How Will You Vote.
It is the opinion of men who are ac
quainted with the sentiment of the
votore of Linn county that 'nine tenths
of the voters are in favor of the elec
tion of United States Senators by di
rect vote of the people. This senti
ment is not confined to any party, but
on the contrary a large majority of the
republicans, of the democrats, of the
socialists and of the prohibitionists are
conscientiously in favor of this mode of
electing United States Senators. But
how 's thiB question regarded by the
republicans and democrats in their con
ventions. At Chicago the republicans
voted down this proposition by a vote
of more than seven to one while in the
democratic convention at Denver it was
adopted by a unanimous vote. It is a
vitally important question and the po
sition of the republican party on that
question alone ought to be sufficient to
give the Bryan electors a majority of
30,000. If voters could be induced to
vote their sentiment on this subject
that or even a larger majority would
be the result. But will independent
conscientious republicans in I inn coun
ty vote their sentiments or will they
blindly follow party prejudice and vote
for the party that is pledged by a vote
of more than seven to one to crush out
the effort to secure an amendmint to
the constitution of the United States
providing for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the
people.
Boost Dont Knock.
The following from the Eugene
Guard is timely:
The worst of the recent panic is over,
the empty dinner pail will Boon begin to
fill up. Let us all talk prosperity and
work for prosperity. Either Bryan or
Taft will be elected, and no matter
which one the majority of the voters
chose, times will continue to get better.
It is a moral crime to predict a panic,
for a panic means poverty, bankruptcy,
suicide and untold suffering. We have
recently had enough of it.
Let us not lay it onto any individual.
A candidate for office who will predict
that if the majority elect some one else
there will be a panic, is not a patriot.
A politician or newspaper who will en
deavor to create a panic for political
reasons should be punished as a crimi
nal. Let us all be patriots and work for a
return of prosperity and it will make
no difference whether Bryan or Taft is
elected. Boost I Don't Knock 1 Eu
gene Boosters. L. M. Travis, Esq.,
Mayor J. D. Matlock, Jack Rodman.
Patterned jifter Urynn.
It is a most remarkablo thing that
the Democrasic campaign book just is
sued, contains no criticism, or censure
whatever of Mr. Roosevelt or Mr.
Roosevelt's administration. This is
one of the peculiarities of politics. A
still more remarkable fact is that this
was purposly done and- at the instiga- j
tion of Mr. Bryan himself. But when
one looks at the logic of the situation,
it will readily be seen that Mr. Bryan
could not have done otherwise All of
the politics that Mr. Roosove't has,
achieved popularity promoting, wore
taken bodily from Democratic plat
forms and Mr. Bryan's speeches. ,
There is not a single one that is u.lvo- j
cated by Mr. Roosevelt of any impor ,
tance but what was taken from Mr. I
Bryan's teachings,
Here Is the Point.'
Mr. Taft is opposed to such legisla
tion no will make depositors in the
banks securo in tho return of their
money when called for at the bank.
When parties want to start a National
Bank tho government requires them to
deposit with tho comptroller of the
treasury an amount of United States
bonds covering all tho National Bank
notes supplied to such banks by tho
United States. This is to secure the
United States against loss in caso tho
government should bo called upon to
redeem such National Bank notes.
Then if un individual should go to the
bank to borrow money the banker will
require him to give gilt-edged security
to secure tho loan. Then why should
not tho depositor bo made securo in tho
money deposited in the hark? Mr.
Bryan proposes a remedy but Mr. Taft
opposes it and does not proposo any
schcipe by which depositors may be
made securo in their deposits. What
will the depositors do when they coma
to vote for president? Say, will you
vote for your own interest or ngninst
it?
A republican says: Well, Teddy die.
tated who should be nominated for
preaident and who should he nominated
for Governor of New York but ho can
not dictato who shall bo elected presi
dent, nor Governor of New York for
thot matter. Ho is a Linn county re
publican too.
Any ene who will point out the name
of the trust magnate who has been
placed behind tho bars by the Roose
velt administration for violation of the
trust laws will satisfy a long felt inquiry.
Saturday Night Thoughts.
In politics this week a prominent
thing has been the charge against a
democratic national committeeman of
being mixed up with Standard Oil.
Think of that, one lone democret oiled,
and thousands of prominent republicans
out of Bight in Standard Oil. About
the smallest piece of mud throwing in
connectiou with it is a caricature in the
Origonian, showing the whole demo
cratic party over a Standard Oil barrel.
