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TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1913.
The Statesman-Commissioner
When a public official takes ex
ception to a fair a-nd impartial
report of the proceedings of a
public meeting, he lacks that de
gree of sober thought and sound
judgment which is expected of a
man holding an important public
trust. No public servant who has
been both faithful and efficient
in the performance of his duties
will be injured by an impartial
report of any criticism directed
agai'nst the manner in which he
conducts the affairs of his office.
No public official has a right to
rctpiest a publisher to suppress
news of this character or to take
exception to its publication. The
taxpayer has a right to criticise
any public officer and lite news
paper that publishes a report of
such criticism can not be properly
accused of partisanship or person
al animus towards the office
holder.
1'y way of explanation, a meet
ing of the Albany Commercial
Club was held several days ago
at which time, the road policy of
the county court was under con
sideration. Certain members of
the court were roundly scored by
members of the club for their in
activity in providing the people
of I. inn county with better roads,
one of the speakers characteriz
ing the present board as "the do
nothing court." The statement of
this speaker as well as others who
were severe in their criticism has
not heretofore been printed in the
Democrat.
The report of this meeting was
not satisfactory to O. II. Russell,
the Statesman-Commissioner from
Sweet Home. It gave our read
ers some hint of the temper of
the people in this section of the
county on the question of "good
roads." It was not enough to sup
press certain slalemeuts which
were calculated to discredit mem
bers of the court. The entire
story should have been consigned
to the waste basket and our read
ers permitted to remain in ignor
ance of the proceedings of the
Commercial club, all because' it
displeased the Sweel Home
Statesman to learn that his meth
ods of conducting the affairs of
his office were not meeting with
public approval.
The Democrat has therefore
been guilty of a'ii offense against
the dignity of the courts and as
an effective protest against the
publication of the proceedings of
the Commercial club. Commis
sioner Kttssell yesterday stopped
his paper. This be evidently be
lieved would immediately throw
the paper into the hands of a re
ceiver and prevent the publica
tion of further adverse criticism
of his official acts. The Demo
crat is pleased to announce that
it has succeeded in negotiating a
loan of the dollar and a quarter
lost through the withdrawal of
this patronage and will continue
to print tin- urws.
The Democrat declines to pub-li-.li
it comment upon a commit
location inspiu-d s"li'lv bv an in
satiable lust for cheap notoiiclv
The Oregonian "Stands Pat"
The Oregonian this morning
assures its readers that it has no
present intention of deserting the
old ship of conservative republi
canism. It will not follow the
leadership of Colonel Roosevelt
as indicated in a recent editorial
unless that distinguished Progres
sive "is brought to see the error
of his ways." The editor of the
Portland daily sees no indication
of a change of heart on the part
of Roosevelt and until that
change takes place, will continue
the battle for excessive tariff du
ties and an unwholly alliance be
tween politics and "big business."
The editorial is as follows :
"Because the Oregonian the other
day made a -candid review of the ca
reer of Theodore Roosevelt, and de
scribed him as "the greatest moral
and political force of .our generation,'
the Albany Democrat discovers that
an "intellectual retreat" has been
made, a "complete rout,"an editorial
surrender," "leaving the denizen of
Oyster Bay in complete and absolute
command of the fortifications."
"If the Oregonian had said anything
recently about Colonel Roosevelt d'f
fercnt from the things it has a'd
many times previously, the Democrat
alone has discovered it. It is possible
for a commentator who desires to
know and state the truth to annraise
a great figure like Roosevelt or a
great cause at its real worth, weigh
ing in balances the positive and the
negative, the good and the bad, the
large and the small, and giving a pic
ture of an estimate that will on its
face bear evidences of genuineness
and conviction. The Oregonian has
been both a vigorous supporter ami
an unsparing critic of Colonel Roose
velt. But if the Democrat fancies
that anything this nancr has said is
an indication of a desire or purpose
mi cuiist under tne Colonel s banner,
we fancy that there is one editor at
Albany who is due for a sharp awake
ning unless, indeed, the Colonel shall
be brought to see the error of his
political ways, and repent. Wc sec
no signs of that now.
1 he Oregonian desires nothinir so
much just now as a definite separa
tion of the sheep and the goats. No
man can he both in and out of any
parly, though some persons ill Ore
gon are doing pretty well in fooling
both themselves and the people along
that line. Let the Progressive who
says ho wants to abandon the battered
"hi Republican hulk go ahead and
abandon. The trouble with too many
is mat tliey spend a lot too much
tunc wandering about looking for
life-preservers before they consent to
lake the leap."
