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VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1913.
No. 39.
348 PARCEL POST
STAMPS IRE SOLD
Creditable Showing of Business
Done Since the First of
Year Says Powell.
MAJORITY OF PACKAGES ARE
SHIPPED FROM THIS CITY
Local Merchants Have Taken
Advantage of New System;
Decrease in Mail Business.
According to figures compiled in
the local postoffice by the account
ants, the receipts show that a total
of $348 has been taken in on the sale
of parcel post stamps during the pe
riod from January 1, when the parcel
post system went into effect, up to
the first of this month.
Assistant Postmaster Frank M.
Powell is authority for the statement
that the amount of business as a re
sult of the parcel post is creditable
to the local postoffice. The exact
number of parcels handled is not
known, as no record has been kept
after the first two weeks. Mr. Pow
ell stated that while there has always
been a large number of packages go
inT through the office from the mail
order houses, that there is apparently
a notable decrease since the establish
ment of the parcels post.
From the statements of Mr. Pow
ell it was derived that the greater
majority of parcels handled by the
local office were going out. Local
merchants have taken the advantage
of the system and are among the
heaviest shippers. However, it is un
derstood that a large number of pack
ages are shipped in daily from the
outlying rural districts.
At the present time, it appears to
the minds of local postoffice orricials,
that there is hesitancy of some peo
ple to use the parcels post system,
and the cause of this is apparently
because many people do not quite
comprehend this system and alsohat
they have not become used to its
purpose. However, it is the general
belief that within a short while a not
able increase in the use of the parcels
post, not only locally but universally
will result.
Packages that have been going
through the postoffice are of varied
contents. Several packages seen at
the postoffice this morning, were of
clothes, being shipped by local cloth
ing merchants to patrons in the rural
districts. Shipments of bread, butter,
cheese, eggs and groceries are very
common parcels. Saturday a local
housewife wished some fresh country
eggs and butter for Sunday dinner,
up a f armor and by Saturday afternoon
up a tarmr and by Saturday afternoon
the products had arrived. From this
it can be easily seen what a valuable
asset the parcel post system ifi to a
community.
Rules and regulations governing
the parcels post have from time to
time been revised tor inc betterment
of the service. According to a gen
eral order received at the post ottice
this morning from the Thirteenth Di
vision, at Seattle, dated March 8, a
collect on delivery system has been
established. The section of the gen
eral order covering this follows:
"The sender of a mailable parcel on
which the postage is fully prepaid
may have the price of the article and
the charges thereon collected from
the addressee on payment of a fee of
ten cents in parcel post stamps af
fixed, provided the amount to be col
lected does not exceed $100. Such a
parcel will be insured against loss,
without additional charge, in an
amount equivalent to its actual val
ue, but not to exceed $:U.
Another section of the general or
der deals with the general delivery of
parcels, as follows:
"A mailable parcel will be accorded
the usual special delivery service
when special delivery stamps or ten
cents in ordinary stamps are affixed
thereto in addition to the parcel post
postage. When ordinary stamps are
used the words special Delivery
must be placed on wrapper."
What the parcels post is and for
what it may be used can be learned
from the following:
"That hereafter fourth-class mail
matter shall embrace all other matter,
including farm and factory products.
not now embraced by law in either
the first, second, or third class, not
exceeding eleven pounds in weight,
nor greater in size than seventy-two
inches in length and girth combined,
nor in form or kind likely to injure
the person of any postal employee or
damage the mail equipment or other
mail matter and not of a character
perishable within a period reasonably
required for transportation and delivery."
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MONDAY, MARCH 10.
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ALBRECHT AND MURPHY
BOTH PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Were Arrainged This Morning
Before Judge Kelly on Charge
of Bootlegging.
Frank Albrecht who was arrested
Friday afternoon on an indictment by
the grand jury charged with viola
tion of the local option liquor law
and released on bail, to insure his ap
pearance before the circuit court this
morning, when arraigned at 9 o'clock
entered a plea of "not guiltv." Al
brecht is now out on bail pending
trial.
