Federal Meat Inspection. ! A lew months ajo attention was called to the. fact that the borax trust and other interests im friendly to I Jr. Wiley, in criticiz ing the ex-chief of the llnrean of Chemistry, took occasion to laud the lltireau of Animal Industry. The latter bureau iias charge of examining the meat-supplies of the country, and the argument of the anti-Viley forces was that, while tlie IJureau of Chemistry has hail a somewhat stormy ca reer, the liureati of Animal In dustry was conducted "without friction." t was stiKcsled at the lime that apny department of gov ernment service, supposed to he operated in the interest of the public, which yot along "without friction" was to lie viewed with suspicion. Recent developments seem to The Journal of the Ameri can Medical Association to point to the source of the lubricant which has permitted the Jiurcau of Animal Industry to operate without friction developing be tween themselves and the vested interests concerned. The llureau of Chemistry has. it is true, been much criticized in the last four or live years but the criticisms have come not from the consum ers, but from the manufacturers. Now the llureau of Animal Indus try is coming in for its share of criticism, but with this difference, that representatives of the con sumer and not of the packing houses are the critics. Charges have been made by competent and unbiased observers that the fed eral meat inspection laws arc ad ministered in the interest of the packers rather than for the pro tection of the public, ami that meal that would not be accepted at the ports of entry in Kuropc is passed by the federal meal in spectors for home consumption. As might be expected, the investi gation of the llureau of Animal I'liduslry exhibits Secretary Wil son and Solicitor McCabe "run ning to form" as special pleaders for the "interests." The enor mous harm done to the death of the American people through the maladministration of the Food ami and I )ruir Act and the fed eral meat inspection law can hard ly be estimated. The responsi bility for il rests n Secretary Wilson and Solicitor McCahr, whose incompetency or some thing else has rendered the en forcement of these laws a joke. Out of the Race. The New York World, a news paper that has been somewhat partial to Mr. Harmon, says: "(iovernor llarmon needed a more decisive vindication lliuw Mr. Taft, in view of the aggres sive campaign that Mr. Bryan made against him. lie failed to gain this vindication. That thou sands of Ohio democrats, in a comparatively small vole, shou'.d have expressed their preference for the governor of New Jersey as against the governor of their own stale is a decision without prece dent i'.'i the history of democratic politics in thai stale. The W il son vote is doubly significant, in view of the fact that I inventor Harmon was re-elected less than two years ago by a plurality of more than UHl.lHKI. Coventor Harmon's one chance at Balti more, in view of Mr. Urvan's bit ter opposition to his noniraatiou, was to demonstrate thai he had th'c complete confidence of the Ohio democrais and could sweep his stale. This chance is now blighted. Il looks as if the one unmistakable verdict of the Ohio primaries is thai no t Ihio candi date, democrat or republican, shall be president. t Ihio repudiates Ohio." The proposed retirement of Senator Crane, lias caused neith er regret or sorrow among the ci'.icns of Massachusetts. Crane a- never a man of the plain people, '.lever a champion ot popular rights and has never ren dered any real service to his na tive stale or to his country. A born aristocrat, and elected to his present high position through the inlluence of favor seeking corporations. Crane would have laid himself open to the charge of ingratitude, had he failed ihe "interests" in their hour of need. No, ingratitude is one charge which can not he laid at the door of Murray Crane. He has been faithful to the corporations, but in so doing has betrayed the people of Massachusetts and the latter are now ready to "speed the part ing guest." La Follette, the Logical Candidate i Candidate state, Ohio. Candidate home state, Candidate home state, 1 Candidate Taft ost his home Roosevelt lost his New York. Cummins lost his ovva. l.a I'ollette carried his home state, Wisconsin. I Ti. ,'.w i;.,, i...,.,i