Commercial Club Dignity
A Commercial Club is either a
success or a failure. There is
no "twilight zone" between these
two extremes. It is either the
making of a town or its undoing.
The success or the failure of
an organization of this character
depends largely upon the presid
ing officer. He is the official
spokesman for the club in all pub
lic matters and is expected to re
flect the sentiment of its member
ship. His position is an honor
able one and has certain definite
and well defined responsibilities,
lie is expected at all times to
maintain the dignity of his office,
for he speaks not only for himself
individually, but for the organi
zation which he represents, lie
must be more than level-headed
he must be a diplomat. It is
bis duty, and should be his desire,
to create harmony, rather than
discord among the business inter
ests. If he expects to make the
organization of lasting benefit to
the community he will work in
complete and absolute harmony
with the local press. This should
not only be done because of a
sense of gratitude for countless
I favors rendered in the past, hut
because of a lively sense of grati
tude for awrs to come.
! The Democrat declines to com
i incut upon the recent indiscretion
I of the presiding officer of the Al
Miany Commercial Club, lie wrote
his ow n indictment and found a
true bill against himself, thus re
lieving us of the unpleasant rc
jspousihility of indulging in per
sonalities. , lint notwithstanding the fact
that the Democrat is disposed to
; be charitable, it occurs to us that
the members' of the local Com
mercial Club should be extremely
careful in the selection of a pre
siding officer at the expiration of
the term of the present incimi-
, bent. If we must hav e a politician
'at the head of the orgaui.-alion,
let him be a trained diplomat.
and a man who will treat the
'press with due Courtesy and re-
, sped.
ALBANY YOUNG MAN WILL .
DEBATE FOR WILLAMETTE U.
Charles Ohling Is Member of
the Capital City College
Debating Team.
This Friday evening, Willamette's
debating teams will meet the Idaho
Forensic Logicians, in what promises
to be a most exciting contest. The
negative men, paul Smith and Glen
McCaddam, will meet Idaho's affirm
ative team, Homer Barton and Joseph
Pond, at Moscow, while Seth Axley
and Charles Ohling will uphold the af
firmative against Harry Mc Adams
and Philip Evans at the First M. E.
Church of this city. Willamette Col
legian. Charles Ohling is a resident of this
city, a graduate of Albany High
School and a student for several
seasons of the Albany College.
Charles has been making good as a
debator at Willamette University.
Emil t A. Trefzgar, three times
champion typewriter of England, is
in the city demonstrating the Un
derwood typewriter.
IS OUT $70 ANO HORSE HE
SOLD FOR WORTHLESS CHECK
Local Bank Attaches Livery
Barn to Coverthe Amount;
Settled This Morning.
Because he had neglected to make
good a check for $70 which was
cashed for them 'by the local First
N'ational bank, and which was not
honored by the First National bank
of Corvallis, the local bank authorities
instituted an attachment against the
livery barn operated at the foot of
Lyon street, by Al Peacock and Ben
McElheiny.
The financial difficulty originated
over the alleged fact that McElheiny
had sold a" horse to the Independent
Meat Co of Corvallis, for which he
was tendered a check for $70 on the
First National bank of that city. Mc
Elheiny got the check cashed at the
local hunk but when it appeared at
the Corvallis bank, that institution re
fused to honor it, because the meat
company had no money on deposit.
The matter was put before McEl
heiny who' neglected to give it at
tention accordingly the attachment
was instituted.
The check, which was signed In
dependent Meat Co. by T. E. Corn
wall, Mgr., was dated March 20 and
was cashed on the 21st. However,
the trouble was all cleared up today
when Mc Klhciuy ref untied the mon
ey, but he is out exactly $70 and one
NOTICE.
In the Comity Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of I. inn.
In the matter of the Application of
Mike Licmbeske to change his name
to Mike Rice.
Any ami all persons are hereby no
tified and required to appear before
the above entitled court on or before
May 2, 113. at the hour of ten o'clock
in the forenoon, and then and there
offer and show cause, if any they
have, why the application of the un
dersigned Mike Geinbeske for a de
cree changing his name to Mike Rice
should not be granted and a certifi
cate issued to the undersigned as re
quired by law of the said change of
his name.
This notice is published pursuant
to an order of the Honorable D. B.
MeKnight, Judge of the above en
titled Court, made and entered on the
(h day of March. 19U.
MIKE GEMHESKE.
