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About The Semi-weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1926 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1913)
SEA FISHERS GET CLOSE 10 WHALE Party of Albany ites on Board Ollie S. Which Went Within 100 Feet. WOULD CREATE OFFICE Proposed Ordinance Would . Prevent Spread of Disease and Rid City of Nuisance. BIGGEST WHALE SEEN ON COAST SAYS CAPTAIN Dr. W. R. Shinnand Life Were Among Passengers on Big Newport Launch. Continued from Fridip', August '22. WOULD COME HERE That they wer in a boat which took them within 100 feet of the mammoth whale, while going deep sea fishing off the Newport coast, was the state ment made this morning by Dr. V. R. Shinn - of this city who in com pany with Mrs. Shmn, Dr. Wat kins and wife and Mrs. St. Clair, all of Portland, returned last night from a weeks outing at the beach, and who composed a party of deep sea fishers on the latinch "Ollie S." when the whale was sighted. Dr. Shinn stated that the party Ictt Newport on Wednesday morning aboard the Olle S. on a fishing exenr sion. Upon passing the jetty at the mouth of tire "bav. their attention was called to tl school of whales at quite a distance off to the north. The wrrales attracted tlie attention of the crew of the boat by spouting water. A lit tle later -a Trnge whale was siglited quite a distance south of the jetty and the boat proceeded in that direction Maneuvering for about half an hour, tlie captain managed to bring the boat Tip to within 100 feet of the huge mammal, much to the conster nation of the passengers, who were assured "by the captain that there was no danger, contending that the vibra tion of the liig 80 horse power gaso line engine of the boat would Veep the wTrale away. Several on boad fired shots at the whale, some of which took effect, causing it to cut numerous caprices, in going below the surface and com ing up. The captain of the OTh'e S. said, according to Dr. Shinn, tliat it was tlie largest whale he had seen on the Pacific coast. Dr. Shinn said they weTe so close that thev conld see the "barnacles on it. Having in mind the recent crusade against tue dogs ot Albany, the fol lowing ordinance has been prepared and is respectfully submitted to the city authorities. Its merits are too apparent to necessitate any comment: Ordinance No. 1,894,893. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Albany: Section 1. That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person or per sons to permit any common house fly to run, fly or walk at large; pro vided, however, that said tly or tues shall hereafter net be considered un der the terms and provisions of this ordinance as personal property. Section 2. A fly shall be consid ered the property ot any person or persons upon whose property the said tly or tues shall nave at any time visited and from that time henceforth shall be considered the property of said owner; and it is further declared and set forth that any said person who shall wilfully, or negligently per mit any such fly to escape from the custody of said person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in such sum as the cMirt may dem reasonable and proper; provided, how ever, that in case of conviction he shall not be fined in a sum greater than $1,000 or imprisoned in the city jail for a period longer than six months-, or by both such fine and imprisonment. It is further provided that the fact that ' said fly or flies shall liave escaped from the proper ty of any citizen, shall be considered as prima facie evidence of guilt, which presumption is not rebutxblc in any court. Section 3. It shall heTcafter be the dntv of every Drooerty -owner of the city of Albany to cither kill and de stroy all flies found upon their prem ises or keep the said flies securely leashed to a rope or chain. Section 4. The office of'official fly catcher is hereby created by the terms of this ordinance and it shall be the duty of the said fly catcher, after es tablishing a "fly pound" at some suit' able place within the city limits, to forthwith catch, kill and destroy, in as hnmane a manner as possible, all Kansas City Immigration Agant of Northern Pacific Could Send Them. THEY ARE NOT WANTED SAYS MANAGER STEWART Albany and Vicinity Contains First Families of Oregon Says Manager. That there are 1000 wealthy Ital ians in and around Kansas City, who are anxious to locate m this section and with but little encouragement would come