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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
Will Order Gravestones.

Adjutant Lovelace Of the local post,
Grand Army of the Republic, is pre-.
pairing to send an order to the federal
government for headstones for the
graves of departed members in the
Dallas cemetery. Mr.. Lovelace has
requested that families of veterans
who desire these stones communicate
with him that their applications may
be included in the order which goes
Ito Washington next week. These
stones are furnished free by the gov
ernment.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
tcid6r(s Last, Week.

four accidents in Polk
week, recording to the
|Industrial Accident com
by we're: C. C. Holum,
in sawmill; ]. R. Robin
finger while working in
Kelley, hand injured in
t-t Earl, silver in finger
IL sawmill. All the ac-
I'D ID Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
Extension Work Rernn.

In order that it may not lose its
right through delinquency, Falls City
has commenced the construction of
an extension to its water pipeline up
Teal creek. For some time past Falls
City has needed an additional water
supply, but the need will be more
greatly felt after the first of January,
and hence the haste.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
RIcHARDs BURIED.
leconsin is Survived by
And Three Children.

51tQ1l6lu Is survived Dy
and Three Children.
nts Of Monmouth were
Thursday to pay their
to Matthew Hale Rich
sed away on Tuesday at
uspital after a lingering
Richards, though he had
hx in Monmouth. had a
4 of friends. He was
Hen, Wis, on December
lived in Wisconsin the
of his very useful life.
Fas graduated from the
school at Plattsville,
ght in the public schools
veral years After he
March 30, 1881, he took
hich be gave up after a
edit q county newspaper
Iowa As an editor he
i for eight years, when
A. Farm life in Wisconsin
Virginia. In 1910 Mr..
Family came to Oregon
Farm near Independence,
ljoyed prosperity for five
the farm the family
Pnmouth last September.
three children survive.
are Card Richards, a son,
.ynchburg, Va, a daugh-
"A. Cook, lives in Michi-
gene Richards, the only
A fnneral service was
Dallas and the body
1mouth, where services
pm the family residence
M. Fisher of the Evan
Interment was in the
tery. Many saddened
up a long funeral pro-
Ebe floral offerings were
Eutiful.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
Gathering Elk Moss.

Walter Bowman and Arthur Bald
win, two Falls City young men, are
gathering Elk moss, in the hills above
that place, for shipment to Portland
for Christmas decorations. This moss,
a generous supply Of which may be
found in the hills Of Polk county,
commands good price at this season
Of the wear.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
Dallas Wins From Monmouth.

A basketball team composed of Dal-
las boys won an interesting and lively
game from the second team Of the
Monmouth high school in the local
Armory on Saturday evening. The
playing of several of the boys on each
side was very good, but size, expert
ence and ability combined to give Dal-
as the game by a score of 33 TO 6.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14

est among the people Of that section
in this fertile field. The Commercial
club has subscribed for 500 copies of
the paper of that date, and other
towns of the county will contribute
their mite to give the edition greater
circulation among people they are
endeavoring to induce to come to Ore
gon to locate permanently. Eight
pages, profusely illustrated, will be
devoted to Polk county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
Special Offer for Saturday
December Seventeen Omlv

The Polk County Observer making special Christmas offer
its Saturday Sales Day-ony Briefly
this For subscription paid The Observer whether for
arreaages advance good for fifty merchandise
advertising The Observer will be These
gold will be received
whose advertisement The Observer today Friday
By taking these the stores will be able
Christmas purchases without additional outlafor The Observer
fully worth the regular subscription and reduction
velvet Pay subscription Saturday advantage this
exceptional offer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
Familiar With Brunk.

Dean Collins, in speaking of the
Hon. Thos. Brunk of this county in
the Monday Crawfsh, says: "Tom
Brunk, who is judging hogs at the
show this week, is so familiar with
their habits and customs that most
of them call him by his first name. "
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
4 Former Editor.

