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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-12
Winter Short Course.

January to 30,, 1914.
The college has spared no effort
to make this the most complete short
course in its history A very wide
range of courses will be offered in
General Agriculture, Horticulture,
Animal Husbandry, DaiIying, Poultry
Keeping, Mechanic Arts, Domestic
Science and Art, Commerce, Forestry
and Music. Numerous lectures and
discussions ON FARMERS COOP
GRAFTON, at home and abroad, will
be a leading feature Make this a
pleasant and profitable winter out
ing. No tuition. Accommodation
reasonable. Reduced rates on all
railroads. For further information
address
II. NJ. TENNANT. Registrar,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Farmers Business Courses BY cor
respondence without tuition.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-12
Dallas Iron Works
Nachinists - Foundrymen = Pattern
Makers
saWMILL WORK A SPECIALLY

We are prepared to DC any kind OF
Iron and Brass work Lumber trucks
and stock work on hand We MAKE
the hest and cheapest stump Puiler
an the market Prios reasonable
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14
SURE PERSISTENCE WILL WIN
American oIh suf'rasist Tells story
chs Thinks Has Soaring On The
Cause She Tavors.

TITS only by persistence that WON.
en- will get the VOTE" Miss Zelie Elmer.
son. the Americal girl who went
through the hunger strike and forci.
BILE feeding In q London Jail. wrote
recently to . friend In New York.
And persistence 10 always unpleas.
ant. II recalls poor old Jones.
Zones, q former man about town,
had become 30 poor that often. don.
ming his shabby evening clothes. he
had either to bone his friends for .
dinner or 90 hungry.
"Thus Jones dropped In on . former
crony one evening and said:
- thought I'd just drop In. knew
you were giving dinner. and heard
that your guests were just thirteen.
So. ~ your wife Is superstitious about
that number. I thought--ha. ha!--rd
just drop In
"'But.' said the host. you're qdise
wrong. Jones. We are not thirteen.
We are just twelve
Jones. ~ he drew OF his shabby
old overcoat. said:
"'Well. III stay anyhow. II only to
laugh your wife out Of her supsrsti-
tious within"
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14
ResukE SHOULD HAVE s1uMo
overoay veuno Matren opeuoht ID o.
HerssN. crvsl - u oseMs y
Have 0eoN.

The new dances-the taneo and
gTissly bear and what not-nay be
III night for husband and viz te
dance together. but"
The speaker was George Clay
Ropes. . Cleveland dancing master,
who has himself invented many
dances.
4 attended Q ball the other night, I"
Mr.. Ropes continued. and there the
new dances were very much to the
fore. These dances. done well, are
graceful. but are graceful things nee.
essarily uplifting? No. Oh. no.
"A beautiful young matron. the wife
Of Q sea captain. danced al the
dances. Her husband was absent In
the Philippines. Yet she danced gay.
ly enough, heaven knows. Just after
she had finished particularly lively
tango. she said to me:
"'Oh. my! Look at this knot In
my handkerchief! tied II there be
fore leaving home. and now can't
remember what It's for
She bit her pretty lip. She looked
down at the knot In the delicate lace
handkerchief with . frown. . half
serious, u half.jesting frown.
"'What's II for. can you imagine,
Mr. Ropesr she cried.
Then. as she turned away for the
next dance. q bunny hug. ! said grave.
ly:
my dear young lady. you prob
ably tied that knot In your handker.
chief In order to keep In mind that
you are married."
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

In Minnesota Swede named
Jensen was the star pitcher Of one Of
tho league teams. The score was .
to 0 In the ninth. Az his team started
for the field to begin the tenth he
suddenly dropped the ball and started
for the bench Hey, what's the mat.
teri" cried his manager. Jensen held
up Q large brown hand for attention,
and then made oratory: "Meester
Manager. Aye ban guide hard worker,
Aye ban Wiling dat Aye skal peetch
das nine ennings. hut fen Aye bane
ask dat Aye skal 60 das overtimes.
Aye ban made kick. Aye bane guide
union mans an Aye not work over.
times unless Aye skal get overtime
pay" And It 10 said that the man.
ager had to promise him Ave dollars
ON the side before he'd 20 back and
finish the game.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14
psmrIne With Faint Praise.

