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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
ATRLIE

Frank Gillian of Pedee was il
town Saturday on his way to Dallas
Ray Birlie made business visi
to Dallas Saturday.
Shewey was business caller il
Dallas the first Of the week.
Todamiere and son are putting {
lot of tile reclaiming wet land max
ing it produce good crops.
T. w. Bones of Yamhill County
was a business caller here last week
S. M. Wood of Corvallis is hold
ing meetings here for over week
An evangelist by the name of Elder
is doing the preaching. Quite an
interest is being manifested.
The farmers are busy getting theii
land ready for planting the spring
crop.
Simpson Logging Company made a
good log drive the last high water.
C. A. Clem of Summit was in town
looking after his property interests
here. He reports everything in his
neck of the woods as being alright.
w. f. Williams is having a lot of
new hop pals hailed to his big yard
here and having it cleaned up ready
for resetting poles and cultivation.
C. V. johnson and family attended
the golden wedding of his parents,
who live in Corvallis.
The play given by the high school
the evening of the thirteenth, was
well rendered. The title of the play
was the "Last Loaf"
Parties are fixing a piece of land
for lawn tennis yard by Williams
confectionery store.
The high school students went out
on the hills west of town to gather
specimens for the use in connection
with their test books in botany study.
z. A. French has purchased him a
driving horse.
Continued on pages 3 and ~
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
Laundry Change Hands.

Mr.. A. E. Thompson, former owner
of the Dallas Steam Laundry, has
repurchased the same from Mr.. Riggs
and will take possession April 1st
Mr.. Thompson has been looking at {
number of cities in Oregon and after
comparison, he came to the conclusion
that Dallas was the best city. His
many friends here are glad that he
came to this sensible conclusion and
his success in the past will insure
his future success.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
Linn County Grange Resolutes.

Politicians had better get ready
early in the game and state plainly
how they stand on a number of i'm
portant matters in legislation.
The Linn County Pomona Grange
at an all-day meeting last week
adopted resolutions opposing the pass
age of an eight-hour law having ap
plication to farms, dairies and Other
lines of rural activities. A
resolution was also passed favorine
semi-annual payments of taxes. In
this vote a considerable minority fa-
vored quarterly payments The grange
also favored the changing of the time
of meeting for the state grange from
May TO December. There was large
attendance present.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
THE Observers
Washington letter
Income Tax Won t Half Pay Pensions
Nor a Quarter of War Expenses.

Washington, March-Income tax
schedules are all in and it only re-
mains for plutes earning or receiving
over $4,000 (single guys) or $4,000
(married) year to hand the money
over to your Uncle Samuel.
1t is estimated that approximately
100000 persons will pay the tax. This
is exactly one-half of one per cent of
the total population of the United
States, and it is IL per cent of the
estimated number of persons, who,
according TO the census, are engaged
in gainful occupations. There are ap-
proximately 40,00O,OO0 persons in the
United States engaged in gainful oc-
cupations. Thus 0875 per cent of
the persons who are engaged in Great
ing wealth receive less than $4,000 per
year as their share. Only Ia per
cent receive more than $4,000 Tor
$4,000 if married.)
OF course the fellow who pockets
$4,000 or $4,000 a year, hasn't any
kick coming at handing Uncle Sam
one cent on every dollar above that
sum. But just the same the chap who
earns a salary of between $4,000 or
$4,000 a year. or makes il in his own
little business, is pretty apt to be a
fellow who's working the ends of his
fingers off. and doing more of the ma
ton 5 real work a thousand times
over than the rich fellow who pays
on big incomes and hardly knows it.
He's in the big majority as an in
come tax payer.
According TO estimates made today,
there are 100000 of him while there
are only l25,OOO of the crowd who re-
port their income at from $4,000 TO
a million year.
The income tax produces a relative
" small portion of Uncle Sam 5 rev
enue. While from this tax in 1914 he
will get approximately $66.OOO,OOO, he
will get from customs revenues S2TO,-
100000 (this is the tariff taxi from
ordinary internal revenue (taxes on
liquors and tobaeeol he gets S305,-
900. 600. from miscellaneous revenues.
S55. 100000; and postal revenues.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
NORMAL NOTES

