ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1913.
No. 87.
CITUOOHCIL
JUDGE KELLY WILL HOLD
PRELIMINARY TERM
THERE ISMUCH MINERAL
IN SANTIAM DISTRICT
VOL. XLVIII.
Transacted Routine Business, 1
Passed Two Ordinances- i
Civic Matters Discussed.
ADJOURNED TO MEET
AGAIN SATURDAY
Bligh Theater Sign Matter De
' ferred-Post Ordered Moved
-Lights Installed.
Meeting last night members of the
citv council met and transacted rou
tine business, passed two ordinances, j
considered a third, discussed several
civic matters and adjourned to meet
again Saturday niglu, to hold another
meeting for the purpose of consider
ing bids for sewers and transact left
over business, Two of the council
men were absent, and they were Ilul
bert and Simpson.
Councilman Cameron reported on
the Fast Hnd lighting proposition,
stating he had investigated tne re-'
que-ts of a petition to the council by j
leslUelllS oi mai section 101 a (.iwwiHt
in lights. Ho stated he ordered three
new lights installed and the removal
of two.
The liligh theater electric sign mat
ter came up. Councilman Ulount had
an ordinance, purporting to grant the
permission to erect the sign across
ihe street, but it was not stipulated
us to the dimensions of the Mgn or
as to how high it would be from the
street, the framer contending that a
blue print u rawing- and scale, append-
el to the ordinance would legally i
cover this matter. It was held thai ! establishment will present an attrac
ting could not be placed on the rec- j live and neat appearance to the peo
ords satisfactorily. The matter was pie of Albany as they patronize the
held over until Saturday night tor tin- I
al action.
The committee on accounts and cur
rent expenses rendered its report
which was adopted. A feature of the
report was an item of M payable to
C. 11. Oliver on account of' dogs.
The final estimates due the Warren
Construction Co. as compiled by City
Engineer Pen land were submitted
and adopted. They -showed balances
due the company for excavation, bitu
lithic, sewer, inlet, headers, as fol
lows: On Waier street from Lafay
ette to Sherman, S7.119.74. on Sixth
street, from Haker to Jefferson, $10,
965.57, tour blocks of alleys, $43Sj.2S.
Calling attention to the act that
posts at the corner of Main street
and Santiam road were hazardously
located to traffic. Councilman Lvons
suggested that the owners be requir
ed to move them to a safer place.
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on ordinances, with instruc
tions to ascertain the owners nad re
quest them to do this.
It appeared to be the concensus of
opinion that the matter of installing
a gasoline tank at the fire engine
hon-e would be useless at the present
time.
Bids from A. W. Docksteader for
the gravelling and grading of Sixth
street from Walnut to Kim, and Hill
street, were read. Fach bid came
below the e.-timate of the city engi
neer, as follows, respectively: $217.1 5
and SI 191. A question arose as to
the proper material. The specifica
tions state material to the satisfaction
of the engineer. Docksteader stated
he had intended to use a certain kind
of gravel. Accordingly the matter
was left over in chartre of a com
mittee to consult with the bidder and
engineer to determine if the material i Lyle Bigbee May Pitch. Accord
as planned upon by Docksteader j imr to a report from Fugenc, Lyle
v on Ul he satisfactory, final action
will be taken Saturday night.
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Mrs. A. C. Schmitt and children
are expected to return tonight from
nn nntinff n t Wwnort
Dr. J. L. Hill transacted business
m
Salem yesterday.
Mr. and" Mrs. W.
H.
Lurcher of'
Salem transacted business here this
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Court Will Convene Tomorrow
Morning for First Time
Under New Rules.
J Convening" court tomorrow morn-
ing. Judge Kelly will hold the first
j preliminary term in department one
of the regular September term, under
the rules recently adopted for that
I departmnt.
I Judge Ivelly will hold court for the
! purpose of hearing motions and de-
murrers and set cases for trial,
j The regular September term under
the new law passed by the last legis
lature will convene Tuesday, Septem
ber 2. The regular meeting day falls
on the first Monday of the month and
'by the fact that the first Monday falls
or. Labor Day, which is a 'egal holi
day, Judge Kelly decided to delay op
ening court one day.
Recently Judge Kelly adopted a set
o; new rules for his department, pur
suant to the new law, and 't will be
under these new rules that the court
will be held here tomorrow and next
week.
"! Ih coup will cot'.v?n'.' tomoric x
pi,,
;ib;
iing at y oclock and will proh
remaiu in session lint il early in
the afternoon.
