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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Polk ComuW:$ Shozeumg
at the Panama Fair

summer months. The advantages and
possibilities of our county have been
told to many thousands of people dur
ing the past summer, people from all
points of the compass and with our
splendid Willamette valley exhibit as
an object lesson, we never had any
difficulty in impressing our visitors,
or arousing their interest. But it is
only in the months to come, that the
real vital benefit our county has re-
ceived, will be clearly shown, as the
results of the exposition are made
manifest.
I might Just state concerning the
markets opened up for certain of our
products, for instance prunes and To-
ganberry juice. Previous to the open
ing of the exposition, we were told
that Oregon fruits. especially apples
and prunes were not found on the
Frisco markets. And as for logan
berry juice. or the evaporated berry,
it was practically unknown. As a re-
suit of our effort, more than forty
dealers in the city of San Francisco,
carry Oregon apples and prunes, evap-
Grated loganberries and the Juice, and
orders and letters of inquiry have
been received from nearly every state
in the union. The opening of a mar
ket for these products alone, will be
of incalculable benefit to the valley
and Polk county. in particular.
Concerning the booklet sent me for
distribution. I will say that all were
judiciously distributed. save about $50
copies which were reserved to be sent
with the permanent exhibit which
will be installed in the Chamber of
Commerce in Portland, for distribu-
ton there.
Our relations with the state COM
mission and the other representatives
in the Oregon building. comprising the
"0regon Family" were always con.
genial and pleasant. and all seemed to
have but one general object and pur-
pose. the interests of Oregon in gen.
eral. and their own district in par
tieular. 1t was always a matter of
rreSf pleasure and satisfaction to
meet and greet people from Polk
county. and so far as possible. to help
make their visit pleasant and success
ful. Many old acquaintance were
thus greeted. and many new ones
made, and it will be a continuous
pleasure to renew such associations.
as we may meet in the months to
come.
As regards my relations with the
state commission. might say I have
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
(Bv DIR. C. H. Dunsmore)

Now that the great exposition has
closed, visitors, participants and rep
resentatives returned to their various
places, the thought naturally arises,
"Was it all worth whileY' Have
the results justified all the expense
and trouble? Speaking for the state
of Oregon, and from close obseNa-
tion of more than ten months | have
no hesitation in saying that possibly
no state. not excepting even Califor-
MIA, will profit to larger extent, The
Oregon building, with its own unique
individuality, the great variety and
diversity of the Oregon exhibits, not
only in our own building, but also IN
six of the palaces, were continual
revelation to many of the hundreds of
thousands of visitors. The fact that
Oregon. produced anything but stock
and timber, seemed to be news to
many, especially those from the ex-
treme south and east. And of the
various districts represented, VIZ
Eastern Oregon, Southern Oregon,
Coos and Curry counties, klamath
county and Willamette valley, none
aroused more interest or greater adj
miration than our own wonderful val
ley.
As the representative for Polk
county, of course it was my duty, and
always pleasure, to tell of our var.
led products, the opportunities and
possibilities offered the investor ii
farm lands and the many advantage:
attending life in our favored county
As day after day, for nearly ter
months, the countless thousands pass
ed through our building, there wer'
continual inquiries concerning oul
valley in general. and Polk county IL
particular If there is any value IL
advertising, land none will deny thai
there isl then surely Polk will re
ceive large returns for its money ex
pended. OF course, it is too soon tC
expect much in the way of practical
returns. but the fact that many in
auiries are being made of commercial
clubs and real estate dealers by. po
tential prospective settlers is very
significant. Only this morning. tn,
president of the local Commercial
club has shown me a communication
stating that the writer had talked
with this eounty's representative al
the exposition, and wishes to learr
further concerning certain possibili
ties. And I have been told. that such
inquiries have been coming in inereas
ing numbers all through the latter
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
MAYOR rs OPTTMIST.
Continued from page one }

