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    VOL. XLIX
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21. I'll J
No. 24
iew mm.
Found Guilty in First Article
Filing of False State
ments. PROSECUTION WON BY
TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY
Case of N. Y. Governor Decided
'late Today With 39
Against Defense.
Synopisis of Trial. IS
Court convened at 3:00 p. m. s
Sulzer declared guilty in first
article charging filing of false
statement regarding campaign
expenses.
Thirty-nine votes aeainst Sul-
zer one vote more than enough
to convict
SSSSI
(By United Press Association)
Albany, X. V., Oct. 16. The im-
peachmcnt court trying the case of ' cepted the superintendency of this
Governor Sulzer after one of the 1 vork Washington Agricultural Col
, , ; lege. She has been called to a like
hardest touglit battles in the history position in the college at Oklahoma
o fthc slate, returned a verdict late j Hammel Hotel Bus Arrives. The
today of guilty iu first article charg- 'new White gas Hotel Hammel bus
ing the filing of false statement re- ' !;ls arrived and will be placed on :he
garding campaign expenses. : cither today or tomorrow The
- . , . bus arrived from Portland dav betore
Court convened this morning at : yostcrday. It is an attractive "convev
10:30 and considered and dis-1 ance and is substantially constructed,
posed of all impeachment articles and City, but preferred a position nearer
only the final vole remained to be
taken at the afternoon session which
convened at 3:00 p. m. The session
was open to the public, alhtough for
mer sessions were private.
Sulzer's removal is now certain.
The prosecution had two-thirds of the
votes just one more than enough to
convict 39 actual Votes.
It is not believed that Sulzer will I
be found guilty on the fourth charge j
that disqualifying him from again i
uoitnng oince nor on any oi me out-
er articles, although this is not as
yet known. It was rumored this
.orning that a secret ballot had al
ready been cast deciding the fate of
the New York executive. The ar
guments were all gone over again
today for the purpose of getting them
in the nuhlie records.
Ot the immense crowds awaiting
this afternoon's session, only news- j
paper men were admitted and the !
halls outside the council chamber j
were thronged with poor and rich ;
alike, all awaiting to hear the will of !
the tribunal assembled inside. j
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A SMH.IAI M B I Aim
( Ul L.uirti uuru iniiLu
RAN RF IFUIFfl NI1W
That under the new law passed
by the last legislature, it would
be perfectly legal for the road
districts to levy a scecial road
tax, is the advice sent to the
countv court by District Attor-
ney Gale S. Hill.
Last year all of the special
road tax levies were knocked out
through a decision of the su-
premc court relative to the old
law and under the new law
which prevails this year the dis-
trict attorney has given his opin-
ion that the special road taxes
could be levied. The county
() court is planning to levy a gen- W
eral road district tax of two and
one half mills.
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Suffrage Success Used as Argument
Olympia, Wash., Oct. 16. The
succesq of women suffrage in Wash
ington will be used as campaign ar
guments by the women in Holland in
fighting for equal rights. At the re
quest of the women of that country,
Governor Lister wrote Prime Minis
ter Cortwanderlinden telling him of
the wonderful uccess of equal stiff-
rage in Washington and showing how
the women voterc nave assisted in
public affairs.
FORTY-SIX MORE FROM VOL
TURNO ARRIVE TODAY
CBy United Pre s Association)
Phifadelphra. 'ot. l' I dtiv-mx
ii-ore wer ; ..iMci! to t!i ii-: '; te
Vnhi:r:in --.'-viv. r :!r-. afrtrv' nt
when he Gt-rman '.r'i:r.'i Scy.'.litz
"'"v-ked pTimiirr.V'.m ruith -.vmcs
mmedrtU-Jy took cln rgc .-: the Y"l
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News on Th;s Page is
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
rassenyers ahu urew laKeii iu
Safety in Life Goats; Will
Save Vessel.
