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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
West SALEM,

f. L. Holman is one Of Thomas
Holman IS fremen at Eola this year.
The Joseph McLain and Bud De
Lapp families have both moved from
Kingwood Park to Salem.
An eleven-poand son arrived Ea',
Gently at the Frank Lamb home.
School will open October 2.
Mrs. Charles Baker of Salem is, a
guest at the Lamb home.
Mrs. 7. D. Yarns, who has been
quite i'll, is improving.
Mr.. James of Kingwood Park is
drying at the Livesley yard,
Picking was finished in the John
Brophy and Murphy Bedford yards
last week.
B. S. Martin and Clarence Shan
non are firemen at the Murphy Bed
ford hop house.
Harry Fennell of Marion was a
recent guest at his brothers. home,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
DALLAS CLUB Is ACTIVE
COMMERCIAL BODY HAS DOME
MUCH IN PROMOTION WORK.
Took Initiative in Establishment OF
County Fair and Has Worked
For Civic Betterment.

With a membership of about 100
OF the city's representative business
and professional men, the Dallas
Commercial club has, during its five
and a half years of existence, been
one OF the most influential and ac-
tive bodies in the development of the
city and county. Last year, 1915, was
one OF the most active of its career
when 1900 promotion booklets were
distributed in response to inquiries
and at public exhibitions, such as the
state fair and the Portland land pro-
ducts show. In addition to this the
club was responsible for the distribu-
ton of 10000 community booklets at
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
The development of the city and
county through publicity work has
not been the only club accomplish
ment during its existence, however.
lhe club has worked increasingly for
the betterment of conditions in this
community, 1t did the initiative work
IN the establishment of the Polk coun-
ty fair, an institution which has put
FOLK county into the blue ribbon class
among all the counties of the state.
The club was instrumental in getting
the Armsby packing plant to locate
IN Dallas, and was perhaps the orig
mai promoter of the Carnegie library
winch is credit to the city, and
through the clubs efforts was the Ma
lonal Guard armory erected in Dal-
las The Dallas Commercial club is
also entitled to all credit for secur-
ing the Polk county chautauqua. The
club has taken the initiative in road
oillng work and the erection of road
directory signs, being constantly
Watehful of road conditions. The
new railroad schedule to Airlie is in
part the work of the club, and it in
duced the Southern Pacific company
to improve its depot grounds. The
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
OATS CROP FINEST EVER
OVER TOO BUSHELS TO ACRE RE.
PORTED FROM SECTIONS.
Grain Crops of ALL Kinds Are Show
ing Up Better Than Average.
Prices Good.

The oats crop this year in Polk
county is the best one that has ever
been raised here, according to reports
coming into Dallas from various
farmers, and in some instances in the
Perrydale and Ballston districts there
are reports showing oats running ov-
er 100 bushels to the acre, machine
measure. When actually weighed out
this yield will be even larger. The
summer rains, which were numerous
during the past few months, are held
responsible for this exceptionally
good yield.
Wheat, too, is showing up better
than on the average and farmers have
realized very good prices for it. Clo-
yer seed is turning out fine, and with
a price of 15e. a pound this year the
yield is large enough in some cases,
it is reported, to pay for the value
of the land it was raised on. The
vetch crop, too, is exceptionally good
producing both fine feed as well as
a good seed crop. A considerable
amount of the seed will be sold by
Polk farmers this year.
And to top it off the prune crop is
now turning out better than in many
seasons past, and with prices ranging
4
from 614c to 612c the prune raisers
are feeling confident that this year.
crop is going to bring in large re-
turns. The picking of the crop is
now going rapidly forward and the
fruit is large and of high quality.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
Commercial club h !
aid to the Dallas NJ
=, III

Commercial club BIS
aid to the Dallas NJ
in harmony With "
working for civic 1
betterlrents, EntIst
tween the club lli |
and the Womans
The Dallas Cang
organized March VI
was the flrSE pl~
Tooze, Jr., the hhs
Loughary was HSi 4
the following ya
then publisher d Il
elected president Y
tion came the adlpI
stitution and byli'l
a board Of dll'Ssl
would be to ele'I u
president and ''tlfsl
At the presenl Il
6cials are: j. B. Il
N. L. Guy Vl'Fl
Loughary, secfe'u |
ter, treasurer j
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
City To Invite Conference.

