VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1913.
NO. 57.
THIS MORNING
Masked Men Enter Residence
on East Sixth Street Between
Ten and Eleven o'Clock.
MRS. HARRY ARGETSINGER
IS BOUND AND GAGGED
Sheriff Bodine Telephones for
Blood Hounds; Officers
Have No Clew.
One of the most daring crimes ever
committed in the history of Albany
was perpetrated this morning when
two masked men entered apartments
in the Nellie Richards residence on
east Sixth street, bound, gagged and
assaulted Mrs. Argetsingcr, the young
wife of Harry Argelsiger, an employee
of the round house.
According to the slory told by the
young woman, she was engaged wim
her usual morning duties in the kitch
en when she was confronted by two
masked men. She had a knife in her
hand at the time and attempted to
deleml herself but was soon ovcr
on'wered and carried to her room.
There her hands and feet were tied
to the bed and the assault committed.
The crime was perpetrated between
ten and eleven o'clock this morning
and was not discovered until shortly
after eleven when Mrs. Richards found
the young woman and immediately
notified Sheriff Ilodine.
The sheriff arrived soon after the
call was turned in and obtained a
inscription of the men. They wore
black suits, and black caps. One of
them was described as being a man
about five foot five and the other
about five foot eight inches.
After conducting the investigation
Sheriff Bodine telephoned to Salem
for blood hounds but was unable to
secure them. He found a foot print
in the soft mud near the house and
believed that if blood hounds were
placed on the trail1 that he might ob
tain son.e clew as to the identity of
the men who made the assault. No'
one appears to have seen them enter
or depart from the premises and the
officers arc at a loss to know just how
to proceed.
Dr. J. P. Wallace was called in on
the case and after conducting an ex
amination stated to a Democrat rep
resentative that as far as he could
ascertain, that the men had not ac
complished their purpose.
Mrs. Harry Argetsingcr was mar
ried less than a month ago and enjoys
the respect of her neighbors. She
and her husband secured apartments
in the Richards home shortly after
their marriage.
PRESIDENT CROOKS REPORTED
AS CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED
Is Yet Confined to Hospital in
St. Paul with Tyhoid
Fever.
' According to word received here
this morning from St. Paul. President
H. M. Crooks, of Albany College, is
considerably improved after a severe
attack of typhoid fever, which he
contracted in the east. He has been
confined for several days in a hospit
al at St. Paul.
President Crooks is in the east in
the ii.terest of the college endowment
fund and was in St. Paul for the pur
pose of visiting Mr. Hill.
LANE COUNTY COUBT AIDS
FAIR AND SHOWS OF SECTION
Eugene, Or., May 12. For the pur
puse of aiding fairs and agricultural
shows in Lane county, the county
court Saturday appropriated $2500.
Of the total amount appropriated. $750
is for the Lane County Fair, to be
held at Eugene, and $2510 is given to
each, the Junction City Pumpkin
Show, the Cottage Grove Fair, and the
Lane County Poultry Show, which is
to be held in Eugene late this year.
Everett Cummin gs has returned
from Salem, where he has been run
ning the Bligh machine for two or
three weeks, and tomorrow will go to
La Grande to operate the machine
for D. C. Burkhart.
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News on This Page is
From Daily Issue of
MONDAY, MAY 12.
5;
ALBANY MAN ELECTED TO
HEAD EPWORTK LEAGUE
Convention Held at Corvallis;
Lebanon to Get Annual
Meeting Next Year.
Over one. hundred and twenty-five
delegates from Ep worth- Leagues in
the various communities between Sa
lem and Eugene met in Corvallis at
the filth annual convention of the Eu
gene district, according to a party of
local people who attended the session.
The session opened Friday night
at the First M. E. church. Dr. Todd,
of the Willamette University, deliver
ing an address. During Sunday a
missionary round-table, departmental
work in the class room and a series
of papers occupied the time. Special
stress was laid upon the necessity of
providing legitimate amusement for
members of the league.
Officers elected for the year are:
President, C. E. Williamson, Albany;
vice-presidents, H. J. Bower, Brownt
ville; Louisa Davos, Corvallis; Armo'r
el Sutcliff, Lebanon; Leland Bond,
Halsey; secretary, Alice Barrett, Eu
gene; treasurer, A. R. McCormick,
Drain. The convention will -meet at
Lebanon next year.
HOLT FINED $10 AND COST
ON CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS
Another Drunk Was Placed in
"Dry Kiln" This Morning
by King.
Charged with drunkenness, A. J.