Continued from page one.)
lfas materially increased in late years
since road conditions made year round
travel a possibility. The city being
the center of trade it must cooper
ate with the rural communities in the
things which will go toward the up
building of both, for without the one
the other is worse than useless. The
merchants and commercial interests
in Dallas are doing everything pos
sible to supply local demand with To-
cal products and products of the coun-
ty. This coming together ON busi-
ness footing of the people of Dallas
and the people of the rural districts
is certain to mean the upbuilding of
the city. As the territory round
about richens, just so will the city
richen.
Conservative progression is to be
desired in the conduct of municipal
affairs in Dallas. The country gen.
orally is not apt to notice any boom
conditions within the next year. but
happily Dallas is more or less outside
the effect of this feeling. We are not
going ahead by leaps and bounds in
1916 simply because we will not be
able to do so. But we will continue
the upbuilding of the community with
all the steady vigor that conditions
will allow. Our city finances are
rounding into shape, and we will start
bright and early in the new year with
the execution of plans for street i'm
provement and general civic better
ment. When the tide turns and pros
perty again sweeps the land Dallas
will stand pre-eminent above other
towns of the country having a like
population. and will be better prepar-
ed to handle the rush of settlers TO
our country and the increase of popu-
latiOn in our city. For such prosper
ity Is coming to the Willamette valley
as the most optimistic has never
dreamed.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

the nations agreeing also TO use their
JOINT military and economic forces
against any nation refusing to keen
the faith.
Mr.. Taft refers particularly to the
referendum of the Chamber of Com.
meree of the United States of Ameri-
ca on the report of that body's spec.
ial committee on Economic Results
OF the War and American Business -
Ihls referendum will come mn short
y Tor consideration on the part of
the business men here who are Com
mereial club members. Mr. Taft 5
request Is made at this time il was
explained yesterday. in view of the
& Iaei 'hat the referendum in question
outlines a plan for world peace. al
most identical with that contained in
lhe proposals Of the league to enforce
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

just received a letter signed by the
secretary-manager for the state eom-
ission, expressing their pleasure and
satisfaction of my efforts during the
entire ten months of my work in the
Oregon building, and of my co-opera-
ton and hearty support of everything
that made for the well-being of our
state.
With hearty appreciation of the
privilege l have had for the past ten
months, and with gratefulness for the
opportunity, l am, very cordially
yo1rs, H. Chas. Dunsmore.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

peace. which was 4
Taft, President A.
of Harvard Universe
of nationwide prO1l |
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June. Mr.. Taft hI
of the league, wlits
"The friendly n
the platform Of ths
peace ON page f'I
No. II of the Chan
of the United Sa
seems to the Officer
create a natural
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that Of your memls
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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
NOTICE OF AT
ADMINS

| Notice is herF !
it may concern y
W. T. Macy has n
and qualified and /
tration have been
by order of the n
county, 0regQnl IA
ed of record nE|
of Decemberul
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estate of ShfI
deceased. ~ Fl
against saiNs''r
same to thHu
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annexed withi' Il
date Of this ns,s "a
Dated this ~
1915.
Administrai*
son Serogrin 2.
HOLMES & -
Attorney fer
Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Partisan Toilet Articles

HERE'S WHERE WE SHINE IN THE H0LDh
NEVER BEFORE HAS SUCH AN ARRAY OF THESEm
TOILET ARTICLES BEEN DISPLAYED IN DALLAS
BoDY-FATHER MOTHER, BROTHER, SISTER, sWEp|
WOULD DELIGHT IN A G LII FROM THIS SToII
TIFUL SETS RANGING IN RICE FROM So TO sSn |
BABY SETS 50 AND UP. MILITARY BRUSHES @DI
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

Make this store your store during the
season. No trouble to show goods; it's a /
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
For the Men Folks

