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TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1913.
A CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAM,
From the statement given out yes
terday by President Wilson it is ap
parent that the remaining years of
the president's term will he devoted
to an earnest attempt to pass some
constructive legislation.
The statement issued from the
Wfliitc House was as follows:
"There has been too little federal
legislation framed to serve the farm
er directly and with deliberate adjust
ment to his real needs. We long ago
fell into the habit of assuming that
American farmers enjoyed such an
immense natural advantage over the
farmers of the rest of the world and
were so intelligent and enterprising
and were so at case upon the incom
parable soils of our continent that they
could prosper no matter what handi
cap they carried.
"We never exaggerated their capac
ity or opportunity, but neglected to
analyze their burdensome disadvan
tages. One of the chief disadvan
tages has been that the farmers have
not been able to secure extended hank
accommodations which they need ev
ery year without paying burdensome
rales of interest and saddling the
selves with mortgages and obligations
of every kind.
"Other countries have systems of
rural credit, put in operation, not only
for relieving the farmer but also to
put his enterprises on a footing easy
of accomplishment. Our farmers
must have simitar means afforded
them. This is our next great task
and duty."
AMATEUR COOKS
In the August Woman's Home
Companion, Zona dale, writing an ar
ticle entitled "Klhics and Cooks,'
puts great emphasis on cooking, not
as an accomplishment but as a great
profession and social service. Fol
lowing is an extract:
"Next to the divine within and
without humanity, the most precious
thing that we know anything about
is human life. Human life is con
ditioned by nourishment and warmth.
Everything (hat is accomplished is
accomplished with human energy as
its medium. Therefore the basis of
all physical life and activity is food,
and human efficiency depends large
ly on its wise or unwise administra
tion. No one dissents from this, in the
ory. Vet with the utmost composure
we continue in practice to leave this
performance of the vital physical need
alike of the properties of the foods
that they cook and the needs of the
bodies that they feed. Hy these ama
teurs I mean some servants and I
mean some housekeepers."
LUCKY MAN.
Kven though the writers of the
Portland Press be fully as pessimistic
regarding their profession as the aver
age of their kind, they must admit
that during the last days of this week
their lot is to be a fortunate one. Kor
they are to be personally cointncteit
from end to end of the lU'.iutitul Wit
l,i me lie valley, and as if this were not
enough, they are to be the guests
of the different connmtuitic along the
route.
They will be shown a smiling coun
try that is reveling in the iimKl of
plenty. They will see barns that are
bursting with hay, and fields where
the shocks of grain fairly fight for
standing room. Tliev w ill sec trees
that are bending under their loads of
fr.ut, and hop vines heavy with their
fragrant crop. I'travant farm house
ind barns that shelter sleek and welt
fed dairy cows will meet their eye
on every side.
They will learn that thr golden
horn of plenty is hanging npide down
over the whole wide valley, ready
to drop its contents upon all alike.
For the Willamette valley is prosper
ous and happy and contented this
year.
The writers of the Portland p: per
ivc a pleasant excursion ahead of
them. They will see the glories of
their own state, and will go back home
onvinccd that the fate that sent them
to live in the Willanicte valley was a
kindly one. Eugene Register.
SIMPLIFIED POSTAGE STAMPS.
By the two orders recently issued
by Postmaster-General Burleson the
number of stamps issued by the gov
ernment will be reduced by seven
teen. No more of the ten-cent regis
try stamps will be printed. When
the existing supplies of them are ex
hausted the use of all other than or
dinary postage stamps will he discon
tinued except for special delivery and
ta savings bank purposes, says the
New York World.
This simplification of the postage
stamp system will be a great conven
ience to the public, which never took
kindly to Postmaster-General Mitch
cock's experiment with the distinctive
stamps for the parcel post. The best
reason offered for issuing them was
that they would serve as an aid in the
department book keeping, and in that
respect they have proved unnecessary.
