VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1913.
No. 88.
BANK NOW LOCATED
IN IIS NEW HOME
First National Bank Opened
for Business This Morning
in New Quarters.
MAGNIFICENT NEW
STRUCTURE IN USE
Formal Opening Will Be Held
Next Saturday Afternoon
and Evening.
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First National Bank began business
in Uieir new buiming. m,
afternoon and evening, troin 3:SU to
6-tW and i'rom 7:00 to 9:00, the tormal
opening "ill be held, at which time
the entire building as well as the
banking rooms, will be thrown open
for public inspection, and the manage
ment of the bank will be glad to have
all the people of Albany and vicinity
viit their new building.
The building is one oi which any
city has a right to be proud. It is
five stories in height, of tne most
modern "Class A" construction and
fireproof throughout. lhe lraiue
work and t'loors are of re-mtorced
concrete and the partitions of hollow
tile On the west side is a light well
affording ventilation to those offices
awav from the street. The tire es
cape, which is accessible irom the
windows of two sets of ollices, is lo
cated in this light well. The entire
building is steam neateti, aim ..ui
and cold water are supplied to every
office. , ,, . .
Opening off Broadalbni street is
the office entrance leading to the ele
vator and stairway, which is lined
with Alaska marble. The tloors oi
the halhvavs are made of terrazzo
with black' border. All windows on
the exposed sides are of fire glass
with metal frames. The second floor
contains committee rooms and a taw
library and is planned for law offices.
The third floor is especially equipped
for the use of doctors and the fourth
and fifth floors for general offices.
The main entrance to the banking
room, which occupies the lower floor,
is from First street. At the side ot
the etrance stands a modern bronze
drinking fountain similar to those
erected in the city of Portland. Sur
mounting the vestibule on the inside
is a magnificent Howard .electric
clock recently placed in position by
Messrs. F. M. French and Son.
On the west side of the room, im
mediately adjoining the entrance, are
the executive officers quarters, pri
vate consultation room, the "notes
and collections" window, ladies room
and safe deposits booths. The tellers
cages and bookkeepers desks occupy
the east side, and the customers'
waking room the northeast comer.
The lower part of the counter screen
is Badocino marble, with black Bel
gian marble base, with which also
the vestibule is lined: the ucr por
tion of the screen and the other wood
work in the room is Circassian walnut,
rubbed to a dull finish. The metal
work is of a silver gray and sand
blast finish, and the floor of a gray
Tennessee marble with black border.
Facing the rear of the'room fcview is
obtained of the massive armor plate
steel vault doors shining through
the metal grating which separates the
public lobby from the working space.
The vault to the left is for the bank
books, and the vault to the right, for
safe deposit boxes of customers. The
center vault in which the coin is kept,
is worthy of special notice. Over
head and on all sides steci railroad
rails are embedded in the concrete
walls, terming a complete covering
around the vault: the door itself
weighs twelve thousand pounds, yet
is so nicely balanced and delicately
adjusted that it swings on its hinges
in response to the slightest effort.
A triple movement Yale time lock
prevents the opening of the bolts until
the appointed hour, and a steel lin
ing over the entire interior of the
vault affords additional protection.
But making assurance doubly sure, in
side the vault a new and highly per
fected modern burglar-proof manga
nese steel safe w-ith double compound
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BANK BOARD FORMALLY
ACCEPTS FINE STRUCTURE
Meetinc this mornina the members
of the First National Rank, formally
accepted the new building from Wal
ter A. Cli-t. of the Mrayton Engi
neering Co., of Portland, thioiitrh
which company the building was vir
tually constructed throughout, follow
ing a protracted inspection by the
board in company with Mr. Gist of
the handsome new structure.
All of the members of the board
expressed themselves as highly elat
ed over the efficient work on the
building and pronounced everything
in perfect condition.
CONTRACT FOR TRUNK
SEWERS LET B COUNCIL
James Kennedy of Eugene
Lands Jobs for All Three
Streets.
