HEIRS OF LATE J. S.
Case Came Up Before Judge
McKnight in County Court
This Morning.
WAS OF UNSOUND MIND
WHEN HE MADE THE WILL
Carrie and Roy Hanchett Nam
ed as Legatees, Are Con
testants in Case.
Continued from Tuesday, April 22.
Claiming that the late Joseph S.
Ames was an incompetent person and
that he was easily influenced to do
the bidding of others, the alleged heirs
of the deceased started a suit this
morning at 10 o'clock before Judge
Bruce McKnight against the legatees
named by the defendant in his will in
an effort to get-an order from the
court for the proper probation of the
estate.
The late Joseph S. Ames, formerly
a resident of Lebanon, died December
10, 1912, at the age of 73 years and
at the time of his death it is claimed
that he left personal property of the
Drobable value of $11,000 and real
property of the estimated value of
$30u0. It is alleged that three years
prior to his death, he w.as of unsound
mind and was easily influenced to do
the bidding of others. The deceased
was never married and left no father,
mother, brother or sister alive.
As a reason for his unsound state
of mind, the connty court as presided
over by Judge J. N. Duncan, had
granted a petition for the appointment
of an administrator. This was done
nearly three years ago and J. R. Green
was appointed. On December 12, 1912,
a petition was filed in the county
c ourt for the appointment of an ad
ministrator of the estate and J. R.
Green was appointed.
Later a paper purporting to be the
Inst will and testament of the de
ceased was brought lo light. It bore
date of December 7, N12, and in it
were named Carrie .'ianeliett, the wife
ct-John Hanchett, from I .us Angeles,
anl Roy HancheU, -A Sweet Home,
Oie., as the legatees.
An objection to ths probation if
the will was later filed by David,
James and A. B. Ames, Orthie, Lyle,
Murrell, Cecil and Hazel Hennessee,
Ada Roselle, Edna Ames, Zenis Kee
ney, Archie Boggs and J. R. Green,
all of whom allege that they are cou
sins, nephews and nieces of the de
ceased and that the legal heirs, ask
ing for an order of the court (Uclar
ii.g that the alleged will is not, the
last testament of the deceased and
that the same is fraudulent and the
result of undue influence by the above
named legatees and that it become
void and be dismissed. -
Through their attorneys. Weather
ford & Weatherford of this city, the
Hanchetts filed an objection to this
document asking that the will be ad
mitted to probate.
Accordingly the case is being fought
out in the county court today. At
torneys Hewitt & Sox of this city
and Attorney Sam Garland, of Leb
anon will represent the heirs and At
torneys Weatherford and Weather
ford will appear for the Hanchetts.
PORTLAND AND MICHIGAN
CAPITALISTS ARE HERE
Arrived This Morning in a Six
Passenger Touring Car
from Rose City.
Arriving this morning from
Portland in a six passenger car,
a party of Portland and Mich
igan capitalists are this afternoon
seeing the sights of Albany and
making an investigation of local
conditions with the idea of mak
:ng some investments.
Included in the party is G. L.
Rauch of Portland who was in a
Albany several weeks ago gath
ering data for his clients. J. D.
Welch, of Portland, T. V. Will
iams, of Detroit, Michigan, Os
mond Royal, of Portland, and
T. Justice, of Portland, are the
other members o'f the party.
These men represent over
$100,000 of capital which is said
to be available for immediate in
vestment in the Hub City pro
vided conditions appear to be fa-
crable
V'n n ,-i-c! morning in
legard to liis plans, Mr. Ranch
declined to disclose the nature o'
investments being sought by the
members of the party but stated
that himself and associates urc
well satisfied with lite investiga-tiu-ns
thus far made.
GEN. FINZER AND COL. ELLIS
ATTENDED INSPECTION
; Prominent National Guard Offi
cers Attend Annual Inspec
tion of Aggie Cadets.
RETAIL MERCHANTS TO
MEET AT ARCEZ TONIGHT
Meeting Will Convene Promptly
at 6:30 o'Clock; Interesting
Program.
One hundred plates will be laid to
night for the regular monthly meeting
of the Albany Retail Merchants As
sociation which will be held a at the
Arcez commencing at 6:30 to which
all of the members of the association
are expected to attend.
The committee on arrangements
consisting of.G. A. Flood, W. C. Bar
ker and C. O Anderson deserve much
credit for arranging this meeting and
a most interesting program will be
given.
During the meeting Charles Scott,
of Scott and Conn, grocers of Albany,
will make an address on the subject
"Relation of the Grower and Seller."
A. M. Hammer, of the Bain Clothing
Co.: will speak on the subject of "Net
Profits." The subject of "Newspaper
Advertising" has been assigned to W.
H. Hornibrook, editor of the Demo
crat, and Waldo Anderson, of Waldo
Anderson & Son, the Broadalbin
stive: implement concern, will talk
upon the subject of "Telephones."
