Of.
VOL. XLVIH.
ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY. MAY 20, 1913.
NO. 58.
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Over 325 Visitors Sit at Ban
quet Board Last Night at
Presbyterian Church.
OLIVER WILSON PAYS
TRIBUTE TO ALBANY
E B. Moore Spoke on Retail
Merchants Associations and
Mail Order Houses.
"As Master of the National Grange
I have traveled along the Atlantic
coast the Pacific coast, the middle,
eastern and western states and have
visited towns from 5000 to 9000 in
habitants and never have I found such
fine hotels as I find in Albany for a
city of its size. I understand your
business stores arc on a par with
your hotels."
That was the splendid tribute paid
Albany by Oliver H. Wilson, of Peor
ia, 111., master of the National Grange,
in his brief address at the banquet
friven by the Commercial club last
night at the First Presbyterian church
to 325 members of the Oregon State
Grange. Mr. Wilson is here to at
tend the annual convention of the
grange which is now in session.
Mr. J. S. Van Winkle, president
of the Commercial club, opened the
meeting with a few remarks and intro
duced Attorney C. E. Sox, as toast
master for the evening.
E. B. Moore, of Corvallis, state or
ganizer of the Oregon Retail Mer
chants Association, made a forcible
mlilrpss. advisine the people of a com
munity to leave the mail order houses
alone and to patronize the home
stores. In his opinion people often
misunderstand the purpose of the lo
cal retail merchants associations, in
that they often get the impression
that they are price fixing organiza
tions. He said that this impression
is not only a mistake but it often
works a hardship on the merchant's
customers, in that the main purpose
of the association is to protect the
local merchants from those who pass
from one community to another and
make a practice of beating the merch
ants out of all he can. By eliminat
ing this class of customers the merch
ants will be better able to accomodate
those who are legitimately entitled
to credit, is tile ooinion o't Mr. Moore,
who gave it as the sole purpose of the
merchants' association is to protect
the merchants from designing persons
that he may in tarn be in a position
to give his legitimate customers bet
ter M-rvice and more for their money.
Relative to the mail order house,
Mr. Moore said:
"One of the curses upon our com
munity is the mail order house. Farm
ers have the wrong impression con
cerning the mail order business. They
honestly believe they can save money
but can not when it comes to qual
ity and quantity. There is only one
way in which to build up your com
munity and that is by patronizing the
home merchant. 1 honestly believe
that the time will come when the man
who buys his goods from the mail
order houses will be considered an
'undesirable citizen.' I suggest that
the farmers and merchants co-operate
for they have a community of inter-
est " . . , ,
When Mr. Moore concluded his re
marks the master of the State Grange
made a brief talk in which he stated
that he agreed with the speaker who
had just concluded. He asserted that
in his judgment it was not fair to send
away for goods and still ask credit
cf the l"C;;l mercnani.
State- Master C. E. Spcnce, of Ore
gon City, talked about patronizing
our home stores. He told about mer
chants refusing to buy of the fanner
and sending away for the same pro
ducts, lie advocated a movement
between the merchants and the farm
ers to co-operate on such matters as
these.
Hon. J. K. Weathcrford. president
of the C. & E. R. R., made a few
eloquent remarks and invited the
guests to visit the Oregon Agricult
ural College in Corvallis on Friday.
The invitation has been accepted.
Complimentary transportation has
been provided for the delegates and
thev will be taken to Corvallis in a
body Friday morning as the guests
of the railroad company. Arriving
they will be shown over the college
campus and through the buildings by
special committees named by the col
lege authorities.
The evening was intcrsperced with
music which was furnished by the
high school orchestra. The banquet
closed with a piano solo by Miss Ha
zel Hockensmith.
After the banquet the members
went to ti e Moi st Hall, where a
class of thirty, from the Mountain
View gr.'nec. located 4 miles north
of Corvallis. exemplified the third
and fourth degrees of the order.
The committee hr.viug this banquet
in charge were. Messrs. G. T. Hocken
smith. chairman: J. L. Tomlinson, W.
V. Merrill and W. A. Eastburn.
I F.. Morton has been here from
l.vle. Wash.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WILL
MEETAT DISTRICT CONVENTION
About 30 Members of the Local
Order to Go to Corvallis
Tomorrow Evening.
To attend the district convention
of the Knights of Pythias lodge which
will be conducted by Vany Lodge io.
1 1 of Corvallis, about 30 members of
the local order will go to Corvallis
tomorrow evening.
