E
THIRDS DF VOTE
Opinion Received This Morning
by County Superintendent
Jackson.
SAID THIS IS OPPOSITE
TO OTHER STATEMENT
All Arrangements Have Been
Practically Completed for
Exchange of Properties.
That the school board of district
No. 5 has not auehorit" to exchange
the Central school property of one
Mock for two blocks of the present
Albany College campus, unless a two
thirds nwiiority of 1 lie voters of the
district wive their approval of such
transaction l-Iirouh an elect if m, was
stated in an opinion from Attornev
General A. M. Crawford, receive
this inorniiiK by County School Su
periiitcudeut W. I-, '-n-ksou.
Thai, it is claimed by the school
directors, is in direct opposition to
the opinion handed down to the school
board sometime ago by I'lie attorney
general. Meantime the directors have
pr.ictie.dly made fill arrangements for
the transfer of the property. An elec
tion was held December 1, to as
certain the will of the people, retrard
less of the attorney general's previous
opinion, that Hie school hoard hat ait
thority to close the deal, which re
suited in-a majority of SO, the vole be
iiHf 2.SO to 2M).
The matter has been given no lit
tle attention here, as flic exchange of
the school property for the college
property means that the city will ac
quire the school site for a city hall
site ami tlial the school hoard will get
possession of the college properly on
which to erect a new school building.
It is also (he plan to utilize a portion
of the school block for park and even
tually combine it with the court house
block.
The letter containing the opinion
received this morning by Mr. Jackson
is as follows:
"You have asked my opinion as to
whether a majority vote is sufficient
to authorize a school district to sell
(be old school building and select a
new site. Will advise you in re'dy
thereto that in my opinion a two
thirds majority is required. Section
112, School Laws of 1!13, reads in
part as follows:
"'Whenever in flic judgment of the
board it is desirable or necessary to
the welfare of the schools of the dis
trict, or to provide for the children
therein proper school privileges ,
meeting to vote upon tin j
question of the selection, purchase, ex- j
dhange, removal or sale of a school j
house. If the in ijorily of voters)
present a', such meeting shall by vote
select a school house site, or shall be
in favor ol the purchase, exchange or
sale of the school house, as the case
may be. the board shall locate, pur
chase, exchange or sell such site, or
erect, remove or sell such school
house, as the case may be, providing
that it shall require a vote of two
thirds of t'he voters present and vot
ing at such meeting to order the re
moval of the school house, and such
school house so removed cannot again i
be removed within three vc.irs t'rom
the date ot such meeting.'
" This office '!is pre iotislv held that
the school board of a fir-t class dis
tiiet. providing there is nioiuv in the
treasury lor th.it prpose, m;iv erect
a school house without puttim; the
pie
how -Mull tit a olc ot li
li-
t. T!
ever. is pursuant 1
utlh
1 a-
pi e-s!y gi rii hv -ta'.utc.
lo tied :oiv s l u i ! . i c ! . U 1 1 1 1
;mt hoi it v upon hoard ii
di-nvt. to select a -.-hot
pendent of .n '.ioil b t :e
diMi iet.
Theufotv it U mv o;mti
tion 1 1.', :t p. ii 1 oi w h
quoted, :ipdie- lo fir 't el.
We !-e previously In
voters of the school di-ti
a in i joi it v vote, select a
di ti iet li.is ni school s
such vote, but if a she
bei n selected, -iich -ite
cen aiii', or new .Hc
t u o-i hit ds inaioi nv Th'
found in th tenoil ol 1
general for PU page .
t'h i et'ot e the pi esent c1
inde-
lai this
ahoc
the
. bv
as ahea.h
n om ! ! u
.lecled bv
ie atlot'lU'X
se beiun one
li iet desires
Misc. and to
.Is in.ijoMtv
in w Mich tlu
vein
ell the old school h
,.nld be nr.
It-.
action.
