PROPOSITION IS
CLEARLY STATED
School Board Makes Statement
Concerning Transaction Re
cently Agitated.
SCHOOL BUILDING IS
BADLY DILAPIDATED
Will Have to Be Remodeled or
New Structure Rebuilt With
in a Few Years.
That the people of Albany and res
idents of school district No. 5 mitfht
clearly understand the proposition
that is submitted to the in at the school
election on iJeceinbcr 1, the board
would herewith .submit for their con
sideration Uie following .statement:
The board of trustees of Albany
College has made a proposition to
your school board offering to ex
change that portion of the college
campus lying to the west of Broadal
bin street for the present Central
school properly, it is to be an even
trade.. This is a matter between the
board of trustees of Albany College
and school district No. 5, and has;
nothing whatever to do with the loca
tion of a city hall. Your board believes
that this is a profitable deal for the
district to make. The Central school
building is too small, is very much
dilapidated in the interior, is unsani
tary, and is unsale I ro in the stand
point of ;..lerpiale fire protection for
children. These defects are so great
that it wo,;ld not be wise from a fi
nancial standpoint for the board to
try to reuiudy them, but a new build
ing will have to be erected within the
iiex.t few years. Under the college
proposition the district will have the
right to use the present Central school
properly until June 30, 1915, at a
nominal - rental and so in case the
project carries could erect a new
building on the new site, while still
retaining the old building for school
purposes, until the new building is
completed. This would be a saving
to the district. The present location
of the school house is too close to the
business section of the city on the
north, and is hounded on the south by
the Oregon Electric railway. There
are practically no -school children liv
ing to the north of the school house,
and the hulk of them arc living to the
south, and this condition will lie more
so in years (o conic, as the residence
section of this portion of Albany is
gradually extending towards the south,
so that a school house located three
or four blocks to the south ot the
present location would serve the
school population of Albany much
more adequately than would a school
house in the present location.
Aim in (he proposed site will af
ford about two and one-fourth times
as much ground space as does the
pre cut site. The new site contains
two entire blocks, and the width of
one entire street from east to west,
the blocks in the proposed site being
of the same sie as those of the pres
ent location. Ily placing the school
louse building on the north end of
the moposed site there would remain
ample ground tor a lar"t play ground
and athletic field. Por years the
M'lnmls of Albany have been in need
of an athletic field, and whenever a
game of an' consequence took place
between our hirh school and another
school, it was alwavs necessary to
it ni a place for nlaving the game,
and besides the students never had
an adequate field for practicing and
for outdoor panics, sivh a oi-cbtli
tenuis or football. These require
ment, wotdd all be met provided this
proposition from the colle was ac
cepted. The lime has ;iUo arrived when
many citie. arc erecting trade schools j
and continuation schools, and ju case ;
Albany undertook to develop schools
of that character, as A Ih.iuy surely
will in eats to come, this additional'
amount of ground would provide am
ide space tor such buildings. The col
lege grounds afford practically the
only vae.iut block-; available in this
portion of the city for school site pur
poses, ,nul it would be onlv at a large
expenditure ot money that your hoard j
Could hope to .i.qune -inv i Mil Ikim1
ground adj.iecn:, to the location of the i
present l ential school property. Con-1
sideling all these advantages that the!
proposed site oilers over tin present :
site, yojir Kurd feels th;tt the voters
of the district should favor accepting
the proposition made bv the college. )
Ue spec fully submitted.
w 1 1 . day is.
Chairman School Mi-trict No. 5.
I I.. TOMUXSON.
Clerk School District o. 5.
CLOSE OF CONTROVERSY
(By United Press Association)
Sac i a men to. I'al . No .N re
ward of JlH.mi otferrd tor the cap
tuic ot John and J .uncs Mc N .una i ,i,
ouxvird d nannter-. of the I.o An
m'lcs Tunc., va- diaun by Stan
I'oini'tl t'llid V 1 1. 1 in I'd (. pa abb to
(.forgr B. t"t u hton. New V-r re;
icM-ntatne ol Pi.eemc Burn. lln.
m.iiks the cloM of the t:n tl cVinlei
i' i iv:'mr'V wl'vh iu. lasted
m- et .il e.u .
Mrs, C. P Pai
td Albany It tends
nf Toledo, visit-"terdav
YOUTHS USE CHARGED WITH
Roy Hainrnel and Curtis Sutton
Arrested and Given Hearing
Before Jury.
