VOL. XLIX
ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1914
No. 48
PEOPLE FROM ALL
;b III
More Awards Were Made To
day at Central Willamette
Poultry Fair.
COMPETITION lb KEEN;
LARGE NUM3ER ENTRIES
Final Awards to Be Announced
Tomorrow; -how to Close
Friday Night.
People from all parts of the Wil
lamette Valley today visited the big
poultry show now in progress in this
city. The show, which is the second
nual exhibit of the Oregon State
annual show of the Central Willam
ette Poultry Association and the an
Branch of the American Poultry as
sociation will close tomorrow night.
Because of the large number of en
tries in many classes the competition
for prizes has been keen at this show.
Frank W. Breed, of Walla Walla,
Wash., judge of the show, has been
busy all of the time since the show
began scoring the birds" and the final
awards probably will be announced
tomorrow.
Awards announced today follows:
Awards' Made Today.
Buff Plymouth Rocks R. M. Cain,
of Scio, third cock, second and third
cockerel, first amj second hen, second
and third pullet, first pen: E. W. El
rod, of Beavcrtou, second cock, third
hen; Bayard Moul. of McMinnville.
first cockerel, first pullet.
Silver Wyandot tes Robert N. Tor
bet, of Albany, first and second cock
erel, first and second pllet; Mrs. J. M.
Wagner, of Albany, third cock, first
hen; Albert Riese, of Albany, third
pullet.
Rhode Maud Reds H. C. McCam
inon, of Sheridan, second cock, first
cockerel, second hen, first, second and
third pullet, first pen; A. Oliver, of
Rickerall. third cockerel; J. C. Harri
son, of Shedd, third hen; Claude W.
Vunk, of Albany, third cock, second
pen; A. C. Baker, of Albany, second
cockerel.
White Leghorns Roy Warfield, of
Alsea, first and second hen, second
pullet, second pen; Clarence William-,
of Halsey, third cock, first and third
cockerel, third hen, first pullet, first
pen; Sherrill Fleming, of Salem, sec
ond cockerel; H. S. Carter, of Salem,
first cock, third pullet, third pen; Ed.
Schocl, of Albany, second cock.
Brown Leghorns Warren Gray, nf
Jefferson, first and second cockerel.
second cock, first and second hen,
first, second and third pullet, first pen:
J. C. Harrison, of Shedd, first cock.
Buff Leghorns Mrs. A. C. Arm
strong, of Tangent, first and third puU
let; L.' A. Bollman. of Dallas, first
cock, third cockerel, third hen, first
pen; Walter Roswurn. of Forest
Grove, second pullet: Ed. Loop, of
Monmouth, second cock, first hen, sec
ond pen: A. V. Oliver, of Rickerall.
third cock, second cockerel; A. J.
Steele, of Albany, first cockerel.
White Orpingtons J. F. Wesley, ot
Scio. third cock, second pullet, sec
ond and tifird lien; Ed. School, of Al
bany, first lieu.
Black Orpingtons A. H. DcLong.
of Albany, first cockerel; first, second
and third pullet, first oen; L. C. Arm
strong, of Tangent, third cockerel; C.
B. Winn, of Albany, first hen.
Buff Orpingtons L. C. Armstrong,
nf, Tangent, second cockerel, second
pullet: E. A. Krusc, of Roseburg. first
hen; Mrs. A. C. Armstrong, of Tan
cent, third lien: Edge wood Poultry
Farm, of Harrisburg, first cock, first
pullet.
Black Minorcas T. L. Hoskins. of
Xewbcrg. second cock, first cockerel,
first, second and third pullet, first
pen.
Mrs. F. P. Frithy. of Hnnrt River,
visited Albany friends yesterday.
D. C. Thomas, of Jefferson, trans
acted business here this morning.
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 8
9 9
t ft rTli nniiir mi t ir
HAS NEW SET OF OFFICERS
Annual Board Meeting Held
Last Night and Much Busi
ness Transacted.
Meeting last ' night, the Sunday
school board of the Methodist church
in annual session transacted a volume
of business and elected officers for
the ensuing year.
