The Semi-weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1926, November 07, 1913, Page 3, Image 3

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    HAF.R1SBURG AID
SWEET HOME UP
Former Is Wet and Latter Is
Dry-Other Measures Are
Overshadowed.
BELIEVED THAT COUNTY
IS FOR THE UNIVERSITY
Prophesies Are Lacking at
Sweet Home-Woman May
Save Day at Potato City.
Continued from Tuestta y, Xovemb e r4
Election Quiet in Albany.
Save for the whole clay holiday S
reigning in public otfices, the
special election today was hard-
ly apparent in Albany unless one S
happened to notice a slim string &
of men and women going and 5.
coming about the polls. '
On a whole the election was
ctecidedly quiet and as a result
a small vote is believed to have
been polled. The results will
not be learned until tomorrow.
Xo estimate can be obtained to-
day. It is xepected that by to-
morrow night the lull returns
from all over the county will be
obtained.
Sweet Home and Harrisburg. two
Linn county towns are today voting
on the local option liquor question.
The former is dry and the latter wet.
According to reports. from these two
places the referendum measures have
been overshadowed by the measures
that are at issue locally. Meantime
Albany peacefully voted on the state
wide measures and the belief is that
Linn county will go for the univer
sity and probably prove a strong fac
tor in behalf of the compensation act,
if not the other two measures.
SWEET HOME VOTING ON
LOCAL OPTION QUESTION
Sweet Home, Or., Nov. 3. The lo
cal option liquor question here h
nearly overshadowed the other mea
sures 't'hat are at issue in the special
election. Hut HtHc interest has been
ijriven the referendum measures, com
pared to the attention on the local op
tion question.
Sweet; Home has been dry for sev
eral years and this year the wet cle
ment1 will strive to make the town wet
On the other hand the drvs are equal
ly determined to uphold their side of
the question. So the election contest
between the two factions will not be
lacking in desperate endeavor.
Both forces have been more or less
active for the past three months and
several small meetings have been held,
Prophesies on the outcome of the
election are lacing on 'both sides.
BELIEVED THAT LINN
- COUNTY IS FOR "U"
Though in past years Linn county
has voted heavily against appropria
tion bills lor the Lniversitv of Ore
scor,, it is believed sentiment here
is now in favor of the bills to be voted
upon at the special election today.
In 1910 Linn county cast only 2948
votes in favor of the University of
Oregon maintainance bill and 2948
votes against it. Last year the nega
tive majorities were much greater,
the county voting against one Uuiver
sitv bill 567 :o 4220 and the other 511
to " 4274.
But this year sentiment in this coun
ty, especially in the cities and towns,
appears to be favorable toward the
university. It is possible in some pre
cincts a heavy negative vote may be
cast but it is believed that in the cities
and towns, and especially in Albany
and Lebanon, an affirmative vote will
be cast which will make the county's
total vote in favor of annropriations.
HARRISBURG WOMEN MAY
SHUT OUT THE SALOONS
Harrisburg. Or., Xov. 3. The refer
endum measures to be voted on to
morrow have received little notice in
this vicinity. They have been over
shadowed by the local liquor war.
For the past year Harrisburg has
been "wet," the last vote favoring the
establishment of the open saloon. Two
saloons have been doing business since
January I last.
The ' prohibition forces have been
active all year, and in the past two
months meetings have been held al
most daily. Among these was one
Sunday night conducted by a number
of the leading business men of Al
bany. The outcome -will depend on the
wav the women vote. That the
"wets" fear the result of the enlarged
electorate is shown by the vote last
fall on woman suffrage. The majority
here agains: votes for women was
about the same as that in favor of the
saloon.
Grange to Give Basket Social. Xo
10 erange will give a basket social
Xovember 15, an interesting urogram
is being prepared for the occasion
and a large crowd is expected. The
rally day meeting that was to be held
the "8th has been postponed until the
22nd of Xovember at which time an
open meeting will be held to which
all friends are invited.
