The Semi-Weekly Democrat Published by DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING CO. WW. II. HOKNIISROOK, Managing Editor. Entered at the postoffice at Albany, Oregon, as second-class matter. Published every evening except Sun day. Semi-weekly published Tuea 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 vvell as new address. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily Delivered by carrier, per month....? .40 Delivered by carrier, per year 4.00 hy 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; ic per word thereafter, payable in ad vance. Minimum charge of 25c. Established in 1865. FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1913. An Honest Revision. From the date on which the first tariff law was signed by an American president, the tariff question lias been the bone of contention between two great po litical parties. It has made and tin-made statesmen, created and disorganized political parlies. On one hand it touched the pockets of the tariff-robbing trusts and on the other, the pockets of the American consumer. When the tariff was first pro posed, it was suggested merely as a means of raising revenue for the maintenance of the federal gov ernment. The idea of protecting so-called "infant industries" did not enter the minds of the earlier patriots. That came later and when once the "infants" obtained a laste of the tariff bottle, from that time on they agreed to re main infants in the eyes of the public until such time as the peo ple tore from their faces the mask of dishonesty and took from litem the protection which served only to fallen their purse and gratify their greed for excessive profits. 1' resident Roosevelt side stepped the tariff and by so doing won for himself (he reputation of being (he best politician who ever occupied a scat in the white house. I'ttblic opinion would not per mil President Taft to follow the example of his predecessor in of fice, lie lacked the courage to insist upon an honest revision and permitted Aldrich to draft a law which pleased only the benefic iaries of the system. In his speeches President Taft revised the tariff downward and in the tariff law as finally passed and signed by the president, the tariff was revised upward. It was the refusal of Roosevelt and Taft to give the people some relief from the excessive tariff duties that swept into office a Democratic administration in I'M'. The new president has done his share in bringing about an hon est revision of the tariff and the lower house of congress has per formed its duty through the pas sage of the Underwood bill. The issue is now squarely up to the senate. There can be no com promise. It is the forces of greed against the forces of common justice, and the senate of the United States is on trial. The public mind is in no mood for trifling. The people know what they want anil tin v want mi tone Inst in securing the passage of a ! iav which will atlnril permanent relief from excessive prices anil dishonest profits. Fifth Street Improvement. The proposed improvement id' V'iflli street through (lie co-operation of the properly owners rcsid int; on litis popular thorough-fare his the enthusiastic approval of the Democrat. Hundreds of people daily form their impressions of Albany lhroiii;h the view of the citv seen through the windows of the Oro (;ou IMccttie passenger trains, and ilurinir the vear of the I'an- an!:! ovposition thousands of east- ei ners hi torut their iiiitit essioiis i tops of Albany from the same limited view of the citv. A system of parkings and ilow rr gardens would yroatly improve the apiM-nram-e of this street and would imdonlitodly he the lust and cheapest form of advert i-im; that could be obtained. . Mr. Fisher and those who are identified with him in this worthy enterprise, have proved that civic pride is one of their virtues and the example set by these enter prising and public-spirited citi zens miht be profitably followed by every resident of Albany. Order to Show Sausc. In the County Court for Linn Coun ty. In the matter of the guardianship of Herman Hickman, Cyrus Hickman, Rachel Hickman and Mary E. Hick man, minors. On this May 28, 1913, R. Shcl ton, guardian of the estate of the above named minors, having this day filed his duly verified petition in this Court, praying for license to sell the real property of said