VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREG ON, TUESDAY. APRIL 8. 1913.
NO. 46.
LOCAL BALL TEAM
TO PLAY PORTLAND
Northwest League Team of the
Rose City to Play the
"Atheletics" April 10.
MANAGER AL SENDERS
ANNOUNCES OTHER GAMES
Albany Boys Will Also Clash
With Canadian League
Team.
Owing to the recent heavy rains
ami the uncertainty of the weather,
the opening baseball game of the
season scheduled to take place on the
local grounds next Sunday, April 6,
between the Harriman Club of the
Portland and the Albany Athletics
has been cancelled. These two teams
will probably meet later in the season.
If the weather permits, the Port
land team of the Northwest League
and the local boys will play an ex
hibition game Thursday afternoon,
April 10, at the Athletic park. The
game will be called at 3:45 giving the
business men and the fans an oppor
tunity to witness the "Colts" in ac
tion before they open the league
season in Spokane April 15th.
The first of the regular Sunday
games of the season will be played on
the local field April 13th, between
the Kegiua team of the Western Can
ada League, which will put in almost
three weeks of preliminary work here,
and the Athletics. The Sunday games
will start promptly at 3 o'clock. If
the weather is at all favorable the
boys will be out for practice next
.Sunday afternoon.
Arrangements were completed to
day by Ray C. Baker, manager of the
Salem "Senators" and Al. Senders,
manager of the Albany "Athletics"
for two games between these teams.
1 he firs', will be played at Albany,
May 18th, the second game at Salem,
June 8th. The dates for further garnet
will be arranged later. These games
promise to be the most hotly con
tested exhibitions of the national
sport that has ever taken place in the
Willamette valley. Manager Baker
of the Senators expects to bring at
least 50 fans with him on his first ap
pearance here. Albany will make ev
ery effort to take a record breaking
crowd to Salem for the return game
June 8th. As these games are to be
plaved on a 60-40 basis the rivalry
wili be keen and even more interest
will be manifested by both players
and fans than last year.
A first class umpire from Portland,
who will be satisfactory to both man
agers will be secured to officiate.
Baker will rely on his brother, who
..It .I.- .........c n.rnlnct Allnv
last year to bring victory to his team
while Albany will pit one of its thret
pitchers against the spit-ball artist,
Win. Salisbury. Bill Patterson or
Lylc Bigbee, all three being anxious
tc take the mound against the Salem
team.
AIR CABINET INSTALLED
N IN NEW HUB THEATRE
Modern Apparatus to Produce
Sound Effects Cost $700;
Added Attraction.
A splendid new air cabinet is being
installed in the new Hub theater to
day at a cost of $"00.
The cabinet is used to produce the
sound effects with instruments, for
the moving pictures and will undoubt
edly prove to be an added attraction
to this popular place of amusement.
The new apparatus is modern and up
to date in every respect and if capable
of producing any kind of noise ef
fect desired.
Such additions to moving picture
shows throughout the country have
become an important factor in the
business and so realistic has the sound
effects been produced that the spec
tator may sometimes think that the
panorama on the screen before him
is real. .
J. R. Metzgar went down to' Jef
ferson again this afternoon, e re
ports the Santiam down, falling as
fast as it went up.
Miss Greta Kortmilicr went to Eu
gene this afternoon for a visit with
her brother Earl.
The seven months old baby of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Holbrook is ill with
pneumonia.
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News on This Page is
From Daily Issue of
THURSDAY, APRIL 3.
JUDGE GALLOWAY PASSES
UPON GASES THIS MORNING
Hears Griffeth Partition Suit;
Chance Divorce Case Up
This Afternoon.
Judge William Galloway this morn
ing overruled a demurrer in the case
ferson again this afternoon, and re
trix, et al, vs. George P. Griffeth, et
al, to establish a trust. The defend
ant was represented by Hewitt &
Sox and W. T. Slater and M. E.
Pogue appeared for the plaintiffs.
The case of Alfred C. Shultz, et al,
vs. John Mulligan, a partition suit,
was taken up immediately after the
Griffeth ease. The controversy in the
case arose o'ver the alleged fact that
one party claims to have payed more
on a parcel of land than the other;
Weathcrford & Weatherford ' ap
peared for the defendants and L. L.
Swan represented the plaintiffs; The
court's decision in the case could not
be learned this afternoon.
