DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1008
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TO JONES
SliouH up tho Much-Discussed Land
Transaction Tlint Is Under QuCs.
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The Greater LaYogue Suits and Cloaks
SPECIAL FOR EASTER
The widely known LAVOGUE lable in every
suit guarantees you quality and assures you
of a perfect fit and correct style. Strictly
man tailored, they're truly peerless garments
This store is proud and pleased to' show
(hem. EVERY GARMENT REDUCED.
Suits, Skirts, Jackets and Petticoats at sale
prices from now on until Easter
M Sli'l-'illNTEXlUSNT DENMAN fleer. Tho tact that Mr. Denmnn bad
8oi ved tho county for 12 years us
tnu' Mming t Philomath i'nj-8 county superintendent. nnd that on-
a llllth Tribute. lerglos had boon faithfully und loy-
tCona'lls Times.) I altar devoted to Ills word with tho
Aurv pr.t'i episode, and OIlO of rosult thnt iront iirmrrosa hnri hon
Mind that comes too lnfroquont-ninj0 wng rocountod, and a motion
iu uwipprocinuvo worm, oc-,mndo that a voto of Monks bo ton-
-M at tl Parents' moetlnR at .dorod Sunerlntondont Donmnn. Dr.
poffiftth last Saturday. A program noil in stntlne tho nnostlnn. nnM a
pkmativ interesting numbers, nnd.bich tribute to thn retiring suiiai-inl
EUr of extreme profit In tho Hold tondent, Insisting that his oxamplo
ae common fcCllOOlS had beon'nml offnrl lm.l lionn nffonllvn In n
teompMed Many parents and !cpnnrni imim nt tho Hnlmnin ' nn'ii
teachers, including a large lloMnHlroil for n hlfllnir voto. Tho mull.
loo of teachers and others from'onco nroso onmnsse. and with n
"Hi were present. Tho moetrluiiunlmlty of feeling that mado tlio
the last that IS tO bo hoI(r'nnnr,ilnn mnot Imnrnnalen Tim nf.
Phtomath under tho dlrOCtlOll Of! font nnnvnnnlml nnrt ovtrnnr.llnnrr.
WiatenJent Goorso W. Denman.'. ,,.,i - n.nmi,n iitnt i,n wn
t JMt as aljournmont was about, iinift to rosnnnrt to what was n
Whlto Of tho.vorv Imnrosslvo trlbuta.to his work.
Following reply to M. L. Joned'
speech at Woodburn by Tom Arthur
was otforqd tho Statesman for publi
cation and refused.
I seo by tho Sunday Statesman
that M. L. Jones labored with tho
voterB of Wodburn on Saturday oven
Ing trying to squnro hlmsolf with tho
voters of that neighborhood in roln
tlon to thlB 20-acro tract and other
matters. Ho says this 20 acres hnd
boon deeded by tho state to Thos.
Cross by warranty deod and by war
ranty deed to him. , It ho would toll
tho truth nbout this land I would ny.
nothing nnd the voters could Judgo
for themselves, but as ho died to
defraud tho government so will ho,
In my opinion, docelvo tho people of
this county If they truBt him with
tholr property and business pertain
ing to tho ofllco ho Books. Now, Mr.
Jono9, yon say that tho Btato gavo you
n warranty deed to this twenty acres
of land. Aro you sure It was a deed
of warranty? The stato gives only
quitclaim deeds for lands acquired
03 theso were. If your guarantor
gave you n warranty deed why did
you not look to tho stato to perfect
your title? Why did you convoy
over 2,000 ncros of land (boo Vol. of
dcodB ;00 nnd 101, Marlon county
records) and then mako application
nt tho Orogon City land ofllco to tako
this samo twonty acres as govern
ment land? You swore nt Orogon
City that you wore tho ownor of only
about 120 ncros. You madq thnt
statement under oath bocauBo tho
govcrnmont will not allow nn nppll
ennt to tako n homoBtead who owns
over 100 neros of land. Thnt low was
passed to glvo n poor man a homo
nnd not a man owning over 2,000 tho county olork.
