Who Are Republicans Here is the way Bruce Dennis, editor f the I.a (iramlu Observer awl chairman of the Republican Stale Central Committee, sizes up the political situation in Oregon- "To he a republican is it neccs ,sary to swallow fraud, rottenness ami political crime? "To be a republican is it neces sary to approve of a national committee that disregard-) the voice of the people? "To be a republican is it ntii.--sary for several million voters ' be i-)scil into crime by a few wlv Me fifjhtin for fellish inter ests 0,1 y? ' In Oregon thf e are a n-.ai-ti naiy lew who wo..dd read o i tvitv member of br rcpub'ican parly because a vuuc is raise..', against fraud. These few would say to at least 50,000 voters, ' you must line ui -egartMeiS of what has happened." A firm believer in and strong advocate of the use of the road drag says: "When a spell of wet weather delays farming opera tions, there are two things for the farmer to do; he may loaf around the farm pottering here and there and losing most of his time, or he may get out on his roads and do some thorough, last ing road improving. Wet weath er is the time to use the split-log drag and immediate results will be seen in a lessened amount of dust and the absence of deep ruts. The drag places the roadway in shape to shed the rain water, which, on undiagged roads, fills up the nils ami hollow spots, sinks into the road and eventually ruins it. Roads repaired only once a year are frequently impas sable holes of mud, but roads on which the drag is systematically used a'iid after each rain soon be come of proper shape to shed the water and remain hard and firm." Pacific I lomestead. The demand contained in the democratic national platform for publicity of all recommendations upon which presidential appoint ments are made, for the owner ship of newspapers, and for con tributors ami expenditures i';i na tional political campaigns, should meet with the approval of the general public. Publicity is the best "watch dog of the treasury" ever invent ed, and will do more lo purge con gress of its undesirable members than a hundred criminal prosecu tions. Notwithstanding the opinion of Colonel Roosevelt there is a dif ference between egotism and re publicanism. A man who is too infernally s:mi'.v to Iny ihe "kids" an ice ci cam cone o-i a hot day bus g.v eii the devil a quit claim deed lo Ir- interest ,n heaven. "It was my light and my vic tory." said Colonel Roosevelt when he was informed by the Associated Press ol the unseating of l.oiinicr. I lad the Colonel Roosevelt liv ed i'.i 1'iibh' times we are inclined lo believe that he would have claimed the authorship of the Sermon on the Mount. The American farmer has near ly SIH.IHHI.IHIO.IHH) invested in his business and produces S-5.0lH,-(KKI of wealth every day in the year. If this wealth could be or ganized along the lines laid out by Rov'kctcllcr, 1 1 1 i would be "a government of the farmers, for the fanners and by the farmers." Ml. and Mis. liohcit I.. IbllUl.ut Needless Sacrifice of Life. .Much time and space arc being devoted these days to educating the people on the prevention of iHmu-c and the reduction of the death rate from contagious dis-cj-cs. I hi many of these sub jects the public certainly needs to be instructed tor its own protec tion. Vet theic is today a large loss of life that results not from ignorance, but from carelessness - not from the carelessness of some other person, but from the carelessness of the one who suf fers. Kansas City has recently adopted a new ordinance for the control of travel, not only on wheels, but also on toot, 'flic heedless or foolhardy person who will not profit by the traffic regu lations lo protect himself, but who strays all over the street, v ho crosses in the middle of the block, or who attempts lo save time hv a diagonal route instead of by adhering to the beaten path, j is lo be regulated. Kansas Lity ; has even invented an appropriate i name for these individuals. They are called joy waiKers. i ncy ; are a danger not only to them- j selves, but to others, and this ef-! fort on the part of Kansas City j to regulate the pedestrian as well as the driver and the chauffeur j is a step in the riht direction. The needless loss of life through personal carelessness is hardly realized. Living conditions and surroundings, especially in lare cities, are becoming more com plex each year. The path of safety lies in