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About The Semi-weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1926 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1914)
1 The Semi-Weekly Democrat WM. II. HOKVtnrtOOK. Editor and Publisher Knlcrcd at the postuffice at Albany. ' ircon, as .seroml-ri;.s niatt'-r 'nl-lihlied every evening except Sun lay Semi weekly published Tueii days and Fridays iiUSINKSS MATTER, ddrcss all communications and make 4II remittances payable to tlic Dem 1rr.1l Puldifdiing ('11. n ordering changes of address, sub iiribers should always give 'd us v II a.s new address. SUM SCR I IT I ON KATES Delivered by carrier, per week .$ 10 t li(.red by carrier, per yek. 4.11' i mad, a: end of year.; 3.i:J iv mail 111 advance, per year 3.1 KJ Sriiu Weekly vi . m of year $1.50 A paid in advance, iiiie year.... 1.25 i per word for first publication; 'tc pei word Iheieatter, payable in ad vance. Minimum charge of 25c. Established in 1365. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1914 WILSON'S ANSWER. When a delegation of women called at the White (louse for the purpose of urging upon President Wilson the necessity of a special message to con gress dealing with the (juestiou of wo man suffrage, he very properly refer red them to the Democratic National Committee. President Wilson abrogates to him sclt no unusual powers and holds that the party is greater than the man who receives favors at the hands of the of ganiatiou. lie lakes the position that the president is merely the instrument through which the pledges contained in the parly platform arc carried out and contends that the first duty of a public officii:! is to see to it that each i'.ml every pledge is faithfully and honestly kept. In this particular instance he fell that Wilson, the President, had no moral or legal right to commit the Democratic party to a new policy un til it had first received the approval of the National Comimittee or of the majority of the delegates at the Na tional convention. His first duty is to carry out the pledges contained hi the platform adopted at Baltimore and he is the kind of a man .who will perform that duty to the best of his ability. BENNETT'S STRENGTH No public service corporation which expects special favors at the hands of the next (iovernor of Ore gon will support the candidacy of Judge A. S. Bennett of The Dalles. He has accepted too many personal injury suits against the great railroads and other corporate interests of the state to make him a popular candidate with the so-called "big interests." It is not, however, from the classes but from the masses that Judge lieu net t will poll his biggest vote. It i-. his natural honesty, his admitted ability and his popularity among the rank ami file of the party thai make him the strongest candidate tor the Democratic nomination lor (iovernor. During the past few mouths the cuireucy tueslion appears to have cost the hanker-, a i;ood many s!t-e;i-les.v night s. The currency problem has always been a mu:iyc of worry to the incnibeis ol the new-paper pro fession. Wilson's !ei.ni policy : Ty in.; ;lie nils of the Mexican cats together and letting them tight it out without tost of Anieiieau blood or treasure. With pangs of icijrei some ol the opponent-, of the a diniiuM 1 a l ion Mil Uuly concede t hat business condi tions con tin nc to improv e. THE LOAN SHARK In the February American Magazine appears an article entitled "A Poor Maii's Hank." showing how in Atlan ta a great fight is being made against loan shaiks by lending money on the security of labor at reasonable rates. W. Woods WJiite, president of the bank, has been lighting loan sharks for years. In I'fcU lie headed a grand jury which investigated the subject He found seventy four loan sharks in Atlanta, curving thirty-live thousand loans a mouth, at annual interest rates of 250 per cent, rp to 3,51V per cent, with U.UV borrower:, the loans running all the way from one dollar to one hundred dollars. Following is one man's story of how he fell mt" the hards of the loan sharks: "'I would see my wife st.uve. and starve myself before Id go thtough it again lie Mid. 