UiS
0A1AGED BI fit
Oriiiin of Eloze Is Unascer-1
Estimated as $800.
WAS DISCOVERED AT 3:30
O'CLOCK THIS MORNING
Mistake in Giving Location to
Fire Department Causes
Costly Delay.
Continued from F'riday, July It.
Fire of unascertained origin was
Uncovered in the rear of the Dream
hind theatre early this morning short
ly alter 3:30 o'clock and the damage
is estimated at from $800 to $10UO.
The fire was first discovered by a
roomer at the St. Francis hotel, who
was awakened by the suffocating
smoke pouring in at the window. A
hurried phone call to central, convey
ing the news that the Hotel St. Fran
cis was on fire brought a quick re
sponse from the fire department, soon
alter the alarm was turned in.
After the fire engine had been sta
tioned at the corner of Baker and
Second street, and after laying out
5(KJ feet of hose, the firemen discov
ered the mistake. Chief Horsky im
mediately called up the telephone
headquarters and secured the informa
tion that they had been incorrectly in
formed, but that the fire was at the
Dreamland tlieatre next the St. Fran
cis hotel.
The fire chief immediately not
ified the members of the fire depart
ment and they proceeded to the scene
with the result that the fire was put
out in :-lmrt order, although the delay
allowed the flames to gain consider
able headway.
-Mr. Wadsworth has been striving
vainly all day to ascertain the cause
of the tire but has been unsuccessful.
Some contend that it probably origi
nated from someone throwing a light
ed cigar stub into the orchestra pit
or someyhcre among the dry tim
bers of the stage.
It is not known how long the fire
had been burning 'before discovered
and when the building was entered by
the firemen it was hard to determine
where it originated, save that it was
evident that it started in the rear,
either outside or below the stage.
The theatre was only recently repaired
and remodeled and many new fixtures
were installed. The stage is complete
ly demolished, including practically
all of the scenery. Everything in the
orchestra pit is a total loss, including
a piano. The front of the theatre,
including the seats, is considerably
damaged by the heat and water.
JUDGE GALLOWAY 0ECI0E3
IMPORTANT INJUNCTION CASE
Postal Telegraph Co. Looses
Cass Against Georginia
Forstar in Circuit Court.
Handing down a decision in an in
junctiion suit in which the Postal
Telegraph company is named as plain
tiff and Gcorgiaua Forster as defend
ant. Judge Galloway this morning
found in favor of the defendant.
Judge Galloway's decision forbids
the defendants to this extent, that the
telegraph company could not put on
longer post cross arms but lie stated
that he wouldn't enjoin the plaintiffs
from going on the land, maintaining
that they had the right to continue
the operation of their telegraph line
as it is at present.
The case arose out of an iniunction
suit filed in the circuit court some
time ago by the Forstcrs, who sought
to cnioin the company from going on
their land located near Tangent. In
turn the company filed suit to eniom
the Forsters from enjoining them,
maintaining that tliev had proper au
thority to go on the land by an agree
ment made years ago. 1 he suit vir
tually arose when the company line
men started reconstructing the line,
bv replacing the cross arms on the
post with longer ones and to string
additional lines.
Trot. F. D. Reckwith arrived this
morning and this afternoon delivered
a lecture a, the Chautauqua. He is
making his headquarters at the St,
Francis.
U. S. ARMY OFFICER
INSTRUCTS LOCAL COMPANY
Receiving over S10CO worth of new
government equipment, officers anil
enlisted men of the local company of
Oregon National Guard, lat night re
ceived instructions in the most im
proved method, of handling the ap
pliances from Captain Collins of the
V. S. army.
I'.ehi'U d in the shipmert received
from the irvp rnnient ye-tfHav i- a
rnnge board and correcting scale, the
former being ucd in target practice.
n
Lffl MCIOEKTH SiiOT
il
Ross Crabtree Suffering with
Scalp Wound Inflicted by i
Suil&t. !
When Ross Pierce, of Crabtree,!
and some other boys were engaged in ;
target shooting, last Monday, Ross
Received a scalp wound in rather a j
peculiar manner. It seems as if some;
one of them tried fitting a cartridge j
in the muzzle of the gun when it be
anie fast. The gun was fired at the
target when in this condition. 1 he-
cap end ot tne cartridge in tnc muzzle
truck the target, which caused it to
explode, the bullet being directed so
that it struck Ross m the torehead,
but with force only sufficient to make
a sralp wound. Drs. ltooth & Ross
irescd the wound and lound that the
kull was not. injured. The peculiar
manner m which the wound was re
ceived is remarkable, to say the least.
Lebanon Tribune.
MRS. MARY BACKUS HARDMAN
BI
Has 77 Grand Children; Five
Generations: Was Born in
Ohio 1823.