Charge.! with larceny, Roy I lani-;ih-1,
V), and CurtU Suiton, age A,
were arrcsicd last night by Constable
C ail in, upon cum plaint of Chef La
I'ourge, of the lla:ii;nel Hotel. The
;;iie.st occurred at the hotel where the
lads arc employed as dish washer and
night buss driver respectively. They
were lodged in the county jail and
tin, morning were taken before the
grand jury now in session for a hear
ing. According to the chef, the boys ap
propriated money from his room, lie
also complained of silverware miss
ing, and claim that about $3XJ worth
of this is now missing. The boys oc
cupy a room adjoining La Fourge's.
Several days ago he left $15 in his
room in a valise. The other day he
went to get it and found it missing.
Noticing that the valicc had been dis
turbed he conducted an investigation.
It is believed that the theft was com
mitted hist Monday. It developed
that one of the boys had a pass key
to the hotel rooms in his possession.
Whether the boys appropriated the
silverware is not known but according
to the constable, one has confessed to
taking the money and dividing it with
the other.
FIRE THIS MORNING DAM
AGES H0ME0FN.0. CONN
An alarm turned in this morning
over the Home telephone called the
fire department to the residence of
X. D. Conn, 626 East Third street, at
8:30. Smoke was discovered pouring
out of an upstairs window by neigh
bors, who promptly turned in the
alarm, Ihe Conn family didu t Know
of the fire until after the alarm was
iouuded.
The blaze started from the kitchen
range, and as no one was in tfic room
at the time, made rapid progress up
the wall to the ceiling and through
into the attic, having reached the
eaves when the department arrived.
Nothing was used but the chemical
truck, which quickly extinguished the
fire. Slight damage was done to the
house.
NEWS OF TANGENT AND
PEOPLE OF THAT VICICIN1TY
Tangent, Or., Nov. 26. (Special to
Democrat.) Hoyil Junks, a u. a.
(jraml juryman is home oiv a short fur
lough.
S. II. Moses and wife of Philomath
visited relatives in TaiiKcnl Sunday.
li. li. lAllcu, wife and son were do.
intf business in TaiiKent Saturday.
Dad White returned from a visit
with his son Joe, Sunday.
Charles Jenks and wile of I'lainvicw
attended church in Tauuent Sunday.
Miss Lvdia Stellinaclier returned
from an extended visit with relatives
in Alhanv Sum av.
Mr. and Mrs. Mcndenhall of Salem
irrived in Tangent Sunday on a visit
with their line i S. . Arohihalil.
Mr. S. J. Archibald, an old resilient
near 1 anucut is unite sick at Ins noinc.
Chester A. Lyons of the Mill City
schools cave a lecture oil the slums
nf ("hicaiMi Sunday. He is a Rood
speaker and his explanation of how
people live in the coiiRcstcil nans 01
Ihe bin cities was very intercstiiiK;
The office of road supervisor of
Taiiiri-ut district is uoinir to be Hotly
contested, as there arc abut four dif
ferent parties who are anxious to se
cure the position.
The basket social Riven by the
.school in district No. -7 last Friday
evtMiitiLT was well attended The
school taught by Miss liracc Crooks
,tn,rtaim'd the crowd for one hour
in a very creditable manner. This
was followed by die sale thirty-nine
baskets with Mr. John Kutcli as auc
tioueer. which netted ?4- The whole
affair was declared a graml success
PERSONALS AND NEWS
NOTES FROM PEORIA
l.chtoM B, oayiir is spending
Thanksgiving weik in Portland wiih
hi- uncit, John John -.on.
Mrs. mo T.ivlor was called to S.i
(P'. t.r.tv Saturday morning by the
strioits illiies ol he father.
Mrs. lu-orge Inthons and children
came out from Albany Priday een
tng to spend Thanksgiving wick with
Mr. ("lithcns on tin farm.
The Mies May and Mael McNeil
of Pine I '.rove w ere guests Friday
0- .t Saturday at the lieo Bareu
home.
Mr and Mis. Wurren Perry ot t ot
Mge t Irove arc vi-ittng with relatives
in and near Peoria tliis week.
l p t'lavton and son Mark wont
to Cor v. ill is e.irlv Monday morning
to take the bvit for Portland Alter
a few d.iv spent with relatives there
they exepect to return on the Oregon
Khvtric.
IY'-om Wooldvidge- and Mr Joel
VePhrro'' of Mpine. were cne-t. ot
Mrs M M Fruit e.irlv in the week
Mr M(P!mmoii hue- next week to"
1- er old home m M n'i-om ille. Kv . for
a" extended visit with her father and
o'ber relaliws
r-e Mvrl u';eu la-t Prid.iy even
ing bv the pupil of t'e Peo- vhoot
ptoed a ucceis bot'i -tviallv .rid ft
n.itn i il'v A -tdendid progr am con
s'Ming of song-., reriinion a-'d t ib
1eait was git n. alter whi,-h tin fancy
ALBANY IS BEST LIGHTED
CITY IN THE VALLEY
Eleven Additional Lamps of the
Present System Have Been
Recently Installed.
