhibit of fine dairy pro ducts will be held at the 'Portland in to begin construction of hensive system of roads and hishwavs ' der snv method shnrt of iuii.ii has started construction on a 200 embracing entire state. j prohibition amendment- It would cut foot railroad spur for transferring Direct expenditure of S100.000 n entirelv lienor imnorttions immmt-iloas at its camp above Black Rock. year for four years to build a new penitentiary at Salem. To raise pay of legislators from $3 a day to 6 a day, extend legisla tive session to 50 days and limit number of bills that can be introduc ed by each member and each com mittee. To authorize assessors of western i ing now to millions of dollars annual ly, into the larsre number of states which have forbidden manufacture or sale but have permitted importation for personal use. j Advocates of prohibition divided among themselves over the expediency j of tbe step, some friends of the cause declaring so drastic a law would Tbe spur will be built on a 25 per cent grade and will be operated on cable. Oreeon counties to restore Oregon & , have a reartionary enthusiasm. In the California grant lands to tax rolls. same way those who have opposed Requiring municipalities to hold : prohibition were not unanimously in their primary and general elections 'opposition when the vote was taken. on same day state primaries and gen eral elections are held. To provide for classified assessment The roll call brought cheers and cries of "bone dry" from all parts of the house, however, and the result was of property with graduated rate of j greeted with a noisy demonstration. taxation on property of different A provision barring liquor adver classes. jrisemenU from the mails in states To enable Port of Portland to buildithat prohibit such advertising is in or to subsidize steamships and oper-1 eluded in the measure, which came ate line of steamers to foreign and .'before the house as a rider to the domestic ports. To prevent repeal of any ports of state constitution by implication. "The-workTrf the twenty-Bint leg islative assembly of Oregon was ov er at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. At that hour, headed by the vener able Colonel Mercer, sergeant -nt-arms of the senate, the senate march-, ed solemnly into the house singins annual pojtoffiee appropriation bill, inserted by the senate last week on motion of Senator Reed by a vote of 55 to It "Altbons "the "appropria tion bill will go to conference because tbe house disagreed to other senate amendments there is little possibility that tbe prohibition amendment con curred in without change, will be al tered. Members of congress are tak- "Mv Countrv Tisof Thee." in which j ing it for granted that President ti the members of the house and visitors j son will approve it joined. Then, crowded in tbe central ile and about the speaKer s ae. near which was a piano, the crowd Dixie" and other popular ana favorite so dot. "Aloha Oe ann Should Auld Acquaintance Be for got." were song wnn spinu Then cheers were given for SpeaK- er StanGeld, President SToser and oth ers ane the bosinew of the hour re solved itself gradually into a series of short speeches by various mem- mhn told of the pleasant wore of tie session and the delightful ac quaintances made and friendships formed. j All enmity was fonrotten t mej session's end. Mrs. Aieiauur. i" Although some members had given it as their opinion that the legisla tive features added to tbe postal bill would net be effective until July 1. the effective date of tbe appropriations it carries, senators and representatives who are eossiderad- authorities said tonight that all the legislative riders including the Reed prohibition amend ment, undoubtedly would become op erative as soon as the president has signed the measure. Dry advocates were jubUant over it. Tbe national legislative committee of the Ani-Ss-loon league issued a statement say ing congress' action had "cleared the decks" for the national amendment TWO FERRIES WILL RUN ONE IS NOW RUSN1SG; SAIL ROAD JITNEY HAS STOPPED Salem Commeraal Club Will Ho Lont- er Sustain Loss of From 912 To $15 a Day. Two licenses have been issued for ferries to operate across the Wil lamette between tbe old ferry landing on this side and the landing oa Wa ter street, between Court and CSie mekeU streets, in Salem. One of the licenses went to Captain Mitchell of Portland, who already has his launch, "The Frolic" on the ri er and is getting in shape tbe barge to be carried across by the launch. Work ia progressing rapidly on the Polk county approach; it is practical ly ready and things are moving a lit tle faster on the roadway from the landing on tbe Salem side. O The Salem Ferry company stanea operations Wednesday ami the rail way jitney service went out oi ousi ihl Sineie teams and small autos were charged 15 cents, large autos and two-horse wagons, as well as iruexs paid 25 cents a crossing, while foot passengers pot off for a jitney. At the time the jitney service was started, an agreement was made be tween tbe railroad ana ownwro" elub that the elub was to guarantee any deficit arising from the motor service, and tbe club was given tht right to cancel tbe agreement at any time. This right was exercised Tues day afternoon when the officers of the cl-ib served written notice on the rep resentative of the company, with rfnnn; the guarantee. Since the Manv of the wet advocates in eon- son of The Dalles, the only woman gress. particularly wo " member, exemplified this attitude by; TTmuch leased W motor has been running, there kissing Representative Thenor. w,th dared tbemve. as much , dlllv of from 10 to WKa lac j us . day. which has been pid by the commercial dub. whom she had violently disagreed dur ing the session. It was a literal example or '- v.m. fimrativelv at the close .rlv every legislative Branson mat Bans -ouoy. l - ; . ... -..Wished Blancnc: - - - - ill oe anotoer Judge H. H. Belt. Miss ... . j - ssmrblv Barrett and Oscar nayier w - - .. . ,Ur... y k wranrfed and squab- Sunday for McM.nnvill. for the spec- tew nays. . 