Otto II. Kahn, who has guided the
Metropolitan Opera company to such
great success, told musical story at
Q dinner In New York.
We give the people what they
want" he said. provided Of course.
that they don't want unworthy things.
And they don't.
They who fall In opera give too
many things that the people are luke
warm about-things like Strauss.
STRAUSS 10 . great. . very great
composer. But the peoples opinion Of
him was very well interrupted BY
Blanc.
do you like Strauss "Elektra"i'
Blanc once asked Q friend.
"'Ys-es-in . way his friend re-
piled.
"'Shaks On III cried Blanc heartily.
Neither do L."
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

II costs on IN average Si0t.0s to
raise . horse to the age OF three
years on the farms Of Indiana and
those Of other states. This price has
been carefully figured BY experts Of
the department OF agriculture. who
based their figures on those furnished
BY ten thousand correspondents scat.
tered throughout the country. New
Mexico can raise horses cheaper than
the other states. or at an average
price Of $3.50. In Massachusetts, the
raising Of colts 10 more expensive than
In any other state. the average horss
At three year, representing an Invest.
maut OF e1<i.s0.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

IN obedience to Natures laws OF
economy and evolution. We owe To the
succeeding generation . healthier
childhood and . more wholesome muir
ssry In which 10 rear Il than We In
hsritsA from the generation which
preceded us. In debauchins manhood
d IL citissnship By authorizing the
sais Of alcoholic drink. the stats 10
robbing the nett generation Of IT.
natural birthrtsht and b itself con
nittias crime against Mature. Hon
L. Jslsoa WILLIAMS. Judge Of the su
promo Court Of Appsals. West VIZ
gaia
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

Lew - Penn q Religion.
Lave q IL highest point-lovs sub
Tire. unigus. inviacibls-lsads -
stsaigAt 70 The brink Of the great
shyss. for Il spsaks to 10 directly Of
tAs innnits and Of eternity. Il 10 soi.
ssatly religious: Il may svsa becoms
seligioo.-Aniol.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14
laaesass IN hslahA

About ons-half Of the cities aaA
practically al Of rural Norway are
under proAibitioa. To this fact. Il 10
thought, b due the increase In height
q recruits 10 the army between the
ysars 1850 and 1907. while Il 10 true
that h Preach districts whore the
ravases Of alcoholism are most mark.
q. the Astsht OF recruits 70 the army
has dimiuiehed.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

~ The town Of Ayr. two miles out
u 0laseow. stands the cottage built
by william Burns. In which his son
Robert was born. A Californian. who
was ID Scotland recently. was asked
Il - would like 70 sss the cottage Of
william Burns. Sure. III 90" ~
spoaAe1 he American. bat I'm
sleess1 II 80 bow be An6s time 10
i've thses vsry msch."
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14
For Sale-A few line frying chickens
at SO cents apiece while they last.
Notice.

Notice.
II you are not a subscriber to The
Star but receive sample copy or two
do not lie afraid Of receiving = bill for
same. This Is one Of our ways Of adj
vertising. TSke the paper aud read II
and " you like II subscribe for It, u not
hand It to your neighbor, may be he
will like II.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

Mss have rscsivsd valuable hints
ND learned many things Of inpor
.aAcs from boasts; such - gratitude
ron Ao0s. vigilance fron The crane.
apsssight and frugality from the ant
seassty fsoa he elephant and loyalty
eSo0 ~ hoeso.-Doa ouixcee.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

hse eeemsl cisslnO.
0as svsning littls Helen stammered
at The end Of her prayer. svidently for
ssttins how . Close. Thea she said:
-Oh. -. vesy truly your. Helen
00lth.s
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14
immsnss Antarctic cesl Vein,

Probably the most practical discov.
sey made By the Inflated Scott sxpsAt.
tioa 70 the south pole was . great coal
Celia. said 70 b 1t least go milss LONG.
10 width has not besa ascertainsd.
Australian reports are 10 the effect
tat the coal has bssa analysed al y
eeclarsA 70 b q workable quality.
u b oae u tAs lasSsse 1spsslts y
TIE vesil
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14
Friday. November -. 1913.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
COUNTY UTricEas.

