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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1913
A GOOD BILL.
The St. Louis Republic felicitates
President Wilson, Chairman Glass
and the American people upon the
passing of the currency bill by an
overwhelming majority in the House.
We have been told many times that
the passing of the currency bill at the
present session of congress was im
possible. Wc have been warned that
the people did not deslirc it and that
they were disposed to resent the at
tempts Ill-advised and precipitate.
Wc have been informed that the only
hope of the bill was the remorseless
power of llloii.se leaders who had
formed themselves ' into a machine
that "out-Cannoned Cannon."
The event is an interesting commen
tary on these statements. The mea
sure has passed. Twcnly-four Re
publicans and fourteen Progressives
joined with the majority party in sup
port of the bill. Hut three Democrats
voted against it. The Republic de
sires to cniitire how, if the country
does not want financial legislation and
is particularly displeased with the pro
posed till, the House "machine" not
only managed to command the vole
of ivciy Democrat present except
three but also chained to its chariot
wipe!' some forty members of the
opposition I
The plain truth of the matter im
that t!ie country lias long s",i.'-d for
init'iovtment of .Is inadc ii;.t" ,'iir
rc:..v laws. The Republican pa-ty
heard the cry hut was not n: a posi
tion to heed ii. The reason why is
worth considering.
The party which collapsed last year
could not deal with the need of fi
nancial legislation because it lacked
the fundamental requisite for success
in such a task. That was the confi
dence of the people in the essential
good faith of its leadership.
The real determining factors in po
litical history are moral ones. There
is no possible way of dividing i" half
the people of the great nation that
would not include ability enough on
cither side to conduct the affairs of
government. Political parties which
go bankrupt do not do so because of
lack of brains; they die of cowardice,
or of kid fai'h.
The Democracy has made an im
posing slari on a task pronounced
impossible by experts simply because
I he party leaders and the army that
followed ilicui have worked with an
eve simile to the faithful discharge of
an important trust.
THE "FKIKDMANN VACCINE."
At a recent meeting of the Rhode
Island Medio ll Society, Dr. liarnc
of the Rhode Island State Sanatorium
tor I i;,n-, t'uio .is I'li-sonud a iiiumi
" bis results with the Friedniann
acciue. ll merely adds to the mass
of information that goes to make up
the literature concerning I- licdniann's
attempt at exploiting the coiisump
;c, all of which shows the Fried
niann treatemeut to have no advan
tage over other methods of treating
tuberculosis; nioie, in all proh.ihilit y,
it is a dangerous one. The medical
I'lotessiou has, until recently, main
tained towaid tiiis product an alti
tilde of reasonable scientific skepti
cism, says the Journal of the Ameri
can Medical Association in a recent
editorial In view of the tact, how
ever, th . .. -enis impossible to find
a single reliable favorable report, the
time lias come for an end to the hope
that in the Fricdmaun vaccine we
have a cine lor ti luiculosis. More
over, since the methods of exploita
tion bae become so ot'Mollsly coiu
ineici..!. with v,;,u sccnis to be an
l Iter disregard of humanitarian view
point, the time surely has come for
not only a definite stand against the
ale i thi- piod. t he: for ositi
ippos .ioill to Pic I . let ' ' i ids iisd f,
th i-c il;,'i ii , , (!
Ill i'l ,n 1 ,. .
uancial results which wide-spread
newspaper exploitation brought him,
and slipped away, leaving a host of
"Friidmann illstitutes"to divide witii
him the dollars of the too hopeful
and credulous sufferers. These "in
stitutes" are being organized in var
ious parts of the country and the per
sonnel of tiiose connected with these
organizations in practically every in
stance is sufficient to suggest their
true nature. Steps have been i.tkcn in
several states to check this exploita
tion of the consumption ;o.- commer
cial gain, e-pecially in Idaho, Iowa
and Arkansas. In others, the weak
ness of iocal o'dinances has made this
impossible. What is now needed is
that these unscrupulous ailcmpts
should be met with an intensive cam
paign of education of the public con
cerning the dangers and worthlcss
ness of this treatment.
