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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
PIANO MEN AWAIT JURY
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE OCCU-
PIES SATURDAY.
Williams and Bishop Placed Under
Five Hundred Dollar Bonds for
Appearance in August.

After a sweltering trial lasting
from 10 o'clock in the morning until
4:30 in the afternoon Saturday, the
case Of the State VS.. Williams and
Bishop, alleged embezzlers, Judge Hol-
man bound the accused over to await
the action of the August grand jury,
the sum Of $500 each being named to
insure the appearance of the accused,
which was promptly furnished.
The history of this case is familiar
to readers of The Observer, the facts
having been thoroughly covered in the
issue of Tuesday shortly after their ar
rest. In review of the case as pre-
sented by Brown & Belt, attorneys
for the defendants, and a subsequent
attempt to justify their actions in the
alleged appropriation of $75 belong
ing to the Holt Piano company of
Portland, the defendants sought to
show that they were justified in liqui-
dating the debts incurred by other
agents of the company and thus be-
came involved in any debt that the
company might claim. The accused
men put up strong fight on the point
that the shortage in receipts due the
company was a necessary shortage.
The company, however, was able
to present the opposite view in a
manner to make it appear that the
amount claimed to have been used to
defray expenses were not paid for
of the company's making
and were the belongings of the accus-
ed. Prosecuting Attorney Sibley urg-
ed the Importance Of this point and
Judge Holman ruled as stated above.
Attorneys for the accused state that
they will demand separate trials in
case of their indictment by the grand
jury. 1t is the opinion of several who
sweltered through the proceeding of
the trial that the man Williams is
the real "goat' in the fasco and that
Bishop has had experience of no un-
certain kind in the piano business,
although this must be shown to be sure.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
BEST STUDENT IN STATE.
Dallas Girl Establishes Wonderful
Record in Public School.

Dallas claims the best public school
student in the state. Thelma Smith,
aged IA years, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Smith of Dallas estab-
lished the wonderful record of 99.2
per cent as her yearly average in her
studies. Miss Smith is studious, yet
has time to engage in all the activi-
ties of school work that claim the at
tention of the schoolgirls of her age.
Her instructors say that, in their ex-
perience, they have not known of any
pupil to equal it, She is a native
Oregonian, born and raised in Polk
county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
ANOTHER NEW BERRY.
The Willamette May Be Contend
er With Loganberry.

By pollenizing the Oregon wild
blackberry with the Cuthbert rasp-
berry, Father Schooner, parish priest
of Brooks, and famous as a breeder
or roses, has produced an entirely
new variety Of berry, which he ten
tatively has named the Willamette, +"
in honor of the valley in which it
was created. In pollenizing the
blackberry with the raspberry, Father
Schooner reversed the process that
produced the loganberry.
The fruit is described as being firm
and of most delicious, distinctive
flavor. 1t has nothing of the acid
sourness of the loganbeTy, nor of the
heavy sweetness of the raspberry. Nor
does it resemble the taste of its wild
mother. 1t is neither tart nor sugary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
Newberg Mans Luck Bad.

George w. Critics of Newberg thinks
he is pursued by fate. Last year he
lost heavily by the burning of large
livery stable. About ten days ago his
home caught fire, but the damage was
slight. Yesterday the house and its
contents were destroyed. The former
fire was thought to be caused by the
gnawing of matches by mouse. Yes
terday's disaster was due to an cleo
tric iron which had been left with
the current on.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
Contributors to Exhibit.

The following have contributed to
the county exhibit, for the week end
ing July IL: F. j., Coad, strawber-
ries and cherries; X. NJ. Grant, cher
ries; W. H. Kraber, grass, alfalfa,
loganberries; A. F. Domes, barley
W. J. Domes, barley; Joseph Hackett,
wheat; n. P. Rasmussen, wheat. rye
Henry Neiger, barley; J. W. Childers,
wheat, oats, grass; Phillip Dahm,
peaches; S. H. Barker, plumbs, cher
ries; F. C. Ewing, pears, cherries,
grass; R. C. Shepherd, clover.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
TheY Like Oiled Roads.