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT CLUB
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Transacted Much Business and
Elected OfficersReports
of Work Splendid.
Meeting yesterday afternoon at the
Commercial club, the Ciic Improve
ment club held the annual session,
.l-.icli was marked by the transactio.'
.f much business, election of officers
av.d receiving the reports of represen
tatives of the club that attended the
women's federated clubs convention
at Hood River recently, showing the
emarkable work of the clubs o! 'he
-t:ite and especailly of the Albany
::tb.
Mr-. J. I. Weather ford, who has
'-n the president of the club to- the
past five years, presided. The min
utes of the previous meeting were
read and approved. Bills and corres
pondence were taken up and disposed
of.
The reports of Mrs. Homer Nelson
and Mrs. R. C. Hunt, who represent
ed the club at the Hood River con
vention, were presented in a most
complete and splendid way. They
were intensely interesting and the la
dies received many congr.u ulat'ons.
The reports showed that Albany was
well ahead of many of the .:!ubs and
stipulated that the undertaking of tite
construction of the depot park was
one of the most commendable r.nd
worthy accomplishments of the Al
bany club.
The election of officers was then
held. Mrs. Weatherford was renomi
nated and elected unanimously but
positively declined the honor. Mrs.
R. C. Hunt was then elected. The
race foi the vice presidency centered
about several candidates and on var
ious votes taken the poll was a tie.
The election of a person to take this
office was abandoned temporarily.
Mrs. Levi Tracy was elected secretary
iiid Mrs. Willard L. Marks was chos
en treasurer. An executive committee
consisting of five members was chos
en as follows: Mrs. J. K. Weather
ford. Mrs. Homer Xelson, Mrs. H.
H. Hewitt, Mrs. Fred Dawson and
Mrs. J. A. Howard.
T. D. Oirden, of Salem, arrived here
this morning to attend business mat
ters. He will return home this morn
ing. Gene Shea, of the Ralston Electric
Supply Co., went to Halsey this
'-non in the interest of the company.
He will return this evening.
T. C. Wadsworth of Mill City, a for
mer Albany theater man, was in the
ctiy this morning attending business
matters. Mr. Wadsworth represents
the Democrat at Mill City.
C. B. Hardy, of Portland, arrived
in the city this morning to attend busi
ness matters here and at Lebanon.
J. E. Monieth, better known as
"Biscuits" representing the Pacific
Coast Biscuit Co. arrived in the city
this morning after a trip around the
horn and is attending business here
this afternoon.
The Hoflich real estate office trade
the deal for the exchange of the St.
Charles hotel.
J. C. Porter, of Halsey, was trans
acting business in Albany yesterday.
W. B. Holman and wife, of Harris
burg, were visitors in the city yester
day. They traded here, returning
home this evening.
Deaconess Goes to Springfield.
Leaving this noon Miss Florence
Twidwell, district deaconess of the
Methodist church, went to Spring
field where she will engage in similar
work i!:at has occupied her attention
here for the past month at the o::
Me'.hodist clinch. Later she will go
to the coast towns of Lane county.
First Walnuts Appear, Perhaps
the first home grown English walnuts
of he Mayette variety, were received
i-i Albany today at the S. E. Young
& Son store. They were purchased
T. G. Hockensmith. manager of the
crrcery department from Hiram Par
ker, a gardner of Xorth Albany.
Food Commissioners Bulletin Out.
The bulletin from the office of the
Orciron dairy and food commissioner,
for September 1913 was issued today.
It is a complete report and contains
an article on clean food aside from
the record of the office during the
past quarter.
. $
News Beginning With This Head
Is From the Daily Issue of
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
PROPOSITION DISCUSSED
AT CLUB THIS MORNING
Meeting this morning hi the Com
mercial club parlors, members of the
city council and school board dis
cussed the matter brought up at the
meeting of the club Monday night,
relative to a city hall and city park
and agreed that the matter would be
t;;ken up in the proper form and in
the proper way immediately.
Several members of both boards
were present at the meeting and much
enthtiMasm was manifested.
