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About The Semi-weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1926 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1913)
The Semi-Weekly Democrat W M il. HOKXI l!li(JK, Editor ;imJ Publisher Entered at the pusiuflice at Albany, Oregon, as second-ck-ss matter. 1'ublislicd every evening ..pi Sun day. Semi w'eci.ly published i uei days and l i idays. BUSINESS MATTER. Addie&s all communications and make all reniiUanies payable to the Dem ocrat Publishing Co. In ordering changes of address, sub scribe! s should always give old as a ell as new addi ess. SUBSCRIPTION KATES I Jail v Delivered by carrier, per weok....$ 10 D-.hv.red by carrier, per yes.r 4.0) ly mail, a: cud of year. 3.50 liy in. id in advance, per year 3.00 Semi Weekly l end of ye ...$1.50 vVhi-n paid in dvanre. me year.... 1.25 i. r i l.JJ KATES U pur word for first publication; Jc l i r v.oid thereatlt-r, payable in ad vance. Minimum charge of 25c. Established in 13G5. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1913 A GOOD RECORD. Those who have been hdlowing the remarkable record of the work o sanitation of the Isthmian -anal, and have watrlu-d the gradual reduc'.'on of the death-rate ami t lie elimination of preventable disease, ha ve Imped that before the monumental work of constructing the canal was finished it might be possible for Colonel (ior gas to present a report that would be clean as far as death from disease was concerned. The report f the (b-partmen! of sanitation for the mouth of August, 1913, just received, shows I hat during that month there were thirty-nine deaths from all caus es among the employees of th'j canal commissioners. Of these, one, a Pe ruvian, died of malaria ; another, a Spaniard, of alcoholism, and a third, a Greek, of appendicitis. flu; only deaths among white Americans which occurred (Vriug the month weie two from viol mce, one due to an accident on the railway and the other to an accident in the quarry. Among iho 12,-lSI white A merican n.eu, wr.meu and children on the Islhmin connect ed with the commission thai is. em ployees and their families not a sin gle death from disei.se occurred The exodus from the Canal one has al ready begun; those employees whose work has been com. deled are return ing to the United S'alcs with their families. The number of American citieus resident ;f the Canal Zon will probably decrease steadily in the future. It is a firing ehma. says the Journal of lb'.' American Medical Association, to the woi k of Colonel Gorgas, which has challenged' the ad miration (if the ivilied world, that the month which probably marks the high tide if Aiuciictu occupancy nf the Canal Zone shoutd havj without a single death from in the American colony. pasted disease "Tom and Jerry" will not celebrate Christmas this year in Salem. Only dad, who is invariably tagged to pay the bills, fails to enthuse over the fact that the holiday season is rapidly approaching. With Christmas a little more than a month in the future, the enrollment in the local Sunday schools should be materially increased during the next few weeks. If the Willamette valley had a lit tle more of the "California spirit" it would be the most densely populated and best advertised district west of the Rocky Mountains. Wonder what has become of Mrs rankhurst? The Oregouiau wastes a large amount of valuable editorial space in attempting to prove that the intellec tual giant, Woodrow Wilson, is reality an intellectual pigmy. Albany lias one of the best fire de partmeuts of any town of its size in the west. Its members are entitled to the support and friendly cooperation of every citizen. The "hotly contested campaign" for the office of mayor which the Demo crat promised its readers several weeks ago has failed to materialize. The Democrat therefore pleads guilty to the charge of being a poor political prophet. It is easier for some men to refuse their children a penny than to turn down a subscription for the church. -o- The best men in the world are Christians. Some of the worst pro fess Christianity. There are plenty of people in this world who love to be "stung" and plenty of plausible gentlemen who are f willing to separate them irom their , cash. i Much to the consternation of li is j fioliti'-al opponents, President Wilson j continues to make good. ! Strange how a supposedly hard hear led business man will fall for a fake advertising scheme. It takes a lot of newspaper space to marry a president's daughter. Somehow or oilier the Democrat and judgment of the small army of i local citizens who declined to