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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-03

will begin receiving Traues at the
drier % Friday of ;hls week. Bring
oa your fruit 5. Z. kmBsLr
a.3-lt
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-03
Sheep For Rent.

I have C5tswold ewes 10 let out Oh
shares. SsNrH 0Rg, Rickreall. ORE.
s-34-H
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-03

From 2o5 to 800 cords Of dry flr wood
wanted. Apply to Salem, Falls CITY
< Western Railway Co.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-03

White oak posts FOR sale. COCHRAxE
& BLACK, Mutual phone Black 81. If
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-03

Yetch SEED ioI sale. w. W. MlLLEa.
Dallas. s-3g-3t
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-03
Peculiar to Itself

In seieciion, proportion and oonbInatloa
q Ingredients,
In the process by Whleh thslr remedial
Val1es are extrac,ea ard preserved.
s-selttsiaeas, usefulness and e5on0uy,
curing The widest raags q diseases.
Dong TIE Haost god for lha money,
Having The n.1st Risdlclnal merit.
And ihs greatest reoosd q oars-
Hoods SaFsapaFiIIa
In usual liquid form or ID shsoolstst
a.oiSis knosn - saFsatahs. I0odosss A.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
DEFEATS DOROTHY AK WORTHY
INExclTlNG RACES
BREAKS THE RECORDS
Wins by But an Eye Lash in the First
Heat and Short Head in the Sc
cond Heat-ls now the Champion Of
TWO Year Old Trotters.
(Ry Associated Press.)

Lexington, KY, Oct. 10.-The two
year old roam colt Tramp Fast" is
the champion two year old trotter of
the world.
He won the KENTUCKY Futurity mere
today in 2:12A which is the fastest
mile ever trotted in a race by two
year old. An eve lash in the first
heat and short head in the second
heat gained the most startling victory
in light harness horse history. Doro-
thy Axworthy who was SO lame she
could scarcely walk in the heroine
of the race for she forced TRAMP
Fast" to break record in order
to beat her The leading lady favorite
was not in condition for the race and
broke badly in both heats.
The previous record for the two
year old futurity is 2:14 made by
Katherine in 1902.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
AUTHOR @;
/: Rs
KEMP BIeELoW coNFEssEs TO
SENDING THREATENING EPIs-
Tiles in DENVER
ASKING FOR MONEY
Threatened to Wreck Railroad Trains
Destroy Leading stores Blow up
Federal Building and Murder Agent
Of Adams Express Company Of
Money Was Not Forth Coming.
(By Associated Press.)

Denver, Colo, Oct. 10--Kemp Bige-
low, the young clerk for Farmer Ohio
woh mailed dynamite packages last
Monday to Governor Buchtel and sew
eral porminent citizens of Denver, con-
fessed today that he was also the
author of letters mailed on August 80,
last, to the Burlington railroad, the
Moffat railroad, the Adams Express
company, the Daniels & Fisher store;
the May Shoe and Clothing company
and Postmaster Paul Sours demand
ing amounts varying from $4,000 to
$4,000 and aggregatign about $780,
900.
These letters contained threats that
unless the demands were complied
with passenger trains would be wreck
ed with dynamite and the stores and
federal building of this city would be
blown up and G. H. Day an agent of
the Adams Express company would
be killed in less than 80 days.
The confession was made to chief
of police, Michael Delaney, in the
presence Of Mr. Day and John Val
lery, general agent of the Burling-
ton railroad in Denver
The letters contained instructions
for placing a different mark upon
each package and demanded that they
should be put in a bundle and thrown
from certain Burlington train as il
passed the Denver stock yards on the
night of September Z. A dummy
package was made up and swung
from the train on the night directed
Detectives were in, hiding near the
spot designated for leaving the money
and kept up a vigil all might
but nobody appeared. Bigelow viii
be turned over to the federal authori
ties and will be prosecuted on
charge of using the mails to defraud.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11

