VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1913.
No. 84.
Strahom's Guests Find Ficti
cious Realty Values in Will
amette Valley.
SOIL AND SCENERY
PLEASE NEWSPAPERMEN
Albany Does Not Extend Glad
Hand on Sunday; Train
Passed Up City.
Concerning the three days excur
sion of the Portland newspaper men
through the valley, this morning's
Oregoniau nays the following in part:
More definite knowledge of the Wil
latuette and tributary valleys can be
gained in 60 hours of personal con
tact than by 60 years of long-distance
observation.
This tlieary was brought home forc
iby to a party of Portland newspaper
men wiio returned to the city last
night from a tour of the country be
tween Portland and Kugene as the
guests of Robert K. Strahorn, presi
dent of the Portland, liugene & East
ern railway.
So tar as this particular delegation
of newspaper men is concerned Presi
dent Strahorn is going to have a lot of
help in his development work. They
have started a campaign already for
lower real estate values in the valley.
Enterprising citizens in the various
towns visited will eo-onerale in this
plan. While the visitors marveled at
the beauty ot the scenery and the pro
ductive possibilities of the soil, they
shuddered at the prices -omc real es
tate owners are asking for their prop
erty. Little encouragement will be
given to that kind of "development."
The party had "camped" in special
cars at Eugene, but. before some of
them were up a delegation of Eugene
residents with automobiles appeared.
Then followed a 40-mile drive through
the fruit and agricultural districts of
Lane county.
Albany was scheduled as the next
stopping place, but the Commercial
club there sent word to the station
that "Inasmuch as it is Sunday we will
be unable to provide you with en
tertainment. But we hope you can
employ your time satisfactorily in
some other way."
The time was satisfactorily em
ployed by moving on to Salem, where
Jack Crow, of the Marion hotel, dis
pensed some of this characteristic hos
pitality. The Salem commercial club
was on the job. A formal reception,
under direction of Judge D'Arcy, was
followed by a luncheon. A drive
through the prune and hop districts,
past the beautiful n.-yhnn grounds,
state penitentiary and other state in
stitutions followed.
GOOKS MEALS IN NATURAL
HOT SPRINGS NEAR DETROIT
Attorney W. S. Risley Gives
Interesting Directions How
to Cook.
Yesterday's Oregon Journal con
tained the following interesting article
in part, accompanied by a picture of
the camp grounds at Rreitenbush Hot
Springs:
That campers at Rreitenbush Hot
Springs may cook a portion of their
meals in the boiling waters was the
statement made by Attorney' Y S.
Risley. who recently returned from a
10 days' outing there.
"Yes, I cooked the biggest portion
of my meals in the springs." said Mr.
Risley. "merely because it was fun tor
me. I boiled eggs in 10 minutes.
Beans put in a boiler and placed in
the water in the evening were ready
to eat early in the morning. Rice left
cooking over night would resemble
jelly in the morning unless taken off
before. The hot water springs were
just the thing to cook all kinds of
dry fruits because it cooked them
slow. The temperature of the water
is 190 degree?, and remains at this
temperature practically all the year.
Only a few feet away is running wat
er as cold as ice. I could stand with
my fishing pole and catch fish, flipping
them from the stream into the hot
water had I so desired."
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Democrat Wants Correspondent
The Democrat desires to se-
c-re a local correspondent at
15 Sliedds. Phinview. Hamburg.
Lehanan. Brownsville. Sweet
Home. Scio, and all other points
in the county not already rcpre-
ented. Anyone deiring to act
a the representative of the paper
will please inform the manage-
ment at an earlv date. J23-tf
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ANOTHER LARGE EXCURSION
TO NEWPORT YESTERDAY
Over 500 from Various Points
in Valley Journed to Popu
lar Watering Place.
Another large excursion went to
Newport yesterday in a tv.o section
train of six coaches and two engines
each. The train according to a state
ment issued at the S. P. depot this
noon was delayed 45 minutes in ar
riving at Newport yesterday on ac
count of a small leakage on. one of
the engines. On account of this the
excursion boat did not leave Newport
until 6 o'clock, half an hour after the
regular lime, in order that the people
might have that much longer at New
port. The train arrived here last
night shortly after 11 o'clock.
It has been estimated that full 500
from all over this section of the valley
enjoyed the excursion. Over 250 came
down on the train from Wood burn
and way points. Ticket Agent Birt
cher stated this noon that 95 tickets
were sold here to local people. Thirty-one
tickets were sold at Eugene.
