E
Less Than 10 Became Qualified
to Vote During First Regis
tration Week.
ONLY 92 ARE ON THE
BOOKS AT PRESENT TIME
Estimated 1 1 ,000 Voters in the
County; Registration Should
Be 700 Weekly.
Less than 10 women registered to
vote in the coming primaries during
the first week the books were open,
according to records in County Clerk
Marks office. However, the total
number registered is 92. Mr. Marks
estimates that there are 11,000 voters
in the county and for all of them to
in time, it would be necessary to have
a weekly registration of 700. The
books opened last Monday. Every
body will, have to register whether
they registered for the last election or
not, as the old law was declared un
constitutional. How to Facilitate Work.
"It would facilitate the work of
registratering greatly," said County
Clerk Marks '' today, "if all voters
would ascertain the section, township
and range in which they reside. Of
course if a voter is a resident of some
city or town the house number is
'sufficient data regarding residence.
But where they are outside a city the
section, township and range must be
given. Owing to the recent extensive
changes in precinct boundaries it is
unusually important this year to have
this information accurate so' that a
voter may be registered in the right
precinct.
"Few people have occasion to use
this information except,.-, in rare in
stances so accordingly very few peo
ple know in what section they reside.
In such cases the registering officer
is forced to hunt lip this information
from the record which retards the
work and causes a wait on the part of
the elector and others who may be
waiting to register. I wculd suggest
that if people can ascertain this infor
mation before thcy.co.me to the clerk's
office or go teore q.,, notary public
tb register it would be much more
. convenient both for the registering
officer and the electors themselves.
Naturalized Voters Should Have
Papers. ' -
"People may obtain this informa
tion readily from tax, receipts, de,eds
or other legal papers regarding the
land on which they reside.
"Naturalized voter's should 'always
take their naturalization papers with
them whe,n registering," , said., te
clerk, "as it is necessary for .the reg-
istering officer to note on-the record
tlie date and place of naturalization
and the name of the court in which
the citizenship papers were secured.
This applies t'o women, as well as
men voters and the wife of a natural
ized citizen should have this informa-
tion also when registering.1
Registration by Precincts.
Total number registered first week,
92. Bu precincts: Albany No. 1, 8: i
Albany No. 2. 6; Albany, No. 3, 6; : for the issuance of game licenses goes
Albany No. 4, 7; Albany No. S, 7- into the state game fund, instead of
Albany No. 6, 3; Albany No. 7, 3;i'the county treasury, as was stated
Albany No. 8, 1; Albany No. 9, 6; ! yesterday.
North Brownsville, 2': East Browns- i
villc 2: West Brownsville, 1; Cala- j John Catlin, W. II. Bowman, J. W.
pooia, 7; Center, 1; Crowfoot, 2; Fos-1 Maxwell, D. D. Hackleman and J. D.
ter, 2: North Harrisburg, 1; Jordan,
1: Knox Butte, 2: I.acomb, 1; Leba
non. I; Urleans, t; l eona, i; rrice,
1; Sai'.tiani, 1; South Sci'o, 3; Shedd, i
1; Shelburn, 1; Sunrise, 3; Syracuse,
2; Tangent, 3; Tennessee, 2. No reg
istrations reported in Berlin, South
Brownsville, Crawfordsville. Fox Val
ley, East Halscy. West Halsey, South
Harrisburg, Holley, Kingston, North
Lebanon. South Lebanon, Mill City.
Providence. Rock Creek, Rowland.
North Scio, Sodaville, Strawberry,
Sweet Home. Tallman and Waterloo
precincts. Ut those wno registered ;
first week less than ten were women.
The above figures apply only lip to
close of the books Saturday night. A
good many registered at the clerk's
office Monday and many registrations
have been made on blanks before no
taries and justices in outside precincts
which have not been reported to the
clerk's office yet.
Many Old Timers Register.
Among those registered thus far
are Cyrus H. Walker, oldest living
white child born west of the Rocky
Mountains and many oilier native
sons born in pioneer days. Those
who have registered who were born
in Oregon 50 or more years ago are
Judge H. H. Hewitt. O. P. Dannals.
ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED IS
MARCHING ON TO ALBANY
xpected to Arrive This After
noonMayor Curl Makes
Statement.
"The army is marching on to
Albany." , 0
5) "The army is reported camped 3
in the streets of Jefferson and $
have been fed by the citizens."
Such reports were rife here
this afternoon, concerning the ad-
vancing band of unemployed
men from Portland, who were in
Salem yesterday.
"I do not know exactly what
we shall do with them," said
Mayor Curl this afternoon. ' "It
is certain that we haven't any
work to do. I would suggest
that all that can be done is for
us to offer them food and shel-
ter in return for labor, if they
ask for it. But if they become
unreasonable, that is a matter
the local police authorities will
be detailed to attend to and I
don't intend . to stand for any
great annoyance at the hands of
these men, who have shown but
little disposition to work when
offered it. I realize, however,
that I am not thoroughly conver-
sant with the circumstances, but
feeling as I do now, tjiey will be
urged to move on. It has been
suggested that the city furnish
themi food and shelter for the
performance of municipal work
with the pick and sliovel but
there is nothing definite about
that. We positively cannot and
will not pay out any money for
such work." ?
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INTERIOR OF EPISCOPAL
CHURCH HAS BEEN IMPROVED
Pulpit Has Been Enlarged and
Various Other Improve
ments Made,
The interior of St. Peter's Episco
pal church lias been greatly improved
through the enlarging of the pulpit,
'laying of new carpet and other minor
thatiges. ' '
.The portion- of the pulpit behind
the chancel rail remains the same, ex
cept that a larger platform lias been
constructed in front of the altar. .A
platform has,becn constructed. across
the entire front end of the church and
extended several feet out. A hand
some sermon platform 'was1 erected
on the North side. . In , the center
on. each s'itle there are pews 'for the
accommodation of the choir. The
organ js j.Jpcated...,bqhiiid Jheno.rt)i
pews. Supported by artistic .posts,
an arch framework is ' erected on a
line across the 'church' in front of the
platform.
. Funeral Held Todays The funeral
of. Mrs. Iva Hill, who died in Phil
omath, was held at the Kortmiller
chapel this afternoon and interment
took place in the city cemetery. The
remains arrived here this morning.
There were many beautiful floral of
ferings. Money Goes to State Game Fund.
The sum of $4,216 taken in during
the year at the county clerk's office
Isom, of Albany; D. W. King, T. J.
Malone and T. J. Pbilpott. of Hollcy:
If. D. Ilaight, of Knox Butte; W. H.
Hulburt, of Orlains, and E. C. Rob-
erts, of Tennessee. King, Malone and
Pbilpott, all of whom registered to
gether yesterday, were all born in the
same vicinity in which they now re
side and have lived in that part of the
county all their lives.
11,000 Voters in County
The first man to register in tht
new precinct of Tennessee was born
in the state of Tennesse. He is W.
l.. vauace, roau supervisor oi uis-
trict 18 and brother of Dr. J. P. Wnl
lace, of Albany. The precinct was
named for the reason that the neigh
borhood has been called Tennessee
for many years, due to the fact that
the Wallace family and other families
from that state settled in that part
bf the county many years ago.
It is estimated that there are row
about 11.000 voters in Linn county, said to be a former newspaper adver
If all register before the book? clnce rising solicitor.
on May 1 for the primaries they will o
have to register at the rate of about !,,e(98(9a!a)(!l!S(8(Ba
CO a week. Less than 100 registered!
the first week so if they don't begin 5tw Beginning With Thil Htl,
. tr ihfr. .ill h a W,r,9 It From the Dailr Issue ol
rti'h at the lat . To avoid th' ruh
voters should register early.
IE
Governor West Has Found That
Jobless Men Are Entirely
too Exacting.
BECAME DISSATISFIED WITH
QUARTERS ALLOTED THEM
Leader Rimer Quoted Assaying
Unless Something Turns Up
They Move Today.