The Oregonian knows that Standard
Oil has been built up and fostered by
the republican party, and that recently
a republican judge added to the agony,
and yet it is dishonest enough to repre
sent that the democratic party as a
party is dominated by Standard Oil,
and John D. working like a trooper for
Taft.
Probably the most insincere man in
the country is Hearst. Professing to
be the friend of the common people he
is simply atter the contents of their
pocket-books. Hearst is enough to
make the bones ot Machiavelli rattle.
This week schools and colleges and
universities began their work for the
coming year, a very important thing.
Our Bchools are the bulwark of our
country, and we do well to give them
the best support we have, and to stand
by them to the last ditch. Splendid
educational facilities are a fine thing
for a city, one of its best advertisers,
and a city does well to spend liberally
and freely for them. Albany does
well.
One day a Bkunk got under a farmer's
barn, causing quite a stink all around
the vicinity. How to get rid of him
was discussed. Some wanted to go
right under the barn and club him to
death; others favored leaving him
alone, which was done. He run a foot
into a couple pieces of steel and died
from starvation, the atmosphere soon
eleared around the farmer's barn, and
not a garment was soiled from his dis
tnt carryings on.
Albany is improving steadily. It has.
some drawbacks in the progress, but
nevertheless is pushing ahead. One of
the greatest needs of the city is an
electric line in place of the old horse
car line. Everything has been ar
ranged for this, but there has been
another delay, this time in an entirely
unnecessary manner, not called for nor
justified by the circumstances, at a
time when action is necessary, the sea
son being late. Nevertheless this will
be overcome in time and the juice will
be running things in place of horses.
Keep Albany a going.
.
The spirit of the day is to boost,
and it is well, not confining it to money
and material matters, but to character
as well. Perhaps if there was a gene
ral boost all about us in the interest of
better character the money part would
take care of itself and receive a bigger
boost than in any other way. Any way
what a poor business knocking charac
ter is.
FINED $500
And Thirty Days in Jail: Brown
Hansard of Lehanon.
G. B. Hansard yesterday afternoon at
Lebanon was tried for his ninth offense
at violation of the local option law, his
fourth trial. It was in Justice Burten
shaw's court, before a first-class jury
of law abiding citizens. Denutj District
Attorney Hill appeared for the state
and bundled tho case in an able manner,
whilo S. M. Garland represented his
friend on the defense. The jury was
prompt in bringing a verdict of guilty,
and Justice Burtonshaw was prompt in
giving a sentence of the limit, which
the case certainly justified, $500 and
thirty days in jail. Lawyer Garland at
once took an appeal and the case will
onie to the circuit cour t.
IN AND AROUND ALBANY
Those ink pencils are just the thing
for copying your letters. F. M. French,
se'ls them.
Thoro will be a Saturday market this
week at W. A. Eastburn's, with a fine
lino of choice eatables for sale
Tho frosts for two mornings nipped
things, promiscuously including toma
toes, some potatoes, squashes, etc.
Tho finest brand of scissors in the
city at Baltimore?, every pair gunr
antcd. Money tiack in ten days if not
porfoctly satisfactory.
Tho paving plant of the Warren Con
struction Co. being used at Vancouver,
wns damaged to the extent of $1,000 by
a tiro yesterday. This is the plant that
will probably be used in Albany.
I Among the many now residences that
have gone up and will go up this year,
a couple aie reported down in the mid
dle section, nro one bv O. M. Barton,
and another by Miss (Say, on lots owned
by them. Plans are being drawn.
Parties wishing student help may se
cure it by applying to the college Y. M
C. A. Phone the college or see John
Guy. Short jobs or permanent posi
tions of a few hours a day regularly
wanted.
M. L. Wilmot and Mr. Hiatt left tor
the Gnld Creek mines, whore Council
man Wilmot is interested in the prop
erties of the Gold Creek Mining and
Milling Company, the pioneer company
of the region. Tho company has a
scries of seventeen claims well located,
lie will be up there for some time.
SENATOR FOHAKBB. (J
Knocked completely out, $50,000 did
C. H. NEWS
Deeds recorded:
D O Woodworth to A C Schmitt
and W A Barrett, 110 by 150 feet '
block 38 $ 1
VV D Washburn to Andrew J Kirk
2 lots Washburn and Brownsville 240
Patents John Temple and Otho H
Temple.
Chatel mortgage for $60.
In suit of B H Danforth agt J H
Goldman Weatherford & Wyatt have
filed a demurrer and a motion to make
the complaint more definite.
