VOL. XLIX
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1913
No. 19.
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AGAINST LIQUOR
W. C. T. U. Workers in Con
vention at Corvallis Urge
Campaign in 1914.
IN RESOLUTIONS MANY
THINGS TERMED DEPLORABLE
Oppose College Professors
Using Tobacco and Support
Opposed Liquor Traffic.
Affirmation of total abstinence as
the safe law of life, pledging of vote
ami influence to Darties who stand
confessed free from complicity of the
liquor traffic, pledging loyalty to
the president for national prohibition,
endorsement of abolition of capital
punishment, opposing the recall of the
sterilization law, deploring the whue
slave traffic, opposing public attend
ance at trials and exhibition of them
by moving pictures, opposing action
of the board of education of Portland
in forbidding reading of the Bible
in public schools, disapproving
schools and colleges retaining on the
faculty persons who use tobacco, op
posing the extreme fashions of today
and the organization of a state wide
campaign for prohibition in 1914, are
contained in resolutions adopted at
the annual convention of the State
W. C. T. U. at Corvallis, which ad
journed there Friday.
The paper containing the resolu
tion as officially adopted is as fol
lows: Renewing our acknowledgement of
our faith in Almighty God as our
leader, we, the Oregon W. C. T. U.
at this the thirtieth anniversary of
our organization, pledge ourselves
anew to Him in consecrated service
until the homes of our land are pro
tected from the ravages of rum and
its attendant evils.
1. We reaffirm total abstinence as
the only safe law of life for the in
dividual, and prohibition the only ade
quate method of dealing with the traf
fic of in'"".icants.
2 We rejoice that the twenty
years of the W C. T. U. endeavor
have been reward' !y the triumphan:
passage of the Wei-b bill protects pro
hibition territory from the outside
invasion of contraband goods. We
are espectilly thankful for the pas
sage by our Oregon legislature of
seventeen laws for the protection of
the weak and the punishment of the
guilty.
3. Wlhercas, the privilege of full
franchise has been extended to us
since last we assembled in state con
vention: Resolved: that we express
our gratitude to Almighty God and
to the men of Oregon and declare our
high purposes to creditably discharge
our full duties as voting citizens nf
the state, and help extend this privi
lege to all our sisters of the nation.
4. We pledge both the vote and
the influence of our newly acquired
citizenship, in state and municipal
campaigns, to parties and persons who
stand confessed before the world as
entirely free from the complicity with
the liquor traffic.
5. We pledge ourselves to follow
the leadership of our national presi
dent for the national prohibition of
the liquor traffic and endorse the Hob
son amendment to the federal consti
tution. 6. The endorsement of total ab
stinence from wine and other intoxi
cants given by the emperor of Ger
many, our own pre. ident and Mrs.
Wilson. Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall. Secretary of State and Mrs.
Bryan, marks a notable advance in
public sentiment. We will vote and
pray until total abstainers only arc
givii positions of the public trust.
7.1 That we hereby express our
confidence in our governor, Oswald
Wcet, our appreciation for his he
roic efforts for law enforcement and
stand with him for the abolition of
capital punishment.
8. We believe the human steriliza
tion law passed by the last legislature
a momentous step toward a higher
civilization and will strenuously op
pose its recall.
9. We recognize the need of spe
cial vigilance for the protection of our
foreign sisters so soon to land upon
our shores against the human mons
ter now organizing tr entrap and
enlave them. The notable convic
tions under the Mann white slave act
shows hopeful advance against the
traffic in women, but we deplore the
public attendance upon such trials
and denounce the public exhibition
of them by moving pictures.
1U. Resolved that the recent tie
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p oramc action 01 tne ooarn ot cmi -
cation of Portland, forbidding ne
reading of the Bible in the public
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but that we shall fortify the morals j over 21. of Lebanon and Mavia
and perpetuate the liberties of our j Ma-V Dul,n. aRe . Albany,
state and country by giving the word ' Died at Hospital Mrs. Elizabeth
of God the proper place in Mir R. Layton died last night at St.
schools. 1 Mary's ho;pitaI at the age of 64 years.
II. We respectfully say lo all She wns a resident of Suver. The dr-ftchonl-i
and colleges bidding for the ceased was horn in Iowa July 18. 149.
Tltendnnrc nf nnr young peonle that "n:e funeral will he held at Provi
fContinued on Paw 2.) dence tomorrow.
ME0F0R0 FREIGHT RATE BILL
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Judge Wolverton Hands Down
Decision Today in Case of
State-wide Importance.