'My wile had a babv ouly two days old, when my house burned up. Of course the shock to my wife was terribte.' and she be-.-unc dangcrousty sick. I simply had to have money to pay the drug anrt doctor's bills, and so I borrowed from 'he only source I could, the loan sartc. 1 borrowed $4TJ, and paid $4 a month interest. Out of my salary of $65 a month r.s railroad yard-hand. w:th a sick wife and a baby and my 'ousc burned, you can sec I couldn't pay any of the principal. .My debts. mi deed, increased till, at the end of .two years, I was in $240 to the sharks, and paying $24 a month interest, or considerably over one third of my earnings, for I was so broken up by worry myself by now I lost time through my own sicknessess. Finally I could pay 110 more, and the sharks were about to put me in jail when Mr. White and bis bank saved me.' " According to the latest advices from Paris the new gowns will lie more decollete than they have been for the past quarter of a century. They are cut with great depth both in the front And back. If they keep on they will have to change the ball season from the winter months to July and August. Linn county candidates appear to be exceedingly backward. The Dem ocrat would like to have a good look at the political horses before the day of the race. Nearly all of the unemployed poli ticians have "tossed their hats into 'die ring," and most of them want to be governor of Oregon. Will en you pass some men on the street you feel that you have just had an encounter with a cold north wind. Can't our Republican friends figure out some painless method of eliminat ing Congressman Mawley? BETTER JUDGES The Oregon Journal makes a plea for an acid test of the availability of candidates for the supreme court of the state. The Journal is right. There is no more important office in the gift 01 the people, and none which carry the same responsibilities. I n choosing a candidate for a ju dicial office, politics should be cast aside and integrity and ability become the yard stick by which the various candidates arc measured. The election of a knave or a fool to any public office is unfortunate, but to elect a, man who is morally or mentally unfit to a place on the supreme court, is a calamity. The Union Pacific railroad com pany 'has authorized the expenditure of between five and six million dol lars for improvements for the O. W. R. & N. Now that the great rail roads have demonstrated that they are willing to gamble over five million dollars on the future prosperity of the country, the little fellows may proceed to spend some of their loose change. If everyone could look as pleasant around home as they do when posing for the photographer this would he a mighty happy world. Most men can stand failure hut it takes a truly great man to Maud suc- Clige a fool woman a few good togs and a tool man a few loose dollars in t hange and they swell up like a pois oned pup. Face powder ami paint won't con vert an "old eat" into a "kitten." y y i :) y t vi .- .,) (i & ri q News on This Page is rt From D.vly Issue of 1 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 1 $ ,f y y y y y ii y y y y y y NEWS NOTES Ai!D PERSONAL Miss Kimball, a member of Lady Kil ties Hand, Returns to Her Home There Jordan, Or.. Feb. 4 t. Special to I euuvt aO (.'has. Could, I Vin Mul er and Jno. li.irgau. Hell telephone line men, did some repair work up this way the latter part of the wook. I' barley tlrey, a brake man oil the C, & F. accompanied by his wife, vis lied Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shclto.i Sunday, going back to Albany Mon day evening E. M. Kimball went to Salem and In on glit back his son, Walter, who has been down there for -e eral months. The directors of school district. No (5 have changed their lighting, heat ing and ventilating of the local school to conform as near as possible to modern plans for single room school houses. A couple of He It telephone men. who were surveying the companies lines from Jefferson, arrixed in town Monday afternoon. Mi W.io Kimball, daughter of F M. Kimball of Jordan, returned homo She had been with MePougall's I.ady Kiltie Hand for the last three months