ST.JOHN' LODGETO
SERVE B1GBANQUET
Masonic Temple Will Be Scene
of Elaborate Affair on the
27th. of December.
BIRTHDAY OF PATRON SAINT
WILL BE COMMEMORATED
Arrangements Being Made Now
to Accomodate Two Hun
dred and Fifty Guests.
Continued from Friday1 D ec. 20.
The most elaborate banquet -to be
held in Albany this year will be the
annual banquet of St. John's Lodge
No. 17, A. K & A. M., which will b
held on Friday evening, December
27, at 6:30 in the Masonic Temple.
This is the first banquet to be held
in the new temple and arrangements
are being made to accommodate two
hundred and fifty guests.
The banquet is held each year lo
commemorate the birth of Si, John,
the evangelist, one of the patron
saints of the Masonic lodge. The
event is observed by Masonic lodges
throughout the world and all mem
bers of the Masonic order and their
families arc clmihlc to attend.
The banquet will be prepared by
Mr. and Mrs. I II. Weiffer, the well
known caterers of this city, whose
reputation in the culinary art is well
known to Albany residents in particu
lar and of the Willamette Valley in
general. The banquet menu will con
sist nf many courses of appetizhlg
viands and the dinner will be served
in the spacious dining hall in the tem
ple.
Owing to the fact that the banquet
is held in honor of one of the patron
saints oi the loilge and that the cele
oration is oi worm -wide importance,
all members of the local order are
urged to attend and it is requested
that tickets to the banquet be secured
ny tomorrow night if possible, in or
der that an idea of the number of
people who will be m attendance may
be secured.
Th kets to the banquet may be se
cured ai ine stores of tulhert Urns,
nun rosuay ;uui Mason or trom any
oi me louownig menmers oi the com
mittee having the banquet in charge;
r-, ii. rieuier, uan Johnston, ,s,
voiiMTi, ueorge i ayior, u h. Winn,
a. w. meoiivcry, l. II. VVicUer. I
M. Kcdfield and V. K. fears.
$17,386.50 WORTH OF FRUIT
TREES SHIPPED TO SOUTH
Albany Nursery Sends 115.700
Young Trees to Napa County
California This Week.
Tin- Albany Nursery Company, C.
W. IVlinrliakiT nianatliT, wrck
shipped live onloads of ycinim fruit
I'm lo Napa county, California. This
shipim-nt amounted to approximately
115.7lHt trees or enuunli to plant 1 54-?
acres of land. The Irccs were valued
at SI7,.l(i(. Stl.
Tlic splendid reputation made by
tin- local nur-ery for healthy trees anil
first class slock is making it famous
all over the Pacific coast.
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MiSFITS. (t
Contributed by V. P. Nutting.
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Albany is not only a railroad huh,
with her forty-six registered p.isseu
Kcr trains a day, besides many freiehl
tr-iii'S, and steamboats on til river.
tli.T come and no on twelve diner
cut lines, but it is considerable of a
cow center. The product of the cow
around this city is probably $jiV,. ti;l
a year, a Wig item in business.
Win n you sin a tiling have yi ur
MKiiaHiri- amount to sotm-fhiii". an I
.le.er s'Hu anything just because ask
ed. The past ciuartrr of a century has
seen a transformation in the tannine
methods of this valley. The improve
ment if, a decided cue.
The world is full of half educated
people, thrown out upon the world,
sonic because of their ow n faults, oth
ers because of the public school sy
tein. Comparatively so few o even
into the hi(;h school tlt.tt the public
school system is receiving much at
tention by nuiLtainc writers. To the
average pupil the work is one of dis
couragement. The very bright schol
ar aloiiK all lines has no tumble, bin
the average scholar is not a reisouer
;.nd needs help and cncoui ameineut.
Many have no faculty for evevthin;
but under the system they have to
I ike the w hole dose up to tin. staud-a-d.
The result is dicour.i."tncn;.
and. lelolc picparcd for (lie bull-.'-of
Inc. they ipiil.
Th, public iloe-u't care , whoop
vlio w!,o etv the pn,-e for iul'U'r
!! 1 as been eci.illy in id.- bv a
ix.M t l, out ot the richl kind of cii itu
v'li.it counls U wlui make- the l-c-t
t Hirer on the iii.iimI In thc-e co i
If ,i. lie butler -h mid be t.ike.i il.'"i
' -ci d p ,k., re-, ju-t a- ii j;..c.
out to the consume!.
CHARLEY PROCHNOW IS NOW
ELIGIBLE FOR A MARATHON
Overtakes Fleeing Thief Who
Was Making Away With Pair
of His Best Shges.
