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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11

NEW YORK. Jan m Bench
and Bar. legal magazine ais
cussos in the current issue pr
Frederick A. Cooks criminai lie
bilitg as prctender
III Dr. Cooks cialm % have dis
covered the north pole Is proved to
be false. says the article. an In.
teresting question arises as 70
whether he IL crimlnaliy liable. be
cause. BY falsely representing that
his explorations had reached the
'fafihest north. be obtained conald.
cradle sums ~ money from persons
who bought bis stories and paid
him for lectures on the strength Of
this claim Il Is said that be ~.
celveA from the New York Herald
for two stories SIS 600, that he was
paid sif.0oa Tor two lectures Ia ~.
Louis. and an average Of 81 zoo
each Tor some thirty lectures delix-
cred in various places Assuming
Or. Cook 10 have been sane. and
that he made tae representations as
10 bis ALLEGED discovery knowing
them 10 BE- laise. there would seem
20 BE- little doubt that be Is quilts
Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses Indeed u Is possible that
he might have been indictable at
common law for a public cheat ron.
sistlnE Of writing false news. which.
u Il asserted By some authorities.
vas an ludictable offense a. con.
moa law ~ Russ on Crimes. 21s .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11
LOSES MONEY
IN EFFORT TO
FEED CHILDREN
Mother of Six Adds to
the Charges Against
the Ceramic Art Com
pany.

Girls and women who have lost
money 20 the American Ceramic Art
company. with offices In the Denny
building and the Arcade, day by
day arc telling their story 90 Dr
Mary n Martin. woman detective
and protection secretary Of the Y
W. c. A. The following letter l.
self explanatory
"Dr Mary Martin IN reading
your pronunciation OF the American
Ceramic Art company the other day
IN The star ! must say that | am
pleased 10 think that at least some
steps are hoinE taken.
4 am a poor woman with aix lii.
ne children Thinking ! could take
earc Of my houHcwofk aud children
and earn few dollars ia spare time
To helm along took up transfer
painting with this company and lost
g. by a. II my testimony viii DO
any good. you mas use ., 60 help
others sincerely yours.
MRS LUCl.LA MITCHELL
station n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11
ODD BITS
Or NEWS

A mysterious dog has the people
around the corner Of First az y.
and Harrison - guessing The dog.
which Is u the fuzzy. OF doormat
variety seems 20 b. always yerY
tired. aud also 70 have an Unsuitable
curiosity Nearly every day be
comes in front Of Litile's Pharmacy.
on the corner. and calmly seating
himself on hts launches holds mp
his fore paes a. u Ia suppHcation.
and presses HIS nose 10 the glass.
II r. not known what the attraction
in the drug store H.
Sometimes becoming weary Of the
array Of drugs. the little fellow sits
down on the car tracks and assumes
a prayerfui attitude No motorman
has 30 far been hard hearted enough
70 run over the pleader. az letting
out the air with 3 whoosh Il usually
enough 70 drive him away
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11

A man who was carrying big box
81 chocolates. apparently Intended
for a eoufectioner dropped the
whole bloomiu box on the pavement
on Second av
Did he walk of and leave them ?
Not much Re gathered them up.
Wonder who gets those y
laughed a woman in passing.
Wonder
Did y0u2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11

failure Of committees TO mako re-
ports
3 Suppression Of debate by ~.
fusal 81 the speaker 70 recognize a
member.
Suppression Of legislative nc.
ton by refusal 80 permit a record
vote On popular legislation
Cannonism - not 10 be cllmlnat'
ed as an issue By the bare an.
nouncement that Cannon viii be-
replaced by M r. olmslead ~
pennss lvania.
In paint 81 fact. Olmsiead Is an
old. tried lieutenant Of Cannon.
Tie has defended Cannonlsm. aud
Is the type OF man who upholds
the system lie would do a. che
present speaker doea aud would
do e In exactly the sAme Way. with
exactly the same tools. that Can.
non uses
AT % this Viii be made plain hy
che insurgents before this session
closes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11
DOCTOR COOK COULD BE PROSECUTED
CRIMINALLY FOR NORTH POLE FAKE

whar on Grim Law. 7th I'd. sec.
2utaal
New York Laws Apply.
In the absence 81 statute. 4
mere false representation. a naked
iie without the use oi some token
or symbol. Ia upt sufficient 70 rem
der one crlmlnaily responsible a.
for private cheat q Bishops New
Grim. Law. sec. 1860 THIS defect
has noN been remedied By sgatu
tory enactment. so that false pre-.
lenses by words alone. by means %
which money OF property il oh
iaiued from another. will render
the peFpetfatoF criminally liable. A
false preiense Is defined as such a
fraudulent representation of an ex.
isiing or past fact. By enc who
knows Il not 10 be true. as il
adapted 20 tndace the person 10
whom i u made 10 part with some.
thing % value Ia see. tt5t.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11
LOCAL BRIEFS