obedience to wise restrictions. As we learn to be more law-abiding we shall learn that within the restrictions of the law there is safety and without, there is danger. Senator Bailey. Senator Uailey of Texas, per sonal representative of the Stand ard Oil Company and its allied interests at Washington will soon lay aside the toga and devote his entire time and attention to the practice of his chosen profession. We think we are safe rn making the statement that the plans of the Texas senator are not entirely in conformity with his own per sonal wishes in the matter but arc none the less pleasing to his con stituents in the Lone Star state. I lad l'ailey served the people of Texas with the same loyalty that he served the corporations, his retirement would have been a calamity instead of a blessing, but his wonderful executive ability was misdirected. A brain that was large enough to reform the existing political and social con ditions was rendered sterile by a putrid heart. If Ilailey was ever on the right side of any public question, it was an oversight which he corrected at the lirst available opp irtunity. J n fact for a good many years Ilailey ami Aldrich have been a sort of a sen atorial barometer of evil. They v rk e d t ge t h e r with a single purpose and that purpose was the enrichment of the few at the ex pense of the many. If any tears are shed over the t i'ic-rced re1.". re nel of the sen i senator from 1 evrs it will be in some of the exclusive bruwnslone fronts in Washington and in the palatial residences of ew York. Without regard to party, creed or race, the great majority of Amer ican citizens are willing to speed the parting guest and the sooner he shakes the dust of Washing ton from his garments, the bet ter. Free Tolls for American Ships. It is quite possible that Con gress will refuse to pass the slat- lute providing for free tolls for I nu-ricau ships parsing thn ugh ;the Panama canal. Congressmen j iM'Idom apply the same business-1 I like methods to governmental at-' 1 fairs that they apply to their own; business ventures, and for that I reason, can hardly be expected to J grasp the opportunity of a ceil-j turvaud build up an American i nuTcha'iil marine through a svs I lem ot exemptions m lavor of ves-' -els earn my the I nited Males The government 1km expended the sum of $ l(XUHX.iHKUX) in the eonstnietion of this great eanal. It is one of the iul remarkable engineering feats in the history ot ihe eivilied world and it has been accomplished without the i'ii.inei.il aid of any other nation. I lie government is now aked to refrain from reaping; an indi rect benctjt through a dtcriiniua- tiou in tavor of the American ' -hipping industry. In other words the government may ex pend millions of dollars in an eu ,teiptie, pay interest on" the hond. maintain it at an enormous 'expense, but under no circum stances apply business principles i.i its management. One might 'juM as well try and defend the plan of investing the same imoiuit ol iukik-v m a strini; iifl.i,., ...,.,,' ' ;ii.u iiiu'iu nouses ami cnaro;o hum ow ner a tnnntlilv rental lor their ! use. It wottlil In- just as consist cut. It there was ever a time when a little common sense shonM he sptvail upon the com; tvssion.i reeonl. it is tl or 1 ... 1. I this tiu-stion of free tolls for American ships is tttnler discus sion liv the ttteniliers of that am; nst. hut tinlutsincss-likc lioch which wo call congress. WEDNESDAY pill'T UCAD TM V flQ URN I IILrlri, IO U 11 WALK, BOY IS PUZZLE l Eighteen Year Old BOV is , n-m. Stricken While on a Battle Ship Cruise. San Mateo, Cal., July 17. Govern ment medical specialists at the naval hospital, Tonsillolith, X. II., arc puz zled by a peculiar affliction that has deprived Assistant Gunner Horace Walling, Jr., 18 years old, whose home is in San Mateo, of the sense of hearing and the ability to talk or walk. Last night the hoy's mother, Mrs. Horace Walling, wife of the president of the Keystone Type Foundry in this ciyt, left for Portsmouth to bring her son back. Young Walling is well known in San Francisco. He is a nephew of Will Walling the actor. About a year ago Walling enlisted aboard the man-ol-warsman Nashville as an assistant gunner. He went on a cruise to Santo Domingo and Hayti. When the ship dropped anchor in the harbor Walling went ashore. He had not been on land half an hour when he suddenly collapsed and was unable to talk, hear