Holt, a laborer, was arraigned this
morniner before Police Judge Van Tas
sel and pleaded guilty to tne cnarge.
Holt received a fine of $10 and costs
which lie paid and was released. Holt
was arrested late baturuay nignt oy
the night police.
Policeman Griff King arrested an
other drunk this morning and placed
him m the dry kiln or city jail in order
that his soaking may be permitted to
dry out. The man's name cauld no't
be learned but when he sobers suffi
ciently to appear in court his case
will be heard.
AMES CONTEST WILL CASE
RESUMED THIS AFTERNOON
The contest case over the will
the iate Joseph S. Ames was resumed
this afternoon before Countr Judge
Bruce MeKnight, after a delay of
several weeks due to the illness of an
ii. port ant witness. The case is 'e
ing heard in the circuit court room
and it is probable that it will be com
pleted sometime tomorrow.
The controversy over the fact that
the deceased left all of his estate to
a family of Hanchelts and the heirs
allege that the legatees employed foul
methods in causing the will be to be
made in their favor. .
Mr. and Mrs: Tom Stewart, of Cor
vall:s, formerly Albany people, were
in the city today.
Miss Mayme Stevens went to Eu
gene tHi s afternoon.
E. C. Roberts, this noon returned
from a trip to Clackamas.
A'5'
PERSONAL MENTION.
S
H. C. Roloff and L." C. Wood, of
Sweet Home, have been in the city;
S. V. Hall came down from Detroit,"
where he has been getting out a large
log contract, and this afternoon went
to Jefferson.
Ex-State and Linn County Treas
urer Jas. Elkins, of Priucvillc, was in
the city this noon on his way to Leb
anon, for a visit with his brother. Jos.
Elkins, who recently had a stroke of
paralysis. He had been at San Fran
cisco on a visit with his son Luther
Elkins, a lawver of that city, former
Albany College student and graduate
at Oakland, with Air. and Airs.
Jas. A. Marks. On the way back he
went ud to Mable. in Lane county, for
a visit with his son James. After be
ing at Lebanon a few days Mr. Elkins
will come back to' Albany and spend
a few days with his host of friends
here. He is now eighty years of age,
and feeling well, after a long and
honorable career, in which he played
an important part in the upbuilding
of Oregon.
By observing the date of expiration
printed on the wrapper, subscribers
who receive their daily by mail will
be able to ascertain when their sub
scription expired. If you arc not pad
up to the 1st of January, 1913. kindly
send check to cover for balance.
Chas Barrows, of Crabtree, was in
the city today. Mr. Barrows is now
enjoying a visit from a brother he
had never seen, though sixty-one
years of age. His father was married
in 1851. and this son was born. The
mother died, a man named Green
took the son to raise and the father.
W. F. Barrows, came to Oregon, to
reside, soon afterwards being married
here. Hearing of his half brother
here the elder brother stopped o'ff
while on ht way bark cast from a
trip to California, with part of his
family.
GRANGERS ARE TO
MEET TOMORROW
Convention Will Be Called to
Order at Moose Hall at
10:30 o'Clock.
A LARGE NUMBER OF
DELEGATES ARRIVED TODAY
Citiz.ens of Albany to Give Big
Reception to Visitors To
morrow at Armory.
Delegates to the annual convention
ot the State Grange which will com-
cue here tomorrow morning have
been arriving in the city today ir-tni
all directions, kepresenu or t1 e
local Commercial club have been
meeting all trains and escorting the
isitors to their respective lodging
places which have been arranged for
':y a smjcial comimiiee j' iiie v.om
merciaF club. The local grangers
have been active in welcoming the del
egates to the city and have extended
them everv courtesv.
That the convention will be one of
the largest meetings of grangers ever
held in this state is indicated by the
larire number of delegates accompan
ied by their wives that have thus far
arrived and by the number expected
to arrive in the city by tonight and to
morrow morning. Practically every
county in the state will supply several
All of the important granges of tin
state will be represented and it is
probable that over 225 delegates in
all will be present during the four
days of the convention.
The representation to the conven
tion is one delegate and his wife from
every four grange halls in a county.
Prominent grangers from i-.bro'ad are
expected to attend and nearly every
granger of Linn county will come here
to extend a welcome to the: visitors.
.II of the arrangements for the fou.
days' program have been completed
by special committees from the Com
mercial club and l.inn county e.tnnoil
7rd everything ha been don; to make
t lie meeting one of the largest ever
'i.'ld. The program mcimh'S many
fi'Muri s and will undoubtedly prov:
to be entertainii g an iiiUi esting ;o
all of the delegates.
