The Apple Fair.
Dallas Observer: -
The result of the prizo awards at the
Albany'Apple Fair Rives much for the
people of the Willamette Valley and
the people of Polk county to be proud
of.
One thing over which the apple grow
lers of the entire valley may congratu
late themselves and are congratula
itine ,themselves-is the wonderful
showitng made by the valley apples in
. comparison with the vaunted Hood
. River product. Linn, Lane, Benton,
. Marion and Polk counties all came in
for a share of the awards and the first
.. prize for the best box of apples com
mercially packed went to H. C. Bush
nell, of Junction City, whose display
-.was in eoir petition with those of other
. valley growers who had secured pro
fessionel Dackers from Hood River to
prepare their exhibits.
The winning of that award by Mr
Bushnell, leads local growers to declare
... fand reasonably to) that the art of
successful commercial packing has
ceased at last to be an art peculiar to
the famous Hood River country and
the Willamette Valley is at last begin
ning to come into its own as the pre
mler apple raising district of the world
Coming nearer home, to a topic of
i local importance, Polk county has cause
foi self congratulation from the fact
' that although her representation was
comparatively meager, she succeeded
in carrying oft second prize for her
county exhibit, while the ahowing made
by her individual exhibitors was also
exceptionally good.
The Willamette Valley Bhould bo the
apple center of the world and Polk
county with its rich, red hill soil, should
be the apple center of the Willamette
valley, and the results of the Albany
Apple Fair indicate that tho day when
these things shall be is not far off. I
ine election over, public interest is
directod to the next national event of
Importance, which will be the assembl
ing of Congress, the President's mes
sage attendants of the ending of a re
markable administration. In political
circles, there is much talk about tariff
legislation, with the generally ex
pressed oqinion, howevei, that the cir
cumstances do not favor radical tariff
changes. It is thought probable that
xwjth Speaker Cannon returning with
the vindication of a large popular ma
jority from his distri:t and Mr. Dal
zell of. Pennsylvania and Mr. Pas no of
Now York, all reelected ami all stand
patters, tariff reform will have, as
usual, a hard road to travel. In the
Senate tho conditions will not.be more
favorable. .-As usual, Aldrich, llule,
Burrows .ml other standpatters will
- remain dim ugainst any important
, change in Uiu various schedules. The
demand fur revision, of course, comes
sJiiefly from the West and South, but
the demand is not unanimous from any
locality, General Hanock was much
derided years ago for his remark that
the tarilf was a local question, though
his characterization is now known to
have hit the mark. Tennessee and
Alabama will join hands with Pennsyl
vania in opposing the reduction of the
tariff on iron. T jxas and Montana and
and many atutua lying between therr.
will opposo reduction of the tariff on
hides, although Massachsetts has long
insisted on such reduction. And so it
is throughout the various schedules.
Local and special interests will be able
to carry tho day against universal
necessity. In many cases the revision
it is thought will bo upward iriBtead of
downward. This will be the case with
certain products of the farm and dairy
of which small quantities only are ex
ported. These tariff rates will be in
creased for the purpose or impressing
the farmer with tho belief that he is
' "an it" to share the benefits of thehigh
. tariff.
President. Roscvelt, who has so long
occupied tho forefront of tho stage, is
for the moment and porhaps will bo
fnr a ltiri? time, eclinaed bv the nrcsi-
dent elect, mid it is just probablo that '
he enjoys tho eclipse if it may be ,o I
called, for surely he has brought it on
himself in his ownnpproven way. inoso
who havo talked to him roccntly rela
tive to tho Now York .lonatorship are
impressed that he would like very
much to sco the present Secretary of
Stato succeed Senator Piatt and it is
rumored that the president .himself
hopes to succeed Senator Depew in a
year or two after his hunting holiday
in Africa and his cditoriul experiment
on the Outlook Magazino aro ended.
Secretary Root would bo able to up
hold tho preslago of New York and
would do much to redeem it from its
present lovol on the senate floor. Mr.
