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About The Semi-weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1926 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1913)
9sr if 3a VOL. XLVIII. ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1913. No. 29. POLICE CHIEF EVOLVES PLAN TO CAPTURE BURGLARS HERE CLYDE SLOANE IS MULE PRESENTED TO MAYOR Iflll QFNTFWPF FflR dv cimrDiMTcunriiT iPunu UttlL ULIl I LIlU.L I Ull ui aun.nii.iLHiULi.i Hanoi Members Linn County Council Believe His Policies Are in Interest of People. IMPORTANT MEETING HELD HEREON LAST SATURDAY Frequency of Change in School Text Books Denounced as Well as Prices Charged. That while Governor West may make mistakes the same as all men do but that he was nearer right than those who are opposing htm and at tempting to down his policies which they believe are undoubtedly in the interest of all the people, seeking to secure better laws and eliminating needless expenses, was the sentiment of the members of Linn County Coun cil P. of H. which convened at Bus sard's hall in this city last Saturdal. The meeting Saturday was presided over by President J. H. Scott and the minutes were recorded by Cyrus H. Walker, acting secretary. Reports from various granges, including Oak Plain, Tangent. Grand Prairie, Har mony. Sand Ridge. Chanty, Morning Star, and Western Star were read and all of them were very encouraging and showed the various granges to be in a prosperous condition. Resolutions were passed to amend the road laws in order 'to secure bet ter roads. An earnest plea was made in behalf of the public schools of this county, one speaker declaring himself in favor of allowing instructors from other states to conic to this county and teach under the same conditions as the local teachers do. This speaker also denounced the ex orbitant price being charged for school text books, saying that the same identical books could be pur chased in Boston, brought to Oregon at the usual rates of postage at a less price than is now being paid for them. He placed the blame for this condi tion on the "book trust" and not on. the local dealers, whom he stated sold them at a very small profit. He also opposed the frequency with which the text books are changed and for example stated that the physical features of the earth as outlined in the geographies have been practically the same for many years. At the meeting Saturday, F. Af. Mitchell resigned as secretary of the council and F. M. Wood was chosen to succeed him. The Linn county council has accom plished much important work for the past forty years and its friends hope to see its usefulness continue to grow and the council prosper. The next meeting of the council will be held on the first Saturday in April at a place to be selected by the presi dent. The Linn County ?or.iona grange will meet in March, therefore there will be no council daring that month. Among the resolutions passed by the grangers Saturday were the fol lowing: "Resolved: That this council con gratulates the members of the late county judges and commissioners con gress held in Portland in their action in condemning a state highwav com mission and a state highway engineer. "Resolved: That the Linn County Council Patrons of Husbandry is op posed to all and any road legislation that takes away from the county the right to conduct and maintain the roads within the county. "Also that the county shall have the right to control the money spent on all roads whether it be tax or bond money." A HEAVENLY HOBO NOW ON THE WAY Astronomers Are Now Watch ing Comet That Will Appear This Year. Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 3. An other comet is approaching the earth according to a statement by Prof. P. F. Leavenworth, astronomy depart ment. University of Minnesota. Whether it will come closer to the earth than Halley's comet is not yet known, but there is a fair chance o'f the earth passing through the comet's tail. The heavenly hobo is expected to rub elbows with Mother Earth this month. The sky wanderer appeared 61 years ago. Stargazers call it 1852-IV. with Westphal for a pet name. Its coming is believed to bring disaster, ruin and war. Astronomers expect to view the comet within a few weeks. New on This Pate it 6 From Daily Issue of MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1913. 