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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

Monmouth. Orchards. Bethel Ward.
Perrydale, Farview, Oak Point Elk
ins, Independence, Antioch, Brush
College, McTimmonds Valley GOO).
Crowley Fir Grove. Sunny slope
U0O), Oakdale, Powells Camp. Lib
crty GOO), Falls City, Black Rock.
Pioneer Cherry Grove, Oakhurst.
Mountain View. Mistletoe.
The following schools have been
placed on the Roll of Honor for the
county for not having had any tardfes
during the month: Smithheld Red
Prairie. salt Creek, Ward. Fairview.
Oak Point Spring Valley. HARMONY.
Lincoln, Crowley McTimmonds VAL
ley Oakdale, Powells Camp. Liberty.
Black Rock. Oakhurst
Attendance No Better.
The per cent of attendance this
past month is just the same as last
month says the report. while with
the better weather it should have
been better, but many parents are.
keeping their children home for work.
and this should not be. as it is break
ing the Compulsory Education law.
also many men are employing in the
hop yards children that are under
the age. and this comes under the
Child Labor law, which will be en-
forced.
Many schools have become Stand-
ard within the past few weeks. and
We now have IS schools which are as
follows: Spring Valley. North Dallas.
Suena Vista, Lincoln, Orchards. oak
hurst. Ward, West Salem, Oak Point.
Nistletoe, Liberty. Mountain View.
Guthrie. Lewisville. Perrydale. Bethel
Brush College, Hopville.. and we ex-
'ect at least % before the year
,loses"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
County Principals Association Holds
Final Meeting of Year: Bright
Prospects In Sight For 1928.

With a large attendance present,
the last meeting of the present school
year Of the Polk County Principals
association was held at the county
superintendent's Office in the court
house Friday night. The association
finished the reading and discussion of
Bagley's Craftsmanship of Teaching,
upon which they had been engaged
during the winter A. b. Beaumont,
of the oregon Normal faculty, acted
as leader at the last meeting. The
association has enjoyed a pleasant
and profitable winter and it is ex-
pected that during the coming season
stll greater good for the members
viii be accomplished
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
Correction.

An error was made in printing the
report of the annual meeting of the
Woman's club, unintentionally MAX
ing it appear that some of the Off
GERS not reelected We're purposely
left out. All not reelected gave good
reasons for not wishing to serve an
other year. and were at their own
request relieved of the work
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
Mrs. Wing Resigns,

Mrs. f. G. Wing has resigned her
position as teacher Of the sixth grade
Of the Dallas schools in preparation
for trip East to visit relatives and
friends Her place, for the balance
Of the term, will be filled by Miss E.
Loree O'Connell.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
Lodge Notice.

A special communication of
Nv Jennings Lodge No. 8, A. f. &
/" A. NJ, will be held in the Ma
sonic hall, Saturday, May IS, at 1880
o'clock. Work in the w. NJ. degree
All members are requested to be
present.
BY order of the W. M.
WALTR S. MUIR, Sec'y
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

We guarantee Sutherland's Eagle
Eye Salve to cure common sore eyes
in "a to SO hours. This seems
strange, but it is backed by our
You run no risk and it
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
Wood Bids Wanted.

Bids will be received by the under
signed until May 20, for so cords of
old or dry second growth fir, and so
cords of oak grub wood, four feet
long, to be delivered on board cars
at any siding of the s., F. C. & w.
railway, not later than August Is,
1912.
81 5-17 SIBLEY & EAKIN.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
For All Skin Diseases

Dr.. Bells Antiseptic Salve is the best
it is a creamy snow white ointment
pleasant to use and every box is
guaranteed Price 25c. At Conrad
Stafrin's.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

YOUR WINTERS WOOD - Order
your slab wood now and be sure of
having a good dry supply for Winter.
can sell you either slabs, blocks or
trimmings. Can furnish any other
kind of wood desired. Plenty of good
oak and fir. Send in your orders by
phone 1563.-AUGUST BOMAN.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

FOR SALE-white Wyandotte eggs
$3.50 per setting. \ few choice White
wyandotte cockerels: also Pekin
Duck eggs. Phone Red g5; Box 9. r.
r. ID No. ]. 52S-tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

foR SALE-flve-roOm cottage on
Maple avenue; good location and very
cheap. owner must sell. Price xSeo
Inquire SOS Court street
53I-lm
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
WANTED.

