The Democrat. The Daily Delivered, 10 rents a week; in advance for one year, $4.0? By mail, in advance (or one year $3, at end of year $3.50. The Weekly Advance per year $1.25. At end of year $1.50. After 3 ye-rs at 12. PUBLIC UTILITIES. At the big gathering of members of the 11. M1. liyllcsby Co. in Chicago this week Vice President Arthur S. Jlucy said, in language that has a good sound. "To many the possession of a public utility franchise is only an opportun ity for personal gain to the conscien tious man such possession means an opportunity of administering to the public welfare. A city in granting a franchise not only places in the hands of the grantee an asset ot value Put makes the grantee a trustee of the public good. The ter milself, public utilities, implies being useful and therefore of benefit to the public. To attain this end that service must be competent. Along with this grant go certain legal restrictions and rights. "Speaking for II. M. Hyllesby Com. pany, I say to you that our organiza tion prefers to consider the spirit rath er than the letter of the law, believing that if we administer our affairs as a public trust, we will seldom or never require uclcnsc 01 any legal rights. "We, as managers and operators of electric, gas, street railway and tele phone properties, prefer to retain our franchises by retaining the confidence of the people; to hold the privileges conferred by the public, not by right of law, but by right of merit. "So thoroughly docs our organiza tion believe in this principle, and so anxious are we for its genuine appli cation in all the municipalities in which we operate utilities, that 1 am now making aspecial effort to deeply impress upon. you its far reaching sig nificance, i , j ,."In few other lines of endeavor do petty practices .cost so dearly as they do in the operation of' public utilities. It is suicidal to adopt a policy bound ed by the straightlaccd terms of con tract and franchise, cap-shcafed by the motto, 'we don't have to.' "The 'we don't want to' spirit, gen tlemen, has caused unmeasured woe to public utility corporations. It was one of the mortal sins of the old fashioncl operator, and we of the present day arc still doing pennancc for its commission. "Transact your business above board, frame your policy and your projects honestly and stand pat. bo you will increase respect for your occupation in the minds of your fel low men." REV. ELLIOTT TELLS OF AF FAIRS AT WASHINGTON, D.C. 17 Fifth St. S. E., Washington, D. C. Dear Democrat: Possibly you on the Pacific side may be interested in the hearing today. There is a three-cornered contest for the celebration of the Panama Canal opening in 1915, Washington, San Francisco and New Orleans. Each claimant presented its arguments to the house committee today. Washington wants the fleets of llie world to gather in Hampden Rhodes and representatives of the gov ernments to come to Washington to a grand celcliration, not an exposition, and then the President and other rep resentatives of the nation and the populace to go to Norfolk. and review the world's fleets. The expense if Ibis would be small. Several great buddings arc to be erected here by that time which could be used for this purpose before the departments lor which Ihey are erected take posses sion. Baltimore is also urging this plan. San Francisco has raised $17,000,IXX) for the purpose. They claim great credit for rebuilding the city so rap idly alter the earthquake lire and make a good showing. It would be a good showing if New Orleans were not to make all others look like thirty cents. Their committee has come here in force and taken up quarters in Ihc New Khbct Hotel, elegant quarters, could be no better. They have in stalled an exhibition of their claims in the parlors and hold a continual re ception. They have great palms, label ed "grown in?)4e streets of New Or leans,'' standing around the room. Then cotton and other products, corn, vegetables, even winter watermelons. They have a map of the region in relief showing New Orleans only one and a half days from Panama, while Sail Francisco takes three weeks time. New ( Means has in a radius of one day and a hall travel 65,OW,UXI pen pie, while San Francisco has only 6.