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VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1913.
No. 42.
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LARGE CROWD ATTENDED
FIRST DEDICATORY PROGRAM
LIEUTENANT STALNAKER
IS TENDERED A BANQUET
MEETING CLOSES
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Noted Exponent of Negro Race
Stopped at Hammel Hotel
Over Night.
WILL SPEAK IN PORTLAND
TONIGHT ANDTHEN GO SOUTH
Touring West to Create Interest
in Tuskegee Institute; Inter
viewed Last Night.
Booker T. Washington, leading ex
ponent of the negro race, arrived in
the city late last night from Corvallis
where he addressed the student body
of the Oregon Agricultural College
late yesterday afternoon, accompan
ied by his secretary, Nathan Hunt,
and went to the-, Hammel Hotel,
where he remained over night, leav
ing on an early morning train for
Portland, where he will speak tonight.
Dr. Washington arrived in Portland
Wednesday morning from Puget
Sound, and after arranging his ap
pointments in that city, left for Cor
vallis. He will complete his tour of
this state after a visit to Ashland, ar
riving there tomorrow - night, where
he is scheduled to speak in a lecture
course. .
The noted negro is the founder of
Tuskegee Institute for colored young
men and women, and has the de
gree of Master of Arts conferred on
him by Harvard and Doctor of Laws
by Dartmouth University. The in
tention of his tour is to widen the in
terest and sympathy in the great in
stitution which he founded in a shack
in 1881, when his resources were a
brilliant mind, deep faith in his peo
ple and confidence in himself. The
30 students of that year have been
increased to 1650 now in attendance.
When interviewed last night at the
Hammel Hotel bya Democrat rep
resentative. Dr. Washington said
that he was on a tour of rest as well
as investigation. Making speeches in
the interest of his people and meet
ing new faces are a relaxation from
the routine of his duties, so deeply is
he devoted to the uplifting of his
race. He is a pleasant and interest
ing talker and in private life is a plain
approachable citizen with a big heart.
He is an author of note and nine
boots, dealing mostly with the ad
vancement of the negro race, attest
his ability as a writer.
He said that he is enjoying his trip
immensely and was loud in his praise
of western hospitality, which he has
often read about.
"I find myself surrounded with
friends of both races and I am glad
to have the opportunity to study the
people and to see the progress that
has made the West famous."
"What do you think o'f our Agri
cultural college?" he was asked by
his interviewer.
"It is a wonderful institution and I
have seen nothing to compare with it
in my travels over the country. Any
state could be rightfully proud of that
college. I was surprised at the enor
mity of its branches when shown
through the buildings. I was very
favorably impressed with the hospi
tality shown me while there."
"What do you think of this city?"
"1 haven't seen very much of it,
or rather I haven't had the chance,
but what I have seen of it I think
you have a splendid city here. From
observations 1 am of the opinion that
the cities of the West are far in ad
vance of the cities of the East in ap
pearances and improvements. I am
spcai.ing o'f the smaller towns. The
cilies ot the West present a cleaner
and more orderly appearance, but I
guess this is due to the fact that when
western cities were founded the peo
ple had become experienced in laying
off towns. You hardly see as much
pavement as you have here in a city
of the East of this size."
When asked about Tuskegee In
stitute, Dr. Washington said:
"Tuskegee Institute is a school for
agriculture, trades and domestic sci
ence. The graduates who wish to
tudy law, medicine and other profes
sions go to such universities alter
leaving Tuskegee. I try to implant
the value of righteous living and the
necessity of education and industry
in becoming successful men and wo
men; citizens whose lives will be ex
amples to others.
"Monbiu is a town in the center of
Mississippi which is inhabited and
managed entirely by colored people.
A study of that town, its financial
standing and moral suasion would be
interesting for anybody who is un:
acquainted with the progress our peo
ple are making. A cotton seed oil
mill, erected at a cost of $100,000,
was lately added to its varied indus
tries." He will speak at the Gypsy Smith
.Auditorium in Portland tonight. Large
audiences have greeted him every
where. New on This Pf e ii G
From Daily Imuc of .
THURSDAY, MARCH 20.
9
Splendid Musical Numbers at
First Presbyterian Church
Last Evening.
Professor Lucien E. Becker is un
questionably an organist of rare tal
ent. A large audience appreciated his
introduction of the new pipe organ
of the First Presbyterian church last
night. Displaying with master touch,
the delicacies and intricacies of the
melodies of voluminous and of the
softest tones, Professor Becker show
ed the tune effects of the splendid
organ in every phase. Mr. Becker
is the organist of Trinity Episcopal
church of Portland and is a musician
of renown, having "opened" several
other organs throughout the state.
