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VOL. XLIX
ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1914
No. 40
BLARE OF NOISE AND SIEGE OF
I HILARITY IRKS IRE CELEBRATION
Important Happenings of 1913 In Pictorial Review
With Shrieking Whistles, Honking Horns, Tolling Bells and
' Other Noises Albany Welcomed New Year; Demonstration
Was Unprecedented; 1913 Passed into History.
MANY WATCH PARTIES WERE HELD ALL OVER THE
CITY, MIDNIGHT MATINEE WAS A BIG FEATURE
.Hotels Are Today Serving Special Dinners; Event That Will
; Cap Climax to Be Held Tonight at Armory Alpha Omega
! Ball Hall Presents Wonderful Spectacle.
1913 is dead and 1914 is born. i
With a blare of noise, and a siege
of hilarity, Albany last night just as
the clock struck twelve, celebrated the
birth of the new year, gloriously and
triumphantly, i..r..king whistles,
honkink horns, tollii. bells and vari
ous other implements of noise, blend
ed with an occasional report, either of
a gun, a giant firecracker and an oc
casional shout, from a human .throat,
and the din wafted out upon the night
air in one vast valume.
1913 Is Dead.
Yep, 1913 died last night in a blaze
of glory, in respect to the new year,
it died a natural death, and it has al
ready passed into history, to some
probably as the hoodoo year, as it has
been often styled, while -to others it
may have been one of triumph.
January 1914 here; December 1914,
where?
Have you stopped to think what the
new year will bring to you? You are
right here now but. where will you be
next December 31?
Demosstration Unprecedented.
The demonstration in Albany in hon
or ot the birth ot the new year wa
unprecedented. Everything nearly, oi
a noise producing character, was turn
ed loose, almost at the same time.
Late into the night, jolly merrymakers
were seen on the streets everywhere.
Watch parties were held in a few
churches and there were parties in pri
vate homes all over the city. How
ever, the vortex of the celebration was
centered in the downtown district and
more especially in the theaters.
Midnight Matinee.
A midnight matinee at the BHgh was
a special feature and the performance
was witnessed by a larec crowd. The
event may have been termed as a big
watch party, for players and audience,
both watched together and when the
hour of twelve came, all joined in the
merry observance. The play was ap
propriate to the occasion and as a re
sult attracted considerable attention
and afforded much amusement. - Fre
quent references were made to the
new year by the actors, in witty re
marks and the climax was capped
when the Hebrew read in Tobolinsky's
great book, that the earth was coming
to an end at twelve o'clock. The
book, of his god had been doctored
Naturalization Examiner Coming.
United S'i'les Naturalization Exami
ner Hazard has completed his labors
in Salem, and left this morning for
Albany, where he will examine the
applicants in Lfinn cou'yity. Judge
Galloway will sit on the bench in
Aihany during the examination.
Burning Flue Fire. A burning flue
in the Home Telephone building yes
terday afternoon shortly before 6
o'clock caused an alarm of fire and the
response of the department. No dam
age was done and the bright blafce,
whipped by a breeze racing out of the
chimney and over the side of the
building, was soon extinguished with
the use of a hand extinguisher.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Palmer left today
for Oakville where they will spend the
day with relatives.
TRAGEDY OF UNDERWORLD
IS DEATH OF WOMAN
(By United Press Association)
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 1. Susie
Adams, age 33, was shot and instantly
killed and Charles Clenapao, age thir
ty, was shot in the forehead and chest
and may die, and Policeman Warren
was slightly injured as the result of a
tragedy of the underworld here early
New Years night
The tragedy was the result of an or
gy participated in by the man and
woman, which was followed by a
pistol duel between Policemen Too
mcy and Warren and Clenapao. The
Litter died on the floor from self in
flicted gun wound in the breast. Bul
lets whizzed over the deed body of
the woman lying on the floor beside
the paramour, whose victim she was.
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Frr D?iUr Is.ne of
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to read thus by his love sick son, who
desired to gain the consent of the par
ent tc marriage am . secure mone,
from the father therefor. When the
Hebrew read that the world was to
end, he yielded and the situation re
sulting, was one of merriment.
This closed the engagement of the
Bon Ton Musical Comedy company at
the liiigh after a three days' success
ful run. However, one of the most
successful events ot the engagement,
was the chorus girls contest, given
last night. In thr various skits, they
made a pronounced )iit- and were ac
corded round after round of applause.
