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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
Pack Prunes October First.

The j. X. Armsby company is ex-
pecting to start up its big prune
packing plant Dallas about the first
Of October, and it now seems prob
able that the pack this season will
run between 100000 and 100000
pounds. Prunes were never better
than this year; all conditions have
been favorable to their growth, and
with continued good conditions dry
ing will start in the orchards by the
18th of the month. The price has been
running between six and seven cents
to growers this year and at this rate
the prune crop will bring very profit
able returns.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
County Fair Notes.

W. O. Morrow of Rickreall, Franl
Loughary and G.. G. Hewett of Mon
mouth and Macarthur and Stauff ot
Rickreall have entered dairy cattle
for competition.
John M. Scott, general passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific lines in
Oregon, and Ben W. Olcott, secretary
of state, have acknowledged receipt
of their special tickets and have
promised to speak to county fair au-
diences.
County School Superintendent Rey-
nolds and County School Supervisor
Moore report a keen interest on the
part of the school children through
out the county in preparation of ex-
hibits for the fair. The two officials
covered the entire county the first
four days of the week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
CONGRESS QUITS TODAY.
WITH AGREEMENT ON REVE-
NUE. BILL SOL0NS REST.
Senators and Representatives &c
Home, Happy as Children Re-
leased From School.

Congress adjourned at ten this
morning after nine months labor
Protracted sessions in both houses
last night to approve the conference
agreement on the emergency revenue
bill to raise approximately $200,000,-
900 needed by the administration to
meet the extraordinary appropria.
tions for national defense and the
Mexican crisis, were held. Eager to
reach home to visit their families and
constituents, congressman began leav-
ing Washington on the midnight
trains last night. The coming politi-
cal campaign is drawing many who
want to be on the ground to take care
of their fences.
The revenue bill as it went to Pres
ident Wilson for approval today con
tains drastic provisions empowering
the president to retaliate against for
eign interference with American com
merce, creates a non-partisan tariff
commission, increases the duties on
dyestutfs to encourage their manufac-
ture in the United States, provides
means to prevent dumping of cheap
foreign-made goods into American
markets after the war, and provides
for income, inheritance, munitions,
corporation stock, liquor and miscel-
laneous internal revenue taxes.
During consideration of the report
in the senate, Senator Chamberlain
protested vigorously against elimina-
ton by the conference committee of
a retaliatory provision against Cana
dian control of Pacific coast fisheries,
and Representative Gardner of Mas
sacrusetts, enlivened the house with
bitter denunciation of the retalia-
tory provision against foreign inter-
ference with American commerce.
Representative Gardner charged
with hypocrisy and his crit
icism of the administration aroused |
the ire of some of the democrats, two
of whom-Representative Decker of
Missouri and Cullop of Indiana
made speeches in reply. Representa-
tive Bennett of New York, republi-
can, said he disagreed with both rep
resentatives Gardner and Becker, but
hat there were questions of national
honor that rose above partisanship.
Representative Becker, amid rounds
If applause, thanked God that there
vas in the White house a president
Who was willing to resort to negotia-
ions. before resorting to the sword.
lie suggested that the views of Mr..
iardner and of Mr.. Roosevelt were
,ro-ally.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

an expert travels from farm to farm,
spending usually one day at a place.
Each cows milk is weighed and test
ed. as is her feed. An account is op-
ened in the ledger for each animal
and at the end of the year the profit
or loss of each one can be ascertained.
The heifers of good cows should be
selected and the poor cows should go
to the slaughterhouse, otherwise they
may be the means of running the own
er's business. A cow-testing associa-
ton is a cooperative organization
with local officers. and one that can be
of use also for advertising the sale of
cattle. The results obtained with such
advertising have often been remark
able. Dairymen and breeders are GER
tain to be interested in such a move
ment for the bettering of the bust
ness.
AT present about $50 of the organi-
cations keep the records for abou,
100000 COWS owned by about $500
farmers. These men are realizing the
benefits of cooperation. The dairy
business is well adapted for co-opera-
tive organization, and concerted eff
fort by dairymen usually means much
greater profits on milk and cream
through the elimination of waste, the
of more economical meth
ods of production and manufacture,
and the development of more produc-
tive cows.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
COOPERATIVE DAIRYING PAYS
Elimination of Waste and More Eco
nominal Production are Results.

