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VOL 25 alli IS EXHUMED I BULLET IS rOUIID Soft-Nosed Missile Killed Mrs. Eliza Stewart LsE IS STILL PUZZLING Now Has Clear Road to Base Shooting of Agee As In Self Defense; Case Will Be Feature of present Term of Circuit Court; Agee Recovering. Fvlmmniimi Tuesday afternoon by ler of Judge Webster Holmes of mu" ' ,. '.r 111' - T CU 1 ie body or Mrs. tAi.a. o. tniew.ui iun.il to have bceiiV shot and killed it jSallsloti June 30 by Louis W. Da vis resulted in the finding of a soft (lse,l bullet, caliber evidently :52. Duis in his affidavit filed in court (lie same morning siuieu uiui uiu "in let which killed Mis. blewart was or 32 caliber and accidentally hred by (. Stewart, the htisbaaid. The exact result of the recovery of ie bullet in reference to the case, is nf course, problematical, yet it is torlain Uliat the little leaden missile will form an important feature in the defense of Davis. Neither coun sel for state or attorneys employed the defense of Davis Tiermit them selves to express opinions as regards the ease. Whether Davis possessed two guns, or as Davis alleges, the fa tal shot was tired by Stewart are niiestioiis to be brought out in the trial. The case although not expected to . ii .i ...:n occupy more man turee nays, win feature for interest the present cir cuit term. Since the day of the trag edy when Davis was brought to Dal las up tu the tiling of affidavits by Davis Tuesday, it was the general presumption that the man's plea would be insanity, yet the sudden shifting in events discloses that ih- tit i . n ii vis will base ins action ror tne snoot ing of Hen Agee as self defense and fill plead innocent of the killing of Mrs. Stewart. Review of Case. Louis Davis who was released from the state insane asylum a short time Wore the tragedy visited Ballston Sunday, June 2!), after an absence of some time. About 6 o'clock Monday morning lie entered the Stewart home where liis wife, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, was staying. He en countered Mr. Stewart at the door, and was ordered away. Davis, later said be called there to effect a rec onciliation. Thinking to secure as sistance, Stewart went to the Agee home a short distance away and re quested him to accompany him. When they entered the room Davis began shooting at Agee, hitting him four times. It was then, so the state allege, that Davis fired the last shot st Mrs. Stewart. Agee did not hesi tate and he together with Stewart and several other neighbors securely tied Davis. He was brought to Dal las the same afternoon. Mrs. Stew art was buried in the cemetery at Amity two days later. Agee is in the city today and is rxpected to lie one of the state's first witnesses to take the stand. Two of the bullets fired at him by Davis still remain in his body. Wednesday one 'f the bullets which passed nearly through his body was cut out. Ask ftl as to his condition, Agee replied that be was improving rapidly and oiiId so m be able to resume his fork. One Juror Secured. The Davis trial began late yester day afternoon and when court ad journed short I v before 6 o'clock, but we juror, J. G. VanOrsdel, had been fhiisen. SURPRISES THWARTED fickle Fate Plays Humorous Trick on Thirteen Friends of Mrs. Hugh Black. To be thwarted in their carefully kid plans, to have the tables com pletely turned by fickle fate, was the jarprise which met a merry party of 'surprisers" 13 lady friends of Jffs- Hugh Black, Tuesday afternoon. Tw-sday In-ing the birthday of Mrs. a pleasant surprise party was ("arranged. Guarding their secret. party visited the Black home luring Mrs. Black's absence. Every '011!? was in readiness to open the irprie Ih.x when she returned. But Wljm she di.l not, and what is more, "uid nut be found. From a surprise "y 'lie little group of anxious la ds was converted into a searching ffty. but all efforts to find Mrs. proved futile. Discounted. ? nevertheless determined, ibe iny returned and after due dclib tr3'K.n. decided it best to "eat while ' was troo.1 ' Rut the surrrL-e i"t alt. .gather lost when Mrs. B's'"k return.! tn fin. I onlv the rem- DALLAS, OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 8, 1913 NO. 46 Queen Maud of Norway and Son She Fears May Be Assassinated 111 . . M raV' ' M rW ' - . . .. . OTJEEN MAUD of Norway Is able to verify the saying, "Uneasy lies th head thut wears a crown." She Is the mother of Crown Prince Olaf, and recently there have been Btorles of plots to assassinate the boy Queen Maud Is a mother as well as a queen, and she does not find life comfortable when the fear of assassination Is ever with her. She may leave Norway because of these tales of assassination. There Is a bill now before the storthing providing that If the present ruler dies without a male heir the coun try shall become a republic. .P.J 0 G1VECUP ro in ri SILVER TROPHY GOES TO WIN NER OF HORSE EXHIBIT. Prospects Tor Big Success Grows Brighter Each Day; Pomona Grange Helps. t. f,i,-il,er encourage the already promising prospect of the Polk (Vim- . . .. .1 .... ..;iir,n.l fair, t lie houinern t .u-im- . ..l il. ..it it will nresent a lias iumuuiinu i beautiful silver cup to the winner of , ,-. .: I. if nf lllilll.l t lie best lniiiwoiiiii .a..... - . horses. The cup is given to the lair association, and it has been decided ti.ot H, o.