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Continued on page 81
I.EGISLATURE TAKES
UP BIG PROBLEMS

Springfield, 1ll., April when the
legislature reconvened this morning
for the first session this week, mem
bers Of the senate began considera-
tion OF four bills which would abolish
capital punishment while the house,
sitting as q committee of the whole,
debated q resolution, providing for
snhmission Of constitutional amend
ment for the amendment Of the amend
ing clause.
I It was considered improbable that
the house would take final action to-
Aday on the resolution. The senate,
however, intended to either defeat or
mass the bills providing for abolition
OF the death penalty
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cARRANzA DEFENDERS OF TOWN
ACROSS u. S. LINE THROW UP
STRONGER DEFENsEs.

Brownsville, Texas, April AFTER
ten days waiting the advance guard
Of the reinforcements expected by the
Villa troops for the siege of Matamoros
arri yed today outside that city.
In Matamoros soldiers are working
on what appears to be additional de-
lenses. Bags of earth topped by steel
rails have been piled about some of the
machine guns at the top OF the
trenches.
Gutierrez Heard From.
Washington, d. c., April The ele-
ment supporting General Gutierrez as
provisional president Of Mexico today
made public the papers giving the ap-
pointment by Gutierrez of Jose Vas
concelos as special envoy at Washing
ton and the lengthy formal statement
presented by Vasconcelos to Secretary
Bryan on March "a.
The statement reviews Mexican af-
fairs from the time Of Huerta's with
drawal. and maintains that Gutierrez
is the regularly chosen provisional
president, by virtue Of the Aguas Cali
entes convention. 1t recites at length
the contests between the Carranza-
villa elements and their efforts to dis
Mace Gutierrez. The Gutierrez seat Of
government is said to be established at
tina city OF Doctor Arrato. state OF
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FIRE DESTROYS
SMALL BOAT HOUSE

The Are department was called to the
boat house this afternoon about 2:4b. a
rubbish fire started in the timber along
the bank OF the river. The boat house
used by julius Fecht to keep his launch
used for storing gasoline was burned
down. Mr.. Fecht's launch was not In
the house at the time OF the hre.
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ALASKANS TO VOTE
ON LIQUOR ISSUE

Juneau, Alaska. April IA bill sub
hitting the question Of territorial pro-
hibition to the voters at the general
election November 4, 1914, passed the
lower house of the Alaska legislature
yesterday by vote Of IA to 2. 1t now
goes to the senate. Should prohibition
be adopted it would become effective
January I, 1913. under the terms Of
the bill
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Italy and Serbia
About to Agree
on LQndD DiDiSiOn

Paris, April Italy and
Serbia are about to conclude
an agreement, telegraphs the
Rome correspondent Of Excel
sior on the basis that Italy will
not oppose Serbia's occupation
of territory giving her an outlet
to the Adriatic on condition that
this territory be not fortified.
III this Italio-Serbian agree
ment is signed this week, as Is
expected, the correspondent
says, ENTRY of Italy into the
European confiict may be con-
sidered imminent"
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Continued on page
TUGS HAVE HOLD OF
SUNKEN SUBMARINE

Honolulu. April 7.--Dragging for the.
lost submarine F-4 was begun again
late yesterday afternoon by the tugs
Navajo and Intrepid. It was reported
tnat solid hold had been secured on
the submarine with two and one-hal1
inch cable.
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PRESIDENT NAMES
IOWANS TO OFFICE

Il ESPECIAL TO THE coURlER.)
Washington, D. c., April Among
the recess appointments as postmas
ters announced at the white house to.
day were the following three from
Iowa: Isaac T. Street at Center
Point, George p. Martin at Peterson,
and Lemuel O. Bryant at Batavia.
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Democrats Quick
to Deny Alarm at
Chicago Results

Washington, D. c., April T.
Secretary Tumulty declared at
the white house today that the
republican victory in Chicago
yesterday was Of no national
political significance, despite
the general success OF republi-
cans.
''The new mayor says that his
first ofhcial move will be to
drive pickpockets and thieves
out Of Chicago" declared Mr..
Tumulty. II hardly think that
will provide q national issue"
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cRulsER HEAplNa EAST,

Rio De Janeiro. April The Aus
tralian cruiser Sydney. which destroy
ed the Emeden, sailed from this port
yesterday after having remained here
less than twenty-four hours. She 10
thought to be proceeding up the AZ.
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suLeARIA FEARS TYPus.