The program will be opci.l lov.nr
row ii- -riling ;t the M. it-.J1 where
i1'-- t ..i'ness session wi.l be held. The
meeting will convene, at M:3'f o'e'.-'ic'n,
and the regular ritn-iii s:i: serxicc will
be instituted, after winch the routine
convention work will be taken up.
I he degree work will be put on at the
irmory.
Tomorrow afternoon at the armory,
the citizens of Albany will hold an
open house, and reception for the del
egates. The program will start at 8
') dock with an address ot welcome by
Mayor Gilbert and a response by State
Master C. E. Spence, of Oregon Citv.
Other speakers will appear on the pro
gram and a large attendance is ex
pected, in fact everybody has been
invited and it is hoped that everyone
has accepted the invitation.
MANY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
CORVALLIS EXCURSION
Grahomona Larger Than Any
Boat Operating on the
Columbia River.
Notwithstanding the inclement
weather, a large crowd from Albany
yesterday enjoyed the excursion to
Corvallis. The boat left the dock at
11 a. m. and returned, shortly after
three o'clock.
The run was made in record time by
the Grahomona which is one of the
best in the entire state. It is larger
than any steamer operating on tiie
Columbia river and the best equipped
in the service of the Oregon Trans
portation Company.
The scenery between Albany and
Corvallis will equal anything on the
Columbia, and is well worth the price
of a round trip ticket.
WELL KNOWN LINEMAN
SENT TO DETENTION HOUSE
W. L. Gilman, the well known line
man for the Southern Pacific, who
formerly lived in Eugene, but is now
a resident of Albany, and who travels
a great deal on the cars, was taken
ill with smallpox while in Eugene and
has been taken to the detention hos
pital near that place. He probably
contracted the disease on the cars.
Mr. and Mrs. George Elgin, of Cor
vallis, passed through the city this
noon for VVillapa, Eastern Oregon,
ailed there by the serious illness o'f
a relative.
L
College Conservatory Students
to Be Heard in Instrumental
and Musical Concerts.
UNDER DIRECTION OF
MRSjADNA SMITH FLO
f
Annual Oratorio Under Title of
'Golden Legend" to Be
Given June 10.
Much interest is being centered by
local music lovers on the coming mu
sical recitals, both instrumental and
vocal! to be given within the next
three weeks by the students of the
Albany College Conservatory of Mu
sic under the direction of Mrs. Adna
Smith Flo.
On May 14 at the First Presbyter
ian church Miss Mary Irvine will he
br.'ird in ninno recital and Miss lua
Flanson in a vo'cal recital. Miss Ber-
nice Hackleman and Miss Hazel
I lockensmith will appear in piano re
cital and Miss Joanna Irvine will ap
pear in a vocal recital at the .Methodist
church Friday May 16. Miss Ina Han
son and Mr. Ray Cleaver will be heard
in a piano and voice recital May 28
at the First I Presbyterian church.
There will be a miscellaneous music
al recital of a number of the students
of the conservatory at the First Pres
byterian church June 2. Miss Blanche
Hammel ' will appear in graduating
vnral recital June 4 at the First Pres
byterian church.
On Saturday June 7 an interesting
program will be given by the Ensem
ble class in piano and the Ensemble
class in voice. The piano students
will play "Thannhauser" march for
two pianos Misses Ina Hansen, Bcr
nice Hackleman, Hazel Hockensimth
and Mary Irvine. The vocal class
composed of Misses Blanche Hammel,
hia Hanson, and Messrs. Roy Wood
and Ray-CICavst -will present a song
cvlc tor tour voices entitled the
"Morninir of the Year" by Cadman
The annual oratorio- under the title
of "Golden Legend" by Dudley Buck,
compos-Mi of .- voires will he given
June 10 at the First Presbyterian
church. The soloists will be Mrs.
Flo. Mr.' To'senh P. Mulder, of Port
land, and Mr. J. C. Irvine. A small
admission feV will be charged for
this concert.
Albany people will be glad to wel
come Mr. Joseph P. Mulder back
again this soring, who is the tcimr
snhii st of th Firt Presbyterian
church ofPortland. Mr. Mulder sang
the tenor role in the oratorio Joan
of Arc" given here last year and this
vear he will sing in the Oolden 1-c
gend." He is n very sweet singer and
one who is well known m Oregon mu
sical circles.
Mrs. Krogh and son. of Portland,
returned home this afternoon, altrr
snending several days at the home
of Mrs. Krogh's mother. Mrs. Win.
Xeeley.
