VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1913.
No. 30.
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NEARLY COMPLETED
Rooms Will Soon Be Ready for
Formal Opening of the Young
Men's Christian Assn.
LARGE FIREPLACE OCCUPIES
PLACE IN LOUNGING ROOM
Shower Baths Installed and Are
Now Ready for Use New
Piano Has Arrived.
The building for many years oc
cupied by the Alco club and which
will in the future be the home of the
Albany Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation is rapidly being transformed
into one of the neatest and most at
tractive club houses, in the entire
Willamette valley and everything will
be in readiness for the formal opening
within the next few weeks, although
members are being received by Sec
retary Foster now.
The rooms formerly used by the
Alco club as reading room and parlor
have been merged into one large
room which will be used in the future
as the parlor and lounging room. On
the north side of this big room, a very
large and attractive fireplace has been
constructed and it is usclss to say
that this feature will undoubtedly
make the room the most popular one
in the entire building. Sunday ser
vices will also be held in this room.
The office is located directly oppo
site the main entrance to the building
and is equipped with desks, chairs,
and other fixtures for the use of Sec
retary Foster. Yesterday a fine new
auto-plaver piano was installed in the
parlor which will take the place of the
old grand piano which lias been used
for many years. The new instrument
is of the well known N'islcy make and
is a beautiful piano and a fine addi
tion to the equipment of the associa
tion. . .
The billiard room is also undergoing
..a remarkable change. The tables have
been rearranged and are now being
re-covered by Mr. Foster. A door
has also been installed on the north
side of the billiard room leading to
the parlor. In the basement the bowl
ing alleys are- being placed in first
class condition and will be ready for
action within a few days.
A large shower-bath room has been
arranged in the basement between the
howling room and the gymnasium.
Three showers have been placed in
this room and are ready for use. The
towels which have been ordered from
the east arc expected to arrive soon
and members can then take shower
baths.
It was at first intended to install
steel lockers in the locker room for
the use of members but owing to the
time that is necessary to get them
here from the east, wooden ones will
be installed, for a time at least. On
this coming Saturday a gym class to
be composed of young boys from
twelve to fifteen years of age will be
formed and active work commenced
in the gymnasium.
Mr. Foster, the genial secretary of
the local association, yesterday com
pleted the work of laying out indoor
baseball, basketball, and hand ball dia
monds on the floor of the big gymna
sium. Each of the fields are plainly
visible, the boundary lines being paint
ed upon the floor in three different
colors, one color for each game.
The present indications are that
when the clubrooms are opened and
the work of altering the various rooms
is completed, there will be a rush of
new members and that the Albany as
sociation will soon become one of the
strongest organizations of its kind in
the state.
EVANGELIST LEWTAS TO TALK
TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Rev. John Lcwtas, the evangelist,
now conducting special meetings at
the First Methodist church in this
city, will deliver an interesting lecture
at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning to the
students of Albany High school on
the subject, "Modern Turkey."
Rev. Lewtas has traveled through
out this country and his lecture will
be of more than ordinary intertst on
that account. He has made a study
of the habits and life of the people,
their methods of conducting their
business, their churches and schools,
etc. Rev. Lcwtas has proved to be a
most entertaining and forceful speaker
and his meetings which arc held
nightly at the First Meihodist church
are being well attended.
Newt on This Pace i
From Daily Issue of
THURSDAY, FEB 6, 1913.
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JUDGE LIONEL R. WEBSTER
10 REPRESENT MABIQM CO.
Ex-County Judge of Multnomah
Will Assist in Settlement
of Boundary Dispute.
That the dispute over the boundary
line between Linn and Marion coun
ties will soon be settled was indicated
today when Manager Stewart of the
Albany Commercial Club was notified
that Marion county had selected h'.x
County Judge Lionel R. Webster of
Multnomah county as their represen
tative to confer with Judge Lawrence
T. Harris and settle the matter.
The boundary question was brought
up at Salem recently and after con
siderable discussion it was decided to
allow each county to select a repre
sentative and let them settle the mas
ter, both counties to abide by their
decision. The Albany Common
Club secured the services of Judge
Harris of Kugenc and a nice tins; was
arranged to be held in ;he Capital
City.
However, when the meeting day ;v
rived, Marion county had failed to ap
point their representative. The meet
ing between Judge Harris and Jud'e
Webster will be held soon and the dis
pute over the boundary question wiil
be settled at that time.
GUIDE'S BEST FRIEND
IS MILLIONAIRE PARK
Pine, Hurt in Florida, Cured in
John Hopkins Hospital at
New Yorker's Expense.