A family reunion was held at the
old home of Mrs. Mary Hardman in
honor of her nintieth birthday (, about
50 relatives being present.
Mary Ltacus was born in Butler
comity, Ohio, July 10, 1823, At the
age of 12 years, with her parents, she
moved to Indiana. Sept. S, 1842 she
was married to Samuel Hardman.
in 1K50 they crossed the plains by
ox team to Oregon, settling on the
donation claim where the aged lady
still resides.
Mr. Hardman passed away June 16,
1SX3. To Mr. and Mrs. Hardman were
born 9 children, 5 of whom are living.
Mrs. Elizabeth Long, Albany: W. R.
Hardman. Lebanon: II. C. and D. F.,
Porllanc .and J. C. Albany. There
have been 46 grandchildren, 30 great
grandchildren, and 1 great great grand
child, making a total of S6 descendant.-;
of 5 generations.
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i PERSONAL MENTION.
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Mr. A. C. Van Xuys of Walla Wal
la, Washington, formerly with the
Oregon Power Co. of this city, is here
on a few days' visit.
J. P. Logan, owner of the mill at
King's Valley, returned last night to
his home after transacting business in
this city yesterday.
Mrs. J. A. Rapp, of Xeyada City.
Calif., is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Moon.
R. L. Burnett is a business visitor
to Tunction Citv today.
Mrs. G. M. Clow left yesterday for
Xcwport to visit with friends.
Miss Esther Mixter left yesterday
afternoon for Corvallis to visit the
rest of the week with friends,
Mrs. J. R. Tiffany left yesterday for
her home at Halsey after visiting
friends here.
Mrs. A. Langmack, after visiting
with her daughter. Mrs. R. L. Burton,
returned yesterday to her home at
Portland.
C. C. Kelly, an Oregon Electric en
T'nccr, returned last night from a
trio to St. Louis.
S. H. Bloomer, of Cenlralia. Wash.,
-rrived in the ctiy last evening and
is stopping at the Hammel. He is
looking over this section with a view
of locating and has recently sold out
a business in the Washington citv.
W. W. Ashby of tnc Warren Con
struction Co. is in Brownsville in the
Tfrest of his comnany.
Ofnrirc Devanev left vesterdav for
TV-! roit where he will spend a few
days outing.
POST OFFICE RECEIPTS
SHOW INCREASE OF $2000
Is Indicative of Conservative
Growth of Business Con
ditions Here.
The receipts of the Albany postof
fice for the fiscal year ending June 30,
were announced today by Assistant
poitmatcr Frank M. Powell, as
?23.567.17, being an increase of SL
JVIJ.07 over the receipts of last year
which were $21,766.10. The receipts
for the four quarters in order are a
follow: $4,032.78: $6,837.31: $6,176.94
$5 . 620.14. For the preceding year
thrv were $4,790.91; $6,111.47: $5.
453.17. The increase in the receipts for the
I rat vrar over that of the year bctorc
I is considered by the post office au
thorities as encoitrnetntr rind indi-
j cat've of a conservative increase in
! business here.
T. P. Logan of Kings Valley trans
acted business here yesterday after-
, noon.
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News Beginning With This Head Ii
TVM-f Tc,ii f 'i1
SATURDAY, JULY 12. T
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P8S3 GftfiflifitiS HAVE
ism in LtBAMbN
Albany I.ian bays Progressive
Spirit Is at riigii Water
'"ark There.
"Paving operations have Marled in
Lebanon in earnot,"' said C. W. Te
bauit yesterday afternoon after return
ing from a business trip to that place,
"and 1 understand that many blocks
are to be paved during the remainder
ot the summer. 1 he people ot that
lty have assumed the progressive spir
it to a remarkable degree and by this
they are destined to bring that city
way up to the trout as one ot the Icad-
; towns in this section. Marked im
provements are noticeable in Lebanon,
m the wav ot new homes and build
ings, including various civic improve
ments. At present the paving crews
are excavating Sherman street, the
main thoroughfare leading from the
depot, preparatory to paving it with
gravel bitulithie. Presumably the
work is to be pushed forward until all
of the paving work is completed."
REV. EMERSON GIVES
501 MASONIC HiSTORY
Strong Address Made by Local
Pastor at Meeting Held
Last Evening.
Perhaps one of the strongest ad
dresses ever made before the members
of the Masonic lodge of this city was
made last night by Rev. Emerson, on
the subject, "The Relation of the Ma
sonic Fraternity to the Church."
