PORTLAHDERS ARE
BLAMEGBYDR.EQU!!
Woman Luader Declares That
Rose City Authoiites Ran
Cut Unemployed.
NO GREAT EFFOiJT WAS'
MADE TO SUPPLY WORK
Dr. Equi Left This Afternoon to
Confer with Governor
West.
"l'ortlaml authorities are responsi
ble for tlic unemployed delegations
tramping about the country," declared
Dr. Marie Kqui, woman Socialist, of
Portland, and a physician and sur
Kcon of that city, who arrived here
this noon from Shedd, where she
went last niht to confer with "Rim
er' brigade of unemployed."
Run Out of Portland.
"They ran them out of Portland,
in various ways," she continued.
"Mainly by not making any great ef
fort to suply work and then when
they did supply it, it was at small
wages and for only a few men and
'by running them out of the Gypsy
'Smith tabernacle. I don't think that
'Portland lias done right. I am ab
solutely opposed to this method of
the unemployed tramping about from
town to town, where there isn't work
for themi. Portland is the place
where they should be cared for. They
should not be dumped on the smaller
town. It is an imposition on them
and I don't blame the police for tak
ing such action as they have done in
several places."
Goes to Salem.
Immediately after arriving Dr. Equi
went to the Hotel Ifammel, where
she is registered, She remained there
until 3 o'clock, writing letters and left
on the Oregon .Electric for Salem.
"Saturday is a bad day to call up
on t'hc governor," she said before de
parting, "but I nm going to try to gel
an audience with him."
Oh, I want to talk to him on gen
eral conditions," she replied 10 an
inquiry. "The governor had the right
idea of providing funds to put the
unemployed to work but the cmcr
gem'y board snowed it under. I want
to ascertain if Che re isn't anything that
ran possibly he done to relieve the
situation."
Men Wouldn't Return.
' What wai the nature of your cr
'raud to Shedd?" was asked.
"I wanted to investigate the condi-
lio'is ami ascertain the sentiments of
The men," she replied. "I urged that
lliey return north but they preferred
to proceed on south and left Shedd
this morning at 11 o'clock. I want
to stop thi-i tramping about. I will
,in ike an effort to have the army at
Mefov turned northward. I am ab
solutely opposed to Ibis tramping
about for lhee men will gain nothing
hv it as ha already been indicated.
They belong in Portland and that is
the place that should hear the brunt
of thr I'ttrden."
Pr. IMui said that as a siile line
she was investigating present oei:i
ronditions and alleged umncv strin
gency. "We have had a money strin
uency," she said, "but I don't
thin- it can be attributed to the ad
ministration. There is something else
behind al of this. and I am
Irving lo locale it." Mr. b'qui is
n pleasant conversationalist. She g.ivr
her political at'iliation as that of a
Socialist. She dresses well and has
n nice appearance. She does not ap
pear to he a day over 45.
Mr. I'qui s;iid that she was unable
to account for such an erroneous re
port as was i ecei ed yesterday from
Oregon City that 5U1 unemployed had
left there headed by her. had gotten
out. She said that there were no
foundations lor it whatever. She
laughed when the report was men
tioned. DR. EQUI TO SEE GOVERNOR
Woman Socialist Would Make Way
for Return of Employed.
That Pr. Marie IV Amii will o to
S.tltni tU aft nui.Mt to confer with
(Jnwrtior We-t for the putpoM of sc
ciMi' LT hi- a-m ou i-s th t the unem
pl.iwd men of Kiim-r' bii-a.le nv.iv
niaivh back through ilu- town with
out beinj moU-uod hv the authorities
is a report f'om Shedd nveixed short
lv before 11 oVKu'k. It said that
Pr. b'qui annoutvod this at the con
ibiMon of a Socialist addre to the
citizens, whnh was i m in the W
O W. hall and attended by over
half of the population. It U reported
that Pr. Equi intends to stop army
No. 2 at McCoy from proceeding fur-
paSITiuH OF RAILWAY
fr'.AiL CLERK 10 BE FILLED
Civil Service Commission An
nounces That Exam Will
Be Held Feb. 21.