Frank 5. McCready Of Corvallis
and Chester H. March of the same
place arrived in Salem yesterday af-
ternoon from Falls City. with the re-
port that the roads are in fine con-
dition. especially Polk county's oiled
roads. They are of the opinion that
Oregon would be better if it had more
Polk counties in the state. They re-
turned to Falls City last night
Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
WILL NOT MAKE NOMINATIONS.
Progressives of Polk Purpose to En-
dorse Best of Other Tickets.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
meeting of progressives, called for
last Thursday evening, had been de-
clared off, considerable number of
Polk county citizens affiliated with
that party assembled to discuss mat
ters for which the call was issued.
After some discussion it was decided
not to place a ticket in nomination
for the fall election, but to endorse
"the best" from the other tickets in
the field and another meeting will be
called later for this purpose.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
California Swings Back.

Registration reports from fifty-sev-
en- counties in California shows the
following totals: Republicans, 37S,-
057; progressives, 1S3, 1856; democrats,
200, O,2S7; socialists, 51,723; prohibi-
tionists, 2s,199; declined to state, TO-
O41; miscellaneous, 21s9. One county
is yet to be heard from.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
Sheridan Downs DAYTON.

Sheridan took the Dayton team into
camp last Sunday, 3 to 2. A squeeze
play in the fifth inning put what prov
ed to be the winning score across.
The batteries we're: Sheridan, Fos-
ter and Edwards; Dayton, Parrish and
Krietz. Sheridan will play Hillsboro
at Sheridan July IS and 10, although
it had arranged to meet Dallas on the
latter date.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
Makes Early Canvass.

Curtis P. Coe, principal Of McMinn-
vile college and prohibition candi-
date for congress in this, the first dis
trict, was in Dallas yesterday in the
interest of his candidacy. Mr.. Coe is
making an early canvass, and will visit
every place of Importance in the dis
trict, distributing his cards and get
ting better acquainted with the peo-
pie.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14

than 2 varieties: Premium to be a
silver cup to be given by the Clear
View Orchard company.
Apples.-Display to be made in 5
or 10 pound cartons. First premium
5000; second premium $1.00.
Loganberries.-Display to be made
in cartons. First premium $500; sec
ond premium $1OO. Display to be
made in cartons of products grown
in the years of 1912 and 1913.
Walnuts.- Mayette, first premium
5000; second $lO0. Franquets, first
premium 5000; second $1.00.
, Filberts.-Best display, any var
iety, first $500; second $1.00.
Quinces.-Best display, first $1.00;
second SOC.
Agricultural Exhibits.
All exhibits in this class must be
made up from the products of individ-
ual farms, display to be grown by
the exhibitor. The awards will be
made according to the number of
points scored out of possible 100;
the same to be determined by the
following scale of points: Garden
products, 10; orchard products, 10;
field products, including sheaf grain,
10; grain, threshed, 10; arrangement
and decoration, 20; quality, 40; prem
iums, first $40; second $25; third $15.
Polk County Raised Seeds.-There
Continued on last page)
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
Hail DESTROYS Crops.

Property and crop damage, various
ly estimated at from 100000 tc
$250,O00, was done in Sherman county
on the east side of the Deschutes Val
ley Sunday night when three distinct
storms, either as cloudbursts or of
heavy hail, left a path of devastation
through thousands of acres Of growing
grain. Individual farmers lost en-
tire grain crops on tracts ranging
from $40 to 900 acres.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
Purse-Snatcher Operating.

As Mrs. Clarence Shultz and moth
er, Mrs. Field Allen, were passing
down the street a man attempted to
grab the purse of Mrs. Allen and
would have succeeded but for the fact
that she had the handle of it about
her arm.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14
Making Many improvements.

