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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-14

One populist registered in Falls
City, and one in East Dallas. Falls
City leads all precincts with So Social
ist voters; Mccoy has II, and East
Dallas 10.
Falls City shows the greatest gain
in voting strength, the total registra-
tion heing 422 as against 272 in 1906.
Dallas also shows heavy gain, the
total registration in the three pre-
cincts reaching the handsome total of
700 votes, or nearly one-third of the
vote Of the entire county.
Other precincts showing gains are
Douglas, Jackson, Salt Lake, North
Monmouth and Spring Valley. The
greatest per centage of loss is in Rock
Greek, which registered votes in 1905
and only 2 this year.
The registration by precincts is as
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-14
Strong in Lincoln.

Bon. B. +. Jones, candidate for the
nomination on the Republican ticket
for Joint Representative Of Lincoln
and Polk counties. spent Tuesday 10
this city. Mr.. Jones Is very popular
among the people Of this county. and
Is unquestionsbly the strongest candi-
date 10 the fleId.-Newport News.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-14
Large Audience Greets Bell Ringers.

Large AuulcuCc OICcto DCh NhhBViSs
An audience Of four hundred people
greeted the Dunbar Bell Ringers at
Woodman Hall, Saturday night. This
entertainment was the last Of the
course given under the auspices Of
Dallas College. The performance as
a whole was enjoyable, but was some
what marred by the antics OF the
manager OF the company, who thought
he was funny. and wasn't. This
merry Andrew was never so happy as
when holding down the center of the
stage. and, encouraged by the laughter
OF few small boys, he kept coming
back again and again, apparently
finding it a painful matter to tear
himself away and give the other pcI-
formers a chance to earn their salaries.
Isn't it strange that the average per-
former with these little travelling
companies is unable to distinguish
the applause that comes from the body
of the audience from that Of few
little>silly boys in the front rowP But
it seems that they never can. The bell
ringing, while almost as hoary with
age as the glass blowing stunt met
with a fair degree Of appreciation.
The musical numbers by an instru-
mental trio were Of real merit, and
the selections by vocal quartet we're
highly pleasing. Aside from few
disagreeable features, the Dunbars
are worth the money. The college is
grateful for the excellent patronage
of its course, and is able to announce
a stronger list of attractions than ever
for the coming season.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-14
DALLAS POLK COUNTY, OREGON APRIL IA, 1905
SHOWS HEALTHY INCREASE
Registration in Polk County Exceeds
That of Two Years Ago by
215 Votes.

The footings of the registration in
Polk county for the year 1908 were
completed by Deputy Clerk H. B.
Cosper, Saturday. The total registra-
tion to date is 1850, an increase OF 215
over that of 1906. The votes this year
are divided as follows:
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IN BRYAN'S INTEREST.
Meeting of New England Democrats
to Be Held Feb, 20,

Meeting OF New England Democrats
to Be Held Feb. 20.
New Haven, Conn, Feb. PA call
has been issued for a meeting here
next Saturday of the New England
Democratic Progressive league, at
which a proposition will be made that
the league change it's name to the
Bryan Democratic league of New Eng
land. The meeting will take meas
ures, according to the call, to bring
about the election of delegates to the
Denver convention July z who will
favor Mr.. Bryan for the presidential
nomination. A dinner will be served
in the early afternoon and the speak
ers will be Senator T. P. Gore of
Oklahoma and Representative Ollie
James of Kentucky. According to the
programme E. J. Sullivan of Bangor
will speak for Maine, George Fred
Williams for Massachusetts,, Governor
James H. Higgins for Rhode Island,
William Kennedy of Naugatuck for
Connecticut, James F. Burke of Bur
lington for Vermont and Mr.. jameson
of Antrim for New Hampshire. Alex
ander Troup of this city will preside.
II is stated in connection with the
call that the meeting next Saturday
will be preliminary to an active cam
paign in New England in the inter-
ests of Mr. Bryan.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

