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VOL. XXVIII
ALBANY. LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1911
No. 171.
THE WEATHER
Tonight and Wednesday rain. FrtiH
OF 0. E. WHEELS
Lester MoCoMrt Meets Death
This Afternoon Under North
bound Electric.
BODY BADLY CUT AND
MANGLED BY WHEELS
Was Going Hunting North of
City and Failed to Hear
Car Approaching.
The second death under llie wheel
lit an Oregon Klcclric train to occur
this tnunth and the third '" occur in
the vicinity in the lat two years
happened about 1 411 o'clock this af
ternoon when Letter McCourt. ton
of James McCourt, waa struck and
instantly killed. The same circum
ttuncea aurrounding the deatha wli
preaent in this cate. that of the S. I'
train on the parallel track making
more noiae than the electric and pre
venting the victim fruin hearing iu
fail approach. S. P. train No. IH.
north bound, ia due to leave Albany
at 12-40 p. m., but wn II) ntinutei
late today and left at exactly the
ante lime aa the electric.
Haw Started Hunting. -
I.eatcr atarted hunting after hav
ing hit dinner, being accustomed to
hunt ducks on the three lakea north
eaat of the city, and was on hla way
there when the accident occurred.
When the train swung around the
curve by the gravel pit about two
miles north of the O. E. depot, the
motorman evidently aaw McCourt, for
the brakeman says he heard the vio
lent whistling. The body was struck
ISO feel north of the yard limit sign
and was carried ISO feet further be
fore being thrown from the track. The
car waa stopped about three rail
lengtha from the spot where the life
less form lay.
Body Badly Mangled.
The body was badly mangled. Al
though the head waa severed from
the body the features of the fare arc
not marred. The right arm waa com
pletely cut off and both legs were run
over below the knee, but not entirely
dismembered. Practically every bone
in the boy's body waa broken.
O. E. train No. M was in charge of
Conductor H. A. Morrison. Motor
man S. E. Peck and Brakeman P. F.
Reidy. Reidy aayt that after he
heard the whistling and the sudden
appliance of the brakes he heard the
noise like the repoit of a gun. This
is bourne out from the fact that the
No. 12 gauge Lefevre which McCourt
was carrying was broken at the stock,
the barrel badly bent where the dit
charge waa choked and forced its way
out through the side of the gun.
Rrakeman Reidy was left with the
body and the train proceeded to Port
land. Coroner Kortmiller was noli
fied as soon as possible after the ac-
, ciilent and hurried to the fatal curve,
where two yeara ago Lester McDan-.'
iels, a youth of about the same age
lost hia life in, the same manner. The(
parts of the body were gathered up.
and brought to the morgue. The train
crew will be brought back in the j
morning ana an inquest neiu anuui
II o'clock.
Body ia Identified.
', For over an hour after Jhe accident
the identity of the victim remained a
secret. None of those who had ar
rived could place the dead hoy until
fContinned on page 41
UNIVERSALITY AND FINALITY
OF CHRISTIANITY TONIGHT
At the Christian church Inst night
Evangelist "Daddy" Criin fulfilled the
expectations of a large and apprecia-j
tive audience. He proved himself to
be a pulpit orator of unusual ability
In referring to the sermon many of;
those present said, "That waa one of,
the finest sermons I have ever heard."
Tonight l:ia subject is "The Univcr.'
-aality and Finality of Christianity."
An inspiring song service led by a
rhnrus of 50 voices alnninrf the old-
time songs precede! the sermon. Rap-!
tism services again tonight. I
SALEM-ALBANY GAVE
HAS BEEN PROTESTED
Will Be Considered By Oregon
High School Athletic
Association.
At a meeting of the Salem school
board last night that body was in
favor of relinquishing Salem's claim
mi the valley high school champion
ship on account of the playing of
Cecil Sarff,' wild was discovered to
be over 21 years of age. The direc
tors exprcted the utmost confidenre
on Supl. Elliott and Principal Nelson
as well as Coach Clancey and believe
all of them entirely ignorant of Sard's
true age until after the matter was
brought to their attention. Although
drclariug that in their opinion it wa
better to surrender the claim to the
title and show that Salrm people art
good sports, the board took no ac
tion and left the matter entirely up
to the Ore (on High School league
The matter will be settled at the com
ma; meeting.