FOR new SET Tiers
General Managers Of Western Rail-
roads Declare It Is Useless to Make
Homeseekers' Rates With Such In
adequate Transportation Facilities
as at Present.
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago, Oct. 1O.-That it will be
useless to try to develop the west
with inadequate railroad facilities,
was the assertion Of transportation
officials at a meeting in Chicago yes
terday.
The conference was of general pas
senger agents of western railroads,
and the question for consideration was
low homeseekers' rates during the
coming winter and spring. It had
been proposed that for the sake OF
developing the trans Missouri country,
the usual round trip rate will be au-
thorized, which rates have had the
effect Of helping to settle during the
past two years.
After a thorough discussion it was
the concensus of opinion that it would
be useless to go ahead with low rates
and attempt to populate western
states, when transportation facilities
are entirely inadequate to handle the
present business.
Managers of one or two railroads
however, said that they were willing
to take chances on their facilities and
go ahead with low homeseel1ers' rates
during the next six months.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
sTlNeERs FOR PHILIPPINES
Order Agricultural Department for
Bumbe Bees.

(Byi Special Service to The Gazette1
Washington, Oct. 1o-1n response
to a rush order cabled from the Philip
pines two cigars boxes full of humble
bees are to-day llurrying across the
continent bound for the islands. The
Philippine specialists of the Agricul-
tural department have been making
exhaustive experiments in Luzon in
the cross fertilization of certain plants
Repeated tests with the common or
busy bee showed it to be unequal to
the task, but complete success crown
ed the efforts Of the SCIENTISTS when
they tried the humble bee.
AS the season in which the humble
bee can make himself useful in the
fertilization is rapidly nearing an end
in the Philippines, the experts cabled
the department to rush the ship1ient
So last night the bees started, pro.
vided with every comfort the ingen
uity of the Agricultural department
could devise.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
scheduled for Chicago. The receipts
today were s16,212.
Score:
Detroit 80 0 0 o o 4 o o 0--1 z /
Chicago 10 / 0 8 i o o o 0---5 10 1
10 FAIRBANKS ENTERTAI INlNe
Health OF the Wife Of Vice President
viii Not Allow nlt.

(By Special Service to The Gazette.)
Washington, Oct. 1O.-Washington
is deeply interested in report that
the residence Of the Vice President
may not be opened this winter. The
basis Of this report, apparently, is the
fact that Mrs. Fairbanks has not re-
covered her health. Last spring she
left Washington and went to the sea-
shore. She has been there most or
the time since. It is ssid the sea air
did not prove as beneficial as her ply
sicians expected. They have warned
her against attempting the severe
strain of another social season in
Washington. The Vice President and
Mrs. Fairbanks are now the guests Of
Senator Stephen B. Eikins at the FL
l1ins home in the mountains pf West
Virginia.
So far as can be learned none of
the other Presidential candidates will
entertain on as elaborate scale this
season Mrs. Taft has never gone in
for heavy social honors, and she is
quoted as saying she does not IN
tend to now Mrs. Knox, is is said,
will not be here, as she has decided
to remain at Senator Knox's fine
country place in Valley Forge, Pa.
Senator I4aFollettes have never en-
tertained extensively.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
BOLD BURGLARY ATTEMPTED in
CENTURY BUILDING IN HEART
or NEW YORK.
BEAT WATCflINAN
Refused to Give up Keys to OFFICES
and is Badly Beaten and chIofo-
formed by the Robbers Search for
Keys but Fail 70 Find Them--Make
Good Escape.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Oct. 1O.An aged watch
man, faithfully performing his duty
even when death threatened, prevent
ed a robbery today, which if 1t had
been successful would have caused
sensation almost as great as that Of
the looting Of the Manhattan bank
many years ago.
Richard r. Gray, watchman in the
Century building at "A Broadway, near
was the hero. He is now at the hos
pital suffering from wounds which he
received in desperate single handed
fight with two robbers, who attacked
him while he was making his rounds
on the nineteenth floor of the build
ing after midnight. Although so years
old Gray made a determined fight and
was battered almost into unconscious.
ness. When he refused to reveal the
hiding place of the keys to the hun-
dreds of offices in the great building
the robbers chloroformed the old man
and as he lay bleeding on the floor
they began a systematic search for
the keys to the building but they were
unsuccessful in their search and when
Gray revived and staggered down the
19 flights Of stairs the men had dis
appeared.
Detectives say that had the men
gotten the keys from the watchman
they would have done a job that
would have made the Manhattan bank
robbery look like cheap affair. They
were after one safe in the building
which contained securities worth IN
told thousands, and they knew that
to attempt to force the doors would
ring the burglar alarms, and that in
the midst of the building they would
be surrounded by police.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
cHARLATAN MUST PAY PENALTY
FOR CRIME.
KILLED WHOLE !, FAMILY
Used Hypnotic Influence to Bring
About Death of vrzaIs Family Of
Chicago In Order to Secure Their
Property and Their Life Insurance.

