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A TOOTH PASTE OF RARE REFINEMENT Because 'tis made of pure and re fined ingrediants. It is also delicate ly perfumed with a refined oder. You will find the greatest satisfacctlon in using. Jap onett e Hygienic Tooth Paste It Cleans and polishes the teeth with out injuring the enamel. Hardens the . gums, sweetens the breath. Does not tarnish or injure fillings. A thor oughly reliable tooth paste whose dai- . ly use is a sure delight. 25c the tube. Brown's Pharmacy TEACHERS INSTITUTE Polk County Instructors Meton 13, 14&15 The teachers of Polk sounty met in their Annual Teachers' Institute at Dallas in the High School building on Nov. 13, 14 and 15 with every teaeher ex cepting one, who waj sick, pres ent the full time. the work and spirit manifested by the president of that institu- ion reflects his great interest in the Polk County Teachers' In stitme, andthat his great desire is to be a helper, as well as a friend, of the teachers of the county and state, we extend to President J. H. Akerman . our. warmest thanks and heart-felt appreciation for the constructive criticism and helpful work that he has brought to us from them, Fifth: We note with pleasure the progress and efficiency of the work of the Supervisor of Rural Schools, H. H. Parsons, and ex press our appreciation of such services, and declare our unre served endorsement of this nec essary department of the educa- Tha wnrlr in thp different de- partments was well handled by tional department of Polk Coun instructors appointed by Supt. ty. Seymour, and all teachers re ported much benefit received from thi3 work, and say that thay will return to their schools stronger and mare able ti carry on their work. The evening lectures by Prof. A. H. Chamberlain of SanFran ciaco and George Gilbert Baa croft were well received by the ' teachers and others. Mr. Chamberlain gave a lec ture on "J he Yosemite National Park" and illustrated it with beautiful pictures of the Nation al Park. At the close of the institute ' the teachers passed the follow ' ing resolutions: Report of the committee on Resolutions for the Polk County Teachers' Institute. . The Polk County Teachers' In stitute has been a source of ben efit to all attending, personally and professionally. In every re spect it has reflected the efforts and ability of the manag"-s in making it a success and in bring ing it to the High Standard of efficiency that it has reached. Therefore, we, the teachers in institute assembled, dezlare tha following resolutions: First; In as muh as the ScIujI Board of Dallas ' has 'willingly and unreservedly granted the use of the High School buildin? for the use and convenient of j the Institute, we extend to them our warmest thanks in apprecia tion and acknowledgment of their favor. Second: We regret that our State Superintendent L. R. Al derman, has not been able to be present at these sessions and learning the cause thereof, we express our disappointment be cause of his absence, our regret for his unhappy misfortune, and our -heart felt sympathy with him in his suffering, and extend to him our best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. Third: We extend our thanks to tne vario 13 instructors, whose work has been suggestive and helpful to those present. Fourth: In as much a3 the instructors of the Oregon State Normal School have so unre servedly given their services to the cause of the institute, we ex tend to them our warmest thanks for the helpful work given in the General Sessions and in the De ptrtmsnt work. And whereas Sixth: Whereas Superinten dent H. C. Seymour has untire ingly worked to make this, and others of our itstitutes, a success we wish to express to him our thanits and warm appreciotion for his efforts, and in that he has consistently at all times planned and worked to improve the con ditions of the echools of Polk county, we declare our indorse ment of his plans of standardiza tion for the schools. We indorse and favor the work that he, with others, has done in promoting the Industrial Fair for the school children of this county and favor its further development and ex ten tion and urge the co-operation of all pitrons and pupils, as well as that of all teachers of the county. W. A. Johnston. A. J. Shipley. W. I. Ford. W. I. Reynolds. F. G. Chute. H. E. Barn hart. Dai'oo at, the opera h use 'rbinksjiivins: ti jjhf In the capture of that important town, the Servians took three pashas, Including the commander-in-chief, Zekkl Pasha, 50.000 men and 47 runs, thus achieving the greatest Individual success of the war. Monastir was the second city of im portance in European Turkey. It was Turkey's stronghold in Macedonia and by its downfall Macedonia passes com pletely out of Turkish bands. The Servians naturally will be elat ed at this victory, which outshines the capture