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THE 3IORXIXG OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY,. FEBRUARY 4, 1915. 11 PRETTY GIRLS TO GIVE CLASSIC DANCES AT HIGH SCHOOL PLAY TOMORROW. Stamps Given on Charge Accounts if Paid in Full by 10th of Each Month Delightful Luncheon Served Daily in the Tea Room on the Fourth Floor Olds, Wortman & King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Ex-Sheriff's Inactivity and Subsequent Allegations Are Subject of Comment. Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 623 1 Inventory Clean-Up Sales CORRUPT PRACTICE SHOWN 1. WORD S AGENT ' UNDER SUSPICION if 4- r- N z Wi Testimony Slionrs That on Two Oc casions .Democratic Guard I I.eTt "Willi single Precinct Officer anil Roth Are Mining. r on!inu(i From Firt Pajre. Mr. Malarkey suddenly departed from his line of questions to Phelan, and a-ked. point blank : "Dm you know Sam Kra.ner'." Aflr a I nsrthy argument, in which Judge Ka vanaiiH'h took occasion to tli rea ten that If the counsel did not as' quibbling1 he would make iili the x ami nations himself, m r. Phelan was permitted to answer the question. Me said he had seen Krasner in jail. Krasner formerly had lived in Pre cinct 3 7. He had been arrested some time ao on a statutory eharffe and was re I en sed from the County Jail by Mr. Word. N"- further attempt was undo to connect Krasner with the elec tion frauds. Watthrr Sfto Oiitnld. At noon on November 4, K. L. Hart, a clerk ef tlie day board, was left wittl l-i.ide tf watch the ballots while the r-st .f the board went to lunch. Miss 31 ay Hoffman, a not her elerk, testified t !iat she returned from lunch early, found Hart standing on the sidewalk outside the polls, and Linde apparently asleep on the table inside. Nobody else was in the room. A bark dooi of the room, leading inta f.n open court, was unlocked all the time, according to ail of the witnesses yo la r exa mined, except W. I IS. K now U s. w ho said that he found it locked tv. ice. II;. Hot Hon u.l I'ilrd I p. Bailots not fully counted were folded F. parately and locked in the ballot box by the itiuht board when relieved by tfie day board at 8 A. November 4, :k cotdinir to the testimony. I'mler the law. ballots are supposed to be taken J orn the, box one at a time. When the ii lit lit board returned at 8 P. M.. the remainder of the uncounted ballots are .iid to have been lytnu; on the table in a pile, unfolded at full length. To put: ttit'in in this position, it was asserted, j the bailots must have been removed 3Y.mii the box one at a time during the day. Ihe only ones of the judges and clerks who cannot be found are K. 1 Hart, the clerk who was left in the polling places with Untie, and Georicc J. Allen, a niht jude, who also wa? Jell with L,imle for 1 or 2i) minute' u hile t he m;nt board went to lunch About mniniuht, November 3. Allen was last heard uf in Kastern Urea on. Hart has disappeared completely, as lias then mysterious Imde whom no one knows. IHMuppramnee Tboucbt Strange. Tiie last man who saw I.inde, accord ing to testimony thus tar. is P. J. Sauer, a night clerk. When he and X. F. Don nelly, chairman of the niht board, took tne ballot boxes to the Courthouse on tiie niorninp of November j Linde waa there, testified Sauer. Linde greeted mem witii the remark: "Well. J'm ulad to see 37 come in." Asked by .Mr. Malarkey if he remem beicd any suspicious occurrence that im-iht throw some list lit on the irregu Jurit ies, jl r. Sauer hesitated. "Well." he said, "when the irragular lties w-re discovered It didn't deem ex actly right that Linde should leave sdiortly aiierward and not show up j'rain." t'orroboratiny testimony showed that 3. hide tailed the Sheriff s office by tele phone when the niicht board first dis covered the erased bailots and asked to Ve relieved. Howard Word, the Sheriffs yon, earne o the polls then, but Linde had ft, ne w hen he arrived at about 10 o'clock. In a pile of uncounted bal jojs left by the day board. Chairman J'onnelly. of the. nis.ht board, had dis covered 