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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
OAK DALE

John Robinson and son, George,
now have quite an extensive poultry
plant. They raise Anconas, Leghorns
and Barred Plymouth Rocks.
]. O. MacOmber makes a speciality
of Rhode Island Reds and bantams.
Mr.. and Mrs William Dennis vis-
tied his brother, O. f. Dennis Sunday
They are starting to their claim in
Southern Oregon this week.
Fred Hughes is building a road to
haul cordwood over and Ben Thomp-
son is doing likewise.
G. H. Stieglitz, a student of the
Dallas college, preached an able SER
mon here Sunday morning. S. Lar
son and Foster vikings, also students
of the college accompanied him.
They all took dinner at O. E. Dem
mis-, after which they and others
present played many instrumental
pieces on piano and violin and en-
gagged in vocal music also
Tom Card has the finest apple or
chard around here and Joe Murphy
the finest peach orchard.
LIMA Dennis finished his course in
forestry at the Portland Y. M. c. A.
Wednesday and will be home the last
of the week
Thos. Butler is helping to build
house for Holt Mcdaniel in Dallas.
Melvin Green has sold his fine
young team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Sellers and |
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Hub |
bard and son spent Sunday with Mr.. |
and Mrs. d. Shepherd of Liberty.
c. A. Bruce and D. Heistand and |
others are working on the rock
quarry.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
PEDEE

Welcome to the warm rain as ii
was badly needed.
Mrs. Mary Hooker and Elsie Bush
returned Tuesday from visit at In
dependence and Monmouth.
Jesse Yost and wife went to Airlie
last Monday.
Allie Simpson and baby from AL
bany and Bluford Bush and family
of Lewisville, visited Will Bush and
family Sunday
Rex Womer will soon move to his
home at Lewisville
Alva Womer sold a nice lot of hogs
last week.
Albert Romeo and John Cline went
to Airlie Monday.
BeV Freer and Miss Dena Hoppe
visited at Bridgeport last Sunday.
Sunday school next Sunday at 10
o'clock
Cliff Burbank visited his sister,
Mrs. Bertha Willet, at Buell. last
week, also his brother Pine, at Mon
mouth.
Alva Womer and son Ren, went to
Airlie Tuesday
Several from Pedee attended the
play at Montgomery last Friday
night
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
MONMOUTH

ii. Fulkerson, of POweli's Butte
Eastern Oregon, was visiting friends
and relatives in town last week. Mr..
Fulkerson formerly lived in Mon
mouth.
Mrs. Haines went to Harrisburg
Friday to pay her son visit.
c. e. Force returned from Big
Bend Friday where he had been to
visit daughter.
W. r. Butler, of Philomath, was
in town Friday.
r. McReynolds, of Sutherlin, was
in town on business Monday.
William Nicols, of Belleview. was
in town on business Monday.
Fred Mosiman, the Talmage dairy
man, has traded his property for
mill and other property near Dufur
and has moved there.
w, Williams, of Airlie, was in town
on business Friday.
George w. Johnson, of Dallas, was
in town on business Friday
Born-Aprl 30, to the wife of John
Doughty, an eight pound boy.
The primary elections are over and
there Is no one hurt seriously. and |
while perhaps we did not get our
choice all the way, it behooves us to
pull together for a stronger party.
for the enemy is on our track. So
let's forget all the personalities and
pull for a victory this fall.
Mrs. Gueffry is convalescing and
will soon be around again.
The Christian Scientists meet every
sunday at the Murdock hall at II
'clock. Everybody invited.
willis Black, of North Independ-
nee, was in town on business We'd
csday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
PERRYDALE

Erwin Jennings was a McMinnvin,
visitor Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Durant. of Am.
ity, visited with relatives here Sat.
urday and Sunday.
Charles Bratcher and little daugb.
ter Laverne, We're Dallas callers last
Tuesday.
l.. II. Peters, Of Portland. repre-
senting the Oregon Life Insurance
company was in this vicinity Tuesday
and Wednesday.
r. Enes was a McMinnville visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. Helen Hhtford. Of Newberg
a W. G. T. L. lecturer. gave a talk
ON temperance i'm the Christian
church sunday evening.
The Perrydale Band will give their
third concert of the season at Amit,
Saturday evening, April p. Every
body is most cordially invited.
D. $. Keyt was McMinnviue caller
Miss LYDIA Ben visited with her
parents near Salem the end Of the
week.
Miss Matte Koser. of Rickrean
.isited friends and relatives here
Wednesday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
BETHEL