Aprl-29 (Tues)
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of an execution and or
der of sale to me directed issued out
of the Circuit Court ot the State of
Oregon for I. inn County in the case
wherein Ferdinand Preisinger is
plaintiff and C. H. Corbm. Stella Cor-
J bin, Clara M. Kauttman, Tebault
Real Estate Co., Joe Petzie and Alva
Smith are defendants, I will on Tues
day the Seventh day of May. PU. at
the hour of one o'clock P. M., at the
trout iloor ot the I ourt House in
I Albany, I. inn County. Oregon, sell
at public auction to the highest bidder
. for eah in hand the following de-
senheu real property, to wit: Begin
ning at a point which is 53 rods north
of the south wis t corner of section
35. in township l. S. R. 1 east of the
W ill. Mer. in l.itiu County, Oregon,
thence north to the northwest corner
of section 35. in township 0, S R. 1
eat, thence east 40 rods; thence south
Jf7 rods more or Ies to a water main
ditch running in a wercrlv course
through said land, thence following
-viid ditch in a westerly course to the
place of beginning, containing in all
(v acres, more or less, in Lirm County,
Oregon, to satisfy a judgment ren
dered ui favor of the plaintiff and
aun-it the defendants in the sum of
SIJNl U and accruing interest thereon
:l S per cent per annum from April
U PM3. and the c.t ,.f this suit
taxed at 5-S 70, and the costs of this
CMVution and sale
P H. BOD1NE '
Sheriff of I urn i'ountv, Oregon.
C. C. Bryant, attornev i.',r phintit!
AS 15 22 -M 6
News on This Kage is
From Daily Iue of
FRIDAY, APRIL 4.
SHERIFF - BODINE
County Treasury Swelled to
Extent of $127,092.42 in
Tax Money Yesterday.
LARGEST SUM IN HISTORY
OF OFFICE SAYS FRANCIS
Tax Collector to Make Official
Statement in Regard to Tax
Collection Soon.
Sheriff D. H. Bodine yesterday
deposited the largest single sum of
tax money to County Treasurer W.
W. Francis that has been made dur
ing Mr. Francis' term of office. This
is according to a statement made to
day by the county treasurer. The
amount involved a sum of $127,
092.42. This is the fifth deposit of mon
ey made by Sheriff Bodine to the
county treasurer during the present
tax collecting period. These amounts
were unproportionate sums, as com
pared to the turn over made yester
day. The largest sum of tax money col
lected in a single day by the sheriff's
office is $65,337.79, which was col
lected one day last week. Ex-Sheriff
D. S. Smith stated this morning that
this beats any record established by
the office collecting money during
his term. He said that $63,000 would
approximately cover the amount of a
single day's collection of taxes of the
tax collection periods of the office
during the 11 years he was in office.
Sheriff Bodine stated this morning
that the exact figures in regard to the
entire amount of taxes thus far col
lected were not available nor was he
at liberty to give with accuracy the
identical amounts collected from
some of the largest tax payers, but
that a resumet of the business trans
acted by the o'ffice during this period
is under course of compilation, and
that as soon as this was completed it
was his intentions to make a state
pared to the deposit made yesterday.
The exact amounts and the dates
of some of the largest collection days
could not be learned this morning
but according to a statement made by
the sheriff this information will be
forth coming at an early date.
(s) PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. II. C. Watson, of Eugene, ar
rived this morning to look after her
Albany property.
George Taylor, of Canby, a former
prominent house mover and well dig
ger of Albany and Eugene, came up
last evening to look after his farm
near this city.
Miss Minnie Lugger, ov Vancou
ver. Wash., formerly a popular young
lady of the younger set of this city,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. J.
Kavanaugh. of West Third street.
Dr. W. F. Jones, V. S., went to Jef
ferson this afternoon to look after a
sick animal.
Mrs. Will Hulin, after a visit with
her aunt, Mrs. G. W. Pennebackcr
and family, went to Portland this af
ternoon She will join her husband
here upon his arrival with a squad of
base ball players.
Mr. anw Mrs. W. E. StcTcns went
to Salem this afternoon.
Frank J. Devine was a Portland
visitor yesterday.
. V. H. Rhodes was in Portland yes-
terdav.
Mrs. Ed. Warner, of Tallman, for
many years a resident of Albany, re
turned home this afternoon, after a
visit here.
F. . DeYaney, of Jefferson, a form
er Albany alderman, was in the city
this afternoon.
Messrs.' Smith and Denny, of Cor
vallis. have been in the city today
making arrangements for a wrestling
match at Corvallis, on next Tuesday
evening, between C. llalcomb, weight
155, of this city, formerly a resident
ot Portland for twenty years, and S.
Ford, weight lo4, of Astoria, for $150
a side, lio'ih men have good records
as wrestlers.
Mrs. Andrew Skaar went to Jef
ferson this afternoon, called there by
the serious illness of her mother.