WANTED-All kinds OF iron, rubber,
brass, copper, zinc, and hides. High
est cash prices paid. A. ~ Halleck,
Monmouth, Oregon. 3-12tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

FOR SALE-At the Balm Grove
Farm, four miles north Of Indepcn-
dence, twelve head of good yourg
work horses. just shipped from Wa,,a
Walla, Washington. ]. A. Woods.
542-tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

HORSE AND BUGGY FOR SALE
Sorrel horse weight about 1850: work
any place; fine driver; new buggy.
run but a few times. VIII sell sep
arate or together. very cheap. Phone
sAl' 535-tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

FOR SALE-White wyandotte Eses
$3.50 per setting. A few choice
White Wyandotte Cockerels. also
Pekin Duck eggs Phone s. Red ss.
box g. r. r. n. No. Z. sqs,f
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
Score by Innings.

Score by Innings.
12 3 4 5 6 7S9
Dallas .......0 0 0 | 0 / 0 Ia
Corvallis ....3 0 o 0 0 0 l 0 x-4
Summary.
TWo-base hit, Martin. Stolen
bases-Cadle, Boydston (2), Gard
ner, Munsgrave (2), Legley Howard.
Sacrifice hits-Boydston Struck out
by Gardner 2, by Barham 12. by
Femester -. Bases on balls-off
Barham l, off Femester 2. Left on
bases-Dallas 3, Corvallis ). Hit by
pitcher-Price by Barham.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

COWS BOUGHT AND SOLD-Want-
ed good dairy cows; also cows for
sale at all times. r. A. Campbell,
Sheridan, Ore. 328tfS4
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
POLK HAS EIGHTEEN SCHOOLS
NOW STANDARD.

Continued from Page OneD
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
DALLAS DEFEATED BY ONE
SCORE.
Corvallis.

Continued from Page One)
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

FOR SALE-Biack 1Iinorca Frr~
si.eo FOR l5. Henry Robbins. phone
llAle - 524-u
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

FOR SALE-Baied cat and vstcb
hay. II O. Campbell. Dallas. s1se
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

FOR SALE-Oak and Cedar Posts
Soehren Warehouse Co. 11tf1S
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

SIBLEY & EAKIN.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
BUSINESS LOCALS

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= BUSINESS LOCALS I
%+++++++++++++++%+ 1
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-Four rose-comb, Barred
Rock BOOSTERS. Phone 1914. 546-1t
FOR SALE-Seed potatoes, small
Burbanks, $1.0O per hundred pounds.
Phone 9Nl. 545-tf
FOR SALE-Rape seed, SC per pound
in hundred-pound lots, or &c in less
than one hundred pounds Splendid.
clean seed. f. d. Thielson. Rickreall
Milling Company, Rickreall.
543-1m-6-44l2
FOR SALE-Good east front lot on
Levens and Maple street Price $500.
Geo. II. Bronson. sal 5-8l-lz
FOR SALE-Good east front OF on
Levens and Maple street. Price s3oO
Geo. II. Bronson. 54I-5-3l-12
FOR SALE-At the Balm Grove
Farm, four miles north Of Indepen-
dence, twelve head of good Young
work horses, just shipped from Wa,ia
Walla' Washington. J. A. Woods.
542-tf
AND BUGGY FOR SALE
Sorrel horse weight about 1850: work
any place; fine driver; new buggy.
run but a few times. VIII sell sep
arate or together, very cheap. Phone
sAl. 5s5-tf
FOR SALE-white Wyandotte eggs.
$50 per setting. \ few choice White
" yandotte cockerels. also Pekin
Duck eggs Phone Red 25; Box g. r..
r ID. No. !. 52S-tf
FOR SALE-tTve-room cottare on
Maple avenue: good location ana ve-,,
heap owner must sell. Price $500.
Inquire sos Court street
53l-lm
FOR SALE-White Wyandotte Eers
'l-5o per setting A few chofca
White Wyandotte Cockerels. also
'ekin Duck eggs Phone 5. Red %.
lox g. r. r. n. No. !. rqS.r
TOR SALE-Black 1Iinorca Frrz
lee FOR l5. Henry Robbins. phone
)ixie IS. go
'OR SALE-Baied cat and vstcb
.ay II O. Campbell. Dallas. s1stf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14

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FOR SALE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company Accused.
Petition Asking for Dissolution
to Be Filed Soon.
LIKE THE OTHERS
InvestigationWiIl Show Methods
OF Oil Trust
Were Used in Obtaining Control
of All Business.