COUNTY OFFicHRs.
Cossay ypAes, ,. J. povssy
CosssS fssasarss, Charlie Reid
nap't u ueh0ols, Mar = Taylor
Coussy uhssi0, q. =. Todd
OoSssy Surveyor, ). Z. Cline
Cosnsy Assosssy, ". u. Codsid
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
D,steIss No. I, W. W. 0yers
Djsssips No. 4 n. n. Outlet.
Oistriss No. ., Asthur Lss bsoedhsad
TOWN OFFICERS.
mayor, z L. wilbsr.
Treasurer. Ethel belmsar.
foaa Clsfk, D. Z. Walters.
Toes NasoAAll. L. Plunles
Ass0sssy, > ". Carpsptef.
3eussees: u,
NJ. ]. esoa, j. d. Burewia, O. =. .frimble
". r. OrdWay. j. L. Mosrisoa. a. .. ntllss.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

eleserie cieshs IN hseel.
Two hundred electric eloeks, 60.
esolled b. . master uDsplsca. hslD
furnish - Many Rooms n . nsv kvs
espeel hoesl.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14
1lG1|E5|9!44IE1|'IIs,
16JE2 So
~ rAs 49,, wi G:;Ss., cA'''s'A'
pssitlea A11rsese1 . governments u
Wsssd AsAs peshlb,tlsN - Curse
~ Al NatloNo.

Pashs. Cosysspondins oscrstaSy Ma
ttonAi n. G. TnUl
The sto{y Of Shs PolySlot petition u
10 part ~ seog9 Of The Worlds Wo
oan's CHRISTIAN Tsmpenncs Union. .
multitude Of CAristian women Of all
races and col0ss banded together to
destroy the lsgAlissd liquor trafhc.
This petition. sbdrsssed TO the gov.
srnnsnts Of the world. was started
on IL long journey In lsss. The con.
GLIDING paragraph reads:
We. lyour pstitionsrs) come %
you with the united voices Of rep
ressntativs women Of every land.
bssesching you TO raise the stand.
ard OF the law TO that Of Chris
tian morals. to strip away the
safeguards and sanctions Of the
state from the liquor trafnc and
the opium trade. and to protect
our homes BY the total prohibition
Of these curses Of civilization
throughout all the territory over
which your government extends.
ITO snumsrsts the languages In
whose characters the beliefs Of women
have bssn nodded to action By this
far rsaching document would BE- to
make . list Of almost every tongue
that has survived the confusion Of
Babel. There are columns Of Chinese
women's signatures that look like
houses that Jack built. There 10 .
list Of Burmese signatures that looks
like punches Of tangled worms" The
thousands upon Thousands from the
spacy isle Of Csylon are enough to
make . shorthand writer shudder
The incomprshensible but liquid vow.
els Of the Hawaiian Kanaka jostis the
proud names Of English ladies Of high
degree: the name Of the naughty -
nora Of Madrid makes the same plea
- her mark" Of the converted wo
man OF the Congo. There are Span
ish names from Mexico and the South
American republics. French from Mar
tinQus. Dutch from Natal. and Eng
lish from New Zealand. besides the
great home petition from the greater
nations. The total. counting msn's
and womsn's signatures and attests
tons. aggregate seven and one-half
millions. The petition 10 mounted on
cloth and II the names we're written
one under the other Il would b more
TINA Ave miles hns."
By legislative eaaetmeat secured
through The Wo0an's Christian Tenn
psfancs Unioa scientific Temperance
Instruction b compulsory In al pub.
lie schools Of the United States, and
b optional Or compulsory In the
schools Of Great Britain. Canada,
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14
ealA By cxaIese.

otllicus-~what 10 the age o. dc.
erstioaf' Cynieus--"Thsrs Isn't any.
] know . man over seventy who mar
sssd his fourth wife the other 1ay."
-PiilaAelphia Record.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

For Sale House, harm and fence
wire. For particulars call ut this
Office.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

ceMpeeMles.
~ wt11ow uAich bsa1s b he tenr
- eflea eoeADee bettes has tAe
oak which rseists il-olf Waller
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

n Boy tcompany pressnt)-
sMetAss. VIII the dessert hurt ne 10
aisAs, q b there enough 70 90 rossAf"
-Loa1oa Opinioa.
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

orieeD-l sAosld say that he ksys
= sueeess are lsck anl DlHck. BrioBs
-Yssi Laek h aslias so1s &c y
Ol1ek
The Dolores star., 1913-11-14

AUVu119o1u0 nA1D.
INN ssase. - siaGls sslpa. ~, ~ aea1A.
1ooogSlUno - - wook. ealy, y oosoe ~ tnsh.
kusAts sssts Des tins eaSA iosoe.
pieplay Cd. shaage1 sven twe wseks visho9e
oAAistsaal.
CeeS sss shanee 81 sds sAesld - supOltsa
80 laSss shas Wednesday aeOa W tnesss so-
nsocullAnpocs.
OasA u sAaahs - essss rsselasioee .! soeAo.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
MR.. WILSON, MANAGER.

