The Democrat.
The Daily Delivered, 10 cents a
week; in advance fur one year, H.0':
By mail, in advance for one year $3, at
end of year $H.50.
The Weekly Advance per year $1.25
At end of year Jl.&O. Alter 3 ye--a at
$2.
THE PIONEER SAVED OREGON.
Interesting light is thrown upon the
question of the settlement of the old
boundary dispute between Great Brit
ain and the United States regarding
the 49th parallel and the Oregon ter
ritory, in a paper by Dr. Joseph Echa
fer of the University of Oregon en
titled, "Oregon l'ionecrs and Ameri
can Diplomacy," soon to be published
in a volume of historical essays by
the Henry Holt Co., says the Eugene
Guard. The paper is the fruit of the
first careful study ever made from
British sources on I lie way in which
the coming of the American pioneers
to Oregon in the late thirties and early
forlics, changed the aspect of the
Oregon boundary question in the eyes
of the British government.
l;roin British manuscripts in public
and private collections, it is proved
that Oregon was saved to the United
States by the pioneer movement.
American diplomacy paved the way
by demanding the forty-ninth paral
lel to the Pacific as the national boun
dary. But without the weight of the
pioneer government, the demands of
our government would have been of
no avail. Great Britain, by right of
early exploration and first settlement
seemed to have the best claim to the
Oregon country, then comprising the
nrcsciit territory of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho. The question was
m dispute for some time but in lets
the British cabinet first became aware
of the significance of the pioneer
movement. In that year the govern
ment sent a warship under Lieut. Win.
I'ecl, son of the British Premier, to
Pugct Sound to make a careful in
spection of all the American settle
ments. The information which he
carried back to bis government con
vinced it of the necessity of terminat
ing at once the coundary dispute.
"Thus," says Dr. Schacfer, "it was
the Oregon pioneer, who, fulfilling by
his arduous trail-making in the forties
earlier prophecies of American ex
pansion to the Pacific, vindicated his
government's claim to the forty-ninth
parallel boundary on the ground of
contiguity, and measurably prepared
the triumph technically won by Amer
ican diplomacy."
SOME SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
BY A WASHINGTON MAN.
No sooner has Maine gone Demo
cratic than Canada wants to annex it.
if Canada wants Maine, she should
have spoken before the election. Un
cle Sain cannot spare the Pine Tree
state now.
Science now boasts that it can re
move the nialarii germ from the mos
quito. Would that it could remove
She mosquito.
Now sonic of Mr. Cannon's former
allies arc insisting that Mr. Clark can
have nothing but a denatured speaker
ship. Won't it be nice if a family man
can buy this Christmas a string of
sausages cheaper than a string of
pearls.
lied the democratic appetite for of-1
1 lie democratic victory nasn i sans
lices by any means. And the republi
cans can t criticise, either.
There is always some pesky profes
sor trjing to explode the theory that
whisky is good for snake bites. The
real trouble is there arc not enough
snake bites to go around.
. WHAT BIG CITIES OWE.
The indebtedness of the city of Al
bany is approximately $J5 pur capita.
The U. S. government has just is
sued a bulletin showing the per capita
indebtedness ot the prominent large
cities of the country, one full of in
terest. The significance, though, is
hardly settled, indebtedness by a city
being considered a ncccsiX.ry 0vil in
the interest of progress.
Johnston, Penn., is cirditcd with the
smallest per capita, $9.71, of any city
with over 30,000 population. That of
New York is about the highest,
$153.02. Of the big cities Detroit is
about the lowest, $22.95.
about tne lowesi, .vs. uaivcsiou, -- , 1 :,
Tex., has an indebtedness .of $110.36 bohc acid ;-u pefmangannU ofpotaBh,
and other cities; -.. nH'tli way he- i kscaUSO of unhappy matrimonial von
tween .I, 1,!t,i Z, ,hl . Wt Uutce. He left a note to the boys of
i.U tne highest and the lowest. fraternity saying that he could be
Galvcstou,
r im i, i.:
The Knights ol King Arthur.