J. E. johnson, who recently came
here and bought the Woolsey place
east of Dallas, is improving that
property by erecting a handsome two
story residence of modern arehitec-
tural design. Mr.. johnson is also
planning to build a commodious barn.
and other buildings of minor impor-
tance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-14

Parties who have recently been to
Portland by the two main auto routes,
prefer the west side route to that of
the Pacific highway, the former being
in much better condition for travel.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
BATTLE MEANS
ALL TO KAISER
Coming Conflict in | Poland Will
BeFought By Emperor VIII
iam's Finest Troops

LONDON, Nov. 19.-(2:05 a. MI
A Petrograd dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph says: "The battle now be-
ing fought in the northwest corner of
Poland may be regarded as possibly
the most critical yet fought in the Rus
sian campaign, and although little in
formation is obtainable, it looks as
though the unconscious Russian ad-
vance has suffered a check, as it is
evident the German counter attack
has compelled the Russians to concen-
trate considerable distance to the
rear Of the line reached by their right
flank. One Of the ablest critics, the
Army Messenger, admits that new
phase Of the war has opened, which is
likely to have decisive influence on
the whole campaign"
The Posts Petrograd correspondent
says: Emperor William is stalking
his all upon the great battle in Po-
land. He has brought his finest troops
from France, borrowed the best cav
airy, namely the Hungarian Horse, de-
pleted his garrisons by moving their
guns wherever possible and now
strikes for victory or death. Having
based all his hopes on crushing France,
he now is similarly turning on Russia,
and this battle must decided the fate
of Germany's whole adventure"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19

asked him to return to Butte when
he had become good union man.
Glachin said he was member Of the
Western Federation. Harkins, who
followed Glachin on the stand, said
that he was told that if he returned
to Butte he would be taken out to
the cemetery feet first
The trial is expected to continue
throughout the week as large num-
bers of witnesses have been sub
poenaed Among those called by the
defense are practically all the lead
ing officials Of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company.
Counsel for the defendants, in out
lining their case today, said that
MHskie and his assistants had begged
the crowd on the lot not to deport
the men, but they were powerless. 1t
also was denied that certain of the
defendants were present at the time
of the deportation or had anything to
do with it,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
BOLD ROBBERY
NEAR SPOKANE
Auto Stage Is Held Up and Two
Men Shot By Three Masked
Bandits, Later Arrested.

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 18.-Albert
Schnetzky, driver OF an automobile
stage plying between Spokane and
Deer Park, WASH, was probably fatal
ly wounded, and Henry Carey, his
lather-in-law, was shot through the
shoulder when three masked bandits
held up the stage tonight on the coun-
ty road, two miles of the city limits.
The machine was riddled with bul-
let's before it could be stopped by the
wounded driver, who had fallen across
the wheel as a bullet struck him in
the back and another lodged in his
hip. According to e. r. Wilson, the
only passenger in the car, the robbers
began firing as they rushed out of
their hiding place and gave the order
to halt. After taking the pOcketbooks
from their victims, the highwaymen
ordered them to drive on, forcing the
wounded driver to remain at the wheel
and compelling the other two men to
assist him while they disappeared In
the darkness. The robbers secured in
all about $12.
Deputy sheritfs aided by blood
hounds from nearby ranch failed to-
night to pick up the trail of the band
its.
Physicians who examined Schnetzy
here tonight said that the wound In
his back probably would be fatal. The
bullet lodged In his lung after pene-
trating close to the spine.
J. r. Riley, a waiter; Norman Gar
field, 19, a farm hand, and F. A. Smith.
also 19, and ranch hand. were ar
rested here late tonight charged with
highway robbery. According to the
police, the prisoners have been posi-
lively identified as the men that held
up the Deer Park stage. Riley and
Garfield were taken from street car.
When detectives boarded the car they
noticed Garfield began to tremble and
when the officers approached Riley
reached towards his hip pocket. The
suspects were backed into the car YES
tibule and each relieved of revolver.
Smith yielded without a struggle
when cornered in hotel A revolver
was found in his ROOM
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
FOUGHT TO THE LAST

It's guns were dynamited as the Japan
ese scaled the Notifications.
The Japanese rushed into the city
streets, pickax and shovels in hand,
shouting "Banzai," almost simultan-
eously with the hosting of the white
flag.
The Germans had destroyed all their
vessels, including three merchantmen
in drydock, and all their cannon and
military stores.
The German losses were ITO killed
and between 500 and 600 wounded.
The Japanese and British actually
engaged in the land attack numbered
approximately 1900 and 5000. The
Germans in their last line of trenches
had $500 men.
The conduct of the japanese was
admitted by the Germans to have been
conspicuously considerate throughout
the siege.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
OF "MUCKIE" BEGINS

