The Democrat. The Daily Delivered, 10 cents a ween; in advance (or one year, 4.0? By mail, in advance (or one year $3, at end of year 1.50. The Weekly Advance per year $1.26. At end of year $1.50. Alter 8 yes-78 at JS A COLLEGE EDUCATION WORTH THE COST? Some say that it is, and others that '. it is not. I have heard some fathers and mothers positively assert that the study of some parts of a college . -course is a useless expenditure of time . mid money. That there may be some truth. in the assertion in certain cases may be admitted. If there is no more in the Sons and daughters of those who make the assertion than there is in themselves, the necessary expendi ture of a college ducalion will ill a jnasurc be useless. "When there is ti,itlimr in imlliintr r:m he dr.'iwn out." livery teacher knows this from ' experience. Absolute mental va-. cuums, iiowever, arc scuioin lounu in normal cases, and it is not true that a college education is an absolute use- less expenditure of time and money. Jivcii those who are of low grade men- tal endowment are benchted m sonic degree by such education. This is well known to all close observers, of education in general as well as that of the college. What is education? Ac cording, to the derivation of the wortl, ""it is the act of drawing out, the act of cultivating and developing, by thor ough iiK-ntal discipline, man's innate individuality, which is generally well nigh boundless in its capabilities. This .education ought to begin in childhood .and be continued in the primary and secondary classes of the public schools under high grade teachers. Hut it should not stop there. Those who enter upon professional life in its numerous forms and all .those whose work requires much thought and quick perception of its adaptability to what ever is in hand, need the thorough -mental discipline, of a good college;, .-and the better the college the better I the preparation for any and all of the i emergencies in .life's various activities. This is .no visionary speculation of a philosophic theorist but 'a fact con-v firmed by men who arc .conversant with such things and 'furnish statistics which prove beyond a doubt, that'. a college education is a valuable equip-. .incut for the performance of any of life's activities in the best manner pos sible. The fact "that of all the young men that' have graduated in this coun try from colleges one out of every forty has "reached honorable distinc tion,' while of ' those who have not '.graduated from colleges only one in ten thousand reached distinction," cannot .be explained very easily, it at .-rA, jf college education has nothing to do .with .'if. Two hundred and fifty dinners for distinction are certainly much better lhan one. Hut this is not the only thing worthy of considera tion in favor'of the college graduate. Graduates -of first class colleges are in constant demand for good positions of different kinds while mm-graduates . often find difl'v vliy in- getting posi tions of any '' I. Close observers of the outcome :;cli graduates gen erally art pretty.' sure that "the man trained to inusier all his powers at Ihe command of his will anil adapt hinisell to the demands of conditions will sitc- cd better in any occupation -than a man tiniraried." The college gradu f onliiinrv mental ability, who n,-,c in Inn. ii In he ami to no iome- .1.:'.,.. -,n,l w':i tini born tired wr.l at- tain distinction wnue tne iion-Ki. " who was born tired and is afflicted with luegalo-ciphalilis, ail exaggerat ed estimation of his own ability, is a failure in his profession and wonders why it is that his less brilliant friend, as he thinks, is the occupant of a post Jioii of greater distinction. Hut this is not all. Ability to gam distinction is not the only advantage that the college graduate possesses. The natural attendants of his distinc tion arc an extension of his held of influence and an increase of the coin-. .....,v.ii..n r-.