On account of City Superintendent
lloellicher being interested in the
Albany team he will not be able to
sit with the board when the case i
tried. Another man. neutral to both
schools, will be chosen for the posi
tion. In their letters with the formal pro
test to Salem. Supt. Hoctticher and
Principal Young expressed their be
lief that the Salem officials were
blameless in the matter, and suggest
ed that a compromise be agreed up
on, Salem awarding the champion
ship to Albany and calling the affair
of Nov. 13th "no game." If Salem
surrenders this contest she will also
be marked blank on the Eugene and
Corvallis games.
The rules of the association pro
vide, however.' that to constitute
grounds for forfeiture of a game the
high school faculty must use a player
knowing him to be ineligible.
Sarff has not been in s'hool since
the game.
It hai been suggested that to set
tle the affair. -Salem and Albany play
the game over With Sarff out of the
line. The Mine tonditiont could he
observed; playing the game in Salem
on the same field. Certainly the field
could be in no worse shape than on
the 13th -when the early rains soaked
the saw dust up and made it spongy
The chances are that a game played
December 4 would find a fast field
and a clear day. The proposition of
winning games by default is very un
satisfactory and leaves no diiert line
on the relative strength of the var
ious teams. Salem plays Columbia
University of Portland and Albany
plays The Dalles on Thanksgiving
day, and if both teams then win an
other game would be a great attrac
tion. DEATH OF MATHER 0FJ.ll
. ' NIMMO AT VANCOUVER
Mrs. Phebe Mclntyre, mother of
J. A. Nimnio, of this city, died at Van
couver. Wash., Sunday, at the age of
79 years, a woman of splendid Chris
tian character, beloved by those know
ing her. She was born in New York
state on May 7, IR36. and afterwards
resided for a good many yeara in
Iowa. She was married twice. For
several years- she resided with her
daughter, Mrs. Phillips, in Vancouver.
Resides these two, a son is living, re
siding in California. The remains wer,
brought here for burial in the city
cemetery, where a short service was
held.
CIRCUIT COURT.
New Suits: Helen Duncan against
A. R. Duncan, for divorce. Married
Feb. 16, 1896. Charge cruel and in
human treatment. fVVentlierford fr
Weatherford, attorneys.
C. G. Roberts et al against Andrew
Z. Allen, to recover $70.62, $25 attor
neys fees and costs. Dan Johnston.
attorney.
Answer: E, E. Gordon against
Mary A. Wright et al, cliaming prior
judgment. W. S. Risley, attorney for
defendant.
County Assessor Earl Fisher left
on ahe morning train for Portland on
a business trip. '.
Miss Inei I.emke returned last ev
ening from Eugene where she spent
the wek end at a guest of the Delta
Gamma sorority.
BULGARS DID NOT
GET M0NIS1
Were Repulsed By the Serbs
and Ten Thousand Killed
In Attack.
SERBS AND BULGARS
FOUGHT DESPERATELY
Have Regained the Veles-Prilep
Front in Southern
Serbia.
London, Nov. 23. Ten thousand
llulgart were killed or wounded in thr
battle for Monastir. according to Sa
lonika dispatches, which divulged for
the first time that in Head of the re
ported victory, the liulgart were re
pulsed in the attack Saturday. Pri
lep. nor t lira M of Monastir. is report
ed to be in flames. The officials pre
sume th: t the liulgars fired the town
in reprisal for some Serb act. Driven
from llabuna Pass and Prilrp. the
Serbs rallied before Monastir and with
reckless courage turned the time of
battle and the liulgars retired five
miles. Now it is believed Monastir
can hold out. The British from Sa
lonika are swarming in. Big guns
have been mounted and the defense
have been strengthened.
Athens. Nov. 23. Repulsing the
Rulgars, the Serbs regained the Veles.
Prilrp front in Southern Serbia, said
a Serbian official statement. The
Serbs countered after a desperate fat
ly before Monastir. and drove the
liulgars back twenty miles. This par
tially restored the Serh line and at
I laces the right wing is in touch with
the French before Vetet." It' also
clears a strip from thirty to forty
miles wide in southern Serbia
Berlin, Nov. 23. The Austro-Ger-man
invaders of Serbia added 9500
prisoners to the vast total, it is offi
cially announced. Fifteen hundred
were taken north of Mitrovitza and
norlheaM of Pristina. The remainder
were taken durimr the Bulnar ad
vance southeast of Pristina. The Bul
garian invaders are advancing vic
toriously southeast of Pristina.