(By United Press Association)
Portland, Or., Sep. 29. In a
decision handed down in the fed-
eral court today by Judge Wol-
& verton, the Mcdtord initiative
freinht rate bill passed by the
people on November 5, 1913, is
declared unconstitutional. The
bill fixed arbitrary classifications
of railroad freight rates in rela-
tioin to carload and less than
carload rates. Tlie bill was
drawn by a special committee in
the interest of the business men
ol Mcdtord.
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Major Lacey of Iowa Drops Dead.
(By United Press Association)
Oskalousa, Iowa, Sep. 29. Major
John H. Lacey, once a prominent
member of the national house of rep
resentatives and for many years a
Republican leader in Iowa politics,
dropped dead today of heart disease.
SWEET HOE TO VOTE ON
LOCAL OPTION QUESTION
Petition Calling for Election in
November Has Been Filed
with County Clerk.
Sweet Heme will vote on the local
option liquor question in the coining
general election in November.
Th's if by virtue of a petit. on fiied
with County Clerk Marks late Sat
urday afternoon, following an opinio:
given .Mr. Marks by Attorney Genenil
C'.'dwiord, that the petition co ild bi.
legally filed.
The petition calls for an election
on November 4 to determine whether
the sale of intoxicants shall be pro
hibited in that town.
The petition has 28 signers. Such
a petition would require 10 per cent
of the legal voters of a community be
fore it could be filed. According to
the last vote cast at Sweet Mome,
fourteen names would be sufficien:
to make the petition legal as that
would be 10 per cent of the legal vot
ers of that place.
It is understood that a petition is
being circulated at Harrisburg for
a similar election. At the last gen
eral election Harrisburg voted upon
this question, while the town was
dry, and the wets won. Now it is
understood that the dry element will
make an effort to defeat the wets
the coming election.
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CITY NEWS
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Sawmill Being Erected. Accord-
ing to a statement made this morning "1ou,,n'' m'" 1
by Manager .Morton, of the Oregon ,0
Power Co., a sawmill is being erect-1
cd lour miles south of Philomath. ! Miss Eva Hughes returned last
Bootblack Parlors Moved. In ' '."Kht from a week end visit with
handsome new quarters in the Bligh '"ends at liugene.
theater building, with the latest equip- ; D. J. Crickelair, of the Ulake Mc
ment, Nick Topolis, the popular booi- Fall Co.. of Portland, with hcadquar
black, who has run parlors at Vie- ters here, left this morning to cover
reek's barber shop, is now located for his regular territory for the next
business. The new place is equipped week.
with handsome upholstered chairs.! Albert I.. Kltllandcr, of Corvallis,
Ladies and gentlemen will share alike. : formerly of this city, was in the city
Nick will continue his hat cleaning and Sunday visiting with friends,
blocking business in the new place. w. F. Wall, of Jefferson, was a
Barber Shop to Move Soon. The Sunday visitor here.
Bruce barber shop, now located in the: Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Aleyandcr left
St. Francis hotel will soon move into Sunday noon for Corvallis where
new quarters in the Bligh theater i they will reside while Mr. Alexander
building. The new shop is to be is conductor on the Albany-Corvallis
equipped elaborately and workmen are train. They but recently built a fine
today putting on the finishing touches bungalow in Sunrise to which they
to the interior of the store room. will return in the spring.
Has Been on Sick List Munairer ; Mr- and Mrs. Wade Davis, of Rose-
Stewart, of the Commercial club has
been on the sick list since Saturday
afternoon. He has been confined to
his home until this morning. He wa. -
accused ot having too much of the'
Scio fair and confessed.
Former Manager Here. D. C.
Green, former manager of th? Ore
gon Power Co. here but engaged in
a similar capacity at Marshfield. was
in the city yesterday visiting friends.
Brought Cup Here to Be Engraced.
Manager Stewart, of the Commer
cial club, brought to Albany with him
rnuav irom ine acio i.ur me sono
silver cup awaraea oy tne uregon
t-.icctnc rai.way company lor the best
larm cxhimt. F. M. French, the iew-
cier, is to engrave tne cup ana it is
to be on exhibition in the storj win -
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! a marriage license to Fred Rat-
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! 27, of Gates, and Guy cotter.
HAD ONE DIRGE
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Married in 1896, Then Divorced
Then Remarried within 10
Months Record of Mrs. Cary.
WAS PLAINTIFF IN BOTH
CASES IN SAME COURT
John A, Cary Is Accused of 0e
sertion; Is Defendant in Both
Cases for Divorce.
Married in 1896, and after several
years of happy life, to be divorced,
then to remarry her former husband,
to apply for a divorce again in the
same court, within 10 months, is the
record of Lulu B. Carey, of near
Stayton, who was the plaintiff in
both cases, and who has filed suit
in Circuit Judge Galloway's court here
for divorce from John A. Carey, on
the grounds of desertion.