86 Residents Leaving Homes in Evening Will Notify Local Officers of Fact. To prevent the homes of this or from bcig robbed during the absence of the owners. Chief of Police Austin has devolved upon a scheme winch he thinks will materially assist the of fi cers of the police department in at prehending burglars and petty thieves and probably result in putting an end to the series of burglaries that have been going on in this city for the past few weeks, and which have resul :eu in much valuable property being stolen. The plan proposed by Chief of Po lice Austin and which is now in ef fect, consists of having people who' intend leaving their homes for any length of time during the evenings, to call cither Bell Phone 517-R or Home Phone 239 and state the time that it is intended to leave the house and the time that they will return. By this method, the local police of ficers will be able to know just what homes will be without protection dur ing a portion of the evening and if residents will abide by the wishes of the police and notify them when they leave their homes in the evening and the time at which they expect to re turn, it will "eatly facilitate matters and probably result in the capture of many of the burglars who arc now en gaged in looting stores and homes in all parts of the state. SUNDAY-SCHOOL MEIERS WILL LAUNCH CAMPAIGN The Methodists Will Determine Who Discovered North Pole Cook or Peary. To settle the question of who really discovered the North Pole. Peary oj Cook, the members of the First Meth odist Sunday-school of this city will open a contest next Sunday and the side with the most points to its credit will be awarded the honors. The ponits will be made in securing new members in attendance at the regular Sunday-school service, with a studied lesson and a contribution. The "Peary" side will be composed of the men and boys and the "Cook" side, the women and girls. Miss Leech will captain the "Cook" army and Deo McClain will direct the activities for the "Peary" army, while G. T. Hockensmith and John G. Min ton will be the judges of the contest. Everybody in Albany bo'th old and young who are not attending any par ticular Sunday-school may enter this contest. Remember the contest be gins next Sunday at 11:45 a. m. The recent visit of Dr. Frederick Cook to Portland and other Pacific coast cities where he has been press ing his claim to the honor of discover ing the North Pole, suggested the unique contest for membership at the M'ethodist Sunday-school. FARMERS INSTITUTE AT TANGENT ON SATURDAY Prominent Men Will Speak; No Session Will Be Held on Friday. Unable to secure speakers for a wo davV session! the farmers' insti tute which was scheduled to take place at Tangent on Fridav and Sat urday will be held onlv on Saturday, the program for Friday having been eliminated.. Among those on the program are Dr. Withycombe, director of the Ex periment station, Prof. Kent, of the O. A. C, and Dean Calvin of the Domes tic Science department of the same college. The program will commence at 10 o'clock Saturday morninc and will last all day. The grangers and other friends of the public schools are in vited to bring their briskets and spend the entire day at the institute. M. F. Wood of Tangent, who is one of the leading grangers in that section of the county was in town this after noon and stated to the Democrat rep resentative that big preparations are being made for the event and that a large crowd is expected. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hoover and Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Hoover, of Detroit and Portland, went to Newport to day for a winter's outing at the Hoov er cottage. Mr. W. Hoover owns some valuable timber land in Linn county just this side the disputed line between the two counties, about which there is now some contention in the state legislature. Mr. W. A. Hoover has always paid his taxes in Linn county, the proper place. A year or two ago he learned that he had also been assessed in Marion county, and that his property had even been sold for taxes in that county, though he held a receipt for them in this county. Very naturally he is very much inter ested in the bill before the state leg islature in the interest of a perma nent settlement of the division line. Court Suspends Sentence on Man Who Killed Steer Near Crawfordsville. CASE AGAINST KNIGHTEN WAS ALSO DISMISSEDTODAY Sloane Is Given Some Excellent Advice by Circuit Judge Kelly This Morning. Clyde Sloane who has been con fined in the county jail at this city for nearly three months awaiting trial for the alleged killing of a steer be longing to George i'inley of Craw fordsville last fall, was given a sus pended sentence this morning by judge P. R. Kelly of the state circuit court, Sloane changing his plea from "not guilty" to "guilty." Harry Knight en who' was indicted jointly with Sloane was allowed to go, the case against him being dismissed as he turned states evidence. Sloane was arrested last fall upon a charge of shooting the steer and was later indicted by the grand jury and has been confined in the county pail for several months awaiting trial. Sloane has a