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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
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The subject of the morning SER
mon at the Methodist church will be,
tThe Law of Progress In the
evening at eight O'Clock the pastor
will address the young people on
"The Birds our Benefactors and
Schoolmasters. All members of the
Sunday school are urged by the su-
pelintendent to come promptly at
9.45 a. m. Epworth League at 7 p.
m.
The Board of Trustees of the
Methodist church held meeting
Tuesday afternoon to discuss the sale
of part of the church lot and i'm
provement of the property. Commit
tees consisting of Dan Stouffer, "A.
S. Campbell and j. H. Shepard were
appointed to report on the cost of
moving the church and remodeling
the structure. The continued growth
of the church and auxiliary organi-
cations necessitates additional accom-
niodations, and it is not unlikely
that some definite action to this end
Will be taken IN the very near future.
Mrs. Fred Wagner represented the
Methodist Sunday school at the State
Convention, held in Albany, this
week.
The sermon theme at the Christian
church Sunday morning will be "The
Brother" The subject
for the evening sermon will he HThe
Boy Who Ran Away" There will
be special music at the evening SER
vice when the Smith sisters will sing.
The class of Loyal Sons of the
Christian church will entertain the
school girls this evening, at
the church.
Rev. C. C. Curtis, pastor of the
Christian church, is absent at Sheri-
dan, and his pulpit will be filed next
Sunday by the boy evangelist. jesse
Kellums of Eugene.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
FAKING FOR FORTUNE

If you would prosper financially
let us be perfectly cold -blooded about
tiff you aim to amass wealth, and
that quickly and by easy means, mark
the signs of the times and start a
cult. With the notable example be-
fore you of Mr.. Dove, who did ex-
ceedingly well for himself in this
world S goods, or of Brigham Young
and Joseph Smith, and host of less
er lights of more recent date in the
realm of prophecy or revelation, who
have all waxed fat of purse, how can
you forbear to give lem to your in
Ventive genius ?, Why can't you dis
cover that you are reincarnation of
the Grand Kahn or Christopher Co
lumbus? Why don't you fake a rev.
elation? Why don't you promulgate
some new food theories2 You might,
for instance inauguiate a Nebucha-
nezzer cult of walking on all fours
and eating grass with view of ac-
quiring wisdom and length of days.
Or you might discourse eloquently
of the etheral rythmic dissonances of
ancient Babylonian harmonics-jar-
gon sounds learned and makes Il good
impression-and PROFOUND anempiric
system for teaching the music of the
sheres as sure cure for all the evil
thoughts and bodily maladies that
assail us. Remember p. 7. IIarnum 5
remarks about willing popular guilt
bility. Just have the courage to be
Il fakir and crowds will flock to YOU
with ecstatic devotion ana heap upon
you the blessings of their wealth.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
GRANGE COMMITTEES BUSY.
Visit Made to Statehouse to View
Lay of Land.

With view of determining what
boards and commissions should be
consolidated and abolished, C. E.
Spence, of Milwaukee; B. G. Leedy,
of Corvallis; G. L. Shaw, of Albany
F. D. Cornutt, of Albany, and Per-
ry Parker, of Lebanon, a special com
mittee of the State Grange, visited
the various offices in the State Capt.
tai yesterday.
The members of the committee said
they intended to make careful inves-
tigation before reporting recommen-
dations to the main body. They are
not prepared now to say what the
recommendations will be. Although
the members of the committee de-
clined to divulge their plans, it is
reported that the recommendations
adopted by the State Grange will be
submitted to the next Legislature.
The Grange has decided that the
only way it can act intelligently is
to learn just what is done in the var
ious departments and then map out
a plan which will result in efficiency
at lower cost to the taxpayers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
AS NOW INTERPRETED

