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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1913.
The Judiciary of Idaho.
The supreme court of Idaho has
spoken. The editor and publisher
of the Boise Capital News are
convicted of contempt of court,
denied the right of appeal and
committed to jail because they re
printed a criticism of Ex-Prcsi-dent
Roosevelt against the court
of that state for denying a place
on the ballot to the Roosevelt
electors.
Never in the history of Ameri
can jurisprudence has there been
a more revolting misuse of power.
Never has a court made a more
colossal blunder or have its mem
bers displayed so little judgment
or shown a greater contempt for
the freedom of the press. Any
backwoods Justice of the Peace
would have shown a higher con
ception of the American ideals
and traditions than did the gen
tlemen who concurred in the ma
jority opinion in this case. They
have trampled under their feet a
tradition of long standing and one
which is at the very foundation of
a republican form of government.
They have set aside precedent, as
sumed unto themselves a power
which was never intentionally
vested in any court, and brought
the entire judiciary of the state
into disrepute among fair minded
citizens.
Rut after all the writer is not
surprised. We know something
of the first citizens of Idaho, in
cluding the members of the bii
preme court of that state. The
last named, arc pleasant gentle
men to meet. They are affable
and look more the part of judges
than their recent decision would
indicate. A good judge is seldom
a good politician and strange as it
may seem most of the supreme
court judges of Idaho are selected
from among the ranks of the poli
ticians and not from the lawyers
who have attained eminence in
their chosen profession. The gen
tlemen who concurred in the ma
jority opinion in this case arc no
exception to the above rule.
When the constitutional amend
ment providing for the recall was
submitted at the last session of
the Idaho legislature the members
of Ibis court made no secret of
their opposition to the provision
providing for the recall of judges.
Had judges not been excepted
from the operation of the recall,
the Democrat is firmly of the
opinion that the majority mem
bers of the highest tribunal in that
slate would soon be called upon
to give an accounting for their
unprecedented and arbitrary de
cision. "Doctor" Stephen A. Lowell.
Posing as the friend of direct
legislation, Judge Stephen A.
Lowell of Pendleton has prepared
a series of amendments to existing
statutes which will be introduced
during the January session of the
legislature by the Umatilla dele
gation. According to the publish
ed claim of the author, these
amendments are intended to elim
inate much of the criticism now
directed against the Oregon Sys
tem. The Democrat has examined
the proposed amendments and
finds some of (hem meritorious.
These will be discussed through
the columns of this publication
at a later date.
Judge Lowell will cause to be
introduced a general law provid
ing that not more than two con
stitutional amendments and not
more than five general laws shall
be submitted at any election tin-,
tier the initiative. According to
the provisions of the proposed
statute, all other petitions filed
with the secretary of state shall
take their places on the ballot at
succeeding elections in the order
in which they are filed.
The "majority rule" amendment
submitted to the electors at the
last general election was bad
enough. The proposal of Judge
Lowell is worse. Had the learn
ed Pendleton attorney been re
tained to clip the wings of the ini
tiative, he could hardly devise an
instrument which would do the
work more effectively than his
proposed amendment. Pass the
Lowell bill and every corporation
in the state will begin filing friv
olous amendments and general
laws on the date the same is ap
proved by the governor. The of
fice of the secretary of state will
be swamped with proposals of this
character and as each law must be
passed upon in the order in which
it is filed, it will be several years
before any meritorious legislation
proposed by well meaning citi
zens can be submitted to the elect
ors. Stephen A. Lowell is doubtless
an able lawyer and a good citizen,
but as volunteer physician and
surgeon for the Oregon initiative,
he' is an utter failure. If the initi
ative is bad, give it a generous
dose of strychnine. Don't clip its
wings and permit it to spend the
remainder of its life, a permanent
cripple. , , -
The Secretary of Interior.
The following editorial is re
printed from the Oregon Messen
ger of Salem :
"It will not be many weeks 'now
until President-elect Wilson se
lects the members of his cabinet.
In fact we may look for these ap
pointments to be announced al
most any time, and among them
all there is none of greater im
portance or interest to this great
Western country than that of Sec
retary of the Department of the
Interior, and no state is more en
titled to recognition than is Ore
gon. "It must not be forgotten or
overlooked that Oregon hereto
fore has not had a square deal in
matters pertaining to this depart
ment, and now this state has a;i
opportunity to place one of its
ablest citizens in this important
position, we believe, if no blunder
is made, and for heaven's sake, let
us avoid blunders at this time, es
pecially in this particular instance.
