HELD SESSION
Several Communications Were
Read and Acted Upon; Letter
from Strahorn Read.
LINE FROIVH ALBANY TO
AIRLIE SEEMS DOUBTFUL
Members of the Official Board
Furthor Discuss Plans for
Annual Meeting.
Continued from Tuesday, April 15.
That a line from Albany to Arlie,
asked for by the Albany Commercial
club, is a very doubtful matter, was
manifest by a letter read at the meet
ins; of the Commercial club last eve
ning, from President Robert E. Stra
horn, of the Portland, Eugene & East
ern. He stated that a change had
been made necessary in the route, so
that connection with a line to Arlie
would be impracticable, and a delay
has been caused.
The coming Lebanon good roads
meeting was discussed, and Albany
will have a delegation present, as
large as possible.
A letter from the O. A. C, reported
arrangements are being made for a
visitors' day, sometime before May
31, when everything on the campus
will be thrown open for inspection,
asking the opinion of the club in ref
erence to it. -It was endorsed.
A communication from the Illihee
club of Salem, proposed baseball
game with the Albany Commercial
club, which was declined. The Com
mercial club has no baseball fever.
The annual meeting, to be held
Monday night, at the club rooms,
with a good feed, was discussed. The
entertainment committee, of which
F. J. Fletcher is chairman has been
given entire charge of it. L. E. Ham
ilton was added to the committee for
this affair. It proposed to receive
contributions for it, lessening the ex
pense, so far as possible. The man
ager and president were made a com
mittee on a program and also on in
vitation. It is proposed to have a
large crowd present if possible to
secure one.
FINED $10 AND COSTS ON
CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS
Chester Forster Fails to Pay
Fine and Is Confined in
the City Jail.
Chester Forster, a laborer who hails
from Salem, was brought up before
Police Judge Van Tassel this morn
ing on a charge of drunkennesss.
Foster pleaded guilty and was as
sessed the usual line of $10 and costs
or the alternative of five days in jail
or "wurk out the sentence on the
streets.
Forster was arrested late yesterday
afternoon by Policeman Griff King on
Lyon street and when placed in the
city bastile was relieved of a quart
bottle half full of whiskey.
In the police court this morning
the prisoner claimed that he had
friends here who would pay the fine
tor him but that he did not have the
necessary money himself. However,
when given the chance to procure
the money, Forster failed to get it
and is now resting in the city jail.
SCHN1IIT PRIZE INCREASED
TO TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS
Local Banker Gives Reasons
for Offering Prize to Albany
School Children.
CONSTRUCTION WORK ON
THEATRE STARTED TODAY
Contractor John McChesney Is
Awarded Contract Involving
Sum of $25000.
Construction work on the new
Bligh theater, corner of First and
Bro:i dalbin streets was started this
morning by Contractor John Mc
Chesney who put a large crew n:
workmen to work early this morn
ing. Mr. McChesney , secured the con
tract for the building yesterday after
noon. This contract calls for the
general construction of the building,
including the brick laying, plastering
and a detailed amount of the interior
fin:shings, and involves a sum of ap
proximately $25,000.
Contracts for other parts of the
building, including electric wiring,
decorations and completing finishing
touches will be awarded sometime
during the end of the week according
to an announcement made this af
ternoon by Conrad Meyer.
According to the plans the build
ing is to be completed by July 15
p.t which time it will be turned over
to the lessee.
NEW BUILDING ORDINANCE
REFERRED TO COMPOSERS
Document Will Be Rewritten
with Revision As Adopted
by Council,
The city council met in an ad
journed sesion last night for the pur
purpose of further considering the
proposed new building ordinance as
framed by Councilman Blount.
The ordinance was not formally
read before the assembly but the ar
ticles of general importance were read
and revised. Reading Clerk Van Tas
sel was a busy man throughout the
session jotting down notes to be em
bodied in the revision of the ordinance
as the articles were read and the re
visions were adopted by the council
men. The result of the meeting was that
the ordinance was referred back to
the committee on ordinances and its
composer to be re-written and it will
be re-submitted before the next
meeting of the council.
The council referred the matter of
cleanine up and -the fencing of city
property at the Jewish cemetery to
the enmmitte on public property with
power to act.
News Beginning With Thit Head Is
From Daily Issu of
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16,
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In an interview with Mr. Schmitt
today relative to his purpose in estab
lishing the prize for the seniors in
the Albany high school, Mr. Schmitt
said that it was his intention to' stim
ulate among the students in the high
school a desire to obtain practical
and helpful information that may
lay outside of the field which is cov
ered in the class room. He said that
he had so often discovered that men
and women whose education had been
limited to the class room were im
practical in the world of affairs after
they left school.