(By Special Service to The Gazette.)
Chicago, Oct. 1O.-Herman Billek,
Bohemian fortune-teller, hypnotist
and necromancer, convicted of pois-
oning Mrs. Mary Vrzal and charged
with causing the death of four other
members of the Vrzal family, will pay
the penalty of his crimes on the gal
lows tomorrow. The "eyil eye" which
Billek was said to have exerted while
at liberty and which brought him a
flood of money, enabling him to live in
luxury without working, has had no
effect in turning aside the stern man
dates OF the law. While there is a
possibility that a stay may be grant
ed to prevent the execution tomorrow,
the evidence against Billek is so
clear and convincing that his execu-
tion, sooner or later, is considered GER
tain
There is not left in my mind the
slightest reasonable doubt of the
guilt of this defendant. The verdict
was amply warranted by the evidence.
Never, as judge or attorney at bar,
have been called upon to hear a case
so replete in horrible details So de-
clares Judge Barnes, who presided at
the trial of Billek. Even the attor-
neys for the accused man admit that
sufficient ground could not be offered
for successful appeal to higher
court.
If the arch-poisoner and hynotist
should, by any chance escape the
gallows, it will not be because of the
.sevil eye He has admitted that his
professions of nncanny powers We're
but the cheap shams of charlatan,
playing sordidly upon the ignorance,
fear and superstition of his victims.
and stopping at nothing to accomplish
his ends. His trail of death is as
grisly as that of Holmes, the multi
murderer, and "Bluebeard" Hoch, the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
merciless slayer Of women; and neith-
er OF those performed their deeds in
ac. orrislr setting nc did tha Raha

merciless slayer Of women; and neith-
er OF those performed their deeds in
as grisly a setting as did the Bohe-
mian magician.
Billek was born in Bohemia about
forty years ago, the son Of a wander
ing fortune teller. He came to Chit
cago several years ago and esrap-
lished himself in the profession that
had been followed by his mother.
Shortly after his arrival here he be-
came acquainted with the Vrzals.
Martin Vrzal was the proprietor Of q
small dairy and by hard work had ac-
cumulated few thousand dollars.
Mrs. Vrzal helped him in the busi-
ness, as did the seven children, and
the family was considered the most
prosperous and happy in Chicago's
Bohemia.
Then came the serpent in the form
Of the dark, mysterious, magnetic Bill
lex. 1t is supposed that Billek
heard of the savings Of the Vrzals,
and coveted them for his own. Mrs.
Vrzal soon came under the spell of
Billek, and Vrzal for a time looked
upon him with favor. He loaned Bill
iek much money. Then, when he re-
fused longer to comply with the for
tune teller's exactinns, Martin Vrzal
died, suddenly and inexplicably. The
$4,000 insurance on his life, 1t is al
|.leged, was secured by Billek from the
widow
Deaths followed in the Vrzal family
| in quick succession Following the
fathers death on March 81, 1905,
Mary vrzal, aged 23, died July 26 and
Tillie, aged 20, on December % OF
the same year. Rose, the 1s year old
daughter, died August 26, 1906, and
Ella, 10, on November 80.
During all this time, it is alleged
Billek so worked on the superstitious
lfears Of Mrs. vrzal that she gave to
him every cent she could collect from
the life insurance Of the victims, the
milk business and the sale Of the
family home, living herself in the
direst poverty that the magician
might enjoy every luxury. Then
when she had nothing left to give
Mrs. Vrzal died under mysterious an6
suspicious circumstances on Decem
Der 4 last.
Billek, at the trial and since, has
steadfastly maintained his innocence
despite the apparently perfect web o1
circumstantial evidence that has beer
woven about him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
FOWLER ESCAPES
FROM ASYLUM
SECRETARY OF ANTI JAP LEAGUE
At LIBERTY.
(By Associated Press

