The Semi-Weekly Democrat Published by UKMOCKAT PUBLISHING CO. '.V..I. H. HOKXIKKOOK, Managing Editor. Entered at the pustofficc at Albany, Oregon, as second-ekiss matter. Published every evening except Sun day. Semi-weekly published Tuc3 . days and Fridays. BUSINESS MATT lilt. Address all coinmunieations and make all remittances payable to the Dem ocrat Publishing Co. ' In ordering changes of address, sub scribers should always give old as A-ell as new address. SUBSCRIPTION HATES Daily L'clivered by carrier, per mnnth....$ .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 U end of year $1.50 vVhcn paid in advance, one year.... 1.25 U.ASilEIKD KATES 1c per word for first publication; tc per word thereafter, payable in ad vance. M iniuium charge of 25c. Established in 1865. TUESDAY, MAY 6. 1913. Country vs. City Life In the North Atlantic States in 1910, 48 per cent of the people lived in small towns and country districts comprising 99 per cent of the laud, and 52 per cent lived in cities of 300,000 and over com prising one per cent. The lure of the great city, a theme saturated with tragedy, has been written many times; Fredrick L. Hoff man, actuary of the Prudential Life Insurance Co., in a recent pamphlet, points out that long evity and diminished liability to disease are decidedly favored in the country. The typhoid fever mortality rate is higher in the country than in the city, but the difference is much less than has often been assumed. Although the mortality from malaria has been higher, and in many places no doubt still so, mosquito elimi nation has greatly reduced the number of cases of malaria in ru ral districts. While influenza, dysenlry, apoplexy, paralysis, heart disease and peritonitis also seem more common in (he coun try, some of these are diseases of old age, and the difference is un doubtedly due in a great measure by reason of a large proportions of old people in the country, the young have migrated to the city. On the other hand, the causes of death more common in the city are cancer, alcoholism, meningitis, bronchitis, the pneumonias, tuber culosis, appendicitis, liright's di sease and death front violence. It is hardly to be hoped, says The Journal of the American Medical Association, that emphasis on the greater healthfulness of the coun try will influence any one who is determined to enter city life. No uppcal of this or any other kind has hithert.) proved effective in the history of civilization. Hut it is encouraging to the dweller of the country to know that his chances for long and healthy life ate better than those of his broth er in the city. S HALSEY NOTES (fl if) 01 0Kfl J. H. Kirk' of RoschuiR, was a llal sey visitor on Thursday of last week. Mrs. K. II. lsiim returned home Thursday after visiting relatives ami friends here since her arrival in town Sunday. August Mitzner. of Monroe, arrived here I'riday afternoon to see his bro ther, tins Milzner. who lives a short distance north of town. W. II. Kirk. I.hnd Tcniplctou, W. A. Carey and residents near llalsey. last week purchased 1'ord automo biles through the agency of W. J. M oore. Mrs. Zoluun anil sister, Mrs. Hoop ey. came down Loin Junction Citv Thursday to attend the ball game played here tli.it day between the Re gina Red Sox and the llalsey team. Mms I.ila Tattou went over from Albany to Brownsville Friday even ing to attend the "Princess Chrysan themum" operetta by llalsey talent, and after the performance came over with the bunch and spent the night with her patents, returning to Al bany Saturday morning. Frank Hrvaut came up from Albany the latter part of the week for a short visit with his cousin. R A. McCullv. On Monday lie took a steamer front Portland for Coos Hay on his v iv to Myrtle Point where he will be in charge of the furniture store recentlv pnr. hasrd by X. T Pratt, of Albany, who wished to c.nie out to' be tues cut at the wedding of his daughter. Miss Sara F.lla. C Miinecr ww in from the farm S.iturdav and int. . 