il, ..... ...... fore concludes: "If the home -late argument is to be conclusive, the moral is that Senator l.a J-'oi-Iclte, tlie only candidate who had strength enough to carry the state where he naturally should com mand the most enthusiastic and loyal support, is the logical nom inee of the Chicago convention." o The Washington Post halt jokingly expresses the thought that has ever been seriously held Ibv Americans in connection with the third term idea when it says: "If Roosevelt ever becomes presi dent again." observes the Des Moines Register and Leader, "he will exercise greater care in the selection of his successor;" but a good many pcple 'hull: there "ai'ii't going to be no successor." The Oregon Messenger is the name of a new democratic weekly published at the Capital by James K. Godfrey and A. M. Oairymple. The new weekly is well edited and should receive the support of the Oregon democrats. iS MISFITS Contributed By F. P. Nutting. A )if college event this year will ha the annual baniuel, which the JU. IOI will Kive the SHXIOR. In Albany C iJlejre doings (his year llle conservatory ol music is ileeiiL-illy ;l high C in events. The iniiilern aviator rides on the wings of ilealli, liable In be ilasbeil out ol existence by any cross current that happens ;iloiig. Twelve slurics of soliil coinl'ort, is the adverliseineill n a Seattle hotel for business, I'.ul lite real solid com fort in life is foiiml in a neat little bungalow down close to terra finna. The Mislit mail tmlny is olT on an auto cruise helping to advertise Al bany's big Uncle Siini Cliautainiua Oregon lilectric glorious 4th of July celebration, T!l!r. event of the valley on our natal day. Hurrah! Tiger! The president lias now learned the direction of the political wind, direct Inwards Oyster bay and from Ihe old slant! pat quarters of Ihe glnbe. ("entralia. Wash., is trying to hoi; Albany out uf the title of Hub City, captured by this city long before Ceil tialia dreamed of it. Phil P.innelee. the dead a via lor, made $l'7.lH)t) in I'M 1. but did it pay? Whatever brings selfishness into ;i person's lite is a poor investment. Sullieicnt for the day is the evil tliereoi, but we need to keep looking ahead loo. Talk of hu m an slavery. At the Methlehfin sled works, 2J22 employ ees worked 2 hours a day tor seven days in the week. This was exacted by a big corporation tnsiMiiig on the C S. prott-i ting tis iutaiit industries, liais! kangaroos and hippoi tamuses ! 1 A ! v was seen going down an al ley yatiierwg r.p beer bo'ts to s -11 to a blind yw. Mail your letlers in an Oregon Klee trie celebration envelope "'l help ad vertise the biggest celebration ever HoiUMt up in the valley. Connolly in Ivvei ybodv's says some federal judges are like a bull in a 'China shop, smashing things regard less of precedent. i The busiest fellow has the snap. A city is better oil without tin. average carnival crowd around. No matter wdiat he is paid the avia tor earns his monev. lei's go out to Lebanon and see t he big strawberries, Perhaps some one wi'A set up a dish of tlu-m with some of Linn's famous cream. 0. S. Wood in the Portland Journal gives Kditov Pok of the l.a dies' Home Journal a live wh;uk bf .eause he does-it'l want any turkey trot ;;h!s aiound bis establishment, Iin ing mum rou chunks at him. l'o i a spli-inlid representative of Amem.m manhood, one who stands for the be-' in chaiacter and conduct, the enemy i of shams and iinpuiity Most people .appreciate the animus of siuii attae'-. lack Johnson is suk again, and the ot ld is suk of Jack. i A man once acted the part of a Idiuuk.ud for forty ears. and commit ! teil suicide because he thought he had ; the delirium ttemens, and it was only a fancy. It is said a man may con j 1 1 una 1 1 y tell a big fish Mory until he actually believe it, Anything kept i on the mind develops character to ( ward tt. Therefore it pavs to have good thoughts, along helpiul lines. The funny man ay the girl who looks good enough to eat before mar nagr in a short time is only half baked according to the changed ideas ot her husband. Then the uivorec court tin nhr the drain. MONDAY ALBANY COLLEGE TQ GRADUATE SEVEN Commencment Week Exercises Begin With Conservatory Recital June 8 BACCALAUREATE SERMON U. P. CHURCH ON JUNE 9 PresidenJ and Mrs. Crooks to Give Reception At Their Home Here. ! Invitations