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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
SUMMONS.

In the Circuit Court of the State
of Oregon for Polk County.-Depart-
ment No. 2.
E. A. Thurston and Margaret Thur
ston, Plaintiffs, VS.. G. A. Hurley and
Virginia L. Hurley, his wife, Julien
A. Hurley, unmarried, W. E. Lam
dreth, W. o. Landreth, Lizzie B. Lam
dreth, Mabel l. Landreth, J. L. Lam
dreth, Walter Landreth, R. R. Lam
dreth, and also all other persons or
parties unknown, claiming any right,
title or interest. estate or lien in the
real estate described in the complaint
herein, Defendants.
To G. A. Hurley and Virginia L. Hur-
ley, his wife, Julien A. Hurley, I'M
married, W. E. Landreth, W. o..
Landreth, Lizzie B. Landreth, Ma
bel /. Landreth, J. L. Landreth,
Walter Landreth, R. R. Landreth,
and also all other persons or par
ties unknown, claiming any right,
title or interest, estate or lien in
the real estate described in the
complaint herein, the above-named
defendants.
In the name Of the State Of Ore
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

THE CITY IN BRIEF
*****++**++******

Mrs. B. Toner has just returned
from Portland with the latest in mil
linery. 58-2t.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, September %, % and "a, DR..
Freeze, the well-known eye specialist,
will be at Imperial hotel, Dallas.
All those suffering from eye troubles,
headaches, etc.. may consult him free
DR.. Freeze has been coming to Dallas
for the past five years once each
month and has large number of
patients in Dallas and vicinity. 57-3t
For Fire and automobile insurance
see Chas. Gregory, city hall 32-tf
DR.. c. L. Foster, dentist, City Bank
building, Dallas. 73-F.
See Van Orsdel and Mansion for
old line fire insurance-the Queen,
Liverpool, London G. Globe, company
13, The oldest and best on the coast.
See S. B. Taylor, C. E., city hall,
Dallas, for land surveying. 58-tf.
The Sterling Furniture company is
taking secondhand furniture in ex-
change for new goods. 55-3t
Mrs. B. Toner has just returned
from Portland with the latest in mil
linery. 58-2t.
DR.. Freeze, eye specialist, at I'M
perial hotel, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, September %, % and "a.
Store your hops with Soehren ware
house and get the benefit of the low
est insurance rates. 54-4t
Go to the Dallas Brick and Tile
company for your brick and tile and
save yourself money. 55-tf |
There is more to hair cutting than
merely cutting off the hair. Try us
for an up-to-date stylish hair cut
c. w. Shultz. 13-tf.
DR.. Rempel, Chiropractor. 513 Church
DR.. Stones HeaVe Drops cures
heaves Price 81, for sale by all drug
79-tf.
The Sterling Furniture company is
taking secondhand furniture in ex-
change for new goods. 55-3t
The Dallas Wood company is ready
o furnish you with mill wood. Good
Dads and good service. All wood cash
IN delivery. Phone 492. 103-tf
If you have land you wish surveyed
zee S. B. Taylor, C. E., city hall, Dali
as, phone 791. 1t will cost you less
or dependable work. 58-tf
Mrs. B. Toner has just returned
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
DECLARED CONTRABAND.

