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'PRESIDENT SEEKS
SENATE'S APPROVAL
OF APPOINTMENT OF
COMMISSION HEAD
Foreign Relation Commit
tee Asjted to Approve Ap
pointment, Hut Action In
Withheld
TO ACT TOMORROW
Senator I'omerene U r ges
Prompt, Unreserved Ratif
ication of Treaty and of
league; Faith in Future
WASHINGTON, July 21, By
Aaaortated Preaa. P r I d t
Wllaoa today aegrd th eeaat
forvlga rWltotu commit! to
apprav hla appoinlaseat of Ik
Asaeriraa aibr of Ih repara
tions roassataaloa provided for
aader lbs pear treaty, to act
provlakHully until th avaate
, acta a la document.
Th President said h considered It
Important to th business Interests
that th United States b represent
ed on th commission. Th commit-
ta debated hi request but failed to
act upon It.
Tha. republican onpoaad It. It U
Understood th President intends to
appoint Bernard M. Baruch of New
York aa th representative.
Th committee will consider th
request again tomorrow.
WASHINGTON. July 81 Senator
romaran or Ohio, democrat; 'nrged
prompt and unreserved ratification
ta to treaty In th senate today. I If
aaid It waa not a aura preventative of
war admittedly, but Would land to
prevent them and could b amended
uprricar repaired, r.
CRABTREE FARMER
ARRESTED SATURDAY
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IJiwrenr Prin. a farmer near
rv.i.n who waa found by th aher-
. i... l'.u. In have in hi poaaea-
,lon 47 qunrte of bottle beer and 12
gallon of brew In tha nj'nK. was
brought now .lusuew
....I, on tha complaint accus
ing htm of unlawfully msnufacturing
Intoxicating liquor. n V
for hearing at th hour of 1:30 Wed
..,). v Julv 23d. In the meantime a
niu of tha nroduct haa been sent
to O. A. C to have It analysed to
find If tha liquor eontalna a I''
per cent of alcohol than la allowed by
law to be man ifnctured. Prlne al
lege that he had no Intent of violn
i h. I.w and that thia la the fifth
iliatch ha haa made tht aummer for
ihome use and that Ji had not dlatrib
luted or aold any of hia gooda. He
lhaa been naing yeant, hopa, malt and
mgar In the manufacture or nia la
oriUTtrinkw - i,
AMERICAN LEGION
. . TO GIVE DAuNCE
Th Unn county branch of th
American Legion will giv a dance in
tha armory next Saturday, July 20.
Tha. legion la getting a good atart In
Linn county and thia will be Ita firat
bow ta the public, in puuiic w in'
vited to tha dance.
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nn on r 100 acre, one-half
'V -"uVJi .rood .oil. 4 mil.
from Albany. 65 per acre . W.0O0
ca.h and balance 6 year at 6. per
cnt. Beam Land v.o., '"x"
FOR BALB-Ouroc' Jeraey boar, d
month, old. . l. L'"J'ilJjly,
"n V ,7k at W.Ur" a'nd Main BU, In
. ".i- .t ofllc near end of ateel
'7ween age. of 36 and 4S. Light work
modern houae, waahlng put out, S
In family. Steady poidtion for
right peraon. ihod wage. Call
5K3L Bell phone. Call from 6:S0 p.
m. to 9 p. m.-08 K. 8th St., , Al
bany, On-gon. 21Jy25
FOR SAI.ri 1 Swlaa milk goat, Jut
froah. Alio one Billy. W. E. Smith,
Jpfferaon, Or. 21Jy2S
FOUNIt Package aontalnlng pair of
old lady'a ahoea. Owner may have
name by railing at Nebargall'a Meat
Market and paying for thia ad.
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W. J. BRYAN LIKES
ALBANY CHERRIES
Great Commoner Spends the
Night in City and Com
menU on Oregon Fruit
Hub. William Jmnlng Bryan,' on
f th moat diatinirulahad citlxan of
th UnlUd KtaWa, registered at th
Albany lloUl lest night oa hla return
from speaking at Lebanon aad tor-
Ill, yeaterday.