The committee appointed at the last
session of the local lodge to look into
the matter of securing train service
to' Corvallis and return the same eve
ning for the Albany contingent has
not yet found out the arrangements
that were proposed to be made with
the Oregon Electric railway, but
Chairman L. R. Gilbert -announced
this afternoon that he would probably
know sometime late this afternoon.
If the members of the lodge watch
the local papers tomorrow for an
nouncements relative to the time the
party will leave the city and as to
what time they will return, they will
he informed when to meet at the
depot.
CITY TO ENTER CONTRACT
WITH OREGON POWER CO.
Council Creates Office of Build
ing Inspector; Junkins Re
commendations Accepted.
An ordinance authorizing and direct
ing the mayor and recorder to enter
into a contract with the Oregon Pow
er Company for electric lighting, said
contract to be in lieu of the lighting
contract now in effect, was read last
night at the council meeting the first
and second time by title only and re
ferred to the committee on streets
and public property to compare it
with the original copy of the contract
containing a list of the street comers
at which lamp posts arc to be in
stalled. The ordinance will come up
fur final nassaue at the adjourned
meeting of the council Monday eve-
An ordinance creating the otiice ot
building inspector and defining his
powers and duties to enter all build
ings under course of construction, ex
amine work and material and who
shall have authority to stop all work
not in compliance with the building
ordinance and file complaints for such
was introduced and passed.
The inspector is to be elected by
council and serve during their plea
sure. The recommendations for street im
provements of Street Superintendent
Glen M. Junkin were adopted. The
improvements recommended are as
follows: Cement sidewaly and curb
on the east side of lot A in block 111,
Jefferson street in Hacklcman's addi
tion. Cement sidewalk on north side
of lot 4 in block 34 Fifth street in
Hackleman's second addition, side
walk on south side of lots 7 and 8,
block 15, Second street in Hacklemans
fourth addition.
Jesse Galbraith, of Turner, returned
home last night, after being in Al
bany during the day.
Superintendent D-ividson and Road
master Dwyer, of the Oregon Elec
tric, were in the city last evening,
and Carl Gray J., trainmaster, and J.
R. Wilson, depot man, today.
FIRES DESTROY BUILDINGS
AT CORVALLIS TODAY
Early Morning Blaze Destroys
Shooting Gallery, Damages
Theatre and Cafe.
S Corvallis, May 15. The shoot-
ing gallery was completely de-
stroyed and the Palm cafe and
Palace theater badly damaged
as a result of a fire which broke
out here early this morning. The
fire department made a quick re-
spouse and did effective work in
checking the flames. It was
thought for a time that it would
be necessary to secure the aid
of the Albany fire department.
It is believed that the fire was
of incendiary origin."
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The remains of 'Sarah Evelyn Jory,
who died in Stockton. Calif., were tak
en through the city this morning for
Lyons, her former home, for burial.
She was 50 years of age, and was
born in Illinois. She (lied of peri
tonitis at St. Joseph's Home, Stock
ten. Mayor C. E. Stanard. of Browns
ville, was in the city today.
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THURSDAY. MAY 15 1
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BAN MAY BE PUT
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Drastic Ordinance Introduced
Before City Council Holds
That Act Is Misdemeanor.
PERSON GUILTY MAY GET
$100 FINE OR 50 DAYS
Councilmen Hold Lively Debate
Upon Matter; Ordinance Laid
on Table Until Monday.
An ordinance introduced before the
council last night by Councilman
Blount, if passed will make the act
commonly 'known as "mashing" -a
serious misdemeanor and any person
guilty of such act will be, upon con
viction in the recorder's court, sub
ject to a fine of nut more than $100
or more than 50 days imprisonment
in the city jail.
The ordinance was introduced last
night for the first time and furnished
the subject for a lively debate. Coun
cilman Lyons held that there were
such laws at the present time upon
the statute books covering the provi
sions as set forth in the new ordin
ance and that he believed it to be use
less from his standpoint of view. He
contended that if some of the parents
of the city would keep more of a
vio-ilant watch on their daughters and
not permit them to run around the
streets at all hours of the night, that
they would not be subject to insults
by alleged "mashers." It appeared to
be the opinion of some of the council
men that the peace and safety of the
young girls of the city should not be
hazarded at anv time and that such
conditions were unwarranted. Mayor
Gilbert stated that there appears to
be only a few "yaps" hanging around
the city to whom the ordinance would
strictly apply and that it would crve
to prevent others trom entering wil
fully into these tactics. .
