Of. v7 'M ' 1
VOL. XLIX
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1913.
No. 14.
Pi
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Passed Three Ordinances De
claring Surplus and Deficits
on Street Paving.
ACCEPTED REPORT OF
STREET SUPERINTENDENT
Adopted Reports of Street and
Public Committee; To Meet
Again Monday.
During :i meeting last night, the
city council transacted usual routine
business, accepted the street superin
tendent's recommendations for
street improvements, and passed
throe ordinances declaring surplus
and deficits account of street paving.
Present were .Mayor Gilbert, Re
corder Van Tassel. Councilmen llul
bert, Simpson, Ca:.u.on, Blount and
Johnson. Lyons was absent. Chief
ol Police King. Street Superintendent
junkin. City Engineer Penland and
l-'ire Cliiet Horsky also were pres
ent. following the reading of the min
utes of the previous meeting and the
adoption of the report of the com
mittee on accounts and current ex
penses, the following business was
transacted:
The committee on streets and pub
lic property rendered the following
reports all of which were adopted:
That 520 feet of 14 inch pipes should
be used and 580 feet of 12 inch pipes,
the balance to be 10 and 8 according
to plans and specifications, Oak
street sewer.
Concerning opening of Denver
street. That Denver street be open
ed from south of the Southern Pa
cific railroad tracks to the Salem
road.
Committee on streets and public
property was instructed to authorize
the opening of Salem road south.
Street Superintendent Glen M. Jun
kin submitted the following recom
mendations, for street improvements
which were adopted:
Cement sidewalk and curb o nthe
north side of lots 1 and 1 in block
104 on Second street.
Cement sidewalk and curb on the
east side of lot 4 in block 15 on Jack
son street, Hackelman's second ad
dition. Cement curb on west side of the
nothwest quarter of block 10 in Hack
elman's second addition. J. K. Wca
therford is the owner of the abutting
property.
Two ordinances were passed de
claring a surplus on account of street
paving on Water street from Lafay
ette to Sherman and on Sixth from
Baker to Jefferson and directing the
recorder to place to the credit oi the
various owners of abutting property
heretofore assessel and interest of rec
ord in the docket of city liens for
making such improvements, their
proportionate share of such surplus,
as follows:
On Water street: Henry Lyons
and J. H Curran, $14.96; J. T. Shea,
$14.97; S. May and G. Senders, $7.47)
Emma Woodcock. $14.93 and $29.82;
Andrew Johnson, $7.45: Marie Pagcn
koph. $8.28; Hiram Wood, $7.55; H.
M. Gilliland, $7.24; "Margaret Keifcr,
$7.24; T. J. Long, $13.46; J. W. Ham
mond. $10.67: W. J. Rainwater, $13.56;
F. M. Arnold, $13.56.
On Sixth street: J. J. Horsky.
$! 42; C. M. Giddings. $1.42; Edna
Miiw SI 2S: NT C. MrChesnev. $1.55;
Amanda Lee. $1.49; Edith Elkins. 53
rpnts- E P. Francis. 34 cents: J. D.
Gilbert 63 cents: M. J. Wiles. 75
cents: E. F. Wiles. 75 cents: Clarissa
Blount. $1.49; H. L. Slade. 70 cents:
T. J. Butler, 70 cents: O. & C. rail
road, S2.S0: W. F. McLaughlin. 70
cents; W. A. Eastburn, 70 cents.
Another ordinance was passed to
ascertain and declare a dct'icit as to
certain properties in blocks 7. 8. 9
and 10 for improvements of alleys
running through and to determine
the proporitionate share upon each
lot and to direct the recorder to enter
statements ot assessments upon dock
et of city liens.
Also to declare a surplus a? to cer
tain lots and directing the recorder
to cedit the various property owners
of their proportionate shn.re of such
surplus.
Tiv.i were tor the construction ot
1:itT:il sewer from tr.e W est
line of
I. von street to a point IS tcet east or
the wo-t line of P.rtker street between
Second and Third, one of which was
for the ncceptr-nce of the city engineer-
e-tima'.e. The cos- was irivett
as $,"91,311 and out of tl.i- sum the
iro;'vrty owners are to pay $331 US.
The third ic ollltion was for the con
struction of a curb as i er street su-'.erivte-idep's
recommendation. a
cordinu to sidewalk ordinance in
fore. 1. K. Wcatherford the owner
was triv1!! days in which to -tart
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P. C. ANDERSON WINS
CASEIN RECORDERS COURT
City Fails to Convict Business
Man for Alleged Violation of
Dog Ordinance.
