Willamette River Improvements.
In its issue of December 31st
the editor of the Portland Journal
makes the following comment on
the proposed improvement of the
Willamette river between Port
land and Eugene :
"The long dream of a Willam
ette river freed to commerce will
soon come true.
"The abstract of title has been
approved in the office of the Unit
ed States district attorney at
Portland. It goes direct to the
attorney general of the United
States at Washington for the for
mality of final apprvoal.
"In all private deals in realty
the approval of the abstract of
title by the purchaser'3 attorneys
is a final step. It is the signal for
payment of the purchase price
and delivery of the deed. It is
the same in this great public
transaction in which the privately-owned
Willamette locks will
pass into public ownership, to be
operated by the federal govern
ment, with tolls on commerce
forever abolished.
"Within a comparatively short
time the title will be turned over
to the war department and the
locks pass under the direction of
the United States engineers, who
have already prepared the plans
for so improving the locks that
their efficiency will be largely in
creased. There should be an im
mediate response in lowered
freight rates on account of the SO
cents a ton that has been exacted
in lockage fees for more than thir
ty years.
"The next step should be the
deepening of the channel from
Portland to Eugene. The feasi
bility of such project has already
been announced by the engineers,
with assurance that the river can
be prepared for all-year naviga
tion. "It is an enterprise that the pop
ulation of the region' should never
abandon. They have won a free
lock and can win a deepened chan
nel. "With a deepened channel and
free locks the Willamette rvier
will be one of the most effective
railroad commissions in the
world."
In Defense of Mr. Teal.
Several clays ago the Democrat
editorially submitted to' the
friends and admirers of J. N. Teal,
a list of questions dealing with his
corporation affiliations, and inci
dentally with his record as a pro
gressive democrat.
These questions were asked in
the best of faith and in the hope
that the clouds of uncertainty
might be lifted from this distin
guished candidate for Secretary
of the Interior. We still harbor a
faint hope that they will be fully
and fairly answered, but after
roading an able, but rather evasive
editorial, in yesterday's Oregon
ia'n, are forced to the conclusion
that the questions are unanswer
able. The Orcgimian editorial is as
follows :
"'the Albany Democrat is anxious
to Ite 'enliuliU'iii'd as to the claims of
Mr. Joseph N. Teal upon the Demo
cracy ot the state and Nation (or a
place in the Cabinet of a Democratic
President," anil it directs a seriei of
iliicslious, mainly designed to disclose
his unortho'dox political record and
antecedents.
"Possibly it is not important,
though some Oregon Democrats
think it is, to trace Mr. Teal's politi
eat activities, if there are any Teal
political activities; but common ru
mor has it that he is a Democrat, and
supported Mr. Wilson for president
in 11)I2, and various other Democratic
candidates prior to that election,
though he was diverted to the fusion
ticket for governor in the memorable
vcar (ISW). when Mr. Kinir, the
rival claimant to the Secretaryship,
ran for Governor as a Populist and as
a Democrat. In the dark days of 18,
when Mr. Bryan was calling on every
loyal Democrat to stand by his silver
mounted nuns, Mr. Teal may or may
not have wavered between partisan
duty and plain common sense. We do
not know. That was the year, wc be
lieve, when Mr. King got lst in the
Populist forest, and emerged with an
election as Mate Senator as a t'opu
list. These things are not mention
ed in the spirit of reproach or of con
troversy; merely to muicaie. ine quai
ificatious of your true Democrat.
"What is a Democrat? How long
must one have been a Democrat to be
eligible to a Democratic job? Must
he have been faithful to the losing
cause during the lean and hungry
years when no Democrat could hope
for anything, unless he connuhiatcd
with the disaffected wing of the Re
publicans, at Chamberlain and west,
and even Our Harry, the embryonic
Senator, did? Or may he profess to
be a Democrat and a non-partisan at
the same time, for which there is dis
tinguished precedent in the cause of
Hon. W. K. King in his candidacy for
the Supreme Bench in WW?