WHITNEY'S SWEET SHOP -TO
BE OPENED TONIGHT
Everybody Has a Cordial ln-
vitation to Inspect New
Confectionery.
j Whitney's Sweet Shop will be open
, to the public this evening.
- . With everything modern ami up
! to-date, including the latest fixtures
i and soda fountain accessories, M r.
; Whitney intends to cater to the best
i trade of the citv. After several weeks
ot preparing, the new conlcetionery
place this evening
Fvervbodv should
I go mere ami giv
Mr. Whitney the
(1 snow mm nc is welcome
here in establishing such a creditable
storC- '
Mr. Whitney is thoroughly latnibar
with the business and local people
can rest assured tnat tney win re
ceive the best of treatment, service
and value for money at his place.
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CITY NEWS.
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Portland People Visited Friends.
Mrs. J. T. Alton and son Donald ar
rived last night and are guests;! the
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Flood.
The Altons and the Moods arc old
friends. j
Leave for Forest Grove. Leaving
this morning by automobile for For-j
est Grove. Messrs. C. W. Tebault,
IL Zeeek, and F. L. Craddock, of,
Colorado, left on a business trip to
that place. They expect to return!
this evening. j
Return from Newport. Returning
last night from Newport, Dr. and
Mr, J. P. Wallace have enjoyed an i
outing of several weeks at the resort.
They report a pleasant stay.
Harrison Here Yesterday. R. L.
Harrison of the geological survey j
yesterday purchased a large amount J
of supplies at the Parker grocery and ,
started today for Lyons where he j
will work on the new survey. From
there he will work up to the head
waters of the Xorth Santiam river.
State Senator Here. Arriving here i
this morning. State Senator I. S. j
Smith, of Coos and Curry counties, I
who resides at Marshfield, is hcre'on,;
brief business errand
mgnee, tne uimersity pitcner, who
has been playing with Albany this
i summer, has been secured to play
j with Willamette-Pacific team against
thc Springfield team Sunday. This
game may be the last one of thc
season. It is the sixth game, and
the Willamette-Pacific ha already
won three of the games. Of Spring- cuts omce lor the purpose ot out
field wins the tie will be tdaved off lining plans for the school fairs,
the following Sunday. "
Many Attended Banquet. Over IaO
attended the big Moose banquet last
night at Moose lodge hall as the re-
suit of a mcmberidiip contest in which
thc losers were to banquet the win-
tiers. The team captained by Oscar
Rogoway were the hosts to the team
captained by Irb Schultz ami thc re-;
rnaindcr of the members of ti c or-1
der.
Are Improving. That Mrs. W. L. !
Jackson and daughter who have been
been confined at bt. Marys hospital
Willi IVpr.OlO lever inr IIIC nasi IWO
weeks are slightly improved this
morning was the statement mafic tin
morn in bv Mr. Jackson. He aid
that Mrs. Jackson is able to sit prop
ped up in bed this morning for the
first time and he hopes to have them
removed home within the next five
da v. Drunk m Police Court. Arreted
Returns from Canada. William , lat nieht. P.cn Itlark was confined
Woods, formerly employed at the ' overnight in thc city Inutile on a
Fmpire theater ha returned from a ( charee of drunkennc. lie was ar
tcn week trip through British Co-, raisrned thi afternoon in thc police
lumbia. He will accept employment : court and given the usual puni-h-at
the new Rolfe. I ment.
Corvallis Will Be Scene of Big
Firemens' Tournament
Labor Day.
ALBANY TO SEND BIG DELE
GATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Total Number ot 150 Will Com
pete, From Oregon City,
Eugene and Lents.
Corvallis, Or., Aug. 28. The Cor
vallis Times says the following con
cerning the firemen's big Labor Day
tournament, which promises to fur
nish undivided attractions to scores
of Albanyites on that date:
Oregon City will send a delega
tion of fifteen tire fighters to the
j Firemen's Tournament in this city
September 1st.
Gresham will end a strong team,
Lents also, and Albany will send
twenty-five firemen besides bringing
ia large number of rooters to cheer
i lie m on to victory. Albany is com
ing over to capture some of the priz
es, but Oregon City, also, has been
doing some extraordinary work re
: cently, according to the Courier.
Fugene and Salem fire fighters s; y
' they will be here and acceptance cf
1 invitation has been received from a
, large number of the towns in the
I valley that will end from three to a
: dozen men.