Meeting Saturday night, the city
council transacted left over business
and opened bids tor the counstruc
tion oi irunk sewers, when one oi the
keenest verbal tussels ensued, show
ing that the strongest rivalry ex
isted between contracting companies
for the job.
It was the result of an attempt of
bidders to tile their bids for the work
after time. Nearly all of the bidders,
hailing from Eugene, Portland and
other places were present at the
meeting. When the belated bidders
took tiie floor ot the council chamber
and attempted to explain the circum
stances under which they were late,
a storm of protests was brought
forth from those who had entered-'
their bids. Alter the city attorney;
had been consulted and considerable i
discussion had upon the subject, it
was decided upon motion of Conn-, V ith a S2:u0 damage suit, Circuit
oilman Hulbert that bids now on file ' judge P. R. Kelly convened the Sep
be opened. This motion was made.temher term of his department of
upon the contention that acceptance
of -tiie late bids would be a direct
violation of tiie advertisement and it
was cited that the recorder had not
accepted the bids conditionally when
presented.
James 1
James Kennedy, of Eugene, landed
the contract for the laying of th
sewer on Oak, Baker av.d Geary
streets, for the respective sums of
$3150, $8,506, and $5,670.80 and W. S.
Weaver for Railroad street for $525,
which was referred to streets and
property committee to report at next
meeting. Elliott Contracting C, was
the onlv bidder, as follows: Oak.
c- i i i:. 'r. i n. 13..1 to 9.1 j.
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CURED OF RHEUMATISM
IN WEEK AT HOT SPRINGS
Eugene Man TellS Of Incident1
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mat iiajjjjoucu at ui icr
enbush Springs.
That a woman suffering with
rheumatism was carried on a stretch-1
er by four men to Breitenbush Hoi!
Springs from Detroit and within one j
week after being there she was able i
to be up and actually went fishing
with a party of campers, was the
statement of W. J. Barnes of Eugene,
who passed through euroute to his
home after sojourning at the resort
for the past several days,
Mr. Barnes recommends -the springs
for everybody with an ailment. He
says that the incident he spoke of
happened about two weeks ago, that
the lady referred to was carried in
on a stretcher by four men and that
within a week after remaining there
she was able to walk. "She actually
went fishing'' said Mr. Barnes.
KIZER CINCHED ON CHARGE
OF V'OUTION LIQUOR LAW
Charged with violation of the or
dinance making it unlawful to carry
liquor through the street other than
in consignment packages Fred Kizcr
! was arraigned this morning before
Police Judge Van Tassel and fined $50
and coses, in default of which lie went j here this morning. Professor E, M.
to jail to serve a 25 days sentence. Collins of the O. A. C. extension de
Kizer was arrested late Sunday j partment, visited Manager Stewart of
night by the night, police. One bot- the Commercial club for awhile and
! tie of beer was found op his person, j left on a noon train for Portland en
1 He put up $25 bail for his appearance , route to Eastern Oregon in the in
i m the police court this morning. terest of his department.
Officers of the
S. E. YOUNG, President
CIRCUIT COURT IS
IN SESSION TODAY
First Term of Judge Kellys
Court Opened Today Under
New Law.
$25,000 DAMAGE SUIT
IS UP FOR TRIAL
Many Important Cases Are To
Be Tried During Term
Jury Chosen.
court this afternoon at 1 o clock, the
first term to be held under the new
law which provides for four law and
four equity terms in this county each
year.
The first ease to go to trial is that
fought uy Acme .xicuanici. oi icn-
Company for $25,000 damages for the
death of her husband. Warren Mc
Daniel, who was killed while work
ing in the company's sawmill at Leb
anon almost two years ago.
