TfiP Alhiinv TVmnrrnf ., .. . , , DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING CO. VM. II. 1IOKXIHKOOK, Managing Editor. Entered ;it the pofctottice at Albany, Oregon, as sccoiid-elas matter. Published eve-ry veiling except Sun day. vc.-kly published cvciy Friday. i;i..-l.'h.VS MALI i:k Addiess all ci .uiiKuniratioiis am! make alt remittances payable t(i I lie Dem ocrat Pilldi-liiug Co. J i m 'It , lli' it. I list's ni ad- 1: -i , .si : i sitiImis .-,i:l,l always iivo i.l'l as we! as new address SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily. Delivered by carrier, per week $ .10 Delivered by earner, per year $4.00 By mail, in advance, per year - 3.00 Jly mail, at the end of year J.5U Weekly. When paid in advance, one year....$1.25 At end of year At end of three years 2.00 Established in 1805 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1012. Governor West and His Oath. No public servant .should he subject to censure for respecting his oath of office. When (iovernor West was in augurated he took a solemn oath that he would enforce the laws of the state to the best of his ability and is now attempting to fulfill the solemn promise which he made to the people of Oregon and to his creator. If the officials of Portland will not enforce Ihe laws of the slate, the governor is entirely within his rights in calling upon them for their resignation anil appoint ing men who have a higher re gard for the responsibilities of their respective offices. Taft and the Judiciary. In his speech at Columbus, Ohio,' President Taft is quoted as follows: "We are in A transitiin period 1 hope, transition from something- that is good to something that is lieter and we are going iutti the valley of fear and humil iation for our institutions brought about by the denuncia tion that is unjust, hut that .seems at times to claim the sup port ol many people. I he bench and the bar are on trial in this country. I'rior to his elevation to the highest office in the gift of the American people, President Taft devoted Ins energies to the prac tice of law and attained more than ordinary success in his chos en profession, lie was later ap pointed federal judge, for which position he was fitted by both training and temperament. Hut like many lawyers and all judges, he placed the judiciary on too high a pedestal, lie was not content with ordinary respect for the men who have been placed in positions of public trust and con fidence he insisted upon wor ship, lie considered, and now considers, the judiciary as a sa cred institution. In our humble opinion Mr. Taft need not feel unduly alarm ed. No honest lawyer, and no decent judge need fear an assault upon "the bench or bar." The Tariff Board. The tariff board as it is now constituted is a national joke. It was boiM in a desire to prevent an honest revision of the tariff, and it has accomplished the pur pose for which it was created. President Taft and the stand pat members id" congress have hidden behind a partisan "non partisan tariff board" long enough, and the people are now dema-nding some genuine tariff revision along sensible ami common-sense lines. They will no longer be satisfied witli long ami laboriously written reports from supposed experts; they want a material reduction in the duties on all necessaries uf life and are r:i no mood to listen to a cam paign of excuses or to permit those who are responsible for the present high cost of living to shclliT themselves behind the re port ni a board of tariff revision obstructionists. A Constructive Statesman. In bis speech at K;tsoti, Penn sylvania, (ioxernor W ilson clear ly slates his position with refer ence to the corrupt influences which have heretofore prevailed to a greater or less extent in both "f Kre;it political panics. 'I'lic Governor said in jiaru "You hear of corrupt influen ccs, gentlemen. 1 would be ashamed if I said thKigs of one party that I was not willing to say of the other, if it were guilty, and 1 am willing to admit that in cer tain instances, in certain places, among other places in the state of Xew jersey, the leaders of a lit tle handful but nevertheless the leaders of the democratic party have had alliance of these corrupt influences, and the worst machi'ne von can get up is not a machine that is altogether republican or altogether democratic, but a ma chine that is made up of both of them and that works together at every turn of public affairs. "You have got them in Penn sylvania and we have them in a great many parts of the United States, or we have had them, but what 1 w.Tnt to call your attention to is that the men that conduct these machines are a small frac tion of the party that they pretend to represent and that the men who exercise corrupt influences upon (hem are a small fraction of the business men of the United Stales." The above words did not come from the mouth of a demagogue, or a mere political trifler. They came Irom a man who realizes the