Probate: T W Andrews appointed ad
ministrator of the estates of D Andrews
and Addie H Andiews. Estimated
value of estates $700 and $1000.
841 hunters licenses, 30 or 40 a day.
Deeds recorded:
Geo. C. Myers to R. R. Myers
163.50 a $ 408.75
Geo. E. Rodgers to H. A. & M.
M. Stam 2-3 a Scio. 700.00
Mary D. Maginnis to Robert
London 3 lots in 11-2 E 1000.00
O. & C. to M. L. Apfetlota El 194.00
Mortgages for $150, $875.
Marion A. Kelley, covering 94 acres 13-
Circuit Court. New Case:
Bell Alward agt. Chas. W. Alward,
suit for divorce. Married July 25, 1879.
Desertion since Dec. 20, 1906. W. R.
Bilyeu attorney,
858 hunterB licenses.
A COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL
Petitions are being circulated for a
County High School as provided for by
the Oregon School Laws.
As this plan is new to most of our
tax payers some of the details for the
establishment of such a school are as
follows:
The question must first be submitted
to the voters of a county upon a peti
tion of one-hundred or more qualified
electors, at a general election; or the
County Court may call a special elec
tion. If the vote is affirmative the County
Court is to locate said school in some
suitable and convenient place in said
county, purchase a site, erect a build
ing; or the County Court may rent
suitable buildings. If rooms can be ob
tained in a public school building they
shall be given the preference.
That part of the law under which the
above petition is seeking to secure
funds is as follows.
"Provided further, that said board
(the County Board) may contract with
the board of directors of any district
in the county that now maintains, or
may hereafter maintain, a school of
high school grade, to teach all county
high school pupils at such rate per
capita, or in the aggregate, as they
may deem right and just, and shall pay
for tho same out of the high school
fund."
This fund is raised bv a tax levied
upon all the taxable propeaty of the
county, collected in the usual way.
This plan does away with cities or
towns that have a high school, being
obliged to raise funds to carry on the
the same by local taxation for that
purpose.
Union or rural high schools and those
of the cities "share and share alike,"
or it gives every community an equal
chance with all others.
Scio and the neiirhboriner districts are
taking up this plan with the greatest
ot enthusiasm. Already more than the
one hundred names have been secured.
but it is desirable to have all parts of
the county represented oy petition.
Lane county last June took a vote
upon this proposition, carrying the
same by a more than two 10 one vote
or aoout szw yes to aoout lauu no.
rroini.tlr olitnintHt. ,r pre METURCIO.
10 TEARS EXPERIENCE. Ul MAtPlCi ARE
THE LOWE AT. rViitl nuclei. .hiu or akotoh for
nivrt wervh anil frw rvix.rt on lt-ntAblllty.
INFRINGEMENT iwilla eomliictou heforo all
oourla. latentn otilalnrd throwrr, tia, ADVER
TISED Ami SOLO, ft. TRMDE. MARKS, PEN
SIONS And COPTRIOHTS quickly obtained.
Opposite U. S. Pntont Office.
' WASHINGTON, O. O.
MISFITS.
Do right and keep at it.
Always help, never hinder.
Slander is a knife in the back.
Anjevil tongue cuts backward.
Hunc for the good in people, not for
the bad.
Home should be made the best place
on earth.
If you wish to get married learn to
sing alto.
Help boost Albany college. It de
servesjt. Don't pe an obstructionist. Help
boost Albany.
Some Astoria men registered as from
Lonesome Town.
The skunk would be ashamed of him
self in some company.
Albany will have a cannery. The
ball has been Bet rolling.
Albany is not only a railroad center
but a musical center.
' Hearst is a great newspaper man and
a mighty poor politician.
I The most important architecture is
the building of a reputation.
Three weeks longer delay on account
of the whims ot one councilman.
A young lady to-day applied at a drug
store for Dover's Love Powders.
Some day there will be schools teach
ing people how and what to eat.
Have an understanding and go ahead
with the street railway anyway.
If there is any worse reputation than
being known as a dead-beat what is it.
Don't live the life of a passive chump,
never standing for anything in char
acter. The Coos Bay Times reports a Marsh
field woman so red-headed that when
( she goes in bathing the water sizzles.
Governor Kaskell shot Hearst yester
day, hitting him in the head. But it
was with a paper bullet and Hearst will
survive.
Some people in the world go on the
plan that they are privileged and can
pay their debts or not just ' as they
please.