An eastern society woman testified
recently to the effect that a truly ele-
giant woman ought not to wear the
same gown twice, no matter how beau
tiful or expensive a gown it may be,
The tendency towards almost incon-
ceivable extravaganza in dress is not
surprising in view of the fact that
society lays so much stress upon ap-
pearance rather than upon accomplish
ments. One of our first ultra-modern
principles is that woman's attrac-
tion resides not so much in her spir-
itual and intellectual qualities, not
in her beauty, but in her elegance.
And by elegance is not meant the po-
liteness and the harmony of her bear
ing and manners, but simply the way
in which she "appears, the manner
in which she is dressed.
To be beautiful in our day and
age no longer means to possess beau
tiful features. Modern language and
modern logic have changed the mean
ing and notion of this. Beauty to
our modern notions is a thing not
inherent, God given, but an
external thing, dependent upon the
purse, the tailor, and the milliner.
Those who will hold out longest in
This mad chase will some day awaken
to the fact that in spite of all their
gowns they are not really
elegant women, but limitations and no
more. And then they will take their
which they now waste on al
most inconceivable luxuries to adorn
themselves outwardly, and spend
t in travel and in other things which
will enrich their intellect, and will
make them more attractive as women
md not mere lay figures.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
NAPOLEON, THE LITTLE.

The author of recent book on
"The Rise of Louis Napoleon" seems
10 have undertaken rather a difficult
task in attempting to arouse the IN
terest of this generation in the life
of perhaps the most complete failure
who in modern times sought TO play
the monarchial role upon large
stage. The biographer describes
Louis as "no common kingborn
king but as the author of his own
destiny. He can hardly be called a
king-bon king at all. as he was the
son of an accidental and temporary
king who was placed by violence upon
the throne of Holland: but even those
who are disposed to eulogize him must
admit that it was not his own guam
ties SO much as the name and fame
If his great uncle that gave him the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
TAKES AN APPEAL.
Alleged Violation of Road Laws Goes
to Supreme Court,

The case of the State of Oregon
against w. H. Able, started in the
County Court and later decided in ia
vor of the defendant at the February
term in the Circuit Court, will be car
ried to the Supreme Court. Notice of
appeal to the highest court has just
been served. Mr.. Able was arrested
for contempt for an alleged violation
of the road law of 1913. He is alleg-
ed to have violated an order to cease
hauling wood over a certain public
highway. In the County Court he
demurred to the affidavit for contempt
on the ground that the law was uncon-
stitutional. The County Judge sus-
tanned the demurrer and the state ap-
pealed to the Circuit Court, where
Judge Holmes held the law uncon-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
LINKING FARM TO CITY.

POSTMASTER General BurleSon s lat
est plan to develope the usefulness of
the parcel post is logical carrying
out of one of the main purposes of
the government in undertaking the
carriage of packages. The parcel post
justified itself against lobbied oppo-
sition by the promise that it would
reduce the cost of living. 1t was
urged that city housekeepers could
get eggs, poultry, butter and other
farm produce directly from the farm
er, cutting out the profits of several
varieties of middlemen that intervene
between the producer and the con-
sumner. The idea was that the house
holder would pay less and get better
food supplies, while the farmer would,
at least in many cases, save the cost
of marketing and get larger returns.
So both would be better off.
This is precisely the way it has
worked out-where it has been fully
introduced. The trouble has been,
however, that it has not been tried
enough. An agency has been needed
to bring the producer and consumer
in touch with each other, to open up
these channels of direct trade and to
round up city customers for the farm
ers.
This is what is proposed in the plan
to be tried out in ten large cities,
where the post offices are to be bur-
eaus of information, supplying city
people with lists of the names and
addresses of farmers who are prepar-
ed to supply produce direct to the
ultimate consumer. 1t will take time
to work out this plan, but it ought
to work to the mutual advantage of
the farmer and the city dweller.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
THE SALVATION ARMY.