The next case taken up was the di
vorce case o'f Cassie M. Chance vs.
George C. Chance, who is charged
with non-support. The court over
ruled a demurrer and the defendant
declined to further plead. W. R. Bil
yeu appeared for the plaintiff and
Weatherford & Weathcrford for the
defendant.
SONS AND DAUGHTERS GIVE
SURPRISE PARTY TO FATHER
Joseph Misner Celebrates His
80th Birthday Anniversary
at Family Reunion.
To celebrate the eightieth birthday
anniversary of Joseph Misner, the
sons and daughters of the aged man
with their families went to his home
today near Waterloo and gave him a
genuine surprise party. The old gen
tleman was heartily surprised, but he
proved to be a gracous recipient of
the honor, and gave his children a
royal welcome.
The party turned out to be a fam
ily reunion and a splendid dinner was
served, with the luscious edible
brought by the visiting families.
Those who attended the reunion were:
Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Rodgers and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Misner and
family of this city and Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Misner of Lebanon.
Mr. Joseph Misner is a native born
Canandian and from there he went
to Michigan where he resided for
twenty years. He came to this sec
tion thirty years ago, living in this
city for 10 years after which he re
moved to Waterloo where he has
since resided.
THE ALBANY GUN STORE
RECEIVES A NEW MOTOR
Manager Neeley of the Albany Gun
Store has just received one of the
new Evinrude detachable rowboat
motors which was demonstrated on
the Willamette river several weeks
ago. The Albany Gun Store has se
cured the exclusive agency for this
motor and a number of local sports
men have already signified their in
tention of purchasing one during the
present season.
f PERSONAL MENTION.
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Will Freisch, who resides with L.
Ii. Lupcr, of Tangent, was in the city
today having a hand dressed. While
chopping wood he cut the thumb of
his left hand nearly off.
Mrs. Jar vis, recently of Iowa,, and
Miss Beers, a sister, of Corvallis,
were in the city yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Castner and
son, of Eugene, were Albany visitors
yesterday evening.
G. W. Huffman, of Toledo, was
looking after business matters in Al
bany yesterday.
J. E. Lo'oney, of Corvallis, was in
the city today.
Mrs. O. M. Locke and Mrs. V. R.
Gardner, of Corvallis, returned home
Inst evening after a visit at the home
of Mrs. Locke's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. 11. Nanncy.
A seven and a half pound daughter
i was born yesterday morning to M..
mio M rs. Uonalu Lewis, lj est
Seventh street.
Dan Johnson went to Lebanon this
' morning on district attorney business.
, H. Kinzer and son Cleo, of Crab-
tree, an old time subscriber of the
& Democrat, was in the city today at
; (jt; tending to business matters.
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Mrs. Nola Perry Alleges That
Her Husband Has Treated
Her Cruelly.
OTHER CHARGES CONTAINED
IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT
Couple Were Married in Colo
rado in 1901; Have Been
Residents Here 3 Years.
Because he is alleged to have cru
elly and shamefully mistreated her,
by not providing a proper ' home and
by not furnishing or refusing to fur
nish her and their three small child
ren, with sufficient clothing and food,
Mrs. Nola M. Perry has filed a sun
in the circuit court of Linn county
for divorce from Edgar L. Perry. -
In the complaint it is alleged that
the defendant committed an assault
upon Thelma May, the six year
old daughter of the couple, March
27, while the mother was away from
home working for a livelihood.
Mrs. Perry claims that she has been
compelled to support herself and
children for some time by sewing and
taking in washing and by doing other
kinds of manual labor. She alleges
that her husband has at all times been
physically able to provide for his
family but has refused to do so.
The couple were married in Colo
ratio Springs, , Colo., in December.
1901, and moved to Brownsville 3
years ago where they have since re
sided. There arc three children as
the result of the union, Eben Frank
lin, age 10 years, Thelma May, age 6,
and Violet Lillian, age 4.
The plaintiff asks for an absolute
decree of divorce, for the custody of
the three children and for the costs
and disbursements of the suit besides
$50 attorneys fees. She alleges that
the defendant is an unfit person to
have the care of the children, claim
ing that they would be ruined if they
were intrusted to his care, and that
she is able and willing to care for
them, and will sec that they get a
good education.
Attorney B. S. Martin of Browns
ville, represents the plaintiff.