The United States Civil Service
voui(ti-.-.ion a 11 noil ut ts that an open
competitive examination for railway
m ii) clerk, for men only, will be held
on b'cimiary 21, J9I4, fur the purpose
oi es:allis.n:;g an eligible register
lYoin which to fili vacancies as they
may occur in this j.o.sitiuin at $9(X) per
u:uum.
Applicants must have reached their
eighteenth but not their thirty-fifth
birthday on the date of the examina
tion. Persons who meet the requirements
and de.sire this examination should
at once apply to the secretary, Eleven
th Civil Service District, Seattle,
Washington, forapplicatiou Form 304
and Form 1407.
BE GIVEN HERE SOON
The Ladies Guild of St. Peters
church, at their last business
meeting decided by a unanimous vote
to take up a home talent play, entitled
"Linn County Fair." This play was
'written by Anna Sara Bock, a' West
Virginian who has made the drilling
'and production of home talent plays
a specialty. This home talent play
"Linn County Fair" has been her
biggest and most successful. Wherev
er it has been given it was an im-
imeusc success, as it no doubt, will be
in Albany. The plan and plot of this
play is very simple nothing but
county fair scene with all manner of
people coming to the fair. It will be
a real picture of the real old time
county fair with displays of innumer
able of rich, yellow pumpkins, big po
tatoes, immense squashes, monstrous
ears of yellow corn, red aplcs and
any and every kind of fruit, and veg
ctablcs raised by the farmers of Linn
county. Not only will be there be dis
plays of these farm products, but the
needlework, machinery and handi
work of the thrifty inhabitants of Linn
county will also occupy a conspicuous
space.
While the displays above described
are always looked for at the county
fair yet the real interest of this par
ticular Linn County Fair is in the
dialogue of the visitors at the fair and
in the musical numbers to be pre
sented. As the scene opens the loud
mouthed fakirs, lemonade man, side
show man, balloon man, will almost
deafen you with their mighty yells
1 hen follows a quick succession ot
farmers, old maids, school boys, jock
eys, preachers, bride and groom, gold
brick men, city visitors and all the
characters one can possibly imagine
at the county fair, each with an ap
propriate dialouge and conversation.
All these dialogues are of the most
f humorous nature and have a lift and
spirit to them that convulses and
lanmses even the most staid audience,
j Hut after all. no amatcrr entertain
i me nt at this day and age can be a
j success without plenty of good lively
M'n-to-date music, and we will have it
in the comity fair. One of the lug
I musical feature is a Teddy bear chor
'ns by MX) little girls between the ages
! of t and . It's one of the prettiest
and cutest ever. There will be an
other children's chorus and six young
iieu and young ladies' choruses. All
of these are the latest, catchiest song
productions and are presented in a
beautiful, attractive manner. It has
been decided to produce this enter
tainment at Albany opera bouse. The
committees h;u e been appointed for
the various departments of the pre
liminary work. The best talent of the
city will be invited and there can be
no doubt of the fair being a rousing
success, as our tateut, we believe, is
atber superior to that of the average
town. Remember the date, two
nights. January 2Sth and 20th.
! ther south. The woman agitator will
j arrive here at noon ami will leave i"i
mediately tor Salem, it is said. Tie
army left at 11 oVKvk tor HaUey
wheie they wdl net di:nier. It is said
that the men v. ill march until liir.i
, Me .d is received from the gov
ernor. The further -...nth they got
the better chances they stand of se
! curing food and i: is unlikely they
w ill ever be fed again al Alkun aiul
Salem
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Are over Cnaick bank. mV jtf
Two Armies May Join Forces
and Return to Salem to
Demand Work.
MEN ARE REPORTED
CONTRARY TO PLAN
Dr. Marie Equi Here Last Night
and Went to Shedd to
Take Hand.