ncros. If this convoynnco to your) Wo find tho system to bo clear and
wlfo was mado In gorid faith why did comprehensive H0 that any taxpayor
she on tho 23d day of Jnnunry, 1902 or road supervisor from any district
(seo Vol, 72, p. 312 rocords or deeds can ascertain, nt once, tho amount
for Marlon county) af tor this contest, that has boon oxponded In his dls-
wo3 ciKioa convoy tho Bnmo land totrlct for any yonr 'beginning with
strange, Indeed, fcrr every act of nn
honest man carries Us redeeming ele
ments with It and U Is wholly un
necessary to hold ofllco In order to
attain tho blissful state you so much
coveU You charge mo with consort
ing with. gamblers. This is tho deceit
you practlco to draw tho attention
of the voters from youf dishonest acts
which I charge you with and which
aro matters of record. I navo never
played a gamo of cards in my lffe,
and although I worked at different
times for Bent Jones for years, I nev
er heard of this card den you men
tion, and when you mado that state
ment In your speech at Woodburn,
you know ycu stated a wilful Ho.
Moreover, Bent Jones paid mo good
wages In enflh for my labor whllo men
who worked for you told mo repeat
edly that they had to tako tho great
er part of their wages In trado at
your storo.
In conclusion let mo say tha.t Pres
ident Roosevelt nnd his able, assist
ants situated (n tho vnrloua "states
of our union aro today making heroic
offbrts to maintain for us nnd to pro
servo for posterity tho free republi
can Institutions vouchsafed to us by
our forefnthers, but which arc' bolng
undermined and absorbed by such
men as M. L. Jones.
TOM ARTHUR. ,
COUNTY SYSTEM
IS CLEAR
THE BUSHEY TAX PAYING
-.. HE IS; ALL RIGHT
.
To Whom It May Cohcern:
Having boon requested
i
TUB ROAI) ACCOUNTS OF MARION
COUNTY SHOW AMj TIIK VAIL
IOUS DKTAILS PLAINLY.
Tlu Supervisor or Taxpayer Can See
at a Glance tho Amount Kxpended
In Any District nnd What the Mini.
vy Vns Paid for in Every Case.
say
whether or not W. M. Bushoy paid
any taxes for the years 1D00 brJOOtd
I will say that tax receipt Noj, 8 for
the year 1906 shows that ho jialo;thpi Jftt
taxes on 25tj acres of land and that
lax receipt No. 2395 for tho year
1907 shows that ho paid tax on the
veaiho property for that year.
W. J. CULVER,
Sheriff and Tax Collector.
MAKEvA CHANGE
Loss politics and moro 'buslndss la, county affairs, Voto for
1 JONES for County Judgt).
M. L. I
G00DE SISTERS CLEARED
(Conttnuod from pngo onoj
In order to corroct a mlsnpprehon
filon that may provall, tho under
signed at tho reuest of a number of
tnxpayors, havo examined tho keeping
of tho road accounts In tho ofllce of
you for a stated consideration of $1?
1 lenvo tho votors of thlB county to
day Jiidgo who wns tho roal ownor
of this 2,00 ncrs of lnnd during, this
sovQ.n yonra and who was tho real own
er on tho day you bwoio yon, o;ned
only nbput 120ncros. M L. Jgnos,
I ropoat, that you as woll as mysulf
thought thnt this 20 acre tract' was
190R, to whom tho money was paid
and for what purpose, tho segroga
tlonn bolng nB follews: labor, lumbor,
brldgo, nallH and wlro, gravol, rock,
special r'Jad work, repairs on tool
nnd mnchlnory, now machinery, blast
ing rock, rock crushing, powdor, til
ing, corduroy, surveying, guide
boardx, stonni rolling, domugo claims,
"Whon," said Coffo', "sho began
clawing at my head." Jnspor Gopd'o
then enmo up tho statrs, conlnnt'd
Coffoy, "hit mp,undor thc.TlKht oyeV
and Bnld, Yoi'dlrty'l6w llfo pp',
and 0 d yom,' and as ho was
pulled away shouted, 'I want jn;
othor chanco nt him.' Somebody olso
Bhdutcd T want a chanco at liltOlrs.
Rhodos brdko my glasses and finding
myself surrounded,,, I piiBhoU Lilu
off of tho porch nnd 'was thon JOrkcd
back Into tho 0111111." f 1
Rov. Ropor wns Hoxt called, hut'Ve
foro ho had takoit his scat, McMahan
flared up suddenly with "I will ask
tho court to sponk to Jnck Qoodo,
here, and ndmonlsh him that ho mtiBt
use no obscono nnd instiUIng Inn
gttago to tho wltnoHBos mnder pounlty
of bolng found guilty of dontompt of
court." JudgO Webster so ndmon
Ishod Cloode.