run for the office of mayor. When the bankers in convention as sembler! passed ringing resolutions condemning the Owen-Glass currency bill, they assisted materially in chrys tallizing public sentiment ' in favor of the proposed measure. Some men will use up page after page of valuable paper in trying to figure out some way of pd vernsing without spending a dollar witli the lo cal editors. Wedding Story Exagerated. That the account of the mock wedding in which Hob Roberts was one of the star actors was greatly exaggerated, that the parties were aware from the first that the ceremony was a farce and thai no license was forged or used by the parties, was the state ment made to a Democrat represen tative lb is morning by one who at tended the ceremony. It is claimed that the matter was misrepresented to the press by a member of the crowd for the sole purpose of pulling off a good one on Hob Roberts who was marie the goat in the local pa pers as well as in the press dispatches to the Portland dailies. Second Number Tonight. The sec ond number of the Y. M. C. A. lecture course will be given tonight at the First Christian church. The Dixie Quiulctte and Jubilee singers will be the attraction. The entertainment will commence at 8:15 o'clock. All along the line where they have ap peared come the reports that they have delighted packed houses. A rec ord crowd is expected to hear them tonight. Mill City Has Five Teams. Stating that Mill City has in training five bas ketball teams and three of them are lighters of the first water, Delberi Clow, president of the Mill City League, was in town today booking games lor the season. According to him. Mill City is bound to be heard from soon. (By United Press Association.) New Haven, Nov. 15. In the loot It game today Yale and Princeton battled to a 3 to 3 tie. News cn This Pago il $ From DaiLr Issue of FRIDAY, NOV. 14. 1913. () s 3(5 d$' TWO NEGROES PAY PENALTY ON WHIPPING POST TODAY New Delaware Law Put into Practical Execution at State Penitentiary. (By United Press Association) Wilmington, Del., Nov. 15. Hound to a whipping post, William Reason and James Bayard, negro burglars were flogged at the pentitentiary to day before a crowd of twenty-four spectators. The negroes suffered in silence, though their llesh quivered. The warden used nine, leather thongs, each two feet long atul attached to a wooden handle. ANOTHER DERELICT IDEN TIFIED ON LAKE HURON f I. (By United Press Association) Detroit. Mich., Nov. 15. The iden tity of the steamship which was driv en bottom upw.irds.on the rocks north of Port Huron has been established as the Charles Price. A diver made out the name on the plate after sev eral attempts. ONLY DARK CLOTHES . ALLOWED OP FRONT Washington, Niy. 15. Dressed in a light suit ot striking design, a supreme court reporter the other day leisurely strolled into 'he enclosure the sanc tum sauctorium to which only law yer, attaches and newspapermen are admitted. He sat down at a press ta ble. A firm hand grasped his shoul der. A whisper in his ear informed hun that he was transgressing a tra dition of the court. "And how, pray." quoth the surprised scribe, forgetting lor a moment that he ought not to ar gue. "Why. only dark clothes are al lowed up front here," he was informed. And he had to take a seat on a rear bench. C. W. Tebault Pays S10C,CG0 - For Factory and Residence Sues There. s Marshfield, Or., Nov. 13. S J The largest real estate deal of 5 v the season was closed today S S) when C. W. Tebault, of Albany, S Oregon, bought from J. V. Smea ton and Claud Nasburg two hun- dred acres of land known as tiic Blanco tract. The price paid was $100,000. The new owner will develop and plat the tract. It included about 70 acres of tide flats suitable for factory sites and half a mile water frontage as well as high ground suitable for residences. ri When seen this morning Mr. Tebault confirmed the above rc- port. He returned from Marsh- field recently when the final ar- rangemcnts for the deal were made. Mr. Tebault as stated will improve the property and the lots will be placed on the market in tli e near future. Great ac- counts of the deal are given in the Marshfield papers in detail. NEWS FROM JORDAN TOLD IN BRIEF NOTES Jordan, Or., Nov. 13. (Special to Democrat.) Thurston Thomas went to Saleip Saturday on business. Jay Coombs of Boise, Idaho, is vis iting his parents. He expects to go to California soon. Eighteen ladies of Jordan exercised their right to vote by going to the polls November 4. Harvey Shelton, one of the election judges, accompanied by his wife, took '.he ballots to Albany and visited