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About The Semi-weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1926 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1913)
IE DELEGATES WERE The Government Asked to Lend Postal Savings Money to Farmers on Real Estate. PRESENT COUNTY SCHOOL PLAN RECEIVES A JOLT Resolution Asked for Abolish ment of Supervisors; To Do Away with Senate. Continued from Wednesday, May 14 Yesterday afternoon's session of the Oregon State Grange convention was consumed in the receiving of Un reports of officers and the introduc tion of important resolutions that will he agitated and passed upon during the present session. Resolutions proposing to abolish the present system of county school su pervisors, recommending thai the gov erumeut lend its postal savings fund to the farmers at 4 per cent interest secured by real estate, the amount of the loan not to exceed one-half of the value of the land, the abolition of the state senate and a not her proposing that a bill should go through the in itiative, providing that the salaries that have been increased by the state legislature should not be received by the office holders at the time of the passage of the bill, were introduced. In favor of (his latter resolution, 1 Ion. I'.. I!. Itlancbard, a representa tive of the last legislature from Jo sephine count v, spoke in its favor, by staling that he would endeavor to amend it so thai the power of raising the salaries of county officers away from the legislature and place it with the county courts, with power to re fer it to the people. Several other resolutions were in troduced but many were referred to commit I ees. The majority proposed changes in the by-laws of the grange, one of special note ashing for the: ap pointment of a committee of the grange for the Stale university and another for the normal school, to op- uaum Save Time Grinding Feed YOU'RE losing a lot of time and energy and money if you're grinding your feed or doing any of that sort of work by hand. An Olds Engine will do it for you ; do it quicker and do it better and do it cheaper than you can any other way. Some dny when you're down this way come in and let us tell yon about these Olds Engines let us show them to you ; we just want you to know all about them so when you get an engine you'll get a good one. If you can't find the time to como and sec- us. we'll find time to com and sco you. if you nay so. Drop us a post-card or telephone us telling us what size enfrino you think you II need, and get a tree, complete catalog of Olds Engines. We're here to serve you; mate this your store. Waldo Anderson & Son Agricultural Implements and Vehicles cralc similarly lo the committee for the Agricultural CoHckc. This is the first session in its 40 years of existence that the State Grange has been honored witli a visit of the master of the national order, who is here in the person of Master Oliver Wilson, lie will he here dur ing the rest of the convention. II. G. I'arsons and T. A. I.ogsdon. of Port land and Corvallis respectively, were oilier speakers of the afternoon ses sion. Mr. I'arsons is a fraternal del-i-Kiilc from the Federation of Labor and Mr. I.offsdotl represents the Farm ers' Co-Operative Union. Accordinif lo the report of the cre dentials committee there are 10.1 ac credited delegates present. Added to this number the members of Hie order who are here attending the sessions to enjoy the discussions and the wives of the delegates including the officers, the attendance will probably be in excess of 250. According to the secretary's report, Mrs. Mary S. Howard, of Mullino. 1 1 new irranues were organized last year and ahc total receipts on hand were $69(50.01. Miss Helen Solomon, who has been attending high school the past year, residing with her cousin, Mrs. Adolph Senders, left for her home al North Cove. Wash., this morning. She ex- peels lo return next fall and enter Albany College. Uncle Charles Adams, of Jefferson, was in the city this afternoon. "Latch Key Hangson Out Side" Says Mayor Gilbert to Grangers. OVER 350 ATTEND BIG RECEPTION AT ARMORY Oliver Wilson Makes Splendid Address; Visitors Will Be Tendered BanquetTonight. 'Thc latch key hangs on the outside and you are as welcome as the air you breathe," is about the way Mayor Gilbert extended a welcome in a brief anil apropriatc address to about 250 delegates, oVficers and -,-isitors to the Graii;?-' Convention and to nearly 200 citizens of Albany last night at the Armory. Prior to the assemblage, the big high school band rendered several selections at the corner of Lyon and Second streets, as a serenade concert U the delegates and then it proceeded to the corner of Fourth and Lyon streets, where it again played as the guests and local people assembled in the building. Members of the Albany Commercial club were the host of the occasion and President J. S. Van Winkle pre sided over the meeting. After a few remarks he introduced Mayor Gil bert who ma tie the address of wel come. The response was briefly made by State Master C. E. Spencc, of Oregon City. Mr. Spence was followed on the program by Master Oliver Wilson, of the National Grange, who delivered a splendid address, which wits intense ly interesting and entertaining. Mr. Wilson spoke along the lines of what the Grange had accomplished since its organization, lie frequently re ferred to things of a national charact er to bear out his statements and rendered a general history of the Grange. Interesting features of the address were the history of the per netualion of the parcels post system and the postal savings hank's, and Mr. Wilson graphically recited the great irnod ;ind the many substantial re- R & G Corsets in the New Models Medium and High Busts are still in evidence but the long, snug fitting skirts still prevail. $1.00 to $3.00 Pair. Agents for Standard FLOOD'S Patterns I JM we" rirsc acreec i Agents for Kabo Reducing Corsets suits which have attended the inaug uration of these systems. He often referred to one tiling with its relation to the f;;rmcr, bringing in facts to substantiate i.;?t .'merits. 'At the c.ucl"sijn ;..f Mr. Wilson's address, a general reception was held, when strangers .-tV hosts intermingl ed among a V: f.'.!:: r rubbed elbows, met and V' -d r irir.nl ly. Tonight t' rs'- ck at the First Presbyterian i-!LU the Commercial club will ten';1- r. bam met to the visiting delei:. ; - their wives. The committee in charge of this event has provided 250 plates. Ilarisbur Again County Clerk Mar'.s this afternoon issued a r.iari'iage license to another 1 1 arrisbur:? coupfc, this making the 14th license to be iss:ted to 1 1 arris burg people. Thomas J. George and Ada F. Coo'f were the recipients of the license. Mrs. Knott, Mrs. D. D. Hackleman and Mrs. Wairous, of this city, and Mrs. Edna Knott Butterfield, of Ash land. who is visiting here, went out to Fry this morning to spend the day with the fellow members of the Ladies Aid Society of the Grace Pres byterian church, Mrs. Merritt and family. Bert Palkington, of Corvallis, a member of the O. A. C. faculty, was in the city this noon on his way home from Portland. B. T. Sudtle, the stock auctioneer, of Halscy. pased through the city this morning for Hillsboro, to conduct a big Jersey sale. M. V. Weathcrford went to Salem this morning on legal business. 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