'nurd us that b,s sou in law and daughter, Mr. and wJt.SSsst mn.rt alter a visit Here went to camurnia expecting to make that their home, will soon be back here to investigate further. We hope they may conclude to remain in the vicinity of Halsey. H. A. Lokke, a late arrival from North Dakota, came down from Port land Thursday to take the place of assistant station agent in the South ern Pacific depot, taking the place of W. K. Evans who' had held the place for several weeks and who took his departure for Portland Saturday. The latter gentleman made many acquain tances and friends in HaJsey who re gretted to see him go away. Enter prise. WORLD of SPORT Vosen and Baker arc (wo new ball tossers who are being considered by Manager Al Senders for the local ag gregation. Both young men have re cently taken up their residence here. Vosen was given v. chance in center field in tomorrow's game yesterday and linker wiii be seen during part of the game at short, Several hundred baseball fans were sorely disappoint jd Sunday over the fact that rain postponed the game. It is believed that a record crowd would have witnessed the contest. Manager Hulen was featured in a big story in the sporting edition of last Sunday's Oregouian as a baseball expert and as a veteran of the game. - This is the season for the baseball and the babybawl, allright. Therefore, there are many ba(wl)l games every day. For in formation concerning some of these contests enquire of F. J. Eletcher and Leslie Potts. Manager Billy Hulen and fifteen bait players, who will represent Re gina, in the Western Canadian League during the season, left the city early Friday morning for the North, after training here or the past month. Mrs. Hulen and son, who have been the guests of relatives here, during the month, accompanied her husband. The Albany High baseball team bids fair to be a cracker jack of an ag gregation this season. There is some unusually fine material in the line-up. It appears that many local sports men are disappointed over the fact thai a twilight league was not organ ized this year, Lylc Bigbee, a former Albany boy but now a resident of Eugene where he is attending the university, is es tablishing an enviable record for him self as a pitcher for the university team. I-yle pitched last year for the local team and will probably be seen on the local mound for Albany before the season wanes, First Baseman Colbert and Second Baseman Swan, two Corvallis lads playing with Albany, tried out for a for a day with the Reginas but con cluded not to wage their aspirations in the "pro" class and went hack to their homes to content themselves for the time being. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND EXECUTRIX. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned by an ider of the County Court of I. inn County, Oregon, have been appointed jointly as Executor and Executrix respectively of the estate of Andrew J. Me CI lire, de ceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them within six months from the date of this notice, with the proper vouchers, to the undersigned at the late residence of said decedent about three miles Southeast of Sweet Home in Linn County, Oregon, or at the of fice of Amor A. Tussiug in Browns ville; Oregon. Dated this 2nd day of Mav. 1"U. OLIVER McCLURE. Executor. NORA COLEMAN. Executrix. AMOR A. TUSSIX. Altv. for Exr. Jfe Exrx. May 6-Ll-20-27-Junc3 ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE. Notice is hereby gtven that the undersigned has been appointed by the County Court of Linn County. Ore gon, administratrix of the estate of Charles A. Coolidgc, deceased: alt peiMns having claims against said estate arc hereby required to present the same to the undersigned at the office of L. G. I.e welling. First Na tional Bank building, Albany. Oregon, duly verified and witli proper vouch ers as by law directed, within six mouths from the date of this notice. Dated this 26th dav of April, t)U. MARY COOLIPGE. Administratrix. L. C. I.EW.ELL1NC.. Att'v. for Admnx. A2O-M6-U-20-27 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that teu un dersigned h.is thii day tiled his final account as administrator of the estate of Conrad Johnson, deceased, and the Couutv Court of I. inn fomttv. Ore- ' gon, has hixrd Monday, the twenty- sixth day of May, It,i. at the hour of one o'clock p. m. for the settlement of said account and the hearing of the objections thereto. . ny and all per sons having objections to said ac count are hereby notified and requir ed to be present in the above entitled Court at said time and present such objections as they may have to said account. Iated April IS. lot J VAI.DKMAR I.I OF I I , AdminUtrator of the Ftate of Con rad Tohnon. Deceased, CON R D P Ol SON. G 1 F S. HIT I.. Attorneys