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ship, engagement and wedding
rings.
F. M. French & Son,
Jewelers and Engravers, Albany
W. F. Frey returned Monday
from Portland where he had
been spending a week.
WM. S. RISLEY
S. T. Hillman was an Albany
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
visitor Monday afternoon.
I. O. O. F. BUILDING
Fred Jackson went to Portland
A
lbany
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O regon
Monday where he w ill spend a
few days.
Asa Dougherty returned Fri
Legal Notices
day to Leona a fter spending
several days visiting friends
In the Circuit Court of the State of
here.
Oregou /o r the County of Linn. De­
Mr. and Mrs. AI Nelson, o f
Shedd, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Leeper.
Wdliam Marsters returned to
Willamette University Tuesday
after spending the holidays with
his parents.
Use “ Thompson’s Best” Flour
none better. A t M. V. Koontz
Co.
partment No. 2.
O lin O. Bryant, Plaintiff,
May Bryant, Defendant.
vs.
I.etia
BRYAN AGAINST
"LAN ID RESUME
OWNERSHIP BY
THE GOVERNMENT
RAILWAY INQUIRY
AFTER MARCH 4TH
Ebes Newlands Committee His Pcstponement Forced by Press
Viaws as Railroad control. of Congressional Business.
C0MPET1TI0K FREFEEI8LE. COUNTRY DEMANDS ACTION
Federal R eg ulation Should N o t Ba A l­
lowed to Exclude Exorcise o f S tate
A u th o rity , H e Contends— T h in k s R a il­
road Stocks Should R epresent A ctu al
V .lu a and Ba S tab la . . G overnm ent
Bonds.
To Letia May Bryant, the above nam­
ed defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
You are hereby notifi .-d ami required to
"a s liln g to u . Dee. 1 1 .- W i l l i a m J.
lie and appear in the aliove entitled B rjiu i. who startled the country ten
Court in the above entitled suit, and an­ years ago by advocating government
swer the complaint of the plaintiff on ownership of railroads. api>eared be­
file therein, on or before the 9th day of fore ¡he Xewlauds Joint Committee on
l-ebroary, 1917; and von are hereby : Interstate Commerce ia.-i week In sup
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further notified that tf you fail to appear port of tile claim that the states should
Shippers,
Investors
and
R ep resenta­
H ALSEY, O REG O N
Capital and Surplus $23,000
Interest paid on time certificates of deposit.
We invito your banking business.
C. IL KOONTZ, Pres.
I). TAYLOR, V ic e -P r o
B. M. BOND, Cashier
tiv es o f A h Bronchos o f Business D e­
m and U n ific a tio n of System o f R a il-
w sy R eg ulation— Roads
M asters.
Ask
Few er
nose
E. L. S T IF F
&
SON
F U R N IT U R E E X C H A N G E
Washington. Dec. 1 8 ,-T h e Congres­
sional Joint Committee on Interstate
New and Second Hand Goods Bought and Sold.
Commerce, which has been conducting
the inquiry Into government regulation Both Stores, Salem and Albany
215 and 217 L y « St
and control o f transportation, last
week deckled to sua|ieiid lta hearings
on the subject and adjourned, suhject
to the call of the chairman, because of
the pressure of other work before Con­
SHOE SHOP IN THE A L L E Y
gress. According to the resolution cre­
ating the committee. It is required to
submit a report by January 8th next. Good Second Hand Shoes bought and sold.
Postage paid one wav on out of Iowa
It Is iiiiderst.xyd that liefore that time work if paid for in advance. No C. O. D. on mail orders.
A ll work strictly
the committee w ill ask for an exten­
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sion o f time and that the hearings w ill
he resumed at a later date, when some
of those who already have appeared
TKLaraoR g
liefore the committee w ill he question­
ed fu rth e r and a great many others
will be heard. I t Is probable, howev­
er. that the hearings w ill not lie resum­
ed until a fte r adjournm ent of Congress
H U G H L E E P E R , Poor
on March 4th. In addition to regular H A L S E Y ,
routine business the commerce com-
OREGON
mltteea of the tw-o bouses are charged
with the important duty o f preparing
and presenting the legislation asked
for by President Wilson to make Im ­
possible a railroad strike without pre­
vious Investigation.
This w ill leave
little or no time for the consideration
of the general questions of rallw ny
regulation.