-eive-d for his labors, with the satisfaction and pleasure afforded him in being able to do so much for the benefit of the community in which he lives and for the world's advance- , ..cmnt. t Who. then, says that a college edu cation is not worth its cost? 1 certain ly do not. 1 do not have a single re gret that I spent what money ) did ill becoming a graduate. If 1 hid my life to lie over, 1 would certainly take .a classical course in some good col lege, notwithstanding the belief of some that the study of Greek and Lat in is a useless expenditure ot lime and money. I think I have gotten the full worth of all that I spent while 1 was; in college. How? In what my edu- , ,-atiou has enabled me to do, in the -even slates in which 1 have taught . lorty two years, in academies ami eol- ' Kges, in the pleasure that my work afforded me (luring those years, and in the enjoyment which the retrospect oi the past furnishes me, when 1 see in my mind's eye the good work which those taught by me have been doing and are siill doing for the world's bet termeut in civil, moral ami religious adv.mocmcnt. AGAMOS. SOME MODERN BOOSTING. .1. A. lVrry, a mall, vcpre-iciili-d ii'iner I. inn county tae Medlord com- iniMiial club ihe Chicago Land dtoid had a splendid one that opened the ,vlu Me ,.-;.l:i iiui: he world. .r. I'errv look li-inv wi;h Inm .I.mM u:uih of people wi-lun im ther iiilorni.iliou ill refer ence to the Kiu:mc lier coumiy, and a -pc.-i.ii bo,kl,-l is bcine. pivp.uxd to vvtul i' till oi iliein. The Sun .viys Mr I'.-irv in.ule ihi. Maiemcnt, which will ho- what an ed'ecme sy-n-in -i h.iiwline. ihU has proven to be: "1 needed help and more printed matter. 1 did the het pi'Nilile under the conditions but when one m.oi ha lo v.vn-iy ltie inquiries of J5.IHH1 peo ple ii i a !ak oi much ni.ienilude. Mcdtord's exhibit va re.illv the Ore gon exhibit. There was a ni.i!l lot oi .stuff from tir.ints- Pass and one or two oilier place-, hut t-.e Medford exhibit was Oregon in big letters. All inquirers as to Oregon were sent to us. All were earnestly interested. Many knew of Medford and Rogue Vlaley. A number of persons who owned property out here would ap pear from time to time, and each one would lend his voice in praise of the valley. This counted heavily for us. "Many of the inquirers were sur prised to learn of our mild climate. All wanted to listen as long as I could talk to them. It was a line way to advertise our city and valley. Mr. Perry was given a vote of thanks by the commercial club. THE JOURNAL'S POSITION. The Journal is opposed to graft in any form or under' any guise. It be lieves that graft by a newspaper is as culpable as graft by a professional. 1'or this policy, its publisher has been criticized. , When a newspaper renders adver tising service 10 me state it snouia receive as much compensation as it charges the business public, and no ( more. June was in this region when it was the vogue for a sheriff to pay J ,is organ extortionate prices for the 1 publication of delinquent tax lists and sheriff's sales. The law fixed no limit and the cost was laid on for all and sometimes more than the traffic would bear. In one county in Washington the charge for a delinquent tax list was s,3ixj and the amount of the de linquent taxes $800, or less than one third the newspaper fee. It was graft. The relation between the newspa pers and any legalized public printing should uc on a strictly business basis. several of the measures proposed by the upstate publishers arc worthy of adoption, nut the law should lix the rate on a business basis, and provide against holdups of the public or the state by secret agreement of rival pub lishers, llic United Mates govern mcnt.has its Sherman anti-trust law based .an exactly this principle. WILLAMETTE'S OPPORTUNITY. Portland, Jan. 7.VIt was announced today that lames J. Hill, chairman of the board of managers of the Great Northern, will contribute $50,000 to tho endowment fund of Willamette Univ ersity at Salem, providing oth.-r con tributions to the endowment fund are secured to the fund up to $250,000. Some timo ago Senator R. A. booth, of Eugene, announced he would eive $100,000 to thu University endowment 1 fund if o'her cnntribntora camp forward with $1100.000 to ihe fund and $b0,U0O for a now university building. Aggre gate fund to be ra'.sed is $600,000. Of this sum $125,000 is available from otnor eontrihiitioiiti and with the Mill und Booth wifts amounting to $150,000. the university must raise an additional $u25,0U0 to complete thu fund. Kusk Is Spaeker. Salem, J ;i 1 1. 9. As punishment for illeged allegiance of the I.anc county lelcK.