1 rcached Dallas on Sat
death of W. A. Wash,
V time editor and owner
scr Of this city. Death
Eetacada. About twen-
". Wash sold The Item
'izke, who is now post
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
VIII Play New Years Day.

Under the direction of Mrs. Ecker,
Independence amateur talent will, on
New Years afternoon and evening,
present for the edifeation Of the pop
nlaee in the second city a dramatic
thriller entitled Jimmy Valentine. -
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
Ingermanson Sells Farm

NJ. Ingermanson, whose farm is
about two miles north of Indepen-
denee, has sold that 102-acre proper
ty to Alfred Younger Of Portland and
the latter has taken possession. Mr..
Ingermanson takes as part payment
a store building in the Mount Tabor
district. He expects to move to Port
land with his family in few days
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
VIR|||||||Bu7EsLEss \
On $8,29S IN CoUN-
ARE TATE TAX.
| lJut If Million From
kn rtions Levies
sunties.

thu state government
&tjtutions next year will
600 according to es-
be State Tax commission,
announced the amounts
of the 35-eounties in the
required to contribute.
amount necessary for the
The commission has been
1861, 700 from the total
tate pprposes this year.
ate 81 1915 was $3,-
b Till e basis, the av-
Rvy for DIG expenses will
AZ eonpared with 3 1-3
Ion has effected q re-
tinounts to be contrib
! of every one of the
" compared with the
ired for this year. The
taxable valuation for
ID used as a basis in fig
te's tax, is 1894, ,495, ,O32.-
e Of pthe amounts which
ned for support of the
dhools and the state road
Pney necessary for gener-
oses next year is 81, ,624,-
stutory provision four
bill must be levied in the
Oregon Agricultural A col
|nths mill for the Univer-
w. .
on, one-twenty-fifth of a
Monmouth State Normal
one-fourth mill for the
Ind. The amounts which
By these levies follow:
icultural college, $373s-
ersity Of Oregon, $780,
nmouth State Normal
B79. .80 and state road
t23 70.
county contributed $780,
ear as lbs share of the
the year 1916 it is call
bntfi3ute q lesser sum by
46, ,411.76. In its own
blk county court estima't-
evy at $56,500.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14

Fire originating presumably from
a defective hue in "The Toggery,
Salem clothing store, owned by
Hammond & Bishop, Friday night,
caused 5000 damages to the stock.
The stock was insured.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
Gillette 70 Appear Herr.

Albert Gillette, foremost baritone
of the Glee club Of the University Of
Oregon, will appear at the high school
auditorium on Friday evening with a
repertoire Of popular and classical
songs that promises to bring out a
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
|hlicitv for Polk.

6rst The Salem States
|Eish its annual edition,
IN further exploit the
sources and possibilities
'rtte valley and approx
} copies of the publica-
sent INTO eastern homes
b crezting further inter-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
Bow SCENTS Defeated.

The Dallas Boy Scouts basketball
team, after having journeyed to Cor
Wallis last Saturday to try conclusions
with a ike team there, was defeated
by a score Of % to s.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
Revival Meetings.

Commencing next Sunday, the Falls
City Methodist Episcopal church will
begin a series Of revival meetings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14

Walter vassall returned late last
week from a brief visit at Portland.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21

~ ~ 4
way is further proof that Angli-
canism continues in the unhappy
condition of not knowing it's own
mind, a condition it has been in
since the Reformation, in which
disastrous upheaval it had its
origin.
The fact that each subsequent
revision of the Book Of Common
Prayer has had to be submitted
to Parliament for approval shows
that the Anglican Church in Eng
land occupies the position of a
state institution. Canon Mac
leane, speaking at a meeting of
the English Church Union held
in London. some time ago, said
that Parliament would undoubt-
eddy have to- legalize the setting
aside Of the existing Prayer
Book" What further proof than
this is needed that even in the
vital matter of doctrine the
Church of England is state in
stitution and Immediately subject
to- Parliamentary control.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21