As the official representative of the
Dallas Methodist Episcopal church
and the Dallas Commercial club, Rev.
George H. Bennett will extend an in
vitation to the 1916 conference of
the Oregon Methodist Episcopal
churches, west of the Cascades, to
meet in Dallas in September. 1917.
This years conference will be held
in Lebanon, September 27-0etober 2,
About 200 people attend the annual
conferences.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
DRY" Voters. Attentionl I

All persons living in Dallas and
vicinity who are interested in Gore
gon dry" legislation are invited to
meet in the Carnegie library auditori-
um on Tuesday evening, September
19, 1916, at 7:30 p. m.
The purpose of this meeting is to
acquaint the "dry" voters of Dallas
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
Eola.

The B. 7. Furgersons entertained
Tuesday evening with dancing par
ty.
Mrs. Mamie Hayden and Miller
HAYDEN of Company NJ, visited at
the home of H. H. Hayden Thursday.
T. w. Brunk, who has been in SpO-
kane Judging hogs at the Washington
state fair, has returned home.
Mrs. Jessie Chamberlain and two
children are visiting at the home of
rs. Acuf.
The little son of Grover Farmer
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19

was burned quite badly Tuesday ev-
ening by running through hot ashes
from the dry house furnace.
John Holman of San Francisco
visited relatives in Eola last week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
GREAT SCOTT|SHR|TE
TEMPLE FOR CAPITAL
Grand Commander Moore
Makes Promise at Annual
Banquet Of Order.

Washington will soon have a temple
to Masonry. where the local Scottish
Rite Masons will assemble. ana which
will moi. be surpassed even by the
great Masonic edifce on sixteepth
street. according TO q speech nnadS By
Grand Commander George Flemming
Moore. of the Ancient and Accepted
Order of Scottish Rites. at their an
nual banquet in the Ebbitt Hotel, last
night.
The banquet marked the anniversary
OF the dedication OF the Temple Of
Solomon in Jerusalem, upon which
traditions of Masonry are conferred.
Throughout the United States, sim
liar celebrations were held By Scot
fish Rite Masons.
Mr.. Moore's Promise.
washington Is rapidly becoming
the mecca Of Freemasonry OF the
United States" said Mr.. Moore. land
I am going to be personally respon-
sible for the pledge that every
Scottish Rite Mason in the country
Will contribute toward the building
OF a. temple 70 this order which will
to national Masonic allegiance which
now stands at Sixteenth and 8 streets
northwest"
In ACCORDANCE With the principles of
temple would be built in Doric architec-
| ture. and will be worthy OF the order
to which 1t shall be a temple.
Flower Girls Reap Harvest.
Selections Of music were given at In
tervals throughout the banquet The
| tables were lavishly decorated with
flowers. and flower girls, working in
connection with the bazaar of the order
| OF the Eastern Star Home benefit. cir
| culated among the banqueters and were
rewarded by reaping q rich harvest OF
OF the Eastern Star Is composed Of the
wives. sisters. and women relatives OF
the Masons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
HUGHES POSITION ON THE
LUSITANlA

Mr.. Hughes cannot be accused Of
avoiding the issue as to what he
would have done had he been Presi-
dent when the Lusitania was sunk.
This question was put to him at
Louisville last night by q Democrat
who started out to heckle him.
Mr. Hughes declared the path Of
peace was the path Of self-respect;
that he would have had the State
Department equipped at the begin
ming in such fashion as ITO command
the respect Of the world" that he
would so have conducted affairs in
Mexico as to show that our words
meant peace and good will but at the
same time protection to lives and
property of Americans; that he
would have seen to It that "strict
accountability" meant just what il
said, and, these things having been
seen to, the Lusitania would never
have been sunk.
Who can doubt that a firm and
vigorous policy in the State Depart:
ment, backed by the President, from
the very outset would have saved
this country from the dishonor Of
the outrages to Americans in Mex
leo, or who can measure the value
Of the words "strict accountability
proceeding from an Administration
that the world knew would live up
to them? ..
President Wilson and the Demo
cratic leaders have made the charge
that II the Republicans should win,
the country would be plunged in
war. Yet all history shows q firm
and courageous policy has avoided
war rather than brought 1t on and
that vacillation and uncertainty
have bred wars time without num-
Der.
Andrew Jackson did not permit q
war between the States. That
calamity was assured by the policy
Of a Buchanan. Nor was there any
war under Grover Cleveland's
regime over the Venezuelan affair
Wars grow out Of weakness and moi
out Of national firmness and self.
respect.
Is It conceivable that a Secretary
Of State under Mr.. Hughes would
have been open to the charge Of
intimating to the Austrian ambas'
sador that tbis country did not near
all that it said apropos of subma
rine attacks?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13