New York, Jan. ga petition to dis
solve the American Telephone & Tele-
graph company on the ground that it
is a monopoly in violation of the pro-
visions of the Sherman law, was made
public here today, few hours in ad-
vance of it's presentation to United
States Attorney General W:ckersham
in Washington.
According to the petition, the Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph company,
which controls the Western Union
Telegraph company and eight subsid-
iary telephone companies in various
parts of the United States, is one of
the largest financial concerns in the
world, having a capital of nearly one
billion dollars and 1t now dominates
the telephone business of the country
The petitioner points out that by
reason of the company's control of sub
sidiary concerns in all parts of the
country, the independents are prac-
tically barred from competition. It is
charged that the operation of the
American Telephone & Telegraph COM
pany in the requirement of control of
these subsidiary companies were prac-
tically identical with the operation of
the Standard Oil and Tobacco trusts,
which were declared illegal by the
United States supreme court.
while bigness alone does not make
a corporation an unlawful monopoly
says the petition, tit is certain that an
investigation Of this gigantic corpora
ton will show that It's history is re-
plete with acts and manipulations for
the obvious purpose of obtaining con-
troll of the telephone business in this
country, of a character that have been
unequivocally condemned by the su-
preme court of the United States.''
Special reference is made to the oper-
ations of the alleged telephone trust in
Ohio, Kansas City, and Sal Lake City,
The statement is made that in all parts
of the west the Independent telephone
exchanges are threatened with extirc-
ton.
The petition is signed by George
Lambert, a Justice of the peace of Pei
ham. n. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
WHEELS TO STOP
Rock Island System Trains Halt to
Honor MeIcher.

| Wednesday afternoon for five min
utes-in all probability at 2:3O-every
wheel on the Rock Island Lines of
5000 miles from Chicago to the Gulf
and Pacific coast will stop. If a train
is rushing across the prairies. il a huge
shop crane is hosting monster loco
motive or if a gang of section men are
lowering a rail into place-at 2:30 all
labor will cease and with bowed heads
the thousands of employees of the
Rock Island will pay respects to the
memory of f. o. Melcher, vice presi-
dent, and E. B. Peirce, general solic-
itor, who were killed in an Illinois
Central wreck early Monday morning
Practically all of the officers of the
operating department of the road are
ntheir way to Illinois to the funeral
of the late F. o. Melcher that Will
be held tomorrow afternoon at the
home in Winnetka, illinois, The Off
GERS in the legal department are on
their way to Fort Smith, Ark, where
Judge Peirce will be buried at the
same time.
All along the Rock Island Lines
flags have been lowered at half mast
The road seems paralyzed following
the death of the two heads OF their
important departm ents.
Topeka officers who will attend the
Melcher funeral services are:
A. z. Sweet. general manager.
]. B. Smalley, general superintend-
ent.
y
way.
S. w Mul1inix. superintendent of mo-
tive power.
J. A Stewart, general passenger
agent.
Officers Of the legal department who
will attend the Peirce funeral services
at Fort Smith, are:
M A. Low, general attorney.
Paul Walker, assistant general at
torney.
The employees of the second district
will send beautiful floral offering to
the Illinois home Of F. .. Melcher. The
sec, nd district covers the entire middle
western territory of the Rock Island
Lines.
The death Of F. o. Melcher as vice
president ir charge Of operation viii
hold UP the budget plans Of the Rock
Island for many weeks. 1t is custO
mary for the district officers to make
out their budget, the general mana
and the entire list of improvements and
betterments are submitted to the vice
president in charge Of operation for
approval.
The budget recommendations have been |
prepared and sent to the vice presidents |
office in Chicago The plans were in the |
hands of F. o. Melcher before he died |
and were subject to his personal approval /
before the authority for the improve /
ments was given. Mr.. Melcher's death |
leave the budget to be prepared and ex-
amined by his successor, which means |
a long delay.
still nothing is said as regards the
probable successor of Mr.. Melcher. An
attempt to extract an interview opin-
ion on the subject from Topeka officials
days before any announcement IS given
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
ANOTHER sPRINGL1KE DAY.
Mercury Gets Well Above Freezing
Point Early.