The
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the a
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1
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Piior to 1
cemlu
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i fi;ai d to
Pivtvu-: o
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ell itN
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hool house site and pm
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old l.n
,lll VOUt .IttCMl
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ul.imc to tl
:ter
al
school -ites hut pi
tiiii the same in Mih.U
tion I. wlieien) it is i
ion 14 of see- I
,. ided that it I
si:, ill ie.uuc a o'.e of t
o t .in .Is oi ;
otlMK to O! j
.piv.io'l. i ' I -
siVOlld .Old
dl-tt H ts oi
is a s'xiv i.d
the
der
let s ptcscnt and
! removal of ihe s
vie I 1 1 1 r v r i . in n; t
l(I.;,N - to di .1! icts o! t!:i
thu .1 cl.issrs and not to
t'if hist cla-N an. I tlif
law for districts of tlii
ela
Alter quoting pa -.ices ot t ie law
the at tot nr y gcuci a I finished his let
ter with t' c tollow niv; "It scents to
be the intuition to .loihe dttnets
of the t'iit cla-s w.ih the anthoutv
MBS. M. J. CAMERON HAS
PASSED 10 LAST REWARD
Esteemed Matron of Albany
Died This Afternoon at St.
Marys Hospital.
ri Mrs. Addie G;irm.'in Cameron.
'v wife of Councilman M. J. Cam-
'"J eron, died at 2:55 o'clock this
afternoon at St. Mary's hospital, Q
'V alter an illness ot three weeks. !i
at the age of 56 years. Two
rsi weeks age she was operated on i
') for stomach trouble. (
') Jiorn on February, in Indiana
'V county J'a., Mr. Cameron spent!
r'J her early girlhood there, later &
) becoming married to M. J. Cam- ft
eron. Six children were born to
them, three of whom survive
J their mother. I;ie fami v moved OS
to Oregon, locating in Portland
in WAl Two years later they
came to Albany and have since
made their home here. The de-
ceased was a faithful member of
the Methodist church and much
of her life was given up to do-
ing kind things for others.
Addie Garman Cameron is sur-
9 vived by her husband, and daugh-
ters, Mrs. Hessie Cameron Simp-
son, of Kugene, and Miss I'earl
Cameron and son Clarence Cam-
eron, both of Albany, all of
whom -were at her bedside when
the end came. J. ii. Simpson, of
J l-Jigeiie, a son-in-law, was also
present.
The funeral will be held Mon-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Methodist church. The services
will be conducted by Rev. I).
II. Leech and iuteriuent will
take i)lace in the city cemetery.
The boily will lie in state at the
cfhurch for a half an hour be-
w fore the service in order that
tlit friends may view the re-
mains.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
SOCIETY INSTALLS OFFICERS
First Annual Banquet Was Held
Last Night; Splendid Pro
gram Given.
Meeting last night, the members of
the V. P. S. C. li., of the hirst Pres
byterian church, enjoyed the first an
nual bampiet and installed officers,
elected at a previous meeting, for the
ensuing year. A splendid program
.'onsisting of toasts and musical num
bers was given.
J lie officers installed are: Homer
A. Dowd, president: Miss Laura
WarmingtoiK vice president; Miss
Margaret Jacks, recording secretary:
Mrs. Homer Uowd, corresponding sec
retary, ami Miss Kachel Pears, treas
urer. J lie committee chairmen are:
liny K. 1 owd. lookout : M is. Homer
!owd, prayer meeting; Miss Margaret
McDonald, social; Mrs. Roy Dowd,
music; Prof. I fans Mo, finance, and
Miss Julia Crowell, flower.
Homer Dowd acted as toastmaster
during the bamjuet and those who re-
pouded to toasts were, Miss Mar
garet Jacks, Proi. I fans r lo, M rs.
Row Dowd, Roy Dowd, Miss Marga
te! McDonald, Dclos roster, Muss
Julia Crowell, M iss Rachel Pears.
Mrs. Homer Dowd and Rev. l;. II.
ielhracht. Rav Cleaver and ioy
Dowd sang solos during the program.
Miss Naomi Hodiue rendered a piano;
lo. i
) ' (" & (ft ! () () $) W )
PERSONAL MKNTION.
& w ;
C. Hrowu of Kugere, transacted
I lu:sines 'iiere this morning,
. ! I'aiuell, of Sl;edd, wa in the
city tl'
morning attending business
natte rs.