Tho Knights ot King Arthur met with
J. A. Howard at his home last evening
and elected now officers for tho coming
six months, with King Arthur, Henry
Fish, in tho chulr. The election of
Pll.cera wns ns follows: King Arthur,
l.oo llulbert; Vki' King, Henry Fish;
Secretary, Eugene Dumond; Treasurer,
liny Woiver; Herald of tho Cross.
Franeyl llowur l; Herald ot tho Flag,
Hortolle Chance; Sotu'solml, Gale Fox,
Kny Weaver, Merrill Ohlinu: Chnnei'l
lurs, Clarence Wild. Willis Smiib,
Tommy Ciimniings; Chum i-rlnins, Hen
ry Fish, Clurenco Wilds, Franeyl Unw
ind, Leo ltult't'rt. Roy Weaver, ti-ilo
rhnrlti Forttmlh r.
Tho Club meets tho second and fourth
Wednesdays of eneh mcmli aim n any
always has a program of sumo kind at
each meeting, lholollowing proeiam
bas been arranged for I he next me-Hing,
which will be the fourth Wednesday til
this month: Heeitatitms--Henry Fish
Kraiuyl Howard. Hertello t'bame
Willi Smith: Kofitatitms Ku
folia Dumond und Gale Fox. Debnt.
Res lived that you can have more spirt
in summer than in winter. Adinn Hive:
David V oitler, Merrill Ohlm r. Nj.;i'
iU-m I .n.t llulliert. Clarence Wilds.
At this meeting tho Coys will also ive
a report of tho convention nt Hillstoio.
Tho Club has grown until nt the
nresont time it numbers In. lit 30, and
they nil 6et'm very inn, h ntlaeholto
tho Club and to each tulit" .
Freh oyste s any i tyle I'ot Lonrhes
morning, Nt oi iiiht. tllle Cheer
to Shop.
SATURDAY NIGHT THOUGHTS.
Congress convened this week, the
president delivered a colossal mes
sage and the machinery of legislation
was set going. This is the old con
gress, the one the people of the coun
try have gotten tired of and said so
with a little piece of paper called a
ballot. Not much is expected of this
body. The new congress will begin
business March 4 if the president calls
an extra session, if not not until De
cember. Pledged to tariff reform the
people have a right to expect legisla
tion of an emphatic character. They
asked it and have a right to it.
Mrs. Eddv. the mother of Christian
Science, died this week. She built up
an immense following, a rich church,
with a large membership. The mind
seems to be the center of the princi
ples of the church, and sin is macie
Itcht of. not the commission of it,
but the existence of it. People do well
to live in a spirit of optimism, and
ihie the Christian religion offers in
its fullness, regardless of the fact of
m.mv lone-faced nconlc in the church
and there is sunshine in the life of the
genuine Christian. There should be
more, and the followers of Christ
should be so wholesome and consist
ent in their jives as to make the world
take ontice.
This week the butter makers and
dairymen have been in session in this
state, representatives of a great
dustrv. Wherever the cow rules there
is prosperity. She is a brcedc- of
irood times, and farmers do well to
develop her resources. At one time
dairying meant butter making also;
but not now. A great many farmers
merely take their cream to the cream
cry or their milk to the condenscry,
and machinery docs the rest.
A love letter in court this week was
interesting. It was full of sickening
sentiment, words of honey and en
dcarmcnt. It is very doubtful if the
people who slop over the most with
sweet terms arc the ones who get
alone the best in -the world together.
Extreme in one thing they easily fly
off the handle in others, and the li
vorce court gets bus.
About a Sign.
On the former brewery for several
months there has been a big Coca Cola
sign; but it isn's there any more. In
stead in big letters on a black ground
are the words Salem Brewing Ass n.
It is said it is claimed the Coca Cola
sign was put up wiithout permission;
but why the old name again.
FRIDAY.)
Eilers
Music ft? se.
Takes pleasure in announcing that the
onrd of judges, consisting of E. M .
Bosworth, soeretnry of Salem Y. M. C.