s Orders for 4,500 tons of structural
steel have been placed at Pittsburg
by the Chicago and Northwestern and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads and the
city Of Cleveland
Judge Lyman E. Munson, whose
death is announced at New Haven,
Conn.,, presided at the first legal trial
ever held in the then territory of Mon
tana and was one of the pioneers of
the state.
Charles B. Ullmo, an ensign in the
French navy, has been found guilty
by courtmartial of attempting to sell
naval secrets to foreign power and
sentenced to life Imprisonment In a
fortress and to be degraded from his
rank
Announcement Is made that the
Missouri Pacific railway shops at Sc
dalia, Mo-, employing 800 men, and
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railway shops at Little Rock.
Ark, with force Of 1000 mon, have
been closed and will not reopen until
March 6.
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WIND OF HURRICANE FORCE
Some Loss of Life in North Of Eng
land and Ireland.

land and ireland.
London, Feb. 24.-The northwest of
England and the north of Ireland
were swept suddenly by wind Of
hurricane force, accompanied by blind
ing storms of hail, which left death
and destruction in it's wake. In the
Mersey river a schooner was capsized
and eight men were drowned. Sew
eral small steamers are reported in
distress off Holyhead, while many
small craft have been driven ashore
No less than one dozen grandstands
in the designated areas have been
blown down, with resultant injury at
several provincial points to the people
who had gathered to witness local
football matches.
A train running between Burton
port and Donegal was blown off the
rails by the wind while crossing a
viaduct and nearly crashed into boat
beneath. The passengers were res
cued uninjured
The launching at Belfast of the
25,000-ton steamer Rotterdam, for the
New York service of the Holland
Amcrika line, had to be postponed on
account of the gale.
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GUILD FOR SECOND PLACE
Gossip Concerning Vice President on
Republican Ticket.

Republican Ticket.
Washington, Feb. 24.-In the excite
ment over the coming campaign and
the selection of a man to head the
Republican ticket the vice presidency
and it's possibilities have been to a
large extent overlooked. The sug-
Yestion, which comes following his
"trip to Michigan, that Governor Guild
Of Massachusetts presents available
timber, is awakening a new interest
in tho subject. however, and Wash
ington is giving some thought to the
situation.
If it be admitted that Secretary
Taft is to head the Republican ticket
the logical conclusion is inevitable
that the party must turn to the eX-
IRENE East for the tail of the ticket.
The first conclusion is that New York
state could name vice president
with unanimous consent, should it so
DESIRE If Governor Hughes could be
prevailed upon to accept the second
place on the ticket it is probable that
the slate would be definitely settled
without possibility of further dispute,
for the sentiment of the country is
unquestionably behind the chief
magistrate of the Empire state
1t is regarded by many politicians
here that if Hughes is not to be the
vice presidential nominee it is not an
impossible stretch of the imagination
to see the possibility beyond the sug-
gestion advanced by Governor Warner
of Michigan that Governor Curtis
Guild of Massa chusetts should be cou-
pied with Taft on the national ticket.
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FLOOD REFUGEES SUFFER
Homeless in Indiana in Actual Need
of Food.

Homeless in Indiana in Actual Need
of Food.
Indianapolis, Feb, 24.-The real suf-
fering from the flood in Southern In
diana has begun and in some cases
starvation is near. Surrounded by
water from one to ten feet deep, with
only limited supply Of food and fuel
and no boat available, the families of
John Stewart, John Roberts and Allen
Lyles, four miles from Patoka, we're
sorely afflicted. The three men
Waded and swan distance of three
quarters of a mile, secured a team and
drove to PatOka. Here the county Of
ficer furnished provisions and medi
cines. Securing a boat they returned
home to find their houses flooded.
They are now CHARTERED in a shack
containing two rooms and sixteen per-
sons are under the one roof. Prior
to the departure of the men their
families had nothing for their last
four meals except bread. 1t is be-
lieved there are many others who are
similarly situated. Much sickness is
reported.
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Great Northern Fined SIS, 100000.