To hasten their disappearance their
use has been authorized for letters
and other mail matter, domestic and
foreign, and ordinary postage stamps
;irc now accepted for registry and par
cel post. This is in line with the pol
icy of Great Britain, where the one
set of stamps docs duty for all pur
poses for letters, parcels, registry
and special delivery, as well as pay
ment of revenue charges.
Pew persons realize that the bureau
of engraving and printing is the larg
est stamp factory in the world. For
the current fiscal year it is estimated
that about 12,000,000,000 ordinary pos
tage stamps in sheets will be required
besides over a billion more for sale
in booklets, vending machines and
special delivery and other uses.
To the public as well as the gov
.ifnrin postage stamp sys
tem will mean a great saving in mon
ey and lime.
Kred Arnold, of near this city, left
this niorniiiR for Carson hot springs,
on the Columbia, where Mrs. Ar
nold has been for several weeks, his
second trip this season. He declares
the springs have wonderfnl recuper
live qualities and reported some won
derful cures.
News on This Page is
From Dailv Issue of
FRIDAY. AUGUST 15.
EQUALIZATION NOTICE.
The County Board of Kqualization
will meet at the Lourt House at Al
bany, Oregon, Monday, September 8.
I'il., and remain in session six days
for the purpose of publicly axamin
ing the assessment roll and to correct
errors in valuation, description or
qualities of laud, lots or other prop
erty. All persons interested are here
by notified to appear at the appointed
tune and place and. it it shall appear
to said Board that lands, lots or oth
er property be assessed twice, or as
sessed in the name or names of any
person or persons not the owner
thereof, or a$sis:;edt under or beyond
its value, or any lauds, lots or other
propiMty not a-sessed, they w ill make
LOllllty .-WfSSOr.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an execution and order
of sale to me directed is-ned out of
the Circuit Court for I. inn County,
in the Miit wherein W. I Mines is
Oregon, in the -nit wherein W. V.
Hiues, is plaintiff, and K. l Cillett.
Jennie Ciillett and l. J. Krasier are
defendants I will on Saturday, Sep
tember JO, 1IJ, at the hour of One
o'clock p. in. at the front door of the
Court HousV in Albany, l.inn County,
Oregon, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash in hand the j herein required the plaintiff will apply
following described property, towit:to the above named Court for the re
The Osgood Mining Claim and the j lief prayed for in his r.aid complaint,
Furcka Mining Claim together with : namely: tor a decree of ti e above en
tile forty -horse power sawmill and ( titled Court forever dissolving the
planer complete, -dilute on said Os- bonds of matrimony now existing be-
Mood Mining Claim, ami ;;!! improve
meuts on said claim, together witn
the tenement', hereditaments and ap
purtenances thereunto belonging or j
anywise appertaining.
To sati-ty tile judgment in favor ot
the defendant F. ,1 Fraier aviaiut
the other defendant in the sum of
$37o..: avd al-o io satisfy the indg-I
ment of the id lintiff. . F. H ines.
against the defendant. F. F tidlett
and Jennie t iilli it in I ho -uui of
M"2 7. and tV -o-t i!:Mtre
ments of this ixivrM.v- .ft! si'c.
Dated this Wu: 1. 113
IV II nopiNF.
Sen'ff ot I i -oivilv. O-v.-n.
C. C. Bryant,
Attonu x .?1' :.0-!6
EXPERTS STUDYING ICOUPLE H
FRUIT GONDmONS
Determine Best Way to Pick
and Gather and Pack Fruit
Crops Here.
WILL FIND BEST DE
GREE OF RIPENESS
Work is Under Direction of H.
J. Ramsey Pomologist of j
Government,
Portland, Or., Aug. 14. What is the
best way to pick, gather and pack
fruit, and what degree of ripeness is
best at which to start harvesting op
erations? The question is a serious one and
its solution really means the success
or failure of the fruit industry. The
United States government is now try
ing to solve the problem. H. J. Ram
sey, pomologist of the government is
making a tour of leading fruit-producing
sections of the Pacific coast and
is gathering his data at close range.
Today he was conferring with offi
cials of the Northfestern Fruit Ex
change of this city, regarding various
matters in connection with his work.
