Needs of Schools.
According to the superintendents re
cently in convention the following are
Borne school needs:
That all revenue for the support of
the public schools be raised by indirect,
rather than direct taxation.
School funds should be apportioned
upon the basis of the number of teach
ers employed and the daily attendance
of the pupils in ichool, instead of the
present per capita basis of pupils in the
district.
Irreducible Bchool fund, would be in
creased sufliciently so that it, together
with the county school fund, would in
sure not less than six months of school
in each district in the state.
Provisions should be made for the
breaking of deadlocks in the election of
school oflicers in districts of the first
class. i
County school superintendents should
be required to devote all of their time
to superintending school work in their
respective districts and they should be
provided with clerical help.
Legislature should made provisions
for the Btate department to get out
pamphlets on heating, ventilating and
lighting, and architectural work in
schools for the benefit of rural dis
tricts. Superintendents should use influence
in having teachers take up the corres
pondence work of the state university
as a part of the reading circle work.
County treasurers should be ex-of-
ficio school district treasurers except in
districts of the first class.
County superintsndents should np
point district examiners for eighth
grade examinations instead of the chair
man of the school board being required
to serve in that capacity.
The county unit of administration
should bo adopted instead of the dis
trict unit except in districts of the first
class.
These and many other suggestions
for amendment to the state school
laws were recommended by the county
school superintendents' convention dur
ing the two days' session at the state
capital.
Hide Bound.
The Orcgonian says: "If Chamber
lain is tebe elected to the senate Bryan
should have the electorial vote of the
state. Conversely, if Bryan is not to
get the clectorial vote of the state,
Chamberlain should not be senator."
No sense, no logic, no reason, not even
common honesty in such tulk. There
is no sort of relationship botween the
election of n president in November
and the ratification, in next January,
by the legislature of tho solection of a
senator mado by tho people In June
last. "Shall the peoplo rule?" asks
Mr. Bryan. Statement No, 1 republi
cans and democrats nay they should,
but the Oregonian says NO.
That paper, it appears, would have
every Statement No. 1 republican mem
ber of tho legislature commit moral
perjury by refusing to vote for Chrni
berluin. The pled go these members
took to the effect "that during my
term of ollice I will always voto for
that candidato for United States Sena
tor in Congress who has received the
highest uumber of the peoples' votes
for that position at the general election
next preceding tho election of a Sena
tor in Congress, without regard to my
individual preference," is the most
binding that can bo given by man to
man. It was un open, voluntary pub
lic pledge given to tho voters of his
district as a reason why they should
voto for him. Tho peoplo in tho very
lime light of un election as between Mr,
Chamberlain and Mr. Cake decided that
they pref errod M r. Chamberlain. Then
at that same election the people in the
same open, voluntary way by a major,
ity of nearly 50,000 decided to "instruct
our representatives and senators in our
legislative assembly, as such officers,
to vote for and elect the candidate for
United Stales Senator from this state
who has received the highest number
of votes at our general elections."
There can be no mistaking the will
of the people in this matter.
Again, "shall the people rule? The
Oregonian says no.
foine Commoners.
"Dirt is Hying at Panama!" shrieks
an administration organ. Y es, but
good deal of the stuff you soo (lying
down there is money.
"The republican party is pledged to
revision on the protective basis," suys
the Sioux City Journal. Mr. Taft says
some of the schedules are too low
That ought to explain the republican
idea of revision.
The St. Louis Times asserts that if
the government guarantees bank de
posits it ought to guarantee good crops
to the farmer who sows seed. If the
St. Louis Times is willing to have its
mental ability measured by that sort of
argument, certainly nobody will object.
The New York Tribune calls atten
tion to the fact thut Mr. Bryan has
often had platforms collapse under him,
and remarks that "Mr. Bryan has an
unfortunate tendency towards the se
lection of weak platforms." Be that
as it may, perhaps one reason why re
publican candidates are never in a plat
form collapse is that they never stand
on their platforms.
Saturday Night Thoughts.
This week has seen just as many pol
itics as usual, the customary pulling
and hauling, a narration of what the
other fellows have done and haven't
done, caricaturing and hairsplitting.
