The Semi-Weekly Democrat DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING CO, WM. H. HORNIHROOK, Managing Editor. Entered at the postolficc at Albany, Oregon, as second-class matter. Published every evening except Sun day. Semi-weekly published Tuc3 days and Fridays. BUSINESS MATTER. Address all communications and make all remittances payable to the Dem ocrat Publishing Co. In ordering changes of address, sub scribers should always give old as well as new address. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily Delivered by carrier, per month....$ .40 Delivered by carrier, per year 4.00 by mail, at end of year 3.50 By mail in advance, per year 3.00 Semi-Weekly At end of year $1.50 When paid in advance, one year.... 1.25 CLASSIFIED RATES Ic per word for first publication; '3c per word thereafter, payable in ad vance. Minimum charge of 25c. Established in IB65. FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1913. Bailey vs. The Press At the ceremonies marking the 91st anniversary of the birth of General Grant, Ex-Senator Joseph W. Bailey asserted that, "the newspapers are the greatest en emies of public peace in exist ence." Jf Senator ii.-.iluy referred to the peace of mind of a former member of the United Stales sen ate, he told the truth. If "public peace" as in lerperted by the Tex as orator means the untjueslioiied right of a member of congress to misrepresent his constituents and give to the Standard Oil Com-' pany a quit-claim deed to his hon or, his charge against the press may be permitted to go unchal lenged. Kx-Senator Bailey has an un deniable right to be vexed with the newspapers. Were is not for the cold light of publicity, he wotdd now be serv ing the people of Texas in the upper house of congress. If it were not for the press, he would have gone down in history as the greatest orator and statesman ever produced in the south. If it were not for the newspapers, his children, and his children's children could point with pride lo his public record, and poster ity would honor the name of liai ley. If it were not for the same objectional influence, it is possible that his party might have honored him with a nomination to the highest office in the gift of the people. That Senator Bailey is a bril liant orator and an able lawyer is conceded by the Democrat, lie is a man of wonderful intellectual attainments. It was lack of com mon honesty and force of charact er that brought down upon his head the assaults of the newspa pers. It was his open alliance with organized wealth and his opposition to progressive legisla tion that brought about his en forced retirement from the United Stales senate. It is Bailey t and not the press, who is responsible for his shame and dishonor. There are hundreds of fallen statesmen ami thousands of mere politicians who secretly blame the press for their retirement to pri vate life. Their ability has not been properly appreciated and Ihev hold the press to a strict accountability for any exposure which was the direct or indirect result of their divorce from a pub lic office. Under the transparent cloak of good citizenship these men invariably lament the short comings of the press and demand a higher type of journalism. Like the ostrich that buries his head in the sand, the fallen political an gel believes that the public is unable to see through his flimsy garments of hvpocrosy. A Bit of Primer Mr. Samuel I.. Youngtree, a St. I.ouis high protectionist, wrote to the editor of the St. I.ouis Re public as follows: I will thank the Republic to analyze the fol lowing proposition from a free tra le standpoint, viz: We have in St. I.ouis a number of depart ment stores that pay license and taxes to city and slate. Suppose tli.it in the interest of the consum er the city ami state invite a new sturc to open business here with a guarantee that no license or taxes will be imposed. It appears to me that these results would fol low, viz : The new store could undersell and compel the old one to give up business; their em ployes would be thrown out of work, the city and state would lose the license and taxes which the public would be compelled to make up; the real beneficiary would be the new store. It looks to me that free trade- would in like manner make the foreigner the sole beneficiary. In reply the editor treated Mr. Youtree to this bit of primer: The cases are not parallel. Here is a parallel case : Suppose we put walls and gates around St. Louis and impose a high tariff on all goods brought in from the outside which this town can make for it self. Then suppose shoes, stoves, candy, hats, etc., to be advanced to prices much higher inside the wall than our manufacturers re ceive from outside customers. Harry