or walk. He was placed in the hospital ward aboard the vessel and its cruise was cut short to bring the afflicted boy back to the United States for medical observation. MISFITS. to Contributed by F. P. Nutting. Wonder when the big 65,000 filter is going to lifter. In athletics too we beat the world, but we had to have an Indian to help do it. The young man who cares at all for his reputation is going to keep away from blind pigs. One bad act leads to another and almost anything goes with whiskey. The swimming pool is now filled. Xothing like a swim these warm days if it is utily in a hath tub. Xever allow yourself to get low down. Keep high up, and the way to do it is to start right. A man's face often speaks louder than his wnrds. 1 1 is words may lie, but his face rarelv. If you don't want any trouble in life yi m will have to go else vh ere. Trouble knocks at every man's door some lime, generally lrciiienlly. A French aviator who beat the air out. has jtist been killed while hunt ing. What an uncertain old life this is anvwav. T. Ii. is again in his shell ; but it will not last It hi tr. lie will do some thing, and it will be startling. Tin ual has it settled. The 1m -t road system in Orepi n is in Tillamook comity, the nest lust roads are in Uentnn and Yamhill comities Speaking of roads it i time some thing was done with those in Al bany's suburbs, not nearly as gi od as those further out. "WHY STAND YE IDLE?" ( Communicated. 1 not this question pertinent in-t Is : now. addn-s-i'd to the women of Al , bany? , Why, when every other town in i i ho;on is oriniiii for the advauce- ment of equal suffrage, does Albany 1 remain inacli e? I One say "the can-c is not popular j here." Another says "it is coming j anyway, why trouble ourselves about j helping?" Others are "too busy" I with many other excuses. t ay noth ing of those who oppose and ridicule tile thought of the ballot tor women. : Hut the question has be become ail tin Mild be treated portant one. and witii reason ami suuentv. ami not . caM aside with sneers and ahii-se. ' ! 1 1 i difficult to believe that the j true ideal of womanhood would suf lev by more knowledge, wider human j interests, broader fields of nsetnlne-s, , more independent action, physically., intellectually ami nun. illy in shaping ! i the conditions of life. Hut know ledge i cannot be widened, without a widen-! ! ing experience. New and higher j .lpes ol conduct will come with the j new fresh field of experience. It is unreasonable to restrict wo- j men to certain spheres of work, to ! prayer and patient waiting, to for- bid them to reach forth their hands: to accomplish the tilings they so ar ilently wish. The government of the t'uited States claim-; to be democratic: h laws are supposed to be made and! i executed in accordance with the j ;wih and will ot the people, yet it; . maintains an attitude of inconsist j ' ency and at'Mirtliiv, in the refusal to Inul Mi.. ti .!l..i ... 1, .1.' tl I.. ..1 Is it not I,u' "omen lie.irchy that say to Aiuetiea, "Von shall obi our Luis, we will ta von. it hi have propcrtv, we will imprison ill lie ,!! I,,,,..' ,.r i,,it we will not give you a chance to say what these laws iull be. to which ' ' ' " untnn. l oreigners d' aiiukanU. saloon keepers. and schemers shall all have a voice in the law making business, but wo men. idiots and criminals shall not ld flu seems a nightmare of paganism struggling against the progress of an awakening age. AN ALBANY WOMAN. Ti Colored Woman Was Sentenced To One Year In County Jail For Indecent Exposure. WAS FOUND GUILTY BY JURY IN COURT HERE YESTERDAY Judge Galloway Commends the Efforts of Local Police in Stamping Out Crime. "It would have been far better for you to have taken a gun and went out on the street and shot some young boy and had him buried by his par ents, to fill an honorable grave, than to do what you did in this city a few weeks ago when you assisted in en ticing a number of local young men to a local livery barn and there ex posed your person in their presence' said Judge William Galloway this morning after he had sentenced Fanny Vaughn, colored, to the maxi mum sentence of one year in the comity jail, after she had been found "guilty as charged in the indictment," by the jury. Alter being sworn the woman was closely questioned by Judge William Galloway as to their past life. She said that she had never been in trou ble before, that she