It. H Che-.,
non, tran -acred
.illet noon.
Ml .lll'M lU'V il
legal businc;
I .
.1 W. I Hut
cit yc-tci d.i;
business.
C. P. Hull,
.if Summit.
iiUemoon
in the
aciiim
f Pho
ri
i-itor in the city. H e i
Vamhan.
W. M. Holton. ni Pall,
in tiie city this moriitHi;.
hotel
lYxa. w;i-
II
;it tl-.i
ho:el 1 1 annuel.
I ee Wade, a well known re -idem
:" Toledo, w.i- in the city csterd.i
: tercoon, euiotiic to his home from
I'oi tl.iml
S. K Allen ami wile of Eugene.
i-ited Albany friends yoterday, i e
tui ning home this morning
t". A Stuart, ot" Newport, w.is
a vi-itor in the citv vc-tcrdav attei-
i'.mii, letutnmg to her home
ihi-
1". C. Roberts, of near Lebanon,
stopped oer Plight in Altuny ami Kit I
tin moinmg for his home. I
lleoiite li I'aye, of S.ilcm. was in j
l ' e city tiiis a ! tei noon at lend: tit; hit si- 1
res
1 v anl M:. Fi auk 1 1 I'-ei m..n of
Mui ket weie in the citv to-lay, s -op ;
'i .t"d cpec; to riliiin tomcht on.
the motor.
Mtss M.nuii . of Mt tMc.isaut I
ri t ic
hum nitu
i'it
onur
in-1
k!e.
te yes
ot Tns
m I'iU.i
'.i.'iu
i t'un sC.lO
bin and t
f the voter
Therefore I
d 1
,1s
t direc-
tors
ote
same
1 sites wi'oiit tin
to autluM ie t e
am ot tlie opinion
that the board of said
has authority to enter
ti act mentioned "
hool distiiet
no the eou-
0!
POULTRY ISSUED
Splendid Array of Prizes to
Be Offered at Big Show
January 6-9.
ELABORATE PLANS NOW
BEING LAID FOR EVENT
Then Will Virtually Be Three
Shows Under One Roof;
0. A. C. Display.
"A winning at the Albany show puts
you in the A class."
Containing the above flotation, a
list of a splendid array of premiums
to be given, rules and regulations gov
erning the event, tfhc premium, list for
the big poultry show to be given in
Albany January 6 to 9, was issued this
morning by the Central Willamette
Poultry Association, in conjunction
with the American Poultry Associa
tion branch show and the O. A. C. egg,
food and poultry show.
The show has attracted considerable
attention- throughout this section and
from present indications will be the
largest event of its kind ever given
here. Elaborate plans arc under way
to attain this result and it is believed
that the show -will he more patronized
by the breeder and natrons than any
previous affair.
There will virtually be t'hree shows
under one roof. The Oregon branch
ni the American Association, as lias
been previously announced, will hold
its annual show here in conjunction
ith the local association and the
splendid egg, food ami poultry display
of t'he agricultural college has been
secured also.
Aside from the premiums offered by
the other shows, the American Poul
try Association offers one grand prize
liver medal tor wic best cockerel
in the American, Asiatic, Mediterran
ean, English, Polish, Hamburg,
r rench, Game and Oriental classes,
uid one grand prize "silver medal"
for the best bird in the bantam class.
It also offers a beautiful "diploma"
for the best male bird under one year
old in all standard varieties.
Competition open to members of
flic A. P. A. "
Central Willamette Poultry Asso
ciation officers are : President, Ld.
Schoel; vice presidents, Gene Simp
son, Roy Warfield. Mrs. J. S. N'oth-
rop, I. i'. Isom, Llatule llray. 1 heo.
Cloddard; secretary, Walt. Worrell;
Executive board, R.. W. Htttchins, A.
. liulbert. C. k Dannals, J. k Isom,
. S. Hart, Judil Ross A. B. Hinz.
C. B. Winn,. Robfi. Torbet. Superin
tendent, Ed. Schoel; judge, Frank W.
Mreed, Walla Walla. Wash.