A., E. L. Mooro managor of Eugene
Business Collcgo, and Morton bunlavy
of Oregon Statesman, have awarded
the following prizes: First grand spec
ial merit prizo. a beautiful mahogany
piano to II. N. Stoudonmeyer, 219, S
th St. .Salem, Or ; second grand spec-
ware to Susan Farnham, R. R. No. 2,
Eugene, Or.; third grand special prize,
an elegant Kimball organ, to Mrs.
Belle Farrier, Crcswell, Or. The an
nouncement ot other winners will be
made later, successful contestants will
bo notified by mail. We take this op
portunity to publicly thank the judges
for kind ussi9tnnco in determining the
winners, and wo also extend heartiest
thanks to all participants in this con
test fo: the genuine interest manifested
and the hundreds of names of those
wishing to buy pianos that were fur
nished us.
EILERS MUSIC HOUSE,
Biggest, Busiest and Best, 120 West
2nd St.
An Unhappy Jap.
Eugene, Dee. 7. - Manuel Francisco,
ex-vnudevillist, and cook at the Sigma
Chi fraternity house, yesterday attempt-
ed 10 commit suicide by drinking car.
hnlii nniil " .1 ...iu,itff,n.(i nt nntnsh
found at the baseball grandstand and
adding the postscript, "I kill myself,"
Aftor leaving tho house he went to the
grandstand, whore ho swallowed enough
of the poison to kill a dozen men but
i... .i... . ni ,nil,n.
uy mixing uiu inn tiiviiii.uio iurhhih
a precipitate roaulted which only made
him so sick that he was rendered un
conscious. His zeal to make a Burn go
saved his life for he was just regaining
consciousness when found by the boys
who called a doctor and sent him to the
hospital.
Miy Roberts.
Tho coming of Mny Roberts in Albany
next week jit looked forward to as one
of Iho most liked companies that has
ever visited Albany. Miss Roberts has
a host of friends here who are looking
forward to next wecn's pl.ys.)They nre
all new the company is twice as large
as when hero last. Every one has
heard of Pun! in Full, tho opening bill,
as tho greuter of all American plays, a
play that nppmls lo all. Its a play
that gets under lilt shirt, down next lo
the heart.
btoFe a Suit Case.
llinird: A nmn by thennmeof Hnyes
ns arrested at Albany today, charged
with stealing suit case inHugcne from
D. H. Kice. A warrant for tho arrest
of John loa Hayes had been issued
fiom Justice of the Peace Brvsnn's
court, and deputy Sheriff (io. Croner
will go to Albany on this evening's
train to serve il. He will be brought
back here tonight for trial.
THE WEST
IS GROWING
The total DODulation of the U. S. will
be announced tomorrow. That of most
of the states has been given. So far
as renorted only five states have in
creased faster than Oregon, Oklahoma
with 1119.7 percent, Idaho lui.S, Nevada
93.4, New vexico C7.6, Arizona 66.2 all
western states, uregon hhoz.i. Cali
fornia s is 60.1. Oregon s increase the
decade before was just half, 30 2 per
cent.
One state shows a decrease, Iowa,
0.3 per cent, and several a very small
increase, Vermont 3 6, N. H. 4.6,
Missouri 6. Delaware 9.5. Indiana 7.3.
Maine 6.9. Maryland 9. New York
made an increase of 25 per cent, Ohio
14.7, Penn. 21.6, III. 16.9.
The figures show that the west has
grown much the most rapid, and the
south faster than the eastern and New
England states.
ALBANY
HOT
NOON
LUNCHES
At the Mission Parlors.
Holt again at the Holt corner.
A neat place. Holt's Meat MaiKct.
Choice lunches at the Vienna Bakery.
The best POSTS in Albany at the
SAW MILL.
Have your feet attended to by Mrs.
Driver 230 Lyon, both phones.
MiBS Nellie Bridges professional
nurse. Phone Home Red 238. tl9
Dr. W. R. Shinn, physician and sur
geon. Calls answered day and night.
Office, t linn block, Residence 119 E 7th
street. Both phones.
