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ALBANY WEEKLY DEMOCRAT
VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1913.
No. 27.
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RETAIL
Procession Five Blocks Long Parades Through Streets of
Business Section; Convention Opened at Moose Hall at
10:45 o'clock; Mayor Gilbert Welcomes Visitors to the
Hub City and Gives Them the Hub.
When the special train from Pnrt-
land bearing several hundred delegatus
to the seventh annual convention of
the Oregon Retail Merchants' Asocia
tion rolled into the union station at
this city shortly after 10:15 o'clock
this morning, the merchants from pth
er cities as they alighted from the
train were greeted by a reception com
mittee composed of over two' hundred
local merchants, traveling salesmen
residing in this city, and members of
the Albany Commercial Club.
The reception committee was the
largest by far that ever greeted a
single body of men in the history of
the Hub City. The committee form
ed on First street this morning and
headed by the band marched to the
depot where final details were ar
ranged for the reception o'f the visit
ing merchants.
Shortly before the train arrived, J.
S. Van Winkle, president of the Al
bany Commercial Club, who was act
ing as grand marshal, had the entire
reception -committee form in a semi
circle facing the train. Mayor Gil
bert carried a large wheel containing
twelve spokes and a hub representa
tive of the transportation facilities of
this city. He occupied a place in
the center of the group.
When the delegates had alighted
from the train, a procession headed
by the band was formed with' a line
on each side of the streetcar track
and the long 'caravan composed of
over four hundred men and extending
along the street for five blocks, wend
its way to the business section, while
the air . was filled with the booster
songs of the various delegations.
The procession turned west on
First street and serpentined back and
forth across the thoroughfare to Ferry
strict where it turned into Second
street and thence east to the Moose
lodge hall at Second and Lyon streets.
Previous to starting from the depot
all of the visiting delegates were given
one of the very attractive badges
printed for the convention by the Al
bm nrtail Merchants' Asociation.
When everybody had been seated
in the hall, Frank J. Fletcher of this
city, president of the Albany Retail
Mwrhants' Association, arose and
called the convention to order. Rev.
Franklin H. Gesclbracht gave the in
vocation. The Salem delegation,
which was headed by William McGil
christ, one of the live wires of the
Caniial Citv. sang several booster
.nnnc TTin1impntarv to Albany.
Mayor Gilbert, who is an ex-traveling
salesman and one of Albany's
most prominent retail merchants, was
then introduced by President Fletcher
and extended a warm welcome to the
visiting merchants. Mayor Gilbert
Sa"i., attpmntinc to deliver an ad
dress of welcome to the merchants of
the great state of Oregon, I can do
SO Wltn more simiemy, pcnirtH3,
nthpr nro-anization I know of. I
have been in business for myself and
for other people tor tnirty years, lour
., n( wliirh T snent as a commer
cial traveler selling groceries, and it is
a source of much pleasure to me that
among the merchants in the territory
between fortlana ana nsnianu, i
s.r.m Knmp nf mv warmest friends.
I can sincerely say that the merchants
of Oregon, many of whom I know,
,n,nnr fiivnr.ihlv with the very best
in the country and I know them to be
inti-lliircnt and honorable business
men.
"It is not necessary for me to enum
erate the many problems that are
confronting the retail merchant and
this convention is held for the pur
pose of discussing these things and
I trust that a remedy will be found
I me of them. The retail mer
chant is constantly called upon to do
nate money for various public enter
prises. He subscribes to build roads
in the rural districts; he foots the bills
for all kinds of conventions; he helps
i,;u the churches" and schools and
generally contributes to everything
that the community will benefit by.
"Tim rptnil merchant is oublic-snir
itcd and donates money for a public
ity fund with which the community is
placed on the map and then some of
those wno receive wic musi ucm.-,,,
send to Sears. Roebuck & Co. for the
goods he sells. Through it all. the
retail merchant continues to smile.
"The citizens of Albany arc proud
of their city "The Hub," where
spokes of transportation radiate in all
directions and where we have 48 pas
senger trains daily. Proud of their
homes, their colleges and schools,
churches, and paved streets and 1
know that you are proud of yours.
