i society.
LOCAL ATTORNEYS
Members of Bar Unanimous in
Statement That No Belter Ap
pointment Could Bee Made.
THE MATTER WILL BE
PLACED BEFORE GOVERNOR
Friends of Lawyer Believe He
Has a Good Chance of
Securing the Position.
Continued from Frday, February 28.
That the proposed candidacy of At
torney W. R. Bilyeu for a position on
the supreme bench of Oregon is meet
ing with favor among the members of
the local bar is indicated by the state
ments made this morning to the Dem
ocrat representative.
While only a few of the members
of the profession could be reached, all
of those asked in regard to the avail
ability of the local attorney for a po
sition of this character were unani
mous in the statement that no better
appointment could be made.
"I know of no better man in the
state for a position on the supreme
bench," said Judge Hewitt of the firm
of Hewitt & Sox, "and I might add
that it is my intention to write to the
governor urging the appointment of
Sir. Bilyeu."
Attorney Mark Weatherford of the
firm of Weatherford & Weatherford
stated that the senior member of the
firm was out of the city but that he
voiced the sentiments of the firm in
the statement that Mr. Bilyeu is ex
ceptionally well qualified for a judi
cial office and nothing would be more
pleasing to the members of the local
bar, or the people of Linn county,
than his appointment.
Attornev L. M. Curl, chairman, of
the republican county central com
mittee, is also strongly in favor of the
appointment and believes that Mr.
Bilyeu would make an exceptionally
able judge.
Attorney Sam Garland, state com
mitteeman from Linn county and a
member of the judicial revision com
mission of Oregon, was seen yester
day in regard to the matter and ex
pressed himself as strongly in favor of
the local attorney. He gave it as his
opinion that he will receive the unani
mous indorsement of the bar of the
entire county.
Attorney L. L. Swan also went on
record as strongly in favor of the
appointment, giving it as his opinion
that no better candidate could be pre
sented. While the Democrat representative
was unable to see all of the members
of the bar, before going to press it is
understood that the local attorneys
will stand solidly behind Mr. Bilyeu
when the matter is brought to the
governor's attention.
TWO EN ANSWER CHARGES
HERE IN POLICE COURT
Old Offender Is Given Order to
Leave City; Other Gets
Fine of $10.
Having no money to pay his fine,
Tom Shannon was given until 10
oVIock this morning to leave town.
Shannon was arrested for the second
time yesterday afternoon on a charge
of drunkenness and brought before
Police Judge Van Tassel this morning,
lie received a fine of $20 and costs
which he failed to pay and was or
dered to leave town. He was arrested
on Kchruaiy 19 for the same offense
and not being ahle to pay a fine of $10
was given five days on the streets. In
the opinion of Judge Van Tassel, the
man is a common loafer, and this is
accountable for the action of the po
lice judge.
V.. W. Giltin, who when arrested
early yesterday morning, was so in
to'vieated he cuold not tell his name,
was hailed before the police court late
yesterday afternoon and fined $10 and
costs, which he paid. : , . .
THE OLD PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH IS NO MORE
Last Piece of Timber from the
Building Was Hauled Away
Yesterday Afternoon.
The last bit of lumber of the old
I'r.-'-dn'tcrian church, which has been
torn down piece by piece has been
ha'ded away.
Workmen were busy all day yes
terday cleaning up the vacated ground
and it now falls to the lot of M. V.
Bilyeu, janitor of the court house and
general utility mat), to see to the re
cultivation of the lawn.
It is with a feeling of regret to
some that the old church building is
no more, for it was one o'f the oldest
edifices of the city and on many oc
casions it has been the scene of not
able gatherings of various natures.
The church was formerly located
on the site occupied by thet new
building and was moved over o'n the
court house lawn, where it was placed
on stilts, being used for services until
the new church could be completed.
FIRE THIS MORNING
DOES BUT UTILE DAMAGE
Department Makes a Quick Run
to Scene of Blaze; Building
Covered by Insurance.
Clothes piled around a stovepipe,
which ran through the floor of the
second sto'ry. would have caused a
serious fire this morning at 11:30
o'clock in the home of Mrs. Nan Gray,
corner of Seventh - and Thurston
streets, had it not been discovered by
Mrs. Letsinger in the nick of time.