Look it up, size the paragraphs, and
then do your own thinking a little. This
is a great country.
The papers have been full ot flying
machine items. A man named Wright,
back at Washington, has particularly
attracted attention with his machine
that he kept up over an hour, finally to
take a tumble of 75 teet, killing one
man and injuring Wright himself.
Hundreds of lives will be sacrificed in
this airship business, and then who will
want to trust an air train very seri
ously. It may serve its purpose in war
and in adventure, but as a reliable
vehicle, the average person will wish
to be excused, no matter how well it
is perfected.
Oregon has been having a splendid
state fair this week. We used to ac
cuse it of being all race. There is
plenty of that, but there are other
things, galore these days, and good
ones, pavillions chuck full of them,
sheds running over with the things of
this wonderful country, which asks no
odds ot any in the world. The state
fair is an institution which deserves a
hearty support, a credit to the Btate,
and the people want It.
mis is me laHt wee ui vaca-iun. i
Good. The vacation has its place, but
it is well when school opens. Splendid I
preparation has been made for push- j
ing the work of all of Albany's schools. I
The public schools will be at work in
bettershape than ever before, with a
very competent corps of teachers,
twelvejfull grades, several more rooms
for students and with a spirit of pro ,
rresB that is nleasinr? The college is
gress mat is pleasing, ine college is
in first-class hands. The new teachers
are good ones, and the old ones have,
been tried and found all right. The
Sister's school is being made the big
gest and best in the state outside of
Portland
The caDacitv of the building
ko i.oor. j,,i.i.i , fko fnn. mill v.q
enlarged to meet the increasing de-
mands lor instruction. Albany may
not have big state appropriations, but
if. in nn prlnnnrmnnl AAnrnr nf m.rir. ,
along high-class lines, without
character being forgotten.
the
liigllus luul Gambling.
Governor Hughes, of New York, is
entitled to commendation, regardless
of politics, for his stand against the
gambling business. In this he repre
sents an element that is increasing in
strength throughout the United States, 1
one for better things. Peoplo gene-
rally are awakening and demanding a
higher standard of morals. It is their
province, just as much as it is to de
mand laws in their interest. Those
things which work to the injury of so
ciety should be stopped by law. The
government does well to legislate in
the interest of character. That is what
New York Btute has done through the '
initiative of Governor Hughes. Ho ,
may possibly not deserve support for
other reasons, but for this he does.
Carrie Nation tried to make Taft Bay i
how ho stands on the liquor question,
but of course he didn't stand. He sat
down and didn't say anything. Tuft is
standing all around on the liquor ques
tion. C. H. NEWS
Recorded : A big mining deal, a bond
for a deed from Don Smith and T. J.
McClary to li. G. Borden, of Portland,
of a group of mines, in the Santiam
district, the Portund, Astoria Extension,
the Alice and the Grey Eagle, for $50,
000, to be paid in two years, work to be
gin on the mines within t'O days.
Deeds: Henry McDowel to Kidd
MeOowel, 1.25 acres, Browns
ville $ 100
H. K. Mooro to Albert H. Weber,
50 acres 1S75
Edward Harris to Kittie Harris,
1 1-2 acres 400
7?8 hunters licenses.
Death ol Mrs. Obermeyer.
Mrs. Louise, wife of W. J. Ober
meyer, of Shedd, died last evening at
St. Mary's hospital, following an oper
ation. She was born in Germany In 1859,
her maiden name bing Krunimer. She
came to Oregon in 1SS1, and was mar
ried to W. J. Obermeyer May 10. 1SS2.
She was a member of the German
Bnptist church, a devoted mother and
wife and a good neighbor.
She leaves a husband, two sons.
William and Henry and a daughter
Hulduh. The funeral will be held at
the Baptist church in this city on .Mon
day at 10:30 a. m.
Mr. Htriry Lyons went up the C. &
E. towards the I runt, where he used to
live, long enough to have a town named
after him.