By the time the train reached New
port, stopping at way points, the
crowd was easily swelled to 500,
HARRY K. THAW MAKES
DASH FOR FREEDOM
Escapes from the Hospital for
Criminal Insane in New York
State After Long Chase.
Mattcwan. X. V., Aug. 17. Marry
j K. Thaw, the slayer of Stanford
j White, escaped from the hospital for
the criminal insane here at 7:45
I o'clock this morning. A dart for lib
erty through an open gate, a dash in
to the open door of a powerful auto
mobile that stood quivering outside.
and a flight like a rocket for the Con
necticut state line, 30 miles away, ac
complished his escape.
Tonight he was still at large and
the hospital authorities felt certain he
was outside the state. Once, beyond
its boundaries, Thaw is free. Only
long, perhaps years, of litigation can
bring him back, and then only in one
event that he be adjudged insane in
the state to which he has fled.
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s) PERSONAL MENTION.
Allen Stellmacher spent vesterdav
i at Xewport.
j Thomas Ferguson was an exeurshm-!i-t
to Xewport vesterdav.
Miss Winnifred I Austin return
ed last night from a week's sojurn
at Xewport. She was a guest of Mr.
J. K. Haight and daughter Mi-s Zo
na at Mr. and Mrs. C. II. llurggrafs
cottage.
Harry I-Tesel and Misses Kicsel and
Josephine Hall were excursionists to
Xewport yesterday. Miss Ficsel is
a siier of Mr. Fiescl, who is visiting
here.
Scott Hart, of Corvallis, returned
j yesterday from an outing at Xewport.
i John Hayes and E. H. Craven are
! outing at Xewport.
Francis Howard returned last night
from a week's outing at Xewport.
Allen Baker and Chester Baker re
turned last night after spending an
outing of several weeks at Xewport.
Dave Hawkins returned la-t night
after spending a week at Xewport. He
t-pper off at Corvallis for the day
i-d will return to Albany tomorrow.
Chart eh !' Jhlin, o (tin- re; oi i. r-
' ial staff of the Herald, returned la-t
night from an outing of several weeks
'. at Xewport.
! According to a postal card receiv
ed yesterday by the Democrat. Rev.
D. H. Leech will return from his va
cation on the 22nd of the present
month.
F. C. Preston of the Dalles is vis
iting at the home of his father who
, rc-ides two miles northwest of this
city.
A large crowd attended the United
t services at the First Presbyterian
'church last evening. The sermon by
; Dr. W. P. White and the musical pro
j I. eo Kropp. the affable foreman of
! the Herald, spent the week end visit
ing friends at Xewport. He com
plained of gaining 11 pounds while
eating one sea food meal at the Ab
bey home.
Mi-s Ella Howard was a passen
ger on the Sunday Xewport excur
sion. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harris and Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Powell spent Sunday
at Sulphur Springs.
Milton McGuire was an excursion
ist at Xewport yesterday.
MILLER IS NOW
IN NEW OFFICE
New Collector of Internal Re
venue Takes Oath of Office
at .Portland.
DAVID M.DUNNE, RETIRING
IS GIVEN A PRESENT
Officials at Ceremony Escort
ing Democrat into Job Held
by Republican.
Portland, Or., Aug. 8. Milton A.
Miller was ushered into office yester
day as collector of internal revenue
for Oregon, being a Democratic ap
pointee of the new administration, and
he supplants David M. Dunne, Repub
lican, and incumbent of the office for
more than 15 years. Judge Bean, of
the federal court, administered the
oath and as a special agent of the
treasury department, had checked the
j office over Friday, all was found in
shape for the formal transfer of the
j responsibilities to the new collector.
Mr. Miller has been prominent in
, Democratic politics for years and was
ja member of the Oregon legislature
j 14 years. 12 of them being in the sen
1 ate. He first voted the Democratic
, ticket in 1SS4 for Grover Cleveland
and up to yesterday had held no fed
eral position. Deputies under Colonel
, Dunne presented him with a hand
some cardcase.
The ceremony of escorting Mr. Mil
ler into his new position was attended
by John Montag. Uniied States Mar
shal: United Stales Distriel Attorney
Reams, Purveyor General Worth. F.
Myers, po-tniaster; Deputy United
States Marshal Armitage, also John
, M."inin;r .".nd Alex Sweek.