for the purpose of locat ing on small farms, was the statement made yesterday by O. L. Stark, trav eling immigration agent of the Morth ern Pacific railroad who was a mem ber of tlie party of railroad men vis iting here yesterday afternoon. The statement was made to Man ager Stewart of the Commercial club, while the party were riding around in automobiles but Mr. Stewart discour aged the movement. "Stewart," said Mr. Stark, "there are 1000 well to do Italians in my sec tion of the country whom I could round up and send out here without , any trouble. Ihey have plenty of money and will Ivny land. They want to locate on smaTl farms to raise gen eral garden track. They arc sick of the Eastern weather and want a mild er climate." "We don't want 'em," replied Mr. Stewart, "but send all of the Scande navians, Germans Irishmen and Mis sourimen yon can. They make very good citizens. Look over our city and you will find a most representa tive class of people and right liere in this section of Oregon you find the first families of the state, the nine Popular Institi-ticn of Learn ing Will Open for Year September 15. COMPLETION OF P. & E. CELEBRATED SEPT. 3 Mark Woodruff Makes Glowing Statement of Festival to Be Held at Monroe. INDICATIONS ARE FOR SUCCESSFUL YEAR Teachers Have Passed Good Examinations; School Has Been Improved. MiGKLE TO START STATE CRUSADE flies found running, walking or flying j bloods, as you may call them. 1 at large and to arrest any person who under the terms and conditions here of is construed as the owner of such impounded flics. Section 5. Be it further enacted that it shall be a misdemeanor for any citizen of the city of Albany to criticise the terms and conditions of this ordinance, or the mayor or any member of the common council be think my statement on this point will meet witb the favor of the people here generally. Milwaukee Attorney Here. Arriving here yesterdav, Charles H I .ibermau, a Minini.Mit attorney of Milwaukee, Wis., is visiting friends here while stopping at the Hammel of ,h.ir approval or disapproval Js Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Shinn and Dr. Watkins and wife of Portland return d last -night from an outing at !Ncv-port. LIFT THIS MORNING FOR FORT STEVENS The Fifth company, Coast Artillery, O. N. G., stationed ai Albany, left for Fort Stevens this morning by special train. Forty-three men will go uivder command of Captain F. M. Pow-ell, Sergeant Gandee, of the regular ser vice, has attemled the -regular driHs during the past year amd local offi cers hare been holding special dnT.s for the past week preparatory to the coining camp. The company will he in Fort Ss'evens VO days. cause of any section of this act. Section 6. This ordinance shall be in force from and after th-e date of pit-ssage and approval by the Hon 5 rt) GO M O orable Mayor and all acts mid parts, News Beginning With This Head oi acts in conFTict herewith are here- T From the Dailv Issue of by repealed. Mrs. J. D. Turnidge aftrr visiting friends here returned yesterday to her home near Lebanon. "Mrs. Tur n'idge formerly resided here. Celebrates 79th Birthday. Mrs. Martha K. Morgan, 625 W. 6i)i strvet, celebrated her seventy-ninth birthday yesterday with a dinner par v. Those present were her "brothers, j ohn Bam ford and wi f e, of J uc t ion City, Robert Bamford and wife of Al bany, her daughters and son, M rs. Davis a n d W i Ilia m Mo rga n a n d nieces Mrs. Fred Harris and Imsband, Miss Laura McBridc, a niece and two granddaughters, Miss Clare Morgan of the Hamilton store and Miss Cher ry Caney of Portland. SATURDAY. AUGUST -23. . (2 WILL PERFECT PERMANENT . CEMETERY ORGANIZATION The "Academy oi Our Lady of Per petual Help," one of the oldest insti tutions in this city, will begin on September 15 what promises to be its most successful year. The Mother Superior and her capable companions have recently returned from Port land where they attended the "Catho lic teachers' Institute." This annual meeting of teachers is well calculated to advance the cause of learning. Therein are considered the phases of child learning the methods the matter and the results. State law requires all teachers in Ore gon to pass the state teachers' exami nations, before they are licensed to occupy any chair of teaching within the state. Hence, at the Catholic teachers' institute the most approved methods are employed to prepare all Catholic teachers to undergo State examinations with high credit. The Sisters