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VOL. XLIX
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1914
No. 50.
RIDES ON GARS
RHQDA STALNAKER PR1CHARS
CALLED TO LAST REWARD
E. W. Rimer and Wife Arrived
Yesterday and Declare They
Are Misunderstood.
AWAITING ARRIVAL OF
ARMY" WILL ASK HELP
If It Is Not Granted Rimer De
dares That Trampers Will
Move on South.
''LSilchLer
Former Albany Girl Died at
Warm Springs, Mont., After
Long Illness.
Declaring that the people have been
mislead as to understanding the char
acter and sincerity of the unemployed
"army," E. W. Rimer, reputed leader
of the gang, which tramped from Port
land, asserted here yesterday after
noon that the men were absolutely
sincere in their desire for work, that
they were a well organized bunch,
that they represented the better class
of workmen and that being strictly
up against it lead them to go on the
pilgrimage. Rimer and his wife ar
rived here from Salem at 3 o'clock on
the Oregon Electric and took lodging
in the Walton rooming house. They
said they would await the arrival of
the trampers.
Will Confer With Mayor.
Rimer plans to call upon Mayor
Curl today and prevail upon him for
assistance, by way of either securing
work for some of the men or for the
city to feed them, so they can resume
their journey. Mayor Curl stated yes
terday that he could not supply the
men with work and would therefore
encourage them to move, on. He
made it plain that he would not stand
for anv annoyance from them and un
timated that the city might feed the
men upon the promise that they move
on. The matter was discussed at the
citv council meeting last night and
the mayor was upheld.
Plan is to Keep Moving.
"Our plan is to keep going," said
Rimer, "until all of t'he men find
work. They are a well organized
bunch and our pilgrimage is the re
sult of being out of employment for
from two to three months in Port
land. We have a set of rules by
which we allow no' drinking in th.;
crowd, no individual begging and we
refuse to let a man join unless he is
rcallv worthy. His membership in
our organization is put to a vote. An
other rule is that everyone who joins
our ranks has to au;ree to accept the
first job oifered. Wi have an age limit
of from 20 to 35. We have a chief
of police and two deputies to pre
serve order among the ranks and a so
liciting committee, to do the begging
of rations in case of an absolute ne
cessity. We started from Portland
with 9S men. Two quit before we got
to Salem, to hire out as farm hands
Four remained on the jobs offered
them at Salem and two joined our
ranks at that city. We have now 94
and they are divided into 3 divisions
Twenty-five per cent of the men are
foreigners, 5 arc Mexicans and the
rest arc Americans. Only one of the
bunch cannot speak English, and he
is a German youth of 16 years, who
has only been in this country two
weeks. We took him in through pure
sypinnlhv.
"Willi badly pinched stomachs we
cannot help some of the men be
coming unruly or acting imprudent.
The reason the men quit their jobs in
Salem is in one instance, because they
weren't provided with proper shelter
and in another because they didn't
have blanket rolls."
30 Men in Jail.
Last night there were thirty men
in the city jail, gathered up by the
police. Only a few of them claimed
to be members of the "army." The
rest arc believed to he common ho
boes. The lat heard of the "army
after it left Salem was that they spent
the nisrht in Ea-t Independence in
box cars offered them by Oregon
Electric employees. It was reported
that a delegation were furnished trans
portation on the ferry :o Indepen
dence and that the others started out
for Albany. Rimer didn't know where
his men were last night, or when to
expect them. He declared however,
that they would all probably be here
by nightfall.
Cr. P. Haines, of Hoover. was a
business visitor in the city this morning.
Rlioda Lee Stalnaker, the wife of
George A. Prichard died last night at
Warm Springs, Mont., at the age oi
25, after a lingering illness. Word
lo that effect was received in Albany
this morning.
Rhoda Prichard is a former Al
bany girl and is well and favorably
known here, having resided in Albany
for 15 years. She was married lo
George Prichard, a Portland newspa
per man, but formerly engaged in a
similar occupation here. Last .March
they left for Montana, locating
on a homestead near Loma. A few
I months ago Mrs. Prichard's health
removal to Warm Springs, remain
ing there until the untimely death of
iast night.