Mr. Bryan left on th 11 o'clock
train for Eugene wher h apaaka at
i o'clock and at Row-burg tonight, H
waa to mak th trip from Kugen to
Roasburg by auto. Mr. Bryan In con
versation with a repreeentativ of th
lmorrat fipmaad a favorable opin
ion of thia part of th atat aa a fruit
country and aaid that h haU navsr
atan auch fin chrria bafor In hia
Ufa. .
Hpeat Weekend '
Mr. and Mra. II. Crutches f Part.
Ian 1 spent th weekend at th horn
of Mr. Crjtrher' parvnU, Mr. and
ssr. n. n. lonn.
Laft for Montana
llsrman Hoflirh lft Saturday af-
tamoon for hia homa In Montana af
tr a vialt bar with relatival and
friends. Ha hu luat received hia dis
charge from th Mrfir. ' '
BELA KUN DEPOSED
BY TRIUMVIRATE
New Terrorist Take Com
mand at Buda- .
pest
l
VIENNA. July 21By Aaaociated
Pre. Bela Kun, aoviet .mlniater of
war and foreign affair and virtual
dictator, haa been depoaed by. a In-
mvirat eompoaed of Ma. libor,
SmlumVy and Vago, newapaper
her report, vago ia military .com
mander of Budapeat
Th gvrnmnt trlamvtraui . ta
rontinet U aJltea an- too wnk or
unwiluna to InUrvehe forcibly. Beta
Kun'a red army fi aald to b break
ing up. Money value ia depreciating.
rood condition are unbearable.
BERLIN. J ilv 21. A new reiirn of
norror exlata In Budapeat, according
to a diapatch from th Hungarian
capita Ito th TageblatL ' Red terror
In Ita worat form la anticipated.
The diapatrh aaya ao-called "terror
troop," are now maatera of tha cap
IU1 and that they Juive .atormed me
garrieon, dlaarmed the troopa or tne
llcla Kun government and dlitrlbut
ed arma to th "ragged proleUriaL"
OREGON ROADS '
NOT THE BEST,
SAY TOURISTS
Mr. and Mra. I. A. Heuaner and Mr.
Un J. M. Adama of Loa An
galea reglatered at th Aiwiny iaa
night on a tourlat trip north to Port
land and Sealtl. In anawer to
quntion aa to th eaaditioQ. of the
road in Oregon mr. n"" -"'
k.i Ik. tnuriat claaa ia thoroughly
diaguated with the claaa of roada In
the atat. II pointed to the mud on
hi car that ha waa atlll carrying
from being atuck In Cow Creek can
yan which he claimed could hav been
fixed at a trifling "expena.
Mr. Hanr waa not In accord
with th ayatam uaed by th Oregon
people in making road but acknowl
edged that w had the scenery here
that would attract tne puunc eye u
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w had th meana of travel neceaaary
to reach olacra of intereat, Thoua-
and of cara will paaa through th
valley every month during the aum
mer aa aoon aa th roada are even
partly up to tandard. I th cxprea-
aion mad almoat daily by torn of
th beat-appearing people paaaing
through th valley every few daya.
Miller Return to Portland
n..n Milton A. Miller pasard
hrough the city thia morning on hla
t nflvui bunlneaa in ronianu.
Mr. Miller cam up from Portland
yeaterday with Hon. William n'
niniPai Hrvan to attend th diautau
qua at Ubanon. Mr. Miller states
that his brother Frank, who waa In
the revenue service, died very sud
.i,!.. I..t Vri.lov. Frank, aa he waa
familiarly called oy a wiae circle
acquaintances m J.lnn county, waa
ium nn tha old donation Isnd claim
of his parents four miles south of
Lrtuinon more man w years ugo, anu
resided with hla family in Portland
at tw time of Mi doith
fined In Police Court
(iuy King, who reldes on a farm
about four milea ao-Jth of llarriaburg.
waa arreated Saturday evening at the
Southern racifie depot for being
drunk and was held In th city Jail
until thia morning whan he waa fined
Il2.n0 by Judg Lewelling and re
leased a sober man.