-ition to tlie.Chamhcrlain-llournc combinatiru, -which was. condemned as unrepulili .ir. Hi House, upon recon- vention :.; K:40 n. in. this afternoon elected ji.l'...l Kusk of-Union audi Wallowa c uties as speaker and thus settled' the- long drawn-out and ani mated light for Oregon of this brand of legislative assembly which has been' .one of the most hotly contested or ganization tights in years and in which chief public interest centered. The eleviion of Rusk to speakership was finally accomplished during the noon hour by combining of forces of V. l.air Thompson of Lakcvicw and Mr. .Rusk against forces arrayed in favor of Allen II. Katon, Lane coun ty, and is intended for and regarded as a severe and austere rebuke to the state university for its alleged disloy alty to dominating party and as a warning that it must be good in the future if it expects any concessions or favors at the hands of the Republican party in the legislature. As a reward for his atVdiatiou with the Rusk forces at the last moment which brought about his election, it is stated that W. l.air Thompson is to have his say in naming of committees. The final result of the vote upon speakership was: Eaton, 22; Thomp son, 2; Rusk. 35. Upon motion of Katou and Thompson, the election of Kusk was made unanimous and com mittee composed of l.ibbv of Marion, Katon and Thompson, was named to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. Death of Gus Staiger August Stuiger died in Portland yes terday nt tho age of 58 years. Ho was in tho shoo business there for many years. He fore going to Portland ho was in the marble business in this citv for several years, going from here to Portland in ISSt. In 1SS2 ho was mar ried to Miss Rose Avery, a prominent Albany vocalist. Ho was a brother-in- law of Fred Kggert and was associated with him for several years. W hat the Papers bay. Iho lelegra'n: "Another homo run has been hit att by Klaw and Krlunger, Their ''Harrier' otTering t the New Am'terdain thentre, hut nivht, will b no harrier to mccess. Kex Heaeh has surpassed n'l previous efforts " At the opera house Kridny r.ii;ht. One of th most attractive sh.iw win- d nvs seen in -ih uiv since thennrgtou h'didav (bsidhys is the Oennos Haby Km I window at Wood worth a drug s' ire. A conven'vm nf cs'c-orinths of Or iin anil Idaho will be held :n P r' " .1 Jan. 1.1 and 14. TUESDAY, HARR1SBURG TO BE DRY. liarrisburg is dry according to the I on in ion of attorney general Crawford, i wmcn is also tne view or the Democrat expressed immediately after the elec tion. The Harrisburg precincts voted wet The attorney general says that inasmuch as Harrisburg is included in a county that yoted dry it is dry notwith standing that fait, which is plainly pro vided by the local option law. The home rule law says distinctly that it is subject to the provisions of the local I , ii.:. i tt i upiiun iuw, unu una neeps narnsourg whhin the rule of the old local option law, and it cannot call a special elec tion; but. may, says the attorney-general, at the regular electio.iin November, or at a regular city election. NORTH BENTON Six new houses have been erected North Albany this winter. Mr. E. Glenn of Palestine moved his family and household paraphermalia to Aihany Saturday. He has bought dtod erty in west Albany. Mrs. Willard Cauthorn, of Wells, and Mrs. Comton, of Independence, re turned to their respective homes Sat- 1 urday atter visiting a few dayB with , Marriage licenses: M ichael Keef , 44, their mother, Mrs. Isaac McElmurry of , and Agnes E. McHugh, 34; B. J. Rid Albany. ders, 32, and Isabel H. Tracey, 21. Almost the middle of January and; still the mums and roses are blooming ! n-.i- jj.i as ever. The herds and flocks are giv-1 DeedT3 "traded: 2 inc soma resnnnn at uraritnHti that i Mary J. Roberts to T. C. Kendall their lot has fallen in pleasant places man only is non-appreciative of the CT-nnH thincrR that, lin nhotit him Whv shouldn't we all rejoice beine Dermitted to enjoy this Oregon winter. Grain is looking exceedingly well for this time of the year Pastures are food and stock of all kinds is doing well, eed is scarce and high, but the winter has- been such that range stock have fared nicely without' much feed. ' If reasonable weather continues the stock owners will pull through the winter with a very low rate of losses. Santa is gone, but we still have left the state legislature which will not cost , us less tnan ifoo.uoo, also Zacheus the tax collector. What Is Albany's Population. ! The time for guessing Albany's dod- ulation and