The couple were first married at
Stayton, May 27, 1896, and made their
home on a tarm near that place until
two years ago. At that time the
plaintiff alleges that the defendant
began an intimate association with
Mrs. M. V. Vernor. which continued
for nearly a year. In the fall of 1912
Mrs. Carey was granted a divorce by
Judge Galloway in the Linn county
circuit court and given the custody of
her 11 vear old daughter.
It is alleged in the complaint that
after the divorce the defendant went
to Chehalis. Wash., with Mrs. Vernon
where he remained until June, 1913,
It is claimed that at that time the
defendant returned to the plaintiff and
represented that it was his desire to
be a dutiful husband and cajoled her
to forget and forgive. I hey were re
married in Albany June last.
After returning to their former
home, it is alleged in the complaint,
that the defendant seemed ashamed
to be seen by any of the old neighbors
and friends and treated the plaintiff
coldly and indifferently. On July 2,
it is claimed the defendant represen
ted to his wife that he wished to go
to Salem to purchase a wagon, that
he left on that date and did not re
turn until the eleventh of the month.
Mrs. Cary claims that when she ask
ed her husband why he had been away
so long, he replied that he had been
to Chehalis, to visit Mrs. Vernon, and
said he was a fool for ever marrying
ier that he loved Mr. Vernon
It is
claimed that on July IS, lie left his
' home for Chehalis. where he is now
believed to be. No property rights
irein??,redII in , Sf V"1- Attorne,y
S . H. Hetzcll, of Stayton, represents
the Plaintiff.
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burg, spent Sunday in Albany, the
guests of Mr. Davis mother, Mrs. E
L. Davis. .Mr. Davis is a pronnnnt
1 railroad man running out of Koscburg.
Mrs. Lester Waugh and daughter
Miss Elma, of Toledo, are guests at
the St. hrancis. ,
Henry Cramer, of Lebanon, trans
acted business here Saturday.
M. Balmer, of Toledo, attended
business matters here Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Austin Visiting Here. Mrs
tne cj,y Saturday evening to visit
with her sist(., Mr,. Anthony Ails
,in. Mrs. Austin formerly resided
hcre This js h fjrst vj5;t in ,wo
; years
1 Newport Hotel Man Here. J. W
Kelly, proprietor of the Hotel Kelly
at ye Beach, .Newport, was in the
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; business matters. He returned home
Sum'5nomi "
Return from Portland. Returning
Saturday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs.
P. A. Young are home after visiting
friends in the Rose City. They made
the trip in their motor car.
Assumed Business Name Fil-d.
Today I. H. Copcland, as proprietor
of the Copeland Lumber Co. lorated
eight miles east of Albany, filed the
assumed business name with County
Clerk Marks.
FIVE HUNDRED
Federals Win in Battle with
Rebels in Three Days Battle
Near Eagle Pass.
AMERICAN REFUGEES ARE
FLEEING TO BORDERLINE
Insurgents in Full 't;:
Destroying Property As They
Flee to Safety.
(By United Press Association)
Eagle Pass, Texas, Sep. 29. Both
American and Mexican refugees be
gan pouring in here today. They are
fleeing before the rebel force which
was defeated by the federal troops
in a desperate three day battle seventy
five miles so;ith of here. The last
reports received indicate that the reb
els are in full flight towards the bor
der. On the way, the refugees de
clared they are looting all property
for which the federal troops might
find any possible use. The territory
in which the loss of property is re
ported is one in which the big Ameri
can interests own a large number of
acres of land. Anxiety is felt hen
for the lives of American citizens be
tween the border and the line of the
retreating rebels. In Raul, it is re
ported that more than five hundred
Mexicans were killed in the battle
which ended so disastrously for the
rebel troops.
KENNEDY MAY HAVE TO
SERVE 360 DAYS IN JAIL
That Dan Kennedy, who went to
jail yesterday following a dismissal of
an appeal by the supreme court, taken
after his conviction in the circuit
court of violation of the local option
liquor law, will have to serve .iOU days
in the county jail, is a statement cred
ited to Kennedy. For conviction in
the lower court upon two cases, Ken
nedy was sentenced 60 days in jail and
to pay a fine of $600. He is quoted
as saying that he hasn't the money
to cover the fine and that he could
not raise that sum. In the event he
doesn't pay the fine, it will be equiva
lent to 300 days in jail.
Move to Portland. Mrs. Nellie Pa-
kcr, daughter and son, left this morn
ing for Portland where they will make
their future home. They have resid
ed in Albany a good many years. Dur
ing recent years they have made their!
home on West Third street. j
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PERSONAL MENTION.
