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About The Semi-weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1926 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1913)
SEGRET SERVICE IRI THE JOB AS N1SHTWATCH L. F. Morris Arresleu This Aiier noon on a Charge of Counterfeiting. He Has Been Confined to His Home for Past Four Weeks with Illness. 10 E5 .. BE B 1 1 1 wit.ir.Cnt Aiiiuiiy r.dn rwcci -iyn 3. .i.e. WILL BE TAKEN BEFORE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES Counterfiet Dollar Pieces Were Found by Officers at His Place of Business. Continued from Tuesday. August 5 After a four weeks' absence from duty as night watchman, Al Savior lias sufficiently recovered from his re cent illness of rheumatism, to be back on the job last night. Mr. Saylor says he was mighty glad to be at work again and declared that it was lonesome to be confined in bed with sickness, "despite the fact that 1 had the best of care and attentin from my wife and family." Previous to this late sickness, dur ing the five years he has watched the bu.-iness district against night ma rauders or any other adversities, Mr. Saylor has not been laid up on ac count of his health but one week, hav ing worked steadily during the ret the tune, including Sundays. 1 Ins is considered, by Mr. Saylor's close mends, a remarkable record, in view of the genial nightwatchman's age and the many conditions ot weather lie has been subjected to. Arrested this afternoon shortly af ter 1 o'clock at his place of business, L. F. Morris, a sign painter was lodg ed in the county jail, to await the arrival of a United States marshal to morrow to take him before the feder al authorities on a charge of counter feiting. Chiei of Police Griff King and Wil liam A. Glover, of Portland, a member of the secret service department, made the arrest. Glover arrived in the city this morning and after consulting with Chief King, the two proceeded to Morris' place of business on Lyon street. Chief King introduced the se cret service man to Morris and no sooner had they shaken hands, than the secret service man told the sign painter that he was under arrest. Morris reared back in astonishment but peaceably submitted to arrest. Me was immediately taken over to the county jail where he was confined. Details concerning the charge against Morris could not be learned. Mr. Glover left the city on an early afternoon Oregon Electric train be fore he could be interviewed. Chief King when seen was unable to give out anv information coieeriiing the nature of the charge ex -cut that I he man -was wanted on a charge ot coun terfeiting. He said that the prisoner is alleged to have commuted the of feme where he formerly resided be fore coming to Albany. 1 otris is pr.ict !!!' a stra'i. !. coming here only U'.ei m-'iuhi aire it He 'J River. Shortly after lo cating here he opened a paint shop and has since been engaged in this occupation. He refuses to talk con cerning his arrest, save that is inno cent of the charge ajaiust him. It is understood that secret service authorities have been working on the case for some time, Mr. Glover having been here on several occasions he fore, following up clu.'S. Chief of Po lice King has assisted Mr. Glover in investigating the case. Late this afternoon Officer King and Night Policeman Marshall cr tered Morris' place of business over the livery barn at the corner of Ells worth and Second streets, and found several counterfeit dollar pieces that had evidently been carlesslv thrown into a waste paper has,ct. t no oogii: coins are being held as evidence. Al though a complete search Ins been made of the premises including all of the prisoners effects, nothing else was found. PRESIDENT STRAHQRN PASSED .HRQU6H ALBANY YESTERDAY Made Arrangements at Eugene fnii Pnmnlatinn nf Poil. road Work. Passing through the city yesterday ifternoon enroute to Portland, Pres ident Robert E. Strahom, and Super intendent Billingsley, of the Portland, hugenc & Lastern Railway, were pas sengers on the Oregon Electric after investigating and looking over tile progress of their company at the Varsity City. While at Eugene President Stra hom said he had made arrangements for the ballasting of the College Crest loop at Eugene to be done as soon as possible and said that the trams run nine from there on the new line to Monroe would carry passeugel 