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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27

Hardly a community but has two
types Of citizens-the one deserving
and receiving the contempt Of all fair
minded people. the other meriting the
greatest respect The types referred
TO are respectively those who VIII mol
and those who try to pay their honest
debts. Instances are frequent In which
folks Of the former class have money
a-plenty to spend for most anything
under the sun. but nary a cent to pay
on an obligation. Those Of the other
class. who take a reasonable attitude
toward their debts. viii often deny
themselves and go short on things they
actually need to meet obligations when
they become due. In the same meas
ure that the class first named Is de-
serving Of censure the latter is worthy
Of respect and encouragement In every
way.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27
All skin Troubles

Are overcome by using DR.. Bells
Antiseptic Salve. 1t is as pleasant
to use as pure cream and is guaran-
teed to give satisfaction. 25c box
at Conrad Stafrin's.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27

Mrs Winnie Braden, secretary Of
the polk County Poultry association
was IN Independence last week on
business connected with the next an
nual show
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27

Trespass notices, weather proof proof
for sale at the Observer JOB once.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27

Candidates petition blanks Tor saie
at The observer office.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27

The Weston Mutual Improvement
club has been organized with 90
members in sight. A full supply Of
gymnasium apparatus will be in
stalled. and reading room and a
smoking room will be furnished.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27

A law of nature as irrevocable as
that Of the Medes and Persians orda1ns
that a certain class Of landlords and
tenants-the kind who skin the land
and put nothing back-will have to re-
pent and turn from their evil ways or
go into involuntary bankruptcy. Stat
ed in another way, it means that this
class of chaps have got to quit insult
ing land worth from 500 to $3.50 an
acre with methods that for awhile
were considered permissible on virgin
land worth from SIS to $50 an acre.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27

They are getting on to the ropes
down in German South Africa, having
recently ordered 5000 bushels of pedi-
greed seed corn from the agronomy
department of the University Of Wis
consin. Experiments in corn growing
have been conducted in the territory
mentioned and have been attended
with such good results that corn cul-
ture is to be taken up on a more ex'
tensive scale. The season in South
Africa is the reverse Of that in the
north temperate zone, corn being plant.
ed on the 1st of October instead OF
the 1st of May.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27

leaving Dallas at LOO connects at Monmouth to
Ar Trains Nos 62 and 2 Monmouth for D
las and way points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
FRANK V. EVANS IS
 HERE FOR SUNDAY
State Examiner Is Now Engaged on Books of State Institutions
 at Tuscaloosa

Frank V. Evans. state examiner of public accounts. arrived in Birmingham last night from Tuscaloosa, and will spend Sunday here visiting relatives and friends. He will return to Tusca- loosa tomorrow morning.
 T have been very busy in Tusea- loosa," said MT. Evans Tuscaloosa is one of the most important counties in the state so far as the conducting of public accounts goes.
 Tt Is big job to go over the &C., counts of the university alone. but added to this are the books of the Bryce Insane hospital. one of the states largest institutions, and when I have finished this work I will take up the books of the county officers It looks now as though 1t will take the renlaind- CT of June and the larger part of July to finish up this one county
 MT Evans, who has hundreds of friends in Birmingham, where he was formerly mayor, is in fine health and spirits and says hard work agrees with him admirably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
CLUB
 HOLDS MEETING
Number of Papers on Diversified Subjects Are Read by
 Members

The Sunshine club of Lewisburg held its regular monthly meeting Friday with a large attendance The feature of the meeting was the reading of a number of papers on diversified subjects. These had been assigned to the different speakers on the previous meeting night by the founder of the club, J. C. Caldwell The papers were bright and snappy and of more than usual interest. The papers and sub iects were as follows:
 James Hardy. Newspapers; Professor Love1oy '1deais;" David Allen, ''remper;' Miss Mary Jane Smith. Happiness: J. F. Smith. Success Willis Lee Evans, As sociates;n Miss Miriam Smith, Char acter;" Miss Agnes Shields, "Friendship;'' J c. Caldwell, Opportunity" Tom Allen. Determination" All were very credit able and well read by the authors.
 The Sunshine club was organized to pro- mote and foster the literary inclinations of it's members. It was primarily an or ganization of young people but has ex- tended its membership to the older mem- bers of the community The present off eers are Tom Allen, president, and Mss Mary Jane Smith. secretary. At the meet ing Friday six new members were en- rolled.
 At the next meeting of the club a de- bate will be held with the following sub ject. Resolved. That Women Should Be Given the Right to Vote" The speakers have not been selected as yet, but will be announced in time to give them ample time to prepare for the debate which promises to be both amusing as well as instructive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
PERSONAL