"Apparently the Albany Democrat
it under the strange impression that
the Democrats alone carried Oregon
in 112 for Mr. Wilson. If Mr. Wil
ton had received only the votet of the
Democrats who' voted for him, he
would not have carried Oregon.
DUN'S REPORT ON THE
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
The following report on busi
ness conditions during the week is
reprinted from Dun's Review:
"The notable development at
the close of the year is the tre
mendous expansion in exports,
which arc breaking all previous
records, the movement from the
port of New York for the latest
week amounting to $26,376,000
$4,136,000 larger than in .1911,)
$17,175,000 larger than in 1910,
and $6,007,000 in excess of im
ports. This expansion in exports
is due to the mcreased foreign
demand for the products of the
soil and the mills ; it is not accom
panied by a decline in imports,
which as a matter of fact are
about $4,000,000 greater- than in
the two preceding' years. There
is some slowing down of domestic
operations in the closing weeks
of the year, as is usual, due to
necessary readjustments and tak
ing stock, yet the current statis
tics of business continue almost
as noteworthy as those of foreign
commerce. Bank clearings (about
the best measure of activity avail
able) increased this week 11.9 per
cent as compared with 1911 and
17.8 per cent as compared with
1910, and railroad gross earnings
for the first half of December
gained 3.8 per cent. The problem
of the railroads is not so much
how to get new traffic as how to
provide means with which to se
cure additional terminals and cars
to carry the great traffic pressing
upon the transportation lines.
Retail holiday trade was of impos
ing proportions, and this exhibi
tion of buying power on the part
of the people, as the result of ag
ricultural fruitfulncss and of fully
employed and highly paid labor,
has a favorable effect on whole
sale trade and on industrial lines.
In the dry goods departments
conditions at the close of the year
are very satisfactory, both for
cottons and woolens. Mills have
large orders running months
ahead, and jobbers, who have ex
perienced the customary slacken
ing at this season, are anticipating
a large increase' in demand. In
the iron and steel trade the chief
feature is the continued heavy
purchases by the railroads. There
ire shorter holiday suspensions of
work this year than is usual, ow
ing to the insistence of demand.
Coke is very firm, due to the in
adequacy of supplies to meet the
extraordinary movement. New
England shoe factories are work
ing cm full time with present or-
lors, but new business is season
ibly dull. The decline in hides is
having a veak.,iing effect upon
leather. lhe gram and cotton
markets show continued large do
mestic movement and exports.
Interest in the truaucial markets
is still keen as to the result of the
Halkan peace negotiations in Lon-
lon, but a holiday quietness gen
erally prevails.
Liabilities of commercial fail
ures, so far reported for Decem
ber, amount to $13,274,569. of
which $4,h42,217 are in manufac
turing, $7,052,835 in trading and
$1,379,517 in other commercial
lines. Failures this week num
bered 265 in the United States
against 281 last year, and 25 in
Canada compared with 39 a year
STftYTON GIRL DIES FROM
ACCIDENTAL DOSE OF ACID
A particularly sad death occurred
near West Stayton at about 5:45 Mon
day afternoon, when Miss l.omae Wil
liams died from the accidental swal
lowing of carbolic acid, says the Mail.
The unfortunate girl was but 17 years
of age.
It appears that Miss Williams,
whose parents reside near Aumsville,
was working at the home of C. C.
Bruce, who lives on the Henry Von
Be hrcn place below West Stayton.
Farly Monday morning the girl set
out for a day's visit with her folks.
While there she had an attack of
toothache, and wai given a small vial
of carbolic acid, to' apply in case the
pain continued. Her mother warned
her to dilute the acid before using.
A strike is reported to have oc
curred on the Ore iron Electric Rail
way this afternoon among the labor
ers employed by the road on construc
tion work and 100 men are said to'
have quit work on account of a re
duction in wages.
CELEBRATED TODAY
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Ross Observe
50th. Anniversary of Their
Marriage in Albany.
WERE WEDDED AT DOUBLE
CEREMONY IN CANADA IN 1862
Aged Couple Guests of Honor at
Dinner Tendered By Their
Children This Afternoon.