"Hundreds of thousands of
acres of soil that will yield abund
antly with a little water, now lie
awaiting development in the
states west of the Rocky Moun
tains, and the next decade will see
vast changes in this great unre
claimed area. And in all this
work of reclamation and develop
ment, much depends upon the
ma'n who will be appointed be
tween now and March 4th to the
Secretaryship of the Interior.
Most of the western states have
one or more candidates for the po
sition, and some have more; but
of all those mentioned so far we
believe that Oregon has the ablest
in the person of ex-Judge Will R,
King. And in making this state
ment vc do not feel that we arc
casting any unfavorable reflection
upon any other candidate from
another state. We simply believe
that Judge King's life-long resi
dence in Oregon where he has, by
the very nature of things, become
familiar with subjects relating to
western growth and development,
give him claims to recognition
that few, if any, others possess.
"The man who holds this posi
tion, whoever he may be, should',
and doubtless will be a lawyer.
Judge King here fills every re
quirement, for he has been for
'twenty years one of the most
prominent attorneys in this state,
and as every one rn Oregon
knows, served several years as a
member of the supreme court.
His long legal practice, together
with his unlimited knowledge of
questions which naturally will
come before the Interior Depart
ment place him easily at the head
of the list of eligible candidates
for Ibis important indorsement
by the Democracy of California.
Washington and Idaho, it is the
plain duty of other states havrnir
candidates to fall in line and there
by make the appointment of Judge
tsing certain.
News Beginning With This Held It
From Daily Issu of
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4.
9(J
A PIONEER ALBANY
Conrad Meyer Who Conducted
a Bakery and Grocery Here
38 Years to Rest Now.
ARRIVED IN THIS CITY FROM
RHODE ISLAND IN YEAR1871
He Accumulated Considerable
Money and Much Valuable
Property During Career.
After being in business in Albany
continuously for 38 years, Conrad
Meyer, one of tfic pioneer citizens of
this city and Linn county, retired
from active duty 'on January 1 and
will hereafter take life easy and no
one deserves to more than this sturdy
and industrious German, who came to
Albany when the thriving little city
of today was but a village on the
south bank of the Willamette river.
From the moment Mr. Meyer ar
rived in Albany in the early spring o'f
1871, he has been one of the most
prominent citizens of the city, and has
made hundreds of warm friends
among the people of Albany and the
surrounding country. To these friends
it is with great regret that they learn
Conrad Meyer will be engaged i n
CONRAD MEYER
Pioneer Merchant Who Has Retired
After 38 Years of Active Busi
ness Life in Albany.
business here no longer, for the pio
neer merchant is respected highly by
all those who have had the pleasure
of dealing with him in years gone by.
Mr. Meyer always carried an up-to-date
stock of groceries in his little
store at the corner of First and
Brnadalbin street and during his busi
ness career, treated everybody fairly
and courteously, wiunnig many warm
friends by his pleasant manner. Even
strangers felt at home at Conrad
Meyer's and it was a quiet day when
one could walk into the Star Bakery
and not find the genial proprietor dur
ing his leisure time, conversing near
the stove with a group o'f his acquaint
ances. When Conrad Meyer left Germany
in 18()6 he was twenty years of age.
He was in good health and ambitious
and chose the United States as the
place in which to make his future
home. Me came to New York from
Germany by steamer and had been in
this country but a short time when
he secured a position in a bakery at
Boston.
Before leaving Germany, Mr. Mey
er had served three years apprentice
ship learning the baking trade, and
when he accepted the position in Bos
ton he was thoroughly experienced in
his chosen work and he made good in
that city.
After several months in Boston, Mr.
Meyer went to Providence, Rhode
Island, where he secured another po'
sition. It was while he was working
in Providence that the desire to sec
the Pacific coast grew upon him and
he finally decided to come west.
At Prvoidence. he secured passage
on a vessel bound for Panama and
after several days on the ocean, he
reached the port of Aspinwall where
he disembarked and crossed the isth
mus by railroad to the city of Pana
ma, on the Pacific ocean.
He spent a few days here and board
ed the first boat for San Francisco
where he arrived the latter part of
April in 1So7. Mr. Mever spent over
.1 week in the city by the Golden
Gate and nine days later was a passen
ger on the ''trough steamer bound to
Portland, where he arrived on May 2,
1S67.