Rhoda Lee Prichard was born in
1889 in West Virginia.. Coming West
with her Barents and brothers, she lo
cated in Albany and made ner home
here continuously until last March.
She was a eraduate of Albany College
and afterwards was engaged as teach
er in that institution. Both Her motii
er and fat'her died several years ago.
Mrs. Prichard is survived by Her hus
band, a month old baby, Mary Lee,
and three brothers. Olin B. and Her
man, both of near Loma, Mont., for
merly of Albany, and Park, of this
citv.
the. remains will arrive here tomor
row and the funeral will be held at
10 o'clock Saturday morning at the
home of H. R. Schultz, on South
Washington street. Rev. W. r. White,
of the United Presbyterian church
Mayor Curl Last Night Dealt
Blow to Lady Nicotine and
Smoking Ceases.
II
MELiNDA H. GLELAN IS
CALLED TO LAST REWARD
SEVERAL LADIES ATTEND
ED MEETING OF CITY DADS
Many Matters Taken Up and
Disposed at Initial Meeting
of Law Makers.
Thirty Nine Officials of Western
Federation of Miners Charged
With Same Offense.
CHARGES MADE UNDER
MICHIGAN STATE LAW
After calling the council to order
last night for the first meeting since
the inauguration, Mayor Curl dealt
a blow to Lady Nicotine and then the
assembly proceeded to business. The
mavor requested that there be no
smoking during the session, saying he
realized that it was pleasant to many
while to others he knew it was ot-
tensive. Whereupon, cigars and pipes
were immediately douced.
This action was undoubtedly very
well. No sooner had the accumulated
smoke wafted out of an open window
when four ladies arrived. They were
Mrs. V. H. Geselbracht, Mrs. L. E.
Blain, Mrs. W. F. Garrett and Mrs.
Thomoson. They came merely as
spectators and to, observe the pro-
Other Indictments Pending
Against Officials on More
Serious Charges.
Well Known Albany Lady Died
Last Night at 10:05 at
Family Home.
COUNCIL ELECTS
CITY OFFICERS
an cnui .n i :: . - .. u..,l,o
will conduct the services and inter-i ce.uiiiK. x "V" .
m.,t will take olace in the city cem- 'ainy crowaea .u.u
etery.
PETITION FOR PAVING
9TM STREET FILED
Signid by 37 Property. Owners
MinyU Spifiatitn ef
. Material Made.
Signed by 37 property owners a pe
tition for the paving of Ninth street
was received by the city council last
night for the improvement of the
street by grading and paving from
Elm to Montomery streets.
According -to the petition the street
is to be paved during rlie coming sea
son, as per the following specifica
tions:
Either that pavement known as EI
Oso asphaltic concrete pavement, con
sisting of a foundation ZVi inches in
thickness or asphaltic concrete witn
proper proportions of sand and gravel
or crushed rock with 5 per cent to 7
per cent El-Oso asphaltic cement, to
gether with a wearing surface of one
and one-halt inches in tnicKness oi
standard Ll-Oso Asphalitc wearing
surface, mineral aggregate of which
shall be crushed rock or crushed grav
el; or that pavement known as gravel
hitulithic pavement, consisting ol a
foundation rhree and one-half inches
in thickness oi bituminous concrete
with proper proportions of sand and
irravel or crushed rock with proper
percentage oi Warre's bituminous ce
ment, witli a measuring t surface
of one and one-half inches in thick
ness of the good hitulithic wearing
surface, the mineral aggregate oi
which shall be crushed rock or crush
ed gravel.
was a shuffle on the part of the men
to supply the women with seats. They
remained throughout the session and
established a precedent. Kcver oe
fore in the history of the council, it
is said, has it been graced by the
nnspnre nf the fairer sex. while the
council was in session. The ladies
were cordially welcomed and assured
that thev would always he.