Ro.it is silent on the subject but
theio has been extensive use of his
name roccntly in connection with the
New York senatorship. It is said that
president elect Taft very much desired
to have Secretary Root remain i
premier of the new cabinet. Hu
U I
could
no doubt bo appointed to tne chief i
justiceship of tho United States Su-j
preme Court if Justice Fullor should re-
tira within the next four vaars. Thorn
are. however, a number of New York
candidates for Senator Piatt's place,
.. c , I
among them ex-Govein.r Frank B.
Black and Timothy Woodruff. :
Chamberlain tor trie Senate.
It is difficult to understand the rea
son for all the broadsides issuing from
a certain portion of the Oregon press
all directed against the election of
Chamberlain in accordance with the
wishes of the people. It is even sug
gested by men thought to be honorable
and upright and eyen Christian thai
an honorble means of escaping from
the obligations of the pledge is to re
sign. Any legislator or citizen advoca
ting resignation is not honest and can
not be trusted. Childishness in the ex
treme seems to exist in the ranks of
the opponents and every conceivable
plan, be it honorable or otherwise, has
been suggested as a way of escape
from the calamity ot electing Chamber
lain to the United States Senate.
The people of Oregon have said in no
uncertain way that they desired the
election of theprosent Governor to the
Senate and evidenced their faith in him
by no uncertain majority. Shall a few
self-seeking politicians and soreheads
overrule the expressed wishes of the
great maibrity and cast their ballotB
into the teeth of,thuse no longer party
ridden?
The action of the coming legislature
can'easily be mado'the shame of Ore
gon. Dishonor and deceit is advised by
men high in the councils of the nation
and state. Are the scurvy politicians
alive to the fact that history is being
maie and that posterity will weigh
their acts and determine the wisdom
and gain the proper conception of the
spirit of the times therefrom. No
gentlemen, be manly and admit that
you have no valid, honorable or accept
able reason for endeayoring to thwart
their wishes as declared at the polls laBt
June. Chamberlain must be elected to
the United States Senate, or else the
republican party bosses will lend their
aid in advocating a course that cannot
but result in dishonor and the nation
given an example of the shame of Ore
gon. SEATTLE
EXPOSITION.
During the earlv Dart of June 1909.
the Western Bowling Congress will be
held in Seattle, and the local bowlers
are making great preparations for the
event. At least three hundred bowlers
will attend.
Tb.e fraternal Brotherhood will hold
its 1909 encampment of the Uniform
rank in Seattle and plans are being
made to establish the camp upon the
grounds About 3,000 men will be
quartered in the tents.
The railroads have made their first
announcement of rates to the exposition
next summer. A $50 round t-ip rate
from Duluth, St. Padl, Minneapolis,
Sioux Guy, Omaha, St. Joseph and
Kansas ( ay to the north Pacific coast
will be in effect from May 25 to Sept.
30, go 1 until Oct. 31.
Thr nay department at Washington
has t. .I'lied the officials that the Pacific
Sqadi uii will be at Seattle on the open
ing day of the exposition. The fleet
consists; of the huge armored cruisers,
California, Colorado, Maryland, Penn
sylvania. South Dakota, Tennessee,
Washington, West Virginia, and tne
modern protected cruisers, St. Louis
and Milwaukee, with smaller vessels.
The National Association of engine
and motor boat manufacturers have en
thusiastically endorsed the proposed ex
hibit of motor and power boats at the
exposition. Motor boat races will be
held, the inland waters of Puget Sound
making an ideal race course. Races
will also be new on Lane wasnington.
OREGON.
Portland, Oregon, Nov. 16. Inter
est in the joint meeting of the State
Horticultural Society andjthe Northwest
Fruit Growers' Association is universal
throughout this part of the United
States and British Columbia. The
State Association holds a convention in
Portland, Tuesday, December 1. Th's
is followed by a two days meeting of
the Northwest Association.