Leave for East. Leaving this af
ternoon. Joe Culp and W. A. Lcdbet
ter are on their way to Tennessee on
a business trip. Incidentally they will
enjoy hunting ducks and visiting rel
atives They will stop oft in Chicago
enroute. In Tennessee they will visit
at Union City, Memphis and various
other towns and will be gone about
two months.
E
BEFORE COUNTIES
Large Delegation of Harrisburg
People Visited Here Today
to Urge Construction.
LINN COUNTY WILLING
IF LANE WILL ASSIST
Over 100 Potato Ciiy Residents.
Including Women, Went
Before Court.
Headed by their band, over HX) Har
risburg people, including men .women
and children, arrived in the city this
morning on a special train, were met
at the depot by a delegation of local
business men, and escorted to tiie
court house where they conferred
with the court relative to the con
struction of a bridge across the Wil
lamette river at that place to take
the place of the ferry now in use.
The Harrisburg people formed in
a line of inarch at the depot and
headed by a band inarched up the
street, in column twos, escorted by
the local business men. The women
and children were in the march like
wise. The procession attracted much at
tention. The line of inarch wended
its way through t'hc main street and
up Broadalbin street. Each Harris
burg resident wore a long ribbon"
badge. On it was the facsimile of a
steel bridge, and bore the words. Har
risburg Booster, "O, Ferry Land" and
a few other catchey lines.
Reaching the court house, the pro
cession entered and went to ilie court
room, where members of the court
were in waiting. All of the visitors
were made comfortable., as this room
was especially set aside by the mem
bers of the court and prepared by the
-lerk to especially accommodate the
meeting.
In order that the business men of
that city may attend the meeting for
the purpose of urging the erection
of the bridge. Mayor Long, declared a
half holiday in the Potato City.
A county ferry across the Willam
ette is maintained at Harrisburg now
and for some time the residents of
that city have been asking for the
erection of a wagon bridge. Resi
dents of that section of the county
assert that the bridge is a necessitv
and will interview the court at this
term in the hope that plans will be
made for the erection of the bridge
in the near iuture.
The Harrisburg people were feeling
unusuallv good this morning. It was
the result of the election on the lo
cal option question, voted upon there
yesterday. The town went wet two
years ago and this year the drys suc
ceeded in calling another election on
the question and won out by 45 votes.
Harrisburg is now dry again.
After the proposition was thorough
lv discussed by speakers in behalf of
the Harrisburg people and members
of the county court, it was decided that
the matter should tic put up to Lane
county. By this it is meant that that
county should co-operate in the con
struction of the bridge. Harriiiburg
people are of the belief that Lane
county will not assist in the under
taking as the river is in Linn county.
Several years ago the river marked the
boundary between the two counties
but the channel has swerved until the
entire river at that point is in this
county.
SERIOUS RIOTS BREAK
OUT IN INDIANAPOLIS
Policemen Use Clubs but Are
Routed by Strikers and
Beat a Retreat.
(By United Press Association)
Indianapolis, Nov. 5. d'resh riot
ing broke out today followed by an
attempt to move the cars stalled in
the streets since the strike w called.
Police who refused to act as guards
agreed to walk alongside. The crowd
gathered anil the fighting began. The
policemen drew their clubs but were
finally overcome and forced to beat a
retreat. The strikebreakers in the car
narrowly escaped to an office build
ing. Two policemen were severely
cut and bruised. An attack wa made
upon strikebreakers in another part of
the city, seven being injured and two
of them seriously.
Court House Busy Place. The
court house was a busy place this
morning. Thirty-four precinct judges
and clerks brought in their statements
and ballot boxes and turned them
over to County Clerk Marks. The
county court is in session and the
circuit court, is also in session. Over
HlO Harrisburg bridge agitators con
ferred with tlie former to urge the
erection of a bridge across the river
at that place.
