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About The Semi-weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1926 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1914)
BANHEAYBE FUTON City Council Last Night Con sidered Ordinances and Deferred Them. DICE THROWING AND GAMES OF CHANCE INCLUDED Ordinancs Passed Making Mis demeanor of Minors Loiter ing in Resorts. That under the present administra tion Albany is fast becoming a city of serene virtue in nearly every parti cular, is indicated by the passage oi numerous ordinances during the year and by the passage of one and the considcation of two others by the cily council last night. After the fir.sl of the year, or within 10 days of the passage, as the case may be, there may not be any more moving picture shows on Sundays and there may not ever be any more dico lli rowing, playing of cards or any other games of chance playid in 'uih lic places of Albany. These restric tions are intended by virtue of the two ordinances which were considered and referred because of undesirable features. The third ordinance made it a misdemeanor for proprietors of pool and billiard halls or any other similar resort to permit minors to loiter therein and to the minor found guilty thereof woidd also be deemed guilty of a similar offense. This or dinance was paused and becomes ef fective immediately. Minor Ordinance Passed. Tile ordinance was introduced by Councilman Henry Lyons and is in part as follows: An ordinance to amend Section I of ordinance A2,, entitled "an ojdiu ;mce to license, tax and regulate bit liar d rooms and poo! rooms. That section 1 shall read as follows : 1 1 any person duly licensed to engage in keeping a billiard or pool room in the city, shall allow or permit any minor to visit, loiter around frequent his place of business, shall upon convic tion thereof before the rec or tier's court, be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, or by inprisoiiiueui in the city jail for not less nor more than ten days. Identically the same "ini h.hmctu will be imposed upon a minor upon conviction of loitering in such a resort. Non-Dice Throwing Measure. The non-dice throwing card playinu ordinance was introduced bv Council man K. A. Johnson and is in part as follows : An ordinance making it unlawful to permit card playing dice throw ing or other games of chance in any i nhlic place in the City of Albany and making it unlawful for ail" person to play cards, etc in a nublic place and providing what shall be deemed card playing and providing a penalty for violation. If any proprietor shall permit, any person to iuduge in games of chance or card playing in his place of busi ness, characterized as ciji-ir stores, pool and billiard rooms ami confec tionery stores, will be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic tion shall he fined not less than : nor more than $J5 or imprisonment in the city jail between 2 to 10 tlavs Any person guilty of such misde meanor will upon conviction be sub jected to identically the same punish ment. The handling of a deck of cards or a portion of a deck by any person within a nublic place, which deck of cards is not in the original packatie. shall be sulhcieut evidence to sus tain a conviction for plaviug card or for permit ting card playing in a public place Lyons Interposes Objections. Councilman Lyons iter posed a strong objection to it, which was sus-' tained and the ordinance was deferred for final action at the next meeting "1 believe I am just as good church ',oer as any of you." vtated Mr. Lyons, "but I don t believe that we would be exactly rinht in pa-sing this ordinance witli the provision. stipulating the act of card playing staled so vaguely. Theatre Closing Ordinance. A brief sketch of the ordinance in troduced by Council man M. J. Cam eron relating to the closing of the atres on Suml.iv, is as follows: An ordinance lo nrnvide for .he regulating of theatre and moving pic ture shows on the first day of the week commonly called Sunday. Kv vry person, firm, company or corpor ation owning, conducting or manag ing any theatre or moving picture show within the citv shall close at the hour of midnight Saturday night and keep the same closed until mid night of the Sundav following. Section Lor violation of :n provision of this ordinance the per son shall be gnilv of a misdetmMMoi and upon conviction before the re corder's court shall be ttned not les th.iu $5 nor more than $.'5 or im prisonment in the citv jail not more than twelve d.ivs Lyons Opposition Sustained. This ordinance was likewise oppos ed bv Councilman lons. who agaii teiur.ncd his taicnuut a- bring a good chutch goer, and a-ked if Line w.i reallv anything d:-gi icctul in ir g:,rd to the operation . t pn tuic -how - I on Siimb v Me ..