London, April - Charles J. Vop-
icka. the American minister to Ru-
mania. Serbia and Bulgaria, has ad-
vised Ambassador Page from Buchar-
est that BULGARIA has edtablished = :
quarantine against Serbia 'on account
OF typhus.
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POSTMASTER NAMED.

Washington, D. c., April Recess
appointment OF Elmer Lummis as post
master at Quincy, ILL.,, was made by
President Wilson today
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PREPARE WAY FOR
RAIDER TO ESCAPE
BRITISH SHIPS ARE KEPT FROM
LEAVING PORT WHILE PRINZ
ElTEL sTEAMs UP.

Newport News, Va, April q
Shortly before 8 o'clock the Eitel
hoisted line Of signal flags and
blew her whistle. One shrill blast
was sounded. Smoke was pour
Ing from both Of her tunnels.
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ADMIT SUBMARINE Loss
German OFFICIAL Bulletin Comedies
That U-29 Has Been Sent to
Bottom OF Ocean.

Berlin, April THE German ad-
miralty has given out an official state
ment in which the loss of the sub
marine U-29 is accepted.
The German submarine U-29 was
generally believed to have been COM
manded by Captain Otto Weddigen,
who had charge of the U-9, when this
submarine sank the cruisers Hogue,
Aboukir and Cressy last September.
She displaced 800 tons and could
make eighteen knots on the surface
and ten knots submerged. The mid
die Of March she sank four British and
one French steamships and damaged
three other vessels.
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! London, April Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst announced today that the
Woman's Social Political union and
the other suffrage organizations in
Great Britain and France had decided
not to participate in the forthcoming
women's conference at The Hague to
consider the question of peace.
''This movement is well meaning but
mistaken she said "Those running
this conference have no political influ-
ence. Pro-Germans are working hard
in this direction here and in neutral
countries and much German money has
been circulated in America, but this is
no. the time to talk peace"
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PEACE ADVOCATES
OFF FOR EUROPE

New York, April Mime. Rosika
Schwimmer, press secretary Of the In
ternational Women Suffrage alliance,
takes back to Europe with her today
eight men and women to organize and
attend the peace conference to be held
at The Hague April %, 20 and 80. The
party were passengers on the Scandin-
avian-American steamship Frederick
Vii.
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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
PSHAW, WHATS The USE
RACE SUICIDE CAUSE GIVEN
FURTHER ENCOURAGEMENT.
Attorney General Rules That QUAINT.
ty of Booze Per Family Must Be
Same Throughout the Game.

That only two quarts Of whisky OF
two dozen bottles of beer can be Sc
cured monthly in 1916 by any family
whether it consists of two persons OF
ten or whether all are full grown, was
the ruling of Attorney General Brown
in answer to an inquiry. The inquir-
er wanted to know if in a household
where the family consisted of a par
ent, two sons over 25 and daughter
of 30, all Of them earning separate
incomes, they could not individually
secure liquor. In holding that they
could not, Mr.. Brown quoted a def
milton of a family, as follows:
"In its ordinary and primary sense
the term signifies the collective body
of persons living in one house, or un-
der one head or manager, or one do
nestle government; the relations be-
tween such persons necessarily being
of a permanent or domestic character,
not that of persons abiding tempor-
arily together as strangers; a house
hold; those who live under the same
roof with the pater families, who
form his freside."
The law says it shall be unlawful
for any one person or family to re-
eeive a shipment of more than two
quarts Of whisky or two dozen bottles
Of beer during four consecutive weeks.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON.
Late Edward Biddle Will Be Inferred
By Brother Lodgemen.