Securing a jury has occupied
the attention o fihe court tip until
2:30 o'clock. Immediate??" after the
uirv
is chosen the members of the
oannei vm ne iaicen to t.ciwHon to
' .;it u t k-,
view the iu timer company s proper
ty and mill. Attorneys for the plain
tiff are Wcathertord and Weather
ford and Hewitt and Sox for the
defendants.
Following this the selection of n
jury for the case of M. 1L Gentc
mann against S. H. Powers will be
commenced.
Other cases to come up before this
term of Judge Kelly's court arc as
itoiiows
P. T. Nelson vs. W. V; Little; B.
J. Tanton vs. 'this Corvallis & East
ern Railroad Company, and F.Ha
Peacock vs. John E. Kirklnnd. This
latter case will he heard by Judge
Galloway.
This does not include all of the cas
es that Judge Kelly will dispose of
during this session.
MILITIAMEN RETURNED
FROM PRACTICE OUTINB
Returning Saturday night, Captain
Powell and his 45 splendid citizen
soldiers, the second largest company f
attending cantn. are home from a 10
days practice outing at Fort Stevens
at the mouth of the Columbia river. -
Every man was in splendid health
and good spirits upon their arrival
here and this clearly bespoke their
enjoyment of the trip.
Nothing came up to mar the pleas
antness and First Sergeant Flo stated
yesterday that the discipline of the
men while in camp was a source of
much gratification to the officers, as
well as the splendid records they
made while at drill with the big guns
and in firing the big service amuni
tion. i O. A. C. Professor Here. Arriving
New First National Bank
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A. C. SCHMXTT, Vice President
PENSIONS DO NOT
SATISFY WIDOWS
$445 to Be Paid Out This Week
by County to 19 Different
Families.
WIDOW TELEPHONES JUDGE
SHE MUST HAVE $40
39 Applications Have Thus
Far Seen Filed, 19 Grant
ed, It Dismissed,
Linn county this week will pay out i
$445 for widow's pensions among ll)
different families.
Only one of the women now on
the widow's pension list was receiv
ing a direct monthly allowance from
the county poor account prior to the
passage of this act. Three others
on the pension list were receiving
some help front the county in the
payment of grocery bills and house
rent- Thus the new law has increased
Linn- county's monthly poor account
$389 already.
Altogether, 39 applicants for wind
ow's pensions have been filed in Ltmt
county. Xinetceu of the applications
have been granted. 1 1 dismissed and
the other nine are under investigation
yet.
One difficulty in the law which lo
cal officers have noted is that some
women, now that they receive a pen
sion, are not disposed to help them
selves at all. This is not generally
true, however. But one woman who
receives $25 a month, having three
children under the ages of 16 years.
telephoned to County judge Mc
knight that she couldn t possibly live
on this amount and "must" have $40
a month.
It is a noticeable fact that those
receiving pensions ttndef this act re
side in centers of population. Ten of
(he 19 reside in or near Albany; three
live in Brownsville and ihree at Hal
sey., and one each at Shedds, Soda
ville and Crawfordsvillc.
HOT WEATHER OF EAST
WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM
Halscy, Or., Aug. 28. The Enter
prise says:
Hugh Cummings, the tock buyer
for the Union Meat Co., who recently
returned from his trip to Chicago,
wa.-i in town Tuesday of tins week.
II is employers gave him a leave of
absence on that occasion of two
weeks, his expenses paid and wages
continue, and expected him to tane
in a large scope of the middle west,
mil the smiles of Old Sol in that re
gion wert slightly too itopical i;r
Mr. Cummings, and after losing twenty-five
pounds he decided to return
home before he was reduced to a
mcr shallow. A tmpcraMtr tanging
from 108 to 115 in day-time and 1(H)
to lt6 at night soon convinced him
that the Willamette valley is a pretty
good place to be.
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New Seats Arrive. The remain
der of the new seats for the Dream
land theater arrived tins morning and
arc being installed today. The man
agement has been waiting for a week
for their arrival. With the condi
tion of their installation the theater
will practically be ready to be opened.