Mr.. Sweetser Of University of Ore
gon spoke in chapel Friday. In the
morning he spoke on "The Inspira-
ton and Expiration of the Teacher"
Afternoon on "The Biological Basis
of Heredity". Evening on "Sanita-
ton" His lectures were well at
tended.
The oratorial contest for this year
was held at Albany. Miss Kate Hen
derson was the contestant from the
Normal School. Her subject was in
teresting and well developed. Miss
Henderson was backed up by an en-
thusiastic group of students who did
some spirited yelling and singing.
Saturday evening, March 18th, the
Student Body gave the first dancing
party in the new gymnasium. The
dance was in honor of st. Patrick S
Day. The gymnasium was decorated
in the St. Patrick s colors. There
was a large attendance and all pres
ent had a lovely time.
Tuesday morning, Miss Eleanor
Croutee of the Senior class spoke in
chapel on emusic and Education. I"
Another feature of the morning was
a group of songs in honor of st.
Patrick IS Day.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
+ COURT NOTES
Observation-Disclosures.
PROBATE

In re-guardianship of j. A. Simon
incompetent, annual report filed and
approved.
In re-guardianship of J. C. Bell, a
minor, hearing on final account con-
tinued to Wednesday, March 18th
1914 at 10 o'clock a. m.
In re-guardianship of Lole Pauline
Perry, a minor, sale of real property
confirmed.
In re-guardianship of Elma L.
King and Carl B. King, minors,
guardian permitted to borrow $3.50
from the estate of Carl B. King for
10 months at s per cent interest.
In re-guardisnship of Wendall III.
Denhnger, a minor, license to sell
real property cancelled.
In re-guardianship of Joseph Clark
Bell, a minor, guardianship closed.
In re-estate of Peter Nelson, de-
ceased, personal property ordered
sold.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
viii Help the Farmers.

Davis & Horn have rented the cor
ner block that is east of their furni-
ture store and have commenced to
have the same cleared and will at
once erect on the ground a number
of hitching racks for the farmers to
use when in Dallas. They will have
enough racks put up at once to ac-
commodate . teams and more will be
erected later. These are free to all
and it will meet with hearty vote
of thanks from the farmer who so
often wants to leave his team close
to the business center. You can drive
in either on Washington or Jefferson
Street.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
SENSATIONAL STORIES
Plainly Lies, Well Told to Create a
Sensation in the Place Of Happen
ing.

4
Lately in the city dailies there has
appeared sensational stories of girls
being rendered unconscious by some
evil minded person sticking d needle
into. part Of her person that was
inoculated with poison or rather
a sleeping drug. We have seen it so
often during the past year that a
great many have believed it and have
been caused needless alarm. The
Journal of the American Medical AS
sociation says that the stories that
| have lately been going around about
the poisoned needle is following up
the old threadbare one that used to
appear every so often of some one
throwing chloroform into room
through key hole. Now it reads -
A woman goes to moving picture
theater, enters crowded elevator, a
street car, or elevated train, or is
caught in the press of a crowd. Sud-
denly she sees, close beside her, our
old friend, the mysterious strang-
err" with the piercing black eyes and
the compelling manner. AT the same
time, she feels a sting and knows
that she has been stabbed with
poisoned needle. She Immediately
becomes unconscious, dazed or ire
sponsible for greater or less period
of time, during which she experiences
a number of marvellous adventures or
breadth escapes.
1t is not possible to say that no
woman was ever without her know
ledge given a drug hypodermically
which produced unconsciousness. 1t
can, however, be said very positively
that there is no drug known to scien-
tifc men which could be administered
in the manner or which would pro-
duce the effect described in recent
newspaper reports.
One of the laws of hysteria is that
when any pecstiar ia.enomenon i, re-|
poted, similar instances immediately
appear throughout the country. We
may now expect a spring crop of
magazine stories and popular novels
based on the poisoned needle as mo-
tive. Scientifically, the thing is as
ridiculous and impossible as hypno-
tism of an unwilling subject or in
Simultaneous anesthesia. Popular be-
liefs travel in waves and hysteria and
excited imaginations help them along.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
5 MILLION ILLITERATE
There are 100000 Persons in the
United States Who Cannot Read
or Write.