Hawkins returned to Linn haven on the morning Lebanon ex press. Stanley Keith, who has been with the Hamilton store for a couple of years, has accepted a position in the Dunn store at Eugene, and will go there tomorrow night to begin work the first of May. A good sized delegation of Albany people went to Shedd this afternoon to attend the funeral of J. Rand Da vis. Among them were several com rades of the G. A. R., of which Mr. Davis was a member, headed by Com mander Fish, ' Mayor Gilbert, T. J. Butler, Postmaster Van Winkle and Street Superintendent Glen Junkin, o'l St. John's Lodge, Geo. L. and L. G. Thompson, J. W. ICllicon, Mrs. Parker and others. J. E. Bridgcford returned this noon from Newport where he has been a couple of weeks. Mrs. ltridgeford will also be home this week. Notice of Final Settlement. Xotice is hereby given that the un dersigned has filed in the county court of Linn county, Oregon, his final account as administrator of the es tate of Arnold .vSomnier, deceased, and that said court has fixed Monday, the 2nd day of June, 1913, at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon, as the tunc for the hearing of objections to said final account, and the settlement thereof. HEWITT & SOX, Attorneys for Administrator. W. K SOMMER, Administrator. May 2-9-16-23-30 SUMMONS In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Linn. Cora.U. Driver, Plaintiff, v Ralph A. Driver, Defendant. TO RALPH A. DRIVER, the above named defendant: In llie name of the Stale of Oregon.. You are hereby required to appear and answer a complaint of the above named plaintiff in the above entitled court now on file with the Clerk of said court on or before the 24th day of May, 1913, and -within six weeks from the d.tlc of the first publication hereof: and you are hereby notified that if yo'u fail to appear and answer said complaint as hereby required, plaintiff herein will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said com plaint to-wit: For a decree of this honorable court dissolving the bonds of matrimony now existing between plaintiff ami defendant and that plain tiff have a decree of divorce and that she have the care, custody and control and management of their minor child, Dorthea l.enora Driver, and that she have a decree against the defendant compelling him to pay suit money to the sum of at least $2500 and tha't he be compelled lo pay to the plaintiff for the purpose of supporting and maintaining and the care and cduca n'on of said minor child the sum of $50110 per month, and for the costs and disbursements of this suit to be taxed. This Summons is served by nubli- c.ition in the Albany Semi-Wccklv Democrat, by order of the Hon. D. It. McKnight, County Judge of Linn County. Oregon, made at Albany, Oregon. April 14. 1913, the date of llie lirst publication of this summons is April ISth. I'M3, and the date of the last publication is May 23rd. 1913. Wealhcrford & W'calherford. Attorneys for Plaintiff. AIS 25 M2 9-k, 23. Notice of Administrator's Sale. Notice is hereby given to all persons that by virtue of an order of sale duly made and entered in and by ibe comi ty court of Linn county, 'Oregon, Ml the Matter of the Estate ot Martin Moss, deceased. I the undersigned ad ministrator of said estate will on the 12th day of May. 1913, at the front 3ooi ot the county-court house in the cily of Albany. Linn Comity, Ore gon, at the hour of I o'clock p. m. of said dale, sell at public sale to the highest bidder therefor for cash in hand at such sale all the righi, title anil estate which said decendent. Martin Moss, had in and to the fol lowing described premises at the time of his death, to-wit: Beginning at .1 point which is East one chain and seventy eight links distant from the Northwest corner of Notification No. 2435 and claim No 50 in Township 12 South of Range 3 West of the Wil aniette Meridian in Linn County, Ore gon, and running from thence East twenty one chains and twenty -eight and one half links, thence South t h i r t y - s i x chains and ten and one half links, thence West j twenty one chains ami twenty eight i and one half links, and thence North thirty six chains and nine ami one- j half links to the place of beginning j containing To 72 acres. Dated this 11th d.iv f April, 1'M3 GEORGE II MOSS. Administrator of Martin Moss, de ceased. WI A1I IS 25 Ma2 9th Miss Flora Mason left this morning for Tacoma on a visit with Miss Ca ret, a teacher in a seminary, formerly in the Albany High School. On the way Miss Mason will visit Portland friends. W. A. Ledbetter left this morning on the S. P. on a nursery t'ip down the road. Amended and Supplimentary Petition In the county Court of tie State of Oregon for Linn County. In the matter of the