He was one of the official organists
of the World's Fair at St, Louis.
The program last night was a splen
did and varied one. Mr. John Claire
Monteith, the well known baritone
singer of Portland, pleased the lare
audience with several difficult num
bers and was repeatedly encored. The
violin solo by Professor Wilson was
highly appreciated as was the piano
selection rendered by Miss Waggener.
Mrs. Flo sang a beautiful song to
piano accompaniment by Miss Wag
gener and a flute obligato by Mr. Ir
vine, which brought forth thunderous
applause.
L G. LEWELLING IS
APPOINTED SPECIAL DEPUTY
Deputy District . Attorney Dan
Johnson and Lewelling Will
Try Rest of Criminal Cases.
Because' of the large volume of un
finished business remaining on the
court calendar, District Attorney Gale
S. Hill today appointed L. G. Lewel
ling as special deputy district attor
ney for Linn county and the latter
will work with Deputy District At
torney Dan Jolinston in the trial of
the cases now on the docket.
Attorney Hill left today for Mc
Minnville where he will attend the
March session of the grand jury and
will in all probability be compelled to
remain in that city for the coming
week.
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ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEES
APPOINTED FOR CONVENTION
Next Annual Meeting of State
Grangers Promises to Be
Largest in History.
The regular annual convention of
the Oregon State Grange for 1913,
will be held at Albany on May 13, 14,
15 and 16, the organization having ac
cepted last year an invitation from
the Albany Commercial Club to meet
here this year. The matter of mak
ing the necessary arrangements will
be in the hands of a joint committee
made up from the Albany Commer
cial Club, the Linn County Council,
and the Linn County Pomona Grange
and is as follows: Business Council,
A. C. Miller and Mrs. E. R. Allen;
Pomona Grange. C. L. Shaw, E. R.
Allen and Mrs. Lulu E. Miller; Com
mercial Club, F. J. Fletcher, J. L.
Tomlinson. H. M. Crooks, William
Eagles and W. A. Eastburn.
The convention will probably be a
large one, as there are from 190 to
200 granges in the state with a total
of between 10,000 and 11,000 mem
bers. PERSONAL MENTION.
S
John Claire Monteith, whom many
consider the best baritone singer in
the Northwest, this morning returned
to Portland on the O. E. He is a
cousin of the Albany Mo'nteiths. His
folks in early days made their home
in Idaho, where he was born. He is
making a success of music, and, as
well, has a splendid reputation per
sonally. Harold Davis, of Alsea. years ago
Albany's fastest boy t sprinter, has
been in, the city. He is now working
on his 'father's place at Alsea, where
they have a fine property. Rev.
Davis is paying special attention to
dairying, doing well with several
cows, taking the cream to a local
creamery, which has( become well es
tablished, doing a good business, with
a reliable demand for its product.
H. Winkley, of Mill City, went to
Portland today.
Miss Emma Thrift went to Leba
non this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Millsap, of Leb
anon, went to Portland this morning.
Mrs. Geo'. Cochran, of Tangent, was
in the city today. Mr. Cochran hat
been ill for several weeks, but is
able now to be tip part of the time.
Defendant Proves Alibi That He
Was in Salem at Time of
Alleged Sale.
CASE WENT TO JURY AT 5:30
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
J. E. Hammond Charged w th
Assault with Dangerous
Weapon Was Tried.
James Hart was found "not guilty"
of violation of the local option law,
by the jury in his case, when it re
turned a verdict at 8:15 o'clock last
night. The case went to the jury at
5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
This was one o( the hardest faught
iiquor law violation cases in the legal
history of the county. The case went
to the circuit court on an appeal from
the justice court, when Hart was tried
before Judge Swan, February 15,
with R. B. Leabo as the prosecuting
witness. Hart was found guilty of
the charge in this court and was fined
$500 with 30 days in the county jail
In the charge it was alleged that
Hnrt had illegally sold intoxicating
liquors to Leabo, on February 2. Lea
bo, who is a resident ot i-eoria, nas
been instrumental in the conviction
of several 'blindpiggers of this city.
Both the defense and the prosecu
tion presented strong cases, and it
is conceded that the jury based its
decision on -the grounds that Hart
had proved an alibi to the effect that
he was in Salem on the date of the
alleged sale.