FARMERS UNION TO MEET
AT CORVALLIS WEDNESDAY
Local Association Held Splen
did Meeting Here Satur
day Afternoon.
M. C. 'Miller, secretary of the Farm
ers Educational and Co-operative
Union of America, announces that at
the meeting of the union held here
Saturday afternoon is was decided
that all of the members of the local
order will go to Corvallis on Wednes
day May 4, in a body to attend ai
important joint meeting of the Cor
vallis and Albany unions which will
be held in the K. of P. hall at that
city at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
It is hoped that a large delegation
will go' over from this city, and ar
rangements will be made to take an
early morning train.
76 ACRES NEAR TANGENT
SELLS AT A
Seventy-six acres located near Tan
gent belonging to the estate of the
late Martin Moss was -(old this after
noon from the steps of the county
court house at public auction for $'M
per acre. The highest bidder was H.
C (Mark of S:oidriilc.
Attorney W. K. I'.ilyeu acted as the
auctioneer in the ahsence of Sheriff
Mofline.
Geo. H. Fish, of Portland, formerly
of this city passed through Albany
on his way home from a trip to' Con
Bay.
ALBANY AND LINN COUNTY
FEATURED IN RAILROAD BOOK
The Southern Pacific Issues a
Pamphlet on ''Vacation
Days in Oregon.
Albany and Linn county are sub
jects featured in a neat pamphlet just
issued hy the Southern racitie rail
road entitled "Vacation Hays in Ore
gon." The booklet is a valuable guide
to the leading summer resorts and
watering places of the slate and con
tains some valuable and wholesome
information relative to summer out
ings obtainable in this state.
The following concerning this city
is taken from the pamphlet:
"From Albany halt" a dozen at
tractive vantage points are attainable
by railroad, stage or pack trail. Al
bany is delightfully situated on the
banks of the Willamette. From the
city can be seen the towering snow
caps of Mounts Hood, Jefferson and
the Three Sisters. The city is the
distributing point for Liun county and
the coast, mountains and lakes."
Born, Saturday
and Mrs. Tom Ah
afternoon to Mr.
xander, a boy.
I. S. CONTESTS RIGHT TO
PROVE UPON MINERAL CLAIM
County Clerk Takes the Final
Proof in Gustavo Maska
Homestead Near Cascadia.
The contest case of the United
States against J. L. Hill and the heirs
it aw of L. U N arm, deceased, was
tried before County Clerk Marks this
morning. 1 lie case involves Iron
Sides and El Dorado mineral loca
tions, in contesting the right of the
defendants to prove up on a claim in
Section 20, Township 9, S. R. 7 East
of the W. M.
The case was decided in favor of the
trovernment. which was represented
by a special agent, Mr. Arundel, of
Portland, in default of the non-appear
ance of the defendants., .
The final proof of the' homestead
of Gustavo Maska, located near Cas
cadia was taken this morning by--(County
Clerk W. L. Marks.
TRAIN STRIKES MAN BUT
INJURIES ARE NOT SERIOUS
John Lariarity is lying in St. Mary's
hospital with inpjuries sustained when
he was struck by a northbound South
ern Pacific train near Halsey yester
day morning.
The unfortunate man was brought
to this city by a section gang on a
speeder after he was found lying be
side the track in an unconscious con
dition. The extent of his injuries
could not be learned late this after
noon but physicians believe that they
arc not serious.
Mrs. J. K. Flyun and two children
went to Newport today for a couple
of months' outing. Mr. Flyun ac
companied them to get them settled
lor their stay at this popular resort.
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COURT HOUSE NOTES.
Warranty Deeds.
Win. Kvans and A. L., to N. L
Rastnussen, May 9th, 1913. Lands
in tp. 14, 2 west, $10.
C. W. Caroline and M. J. to Em
ily A. Howard, May 6th, 1913. Lands
in block 16 in Summers' Add. Soda,
villi-. $10.
T. I'. Hackleman and wife to Geo.
C. Richards, May lOih, 1913, Lot in
block 3 in Epauliiic Add. to Albany,
$250.
Quitclaim Deeds.
W. Ii. Glass ct al to Joseph O.
Mickalson and wife, May 2nd, 1913.
Lands in Sec 13, tp. 14, S. K. 2 west,
$1.
W. II. Glass ct al to The Bank of
Brownsville, May 2nd, 1913: Lands
in tp. 14, S. R. 2 west, $1.
D. II. Glass ct al to W. Ii. Glass and
Lavina K., May 2nd, 1913. Lands in
tp. 14, S. R. 2 west, $1.