with his uncle, Jim Shelton, for several days. Chris Silver naglc and John fiend have just sold several tons of dried apples each and arc delivering them to Stayton. Mrs. ficn McDonald has rented her farm and has moved to Mill City. The young folks around here met at Harvey Shetton's last Thursday ev ening and enjoyed a candy-pulling fete. In the Circuit Court of the State of '"W'lmn foi I. inn County, Department No. 2. In the matter of the application of lohn Henkel to register the title to the tract of Jand in his application herein described as follows : The south west cmarter of the south east nuarter and the south cast quarter of the south west quarter of section four in township ten south of range one west of the illamettc Meridian, Ore ;on, containing eighty acres, more or 'ess. all lying and being situate in Linn County, State of Oregon, Ap plicant. vs. All whom it may councem defend ants. Take Notice. TVit on the HMh dav of Noveniher. A. D. 1013. an abdication was filed by said John Henkel in the Circuit Court of I. inn County, for initial registration ot the title of the land above describ ed. Now unless you appear on or be fore the 11 th day of December, A. D. 1913 and show cause why such appli cation shall not be granted, the same will be taken as confessed, and a de cree will be entered according to the praver of the application, and vou will be forever barred from disput ing the same. itness tuy hand and official seal the 10th dav M Novc'tiKer. l13 (Seal) , W. L. MARKS. County Clerk. T. T. STITES. nl 1-18-25- d2-9 Atty. for Applicant. 1455 Portland 168 List No. 03925. " Notice tor Publication. ' United States Land Office, Port land. Oregon, September 30th, 1913 Notice is hereby given that the Northern Pacific Railway Company whose nostoffice. address is St. Paul, Minnesota, has this 29th day of Sep tember, 1913. filed in this office its application to select under the pro visions of the act of Congress ap proved July 1, 1898. (30 Stat. 597. 620) Lot 7. Sec. 14. T. 10 S.. R. 4 West, W. M.; Lot 1, Sec. 25. T. 7 S.. R. 2 west, W. M.: Lot 5. Sec. 14. T. 10 S.. R. 4 west. W. M.:Lot 10 Sec. 31. T. 4 N., R. 9 West. W. M. - Any and all persons claiming ad verselv the lands described, or desir ing to object because of the mineral character of the land, or for any oth er reason, to the disposal to appli cant, should file their affidavits of protest in this office, on or hefore the -'nth dav of November. 1013. H. F. HTGRY. Register. Published in Albany Democrat, lo cated at Albany. Oregon. Published in Silverton Appeal, lo cated at Silverton. Oregon. Published in Seaside Signal, locat ed at Seaside, Oregon. wk o!7-24 31-n7-14-2t C. H. Stewart, Manager of the Local Commercial Club Elected President. WILLAMETTE VALLEY EX-. HIBIT ASSOCIATION 13 NAME Purpose Is to Arrange to Ad vertise Valley As District at Exposition. Organization was perfected, offi cers elected and plans discussed at the meeting of the representatives of the eight Willamette valley counties, ;tt Salem yesterday, who were chosen to have charge of the exhibit of the valley at the Panama Pacific exposi tion in San Francisco. The meeting was held yesterday afternoon in the luditorium of the promotion depart ment of the local Commercial club. Officers chosen were: C. II. Stew- ;trt, of Albany, president; A. J. John- , of Corvallis, vice president; E. V. Haines, of Forest Grove, treasur er, and Fred S. Bynon. of Salem, scc- sisting of one member from each county was chosen. This committee will meet with the state committee, which was chosen for this work, to take up matters pertaining to the ex position, at the Imperial hotel in Port ion! Wednesday of next week. To Apply for Funds. -A motion was passed at yesterday's meeting instructing the delegations from each county 'to apply to the ouuty court of their county for funds for the exhibit. The plan is to raise $5000 in this way, each county being isked to contribute according to the assessed valuation of its property. Following are the names of those who were present at yesterday's meet ing: Lane county, Chris Myrhc, Geo. Ilallcy; Benton county, W. F. Groves, V J. Johnson, C. A. Murphy; Polk :ounty, Chas. Dunsmore, H. G. Camp bell; Yamhill county, A. O. Sarff, E. Knickerbocker, N. E. Britt; Wash ington county, E. W. Haines,, C. A. Han ley, John Nyberg; Clackamas couivty, O. E. Freitag; Linn county, C. H. Stewart, E. C. Roberts, O. H. Russell": Mat ion county, W. A. Tay lor, L. P. Pettyjohn, and Fred S. By non. Ladies Club to Meet The Mod ern Travelers' club will meet with Mrs. Hans Flo tomorrow afternoon for the purpose of