- 'iXXUXU They have raised ten mil lions ami claim it has more purchas ing power in New Orleans than the sew-ntccn millions of San Francisco h:is in that city. They claim that New Orleans is the "logical point" and that San Francisco is urged by the trans continental railroads from business motives. Tliev urcc that the railroads h.!c tried in .lin to prevent Ihc building of the c.mal, lliat they arc . u.'t row litcnilly hut think to got a pr.'M from an exposition on the I'.i- O Ci'.l-I. t lie best and mot tinanver.ibc :'toil by San Fi;i:icico lo all tlie-i-cl mmis was that the tw o expositions lu hi on the Pacific Coast were iii e.lt -iiu-i -is, both iin.uu i.ill .mil in at tend. mh-c. ululc the two lulil in the s. mill w c: e f lilure-. It will probably be some time be i"U' tin- , 'iiinuuee reports but 1 sh.ill !.' tiuuh s-.Mpti-od it tiny willi-t.iud the pu.Mue bronchi by the rcine se'-!.iti is of the (iult city n's I a.is at the rrcMilonts recep- tion New Year's day. 1 w,i in tlieH, integrity. They have been G. A. R. section and had no ih-l.iv. 1 si k h.itiiU with the l'reident and about a doen aniline. I.ulies in the line. Chatted a little with some old fi h inb in tin room and w.i-; home again iu two hours. The common folk waited for hours in a line that cMemlcd liom llie While House en trance out through the ground and tip the street to the Armv and Navy building. J. C.' I'.LI.IOTT. January U, 1011. SATURDAY NIGHT THOUGHTS. The Oregon legislature, in session this week, has been an important con cern in the doings of Oregon, perhaps not so very important either. So far the session has been mostly politics of the lower order, members getting even with men for defeats and imag- nary wrongs. Sometimes it looks as f voters hunt for the smallest men they can find to send to the- legisla ture, men with merely axes to grind, and with little concern for the in terests of the people. Of course mix ed up with them are men of sterling character and worth; but it doesn't take long to discover the fact, and they stand out like beacons. Too hon orable to scratch the backs of the bosses they may not accomplish much in a session, but tney end it with clean records. The members who spend their time making an immense noise may attract attention; but the reputation they bUKU up doesn t last very long. There are numerous important things to come up. Five road bills, lor instance. Roads arc a big factor in a state's progress, and some good road laws arc needed; but they should be good ones, not just experiments and visionary affairs, nor providing for highways just for automobiles, but ways tor travel tor all kinds ot vc hides and for the getting of products to the market at the least cost. Of decided importance are the bills for big appropriations tor the colleges, about $1,000,000 in all. This matter of spending money for higher educa tion is a serious problem. There is no question about the public and high schools, but there is about the schools for the finishing touches. Our game laws always come in for a share of consideration. True sportsmanship demands protection for the game of the country. There will be numerous bills stabbing the initiative and refer endum laws, efforts at strangling them or making them ineffective. This needs watching. The press of the state has two or three bills up. The newspaper is a great factor in the development of a state; but the news paper is a business proposition and is not entitled to anything of a graft character any more than any other business concern. Perhaps there is nothing more important than pro posed tax laws, a great question be ing presented, one .that has always kept men guessing, and will continue to. Justice to the most people and to every section, with no favors, should be-the desired result. The banking laws, it is said, need some changes. The laws regulating the bank should be of a very strict and emphatic char acter, making it impossible for a bank to go astray. Many other problems. will come up. Ihc legislator needs tu be a man of stamina and character to meet them as they should be met. This week has seen about the heav iest rain storm in the history of Ore gon. It was almost the