Banker J. C. Shedd. of Shedd, was
in the city today.
Hugh Cunimiugs. stock buyer, went
to Independence this mornimr on the
, O. E.
Yoy Bain, of London, Out., after
several months viit at the home of
his uncle Hanker Win. Bain, left this
morning for his home.
P. P. Wilcox ami family left this
'morning for Spokane, where they will
i reside. Mr. Wilcox who ha been
'with the Oregon Power Co' for some
(time, will go into the construction
; work at Spokane. He i a native of
Oregon, h.ning been bom near Sa
. lent.
Mi Waggener left tjt night for
litlMwo. and Mr Adna Smith Flo
and J I. triue today, to' give a con
1 cert totv'it Mis-; Weggener was
born in HiMshori.. where she has re
sided mo-t i !u-r life. .vul hence a
il.-.ige audienep ts anticipated.
WILLAMETTE RIVER IS FALLING
AT RATE OF 3 FEET A DAY
French Thinks It Will Remain
at the Normal Depth
From Now On.
F. M. French stated this morning
that the river was falling at the rate
of three feet a day and that it would
continue to do this for the next ten
days until it reaches the generally
accepted normal stage for this season
of the year of from 4 to 5 feet.
However, there is nothing certain
about the antics of the river. One
day it might be up and the other it
may be down, but if the general rule
holds good, stated Mr. French, there
is no question but that the river, will
remain at its normal depth from now
on.
According to the gage at the foot
of Broadalbin street, this morning at
S o'clock the water stood at 11.5 feet.
This is considerably lower than wfiat
it was yesterday of 14.4.
The range of temperature for the
last 24 hours as recorded by Mr.
French is 42-57 degrees. The rain
flal for the same length of time is
.37 inch.
MERCHANTS WILL PAY FARES
OF OUT-OF-TOWN CUSTOMERS
Unique Plan Adopted by Albany
Mercantile Establishments
Now Effective.
To show the enterprising spirit of
the Albany merchants, several of
them have gotten together and have
perfected a unique plan fof the bene
fit of their customers who reside out
of the city.
The plan becomes effective im
mediately and is in effect that the cus
tomer residing in this section will
have his round trip fare paid to the
city providing he makes a purchase
of $20 or more. The plan is so com
pleted that if a buyer makes a pur
chase of $5 at a store and the same
at another and $10 at a third store,
saving tne receipts ot the amount pur
chased and upon application to Man
ager Stewart of the Commercial club,
showing the receipts he will be given
the necessary fare.
Advertisements conveying this in
formation has been run in leading
newspapers of the c unty for the last
week and in them Albany is termed
the grand trade center of the valley,
with over half a million dollars of
stock in their stores. This proposi
tion holds good at the stores of the
following merchants: S. E. Young &
Son, Tracy Clothing Co., Blain
Clothing Co., G. A. Flood & Co., L.
E. & H. J. Hamilton, Chambers &
McCune, McDowell Shoe Co., W. B.
Stevens & Co., Fisher Bradcn & Co.,
Fortmiller Furniture Co., M. Stern
berg & Co., and the Toggery.
"THE OOLL SHOP" WILL BE
STAGED BY LOCAL TALENT
Successful Musical Pantomine
Will Be Given April 16 at
Opera House.
"The Doll Shop," a musical pan
tomine, will be staged in this city at
the Opera House April 16, with local
talent.
The play is to be given under the
auspices of St. Peters Episcopal par
rish and over 100 local people will
take part. The cast will include most
ly adults and many high school boys
and girls will also take part.
This play has been given under the
auspices of many churches through
out the Pacific Northwest and is re
puted to be one of the biggest music
al successes at the disposal of the lo
cal talent stage.
Rehersals are being held in the
rectory of the church corner of Lyon
and Sixth street and the first one was
held last night. Mrs. J. Sziver, a
well known stage director, has been
engaged to stage the production.
POSTAL RECEIPTS INCREASE
NEARLY 10 PER CENT
Postal receipts at the local post
office for the quarter ending March
31. 1913 is $5925.51. For the quarter
ending March 31. 1912 is $5405.55.
Net increase $519.96 or nearly 10 per
cent.
When it is taken into consideration
that during this period for the year
1912 there was a warm political pri
mary on. flooding the mails, while
the period just closed depended solely
upon the normal trend of business for
its receipts, the above showing is a
good one.
Judge MeKnight went to Harris
iing mi;, morning on coumy OHM- j
ness. j
Mr. Fred Oohnert. bo kkeeper of .
the First Xation.il flank has pur- .
chased one of the 1113 Hurley-Da-!
vulon motorcycles from the Albany ;
Gmi store. !