"There is a certain degree of ripe
ness at which fruit is best to send to
market," says Mr. Ramsey, "and we
are trying to find this degree. We
want to find it for two reasons it
will give the producer a chance to get
the bulk of his crop to market in the
best marketable condition and it will
enable consumers to secure a better
quality product than they have been
accustomed to.
"We will continue our investiga
tion in Oregon this season as to the
best methods and varieties of apples
for storage purposes. Investigations
regarding apples will be made in both
the Rogue River and Hood River val
leys this season.
"We will also endeavor to find the
best methods of picking, packing and
marketing prunes. For this purpose
we will make investigations at balenv
this season."
Mr. Ramsey goes from here to the
Rogue River valley where he will in
vestigate the nrecooling and shipping
of the pear crop.
The work hi Oregon this season
will be under the direction of A. W.
McKay, who recently came herefrom
Washington especially for this task.
He succeeds R. H. Pratt, the expert
who leaves t,hc employ of the govern
ment to go to the University of Cali
fornia! at Merkeley.
"UNCLE GEORGE" IS
RETAINED 115 BAILIFF
"I am authorized to announce at
this time that George Humphries is
to be retained as bailiff and crier of
this court."
This statement was made by United
States district Judge Robert S. Bean
irom the bench at the short session
of the federal court yesterday, and
occasioned unanimous satisfaction.
Geo. Humphreys. "Uncle George,"
has been connected with the federal
court here for more than 20 years,
some of the time as a deputy United
States marshal but chiefly as bailiff
and crier. He is more than SO years
old, having passed the four score mile
stone early in the spring. Portland
Journal.
"Uncle George" is well known here
in Albany where he formerly resided.
He is the father of Kditor Tip Hum
phrey of Jefferson and an uncle
oj" C. II. Stewart of this citv.
I rir.-nil fmirl of tUo Qtnte
of Oregon tor Linn County. Depart
ment No. 2.
H. II. lilough. plaintiff,
vs
Mabel Blough. defendant.
To Mabel Blough, the above named
defendant :
In the name of the State of Oregon,
yon are hereby summoned and re
quiied to appea- and answer the com
plaint of the plaintiff in the above en
titled suit on or before the 10th dav
of September. 1(13. ard vou arc here
by notified that if you fail to appear
and answer the said complaint as
j tween the plaintiff and defendant
j herein, and tor such further order and
decree as to the (. ourt may seem just
and proper.
Tlii summons is published in the
emi-WreUv Dennvrat. a semi-weekly
i'evpaper. published in and of neu
ral eirenhrion in l.inn Countv. Ore
gon, for six consecutive weeks, br
ji'ining wit'i ! e i -e of Iu!v 29th.
Wl.V and emlv-g with the isttc of
September 1U. r-.'cr and mtr-
m- nt !o m n-.lr " H B Me-
Nmirhf, ( ountv TimI o- ' ini Conn
tv. n-e-.. i--. Jv'. da
lulv 1HJ
T T ST1TFS.
A-Mrn.-v t r!,:-,.;ff
: 4-1 ! -IS 25 .
IN CLERKS OFFICE
Secured License and Justice
Who Was in Office to
Wed Them.
DID NOT HAVE TO
MOVE HARDLY ONE STEP.
Justice Swan Then Proceeds
to His Office and United
Another Pair.
Securing their marriage license at
the clerk's office yesterday afternoon,
then inquiring of the deputy clerk,
where there was a justice of the peace,
to find one standing beside them, who
married them without their having to
move a step from where they secured
the license, was the experience of An
thony W. Darby and Mrs. Nettie
Stowe, of Corvallis and Albany re
spectively. When Darby and Mrs. Stowe ap
plied at the eClrk's office for the
license, Miss L. E. McCoy, the dep
uty, was filling out the necessary
blank, when Justice of the Peace L.
L. Swan entered the office with Her
bert Benson Holt to make the affi
davit for the issuance of a marriage
license to him.