Instead of presenting you with a key
to the Hub of the Willamette Valley.
I will present to you the Hub itself.
Do with it as you please during your
stay in Albany. I not only hope that
this will be tin most successful con
vention that the merchants of Oregon
ever held, but that it will result in a
great good to the merchants and to
all of the people of the state and that
having held the convention in this
city will ever be a source of pleasant
memories to Albany."
In the absence of H. C. Garnett of
Medford who was to have responded
to the address of welcome by Mayor
Gilbert Chairman Fletcher introduced
N. A. Perry of Holtoe, Oregon, ex
resident of the state association, who
in a brief address thanked the citizens
and merchants of Albany for the
splendid reception accorded the visit
(no merchants at the depot this morn
ing. "We feel already that we are one
of you," said Mr. Perry, and 1 hope
COMMITTEE MEETS
AT UNION DEPOT
that none of us will do anything dur
ing our stay in Albany that will cause
regret. Again I want to thank you
all for the splendid hospitality that
you have shown."
President Van Winkle ot the AIDany
Commercial Club, who stave the ad
dress o'f welcome in behalf of that or
ganization told of the growth of Al
bany since the time tnat tne Indians
were the first settlers to the present
day. He told of the many railroads
that radiated from this city and were
in actual operation, not on paper.
You merchants contribute treely
for all public enterprises," said Mr.
Van Winkle, "which is a natural thing
for vou to do. for you are the repre
sentative taxpayers of the people. We
are often unsuccessful in securing
funds from the farmers and residents
of our towns but they have to have
supplies and they give their money
to you. Then we get it from you and
the money is spent in building schools,
churches, roads, and many other
things necessary for the Use of the
people.
speaking ot mail order nouses,
there is one thine they have done,
They have caused you merchants to
co-operate and hold conventions like
this one today and this has been of
great benefit to all of you for in these
conventions you learn the best meth
ods of conducting your business and
many other things ot mutual Deneiit.
"You merchants are the backbone
and brains of the commercial organiz
ations of the state and you donate
money freely to all causes that are of
interest to the people. We congratu
late you upon your achievements and
hope that you will achieve still more
in the future. We thank you tor com
ing to Albany and hope that your stay
here will be a pleasant one and any
assistance that we can offer you will
be gladly given."
J. c. Mann, a prominent merchant
of Portland, responded to Mr. Van
Winkle's' address. - He said: "I have
lust been sitting near the stove a
warm one too. That stove compares
favorably with the splendid reception
accorded us at the depot, this morning
by the merchants of Albany which
as one of the best that 1 have ever
had the pleasure of receiving and the
Albany people are to be congratulat
ed for turning out such a magnificent
crowd." When Mr. Fletcher of your
city visited us at Medford last year
and invited us to hold our convention
in Albany, we accepted the invitation
without delay. I am glad to say that
although organized but a few weeks,
Albany has one of the strongest busi-
ness organizations in the state already.
We appreciate the manner in which
the glad hand was extended to' us to
day. We are glad to be here.
President rletcher ot the local
merchants' association here introduc
ed J. L. Stockton of Salem, president
ot the Oregon Ketail Merchants As
sociation. President Stockton announced that
owing to his throat being in bad shape
he would not attempt to deliver a set
speech. He started his address by
paying a splendid tribute to C. B. Mer
rick, the rortland postmaster who was
drowned in a swimming pool.at Lake-
view last August and who at the time
ot his death was secretary ot the Ure
gon Retail Merchants' Association.
"To Mr. Merrick," said President
Stockton, "belongs the credit for
many of the advantages that the mem
bers ot this association arc now en
joying. It was he who first conceiv
ed the idea of throwing the Portland
Merchants Association open and at
lowing the merchants of the entire
state to become members; he also pro
posed laws that protected the associa
tion from peddlers and fake advertis
ing; he introduced a new weights and
measures law which protected the
consumer in purchasing goods and
fathered the splendid garnishment law
that we now have.