Rome. Nov. 23. The Serbians se
verely defeated the liulgars at Kos
sovov plain of Blackbirds, according
to a dispatch
Will Help Allies.
Zurich, Switzerland, Nov. 23. Italy
has decided to send an expedition to
the Ralkans to help the allies, accord
ing to Rome dispatches.
Robert E. Smith, who ia to apeak on
on putting the
IRA HUTCKINGS IN SPOKANE
INVESTIGATING BUSINESS
Sends Report of Convention,
With Campaign In Interest
of By-Products.
Ira Ifutchings, of the Linn and
ilenton County Growers' Association
in charge of the cannery it Browns
ville, writes from Spokane, where he
has been on business for the asso
ciation, that there ia a big demand
for the evergreen berries, and had an
order for three or four car loads, if
be could get them.'. He attended a big
meeting of fruit growers and busi
ness men, who considered principal
ly the development of by products
Mr. Polhemus, chairman of the by
products committee made a speech of
significance. During ten months of
1914 the Puyallup-Sumncr factory
paid out for transportation alone
$192.0UU. and he declare! that what it
needed it not new settlers as much
as to make those already here pros
perous. The great thing is to deliver
better goods than the other fellow.
A sample of the way Puyallup doea
business wat teen in the fact that
cauliflower it now being canned and
given away as an introduction. Paul
hemus told of one man, a lumberman,
who spent $30,000 in advertising be
fore he told a thing, and it paid him.
lie told of an Oregon concern that
has put up 60,000 gallons of logan
berry juice, this year, instead of beer,
at formerly, and the mistake it haa
made it that the amonnt it not 600,000
gallons.
J. A. Wetterlund was there from
Medford, and told of hia company
manufacturing and selling 21 cart of
apple juice to San Francisco firms.
It is business to boost the by-products
businett, a bi'g field for the
Linn and Benton Growers Associa
tion, and no doubt Mr Hutching
when he gets home will be full of
enthusiasm for the business.
NUMEROUS STORIES ABOUT;
BARTHOLOIWLINNO MURDER
It it being claimed that John Lind
the victim of Ed. Bartholomew, alias
Ed. Hopkins, was Harry Rodger,
who recently left the farm of W. J.
Scharen, of Lane county, witl 3y 10
wjkcs accumulated. There i probaV
1'' nothing in this version at all
Lit.rl'j conduct not tallying wi:h Roi.
gers at all. Albany men are satisfied
Lind wat as much of. a sharp at Bar-,
tholomew. All manner of theories
continue to be advanced about the
murder, and at to whether both were
crooks, or only Hopkins, and Lind
the victim.
Fred Weatherford wat a passenger
to Salem this morning.
Roy Wood went to Portland on
business thit morning.
Friday, at 1 p. m. at the court house,
ax to taaes
'
Employment Committee to As
sist in Placing Jobless Men
in Work.
JUDGES NAMED FOR LIYE
STOCK SHOW IN PORTLAND
Delegates Appointed to Repre
sent Albany at Irrigation
Congress in S. F.
Law night the Commercial club
held its regular weekly meeting of the
board of directors. In their haste to get
through their business before 8.-00
o'clock to make room for the Chau
tauqua board meeting, about the only
work transacted wat of a routine na
ture. Some billt were allowed and
several communications read and a
committee of two wat appointed.
Ed. and Frank Barrett and J. A.
Shaw were appointed delegatet to the.
Washington State Irrigation Con
great which meets' at San Francisco
Dee. 2 and 3. Messrs. Barrett are al
ready in California, and will be noti-
fit nf !.. .nnjufliMMl If. Cliaa,
leaves for the south in a, few days
. being in Astoria now.
The Commercial club it arranging
for a, big meeting to be held in Jan
nary, the detailt of which will be
nude public in due time.
An Employment Committee, com
posed of C. B. Winn. J. A. Howard
i and W. A. Eastburn. will endeavor to
keep a list of people who havework
to do and a list of those wanting
work. It will be a tort of a free em
ployment bureau, and will no doubt
beljt out many during the winter, who
are in need of work and have families
to clothe and feed. Those having any
work to do will please the committee
by calling any of them, up or tele
phoning to the Commercial club.
