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About Albany weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1912-1913 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1912)
The Governor of New York. Not because lie bcan life in obscurity ; not because lie lives on New York's teeming east side; not because lie likes to be called "Old liill," but because lie was be lievcil to be honest, capable an truly democratic is William Sui sse r to be Governor of New York, says the New York World. It will be well for him and others if this tiling is understood now. I here is a incaniii;; in it. To be well born in America is not to be rich or otherwise favor ed. Poverty is not necessarily a handicap. Sometimes it is an ad vantage. Kich or poor, fortunate r li-afortunate, men who are honored in this country are under profound obligations to be of ser vice, to adhere to hif;h standards, to be faithful to their trust and to be free of demaoy. William Sulzer's lineage s a" ridil. The only (iicstion in bis case relates to William Sulzer himself. It has been said many limes of late that .Mr. Sulzer's election as Governor satisfies a worthy ambi tion. If we had thought that this was the end so persistently sought by liiii we should not have favor ed him. It is true that for several years he has aspired to the great office that is now within his reach, but we have believed and shall continue to believe, until his own conduct compels a change of opinion, that possession of the governorship is with him but the beginning of ambition. Kight-ininded men arc more ambitious for opportunity than they are for honor or office. Our stil.ers know better than some others who might be named that even in republics opportunity of ten is denied where ambition is overwhelmed with favor. If Mr. Sulzer can carry into the gover norship the same honesty, the same courage, the same intelli gence, the same democracy, that he has exhibited as a representa tive, the popular recognition that he will receive will be worthy of any man's ambition. Too much has been said of this man's rougher qualities, and not enough of his gooil character, common sense and true Ameri canism. The effort, favored too much by himself, perhaps, to make it appear that lie is a new and strange type, is not warrant ed, lie is a-n American, like the rest of us. Many of the worst of our public men have traded on their humble beginnings. Many of the best of our public men have come up from the meanest condi tions, llirlli and fortune never have been delerinining factors. Unless the people of this slate are greatly mistaken, Mr. Sulzer i-n high office will prove very soon his fitness to take equal rank with the best of governors, asking no consideration whatever on grounds of birth or opportunity or fortune. After all, this is the glory of American democracy, which, in the din of wnohs and snobbery, too often forgets itself. "Old liill Sulzer" should not go to Al bany as governor. The man who appears to lake the high responsi bilities of that office should be William Sulzer only, the Ameri can, the democrat. Cluster Lights. Several mouths ago the writer had occasion to visit the principal cities and towns in Western Ore gon. We found no city in this section of the state which was more prosperous than Albany; none which hail better railroad fa cilities, none which had a bettor or larger country tributary to the city limits and none with a great er number of miles of paved streets in proportion to popula tion. Wo did find, however, that Al bany is the poorest lighted city of its size in Western Oregon. Our si roots are almost dismal from lack of a requisite number of street lamps and there is no uniformity in our system of light ing the business section of the city. This condition of affairs is due to no fault of the mayor and mem bers of the city council but to lack of organized public sentiment for a better and more metropoli tan city. More lights cost more money and the municipal author ilios do not feel called upon lo as sume the responsibility without, bei-.ig first assured of the co-operation of those who contribute an nually to the support of the city government. In Meilford. Grants Pass. Rose burg, Kugone, ami even in many of the smaller places in Western Oregon, a system of cluster lights have been installed on the prin cipal business streets. Not oulv do these lights beautify the busi ness section of the citv but thev give it the air of a metropolis. They impress the stranger and stand as a monument to the en terprise of the citizens. 'j install a system of cluster lights in Albany some additional expense must be expected. The cost of installation and the cost of maintenance of a greater num ber of lights than we have at the present time must of course be met by those who pay the taxes, lint if luigene, Medford, Rose burg and Grants Pass can stand such additional expense, certainly Albany, the best and most pros perous city -i -I'- W-'lamette val ley can afio-I i ; .