George Miller, former pianist at
Dreamland,, will teach music in this
city with headquarters at Davenport's.
Graduate of Berlin Conservatory of
Music.
Get your Grand Union Teas, Coffees,
Baking Powder. Kxtracts. etc. at 238
W 2nd street. See our premiums.
Also stationary and notions. Home
phone 469, t9
F. M. French & Son have Calendars.
Cedar fence posts 10c at Curtis Lum
ber Co'a.
Eggs are 45c, which is going some
for the little hen.
Do you want a nice Diamond for a
Christmas gift to your wife? See F.
M. French & Son.
Six Albany boys in white suits have
been around town today ad vertising a
cleanser.
We have a very sslect line of Knives,
Forks and Spoons, nicelv boxed, suit-
F.M.French
and Son, Jewelers.
Has Some Desert Land Locations.
.
Merrill Hammill arrived last night
from Crook county, and is the guest of
his parents at the Hotel Revere. He
has 1200 acres of land a few miles from
Prinevilla and is making locations on
what is known as desert land Next
Monday he will leave Portland with
several who expect to take up some of
it, and Mr. Hammcll will be glad to
show Albany people if interested.
Commercial Club News.
Miss Harkness has prepared a neat
illnstrated article of Albany's building
operations this year, for the New
Year's Journal.
Get to gether meeting Monday night.
D. W. Rumbaugh will speak on fruit
culture.
Mrs. Lambur, of Indianapolis wants
some Linn county fruit land.
A Cotton, Calif., man, is tired of
paying $30 a year per acre for irriga
tion and is coming up this way.
f our warren, unio ramiues, are ta-
yorably impressed with Albany, through
literature received ana are coming out
I here.
Fireman's Election Monday.
The annual firemen s election will
lake place Monday, vtlth a live contest ,
on for cbief engineer. The candidates
are Fred rlockspicr, ot No. I B tnd 1.
O. Hanson, of No. 2's, both good fire-.
men. who nave stayed with the depart
ment. The membership is qot largo, but the
boys are doing their best to keep things
going, i
The Royal Neighbors.
following are the new officers of tho
Royal Neighbors of America:
Oracle, Lizzie Weaver.
Vice Oracle, Julia Landis.
Past Oracle, Klorcuce Bruce.
Chancellor, Amanda Bussard.
Recorder, Alice Kirk.
Receiver Carrie Bussnrd.
Mnrdhul, l.innio Umphroy
Inner Sentinel, Corn ArnjlJ.
Outer Sentinel, l.el i Rankin,
Manager, Caroline Piah.
Delegate to State Camp, Amanda
Baltimore.
U'Ren and the Smgie Tax.
W. S. S. U'Ren, the father of num-
erous measures, bus returned from New
Yok, and will n.w begin a campaign
in the interest of iho single tax idea,
with an idea of presenting a single
lax measure at tho next election, lie
will also unHer the county tax law en-
di avor to get the system into all the
counties possible. There are two sides
iu in s nmgio tax Business and peoplo
will do well to make a thorough invest-
igation heforj taking up such a radical
measure.
FOR RENT -Furnished
Kerry St. corner 4tb
312
15
C H NEWS
Circuit court:
In Roscoe E. Overman agt Marie
Overman, a divorce was granted. A
love letter read from a man at .neaiora
to Mrs. Overman wus the limit for en
dearing words.
Countv court:
Application Ch&s. S. Hand tor county
road, granted.
Final account approved in estate of
Susanna Ctabtree. also in estates of
Ellen Cline, Henry Rainer, W. B. Hen
derson and Moses Miller.
Supplemtary articles St. John's Lodge
filed.
Marriage license, Clinton O. Strainey,
22, and Anna V. Cornelt, 20, Albany.
, Deeds recorded:
E. E. Bassett to Lebanon Lumber
i Co., 37 100 acres $
N. J. Kirk to Jas B. Nanney, 2
i lots City View aa
W. F. Howard to Mrs. R. A.
I Howard, lot Western ad
E. Inv. Co. to Frances T. Beckett,
I 80 acres
Linn Co. Orchard Colony to H. H.