-Md that the oi.nn ance be deferred en the grounds t'.at ir believed the onditions didn't x n- Annual Event Given Tomorrow Night at Armory; Hender- shotts Orchestra. Never before in the history of Al bany's formal social world will a ball be characterized with such elaborate ;tnd artistic decorations as those grac ing the inteior of the Armory hall for the annual Alpha Omega dance to be given tomorrow night. Electric lights and effects, flowers, rugs, ribbons, elaborate cozy corners, lattice work, greens and over 1000 artificial chrysanthemums and other things will compose the decorations. The young ladies of the sorority have been working industriously since Friday transforming the hall into a most, wonderful scene. Now the work is fairly completed and everything will be in readiness by tomorrow af ternoon, when the finishing touches will be placed. A special feature has been arranged as one of the numbers of the ball. It is expected that it will be attended by a record crowd, including scores of out of town guests Patrons and patronesses will act as hostesses for the young ladies. ITendershotts' orchestra of Eugene, probably one of the best musical or ganizations of its kind in this section of the state, will furnish the music. SIX CALL MEN FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT APPOINTED Election to Be Held Next Mon day to Choose Chief and Assistant. Under the provisions of the fire depart men t reorganization ordinance passed some time ago, the city coun cil last night appointed six call men constituting a (portion of Albany's paid department. Under the provisions of the ordin ance these men are to hold an elec tion next Monday for the purpose of electing a chiet and assistant. 1 be council made the appointment of the six men upon applications filed. Those appointed are as follows: Daniel eh, William Wood, Corbet t Wilbur, J. R. Pennington, Otto Swin- son and Merle Moencli. The auto driver and the engine ailaied by the ordinance, arc to serve until the first of the year. It will fall to the lot ot the council to appoint their successors. They will have a vote in the election to be heid Monday. Will Be at Home Dr. and Mrs. (ieselbracht will be at home in the social rooms of the hirst Presbyterian church hnday evening, January 2m, 7.30 to 10 to members and friends in church and congregation. This Man Was Generous A man so drunk he couldn't tel! whether it was day or night was put off the northbound afternoon train yesterday at Main street. Me waved his hand generously to the waiting world at large and invited everybody to have a drink at the bar the bar of the river, presumably. WThcu Officer Kauif sought to bring him to the bar of justice, however, he betook himself to the woods. Library Report Filed A detailed report trotn 11. H. I lewitt, president ol t he hoard ot trustees ot t Me .l bany Public Library, in behalf of the rest ot the members ot the hoard, wa uad hist night before the citv couuci and ordered tiled. EIGHT PERISH IN NEW YORK TENEMENT FIRE Fire Escapes Blocked and Panic Conditions Prevail Until Firemen Arrive. (By I'nitctl Press Association. New York, Dec. 3. right perished early this morning tu a tire of incen diary origin which destroyed a five story brick tenement house on the east side Seven were scruuislv burned and the lives ot scores were endangered when the stairway burned away. The fire esc.ii- ere blocked when the firemen reached the scene and it was impossible tor them to enter the -ui tiding. The wilde-t n.iuic ensued The terror stricken men and wouvu choked the windows and tire escapes. The ladders were hastily put into place and the firemen passed the men women and children down from ttooi tti floor until thev were safe on :he Mrect. All of the dead suffoea'ed. rewi on i nit rag is v V From Daily Im of 1 Wednesday, December Jl. ft nunc time for con-iidct ation ot i: v.w h- had The council si:t.uncd Mr 10 BE ASSISTED City Council Last Night Con sidered Plan to Help Those Out of Work. IF CONDITIONS WARRANT, WORK TO BE DIVISED Committee Appointed to Invest igate Conditions at An Early Bate. Like a ray of sunshine out of a cloudy sky, Councilman E.A. Johnson just prior to the adjournment of the meeting, suggested the plan after speaking at length. It- was immed iately taken up by the other members of the council spiritedly. To Assist Local People. The plan, however, is merely to as sist local unemployed. It is believed that there are numbers of men resid ing here with families who arc out of work and arc up against it. It is de clared that the condition exists more or less every year. During the discussion that ensued it was brought out that numerous ap plications by deserving citizens hvvc from time to time been made at var ious places for work. It was conceded that at present there is no available city work but it was agreed that the citv authorities could plan out some on short notice. Much Work to Be Done. Speaking relative to this. Council man Lyons said that in his opinion there was all kinds of work to do. such as grading of streets, giving them proper drainage and eliminat ing muddy sections in streets and the clearing of newly laid out streets oi slumps and other obstructions. After a lengthy discussion on mo tion of Councilman ohnson, a com mittee was appointed to investigate conditions as alleged. Mayor Gil bert appointed Councilmen Johnson, Cameron, Simpson and lilount. Will Investigate Conditions. . This committee is to proceed im mediately and ascertain the conditions and make a report and in the cveu: the circumstances warrant, the cit will, without delay, plan out