During his closing-argument Attor
ncv Mark Weatherford. -of the de:
fense, contended that the prosecuting'
witness had impeached his own tes
mony. Mr. Wfcatherford was associated
with W. D. Brown for the defendant
and District Attorney Gale S. Hill
and Deputy Dan Johnston appeared
for the state.
The case of Oregon vs. J. E. Ham
mond, went to trial at nine o clock
this morning with Judge Kelly on the
bench. A good portion of the morn
ing was spent in the securing of a
jury, the last juror being seated at
10 o'clock.
Hammond is charged with assault
using a dangerous weapon "on the per
son of J. C. Gulliford at Halsey last
November. He was indicted on the
charge by the February grand jurv
and was arrested and released on
bonds.
His case went to the jury shortly
before three o'clock this afternoon
and an early verdict was expected.
The jurors in this case are:
Win. Abbott. Scio; H. R. Slicrrill,
Harrisburg: H D. Haiglu, Knox
Butte; I. W. Prickett, Lebanon: L. F.
McClain, Albany; Perrv Parker. Plain
view: R. S. Acheson. Shei'.d. W. Wil
inii, Shellmrn: M. '-. Foster, Tangent;
Mi Key, Albany; J K. Morris, Lcb
:v i i.
T.ii next case to o.mc up in the
-nr! i the case -)'" Or'ii vs V.
I '."r;-. charged with -jiving in
toxicating liquors to minors. Mur
phy is a section foreman of the C. &
E. railroad and resides at M linkers
station, where he was arrested two
weeks ago on an indictment returned
by the March grand jury.
Capt. J. M. Williams, a prominent
Eugene lawyer, was in the city last
evening on legal business.
F. W. HORSKY HAS PURCHASED
HARNESS SHOP AT JEFFERSON
F. W. Horsky, the local harness
dealer, bought the harness shop of
H. C. Moyer, of Jefferson, last week
and will take possession of the con
cern a week from Monday.
The place will be managed by Har
vey Beeson, who has been employed
in Ed. Horsky's harness shop ol this
city for the past year. Mr. Reeson
will later purchase an interest in the
establishment. He is a young man of
splendid character and has many
friends here who will wish him suc
cess. Besides the stock now in the store
Mr. Horsky will add $2500 in stock
more to the place, and this will give
Jefferson an up-to-date harness
shop. A new building will be erected
for the concern and a shoe repairing
shop will be run in conjunction with
the harness shop.
Prof. Kent, of the O. A. C, left this
morning fo Astoria, with a view of
stahlishiug an experimental station
there, for the benefit o'f Clatsop
county farmeri.
This Is Decision of Judge Kelly
This Afternoon from Advise
of Supt. Steiner.
ASYLUM AUTHORITIES WILL
CONDUCT EXAMINATION
Will Be Released from Custody
; If He Proves to Be Sane
1 After 10 Days.
Ralh Henry, who was found "not
guilty" of the murder of George Dodd
because of insanity yesterday morn
ing, was committed to the state in
sane asylum by Judge Kelly this af
ternoon.
This action on the part of the court
was taken upon advices from Super
intendent Steiner of the asylum, who
said that it was best that Henry re
main under survellance at the insti
tution for a week or ten days, dur
ing which time his actions will be ob
served by asylum authorities, before
his case should be probed by an in
sanity commission. From this the
fate of Henry rests in the hands of
the authorities of that institution. If
at the end of the specified time he
Droves to be perfectly sane and ra
tional, his release from custody will
be ordered, but if his condition proves
otherwise he will be compelled to re
main at the asylum for an indefinite
period.
Henry was taken to Salem this af
ternoon by Ex-Sheriff D. S. Smith,
who was deputized by Sheriff Bodine,
where he will be turned over to the
asylum officials.
LOCAL MOOSE LODGE ELECTS
"OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR
Irb Schultz Is Elected As the
Dictator; Order Is Now
a Year Old.
At the regular session of the Moose
lodge last night the annual election
of officers was held. It is exactly a
year ago' that this popular lodge was
organized in this city by the state or
ganizer, M. P. Sherman, and since
that time the order has taken an ac
tive part in the social life of this city.
Its membership has rapidly increased
and the lodge is now housed in one of
the best headquarters of the city, in
the Pfciffcr building at the corner of
Second and Lyon streets.