ALBANY GUN & COUNTRY
CLUB ADOPTS BY-LAWS
Next Monday Is Date Set to
Elect Permanent Officers
of Association.
The board o'f directors of the Al
bany Gun and Country club met last
night at the Commercial club and ad
opted the by-laws of the association.
There are 48 articles to the document
and they embody practically every
thing that has been mentioned in the
press heretofore, in the straight, le
gal fonrr.
Xo other business came before the
meeting except that the directors de
cided that a meeting would be called
for next Monday evening for the pur
pose of electing permanent officers
to head the organization.
E. 0. C. SERIES OF DANCES
WILL START FRIDAY NIGHT
The first E. D. C. dance after Lent
will be given Friday evening at Bus
sards hall, start in tr at the usual time.
All of those holding cards are cor
dially invited to attend.
These dances have been given for
the past winter and were postponed
during the Lenton season. They have
been a source of much pleasure to
the members ot the club, who have
been waiting with fond anticipation
for the commencement of the series
which will start tomorro'w night. It
is expected that a large crowd will
attend.
RIVER IS STILL RECEDING
REGISTERS 14.4 FEET NOW
According to the record made by
F. M. French, local display man, the
river had receded to 14.4 feet this
morning at 8 o'clock, and the water
is still falling.
The rainfall for the last 24 hours is
.04 inches and the range of temper
ature for the same length of time is
47 to 55 degrees.
ANNUAL CHURCH BUSINEES
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT
Members of United Presbyter
ian Congregation Meet; Grat
ifying Reports.
The annual business meeting of the
United Presbyterian church was held
last night, with a large attendance.
A big dinner was served at 6:45, in
the basement parlors, dedicating the
new kitchen, gotten up by the ladies
o'f the church, and served by a crowd
of boys.
rollowing the dinner a business
meeting was held, clusing the work of
the year. The reports showed total
receipts of $6,304.03, including over
$1800 for missions, and the disburse
ments were the same. The average
per member was $30.4J. . ' ' ,
I he following officers were elected
for the coming vear.: 1. P.. Nuttiuiz.
president, C. H. Stewart secretary,
L. .h. illam treasurer, with C. h. box,
J. C. Irvine. P. A. Young, R. E.
Crawford and H. J. Jones forming the
board of trustees; J. C. Irvine choir
leader and manager, W. H. Gaston
prayer meeting choiister, Violet Nut
ting and Dorothy Lee organists.
The following Sabbath School of
ficers and teachers elected: L. E.
Hamilton superintendent, F. P. Nut
ting secretary, Airs. Gaff treasurer,
Hattie Hamilton librarian, J. W. Bar
ton choirster. Amy Perfect organist,
Dr. W. P. White, C, E. Sox and Mrs.
C. H. Stewart.
Teachers in the senior department
chosen are: L. E. Blain, Mrs. Hen
rietta Brown and Mrs. L. E. Hamil
ton ; intermediate department: Mrs.
S. N. Braden superintendent, Irvin
Acheson, Mrs.'. Gaff and Mr. Braden;
junior department: Mis. Kavanaugh,
Misses Sue Breckenridge, Xeta
Shultz, Clara Morgan and Kate Stew
art; primary department: Miss Mabel
Schultz and Mrs. L. E. Blaiiy begin
ners department.
W. E. Parker, of Tangent, left last
evening for Toppenish, Wash., on a
visit with his brother, Louis, Jack
Alphinc and other former Linn
county people. On the way he thought
he would sec a little ot grand opera
from the gallery of the Orpheum,
Portland.
L. E. Moe, Chas. Kroeschcl and H.
K. Lugger went out to Lebanon this
morning to attend a meeting of the
Mexican Mines -Co. -The meeting it
is said will be of a good deal of im
portance connected with the future of
the mines, considered of immense
value, with bright prospects.
Mrs. D. C. Burkhart and son Don
ald left last evening for their home
in La Grande, after several weeks'
visit with Albany relatives and
friends.
AGED LADY IS COMMITTED
TO STATE INSANE HOSPITAL
Mrs. E. R. Ralston. Age 68, Suf
fers Mental Strain During
Illness.
Mrs. E. R. Ralston, an aged resi
dent of Brownsville, was committed
to the state insane hospital yesterday
afternoon by Judge Bruce McKnight.
She was taken to Salem by an attend
ant of -the hospital on an early eve
ning train.
