A PEEK INTO HIS POCKET would show the box of Bucklen's Ar nica Salve that E. S. Loper, a carpen ter of MarUla. v. Y., always carries. -1 have never ."'it, wound, bruise, or tore it womu on heal," he wriies. "'-eatest hei..5 -f burns, boils, scalds, chapped hanC :?! lips, fever-sores, skin-eruptions, eczema, corns ant! piles, 25c at all druggists. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the 'matter of the Estate of Elisha G. Sperry, deceased. Notice is hereby given thnt the un dersigned has been apuoinu-d admin istratrix of the estate of Elisha G. Sperry, deceased, by order of the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Linn. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same, duly verified as bv law required, at the office of C. B. Winn, in Albany, Linn County, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated this 2nd dav of November, 1911. n-IEEE M. WILLS, Administratrix of the estate of Elisha G. Sperry, deceased. J. F. YATES, Attorney for Administratrix. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the tin dersigncd by an order of the County Court of Linn County, Oregon, have been appointed as executors of the last will and testament ot A. IS. Kelly deceased. All persons having claims against such estate are required to present them within six months from the date of this notice, with the prop er vouchers, to the undersigned at their residence, near Thomas, Oregon. Dated this 4th day of October, 1911 J. H. KELLY. C. W. KELLY. Executors. C. C. BRYANT. Attorney. First publication Oct. 6, 1911, last publication Nov. 3, IVU. SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Linn. De partment No. 2. Isaac C. Brown, plaintiff, vs. Char lotte Brown, defendant. To Charlotte Brown, the above named defendant: ' In the name of the state of Oregon, You are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff in the above entitled cause now on file in the office of the County Clerk of Linn County, Ore gon, "(he being the Clerk of the above entitled Court), within six weeks from the date of the first publication of this summons; and if you fail to appear and answer said complaint as hereby required, for want thereof the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in his said complaint which said belief is for a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony now existng between the plaintiff and defendant herein and for such other and further relief as may be meet in equity. This summons is published once a ' week for six successive weeks in the Albany Democrat, a weekly newspa per published in Albany, Linn County, Oregon, by order of Hon. J. N. Dun can, County Judge of Linn County, Oregon, made this 12th day of Octo ber, 191 1, and the date of the first pub - lication of this summons is the 13th day of October, 1911. T. J. STITES, Attnrnev for Plaintiff". ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned was duly appointed admin istratrix of the estate of Frederick C. Wetzel, deceased, by the county court of Linn county, Oregon, on the 27th day of October, 1911. Any and I'll persons having claims against sa'd estate are hereby notified to present the same within six months from this -date, duly verified as by lav required, at my residence near Jefferson, or at the office of Weatherford & Weather ford, Albany, Oregon. Dated this 7th jday of October, 1911. ALICE A. WETZEL, Administratrix of the estate of Frede rick C. Wetzel, deceased. 'Weatherford & Weatherford, Attorneys for Admrx. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been duly appointed by the County Court for Linn County, Oregon, as the Administrator of the estate of Ed Zcyss, deceased. Any rand all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to pre sent the same to my attorneys, Weath erford & Weatherford, at their office in Albany, Oregon, within six months from the date hereof, duly verified as 'by law required. Dated this 20th day of September, 1911. ED L. A. ZEYSS. Administrator. Weatherford & Weatherford, Attys, for Admr. EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE. Yoticc 's hereby given that the un dersigned Jennie E. Achcson has been by the County Court of Linn County. Oregon, duly appointed executrix of the last will and testament of A. M. Acheson, late of said county, de ceased. All persons having claims against the estate of said deceased are ouies oqt j jd oi p5.iinb.