Mrs. M. E. Watson, of Eugene, is i
a visitor in the citv tolav.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Day. of Port
land, are registered at the lUiuim-l'
hotel.
Mrs R. Ringo of Gervai. Oregon,
is visiting at the home of her dv.ieh
ttrs. C. X. McKey ami J. W. Gro
slmng. Lawyer I.. M. Curl went to Port
l.tml tins i. reno. n.
JM1EDMYS
FINE; IS RELEASED
Convicted Bootlegger is Dis
charged from County Jail,
but Is Out on Bonds.
TWO OTHER CASES ARE
PENDING AGAINST HIM
Completed a Sentence of Fifty
Days and Paid a Fine of
$650 on 2 Charges.
After serving 50 days in the county
jail and paying a fine of $650, J. D.
Kennedy, the convicted bootlegger,
was released from custody yesterday
afternoon by Sheriff Bodine.
However, Kennedy is still under the
ban of the law, being released under r
bonds which he furnished, on two in
dictments returned against him by
the March grand jury under separate
charges of violation of the local op
tion liquor law, while he was confined
in jail.
The sentence just completed by
Kenedy, was imposed upon him some
time ago when he was tried and con
victed on the charge of violation of
the local option liquor law before
Judge L. L. Swan in the justice court.
He was later convicted in the same
court upon a similiar charge, where
upon he appealed both cases to the
circuit court.
He was tried during the February
term of the circuit court before Judge
Kelly on both of the appealed cases
and this court sustained the decision
of the lower court and Kennedy was
placed in jail.
While serving his sentence in the
Linn county jail, the March grand
jury returned two true bills against
him and he was taken from his cell
in the county jail and taken before
Judge Kelly, while during the March
term of the circuit court was in ses
sion to plead, whereupon he pled not
guilty. His bonds were fixed at $500
in each case. Kennedy was replaced
in jail to complete his sentence, which
expired yesterday.
The offender is now out on bonds
of $1000 for his appearance when the
cases against him are called. It is
not known when they will come up
but it is probable that it will be dur
ing the next term of Judge Kelly's
department of the circuit court.
LEBANON AND ALBANY
BOOSTERS RUB SHOULDERS
They Met Yesterday at Local
Commercial Club; Notable
Gathering.
At the invitation of Manager C. H.
Stewart of the Commercial club all of
the members of the Lebanon Com
mercial club committee met with the
members of the local committee in
the club parlors, yesterday afternoon,
after leaving the county court cham
ber, where they appeared in the in
terest of the new Cascadia road.
It was a splendid and harmonious
.meeting, where brother rubbed should
er with brother and indulged in heart
to heart talks Th n,-;.,-,.-.,
ot the meeting was to complete the
mils iui me construction
of the new road. A joint committee
of both clubs was appointed to as
certain the attitude of the people
owning land through which the sur
vey of the new highway is run and
this committee has been busy to'day
in the discharge of its duty by the
use of the telephone. According to
developments there are only two per
sons who would institute a claim
against the county as the result of
the road but it is believed that this
difficulty will be overcome. The
matter will he reported to the court.
The members of both committees
that went before the county court
yesterday are as follows: Albany
Commercial club. E. D. Ctisick, C H
Stewart. A. C. Schmitt, J. S. VAN
WINKLE, P. A. Young. J. C. Irvine,
K M. French. J. H. Alcorn. J. L.
Tomlinsoii, G. A. Flood, Hugh Fish
er, and E. . Roberts; Lebanon Com
mercial club. A. M. Reeves M A
Miller. E. L. Clair. R. W.' Green
George Vehrs. V. F. Gotchelt. S. C.
Stewart. J. G. Wustertclt. S. H.
Smith. X. M. Xewport. F. Herdman,
George liuhl. H. V. Kirkpatrick, W.
K. Donaca. and C. H. Murphy.
COL ROFER COMPLIMENTS
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
In a letter t.i J. C. Hammcl. from
Col K. I Infer, of Salem, accepting the
honor of responding to the toast 'Ad
vancement of Oregon." at the formal
opening .if the new Hammel Hotel,
the Colonel pays a splendid tribute
to the local press, stating that this
city has a good newspaper service
and lie also' paid a similiar compli
ment to the Commorcial club.
I he subject I'on-igiud to him. he
s.ivs. is ne:ir his heart ami he will
cl.ully respond to the toast.
Judge Kelly w-nt to Salem this
morning to hold a preliminary term
of circuit Court. He It jmt com
pleted a l .ng session at McMinnvillc.