Funeral services over the remains
Of the late Edward Biddle, whose de-
mise on Monday saddened his many
friends, will be held at the Chapman
parlors at l 80 this afternoon and in
terment will be at the 1. o. 0. F. GEM
etery. Jennings Lodge, number 9, 1.
O. o. F., will have charge of the SER
vices and large number of lodgemen
will gather to pay their final tribute
of respect DO their departed brother.
Mr.. Biddle was at one time grand
high priest of Royal Arch Masons in
Oregon and was for eight years high
priest of Ainsworth chapter Only a
few relatives can be present at the
services, including Louis S. Biddle of
Virginia City, Nevada, who has arriv-
ed in Dallas. Until the hour of the
funeral the remains may be viewed
at the Chapman parlors.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
MERGER IS SUGGESTED
COMMERCIAL AND LA CREOLE
CLUBS PLAN CONSOLIDATION
Latter Organization Takes Initiative,
and Booster Body Appoints Com
mittee to Investigate.

As representative of the board OF
directors of, the La Creole club, A. l.
Martin appeared at the meeting OF
the Commercial club on Wednesday
evening and asked the consideration
of that body on the question of a
merger of the two organizations. The
discussion of the subject that the
members of the Commercial club en-
tered into resulted in the appointment
Of a committee of three, comprising
W. L. Soehren, E. K. Piasecki and
Tracy Stats, to confer with similar
committee appointed by the initiators
of the plan, and the two to confer
with the Salem Commercial club to
get the plan and ideas which were
employed in the merger there. The
idea, as advocated by the directors of
the La Creole club, was given much
thought by those present at the Com
mercial club meeting and when the
committee appointed reports back it is
very likely that it will meet with
much enthusiastic support from the
Commercial club. No definite step
could be taken at this time, however,
as result of the invitation of the
social club, other than the appoint
ment of a committee to confer with
the Salem club.
The matter of graveling the wagon
track, a railroad property near the
depot, was referred by president
N. l. Guy to W. L. Soehren, chairman
of the railroad committee, and Mr..
Soehren viii urge that this work be
done by the railroad. The matter of
sending the Dallas band to the Dallas
Lebanon game at the latter city on
next, as suggested by J. E.
French ON behalf of the High School
Athletic association, was vetoed byI
the club, and the band will take no
Thanksgiving trip. Other matters to
come before the club were of rou-
tine nature, including the reading Of
communications and the allowing of
a few bills.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
LUMBER RATE HEARING
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION HEARS COMPLAINTS
Portland Sawmil Owners Content
That Rate Establishes Preferen-
tial of Four Cents.

Examiner Butler of the Interstate
Commerce commission is today hear
ing the Willamette valley lumber rate
case, which the Portland mills are at
tempting to have the Southern Pacif-
ic abolish. The Portland lumbermen
contend that the rate in effect estab-
fishes a preferential of about 4 cents
per 100 pounds on lumber milled in
the valley. That the district so in
cluded is bounded by the south line
of the Portland city limits they as
sert to be proof that the Southern
Pacific is deliberately planning to
shut out Portland from the benefits
of the interior California trade. The
valley mills, on the other hand, con-
tend themselves entitled to a lower
rate because of the shorter haul. They
say they have no chance to ship their
lumber by water to the California
ports. The valley mills are pointing
to general discrimination against
them in regard to distribution of
lumber in districts other than interior
California, particularly along the
Great Northern, Milwaukee, Northern
Pacific, Canadian Pacific and the 500
line, to reach which points the valley
mills have to pay the local rate into
Portland before the through rate ap-
plies.
Upon the final result of the hearing
much depends. The mills of the Will
lamette valley have long been at dis
in competition with mills
having water transportation facili-
ties, and a strenuous effort will be
made by them to sustain the Southern
Pacific company in its contention that
because of the shorter haul to Cali
fornia points the valley mills are en-
titled to the consideration given. The
case was instituted by the Inman-
Poulsen Lumber company and the
Western Lumber company of Port
land, who are seeking to have the rate
set aside, holding that the Portland
is being Disseminated against.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
DISCUSS SPECIAL LEVY
BUSINESS MEN OF FALLS CITY
ARE FOR GOOD ROADS.
Special Meeting of Taxpayers to
Vote on Proposition Called for
Saturday, November 27.