Continued from Wednesday, Jan. 1,
Fifty years ago today, while the
Civil War was in progress in the
United States, a double wedding was
solemnized in the little village of
Farnham, Province of Quebec. Can
ada, when the Rev. Mr. Thornton
of the Methodist church of that place
united in marriage Miss Cynthia E.
Truax and S. W. Ross and Miss Anna
Harvey to Mortimer W. Ring, a cous
in of Miss Truax. -
The wedding was a quiet affair and
was witnessed by only four other
young people besides the contracting
parties.
Since that happy New Year'i day,
half a century has passed, and today,
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Ross of this city
arc celebrating their golden wedding
anniversary, surrounded by tneir citti
drcn and grandchildren. Tha couple
are in excellent health and are happy
and contented.
This afternoon at 3o'clock, Mr.
and Mrs. Ross were guests of honor at
a dinner tendered to them by their
children and served at the Palm Cafe
teria which is conducted by their son-in-law,
M. J. Monteith.
The following were in attendance
at the dinner: Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Ross. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Monteith,
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Ross of Moro,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ross of Albany,
h. i L max ot Albany and Mrs.
Catherine Allen ofo Quebec, Canada,
brother and sister of Mrs. Ross. Mrs.
Hattie Bartholomcy, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. b. VV. Ross, ot Rose
burg, was unable to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Ross, who cel
ebrated their golden wedding today,
came to Albany in May, 1881, from
Comnton, P. Q Canada, where they
resided for six years prior to coming
10 me racuic cuasi. upun meir ar
rival in this city, they bought a piece
of property at what is now Fifth and
Calapooia streets.
Here they erected a, modern and
comfortable home where they resid
ed continuously until recently when
they erected a residence in Central
addition at the corner of Elm and
Tenth streets where they now reside.
Mr. Ross was cneraeed in black
smithing for some time after his ar
rival in Albany, working for bam
Althousc. now deceased. Later he en
gaged in teaming and followed that
occupation tor tweuty-hvc years, re
tiring from active work two years ago,
With the exception of one year
which they spent tanning near Soda-
ville, Mr. and Mrs. Ross have lived at
Albany 31 years. Mr. Ross was born
in Granby, Province of Quebec, Can.,
on October U, 1K40, and Mrs. Koss
was bom in Farnham, Quebec, on
July 2, 1842.
The couple have five children, as
follows: Mrs. Alice R. Monteith- of
Albany; Mrs, Hattie Hartholomay of
Koseburg; Jed v.. Koss and rred W.
Ross of Albany, and Lorenzo W. Ross
of Moro. Mr. and Mrs. Ro'ss also
have eleven grandchildren. Mr. and
Mrs. Ross have the best wishes of
their many friends in , Albany and
Linn county.
L. F. Smith, of Tangent was trans
acting business in Albany today. Mr,
Smith is a rural mail carrier out of
langciit.
NEW ADDITIONS MADE TO
THE DECEMBER POEM
Since the publication of a verse sev
eral days aKo at the reoucst of a sub
scriber, others have added a fcw lines
to the first contribution. Here is the
po'ein in full. No other contributions
will be accepted owing to lack 01
pace.
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And pinned on Mary's hat;
Then I'd be safe from kitty's claws
because she wears a rat.
I'd go with her to church some day,
Ami sit quite near some boys;
I'd watch them casting sheepish eyes,
And hear them make some noise.
Then the sexton 'ml turn them out,
And we'd not linger near;
At any time of year.
What makes the bird stick to Mary
so?
The sexton used to say;
Oh! Mary sticks to the bird you
know.
She wears it every day.
And you each frathered birdie now
May wear upon your hats;
There they'll he safe from kitty's
claws.
If only you wear rats.
I would I were a doctor man,
All buttoned up in a Ford;
I would not care how bad the roads,
Nor how tie weather roared last
Sunday.
A WEALTHY NEW YORK
WOMAN WILL STUDY LAW
Will Acquire Legal Knowledge
to Protect Estate of 12 Year
Old Daughter.