"He was prominent in the commer
cial and social life of the city of Port
hind. He was at the time of his death
a member of the Portland Ad Club
and an ex-president of that orgainza
tion. He was a member o'f the Rotary
Llub. Chamber ot Commerce, the Ore
gon Development League, and many
other clubs working in the interest
f the state in general. He served in
the Spanish-American war and was
ejected postmaster by the people of
Portland who honored him. He is
lost to this organization in person
but not in spirit and we must finish
the work begun by him and in the
way that he would have had it done."
The annual report of President
Stockton was full of interesting facts
and figures to the members of the as
sociation. He urged co-operation in
all classes of business, saying that it
would be of mutual interest to the
members of the association. He call
ed particular attention to the garnish
ment laws in force in this state and
said they were the best in the United
States. This allows creditors to take
a certain percentage of a debtor's
wages to pay his bills.
He reviewed the cartage question
which is of interest to wholesalers
and country merchants and urged
wholesalers and commission men to'
drop this charge and not force the re
tailers to pay it. He said that retail
merchants should not invite the en
mity of the traveling salesman and
urged them to be courteous to the
salesmen and to treat them with kind-
ness.
President Stockton said that hi: had
noticed that in several communities
the spirit of jealousy existed among
JACKSON CASE IS TAKEN
UNDER ADVISEMENT
ConcludedYesterday Afternoon;
Motion Disposed of and
Court Adjourned.
TBk mt. nf T.iekson vs. Hugh Cum-
mings was concluded late yesterday
afternoon and the case taken under
advisement by Judge Galloway. A
large number of witnesses were plac
ed on the stand and the case was hard
fought from the time the opening ar
gument was made until the case was
finally submitted to the court.-
A number of motions and demurrers
were also disposed of last evening and
the January term of court adjourned.
Judge Galloway returned last night to
his home in Salem. . .'
PROGRAM FOR OREGON '
RETAIL MERCHANTS
SI Wrtnedav Evening. Tanuarv 22,
8:00 p. m. Discusions: Value
of Private Labels, led by W. M.
f.rpn Fho-imiiv Parcels Post
How it Will Affect the Merchant,
led by A. P. Johnson, Corvallis; w
How to Conduct a Credit Busi-
ness, led by F. W. Funk, Port-
land.
Address The Law and the
Merchant, W. C. Winslow, secre-'
tary Salem, Business Men's
League. :
Thursday Morning. Tanuarv 23.
9:00 a. m. Reports of Creden-
tinls and Auditing committees.
Discussions: Special Sales
How to Conduct Them, led by L.
s E. Hamilton, Albany; lraoing is
IB stamps vs. Cash JJiscounts, i. f
H. Burkholder. Cottacre Grove.
Address Modern Advertising,
A. G. Clark, ex-president, Port-
land Ad Club. ' ,
Necessity for New Legislation,
led by E. C. Benson, Roseburg. .
Address The Relation of the
College to the Retail Merchant,
Hon. W. J. Kerr, president, Ore-
gon Agricultural College.
Luncheon.
Thursday Afternoon, January 23.
Afternoon session, 1:30.
Address Relation of Consum-
er to the Retailer, Edith Tozier
Weatherred. special organizing
representative of Oregon Manu-
W lacturcrs Association. ,w
Address The Canadian Mer-'
chant, F. W. Welsh, president B.;
C. Retail Merchants' Association.
Discusion The Merchant and
the Community, led by John Col-
lier. La Grande.
..Address Confidence, the Basis
S of all. Trade," Wto'-' A.. Market,
Mgr., Oregon Division, bheldon 19
school, of Chicago.
Question box.
Report of committee on resolu-
tions.
Miscellaneous business. Elec-
tion of officers. Selection o'f
place for next convention Ad-
journment '
Friday, January 24.
Excursion to the Oregon Ag-
ricultural College, leaving Albany
v at :ju a. m. v
the merchants and that the small deal
er was jealous of his larger compctt
tor. He urged co-operation among
the merchants and the promotion of
good feeling. He stated that th
merchants don't visit each othe
enough and urged the merchants to
Bret on more friendly terms with each
other. He said that nothing can be
accomplished unless the merchants
unite.