minors; and it appearing from said petition that it is necessary and will be beneficial to sell the real estate of said minor?, described, as follows, to-wit: Beginning 2 rods E. of the X. W. corner of Sec. 25 in Tp. 10, S. of R. 2 W. of the Will. Mcrid., Oregon, thence E. 7X rods; thence S. 40 rods; thence W. 78 rods; thence N. 40 rods to the place of beginning containing i'J'i acres more or less, in Linn coun ty. Oregon. And it further appearing to the Court that said minors are non-residents of the State of Oregon and have no relatives residing m said State. It is llierefore Ordered that the next of km of said minors and all per sons interested in said estate appear uciorc oie county Loitrt ot Linn County, Oregon, at the Court House in Albany, Linn County, Oregon, oil Monday, June 30th, 1913, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, the same being a day of tiic regular June term of said Court, and then and there show cause, if any exist, why a li cense should not be granted for the sale of said real property; and that .i copy of this order be published for three successive weeks in the Scmi Wfcekly Democrat, a newspaper of general circulation in said Linn Coun ty; and that the date of first publi cation thereof be May 30th. 1913 D. B. McKnight! C. C. BRYANT. Judge Attorney W-M30-J6-I3-20 ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. In the matter of the estate of Xoncy Muelenhoff, deceased. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned administrator will, from and after the 30th day of June, 1913, pro ceed to sell at private sale the fol lowing described real property of the above entitled estate, co-wit: The Northeast quarter ( X EJ4) of Section 34, Township 9 Souht, Range 2 Hast of the Willamette Meirdian, in Linn County, Oregon, containing 160 acres. The foregoing sale will be made under and by virtue of an order duly made and entered hy the County Court of Linn Count, Oregon, on the 3rd clay of May, 1913. Terms of sale cash. LLOYD G. ANDERSON, Administrator. Post Office address and Residence Lyons, Oregon. GALE S. KILL, Attorney for Administrator. W. M30-J-6-13-20-27 Notice of Appointment of Administra tor Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of Will iam Ncclcy. deceased, and all persons having claims against said estate arc required to present said claims, with the proper vouchers, within six months from this date at the office of Gale S. Hill, in Cusick Bank Build ing. Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Da led Mav 14. I'M 3. CHARLES E. X EE LEY, Administrator. GALE S. 1I.L, Attorney for Administrator. M. 16 23-30-J-6-13 Notice of Sale for Delinquent As sessment. Western Oregon Land Company, lo cation of principal place of business, Albany, Oregon. Xotice is hereby given that there is delinquent upon the following stock, on account of assessments levied on the 29th day of Mav. 101 1. and on the 2Sth day of May, 1912, the several amounts set opposite the names of the respective holders .as follows: James D. Prentice. the sum r,f $37S.7S. and in accordance with the law, and an order of the board of di rectors made on the 17th day of March. 1913. , sh-ue of such s'lock. or as many as may be necessary, shall be sold at public Auction to the high est bidder, at the fro'tt ,l,,nr ,,f tl,.. Court House the City of Albanv, I. inn t otintv. Oregon, on the 26th - lav of I 101.1. at the hour rl i I lock a ill. of said (lav. to n.iv thr I assessments due therron. to,',.il,rr "Tin me expenses ol advertising and S.l II Hated this 2ilh dny nf M:lv at Alhauv, Oregon. Wm. PAIN. T'Ceretarv, M-M-.m I 6-U-20. Wklv EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned executor of the last will .,. " ." lu email deceased has tiled with the ounly I lerk ot Linn ( ounty. Orc-; urn u'-iameiii and estate of am,. sun. in- im.ii account in the matter of -aid estate, and the County Conn has appointed Monday, the th day of lime. 1'1.. at the hour of one -ii clock in the atlcrnoon of said d.iv, i at the Conutv Court room th 'ourt house in the City of '.Albany. ' '"'''". as ti:e time and place for ac-i heirmc objections to s.u.t count, if any there be. ami io: tli lu- il settlement of s.ud estate lVitcd this 5th div .n' Mav. I'M.t. Alon.