Ray mend Ions. 70 years 81 ass
and student az OousaKn college
Spokane. succumbrd % ufikht's dis
rase Saturday al the home ~ his
uncle. George Liable iie1 18th av.
The youth Was stricken while at
tending college and returned 20 Sc
attic. where he fingered but q short
time. The ohsnqsAeH viii be held
this afternoon az : n'rinck Inter-
meat viii b. Ia calvary cemetery.
Notice has been sent nut by Mrs
T. n JraninEa. director ~ kinE
county exhibits az abe Af-Y = fair
that AL women receiving awards can
set diplomas for the same ~ calling
Tits VI tomorrow afternoons. ~ tbs
Seattle Federation club house
Thomas H. and Harvard aV. The
medals viii b. issued later
John = white viii lecture under
the auspices ~ the Young Wemvn'a
Educational cluh THE evening a.
%. lu the ThruHophieal tail. cn
Fourth nN near fiks.
The Halstan Giles clah Will hold
their first semi annual concert At
the Unitarian church Wednesday
evening January ~. at SIS A
large crowd iH expected "a attend
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11
CLERK AND bA|lIFF
MIX THEIR PACKAGES

Tommy Richmond assistant clerk
In Justice CAROLS court. and Law
renee eau, bailltf. don't look much
alike, but they get mixed up once
10 while. The other day they went
out on little shopping expedition
for their respective families eau
bought special kind OF peas his
wife had ordered for a special dish
for dinner next day Richmond
bought butter
Rushing 20 catch a car that even
ing each grabbed a bundle aud ran
dAu went 20 Green Lake and Rich.
mond went To Renton When their
wives opened the packages each
man know exactly what his wife
thought Of him.
eau insists Il wasn't At all his
fault. that he took the package
Richmond had left Mrs eau said
he was wholly 60 blame. and he
needn't expect any dinner next day.
Gau doesn't eat any lunch, and be-
ia wondering how long a man can
so without eatlug and not starye 10
death
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11
CANNON TO QUIT? MAYBE, BUT
YOU CAN'T LOSE CANNON|SM

WASHINGTON. Jan. ii.~-For
purposes or the republican con
gresslonal campaigns every effort
is betting made TO eliminate Can
nouism" as an issue.
This accounts for the official cut
giving that jos G Cannon IL to re
sigu
President Taft has been telling
nrogreaslve visitors that he is 0p-
posed to Cannon The congress.
sional campaign committee Is
busily circulating the story that
this ~ the last term Of Mr. Can.
non IN the chalr The object Is
to help mon like rawuoy nou.
tclle, nalEel and hest % their
III when they 80 again before their
people.
Pledges against Cannon they
viii ask WHY certainly hnt
WHY Cannon Is to go out lie
has ceased to- bc an issue Il has
already been decided that he Is 90
BE- succeeded hy Martin =. Ohm.
stead Of Harrlshurg Pa.
Oh. very we'll
HUT CAununlsm remains she issue
Cannonism does not mean Can.
non
Cannonlsm means the rules aud
system which make it possible
for one man la the speakers chair
Ia defeat the peoples will.
With Olmstead M the chair Can
nonism would still be enihroned
Nothing short Of complete new
set OF rules viii pat an end 20
Canuonlsm This Is the object Tor
which Victor Murdoch and the Ia.
surgants fight They want rnlos
which will restore free speech and
free action by a majority OF the
membership OF the peoples leeis.
iasufe
THEY demand rules which viii
prevent
!. Packing of committees BY the
man who happens 10 be speaker
g. Suppression Of legislation b.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11

pANcE AT pRgAnlANp.
Dance tonight Admission free
zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11