Several Of the larger meat packing
firms in this country stand to lose
about $15,000,000 as the result of a
decision just made by British prize
court at London, condemning captur-
ed cargoes of timed meat and lard
as contraband, on account Of being in
tended for use by the German army.
Although these supplies were shipped
from this country to Denmark and
Norway, the British claim the evil
dence conclusively shows they were
intended for ultimate German desti-
nation, which, if proved, would entire
ly justify the action of the British
prize court in deciding these captured
cargoes forfeited to the British crown.
There is, however, opportunity for ap-
peal on the part of the American
packers and the latter already have
announced they will carry their case
to the court of last resort, in an effort
to secure reversal of the decision
just made.
According to a Washington dis
patch the American government has
been carefully observing the progress
of this case and will take suitable ac-
ton should it appear that the Ameri-
can citizens affected have not been
fairly dealt with according to estab-
lished rules of law This is all this
government can ask or expect, and all
the packers themselves can reasonably
ask. That such supplies are of the
nature of conditional contraband
there is no question, and that they
become actual contraband when in
tended for the use of a belligerent ar
my must also be conceded. 1t there
fore simply remains for England to
prove her claim that these shipments
were actually intended for the Ger
man army, which would justify the
confscation of the goods with redress
on the part of either consignors or
consignees.
In considering this case it is well to
remember that this government has
followed the same rule and practice,
and unquestionably would do the
same thing again in case it faced the
same conditions. 1t therefore would
be unwise and perhaps hazardous to
seek to establish a precedent which
might return to bother our own nation
at some future time. The full pro-
lection of legitimate neutral com
merce between neutral nations is a
duty which this government cannot
neglect, but neither can it afford to
reverse itself by refusing to concede
he rule of "ultimate destination" of
and conditional contra
)and
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

question. Instead it would provide
for lectures and study in lines of lit
erature, philosophy, history, econom-
les or any of the subjects in which
mature men and women could be ex-
pected to be interested.
There is something decidedly inter
esting in the suggestion that men and
women of affairs and responsibilities
lay them aside at intervals of four or
five years to go back to the old college
halls for short courses in subjects in
which they have always been espec-
tally interested, and in the continued
pursuit of which they would value the
assistance of those peculiarly well
qualified to lead. 1t is. conceivable,
too, that the adoption of such plar
by any college, and the return at stat
ed periods of ripened and matured
minds from the fields of study and ex-
perience might have a powerfully
stimulating effect upon the institution
itself. 1t at least would be less likely
to so to sleep or to get into rrts.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

gon: You and each of you are hereby
required to appear and answer the
complaint filed against you in the
above entitled court and cause on or
before six weeks from the date Of the
first publication of this summons; and
the plaintiffs for want thereof will
the plaintiffs for want thereof will
take a decree against you as prayed
for in their complaint herein, to-wit :
That plaintiffs are the owners in fee
of the following described real prem
ises, commencing at the Southwest
corner of Fractional Block No. l, in
Henry Hills town of Independence,
Polk County, Oregon, thence running
North 1852 feet, thence East 200 feet,
thence South 1862 feet, thence West
200 feet to the place of beginning,
and that you and each of you be by
said decree forever barred and en-
joined from claiming any right, title
or interest of, in or to said premises
or any part thereof.
This summons is published in the
Polk County Observer for a period of
six weeks by order Of the Hon. H. H.
Belt, Judge Of the above entitled
Court, made at Chambers this 31st
day of August, 1915, and the date Of
the first publication will be on the
3rd day of September, 1915, and the
date of the last publication will be on
the 9Th day Of October, 1915.
SIBLEY & EAKIN,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
TRUTH TRIUMPHS
Dallas Citizens Testify for the Pub
Lie Benefit.

A truthful statement of Dallas
citizen. given in his own words, should
convince the most skeptical about the
merits of Doan's Kidney Pills. If
you suffer from backache, nervous
ness, sleeplessness, urinary disorders
or any form of kidney ills, use a
tested kidney medicine.
A Dallas citizen tells of Doan s
Kidney Pills.
Could you demand more convincing
proof of merits
Mrs. A. Sieferth, 500 Washington
street, Dallas, says: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills have proven to be fine rem
edy in our home and l have recon-
mended them many times. They have
given me good relief from backache
and kidney trouble on several occa-
sions. They have also helped others
of my family"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Sieferth had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
CAN GET MUNITIONS.