ty Uy United Tress Association)
j a) Eureka, Calif., Oct. 16. Tweii-
-i ty passengers and tiie crew of1
-si the steamer Marced, which was
ty stranded on the rocks on Point
i ty Corda, thirty miles south of here,
i were picked up today bv the
i steamer Atlas which was stand-
5tban
the wreck. It is believed
attempt will be made
1 to float the wrecked vessel in
j high tide. The Merced was run-
t ning close when she stranded.
and Captain Asplund believes the
shifting current sent the vessel
on the rocks. The steamer was
badly damaged bur. the captain
j believes it will be saved. The
i passengers and crev left the ves-
j sel shortly after she struck last
I night and were taken oft in
smail boats. They remained in
the boats until the arrival of the
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CITY NEWS.
SCi)
Miss Sutherland Accepts Pullman
Position. .Miss Mary Sutherland, the
. popular domestic science instructor,
i passed through the city this noon tor
, r'ullman, Wash., where she lias ac
home, one offering better advanta
ges. Under her work in Washington
college Miss Sutherland will lecture
on domestic science through the state
as well as look after the college work.
Many Go to Harrisburg. Many lo
cal people are today attending the
potato and baby show at Harrisburg.
The show opened yesterday and win
r!np tnniirhf fCrnrps nf Alh.-inv rn
pie left this morning and several this
noon.
Geological Surveyors Here. A par-
ty ot lour united States geological
surveyors stopped over night in tiie
city at the Vandran hotel and this
morning left for Btiena Vista in Polk
county where they have been working
throughout this section for some time.
Members of the party were FVed Ri
der, W. J. Murphy, T. E. Tompkins
and I E. Welborn.
Parishioneers Meet Tonight. The
communicants of St. Peters Episcopal
church will meet in the rectory at
the church this evening in a social
combined with a business session. All
o fthe parishioners of the church are
expected to attend. Officers for the
vestry for the ensuing year will be
elected and a general discussion for
the year s work will be held. A (lain
ty lunch is to 'be served at the close
of the meeting.
School Boys Petition in Eastern
Paper. Harry Wilkins has a copy of
the "N'ew Republic,'' a prohibition
ti:tnir nnhlislieH in Wlfrville Ohio
It is dated October 10, 1913 and con-
tains a small facsimile of the petition
as signed and published in the local
papers prior to November 5. 1912,
hv the school bovs of Albany asking
that the voters vote right on the local
option question. The petition is giv-
en first page position and is accom-
nanicd by a strong article for prohi-
bition.
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.Dancing Club Organized. Neat w-
violations ; announcing the organization
c Holiday Dancing Club, and
mvtmg the recipients to become
members during the 1913-14 season
have been issued. The first dance
of a series of five will be given on
Friday, October 31, at Bussard's Hall.
Wood's orchestra will furnish the mu-
s,c- ne patronesses ot the club are
Mesdames K. h. .Mason, L. IJ. Lu-
sick, P. A. Young, C. H. Stewart,
Harry Ii. Cus.ick and Miss Flora Ma-
son,
Dance Friday Night The young
ladies of the Alpha Omeea Sorority,
issued invitations yesterday for an
informal dancing party to be given
Friday night at Bussard's Hall.
Closed Big Deal. Closing a deal
vestcrdav in Portland, C. W. Tcbault,
snbj to A. M. Rus-ell of Wyoming.
ncre o: ntul at Kicnardsons wap
southeast of Scio. for J. C. CUrismnn,
at a consideration of $23.0" 0. Mr.
Rnell will make his home on the
tract.
Annual Report of Railroad Out.
The general balance slier-1 of t lie
Northern Pacific Railroad Com Many,
at tiie close of the fiscal year eridin.:
Jure .Vt. with relative income a-vomit.
r.ron.; nnd Ine;. rid other sta'emen! -M'.owinir
niKiM.'iril condition fit the
r.i'ij.riny and t!ie rc:il!e of oprr.V.ioTI
of i'n property, has been U-ued in a
r-v;i', hnoWrt, con 1 u Miing a t:ofd nrtp
-:ioviuT the territory covc-ed by the
!:-ic of the cinipaiiy. Tiii- mornitii?