C. H. NEWS
Articles incorporating the Linn Co
Pair Association filed. Value of
property $5000. Incoporators A G
Prill, M C Gaines, Lee Bilyeu, J A
Bilyeu, John Wesely, Carl Middlestadt,
T M Holt.
Circuit Court. New Cases:
B H Danforth agt J H Goldman, two
cases: one for the recovery of $550 rent
due on farm uf plaintiff occupied by the
defendant; the other for forceble entry
and detainer of farm near Tangent.
Ella B Bruson agt Anna G Jones et
al. f oreclosure o mortgage.
Deeds recorded:
Olin F Ford to F P Drinker 160 A$2000
Nevada L Hart to H G Fisher 30. .
acres 10
Mortage for $1800,
Deeds recorded:
Margaret I. Bilveu to Braxton C.
Irvine 56 95 acres $ 1708
Rosa A. Oliver to M. J. Nye 4 a 200
Chas. Altschul to J. W. Nye 2 lots
Foster 125
Mortgage for $2000.
Release for $750.
Hide tags granted Geo. Van Dran.
Hunters' licenses: C. A. Koenig, J.
F. Koenig, Chas. Medin, D. W. Rum
baugh, Alban"; Albert Thomas, Frank
Thomas, Forest iViller, Jefferson; V.
A. Shade, Brownsville; Frank Treado,
Detroit; L. C. Kester. Shedd; W. H.
Fruit. Crawfordsville: G. A. Sesuland.
Foster. Total 722.
Henry Jones, the Lebanon boy who
did the bicycle act is in jail yet. He
will be paroled during good behavior.
r-;aini.;n ui, ,:n u
day sept, 21.
-
Alco feed
The members of the Alco Club last
evening began warming up for the fall
and winter. During tho summer other
things, out door affairs, are the princi-
Pal attraction. Now the time has cotre
i,,r lnuoor sports ana gymnasium worn,
There was a large crowd present at the
f,rst 0f the season, in fact more than
chairman Stewart of the house com
mittee counted on, and, when after
games and a social session a buffet feed
was enjoyed the boys about licked the
platter clean. The lunch consisted of
sandwiches, pickles, olives,
cold ham,
two kinds of cheese, doughnuts and
Jk
to be a popular place the coming winter,
and that the gym will be the center of
DSSKet uail.
In a few weeks there will be another
assembly in which the ladies will take
part.
If enough wish to bowl now pin set
ters will be secured at once, otherwise
not until the first of October, the usual
time for permanent setters.
At the Hotels.
W. D. Mixter, of Junction, with hi
family to look after him.
Arthur S. Wells, of Medford,
H. M. Norwick, Spokane
R M Thnrslnn. nf Ihn Crawfords
ville suw mill, and wife.
I J. Prag, a Portland millinery drum
mer. I W. J. Obermeyer, of Shedd, whose
'wife is dangerously ill at the hospital.
J. is. Chester, banuiego, iant.
A. J Bingham. Portland.
W. U. Cotter. Puyallup.
U. r. Ahell, Denver.
F. A. Watrous and wife, prominent
Forest Grove people.
O. J. Mealy, a prominent timber deal
er of Foster.
A. P. Sprague, Elgin.
M. J. and Bert C. Nye, SweetHome.
Hurrah for Moses.
Corvallis, Sept. 17. The election con
tost proceeding filed by ex-County Clerk
T. T. Vincent has been dismissed and
Victor Moses declared elected Clerk of
Benton county. The decision was hand
ed down by Judge L. T. Harris Thurs
day morning. In reaching his con
clusion Judge Harris passed upon about
250 ballots, with the result that the
majority of Moses was increased from
three to ten votes. The trial develop
ed that there was more or less careless
ness on the part of Clerk Vincent, who
was custodian of the ballots, but Judge
Harris makes it clear that he found no
evidence of any ballots having been
tampered with.
A Portland Suburb.