Most of the opposition to the pro-
posed loan to the European allies ap-
pears to be based on the mistaken i'm
preston that the credit thus advanced
will enable the allies to continue their
large purchases of American muni-
tions, and that the failure of the loan
will hamper them in this respect. As
a matter of fact, the allies will be
able to secure American munitions
just the same, quite regardless of
whether this loan should be made or
refused. They have the gold to pay
for munitions, and they undoubtedly
could and would pay gold, if credit
should be refused. But if forced to
pay gold for such supplies, there is
strong likelihood they would largely
reduce their purchases of American
foodstuffs and other purely CONNER
cial supplies, and this would mean
hampering handicap on our so-called
commercial trade and all interests
connected Herewith. while the bust
ness interests connected with war sup
plies would reap the advantage.
Viewed from this standpoint it
would seem silly and short-sighted,
indeed, to injure and handicap the
commercial trade of this nation in a
blind attempt to hamper the trade in
and especially as it is plain
from the start that this attempt would
result in failure. No matter where
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

ones sympathies may lie, in fact, it
is clear that the making of this loan
will be a good thing for American in
terests as whole, while to refuse this
credit will injure all American inter-
ests, save only those connected with
the manufacture of munitions the
very thing that is the basis of objec-
tions on the part of those opposed to
the loan. Americans who are inclined
to antagonize. this plan should think
it over and apply the rule America
first" The trade in munitions will
go on anyhow, so why refuse credit to
customers who thus will be enabled
and encouraged to take large quanti-
ties of other American supplies
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned as administrator of the es-
tate of Gerhard ]. Quiring, deceased,
has filed his final account in the Coun-
ty Court of the State of Oregon, for
Polk County, and that Wednesday,
the 22nd day of September, 1915, at
ten O'Clock a. m. of said day, at the
court room of said county court in
the City of Dallas, Oregon, has been
appointed by said Court as the time
and place for hearing of objections to
the said final account and the settle
ment thereof.
Dated and first published August
"a, 1915.
JOHN W. QUIRING,
Administrator of the estate of Ger
hard j. Quiring, deceased.
L. D. BROWN,
Attorney for the estate. 50-5t.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

Without entering into the right OF
wrong of their respective attitudes
the differences existing between the
mayor and councilmen, and the mayor
and his peace officers, and the mayor
and the auditor, may be considered i'll
the light of misfortune to the com
munity, for the administration of mu-
nicipal affairs to the advantage of all
concerned requires harmony in the
several departments of government,
without which detrimental results
must necessarily follow. Conflicting
influences in legislative bodies, cou-
pied with a desire to predominant in
matters of public concern, too often
work hardships upon innocent tax
payers, who as spectators look on and
wonder why the scriptual injunction
alluding to men dwelling in unity can
not be more fully exemplified in COM
munity management.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE OF
FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned administrator of the estate
of Alice F. Thun, deceased, has filed
his final account as said administra-
tor, in the County Court of Polk
County, Oregon, and that said Court
has appointed Monday, October 11th,
1915, at IL O'Clock a. m. of said day
as the day and hour for the hearing
of objections to said final account
and the settlement thereof.
Now, therefore, all persons inter-
ested in the estate of said decedent
are hereby notified and required to
appear at the County Court room at
the Court House, at Dallas, said
County and State. at said time, to
then and there show cause, if any
there be, why said account should not
be settled, allowed and approved. and
said estate forever and finally settled
and said administrator and his bonds
men discharged.
Dated September 10th. 1915.
ERNEST THUN.
Administrator of the estate of Alice
F. Thun, deceased.
CLARENCE BUTT,
Attorney for estate. S10-OS
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

There is no question that the mo-
tive, of Henry Ford, the auto magnate'
is entirely laudable in his announced
intention to spend million dollars in
advocating peace and promoting eff
forts to this end. AT the same time
it appears perfectly clear that peace
cannot be accomplished by the expen-
diture of any amount of money, and
that when it comes it will be the re-
suit of efforts on the other side of the
ocean, rather than due to anything
that may be undertaken on this side.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

If any of our foreign readers are
interested in finding a location for
farming where crops will bring i'm
mediate returns, limited only by the
amount of effort; where maximum
crops are insured by perfect natural
conditions of soil and climate; where
such possibilities have already been
thoroughly demonstrated by years of
farming in the midst of these pro-
ductive lands; where high grade
fruit, equal to that of the most ia
vored sections of the world, has been
produced for years; for all of these
advantages investigate the resources,
advantages and possibilities of Polk
county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
WORTH THINKING ABOUT.