3 of mllnonimnTeoe XondaT lor toe rr-wi - ... .u p.ifis ,1nry ud ha. ordered ,he; McDaniel. mwairer of the elab Tko. '. Jury . ! :. u '.r. .ntborized to inform the Southern Ut' ,mT'! 1 tZZ are -C Pacific company that in accordwee Minnvine March L There areC "De h with that names o. the first IlUv onu.ry 12. 1917. - the Barter will assist iT-L- as.tmi dett for tbe defense. te, and make up in the closing hours -SSliive W. V. Fujler a Conrad Stafrin of this eity have re ,Sbomef"r days' expen- onder ihe tng aome. W C T. TX. InstitnU Tuesday. tv- r T U. will bold eoun- . J.- . the Dallas ChrisWJi day morning d conUnr th-urh-: i .w.A tvening. Tbe coun- out tne Q - - , term at picking l So? C Over two feet of nc director repreaentinr the Commercial iclub do hereby cancel our naoniiv in snr deaeil iaa mj . . - vnarsnteeing fell in tbe ne --" - - -i. u..j,,.nf between lonunrro" rYZ KingwrMonda.Febn. Operations will IS. I . I ..a w ir'u because of the lnstallatioa oi a icrrr t!lV:7,an7.V sUtc goes el With ,?"Jr 7 Pfie eo- out tne Q , .( .iM ta ty president, Mr, "f I t be rem-enced til the sn vt.1i. fStv. wiU nave v - - there to ekxe down. 1 antii tne ?n' :rrdav's snowfall haa !W inches i-i . .. : - k tiwber. 1 nu, - ... ;.u tk:. annM ires, the .udience wr - --- y, wm:II c!-l y - 4 W",J a.. ! k.v sent in . na Tt ana rf- nrV-,T w, ven. luncheon .election, wifl P . win be served ai w- " per of " nected to atteed i-? irsftute. F-reutof'VsiT'f tw,;,TworT.:iora ore. .Tr.,.. Arwud Talli City. n8ghtokcep itg-'. r,nVcV- to Ed. C BieO bn bright nnee the Tae- frool , storm. Uv.ig trip i" tht seCjom. Mr. wiy MOCK TEIAL. Piehmond bourht eight bead but aay ARTISANS FLA Wn . kt mrr, VJLri, Kt WHS EcD Call to tbe SileU bnn but me' WHl Be March 21. bu'.e sucee. : w a W. Sin , , A in.. T otH. . Pfc.t XobW Cr4 dub w,U M Wn M W vTT..r -.n hi- He ev-' - eit. H. B. Coape, next . but his averare rWI Map,h 7. It MT ; .U, lowest, S5- eonneetion with tbe meetings of dairy men, various dairyman of the north west having been invited to compete. As judges of the exhibit, the fol io wine have been selected : Butter Men tion, Thomas F. Wright, of Washing ton State college; cheese section, P.. L. Locas, of the Oregon Agricultural college; milk and cream sections, C F. Hoyt. of Salt Lake City, milk spec ialist of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. An important feature of tbe pro eram will be tbe demonstrations of butter-making processes by which it is hoped to bring about tbe desired commercial utility of Oregon butter. According to Mr. Freyart, butter is already being produced in this state at less cost than in the east and mid dle west, and should shortly become an export of great economic value. "Butter is being sold in New York' City for 10 cents ami a, jwtna tfcaaf; -it' brines on the market here," he said yesterday. "The cost of shipping but-, ter for tbe Xew York market is only three and a half cents a pound. But it cannot be collected into carload lota and shipped with any advantage, be-. cause of the lack of uniformity in composition, salting and packing. To. make butter a product for the east ern market, its manufacture must be standardized in alj of these respeeta, This is what we bops to encourage through the coming dairy products' show." A number of experts have, been scheduled to speak on various prob lems of the dairyman, including steri lization and care of utensils, pasteur ization, neutralization and refrigera tion. A meeting of interest to housewives will be held on the evening of March 2, when Miss Jessie M. Hoover, pro fessor of home economics of the Uni versity of Idaho, will make an address on the food value of dairy products. Professor 0. U McKay, of Chicago, will deliver an address during the meeting on "Needed Oleo Legisla tion." It is expected that tbe various ex hibits e 1 "ct a larre number of northwest dairymen. and arrangements have been made to allow special fare tickets on all rail road lines. One and one-third fare will be charred for round trips to all dairymen attending the meetings. SHOTGUN WOUNDS ABB FATAL. Independence Boy Instantly KiDai Last Tuesday. Vila McManes. 8-year-old son of J. C. MeManes, who lives east of Inde pendence on the Marion county "ids of the Willamette river, was instant ly killed Tuesday aftemooa by re ceiving the contents of a ehotgiai shell full in the face Th. sbotgua waa in tbe hands of his thirteen-year old sister, who had picked up to gun from a earner is the kitchen where it had been left by Mr. Mo Manes. J. C McManes started out ia tbe afternoon to hunt rabbit, with shot gnn. He returned from the hunt and set the gun in a corner of the kiuhea. The girl picked p the run to remov. a shell when it was disensnrM. I'ree tirallv the whole front of fie boy's face was torn off. Stray bullets pea trated the breast of the SBOlber, wba was standing nearby. Two doctors from Independenea acre called bat no aid could e ren dered. No blame is stached to any one oa aeeonnt of the death, as ia the opinion of Coroner Clough it waa entirely aeeideoUl. half ot - rt H0 to 3S. L' their taxes.