traditional pitchforks a couple of days, over 6 inches in 48 hours, which is raining some for this valley of moderation, a sixth of the rainfall of an entire year in two days. It looked serious; but what makes high water in the valley is melting snow in the mountains, and the snow didn't melt, so the valley es caped a Hood. These little storms make us appreciate the regular dose of good weather, which can hardly be beaten in the world. FRIDAY.) The Climax. lho next attraction at Albany will be , the dramatic event ot the season, "The Climax," one of the greatest plays ever , written will be offered to the theatre-1 goers of this cily on Jan. 26. The! United Play Co., nroducera of several! Broadway successes, have sent this nt- traction on the road, and, according to lho endorsements thut it has received from the press, it is a meritorious one. One metropolitan paper savs that "if! there were more pUya line llie (.Umax the theatre w uki be better olf." The following are extracts from some of Hit) leading papers: "Tender, uplifting i nd compelling," -New York World. "An excellent plot, a beautiful les son," Chicago American. "The play moves along with great force, holdinir the audience every min ute," Boston lobe. An Odd Bunco Scheme. A peculiar uunco gme was attempt ed in this cily recent Iv. A stranger asked a clerk on First street for a $5 bill and handed out some silver, which was counted, but Lcked some of being .V "Well, said the fellow, 1 haveput the bill in this special delivery envelope o send awny. and will go the hotel and get $5 of my wife." He went, but didn't not return. The clerk hectimo suspicious, opened the envelope anil found nothing, lie rushed to the depot and found the man last I ready fo leave. The $5 was paid buck I and an effort made to arrest the man. but he escaped. The Tr.ippist fathers. Stio News:- It is reported that the Prat pisl Fathers have concluded to close out Iheir holilini:s, up in the Hilveu Den country, in the future. The people of Seio and vicinity ill Le srry lo know of this fact, for Fathers Henry, Joseph and Tayler, hnve estab lished a chancier for progressivepess the the I'nrest contributors in building fair. Attention Orchddists! We carry I stock of prayinir mater inls The right atulf at righ' prices The season for sprajing is her.1. C I sn.l see ua "nil get prices. STAW ART A SOX, UDW. CO. AT SALEM Doings of the Stats Legislature The principal event of the day yes terday was Bowerman's attack on Dr Lee bteiner, superintendent of the asylum, whom he charged with extrav agance, using the money of the people lor Davenports, wine, automobile. Wilton rugs, etc. This waa the reason why he appointed Plamondon, he said, for the Eastern Oregon asylum Senator Von der Helen has a bill pre venting rate discrimination. A resolution for a committee to visit all the state institutions, just a big junketing trip, with nothing in it, was opposed in a warm way by Senator M. iL Miller. Good. A red hot drug bill by Jones has at- trscted attention. Onb bill passed the senate, one pro viding for the proving of documents. Numerous game bills have been in troduced. On makes 25 duck-i the limit for a week and three deer in a season. One bill wants a new judicial district, number fourteen covering Josephine county. Carson has a bill requiring minim; companies to submit reports to the sec retary of state every June. Some of them would have mighty little to sub mit. A bill by Senator Barrett requires 12 per cent of names on an initiative petition. A Representative introduced a bill $4,000 salary for every calling tor circuit judge in the state. Representative Hollis has a bill call ing for a fish and game commission. SATURDAY. PERSONAL James Bond, of Halsey, waa an Alb- any visitor today. Prank Bnhlnnnn. nf Everett. Waah has been in the city Davis Leininper weut Eugene this afternoon. a harping to Judge Kolley returned this noon from Salem and Mrs. Kelley from a Portland trip. Rev. J. T. Abbott, district superin tendent, was in the city today on his way to the west side, , Misses Zona Haight and Margaret Mnnleith went to Corvallis this after noon to attend a military dance tonight. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Harnish, after being in San Francisco several months have moved to Sandiego to reside. Rev. W. P. White, this morning re turned from Seattle, where he has been asssisting in speciul meetings tor two weeks. . Orville Monteith, a former popular news.boy of this office, returned this noon from llillsboro where he has been for several months. , Fred Kreutz, wife and daughter have ' arrived from Oklahoma and expect to : make their home here. They are former ; neighbors of L. J. Grey, the real estate man, and come here through his recom-' mendation. I Abany'sOblect Lesson. Ashland Tidings: Capt. I,. H. Knapp, Generals oUice, Portland, formerly ui ilia nuiuiaiih -e il. a.;........ quartermaste- of the Third Regiment, O N.G., addressed the citizens ot Ash-; land last Mond'iy night on the proposi- : tion for a new Armory in this city. I The attendance was slim, but few i,i addition to the national guard member- ship beinir present. Albany has been extensively quotrd as utrordutg an objeci-lesson in the Armory enterprise, where the state assumed half, while fhe county of Linn and the city of Albany each assumed a q uirter of the expense. Pictures of this new Armiry are extensively circu lated at ' his meeting, and the merits of , the same dwelt upon by !Capt. Knapp, ! who reviewed the efforts put forth by ; the Linn county metropolis to secure the prize. I Basket Ball Tonight. The game of ba ket ball tonight be- tween the Alco Club. and the crack Y. M. C. A. team of Portland, one of the best in the state, will tie full of interest and Albany people shouU give it their support. Uooley and Stalnaker, forwards, for Albany, were members of the high school team for several years. Ijene Dooley, center, was one of the best in the Columbias of Portland, Penland is a former U. O. player, and lorbec has made good on the college and other Albany teams. Ihey will put up a good gamo against the Portlanders. , lio and see it. Admission 25 cents. j Preceding the big game beginning at 7:30 two kid teams will have a warm contest, worth seeing The Bees Are Buzzing. Tho startling report comes from Salem thut I. Bowerman will be a can didal for U. S. senali r, also Mi'larky, and that Uimmiek, Kiik. MeKinney. Brooke. Mahor.ey ami e, . Lair Thomp son would like to go to eoncress. They had better make a record for the people iu the legislature first before allowing the Pees to luzz too much Biirdn Vm P en. Harrv Beard his -Hen t.iken baik to the penitentiary. He has yoars o serve on his oil sentence, being out only on parol. There is enough more against him, if pressed, to make him speid the most of the rest of his life in the pen. He h is dug bis own grave. The Guaran.ee Optical Compiiny have large and new t.k of all styles of spectacles and eve elates, als.- a va riety of Hair pins and Ear 1-wp chi ns ard chain holders. We guarantee ac curate fitting of loses an I frames.! Stock at Dawson's Diug Store. THIS MORNING News From Albany's Six Trains. Eaiiy Prof. Briggs and Postmaster Van Winkle returned from Lebanon, where they officiated aa judges in the debate between Lebanon high and Junction, in the high school debating tournament. Lebanon had the affirmative of the ed ucational test question for immigration, and won easily, the best and most pop ular side or it. Miss Elizabeth Irvine, of the college. , returned from Junction, where she 'acted as a judge in the debate between Junction and Eugene, on the same question, Junction Having the athrma- tive and winning. J. L. Irvine left for Portland to at tend the big automobile show. This is being made an event at Portland, to last a week, and numerous auto at tractions are booked. Mrs. F Holloway and child returned to their home in the country, after a visit with her father Hon. C. L. Shaw. Mr. Shaw came up from Salem last night, reporting a week of squabbles, without much doing. " Mrs. Mabel Stearns went to Portland, called there by the dangerous illness of her sister. Mrs Mida Jnckson. It was reported that dropsy had set in, mak- ing the case very complicated. J. H. Thurston, the saw mill man, came down from Brownsville. Elder Williams arrived fromTallman. Clyde Ward arrived from Corvallis. He waa marooned for several davs over beyond