2 to Corvallis, where they would be trans ferred and proceed direct to Port land or wherever else they wished to RETURNS FROM OUTING IN SOUTHERN OREGON Returning yesterday from Medford, T. I' Roller, travelling salesman of the Remington Typewriter company, who makes his headquarters in this city at the NTew Hammel hotel, has enjoyed a hunting and fishing outing in the mountains of Southern Oregon. He was a member of a party of Medford men and reports that they had unus ual good luck with both gun and rod. Bruin Face io Face and Has to Run. Yesterday Was Taken to Portland. CLIMBS TREE, BEAST CLIMBS AFTER HIM Afterwards Found Out That Animal Was Only Pet and Wished to Make Friends. Foley Springs, Or..Aug. 5. (Spe cial to Democrat.) Meeting a big lack bear face to face while hunting near Foley Springs last week, and dropping his rifle after the first shot because of nervousness, while the bear was advancing steadily in an erect position, then compelled to take to a tree, afterwards to discover that bruin was only a pet, was the experience of W. H. Hogan. Mr. Hogan, while hunting deer met the bear on the mountain side. Mr. Hogan was moving slowly through the brush and upon coming out into TO GO BEFORE SECRET SERVICE COMMISSIONER Glover Returns from Secret Mission to Corvallis Has Much Evidence. Returning here this morning from Corvallis where he went on a secret mission yesterday following the ar rest of L. F. Morris, who is charged with being a member of a gang of counterfeiters who have been operat ing on Kigcr's Island in the Willam ette river, six miles above Corvallis, William A. Glover, of the govern ment secret service held a consulta tion with Chief of Police King and left for Portland. Mr. Glover took with him numer ous articles which he has collected to be used as evidence against Mor ris. Included among them were three dollar pieces and several quarter an open space, came face to face with I pieces secured yesterday by local of the animal. The meeting was so mi-, ficers when a search was made of expected, it would probably be hardj Morris' shop. The quarters were . i'n ,......-.,,1 ti, mnct turned over to the otticers by the Mr. Hear, after sizing tip the situation I Cusick bank. Mr. Glover has ill his S3 . CITY NEWS. S Outing at Foley Springs. E. L. Shuuteruian, of the clerical force of the Oregon Power company of this city, in company with a party of friends at Eugene, left that place this morning for Foley Springs where they will spend an outing of several weeks. The party will go into the woods after deer. Off for Breitenbush Springs. Fred Ward, Charles Nceley, Carl Snurstein, and L. M. Metzgcr, clothier, sporting tr a q T-)F ON RIGHT FOOT goods man, uaKer anu uarocr, respec lUt UN Kii rui I . ,cil yesterday or tnc famous AMPUTATED; CRUSHED , ,,ot 's;)rigs on an Thcy ?x. pect to bring back many tropnies, such as deer horns, bear and cougar lecided to make friends with the new comer and accordingly started toward Mr. Hogan with arms outstretched. Mr. Hogan raised his gun for a shot, but he had become so nervous over the meeting that his shot went wild while the bear kept coming on. Ho gan dropped his gun and took to the nearest tree which he lost no time in i scaling, but to his surprise the bear I slowly followed him. Climbing out on the end of a limb, he waited to see what the bear would do. Looking to see how far it was to the ground, Mr. Hogan was overjoyed to see his rifle inst below the limb on the ground. The bear in the meantime had ascend ed the tree and started out on the same limb upon which Hogan sat. This was too much for Hogan, who immediately let go his hold and dropped to the ground about twenty feet, and made a frantic grab for his gun. He was just on the point of bringing Mr. Hear to earth with a well directed shot, when he felt a hand placed upon his shoulder and turning around found a smiling face looking down upon him. The genrleman in formed Mr. Hogan that the bear in the tree was a pet of his, and was only trying to make friends with him. Mr. Hogan begged very hard and implored the gentleman not to tell of the event in camp, but it seems as if the whole affair had been planned .the day bfore. When Hogan was telling around camp what an expert shot he was and how many deer he was in the habit of bringing into camp on former occasions. Anvway, tiie vent has taken all