Last week pending the considera-
ton of the immigration bill awaiting
in the L. S. Senate after its pas
sage by the House, it is worth while
to note with reference TO the literacy
test, that there are, according to the
last census, 5,516,163 persons in the
United States who are unable to read
and write. These persons are all over
10 years of age, and of these, only
l ,3O0, 300 are negro adults. The total
illiterates make up eight per cent, of
the total population of the United
States. The largest percentage Of IL
literates is to be found in Kentucky.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
882 Pints Confiscated.

Eight hundred and eighty-two pints
Of whiskey were confscated by order
of the circuit court at Albany We'd
nesday. Sheriff and Chief Of Police
began its destruction and emptied it
all in the sewer.
The liquor was seized Tuesday
night as it was being brought into
Albany on dray. It was consigned
to a local drug firm but had been
shipped to Independence. The boxes
had not been labeled as to contents in
sending them from Independence
which is "wetn to Albany which is
"dry."
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
BALLSTON

Miss Elizabeth Writ was a Port
land visitor Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Maud Boebert of Nahcotta
WASH, visited her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lamm from Thursday unit
Monday.
W. H. Morris is making prepara
tions to move to Rickreall.
b O. +. Focht has sold his warehouse
and will move to his farm west OF
town. Mr.. Reynolds who has beer
running the farm will move back tc
town.
Miss Phina Anderson was Nc
Milfnville visitor Saturday and Sun
day.
The Sunday school will give an
oyster supper at the W. o. W. hall
Friday night, March 9th, the pro-
ceeds to be used for necessary church
expenses.
Prof. T. J. Newbill was up from
Portland Sunday.
Prof. R. E. Silvis attended a
principals meeting at Monmouth Sat
urday.
Mrs. E. C. Birker of Harmony
was visiting friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Black of
Whitman have been visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. n. F. Barnett.
Elmer Lynn and Lettie Birks went
Willows, California last week to
attend the funeral of their sister,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
$29O.OOO,OOO.

Uncles Sans total expenditures in
year are approximately 81, ,O29, ,000,-
900.
The INCOME tax would not even pay
the bill for pensions to old soldiers,
which amounts to $3.50, ,000,0 900 year.
1t would only make small dent on
the war department expenditures,
which amount to $178,O00,0O0 a year.
The same is true Of the navy deparU-
ment budget, which reaches $147, ,000,-
900 year.
1t is interesting to note that Uncle
Sam is paying back in interest on
bonds to many of the very people who
pay the income tax, about third as
much as he receives from these people
in taxes.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
OAK DALE

biltuudy 1luull0i. i.--puiludy Wdl
the 18th birthday of Vernon Murphey
and his mother gave dinner in hon
or of the day. A good social time
was had and all wished him many
happy returns of the day. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Murphey, Vernon and Emerson Muir
phey, Mrs. Nina Murphey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leland Murphey and daughters
Mable and Gladys, Ralph Macomber
Clarence Dodd, Fountain Murphey
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mcdonald and
family.
Miss Gertrude Wilson and Fannie
Wilson visited at the Garwood place
over Sunday.
Miss Bessie Nelson of Mistletoe
visited at Highland House over Sun
day.
Clyde Robinson visited his aunt,
Mrs. John Robinson over Sunday.
Don Miller's house caught fire on
the roof Tuesday afternoon and was
extinguished with difficulty by the
help of the neighbors. Quite a hole
was burned in the roof but otherwise
very little damage was done.
If this isn't an early spring we
have never seen one. 1t seems more
like May than March and the trees
are budding in an astonishing way
for this time of the year.
Mrs. Graham was very i'll Sunday,
but is as well as usual now.
Thos. Card and Joe Murphey are
setting out Strawberries.
Basket Social: There was bask-
ct social at the. Oak Dale school house
Saturday evening. The school rem
dered an excellent program. About
$17 was netted which will be used in
improvements. for the school room.
Among those present from other
places were,' Misses Bessie Nelson,
Gertrude Wilson, Henrietta Bird, Del
la Conley, Elsie Forette, Elsie Rock
well, Clyde Robbins and James Will
son. Following is the program
Song. Beautiful Bells
Recitation, GA Sunbeam, Marie
Tillotson.
Dialogue. :" An Automobile Ride"
Recitation, cat School and at
Home", Abbie Bruce. ~.
Recitation, "How Jimmy Tended the
Baby, Ted Macomber.
Dialogue. ... Seeing the Animals y.
Trio, Mrs. Thos. Card, Mrs. Chas.
Bird, and Mr.. Leland Murphey.
Recitation, "How Willie Raised the
Wind, Ralph Macomber.
Dialogue. ."The Dolly Show"
Recitation, "Jane jones', Elsie For
rette.
Dialogue. "No Peddlers Wanted"
Can Drill .................
Recitation, "The Willamette River, ;
Grace Macomber.
Dialogue. .... "Billy's Mishap"
Recitation. :. "What Willie DID,
Marie TillotsOn.
Recitation, "The Ride of Jennie Nc
NeaP', Edith Barnhardt.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
Methodist Church.