President Stockton urged the mer
chants to read the trade journals more
and to encourage their clerks to read
them. He said that the trade publi
cations contained much information
that was valuable to the retail rner-1
chant, including new business meth-
ods, and legislation of interest to the
retailer. He stated that the problems
and evils now confronting the Ore
gon merchant also existed in the
Eastern states '
- Regarding thc parcels post; Presi
dent Stockton stated that he believed
that it was practicable and had. come
to stay; that it would be continued and
improved from time to time. He said
that the big mail order houses were
already increasing their' sales and ad
vertising torces preparatory to in
creasing their business by the new
system. President Stockton urged the
retail merchants to acquaint them
selves with the rates, etc., of the par
cels post as it applied to their respec
tive communities and to fight the mail
order houses with their own weapon
that of flooding the mails with printed
circulars and catalogues.
He said that the work of the Ore
gon Retail Merchants' Association
would be extended to all parts of
eastern Oregon at once. Me said that
the Oregon Hardware and Implement
Dealers' Association had expressed a
desire to become affiliated with the re
tail merchants association and recom
mended appointing a committee to
onfer with that organization in regard i
to the matter. He said that the Ore-!
gon Retail Merchants' Association has
over 1HJ0 active members and that
over 100 new members had been ad
ded during the past year.
Then followed discussions on vari
ous subjects including "Advertising
the Retail Store." led by C T. Til
bury, president of the McMinnvillc
Protective Association:, "System in
Business," led by K. N Warner o'f
Medford; "The Mail Order House
and the Retail Merchant," led by li.
B. Moore of Corvallis; and an ad
dress, ".immigration as Affecting the
Merchant," by A. Hofcr, secretary of
the Salem Board of Trade.
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DECIDE DISPUTE
Judge Harris of Eugene Will
Represent Linn County at
Conference Saturday.
MEETING WAS HELD IN
SALEM LAST EVENING
Members of Legislature from
Linn and Marion Counties
Agree to Abide by Results.
Returning last night from Salem
where they held a joint conference
with the members of the Marion
county delegation to the Oregon state
legislature, C. H. Stewart, County
Judge McKnight, .County Commis
sioner Porter and J. S. Van Winkle
believe that the division line dispute
between Linn and Marion counties
will be settled without any unneces
sary delay.
The Marion county delegation de
cline to withdraw the bill introduced
bv Senator Carson of Salem but after
a long conference which lasted until
10 o'clock last night it was finally
agreed to submit the matter to a board
of arbitration. Linn county will choose
one member, Marion will choose an
other, and in the event that these two
are unable to agree a third member
will be chosen.
Judge Harris of Eugene has been
chosen by Linn county and the name
of the Marion county man will be an
nounced late this afternoon." The
members of the board will hold a
meeting in Salem Saturday afternoon
and the members from both Linn and
Marion have agreed to abide by the
decision of the board.
FAST GAME INDOOR BASEBALL
AT ARMORY THIS EVENIN.
Fiesels Colts Will Cross Bats
with Team from Christian
. Church at 8 o'clock.
Tonight at 8 o'clock "Fiescl's Colts"
the fast a irtr relation of indoor base
ball players recently organized by
Harry 1'iesel, will cross bats tor the
first time this season with the team
from the Christian church which has
been playing excellent ball this win
ter.
Rnth tonms are in fine trim for the
contest which promises to be one of
the best games of the winter in this
city. Both teams arc composed of
the fastest players in the city and that
the game will be well worth the price
of admission is apparent from present
indications. The contest will si
promptly at 8 o'clock.
WILL HOLD AN OPEN
SESSION OF HIGH SCHOOL
The city superintendent, the princi
pal of the high school and all the
high school faculty have long wished
that the patrons of the school and oth
ers interested in education might have
an opportunity to visit the Albany
high school while in session, inspect
the beautiful building and the equip
ment which the board has generously
furnished, meet the teachers, note
their work and the method of oper
ating a modern high school and ob
serve, if possible, the splendid atti
tude of the student body in their en
vironment. To this end the faculty
in charge has planned to have an open
session of the school Friday after
noon, January 24th, from 1 p. m. to
3:45 p. m. During ,these hours the
school will be open to all visitors.