muuicf pal work for the unemployed. During the meeting Councilman Johnson suggested that the cily tax levy be lowered 3 mills, making i: 1(1 instead of LI, giving as his rea sons that the state tax was nearly twice as much as heretofore and cit ing the county tax of 15 mills. Noth ing, however, could be done in re gard to the matter as it is now too late. NEWS NOTES ANO PERSONAL MENTION FROM FAYETTEV1LLE Mrs. Sheridan and daughters left on the noon train Sunday for Port land and Seattle. Mrs. Mcssman and son returned home after spending Christmas with her daughter, Mrs. Mulled and family of Peoria. John and Albert Bayne went to Portland with their uncle, John John son lo spent their vacation. May Kda Workinger of Corvallis spent Christinas with the home folks. Mrs. Kua Hein.c and daughter Mildred are visiting at the home of t. I. I. aw son. Bert Millard made a business trip to Albany Holiday. Miss Kthel MeCormick visited Mil dred lleine Monday afternoon at C. J. I .awson's. Miss Pitts ot Portland spent Christ mas at the Muller home. Mr. and Mrs. I .ouis Sehultz and daughter of Plainview, returned home M on day alter visiting with Mr. Ed. N'itzcl and family. M aster Kdward Hart on with his mother went to Albany Monday to have an operation performed. More Russians arrived in Kavette ville Monday nicht. M iss Grace M iller is spending her vacation with her grandparents at Oakville. H. K. Van Ness of Fugcuc was a business visitor in Albany yesterday. Dr. C. A. Smith of Brownsville is a litest at the St. Francis Hotel. Letters Uncalled For. Albany, Oregon. Dec. 27. 1013 Letters uncalled for and cdvertised on Dec. 27. VHA: Mrs. Lue Baker. Geo. I). Cowcpas t Foreign P. M. furry. Bert Francis. Zeal Fraziei. Clara Krccta- S W. Gray. Mrs. Mag gie Holgate. J.C. Herdman. Miss Han sen. Mrvtle Loiwlale. P. Mitchell, Hilly M.itlicw-i, V t aMttindy. u' Miss Nell Morchoite. Kit on McCaul cy. Mrs. Harry 'eIou, R. W. Pirtle tM. Dr. John Parsons. Horace Par son. O. H. Smith. Ted l.udlarc. Fred I omunson, I .. I oder. .1 S VAN Vvkl.K, P. M. f PIANO CASK and ornan. c.ood con ihtion. Kor .ilt- c!uip. P.nnu-nt' if desired R H kah. 1J0 Wot J -d S: . Alfvuiv, t. 1; cc . Phono 5'M-R ( w Iv P.1 Jo i W. R. SSinn. U P., Mcm of tTp and r a specialty. Frs tested : itnl ptc Uclrs RuaranWrd a ptrfect ; 'fit. Anv tvl of U-:mf or frame. Of-1 i fcf oTtr Ctiick b,nk. k jfltf CITV COUNCIL HELD i BIG SPECIAL MEETING Half Burned Shacks to Be Re moved-Fire Chiefs Report Received Bids. Meeting last night in special session the ciiy council transacted a volumn of business and adjourned to meet igam next Mqnday nndit. All ot the coucilmen were present including the various other ofiicials with the excep tion of the building inspector, who was unavoidably detained. 1 he report ot lure Chief Horsky for the month of December as re quired by the tire ordinance, was read and placed on file, it contained re ports of two fires as follows: De- embcr ly, at L. A. Kraschel. corner Third and Washington streets, cause, matches, damage, $15; and ano ther on December 27, at Albany Shin gle Mill, cause unknown, damage. $4,000. Two bids for the purchase of bonds were opened. Okie was fnom the YViarren Constnm Company for $14,000, bidding on par and accrued interest : and the other from Sweet land and Company of Denver, bidding par and premium. The former was accepted and the latter rejected, be cause the bid was not entered for par and accrued interest. The committee on printing and sup plies was instructed to have the bonds printed at an early date. W. L. Jones, a merchant of Jeffer son, was in Albany yesterday after noon on business. BIRTHDAY OBSERVED ON WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Munkers Have Been Married Nine teen Years Today. Congratulated by a number of friends, Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Munkers today observed the nintcenth anni versary of their wedding. Today also is the eighteenth birthday anniversary of Miss AEnene Munkers, their dau ghter. That she was born on the first wedding anniversary of her parents forms a coincidence. X-o paticular celebration will marl; the observance of the double event The Munkers are well and favorably known in Albany and Linn County and have made their home here for years. At one time Mr. Munkers was a representative in the legislature from Linn and later served as chief of Police of the Albany department, o Returns from Portland Dr. F. W. Emerson of the First Christian church, was in Portland yesterday to attend the Pacific Northwest Parlia ment of the Disciples of Christ. The gathering embraces renreseutatives of the Christian church from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and the Western C;tfnaAlia.n 'Provinces Dr, Emerson read a paper before the Parliament yesterday on "The Edu cational Opportunity." Help Is Acknowledged The Social Hygiene Committee wishes to ack nowledge the services of the Oregon Power Company. The Democrat, The Herald. The Hligh Theatre Co., the Dreamland Theatre. The Rolfe The atre. The Hamilton Store. A. II . Hanks of S. E. Young Store, and the Albany library, in connection with the presentation of the exhibit during the week. Blanket Week Big