While Envoy Gunderson, of the
Salvation Army Rescue Home of Port
land, was discussing his institution
with citizen on Main street Wednes-
day, The Observer overheard this re-
mark: "The Salvation Army does
not do things" 1t appears to the
writer that the Salvation Army and
kindred organizations need no de-
fense but the record of their achieve
ment. They continually accomplish
good among persons not reached by
either the churches or the civic chari-
ties. Society accepts the good CRATE
fully, as it does that of the other
agencies, without asking how or
whence it comes. There is waste in
every kind of labor for humanity
through want of precise adoption Of
means to end. Probably the churches
always failed to reach much want and
misery that might be alleviated be-
cause of their primary purpose of
spiritual salvation. Certainly the
civic charities have always fallen
short in some cases Because they
could not make prominent that ap-
peal to the spirit which is more po-
tent with many than lessons in thrift
or stimulus to self respect.
The Salvation army has made Won
derful success because it comes be-
tween the higher spiritual and prac-
teal civic agency with just that wise
of religion that does not re-
pei without meaning to do so the ig-
norant and immoral and of helpful
ness that is comprehensive to the
feeble and emotional. The old SEN
timental, undiscriminating charity,
with all its waste and injury to self
reliance, did reach some whom neither
scientific charity nor religious appeal
could rescue. The mission of the
Salvation army is to organize this
'entimentality so as to get the good
N it without the evil.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
CAMP FIRE GIRLS MEET.
Plan Picnic and Entertainment for
the Near Future.

The Camp Fire Girls held meet
ing and Misses Louise Miles and Hal
lie Smith, press committee, sends The
Observer the following report of the
session.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, Elva Lucas, at the home
of Mrs. l.. D. Browns. After roll
call, the minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved. The
constitution and bylaws of the Camp
Fire were read and accepted. Maud
Barnes and Lucille Hamilton were ap-
pointed as committee to take flow
ers and magazines to the hospital.
A picnic was planned and discussed
for the following Saturday. After
plans for the camp fire play,
which is to be given the latter part
of May, the parts were assigned and
the meeting adjourned.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
COOPERATIVE HELP.

Many failures are due to the lack
of cooperative help. One gets start
ed, works hard, thinks long, and reach
es the limit. Success is three-quar-
ters obtained. but it is failure un-
less there is little outside help.
This condition is not alone found
among the humble. Rich men have to
have their percentage of outside help
from one another, just as much as
poor men. Big financiers are SUD
iect to the same law of brotherhood.
This outside help is more Of a
hindrance than a stimulus if given too
soon. Every person has Il limit of
endurance, but that limit varies with
the individual. The outside help is
most effective when it reaches the in
dividual just before his limit has been
reached. Ignorance as to this meas
ure of endurance is the cause of many
tragedies known as tragedies, and
the cause of many more tragedies
which are not seen and read of men.
All of which goes to point out that
a more searching social survey is
required. More must be known OF
other peoples business, of other peo-
pie s circumstances, Of other people S
needs, as well as other peoples a0ili-
ties to help. To mind one s own bus
mess is to be blind and deaf to the
world s needs. The fear Of interfer-
ence is responsible for a vast amount
Of misery. This remains true and can
not be justified by the amount of
trouble and unhappiness caused by
busybodies.
There is ever the ragged edge,
whether it is in business, or in poll
tics or in social welfare. There is al
ways danger Of not going far enough,
or of going too far; of jumping on
one side or the other, and yet one
must not stand still.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
Entertain for Departing Ones.

Mr. and Mrs. c. f. McDavitt lof
SO2 Hayter street gave an informal
reception yesterday evening in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wakefield. who
left this afternoon for Boston, Mass,
where they expect to take up their
permanent residence after having re-
sided 50 years on this coast, only one
year of which time, however, in Dali
las. An interesting mixed program
was rendered, after which refresh
ments were served. the guests depart
ing after singing "God Be With You
Till We Meet Again" Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Wakefield,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barber, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Love
lace, Mrs. Bird and two children.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
BIDS ARE OPENED
Commissioners Devote Monday
to Letting Road Contracts.
ROCK CRUSHER WILL START.
Court Convene in Special Session and
Devotes Time to Roads and
Bridges.