With main other happenings, thus
the birth of the new year was cele
brated in Albany. '
Aftermath to Be Brilliant.
However, the aftermath is yet to
come and the aftermath promises to;
be one of brilliancy and pleasure. ,
First we will have the special din
ners served in the hotels commencing
today at noon and continuing until
late. Both the hotel St. Francis .and
the Hotel Hammel have arranged special-menus
for the occasion and tabic
reservations have been numerous.
Many a family will eat new years din
ncrsin the liostelries' dining rooms.
- Butchers and grocers report that
marketing has been unusually flush.
Bakers state similar facts. Never be
fore, said one butcher, has there been
such a demand for wild goose and a
baker-said that he has been kept busy
making sponge cake.
The event that will cap the cli
max is yet to happen.
Alpha Omega Ball.
Decorated wonderfully, and per
haps more elaborately than for any
dance ever given there, the armory
hall presents a rare spectacle, graced
by hundreds of artificial chrysanthe
mums and other things, arranged ar
tistically and tastefully, to be the
scene tonight of the annual ball given
by the young ladies of the Alpha
Omega sorority.
Everything is in readiness for the
affair and it promises to be the capi
tal social event of the season. Scores
of out of town guests will attend.
The grand march will start sometime
between S:15 and 8:30 o'clock. Pat
rons and patronesses will receive ihe
guests. Hendershott's orchestra of
Kusrene will furnish the music.
DAWN OF NEW YEAR
BRINGS DESPERATE BATTLE
Five Hundred Slain and One
Thousand Wounded Before
Walls of Ojinaga.
(By United Press Association)
Presidio, Jan. 1. New Years dawn
ed with a terrific battle raging at
Uginaga.
The fighting did not cease through
out the night. The rebel artillery
was concentrated on the town and
a rain of shells was falling among
the defenders during the morning. A
half a dozen fires started during the
night but were extinguished as the
battle continued. Wounded soldiers
arriving here said that at least five
hundred are dead and their bodies lay
in the streets of the besieged town.
They estimated the number of wound
ed at 1000.
Lind-Wilson Conference.
Pass Christian, Jan. 1. F.verything
is in readiness for the conference be
tween WHlson and Lind.
The latter's ship is believed to n
off the coast, in the vicinity of Gulf
port but it has not yef te..i sighted.
The president made his plans with
the view of preventing newspaper cor
respondents from seeing Lind. He
did say. however, that a staterr.em
would he issued after the conference.
Whether or not Lind yill returr w
Mexico is not known.
Conference Delayed.
Pass Christian, Jan. 1. The presi
dent's conference with Lind has been
I postponed for about twelve hours. The
cruiser Chester which is bringing Lind
has encountered a fog which has de
layed the trip.
Judge Kelly to Go to Salem. Cir
cuit Judge Kelly will no to S;lcm
FrHriy niorninif, and will at that time
receive the report of the urand ury,
which i? row in f es-ion. Following
the grand jury report, the court will
prorced to -ct c.'i-es for the January
"cr:n.
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MISS HEl.KX (iOULD was umrrlwl to Finley J. Sheimrd nt Tarrytown, N. Y., on Jan. 22. General Vlctnrlnno Iluertu beenino provlslonnl president ot
Mexico on Feb. 18. J. Pieruont Morgan, flnnneier, died In Home on Mureh 31, used seventy-six. rreslilent Wilson rend Ills Bret messnue In person
before congress In Joint session on April 8. Princess Victoria Louise, only daughter of Kaiser Wllhelm of Goriniiny, was married to Prince Hrust
on Slay 24. The American ilo team won the International match from the British challengers at Meadowbrook, N. Y., on June 10-14. Over 40.000
civil war veterans attended the great reunion at Gettysburg, July 1-4, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of that buttle. Governor William Sulsscr of Now
York was impeached on Aug. 11. Jerome D. Travers retained his title to the national amateur golf championship at Garden City, N. Y., on Sept. 6. Th
steamship Volturno, Uranium line, burued in midocenn on Oct. 0, 131 losing their lives and over 500 being saved. Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson was max.
ricd at the White House on Nov. 25 to Frauds B. Sayre. General Carruuza's rebel followers won Important victories In Mexico Ui December. .