wife and two children and W. P. Elmore of Brownsville spoke in his behalf this morning. The suspension of sentence upon Sloane is satisfactory to George Finley whose steer was killed by Sloane last Aug ust. In suspending sentence this morn ing, Judge Kelly gave the defendant some excellent advice, telling him to endeavor to lead a better life and to always be a law-abiding citizen. The defendant after listening carefully to Judge Kelly's talk promised to do bctter in the future and was given his freedom. Rev. V. P. White, pastor of the United Presbyterian church of this city, left this morning for Portland, where he will look after some, work in connection with Oregon missions of which he has been superintendent for eight years. METHODIST PARLIAMENT TO BE HELD IN PORTLAND SOON Many Members of Local Church Will Attend; Several Noted Speakers on Program. A very important meeting for the Methodists of the Northwest, was planned at a committee meeting held m Portland on Tuesday, Jan. 28th. This will be a great parliament in Portland on March 30th and 31st and, April 1st. Fifteen of the greatest men of the church from different parts of the world will be on the program. Those having in hand the plans for the parliament arc Bishop R. J. Cook, Dr. Cokcr of Denver, the district sup erintendents and the finance commit tee of the Oregon conference, of which Rev. D. H. Leech, pastor of the First Methodist church, is a mem ber. It is expected that at least fifty of the members of the local church will attend. THE! SHARPEN HATPINS v FOR GAY MASHERS Simmons College Girls Also Have Pointed Retort for .Hold-Up Men. Boston,' Feb 3. Although Beacon Hill legislators have been discussing the advisability of reducing the length of hatpins, the young women of Sim mons College have determined to equip themselves with hatpins extra long and extra sharp as a defense against pickpockets and "mashers" who have been making themselves ob noxious near the college. The dormitories arc on Longwood avenue, nearly half a mile from the college. Students have been frequent ly insulted on the way back and forth. If the insults continue the yo'ung wo men will wield the pins. Capt. Thom as F. Goode Jr. of the Back Bay sta tion has placed- a policeman in the Fenway to protect the young women. Miss Fannie Blair of Roxbury was robbed of her handbag containing $10 and papers. She was walking with her mother and a young man snatched the bag. He was arrested by several men in an automobile. N. D. Pratt, the real estate man, went to Corvallis this afternoon. W. J. Hauser of Lebanon and Ed Ackerman of Shedds Fail to Appear for Trial. BOTH WERE INDICTED BY GRAND JURY LAST OCTOBER Cases of Den Kennedy Appeal ed from Justice Court Will Be Tried Tomorrow. Judge Percy R. Kelly convened an adjourned term of Department No. 1, state circuit court for Linn, county, at 1 o'clock this afternoon. ' The case of Oregon vs. Ed Acker man of- Shedds, indicted by the Oc tober grand jury for selling intoxicat ing liquors in violation of the local option law, was the first case called. The defendant failed to put .in appe ir ance and the court promptly declared the cash bond of $250 given by. Acker man when 'he was arrested last fall, forfeited. 1 Ackerman was indicted by the grand jury for selling liquor in Shedds. He fled before -the warrant .could be serv ed for his .arrest. He was arrested later at Shedds and brought to Alban where he furnished cash bail amount ing to $250. to insure his appearance in court. 1 W. Jk Hauser of Lebanon who was indicted by the October grand jury for giving intoxicating liquors and ci garettes to tGladys Harlan and Verda Haines, bo'th minors, also failed to ap pear in court when his case was called for trial this afternoon and his bond of $500 waj also declared forfeited. His bondsmen were Seymour Wash burn and S. P. Rach, both of Lebanon. TomorroW morning the appeal cas es of Den Kennedy of this city will come up for trial, Kennedy was tried on two charges of selling! intoxicat ing liquor in this city, last fall in Judge Swan's court, and fined heavily on hclli.:o:iAes vy Judge Swan.., He ap pealed to the circuit court and furnish ed bonds for his appearance when the cases were tried. INVENTION FOR ROWBOATS . PROVES VERY SATISFACTORY Detachable Motor Demonstrated Yesterday on Willamette River By Expert. F. G. Epton of Portland, North western agent for the Evinrude De tachable Row Boat Motor Co., sur prised a large and enthusiastic crowd of Albany spectators Sunday after noon by clamping one of his motors on a large rowboat containing four men and had no trouble in negotiating the swiftest current of the river which is estimated at fully seven miles per hour. This is considered a remarkable per formance owing