Mrs. ". c. Adams. who underwent very serious operation at St Vim cents hospital Friday night. was re- ported last night as doing nicely.
 Misses Ellen Rowland and Gertrude Gribben of Chattanooga arrived yes- terday to spend two weeks as the guest of Mrs. Clarence L. Burns at Wood lawn.
 pr. George Reese has returned from attending the meeting of the Missis- sippi Dental association at Gulfport, Miss and the meeting of the Alabama Dental association at Tuscaloosa, Ala. the latter adjourning Thursday even- ing.
 Mir. Chester c. Sandman. formerly in- strlctor of mathematics in the Central High school, but now student in the summer law school of the University of Alabama. Is spending the week end with his parents. MT. and Mrs. J. Sandman, 15so Eleventh avenue, south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
KNOX RE|TERATES POLICY OF HE Us. Intervention in Cuba Not
 Contemplated BEAUPRE SUSTAINED Cuban Government Professes to Be We'll Pleased With the Situation. Rebel Leader Threatens to
 Burn Fl Cobre

Washington. June 15.-Seeretary Knox today made formal reply to the note addressed to him last Tuesday by Senor Orestes Ferrara, speaker of the
 Cuban house of representatives. in- viting expression of the intentions of the United States regarding lnterven- ton in Cuba. The secretary's reply was limited to a copy of the state ment sent out by the state department to American Minister Beaupre at Ha- vana and made public here last night
 The state department is standing squarely behind Minister Beaupre in his attitude during this unpleasantness The officials are quite at q loss to un- dcrstand the complaints that have emanated from some quarters close to the Cuban government itself to the
 effect that the American minister has exaggerated the extent and importanee Of the insurrection in Cuba in his re- ports to the state department.
 Discussing this subject today high officials of the administration pointed out that President Gomez himself had applied tc the Cuban congress for au- hority to establish martial law | thrnuGhOut the lSland, that ne nad ls- sued an impassioned call upon tho Cuban people to volunteer to meet the l instruction. that Senor Sanguilly. .
 member of his cabinet, had publicly ad-
 mitted the extreme gravity of the sit afion and, finally, that the unbiased
 reports of Admiral Osterhaus and -ad-
 in.ral Usher had sustained Minister 1 laaupre's every allegation.
 1 Various rumors, mostly originating 1 in Havana and tricklng through to | Washington, of more or less serious engagements between the government troops and the rebels and of dire l threats by brigand leaders, were set al rest by the receipt at the navy de- partment late in the day Of a report | from Admiral Usher at Guantanamo on board his flagship Minnesota.
 He said conditions were unchanged. The Cuban troops are hard pressing the rebels and will have the situation entirely in hand inside of two days, according to a cable message received today by Senor Ferrara from Vice Pres
 ident Borges of the Cuban house of representatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Government Pleased

Havana. June 15.-The Cuban gov ernment is greatly pleased with the conditions in Oriente province and es- pecially in the capture of Eugonla, who. although almost q helpless para lytic, commanded a column and was regarded by the government as one Of the guiding spirits of the insur- rectors He surrendered internationally to Major Castillo in the Guantanamo district his colemn being dispersed.
 Presidential Secretary Ramirez de- scribed the situation in statemeni this evening as continually improv- Ing"
 The rebels are being closely pur- sued; many are roaming the woods divided Into small groups. Public spirit improves daily; the loyal forces now find allies wherever they go.
 The news from Guantanamo today, he continues, lis such as to warrant the assertion that that region will be completely paciied within a few days. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16