Hewitt trustee, 12 tracts
J.F. Christain to Linn Co. Orchard
Co.. 1C0 teres
J. O. Bron to W. T. Christy &
wf, 2 blocks woodles s ad tu
W. T. Christy to J. O. Brown,
37.44 acres 10
W. J. Feren to Linn Co Orchard -
Co. 20 acres
Deeds recorded:
Samuel C. Roby to Lucy Conhaim
160 acres 10
Walter H. Davis to J. C. Wil
liams 20 acres 1300
Walter H.. Davis to J. H. ffil
iams 20 acres 1300
Circuit Court:
Demurrers filed by Hewitt & Sox in
the cases of M. Veagh Co. and Reid
Murdock & Co. agt. the
Fruit Association,
,
Northwest
t n. . , If it -
sale oi real estate in estate oiiuart,ua
C Oden confirmed.
Inventory filed in estate of J. L.
Howard. Real broperty $24,500, per
sonal $1,264.!
Total $25,764.80.
News From
Albany's
Trams.
Six Eaiiy
Miss Adna Smith, the nonular and
accomplished instructor ot voice cul-
ture and Miss Mary Colter, a student,
left for their -homes at South Bend,
Wash. On Dec. 22 Miss Smith ano
Prof. Flo. of the college will be united
in marriage, at the home of Miss
r, .., , v .', Ti 0 ... r.
Smith's lather, Rev. Smith, after
which they will return to Albany to re-
side.
William Ehlert, of Lebanon, arrived ;
on his way to Mexico. He and two or .
three other men will leave tonight for i
the mines there in which several Linn 1
county men are interested. i
Mrs.E. W. Langdon and daughter,
Miss Grace, left on a few days Port- i
lani trip. They willeither reside there I
permanrently or go to California fo.- a
home.
W. L. Wallace left for Oregon City,
where some of his family are.
Mr. Percy, a confectionary and bak
ery goods traveler, left for points north.
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Hoflich returned
from Brownsville.
Prof. Hargrove came down from
Lebanon, and Prof. Wilson, another
music teacher went to Brownsville.
Prof. Cordlev. O.A.C.left on a Port
land trip.
Mrs. C. Pattison. of Oakville. left
for a Sweet Home visit.
Miss Kate Moore left for the new
Moore farm in the country
Harry Schlosser went to Portland.
T. C. Isom returned to the Isom
farm near Plainview after attending
county court.
Burgomaster Began Late.
A large audience saw The Burgomas
ter last night, an interesting perform
ance, with good music and lively scenes.
The company did not arrive until
about 8:30, the train being late and it
was 10 o'clock before the performance
began. In order to keep the attention
of the crowd tho curtain was put up
and the placing of the drops and scenes
under the direction of an expert stage
man shown, a show behind the curtain
in itself, that was appreciated.
Aiay Roberts Company Monday.
May Roberts, who has become Alb
any's favorite actress, come heading
I the strongest company on the road,
twice the size of Inst seasons company
with an entirely new lino of plays.
Monday night's offering the celebrated
I American play. Paid in Full. This play
i nas made more comment than any of
! the lute ones. Aoait from beinL' in
tensely drtimamalic there is a fund of
comedy running through ill.1 entirp
Dlnv Miss Roberts nna her company
made a reputation this season, She is
producing n change of bill every nikjhst.
' and neno has ever been seen in Albany
before.
WHEN DOWN IN THE MOUTH
think of Jonah; "he came out all
-right." When in need of a good.
clean Tooth'Brush think of Burkhart
& Lee. They have them nil right, the
finest line in the citv. Prices riaht
BLRKHART 4 LEE.
We have the ne eat and choicest ir
? leasing variety for Christmas gif:j
'. M. French A Son. '
MISFITS.
Genuine fun always at a college show"
The city council has the park propo
sition yet to consider.
Albany has less than a mile of street
car system. .It should have several.
Vore people on the Farms isto be the
slogan of Oregon development boosting,
u.j n. it n with
, a fine lot of fellows all.