The election resulted as follows:
Superintendent, Dr. C. V. Littler; as
sistant superintendent, J. A. McKillop;
secretary, Miss Beulah Hinkley; as
sistant secretary, Mr. Chilson; treas
urer, G. T. Hockensmith; libraries,
Miss Edna Edna Cowles; assistant li
brarian; Olin, Nebergall and Elmer
Wilkin s; absentee secretary, Miss
Mary Hall; choirister, W. H. Bache
meier; assistant, Earl Canfield; pian
ist, Mrs. C. H. Wieder; orchestra lead
ers, J. F, Lau; cradle roll superinten
dent; Ms. John McChesney; super
intendent home department, Mrs. D.
Bussard; superintendent primary de
partment, Mrs. J. S. Van Winkle; su
perintendent junior department, Miss
Edith Smit ; superintendent interme
diate department, Dr. J. H. Robnetr.
TO PLAY BASKETBALL
High Schoei Teams Will Battle
in Heart City en Saturday
Night.
Saturday night at Corvallis, the
.high school team of that city and
the Albany high school team will en
gage in a game of basket ball. It-will
lie the first interscholastic conference
game of the season in this section of
the valley.
The local team litis been practicing
hard to mould a good aggregation
and it is the opinion that they will
give a good account of themselves. On
the other hand the Corvallis lads, it
is said, have the best team in years
and as a result basketball fans arc an
ticipating a great contest. There is
keen rivalry between Corvallis and
Albany as the result of the last foo:
ball game.
Albany high has scheduled games
with Eugene, Roseburg, Indepen
dence, Cottage Grove, Medford, Ash
land, Dallas and Salem. Many of
the games will be played here.
MOVER SPEEDINE'RAUK .
, TO SCENE OF ATTASK
Sayes Ke Fears No Further
Trouble; Will Testify Bofore
the Grand Jury.
(By United Prc-s Association")
Grccnbitry, Wis., Jan. '8. President
'Moycr of the Western Federation of
Miners, passed through here on his
way back to Hancock. With him was
Chares Tanner, an officer of the fed
eration who, with Moyer, was ex
pelled from the copper country re
cently, presumably for their activity
as strike agitators there.
"I am returning to finish my work,"
I said Moyer, "and look for no more
j trouble. My enemies would scarcely
j dare to attack me with Governor Fer
ris and the grand jury actually inves
i tigating my previous deportation."'
Moycr said that he and Ton nor would
testify before the grand jury. He is
scheduled for an interview with Fer
ris late today.
Moyer Arrives.
Hancock, Mich., Jan. 8. Mover was
j on the verge of collapse when he ar
rived here at noon. His wounded
shoulder troubled him more than he
expected and the strain of the journey
; told ?cvcrely upon him.
! Fifteen deputies were waiting pa
the depot when the train pulled in,
'helping him into hi? automobile. The
party escorted him to the Scott ho
1 tel. At the hotel he went into con
' fercrcc with Victor Bergcr, of M il
j waukec. and other Socialist leader?.
; He b?d an engagement with Govcr
j nor Ferris later.
H. C. Roberts, of Lebanon, is in the
city tod;.y on business.
Mrs. S. IT. McKlmurry and Mrs
W. X. Alexander of Independence are
in Albany, called here by the serious
illness of Mrs. R. J. McEImurry.
2 KILLED M
10 ESCAPE
Young Couple Were Walking on
Trestle on Lay to Church
When Overtaken.
MISS SUMMERFIELD AND
HAGAN MEET DEATH
Sad Accident Occurred Last
Night Near Canby Sister
Narrowly Escaped.
Canby, Or., Jan. 8. (Special to
Democrat.) Two were killed, a boy
and a girl and another girl narrowly
escaped death here last night, while
walking on a trestle when the Shasta
Limited approached.
Miss Alma Summerfield, age 17, and
Melviu Hagan, age 19, both residents
of Canby, are dead as the result of
jumping off the railroad trestle, over
the Molalla river between Canby and
Barlow, to escape the train.
