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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
Disposition Of Grant Lands.

Governor Withycombe has called a
conference for Thursday, November
IS, of the seven state commissioners
and the Southern Pacific officials to
formulate some plan for the settle
ment of the land grant controversy.
According to resolutions adopted at
the Land Grant conference held in
Salem September 16-17, there was a
general desire to reach an agreement
between the state government and
the corporation, to put an end to
litigation and open the lands to settle
ment ON fair terms. So far as the
members of the commission have ex-
pressed themselves through the press,
there seems to be unanimous agree
ment that under no circumstances
shall any of the 100000 acres be
added to the forest reserve.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
CLOSED BRIDGE BRINGS MIXUP.
Salem Newspaper Carriers Take
Wrong Rig For Long Ride.

Jess Walling, Polk county farmer,
Jack White, night policeman at Sa-
lem, and Fred Shoemaker, circulation
manager for Salem paper, figured in
a Sabbath day episode that seriously
disturbed the peace of mind and the
comfort of Sheriff Orr, guardian of
Polk county law and order. Shoe
maker made arrangements with
White to let two youthful paper car
riers use the White family's dobin
to make the daily round of subscrib-
ers. White was to have his wife
leave the rig at the Polk county end
of the inter-county bridge, but he
failed to get that good lady on the
phone and also failed to advise Shoe
maker of the situation. When the
boys appeared to take charge of the
buggy and horse they did not know
that the only one in sight was that
of jess Walling rather than Jack
White, so they piled their papers in
and started out. They had almost
completed their route and were in the
vicinity of Independence when Sheriff
Orr, in response to a call from Salem,
found the lads. Jess Walling is said
to be the most put-out of all, for the
scare he got made him resolve to stay
away from Salem until the bridge is
again open to traffic and he can keep
his horse and buggy in plain sight.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
DALLAS PRUNEs IN THE EAST.
Arrival of First of 1915 Pack Report
ed at New York.

New-crop Oregon prunes are on the
eastern market, according to mail ad-
vices from New York, which say
brokers reported that the first ship
ment to be received this season of
Oregon Italian prunes had arrived
from the coast and was being offered
by holders in the New York market.
According to operators, the supplies
that were received showed the best
quality that has been displayed for
years by the first shipment of prunes
of that variety. The shipment, which
consisted of several thousand boxes,
came from Dallas, Oregon, and Van
couver, Wash. A large part of the
stocks that were received were said
to run to 30s, the prevailing size, ac-
eording to packers in this season 8
Oregon prune crop. Offerings Of this
size were being made in the New York
spot market during the course of the
trading at 934 cents
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
POLK CATTLE BRING PRIZES.
Total of $9,145 Comes to Oregon
Breeders From San Francisco.

Polk county has been financially
enriched to the extent of $2,205, while
the entire state of Oregon brings home
prizes amounting to $9,145 as its
share of the spoils from the cattle
show at the Panama-Pacific exposi-
tion. Last week The Observer an
nounced the various Polk county
farmers who took prizes in the sever
al classes, and although there were
many ribbons issued the real cash in
hand was less prolifically cast about.
Walter j. Domes of Mccoy, whose
Ayreshires were top-notchers, receiv-
ed the largest cash award, $775. C.
P. Hembree of Monmouth received
second largest award, $40 on Jer-
seys. F. E. Lynn of Perrydale took
$295 for Jerseys; Frank Loughary is
$24O richer for showing cattle in the
same class and j. g. Hewitt of Per-
rydale showed Jerseys that brought
him 1925. California took the great
est amount of money in prizes, when
breeders of that state cornered $9470.
Oregon was second with $9,145, and
was third with a total of
S8,650.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02