SIGNED
The Wilson-Underwood tariff bill
has passed both houses of congress
by a substantial majority and has
received the formal approval of the
president of the United States.
The Democrat congratulates the
president, the Democratic and Pro
gressive members of congress who
gave the measure their" sunnort
and the American people, who in
the main, approve of its provisions,
The bill is distinctively a progres
sive measure. It bears none of the
ear marks of a Wall street legislative
carpenter and contains no ultra-radical
provisions which are calculated to
disturb business conditions.
In our judgment the Underwood
bill comes nearer attaining perfec
tion iu tariff legislation than any oth
er measure which has received the ap
proval of an American president. It
provides for sweeping reductions ill
the schedules and will in many
instances reduce the cost of liv
ing to the American consumer.
The most important, pledge con
tained in the last Democratic national
'iiforni has thus been redeemed and
the promises made to the people by
Woodrow Wilson faithfully and hon
estly kept.
Do your registering early.
o
A suitable candidate for mavor
must be a man of good judg
ment, but upon sober thought and re
flection it occurs to us that seldom
does a man of good judgment run for
the office of mayor.
President Wilson treated the labor
ing men of New Jersey better than he
does the members of congress. He
was willing to concecd the right of
the former to work only eight hours.
Either good timber for political of
fice is scarce or (he best brains of the
state are of a very retiring disposi
tion.
Speaking about deail nolitical (im.
her, Congressman I Ian-ley is a fine
example of landing a public office and
keeping it without performing any
real service to his constituents. I law
ley is one political appendix which
should be "cut out" at the next gen
eral election.
Only a trained natural'-' can deter
mine the sex of a China pheasant on
the wing. The law dealing with the
open .season on these 'mds is an :u
lii.tmcnl against the uni'v of the
members of the Oregon Ic's .itnre
FEDERALS DEFEAT REBELS
IN BIG ENGAGEMENT
General Morcado Takes Pos
session of Santa Rosalia
After Hard Fight.
t Hy United Press AsrociatioiO
I'l Paso, Tex., Oct. 4. The capture
of Santa Rosalia by the federals un
der command of General Morcado, is
reported in a telegram received here
today by the federal commander. Pour
thousand troops on each tdde en
gaged in a terrific battle lasting four
hours, the rebels finally retreating.
No estimate of the dead or wounded
is given.
Dry Goods Store Opened. A dry
goods store has been opened iu Past
Albany. Recently a shoe repairing
shop and another butcher shop were
opened. With these additions, past
Albany along Main street at the foot
oi Fourth, and Third streets is be
coming quite a business district.
Carl 11. lUiderinatin, of Tacoiua. a
former Albany shoe clerk, now a
shoe drummer, lias been m the ei'.v i
today, lie always enjoys his Albany j
isits. j
lo'.'n .T"iie, d mtcr and son-in-l,u .
Vive tenured from a piotractcd visit;
i r.tli'orni i.
S I Ii ",( o'" V w'H'rl. is i isil
,'t ill ' i : ' ' - ::o,'
EIGHT ARE KILLED
. IN TEWS FL0005
Damage to Railroads Estimated
ai Four Million. Large Quan
tity of Cotton Swept Away.
S (Bu United Press Association)
' Austin," Tex., Oct. 3. Flood
conditions became worse at noon
3 as a result of further raise in the
rivers following continued rains
S in many sections. The damage S
at San Antonio alone is estima-
ted at a quarter of a million dol-
lars. . The revised figures show
the death list to be eight and
the railroad damage is estimated
3 at $4,000,000. At least a mil-
lion bales of cotton have been
destroyed and other property
losses of considerable magnitude
are reported.
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. PERSONAL MENTION.
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Mrs. Fluella Turner, of Marshfield,
is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Marks for the next few months.
Mrs. Turner is the mother of Mrs.
Marks.
O. O. Neil, of Corvallis, was a busi
ness visitor in the city yesterday.
C. M. Benson, of Corvallis, trans
acted business here yesterday after
noon. Mrs. B. Johnson, of Eugene, is
registered at the Vandran hotel.