jay Beck has been saving wood
for /. N. Mulkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Graves spent
| Sunday at the home of J. T. Graves.
Misses Eva Darr and Florence
Donahoe spent the week end at the
home of the formers parents, living
at Dayton
Lucy Ingram, of Mccoy. spent
Sunday at the home of /. N. Mulkey.
The reading class examination was
given in the school house Monday
night which ends the class for this
year.
Bethel High school played the
Amity ball team at Amity Friday af-
ternoon and Bethel won, to 4.
The basket social given Thursday
night was quite a success. Twenty
five baskets We're sold and over $47
was cleared
There We're so in attendance at Sun
day school, the largest in attendance
known for years and we hope that
1t will continue to grow.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bower Of |
Perrydale, spent Sunday at the home
of j. N. Boyer.
Dottie Zinser of Zena Valley. at
tended the basket social THURSDAY
night
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
SUNNY SLOPE

R. M. Bosley is plowing for John
Stump this week.
A. Shipley spent Saturday, Sunday
and Monday at Monroe.
r. NJ. Bosley bought a fine COW
Saturday.
Dave Olin and family moved Sat
urday.
E. Delhi, of Independence, visited
John Walker Monday
Joe Howsman, of Monmouth, has
been working R. M. Smiths place at
Sunny Slope.
Nella Shipley and Sister Lnnie, ar
rived home Monday from Monroe.
Mrs. j. Walker spent Tuesday in
Monm
George Swearingen has been haul
ing wood to Monmouth.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
SALT CREEK

Mrs. Savcry. OF Dallas. is VISITING
her son Ralph.
Miss Scott was a Dallas visitor last
saturday
Mr., and AIRS. J. Bowles and grand
son were Dallas visitors last SATURDAY
Lnnie Eowles ruptured the liza
ments of his arm last week.
AR. and Mrs. HIN were sheridan
visitors last Monday
AIRS Summers. or Seattle. who has
been visiting AIRS. Eowles. returned
90 her home last SATURDAY.
Ar. Van Wen was a sheridan Wis
flor last Saturday.
These showers are dne for the
crops
otis Foster who has been In the
Dallas hospital. was brought homo
last Thursday.
AIRS Huhier and ~ou were Dallas
isitors last saturday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
McNARY

George NIFTY, of Eola, visited at
the home of A. j. Brown Sunday.
Mrs. A. O. Brown visited Mrs. Rob-
bins Tuesday.
F. B. Gwinn made a business trip
to Salem Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Brown were
shopping in Salem Thursday.
John Robbins went to Salem
Thursday.
Mrs. Sol Brown visited Mrs. Rob-
bins Wednesday,
Mrs. John Robbins has 100 Brown
Leghorn chicks.
We visited Mr.. Lewis Robbins Sun
day at Eola. He has 500 young
chicks, mostly White Leghorns.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26

at her home last Wednesday, Those
present We're: Mrs. Acuh, Mrs.
Carleson Mrs NIFTY, Mrs Hayden,
Mrs. Clement, Mrs. Beweer, Mrs.
Houck, Mrs. Munninger, Mrs. Stana-
ford Mrs. Dunsmore, and Mrs. Rob-
inson. Cake and coffee were serevd
A union Sunday school has been
organized here, with Mrs, Haskell as
superintendent; assistant superintend-
ent, Mrs. Sneed; secretary and treas
urer, Mrs. NIFTY; primary teacher,
Mrs. Magee; intermediate, Mary Nit
ty; bible class, Mr.. Haskell. and or
ganist Mrs. Carleson. The meetings
are held every Sunday at 2 o'clock.
George NIFTY ploughed Mr. T. L.
Acuff's peach orchard last week
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
Zena - Spring Valley