importance of Ihe great office for which be has been nominated, lie makes no sweeping claim of parly purity and admits a well established truth which many politicians would, for the sake of political expediency, prefer to side-step. (iovernor Wilson is no stratl dler. lie turns the calm light of reason upon existing political evils and searches for a remedy. In a word he is a constructive statesman. Responsibilities of Citizenship. The enactment of the initiative and referendum has brought to electors of Oregon new responsi bilities of citizenship. Changing the organic law of the state is a serious matter and the proposed changes in the Oregon laws are deserving ot careful attention on the part of the press as well as the electors. The newspapers which are op posed to the Oregon system can ill afford to sneer at the initiative anil referendum at a time when the people are demanding some enlightenment as to the merits of the various measures winch will be submitted to them for their re jection or approval. It matters but little whether the number of measures submitted is great or small. The people want a ration al discussion of the merits of the proposed laws and not a long winded, laboriously written edi torial pointing out the defects in the svslem. Let Banks Collect Contributions. The suggestion, of Acting Chairman McAdoo of the Demo cratic National Committee that banks act as receivers for cam paign contributions for all politi cal parties seems to us to be de serving of careful thought and at tentiim. In discussing the idea Mr. Mc doo was recently minted as fol lows : " I he opinion of the Acting So licitor of the Treasury Depart ment that National Hanks receive anil transmit subscriptions for each id' the national political parl ies puts at rest all questions as to the right of the banks to act if they want to do so. It is, of course, our rateution to have the banks charge for all expenses to which they are put for the serv ice they niav render. ' The letters to the banks are just going out, and already we are having responses Irom all parts f the country. In a few davs we shall publish a list of the insti tutions which have agreed to serve. 'It is a decided innovation, and sonic of the banks .with their usii- cotiserx atisut are hesitating about it, but 1 believe there will be a very general response m its, favor. I "It is a thoroughly non-partisan ' service, and one that will be ot re.it benefit to the whole coun try. It puts u'.vmi the banks once n lour years, and for a period not exceeding ninety davs. a relative-' small burden. Thcv will In- paid for any expense to which they may be put. and at the same time they will make a large con tribution to the public good. i SOCIAL. & S & 8 S s. Miss Ruth Fisher entertained at a! theater party Tuesday evening in lion- ' or of Miss Me liallack who left Thurs-! day for the East. After visiting the! theater the girls returned to the home j of the ho.ste-s where a table was j spread ior the guests and a daintv lunch served. A miniature train used as a center piece witli tiny envelopes suggesting travel from a prairie schooner to an aeroplane were placed with each place card for the guests to wi-h Mi.-s Mae a pleasant trip and a safe return home. ,Fis Mae wrote a note of condolence which caused much merriment. Tho-:e present were .Mae Ballack, Harriet Van Tassel, l-.mily Martm, Cormtha Hart, Carrie right, Beatrice banders, Lee Fort miller, Hazel Hocken-niith and Ruth Fisher. S S (O The Misses Taylor arc enjoying the week end with Iricnds at silvertou, "Si MISFITS. Contributed by F. P. Nutting. ' 9 5)? Do you think the time will ever come When waiters refuse tips? When autos run slowly through a town? When (here is no watered milk? When policemen will refuse bribes? And when water will run up hill? The girl who makes a good biscuit is a sculptor to be proud of. After millions of years a newspa per correspondent has just discovered that the milky way is neither a way or milky. A scientist is looking for a sixth sense, which will enable people to intuitively Know they are going to meet something around a corner without hearing it. We live under a sea of air, made up of three stratas. Should we ever rise fifteen miles it would be sure death. What is beyond? Close to the ground for we mis. Several Portland lawyers arc too busy to help clean up .Portland. Whenever a man docs anything worth while the cry goes up, "grand stand play." It is easy to figure out where a person stands by his cry. A fair will bring rain about a: prolifically as a 4th of July eclcbra tion. No use of having a long face over bad weather. It is just an off sea son. 1 he average will be good. Anyway - the . wet has been tiling for timber anil dairying. a big The silent Wilson vote will be a tremendous one. The love of a woman who likes a poodle dog just about as well isn't worth having. If you really wish the fish to bite have a license in your pocket. The greenest