The county court convened IN spec
ial session on Monday to consider road
work and to award contracts for
bridges for which bids had been in
vited. The Savage bridge, one mile
south of Willamina, was let to the
Portland Bridge & Iron Company for
$2,1S4, exclusive of piers, which will
be of concrete and will cost $3.50 per
square yard. Other bidders were
Collier & Stevenson, $2,4S0; Illinois
Steel & Bridge Company, $1,000; A.
C. U. Berry, $2,449; A. L. Richard
son, $2,474; Portland Bridge Com
pany, 1925; j. II. Tillman, $2,97O.
This structure will be of steel, and
will have 120-foot span.
The court decided to construct a
wooden bridge across the Rickreall
river east of Dallas, and rejected the
several bids rendered. Bids were ask
ed for spans of 75, 100 and 120 feet.
The lowest bid was about $500. while
piers would cost another $1,000, and
the court decided that a wooden
bridge at this point would serve the
purpose for many years to come.
James Middleton will crush be-
tween 1900 and 200O yards of rock
for the county at the Salt Creek
quarry, his bid for the work having
been 73 cents as against D. Shepard S
bid of 95 cents. The county has
about one and a half miles of road
to rock from this point. Mr.. Middle
ton will also do the hauling.
Sam McVey was awarded contracts
for crushing rock at both the Yamhill
and Falls City quarries, the price at
the former to be 80 cents and at the
latter 95, the difference in price being
covered by Mr.. McVey furnishing
those things which the county is with
out. The quarry and crusher at Falls
City is owned by that municipality,
and is under lease by the county, the
latter furnishing; material to Falls
City at actual cost of production.
AT this place between 5000 and 1000
yards will be crushed, and about the
same amount will be turned out from
The Yamhill quarry. A. E. Meyers
was awarded the hauling contract at
Falls City, and Thorpe Brothers at
! iamhill, the price varying according
% distance.
The commissioners also decided to
construct a small wooden bridge at
Airlie, the cost of which will be be-
ween $500 and 5000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
MAKES GOOD TALK
Prof. SChafer Interests Large
Audience Last Evening.
FORWARD MARCH is URGED.
Member of University of Oregon Fac
ulty Discources on 1.-The Citizens
Attitude Toward Public Affairs.

The lecture last evening at the High
school building by Prof. Schafer of
the University of Oregon was quite
largely attended and proved inter
esting to the audience. The speaker
took for his theme, "The Citizens
Attitude Toward Public Affairs" and
dealt with his subject in most in
telligent manner. He said that the
citizens attitude depends upon his
outlook upon life in general. And
what is that outlook likely to be in
an age like this? The ancient sup
posed the world and all its affairs to
be static and any deviation from this
static condition was looked upon as
heresy. The conception of progress
was unknown to them. An ancient
king, hearing Of the successful reign
of Il neighboring ruler sent mes
senger to enquire the secret of his
success. The tyrant ruler took the
messenger into his garden of poppies,
and taking his sword he clipped off
every flower that shot up above its
fellows. Turning to the messenger
he said, "return to your master and
tell him what you have seem" The
secret of success in ancient tyranny
was the keeping of every citizen on a
deal Level, and thus preventing vari-
alton, which is the source of progress.
This static conception of the world
and society prevailed down into the
nineteenth century, when man dis
covered that the normal state Of the
world and of human affairs was not
a static one, but one Of progress.
History is the account of changes.
In ancient and MEDIEVAL times i'm
portant changes took place in spite of
mems efforts to prevent them. But
under those conditions where the nat
ural processes of evolution were in
terrupted those changes naturally took
place through revolution, and thus
progress was made in the field of
government, science and religion.
Our view of life is different. We
recognize that the normal condition
of the world is progress; that moth
ing stands still; that everything is in
the state of becoming. We have dis
covered that the world is developed
according to scientific principles, and
therefore in order to get the most out
of life and its affairs it is necessary
for the citizen TO become historically
and scientifically mended. A man
has discovered by the scientific study
of the past how to plan wisely for
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
opportunity to afilict France with his