Washington, Feb. 24.-(Special to
Pioneer. 1.-The question whether the
railroad rate law known as THE
Hepburn Act" repeats section one
of The Elkins Act" prohibiting
rebates by railroads involved, in the
case of the Great Northern Railway
company versus the United States
was decided today by the Supreme
Court of the United States against
the railroad company and against
the contention of such repeal. The
case was instituted in the United
States District Court for the district
of Minnesota, which court fined the
railroad $1,000 in each case for fif-
teen violations of the first section of
the Elkins Law.
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SHOULD NOT BE ADMITTED
New York the Dumping Ground for
European Criminals.

New York the Dumping Ground for
European Criminals.
New York, Feb. 24.-That New York
is a dumping ground for the Grim
mails of Europe and that the immigra-
ton authorities are to blame for this
fact is the opinion of Police Commits
sioner Bingham, expressed in an in
terview.
.sWe have had records of fifty Ital-
ian criminals" said Commissioner
Bingham, (which would exclude them
from this country, or once here should
bring about their deportation. Out of
these fifty only six have been deport-
ed, Notwithstanding the fact that the
police have been ready to furnish the
immigration department at all times
with information to keep out and send
out of the country these habitual
criminals"
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NO PROTEST CONTEMPLATED
State Department Again Denies Re.
ports Concerning Manchuria.

otaIe department Again Denies Re.
ports Concerning Manchuria.
Washington, Feb. 24.-It is stated
with positiveness at the state depart.
ment that no official reports or pro-
test from any source have been re.
ceived regarding Japan's commercial
aggressiveness in Manchuria and
from the nature of the situation none
is expected. It also is asserted that
the American government has no in
tention of addressing either Japan or
any of the other powers on the sub.
ject either at this time or when the
battleship fleet reaches it's destina
tion.
In this connection it is explained
that the "open door" policy in the
Orient, while initiated by this govern
ment, is rather the announcement of
a principle to guide our own course
rather than doctrine to be arbitrar.
lily applied and enforced in the ORR
ent.
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FAV0RS new PARTY
W. R. Hearst Addresses Delegates
Of independence League.
HIS IDEA WELL Received

Advocates Inauguration Of a Party
Founded on Fundamental American
Principles That Will Be National in
the True Sense of the Word.
Chicago, Feb. 24.-Delegates to the
national conference of the Independ-
ence league at the Auditorium hotel
devoted the early portion of the day
to informal discussion. William Ran
do1ph Hearst, who arrived from New
York, was delayed somewhat on the
journey. A delegation greeted him at
the depot.
Mr.. Hearst delivered a short ad-
dress to the conference, declaring that
the first purpose of the leagues plat
form is "to restore the power of gov
eminent to the people, to make their
will supreme in the primaries, in the
elections and in the control of public
Off Gals after they have been elected"
He declared against the use of
money at elections except for litera-
ture, for meetings and for legitimate
appeals to the intelligence and patri-
otism of the voter Mr.. Hearst as
serted that it had been the task of
the league to correct some of the evils
of high finance and to frame con-
structive legislation which will en-
courage all legitimate business enter
prises. He said:
Il plead for a new national party
devoted to the old American ideals.
plead for permanent party wholly
and tremendously committed to the
principles Of Washington, Jefferson,
Jackson and Lincoln.
II define party as a collection of
individuals devoted to certain definite
principles and active in politics to pro-
mote the principles and declare that
according to that definition there is
no national party in the United States
today.
, LET us inaugurate party that is
founded on fundamental American
principles, that will be a national
party in the true sense Of the word,
and let us call it the National party if
you will"
Mr.. Hearst's address was received
with much enthusiasm by the dele
gates.
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tive Sherman of New York, chairman
of the Republican congressional COM
mittee, visited the White House and
talked with the president. Mr.. Sher-
man, with considerable warmth, de-
clared as utterly false any allegation
that his committee had received from
the Electric Boat company of New
Jersey, owners of the Holland SUBJ
marine boat, any contribution for the
congressional campaign two years
ago.
II do not believe that Representa-
tive lilley made any such statement
as this said Mr.. Sherman, because
he asked me about it before he intro
duced his resolution and I told him
that my committee had never received
a dollar from this boat company or
any other. I am sure that Mr.. Lilley
will accept what I told him as cor
rect -
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OUTBREAK IS FEARED.
Greatest Precautions Being OBJ
served at Lisbon.
.P0PuLACE VERY UNEASY
All the Public Buildings, Including
the Bank of Portugal, at Present
Occupied by Heavy Detachments of
the Municipal Guard.