Dr. Turner, the well-known and answer said com plaint as aforesaid. I be allowed to retain authority over the
eye specialist, of Portland, w ill for want thereof, the plaintiff w ill take 1 re -iHurlou o f ,,|| trans|iortaUon lines
be in Halsey again Wednesday, a Decree against you for the relief pr.- y-1 within their borders. U r Bryan ex
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January 17th, at Neldon’s Jew­ ed for in said complaint, to wn. A Dr plained in.it |„. |la(| tong
elry Store. Dr. Turner is a spec­ cree of the above entitled Court dis-olv I em inent ownership as Inevitable, but
ing the bonds of matrimony now e x i,t only because of railroad opposition to
ialist of experience and standing, ing lietween plaintiff and defendant.
effe five regulation.
and you w ill make no mistake in
This Summons is published l>y virtue
A gainst G overnm ent Ownership.
consulting him about your eyes of an Order made by I). B. M cK night,
1 emonaily I cannot sav that I de­
County
Judge
of
I.inn
County,
Oregon,
and glasses. Headaches relieved
sire govern meut ownership," he ex-
and cross eyes straightened. and entered of record in the above en- plained, "because | lean to the Indl-
n ftl^ 5 00¿ t * ,’. í ? ,,*e 0n
23r<l M
vW"« ' 'd,‘a n u lle .-■tli'añ"to''the"’« , Z
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Don’t of Decemtier. 1916, which order specifies Uve idea; that is. | believe that gov-
forget the date.
that this Summons be published for six em inent ownership |a desirable only
During the past year County consecutive weeks in The Halsey e n ­ Where com|>etltioii Is Impossible."
Judge M cKnight officiated at terprise, and that the date of the first Al re.I P. Thorn, coiinae! to the Rail
publication shall be December 28th, way Executive*’ Aihhm ry Committee,
52 weddings, an average o f ex­ 1916, and that said efendant appear and prei bms'y had pr. settled before the
actly one a week.
answer said complaint, on or before the tneniliers of the Xewlanila Committee
as one o f hla reasons for urging a bet­
The Linn County Farmers’ 9th day of February, 1917.
ter halnmcd and more systematic reg­
W
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Union has come out in opposition
ulation of railroads the argument that
Attorney for Plainriff.
this Is the only a lte n ia tlr f to govern­
to the good roads evolved by the
ment ownership. Calling attention to
county conference at Albany, on
C o u n try W an ts S om ething Done.
the restrictions lni|siaed upon tha
Members of Congress and others
the ground that it may result in
Notice o f Final Settlement
i transportation lines by conflicting state
who are Interested In the Inquiry un­
paving roads close to the county
laws and regulations, to the practical
dertaken by the Xevvlamls Committee
i-essatlon o f newcomurnetlon and to tile
seat.
Insist that there is no Intention of
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed,
HALSEY STATE BANK
Impossibility under existing conditions
S H O E R E P A IR IN G
Best Oak Sole Leather
Dry Foot Oil W aterproofs
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HOTEL HALSEY
Frank Kirk
D E A L E R IN
Hay, Grains, Bran, Shorts,
Ground Feed of All Kinds,
abandoning It.
Prof. Herma.. L. Iiube, of
I t Reems doubtful. Indeed. If the
Tangent, spent Christmas at
country would lierm lt Hie m atter to
be dropped If there were evidence of a
Brownsville, and on Friday was
desire on the part of Congress to do
a visitor at the home o f his sister
so. The nation-wide evldeucea of In­
Mrs. E. S. Marsters, returning ty Clerk of Linn County, Oregon, her
terest evoked by the initiation of the
to Tangent Saturday.
final account as such adm inistratrix and growing needs of the country's busi­ Newlanda Inquiry show that the peo­
ness the national any em inent would ple of the country—shippers, consum­
Miss M yrtle Toby spent the said Court has appointed Tuesday, the l«e compelled Io take over the owner ers and Investors, as well as railw ay
2nd day of January, 1917, at the hour of »hip of (he lines with nil the evils a t­
Christmas holidays here after
men themselves—are alive to the fact
10 o'clock in the forenoon of that da)
that the railw ay situation Is highly un­
which she returned to Eugene. as the tim e for bearing objections to tendant upqp such a system.
satisfactory and that steps must lie
P reservation of C om petition.
A. C. Marsters, of Portland, said final account and the settlement Mr. Bryan. on the other hand, holds taken without unnecessary delay to
make It possible for the railroads to
spent several days last week vis­ thereof.
further extension of federal
.
