DEFINITE PLAN FOR
Commercial Club MemLero of
Concensus of Opinion That
Action Be Taken.
MEM3ERSHIP CAMPAIGN
HAS BEEN INAUGURATED
Committee to Confer with the
County Court Relative to
Lighting Bridge.
That a definite plan for the syste
matic improvement oi tne roaus of
Linn eounty suould be inaugurated,
through a special effort, was tne con
census of opinions of those who at
tended tile meetiii"- of the executive
board of the Commercial cluo last
night, following an interesting dis
cussion on the subject. Other mat
ters taken up were the adoption of
the report of the membership com
mittee, the appointment oi a com--niuiee
to confer with the county court
relative to file lighting of the steel
bridge and the receiving oi the re
port of tne committee, on military
resolutions.
Those who attend the meeting are
as follows: President, J. S. Van Win
kle. Vice President K P. Nutting,
and Secretary C. H. Stewart, and Di
rectors S. 2. Braden, L. E. Hamil
ton, G. T. Hockensmith, J. J. Hoydar,
A. Hammer, k. C. Hunt, l' H.
Pfeiffer, J. H. Robnett, J. V. Reeder,
and M. benders.
Membership to Be Increased.
The committee on membership to
whom was referred the matter of in
creasing our membership, reported as
follows:
"That a committee of four (prefer
ably from outside the present board
of directors) be appointed to make a
personal campaign for new members,
That 'the present members paying
regularly be considered as members
for the coming year and not gener
ally canvassed. That in this canvass
special emphasis be laid on the need,
as never before, of a live Commercial
club for 1914 and 1915 in which every
citizen oi Albany and vicinity has a
vital interest .owing to the Panama
Pacitic exposition. 1 hat all old and
new members together with all other
interested parties be invited to attend
a banquet, to be paid for by the club,
one week before the annual election.
That a further campaign for member
ship be made at the time of the ban
quet, and the entire membership, new
and old be divided into a whirlwind
campaign for one week, closing with
a banquet on election night to be paid
for by the losing side." On motion
ahc report was adopted and the fol
lowing committee appointed: F. H.
Pfeiffer, L. E. Hamilton. G. T. Hock
ensmith, B. R. Westbrook, E. M. Rea
gan. Bridge May Be Lighted.
The matter of the lighting of the
steel bridge was discussed, and the
following committee appointend no
confer with the county court in re
lation thereto: E. M. Reagan, F. H.
Pfeiffer and S. X. Braden.
Manager Stewart reported in rela
tion to the Willamette valley Exposi
tion Association1, and that a local
county organization would be effec
ted at Albany on January 28, made up
of representatives of all parts of the
county, whose duty it would be to act
in an advisory capacity 'to the regular
delegates from this county to the as
sociation. The special committee consisting of
Col. H. II. Ellis. Major C. B. Winn,
Capt. F. M. Powell, to whom was re
ferred the resolutions introduced at a
previous meeting in relation to need
ed army organization, reported in fa
vor of the passage of the resolutions,
and recommended that a copy of the
same should be sent to each member
of the Oregon delegation in congress.
i The report was adopted unanimous
ly
Good Roads Convention.
Rev. F. M. Emerson and Rev. C. A.
Phipps. president and secretary of the
?tii. Snmlav School Association,
were present and adressed the club
in relation to their ph'ns holding
the next state conveu'v i. at Albany
.ril 77 28 and . ft was decid
ed that a meeting should be held at
riii. Christian church on Sunday af
ternoon January 25. at 3 o'clock for
the DurDose of selecting the necessary
committees to make the arrangements
for the convention, and that this meet
ing should consist of the ministers
of the citv, and a delegation of three
(including the superintendent) from
each Sunday school.
A very interesting discussion then
followed upon the subject of good
roads, participated in by members of
't hoard and several of the visitors.
It was the opinion of all that a spe
cial cifort should be put forth to in
augurate oine definite plan for the
systematic improvement of our roads.