Dnv Woods, of the Albany Iron
Works, reported as to the condition
of the fire engine, particularly as to
the repair work being done on crown
sheets in the boiler. It appears that
owing to poor condition of the engine,
it has been lacking in efficiency and
that the work now being done on the
boiler will restore it to good working
order. The estimated cost of the re
pairs is $75.
Eire Chief Horsky rendered his re
port of .the fire flint destroyed the
Albany Bottling Works on January
6, resulting in a damage of $900, cov
ered with $500 insurance. The cause.
according to the renort, is unknown.
Street Superintendent Glen Jun
kin. rendered an itemized report of
the property owned by the street de
partment on January 1. The report
was ordered filed.
Eight property owners petitioned
for the installation of an electric light
at the southeast or southwest corner
of First and Harrison streets. The
matter was refcred to the street com
mittee. Upon motion of Councilman Mclu
murry. that the quarters over Engine
House N'o. 1 he rented to the local
electrical union for meetings, the mat
ter was referred to the street commit
tee' with power to act.
ALBANY IS INVADED BY
"ARMY" OF UNEMPLOYED
MEN FROM PORTLAND
(By United Press Association.)
Houghton, Mich., Jan. 15. Thirty
nine officials of the Wes'-;rn Federa
tion of Miners, including Moyer, were
indicted today on conspiracy charges
in connection with the copper ctrike
The charges contained three counts.
Other indictements were returned, it
is said, but the names haven't been
made public. The first count charged
the men with conspiring to restrain
imported laborers from working, ana
Hie third, consniin? to deprive la
borers of their property and rights.
All are named in one indictment. Un
der the Michigan law the offenses
charged are misdemeanors. That the
remaining indictments are more ser
ious is indicated by the fact chat Judge
O'Brien ordered them withheld until
the arrests were made.
Melinda 11. Clelan. one oi Albany'
best known matrons, died last night
at 10:05 o'clock, at the family home,
332 Maker street, aged ()3. Heart trou
ble is given as the -cause.
Horn in Illinois, September 27. 1S50.
Melinda 11. Young, at the ae oi 3
years was brought to Oregon by her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Young.
The family located in this section
and the deceased lias resided here
continuously since that time, making
her home most of the time in Albanv
She was married to J. 11. Clelan in
1867. bv whom she is survived.
Four children were born to this
union, two of whom survive her. They
are Ben and Mrs. C. G. Rawlings,
both of Albany. Christianan died in
infancy and Otto C. died tour years
ncro.
The itinera will DC ncui Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the For-
inillcr chapel. Interment will take
nlaee in the citv cemetery.
Rev. E. H. Hicks of the Baptist
church who was ill Eastern Oregon
was sent a telegram this morning
asking whether he could be here to
i-nndnrt the funeral. No answer had
been received at 3 o'clock but it is
probable that he will be here to take
Charge ot the services.
Weather Renort. The ranue of
temperature for 24 hours ending at 8
o'clock this morning was at to hi
degrees. The rainfall for the same
period was .05 of an inch. The river
is 5.5 feet. The weather reports says
rain tonight and Friday.
City Attorney. Superintendent
of Streets and City Engin
eer Named.
Little Hope for Small Vessel.
(.By United Press Association)
. Portland, Jan. 15. Reinsurance on
the British bark "Inveravon" 103 days
overdue from Uillao tor rortiami.
rose to 85 per cent. It is believed the
vi-cspI has foundered. The "Inver
avon" ordinarily carried a crew of27.
8 HOUR LAW APPLYINS TS
PBLICE TO BE TESTED
MEMBERS OF POLICE
FORCE RE-APPOINTED
With Swan and Johnston in
Race, Vote on Two Ballots
Was Deadlock.
HILL SUBSCRIPTION OF
$50,000 NOW AVAILABLE
Conditions Have Been Met by
Albany College and Showing
of Assols Will be Made.
20 in City Now More Report
ed as Arriving in Two
Directions Will Be Given
Shelter But no Food (?)