I There is said to be less building this
year in the whiskey town of Salem than
in dii nlo.a In tCsllan nnforla nf
good job of pavement.
The man who has anything to do with
Standard Oil is doomed, and yet the
people have built up Standard Oil by
legislation in its favor.
The pulpit can be made a power when
it is fearless for righteousness, and the
minister who does his duty may always
depend on getting numerous whacks.
The Democrat has received a note
from a man at Boise, who states that
he recently passed through the Valley
in the day time, and was so pleased
and delighted with it that he wishes to
trade property and come here to reside.
London Springs.
The weather is delightful and many
of the farmers are preparing the ground
for the next crop.
Crops of all kinds are good and prices
are also good.
The Black Butte mines are temporar
ily shut down The price and demand
for lumber is improving and most of the
sawmills are running again or preparing
to start soon.
Tho'London Springs has had a large
attendance this summer, an immense
amount of the London water has been
shipped all over the coast and the de
mand for this celebrated mineral water
is growing very rapid.
The association owning the London
Springs are constantly improving the
place until they now have a most de
light ful health and pleasure resort not
only for summer but for winter as well.
The water has proven to be a great cure
for rheumatism, stomach and kidney
troubles and all forms of blood disease.
People around here are looking at
things from a sensible standpoint and
many of our old time republicans are
going to cast their vote for Wm. Bryan.
We certainly appreciate reading the
many eood articles in the Albany Dem
crat and think that Albany ought to be
proud of such u paper.
LONDON.
Fifteen to twenty car loads of mater
ial are used daily in preparing the
grounds and buildings for the Alaska-Ytikon-Pacitic
Exposition at Seattle in
1909.
A feature of the Alask exhibit at the
exposition will be a display of $1,250,000
in re.il cold coin, bullion, dust, nug
gets and otier forms of the nativestate.
The one-hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of the Kraser river will come
next year. It is proposed to celebrate
the event by propjr observanc .'8 at the
exposition.
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 sending tons of Oregon literature to the East for distribution
through every available agency. Will you not help the good wont
of building Oregon by sending us the names and addresses of your
friends who are likely to be interested in this state? We will be
glad to bear the expense of sending them complete information
about OREGON and its opportunities.
COLONIST TICKETS 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
" Omaha 80.00
" Kansas City; 30.00
" St. Louis 35.50
" Chicago 38.00
TICKETS CAN 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 PassengerAgent,
Portland, Oregon.
News from Six of Albany's
Passenger Trains.
26
S. L. Jones, of Portland, interested
in the big smelter to be put in at the
Gold Creek mines, left for the mines by
way of Gates. An interesting thing in
connection with the smelter is the re
port that the smelter is to be placed in
the suburbs of Albany, and that a deal
is now on for the site. But this is just
a report.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Reeves and
Lawyer N. M. Newport, of Lebanon,
went to Salem to attend the M. E.
conference, in which considerable
general interest is being taken. Al
any people are particularly concerned
about the appointment, hoping for one
in keeping with the high standing of
the church here.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Acheson returned
from Shedd, where they had been to
see another son married.
Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Williams, of Mc
Minnville, this morning returned from
Tallman, where they had been called by
the death of Mrs. Williams father, and
went home this afternoon.
A crowd of O. A. C. students from all
parts of Oregon passed through.
Hon. T. J. Stites went to Portland to
hear Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, at a big
meeting tonight, one of the events of
the season. Gore is an able man and
coming from a new state adds to the
attraction.
J. E. Higgins, a leading Astoria
banker, J. T. Ross, a prominent mer
chant of that city, J. N. Griffin, of
Portland, E. R. Ferguson, H. D. Lan
gell, W. C. Thompson and W. E. Bart
lett, of the two places, went up on the
C. & E. towards the front, said to be
on an important enterprise.
Surveyor Hugh Fisher went to Scio to
do some special work.
W. D. Mixter, the real estate man,
went to Portland, to mix with
metropolitan life for a ftw days.
Supt. Walsh and wife, of the C. & E.
went to Portland.
Dr. Prill, of Scio, returned home.
Messrs. Holloway, Stratton and
Brown, prominent Brownsville men,
went to Salem.
At the Hotels.
Hon. J. P. Galbraith, of Blaine, on
his way back from Grants Pass, where
he had been to attend the grand lodge
of Knights Templars. The Albany men
will bo home tomorrow, or perhaps to
night. Mrs. R. G. Starr, Dayton.
W. J. Clark, the Gervais editor.
Connell Dye, Salem.