-o S I'lec-niu. I'vecutor of the 1 a-t Will and Tes tament of l.rncs l-'reenian, Dec'd I M Curl. M Io 2.t .to I t. ,:tv. for Executor FRED DAWSON PRESENTS j PRIZES TO MAPLE STUDENTS Winners of First Prizes An nounced This Afternoon; Others to Receive Tokens. M-iple school children who were successful in capturing first prizes in the Fred Dawson writing contest were announced this' afternoon by Mr. Dawson who presented the priz es to the lucky ones at tlu school this morning. Those who received the tokens are as follows: Joseph Crock er, sixth grade; Pauline Dallliert. fifth grade; Adelaide Baldwin, fourth grade; Doris Finch, third grade; Nor ma Blanche, second frrr.de. All of the above mentioned received the first prizes for their respective grades. Mr. Dawson announced this after noon that winners of prizes in the other public schools will be made public tomorrow morning. At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning Mr. Daw son will present the prizes to the suc cessful students at the Central school and the Madison school students will be awarded tlii'ir tiri-vec tit I nVlin-L- I Prize winners of the East Albany school will receive their prizes the following morning at 9 o'clock. MERRILL AND TRACY HAVE BEEN GAUGHT-BY CAMERA Dennis and Frank Are Victims of Unique Joke Played on Them by Harry Wilkins. "Merrill and Tracy" have again sprung into the limelight but no fear should be entertained for this time they are a harmless pair and besides they have already been caught. Har ry Wilkins, of the Owl drug store, made the catch with his famous camera and the picture, which has at tracted considerable attention, is on display in the window of the drug store. The picture is entitled: "Fu gitives; reward if caught," and the principles of the photograph are nolle other than Dennis Merrill and Frank Tracy as they were snapped in Dick Churchill's automobile while on a re cent gunning trip. The rough outing costume worn by the principles lend natural color to the theory borne out in the photograph. Application to Register Title. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the county of Linn. Department No. 2. In the Matter of the application of James N. Rciley, to Register Title to the following described real properly situated in the County of Linn and State of Oregon, towit: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 35 in Towusliip 10 South, Range 2 West of the Willamette Meri dian in Linn County, Oregon, and from thence running Xorth 0.91 chains to Crabtrcc creek; thence Xorth il degrees East along said Creel; 3.50 chains; thence Xorth bOlj degrees East along saul Creek i.ls chains; thence Xorth 6S degrees 15 minutes East along said Creek 3.91 chains; thence South 9.86 chains to a point in the South boundary line of and East 10 chains distant from the Southwest corner of said Section; thence East along the South boundary line of said Section, 12. chains; thence Southerly along the East boundary line of the West half of the X. W. Vt of Section 2 in T. 11, S. R. 2, W. of the Will. Mer., Oregon, 25.30 chains," thence West 4.49 chains to the East boundary line of the Southern Pacific Right of Way; thence South 14 degrees 45 minutes East along said Right of Way, 15.51 chains to the South boundary line of the X. W. of said Section 2; thence West 19.30 chains to the S W. cor. of the X. W. yi of said Section 2; thence X. 0 degrees 35 minutes W. 40.30, chains to the X. W. cor, of said Sec tion 2; thence W. 2. chains to the place of beginning, containing 84.96 acres more or less, save and except ing therefrom the Right of Way of the S. P. R. R. Co., described as" fol lows, towit: Beginning on the South boundary line of and Fast 19.30 chains distant from the S. W. corner of X. W. i of said Section 2, in said Tp. and Range and from thence runnimr ii kh -i.s minutes . M.j.s ii said Crabtrcc Creek; thence ' ft : thence S. 14 degrees 45 E. 51.25 chains: thence East chains West minute ,llc phlec of beginning. con- taming 400 acres more or l- Also: the North half of the South halt of the Northeast ouaricr of S,-,-- Hon in lownhip 11 South. Range - west ot the Will. Mer., Oregon. Containing in the aggregate 124.96 acres more or les. Ail K ing and be ing in Linn County, Oregon. f. v" Keller M I" k',',.r i ,n whom ii in-,.