Chief Graham, President Kline and
i the committees in charge are eon-
tident that from 150 to 250 firemen
j will be here on September 1, and
! that this day of sports, ending with
banquet at the Julian hotel and a
grand ball at the firemen's quarters,
...mi k ..i,,.. .,,, .Imi .,..;(., Mn mm
- c Lowe; v.ho h;is ,K,cn kt,cpill
tab on the finances, reported very
nearly $61X1 available this morning.
j.-or (,e winners in various hose
races, ladder contests, box tests, etc..
cash prizes up to $30 are offered, and
the Xott-Joslyn silver cup is a trophy
that the different departments will
fight for. This is now on display in
the Ilauer & Bauer window.
The program calls for water fights
with $20 and $10 cash prizes, exhibi
tion drills and a score or more of
events likely to be strenuously con
tested. Fire fighting apparatus, methods of
will be part of the day's festivities,
and a great time is anticipated.
River Lower Today.
The maximum temperature yester
day was SS degrees and the minimum
tli is morning was 59 degrees. - The
river is 1.3 feet.
DESIRE BIG COUNTY
EXHIBIT AT SCHOOL FAIRS
County SchoolSupervisors Will
Meet Tuesday to Outline
Plans.
That it is the desire of county
school authorities that Linn county
and all of the towns be well repre
sented by school exhibits at the in
dustrial fair of the state and county
fair and that the fair associations are
expecting strong representations
from this county and more especially
Albany, was the declaration made this
morning by County School Superin
tendent W. L. Jackson.
County school supervisors will meet
1 uc-day at the county superintend
'Strong co-operation is urged by local
; senool authorities with the supervis
' ors towards installation of substan
tial exhibit';. Promi-es have been
made by school authorities for var-
ious towns of thc county that they
will furnish exhibits and it is honed
that every town will come up to the
promise-,
Put little interest lias been given
this work in t lie cit ies and it.
hoped that the school exhibition
spirit will be revivecd. Fair nsoci;
tions expect exhibit and it is only
n;,tnr:i for the rniml Pi nnr towns m
supply them. With thc remarkable
showing that students have made in
Albany during the past winter, this
omrht to be strongly represent-
cd at the fair.
At Least They Will Be When
the City Council Passes
Drastic Measure.
EVERY VEHICLE TO BE
EQUIPPED WITH ALARM
Are to Be Sounded at Street
Crossing-Action To Be
Taken Saturday.
Cut outs on all niotorvehicle;
hereafter be required to be kept
vill
cloS'
ed while wit hiti the city limits, every
motor vehicle driven upon the streets
shall be equipped with an alarm, "of
not more than four inches indiameter"
and the same will have to be sounded
at all street crossings.
Such will be the new city regula
tions governing motor vehicles with
in the city limits, embodied in the
form of an amended ordinance to a
previous one, if the city council pass
es il, at the meeting to be held Sat
urday. The ordinance came up for the first
time last night as introduced by
Couniclinaii Lyons. Upon being read.
Councilman Cameron moved that it
I be left over until the next meetin as
.other features were desired to be in
I eluded within its provisions.
The amendment as it is at present
; reads as follows:
j Section 1. That section 7 of ordi
nance ao. .kk is amended as loiiows:
i Fvery motor vehicle driven upon '
j the streets of Albany shall be equip-1
j ped with an alarm bell, horn or gong
ot not more than lour inches in diam
eter and the same shall be sounded
at all street crossings and whenever
and wherever the traffic and use of
the street would demand such sound
ing of a reasonably prudent person,
for the purpose of notifying pedes
trians and., others of the approach of
such niolnr vehicles. And the cut
out on each motor vehicle shall while
within the city limits al all times re
main closed.
EXTENSION DEPARTMENT
TALKS INTEREST WOMEN
Welfare School at Independence Is
Largely Attended.
Independence. Or., Aug. 27. The
Oregon Agricultural College exten
sion department welfare school closed
a two days' session here last night.
The lecturers said thc attendance was
equal to that of any place they stop
ped, with the exception of d rants
Pas-.
The lectures and demonstrations in
domestic science and art, under the
direciion of M rs. kohbins, assisted
by Miss Edna droves, of the Port
land public schools, excited a lively
interest and inquiry on the part of the
wolnen of the city.
GRAND JURY OOES NOT
RETURN ANY INDICTMENTS
First Time in Years That In
cident Happened-One Not
True Bill Found.