-ize shall go to the winner l 1111 V v i of this exhibit. . . i ...Ml F.iv avii'iii The fair mis year most sanguine expectant s, ic ed acting .ecreiai "It: is the big event ot tm f... n,.ll:is. and the fanners are for it soul and body. It is surpns ne to note the enthusiasm shown. The exhibits are going to oe i... - tor than they were last , ; the live stock, poiuu.v "'-'- , and other dei-artments . to anything of its kin. ... V To those wl... are planning exhibits. I attention is rant" ,f the association for aid in the our mark night vear sjeci sire o sire o tne associ.t...... General exhibits. S,K,Mmcns of t m- ,11 l.ovlev rve clover, wheat and othv. baile. ie. , oats ai-e nee.le.1 n' "' , ; for the treneral exhibit but for dec -Sons. Included in t.; ,ibit will be even- vanet of x -e a ordinate P , ,0 sW, AGED DEFENDANT FREED FROM SEVERE CHARGE gander Eayse Acuitted By Jury After Tea Honrs Deliberation. Aay aftem-n u.. ; . ,v i Thursday x'Jwhr lUv-r iCa-M- f t,.e . .ai iiy 'retunl a vrr. ..... ,prnls ;Bave wa '' ' . , u., inpr..rr ion a chae -t t.a , i .:.., j it i A y "u " - .. DUTH SEr TENCED IS III PAROLED ROSS HEWARD GIVEN TREE DOM IF HE QUITS LIQUOR. Unique Feature of Parole Results of Recommendations of District At torney Upjohn. Sentenced to one year in the coun ty jail and paroled from the bench under condition that he absolutely abstain from intoxicating liquors for the term of his sentence; that he continue on good behavior and report monthly with accompanying certifi cates of two prominent citizens of Ballston, was the fate of Ross Hew ard before the circuit court Tuesday afternoon. The sentence administer ed to Heward by the court was on the recommendation of District At torney Upjohn, as was the unique feature of ' the parole. A showing was made by G. 0. Hol man. appointed by the court as at tornev for lleward, that while Hew ard was not under the influence of liquor, he is a hard worker and com petent. He was arrested several weeks ago as the result of a brawl in which a number of men living near and in Ballston participated. It was chaig ed at the time that Heward flashed a razor ami threatened to cut the man who struck him. AUTO OBJECT OF WONDER Local Men Surprise and Interest Lin coln County People. That the S'l ranch eople resid ing in the vicinity of K"e Idge in .rthern Lincoln county are stranger. the Hit of modern vemciew - i.. ..f; .l.iri.if the early . . f ....!. m-hen IU Muscott ' i ii ....... Wln-ir made the trip ;to Rose I-Ve : formers auto Struck. i ! "Thev evidence.! n,-t proiiounc-d jMIn.ri and intere-t," said Muott in Wlatimr the trip. "'' rl n n.anv of them tel. pho: e-l to i .'. .I,.ih- the road to n.eir ii watch u- ii RAILROAD SERVICE HEEDED Commercial Club ' Promises to Seek Relief nor to 1 ,n,i at one t'lace tiif ).,,. J teacher di-mie.l srhl to al ,v. rl.ildivn to see the Ewl.tne. I xft-r Mndi:.2 tbte days h-lu.z U,'t Sain..... nertU If. rtnn,l ih.r,..H 2 ba' k Ibe fatch lin.it csu Ii. Baildin BeuiJ Moved. ' Tip m..-;-n structure wriipiH by :,l.eiHve.b-rt. -n Mam MM ', ; TT. buil.lirjr b- "I. .''' ., , . ir..j. .. )K MORNING PORTLAND TRAIN Believes City is Entitled to Better Service to Rose City; Good Road to Cooper Hollow to Be Taken Up Again; Meeting is Small But Enthusiastic. Consideration of the improvement of the train service between Dallas and Portland as well as the improve ment of the Cooper Hollow road, were the two matters of importance taken up at last night's meeting of the Dallas Commercial club. The meeting was not largely attended as many members of the organization were out of the city. The chief topic of discussion was the matter of securing if possible a morning train service between this city and Portland. Following the transfer of the morning train to Corvallis, leaving Dallas with only one daily train to Portland which leaves the city in the afternoon, the situation was discussed and was re ferred to the railroad committee, bmt so far no indication has been re ceived from the company of any change being considered in the pres ent schedule1. Last night several members went on record as favoring immediate action, even to taking ithe matter up with the state railroad commission. .