Missionary Society Meets. Wed
nesday at 3 p. m. at the home of Mrs.
A. C.'Schmitt. Fifth and Maple streets
the Ladles' Missionary Society of the
First Presbyterian church will have
an "Afternoon in China." Mr. George
D. rivers, principal of the boys' school
in Hainan, an island south of China,
will tell of his experiences and work
Chinese articles will be exhibited
and a distinctive Chinese menu is be
ing prepared by a special committee.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
. who mav be interested
Attorney S. W. Garland, of Leba
non, was a business visitor in the city
this morning. He returned home this
neon.
COOK MURDERED AT WRENN BY
GREEK LABORER YESTERDAY
Victim Died at. Corvailis Hos
pitalMurderer Escaped
and Is at Large.
According to word received this
morning by Chief of Police Austin,
a Greek cook, for a section gang near
Wren, was shot last night about 6
o'clock by another Greek and died this
morning at a Corvailis hospital.
The shooting was the result of an
alterchatioii between the two, it is
said; over 't.hc fare.
Becoming enraged at the cook, the
Greek, according to the word receiv
ed, pulled a revolver and fired twice.
Doth bullets lodged in - the abdomen
of the victim.
The shooting occurred while the
Greews were at supper.
-The wounded 'man was hurried to
Corvailis and rushed to a hospital. Fu
tile efforts were made by the physi-.-iar.s
to save his life, but he died this
morning.
The murderer escaped and is still
at large. Word of the trgedy has been
sent out, with descriptions of the fu
gitive and authorities are on t'i.e look
out for the man.
The Greeks, it. is said, were em
ployed with a section gang on the C.
& E. and were quartered at Wren.
LIST FOR LINN
COUNTY FAIR IS ANNOUNCED
Eugenics Show Is to be Feat
ure of Annual County
Show at Scio.
The premium list for the Linn coun
ty Fair, to be held at Scio September
23, 24 and 25, 1914, was announced
yesterday.
The following" articles are divided
into classes A and B, for which 'first,
second and third prizes will be of
fered from $3 to SO cents; field corn,
pop corn, sweet corn, water melons,
musk melons, squash, pumpkins, po
tatoes, cabbage, kale, grain selections,
mechanical toys, bird houses, bread,
cakes, canned fruit, jellies, aprons,
dresses, and flower exhibits.
Chicken Department.
Chicken department. Exhibitors
must furnish coops. A pen will con
sist of one male and three females.
Divided into class A and B. First,
second and third prizes, $1.50 to 50
cents. Barred Plymouth Rocks,
White Wyandottcs, White Leghorns,
brown Leghorns, Wihitc Orpingtons,
Black Orpingtons, Golden Hamburg. I
Silver Hamburgs and best jair of
ducks. Any other breed will be ac
cepted with premiums same.
Best individual farm exhibit, grains,
grasses and vegetables, class A. 1st.
$12; 2nd, $8; 3rd, 2. Same class B, 1st,
$8; 2nd. $5 and 3rd, $2. Best useful
menchanical article, two classes,
prizes $5 to $1; best general exhibit
of poultry, not less than three coops,
two classes, prizes from $5 to $2. Best
group of any class of chickens, two
classes 6 to $2. $1.50 to 50 cents.
Best display of garden vegetables, two
classes, ....6 to $2; largest and tallest
sunflower, two classes, $1.50 to 50
cents: school "district exhibit, 1st, $40;
2nd, $20 and $3rd, $10. Best individ
ual display of needlework and sewing,
not less than six articles, two classes,
prizes $5 to $2. Map drawing of the
state, size 16 by 20 inches, $1 to 25
cents. Map drawing of United States,
$1 to 50 cents. Mechanical drawing,
$1 to 50 cents.
Largest squash, $1 to 50 cents, larg
est pumpkin, $1 to 50 cents; largest
and best corn in stalks, $1.50 to 50
cents. All of the foregoing are di
vided into two classes and three prizes
each are offered.