Baltimore, Feb. 4. Eminent sur
geons and a private suite of rooms at
Johns Hopkins hospital arc being pro-
ided by H. J. Park, a millionaire
Xew York grocer, for James A. lMne,
guide and trapper of Miami, Fla.,
who for several seasons has been Mr.
Fark s trusted hunting and fishing
companion on his sub-tropical vaca
tions.
For several weeks the New York
millionaire remained in Baltimore in
order to he near the guide, to whom
lie had taken a great liking, and ever
since Xov. 28 last, when Pine's sknll
was broken. Mr. Park has provided
tor .Mrs. Pine and her tour children at
their home at Miami.
It became known today that an op
eration at the hospital by Dr. W. S.
Halstcad has put the guide out of
danger, and in a few days he will be
;ime to return to his taniily.
Mr. Park has visited Miami at in
tervals fur the last five years. During
the last three seasons he has employ
ed Pine as a guide. On Nov, 30 last
Mr. Park let Pine go from service
until next year. Pine returned to his
houseboat and "was doing some re
pair work when a hek-v beam fell
upon him splintering the left side of
his skull and paralyzing the nerves of
his cheek. When Mr. Park, who was
about to return to New York, was
informed of the accident, he went to
the houseboat and after arranging the
financial matters oi the mime s fam
ily, brought Pine to Baltimore for
treatment and remained here until
urgent business called him home a
week ago to, New York. Each day
while here he wrote a letter of encour
agement to Pine.
PERSONAL MENTION. $
e
Jos. Meiser went out to Shelburn
for a visit with his son, M. MM a pros
perous farmer residing about four
miles from that place.
Mrs. Jos. Watson went out to Tall
man this morning for a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Swank,
who have the distinction of havina
been married perhaps the longest of
any couple in the valley, over sixty
four years.
Riley Lobaugh has received the
current number of the Saturday Even
ing Post which can now be secured
from him. The Saturday Evening
Post has a circulation now of over two
million copies per week.
Leo Cohen, the well known clerk at
Pfciffers store in this city, who has
been visiting in San Francisco for th
past ten days, is confined m a hospital
in that city with yellow jaundice.
While he is not seriously ill, he is un
able to leave the hospital. His many
friends inAlbany hope to hear of his
early recovery soon.
Yesterday afternoon, a team draw
ing a load of lumber, ran away on Sec
ond street, creating considerable ex
citement. The plucky young farmer
who was driving managed to stop
them after they had ran several blocks.
No damage was done as a result of
the runaway.
Prto Handlev. one of the efficicnl
employees of the St. Francis hotel,
was taken to St. Mary's hospital this
afternoon where he will be operated
upon by Dr. Russell Wallace for ap
pendicitis.
las. F. Powell, the real estate deal
er, went to Woo'dburn this morning
to look after property interests there
He also owns Dronertv at Gervais.
J. A. Craft, of Crabtree. left for
home after a business trip to the
county seat. Mr. Craft was promt
nent last summer as a candidate for
county assessor.
COEREHCE KILL IP CHURCH TO BE
BE HELDTOMORROWi DEDICATED SOON
Large Delegation Will Confer
with County Court Relative
to Better Roads.
PURCHASE OF MACHINERY
TO BE URGED BY COMMITTEE
Appointed of Road Master Is
Also Recommended by the
Club Members.
Tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock
a large delegation of members of the
Albany Commercial Club and resi
dents of this city interested in good
roads for this county, will appear be
fore the county court to urge them
to beurin immediate action toward the
construction of better highways lead
ing out of this city and throughout
the county generally.
A rousing meeting of the Commer
cial Club was neccntly held and at that
time the matter of better rnadst lead
ing out of this city was thoroughly
discussed by many of Albany's most
prominent business men and heaviest
taxpayers. -t that time it was the
concensus of opinion that immediate
action should be taken toward secur
ing better roadways for this county
and to systematize the work.
Among the things that will be asked
for by the citizens delegation which
will appear before the county court
tomorrow afternoon will be imme
diate action toward improving the
roads; the appointment of a road mas
ter who will have charge of all the
road work in Linn county and of the
various road supervisors; the immedi
ate installation of a rock crusher at
Knox liutto and the opening of the
quarry at that place, as well as the
purchase of adequate road building
machinery including steam rollers.
dump wagons, and other paraphcrna-
nia necessary tor the construction ot
better highways.