- :. : so
newspaper, let us say in Chicago,
brings to the advertiser a dozen
inquiries from Illinois and half
dozen each from Michigan, Wis
Iconsin, Iowa, Indiana, and a
scattering lot from States more
remote, those letters are more
eloquent in their testimony to the
advertising value Of that particu-
lar paper than all that the adver-
tising agent of that publication
can ever tell to prospective adver-
tisers.
"A word deserves to be said to
the advertising agencies. Signs
are not wanting Of reaction
against the worship Of mere big
ness in the advertising world. The
time is surely coming when pa
pers with smaller circulation
will rightly claim a larger place
in the thought Of advertisers than
they have had in the last few
years. Not without right or rea-
son may the religious paper ask
for a larger share in the thought
and confidence Of the advertising
agency.
"The religious press is one OF
the most important agencies in
the world for the dissemination
both of intelligence and Of the
principles upon which must be
based both spiritual and CONNER
cial success. 1t is deserving Of a
larger subscription list and q
larger claim upon the recognition
Of the advertising world"
The above is but a reiteration
of what g Printers Ink, " the most
influential circulating medium in
the world, recently had to say in
regard to the Catholic press.
What do you think about it,
Mr.. Business Man? The firms
which advertise in Catholic publ
cations get results. Ask your
neighbor about it. Besides, put
ting it on the lowest possible
basis, is it not good business pol
icy to patronize the Catholic
paper whose readers contribute
to your success?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21
THE RELIGIOUS PAPER AS AN
ADVERTISING MEDIUM.

The Advertising Clubs of the
World recently held convention
in Chicago, in the course of which
paper was read by Mr.. VIM. E.
Barton, in which he upheld the
religious paper as the best of all
advertising mediums. His remarks
were so interesting and so full of
sound, common sense, says "sThe
Morning Star" of New Orleans,
that we reproduce herewith ex-
tracts from them for the benefit of
our readers and for the enlighten-
ment of persons who imagine they
are doing an "act Of charity.
when they 'Ehelp out by adver-
Using in a Catholic paper.
Said the well-known authority
quoted above:
"The business world and adver-
Using world and also the reading
constituency of the religious pa
per have an important lesson to
learn concerning the advertising
value of the religious journal.
In the first place the circula-
ton of the typical religious paper,
while relatively small, is select.
It goes into homes that in general
are homes of intelligence and pur-
chasing power. The families that
take religious papers do not waste
their money to any great extent
on liquor or frivolity and they are
in the market for substantial
products and aesthetic comforts
that minister to the needs and en-
joyments of human life.
"In the next place, the religious
paper goes into the home. 1t is
not glanced over on the street car
and thrown aside nor skinned in
| the Office and left down town.
| : Still further, each copy of the
religious paper is read by far
larger number of readers than be-
Hong to an ordinary publication.
1t is diversified paper. 1t has
something that interests the min
listers and something that interests
1.-THE laymen; something for the IA
theirs and mothers, and always
something for the young people.
1t is paper that makes its appeal
to the whole household. -
| An earnest word ought to be
lspoken to the readers of religious
newspapers. Most Of them have
little idea how much they could
help their own church paper by
habitually including in their let
tiers to advertisers the simple
statement that they saw the adver-
ltisement IN their church paper,
manning the paper. If an adver-
ltisement published In religious
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21
"ACTA EFT DICTA.