Mrs. Anthony and Mrs. Mabel
Crabtree, of Philomath, are guests at
the Vandran hotel.
Mrs. Lena Baker, of Lyons, return
ed to her home this morning.
H. B. Carter, of Lebanon, transac
ted business here yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Koeneke, of
Mill City, arc visitors in the city to
day. M. Dake, of Condon, is a business
visitor in the city this afternoon.
A. T. Peterson, of Toledo, arrived
in the city Wednesday and went to
Portland this morning.
L. T. Dike and wife, of Gates, are
visiting in Albany. They are at the
Vandran.
A. King, of Lyons, transacted busi
ness here this morning.
E. W. Holm, of Jefferson, arrived
here this morning to attend business
matters.
F. Thompson and M. Crenshay, of
Grants Pass, are visitors in the city
today.
P. .f. Hestor and wife of Gates, arc
guests at rlic Hotel Vandran.
Bishop H. L. Barkley, of Portland,
of the Evangelical church, returned
to the Rose City this noon. .
President Kerr, of O. A. C. was in
the city last night. He stopped at
the llammel and this morning left
for Portland.
F. S. Symes and wife, of Sunspring,
Mont., are .it the Hammel.
W. L. Bogard, of Corvallis, was
in the city last night. He returned
home this morning.
G. A. Flood went to Portland this
morning on a brief business errand.
C. H. Essex left this morning for
Salem to attend the state fair.
H. F. McFlwain, of Leaburg, Lane
county, former Albany merchant, has
been in the city today.
Mrs. Edith Frances F.lkins returned
to her home iu Grants Tass today af
ter visiting with her parents, Mr. and
.Mrs. I . !'. Hacklem.m.
Miss Grace Jackson, of Eugene, is
at the St. Francis.
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News cn This Page is
Prom Daily Issue of
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
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SUMMONS
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In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for l.inu County.
Evelyn M. Christie, Plaintiff,
vs.
Martin K. Christie, defendant.
To Martin K. Christie, the : bovc
named defendant:
Iu the name of the state of Oregon:
on are hereby required to appear
iu the aluue entitled couit to answer
the Complaint of plaintiff filed in this
cause, on or before 6 weeks from the
date of the first publication hereof
which date is the .0 day of Sept.. 1913:
anil you are notified that it you fail
to appear and answer the complaint
in this suit as herein required, the
plaintiff will take a decree against
you tor the relief prr.yed for in the
said Complaint, to-wit: For a decree
dissolving and holding for naught the
bonds of matrimony now existing be
tween plaintiff and defendant; for a
further decree gi anting and deciecing
unto plaintiff the care, control and
custody oi Call Christie, trie minor
child of plaintiff and defendant: for
a decree grautirg and decreeing unto
Plaintiff the furniture now owned by
plaintiff and defendant and that it
be decreed that defendant pay the
sum of $.'5,X1 per inoi'th for the sup
port of said minor child and the costs
and disbursements of this suit.
This Summon is pit'di-hcil by or
der of lion. I H W-'xnicht. Coutm
ltnlce of I. inn foii-ny. State of Ore
: m ..', .i'l,'. .'. i l'-i.v in said
Count . S. pt - rr .V'. 10) j
n ate .' fir- t' '" to be Sep
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TO PRESIDENT
Passes BothHousesof Congress
With Only Minor Changes
Made by Conference.
WILL BE SIGNED AT WHITE
HOUSE AT 9 O'CLOCK
Prominent Members of Con
gress and Other Public Men
Will Witness Event.
(By United Press Association)
Washington, Oct. 3. Presi-
dent Wilson will sign the new tar-
iff bill at 9 o'clock this evening.
It was announced at the White
Prose today that the president
proposes to make the signing of
the new law a ceremonious af-
fair. Prominent congressmen
and other well known public
men have 'been invited and will
witness the event.
In the form in which the sen-
ate passed the tariff, it was en-
grossed and returned to the low-
er house. All that remains is
the necessary signatures and the
apporval of the house in its
slightly altered form which will
take place today.