William Murphy, indicted by the
grand jury on three charges of selling
intoxicating liquor to minors, and
who was arestcd at his home at Mun
kers station Saturday morning, was
arraigned before Judge Kelly this
morning at 9 o'clock and also plead
ed "not guilty," waiving counsel in
all three charges. Murphy is resting
in the county jail, not being able to
furnish bonus, pending his trial.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB TONIGHT
Matter of Securing Location of
Saw Mill in Hub City Will
Be Discussed.
One of the most important mat
ters to come before the Commercial
Club during the present year will be
presented at the meeting this evening
whn the recent purchase by Porter
Brothers of ?4,UUU,UUU.UU worth ot
Linn county timber and the proposed
erection of two sawmills near the
forks of the Santiam river will be
under discussion.
Albany business men are a unit in
the demand that one of these mills
be located in the Hub City and it is
probable that a committee of repre
sentative business men will be ap
pointed this evening to Uike the mat
ter up with Porter brothers.
OREGON ELECTRIC TRESTLE
IS NOW ACROSS CALAPOOIA
The pile driver 'employed in the
construction of the Oregon Slectric
trestle across the south end of Bry
art's park, is now over the Calapooia
river and it is expected that by the
end of the week the two ends of the
road will meet. The road has been
constructed along Water street, all
the proper grades having been made,
up to the corner of Calapooia and
First streets and upon the comple
tion of the trestle the freight trains
of this road will run through the city,
instead of switching back to the main
line in the east end beyond the city
limits. This will make a great saving
or lime lor me Oregon tiecmc
freight trains.
The trestle now under course of
construction is one of the most sub
stantial of its kind inthi s section.
There are six heavy piling to each
substation. Rails arc being laid up
on it as the piling is completed.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
Stanley Stewart, of Lebanon, man
ager of the electric power plant of
that city, and family spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Stewart, parents of Mr. Stewart.
T. Westerfeldt, daughter and son
of Lebanon, went to Corvallis this
morning, where they formerly rcsid
ed, and where Mr. Westerfeldt con
tinues to have extensive property in
terests.
Rev. McCulley, of Lebanon, this
morning returned from Corvallis,
where he conducted services in the
Presbyterian church yesterday, while
Dr. Bell of that church filled his pul
pit at Lebanon, where he is conduct
ing special meetings.
W. W. Haines, a prominent Eu
gene man, was in the city going
trom herr to Harnsburg.
Miss Minnie Brugecf; o'f Portland
came up Saturday evening to attend
the funeral of her friend of many
years, Mrs. Kev. Dorris.
Owing to the fact that some of
our subscribers have as yet been
unable to respond to the slate-
ments mailed out during the past
week, the special offer to delin-
quent subscribers will be held
open for a limited time in order
to give all patrons an opportun-
ity to pay up their old subscrip-
tion at the advance rate of $1.25
ier annum instead of at $1.50.
All subscribers who have received
statements are urged to remit fnr
thrir subscription by return mail
if possible to do so; otherwise to
acknowledge receipt of same.
giving the management some idea
of when the account will be set-
tied.
CAIN CHANGES PLEA
OF "NOT GUILTY"
Pleades Guilty This Afternoon
Before Judge Kelly on the
Larceny Charge.
HE IS WANTED IN MARION
COUNTY FOR FOGERY
Hart Case Is Postponed Until
Monday Morning March
Seventeenth.
B. A. Cain, indicted last week by
the grand jury on a charge of lar
ceny from an office, changed his plea
of not guilty to guilty this afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock before Judge Percy R.
Kelly who convened court this morn
ing at 9 o'clock.
Cain has been confined in the coun
ty jail for the past four months pend-
e the action of the grand jury and
when arraigned before Judsre Kelly
Saturday afternoon pleaded not guil
ty, when his case was set for trial
this afternoon at 1 o'clock.