At meeting Of the Falls City Bus
hess Mems club Tuesday evening
President Mehrling presided, and
heard a discussion of the question Of
raising a special tax for the further
improvement of highways in district
number 81 next year. A meeting for
the purpose Of voting on the propo-
sition has been called for November
q, and the amount to be raised is
practically the only question to be
settled, large majority of the tax
payers favoring creation of a special
fund to be expended in lettering the
condition of the roads leading to Falls
City. There appears to be some diff
ferences Of opinion as to the millage
tax to be levied, some believing that
it should be three mills, while others
express more moderate ideas concern
ing it. There is a probability that
under the circumstances eomprom-
ise will be effected at the meeting on
the date named. and that the special
tax will be levied according to pro-
gram.
The district last year levied a spec
ial tax of three mills. which raised
approximately 5000 for road work.
A goodly portion Of this amount was
on the new trunk line to-
Newport. Those favoring a one-milll
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
TO ELEVATE STANDARD
BAR ASSOCIATION DESTROYS OF
HAVING REAL LAWYERS.
Proof of High School Education and
Three Years Study, Named
Among the Requirements.

To devise a. plan that would bring
@ore efficient and better prepared
barristers before the bar in Oregon,
Oscar Hayter, and his colleagues on
the examining board Of the Oregon
State Bar association, have been
working for many months. There
are hundreds of lawyers in the state
who were admitted to practice in the
early days who are unable to cope
with present day conditions to de-
gree that insures even as much as a
livelihood. These men passed the bar
examination when that barricade was
more or less of a joke. 1t was Gus
tomary to pass every applicant for
certificate to practice law in this
state, and no matter how little the
applicant knew of law he had nas-
enable assurance that he would get
that certificate. This is not in depre-
citation Of the many excellent gentle
men and able lawyers who were ad-
mitted in the early days, but of that
element Of the whole which is incap-
able of earning its way properly in
the profession. Young men taking
up a legal practice, without a reas-
enable foundation in training, had no
chance of making headway, and to
their sorrow they have wound up in
a maze of learned competition that
absolutely shuts them out Of the le-
gal business of the day. In Polk
county there were men who had new
er much more than glanced at law
books of any kind who were admitted
to the bar, and to practice of all
kinds.
1t is with the idea Of giving young
men who would become lawyers
assurance of an honest liv-
lihood and good and reputable prac-
tice, that the examining board is plan
ming for its future. Applicants will
be required to present proof of hav-
ing had at least high school educa-
tion or its equivalent and must show
that they have studied law for three
years. These requirements will be
by the examination that
will test an applicants knowledge of
The things lie claims to be versed in.
The plan Will not make a barrier to
anyone properly fitted to practice, and
will further elevate the profession by
giving some assurance that the men
before the bar are lawyers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
STORE HAS new OWNER
SIMONTON & SCOTT RETIRE
FROM GROCERY TRAFFIC.
Mr.. Tankersly of Corvallis Purchases
Court Street Stock, and Is Now
In Possession.

The stock and good will of the ST.
monton & Scott grocery store, one of
the best-known establishments Of its
class in the city, has been transferred
to E. N. Tankersly, recently Of Cor
wallis. Mr.. Tankersly has been negoti-
ating with the owners of the store for
several weeks and only on Wednes-
day evening did they agree to terms
of sale. Mr.. Simonton is to release
his holdings, but will remain in the
store for the time being to assist the
new owner. That Mr.. Tankersley is
good groceryman is attested by the
several successful stores he conducted
before he came to Oregon just year
ago. He has spent most of his life
in Texas and for many years has been
a merchant. At Corvallis he was in
the First National bank, from which
he withdrew to enter the grocery bus
iness here.
Inventory of the stock of the ST.
monton & Scott store was started on
Wednesday evening and is now prac-
tically completed. The stock will be
re-arranged by the progressive new
owner, who will conduct strictly
cash business. Mr.. Tankersly has
seen the development of the Green
Trading stamp idea and has great
opinion of it's success, so that the lit
tie green premiums will be feature
of the business of the new store. Mr..
Tankersly first came to Dallas about
three weeks ago and started the ne
gotiations that this week concluded in
the transfer of the store. 1t was
thought for a time that he would es-
tablish another store here, but this he
refused to do until he had attempted
to get one of those already establish
ed. Mr.. Tankersly recognizes this as
a good field for the grocery business
and he intends to conduct his store
along the most approved lines of bus
mess.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
ELECTRIC LINE IS PLAN
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO CHANGE
CORvALLIS-WHITESoN LINE
Legislation Is Pending, But Action
Preliminary to Alteration Of
System Is Possible.