Ropor tostlflod nbout tho samo as
tho others adding thnt he heard thorn
sing out, as ho opened tho window
"Don't let thorn out or tho window."
A. II. Benton took tho stnnd and
wag soon followed by a toachor
that hen had hod ovor struck Uov. JT.
F. Lowls. whllo tlm Inter Wnn in til
WpftIIo stated that at tho scuffle
8, 'tho tlmo of tho horsowhlpplng, ke
had never oald "Lot mo at him," but
that luThncT hoard somobody 0U0 cry
out something to that offect.
Rov. Corfoywns Chen ro-callod by
McMahnn, upon permission of the
court,, nnd testified In nn offort to
provo thnt the second mooting. In
Bcsslon nt tho tlmo of tho disturb
ance, wns a religious one. Ho read
from a book, which Bald that the
mooting" wns to bo dunned In proyor.
W, T. Wolch wns called as tho sec
ond witness! for tho dofonso and
stated that ho was attending tho
mooting whon tho mlnlstora Btartod
for tho door. Ho wns coming up In
tho roar with n lantern and ho stated
that Coffoy was throwing out Ills
nrms In such a mnnner, ns ho, "Welch,
who s 80 yonrs old, "used to call
'fighting whon ho wns n boy."
Lu!m Qoodo thon took tho atnnd
and told hor Btory, about, as follews:
"My Hlntor, Mrs. Nottlo Rhodes, and
I woro wanning tho dishes at our
house, when wo got to talking nbout
tho wny tho ministers wbro slandor
Ing papa. I think it was I, thon
nnmod Schultz, who produced tho miggostod thnt wo should lick Mr.
government land. Evory act of yours supervisors' salary, and whethor pnld
sliow It, and shows tho foaling nnd .from tho county tax or from tho gpe-
Bympathy you had for a poor man
who was trying to obtain a homo- of
20 ncros which tho govcrnmont olll-
e paco, prof,
Lit
'VAMiktU . . .
, ,1!0.IC Hcnoois moved
Dr J n V nnll hn romiiMtloH
tke th ("half, lnstand nf Mr.
wa, tho rfg-ilar presiding of-
DoWlti's Carbollzod Witch Hazol
Salve. It U o3noclally good for
piles. Sold by all druggists.
clal rond dletriot tnx.
Prior to tho yonr 190R, thos do
talis woro kepti bin In the olllce of
cors informod mo I, wns ontltlod to the county road master. Since that
iako, whon you woro tho ronl ow.nor tlmo thoy havo bflon kopt In tho olllce
of over 2000 acres. You state that I of tho county clork, and this Informa
had no right to this land. In reply .tlon onn be obtained by simple In
I say that I dofoatod you at Orogon
City nnd also boforo tho gonornl land
ipectlnn at any thr by any person.
wo find that iiudor this tystom not
ofllce at Washington. I lenvo tho ono dollnr of tho county funds l dls
The Way to Stop It
U '""i' njs been chargod to roads and highways Ihstead of
Highwir 'Robbery Account" Tlio way to ston this is to elect
'- JONES County judge.
people to Judgo whothor I had any
right or not. You prate about TH
mon Ford. Hid he tell yem to oxocute
this convoyanco, if so, why does his
nanio not nppoar as a wltnoss or as
tho. notary who took tho acknowl
edgement of your deod to your wife?
Did Tllmon Ford tell you It was cus
tomary for parties, boforo common-
hursod by any member of the coun
ty court, but only upon warrants or
dorod nnd uuthnrlzod In soselnn of
county commlBslouors' court.
We have also oxamlned reports
mado by tho county clerks of tho dif
ferent counties .nnd find that tho
countlos of Baker, Wallowa, Uma
tilla, Coos, Tillamook, Llnooln, Mm It-
Diamonds, Watches
and Jewelry
E 'cr u
K He ,e
f: to
t-rv-
IN
-h.
' t.me of awKVonlng, and it brings with It a revival
business. Many arHcloa an cillod for, approprl-
" and season, and t!ie public should he prefp.-rly an-
e a full fin of sul'i.blo seod 1 Crosses, Ouff Pins,
4" I"keta aai Chains, nlso Fob and Sarfpinj, otc, In
" tl.t T:y be deelriid In outline. THey are all ap
,! ' should be ploesod to htvo you call s.ad quote
- u. foi you go elsQwhefcj,
1-!UJ a.-.t we o&rrv In stnakTHH 11EST AMERICAN
XT 3UDE THE HOWARD.