-u Xqdjaij v-itii proper voucher., to the under : ' -ncd, at her home in the City of "nan. Linn County, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. j Dati.-' this 24th dav of November, I 'M. JENNIE E. ACHF.SON". HEWITT & SOX. Executrix. Attorneys for Executrix. 7 EXECUTRIX NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un-cU-rsigned has filed with the County Court of Linn County, Oregon, her I' ml account in the estate of J. II. Maine, deceased, and the judge oi ?vld court has fixed the 4:h day of December, 1911, at the hour of I o'clock p. m. of said day for the hear-i-tr of objections to said account and t!?e settlement of said estate. SARAH F. MAINE. Executrix of the Eta:e uf J. H Maine. Deceased. V.'c:.''. c-'"rd & Vei-hf'f":il. Attorneys for Executrix. 1 (MONDAY.) NEW MANAGER 0 0. '.CO. S HERE. H. E. Morton, the new manager of the Oregon Power Co., at this city, ar rived last right from Sand Point, Idaho, ana is now in charge ot the Albany plunt. tie is a s ngle young man, oi about 35, and comes bplendmly recom mended for the important trust. it. XI. Bvllesby & Co. nave six plant- in this district, running in ths order, in the amount of power required anc business done: Sand Point, Albany, naishlield, Eugene, Evereit and la coma The changes reentry maue were all caused by the facoma man being sent east. Then trie Evsrett man was promoted to Tactima, Mr Spencer o. Eugene to Evereit, the varshfield man to Eugene, Mr. G.e-n of Albany to tiarshfUid. and Mr. Mor ton of hand Point to AiDany. A new man will be placed in charge of th; Sand Point otlice. A cnange in any emce, under the system, means a moving up froia the office below in the order named. Some may wonder how Marshfield ranks higher than Albany, but it is due to the large amount of power required there in tbe mills, and the office covers several towns. iir. Green expects to leave for Marshfleld the 15th. Big Butter Maker. The Albany Creamery Association is making about 8,000 pounds of butter a week, certainly a good December rec ord. During the last month an average of 36 cents was paid for butter fat. and an average ot iSo, cents receivea for butter. The Association is doing a big business and this year will make a big record. Dr. Lowe's glasses are death to bead aches. Dr. Rrnnlta. nf ths college, returned thin nn-n from Snlem. m- cnn. Mo., e VnriUnA m.onn leading Harrisbirg man, is in the city. Letters with red cross stamps on I nHMnnn i!Wn 1 1 rm That mimr na I .a.iuo m.i ..s, on the back. I Mrs. Marv WcWilliams and son i Elliot, of Halsey, spent Sunday with Albany friends. W. H. Rhodes is home from a com-1 mercial trip through eastern Oregon and Washington. All is well that ends wen. ur. run s purse oi $a40 in goio wa3 louna wnere he hid it, in his bed. A correspondent of a Portland paper reports a cleanup of $900 in Albany. Here little is known about it. C. W. Sears is preparing the ground for another residence on his lot, just west of the Episcopal church. Francis J. Heney is now in Portland in the interest of a case against the S. P to recover some California oil lands. The National Wool Growers Asso ciation of Amcrcia will convene in Omaha on Thursday of this week Mrs. B. W. Wilson, wife of an early Benton county clerk, a pioneer Linn county woman, died last week in N. Y. John P, Sullivan, exalted ruler of the Elks of the U. S. and party left yester day foi the east shouting the praises of Portland. 125 Multnomah men went down to Gearharl Park Saturday and took a midnight swim in the 1 acific just for the oddity of it. Mrs J. A. Clemens, of Portland, vis ited over Sunday at tie home of her sister Mrs. Guy ihompson, gong to Halsey to visit relatives. The famous Gridiron Club met Sat urday at Washington and grilled the public men unmercifully. Bourne was mentioned among others. Carl L. Wernicke, of the Wca'.intr- houso Electric and Manufacturing Co.. of Portland, spent Sunday in Albany me guest oi uosepn a. ttaiston A movement has been begun for the recall of Judge Gardiner, of Lincoln, who is charged with extravagance This is flatly oeuied by the Judge and nis triencs. Francis Albrj arrived