He was of the opinion that
such an ordinance would have its full
and beneficial effect and that he be
lieved that such person guilty of its
violation should receive a heavy jail
.sentence. After some lengthy dis
cussion, on motion the ordinance was
laid on the table to' be taken up at
the adjourned meeting of the council
to be held next Monday evening.
It is an ordinance to amend section
25 of Ordinance No. 152 which is en
titled an ordinance concerning of
fences and disorderly conduct, defin
ing what shall costitute the same and
providing punishment.
According to the new ordinance,
any person guilty of trespass, upon or
wantonly or maliciously damaging real
or personal property of the city, cor
poration or individual or who shall be
guilty of disorderly conduct at pub
lic places within the city limits, by
insolently and without cause and per
mission, accosting or speaking to any
female in dischargeing the act com
monly known as "mashing" or who is
found guilty of indecent or immoral
acts, shall upon conviction in the re
corder's court be fined not more that
$100 or shall receive an imprisonment
of not more than 0 days in the city
jail.
BOY SCOUTS TO MEET IN
BRYANT'S PARK TOMORROW
Tests in Meat Cooking and Fire
Building to Be Conducted
by Scoutmaster.
Tomorrow evening, if the weather
is favorable, Scoutmaster Flo requests
all the Boy Scouts to report at Bry
ant's Park, on the banks of the il
lamctte at 6o'clock.
One of the tests of a second class
scout is, the ability to cook a quarter
of a pound of meat anl two potatoes
in the open without the ordinary
cooking utensils. Each boy is there
for expected to bring the above men
tioned provisions and nothing else.
He has the privilege of asking his
parents' advice i-s to what meat is
easiest lo cook. Each boy should al
so bring a pocket knife.
Another test that will be made at
this time is the building of a fire lining
not more than two matches. All are
expected to march home at 8 o'clock
or shortly thereafter.
J. C. Penny Inspecting Store
J. C. Penny, president of the Golden
Rule Corporation was in Albany yes
terday inspecting the store recently
opened in this city. Before taking
the evening train for Portland ta-t
merit, Mr. Penny stated that In was
well satisfied with the progress beinw
made by the Albany store. He is on
a tour nf inspection of the forty eiht
stores operated by his company.
AT LARGE JUNE
Ordinance Passed by the City
Council Providing for Im
pounding of Canines.
FINES AND PUNISHMENT
FOR VIOLATION PROVIDED
Owners Can Ransom Dogs
Within 48 Hours by Paying
Fine of $5.
Woe be unto the dog, who is found
at large alter June 1.
The city council passed a dog or
dinance last night, providing for the
seizure of dogs found at large in the
streets, providing fines for violation
of the ordinance and for the punish
ment of such owners disregarding the
provisions of the ordinance.
Prior to the passage of the ordi
nance a lively debate ensued. Coun
cilman Lyons deemed it rather un
fair and useless and contended that
it would work a hardship on the own
ers of valuable dogs. Councilmen
Hulbert and Simpson entered into the
discussion, and the fact was brought
out that dogs running at large in the
streets of the city are a severe nuis
ance to the citizens. Upon its first
reading it contained a clause to read
24 hours instead of 48 hours mid this
was the only amendment made.
The ordinance was introduced by
Councilman Blount and its substance
is as follows:
After June 1 it shall be unlawful to
permit any dog to run at large upon
the streets of Albany and any dog
found cstray will be seized by
the pound master, any police officer
or individual and imnouuded for a
period of forty eight hours. The
pound master will give written notice
to the owner of the empounding of
any (log upon which there is a collar
with the .owners name inscribed.
The owner within fortv eiizht hours
of said impounding can ransom their
dog by paying to the pound master
$o. All dogs not claimed after the
specified time will be killed in the
most humane manner provided.
Any person who shall knowingly
permit a dog owned by him to run at
large, shall be guiltv of a misdemean
or and upon conviction in the Re
corder's court shall lie finctl not less
than $10 nor more than $25.
The $5 fine collected hv the pound
master on each dog ransomed will be
divided as follows. City treasurer $.1.
i to person impounding dog and $1
will be retained hv the pound mas
ter who will receive $2 from city
treasurer tor each dog he kills.
Albany Man Oldest Granger.
W. M. Powers of 9.17 West Fifth
street called at the Democrat office
this afternoon to renew his subscrin
tion. Mr. Powers is 85 years of age
and has the distinction of being tile
oldest member o'f the OfTon St:tt
Grange who has attended the present
session. He is also the oldest livin'r
member of Salem Lodge No. 4, A. F.