tion ordering a primary. This committee, he said, then appointed a delegation to the state convention. Upon this rests the sole claim of the Taft delegation to seat in the national convention" de- clared Senator Poindexter-
 Had the Roosevelt King county delega- tion. selected at the primary, been recog- nized in the state convention, he added, Roosevelt would have had clear ma- jority there. He named other counties in which he claimed Roosevelt delegates had received majorities and should have been seated in the state convention.
 When the convention met" Senator Poindexter said, force and fraud were used by the state committee to prevent a majority of the Roosevelt delegates en- tering the hall They barred the doors.
 Tt is said by some of MT. Tafts friends the national committee will take the posi- ton that it cannot go back of the state committee. If that is true, the state com mittee becomes a complete dictator.
 eff contrary to the wishes of the peo- pie of Washington their votes are cast in the national convention. the people of our state will not stand for it. he ex- plained. Tt will not be representation but misrepresentation tyranny"
 W. T. Dovell of Seattle, representing the Taft delegates. declared the repre- sentations made by his opponents were the worst misstatements of facts that had ever gone forth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
ODD FELLOWS TO HOLD
 MEMORIAL SERVICES

Phenix City, June 15- (Special)- )-Odd Fellows in this city and Girard will ob- serve memorial day tomorrow and the occasion promises to be one of the most interesting in long while. Every sister lodge in this section, including those in Columbus, has been invited to meet with tho local lodge Girard lodge has already accepted the invitation and will meet at , their hall at 10 o'clock Sunday morning and march in a body to the Phenix City i lodge. All Odd Fellows will then march to the First Baptist church. whera They twill near Rev,o. C, DGbhs preach a spel cial sermon to them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
NEW YORK WILL PLAY
 AN IMPORTANT PART
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ihe country and I believe he will be the next President"
 Mi Underwood himself seems to be very confident that he is going to re- eeiVe the support of New York and the New England states, and 1t is con eeded that he is the strongest man in the party in that section by representa- tiNes from those states
 The question of who will nominate ltr. Underwood and who will second his nomination has been the one topic ief conversation in Washington for the past few days. 1t has not yet been de- tided. Among those discussed for the honor are Representatives Clayton. ]. Thomas Hef1in, Governor O'Neal, Will Ham Bankhead and others of equal lrominenee and ability.
 Much depends upon this nominating speech as it will be the first one made md 1t is being given serious consider ation at the hands of Mir Underwood and his advisers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
STRIKE SITUATION
 QUIET IN JERSEY

Perth Amboy, N. J.. June 15.-Armed guards and the city police controlled the strike situation when darkness settled to- night
 IL was feared fresh troubles would de- velop tomorrow. however, for some 12.o0o men and women employed in various trades will mingle on the streets with strikers. Sheriff Boschweller has ordered that the strikers shall not hold the parade planned for tomorrow
 The killing of three rioters last night, according to Flynn will be investigated by. the grand jury.
 The business men have applied to Gov ernor Wilson for appointment of state commisston to inquire into the labor situ- alton in Perth Amboy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Threatens to Burn Fl Cobre

Santiago Cuba, June 15.--The rebel general, Julio Antomarchi, alias Pitili, has issued a proclamation stating he will grant four hours for every white man to abandon the vicinity of Fl Cobre After that he will burn all the buildings and plantations.
 General Marchi, who Is in the yicin ity of Fl Cobre, addressed his proc lamation to all foreigners in the district giving as his reason the government troops in killing negroes in no way identified with the insurrection and destroying Pitfli's property. The proc lamation caused consternation among the foreigners of the district They are hastening into Santiago to advise their consuls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
|MASONS AT JOHNS
 ELECT OFFICERS

Johns. June 15.-tSpecial) )-Johns lodge No. 511. A F. and A. M. at a reg uiar communication. held Wednesday night, elected officers for the ensuing year. The meeting was attended by a large number of members and the of iicers elected were as follows: Joe Sachs, worshipful master; P. A. Nor gan junior warden; Dr. F. c. Mcclure. Junior warden; w q. Page, treasurer. Floyd Atkinson. secretary; R. Shively, senior deacon; T. R, Neal junior dea- con; j. NJ Clemmins. tyler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Stock Raised at Gadsden

