AT BANQUET BQAKu
Large Crowd Attends Meeting
Last Night and Business
Men Enjoy Function.
THEY WILL HOLD ANOTHER
BANQUET IN A FEW WEEKS
A Novel Scheme Proposed by
One Speaker For Collection
of Bad Debts.
Continued from Wednesday, Mar. 19.
Atlircd in a bright red suit and
wcsiriiiK a li-i t with the inscription, 'J
collect bad debts," a small boy will
hereafter act as official debt collector
for the Retail Merchants of Albany if
the siiKKcstion made last night by I.
II. Medline is adoplcd by the asso
ciation. This stiKtfcstioii followed an ad
dress by K A. Goodwin of S. E,
Young & Son on the subject, "The
l'roper Credit System." The "red
boy" would only be placed on the
trail of confirmed dead-beats and if
the suggestion is carried out, he will
be expected to hound them until the
accounts arc mud.
The meeting of the retail mer
chants was called to order by r. O,
I'letcher after an elaborate supper
had been served at the new Arcez
under the direction of K. C. Chur
chill.
Secretary lira den then read the
minutes of the last meeting and the
report was adopted.
Responding to the toast, "Show
Windows JJo 1 hey J 'ay, and Why.'
K. 11. McCune appealed to the busi
ness men of Albany to maintain the
reputation already established of hav
ing the best show windows of any
city in the Willamette valley. Me
briefly reviewed the history of win
dow trimming and gave some inter
esling data on the subject which had
been obtained from some of the best
authorities, lie contended that neat
show windows not only prove a di
rcct financial benefit to the merchants
but are an excellent advertisement for
the city itself.
Speaking on the subject, "Advertis
ing, Newspapers or Circulars, Which
ray the liestr bred Dawson assert
ed that the newspapers do' not devote
the proper lime and attention to the
typographical construction of the ad
vertisements. He was not prepared
to say which of the two pay the best
but from his own experience was of
the opinion that the advertisement in
the local press reached approximate
ly GO per cent of the people while the
circulars reach only I0 per cent, the
conclusion of the speaker hoiiitr that
to obtain the best results both should
be used. lie also asserted that h
had obtained no results whatever
frmn the hist circulars he distributed.
At the conclusion of these remarks,
II. 1 M or I on of (he Oregon Power
company, arose and stated that his
company had obtained results trom
newspaper advertising. II e contend
ed that (he mail who dues not ot re
sults is largely responsible for it him
self. "Too many business men fill
their advertisements with close! v
written reading matter instead of
.it her taking a larger space or cul
ling down their copy," said the speak
er.
ti. A. Hood was then called upon
and asserted that his store had con
fined iis advertising campaign almost
entirely to the newspapers. lie said
that the increase of business during
the past year was the brt evidence of
the results obtained from this clas of
advert i sing, and an noun ih d that In-
had made a larger appropriation for
advertising in the newspapers during
the present year than he has in the
past.
K. II. MeCune of the firm of Cham
hers A- McCune followed Mr. Hood
and staled that his firm used both the
newspapers and the circulars and had
oblained( good results from both.
Waldo' Anderson spoke on the sub
ject, "Public Credit vs. the Mer
chant:" (i. T. Hoekcnsuiith of S. Iv
Young iSi Son on "How to Control
Credit Accounts;" P. A. Goodwin had
for his subject, "The Proper Credit
System." ami K. M. Krench closed
the discussion wilh an address on the
subject, "Overhead Kpenses How
to Curtail Them." AH ol these speak
ers handled their subjects well.
The following business men partic
ipated in the discussion of various
subjects: S. X, Uraden. 1.. K. Ilaiuil
ton, V. G. Hallaek, Pan Johnston,
IV O. Wood worth, P. A. Young,
Mavid P. Mas.ni, J. P. Hurlburt and
V. C. Schult
Owing to' the large attendance and
the success of the meeting last night
the chair appointed a committor to
assume charge of the a: rangemonM
for a similar meeting to be hold with
in the next few weeks. The mem
bers of the committor ar.' as follows:
(i. A. Hood. W. M. Marker and C. O.
Andrrson.
JAMES HART NOW ON TRIAL
FOR VIOLATING LIQUOR LAWS
Case Came Up This Morning in
Circuit Court Before Judge
Galloway.
The appealed case of Oregon vs.
James Hart who was convicted in
the justice court last February on a
charge of violation of the local op
tion law, went to trial this morning
at 10 o'clock in department 'o. 1 of
the circuit court with Judge Gallo
way on the bench in Judge Kelly's
absence.