That Charley Prochnow who con
ducts a shoe store on West First
street is eligible to compete for hon
ors in the next marathon race that is
held in this part of the country was
indicated this morning when he raced
down the street and succeeded in
overtaking a thief who was making
a getaway with a pair of his best shoes
which were on display on the tront oi
his store.
Morris Senders, who conducts a
feed store directly across the street
from Prochnow's .place of business,
hannened to it lance through his front
window this morning shortly after 10
o'clock and witnessed a hobo grab a
pair of shoes hanging on the front
of the store and walk rapidly away in
the direction of the St. Francis.
He informed Prochnow of the theft
and the irate German, minus hat and
coat, started after the fugitive whom
he managed to overtake near Neely's
wagon shop on second street. Walk
ing up to the man, Prochnow made a
dive for the shoes, which he succeed
ed in getting. The thief took one
look at the owner of the shoes and
started running, he is still going.
The thief had a confederate.
V'l didn't want to have the man ar
rested," said Prochnow, "all I wanted
wasny shoes and I got 'cm too.
However, I think the city should have
a rockpilc for hoboes where they
could bcplaced at work 'making lit
tle ones othof big ones.'"
CHURCH RUNSX MARRIAGE
I; BOO WEDDED
Applications Show Women Seek
Rich Husbands, but Not One
Man a Rich Wife.
Kansas City, Dec. 19. "Out of 17,-
000 letters received from atl parts of
the globe, 41 H) marriages have been
accomplished," said the report issued
today by bather W. J. Dalton of the
church of the Annunciation, concern
ing the work of a matrimonial bureau
established by the church a year ago.
"Letters came from Jerusalem,
Constantinople, Africa and South Am
erica and nearly every state in the
Union," the report continues. "When
1 receive a letter asking for a mate of
certain qualifications I refer the writ
er to one in the same section of the
country who wlil come up to the re
quirements." Nearly H5 per' cent of the letters
received were from women, according
to bather Dalton. A majority of the
women set forth wealth as a qualifica
tion for an acceptable husband, while
not one man asked for a wile with
wealth.
CITY NEWS.
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Under a special dispensation the
Kastcru Siar will hold ;i special meet
ing t his eveii'iig for the purpose of
eh-cling officers for the ensuing year.
The officers elected this evening will
be installed within the next thirty
days.
That 1 i shop Charles Scadding of
Portland .vill preach at the Kpiseopal
church in this city next Sunday morn
ing w.fs the word received today by
V. It. Stevens of the church board.
The services will be held at eleven
o'clock and there will be no evening
service.
The work is progressing rapidly on
the new branch line between Albany
and Corvallis. A crowd of between
75 and lilt) men are camped at tlray
and in spite of the wet weather the
contractors expect to have the line
completed within the next thirty days.
There is about a mile and a half of
Hack to lay between day and Cor
vallis. A UK) pair cable is being installed by
the Hell Telephone company in the
New hirst National bank building.
This cable will be directly connected
with the Hell office on Second street
and will give the occupants of the
large new building a phone service
similar to that given to (he sky
scrapers in the more metropolitan cit-
ALBANY GROWS TO FAST
FOR THE BELL
Nothing could better indicate- the
growth of Albany during the past
tmee years than the expensive un-
prove incuts which are under consid
eration at the present time by the
It ell Telephone company. '
Three years ago a service was in- '
stalled west of l.you street which was ,
expected to answer the needs of the 1
residents of that section for at least
I live years. It has been found iuade
! tpiate and estimates are now being
! made for the re construction of the
i lines in this section of the city to
! nuet tlu- demands of the increased
population of the city.
Mks 1'sther Uecker who was op
erated upon bv Pis Wallace and
Wall. tee at St. M.itVs hotpiial for ap-
eral da
;igo, in report-
d to be getting along
.lack I'eaison who was ncentlv op
erated upon at St. Man's hospital,
has returned to his home in Corvallis.
SALEM THEATRICAL
HERE PLANNING FOR THEATRE
T. G. Bliqh and Architect Post
Are Conferring Here Today
Regarding Building.
T. G. Bligh of Salem, one of the
most prominent theatrical men in the
state, arrived in Albany today and is
stopping at tne M. rrancis hotel.
Mr. Bligh was accompanied by Mr.
Post, one of the leading architects of
the Northwest, who drew the plans
for the new $25,000 theatre building
which will be erected by Mr. Bligh
at the corner of First and Broadalbin
streets on the property now occupied
by the Meyer iiakery. and the Combi
nation Barber Shop.
"Actual construction work on the
new theatre building will begin with
in the course or the next month, said
Mr. Bligh. "and the building will be
rushed to completion. No expense
will be spared to make the theatre
the best of its kind in the entire vvil
la incite Valley."