There are so many leaks in the
dairy business that only by the use of
the best business principles can it be
made permanently profitable. Indi-
vidual cows must each make a profit
over the cost of feed; this can be de-
termined only by weighing each COW s
milk and the feed that she consumes.
The old argument that the best cows
are known may have some foundation.
but few men know the poorest cows.
and the latter 90 to make up the av-
erage as well as the good cows. No
dairy is better than its average pro-
duction. If this is too low, the herd
is not paying a profit. Business prin-
ciples must therefore be applied to
lowering the cost of milk production.
Efficiency is as much a necessity on
the farm as in the factory. Few men
feed their cows in proportion to the
quantity of milk produced. vet what
could be more simple and more nearly
right2 With little regard for her
needs. feed is put before the COW IN
plenty if it is cheap and in less guam
tity if the price is high. Cows use
about 60 per cent of their feed merely
to keep their bodies working. and it
is the quantity that is fed above this
fixed necessity that furnishes the ma
terial for the milk. Too often the
dairyman says 81 would do all the
up-to-date things if I had the time. f"
Can the storekeeper afford to run his
business without keeping booksl Yet
that is what the farmer is doing.
Working in cooperation, dairymen
can obtain ,he benefits of business
methods at a very small cost through
the organization of eow-testing as
sociation. An organization Of this
kind that hires an expert to deter
mine the feed e hst of milk or fat pro-
duetion for each COW in the herds of
The members is easily possible. Such
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
CHL0R0F0RM IN SURGERY.
The Horrors That Were Stopped by Its
Use as an Anaesthetic,


Use as an Anaesthetio,
Sir James Simpson, who was con
nected with the medical department O
edinburgh university, If not actual,
the d1scoverer of chloroform was at
any rate the first to introduce its EN-.
pioyment as an anaesthetic into sur.
glcal practice. This was in 1s4s,
previously all operations were per
formed without anaesthetics, the pa.
tieht being drugged with whisky and
neiu down by strong men while the ON.
eiatioh was performed. No medical
discovery ever did more TO alleviate
human suffering.
Or James Is generally given credit for
tne actual discovery of chloroform but
IL Is stated In some works thar II was
discovered some years previous to his
urst experiments by an American doc.
'or named Guthrie and by a French
physician named Souberian. In onv
Ease IL was DR.. Simpson who proved
lts great value as an anaesthetic and
the room In which he made his first ax.
periments still exists in Edinburgh
Inc story goes that he tried tbe
euiorolorm on himself and two medical
IIenus li They proved its efficacy by
simultaneously falling beneath tbe
taOle. Sir James had copsidorohIo
prejudice to overcome before chloro.
norim was adopted generally bv tba
nt euica' % profession, it being denounced
at one time as dangerous to boa,th
Weekly. eHison
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
Dublin Castle.

Dublin castle has history of over
seven centuries, for it was King John
who in 1904 ordered it to be built. "well
fortified. with good fosses and thick
walls strong enough to defend or con.
troll the city" Henry ILL.,. when about
to visit Ireland in 1913. ordered the ad
dition of hall. with sufficient win.
dows and glass easements" and other
improvements were made in succeed.
ing reigns. particularly by the Duke of
Clarence, son of Edward I'LL, who as
viceroy spent much money on the cas-.
tie to make it convenient las his father
complained when called upon TO pay
for his sports and other pleasures
London Standard.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

After being started the supply OF
raw material should be governed Dy
the capacity of the plant and VIII ot
determined by the treatment ACCORDED
the grower by the management lne
development of labor supply should
be a natural one and with increasing
railroad facilities favorable transpor-
tation conditions should be worked
out.
The successful production OF fruits
berries, vegetables and root crops de-
mand the highest type of intensive
culture. Small tracts can be made TO
produce as much income as many Oh
the present large farms. To secure
best results irrigation and fertlllza-
ton will be resorted to in many
cases.
The dividing of our large farms
into small tracts that will provide
homes and incomes for many taml-
lies, increasing the population den
pity of the territory tributary to
Dallas will automatically add to the
population and business development
of Dallas. A look into the future
shows many of the "little farms" IN
that part of the Willamette valley
adjacent to Dallas. But to reach this
state of development it is absolutely
necessary to provide a market for
the potential products of the "little
farm" and it would seem that Dallas
should be able to meet the five re-
quirements necessary for the logical
answer-ta cannery.
R. U. STEELQUIST.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
+ + + ++*++++ + + j. + :. 4. .
WHAT DALLAS NEEDS
Says Cannery is Needed.