Better Babies Department.
The Linn County Fair is going after
records for babies. Having standard
ized live stock, grain, machinery and
everything used on the farm, they are
now trying to raise the standard of
those who in future years will use the
farm, and all that is necessary to suc
cessful farming.
The baby is to be standardized by
means of physical examinations or
scoring similar to that used in live
stock exhibits. Babies stripped to the
skin arc put through careful tests by
physicians of recognized standing and
awarded prizes for good records.
Babies which fail -to win this year
will have a chance at the next con
test, for their parents are told just
what is wrong with the baby, and
how the trouble can be relieved, or
cured by hygienic living and simple
medical care. The examinations.
called Better Babies Contests, will be
held at -the Linn County Fair in 1914.
Everybody loves a baby and is willing
to do bis or her part in raising the
standard of babies in the community.
Babies are measured and tested by the
Better Babies Standard and score
cards and prizes arc well worth work
ing for. The Linn County Fair will
hold its first comct at Scio on Sep'
tember 23. 24 and 25.
Liberal premiums arc offered, there
being two classes, one for boys ana
one for girls, and six divisions rang
incr in age from six months to thirty'
six months; with four premiums in
each division. Bronze medals and
certificates contributed by the Better
Babies department of -the Woman 3
Home Companion.
Mere beauty does not count in this
jtlmw, but the instrinsic value of the
baby as a human machine, well pro
portioned, properly nourished and de
veloped, does. Bring your babies to
this contest and receive valuable in
formation for their future benefit, as
well a your own. Prominent physi
cians from all parts of the courty
have accepted an invitation to assist
in thi? work. Write for entry blank
and information, and make your en
tries early.
PLANS MADE FOR
S. S. CONVENTION
Sunday Schcc! Superintend
ents of Albany Conferred
With Officials.
COMMITTEES ARE TO BE
APPOINTED NEXT SUNDAY
Big Gathering to Be Held on
April 27, 28 and 29Girls
Conference.
Tentative plans were made last
night at a conference between F. W.
K?:iersou oi Albany, president and
Charles A. I'Lipps. of Portland, sec
retary of 'J-.e Oregon State Sunday
school association, and all the su
perintendents of the Sunday schools
of Albany, and a delegation from the
Commercial club, for the holding of
the annual convention here April 27,
2S and 29, also for the girls' confer
ence o'n April 25 and 26, an auxiliary
to the .convention. Between 300 and
400 delegates arc expected to attend
the convention and 250 the confer
ence. Pleas Discussed.
The plans were thoroughly dis
cussed and a tentative program was
announced. The principal speakrs will
be John L. Alexander, of New York
City, international superintendent of
the teen age work and an -eminent
authority on boys' work; Dr. John H.
Boyd, of Portland, and Governor
West. There will -be many other
speakers.
The convention is to be held in sec
tions in the various local churches.
The following committees are to be
appointed at a meeting of Hie Sunday
school superintendents, next Sunday
afternoon: Executive extension, reg
istration, publicity, reception, building,
banquet, music, finance and girls'con
ference. Met With Commercial Club.
The meeting was held in the grill
of the St. Francis hotel and was at
tended by Dr. Emerson, Mr. Phipps
and Manager Stewart, and President
Van Wnkle of the Commercial club
and all the Sunday School superinten
dents. After t'he preliminary matters
were discussed, the meeting adjourned
and those who attended repaired to
the Commercial club, where the exe
cutive board of that organization was
in session. 1 he matter was further
discussed there.
CITY NBWS j
;
Marriage License Issued. A license
to wed was yesterday issued to Oscar
A. Hassman, age 24, and Dora Good
ell, age 24, both of Albany.
Undergoes Operation. Charles
Pfeiffer this morning underwent an
operation at the hospital for tumor.