THE STORE OP QUALITY,
'ARR'S JEWELRY STORE
The Store of Quality
toner State a&J Ukrty Salem. Oregon
clng litigation, to dispone of their jnomah, Clatsop, Malheur, Gilliam,
proporty, to their wIvob, or dtd you Union, Polk, Wnsco, Columbia, Lane,
loam this in your study of the law? J Wheeler, Clackamas and Marlon, nnd
You pipe consldcraolo about supromo the cltloa of Ashland nnd Pendleton,
Judgos, ox-governQrs, otc, and your, havo purchased road machlnory from
statemonta are wholly unsupported, jneall & Company of Portland. In no
and In all probability thoro U no 'ease has Marlon county paid moro
more truth in tliUpmu In your refar-.for like machinery than nny of those
onoo to Mr. Ford, You stato that title and counties, nnd In sonio oases
yoi had tho support of your nolgh-'the same maohinory has boon obtain
bora in your contost for this land. led at a lowor price by Marlon oouu-
You know this tp be falso. Every
neighbor of yours who lovos right
and Justice supported me and some
Lof them loa.uod.np money to carry
on my contost ngalnat you. 1011
mako untMipportod statements ahOHt
men you claim are dlshonoat. If you'
are an honest man why did you con
y
J. II. ALBERT.
HWNRY B. THIBLSRN,
W. I. STALKY.
C. Perry's drug stre.
o-
IMonty of Trouble,
is caused by stagnation of lb
liver and howuls. To got rid of It and
headache and hlllouaiiMii and the
oU theao facts about your reoord ' poison that brings Jauiidlee, take
Ih your speech? am giving ma.Uor Dr. Klna'a Now Life Pills, tho rell-
f r.nri niH Tiimnn Pnhi mil vnu aie punuers iirai uo me won? wiui-
. . . .... a t .'out grindlaic or griping. S4e at J.
Brooks, and execute this deod before
kirn and have him and his son, Willie,
witaees your signature and your
brother take the acknowledgement?
Would you practice this kind of law
If you were elected oounty Judge? la
your speoeh you road an affidavit
from a disappointed, sornhoaded ma
chinery 'agent, who. with his rela
tive, are movlag hoaven and earth
to elect you county Judge. What
for? Has this a goat beeu promised
anything? Are tfiey Tetter moh than
thoe you slandor and vilify? Oat
of your heHckwien called on me' a
short time ago and requested mo to
uupport you, giving as u reason for
your seeking this office that you de
sired to redeem yourself. ' This is
for Itnllronil CommLifelonor.
Wm. A. Carter, of this oKy, who
conducts a lime manufacturing busi
ness at Oold Hill, Is a ood man
for the farmers and shippers to
vk for.
TEA
We want your goodwill
and your money; not one
cent wjthout that good
will. Your troeti rrtsra rest ony U yM 4o1
Hi SihOliat Beit. ptt lOw.
brnldod shawl strap with a buckle,
which ho hnd tnkon from Lulu
Ooode,
II. A. Wnltors, tho prosecuting wlt
noss, wns called and gnvo tho strong
est quotations yot produced at tho
trial. "Jack (loodo said," abated.
Waltors, "The ' , don't let
thorn out of tho window," nnd "Who
hit you, Lulu, lot mo nt him. Tlio
low down dirty curs, I'd llko to got
nt thorn." Jack Goodd. Bat in- his
chair In tho court listening to this al
most to tho bursting point, whon tho
climax enmo with Wnltor'a stntomont,
"Lulu Goodo struck th pastor's wlfo
full In tho fnco." Jack Goodo hit his
knoe nnd oxclulmod, "Tho liar," Ho
tried to got out of his ohalr hut was
restrained by Roy Phillips, who sat
next to him.
Rev. J. F. Lowls and Mra. Roper
and hor dnughtor, Stolln, complolod
the stato'3 list of witnousoa.
Tho trinl adjournod until evening,
whon a motlpn for n dhmhiHiil of the
case was innilo by Kaiser on tho
ground thnt no ovldtnou hnd been
given showing thnt thoro hnd boon
any 'attempt to broak up a rollglous
mooting," tho ohnrgo on which tho
Goodo wero arrestod. MoMuhan
was givon until this morning to look
up authorities against this.