According to the plan set forth at
the session last night the Moose will
give a big banquet some time in the
near future when it is expected that a
campaign will be inaugurated for
new members. The lodge will be
divided into two factions and can
tains will be elected to each and the
universal campaign will start. It was
unanimously agreed that the local
lodge attend the proposed high jinks
of Moose lodges at Salem next sum
mer enmasse. A special train will
convey the Albany contingent to that
city.
The following are the officers elect
ed: Distator. Irvin Schultz; past dic
tator. Win. Eagles; vice dictator, J.
N. Kauffman: prelate, A. Goltra; sec
retary, Jack Warner; treasurer, Mark
V. Weathcrtord; inner guard, Arthur
Moore; t sergcant-at-anns. Harry
Prouty; outer guard, A. A. Moore;
trustees, J. H. Alcorn, Harry Kngo
way, S. A. Mills.
HAMMOND LUMBER CO. BUYS
HUB CITY COMPANYS HOLDING
The Hammond Lumber Co. pur
chased the lumber yard of the Hub
Citv Lumber Co. located at the cor
ner of Ferry and Water streets, last
Monday.
The yard was purchased by the
Hub City Lumber Co. last December
from the Spaulding Logging Co'. An
inventory of the stock of the yard
was taken yesterday afternoon and an
effort will- he made to dispose of the
lumber before April 1, when it is the
intention of the Hammond people to
discontinue the use of the yard, trans
acting their business from the one
yard now occupied by that company
on f.ast first street.
R, A. Smith, manager of the Hub
City Lumber Co., has been retained
by the Hammond Lumber Co. and is
now busy disposing of the lumber and
material in the yard.
A. B. Wheeler, of West Albany,
this morning went to Scio to attend
the funeral of his uncle, Mr. Malcolm
Miller, who died there this week. He
was an old resident of the county, 78
years of age, and was a brother of
Ex-County Treasurer R. B. Miller, o'f
this city.
Members of the Local Military
Organization Gather in the
Banquet Room of Hammel.
A number of close friends of Lieu
tenant Herman O. Stalnnker gathered
in the banquet room of the new Ham
mel hotel last night where a splen-
hd banquet was served, with the lieu
tenant as the guest of honor. The
banquet was served in eight courses.
Lieutenant btalnaker will leave
soon for Montana where he has filed
on a homestead, and the occasion was
in honor of his departure. He is the
first lieutenant of Mh Company,
Coast Artillery Corps of the OregoVi
Reserve of National Guard and has
been a member of this organization
for many years and it is with sincere
regret that he will leave.
Those present at the banquet are
members of the company who were:
Captain F. M. Powell, Lieut. L. R.
Gilbert, Corporals Albert Kullander
and Lelland Cowan, Sergeant Ed
mund Parker, and Privates Cecil
Conn, Jay Palmer and Clarence
Moore.
Mrs. J. H. Robnett. wife of Dr.
Rohuett of this city, this afternoon
received a wire from Salem conveying
the information that her mother,' Mrs.
Murphy of that city, is very low in a
hospital and is not expected to live.
IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TO
RENOUNCE ALLEGIANCE
Nick Palumbis, a Greek of Mill
City Applys for Naturaliza
tion Papers.
Panne is Nick Palumbis. a Greek la
borer of Mill City, filed a petition this
morning before Deputy County Clerk
Rufus Russell, for naturalization pa
pers and according to the law in such
cases the nartv anolvinc for natural
ization is required to renounce his
allegiance to the head ol their coun
try. Whereas Paltimhis renounced his
allegiance to the new King of Greece,
Coustantine, who .acceded to the
throne upon the assassination of King
George, who was shot and killed in
the streets of Saloniki, on the after
noon of March 18. This is probably
the first renunciation of this nature to
King Constautine, happening in this
country.
18 NORTH CAROLINIANS
ARRIVE THIS MORNING
Came Here with Intentions of
Locating Somewhere in the
Willamette Valley.
That the annual westward
movement of homeseckcrs ( has
started was indicated to'day,
when 18 North Carlinoans ar
rived in the city this morning
on the 6 o'clock Oregon Elec
tric train from Portland. This
is according to information giv
en by the local railroad agent,
J. J. Hoydar.
There were exactly 18 people
in the party including the wo
men and children and it is un
derstood that they came to this
section through the efforts of
friends who reside here.
The people came from Boomc,
North Carolina, and arc headed
by W. W. Bass, father-in-law of
Paul Ashton, a prosperous fann
er residing five miles south o'f
this city. They are now visit
ing at the home of Mr. Ashton.