Gilbert Brothers Moving. Today
Gilbert Brothers are moving their
grocery and furniture stock from the
.lore on First street next the Nation
al bank into the K. P. temple at the
corner of Lyon and Third streets.
Albanyites Go to Corvallis. Leav
ing this noon fourteen Albanyites
went to Corvallis to attend the factory
promotion- congress, as representa
tives of ilhe Commercial club and var-.
ions manufacturing enterprises of Al
bany. They will return this evening.
Will Be Married Tonight. Frank.
lin Egan and Miss Julia Newton two
well known people of Albanv will be
married this evening- at 7:30 o'clock-
it 42"i E. Fourth street, the home to
be occupied by the young couple.
The bride to be is a trained nurse.
Were Married. Here Yesterday.
Yesferdav afternoon at 5 o clock at
t'-c Methodist-parsonage, Clarence V
Radford and Mis Julia ZaUkey wer
iinitpd in marriatre bv Rev. D. H
Leech. Both are well and favorably
known young people residing west
of Jefferson. Only a few relatives
were present at the wedding. Thev
will make their home on a farm near
Jefferson.
Mrs. F.imna Taylor and son Elmer,
of Alsca, are visiting in the city. The
rormcr is a sister of Mrs. Geo. VV.
Hughes.
J. E. Ratllsat and wife, of Lebanon,
visitors in the city vesterday.
C. B. Richards, of Aurora, trans
acted lusi"css here this morning.
R. !.. Ramsey, of Condon, is in
rilv nn business.
C. M. Henderson return"! Inst niglit
frm n hnsincs trio to Portland.
W. Culv. of Hooch, transacted busi
cfs liere vesterdav aftrrnnon.
Albany Te 8e U With Other
Cities in Carrying Case te
Higher Court.
To cooperate with ten other cities
in making a test case of the 8 hou;
working law, as applying to police,
men, the city council last night au
thorized Mayor Curl to pledge $20
towards a fund of $200 to carry such
a case to the suurenie court.
The matter was brought up through
the reading of a letter from Mayor
Yoran. of Eugene, ,lo Mayor Curl
which is as follows:
"Under the ruling of tie labor com
missioner, cilies cannot work their
police more than 8 hours a day, nor
more than 6 days a week.
"This, if held valid by the supreme
court, will mean much higher taxes lo
all of the cities of our size.
"We have given in for the time be
ing and put our men on 8 hours work
but wish lo make a test case of the
ruling by carrying it up to the su
preme court, if olher cities will go in
with us on the expense as it is a
maitpr in which we arc all interested.
The cost of making a lest case and
carrying it up to the higher court will
be approximately $211. Will your
city he one of ten to advance $20 Inw
ards the flllli! to get tins inaucr ncmre
the court for a decision? Kindly lei
me hear from you at once.
"D. E. YORAN, Mayor."
Meeting in this city on December
13. rhe members of the hoard ol trus
tees of Albanv Collcee decided that
the conditions prescribed by James
J. Hill in connection with his propos
ed donation ot sou.iaaj liave rteen met
bv the colleue authorities. A com
ulittee was appointed by the board to
make a showing of assets and secure
tlie cash subscription offered by the
financier.
At the meeting, a s-'ecial committee,
with Dr. Boyd, of Portland as chair
man was appointed f"r the purpose of
parsing upon the advisability of dis
continuing the ac-'dmic and commer
cial departments of the college. 1 his
rommeiitee will report at the next reg
ular meeting which will be held dur
ing the month of June.
It was also decided to commence at
once Uie work of raising the .money
-or the construction of suitable build
r and new campus in 1915.
Ntw om Th Pago si 9
Prm Dxftr Um of 9
!) THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 S
Albany is invaded by the "army"
of unemployed, tramping through the
Willamette valley "in search of work."
The police report that there are twen
ty of the men in town now and re
ports coming in this afternoon say
that 25 passed through Millersburg
at 1 o'clock and that aiout 40. were
enroute over the Independence road
4 miles north of here Ed. Meeker is
uthority lor the Millersburg renor'
and J. II. Rodgcrs for the other. They
are farmers ami telephoned Hie inior
niation to the Democrat.