Ibis afternoon it was reported as be
ing a very successful one and an early
recovery is expected of the patient.
Portsmouth Lots belling fast.
The Tebault Real Estate company re
ports t'hat lots in the new town site
of Portsmouth, near Marshfield, are
selling fast. Yesterday a large num
ber were sold 'to one investor. Scores
of individual investors have purchased.
Has Moved to arm. a. w. Doom
and family have moved to. their farm
m Benton county, the House occu
pied by them on Fifth street will be
occupied by C. W. Tebault and family
after Wednesday. Mr. Tebault has
purchased the property from Mr.
Boom.
Was Slightly Cut By Glass. Fred
Ries. clerk at Whitaker's cigar store.
cut his finger last night when the
glass in one of the swinging doors ot
the store which was accidentally
swung back against him, broke out.
The cut was not serious, however,
and Ries is no and about today.
New Telephone Book Issued. I he
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
yesterday issued a new telephone di
rectory. The books were distributed
during the afternoon and -today.
2S Years Ago. The following was
taken from the 25 years ago column
of the morning's Oregonian: Albany,
Jan. 19. James M. King, secretary
of the Galena Smelting & Mining
company of Portland, was in the city
today on his return from the com
pany's mines on the Santiaiu.
PIPE ORGAN FOR METHODIST
CHURCH BEING- INSTALLED
The handsome new pipe organ for
the First Methodist church arrived
Monday and has been hauled to the
church. It was shipped from Chicago
in various crates and it is to be put
up within a short while.
It is a Kinmball and will cost thc
sum of $3300. Factory employees arc
here superintending the installation.
It is to be installed in the rear ot the j
pulpit, directly in the center. Plans 1
are underway for a celebration of the j
completion of the installation and a :
recital will probably be given. !
News cn This Pagi U
From Pail liu
TUESDAY. JANUARY 20
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BOOKS OF ALL COUNTY
OFFICERS BALANCED TO CENT
F. M. Redfield Makes Report to
County Court That Accounts
Are Correct.
"Having checked all receipts and
disbursements of his office during the
past year, I find his accounts correct,
that all moneys received or handled
by 'him belonging to the county have
been turned over to the nroper au
thority, as per receipts now on file
in the office of the county clerk."
Such was the report rendered to the
county court by F. M. Redtield, ev
;?ert accountant, who has completed
expert ing the books of the various
county officers for the year ending
December 31, 1913. Each county of
ficer made an enviable record cou
riering the amount of moncv hand
led by each office and the books ot
each officer balanced to a cent.
Sheriff Bodine handled $488,537.01,
luring the year; Couutv Clerk Marks
collected $4,006.32 in fees; County
Recorder l-roman collected $4,035.10
in fees and County School Superinten
dent Jackson's books showed 'that he
had justly and etiutablv distributed
the sum of $99,767.81 "and County
Treasurer Francis' books accurately
and correctly accounted iax every cent
he had received from the1 various of
ficers. CHILDREN WANDERED (WAY
FROM NOME; FOUND
Left Home Last Sunday; Given
Shelter and Food at a
Farm House.
( By United Press Association )
Canyonville Or., Jan. 20. After
hope that they were alive had almost
been abandoned, four children of
Mr. and Mrs. Mathem Adams, who
wandered away from home eleven
miles east of Roseburg early Sunday
morning, accidentally came upon a
ranch house in the woods near Can
yonville at 10 o'clock last night where
they were given food and cared for.
News of 'their safety reached here
today. They were suffering extreme
ly from exposure and hunger. Hun
dreds of farmers searched for the
children ever since the alarm was
given Sunday night when the child
ren failled to return home after go
ing into the woods nearby, in search
for pitch.
Weather Report. The range of
temperature for 24 hours ending at 8
o'cock this morning was 48 to 34 de
grees. The rainfall for the same per
iod was .17 of an inch. The weather
report is rain tonight and Wednes
day, lhe river is o,j tcct.