The Albany Apple Fair occupied the
centor of the stage in Oregon activities
last week. Albany gave Portland, hr-
o-pnn nnrl Sulum an obiect lesson
entertaining that will take these cities
t timo to.jjo... Th. tow,, is
pavomets, while apples shown were
equal to tho best.
The Oregon Stato Dairy Association
has been recognized by the Agricultural
Department at Washington, D, C, and
assurance is given that goveimcnt ex
perts wid participate in tho convention
on December 10th and 11th at Salem.
In line with the general railroad
development of thi9 Northwestern coun
try was tho completion of the railroad
from Elgin to Kntcrprise.which affords
an easy market for the Wallowa Valley.
Tne final terminus to be Joseph.
Electric Line Changes.
Mr. Stewart formerly in charge of
the construction gang on the new elec
tric lino building through First street
to the depot has resigned his
position
and has been succeeded hy Vr Lugger
of tho Willnmette Viilley Company,
who will havo full charge of the work
und agrees to h .vo the line built and in
operation hy December 1 of this year.
lOTI.
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In Portland to Mr. and Mrs. H. M
Duke, a hoy. The young hopefnl is J
now six days old. having teen, born j
v,w. 12. Mrs. Dukes was formorly !
Miss Mabe. C. ckrelU I
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C. H. NEWS.
Marriage license: -John A. Emmitt
of Kansas, and Cora L. Coldwell, of
DouglaB county.
6739 tax receipts have been issued.
Circuit Court, Department No. 2,
convened this afternoon. Judge Gallo
way presiding. The regular docket was
immediately taken up. A docket of 71
eases is to be considered and cases of
considerable import will be tried,
Judge Galloway will take up the svui
brought bv the Wells Fareo Co.
strain the tax collector from collecting
taxes on a franchise right assessed in
the sum of $25,000. It is claimed that
tney now no specinc franchise and con
sequently ine same is not assessable
lhev are willing and have paid taxes
on one safe, office fixtures ar.d horse
and wagon, aggregating the sum of
about $b. the decision in this matter
will be ot much interest as the Comp
any is fighting to evade taxes in the
same manner in other counties.
Other cases are: Lebanon Paper
Mills agt. Lebanon Lumber Co. Cala
pooia Lumber Co. agt. James N. Rice
et al. ; Calapooia Lumber Co. agt. thfc
County to enjoin them from operating
a nam on ine vaiaoooia river,
Articles Of Incorporation were filed
today incorporating the Crown Mining
& Milling Co. with R. E. Peery, John
Wesely, Chas. Wesely, Jos. Wesely and
K. m. cam as incorporators. Capital
siock i,wu,uuu.
Superintendent Jackson has finished
sending out about 6000 hooks to the li
braries of the various schools in the
county.
Marriage license: Walter Alvin of
Lrabtree and Cynthia Mae Bland of
Lebanon.
Divorces granted at this session, Jos
ie Gray from John Grav: Melissa Da-
gett from George W. Daggett; O. ' L
Ferguson from Ethel Ferguson; Lula
Mae Rice from Virgil Rice. - The appli
cation of Ruby O'Brien for divorce
from Thomas O'Brien was dismissed.
1500 hunters licenses have been issued
by the County Clerk.
Mortgage filed-$3000 $1500.
Mortgages $125, $700, $700;
Circuit Court;
Divorces granted: Lula Beard from
Harry Beard. Principal ground for di
vorce being that defendant is in Oregon
State Penitentiary. He had been pa
rolled and violating the terms of the
Earole was ordered back into custody.
. W. McKinney from Emma C. Mc
Kinney. The case of the Wells-Fargo Comp
any vs. Linn County, injunetion, was
being argued this afternoon and motion
being the object of consideration.
A Chicago councilman has introduced
a motion for the enactment of an ordin
ance prohibiting football in the city of
imcago.
Firing the First Gun
Making Way for Our
BIG REMOVAL SALE
Our store is to small and crowded with New Fall Goods to advertise a General Sale at this time, but we start the hall a rolling: with an
EXTRAORDINARY 4 DAYS SPECIAL ON CLOAKS.JSUITS AND SKIRTS.