- ...,-,-.,' I - v..., Defendants. Take Notice 1 hat on the 14;h d of May, 101.1. I hv the above i. in .'ppiicaiiou was tiled hv the j named James N. Reilev. in th cuit Court of the State of Oreg, an Application was fit Cir- tlreison lor ' inn i ounty. lor initial registration ot the title of land above described. Now unless VOIl unw.ir rt., k- lore tne intn day ol .lime. P'l.t, ( j snow oan.e why such application shall not be granted the same will be taken as confessed ard a Decree will he . !rt cd according to the praver of the ',i-ili -ation. and von will ,.. r.sr.--P ' barred from di-pming t'if same ! . W 1.. MARKS. , l ounty I lerk of I urn Comity, c.'n and i vc ;,, ('!,..: I .'.'we ru'ith ,1 Circuit Court. ' Wm S. R1S1 l-'Y. I Attorney for -i--tu-i-t Ore- "' ; Party of Pathfinders from the' College City Were in Albany This Morning. 30 CARS TO MAKE THE TRIP THROUGH COUNTIES Plans Are Underway Here to Afford Visitors Royal Re ception Upon Arrival. The pathfindiug delegation for the Corvallis automobile excursion ar rived m the city this morning shortly before noon by automobile, lunched here and were received afterwards at the Commercial club, later departing by way of the west side. The trip to this city was made by way of the east side, through Halsey, Shcdds and Pe oria and other way points and the delegates report that they were roy ally and enthusiastically received all along the route. The party is composed of the fol lowing prominent business men and members of the Corvallis Commer cial club: J. M. Prather, R. M. John ston, G. E. Cooper, W. M. Ball, C. A. Murphy, who is secretary of the Com mercial club. The purpose of the big automobile excursion is to afford Corvallis peo ple the opportunity of visiting the outlying districts of Linn and Benton counties and to exchange greetings with the citizens of the different com munities that a closer friendship and a stronger universal spirit may be mnexed between the districts. One week from today the big ex cursion will leave Corvallis by the route as mapped out on the east side of the river and according to plans it will arrive here by noon. Plans are under way here by members of the local commercial club to give the Cor vallis excursionists a royal reception after which they will depart for Cor vallis by way of the route mapped out on the west side. Although the mem gers of the delegation were not pre pared to state definitely how many au tomobiles will participate in the ex cursion, it was estimated that between 25 to 30 automobile londs from Cor vallis will enjoy the trip. The intinerary of the trip will in clude stops at all of the places nloiiLr the routes mapped out. The details of the trip will be arranged so that trie excursionists can leave Corvallis between 8 and 9 o'clock next Tuesday , ing Jefferson and Woodburn. morning and make the round trip hi I Lawyer J. Fred Yates, of Corval time to reach home between 6 and 7 j lis', was in the city this morning on o'clock. his way down the road. According to the statement made I Chas. H. Stewart and Jos. H. Rai ny one of the p.n-tv of pathfinders who ' ston went to Portland this forenoon were in the city this morning. Corval-! on a business trip, lis people are enthusiastic over the , 4 MeCully, of Hood River, left prospective trip and that it was h opinion that the excursion will be the lagest as well as the most enjoyable ever held. Albany and Corvallis peo ple have held similar excursions and thus far they have proved to be a source of much benefit to the com munities as well as a pleasure. Executrix' Notice To all the creditors of William M. Cook, deceased: You and each of you are hereby no tified that the undersigned has been duly appointed executrix of the cstato and last will of said decendent by the county court of Linn county. Oregon: therefore, all persons having any claim against said estate are hereby notified to present the same to the undersigned, with the proper vouchers at her residence in the city of Albany. Linn county. Oregon, within six months from the date-hereof. Dated this 16th dav of Mav. 1013. MRS. HATT1E SA YLOR. Executrix of William M. Cook, de ceased. W. R. BII.YEU, K.i.i.,.. r, , VttKJl" -' - ! Administrator's Notice Notice is hereby given that the im- ilersigncd has been by the Countv ' Court ot Linn County. Oregon, duly appointed administrator of the estate of Margaret S. Mouteith. late of said County, deceased. All persons hav ing claims against the estate o'f said deceased are hereby required to prc- eiu me same, wim proper