Blodgett, where he had been! looking after telephone lines. I Mr. and Mrs E. W. Langdon and daughter, and Mrs. E. D. Cusick went to Portlaud for a couple days visit. John Dumond went out to Lebanon, i ne reporieu ma uoii-in-iaw . v,. ill. Misses Carrett and Dunston, of the high school went to Portland for a couple days visit. AT THE COURT HOUSE Deeds recorded: C. S. Bond to Jlary E' Robinett 64 acres $ 1500 John R. Fitzhugh to Manual 0. Edwards 295.30 acres 900 Eber H. Rhodes to Wm. H. Rhodes 220 acres 10-3 W 10 Probate: In estate Henry A. Cleek March G was set for linal settlement. Log brand of Fred Wodtli filed. At the Empire. A thrilling picture at the Empire the attack on Ft. Ridgley, showing the fort and telling an interesting story. A portrayal of the Bible incident of the Smaraitan woman at the well where , she met Christ and was converted is ! presented in colors, a graphic film. I , , j X nereis a ilea., euuieuj iu wiiieu couule 01 gloriously looiea The Weather. The Willamette has been falling and today was 18 feet. Albany lived through the day without Tnere was a little rainfall. .03 of an the Oregonian; but it was missed e'e inch cidedly. A tig mornng paper with the ine range ui lenipuraiure was ho-ou. j Todav a few flakes of snow fell, going off at once. The prediction i-: fair tonight and Sunday. ALBANY 1 HOT ! NOON I LUNCHES At the Mission Parlors. Holt again at the Holt corner, A neat place. Holt's Meat MarKet. Choice lunches at the Vienna Bakery. The best POSTS in Albany at the SAW MILL. Cedar fence posts 10c at Curtis Lum- oer iu s. Have your feet attended to by Mrs. Driver 230 Lyon, both phones. Dia yon near what fine bread that Columbia hard wheat flour makes. Ask any ot the leauing grocers for it. Good flour, the Columbia. Wm German, of Junction, today lost a god W1)tch in thi3 titv- ! Y M. C A. Spartans vs A coCartha geni.ins at the Alco Club Gym, tonight at S:3J. ! The high school basket ball team was defeated by the strong Newberg team last night at Newberg 28 tod. Tonigh. Albany will play McMimiville, which also has a good one. The Abstract reports the aale of SO bv lull feet at 12th and Alberta streets, Portland, to T. h. A. Cutaway, ot Albany, Dr.. for $23ia, and that Mr Calaway expects to erect on it a frame business, house. Will Make You Smile. I And keep en smiling when yo'i see the refined sero comedr. The Toy Ma ker. The Doll and the Devil, i his pietu-e by The Edison Co. ir.tro J duces the popular fat comedian fro 'the original li'oeraph Stock Co. whr has delumc' ti of. anils, it is far ahem' of the iisu-i m called c- medy and is in teresting, full of clean wnoiesort humor with lots of snap and go. putson a staxirg smile. Take the tip. see it Its well worth while. MCK DREAMLAND. ; MISFITS. Good evening, how is your basement? We miss the trains when they don't come. That was quite a storm for Oregon for a fact. Legislators drinking boiled water in Salem. Not much. Wet weather makes us appreciate the dry weather, and vice versa. The same old demagogues down at Salem usual in a legislature. The commission form of government is being considered everywhere. The high water didn't come, were all fooled and are glad of it. We Shake, Mr. Stevens, Albany will be glad to Bee you with your electric line. The Oregon Electric will be a welcome visitor to Albany this year. Come along. Mr. Hill. ! Bowerman is digging his grave daily at Salem; but a colossal conceit keeps him from knowing it. i I some ot these fellows who are hitting Bourne the hardest need to look in the I glass and see the spectacle there. '; 1 An electric line doubles the value of farm property along the way, it has . been said. Don't try to bold it up. A number of Oregon's legislators go about with knives striking at the Ore- g0n plan, simply government b7 the people, , If Eugene gets the Oregon Electric by the end of the year, Albany ought to be able to take a ride on it by August. ' There are different ways of adver tising a show. One is to ride horse : back from Wyoming to New York by way of Oregon. The Democrat receives from Boston two women's rights journals, one de manding the right to vote, the other to run the home. A bill is introduced in the legislature