adoption of Margaret Mary Beattie, a female child. Comes now, George S. Sandstrom and Nellie Sandstrom, and for their amended and supplementary petition, filed herein by leave .of court, re spectfully allege and show unto the court: I. That your petitioners sre hus band and wife, and are residents of the City of Albany, in Linn County, Oregon. II. That the above named Mar garet Mary Beattie is a female child of the age of about twenty-one months, and is and has been ever since, her birth a resident and inhabit ant o'f Linn County, Oregon, and for a considerable portion of s:id time has been in the care and custody of your petitioners: that said child is now in the custody of W. F. Pfieffer and Mollie Pfieffer, his wife, in said City of Albany, oursuant to the order of the above entitled court made and entered on the 29ih day of October, 1912, in the matter of the apDlication of W. F. Pfeiffer and Mollie' Pfeiffcr for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Margaret Beattie, a minor, vs. Geoorge S. Sandstrom and Nellie A. Sandstrom, his wife. III. That the parents of the said Margaret Mary Beattie arc William Beattie and Agnes Dawson, formerly Agnes Beattie; that the said Agnes Dawson now resides in the City of Eugene, in Lane County, Oregon; that the residence of said William Beattie is unknown, except that he does not reside and cannot be found within the State of Oregon. IV. That the said parents of the sadi Margaret Mary Beattie have wil fully deserted deserted their said child, and have neglected to provide, properly maintain or care for said child for more than one year last past, and ever since the birth of their said child. V. That your petitioners are of suf ficient ability and suitable and proper persons to bring up said child and fur nish suitable ntiture and education therefor, having reference to the de gree and condition of the parents of said child, and that your petitioners desire to adopt said child and to change the name of said child, in case of such adoption, to Helen Elizabeth Sandstrom. Wherefore your petitioners pray for leave to adopt said child, and that from and after the date of the decree of the court said child may be de creed to all legal intents and purposes to be the child of your petitioners, for an order changing the name of said child to Helen Elizabeth Sand strom, and for such oilier order as may be meet in the premises. GEO. S. SANDSTROM NELLIE SANDSTROM Petitioners. Stale of Oregon, County of Linn. ss. We, George S. Sandstrom and Nel lie S.-tiiilstrom. being first duly sworn, each for ourselves, say: I am one of the petitioners above named; that 1 know the contents of said petition, anil that the same is true as I verily believe. GEO. S. SANDSTROM NELLIE SANDSTROM Subscribed and sworn to before llie Ibis 7th day of April, 1913. (Seal) C. E. SOX, Notary Public for Oregon. In the County Court for the Staje of Oregon for Linn County. In the matter o'f the adoption of Margaret Mary licattie, a female child. Order. Now on this 16th day of April. 1913. this cause coming on to be heard upon the motion of George S. Sand strom and Nellie Sandstrom. petU tinners herein, for leave to file an amended and supplementary petition herein,' said petitioners appearing by their attorneys, Hewitt & Sox, it is ordered that the said petitioners be and are hereby granted leave to file an amended and supplementary peti tion herein; AND now on said day this cause coming on further to be heard upon amended and supplementary petition of said petitioners filed herein by leave of the court, as aforesaid, which said petition is duly verified by the oaths of said petitioners, which prays leave to adopt the above named Mar garet Mary Beattie and to change her name to Helen Elizabeth Sand strom, IT APPEARING TO THE COURT that the parents of the said Margaret Mary Beattie have not con sented to the adoption of the said child: that the mother of said child. Agnes Dawson, resides in Lane County., Oregon, and that the resi dence of William Beattie, father of said child, is unknown, except that he docs not reside and cannot be found within the State of Oregon. IT IS ORDERED BY THE COURT that the said William Beattie and Agnes Dawson b.