voucher to tne undersigned, at the oftic Hewitt fc Sox. in the City of Albany. s'i'd County, within six months Irom the date ot this notn Dated M 16, 101.! C. D. MONTEIT1I. Administrator. HEWITT & SOX, Attorneys tor Administrator. M I6-23-.W J ti U Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given that the un- dcrsigned has filed in the county court 1 oi i-.'iiii vouni v. v 'regou, lis llllal j account as administrator of the es j tate of Arnold Sommcr, deceased, and that said court has fiv-d Monday, the I 2nd day of June. Ul,t. at the hour of i one o'clock in the attern ion. as the time for the hearitig of objections to said final .ice, unit a?i,t ill.. ..ot... ,,..,. thereof. HEWITTS SOX. Attorneys for Ad'niiiistiat-ir W. I". SOMMKR. Ail-'imi.t: '.sr PATE WAS HUNG 49 YEARS AGO Albany Was Scene of Hanging of Convicted Murderer in Early Days. NEWTON CRABTREE RECALLS INCIDENT OF LONG AGO Aged Linn County PioneerHiked 16 Miles This Morning With out Lift. Jrorty-nine years ago today occur red the hanging in this city of An drew J. Pate, a convicted murderer, before a vast multitude of early resi dents of t lii s section, according to a statement made this morning by Newton Crabtree, an old pioneer of Linn county who has reached the ripe old age of 70, and who resides six miles cast of Crabtree. On this occasion, stated Mr. Crabtree, who appears hale and. vigorous at. Ins ex treme age, he made his first trip to Albany, accompanied bv his father and a twin brother. He said that as near as lie could recollect the hang ing took place on Fifth avenue in the neighborhood of Calapooia street but his rcmemberance appeared to be very vainic relative to the incidents attendant to the case. The hanging was conducted by the state under a law which required that such punish ment should take place in the terri tory in which the crime was commit ted. Aside from the above incident of the hanging a peculiar incident hap pened to Mr. Crabtree this mornimr. Setting out from his home 16 miles trom ncre early this morning to walk IU .-uUMJ 111 ILlli dllMlipULlUU Ul U lift from a passing wagon, over u road that has about the heaviest trav el of any highway out of the city and to cover the whole distance on foot without meeting a vehicle bound for the city seems hardy credible, but nevertheless it happened to Mr. Crabtree this morning, who arrived here at 9 o'clock dusty and slightly weary after his long journey but ap pearing to be none the worse for the wholesome exercise. An erand of business with Mr. Fred Dawson of the Owl drug store brought Mr. Crabtree to Albany this morning. He will probably spend the night here with relatives and will return home tomorrow. S. V. Hall came down from De troit last night. He is now running a crew of fourteen or fifteen men, get- titlir Ollt 1o(t for severnl mUlc ,iel,,rl for home this morning after spending several days at the home of Rev. Leech. He has a fine apple orchard Nestled In, which is paying well. Dr. Herbert Schmitt, of Portland, returned home this afternoon,' after a visit with his brother. A. C. Schmitt, of the First National bank. TWO SUITS FOB RECOVERY . OF MONEY FILED TODAY Jefferson Mill Co. and F. Devaney Are Plantiffs in Both Cases. P. Wcatherford and Weatherford, as attorneys for the plaintiffs, filed two l suits in the circuit court of Linn j county this morning for the recovery one of the suits is for the recovery The Jefferson. Mill Co., the piamtitt s all ege that I. X. Hooper i Hooper, the defendants. I (were executed a promissory note for, . the amount January 17. 1907. which I fell due in October of the same year. . y"-"-"" y '"e same year ;",ul "lch nas not been paid up un I til the present time. The plaintiffs : seek judgment to date and $50 attor ney's tees. . I. P. nevaney is named as plain ; till hi the second suit tor the recovery I oj sSvit-0 from Fred Gooch and others. ' The note was executed frinimrv 111 : 1011. and according to the complaint :l uv ",lc year alter ilate. the plaintiffs seek judgment in the sum of JoOO with interest to date and $50 at torney's fees. DR. HILL WILL SPEAK AT THE BROWNSVILLE PICNIC Dr. Hill, pioneer of Albany and! well know as one of the first settlers in this section of the state I has been invited to deliver an address j at the Pioneer Picnic whic'nwill in-1 held llrnii-novltL ,1,.-;.. . 