transacting busi ness. A tun attendance ot all ot the members is desired. Notice of Final Settlement Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Executor of .the estate of rredenck lioefer, deceased, has this day filed in Final Account in said es tate matter, with the County Clerk of Linn County and the Judge of said ourt has fixed the oth day of De enrber, 1913, at the hour of 10 o'clock . m. - as the .time for hearing ob- tections to said account and the set tlement of said estate. GEO. CONNER, Executor of said Estate. WF.ATHKRFORD & WEATHER FORD, Attys. for Executor. n3-10-17-24 d2 Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has filed her final account As administratrix of the estate of Charles A. Coolidge, deceased, in the County Court of Linn County, Ore gon, and that said court has fixed the 17th day of December, 1913, at the hour of one o'clock p. m. as the time for hearing objections to said final account and the settlement thereof. First publication November- 11th, 1913. MARY COOLIDGE, Administratrix. U G. LEWELLtNG. Att'v for Adminx. nlMS-25-2-9 Administrator's Notice. . Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been appointed admin istrator of the estate of William M. Shearer, deceased, bv the Countv Court of Linn Countv, Oregon. All persons having claims against said estate arc hereby required to present the same to the undersigned at the office of L. G. Lewelling. in Albany. Linn County. Oregon, dulv verified as by law required within six months from the date of this notice. Dated this 11 day of November, 101J. ABNER L. SHERER. Administrator. L. G LFWELLING. Attorney for Administrator. ntI-lS-25- oswalo hansel paid death penalty at salem today Hanged forthe Murder of Judge Taylor; He Breaks Down Near End. (.By United Press Association) Salem, Nov. 14. Oswald Han sel at 8:37 o'clock this morning paid the penalty for the mur der of Judge Frank Taylor of Astoria after he had practically been carried to the gallows plat form. Physicians pronounced, him dead at 8:55. eighteen min utes after the trap was sprung1 beneath him. Hansel bore up S bravely as the warden read the death warrant in his cell but as he reached the top of the stairs on the way to the dining room of the death chamber, he utterly collapsed, and two guards had to carry him to the chamber. He died without a word. Hansel at- attempted suicide this morning by JS cutting his wrist with a sharp niece of tin but became frighten- ed and screamed just in time for the prison physician to ar- rive and stop the flow of blood from the lacerated artery. f!) a f?3,fJiffiS)S CITY NEWS. ff?i Two Pay Fines in Police Court. Two of the young men who drank booze in Loo Foo's restaurant and Ior wnom warrants were issueu 011 a charge of drinking intoxicants in a public place within the city limits, voluntarily appeared in the police court this morning and paid fines of $10 and costs. Thus far four of them have come through and one more yet is to pay. Meanwhile a warrant is pending for his arrest. Invitations Issued. Today invita tions were issued for the Albany coun cil No. 1677 Knights of Columbus' third annual ball. The affair is to be held on Wednesday, November twen ty-sixth at the armory. The grand march will commence at 9 o'clock. The committee in charge is William Barrett, William Eagles, F. D. Bar- rett, A. A. Mickel, Raymond Wad- dock and E. S. Shea, Mail Boxes Being Painted. All of Uncle Sam's mail boxes within the city limits are today being given a fresh coat of green paint. Yesterday Coldest Day. That yes terday was the coldest day of the year is the opinion of many. Today is not so cold as yesterday but the temper ature is considerably lower than dur ing the past two weeks. The lowest temperature yesterday was 36 and the highest 42. Many people are of the opinion that the cold winter weather has now set in. Progressing on K. P. Temple. Work is rapidly progressing on the Knights of Pythias temple. Yester day and today large plate glass win dows were installed in the store rooms and the workmen are rapidly placing the finishing touches, to get them ready for occupancy. The work of plastering the walls of the upper story is ncaring completion and from indi cations the building will be completed when expected,. . Football Team to Eeat Here. Word was received at the Hammel Hotel this morning by Manager J. C. Hammel that the Washington State College football team will be here tonight to take supper at that hotel. The team will leave tonight for Cor vallis where they will play the Ore gon Aggies tomorrow afternoon. Meetings Well Attended. The spe cial meetings