was born in Med ford, and had married at the age of fifteen years. She was asked by the court if she had been to school and if she could read and write and replied that she could, also that she could keep house. Judge Ualloway then asked her siie could break away from her old associations and lead a respectable i life if given a chance, or whether sh thought she had gone so tar that il would be better for her to remain in jail for a year. She replied that she would lead a better life if given it chance. Judue Galloway then said: "The peiihy for a misdemeanor such a the one committed by you is a serious one, and is punishable by confine ment in the county jail from three months to one vear or a tine of from $50 to S3D0. While you were being tried yesterday afternoon. I thought that the best thing for you would be one year in the comity jail, provided the jury found you guilty, but when you broke into sobs in the courtroom last night w hen the verdict of the jur was read, 1 saw that there was a chance for you to become a better woman, so thereh re 1 am g dug to parole you. believing that you will V. better, but remember that the eyes ( the court, tiic tti t attorney and the sheriff will be upon you not t run you down but to keep you from falling again." When imposing sentence this morn ing Judge Galloway also said: "There are hundreds of people who would hire a woman like yourself to do housework, while the railroads, build ing contractors and fanners would give honest employment to a man like your husbanl and the world will re ceive you with open arms." "There is not I; ing but the best of feeling oil the pari of this court, the district attorney, and the sheriff to ward you." As the defendant left the courtroom, the court shook hands with her. 1 biring his talk this morning Judge Galloway said: "1 want to take this opportunity to commend the action of the police officers of this beautiful city, in stamping out crimes of this nature." The case of Oregon vs. Fannie i V-au ghn was given to the jury at ' .i . i,. clock last evening and a verdict of "guilty" was returned at 5:J5 p. m. Following was t lie Jury in the Vaughn case: i 11. Koontz. Malsev: Dan Ti,ncrheUL Waterloo; G. W. Birtehett. Ani;(Mv: A Asche. Albany; Charles A. Beck. Foster: Joseph W. Weddle. Soi i ; S. Livingstone. Albauv; U. A.! McCullv, llalsev. Samuel C. Hyder. 1 Laeotnb; Walter Tost. Oakville; T. ; P. Fallon, IlaUcy, and A. F. Seising.! Lebanon. "POULTRY AT LARGE" IS UNUSUAL ITEM IN POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT 1 Kililor Humphrey of the Jefferson A peculiar claiuc in the ipiartcrlv , R.'-ev came up from Jefferson this report of Chief of Police Oainjhtr'v ; allcrral" am' 15 Poking aner mtsi says "Poultry at larBc 1." The poul- j ,u',ss ,:"'-'rs here. try mentioned in the report was the The Nashville Students, a colored property of a resident of Albany re- concert company, passed throuvth Al sidinu m the eastern section of the : bany this afternoon to Southern Gre eny who allowed his chickens to run , Ron from CorvaUis. aN.--.it the streets, where they were! Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Mever took i.'cc to inter other people's yards and : the afternoon train to CorvaUis where 1..HOI up tlower beds and Hardens. ! they w ill spend a few days visiting ! .'. I'Ni.r me ,uti;ci 01 uie t nei a ! v.... rted the mattt r to the po lice i!e( aninciit and Chief of Police I'.iu.-hiiy w;oied th' owner of the "'i.i.l's' lo keep them penned up. This he did not do, however, and he was arrested and fined $5 and costs by Police Judge Van Tassel. His rfiiort is n toM.ms- Tntov; cited arrested and convicted. 74; as- s.uilt arrested and convicted. 1; dis- orderly conduct arrested and con- victed. poultry at large. I: speed i ing. 1. 