todav from Spokane on a visit with his uncle, Wait mead, ana family, tie is from Iowa, He is a proiessi nal musician, piano and clarionet, and a tuner, and may stay. The foot ball team of Lu veins. Minn.. of which Rolla Bruce of this city was captain, won the championship of south west Minnesota, among the high school teams, ine rectrd was seven victories and two losses. A summary of the banks of Eutrene snow toiai deposits oi 9Z,8ot,uul.44, cash oo hand and due from other banks $1,328,044.01; amount of loans $1,729, 255.84, capital stock surplus and un divided profits $627,302.68. You and your children are safe if vou wear Dr. Lowe's glasses. Thev cost vou no more than others and you have the oeneiic oi nis bkiii ana more than W years experience. Consult him Satur day, Dec. 16 at Hotel Revere. Corvullis lath. Scores of references. Mr. Bert Davis, of the opera house orchestra, says any cause for criticism tne other night was due entirely to ar, accident to the scenery, causing con fusion, something the orchestra was not to blame for. No solo was attempt ed at all. Tne Democrat was not pres ent Through an awful mental strain ii has been figured out that six roads art building into liugene: Oregon Eleclric, S. P. to Coos Bay, Oregon Easterr, from Klamath Falls, the Orezon East ern through Malneur, etc.. Pacific Coasl western to Loos Bay, and (he Portlanc Eugene and Eastern from Monroe, ai least three of which are facts. Tht Klamath road is not a Eugene affair. Call at Hotel Revere Saturday, Ss- I'M. 16 snd have Dr. Lowi show you the new ulasset with which you can see all distances. No lines or seams in the lens to cuter. dirt and strain the eyes. Ne cement U come apart. They make you fe-l young wiinout matting yon look old. 10 navel Mm show them to you will obligateo'j in no way. RED CROSS COMMITTEES. Mrs R. C. Hunt chairman and Mmes Marks, Hewitt, Earl risher, Nutting, Sehmiit, Bowersox, Weatherford, Ges ilbraoht, Flynn, Hamilton, Briggs, Sharp, Cbas. Stewart, Hoekensmith, Hawkins, K. Trc-v. R E. Mason, J. M. and J. H. Ralston, S. C. Stewart, tSh.nn, Fianklin, Koi erts, Crowell, Flo, B. R. Wallace, A. C. Coates. Myers, Berrv, Johnson, Tebault, Wolff, Fuller, Page, and Misses Laughead, Stuart. Willetta vlrLjhc and Nelson. Miss Kace Barrett chairman, and Mmes. Collins, Kavnaugh, W. F. Pfeiffer, Stevens, binders, Koy Woad, Beam, Will Barrett, Simpson, Lein inger, Cathev, Littler. Wjodworth, Stark, Cuckerline, ilaun, Weider, Swank, Monu-itn, Nelson, Hopkins,. V. H Davis. M. V. Weather forc", Pipe, tiuibrom, John Dooley and Mute) Schults, Breckenridge, Dorgan. a .d rlarkness Mrs. Bowers, chairman, ano Mines. Hugh Isom, Knox, Hand, M. SanOers, C. O. Page, Gershon, Curl, Howe, Rankin, Hall. Simons, Gentry, and r. E., Watson, and Misses Worrell, Crortd Fanny and Flora Stokes, Pansy Hackleman. Sarah Pratt, Yates Curl, Vera Taylor, Parker, Bernice Hackle man and Froman. Flora Mason, chairman, and Mmes. Martin. W. H. w orrell, Wm. Fort- miller, Howard, Archibald, Wiles, Tweedale, Jackson, H. M, Palmer, K. T. Anderson. Leigh, Bain. Qhling, H. R. bchultz, Duncan, J. L. lrvnie, O. D. Austin, Rudd, E. D. Cusick. Brown, P. A. Young. Crooks. J. C. Irvine, Mc Chesney, Fish, Swan, Fred Fortmiller and Snvder. ana Misses Smead. Goff, Mead, Laura AnJerson, Blackwell and Sox. Mrs. Mochel, chairman, and Misses Map's, Babe Pratt, Mary Bryant, Little, Star and Watraus News from Albany's Six Trams. Eariy Conutv Commissioner Butler, of Linn and Commissioner Smith of Benton '.et fo.r Po'tl?n.d t0 ,a'tel 1 in tomorrow. Commissioner Russell " . - went yesterday and Judge Duncan may go tomorrow. An imnortant matter to came un is a proposed bill providing for the issuing of bonds for road improvements. The Linn county grange has passed resolu tions on the subject, i Two cars crowded with passengers arrived on the Spnnglieltl train .Among those coming were Lawyers , f ussing and Garland, to attend court Wm. Ehlert, Mr. and Mrs. W. W Crawford. D. H. Bodine. Oscar Ingram Chas. Walker on his way to Portland, and Mr Langmack, who also went to rorciana. Mr. Fred Tucker, a former Wasco man, arrived, and may locate here. He is a dealer in wallpaper and painters goods, and likes tne looks ot Albany. Miss Edith Ruhrbough went to Port land. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Oefinger, of Beaverton, returned home after a visit with Brownsville friends. W. W. Pollak went to Portland. M. Bussard went out to the Binsard farm at Bussard. Mrs. Hendricks of Shasta county. Calif., after a visit with her sister, Mrs. I. A Munkers, accompanied by her mother left for Munkers on a visit with a sister. The Collegs Course. Tomorrow night Ernest J. Sias at the M. church. The subject is "The Lost Chord." It deals with sounds, the law of vibration in the universe, the key note of one's life, the responsive cnoras in ine otner teuow, tne relations between temperament and health, mind and disease, thought and happiness; man's lack of harmony, and how to re store the lost chord to our lives. This will be tbe greatest lecture of the year Oomment includes: "delightful," "a rare treat," etc. An extra treat now first announced is the Williams Jubilee Singers who were the greatest attraction at Chautauxua last summer. Thev will be here Janu ary 26th. Buy season tickets at Wood worth's for 11 00. Regulursingle num bers are 50 cents and the Williams's .re seventy-five cents Two Foot Bill Games. Albany foot tall boys won and lojt last Saturday. A team went to Brown i- ville to play some sixteen year old . and the kids of that foot ball center did them up 10 to 0 in a fast and furious game. Another bunch of boys, younger, went to Jefferson and played a kid's team, winning 15 to 0, the Albany boys show ing them some tricks and evolutions of a modern character. The Albany high school team, which the Oregonian will give as the champion high scbool team of western and aouln ern Oregon, may play another game. tne with the has beens of the city, mxious for tome fun. The Govs, at N. Y. Thi Governors from fha West. inclu-iing West, reached New York yesterday, where a reception wan ten- iprea mem at tne valdorr Astoria Fhe Governors have a train load of western product they are showing, including some from Oregon, and Loui( Mill ha1 better look azam before sav ing that Gov. West is only politics. A matter of fact urieon is cettinir iit share of tbe boost. The Weather. Range of temperature 55-30.- The river is 3.4 feet. Rainfall .01 inch. Prediction: occasion-! rain Mn Af Tuesday. GREEN MUST GO TO TACOMA Ben Olcott Will Not Allow Tech nicalities to Rule. Statesman: An application for the recmisition f Pearl H. Green who is wanted Taeoma on a charge of failing to provide for his minor child, was rai;ted yesterday bv Acting Governoi , Oieoit. Green is said to be in Albany. Among the attorneys who represented him at the stale house yes'erday was udge Weatnerford of Albany. Several ecnnicalities were brought in to show why tho requisition should not bt ranted, but Acting Governor Olcott Was not disposed to listen to them all. we II waive all he formalities. ' aid Olcott. "and let the courts in Taeoma thresh the question out. Foi my part, I m willing to tnvr the wile mi child, and for that reason 1 11 sign the requisition pacers. " Ulcott said later that it everv tech nicality was listened to by attorneys who represent their clunts who resist extradition, the governor's office would soon bo turned into a court room. "I am in favor of letting the courts in the city where the man is wanted settle questions of this kind " MILLIONS FOR A census, bulletin just received on what Uncle Sam has done in irrigation, is interesting. The record is a total of $304,6s9,450, covering an acreage of 13.739,4'JO, made up into l&7,sba larms, the average cost being $15.76 an acre. The average value pit acre of the land is $26.09. The total acres included in nro cats is31.112.11U. The total length of ditches built is 125,615 miles, with b,933 reservoirs. 