John Ramey, of Salem, was a Wis
itor at II. Hollands Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Lynn Purvine were
salem visitors Monday.
Mr., ana Mrs. J. Starr were in sa-
lem Saturday
Miss Lillian Holland and Mrs.
Ethel Tilden spent several DAYS i'm
Salem last week.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Duncan of Sa-
lem, were visitors here at their ranch
last sunday
q. II. Harvey ana VIII Crawford
accompanied hy their wives were i'm
salem sunday at birthday dinner
given in honor of the birthday of
Mrs. Hardy Marsh.
Philo Crawford, wife and daughter
from Portland, are guests of Mr.
trawford's parents here.
Chester and Mildred Frakes from
Portland. are visiting with spring
VALLEY friends.
Miss Grem Phillips. Of Salem.
spent the week end here with her
parents.
Mrs. Frank Koch, of Pratum. is
.iSiung with her parents here.
The school children were given an /
inject lesson in citizenship last Mon .
lay, an election being held by them. /
With judges. clerks and ballots. Mr.
.cymour sent a circular letter 10 am
he teachers of the county requesting
h'm 90 do this. and the lesson seem
d very profitable
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
EoIA

AIRS. Carleson went 20 Dallas Sst-
urday on a visit
AIRS Fnar has been troubled q
sre't deal from cut ON her hand.
Mr Iandcu has completed hfs new
house.
AIRS fI''man's sister. 1Irs S,hlri-
.sr. and husbanI and daugH,er spent
sunday with he-.
Sir. Robbins has about 1000 white
Ie-horn chicks
WILEY Carpenter who has Dee,
Uorsine n Dallas. is no home Eck.
Nr suver and Dir. Oshurn. of Dal-
as- were here or business Monday
Mrs Grover Farmer save rarfr
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26

from Oreon City Sunday by way OF
Salem, where Mr.. Stonehocker and
children went to meet her
Robert O'Kelley and Morse Sevald
of Greenwood, were callers at the
home of e, L. Hayes Friday evening.
They came up in the latter's auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson, of VILLA
nina, visited at the home of Dan
Kaigi Sunday
Rolley and Violet Brown, of Upper
Salt Creek, were visitors at the home
of George Kliever Sunday.
Miss Emma Cadle visited at the
home of Chas Stennett Saturday and
Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26


in the rpuM mos,.sl ,h9re r., is due rare ~
ut1, ,n9 able direction of Perry Is cs,ane andef
VIII render their excellant ealdWeII
making the services what !, part i
pe. [,e Morning, Mans Highest ! eo.ll saoaI'
~, Evenlng' Chained to a l Dead pood, poo
The Bible school under tba 0 eody'
superintendency of Mr.. HI e ellclenl
80, nee, wiii begin promptly At ~ \
,oa.l,ek . CLOCK. Preaching Immediately ! y |
loving, You are cordially tnvito, y
all the members of the ,''sa p y
church to be present ana isualP
v, WIN ! , them Come and you win =, \
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26

You will look good While hoto..
you find a better medicine fon DsiOfg
and colds than chamberlains S11 copas
Remedy 1t not only gives rel,as aaSD
IT cures Try it when you have !.
cough or cold, and you are CERTAIN i
be pleased with the promnt a,. =
which it will effect. For sala hv ai -
dealers. y d
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26
HARMONY

Mrs. Randall Buell. is quite sick.
Frank Mclean and son Harold
leave Wednesday morning to join his
father at Redmond.
A. A Garfield sold his farm Mon
day. The party buying will take pos
session at once and Mr. Garfield will
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26

leave Immediately to seek a new To-
cation.
Charles and Pearl Moritz and Eta
Porter visited at j. B. Hayes Sunday.
Mr. De Jong and family, of Balls
ton, visited at Mr., Spahn's Sunday
and Monday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs Dick Ferguson, Mr.. and
Mrs j. Brown, Of Dallas, Rufus and
Glenn Ferguson.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16
THE POWER OF A NAME
How of "Commoner Bryan Who Travelled
Honolulu, the in style

In his telegram Mr. Bryan mention.
ed that he had letter of credentials
from President Taft, and waited curl
ously for a reply. None came, but
two days later he was informed by an
official Of the railroad that, by order of
the secretary, a special train was
awaiting him at the station and would
leave for Delhi at his convenience.
At the train the organs were told
by an official that the secretary of the
railroad company had arranged to
have them provided with a special
tent. The Tribune goes on to say:
At Delhi they were received by Brit
ish and Indian officials and accorded
unusual privileges during the ceremon
les. Mr. Bryan was invited to appear
in court dress, but not having such
raiment, said he would have to appear
on all occasions in a plain business
suit of American make of cloth His
wishes were respected, and nowhere
in the great assemblage of gold lace
Continued from Page 81
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16
THE RALLIES ELECTRIC CAR
BEING FAVORED IN ENGLAND