It's no use 20 argue about a.
Man disapproyal Of wOmana dress,
or lack 81 II. is Unborn
A small maid ~ years was play.
ing In front Of an apartment house
on Madison a. Che hadn't ON any
coat, and her dress waa very, very
short Her black stockings reached
up 20 the hem Of the tiny skirt and
gave her aH odd appearance Of dis
proportion
Two small uewsbOys stood of at
the edge Of the pavement. taking
her in with precoclous cynlcism
"Geel Amt she got long legs p
asked one Of them 10 an aside 10
the other.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-11

ALBERT BUSHNELL HART.
There are bunk and bull con In
history
The president Of the American
Historical society told the apcleis
50 ia New York lie il Prof Al.
bert bushnell Hart ~ Harvard. and
What be doeant know about his
tory isn't
The stories ~ the goodness and
nobility OF the Pilgrim fathers arr
fuii ~ myth. Prof Hart told the
American historians
All the virtues Ne Raerihe ca
the Plymouth Rock pilgrims do not
belong 70 Them They killed lndiAn
women and children msrcileeeiy
Mason 1. WeemN. Who sruie ~
much about Washington. including
the cherry tree story. waa not a
historian. b. didut intend 10 sise
information about Washington. bat
"a suggest Yirtu0ua conduct g.
younA Americans Thus much If
the aocAlled history about waah
lngton IL wrong. Human nature 70
belle al the attempts 10 make a
prig oui o. Washington.
DANCE AT pRsAnLANo,
Dancu tonight Admission free
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
OUR MARKET LETTER
Receipts and Sales at Portland Union
Stock Yards.

PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 22-There
has been a fair run of cattle at the
wards the past week, 2057 head having
been received. The demand for heavy
stnff has taken off everything that
has been received.
The hog supply has been proper
tionately liberal, but buyers have tax
en- the offerings promptly at gooo
nrices: 1874 head were received ana
several loads brought the top of $s.26'
but the bulk of the sales have been
running from 50 to 1910.
The receipts of sheep have In no
way approximated the demand; In
fact. there has not been enough sheep
in the yards to make a market. There
,s very active demand for fat We
theirs and lambs. Only 4S1 sheep were
received.
Light calves are in great demand
and there was only 80 head received
during the week.
Following are the quotations on all
classes of live stock: Best steers $3.50;
fair to good $4.75 to $50; strictly
good COWS s4.s5; fair to good sSS5 to
s4.1O: best wethers $5.75; good ewes
s5.25 to $3.50; lambs 1925 to $6.76i
hest heavy smooth hogs 1910; med
ium SS.75 to 50; calves, light $5.25 t'
$3.50; heavy $4 to $4.25; bulls $S.5'
to $3.75.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
XIII Largo COUGAR.

While inspecting timber on the
Fisher place in the hills west OF Dai-
las. sunday. Ed. Jacobson. Arthur
Dimick and Homer Holman scared up
a large cougar in a dense growth OF
underbrush. The big cat Immediate
IL took 10 a tree, where two OF the
bovs stood watch until a gun. could
he secured from neighboring farm
house. Returning a few minutes later
with the weapon. a shotgun. M ia
eobsou brought the animal 10 the
ground with a well-directed shot The
cougar measured seven feet from Up
70 tin. and weighed $50 pounds Ihe
bows brought the great cat to tow
and set him up In a very hfe hN'
position on the courthouse lawn
where for a few hours yesterday AZ
,ernoon he attracted the interest an'
attention Of many curious spectators
IL was q noticeable fact that Whii'
the carcass was on display. the buncl
Of town dogs that disport themseiVe
on the lawn every afternoon Ner
Z conepicuous by their absence
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
CoIonist Rates.

Low one-way colonist rates from all
narts of the East to Pacific Coast ter
minals are offered by the railroads
from March / to April Is. The oppor-
tunity tosbring thousands of new set
Tiers to oregon is a valuable one ana
commercial organizations of the state
will take advantage of 1t to the fullest
extent.
The attractive literature sent out
during the past year and the wide
nublicity given all parts of oregon
have been fruitful of results and IN
ouirv about this state was never SO
general as at the present time. Be
cause of this widespread interest In
oregon, il may be expected. that the
state will receive a large immigration
during the coming Spring.
oregon people should do all the'
can to add to this movement to TN
Pacific Northwest by arousing inter
est among their friends in other part
of the country who are looking 10
new homes and information should D
: snpplied them on the opportunitie
4 here for newcomers and particular
l. those who desire to engage In agri
:. culture. horticulture, stock raising
y aairving. These lines of endeavor ar
: rewarding those who are engaged
l. them.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
OLIVER WEBSTER DEAD
Former Polk County Man Succumbs
to Attack of Pneumonia.

