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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

Down in California they are prose-
cutting a poor fellow who tried to kill
himself but made a botch of it. He
was discovered and rushed to a hos
pital where he was nursed back to
health only to face trial i'm the courts
The laws of California make attempt
ed suicide a felony so it appears that
when one really desires to shuttle off
this mortal coil, one should not make
a bobble of it, otherwise the law will
get him. Experts in the suicide route
are demanded it seems, as well as in
other lines of endeavor This is only
another indication that we are living
i'm a strenuous age
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28
Exercises at High School Roon,.

Exercises at High SchOOl Roont
The following program will be CIV
en- by the pupils of the public school
and high school in the high school
assembly room Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock:
Instrumental duet, Dorothy Ben
nett and Muriel Grant.
Solo, America" Anna May Long
necker.
Song, "Chilren's JOY" First grade.
Recitation Charles Hayter.
Cornet Solo. Ralph Howe.
Song, Little Boy Blue" First
grade.
Ladies' Quartet, Elva Lucas, Ruth
Shaw, Alice Miles, Claudia Brown.
Drill, America, America" Second,
and Third grades.
Solo, Lullaby" Claudia Plank.
Recitation, Little Quaker Sinner"
Mary Gurney.
Solo, "All Aboard for Slumber-
ville," Esther Bottorff.
Annals of the Old Soldiers, Harold
Miller.
Solo, Soldier Song" Winona Rice.
Recitation, Bernice Newbill..
Japanese Drill, Third grade.
Violin Solo, Jack Eakin.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

their support and his friends have
emphasized this utterance by express
ing the hope that they would desert
the Republican, party for good and
all They may take the advice of the
Sage of Sycamore.
It is Roosevelt or Ruin" in the
present campaign and nobody can
safely predict what the outcome will
be except to give utterance to the
belief that the present looks like
Democratic year. All that is needful
to change this outlook is an honest
and fair and manly position on the
part of Theodore Roosevelt. But, if
he shall assume that position, he will
have to radically depart from the
course he has pursued in the present
battle.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

lot and 4 in block Is, Henry Hills
addition to Independence, W d, $40.
Francis NJ. Donaldson to Ann NJ.
Donaldson. lot in block l n of Main
and E of Meridian street in Buena
Vista, W d, 81.
C. d. Calbraith to Stella Calbraith,
lots and in block s, Henry Hills
add to independence, W d, 81.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

Moro Observer; A couple Of old
style prairie schoOners passed through
Moro Tuesday. manned and oficered
by a quartet Of middle aged men Of
more than average abilities. who hav-
ing heard OF W. J. Hanley. were in
search OF Central oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

success it promises, is good weather,
and arrangements have been made
with Col Cherrington to uncork some
of his most exquisite variety. So 1T
appears that nothing more can be
desired.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28
Probate.


Estate of William Lorenzo ellison.
viii proved, admitted to probate.
Mary Elizabeth ellison appointed eX-
ecutriX without bond; J. G. VanOrs-
dal, Henry Campbell and Hort Eakin
appointed appraisers.
Guardianship of Lola Pauline Per-
ry; sale confirmed; ordered that deed
be made to purchasers.
Estate of Charles N. Tharp, a fee
bic minded person; final account fill
ed and approved.
Estate of Samuel Peterson; final
receipts all filed and estate closed; ;
administrator discharged and bonds
men released.
Estate of Martha V. Whitmer; fl
nal receipts filed and estate closed;
administrators discharged and bonds
men released.
Estate of Frank Barden; sale of
real estate confirmed
Estate of John e. Smith; ordered
that final order and decree be enter
ed as of date. December 8, 1911.
Real Estate.
Leila Baker to c. d. Calbreath,
d. lots 3 and 4 in block in Henry
Hills addition to town of Independ-
ence, $500
c. G. Griffa to City of Monmouth.
land in Monmouth, w d, $3.50.
]. V. d. Butler to City of Mon
mouth, one-half acre in right of way
for city water works, W d. $500
A. N. Poole ct ux to Ira S. Will
liams, lots l and in block F, Da-
mon & Haley's addition to Mon
mouth, W d. 81.
Fred Kubin to Cora B. Gibson.
2T25 acres in secs. 1s and 20, tp
5 r W, W d, $40.
Ira Wakefield to Ellen Spicer. 10
acres in tp $ r w. W d, $500.
A. A. Garfield to E. F. Mallory ct
ux, 2S acres in tp sr6 W, W d.
$40.
Rosa Hughes to Isaac Hughes.
30-lOO acres in tp 6 sr6 6 W. W d.
$40.
T. . hluHANu ~ - n 1dupoell,
lot in Strong Fruit Tract No. 1, tp
S sr 5 W. W d. $40.
Geo. r. Wick to A. F. Courier. John
Carter, 167 acres in tp 9sr W. W
d. $4,000.
Mary A. Poland to Mary ]. Bron-
son. land in Dallas. W d. $40.
Minnie Wood TO c. A. Demasters.
lots -. 25. 2s. %. in block I in West
Salem. W a. 81
Walter Eubank TO Edward A.
Thurston. land in 5. and s. in ID
10 srs Z W. W d. sSss10.
John johnson TO Frank J. John
son. land in tp 7sr5 W. W d. 81.
Broadmead Land Co. to John
Panck. land in Broadmead. W d.
si2s5.
Prank johnson TO Peter Redde-
kopp. land in tp ST s W. " d. 81.
James +. Butler to Joseph Barber.
s.ss acres in tp Tsraw. wd. s7Oo.
Walter G. Cox 70 Chas. A. Robert I
son. one-half interest in lots "a. IS.
is. Laureidaie. " d. 81.
Fillmore Diehi 20 Ethel A Tripp. /
.ot 2 in block 3. Henry Hm's addi- /
ion 70 Independence. v q. si2ss-
Horace n. Reeves 70 E L. Baker. /
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