!I9 COAST UNIONS
OTE TO CONTINUE
ELEPHOHE STRIKE:
EN BACK' AT WORK
At Portland 800 Operators
Return to hwitchboarda
Some Girl Wearing Bad
gen at Firiit Refused WorR
LOCAL GIRLS ARE BACK
Agreement Reached Said by
' Operators to Be for Year;
Company Says Until Aug
ust 1; 22 Register for Pay
PORTLAND. July 21-By Aa
aaclated PreaaAll th MM etrlk-
I lag telephone operator retoraeo
la work today la accordance with
th vol Ukea yeaterday. They
-! I .i a aVIork today aad
war pat t work Immediately or
pay atarted at that aour, uaioa
u i .-I- wMrlnv vlblMin badirea
. .. n mktkvhin were ra-
ruaavi tha nrivilrae of mriatoring by
ika hkaju Ami ai i . itnnw ai a.naw
glrla removed their badge, but oth-
am haii. m i ... mm mil iv imwra
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imminent. Th itriking linemen alao
returned to work.
Tha striker claim a complete vb
with wage Increaae,. and th creation
aa an . iujunmrnv vwni id an uv
tartain th comnanv and tha union
hereafter.
8AI.FM, July 21. Th alrikera
wit Iwck to work her today.
WEDrOKK. July 21. The strikers
returned but war not put to work,
wing to falVtre-of such I nat ruction
to reach' thtlocaf manaii'er.
SEATTLE, July 21. Nin hundred
triking poorators and ' electrical
worker returned to work thia morn'
in.. At Spokane the atrikrra return
ed.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 21. A
few (trikrra have returned to work.
The local union voted yeaterday to
stay out. Nineteen unions on the
roast have reported thev will continue
the strike, while ten have voted to
return to work. Meetings tomorrow
will settle th issue.
At Sacramento the striVyr voted
to stay out while the Loa Angelea
trikera voted to rea-im work.
Thia morninir 22 membera of the
local operators' rnlon reiriatered for
work and immediat-lv bcn tn draw
government pay. Both the strikers
anu tne company are claiming a vie
tory.
ine gins slate that tnev are res
turning to work in order that they
may ileal with th i ovcrnnu-nt, which
r .hi A s i.i deal il: en.ployrs ou
strike. The riaue- of retroait:, j pa
if to be divide,! a' Wahtn?tj.i nt
n'rl'Kk 'a 'ti inon The fi-t
ware fb Is tiU ' he rift" '. .
hoard at Washington, any the rirla.
Th strikers fivl trat. th.-v cm trust
the government. Mis Ixtuiae Aus
tin, president of the loc-l union, 'vith
miss r.nxaiieth Keulaml and Misa
Oena Frank returned Saturday night
from Portland where they met with
th union oniciala nt that nisee.
Another .strike roaaiblr
The girla atate that fiey sti'l tnv
th right of referendum ml tl at If
the government' decision ia not sa
tisfsctory another strike ran be look'
ed for.
All members of the electrics! union
in this city went to work this morn
ing. v
While the girls have registered and
are drawing pay, none have been as
signed to work yet. It ia understood
however, that schedules are being
worked out and that all of the strik
era and all of the girls who worked
during the strike who core to stay
win iw given positions. Two of th
girls who registered thia - morning
were protested by the company,
10 ft CCD li a force
Accordlne- to a statement hv tjvi
Manager George Sanders this r.onv
ing th company will keep 12 of the
"resent force of operators - and take
back th old force. All are on gov
ernment pay until July 81, after which
time the situation looks doubtful.
Th local girl returned to work at
the pay they were receiving when
they left. Beginners get $10 a week
for the first thro months. Increasing
fl each three months for the first
vesr, at which time they will
ceiva $13. The maximum for finish
ed operators in fiv years is $1K.S0.
Supervisors and other specialised
clrla get from $80 to $M a month.
All get time and a half for Sundayi
and hoiidnva.