U. G. SMITH WRITES ON PROSPECTS FOR CANNERY Says One Strong Cannery Is Better Than Two Weak Plants. Editor Democrat: I read with ..iiicu interest your rcccnc editorial with reference to establishing a can nery at. Albany and, as to the benefit uch a movement would be to the city and surrounding country, i heartily agree with you. Having had some ex perience,, with others, during the last two or three years in an effort to es tablish a cooperative fruit associa tion and cannery at Albany, I believe it would be unwise, at present, u 1 dertakc such an enterprise. There is insufficient acreage to support a can nery at Corvallis with excellent facil ities and low cost for shipping them make it possible for our growers to realize better returns for their pro ducts than could possibly be realized by establishing a cannery here which would .only divide the patronage with practically double the cost 6f opera tion without-prospects of an adequate increase in return. In short, it would mean two weak canneries instead of one. The Benton County Growers' As sociation and cannery have been in op eration less than two years, and the phenomenal success achieved in build ing up a system for operating, a repu tation and financial standing, and a market for the products, all reflect great credit on the integrity and busi ness ability of the officials directing the affairs of the association and can nery. The volume of last year's business is convincing in itself. With a capital of $640 the association shipped, 81 cars besides a number of shipments in less than carload lots. In the cannery department a total of 1,363,300 pounds of finished goods, making 17,840 cases, besides shipping 3 car loads of fresh apples nnd 3 carloads of potatoes were handled. The value of cooperative marketing was conclusively demonstrated by prices received. The average price of apples through commission concerns in 1912 was 32.4 cents per box and the net price was worse than nothing. The sum of 10 cents per box had to be paid for the privilege of giving the frujt away. The growers, in 1913, realized through the association $l;-20 per box, gross, with a net price of 93 cents per box for their apples. The products of the cannery were sold rapidly in the leading markets on the Pacific Coast from Seattle to Los Angeles and as far East as New York City. The total order for the year of goods yet to be shipped which will yield the grower a consid erable sum in addition to what they have already received. lty cooperating with the association and cannery at Corvallis our grow ers will share immediately all the ben efits to be derived from their experi ence and success while, if we attempt to establish a cannery here it would have to begin at the bottom to build up an institution facing ail uncertain ties for success. V. C. SMITH Lectures at Lebanon. Rev. I'. W. K titer son tie! i vers his lecture "The Last Man" ;it the ChriMun church in i.ebauon. tonight, under :'.ie auspice the Young People' Sivic;y of thai A. W, Blackburn, a merchant of l.eVtMoii, U !.'. Albany afternoon on business. Sheriffs Sale. .Notice is hereby ijivei! !iu' ot an exect:;ion and to me- directed, incd on vuit v'ouvi 0: ;iie Si i; lor t! e Con-:: v nf I .ir.n. wi'eiei" I U. Wiuihert :i;'f .i::d Y S I'.ml i- dc:'. S.iUM d.i v. il:e 1 -ll'.i ii, :,-v. A. 1'. 114. a hat by vir der ot sale of the I'ir of Oregon in the e:ie d i plain d:int. 1 will of l;e-tu- : i'.-.v hour of 1 frot-t door of the nv, ! Inn Conntv, o'clock p. :u , .n t! cou-'t I;t'f-.' in 1 iiec"ii, e'.l .it public auction to the hiuheit bid tier tor cash in hand the following described real property, :o w it : lie inning at a point on the north boundary line of the P. !.. C. of W. A. Paul am! wife. N'ot. No. 76 in Tp. 11 S. K. J W est of the Will. Mei". in I inn County, Oregon, which i 34 15 chain wc-i iron: the north east corner 01" the said IV I.. C. and :unni:: r-ence Wet 01 the north line ot a;d P. I.. C. 3d 1 1 chains -o the northwest coi "er ot" - iid P. I.. C. thence South M ,U I - J c" ain. thence K.i: chains, thence South 16. 