For The MICH folks
A SAFETY RAZOR THAT WILL CUT WHIsKEN
OUT cHLoRoFoRMING THE PATIENT Is NO M
NOVELTY OUR SAFETY RAZORS GIVE PERFEU
FACTION TO THE USER 1T rs THE SUPERIOR N|
KIND THAT MEN GET A PLEASURE OUT OF USING
SHOW THEM TO YOU, AND TELL YOU WHY Yd
THE BEST.
CHRISTMAS CIGARS
A CHOICE STOCK OF CHRISTMAS CIGARS, Ni
SMALL BOXES ESPECIALLY FOR GIFT PURPoSE1
AVERAGE MAN LIKES TO BUY HIS OWN sMoE2
HE LII LIKE THESE BRANDS THEY POSSESS Q
THE STOCK" is IN THEM, AND THAT'S WHAT
GOOD CIGARS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-24

sonable amusement The cure for
lasciYiousness is education. That's
all You don't believe it? How
about this: Men and women are
taught to look upon all of the oppo-
site sex as possible sexual mates.
Brothers and sisters are taught not
to look upon each other as sexual
mates. If the fires of passion burn
so fierceIy in the first instance, what
about them in the second? Educa-
ton, that's all We teach our chill
dren that their brothers and sisters
sexual purity is very sacred. If we
teach our children that the sexual
purity of every boy and girl is as
sacred as brother and sister IasciV-
iousness will disappear like mist be-
fore the rising sun.-C. F. Runyan.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-24

TCLEVER THIEF WENT THRo' AND
THEN CAME THRO' TO H. M. C.
Last Saturdays Day Book had the
following little notice on the back
page:
'Say, Friend Pickpocket
ct mean the one who so cleverly
lifted my pocketbook on a Halsted
street car Saturday morning won't
you kindly send back the pOcketbook
and my police card? If you do, I'll
beg your pardon because there wasn't
any money in It'll. M. Cochran,
Day Book"
Tuesday mornings mail brought a
brown Cooked ike meat market
paper package to H. NJ. Cochran. On
the outside was written 81 lose
money" On the inside of the pack
age was the pocketbOok which was
nipped Saturday morning. Every
thing was in the pocketbook that be-
Ionged there. Also there was a note
tucked in one of the compartments.
It read:
81 got The Day Book in a saloon
on Desplaines st. On the other side
was written: "Out of work. l seen
your add in The Day Book. April
Fool on me-"
It cost the sender six cents to mail
the pOcketbook back to the owner.
-O-O-
TO PROBE SCHOOL EXPENSES
Today a committee of the school
board will begin the first inquiry into
the method of the expenditure of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-24

PLANS HELP FOR MINERS
Denver, March 24.-Gov. Carlson
says he hopes to announce plan to
relieve starving miners of Colorado
by affOrding them some form of state
employment.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-24
TO PROBE SCHOOL EXPENSES

TO PROBE SCHUOL EXPENSES
Today a committee of the school
board will begin the first inquiry into
the method of the expenditure of
funds by the city's educational de-
partment. This is the forlorn hope
of the school board in their effort to
pair down their budget so it will fit
the revenue.
Yesterday the committee give out a
statement that no emplOye need be
afraid of his or her job as long as
they are earning the money paid
them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
@S~~-~q 3M<z

is rather vague, and I would have preferred to have a more complete diagnosis of your case. However, if your stomach troubles you by being painfll, with a feeling of fu1lness and discomfort, keep it less full; that will help some right from the start, Try eating less, take more time for your meals and Htsle rest after them. know that yoLN don't feel that you can spare the time, you are not used to doing so. but try it. Don't stop work and exercise entirely unless yoh have some particular. reason in form of pain or weakness. Moderate eA- erofse of the body will help sustain the work of your stomach, and create an appetite. Gradually reduce the amount of food to or1e-half what you now eat. It is manifest that you eat too much.
 Thomas Edison works twice the number of hours the ordinary worker does, and consumes only about one pound of food in twenty-four hours, he ate double and treble this quantity. No one can question the quality of his work.
 There is no possible doubt that heavy meals are a. hin1rance to men tai and physical work. except purely hard physical work, and that. too, could usually be done better on less food. Many people are persistent gluttons. It was once supposed that IHe fnuSe1es were strong HI eAAct p1o7 portion to the amount of food con- sumed. It is not fact. Any food taken into the body in excess of that which, is digested and assimilated. without taxing the organs which do this work, is positive detriment,
 Eat only enough to satisfy the actual needs of the body: know the luxury
 of having an appetite. If your ap- petite fails you and you do not enjoy
 what you eat, try the old fashioned
 herb remedy, Compound Gentian. It i is a good tonic food. a vegetable help l to digestion and 8 fine tonic to the
 stomach. It is harmless. effective and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
A FARMERS DAUGHTER'S
 PLAN ERE SHE WEEDS
Dear Miss Libbey:-