- and each of them are hereby required to appear in the County Court of the State of Oregon for Linn County, at the court room thereof, in Albany, in said Coun ty, on Monday, the 9th day of lune. P13, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, then and there to show cause, it any there be. whv an order should not be made granting leave to the said George S. Sandstrom and Nellie Sandsirom to adopt the said Margaret Mary Beatlie and change her name to Helen Elizabeth Smd slr.mi. as prayed for in said petition, and that a copy of said petition and of this order be personally served upon the said Agnes Dawson not less than twenty days prior to said 9th d.iv of June. 93. ,,nd that a copy of said petition and of this order be. pub lished once a week for three succes sive weeks in the Semi Weekly Dem ocrat, a weekly newspaper pum,. in said iMut'tv. the l'St public llio'n to be at least four w eeks before the time appointed for so,) he.iroie d it Mcknight !ge .MS 2? M2 9 WM.NEELEYPASSED Death Resulted From Injuries Received in Runaway Ac cident Yesterday. AGED VICTIM NEVER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS Was Well Known Resident of This City; Family Pros trated with Grief. Without regaining consciousness William Henry Neelcy died at J :50 o'clock this morning at St. Mary's hospital, as the victim of the saddest ri-naway accident that can be recalled here in many years. Death resulted fiom injuries which he received when a team he was driving along Cala pooia street, yesterday afternoon shortly after 12 o'clock toolc fright at an approaching covered wagon and ran away. A few seconds later the aed man was found laying in the street by Dr. Ellis who happened to be in the neighborhood of Ninth and Calapooia and others who" were at tracted by the commotion. The in jured man was unconscious when found land was hurried off o St Mary's hospital. An investigation by physicians showed that the unfortunate man had suffered a fracture o'f the internal base of the skull and that his chin was broken in two places. The entire fp.nrly remained a the bedside until the last and are prostrated with griet. Details concerning the accident arc meagre and as far as can be learned there were no eye witnesses to the tragedy. However, it seems that Mr. Xecley was returning home for (linnet after spending the morning on h:s farm a few miles north of this city in lienton county, lie was driving 'i pair of newly broken horses and it a;uears that just as Mr. Xeeley had driven across the bridge on Cala pooia street near Xinth street, a covered lumber wagon turned the corner of Xinlh street and proceeded north on Calapooia. The young team became frightened at the wagon and became uncontrollable. They started out at a terrific pace, dashing into the curb. The driver was hurled to the ground with terrific impact and it was not determined whether he struck the curb or if the wagon passed over his body. The frightened team tore a way from the vehicle and dashed out Xinth street. They were intercepted at the corner of Xinth and Kim streets. One of the lamentable features of the acci dent was that it happened within a of the Xeeley home, and the aged victim had nearly completed his jr-ur-ney when (he fatality overtook him. Hy the fact that the accident hap pened at the noon hour people who were on their way to dinner, were at tracted to the scene for blocks around by the commotion and within a few minutes hundreds were gathered at the spot. A hurried phone call was sent from one of the nearby houses for the ambulance and the injured nan was placed in the conveyance and rushed to the hospital. Dr. H. M. Fllis and Dr. Russell Wallace were called to attend the victim and they did all they could to restore con sciousucss but the injuries were to such extent that very little could be done. The late William Xeeley was one of Albany's respected citizens and was held in high esteem by a host of friends here. His untimely death has been a severe shock to everybody who knew him. He was born jtt Toronto, Cana.la. July 26, 1850, and in 1S72 was married to Miss Sarah Jane Wilson, of that city. Later he moved to Oregon ami has resided in this state for the last 22 years. The deceased was surrounded by his widow, Mrs. Sarah Wilson Xeeley and nine children who are: Charles K. W. Harry, George IX. John A. and Gus L. Xeeley, nil of this ctiy and Mrs. Edith Krogh and Miss Dollie J. Xeeley, of Portland, Mrs. Krances E. Gjlkey, of Eos Angeles, and Eayne Xcclty. of this city. The funeral will be announced later. Mr. and Mrs. Sig. A. Hayward and daughter, o'f Illinois, who have been in the city on a visit with their cousin, Ed. Washburn and family, left this afternoon for home. Mr. Hayward was here twenty one years aizo. and observes a big change in Albany since men. COURT HOUSE NOTES. Warranty Deed t,l. W C. r II..-).. a-:i H'nii ii. oiifvui i i . limit, (u ii 28. 111.V 20 acres in claim 51 tp. 11, J West. $. Sigurd H. Landstmm and wife to A. 1- I.antlstro'm ami wife Nov. 23, 1912, Lot in block 5, Center add to Lebanon. $10. I.. B. Probst and wife to William I'nitcr et al April 12. 1913. Lands in claim o and 71, in Linn county. $10. Elizabeth I.ovelee and hits, to J. X. Bellinger et al Apr 5. 