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TU"SDAY, JANUARY 6, 1914
THE NEW YEAR
The year 191.1 lias passed into his
tory. In the Willamette valley, and
particularly in Albany, it has been
marked by unprecedented growth and
prosperity.
'The. completion of the main line of
the Hill railroad to the Hub City is
in itself an event in the commercial
development of this section of the
state. The past year has seen many
modern fireproof business blocks re
place antiquated and unsightly frame
buildings, scores of new homes erec
ted in the residence district, the paved
area of the city streets greatly increas
ed, many new places of business estab
lished, a new street lighting system
installed, and countless other improve
ments of greater of less importance
to the growth of the city.
Without an apparent boom, with
out undue excitement or over specula
tion, it may truthfully be said that
Albany has made more rapid strides
'toward a metropolitan city during the
past year than at any other period in
the history of the municipality. What
was, only yesterday a town, has be
come a city of more than seven thous
and people. '
Today we begin a new year. The
growth of the city during the next
twelve months will depend largely up
on the people of Albany. The Cre
ator has blessed the country tribu
tary with a fertile soil. The town itself
lias been fortunately located in the
center of the best agricultural region
in the state. We have the transpor
tation facilities, the country, and the
people back of us to make a city of
twenty-five thousand inhabitants.
Will wc go forward, stand still or
go backward? The Democrat be
lieves that it knows the people of
Albany well enough to assert that the
year 1914 will mark a new era of pro
gress. We believe that it will outriv
the improvements of the preceding
year ami that the increase in popula
Hon will exceed that of any similar
period in the history of the city.
Tt is our judgment that the birth
of the year 1915 will see a bigger, bet
ter and more prosperous Albany, and
that each succeeding year will add on
ly another chapter to the progress and
growth of the Hub of the Willamette
valley.
RIGHT QUALIFICATIONS.
The following editorial is reprinted
from the Salem Capital Journal by the
request of an admirer of Judge Win.
Galloway :
"Klsewherc' in this issue is a state
ment made by Judge Galloway when
passing on the llillsboro case a few
days ago, and we commend it to the
perusal of every one. As the judge
states, he has been severely criticised
for his decision in the Salem liquor
cases and his statement is a manful
one, made in a manful maimer, and is
unanswerable. Regardless of the ef
fects of his decision, which by the way
in the llillsboro ease left the town
wwet" hut made Sweet Home "dry,"
every lover of backbone and believer
in courts deciding as the law directs
regardless of whom it hurts, will com
mend Judge Galloway for his manly
stand. That he refused to alter his
decision or make it conform to any
one's ideas, for political or any other
reasons, is the strongest reason pos
sible for keeping hint on the bench.
There is an old saying that "A dog
that will bring a bone, will take a
bone." It is an apt illustration. If
a judge witl for any reason decide a
cue contrary to what he believes is
the law, he will decide other cases mi
the same manner, and there will no
other law than as the juitee might be
influenced. You see the judges, like
editors, are bound to be crit-ised.
and it behooves them to be ri:ltl, and
let the fellows that do the criticizing
be wr.vng. It tastes better when f!.i
vorcd that way. No doubt the citi-
zens of Silvcrton are feeling sore at
his over the decision in the sewer mat
ter, but he has only stated the law.
He did not make it. Had he been de
ciding the case in order to secure sup
port for himself, he would have held
against the board of health, for it only
has three or four votes, while Silver
ton has a thousand. Judge Galloway
has shown that he is not on the bench
10 get votes for himself for any office,
or to help any party. He is there to
do his whole duty, as a judge, neither
more nor less, and he is doing it splendidly."
Flood Warnings Sent.
(By United Press Association)
i Sacramento, Jan. 2. Flood warn
ings were sent to points between Red
Bluff and Coluso by the weather bu
reau today. Conditions there arc ad
'mittcd to be alarming, and will prob
ably be worse tonight. At Colusa the
river stage is twenty six feet.