Notwithstanding the fact that they
were offered work at wages in keep
ing with those generally paid at state
institutions yesterday by Governor
West, of $1.50 a day of eight hours,
and were to be furnished with good
board and lodging at $4 a week, the
forty men of the "army" of un
employed, numbering about 100, who
accepted the offering, appear to have
become dissatisfied with the wages
and quarters alloted them through the
generosity of the governor and state
authorities, and are quitting, accord
ing to word received from Salem, this
morning. E. W. Rimer, the leader,
is quoted as saying that while their
plans are somewhat indefinite, they
would probably move on soutli today
unless something more substantial
turned up.
Work Offered Not Urgent.
The work offered the men at the
asylum was digging trenches, grub
bing and other farm work. It was
meant simply as a temporary ' relief
until the men got a sum to keep them
on tneir teet until permanent em
ployment offered.
The work at the asylum is not real
ly urgent but was offered as a solu
tion of til e. problem.
Ten of the forty were given work
at the feeble minded school, ten at the
fair grounds, ten at the tuberculosis
samarium and ten' at the poor farm.
Of this number, it is said that ten be
came dissatisfied and returned to the
city. After having a hearty dinner, it
is said, that several others failed tft
report for duty, alleging that the quar
ters allotted them were not. suitable,
Spent Night in-Armory.
Later in the day a' delegation called
on the governor at the state house
and were informed by the chief exe
cutive that lie had done all that he
could, for them. '
Following this unsuccessful confer
ence, it is said that Rimer, the ring:
leader, of, ,tl'C..gang...caU.ed. jipoji ,th'c
custodian of the Salem armory and
secured, it to lodge, bis mcn r o' ,cr
night. Ihcre the band spent the
night, dining on a potato, three slices
of bread and a cup of tea. The pro
visions were .provided by Salem mer-
hants, and a soliciting committee
composed of members of the band.
This morning's Salem Statesman
says : .
tThc men who worked at the fair
.rrotinds put in six hours in spite of
the rain' and came to the armory to
spend the night. - They intend to .re
turn and work twj more hours today.
thus completing their eight hours.
Merely one day's work for the ten ;
men was all that could be supplied !
at that place. j
Not Professional Hoboes.
The men do not appear' to belong!
to the regular hobo class, the major- i
ity of them being fairly well dresser!
and many of them having their bed
ding with them. The biggest per cent
are foreigners and some of them are j
said to be unable to speak English.
Some of them arc quite bitter against i
society and the existing state of things ;
and are free in expressing their
views.
When asked in regard to the kind
of treatment which they had received
along the way, the men said that they
had met many kind-hearted people
and had nothing but commendation
to offer, with the exception of the re
ception which they received at the
hands of the Woodburn citizens. They
said that in Woodburn even the little
boys were armed with guns to help
speed them on their way through
town.
Leader Said to Be Solicitor
When asked about himself Rimer,
the leader, said that he was a job
hunter like the rest and that was the j
reason lie joined the
army." He is
! TUESDAY, JANUARY 13
YET BE IMPROVED
Commercial Club Passes Res
olution Favoring Major
Mclndoes Report.
COPIES ARE TO BE
FORWARDED TO CONGRESS
Oregon Delegation Asked to
Drop All Other Plans and
Secure Appropriation.
A resolution to droi all other nlans
for the improvement of the Willam
ette River from Eugene to Portland,
:inu to secure an appropriation tor the
improvement of the waterway accord
ing to the report of Major Mclndoe,
to the end of affording navigation the
year around, was passed last night
by the Albany Commercial club.
Mclndoe's Report Favored.
The following is the resolution:
Whereas, at several times during
the past few years attempts have
been made to secure the improvement
of the Willamette river with the idea
of securing such a depth oi water as
would allow steamboats to navigate
said stream from Portland to bugene
during the entire year, and
Whereas, several surveys have been
made at different times by govern
ment engineers and reports and esti
mates of the work have been submit
ted but no work of a permanent char-
lacter has so far been done, and
Whereas, in our opinion the best
plan yet submitted was the one made
by'APajor Mclndoe, January 19, 1910
in connection with his report of the
plans and estimates for the same on
December 3, of the same year, be it
therefore
Resolved: That it is. the sense ol
this club that our delegation in con
gress should drop all other plans and
use their utmost endeavor to secure
an appropriation for the improvement
of the WHIIaincttc river based upon
the report of Major Mclndoe, bearing
date of January 19, 1910 as shown in
house document No. 13, 62nd con
gress, 1st session.