Miss Eva Felix, of Portland, has
been in the city packing the things of
herself and mother, for Portland. They
have bought a nent little tract of about
an acre and a half on the Oregon "ity
line at Oak Grove, well improved, with
a nice cottage and fruit trees, and will
make it their home. Tho section bo
tween there and Portland has been
wonderfully built up, the trolley line
passing through many fine residence
districts.
f"?.;!'B.?..P.""5LR,-.,T
Kr...- .V.-.v. how to ifbuia ilrnu. ll
cv,nhu.vb.. N COUNTRIES. ,
Pittnt ind hMnpnwnt Prictlci Eelully.
W nw or wmf lo umtl
I IIS HLmU ttrMt. orp lutM fetal Oae,l
I WASHINGTON, D. C.
99
THE FAIR.
Yesterday was Portland day at the
State Fair, and it is claimed to have
been a record breaker for attenda nee,
the biggest of the week.
The big Lewis and Clark stakes were
won by Day Break in 2:10 1-4 a new
trotting record for the track. The three
year old pace was won by Ray O'Light,
the 2:16 pace by Josephine and the run
ning race by Forest Rose.
An interesting feature of the day was
the presence of the three world's cham
pion athletes, whe were given an ova
tion. Th-y were introduced by Gover
nor Chamberlain and the crowd yelled.
This is O. A. C. day and some fast
races are scheduled.
MISFITS,
Investigate Albany college first.
Most men fool themselves the most.
Will Taft carry Oregon with Bourne
here.
The last week for the youngsters to
run loose.
Look for opportunities to boost, not
to knock.
Eugene caught onto the near-beer
fake a running.
Mr. Yoakim found the Albany men a
square lot of fellows.
As a rule the real person hit is the
one who does the hitting.
It has been a mighty poor
season if spent all in idleness.
vacation
The merry widow is gone, but her
niece is here higger and higher.
It is now about after harvest, and
might be well to practise paying up.
It is easy to see flaws if you are hunt-
ing for them. They are in everything.
If you have any boosts either for men Mr. John Starns, of Riverside, Or
or the city come to the Democrat of- Jeans precinct, reports a splendid yield
fie- of wheat and oats, his 36 acre field of
j wheat averaging 41 bushels per acre,
Albany's blind pigs should be made , and his oats 71 bushels.
to close at midnight, becond thought:
all the time.
Whatever else you do don't worry.
Just go along doing your best and you
will come out on top.
Jonathan Bourne is now being pump
ed for campaign money. Wonder if
Bourne is really a money well.
It bothers the average woman if she
doesn't spend as much on herclothes as
her neighbor who hasn't as much to
spend.
Oregonians do not seem to be aware
of the f ct that there is a campaign in
irogress. Later-Pat McArthur has
eard about it.
Vacation time is over. It is an inter
esting fact, though that the devil didn't
take a vacation. He never rests, and
doesn't need to.
The Portland papers are everlasting
ly kicking at the train service, but as a
matter of fact the train service is pretty
good these days.
The Democrat's guess is that the
post office will be somewhere east of
Broudalbin street, out it is just a guess
as it is with everybody else.
A real live home coach is something
new for Albany College, but it is doing
things these day. The best colleges in
the United States are private ones.
Give Albany an endownment and it will
shaw you.
The Times says there is no better
town in Oregon than Henoner, by the
way the city that had an unfortunate
cloud burst experience, and another one.
Perhaps, but Albany doesn't take off
its hat to any place.
These are millionory opening days,
and they are good ones in Albany.
When it comes to style Albany asks no
odds of any city in the world, not even
Paris. We have the goods and the
taste, haven't we, Mrs. Vandefeller.
The Scio News jump3 all over Albany
and the newspapers on account of the
fair, charging an effort to get it away
from Scio. The Democrat pleads not
guilty. After the fair it was reported
here that Scio would probably give up
the fair, and under this statement the
Democrat suggested one for Albany
listinctlv stating that it would be up to
scio to aeciae tne runner.
A New Mexieo Souvenir.
One of the results of being a dele
gate to the irrigation congress at Albu
querque, New Mexico, is a fine souvenir
just received at this ollice. It is a 1
page affair, enough to make one throw
awav the tripod and skipfor the land of
ditches. It illustrates that New Mexican
i country well, and any one interested is
1 welcome to take a lo.tk at it.
