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AN Y WEEKLY VOL. XLVII. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1912. No. 52. ALB DEMOCRAT n nun u THEN MES POISON EmmaMulkey Suicides at Home of Her Cousin In This City atj 11 o'Clock Last Night. .u. SHE DIED WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES AFTER TAKING DOSE All Attempts of Physician Save4Herj Life Are Futile Relatives Arrive Today. to After quarreling for several min utes with a young man who had been j visiting her during the evening, Em ma Mulkcy, aged 24 years, who has been spending the past two weeks in this city at the home of her 'cousin, Miss Mary Ballard, 1305 E. First street, went out in the yard in the ! rear of the house at 11:15 o'clock last night, where she swallowed, with sui-1 cidal intent, a handful of antiseptic! tablets, containing over a grain of j bichloride of mercury. j After taking the fatal dose, she re turned to the house, and throwing herself upon a bed in the room, suf fered great agony until death relieved her twenty minutes later. Dr. Kav anaugh, who was telephoned for im mediately after it was discovered that the woman had taken poison, arrived at the house a few minutes before her death, but at the first glance saw that there was no hope for her as she was dying fast. She lived but a few min utes after the arrival of the physician and in those few minutes she admitted to Dr. Kavanaugh that she had taken a handful of antiseptic tablets. The ambulance which had been or dered by Dr. Kavanaugh upon his ar rival at the Ballard home, came too late and Coroner Win. Fortniiller was notified and arrived shortly after ward, taking the body to the morgue. Coroner Fortniiller announced this morning that no inquest would be held, it being a plain case of suicide. The woman had spent the morning at home yesterday and was apparently in a good humor. After dinner she remained at the house until 3 o'clock when she dressed and went down town, returning home at about 5 o'clock. She seemed depressed for some reason and ate very little sup per. At 9 o'clock she telephoned to her friend, Benjamin McElhiney, to come up to the house. He arrived at the Ballard home shortly after 9 o'clock and was met on the front porch by Miss Mulkcy, where they conversed for some little time, going later inside the house where they finally became engaged in an argument. Their loud conversation awoke Miss Ballard who had retired early and was sleeping in an adjoining room. Miss Ballard stated this morn ing to the Democrat representative that when she heard McElhiney say that he was going to leave Miss Mul kcy, and that she replied that if he did she would kill herself, she imme diately arose from her bed and went into the room where the couple were quarrelling, where she rebuked both of them for their action and asked them to quit arguing. While the three were talking Miss Mulkcy left the house by a rear door saying that she was going to end it all. She was followed to the door by both Miss Ballard and McElhiney, but as the woman returned to the house at once, they paid no attention to her threat to kill herself until she threw herself on the bed and called for water, saying that she had taken poison. Miss Ballard immediately telephon ed to three physicians, but was unable to secure anyone until she phoned to Dr. Kavanaugh who responded at once. He arrived too late, however, to be of any assistance to the dying woman, the poison having done its work. Miss Mulkcy had been married twice, her first husband being Ralph Farlow. and her second husband Mcl vin Achenbach, a former Albany man. She had one son by her first husband, who died in infancy and is buried at Salem. Her father, William Mulkcy, is a resident of Black Rock. Oregon, and she has a sister, Mrs. Vina Laskey of Blodirett. and four brothers, frank Mulkcy who is employed in a lumber camp near Eugene; George Mulkcy, of Corvallis; and Charles and Theo dore Mulkcv of Black Rock. Funeral arrangements will be made upon the arrival of the relatives at noon today. Miss Isabelle Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. loung of this city, went to Newport this afternoon where she will spend a few weeks at the Dawson cottage. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bresse, Miss Lucille Bresse and Miss Barbara Low of San Francisco, stopped at the St. Francis today while enroutc to Seat tle by auto to attend the Potlach. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Durham of Winston. North Carolina, arrived in Albany last right and will spend a few days visiting here. They are at the Van Dran. ITHIS MAN IS SLOWLY ! TURNING TO STONE Will Die of Mysterious Disease In About One Year, It Is Thought. Saint Paul, July 17. Nine years igo this coming September Charles J. Murphy of Northfield, a student twenty-four years old, limped into St. Luke's hospital on crutches and was put to bed. He has been there ever since. Slowly dying of a disease ancient as the earliest relics oi Egypt, as mysterious as the prehis toric period and as certain as the pyramids. He is slowly ossifying turning to stone the deposits in the joints becoming solid and stiffening his entire irame into a rigid thing. When the chill touches his heart he will die. It may be a year. It may not be for a number of years. But there is no escape. The techni cal name of the disease is osteo-ar-thritis. Its cause is unknown. No method of stopping it has been re vealed. Day after day Murphy lies in a lit tle darkened room in the basement ward of the hospital, nearly prone on an adjustable cot, his arms stiff and fiat beside his body, his limbs changed from the human shape, his eyes blind by the ossification process and he can distinguish only between light and darkness. At night he is lifted into his bed, to await another day. It has been a long time since he could pass the time by reading. It has been longer than that since he could give himself any physical assistance. The physician to whom he and his mother went when the disease first became alarming, and who immedi ately made the diagnosis which was a death warrant, says he doesn't be lieve there is a joint in the unfor tunate man's body which has not be come rigid or started to stiffen. Even his jaws arc affected so that he talks with some difficulty and must be fed slowly and carefully. Through it all Murphy is patient. He knows he is dying and is waiting philosophically for the end. His mind is active and appreciative, and al ways reaching out for knowledge of all the things the world has been do ing since he entered his room nearly half a score years ago. ALBANY GIRL LOST IS IN BRUSH NEAR HOOD RIVER The following dispatch, dated yes terday, was received by the Portland Journal from Hood River: Hood River, Or., July 17. Miss Gladys Mackey of Albany, Or., who in company with Miss Harriett Coop er of Portland and" Miss Lewis of Oregon City, was blackbcrryhig in the upper Hood River valley, became lost from her companions and caused the entire neighborhood to become alarmed. A searching party was or ganized to look for the missing girl. The wires were kept hot from one neighborhood to the other and" the sheriff's office was notified. Dave Cooper, the veteran mountaineer, was called to join the searching party. It was not till nightfall that word was received of her whereabouts. In her wanderings she heard voices of sever al young men who were singing and was thus led from the dense woods to safety. Miss Mackey said she was not afraid while wandering in the woods. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lovctt of Gait, California, are stopping at the Van Dran hotel ami will visit friends here several days. A 10-poiind son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McClain. 1040 E. Seventh street. Mother and child both doing well. Mrs. W. M. lloedle of Mill City returned home this morninir after vis iting friends here yesterday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Merrill and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kiddle left this morning in the Merrill auto to Cas cadia where thev will enjoy an out intr for several weeks in the mouiv tains. They left Albany at 4 o'clock this morning and had reached Cas- cadia before 7:JU o clock. An automobile party consisting of Mr. and .Mrs. J. U. Williams, .Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Williams. Mrs. Louisa Williams and children, passed through Albany last evening enroutc to Lugene from Portland. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Snyder and daughters were among the crowd go ing to Detroit this morning. They expect to remain there several weeks enjoying an outing in the mountains. J. C. Gallagher and son George went to Lorvalhs and Micridan to dav on a few davs' business trip. Mr. Gallagher is the local agent for Eilcrs piano hou?c of 1'ortlawl. Homer C. Atwell of Lafayette, one of Oregon's leading fruit experts who has charge of the big I.innhaven or chards, passed through Albany today to Portland. Sheriff Gellatlv of Benton county passed through Albany at noon today enroutc home to Corvallis from Port land where he has been several days on official business Mrs. A. W. Rachford. who has been visiting for several weeks at the home of her father. Judge H. M. Palmer of this city, returned this morning to her noma in Seattle. PRESIDENT OF S.P, Wm. Sproule of San Francisco and D. W. Campbell Arrive by Special Train at 11:45 A.M. RAILWAY CHIEFS ARE GIVEN AUTO RIDE ABOUT THE CITY Were Favorably Impressed by Attractive Streets, Houses, Lawns and Stores. William Sproule of San Francisco, president of the Southern Pacific railway, and D. V. Campbell, general superintendent of the Harriman