06 J . chains, thence i;.it Jr. 11 chains, thence north St chairs to the place of 1h -e, inning, containing J74 acre more or less in l inn county. Orecon. and known as the W. S. Pan! Farm, to sa:iMy a judgment rendered in favor 01 the plaintiff and acainit the defendant in the sum of $l0Prt and interest from June l."th. PMO at the rate of six per cent, per annum ard the further sum of $l50tV at torney's fees herein together with his 'osi s and disbursements taxed at ;fJ-1, and accrninc eot Pate of first publication. Tan. LV Pate of list puMuMtio" Feb 10. P. H. tiopiXK. Sheriff of l inn Connt . Oregon. il.-.V-j; f,U0 PEORIA NEWS NOTES AND PERSONAL MENTION Ptoria, Or.. Feb. 5. (Special to Democrat.) Cato Gibbs and Fred Frady had business in Corvallis Sat urday. Miss Flora Barcus returned Thurs day from a two weeks stay in Corval lis. ' . . - Mrs. George Gilhens and children :ame out from Albany Wednesday and visited until Sunday with Mr. Githens on the farm. Mr. George Bayne and Mrs. Em ma Knighton returned Saturday from a weeks' , visit with . their brother, John Johnson in Portland. Elmer McXefl of .Pine Grove was in Peoria Monday. The revival meeting closed last Thursday night after a successful run of two and one-half weeks. Twenty new members -were received into the church, with more to join later on. The pupils- of the grammar grades expect to give an entertainment in the new gymnasium next Friday even ing. Everybody is cordially invited to hear .the .program and, ,to inspect the building. Born Sunday, Feb. 1st, to Rev. and Mrs. John G. Hesslar.- a son. Born Jan. 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Howell an eight pound boy. Dr. W. H. Davis was in Peoria Sun day . evening in his professional ca pacity. The high school basketball teams' are practicing every night this week, getting ready for some match games. Seth Hulburt of Benton county was a business visitor to Peoria on Monday. Rev. F. M. Canfield returned from McFarland by way of Corvallis on Monday. COURT HOUSE NEWS aao$ Warranty Deed. J. B. Dickovcr Co. to .Mrs. P. A. Mason, Sep. 20, 1913. Lands in Ideal Fruit Colony, $10. M. Merrit and wife to Robert Ston- cr and J. F. Harrison, Feb. 2, 1914. Lauds in Sec. 26, Tp. 11 S. R. 3 west,; $10. Shannon DeCow and wife to W. P. Howell and J. R., Feb. 2, 1914. Lands in Sec. 22, Tp. 14 S. R. 2 west $10. Charles L. McQueen et al to Rob ert E. McQueen, Jan. 31, 1914. Lands in Sec. 18 Tp. 14, S, R. 1 east, $1. Charles L. McQueen et al to Anna, M. Van Fleet, Jan. 31, 1914. Lands in 1 Sec. 18, Tp. 14, S. R. 1 cast, 80 acres $1.00. Thomas B. McQueen et al to Cbas. L. McQueen, Jan. 31, 1914. Lands in Sec. 18 Tp. 14, S. R. 1 east, $1. Charles L. McQueen et al to Thos. B. McQueen, Jan. 31. 19814. Lands in Sec. 18, Tp. 14 S. R. 1 east, $1. Fred Nothingcr and wife to J. H. ICeeney, Sep. 29, 1913. Lands in CI. 43, Tp. 13, S. R. 1 east, $1. Boar dot" trustees of Albany Col lege to City of Albany, Dec. 10, 1913.! Lands in block 29., City og Albany, i $22,000. " ! School Di-t. Xo. 5 to Albany Col lege. Pec. 10. I'M 3. Land in block 29 in City of Albany. $22,000. W. Ct. Ballack et ux to Pearl Stew art. Feb. 2, 1914. Lands in block 6 in F-asiern Add to Albany. $10. Fortmiller Furniture Co. to Phil P. Godwin. Jan. 28, 1914. Lot in Park view ;u!d. to City Cemetery, $60. j Thte Steward-George Hardware Co. 1 to W. L. Wrk'ht. Jan. S, 1914. Lands' in block 2 in City of Harrisburg. $10. 1 Adeline Fraser Scott and husband ; to Wm. Reid. Ian. 3"', 1914. Lands! in Sec. 26 Tp. 15 S. R. 3 cast. SI. ! Charles Ilololway et ux to Seth C. ! Geort;i Oct. 4. l'M.i. Lands in Moy-j er's Add to City of Brownsville. $1. j Mary V. Bennett to L. S. Bennett, and wife Feb. 3. 1914. Lands in Sec. 30. Tp. , s. R. 1 west, $5. Mary K. Bennett to Joseph W. Bennett, Xov. 25. 1M3. Lands in Sec. ! -. Tp. 9 S. R. 1 west. $5. Quit Claim Deed. Western Oregon company to The Board of Trustees of Albany College.' Pec. 31, 1013. Lands in Block 29" in City of Albany, $1. I L H. Blanstein, to C. A. Ander son, Jan. 2, 10)4. Lands in Sec. 28; Tn. 13. S. R. 2 cast. $10. John Steward and wife to W, L. Wright. Jan. 8. 1914. Lands in block 2 in City of Harrisburg, SI. Santa Fe Pacific R. R. Co. to Ade line Scott. Jan. 30. 