PERSONALS AND NEWS
NOTES FRBM FAYETTEVILLE
Feyctteville, Dec. 31. Mrs. Lawson
and Mrs. Heinz :u.d daughter, Mil
dred visited at the home of Mrs. Sax
ton Wednesday afternoon.
Assistant Supertindcnt Baker gave
his lecture Tuesday afternoon :vt the
Greenback sc:.ool house which was
very interesting the subject was
"From Stage Coach to Flying Mach
ine, From the Pine Knot to the Arc
Light, From the Log School House
to the High School. His brother,
Prof. Baker, gave a talk on the High
school. Although -there was a goodly
number present there was not , as
many . s there was hoped there
would be.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Dunlap enter
tained' a party of young people Mon
day evening in honor of Mr. Ura
Brown. ,. The evening was spent in
playing games and all enjoyed-a. ver,y
social time, after which a six-course
dinner was served.
The Greenback focial and .'m-
provement club will meet Saturday
afternoon, January 10th at the Green
back school l.ouse. Mrs. Ida Brown,
the president will cvc us a paper the
subject will be, "School Buildings and
Grounds." Everybody come.
Mrs. Heinz and daughter, Mildred,
returned to Corvallis Wednesday
evening where they will spend the
night with her son, Ralph
The Greenback "Aid Society will
meet Wednesday afternoon, January
7 for work at the home of Mrs. Todd.
Mr. and Mrs. Mullcr left on the
noon train Wednesday for Tallman
where they will spend New Years
with Mrs. Mullcr's parents.
PERSONAL MENTION FROM
SHEDD AND THAT VICINITY
Shcdd, Or., Jan. 2. (Special to
Democrat.) Tony Spreuger of Shcdd
and his sister, Mrs. Mox Hoflich, of
Albany, have returned from Myrtle
creek, where they have been spend
ing' the holidays with their sister, Mrs.
W. V.' Wbillach. They were accom
panied home by Miss Neva White
hall of Klamath Falls.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Ilrassfield will regret to learn that
they are moving to Newport.
Rayuioiu! Mears is going to Corval
lis to take a short course ill agricul
ture. The friends of Miss Dora Carson
gave her a surprise party last Tues
day evening in honor of her 17th birth
day. The evening was passed pleas
antly. (.'late Spreuger is busy chopping
grain in the vicinity of Shcdd.
MILITARY TRAIN RUNS
INTO BLIND SIDING
(By United Press AssociatioiA
Metz, Germany, Jan. 3. Seven sol
diers were killed and four injured
when a military train ran past a block
signal and struck a bulkhead of a
blind at the end of a siding.
Sealed Packages for gold,
Washington, Jan. 2. Gold coin,
gold bullion and gold dust cannot be
shipped into the United States from
Alaska by mail after today except in
sealed packages, registered, and not
weighing over eleven pounds, accord
ing to postofiice department rulings.
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27 Mills for Portland.
Tortl.ind, Jan. 2. The assessment
of Portland property owners for the
expense of government for the year
1914 will be 27 mills according to the
county commissioners' findings.
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Friday, January 2.
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LOCAL BANKERS ARE
(Continued from Page I).
However, there are no serious weak
nesses in our present commercial con
dition, nor is there any undue expan
sion of credit. What the country
most needs is restored confidence.
"Most bankers have known for
years the weakness in our present
monetary system, its inelasticity. They
have hesitated to venture out very far,
and often refused credit where credit
was deserving because they felt their
own circurnscribed condition. This
new currency bill that has just been
nactcd will tend to relieve this strand
ed condition. No act of congress in
fifty years has been of more import
ance, and perhaps none more . far
reaching tHan the' recently enacted
currency bill. : It is most far reaching
and effects every inhabitant of the
United States, and the financial and
commercial dealings of our country
with other nations. The effects of it
will come to every business, house-
Itold, and individual.
