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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
THERE IS NO PENALTY
WHEN TAX BILL BECOMES LAW
CHARGES WIPED OUT.
Remission of Tax Penalties for Past
Two Years, Provided First Pay
ment is Made.

According to an Interpretation the
attorney generals office has placed
on bill, passed by the recent legis-
ture, validating the remission of tax
penalties for the years 1913 and 1914,
and authorizing their remission in
1915, no penalties will attach to the
last half Of the taxes this year, pro-
vided the first half is paid by April
1. Under the present law all taxes
become due April l, and even though
the first half is paid then, penalties
are collected with the second half
when it is paid.
Circuit Judge Cleeton of Multno-
nah issued ap injunction restraining
the collection Of penalties on the sec
ond half, if the first half was paid
and it was generally followed through
out the state by tax collectors. The
case was never appealed, however,
and the bill validates any defects, if
any existed, and at the same time
provides that no penalties shall be
collected with the second half this
year, if the first half is paid on time.
However, the bill cannot become a
law until May 20, and a question
arose as to whether, if the first half
of the taxes were paid April l, penal
ties would attach to the second half.
First Assistant Attorney-General
Van Winkle declares that as soon as
the bill becomes a law, it will wipe
out all penalties on the second half
of the taxes, and that if taxpayer
has paid the first half on April l, he
will not have to pay penalty on the
second half if he pays it before Sep
tember /.
The legislature passed bill max
ing the first half of the taxes due
April 5, and the second half October
5, and making them delinquent No
vember 5, and providing for a rate of
interest if not paid when due, but no
penalties. This bill, however, does
not become operative until 1916, and
hence the passage of the bill authoriz-
ing tax collectors to remit penalties
under the present law this year.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
WILL HELP THIS COAST
HOP YARDS DISAPPEARING IN
ENGLAND AND GERMANY.
Acreage Needed to Supply Wheat,
Which Promises a More Re-
munerative Crop.

From press dispatches from Lon
don it is learned that the plowing up
of English hopyards has started, and
that operations Of the same kind are
under way in Germany and elsewhere
on the continent. In its effect on the
American market this may prove to
be the most important development
in the hop trade in many years. The
news occasioned no surprise here, as
there had been intimations for some
time that this course would be pur-
sued. The object of grubbing up the
hops is to provide more acreage for
wheat planting. If the war contin-
ues England, Germany and Austria
will have more need for wheat than
for hops. While the changing of
crops is no doubt in compliance with
government orders, the growers will
hardly offer objections, as hop raising,
particularly in England, has not been
profitable in recent years, whereas
wheat growing in those countries
promises to be exceedingly remunera-
tive.
If the English crop should be ma
terially reduced and Germany, Aus
tria, Belgium, Alsace-Lorraine and
France practically eliminated as
sources of supply it will be up to the
Pacific coast to produce nearly all the
hops the world will require.
There is little doubt that the heavy
English buying of late, which has alb
sorbed most of the surplus in the
northwest and made heavy inroads on
California supplies, has been for the
purpose of stocking up against just
such conditions as are now develop !
ing Current coast prices are not on
ly reasonable but decidedly low in
view of the circumstances, and the
English dealers and brewers can well
afford to lay in reserves against the
future, even with the bumper English
crop of last year.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
POLK PIONEER PASSES.
Robert ]. Taylor of Independence
Buried by Odd Fellows.

Robert J. Taylor, 81 years old, and
an Oregon pioneer of 1851, died at his
home at Independence, Saturday
morning, and the funeral was held
from the Odd Fellows hall. Mr..
Taylor was born in Holt county, Mis-
souri,, and crossed the plains in 1851.
He resided with his parents at Albany
until his marriage with Miss Clara
Carter in 1871. He moved to indie
pendence in 1899. Besides his widow
he leaves seven children. They are
Mrs. Mollie Jacques of Portland, Mrs.
Nora Tunnicliffe of Baker, Asa B.
Taylor of Independence, Mrs. Minta
ireland and Elva Taylor of Portland,
D. o. Taylor of Independence and Or
bic Warren Of Hopper, Wash. He al
so leaves four brothers and one sister.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
MANY Enroute to Coast.

"All the trains coming west are
crowded, and the roads out of st.
Louis are putting on many new trains
to accommodate the western travel"
said J. H. Wishard, salesman for a
st. Louis wholesale house, who was
in Salem yesterday. The conversa-
ton on the trains he said was about
Oregon and California, and that al
most all the tourists he met coming
west intended to stop off at points
in Oregon before returning. In fact,
the Oregon country seemed to him to
be the objective Of most of the tour
lists this spring and summer.-Salem
Journal.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
CAMPBELL VIEWS CROSSING.
Commissioner Asked to Grant Pray
er of Polk County Court.