-'em of street lighti'iig which will compare fa vorably with her sisters in the family of municipalities. The Democrat suggests that this question be discussed at some meeting of the Civic Improve ment Club and if the plan meets with favor, suitable recommenda tions should be made to the mu nicipal authorities. Advertising Fakes. About once a month sonic well dressed stranger swoops down upon the business men of Albany ike the Goths upon ancient Rome. Invariably he hails from Portland and invariably he has some novel advertising fake. Sometimes it is an advertisement on a blotter, oc casionally it is space on a hotel register, but more often a-n at tempt is made to make the press a party to this particular form of petit 'larceny. These well dress ed, smooth spoken gentlemen in variably call at the Democrat of fice. They frequently offer us a portion of the spoils, which we always decline with thanks. If the business man c.-vn't reach the people through , legitimate channels, by which we mean the local press, there is something radically wrong with his business methods. There is a false link in his chain of public confidence. No business can prosper for any con siderable length of time without newspaper publicity. It is the keystone in the arch of commer cial success. He it said to the everlasting credit of the great majority of Albany business men that they prefer to deal direct with the local publisher. They have tried the press and it has brought substan tial results and they firmly and positively decline to make a dona tion to the Portland vandals, whose sole aim in life is to sep arate the business man from his money without giving a cent in The New Cabinet. Friends of Will R. King, 'na tional committeeman from Ore gon ami chairman of the Pacific and luteniiountain division of the National committee, are urging his appointment as Secretary of the Interior. The Democrat knows of no nia-ii in the Pacific Northwest who is more deserving of consid eration at the hands of the new administration. During the primary campaign, King loyally supported Governor Wilson, lie was made national committeeman and later selected as chairman of the Pacific and ln-torinou-ntain division of the Na tional committee. He made good in both positions. His manage ment ot the western camnaurn was excellent and to him more than to any other member of the .National committee was due the sgecess of Wilson in the Pacific ami Intermounlain stales. Hut faithful and efficient serv ice is not the only virtue in the candidacy of Mr. King for a place in the president's cabinet. Ily training and temperament he is peculiarly well qualified for the duties of an administrative of fice. No man in Oregon has a belief legal mind. none have made a better judge, and his long and successful practice before the fed oral courts and the Department of the Interior have familiarized him with the procedure of the of fice to which be aspires. During his entire professional career ho has been identified with the growth and development of the Pacific coast and his first hand knowledge of questions which are typically "western" would be of great adva-ntagc to the president in dealing with these intricate problems. Deservedly popular among the rank ami tile of the party, able, honest, and a thorough progres sive, it would be difficult indeed to find a man who is bettor qual ified for the duties of this import ant position. E TO REACH ALBANY Delayed Train Caused Chief Executive to Disappoint a Huge Crowd. WIRES REGRETS TO MAYOR P. D. GILBERT LAST EVENING Hon. W. R. Bilyeu Delivered Able Address on ''Law and Order" Attacking the Saloon. A delayed train kept Governor West from keeping his appointment at this city last evening where he was scheduled to deliver an address on "Law Enforcement" and a crowd of over loJU people who had gathered at the armory to hear the chief ex ecutive, were disappointed when it was announced that the governor would be unable to reach Albany. Governor West was in Portland and left the metropolis yesterday af- jUemoon on the Oregon Electric in- tvnumg to get to balein m tunc to transact some business matters and then catch the Southern Pacific train which arrives in Albany at . 7:56 o'clock. The delay tit reaching Salem, how ever, made this impossible and short ly after 7 o'clock, Mayor Gilbert re ceived a message from the GoverncM saying that he would be unable to arrive in time and expressing his re grets at being unable to keep his ap pointment here. The chief execnt've was very sorry that he was forced to disappoint the people and stat ed that after next week he would come to Albany on any date that might be selected. The committee of business men will invite- the governor to appear here some time within the next few weeks when he will deliver his address on "Law Enforcement." Mayor Gilbert presided at the mass meeting last evening and the message announcing that the governor would be unable to arrive in time to address the crowd was read by the Hon V. K. Bilicu. V olio win ir this announcement. Mr. Bilyeu addressed the