Charged with permitting his dog
to run at large in violation of the dog
ordinance passed several weeks ago
by the city council, P. C. Anderson,
proprietor of the Wigwam stables
was this morning acquitted before
City Recorder F. E. Van Tassel.
Anderson was arrested by Chief
of Police Griff King and the case set
for trial this morning at. 10 o'clock.
Weatherford and Weatherford rep-
-ented the defendant and L. L.
Swan the city of Albany.
After the city had submitted its
evidence, Attorney Mark Weather
ford moved that the case be dis
missed on the ground tiiat the te
timonv did not sliow that the defend
ant knew' of his own personal knowl
edge that the dog was running al
large. The motion was argued by
the . attorneys and the recorder tin-
ally sustained the motion oi tiic d
fendant's counsel.
Weather Fair. The maximum tern
nerature was 76 degrees. The min
imum was 46. The river is l..i feel.
STREET CAR IS DOOMED .
TO GIVE WAY TO NEW ONE
City Council Is to Consider
Ordinance Compelling the
Change at Next Meeting.
That the street car now operating
here is doomed to be taken off the
run and replaced by a better and less
noisy and more sightly car, was inti
mated last night at the council meet
ing. Declaring that the car is a nuisance.
that it makes entirely too much noise
and in short that it is a disgrace to
the city, Mayor Gilbert stated that it
was his desire that the committee on
ordinances consult the city attorney
with a view of preparing an ordi
nance, ridding the city of the car and
replacing it with a new one. He
stated that the franchise of the Port
land, Eugene & Eastern calls for
reasonable service.
Upon motion of Councilman John
son the committee on ordinances was
instructed to draft an ordinance to
he presented to the next meeting of
the council. This followed a state
ment of the mayor that he has writ
ten a complaint to President Stra
horn but that no action has been tak
en upon it.
SMITH WILL BE GIVEN
HEARING SATURDAY MORNING
Judge L. L Swan Will Deter
mine If Prisoner Is Guilty
of Felony.
Charles B. Smith, who is charged
upon two counts, of obtaining mon
ey under talse pretenses and ol ob
taining goods under false pretenses,
has retained Attorney W. R. Bilyeu
to defend him against the charges
of the rirst .National Bank and v.
M. French, who have filed the re
spective charges against him.
Smith in company with Constable
John Catlin was given all yesterday
afternoon to secure an attorney by
Justice L. L. Swan.
I his morning, Judge swan set
Smith's preliminary hearing for Sat
urday morning at 9 o'clock. Mean
time Smith will be held in the coun
ty jail.
It is said that Smith will put up
a stubborn fight against the charges.
It is claimed he said it is all a mis
take, that he had no evil intent what
ever and that he had accidentally ov
erdrawn his bank account. Some arc
of the opinion that he can straighten
out all of his financial difficulties.
However, the hearing before
Judge Swan Saturday morning ' will
determine whether the prisoner is
guilty of a felony. If this be the case,
Smith will be bound over to the
grand jury and the cae will go to
the circuit court.
Mrs. William Brown and daughter.
Mi.-s Lurline, of Lebanon, passed
through the city this noon en route
to Eugene where they will make their
home during the -vinier while M is
Lurlme and her brother attend the
university.
Democrat Wants Correspondent '
The Democrat desires to se
cur? a local correspondent at
Shedd. Pbinview. Harriburg.
Lehanan, Brownsville. Sweet 1
Home, Seio. and all other point1?
in the county not already reprc- '
en'ed. Anvore dciripg to nrt
r the representative of the paper
51 will t!rnce inform the managf-
rrvnt at an earlv dare. !2J-?f
COLLEGE CAiPUS
LOTS Oil MARKET
One Block of Present Albany
College Site Is Now Up
For Sale.
SECTION IS RESTRICTED
RESIDENCE DISTRICT
President Crooks Says That It
Pains Him io Announce
the Prices.
That one block of the present eam-
pus
ot tlie Albany College, went
m the market today, to be sold in
lots, was the statement made this
morn tug by President Crooks.
The property that is now on the
market is the northwest block, bound
ed by X in til and Tenth streets and
I'.roadalbin and Kerry streets.
f The size of . the lots arc 53.6 by
110 feet. The inside lots are to be
sold for $1HX) and the corner lots
for about $1250. The terms arc
about one-lour t!i down and the bal
ance on time.
The following real estate firms
have charge of the sale of the lots:
Collins & Taylor, in Hotel Hammel
building. J. A. Howard, next door
ner of Lyon and Second streets. B.