"Had we had an institution of that
character it would have relieved the
money stringency in 1907 immediately
by assuming and re-discounting the
loans of the banks to such an extent
as to give,, the business world all the
necessary cash for carrying on the
daily transactions. The men who
.nacted and perfected the present mea
sure evidently clearly saw the needs
of our present financial system, and,
everything considered, enacted a re
markable piece of legislation. There
can be no lasting prosperity in any
country where there is uncertainty
iin financial matters. While it was in
a way strictly a party measure, yet at
the same time Republicans and Pro
gressives as well as all leading, finan
cial institutions, throughout the coun
try used their best pfforts to get en
acted in this bill the kind of legisla
tion that would put our country on a
sound financial basis, beyond the con
trol of any group of selfish grasping
men. This measure is a great triumph
ifor President Wilson and his party as
sociates. President Wilson has
shown himself a leader of remarkable
ability.
"During the past few months finan
cial institutions have been very cau
tious and have borne rather a strained
attitude towards loans. The stock
and bond markets have been on a
down grade.
"AH this was due, to the unsettled
condition in our financial legislation.
With this matter settled and with as
satisfactory a currency measure as we
now have there should be signs of re
vival in trade and industry. And such
signs have already appeared. There
is a general feeling that conditions are
going to improve immediately with
the beginning of the new year. And
why should we not have the most pros
perous year in 1914 that we have ever
had in this country? We have abiin
dance of resources, we have immense
wealth, wc have the energy and ability,
and wc are at peace with all nations.
Let us as a people, locally and nation
ally, go forth determined, with God's
help, to make this the greatest yet."
Ed. D. Cusick
"In the Willamette Valley, promis
es of a good normal year appear as
sured for 1914. While we should not
expect very much activity in real es
late or an extraordinary business in
many lines, with our large crop of fail
grain in now. and t lie many who are
oroduciiig dairy products, it would
seem that the farmers should have an
other good year. Agriculture yield
ed good returns last year and has left
that support for our city in fine shape.
Our merchants have been buying cau
tionly and are generally ready for
any emergency. The business inter
ests thus being prepared nothing ser
ious can happen.
The new currency act will soon he
in opera! ion and I can not see any
reason why Albany ami I. inn county
should not continue to go forward, in
their usual seady way. without boom
or noise, but forward nevertheless."
Guardian's Sale.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned guardmi of Juanita E.
Thompson, an insane persor pursu
ant to the order of sale duly made
by the County Court of Linn Countv,
Oregon, in the matter of the estate
of said insane personti on the 20tll day
of November, 1913, will, from a
after the 21st day of January, 1914
sell, at private sale, for cash in hand,
all the right, title and interest of said
insane person in the followim- de
scribed real property, to-wit: Lot 4
in Block 5 in City View Addition to
the Ctiy of Albany, in LinnNCounty.
Oregon, said sale to be made subject
to continuation bv said court.
I.. G.' THOMPSON,
wk d.'3-.W 16-13-.D Guardian.
Administrator's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed by
the County Court of Linn County.
Oregon, as administrator of the es
tate of Kstella B. Skidmore. deceased
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby required to pre
sent the same to tile undersigned, at
Albany. Oregon, with the proper
vouchers theret'or within six mouths
from the d.ite hereof.
IXited this 2"!li dav of November.
1"13.
L. M. CURL.
d.'-9. 16-23-30 Administrator.
iJQRDON NEWS NOTES
ANO PERSONAL MENTION
Jordan Valley, Dec. 31. (Special
to Democrat.) A. J. Shelton of Con
don is visiting his mother, !,irs. Eve
line Shcltdn.
Thurston Thomas went to Lyons
after his wife who has been visiting
at Springfield.
Deputy Game Warden, E. C. 'Hills
of Eugene is spending several days
here on business pertaining to his
office.
Harry Bonde of Lebanon accom
panied by Chas. Bruce are measuring
up white fir wood for a number of
parties who have been cutting the
past summer. The wood goes to the
Lebanon Paper Mills.