Yesterday was the first lime in sev
eral years past that a Linn county
grand jury went into session and ad
journed without bringing in an in
dictment. The only report, made by
the jury was "not a true bill" against
W. II. Hotmail.
The grand jury convened yesierday
morning and remained in session un
til nearly 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon, save for a recess from 1 1
o'clock until after 1 o'clock, waiting
the arrival of witnesses from Leba
non. Several matters were consid
ered but not a single indictment was
returned and the only report made
was the not true bill. Following its
adjournment the jury was discharged.
Holman was charged in a coin
plaint of permitting minors to loiter
in hi-, .aloon at Harrisburg. Thc of
fence was alleged to have been Per
mitted on July 12 last. Thc vjiing
ster named in thc complaint was
Tlieo. L'prneycr.
The members of the jury were: IL
H. Springer, Albany, forcnan; On s.
dunder-on, Sodaville; W. O McCl.rn,
Xorth Lebanon; C. K. Soub La
comb: O. K. Titus. South I.e!i:,no:::
j I-i'l'ey.Soiith Lebanon, and
T. Follis, Kingston.
Steam Roller Shipped from Leba
non. The Warren Construction com
pany unloaded a 12-ton
which will be used in
itcam roller,
pavinir tfic
street on which they hold contracts
in r.niM'nc. worn win ricpin on jatt
treet first. Thc other two streets
are Abler and Almadcn. Register.
Dr. E. 0. Smith, Mining Engin
eer. Declares Poor Manage
ment Deters Operations.
Declaring that there is a great deal
of mineral and that there are plenty
of undiscovered gold veins in the !
Santiam diMrict, but that poor man-1
agemeut and monopoly is responsible
for lack of profitable operations, was
the aseriiou made this morning by
Dr. F. C. Smtih, of Portland, a well
known minerologist, who has been
iinestigatiug conditions in that, sec
tion tor the past two weeks. Dr.
Miiitn arrived here yesterday and let!
for Portland this afternoon where
he will make extensive reports to
mining syndicates.
"There is all kinds of mineral in
that section," said Dr. Smith, "and
some of these days it will be gotten
out on a paying bais. 1 panned
some gold out of a stream and the
dust is a fair indication that there is
plenty of it there. Poor management
is responsible for determent ot op
erations on a paying basis and much
ot the land is under monopoly con
trol. I have reasonable convictions
that some rich gold veins are to be
found below the surface judging from
the surface judical ions.
ALBANY GIRLS ARE GREAT
SPORTSWOMEN SAYS SMITH
Hunted, Fished and Climbed
Mountains Like Any of
Opposite Sex. .
Declaring that Albany has the
greatest, sportswomen in Mrs. Lloyd
dilchrist. Miss Marion Stanford, Mis.
Kolliu d. Hackelman and Miss Ker
nice llackehnan, Dr. F. O. Smith as
serted this morning that the girl-, did
l lie most wonder I ul feats of fishing.
hunting, walking, and moiitam climb
ing that he bail ever heard of girls j
doing with such adaptness and agil-i
ity.
Dr. Smith arrived here this morn
ing alt,er spending several days camp
ing near Canal Pork on the Sanliain
river, and left for his home in Port
laud this afternoon. While here he
looked up various mining records.
Dr. Smith is well known here by old
timers, having practiced dentistry
here .10 years ago. Since he has been
j engaged in mine assaying for a big
; Portland syndicate and has travelled
to all points of the world where there
' are quartz mines of any note. While
' here Dr. Smith renewed acquaintanc
; es with C. II. Stewart.
"The k'irls camped at thc mouth of
1 Canal Fork in company with Lloyd
! dilchrist, Kolliu Hackelman and
1 Thomas dilchrist. near where I was
I camped," said Dr. Smith. "They
i were there for two weeks. They
' would whoop and hollow like Indians,
hunt, fiMi and pick berries, averaging
40 to 70 fifh a day. They were great
marksmen, carrying a Winchester
around like a man. Mr. dilchri-t
killed a deer while his wife was with
him. I f they can shoot cupids ar
rows as well as they could shoot the
gun they did, they never will have
any trouble in lauding the right man.
"They walked 22 miles through
burnt timber country on one of the
hottest days to dates, leaving at 8
o'clock in the evening. Three miles
of this trip was made over a mountain
trail that was nearly straight up and
down. I never saw su.'h wonderful
sportswomen in my life and they de
serve much honor and credit for
their accomplishments. I believe they
enjoyed every bit of their outing and
they seemed to take an interest in
everything. I taught them how to pan
gold."