Exhibitors are requested to secure
copies ot t'he pamphlet upon applica
tion to the secretary of the association
;iud to study rules carefully as they
will be rigidly enforced, and ignor
ance of them may he tatal to com
petition.
Walker in Print. In the current is
sue of the Pacific Homestead, appears
Uiort biographical sketch of the
lift of Cyrus Hamlin Walker, Albany's
t anions grange organizer and first
white child born west of the Rockies.
Baseball Party Last Night. Rep
resenting the Giants and the At he-
tics m a unique party given last
night at the Methodist church, which
; called a baseball party, two ibt-
terent side- composed ot nine people
nd the remainder acting as rooters
tor t he respective side", had a jolly
time. The game was played with '.he
u-e ol hean :.t- m puce ol a I'alt and
i siipcrdcd -!-eet -haprd as diamond
was u-ed as the tuld. The Athlcivs j
on t he tir-t game :md then l!ic
i ootci - decided they wanted in jda y
ami the lliati;.- won.
) ?1 v :?) 3 g ?S) j
News on This Page is
Frnni Drilv Tssik? ot
SATURDAY. DEC. 13, 1913
(V) ,v $ & ,f $ $ $ e
Uncalled for Letters.
letter
Pec. U,
John .
Miller, t
U.mdcll
. unbilled for ami advertised
l'H3; Wiley It. Allen Co.,
Pu. Henry Mender, J, A.
!. F. Martin. Fred Kae
t21. K. Wren. Mrs
Je. F.
Ft fie
West.
W'ahlic. Pan Whit more
Fred
Mrs. Nat a C. Webb.
J. S. VAX WlXKt.F.
r. M.
11 YF Vor snF MONFY to tu
vet in hih grade farm mortgages?
We '",ive tor sale, real estate loans
ot Sl.'tVi". 5Iri AI1'IV ?J5M.
?3. S3.;n ?(;n-. ard $r.Mt each
-ci-urcd bv HMt:;.;t;c on property
north t'i o-n two to si times the
amount of the lo m 'P'e lrcoti
Title ami Trust t'o, Albany, tte
on. dly .111 -1M3 k KvlO
FOK S 1 F
iv!i- strain
ot
in cvke
MvC..rt.
; els at f 1 each
K I. Harris
Pec u.U
W. R. Shinn. M. P., illspaej of
tye and ear a uprcialty. Eves tested
mid peUc1rs guaranteed a perfect '
fit. Any Mvle of lense or frutv.e. Of
fice ovr Cuiiek bank. wk e9tf
GALLOWAY RENDERS ADVERSE
DECISION FAVQRS WETS
Permanent Injunction Against
Officials Restraining En
forcement of Prohibition.
(By United Press Association)
Salem, Dec. 13. Circuit Judge
Galloway in three decisions today
held the petitions calling a local
option election in Salem Novem
ber 4, void and that the "dry"
amendment voted to the Salem
city charter December 1 is illegal.
In another decision he held
that the recent city election
favoring the "drys" of Stayton
void. In each case he granted
a permanent injunction against
both the county and city officials
restraining them from enforcing
prohibition. Notice of appeal to
the supreme court was given
in each case.
WTT NBW6
Two Marriagei Issued. Late yes
terday afternoon and this morning
two marriage licenses were issued as
follows: Melville Dake, age 34, of
Salem and Susannah Grigsby, age over
18, of Albany, and William Erb, age
21, and Lena Reaser, age 19, both of
Albany.
Party Go to Corvallis. A nartv con
sisting of Mesdames J. C. H annuel,
i-. i'jmi, win. 1'ieiiier, j. .
Schmitt, Adna Smith Plo, Geo. Simp
son, John Simpson, Cecil Cathey and
Miss Blanche Hammel left this af
ternoon to attend a orogressive lunch
eon given in Corvallis by Mesdames
Yates, Prof. Berchtold, Prof. Cordley
and Airs.. President Iverr.
Assumed Business Name. Certifi
cate of assumed business name was
filed tihis morning, by C. W. Barker
and L. A Cather, as proprietors of
the Leban.-m Box and Cabinet Factory
of Lebanon.