A live scene ensued m the court
room when Cain answered to the
charge of pleading not guilty. His at
torney L,. U. Jewelling made a
lengthy address before the court, say
ing that this was the first offense o'f
the defendant and asking that he be
paroled. The court ruled that the
defendant could not be paroled un
til sentence was pronounced upon
him. District Attorney Gale S. Hill
representing the state said that he
had information to the effect that
the defendant was wanted at the pres
ent time for forgery in that county.
It is understood that Cain has served
time in the state reform school.
Cain was replaced in the county
jail and will be brought before the
court Thursday morning at 9 o'clock
to receive sentence.
The next case set for trial before
Judge Kelly js the case of the State
of Oregon vs. James Hart. Hart was
arrested and convicted of bootlegging
February li, in Judge swans court,
receiving $500 fine and thirty davs in
jail. This case was appealed to the
circuit court and was called tor trial
after the Cain case. On motion of
attorney for the defendant to post
pone the case as an important wit
ness on their side had gone' to East
ern Oregon to be at the bedside of a
sick mother, the court o'rdered a con
tinuation of the case next Monday
morning at 9 o'clock.
The court adjourned until 3 o'clock
when it is expected that the case of
State of Oregon vs. Jack Miller will
come up.
T. A. Shaw went un to Mill Citv
this morning to look after interests
there. Mr. Shaw reported his recent
San Francisco trip with Mrs. Shaw
and Mr. and Mrs. Wcatherford a
very enjoyable one. A peculiar inci
dent happened. While there Mr. and
Mrs. Shaw tried to find W. E. Price.
a former Stayton friend. There were
three of them in the telephone direc
tory. So they made their calls at
random. One of the W. E. Price's
proved to he a cousin of the Demo
crat's Misfit man, calling for a pleas
ant little telephone visit with friends
ot the Albany . cousin.
ORGANIST COMES TO ALBANY
WELL RECOMMENDED
"The musical program was confid
ed in its entirety to the accom
nlishcd hands of Mr. Lucien E. Beck
er, organist of Trinity Episcopal
church of Portland, who was also one
ojF the official organists at St. Louis
World's Fair. No' better choice
could have been made judging from
the masterly fashion in which he dis
posed of the 14 superb numbers as
signed by him." Morning Astorian,
Astoria, Oregon .
The above is a press notice of the
organist who will operate the new
pipe organ in the rtrst Presbyterian
church Wednesday, March 19th.
Tickets 50 cents at Woodwo'rth's and
Mason's.
Four Albany boys yesterday made
a bicycle trip from Albany to Phil
omath and back, going by the cast
side and returning by the west sine,
crossing the new steel bridge. The
roads are much the better in Benton
county, a fact for consideration.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wilson and
daughter, of Portland, went to Cor
vallis Saturday evening on a visit
with Mrs. Wilson's folks. They are
former Albany people, Mr. Wilson
being prominent here in brick and
cement work, building some of the
first cement walks in th ecity.
Editor Tip Humphrey, of the JcT
fcrson Review, was in the citv Satur
day afternoon and evening, looking
alter business attairs here.
Fred Lines, of Lebanon, returned
home this morning after a trip as far
north as balcm.
HUNDREDS ATTEND FUNERAL
OF LATE MRS. EMMA DORRIS
Beloved Lady Who Died Thurs
day at Centralia, Was Laid
to Rest Yesterday.
Hundreds of local people attended
the funeral of the late Mrs. Emma
Barbara Dorris yesterday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the United Presbyte
rian church. The church was crowd
ed with bereaved relatives and friends
who gathered to pay their last hom
age to the beloved lady whose un
timely death occurred Thursday at
her home in Centralia, Wash.
Mrs. Dorris was the wife of Rev.