Industrial and agricultural devel
opment are probably the keys to the
development of a greater Dallas and
when one industry can directly ac.
complish both of these results its
claim for attention should merit some
serious consideration.
Mr.. Fuller, in the Observer of Sep.
tember fifth has suggested that a can
ming and preserving industry be de-
veloped and that seems a promising
field.
To the writer the five essentials
for cannery project in the order Of
their importance seems tn be: a can
able management, adequate capital. a
sufficient and reliable supply of raw
materials, a good labor market and
economical transportation facilities
Upon the management devolves the
risk of capital, the production of a
class A product, the marketing of the
output, and perhaps most important
of all, taetful dealings with the
growers to insure proper paintings
and the supply Of raw materials in
the quantities and of the qualities de-
sired for full capacity operation of
the plant. Proper capitalization
should provide a complete plant with
the best equipment, furnish funds
for purchase of supplies and for the
most satisfactory results. should per-
NIT of cash payment in full for the
raw materials as delivered to the
plant.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
5TH ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR TO
OPEN WEEK FROM TUESDAY
Address by Governor, Auto and
Stock Parades, Judging Con-
tests Are Features.

The program for the fifth annual
Polk County Fair, to be held in Dal-
las from September 10Th to 21st, in
elusive, has been announced by the
secretary, Mrs. Winnie Braden, and
included features which will make
this years show one of the best and
most interesting ever held. Balloon
ascensions each day, an automobile
parade on Tuesday and a stock par
ade on Wednesday, an address by
Governor Withycombe, stock judging
contests, band concerts, singing by
Mrs. Halle Parrish Hinges of Sa-
lem and acrobatic feats by the Ar
mold Amusement company, comprise
a few of the features of this years
exhibit.
Following is the complete program
for the three days:
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
Another for the Cannery.

[ believe Dallas greatest need at
the present time. is a well equipped
camery. Situated as it is. Dallas is
surrounded by numerous small land
holders who are not possessed OF
enough land to make living by rails
inc grain or stock. These men must
of necessity, spend a portion of tie
year working away from their own
land in order to support their fami-
lies. A well equipped cannery at Dal-
las would enable these people to uti-
lize their very rich soil in the pro-
duction of small fruits and vegeta-
bles.
There are many different kinds Of
land in close proximity to Dallas,
which would make it possible to raise
almost every kind of fruit or vege-
table handled by a cannery. Such an
institution would make prosperous
small farmers out of the men who are
now casting about in futile attempt
to gain a LIVELIHOOD; it would fur.
nish lucrative employment, not only
to people within the city, but would
also turn to profitable labor the time
Of many women and children in the
surrounding districts.
A prosperous farming community
will certainly add to the prosperity of
its commercial center, therefore i
believe a cannery to be the greatest
industrial need of this community.
A. B. STARBUCK.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
eAVoRs WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

some time ago a consideration
Vi our economic conditions and
tendencies of the position Of
women in gainful oecupations
vl the nature and course of tho
uenand, led me to the concln-
slon that the granting of snf.
rage to women is ineritabIo
opposition may DELAY. bnt IL
u! judgment cannot defeat tbis
movement If women ara 20
nave the vote, as / believe tbov
are, 1t seems to me entiroly
,,r elear that in the interest of rho
puO.lc po,l. life of this country the
contest - should be ended promnt.
y; l favor the vote for women
, run hr. Hughes Speech of
Acceptance. pee'n Vi
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
Smithfeld Warehouse Ready.

The warehouse of the Smithfeld
Cooperative Exchange is ready and
all that is now needed is the license
from the county court. The Exchange
will do general warehouse business.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
MAINTENANCE OF
AMERICAN RIGHTS.