(Numerous complaints have been made to the present way of reaching Portland, which necessi tates a change at Oerlmger, in order to make the tirip in the morning. Fol lowing a lengthy discussion, the mat ter was placed in the hands of the committee on railroads with the re quest ithat the exact situation be nlaced before the proper railroad of ficials. Cooper Hollow Road. Ow ing tot he present almost impas sable condition of the Cooper Hollow wad an effort will be made by the club to interest the county commis sioners in placing it in a good con dition. Recently a number of fann ers from the Cooper Hollow district have visited Dallas for the express purpose of interesting the business men here and it is now thoroughly realized that some concerted action should be taken in this direction. During the meeting a numuer of bills were allowed and a number of communications road and referred lo the proper committees. RICKREALL HAS SPIRIT Boosters Visit Rich Farming Section and Are Given Rousing Reception; Independence Next. One more. rousiiiL' booster meeting was added to the long list of success ful gatherings throughout the county lat Tuesday night when a large iai I.jj ilelefration. roniDrisiiiL' members of the Commercial club and the band loft Dallas for Rickrea 11. About M ears loaded to capacity conveyed the crowd. The meetimr was held in a grove near the town, and program wan all that could be desired, Rickreall peo ple evidencing their enthusiasm in many ditlerent ways. oecrewry Miles and Dr. McCallon made inter esting addresses, and the readings by Misses Ruth Campbell and Bertha Serr were received with hearty ap plause. The musical numbers by tne bam) were esciajly god. Next Trip to Independence. Owine to the fact that harvest season is rapidly approaching1, the boosters have decided to rwipoe their trip to Inde-nderire for at least two we-ks. Many members of the Commercial club are out of the city and an it in planned to go to the neighboring city etitnasje, the delay wan thought advisable. Council Holds Session. For the piirpow of granting R. K. ' Williams a frmit t tear up por tion of the paving on Court street to iinetall pi) f'r the pmpowd beating plant, a special ion of the city council van Md lat nigbt and the pem.it granted. An adjourned se. -ion of the council will be held Mon day nisbt at ml.ich time contract will be let for the construction t' eoii ' crete curb on Academy stmt. Oth er matter of importance ne expect ed to be brought before the meeting. To Improve Roads North. More good road for Po,'k county r"j!tcl yesterday in a riMt of the board ff'emnty ccfrmixtioriTS to the Mv plac on Salt I rk Terw n.Ie north 'f 1''- Th nk rraher k1 be trnferTd to a j-int j-r tLat arvl work irnprovinz the na-i "i-l bepn imnrf-'iaicly. Big Central Heating Plant To Be Installed byR. E. Williams New and Modern System Calls For Expenditure of Big Sum; Plant to Have Sufficient Capacity to Supply Heat to All Business Blocks on ' the West Side. Installation of a central heating system with capacity sufficient to supply every business house in the city with steam heart is the plan to be carried out by R. E. Williams. The contract was let Wednesday night to Wesley Vaughn. The in stallation of the plant alone will cost about $12,000, but with the se curing of contracts from practically every business house in the city, sev eral of which have already been se cured, the expenditure will reach considerably more. The central station will be in it-he rear of the Dallas City bank on Main street. Engines with a capacity of 360 horse power have been ordered and the present small plant will im mediately be remodeled and greatly enlarged. The machinery which will be purchased from the Gould com pany of Portland has beein contracted for and will be shipped from ithe East at once. While the plan for a more ade quate, heating service has been con sidered for some time it was not un til after the arrival of President R. E. Williams that concrete plans were made. It is the desire of Mr. Wil liams to have the work accomplished as quickly as possibly because of the wish of property owners on Court, Main and Mill streets to connect with the service. It is estimated that the work will be finished as soon as the new Dallas City bank is complet ed on Main and Mill streets. The work of laying pipes and connecting other business houses, however, will require a period of nearly one year. Work Begins. The first work began yesterday morning with a crew of 10 men. In order to place the pipes connecting the plant with the two banks a small strip of paving must.be removed on Court and Mill streets but as soon as the piping is placed the streets will be repaired which will probably be in about two weeks. The pipes will run north and south in the alley be tween Court and Mill street crossing Count in the center of the block. This service will connect the business houses between the