most identical for both the passNl-
ger and industrial types Of railless
electric vehicles. The motors are
series wound with shunted fields, and
two are used for ach chassis. Their
combined output is 40 horsepower at
1850 revolutions per minute and 525
volts. and the equivalent vehicle
speed is 10 miles an hour Each mo-
tor drives one Of the rear wheels
through a double reduction. t. e., by
worm wheel and roller chain, the
transmission gear being wholly in
closed. Thus no differential gear is
required
The controller has FIVE running po-
sitions and reversing motion, pro-
vision being made also for cutting
cut either motor from the operating
handle. There are two sets OF brakes
the one operating on the second-mo-
ton shaft by a pedal, and the other,
Of the drum type on the rear axle
being worked by pedal or lever
with ratchet for holding it in the
"on" position
Character Of the Roads.
The overall length of the passen-
ser vehicle is 90 feet inches and
the total width feet. The wheel
base is 10 feet The Leeds vehicles
have the passenger entrance on the
drivers left, and are therefore man,
aged single handed The Bradford
vehicles have the entrance at the
rear and require a conductor. The
trolly poles have 16 feet radius OF
movement and the buses can be turn
co in 80 feet.
/ The road formation over which the
present Bradford system operates is
paved partly with granite sets, but
for the greater part OF the road tho
formation is ordinary macadam. No
special treatment was given the road
nor was any highway expense in
CURED as a preliminary to the running
of the cars. No claim is made by the
highways department against the
tramways in respect of this traffic.
The width between curbs is q to 70
feet. 1t is not anticipated that the
surface of the road will suffer from
the running of the cars
No Discomfort from Vibration.
In a report by the Edinburgh com.
Tittee, appointed to Investigate tne
railless system at Bradford, It was
stated that no discomfort was expert,
Continued on Page Twelve)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16
PRESIDENT TAFT DISPELS
BUGABOO OF WAR WITH JAPAN

WASHINGTON, April President
Taft's answer to the Lodge resolution
calling for information as to the re-
ported establishment by Japan of a
naval base on Magdalena bay, IN
Mexico, will be designed to set at rest
the constant rumors Of Japanese colo
nization in North America and will be
a distinct blow at the bugaboo Of war
with Japan.
The Presidents answer probably
VIII be sent to the Senate tomorrow
Although it was denied tonight that
Senator Lodge was acting in sympathy
with the Administration it was ad-
mitted that the President would make
use of his resolution to set at rest re-
ports Of friction with friendly powers.
Chairman Sulzer Of the House For
eign Affairs Committee, after talk
with President Taft today, declared
the Lodge resolution the merest bun
combe" and that Japan had acquired
no rights for a naval station from
Mexico.
viii Dispose of susaboo.
Huntington Wilson, acting secretary
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16
National Park of Volcanoes.

We have the greatest guysers of the
world on our public reservation of the
Yellowstone. We shall have the great
est volcano and the greatest active
crater in this part of Hawaii The
whole archipelago is made up of vol
canoes. 1t has altogether forty vol
canic peaks, and volcanic ash and lava
abound everywhere. The very soil is
decomposed lava, and this in places is
twenty feet deep, making the islands
among the richest on earth.
The Island of Hawaii, where Con-
gress is asked to create this park, con-
sists mainly Of the gentle slopes of five
volcanic mountains, and it has among
them the great Mauna Loa, which is
by far the largest volcano of
the world There is a crater at its
top which is almos' as high as Pixies
peak, and another on one side, the
famous Kilauea, which is constantly
active and has great lake of fire in
10 NShNOl' II 10 plduhSu W name OiS
reservation right at the top of Mauna
Loa and another reservation down the
sides of the mountain to include Kill.
auea. Kilauea is only 1000 feet above
the sea, and it is situated on a belt
road around the island and can be
reached by automobiles.
Think of going by automobile right
down to the shores of lake of fire
and birthstone! That is what we have
in Kilauea, and all around in the
country about are picturesque pit era
tiers, banks of sulphur and lava trees
tree ferns and forests of many variet
les. The Government will establish
Continued on Page Tenn
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16