Tills Forunoon Hranloii,
Another wnrm number was added
to tho soislon of the trlnl this morn
ing. Moro of tho fnotlonal fighting,
physical nnd montal, which hns boon
going on In tho Froe Mothodist
church wns glvon airing. Rovorond
Coffoy, while not oponly callod a liar
by Attorney Win. Knlsor, gavo a pret
ty strong Impression. thnt way In his
speeah to the Jury. Jack Goodo came
in for a very powerful roasting at
tho hands of Prosoouting Attorney
Mc.Muhon. and many ploa'dntrlos,
which kept tho. crowd, which was
so dense that many had perched
themsolves on tho window-Bills, In nn
uproar. Tho lie was passod on Mrs.
Roper by Lulu Goodo, who Htatod
candidly and dooidodly that she had
not struck her. The trial began
sharply at 9 o'clock 'nnd continued
until IS: 1ft p. in., when tho
went to the Jury, but during that
time tho audience, n grout part, as a
whole never movrd from their places
or seats, except ut tho Instructions
of Constable Johnson to mako room
for tko crowd outside, whlah kept In-
oroaalng.
Jack Goods was the first wlLneaa
put on the stand,,. He stated that
he wub on hie way to his grandmo
ther's home from his shop, when hap
pening to pasK tho churoh, he suw
his sisters knocked off the front
poroh by Coffey ajid rushod to their
aftlBtfiue, but did not strike tjie
minister, but merely grabbed him by
tho coat. MbMahan, In orosa-oxaml-
nation, tried to provo by Jack Goodo
that he had been Ih the church on
throe occasions and started a "rough
house," attempting to break up the
meetings. Goode denied this and also
Ropor, and wo decided to do It,
slipping out of tho bnolc door, nftor
securing tho strnji. Wo first wont
to grandma and told hor what w
woro going to do, hut alio told us not
to do It nnd dimity dlsnundod uo, Wo
decided, though, to panB by the
church on our way homo and seo who
was thoro. Wo slopped a mlnuto
nnd decided to go In. I Junt got to
tho door, whon brother Coffoy enmo
nut, throwing his nrms about mid
saying, "If you want lo light, como
Ion," nnd struck me on tho chest
knocking mo oh tho porch. I posi
tively did not strike Mrs. Ropor."
Roy Phillips, Ills wlfo, nnd ono or
two othor wilnossos woro examined
In clone siiccohhIoii, and tho coho wns
thon itrguoil by Wm. Kaiser and W.
E. Koyes, roprosontlng the defend
ants, and Attorney L. II. McMnhoti,
appearing for tho Btato.
Huie Wing Sang Co.
BIG STOCK OF GOODS
Wo mako up all kinds of wrappora
nnd whlto uuderwonr, waists, kltnon
na nnd skirts; all kinds of fauntlo
inon'H nnd Indlos' furnishing goods
nil kinds of silks and dross goods,
hoso, shoos, suits, punts, overall,
blankets, nockwonr, mnttlng, chlna
wnro, trunks, ombrnldory and loco
now nulling nt cost.
32 li N, Commercial Ht. Bnlom, Or
Norwich Union Fire
Insurance Society
I'runk Meredith, Resident Agent,
Ofllco with Wm. Drown k Co., No.
20 Commercial street.
m -mrTTTS-nrn mi urinm 1 1 - 1 1 tT
MONEY TO LOAN
TH08. K. FORD.
Ovor Ladd & Duxh's Dank, Salem, Or
M
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NEW TODAY
M
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I m
?f ? 1 ifr 'u,tJ Inrge body and best
grado uncoiid-growth .fir. Phono
1117 or 1283. Downing & Eon.
2-8-tf
A Social Daiiotv-Will he given at the
W. L. Wade hall on North Liberty
street on Saturday evening, April
18. Everybody Invited. 1-l0-3t
iii iii
For Huh Shooting nailery outfit,
moving targets, otuotrlo power, 173
Commercial u trout. l-lS'-3t
For Rout Modern house, good yard.
fruit on place, spring gardon In,
fourth house north of Uulon on
High. Inquire of Mrs. Cusebere,
corner Twentieth and Asylum ave
nue. Phono U7C. 4-10-lw
WanU'd To buy a gentle 'driving
horse, black or dark bay preferred,
Phone 1359.
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