for Ff itr I A22-.N M6 LVnv ! STATE TOURNAMENT OF FIRE FIGHTERS WAS ORGANIZED! Members of the Corvallis and Albany Departments Started Ball Rolling Last Night. At a joint meeting of the Corvallis and Albany fire department, held last night at fire headquarters at Cor vallis, a state tournament of fire fight ers was organized. The tournament will be held sometime during the com ing summer either at Corvallis or in this city. A committee was appointed to form ulate the plans for the meet and the members of this committee will meet here Thursday night ami perfect all of the preliminary plans for the hold ing of the tournament. It is prob able that a definite place and date will be designated at this meeting. The members of the Corvallis fire department started the movement and invited the local fire fighters to join them, with the result that they re ceived a spontaneous response. THREE CASES CAME UP IN THE POLICE COURT TODAY Two Were Charges of Drunk enness and Other Was Fight Charge. Charged .with drunkeness and dis orderly conduct, A. J. Kcily, a waiter at the Oregon restaurant, was ar raigned before Judge Van Tassel in the police court this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge.' Kelly is an o'd offender, having appeared before 'in the police court on a similar charge. He was sentenced to 20 days in the cily jail or the alternative of leaving the city for good. He choose the latter and promised to take his departure this afternoon. W. Trimble, an employee of the Oregon Electric railway, who par ticipated in a fistic combat on the street late Sunday night, knowing that a warrant was out for his arrest, voluntarily appeared in the court this morning and donated $15 and costs to the police judge for his offense. Another case in the police court to day was that of a man from Mill City who paid $10 and costs on a drunk charge. REGISTRATION NOTICE. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Linn County. Depart ment No. 2. Registration of Land Title. In the matter of the application of Horace H. Hunt to register the title to the following described tract of land, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the south boundary line of Block 78 eiini-distant from the south east and the south west comers of said Block, thence northerly parallel with the east boundary line of said Block to the center of said Block: thence easterly parallel with the south boundary line of said block sixty-six feet; thence southerly parallell with the east boun dary line of said Block to the south boundary line of said Block; thence on the south boundary line of said Block to the place of beginning, all in Mouteith's Southern Addition to the City of Albany, in Linn County, Oregon, Applicant, vs. Whom It May Concern, Defendant. Take Notice, that on the 10 day of April. 1913, an application was filed by said Horace H. Hunt in the Cir cuit Court of Linn County, for in itial registration of the title of the laud above described. Now, unless you appear on or before the 17th day 'of May, 191.1. and show cause why such application shall not be granted, the same will be taken as confessed and a decree will be entered accord ing to the prayer of the application, and you will be forever barred from disputing the same. V. I.. MARKS. T. J. STITF.S. County Clerk. Attornev for Applicant. tSeal) ' A10.25-M2-9-IS Sheriffs Sals. By virtue of an execution and or der of sale to me directed issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon fo'r Linn County in the case wherein Ferdinand Preisingcr is plaintiff and C. 11. Corbin, Stella Cor hin, Clara M. Kauttman, Tebault Real Estate Co.. Joe Pctzie and Alva Smith are defendants, I will on Satur day, the 24th day of May. 191.?. at the hour of one o'clock P. M., at the front door of the Court House in Albany. Linn County. Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand the following de scribed real property, to-wit: Begin ning at a point which i 53 rods north of the southwest corner of section 35. in township g. S. R, 1 east of the i Wilt. Mer. in I. inn County. Oregon. I thence north to the northwest corner j of section 35. in townsliip 9, s R. 1 I cast, thence east 40 rod: thence south ! 