Democrat Should Donate.
Every democrat in the county is earn
estly requested to make n donation to
pay the expenses of the Bryan-campaign.
See your proeinct committee
man and moke a liberal donation.
Oregon
Builders
Are you doing what you can to populate your State?
OREGON NEEDS PEOPLE-Settlers, honest farmers, mechanics,
merchants, clerks, people with brains, strong hands and a willing
heart - capital or no capital.
Southern Pacific Company
Lines in Oregon.
is Bending tons of Oregon literature to the East for distribution
through every available agency. Will you not help the good worK
of building Oregon by sending us the names and addresses of vour
friends who are likely to be interested in this Btate? We will be
glad to bear the expense of sending them complete information
about OREGON and its opportunities.
COLONISTTICKETS will be on sale during SEPTEMBER
AND OCTOBER from the East to all points in Oregon. The fares
from a few principal cities are
From Denver $30.00 From Louisville $41.70
" Omaha.... 30.00 " Cincinnatti 42.20
" Kansas City; 30.00 " Cleveland 44. i5
" St. Louis 35.50 " New York 55.00
" Chicago 38.00
TICKETSICAN BE PREPAID
If you want to bring a friend or relative to Oregon, deposit the
proper amount with any of our agents. The ticket will then be
furnished by telegraph.
C. K. FRONK, Local Agent.
WM. McMURRY. General Passenger Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
BOOSTERS.
A splendid improvement in Albany
will be a rectory for Father Lane, work
i ;
on which has been begun. It is to be
an eleven room, modern residence.
adding to the already fine property of
tue tiuiuiii; viiuivii. uie ue&i ill victim
outside of Portland.
I More Salem and Eugene carpenters
are needed for Alban's new structures.
FOUR HOURS
AT THE FAIR.
The Democrat man spent four
hours on the fair ground yesterday af
ternoon and evening,from3to7o'clock,
and made a flying trip around things, at
electric speed. It is great, a wonder-
fu' exhibition of the products of a state
I unsurpassed in its natural resources.
The pavilion exhiDits cover the re
sources of the state well. The display
of apples is marvellous. Benlon was
entitled to first prize among the count
ies, but Yamhill is there with the goods,
the apples of Mr. Lownesdale's packing
being immense. Right here Next
year Linn will have a display, Judge
Duncan authorizes thestatement. which
will be a credit to this railroad countv.
Preliminary arrangements will be made
this year. ......... , .
The stock is the best in the world,
the display of horses, cattle, sheep and
swine Wng complete. Linn county
furnished some good animals tor these,
In the fine poultry display Linn also
had some fine birds by W. E. Baker,
Dr. Sievers, Ed Schoel and others,
nrira winners
The ground is covered with little
shows, f and" 10 cents", "ah mam.erof
cheap little affairs, with loud tongued
PThl"aces draw the biggest crowds,
the big pavilion being crowed. The
sporting editor or tne ijcmocrat nao.
- . t . , t . . i
iioeiui. iittu a
nne seal in den isom s dox, close 10 j n,i-:: ; li Vu li the
starter's stand, with Senator Ful- ! SJ'.S?! uncomPlainlDB a the affairs
tun in tne lie a i. uua miu vjunnicooiiiaii
Hawley just beyond. S. S. Bailey and
and family are well located in a
box to the east. These boxes are se
cured hy the week, and it is a special
Erivilege to see a race from one. The
est yesterday was the 2:05 pace be
tween Leland Onward, owned by J. W.
Clark, and Mona Wilkes, owned bv J.