Bark Pay Question
Linemen get a basic wag of $4
COL. Mc ALEXANDER
TO RETURN TO O.A.C.
amous Commander of 38th
Inf. at Marne to Instruct
College Students
According to a Waahington apacial
i- u.. ..(..'. Orevonian. Colonel U.
(J. McAUxandr who, during th war
k4ra.iir.enerai ano ww
tttl of "Th Rock of th Marn'
for
turn to Oregon Agricultural college
commander 01 in eraaeni "
training eorpa. Ha waa decoratod lor
gallantry by both th French and U.
government.
Senator Geo. E. Chamberlain yea
terday oVIiverVf th rilogy in th
senate oa Coward v. fiurpny, lor ou
years a reporter and stenographer in
the senate, who died Wednesday.
inrougn neprvaeniauve " .
liawley vrammber of th houa '
ways and meaaa commute waa r ri
dgy preaented with a bottl of logan
berry Juic. Propaganda for Oregon
In to bearing which will held Mon
day on th question of reducing th
tax on loganberry - and other fruit
juice.
Murphy Family la Portland '
Mr. and Mra. C. H. Murohv and
children an spending th week in
Portland visiting relativea. Mr. Mur
phy la also looking after automobile
buainaea.
RECORD FLIGHT IS
MADE TO PORTLAND
'lane Carrying Treasury
Certificates Passes Near
Albany Sunday Morn
Robert E. Smith, director of treas
ury savings certificates, flaw ovr
Linn county yesterday morning on hi
way from San Francisco to Seattle
with $50,000 worth of notes which
were to be placed aboard a ship bound
for Alaska. , Piloted -fay Lieut.' Cart
XYl' i TlTT'Tt
with th squadron that stopped oa Its
R. Nvuhtg, who was recently aeen her
way south from the Ro Fe.tiv.1. 1
piloted the plan and made a record
flight. A speed of 100 mile an hour
waa maintained and the trip to Port
land waa mado in 825 minute of fly
ing time.
The plan paaaed over Whit Craw
ford' ranch ten milea east, at 11:15.
I hey left Mather Field at 6 O'clock
Saturday evening and reached Red-
aing, lou mile away, ill 90 minutes.
Sifhday morning they started again
and made their first stop at Eugene,
nere oil ana gaa wer lasan on.
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-nm .'"P -a asm
nru.rt,"l,".66,n,l
tno; luiiuwinir w fKnini wni rrciT-
Kl yeaterday by ih." IHmocrat from
i. Smith:
KKUD1NG. July 20.-Arrived her
Jiit evming fiom Sacramento, flying
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time one i.our and 5U minutes, uis-
u.nco nearly 200 miles. Pilot says w
have been loafinr but when we pass
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ju. i.Lii ilsay v wer going some.
Leav bere about S a. m. Sunday and
nr., t V inr o ,.
and oil. Flying time four houra. will
land at municipal golf linka, Portland,
.0 minut a alicr leaving kUKenc, so
expect to arrive before noon. Pilot
lays we will croas Siskiyou Moun
ains at elevation of 10,000 feet.
Account inakyig
no stop flight
te. though by A,. To Poland
. sraiiHin h .hij, I .m
have aent treasury
ving certifi -
i -V.i. . ,. n hu. .,.
Alaska. Theea certificates are in
$100 and $1,000 denominations, cash
value in July $83.40 -and matur at
(100 value on January 1, 1924. Certif
icate will be distributed to Oregon
banks aa soon as they arrive from
here by express. Hope Oregon sub
scribe her quota as speedily as I am
getting delivery.
"ROBERT E. SMITH."
Returns from Lebsnon .
Mrs. Lewis of the city retimed
from Lebanon on thi early .train this
morning, where she had been to visit
relatives nnd attend Chautauqua.
rrom murra
Frank O'Brien of Salem e.m. n.
from Salem yesterday to attend the
funeral of Mr. Blank, who waa buried
here today
From Fort Klamath
F. G. haniMltll of Fort Klamath
was an Albany visitor today on his
way to Klk City Mr. Kamadeii states
that it was fM .legreea at yiamnth
last Friday; and he is seeki.i r a c.
orking on nignway
Ernest N. Jones left for Jefferson
tnis morning to Demn wont on ne
highway which he states is progress-
ing in good snap.
day, with varlou. grades for differ-
ent claaae. of workmen. An Increas
went into effect in all deoartmenta
on Julv 1. which affect all telephone
workers. The queation of retroact-
iv pay for linemen and others Is uo
to th government wir control board.