young man reported is the fellow who asked for molasses flavor for his soda water. It is difficult to tell which the aver age girl thinks most of these days, her head or her heels. One of the big magazines has learn ed how to make money without brains probably front personal ex perience. The silly old twaddle about a presi dential year hurting business this year is being kicked into a frazzle. Noth ing in it but an ague microbe. An Albany man in a Portland paper objects to reviving these old mon archical customs, such as the creation of a Princess Spokane in this greatest ot all republics, under a foolish, though somewhat pretty ceremony. If the fool-killer really got abroad he would have his hands full. Of course Tail's managers and their organs claim the election of Mr. Taft; but everybody else knows belter. Years ago everybody learned to speak a piece in school. Now it is pretty near a forgotten art. Who's forgotten such pieces as The Polish Hoy, Jim Mludsoe. Sheridan's Ride, Norval, Halaklava. The belles, Darius Green and His Flving Machine. So. crates Sunoks. Is ft Anybody's busi ness. Kory O'Morc, Thanatopsis. Barbaric Frictchie. One II. so Ihe Vagabonds. Curfew, The Hes perus, etc? Jim's Infant Industry. In body's, is a fine exposition of the modern tariff trust system of doing things. Hut it is not exaggerated. A 44 cent tariff on woolen clothes is bad as ,IJc apiece on bananas. An eastern writer suggests that if women wish to wear pants they have two legs to them and not just one. Idiiumd Parker returned home last evening from Newport where he has been spending the past few d.ivs at Fisher, BratlciuS: Co. IT N KRAI. MRF.CTORS AM) I'NDl'RTAKl-RS l.'niIortaki;i Parlors, 3nl and lircmdalbin Jf-j l.ADY ATTKNDANT Both Phones OREGON ELECTRIC 10 HAVE SLEEPERS Service Will Be in Operation on October Sixteenth Says Head of Company. ORDER ALREADYPLACED FOR TWO PULLMAN PATTERN CARS Said to Be First of Kind Operated on Pacific Coast; Eugene Invites Hill. An innovation in Western elec tric railway service will be the opera tion of sleeping cars between Port land and Eugene on the Oregon Elec tric says .the Orcgoiiian, Two cars ol regular Pullman patterns have been ordered. They will be operated in either direction every night. It will require about six hours to ma;e the run between Portland and Eugene, but the cars will be placed at a conveni ent point in each city so that passen- gci.s can noaru tliem early in the evening and lm to bed .m.l -:,L-.. ,. the following morning at the end of uieir journey. It is claimed for the electric sleep ing cars that they are virtually noise less ,, tlu.re ls css v,)r.ltion than on an ordinary steam road Pull man. These cars will lie the first of fl, type in operation on the P.-i.-ifi,- r-,ct the first, in fact, west of the .Missou ri Kiver. In onlv two or Hire tn... in the country are sleeping cars opera- iu on eicuuic nuts. Uuc such run is out of Indianapolis and the other is out of St. Louis. Numerous East ern cities have electric roads radiat ing out of them far enough to make such service practicable, but evidently it has not been considered necessary Ofiicials of the Oregon Electric be lieve that the Eugene-Portland ser vice will be economically successful from the start. Just what the nature of the celebra tion at Eugene will be has not been definitely determined. While it will consist in part of street demonstra tion, speaking and a formal reception the citizens of Eugene want to do something novel and unique. Invi tations probably will be sent to the Portland Commercial club prominent citizens of Portland, city ai.tiv. UIUL1.II.S, An earnest effort will be made to have James J. Hill present. If this plan is successful a "spike driving" ceremony will be one of the principal functions of the day. Unless unforsccn complications de velop actual service will begin on Oc tober 16. which will make October 15 the probable date for the Eugene cel ebration. Tracklavincr now h.-ic kofln plcted to the outskirts of the city of ,,,.,,,,1 i ni; rails were put down by track-laying mach inps. Within the city the work is being y iiaiui as it is necessary to dig trenches to contain the ties so that the track will find the level of the street. MVanwhile ballasting and overhead construction between Albany and Eu gene is progressing rapidly. High class station buildings are being erect ed in kecninir with the r,,.ri r.i;..,. of Ihe Oregon Electric. 