J.T'nL'iT Stewtrt of the Cotn;'i'-rci:il
cl'ib received a mr,- wii'i the corn
Vliment o- I:Je M' Hr.nrafo'd. :hf
nf.v tirc-idf-r't fit tiie railroad. w!m ac
..:, -d t' n :'(. c upon the resignation
INCOMPETENT IS
EFRAUDEDCHARGE
W. B. Glass. As Guardian of
B. C. Moore. Brings Grave
Action in Court.
GEORGE H. SMITH IS
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Claim Is Made That He Induced j
Moore to Trade Land at
Considerable Loss.
Praying for a decree declaring that
a contract for the convey am' a of land
fraudulent and void and asking for
the annullment, 41 f the deed, li. C.
Glass, as guardian tor H. C. Moore,
an incompetent, has filed suit in the ;
circuit court against George 1 1. i
Smith and wife, lor the restoration j
to said incompetent of the real prop-
erty and personal property included
in the trade and for the value of the 1
personal property, the sunt of SS35,
ami that the plaintiff recover the costs
and disbursements of the suit. The
plaintiffs are represented by Attor-!
ney A. A. Tussing, or Brownsville, ;
and Hewitt & Sox, of Albany.
According to the complaint the
plaintiff went through all 01 the for- ;
malitics in the county court for the 1
......nintmnnt - G rr it -. r ,1 , i n I 11 C
Moore and was duly qualified as such j
on August 29 last. It is claimed that ;
long prior to April 2 last the said 11.
C. Moore was the owner of 139 acres
near ITolley and personal propertv of ,
the value of $800. "
It is claimed that for a number of;
years prior to that date B. C. Moore
was in a weak mental condition and,
suffering from a loss of his reasoning'
powers and was easily persuaded by
designing persons. It is alleged that
while the incompetent was in this
condition, the defendants represented
to him that they owned a certain
tract of 10 acres near Lebanon and
that it was worth $8000. It is claimed
that under persuasion, B. C. Moore
was induced to trade, under stipula
tions in a contract that were fraudu
lent and caused loss of money to the
incompetent and that he did not com
prehend the transaction or was aware
of what it meant. It "s claimed that
the 10 acre tract at that time was not
worth to exceed $1500.
Manager Stewart, of the Commer
cial club left" this noon to attend the
Harrisburg Potato show.
"AGGIES" AND "IT ARE
PREPARING FOR GAME
Local Agitators Have Not Had
Proposition Officially
Accepted Yet.
Corvallis,, Oct. 16. rians for the
big game between Oregon Agricultur
al College and the University of Ore
gon to be played in Albany, Novem
ber 8, are rapidly developing. With
the assurance of the Albany Commer
cial club will provide scats for !S(X0
people and build a new college, Man
ager Stewart, of the Aggies, and Man
ager Walker of the university, arc
busy attending to minor details in con
nection with the game.
After a conference in Albany yes
terday it was decided by the managers
that it would be more des'rable to
p'ay the game this year on the out
field of the Albany ball diamond,
rather than on the infield, where last
year's contest was staged. This will
mean that the gridiron will be moved
farther south, where the turf is
smooth, fast and level.
Varneli. of Spokane, has been se
lected referee for the game. Rosco
I Fawcett was chosen umpire. The
i head-line-man has not yet been choc
! en. Stewart and Walker are consid
i ering several men, among them Cuts,
I Hockf.'tibcrry and Kennedy,
; Twf, special trains will be sent from
I Corvalli-
' It i too early in the season to get a
; line on the relative strength of the
two teams. Local fans arc counting
on Stewart's team to give their ri
I vaU from tiie -outh a hot fight.
I Despite the foregoing local toot
: ball agitators have not heard from the
college football managers relative to
'the acceptance of the proposition
made by the Commercial club Tues
day. However, an an -wer is expec
ted soon and all indications poii.t to
he probabilities of the big game be
iv.if played here.
Will Stay A way from Frisco.
San Francisco, Oct. 16. 11. If.