Work on Field Progressing. The
work of erecting a sidewalk from Ly
on street to Athletic park for the
game Saturday is progressing rapidly,
aid Billy Eagles this morning. With
the completion of this work the field
will be all in readiness for the big
game. The ground is in excellent
shape and thr football men don't care
if it does rain today and even tomor
row just so it is clear on Saturday,
6HlfFirii VS. GRIFFITH UP
BEFOHE CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Galloway Is Holding
Court Here Today-Important
Case Is Now On.
Asking a decree rcimviug llie ile !
fen dams as trustees of record title.
;hat thev he euj. lined from selling
and that thev exe-.-m; a 'iced in hiliali
the plaintiff, for certain propen v
in Linn cuumv, LPen C. Ciritiiih, as
administratrix of the estate ui John
I : Griff nil, decided, and m i.eh.ilt
o; herself, seekes the furtg.m.g o.e-
,;et m Lirvur J 1. 1!.; I it m,y s court
:.i;ainst George i tin; fit ii Mid wife,
n the grounds i'kii the transaction
fraudulent. Th case went to,
irbl ihis morning and still m pro
p ih's alien. - n.
In the complaint the plaintiff claims
that the late John Griffith purchased
:i tract ot land and that the deteud
:iuls plotted to have the deed re
corded in their names.
STERILIZATION ACT
GOES DOWN TO DEFEAT
University Appropriations Car
ry. County Attorney Billand
Workmens Act Win.
(By United Press Association)
Portland. Xov. 5. The returns
from the election held yeste.'dav
show that the measures passed
S) by the last legislature on which tf.
the referendum was invoked,
have all been adopted with the
exception of the measure pro-
viding for the sterilization of ab-
itual criminals and the criminal A
insane, although later returns
may change the result. The two
university appropriation bills
passed by a two to one vote.
The act providing fur a work-
men's compensation was adop-
ted three to one and the measure
providing for county attorutys
for each county did not run as 3
strong but it passed easily. The (?
vote throughout the state was sj
light compared with that cast in &
former wears.
Membership Over 700. The mem
bership of the luigene Y. M. C. A. is
now over 7K) for the first time in the
history of the institution, 150 mem
bers counting for 2200 points were ad
ded during the recent contest. Albany
added between 90 and 100 new mem
bers for a total of 1606 points. A
movement started by the state secre
tary of Washington is now on foot
to promote a weekly exchange of the
membership status f all of the assi
ciatious in the Pacific Northwest. Al
bany has been asked to join the move
ment and it is likely that a bulletin
board will soon be maintained to keep
the members posted on what the oth
ers are doing and to watch the in
crease. Found Knock Out Pad. While
walking through the Southern Pacini
railroad yards yesterday, .iudri Ih-s.
the bail transfer man, found what is
known as a "knock out pad." The ar
ticle is used by thugs lo knock mil
their victims, ft resembles somewhat
an ordinary policeman's hip po-kiM
stick, only the handle ir composed of
tightly plaited rawhide. At the end
the rawhide is woven over a lim'y
piece of lead. The instrument can be
easily concealed in a man's pocket.
It is believed to have been dropped
in he railroad yards by :he hiiihw.ty
man who recently held up two Grcckr,
near the spot where it was found.
Ross turned it over to Officer Kin;;
for safe keeping.
6 PER CENT LOANS on farm, or
chard lands, city residence or busi- j
ness property, to buy, build, im- j
prove, extend or refund mortgages ,
or other securities; terms reason
able; special privileges; correspon-;
dencc invited. Dept. L, 618 Com- j
monwcalth BIdg., Denver, Colo., or j
Dcp't I, 749 Henry Uldg., Seattle,
Wash. w o-10-17-24 31
W. R. Shinn, M. D., diseases of
eye and ear a specialty. Eyes tested
and spectacles guaranteed a perfect
fit. Any style of lense or frame. Of
fe over Cuirk bank. wk s9t f
Did You Ever Experience
the annoyance of a neighbor's "tin
pan" sounding piano? If you have,
you can appreciate that there is a
wonderful variation in piano (juality.