Mr. Emerson said in part: "The
first historical opposition to Freema
sonry so far as the regular historical
records show was in Sweden in the
3 6th century. This was followed by
the persecution of Masons in England
about a hundred ears later. The first
opposition was political and the sec
ond religious opposition. At the be
ginning of the nineteenth century Rus
sia prohibited Masonic lodges and has
maintained the attitude of enmitv
from tha(. time to this. The opposi
tion there is both political and re
ligious. "But it was reserved for America to
become the soil in which the Masonic
fraternity would grow with the great
est verility and influence. The last
renorts available give the Masonic
copulation of the United States and
Canada at nearly one million. The
opposition to the fraternity today is
largely the result of misconception as
to its purpose. It obligates no man in
such a way that it interferes with his
duty to his country, his familv, his
fellowman or his God. It is built up
on three cardinal principles. First,
faith in a Supreme Being, Creator and
judge of the universe; second, faith in
the immorality of the soul, the surety
of hie thereafter; third, tlte obligation
of brother to brother and to the whole
world of humanity.
"The.-c cardinal principles it holds
in common with the cimrcli. The re
lationship here, is a harmonious one
and there is no need for conflict. It
claims only to be a human organiza
tion, organized and developed by men,
and does not assume to itself the
prerogatives of the church, a Divine
institution founded by the Savior of
men, in whose Divinity and son ship
the church believes, and whose saving
grace the church proclaims.
The Masonic Fraternity must needs
be a restricted institution while the
church is not. A man can be a ma
son and not be a member of the
church, but a man cannot be a member
of the church without believing in ev
ery fundamental doctrine of Freema
sonry. They both stand for the bet
terment of humanity, the uplifting of
the race. There is, there can be no
antagonism between them when right
ly understood. They both uphold the
highest ideals before men and the Ma
sonic Fraternity supplements the work
of the church in its special mission of
upholding the one perfect life as the
true exemplar of all ages, and the pe
culiar proclamation it makes of that
one as the Divine Redeemer of the
race."
CHERRY SEASCN THBOUGK
OUT VALLEY IS ABOUT OVER
Farmer Estimates That Nearly
Half of Crop Was Destroy
ed by Weather.
According to a statement made thi
morning by C. W. Tebault, of the
Tebault Real Estate Co., the cherry
season is about over. Mr. Tebault
made a long trip by automobile
through the county yesterday, going
as far as Lacomb and returning by
way of Lebanon. He reports that the
croii!i annear to be in excellent con
dition and that the farmers through
out the county are looking forward
to tiic biggest yields in many year-.
"A farmer told me yesterday' said
Mr. Tebault, "that although he had
not figured out his crop yet, but
that the wet weather had destroyed
du-htly more than half of the crop."
The' canning season will be over
tomorrow in various c; miencs. ac
cording to a report received this morn
ing, except those, that have been over
ruled. Fred Baker and Larky Logan, of
Waterloo, were business visitors here
yesterday.
: Al IbnUS bftKUULl
PrcfccicrTcrbc'.i Made Master
Temple Lasi Night.
OVER THREE HUNDRED
WITNESS THE CEREMONY
Well Known Local Clergymen
Were Among the List of
Speakers.
With more than three hundred mem
bers of the Masonic lodge in attend
ance including jirong delegation from
Lebanon. Brownsville, Jefferson and
other points in Linn county, Profes
sor David Torbett was last night made
a Master Mason by the officers of St.
John's lodge.
"Not since the dedication of the
Masonic Tcmpie," said David Mason,
"has there been such a large attend
ance at a meeting of the Masonic
lodge in Albany and never before in
the history of the fraternity has the
work been put on in better form."
Following the regular lodge meet
ing an elaborate banquet was served.
at which D. P. Mason acted as toast-
master.
Speaking on the subject, "The Re
lation of the Masonic Fraternity to
the Church," Rev. Emerson delivered
a strong address in which he asserted
that the masonic order is a great mor
al force in the world and has rendered
a distinct service to the cause of
Christ.
"Masonry A Great Moral Force of
'lie Community." was the subject as
signed to Rev. D. II. Leech, who
claimed that the order stands for mor
ality ard decent living at all times and
leches the lessons of true Christianity.
Rev. Geselbracht was assigned the
'u'tject. "Fraternity Am 1 My Broth
fs Ki"."cr?" The speaker handled
his subject in an able manner and paid
a glowing tribute to the Masonic
lodge.
"The Masonic Fraternity and Good
Citizenship' was the subject assigned
to Hon. M. A. Miller. Senator Miller
handled his subject in a pleasing man
lier and told some stories which
brought forth the applause of those
who were assembled around the ban
quet board.
Professor Torbett made a pleasing
talk in which he paid a tribute to the
lodge of which he was last night made
a member.
W. R. Bilyeu was called upon by the
toastmaster and in his usual pleasing
nniincr, made an address which enter
tained and pleased.
The following is a list of the out-of-town
speakers: E. C. Morgan, of
Portland: J. O. Rusmdl. of Wasco:
R. L. Whitney, of Rockland. Maine,
and Eugene Wright, of Spokane.