The regular class work will be carried
on in the usual manner. There will
be no special programs nor features
of di&ulay, the object being to give
the visitors an opportunity to see the
school at its regular work. Kvery de
partment will be open to inspection.
Special ushers and guides will be
provided to show visitors to the var
ious departments.
The girls of jthc domestic science
class will serve tea and cake in the
visit the school and become familiar
with what the board has done, with
what the teachers are doing and with
the progress and surroundings of the
pupils.
All are invited.
THE SU PER I N'T KN DENT,
and High School .-acuity.
A. V. Huddlcson of S'-i'im a num
bered among the prominent hrsiness
men of that city who is attending the
Retail Merchants' convention today.
T. F. Kariff, proprietor of the pop
corn stand at the corner of First and
Ferry streets, has been presenting
each and every delegate to the Ore
gon Retail Merchants' association
with a sack of peanuts and popcorn
today. This is done at the sugges
tion of the committee on reception
and entertainment of the visiting del
egates and the expense will be borne
by the local merchants.
HARRY LANE IS NOW
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Legislature Met in Joint Sess
ion at Noon Today and Made
Formal Announcement.
Salem. Or.. Jan. 23. Twentv-cight
members of the state senate at noon
yesterday voted for Dr. Harry Lane,
ot Portland, the people s choice tor
United States senator to succeed Jon
athan Bourne, Jr., on March 4 next.
The only two against Lane were
Calkins and .Bean, who cast their
votes for Ben Selling.
In the house ot representatives at
the same time 59 members cast their
votes for Dr. Harry Lane, S. A. D.
Meek, of Washington county, being
the only one to vote for Selling.
in the house a ovotes were cast for
Lane by members taking Statement
No. 1. Bclland of Clatsop, though
not pledged, said he thought the will
of the people greater than the opin
ion ot anv one man, and also voted
for Lane. Representative Meek, who
was unpledged, voted for Selling, with
the explanation that he Had rclused
to sign the statement and objected to
Lane as the nominee for United States
senator. ,
Hoskins and Lester in the senate,
both unDledgcd. voted for Lane, ex-
nlainin? their ballots bv the assertion
that they believed the will of the peo
ple should prevail. Dr. J. u smith
the unpledged member from Joseph
ine, also voted for Lane, but made no
explanation. ; " t
The senate and house met in joint
session at noon today, when the for-
raTgi.Mq
was mime. ut. l.iiic iiici cupun wus
declared elected by the legislature
to the ottice ot United Mates senator,
m accordance with the will of the peo
ple of the state ot CJrcgon.
W. F. Isaacs. J. W. Mitchell, L. B.
Brown, C. S. Buttcrfield, S. S. Smith,
E. Gaddis and Win. Peck were num
bercd among the prominent Medford
business men who arrived in Albany
this morning to attend the meeting of
the Merchants Association.
S. S. Smith, business manager of
the Medford Sun, is numbered among
the delegates to the annual meeting
of the Oregon Retail Merchants' As
sociation which convened here today
Mr. Smith says that busincss( condi
tions are improving in Mcdfo'rd and
the merchants, expect 1913 to be one
of the best years in the history of the
city.
J. C. Gallagher of the Eilcrs Piano
House returned this morning from
Scio where Uc placed an order for
three new pianos.
The piano used at the Olga Steeb
recital last night was loaned to the
musician by Blanche Hainmcl.
Judge McKnighr was transuctmg
business in Salem yesterday.
Postmaster J. S. Van Winkle re
turned from a trip to the Capital City
last night.
There will be no prayer meeting a
the United Presbyterian . church
Thursday evening on account of the
meeting of the Retail Merchants con
vention. It will be held at the usual
hour on Friday night instead.
Prof. Nichoils, the band leader and
director, went to Halsey this aft
noon, after a trip to Lebanon,
T. J. Anderson went to Corvallii
this afternoon on a short business
trip.
OBITUARY NOTICE
Died, at the family home in Albany,
Oregon, Sunday, January 19th, I'M 3,
of organic disease of the heart, Mrs
Hannah M. McNeil, aged 70 years
She was born in Jiuxton, Kent coun
ty, Ontario, Canada, May 5, 1M42. ' On
September 22nd. IK63, she was mar
ried to A. M c Neil. They came to'
Oregon in 1875. They lived in Mar
ion county until the last f.ur years,
when they located in Albany.