oliver Webster, brother OF John
webster. and a former resident Of
Polk County. died of pneumonia al
his home in Everett. Washington,
Thursday, January 20. 1s1O' aged SS
years.
Mr.. Webster was born in Lapeer
County. Michigan, in 1912. he
came to Oregon about is years ago
and settled in Polk County. He pur-
chased a fine farm near Independence
ana lived there until about a year and
a half ago. when failing health made
a change Of climate necessary lie
moved to Everett. Washington, where
for a time, the change seemed to be
beneficial. A few days ago. however
he contracted pneumonia, and deatf
relieved him of his suffering las
Thursday.
Mr.. Webster was an honorable, up
right citizen. and his death is mourne'
nv many friends. He Is survived by
wife. two daughters. Misses Loren
and May Webster. and one son, Fran
webster.
The body was brought TO Dallas an
was given burial in the odd Fellow
cemetery. Saturday
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
WIN BY CLOSE MARGIN
LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
DEFEATS FALLS CITY DEBATERs.
Twin Sons of w. L. Tooze, Although
Boys In Knee Pants, Hold Their
Own Like Veterans.
Lebanon criterion.)


The Lebanon high school debating
team carried off the victories in the
double debate with Falls City last
Friday night, the home team getting
the decision over the visitors with two
iudges against one in the their favof'
which was by very close margin.
The Lebanon team held the ainrh-
ative of the question fayoring tne
commission plan for city government
as productive of more efficiency IN OF
flee and less corruption in ofnclals.
There is quite general opinion that
IN the one matter of argument the
Lebanon team was scarcely entitied 70
win. but on delivery and rules OF cor
rect use of language, they were
ahead, but in this matter they hau
very small margin. This does not
mean that the arguments were weak
or inefficient. but rather that they
had met and conquered an able Trio
of debaters who had been ably Train
ed.
The visitors were Lamar Tooze,
Miss Ella Mehrling and Leslie Tooze'
who debated in the order named. The
affirmative was maintained by rom
Donca. Miss Kate Henderson and Cy-
rms Kimmell, and discussed the ques-
ton in that order Each person was
given twelve minutes for the argu-
ment with six minutes each FOR the
leaders in rebuttal.
The two visiting boys are the tWir
sons of Hon. Walter Tooze, ana are
vet in knee pants, being scarcely Ii
years old, but they held their owf
like masters in debate.
/ A banquet was given the two team'
bv the high school in Odd FelloWs
Hall. after the debate, and an ENJOY
able time had by the school and TN
teachers. The visiting team was ac
companied by Miss Palmer, teache
in the Falls City school. The judge
were Prof. e. D. Ressler, OF the y. "A
q Prof. r. Franklin of Albany Col
leee and Miss Helen Crawford OF thi
c;tv and a former teacher in the o. A
C.
The other team returned from Fail
CITY. Saturday afternoon. Their vic
tory was by the unanimous decisio
of the Judges. Those going to Fail
CITY were Miss Kathryn kirkpatrick
Glen Wallace and Frank Doollttl'
Miss Esther johnson, of the hig
school, accompanied them on the tril
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25

Have you seen the new stump Puii-
- st ne Dallas Iron WorkA
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
Public Instruction on motion of B. f..
Wilson; w. A. Wann,on motion of H.
d. Wagnon."

Next day after the publication of
these proceedings of this assembly and
it's platform, The Oregonian contained
an editorial review of the same, from
which the following extracts are
made:
Our Democratic brethren do not let
the primary law interfere with the
mechanism or run of their party
machinery. They do not permit the
law to interrupt their party usages,
policy or custom. All the difficulties
presented by the law they slip or
'.sidle'>round, in god form. The work
they do is of the bosses, bossy; they
hold a convention that has all the au-
thority of a convention OF the ancient
form;i they call it simply "a meeting,
and the nominations they make are
now called Invitations 1t is very
we'll done. We find no fault with them:
But is is not forbidden to laugh at
the smoothness of the performance.
In adopting a platform and nomi-
mating candidates the meeting dld
precisely what convention would
have done. If these nominations DO
not debar other candidates, and II the
resolutions are not accepted as the
party platform, what mas mas mass
meeting accomplished? Nothing what
ever. Members might as well have
spent their time in incantatlons ad-
1 dressed to the moon.
4 Republicans talked a while ago OF
holding a convention composed OF
men drawn together from all parts
of the state, to deliberate upon the az
fairs of their party, to outline plat
| form and to recommend candidates
but they were bluffed out of it by the
scream of the Democrats, that such
an assembly would be treason to tbs
sacred primary law. As there is YET
time, they possibly now, followin" IL
lustrious example, may pluck up cour'
age to hold a general meeting ana ex
tend "invitations" to persons supposed
fit or fittest to become candidates.
!. This meeting has given us the Dem
ocratic state ticket for the primaries
and for the general election. Let u
take off our hats to the smooth ski
of our Democratic prestidigitateurs
Their beautiful metonymy-" meet
ing,' for convention, . invitation TO
nomination, must make our old re
publican bosses who sometimes nav
done, or tried to do, things, green Wit
envy.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
BUSY YEAR is CERTAIN
Colonist Rates VIII Bring Many to
Pacific Coast.

PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 25-(Spec-
ial)-Completion of the Natron- n-Klarrs-
ath line of the Southern Pacific WITH
in the coming is months is promised
nv Judge w. d. Fenton, counsel Tor
the Hartman road, who says that at
the end of that time trains OF MS
company will be running between
Portland and San Francisco over the
new route, which will have maxi
mum grade of per cent. work is
going ahead on SIS miles of the new
route now and the remainder will be
COMPLETED as soon as possible. The
building of the Natron line Will not
only open up a large new territory
that is now without railroads, but VIII
give a low-grade freight line that VIII
eliminate the heavy grades OF the
siskiyou Mountains The budget Tor
new equipment for the Hartman
lines in this territory for the year
1910 has been made up and is in ex-
cess of the money asked in any prev
ions year for rolling stock. The budg-
ct calls for over $2,O00,000 for new
freight and passenger cars and To-
| com olives.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
s.,,ool Mer,inr Po.spone.l

The meeting q school officers par
euts ana teachers. which was TO have
ben held at Ballston. for the Baiiston
district. next saturday. has been m
definitely postponed. because Of the
prevalence Of scarlet fever near sher-
ldan-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
ELECT RICITY
FOR LIGHTING

only expensive waeu and careless 10 you
who are naturally careful, it does not come high
quickly turned off when not needed
light burn when not
adjusting In some e
dollars per ont. ou
money
light limits Tor
work and eyesghtsmokes your
decorations You could propaD save
omv not SO much that counts
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATEs-Rcsidence on meters, per
fiat month 16cp SOC RATES fo 80
NESS Kiowat 10 drop over
17Mc drop Kowat drop figures Scp or less r
ready 10 explain
fn of proposition to call on US or phone "
aren 0 talk business
Willamette Valley Company
E. w. KEARNS for Dallas II.
north of the Court House Fhoh Den ~
1897.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
A wnd Blizzard Raging

brings danger. suffering-often death
TO thousands, who take colds.
coughs and laErippe-that terror Of
winter and Spring Its danger signals
are stuffed mp" nostrils. lower part
Of nose sore. chflls and fever, pain In
hack Of head, and a throst-gripplng
cough. When Grip attacks as you
xalue your life. don't delay getting
Dr. kings New Discovery One bot
lie cured me- writes A. L. Dunn o.
Pine valley. Mss after being laio
nm three weeks With Grip For
sore. lunEz HeumorrhageA Sonsns'
colas. Whooping Cough. Bronchitis
Asfhua. its suprene- See f1-eo- Guar
sntsed b an druEEistH
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
Crops Not Injured.

The long continued cold weather
of the Winter has not had bad effect
on crops, as might have been expect
ed. but has been rather beneficial to
them, according to reports from dif-
ferent parts of the state. Fruit pros
meets throughout the Northwest are
now the brightest in years, it is SAID
the cold weather holding back tne
buds so long that there is little rear
of damage by late frosts. Ihis IN
shown particularly in the apple and
pear orchards, where the crop our
ing the past year was the smallest IN
several sasons. The snowfall of the
Winter is said to have been generally
ample to protect Fall sown grain ex'
cept in some portions of the william,
ette Valley. The snow, too, has ADDED
moisture to the ground in the driei
sections.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Pres
byterian Church will hold a social
next Friday afternoon in the base
ment Of the church. All ladies hold
ing penny strips for the benefit Of the
organ Fund are cordially invited TO
come and bring the same