.Manager Stewart appeared before
the county court this morning ami
made arrangements for the meeting
tomorrow afternoon. He urges that
every member of the Commercial Club
especially, and all other local resi
dents interested in the work, to meet
at the Commercial Club rooms as
soon after 1 o'clock as possible in
order that the delegation can appear
before the court at 1 :30 o'clock.
The matter of better roads in this
county, especially in the immediate
vicinity of this city, is of vital import
ance to every resident in Albany, and
everybody who can is urged to at
tend the conference with the county
court tomorrow afternoon.
FROM FARCE COMEDY
TO THE PRIESTHOOD
Michael Byrne af "I lillt"
Fame in Aeademy Se
clusion Four Ytars.
BALTIMORE Jan. 30. The mys
tery surrounding the sudden dissap
pearance from the stage of Michael
Byrne, of the Byrne brothers, of "8
Bells", fame has been cleared. He
has been in seclusion at St. Francis'
Academy in Loretta, Pa., and will be
ordained a priest on June next. His
son, Dr. John F. Byrne, a practising
physician, admitted today that his
father is studying for the priesthood.
Michael Byrne, who is fifty-four
years old, has two sons, one of them
an actor. His daughter. Miss Bessie
Byrne, is a trained nurse in New
York.
After the death several years ago
of his wife, Mr. Byrne decided to
devote his life to religious work. lie
at first concluded to enter a monas
tery, but finally decided he could do
better as a priest. It is stated that
alter his ordination, he will ne assign
ed to a parish in Atlanta.
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Mrs. Bressler, the popular proprie
tor of the depot hotel at Detroit, re
turned home after a several days' visit
with Albany friends. One of the priv
ileges in going to Detroit summers is
having a meal at Mrs. Bressler s.
Ex-Sheriff Worth Huston this
morning went to Portland on a busi
ness trip.
Harrv Winklev. of Corvallis. arrived
this morning on a trip down the val
ley.
The Royal Neighbors met for in
stallation last night and Dora Bus
sard, Tom Cummings and Phil Haiti
more surprised them with a nici
lunch. A good time was had.
Cyrus H. Walker left this afternoon
lor Crook county, where he will or
ganize a few granges and look aftei
those already organized. On the wa
he stopped at Salem to help keep th
Indian war bill going.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Merrill wen!
to Salem this afternoon.
Impressive Exercises Easter
Sunday Will Attract Large
. Crowd Is Believed.
DR. FOULKES, PHILADELPH
TO DELIVER SERMON THEN
Special Music and Beautiful
Decorations Planned for
Formal Opening.
The handsome new church edifice
recently completed for the First Pres
byterian church congregation of this
citv and costing approximately 3.vv
000 exclusive of the lots upon which it
was built, will be formally opened t:
the public on Easter Sunday, March
23, this date having been decided upon
tor the dedication ot the structure.
The dedicatory sermon will be de
livered by the Rev. William Foulkes.
formerly pastor of the First Presby
terian church of Portland, who is now
general secretary of the board of re
lief with headquarters at Philadelphia.
Specia music and decorations will be
provided for the dedication exercises
ind r. large attendance is anticipated.
Tl.i new church building is conduct
ed of grev stone and covers nearly a
quarter block at the corner of Fifth
;md Kroadalhtn streets. I lie main
auditorium seats about four hundred
people and the balcony nearly three
hundred more, while the spacious Sunday-school
room with its galleries is
tully capable ot adding live hundred
more to the seating capacity. The
acoustic properties of the church arc
excellent and nearly every seat of
the eleven or twelve hundred will hav.
clear view of the platform and pulpit.
1 he windows are or especially beau
tiful design and are generally copies of
famous paintings. 1 lie basement con
tains a large social room in which
two hundred and fifty may be seated
tor dinners, banquets, etc. 1 here is
also a large Sunday-school room, a
spacious hnys game. room, a pastor's
study, and a ladies' room nicely fur
nished. Resides the large hcatine plant the
church building also has four fire
places. Mayor Wcnnersten. of Lebanon,
this morning went to Portland on a
busines strip.
M. D. Morgan of Harrisbursr. the
well known editor of the Harnsburg
Bulletin, and 1;,. M'. Goodwin, a prom
inent farmer residing near that city,
were in Albany last evening on fcusi
ness. LULLING TO INTRODUCE
BILL TO INCORPORATE TOWN
Hemt Town if Reprmntativt
eslrous tf Securing a
Piatt on the Map.
After many years of existence dur
ing which it has grown materially,
especially during the past fewt rears,
the little town of Tangent, seven miles
south of Albany, desires to ht given a
place on the map, and an effort is
now being made to have the town in
corporated before the present session
of the legislature closes.