& A. Mi
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM FOR
MAIL CLERKS HELD JUNE 14
Post Office Vacancy to Be Fill
ed; Applicants Should Apply
at Once.
The U. S. Civet Service Commis
sion announces that a male clerk-carrier
examination will be held at Al
bany, Oregon, on June, 14, 1913, to
fill a vacancy in the Albany Post Of
fice. Age limits from 18 to 45 years.
The Posloffice department has ad
vised that after June 30, 1913. the en
trance salary in the Post Office serv
ice in the tirst and second clas offices
will be $800 per annum, and that em
ployees in the $W) grade will be! ad
vanced to the $800 grade.
Applicants should apply at once to
the Local Secretary, Board of Civil
Service Examiners, at the Albany
Oregon, Post Office or the Secretary,
f.l vriih Swire District. Seat
tic, Washington, for application blank
and full information.
Wreck on C. &. E. R. R.
There was a small wreck on the
Corvallis & KaM.m track just south
r:it of the S. P. depot last evening
when a freight backed against several
flat cars, on a -idc trad-, ' nrl ini'
'I'lf of ihem off and smashing them
up some.
Mrs. F. J. Mo'ist r turned this noon
from, a visit of vvnal weeks at l.cb-
FIRE CHIEFFRED HOCKSPEIR '
HAS RESIGNEO HIS OFFICE
Property Owners of West Tenth
Street Want Canal Bridged
and Street Fixed.
Fire Chief Kred Hockspier has re
signed his office and the resignation
v:'.s read before the council last night
and accepted. I'or some time .Mr.
Hockspier has been unable to attend
to his duties as fire chief because he
has been detained at work out of the
city. Assistant Kirc Chief E. 11. llor
sky has ably and consistently filled
the position in Mr. llockspier's ab
sence. N. E. Hoover and 10 other prop
erly owners on West Tenth street
petitioned the council to bridge the
canal of the Oregon Power Co. and
to construct suitable sidewalks at the
intersection of streets and public
property.
The city engineer's plans and spec
ifications for the improvement of Sec
ond and Sixth streets by paving were
read and adopted, together with other
resolutions for street improvements
which have heretofore been noted.
CITY COUNCIL TURNED IN
FIRE ALARM LAST NIGHT
Test Promptness of Fireman;
Thoroughly Convinced of
Their Efficiency.
To test the promptness and effici
ency of the night crew of 10 men
of the fire department, who make
their headquarters at tire house wo.
2, members of the city council turned
in a fire alarm shortly after the ad
journment of last night's session of
the council, and expressed themselves
that they were fully convinced thai
the firemen were on to their jobs.
imlirinir frnm the nroiiint 'resnonse
to tlie alarm. Within 24 minutes
after the alarm had sounded in the
en cine house the fire emrine had nut
in an appearance at the corner of
Ltroadalhiu and Second streets, from
whence the call came. The new fire
truck was also taken out and through
some mistake the driver, John Spo'on
er, thought that the Home telephone
operator -said Sovntli and Jlroadalhin
and accordingly the truck proceeded
to that street intersection and ar
rived there just as the fire engine had
taken up its position at Second street.
The alarm was not sounded but the
call was sent in over the Home tele
phone from the recorder's office, at
11:45 o'clock and it is stated that ev
ery one of the firemen bad retired for
the night. The fire department has
acquired the services of a scout
motorcyclist in the person of William
Woods, whose duly is to locate a fire
and direct the department. Woods
was also on the job last night.
With the resignation of Kred Hock
spier as chief of the department, As
sistant Fire Chief K. II. llo'rsky as
sumes the position and hereafter will
bear the title of chief.
The regular fire drill will be held to
night on Main street near the corner
of Third street. The fire truck will
be taken out and the drill will be con
ducted with the hose. The alarm will
not be turned in as the drill will be a
ouict and conservative one, that all of
the firemen may have an opportunity
to' study the new apparatus and learn
the art of effectually and quickly run
ning out the hose.
LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS
ALLOWED BY CITY COUNCIL
The Fire Truck Cost City $5325
Equipped; Other Big Bills
in List.
Tile following bills were allowed at
the council meeting last evening:
lieall & Co., $10; C. G. RawlhiKs, $6.25;
G. M. Knox, $2K.50; Albany Mill &
Elevator Co. $26.90; Watson lire.
$5.25; liarrett Tiros. 75c; Albany Saml
& Gravel Co. 4.50; Gilbert Bros 270;
Hulbcrt OhlitiK Ililw. Co. $35.75;
Hammond Lumber Co. $8.05; G. M.