1. ' nig month Dr. Hill is an able rpcak e who attend the picnic cr and tho mav expec good talk irom the -cni.il Albany physician. irs AH, " d cwp.r Cockcrline this noon re .1 visit with her mother LAD 0F17-ASSAULTS 12 YEAR OLD GIRL Arthur Wagner, Arrested Late Yesterday Near Sandridge by Sheriff Bodii-e. CASE WILL BE TRIED IN THE JUSTICE COURT Prisoner Is Confined in County Jail; Refused to Talk Con cerning His Actions. Charged with assault with intent to rape, upon the person of a 12-year-old girl, Arthur Wagner, aged 17, is be ing held in the county jail by Sheriff liodine awaiting trial in Justice Swan's court. Wagner, who resides on a farm near I'lainview with his parents, was taken into custody early yesterday evening near Sandridge by Sheriff liodine, who proceeded to the scene upon telephonic communication of residents of that section, and brought to Albany last night where he was confined in the county jail. According to reports relative to the alleged crime, it appears that the young girl, wdiose name is withheld, was returning from school when she yas accosted by the lad, who inquired if she was going home. She replied that she was, whereupon Wagner proceeded to accompany her. At a lonely spot in the road, according to the report of a resident, he heard the girl scream. He rushed out to the road to investigate the cause, and ar rived there just in time to see Wag ner, who was leading a bicycle, mount the wheel and dash up the road. An effort was made to follow the mgitivc with a team, but he had gain ed considerable start and the pursuer stopped ill at a farm house to tele plume to the next place for someone to intercept him. Successful connec tions were not made ami ey,.rr,i ro; dents of the neighborhood proceeded "i o;c ioau wnii me intention ot tak ing up the chase. Upon arriving at a bend of the road the lad had disappeared and upon phoning to a farm house farther up the road it developed that no one was seen passing tliere on a bicycle. A search was then made in a thicket skirting the road, the searchers be lieving the lad had taken refuge there. After conducting a protracted search, Wagner was discovered go ing back up the road towards Plain yieiv. A hasty phone call to a nearby farmhouse resulted in his interception by a farmer. In the meantime the sheriff had been called. Before he was taken into custody by Sheriff liodine, an ct'ort was made to have him go before the girl and her father, to deny or affirm his rela tions, but he refused. When asked why she screamed he refused to an swer. The case will probably be tried late this afternoon. Wagner was arraigned before Jus tice Swan shortly after 1 o'clock, waived examination and was bound over until the next teim of the grand jury under bonds of $1000, which were not furnished. The prisoner was remanded back to the county jail. GRANGERS WILL HEAR ABOUT HOE PATRONAGE Albany Retail Merchants Will Send Representative Before Council. That the discussions relative to home patronage and the mail order business during the grange conven tion has awakened considerable inter est, has been indicated in many ways recently. To show that some good might re sult locally from the discussions and that the grangers have taken notice of the circumstance, the following quotation from a letter from W. W. Poland, of Shedd, to Pres. F. J. Fiedl er ot the Albany Retail Merchants may be of interest: "During the con vention I talked with you concerning the farmers' patronage of the mail order houses and it was suggested that if an opportunity was offered you might send a speaker before the Linn county council to present the home merchants' side of this impor tant question. Arrangements will be made to give you a hearing in open session at the next meeting at Mrownsville. Saturday. June 7. I think if our trade "relations could be presented by some home merchant it would result in good for all concerned." Mr. Fletcher' stated this morning that a representative will be appoint ed to go 'before the grange council at the iwxt meeting of the merchants' association. T. II. Ilaggerty. the lawyer, who recently opened an office at this citv. this mornim: left for Marsllfield. where he will locate, the place offer ing a better opportunity for a young trail in the business. ? ? '5 S News on This Page is -rrn D-t-ly Issre of TUESDAY, MAY 27. W Mlo-2.t..liilrV U May 2 n-Io .