NE WYQRK, Dec. 30. In the hope
of safe-guarding the rights of her
12-year-old daughter to a share in the
estate of her husband, Mrs. Lucius
Hopkins Smith, widow of a wealthy
cotton man of New York and Pasa
dena, who, while in Los Angeles last
slimmer reported to the police that an
attempt had been made here to kidnap
the little girl, has taken up the study
of law at Columbia University.
Mrs. Smith complained at that time
that her rooms at the Smith apart
ments, near Weslake Park, were brok
en into and valuable papers taken
and later an attempt was made to
kidnap the little girl, Ruth.
Believing that she was being follow
ed by some agent of her late husband's
family, she went to San Diego, and,
when an attempt was made there to
sieze the little girl, returned to Los
Angeles and took rooms in a down
town hotel.
Early in July she came to New York
and told officials that a mysterious
man had followed her across the con
tinent. From here she went to Eu
rope, determined to place her daugh
ter in a closely-guarded French board
ing school.
Since her return she has mapped
out a complete law course at Colum
bia University, and intends to carry
her studies out in order that she may
protect the claim of her daughter to
the father's large estate, amounting
to several hundred thousand dol
lars. "I was never aroused to a woman's
need for such training until I became
a widow," said Mrs. Smith. 'Immedi
ately I found myself in the vortex of
the courts. My ignorance of the
courts made me helpless. True, a wo
man may employ lawyers to protect
her interests, but after all there is
nothing like understanding the thing
yourself."
The legal contest over the Smith
estate involves the legality of the
adoption in Germany, of the little
girl, Ruth, who is Mrs. Smith's daugh
ter by a former marriage. Sidney A.
Smith, brother of the late cotton
broker, contends the child was not
legally adopted ana accoraingiy ne
claims $100,000 of the estate of his
deceased brother.
TANGENT GRANGE HELD
AN INTERESTING MEETING
D. M. McGregor Elected Master:
Other Officers Elected for
Ensuing Year.
The regular meeting of Tangent
Orange was neia iasc oaturuay wun
good attendance.
Visitors from Sand Ridge and
Western Star granges were present.
The third and fourth degrees were
conferred upon a class of two, who
will make a valuable addition to our
membership.
A fine lunch was heartily partaken
of by all present, and the remainder
ot tne noon nour was spent in visiting-
The election of officers for the en
suing year resulted as follows: M. D.
Mcuregor, U.; w. o. smitn, J-.; m
F. Wood. A. S.: E. R. Allen. C: Lus-
ane Blevins, T.; Brown, Sec;
Marie G. Allen, G. K.; A. Blevins, C;
Hattie Blevins. P.: Lmma H. bmith
K; Midlred Allen, L. A. S.; Frances
Driver, organist; Mrs. M. f. Wood.
The question of the state appropri
ation money for the Panama Exposi
tion was discussed at length. Also
the appropriation for the bridge across
the Columbia river at Vancouver.
The questions were referred to a spe
cial committee and will be taken up
at the next meeting.
We missed the pleasant smile and
familiar voice of our riverside friend,
and he missed a good dinner.
Installation will be held the fourth
Saturday in January, when we hope
to meet many visitors and spend a
pleasant day.
The installation will be held in the
afternoon, which will be open to the
public. J. H. SCOTT.
Mrs. M. C. Morgan visited her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Jcnks near Tan
gent this week.
Miss Georgia Blevins of Corvallis
visited with her parents near here on
Christmas.
J. E. Ownbey and wife to Albany
spent last week in Tangent.
John Powell of the county bridge
gang, visited his father and mother
here lastweek.
Miss Frances Driver of the O. A.
C. spent the holidays at her home near
here.
B. F. Scott of Aberdeen, Wash.,
and his daughter. Miss Mabel, visited
with his brother near Tangent last
week.
Win. Ellingsworth and family of
Shedd visited with the family of G.
C. Stellmacher a few days, last week.
Fred Filkins has moved with his
family from his father's farm to Al
bany to reside.
Elias Berwick has moved to the
farm o'f W. E. Parker where he ex
pects to spend the next year.
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 1 9
TANGENT NEWS
ALBANY FIREMEN
ATTEND TOORHEY
The Corvallis Fire Department
Treats Visiting Delegates
Royally Yesterday.