Application to Register Title. E.
P. Cunningham this morning filed
application, to regUter title to 2t)
acres .of land. There is a mortgage
against the property in favor of W.
K. Hickman. O the wise it is declared
to be free, from incumbrances.
Notarial Gommiasioa Filed. Yes
terday afternoon E. T. Shunterman
recorded his notarial commission
wit i county Clerk Marks.
Arrested by Game Warden. II .
Baum of Tliomas who was arrested
by Deputy Game Warden Metzgar
for trapping, without a License was ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace
Swan today and entered a plea of
guilty.
Richardson Reelected. That Wil
son Richardson was-unanimously elec
ted road supervisor of district No. 16
on November 29, was the statement
made this morning by Mr. Holt a
resident of tt'ne district, who is in the
city attending business. Mr. Holt
said that Mr. Richardson was the only
candidate nominated for the office. ;
Weather Fair. -The range of tem
perature tor 24 hours ending at it
o'clock this morning was 27 to 45 de
grees. The rainfall for the same per
iod was .05 inches. The river is 3
feet. The weather report says cloudy
tonight and Suiaiay with probable
rain.
One on FrecL Fred Dawson had
ore put over on him yesterday by a
charming young, country woman. Fred
has been advertising in the Democrat
on one cent stationery sale. The lady
in question walked into Fred's store,
picked out five boxes of linen sta
tionery of an extra fine quality and
laid down five cents. Fred 'had a
bant time squari:'.;;- himself with the
ladv.
At Prices
Ladies Hand Bags
in New Styles, 50c to $5.00
Silk Scarfs
in all shades, plain and fringed
S5e to $2.50
Fancy Aprons
embroidered and lace trimmed
25c to 65c
Ladies Umbrellas, in a great as
sortment, priced 95c to $5.00 en
Agents for
Standard
rattens
Negative Team Given Unani
mous Verdict Here Over
Lebanon Last Night.
AFFIRMATIVE TEAM WON
OVER CORVALLIS THERE
Lfbantn Wins ;frora Corvallis;
Heart City Looses Out on
Inetmt Tax Question.
In the triangular debate which was
held last night irf Lebanon, Corval
lis and Albany between the high
school teams of those places, Corval
lis lost out entirely, Albany won both
debates and Lebanon won half and
half. The question was "Resolved
that the income tax is a desirable fea
ture of a state system of taxation for
Oregon."
Each school had two teams com
posed of two members, designated
as affirmative and negative. These
were Che first debates for the Oregon
high school championship ior this
section this year.
The local debate "was between Al
bany and Lebanon, the latter taking
the affirmative side of the question
and the former the negative. It was
held in the high school auditorium
and was largely attended. During
the evening a splendid program in
dependent of the debate was given by
the higii school musical and oratorical
talent.
Albany won over its opponent by
a unanimous verdict. Hie judges.
were1 Prof. Reed and 'Mrs. Henrietta
Calvin of the O. A. C.
Albany's affirmative team also won
over Corvallis there. This team was
represented Miss Ruby Moench
and Archer Leech. The negative
teanii was represented by Miles Mc
Key and Miss Margaret Gibson.
LECTURE AT I P.
WAS GREAT SUCCESS
Mr. Editor:: Seldom is Albany fa
vored. with such an intellectual treat
as it enjoyed, last night at the United
Presbyterian church, in an illustrated
lecture on Alaska by a former Linn
county loy who. 'has spent years in
the great; Northern possessions of the
United Stales.
C. L. Andrews, addressed by old
settlers as Clarence, who was reared
near Plainview, in this county, has
spent many yeairs in Alaska where he
Had ample, time to. penetrate the.
depths o nature's mysteries in the froz
en mountain garges as well as in the
luxuriant valleys of that wonderful
country:.
I he lecture tto be Ktven in Albany
had. nob been well advertised and the.
many oilier attractions of local i im
portance incident to the approaching
holidays detracted many from rc;d
to transitory attractions. Yet an es
timated audience of four hundred
pronuijrtly , responded to the hour of
8. the time set for the beginning, of
the lecture.