to the fact the motor is only two horsepower, weighing about 50 pounds, and can be carried by hand. Hauser Bros.' Albany Gun Store have accepted the agency for Albany. MARQUETTE PLAYERS WERE GIVEN LARGE AUDIENCE HERE Substituted for Litchfield Trio Which Was Unable te Fill Engagement Here. The Wright Hall Marquette Play ers were substituted Saturday night in the Albany College Lecture Course for the Litchfield Trio because of the recent death of Mr. Litchfield. They entertained a very large audience at the Methodist church and gave excel lent satisfaction. Mr. Wright depicted Benedict Arn old bo'th as a conquering hero and as a despairing traitor with great ability Mrs. Wright depicted a rcat variety of emotions with surprising skill and rapid changes. An interesting playlet emphasized the evils of the money getting spirit in the churches and made a strong plea for the Christian ity of loving helpfulness. The closing playlet was decidedly amusing. The next number in the course will b a lecture by Ex-Governor Robert B. Glenn, of North Carolina, on Feb ruary 19th., He is in the front rank of American orators and is said to be the peer of Bryan, La Follette and all the rest. Chief Executive Searches the Metropolis for City Team and Gets Toy Animal. While in Portland Saturday attend ing the Shriners ceremonial session which was held at the Masonic tem ple. Mayor Gilbert visited several sta bles in the metropolis in an endeavor to select a suitable team o'f mules which the city of Albany expects to purchase for use here. After spending most of the day in specting mules of all sizes, colors and ages without finding a team good enough for use in this city, Mayor Gilbert returned to his hotel. Upon his arrival at the hostelry he was handed a package by the clerk. Opening the parcel, Mayor Gilbert was amused to' find a large toy mule which had been sent to him by some one during the afternoon. After cross examining several of the Albany men who accompanied hint to Portland he learned that the mule was the gift of W. W. Ashby of this city, district sup erintendent of the Warren Construc tion company. Ashby stated that lie sent the toy mule to Mayor Gilbert because he didn't want to' sec the chief executive return home disappointed in his search for mules. A RUN IS MADE ON THE U. S. STRONG BOX Writers Send for $34.73 Per Capita of the Wealth of the Nation. Washington; D. C, Feb. 3. A story discussing the pcr-capila circula tion of money in the United States in a humorous vein has flooded the rcas nry department with supplications for the $.1472, which, if the nation's wealth were divided equally, would be the portion of every man, woman and child in the country. The story facetiously told those who needed the money to draw upon the government.- ---. Letters have swamped George E. Roberts, director of the mint. One woman wrote: ' "Kindly send me by parcel post my dividend of the $3,350,727,000, which is $34.72, in one-dollar bills and seventy-two pennies." Another applicant said he was a married man with a family, and he hoped the government would not be offended by his request for his own. Roberts has drawn a circular letter in which he must disappoint the ap plicants with the information that the treasury department monthly com putes the per-capita circulation on a theoretical basis, and has no control over its distribution. s PERSONAL MENTION. S E. A. Thompson of this city return ed to Mill City this morning where he has been engaged for several weeks. He came down Saturday evening to spend Sunday with his family in this city. Miss Rcta Bilycu of Lebanon who has been visiting in this city for sev eral days at the home of her sister, M'rs. John Ncely, returned home this morning. She is a daughter of Lee Hilycu of that city. C. N. Anderson, a prominent stu dent at the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, returned to Corvallis last even ing after spending Sunday in Albany visiting friends. He is lieutenant colonel of the cadet regiment at the college. . The Misses Louise Pirtle and Stella Fisher of Corvallis returned to that city last evening after spending Sun day at the home of Miss Pirtle s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pirtle. Clyde N-aakes of Cottage Grove passed through Albany this morning to Scio where he has accepted the po sition as agent for the Southern Paci fic company. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pirtle of this city left this morning for Detroit where they will spend the day visiting an old time friend, Mr. White, who it seriously ill at his home in the moun tain town. Mrs. C. V. Littler's father and sis ter, J. F. Robinson and Mrs. H. M. Hendershott, of Portland, are here on a short visit. S. S. Myers, on the O. E., was in the city today, returning home by way of the S. P. and Shedd. J. F. Robinson, secretary of the grand lodge of Masons, of Portland, after a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Dr. Littler, went to' Eugene this af ternoon. Mrs. S. H. Coin of near Jefferson, returned home this afternoon, after spending Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Francis. H. F. Troutman, of Portland, form erly of this city, has been in the coun ty looking after interests here. Mrs. G. T. Hockensmith and daugh ter Hazel returned this noon from Halscy, where they had been to at tend the funeral of the step-father of Mr. Hockensmith, Owen Bond. B. M. Payne tins noon returned from a Corvallis trip. Members of Local Gun Club Will Go to Salem This Evening to Meet Committees. WILL PROTEST AGAINST 3 PROVISIONS OF GAME CODE Valley Sportsmen Assert That Law Discriminates in Favor of Portland Hunters. Proposing a jail sentence for men who kill China pheasants ui excess of the limit permitted by law, from 25 to 50 members of the Alhan Gun Club will go to Salem lliis cvciimv to non suit with the game commiiliis (he senate and house of representatives and urge some changes in the pro posed game code so that i will nu.re nearly meet the wishes of I he .-ports-men of the Willamette Valley. The principal purpose of !ne trip of the local sportsmen is to protest against three provisions of the gu,.c code which has been introduced in the legislature at the request of tin stale game commission. They object to the section preventing hunting with dogs, the section abolishing the use of repeating shotguns and the pro posed season for ducks. Local sportsmen assert that the pre venting of hunting with dogs will not result in the expected protection of game. They argue that without di-s scores of wounded birds will get away only to die later and that the hunter, failing to get these birds, will gu' on bltnling until he kills the limit, and that a great many birds will be killed uselessly. Valley hunters assert that the pro posed game code, as well as the pres ent law, discriminates against them in favor of the Portland sportsmen i-i regard to the duck season. Under the new code the duck season would open along the ColuinoTa"'r'iv"er 'ofTScptcni ber 1 and in this section of the state not until October 15. .Members of the Albany Gun Club assert that the law protecting female birds has not proven satisfactory. 1 hey argue that in a great many cas"S where a bird rises rapidly and flies away as quickly as China pheasants do a hunter cannot tell the sex of the bird before firing and that in this way hundreds of hens are killed evev season. Fearing to be caught with the dead females, hunters leave them on the ground and go on hunting .n til they get the limit of male birds. i he change the- Linn county men expect to argue for is to permit the shooting of birds of both sexes but establish a limit of five birds a day and provide a jail sentence as well as a fine for violation of the law as re gards the day's limit. They even m further and argue that the jail sent ence be made compulsory. If the sixth pheasant a man killed in one day meant a term of 15 or 3(1 days in jail all "game hog" work would soon be a thing of the past, they r.sscrt. Members of the Albany Gun Club take the same view as to deer. They approve the reduction of the season limit from five to three deer but want the privilege of killing doe as well as buck deer, except that they want fawns protected. They would also have a jail sentence provided for those who violate the limit on deer. MANY ALBANY PEOPLE WILL HEAR NORDICA Famous Prima Donna Will Be Heard at Salem; Tickets May Be Reserved. Madame Lillian Nordica will be pre sentcd at Salem a week from next Wednesday and tickets may be or dered now by mail from here. A large number of Albany people are planning on going down from here as the train service is such that one may go down in the morning, attend the legislature in the afternoon, hear this famous prima donna in concert in the evening and return home after ward without the necessity of slay ing away from home over night. The Oregon Electric train leaves Salem at 11:45 which gives ample time to hear the music that has thrilled mon. archs and do so conveniently. Mail orders arc being received now at Sa lem by Minctta Magers, who is handl ing the presentation at Salem. Mr. Will Toner, express messenger on the C. & E. for many years, now of Corvallis, was in the city today. Mrs. Trrssa ICdholm F.kstrand went to Portland this afternoon. Mr. and .Mrs. Harry Neeley and two children this noon returned from llarrishurg, where Mr. Neeley shot a couple of fine geese, now flying some. Klmcr Gordon, of Oakville, went to Salem this afternoon. U