Deputy County Clerk R. M. Rus
sell waited upon Benson and Justice
Swan. When the other license was
issued. Darby inquired of the deputy
where he could find a justice. Mr.
Russell pointed out Mr. Swan, say
ing: "Here is one right here."
Accordingly the couple lined up be
side the counter and Justice Swan
performed the nuptial knot right on
the spot.
After this was done Justice Swan and
Holt who in the meantime had se
cured a license to wed Ethel May
Hums, of Albany, who was' awaiting
the return of her husband to be at
Mr. Swan's office, left the cler's office
where the next, wedding was perform
ed. Herbert Benson Holt, the groom,
is a young farmer near Irving.
The marriage of Anthony Darby,
age 56, and Mrs. Stowe. age 42, is the
second marriage for both. Darby is
employed as a carpenter at Corvallis.
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ARRESTED FOR SPEED
ING ON HIS MOTORCYCLE
Arrested yesterday evening by Chief
of Police Griff King, charged with ex
ceeding the speed limit on his motor
cycle, Roy Thomason, of Boise, Ida.,
was arraigned in the police court this
morning and fined $10 and costs
which he paid.
In default of the necessary money
for bail. Thomason was required to
put up his motorcycle for his appear
ance in the police court this morn
ing. 1 noma son has been visiting
here with mends.
Miss Cherry Coney, of Portland, af
ter a visit with Miss Clara Morgan
her cousin, went to Sliedd this after
noon. '
CITATION.
In the County Com l of the State
of Oregon, tor Linn Counlv
In tiie matter of tjic estate and
guardianship ot D. C. Mint; an in
competent. To D. C. Flint, Mrs. William Mc
Coy, Herbert Barber, Mrs. Alma Cum
mings, Kolla A. White, Lillian 11,
White, Harry Leot. White, Mrs. L.
M. Howe, Mrs. C. F. Bailey, and Mrs.
J. H. O'Brien, and all others inter
ested in said estate, greeting:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
yon are hereby cited and required to
appear in the County Court of the
State of Oregon for the County of
Linn, at the court room thereof, at
Albany, in said county, on Tues
day t lie 2nd day of Sept., 1913, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of that day,
then and there to show cause, if any,
why an order of sale should not be
made by the above entitled court in
the above entitled matter author
izing and empowering A. G.
Kuapp, as guardian of the
person and estate of D. C. Flint
an
incompetent, to sell all
of the
real estate of said incompetent, to-wi:t t named plaintiff in the above entitled
Beginning at the Southwest corner of court and cause, now on file in the
Claim sixty (60), township ten (10), ! office of the clerk of the said court,
south, range two (2) west of the Wil- j on or before the 26th dav of August,
lamette Meridian, in Linn county, j 1913, the same being the' last dav of
Oregon, running thence cast forty the time prescribed in the order for
40 chains to the southeast corner of j publication thereof; and you arc here
Sectton thirty-four (34), thence by notified that if you fail to appear
north on the east boundary of said ; and answer said complaint as herein
section thirty-four a distance of sev-1 required, the plaintiff will apply to
cr and seventv-five one hundredths the court for the relief demanded in
! 7.7$) chains to the center of Crab-
: tree creek: thence down said creek to
a point eight and fifty hundredths
(8..M1) chains north from the south
boundary of aid Claim sixty (60)Jthrr relief n to the court mav seem
thence west thirty-four (34) chains !ut and equitable.
thence south eight and fifty hundred-! This summons i served on von hv
ths H.Ht chains to the place of begin -
ning. containing thirty-three (MVwnt hv order of the Honorable f). :
acres, more or less, all in Linn cotin- 1 TV McKnight. countv judge of T.inn j
ty. Oregon. j rimtv. made the 11th dav of Julv.
Witness, the Hon. D. P. McKnight.; I'm j
Ttidge of the County Court nf the T'-e date of the first nuh'i-ition of:
State of Oregon, for the Courtv of this summons is Tv'v 15. 1011 T'-e '
of ;un with the Seal of said Court af-
j'iv !-'-i04thdav of lulv. P 0U.