Howard, prison keeper at Alcatraz
Island ay he i troing to stay away
from San Franci-fo hereafter. Hold
up men robbed Howard of hi- mon
ey, watch and all of hi- clothing with
the exception of his hat.
RESIDENT HUERTA
CHANGES FRONT
Explains Failure to Answer
Severe Note Sent by Pres
ident Wilson.
MEXICO NOW TRYING
TO AVOID CRISIS
Foreign Diplomats Are K'ow
Willing to Accept Administra
tion View of Huerta.
(By United Press Association)
Mexico City, Oct. 16. Alarmed by
the disapproval of his conduct as ex
pressed by the entire diplomat
ic corps President Huerta is
so chastened that he is today ex
plaining his delay iu answering Pres
ident Wilson's severe note, sent fol
lowing the imprisonment of the mem
bers of the chamber of deputies anil
his proclamation of dictatorship by
saying that he had nt received the
notes officially. The diplomat es bc
believe he respects the warning con
veyed in the Wilson message and is
now attempting to avoid a crisis, Hu
crta is said to be greatly perturbed
by the diplomats decision to recom
mend that t.he various governments
send war vessels to Mexican waters.
Administration Expresses Satisfaction
Washington, Oct. 16. The adminis
tration officials expressed satisfaction
today at the decision of the foreign
diplomats at Mexico City to recom
mend that their governments send war
ships to Mexican waters. It is felt
that recent developments have vin
dicated the administrations attitude
of disapproval towards Huerta. Many
of the diplomats who first favored
Huerta now conceed that the Ameri
can view is correct.
Vatican Announces Election
Rome, Oct. 16. The Vatican today
announced the election of the Very
Kcv. rather Celestmc Crosett. ot M,
Joseph's parish of Fitchbcrg, Mass.,
as procurator general or the Congre
gation of Missionaries of La Salette.
rather Crozct was one of three dele
gates from the United States to the
recent General Chapter of the order
held at Susa, Italy. The other two
were Very Kev. rather John Gurnet
of Hartford, Conn., where the order
maintains a missionary seminary, and
the Very Rev. rather Camillus r ro
quet of Holyoke, Mass.
MRS. WILSOM RETURNS
FROM HER SUMMER HOME
White House Is Now Scene of
Preparations for Daughters
Wedding.
(liy United Press Association)
Washington, Oct. 16. Mrs. Wilson,
wife of the president has returned to
Washington from New Hampshire
where she spent the summer with oth
er members of the family immediately
started preparations for the wedding
of Jessie Wilson and Mr. Sayre The
Present indications arc that the list
of the invited guests will be curtailed
for several hundred relatives of the
Wilsons expect to attend. Then-, will
he fewer lavish gifts from foreign po
tentates and Washington society than
at any previous White I louse wed
ding because the President desires
simplicity.
Baby Cried for Revolver.
Los Angeles, Oct. 16. While Jesse
King, 12, tried to remove the cart
ridges from a revolver bis baby sister
cried for, the weapon was discharger!
shooting and pobably fatally wound
ing his brother William, aged ten.
S. V. Hall left this morning on a
business trip to Detroit. He will re
turn tomorrow.
If. F. Van Nr-s, of Kugene, trans
acted business here today.
W. H. Daney, of Salem, is a bu-i-ne--e
visitor in the city this afternoon.
Miss Xoble I Ian en of Newport,
visited friends in Albany yesterday.
Rev. Melvin T. Wire pas-ed through
the city till snooii euroitte to his home
in Portland from Brown -vi He where
he performed a wedding ceremony
vest er'!': v. Kev. Wire former! v re
i. h-d here.
M:- H. -tie Pri-e of Lebanon, .op
:.ed here yesterday ar ernoon.
J-r'i.e H Brown, of Newport, at
tended hu-iiir--- matters here thi1
nornir.g. )v. L. L. Swan went (o H arri---'rir
ti,:- noon to attend the Potato
'-how.
f .-l'-'-r F. M. Brown, of the Bro.vns
ille Time s, pa---ed throm'''i the v
':i noon enroute to Portland where
' i: will attend the sta'e editorial as
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Lieutenant Commander Straw
of Naval Militia Looses
His Stripes.