2o7 rods more or less to a water main I ditch running in a westerly course I through said land, thence following said ditch in a westerly course to the i place of beginning, containing in all j 07 acres, more or less, in Linn County. ! Oregon, to satisfy a judgment ren - dcred in favor of the plaintiff and I :igainst the defendants in the sum of ; $1 .'SI 00 anil accruing interest thereon i at S per cent per antvun from April ! 1. 191.1. an. I the cos's of this suit ' taxed at $2S ."0. and the costs of this i execution and sale ! ... . n ii nomvE J Sheriff of Li':' Co. -nty. Oregon ! C. C Itrvant. awortw for phintio 1 A 22 20. Mr... 13 20 PREVENTS FIRE Merle Bilyeu, an Employee of Chair Factory, Acts Quickly,' Building Is Saved. SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION IS ORIGIN OF THE BLAZE Started in Finishing Room of Factory Last Night at 10 o'Clock; Damage Slight. Hut for the prompt action of Merle Bilyeu, an employee of the dipping department, a big portion of the Veal Chair Factory, Main street, would probably be lying in ?.slies this morn ing as the result of a f:rc which broke out in the finishing room last night at 10 o'clock. You.;g Biycu in company with two ot'itr fellows was conversing on the corner of Main and Third street last night at 10 o'clock when he suddenly saw a blaze flash up in the interior of the varnishing room. He rushed over to the building and breaking the door, discovered a serious fire raging. He immediately sent in an alarm over ihe Bell telephone and then in com pany with several parties who were at tracted to the scene by the blaze, proceeded to fight ihe fire with an Ntnii'iiisher. After laboring indus triously they succeeded in extinguifh ing the flames before the arrival of the fire department. It is believed thai the fire originated from spontaneous combustion out of senne old oiled ' rags that had been left in a corner of the finishing room. This room contains several large tvnks'of varnish and other highly in flammable articles and it is regarded as a miracle that the fire was ex tinguished without doing serious dam age, as the wreck wrought by the flames is very slight considering the probable lonsequences, to the extent of a scorched and badly burnt un finished chair. The floor of this room is laden with varnish which from time to time has been spilled and it is believed that had not the blaze been discovered in the nick of time, it would have rapidly spread and enveloped the entire room in a flash. Eight feet from where the fire originated there is a large tank of varnish and it is believed that had the fire once" gotten into tliis, it would have been impossible to have checked the iflames until the building had been totally destroyed. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hulen and son and fifteen baseball men left this morning flor R'egina, Saskatchewan for the summer's tournament. Al bany people will watch with much interest the doings of the club the coming summer. RUMBAU6H DESCRIBES SOME TROUBLESOME INSECTS The Coddling Moth Is the Pest That Causes the Wormy Apples. County Fruit Inspector, D. W. Rttm baugh says: "The codling moth is the pest that causes wormy apples, and now is the time to deal with them, so they will not bother. The falling of the apple blossoms is the signal to begin spray ing. Begin in time, but never spray until most of the blossoms have fallen. Watch for this time, and then get to work immediately. Formula Use two pounds of arsenate of lead thor oughly in about two gallons of water and afterwards add the remainder of the water. "It is a good plan to combine one gallon of the regular lime and sulphur spray with every thirty gallons of the above mixture, and then you will take care not only of the codling moth, but will atso prevent apple scab." COURT HOUSE NOTES. Warranty Deed Henrv I.vons and wife to Jannette Peters. April 28. 1013. Lot in block 4 in Town of Lvons. $.100. W. W. Nichols" and L. M. to Lucile A McDonald. March . 1"LV Lands in tp 12. S. R. 2 West. S15S00. Winona J. Williams and husband to Gearhard Suesens. April 2, 1913. Land in Hackleman's Fourth Add. to Al bany. $10. The Albanv Land Co. to Geo. W. Wright. Feb. 24. W13. Lands in Ha jelwood add to Albany. $275000. W. E. Arnold and wife to J. B. Coney. July u. 1W, Lands in sec. 15. tp. 10. I West. $3W0. Quit-Claim Deed. Fastorn Investment Co. to Perme lia Smith. Mch 7. ion. 20 Acres in sec. 31. tp. 11. 