crowd for over an hour on the subject of "Law and Order." His address was a' strong" one, full of pointed arguments, and was great ly appreciated by' the crowd. Mr. Ililveu said that he favored woman suflragc as it created a government by all the people. He attacked the sa" loons and blind pigs, declaring both to be a menace to any city, lie said that when Albany had saloons, $11)0, (HK) a year was spent under the sys tem but only a small part of that sum without them. He scored attorneys for defending blind piggers and draymen for haul ing the booze, and urged every good citizen to unite in enforcing the laws. He asked those present who favored either blind pigs or saloons to rise. None arose. During the meeting last evening, Mrs. Flo rendered a vocal solo which was greeted with applause. SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL ADD OBSERVATION CAR Effective with train No. 14 leaving San Francisco yesterday and train No. 13 which will Uave Portland to morrow, the Southern Pacific com pany will place on these trains a ten section observation car to take the place of one of the standard sleep ers. This will give first-class passengers the benefit of observation cars the same as are run on other high-class trains and will not in any way inter fere with the Pullman accommoda tions. GOVERNOR WEST'S VISIT WAS NO JOKE AS MANY BELIEVE Many local people seem to be of the opinion today th.it Governor West had not intended to conic to Albany last evening at all anil that bis com mit was announced merely to secure a large crowd at the Armory. This, however, is not the case, for the chief executive had accepted an invitation to address the mass meet ing and had not his train from Port land been delayed lie would have been here without any question. As it was, the governor was greatly distresseil at being unable to till his engagement. He called Mayor Gil bert on the telephone anil stated that he was very sorry to have disappoint ed the crowd but that it was unavoid able. Homer Speer ami Fdward Wash burn returned last night from Tan Kent where they have been attending lo business matters. A. J. Hode.es was inspecting the work being done on the l'irtle Wieder tracts yesterday morning. -, v r y jr j j 31 51 i i- News on This Page is ("" ' From Daily Issue of t? V SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 16. ,- S ? ? ? i? i Kf I i j j EXPENSIVE INTERIOR FIXTURES FOR TRE NEW BANK Furniture and Fixtures Will Be Made of Circassian Walnut; Clist Inspects Work. A representative of one of the larg est bank equipment houses of San Francisco is in the city today con ferring with the officials of the First National Bank in regard to the fix tures and furniture for the new bank building. , Tlie officials have selected Circas sian walnut for all interior fixtures in the new building and the furniture will be made from the same wood. The estimated cost for furniture aiid fixtures is $10,000.00, the expensive Circassian walnut adding considerably to the cost. Contractor Clist of the Brayton En gineering company, inspected the work on the new building yesterday and expects to have the top slab for the roof ready within the next ten days.' lie was greatly pleased at the progress of the work. MRS. JOHN CATLIN IS CALLED BY DEATH Wife of Albany Constable Died of Dropsy at Her Home on Water Street. After a lingering illness, during all of which time her husband faithfully ministered to her sufferings, Mrs! John Catlin passed away at her home on Water street at 6 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Catlin had suffered from an at tack of dropsy for several months and during the past few days her con dition became so critical that her phy sician abandoned hope of her recov ery. The deceased was over 60 years of age and during her long residence in Albany made a host of friends. The funeral services will be held at the Fortmiller chapel tomorrow af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Leach of the First Methodist church preach ing the sermon. The Ladies of the Grand Army will have charge of the services. FIRST SERVICES IN THE HANDSOME NEW CHURCH Tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock the members of the First Presbyte rian church of this city will hold their first services in the basement of the handsome new church building. The contractor in charge of the work expects to have the entire build ing completed within the next two months. PASSENGER TRAIN GN C 5 E IS WRECKED NEAR CHITWOOD Toledo, Or., Nov. 15. A wreck oc curred late today on the Corvallis & Eastern about one mile west of Chit wood, the smoking car going through the bridge and into the river. The passenger coach on the east side of the bridge turned over. The passengers were all safe and no one was injured seriously. The engine and baggage car brought the passengers through, arriving about two hours late. Fifty Toledo people expected to attend the football game at Corvallis Saturday, but the plan was called off late tonight on account of the passenger