Floyd B. Dorris, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Centralia and
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Pfciffer of this city and
spent the greater part of her life
liere. She is survived by her hus
band and two daughters, Catherine
and an infant.
It is said that the most magnificent
floral pieces ever displayed at a fu
neral in this city were offered at this
funeral. l.hc quartette ot the church,
composed of Mr, and Mrs. Carl E.
Sox, Mrs. F. P. Nutting and Mr. Clem
Irvine rendered special music.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. W. P. White of the Unit
ed Presbyterian church, and Dr.
I'ranklin H. Oeselbracht of the rirst
Presbyterian church.
GATES NEWS.
Elmer Knitrht who has been work
ing in the Schroeder sawmill for the
past month left on the Monday af
ternoon train for his home at Jef
ferson. Miss Hazel Dooly returned to her
home at .Rock Island, 111., Monday,
after having spent the last year vis
iting at the home ot her aunt, Mrs.
Roma Davis. Miss Dooly will go via
California and visit for -some time in
Los Angeles.
Miss Mamie Beeson arrived from
Albany Saturday having accepted a
position as teacher of the Minto
school, and commenced her duties
last Monday morning. Miss Beeson
has been teaching in Linn county
for the past five years and comes
highly recommended.
Mrs. Damewood, who has been
teaching Minto school for the past
six months, left this week for her
home in Eastern Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Emry Fair of Albany
were Sunday visitors at the home of
Mr. fairs brother.
A. L. Beeson is visiting at the home
ot .Herbert behroedcr.
The Progressive club recently or
ganized at Gates, held its third and
most successful meeting in the Odd
hellows hall 1 uesday evening, the
club was oreanized for social and ed
ucational purposes and considerable
enthusiasm is being manifested in the
work. Roll call at the club Tuesday
eveninur was answered by current
events, both local and general, some
of the events being very interesting
as well as amusing. I he member
ship already numbers 29, and almost
the entire membership was present,
After an evening spent in social in
tercourse and games a lunch was
served. The officers of the club arc
Ed. Davis, president; Inez Knutson,
vice-president; Gladys Schroeder, sec
retary; Maud Lawson, treasurer.
Clifford Hescmnn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Hescman, is ill at his
home near here.
The Ladies' Improvement society
met Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Islimcal. After transacting
business the afternoon was spent in
social enjoyment,
SUNDAY DINNERS ATTENDED
BY LARGE CROWDS AT HAMMEL
The Sunday dinners in the dining
room of the new Hotel Hanimel arc
proving to be very popular with local
people, judging from the large crowd
present last evening. This was the
second Sunday dinner served in the
beautiful dining room, since the ho
tel opened two weeks ago. and it ap
pears that the hotel dining room has
become a popular place of rendez
vous on Sunday evenings for the
city s elite set.
Splendid service with unsurpassed
cuisine has characterized every meal
served and this is evidently appreci
ated by the -large crowds who attend.
There has also been a splendid re
ception of the rcifular week day mer
chants' dinner, served every noon for
local people and hotel guests. The
Chautauqua orchestra furnished mu
sic during the dinner last evening.
Crawfordsville Man Here.
George Fin Icy, of Crawfordsville
and Portland, returned to Portland
this afternoon after a visit with his
folks in Crawfordsville. lie reports
considerable inquiry in reference to
timber. He also sees an immense hi
turc for Linn county in the timber
business alone, one that is going to
iTing irreat wealth to this county. Mr
I'inley, an old-time democrat, is very
much pleased with the way President
Wilson is starting out. and believes
he will make a great chief executive.
Mrs. Frank Reiner, of Portland, ar
rived Saturday evening on a visit
with Albany relatives.
NEW GRAND JURY WAS
EMPANELED THIS NOON
H. B. Springer, of Shedd Is Ap
pointed Foreman; Is Now
in Session.