Jumped 25 Feet
They were walking on the trestle on
their way to church at Barlow when
the train caught up with them. Both
jumped, one on each side of the track,
landing twenty-five feet below on llic
river Jiank. The train crew found the
girl hanging over the fence dead. The
boy died about twenty minutes after
being picked up. Two doctors on the
train were unable to save the latter.
The accident' occurred at about 7:30.
A younger sister of the dead girl
was walking ahead of the coUple, saw
the oncoming train and had time to
run to the opposite end of the struc
ture and escaped. ,
250 FARMERS M HOME
MAKERS TAKE SHORT 66URSE
0. A. C. Special Courso Began
Monday and Will Continue
Four Weeks.
According to word from Corvallis
250 student farmers and home-makers
have registered at the Oregon Agri
cultural College for the short course,
that began last Monday and contin
ues for four weeks. These students
came from almost every county in the
state, and from 10 states outside of
Oregon. Two students came from Al
berta, one taking work in agronomy
and one in advanced horticulture,
and two from British Columbia, both
for work in horticulture. There are
horticultural students from Maine and
Massachusetts, and others seeking
Western work from the great agricul
tural states of Michigan and Wiscon
sin. Some of the students arc grad
uates of state colleges and universities,
two have done post-graduate work m
other state schools, and one young
man ir. a graduate of a German uni
versity. The feature of the work that is at
tracting these highly trained special
ises is advanced instruction in sub
jects 'viewed from the angle of appli
cation to Western conditions. Some
of them arc preparing to take over the
management of farms or orchards in
Canada, and others fur similar po
sitions in the Western states.
Fruit growing, live stock industire-i
and dairying are the subjects most
widely studied by the men, while the
women are more generally interested
in domestic science. Domestic art
also engages the lime of many wome.i
m dents, while some arc taking the
regular courses in agriculture. One
young woman from Hood River is
specializing in gardening.
Most of the students fire on thr
snnny side of 30. although some are
past CO. A few entire families are
represented.
Beatrice Buoy Recovers From Fall.
Beatrice Buoy, a high school gii'.
j who was painfully injured by a fall
I at the high school several days airo.
j has recover! f-nm the effects.' Al-
though the injury was at firt thought
to ne senon it proven to ne only a
severe shaking up. Eugene Register.
Miss Buoy is well known here.'
DRIFTED FIFTY
HOURS II BOAT
Captain and Members of Family
Abandoned Bark; Picked Up
Off Los Angeles.
BARK WAS BOUND
FOR VANCOUVER 8. C.
Boat Caught Fire Six Weeks
Prior to Bato Crew Put
Out in Boats.
(By United Press Association)
Astoria, Jan. 8. Drifting for 50
hours in an open boat on the ocean
and reaching a point three hundred
miles off Los Angeles before being
picked up by the German bark Eilbek,
on January 2, was the experience of
Captain T. H. Marstcrs, his wife and
two children and a crew of sixteen
men after they had abandoned the
British bark Battle Abbey, which war
burning fiercely.
Captain Thode, in charge of the
Filhek, and Marstcrs came ashore to
day,. Marstcrs and the members of
his family and the crew appeared
none the worse for the experience
The Battle Abbey sailed from New
castle, Australia on October 18, wilh
a cargo" of coal for Vancouver. On
December 31, they were compelled to
abandon the vessel, after the cargo
had been burning almost six weeks.
Marstcrs stated that the vessel was
smoking badly when it was abandon
ed, owing to gas from the coal with
which it was1 loaded, and it has prob
ably blown up before this.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS "
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
Will Send Resolution to Hawtey
In Interest of Oregon
Homesteadors.
Meeting last night the Spanish War
veterans installed the following of
ficers to serve for the ensuing year,
which were elected on the evening
of December 16:
A. C. Baker, commander; F. II.
West brook, senior vice-commander;
Wt A. Salisbury, junior viee-eomniand-er;
E. S. Hawker, chaplain; A. S.
Parks, officer of the day; Wm, Mor
ris, junior officer of the day; J. C.
Booth (Lebanon), surgeon; F. C.