traffic being crip pled MISFITS, Contributed by F. P. Nuttine. Life is full of fumbles, and some times they are serious ones. There is many a slip between head and feet on a football field. The leaves have now taken a tum ble, and most of the trees are as bear as a grizzly. If you will be a grouch go over on the other side of the hill first. Ex-President Roosevelt, President Taft and President-elect Wilson all have smiles of their own, peculiar to the men. A man's smile is often an index to his character, and is always worth studying. The Misfit man neglected to men tion at the proper time that the prin cipal thing about a psychic phenom ena lecture is what is not presented, the vat store-house of knowledge and experience not divulged. That the people of Albany are unit ed in their determination to" have Law and Order rule in Albany is manifest from the large audience at the ar mor v. Though the Gov. was not present they got one of the best law and or der addresses ever delivered in Ore con, one from the shoulder and to the point, without mincing words. Mr. Hilycu hit t he nail at every whack. It is business' 'a well as mnnU in keep the blind-pigs out of Albany, even though the percentage of liquor consumed under them is very small compared to the open saloon. FIVE MEN ARRAIGNED BEFORE THE CITY RECORDER Charged with Being Drnnk and Disorderly Were Fined Ten Dollars and Costs. Arrested last night by the local po lice force on the charge of being drunk and disorderly, C. Webster, L Lee, John Doc, Fred Kiser and C. F. Sheppard were arraigned this morning before City Recorder Van Tassel at 9 o'clock. After a hearing which consumed nearly an hour'l time, the city recorder fined each of the several defendants the sum of $10.00 and costs of suit. Kiser paid the fine and the other defendants were endeavoring to raise the money this morning. The defendant Web ster is a negro, , FREIGHT ENGINE CUTS UP PEER PRANKS Starts Up Without Anyone in the Cab But Is Finally Stopped. Perry, la., Xov. 15. The strange ac tions of a freight engine on the Mil waukee caused . consternation among the crew and officials last evening and for a time was feared that a seri ous accident might occur. The engine was headed for Perry, but at Elwell the train was tied up because of the provisions of the 16 hour law. The crew all left the train on a sid ing, the engineer setting the air brakes and leaving the throttle in the reverse. He went into the depot and in glancing out of the window saw the train leaving town. None of the crew were aboard and for a short time everybody on the system suffer ed a bad scare . Orders were issued to stop the run away in some manner and the engi neer took down the track in its wake. About a mile out of Elwell he came up to the train. The air brakes were again set and everything was' as he left it on the siding. No one seems able to give a solution of the mystery. HUB BRYANT GIVES CHAU TAUQUA BOARD $1200 A donation of $1200.00 to the irre ducible endowment fund of the Al bany Chautauqua Association was the handsome present made this week by Hub Bryant to this worthy enterprise. This is the first contribution to this fund and an effort will be made to se curt contributions from other enter prising citizens. CHARLEY BAKER IS NOW SOLE OWNER OF THE HOTEL JULIAN The firm of Baker and Gerhard, conducting the Hotel Julian, has been dissolved. Conrad Gerhard retiring. It is understood that Mr. Gerhard is sadly in need of a rest from the heavy strain that his exacting work at the hotel has engendered. Charles Maker, the genial, will here after conduct the hotel. He is an all around hotel man and at the present time is his- own chef. He is a good cook and is independent of the vagar ies of the average hotel cook. Mr .Gerhard has not yet determin ed the line of work he will take up. Corvallis G.-T. PRESIDENT CROOKS URGES RETURN OF CARDS AT ONCE President Crooks of Albany Col lege urges all those holding invita tions to the seafood dinner at the Ar mory on Monday evening to mail their return cards at once so that some idea may be obtained of the number that will be present. B. F. Irvine of the Portland Jour nal has accepted an invitation to speak at the dinner and S. N". Steele of Port land, a former Albany man. will sing. Mrs. Adna Smith l-lo and Mr. Ray Cleaver, both well known singers of this city, will also contribute to the musical part of the program. THIRTY DAY FAST RESORES ' THIS MAN TO HEALTH Hclleville. 