the Administration has refused to
adopt.
Under the Administration view
Of the matter, the U-53 was allowed
to come and 90 as any other bel
ligerent warship, and following it's
visitation to Newport was the train
Of sinkings Of belligerent and neu-
trial vessels just of the coast Of this
country.
The United States Government,
at least in this Administration, has
committed itself so completely as
to the treatnant Of war submarine
on the same basis as another war
ship, that II is unlikely TO face about.
But there is q phase Of the subma-
rine problem, IL the visit Of the U-53
is to be followed by the visit Of q
German submarine fiotilla, which
the Government cannot ignore.
Whatever the technical law on the
subject, this country cannot sit still
IL there is to be a submarine war
waged on this side Of the Atlantic
on a great scale. Under a virtual
blockade of American ports, with the
railroads declaring embargoes, bust
ness uncertain, and thousands
thrown out Of work, with what
would amount for the time to a
paralysis of shipping and Of export
and import trade, it would be diff
cult If not impossible for the Coy
eminent to sit still.
II would have to give serious con-
sideration to some method Of get
ting relief. Unless Germany will
ingly withdrew her submarines from
the vicinity Of the American coast
there would be a controversy with
unlimited possibilities.
The lull in the operations Of the
U-53 or any other German subma-
rines on this side Of the Atlantic,
since the .sinkings which immedi-
ately followed the Newport visit,
leads, Of course, to the hope that
the latest submarine crisis is past.
That Is, nothing has been heard
lately Of the U-53 and opinion in
some well-informed quarters is that
the vessel has been headed back to
Germany by. her commander.
Whether this is true will doubtless
speedily be disclosed, inasmuch az
the Adriatic and other vessels with
valuable cargoes, including, accord
ing to reports, much munitions, have
set out for Europe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
HOLLAND AND THE U-BoATs

News from The Hague as to the
attitude of the Dutch nation toward
submarines Of belligerents is Of spe-
cial interest at this time, when the
unexpected trip Of the U-53 to New
port and its subsequent raids on
shipping are still fresh in mind.
Hollands stand is open to no
doubt or equivocation. Belligerent
warships or vessels acting as such
are prohibited from access to Dutch
ports except under stress Of weather
or damage. The result of this stand
10 that since the war began a Ger
man submarine and British sub!
marine found in Dutch territorial
waters have been informed.
Had the U-53 put into Dutch
port instead Of into an American
port It may be presumed 1t would
have been detained there. This ID
the policy which the allies would
have this country adopt but which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Today.

Meeting, BrtShtwood CitissnI As.ociat,.n
Drightwood School. p. m.
Vaudeville entertainment. Boyv Den.rtnn.o,
OF the Y. NJ c. A.. 1YSs q street north.
west, T:so y. m.
Meeting, Chillum Castle ana woodburn csa.
Gems Association, In Woodburn School 4
p. m.
Lectures, Rev. A. H. Zimmerman. Fir. c,un-
gregational Church. 'S:So. 8 and 3 D, m,
Meeting women's Alliance OF All Souls,
Church, in church parlors, Fourteenth ana
l. streets northwest, II a. m
Meeting, committee on a law protecting IN.
nations nag of the Washington Boapd M
Trade. In headquarters. $3.50 p. m.
Mass meeting to discuss the Administration, =.
attitude toward labor conditions with ad-
dresses by President Samuel Gompers and
officers Of the railroad brotherhoods. Ma.
tional Rifles Armory, p. m.
Meeting. Wilson Marshall Democratic League,
New Ebbitt, p. m.
Masonic-Hope Lodge, No. 20: Eureka. No. 4,
Capitol No. II. Order OF Eastern Star
Takoma, NO. II; Cathedral. No. L.
Odd Fellows-central, No. 1. and Metropolis
No. 16; Phoenix, No. %, business; HON,
Association quarterly meeting, S2aS N stree,
northwest. Rebekahs-Martha Washin ZION
No. ., Grand Visitation; Dorcas, No. 4
business.
Knights OF Pythias-syracusians, No. 10
Rathbone-superior, Rathbone. No. 9. Pyth.
ian Sisters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13