Mrs. Gray was not at home at the
time and Mrs. Letsinger was caring
for the little daughter of the house
until her mother's return. She says
she smelt something burning all morn
ing but thought that some trash was
being burned in the neighborhood.
.Finally she became suspicious and
made an investigation. When she
went upstairs the smoke was thick and
between the walls of a rear room a
Sire was raging. She rushed down to
the street calling for help and with
the assistance of several neighbors
succeeded in checking the flames with
the use of a rubber hose. In the
meantime an alarm was turned in and
when the firemen arrived the blaze
was extinguished by the use of a
chemical tank.
There was no serious damage done,
other than to the walls of the room
where the fire originated.
The house is covered by insurance.
J. THORMEBURN ROSS .
WAS HERE YESTERDAY
Visit Is Clouded in Mystery;
Figured in Bank Wrecking
Trial at Portland.
In company with his attorney, Wal
lace McCamant and a nephew, Don
Ross, of Portland, J. Thornburn Ross,
arrived ill this city late yesterday af
ternoon. Mr. Ross was at one time a con
spicuous figure before the public, be
ing closely identified with the big
bank wrecking trial held in Portland
several months ago. He was presi
dent of the defunct Oregon Title and
Trust bank of that city.
It could not be learned late last
night the nature of their visit to this
city but it is understood that they
came here to confer with a resident
of Albany in reference to some legal
matters. They also visited the ofice
of District Attorney Gale S. Hill but
Mr. Hill declined to say anything with
reference to the visitors, other than
to confirm the fact that they were in
the city.
Tile parties returned to Portland
last night on the late train.
CHAMP CLARK ON THE
YJ.C. A. LECTURE COURSE
Many Other Good Numbers Se
cured by Local Board Are
Announced Today.
The program for the coming lec
ture of the local Y. M. C. A. has just
been completed and includes many
interesting numbers. According to
the general secretary, Delos C. Fos
ter, this will be the strongest lecture
course ever presented to the people
of Albany.
The first number will appear early
next fall, the exact date is not known.
Following is the program:
Champ Clark lecture.
Ralph Parlette humorist.
Dixie Quintette music.
Alton Packard cartoonist.
Weatherive Quartette music.
Four artists music.
SUCCESSFUL FIRE DRILL
. HELD LAST EVENING
Firemen Make Quick Response
to Call and Handle "Fire"
Like Vetrans.
Playing a stream of water in less
than 10 minutes after the alarm was
turned in, on the building occupied
by the Sanitary grocefy store, corner
of Second and Ferry streets, a suc
cessful fire drill was held last night
at 8 o'clock, by the local volunteer
fire department.
The water used was pumped out of
the large cistern on the corner of
Uroadalbin and Second streets where
the fire engine was located.
The new ladders were used, which
arc the kind that hook on the roo'f of
the building and lay flat against the
wall.
This was the fourth of a series of
drills held every Thursday night.
Miss Mary Parounagian, of Browns
ville, arrived this noon for a short
stay here.
J. V. Herdman, of Lebanon, is in
the city, getting ready with his part
ner. Mr. Alcorn, to establish their bus
iness in the old Revere building,
which will be entirely rcarragncd for
them. They have bought the furni
ture and fixtures of the proprietors of
the Hotel Revere, now the Hammcl
House, and will do a rooming busi
ness in connection with their mercan
tile establishment.
four gars are
oeraileoonc.se.
Accident Occured at 1 1 :30 Last
Night at a Point Five Miles
South of Wren.
NO ONE INJURED BUT THE
CREW HAS CLOSE CALL
Tracks Cleared This Morning
and the Trafic Has Been
Resumed on Road.
(Special to the Democrat.)
Wren, Or., Feb. 23. Four freight
ears on the Corvallis ok Eastern Rail
way were derailed at a point five miles
south of this place at 11:30 last night.
A wrecking crew was at once dis
patched to the scene of the accident
by the Corvallis & Eastern officials
and the men had the track clear this
morning. No one was injured as a re
sult of the accident but the train crew
had a narrow escape from injury.