time, cooks the wholesome food tina
Miss Van Voorhees, prescribes for th
patients in her charge. Quarters fG
the help are in the large and well-fin
ished basement. There also is tn
laundry room, where any amount O
work can be done, and where a win
ter drying-room is feature. Thi
part of the equipment makes it pos
sible to quickly dry laundry during
the rainy season. 1t is equipped will
steam heating appliances, and grea
racks for the clothes, which are pull
ed out in sections, like a section Of
the wall. But these things are moi
the most interesting part of the base.
ment. There is the fruit room. Be-
tween the walls of the room set aside
for fruit and other edibles, such as
vegetables, eggs, butter and the like
there is a collection of food that
would almost supply the German
army. The greater part of this is can
ned fruit and vegetables, put up un-
der the personal and very careful di-
rection of Miss Van Voorhees,. This
year the cooks canned more than 800
quarts Of the very choicest fruit and
vegetables, and the many Jars are ar
ranged on the shelves about the room.
Ii the patients eat that amount of
food they certainly must develop great
appetites under the care that is Civ
en- them.
The first floor is devoted to the Of
flee, the private quarters of the man
ager, the wards and some private
rooms. Miss Van Voorhees, is very
settled in attractive
rooms, but she devotes as much, or
more, attention to making the sick
rooms as pleasant as possible. In each
of the wards are four beds, set around
a bright room. The wards are equip
ped with dressing tables and plenty of
chairs for the visitors who are well
coined each day at certain hours. The
private rooms are cheerful looking
and very pleasant. Comfortable beds |
are the chief feature, but the furnish
ngs are complete in every detail. All
Ire outside rooms and each has sew
sral windows for the admittance of
light, ventilation and anything that
nay be cheerful from the outside,
,ither sunshine or the spring song of
he birds. Comfort, brought about by
he creation of every convenience,
air and light, are provisions
II the absolute rules set down by Miss
Van Voorhees,. Miss Van Voorhees,
las her private quarters in such a
'lace that she can give instant atten-
ion to any part of the house and her
ooms are connected by phone with
II other parts of the building.
The second floor of the building is
iven over to other private rooms, to
CONTINUED on page three.)
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
ENDORSES UNIT PLAN
TEACHERS INSTITUTE RECON-
MENDS UNIT SYSTEM.
Institute Passes Several Resolutions
Immediately Prior to Adjourn
ment Last Friday.

The committee on resolutions, com
posed of E. l.. Keezel, Miss Edna
Sweeney, W. E. Buell., W. l. Rey.
nolds, w. |. Ford and Fred Crowley
Submitted the following resolutions
to the annual teachers institute
which closed on Friday. They were
unanimously adopted:
We, your committee on resolutions,
beg to submit for your consideration,
correction and adoption the following
resolutions:
Be it resolved by the teachers as
sembled in this annual Polk county
teachers institute that we express to
the board of education of the city of
Dallas our appreciation for the use
of the high school building and to
the teachers of Dallas a vote of
thanks for the hearty reception given
to teachers and visitors.
That we express to our instructors
and to all on the institute program a
vote of thanks for their splendid eff
forts in making the institute most
enjoyable and profitable one.
That we endorse and recommend
continuation of the Industrial club
work so successfully carried out this
last year in Polk county.
That we pledge our support to the
of all Polk county
schools for the year 1915-10.
That we recommend the Parent
Teachers association as most i'm
portant agency in securing the full
cooperation of school and communi-
ty.
That we recommend to all teachers
the reading circle work as supervised
by the University of Oregon and the
Oregon Agricultural college.
That we recommend for the serious
by the citizens of this
'ounty the county unit plan of school
That each teacher strive Loyalty
md conscientiously to attain the Polk
ounty teachers aim for 19l5-16.
That to Superintendent HI. c. Sey-
nour we express our most hearty ap-
'reciation of his untiring efforts to
dvance all of the educational inter-
SITS of the county, and to Mrs. HI. C.
seymour our appreciation for her
heerful helpfulness in the work of
he superintendent.
That we pledge to Superintendent
[. C. Seymour and to Supervisor H.
[. Parsons, our loyal support and
o-operation.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
SUNRISE CHANGES OWNERSHIP
Lloyd Kohari Gives Up Management
of Hotel to Former Cook.

Lloyd Kohari, who has perated the
Sunrise hotel for several years, has
transferred his interests to Lee Ka-
mar of Independence and Harry Mi
yamoto, who has been Kohair's chief
cook. Miyamato will be manager of
the establishment and Kamar's inter-
est will be financial and advisory.
The new owners plan a number of i'm
provements in the equipment and SER
vice, especially in the dining room.
Kohair will remain in Dallas to con-
clude his business affairs.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
ERADICATE THE GOPHER
POLK COUNTY FARMERS EX-
PENDING MONEY TO THIS END
Destructive Animal Captured in Large
Numbers by Trappers Employed
by Tillers of the Soil.