ENGINEERS FOR PACIFIC
PHONE COMPANY ARE HERE
Engineers lor the Pacific Telephone
Company have been in the city look
ing up matters in connection with
some needed additional cable and as
a result of their investigation approx
imately S50C0 will be expended dur
ing the summer for additional facilities.
Adjutant General W. E. Finzer, of
the Oregon National Guard, of Port
land, and Coloned M. H. Ellis, of the
Governor's staff, of this city, drove
over to Corvallis this morning in the
colonel's automobile to attend the
annual inspection of the Oregon Ag
ricultural College cadets.
General Finzer arrived in this city
from Portland on an early morning
train and while here will be the guest
of Colonel Ellis.
The annual inspection of the O. A.
C. cadets is one of the auspicious
events of the season at the college
and large crowds from all over the
valley are attracted there to witness
this ceremony. Many army officers
attend the event. A large number of
local people went over this morning
to witness the pageant.
Misses Eulah Wright, Winnifred
Austin and Mae Tillman were Col
onel Ellis' guests to Corvallis. -
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND
WORKERS MEET AT CORVALLIS
Twenty Local Electricians Will
Go to That City This
Evening.
About twenty members of the lo
cal electrical union composed of the
employes of the OregonPower Com
pany and the Ralston Electric Supply
Co., will go to Corvallis this evening
where they will hold a conference
with the members of the engineering
department of the O. A. C. at the en
gineering building.
Mr. Stanley, chief electrical en
gineer of the H. M. Byllesby Co.,
will address the assembly on the sub
ject of recent engineering projects
of the company anl will illustrate
his lecture by the use of lantern
slides.
After the meeting a banquet will be
served.
BIDS WANTED FOR EXCAVATION
WORK FOR K. P. BUILDING
As evidence that the magnificant
new Knights of Pythias building will
soon be under the course of con
struction, bids arc now being adver
tised for the excavation of the south
east quarter block at the corner of
Third and Lyon streets, where the
foundation of the building will rest
L. M. Curl, chairman of the build
ing committee, is fully equipped to
furnish full specifications with re
gard to the work and contractors
wishing to bid on the work may get
any information they may desire by
calling at the office o'f Mr. Curl, on
Broadalbin street. All of the bids for
this work must be submitted on jot
before April 28.
All three of the houses now located
on the lot are offered for sale by the
lodge, and their immediate disposal
and removal from the lot is impera
tive as it is the desire to proceed
wilh the excavation work as soon after
April 28 as possible. All bids for
these houses must be submitted at
Mr. Curl's office at the earliest pos
sible date.
L. E. and H. J. Hamilton went to
Eugene this forenoon to see things
at the railroad center of Lane county.
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News Beginning With Thii Head Is
From Daily Issue of
9 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
HEIRS STILL FIGHT
HANCHETT CLAIMS
Controversy Will Determine
Whether $14,000 Estate Will
Go to Heirs or Legetees.
UNDUE INFLUENCE IS
THE CLAIM MADE
On Petition of Ames, Hanchett
Failed to Qualify as
Guardian.
The hearing of the contest over the
will of the late Joseph S. Ames, was
again resumed this morning before
County Judge McKnight. The hearing
will probably be completed late this
afternoon. The case came up before
the county court yesterday afternoon.
The controversy will determine
whether or not the $14,000 estate the
old man left will be divided between
Carrie Hanchett. of Los Angeles, and
Roy Hanchett, of Portland, or wheth
er it will go to Ames' legal heirs.
Five days after Ames died a peti
tion was filed in the county court here
by some of his heirs, asking for the
appointment of J. R. Green, of Leb
anon, as administrator of the estate.
The petition wa's granted and the ap
pointment made. On January 23, last,
a will which Ames left was presented
for probate. The administrators and
the heirs filed objections.
This will was signed December 27,
1911. By it Ames divided his proper
ty equally between Carrie Hanchett
and her son, Roy Hnachett, both of
whom were then residing at Sweet
Home.
The old man was never married and
left no descendants and the heirs arc
children of three deceased brothers,
who assert that when Ames made his
will he was brought to Albany in a
closed carriage for the purpose; that
he twas 74 years of age at the time
and was suffering from paralysis and
other illness to an extent that his sight
was impaired and that he was not
capable of transacting any business.
WILLIAM A. SHAN DIED
AT A PORTLAND HOSPITAL
Well Known Newspaper Man
Succumbs After Month of
Intense Suffering.