I By United Press Association)
Salem. Or., Oct. 16. luncrnor
West today revoked the commis
sion as lieutenant commander
of the Oregon Naval Militia held
by Mayor F. K. Straw of Marsh
field. Saturday the governor re
moved Straw from the naval mi
litia board. In an interview Gov
ernor West asserted that, he re
voked the commission because
of Straw's alleged activities when
several members of l he I. W.
W. were deported from Marsh
field. He said that Straw's ac
tion at that time was hardly con
sistent with his duties as an of
ficer of the naval militia.
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CITY NEWS ?
Young Ladies Meet. Last, night,
the D. P. M.'s, one of the organized
L'lasses of the First Methodist Sunday
school, met at the home of Miss Pera
Wilkins. After initiations, and a
short business session, re fresh incuts
were served and a pleasant social time
enjoyed. Since the organization of
this class five years ago thirty one of
ils members have been married ami
if reports are true, more members will
soon be "lost" in the same way..
Newlyweds Pass Through. Pass
ing through the city this noon, Dr.
Arthur Windon and his bride who
was formerly Miss Fdna Uebhan, of
Brownsville, are oh their way to Ve
uatchee, Wash., to make their home
where the doctor is engaged in prac
tice. The couple were married yes
terday at the home of the bride's par
ents in Brownsville, by Kev. Melvin
T. Wire, of Portland, a former Al
bany man.
Weather Fair. The range of tem
perature for 24 hours ending at 8
o clock this morning was 51 to 42 de
grees. The rainfall for the same per
iod was .46 inches. The river is at
2.8 feet. The weather report says
cloudy today and tomorrow with rain,
probably.
Marriage Licenses Issued. Yester
day afternoon marriage licenses were
issued to the following: Roy A. Cox,
age ll ami Llsie Gertrude JJorgan
age 24, both of Albany, and Sam
Boyd, age 40 and Edith Princ, age
2y, both ot Lrabtree.
Petition to Appoint Executors.
Petition was hied in the probate court
this morning for the appointment of
executors ot the estate ot the late
August Rahn, who died October 9 last,
leaving property valued at $4400. The
deceased is survived by seven heirs.
The petition is made by August Kahn
and W. W. Miller, who were named
in the willl of the deceased to act as
executor of the estate.
Former College Student Here. A
C. Marsters, of Portland, a former
prominent Albany College student
passed through the city this noon for
home, after being in Brownsville to
attend the marriage of his sister. Mis
Nellie Marsters of that city, and
William Saw vers, of Los Angeles
formerly of Brownsville. The wed
ding was a happy event, joining the
fortunes of two popular and worthy
people.
Funeral Held Today. The funeral
of the late George Anderson, who died
yesterday, was held tin's afternoon in
the chapel of the Fortmiller under
taking parlors, the services being con
ducted by Father Lane. Interment
took place in the city cemetery.
Sheriff Goes to Harrisburg. Leav
ing this morning Sheriff Bodinc went
to Harrisburg, where he will spend
the day posting notices of the special
election, caller) as the result of a pe
tition recently filed with the county
clerk to rlet ermine whether intoxi
cants will be permitted to be sold
there. incidentally Sheriff Bodine
will take in the Potato show and will
return tonitrht. Under the law the
sheriff ts required to post such elec
tion notices.
County Clerk is Back. Williard L.
Marks and wife returned last nkdit
from Portland where they attended
the annual session of the grand lodge
of K nigh i of Pythias. During t lie
-e-tion Mr Mark wet reelected as
associate tribune of the grand tribune
and dHiverd the address of welcome
'o a Drue clas of tvros, prior lo the
initiation, Tuesday night.
NKWS ITEMS FROM CRAB
TREE AND VICINITY
"r.,1.tree, Or.. Oct. 16 M, L. Monl
'ouiery ha - sold hi1 plaee to Mr.