of the academy passed all ex aminations and are ready for the op ening day. the teachers' institute is held every summer, and implies much self-sacrificing work study during the morn ing hours for several weeks without interruption, and in the afternoons a series of instructive lectures by some of the noted educators of the East. For the coming year tlie teaching staff has been increased. The steatdy increase of pupils during tlie two last years necessitated this and it augurs well for th-c future success of this popular Academy. Yonlli is impres sionable: and the atmosphere of pur ity and industry in which the students live day after day is bound to influ ence them for life. During tlie summer, repairs were made in Academy hall of which will add to the comlort ot the pupils. A number of volumns will be added to the library 'before the term begins. For several years the advisability of enlarging the building was tinder dis cussion, but now the necessity became apparent and it is hoped the addition will be possible in the near Future. A small booklet giving the scope and rules of the Academy's educa tional work is now in press, Tt gives all the necessary information about studies, terms, etc. and will be sent to any address -upon application. September 3 will mark the opening of transportation by rail between the extremes of the W illamette valley on the west side of the river, the rails of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern company meeting at Monroe where a golden spike is to be driven. Mark Woodruff, 250 pounds of en thusiasm, in giving publicity to the resources of the valley and in the employ of the "Willamette Valley Line," reached Albany this morning and brings most flattering reports of the prosperity of the Monroe dis trict which is to he given access to the world's markets through the buildinir of the P.. E. & E. "It is a great year along the Long Tom, around Alpine, Uelltonutan, and in fact throughout the entire district between Coryallis and Eugene," said Mr. Woodruff. "The farms over there arc spilling more products of all kinds than at any time in their history, and it will not be considered egotism if 1 say that a portion of their happiness is attributed to the completion of the P,. E. & E., which gives them an out let north and south. "The people of Monroe are pre paring for a great celebration in con nection with driving the golden spike at. that place on September 3, a cele bration that concerns the people of Albany on the principles that any thing which develops this section of the valley is to their benefit. Special trains troni corvallis and u.ugene will meet near the grove where the Mon roe people will be prepared to take care of 5,000 people if necessary. They have prepared an immense tent in case of rain, drilled wells, and pre pared ample quarters for spreading basket lunches. Euucnc and Corval- lis will take bands, the mayors of all these towns will speak, as will state and railway officials. The Women's Progressive Hub are cleaning ami State Diary and Food Com missioner Is Strong Foe of Adulterants. WHOLESALE INSPECTION OF PRQDUCTS IS SLOGAN State Official Visits Eugene in Furtherance of Plan to Ap point Deputy Inspector. At the Commercial club rooms, at half past seven o'clock this evening, a meeting of the citizens of Albany will be held to consider the improve ment of our city cemetery. At tliis time the rc-port of the committee on permanent organization appointed at a previous " meeting will be received and a permanent organization will be perfected. This is a matter of public interest, and a large attendance is desired. COUNTRYWIDE REPORTS ON ALL CROPS ARE FLATTERING Prosperity Will Be the Result of a Generous Harvest Splendid Prices Quoted for Hops Grain Yielding Big Crops Fruits Up to Standard Hay Harvest Is Big. Sells Hops at 20 Cents. Tl.n lire linn ri-nn tn lie recorded at 20 cents per pound is that for the crop of F. K. Heider. ofShe ridan. Cotage Grove Sentinel. .Loganberries are Shipped. Billed ior Chicago markets, $17,000 worth of loganberries were shipped from the warehouses of the Eugene Fruit Growers' association yesterday. The berries were put up in dried form, this method of preserving them hav ing been found to be much cheaper than canning. No difficulty was found in finding a market for the dried fruit, though this method of caring for the berries was by no meant past the experimental stage. The weight of the shipment was 7500 pounds. The