The examination was conducted by
Dr. W. II. Davis before the court and
it is believed that in view of Mrs.
Ralston's extreme age of 68 years,
she suffered a mental strain during
an illness of la grippe, causing her
mind to become unbalanced.
ALBANY GUN CLUB WILL
HOLD 1ST SHOOT TOMORROW
Frank P. Tracy, of the Albany Gun
Club, announced this afternoon that
the first shoot of the season will be
held tomorrow afternoon commenc
ing at 2:30 o'clock on the club
grounds near Hacklemans grove.
Everybody is cordially invited to at
tend and those who may desire to
shoot, other than members of the
club, will be permitted to do so.
Oley Arnold and family, of Leb
anon, . returned home this afternoon.
fIRE ENGINE PUMPS OUT
OLD CISTERN ON SECOND ST.
The fire engine was used this morn
ing to pump out the big cistern at
the corner of Baker and Second
street, preparatory 1o connecting it lo
the water main. The cistern has not
been in use for some time and was
full of drainage water.
Assistant Fire Chief Horsky an
nounced this afternoon that there
would be no fire drill and members
of the fire company are relieved from
duty tonight.
MRS. 'BILLY' HULEN VISITING
HERE WITH RELATIVES
Wife of Canadian Baseball Man
Is Guest of Her Aunt, Mrs.
G. W. Pennebaker.
Mrs. William Hulcu, wife of Man
ager "Billy" lltilen, of the Ragiua
Baseball Club, of the Western Can
adian League, arrived in the city last
night from Ro'seburg, where she and
her husband has been residing for
the past winter, and is the guest of
Mrs. G. W. Pennebaker, 921 South
Fllsworth street.
Manager Huleu was in the city a
few weeks ago looking over the pros
pects of establishing a training camp
here. After conferring with Manager
Senders of the local baseball club,
he decided y accept the proposition
offered him here.
He is now in California signing
players for his aggregation and is ex
pected to arrive here with a large
sipiatl sometime within the next two
weeks.
Mrs. Huleu is a neicc of Mrs Pen
nebaker, and after visiting in this city
for several days she will gi to New
port for a week's visit, later return
ing here to join her husband,
Riley Shclton, of Scio, went to
Portland last evening.
MANAGER HULEN WILL BE
IN ALBANY NEXT TUESDAY
Rcgina Baseball Players Al
ready Signed an Order to
Report at End of Week.
Manager Billy Hulen, of the West
ern Canadian League Baseball club,
o'f Reirina. will arrive in this city next
Tuesday to complete arrangements
for the opening of a training camp
for his aggregation, according to
word received here yesterday by Man
ager Al. Senders, of the local baseball
club.
Mam.gcr HuUn is now In Uoicburg
but stated in Ills letter to Manager
Send.rs that he will make, a hurried
trip to San Francisco before coming
here, to , close up matters pertaining
lo several contracts for player's.- The
ball tossers already signed for the ag
gregation have been ordered to re
port at this city during the end of
the week. .
Upon coming here preceding the ar
rival of Ibe ptavcrs. Manager Huten
will complete it 11 necessary arrange
ments, pertaining to hotel accomoda
tions and the necessary training
quarters for the men at the field.
Providing the weather permits, the
Canadians will be seen in action
rtgainst the local team, next Sunday
v eek.
THIS MAN IS TEETHING
AT AGE OF 108 YEARS
Montgomery, W. Vs., April 3.
Uncle Nathan Adkius of JWnolhy
w'" it I.- lives until Ju.ic 15, will be
108 years o'f age and who is now shed
ding his third set of te'eth, has an
ambition to live until he is 15(1 years
old.
Despite his great acre, the c'. i man
i spry as a man of 5(1 lie inarches
(very day to the Union Coii'tiMssary
and draws his daily rations. Mrs.
Ailkins, the third, accompanies him.
but he walks without assistance and
carries his supplies of food with him.
He has a faint recollection o'f c
war of 1812 and is as keen as a brier
on events in 1821) and 18.S5.
"I have always used tobacco in
sonic form or other," he said, ' and
have not sustained any iniury there
from. I expect to live nl least ISO
years and I'm going to do my part
lo preserve myself.
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') PFPROMAT UCMTTAM i,
SSg,
Frank F.kipton went to Portland on
the 9 o'clock Klcctric.