getting a directory free'u,!,-. closes tonight Lea ve guess with 'the 1 n airectoty company at OhurchiUs tnis evening before che t'me closes. An aeturl census has been taken. I Washington, D. C. Jan. Dalles city population, thirtec is 4880. fweltlh. census 3542, 10,-The th cessus eleventh census 8029. E. Dana Duhand, Director. The funeral of Mrs. Alfred Froerksen of forest Grove, who died in Portland on Sunday, was held at the Baptist church this afternoon, Rev. Douglas nrminhincr Ihn uprmnn . .slim Innvnj a husband and four children. She was born in 1863 and was married in 1883: Dr. Lowe, the optician who has JM. been coming to Albany for so -' many years will be here again Thursday and Friday, Jan. 19 and 20. It is Dr. Lowe's intention to visit Alb any every month during the year 1911. The scheme of modern politics is to place the individual first, the govern ment second. Half the doings of a state legislature are in the interest of men, a great game for self-aggrandize ment. Men possessing colossal cneex and ability in the reverse order push themselves to the front and play star in legislative drama. Much of the time it is not the good of the state that is being considered, but the political schemes of these fellows of brass. A man of real genius, reserved in his character, stands little show in the- tight. Clothes-racks and irer.ing hoards made by E. II. David! on, are t'. e best on tie market. (Jail t i- u 1st t ALL HOUSEHOLD An Hour InutcI in summoning the plumber by tclo lihone may save the price ot several years of service. It certainly saves a lot of discomfort and worry. The Cell Telephone keeps the household in constant ioueh with all the resources of civilization and is instantly available in any emergency. It also keeps the household in constant touch with the broader outside world by means of the Cong Distance Service of the Bell Svstem. THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Every Bell Telephone is the Center ol the System. C H NEWS New suits. Eleanor Sommerville agt. Wm, Thompson et al, suit to quiet title. R. H. Lindegreu agt. Eric A. Linde gren, for divorce. Marriage April 1907 in Portland, charges: cruelty, abuse, extravagance, had to chon wooa, ana mine cow, struck plaintiff. They have two children 3 and 2 years Ul ugv. A new suit is the OregoD Electee R. R. Co. against R L. Burkhart, W. C. Burkhart and H. D. Burkhart, brought to condemn the right of way for the electric line through the property of the detendannts in the eastern suburbs of : the citv, . - The county court is at work on road supervisors, will name the tax rate to night and tomorrow select the jury for the year. list Deeds recorded : Ethel Mendenholl to John Sommer ville, lot Harrisburg $ 1 S. P. Co. to V. E. Moulton, 160 acres 1320 C. E. Moulton to O. W. Olson, 160 acres 1 Emeline Moss to W M. Moss, 80 acres..... 10 Araminta Munkers to C. M Perry. zu acres . . Araminta Munkers to F. F. Perrv, 10 20 acres 10 o5.38 acres . A. U. Schmttt to Julia A, Dann - n)t LennOt 10 10 ; C. A. Witchrajf t. to Elmer Arch- anibeau 77 acres. 1000 1 Altos Slaybaugh to E. ICo 40.a. Final account approved m estate of Mary Hazen. ' New suit. A. L. Ball Moore, to recover 8182. Johnstsn attorneys agt ' It." A; Wrighr 4 County court has been busy most of the day on the Plainview school district case. Marriage license. John Cyrus whit- nBy-20- aBd Henriea Pearson, 17. the Annual Milis. Levy at 10, I The county court this afternoan a agreed upon 10 mills as tne amount of county levy, which is lamina for roads and 8' mills for all other purposes, in cluding, . state, schools, current ex penses, old soldiers, etc., not being segregated. . This makes Albany's total levy 23.65 mills.. After a long trial the Plainview school district case was disposed of by ordering the new district, unless the school build ing site is changed to meet the case. Junction Won. The Albany skating basket ball team last night was defeated by Junction 18 to 17 in about as not a contest a was ever played, fast and furious. Albany was three points ahead at one time, but Junction pulled up and ahead. Tells tluw to Feed Baby. Miss Katherine Hanson, of Portland, nurse for the Dennos Baby food is in the city this week to give mothers in struction in baby foods, and she will be glad to have those interested call her up at wood worth s drug store lor free information