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Monmouth, Oregon.
FRIDAY, AUG. 13. 1915.
LT1I0LD LAW BREAKING
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The Herald is in receipt, this
week, of the Anti-Prohibition
Manuel of the.publicity depart
ment of the National Wholesale
Liquor Dealors Association of
America which is making a huge
effort to'prove that the State of
Ransas is not the dry state that
it is said to be by the prohibi
tionists.
Kansas may not be as dry as
it ought to be. We cannot say
for we have not been there to
see nor determine, but we can
readily see that the anti-prohibitionists
are not inclined to
obey the laws of the land and
don't want Kansas or any other
state to bo dryer than the law
breaking elements will let it.
flamelm Heat
It is reported that an English
scientist and investigator has
hit upon a manner of gas heat
ing that may greatly change our
methods of using fuel. When a
mixture of gas and air under
high pressure is directed against
a red-hot fire-brick held a short
distance away, the mixture will
burn at the surface of the brick.
Now, if suck a mixture of gas
and air is forced through the
porus brick, and lighted on the
farther side, it will burn like au
ordinary gus (lame; but if more
air or less gas is used, it ceases
to burn, but the porus surface
becomes white hot. In this way
it is possible, with great economy
of fuel, to get a temperature far
above the melting point of plat
mum. This flameless heater
has been used for heating boil
era. It is claimed that it will do
away with grates, smokestacks
and chimneys, that it produces
no smoke or objectionable odor,
and that it utilizes 90 per cent
of the heat value of the fuel.
The World's Advance.
river highway is far on the road
to realization. A few days ago
the completed section through
the gorge of the river was opened
to travel. In a few days the
lower section between Portland
and the sea will be olliciallv
edicated and thrown open. To
accomplish this approximately
two million dollars have been
expended but it is a good in
vestment. Even in its un
finished condition it is one of
the greatest assets the State of
Oregon has. It is worth all the
trials and tribulations that have
attended its construction, worth
its burden of taxation.
It will be worth the coming
sacrifice to complete it from the
northeastern corner of the state
to the ocean.
Following the construction of
this great trunk road the next
base of development is the
building of branch lines to serve
as feeders. Everv nrnd .initio-
r
section is to be linked by it with
the open river. It will require
some time to do this but in the
light of what has already been
accomplished the goal is not Jar
away. Portland Journal.
Our Butter Exports ,
rcnorzDlfcJorzD
The Next Step
A few years ago when Samue
Hill came into Oregon from
Washington preaching's high
way on a five per cent grade
along the Oregon shore of the
Columbia river some people hav
ing consideration for his feelings
told him that he was a visionary
and was too far ahead of his
generation. The inconsiderate
ones told him that he was crazy;
that it could not be done.
Like all prophets, major and
minor, he did not ahandon his
propaganda but kept on talkinc
Columbia river highway as a
necessary step in the develop
tnent of the great Island Empire
equal iu importance with the
opening ol the river to naviga
tion. At night he dreamed of
it.
Finally he succeeded in in
ducing a few public spirited men
to come forward to the mourn
er's bench and get a glimpse of
his vision.
As a result the Columbia
Reports from Australia state
that the drouth, which wus the
worst in the history of that
country, has been broken by
rains which prevailed there
generally. It is winter in that
country and all livestock is oi
minimum rations. The dairy
men find it most profitable to
convert what milk they do get
into cheese and sell to the army
contractors. This in turn cre
ates a market for butter and the
American producers are ship
ping butter to Australia, where
it is required that a six per cent
pound tariff be paid. It is re
ported that a great deal of the
butter that goes to Australia
from this country ultimately
lands in the trenches in Flan
ders. Rural Spirit.
Sporting With Death
Thrilled by a double tragedy.
were those who witnessed the
automobile races at Des Moines.
There were two smashups and
two killings, staged most ad
vantageously just in front of the
cr6wded grand stand. Hardly
any such hair-raising, gasp-
evoking spectacle has been af
forded since the sporting editors
of ancient Rome used to run
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inai ancient headline: "Butch
ered to make a Roman holiday."