17 baiiots which apparently had been chanced in favor of Mr. Word. Howard Word, when shown the ballots, tuinim ned other deputies, who then tailed -Mr. Word. Mierirf Ik Called la. The niiiht board threw out 71 ballots which bore erasures of this nature. The l ecu u at ot f i rials under Judge Kava jiansh three weeks ai;o discovered that the ilay board had counted ballots -cf t!.e same kind for Mr. Word, and evi dently bal failed to notice the erasures. Kert Si. Helens, a night clerk, tes tiiied about the discovery of the fraud ulent ballots. "We tudn t know what to do at first." he sid, 'and then we determined to et ihe Slu riff's office to decide." "WIkU 'lid Mr. Word say. when he cinie?" asked Malarkey. "He told ns to do what we thought nst. We h id already decided1 to throw tiieni out." "He didn't tell you to count them for himself? "No. he said he didn't want the office if he had to win it by one ill' pal vote." "But in his complaint' instituting these contest proceedings. Mr. Word not only claim these votes you found, lut he pays he should have received. "M votes out of the 530 cast. Po you think he got that many?" "No. I don't know- anything about that." I.lmle Thought Oeputy. St. Helens testified that Linde in troduced himself as a oepuly sheriff. J-a tier said Linde didn't exactly say he vt a a oeputy. but told him that he 1 nd just returned from Seattle with a prisoner ami w:i?t tired, but that he o t 1 1 rt hav e to stay at the pol Is until The o'int was finished anyway. Brt i H..ffn;.n. n:eht clerk, said he "under-j MOeH!" Linde was a deputy sheriff, and i that Linde had struck in acquaintance with nun b saving they had met sotne plate before. Attorney Farrens. for Word, has. !un:iij the inijuiry thus far, resented i ie references to Linde as a deputy sheriff, devlarinjr that he was not ap pointed as such. M. Phelan's testimony, taken when court openeI yesterday morn In jr. wai the featire of the riay. A sensation was creates! by his statement that he acted on the Democratic committee and up. a depmy sheriff at the same time. Sect i ou 30i5. to which M r. "?e.larkey referred! in questioning Mr. Pi.an, re is: "No holder of a public position other than an office filled by the voters shall he a orlecate to a convention for the ejection district that elects the officer r hoard tinder whom he directly or indirectly hold .4 such position, nor shall he he A member of a political commiUee'for such district. A transcript of Mr. Phelan testi mony In par,t is as follows: erhstlm FAjHiiinatloti (iiten. Kjui unit ton by Mr- Malarkey: . You were a deputy under ihe late Fhf riT of ! altncniuh County. Tom Word. . r J eu not V A. I was. V. For what time? A. V, the time that the Sheriff til In. j Q. fMirn.j: his cntir itim of ofTice? ' .V. i sir. I Ngw in Progress Throughout Store Double Stamps Today With Cash Purchases in BASEMENT (!) Jll-IK Ml'RPHY. M4RV IIOLMKS. 3 ISABl'XLH KIUU. (4 BLANCHE FtSHKR. 5 KLSIU OMEKDOR- KER, ) BELLE SIMU, 7) 3IARUARKT CIXOY, (S CAROLINE SIJION. Lincoln Hitrh School students are going- to abandon dull care tomorrow afternoon and night and cavort in the third annual Shakeapearean play, this time "As You Like It.' There are 18 students in the cast, besides the singers and dancers. Those in the cast are: "The Duke," Harry Jamieson: "Duke Frederick.' Carl Knudsen: 'Amiens Hubert Scotf "Jaques " Robert Cosgriff; "Le Beau.' Mark Nusbaum; "Oliver." Chester Jones: "Orltindo," Clifford Dru scheP "dam," Robert McNary; "Charles," Parrls Emery; "William." Wayne Cordon; "Touchstone." Robert Rog ers" "Sylvius." Sterling Smith; "Jaquea De Bois," Cecil Smith; "First Lord," Willis Lathrop; "Rosalind," Eva Ander son: "Cella," Gladys Metcalf; f'Phoehe," Martha Wright; "Aubrey," Dorothy Collins. The girls sextet will furnish the incidental music with special music by the- orchestra. Some classic dancln: by nine girls will be a. feature. Those participating- in the dancing are: Mary Holmes, Julie Murphy, Tsabelle Kidrt, Blanche Fisher, Elsie Oberdorfer, Belle Simon, Margaret Cundy, Carolyn Simon and Agatha DeCarie. . Q. Up to and including the first Monday In January? A. Ye, sir. U- And for two jars preceding? A. Yep, sir. V. And during that entire time were you receiving p;i from Multnomah Lounty . 