Knox, $1.09; Albany Electric Supply
Co. $2.50; Albany Transfer Co. $1.50;
J. G. Jackson, $8.25; E. I,. Kenazy,
$850; flulbert Oiihng Ildw. Co. J)c;jof the society in Oregon.
H. P.. Oisick, $600; Terrill & Pcr-
broche. $7.50; C. P. Peebler, $4 ; Cam
eron Ulaning Mill, $630; G. M. Knox,
$1; Oregon Power Co. $432,85; P. K.
Van Tassel. $18.65; Griff King. $75;
Marry Neely, $3; I. I.. Swan, 35:
liarrett Itrov $3325: Jno. Penland,
Grover flirt dies arrived this noon
from San Ansel mo, Calif., where he
has just completed his junior year in
the theological seminary. 1 e has
Keen engaged to fill the supply of the
Presbyterian church at A I sea during
the coining summer, when he will
return to San Auselmo and complete
his 'theological studies.
P. If. Colpitis, the mining engineer
and expert, arrived this morning from
I. os Angeles, where he has Uot-n op
crating several months, and left this
noon for Denver and then east to
f'oslon on an important mining deal.
Abolishment of Upper House of
Legislature Has Been Ap
proved at Convention.
MONMOUTH WILL BE
HOST FOR 1914C0NVENTI0N
Special Memorial Services
Are Being Conducted This
Afternoon.
As far as the Oregon Slate Grange
is concerned the abolishment of the
state senate of the legislature will
meet with absolute approval according
to' the action taken this morning in
the matter of a resolution introduced
Tuesday favoring is abolishment. The
resolution came up before the con
vention yesterd-ay and provoked,cou
siderable discussion. It was at this
time reported favorably by the com
mittee on legislation and after much
debate concerning the report the res
olution was made a special order for
ID o'clock this morning. At this time
it was taken up and the vote polled
for the abolishment of the senate was
strong.
Other business to come up during
the morning session was the receiving
of the report of the special committee
on co-operation. The report was a
lengthy one and was presented by
Chairman Ulanchard. Much of the
session was consumed in its reading.
The order of business which came
up immediately after the convention
convened for the afternoon session
was the conducting of the memorial
service for the members of the order
who have died during the past year.
Mrs. A. C. Libbl of Jefferson will con
duct the services. The late S. A. Daw
son, who resided here, will be among
the dead to be honored.
At yesterday afternoon's session of
the Grange Convention the different
committees in whose hands several
resolutions were intrusted for action,
were referred to the assemblage after
being considered by committees and
it was voted to request the govern
ment to lend postal savings money to
the farmers at 4 per cent on real
properly at half of the appraised val
uation, the proposal lo forbid lobby
ing at ihe capitol while the legisla
ture was in session was voted down
as was a proposal to forbid persons
interested in bills from occupying
seats in the senate or house while
the bill was under discussion.
Resolutions indorsing the actiof
of the California legislature relative
to the ownership of land by Japanese,
and one requesting the Grange to go
on record as opposing the present
movement to invoke the referendum
on the Srate University appropriation
were introduced yesterday afternoon.
Both resolutions were referred to the
committee on legislation and will
probably come up late (his afternoon
for discussion.
Monmouth won the honor of being
the place for the next annual con
vention to be held in lfJl4. There was
only one other city nominated to com
pete for the honor and that was Till
amook. C. P. Shaw, of this city, was re
elected yesterday afternoon for a term
of two years as a member of the exe
cutive committee. This was the only
office lo he filled, the other officers
having been elected at the bi ennial
election held last year.
WOMANS MISSIONARY SOCIETY
TO GIVE DOLLAR SOCIAL
The Function Will Be Held To
morrow Evening; Celebrates
Silver Anniversary.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Fi:-st Christian church will give
a Dollar social at the church tonior-
row evening. This is to celebrate the
j silver anniversary of the organization
To fittingly commemorate the be
ginning of the work in the state it
was decided to raise a fund for mis
sionary purposes cmial to one dollar
foV each member of the organization,
by the time of ths meeting of the
slate c on ven '.ion at Turner next
month. The local society has been
working for some time to bring up
their proportion of this fund which
would equal about fifty dollars, there
being about that many members in the
organization here.
The climax of this effort is to be
reached tomorrow night when the In
dies are to present their dollars and
in rhyme tell how they were earned.
Mrs. P. VV. Kmerson is chairman of
the committee on arrangements and
a rare treat is promised all who at
tend. Will Patterson, letter carrier, went
to Oakland today to see his mother,
who is seriously ill.