Ladies and
$10.95
For any suit up to $15.00
$12.50
For any suit up to $17.50
$14 50
Por any suit up $19.50
$17.50
for any Suit up to $22 50
$1875
For any suit up to $25.00
ONE THIRD OFF
CHAMBERS
MISFITS.
Make Albany college day a great day.
Good roads leading to a town means
a good market.
Albany can be made the greatest
apple center of the world.
The Lody of assassin Haas is to be
cremated. Ought to be pickled.
The Democrat man abroad for
first time in twenty-eight years.
the
The idea of a flower festival next
Fall is a good one and should be en
couraged. The manner in which all are working
tor a better and greater Albany is to
oe commended.
Mr. Heney is improving. This ought
to cheer all lovers of decency and believ
ers in law enforcement.
If anyone thinks that palms cannot
be grown in this valley and in feinn
county, we advise them to inspect the
beauty on the corner of Third between
Ferry and Washington streets.
A dollar given for Albany College on
Friday next means an endowment fund
of four times that amount.
With an ideal season for the sowing
of crops the acreage in Linn county
will be larger than in past years.
Oregon mud is good property these
days. With the influx of Easterners
the price of lands is rapidly going high
er. The most important tiling for the
people of the valley to consider is the
matter of better roads leading to the
centers of trade.
Everything for party expediency,
seems to be the motive that actuates
men to disgrace their constituency and
themselves.
Why cannot the defeated republican
politicians learn to accept defeat as
cheerfully as the often defeated Demo
crats take their medicine.
A new high school building and a col
lege on a strong financial foundation
will indeed make Albany the Athens of
the west educationally.
A building adapted for displays of
fruit and Droducts of the soil is sorelv
needed in the city. Let some one builda
big pavilion and dedicate it to this ser-;
vice.
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At a time when we are making spec
ial efforts to improve the quality of our
fruit the action of the county court in
doing away witn tne truit inspector is
to be deplored.
Wednesday, Thursday Friday & Saturday
Nov. 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st
There's no uss talking about it for it's sn absolute fact and universally rec
ognixed, thht we sell at least cne-half the Ladies, Misses and Childrens Coats
and Suits of this city and Valley. Yon'all know there must be some reason for it,
there is: the style, the fit, the wearing qualities are far ahead of others, and
the price is always less, so with the following reduced prices listed, we certainly
expect four of the Busiest Days we have ever witnessed our Cloak and Suit Dept
Show You Three Garments to
Of her Stores One
Selected Lot, 1 hey
Misses suits
$21.00 '.$5.00 ' $13.95
For any suit up to $27.50 I For any coat up to $7.53 . ' Forny coat up to $19.50
$23.50 $5.95 $15.80
For any suit up to $32.50 For any coat;up to $8.50 For any coat up to $22.50
$25.00 $6.85 $17750
For any suit up to $35.00 For any coat up to $10.50 For any coat up;to $25.00
$29 00 $8.90 " $2L00
For any suit u to $40.00 For any coat up to $12.50 For any coat up to $30.00
$32.50 H $10.75 "" ' "$200
For any suit to $45.00 For any coat up to $15.00 For, any coat up to $35.00
On
and
all Misses. Childrens and
Infants Coats, no reserve.
Heney
Money often blinds
Vision of the sanest.
and tnists the
Clean streets and attractive homes
are a credit to a communitj .
The Oregon soil will now take a drink.
The little brown men of the East will
bear watching.
The passing of the old horse car. Is
It not pathetic?
A Mecca for horticulturists is this
great Willamette valley.
The depths to which some of the
mighty have fallen is certainly difficult
to determine.
Think of a United States Senator ad
vising men to violate pledges and open
ly stand for deceit.
A new two storyjbrick business block
immediately across from the post office
will be another indication of progress.
Should Mr. Fulton pursue his present
course to the end, he will undoubtedly
be another candidate for the political
graveyard.