The great metropolis of today was
nothing but a small town at that time
and built along the west bank of the
Willamette river and most of the
business houses on Front and First
streets, with residences scattered
about in the immediate vicinity.
The site of the building occupied
until recently by l.ipnian. Wolfe &
Company at the corner of Third and
Washington streets, was offered to
Mr. Meyers shortly after his arrival
in Portland for the sum of $225, on
terms of $50 down and $20 per month
with no interest. He declined to
purchase and had he bought that par
ticular piece of property and kept it
until toilav. he would be worth near
ly one million dollars.
The man who offered to sell him
the property at that time was a car
penter and his employer had given
him the land for back wages due
him.
After his arriv.il in P.,TtK.l Mr
Meyer opened a confectionery store
STATE ASSOCIATION
FORMED BY SPORTSMEN
F. P. Tracy Is Elecled Vice
President and A. B. Weather
ford Is a Director.
Representative sportsmen of the
state met at the Commercial club last
evening as guests o'f the Kane Coun
ty Fish and Game association and or
ganized a state association for the pur
pose of "bringing the sportsmen of
the state into more intimate relations;
for procuring and maintaining proper
legislation for the protection and
propagation of all sorts of game, and
for the vigorous enforcement of the
game laws, and for the promotion of
kindly intercourse and generous em
ulation among sportsmen at the trap
shooting contests."
A committee to draft a constitution
was appointed, and Eugene was select
ed as the place for the holding of the
first annual trap shoot, which is
planned for the coming summer. Dr.
F. M. Day of Eugene was elected
president; F. P. Tracey, Albany, vice
president; E. A. Bean, Eugene, secretary-treasurer.
Directors are: Mor
ris Abraham, Portland; A. B. Weath
erford, Albany; William Beable. On
tario; C. P. Murph- Baker; T. R.
Sceley. Medford, and Ira Johnson,
Couuille. Register.
THE GOLDEN RULE STORE
MAY LOCATE IN ALBANY
Representives of Concern Said
to Have Been in Albany In
vestigating Conditions.
That the Golden Rule Syndicate of
stores is planning to open a branch
house in Albany and other cities and
towns in the Willamette Valley is the
rumor which has gained circulation in
the business circles of this city. It
is known that parties have been in
Albany during the past three weeks
investigating local conditions but
whether they represented the syndi
cate above mentiiined or not has not
been confirmed. ,
The Golden Rule Syndicate is said
to have strong financial backing and
in the event that the management
determines to open open a store here
it is probable that they will erect
heir own building and Rut in a large
stock of goods.
Mrs. H. H. Hewitt of this city went
to Salem this morning where she will
spend Sunday visiting friends and rel
atives. HARMONY GRANGE ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR THE NEW YEAR
Harmony Grange at a meeting held
Dec. 21, 1912, elected the following
officers for the year 1913: Master,
V. M. Powell; overseer, J. M. Cor
nelius; lecturer, Viola Cornett; chap
lain. J. VV. Propst; steward, H. E.
Mullen; assistant steward, Geo. Sump
ter; Ceres, Mrs. S. Wirt; Pomona, Ar
tie Richards; Flora, Mrs. M. Cor
nelius: lady asssitaut steward, Clara
Cornelius.
which he conducted for nearly four
years, coining to Albany in 1871.
He was employed in this city for
three or four years and in 1875, with
John Fox as his partner, he opened
a grocery store and bakery at the
corner of First and Uroadalbin streets,
where he has been engaged in business
ever since. Meyer and Fox were in
business together for sixteen months,
Fox selling his interest to Meyer at
the end of that time.
During the time that Meyer and
Fox were engaged in business togeth
er, they baked ail their- own bread,
cakes, pies, etc., taking turn about
in the bakeshop and store. After
buying his partner's interest, Mr.
Meyer looked after the establishment
by himself and was finally compelled,
by the steady increase in business,
to employ a baker, all of his time be
ing required in the management of
the store. He later purchased the
building and ground occupied by his
store.
In 1876. Mr. Meyer was married
in Co'rvallis to Miss Katie Radamak
er and went to housekeeping in the
home which he had erected upon prop
erty purchased by him a short time
before at Fifth and Calapooia streets.
This property consisted of a quarter
block which he still owns and where
he still resides.
To the home originally erected by
htm. Mr. Meyer has made additions
from time to time and today has a
large nad attractive residence, sur
rounded by various kinds of shrub
bery and flowers of many varieties.