Leader Calls on Mayor.
E. W. Rimer has called upon May
or Curl several times today, demand
ing food and shelter for the men. The
mayor has put his foot down flatlv
on furnishing food unless the men do
something in return for it. "If thev
are willing to work," said Mayor
Cnrl. "lo show me their sincerity.
I will sec that thev gel food but rot
before. I offered work- on the
streets but that was spurned." Rim
er is quoted as saying that for the
men to work on nuldy streets would
mean 'hat their clothes would be ruin
ed, and their shoes would become in--apacitated
and that they would be
in no shape to resume their journey.
Shelter Prepared.
Chief of Police Austin and Street
Superintendent Junkin this afternoon
arranged to shelter the men overnight
in EnLMpe House No. 1 on Second
s'reet. Rimer after one of his un-
-urcessful ron'ore-ires wttli Mayor
Curl, consulted Captain Powell rela
tive to sccurinir the arniorv lor shel
tcr. The captain refused this acconi
tnodatton.
However, the men will be well shel
tered in the ci'Tine 'house. The floors
ve been well cleaned and a ron iii(i
H. B. Chess, an attorney of Leba
non, attended to legal business here
this morning.
v9
City officers elected last night
by the council:
City attorney L. L. Swan (In-
cuinibent).
Superintendent of Streets G.
M. Junkin (Incumbent)
City Engineer J, R. Penlaud
(Incumbent).
City Employees 5 -
Special Day Police Griff
King (Incumbent).
a) Might Police J. U. Kotigers, v
A. B. Marshall (Incumbents).
Poundniaster Joseph Endicott
(Incumbent).
Auto Truck Driver Sanford
Archibald.
Engine Man J. F. Warner( -
(Incumbent).
City Ttcamster Elgin New- Js)
ton.
In an election ill which many appli
cations were entered t'he city council
last night elected the foregoing offi
cers and employees by ballot to serve
during the pleasure of the city s leg
islative body.
Inasmuch as there is a rule mat tlie
election could be held by viva voce,
upon motion of Councilman Johnson,
the rule was suspended and the elec
tion proceeded by ballot. In several
cases it became necessary to ballot
more than once as the vote was either
a tie or neither candidate received a
majority.
The following list of applications
were read: For city attorney, Dan
Johnston; for superintendent of
streets, G. M. Junkin, Fred L. Rics
and J. S. Rankin; city engineer, J. K.
I'enland; for night police, J. Q. Rod
gcrs, A, li. Marshall anil mi win fti.
tirihbe; for atuo truck driver, Adrian
Moore, Sanfod Archibald, Dan Zch
and John S, Spooucr; (or engine man.
J. F. Warder; for city teamster, El
gin Newton and Earl McTiininonds.
Vote for Attorney JJeadlock.
In the election of the city attorney,
three ballots were taken. The first
two resulted in a dadlock tie of 3
votes each for the two candidates,
Johnston and Swan. However, on
the third ballot, Swan received 5 votes
and Johnston I. The mayor declared
Swan elected.
The ballots were cast for the elec
tion of superintendent of streets. The
first ballot Mood: Junkin, 3; Kics, 1.
and Kankin 1. The mayor declared
th:it it was no election because a ma
iorilv had not spoken. Tile second
ballot resulted as follows: Junkin,
5, and Kankin, 1.
The application of J. R. Penhind as
city engineer was the only one receiv
ed and he was declared elected to the
position.
OF 460 WATER PERMITS
TWO WERE ISSUED IN LINN
442,181 Acres of Land Will Be
Irrigated Under These
Permits,
For the vcar 1913 u tot:il of 6
fire was ninde iii a huc sinvr- Pirn- JJCrn,il9 werc issued by the State Kn-
Ljiiu-er fur tlie appropriation of watcr.