Railroad Commissioner 7. X. Camp
bell was in Dallas on Wednesday to
view a road crossing north of town,
petitioned for by the county court.
The road is one recently laid out
through the Brown tract and dedicat-
ed to the use Of the public. 1t runs
due north from the Salem road, cross
es the railroad track and intersects
the Polk Station road. The facts in
the case will be presented to the COM
mission for its consideration and de-
termination as to whether it is ad-
visable to grant the prayer Of the
petitioner.
There are a number of crossings on
the Valley & Siletz that will have the
attention of the commission in the
very near future, especially the cross
ing at Broadmead. The Valley & ST.
letz company crossed wagon road af-
ter wagon road in the construction of
its line without permission from the
commission, and these will be inspect
ed. There have been so many auto
mobile accidents at crossings during
the past few years that the commits
sion is giving this matter more atten-
tion than was formerly the case.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
HAS A GOOD PROGRAM
TEACHERS INSTITUTE AT IN
DEPENDENCE TOMORROW.
Instructors From Corvallis, Mon
mouth and Portland Are Sched-
uled for Addresses.

A Teachers institute will be held
at Independence tomorrow, commence
ing at 10 'clock, for which an excel
lent program has been arranged. Su-
perintendent FL. c. Seymour express
es the hope that there will be a good
ly attendance at this gathering that
Polk county may maintain its reputa-
ton for having a large percentage Of
the teachers present. The program
opens with music by the Indepen-
dence school, followed by addresses
by H. J. Hockenberry Of the Portland
schools, and F. H. Shepherd of the
Agricultural college, the latter taking
Industrial Work. for his theme.
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction Churchill will be present
and address the institute, and Kath-
crime Arbuthnot Of the Normal will
conduct a class exercise. During the
afternoon session Mr.. HoekenDerry
will speak on "The Old Play Ground
and the New" after which an ad-
iournment will be taken to the Iris
theater, where Miss Joyce of Port
land, will give talk on "School Gar
dening."
Mr.. Seymour gives the following
information as how to best reach In
dependence from the different sec
tions of the county: Teachers from
the south part of the county can come
in on the train leaving Suver early in
the morning and return on the even
ing train from Independence or can
make the train from Airlie at s 80 in
the morning. Teachers from the north
part of the county can make Indepen-
dence by taking the train from
Broadmead to Monmouth and then
over to Independence about II 80, or
can take the train at Mccoy, reach
ing independence at IL O'Clock.
Teachers from the east part of the
county can take the train leaving Sa-
lem at 9:45, changing at Gerlinger,
and reaching Independence at II o.
clock and returning by leaving Inde-
pendence at 4:30. Teachers from
Dallas, Falls City, etc, can leave Dali
las at 1880 a. m. via Monmouth,
reaching Independence about 500.
Or they can take the 1910 train at
Dallas, via Gerlinger, reaching Inde-
pendence at II 200, returning at 4:3O
from independence.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
S. S. HESS DIES IN FIELD.
Death Comes While Dundee Resident
Is Grubbing Stumps.

Samuel Sylvester Hess, aged 81,
died suddenly Saturday while grub
bing stumps in a field at the farm of
his mother, Mrs. Daniel Hess, near
Dundee. He went out in the morn
ing and when he failed to return at
noon the mother became alarmed and
hung out white cloth for a signal
to other members of the family. They
congregated and a search was made
and Mr.. Hess body was found in the
field. He had evidently died without
a struggle. No inquest was held on
a report from a physician that death
was doubtless due to natural causes.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26

Governor Withycombe applied the
veto to measures passed by the recent
legislature, when he disapproved of
two bills, one to create two new judg-
es and three new judicial districts and
the other giving the tenth judicial dis
trict an additional judge. Necessity
of exercising economy in the admins
tration of the states affairs, and be-
cause he considered that a wait of
two years more would not be detri-
mental to the conduct of Judicial bus
mess moved the governor to veto the
measures.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26

shall be taken by applicants for one
year certificates instead of physical
geography, as at present.
In the rush and confusion during
the closing hours of the session, this
bill was amended, and through a mis-
take, physical geography was omitted
entirely; hence for the next two
years applicants will not take physi-
cal geography when applying for any
kind of certificate.
Hereafter the summer teachers ex-
animation will begin on the fourth
Wednesday in June, instead Of the
third Wednesday as at present, but
no change was made in the date for
the December examination.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26

issuing Blue Book, $4,000; co-opera-
tive agricultural work with federal
government, $4,000; maintaining
medical department University of
Oregon, 100000; erecting medical
school building University of Oregon,
$4,000; naval militia, $4,000; nor
NAL school, $4,000; agricultural col
lege experiment station, $4,000; spec
ial election to vote on measures of
session, $4,000; admission youths to
Oregon training school, $500; reim-
bursting Angeline Burch, $4,000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
FURTHER WATER DEAL
ORDINANCE PROVIDES COM
MISSION TO OPERATE PLANT
Amendment to Charter to Authorize
Council to Purchase Mr.. Gates
Interest Proposed.