01 course, there is the gam
bier's chance that tragedy may
not occur at these auto races;
and when it does occur there is
for some, perhaps for many, the
sickening horror. But there is
no use playing the hypocrite;
uo use indulging the false be
ads that the probability of such
shock furnishes the lure of the
game, identical with that which
Jrew the Roman populace to
the gladiatorial slaughter and
that which fires the gentle
Castillian blood over the speo
tacle of the bull fight.
It may be that the conscience
of the country will never be
roused to interference with this
sport of death; but we can hardly
accept that conclusion as final
It does not seem possible that
Americau sentiment will nersist
in liouizing the foolkiller to th
constantly repeated exhibition
ot ins deadly work in the pres
ence of refined women and chil
dren of tender years. Telegram
In order to make room for our
new Fall and Winter goods now
arriving we will place on sale
Saturday, Augusfe 14
a large variety of our remaining
stock of summer dress goods at
a price you can't afford to miss.
Come in and look them over.
. 1 Watch for Special Sale each Saturday.
MONMOUTH MERCANTILE CO.
Monmouth, Oregon
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Real Estate Transfers
In Polk County.
The following is a list of realtv
transfers recorded during the
week ending August 5. 1915. and
reported to the Herald by Sibley
& Eakin, Abstracters. 515 Court
street, Dallas, Oregon:
George M Brown and wife to
Roy Black, 48.22 acres, t 8-5,
$6,000.
Levi S Sander and wife to
George H Sander, 40 acres. 1 9-fi.
$10.
A F Courter et al to Mollis R
Sheppard, lots in Falls City, $10.
Don P Stouffer and wife to F
W and Mary S Bell. 53.34 acres.
1 8-5, $5,000.
0 H Mayberry and wife to W
H Abel, lot Frances Fruit tract
No. 1, $10.
George" P Dekum et al to ctv
of West Salem, lot Kingwood
Heights, $1.
George W Caldwell et al to F
A Gerttula, 92 acres, t6-7, $3,680.
Eveline Hiltibrand et al to
Valley & Siletz Railroad Com
pany, 60 feet right of way, 1 9-5
$240.
Isabella Hiltibrand to ValW &
Siletz Railroad Company, 60 feet
right of way, 1 9-5, $500.
John W Orr. sheriff, to .T p
Rogers, 448.37 acres, t 6-4. oo .
197.4a ' v '
W B Gerth et al to T
Gerth, lots in Lincoln, $10. I
J Wesley Halsev to Clam Rnct, !
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4 acres, 1 8-6, $675. !
F H Reeves and wife tn
tal btreet Garaire. lot. in wt:
Salem, $1. I
John W Orr. sheriff rr Pi.
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b Mattison, lot in Independence 1
1 in in "v-t.,
Eveline Hiltibrand
ley & Siletz Railroad
60 feet right of way, 1 9-5, $400.'
oonn Hiltibrand and wife to
Valley & Siletz Railroad rw
win-
pany, 60 feet right of way, $1.
SUNDAY EXeUfiSION
Willamina to Newport and return
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15th
$2.50
ROUND TRIP
This is the annual excursion from
Willamina, Sheridan, Dallas, Monmouth
Independence and intermediate ppints
to Newport and return.
Special Train Schedule
Leave Willamina 5:00 A. M.
" Sheridan , 5:20 "
" Broadmead 5:40 "
" Perrydale 5:46 "
" Dallas 6:15 "
Leave Corvallis 8:05.
Leave Monmouth 6:35 A. M.
" " Independence 6:45 "
" Parker 7:05 "
" ,Suver 7:15 "
" Wellsdale 7:22 "
Arrive Newport 12:15 P. M.
Returning
Leave Newport 6:00 P. M. Corvalli. 10:25 P. M.
Arrive Willamina 1:10 A. M.
Train will stop both going and re
turning at all intermediate points.
Six Hours Fun at the Beach
Music, boating, deep-sea fishing,
surf bathing, roller skating, Etc.
Ask nearest Agent for full particulars.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent,
rortland, Oregon
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