4 West. $1. The name of F. M. Reason ap peared at the top of the editorial page of last night's Herald as Editor and Manager of that publication. C. Clint on !ie h.;s heretofore acted as l-'d-itor Chas Pamon. of Fddyville. returned home this afternoon after a valley trip. FARMERS TIMELY NOTE . BRINGS HITCHING POSTS The Corvallis Commercial Club Will Provide Tying Places For Farmers Teams. . At a meeting of the retail merchants of Corvallis Tuesday night at the Commercial club of that city, a letter of protest from a Mountain View farmer against the inactivity of the city council in the matter of hitching posts for the farmers' teams was read to the merchants. A committee con sisting of three of Corvallis' largest merchants, was appointed to secure ground or streets, gravel, posts and provide for the erection of the posts at once. The merchants plan to have (lie new hitching posts installed by cannery opening day, which is May 9, at which time a majority, of the stockholders of the cannery, members of the Ben ton County Growers' association, num bering over 500 families, will attend. OMAHA BABES WERE HURRIED BY CYCLONE Twenty-Five Youngsters Came to Nebraska Metropolis on i Wings of Storm. Omaha, Neb., May 1. Twenty-five babies came to Omaha on the wings of the Easter- cyclone, their arrival hav ing been accelerated by the shock of the tornado. Complete outfits for the infants and their mothers were sent out by the relief committees. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Medlock just missed being born in a hearse. Mrs. Medlock was lying in her unroofed home when a motor hearse went by returning from a bur ial in progress when the cyclone came. The driver placed the sick wo man in his conveyance an took her to a hospital. Five minutes after her ar rival the boy was ushered into the world. "Cyclone Bill" is the name of the infant son born to Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Yould while the storm raged. The boy was born in the Swedish Mission hos pital while the tornado was smash ing glass in almost every window of that institution. At the home of Frank Saylor the storm and the stork arrived at prac tically the same moment the bird bear ing x baby girl in its bill. A young woman grabbed the infant and took it nearly a mile to a hospital. The father stood over the sick mother and protected her from flying debris. He was bruised and cut. but Mrs. Saylor came out of the affair unharmed. In fact, physicians say. the god of luck was on the side of the babies born that night, for not a single child of the entire twenty-fivp born during the cyclone, or immediately thereaf ter, received an iniurv of any kind, and all are doing finely. NEW YORK ATTORNEY LOCATES IN ALBANY Has Investigated Other Cities in Western Oregon and Be lieves Albany Has Future. After spending several weeks in vestigating conditions in various cities in western Oregon, Attorney Thomas F. Haggerty of New York City, has concluded to locate in Albany. Attorney Haggerty practiced his profession for three years in the New York metropolis and is a graduate of the law department of the New York University. While in New York City, Attorney Haggerty was associated with Dis trict Attorney Geo. V. Martin and while serving in such capacity had considerable experience in the crimin al court as well as other branches of the legal profession. Mr. Haggerty conies to" Albany well recommended and will doubtless en joy an excellent business. He has se cured office rooms on the second floor of the First National Bank build ing. PERSONAL MENTION. s S Dr. Stuart, O. A. C. physical di rector and baseball and football coach, was in the city this morning on his way to Eugene, where the O. A. C baseball team play U. O. this afte. no'on and tomorrow, and after two games at Corvallis. With Cooper out of the game, and another prominent player with a broken leg the team is si.rr.ewhat crippled, but has first class nMterial and may make it warm for the University men. Clau Vehrs, of Portland, was in the city today. He is a former Linn coun ty man. residing for a number of years near Lebanon, where he owned some valuable land supposed to be full of coal oil. He has bought a $35,000 rooming house, which is doing a very paying business. Conrad Meyer, Jr., has a photograph of the oldest fisherman on the Pa cific coast which he took while at Newport recently. It is the first nic- i ture taken of the old man who is hale ami hearty at the age .t M years. He l s still (Mi the job as fisherman. ! D. C. liurkh.irt. of La Grande. j w here he h.