1 wo big bridges have to be built on the main line before it can he complete. One of these is at t, crossing of the Santiam River and Ihe oilier is at i ne crossing of the Wil lamette at Harrisburg. To accomo date traffic temporarily, a wooden bridge was built over the Santiam,. The new structure, two thirds of which is ready, is being built of steel and concrete. While Eugene is the ostensible ler. minus of the Oregon Electric there is little doubt that the line eventually will be built south of that city. A rich territory awaits the coming of the rails, and traffic men declare that it will be only a short while before the Hill interests nush south na f-,r as Medford to connect there with the Pacific and Eastern, which now oper ates 32 miles eastward to Butte Falls. I'.ventuallv. too. a connection will hr brought from the Oregon Trunk at Mend to make the 1 T ill loop complete. LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE WERE MARRIED SUNDAY EVENING Miss Polk- V T nm.for,l .! V Marion rennineton. a well known yonus couide of this citv. were united in marriage on Sunday evening at the (Irace I'resby terian church manse in this city, the Rev. I.. S. Mochel of- t'ici.itimr. Onlv the friends and imme diate relatives of the voumr Connie re in attendance. After a short honeymoon they will return to this itv where thcv will make their home in fast Albany. o . William lli'tl has sold eight acres of his fruit ami berry l.md. located three Muartcrs of a mile west of town to a ..,...,,.. -,,, pv, .,.,, in;.,; Grain Bags and Twine at Murphy's Seed Store FIRE DESTROYS 11,000 LBS. ' OF HOPS AT BOBEY STATION " Flames Rapidly Consume Hop Dryer at Byers Yard Monday ; Loss Is $5,500. A fire which broke out yesterday morning at the livers hopyard, nine miles north of Albany noar Uobey station on the Oregon Electric, com pletely destroyed the dryer contain ing ! 1,000 pounds of hops which had been under cover but a few days, having just been picked. The loss on the hops is estimated at $3500 and on the building $2000, making the total loss $5500, partly covered by in surance. The fire started in the cloth in the dry kiln evidently from a flying spark and the flames were beyond control within a few minutes. The fire stopped hoppicking temporarilv. The hopyard wiiere the lire occurred is owned by Jason Livers and contains 35 acres.' SUM IN WALLACE MURDER A free, frank and open confession of her share in the crime coupled with the story uf her life in simple lan tfua and an ardent plea to the jury fur mercy will be the only defense of fered for Haze! Irwin, who will be placed on trial in the circuit court this morning, the accu.-ation bemir that she ami Willard Tanner beat Ray W. Wallace to death with an iron bolt in an Alder-street lodging-house a couple of months a.Ljo. "We will show that the poor tfirl has been the victim of circumstances," said W. A. Burke, who will defend her. with the assistance of John A. Jen rev. "it any juror can listen to her story, beginning with the time when she was betrayed, in her 14th year, and continuing with the recital of her experiences in being guided further and further into the mire as a woman of the underworld, without pity being engendered in his heart, I have missed my reckonititr. Mr. liurke said that he would be satished with a conviction for man slaughter, but does not believe that the girl should be punished more se verely. To convict her of first de gree murder would be a moral, if not a legal injustice, he declares. With out equivocation he admits that his only hope is that the jurors will see tit to temper justice with mercy. PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD IS IN SESSION IN ALBANY NOW A larjrc number of ministers from all parts of Orecron. Washington, ami Idaho are in the city today attending me annual meeting ot the united Presbyterian Synod which is being held today at the United Presbyterian church at the corner of Fifth and Washington streets. The sessions win continue until tomorrow evening. The sermon this cvcninir will he de livered by lite Rev. W. W. Reed of the Third Presbyterian church of Spok ane, at 8 o'clock. The annual meeting of the Presby tery of Oregon was also held at the United Presbyterian church in this city yesterday and attended by a large number of ministers. This session was devoted principally to transacting business matters pertaining to the church and other routine business. Dr. Coie of the Fourth Preshvt-inn church of Portland is moderator of the Columbia district. HERE IS A RECORD FOR QUICK WORK Printing, binding and delivering a 1UO-page transcript in Itss than four teen days was the record made by a local printing concern this week. The order was placed with C. G. Kawlmgs of this city upon condition that the transcript be completed and delivered at San Francisco in fourteen days from the date of the receipt of the copy and the same reached its destination just one day prior to the expiration of the time stated in the contract. Tom Alexander of Albany received the contract for the composition and in order to complete the work within the time prescribed, found it neces sary to run the linotypes to their ca pacity, day and night. A. L. Geddes. the surveyor, went o narrisburg this afternoon where he will look alter several engineering matters and do some surveying re turning home this evening. Grant Xichols of FJIensburg. Wash ington, is visiting in Albany today at the home ot his aunt. M'rs U F Olm. He will also visit his brother' James Nichols, at riainvicw before returning to Washington. Edmund Anderson of this citv is among the throngs at Salem attending he state tair He told some of l is etl but thcv got wise when thcv heard that a certain young ladv wis enuring at the fair grounds and s'ro S...