Representative Lewelling who was
born and raised in the vicinity of the
little hamlet, now has a bill prepared
providing for the incorporation of his
boyhood home and it will fee introduc
ed before the legislature closes, prob
ablv this week.
Tangent is a thriving little place on
the main line of the Southern Pa
cific railway and has-excellent schools
and churches and many comfortable
and attractive homes, besides a large
number of mercantile establishments
which suppiy the inhabitants with the
necessities of life. The town is sur
rounded by a rich agricultural coun
try and the people in that section are
prosperous and energetic.
COMMODORE OSBORNE WILL
BE TRIED HERE TOMORROW
Was Indicted for Rape by tha
October Grand Jury and Cava
It ,000 Bail Then.
Charged with committing rape upon
the person of Alice Wheeler, a girl
under sixteen years of age, Commo
dore O'borne, a resident of Shelburn.
will be placed on trial at this city to
morrow morning at 9 o'clock. Os
borne was indicted for this crime by
the October grand jury and was re
leased from custody upon the fur
nishing of bail in the sum of $1000.
POLICE LIEUTENANT UNDER
DEATH SENTENCE DECEIVES
Writes Aged Mother That He Is
Confined in Hospital and
Expects to See Her Soon.
Xew York, Feb. 5. A little, gray
raired woman 90 year sold, living in a
Long Island town receives everv
morning, a letter from her sou iii
which he tells her that he is gelling
better, and that lie expects to see rer
just as soon as his health is fully res
tored. The missive which the old mother
gets comes from former police lieu
tenant Charles llecker, who is await
ing electrocution in the death house at
Sing Sing.
Mrs. Anna Becker hasn't seen a pa
per for a good many years. It's hard
for her to make out the characters, so
there, is always some one good enough
o read all the parts that might interest
her. In this way the news that her
favorite son has been convicted and is
nniler sentence of death has been kept
from her. She thinks he is in a hos
pital and all the letters are written
upon the stationery of a hospital.
According to the same reports, Mrs.
Becker, wife of the prisoner, is having
to act a most difficult role in this
merciful play. The odor woman is
away preparing some delicacy for her
boy and she writes him a letter every
afternoon.
NORTH PLAINS GIRL ROBBED
IN PORTLAND HOSTELRY
Choked into Insensibility By
Unknown Assailant Who
Took Her Money.
Portland, Oregon, Feb. 5. Choked
into insensibility, bound and gagged
by an unknown assailant, Miss Thco
Black, daughter of V. M. Mack, of
North Plains, Or., lay in her
room in the Norris hotel, Seventeenth
and Alder streets, for nearly two
hours Monday 'night, Jan. 20. While
she was in this condition, her assail
ant ransacked the room, taking $10
from among her belongings.
Although the robbery occurred over
wo weeks ago, the police did not learn
of it until yesterday. They place much
t the blame for not reporting it imme
diately after it happenned on the land
lady of the hotel, Mrs. A. M. Kinney.
In defending herself against her as
sailant the girl did not make an out
cry, although she fought the man. The
attack occurred at 6 o'clock when a
number of people were in the house
some only a few doors away yet no
one can be found who heard the noise.
The girl' had just returned to her
oom from work and was changing her
shoes when she heard a slight noise.
Upon looking up she saw a mnn stand
ing in the center of the room between
her and the door. He told her that he
did not intend to hurt her, but she
would have to give him her money.
As he walked toward her the girl
seized a water pitcher, but before she
could throw it the robber overpowered
her and choked her until she was in
sensible. When she revived she found herself
lying on the floor, face downward. Her
hands were tied behind her' back and
her feet were also bound. The robber
had used some towels and napkins he
had found in the room. A handker
chief had been stuffed into her mouth
and a napkin tied across her mouth
and nose.
HARRISBURG WOMAN NOW IN
COUNTY JAIL IN THIS CITY
Shi Wat Arrested for Unlawful
Cahabltatien In Hotel in
Sautharn City.
Charged with cohahitating 'in-
lawfully in the hotel at Harrr-
burg with Fred Spence, Miss Lou
Raker of that city, wal brought
to Albany yesterday afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff Hawk and placed
in the county jail where she will
be held to await the action of
the grand jury. The woman has
been attempting to' secure bail to-
day but so far has been unsuc-
cessful and now occupies a cell
in the county jail.
The woman was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff I lawk yesterday
shortly before noon. She is al-
leged to have lived with Spence
at the hotel for several weeks
past and when this fact became
known, a warrant was immedi-
ately issued for her arrest.