Lisbon, Feb. 24.-The greatest pre-
cautions are being observed in Lisbon
to insure the maintenance Of order.
1t is evident that. the government
fears an outbreak of some kind, but
up to the present time no disturb
ances have been reported. The SOL
diers are being kept in their bar
racks. The Duke of Oporto, accom-
panied by strong escort, makes fire.
quent inspections of the various gar
rison posts. All the public buildings,
including the Bank of Portugal, are
occupied by heavy detachments of
the municipal guard. The commerce
of Lisbon reflects the secret uneas1.
ness of the people and is quite life
less.
Ell 'Seculo says that King Manuel,
Premier Ferreira, the civil governor
of Lisbon and General Lopez, com.
mander of the municipal garrison,
had long conference regarding the
situation. This paper expresses the
opinion that everything indicates that
the government is in fear of armed
revolutionary outbreaks.
The political situation in which
the government finds itself today is
extremely critical and there is much
uneasiness as to the outcome. The
government is fairly caught between
two fires, the renewal of the popular
agitation for increased liberties on
one hand and the reactionary con-
spiracy on the other, and it seems to
be trying to fight both at the same
time. A prominent politician who
was involved with the reactionaries
has been sent out of the country to
the Azores. The government is con-
sidering plan which includes the
postponement of the general elections
fixed for April and in their stead to
summon the parliament that was dis.
solved last year.
The situation at Setubal is reported
to be critical and the gunboat Zaire
has been dispatched to that port.
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Salvation Army Services.

Tonight Rev. Deniston of the
Methodist church will give an
address at the Salvation Army hall.
Tuesday, February rs, Brigader
Cousins of Minneapolis will conduct
the services. Rev. White, Rev.
Deniston, Rev. Mckee and others
will take part. Mrs.Smyth will sing
a solo. All are cordially invited.
Much interest has been manifested
in the past weeks meetings. Come
and bring your friends.
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Notice Of Bids for Wood.

Notice is hereby given that
school district No. 4 of the Village
Of Nymore will receive bids for
seventY-hve cords of three-foot
green jack pine, sawed ends and
all wood over four inches to be
split. .....
Bide to be opened on the even
ing of March, 8, 1908, at 8 O'Clock
at the clerks office in the Village
of Nymore.
The board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Dated at Nymore this oath day
of February, 1908.
., (signed) Willis Nye,
Clerk of pro tenn.
w. S. Ridgeway,
Director.
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jury. At recess Godetts was still
on the stand.

2 p. m.-After the morning recess
Godetts was again placed on the
stand and the cross-examination
resumed.
There were several sharp contests
between the attorneys on the part of
the defense and those on the part of
the state as to what questions could
be asked and what could not, with
the result that the court was required
to make frequent rulings.
No amount of cross-examination
could shake Godetts in the state
ments ne had made. Upon cross
examination he still maintained that
his memory failed him at the time of
the inquest and he remembered
nothing at that time, as to the
statements he had made telling of
the killing at the inquest. He was
positive and did not acknowledge
that he could remember anything of
importance that day but admitted
that he had sent a telegram for an
attorney and was cognizant of what
happened afterward.
Godetts retold his present story
of the killing very wildly, several
times showing conclusively that he
fired two shots when Williams was
down on his hands and knees, and
admitted that the last shot was in
the back of the neck.
After Godetts had given his testi-
mony, the defendant called num-
Der witnesses to the stand all of
whom swore that Williams had made
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jured. The men had QUIT work for the
day when Draper slipped from the.
lock into the river. Carrot plunged
into the river after him, knowing
Draper was unable to swim. Even
tually Stoner rescued both men by
the aid of boathook Then all three
started to walk along the Pittsburg,
Virginia and Charleston railroad
tracks to Elizabeth to get dry clothes.
The approach of fast train was not
noticed and the men were hurled high.
into the air. The bodies of Draper
and Garrett were mutilated, while
Stoner's shoulder blade was broken
and his head badly cut.
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called in. Later he improved some
what and it was thought he would
speedily recover, but pneumonia de-
veloped and his death followed.
Bishop Satterlee was formerly rec.
tor of Calvary church in New York
was a religious writer of note and
had been elected but declined to &C.
cept the bishopric of Michigan and
the bishop coadjutorship of Ohio.
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CANNOT APPLY TO JAPs.
British Columbia Natal Act lnvaIi.
dated by Courts.