Commercial organizations viii CO.
operate with state authorities to Sc
cure the passage Of a stringent Blue
SKY law that Is expected to curb
wildcat real estate operators. The
proposed measure viii provide pen
alties for false statements in adver-
tisink.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

Faithful search of the Oregon stat
utes fails to reveal a recall of ju-
dicial decisions" law. The Oregon
City law factory has evidently over
looked an opportunity here. Oregon
already has the most advanced ideas
in legislation and this new propa-
ganda deserves place on the state
archives.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28
BUSINESS FLOATS TO BE FEA-
TURE OF PARADE.
Continued from Page One)

tee and. leading all. will be a beau
tiful float representing the Artisans
lodge. The parade will traverse the
principal streets and lead to the city
park where the morning exercises
viii take place. Here will be heard
some stirring addresses and the rem
dition OF a musical program well
worth listening to.
Afternoon Sports.
There Is guaranteed TO be not a
duh moment in the afternoon when
an interesting program Of sports will
take place. There viii be races Of
all sorts and some funny stunts are
on the dope sheet A baH game be-
tween the single men and their un-
fortunate married brethren viii be a
feature OF this portion Of the festivl-
ties
In the evening the first Of the reg
ular summer band concerts viii be
held under the auspices Of the Dal-
las Commercial club and a grand hail
AZ the National Guard armory viii
bring the day 20 a fting close.
Each and every member of the
Artisans lodge IS working like a Tro-
Jan 70 make their annual picnic a
success this year and. judging from
he reports that have ben received
'rom Surrounding neiehborhoods. Il
. certain that q very large crowd
Fin be present An that everybody
q now hoping for. IN fact an that
e required to make the anair the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28
COURT HOUSE PICK-UPS
Court Items, Real Estate Transfers,
Farm Names Filed and Other News
Briefly Told.
Marriage Licenses.

G. G. Harder to Kate Friesen.
W. S. McClain to Leah Donaldson.
George M. Pye to Cora Osborne.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

Optometrist Registration. Benja-
min f. Parsons.
Minister'S Gel tificate. John P. Neu-
feldt, Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

Legal blanks for sale a, this once
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

Dallas, Oregon, next Thursday morn
ing at o'clock a. m. sharp, for the
purpose of participating in the Dec
oration day parade. Blue uniforms
with side arms must be worn. First
call at $3.50 a. M This meeting will
take the place of the regular drill
on that evening.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28

WAYNE e. GREENWOOD,
First Sergeant.
by order of CAPTAIN WALTER
L. TOOZE, Jr., Commanding the
Company"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-28
ALL TO UNITE IN PROGRAM OF
THE DAY.

Continued from Page one)
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-24
COFFNAN PRIMARY BILL
Republicans, With Assistance of In.
dependent Democrats, Pass
Primary Measure Through
State Senate.