; Treasury Department officials say
that the office tinder Colonel Dunne
has been found in excellent standing
and for ten years has been rated as
Xo. 1, and it is said to be the-longest
time any revenue office lias held to
the record. When the rating falls to
: Xo. 2, it is said to mean usually that
: the executive head thereof falls. The
I salarv of the position is $4500 a year
; and Mr. Miller was called on to file
' bond in the sum of $110,000. He
immediately swore in subordinates
serving under his predecessor, as they
j retain their positions by virtue of the
civil service regulations.
TEAM ACCIDENTALY
BACKS OVER GRADE
Mrs. Andrew York Is Injured
When Horses Become Bad
ly Freightened.
! Toledo. Or., Aug. 16. Mrs. Anrew
1 York and friends were driving to the
beach on August 14 audmet an auto
driven by John Peterson, a Toledo
hardware dialer. I'hi team became
, frightened and hacked over the grade
with the occupant-., the buggy being
badly damaged and the occupant
brui-cd.
Mr. I'eterson took the party to their
i home.
The residence of C P. Davie was
i The residence of C. P. Davies was
destroyed by fire yesterday. How the
; fire started is not known." All furni
ture was saved.
Mayor Gilbert and two sons were
excursionists to Xewport yesterday.
AGED WOMAN COMMITTED
TO THE INSANE HOSPITAL
Examined by Dr. W. II. Davis be
fore Ju-tice of the Peace L. L. Swan
in the absence of County Judge Urucc
Mc Knight. IJertha Fennel, age 75, of,
MrownviIle. was committed to the
state insane hospital this afternoon, i
The aged woman will be taken to
that institution this afternoon upon
the arrival of an attendant.
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COTTAGE GROVE
COMMENDS GROWTH HERE
That Albany is enjoying a rapid and
substantial growth, was the statement
made this afternoon by Worth Har
vey, of the Fir! National Hank of
Cottage Grove, when seen in the lob
by of the St. Francis, while stopping
off here enroutc home after an out
ing at Newport.
"Eevcry time I come here," aid
Mr. Marvel, "I notice a marked
change. "This city is surely enjoy
ing a substanrul and rapid growth.
The new First National Hank building
i certainly a magnificent structure
and it would do credit to a town
much larger than Albany."
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Deputy Sheriff Arrived from
South Saturday Night and
Returns with Prisoner.
1DEN PREACHED THE
GOSPEL AT VISALIA
Requisition Papers Secured
from Governor West; 3 War
rants in Sheriff's Hands.
Arriving here at 5 p. m. Saturday
night from Salem where they secured
the signature of Governor West to
the requisition papers issued by Gov
ernor Johnson of California for the
arrest of W. A. lden, alias W. L.
Dickey, Deputy District Attorney J.
M. Murk and Deputy Sheriff C. Smith
ot Tulare county spent the greater
portion of i he day Sunday in secur
ing evidence against the man arrest
ed here by Acting Chief of Police
King.
Deputy Sheriff Smith and lden left
on the Shasia Limited last night and
as soon as the defendant, arrives at
Tulare he will be held to answer in
the courts on the charge of selling
and causing to be sold mortgaged per
sonal property
The deputy sheriff had three sepa
rate warrants for the arrest of the
I defendant, two of them for selling
; mortgaged property and one for ob
i tabling money under false pretenses.
f According to the statement made
j by the district attorney, lden about
six years ago preached the gospel at
; Visalia, a little town about ten miles
from Tulare. He says that the ag
gregate amount of money involved
in the charges preferred against lden
will amount to about $9,000. Me was
extradited however, on but one
charge, that of selling mortgaged per
sonal property of the value of ;bout
$2100. The d'istrict attorney believes
that the state has a strong case.
Funeral Held this Morning.
The remains of John V. Garland.
I who died late Saturday afternoon at
St. Mary's hospital following a critt
J cal operation for appendicitis, were
laid to rest tins morning in tbe city
cemetery.
PRESIDENT STRAHORN WAS
HAZED By HIS GUESTS
He Was Greeted at Corvallis
by I. W. W. Banners and
Soapbox Speakers.
Corvallis, ( r., Aug. 16. (On board
the Strahorn Newspaper special).
! President Strahorn joined the new
; paper men's exclusion party here at
j noon today, lie was greeted by the
! newspaper men carrying 1. V. W.
j banners, and welcomed by John T.
j Dougall from a soap-box. Strahorn
promised to shine shoes, eat at a se
1 ond table, and sleep in an upper btth
mirier threat of being left behind. A
large crowd witne-sed the j'nks
' The party was out at about o
, o'clock this morning for a 30-mile
' auto ride around Dalles, Dixey, Mon
mouth and Independence, viewing the
" hop yards, dairy farms, prune, cherry
and walnue orchards and other in
dustries. This afternoon a visit is
.being paid to the Oregon Agricultural
, College, and the train will tour the
branch lines to Kugene.