M. ray ne. in Cusick Hank building.
Oregon Title & Trust Co., corner
of Second and Broadalbin streets
and Linn & Benton Real Estate Co.,
on First street opposite liligh thea
ter.
The building restrictions on the
lots call for a house to be construc
ted for not less than $2500. Each
house is to be built 20 feet back from
the street. Xo chicken coops, barns,
stables or other structures arc to be
built in the section, except on ap
proval of a committee that will be
nppointed to pass upon such cases
providing the occasion may present
itself.
It is the plan to make this one
of Albany s prettiest residence dis
tricts, where a prospective homo
builder can buy his lot, plan the
erection of his home, with the as
surance that the neighborhood will
not be marred by unsightly shacks
or other structure.' except a com
parative fcr.d representative modern
home.
President Crooks stated this morn
ing that immediate possession and
deed would be given to purchasers
of lots. If the real estata market is
brisk, another block will be placed
upon the market this fall.
"It pains me to announce the prices
we are going to sell the lot9 for,"
said President Crooks, "but we arc
anxious to dispose of the present
campus and carry out our plans for
an early removal to the new campus.'
"CLOSE YOUR CUT-OUTS" OR
"CUT YOUR CUT-OUTS OUT"
One or the Other Will Have to
Be Done on Motors in
City Limits.
"Close your cut-outs," or "cut your
cut-outs out."
Which ? ' But. nevetheless, one or
the other will have to be done.
As the result of an ordinance
passed by the city council, requiring
cut-outs on motor vehicles to be kept
closed while running within the city
limits, the council will now make
the new regulation known to motor
ists. Accordingly notices will be ported
ami some have already been set up.
Aside from this it was decided to
have the words "clo-e your cut-outs"
printed on every side board station
ed at the various entrances to the
citv, bearing the worlds "City Limit,
peed 15 Miles Per Hour."
THE DEMOCRAT CONTRACTS
FOR PRESS REPORTS
The Democrat ha- completed
'V arrangements with the United '
D Pre- Association of New York
) City for a telegraph service. The
management doe- not propose
' to cover the world news with
tiie same wealth of det'ii! as the
'' great metropolitan new-papers
'' in the larger citie- but nil of the
-' principal events of the dav, huth
at home and abroad, will be cov
' ered by accurate and reliable re-
pt.rt - . The Democrat will ron
' tinne however to give its read-
-r- the he-t 1o:al awl count v
ii'-w s -er in- in ti.n iVillainette
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MINT PROFITABLY
Farmers Near Lebanon Find
Paying Business in New
Crop.
35 ACRES PLANTED
TO PEPPERRINT THERE
One Grower Gets Thirty-Six
Dollars From Little Over
Quarter Acre Ground.
Lebanon, Or.. Sep. 10. O. II. Todd,
formerly of Michigan, and now a
resilient, of Eugene, lias raised thrity
five acres of peppermint on the old
Marshal place, eight miles northeast
of Lebanon and has distilled the crop
and marketed the product with very
satisiactory results. the main crop
was raised on dry, gravelly land and
produced a light crop, but a small
per cent was put in on riverbottom
land and nu much better.
E. B. Wallace planted .26 of an
acre to pepperniine from which wa
axtracted twelve pounds of oil, which
sold at $3.sQ per pound, making a
gross revenue ot $42.00 for a fraction
over one-fourth of an acre of crop.
Mr. Wallace says the cost of planting
and taking care of the mint did not
exceed $6.00. This leaves a net rev
enue of $36.00, or at the rate of $144
per acre. From this should be de
ducted 15 per cent for distilling, leav
ing $122.40 net profit per acre, a very
neat return.
Mint culture has for many years
been nrofitablv carried on in Michi
gan and several other states and the
experiments being made by Mr. Todd
are to determine the advisability of
transferring extensive distilling plants
owned by himself and his brothers
in Michigan.
Careful analysis made at the Ore
gon Agricultural College, shows mint
grown here to contain M per cent
more menthol than that raised in any
of the Atlantic states.
The distilling apparatus is not ex
pensive, one costing $100 having suf
ficient capacity to handle a crop of
ten acres.
Mr. Todd expresses himself as be
ing highly pleased with his experi
ments and will plant a larger acreage
next year.
Born, this morning, to Mr. and
Mrs. D. B. Morrison of West Fifth
street, a ten pound girl.
Miss Naomi Cowan, of Lebanon,
formerly of this city, passed through
the city this noon enroute to Port
land where she will teach in the pub
lie schools during the coining win
ter.