Under t!ie-e permits 44J.1HI acr-s
will be impaled. horsepower
will he developed anil 41 reservoirs
constructed at a total cost of approx
imately $7.X!0,XX).
tt nt wnnrt it tttfii ie . i ne nie
will all he rounded no by niIit and
lo'-ked in the niinrtert.
Will Br Orded to Move
In the moniintt it i the plan to
.t,TT1 Inrre rm (ell t'-e'" to nnv"
on. Tue ,nitboriiio tnvc :ill mnnV it
nl.iin that thev will "ot 'yu fo- vu
TreM ptMiov:t"f-e R''"er te Tf rsit'nt
in his demnnd thM the t""" h
ri-H brriVfn-f . I "
i t os hive Hn'v rrfii"d to do. in'
tree tlift nr" w'k i" rrtio'".
Stim"ird un. ,, e,!re
H,Mit eernrlrd trrvn n-
tnr-nv mormn" If a" to m
wo'W for a mM ;t wi" I" s"..t;,..'
"d t'hen thev will he onlerf-d to ?"Ov
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on
Tt- rnt,fT- V"!
"ntinrit meetirf 'ct I'ifVf i"d it
t-p rnn-r" o' o-rio" nr ''f "vn
iH "lfTTihe's of the rrii"l
.n..tt he Iff tn "o' for-..
fniirelv. fhiz-f A"tin tvn; iefr-i--wf
to me h' ht tudrrnirnt hi ''d'-
th mm. to the er' of
'.-1 to move on with the least nV
hv
Dimtu; the quarter endiriK Decern
her 31. 1013. f-'S permits were is-ue
lor the irriiMtion ol rures
he development of l,n.:K horsepower.
AtnoiiL' tl e-e permits was one :ssu- l
lo l;. D. Stnt H of Tillamook and D.
C L'rie of l;iin:i-. V:i !;in;t"". '"
the development of 1,-"K horsepow
with the waters of the Trasfc river in
Tillamook county.
Two permits were issued A .A.
While of St. Paul. Minnesota, for the
fi-iroMriation of water in I. inn corni-
lly.' One is for the development of
- I 225 t.or ;e:)'iwer. including municipal
t supply, with the waters of Wiley
f're"k. which is located in See. 2. To.
14 S. R. 1 and the other permit t
for the development "f 4t) horsepower
with the waters of Wiley Creek, the
diversion point located in Sec. 27. Tp
13. S. R. 1 K.
Police Officers Re-named.
Relative to the cIioohuik of day and
niglit police, l li c council decided to
abide by the wishes of Chief of Police
Austin. The chief declared that he
didn t believe that he could improve
upon the present force and would be
in favor of having the same officers
re-app"iiited. Accordingly the coun
cil ehoe (iriff Kinn a.s. the day mail
and Rodgers and Marshal as the night
officers.
N'o application was made for the
office of poiindmastter and the conn
ed reappointed Joseph Kndicott, the
incumbent.
Voting upon the four candidates for
the position as auto truck driver of
the fire department, the councibiieii
were ordered to cast another ballot
;s the firt stood: Moore 1, Archibald
3, eli I. and Spooner 1, not beiiitf
n mi jority. The second ballot re
suited as follows: Moore 1. Archi
bald 4 and Zch I. J. K. Warner beiiiK
tlie only candidate for tlie position of
eitKine man, he was declared unani
mously elected upon motion of Coun-
i rilitinn Summon. KlL'in Newton won
andjnV(r Kjuj McTimmonrls bv 4 to 2 for
i citv teamster. mc i inimonos speci-
1 r i i I' . .1.... 1.- I
lieu ui ins appni -;mou ui.u iic w.oi'.vu
$o5 per month, a raise of ?5 over what
m; had been getting.
Police Wear Brass Buttons. Mem
bers of the police force appeared to
day wearing brass buttons on their
suits of blue. The buttons are rath
er attractive and are inscribed with
the letter "V". Chief Austin said
-.otnetjme ao tint after the appoint
ments of the officers were made by
he council he would grant all of them
the privilege of wearing the buttons.
As the appointments were made last
flight, no delay was suffered in don
ring the buttons.