William A. Shewman died at the
Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland
Monday a'fternooon as the result of an
operation for stomach and liver trou
ble, following several months of suf
fering. ,
Mr. Shewman was the editor of the
Western Stock Journal, .of Oregon
City, and made several trips to this
city in the interest of that paper. He
is well known here, being at one time
the owner of the Herald, and his un
timely death will no doubt be a se
vere shock to his many friends in this
city. ,
Mr. Shewman was born in Ran
dolph, N. Y., in 1872, and was in the
lumber business in Pennsylvania be
fore moving to Oregon. His widow
is the daughter of J. F. Watson of
Pennsylvania. Mr. Shewman came to
Oregon in 1908 and formerly owned'
and published the Oregon City Cour
ier, later selling out to Forest &
T:
To Ascertain Attitude of City
Dads with Reference to
Gas Plant.
COUNCIL IS FAVORABLE
TO SUCH A PROPOSITION
Nothing Definite Is Done in Re
gard to Matter; Indications
Are Bright.
For the purpose of ascertaining jflie
attitude of the city council with ref
erence to the installation of a gas
plant here, the Portland and Michi
gan capitalists, who arrived in the city
yesterday, met informally this morn
ing with members of the council and
the matter was thoroughly discussed.
The attitude of the council was
found to be in favor of such a propo
sition, but no definite plans were de
cided upon. When interviewed this
morning Mayor Gilbert declined to
disclose the result of the meeting
but stated that the matter laid
before the council with reference to
the proposed gas plant was a very
feasable one and that some action may
result.
The capitalists arrived in the city
yesterday morning from Portland by
automobile and spent the day seeing
the sights of the city and making an
investigation of the local conditions,
with a view of making investments.
The party is composed of G. L. Rauch
an attorney of Portland who was here
in the interest of his clients, J. D.
Welch, of Portland, T. V. Williams,
f Detroit, Michigan, Oscar Royal, and
J. Justice, both of Portland.
It was given out that these gentle
men represent a capital of approxi
mately $100,000 which is said to be
available for immediate investments
in this city provided, the conditions
prove to be favorable to the expecta
tions of the capitalists.
Members of the party declined to
discuss the outcome of their invest
gations but it was intimated that they
were well satisfied with the conditions
thus far found.
When asked if there was a prob
ability of a franchise for a gas plant
being prepared Mr. Rauch stated that
he was not at liberty to discuss the
matter.
-'.'There is nothing definite to be said
at the present time," said Mr. Rauch,
"but there will probably be something
done oon." , .
From this it is inferred that a fran
chise may be framed and in this event
it appears very evident that substan
tial results may be the outcome of the
investigations conducted by the cap
italists. The Democrat predicts that the
present' local agitation is a part of a
new development scheme which is
ufider consideration in this section of
the valley.
RALPH HENRY HAS BEEN
RELEASED FROM ASYLUM
He Was Found to Be of Nor
mal State of Mind by
Alienists.
It was learned today that Ralph
Henry, the acquitted murder of
George Dodd, on the grounds of in
sanity, was released last week from
the state insane hospital, after it has
been ascertained by alienists that he
was of normal state of mind.
Henry was tried before Judge Kelly
in the circuit court of Linn county
the fore part of March and according
to the verdict of the jury, he could not
be released until the state of his sanity
had been determined. Accordiqgly
Henry was remanded to the state in
sane asylum, where an investigation
as to his sanity was conducted by the
asylum doctors.
Prof. A. W. Moses, of Corvallis,
was in the city today.
Geo. Hlatchford, of Tanbent, went
to Shelburn thin morning for n visit
with his son, a merchant of that town.
Mrs. Frank Kitchen and daughter,
Miss Rose Tapper, arrived this noon
from Jefferson.
THERE WILL BE MEETING OF
FARMERS UNION SATUROAY
Every Farmer and His Wife
Are Cordially Invited
to Attend.
There will be an open meeting of
the Farmers Union Saturday after
noon at Bussards Hall, at the foot of
Broadalbin street. The meeting will
convene promptly at 1:30 o'clock and
every fanner and his wife is cordially
invited to lie present.
The Farmers' Union -was recently
organized at an enthusiastic meeting
held here several weeks ago and this
is the first meeting since the orga
nization. The purpose of the asso
ciation is for the commercial interests
of the farmer and similar organiza
tions have been perfected throughout
the Pacific Northwest and have re
sulted in much good.
It rests entirely with the local farm
ers whether this union is a success and
everyone should lend their help by
attending the meetings.
Father Lane made his regular week
Iv trip to Portland this morning.
Mr. Walter E. Turrell and daughter,
Miss Bee, arrived this noon from Ta
coma, to look after Cloverdale matters.
Brdwn and operating the Western
Stock Journal plant. Mr.' Shewman
was an active member of the Elks,
was also a Mason and a member of
the Episcopal church, giving freely of
his time and money to maintain St.
Paul's congregation of Oregon City.
Funeral arrangements have not been
announced, but probably will be con
ducted by Rev. W. C. Robinson from
the Episcopal church there Sunday af
ternoon. He is survived by his widow
and one son, Alton, age 12 years.
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