Hotel Shelton has been pretty well
crowded with guests the past week.
CORRESPONDENT
JUVENILES WILL PLAY
BASKET BALL SATURDAY
Basketball in minuature is program
med for Saturday evening, and if you
haven't purchased a ticket it is not
the fault of the Baby Tigers who ex
hibit enterprise ' and energy that
might well be emulated by adult or
ganizations, says the Corvallis Repu-
lican.
' The youngsters will meet a quintette
of young lads from Albany at the O.
N. G. armory Saturday night and
they have sold many tickets. They
'have the persistency and the calmness
in the face of rebuffs (Hat could be
expected in seasoned 'solicitors Yet
they are not impertinent and their
campaign has been, quite successful.
The Baby Tigers have maintained a
football team for the last two years
and without any coaching except that
they play a really clever game. They
play Albany, Philomath and other out
side teams, hav 'tore" uniforms
and other equipment and appear to
'be able, someway, to finance their ac-
Itivities as well as they play the game.
It will be worth anybody's 25 cents
to see the game next Saturday night.
Miss Lila Fatton of Halsey, was an
Albany visitor yesterday. She at
tended the Alpha Omega ball, return
ing home this morning. Miss Patton
was a guest of Miss Winnifred Ails
tin. Miss Gertrude Nolan,' of Corvallis,
is the guest of Miss Blanche Hamimel.
She attended the Alpha Omega ball
'last night.
Administrators Notice to Creditors
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned 'has been duly appointed by
the County Court of Linn County,
Oregon, administrator of the estate
of Thurston Davidson, deceased. All
persons having claims against said
estate arc hereby required to present
the same to me properly verified at
th office of C. C. Bryant, ill Albany,
Orgon, within six months from the
date hereof.
Dated December 13. 1913.
CLOUD H. DAVIDSON,
Administrator.
C. C. BRYANT,
Attorney.
dl6-23-30-J6-13
Notice of Registration
The trade mark (Albany Creamery
Butter), to be placed on butter, ice
cream, milk and cream, has been reg
istered at the office of the Secretary
of State.
ALBAY CREAMERY ASS'X.
wk d!9-26-J2
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State
of Oregon for I. inn County. De
partment Xo. 2.
Herbert W. Pryine, Plaintiff,
vs.
Amy A. Pry me. Defendant.
To Amy A. Pryine. the above nam
ed defendant:
In the name of the state of Oregon
you are hereby notified and required
to be and appear in said court in said
suit, and answer the complaint of the
above named plaintiff now on file
herein, on or before the 17th day of
February. 1014, and you are hereby
further notified that if you fail to
appear and answer said complaint as
above required, for want thereof the
plaintiff will take a decree agair.st you
for the relief prayed for in said com
plaint: A decree of said court dissolving
thebonds of matrimony now existing
between you and said plaintiff.
This summons is served unon you
by publication for six consecutive
weeks prior to said 17th day of Feb
ruary, 1914, in the Semi-Weekly Dem
ocrat, a newspaper published twice
a week in the city of Albany, Linn
County, Oregon, and of general cir
culation in said county, by order of
the Hon. D. B. McKnight, county
judge of said Linn county, Oregon,
which said order bears date Decem
ber 10th. 10U. and the said D. B. Mc
Knifiht, judge of said county court of
said county, in said irder for the
publication of this summons upon
vou. has prescribed said 17th dav of
February. 1014 the time on or be
fore which you shall appear and an
swer the said eonrvhint in said suit.
The dite of the first publication of
this summons in said newspaper is
December 23rd. 1U
W. R. BII.YEU.
.Vtnmev for Plaintiff.
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FRED KIZER, ON LARCENY
CHARGE AGAIN IN TOILS
Charged This Time with Theft
af An Overcoat;- Will Be
Tried Timorrew.