She leaves to mourn her death a
beloved husband, a host of friends,
one sister, five brothers of Canada,
eight grand-children and six children,
as follows: . Mrs. K. W. Van Nuys,
of West Stayton; Miss Km ma McNeil,
Mrs. A. (i. Steele. Mrs. J. J. Walker,
Mrs. C. Medin, K. I,. McNeil, all of
Albany.
liurial services were held in the
Presbyterian church at (icrvais. Or.,
by Rev. K. K. McVirker. The re
mains were interred in the Masonic
cemrtcry at Gervais beside her son,
William J., who died several yearn
ago.
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SUIT TO ENJOIN
COLLECTION OFTAX
Scio Citizens Claim That New
Charter Is Illegal and Take
Case to Courts.
HEY CLAIM NO NOTICE OF
ELECTION WAS GIVEN
Residents of Territory Includ
ed Extension of City Limits
Protest.
Claiming that the citv charter elec
tion held in Scio on Mav 1st is illegal.
T. A. Richardson and other residents
of that city today brought suit against
W. L. Marks as county clerk of Linn
county to enjoin the extension of the
8 mill tax levied by the city council
o'f that place on the 1912 assessment
roll.
Hewitt & Sox aoncar for the plain
tiffs in the action and in their com- -
plaint claim that there are certain ir
regularities in the matter of calling
and conducting the election at which ;
a large number of acres adjoining the
original townsite were mnue a part .
of the corporate limits.
It is alleged that no notice of the
election was given by the municipal
authorities and that the polling places
were all located within the original
territorial limits of the city. No poll
ing places were provided in the new
territory sought to be annexed to the
townsite and no provisions made for
those residing in this territory to cast
their ballots at the election.
At the-election the vote stood 56 in
favor of the new charter and 36
against its passage. Had thea voters
in the new territory been permitted to
vote, it is claimed that 'the result
would have been different.
The city council of Scio recently
made an 8 mill levy against property
within the new corporate limits of the
town and as this included the acre
age taken under the new charter, the
plaintitts in this case aretnow seeking
to enjoin the extension o'f this tax on
the assessment roll insofar as it af
fects their individual property.
UNITED ARTISANS INITIATED
- - LASS - OF- TEN LAST- NIGHT .
Luncheon Served in Dining Hall
Followed By Dancing in
the Lodge Room.
The United Artisans of this city
held another one of their very enjoy
able meetings last evening in their hall
in the Schmilt-Hunt building and as a
result of the campaign for new mem
bers being conducted by Dr. G. C. ls-
chelmau, supreme medical advisor,
and L. D. Walter, special organizer.
ten more candidates were initiated in
to the mysteries of the order.
Following the initiation ceremonies
a fine luncheon which had been pre
pared by the ladies was served to
the members and invited guests in the
dining room. The luncheon was great
ly enjoyed by everybody and was fol
lowed by dancing in the lodgerooin
with music furnished by an orchestra
of several pieces.
The local Artisan lodge is flourish
ang and is growing rapidly, many
new members having been initiated
during the past few weeks. At the
next regular meeting of the order on
February 4th another large class will
be taken into Cryslal Assembly.
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Dr. White Elected Presidentand
Dr. Geselbracht Is Secretary
for the Ensuing Year,
At a meeting of the Ministerial As
sociation held in this city recently,
Dr. W. I. White of the United Pres
byterian church was unanimously
elrctfd president, ami Kev. Dr. Oes
elbracht secretary for the ensuing
year. Rev. I). H. I.eech was elected
to serve as a member of the Chau
tauqua b'.ard.
This meeting was attended by Dr.
F.mmerson, the new pastor of the
Christian church, and he received a
warm welcome at the hands of the Al
bany cb-rgymen.
The funeral of the late W. R. Hand
will be held on Friday at 2 p. m, Two
sisters of the deceased who reside at
Orange, California, are expected to
arrive 'I hursday evening.
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