postoffice and the Dallas National bank. Running north from the plant the mains will pass along the alley and cross Mill street. As soon as the pipes are laid, every business house on the west side will be in line of the heating system. "The system will be thoroughly modern in every particular," says ir,. Vaucrkn. "W hnvfl cone over the plans thoroughly and find that . . lit the plant, wlien completed, win oe sufficient in capacity to supply heat to every business house on the west side and at a minimum cost. I do not know what arrangements the banks will make, but! am sure that heat can be furnished by the new plant at a cost far below prices now being paid for individual heating service. ' ' Tim fact that the contract was awarded Mr. Vaughn, and that Mr. Williams made no ettort to secure prices from outside firms is sufficient evidence of the local firm's ability to satisfactorily complete the work. BIG III III STORE FOR KIDDIES HERE VISIT OF PORTLAND CHILDREN PRACTICALLY ASSURED. Members of Woman's Club Are Mak ing Careful Canvass; Twenty-five to Be in Party. With the appointment Tuesday af ternoon of a committee to make a tlioroiie-h canvass of Dallas and vi cinity, the work of securing places for 25 Portland children, is now wen under wav and according to the ladies of the Woman's club, the plan prom ises to be a huge success. At tne Miwiiur f the club, the following la dies were appointed on the commit tee: Mrs. Conrad Stafrin, Mrs. J. E. Miller and Mrs. Lot Brown. Word has been received from the Associated Charities of Portland that the organization will lie prepared to send at any time the children who nre mixiouslv awaitinL' the oniHirtu- nity to visit the country. While the progress of the committee is encour aging, assistance is asked from those willing to take the little visitors by tendering their names to any mem ber of the committee. Announcement has also been made bv the club that these children are subjected to a careful medical exam ination before leaving the city. They will also be neatly clothed and a sii ply of clean garments brought with them. All they desire is plenty of good fresh air, plenty of good food to apeHse their hunger, and a rip, roaring good time. Family Reunion. A family gathering was held at the Lyle farm the summer home of Mrs. Harriet Veazie. last Saturday ami Sunday. The following menders of the family were present: Mr. and Mrs. A. I Veazie. Mr. J. C. Veazie, Orace Ellen Veazie, Emily Veazie, Harriet Veazie. Edmund Veazie, all of Portland; Mr. Felix Comegys. Mrs. Ann Comegys, Pern dale; Mrs. E. R. Bryson, Miss Lyle Brysoii. John Brvsnn. of Eugene; Mr. and Mrs. I. M. (ilen. Harold Glen, Phillip Glen, and Juliet Glen, of Seattle. Tracy on Way Hme. A teleeTam received last night by E. C. Kirkpatrick aniionns that County Treasurer Tracy Staats would JlB! E SI ID III BRIEFS Items of Interest in Country Districts Interestingly Told OBSERVER SPECIAL SERVICE Uav the same evening on his return trip from Denver. The message also tate that all the present ofTleers of tl W. O. W. were reelected. Geta Long Sentence. Raymond Tborndyke was sentenced by Ju.Ict Wehter Holmes Vedne Hay afternoon for from three to ') years in the Mate jwtniti-ntiary after having .leaded guilty lo statutory 'charge. ! Mr. Woods Honored. At Tuesday afternoon ' meeting ! the Woman's club, Mr. Harry A. Wood w as fleeted secretarv t" jmeceed Mrs. E- M. Smith, re-icd. ELECTRIC SOCKET COMPANY TO GET $414.12. Plaintiff's Case Non-Suited and Sa lem Company Lose; Notice is Given For Appeal. By returning a verdict for the de fendant for damages in the sum of $414.12, the grand jury in the ense of the Salem Iron Works against the Dallas Electric Socket company com pleted one of the most complicated damage cases in the history of 1 oik county last evening. The court non suited the plaintiff's case, and notice of amieal has been given by the Sa lem company. The case involves the nianuiacinre of certain dies ordered by the Dal Ihk comimnv in 'the manufacture of electric flat irons. The goods were manufactured, but according to tne Salem firm only one payment was made. The sctcket company then re fused to pay for the remainder of the goods, ami suit followed. The de fcii.lmiU allec-ed thev were not of the quality ordered, that they had been to coiiKiderahle exense in not only sending representatives to Salem but by the delay in the manufacture of their goods. They therefore asked for the contracted price of the ma terial. FAST GAMEJROSIISED Crack Bradfords All-State Team to Meet Dallas Boys; Visitors Have Good Record. Determined to give Dallas fans at least one epery game before Hie close of the season and thus make up as much as jswsible for the recent se ries of decidedly uninteresting com bats, Manager ted Serr has secured a Sunday cmragcmeiit with the fast