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l font
-,n- the I'li'ftier
Any and all persons having objection., authority over the railroads wou'd he meet the growing needs o f the nation.
itin g friends in this vicinity and to s such
u c h f in a l
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From reports received here It seems
fiual account are
hereby notified
* Mep In the direction of goveriimenl
a t Brownsville.
as though almost every eommerelal or­
to be present at said time at the Count) ownership. He advanced the view that
ganization anti business interest in the
Miss Gladys Wells, o f Eugene, Court room in the Court House in the the ceiitrallxntlin o f control in the country
were engaged In studying the
City of Albany, Linn County, Oregon hauiis of the national government
spent the holidays at the home
railroad question. The Chamber of
and then and there make such objec­ would Impure to-, great n burden upon
o f her parents near here
the regulating liody, would offer strong Commerce of the United States has
tions.
temptation to ra.lruads to interfere hi been conducting an elaborate Inquiry
Mrs. J. J. Corcoran and daugh­ Dated November 22nd, 1916.
into various phases of the subject for repairs to
polities and would encourage the gen
L ID A P. S T E W A R T .
ter, Miss Marcella, were Albany
many months |«ist. Many local and
eml movement toward eeutrallxatlon
state commercial bodies in every part y made,
of power In the federal go-.ertmieiit at
Adm inistratrix.
visitors Sunday, going down in
of the country have committees en­
H ill A Marks,
the expense of the states. He sa'd that
Charles Poole’s car.
he ihd not object to eonsollda'lciis of gaged In study of the problem and cialties
Attorneys for A d m inistratrix.
have Indicated a desire to come here
railroad lines so long as t ’tev did not
Dr. Garnjobst made a profes­
destiny c-iniis'tition, that lie knew of and present their views. National or­
sional trip to Albany last Satur­
ganizations of manufacturers, lumber­
no complaint a;.nbist great rally-a.v
Notice o f Final Settlement
day.
men, coal operators, wholesale and re­
systems because of their sire and that
CUSTOM GRINDING
Every Tuesday.
Until F urther Notice.
BLACKSmSHOP
Notice is hereby given that
the
he lielleved that the preservation of
Executor of
the
estate of James
ooni'M-tltlon was the test to lie applied
A. Smith has filed his F in al Account in to nit consolidations.
said estate matter with the v lerk of the
Regulation of Securities.
County Court for Linn County. Oregon,
Air. Bryan declared himself In favor
and the Judge of sai.l court has fixed nf national regulation of railway- stuck
the 22nd of January 1917, at the i and Ixind Issues. hut added that he saw
hour of one o'clock P. M.. as the time no reason why that should exclude the
for hearing objections to said account states from acting on the same sub
if any there be and the settlement of [ Ject as to state corporations. “I would
; like to see the stock of a railroad, as
said estate.
long as It Is In private hands, made as
Dated this Decrnilier :S, 1916,
snhstnntlal and as unvarying as the
n. s. m c w il l ia m s ,
value or a government bond.'' he as-
Executor of the Estate
werted.
of James A. Smith, Deceased.
He suggested that railroad eapltall-
Weatherford & Weatherford,
xatlon |.e readjusted to equalise It with
Attorneys for Execntor.
•otnal valuation o f (he property rep-
reseiited. m atin g due allowance for
•qultlea. and that when this was done
the roads should 1^ allowed to earn
"'ifll- lent Income to keep their stock
W a offer On.- H undred D o lla rs R e.
sf par and to create a surplus. The
w a rd fo r an y case o f C a ta rrh th a t eat,-
. alter, he tentatively proposed, might
“ °W b‘ . c u r,d by H a ll's C a ta rrh Cure
he allowed pi amount to 23 per cent
A L . i rrh • u ff»r e r « fo r th e past . ef the capital.
A. L. Wilbur, o f Albany, re
presenting the Advance-Rumley
Thresher Co., of Poriland, man­
ufacturers of tractors, was
business visitor in Halsey last
Saturday.
Chris and Charles Falk were
week-end visitors at Portland,
returning Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. I. T. Marks. of
Shedd, were among visitors in
Halsey Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Smith
returned Saturday from a visit
during holiday week with Mrs.
How’« This?
Sm ith’s parents at Elgin Wash.
Mrs. Frank H. Porter was an
Albany visitor last Saturday.
John Pitman is working on k n o t's :.V ,. s y , ‘ r *' * O<1 ha" »>«»«"-
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. i n .mo,* t r# u »» 'a rem edy for
Sidney Sm ith’s farm.
th.* uFh'x H * * * • c , , * rrh C ure acta th ru
the
Blood
the Mucous surfaces e x ­
Owing to the heavy snow p ellin g the on Poison
from the Blood and
healin
g
the
diseased
portions
storms in the East and Middle
A fte r you have ta k e n H a ll s C a ta rrh
West railway traffic has been Cure fo r a short tim e you w ill see a
Im provem ent In your general
more or less interrupted, with a Cu'r*."*., ? r * tax“ "«
Cure a t once and get rid o f c "»«»'•rh
a ta rrh
consequent delay in east and Send fo r testim onials, free
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westbound mails.