According to reports from Shedd,
where Rimers' "unemployed army"
camped over night, vain attempts are
being made by Dr. Marie Equi, the
woman Socialist, Rimer and other
leaders of the "army" to get the men
to return north but they are persistent
in wanting to continue south.
Dr. Equi declares that if the men
go as far as Cottage Grove, they will
be up against it, because it is impos
sible to cross the mountains at this
time of year.
Leaders Want to Unite "Armies."
It is said that it is the desire of the
leaders tc have the men return north
to join the other unemployed "ar
mies," the plan being to combine them
and go lo Salem for the purpose of de
manding work from the governor.
However, it is declared, that the
men are stubbornly holding out to
continue south. Of the crowd of 78
that left here yesterday morning
there are now only 57 in the delega
tion. The others, it is reported, board
ed a southbound freight at Tangent,
where they secured dinner. The "57'
arrived at Shedd, 15 miles south of
here, last night and were given shel
ter in the W. O. W. hall. This morn
ing they were fed on coffee and sand
wiches by the residents.
Men Intend to Proceed.
They have been perfectly orderly,
say Shedd authorities. According to
the statements made by many of the
men, they plan to reach Halsey by
noon. The residents of that town, ac
cording to a report, have made pro
visions to give them dinner. Leaving
there, the next stop will be at Har
risburg, where it is the plan to re
main overnight. Despite these plans.
the leaders, it is said, assert that they
will have the "army" on the north
ward journey by this afternoon. It
is rumored that the intention is to
'old up a freight train and secure pas
sage back.
nr. Equi arrived here last night at
5:50 on the Oregon Electric. Rushing
to the Hotel Ilainmei, she engaged a
room and checked her luggage, which
consisted of a suit case and a volume
on economics. She dined in the pal
atial dining room of the hole! and
hurried out, said the clerk. It de
veloped that she secured a livery rig
and drove to Shedd la-t night and ac
cording to a report from Shedd will
go direct from here to Salem to con
fer with the ;o eruor.
Woman Walks to Tangent.
On the southward inarch from Al
bany yesterday. E. V. Rimer and his
wife, accompanied the "army" on foot
to Tangent, where Mrs. Rimer board
ed a passenger train for Shedd. Rim
er continued with the "army" to
Shedd by way of the S. V. railroad
tracks. He is minted as saying he
will walk to llarrisburg with them,
it they are not turned northward. Mrs.
Rimer will board a passenger for
Harri-burg tins afternoon in the event
the men march on south.
IDLE ARMY NO. 2 AT MXOY
Limited Famis Prevent Offer of
Jobs by Railroad Man,
McMiuuviUe. Jan. 17. I. W. W
Doom, Windowi, Moulding, Gla.
Store nnti Office Fixture
Fisher, Hr;ulen& Co.
llM'KAl. niRFOOKS
AMI I'MH'.KTAKKKS
Undpr;nki.ig Parlor. ?ti and
ItroHi'iiIh'r
t-fL- '-ANY ATTKNIVANT
j Both Phones
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT CLUB
ARRANGES ENTERTAINMENT
European Art Reproductions to
Be Shown Here Friday,
January 23.
The Women's Civic Improvement
club is arranging a most interesting
entertainment in foreign art for Eri
day afternoon, January 23, from 2:30
until 5:30, at the home of Mrs. Fred
Dawson, on South liroadaibtn street.
The admission will be 25 cents and
the public is cordially invited and urg
ed to attend. There will be three
hourly programs, and ice cream and
cake will be served.
This will be a great opportunity for
the people of Albany to see repro
duction of European art as the views
to be shown are loaned from the
Weister art collection, of Portland,
one of the most replete collections in
the Northwest. Ample time will be
given the spectators for viewing the
collection.
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF
RHODA STALNAKER-PRiCHARD
Attended by hundreds of local peo
ple, the funeral of the late Rhoda
Stahlnaker-Prichard was held this
morning at the residence of H. R.
Schultz.
The sermon was preached by Dr.