What is the price of dishonor? This
is the question that vexes the men of
the Fulton and Scott type. They
learn later.'
Corporation Wins.
ihay
The Wells-Fargo case for injunction
was decided in favor of the plaintiff
this afternoon. The Court holding that
a right not being a specific franchise is
nut noaeoaauic.
Pat McArthur thinks he is sure to
win the speakership of the next legis
lative assembly. A machine politician
and one of the most active in endeav
oring to thwart the people regarding
their expressed wish for Chamberlain,
this would be lamentable.
SANTIAM
MINES.
Paul T. Gadsen and Arthur Langguth
of Portland are in the city and wilt
meet with the Albany Commercial Club'
tonight. An effort is to be made to in
terest the city in tho matter of lending
substantial aid to the smelter project
to be established in the center of the
mineral belt of the Santiam. These
men are decidedly enthusiastic over the
future of the mining properties lying
east of here and feel that it means
more to Albany than now thought.
Everyona interested in mines and their
development hereabouts should meet
with the Club tonight and hear a des-
onperon of the possibilities by an ex
I It is generally thought that
will recover.
pert in minerals and one willing to the city and were present at the wed
stake bis fortune on their richness. ding.
All Go For These Prices.
Ladies
') (V61 FOR CHOICE AND PICK of 50 Ladies' and Misses Walking and 9
tpw.iu Dress Skirts in plain Blue. Brown and Black Chiffon Panaiiu, 2
also assorted colors in fancy mixtures up to $5.00. 9
& McCUNE
TELEGRAPH.
OR. RIVERS
AND HARBORS
Washington, Nov. 18. The annual
report of the Chief Engineer of the
anr.y makes recommendation for a lib
eral appropriation for the improvement
and fortification of Oregon rivers and
harbors. Total recommended aggre
gates nearly two million dollars. Of
this amount $1,450,000 is tor the Celilo
canal and the mouth of the Columbia
river. Other money for use at Tilla
mook, Cooj Bay, Willamette river and
other streams of the state. '
Youthful Murderer.
VlNELAND, N. J., Nov. 18. Walter
Zeller, aged 19, and companion, aged
20, confessed- to the murder of Zeller'a
aged grandfather in his room last Fri
day. They shot and beat him to death,
robbed the body and fled. The aged
man was very wealthy.
President Chosen.
Portland, Nov. 18. Wirt Minor was
c'losen president of the Oregon Bar As
sociation today.
SanFka3ns:o, Nov. 16 .Heney is
resting easy. When the trial of Ruef
was resumed this morning many de
tectives were on guard. Ruef has
asked for a change of venue claiming
mat ne cannot get a tair trial betore
' the present court. If this is refused
, he will ask a continuance for thirty
' Hnvn nnrl if thin in refused rolll aulr fnr
the dismal of the jury on the grounds
i that they are prejudiced' by recent hap-
peflings during the last few days,
1 Nov. 16.
The Supreme court today entered a
rfo..rao in fo,, f rtr
in a suit
with - ashington involving:
the boun-
da.rv line between the two atates along
the Columb ia river. Decree maintains
the middln north channel of the Colum
bia river as the boundary lino and crives
Oregon jurisdiction over Sand island.
Fishermen now only pay license to Ore
gon and may bring suit to compel Wash
ington to refund license money paid the
state.in the past.
LA Grvnde, Nov. 17. A.. B, Conlty,
a wheat king and banker, wanted in
Portland on a statutory charge is said
to have arrived in La Grande Sunday
night. It is believed that he is hiding
at his ranch.
San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 17.-W. J.
Bryan announced today that if condi
tions warranted and party so desired,
that he will run for president again in
1912.
Married at the St. Charles.
August B. Herman and Ella M.
Brock of Harrisburg were united in
marriage this mornidg at 10 a. m. Rev.
W. S. Gordon of the Methodist church
officiating. Quite a company of Har
risbarer friends accomDanied them to
Coats