! Our pianos arc quality llifough and
'through. Their sweet, mellow, musi
Jcal tone recommend them not only to
(the trained musician but to the lay
i man as well.
DAVENPORT MUSIC HOUSE
Established 190.1 Oldest in Albany.
3rd and Lyon Sts,
CRUISER SENT TO MEXICAN
WATERS FOR GOVERNMENT
Now Believed That Note Was
Sent to Huerta Intimating
His Retirement Advisable.
(By United Tress Association)
Washington. Nov. 5. Se.-vetarv til
the Navy Daniels has unlet ed' :h
Scout Cmi-er Chester, now at the
Philadelphia navy yards to proceed to
Vera Cruz as soon as possible. Th--vessel
will sail tomorro.v. The offi
cials of the navy department said that
the cruiser is yoing to aid the gun-o.-.t
Wheeling and the cruiser Ti.-o-ina
in lirisiBiiii; the refugees from Me
.ean ports where the wale,' is too
-hallow lor battleships to enter. Thai
the administration has really called
upon lluer:a to retire is mem-rally ac
cepted as a tact. It may. not have
'ten an ultimatum hut it U asserted
' -.:uc rt of a ;i.-.te intimating
that his retirement is necessary was
sent.
Will Sipg Tonight. Mrs. E. II. Kd
Ka r, wife of Evangelist Edgar, who
has been conducting meetings at tin
Grace Presbyterian church, will ar
rive tonight. -Mrs. Kdgar will sing at
the services this evening. She is a
sweet singer and one of rare ability.
The meeting last night was well at
tended and they are growing more
popular every day.
Many Will Go to Salem. Many lo
cal people will go to Salem this ev
ening to hear Schumann-1 leink, who
will appear at the armory in that
city. The entertainment will com
mence at S o'clock and will he over in
time for local people to catch a train
hack home.
YOU ARE LOSING MONEY
Unless You Get the Benefit of
Wholesale Lumber Prices
Now Quoted
by the
ALBANY LUMBER CO.
Both Phones.
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Hot Lake Springs
HOT LAKE, OREGON
(Union County, 'J miles east of Grande)
NATURE'S WONDERFUL CURE
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via the
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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Extensive improvements have been made in all departments
SPECIAL REDUCED RATES
from all O-W. R. & N. stations
The MEDICATED MUD, VAPOR and MINERAL RATHS of
Hot Lake have proven a boon to sufferers from Rheumatism, Wood,
Kidney and Liver Complaints. Accomodations at the sanatorium de
lightfully complete, and rates within the reach of all.
Apply to any acnt for particulars and ask for booklet tclliiiR
all about the Spring; or write to G. W. Tape, the new Manasjcr at
Hot Lake, Oregon.
SURVEYING?
s PENLAND & EATON
Room 5, Newew Bligh Bldg.
G. A. R.
TO TENDER BANQUET
L J. Fish Will Give Camp Fire
Tonight at Armory; Big
Event.
Tonight commencing at 7 o'clock
in the G. A. H. post headquarters
Commander 1.. J. l-'ish will tender his
banquet and camp fire to the mem
bers of the post anil wives and the
members of the Spanish War Veter
ans and wives.
This is carrying out an honored
custom, that each commander prior
to his retirement should give such an
event. Commander l-'ish has served
during the past year and his term
will be up in January.
The banquet will start at 7 o'clock,
after which a general social session
will be enjoyed.
Football Tickets on Sale. Tickets
for the football game Saturday are
on sale in Albany today. Graduate
Manger Walker of Oregon was in
the city this morning ami made ar
rangements for the sale of tickets at
Whitaker's cigar store and Dawson's
drug store.
Old Friends Meet After 25 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Harry l.ora, of Albany
went to Corvallis yesterday accom
panied by their aunt, Mrs. Cllloe Wat
son, of Spokane. Washington, and
spent the day visiting at the home of
Mrs. George Detlrick of that city.
Mrs. Dedrick ami Mrs. Watson have
been acquainted since their girlhood
days, but have not met during the
past- 25 years.
DEAL
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