W. II. Glass et al to II. If. Glass
and Nellie I"., May 2nd, 1913. Lands
in tp. 14, S. R. 2 west, $1.
Sheriff's Deeds.
J. Wv Swank and wife et al to Em
ma Hocflini?, May 10th, 1913. Lands
in tp. 14, S. R. 2 west, $1,200.
Marriage Licenses.
Frederick Wilson arc 43, of Illod
gctt, and Ethel Cheste, ajrc 36, of Al
bany. Ralph Shisher, ne 26, and Con
stance Miller, age 4, both of Har
risburff. Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Win
M. Cook, deceased. el'tition to tiro-
bate will. Granted.
In the matter of the estate of Ben
J. Williams, deceased. Report of sale
of real property. Confirmed.
' DAY IS
Many Albany Ministers Preach
Sermons Upon Parents with
Special Services.
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
CHURCHESTHR0UGH0UTCITY
Grand Musical Programs and
Special Ceremonies Make
Day Impressive.
"Mothers' Day" yesterday was ex
tensively observed by Albany people
wearing the white carnation and by
special services in the churches of the
city. The white carnation is the em
blem adopted for the observance of
the day and the loeal florist reports
that the demand for these flowers
and others as well was greatly in
creased. Numbers of people visited
the flower shop all of Saturday after
noon and evening purchasing flowers -with
which to honor the day. Beauti
ful bocpiets adorned the pulpits of the
churches and the tables of many
homes.
Sermons appropriate to the occa
sion were preached in many of the
churches and special musical-programs
were received. Unprecedented num
bers of people attended the churches
and the day was generally conceded
to be a success from a standpoint of
bringing many out to the houses of
worship. This strongly indicated
that the day so recently conceived by
two prominent ladies( of the land, as
a day in which to honor and respect
our mothers, is destined to become a
fitting and deserving ceremony of the
religious calendar.
Tributes have from time to time
been paid to mothers by some of the
world's greatest men and fortunately
some of them have been preserved.
Abraham Lincoln said: "All that f
am or hope to be, I owe to my angel
mother." Coleridge said: "A mother
is a mother still ; the holiest thing
alive." Gov. Mann, of Virginia said:
"No state is greater than its mothers."
An old Jewish saying is to the effect
that: "God could not be everywhere,
and therefore he made mothers" and.
another saying is "Next to the name
of God, the sweetest name in the
English tongue is mother."
In the First Christian church, Rev.
F. W. Emerson took as his subject
as part of the special Mothers' f)ay
se vices: "The Queens of the Earth
Our Mothers." Rev. VV. P. White,
of the United Presbyterian church
spoke uno'n the subject "God and
Mothers. ' Special Mothers' Day pro
grams and services were given in the
following churches: First Methodist,
Rev. ). II. Leech; St. Peters Episco
pal, Archdeacon Chambers : First
Presbyterian, Rev. C V. Hayes, of
Portland; First Baptist. Rev. E. II.
1 1 icks; and the Grace Presbyterian.
Rev. L. (.'. Mprhcl. Special choir
music and musical programs in all
of the churches served to make the
services exceedingly impressive.
9 MONTHS OLD BABY
DIES OF HEART FAILURE
Young Child of Mr. and Mrs
Fred Hutchinson Found
Dead in Bed.
The. nine months old baby of Mr.
and Mrs Fred Hutchinson was found
dead in its oed early yesterday morn
ing at Tretmmt Hall. The night br
forc the Intle child appeared to e
in the best o'f health .iud Sunday
morning when the mot he-. arose to
attend it, she found the baby dead.
Mr. and Airs .Hutchinson are prostrat
ed with grief.
The report was circulated yesterday
that the death of the child was caused
by its being accidentally smothcml
in the bed clothes but investiuatioii
by a physician discredited this report
and
ic uneci i.iujiu oi ucaui is given
heart failure.
Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson arrived
here Friday from Portland to visit
with Miss Win. slow Hutchinson, ma
tron of Tremont Hall, who is a sister
of Mr. Hutchinson. They arc origin
ally from New York and came west a
short while ago and have been resid
ing in Portland for the past month.
The funeral services were held this
morning in the chape! of the Fort
miller Undertaking Parlors and in
terment took place in the city ceme
tery. Rev. W. P. White of
the United Presbyterian church con
ducted the services. There were many
beautiful floral offerings.
VV. J. Freeman and wife, of Central
Point, have been in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hurkhart. of
Lebanon, returned this noon from a
Portland trip, of several days.
John Berry went to Oregon City
this afternoon on land business.
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