Frank F. Toeves, a former hu tling
Albany ediior.now with Hazelwood, re
cently promoted to field superintendent.
Wm. McKeown, Toledo.
J. S. Freeland, Salem, interested in
the Gold Creek mines.
W. E. and D. C. Frazier, two drum
mers. Mrs. H. E. Feltay, Corvallis.
Ralph Lane, Corvallis.
Mrs. A Haven, Myrtle Creek.
C. H. Hemstreet, Astoria.
A. P. Stover, Portland, in charge of
the irrigation experiment farm of How
ard & Cockerline.
Rex. W. Davis, commercial traveller,
a former Shedd boy.
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tree adVioe. how to obtain patent, trade tbAtkA, 1
cofynsau. oto., IN A.LL COUNTRIES. t
I Business direct Trir Washington sc-stt timtA
I monnr ana iyiriie Hitrnr.
Pitsnt ana ln.inngemf.nt iridic txci-jllrciy.
Write or come to uj At
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WASHINGTON. D. C.
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From Louisville $41.70
" Cincinnati 42.20
" Cleveland 44. i5-
" New York 55.00
TELEGRAPH.
New York, Sept. 24. Yesterday's
Same was dec'ared a tie by President
Pulliam between New York and Chicago
National League teams, after a big
Rnimhhla nn tha field irai.t,w1n.. 1......
1-1 -.- vawiiuaj annual.
reaching a riot. New York won to
ut Kiuue.
Columbus. SeDt. 24. Brvan tndav
read Roosevelt'e reply relative to Has
kell and said he would make no com
ment at present.
Portland. SeDt. 24. Reveno-n m.
probable the motive for slaying Police
man Young who was shot in a saloon at
RpllumnH loaf ntnVit- TUn nnltAA
....uuu ."HUB. 4.ic ale al-
sea, with no trace of the murderer.
Helena. SeDt. 25.-The Rnrli nfrfnn
train No. 16 from the coast, east bound
over the Northern Pacific, crashed into
a freight at Youngs Point, Montana,
this morning. The dead and ininrorl
number between thirty and forty. The
engineer tailed to see the- brakeman's
signal in a snowstorm. There was an
awful scene at the wreck with' the
bodies fearfully mutilated.
Portland. SeDt. 25. s
of Oklahoma is in the city. He says
Haskell will take care of himself in the
........v.uj iiu AAvuigiiauu ivuuacvcii.
Haskell is in Chicago and says Roose-
vcii, ia tno uiggeat iour nusner in the
political arena to-day.
Things Done and Being Done.
I The frame work is up for the recon
structed Albany Iron Works, indicating
a splendid plant when completed.
Watson Bros, have begun work on
the foundation of a foundry to go with
their iron works, to be 40 by 66 feet,
set apart from their main building. A
pattern room will be established in a
second story of their works, to be add
ed. Johnson & Knox, the flour mill men
have heen nhlio-prl fn i-nr, aiur,
a day to meet the demand for Johnson's
! Best flour, with the pheasant brand,
nllllimpnt. hpino. rnna In nil
...Hut, w au uai La Ul.
Western Oregon.
Mr. Thompson, of Thompson & Cra
mer, shingle makers, reports a splendid
business, and hustling to meet the de
mand. Albany is Droving a fine center
for shipping. They a-e making a spec
ialty of manufacturing a shingle of
quality, nothing short of a first-class
shingle going.
The public library is proving a booster,
and is being greatly appreciated, but
it needs another five hundred books, and
a campaign has been begun for them.
Boost.
Mrs. Wentworth is having the lots at
the Jones corner sloped preparatory to
the erection of two or three cottages
for rental and the reconstruction of the
residence already on the place.
A cement walk is being built along
two sides of the property of Mrs. Moist
at Lyon and Sixth street. Lyon is now
pretty well cemented, the proDer thing.
Jefferson.
Review:
Miss McCormick of Lebanon, has been
engaged to teach in the Jefferson
aui.ou,. vice miss r'reda Struckmier,
who resigned at the eleventh hour.
I J. W. Snodderly. who has been ill
many weeks, is sinking rapidly, and will
probably have passed away before this
paper reaches its readers.
i 27 trunks, all for u. A. C. students,
were piled up on the platform the ac
cumulations of late trains during the
n-.gnt. The baggage room was too full
j for any more. Any way you have to
i pass through Albany to gel to anv of
; these state supported schools. 'The
amount of baggage handled by Albany
i men for other places is enormous.
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