According to the statement of those
who visited the scene, the cars were
overloaded and the accident is attrib
uted to the heavy load which the en
gine was pulling.
Several months ago a similar acci
dent occurred in the vicinity of Phil
omath. THATTHIS ROOM WILL ALWAYS
BE RENTED IS CERTAIN
Three Applications for Room
Formerly Occupied by an
Albany Woman.
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick T. Esping
left on the Oregon Electric at 9
o'clock this morning for Shaniko, on
their bridal trip home. The Democrat
yesterday referred to Mr. Esping as
"Rev." and as a retired preacher. As
a matter of fact, though licensed to
preach, he never held a regular
charge, simply assisting in the good
work. Rev. LJeech, who performed
the ceremony, began his ministerial
work at Antelope, near Shaniko, fif
teen or sixteen years ago, and Mr.
Esping was one of his members, a
great help in the work of the church,
so that it was a happy circumstance
for him to be called upon to perform
the ceremony.
Mrs. Esping for some time had a
room at the home of Rev. Hicks, Last
evening after the Democrat came out
with the announcement of the mar
riage of Mrs. Esping, Mrs. Hicks had
three applications for the room.
FRIDAY EVENING DANCING
CLUB MEETS TONIGHT
The initial dance of the Friday even
ing Dancing Club will be given this
evening at the armory. The dance
will start at 8:30 sharp and a large
crowd is anticipated.
kt will be remembered that a few
days ago, the members of the Soiree
Dancing club, who became dissatis
fied with the conduct of some of those
who attended their dances and after
repeated attempts to put a stop to
the modern dances, decided to dis
band their organization. The result
was that a new club was organized
and will give -regular Friday night
dances. Membership cards have been
issued to over 250 society people of
the city and only those holding these
cards will be admitted. The six piece
Lh.'iutau(ua orchestra will furnish mu
sic for the occasion.
BAD BOYS ANNOY THE
RESIDENTS OF 6TH STREET
Gathering every morning before
and after shool hours, near the corner
of 6th and Madison streets, a crowd
of boys, supposedly from the Madi
son school arc a source of annoyance
to the neighborhood.
They gather at the-spot in the mid
dle of the-street and play marbles,
smoking cigarettes and using obscene
language freely according to a resident
of that section. The boys have been
using this place as a rendezvous for
some time, states the informer, and it
is the belief that it should be stopped,
for the smaller boys arc becoming just
as adept at swearing and smoking as
the older ones.
Mr. Tom Froman, the retired form
er, went out. to Froman this morn
ing on a short trip. The old Froman
farm there was once famous as a sun-
posed site of the Ringling headquar
ters. Mr. rroman says it is no cir
cus now, but it is prettv near a me
nagerie ot hogs, a good many being
raised in that section.
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From Dailv Issue of !
9 SATURDAY. MARCH 1.
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RAILWAY MEN HEAR
LECTURE LAST EVENING
B. C. Byford of the American
Railroad Association Was
the Speaker.
How to handle high explosives, dy
namite and powder was the interesting
subject of a lecture at ISussard's hall
last night, delivered to the local rail
road employees by H. C llyford of
the American Railroad Association
with headquarters in New York city.
The lecture was intenselv interest
ing and educational, and was given to
post the railroad men how to handle
shipments of this nature.
Air. liuford is a fluent speaker on
the subject and is sent all over the
country by the railroad association to
enlighten transportation employees on
the subject. About 35 attended the
lecture last night.
SOCIETY. (
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Miss Rhoda Stalnaker,
Society Editor.
Bell Phone S53-J.
verv eninvnlilp rl,,,,,,.,- u.l......
day was presided over by Miss Louise
Goff at her home on West Seventh
street.
The Albany Collece Cniiscrv.nnrv
teachers have planned a scries of inusl
cales to be held in near-by towns. Last
evening Mrs. Adna Smith h'lo and
Miss Waggoner gave a concert at
Shedds. On next Wednesday they
will appear in McMinnville. l'rof. J.
C. Irvine will accompany them to
iuciuinnviiie.