Bold by a ll D ru gg ists. Tic.
Safety First— Let Chiropractic
Remove the (ause.
Elmer C. Gipe
CHIROPRACTOR
THE ALBANY CHIROPRACTIC HEALTHORIl M
at 806 Washington St., Albany, Ore.
D own T own O ffices . R ooms 5 to 10 CUSICK BANK BLDG.
DO not M y it i, im p o ssib le -th .t is what they told Marconi.
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R a ilw a y Earnings Low.
tail deniers, bare expressed through
n*soiutioiifl their desire for the unffiea-
tion Of the system of railw ay regula-
lion. The National Industrial Traffic
League, speaking from the viewpoint
of shippers „sing the railw ays, has
Indorsed exclusive federal regulation
providing It is accomplished In such a
wav ns to give full protection and
prompt adjustment In matters relating
to transportation w ithin Hie states.
all kinds of F arm M achinery prom pt-
W agon work and horseshoing spe-
J. W". M a n ro s e ,
Halsey
Orcffon
M any Interests S tud yin g P roblem .
All these organizations represent p ri­
m arily the shippers of the country but
they are not the only ones who are
takm g . hand In the discussion The
Investors of the nation, through their
own associations and through com mit­
tees representing the savings banks and
other financial organizations, «re pre
paring to show the necessity of improv-
Ing ra iln s d credit sud protecting the
rights of those whose money- Is Invest
'd In ra ilw a y sen,rifles
n n. „ y th(>
railroads themselves, being y Itally eon-
cenied in the Improvement o f existing
conditions, are planning resubm it their
-le w , through tbelr executive, oper
«Hng official, and truffle e xp ert, and
to assert their wlllhigncs, to accept far
reaching federal regulation along
that w ill enable them to attract capital
and to provide the facilities „ceded for
he Prom,,, and efficient handling of
the country » transportation business.
THE ENTERPRISE FOR PRINTING
Thia suhject of railroad capitalization
, and the amount of railroad earnings
reeelvint fu itlie r attention from the
.-omn.ltt.-e during lta recent sessions.
In answer to questions by Senator
< unii.iiu-. Mr. Thom submitted flgures
shewing the ifet earnings of the roads
In recent years. The-.,-
, hnw
that during the five years from , . ww | M a la T ro u b le I . Too M .n y M eetere.
fo lit’ O the average net earnings were
Aot all of these Interest, are In
.vh • 7
* 7 * ” ,O ,hp " " « « ll- s that should h,.
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iv e
ri-om 1910 io
T here seem, to
’ ,hp » '-ra g e w s , „„ly 4 v t per » « " '’•"><•«>1. however, that nisn. A f »?
-•-nt
The total earnings on the stork
« h l. li .■mi.'rotit Hi.. ra l|r i e 7
^ m p t-ie d by s iding
the w t 0|R,r j and which make It |u„ . . „ , ¡ ™ ^ m
ating Income the Income from the’ àè- to meet the requirem ent, o f "he
uiltlea owned and d epicting bond In I Hen « commerce promptl) a„.|
r ^ n „ ’r7 % f "r ” u o ' T<* ,Mr <*•»: j lorlly arise from the haphazard m d
^ - " '• ¿ '" - le s s u r r o ^ /^ X H o n
r • I H l. C b , e r rrn t; f(>r
P -r ce,,f; f „ r 101- 5fM K r p rii- f(>r that haye been adopted from lim e to
in ,4. 4 "C „or .-ent; for 19,3. 344 por ,ime by the federal government sr.d the
-e.it thus abo- Inp an almost .-ontln
I unet. de, r o ,, - thnumbout th i, , | X year n.s,sl.sl |R a w ell orderod. srstemaH,
period. It n a , announced that Hal , scheme of federal regulation that shall
y ? ? k"
f ,r n ” r|y -'fi’ -rman of . .o y e r the whole country and make It
P u lid o for the rnllroad,
p r . - X ,h ,
'be Wts cnrln R s O i m .I Commlsalon.
, would a hmit more complete Informa extensions and Improved facilities ,.
, Hon nr. this subject to the Committee badly needed, while nt the -ante tltm
P.u.r, (U,g ro o j ¡.uS lnlbIk, ln , en.
• t a later date
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satisfaction. N ever before bai a,kS u * lbe
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¡sfaction in so t i l , - J ° h - . re? ? n ’u° ,n» c h u t.
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