The case will not be completed
until late this afternoon. A good por
tion of the morning was taken up
in the securing o'f i jury. The last
juror was seated at 11 o'clock and
before the jury box was completed
17 talisnicn were called. The jurors
arc ;
VVm. Abbott, Scio; Leonard F. Mc
Claiii, Albany; Perry I'arker, Center;
II. R. Sherrill, llarrisburg; R. L.
Acheson, Shcdd; Jno. VV. Miller, Hal
sey; J. R. Morris, Lebanon; VV. A.
Ledbetter, Albany; Fred Hoflich, Al
bany; Win. Wickizcr, Albany; N'. D.
Conn, Albany.
The next case So be taken up on
the docket will be the -case oi Oregon
vs. J. E. Hammond, schcduL'd to Irj
.."raigncd lale this afternoon. Ham
mond is charged with' assault with a
dangerous weapon. This rase will
b'i followed by Oregon vs. James
Murphy, charged with givill.; intoxi
cating liquor to minors
FORMER ALBANY MAN
IS NOW AN INVENTOR
This Is According to Advice
Received atthe Local
Commercial Club.
LARGEST TIMBER HOLDERS
IN EASTERN LINN COUNTY
R. I' Simpson and family, residents
of North Albany for six or seven
years, left last night for Little Falls,
li . 'Oure tin v will make their
home. They sold their place of twen
ty acres to V. V. Nutting, of this city,
who' has rented it. It is situated a
short distance from Talestiue church,
just opposite the North Albauv tiaets.
oil the cast, and has an orchard of
peaches, 'Framiuette walnuts, apple
and cherry trees. Loganberries, etc.,
besides a fine fir grove and other at
tractions. The place has been rented.
Mrs Kithn, mother of Mrs. M. V.
Wealhrrford, this morning left for
her home in Ohio, after a visit of
several months with her daughter.
FREE RAILROAD FREIGHT
FOR INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITS
School Children? Contributions
to the State Fair Will Be
Carried Free of Charge.
New Map in Club Rooms Shows
All Biggest Tracts in That
Section of County.
According to a letter from the De
partment of Education at Salem and
signed by N. C. Maris, field worker
for industrial fairs, school children
living 2IKI iniles from Salem can send
their exhibits for the industrial ex
hibit of the Oregon State Fair as well
as those living but 20 miles away, for
all of the railroads have offered to
carry these exhibits to the fair free of
charge.
The letter which will he sent to
the county school superintendents all
over the elate runs in part:
"I am sure the school children of
Oregon will be delighted to know
that the different railroads of the
state have all agreed to carry the
school children's exhibits to and from
the State l-iir, this year, free of
charge. In order to take advantage
of this liberal offer the exhibits of a
certain county,, or district, must be
assembled at one or more convenient
shipping points and shipped togeth
er.
I he State Fair begins September 29
this year anil it is said that the nrize
list is larger and more attractive than
last year. A list of the prizes will be
also scut to the county scboo'l sup
erintendents. In the fetter the co
operation of the children and teach-
rs and every citizen of the state is
strongly urged that Oregon may lead
the world in industrial work this
year.
' EARLY ALL OFFICERS OF
THIS GRANGE WOMEN
The local Commercial club has just
received word from reliable authori
ties that the Porter Brothers will vis
it tliis city sometime in the near fu
ture. These gentlemen are the par
ties who recently purchased the 116,
000 acres of tint tier land in Mas tern
Linn county from Louis W. Hill at
a consideration of $4,000,000. Their
visit to this city will be for the pur
pose of getting acquainted with mem
bers of the Commercial club ' and
leading business men of the city.
This is from advice given Manager
Stewart and it is not definitely known
at present as to when the Porters
will visit Albany but it is thought
that the gentlemen will arrive some
time the early part of next month.
Upon the occasion of their visit
it is expected that the location of one
of their proposed large lumber mills
at this city will probably be discuss
ed. Other projects may also be tak
en up in the way of" development of
the large tract of timber land they
have just purchased.
Manager Stewart has just com
pleted the marking of a sectional map
of the eastern portion of this county
showing nil of the larger holdings of
timber, covering a to'tal of 336,000
acres, which is only a small portion
of the timber lands in the county.
The map has been marked off with
different colors and a legend has
been arranged in the corner of the
map designating the owners of the
holdings.
Other diagrams have been marked
on the map, including the territory
which was proposed to' be taken off
of this county and annexed to Mar
ion coynty during the recent legisla
ture. This tract aggregated an acre
age of approximately 90,000. How
ever, it will .be remembered that the
bill introduced into the legislature
causing this change in the boundary
of Linn county was not passed. Man
ager Stewart has marked many im
portant watersheds and points of van
tage, including prominent divides in
the mountainous section of the coun
ty and the map is on display in the
Commercial Club room and will no
doubt be interesting to those who 1
The Porter Brothers are the largest
holders of timber according to the
map with the to'tal of 116,000 acres,!
which lays in blocks of every other :
section. The Weir ha users have 48.- !