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O. A. Archibald, Cashier.
FRESH AIR CAMP TO BE
ESTABLISHED FOR BOYS
To Be Erected on Farm Near
Lebanon by Milt City School
Superintendent,
Chesier A. Lyon, superintendent of
Mill City schools, recently purchased
twenty acres of laud from G. D. Har
ris, one and one half miles due north
of Lebanon, for the purpose of es
tablishing a "Fresh Air Camp" for
the poor boys of Portland during the
hot summer months.
Professor Lyon has been doing so
cial settlement work in Chicago this
summer in connection with Jane
Adams oi Hull House and Dr. Gra
ham Taylor of the Chicago Com
mons, so it is verv evident, that per
haps no one is better qualified for an
undertaking of this nature than Mr.
Lyon.
It is the intention of Mr. Lyon to
open the camp next July and give as
many poor noys as possible an outing
m the country.
Prot. Lvon came to Lebanon about
one vcar and a half ago, and during
that tune he has taken a great in
terest in the boys right here at home;
trying to teach them things that
would go to make useful citizens in
later life.
Mr. Lyons states that in the East
as well as the West, there seems to
he no desire on the part of some
good mothers and fathers to take a
little boy. and give him an outing for
a short time. The call seems to be
for girls between six and ten years
of age. It is well to know that the
little girls are cared for. but the Utile
hoys must not lie forgotten.
Mr. Lvon expects to keep this farm
for that purpose as long as he lives
in this section of the West, and it
is the desire of the good people of
Lebanon, that he makes il his,, head
trailers forever.
1ALSEY FARM BRINGS
$100 PER M 494 ACRES
Deal Closed by C. W. Teabult
Conveys Farm to J. D Rode
of Forest Grove.
Closing a deal yesterday afternoon,
C W. Tcbault, a local real estate
man, sold to J. 1). Kode of Forest
Grove a 494 acre farm in this county,
located near Halsey, for Herman j.
Seeck, at a consideration of $49,450,
being $100 per acre. It is the inten
tion of Mr. Kode to improve the
ranch and operate it on an agricultur
al basis. It is at present one of the
best farms in this section, ami lies
on the Flat praric. Later Mr. Rode
expects to cut it up in smaller tracts.
This is perhaps the largest realty
deal consummated here this season
and may be regarded as indicative of
renewed activity in the real estate
business. Mr. Kode is one of Forest
Grove's most progressive citizens and
is considered an enterprising business
man. lie is expected to arrive here
soon to take charge of his purchase.
Mr. Seeck, who has resided on the
farm for many years wilt move to
the city.
WANTS DIVORCE BECAUSE HE
RAN HER AWAY FROM HOME
Charging that he ran her away
from home, Anna Watkins has filed
suit in the circuit court for divorce
from Charlie Watkins on the
grounds of desertion.
The couple were married Febru
ary 7t lfJJ9 in Linn county. There
were no children.
The plaintiff alleges that while a
sister was visiting at her home the
sifter became sick with fever com
pelling her to remain there. When
she became well enough to he re
moved to her home, the defendant
urged the plaintiff to accompany her
sister, according to the complaint,
which she did. It is alleged that iHc
defendant then sent an obscene letter
to plaintiff telling her not to return to
his home. Eater, ii ir. alleged he
begged her to return which she did,
then afterwards without cause the
defendant made the -plaintiff leave
home. Attorney W. R. Bilycu rep
resents the plaintiff.
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ALBANY WINS AT
FIREMEN'S TOURNEY
Annual Tournament Sleeting
Was Held at Corvatiis Yes
terday During Day.