TO
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F
THE UNITED STATES
W oria in in uie name aioaa
with America, Commoner
Tells Lebanon Crowd ''
PRAISES LEAGUE
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first Step Ul Sealing TVauf
Oregon Praised for Direct
Legislation System; Big
Public Questions Keviewe
Public Policies Discussed
"I ass amaltarably oppaaew ta
th. propoaed alBaa with Fraaca
which waa algae by the L'alted
State, peace delegate. .tP'
uid William JaaiM Bryaa ta
hia addroa brier a Urg ehaa-,
Uuqua ero-a at Lebaaam I-
Ir3- '.' rumour mad four
points which explain h opposition
to this alliance with America U.
declaring that aa other nation la th
world ia in to same eiaa.
Uunitod 8utes and one are yet fit U
ba linked in such aa alliance.
"I am opposed to th Alliance with
Franc", h said. "Th document
ba not beam laid before the Senate
and we can only gather th terms
from th press. But 1 have four ob
jection. .
- Tt iiiri an Stated
"First. It diaerediU th leagu of
nations. , V ,
"S-oiul. ta form an alliance with
Franc or any other nation would b
a dieeriminaUnf factor that'.-would
menace th leagje of aations.
-Third.. I aa willing that this na
tion" shall step down tarn, us. ninn
- 1 111.: 1. T .Ifrk m.mm
position by linking Itself with one
, i. Ti i. i .k.
Tvn'tl h Vh. United StateT Mtt
America needs no armies or navies
to protect their borders. No other
nation in history has stood before
the world and defended weaker na
tion without charge.
Made Flag Loved
"After driving the Spaniard out of
Cuba and establishing a democratic
form of government we turned that
government- over to the people of
that island. On of the most impres
sive sights that I have ever witness-
, , . i .
; u mmm wiivn ure nnrrKU iK waa
, , Mom Caatl. and
'the Cub, Hag hoisted. When the
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clired that it should not be allowed
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touto,ucn. the
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while other nations have tried to
mil-, th. lr fenr. In Paris we ssk.
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nothing for our part in tins war.
i'Ut rreswcni Wilson spent six monui
fighting the greed and selfishness of
other nations, and the wonder is that
he got such a favorable treaty os fin
ally came out. France U not for the
leap ie of n il ions. In 1911 she jeo-n-vdl'rd
world peace over a little
enlntiisl nuMlmn i. k In,. mw,A k.J
n 1"" u. ".J ' V "
2 " ?TiT u VDr ln .
' aLTXT, JZ
r.nt A" which touched tha tinder
xt" to whole world
in war in
hamou League of Nation, x
fourth. I am not willimr tn'sniC
rend-r the right to other nation to
any wnen we are to go to war. -J am
no. wiinnv to tie ourselves up in
mat way."
In sneaking of the leagu of na
tion Mr Brvan said
I "Some minds- are confused by' th
objectives of th league of nations
before they knew th principle Invol-
Ived. Rome people haven't considered
the principle. Do wc want to end
war or continue it? Some believe
that war ia desirable. War ia. not
nocesrarv The Iramie will provide
a substitute fr sr bv providing Tor
"n'".VM-'',"on
K, ,ror mPlrte d
complete disarmament of the
i " ,jut B0,, forces for
nrotection gainst Internal disorders.
Th League of Nations la not
feet, but it Is better thai. th. .u.