are out for annual com mencement week exercises nf Albany , College which begin on June 8 and continue to June 12. The week's fes- ; tivities will begin with tlie Conserva- lory of .itisic recital which will be j given at the United Presbyterian church mi Saturday. June X. On Sunday. June 9, at .3 o'clock in j the afternoon the baccalaureate ad dress will be given at the U. P. church by Harry Means Crool.s of Albany College. At H o'clock the same even- ' itlg. Carlton E. Sox of this city will address tile V. M. and V. V. C. A. I members at the Methodist church on j "The Crown of Scholarship." j "'l lle reception which is given each j year by the President and Mrs. 11.; M. Crooks will be held at the Crooks i home, Ol.S Washington street, from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clnck on the alternnon of Monday. June 10, the senior class exercises taking place at 6:.!U o'clock at the college campus. On Tuesday. Julie 11. at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the animal meeting of the board of Irustees of the College will be held, followed by a luncheon lo the trustees and faculty at Tremout Hall. The oratorin. "Joan of Arc," will be given at S:30 o'clock on the evening of Tuesday. June It. at the United Presbyterian church. The regular annual couiiiieiicement day exercises will be held at the U. P. church at 10 o'clock' oir the morning nt Wednesday, June 12, and the Altumii banquet and reunion at 8 o'clock on the evening nt the same day. Pullowing are the graduates: The Misses Until Knowles of Florence, ;md Dana Cushman, of Acme, from the academic course; Misses Gertrude Ynung and Agues Wills from the con servatory of music, voice. Miss Kate Stewart will be the only graduate from the complete college course and will be given the Bachelor or Arts degree. There are two grad uates from the Commercial depart ment, Albert Kropp and Charles Alexander, both of Albany. PORTLAND, EUGENE AND EASTERN j I BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW LiNE The Portland, Kugene & Eastern be- j gan construction work yesterday on ! an electric line between Canby and Mokilla a distance of Id miles. The ! line will connect with the company's j main line that will tap the Willam ette Valley from Lt'.gene to Portland. I A. Welch, head oi the Portland, j Kugene & Uastern, stated ku;t night : ; that this week applications will be ( i made for franchises (brought the var-j ions town between Salem and Port- ! ; land, ami that as soon as they have j been secured the company will be- I ; gin the construction of this most im- j . portant link of its Hue. He said that , ; all surveys have been made and that ! the right of way has been -eeured. j "The Portland, Kugene & Kasteru I will be asking for a franchise to en- , ter Portland soon." Mr. Welch stated ! last night, "and 1 can say at this time ; jthat it will enter thc citv on the west j j The line from Canby to Moktlla will ! be a feeder, and will connect with tiie ! main line from Salem to Port laud, i w hich will practically parallel the line of the Southern Pacific. It will take about six months to complete the con -miction of the Canby-MoIIala branch, and before the end of that time we . will have our Saleni-Ponlaud line well ; under way." The company is busy budding feed ers and links for the mam line ; throughout the valley, and by ex tending its hue from Monroe, J.l miles -out'i, the line will be in Puetie. If construction is ru. hcii at the pre cut rale and no serious delays ate en countered in securing tvaiu-hise. tiie company will have its line connected ip between Portland and Kngciu with m a no i her year, or not much later than the Oregon Klectne, and before the Sou t hern Pacific e.i:i complete electrification of its line EUGENE WILL ATTEND OREGON ! ELECTRIC CELEBRATION AT ALBANY Tlie business men of Kugene will aeeept the invitation of Albany and attend the Oregon Elect i ic celebra- f tion on July 4th ts evidenced bv the tollowtiig from the Eugene Register: ! Promotion Manager Diu yea has re-i cetved a Jetter from C. H. Stewart,! secretary oi the Albany Commercial ' t tub. tendering a cordial invitation to the people of Eugene to lorrie to Al- ! i luny to help celebrate the Fourth Ot 'July, and at the same time the com ! mg of the Oregon Electric. j Eugene will be glad to accept Al- . ; banv s invitation to participate in cel ebrating the Fourth of July and wcl ! ' coming thc Oregon Electric. 