A new grand jury was empaneled
this afternoon at 1 o'clock from the
jury list, before Judge Kelly, shortly
after convening court.
those whose names were drawn
arc the following: H. B. Sprenger,
of bhedd, foreman, L. h. boulc, 1-a-conib,
G. R. Titus, Lebanon, W. O.
McClain, North Lebanon, S. Lmdlev.
South Lebanon, Gus Gunderson, So
daville, and J. T. Follis, Kingston.
The jury went into session imme
diately after Julge Kelly's charge and
will probably not adjourn until some
time the middle of next week. The
old grand jury which was in session
all of last week adjourned late Fri
day afternoon and it is understood
that before adjournment several more
true bills were found. However,
these indictments are not given out
for publication at present.
LATE ALBERT THOMAS LAID
TO REST THIS AFTERNOON
Was Resident of Linn County
for Last 25 Years; California
Pioneer.
The funeral of the late Albert
Thomas, who died Saturday after
noon at the age of 84 years, was held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
chapel of Irisher-Braden Co., corner
Third and Broadalbin streets. The
services were conducted by Rev. D.
H. Leech of the Methodist church.
The remains were interred in the
City cemetery.
Mr. 1 nomas, was born March 13,
1830, in the state of Vermont, and
was' among the early pioneers who
settled in California. For the last
25 years he has resided in Linn coun
ts, spending much of his time and
energy in improving and grading the
stock of Linn county to a higher
standard.
OREGON AGGIES DEFEATED
VARSITY BY SCORE 13 TO 8
The Oregon Agricultural College
basketball five closed the Northwest
college conference season by defeat
ing the University ol Urcgon quintet,
13 to 8 at Corvallis Saturday night.,
winning two of the four games against
Oregon a,nd winding up in third place
in the percentage column.
The rival teams played 1 1 minutes
before a score was made. Cooper
scored a point on a foul and King and
Darling scored on field goals, giving
the Aggies a five-point lead. Fcnlon
scored three points on foul tosses and
Cooper came back with a field goal.
Another foul gave Oregon a point,
the half ending with the "Aggies" on
the long end cif the 9-to-4 score.
The university 'boys scored only
one field goal, Fcnton, who made
good on six out of ten foul tries, ac
counting for every Oregon point, in
cluding the two for the field basket.
Every one of Dr. Stewart's men play
ed good ball. Cooper and liurdick,
who made their last appearance, giv
ing splendid accounts of themselves.
Cooper scored on field goal and toss
ed five baskets in six chances from
fouls. King, Darling and May each
scored a field goal.
PERSONAL MENTION.
F.. F.. Wilson, lawyer and secretary
of the O. A. C. board of regents, re
turned home this afternoon from a
Portland trip. lie attended the O.
A. C.-U. O. basketball game Friday
night, and his team was badly beaten.
Saturday night he stayed away and
O. A. C. won easily.
J. R. Mctzger left this afternoon on
a trip to the mountains up Foster
way.
J. C. Gallagher returned last night
from a business trip to Dalles where
he was selling pianos for Eilcrs' Mu
sic House.
Tlo'n. and Mrs. S. P. Moss, of
Lakeview, were in the city today on
their way to Sodaville on a visit with
Mr. Moss' sister, Mrs. Simons. In
order to come here they had to go
down on the cars to Reno, Nevada,
two hundred miles south of Lake
view, and then up on the Southern
Pacific, 36 hours ride altogether. Mr.
Moss was a pioneer resident of Linn
county, coming here in 1852, leaving
here in 1808, locating at Lakeview in
1872. Me is in the stock business,
having large interests. Though re
siding in Lakeview, his stock farm is
Ihirty miles out, easily reached now
in his atitomo'tiile. Mr. Moss sees a
big change in Albany since his last
visit here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Miller, of Flint,
Mich., were registered at the Ham-
mel last night. They have been tour
ing the west for the past winter, hav
ing just returned from California.
They are making stops at the import
ant places enroute home.