1 he total number arrested I and convicted was 5.V Hoboes to the number ol . Vi w ere arrested during the ijuarte- and nu-aU were furnished to the anu uu: ot Sv (5 LOCAL ARTiLERYMEN WILL CAMP AT FORT STEVENS Will Leave on Oregon Electric August 20 and Will Be Away Ten Days. The 5th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, Oregon National Guard of this city, will leave Albany on the morning of August 20th to Fort Stev ens, Oregon, where they will go into camp for te ndays and receive addi tional instruction in the handling of the 10 and 12-inch guns which protect the mouth of the Columbia river. The company will leave Albany about 50 strong, going to Portland over the Oregon Electric, and will be in command of Captain Frank M. Powell and Lieutenants Herman O. Stalnaker and Leland R. Gilbert. From Portland the artillery men will go to Fort Stevens via the As toria and Columbia River railway. The olive-drab service uniform will be worn and each man will carry sixty pounds pi equipment, including blanket, poncho, shelter-half, haver sack, mess kit, gun, bayonet, tirst aid pack, etc. The annual rifle and revolver com petition of the Oregon National Guard will be held on the state rifle range, near Clackamas, August 12-15. A large number of prizes and medals will be given for the best shots. The commanding oflicer of each regiment will send a team of four men and one alternate, to be selected from the commissioned and non-commissioned officers. From each com pany of infantrymen, ambulance com pany and division of the Oregon Nav al Militia a team of four men and one alternate will be chosen by the com mander. It is required that all members of teams shall have performed 75 per cent of the military duty, such as pa rades, drills, encampments and oth er duties of a similar nature, during the time they have been members of the organization. Reports from com manding officers are to be made to the office of Adjutant-General Finzer not' later than August 8, showing the names and rank of the members of the various teams. prize of between $500 and $0'"! (riven bv the bankers of Oreeron. is announced by Colonel John M. Poor- man, of the Third Infantry. Tin to be named ''The Bankers' Trophy" and will be shot for under rules and .at a time to be announced later. FORMER LINN COUNTY WOMAN CIES AT HER- HOWE IN ROSEBURG SUNDAY Mrs. K. B. Stewart, wile of Dr. E. B. Stewart of Roseburg, died at that city Sunday at the age of 24 years. She was a member of the Baptist church and a native of Linn county, having been born at Brownsville. She is survived by her parents. Kx Senator and Mrs. O. P. Coshow of Ivoseburg and three sisters, Mrs. K. L. I'ickens and the Misses Lcon.-i n n t ' Dale Coshow- of Roseburg. The de ceased had many tneuds m Browns ville and Lin u county who will be shocked to learn of her death. SOUTHERN PACIFIC MECHANICS ARE REPAIRING STREET CAR HERE TODAY That the Southern Pacific has ac quired the holdings of the Portland. Lugene i- Lasteru Railway company, which includes the local street rail way system, was substantially proven this morning when mechanics of the Southern Pacific company at this city commenced the operation of repair ing the trucks and placing a new set of wheels on the local streetcar. Many people have believed that the acquiring of the P.. K. i- F interest by the Southern Pacific did not in clude the street railway here, but it apparently does. S) -1 5) 51 $) $ LOCAL NEWS. Mis Mina Cook home oi 1.. E. Mm s a guest at the it this citv. l;in Johnston is confined to his houie with an attack of rheumatism. Harry M. Hawkins of this city "cnt to Lebanon this afternoon oil a short business trip. K. V.. Mason went to Kitgenc this afternoon on a short commercial trip in the interest of l-'oshay & .Mason of this city. , menus ami relatives. .1. it. ueti ol the I'stis Llevator I company ot Portland, is here draw ling the plans for the elevator system for the new Haulinel hotel, i N'ewton Carter, a prominent busi ! ness man of Later Falls, is reaister- ed at the Revere. He is looking after I interests in the vicinity of Albany. . Flick and John Duncan, prominent ! tanners residing in the vicinity of i Halscy, were transacting business in ! Albany today. Mrs. G. B. Anderson .in, I T.,l,n i Cummiugs of CorvaUis .irrivr.l it. At. i bany this noon and will visit for a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Cunimings. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned administrator with the will annexed of the estate of James Vin cent, deceased, pursuant to an order of sale duly made and entered by the County Court of Linn County, Oregon, in th ematter of the estate t said decea.