The New York Independent sug-
gests a plan that is worth thinking
about 1t would provide a system
that would induce college students to
return to college at intervals of three
or four years to "brush up" on sub
iects in which they are interested, or
gather new information from compe-
tent instructors. 1t is not proposed
to burden these adult students"
with a renewal of deelensions, threor-
ems and the memorizing of rigid
rules, for this would be out of the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
A PERMANENT COMMISSION.

Another movement to 'take the
tariff out of politics" and reduce tar
if making to a strictly scientific basis
has been started by the so-called Tar
iff Commission league, with headquar-
ters at Chicago. This is an old plan
which has received much discussion in
this country during recent years, but
somehow little progress has even been
made toward accomplishing the desir-
ed result. The Tariff Commission
league proposes to do it by arousing
public sentiment in favor of a per-
manent tariff commission, to take the
place of the present commission, but
to have much larger powers and au-
thority. The league would have this
commission include at least nine mem
bers. each Of whom would be an ex-
pert in some particular field associat-
ed with tariff workings, and the mem
bers would draw salaries of $4,000
each and have working fund Of not
less than 100000 year. This board
would be "nonpartisan" and would
gather data and information for the
use of congress and the president in
formulating and changing tariff rates
and schedules.
Practically the same work and du-
ties are imposed on the present tariff
commission, but the plan of the Tariff
Commission league looks to the crea-
tion of a larger board, with greater
powers, and system of perpetuation
through having one new member nam
ed each year. Also there would be
larger salaries, which presumably
would attract more competent men to
this work. The hackers of this plan
include such well known citizens as
Thomas A. Edison, President Ripley
of the Santa Fe road, John V. Far
we'll of Chicago, James J. Hill of st.
Paul, Jane Adams of Chicago, John
Mitchell, chairman of the New York
state department industrial commits
sion, Warren S. Stone Of Cleveland,
grand chief of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, F. d. Coburn,
Topeka, Kansas, the celebrated COM
missioner of agriculture of that state,
and many others prominent in manu-
facture, commerce, finance, agricul'
ture, labor, education and general well
fare.
Most political leaders and many
prominent citizens who have given
this matter thought readily agree that
it is advisable to have some kind of
commission to gather the necessary
to form the basis of sci
entific tariff making, and also agree
that the tariff should be taken out Of
partisan politics so far as possible. So
long as congress makes the tariff laws
and the president signs or rejects
them, however, the tariff question will
always figure in politics to a more or
ess extent. The assistance of fair
md competent advisory commission
will greatly help any honest effort to
)ut the tariff on a scientific basis, and
,eyond a question some kind of tar
fl commission will always be main
aimed in future. There may be some ,
question whether the plan proposed
~ the new Tariff Commission league I
S the best plan that can be devised, I
nut it at least has the backing of citi- {
ems so prominent and well known
hat it lends confidence to the propos-
i. G
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
Fire DESTROYS Prunes,

Fire caused the total destruction
of the dry house and fifty bushels
of prunes stored therein, on George
Sullivan's orchard on Saturday. Mr..
Sullivan had recently completed pick
ing and the prunes were in process
of drying. The origin of the destruc-
tive blaze is not known.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
EXECUTRIX.

Notice is hereby given that the un.
dersigned, Sarah NJ. Smith, has been
duly appointed by the County Court
of the State of Oregon for Polk Coun-
ty, exeeutrix of the estate of George
C. Smith, deceased, and has qualified.
All persons having claims against
the said estate are hereby required
to present them, duly verified, with
the proper vouchers, within six
months from the date Of this notice.
to the undersigned exeeutrix at her
residence near Rickreall, in Polk
County. State of Oregon.
Dated and first published Septem-
Der 9TH, 1915.
SARAH NJ. SMITH.
Executrix of the estate of George
c. Smith. deceased.
OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney. SOS
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
AGED Indian Passes.