1I3. Lands in block 21. J. M. Ralston's add to Leb anon. $10. W. S Pound to G. E. Trice and wife April 5. lU. Lands in tp. 11, S R. 2 West. $10 . G E Price and wife to W. S. Pound April 24. 101.1 Lands in tps. 12 and 13 S. R 2 West $10 SIX NORTH DAKOTA FAMILIES COMING HERE TO .LOCATE C. W. Tebault, of Tebault Real Estate Co. Receives Letter to This Effect. That Linn county wjll have an in creased population of six families was confirmed this morning in a letter received by C. W. Tebault, of the Tebault Real Estate Co. According to the letter the six fam ilies will leave their homes in North Dakota on or about May 10 and will be bound directly for Albany. They arc coming here for the purpose of buying land and locating somewhere in this county. They were attracted to this section as the result of litera ture sent them by the Tebault Real Estate Co., and by the fact that one of their number has already purchased a tract of land here and who is com ing to take po'session of it. The sale of this land was consumated by tl real estate company last fall when the party was here investigating the conditions of the valley. The families represent considerable capital and there is an average of five persons to each family. CITY COUNCIL PASSED NEW BUILDING ORDINANCE City Dads Labored Industrious ly at Special Session of Council Last Night. The new building ordinance was passed last night at a special meeting of the city council. The city dads labored industriously from 7 o'clock until nearly 11 o'clock in order to be able to pass it last night that it may become effective immediately and now it is a full fledged city ordinance. The ordinance was gone over from beginning to end and held up in every light before its final passage and t!i-.' members of the city council are now confident that Albany has a substan tial building ordinance and one t'"1 is complete in every detail, covering all phases of building construction. When the ordinance was introduced at a previous meeting it was referred to' the committee on ordinances with instructions . to revise it according to the notes which were adopted during the meeting when the document was first read. Councilman Blount was the original composer of the ordin ance and so thorough was the revision work done by Mr. Blount and the committee on ordinances that the or dinance passed without much trouble being encountered. A description of the ordinance ap peared in the Democrat when it was first intro'duced. LAUREL LODGE N0.7K.P. TO HONOR VETERAN MEMBERS Ten Are to .Receive Vetrans Jewels Sometime Soon Having Served 25 Years. Senator George E. Chamberlain is included among the list of members of Iaurel Lodge No. 7 Knights of Pythias who are to receive veteran jewels sometime in the near future for being members of the order for a quarter century or over. Others who are to receive these esteemeable to kens are Charles Wagner, of this city. D. V. S. Rcid, of Heppner. J. W. Hedges, of San Francisco. E. U. Will, of Portland. W. M. Parker, Q. E. Propst and Charles A. Warner all of Albany. Auspicious ceremonies will mark the presentation of the veterans jew els to the above named members who have served the lodge for 25 years. I'hns fur the fete were informally discussed at the regular session of the lodee last night an d the ceremony will take place here sometime soon 'nit the date has not been definitely set. CELEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSAY Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Toolcy celebrat ed their golden, wedding at their home near Miilersburg yesterday. Their five living children were present: S. W. Tooley, Pueblo, Colo. -.Mrs. C. W. Hatfield, and Mrs. L. E. Po'c. Dallas. Ore.; H. W. Toolcy. Albany and C. K. Toolcy. St. Johns, Ore. A number of their grandchildren joined in the fes tivities swelling the number to twenty three. . W. Tooley, eldest son. was the clever toastmaster of the joyous oc casion. He opened his address with a number o'f funny stories after which in succession the guests were called upon and many happy responses. The happy couple stood together and Mr. Tooley in a very impressive manner, placed a gold ring on the finger of his devoted wife and in turn a ring was placed On his finger. The rings were the gifts of the children. Many use ful presents were in evidence from relatives and friends. Rev. Elbert II. Hicks, pastor of the Baptist church in Albany, was present and made an appropriate address. Mr. and Mrs. Tooley were born and married in Indiana from which state they came to Missouri and finally lo- j caien in me stale ot i iregon wiiere I they have lived since 1SI. They are ' spending thejr declining days happily ; and prosperously on their little farm ! five miles from Albany