Stellmachcr, partiolic instructor; S. C.
Worrell, R. C. Churchill, Joseph Tor
bet, board of trustees.
The veterans prepared and will send
a resolution to Congressman Hawlcy,
I asking him to endeavor to secure
j more reasonable and easy methods
j whereby would-be homesteaders in
; Western Oregon could secure and
prove up on claims.
A eulogy wrilten by President Wil
son on the Spanish War vetetrans, ap
pearing in the current issue of the
Spanish War Review, which is an elo
quent tribute to the veterans, will'hc
! preserved by the members of the lo-
cal camp. A copy of the eulogy will
be framed and hung on the wall of
I the ascmb!y room,
j Just prior to the adjournment of the
j meeting, an elegant 6 course banquet
was served by R. C. Churchill, t lie
I well known calerer and confec'.ionery
I dealer, who is a member uf th"
camp.
D. I). Steele, of Sab m. Iran-acted
:.r-ipe-. here this morning.
Senator Thompson Leaves. Leav
ing thi nonn, Senator J. If. Thomp
son of Pittsburg, is on his way home
n'tcr vi - it tug since Chrt-tmas at ;hr
home of I. A. You us;. He was ;w--ompauied
to Por land by M rs.
Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Young,
-ho will remain for two dav-. Mrs
Thompson will return with !te
Young lo spend the remainder of tin
month. .
Judce Has Returned. Judge W:!
tiam Galloway has returned to Salem
to resume hi court session there. He
will return here shortly.
AKKUAL MEETAH6 bF C0UK1Y
FAIR ASSOCIATION CALLE3
Mew Clficers to Ce Elected on
January 10 and Important
Matters Considered.
Notice has been sent out by Dr.
A. G. Prill and R. V. Shelton, presi
dent and secretary of the Linn coun
ty fair association, calling a meeting
of the members for the annual meet
ing to be held at the Scio City hall
Saturday, January 10 at 10 o'clock a.
m.
The following is the notice:
Notice of annual meeting, members
'Linn County Fair Association, Scio
city hall Saturday, January 10, at 10
o'clock a. in. for the purpose of elec
ting officers, amending the by-laws,
changing the annual meeting date to
the first Saturday in November and
amending by-laws, for. the election of
five directors by the association and
the appointment of one director by
the county court. Other important
business is to come up and every mem
ber is urged to attend this meeting.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY BALL
blAfi AWAITINS CALLS
Baseball Fans Are Wondering
Where Ray Baker and Earl
Hill Will Play,
Baseball fans from Albany to Cot
tage Grove are eagerly awaiting news
.is to where Ray Baker and Earl Hill,
diamond stars of Cottage Grove, will
play during the coming season.
Hill is remembered by local fans,
as plafingvith the Regina team of the
Western Canadian league, which train
ed here last spring. He is wauled
there again. Hill entered the training
camp of Manager Mulch here and did
such splendid work that he was right
away signed up.
Baker, who is well known all over
the valley as a player, and who serv
ed with the Philadelphia Nationals in
1911, was sold to the Birmingham
team of the Southern League in 1912.
During last season he was farmed out
to Selma, Ala., and Cairo, TU., learns.
However, he expects to report lo Bir
mingham if the terms arc acceptable
to him,
numm iexjuns dry
DESPITE CSSfiT RULIK6
City Council Has Refused to
Grant Any Licenses to
Throe Applicants.
Ifarrishurg, Or., Jan. R. Notwith
standing the fact that the town of
Harrisburg has been declared wet by
f t lie recent decision of Judge Galloway,
who ruled the election here illegal.
; the city council refused to grant any
j of the three applications for saloon
1 licenses which were presented at thei-
iiieeling last night. This meeting war,
'he last of the old council. When the
petitions were read Councilman Cart
wright moved that the two license1
presented by the men who have op
erated saloons here the past year he
granted. His motion was loM. Coun
cilman Weatherford's motion that the
mattcr be referred to the new council
carried.