WOODMEN TO HOLD 616
RALLY FRIDAY NIGHT
On Friday, Jan. 23, the Woodmen
of the World will 'have a big rally.
All neighbors and visiting neighbors
are requested to be there. ' The dep
uty head consul, F. P. Martin and
District Organizer D. G. Bcakcy will
be the guests. Albany camp lias had
some splendid meetings and lool(
to this one to eclipse them all. The
Woodmen of the World arc consid
ered to be one of the best and strong
est fraternal organizations, having a
membership in the Pacific Coast of
125,000 members and a reserve fund
of $6:000,000. Six millions places them
in the front rank and meeting nil re
quirements of lhe molilc laws passed
hv the different states.
MONEY
We are prepared to furnish 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 we will let
you have the money for that
Ij purpose. II you want to ut
1 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
GLOVE FACTORY
MOVE HERE
Commercial Club Accents Pro
position and Will Help De
fray Expenses.
RAILROAD FACILITIES
WANTED BY MANAGEMENT
George Fisher, the Owner, Will
Be in Albany Tomorrow to
Make Arrangements.
That the Brownsville glove factory
will be located in Albany became
known last night at the meeting of
the Commercial club.
A. M. Hammer, chairman of the
manufacturing committee, reported
that -the factory had decided to move
to some other locality, and had agreed
to come to Albany for a donation of
cash sufficient to defray the expense
of moving. On motion, the proposi-
lon was accepted, and the finance
committee was requested to present
the matter to the citizens, and secure
subscriptions sufficient to close the
deal.
Is Small But Will Help.
Although at present it is a small
plant, it will add materially to the
business enterprises of Albany. Many
local stores and mercantile establish
ments all over the valley are handl
ing the product of the factory and it
is highly recommended.
The factory has been located at
Brownsville for some time and the
reason for the change of location is
given because better railroad trans
portation facilities arc offered here.
However, it was a case of move, either
to Albany or some other town on t'he
main line and the Albany Commer
cial club took the matter up without
delay.
George Fisher, owner of the fac
tory, will be in Albany tomorrow to
make arrangements for the removal
of the plant and to confer with the
Commercial club authorities.
PERSONAL MENTION FROM -
SHEDD AND THAT VICINITY
Sh'cdd, Or. Jan. 19. (Spucial to
Democrat.) W. U. Davis and family
were Albany shoppers baturday.
J, M. Dickson had business calling
him to Albany last week.
Henry Frecrkscn made a business
trip to Albany last week.
Miss Katherlne Sutherland of Al
bany spent Sunday with her parents
in Shcdd and returned to Albany Mon
day morning.
Miss Mattic Pyburn was an Albany
shopper last week. . "
The stork assisted by Dr. Ellis ol
Albany paid a visit to the home of G.
W. Hawtohrn last Wednesday night
and left a 9 pound girl.
Paul Green of Halscy had business
in Shedd Tuesday evening of last
week.
Messrs. Ed. and Henry Zimmerman
were in from their ranches last Sat
urday. Messrs. J. M. Dickson, Herman
Zocct, T. J. Danncn, Robt, Achcson,
Ralph Dannen, Moro Achcson and
Geo. Dannen attended the I. O. O. K
lodge at Jlalsey Saturday evening.
Cumniings Dickson had business
calling him to Albany Monday morn
ing. Prof. Wilson of Albany made his
regular trip to Shcdd last Thursday.
f'arris Ward of llalsey had busi
ness calling 'him to Shedd Saturday
afternoon.
Messrs. James Mi-Williams and El
mer Settle of Halscy had business in
Shcdd last week.
The Shedd gun club gave a practice
shoot there last Saturday. The buys
did very good shooting considering
the wind blowing about KJ miles per
ho'ir. The club expects a better day
next Saturday.
II. (J. i'mkslalt ol tangent with
his wife, spent Sunday here with W.