1 v:is. Q. And as a Deputy Sheriff under Torn Word? A. Yps. sir Q. YVe are tryhip to find the man who wr.s in Precinct 37 representing lorn vv oni om"hody named Linde or Lind, and the in formation we get leada to you. A Vau air c. You were the one that put him iherex A. Yes, sir. Q. What i the namp? A. Linde, I understand. W- What is his tirat name? A. 1 don't know; I think it Is J. O. How do you spell the name? A. L-y-n-d-e or L-i-n-d-e; 1 don't know exactly how he did spHI it. Urnt 'ame "ot Known. Q Io you know what, his lirst name is ? A. 1 do not. Q. lo you know what his first name is? A. Jim, John or Joe, I do not. -y. Do you know what his Initials are? A. I think Ills Initial is J. J. Where i he? A. 1 have no idea. You brought him up to the Sheriff's oiTu e A. I di i not. Q.Your fellow deputy. -Mr. Grussi, says on I lie Monday before election ? A. I don't think I did. A. And Mr. Grussl says you broucht this man alone up to the Sheriff's office and in troduced him Tho Court 1 -do not remember that Mr. Grussi said that he brouifht hfm up. I re member he introduced him. 1 might bo in error about that. I think he said llr. Phr Inn introduced Linde to him in the Sheriff's oflhe. bu' I do n.t remember of his saying that he brought him up there. Mr. Malarkey Well, maybe not. I gath ered that that was the thing, because he said that was where he met the man and was introduced by Deputy Phelan. But it is immaterial. A. I think Mr. Linde was introduced to Mr. Grussi at the polls, at Precinct 37. Q. Well, Mr. Grussl says he met Mr. Linde in the Sheriff's office, that Is. In Word's office, either on Saturday or on Mon day before the election, and that you. Phe lan, was the one that introduced Linde to Grussl and that you told Grtusi you wanted to knoir from Grussi if it wouid be all right for you to put Linde In Precinct .'!7 In your place, that you had to leave: that that is v. bat you talked about, you having ben as. signed to charge of 37 by the Sheriff? Now, what aiout that? Introduction Not Recalled. A. I was assigned to Precinct 37 by Mr. GruhSl, of the ShfriiTs office, but where Ir. Grussi got his introduction to Llnde I think was at Precinct 37 that morning when Mr. G russi a nd M r. Pa n ot ca me up there. I don't remember having introduced him In the Sheriff' office. Q. What precinct were you in charge of for Mr. Word.' A. Kor Mr. Word? I was not in charge of any precinct but 37: that was not oniy for Mr. Word, but for the whole ticket. O. What ticket? A. The whole Democratic ticket. Q. Well, wasn't- you assigned us a deputy of .Mr. Word's to a certain precinct to look after htm? A. Not to look after him in particular; no. not that I remember of. ti. W-ll. was it understood between you and Grussi and Mr. Parrot that yqu were to remain in Precinct 3t on nay and all night and watch the thing for Word? A. It was. but we were watching the thing for tiie full Democratic ticket as I un derstood It. Q. Did you ha any other precinct that you w re to watch for the fuH Democratic ticket? A. 1 did not. tj. What did-aou have to do with the full Democratic ticket ? A. Whv. I was on the executive board of the county central committee. - q. Were you a committeeman? .Legal Kifiht Questioned. A. I wa. q. And a member of the county central committee? A. Y-S. W- Not only that, but a member of the executive board? A. Yes. q How long were you that? A. I think for four years, six years. Q. Then during the whole time you wera drawing saiary as a Deputy Sheriff you were also serviii? as a member of this political committee? A. Yer sir Q. Didn't you know that was contrary to the law ? A. No. sir. Did you ever rf ad section of Lord's Oregon Laws? A. I id not. Wen. it proves that nobody that Is i holuius office uihex thau one tilled by the votesrs or a public position can at the same