According to a Monmouth cores.
pondent, Millard McCaleb of that city
has enjoyed a remunerative occupa-
ton during the past summer trapping
gophers on the larger farms of Polk
county, he having killed $500 of the
little pests, which at twenty-five cents
head netted him $3.50. These oper-
ations were carried on at the Riddell
ranch, which comprises 1900 acres,
where traps are still scattered over
the place. On another farm in that
neighborhood, that of John B. Stump,
which contains 1900 acres, Warren
Neal, veteran of the civil war, has
caught hundreds of gophers the past
summer, and netted a handsome prof
it from the employment. But while
this attempt at determination is pro-
crossing ON these large tracts, the
smaller farmers are said to be suffer-
ing more than formerly because Of
the fact that the gophers are driven
to them from the big ranches. But
inasmueh as "self preservation is the
first law of nature" the scripturaI
"go thou and do like
WISE" may very well apply to this
undertaking. The gopher pest is one
that has proven a great hinderance to
farmers of the Willamette valley in
the past, and there seems to be a.
determination on the part of the most
progressive farmers to exterminate
them at any cost. United action, and
keeping everlastingly at it, must nee
give the desired results. The
destruction of crops is an item worthy
Of consideration with the tillers of
the soil, as is evidenced from the
fact that those who are carrying on
this extensive campaign against the
gopher are willing to pay so hand
;omely for their eradication. During
he past several years there has been
an enormous increase in the number
If these destructive pests. and it re-
solved itself into a question Of who
was to have possession of the farm.
Farmers in all parts Of the valley
should forthwith take up the fight.
md each doing his part the result
would be that within a comparatively
'ew years the gopher would, praeti-
ally speaking, be a thing Of the past.
I is a duty the tiller of the soil owes
himself, as well as his neighbor, who
; exPending time and money to wipe
,ut the existing evil.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
D. A. R, Chapters INCREASING.

The work of the Daughters of the
American Revolution is spreading in
most gratifying manner throughout
Oregon Under the efficient guidance of
Mrs Isaac Lee Patterson of Eola,
state regent. Dallas lays claim to the
first organization of Children of the
American Revolution with Evelyn NJ.
Sibley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
E. Sibley, as the first charter mem
Der.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
Smith Case Heard in Circuit Court.

In the case of Smith VS.. Van Wal
tiers, for foreclosure of contract,
Judge Belt will make no decision un-
til further testimony is submitted IN
writing next week. The first testi-
mony in the case was heard in circuit
court yesterday morning, and DIR.
Mott, who with a group of others, was
named as defendent in the action,
was the only one TO appear. The
other defendants loose by default.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
Airlie School Standardized.

The high school of Airlie has be-
come standard and has won the pen
nant offered by County Superinten-
dent Seymour. A list of 16 require
ments was sent to the school at the
beginning of the semester and pupils,
teachers and parents at once cooper
ated to make the school standard. Pu-
pills have become interested in many
new systems this year. >
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
Polk's Fancy Prunes.

A number of boxes of Roy Graves
fancy packed prunes were sent to the
eastern market this week that will be
revelation of Oregon's prune indus
try to the purchasers. The prunes
were packed in 10-pound boxes con-
tanning nine layers of thirty-five
prunes to the layer and made most
attractive package. Such a pack is
worth eight and nine cents a pound
here and will sell for twenty cents
a pound in the east.-Sheridan Sun.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
Increase in Tax Levy.

The tax levy at Independence for
the coming year will be nearly 200
per cent above the last year, levy
of 20 mills having been decided upon
by the city council. The levy for the
present year was only 7 mills. The
of the city property is esti-
mated at $520,000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
COUNTY

The consideration in the action
brought by Smith against the defend
ent realty developers is $14,422. Nc
Nary & Martin are attorneys for the
defense and Walter Winslow is on the
side of the plaintiff.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
MAC WINS FROM DALLAS
VISITORS FROM YAMHILL REV
FUSED TO BE WAILOPED.
In Hard Fought Gridiron Battle Home
Team Goes, Down to Defeat
Sixteen to Six.