II. I.audritli, father of Mrs. I'inkstaii.
Mr. Ccadergrist, who worked for
the Hillmans last spring is with the
:muy of unemployed men who passed
ll. roil l'Ii here last week. Mr .Ccadear-
gris! says lie will leave the army at
htnrrncv
WANTED
To buy horses from four to nine years old,
weighing, from twelve to seventeen hundred,
at the Wigwam Stables, Friday, January 23.
SURVEYING?
sf. PENLAND & EATON
Room 5, Newew Bligh Bldg.
' TEND SCIO LODGE TONIGHT
Will Assist in Exempiyfying
Work of Third Rank 4
Candidates
....To assist in the initiation of four
candidates for the third rank, about
eight members of Laurel Lodge No.
7. Knights of Pythias, of this city,
will leave this evening on the motor
for Scio, to attend the session of I.co
nidas Lodge No. 36, of that city.
. A warm friendship has sprung up
between the two lodges and on sever
il occasions local lodgmcn have as
sisted the Scio brothers in work of
the order. It is declared that through
the able assistance mid brot'herly spir
it given and shown them by the Al
bany lodge, that Leouidas lodge is
becoming one ot the best organiza
tions in the county. Its membership
is rapidly increasing and it charac
terized with much interest and spirit
on the part of -the members.
I hose who will probably go to
Scio are: A. W. MeClain, Paul Ram-
bo, L. R. Gilbert, Albert Kullamlcr,
W. L. Marks, J. F. Watson. Rufus
Russell, John G. Bryant. Reade Dow
lin, Fdward School, Charles Rnynolds,
and L. F. MeClain.. Those who go
will return tomorrow morning.
EPIDEMIC OF SMALLPOX
FEARED, TABERNACLE CLOSED
Portland Health Department
Closed Building Used to
Shelter Unemployed.
( By United Press Association )
Portland, Jan, 20. Fearful of an
epidemic of smallpox, the city health
department closed a large wooden tab
ernacle which for several weeks had
been the refuge of about a thousand
unemployed men.
The department acted upon the or
ders of .the city commission following
the discovery of a case of small pox
in the building last night. Twenty
nine unemployed submitted to vacci
nation but the others refused. The re
fusal resulted in their being ousted.
Huerta Von't Take Field.
(By United Press Association)
Mexico City, Jan. 20. That Huerta
has abandoned temporarily the plan
lo take the field in person against the
Rebels was stated officially. The
change of program didn't please the
dictator is it understood, but the cab
inet insisted.
REV. SCHOENER OF BROOKS
IS A NOTED BOTANIST
Rev. Geo. Schoucr, the Catholic
priest of Brooks, Or., was a visitor in
Albany yesterday. Father Schoner
is Oregon's noted authority on roses.
He has a collection of 3000 varieties
the largest in Hie state, and among
the largest in the world. He grows al
so 42 varieties of the Oregon wild
rose, all of which he has classified.
writing the monograph of each, bath
er bchoncr discovered that the sweet
Briar is not .a native plant of this
state, but that it was brought here
by the Hudson Bay Co. nud comes
originally from England. He has al
so produced a berry which is a cross
between the wild blackberry aiul the
raspberry and last year it bore 13 ber
ries, the first ever produced. He has
named it the Willamette berry.
An error was made in lhe fimcrar
notice of the late Mrs. John Clelan.
it was staled in the Democrat that the
funeral service was conducted by Rev.
Kicks. This was incorrect. The serv
ices were conducted by Rev. Gcscl
hrncht. t f
K, H. Cooper, of Tangent, trans
acted business here yesterday.
I. N. Noon, of Kugene, attended
bi:.iness matters in Albany yesterday.
H. K. Van Ness, a timbcrman of
Kityenr, attended business here this
MHirning.
The wind blew so hard here Satur
day it blew the barber pole at Mr,
1'cuuclt' shop over, brcakinli it in
tl'p middle
Bell 535-R.