C. W. Tebault will leave this ev
ening for Marshfield on a business
trip.
POSTOFFICE SITE TO BE
USED FOR HITCHING RACKS
Watering Fountain with Hitch
ing Posts to Be Installed at
Early Date.
That the vacant lot at the corner
of Broadalbin and Second streets, the
site of the proposed federal building
and post office, will be used to in
stall hitchin r racks and a watering
place tor horses, became known
the council meeting last night.
"I n noticing an article in the pa
per, said Councilman Cameron, u
addressing the council upon the sub
ject, "it appears that the post office
will not be built in some tunc.
called upon Mr. Van Winkle relative
to securing the use of the lot and he
said that it just as well be used for
this purpose.
As a result, the council took the
matter up enthusiastically, anil May
or dilbert instructed the committee m
charge of providing hitching racks
and watering places, to go ahead and
ma'ce arrangements for the iti'talla
ion of the necessary conveniences.
Democrat Foreman Back Edward
Viereck, the efficient foreman of the
Democrat office yesterdr.y returned
from more t han a month's vacation
and thi morning rcmimol his duties
in the office. He visited his brother
at Seattle and other relatives in Ore
ron. Milk Belonged to Groshong.-
' i i in en ot milk upon which
! l.-ahh Officer Davi- y-sterdaj
d a report from !:e regi,;
-The '
City1
ricultural College, belonged to J, W.
(iro-hong. The report -ho wing the
im;aire condition ol tl e milk was re
ported in ye-terday's Detnorr-.t.
Marriage License Issued County
("Jerk Marks yesterday t--ned the fol-
lowing marriage lirerw: V:iN r
I'.riiitngartner. age 26. and Voh-tta J)
Cummings. age 10, both of Hal-ey.
KILL DEVILS
OF LEBANON
Workmen Made Temporarily
insane by Typhoid Fever
at Dallas.
Laboring under the delusion that
God had called upon him to kill ev
ery devil in sight," E. G. Gayuor, a
working man living near Lebanon,
armed himself with a Winchester
rifle Friday and calmly awaited the
advance guard of his Satanic majes
ty. Fortunately through the promp:
service of Deputy Sheriff Howard,
Gayuor was taken in charge while
asleep. He was brought to Dallas
by Sherrif Grant. As it was real
zied during the trip into town that
the man was sick, he was at once
taken to the Dallas hospital, where
upon examination it was found lie
possessed a well developed case of
Typhoid fever.
According to the neighbors living
near Ins home, Gaynor is said to be
;i hard working man, m fact he was
preparing to go hop picking near Dal-
as when suddenly taken ill with ty
phoid fever. When taken to the hos-
ltal. it was discovered that his con-
lit ion was critical, but with proper
treatment may survive the attack.
MILK AND BROKEN BOTTLES
LOST IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
The Big Oak Dairy Team Took
Frieght and Small Boy Could
Not Hold Them.
Milk and broken bottles were
strewn all over the street last evening
at the corner of Sixth and Calapooia
streets as the result of a live runa
way, when the horses hitched to the
liig Uak dairy wagon, became (Tight
ened at some unknown object, and
dashed away, running into a tele
phone pole.
lhc driver had lctt the wagon
standing beside tho curb in care of a
small boy while he delivered a bot
tle of milk. The horses started to go
ami the little fellow caught -the lines
but was unable to check the team
"I couldn't stop them, so I just
jumped, he said attcr the accident.
1 he wagon hit a telephone pole
at the intersection of the streets and
as a result, milk and broken bottles
were thrown in every direction. I he
wagon was considerably damaged
When the wagon hit the pole the
horses broke away and dashed up
the street but were intercepted short
ly aftrwards.
NEW KNIGHT OF PYTHIAS
TEMPLE IS CREDIT TO CITY
Grand Vice Chancellor Frank
Grant Spoke in Highest Terms
of Local Knights.
That the Knights of Pythias tem
ple now tinder course of construction
is a great credit to the city and thai
the building would do credit to
town much larger than Albany was
the statement made this morning by
Prank S. Grant, grand vice chancellor
of the Knights of Pythias of Ore
gon and formerly city attorney o
Portland, who was here this morning
enroute to Ins home in the Rose City
from Lebanon where he visited with
the lodge of that city last night
During his term of office as grand
vice chancellor, Mr. Grant has vis
ited 30 lodges since the last grand
lodge, has travelled .1000 miles and
with the exception of one trip to
Pendleton, has covered this mileage
in the Willamette valley. Ibis is sain
to break all records of any previous
grand vice chancellor.