30 SCHOOL SUPERINTEN
DENTS HEBE THIS MORNING
Enroute to Corvallis to Confer
with 0. A. C. Heads; May
Stop Here..
Enroute from Salem to Corvallis',
30 county school superintendents rep
resenting as many counties of the
state, were in Albany this morning for
a brief period.
They arrived on the 9:40 train and
left for Corvallis 'shortly afterwards.
Superintendents from all but four of
the counties of the state were includ
cd in the party.
The superintendents have been in
ialem attending a cooperative industri
1 institute and their mission to Corval
lis is to confer with the heads of var
ious departments of the Oregon Ag
ricultural College ' extension depart
ment with a view of securing co-oper
ation to the end of effectively carry
ing out the industrial work inaugurat
ed for the county schools.
The party was joined at Albany by
Linn County Superintendent W. L.
Jackson. Mr. Jackson returned from
Salem last night where he has been
in attendance at the institute and at
'tending his duties as a member of the
state -board of examiners. For the
.past week they have been working on
the examination!, papers as the result
of the school teachers' examinations
held recently, formulating the grades
and making ready to announce the re
sults. Mr. Jackson will return to Sa
lem tomorrow to resume 'his duties.
He stated that there are 1200 appli
cants, all of which wrote one from 11
to 24 subjects, making the undertak
ing of grading the papers a strenuous
and protracted task.
The party of school superintendents
will return this afternoon. There is a
probably that Mr. Jackson will pre
vail upon them to stop over. A recep
tion, in -this event, will be arranged by
the Commercial club and the visitors
will likely be shown over the city.
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Mrs. C. B. Essex left today for Sac
ramento, California, to visit with her
parents.
TODAY IS A GENERAL
HOLIDAY EVERYWHERE
Today is a genera holiday. H ow
cver, many of the stores remained op
en during the morning but everything
will he closed up this afternoon ex
cept the confectionery and c igar
stores and theaters.
All of the public offices have been
rlor-ed all day and also tl.e banks. The
pns-t office force is enjoying a holi
day r.nd Albany is se:cncly quiet.
WORK STARTED TODAY
ON ST. FRANCIS ANNEX
Rapid Increase of Business
Made NeGcssary Addition
of 50 Rooms.
Work started today on the construc
tion of a 50-room annex for the St.
'Francis hotel owned iby E. 11,'.,
Rhodes, but leased and managed by
liert R. Wiestbrook.
This is the result of rapid increase
in the hotel business in Albany dur
ing the past year. It is the plan to
have the new annex completed and
cady for occupanc- by June.
It is to be built on the west side
of the huilditi" "id will be three stor
ies, making the roof flush with the
hotel building, as the building occu
pied by the Hulbert-Ohling Hardware
company will be the ground floor.
This building will be remodeled and
reconstructed to conform with the
hotel building. It will be maintained
as store rooms. 1 he hotel building
proper then will have a ground area
of 100 by 100 feet. The entire build
ing will then contain 100 rooms.
The annex is to be furnished up
elaborately with the bc.it of furniture
and fixtures, will contain several com
bination sample rooms, a reception
hall and the conveniences will be up
to date in every respect.
Marooned at Redding. A telegram
was received this morning from Rev.
W. P. White at Redding, Calif,, stat
ing that he did not know when he
would arrive home as the train was
tied up there as the result of a land
slide. ' Rev. White is enroute home
from San Francisco where he visited
with relatives during the past week.
First Savings ..bank. The First
Savings Bank of this city was orga
nized to give people of small means
an opportunity of earning something
on their savings. How well the bank
has served this purpose is shown by
the fact that it paid out over $43,000
in interest on savings since its orga
nization four and one-half years ago
Returns From Trip to B. C Rc-
turnintr last niirht Constable John Ca
lin has for the pest week been visiting
in British Columbia. Asked as to the
nature of his trip and he replied that
it was merely to look over the country
and sec bow tilings were going along.
Incidentally, too, while away, the con
stable said, he took a jaunt into the
Rockie with the mounted police, af
ter criminals.
FERN HOBBS LEAVES
TODAY FOR EOPPERFIELD
Salem, Jan. 1. Miss Hobbs, Gover
nor West's private secretary leaves at
4 this afternoon to close the saloons
of Copperfield in Baker comity.