For over an 'hour the audience, ap
preciative to the highest degree of
attention, traveled under the guidance
of this master of description through
that marvelous count rv. The illus
trations were taken by himself and
every picture was sharp and perfectly
developed. The speaker attempts no
oratory hut is unhesitating in speech
with a mdv vocabulary that add at-
Practical Gifts
You Can Afford to Pay
Spreads,
Dress Goods,
FLOOD'S STORE
334 WEST FIRST STREET
W. 6. BALLACK WINS GUN
CLUB SHOOT YESTERDAY
Has Won Four Out of Five
Shoots; Killed 95 Out of
100 Targets.
A goodly number of members and
visitors gathered at the traps of the
Albany Gun club yesterday afternoon
to participate in the mon thy badge
shoot and a good time is reported.
The contest for the club badge was
a spirited one as usual and resulted in
a tie between Frank Hackleman and
W. G. Ballack with 22 "breaks" each
in 25, but in the shoot-off following
Ballack was lucky enough to win out
against one of the best and steadiest
shots in the club.
This makes four wins for Mr. Bal
lack in the last five times he has con
tested for the badge; the other thrl;
wins being with 24 breaks out Jf
25 each time, which with yesterday s
score makes 94 "deads" out of 100
targets thrown in these four contests.
This is considered fair shooting as
under the rules no practice is allowed
immediately before badge scores are
shot.
traction to the entertainment.
His followers traveled with him on
foot or dog sled through almost im
penetrable forests, nuich of which has
been put into reserves by our govern
ment to hold the immense spruce trees
from depradations by latter day tim
ber sharks. The traveler was as
tonished to learn of the industry in
gathering cones from the forests for
transplanting to keep up the rapidly
disappearing forests fliat are being de
nuded by the axman. Many of the
hearers became dizzy when climbing
the ragged icebergs for three hundred
feet where a mere slip of the foot
wonl'd have precipitated them to fath
omless depths below and to certain
death. The icebergs that were cast
off every snmmer under the dissolv
ing rays of the sun were seen float
ing down the currents of rivers or
being tossed on lakes endangering
crafts that ply on the waters in quest
of vast wealth that comes from fish
ing industry. The income of this coun
try; alone from fish brought from Alas
ka is enormous and the quality of the
enrch is only equaled by the quantity.
Some of the largest coal fields in
the world were visted but the strange
thuig- is that the residents of the ad
joining territory were not permitted
to dig a ton of coal for home con
sumption. The law of neglect is ram
pant there to an extent of compelling
our American citizens there to send
o foreign countries and pay exhor
bitant prices for fuel when better is
laying within a short distance from
their doors.
Long tnnaels and deep shafts where
gold, silver and copper are extracted
in millions of value were penetrated
to distances and depths where weird
ghost stories that had been read in
childhood days or told by supposed'
witc'hes at the evening firesides in
days gone by kept the followers of
the lecturer wondering when welcome
daylight would be reached again, and
the unsteady taper be left at the mouth
of the caverns for succeeding mystery
seekers.
While in the mountains where sol
id waPs of ice are three 'hundred' feet
thieli and snow too deep to estimate
BprecioiTs metals in fabulous amounts
are deposited, tne low lands are very
ret rile and produces many kinds
of berries, and grains. Wheat is
not the best qnality, but still it grows,
and oats, barley, and other cereals
grow in great abundance. Vege tables
are more sncculent there than here
beennse of evaporation of the moisture'
in the earth by the rays of the warm
su rr.
Time and space will not admit of
reference to the interesting cities of
Alaska. J. L. H.
Civic Club to Meet Monday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the Commer
cial club, the Ladies. Civic Improve
ment chib will convene a meeting.
full attendance is desired and im-
f '."si.ir i- he discussed.
Fancy Ribbons
in two lots. Special at
1 7c and 25c yd
Children's Sweaters
all sizes,
$1.25 to $2.50 ea
Infant's and Childrens Mittens
and Gloves
15c to 25c pair
Ileal values in Table Linens, Bed
Linen Towels, Silks
etc.
Agents for
Kubn Reducing
Corsets
1