-cd on the 22nd day of June, 1912. will from and after the 3rd day ot August, iyi-'. sell at private safe, to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, subject to confirmation by said Court, all the right, title and in terest of the estate of said deceased in ami to the following described real property, situated in the counties of Linn and Lane in the State of Ore gon, to-wit : The northeast quarter and the east half of the northwest quarter of Sec tion 36, in Tp. Li south, range 2 east of the Willamette meridian, Oregon. The south hah of the northeast marter of Section 12. Tp. 15 south, range 1 east of the Willamette me ridian, Oregon. Also, I he cast halt ot the west halt ot Section 33, in Tp. 9 south, range 4 cast of the Willamette meridian, Ore-Son- .' . .... Bids tor said real property win De received hv the undersigned at his office in the City of Albany, in Linn county, Oregon. H. It. HtWll 1, Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of James Vincent, de ceased. (First Pub. July 5, last Aug. 2.) SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Linn County, Depart ment To 2. William H. Spcer, plaintiff, vs. Ellen Margaret Speer, defendant. To Ellen Margaret Speer, the above named defendant: In the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby re quired to appear an danswer the com plaint of the plaintiff on file with the clerk of the above entitled court, in the above "entitled cause, on or be fore the 26th day of July, 1912, the same being the last date of publica tion of this summons as prescribed by order therefor, duly made in this cause; and you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer said complaint as herein required a decree as played for in plaintiff's com plaint will be taken against you for want thereof, to-wit: For a decree of this Honorable Court, dissolving the bonds of matri moiiy, now existing between the plaintiff and defendant, and for such other and further order and decree as to the court may seem meet in equity. The date of the first publication of this summons is June 14. 1912. This summons is published in pursuance of an order of the Honorable J. X. Duncan, County Judge of Linn Coun ty. Oregon. Dated this 12th dav of June. 1912. L. M. CURL, Attornej' for Plaintiff. J-14-Jul-26 SUMMONS. In the Circuit Co-art of the Stale of Oregon for the County of Linn. De partment Xo. 2. Rose Cliffs, otherwise Ross Conger, Plaintiff, vs. W. M. Cliffs, Defendant. To W. M. Cliffs. Defendant: In the Name of the State of Ore gon: You are hereby required to ap pear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled c'aurt and cause on or before the last day of the time in the order of pub lciation of this summons specified, to-wit: six weeks alter the date of the lirst publication of this summons, ivhich dale for appearance and an swer ih Friday, the 30th day of Aug ust, 1912, ami if you fail to so ap pear and answer the plaintiff will ap ply to the Court for the relief asked for in the prayer of the complaint in this action, namely, for a decree an nulling the marriage between plain tiff and defendant and declaring said marriage void from tiie beginning. The publication of this summons is authorized by order of Honorable J. . Duncan, Judge of the County Court of Linn County. Oregon, made and entered on the 17th day of July. 1912. and the date of the first publi cation hereof is Fridav, the 19th day of Julv, 1912. DAN JOHNSTON, J-19-Aug30 Attorney for Plaintiff. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE TO CRED ITORS. Xotice is hereby (riven that the un dersigned has been duly appointed by the County Court of the State of Ore gon, for Linn County, executor of the last will and testament of S. D. Pratt, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate arc hereby re quired to present the same to tne, properly verified as by law required, at my residence in Albany, Oregon, within six mouths of the date hereof. Dated this 25th dav of Tune. 1912. X, D. PRATT, C. C. BRYANT, Executor. Atty. First publication, June 2S. 1912. La--t publication, July 26, 1912. EXECUTRIX NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been by the County Court of Linn County. Oregon, dulv ; appointed Executrix of the last will and Testament and estate of V. H. K.iltrider, late of Linn County. Ore- igon. deceased. All ocrsons havinir claims asainst said estate are required to present the same to the under signed at Peoria. Oregon, or to Wcathcrtord & WcathertVird. Albany. Oregon, duly verified as by law re quired within six months "from this date. Dated this the 9th day of July. 1912. LOLA M. SHAW. Executrix. WF.ATHERFORD & WEATHFR FORD, Attorneys for Executrix. w-Jul-12-Aug-9 FOR SALE New carpet loom, cheap if sold soon. Daniel K. Roth. R. F. D. 1. w-J-19-2o