The current issue of "Acta Eft
Dicta, {" the official publication
of the Catholic Historical Society
of st. Paul, has just been issued
from the press. A glance at the
table of contents suffices to show
the interesting character of the
matter contained within it's 1874
pages. First place is given to the
article on the every Reverend
Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, O.,
P, I" written by the Most Rever-
end Archbishop Ireland as an in
PRODUCTION to the Memoirs of a
Missionary Apostolic" published
few months ago by the Sisters
of st. Dominic, Sinsinawa, Wis.
This is followed by "Fhe Proph-
ecy, an address by Bishop
O'Gorman Of Sioux Falls, deliv-
cred at the biennial meeting Of
the State Historical Society, Jan
uary %, 1903 and a History of
the Diocese of st. Paul." by the
Very Rev. F. J. Schaefer, rector
of st. Paul Seminary. A brief but
interesting article deals with
Episcopal Lineage in Western
America" "The Chronicle Of
Current Events which is a
feature of the "Acta Eft Dicta"
is quite extended and interesting.
In addition to the foregoing, the
volume contains a series of obitu-
airy notices, partial list of the
contents of the library and Of the
museum and an acknowledgment
of the generosity Of Mrs. j.
Coughlin Of Minneapolis, who
furnished the museum of the So
ciety in the st. Paul Seminary.
The "Acta Et Dicta" should
be in the hands of every priest
of the Northwest as well as of all
who are interested in the origin
and growth of the Catholic
Church in this portion of the
United States. 1t sells for one
dollar copy and can be obtained
by addressing the secretary, Rev.
John Seliskar, of St. Paul Semi
nary.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21
REVISING THE BOOK OF
COMMON PRAYER.

The Anglican ''Book of Com
mon Prayer" is again undergo
ing revision in order to make it
more acceptable to the English
people and more consistent with
what the Anglican Dean of
Durham terms the modern con-
science and intellect.
For the past nine years the
Anglican Convocations of the
Provinces of Canterbury and
York have been revising the
"Book of Common Prayer" and
the result of their labors is about
to be submitted to the English
Parliament for approval. DIR.
WAGE, the Anglican Dean of
Canterbury, writing on the sub
ject of the revision Of the Book
of Common Prayer in 'The
Times" predicts that,e should
Parliament approee2the revision it
will result in an rlpheaval of such
magnitude in the Church of Eng
land as may end in its disrpp-
ton. He says: AThe real Dues
ton, in fact, which Convocation
thinks the present a suitable time
to force forward, involves the
probable resignation of a con.
siderable number of the clergy
and the certain and permanent
alienation of the mass of the
Evangelical laity.''
One would think that a prayer
book compiled and written by
those who, by reason of their self.
proclaimed goodness, set out to
improve upon the Catholic Church
and to excel in phraseology and
arrangement the prayers Oh
the saints of the ages, would moi
need revision, at least not SO
frequently as the English Book
of Common Pra,ye r-has received
lit. That another revision is under
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21

desirability of neighborhood, and
so to its real estate value.
Taxation means sale of properties
impossible to hold because of costs
of taxation. Use of these spots for
business purposes would destroy the
spirit Of city and realty values built
around these GASES in the city rush.
The churches would gain in material
advantages, but the other loss would
be enormous.
wall Street has some soul. 1t
also has pride in the traditions of
the district that it represents. 1t feels
that it divides with Catholic and
Protestant churches a heritage above
wealth or even taxes"
Writing to the~'New York Sun" on
the same subject, Mr.. Robert r.
Green, well-known educator says:
What a singular error it was for
a writer on Father Knickerbocker's
generosity to intimate that the old
gentleman was "a very wondrous
philanthropist in that he RENTED
taxes on $1,SOO,OO0,OOO worth of prop
erty! 1t is no remission for him to
let the parks, schools, prisons,
streets, bridges and other public
property go untaxed as very little
reflection will show.
'As to the 100000 or there.
about RENTED to all manner of re.
ligious, charitable, educational and
philanthropic establishments, it is the
very best investment our city govern.
ment ever made. The city thereby
actually secures benefits in return
worth ten-fold the value of the exemp
ton; a mighty good bargain for the
city and the hard-pressed taxpayer.
Aside from the Intangible, but
none the less real and calculable
benefit the city derives from the good
bargain in the exemption, it is quite
susceptible of proof that the entire
remission of $7,OOO,O0O on all the
$380000,000 worth of exempt prop
erty is returned to the city by the
parochial school system now educat
ing 10000 or 10000 pupils who
would in public schools cost the tax
payer $48-$50 each a year. Sc
much for the other side of the &C
count from merely one of the items
in the list of exemptions. The ex
empted properties are liabilities tc
their owners, very far indeed from in
come producers"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21
SAINT DAVID OF WALES
UPRooTING OF HERESY WORK
FOR WHICH HE WAS NOTED.