Spence could not be located by
the officers and evidently learned
that he was to be arrested and
left. A warrant has been issued
for his arrest and the officers
.ire now on the watch for him.
SG)
MR. Harry Fuller and Dr. Manly
will leave tomorrow for Portland to
spend the week-end attending busi
ness matters there.
HENRY GUILTY OF '
Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty
Shortly Before 7 o'Clock
Last Evening.
OREGON VS. COM. OSBORNE
FOR RAPE, TRIED TOMORROW
Stoynoff vs. Alice Borchers
Occupies the Attention of the r
Court Here Today.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty
shortly before 7 o'clock hist evening
against 1. D. Henry of llarisburg in
the case charging him with conduct
ing a nuisance :it that city. Henry
was also found guilty yesterday of
selling intoxicating liquor tn Claud
llardeslv of 1 larrisburg in violation of
the local option law. lie will be sen
tenced on the former charge on Satu
day morning at n o'clock.
This morning a jury was drawn to
hear the evidence in the case of Sieve
Stoynoff vs. Alive Itorchers, el al,
for recovery of money. The plaintiff
is represented by Attorneys Samuel
M. Garland of 'Lebanon and Weather
ford & Wcatherford of Albany. At
torney J CI. Arnold of Portland is
representing the defendants.
This case is the result of action
brought by Stoynoff, a Bulgarian, to
recover wages for himself ami two of
his countrymen, which he alleges is
due for gardening work which they
performed for the defendants on a
farm near Lebanon. The total amount
of money being sued for is $1620.
According to the opening statement
made by Attorney Mark V. Wcalhcr
ford this morning for the prosecution,
Stoynoff performed the services of
gardener on the farm near Lebanon
owned by Mrs. Itorchers, for a pe
riod of six mouths, and that Stoynoff
considered $'X) per month reasonable
wages for his services; that he 'had
wonted six months ami mat there was
due nim the sum of $540 none of.
which had as yet been naid. Mike
nlickelolt and John Belaud also allege
that they have each the sum of $540
coming to them for labor performed,
making the total sum sued for $ln4.
Attorney Arnold in Ins opening
statement in behalf of the defendants
slated that ill the fall of 1911 : eolonv
of Bulgarians desired to start a pro
duce farm near Lebanon and that they
applied to the owner of the farm, Mrs.
Horeliers to whom lliev outlined their
plans for raising garden truck for the
markets. Mrs. Bo'rchcrs was desir
ous of having the farm kept up and
cultivated and advanced a sum of
money to the Bulgarians who had
formed a corporation, for the purpose
of buying horses, implements, etc,
for use on the place.
l ater, a row started among the Hu -
ganans. anil three of them aimlied to
lorn J hoinpson. the foreman, and
asked him to purchase the interests
of the other Bulgarians in the farm in
order that they could go ahead with
tne rami and garden work without
trouble. Thompson was without funds
but was advanced money by Mrs.
Itorchers to' purchase the interests of
the foreigners.
A contract IS then alleied to have
hern made between Mrs. Itorchers,
Thompson, Stoynoff, Mickeloff, and
Behind regarding the wages, etc. The
plaintiff denies that any such contract
was made and has brought suit to
recover the wages which he alleges is
due him from the defendants for labor
pertornicd.
Tomo'rro wmorning the case of Ore
gon vs. Commodore Oshorn of Shel
burn, for rape, will be begun.
SHE PAINTED HER
HENS TO CATCH A THIEF
WINSTRAn ".. 1 ir.i. c
When the police failed 'to trap the
unci who was stealing Her poultry,
Mrs. Itridgett Sherlock of Torrington
clipped the tails of forty-two chickens
and marked the under sides of the
wings and the heads with green paint.
inc nenery was looted again, ami
I rank Sandor, the suspected thief,
was arrested nfte th .,!;. i.lln.i
that he had sold seven hens.
The fowls were exhibited in court,
and Mrs. Sherlock identified them by
ine green paint marks. I he prisoner
was lined $5465, and was obliged to
pay Mrs. Sherlock $20 for the chick
ens he had stolen, a total expenditure
of $7465 as a result of the theft.
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The Misses Helen and Grace Gil
bert of this city, left this afternoon
for Corvallis to attend the band prom
which will occur this evening at the
(). A. C. gym. They will spend the
week-end with the Misses Louise I'ir
tle and Stella Fisher, popular coeds
at the college.
George Dorr, the real estate man,
went out to Lebanon this morning.
Ross McKechnie went to Portland
on a few days' trip.
Mr. 'and Mrs Hall, prominent resi
dents of the Siletz, arrived this noon.
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