e ioai'eu " an ellec1ise colnDi, u,
: nas,on - 9p1eu' ~1lsn' an iooIDal'
: Ano"iouso ~ Da.ias sonoo'
' .eam was uilsuccessiui cess ~ = nrave a.. ~
t:nI I:p' ~ ~ ~ 4o lao 'n1 1s.io ,ai WI
3 ns nsn Sa. s.nooi .e'm on 'ne io1ai 1, Lu ~,
was ;deal for foothalI and tha crowd
+. was unusually GOOD the bovs having
sold avarv admission t;cket before
tbe oama started but tbesa things
:. failed to have an effect IN ovaroom;no.
tbe band;cans If wa;obt and lacL of
nract;ee which ware rasnons;hla for
tba defeat IF dallas Tha oams start
Cd off ike . sure victory for dallas
and onlv a Few tbouobt McM;nnv;IIe
had 4 fiohtino chance aoainst the
rushing i;ohter bovs Dallas com
nletelv oufnlaved is heavier foe in
The frst half of tha game co FAR
outnlavad them that The svstamat;c
advance Melted Dallas toucbdown
abont tbe middle Of the second ouar-
fer Rut McMinnville came hack with
a vengeance in tle second ba1f and bv
hard line hncls fore thronob 9tha nal
1as dafenses for reneated gains Of
Prom fve to 9ftoan 11ards This
bro,,obt the team two toncbdowns for
which onlv ono GOAL was k;ckad and
feld ooal total Of IA no;nts To
tbe q made bv Dallas
rlo e.. a.. Co., p...,o -,
80 nc ~ law .nat ooaon nuuuel ue.n oouiu
m NJ. seL pla'tioe 'ee',i .ose'ner VI
n.y. :aa Ia ~ fs,' q" o e .ass meeA was
ensi;ui ~, po 20 l.5 II
- ~ 'nany o;.s. AJo,,sn Ia p,aii snal ao
~, ~, NJ Sa no.e onao1u ~, 'no ooyo ~
~ ~ "uoatoat q oo n,;"t"Io : ans 1 ua ant aa aa
-, siea'es 90 tl ;nas,nt; s.ane anu wsn' ts aL oo
u'aly " e .ne .nss.u uo'ions i:' oi .ne oSac" u
w mnel' ~ a,;e, b ~ ~ ow on'. ,,ne "a;n ia
H. AraNT;Ip,'i,1a 80 80 III
'n 49, 1:aa, uLa IN. n,a.a a'ie se'n,, ~ ~
no' ~ Ia, La..,s '"I ~ Us g. pas anu op.n
~ 40 Ia.ue my ~. pasIe pans
m anu enu-nui's, NJ - senoia' ssyi1 9e
p' ~ Y, Z, o1 A,a.
hoys wara ahsdlnteIv ;neffeet;va and
runners were thrown for
a loss. The greater portion of the
nrst half Oh the game was played IN
first touchdown Dallas again rushed
the ball TO within striking distance
OF the goal, but lost the ball to NC
blew However. the game was inter
esting and both sides battled at their.
best throughout the contest; The
crowd was good one, and loyal IN
It's support OF the home team. flnan-
,lally 1t was the most successful so
Jar staged here. The team has learn
I'd an expensive lesson and Will prob
ably proht greatly thereby In the
,rday Tho done all fayors Dallas in
he Silverton game, as the local team
,eat the same adversary on its home
ield in the first game of the season.
SATURDAYS game by quarters reveals
comparison of the work of the two
cams.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-02
Second Quarter.

A fake pass by Mac was spoiled by
Elmo Bennett and Dallas sent Balder-
ee through center. Scott around end
made another gain and in the next
play Berg fell wrong and fumbled the
ball to Mac. A bad forward pass by
Continued on page three.)
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-09
WOMAN WANTS
 COURT CLERXSH|P
List of Applicants for Position In Fairbanks District Constant
 Iy Growing.

A petition signed by many women of Fairbanks has been presented to JDLge Bunnell asking him to appoint Miss Clara c. Held clerk of the court of the Fourth division. Miss Held has had long experience in court work, having worked in a United States commissioners office, U4 s. district attorneys office, and in the office Of the clerk of the court. The other applicants for the office are: Chief Deputy Marshal J. E. Clark, Assist ant District Attorney G. Ellis Gard ner, Wallace Cathcart, Fred A. Mar tin. G. A. Olson, Ed. Stier, L. F.. Protzman, B. J. McGinnis and w. F.. Whitley.
 A good story comes from Fairbanks in connection with the numerous pc titions which are being circulated asking Judge Bunnell to appoint the person favored by those circulating the petitions. The citizens have got the habit and just attach their names to the list without reading the peti- ton. It appears that John Moe, the erstwhile Democratic leader, found it necessary to circulate petition to secure a renewal of his saloon license and left petitions around at several places where they could re- ceive the signatures of the citizens.
 When Noes petition is presented to the court officials they will be surprised at the popularity of the genial gentleman among the fair sex, as it contains the names of several good Christian workers who believ-
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-09
THE PERIL OF AUSTRIA.