-.s charge of a rpovint? pic ture show, formerly of Dream land. ; was in the city t-ulay, leaving for home this afternoon. MAY DAY FESTIVE Beautiful and Elaborate Cere monies Mark Observance of May 1 at Albany College. DECORATIONS AND GOWNS WERE MOST ATTRACTIVE Fete Was Pronounced Best and Most Successful Event Held by Students. Before hundreds of people and with beautiful and elaborate ccrejnonies, May day was fittingly observed yes terday afternoon at the Albany col lege cr.mpus by the students of the scitool. Every detail of the program went off just as planned and no ob stacle came up to mar the pleasant ness and brilliancy of the event. Dur ing the ceremony the college campus uresentcd a rare spectacle and many .who witnessed the pageant pronounced it to be the most spectacular ana successful May day exercise ever held by the students of the college. Attractive decorations on the throne which was erected in front of the ad ministration building and on the nu merous littl-i booths studding the sec tion of the campus, artistically ar ranged together with many handsome gowns which were worn by the par ticipants, their colors blending in charming effect with the decoration, L-iiiiauccu the beauty of the spectac ular festivities. The success cf the fete can be at tested largely to the hospitality and affableness of those who had charge of the event, for it was pronounced by the college authorities to be a grand success, not only from a social or festive point but also from a fi nancial point ot view. After the cer emonies were over crowds fairly swamped around the dainty little booths to purchase the home made candies and other delicatessens made by the charming co-eds. Winson ilcnuerson, the trumpeter, heralded the approach of the royal party sharply at 4 o'clock, and led the royal procession to the throne. Next came the master of ceremonies Stan ley Van Winkle, .followed by the queen of last year, Miss Keith Van Winkle. Then came the guards, Ir vine Acheson and Frank Hatfield, followed by the crown bearer, little Lee Crooks, son of President and Mrs. Crooks. Then came Queen Mary and her train bearers, litln Mtss Keith Bryant and Master Edwin Parker. The queen was proceeded by sixtceen charming young ladies of the college, dressed in white gowns. Each wore a beautiful wreath of spring flowers and carried long branches of ivy. Then followed the maids of honor, Misses Ina Hansen, Ruth Knowles, Margaret McDonald, and Dana Cush man. Vernon Cushman and Arthur Hodge formed the rear gurads. After the procession had settled around the throne, Miss Keith Van Winkle, the May Queen of last year, in a few appropriate words surrender ed her scepter to the new queen. Miss Mary Bryant, who was then seated upon the throne and crowned. Fol lowing the exercises which included several special numbers, sixteen co eds performed the dance of the May pole. After this ceremony was over the young ladies of the college Y. W. C. A. served a dainty cafeteria lunch on the campus, and the many little booths were soon busily occupied catering to the crowds swarming around them. SPANISH WAR VETS ANNUAL CAMP TO BE HELD AT EUGENE June 22 Is Date Set; the Local Order to Attend Meeting En Masse. The statq camp of the United Span ish War Veterans will be held, in Eu gene on June 22. The members of General Lawson camp of that city are making extensive preparations for the convention which will probably mcen in the Eugene Commercial club rooms. It is expected that the at tendance will be over 200, a majority of the veterans coming from the Port land camp. The members of the local Camp Phillips will attend the state camp en masse. The last annual meeting of Vets was held in this city. C. C. McBride, of Eddyville. came over this noon to look after Albany business affairs. Before returning home he will visit his son. Larry, a former Albany high school student, now a senior in the O. A. C, and the only one in the class taking a com plete agricultural course. His daugh ter. Miss Mildred, several years ago a member of the Albany high school'i girl's champion basket ball team, is now teaching at Bclfountain. Next year she will reenter Willamette Uni versity vroing into the junior class. . C. H. Burggraf went to Eugene this afternoon on architectural business. ! . News on This Page is ' From Daily Issue of i FRIDAY, MAY 2. H