Copies to Be Forwarded.
On motion the manager was in
structed to send a copy of the reso
lution to each member of the Oregon
delegation in 'congress.
The president appointed the follow
ing committee on membership: Dr.
J. A. Robnctt, J. A. McKillop, M. Sen
ders. F. H. Pfciffer, E. R. Reagan,
G. T. Hockensmith and B. R. West
brook. .....
. A communication was received
from the. Oregon state immigration
commission," transmitting a resolu
tion passed by that body, in apprecia
tion of the "splendid and effective
cooperation and assistance rendered"
by the Albany Commercial club in
assisting- to assemble and install a
creditable state c'xhibit at the Chicago
land show and the international dry
farming congress. On motion the res
olutions were placed on file.
King Lecture is - Off.
A letter was received from the Ore
gon Development league offering In
furnish an electrotype, "buy your tick-
MONEY
We arc prepared to fiirni-h mon
ey on farm loans in the Willam
ette Valley at the lowest current
rates of interest. Will give five
years time and allow the bor
rower liberal options of prepay
ment. If you can make more
money from your farm by ad
ding livestock and new machin
ery and new buildings wejvill let
you have the money for that
purpose, if you want to dis
pose of your place, the quick
est way to make a sale is to add
substantial improvements. When
in need of funds call on us.
We are the only established
company making long time
loans in this county.
The Oregon Title
and Trust Co.
ALBANY.
OREGON
ANSWER FILED TODAY
TO DIVORCE SUIT
George Whitcomb Claims That
He Provided Wife With
All Necessities.
Filing an answer this morning Geo.
B. Whitcomb, of Whitcomb, denies
drastic allegations contained in the di
vorce complaint filed two weeks ago
by Mrs. Meda Ella Whitcomb.
That the plaintiff for several years
past has cultivated a disposition to be
iritable and quarrelsome and at times
has attacked the husband with much
force and violence, is the allegation
made in the answer to the complaint.
It is claimed that the defendant has
at all times been considerate but has
been compelled to resist the plain
tiff's attacks."
It is further claimed that the de
fendant has provided a good home for
his wife, has never asked unreason
able service of her and that as a re
sult of her quarrelsome disposition
they agreed to a settlement of the
property rights. The defendant,
therefore, alleged that if he is ordered
by the court to meet the judgment
asked by the plaintiff he would have
to dispose of all his property. The
plaintiff, it is set up, is operating a
hotel or boarding house and is doing
well. L. M. Curl represents the de
fendant. Suit for Partition Filed. -A suit
for partition of .160 acres in Section 8,
township 14, S. of R. 3 W. of the W.
M. was today filed .vitli County
Clerk Marks. Charles Kirk and wife,
J. A. Kirk and wife, Effic B. Gulli-
ford and husband arc named plaintiffs
and Emma Wilbur and husband, Eli
zabeth Bone and husband and various
others, are named defendants.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS INSTALL
SET OF NEW OFFICERS
Lodge May Be in New Temple
in 2 Months; Furnishing
Committee Named
Meeting last night in regular ses.
sion, Laurel Lodge No. 7, Knights of
Pythias, installed the following af-
ficcrs: A. L. Kullander, C. C; L. R
Gilbert, V. C; N.' M. Bam, Pre!.;
L. F. McCIain, M. of W.; L. M. Curl
K. of R. & S.; R. E. McKcchnie, M. of
E.; J R. Bryant, M. of E.; E. A. Ty
ler, I. G.; S. C. Hunter, O. G.
After the 'business of the " session,
the meeting 'was' turned into i plcas
unl socmi'gathering. Short talks were
made' by' prominent ' members and
'well known visiting brothers as to the
good of the order and its progress,
nationally and locally, and as to the
future plans of Laurel Lodge No. 7.
It was announced that the 'probabil
ities are that the lodge will be lo
cated in the new temple permanently
in about two months.