Vm. V. Ryalls went to Corvallis
this afternoon.
Mrs. W. A. ISarrctt went to Port
laud this afternoon on a couple of
days visit.
R. S. Shaw of Astoria, went up to
Miil City this morning on a day's
trip. Willi an average of 81 inches
a year at Astoria he docs not consid
er the Willamette a very wet section
of the country.
II K. Lugger, of Vancouver, Wash.,
arrived last night on a visit with his
d.iugliler, Mrs. Kavanaugh, and lo
look after business matters here.
A new substantial fence is being
placed around the Masonic cemetery,
located west of the city limits.
K. W. Langdon. former president
of the Pirst National Itauk, now of
Portland, arrived this noon from
Newport, where l:e has been for sev
eral months. Mis. Latigdon and
daughter. Miss Grace, stopped o'fi in
Corvallis for a visit with friends. All
will go to Portland tomorrow.
TO GIVE PRIZE TO
Mr. and Mrs. A. C.Schmitt Will
Bestow Giftfor Best Answers
on General Information.
GUESTIONS TO BE PREPARED
BY THE SCHOOL OFFICIALS
To Embody General Intelligence
Covering Class Work, News
paper and Conversation.
Prof essor C. W. Hoelticher, super
intendent of public instruction of this
city, is in receipt of it letter from A.
C. Sclimiit, which will undoubtedly he
of much interest to high school stu
dents, as well as to the parents.
The letter shows the big hearted
spirit towards the younger genera
tion of this 'city which has always
dominated the altitude of Mr. Schniitt,
as he is continually doing things for
the pleasure and happiness of young
America.
The subject, is with reference to a
prize to be given the graduating class
of the high school by Mr. and Mrs.
Schniitt, and runs thus:
Dear Professor Hoelticher:
Some time ago I spoke to you about
our plans to establish a prize for the
senior class of the high school, our
ideas on the matter are about as fol
lows: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Schniitt will
annually give a cash prize of Twenty
Dollars lo the young man or young
woman of the senior class of the
Albany High School who will answer
correctly, in writing, the largest num
ber of seventy-five questions of gen
eral information, these questions to
be prepared by a committee of three,
consisting of the superintendent of
the Albany Public Schools, the coun
ty superintendent of Linn county, and
the third member of the committee
to be selected by the two members
above, designated. The committee
shall have power to make, from time
to time, all the rules and regulations
governing the examination and award
ing of the prize. The questions arc
to be questions of general intelli
gence, covering the field of the class
room work, the newspaper, home
conversation, individual interests and
ami re-tenliveness of mind, and arc
to be submitted to the members of
the senior class some time during the
last mouth of the school year. The
announcement of the judges and the
awarding of the prize is lo take place
during Ihc final graduation exercises.
Yours Truly,
A. C. SCIIMITT.
Mrs. Rijberl F.ldcr is in the city oil'
a visit at the home of Isaac Kdder,
while on her way to Idaho, to join
her husband, interested in the big
government irrigation project.
D. Ilussard and Tom Ciimtnings
went to ltussard this morning to
spend the day farming.
GIRLS OF WELLESLEY
IN LEAD AS MOTHERS
Ahead of Mount Holyoke Grad
uates in Children, but Not
In Matrimony.
Wellesley, Mass., April 2. In the
race to matrimony the Wellsley Col
lege graduates arc forced to run sec
ond to their sisters from Mount Hol
yoke College, but when it comes to
a more intimate acquaintance with
Monsieur lie Stork Wellesley grad
uates have their South lladley rivals
beaten by a fair margin. These facts
have been established by statistics
compiled at both institutions.
In thirty-seven years of the 4,454
graduates of Wellesley, but 1,500 have
been married, or only 3.1.67 per cent.
Those former students who had to
forego a diploma have heen more
fortunate, though not so much so.
Out of a total of 5,536 of these 2,113
have been married, or about 38.4 per
cent.
Contrast these percentages with
that of 4479 per cent at Mount Hol
yoke, covering a considerably greater
number of years than the Wellesley
calculations, ami the invidiousness of
comparison becomes obvious.
Con-t ibli J. A. liilyeu of Scio, re
turner! home siiiorning alter a
couuly seat trip.
Ir. Coffey, a leading Portland
physician and sutgeou, passed through
the city this noon on his way home
from a Kngene trip.