As far as could he learned she will
be unaccompanied. She would not
comment on iiow she won hi accom
plish the task hut said she pxpo:trd to
arrive, in Copperfidd at 2 o'clock Fri
day afternoon-
OPTIMISM KEYNOTE AMONG
NEW YORK FINANCIERS
Confidence in Currency Law
Is Expressed by Thousands
of Business Men.
(By United Press Association)
New York, Jan. 1. General opti
mism concerning 1914 was expressed
among the financiers here today.
Confidence in the new currency law
and a general belief that the countries
big industries will adjust themselves
to conditions imposed by the Under
wood tariff bill, is expressed every
where by business men in telegrams
to Ihe New York World.
"The outlook for 1914 is bright,"
wired Secretary of Commerce Red
field, "and I think the fundamental
economic conditions of the country
are sound."
STAGE ALL SET FOR TWO
BIG BOUTS IN CALIFORNIA
Smith-Pelky Fight Doubtful on
Account of Weather Fair
at Los Angeles.
(By United Press Association)
San- Francisco, Jan. 1, With the
weather clearing rapidly at eight
o'clock this morning, it seemed cer
tain that Smith and Pelky would
meet this afternoon as scheduled. If
the storm should continue, however,
the bout will be postponed until Sat
in day afternoon. The odds are now
ten to seven with Smith as the fa
vorite. Cross Anderson.
Los Angeles, Jan. 1. The weather
is fair for the Cross-Anderson bout.
Cross is a ten to seven and a half
favorite. Anderson is expected to
weigh 137 pounds at ring time. Cross'
admirers admit that Anderson's wal
lop is dangerous at that weight.
Cross will fight at natural poundage.
May Locate Here. William Lind.
of Oklahoma, arrived in Albany last
night and may locate in the Hub City.
They say they arc very favorably im
pressed with the Willamette Valley
and more especially the city.
Home ..From ..California, Ralph
Stewart, after an absence of two years,
arrived home last night from Cali
fornia to visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Stewart. He has been
engaged with surveying crews
throughout California and N'evada.
Willamette Coming Up. The Wil
lamette river at litis point is rotuinu
ii; slowlv now. due to (lie re. en'
r.iins and the mode rate wmtlier in
rind around rhr mount :i ins on tin
en -t ide of the valley. No 1; i:;ii
v iicr ii looked for as y t, ho a -ver,
by the rtvermen.
LOCAL BANKERS
Heads of Albany Financial In
stitutions Expect Increase
in Business in 1914.
PAY TRIBUTE TO NEW
CURRENCY LEGISLATION
Passage of Banking. Law Has
Restored Confidence; Big
Improvement Expected.
Declaring that the passage of the
new currency bill has restored con
fidence in the business world and as
serting that the year 1914 will be one
of the best in the history of the state
and nation, local bankers today gave
out interviews to the Democrat in
which they briefly reviewed the busi
ness for the past year and gave their
views as to the possibilities for the
growth and development of this sec
lion of the state during the next
twelve months. The statements given
out arc as follows:
Wm, Bain.
"The business outlook for the year
1914 is encouraging. Never before in
the history of Albany and the Willam
ette valley has there been more ex
tensive improvements than during tli
past year. Croos were good and the
fanners are 1 the main, prosperous.
The early and satisfactory settlement
of the curci:y and tariff questions
has restored the confidence of the
business world and I look for the com
ing year to be one of the best in the
history of both the state and nation."
A. C. Schmitt.
"In compliance with your request
tfor a statement regarding the financial
situation, beg to state:
"During the year that has just clos
ed there have been at work many in
fluences which tended to make the
outcome less prosperous than what
he year promised at the beginning. On
the whole the year was one of depres
sion, conditions were less favorable
than in the year 1912.
"It is true, the farm products of the
year 1913 exceeded those of 1912. The
gross earnings of the railroads for
the past year were considerable, but
the increased cost of operation tended
to hold down the net earnings. The
output of the factories generally was
(Viite satisfactory for the first half of
'the year, and some even reached their
high water mark. Our exports during
the year showed a ouittiderable in-
re:ie over those of all previous years
Yet the profits in nearly all lines arc
-smaller than thoie of a year ago.
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