1 'BR0WNSV1LLEW!LLS0CN HAVEl ; CITY PARKAND PAVED STREETS Mayor F. M. Brown Says the Commercial Club Now Has A New Slogan. Mayor F. M. Brown who is ais j the genial editor of the "Times" at Brownsville, was in Albany today looking after business matters an.l while here paid a visit lo the Demo era! of:';ce. "Brownsville is progressing nicely,'' said Mr. Brown, "the residents at a special city election held Saturday, voting 3 to 1 in favor of paving the streets of the city with hard-surface pavement, uf which a mile will'bc laid tins year. Besides the paving of the slreels of Bro .vusvilie, the people have also decided to purchase for a city park, the tract of land which has been used for many years for the an nual Pioneer's picnic. All this sud'.lei! energy on the part of the citizens of lirowusville has caused the Commercial Club to change its slogan from "Keep Your Eye oil Brownsville" to "Brownsville Paves the Way." Mayor Brown stated tlliit business conditions in the "Garden City" were line and that everything is progress ing nicely. o WEALTHY CINCINNATI GIRL LIVES AS HERMIT IN CALIFORNIA CARIN Santa Monica, Cab. June 1. Living as a hermit in the Topanga Canyon, eight miles from here, Miss Alma Pitlinzer, daughter of a wealthy Cin cinatti family, today has refused the overtures of friends of her family to return to her home, declaring that she will spend the remainder of her life on the tiny ranch where she has built a cabin. According to her story Miss Pit linger, who is 27 years old. left her home several years ago and leased the land where she raises vegetables and hunts for her living. She wears kha ki male attire, and tramps the hills in bare feet with her hair banging over her shoulders. Her only companions -ire two great dee; hounds. "Tell my parents I am happy here and have no wish to go back to the sham social life," was the message she sent by the friends who tried to per suade he to return. Her parents live on Walnut Mill, Cincinatti. CLOYD D. RAUCH, SECRETARY OF 0 E. CELEBRATION, IS A BOOSTER Cloyd Dixon Ranch, recently ap pointed by the general committee as secretary of the coming Oregon Llec trie celebration in this city on July 4, is one of .Vlbany's best boosters, a young man of pleasing personality, who came to Albany several months avro from San Francisco, where he had his own office, while doing ex pert stenographic work. Mr. Ranch is engager in this busi ness here and his excellent work and courteous methods have made for him a host of friends among the legal fra ternity here.' not to say anything about the general public. He is greatly interested in the cele bration which will be held here on July 4 to celebrate the coming of the Oregon Klectric Ry. to Albany, and the spirit with which he has entered his duties as odicial secretary of the committee having the event in charge is manifest in t he services thus far rendered by him. The general com nnttee is to be congratulated upon their choice for this important posi tion. BROWNSVILLE VOTES FOR PAVEMENT AT SPECIAL ELECTION SATURDAY 3 TO 1 Brownsville. Ore.. June 2. At a special city election hold here yester day the paving question wa settled by a three to oun vote. The cam paign that preceded the election was heated. The result of the election insures at least a mile of street pav ing this year, which is deemed remark able for a town of this size. besides settling the paving ques tion, thc election voted on the ques tion of a public park, which carried by a two to one vote: also on the proposition to raise tlie annual tax levy from 5 to 8 mills, which carried by a tour to one vote. An automobile parade of citizens, headed by the band, made things live ly on the streets until a late hour in celebration of the fact that the progressives had won the contest. ' s' :;AX'"! ..u-i' ATHLETICS DEFEAT PORTLANDMAROQNS; Large Crowd At Park See the Visitors Succumb to a Score of 15 to 2. WITERBOTHAiTl BATTED OUT : OF BOX BY LOCAL SLUGGERS j . Salisbury and MlCkel EaCh Knock Home Run Over the Fence. Several hundred enthusiastic fans tilled the grandstand and bleachers at Athletic Park yesterday and witnessed the local nine deieat Maroons by the score tne fortlaml A Id to 2. Tlie game was started with Donald- son twirling tlie nail tor tiie visitors. ( but he retired after the second inning, L wiien Alhany had made three runs by excellent work with tlie stick. Don unison's place was taken by Winter botham, who at one time pitched in me .Northwestern League. He was ; easy for the "Athletics," who slammed ; his offerings for eight more runs in file Albany Democrat has passed the third inning. Three of these runs : im tIlc "finis the Democrat Pub were "made when Salisbury, of Al ; lulling Co .with Y. O. Hornibrook. bar.