HAS 30 HEAD OF BEEF CAT
TLE COMING FROM LINN
W. U. King has .VI head of first,
class beef cattle coming through
from I. inn county today on foo'. Tiny
will average 1200 pounds to ihe st'er
and are as wood as oik- generally
picks up in this country. KegisLer.
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ALBANY ATHELETICS TOOK
BRAOFORDS TRIMMING
In a game characterized with a lit
tle bit of everything, the Albany Ath
letics yesterday afternoon on the lo
cal grounds defeated the Bradford
club tram o( Portland by a score of
9 to 15.
Seven of Albany's runs were made
in one inning. Features of the game
, wa the pitching of Patterson and the
hitting of Colbert, both for Albany.
The liradfords pulled off several star
play. Thr crowd wa unusually
small and it is probably the last game
of the M-avn.
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
WORKS FOR LONGER SEASON
Will Aid Duck Hunters of Valley
in Securing Change in
Federal Law.
That Senator Chamberlain will as
sist the local sportsmen in obtaining
a change in the new federal regula
tion governing the open season on
ducks is indicated from the following
letter received by W. M. Parker to
day; Sir. Walter M. Parker. 136 Lvon St..
Albany, Or. My Dear Walter: I
am in receipt of your favor of the 6th
instant, enclosing copy of resolutions
prepared by the hunters of Oregon
in reference to the correction of cer
tain closed seasons. It will afford
me pleasure to bring this to the at
tention of the proper authorities, and
to do what I can to relieve the situa
tion, I will also bring this to the
attention of colleague, who, 1 am
sure, will be glad to net with me.
Please remember me very kindly to
my old friends in Albany and to your
family in particular.
With kindest personal regards, I
am, as ever,
Very sincerely yours,
GEORGE E. CUAMMEREA1X.
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CITY CISTERNS ARE BEING
CEMENTED AND REPAIRED
Charles McKey, Employed by
City to Fix Up Four Under
ground Water Tanks.
Commencing work this morn in g,
! Cherles McKey and son Miles, etfi
1 cient cement workers, will cement
i tour of the city cisterns and repair
' them generally. Several cisterns have
been leaking considerably and it is
mainly to remedy these leaks that
the work was commenced this morn
ing, which will probably lake about
ten days to complete. The fire en
gine and the cily team is on the job
keeping the cisterns pumped out for
the workers. The water in the cis
terns is used by the fire department
in case of fire.
Those to be repaired are at the
interesectious of the following streets:
Third and Main, Second ami (taker.
Second ami Uroadalbiu and Fourth
and M ontgoinery streets:
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CITY NEWS.
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Osteopath Passes Medical Examina
tion. According to the records of the
state board of medical examiners as
given out to the press yesterday, Dr.
Kernard Kavanaugh, formerly en
gaged in the practice of osteopathy in
this city but now of California,, re
cently passed a successful examina
tion in medicine before the state
board. He took the regular medical
examination and will doubtless prac
tice as both a regular physician and
as an osteopath.
New Store Will Open. R. J. Whit
ney, a recent arrival from Rockland,
Maine, stated to a Democrat represen
tative ye st er flay that he expects to
open his new confectionery store next
to the Rolfe t beater within the next
few flays. New fixtures are being in
stalled ami when the work is complet
ed it will be one of the neatest and
most attractive places of its kind in
the valley. An opening announce
ment will appear at a later date.
No Meat for these Hunters. John
Uobson. F.d. I lawker, Frank Tracey
and Dick Churchill returned Saturday
night from Cow Creek where they
s?-ut several flays deer hunting. They
i failed to bring home any meat ami
; bv the blame at the door of John
; I(obon. According to his com pan
ions, John talked so loud about the
virtues of the Progressive party that
he scared away the game.
Schultz Takes Vacation. Leaving
vfstrrd.ty for Foley Spring1;. Fred
. Schultz. a well known local sport s-
man. will Mcrid several days at that
; report, and incidentally choose a sum
mer duck preserve. Since the duck
eaon closed lat spring Fred has
been in poor health. The new gov
ernment regulation shortening the
'booting season appeared to nrcy on
his mind and bin close friends claim
that thev have been anxious about
! his condition. At least this is what
j W. M. Parker "doped out" to the
j I )frnocrat representative.