This is another warm bright and
spring gIike day, and the weather man
says tomorrow there will be a repeti-
ton of the same sort of conditions
The minimum temperature was 30
at 8 O'Clock this morning. BY 10 the
mercury had climbed to the 80 de-
gree point.
Monday the temperatures averaged
10 degrees above normal, and today
is likewise an abnormally warm day
The forecast: Fair tonight and
Wednesday, colder in the east portion
of the state tonight"
shippers forecast: Protect SO
hour shipments north and west against
temperature of 20; east, 20; south 32."
This means, said the weather man
e'that the thermometer will register
between 20 and 25 degrees tomorrow
morning
This is the warmest day thus far in
1912 The wind is blowing five miles
an hour from the northwest and a
slight drop in temperature is antici-
pated tonight. although Wednesday,
according to sunny Flora, viii be
bright and warm. The hourly read
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
RATE HEARING WAITS
Railroads Will Present Their Case on
Later Date.

When Examiner A. R. Mackley ad-
journed the rate hearing in the fed
eral building Monday afternoon, the
defendant railroads had introduced no
evidence showing their side OF the con-
tention and will make no showing un-
til the hearing is resumed at a later
date Evidence in the closing hours
of the hearing tended to snow tnat
rates to Topeka jobbers and manu-
facturers are discriminatory in tavor
of Kansas City and that the Kansas
capital is not fairly treated
Testimony of George F. Mcintyre
was to the effect that with freight
rates favorable to meet competltlon'
the local dealers would be able 20
make a better showing and that the
growth of Topeka is handicapped Ply
fhe discrimination. Carr Taylor. who
conducted the examination IN behalI
of the Kansas jobbers, brought out
Topeka's natural advantages and rea-
sons why the town would grow and
prosper under favorable rate sched-
ules It was shown that the Missouri
dealers were favored at the expense
of the Kansas wholesalers and retail
ers and that the unjust rates permitted
the foreign concerns to compete with
local Industries even in their own ter
ritory.
After a busy day with the LAWYERS
and witnesses. Mackley adjourned the
hearing to some future date He was
called to washington on business ar
fairs and it may be several weeks be-
fore he complete his examination on
behalf of the interstate commerce
cp1n mission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
TODAY IN CONGRESS
Rules Committee Defers Money Trust
Hearing Until Wednesday.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Senate in ses-
sion at 2 p. m. House met at noon.
District of Columbia appropriation bill
was considered President Farrell of
United States Steel corporation again
testified on cost of steel production be-
fore steel trust committee. Chairman
Hardwick announced "the sugar trust
investigating committee hoped to re-
port within week
Sharp dissension was expected in
Democrat caucus this afternoon over
consideration of public building bill
The rules committee deferred hear
ing on money trust until Wednes-
day. The civil service commission con-
sidered plan to extend civil service to
deputy internal revenue collector.
Bill passed by the senate transferring
to new state all federal furnishings in
Arizona capitol
Senator Burton, of Ohio introduced a
resolution to create a committee on pub
lie expenditures Labor committee heard
J. T. Monaghan of Detroit in opposition
to Fughes eight hour law for government
contract.
House foreign affairs committee heard
various interests regarding greater water
power development at Niagara Falls.
President Nelson of postoffice clerks fed
Grafton advocated eight hour day before
postohice committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23

NEELEY'S OFFICIAL VOTE
His Majority Over Martin in seventh
Is 1871.

The official canvass of the vote at
the special election in the Seventh dis
trict shows that Neeley. Democrat. re-
ceived a majority Of 1,271 over Mar
tin, Republican. Neeley's total vote
was 1886. Martin received 1875
votes At the last regular election for
congress in the Seventh district Neeley
received 20,133 votes and Madison
24,925. Thus it will be seen that a
larger per cent of Republicans than
Democrats stayed at home. That IS.
it is supposed that this is the case
Maybe a number OF the Republicans
who turned out to vote cast their bal
lots for Neeley. and some Democrats
voted for Martin. It is guesswork
The returns from the Seventh show
some interesting facts. Neeley carried
sixteen out of the thirty-two counties
in the district and secured "A tie in two
counties, Harper and Haskell. Martin
carried Hodgeman county by one vote
and Neeley carried Clark county by
two votes. Martin carried Stanton and
Grant by only two votes each and lost
Stevens by only one vote. In half the
counties of the district. which is to say
sixteen, the majority OF either candi-
date over the other did not exceed
twenty votes.
Neeley carried twelve counties this
year that he lost against Madison two
years ago. He gained this reversal OF
the verdict in the following heretofore
solid Republican countless: Barber.
Clark Edwards. Ford, Hamilton,
Kearny. Lane. Pawnee, Pratt, Scott.
Stafford and Stevens.
Th following is the official canvass
of the returns by counties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
INVADES The EAST
LaFollette Addresses Two Big
Crowds in New York.
Declares for Woman Suffrage
and Recall of Judges.