He said that he often found that
the young men and women felt that
they knew everything at the time of
their graduation from the high school,
and that this sort of a test would
help them to realize how much more
there was that they still had to learn
in order to be practical and useful
people in the world. He further stat
ed that the last number of the Inde
pendent contained an article giving
the experience of a Philadelphia
school in a general information test
of the kind that he had in mind, and
he thought that if the students would
take a look at that article they would
get a fair conception of what his idea
was in establishing the prize.
Mr. Schmitt further stated that he
and Mrs. Schmitt had decided to in
crease the prize to twenty-five dol
lars instead of twenty dollars as here
tofore stated.
J. A. WRIGHT-SUGCMMBS
AT EUGENE AT RIPE AGE
Was Father of Mrs. D. H. Leech
of This City; Former Resi
dent of Eastern Oregon.
Mrs.' D. H. Leech, wife of Rev.
Leech, of the Methodist church re
ceived word late yesterday evening
of the death of her father, J. A.
Wright, who' died last night at his
home in Eugene at the age of 78
years.
The deceased was a, well known
resident of Eugene where he has re
sided for the past five years. He .was
formerly a resident of Eastern Ore
gon, where he is universally known.
The late Mr. Wright is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Eva1 Wright, and
four children who arc A. M. Wrighl.
of Moro, Ore., Mrs. D. H. Leech, of
this city, Mrs. J. H. Krazicr, of N'o'rth
Yakima. Wash.,, and Mrs. J. E.
O'Leary, of McKenzic Bridge, Ore.
The funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the home . of the deceased in Eugene.
Today is the twenty-third anniver
sary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. N'imirio, popular Albany people.
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THE FINIS.
The Democrat will not further
burden its subscribers with the
publication of matter pertaining
to the rnntrrworcv1 Lln.un !,
manager of The Herald and the
jj former ncaa 01 tne mechanical
department in regard to the cir-
Clll.ltinn nf ttiat nK1.;nn
To anv advertiser u-h la in
terested. The Democrat will be
pleased to submit certain affi-
davits nn fil nt thle nrf:
One Of these IS hnth mticil,
and sworn to by T. G. Ruth, who
resigned as foreman of The Her-
aid on Anril 17th Tt u.
approximate circulation of The
ncraiH in ninany ana the K. r.
D. routes to be 405.
Another is both subscribed and
sworn to by the managing editor
and the foreman of the Demo-
crat and shows the approximate
circulation nf nnn,nr f.
the same territory to be flO.
' .-isMiming mat the affidavit
of Mr. Ruth is correct, the Dem-
ocrat has nearly twice as many
subscribers in Albany and imme-
diate vicinity as The Herald,
it These figures do not include pa
v pers sent to other towns in Linn
"? County.
NARROW ESCAPE
J. H. Kauffman Had Thrilling
Experience Sunday When a
Shot Passes Through Hat.
INCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR
THIRD LAKE ON BRIDGE
Local Sportsman Was Return
ing Home After Strolling
Around Shore of Lake.
Miraculously escaping death or ser
ious injury from a stray bullet by a
hairsbreath, was the remarkable ex
perience J. H. Kauffman late
Sunday afternoon near Third lake,
located three miles northeast of here.
The incident happened about 5
cTclock Sunday afternoon as Mr.
Kauffman was on his way home.
He had just reached the south
east corner of the lake and was
crossing Cooper's bridge when he sud
denly heard a buzzing sound in the
air. In an instant he felt something
nudge his derby hat which fell to the
graund. He was at a loss at first to
account for the action of his hat but
upon examining it, discovered that
there was a large hole through the
crown. So close did the bullet shave
his head, Mr. Kauffman said, that the
hair on top o'f his head was rucked.
Mr. Kauffman is a well known carp
enter of this city and is ranked among
the successful nimrods. He left the
city shortly after dinner Sunday with
his fishing tackle intending to spend
the afternoon fishing. Upon arriving
at the lake he found that the water
had not gone down sufficiently to
permit successful fishing, whereupon
he proceeded to stroll around the
shore returning to the bridge on his
way back home, when the incident
happened.
He is at a loss to know from when
and where the bullet was fired. He
says that so far as he can remember
there was no shooting going on in
the neighborhood for he failed to hear
any reports,
ports.
It is probable that the' shot was
fired from long range for Mr. Kauff
man stated that his derby was rest
ing on the back of his head and when
the bullet struck, it was on its down
ward shoot, as it hit directly in front
and passed straight through the
crown in a downward direction. It
is probable that it buried itself in the
bridge a few yards from where the
fisherman was standing. But for the
fact that the derby was resting at an
angle on the back of his head, Mr.
Kauffman is of the opinion that the
hat would not have been knocked to
the ground.