I ... Returned from Cascadia. Return-
ing Saturday evening, Mr. and Mrs.
j Dennis Merrill. Mrs. O. P. DannaN,
and son Klmrr Dannals, are home af
i tcr enjoying a camping anting at Cas
jcrwlia for the past three week;. O
P. DannaN who was a member of
j the party for a portion of the time
j spent there, returned home a week
ago.
I Shot a Deer Four Times. Accord
ing to a Mory bring told around town
; t of lay, Tohn Rob win. who has fust
, returned from a long deer hunting
trip through Southern Oregon, fired
at a big buck four times in rapid sur-
I cession and not a single shot took ef
fect. j O. A. C. Trainer Here. Sam Do-
lan. the efficient football trainer and
t r"Mtir instructor of O. A. C. is in
I the city and is a guest at the home
j -,f H wifr's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
v S Train.
AGED PAPER MILL
EMPLOYEE KILLED
G. W. Spurling, Aged 74, Was
Caught in Belting and Whirl
ed in Pulty.
HIS BODY WAS TORN
COMPLETELY TO PIECES
Had Been Employed in Mill 25
Years; Gloom Cast Over
City of Lebanon.
Lebanon, Or., Aug. 8. (Special to
Democrat.) tilootn is hanging over
Lebanon as a result of the tragic death
this morning five minutes before 8.
of li. V. Spurling, age 74, an em
ployee of the Lebanon paper mills,
when he was caught in some belting
and whirled around a huge pulley.
The body of the unfortunate man
was lorn completely to pieces and
workmen in the mill al the time say
that the flesh was thrown over
the big room in all directions. No
blame has been fixed for the tragedy
as it was to no fault of the mill.
The remains have been gathered
up by an undertaker and assistants
and are resting at the Lebanon un
dertaking parlors.
Details concerning how Spurling
met his death are not known as there
were no eye witnesses to the terrible
accident. It appears that he was
traversing a gangway leading from
I he engine house to another dapart
ment of the big mill. Across this
gangway run 12 inch ami three quarter
rope beltings, forming the main drive
from the engine room. All of these
belts ate carefully guarded with fen
ders and casings, with the exception
of one place that i-; scarcely large
enough for a man's body to get
through. It is a mystery how Spur
ling's body could have gotten through
this but it is apparent that it was
through t.his opening that he met his
death. It is maintained that Spurling,
who is known to be a sufferer from
fainting spells, may have stumbled
and fallen into the opening .
In plunging downward the hotly evi
dently fell through the rail anil land
ed on the swiftly moving belts. The
body was carried around a huge pul
ly ami torn to shreds. In honor and
respect to the deceased the mill im
mediately closed down.
Spurling had been an employee of
the mill for 25 years, working there
when it first Marled under the m.:n
agcnicnt of O'Neil H t ot hers. lie is
an old time resident of this city anil
is held in high respect and esteem
by everyone who knew him. His
untimely death has ca'.t gloom over
the entire cily.
PURSUED FOR ADVERTISING
CHOICE VENSION FOR SALE
Ed. Hawker Eluded the Police;
Was Victim of Practical
Joke.
When Fd. Hawker who has just re
turned with a party of friends from a
long tleer hunt in Southern ( Iregon,
lefl his rig standing on Second street
oppo.ite the Murphy Seed Stoic this
i morning, lie became Hie victim of a
practical joke, when one his friends
placed a ign on his buggy with the
inscription, "Venison for Sale." The
; prank caused the police no little wor
i ry, for they soon appeared on the
scene, conducting a thorough search
i of the buggy ami etr.e where for the
I supposed choice meat and the owner
of the rig.
The whole thing is the outcome of
a (pie st ion asked-. M r. Hawker upon
his return, which was the inevitable
and embarrassing fpietion: "Kill any
fleer?" Hawker was taken unawares.
(answering uncertainly ami tinconvinc
I ingly.
Asked where they were, he replied
I that they left them up in the moiin
j tains. Yes, he said be brought back
some horns but they were little ones
land weren't worth showing. Then he
left his rig and the sign was later
attached.
Returning to tbe rig. Hawker learn
ed that the police were hot on his
Hail, so he decided to have a little
fun out of the joke himself. AM morn
ing he was going around eluding the
police, who finally fell for the joke
and gave up the chase.
J. A. Ximitio amPfainily were pas
sengers on yesterday's ex curs if in to
N'e wport.
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