Consul General John l.. Grifiiths.
London: The railless electric system
for tramcars. which was referred 10
in Daily Consular and Trade Reports
for November ?, 1911, is meeting with
great deal of favor in England. due,
H. is said, to the low cost of con
struction, cheapness of maintenance,
lessened operating expenses. and its
applicability to localities in towns and
cities and TO country districts where
the traffic would not justify the build.
ing of an ordinary electric tramway
line
Half dozen bills authorizing the
use of railless traction have been de
posted for the 1912 session at the
private bills office of the House OF
Commons, One of the bills has for
its object the linking up of two of
the London United Tramways
routes. Hitherto the British Board
of Trade has approved of the use OF
single-decked cars only, which limits
the carrying capacity Of eNch car tc
"a passengers as against SO wher
double-decked cars are used. In al
least one of the railless traction bills
to be introduced authority is asked
to equip the system with double
decked cars
The following description of the
railless system, as used in Leeds and
Ia Bradford, IL taken from an article
published in the Motor Trader:
Cost Of Equipment
Both at Leeds and Bradford
though the mileage is short, the hev
system of railless traction is being
well tested, there being some tan
gradients, sharp turns, and roads no
| lacking for traffic.
The Leeds equipment cost $6O6
Der mile, as against $S04S for thu
Bradford system, the Bradford gra
dents being l to Is against / to 2.
in Leeds. Despite the severity of botl
gradients the current consumption
does not exceed O.92 per unit per ca
mile on the incline. The cars are o
the single-decked type and weigh Z
hundredweight empty, or 2 hundred
: weights more than the tare limit 70
motor buses in the metropolitan ares
: Their cost was $34OG complete, wit
motor and trolly equipment, and the
carry 2S passengers. s less than tn
, average motor bus.
; Mechanical Equipment Of Cars
The mechanical equipment is a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16
tsy FRANK c. CARPENTER, i

(By FRANK C. CARPENTER, in,
Louisville Courier-Journal.)
WASHINGTON March S.-What
has Uncle Sam done for Hawaii? I'll
is the Oldest of his colonial posses
sions. He annexed it in 1898. 1t was
rich when he got it; it is richer to-
day It did big business then; it,
does a bigger business now. Its for
eign commerce is almost $70,000,00O
per annum, and it has more than
doubled since we made this territory,
Hawaii now buys more than S21,-
100000 worth of goods every twelve
months, and ninety per cent. of this
we supply. The business is all done
in American bottoms and the customs
receipts, which go to the Federal
Treasury, already have amounted to
about $15,O00,O00. In addition to this
is a large sum from internal revenue
taxes, so that the islands not only sup
port themselves and pay all their ex-
penses, but they annually turn large
sum back into Uncle Sans Golfers,
This is good business.
The Hawaiian Islands have grown in
intelligence since We took hold of
them. Then eighty-seven per cent. of
the natives could read and write. Now
all can do so. They were a civilized
people. At the time of annexation
they had a common school system like
that OF New England, and there were
$4,000 children in the schools. There
are now $4,000, and a compulsory law
has been enacted raising the school
age from fifteen to seventeen years
I know Of no land where the school
age is as high. Moreover, the schools
are quite as good as our own, and they
include in their teaching manual and
industrial training.
Within the past few years the
Government has established College
of Agriculture, and also experiment
stations devoted to the crops which
grow on the islands. The Government
has a bureau Of forestry and it has
set aside three forest reserves. 1t has
an energetic Department of Health
and one island has been set aside as 6
home for the lepers. Others of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16

OF State had short conference with
the President about the reply to the
resolution. It became known that the
answer will be lacking in sensational
features, and at the State Department
it was said the response would tend
generally to discredit reports of Japg-
nese designs on Mexican territory.
Sulzer said
The story that Japan or any syndi-
cate acting for Japan has acquired
rights, directly or indirectly, at Mag
dalena bay or elsewhere in Mexico has
no foundation in fact | speak ad-
visedly In view of our well settled
policy, the assertion that Japan has
acquired a base on the Pacific coast
of Mexico refutes itself, and is too alb
surd for serious contradiction by Mexi-
co or Japan
The Lodge resolution is well UNI
derstood by those on the inside, how
ever 1t will do no harm, and when
the answer is officially filed, the at
mosphere will be cleared and we will
hear no more of Mexico ceding to
Japan a naval base on the Pacific"