Charged with the theft of an over
coat, Fred Kizer was last night arrest
ed at the corner of First and Lyon
streets by Night Officers Rodgers
and Marshall and lodged in the city
jail. He will be tried tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock.
According to the police Kizer is al
leged to have stolen the overcoat
from a buggy at the Palace Feed
Stables last Monday. It is a light
raincoat and has been identified as the
property of Miss Ida Krueger, who
resides about 4 miles northeast of Al
bany. She identified it by several
marks. A button similar to those on
it was held by Miss Krueger and one
of -the buttons on the coat was miss
ing. When Kizer was arrested he was
wearing the coat. He did not attempt
to deny the charge and submitted to
arrest peacefully. ,
It will be remembered that Kizer
sometime ago served 25 days in the
city jail for hipping booze in viola
tion of the hip pocket ordinance. Dur
ing his incarceration Kizer made a
brilliant attempt to escape in a bug
gy, assisted by friends, when he went
out of the back door of the Pullman
Restaurant. He was in charge of Of
ficer Marshall who suceeded in re
capturing the prisoner.
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Machine Company Official Here.
Enroutc with his family to California,
N. A.' Wiff, vice president of the
Minneapolis Threshing Machine com
pany of Minneapolis, stopped over
yesterday and today in Albany. The
Wliffs ace at the Hotel Hanrmcl. They
will lPnvP -tnnicrhf fnr ;hn nnM
will leave tonight for the sputft,
Dance at Armory Tonight The
regular dance will be given tonight at
the armory under the auspices of the
Albany Military club. All those hold
ing cards arc cordially invited to at
tend. Music will be furnished by
Woods' Orchestra.
Annual Wells Fargo Dinner. The
annual Wells Fargo Express company
dinner, which is an event where all of
the local employees of the company
gather each year about a festive board,
was given lase night at the Hotel St.
Francis, by Major C. B. Winn, man
ager of the Albany branch. Those
present were: C. B. Winn, J. M.
Biggs, W. A. Roy.se, A. W. Mitchell,
Charles Richardson, Charles Kennard,
Ir'vin D. Custer and Richard F. Thorn.
Russians Arrive. A delegation of
eight Russians arrived this noon from
Canada and will proceed to Peoria to
join the colony established there some
time ago. . .
Engine Broke Down. The Willam
metic Limited, due to depart from Al
bany for Portland at 8:40 was delayed
over an hour this morning due to a
broken spring hanger on the engine.
The accident happened while the train
was enroute to Albany from Eugene
and the train laid over here until the
damage was repaired-
Returns from Pirtle. Returning
this noon on the Oregon Eleotric, Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Pirtle are home from
a few days visit on the farm owned
by Mr. Pirtle near Pirtle station.
To Spend Few Weeks at Newport.
Leaving yesterday Mrs. Parker and
daughter Alzina. and son Edwin, are
at Newport to spend the next few
weeks at the Parker cottage there.
Barber Shop Changes Hands. Ray
and Carl Huston have bought the St.
Francis barber shop and will assume
charge Monday. Both are well known
as barbers, having previously operat
ed a shop of their own here, known
as the "O. K. Shop."
Goes to Portland on Business, .
Leaving this noon C. W. Tebault is on
his way to Portland to attend busi
ness matters, both personal and in
connection with the Portsmouth Land
company, the new development pro
ject launched at Marshfield recently.
He expects to return tomorrow night.
New Years Baby. Probably the
iirst Xew Years .baby born in this
section is an eight pound girl born
to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fuller, early
New Years morning. Mother and
daughter are doing well.
Mill City Motor Not Discontinued.
There appears to be a misunderstand
ing as to the railroad connections
between Albany and Mill City. Some
have been laboring under the impres
sion that the motor has been discon
tinued but this is not the case and
the service is continuing as usual, ac
cording to an announcement made this
afternoon at the S. P. d oot.