F. M. Adams and wife, of Salem,
were visitors in the city Saturday af
ternoon. Charles Place, ot Lebanon, was a
business visitor in the city Saturday.
Fred West brook returned this noon
from a deer hunting trip in the Al
sea country. He reports getting one.
A. Krickson, of Corvallis, was a
Sunday visitor in Albany.
E. M. Morgan, of Creswell, arrived
in the city today to attend business
matters.
F. Mack, of Corvallis was a week
end visitor in Albany.
Joe Reese, of Salem, was a business
visitor here today.
F. Van Dusen. of Newport, attend
ed business matters here Saturday.
R. W. Southwich of Sale in was an
over Sunday visitor in Albany.
Mrs. G. Mctcalf, of Airlic, is a
gucsL at the Vandran.
H. B. Towner, of Corvallis, is a
business visitor in the city today.
J. A. McMillan, of S. P. Co., is at
the Vandran hotel.
M. F. Clansius, wife and daughter,
of Silctz, were Sunday visitors in the
city. They are at the Vandran hotel.
J. R. Rratzinan, of Cottage Grove,
was a Sundav visitor here.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Ward, of Tim
ber, are guests at the Vandran.
Goes to Salem to Plan Exhibit.
W. C. Cowgill, of the Albany Creun
ery association left today noon to
attend the state fair at Salem, where
his company will make an exhibit
of the celebrated "Ftluc Label" but
ter, and Mr. Cowgill expects to meet
many dairy farmers from all part
of the state.
W. C. T. U. Meeting tomorrow.
The members of the W. C. T. U. will
'Id a "Raiiv Day" meeting at the
W. C T. U. hall tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. A report from the
state convention will be read and ev
eryone is invited to attend.
si -st V .) $ (5 $ $
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
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STEAMBOAT GOES ON
ROCKS IN HUDSON RIVER
Passengers in Panic and Rush
to Decks; Taken on Board
the Iroquois.
Bv United Press Association
Poughkeepsie, X. V., Sep. 29.
Three houndred terrified and
night laden passengers were tak- f)
en early this morning by the
steamboat Iroquois from the sis-
ter boat Mohawk after the lat-
ter had run on a rock in the
channel of the Hudson river
just opposite from here.
When the boat struck on the
rock most of the passengers were
in bed. Many were hurled trom
their births and several wor
more or less injured from the
shock. I'rom their cabin the
frightened crowd rushed on deck
and it was only after much hard
work that the officers and mem
hers of the crew succeeded tn
restoring order. The Iroquois
then steamed along side and the
passengers were taken aboard.
The Mohawk dragged on the
rock for hours after striking.
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REWARDED AFTER YEARS
FOR SERVICE IN WAR
Jean Kutsch, Is Member of
Legion of Honor for Serving
in Franco-Prussian War.
For services as a lieutenant, al
thouh a sergeant, in the Franco
Prussian war, 1870-71, Jean Kutsch,
a resident of Linn county and now an
American citizen, has been rewarded
by the French government with mem
bership in the Legion of Honor, and
has a medal of membership which
Mr. Kutsch says he would not take
$1000 for. He received the medal
last March.
Mr. Kutsch served during the en
tire war. When the war broke out
he was a sergeant but later served as
a lieutenant, Me vividly recalls those
stirrmir davs in rrench history. IJtir-
ing the war he received a bullet wound
m his right arm.
On Marsh 13, 1883, he landed in
America and has made his home in
this country for the past 31 years.
Most of this time he spent in Nebras
ka, moving to Oregon three years
ago. Since he has resided on a tarm
near Tangent.
Clarence Ross returned this noon
from Tallman.
CITY NEWS.
(Si
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Hunting Customers by Candle
Light. Is very exciting, says a dry
goods clerk. One of the big dry
goods stores was crowded with shop
pers Saturday night when the city
lights went out. The clerks from all
departments rushed to get a candle
and after getting it lighted went in
search of their customers. In some
inquires customers were furnished
with candles so they might find their
way home, hven the fellows that go
m ihp stores after their sweethearts
experienced no little trouble in pick
ing out the right girl.
Cowgill Tells of Valley. In a col
umn and a half story in Sunday's Sa
lem Statesman, W. C. Cowgill, a for
mer Corvallis man but now field agent
of the Albany Creamery ar,socialioin,
tells of the Willamette valley "in full
bloom," says the dairymen are mak
ing money, and that the Willamette
valley is the garden spot of the world.
Mr. Cowgill was in Albany this morn
ing and visited the Democrat office.