tersst Of ;, each sS growing out of the
There 10 one field in which we are
particularly sluggard In respect of
this. l mean the relations between
capital and labor. Nothing can be
Tor the interest of capital that Is not
IN the Interest OF labor and nothing
can be In the interest OF labor which
Is not In the interest Of capital.
Society Is Jury; I Am Counsel"
u men want to get rich. they must
have human relationships with those
who help them to get rich. That n a
lesson that men have been exceeding
iy slow to learn, slower than any
other lesson OF cooperation in Am
erica. I pray God that their eyes
may be opened and they may see that
the future Of this country lies = In
their cooperation, open. candid, cor
dial. and not In their anita gonism. and
that II they will once get together
and plan in the same spirit the same
things. the industry OF America will
go forward by leaps and bounds such
as We never yet have conceived.
want to leave a very solemn
though in your minds. America now
Is about to experience her rebirth.
We have been making America in
pieces for the sake OF the pieces.
Now We have got to construct her
entire, for the sake of the whole and
for the sake of the world, because,
ladies and gentlemen, there II a task
ahead for us for which We must be
very soberly prepared.
have said, and shall say again, that
when the great present war Is over II
will be the duty of America to join
with the other nations OF the world
in some kind of league for the MAIN
tenance of peace.
Now. America was not a party to
this war. and the only terms upon
which we will be admitted to
league, almost all the other powerful
members OF which were engaged in
tho war and made infinite sacrifices
when We apparently made none, are
the only terms which we desire,
namely. that America shall not stand
for national aggression, but shall
stand for the just conceptions and
bases of peace, for the competitions
OF merit alone. and for the generous
rivalry of liberty.-From President
Wilson'S speech at Indianapolis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
Home Club Lays Plans
For an Active Season

Hugh A. Brown, acting chairman Of
the entertainment committee. Is map
ping out a series OF entertainments 10
run through the winter months
Bulletin to Announce Them.
These will be announced from time TO
time in The Rolling Pin," the bulletin
issued by the club.
The Home Club now has approx
mately ], 400 memtGrs. and is a lively
three-year-old organization. The officers
of the club endeavor to see that not q
week passes but what the get to-
gether" spirit is cultivated among EN-:
ployes of the Interior Department ana
II is apparent the club Is here to stay
The program for the month Of Octo-
Der has been outlined as follows;
Regular weekly dances. special dance
Halloween night, chess match. twenty
Ave boards. between the Department OF
the Interior and Department OF Agricul.
ture. tonight; musicale by the National
Quartet. on October II; lecture on MT:
Robson and the Valley of the Thousand
Falls" by Frank Weigh. on the 18th.
be announced, on October %.
Mr.. Brown and his colleagues or the
entertainment committee are already at
work on the November and December
members that there will not be a dull
week.
Sixteen Committees.
The Home Club has twelve regular
committees and four special commit
tees. This indicates the wide variety OF
the clubs activities and the membership
Is growing constantly,
The Officers of the club are: Presi-
dent, Franklin X. Lane, Secretary Of
the Interior: vice president, Van II.
Manning. director of the Bureau q
Mines; secretary. James @. Massey, q
the Secretary's office; treasurer. ID. j.
Wolcots OF the reclamation service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
De Profundis . . Clamavi.