If the Pope did say that The feared the disruption of Austria was inevi- table unless peace was brought about within short time," he merely gave utterance to an opinion that has be- come very general It seems not only inevitable, but near at hand. Before the war is over or even near it's end we may see the downfall of the en- pire which, seventy years ago, domi- mated Europe. The greatness which reached it's height under Metternich may soon end in destruction under Burian.
 At least in theory and on the face of the official documents it was Aus tria who began the war, who brought about the universal calamity, and her punishment is as terrible as if her guilt were all that it seemed. She entered on her ruinous course with as much gayety of heart as did the French in 1870, and the nonchalance with which she embarked on the easy task of destroying Servia had a re- buke almost melodramatic when her crushed and broken armies fled helt- er-skelter back to Austrian soil.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-09

The Wilhelmina, previous to the outbreak of the war, belonged to a German steamship company and was interned in an American port when war was declared in order to prevent her becoming a war prize of some nation hostile to Germany. Later the vessel was purchased by an Amer ican and registered under the Ameri- can flag She was loaded with car go of cotton destined for Germany. The vessel cleared from an American port before the British government had declared cotton contraband when shipped to Germany and the owners of the cargo are evidently in- sisting upon their right to fill their contract by delivering the cotton to some German port.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-09
CoLONIZlNG NEGROES.

Representative Quin, of Mississlp- nj observed in the House the other day that "everybody would be better off if we could coloniZe the negroes somewhere" This utterance is ln' tended strictly for northern consump- tion. One thing which would incite a riot anywhere within the borders of his own state would be any sug- gestion to remove from it any portion of it's negro population, upon which the state depends for its subsistence. If Mississippi had to depend upon its white population to produce it's crops or to do it's other work it would face bankruptcy at once.
 When it comes to state legislation, rather than to stump speeches in con- gress, this fact is recognized clearly, and drastic laws are in force there to prevent, if possible, any loss to the state of any portion of it's negro population. Here, for example, is a section from the Mississippi laws of 1912, taken from a recent bulletin of the bureau of labor statistics of the federal government:
 Each emigrant or employment az ent, or person engaged in hiring negroes or soliciting emigrants or laborers in this state to go beyond the limits of the state, must pay an annual license of five hundred dol lars ($5O0) in every county in which he operates or solicits emigrants oI laborers."
 A fine of $5,00O and Imprisonment for six months at hard labor are the penalties for trying to induce labor CTS to leave the state in the ab sence of such a license.
 The laws of the same state provide severe penalties for any person whc shall induce any laborer or renter to leave his employment. They also provide jail sentences up to six months time for any laborer who jumps his job" after having entered into contract of employment.-Seat tie Post-Intelligencer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-09
WEALTHY SPOKANE
 DRUGGIST KILLED
Was Beaten d Robbed By Thugs Last Saturday Night-Scores of
 Vagrants Arrested

SPOKANE, Feb. 9-Dr. R. P. Simms, wealthy druggist of this city, is dead from injuries received at the hands of unknown thugs who robbed and beat him into an uncon- scious condition late last Saturday night.
 The outrage, following as it does series of holdups, has caused in- tense indignation among the citizens. The police have been subjected to severe criticism and have made scores of arrests in the hope of being able to secure some evidence from the vagrants as to the guilty parties.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-09
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.

Compiled from the official tide te : bles issued by the Coast and Geodet ic Survey. The time for high and low water Is for the Port of Valdez and Is Valdez time. Immediately fol. lowing the time of high and low wa ter is given the height of the tide in feet and tenths:
 Tuesday, February g. High tide 7:27 a. m., 12; 9:4S p. m., 88.
 Low tide 12:36 a. m.. 36; 3:14 p. m., 0.1.
 Saturday, February IS. High tide 12:07 a. m., 10.8: 11:38 p. m., 13.1.
 Low tide 5:34 a. m., 20; 6:24 p. m., IA.
 Sunday, February IA. High tide 12:41 a. m., 11.3; 1922 p. m., 13.1.
 Low tide 6:16 a. m., IS; 6:5s p. m., 1.3.
 "Wednesday, February 10. High tide S:46 a. m., 9.2; 1O:45 D. m., 9.4.
 Low tide 2:14 a. m., a.7: 4:17 p. m., 06.
 Thursday, February ii. High tide 9:54 a. m., 1926; 11:30 p. m., 10.1.
 Low tide $40 a. m., 3.s; s:5s p. m., III.
 Friday, February 12. High tide 10:50 a. m., 13.0. Low tide 4:44 a. m., 2.6: 5:48 p. m.. 1.4.