being conducted at the First Christian church have been well attended during the past week. The interest has been deep-and the sermons and music enjoyed and well spoken of. The services will contin ue throughout the next week. The sermon topics are actual answers giv en by non-Christian men in answer to the question "Why are you not a Christian?" Sunday evening the sub ject will be "Stumbling blocks." Monday, "Waiting for Conviction." Tuesday, "Too Great aSinner." Wed nesday, "No Invitation." Thursday, "Procrastination," Friday, "Failure.'' The quartette choir furnishes special numbers of music every evening. . Smoker to Be Held Tonight. The menfbers bf the local artillery com pany will hold a smoker tonight in the Albany ' military club rooms at the armory. Each member is to bring a friend and an effort will be made to tcure iccruits. A god uro gram nas been arranged, consisi:ng of speak?: and music. Afterward a lunch will be served. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McArthur of Portland were members of the week lend house partv at .the Nelson home d2-9(last week. Fill CQiLl OF T I Members of Local Company Are Not Satisfied With Pay -Received For Services. 9 EXEMPT CERTIFICATES GRANTED LAST .NIGHT Strong Opposition Among Fire men to Kew Plan Proposed by City Council. That there is considerable dissen lion among the volunteer firemen of the local department over the action of the ctiy council Wednesday night in 'regard to the ordinance calling for the reorganization of the department, became known last night at a meet ing of the members of the fire board. The meeting was held at engine house Xo. 1 on Lyon street. It was the regular monthly meeting of the fire board. The board is composed of 12 members, three each) from the four fire companies. The matter was thoroughly discus sed and the final conclusion of the board was that that body would take no action in the matter whatever, but let it rest just as it is, pending the consideration by the council of the ordinance. It was intimated that the fire de partment is in bad straits as the re sult of the council's action. Nine ex empt certificates were granted last night and it was discovered that four fifths of the volunteer strength of the department is eligible to similar certi ficates. The plan the department operates upon is that a member is entitled to be discharged after he has served 7 years but after he has served this time he can continue at his own dis cretion. From this it would seem that if a bad shakeup in the depart ment should occur, which would cause the firemen to drop out of the com panies, only one-fifth of the pres ent force could be retained. Dissention over the paying of fire men, who stay at the fire house as call men, is the result of the ac tion of the council. Those who dis approve of this, contended that if some were paid all should be paid. On the other hand those who upheld the firemen, contended that a nomi nal compensation was just, in view of the fact that these men make their headquarters at the fire house and do work that would relieve the reg ular volunteers. OLDEST RESIDENT OF LINN COUNTY DIES Luther White Succumbed Yes terday Afternoon at Browns ville Home. Luther White, who was the oldest man in Linn county, died yesterday afternoon at his home at Brownsville at the age of 98. The deceased would have been 99 years old in January. Luther White, in company with his wife left Piatt county, Mo., and cross ed the plains to Oregon during the years 1847. They settled upon a do nation land claim eight miles south of Brownsville. They resided there un til 1872, when Mr. White retired from active life an4 removed his family to Brownsville where he made his home continuously until death. The deceased was born in Ohio near the shores of Lake Erie, January 20, 1815. Shortly after his birth, he mov ed with his parents-to Illinois, later settling in Missouri. During early manhood he entered the ministry and in 1S43 resumed farming operations. At about this time he was married to Miss Martha Ann Mansfield, of Ken tucky. Hler death occurred at Brownsville, January 4, 1894. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. White, only two of whom survive their father, Rosa B. and Robert. Luther White had served as a mem ber of the state legislature for one term in 1852 and served as city re corder of Brownsville. As a director and clerk in school matters his ser vices have been of great value to the community. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Garland of Leb anon were house guests of Judge and Mrs. H. H. Hewitt for a few days this week.