I'.'tr and will move to Bay City
vSere he has bought wmie land.
MUwt; Stokes and Condit will hoard
M-. Wirt'-.
Jo" v Sinn iter is deer hunting iu
!,i!K
C J Hodrdon of Portbnd
''hoi io iit hi si : r, Mrs. D. Wm
'1 .r-h.
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HI RAYS
Ul Ul LIU
Otto Leschs Latest Bask in
Rays Costs Hint 30 Days
in City Jail.
ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF
DRUNKENNESS LAST NIGHT
Veteran of Many Surees and
the "Bird0 Who Set Jail Afire
in Toils Again.
For the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
and seventh time, in his life the spot
light has been turned upon Otto
Lesch. It cost his 30 days this last
time, as Police Judge Van Tassel val-
s spotlight rays.
Several months ago Lesch was cut
ting a meandering course down First
licet during- the late hours of the
night.
Where you iroimr? oueried a
night policeman.
I lie everywhere his anywhere
replied Leasch.
J hen come with me commanded
the officer.
Leasch was as good as his word.
He accompanied the officer lo the
city bastile, where he was separated
trom Ins unul pal until the following
morning.
"Ten dollars and costs or five davs"
said Judge Van Tassel the next morn
ing. Leasch was bought out by a
friend.
The spotlight at this juncture took
a rest.
Sometime a little later, Lesch was
hailed on a similar occasion and still
a little later on a like occasion. Fach
time it was the same thing and Lesch
spent his time in jail.
After each time the spotlight took
a rest.
Several weeks ago, while Lesch was
serving time in the jail on a charge of
drunkenness, he cither accidntally or
intentionally set fire to the jail, later
to be snaked out of his cell almost
suffocated. He did his time and was
released. At this lime he promised
to lead the straight and narrow path
and left the police court with the
warning ringing in his cars; "If you
come back it will go hard with you."
The spotlight at this juncture look
another rest,
Last night the night police arrested
Lesch on another charge of drunk
enness. The arrest occurred on Fast
First street. After hearing evidence
in the case, Judge Van Tassel said;
"Thirty days."
Thereupon the spotlight went upon
another vacation.
TWO DAYS TO REGISTER
FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
There arc only two more days
in which to register for the coin-
ing special election. The books
will close Saturday. If you want
(?) to vote on the referendum meas
ures that are to be submitted lo
fi3 the people in the coining elec-
tion, you will have to hurry and
register if you haven't done so
already. County Clerk Marks
() and deputies arc expecting a
slight rush during the next two
) days as a considerable number
Q of eligible voters of the county
Q have thus far not registered,
f) However, if you voted in the last
ty general- election it is not neces
sary I hat. you register for this
ty election but all of those who
ty didn't register last year will not
ty be permitted to vote unless they
ty register before the books close
ty on Saturday.
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Devlin Will Try Wild and Wooly.
N'ew York, Oct. 16. Arthur Delvi'n,
originally a "corner-hit" player in
Washington, D. C, who afterwards
was one of the greatest third-basemen
the fiiaul'. evr bar! today is on his
way to the eoaM. I ! v i ii recent ly
siined to manage the Oakland team
of the Pacific Coast League.
Bryan Announces Candidacy.
"Seattle,, Wa;h., Oct. 16 Con
gressman J. W. I'tyan has announced
his candidacy for the senate to suc
ceed We-ley L. Jones present sena
tor, whose term expires in 1'I5. Hry
au is a progressive.
Captain Inch Will Land Today.
liy ' 'nited Pres A'soi'iatiun)
N'ew York, f h-tober 16 wing to
a damaged shaft, the Kroonlaud witli
Captain Inch, officers ami thirtv
Hiree Vohurpo survivors aboard will
not dock until -even o'clock this even
ing, according to a statement giv?u
out bv the company officials.
V. H. Hogan left tins monnng f.,r
Kiiu'ston where he will p'nd (he day
lot, hint; over his farm near that place.