He keeps his property in excellent
shape all the tune and his home is
greatly admired by local and visiting
people.
Mr. Meyer seldom absented him
self from his store unless he was ill,
and by hard work and honest dealing,
he has succeeded in saving a comfort
able sum of money, besides being the
owner of much valuable property in
this city from which he received a
good inco'me.
In addition to his property in Al
bany. Mr. Meyers also maintains a
summer home at Newport, where he
aud the members of his family have
spVnt the summer months for the
past 14 years, enjoying the cool sea
breezes that blow in from the Pa
cific ocean.
During the post year or so Mr.
Meyer's health has not been as goo'd
as in former years and after consider
ing everything he finally concluded to
retire from business and will spend
his declining years enjoying life, free
RECEPTION TO BANKERS IS
A MOST ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Irvine Hosts
to Officers and Employers
of Two Institutions.
The reception tendered by Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Irvine at their Sixth street
home last evening to the officers,
stockholders and employees of the
First -National and First Savings
Bank was a most enjoyable event and
attended by nearly fifty invited guests.
The Irvine home was beautifully
decorated for the occasion with potted
plants and fern and everything was
greatly enjoyed by all. A musical
program was rendered including pi
ano and violin selections by Prof. E.
L. Wilson and his mother, Sirs. Fran
ces Wilson; flute solo by J. C. Irvine,
and a selection by a trio composed of
Mrs, Wilson, piano, Prof. Wilson, vio
lin, and J. C. Irvine, flute.
Mrs. Percy A. Young pleased the
guests with a vocal selection and
Clyde Williamson gave a number of
readings.
While the healthy growth of the as
sets of the First Savings Bank was the
principal cause for the celebration and
reception lost evening, another im
portant event celebrated by the guests
was the birthday of Hiram Torbet,
the assistant cashier of the institution.
He refused to divulge, his age, but he
is said to be in his 'steenth year.
$2,714 FROM THE FISH
AND GAME LICENSES
Forty-one More Applications
for Hunting Licenses Than
for Fishing Permits.
According to the record m the
County Clerk's office forty-one more
applications were made during the
year 1912 for hunting licenses than
were made during the same period for
fishing -permits.
The total receipts from fish and
game licenses during the same year
was $2714.00. There were 1112 hunt
ing licenses, 1061 fishing licenses, and
261 combination licenses and one" non
resident fishing license.
While the figures were not avail
able at a late hour this afternoon it
seems certain that the receipts from
hunting and fishing licenses in 1912
will exceed those for the preceeding
year. .
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stoltnow of
Gooch arrived in Albany last evening
and are spending Saturday in this city
on a short shopping trip.
KILLED A LARGE COUGAR
WITH A REVOLVER NEW YEARS
A state bounty of ten dollars was
claimed this morning Tit the office of
County Clerk Marks by W. N. Broth
crton of Scio who killed a large cou
gar east of that place on New Year's
day. The cougar measured seven feet
from nose to tail. Mr. Brothcrton's
dogs treed the animal and it was shot
with a revolver, this being the only
weapon which Brothcrton had at the
time the cougar was located.
from care and worry. He will di
vide his time between this city and
Newport.
The stock of goods which Mr. Mey
er had on hand was all purchased by
four local firms including S. E. Young
& Son, Gilbert Brothers, Beam-FIetch-cr
company, and Tomiinson & Hol
man, who yesterday divided up the
goods and moved them to their re
spective places of business.
The building which has been occu
pied for so many years by the Star
Bakery and also the one that is occu
pied by the Combination barber
shop have been sold to Pete Ruetner
who will move them to Main street
where they will be used by Scott &
Conn, the East End grocers. The
buildings will be removed from the
corner within the next few days to
make room for the new $25,000 build
ing to be erected by Mr. Meyer for
T. G. Bligh, a well known theatrical
man of Salem, who will open a new
motion picture and vaudeville house
here soon.
While being interviewed at his home
yesterday, Mr. Meyer stated that he
wished to thank his many friends and
patrons for their patronage and cour
tesies extended to him during his bus
iness career of 38 years in this city.
"1 also wish my friends a happy and
prosperous New Year," said Mr. Mey
er, "and may they all enjoy health
and happiness."
Conrad Meyer who has retired after
an active business life of nearly forty
years duration in this city, was born
in Bavaria, Germany, on December 4,
1845, and last month celebrated the
67th anniversary of his birth. He re
ceived an education in the schools of
Germany and also learned his trade in
that country.