Sunday School meets at 9.45 and
every member is urged to be present
at the opening service.
Pastor will speak at II O'Clock on
"The miracle of the Church" Ep-
worth League meets at $50. The
subject of the evening sermon will be
Graveyard Salvation.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
Polk County Challenges All.

We would like to see the county
in Oregon that can beat Polk County
in raising caulifower. Percy L. Pat
terson who resides in the eastern part
of the county, brought in load of
caulifower yesterday that we will bet
our old hat, cannot be beat in Ore
gon. Some of the heads measured
"a inches around and were perfect
in shape. He had only an acre and a
half and gathered over $500 pounds
of perfect heads from his patch. The
one that The Observer editor received
measured nearly 36 inches around.
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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
BRUSH COLLEGE

Mrs. L. J. Mitchell and son, Har
old of Portland visited at the homt
of Mrs. John SCHNEIDER last week.
The Bereans" held their monthly
meeting last Friday at the school
house. A large crowd was in attend
ance. A short program was rendered
after which musical club was organ
ized The remainder of the evening
was spent in playing games. AT II
o 'clock lunch was served by the re-
freshment committee. 1t will be an.
nounced later where the next meeting
will take place.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. f. Smith motor
ed out to the Wallace farm Sunday
The services at the school-houst
will be continued during next week
with the exception of Tuesday and
Wednesday nights.
Birthday Party.-A very delightful.
time was had last Saturday evening
when Mrs. Cutler entertained num-
Der of the young people of the neigh
borhood in honor of her daughter
Jessie's 10th birthday. The evening
was pleasantly spent in games and
music. Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Cutler, assisted by Mrs. Baker,
Mrs. Keister and Mrs. Loose. Those
present were Misses Hazel Patterson,
Emily Loose, Antonia Singer, Bar
bara Singer, Alma Rowley, Lilly Mey-
er, Amelia Meyer, Teresa Himmel,
Lillian Yates, Agnes Meyer, Messrs.
Arnel Smith, Sam Chapman, Victor
Lynch, Victor Olson, Willie Woelk,
Frank Woelk, Dallas McLinn, Rich
ard Yates, Edward Van Santen, Rob
ert Cutler, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Loose,
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. E. Baker, Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. L. Keister, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. R. Chapman, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Brown, and Mr.. and Mrs. Cutler.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. R. Harris visited
their farm in this district Sunday.
Mr.. George Bayer who has been
ill for some time is able to be at
work again.
Mr.. Raber returned to his home in
Corvallis Saturday after spending a
few days with his daughter, Mrs. F..
C. Ewing.
Musical Club Organized.-Members
of the "Berean" Glass and others
met at the school-house last Friday
evening and organized musical club
of about thirty members. The fol-
lowing officers were elected :-Presi-
dent, Burl Oliver; Vice-President,
Carl Beckett; Secretary, Almeda j.
Fuller; Treasurer, Frank Winslow.
The club will meet at the school-house
every Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock
sharp Mr.. Raber Of Corvallis will
instruct the class in the elementary
rudiments of music.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Seymour of
Dallas attended the school rally Sat
urday.
Mr.. w. A. Bailey of the Wallace
Farm expects his wife and baby the
first of the week from Mt Caramel,
ILL.,, to take up their residence on the
farm.
A great Many Present.-The school
rally held last Saturday at the school
house was indeed success. A pro-
gram was given by the school children
in the morning and at noon about one
hundred and fifty people were served
with dinner in the basement. The
ladies of the neighborhood certainly
did themselves proud and everyone
seemed to appreciate the fact, judg-
ing from the large amount of satables
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20