That Albany is the best lighted
town in the Willamette valey, is the
opinion of II. K. .Morton, manager ol
the Oregon Power company. M r.
.Morton made the statement following
an announcement that since the instal
lation of the new lighting system, the
city council has ordered II addition-
il lamps, which have been placed on
a t many intersections.
Practically every important street
corner within the city limits is equip
ped with one of these incandescent
lights, which have taken the place of
the common arc lights, for practical
ly the same money. The arc lights
were stationed as a rule on every oth
er corner and did not embrace as
wide a territory as the present sys
tem. In some places the arcs were
farther apart.
Ihe 11 additional lights recently or
dered installed have been placed at
the following street nuersectiqJns;
Water and Ferry, Water and Kirs-
worth, Second and Washington,
Ninth and Klin, Lyon and Kourth,
Lyon and Eighth. Water and Broad-
albin. Water and Lyon, Sixth and
.Main, Lyon and second, Lyon and
Sixth.
JURY IS STILL
GRINDING ON GASES
The grand jury is still in session
and will perhaps continue until this
afternoon, when it is expected to ad
journ, after completing all of the mat
ters that were to come up bctore it,
in finishing the September term and
making ready tor Judge Ivelly s de
partment No. 1 of the circuit court
which convened here Monday at iu
o'clock.
Thus far no indictments have been
returned but in following out the pre
vailing custom, the jury will probably
return all ot the bills at one time,
which will be immediately after it
adjourns.
1 lie two boys who were arrested at
the Hammcl Hotel last night on a
larceny charge were taken before the
jury for a hearing this morning.
PAYNE STATES POSITION IN
REGARD TO CANDIDACY
To the voters ol Albany:
If elected to the office of city re
corder it will be my purpose to ad
minister the laws of the city in a fair
and impartial manner. 1 will play no
favorites and will perform the duties
with the least possible expense to the
taxpayers. The records in my office
will at all times be open for the in
spection of the public and shall be
pleased at any time to inform the pub
lic upon any question or matter per
taining to the office.
B. M. PAY.VE.
PLEASANT DANCING PARTY
W.iS GIVEN AT SHELBURN
Shclburn, Or., N'ov. 28. (Special to
Democrat.) An enjoyable dance was
Kiven here last niRht in Gooch's hall.
1 he Scio orchestra furnished the mu
sic. Lunch was served at midnight,
over sixty were present.
Men liooch and wife from Ml. An
nel attended the dance Thursday ev
ening. Mr Parr, recently from Crabtree.
has opened up a billiard room and con
icctioncry iu the Span"cnbcry build
ing. An eleven pound i'-lr arrived at the
home of Krank drinivs on the morn
ing of Nov. 28.
J. L. Onleshee spent Thanksgiving
with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Gibson, of Fos
sil, were visitors in the city yester
day. 0
& News on this page is from Haily ?-1
Issue of Saturday, No vJ i
lunch baskets were sold, Mr. F.
Bayne acting as auctioneer. The pro
ceeds, amounting to about twenty
five dollars, will be used to improve
the play grounds and add some new
books to the library.
NEW GARAGE IS NOW
READY FOR BUSINESS
With a full line of auto accessor
ies and bicycles the Albany Garage
will be opened to the public on Mon
day morning.
The members of the new firm re
cently -coined a lease on the building
located at 134 West Second street
and have had the same completely
overhauled and remodeled They have
-ecured the acency for the Overland
ma.-au'e' and w til deal tti t:ed cars
as w oil as maintain a uinMe place
for the storage ot automobile.
M P v'a.'.x. :!:e -evor member of
the firm i a former re-uun of Bc.lv
erton. Washington and R Walworth
a- tor met !y cnip!o cd in the navy
yai d at Bi emei ton. Wa-hington
Uo:h of the meir.S; come well rec
omr.UMidcd to Albany. I
ERTA FIGHII
ill
FOR CONTROL!
Newspapers Controlled by
Dictator Misrepresent
United States.
SAY REVOLUTION IS
IN PROGRESS HERE
Hemmed-in Federals Will
Forced to Battle by
Villa.
Be
(By United Press Association.)