POLICE WILL CATCH SPEED
ERS ON HIS MOTORCYLE
Thc large Fxccl-dor motorcycle rc
cently purchased by the Fugenc po
i lice department was turned over to
! them today. Thc machine which cost
! $265 has been fitted out with $55
j worth of extras and though it passes
t for only seven it is capable of dc
! veloping ten horsepower. Thc ma
j chine will be used to give thc police
I a wider scope of territory, for hurry
'up calls, and to overtake "caunou
i ball" speeders. A novel device is the
j small clcclric lamp which has been
so fitted that it throws light on thc
i spclometer at. niht. In a trial trip
I to Fairmont yesterday afternoon thc
.officer riding thc machine ran out
i of gasoline and was forced to come
back to town on thc street car.Reg
, istcr.
Walter Wiles and family of WelL
tare visiting with friends in this city
j Mrs. Wiles U now a stockman near
' '"!U but was formerly cashier of
the Fir-t National Hank of Corvallis.
Mr Herbert Anthony returned this
a iter noon from a businc trip to
j ,,,ff)( Rivrr
Mrs. Mille
this noon for
days outing.
and Mrs. Stunner left
Newport to enjoy a few
Drinking Fountain for Horses
Will Also Come Along in
Conjunction.
CITY COUNCIL GIVES AUD
IENCE TO GRANGERS
Committees Are to Meet To
morrow Afternoon for
Definite Action.
Will some public spirited citizen
donate a place for the city to main
tain a drinking fountain and hitching
rack for horses?
By so doing a great favor would
be conferred upon the farmers. A
public lavatory is also in order. It
has been cited that such municipal
conveniences would prove a great as
set, to the city and such conveniences
could be installed ornamentally.
It has also been cited that farmers
are deserving of such accessories up
on coming to Albany to trade. It
has been akcd, "What would become
of the city it il were not for the
fa rmers"
The matter of installing drinking
fountains and hitching racks came up
again last night at the meeting of the
city council, when C. II. Walker and
F. M. Mitchell, as a committee from
thc grange went be lore the council
to ascertain the attitude of the city
fathers on this vital point.
"We would like to get an expres
sion from your honorable hotly," said
Mr. .Mitchell, "upon the question of
J locating such conveniences, not only
for the farmers, but for everybody.
Also something as to the expense.
the privilege, and whether the city
will help us to tins end.
The grangers were met with a roy
al reception upon this question. They
were assured that the city was in
hearty accord with thc project and
that it was the intention of the city
to iusiall and maintain a fountain and
racks, independent of outside help.
Mayor Gilbert staled that at iho
present time a committee was busy
looking over the city for suitable lo
cations. In short, however, it was
intimated that the city has been in a
slight quandry as to the matter.
There appears- to be no room in the
main business district for hitching
racks and any attempt to install one
might bring forth thc wrath of the
citizens owning abutting property in
an injunction! suit. It developed that
the only apparent and most feasible
location for the installation oi these
conveniences would be to install one
in the Feast Fud and another in the
West Fud.
With assurances on the part of
both the grangers and thc city council
that each faction was in earnest in
the matter, immediate co-operation
was decided at the suggestion of
Councilman Lyons, who asked that
a coin mil tee confer wit It the grange
committee.
Councilman Illount insisted that
that (he city inaugurate the proposi
tion independent of thc Kiange, con
lending that (his was (he intention
and that thc farmers would appre
ciate it more. It was made plain (hat
(he oily was not looking fur charity
in the matter.
Councilman Lyons' suggestion was
adopted and accordingly the street
and public properly committee will
meet the grange committee tomor
row aflernoon to look over thc city
for thc purpose of finding a location
for the installation of a drinking
fountain and hitching racks for liors-
CITY COUNCIL PASSES
TWO NEW ORDINANCES
Railroad to Construct Crossing
-Bank Given Right to Main
tain Fountain.
Ordinances passed by the city coun
cil last night are as follows:
An ordinance requiring the present
holder of Ihe franchise granted to the
Willamette Valley and Coast Kail
road company by a previous ordi
nance to construct a proper crossing
on Lafayette street where the rail
road crosses the street. Thc improve
ment is to be made within days.
Thc Corvallis & Fa stern Railroad
compiny in the holder of the fran
chise. An ordinance granting to thc First
National Hank of Albany the use of
a certain portion of First street to
erect ami maintain a drinking foun
tain. W. M. Main, president of (he Al
bany State Hank left yesterday on a
business trip to Portland.