1t is one thing for an Executive. local, State, or
national to declare himself the leader of his party.
1t is another thing for him, by reason of his deeds
and the deeds of his party, to be the leader So far
as the record of the new Government has run Presi-
dent Wilson has been manager of the whole show.
There were Democratic factions in both the Sen
ate and the House, each of which mad all its plans
arranged for wiping the other not only off the poit
ical map but off the face of the earth There were
reactionary factions promising that If President Will
son radical they would fight him tooth and nail
into the last ditch There were radical factions that
were going to do the thing to the President If
he we're not radical enough.
And then Mr. Wilson himself before going into
the White House. felt that the prospects OF obstruc-
tion nsurrection or bedevlment serious enough
to call for some blood and thunder talk his part.
He said he thought he had some work to do on a
metaphorca gbbet hanging party traitors and other
political villains higher than Haman. At another
time he said things looked beigerent to him that
he had put on his paint and was going to wear
until ne had knocked all the fight out of those who
were conspiring to prevent his party and the new
Government from fulfilling its pledges to the Amer
ican people.
Yet with Mr.. Wilson in action as Chief Magistrate,
and with the new legislative Government all har-
part of next month, a beautiful peace has settled
over Washington and nobody hears a murmur Of
anything but harmony, good will and affection of
every Democrat in the Government for every other
Democrat.
There was time--indeed there has scarcely ever
before been time when this was not so-when two
Democrats could not meet in official party inter-
course without one or the other Immediately be-
coming fit subject for the coroner. But that was
before the era of Wilson, the leader wno more than
ever any boss was able to do and with hand no
less firm and with will less unbending, tells
the House of Representatives what it shall do, tells
the United States Senate what it shall d. tells all
the parts of the Government, administrative and
representative, what they shall doand they do it,
promptly and joyously.
This is kind of bosssm, with in the
White House running everything, which, except with
certain classes, not unpopular when Theodore
Roosevelt was President and may not be unpopular
now with Mr. Wilson in the White House.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
EASTER.

The calendar of our popular feast days makes
peculiarly appropriate seasonal assignment to two, at
least, of them. Thanksgiving ought to come just
where it does, at the close of natures producing
year, when crops garnered and barns are bulgng
with the proof of the seasons bounties. Easter Ike
wise is rightly placed in the calendar, for Easter IS
the anniversary of resurrection, with its promise OF
new and richer and better life.
This year Easter is early; so early that not again
for many seasons will it fall nearly in coincidence
with the equnoctal ushering of spring. For Wash
ington at least, the day is as nearly ideal as the
season could be expected to produce, with clear sky
and fresh, bracng air If perhaps some disappont'
ment may be enforced by the touch of chill which
makes inadvsibe too general indulgence in the
luxury of vernal toilets yet it is worth while to
think that perhaps an added note of sombreness on
the sartorial exterior may induce corresponding
note of seriousness and earnestness in the conempa
tions that the day should inspire.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
DON'T FOOL YOURSELF.

Men, do not be carried away with false hope by
the statement of Nine A. Ripley, before the Chicago
dressmakers convention, that:
The new woman will wear just seven articles of
clothing and take just ten minutes in putting them
on
This deceiving promise may bring you hookers up
of backs you walters in the parlor vision of wei
come relief from an irksome task, and the belief
that hereafter you always will get your women folk
there in time
Don't be deceived.
The time she saves in actually putting her clothes
en- your wife will up in more elaborate hair ar
ranging and sundry twstings and posngs before the
mirror to say nothing of additional time on hat ar
rangement and an additional series of powder dab
bings.
No, you won't start minute sooner under the
new regime than under the old one
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
MAKING THE MEN MARRY.

Our reforming friends tend to get their wires
crossed One section of them, fresh from some
elemental studies in eugenics would have marriage
made more difficult another proposes seriously to tax
the men who remain single.
There is no need for getting excited about forcing
the men to marry, or to marry younger Most OF
them will marry, and marry plenty young enough, If
only their ability to support for family is as
sured.
1t is true that nowadays people marry later than
they did generation and two generations ago. But
it is not at all ceran that taking into account the
social and economic differences between the present
and those older generations, the change is untortu-
nate
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
LIQUOR AND CRIME.
The Montgomery county grand jury reports