Washington, Nov. 29. Just how
desperately Huerta is fighting to pre
vent the dissolution of his forces i
indicated by special .dispatches re
ceived here. They report that the
newspapers controlled by Huerta in
Mexico City arc printing storiei of a
revolution in progress in the United
States between the white and I'-lack
races. "Race war is spreading rapid
ly between the Indians, negroes and
whites in Colorado and Texas," .-aid
one newspaper, "and Wilson has no
lime to bother now about Alexr.:o.
Rebels Surrounded.
El Paso, Nov. 29. Rumors persist
to the effect that the federal forc
es recently beaten by the rebels at
i terra nlanca are hemmed in Viila
Ahumuada, between Juarez and Chia
hvahua City, with the rebels under
General Chao pressing from the
southward and Villa's men hurrying
:o the fccene from the north. Assum
ing the reports to be true, military
r.ien here say there will probablv be
a cuttle this afternoon or tomorrow.
Forty Americans Flee.
Mexico City, Nov. 29. Foreign
Secretary Moheno left for Vera Cruz,
presumably to confer with Lrnd. W,
J. Borukamp of Boston, is one of a
party of forty Americans from Tor
rcon who arrived today with accounts
of terrible hardships endured by the
party of refugees on their way to the
capital.
Settlement Expected.
Mexico City, Nov. 29. Following
a long conference between O'Shaugh
ncssy and the Japanese minister, a ru
mor in government circles to the ef
fect that the settlement of the Ameri
can difficulties in Mexico is due in
forty-eight hours.
El Paso, Nov. 29. Although a part
of Villa s men are on their way to
Chiahualuia City, it seems certain
this morning that the rest and greater
portion of the command1 will be off
before night. There is every indica
tion that the passage to the south
ward will be slow, .as the federals, fol
lowing their route by Villa's men at
Ticrra Blanca and vicinity are tear
ing up railroad tracks and burning
bridges behind them to prevent pur
suit. Soldiers to the Front.
Salt Lake. Nov. 29. The twentieth
infantry from Fort Douglas was sent
to L'A 1 a so, as additional protection
to Americans.
Clifford Simon returned this noon
to bis home near Shedd after spend
ing Thanksgiving at the home of his
parents, .Mr. and Mrs. b. G. bimou
Mr. Case went to Portland this
noon to visit relatives over Sunday
T. Otto Brown, of Newport, was iu
"he city yesterday white enroute from
Portland.
L. L. Dickey and wife, of Junction
f .H- ivprfi .M i'-V tTIK nTlH'TH!
New Seasonable Offerings
Price Always Right
New Rufflings Silk Cords
In Chiffon, Maline and Shadow For your fancy work-All shades of
Lace, cream or white, at the rainbow
35c to 60c a yard 5c Yard
t- rr . . . Underwear Special
rur 1 rimming mn H
50c quality, Women's bleached
In a pretty quality in brown at vests and pants, very fine rib
50c a yard Special, 43c each
Agents for
Standard
Patterns
FOR EUROPE THIS MORNING!
Foil Eager Newspapermen and
Reporters and Board Boat
Unnoticed.
(By United Press Association)
Houokeii, X. J., Nov. 29. With sev
eral bands playing, and colors flying.
:ne liner George Washington sailed
this morning fur F.uropc, with Robert j
bay re and his bride among the pas
senger list. President Wilson, accom
panied by his daughter, Eleanor and
Dr. Crayson, arrived at the pier long
before the Say res. The docks were
crowded witn curious onlookers. The
Sayres slipped aboard the liner be
jre even the captain knew of their
presence, mingling with the cabin pas
sengers and escaping a small army of
newspaper reporters. As the presi
dent left the liner the bands struck
up Mcndelshon's wedding march;
vVilion looked back at the couple on
deck of the steamer, smiled
broadly and left the docks. He olan
ned to return home to Xew York by
10:30, lunch and go to the polo
groiwids to witness the army-navy
game.
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PERSONAL MENTION. fc
S(a((
A. L. Ingalls, of Eugene, after trans
acting business here yesterday return
ed to his home this morning.
W. T. Hale and wife, of Portland.
are visitors in the city. They are at
the St. Francis.
J. E. Ridman, of Portland, arrived
this morning and is attending busi
ness matters here this afternoon.
William C. Mangold, of Portland,
arrived in the city this morning to
transact business.
J. F. Stewart, of Toledo, arrived in
the city yesterday to attend business
matters. He is at the Hammel.
Prof. A. Q. Bouquet, of O. A. C. was
in the city yesterday. He returned
to Corvallis this morning.
J. B. Cornett, 'a well known resi
dent of Shedd, is in the city attending
the session of the grand jury, of
which he is foreman.
A. G. Nerald, of Nortens, Or., is in
the city this afternoon attending busi
ness. O. E. Gilchrist, of Yaquina, trans
acted business here this morning, re
turning home this noon.