-..S., .v ,sV,,ereu mat he m the Lapit.il City. was William White White of this ci a son of Rev. p '. will leave t.,m,-,r. row mornmg tor M.dine. Illinois where he has accepted a good p,-,i-mm with a big collection agenev He will be .iccompinie.l cast by his"c,,5- '" K,VrV.U- ,R' of Mon mouth. Illinois, who has ,0CI1 mg t.ie past tew days in Albany visit- mg at the home of his uncle, Rev lute. E Held Meeting in Albany Last ' Evening at Banquet Hall Of New LEIite. GEORGE L. THOMPSON WAS MADE FIRST PRESIDENT Officers Were Elected. and a Fine Banquet Served to the Tonsorial Artists. tral Willamette Barbers Association. Plans were discussed of mutual inter est to barbers and an election of of ficers held followed by a fine ban quet which was greatly enjoyed by those in attendance. The tonsorial artists of Linn and Benton counties met last evening at the banquet hall of the new Elite where they held a business meeting and perfected a permanent organiza tion which will be known as the Cen- The ollicers elected last evening tor the new organization are: George I. Thompson, Albany, president; Harry A. Loyally Lebanon, first vice-president; C. K. Peterson, Corvallis, sec ond vice-president; Louis Viercck Albany, secretary; and A. Schieck,' Corvallis, treasurer. An executive committee consisting of three mem bers was also appointed as follows: George L. Thompson, Albany; V. Rich. Corvallis; and 11. F. Prine, Cor vallis. It is planned by the barbers to hold regular meetings for the purpose of discussing matters of importance rel ative to the trade and to encourage everything tending to improve the service, etc. SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Linn. Elsie Broadlcy, Plaintiff, vs. T. E. Broadlcy, Defendant. To T. E. Broadley, the above named 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 court and cause on or before the 15th day of October, 1912, and if you fail to ap pear and answer said complaint as hereby required, the plaintiff will ap ply to the court for the relief de manded in the complaint, to-wit: For a decree dissolving the bonds of mat rimony now existing between plaintiff and defendant, and a further order and decree decreeing to plaintiff the care, custody and control of the minor child of plaintiff and defendant, Lotus H. Broadley, and for such other and further relief as to the court may seem meet in the premises. , This summons is served by publica tion by order of J. N. Duncan, Judge ot the County Court for Linn County, Oregon, duly made and entered of imSrd,-" -the 30th day of August, lyiJ directing that the same be pub lished in the Albany Democrat, a newspaper published weekly in the city of Albany, Linn County, Oregon, tor six consecutive weeks, the first in sertion thereof being on the 30th day of August, 1912, and the last publica tion thereof on the 11th day of Octo ber, 1912. VVEA.THERFORD & WEATHER FORD, Attorneys for Plaintiff. A30-Oct 11. SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of l.inti. Pearl Wilkcrson, Plaintiff, vs. Charles II. Wilkerson, Defendant. io Charles H. Wilkerson. the above named defendant. In the Xante of the State of Oregon, you are hereby required to aopear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled court and cause on or before the 15th dav of October 1912, and if you fail to" ap pear and answer said complaint as hereby required, the plaintiff will ap ply to the court for relief demanded m the complaint, to-wit- 1 . de cree dissolving the bonds i.itri mony now exisfm K, ,.-.... ,.-, a and defendant and that plaintiff have and recover of and from the defendant as alimony the sum of Five Hundred Hollars, and for the costs and dis bursements of this suit, and for such other and further relief as to the court m'y'i seci" Just and proper. Ih's Summons is served bv publi cation b- r,r.U- f T - T . . I , , , ."v ui j. i. Liuiicau, Judge of the County Court for Linn r- i - f cs"' duJ' n'a(le '""I n- . imord on "e 30th day of tK"Vr 91f.directi"R l'at the same be published in the Albany Democrat, a newspaper published weeklv in the i't.v ot Albany. Linn r.",. n-., n. for six consecutive weeks, the t ins,Tt,.,M ,1,. .- i. . ... . to,, , o,m-"i neing on tue -.'tli day ot August, 1912. and the last .....uo i ttiercof on the II day of Uctober. 1912 U'-,J,',U';1JFORD & WEATHER- '"'lu' -Attorneys for Plaintiff. -Vii" m art II LOST OR STor rv n... ! W- mane and tnj. MaI1-c rracn. V,' ".f'Kht I I'M. Finder return to Irs j. Mary Booth, Albany. Or.. R. ' D J- "S2-ltw FOR SALE Brooi! 1 sows and pigs. i iso stlo.-l its. wt. !vl lo I ill lh - "P-pullcr. blocks and cable. v,n Orchard, R. F. D. I. Cor rc S3-4-wS6-U