time be a member of the political commit tee. A. I don't think that applies in my case at all. U. Whv not? A. Because I think that means an elect Ive office. Q. It says just the contrary. It Says one otir.;r thai an office filled by the voters. It means one filled by appointments. Had Mr. Tom Word any idea that his deputy was a member of tnis Democratic commni.ee. A. I think ne had. Q. Y'o u w ere d ra wing salary from the . county all the time A. Yes. Assignments Are Made. ; Vnn w-fre assiened bv Grussi and Pnrrnt thp election denuttes of Mr. Word who bad the assignment of the force throughout tho field on election day? a. of the denuty sheriffs, yes; of the boys working in the office. Q. You were assigned to Precinct 37 and no other precinct? A. Yes. g. Was It your duty to stay there all the time ? A. it was. i-i. Did - you do so? A. No, sir. Q. Why not? A. Because I had other work to do. J. You told Mr. Word you would put an other man in your place? A. I don't think I did. (j. When did you tell Mr. Word about this? A. I don't remember whether T told Mr. Word or not: I tola either him or Mr. Grussl about it. Q. At all events, he was at the polls when they opened at Precinct 37 on the morning of election day? A. He was not. Q. Wh.it time did he come there? A Ho name about half-past nine. Q. Had you arranged with him before to be there? A. I told him to be there in the morn ing. yes. Men Picked for committee. Q. When had you made arrangement with Linde? A. I think either Friday, Saturday or Monday before election. 1 was picking up men all during those four or ive days to renresent the Democratic County and State Central Committees at the different polling places. Q. And vou rnose Mrr Linae as a. repre sentative of the Democratic committee then? A. Y"es Vi. What arrangement did you make for ntt i n i h m ? A. He was to be paid by the Democratic committee f3 a day. y. What about nights? A. The same thing. Three dollars night. He was to stay there the orders to all of them were that I put to work to stav there until ail tne votes were counted. (J. And then they were to stay from the time the polls opened until everything was over wtth? A. Until everything was over with o. Who iaid Linde? A. The Democratic County Central Com mittee. q. Who was the paymaster of the Dem ocratic central Committee? A. I think Mr. Watson, the chairman, paid Mr. Linde. o. What Watson. A. - George Watson is the chairman of the Democratic County central committee, u. Has he any other business? A. He has the Baltimore dairy lunches throughout the city. Q. Did you introduce Linde to him? A. I don't think I did. I might have. Linde was up there at the Democratic head ouarters several times, and I suppose be was introduced to Mr. Watson, the same as tiie others. Q. Where was the headquarters? A. In the SwethMid" build ins;, tj. How much was Linda paid by the Democratic committee? A. I don't know. tj. Where is George Watson's place of business? A. I think you will get him at the Balti more dairy" lunches. Vi. Did you give Linde his instructions as to what he was to do at thlB polling place. No. 37? A. I think X did. yes. Credentials Are Provided. Q. Did you give him his credentials? A. Yes, I think 1 did. Q. What did his credentials consist ol that you gave him? a. I gave Llr.de what we call a certifi cate for challenges and watchnrs at an elec tion, and also gave him a Tist of names, cards hat had been sent through the Post offies to different people in those precincts that rc-e not 'here, that did not get their mail, and we expected them to vote; and he was thor to cnal'enge their votes and to challenge any affidavit voters that came there. That was his instruction. Q. And this committee business, this watcher paper, for what candidate was he to watch ? A. He was to watch for the Democratic Central Committee, all candidates. Cham berlain. Flegel, Smith, Word. Q. By whom was it signed? A. George Watson and Frank Lee. Q. It was not a commission to watch for any particular person? A. No, sir. Q. That was considered an