Seattle, Oct. 10.-Arthur e. Fowler,
formerly secretary of the Japanese
Korean Exclusion league of Seattle,
escaped today from the insane asylum
at steliacome and made his way to
Seattle, where it is believed he is be
ing hidden by friends.
Fowler was arrested in Bellingham
three weeks ago, examined by a
lunacy board and sent to The asylum
as a maniac. He started the work
against Orientals in Seattle and en-
rolled the labor unions for d nominal
membership fee. He expects toedrive
Japanese and Koreans out Of this
part of the country and ultimately out
of the United States.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
INVESTIGATING
COST OF LIVING.
HITCHCOCK Will MAKE REPORT
TO CONGRESS.
(By Associated Press.)

Salt Lake, oct. 1o.First Assistant
Postmaster General Frank A. Hitch
cock was in Salt Lake today on his
way from Montana to Nevada. He
has just finished a tour Of inspection
Of Montana post offices, particularly
that in Butte, and goes to Nevada on
the same mission.
One of the objects Of Mr.. Hieh-
cocks visit to the west is to ascertain
the present cost of living. At the
present scale Of wages, the postoffices
finds it impossible to secure compe.
tent help. Data is being collected by
Mr.. Hitchcock and will be embodied
in a report to be presented at the next
session of Congress.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
OFFICIAL CHANGES
ON GREAT NORTHERN
GENERAL MANAGER WARD SAID
TO HAVE RESIGNED.
(By Associated Press.)

st. Paul, Oct. 1o.-The Dispatch to-
day says:
From a source Of unquestioned re-
liability it is learned that General
Manager Ward of the Great Northern
railway today rendered his resigna-
ton. 1t is also learned that after the
meeting Of the board of directors,
which is being held here simulta,
neously with the stock holders meet
ing, that other important changes in
the official roster Of the road will be
made.
No confirmation or denial of the
statement could be obtained at the
Great Northern offices, but the infor-
nation came in such manner that
confirmation is almost unnecessary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
CLING TO SkIFF
FOR TWO HOURS
FOUR YOUNG MEN DROWNED IN
eAY-BoAr BURNS
lRy Associated Press

Keyport, N. j., Oct. 10.-Four young
men, residents of Perth Amboy, were
drowned in Raragon Bay. They We're
members of a party of ten who left
Perth Amboy in a skiff to visit Key
port. The boat caught fire and the
occupants being unable to put out the
flames over turned the skiff and four
OF them perished, three being saved
in an unconscious condition by q pas
ing steamer, after having clung to the
overturned boat for more than two
hours.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
MISS SAPP WAS
UENOT A SUICIDE
coRoNER,s JURY SAYS HER
DEATH WAS MURDER
(Ry Associated Press.)

lola, Kans., Oct. 10.-The coroner's
jury, which has been investigatin. 3
the death of Miss May Sapp tonight
returned a verdict that Miss sapo
came to her death as result Of knife
wound inflicted by others than Miss
sapp. A warrant was sworn out To-
night for Samuel r. Whitelow i'm
mediately after the coroner's jury re
turned it's verdict. John Sapp, faihr:'
Of the dead girl, swore to the com,
plant.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
JOHN NIT CHELL,
NOT CANDIDATE
ILL HEALTH PREVENTS HIM
AGAIN BEING PRESENT.
fBy Associated Press.)

Annapolis, Nd, Oct. 10 John Nit
chell, president of the United Mine
Workers union, announces that he
will not be a candidate for reelection
as president. He underwent sur
gical operation about six months ago
and asserts that he has not fully re-
covered and it is possible that It will
be necessary to perform another OPP
Grafton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
BURLINGTON LOST
l.ALF MI LION
STOLEN By LABoRERs FROM
FREIGHT CARS
(By Associated Press }

Denver, Oct. 1O.-Over half a mil
lion dollars has been stolen from the
Burlington road some place between
Chicago and Denver during the past
year and 300 Italian laborers who
pillaged freight cars have been dis
charged. It is said that secret Ser
vice agents ferreted out the system by
which the robbers were constantaly
committing crimes but could not OBJ
tain evidence to convict.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
ALASKAN BANK FAILS.
Seattle Creditors Believe II Will Pay
Dollar for Dollar.
sfBy Associated Press.)

