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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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