Yesterday was the sixty-seventh
birthday of Mr. Peter Riley, a pop
ular resident of Albany since 1870,
when he arrived with the railroad. It
was remembered last evening with a
party enjoyed with him by a number
of friends. Among the amuscmnets
of the evening was a contest in Irish
breakdown, won by Mrs. Finch, with
Mrs. Nell Scott second. A fine lunch
was served during the evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Emerson returned yes
terday from Junction, where they had
been to attend a rally of their church,
a profitable and enjoyable afiair. Next
week Rev. Emerson is down for two
addresses in Eastern Oregon.
Rev. W. P. Elmore, of Brownsville,
arrived this noon on his way to Sa
lem to attend the Baptist convention.
He remained in Albany during the af
ternoon to perform a marriage cere
Stockholders' Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that there
will be a meeting of the stockholders
of the Albany Fruit Growers' Assn.
Saturday, May 3d, at the Commercial
club rooms at 2:30 o'clock p. m. to
consider the advisability of dissolv
ing the corporation, and any other
business that may properly come be
fore the meeting.
Signed: H. MOORE,
Pres.
' ' Daily, A12-14
Semi-weekly It.
COUGHS ARE
Very frequently they lead to very
serious results. No cough should ever
be neglected. Just as soon as it
occurs a remedy should be sought.
We believe that the very best treat
ment obtainable'for coughs of any de
scription is Rcxall Bark Cough Syrup.
We sell it under a positive guarantee
that if it docs not satisfy you and re
lieve your cough your money back.
Rcxall Cherry Rark Cough Syrup
helps destroy the disease germs which
are common causes of caughs. It
helps check violent spasms of the
bronchial tubes and tends to sooth the
inflamed membranes and nerves, put
ting them in a condition to rest so
that the injured tissues may have a
chance to heal.
Rexall Cherry Bark Cough Syrup
has a thoroughly agreeable taste and
M.. .. 1 t ..,
and $1. Sold in thi community only
at our store The Rrxall Store.
FRED DAWSON
Albany, Oregon.
Pictorial Review Patterns and Fashion Sheets for May
For Your Vacation Trip
Solid Leather Suit Cases and
Oxford Bags
Begin to plan for your vacation trip now by securing a genuine
solid leather Suit Case or Oxford Club Bag at the very d r
low price of tb3
All Bags have heavily reinforced corners, and patented locks
and they have that traveler's tone of good goods in leather
You'll be well equipped for any trip for $5
Stylish Hand Bags with
Collapsible Frames
$1.25
A new shipment of Spring Hand Bags,
coin purses of same quality, nicely lin
ed and all put together with new, col
lapsible frames. You can be up-to-date
in real style with these.
bpecial ....
$1.25
Center AUIe
Children's Dresses in
Ginghams and Lawns
$1.25 to $5
These are mainly the Highland Bloom
er Dresses. They have the "snap-on"
and "snap-off" fasteners, "no button,"
"no bother." The bloomers do away
with the necessity of undergarments.
New and pretty Summer styles in
checks and plaids. children', s.ction
Artistically Trimmed Hats $3 to $6.50
Your Tailored Suit Awaits You
Choose from big and fl1 P . CC
broad assortments PJLO LO JpTO
New, Stylish Summer Coats Have Arrived
rTJAM"DT7DC ft. ATrTTTVTT? In the Elks' Temple. First nd
VaJLtt.lTJLJJUl.YkJ IX- lTJ.CV-.jriJU Lyon Streets :: Albany, Oregon
ALBANY'S LEADING CLOAK and SUIT STORE
Ms-s. Victor Yates and baby, of Oak
ville, arrived this afternoon for a visit
at J. W. Swank's.
Thomas Ferguson returned from
Portland this morning.
Rev. Jamison and daughter, of Leb
anon, went to Salem this afternoon
to attend the Baptist convention.
Rev. Jones, of Tangent, went to
Portland this afternoon.
M. B. Case went to Crcswcll thit
afternoon. He has been there before
recently, going for special treatment.
II. M. Hawkins today came down
from I.innhavon.
Boy Scouts
Attention
We now have the complete Boy Scout Uniforms, Khaki Trousers,
the official color, in material that will wear like iron, (t "I OE?
Priced at pL,i)
, Shirts to match at $1.25
Hats at 50c
"Original Boy Scout Shoes," excellent lasts in best wearing leath
er, sizes 11 to 13 1-2 at $2.25, sizes 1 to 6 at $2.75.
With each pair bf these shoes we will give away FREE one Hoy Scout
medal. A handsome souvenir about the size of a dollar that is very pretty
An assortment of 130 new Parasols have just arrived and are now
on sale. All colors and shades in excellent (t - OP lC
shapes. Priced from P A b3
Children's Parasols, good colors, clever OEf A E? f
shapes and serviceable, priced at 2DC OvC
A lot of Cluny Lace, 2 1-2 to 4 inches wide, priced at 25c per
yard, is now ready
THE
STORE
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