Gadsden. June l5.-tspecial )-At meet ing of the directors of the Gadsden Base ball association yesterday it was decided TO increase the capital stock from s250e to $500. A committee will be appointed to arrange for boosters day" Man ager Segle expressed satisfaction withs the team and no changes will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
No Roosevelt Delegates

The sergeant at arms could not find the Roosevelt delegates. Committee man Kellogg announced that Roosevelt delegates had understood they were to be heard after the Texas cases
 Suppose we take up Washington. !" said Senator Borah.
 The Virginia delegates filed out of the room A call was sent out for the contestants. It was announced the Roosevelt side was not ready On mo- ton of Committeeman Kellogg the com ; nlittee voted to, call the Texas cases. The call went out once more for the Texas delegation and the committee be- gan consideration of the contest over the eight delegates at large from that state
 As records of the secretary showed the Roosevelt delegation. headed by Cecil Lyon. had first filed it's creden- tials. the Taft delegates. headed by NJ. r. McGregor, appeared as the contest ants. Colonel Lyon again declared the Taft delegation had not made a legal contest because it's briefs and argu- ments had not been filed until yester- day
 frederick c, Bryan. one of the Taft contest attorneys, began the argument CT evidence s"colonel Lyon is the republican party in Iexas," said MT. Bryan. He is the republican committed and runs things absolutely like he pleases The fight in Texas is a fight against Colonel Lyon, and he promises to be both the be- ginning and the ending of the party in the state if he Is allowed to seat his delegation here this year"
 Texas Resembles England
 Mir Bryan likened MT. Lyons control ]. of Texas republican politics to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16

 - up Virginia. because Texas apparently was not ready.
 T protest against such measures" said Lyon. we are ready"
 ''But you decline to go on with the first contest" said Mulvane.
 We don't recognize that contest ex- ists as to the delegates at large" retort- ed Lyon.
 Against the protest of Committeeman Capers of South Carolina. that you can'r run over us this way" the committee voted to take up the Virginia case. IL was understood Mir Lyon would make the same point in the cases of the dele gates at large. namely, no contests ex- isted because the Taft delegates had not compiled with the committee rules. When the Virginia eases were called another difficulty arose. Only the Taft delegates at large appeared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Fools the President

Judge Mcdowell accused Colonel Lyon of "focling the President by leading him 10 believe he was getting up delegations favorable to him when he was actually having Roosevelt men named. He referred to Colonel Lyon as his royal highness,
 T object to such remark about a member of the committee" said A. M. Stevenson Of Denver.
 "Oh, 1 believe Colonel Lyon personally is an excellent gentleman, said Me- Dowell, but politically he Is the rottenest man that ever presided over a state com mittee."
 II object to that remark. interrupted Francis J. Heney.
 Mcdowell does not know anything about the rest of the members of this committed"
 At the close of the argument the com mittee seated the two Roosevelt delegates. The motion was made by A. M. Stevenson, a Taft man, and the vote was unanimous.
 Out ol the total of 30 delegates from Texas contested by Taft or Roosevelt the convention gave Taft 26 and Rooose- Welt 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Minority Rescinded Action

Later. he said. "a small mnority'' of the county committee met as an ''exccu- tive committed and proceeded "lawlessly and without authority to rescind the ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Virginia Cases Consolidated


 A consolidation of'al lthe Virginia cases, next called, involving 20 votes, was an nounceG by former Senator Dick.
 The issue presented by W. H. Brown, a negro Roosevelt attorney, was one of the exclusion of negro voters. He declared the republican leaders in Virginia had at tempted to build a white mans party"
 The Roosevelt eontestng delegation in ciuded 10 negro delegates. In Norfolk, Brown said, the convention had been called in a restricted district
 The Taft delegation at large from Vir- gina Included National Committeeman Martin, Congressman Slemp, R. H. Angel and R. F. Cabell, collector of internal revenue.
 James H. Hayes, another negro repre- sentative of the Roosevelt contestants, pleaded for what he termed recognition of the negro voters
 T. P. Summers, appearing for the Taft delegates, declared no negroes had been prohibited from taking part in the repub- lican meetings.
 Mir. Summers statement that 'he did not know where the negro delegates got money enough to come here to Chicago and make this contest" precipitated few excited moments in the committee room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Taft Carried Cities