Now that he can afford to retire
from business, practically every resi
dent of Albany and Linn county will
be glad to learn that well known pio
neer w.ll enjoy all the blessings and
pleasures of life during his remaining
days and with the Democrat will ex
tend their congratulations and best
wishes to him for future happiness
and health.
Mr. Meyer has a wife and three
sons who will share the reward of his
energy and labor with him. His
youngest son, Conrad Jr.. was married
in this city several months ago and
has been managing his father s store
tor the past year. He is a young
man of excellent business ability and
has many friends in this city, where he
was born and raised.
COUNTY COURT IS
STILL IN SESSION
Application For a New Road in
District No. 23 Was Approved
This Morning.
WILLAPPOINT SUPERVISORS
ON NEXT MONDAY JAN. 6
Judge Duncan Will Turn Over
. Keys to Office to McKnight
Tomorrow Evening.
Cleaning up the accumulated busi
ness of the year 1912 the county court
of Linn county has been working
hard during the past few days audit
ing bills and clearing the decks for
the incoming administration.
The application of M. S. Bellinger
nad others for a new county road in
District No. 23 was this morning ap
proved by the court. This application
has been under consideration by the
court for some time.
In the matter of the application of
R. A. Huber and others for a new
county road in District Number 25
the report of the viewers as to dam
ages was approved and the petition
continued until the next regular tsrm.
On Monday the court will make the
appointments of road supervisors in
Mhe several districts.
County Judge Duncan will turn over
the keys to liis office on Monday night
at 12 o'clock to D. B. McKnight.
WRECKED AT SEA, SUFFER
AGONIES IN OPEN BOAT
Six Drown or Die of Exposure,
One Goes Mad and Attacks
Captain, Two Survive.
London, Jan. 3. The two survivors
of the Danish steamship Volmer, who
perc picked up in an open boat fifty
miles off the Lizard by a trawler yes
terday, relate terrible experiences.
The Volmer was wrecked on Thurs
day in the great gale. One of the
small boats with nine of the crew
was swamped, all being drowned.
The second boat, with the captain
and seven others aboard, managed to
weather the heavy seas. They had no
oars and no water, and were unable to
obtain food from the air-tight tank.
The chief engineer died. The chief
officer went mad and tried to throttle
the captain. Eventually all died or
were washed overboard except the
captain and one other. They also
were washed out of the boat several
times, but managed to scramble back.
They suffered the agonies of thirst
and exposure and lost consciousness
when rescued.
OAKVILLE
Mr. F. G. Smith, wife and son, were
visiting friends here New Year's dav.
The steel bridge at Corvallis will
soon be ready for use, but the people
ot Linn county will have to make a
fill eight feet deep and two hundred
feet long. They will also' have to
make some fills in the road as our
supervisor didn't do any work in that
end of the district.
The ferry landing on both sides of
the river is too steep and the result
is the smashing of vehicles and the
profanity of the traveling public.
The U. S. Engineers are working
between here and Harrisburg and are
taking the snags out as they go.
The winds of the last week wrapped
our telephone lines together, cutting
US Off from "fptitral" nA n
country lines generally.
ran grain ana vetch are making a
vigorous growth but a freeze would
knock it out unless a snow should
fall first and we don't want to see
either.
A few cases of hog cholera caused
some of our swine raisers to' call a
doctor and have their hogs vaccinat
ed. No new cases have developed
since.
Thc Oakville school is in charge o
Prof. Bennett of Philomath.
LITTLE ROSE BUD.
o
Mrs. W. T. Wiles of Wells who has
been visiting here for several days at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Wiles, returned home this afternoon.
Dr. W. D. Ferguson who has been
working in Portland for some time in
the interest of the college endowment
fund. IC crtn;n .. I J A I
bany.
Dr. F. G. Franklin of this city is
, e " a visaing 111 in
dependence and Dallas.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
..y.vv ,a uttcuy given mat ine un
dersigned was by order of the County
Court of Linn County, Oregon, on
the 3rd day of January, 1913, duly ap
pointed executor of the last will and
testament of Anna Schlosser, deceas
ed. All persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased are hereby
notified to present the same, with the
proper vouchers, to the undersigned
at hu residence, in the City of Albany,
Oregon, within six months from the
date of this notice.
Dated this 3rd dav of January. 1913.
t,r.,iIARRY SCHLOSSER.
HEW ITT & SOX. Executor.
Attorneys for Executor. J10-F7