Dear Miss Libbey:- -5e-
 am F, a farmers daughter: love a boy 19 He is bashfu1 Everybody says he is good. He treats all girls just alike. I am a little jealous I am his first partner at play parties. He invited me to gatherings twice; prom ised to come and see we twice. Says he has boy company every time New CT comes. I heard the other day he was engaged to another girl. Is it any harm for me to ask him? Does he care for me? have made up my mind to work steadily and put up $500 in the bank before I am old enough to get married. Is it a good plan?
 A M S.
 A farmers daughter is usually wise as we11s as attractive. If the young man makes excuses about coming to see you depend upon it you will find others who will finger at your side Yes, it is a good plan to try and save the amount you mention before mar riage, yet it most likely will take your best years and selfrdeniaI to realize all this by your own industry alone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
HEARTS OF
 HOMELESS WOMEN


 .sWhere we love is home! Home that
 our feet may leave. but not our
 hearts.
 Who hast not felt how sadly sweet
 the dream of home Steals OCT the heart, too soon to fleet $ When far OCT sea, or land we roam ?''
 The women who have been sheltered, provided for. seldom, if ever. know what it is to be homeless. A cozy home, next to loves sweet. day dreams, is a part of most every woman's life. Apart from these four walls, she is not content; scarce feeling as if she had any right place or use in the busy sell fish world. Many so-ca1fed friends who were wont to dine often at her generous, wel1-hIIed table, accepting. to matinees, riding out together, turn their backs to her, if they find she is coming their way lest she might long for them to entertain her in return.
 If she is homeless, eking out exist enee in a plain little hall room, into which she has crowded her few effects, she dreads the idea of one or two faithful friends finding out where she has gone and c1Lnbfng the three flights of stairs. through the dark hall for a short chat with her.
 Lone and isolated as she is, she shiv-
  informs her of how well this woman whom they used to know, is getting along ;of splendid marriages others have made; what grand homes they are living in; their travels in auto mobiles and SO on Heartsick is no name for her injured feelings when the creaking door has closed on the woman she. .pAtifully enyies and hopes will not cross her meagre threshold very soon again.
 How .dismaIly the summer rains beat upon her narrow window -panes! Snow Is hurled high upon the easement win dows until she finds it impossible to keep out the piercing, icy blasts. It can easily be realized why such lone women look upon the home picture as though it were heaven on earth. God knows they are not unwise- often in marrying for the sake of dearly prized home offered them, together with a loving companion, well appre- ciated
 The heart of a homeless woman goes out to that dear place more earnestly than it eyer did. in the days gone by of plenty, ere she knew what it was to be parted from her own abode and Ito go out facing the cold world in bit f1erness. The priVations of these wo- men cause them to look upon other women who have homes of their own and household duties they should per- form with envy. wondering why they could think of complaining or ever fret over dull moments and not having ga times oftener.
 ! The look of the two women are in such contrast sthat if the dissatisfied ones were obliged to change places with their less fortunate sisters, even for a brief while. they would never want to stand the ordeal again But it is 3, long road that has no turn By some unexpected happening many a lone woman has found the joy of her home once more. Dark clouds must give way to sunshine and happiness to fill the hearts of those who do not give Up hope.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
EMPIRE COAT IN PoNeEE SILK.