The Shakespeare Study club met
again at the home of Mrs. F. G.
t'ranklin. ihe nroirram was as fol
lows:
Idylls of the Kinir.
Talk: A study of the Coining of
Artluir. 'Mrs. Nelson Macduff. Re
search Questions. Paper: A study of
Launcelot and Elaine. Mrs. A. H.
Martin.
The Thursday Book club met with
Mrs. Hockensinith this week. The af
ternoon was spent in sewing, after
which a dainty repast was served by
the hostess. Mrs. Hbckcusmith com
plimented on this occasion Mrs. P. D.
Gilbert, Mrs. D. S. Williams, (Halscy)
Miss Clement, Miss Waggoner.
Mrs. Fred Dawson entertained the
Baptist church choir and a few friends
last night at 7 o'clock at a daintily
prepared seven-course dinner. A pro
gram was given consisting of solos',
rcadings.ctc. The feature of the pro
gram was a song compiled by Mr.
Dawson relating to the choir mem
bers which was sung to the tune of
"The Old Oaken Bucket."
The many friends of Miss Laura
Anderson will be pleased to learn of
her safe arrival in Berlin, Germany.
Letters have been received from her
telling of her studies and also the en
joyable time she is having taking pari
in the winter sports.
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One of the most pleasant affairs of
the week was held on Friday evening
at the home of Fred Dawson, when
Mrs. Dawson entertained the members
of the Baptist church choir at dinner.
Coyerswcre laid for twenly.
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THIS OFFER LASTS FOR 30 DAYS ONLY
PARTITION SUIT IS FILED
HERE THIS MORNING
Case Will Come for Trial Dur
ing the Next Term of the
Circuit Court.
A complaint for partition was filed
in the county clerk's office this morn
ing in which the following persons
are named as plaintiffs: V. V. Gatts
and Maude Gaits, his wife, Nellie J.
Hare and 1). E. Hare, her husband,
Sarah E. Ililycu and J. L. Bilyeu, her
husband, l.coua Faulkner and George
raulknur. her husband, Mable Fiu
water and Janus Filzwater. her hus
band, Cora E. liragg ai)d C. W. Bragg
her husband, and II. II. Galls, against.
Mary Galls and Ronald Howard, a
minor, as the defendants.
The suit is instituted for the sale
of () acres in township 11, S. R. 1
west of Willamette iiu-riili-m in iliU
county, and for the division of the pro
ceeds according to llicir claims.
The "Itcreans," a class of young
women of the United I'rcsbvterian
Sabbath school are to meet Monday
evening at the home of Miss Mar-N
garet Dunlap on West Eighth street.
Miss Flora Mason has returned
from Eugene where she hail a deliglil
I'nl visit wilh sorority friends.
J7VERY day and ever); hour
of the day, we are having inquiries
for all kinds of real estate. List your property
with us. It is the simplest way to let or sell. Here
you find buyers constantly waiting for all kinds of property.
We always have a list of deserable renters and buyers for
most kinds of houses, flttts, stores and other property,
" ' Our terms are reasonable and fair. Call or phone and let ut
- talk it over together. Rents collected and property managed
TO
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Many old accounts are outstanding; and the
requests all, who are indebted to the paper
same during the next thirty days :-:
RAINFALL FOR 1912 WAS
46.68 INCHES IN ALBANY
Interesting Figures Compiled
by Local Commercial Club
on Weather Conditions.
From figures compiled today by
Manager C. II. Slewart of the local
Commercial Club, on the temperature
and precipitation for the year 1!1J,
the annual rainfall was 4l6X inches.
The highest temperature during the
car was recorded July Jll, 1012, when
the thermometer registered UKI dc
grecs. I he lowest temperature re
corded was on Dcember 2, 1912,
when the mercury stood at 37.8 above
zero. 1 here were 115 rainy davs for
the entire year.
The precipitation for the month of
l ebriiaiy, according to the report of
I'. M. blench, the local weather ob
server, was 1.35 inches.
One of the most important events
of the year will be the dedication of
the new Presbyterian church to be
held on Easter Sunday. Many out-of-towu
people will be present.
The Tuesday club met this week
with Mrs. J. R. Martin on Sixth and
Walnut streets
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