111., Nov. 15. After liv ing on distilled water for 30 days, Jacob Schalbaoh, 55 years old. a mil ler, of Hclleville. declared he had sav ed his lite and is in perfect health. During the fast he lost onlv 17'j pounds. Sch.ilh.ich until a month and a half ago was employed in Hoise City. Idaho. He became ill from stomach trouble and returned to Belleville, where his wife and several children live. Schalbaoh was so weak he could not walk and was taken home in a carnage. THE GREATEST ATTRACTION IS VET TO TAKE PLACE Elaborate Preparations Being Made for the Crysanthenum Fair Next Week. The Apple Fair was fine, unsur passed in Linn county. Receptions have been numerous, most artistic and pleasant, but it remains for the Chrys anthemum Fair next week to cap the climax. There will be two evening pro grains. Tuesday evening will be un der the direction of Mrs. Flo. The numbers will be both musical and lit erary. Wednesday evening Miss Rice assisted 'by the high school students will present a mixed program. An art exhibit of great value will be one attraction. A world-renowned palmist will read the future and direct those who arc in doubt as to their future pros pects. This celebrated palmist will be attended by a number of gypsies who will teach lace making, etc. "The Rocky Road to Dublin" will be a feature long to be remembered by those who tread the intricate wind ings of this famous labyrinth. "Shoot the Chutes" and more. Let everybody bring their "Mums" whether they enter for prizes or not. The committee want all they can get to beautify the table and rooms. See further notices and posters. The Fair is given for the benefit of the Library give it generous patron age. Rev. W. P. White, D. D., will hold special evangelistic services tonight. Mrs. C. IT. Stewart returned last night from Portland where she has been visiting for the past week at the home of her sou, Dr. W. E. Stewart of that city. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Linn County. Depart ment Xo. 2. Travis Martin, Plaintiff, vs. F. J. Carman, I. E. Richardson and Com fort M. Richardson, his wife, George E. Quigglc and Fannie E. Quiggle, his wife, defendants. To F. J. Carman, one of the above named defendants: In the Name of the State of Ore gon, you are hereby required to ap pear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff on file with the clerk of the above entitled court, in the above en titled cause on or before the 29th day of November, 1912, the same being the last date of the publication of thi summons as prescribed by order therefor, and you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer said complaint as hcreing required, the plaintiff will apply to the above entitled court for the relief demanded in his complaint, to-wit: For a de cree that the defendants and each of them be required to set forth fully and to disclose their several claims, if any they have, in and to the following described real property, to-wit: The south half of the northwest quarter of section 34 in Township 14 South Range 2 West of the Willamette Me ridian, Oregon, containing 80 acres, more or less, in Linn County, Ore gon, so ihat said claims may be de termined and adjudicated; that upon such determination, or if the defend ants or either of them fail to set forth their claims or either of their claims, it be decreed that neither of said de fendants has any interest, estate, right, title, claim or lien whatsoever of, in or to said real property or any part thereof, and for a further decree that, the title of plaintiff in and to said real property is good and valid, and that the defendants and each of them, their heirs, assigns, executors and administrators and all persons whomsoever claiming or to claim by. through or under them or either of them be forever enjoined and re strained from claiming or attempting to claim, set up or assert any estate, right, title, interest or lien in or to said real property or any part thereof, and that plaintiff have judgment tor his costs and disbursements of this suit to be taxed and for such other and further relief as to the court may seem meet in equity. The date of the first publication of this summons is October 18, 1912. I his summons is published in pursu ance of an order of the Hon. J. N. Duncan, County Judge of Linn Coun ty, Oregon, duly made in this cause on the 9th day of October, 1912. Dated this 9th dav of October, 1912. L. M. CURL and Tl C XI, iitivi OI8-N29 Attorneys for Plaintiff. TO REGISTER TITLE. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Linn County. Depart ment No. 2. I" the matter of the application of , ".. Titus to register title to land described in his application herein, to W'lt, lot eitrht rf e,-H.n t,,-nr,,.,.nna in township nine south of range one .uai.x iiMiuciie .Meridian, Lmn coun ty, Oregon, containing 44.94 acres. Applicant. -T- vs' The Oregon and California Railroad Loinnanv. n inrr,n,",: ii whom it ,,-,. r-r ,,,, wiiLvm, jcienuanis. lo the Oregon and California Rail- loau company ana all whom it may concern: Take nnlirp thf tl,A OAu a.. f October, 1)12. an application was filed i .iiu.u. n. runs m tne circuit Lourt ot the Slut rw t .i, county of Linn tor initial registration inc title to the land above de scribed. Now, unless vou appear on or before DpccmKw ir.l 1019 '"" cause why such application -..v...... ut- Kr.nueu me same win be taken as confessed and a decree will be pntnrfil iA,.i;n u- er of the application and vou will be torever barred from disputing the same. W. L. MARKS, Clerk. . rSl'J M- RUSSELL, Deputy. T. J. STlTES, Attorney for Apalicant. . N'l-22