-, knocked the ball over "the fence. 1 president. F. P. Xutling continues Albany secured four more runs in the : to ll,-ti an interest in that pubbcaion. lift!) inning. The onlv tallies mad-' i -XIr- N'"llini has been the wh.de thing by the Maroons were' secured when!'11 the Democrat oltice for "nigh onto Mc.'vllen, the hard-hitting catcher ot I thirty year" and he retires from the tlie visiting team, knocked the ball1 newspaper grind with a good record over the fence in the fifth inning and ! ;u,tl a t:Itj:ir conscience. We arc repeated the stunt again in the sr-- I lK-sctl to lcani. hwever. that he will enth. Two home runs were made by Al bany during the game, one by Salis bury and one by Mickel. Owing to the absence of Patterson, the twirling for Albany was done by Lyle Big bee, the crack pitcher of the Albany High School nine, who struck out 14 men in seven innings. Albany made la runs, 14 hits, and two errors, while the Maroons arc credited with but 2 runs. 5 hits, and 4 errors. The game was called by Umpire Jas. Martin at the end of the seventh inning to allow the visitors i time to catch the Portland. tram tor Dave Patterson. Albany's star catch er, made tour hits in live times at bat. A feature which has been installed at the ball park and which is much appreciated by the fans, is a big score board erected at the southern end of the field, a gift of the Tracy Clothing Company. The score is tal lied after each inning and is plainly j visible from the grandstand and and bleachers. j Just prior to the opening of yester-i i day's game, the crowd were enter- i 5 taiued for several minutes by watch-; ;ing the aeroplane Might of Weldon B. j j Cooke w hich could be seen from th: j J ball park. LEBANON WILL ENTERTAIN LARGE CROWDS AT STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL With a continuance of beautiful weather which now prevails, Lebanon will undoubtedly entertain one of the largest crowds of the season, when the annual strawberry festival opens at that citv on next Thursday. Tlje Arnold shows have been se- cured and will turnish a large part ot ; tne entertainment tor the visitors ; during the celebration, while manv other features are being arranged on i the program. Excursions will be run from Port- 1 land and Eugene on Friday and sev- i . u mi.iu.ni peopie ui .menu i rom Albany. Governor West will attend ! on Saturday. I wo newsiest papers received at this of "S) , ticc- al,d une which we couldn't do j without al all, for we don't think we COURT HOUSE NOTES. ' ll:ivc niisSLl1 11 cl'y of il sillce iy7U :S) j ami much antimony have we manipu-. i1;llcs un the Slatcs Rights Democrat Patent. United States to Christian Kass. April 14th. P)o. 16 Oacres in Tp. 12. S. R. 3 East. Warranty Deed. O. A. Hrown to Isaac Lowden and E. S. Lowden. Lands in block 6 in North lirowusville. $l2tH).0O. Quit-Claim Deed. William T. Clark to George Oakley, ed in 3d or Santiam Mining District Nov. 13th. 1(1IL Mining ehii msituat in Linn county. Tp. 11. 4 East. Henjamin E. Oakley an dLulu Oak ley, May 6th. l'!2. Lands in Sec. 4, Tp. 13. S, R. 2 W., Linn county. Ore gon. $25.00. Charles T. Oaklev and wife to I. W. Oaklev. Mav JO. P12. 80 acres in Sec. 4, Tp. US. R. 2 West. SUMH). Hannah Gilbert et al to Civile G. Reath. Aug 20. W. llargain and sale deed. '77.48 acres in Sec. J, Tp. lo 4 W 87 0 State Deed. State ot Oregon to L. D. & R. Gil bert. Dec. 2X 1873. Lots in Sec. J. Tp. 16. containing 77 48 acres. $154 Q. Mortgages tiled of $200.00. SI 275 00. $250 00. $4800.00. Four releases of mortgages. A marriage license was issued Sat urday by County Clerk Marks for the marriage of Miss Grace Mildred Houck of Corvallis and Harry W. Feglcy. also of Corvallis. The groom it a brother of a farmer Albany barb- Martha A. Hall, of Lebanon, today began divorce proceedings against her husband. A. R. Hall. l air tonight ani Tuesday. 