An ordinance to propose and sub
NIT to the legal voters of Dallas an
amendment to the charter providing
for and authorizing the purchase and
acquisition of all the right, title and
interest of H. V. Gates in the water
plant and equipment, and for the ter
mination of the lease to Mr.. Gates,
and to authorize the city to- issue
bonds for the purpose OF raising
funds to acquire the said plant, was
introduced at meeting of the coun-
ell Monday evening, and given first
reading. After providing for the
manner in which the bonds shall be
issued, &he ordinance provides that
at the first meeting of the council af-
ter the amendment becomes effective,
or as soon thereafter as the council
may determine, the aldermanic body
shall elect three persons to compose
a water commission, one OF which
commissioners shall hold Office for the
term of two years after the date OF
such election, one for four years, and
one for six years. And every two
years after such first election quail
fed person shall be elected by the
council as a member of such board,
the term of each commissioner to be
six years.
The commission shall take. possess
sion and have the management and
control of the plant and all property
appertaining thereto, and add to 1T
such machinery and make such ex-
tensions as in it's judgment are deem
ed necessary. The commission is al
so given authority to employ help and
to fix the compensation for such SER
vices, and to fix rates for the use and
consumption of water by the city and
its inhabitants, including the people
living along the conduit line. In
brief, the commission is given full
and complete authority to operate the
plant, making quarterly reports of all
purchases and expenditures in -eon4'
nection with the plant. All moneys
derived from the operation of the
plant shall be turned over to the city
treasurer as often as once each
month, and shall be kept by him in a
separate fund. The commission shall
have the power to draw orders on the
fund for the payment of salaries and
wages of employees, purchase of ma
terials, ETC., the orders being in the
form of city warrants signed by the
chairman and clerk of the commits
sion.
The ordinance also provides that
the commission shall make a complete
inventory of the plant and all proper
ty in connection Herewith when re-
quested by resolution or ordinance Of
the council, together with the condi-
tion and approximate value thereof.
The proposed amendment gives the
council power to issue bonds in a
sum necessary to purchase the water
plant without submitting the ques-
tion of issuing such bonds to the vot-
ers of the city.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Major Bowlby MAY Stick.

Acting upon the request Of S. Ben
son, the state highway commission
has decided to retain the services of
Henry L. Bowlby, as state highway
engineer for an indefinite time. Mr..
Benson wishes that Major Bowlby
remain as state highway engineer un-
til the work in Columbia and Hood
River counties, which has been under
the charge of Bowlby, is completed.
A successor for Major Bowlby has
not yet been chosen by the board, al
though he has informed them that he
will quit the office when it is desired.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Miss Winner to Speak.

AT the next meeting of the Wo-
man s club, which will be held in the
assembly room of the library build
ing next Tuesday afternoon, Miss
Belle Winner, editor of the Woman s
club department of the Portland
Journal, will speak on "Social Ser
vice." Miss Winner is an enthusiasts
tic club worker, an entertaining
speaker, and the attendance on this
occasion should be large.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Present Incumbent Not Candidate.

John G. Van 0rsdel's friends can
not persuade him to accept the may
orally another term. They have
sounded him and arrived at this con-
elusion. The mayor told a represen-
tative of The Observer that while he
appreciated the compliment paid him
by some of the eity's heaviest tax
payers in their effort to induce him
to again become a candidate, he had
had enough.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Must Have a Balance.

The national banks throughout the
country are receiving notice from the
comptroller of the treasury, that in
the future no overdrafts will be al
lowed to appear in the certified re-
turns of condition when these calls
are made by that department. Now
then one must be careful not to draw
a check for more than one has on de-
posit, for it will be returned, and no
favorites can be played.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
A Uniaue Rural School.

Out in the heart of Columbia coun-
ty three little girls are the only pupils
in a rural school. These girls are
sisters, and their teacher is an older
sister. Every morning, the four girls
harness a team, drive five miles to the
school house, build a fire, ring the
bell and go through the daily pro-
gram of studies. The teacher receives
$50 a month.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Better Than Ever Before.

The management of the Dallas
chautauqua is in receipt of a letter
from J. r. Ellison, general manager
of the Ellison White Chautauqua sys-
TEN, in which he states that this year
the attractions for the Dallas chau-
tauqua are of a much higher grade
than those of former years.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Hopgrower to Use Electricity.