lines in Oregon, arrived in Albany by spe cial train at 11:45 o'clock this morn ing and spent half an hour in this city before leaving on their special to Corvallis where they will inspect the Corvallis & Alsea railroad which was recently absorbed bv the South ern Pacific and which will be ele'ctri- nea m tne near tuture. n The ofheials were taken for an auto ride through Albany's residence and business sections, and Mr. Sproule was very favorably impressed with the line paved streets, the well kept, lawns and attractive homes, and in conversation with J. E. Ross of this city who took them on the tour about the city, said: "Albany certainly is a most attractive city. The paved streets of the city are a credit to the town and are as hue as any in the larger cities. You also have many attractive homes, with well kept lawns ana gardens, and the new build ings now being constructed here and those already constructed, arc very modern and substantial. 1 he attractive places of interest in both the residence and business sec-. tions of tins city were pointed out to President Sproule by Mr. Campbell, and when the officials finally arrived at their special train which was wait ing for them on Railroad street near Sixth, they expressed themselves ai very much pleased with their short stay here. President Sproule has been in Port land several days acquainting himself with the plans for segregating the Southern Pacific electric lines from the steam lines, and after a short in spection trip over the Corvallis & Alsea road, will return via the west side to Portland where he will finish up several important railroad matters before returning to ban rrancisco. Mr. Mickel, the local agent, accom panied the officials to their train. Complete segregation of the South ern Pacific company's electric rail road lines in Oregon from its steam lines, and construction at New lira of a new bridge across the Willam ette river over which main line trains will be routed, have been officially de cided upon. lhe organization of a department of electric lines has already been made under the name of the Portland. Eugene & Eastern system. Robert Strahorn has been made manager of the electric lines. As fast as other steam roads now in operation be come electrified, they will be trans ferred to this system. 1 he new bridge to be built at .New Era. 17 miles south of Portland, will be made a part of the main line from California. Trains northbound will cross over it from the east side to the west side, and then reverse the Wil lamette river over the Oswego cutoff bridge, entering Portland as now, via the cast side and over the steel bridge. Southbound trains will re verse this routing. Considerable grades and curves will then be elim inated. Cars of the Canby-Molalla electric line, now in course of construction also will use the bridge. D. W. Campbell will continue as general superintendent of the steam roads, over which lie now exercises authority. Mr. Strahorn will be vice- president and general manager of the electric lines. 1 he organization will be similar to that maintained by the Southern Pacific company in Los An gelcs. There the Pacific Electric, un tier the management of Paul Shoup is operated independently of the southern Pacific steam roads. The Portland, Eugene & Eastern, is the name under which the roads op- crating in various Willamette Valley towns, including Lugcne, .Salem, Al bany, Corvallis, Springfield and oth ers, were known. They were under the direction of A. Welch who ostcu sibly conceived the electric project in the valley and who recently turned the property over to the Southern Pacific. With the Welch system as a nucleus, the Southern Pacific com pany is hastening construction of the line between Canby and Molalla and the electrification of the Fourth street and Yamhill lines radiating out of Portland. Offices of the Portland. Eugene & Eastern have been opened on Jhe fourth Moor of the Wells-Eargo build ing. The engineering and operating departments already arc maintained separate from the Southern Pacific. The traffic department of the old Portland, Eugene & Eastern likewise is under separate management, but it has not been definitely determined whether two separate traffic depart CHURCHILL LOSES IN DISTRICT COURT! His Attorneys Give Notice of Appeal and Case Will Be Taken to Supreme Court. TWO DIVORCES GRANTED ARE BY JUDGE GALLOWAY Motion to Dismiss Complaint In Case of Venner vs City of Brownsville Overruled. In the case of R. C. Churchill vs. the City of Albany, involving the constitutionality of the midnight clos ing ordinance, Judge Galloway this afternoon sustained the defendant's demurrer and the case will now be taken to the supreme court by the plaintiff, his attorney having given notice of appeal in open court shortly after, the decision was rendered. In the case of Venner vs. the City