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Washington. D C Clrt 1 Tt,
house of representatives by a viva
voce vote this afternoon adopted the
conferenco report tariff bill. The
speaker signed the bill at once and
returned it to the senate where Vice
President Marshall recorded his sig
nature. A WJlifillfr mPBcnnirnr elnrt.
ed with the bill to the White House
for the president s signature.
PERSONALS AND NEWS
NOTES FROM CRABTREE
Crabtree, Or, Oct. I. (Special to
Democrat). Fifty-one scholars are
enrolled in the Crabtree school.
Eli Ramcr has moved to Crabtree
and lives in the Sumpter house. He
has rented his place to Chester War
ren. Hoffman's new store building -is
about completed.
Izora Serfling is attending the Al
bany High School.
The Athletic club will meet at
Hoffman's Friday evening. All mem
bers come to discuss important busi
ness. S. B. Alexander is doing carpenter
work at Providence.
MANY CRABTREE PEOPLE
ATTEND STATE FAIR
Crabtree, Or., Oct. 3. (Special ti
Democrat). Among those who went
to the state lair from here were Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Eberhad'. Mr. and
Mrs. Custer Ray. Mr. and Mrs. C.
F. Sargent and d.iuuht,"- and Messrs.
A. C. Gaines, M. C. Gaines.
W. J. Turnidge treitsacter, business
in Albany yesterday.
Mrs. E. A. Giliiev is canvassing at
Brownsville and Sweet Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed jar wen: to the
fair this morning.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State
of Oregon for Linn county:
M. Bussard, Plaintiff,
vs.
S. O. Rice. Defendant.
To S. O. Rice, the above ptmed de
fndant: In the name of the state of Oregon
you are hereby required to appear
and answer the complaint of the
above named plaintiff now on file
wit lithe County Clerk in the above
entitled cause in the above
entitled court on or before the 21st
day of October. 1913, the same being
the last day of the publication of this
summons and you are further notified
that unless you appear "and answer
said complaint as herein required the
Plaintiff will take judgment against
you for the sum of $76.00 with inter
est thereon at legal rate since Aug.
16. 1911. and for costs and disburse
ments of this action and will also take
an order of said Court directing the
sale nf real estate heretofore attached
in this cause and described as fol
lows, towit:
The south west quarter of section
36 in township 16 south, of ranee 6
west of the Willamette Meridian. Ore
gon, and containing 160 acres in
l ane county. Oregon.
The dale of the first publication of
this summons i Pent. "th. 101,1 and
the last date of stn-h publication will
be o.-toher )ou
Ti.;, .nmnops is puM'-ed iu pur
'i"er of an order of Hon. D. R
McKnight. County Ipde" of T
r,...tv, Oregon, dated Sr-st 6'h
I'l 13.
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3. T. PORTER RESIGNS
Give Reason as Failure of
Voice-HasServed as Justice
of Peace for Years.
Justice O. T. Porter has resigned
his office as justice of the peace of
district No. I, of Linn county, because
of failure of voice. His resignation
was accepted this afternoon by the
county court. Justice Porter thanks
the Republicans for placing him in
office. He has served for years.
Copy of his resignation as sent to
the county court is as follows:
To the Honorable Bruce McKnight,
county judge of Linn county, and
Commissioners Butler and Russel:
Gentlemen: On account of impedi
ments in speech, I hereby resign the
office of justice of the peace of dis
trict No. I, Linn county, Oregon.
Thanking the Republicans of the
county for odieir kindness and courte
sy, I remain yours very truly, O. T.
Porter.
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CITY NEWS
Born to Mrs. Pearl Savage Mc
Duffee, of Portland, a 9 1-2 pou.id
girl cn September 26. The child wac
b rp on its grandfather's bir.ndiy,
the ipte J. W. Savage. M'. Savage
formerly resided here, and is a sister
of Mrs. Daisy Savage Babb, who re
cently returned from a two weeks
visit at her sister's home in Portland.
Received Anonymous Post Card.