Trains Resume Schedule. The first
train from California since Thursday
morning passed through Albany this
morning. Traffic has been badly tied
up at Redding due to wash out and
land slides, attendant to rain storms
of that ' section. It was announced
this morning at the S. P. depot that
the trains will resume their schedule
as the hindrance to traffic has been
removed.
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Three Big Exhibits Under One
- Roof at Lecal Armory for
Three Days.
BELIEVED SHOW WILL BE
BIGGEST EVENT IN STATE
18 Silver Cups te Be Offered
and40te 50 Blue Ribbons
to Be Awarded.
"We are going to have one of the
'best shows in the state and we want
everybody to attend, farmers, town
people, school teachers, students and
society folks. The show is absolute
ly free and I believe it will have
more varieties on display than ever
before. There are 18 silver cups of
fered and between 40 and 50 blue
ribbons to be awarded. It is our plan
to make this the biggest and at the
same time the most profitable ever
held in the state and thus far we
have certainly had the co-operation
to make it such."
Walter H. Worrell, a member of
the Central Willamette Poultry asso
ciation, thus expressed himself this
afternoon, relative to tine coming
show to be staged at the armory
from January 6 to 9 when interviewed
by a Democrat representative.
Champion Hen Feature.
.There will be three shows under
one roof. The Central Willamette
Poultry Association will exhibit in
connection with the Oregon Branch
I t Li A n i a
. the American Poultry Association
arid the Oregon Agricultural College
poultry and food exhibit. The hen
that captured the world's record for
laying will be a feature of this latter
exhibit. Prof. James Dryden, of the
poultry department of the college will
have charge of the exhibit and is
scheduled to give'several lectures dur
ing the show on chicken husbandry.
Interest is centered in the coming
show on all sides. Everybody in
te'rested in chickens' has taken up the -'
enterprise with spirit. The prime
purpose is to educate and enlighten
chicken fanciers as to the profitable
raising of fowls and is to promote
the best interests. of the industry.
Was Tied Up at Redding. Rev.
W. P. White arrived home this morn
ing at 11 o'clock from San Francisco
where he visited relatives for a week,
overdue since 4 o'clock Thursday, as
the result of washouts at Redding.
He reports that 4 3-4 inches of rain
fell in 24 hours there. His train was
due yesterday afternoon.
No Arrests on New Years. Not
a single arrest was made as the re
sult of New Year celebrations in Al
bany. It is said that last year this
time the jail was full of drunks.
Stereopticon Lectures Coming.
Under the auspices of the First
Presbyterian church, Rev. James El
vin, of The Dalles, will present his
five great lectures here commencing
Sunday and continuing each evening
until Thursday. The first will- be
given at the vesper service Sunday
afternoon at 5 o'clock and the others
will take place at 7:30 o'clock in the
evening at the church. A more de
tailed announcement will be made to
morrow. Will Be at Home. Dr. and Mrs.
Geselbracht will be at home in the
social rooms of the First Presbyter
ian church Friday evening, January
2nd, 7:30 to 10 to members and friends
in church and congregation.
Trades Farm for Store. Archer
Mason, of Portland, has secured the
stock of the store formerly owned by
McCuIly & Co. of Halsey, having
traded a large farm in Eastern Ore
gon for the merchandise. R. A. Mc
CuIly has returned from the eastern
part of the state, where he looked at
the property offered for trade. He
will go to southern California to visit.
River is at Standstill The river to
day is at a standstill if not lowering.
Yesterday it was over 10 feet as the
result of the recent rainy spell but
this morning it stood at a little over
9 feet. Yesterday's record was per
haps the highest mark of the pres
ent season.
Fainted at Dance. While coming
out of the armory last night after the
Alpha Omega ball, Reade Dowlin
fninted in the doorway and had to be
carried home in an automobile. Fre
quently during the dance Dowlin had
remarked that he didn't feel well.
However, he was revived after taken
home and it was reported this morn
ing that he was able to be up and at
tend his duties.