New York, Jan. 23.-The political at
mosphere in the east has been further
charged by the first appearance in this
section of Senator Robert l. LaFo1-
lette, of Wisconsin, since he announced
i his candidacy as a progressive Re
publican for the presidential nomina-
ton In connection with the senator's
/ coming there was political gossip to
/ the effect that Colonel Roosevelt might
also appear at the Carnegie hall mass
meeting which Mr.. LaFollette ad-
dressed, and possibly lend assistance to
his boom" but the colonel was not
present. Instead, he attended dinner
of several prominent leaders in charity
work a. the National Arts club.
Clifford Pinchot appeared with Sen
ator LaFollette and presided at the
meeting. He presented the senator ''as
the candidate I support for the Repub
lican presidential nomination.
While the meeting was under way
the crowd which sought admittance
grew to such proportions that the police
would not allow a further tax upon the
capacity of the large hall and an over
flow meeting was held in the street,
which the Wisconsin senator addressed
while those inside we're listening to Mr..
Pinehot.
When the senator was finally led to
the platform in the hall the audience
rose and shouted. women waved hand
him as the next president of the
United States
Mr. LaFollette outlined five distinct
propositions of the progressive Repub-
hcans. When the speaker mentioned
the recall as one of the progressive
doctrines, a voice from the gallery
shouted:
Would you recall a iudge?''
''I paused to have that question
asked said the senator. you would
not havs asked that question, my
friend, if you knew me-. You would
know that I would speak of it before
I left the subject. I am always ready
and willing to explain my position upon
every public question to which I have
given thought. Hence came to New
York prepared to say that I favor the
recall for the judiciary"
Applause greeted his utterance.
Recall With Limitations.
Now I am going to disappoint
YOU said the senator. Il favor the |
recall of the judiciary. but with re-
strictions and reservations with which /
I would not surround the recall of leg
islators or executives
Il do not defy the bench. 1 do not |
feel that its inspiration always is di- |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
Kansas Railroads Fear Spinal
Meningitis in Texas Towns.
Santa Fe and Rock Island Get
Out Topeka Orders.
ALL SUBJECT TODELAY
Lines viii Sell Tickets But Do
Not Promise Destination.
Stringent Orders Out From
Headquarters in Topeka.

The spinal meningitis epidemic in
Texas and Louisiana has become so Sc
rious that orders have gone out from
the general headquarters of the Rock
Island and Santa Fe in Topeka giving
ticket agents the authority to sell tick
cts to certain points in these states
subject to delay. Two towns the rail-
roads refuse to recognize on their lines
-Jewett and Grosbeck, Tex.
Sixteen towns are mentioned in the
order. The agents will sell tickets to
these towns only on the agreement
that the passenger is not promised an
entrance into the village and that his
destination may be delayed for some
time.
All of the railroads in Kansas with
lines running to Texas and Louisiana
prevalent have followed the lead of the
Santa Fe and Rock Island and stamp
all tickets subject to delay
In addition to this warning to pas
sengers, the railroads ask the patrons
to provide themselves with health GER
tificat tes. These certificates certifying
to the fact that the town from which
they come has no cases of spinal men
ingitis and in a district where there
has been none of the disease for ten
days.
From information received at the Of
ffces of the general passenger agents of
the Santa Fe and Rock Island in Topeka
it should be necessary for a person buy
ing a ticket to town infected with
spinal meningitis to have a physician
certify that no trace of the disease has
been detected in the city from which the
passenger rides.
The two towns where a strict quaran-
tine is enforced have ordered all passen-
ger trains to keep right on going when
they reach their city limits. Not a per-
son is allowed to step from the car plat
forms.
The railroads in Kansas which have
followed out this order are:
Rock. Island Lines.
Frisco.
Santa Fe.
Orient.
Missouri Pacific.
Katy.