KELLY CONVENES
MARCH COURT
Morning Session Given Up to
the Hearing of Numerous
Motions and Demurrers.
CARIE CASE GOES TO TRIAL
THIS AFTERNOON AT ONE
Many Cases Wiped Off Docket
During Morning Session;
Many Continued.
Judge Percy R. Jelly convened the
March term of Department No. 1 of
the state circuit court this morning at
9 o'clock. The entire mo'rning was
consumed in the hearing of numerous
motions and demurrers and passing
decisions in cases which have hereto
fore been under .consideration.
Immediately after convening court
this afternoon a new grand jury was
drawn and sworn in. After the jury
retired the case of State of Oregon
ys II. A. Cain, indicted by the grand
jury last week on a charge o'f lar
ceny from an office, went to trial.
In this case the state is represented
by District Attorney Gale S. Hill
and Deputy District Attorney Dan
Johnston and the defendant is rep
resented by L. G. Lewclling.
Cases passed upon by Judge Kelly
during the session of court this morn- '
ing are the following: The cases of
Henry .Hcppner vs. A. O. Sturm, re
covery of money, and Thomas Johns
vs. S. A. Lasalle, recovery of money
were continued. A motion to con
tinue until the next regular term was
granted in the case of Nellie McDan
lel vs. LeDanoti Lumber Co., damages. '
In the cases of State of Oregon vs.
Frank Gleason, violation of local od-
tion liquor law, was continued. On
the motion of the district attorney
to dismiss because of insufficient evi
dence to convict, the order of the
court was that the twp cases of State
o'f Oregon vs. John Kukacka be
dropped. The case of State of Ore
gon vs. Thomas Morcland, assault
with a dangerous weapon, was dis
missed on motion of the district at
torney for the reason that the pros
ecuting witness is beyond jurisdiction,
of court. A lien was granted to the
plaintiff to file amended complaint
and the defendant to answer within
10 days, in the case of Lebanon Lum
ber Co. vs. J. C. Lewis, recovery of
money;1 The cases of Ruth Freeze
vs. William Giddings, appeal, and
Slate of Oregon vs. Mums Taylor,
ct al, nppeal, were continued. In the
case of Isabclle Churchill vs. Leona
Miller, recovery of realty, leave was
granted plaintiff to file amended
complaint ami the defendant to an
swer March 20. Charles Cowitz vs.
W. II. Hooth et al, damages, was con
tinued, as also was the case of First
National Bank of Lebanon vs. J. II.
Newland, recovery of money. The
case of P. J. Nealcn vs. W. W. Little,
recovery of money, was continued by
consent.
LOCAL THEATRE SIGNS
FOR BIG ATTRACTION
Musical Comedy Will Be Seen
for Entire Week at Dream
land; 20 in Company.
After negotiations lasting for more
than two weeks, H. F. Nix, manager
of the Dreamland theatre of this city,
received a wire today from the man
agement of the Fdward & Merritt
Musical Comedy company, confirm
ing the contract signed with the
agent for a one week's engagement
at the Dreamland.
Although the theatre season is well
advanced the people of Albany have
thus far not witnessed a musical
comedy, and Mr. Nix concluded to
obtain a first class attraction of this
character for his own theatre. The
company consists of twenty people
and is now playing a week's engage
ment at the Baker theatre at Van
couver. They have played in some
of the best theatres in Portland and
in other cities op the Pacific coast.
Thursday, March 1.1th, will be the
opening night in Albany when the
coVtipaiiy will present that well
known musical comed entitled
"Hrown's Hah v." The local play
house will doubtless be crowded dur
ing the entire week for the attraction
is fine of the best ever presented in
A Ilia ii y.
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While a freight train on the
C. & K. was passing a point two
miles cat of Kingston, a freight
car broke in two, derailing one
other car. The accident occurred
at 4 p. m. Saturday afternoon
and delayed traffic foi several
hours.
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