478,288 acres are irrigated with pumped water and 125,590 with flowing wells. The average annual cost per acre ror operation and maintenance is $1.07. The figures are big; but speak for a transformation iq certain sections ut the country. The Green Case. Constable Chas. Ashbv arrived lest evening from Tacomr, after Petri H. Green, the commercial traveler, wanted there for non support of his child, on c mplaint ot his wire, from whom he is divorced. He has the requisition, but the case is being fought on habeas corpus. iase No. 1 was withdrrwnand number two begun this morning. It will bo hoard tnis evening fry Judge Dudcrh. TUESDAY. Father Lane Went to floseburg this afternoon. . S dura-is faced with a Bribable levy of 30 mills, thh largest in its hiatory. Fathet Haihpson has returned from Portland, where he took three K. C. degrees. Mrs McElroy arrived from Salem this noon on a visit with u.rs, Elmer Dannals. S. D. Stoddard, a well known com mercial traveller and yell leader, was in town. Several cases of smallpox are report ed at Marion, cases that hud been treated for something else. In the city: D.J. Dewey Corvallis. J. G. Gross Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. F. Struck meir. Thonns. E. E. Rooklidge has his new job office oyer Woodworlh's just at the head of the stairs, ready for business. Capt. Stanley Hammel, after a few days visit in Albany, last evening lett for Tillamook to resume his work In a drug store there. Co'. E. Hofer delivered a high school lecture on the development of English. covering the entire field from some time this side ot Adam. Arrests of officials of the Iron Work ers Association are expected. The detectives are at work on the case, probing to the bottom. Miss Chamberlain, tho young lady tarred at Lincoln Center. Kan., it is reported will probably receive $25,000 damages, without a suit. Spokane is a tough old city. There were thirteen crimes committed there from 6 p. m. Saturday to 2 p. m. Sun lay, that were reprrtnd, mostly rob bing and shooting. A movement has been begun to repeal the law providing for school suoervisors. a needless extra expense, It is declared 1 he law is said to have been merely political, one to give extra positions, political sinecures. Sheriff Gollately had a run to secure Colombo Guiseppe, an Italian, charged with robbery, but, aided by a posse, he got him near Snmmir. Six shots, hand car and team rides were the order be fore the game was landed. George V is now in India, where a great celebration is in progress over nis coronatien. As high as tio a oay i charged at hotels, the spirit of robbery p.evailin thre as elsewhere. Tuda is the great Durbar. Tho annual tax levy will bo made In lanuary This year it was '2 nulls foi teneml purposes and l,'tf' for roads. 1U 65 in the city and 5 50 in thu school lisirict. Total 2 5 15. The extra 2.6S mills in the city wa due to the armory and library. Down in California people have bo come shocked by Ihe Bunny Hug, a new lance. No wonder, and there are olen'y of others just as senrual and ihjectionable. Many are wondering why hugging arenrnpanivd by music is my in.-ire moral th'.n without it. Stnte Game arden Kinlov has se cured from the U. S. government lif tecn elk, which will ta brought to thh state from Wyoming, and turned out whrn a place is secured for them; which will prohibly be a 2500 acre pasture in the northwest part of the stale. It has been f-.ncfd as a co; iKh tctt, ant has p.-oveh elfvctive. IRRIGATION. COMMERCIAL CLUB. The regnlar meeting of the Com mercial Club was held last night witt he following present: President East unrn. Vice President Tebault, Managei Stewart,- Directors Winn, Collins. Schmitt, Gilbert, Van. Winnie, Nutting, French, Sox, Marvin, Hammer, Stiinn, in I pLrtmiller. Kepoitof hrrangements for organ Hiion of a poultry organization wa? re tui. Communications: From 1J. C Freeman kiving report ol Ojiihlu Land Show, with financial tement. comprehensive and com pLte. r rum Dayton favoring the old locks proposition. Hum Uie U. A, (J. about extension work, lectures to be free, accepted with report that Albany will be on tne circuit. Referred to public entertainment com mit lee. F.om Maj. McAdoo in reference to Willamette improvements, including an Albany revetment. Referred. Banquet bibs and Chapman advertis ing bill were ordered paid. Mr, r-rencn reported bridge side wik under way. Apple fair finances were reported settled satisfactorily, tho county pay ing the balance. A vote of thanks was ordered ex tended the ladies of the Baptist church for the excellent banquet, also the committee. Likewise the county court for several favors. The matter of many Albany people not members who should be was dis cussed. The secretary reported that th Dairvmen's Association and Butter and Cheese Association will meet in