1914. Lands in See. 26. Tp. 15. S. R. 3 cast. $1. Christirc M. Monteith ct at to W. G. Ballack et al, Mch. 28, 1910. Lands n block 6 in Eastern Add to Albany, $1,1X1 Probate In the matter of the estate of An nctta J. Allen, deceased. Bond ap proved. In the matter pf the estate of S. G. Collins, incompetent. Inventory and appraisement. Petition for order of :ilc of property. In the matter of the estate of Win. $61GQ DAMAGES ASKEO BY GREEK FOR LOSS GF EYE Alleges That Will Employee Negligently Threw a Mick at Him. For the loss of an eye, as the re sult ol an employee of the Ham mond Lumber company throwing a stick of wood at him, Panagis N. Palumuis, a Greek mill hand, has filed suit in the circuit court against the Hammond Lumber company for dam ages in the sum of $6100, $100 of which is to cover the alleged doctor's bills. The siory of how he was working as a dogger in the lumber mill, having been put on the job temporarily in the absence of the regular dogger, how he was unfamiliar with the work, leading to the throwing of the stick of wood by the sawyer, under whose orders he was working in order to attract his attention, and how he turned his head in time to receive the blow from the stick full in the face, is told in Palumbaint's complaint. Stick Piercod Eyeball The plaintiff was on December 12, 1912 according to the complaint, work ing as a sweeper in the mill, when in pursuance to instructions from the foreman, took the place of the dogger during his temporary absence. It is alleged that while he was discharging s duties as such the sawyer un dertook to signal to him to release the dogs from a log that it may be turned before making another cut. The plaintiff at the time was standing in his position on the carriage with his face turned away from the saws to protect his eyes from the sawdust, for which it is alleged the defendant company failed to provide proper ap pliances for carrying away. It is claimed that the sawyer, to attract the attention of the plaintiff, threw a stick of wood at him and that at the same time the plaintiff turned around. The stick, bearing a sharp point, it is claimed, struck the plaintiff in the right eye, lacerating the eyeball and permanently injuring his sight. It is also set up that the plaintiff was wholly inexperienced and not in formed of the dangers and hazards of the position occupied by the dog ger and that his employers failed to instruct him as to his duties. Attor neys Hewitt & Sox represent the plaintiff. CITY NEWS Weather Report. The ..range of temperature for 24 hours ending at S o'clock this morning was 25 to 45 degrees. The river is at 6 feet. The weather report says cloudy tonight and Saturday vith light rain or snow flurry. Travelling Passenger Agent Here. Willis H. Jenkins, of Portland, trav elling passenger agent of the Southern Pacific company, is in the city this af ternoon attending business, and con ferring with Local Agent A . A . Mickle. Author Visits Rev. Leech. Dennis IT. Stovall. a well known author has notified Rev. Leech that he will spend Sunday with him. Mr. Stoval write-, stories for the Sunset Magazine and other leading periodicals, and espe cially Sunday School literature. He will deliver an address at the M. R. church on Sunday evening on the sub ject, "What, makes the wheels go . round." Basketball Game Tonight Tonight at the V. M. C. A. gym the Albany and Salem high school basketball teams will engage in a game. The iranie will be called promptly at 8:15 o'clock and it is hoped that a large crowd of rooters will he on hand as the contest promises to be a hard 'ought one. Corvallis Rector Visits Here. Rev. C. B. Runnals, rectory of the Corvallis Episcopal church, is in the city visiting with Rev. J. D. Cum mins, of St. Peters church. Varsity Students Home. Rolla Ral ston, and Earl Fortmiller, students at the University of Oregon, are home visiting with their parents., Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ralston and Mr and Mr?. William Fortmiller. F. Shearer, incompetent. Petition to sell real property. In the matter of the estate of Ad die Cameron, deceased. Petition for appointment of administrator. Peti tion granted. In the