We are fully convinced from the evidence brought
before that the Illegal barterngs of noXicans and
gatherings caused thereby in a very large
ure responsible the decentralization and crime in the
county, and call upon all good citizens to CO.
operate the officers of the law by reporting the
sheriff deputies any violations that to their
knowledge.
Montgomery county eXemplifes the difficulties OF
a rural community which, trying to enforce dry"
regime is located just outside great city, whence
supplies of contraband may too easily be imported.
The grand Jury S recommendation is timely and fully
justified by the criminal record the county has made
in recent time
Whether under Maryland law, it comes within
the province of the grand jury we do not know;
but there is another aspect of this question that
could we'll be investigated and considered in report
by that body This is the SALE in many places in the
county, of substitutes for liquor that in many cases
are vastly more vicious in their effects than the most
execrable qualities of whisky Jamaica ginger for
instance is favorte beverage; sold in almost ut!-
believable quantities by who know is sold for
drinking and who know further how serious are its
effects 1t is high in alcoholic content and good
deal worse in its effects than the drinks which are
the object of the laws prohibition.
If the Maryland law does not reach to such cases,
ought to be made to reach them The present anti
saloon policy of the county is criticised bv many
people who honestly believe it has produced bad
effects The friends of that policy have need to
make their case as strong possible and to do that
they need to inform themselves about just such
traffic as is here pointed out.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
NO DISARMAMENT.
succession .

In some respects no man in the Cabinet stands
closer to the President than Lindey M. Garrison,
Secretary of War. In his department his word means
Wilson'S.
The official statement from the War Department
fatty dispacng any discussion of international dis
armament in favor of the policy of preparedness is
wholesome We have had from so many sources
among the prominent Democrats emanations on the
subject which must be set down as buncombe that il
seemed possible the pendulum might swing to the
peace-at-any- price extreme.
Such is not American doctrine. II does not rep
resent the feelings of the great majority of the peo-
pie. Secretary Garrison's idea of a United States
Army is real army, compact but highly efficient and
always ready.
The Secretary's warning that unless we have a
reserve of trained men to make army of respect
able size and efficiency we literally send men out
to acquire their education in armies under the fire
of an enemy indicates that the President looks the
actual situation squarey in the face. Doing this does
not lead to advocacy of disarmament. 1t does lead
to reorganization of tie army with view to strength
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
THE TORNADO SEASON.

The terrific tornado, or series of tornadoes, that
swept across the country from southwest 10 northeast
and left trail of destruction and death, was the
first of season which, it is to be hoped, may not be
marked by many more such fearful disasters. 1t is
always impossible generalize about the probability
of such manifestations, because meteorological
science is undeveoped and inexact, and the business
of forecasting is limited to presumption of prob
abilities for few hours ahead.
But in general way, there is ground for fear
that the present may be bad season for this sort
of disturbances. Following cycle of seasons of
rather subnorma precipitation, this section of the
country last autumn, apparently came to the turn
ing point and period of much heavier precpita-
tions seems to be we'll in progress The period of
sub-normaI rainfall, if common and unscientic cb-
servation may be trusted was period also of re-
duced tendency to great storm disturbances With
the swing back toward heavier precipitation there
may not unlikely be tendency toward more violence
of atmospheric movement. At any rate, good many
people who feel a certain freedom about prognosrs,
based on the fact that they don't have to apologize
when they run into bareback have feeling that
such is the common experience of meteorological
succession
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
IRRESPONSIBLE" CABINETS.

Even if our Cabinet is given seats in the Senate
and House chambers it will be long way from that
direct responsibility to legislative decree that applies
to the French ministry, for instance.
Ii is not difficult to believe nat if there were pros
pect of being kicked and cuffed around the place as
French cabinets are when Clenenceau gets into &C
ton our Cabineteers would be vastly less ardent N
their desire to have Government bench established
in either house of Congress.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23

enng it. In carrying this out the ideas of General
Leonard Wood are fortunately received with favor.
If the new Secretary and the Chief of Staff can
win the aid of Congress the term of enlistment will
be materially shortened and the reserve greatly
strengthened by thorough and adequate system of
contact between the National Guard and the Regu-
lar Army
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
Smoker for Penn Team.

\ smoker was given by the Univer-
sity of PENNSYLVANIA alumni in honor
of the "Pensy" baseball team at the
University club last night. The team
will play. Yale at American League
Park tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
A Great Change of Habits.

And vet. when Eaton died. OF March
s his best friends were the fowls on
his farm, and the chief mourners
clucked rather than spoke their disap-
pointment that his shamblinG form no
longer moved in and out among the
henhouses.
The transition had been of Eatvn's
own making. No former friend has yet
explained why he turned from distin-
suished naval officer TO shiftless farm
or: why soiled oycralis replaced spot
less uniforms, why he left society and