anti-Word precinct, was it not? A. I could not say that it was. Q. Did you expect him to win in that precinct ? A. V did. as In every other precinct. Q. Did you expect. Word to get .".I'J out of H'.IO votes out of that precinct? A. I did not expect anything. Vote Not Surprise. Q. I w ill ask you If you were not Deputy Sheriff and a member of the Democratic executive board- in charge of Precinct 37? A. Yes, sir. Q. Now, you as Deputy Sheriff, and member of the Democratic executive board , in charge of Precinct 37, I will ask you .again did you. from your knowledge and j investigation of that precinct, except Word to get ".iff out or o.fu votes v A. I did not say that 1 investigated that precinct in any way. Q. Were you not surprised at the vote there ? A. No. sir. J. What were you assigned there fa? ? A. To watch for illegal voters. Q. But if that was your precinct how was it that you were not interested enough to pay attention to the vote? Mr. Malarkey: The other man was put there to watch voters in that precinct. He was not put there to tally, but to stop illegal voters. Q. 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Coffee now at, the pound. 50c OWK Teas in English Breakfast, Ceylon or Uncolored Japan OQ priced special at, the lb.-t 17c I think I have seen you in touch with this A. I know of him him In jail. C. Did he put man LJnde? A. He did not. V. Did you talk with him about Linda? A. T did not. ' y Did you see him down around tne Democratic headquarters preceding elec tion? , A. He has not been at the Democratic headquarters that I know of. Q. Did Mr. George Watson, to whom you have referred as a member of this Demo cratic committee, recommend Llnde to you? No. sir. Q. Who recommended Llnde to you? A. Nobodv recommended him. He came up there and seked me for a job and I sent him down there. He Faid he was a Demo crat and wanted work and I sent him down there to work alon? with 2 or ::0 others. Watchers Ieclared Scarce. q. it was hard to get good men last No. vember wasn't it? A It was bare to get men umi j "u eoold send out on that work Q. So you picked a man that you never heard 01 before, mat you utu uui whether he was good or bad and nobody rannmmondpil Vlim ? A. There was probably 15 or 20 of the same kind of men. o. Of the same kind of men In other places? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you learn where this man voted A T rilrl tint Q. Have you made any effort since these wholesale erasures were discovered in rre cinct ;7 to locate this man. A. No, sir. Q. You have not tried to? A. No. sir. c. Has Mr. Word asked you to try to? A. No. sir. Or his attorney? Q. A. Q. him? You hftve not made any effort to find there did you lots? No. sir. Did you see him mark any ballots? A. No. sir. Q. Did ou see any ballots marked? A. No. sir. Q. Did you see any marked ballots? A. Yes, sir, here in court. Q. Not before? A. No, sir. Q. You say he was not put there as a tally man to keep track of the votes? A. No. sir. Q. Where did you pick him up? A. In the democratic central committee. Q. What was his business? ' A. I don't know. He came there and asked for work and I put him to work. Acquaintance Is Short. Q. And you . put a man In charge of a precinct there when you didn't even know who he was and never heard of him before? A. Yes. (j. Who was he? what waa his business? A. I don't know. y. Had you ever seen him before that? A. No. not until I met him in the Demo, erstfe eentnl committee rooms. Q. Did you make any Investigation of him? A. No. sir. A. Either as Deputy Sheriff or member of the Democratic executive board, to as certain the reputation or character of this man? , A. No, sir. Q. You didn't know anything about him? A. No. sir. Q. Y'ou didn't know whether he was a good man or a bad man? A. No. sir. Q. Y'ou didn't care, did you? a. No, sir Q. Where did he live? A. I don't know where he lived. Q. Where Is he now? A. I have no idea. Q. When did you see him last? A. I think the last time I saw this man was either at noon or the night of .election. Q. Of the