of Brownsville a motion to dismiss the complaint was overruled and the case will be tried at the next regular term of the district court. In the case of McQueen vs Barton, defendant's motion to strike out a portion of the complaint was over ruled. A divorce was granted to Mrs. L. A. Porter this afternoon after mak ing a showing of cruel and inhuman treatment. G. O. Willoughby of Harrisburg was granted a divorce from his wife on the ground of desertion. Morris Rogoway, a former Albany young man, passed through Albany at noon today trom Portland. Miss Daisy M. Johnson of Lyons is visiting triends in the Hub Lity this aUernoon. E. A, Thompson, the local shingle manufacturer, went to Corvallis tin afternoon on a short business trip. Mr. and Mrs. George Mulkcy of Corvallis arrived in Albany today, called here by the death of Mr. Mul key's sister. Aliss Cora Baysey of the S. O'-v.rU'fl- hotel,- went to Lebanon this afternoon where she will visit friends ind relatives a few days. Ed. Washburn of this city went to Tangent this afternoon where he will be engaged for several days invoicing the stock of the Moses store. C. Emery Oliver, financial repre sentative of the Chapin-1 lerlow com pany of Portland, is looking after bus iness matters in Albany today. Floyd Law ton of Eugene passed through Albany this afternoon en routc home from Newport where he spent the past week at the beach. John A. Quinn, C. 'Powers and B. A. Nichollc- of Portland went to Gates this morning where they will spend a few days -surveying mining claims. Frank Cruson, one of the popular mail clerks on the Portland-Ashland run, went to Toledo this afternoon where he will visit friends for several The funeral services of the late Mrs. A. C. Harold will be held to morrow morning at 10 o'clock at the Congregational church. Interment in City cemetery. Miss Blanche ITammel of this city went to Newport this morning where she will enjoy an outing of two weeks. She will also visit triends in Waldport. Kev. and Mrs. D. II. Leech and sons, Archer and Charles, left this morning for Newport where they will spend a few weeks' outing at the beach. F. M. French of this city, official watch inspector of this district for the Southern Pacific company, left this afternoon on an inspection trip over the Woodburn-Springfietd branch and the new Natron-KIamath Falls cutoff. Attorney J. K Weatherford went to Toledo this afternoon where he will look after legal matters in the circuit co;;rt of Lincoln county. He was accompanied by C. D. Rauch, court stenographer, of this city. Dr. IL J. Rankin of Kirksville, Missouri, arrived in Albany last night and is slopping at the St. Francis. Mr. Rankin represents the Kansas City Life, Insurance company and is very favorably impressed with Al bany. Attorney George A. Ahren of Frederick, Oklahoma, who has been in Albany for the past few days look ing over the city, has concluded to dispose of his interests jn Oklahoma and locate in Linn county. 1!2 will return to Albany late this fall. merits will be maintained. Tt is prob able, though, that there will be two. General executive direction of the twfi systems will remain with William Sproule, president of the Southern Pari tic, who has been in Portland and vicinity for the last few days to acquaint himself with the various de tails attending the electrification. MRS. CORA HAROLD, LEBANON, DIES AT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL Funeral Services Will Be Held At 10 A. M. Tomorrow at Congregational Church. Mis. Cora Harold, wife of A. C. Harold of Lebanon, died at St. Mary's hospital yesterday afternoon at 2:.f) o'clock following an operation for ap pendicitis aged AS years. She leaves to mourn her death be sides her husband, three brothers, Charles B. Reynolds of Albany; Earl E. Reynolds of Salem, and Clinton O. Reynolds of Marengo, Ohio. She also leaves a father, W. C Reynolds of Salem, and a step-mother. The deceased was . highly respect ed Christian woman and leaves many friends to mourn her death. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the Congregational church, corner of Ferry and Fourth streets. Interment will take place at th? City cemetery where services will be held by the Pythian Sisters, who will attend in a body. MAN FALLS FROM LOAD OF HAY NEAR ALBANY; BREAKS THIGH While hauling hay to the barn of Robert liurkhart in the eastern out skirts of this city last week, Will McKay had the misfortune to fall from his wagon and break his left thigh. J Jr. Kavanaugh of this city attend ed the injured man who is confined to his home, and set the broken bones. He reports McKay to be improving as fast as can be expected under the circumstances. -o WILSON THE FAVORITE IN STRAW BALLOTS J. G. Doyle of the land department of the Chicago Inter-Ocean and and George Hartford, manager of the advertising department of that publi cation, have