Mr. Bligh will remain in the city
this afternoon and evening and with
Mr. Post will make preliminary plans
and arrangements for the construc
tion of the new building.
WOMEN'S EGG STRIKE
NOW
Housewives' League Starts
Campaign for 25 Cents Max
imum Price Over Country.
New York, Dec. 19. A movement
to reduce the price of eggs in every
city in the country to 25 cents or less
a dozen was started today by the na
tional executive committee: of the
Housewives' League of America.
An appeal was addressed to every
state chairman and local city presi
dent of the league urging them to
join in the movement in an effort to
make the campaign general.
The leaders of the country were
urged to begin their crusades by ap
pealing to dealers in their immediate
locality. This plan follows the meth
od adopted in Greater New York, as
a result of which the league announc
ed today that three of the largest
grocery firms controlling places in
every part of the city had acceded to
the demand for cheaper eggs and had
cut the price to 25 cents a dozen.
Other dealers are expected by the
women to follow the lead of the big
houses tomorrow. All the stall deal
ers in the Washington Market, one of
the oldest public produce markets in
the city, today notified Mrs. Julian
Heath, national president of the
league, she announced, that they
would meet the lower price.
The crusade in the greater city, ac
cording to the women, will be con -tinned
until every place where eggs
are sold meets the reduction. With
th price of eggs uniformly lower, the
league leaders here propose to extend
l)n.,r campaign to include other food
products, prol.anly make the n-xr
products, probably make the next
campaign for cheacr butter.
Success in Philadelphia,
Philadelphia. Dec. i(J. Declaring it
had accomplished its purpose in
breaking down the high price of eggs.
Mrs. William Ii. Deir, president of
the Housekeepers League, announced
today that, the organization had aban
doned its i'1'sade and stopped the sa.e
of the piodiict.
She 5aid that since the league be
gin the sale of 'Selected" storage
..:s last Thursday at 2-1 cents a doz
en, the i-1 ice of all grades had fall-n,
and she felt it no longer necessary to
continue the crusade.
Mrs. Derr said that the members
of the organization would consider
the question of starting a campaign
fur reducing the price of butter and
meats.
Chicago Women Continue.
Chicago. Dec. 17. Ten carloads of
egs which Chicago clubwomen will
place on sale tomorrow in an attempt
to break the retail prices could have
been bought cheaper in the open mar
ket than from the unnamed commis
sion man who supplied them, accord
ing to a statement today by Charles
J. Howman. secretary of the Chicago
Hutter and Kgg Hoard.
"The women paid 20 j cents a doz
en for eggs which they can buy in
the open market in unlimited iiian
tities tor 18 cents," said Howman. "At
24 cents, the retail price set by the
clubwomen, they might have profited
0 cents instead of 3;"
Executive officers of the women's
organizations said they would go
ahead with the campaign without fal
tering. They will not sit miietly by,
they asserted, while retailers make
M) to 50 per cent profit, even if the
whole city believes they are dupes of
sonc speculator
r
$9.00
Per 100
MAYOR AND MCILMEN TO
ENJOY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
Shortest Meeting of Year Will
Be Held on Next Wednesday
Evening in Albany.
The next regular session of the city
council falls on Christmas night and
it will probably be the shortest ses
sion of the entire year, as it is believ
ed that the city fathers will only be
in session on that night long enough
to be called to order and a motion
for adjournment made.
Mayor Gilbert and Councilmen Ly
ons, Snell, Chambers, Cameron, Simp
son, and Hulbert all enjoy Christmas
festivities and all of them will un
doubtedly be found in various Darts
of the city on Christmas night, acting
me roie ot santa iiaus.
MISS RUBY MOENCH AND PAUL
DAWSON WON DEBATE TODAY
According to the arguments of the
high school students, Oregon should
have a state compensation law similar
to that of Washington. This after
noon some excellent arguments were
heard pro and con, by Ruby Moench
and Paul Dawson for the affirmative
and Virgil Parker and Miles McKey
for the negative.
The judges, Rev. Leach, Hon. L. G.
Lewelling and F. P. Nutting, decided
two to one in favor of the affirma
tive, based on argument, rebuttal and
effectiveness. There was also a good
program, in which the football boys
shone in songs and Miss Marguerite
Pennebakcr in a reading.
Mrs. Hans Flo and several students
of the Albany College oenservatory of
music were in Salem last night to
hear David Bispham, the famous bar
itone singer.
While cleaning a coffee mill yester
day ' afternoon, Mrs. W. M. Parker
caught the index finger of her right
hand in the machine. The finger was
quite badly bruised.
Bom last night to Mr. and Mrs.
Will Rader, a baby girl. Mrs. Rader
is a resident of Portland but has been
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Crwaford of this
city.