W. B. Gray, of St. Paul, is in the
city transacting business.
C. H. Carder, of Portland, arrived
this mornin and left this afternoon
for Lebanon on business.
Lylc B'gbee, a former Albany boy,
and now of Eugene, was in the city
this morning visiting friends.
B. F. Bond, of Portland, arrived
this morning and is at the Hammel.
Chas. D. Alexander was a Thanks
giving guest at the 'home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Smith of Mt. Pleasant, re
turning Friday night:
J. Carnegie of route one was in the
city today renewttng his Jjemocrat
subscription.
H. D. Burkhart of route one was in
the city today renewing his Democrat
subscription. Mr. Burkhart's father.
over 45 years ago was one of the,
staunchest supporters of the Demo
crat, then a weekly.
G. W. Henderson and wife of Gates,
returned to their home this morning
after visiting trieuds here yestcrady
A. L. Ingalls, of Eugene, transacted
business here this morning, returning
home this noon.
'Mrs. C. L. Pollock, of Bandon. vis
ited friends here yesterday afternoon.
bhe returned to her home this noon.
'C. Culver Page, of Corvallis, trans
acted business here this morning.
Frank S. Ward, wife and dauirhtcr,
of Corvallis. were visitors here yes
terday morning.
C. H. Essex returned last nicrht
from Portland where he has been
attending business.
G. C. T. French and wife, of Cor
vallis. were visitors in Albany yes-
FLOOD'S STORE
334 WEST FIRST STREET
DEMANDS SAVE TWO
Company Grants Eight Hour
Day and Minimum Wage
Scale.
(By United Press Association)
Calumet, Mich., Nov. 29. The end
of the Michigan copper strike is
prophesied soon. In a joint statement
sued this noon the operators ottered,
iu concede all but two of the de
mands of the strikers. The conces
sions include an eight hour dav, and
a minimum wage for employees of
three dollars daily lor underground
employees. The employers refused
to lecognize the union or abolisn -ue
rian drilling machines, as demand.'d.
is ircGicted that the oincial; ci
the American Federation would not
ratify the concessions of the com
pany, but will permit the miners to
resume work.
H. C. Chamberlain, of Hood River.
arrived in Albany this morning to
transact business.
The Misses Pierce of Salem, are
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
T. G. Hopkins.
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CITY NEWS
Sweet Home Editor Here. T. L.
Dugger, editor of the Intermountain
Tribune, of Sweet Home, was in the
city this morning transacting busi
ness. Mr. Dugger reported every
thing prospering m ihe intermountain
section, with quite a good deal ot ram.
New Telephone Book Out. The
Home Telephone company yesterday
issued a new directory, dated Novem
ber, 1913. It contains exchange lists
ot all the Linn county towns.
S. R. Tivey Out of Danger. S. R.
Tivey, the Eugene lineman both of
whose arms were broken in an acci
dent in this city Tuesday evening, is
getting along well. The young man
is at St. Mary's hospital in this city.
Tivey was working with a crew of
Southern Pacific linemen installing
new electrical apparatus at the Albany
depot and started to walk along the
cable suspended between two poles to
reach one of the poles in order to
descend to' the ground, when he slip
ped and fell. He fell 30 feet, striking
on his arms and shoulder. The bones
in both his right and left fore-arms
were broken.
Weather Fair. Rain tonight and
Sunday. Cooler tonight with high
southerly winds is the weather predic
tion The range of temperature for
24 hours ending at S o'clock this morn
ing was 51 to 38 degrees. The rain
fall for the same' period was .55 inch
es. The river is 6.1 feet and is ris
ing. Motor in City. A gasoline motor
car of the E. W. Banks Electric
Transportation company, considerably
larger than the one in use between
Albany and Mill City, was in the city
today on its way to the repair shops
of the Harriman company here. H is
painted red, with two exhausts open
ing above the engine room, and is
provided with mail and express com
partments besides its accomodation
for passengers.
Charged With Assault. Arrested
terday by Constable John Catlin, Vern
Cate, residing ten miles from Albany
was arraigned before Judge Swan and
entered a plea of guilty. He was fin
ed five dollars and costs.
Asks $3,000 Alimony. Through her
attorneys, Hewitt & Sox, Josephine
Haight today filed a suit for divorce
:igainst her husband, F. D. Haight. In
her complaint she sets up the fact that
the defendant has considerable real
estate in Linn county and asks for
$3000 alimony.
R. G. Hunter, of the John Deere
Plow company was calling on local
bu'inecs men today.
Agents for
Ratio Reducing
Corsets