and their rriry friends join the relatives in wishing : them many joys in the future. ' FOR LAND SHOW Commercial Club Making Cam paign for Increased Member ship; Committees Working. MEMBERS WILL MAKE TRIP THROUGH COUNTRY Ail Members Invited to Regular Meeting; Factory Fund May Be Created. At a well attended and enthusiastic meeting of the Albany Commercial club held last evening, plans were perfected for increasing the member ship of the organization and other renters of importance disposed of by the board. A communication from C. C. Chap man, secretary of the Oregon De velopment League, requesting the co operation of the local Commercial club in providing a Linn county ex hibit for the eastern land show was read, and a committee consisting of W. A. Eastburn. Waldo Anderson and F. M. French was appointed to as sume charge of the work of assem bling the exhibit. The matter of making preparations for a "Seeing Linn County" trip was discussed and it was the unanimous opinion of the board that the com mittee on excursions perfect the nec essary arrangements. Mrs. Edith Tozier Weatherred of the Oregon Manufacturers associa tion was then called upon to address the members. She urged the Albany Commercial club to provide an exhibit of goods manufactured in Linn county and to hold a bamtuet for the pur pose of educating the people of this section of the state in the campaign for home industries. Her remarks were well received, and the matter was referred to the proper committee. L. E. Hamilton, chairman of the committee on membership then made his report. He stated that the com mittee had met' with excellent suc cess and found the business men will ing to co-operate in the work being conducted by the club. Following this report, the mem bers of the board were given a list of business men who had not been seen by the co'mmittee and are today canvassing the business district for additional members. In this connection. Wm. H. Horni brook suggested that a permanent sinking fund for the purpose of main taining and promoting manufacturing enterprises should be created by the board. He suggested that to com mence with, the sum of fifty dollars per mouth shou'd be set aside from the dues paid by the members and lhat this fund should be used ex clusively for promoting manufactur ing enterprises. It was urged in fav or of the plan that larger contribu tions could be secured, and the ap propriation for this purpose could be materially increased when a larger number o'f business men affiliated with the club. No formal action was tak en on the matter but it will doubtless be discussed at the next meeting. Manager Stewart then announced that he had received letters acknowl edging the receipt of the donations from the Albany citizens to the flood sufferers in the east. Waldo Anderson was then recog nized by the chair and asserted that there was a great deal of dissatisfac tion with the manner in which the club had been conducted in the past. He urged the members to' take a more active interest in the affairs and suggested that the organization co-operate with the farmers in the work of boosting Linn county. W. A. Eastburn. K. H. McCune and M. Senders asserted that the criticism of the club came almost entirely from those who had never paid a dollar to support the organization and from men who had made their monev in Mhanv largely because of the work of the club. Dr. Knhnctt stated that he had heard a good many business men criticise the club and suggested that it would be an excellent plan to give to each member an urgent invitation to attend the weekly meetings and to urge them to participate ill the dis cussion. The suggestion met with the unanimous approval of the board and hereafter an effort will be made to secure a large attendance. The following were selected as chairmen of the various committees and instructed to choose their ass ciates: Transportation and excursions, k. H. McCune; Legislation, Win II. Hornibrook: Civic improvements, W. A. Eastburn: Manufacturing. A. M. Hammer; Finance. F. M. French; Promotion and Publicity. L. E. Ham ilton; RaHroad Relations. I. J. Hov tfr:, Pub,i: Entertainment, G. T. Hockcnsnuth; Good koads, Waldo Anderson. Upon motion of Vice-President F. P. Nutting the meeting was then ad journed. Dr. and Mrs. Gil, of Lebanon, were in the cily this morning on their way to Portland. The Doctor, a former Scio man. has been practicing in Leb anon for five years and is doing well. S. P. Bach went to Portland this morning to be with Mrs. Bach, who is in the hospital. R E- Mason left this morning on a ..I- uuwii uic roan. s"???$5'5')rji,3(j)!li(S).j!S) 9 9 News on This Page is s From Daily Issue of ?) TUESDAY, APRIL 29. ? !? ? S ? f tf (? S ? (? ? S ? 4 6