BIG BALL ENDS THE
JQLLEY FESTIVITIES
Local Laddies Took First Place
in Six Events, and Second
in Two; Won $137,50
Corvallis, Or., September 2, (Spe
cial to Democrat . Whining the
championship of the firemen's tour
nament, Albany firemen took first,
place in six eveuls yesterday took
second place hi two events, fought to
a draw in the water fight, and did
not appear iu one eveU TUey won
$137.50 tit cold cash, will have the
custody of the Nott-josiyn cup, for
at least one year and if they win the
Xew York hoe race next year it wilt
belong to them, and they also won a
handsome nozzle iu (he play pipe
contest.
With perhaps 4000 witnesses hank
ed in. a small section of the main busi
ness street, lift firemen gave demon
strations of the fire-fight tug ability
of the forces of the Willamette Val
ley towns It was the first annua t
tour meeting of the Willamette Val
ley Firemens' Tournament Associa
tion, ami constituted the Labor Day
celebration feature here. All business
houses closed during the contests. A
banquet and bail at Hotel Julian end
ed the festivities of the laddies, and
arrangements were started for the an
nual meeting next year.
The features of the morning were
a parade and an exhibition drill at
the I Hotel Julian. Chief of Police
WleHs and j . C. Lowe, as marshals
of the day, led a parade headed by
the firemen's drum corps of 10 pieces
ami an auto carrying Mayor W. K.
Taylor and members of the city
council. The Oregon City delegation
of firemen, 20 hi number asd in rac
ing uniform, was given the place of
honor. In order, the remainder of
the parade was as follows:
Albany fire engine and racing crew,
headed by Chief Unrsky; Albany fire
men, Lebanon team, Corvallis appar
atus, representatives from Gresham,
Lents, Newport, Dallas and McMinn
ville, Corvallis department m uniform.
Tn the exhibition drill the Corval
lis department, in three minutes and
24 seconds, hitched to the hose am!
chemical wagon and the Sadder truck,
ran six blocks, making three turns,
climbed to the roof of the four story
Hotel Julian and played water on the
imaginary fire. The Albany engine
made the same -trip and threw water
over the building (u three mintttes
and 38 seconds. A hitch occurred in
getting the wafer flowing.
A summary of. the afternoon con
tests follows:
Hose race fXew York ieO 100
yards Albany first, 1 minute, 34 sec
onds Corvallis, 1:35; Oregon City,
1:3R.
Regulation play pipe test Corval
lis first, 0:12 3-5; Oregon City, 0:13'a-
Siamese race Albany first, 0:35
3-5; Corvallis, $:42 3-5; Oregon City,
0:51.
Hose coupling rarf Albany first,
t:t; Corvams, Oregon City,
0:22.
Ladder race Corvallis first, 0:16;
Albany, 0;t?; Oregon City 0:20 3-4.
Hose and ladder test Corvallis
first. 0:13 2-5: Albauv, 0:17; Oregon
Ctv, 018 l-.l
Patching leaky hose Albany first,
0:5 2 5; Oregon City, 06; Corvallis,
0:14.
L adder race (five men Albany
first. 0:19 3-4; Corvallis, 0:23.
Ilorsky hnx trst Albany first. 0 ;
Corvallis, 0:10; Oregon Citv. $:13 f-5.
Water pipe test Albany, Corvallis
and Oregon City tied, hidejvettdenr
team drawn from three -tied contest
ants, broke tic and divided purse.
Registers as Voter. Mrs. Viola
Franklin, wife of Professor Frank
lin of AHKttty College, registered
Saturday afternoon as a voter.
WANTS DIVORCE FROM
HUSBAND WHO DESERTED HER
Charging desfrtion, Irene Khhzo
has filed suit in the circuit court
against Auifust F. Kimze for divorce
npmi the grounds ot non-rtipport.
The couple were married at Che
wrlah, Wash.. July 14, W. There
i one child, Wilber, born in 1910,
The plaintiff alleges in her erni
plaint that the defendant deserted
her August 23, V and that he has
never seen their child, ft is further
alleged that he has contributed noth
ing to her support or in the child's
ak the court for the custody of the
child. Attorney L. L. Swan repre
sented the plaintiff.