W. P. White who paid a beautiful and
touching tribute to the memory of
the departed. A few selections were
beautifully rendered by the choir of
the United Presbyterian church and
the following acted as pallbearers:
Hiram Torbett, Neil Bain, Roy Nut
ting, Willard Marks, Reade Dowlin
and Henry Vollstedt. The casket was
a veritable bower of flowers.
MISS NEWTON AS BRIDE
Eranklin Egan, an employee of the
chair factory and Miss Julia Newton,
the well known trained nurse, were
married Thursday evening at the
home now occupied by them on East
Fourth street. Rev. L. S. Mochcl, of
the Grace Presbyterian church, per
formed the ceremony in the presence
of members of the families of the con
trading parties. The bride and groom
are well and favorably known here.
They are now at home to their many
friends.
army No. 2, tha: was cared for here
last night by the city, left here Friday
morning immediately after breakfast
had been given the men. The mem
bers were escorted out of the city by
Sheriff Henderson, who reported this
evening that he left them at the boun
dary line between Polk and Yamhill
Tounties. The marchers camped at
McCoy, in Tolk county, tonight. Din
ner was provided at Amity and Sher
iff Henderson says the conduct of the
men along the route was good.
A i Whiteson. six miles south of
here, the foreman of a crew working
on the overhead wires would have
given 'them employment, but did nor
have any quarters or nlace to shelter
them, nor any way of feeding so uniiy
men.
More January Bargains
Right Now Is The Time to Save Money
Underwe.T at January Prices
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Women's 1.00 Union Suits,
extra good 83c ea
Women's
Wool Hose
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) SOCIETY NOTES
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A masquerade dancing party given j
by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Barrett, i:i I
Ifcoaior of Miss Frances Nelson, .
bride to be, was the leading aifa'r of
the week. This charming functiom
was given Friday evening at the ar
mory, which was prettily decora.1
for the occasion. At the east end of
liie hall, a very artistic room effec:
as made by using green and w'me
h.itice work, intermingled with light
ed Japanese lanterns. Here a butftt
supper was served at small Labi-:-.
Evergreen boughs were used aroum"
the four walls of the armory. WooJ
six piece orchestra furnished the mu
sic during the evening. They were
seated al the south end of the hall on
a platform, which was decorated vekh :
lattice work, Japanese lanterns am
parasols. The guests, upon entering
the 'hall were all masked and great
excitement prevailed, as everyone was
trying to find out who everyone el.c
was. The costumes were unique and
varied. Miss Flora Mason won :he
prize for being the most effectively
dressed lady. She was garbed as a
Turkish woman in a gorgeous cos
tume of flowered and pink satin. Mr.
John French was awarded the gentle
man's prize, for being the most clev
erly disguised. His costume was that
of an Indian. The judges were Mrs.
J. K. Weatherford, Mrs. A. W. Bow
erson and Mrs. W. C. Tweedale. The
grand march started promptly at
nine o'clock, led by Mr. W. A. Bar
rett, dressed as a Chinese girl. This
was followed by a Germania, after
which everyone unmasked. Others
recognized in the grand march were
the following: Miss Frances Nelson
was very attractive as a Persian girl,
her costume being of pink satin and
cream lace. Mrs. W. A. Barrett made
a charming Indian princess. Mrs. H.
A. Nelson was most gracious as a
colonial lady. Mrs. John French was
also dressed as an Indian. Miss
Blanche Hammel, a winter fcfrl.
Miss Elsie Bain was dressed in a
nurse's garb; Mrs. R. C. Hunt, a co
lonial lady; Miss Gertie Taylor, made
and effective Dutch girl; Miss Lora
Taylor, Sunbonnet Sue; Mrs. O. J).
Austin, a Spanish Lady; Mrs. W. II.