dated by Courts.
Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 24.-Chief
Justice Hunter of the supreme court
of British Columbia has ruled the
Natal act to be imperative so far as
the subjects of Japan are concerned,
though he did not hold that the act
is imperative as a whole 1t was held
to be in contravention of the treaty
with Japan. The matter came up in
connection with an application of a
writ of haboas corpus, applied for in
behalf of two Japanese arrested at
Blaine, WASH, while trying to enter
British Columbia The chief justice
ordered the release of the two men
held and also suggested, that they
have right of action against some,
one whom he did not name for their
detention
It is understood that the case will
be appealed forthwith to the full court
of British Columbia and eventually to
the privy council in England.
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Veteran Washington Editor Dead.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 24.-Crosby
S. Noyes, the veteran editor of the
Washington Evening Star, died at the
Hotel Raymond, Pasadena, where he
had been Ill for some time Mr.. Noyes,
who was surrounded by the members
of his family at the time of his death,
retained his faculties to the end.
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Bank Deposits Break Record.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Deposits in ma.
tional banks of Chicago are now the
largest in their history. The money
panic, SO far as the banks are con-
cerned, is completely over and conf
dence has been re-established among
country institutions. The deposits
have poured in from banks in the
Western country.
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Stole Everything but a Bird.

st. Louis, Feb. 24.-While Mrs. Jen-
ME Grifis was down town shopping
four energetic burglars drove an un-
lettered moving van up to her home
at 2206 Cherokee street and looted the
house of everything except the canary
bird. Even two stoves, with fire in
them, were taken. Neighbors saw the
four men industriously at work, but
they supposed Mrs. Griffis was NOV
ing out Of the house and paid no at
tentiOn to the matter.
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FOUND DEAD IN BED.

New York Society Woman Is Asphyx-
lated by Gas.
New York, Feb. 24.-Mrs. William
Proudfit Burden, who was Natica
Rives, daughter of O. H. P. Belmont
and a society favorite in New York,
Newport and Washington, was found
dead in bed at her Fifth avenue home
Death, the coroner decided, was acct
dental and due to gas poisoning. A
disconnected gas tube, which had led
from chandelier to a droplight, so
placed that Mrs. Burden might read
while propped up in bed, had permit.
ted flow of gas that filled the room
and, escaping into the hall. finally at
tracted the attention of the servants.
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Attempt to Burn Hotel.

Muskogee, Okla, Feb 24.An at
tempt was made to burn the Scales
hotel Of this city while about 100 del
egates to the Democratic convention
were asleep in the building. Oil was
poured over the floor of two vacant
rooms and set on fire, but the flames
were extinguished before any damage
was done. Great excitement pre-
vailed for time.
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Fire at Moving Picture Show.

Waterloo, Ia. Feb. Kidnapped
about with 1000 feet of blazing, sput-
tering celluloid film, Harry Andrews,
operator at moving picture theater
here, rushed into the street after a
vain attempt to stamp out the flames
and avert panic. Others came to
his aid and smothered the fire, but
the man was seriously burned. The
theater was completely cleaned out,
and the patrons lost their wraps,
though none of them was injured. The
damage to the building amounts to
about $1,000.
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Loses Life in Heroic Effort.

Gainesville, Ca, Feb. 24.-While
trying to save little David Rodgers,
her six-year-old companion, from death
under the wheels of an approaching
freight train Lily May Kline of Emer
son, Ga, was mangled beyon recogni.
ton, with the little object of her
heroic sacrifice folded in her arms.
M. c. Kline, father of the youthful
heroine, stood near the scene and wit
messed the tragic death of the two
childrCn