of the hunting fever out of him and he is now con tented to remain in camo and wait for other parties to bring the deer in. As the result of having the big toe of his right foot badly mashed last week while discharging his duty in a saw mill. Richard Lyon underwent hides and the like. Catholic Social. The ladies of the Catholic church will give a social on an operation at St. Mary's hospital ! the lawn of the Sisters' academy to- this morning for the amputation of the toe. The amputation was per formed by Drs. Davis and Kavanaugh. This afternoon it was reported as be ing a successful one and the patient is resting comfortably at the hospi W a ws He-Tinning With This Hen! : Is From the Dailv Issue of S(5) IS- ? - o possession a hook pertaining to actus and another relating to moulding. These were found in the paint shop, and another relating to moulding. These were found in the shop. Glo ver staled thai several of the coins were unquestionably of the same ma terial and were undoubtedly made by the same person. It is understood that at least three others were implicated with Morns and Glover intimated that thcy will be apprehended sooy. It was several weens ago mat mc government secret service lamed of attempts at counterfeiting on Kigcr's Island, and when Glover visited the island sometime ago he found several coins and moulds in an old log cabin. I Morris has denied passing any counterfeit coins. Before coining to Albany about three months ago, Mor ris says he was employed on the is land in cutting some wood and it was then that he became implicated in experimenting in counterfeiting. He asserted that the experiments were a failure. Morris was taken to Portland this morning by a United States Marshall where he will be given a preliminary hearing before the secret service com mission and will probably be bound over to the grand jury. Morris is a single man and gives his age an 28. His parents reside in California. During his brief resdence here he has made many friends who were shocked at his sudden apprehension yesterday. He was quite a congenial person and those for whom he has painted say that he is talented along this line. When interviewed this morning in his cell at the county jail by a Demo crat representative. Morris freely con versed. He told the following story but refused to divulge the name of his partner. Wy ;-r-.r::xT leu me m no-i'i ivivcr and went to Glendale, near which Paving on Alley Progressing. ELECTRIC IN RAILWAY PAPER morrow evening from 5 until 8 o'clock. The proceeds will go to the benefit of a society of the church. Peach Crop is Now Coming On. The local peach crop is now appearing on the local markets in vast quantities and the quality is said to be m propor- ! Hon to the quantity. IJumper peacn crops are reported everywhere anil ; i ike product i? bringing good prices. Burglars Escape. Two highway-! ! men attempted to force an entrance J to the home of I. R. Schultz in Sun I rise addition last Saturday, while Mrs. ; Schultz was home alone. She heard the noise and telephoned to town for Constable Catlin who responded im ' mediately. As he arrived the tt i men were beating a hasty retreat. No j plunder was secured. ! W ill Be Married Tomorrow. The I Dohnert home, 620 West Third street, ! will be the scene of a pretty wedding Vi-.' o'.,:i..,.. a r.tt,. tomorrow afternoon, when Miss The- ing Conor oi uie i.i,ij ...n- w.."..-, - , of Chicago, and L. B. Wickersham, ; resa Dohnert becomes the wile of H. chief electrical engineer of the Oregon E. Percival, ot mnipeg, Canada. Electric, accompanied by his wite, Returned From Michigan Return spent short while here looking over , vcslcrilay ,-rom iiaUle Creek, the railroad conditions. ; yj h visited with rcla- The object of the visit by tiie Chi- ,ivi 'Mr4 t Robinson and daugh cago editor astn gather data for a , Myrtle, arc glad to be back writeup ot the Oregon Electric and 0 although Michigan was the country through whic P- j their original home. He expressed hansel! as highly pleas- . " ed with the Willamette valley and j Left on Hunting Tnp. Leaving with the line of the Oregon Electric. 1 yesterday I. R. Schultz and T. M. He and Mr. Wickersham spent the Humphrey, wire bound for lSIodgctt, J .t. I!..- 1 ...... ,.