Albany next year. Matter of badges referred to commit tee on membership. The matter of advertising proposi tions was referred to the rreident. vice president and secretary to report at the next meeting. Mr. E. C. Roberts presented the matter ot the Letene apple oox Dill, and resolutions were ordered passed coveting the matter, asking for an Uregoq box, to bo sent to our repre semutrves. News Prom Albany's Six Early Trains. A. W. McGilvroy Wint to Lyens to At-nitf tha nnw riinufr nrHprpri hv tha railroad commissioners, after a contest oi some time. As the material is on the ground it win not taKO long, in will be 16 by 46 foet. Some other de pots will bo built later along the line. Several arrived on tho Springfield train, Mrs. Flo, from Lebanon, where she teaches vocal culture; Lawyer Newport, A. I Crandall, who is plain- of Miss Hazle Saylor, 617 Lyon styaet. . till in a case in court; Walter C. Peter- last evening, a delightful lime, was had) ' son, the veteran fireman, of Lebanon, by a crowd of young people. Among and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stanard, of other things there was a tree, with Brownsville, being among tho number, many presents, a huge joke, and le - : licious refreshments were appreciated. General Will Crawford went to Port- Those thore weie: Misses Minnie Scott, - land to make arrangements for beginr Velina Duvis, Frances Fettibon "ir.g wovk at this city on a couple of Jennie Pettibone. Sadie, Edna and up-to-date aeroplains. Ho will build Volena Smith, Vera Tracey, Elda the machines aftor the latoBt models on Sprengor. Beatrice and Aline Ireland, plans that are bound to insure success, fculah Wright - and Hozle Saylor, (Mrs. Edith Francis, Mrs. Homer Mrs. I. A. Munkers went out to Mun kers for a visit with her sister, mother and others. Mrs. Vietta Nealo went to Dallas, . .. , ., . .,, called there by the serious illness of hnr nn-nrl mnrlinr Lawyer Hisley went to Sa'em on a business trip. Fred Tucker, of Wasco, left for homo ' well pleased ivith the looks of Albany . and the valley general y. I Superintendent Jackson went up to Mill City to assist in an educational meeting to be held under the h gh school. He will deliver one oi the ad dresses. Miss Hamilton Is Cood. Mis? Mrddie Ovington Hamilton, y ev?ning at the First Presbvte- r ivpj octiwiMi v. iunuiuuijua, new IwO veara Vork, is on the coas- spreading the C. reti,rna to L a C. message of Christian education, ihnwn hv (71..I.J O . . -I ....... XT wundn rian church she spoke on "The Brother- auod of Man in Literature," tracing the 1 . . levclopment of the idea as revealed in : A Dozen YoiMlf Ladies ihe p' eis ard prose writers from the' ourteenth century to the present time. I 1 1 9Rf?f I his morning she spoke Xo the students Just a dozen young ladles last even. '.any College on Sydney Lanier, Ing ate dinner at the home of W. F. H South ;rn Poet. She told with PfeilTer, including Miss Hazel Pfeiffer, ikic -st expressions and most sympa- the hosteess of the happy event. It heiii: feeling details of his rich full life, was a five course affair, delicate but lis won ierful musical ability msBter complete, '''he decorations were in ' "io in uni flute and player of every keying with the season, with a tree, nt, and his surpassing poetic 'goLen aoples and other Christmas c-rii;F; and rtcitel charmingly many of showings. There was sw'ng, 600 and mast beautiful poems. At each u live social session, i'hose presenc ,ig she told ..ricfly the great story wr: Misses Lnura Taylor. Wint.ie of the C.L S C. movement, and the op portunity it offurB f r educa'.bn to both old and young. The Albany Chautauqua Board sre arranging a meeting for Miss Hamilton for Wednesday night, at the commercial club rooms, when class work will be considered Returned to Albany. Ed Dooliltle, son of one of Albany's ?arly city recorders, has been in th ity alow weekx.. Ills rather was a aionci r resident of Albany, city record er in la'3 anl lfluo, dying thi following ear. In 188'i Ed. Doolitt e camo to -llmny after residing in Port and and ither places, and was employed awhile n the Herald. Afterwards he traveled ;irtity wcil over the world, and was in South Africa during the Boer war. Ho is a coitk and was recently employed in the Bun Ton before it c'osed. An Auto Crowd. The Empire lh"aler last night was oacked to the street by p.