Had this government by the
use of both informal and formal
diplomatic opportunities left no
doubt that when we said "strict
accountability" we meant pre-
cisely what we said and that we
should unhesitstingIy vindicate
that position am confident
that there would have been no
destruction of American lives by
the sinking of the Lusitania.
There we had ample notice-in
fact, published notice. Further
more, we knew the situation, and
we did not require specific no.
tice. Instead of whiting away
our formal statements by equiv
ocaI conversations, we needed
the straight, direct and decisive
representations which every dip
lonat and foreign office would
understand. believe that in
this way we should have been
spared the repeated assaults on
American lives. Moreover, firm
American policy would have been
strongly supported by our people
and the opportunities for the de-
veloPment of bitter feeling would
have been vastly reduced.-From
Mr.. Hughes Speech of Accept
ance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
BULLETIN
ONE CENT A WORD, PHONE 10
BUY A READY BUILT HOUSE

BUY A READY BUILT HOUSE
We furnish ready-cut buildings, and
all materials, including hardware,
inside and outside paints, lath, plas-
ter and shingles-in fact every
thing complete for erection except
foundation and brickwork. Before
you build see us in regard to our
cuts and plans. If you find nothing
satisfactory we will give you prices
on your own plans. For further in
formation address Jack Syron
Sheridan, Oregon. 53-9t-y
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
Realistic Play.

Cant you children play without con
tnually ringing the doorben?" asked
mother, who had been trying i'm vain to
get an afternoon nap.
NO, mother" said Alice. Its quite
impossible. You see. Edith and I are
playing house. and Freddie is the col.
lector"-St Louis Post Dispatch.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
TUESDAY

10 a. m.-Balloon ascension.
p. m.-Automobile parade.
2 p. m.-Address by Governor
Withycombe.
2:3O p. m.-Vocal solo, Halle Par
IRISH Hinges.
p. m-High dive by Captain
Henry Kerns.
$3.50 p. m.-High wire walkers.
p. m.-Flying Trapeze and La
Schell act.
4:3O p. m.-Slide for life by Won
gowed Wonder.
Z p. m.-Band concert.
8 p. m.-Vocal solo, Halle Parrish
Hinges.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

Thrifty. Is she:
Thrifty won't 10 into a long dis
course. merely tell you that she
banks money IN December-
Just as you are pleased at finding
faults you are disnieased at finding
perfection i.svater
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
Lona rire es.ween Shower.

In l9i2 rain fell in the nitrate terri
tory of Chile for the first time in near.
ly half a renIury. and for the first
time in mans memory the coast towns
were free from dust
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

fOk SALE-$5O Columbia Grafonola,
used very little, for $50. Will give
SIX records with machine and will
sell other records at half price.
Phone ll5l; 10 Main street. 54-55
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

Io acknowledgement sad
Gle and buggy mare for a first class
cow coming in. L. Zorn, Dallas,
1t. l. 54-lt-c
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

fOk SALE-Louvain setter dog. 115
years, $15. Joe Gladh. $3.50
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
WEDNESDAY

10 a. m.-Balloon ascension.
p. m.-Stock parade.
2 p. m.-Boys' and girls saddling
and riding contest. Premiums to be
given by the Bank of Falls City.
p. m.-Vocal solo, Halle Parrish
Hinges.
$3.50 p. m.-High dive by Captain
Henry Kerns.
a p. m.-High wire walkers.
4:3O p. m.-Flying trapeze and La
Schell act.
8 p. m.-Slide for life by Won
gowed Wonder.
p. m.-Band concert.
8 p. m.-Vocal solo, Halle Parrish
Hinges.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

" "ANIED-A girl for general house
work. Call Rickreall 81. 53-2t
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

WANTED-Prune packers at the Dal-
las Warehouse & Manufacturing Co.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

NooI-ln town Sunday, new gold
pm, black set with small brilliant.
FINDER leave at Observer Office. 54t1
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

LoST-Bunch of keys. Finder please
return to Observer office. 54-55
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

Foh SALE--Une span matched driv-
ing ponies, covered buggy and dou-
ole harness. Also few pieces of
good furniture. Inquire, j. S. Ash
baugh. 20 o. :
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