Seattle. Oct, 1O,-The II. G, Rey-
nolds bank at Valdez, Alaska, closed
its doors yesterday. Seattle bankers
say the failure will not injure Seat
ties financial institutions and that the
money Reynolds owes seattle's nler-
chants will be paid. They had extend
ed d line Of credit to Reynolds amount
ing to approximately $4,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
JUDGE WOOD WILL.
VISIT PETTlBONE
TO MAKE INVESTIGATION BE-
FORE SETTING CASE
(By Associated Press.)

Boise, Ida, Oct. 1O.-Haying con-
fered with the attorneys in the Petit
bone case Judge Wood today said that
he would make personal inquiry into
the condition of Mr.. Pettibone, who is
demanding trial despite the fact that
he continues seriously i'll in a hos
pital. Judge Wodd said since
attornies were unable to agree he
would determine the matter on his
own motion. The trial was set for
next Tuesday. The courts decision
may not be rendered until that time.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
.hlNDOOS MUST
RETURN HOME
FAIL TO COME UP TO REQUIRE
MENTs IN VI. S.
(Ry Associated Press.l

Vancouver, B. G., Oct. 1O.-Of the
51S Hindoos who arrived last night
on the steamship China, 179 will be
deported to their native land owing
either to lack of funds or failure to
pass physical examination. The China
arrived last night and this morning
Doctor Monroe began his inspection.
During the trip the Hindoos suffered
from cold and sea sickness.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
EMPEROR sERloUsL Y ILL.
Francis Joseph Sick With Bronchitis
and Tubercular Fever.
(By Associated Pre- ss.)

Vienna, Oct. 10.-Empefor Francis
Joseph slept quietly last night and
this morning his condition showed a
slight improvement, but there was
considerable fever and some signs OF
apathy. It can no longer be con-
cealed that the Emperor is seriously
ill with bronchitis and tubercular
fever.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
CASSIE CHADWICK
DI S IN PRISON
NOTED WOMAN FlNANc1ER AN
swERs FINAL CALL
Gay Associated Press.)

Columbus, o., Oct. 1O.-Cassie Chad
wick died in the penitentiary hospi-
tai here tonight.
A nervous affection, which recently
caused her to go blind is said to have
been the cause of the death of Mrs.
Chadwick.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
.LUSlT ANlA MAKES
NLW RECORD
-FOUR DAYS AND TWENTY HOURS
ON THE OCEAN.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Oct. 10.-The Lusitania
broke the record for a passage from
Queenstown to New York, today. The
big steamship passed Fire island at
1910 o'clock this morning. She
reached Sandy Hook at 1:05 a. M,
having made the trip in four days and
twenty hours.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
ON FIRE IN MID OCEAN.
Vessel Has Marrow Escape From De
struction While at Sea.
(Ry Associated Press.)

New York, Oct, 10.-The Austrian
steamer Curlia, which arrived today
from Crieste with 75S passengers had
a narrow escape from destruction by
fire in mid-ocean during a violent
storm October s. The crew fought
the flames all day before they were
extinguished, while the panic strick-
en- passengers prayed for help.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
VESSEL SINKS WITH
Fifteen SAILORS
WELLMAN,s SHIP GOES
DOWN NEAR ICELAND
(By Associated Press. J

Copenhegan, Oct. 1O.-The Artic
steamer Frichjos today brought news
that a vessel which accompanied
Walter Wellman of the Record Her
aid on his expedition to Spitzberger
was lost off Iceland, October 5. The
captain and is Of her crew were
drowned. The engineer clung to a
plank on which he drifted ashore.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
TRIAL OF BANKER
WALSH POST PONED
IEMBEzzLiNG BANKER GETS STAY
in PROCEEDINGS
(By Associated Pres s|s.)

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 10.--Judge Ander-
son Of the United States district court
TODAY granted a postponement of the
trial of John r. Walsh, former presi-
dent of the Chicago National bank,
who is under Indictment for alleged
misuse of the funds of IL e bank, to
November IA. The trial " as to have
been October Is.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
BRIDGE coLLAPsEs. IS:

Three Carried TO Death-others In
jured Some Fatally.
(By Associated Press.)
. Cleveland, Oct. 1O.-Three men
were killed and several others serious
ly injured, three probably fatally, by
the falling of a derrick on new
bridge over river here today.