.,lv. " IL.- ttl """
" j"..'10" "nd h "turn to
- - re io oreed
m.ore utur. It Is almp-
," 1 Proion against
M . " ,
Milton A Mm" lntdur1 b Hon.
n.i
vi ,. naractenxed
' . iTT S Am'Hn ciU.cn
i" h--- J" ,ortT' H '' t
. " wnicn en
pT",-,. f.!l!!l "inceJ "id
r' "m' furth'r " rH.r to
,r ,r ",m ""n any crowd It (
had in hia life. He praised Lebanon
and people and expressed th hope
'th-t he might return again.
Th Democrat would like to report
FORMER ALBANYITES
CAVORT AT OAKS
F. P. Nutting Preside at An-
nual Gathering or Loyal
Tribe of Oldtimers
Th annual gathering of th Albany
eietv. aa organisation eompoaod of
former residents of Albany who now
live In Portland, and which number
several hundred membera. waa held
at th Oaka, park Friday afternoon
and evening, says tne uregonian, I n
gathering was in the form of a picnic.
which custom ha been adhered to for
each of the aight years th organixa
tion haa been In existence, on each oc
caaioa th picnic being held at th
Oaka.
Th table waa made up of many
smaller table arranged in the form
of a letter A, and bandsom decora
tions of flowers and greenery en
hanced ita appearane. At 7 o'clock
an oldfashioned picnic supper waa
served, followed by brief speeches by
piuniincni memoers.
F. P. Nutting, as president of the
society, was toastmaster and gave an
addreaa of welcome. Other speaker?
wer ueorg w. Caldwell aad H. G
Starkweather. Misa Lillian Hackle.
man read two clever poems of her own
composition; little Mis Fredrika
Campbell recited delightfilly, and
Professor Carol Day gar several ao
to and led the society in singing
America" ana -Aula Lang Syne."
PRESIDENT WILSON
CONFINED TO BED
Executive Taken 111 on
Cruise, Trouble Not
Considered Serious
WASHINGTON, July 21w-By As
mMA Ppm,l-President Wiiaon re
turned today from a weekend eroiat
to Hampton Roads and was hnmed
tatelv offered to bed be by bia physic
ian. Rear Admiral uravson; wno an
nounced that the President was suf
JtAc Ui draentery. "
-ft is condition " " I
orobably will be able to receive call
-r before the end of th week.
His -efwragvaieBts with republics!
senators have been cancelled, rresi
dent Wilson has. been feeling badh
for several days. -
Returns From Caaradia
Mr. and Mrs. W- H. Hulburt.Te,
turned yesterday from a week's
camping at Caacadia. Mr. Hulburt
states that be drove his Liberty Six
on high gear all the way, which
going some. - "
the entire speech, which was interest
ing and full of information through
out, bit space forbids mention of mon
than the highlights. l
Strong for Suffrage
He began his lecture, which Was oc
important topics of tha day, with gen
ral references to tne relation or mar
o society and made tne statemen'
at rel'Tion is the only foundatior
upon which a moral code can be built
He often referred to the engineerint
ohrase, "the' angle of ri pose.
speaking on various topics. The in
com tax waa pointed to. He told ol
th trial of woman's suffrage, and
made a strong indorsement of tht
measure, saying that the world needi
woman's vote and conscience more to
day than she needs the vote.
Praised Democratic Party
Prohibition is a subject that he
haa lone been interested in and he
told ol the triumph of the movement.
He stated that he expects to live to
ice the entire civilised world drv.
He lauded the part that th demo
cratic party has had in the great re-
orm movements, saying that it had
hrown off the onerous mantle that
had covered it for GO years and had
eu in many or tne great movements.
He gave both parties credit, savins
that big reforms are the product of
cooperation.
tie men took up some Questions
brought up by th war and indorsed
anything that wojld bring about bet
ter nignways. He referred to . the
Columbia Highway as teh world'
most beautiful drive.
Profiteers Are Hit
Profiteering waa given a rap and
'hose who participated in robbing
the people at horn while the boys
fought were denounced.