Officer Griff King is in receipt of a
particularly comical post card, sent
anonymously from Spokane. Upon it
is drawn the picture of a policeman
in hot pursuit and bears these words:
"I'm the guy that put cop in copy
right." The card was amused the
officer very much. His many friends
think that the sender, apparently
meaning it for a slam, paid the officer
a compliment.
Brings Missouri Mules Because he
was dissatisfied with the conditions
in his nrive -iate, Jess Splawn has
returned to Albany and will make his
home in Linn county hereafter. He
was gone three years and brought
back with -him two span of Missouri
mules.
Albany People See Game. A num
ber of Albany people came over on
the afternoon train to witness the
freshmen game between the College
and university this afternoon. Abra
ham, who promises to be a star in the
conference games this year, is a grad
uate of the Albany Hich while An
derson, 'Sophomore, who looks good
this year, is also from the Hub City.
With Moist of Lebanon, Linn coutuy
has three men on the Varsity squad.
Corvallis Reotiblican.
Registration Brisk this Afternoon.
Although quite dull this morning,
registration iu the city recorder's of
fice for the coming city election was
brisk this afternoon. The recorder
and li is deputies were . kept busy.
There were several people in the reg
istration booth at the same time. Of
special note were four elderly persons,
husbands and wives, all together and
all there for the purpose of register
ing to cast their votes in the coming
city election.
Suit to Foreclose Mortgage. A suit
was filed this morning by Attorney
N. M. Newport of Lebanon in behalf
of Clarence Ingram against H. J.
Taylor for the foreclosure of a mort
gage to recover $300 executed May
2, 1912, pursuant to the execution of
a promissory note. The plaintiff
claims that all that has been paid of
the note is the sum of $12 applied as
interest and asks for $30 attorney's
fees and cost and disbursements of
the suit.
Will Admitted to Probate. The
will of the late John J. Smith who
died at Lebanon, Sept. 24 last at the
age of 52 years, was admitted to pro
bate today. The deceased left an
estate of $9,000 and is survived by
11 heirs. Mrs. Annie Smith, widow,
will act as executrix of the estate.
County Court Still in Session. The
county court is still in session todav
and will probably adjourn sometime
this afternoon. Nothing but the us
ual road work and auditing of bills is
: occupying the attention of i lie court,
j Motored from Portland. An auto
j mobile party consisting of Mrs. F.
J M. Warren. Miss Warren. Miss Xan
: Robertson and Miss Mary Robertson,
j all of Portland, accompanied by a
1 chauffeur, motored down from Port
( land yesterday and after spending the
night here returned to the Rose City.
Guide Publisher Here. C. L. j.
Smith, of Seattle, publisher of the U.
T. C. guide was in the city yesterday.
He is stopping at the Hammel.
j Portland Auto Party Here. Ves
j terday a Portland automobile party
, passed through the city enroute to
that city from the south. The party
was composed of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Whitlock. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stock
well and G. A. Sears.
I Weather Dope. The range of tem-
pcrature for 24 hours ending at 8
o'clock this morning was 72 to 36
degrees. The river this morn:og was
a- wie i. loot stage.
May Return Here to Make Home.
Dan Rainwater, a former Benton
county fanner, of near Albany but
now a farmer of Washington rouuty.
was in the city this morning He re
port that he is about to se'l o'lt his
farm iu Washington county and tray
return here to make his home.
Assumes Position st County Cle-k't
OfPce ,rrs. Truman Bab', who '-.as
N;-e i visWng in r.'r'iid ff- :he ist
Two wee' s at th ho -'e of ve'' si- e-.
M" Pearl Sav-.g,- " Huff . has -c-t'"red
ho'"c a"d ! -sp-r. d h"r m.
i:on ?! t!;e conrrv 'cr':':- "r:ia
BIG ELK VALLEY
IS FIT COUNTRY
With a Railroad Section Would
Send Out Finest Fruit
Ever Grown.
M. D. BRANDEBERRY MAKES
A GLOWING STATEMENT
Is Practically Newly Settled
Country; 17 Families Are
Homesteading There.