LOCAL TEAM LOSES HOSE
RACE BY NARROW MARGIN
Memorial Monument to Dead
Fire Chief Is Dedicated By
College City Folks.
Assistant Fire Chief Horsky and a
number of the members of the Albany
fire department returned home from
Corvallis last night where they were
the guests yesterday of the Corvallis
fire laddies at the big fire fighters
tournament which was held in that
city.
A parade was held at 10:30 o'clock
yesterday morning which was compos
ed ot corvallis lire Doys ana mcir new
apparatus, and the visiting delegation
from various cities of the Willamette
Valley.
Following the parade, the firemen
attended the dedication of the me
morial monument recently erected at
Corvallis in honor of George P. Wren,
ex-fire chief of Corvallis who gave his
life in- the performance of his duty.
The monument was erected by the
members o'f the fire department as a
tribute to their former chief, i
The dedicatory exercises lasted over
an hour and were very impressive.
Music for the occasion was furnished
by the O. A. C. military band and
prayer was offered by Rev. Sherman.
Walter H. Kline, one of the leading
merchants of Corvallis, officiated as
"master of ceremonies and in an im
pressive speech, presented the monu
ment to the city. Mayor J. Fred
Yates accepted the gift on behalf of
the city and paid a fine tribute to the
dead fire chief, George P. Wren.
A fine dinner was served to the
members of the Albany and other vis
iting departments at noon at the Ho
tel Julian. At 1:30 o'clock the pro
gram of events scheduled for the af
ternoon was begun. The program in
cluded hose races, ladder climbing,
coupling contests, water fights, rescue
work, etc.
The hose race between the fire de
partments of Albany and Corvallis
was the most exciting event on the
program and was witnessed by a large
crowd of people.
The race was won by the Corvallis
boys in 22 seconds, Albany finish
ing second in 30 seconds. Chief En
gineer Warner of the Albany depart
ment won two prizes in the hose coup
ling contest.
The program was completed at 5:30
o'clock in the afternoon and was fol
lowed by a banquet and dance at the
city hall. The Albany boys are loud
in their praise o'f the courtesies ex
tended them yesterday and of the
splendid hospitality of the "Corvallis
firemen.
The following members of the Al
bany department were in attendance
at the Corvallis tournament: Assist
ant Chief Ed. Horsky, Chief Engi
neer John Warner, John Spooner,
Earl McTimmonds, Fred Woods,
Herman Stoks, Clarence Reed, C. N.
McKec and Adrian Moo're.
$43 ENOUGH FOR LADIES
SUIT SAYS THE JUDGE
New Jersey Court Has Decided
Ideas As to the Cost of
Womens Apparel.
New York, Jan. 1. Forty-three dol
lars is enough fo'r nay woman to
spend for a suit of outer clothing; or,
possibly, $44, if $2 is to be spent for
a "really magnifcient pair of corsets."
This is the .private and judicial
opinion of Vice-Chancellor Lindley A.
Garrison of the Court of Chancery of
Jersey City, whose wife is o'qe of the
handsomest and best-dressed women
in Hudson county.
Mrs. George G. Holton, seeking ali
mony from her husband, who is seek
ing separation, exhibited a letter of
credit from her husband in court to
day, in which he specified that site
should not buy a suit to cost more
than $20, a coat for more than $18, no
more costly shoes than $4 nor corsets
for more than $2. These prices were
absurdly low, Mrs. Holton contended,
but Judge Garrison agreed with her
husband.
"I have seen plenty of suits adver
tised for $20. and they looked good
and amply becoming when worn," he
said. "Eighteen-dollar coats look fine,
tour dollars will buy a pair of shoes
good enough for any woman. For $1
corsets can be bought that will set
otf a woman's figure most engagingly.
For $2 a really magnificent set of cor
sets can be purchased."
Mrs. F. P. Nutting has been con
fined to her bed for several days
with a slight attack of neuralgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wright of
Moscow. Idaho, who have been spend
ing their honeymoon in this city at the
home of Mrs. Wright's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Craft, left for home
yesterday.