making school children keep clean. Why not have ore also providing for clean characters. Albany's post office business, school I census and general business conditions justify the directory people's count of 6,129 for the city. A couple, both of whom had been married before, sent out this invitation: 1 "Be sure to come for this is no ama teur performance." The 0reRonian has the 0r svs. tem ebbm ; nt , lut agB ti , of fac( u & BQW aBn'd adi out oyer the coutry- "It is a0 strtmger at nome . A good many people seem to think the Oregon Electric passenger depot will be at the corner of Broadalbin and Fifth street; but there has been no formal announcement. news ol thf world, delivered early in the morning is a fine thing. This is a good one handed the Demo crat for this column, "Your savings get into the bank hether yuu put them there or not. If yuu spend all your income somebody else will deposit your money. It is better to do your own banking. TheO.-T.: MO. 000 has been annro- priated toward Albany's proposed Fed eral building. Doubtless this sum will be doubled or trebled before the build ing is finally completed. The govern ment usually ouiids lor permanency and anticipates growth. The U.O. asked for $409,418 extra appropriation, and not to be out done by it the O.A.C. comes forward with a request for $410,000. in addition to the regular appropriation, the whole of the two being more that the total cost of running Oregon previous to four or five years ago. The Corvallis Gazette-Times com mended Julian McFadden for his splen did new hotel, and a correspondent comes back by declaring that he will now be fined from $500 to SI, 000 a year for the enterprise. That is the single taxer's way of looking at it. But the man who builds a line hotel does so as a business enterprise, with a good in come in view from tt, some of the best paying properties being hotel buildings, and it is a part of his business to pay his part of the taxes on the assesed valuation of his property. The Market. Wheat $ SO, Oats 35c. Heef 6c;vealcressed9c Pork dressed 12e; on foot 9,c Lard lfic. Ei:gs S2c hickens on foot 10c. Hams 22c to 27c, sides 20 to 25c shoulders 15 to ISc. Butter to 35e r lour J1.50 to i 'rc a s ick. Potatoes tV)c oer I u. Hay, from $10 to'some e ive: to $1 tt Dist timctcy C,H NEWS c - Deeds recorded: S L. Hicks to Maynard K. Loomis 4 lots Lebanon $2000 E. E. Trask to John R. Trask 70 acres 3500 Probate. Final account approved in estate of John Bradey. Personal property ordered sold in estate Conradina Arnold, and final hear ing set for Feb. 20. Final bearing in estate of Samuel R. Scott Feb. 20. on estate of R. J. Har rison March 6. Deeds Recorded: Ellen R. Miller to J. G. Gassn: r 2 acres $ 10 Wm. J. Johnston to Carrie E. Raines 2 5 acre 200 W. E. Simons to Frederick L. Simons 40 acres 1 Fred Wodtli to Lydia W odtli lot Foster 10 143 hunters licenses. - What's the matter? to marry this mouth. Only 6 license i WANTED. To exchange my equity ot $175 injone acre. 4 room bouse, close in, as part payment on one or two lota in or around Pennywinkle or Bryant's addition. For particulars phone Bell 191-R or 514-L. REAL ESTATE NOTICE We have sold at least $100,000 worth of farms in 1910. We will double this amount in 1911. Let us sell yours! We can get the price. We don't ask ex clusive right. PACIFIC REAL ESTATE CO, Opposite Russ House, Albany, Or. FOR SALE.-Household piano. 1239 Salem Road. goods and t2i Try our hot noon lunches, at the Mi sion Parlors. F G. WILL, lor Watches Candies Right Prices deliver the You Auto try it. We goods ELITE CHOCOLATE SHOP $IL45 Any Suit Overcoat or Cravenette. at W. F. Pfeiffer's HOME MADE . - CANDIES None better anywhere, and the price is lower. Try a box at the THE MISSION PARLORS If your horse has HEAVES use Stone's Heave Drops. Price $1. For sale by all drug gists. Dr. S. C. STONE. Salem - Oregon. X Santal-Pepsm Capsules A POSITIVE CURE For Inflaimation nrCamrr-.r-f HO 'RE nu fil, Lcrw ty D't irninr,tlT tb "Qtfl ot lionofrhof tnd Gleet, no matter nf bu (oriff tarnJinc. AtlolatflJ ariurr. tola by drufrnr t 'f!f 11.00. or by mftl). pd. 1 .CO. I boxe. fS.73. 'THE SANTAL-PEPSIh Cf. BlktoaUlae, OW icon ft; Far tale trr Borkhirt & Lee