day tnat tne votes were put In the box? .... A T man tne tnira. yes. i tninic tnat is the last time I seen thin man. although 1 might have seen nun aiierwaras wnen ne got his monev; I don't remember. o. Weil, this list of names of people to be challenged there, where did you get them ? A. I got that list rrom .nr. orussi. Q, It came from the Sheriff's office? A. YP8. lr. Kramer Name Brought In. q. Do you know Sam Krasner? Mr. Farrens: 1 object to that as ir relevant and immaterial under the issue. Thd Court: unless it nas some re.evancy. It is not necessary to go into It. Mr Malarkey: i woum not sifk u iust ror the fun of it. Somebody is hurt awfully quick. want It to come up unless tnere s some purpose In !t. " i. DO you DOW Sd.ru aia:.;i.i i o Whn this nmn came give him at the polls this list of names that came from the Sheriffs office? A. Yes. sir, at the polls, t gae mm ;i rprlpntla(a l.pfore that. Q. But this list of names and return postal cards, when did you give him thoseT A. Those were given to mm ai Introductions Not Given, o Vhn.n thix man linde was put in charge for the Democratic party there at Precinct 37, did you introduce him to the members of the board of election. A. No, I did not: I don't think I did. Q. Didn't you have to take him Inside of the pjPing precinct? a hp num.- there when I was chal leng'lng this vote, and before I left I was throucli with the challenge, and I turned him over the card and I went down to the Democratic Central Committee to see now v(-.-vtlilnff else was aoilig on. Q. Why didn't ou Introduce your man t inHa unc iriva him r standing? & it m-n not necessary; he had hia i'c.,t iu .n ..011IH introduce himself. Q. Did you explain to him that he should a. No. sir. I did not yes. I told all of tio.m thn' hv - nou id hw their creden tials to the chairman of the board and told him what he was there ror. Q. Was he a Deputy Sheriff? A Ua u-n not. Q. Did you tdl him to. represent himself n h. rtnntv Sheriff? A. No. sir that Is. T flon't know whether ti. wa a. neoutv sheriff or not: I know i,nr ic nnt n regular Deputv Sheriff. Q. Did you tell him to represent himself as being sent there by the District Attor ney s office . A. I did not. Relief Work Bone. Q. You devoted that day to going around and relieving those parties at that election? A I relieved, I think, .about six men at lunch time. Q. Who paid you for your day's work? Th" fnintV. Q. The county paid vou for running the Democratic party a atruirs tnat aay. A No. I could not say that it did. Was not that what you were doing? A. T was looki.ig after those men, yes. Q. For the Democratic party? A Ye a Ton were drawing your pay from Multnomah County? A. Y'es. I was, Q. As a deputy of Tom Word? 4 " VM Q. You relieved this man Linde to go to lunch about 1 o'eioctt. A. Y'es. sir. Q. Arid talked affairs over with him? A No. sir, I went up and told him to ro to lunch:' asked him how things were going, asked him if there were many affi davit votes sworn In. Q. You had given this man instructions to stay at the polling place from the time the noUs opened until the votes were counted ? A. Yes. sir. Q. Why didn't you furnish him relief to go out to meals? A. Because I had too many to look after. Q. Why didn't Tom Word provide some one? A. Tom Word did not provide anybody only hi, own regular deputies. (J. He furnished them, though? Count to Be Scrutinized. Q W'lmt was his duty In being there after the polls closed, according to your in structions to Mm? A. To see that the voles were that, every vote wan counted for every Democrat on j tiie ticket. j Q. To see that every vote, was counted for every Democrat? A. To see that every vote was counted for every Democrat on the ticket. Q. ( By the Court) You mean by that, every vote cast for them ? A." Yes. eve'ry vote cast for them to be counted for thein. y. You had no instructions to get votes for Democrats that were not cast for them? A. 1 did not have any instructions at all. Q. You would not have bad any hesita tion about having him do that If he could get away