'( SF VU V. I.. MARKS.
Clerk
tulv - 4 IMS 25
I0EN EiENtES HE IS GUILTY
OF Ceil CHARGED
Resents Reports Appearing in
Paper Regarding His Ar
rest Wednesday.
Still here confined in the county
jail, W. A. Iden, arrested here Wed
nesday on charges of felony, is await
ing an officer from Tlare, California,
with requisition papers to take him
back to answer th; charge. The of
ficer is expected to arrive sometime
by tomorrow.
When interviewed this morning at
the jail, Iden criticised the account of
his arrest, claiming that he was utter
ly innocent of any charge and de
clared he was not going by any alias.
"The report that any transactions I
am involved in, amounts to $50,000
on a chirc of felony is absolutely
false," he said. "I am not guilty of
any crime. I was not traveling un
der an alias and when you speak of
my face being red why, that's its nat
ural color."
The clerk at the Vandran hotel
stated this afternoon that Iden reg
istered at the hotel under both names
and when asked the reason said that
it was business of his own.
Attorney Bilyeu, retained by Iden
to fight extradition, if he so decides
to do, visited the prisoner this morn:
ign at the jail. It is understood that
nothing in regard to this matter has
been done and that they will await
the arrival of the Tulare sheriff.
Iden was taken down town this af
ternoon to a barber shop where he
got a shave. He was in the custody
of ex-Sheriff Smith.
BOOTBLACK ARRESTED ON
CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS
George, a colored bootblack who
operates a stand on Lyon street, was
arrested early this morning by Chief
of Police Griff King charged with
drunkenness. The negro was confin
ed in the city jail pending his be
coming sober for his aooearance in
the police court. I his is his second
offence, having been recently arrested
on a similar charge.
Registration of Land Title.
In the Circuit Court o f the Stale of
Oregon for Linn Coi'.nty.
In the matter o the application
of Allan C. Stellmacher to register
the title to the land:, described as fol
lows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the South
boundary line of Block No. 63, in
the City of Albany, in Linn County,
Oregon, which is 66.92 feet Easterly
from the Southwest corner of said
Block; thence ruining North 9 de
grees West parallel with the West
boundary line of said Block, 110.07
feet; thence N'orth 81 degrees East
parallel with the South boundary line
of said Block, 66.89 feet to the middle
of said block; thence South 9 degrees
East parallel with the West boundary
line of said Block, 110.07 feet to the
South boundary line of said block,
thence West on the South boundary
line of said Block 66.92 feet to the
place of beginning, and commonly
known as Lot 7 in Block 63,
vs.
All Whom It May Concern, De
fendants. To All Whom It May Concern:
Take notice, that on the 26th day
of July, 1913, an application was filed
by said Allan C. Stellmacher in the
Circuit Court of the State of Oregon
for Linn County, for initial registra
tion of the title to the land above
described. Xow unless you appear on
or before the luth day ot September,
1913, and show cause why such ap
plication shall not be granted, the
ame will be taken as confessed and
a decree will be entered according to
the prayer of the application and you
will be forever barred from disputing
the same.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Circuit Court this 26th day of
lulv. A. D. 1913.
(SEAL) W. L. MARKS.
County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of
the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for l.inn Countv.
HEWITT & SOX.
Attorneys for Applicant.
J uly 29 A 5-12-19-26
SUMMONS
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Linn . County. Depart
ment No. 2.
Chas, Kolb, Plaintiff,
vs.
Elizabeth Kolb, Defendant.
To Elizabeth Kolb, the above
named defendant:
In the Name of the State of Oregon.
' You are hereby renttired to annwr
I and answer the eomnlaint nf the above
j the complaint, viz : a decree of divorce
dissolving the hnnd nf mntrimnnv
now existing between plaintiff and
' defendant, and for such other and fur
1 publication in the Semi-W eeklv Drm
lis. 'h:e of pnW--'ivi is Argut 26
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FI VFi? TCH RPOV
V to-ev 'n- Pbti'f
ALBANYITES RE-
El
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Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sears
Report a Most Enjoyable
Tour Throughout East.