of Salonlkl and must have a great moral effect on the future course of the war. A private telegram received at Bel grade reports that Scutari has sur rendered. Another of the strange silences that have been characteristic of this war appears to have fallen over Constan ttnople, from which only brief die- patches have been received, telling of the resumption of the Tchatalja battle and that the Sultan has made a fresh personal appeal to the Euro pean sovereigns to intervene tor the termination of the war. Quite as lit tle may be expected to come of this appeal as of the previous attempt at mediation by the powers. If-'slntiire. tf plans that State Game Warden Finley is now working on ma ture. He is engaged In carefully go ing over all the existing statutes per tiilning to th propagation, protection and killing of game of the state, re codifying and revising. Glaring incon sistencies that are held to be distinc tive features of Oregon's present code are. being eliminated tor the purpose of giving hunters equal rights every where. Abuses regarding the shoot ing of ducks and deer are receiving special attention. Constantinople. Turkey will not accept peace on the terms laid down by the Balkan allies, according to an official announcement and a great bat tle between the Bulgarians and Turks Is on all along the line of the Tchatal Ja fortifications. Constantinople, at the gates of which the Bulgarians are knocking, Is a city of sick, wounded and hungry refugees. With the thousands of wounded, in addition to cholera, pa tients, all the hospitals are overtaxed. Some relief has been afforded by the action of the government in sending many refugees to Asia Minor.- PERKY GETS APPOINTMENT Hawley at Last Moment Refuses Ida ho Senatorshlp Himself Boise. Judge R. I. Perky of BoIbs was appointed United States senator from Idaho by Governor James H, Hawley, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Senator Weldon D. Hey- burn. Judge Perky Is a prominent demo crat and was formerly state chairman of that party. He was defeated for national committeeman this year after a bitter fight between the Hawley and Nugent factions. Perky served as dis trict judge for four years. It was understood that Governor Hawley would resign the governor ship and that Lieutenant-Governor Sweetser would appoint the retiring governor to fill the vacancy. In an unauthorized statement, Gov ernor Hawley said he abandoned the plan to have himself appointed be cause the longer he considered the act the more repulsive it became to him, and he thought his fntent would be misconstrued. . 'Dayton Women First to Vote. Dayton, Or. Less than two weeks after the right of equa franchise was granted in Oregon, the state stepped into line, in a practical way with the other "free" states of the Union. At the city election here between 40 and 60 women cast their first vote and the first vote to be cast by a woman in the state'was cast here. WILSON CONTRIBUTORS MANY Largest Subscription was $40,000 From Charles R. Crane New York. Complying with the new law, the names of more than 91, 000 persons who contributed to the campaign fund of Woodrow Wilson for the presidency, were made public here. This is the largest number of persons ever recorded as contributing to a campaign fund. The largest subscription was for $40,000, from Charles R. Crane, and the next $35,000 from Cleveland Dodge. Most of the donations were less than $10,000. They amounted in 111 to $1,100,000. NOTICE The Ladies of the Presbyterian Church v.';'t v'vn their Annual Bazaar at the Opera House, Fri day, December 6. v ti)' pay rent wnn you can purchase a line, modem 5 pooin liousw in Indepen dence for $1400 by paving only $200 down, the balance in monthly payment at $15. For particulars see It. J. 'lay lor. Stands : at 21 cent. dison record Craven & Moore. Dki, 5 Dying After Fierce Battle. New York, A man and a woman stood in a small room of a Raines Law hotel in the Bronx and deliberately shot down three detectives and two other men who were trying to place the pair under arrest. After nearly emptying the 11 chambers of a larpe automatic revolver, reinforced " by shots from an ordinary revolver in the hands of bis woman companion and probably fatally wounding four of those whom he shot down, the man shot and killed the woman and then put a buliet through his own head, dying Instantly. Election Will Be Contested Roseburg. Claiming that the elec tion officials in the recent local option elections, held at Oakland, Sutherlin, and Glendale, Douglas county, failed to file separate certificates showing that the voter of such precincts who lived outside of the city boundaries had not voted on the liquor quesUon, District Attorney Brown has filed for mal notice that he would contest the election. Apple Is Honored at Albany Fair Albany. With a gala day in which 250 people