with it, would you? A. I think I would, yes. Q. You last saw Mr. L.lnde then when you relieved him for lunch on election day? A. That is the last I remember of seeing Air. I.inde. Q. After it was all over didn't jou see L.inde? A. I don't remember whether I saw him or not. O. And all this time you were getting these men that nobody recommended you were drawing salary irom Munnuniau Cnnntv' A. Yes. ir. I think at that time. If I am not mistaken, l was on my vacation. Q. Did you send word to L.inde, the" man in charge of :t7. that It was pretty close and you hoped he could get Word a nice vote? A. 1 did not. W- Did anybody? A. I don't think anybody did. Q. Whi did gM word to IJude that It wa close and to help out If he could? A. 1 don't know of anybody who did. j. Who sent that word to l.lnde? A. 1 don't know that anybody did. q. At all events you learned on Thurs day, the 5th of November, that there were about 7 votes'in precinct No. :!T which had marks in front of Word s name and erasures in fr.mt of the other Sheriff candidates, and which had been rejected by the election board, didn't you? A. I hard, that there was a rertafn num. ber; I don't remember whether there, was that many or not; there was some dispute about iU Mr. Word Defended. Q. You knew al-o that Mr. Word wanted to have them counted for him, didn't you 7 A. No. 4. What? A. I think Mr. Word said he did not want them counted for htm If there was anything wrong with them. I think that is. what lie said to tne noaru mere. Q. But you know Mr. Word filed a con test shortly after in which he said that all of those votes belonged to him; you knew that, didn't you? A. I think so: I think he did. Q. Then if he swore to I) in the peti tion for the contest he wanted them, didn't her A. Oh, yes. o. You were a member of his official family there and a member of the executive board of the party whose candidate he was. Didn't you discuss these things with him? A. No, sir; I dirt not. j Woli now. vr. Llnde was the repre sentative of the Democratic party and Mr. Word at those polls during tne commencing of the voting and the counting of tne votes ? A. Of the Democratic parts', yes. . And Mr. Word as a candidate? A. As a candidate, yes. Q. t don't rofer to the progressive or Republican side or Mr. wore; i reici his Democratic side. A 1 y. And this question arose about those rsani-Pi nn tie nicnt arter me ncn... the night of the 4th of November, didn't It? A t Ih nV It rllfl. ve. u And It was known by you that there waa a considerable numoer oi sucn iuiw Tuesday, the Oth of November? A Vt BIT o. Now. Mr. Phelan. did you not when this question arose as to those votea In Precinct Jt7. and this man Llnde was the representative of the Democratic psrty and of Mr. Word as the candidate of that party at that precinct, and the man who was ...n iiiAfM and naid hv vou. didn't you try to get bold of Llnde to as mm wnn knew oi tnose erasures . & T did not. r a nd von hava never from that time to this tried In any manner, shape or form to locate Mr. Llnde. A. I never have. Q. And never have been requested to? A. No, sir. , - r Rv Mr Word, or bv any of Mr. Word's deputies, or by any of the Demo cratic party to try to locate im Linde that was there at the polls? A. Not to me; no, sir. change in the time of meetiitft for Tro-fes-Hor Irecol t'a cIssh in besrlnnlnu public speak in? 1 1 om Friday even In? to Thtirsdp y even in jr. Tli e next meet ing; will bo in room 11 at 7 I. M., Feb ruary 4. Other week-end clashes arc ail follows: February psvchologv. Dr. Rebec, room II. nL K o'clock; tin man literature. Dr. Schmidt, room A. 7::i0; mathematics (ealeuluM at ?;::. and first-year mathematics at S:::, both In room K, Dr. Win per. On IVlirusi v 6 Mrs. Parsons Mill meet her chihs in rhetoric, room H, 7:::o. 95 OF ILLKESS DUETQOHE CAUSE Physicians agree that 5 per rent, nf ail tMnrns t nn-.