Electrifcation Of the Southern Pa
cifc line between Whiteson and Cor
Wallis will be made possible soon af-
ter the first Of the year by legislation
now pending before the. city council
Of Corvallis, and which will be up for
final consideration next Monday
night. Ralph E. Moody, attorney for
the Southern Pacific, has just return
ed from San Francisco, where he con-
ferred with other company officials on
the subject. He reports that the
Southern Pacific is eager to proceed
with the electrifcation, and hopes to
have the work done early in the year.
Two ordinances now are pending
before the Corvallis council, and one
of them probably will be read the
second time and ordered published
at the meeting next Monday. Under
the Corvallis charter an ordinance
must be published for 60 days before
it can finally be passed and become
effective. However, the Southern Pa
cifc, meanwhile, can arrange lot of
preliminary work, so that it can start
actual electric construction in the city
of Corvallis as soon as the measure
goes into effect.
By completing this link Of 43 miles
between Whiteson and Corvallis, the
Southern Pacific will have a complete
electric line between Portland a nd
Corvallis, with an alternate electric
route between Portland and McMinn-
vile. The greater part of the ma
terial for the proposed improvement
is now stored at Mccoy, and has been
for long time past
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19

tures sent ont by the General Elec-
tric company. The pictures consisted
of four reels, entitled "Back to the
Farm" showing the Pittsfield works
of the General Electric company and
many interesting features of the
great work carried on there. A story
was woven into the exhibition that
made comedy, romance and educa-
ton. By viewing the pictures several
hundred Dallas people, and especially
the school children who attended one
Of the several free shows, got an al
together new idea of the extensive
scope Of the great electric equipment
company. Manager Martin sof the
power company and O. c. Smith OF
the Grant theater, co-operated to pre-
sent the pictures free of cost.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
LAST.RAILS ARE DOWN
CONTRACTOR COMPLETES EX-
TENSION ON TEAL CREEK.
Surveying Grew Mapping Out Route
for Continuation of Line to
Siletz Basin.

If no unforeseen obstacle presents
itself, Contractor Clio, who is build
ing three miles Of logging railroad
up Teal creek for the Falls City Lum-
ber company, or its successor, will
have completed the undertaking by
Saturday night, when the crew will
be dismissed. Work on this exten-
sion has been in progress since last
June, and gives the numbering con-
cern a track into the woods seven
miles in length, and penetrates some
Of the finest timber on the coast. 1t
is this road which the new interests
that have taken over the extensive
sawmill at Falls City contemplates
continuing into the Cobb and Mitchell
holdings, about seven miles beyond
the present terminus of the line. An
engineering corps is now engaged in
surveying the proposed extension, and
it is more than probable that work
on it will be inaugurated as early as
possible in the spring. Since last
June Contractor Clio has had crew
of workmen constantly employed on
the Teal creek line.
There is still much speculation as
to when the sawmill will resume oper-
ations, no one in the city by the falls
of the Little Luckiamute having any
definite information on the subject.
1t is somewhat generally talked, how
ever, that the wheels will be set in
motion within sixty days, but this is
only surmise. 1t is quite certain that
the mill will not remain idle long, the
in market conditions
having tendency to strengthen this
belief.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
Date For Arguments Set.

The habeas corpus case of Mollie
Bowers VS.. Milt. Grant and wife, ap-
pealed from Polk county to the su-
preme court, will be heard by the lat
ter judicial body on December l. Wal
ter Tooze will appear for the plain
tiff and Sibley and Holman for the
defense. The action was brought to
recover to the mother the child now
in possession of the Grants, which
case has been heard and reheard in
the local courts for some time past.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19

special tax for this year say that it
would create fund Of about 81, 700,
which in addition to the regular levy
is quite sufficient under present e.
nancial conditions. Others who are
enthusiastically in favor of good
roads are willing to strain point
and go the limit, believing that good
roads are business getters for the
community. 1t is proposed to i'm
prove the road between Falls City and
Pedee.