One county carried by President Taft this year cost more votes than all the 100 or more rotten borough counties with which Colonel dominated the state convention, Mir. Bryan said. President Taft, he said, carried all the large cities where heavy republican vote was cast. He charged Colonel Lyon with forcing postmasters and federal em- ployes to Support his paper organiza- ton in defiance of the real sentiment or the republican voters of the state. As Mr. Bryan concluded F. J. Heney, hold ing the South Dakota proxy in the committee, started to ask a question Some member objected.
 Under the rulees," said Chairman Rosewater questions cannot be asked if there is objection"
 But questions have always been per mitted even in the queens own said Heney.
 "The gentleman from South Dakota has violated every rule of the committee, re- monstrated Rosewater.
 w. Mcdonald of Fort Worth, negro Taft delegate, said of the 249 counties only about 100 contained a republican party
 All the populated counties are strongly for Taft in the college academy he de- clared "The only Taft opposition comes from Roosevelt men,
 He said Colonel Lyon was leader in the party organization. Committeeman Lyon conducted the argument. He spoke for the Roosevelt contestants He said all contests of Taft delegates to the state convention had been regularly acted upon. The Roosevelt forces controlled the state convention, even to Sweetwater. he said. He produced records to show that 2o9 out of 2l9 counties were represented. He said that t79 of these were for Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Double Conventions

 This contest involved another case of double conventions The committee seated the two Taft delegates, C. M. Hughes and M M. Rodgers. A motion to seat the Roosevelt delegates was defeated.
 The Tenth Texas district case was an other issue of d divided convention. The national committee voted to seat H. M. Moore and E. L. Welci, the Taft dele gates. after defeating a motion to seat the Roosevelt delegates. A roll call was re- fused.
 In the Fourteenth Texas district similar issues were presented. The national com mittee voted 10 seat the two Taft dele gates. J. NJ. Oppenhemer and John Hall. motion to SC 1t the Roosevelt delegation was defeated, a roll call being refused.
 Another attack on Colonel Lyon was made by C. 1. Mcdowell of Del Rio in the last or tho Texas cases. that of the Eff teerth district.
 Judge Mcdowell was the delegate ac- cused by Colonel Lyon earlier in the day of having been candidate at demo- cratic primary
 NO mar in Texas nas a right to make such an accusation against me. he said. My republcanism is as straight on me as Colonel Lyon's is on him.
 Why do you appoint a democrat to the ! best position in Texas. the collectorship of customs al Brownsville?' he demanded of the Texas committeeman. There is more democracy In Colonel Lyon than in any other republican in Texas.
 AS long as 1 was following the leader ship of the colonel 1 was a good repub- lican But when I crossed his path l became a democrat in his opinion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
No Tickets Given Roosevelt Men

Whe the convention was called the un- contested Roosevelt delegates were not given an opportunity to secure tickets, " he declared. The Roosevelt faction de- cided to hold their own convention after they discovered they were not going to receive a square deaL"
 Senator Miles Poindexter of Washing- ton declared the Washington contests will be tried before the people of the country whichever way it is decided here ''
 An objection against the Jurisdiction of the national committee to settle any of the contests was made at the outset by Senator PoindeXter ''The committee. he said, Does not today represent the re- publican party in the United States
 No one can say that Senator Penrose represents the republican sentiment of PennsyNania in the light Of recent events The same can be said of many members of the committed.
 Senator Poindexter said the Washington state convention had refused a statewide primary and had called state conven- tion
 In King county (Seattlel a primary was authorized by the county committee. he said. to select delegates to the county convention. which would in turn select delegates to the state convention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
TAFT GETS 235
 0F 255 CONTESTS

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