regarding baby feeding. The man wbo wrote the Beautiful Snow would not be safe on the streets of Albany. EMERGENCIES MISFITS. Politics is a great game of tiade. The winter Come. of our discontent has The tail of the eastern storm was bound to flop over the bills. The back sciatche-s will bow be worn t0 shreds down at Salem. Don't Jet up on one good resolution: boost for Albany all the time. It will take a complete knockout for Bowerman to know that he is set down on. The Assembly candidates stood no show, an! should have kept out ot the race. Eaton was properly defeated. He was an assembly man and was due to defeat. , Hill says the trouble is not the high cost of living, but the cost of high living. Twist. Wash.. . ha 257 neonle. It will take several more-twists to make l city of it. According to Prof. Pickering of Har vard, Venus has animal life, and is covered with snakes, delirium tremons all the time. The quarterback of the'Prineville foot ball team is named Coffin. The season ended at Prineville Saturday, without nis Deing needed. Newspapers have a universal rula for throwing i all anonymous communica tions into the waste basket), with nne rest of the rubbish. A new cure for nervous ilia is rolling wnue naKea m a snow- oanK; . urego- -ianD mill n M --... All over the United States the Ore gon plan of government is befng men tioned, that is government by the peo- P'e aDC particularly in the electionof'a u.s . senator by the people. In the modern dince a man sees with composure another man with hie arm aroorid his wife or best girl; bat if seen in a like position anywhere else tnere would De a tragedy. Mrs Chas. H. Mills is getting a divoree from her husband, a son of B. Fay Mills, once a Christian evangelist. now a Unitarian preacher. Chas. H. isi a sociologist, but after living three ' yeais with him Mrs. Mills is no?. The Democrat said right along the proposed mode! saloon license- was a j Loans and. Discounts $ bunco game. Now even the Oregonlan OverdraSts, secured and nn admits it as follows: "What has. be- secured r,m0 r,f tho "'mnrlnl linnnco la im7" tirhiK . TT C Onnn -1 . ...... ...uuw, ..b.iu mi.... was to work such a salutary tranfor- motion in the saloons? Has it been laid away until the next prohibition fight comes pni remaps it may De less useiui next time, 'ii wnue rcan tools Indian once it is white man s fault. It he fools him again it is Indian'&fault. "' Wasbungton, D. C, Jan. 11'. Salem erty's population, thirteenth eensus is 14.084. The twelfth census was 4, 58. H. DANA DURAND, CeatOC. It b Now Governor West. Abramsof Marion has a bill' for an Oregon Naval Militia. It witl probabry not pass. , senator Joeepn is preparing an anti trust bill similar to the Sherman law. That has been a dead one. Acting Governor Bowerman, upon re tiring front office declared that the af fairs oi Oregon are loosely managed. Governor West will put; business methods mto affairs. Governor est was formally, inaug urated, his address taking just 80 min utes to deliver. One bill prepared is to make a man signing an initiative or referendum petition declare that be baa- carefully reed tbe whole of the bill. This will probably be killed. Chase introduced the first bill in the Senate, for the sale of tide lands. The most important were ones- regulating white slavery, making October 1 dis covery day and a civil service bill. Miller had two bills, oae providing for meottng ot legal voters a road districts, the other for the employment of con victs on highways. Among the bills are a 2) inch fire cracker affair, for special elections for annexing temiorv to jities, for all-day primaries, for rotation of names on ballots without numbers, for county nospicais. The Black Eagle Mines. The Black Eagle mines of Gold Creek are preparing to ship their first ore to the Tacoma smelter, the beginning of regular shipment of high grade- ore. the Mail of Stayton says a ledge of $S0 ore nas rjeen strucK. j.he company has live claims and will now push the busi ness as a money oroducine- enternrisp. The Mail says the credit i? due to W. u. Mure, the superintendent, with the work from the start. A road has been built, the company has a sawmill and '0,000 feet of logs on hand and a 40-H. 1': engine. A number of Albany peo ple are interested in the mines, and it is to be hoped they pan out richly. 