Glad to have
us a day or two,
the time.
r Here is to the U. O. singers, good
fellows they say. and we know two ot
them are anyway.
Do your Christmas shopping early.
It is all the same in the long run and
you get the goods.
It takes nerve to make money,
a Portland real estate advertiser,
sometimes to keep it.
says
Also
The middlemen make most of the
money; out tne iarmer is ooiug preny
well and deserves to.
Several republican congressmen are
now making their farewell visits to
Uncle Sam at Washington.
The people built the armory and will
always take an interest in it. That is
a good point in the state system.
The Albany city council will havs
figure on paying something to keep
a city park, a part of the business
a city.
The president's message is always a
combination of reports of different de
partments, formed into a whole, only a
small part of which is actually written
by himself.
President Taft says we have enough
corporation laws already, if they were
on'y enforced. That is generally the
trouDie; not. a ihuk oi laws, uub a lueiv
of enforcement.
I "
Some of the new wet counties are
putting the saloon licenses high, and
making stringent provisions for their
government, but in tba prei they will
be the same old drunkard makers you
bet.
I
Several Linn county people have prize
piano checks on Portland houses. They
are easily gotten, but hard to get rid
of unless you want a piano. It' is
simply an advertising arrangement,
Almost anyone can win one.
tu mr.;t:nr c t).m,o.
hjj t , ,ive the city ten acres for a
i4uh.1 M j . a o-norl one and
B?f"S3 8 f ' f' lLLf i"l';
OTS" 0 Enable one The oVegon
.i i j
ijKt.iio riues eiULC tu lilt: piavv uuu Llie
unsurnassed around Albany
grove 18 unsurPas3ea Brouna Albany,
I
I .
For the Ambitions
I S3 tHraberattp
Cbucatton
by mall for thnse who cannot attend In
person. All Instruction, including niw
fruition. Is FKER. For teachers.
students preparing for colloge or nnirersl
j, women's clubs, jrare, ng'noera and
borne makers. No preliminary exam i ca
tion Is required. Tbli mall ooune nutans
opportunity for you.
Send for a dascriptlre bulletin to tho
Oorrmpondenc Study Dopitrtmani
University of Ortgon
Eneena - Orr-fcn
IS
WW
revealed
in every
line
Wllowhtar
a critical
insvectfoTL
teorsets
We have the model
that is exactly suited to
your figure $1.00 and
upward Will you not
let us show it toyou?
i
The Hamilton Store
DEATH OF
MRS. 'MERRILL
Mrs. Mary F. Merrill died during list
"hu"'
. orl In'tTyo. where
she resided many years, upon the death
0f her husband coming to Portland to
make her home. She was a Christian
woman of sterling worth. She was the
mother of H F. Merrill of this city,
.p.. she was a sister"f
the late Henry Failing and Edward
Failing, prominent for many years in
the business life of Portland, and of?
James Failing now residing there.
The funeral will take place on Mon
day. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Merrill are
now there and Miss Bessie and Johnny
will go tomorrow to attend the funeral.
PERSONAL
Denuis W. Merrill has been in Ash
land this week.
Editor and Mrs. Tip Humphrey, of
Jefferscn, came up this noon on an
'. AI"an.y.irlP- . . . .
. rnil ;Batimore went, to tiarrisourg
this afternoon for a goose hunt.several
having been sighted tnere.
Miss Willow Fields, of Portland is
visiting Albany friends, coming yester
day from Eugene, where she bas been
several days.
S. H. Bryan and wife, former resid
ents of Tangent for many years, are
here on a visit. Mr. Bryan sees seme
striking changes in Albany. He also
resides in a city that has grown rapidly.
Walla Walla now having about 25,000
people.
$1 1.45
Any Suit
Overcoat or
Cravenette.
at
W. F. Pfeif fer's
AIXO CHOCOLATES
That
KLASSY KIND
"Y NOT"
Just made and put up in
neat packages.
ELITE
CHOCOLATE SHOP
WW
(AT 1 I