W. A. McCIain was appointed
chairman of a committee to see to the
selection of the proper furnishings
for the new temple. The others mem
bers of the committee ar L. I7, Mc
CIain, N. D. Conn, R. E. McKcch
nie. and If. A. Steams.
et via Oregon in 1915," providing the
club would use it on the stationery
On motion the secretary was instriu--
j ted to secure the cut for such use and
; it was recommended that the busi
' ncss men of the city should also use
it on their stationery.
1 In answer to ail inquiry written by
Manager Stewart to I). W. King the
! celebrated good roads man and in
ventor oi the King drag, asking the
pri c of a lecture to be delivered by
him at Albany next spring, a letter
was received placing the price for a
single lecture at $135. On motion it
was decided that the mailer be drop
ped on account of the price beim,'
ton hk'h.
YOU ARE LOSING MONEY
Unless You Get the Benefit of
Wholesale Lumber Prices
Now Quoted
ALBANY LUMBER CO.
Roth Phones.
SURVEYING?
sr. PENLAND & EATON
Room 5, Newew Bligh Bldg.
THOUSANDS LOOSE
LIS IN JAPAN
TwoTowns Wiped Out by Erup
tion of Volcano and Series
of Earthquakes.
60,000 MAY HAVE
PERISHED IN DISASTER
Property Loss Will Run into
Millions of Dollars; War
ships Sent to Scene.
(By United Press Association)
Tokio, Jan. 13. That as high as
fifty or sixty thousand people may
have perished in the volcanic eruption
still in progress in southern Japan,
was stated on official authority. This
it was admitted was a rough guess,
communication with the stricken dis
trict being cut off. Warships were sent
to aid the victims, but hadn t been
ible to approach close enough to the
scene of the catastrophe to secure ac
curate information. Kagoshima, with
a population of sixty-four thousand
was destroyed. On Sakura island two
villages witli a population of sixteen
thousand are also understood to be
completely wiped out. Earthquakes
did no great damage, but the erup
tion at Sakurajima was terrific.
ISO Shocks Felt.
Tokio, Japan, Jan. 13. Thousands
are believed to have been killed in a
volcano eruptioin and a scries of vio
lent earthquakes shaking, in the south
end of Kiusshicu Island since Satur
day. There have been more than a
hundred and fifty earthquake shocks.
Two Towns Destroyed.
Volcano, Jan. 13 In Skurajimo, on
small island of Skaura, three miles off
from the city of Satsnnia province,
the volcano didn't burst into activity
until yesterday. Few' details of the
catastrophe were learned here. The
latest reports indicated however, that
two towns with a total population of
sixteen thousand on Sakura Island
were annihilated by a volcano and
that most of 'the inhabitants were
killed. Kagoshima is being evacuated
and the property loss will reach high
into the millions.
Aid Is Sent.
Tokio, Jan. 13. Kogosl'( ma w
totally destroyed by the. eruption of
the Volcano Sakurajima, according to
messages received tonight from the
warship. Aid will be 'scut (o'lhc'pco
ple of the stricken district.
The town has 64,000 population and
most of them are employed as Sat
snnia pottery manufacturers.
It is believed that thousands per
ished. That at least 5,000 perished
on the island of Sakura was declar
ed by fugitives reaching neighboring
island of Kuishiii. Ten thousand oi
its inhabitants insisted on rcmainm-i
on the -.island after a hundred ant) fit-,
ty shocks warned them of the dan
ger. Of these it ' is estimated, that
about half we're killed. Reports :'re
current- that another, volcano, in Cen
tral Japan has burst into activity.
Judges ReBUme Benches. Judge
Clecton Returned to Portland this af
ternoon, after holding court in Judge
Kelly's place for several days. Judge
Kelly is conducting his department
as usual today. Capital Journal.
'rs. II. fi. Colton, of Portland, is
in the city on a visit, the guest of her
mother, Mrs. George.
W. J. Drinkard, o( Halsey, was a
'KMness viii'.ur in the city this morn
ing, lie returned home this noon.
J. T. Plant, of Newport, arrived
this noon to visit relatives.
Bell 535-R.