I The Oregon Irrigation Cons -ess
I will meet in Portland in the Imperial
hotel Dec. 28 to the 30th. Albany is
invited to tend delegatet and ap-
I pointmentt will be made soon-
Stock Show Judge.
The list of judges of the Pacific-
International Livestock Show which
I will be held at the Union Stock Yards
in Portland Dec 6th to the 11th has
been announced, and includes the fol
lowing:
Fat cattle classes A. J. Maurer, of
the Union Stock Yards, Kansas City.
Fat hogs E. King, of Spokane.
Shorthorn breed cattle F. W
Harding, Waukesham, Wit.
Herfords John L. Smith, Spokane
Ayreshires and HoUtincs Geo. P
Grout, Dululh. Minn.
Jerseys and Guernsies Chat. L.
Hill, Rosedale. Wis.
Ho;!, all breeds and classes -Thot.
Brunk, Salem, Ore.
Attack With Bomb.
(By United Press)
London. Nov. 22. In a terrific at
tack with bombs, the Australian and
New Zealand forces in the Darda-
nellet operations gained frosh ground
on the tide of Gallipoli peninsula.
They occupied the underground work
in the Anzac zone, killing many de
fenders. Mra. O. H. Luck went to Salem
this morning to join her husband.
ALLEGED PLOT TO SUPPLY
6ERMAN COMMERCE RAIDERS
(By United Prett)
New York. Nov. 23. In the case of
Naval Attache Boy-ed, of the German
embasty, named directly in an alleged
Hamburg-American line, plot to sup
ply the German commerce raiders,
the jury has been selected. Assistant
Attorney General Wood it outlining
the cate, and taid Boy-ed claims that
a fund of three quarters of a million
waa deposited with the firm of Essen
and Kullenkamp, Of this amount six
hundred thousand dollars waa tent to
San Francisco for coast activities.
The deposit wat made in Augutti
1914, by some one higher up, who
Wood taid the government has been
unable to identify.
DECEMBER 6TH NAMED
AS NATIONAL DEFENSE DAY
Whole Country to Join in Re
commending to Congress
Bette'r Preparedness.
The Commercial club it in receipt
of a communication ijhe National
Defense Society asking itt coopera
tioin in itt plant for tbit winter. The
pretent eetsion of congress it to be
urged to make adequate preparation
for defense by forming a larger army
and building up the navy to such
strength that no nation in the world
can land troops on our shores-
Monday, December 6th, the open
ing day of congresa, has been named
by the Defense Society at "Defense
Day" throughout the United States
the most timely occasion for holding
matt meetings and addressing let
ters and telegrams to congress on be
half of better national defense.
In case there ia an earlier meeting
of congress the opening day will then
be chosen for "American Defense
Day."
In order to make the occasion an
impressive one, the American Defense
Society has requested the cooperation
of the Boards of Trade of the various
cities, asking that they detignate thit
day at Flag Day over the city of
Albany, on which day all cititent who
are in favor of a greater national de
fense are urgently requested to thow
such belief by hanging out flags at
every house.
At the tame time the American
Defense Society it distributing card
appeal to be signed by voters and
sent to their respective congressmen
and 'senators, urging action at the
next session of congress in favor of
adequate national defense. Cards may
be had upon request at the national
headqnartert of the American Defense
Society, 303 Fifth Avenue, New York
City. . ,''
LINN COUNTY FATHER OF
CELESTIALS AND BOB WHITES
First Birds in Oregon Were
Liberated in This County, -Oregon's
Game Center.
Oregon Sportsman: Sportsmen of
Linn county take great pride in the
fact that it was n that county that
the first Chinese pheasant wat liber
ated. They were imported from Chi
na by Judge Denny, and for years
thereafter were known at the "Denny
Pheasants." From the time that Judge
Denny liberated the birdt near Pet
erson's Butte, seven miles north of
Brownsville,: they have multiplied
very rapidly and spread throughout
the Willamette; valley in large num
bers until today they afford the great
est tport in season in the state. It
waa in Linn county, also, that the first
Bib White quail were liberated. They
too, were turned loose near Browns
ville, by Mr. S. L. Wright, now of
Crowley, La. Mr. Wright brought
seven pairs of Bob White quail to
Oregon from Parke county. Indiana
in the spring of 1879, and liberated
them between Brownsville, and Tan
gent
Probate Record-
Inventory wat filed today in the
estate of N. M. Robinson. Total value
property $11,310. In estate of H
Trinworth. inheritance tax was placed
at $26.36.