-ihlr mi!y lirrati of -it- cumulated waste in the Colon (Lower In testine). In fact, the most eminent of the WotM'n Specialists claim that if tli Colon were always kept clejn the average lite of l.u ananity would be don MM. There is no v a new and inin'r mMV.J of clearing the tnlon of this orionoi waMe and keeping it clem, pur and healthy. Of cminjx Constipji toit pnd t l-e drpre.-tfiins; bilious attacks wlitcli make n dull, blue and inert without an spint oi air hit ion. Tlat method is Internal Ba!iin,r with warm Water, adnnnUterrd by the "J B. L. Cascade," aptly termed Nature's Cure." Over 300,00ft people are now enthusias tically tuing this modern warm water cu e, and Phyt-iciins are pTncnhtrg it every where. It is making k cdk.t wll a id well folks better. timigerf nore ambitious, energetic and conhdetitiu!. The "J. B. I.. I a-cj'dr" i "ciy h'icg shown at the Woodatd Chik A- i o.' I i m Store in Portland, and v. e will be glvd t explain its action and ic-r to on in drt. Ask us for booklet, "Whv Man ot 1 s Day Is Only 50 Ter Cent, tmcient, man EXTENSION LECTURES SET Women's Class In Public Speaking li Announced. A new class In oubllc apeakin? for women has been organized by Profes sor Prescott. The class will meet Feb ruary B at 2 o'clock In room K of th Library and every eecond riday mere- after, with the exception of two meet ings on Thursday, which will occur on February 18 and April 1. One hour will be spent in the study of parlia- mntrr law and an hour and a half on practical public speaking- The class, which Is a part of the extension work of the University of Oreeron, Is pn to any woman who wishes to attend. i.'pttial attention is canea io AN EASY WAY TO GET The trouble with mt thin folks who wish to gain weight is t hat. tliv hi!t on drugging their stomach or HuffhtR it lti greany foods; rubbing on upIcs "ttrmh creams," or following smiie fooilrti ph:ica! culture stunt, while Ur ral taupe of thin neas goes untouched. You cannot grt fat until our digestive tract uimiltrs the fool you eat. Thanks to a re in arks hie new anient if ! discovery, it is now posmble to comiilnrt let" simple form the very cm-ntn m ni-rt bv tli digest i e organs to help t hrin rn rrt foul Into rich, fat-IaJM) blood. This tnttatei -atroke of modern chemifiry in csiUil mii't mi has been tctnic.l tho srMtffi of ii'i boihlers. Knt-gol a mm t h t oiijh (Ik i S' m erati ve. recount met n no-i r to i on tin RtoniHch unit iiili-ttllncs to litcrnllv .HI( up the fattening elements of our food and )- them into thf blood. hfi t h a t rfed tg every stur-d, broken-down utll aio. tinsue of jour body. Yon ran readily pictn.. the rfHiilt when t!:i untaxing t in nnfoiruB i nu. has uk"n plm-c and ou not ii-e how tun cheekft fill out, hollows about yuiir n'-k. shoulders mid bust diHneHr and oii twin on from tu to I'd pounds of no I Id. heal I h flesh. fcitrgol IS uhnlutelv hrt i mb us, inex pensive, efficient. V'lir dt im a it h uw It mot will refund jour money if you a r not estis' fled. Ha per llio guarantee found In em package. auillon: While Sargot 3ms given ex cellent results In overcoming nervous dpei ala and general stomach troubles It hImmiM not be tHken by tlmw w ho do not wish to gain ten pounds or more. Adv. ANTI-KAMNIA TABLETS FOR Locomotor Ataxia In verrtnterf miieaitfclenn Locomotor ii.ii. lir. Henrr C Morv that drop have practically no bwfirial ITei'l In the ranes. He nays tust rt should he In.med upon, and there nhould be no worrit or troubles. Plenty of f re. h air and moderate exercise must be Insisted upon, hut over exertion la lnltirlous. The ue of fohacio and alcohol should be strictly forbidden, and over-eatin, la dangerous, eforcisllv when the food is poorly mastlcaied. Tla food must be of the most conrlahina kin. I, and the quantity and variety mini he changed so that the patient will not lots his appetite. The most annoying symptom In these cases Is the pnln whl.'b at ttmt is almost unbearable. Ir. Story says that he finds twoAntl hamnta Tablets repcstl in an hour If necessary. ilvi prompt relief an. I ten to the patient. The.e '1 ablets can he obtained at all drugcut. In aujr quantity desired Ak for A-K Tablets. Also unexcelled lor beadavaai. neuralgia and all fain.