BOULDER, Mont, Nov. 17.-Mar.
tin Glachin, miner deported by min.
ers, was the first witness at the open
ing today Of the trials of Muckie Nc.
donald, Joseph Bradley and Joseph
Shannon, mine workers, charged with
kidnapping in connection with de-
portatiOns from Butte of Glachin,
Martin, Harkins and others, who re-
used to join the seceders fro mthe
Western Federation OF Miners.
Glachin told of being forcibly seized
at the Anaconda mine with 33 9TH
ers, paraded down through the streets
of Butte, during which he and the
others were called various names,
and finally their trial" on vacant
OF and their deportation, with a
warning not to return. Glachin said
that during the trial somebody shout
ed: Get a rope and hang them,''
but that Muckie choked off further
talk of that kind and that when he
reached the outskirts of Butte, that
Muckie shook hands with him and
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
IS KILLED BY
LONE BANDIT

DAKOTA CITY, Iowa. Nov. ia
masked bandit who entered the ca
bOOse Of Northwestern stock train No.
1872, between ERADICATE and Rutland,
at o'clock this morning. shot and
fatally wounded Conductor Reynolds
of Eagle Grove, while he was being
driven from the train. Reynolds died
shortly afterwards from the wound and
the bruises he received when both fell
from the train. On entering the coach
the bandit ordered the passengers to
hold up their hands and began to
shoot. Conductor Reynolds made dive
for the bandit and in the fight both
fell from the train. Posses are search
ing for the bandit, who escaped unin-
jured. A man who protests his innO-
ence but refuses to give his name, was
arrested late today three miles north
of Gilmore City.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
GREAT SOLDIER
NOW LIES IN STATE

ASCOT, England, Nov. 18.-Covered
with the Union Jack and with his
sword and service hat resting upon 1t,
the coffin containing the body of Field
Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar
now lies in the small room in his mod
est residence here, in which the great
soldier was wont to conduct family
prayers and in which there is a small
altar and crucifix. The coffin ar
rived from Folkestone by special train
this afternoon. The ceremony which
followed was simple in the extreme.
The coffin was borne by employees of
the late field marshal's estate to his
house, where a brief service, attended
by Lady Roberts and her daughters
and few privileged friends, was con-
Quoted by the rector of Ascot.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
STOCKMEN FACE
TREMENDOUS Loss

BILLINGS, Nov. 12.-More than 4O,-
900 sheep and 1000 cattle, many of
them ready for the market and all in
shape for shipment within four weeks,
are being held in the local yards, and
it is estimated that over 5000 more
head of sheep and several THOUSAND
head Of cattle are being fattened
neighbOring valleys, none of viii
be shipped under the present
quarantine order. Unless til
can be moved shortly stockm
region face a loss estimatl
as quarter of a million
and protest will be mad
to DR.. Butler, deputy 81
ian. Stockmen claim
unnecessary to main
of stock fed in the
head has been in All
the fot and mouth disc
of 1t has been found W1Vl
of Billings.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19

PEKING, Nov. 18.-Tsing Tau was
no longer defensible when the Germans
surrendered it to the Japanese, &C
cording to correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press who was in Using Tau
throughout the seige and who arrived
here tonight. His delay in reaching
Peking was due to the Japanese hold
ing him in Using Tau, after its fall, as
a method of censorship.
At the time of the capitulation the
Japanese artillery had shelled the
trenches until their infantry were on
the brink of them. When the shelling
ceased the Germans looked out upon
bayonets and the muzzles of machine
guns.
Where the japanese broke the line
they crossed over the dead and wond-
ed. OF the three big fortresses only
Bismarck was able to continue fight.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19

requisition having been honored for
their return as prisoners to Georgia.
They decided tonight to resist extra
dition. They secured a habeas corpus
which was made returnable Wednes-
day. In their application the Inneses
ask that they be released from custody
on the ground that the charge in At.
lanta Is without foundation and untrue,
and also. because the requisition was
not signed by Governor Colquitt in
person.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
TRIAL OF