force of workers at the cannerv is now employed at taking care of the bean crop. Beans will take the attention of the association for several days after which pears, peach es and blackberries will be ready for canning. Eugene Guard. Overturns Load of Hay. O. J. Hull, while hauling a load of hay from his Santa Clara ranch into Eugene yesterday had the misfortune to have the load overturned. Mr. Hull received a badly bruised leg. bat managed to catch his team which started to run after the load toppled over. Eiicene Guard. Likes Salem Pears. W. T. Hickok. of the California Canner? company of San Francisco, is in the city looking after the ship ment of a large amount of nears from t i-o local frui' l-nion to the phut of H company for canning purpose. Mr. Hicknk iv the Salem pear i excellent for canning purposes. The I fruit union is now shipping about two carloads of pears a day to the California company. Salem States man. Some More Fine Blackberries. Determined not to be outdone by his neighbors, Ed. Handy exhibited at the Sentinel offc,e Monday some ih fine blackberries as have been put on the market here this year. They are of the Mammoth variety. Mr. Handy exhibited a commendable pride in his product by leaving a box to be tested by the editorial force, than whom there are no more competent judges. Cotage Grove Sentinel. Boys Raise Crop of Grain. Lloyd Patterson and Carroll Mil ler, who are farming John Kelly's big farm between Harrisburg and Coburg in Linn county, are threshing out their big crop of wheat and oats and sent in for 2,000 sacks to put the grain in yesterday. By this it is evi dent they have raised about 6.000 bushels of grain this year besides clover seed and corn. The boys are practical farmers and arc hard work ers and arc making a success of their , work. F.ugene Register. First Hop Picking Report. Hop picking has begun at the miner end of the vallev and the following j press dispatch indicates that the crop is eoing to fill expectations: Nine thousand pounds of linns from five acres is the yield ""cured with the completion of an early picking on I the rani-h of J. H. Scavev of Snrine f'f ld. Th" hops are excellent in qunl- , if y. and Mr. Sclvey expects twrntv cents a pound for them. T,,;s tvn the fir t pirkinir to he fini-hed in the upper Willamette valley. Mr. Sravey Declaring that he intends to inau gurate a system of score cards for bakeries, candy shops, meat markets and places where public (god is hand led, in the smaller towns in Oregon, Oregon Dairy and Food Commission er J. D. Mickel spent some time yes terday in consultation with the city health officer. Dr. G. S. Beardsley, regarding steps to have appointed in Eugene a .city inspector, whom 'hc has offered to make a deputy state officer. With this co-operation of the city he proposes to put. into force the state law requiring a certificate ot inspec tion be shown by all dairies supply ing milk in cities of 10,000 or over. The state law, which has not here tofore been properly enforced, pro vides for an inspection fee of $2.50 annually. Wherever the vily will pio viilc a city food inspector, Commis sioner Micklc states that he will turn this inspection fee over to the city. By making the city officer a state deniitv. ho irives him the nowcr to in spect dairies which though outside of decorating the town, and I have the j t.,e cjty limits, supply milk to the city impression that the affair will be most enjoyable, as well as becoming a part of the railway history of the state. "Tariffs are now being prepared and the company will begin operating freight and passenger schedules im mediately after the opening." W. E. Gilbert and wife returned last night from a trip to the coast. YESTERDAY WAS SCORCHER, BUT NOT HOTTEST DAY FARM NEAR HARRISBURG Oren Stratton and R. W. Tripp Have Disposed of 308 Acre Tract. has two other tracts of late bm. one of fifty acres and another of 150 acres. VV oodburn Independent. Hay Goes Four Tons. Four tons of oat hav to the .irr. from one cutting is the crop Frank Hartzcll has taken from the Mike Kcbbleheck place on Coast Fork. From three acres of the grain he has baled and weighed twelve Ions of the ; stock food. Cottage Grove Sentinel.