VISITED AT VARIOUS
PLACES OF INTEREST
Would Not Live There For
Whole Country As a Pres
ent'' Said Mr. Sears.
That he woud not go back east to
reside, if given his choice in any local
ity, for the gift of the best Business
block in Chicago, if he were required
to live there the rest of his life and
"I am now 76," was the statement
made this morning by C. W. Sears.
"In fact," said Mr. Sears laughing
ly," I would not go back there to
live if they would give me the whole
country."
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sears returned
last evening after a three months' trip
throughout the middle west and east
and Canada. They were guests a big
portion of the time in Iowa with a
son, C. A. Sears. They visited in
Washington D. C, and at various oth- ,
er places on the Atlantic coast in
cluding all of the large cities. En
route back West they stopped off at
Niagara Falls and went up into Can
ada to Montreal. At this latter place
Mr. Sears got caught in a thunder
storm and was taken sick. They im
mediately' boarded a train for Iowa,
and went to their son's home where
Mrs. Sears was confined for three
weeks with a slight attack of pneumo
nia. However, she has recovered from
her illness, and has arrived home in
splendid health.
Before coming home Mr. and Mrs.
Sears visited in various places of in
terest iust over the Rockies including
a six days tour through the Yellow
to'" National Park.
"We had a splendid trin". said Mr.
Sears, " and enjoyed every bit of the
sights we saw but it is certainly a re
lief to get back and breathe the air
of Oregon. Tt 'was hot all the time
back east. I enjoyed receiving the
local papers while away and I noticed
the accounts of the weather with en
vy and it gave me something to look
forward to. knowing that I was to
return soon to enioy that weather."
Mr. Scars told interesting incidents
of the trip, relative to the hnt weather
and the way the people in the differ
ent nlaces contend with it. He told
of his trip through the National park,
which was cxtremelv interesting.
"T asked for a cool room in one of
the big hotels in a large citv." said
Mr. Sear?. "They put us on the four
teenth floor. A strong breeze was
blowing and had I left the door open
the shades would have been torn down
hv the draft. Rut there wasn't any
thing to that breeze, it was iust as
hot as if it had blown put of a red
hot oven. People went, around with
as little clothes as they could and the
narks are popular sleeping grounds.
No. sir. I would not go back there
to live if given mv choice in any lo
cality for the gift of the best block
in Chicago, if reouired to live there
rest of my ,ife' amI 1 am now"
76.'
Relative to his trip in the Yellow
stone nark. Mr. Smr c.u'd- "T n
joyed this trip more than anv other
one we made. I believe this is the
greatest park in the world. AH kinds
of game can he seen in a trip through
there on the stage. Bear, deer, buf
falo, elk, mountain goat and various
other kinds of animals are as tame
as they are in a zoo. The bears fol
low up the camps and act ns scav
engers. Deer are passed hv the road
side unafraid. We saw the gevsers
in action and thev are wonderful."
OSCAR T. TINKLE CLAIMS
DEEVER GIRL AS BRIDE
Wedding Occurred Last Night
Ceremony Performed by
Rev. Geselbracht.
A marriage of more than usual in
terest to the people of Albany oc
curred at the Bass farm located near
Dever at 6 p. m. last niijht, when Os
car T. Tinkle claimed as his bride
Miss Ellen Bass.
The ceremony was performed bv
Rev. Geselbracht and was witnessed
by only the immediate relatives and
friends of the contracting parties. Af
ter the ceremony the guests listened
to a beautiful solo sung by Mrs.
Charles Mauley who became a bride
less than two weeks ago. and enjoyed
an elaborate wedding supper.
The bride is an estimable and
charming young woman and has a
large-chcle of friends in Linn coun
ty-
The groom is rmnlrvrl a. t1. Ct
Francis and is wlt n'nH r..A.Ct.l
known hy the traveling public They
will take a brief wedding trip to
N'ewport.
Hr Fliznbcth Louise Howells. of
Corf-iM,'. : .u
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