9 Stupendous l? the motion picture entitled. Maid of Niagara, produced by the American Pathe Co. and shnwn at Dreamland to nUht, Wednesday and Thursday Two other feature pictures will be shown making tbe finest program ever shown in the city. One of them is The Boy Scouts of America by Edison. The u.her a Biograph high cuss comedy. Manaosr Dreamland. DOINGS OF THE WORLD Dr. Paine, of Eugene, is" on his to Honolulu way Jackson day was quice generally re membered by democrats. Pennsylvania has recovered $4,300,000 stolen from, it by the capitol thieves. Twenty-seven conventions will be held in the Nor tn west in January Bud February. s Miss Illington, the actress of fame, mashed a manner in the face and got a mashing item in She paper. Seventeen people were killed by the storm crushing some barges off the Massachusetts coast, yesterday. The Oregon Electric is getting ready" as fast as possiUe to come up the val ley. These rights of way suits show that it means business. Joe Tinker a celebrated base ball player has bought eighteen acres near Newberg and is now air Oregon farmer. He seems to be a regular plunger in dirt. Ed. W. Powers, of Salem, has return ed from a trip to the Dakotas, where he sold at retail three car loads of legan and other berries' and prunes. He struck weather 32 below zero. ' A new pension bill ha? passed the honae by a big majority, under which veterans of the civil and Mexican wars will receive-?15 a month at 62 years of age,. $20 at Go years. $25 at 70 years and $36 at 75 years of age: Hoed River has a sensational damage suit,, one by Clive N. Needham agt. William G. Snow, a wealthy contractor for 200t because of the alienation of the attections of his wife. Snow is a married man and has a fine home. It I may be a cold day for Snow before Neetftatn gets through with him;- X Broadway Favorite; Manager Scrmltz is pleased- to aa- nounce to his patrons that for one night muijuay, uan. ioan ne ni Monday, Jan. ith He nas secured an extraordinary attraction. On this date. Miss erace Cameron, the Broadway favorite will appear in C. Herbert Kerr 8 bran new comedy "NANCr. This character is a continuation of her famous character "Little Dollie Dim ples" which we alt liked so well upon' I the occasion' of Miss Cameron's ' last i appearance here-. Her supporting I ra??2y ' j a P"01""'? f one ! ""J'1" P"d" ' camed ,n en" , lret by the company. 2928 REPORT OF TUB CONDITION OiniEB FIRST NATIONAL BANK. . , ... , Albasyj. in; thb State op Oregon. Ait vim Close of business Jan.. 7, 1911 RESOURCES. 517,165,18 8,214.80 100,000.00 25,000.00 129,09?.'86 1 o. xjviiuo KJ OVUlt' K3-1T- ! filiation ' U. S. Bonds on. hand. . i Premiums on U. Si Bonds. Bonds, securities,, etc... Banking house furnitume. and fixtures Other real estate owned. . . 11,000.00 22,031i05 1,415,32 '. Due from National Basics (not reserved aeentsi. . . Due from State and Priv ate Banks and- Bankers, Trust Companies and Savings Banks 22,996,78 39,944.92 11,203.47 8,000,00 Due from approved reserve agents,-; Checks and other cash items, Notes of other Nathaal Baniss Fractional paper currency, nicKeis ana cents 131'.18 La wren, MoneYi Resbete in Bankviz: Specie $12303.40 i Legaktender nates .00 122,202.40 Redemption fund with U. S. Ireasurer (a, per cent of circulation) 6,000.00 Total.. $1.02fl9i91 LIABILITIES. Caiika' stock paid in IOOjOOOiOO surplus tana. 8,000.00 uranviuea proms, less ex penses andtaxes paid.... E6;9B9s75 National Bank notes out standing 24350.00 Due to other National Banks 5 7!S7fi Due to State and Private Banks aad Bankers 3,947.51 Due to Trust Companies and Saving Banks 33;.t9o.ll Dividends unpaid Individual deposits subject to check 700,572.54 Demand certificates of de posit 51,750.24 Certified checks Total.... $1,023,499791 State of Oregon, Countk of Linn, ss: I. 0. A. Archibald, Cashier of the above namxd bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. . O. A. AP.CHIBAJLD, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of Jnn.. 1911. H. F. MERRILL, ' Notary Public. Correct -Attest: Alfred CSciimitt) H- o X?UNG' i Directors J. P. Wallace. ). Mendota is fast gaining in favor, always clean free from soot, kindles easily, burns readily, free from clinker, makes but little ashes, lhese good qualities make an ideal coal, best on the market -for the money, bold in any quanti v prompt delivery Order from. 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