Speaking about Saint David, the
chosen patron of Wales, recently Fa-
Their Finucane, of Brecon, said: GAS
God is the God of the living and not
OF the deal, so ST. David is fully alive
to the success of the work for which
he is noted-the uprooting of heresy
and the triumph of the pure Catholic
Faith. He is, therefore, not nomi-
nal, but an active, patron of us who
here in Wales have the same or SINH
lar work to do.
In the work of conversion many
things are in our favor, among which
are the innate appeal of Catholicism
witnessed by the stand made for it
by Welsh; and the decline of bigotry
before the advent of democracy,
equality, and enlightenment.
"As to st. David's religion, there
is no doubt that he was a member
of the Holy Roman Catholic Church.
The saint was contemporary of st.
Augustine, apostle to the English;
and Professor Lloyd, of Bangor, who
is himself Nonconformist and a
preacher, in his History of Wales,
says of the religion of the Welsh at
that period: No theological differen-
ces parted the Roman from the Celtic
Church, for the notion that the latter
was the home of kind of primitive
Professionalism, of apostolic purity and
simplicity, is without any historical
basis"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21
BOGUS AGENTS.

Catholics are again warned to
be on their guard against unau-
thorized agents canvassing in be-
half of Catholic publications. A
number of bogus solicitors have
been going through different parts
of the state during the past few
months collecting subscriptions
for Catholic periodicals and
putting the money in their own
pockets. The publishers Of any
Catholic paper or magazine will
be glad to receive information
which will enable them to put such
agents behind the bars where they
will have time to mediate on the
unhappy fate of those who pilfer
money ethat belongs to others.
If you have any doubt about an
agent, wire the nearest office of
the publication he is supposed to
represent and you will be advised
of his true standing. All reputable
solicitors carry credentials on the
official stationery of the publica-
tions which authorize them to act
as their agents, and no money or
checks should be given to any one
who cannot produce proper Gre
dentials when called upon to do so.
1t is unfortunate that too many
of our Catholic people take every
agent that comes along at his face
value, and seldom or never ask
for his credentials before paying
money. Such carelessness encour-
ages fraud; and while it may work
hard on reputable agents to have
their honesty challenged by re-
quest for proper credentials, il
will work out satisfactorily in the
long run. No excuse should be
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21
A GENTLE TIP.

The Catholic Church does not COM
found temperance with total abstin-
ence, and she has no countenance for
the man who breaches that all who
use alcoholic liquors, even moder-
ately, are living in deadly sin. with
such a man. Cardinal Manning once
exclaimed energetically, with such
man will not work" But the
Church's teaching in this matter is
being grievously misrepresented by
race Of pamphleteers and tract
mongers, whose motives are not
above suspicion. To read these fam
tastic publications, one would think
that the success which the Church
has most nearly at heart, Is the use
Of intoxicating liquors in every Cath
Ollie family in the land. The Balti-
more Council says some strong things
on the abuse of alcoholic beverages,
and makes certain recommendation
which, apparently have been allowed
to gather dust in some communities.
Not infrequently it becomes the duty
of a Catholic pastor to urge his peo-
pie to vote against the extension OF
this traffic. An instance is Afforded
by an appeal signed by the Revs. John
O'Brien, Michael Doody and nine
other pastors in the city of Cam.
bridge, Mass. "The saloon,"l they
say, would be curse among u.s."
This statement is commended to the
attention of the pamphleteers, and
especially to the prayerful considera-
ton Of secular publication in Chi
cago, which deyotese one-haIf of its
space to defense Of the brewers and
distillers and the other half to the
defense Of the GatholliIc CHURCH sclhlto,.
sfae .1 fgs1 America