Mr. Grant spoke in -the highest
terms of Albany and especially of
the enterprise of the local Knight
in erecting the handsome new temple
at the corner of Lyon and Third
strets.
BACK WRENCHED AS RESULT
OF RUNWAY ACCIDEN
l-'richtened when the tongue of the
rig thev were hitched to droppe
d-iwn, a pair of mules driven by A
Kamle. oi near ,M illerslnirg, Marte
on a Ii r run up Lyon st reet and
before . r. Ka in le could gain con
t rol of them, the rig was ditj(-d in
the gutter oppo-ite Peacock's barn.
The driver was thrown with terrific
foive to the ground and dragged for
on-ideral'h- di -tanee receiving a se-
er. ly wrench d Inck. Eortmiately
iio bones were broken. Following an
examination bv Dr. Davis, the ju-
jtired man's condition v.-as repotted
i:ot -erion- and ! e will be taken to his
Lome t hi- at'''-rnoon. The tongue
of the wagon was brd;eii ;.nd other
minor injnre re-ultid.
NO CROSS STREET
ELECTRIC SIGNS
Mayor Gilbert Vetoed Ordi
nance Granting Permission
to Bligh.
WAS SUSTAINED BY
A SMALL MAJORITY
Vote Stood Three for and Two
Against But Lacked Two
thirds. Mbauy is not to have electric
igus across the streets.
At least this will be the
:ase tin-
r the present administration.
Mayor Gilbert has vetoed th.. or
dinance which was framed and read
the first, second and third time with
intention of granting to T. G. Uligh
the right to hang a handsome electric
sign at the intersection ot ltroadal-
iti and hirst streets, with the words
liligh" on each :;ide for the pur
pose ol advertising his theater.
The mayor's veto was .sustained
it last night's meeting of the cutin-
owever, it was not by a unani
mous vote. With one member ab
sent three of the councilmen voted
tor the ordinance and two against
it.
The charter unon this noiut slates
that a vetoed measure should be re
ferred back to the council and if two
thirds of the members of the council
vote in its favor, the bill can be
passed over the mayor's veto and it
becomes in force within ten days
thereafter.
I he ordinance was referred back to.
the council, read following consid
erable discussion on the point and
voted upon.
Ihe vote stood for: Hiilbert, Cam
eron and Hlount: airainst Simnson
ami Johnson.
In the following communication,
ead before the council. Mavor Gil
bert set forth his views on the or-
linancc:
Mr. 1 E. Van Tassel,
Recorder City of Albanv.
Dear Sir:
lu regard to ordinance bill No.
747 as to electric signs across the
streets:
Instead of these signs beintr a "nnb.
lie benefit," I look upon them as be
ing quite the reverse, viz.: that of a
constant menace to public safety.
rurincrinore, wniie these smns niav
look well at night, they do not look
well in the daytime and besides un
sightly they obstruct the view.
Again, if we grant any signs, wc
must grant the same privilege to all
business men along the street, and
in many instances the "other end" of
the sign would be objectionable to
the people across the street. I look
upon these signs as advertisements
pure and simple from which the peo
ple of Albany derive no benefit
whatever. Kor the above reasons Ihe
ordinance is not approved,
P. D. GILBERT,
Mayor.
In explaining their attitudes upon
the subject the various councilmen
spoke in turn.
Councilman Hiilbert said that the
"applicants visited the council cham
ber, explained what they wanted to
do. I was asked if I would supnort
the proposition as it was represent
ed. I replied that I would and by
that I am compelled to do so."
Councilman Blount said that he
would like to see many signs of this
nature on the street. He said they
gave a city a thriving aspect aside
from rendering bennefittiiig light.
Councilman Cameron cited the val
ue of the light to the street as an
asset to the business district.
Councilman Johnson said as far
as he was concerned, after giving
the matter due consideration, he
would sustain the veto.
Councilman Simpson was opposed
to the sign being hung diagonally
across the street and therefore was
opposed to the ordinance.
Councilman Hulbert staled that
banners were out of the question as
here was ;m ordinance that plainly
states that the;e cannot be strung
onlv upon holidays and special oc-a-ions.
He said that permission to
'rect electric signs surh a that which
I'.ligh wishes to install would have to
l'i j.-ained through a -penal ordinance
parsed by the council.
Councilman Blount said that not
very nta:i is going down in his poek
t o put up ?2"i for such a dgu.
Auto on Wrong Side of Street.
M. Srratton paid a fine of $2.50 in
police court today for stopping his
antoinohile on the wrong ddr of ihe
street. - Eugene Guard.
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