M. G. Metzger of Portland, mana
ger of the Plinn Supply Co., is in Al
bany this afternoon consulting with
the local theatrical men.
The
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a mont in M;rc"4;..r i:i.vifacturir. nt Ui (scif-bindcr -cms over ths old reaper. It is made cr'irely S
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V' " ":l J-"" cpivaT is a radical departure irora tne oia method ol construction, it is made along
cn.iroiy r.rv and 11 a preat improvompr.c ovor t:ie old style spreader. Come in and examine the munhino
and you v. :.l ror.t.y see why tho John Dee.-e Spreador is so far superior to any spreader heretofore constructed.
Even if Yau Don't Need a New Spreader Now lZ$fyVZt0Vtl
of articles on v'.v fr.rm manure should be used on the land, how it should be applied, how it should be stored,
the vame r.pu eliei-t of using it in various ways. In addition there is a detail description of the John Deere
bpreador v.'ita illustrations in colors of this spreader working in the field.
Better Investigate .. It's Worth Your While
We will have a special spreader expert at our store December 16th and 17th. Call and let him
show you the John Deere. Sold and guaranteed by
WALDO ANDERSON & SONS, Albany, Or.
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WATCH THIS SPACE
Special Sales of Lumber for Cash
November 18th to 30th, inclusive
No. 1 CEDAR
FENCE POSTS
AT THE SAWMILL
ALBANY LUMBER COMPANY
free picture shgw for
THE CHILDREN XMA5
Presents Will Be Given to All
' Children Under Twelve Years
of Age by Elks.
Albany, Oregon, Dec. 18, 1912. All
children up to and including those
twelve years old are invited to become
quests of A'bany Lodge of Elks on
Christmas Day. '
AH are requested to meet in the
lodge room at one o'clock sharp and
receive a remembrance, and from 1:30
to 5 p. m. there. will be a special pro
gram at the Empire and Dreamland
Theaters, Free to all children twelve
years of age an2 under twelve years
Come and bring your little friends
COMMITTEE.
PROHIBITIONISTS' HOLD CON
FERENCE THIS AFTERNOON
Meeting in Albany for the purpose
of closing up the affairs of the cam
paign, a conference of Prohibition
leaders was held this afternoon at. the
court house.
W. P. Elmore, Prohibition-Democratic
candidate for the state legis
lature from Linn county was num
bered among those ,who attended the
meeting.
BOOKS WILL BE EXHIBITED
AT LIBRARY TOMORROW P.M.
There will be an exhibit of beauti
ful Christmas books at the Public Li
brary on Saturday afternoon to which
the parents and teachers are especial
ly invited. The State Library Com
mission loans the books for the pur
pose of aiding parents and teachers
in the choice of the best books. The
librarian will describe the books, and
show them to the public. '
Miss Cornelia Marvin, secretary of
the State Library Commission, is do
ing a noble work in creating a good
taste for books ami in guiding the
library interests of the state. Let the
ladies of Albany show their apprecia
tion of her work by attending this
exhibit.
Sprcc..:r 2iih the Deafer on the
Nothing
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' v.v.? Brouicr nas oeen maae aiong uie same general Ju.cs as
cn !7-.im ore cv.u of the main axle and transmitted, either through chains
sJbovo zrA r i.he rear of the axle. Heretofore the onlv inir,ro-rmt in
Measure Prepared by Governor
West to Abolish State Land
Agent Is Received.
PURPOSE OF BILL TO HAVE
STATE LAND BOARD DO WORK
Local Attorney Favors Measure
and Says That He Favors
Economy at Ail Times.
Attorney L. G. Lewelling of this
city, received a letter today from Gov
ernor Oswald West, requesting him to
introduce at the next session of the .
legislature, a bill which he has prepar
ed to abolish the office of state land
agent.
The state land agent at present
draws a yearly salary of $1800, and it
is the pupose of the bill which will be
introduced by Representative Lewell
ing, to abolish the office entirely and
leave the duties now performed by
that officer to the state land board,
which will be retained.
In speaking of Governor West's nro
posed bill, Mr. Lewelling said: "I am
heartily in favor of the bill and be
lieve. that it i sa good thing. The new
ly elected representatives from Linn
county are pledged to economize as
far as possible and we will use our
influence' toward abolishing offices
that are not needed and will create
no new ones that are not necessary."
"The Kiddies Christmas," is the
title of a film on the program at the
Umpire, which will be of interest to
the children.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Flo of this city
will leave this week for South Bend,
Washington, to spend Christmas at
the home of Mrs. Flo's parents, Rev.
and Mrs. Smith.
County Clerk Marks today issued a
marriage license to E. C. Haley and
Grace A. Cook, both well known and
highly respected young people of this
citv.
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