- Fruit Presented to Visitors. A fine box of Marion countv fruit was presented to the Northern Pa cific immigration anon Is when thev passed through the city today. Sa- icm journal. Still Has Strawberries. Luscious strawberries that make the mouth of the epicure water are still being brought into the city by S. R. Piper from his Coast Fork ranch. The berries are of the everbearing variety, ') ai'tifttlly colored and solid. Mr. Piper, in addition to having the late berries has a pretty good claim lor l aving the . first ones. He had his first mess April 10. Cotage Grove Sentinel. Indications for Big Yield. Reports from the hop yards indicate i vield at least as heavy as that of vt-. Many estimates of 2500 pounds to the acre are being made. Salem Journal. j Big Yield of Oats. ; Tighlman Derr, who lives east of here has a 15-acre field of oats that '.averaged Il bushels to the acre. It is a remarkable yield but the soil of .v,,,..;p ro'-n'v s intensely produc tive when tilled carefully. Colage , Srrt'nrl. Brownsville, Or., Aug. 22. Oren Stratton and R. W. Tripp of this city have disposed of (heir 308 acre tract of land about four miles norlh of Harrisburg on the Oregon Electric, to Mr. Hoguc of Salem, ior the cash consideration of $27,720. Mr. Hoguc will take possession of the property at once. Mr. Stratton relumed home August 19 from Colorado, where with Mr. Tripp he purchased 1840 acres of laud in which Mr. Hoguc was inter esied. Tbe land is situated about 90 miles from Pueblo and not far front the famous Kocky Ford cantaloupe district. It is the intention of Messrs. Tripp and Stratton to hold tile laud until the adjacent country is better settled and then to divide the tract into farms of about a quarter section each, before selling it. Mr. Stratton is a farmer living near Brownsville and Mr. Tripp is president of the Brownsville Real Estate company, through which the two deals were made. Mr. Tripp and family proceed ed east for a two months' visit with relatives before rnm'w.r home. Are You Going to Build? Let Us Save You Money on Your Mill Work : Yesterday afternoon the highest temperature of ttie day wns recorded between 3 and 4 o'clock of 96 degrees. 1 his is an out ot the ordinary high record but lacked three decrees of reaching the highest tc; iperaturc of the summer when the mercury went up to the 100 in;. 1 1c about the middle of last month. The highest tempera ture yesterday was one degree higher tlmu the day before. The lowest tem perature yestrd.iy was 46 degrees. The river is 1.4 feel. customers, cither directly or through dealers. . Mr. Micklc declared that impure meat, impure bread and impure milk arc far more serious evils than all adulterated foods that come under pure food laws. Conditions of nianil- facture or handling of these three ar ticles, especially in the smaller es tablishments in Oregon he declares to be unusually bad in many cases. The first step to be taken is to in spect and grade dairies and bakeries witb regard to cleanliness over the state, lie will establish periodic in spection, following which each es tablishment will be scored as it mer its. I he comparative erades will be given to the newspapers for publica tion. Equipment and methods will' be included in the grading. Mr. Mick le will make a trip through Salem, Albany, Eugene, Medford and other larger towns in October for the pur pose of inducting the several places to create city inspectors. The scor ing system will be introduced early in the winter. Eugene Register, 16-INCH SLABW00D This id is good for TEN CENTS per load on all orders from out-of-town trade for five loads or more, if presented at our office during the month of August. Wood to be dumped on County Road. ALBANY LUMBER COMPANY SURVEYING? s PENLAND & EATON FOOM 1 Albany State Bank Bldg. Home 303 Bell 457-K. The Big Why ! The reason I am dating; so many sales is tliat Auctioneering is my specialty and not a side line. The following ,dates are taken, which date shall I reserve for you? Sept. 18th John Edwards, on the Harry Batetnan place 4 1-2 miles N. W. of Brownsville on the main Brownsville-Shedd road. 4 head of horses, 12 head high-grade Jersey cows, sheep, hogs, farm imple ments, household goods etc. Sept. 24th John A. McBride estate 3 miles west of Shedd, 15 head high-grade draft horses including 2 registered Clyde mares, 10 head high-grade Jersey cows, some hogs and general farm machinery. Sept. 26th John W. Pugh estate, 2 miles south, of Shedd, 20 head high-grade Perchon horses, 20 head of high-grade Jersey cows, 1 complete threshing out fit, sheep, hogs, farm machinery ,and household goods. Free lunch at noon. These arc. all big sales. Re member the dates and come early. I'cn T. Studtell, Auctioneer. M lliey, Ore,$3 n