He left on the noon train for Salem.
Lights Went Out On Dentists.
Meeting here Saturday evening in the
parlors of the Commercial club, about
six members of the Willamette Val
ley Dental association, of the district
ompnsing l.rhanon, corvaius,
rism rn aim ui any. were ,., u e ,,., -
of the quarterly session when the
liKhts went out llie meetinn was
postponed to a later date.
BiK Display of Postal Cards.-C. G
office suppy merchant, has on dispay
in his place ot business a wonuertui
nrrav of new nost cards, just received
They are novelty and scenic cards
and is perhaps one of the tnot com
plete displays ever assembled in the
city.
Good Attraction at RoHe. Lee
Kennedy, the composer of the famous
"Prairie Green" march will appear to
night at the Rolfe in musical novel
ties featuring saxaphone and violin
specialties. Mr. Kennedy is an artist
and draws packed houses wherever
he goes.
Secure Hunting License, With a
slouch hat, woolen shirt ami old
clothes on, F. M. Powell, assistant
pfctmastrr, sauntered into thc county
clerk' office this morning and secured
a license to hunt pheasants upon the
contention that he had spoken to the
leader of the bird tribe to be allowed
to bag thc limit.
Theatres and Business Houses
Were Filled with Crowds
at Rush Hour.
BREAKDOWN AT PLANT IN
SPRINGFIELD 15 CAUSE
Candles and Lamps Resurrect
ed Throughout City When
Lights Failed.
With theaters .md business houses
filled with Saturda) night crowds, Al
bany was in comp!etc darkness for
two hours Saturda) night.
For two different periods the lights
failed just at the rush hour, and pio
neer lighting conditions prevailed
throughout the city. Lamps, which
had not been used in many years were
put in use and stocks of caudles in
the stores were depleted.
Owing to a breakdown at the Ore
gon Power Company's plant at
Springfield, all of this section of the
valley was plunged into darkness at
8:30 o'clock. Business was greatly
deterred and many of the business
houses closed. The lights came on at
9:40 and twenty minutes later went
out again and the town remained in
darkness until 11 o'clock.
This was due to an attempt at the
Springfield plant to restore the lights
after the first period of darkness, but
after they remained on for a few min
utes, the circuit was unable to stand
the current and the city was again
plunged into darkness.' 7 When the
lights came on at 11 o'clock, the juice
was furnished by the auxiliary plant
of the Oregon Power Co, here.
Had it not been for repair work be
ing done to the head gate of the Ore
gon Power Co's. water canal at Leb
anon, the lights could have been in
stantly restored by the auxiliary plant
here, when they first failed. Owing
to the repair work, the canal was
closed and in order to gain power tn
run the plant, it was necessary for
the big engines to be steamed. This
was accomplished after nearly an hour
and a half and at 11 o'clock the lights
were furnished by steam power
through the local auxiliary plant. This
formed an unusual coincidence to (he
event, Manager Morton stated this
morning that had the lights failed at
most any other time they could have
been restored immediately through
the local plant.
With lamps, lanterns and candles
burning everywhere, and the busi
ness district lighted bv automobile
lights, vast crowds awaited anxiously
for the restoration of the lights.
When they came on for the soend
time there was a great demonstration
in some quarters, while merchants
and moving picture theater managers
heaved sighs of relief. No sooner
had conditions settled, when com
plete darkness was cast again. This
was a final stroke. The lights failing
in the midst of picture films and pur-
I c,nscS(
people began to leave the
business district for their homes.
During the first siege of darkness,
in the motion picture houses, which
were filled to the doors, efforts were
made to hold (he crowds by quickly
organized quartets and added num
bers to vaudeville attractions. Those
attractions sufficed until the second
siege of darkness. Consternation
reitned in barber shops, the darkness
falling on men half shaved or with
hair partly trimmed.
WILLIAM WILSAP WILL
ADMITTED TO PROBATE
Asking that the last will of the
wii: Mis:,(I lt. a.lmitte.I lo
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R.liioill , thc iri)rlc cmlr, n5
, , .-,,-cordinKly by Conn-
ty Judge MeKuigJit.
William MilUap died on August 29
last at thc age of 84 years at Leba
non. The deceased left an estate of
the value of $5500, and Is survived by
7 hejrs. A. II. Mill sap declined to
act as executor of the estate and It.
A. Millsap was named.
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ALBRECHT RELEASED
ON $3000 BONDS
This afternoon Frank Al-
brecht, who is charged with 9
criminal assault upon thc person
of Adelaide Ruiter. and arrested
on the charge Sunday a week
ago was released from the conn-
ty jail on $.VH bonds furnished
by relatives.
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