from Salem, almost 300 from Lebanon and scores from other valley cities, participated, Albany's sixth annual apple fair closed Satur day. The armory was thronged all day with hundreds of visitors who ad mired the beautiful display of splendid apples and the wonderful vegetable exhibit WEEK IS FOR FARMERS 160 Leotures and Demonstrations are Arranged For Corvallls. The work of farmers' week at Oregon Agricultural college, December 9-14, will consist of 160 lectures and demonstrations covering the practical phases of all the courses of study offered In the school of agrl culture. Several experts from outside of the city will assist in the Instruc tional work in addition to the $7 fac ulty members who are scheduled for lectures. Experts from the Union Meat com pany's plant at Portland will give demonstrations of meat animals and the various cuts of meat There will be special poultry demonstrations ev ery day. Dr. James Wlthycombe will give all lectures on agricultural opportunity co-operative marketing, dairy herd Improvement, care of horses, livestock as a factor on the dairy farm and gen eral stock problems. Dean Calvin, of the home economics department will give five special talks to women visit ors on the influence of food on health and disease, the physical condition of the child in school and three demon stration lectures on bread-making. Wants State to Print School Books Springfield. The Springfield grange Is preparing to take the initiative In the matter of getting schoolbooks at cost to the people of Oregon. The measure will provide that the state compile, edit, print and publish all text books used in the publio school and sell them at cost to pupils or parents. GOVERNOR SEEKS HELP Will Ask Legislature te Let Governors Name Speclil Offloers Salem. To enable the governor ef fectively to put into force a constitu tional Instruction to see that the laws are faithfully executed. Governor West has prepared a bill which he will have introduced In the coming legislat jre. This measure gives the governor authority, when he believes criminal laws are being violated, to appoint for a period not longer than HO days at any one time special prose cuting attorneys, special sheriffs and special constables, who shall have all authority of regularly elected officials, but they shall have no greater power than regular officials. The special officers shall carry cut the directions of the governor and shall receive while employed the same compensation received by the regular Officials. Its Good Groceries You Want Is It Not? -Q Q $ . Q . , ,.... Q . Q Q 0 O Yes! iand we make it our business to carry them. Good Goods Our Motto We want you to compare our teas, coffees, extracts, spices, baking powder, soda, canned goods, hard wheat or valley flour, sugar, salt, etc , with the best in the market for quality or price and if satisfied be our customer. What is Better than Closset and Devers Coffees. Teas and Spices; or the Red Rib bon Line of Canned Goods. Try Them. Your produce taken in trade at the market pries. Come in when in town 17c Carry Quccnsware, Chinaware, Tin ware, Granltcware, Crockcryware, etc, I have the largest, best and most corn plete line of plain, stamped, domestic, and imported Queensware in the County Reeves' Grocery Store Socialist's Campaign Inexpensive Klamath Falls. The limit In cam paign expense accounts is believed to have been reached by J. W. Tyrrell, candidate on the socialist ticket for county treasurer. The account con sists of one Item of 25 cents for copy ing petition. Death Comes in Pulpit Brownsville. Rev. R. Z. Brown, of Philomath, dropped dead in the pulpit while preaching at Crawfordsvllle. He had given out the hymns and was be- Auto Road Nearly Ready. Hood River. With the exception of work to be done at points where the roadway will run short distances over the right-of-way of the O.-W. R. & N. company, the Portland-Hood River automobile boulevard has been constructed and the convicts, under the supervision of Adam Shorgen, are St work east of Shell Rock extending the road toward Viento. BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON TURKS LOSE TWO BIG STRONGHOLDS Monastir and Scutari Fall, and 3 Generals, 50,000 Men and 47 Guns Are Captured. London. Any idea the Turkish gov ernment had of benefiting by continu ed resistance must be shattered by 3s-uf the fail of Monastir. OREGON NEWS NOTES CF GENERAL IIITE.1EST Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Put Week. Manufacturers of Eugene have per fected organization of the Factory As sociation. Four schools of Polk and Yamhill Bounties held a Joint educational rally In Grand Ronle Saturday. The biennial report of State Treas urer Kay shows that Oregon Is out of debt and has a cash balance on hand Of $933,737.4. J. H. Plummer, wanted In Oregon on a charge of forging checks on the Eugene Loan & Savings bank, was ar rested in. Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs. Elvira Teel, a resident of Uma tilla county since 1860, died on the old Teel homestead half a mile west of Echo. Mrs. Teel was 82 years old. Articles of Incorporation of the American Institution of Sociology were filed at Astoria. The boms office of the organization Is to be in Astoria. Official complete returns show that Wilson carried Oregon over Roosevelt To Revise State Game Laws Portland. Oregon game laws will probably undergo a complete revlsloa by H3 and that Harry Lane defeated this coming winter at the hands of the j gelling by Yl and Belling led Bourne by 12,827. A special two weeks' short course In agriculture is to be given at the Oregon Agricultural college, for the benefit of the general farmer and the orchardist Medford has an embarrassment of riches when a candidate tor the posi tion of mayor is concerned. At the present time 12 candidates are out tor the position. J. A. Westerlund of Jackson county has announced that he is a candidate tor speaker of the house of represen tatives at the coming session of the state legislature. The Congregational church mem bers of Gaston held a two days' series of exercises last week in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the found ing of the church. The Roseburg Brewing & Ice coin pany entered pleas of guilty to vlo':-t Ing the local option laws l.i that ciLj The brewery was fined $500 and O-cai Klinke, Its manager, and five dircU:. $250 each. Martin Lavin, a laborer at a gr- .v pit, was cut In two half a mile c. of Umatilla Junction by Orer,-i Washington fast freight No. 56. (1 left town about 6 P, M. and fell i.e! . on the track. Ray Wilson, a brakeman on tr Pacific Railway & Navigation c n pany, died at Hlllsboro from lnjtirir received at Banks. He lost his bal ance and fell from the train while I was In motion. Brownsville is exultant over the fnct that the community ' was again sue cessful In carrying off the Hill silver cup and $25 cash prize at the Albany apple stiow for the best community exhibit of apples. Insurance Commissioner Ferguson "has announced that be has served no tice on the Independent Order of Purl tans to cease transacting business In this state and that its license will not be renewed at the close of the year. , Joseph N. Teal of Portland is being urged aa secretary of the Interior In Wilson's cabinet. He has the Indorse ment of Governor West, Senator Chamberlain and all the commercial organizations and business Interests of Oregon. During the past summer, a great many Improvements have been made In the city of Carlton, principal of which Is the installation of a water system, just completed at a cost of $40,000 and which Is ready to be turn ed over to the city. Governor Vet has lusued a pro clamation setting aside Thursday, November 28, as Thanksgiving day In Oregon. Peace and plenty, he says, have smiled upon our state during the past year and health and prosperity have been our portion. A wreck occurred Friday on the Corvallls & Eastern about one mile west of Chltwood, the smoking car going through the bridge and into the river. The passenger coach oa the east side of the bridge turned over. No one was seriously injured. Oregon cities that voted on the li quor question under the home rule amendment at the late election were Albany, Eugene, Hood River, Lostlne, Roseburg, Cottage Grove, Sllvertoa, Enterprise, Glendale, Oakland, Wal lowa, Sutherlin, Springfield, Tlgard, Lebanon, Grants Pass and Woodburn. The pupils of the public schools of Prairie City have organized a com plete system of self government with all necessary provisions for effectively putting their scheme Into execution. Tbs plan of the pupils covers the or,- tire round of school life, lncluulu; play-grounds, halls and schoolroom' Governor West has sent a letter l. District Attorney Brown of Dou;;l; county. Instructing him to ber;;o cr.r.i inal prosecution of Mayor M:- ,lll Roseburg for failure to pcrfor.a tl duties of his office. The charse likely be based on the mayor's i li ' ed wilful neglect In enforcing tlx ' .... option law. The governor slo 1 -strutted Brown to bring, u soo-i ; time would permit, civil tults aga:i. the Roseburg Brewing & Ice c ivrt. of which- Mayor Micelll Is a Im, .I n stockholder, to have it enjolutj U' der the public nuisance art an ' r aave its charter revoked o. u ground that its officers ham been o. ductltis It In violation ct the law. Dickinson's Livery Barn I. W. Dickinson, Proprietor Teams and Rigs furnished any time of the day or nigh' with or, without driver Satisfaction Guaranteed Barn Phone 3810 Residence Phone 3812 ACKERMAN'S FISH MARKET Dealers in All Kinds Of Fish and Poultry Fresh Oysters, Claras, Crabs, Salmon, Halibut and Small Fish of All Kinds. 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