DG
'The clam is a mystery TO the United
States food experts. Very little ID
known of It's habits. News item.
Oh. olami Inscrutabie. mysterious.
weirdi
Alas. we don't know how you spend
your nights.
It's said you dissipste--that when one
bites
You. luscious, raw. tits greatly to b,
feared
One laps up germs whereby disestion's
queered
And pains arise. Oh. IL II really true
You tango day and night with dam
aged. blue,
F1otsam unwholesome cumming ar
your beard7
But, mol I'll not believe that you are
such
As rabid food experts say; I'll take
A chance and gayly gobble up as much
OF you as I can get. raw. chowder
bake.
Or steamed: cen Patties '(reckiess. thai
I amD
I'm fond Of you, oh, silent. subtle clam
III. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

The annual report Of the trustees
Of the Public Library points out
just what The Times has contended
on many occasions, that the Library
is one Of the anomalies Of Washing
toms institutions.
Here is a city making great
strides toward becoming the educa-
tional center Of this country. It has
universities, colleges, and private
schools Of highest rank, and in lab
oratories, Government libraries, de-
partmental scientific bureaus, 1t has
facilities unexcelled for research
work of students. Likewise it has
residing here scientists Of world
wide renown, and experts upon
nearly every conceivable subject.
With all this it can point to an
expenditure for Public Library
maintenance less than that Of ell but
seventeen of 204 American cities
with which it is comparable.
The Public Library. one hastens
to add, Is not a discredit to the city,
even If the amount expended for II
is. BY some means it has managed
to perform q vital service, getting
its books into circulation, building
up picture, and map, and reference
and periodical and newspaper clip
ping collections, and extending its
aid to schools, settlement houses
and to scores Of other institutions.
It has accomplished this work
with a poorly paid staff, under the
direction Of an able executive who
Is paid less for his service than al
most any other head of a simila,
library in the country.
Isn't it high time that Washing
ton had Public Library maintained
by an adequate appropriation anG
equipped to do the work it has shown
itself capable Of performing-worl
for which this country has expressed
q demand?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
PARENTS MUsTPREAcH SAFETY
FIRST

Almost every day there IL q
safety first" lesson in the news
papers. A life crushed out here, q
limb broken there, a skull fractured
are daily occurrences.
Children too frequently are VIC
Tins Of such accidents and almost
invariably the grieving parents must
bear a large share of the blame.
These parents remember how they
stole rides on numbering farm
wagons, and they fail to compare
such an escapade, dangerous enough,
with the attempt Of youngster of
today to hang on behind an au-
tomobile or wagon in a street made
dangerous by speeding automobiles.
: The use of roller skates has en-
HANGED the danger. Children not
only try to ride on vehicles, but
they cling to automobiles and street
cars and roll along on their skates.
The police have right to arrest
children who do any of these danger
GUS things. But the parents prob
ably would be the first to complain
Of any such procedure. Major Pull.
man has announced that he does moi
wish to make arrests If the police
can stop the practice in any other
way.
The schools already are doing
their part, various organisation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
p. o. LEAGUE FAVORS
SATURDAY HOLIDAY
Government Employees Name OFF,
GERS for Organization.

Formal announcement was made
today OF the choice of officers by the
the National League OF Government
Employees. T. c. Sullivan was elected
president: p. F. Smith. vice president;
w. I. Deglan, secretary; T. v. Burne,
treasurer; d. F. Garvey. financial sec
retary,, and J. A. Smithson. represen-
tative on the national board.
The election was held at a meeting
OF the organization last night ut the
Manhattan Hotel. In addition To
choosing officers resolutions were
adopted endorsing the plans for the
extension Of the Saturday half holi-
day in the Government service and
pledgins support to the Postoffice la.
borers in their efforts to secure better
pay and better working conditions.
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are trying to promulgate warnings
in public places, but the burden Of
teaching children to avoid such dan
gers rests ultimately with the
parents.
Major Pullman recalls how little
even a warning from the police may
accomplish. Some time ago police
man explained to two youngsters
who were trying to steal ride the
dangers Of their. attempt. Half an
hour later they attempted It again
and one was injured.
It takes more time than the
chance warning Of policemen TO keep
children from doing many things In
the streets which menace their lives,