The problem of what to wear is ap- preciably sfmplihed in this tailored suit for women of youthful figure The design is carried out in shot pongee silk dark blue or natural color being equally fashionable. For the belt and cuffs plain satin or taffeta is suggesteds The coat may be made verH long or moderately short and is worn with a plain, circular skirt. The model, in medium size. calls for 5 yards of 54- inch material
 In addition to the pongee there will be needed for the coat 1 yard of belt ing 1 inch wide for stay and E yard 86-inch silk for trimming
 The skirt of the coat is in three sec tiens. the back section being cut on a lengthwise fold of the goods. and the front section on a. Iengthwise thread The belt is cut crosswise,sbut laid along the fold of pongee. The collar and facing, laid on lengthwise thread. are placed on the silk in the space created by s1oping the upper part Of the back section of the skirt. Five parts of the pattern. the upper sleeve section. front Cuff, back and strap are arranged on the silk between the back and front skirt sections. and of these only the Empire back fs placedson a fold of the goods. The lower edge of the under sleeve section touches the fold. but the pattern is placed over a. Iengthwise thread.
 A little ingenuity will suggest sew eraI finishes for the lower edge of the , skirt of the coat.
 Never has footwear Of exclusive type held a more important position in re- Iation to costume. With the short skirted tailleur of conservative type are worn beautifully shaped buttoned boots with high. curved heels and rather tall tops of light coIored cloth. Various fanciful but attractively smart variations on the conservative but toned boot are shown for wear, with ultra smart tailleurs for the afternoon, and there are even special military boots with high. beautifully fitting cloth tops having sixteen and even eighteen small brass buttons stamped with Freedoms bird. These eagle brass buttons also add a lively regi- mental touch to smartiy cut, braid- tffrnn1ed costumes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13

e1EQ1I9o. Dy DE. paVl0 H. fSeeOSrs OI1-
 cago.)
 How disease travels: The follow ing article taken from the well known little magazine, Our Tubercular Children is the position taken by nearly all medical men that dnave been through medical colleges in recent years, but in time the entire profess sion will teach the fact that with out there is a suitable soil in the person no germ can ever live or propagate and for that reason we are alive. Un- doubtedly the germs are in food, fingers and flies, but if we keep clean there wont be so many of them and they can do us no harm. Safety lies in temperance, sunshine and pure air.
 There are three principal ways in which disease germs are carried from person to person; and these ways may be easily remembered by three catch words-Food, fingers and flies.
 The most important foods which carry disease are those which are eaten raw. since through cooking de- stEoys disease germs and most cooked foods are only dangerous when they have been infectedsin the. kitchen af- ter Aeookfng. Among raw foods, too many like oranges are safe because foods the most dangerous are water and milk because they are often poll luted Cby. sewage in the case of wa ter, by human contact in the case of milk). because they are drunk promptly without time for the dis ease germs to die out. and because, usually in the case of water, and often in the case of, milk, they are not cooked.
 1The second way in which disease germs are commonly spread is by means of contact between people fl,o eso1x- in toJ word stands not only for the fingers Themselves, but for all sorts of ways in which human excretions may be exehangeds In measles and whoop- ing cough and scarlet fever and diph- theria and tuberculosis and many l other diseases, the germs are present in the nose and throat and are spread from person to person by the fingers l which go too often to the mouth and nose. by drinking cups and spoons, and other things which too often are used in common, and by the fine spray thrown out from the. mouth in I coughing and sneezing. In typhoid 1 fever and diarrohrea and similar dis l eases the germs are found in the in- testinal discharges and here, too soiled fingers play an important part | in the transmission of the disease.
 The third common way in which disease germs are spread is by means 1 of insects. Flies are, perhaps, the most important insect germ carriers l in our state. They often pick up in fected material on their legs and bodies and carryxit to food, and where there is no good system of sewage dis tposal they may play a part in the spread of such diseases as typhoid fever. A certain kind of mosquito carries malaria, and this. too. is i'm, portant in certain districts. In tropi- cal countries whole host of dis eases is carried by insects.