W. Marshall. Onward won three heats crossing Crabtree creek, of Pott's dis
toone. Best time 2:0o 1-2. During the ease of the spine, on Friday, Septem
four heats the horses were never apart ber 11. 190S F?ank Oupor- aeed 26
and never a break, the winner getting years, 8 months and 22 days
there by only a head or so. The 2:19 . t ot ,..i, r D,i,. ., . . .
pace was a good one Four heats were i . "A'nf f ,l yl 'd. hli fa"um
trotted, Monicrat getting the first, I ? ' "VlZll m an!ome3tead. !? his
Zombrout the second and Henry Grey I fj' (Sk B,lyeu; sidera
the third and fourth. It is to be fin '"ntZ!Fil Te,A El?.ewhe
iahed todav. In the first heat Henrvtirev ln , V"3 s8uf wl" be found notice of a
stumbled and turned a somersault com-
nlotelv out of the sulkv. the rider strik
ing on his feet uninjured, and yet
the
animal retained in the race. Mr,
Bailcv's
Doc Mundy made a good showing being
third. There were two good running
races.
During the races some rough riding
and lassooing exhibitions were given by
a pale looking voune fellow with stacks
of nerve.
There are' numerous places for secur
ing "grub," and the Albany editor and
a hungry looking Eugene editor and his
wife and babies had some good beans
and othe good things at the Episcopal
shed.
Those who go to the fair get the
worth of their money several times. It
is in good hands, and is improving.
The white city atthe entrance under
Mayor Tozier is chuck full, a well reg
ulated town of about five hundred tents. .
What a crowding and jambing to get
on the cars, with some standing as the
train proceeds.
TELEGRAPH.
Cincinnati, Sept. 17. Carrie Nation
called on Taft at his home today and in
sisted on discussing the liquor question.
The Judge smilingly refused to argue
with her. After delivering a tirade
against the drink eyil she departed.
Salem, Sept. 17. Eight thousand
Portlanders attended the Fair to-day.
Hundreds who could not get tickets in
Portland on account of the inability of
the trains to haul them, stayed at
home. The stock parade was un
equalled before in the northwest.
Cimcinnati, Sept. 18 Senator For
aker made a brief statement in reply
to charges and letters read by Hearst,
that he received money from the Stand
ardOil Co. He admitted that he was em
ployed by the Standard Oil as attorney, .
and received pay but severed relations
before second term as senator. He
says that the letters were probably
true copies.
Washington, Sept. 18. Orville
Wright, who was severely injured
in an aeronlane disaster vester-
day, when Lieutenant Selfridge was
killed, has been resting easy and will
recover.
Tacoma, Sept. 18. Cable reports ar
rived of Capt Downie, that the missing
Steamer Aeon is at Fanning Island. All
people of the vessel are safe on Christ
mas Island. No particulars whether
the vessel is wrecked. Island is most
isolated in Ocean paths.
DEATH OF
D. ANDREWS.
Mr. David Andrews died this week at
his home at Lebanon, and was buried
yesterday. He was 68 years of age.
He leaves several children, grown
! M.. AniWtoo. HiH fn, mti,
i J8WA "wts dlfd "ths ago.
? m oSfiSlrf fV?rS '
heins derfutv ye"S
De$f ATeWscametothWen,Hn iG9
.3 r' f.1! cai5t,fi2!? coa9tln 18t62'
. , 5, r- . Recfield prospected
! J,hrough Callornia ?"d Nevada in the
,
1 d Jfc
food, three of
7 SJKt PPl0
J?." 'L1!"? J'J ""I'je
his blood and eating the flesh raw. He
... r iT. ...
rno a man vi ci:eiieiii. uiiHrHC'.rpr. Tmrn-
SCIO.
News:
At the home nf hia ntironlo T-
Mrs. Oupor, near the Richardson bridge
ll?.".. "il? ff nal Property by Mr
Bilyeu. He is thinking of buyi. g a home
I in Lebanon.
! , UT- "! assisted by Dr. Hill, of Al-
' Dany- Performed a surgical operation
on the ten year old son of Commodore
Hassler last Friday. The operation was
both delicate and painful.
TMI LOWEST. Send ioo,l,I. ,bo ... .v'fl. fur
espert rch and free report on wnnlAI,ilUy.
INFRINGEMENT tutu roiHlucted before aU
court, rstenu obtained tfcroup-h , ADVER
TISED and SOLD, free. TRADE.Ma.RKS, PCN-
vraa man COPTRICHTE qukklT uUaljM
Opposite U. 8. Patent Office,