Referring to th three great prob
lems before the people today, the
telephone, telegraph and railroads, he
laid that a private monopoly is In
icfensible and intolerable. He de
'nded government ownership of all
hre and said that a fair trial under
government ownership had not been
had because those running the tele
phone and telegraph line did not
want to see the experiment succeed.
ravers Referendum
He expects to see th fifth great
contsitutional reform of th genera
tion, the adoption of tha Oregon sys
tem of initiative and referendum. He
praised Oregon for leading the world
in this respect and believes that
completes democracy and gives th
peoDj th power to nil.
0 ASK RAILROAD
0 CHANGE COURSE
OR BETTER ROUTE
Chamber of Commerce Mem
bers Meet to Plan tor Pre
senting Case to Engineers
and Officers of Company
DICII FIELD OPEN
By Running Line Through
Linn County to Hog Pass
Competition Would B e
Eliminated ' V -
A mov'eawat to divert the Part,
land A Soataeastera Rallraai
frees ita prpoa rant ap th
North Saalissa river ta wker at
croaaea Hog Paaa, to th aUddk
of taw aooth fork of ta Sanllaja
aad through the aaasa paaa waa
bag aa acre thia moraine when a
auasber of baaiaaaaaaea met aad
disc sard way aad mean
It ia pointed out that tha proposed
oute takes th road up ta Santiaa
ind places it in competition with th
I. P. company, which already haa a
ig business there. By diverting th
fid and running it south through
Itayton, Larwood, Lacomb and Ber
in to the South fork, a new and rich
ountry would be tapped and provide
heavy business without comaeJti-
Would Opea New Caaatry
It would tap 118,000 acres of tim
er owned by th Hill interests alone.
11 ripe timber of excellent Duality.
t would open ap rich agricultural
ountry. It would open up the Quarts-
ille mining district by passing with-
i four or five miles of it, giving an
utlet to vast resources la gold, ail-
er, copper, lead and zinc ore, which
nly a railroad can develop.
In addition, a better grade would
o secured and more favorabl eon-
i tiona would be found In general.
Committee Named
A committee was. appointed, con-
is ting of F. J. Miller, president of
io Chamber of Commerce; A. s.
ammer and C. H. Stewart, to eU
pon representative of the road and
xplain th advantages of the new
oute.
Albany Is hot interested for herseli
a the line, but for the genwal de-
elopment of Lmn county, ine roau
rould not com within 20 mile of
his city, nt more taxable property
s Linn county would be created.
Herbert 8. Huson, of th engineer
ng firm of Huson A Fortiner of
ortland, in charge of th construe--on
of the road, was her but week
ecuring data, and th new plans
rill be laid before him. It is believed
hat the point will b seen and .that
he new route can be changed. Sur
eyors are now at Hog Pass looking
or th best route out.
' Return 'from Inspection Tr
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Weatherford ra
urned Saturday from a trip over the
tate with the board of regents of
regon Agricultural college, which
isited the experiment stations of th
o liege. The members of th party
vere drivan by D. O. Wood worth and
ill report an excellent trip.,
Russell Parker Returns
Russell Parker, who hu been on
ia ranch near Stavely, Alta., la her
or a abort visit. He stabv that if a
ain comes, wheat will run 25 bushels
o the acre, or about IS bushels if it
maina dry. Rye will go 46 bushels
o the acr.- ,
Vent to Newport (
Miss Zoe Trask left Saturday for
Newport to join her sister. Mis Ms
le Trask, and spend a two-weeks'
acstion on the beach.
Visiting at Wiedera i
Mia Emily C. Roberta of Portland
'Suspending a few days at th horn
f Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wieder. Miss
Roberta was formerly from Paria, III.,
ind a friend of the Wiedera when
hey lived at that place.
; NOTICE
All persons owing E. S. Gear for
wood are hereby notified to pay tha
amount thereof at once to th Albany
I.umb-r Co., and all desiring wood
thould o dtr the sam.e through tha
Albany I.nmber Co. Thf Albany Lum
ber Co. will fill all orders placed
through Mr. Geer.
21jy26 ALBANY LUMBER CO.
T '-
Tempi Command ery No. t.-.
.'Order of the Tempi Tues
day evening July 22nd. Din
ner at 6:3a All Sir Knlghta
expected to be in attendance.
E. WASHBURN, Ree.
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