Following the passage of the Gill
keson resolution through the House
of Delegates and the subsequent de-
feat Of that infamous measure in the
State Senate, it was apparent that
the Legislature must now face the
issue the Chilton-Watosn corrupt
alliance had tried SO strenuously to
evade-namely the consideration OF
a direct primary law. And the
scene shifts from the Lower House
to the State Senate.
On the morning of May oath, the
same day the Gilkeson resolution
met defeat in the Senate, Senator
Chas. G.. Coffman, of Harrison coun-
ty, introduced Senate Bill No. 5,
which later became known as the
Coffman Primary Bill. 1t was intro
duced in the Senate, ordered printed
and then amendments, which made
1t a complete primary bill providing
for the nomination of every candi-
date, from United States Senator
down to the village constable, by d.
rect primary, were added.
AS It came before the Senate for
passage it was bill which fulfilled
the plank in the Republican plat
form, and being fair, Just, honest
and eqitable 1t should have been
satisfactory to every advocate Of d.
rect primaries. 1t was but natural,
however, that those who opposed
primary legislation could find an
excuse not to support the Cofrman
bill.
The Corman bill provided for q
general primary election for the
nomination OF all candidates fol
public office; said primary to be
held in the month OF August; candi'
dates of all parties to be nominated
on that date; each party to have
equal representation at the polls'
voters who were not registered mus
make affidavit that they were lega
residents of the district ana qualfh'
ed voters; Republicans prohibited
from interfering with Democrats
and Democrats prohibited from IN
terfering with Republicans; pro-
vided for the election OF county. sen
ctorial and congressional commit
tees; the So county chairmen elected
TO comprise the State Executive
Committee and convictions to be helc
for the election Of delegates to ma
final conventions.
The amendments presented to tn
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-24
now before you for consideration. .

now before you for consideration"
The vote on the adoption OF the Gill
keaon resolution, according to the
Journal of the House of Delegates OF
May goth, was recorded as follows:
For the wetzel Speak
err, Belcher, Carr, Carroll. clifford,
currle, Dice, Gilkeson, Goode, Hager,
Hays, Harry Hubbard, Ice OF Marion.
LETTERS, Kane, Keister, Kenny, Kidd,
Lacy Marcum, Morris, McCauley.
McIntire, Mclaughlin, Ogden, Owens,
Parsons, Pemberton, Pence, Pugh,
Sanders, seibert, Shaver, smoot,
sperow, strother, symms, Terrill,
Throckmorton, vickers, Wells, Whit
ham, and WlllIams-43.
Against the Observation-Disclosures,
Barlow, Brannon, Burlington, Camp
bell, earle, Cobun, Edwards, FELTON,,
Goodykoontz, Hall, Henry, Nelson C.
Hubbard, Huey, Ice of Barbour, John
son, Lilly Liller, Marsh. Meredith,
Miller, Moore, Morton, Nuttall, Ours,
Padden, Porter, Robinson. Shock.
skaggs, Steele, Thomas, vanMeter,
Walton, Wildman and Wysong.-S7.
Absent and not voting-Courtney,
Davis, Epllng, Hudnall and Pendle-
tons.
With the passage of the Gllkeson
resolution on May 20, the House CT
Delegates recessed until May 23rd.
The resolution came before the State
Senate on May oath for adoption or
rejection. II 1t passed the Senate all
further negotiations toward the en-
actment Of direct primary law at tn:
special session OF the Legislature
would be abandoned. The Democrats
in the House of Delegates, servile TO
the interests of Watson and Chiffon
had passed dishonest measure and
1t came before the Senate with the
Watson-Chilton forces in the Senate,
under the leadership of MacCorkle,
MeIntire and Woods, advocating its
adoption.
The final vote in the State Senate
shows four Democratic Senators yot-
ing with the solid Republican half Of
the Senate in opposition to the reso-
luton, thus forcing the Democratic
majority to consider primary leglsla-
ton. The vote which killed the Gil
keson scheme to defer the primary
legislation was as follows:
For the solution-French, Kidd,
MacCorkle, McIntire, Peterkin, Sal
mons, Silver, sIemaker, Smith of Ra-
leigh, Woods and Zilliken-11.
Against the Resolution-Hatfield
Presidenp. Bland, Coffman, Craig,
England, Fisher, Flynn, Grimes,
Hearne, Hood, Johnson, Meredith,
Phillips, Preston, shinn, Smith of
cabell, Smith of Roane. Sutherland
and White.-19.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-24
Smith OF raleigh. Woods and zilli.
KILLED br Sneaker Wetzel.