doctor" johnson, the last of the
Siletz tribe of Indians, died at his
home at Camas Prairie, on the Upper
Siletz recently. Doctor johnson, while
being the last of his tribe, was prob
ably the Oldest Indian on the reserva-
ton, being considerably over a hun
dred years old. While his exact age
is not known, still it is known that
his life rounded out more than a eep-
tury.-Lineoln County Leader.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

Much has been said about the new
styles in women s skirts being Every
full" but early showings of these
new skirts seem to indicate they are
not much more than half full.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

We are told that some of the demo-
cratic politicians are commencing to
worry over the intentions of President
Wilson with respect to a second term.
1t is just possible, however, that the
people will have more to say about
this than will the president.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
Injured at Rock Quarry.

Ed. Blodgett, an employe Of the
municipal rock quarry, was quite
painfully injured last Saturday, when
a falling rock strpsk him on the head,
cutting a small cash. The man was
able to return to duty Monday morn
inc.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

1t is not surprising that young men
go in for football. A man may achieve
prominence in football without hav-
ing it said of him that his wife
"madeD him.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
Willamette Valley
Lumber Co.
BICYCLE RIDERS
attention

Do you realize that this is the be-
ginning of the season for riding BIZ
cycles. The man who has his wheel
overhauled in early spring economies
for the reason that he accomplishes
two things at one cost of labor-his
bearings properly clear and oiled
bad bearings replaced at same time
df any) at practically one cost. 9th
erwise one thing goes wrong here,
another thing there at different times
which makes it inconvenient for you
and also adds to cost of repairs. We
are well prepared to meet your de-
mand in this line. Work guaranteed.
Bicycles from s22.5o to s45.OO. Tires
from $3.50 to $1,000 per pair. BIZ
cycle and motorcycle sundries, base
ball and athletic supplies.
Indian motor cycle agency.
|. B. HIx0N, JR.
BIS Main Street.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
When We Hand
You Our ESti-
mates

Of the cost of the lumber you require
you can depend upon it that the fig
ures will be as low as tirst-class, we'll
seasoned lumber can be sold for hon
estly. If you pay more you pay too.
much. If you pay less you get less.
either in quality or quantity.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-14

A presumably insane crank took
pot shot at J. p. Morgan, the New
York money baron, and Immediately
we commenced to read in the press
that prayers are being said in all
of the churches for his recovery"
All Of which would be very good
and commendable if it admit be-
gin with prayers for Morgan and
stop with prayers for Morgan.
We have nothing personal against
Mr.. Morgan, who may be a very de-
cent sort Of person for all we know
to the contrary, but we can not sup
press feeling of nausea at the
manner in which certain ministers
rushed into the limelight by sending
up prayers for the recovery of the
man who has money.
Mr.. Morgan's claim to fame is due
solely to the fact that he is the son
of his father and one Of the richest
men in the country.
He, has never set the world afire
by any Of his personal deeds, and
just why he should be singled out
for special prayers when others of
equal merit can not get even a
chirp is beyond our layman's COM
prehension.
To the man who makes a practice
of Analysing things as ne finds them
it is rather tiresome-in fact, it is
something Of a reflection upon the
sincerity Of those preachers who
pray for the rich and forget the
poor.
We wish Mr.. Morgan well, as we
do the beggar in the street, but we
fear many of those prayers were
aimed at the Morgan pocketbook
and assembled no higher than the
ceiling.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-14
CANNOT INSPECT BOOKS OF
BURLEY TOBACCO COMPANY

Following the action Of Judge
Charles Kerr in dismissing demur-
rers of the Burley Tobacco Com
pany to the petition Of ]. L. VAL
landingham and others, in which
the plaintiffs sought to throw the
company into a receivership, VAL
landingham Wednesday made a de-
mand for an inspection of the books Of
the company, which was rejected by
officers Of the company. The pur-
pose of the plaintiffs in desiring an
inspection is said to be to obtain in
formation on which to make the pc
tition for receiver "stick." 1t was
refused on the ground that the in
terests of the stockholders would
not be served by compliance with
the request, but, ON the other hand,
actually harmed.