When interviewed over the
telephone this afternoon Mr.
Ashton stated that the people
came here with a view of locat
ing somewhere in this valley.
THE MASTER OF GRANGE
WILL BE HERE SATURDAY
High Officials Will Pay Visit to
Grind Prairie and Address
the Members.
An event of more than usual inter
est to' the members of Grand Prairie
Grange Number 10 will be a visit
from the matter of the State Grange
on Saturday of the present week. He
is expected to arrive at the grange
hall about 10 a. m. hut will probably
not address the members until the
afternoon session.
The committee appointed by C. L.
Shaw which has in charge the ar
rangements has prepared an excellent
program which includes one of those
dinners which hare made the ladies
of Grand' Prairie Grange famous
throughout the entire county.
Association of the Linn County
Sunday Schools Hold Annual
Convention.
A STRONG DELEGATION
ATTENDS FROM HUB CITY
Delegates Were Entertained by
the Ladies of Harrisburg,
During Their Stay.
Harrisburg, Or.. March 19. (Spe
cial to the Democrat. The annual
convention of the Association of I.inn
Countv Sunday Schools closed its
last session here this evening, and has
no doubt been the most interesting
and profitable gathering of its kind
ever held in this county.
"Evangelism" was the spirit of the
convention throughout.
Harrisburg. as a town, is not yet
on tlic water wagon. Last night's
session at the convention was made
temperance so that yon could notice
it."
Mrs. R. F. Jamison of Lebanon
opened the subject by a most excel
lent short address delivered in her ir
rcsistable, winsome style. , Miss
Smith, a state worker for the W. C.
T. U., who was present, then sang
"Come Off the Fence," after which
Rev. Van Waters, the evangelist of
the Methodist Episcopal church who
is now holding a revival meeting here,
delivered a remarkable, uncompromis
ing and scathing speech o'n the liquor
question.
During this notable and fcitrlcss at
tack upon the liquor business and its
consequences, the speaker removed
his collar and tic, later stripped off
his conr and finally unbuttoned his
vest while he hit put straight from
the shoulder against the liquor ciirse.
. Today one -splendid . feature , - has
followed another, demonstrating the
fact that Linn county has some of
the most talented and at the same
time consecrated Sunday school
workers to be found in any state of
the Union.
Three of the leading Sunday
schools of Albany were well, and ac
tively represented, two of Albany's
prominent ministers bringing excel
lent words of help.
An international Sunday school
workers, recently from California,
now of Albany, pronounced the ad
dress on "The Teacher His Prepara
tionRight and Wrong Methods,"
by Mrs. Pnro'nagian of Brownsville
one of the clearest and most valuable
treaties on the subject he had ever
heard.
That great problem of the Sunday
school world, ''How to Win and Hold
the Hoys (and Girls) of 15 Years of
Age and Over," was dealt with by a
representative from" the largest Sun
day school in Linn county, namely,
the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school of Albany.
Mrs. W. T. I louts completely won
her large audience in her story of
how she has solved that problem to
the entire satisfaction of the "hoy"
as well as to the Sunday school
worker who tries to reach him.
An excellent paper on Missionary
Teaching was read by Miss Grace
Driver, and Mr. C. A. Phipps, general
field worker for the Oregon Sunday
School association, addressed Hie
convention in his usual lively and at
the same time serious style on the
subject "Seven Symptoms.''
One of the finest features of the
convention was a speech from Rev.
Emerson of Albany on the subject,
"What Our Organization Stands
For. Mr. Emerson was one of the
speakers at the International Sunday
school convention al San Francisco
in 1911 and immediately at the close
of his address here today was secured
Tor the slate convention at Oregon
City in Aoril.
In addition to entertaining dele
gates in their homes, the ladies of
Harrisburg today served a fine din
ner to the one hundred and fifty
guests. '
Yours truly,
A DELEGATE.
FORESTERS BOrTbEoVED
BROTHER YESTERDAY
Many Foresters turned out yester
day afternoon to pay their last tri
bute to a- departed bnthc-, when the
funeral services of the late John
I indstrom, who died Monday, were
held.
The services were held in i'ie chap
el of the Forlmiller undertaking par
lors and were conducted by Rer. F. H.
Geselbracht, of the First Presbyterian
church. The funeral procession then
proceeded to the city cemetery where
interment took place.
Arriving at the cemetery the For
esters took charge of (he services and
the impressive ritual of the order was
enacted over the remains of a belov
ed brother.