000 acres, the Linn & Lane Timber i
Co.. with b.OO0, and the Hammonds
with 42.000 acres. There are 12 other
concerns with timber holdings shown j
on the map and Mr. Stewart says that !
while he was going over the records j
in prepar.itum of the map. he discov
ered that there were many local peo
ple holding timber claims in the section.
Has Obtained Patent on Number
of Inventions and Some of
Them Are Good Sellers.
Mr. and Mrs. PicKel and Mr.
Demkey, of Portland, returned to
that city this forenoon, after a short
stay in Albany, during which Mr. and
Mrs. PicKel were the guests of their
cousins. Mr. and Mrs. M. Bussard.
Mr. PicKel is quite an inventor, hav
ing patented seven or eight things o'f
importance. Perhaps the best paying
one was an automatic clock, a big sel
ler. Xow he is at work on an ad
justable wrench and a mantel bed,
which promise good returns. Besides
inventing things, Mr. PicKel looks af
ter probably the biggest cherry or
chard in the state, owned by him, lo
cated a few miles from Salem, and
containing 125 acres of fine fruit.
Years ago he was a resident of Al
bany for a while. Now his home is in
Laurelhurst, Portland, where he has
one of the finest places in that fash
ionable addition.
FARMERS, ATTENTION!
Seed wheat for sale. Inquire of the
Albany Mill & Elevator Co.
F27 to M 27 d&w
For Sale.
80 acres land, all in cultivation. Lo
cated y3 miles northeast of Oakville
station on the Oregon Electric. A
fine bargain. For particulars address
or phonc.Mrs. Eva Vernor, care O.
A. Archibald, 540 W. Third street,
Albany, Oregon.
M-10-Apr 10-dly-wkly
Western Star Grange No. .309 P.
of H. will give a basket social at their
hall on the evening of March 22.
Good program, and everybody invit
ed. dlyM17-W21
FOR SALE Over a carload of good
Carmon No. 3 potatoes, good for
seed, at 25c per bushel, at my barn,
corner Hill and Sixth streets. Now
is your chance. A. J. Carothers.
Mar8tfd&w
SANDY LOAM delivered, $1.15 per
yd. Also gardens plowed and har
rowed. Bell Phone 584 J.
m Wkly-Mar-11-25
Come on and bring a
friend to see Snyder
draw out your plow-lay
Don't fail to see our
NEW POWER
HAMMER
404 East Second St.
Albany
MISS MYRTLE HODGE PASSED
AWAY LAST NIGHT AT ARRAGO
Was Well Known Young Lady
of This City, Where She
Attended College.
Word was received here this noon
that Miss Myrtle Hodge of Arrago',
Oregon, had suddenly died at her
home last night after a short illness.
The cause of death is not known.
Miss Hodge is well known here
where she attended the Albany Col
lege, graduating from that institution
in 1911. Since her graduation she has
been teaching school at Arago.
Two bro'thcrs, Harold and Arthur
Hodge, who have been attending col
lege for the last winter, were sum
moned home the latter part of last
week because of the illness of their
sister and reached her bedside just
before she passed away. Her age is
given as 25 years. She was well
thought of here and was a young lady
of splendid character and attain
ments and her untimely death is a
shock to a host o'f friends.
NEW PIPE ORGAN WILL BE
DEDICATED AT 8 TONIGHT
Splendid Program Has Been
Arranged for the Opening
of Dedicatory Week.
The dedication of the new pipe or
fjan of the First Presbyterian church
will take place this evening at the
church at 8 o'clock.
Professor Lucien E. Becker will
play the organ and will be assisted
by the renowned baritone singer,
John Claire Mo'nteith. Both of these
gentlemen are from Portland where
they are well known in music circles.
Local talent will take part in the pro
gram. Mrs. Flo will sing a solo and
others to take part are Prof. Wilson,
violinist. Miss Waggener, pianist, and
Mr. Irvine, flutist.
The program will be opened by a
dedicatory prayer by Rev. William
Parsons. Among musical numbers
of the program appears Mendels
sohn's March of the Priests and Schu
bert's Serenade which promise to be
splendid features nf the program.
EASTER
SPECIALS
Messaline and Taffeta Silk Petticoats in
black and colors, special $2.95 each.
25c Corset Cover Embroideries, splendid
designs on a good material, 15c yard.
Women's Bur son Hose, 25c quality,
special 2 pair for 35c.
Just secured a new line of Lace Rufflings,
Crystal Buttons and Lace Band Trimmings
.Agents for T7T rfV"T'C Agents for
Standard rLUUD 9 Kabo Reducing
Patterns 334 West First Street Corsets
Sweet Home Farmers Have
Grange Hall Paid For and
Large Membership.