opportunity to aflict France with his
misrule.
He was not without some intel
lectual parts and literary culture, but
the only real strength Of character
he ever manifested lay in sort of
dull and stupid persistence as pre-
tender to the throne of France be-
cause of the family name. The So
called martyrdom of the great Ma
poleon at St. Helena has aroused a
sympathy for that name among the
French people which finally fruited
in their taking to their bosoms the
degenerated descendant of his blood.
This step proved disastrous to
France; disastrous on the whole to
Italy, whose champion at one time
Napoleon III, assumed to be; and dis
actrous to nineteenth century prog
ress, for the interregnum of his dyn-
asty halted the fair progress of
France towards liberty, and necessi-
tated a bloody war to cut out the
poison of his constituencies imbecil-
ity as the surgeons knife excises the
cancer that is eating into the patients
life. He failed miserably in that as
in all else, justly earning Victor HUI
go's derisive title of Napoleon, the
I,ittle.''
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
May Day Festivities On.

Folk dancing, Maypole winding
club swinging contests, and big par
ade are some of the events on the
program of all-day festivities at the
Oregon Normal School today. The
festivities began at 10 o'clock this
morning. The training and public
schools were dismissed for the leading
events. All four classes of the
school took part in the program and
the one performing the best will be
presented with a silver cup by Pres
ident J. II. Ackerman. a band con-
cert this evening will close the fes-
tivities. Miss Erna Phillips, a senior,
is May Queen.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
Espee Gives Special Rate.

Roadmaster MINI says much good
work was done in Monmouth April %,
under the direction of Jake Smith,
consequently the streets are in much
better shape. Plans are being made to
regravel, roll and oil the main street.
The county has just received the spec
ial rates on gravel shipments from the
Southern Pacific Company. The rail
roads are thus helping build the COM
munity, for which the people are
grateful.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01

81 ,065,000 for the building of huge
auditorium of permanent fre-proof
construction on the site of the San
Francisco Civic Center, and here the
great conventions of the exposition
year will be held. The main hall will
seat 10000 and several lesser halls
from 600 to 1000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
Hostilities Have Ceased.

General Huerta last night accept
ed the proposal that there be no
further hostilities between the Uni
ted States and Mexico pending the
efforts of the ENJOYS of Argentina.
Brazil and Chile TO bring about an
amicable settlement Of difficulties be-
tween the countries.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
Hens Eggs Are Large.

Speaking of large hens eggs. Mrs.
Emma Ballantyne of this city yester-
day presented The Observer with two
eggs from her coop, measuring S14
Y 61s and S12 x 6sl respectively. If
any reader can beat this record, send
in the hen fruit.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01

Corporal Klempke and Private
Price of the Thirty-fourth Company,
Coast Artillery Corps, were drowned
at Fort Stevens yesterday when a
launch being. used to pick up mines
foundered. Musician Hoenig, Pm
vate Smith and Private Decker, of the
same company, were rescued.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01

The Observer has this week re-
ceived many compliments from the
people of Dallas, and also from a
number of Valley exchanges, all of
which is acknowledged with great ap-
probation.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01

A Wisconsin woman who intended
to leave to each of her four grand
children $4,000 forgot to adj the
ciphers, and the heirs will get only
$25 apiece. Urge your grandmother
to be careful about her ciphers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01

guards and one striker dead, with two
other strikers believed to have been
killed. At Washington one officer OF
the militia hospital corps killed, one
officer and two enlisted men wounded.
The Forbes camp was scene of desc
lation, virtually all the mine buildings
having been destroyed by fire.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01

Notwithstanding the apparent
"quiet times" Dallas continues to
grow and prosper. Building improve
ments are said to be the best indica-
ton of a community's prosperity, and
this being the case Dallas has no
fear of the test.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01

After having carried this country
so close to war for redress to an
insult to national honor, we shall be
surprised if the president accepts any
result of an intermediation short of
everything demanded.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01

C. B. Sunberg of the Dallas Tele-
phone Company has this week re-
placed a number of deeayed poles
with new ones. The exchange now has
nearly 1000 subscribers. a consider
able increase over. last year at this
time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
War Is Still Raging.

Colorado's seven months industrial
war claimed Wednesday a toll of at
least nine lives. This was the verified
record on Wednesday night. divided as
follows: At Forbes, seven mine