-,l trt Pnft- i.nn, wllirh l1.nl tllPV will ttack illtO uav on l lie Hue aim .,.. .nu . - "... i I r . . j i ing. place he secured work cutting some wood. Later I joined ' him, having j been unable to secure work, and we both worked together. While there -we met. a man by the name of lames I Inunick. who claimed he had been a; Paving of the alley running from counterfeiter in California. He show-1 lircudalbiii to Ellsworth streets be- ed us several coins, claiming he kept , tween First and Second streets was them as curios. 1 le gave thejn to me. commenced yesterday afternoon. The j Later my partner and myself came work is rapidly progressing and bv ! ilown tins way, stopping ai ior.un completed. ALBANY MEN RETURN FROM I could produce tlicni. my n.irtner and mv-icll Civil Engineering Editor of Chicago Publication Here Yesterday. Arriving here yesterday from Eu gene, IL. 1 . MOwSOIl, Civil VHK")iii- the end of the week it will he nearly ; While there we secured a job cutting worm oil iJKer s ii;uhi, wiihi- mtic hatching in the Ion cabin. While wo were there I ran across the coins sim-en ine by Immick. I thought to 1 myself that : Ai'cni i liiii'l v nCltfMAO UflT CDP MP.Cidurin.r the six weeks we were ther. ULLIUIrtl ItUI Ul IIII1UU experimented in making the coins, ! by the u.e of a plaster of paris molds , and materials we secured in Corvallis. Wn..nkA..u Du 1 None of the coins were good enough . Rumbaugh and Peteito cvcr lry 1o ,,a .ind ,)(rm( wt. ha,i Reuttner and Brother 'no. i."'0"'""1 whatever of deliberately COMIIllK itlL-lll 1,1 p.lss ,1 IIMIIHI. .TV never tried to hide our work and I never dreamed that it would cause me this trouble. I he coins found Enjoyed Outing. land last night. j County Court to Go in Session. ' The eountv court will go in session master at arms ot tomorrow at 9 o clock with a large Fred Schultr Inspects Property. the shooting grounds in the vicinity grist of routine business to transact of Kavettcvillc tin- eek inspected .i - this morn ne an- Assumed Name Filed nouncecl mat nc nui'"" ,". Glenn E. Holt and Mae Holt, of Harrisburg. fome extensive improvements i n V v ' y ' . t ...i ,i,- m, t the snrinir Sim- i S I. Archibald. Mr. himoin lately , my shop by the otticers were those Returning yesterday afternoon, j Kivcn me iy tmmick. We never tried County Fruit Inspector D. W. Ruin- : to make anything larger than a half haugh, Pete Ruettner and -brother j dollar." Martin Reuttner, of Chicago, have enjoyd an outing of three weeks at ! TANGENT PEOPLE HAVE Belknap Hot Springs. j GUEST AND VISIT Thcy report that everything is live- j ly around the famous mountain ie- Tan)?,n, f)r Au)f 6.(Special to sort and that apparently everybody , DcmocI.3t.)Jc5sc Mosc, who was there. They say that fishing and , viMng r(.htivc, m.ar T.1I)Kcn, for , hunting is unsurpassed. Messrs. k dayj hlJ tQlmncd to ,lis Iomc Reuttner and Rumbaugh stated that I ( tayton. they caught several strings of fish but ' I'vin(, h'rcnlUc nn(, wifc of vViscon di,l hut little hunting. J vi,hmK with ,is anti Mrs. K,. "There are ) camps at the springs" ' p said Mr. Rumbaugh this morning, -: ma Stallnacker. "and many of them arc, of Albany j M. F. Wood and family left for people. 1 counted several families I xrw,nrt with wagon team and camp there from here F. M. French and . omfi, for a two w(.ek4. ,,. ."T'llu'dd'mi'ar! Mr,. Viola Pate left for Newport rived the day before that and the ' Friday for a visit with her daughter. Shupps beat them in a little earlier i Lloyd Simons of Harrisburg spent till. We counted aiitomolules on I Minnay vi'iung ins m.u,.i ..... , . . t: l, -.n in ,i-iv it a rerniH.iie the month o .MiKus,. - :"."--" wi,h (, rierk ,!av commenced ,ust as sODn as ine heavy travel there." This may give some idea of the lo-t his Home witn its contents ny lire. FINAL Our Sale has been such a success from every standpoint that we are continuing it an other week. Next Saturday will mark the close of our Mid-Summer Sale. Until that time we will sell 50c Work shirts, 2 for 75c 50c Underwear, 2 for 75c 99 "ALMOST FREE Last week we advertised that on Friday, August 1st, we would sell men's suits $12.50 to $25.00 values for $7.65. We sold more than we ex pected, and now SATURDAY AUGUST 9 We will sell the balance of these suits, sizes 34, 35 and 36 in men's for $6 VALUES TO $25.00 If this comes in the range of your size you cannot afford to miss this. SALE ENDS SATURDAY AUGUST 9 THE BLAIN CLOTHING CO. iner iicc'iites ...... .v..