Kilitor Democrat:
On I'riilay, March Mill, accompan
ied by my wife I inspected the Sweet
llnmc grange.
Immediately after dinner the
grange was called to order and busi
ness commenced.
1 found all the officers of this
grange, with one exception, are la-
lies, something that I never heard of
before. 1 certainly was surprised, but
I found they were etnial to men if
not superior m many ways.
The master, Mrs. Cora Stone, con
ducted the work splendidly, and will
in a short time make a very efficient
presiding ofticcr.
l'hey have .'8 members on the book
and will likely have ipiitc a class for
initiation soon. 1 wo applications
were received and referred to the
proper committees. l'hey intend to
,ecuie applicant cnoitL'ti for a irood-
sized ckiss and invite the degree team
from Crowfoot grange to' come ami
conier the degrees for them. They
will attempt to make it possible to
have all four degrees on that day. and
the Crowfoot team is anxious to' go
and visit with them and confer the
tegrees lor ttiem.
Sweet Home grange has a nice new
hall iairlv well finished and is out of
lent, winch places them in a posi
tion to make rapid advancement. I
Thev are looking for a railroad tn '
their little valley soon, something I
w hich they are badly in need of. The i
ounty ro.nl is very good, but m some
places is nunc soft. One visitor from
llolley uranec was present.
J.' H. Scott,
County Deputy.
Htleh Climmiiiu tl t...L. ......
returned to I .orvalltfl this morning to
meet n lare herd of hogs, brought
hills. " c
Mrs. L.itira llacklemau Pallain. of
Oroville, Wash., last evening left for
home after a visit of several weeks
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Den
ver llaokloman. Mr. Dallam, private
secretary for (In v. I laves tor four
years, and his predecessor two
ve;:is. :s :i.v.- oi" tlu ()roiIIe
(laette. which he is making a suc
cess. John A. Shaw, Jr.. mother Mrs.
Royal Shaw, and brother Lawrence,
returned to Mill City this morning af
ter an Albany visit, 'this was John
A.'s first visit to the metropolis of
Linn.
aster
Miitmery io Classic
Shapes and Shades
h'OU SAL.K Half doen line, puliri
bred barred cockerels. Ili;;h class
stock from crossing three best lav-inn
strains in .slate, l'rice $-'.50 :f taken I
soon. May be seen at comer ,'d and:
Cal. streets. Marred Rock. Huff Or
pinyton and Indian Runner 'luck c;irs
for sale. Archibald X- Son: 540 V..ird. :
FOR ANXIOUS
Many of the perplexities arising
from baby's numerous ailments have
been solved for thousands of anxious
parents by Mother Kroh's llaby Rem
edies There are ten of the.se reme
dies, one for each of baby's ordinary
ailments, and each is not only sate
and free from any injurious ilriiii. but
is also guaranteed in every instance
to ijive satisfaction or money back.
If baby is ill. we would advise you
to consult a physician; but to par
ents who do not wish to consuit a
physician, and to physicians them
selves, we recommend Mother Kroh's
Baby Remedies. These remedies have
been tested by many thousands and
have invariably proved satisfactory.
There are ten of these remedies, each
costing J5 cents and sold in this
community only at our store The
Retail Store.
FRED DAWSON,
Albany, Oregon. M18
That Typify True Style
$3, $5, $6.50, $9 and $10
You run the whole gamut of styles within these prices, and you receive as much
for your money as you probably would for twice the expense in the mediocre
millinery shop or from a factory trained milliner who fusses and fumes and never
gels the true artistic results.
Pattern Hats From the House of Gage That Are
the Delight of Easter Shoppers
Every Pattern Hat that is admitted into this store is from the House of Gage. We
add no cheap filling-in stocks to help balance the profits. All materials whether
they be feathers, braids, ornaments or plumes, you may depend are from the
House of Gage. We invite you to the store to see this grand exhibition of Easter
Millinery.
The style makers have certainly done justice to their calling and prices are in
deed reasonable.
You will be surprised at the great values a little money will secure in this Easter
Exhibition.
We want you to see the matchless showing of Easter Coats, Suits and Dresses.
ALL READY TO PUT ON.
Coats $9.50 to $25
Tailored Suits $15 to $50
Dresses $9.50 to $35
Our Great 1913 Style Show Presents An Exhibition of Coats,
Suits and Dresses That Can Not Be Surpassed
Children's and Misses' Outfits in Complete Assortments.
Styles that add to the Easter joy may now be obtained at prices you will not hes
itate to pay.
ruiifDrnc xrrTTTr
VilA.flUTllJUlJ tt, lUlUmr, Lyon Street. :: Alb.ny. Oreton
Io the Elks' Temple, First and
ALBANY'S LEADING CLOAK and SUIT STORE