Acu-lo.
Killed by Speaker Wctzel.
The Coffman primary bill, passed
by the Senate, was reported to the
House of Delegates, where it was
put to death the next morning by
Speaker c. NJ. wetzel through an ar.
bitrary, unjust and unfair ruling
1t was a most shameful exhibition
on the part of servile officer who
violated decency in his effort to be
obedient to the corrupt combine, in
whose interest the ruling was made,
to prevent the bill from coming be-
fore the House, where it was certain
to have received almost score OF
Democratic votes.
When the bill was reported to the
House, it was taken up To- immedi-
ate consideration and when an eff
fort was made to have the reference
of the bill to the Packed Committee
of 21 dispensed with, Delegate Ed
wards, of Mason county, through a
pre-arranged plan, raised the point
OF order that the House had indeti-
nitely postponed similar bill.
Some of the strongest lawyers in the
House of Delegates. Judge c. w.
Campbell, of Huntington; L. A.
Brannon, OF Weston, and w. T. Ice,
Jr, of Philippi, protested that there
were no rules of the House of Dele
gates by which such a point could
be sustained, but Wetzel ruled as
the Democratic bosses dictated and
held that the House could not con-
slider the bill which had been passed
by the Senate.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-24
REFERENDUM BILL
Another Measure Designed to Defer
Primary Legislation for
Period of Two Years.

There are two ways in which legis-
lation can be defeated. One is by
honest methods, and the other by
dishonest methods. Naturally the
forces in the Legislature who desired
to postpone all primary legislation
until Clarence w. Watson had Sc
cured denomination, used the lat
ter methods.
Although the Democratic majority
of the Legislature, working under
the control of Chiffon and Watson,
admitted in their votes for the Gill
keson resolution that they were in
competent to frame primary law at
the present time, and attempted to
defer primary legislation for pc
Rod of two years, yet these same
Democrats who had favored the Gil
keson resolution for the appoint
ment of commission, submitted an
alleged primary bill to the Leglsla-
ture on the day following the defeat
of the Gilkeson resolution. After
acknowledging that they were incom-
petent to draft a primary bill, they
presented one to the Legislature
with the ultimatum that it is the
only measure they will support. An
other splendid and timely example Of
their Inconsistency.
The measure was known as the
French referendum bill, which the
author sought to confuse with the
Oregon law. There is nothing in
common between the Oregon statute
and the French referendum bill.
The oregon law permits every voter
to express his choice for candidates
seeking a nomination for public Of
flee, The French bill aimed to pre-
vent many thousands of voters from
expressing their choice for candi-
dates by denying them the right to
vote. The idea of men like Mac
Corkle, Wetzel and McIntire and
Woods standing for the Oregon law
is past the comprehension of ordi-
nary mortals.
After the defeat of the Gilkeson
resolution the Democrats realized
that the consideration of a direct
primary law was inevitable and
while the Cofrman bill was pending
Senator French introduced his bill
in the Senate and Delegate John
Dice introduced the same measure
in the House of Delegates.
Like Measure, Like Purpose.
The principal objection to the
French bill was that It had the same
purpose as the Gilkeson resolution
it aimed to prevent primary leg
islation for period of two years,
The opening section of the bill con-
itained provision that it should not
go into effect until January J.
1918, until 1t had been approved by
the vote OF the people at the general
election to be held in November,
1912. Remember that C. W. Wat
son would be a candidate for re-
nomination to the United States Sen
ate in 1912 and the evident purpose
of the referendum vote soon be.
comes apparent, and proves the con.
tention that the Democrats would
not be satisfied with any measure
! that would compel Watson to sub
nit his candidacy for denomination
to the voters of his own party.
This purpose was recognized by
every fair-minded person and it was
particularly obnoxious to the advo.
Gates of a primary election law,
They argued that there was no de-
mand from the people to have such
a measure submitted to them for
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-29
Bio Hailstones in Pyrenees.

The attainable size of hailstones has
been brought to notice by a terrific
storm witnessed on August 8, by some
campers at height II li0J feet in
tie PyreEees. In the second ~ t@"
storms about neon the land WaS sad
denly bombarded with hailstones as
large as lawn tennis balls. the roar
was deafcning, sheep and cattle were
killed, ard the ground WAS deeply
ritted and then covered with a Nin-er
sheet of white
Some stones weighed as much as
even ounces. Stones If sto' M in
the Orkneys were g iiaatel 20 weigh
eight ounces in OttCher, $50 and
there is tradition ii a ;ail u he
Pyrenees in l1SS OF stones we gLiig
Line ounces.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-29


and The young man b'5'h' her SCENE.
to listen as eagerly as She ia i"r
MIS- it''SS s. reply
ICES. indeed returned mat har
nii5 married ha'foh exchanging I"
swift s!aii'e WIN Der husband. Way
VIZ Mss ana became engaged Ola
faf'oWr el'
i1ld oeo o. IN" charms really N"'H
rue. "Eh'H hH'F' hI"S"lIiS oho'' u''
gar - ~" interested F""i : man
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-29
An Old Peer.