matter of the estate of Cyrus C. Hickman, et al. Final Recites. In the matter of the C5tate of Chas. Marowvitch, a minor. Petition grant ed. tn the matter of the estate of Geo. F. Smith, deceased. Pe:ition for the appointment of admr. In the matter of the estate of S. D. Stephens, deceased. Petition for ap pointment of Admr. ATTEND MEETING 33 Linn County Road Bosses Are Present at Annual Convention. BIG YEAR FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT PLANNED Judge McKnight, County Clark Marks and Many Super visors Speak. With every road supervisor of Linn county in attendance, numbering 33, from us many districts, the annual su pervisors' convention is being held to day in the county court room at the court house, before County Judge McKnight and Commissioners Rus sell and Butler. County Clerk Marks was also present. Its purpose is to plan the road work for the coming year and at 3 o"cIock this afternoon the meeting was still in progress. The convention was called to order this morning by County Judge Mc Knight, who then gave a lengthy ad dress on the court's plans for road 'building. The judge then called up on County Clerk Marks who explain ed the new- accounting system to the road supervisors. Big Year Is Ahead. At the conclusion of Mr. Marks' ad dress various supervisors joined in the discussion, making suggestions, reciting experiences and reporting as to the conditions of the roads in var ious districts. The work for the coming year will be along elaborate lines, with the view of making the year 1914 the biggest year for road improvements in the his tory of the county. The policy of the court announced some time ago, will prevail and it has been enhttsi astically received by the supervisors. Road supervisors who attended the meeting, representing every district in the county as follows: All Supervisors Present 1, J. D. Isom, Albany, R. F. D. No. 5; 2, M. S. Coon, Shedd, R. F. D. No. 1; 3, E. G. Pugh, Shedds; 4, J. C. Stan dish, Halsey; 5, Austin Alford, Har risburg; 6, D. H. Pierce, Harrisburg; 7, W. M. Sawyer, Brownsville; 8, A. L. Kirk, Brownsville; 9, F. M. John ston. Tangent, R. F. D. No. 2: 10, W. C. Scott, Tangent; 11, G. A. Asche, Albany; 12, E. B. Wallace, Albany. R. F. D. No. 6; 13, Thomas Reidy, Tall man; 14, J. W. Hirons. Shelburn; 15, R. Sh'.'Iton, Scio; 16, Wilson Richard son, Thomas; 17, Fred Breustcr, Crab tree; 18, W. L. Wallace. Lebanon: 19, Ernest C. Hall. Lebanon: 20, W. H. Ingram. Sodaville; 21. W. M. Moss HoIIey; 22, Dayton Harris, Foster; 23. Roy G. Miller. Waterloo: 24. T. M. Downing. Lacomb; 25. John P.cnder, Scio. R. F. D. No. 1; 26. J. A. Du- mond, Albany: 27, E. L. Shepherd, Mill City: 28, John A. Brown, Water loom 29, IT. S. Heync, Walcrloo: 30, Raleigh Harold. Scio; 31, W. E. Wit chcy, Albany. R. F. D. No. 2: 32. Fran-j cis Ki.cr, I lorrisburg: 33. M. S. Al len, Jefferson, R. F. D. No. 2. Demurrer Filed. Attorneys Wca. therford and Weathcrford in behalf of the defendants, Winona Josephine Willi::tns and others today filed a de murrer to the compk.int of Charles A. Curran and Charles D. Monticth for tile reasons that j here is a nil-joiner of parties defendant and that the complaint does not state facts suffi cient to constitute a cause of suit against the defendants. Veterans to Be Actors. A "Philip pine serpent show"' will be given N Albany soon by the members of Camp Phillips, No. 4, Spanish-American War veterans, of this city. Brownsville Doctor Here. Dr. C J. Smith, of Brownsville, is in the cit today attending a patient. Dr. Smith is one of the best known doctors in that section of the county. Roseburg Attorney Here on Busi ness. Hon. Oliver P. Coshow, an attorney of Roseburg, and who was a candidate for the United States sen ate in the last primaries, is in the city today on business. Diamond Salesman in Albany. J. B. Dinkelspeil, of San Francisco, a diamond salesman, is in the city at tending business. He is at the Hotel St. Francis. Mayor to Address Class. Sunday Mayor L. M. Curl will address the men's class of the First Presbyterian church on the "Unemployed Prob lem." This promises to be an inter esting address and all are invited to attend.