1 PHILLIP PARMEE IS KILLED AT i NORTH YAKIMA, WASH., SUNDAY North- Yakima, Wash., June 3. With a smile and a wave of his hand to the thousands who watched him, Philip O. Parmelee, the aviator, took tJZ-i& amffu& ft"? his lifeless and broken body was draped from beneath the wreckage of his biplane in an orchard in tlie lower end of Moxee valley, two miles from the starting point. The exact taue of the disaster will probably never be known. As he rose it was noticed his bi plane slipped and seemed to be con trolled with dilHeuIty. When he had , i,n.i:e about two miles he swung in a circle to ma' e the return journey. As he squared away with the wind nis plane was cnecKeu in us course, fluttered tor a second and plunged to the ground. It was thought by Parmelee's me chanicians that a sudden gust from one of the draws or small canyons struck the machine and rendered it unnianagable. His body was dragged from underneath the wrecked ma- . cmne uy iarmers in une orcnaru. ms skull was iracturcu ana it is Deneveo; death was instantaneous. -o- AT THE EDITORS THINK ABOUT THE NEW DEMOCRAT continue at the head ot the mi slit column of that publication. We wish the new proprietors success. The Democrat has bee n wonderfully im proved more especially from a typo graphical point of view and with a new head it presents a neat and at- ! tractive appearance. Junction City Xews. I !.',,, . , Thc Albany Democrat since last ! Monday carries a new head and wears i an entirely new dress, and is printed on paper that has not been wet down." Carrying no advertisements on the first page, it thus appears as one of the neatest of Oregon's dailies, to say nothing of its vastly augmented volume of news matter. Portland Journal. F. P. Nutting, who recently sold the Albany Daily Democrat to W. H. Horninrooi;, a former Idaho newspa per man, retired from the editorial desk Saturday night alter 2S years or service, during wiiich time he enjoyed but a few days ot respite from his duties. 'Ihe paper appeared for the first time .Monday under the new management greatly modernized and presenting a nice appearance .giving evidence that the hand at the wheel is that of a thorough newspaper man. Mr. Nutting will remain in Albany (and we understand will be responsible lor the "Alislit column ot the Dem ocrat which iias become quite popular. It is also hinted that when not en gaged in writing "misfits" he will sell Oregon real estate. Brownsville Tunes. Monday's Albany Democrat is on our exchange table. The rirst glimpse evidences the tact that something has I happened. The change for the bet- : ter is noticeable on every page i neatness, typographical correctness ! and arrangement ol matter. Lebanon 1 nbune. i Ex-Senator V. II. Hornibrook as- , Slim,..i aclive ni:iII:)Lr.nulu tilt. Al bany Democrat Monday. A complete new plant has been installed and the Democrat is now one of the neatest, in days gone by. It is the pioneer pa per uf Linn, and we hope it will con tinue to prosper and never wander after strange political gods. Jeffer son Review. j Since last Monday the Albany Dem ocrat presents a greatly improved ap J pearance. with a new "dress"' of type, j new headings, etc. It is now under ; the management of W. H. Horni brook, an active newspaper man, formerly of Twin Falls, Idaho. F. P. Nutting, the former owner, still re tains an interest in the business. Roseburg Review. -r i i -o L l"' was coming out day with 1 le( Alban democrat, the edition o ! il, i'VL'mn appearing with new head I T,m ?aRC T' a,"d "t?" j station ot matter throughout. The tranMt)rmation places the Democrat ! "V- ul upprou sv tern in modern newspaper making. It presents a fine appearance in its new dress. Corvallis Daily Republican. The Albany Democrat is now umte thc new management and to say thai it has an improved appearance is put ting it mildly. It is now a modern paper and the new man should re ceive the encouragement his efforts deserve. Lebanon Advocate. The old original Albany Democrat is no more. With thc retirement of Bro. Nutting the paper has taken on the modern appearance and save that it bears the same name there is noth ing about it that its old friends will recognize. By the change the whole of Albany has advanced a pace. Har risburg Bulletin.