"All we need is a little railroad
transportation and we can give to the
outside world the finest fruit ever
grown on any soil."
That was the statement made this
morning by M. D. Brandeberry, a
former Albany man, but who now re
sides on this ranch in Big Elk valley
in the Alsea country.
As he spoke he opened a big paste
board box and displayed several large
Bartlett pears. "Taste one," he said,
"and you will find they are ripe and
juicy with a flavor that is unsur
passed." If the interviewer was a judge
they were all what Mr. Brandeberry
claimed and more for they nearly
melted in the mouth and one called
for another, but the one was nearly
mnrn ikin Eii(fM.fln,, r-n n
pacity standpoint.
Mr. Brandeberrv in comnanv with
another fruit grower of that section,
S. Frye, came to Albany this morn
ing for the purpose of going to Sa
lem to attend the state fair.
The section in which they reside
lies in Big Elk Valley about 10 miles
south of Blodgett the nearest railroad
station, located on the C. & E. It is
practically a newlv settled section
. and contains some very fertile land,
of the rolling foothill variety of red
and gray clay loam.
I "All we need is a little railroad
transportation," said Mr. Brandeber
ry, "and we can give to the outside
world the finest fruit ever grown on
any soil. Wc can beat Hood River or
Southern Oregon in raising fruit on
any hill in Big Elk vallev. Wliv. von
! ought to see some of the pears and
' apples we grow there. These are
I nothing compared to some. Think of
a Gravenstein apple 19 inches in cir
cumference. That's fairly good isn't
lit? Seventeen 'families iare liome
i steading in Big Elk valley now, and
they all came in during the past year.
There is only one forty left. I'll tell
j you that bench land is a corker for
raising fruit. It is just the soil for
orchards, being well drained and con
; taining the right constituents."
NEWS NOTES F
SCIOJND VICINITY
Scio, Or., Oct. 2. (Special to
Democrat) Frank Irvine of Galloway
has returned home after a visit here
with relatives.
Mrs. W. F. Gill left Sunday for Al
berta, where she will visit her sister,
Mrs. C. M. Coffey.
T. J. Pettit ami G. E. Kalk each
have erected a new silo.
Many hunters were out ocfore dav-
! light Wednesday morning.
'. E. G. Balschweid, whose house was
burned in the spring, is erecting a
I new house on his place.
I Mrs. J. F. Wesley made a business
trip to Albany Wednesday.
! Pauline l.iskt returned to Albany
j Wednesday after several days visit
! here. Miss Salbina Kukacka returned
j v.-ith her.
1 !'. M. McKnight returned to Scio
Tuesday after spending several months
at Carlstadt. Alberta. He went hop-
ing that tile change of climate would
improve his health and Mr. McKnight
says tiiat he benefitted greatly.
i W. E. Arnold anil :.ia; Dou'oek
were passengers to Albany on the
motor Wednesday.
W. A. Ewing went to Eugene Wed
nesday. From there he will leave for
the mountains to spend some time
hunting.
A thcniical fire engine was re
ceived by the city Thursday.
Mrs. M. E. Holland was an Albany
visitor Thursday.
J. A. Miller went to Albany Wed
nesday on business.
A. E. Randall made a business trip
to Corvallis Wednesday.
E. C. Pee-y went to Salem Wednes
day in the interest cf Country Club
milk exhibit at Sa'em.
John Weflty was a passenger to
A!iny We lnesdav evening.
Many pcop'e from here .-re a'tc.id
ing the s:..tc fair.
Daisy P.nclncr was visiting in Cor
vallis Wcdne. h .
''Innh-.T, rr:r - ;ed to his home
i-i Portia i.; , :. ;. after spending
se- eral das h .
Pr. and V-. , I and Roy Sl eho -moton
I to .' " i v Thu- !ay mcn-
it in t!.c P il an
D. ?t. Metric-' .tvI 'it?' "
for t' e:r home in I'i'' "i-e.
" S ' V.-n '. v '- of Roscburg
returned home V-.lre--'av.