Returned to Moscow -.
Mrt. P. M. Wright has returned to
Moscow, Idaho, after several week
visit at the home of her parent!, M
and Mra. M. B. Craft
Chautauqua
At a meeting of the board of direc
tors of the Chautauqua association
last night part of the program was se
lected, some from the Ellison-White
bureau. Others will be from two oth
er companies. C. H. Stewart was
elected secretary.
J. A. W. Gardiner left thit morning
for Portland. .-'.-.
Mrt. A. J. Rahn went to Salem this
afternoon, where she joined her hus
band and' proceeded to Portland
where they will apend the Thankskiv
ing holidays.
ALLIES AFTER
THE DARDANELLES
Transports Tried to Land; But
Were Driven Otf the
Turks.
THE BRITISH PASSING
THROUGH ASIA MINOR
Among Them Canadians, on
Way North; Reported Re
pulsed Near Bagdad. '
(By United Press)
London, Nov. 23 That the Allies
are attempting to land great forces
for a tremendous new offensive in
the Dardanelles it indicated by fa
Turkish official statement. This re
ported that several transports tried
to land near Ari Rurnu, but were
driven off as waa a torpedo boat la
ter. Heavy artillery firing it report
ed.
Berlin, Nov. 23. After beating their
way across Asia Minor to withiu
striking distance of Bagdad. British
troops were repulsed by the Turk
ish hordes. The British expedition
started several weekt ago. but the ex
tent of the Teutonic victory came to
light today. One hundred and sev
enty thousand constituted the British
forces. In it are many Canadians.
Australians and Indians, making their
way from Egypt they came within
ten miles of the ancient city and
threatened to destroy the important
railway line on which the central al
lies relied for offensive into Egypt
after joining hands with the Turks
in Constantinople. Several severe en
gagement followed, then rhc Turkish
forces -swept-' the invader back- 30 .
miles, insuring the safety of Bagdad.
Will Not Be Coerced.
. London. Nov. 23 Greece it is be
lieved hat yielded sufficiently to the
illies' demands to obviate the neces
sity, of coercing her.
This conclusion is based on official
ienial that ary Greek ships have been
seized or held in . British ports, or
a blocade of Greece hat been estab
lished. Authorities assume if Greece
hat not at least promised to refrain
from interference with the !lies in
the Balkans a step of blockading her
and seizing ships would have been
taken. -
Remains a Mystery.
' (By United Press)
Portland. Nov. 23. The trunk mys
tery is still unsolved. Despite the ef
forts of the police the identity of the
murdered man has not been establish
ed definitely, nor is there any trace
of George Bartholomew, alias Ed.
Hopkins, the alleged slayer. Qiptair,
of detective Baty still believes that
the dead man's name is John Linnd.
The possibility that he was George
Rogers, a farm hand who left Eu
gene with $700 last month is again;
entertained.
C. H. Hubble left yesterday for
Muskogee, Oklahoma, yesterday.
ALBANY AND CHEWAWA TO
PLAY HERE THANKSGIVING
The people of Albany should turn
out Thursday in crowds to see A!-'
kany College and Chemawa b-'t!e on
Athletic field in the final football
jame of the season. The teams -are
ptonounced about even, so that the.
.client will be a.irame .ne, worth
toeing. Coach Bailey .has been pre
paring hia men for th. gtmc. and ev,
ery effort will be made I. hold Che
mawa to 0. The game vil! begin at
3 '.'clock and 50 centt will be the a l
mission.
Last week Chemawa defeated O. A
C. freshmen by the score of 13 to 0t
the tame tcore made by Albany Col
lege. The week previous they held
Willamette to- a scoreless tie, and
from all the dope the teamt are even
ly matched. A hard, rough game
can alwayt be expected from the In
dians, and Coach Bailey is preparing
hit men for that kind of a battle.