both We Agents for Standard Patterns IR Ed. E. Mitchell, Held in Portland As Man Slayer, Unknown in Hub City. DESCRIBED AS HAVING ONE LEG AMPUTATED Police Report Similiar Char acter, Who Has Been Re garded with Suspicion. Word was received this morning in Albany from Portland that a man giv ing the name of Ed. E. Mitchell, claiming to be a resident of Albany, had committed murder there late last night. Mitchell, according to the re port, is described as having only one leg, 'medium height and about middle aged. Claim Not Substantiated. No other information was received. Details of the murder could not be learned. However, the report said that Mitchell had killed another man after a quarrel. Thorough investigation however , has failed to substantiate the claim of Ed. E. Mitchell, that he is a resident of Albany. If he has made his home here, old time residents do not seem to have ever heard of him. May Have Been Here. However, the police report that a man appearing to be about 30 years of age, with his left leg amputated near the hip and walking with crut ches, has been hanging about the city for the past several days. He has been missed for the last three days. The police believed that he operated a gambling joint over a local restau rant and say he was a frequenter of alleged resorts in the city. Investigations of records in public offices has failed to reveal Mitchell's name and it does not appear in local directories. Whether Mitchell is a resident of the county has not been definitely learned, but from investigation con ducted in the city it would seem cer tain that he is not a resident of Al bany. The theory is advanced, how ever, that Mitchell may have made his home here temporarily. WEST SAYS SECRETARY IS "THERE WITH THE GOODS" (By United Press Association) Salem, Dec. 31. The methods to be used by Miss Fern Hobbs, private secretary of Givernor West, in closing the Copperfield saloons, was not di vulged by the Governor. That she will "be there with the B'oods" was all the Governor would say when asked for an interview. She did not leave today but will go to morrow, catching the Copperfield train from Huntington Friday evening. Reduction on all BLANKETS, wool and cotton can save you money FLOOD'S STORE 334 VfKST FIRST STREET DERAILED, TRAFFIC DELAYED Accident Happened This Morn ing Near Miliersburg No One Was Injured. The tender to the engine of the Southern Pacific Albany and Port land local this morning at 6.50 jump ed the track about 1 1-2 miles this side of Miliersburg delaying traffic until 10.20. No one was injured. However, considerable damage was done to the track. The tender was" dragged about 350 feet, tearing up the track and ties. It is believed that a weak rail caused the accident. None of the cars, however, left the track. Bearing a number of Albany peo ple the train left here at 6.30 o'clock. The train was proceeding at a mild rate of speed when overtaken by the accident. According to a report, the people aboard the train didn't know of the wreck until the train was brought to a standstill. A wrecking crew was quickly dis patched to the scene. The damage was completely repaired and at 10.20 the train proceeded north. Only one train was seriously delayed. That was the Willamette Limited, which was scheduled to leave here for Port land at 8.40 o'clock. This train re mained here until the track had been cleared. PEORIA NEWS NOTES AND PERSONAL MEN1 Peoria, Dec. 31. (Special to Dem ocrat ) Cato Gibbn was a business visitor to Albany Saturday. Mrs. Alice Dunn and Mrs. J. S. Bell attended the joint installation of officers of the Masonic and Kastern Star lodecs in Shcdd Saturday night. Rev. and Mrs. Dclus Higbee and son of Seattle are visiting this week with relatives in and near Peoria. J. S. Lamar visited on Sunday with tiie family of Geo. Githens, who ai. spending the holidays on the farm. Mrs. M. C. Brown and daughter Thelma, of Tangent, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bare us. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Davis and dau ghter Grace of Salem are visiting Mr. Davis mother, Mrs. Mary Newman. Miss Johanna Huntsch of Corvallis spent Sunday with Mrs. J. R. Frady. Miss Mary Leabo and Miss Hazel Leabo are visiting in Albany this week with Mrs. EHa Price. Velma Leabo Tcturned Saturday from Junction City where she had gone to spent Christmas with friends. Misses Lucie and Bessie Barcus. Lester Porter and Charley Dnvis , spent Christmas week visiting friends in Benton County. Amos Taylor had business in Al bany Wednesday. Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Canfield re turned Monday from a short stay at McFarland. Work is to be started on the gym nasium this week if the lumber ar rives in time. Mrs. Jewel Brattain was a Mon day shonner in Albany. An interesting program consisting of special songs and recitations was rendered Sunday afternoon the children of the Free Methodist Sun day school. K. M. Baker of Myrtle Creek is at the Vandran. George T. Pearce returned this noon from McMinnville where he spent Christmas at home and will assume charge of his duties as cir culating and advertising manager of the Rural Oregonian. Agents for Kabn Reducing Corjfts