Hornibrook, as Pierette in red and
black; Mrs. E. M. Pugh made a stun
ning summer girl; Mrs. H. B. Cusick
wore a Spanish costume; Miss Louise
Rlackwell, a Dutch girl; Miss Isa
belle Young was prettily dressed as
a little girl; Mrs. Wl Pollock, colon
ial girl; Mrs. William Pfciffcr, domi
no; Mrs. Kenton B. Merril, domino;
Mrs. H. J. Kavanaugh, a colonial lady;
Mrs. Leroy Woods made a very dis
tinguished looking Turk, as he prom
enaded around with the ladies of his
harem meekly following. These ladies
were Mrs. Leroy Woods, Mrs. B. R.
Wallace, Mrs. wen Beam and Mrs.
Charles II . Stewart. Mr. Phillip Car
roll (Hood River), was dressed as a
clown. Mr. D. O. Woodworth ap
peared as a convict. Mr. Henry Voll
stedt made a good Mexican. Mr.
Fred Dobnert. a colonial gent!e"ian.
Dr. W. It. Cook made a dignified "mil
itary officer; Mi. George Colt on,
(Portland), domino; Mr. Harold T e
gilgas, domino; Mr. Harold Wiedc
made a very fine Indian chief : Vr
Marshal! Woodworth, a sailor boy;
Mr. Gordon Barrett was also a sailor:
Mr. E. M Pu.gh was fine looking in
summer attire; Mr. Neil Bain, domi
no; Mr. Eugene Shea, clown; Mr. H.
A. Nelson, domiro.
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Mrs. C. V. Littler's Sunday school
class of the Methodist church, com
posed of young ladies, known as the
D. P. M. girls, were hostesses at a
"covered dish supper" on Wednes
day to iheir husPaiius and gentlemen
trieuda at Me cnureh. After supper
the evening was passed in music and
a social time.
The Pythian Sisters met with Mrs.
M. J. Kelly on Lyon sireet on Tues
day. The afternoon was passed in
sewing, after which the hostess served
dainty refreshments.
On Thursday evening, the upper
classmen of tfie Albany Conservatory
of music were entertained at the home
of Miss Bernice Hackleman. They
met for the purpose of organizing a
club, to be known as "The Lyre Club"
and which is to be a permanent orga
nization. The state officers of this
institution were present and officiated
at the initiation. Oil Friday, the mem
bers were obliged to appear at chapel
in fantastic array. The officers elec
ted were: President, Ina Hansen;
vice president, Hazel Boardman; secretary-treasurer
and reporter, Ber
nice Hackleman. The charter mem
bers are Anna Shell, Hazel Boardman,
Eva Wallace, Mary Irvine, Ina Han
sen and Bernice Hackleman.
PERSONAL AND NEWS
NOTES FROM ASH SWALE
Ash Swale, Jan. 16. Special to Dem
ocrat.) Ash Swale school has recent
ly made a bid for recognition as one
of the most progressive rural schools
in the country. By adding another
teacher, Mrs. Tyre, to teach the low
er grades, while Professor Arnold
turns his attention to the high school,
and more advanced lower grades, we
are approaching a much higher state
of efficiency in our- work.
Our progressive board of directors
have also installed a fine new heating
system, a new bell and many other
improvements. And with a big Ameri
can flag flung to the breeze, we are
hoping soon to become a standard
school. 4
N. H. Bateman is quite ill at his
home north west of town, but it is
hoped that he will soon be on the
road to speedy recovery.
D. F. NEWLAND, JR.
PTTHIANS TO INVITE 1916
CONVENTION TO OREGON
L. R. Stinson, grand keeper of rec
ords and seal for the Knights of Py
thias in Oregon, will leave today for
Washington, D. C, to attend the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the
order and to launch Portland's boom
for the 1916 grand lodge meeting.
Mr. Stinson, who resides at Salem,
is taking 1000 souvenir fobs, exploit
ing Portland, which he will distribute
among fellow delegates at the Wash
ington meeting.
The next biennial grand lodge con
vention of Pythian Knights will be
held at Winnipeg, Man., next summer
Portland is one of the first cities to
begin a campaign for the 1916 meet
ing. Mews on This Page is '3
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