The marquis uf AbersHycnny recent
ly celebrated his eighty iifth birthday
Ne owns rrow rly IN about seven eoun.
tics. he Is a founder OF the famous
Constitutional club; lie is Il Neyil
ana a descendant Of Warwick the
Eing,ra ker. and he mods III" patron
aet OF tWcaIy tour church liNnss Ia
ti> yuul ger days te vas considered
It great saot. ana VAS certainly noted
8. 49," H,:.d Of sport. while for many
't:". - ls''"d VITA he Fridge pack
rhele IS /, story told that during Lord
Ntrrrr yfr"N's residence In Yorkshire
g travcl,r one day observed something
unusBal On tie slGa at hill Pro
c,.sAg 10 inVesiisa'e, he discovered
= at tie ,bj It Cd his curiosity Was
h-ittor l. o.e nor L ; th;n Tie heels
of Tie " tpln' IS he 'nra vas
whose body d legs wee buried in
The habita'iun 81 hace'r.
Fridge has been held by the Neyills
for nearly 60 yea. and al the old
castle Queen E,izab-'h .icnt s,H DAYS
IN 1873 as the gnest OF Lord Bur
geny" Lord Abergavenny's support
Of D;sreali. at time when lie IL
spectabilities of COZ s"rvaish we're
looking askance at the brilliant young
member led In 1876 to Lord Aberga
venny's advancement TO a marqgisate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-29
On Jack
OLQnte,rl
Night
BY Clara Lucy Deacon

Copyright. 1911. by Associated Lterasy
Press.l
There was rafting volley of gray.
el against the window pane and then
sounds Of scampering footsteps dying
away In the distance.
What was that" asked Miss Ger.
rick Of her startled guests.
A ripple Of laughter came from the
lower end Of the table. why. Aunt
Grace-dOn't you know it's Hal.
iowe'en" Kitty Gerrick's mischieve.
ously pretty face peeped around the
MOVERS at her handsome. dignified
aunt.
Halloween: Why-dear me had
forgotten there was such a festival"
exclaimed Miss Gerrick so sincerely
that everybody laughed again. Il
thought the fatal rites were rather
weird and fantastic-indeed. when !
was quite little girl my old Ger
man nurse called 1t Walpurgis night.
and ! recOllect she impressed ii up.
on me that it was we'll to keep under
cover on that evening. for witches
and COLLINS were abroad
This is a twentieth century fan.
tasy," remarked Mrs. Bliss cynically
Nowadays We are convinced that
hobgoblins are a dclusion of the ig-
nOrant ard surerstiiouS. hut in tOl-
Grant recognition of the occasion we
ring doorbells. steal gates from their
hinges and toss gravel AGAINST the win.
dow panes 10 starl!e oar sensible or
iorgetfIl neighbors
oh. Mrs. bliss" cried Kitty re.
Eroach!ully, what a turncoal you are.
Don't You remember what Il delightful
Halloween party yuu gave MS two
years ago. We did all the proper
things worked all the old charms; We
had IA perfectly lovely time
Mrs Bliss smiled al kuy's en-
thusasm. Thank ,uu. lear know
you We're all The most charming
guests but | Mil confess was dis
appointed when my YONG people took
il in such "a natter OF fact way They
seemed bored With the charms. but
perfectly happy Mhrn lhr dancing he
gan. You all spoke of il as lack ~
Lantern night. when in reality il was
the Eve of All Souls
'lh YOU really believe in those old
charms" asked Kitty rather timidly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-08

in the earth are sometimes heard be-
fore a terrible earthquake, that warn
OF the coming peril Natures warn
ings are kind. That dull pain or ache
in the back warns you the kidneys
need attention il you would escape
those dangerous maladics, dropsy. dia-
betes or Brights disease. Take Elec-
trio Bitters at once and see backache
ny and all your best feelings return
Ny son received great benefit from
their use for kidney and bladder trou-
ble," writes Peter Bnndy, South Rock
wood, Mich 1T is certainly a great
kidney medicine" Try it. 30 cents
at Brown & Co. dew