A contract for the installation of
an electric plant on the hop ranch
across the river from Independence
of Seid Back, the wealthiest Chinese
in Oregon, has been awarded to j. H.
Ralston of Albany. The contract
calls for the wiring of every build
ing on the ranch and for the installa-
ton of a plant that will generate
electricity, besides power to operate
the dryers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Rev. Geo. T. HOPKINS.

A former pastor, Rev. Geo. F. Hop
kins, will occupy the Methodist pull
pit next Sunday morning and evening.
DIR. Hopkins is very well and favor
ably remembered by the citizens Of
Dallas, as a popular pastor and able
preacher.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Concerning New School Law.

Superintendent of Public Instrue-
tion Churchill is notifying county su-
perintendents and teachers that
among the changes in the school laws
which will become effective on May
22nd, next, are several pertaining to
the certifcation of teachers Senate
bill No. S. provides that physiology
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Repairing Independence Road.

The heavy frosts of the early win
ter "heaved" the gravel in many
places on the county roads, allowing
them to cut through to the sub-grade
and rendering them practically i'm
passible in spots. The road between
here and Independence is one of
these, and is now being repaired by
Roadmaster Finn. Several carloads
of gravel will be necessary to make
the repairs.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Sheriffs to Collect Taxes.

Unless the referendum is invoked
upon the measure, which is unlikely,
on May q next Sheriff John W. Orr
will become the tax collector for Polk
county, the governor having signed
the bill making sheriffs tax collectors.
A merry war has sprung up over the
state between the sheriffs and treas
urers over the salary question.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26

Frances Willard memorial services
were held in the high school auditor
ium Sunday night. Special music was
furnished by a choir composed Of
singers from all the Dallas churches.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Williams Rents Pincus Yard.

R. E. Williams has rented the Ju-
lius Pineus hopyard at Independence
and bought Pineus' quarter share of
the rent at 1212 cents a pound.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
VIII Enlarge His Orchard.

C. W. Minnich, who has eight acres
of prune trees in bearing three miles
southwest of Dallas, will plant four
teen additional acres to this fruit in
the early spring.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
Death of Infant Child.

Helen, the six-months-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. French of Zena,
died last Saturday, and the funeral
was held in Salem Monday afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-24
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

Il don't believe do, Harry" |
said. somewhat sobefly.
Are you i'll, Margie?" was
Harry's next question. In an
alarmed voice.
laughed heartily and Harry
looked more concerned.
don't suppose. little book. that
you. knowing men only thru what
| have told you, realize that when
woman. even In the slightest
way. intimates something out OF the
usual is taking place ia her mind
or heart, man always asks. so.
licitiously, Where IS the pain?" or
repeats. Your poor nerves," In
the same tone he would use TO n
child who had jammed her finger.
II never seems to enter his mind
that once In n while woman wants
to speak the truth and nothing but
the truth. 80 help me God" Oh.
how ! Just wanted TO say to Harry
that Dick and seemed to have
lost our emotional interest in each
other. and that we evidently had
no other interests in common.
Dick ard | are no longer pals,
little book bore him.
We no longer have anything to
talk about. We've talked out, He
perhaps Is finding some one else to
whom his stories are new and in
teresting. but | have not found any
one yet who will discuss my theor-
les with me. 81
I'm lonely. little book, oh. so
lonely. wonder what that most
interesting man" is doing tonight,
II is needless to tell YOU that |
did not horify Harry Symone with
this confession-l kept II for you,
little book. | kept It for you.
Ito Be contlnued.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-24

and NOPE. SO soon after Aunt
Mary's and Jacks deaths. but |
know that Aunt Mary. II she knows
anything about US at all, would
be very glad TO have us have n
good time. and why be hypocritical
about Jack? The only time that
any one OF us has been easy about
him for years, Is now that he is
dead and buried"
Then I'll expect you" said
Eliene. as she rang off.
| could not get Dick on the
wire and / waited until nearly half
past 7 for him to come TO dinner
and then called n taxi and went
over to Ellene's by myself. When
| arrived 7 found all the old crowd
there thai | had not seen for n
long time.
About 10 o'clock Mollie came in
with Jim Edle. She was looking
brilliantly beautiful. There Is no
cosmetic In the world as efficia-
clous as a mans declaration OF love
That he thinks you the fairest OF
women spurs you up to meet his
standard. Jim IL dead in love with
Mollie. and he does rot seem to
care who knows IT,
Where ~ Dick?" asked Harry
Symone, as we were dancing
Search me-" answered flip
PANTY.
81 beg your pardon!" exclaimed
Harry.
You need not; you asked the
perfectly natural question that
comes to every mans lips when he
sees II woman having a good time
without her husband.
But your tone, Margie. also in.
timated that you did not much care
where he was"