Although elected by a large major
ity on what has been conceded to be
the "wet" ticket, there is strong belief
that they will refuse to r-sue any li
eep'es for saloons until the supreme
court has rendered a deer ion
j New System of Auditing. Under
the new system of comity hooks wbirh
; went into use at t lie fir t of the year,
j i-nnn'y bill-, inii-t be made out on
a special form, and must he swiirn to.
The frin imi-l be first obtained from
the county clerk. The purpose of tin
U lo provide uniformity, ami aNo to
'jV'-vent duplication of county claims.
1 '.nder the new system of keeping
il.oid't !hc road supervisors' a counts
(Uii'st be individually signed by the la
iiorrr. ai d then thr-e rim t be in turn
sworn to by the road sitm-rvisor. In
; manner the county court can han
j die each r'oid district labor account
;:; i unit, and will save considerahle-
time for the court.
aOlffiLIFHfl
Hazl Heewitt, Age 20, Jumps
75 Feet Into Willamette
River-Will Live.
UNCONSCIOUS GIRL FLOAT
ED; RESCUED BY WORKMEN
No Reason Assigned for the
Rash Act-Long Plunge Oc
curred This Morning.
Climbing to the top railing
on the east side of the steel bridge,
just beyond the first pier, Hazel Hew
ill, age 20, a waitress, today shortly
before 12 o'clock, attempted to com
mit suicide by jumping a distance of
75 feet into the Willamette river.
Hitting the water with a rcsouitd
'ing splash, the girl remained under
for a few seconds and then floated in
the rapidly moving current. Two
men in the employ of the Albany Sand
& Gravel company, with the use of
:i row boat, made the rescue. Landing
at the company's wharf below the foot
of Broadalbin street, the prostrated
form was laid out. Ordinary means
of resuscitation rallied the would-be
suicide to some extent and she was
hurried to S;. Mary's hospital in the
ambulance, where she was entirely re
stored to con.vciousncss shortly af
terwards. Physicians say that she will
recover, although she had a narrow es
cape. Clothing Life Preserver.
Miss Hewitt was rendered uncon
scious by the long plunge into the
water. For this reason, and by the
the heavy clothing she wore, includ
ing a heavy overcoat, the body floated
on the surface, face downward.
When laid on the wharf the girl's
face was black and blue as the re
sult of the teriffic force with which
she hit the water. There were several
eye witnesses to the dive and many
saw the body as it floated down
stream. One eye witness who was
standing on First street, said that the
'dive was head fir.t but that the body
struck the water face down.
Scores were attracted to the wharf
ami Dr. Wallace was called. Fred
Gould summoned the ambulance at the
doctor's request and in a semi-conscious
conditioiu the girl was hurried
to the hospital.
No Reason Assigned.
No reason is assigned for the rash
act. The girl's employers arc unable
'to account for it. However, they say
that she complained of not feeling
i well last night and did not arise this
morning until late, when she com
plained of a headache.
She is employed as a waitress at the
Jacks Restaurant on Fast First street,
diagonally across from the Russ
House. The proprietor sa.d that she
came to work about 10 o'clock but
complained to him of a headache.
Leaving shortly afterwards, he said,
he supposed she had returned to Iter
room in a First street rooming house
The next he heard of her was the at
tempt at suicide.
Mis- Hewitt was raided on a Ben
ton county farm and for some time,
j until-3 months ago, lived' in Corval
I lis. Jt was then that she came to Al
bany: Her father's name is given as
'John Hewitt, of Benton county. Tt
is said that she was married to a man
j by the name of Ridgcwny, but has
separated and was known here by her
maiden name.
TO y. i C. A. BOYS
! Over 70 boys of the Y. M. C. A.
were dined last night at the Palm
' Cafeteria, as the result of the Red
and Blue ineinherhip campaign,
f Although one side won, members
' of both sides were entertained efjual-
ly, as the event wan a side issue of
J the campaign. The main dinner, as
! "A'v result of the campaign, has been
'ir:i.
The boys, according to Secretary
Koster, enjoyed thent-elves to the f m II
("t ' fxtrnt, which was a source ot
finurh pleasure to the older member'
of the organization, who had planned
1 fbe dinner.