Bradford's. This team is generally known as one of the fastest teams in Oregon. It is comssed of ex-leaguers and comprise men picked from everv imrt of the state. The team has played ball all summer and have 1 1 I mil lew nn-, bihi iui iiic ir- son that they play six games each mek. there is no doubting their abil ity to put up a rlaie-y exhibition Sunday afternoon at Kowell paik. "We have been unfortunate in se curing fat opponents," said Man ?r Serr yesterday, "ami the aver aire fan cannot be blamed for kiek is'.g. However Sunday's game will he different and if Dallas can even rive the visitors a fat game. I will 1 sati.fied. The Bradfords have 'c!eated up Salem and score or more ' el teams. Dallas, however, will i fcave in uniform for Sunday V game jote of tbe fa-td team in the state. Observer Representatives Keep in Touch With All Matters of Import ance in Their Part of the Famous "Blue Ribbon" District of the State of Oregon. FALLS CITY One of the W. C. T. U. public drinking fountains has been installed at the corner of Main and Third streets near ithe hotel. Needless to say it is well patronized. The other fountain will be placed on the Mahr corner. Miss Margaret Flower of Salem, spent several days this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Flower of this city. By far the best base ball game of the. season was played last Sunday between the local team and a club from Salem. At the end of the ninth inning the score stood 2 to 2, it tak ing two more innings to decide the contest. In the last inning one of the Salem players biffed one over -the fence and let in three men which gave them a lead of three scores. Every one present! was well pleased with the game and are waiting for more of the same class. B. A. Lombard has leased his town property to G. A. Garcia and left for his new home in San Francisco Fri day. He will make his home with his daughter who resides in that city. Miss Alice Frink of Junction City is visiting witih relatives here this week. The Young People of the Metho dist Sunday school held a social in the parlors of the church Friday night. Some thirty were present. An abundance of ice cream and cake was the last thing on the program. Chas. llartung transacted business in Portland Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W, F. Nichols and Dr. and Mrs. F. At. Hellwarth spent a few days at the coast near Tilla mook this week, they making ithe trip with M. L. Thompson in his auto. Austin Titus returned home Thurs day from Washington where he has sjient several months. While away 'Austin went to Alaska with the mi litia on their annual encampment. Several business houses in town are receiving a coat of paint which adds greatly to the appearance of the city. . i J. S. Ford left Wednesday for a year's stay in Southern Oregon where he will visit several old friends. Sidney Trask of Corvallis, is visit ing this week at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Trask. M. A. Marcy and his company of Boy Scouts are sjiending the week fishing and otherwise enjoying the time on the headwaters of the Big Luckinmute. Elmer and Lester Bnrnhart have returned from Eugene summer school. Miss Hammond and her music students gave a recital in Wagner's hall Tuesday morning. Quite a num ber were present. After the pro gram a lunch was served down by the river. A. E. Myers, of Salem, preached in the Metihodist church Sunday ev ening. Mrs. Sadie Singleton is taking a vacation this week, she having gone to Seaside with S. Taylor Jones and family of Dallas. V. F. Nichols was a business vis itor ill Dallas Tuesday. MONMOUTH A. II. Craven left Saturday for Bandon. Southern Oregon, on a visit ami will be gone about two weeks. Isket Ijemiti club left for their annual trip in the mountains which they have made for some 20 years, Saturday. Those in the crowd were G. T. Bls.thby, J. B. V. Butler, Doc tor Willis Butler. They are headed for the coast range and the deer and the bear and cougar, and all other game will suffer, and when they re turn you will hear some blood curd ling stories, which they may put in hook form. Wilis Butler goes in the place of Luther Grounds, whose health will not jiennit him to go. Phillip Mulkey and wife, teaclec in the hit'h school of Arlington, are standing their vacation at his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H Force. Mr. ami Mrs. M. K. Boatman, the newlyweds of Corvallis, as we men tioned in a former issues are in town looking after their interests here. Mrs. Hunter left for Newport Sat urday for a season. A. X. Poole and wife and sons went to Con aJlm on a visit Saturday, returnintr mine Sunday. Mrs. W. W. Newman and children merit Ut Xewnerg Sunday on a visit. Win. Smith left last "week for an (Continued on Pace Two) .1 -a 4 ) n I I, in mitbin a f dayv. fM f a feas, v . 'disheveled