BOULDER, Mont, Nov. 18.-Pr
cution concluded its case this af
noon against Muckie Mcdonald. JOS
Bradley and Joseph Shannon, M
workers. charged with kidnapp
District Judge w. A. Clark, adjourni
court until tomorrow morning, takir
under advisement a motion of counsdl
for the defense to dismiss the cases
because of insufficient evidence to
support nothing more serious than a
charge of false Imprisonment.
Former Sheriff Tim Driscoll, ousted
from the sheriffship because of alleged
failure to perform his duty, was on the
witness stand. He declared that he
saw nothing to arrest anyone for al
though he admitted having seen three
miners deported by the mine workers
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 16.-Upon the
instructions of the court. verdict OF
not guilty was returned by the Jury
here today in the case of Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Innes, charged with the murder
In connection with the disappearance
of Mrs. ElOise Nelms Dennis, and Miss
Beatrice Nelms of Atlanta, Ga. Mr..
and Mrs. Innes were released, but
were Immediately re-arrested to an
swer charges of larceny after trust
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
VODKA IS
BANISHED
IN RUSSIA
Associated Press Tells Of Won
derful Improvement in the
Muscovite People.

PETROGRAD. Nov. 1S.--There IS
prohibition in Russia today, prohibi-
tloh which means that not a drop Of
vodka, whiskey. brandy, gin or anv
other strong liquor is obtainable from
one end to the other in a territorv
populated by l50,OOO,OOO people ana
covering one-sixth 81 the habitable
globe
Ihe story Of bow strong drink has
Deen utterly banfshed from the Rus-
sian empire, was related to the AZ.
sociated Press by Michael pemitro.
Vitch Tchelishiff, the man directly re-
spohsible for putting an end to Rus
slas vice, the vodka habit. His story
says
IL should be said in the beginning
that the word prohibition In Russia
must be taken literally. Its use does
not imply partially successful at
tempt to curtail the CONSUMPTION of
llquor resulting in drinking in secret
places, the abuse of medical licenses
ana the general evasion and subter
fuge. II means that vast population
who consumed 81 900, 900 900 worth Of
VODKA year, whose ordinary condi-
themselves as ranging from a slight
degree or stimulation upward, has
been lifted almost in one day from n
drunken inertness to sobriety.
ON that day when the mobilization
Oh the Russian army began special
pohcemen visited every public place
where vodka is sold. locked up the
supply of the liquor and placed on the
shop the imperial seal. Since the
manufacture and sale of vodka is n
government monopoly In Russia, It Is
not a difficult thing to enforce prohi-
bition.
From the day this step was taken.
drunkenness vanished in Russia. The
results are seen at once in the peas
antry; already they are beginning To
look like different race. The marks
or suffering, the looks of illness and
improper nourishment have gone from
p1nched faces. There has been also
a remarkable change in the appear
ance of their clothing. Their clothes
are cleaner and both the men and wo-
men appear more neatly and better
dressed. The destitute character of
the homes of the poor has been re-
placed with something like order and
thrift. In Petrograd and Moscow the
effect OF these improved conditions is
fairly startling. On holidays In these
two cities inebriates always filled the
police stations and often they lay
about on the sidewalks and even IN
the streets. Things are so different
today that unattended women NAV
now pass at night through portions OF
the cities where 1t was formerly dan
gerous even for men Minor crimes
and misdemeanors have almost van
ished."
This miracle has been virtually ac-
complished by one man. He is MI
chael d. Tchelishiff, peasant
birth. originally a house.
profession, then -
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19

FRENCH BUY MONTANA HORSES
BUTTE, Nov. 18.-Fifty-four car.
loads of horses, purchased by the
French government agents, went out
of Livingston yesterday and today
bound for Europe. The horses av.
eraged $85 apiece.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
RETURNED TO CANADA.

EDINBURGH, Nov 19.-(Via Lon
don, 1928 a. m.)-Forty-six soldiers
who had been rejected from the Can
adian contingent as ineligible, presum-
ably on account of German or Aus
trian nationality, arrived in Glasgow
Wednesday under an armed escort of
Canadian troops. They were en-
barked on a Donaldson liner for
Canada.