Oft in the city where I live,
I've felt the lack of such law,
By which they might some respite
give
From autos, which | hold in awe.
From dewy morn till dusky eve,
Quick getaways and jumps I heave,
And thousand times, by scant escape,
| save my friends from buying crepe.
On the packed street the motor bike
Yips like a terrier at me,
The soft electrics make me hike,
And motor trucks do make me flee,
And when, all winded and alone,
/ think stand in safety's zone,
A touring ear comes stealthily
And scares the liver out of me.
Therefore, ! chant, / praise, extol,
Honor and laud, and paeans roll,
And whoop it up, without a pause
For those who champion my cause.
For they would make the paved street
Safe as the cloister's mild retreat,
That | might wander safe and far,
Scorning the hoot
Or sudden foot,
Despising each
New sort of screech
From auto-bike or touring car.
Dean lins-Oregonian.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
Christian Science Lecture.

Judge Clifford p. Smith,C. S. B.
of Boston, Mass. will deliver a free
lecture on Christian Science at the
grand opera house, Salem, Sunday,
March 22nd, at 3 pm. The public
IS cordially invited.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
WORTH KNOWING
.3..s..i..i..3..i..i..i.l..f..i..i..i..f..i..s. :.

.
In the Pacific Ocean, far beyond
China and Japan, lie the only two
countries in the world which fully ac-
knowledge the equality Of men and
women by giving political rights to
all citizens of twenty-one, regardless
of sex. They are New Zealand and
Australia.
New Zealand was the first by a
dozen years to put her daughters on
a suffrage equality with her sons.
1t was in 1867 that the cry was rails
ed, "Shall our mothers, wives and
sisters have suffragef"
The answer was given in 1893 by
the full enfranchisement Of women.
In Australia the change came more
gradually, province by province. But
a few years ago the final concession
was made and now Australian wo-
men, like their sisters of New Zea-
land, are the equals in this way OF
their husbands, brothers and sons.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20

| hereby pause to raise my chalice
And toast the Councimen of Dallas.
Honor TO those swhose ordinance
Gives the pedestrian a chance,
BY warning thus: "Oyez! Give heed
The streets are built for use, moi
speed!"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
DALLAS
CHURCH NOTES .
MEETINGS HELD AND TO
BE HELD .
Christian Science.

Christian Science.
Services held Sunday at IL a. m. in
New City Bank Building.
Subject of lesson-sermon, "Mat-
ter"
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Reading room, same address.
The public is cordially invited.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20
Protecting the Pedestrian.

(The Dallas CITY Council contem-
plates an ordinance prohibiting the
use of paved streets by motor We
hicles for pleasure only:-News
Item.)
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-03-20

Continued on pages 3 and ~
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-06

her reading WAS The Licensed Dog.
Tommy Mckee was second. Rev.
Hynman, who presented the medal,
gave to Tommy Mckee. one dollar
from his own purse, SO pleased was
he with the effort of the children. BY
way of encouragement those failing
to get the medal received books, pre-
sented by Mrs. Cora Bower. Mrs
Colena Miller gave campaign talk
and plead for reinforcement by new
members. Contest Superintendent
Mrs. Alice Grant announced the or
ganization of an l.. T. l.. (childrens S
temperance society very soon. Mrs.
Mary Stewart, president, and the en-
tire membership OF the union, are
grateful to everyone who helped to
make this contest the grand success
that it was.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-06
RELATIVES LEAVE
BLOODY MEXICO

w. S. Wallace has received word
from his sister, Mrs. f. w. Moore,
that she and her husband and daugh-
ter. Miss Mona Moore, were given
three hours to leave their sugar
plantation in the interior and flee
from that section to the United
States. They were among the first
refugees to reach Vera Cruz. and
have since landed in New Orleans.
They have no means of knowing the
fate of their fine plantation which
was entirely deserted. but are con-
vinced that TO have remained in
Mexico any longer would have been
suicidal.
The Moores visited in Grand juno
tion two years ago, and made many
friends while here. In their letters
to Mr. Wallace they tell of serious
anti-American demonstrations all
through the interior.