Wellington.
The music bv the male quartet, con
sisting of Wm. Fortmillcr. Dr. C. V.
Littler. F. E. Van Tnssclt and Mr.
Bokinmer. was particularly good and
the members received many cntigrntn
lations on the music rendered.
The table decorations were artistic,
and to Mrs. C. TL Wiener and Mrs.
L. IL Fish is due the credit for inr ar
tistic effect produced at the banquet
board.
ALBANY FIREMEN WILL BE
GUEST AT WILD WEST SHOW
Management Is Grateful for
Service Rendered at Dream
land Theatre Fire.
Feeling grateful to the members of
the Albany fire department for their
effective work in saving some of their
paraphernalia in the Dreamland thea
ter fire yesterday morning, the two
lioyts, managing the wild west show,
being given at the baseball park, have
extended an invitation to all of the
firemen to attend this afternoon's per
formance, which will close the en
gagement. The two Hoyts were to have appear
ed at the theatre in fancy trick shoot
ing fetes for a two night engagement.
Friday and Saturday, and had stored
nil their equipment of various articles
u-ed in their entertainment in the
property room of the theatre, which
was practically devastated by the fire, i
However, much of this was saved by j
the quick and effective work of the i
firemen.
Accordingly (he members of lh
fire department have accepted the in-'
vitation and those who can get away
will fnke adv.-infnt'f of thr ho-pit'ility.
Fisher, Braden& Co
Il'M'KAI. DIKKCTOKS
am) i;m)i:rtaki:ks
Undertaking Parlor. ?rd and
BroadHlbin
is
I.ADY ATTI'NDANT
Modi Phones
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tLLL ANU
FliiETA GAY " MARRIED
Ceremony Performed at Seven:
o'Clock Last Night; Left j
for Newport.
Married at. the home of Mrs. IIcl
I mic of Oth and Baker streets, Frank,
Caldwell and Miss Frieia M. Gay of!
this city left last niht tor Newport
where they will spend several days i
before returning to Albany. j
The ceremony was performed bv i
Rex. Geselbracht at seven p. m. and
wa witnessed by only the immediate
relatives and friends of the contract
ing parties.
Hoth the bride and groom are well
and favorably known in Albany and
the Democrat joins with their many
friends in extending congratulations.
SURVEYING?
s PENLAND & EATON
KOOM 1 Albany State Bank
It's Great Sailing at Hamilton's
Our Annual
July Sale
In Full Blast
Clearing- Clearing
Every article in this store reduced
We can save you from
10 to 50 per cent
on your needs
Millinery
The entire sloi k of millinery worlds will be put out in four
lots at four prices not one ll.'il will he held hack. It's a aiuc
of we lose, you win. We arc kk " make a complete clear
ing and make these rcdiculously low prices to cover the entire
millinery section.
LOT 1 LOT 2
HAT VALUES UP TO $5.00 HAT VALUES UP TO $8.00
NOW NOW
$
LOT 3 LOT 4
HAT VALUES UP TO HAT VALUES UP TO
$12.00, NOW $15.00, NOW
$3 $4
GREAT SHOE BARGAINS ON THE BARGAIN TABLE
All Ojr
Ladies' and Misses' Coat Prices
SUITS
Arc mudc to clear the
. racks livcryonc cut
Half Price
in price
MANY BARGAINS IN PIECE GOODS AWAIT YOU HERE
Every bargain table piled hih with desirable summer mcr
chaiulc, silks, wool goods and cotton Koods. No matter how
scarce the color or combination it kocs down in price. We have
sairl everything cut in price (except patterns, thread and rub
bers). Wc want you to test this statement:
DID YOU GET THE BIG TWO TONE CIRCULAR?
It contains 172K square inches of store news for you. It will
pay you to send for one. It will be a Kood way to net you wo
men on our mailing list.
COME IN TOMORROW AND
HAMILTONS
ALBANY'S BUSY STORE
ttji n-n nrnr nr n i c.r,m
Ui rtH btN Ur rtLDt 0
1 POPULATION ARE WIDOWS
Kewspaper Admits Fact But
Does Mot Think it Is Any
thing to Discredit.
Both the Albany and Eugene papers
have given peels about the widows of
Halsey; in fact, a close canvass shows
t! :it atiiuit ten per cent, ot the popula
tion or widow.s, young, old, grass and
sod widows, but we fail to seV why
these papers are concerned. We do
not think it is anything to our dis
credit, particularly, when we may
hoist of nearly an equal number of
widows and bachelors, and just give
us our own wood time and the perplex
ities of single bliss will be worked out
without the importation of a bunch of
Sears & Roebuck husbands. Halsey
Enterprise.
Rklg.
He 303 Rell 457-R.
SEE A BIG SALE.