AGED JUDGE WINS A
FBBTIE OF $100,000
Twenty Years of Litigation
Settles an Estate in Favor of
- Man Now 79 Year Old. -
New York, Jan. 1. After a fight in
the courts extending over more than
20 years, Probate Judge John Kenne
ally, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, is recog
nized today as the heir to the $100,000
estate left by William A. Kenneally,
who died in Brooklyn fifty years ago.
Judge Kenneally is now 79 years
old. An order awarding him the es
tate was signed by Supreme.-Court
Justice Page. More than 100 claim
ants have tried during the last half
century to prove their relationship and
get the fortune,- but all failed except
John Kenneally..
William E. Kfnneally's name differs
slightly from that that of the success
ful claimant.
The testimony shows that Judge
Kenneally based his claim upon the
information his mother had given him.
He said that many of the relics, pa
pers and other things that would have
shown his father's identity were burn
ed in a fire that swept Cleveland in
1840.
STOCK COMPANY RETURNS
TO ALBANY FROM CORVALLIS
To Present Ethel Barrymore's
Play "Sunday" Here During
Remainder ef Week.
t Ethel Barrymore's comedy-drama
success, bunday, will be presented
by the Seibert & Lindley players at
the opera house Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week.
The company is playing a stock en
gagement here and at Corvallis divid
ing the week between the two cities,
playing Corvallis the first three days
of the week and Albany the last three.
The plays they are to produce are
all goodt ones and they more than
made go'od when here before. The
plav "Sunday" is forst class in every
way and one that Miss Barrmore
made her first N. Y. hit in. It is
one of heart interest and yet has lots
of comedy running through it.
The company was well received in
Corvallis and their stay here will be a
treat to all those who like good clean
plays. The prices are within the
reach of all and the shows compare
favorably with any of the ro'ad shows
now on the coast. Prices, reserved
seats 35c, gallery 25c.
A LITTLE BOY LEAPS
OVER A MAD BULL
Jumped Over His Head, Slid
Along His Back and
Escaped All Harm.
Cincinnati, Jan. 1. Gerald Hopkins,
nine, this afternoon performed a feat
that would make the toreadors of old
Spain and Mexico jealous.
A wild bull which had broken loose
from its stall in a stable in the neigh
borhood caused a reign of terror in
Mount Auburn, Avond.le and Walnut
Hills, the fashionable suburbs of Cin
cinnati. t
The Hopkins boy got directly in the
path of the maddened animal. People
held their breath and watched the
frightened youth. Taking a quick step
the lad jumped clear over the head
of the bull and played "leap frog,"
supping over tne animal s- back and
running into a house before the bull
could turn around.
Miss Bermce Hall returned from
Brownsville this morning where she
has been visiting with friends and rel
atives. ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
; r v """""oil .urix oi me estate
of Charles Kiefcr, deceased, has filed
"in iuic county iierK ot Linn Coun-
tv flrannn U XI I ..
V.vs, ci nnai account in tne
matter of said estat.e and the County
li e j " , appointed Monday, the
13th day of January, 1913, at the hour
of one o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, at the County Court room,
in the Court House in the City of Al
bany, Oregon, as the time and place
tor hearing objections to said final ac
count, if any there be, and for the
tinal settlement of said estate.
Dated this 10th day of December,
1912 MARGARET KIEFR,
L. M CURL, Administratrix.
Atty for Admrx. D13-J10
ADMIMISTRATOR-g NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned administratrix of the es
tate of I. F. Conn, deceased, has filed
with the County Clerk of Linn Coun
ty. Oregon, her final account in the
matter of said estate, and the County
Court has appointed, Monday, the
iMth day of January, 1913, at the hour
of one o'colck in the afternoon of
said day at the county court room in
the court house in the City of Albany,
Oregon, as the time and place for
hearing objections to said final ac
count, if any there be and for the final
settlement of said estate.
!912ted th' 13'h dy f December'
ELVIRA CONN.
. . Administratrix.
L. M. Curl,
Atty. for Admrx. ,
Dec. 20 Jan. 17.