-ople wishing 'it nee h'.w an aulo is made from p: ,ron up. It was well dcmonUratfil, (bowing the process by which tho n-n- olur I', vi. & F automobiles are mad.i. the emir j-di being done in the factory. ' hen some teem- were givn showing vw an E. M. & i. can fco after Utr;- T.ue. WARLORD'S FUBL CJTJ WORK, Expects to Open an Albany Office. Statesman: Bert Warford, who has been spending the past winter in San f runcisco, is in balem tor a short visit, iml doing some public. ty work in the northwest for the Panama Pacific ex position. uert was a former student of Wil lamette university, and hue been h tho city at numerous tunes daring tne state fair, and last year won considerable distinction by his publicity work at the Seattle Potlutch and the Astoria, cen tennial, tie then went to San Fran cisco, to assist in the publicity depart ment ot the Panama 'exposition, but soon became connected with Kierson Kitchie of Ottawu, Canada, the great publicity organizer. Tnoy have just completed the organization of the San r rancisco exposition by the amalgama tion of the several commercial organi zations of that city, into ono great tiooster organization, containing 5000 members, which will pull for a great exposition. Bert expects soon to open a publicity ollice in Albany, his old home. JUST 50 YEARS AGO. Just fifty years ago the Willamette had the largest flood in its history. On the 8th of December, 1861 and follow- ing days the river spread out. over the entire country. At Albany It was so deep that beats run all aloug First street from the St. Charles. Since then the street has been filled up nearly two feet so allowance needs to be made for that fact. The height above low water is said to have been 38 feet. The closest to that since then was 33.9 feet on Feb. 4, 1890, Only on six occasions has the river been known to reach as high as au icet, tne others being Jan. 14, 1881, when it was 32 8; Jan. 15, 1901, 30.5 feot; Jan. 26, 1903,31 5 feet and Feb. 6,1907,30.8 feet On the 12th of Dec. 1801, according to the Oregonian of that ' Hnf A If wan ronnrted that manV hOUSeS I in Eugene and Corvallis were washed away -9- Had a Christmas Tree.' i This vear Christmas festivities have begun early, and the trees ere already centers of good times. At tho homo muore, anu messiu. nunry oiuiiuuuuik, Roland Hackleman, Hiram Torbet, Joe Warner. Glen Elkins. Homer Moore, Mack Doughton, Bob Roberts, Jack Shea, Rufua Russell, Gus Abraham, .-.lieu, ivuiun itusocu, uud ni. Henry Volstedt and Will My?r. " Seven Dajs, The nlav that the prevailing fashion ' for comedv. which like all irood things L" .t"0.11 "rLXTS ?J,"a h"sei Jd'' ? W'WW - h" " 3 where at the beginning uf ths present Benson it scored a third y Inr on flroad- jwny. If for "Seven Days" recomend Ktlun were needed it would be furnished by this Now lorn record alone, apart from the play's success in Chicago, ' Boston, Philadelphia and elsewhere. In New York, "Seven Days" ran for without interruption, then reach a third year, a record no nthpr enmeriv ever nro j j A.,. ..,.. r Ats'.ii), Nelia Seh'illz, Kate Stew irt, Z na Haight. Minnie Lugger. Flora S.monH, Stella Dorgan, Myrtle Roberts, hnincha Hnmmell and liaz-l Pfeiffer unu airs. Flu Merrill, "": ' A Good One this Ytar, The U.O Glco Club made a hit Isst night at Eugene, in their first appear ance this year, and tnu tirt without Prof. G en oh director. Thi3 year Mol vin O.d.-n ij in charge, u succors. Harry UinfT, "ith his Chinese lullaby somr. riiidu the hit of the evening. Morton C-iv .on did thu female imper sonation act well. There is a comedy v.'tth a trombone feature nnii the pro gram elu-ea with a slieclh written b Dean CoPi'i "ml Mo-vino O-den. tnk ing o!F ft. T. Crane, who sayn colieg-: men ar.j had. As tho club is to I e in Albany r-uring tho holidays the hi-mo-crat mentmm the program to prMiu our pcupni lor a good ir.ini;. K. pi C. Eke' Olf cers. Tli Knights of Columbus oleKc I oliiceis n.i-t tight, as follows: Will Barrett grand knight, Wm. Elgh-H tienulv. A. A. Mirkrl chancellor. C. Myer jr. sec, John Dooley fin. see, I r. Kavansugh treasurer, Ed Horsk I C. .IoeTp-et O. C . J. T. She , (1 eiiry Lyons . nd C. ) yursr. trmtee.