Semi-Weekly Observer $3.50 a wear
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

iOn SALE-Malleable steeled iron,
AR cooled, two horsepower gasoline
eng engine New batteries and coil.
S=O cash. Price Brothers. SOFT.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
THURSDAY

10 a. m.-Balloon ascension.
1 p. m.-Stock Judging contest
Dairy cattle judging open to every
boy and girl of school age in Polk
county. Premiums offered by the bus
mess man of Perrydale. First, trip
to State fair and So; second, $3.50;
third, $3.50; fourth, 81; fifth, SOC.
3p. m.-Vocal solo, Halle Parrish
Hinges.
$3.50 p. m.-High dive by Captain
Henry Kerns.
4 p. m.-High wire walkers.
4:3O p. m.-Flying trapeze and La
Schell act.
5 p. m.-Slide for life by Won
gowed Wonder.
z p. m.-Band concert.
s p. m.-Vocal solo. Halle Parrish
Hinges.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
cow DESERVES REST
AND AMPLE FEEDING
Recommendation of Dairy De-
partment of the New Jersey
Experiment Station.

The dairying department OF the New
Jersey agricultural experiment station
recommends that the dairy farmer
should remember to give his COWS a
rest of six weeks or more before they
freshen this fall. Some COWS may
maintain a good flow Of milk right up
TO caIving time, and in such cases the
dairyman hesitates to dry them of
for a rest period OF several weeks.
This should be done, however, and the
COW well fed so that she will be in
good flesh when she freshens. The
work of producing a heavy yield Of
milk for ten months or a year is a
severe drain upon the cows strength
and vitality, and a period of rest
should be given her to recuperate and
prepare for another lactatiOn period.
If she finishes her milking period quite
thin in flesh she should be given
longer dry period and more literally
fed The loss of what milk the COW
might produce during the dry period
will be made up several times over by
an increased yield during the follow
ing lactatiOn period. a good rest and
liberal feeding preceding the date Of
calving helps largely to bring about a
good yield during the following year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
BRIcK-PAVED ROADS DURABLE
Use of Blocks Is Becoming Common In
Many States-Afford Good
FcothoId for Horses.

The selection OF the kind of brick
to be used is one of the most impOr-
tant factors in the success or failure
Of brick-paved highways, according to
a professional bulletin on 'Brick
Roads," recently issued by the United
States department of agriculture. The
use of brick for paving country roads,
the publication declares, is becoming
common in many states.
The principal advantages which
brick roads possess, according to the
authors, may be stated briefly as fol-
lows: ID They are durable under
practically all traffic conditions; 20
they afford easy traction and mod
erately good foothold for horses; and
(3) they are easily maintained and
kept clean.
The principal disadvantage is the
high first cost. The defects which fire.
quently result from lack of uniformity
In the quality of the brick or from
poor construction are usually to be
traced indirectly to an effort to reduce
the first cost or to a popular feeling
that local materials should be used,
even when of inferior quality.
The first brick pavement construct
ed in this country, it is stated, dates
back to 1872, and Charleston, W. Va,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
KNOCKOUT FOR Mr.. BROWN
His Better HaIf's Story of Experience
With Lottery Certainly Not
FIattering to Him.

Mrs. Brown has a special horror Of
lotteries. and at all times and places
she embraces every opportunity of
holding forth with vehemence concern
ing this pet abOmination. Her indig-
nation will therefore be imagined
when, one evening, her worthy spouse
came home and proudly announced
that he had joined a goose club. For
something like an hour she poured the
walls of wrath on her unfortunate hus-
bands head, while he endeavored
meekly to bear 1t all.
At last the warmth of the attack
proved quite too much for the 1ong-en-
during John, and he decided that the
time had come for him to fire up in re-
turn.
ST suppose, my DEAR" said he, en-
deavoring to be sarcastic, you were
never in lottery, were your"
But, alas for the speaker Mrs.
Brown turned upon him with wither-
ing scorn.
"Once, John, and only once" said
she. 'They say, as you know, that
marriage is a lottery. Well, went in
for that, and myself won q goose !''-
London Tit-Bits.