just completed a tour of the northwestern states during which they have been endeavoring to ob tain a line on the presidential situa tion. When seen by the Democrat rep resentative at the local Commercial Club rooms this morning, Mr. Doyle said: "Itetween the cities of Chicago ami ban rrancisco we took live sep arate polls of the passengers. We kept an accurate record of the various votes and the average was 17 out of every iy for Vvoodrow Wilson. In nine cases out of ten the men who voted for Roosevelt in the primaries arc now supporters of Wilson." FIRST SHIPMENT MADE OVER OREGON ELECTRIC R. Rogoway & Sons have the dis tinction of being the first firm of Al bany merchants to make a freight shipment over the Oregon Electric railway. The freight was hauled to the Oregon Electric depot by the Howard Transfer company. I he freight department oi the new railroad was opened this morning and hereafter regular freight trains will be run between Albany and all points between here and Portland. P. II. I'ringmann of Portland is the new chief clerk in the freight depart ment, having assumed his duties this morning. PEARL KALINBACH WEDS G.L WASHBURN LAST EVENING A pretty wedding ceremony was performed at 7 o'clock last evening at the Methodist parsonage, when Miss Pearl Kahnbach of Lebanon was unit ed in marriage to George L. Wash burn of Portland, the Rev. D. II. I.eech of the first Methodist church officiating. They will reside in Port land. Only the immediate relatives of the couple attended the wedding. Mrs. Fred Dawson and daughters Anna and Janet, went to Newport this afternoon where they will spend the summer at their cottage at Xyc beach. Mrs. W. It. Stevens ami family left yesterday afternoon for Newport where they will spend the summer at their cottage at the beach. Mr. Stev ens will join them later. President William Sproule of th? Southern Pacific and D. W. Campbell, general Mipcrintendent of the llarri man lines in Oregon, were in tin city today. A in rng those regis tercd yesterday at the Van Dran hotel were: T. I. Rader, Los Angeles; 1 L L. Hall, Portland; Kd. Schubert, Portland; O. D Cavidy, Chelialis, Wn ; Mr and Mrs. Roy Rirkard, Corvallis; T. K. O'Conncr, Portland; John Heard, WILL TRY BIG E I Practically Every Power Site OnSantiam Involved in Case To Be Tried Wednesday DEFENDANT ASKS FOR $500,000 DAMAGES IN CASE Questions Involved Have Never Been Directly Passed Upon By Oregon Courts. Claiming damages in the sum of. $500,000.00 the Hammond Lumber Company is prepared to contest every inch of the ground in a big condemnation suit which will be tried in Salem next Wednesday. The title of the case is the Willam ette Valley Power Company vs, the Hammond Lumber Company and practically every power sire on the Santiam river is said to be involved in the case. The plaintiff company is asking for the condemnation of power sites and riparian rights along the banks of the Santiam. This stream is now being used by the Hammond Lumber company for logging purposes, their null being situated on the banks of the river at a point near Mill Citv. The case inyolves the question as to whether or not a Ioklmiiii stream can be appropriated for power purposes when the same is not, properly speak ing, navigable except tor the purpose of tloating logs to the mills. The questions involved in this suit have never been passed upon directly by the Oregon courts and the outcome of the case will be watched with interest by the members of the bar. The plaintilT company is represent ed by McNary & McNary of Salem and Judge Kerr of Portland. Weath erford & Weatherford of Albanv will represent the defendant company. L. E. Moe has been confined to hi home during the past few days with an attack of materia. Miss Grace Gilbert of Albany has been visiting for several days at the home of Miss Alice I'.'rtchett near Jefferson. Miss Itlaneh Hammel left this noon on a trip to Newport and other points on the coast. She expects to be gone about thirty days. Miss Wilin a Wa ggo 1 1 e r of N c w port arrived in Albany at noon.todav and will look after business matters here this afternoon. J. O. Rowland, secretary of the commercial club of Lincoln. Nebras ka, is looking over the farming conn try contributory to Albany. Manager J. C. Lowe of the Home Telephone company at Corvallis, ar rived in Albany this noon and will look after business matters here. Attorney C. II. Gloss of Corvallis who has been looking after legal matters in the Hub City for several days, returned home at noon today. Miss Cavy Weatherford, a sister of Attorney M. V. Weatherford, of this city, went to ltrownsville this morning to visit friends for a lev days. Prof. K. L. Wilson of this city is in Scio this week where he is engaged in instructing l lie Scio band, getting it in shape for the county fair next month. Kt C. Griffin, general agent for the Chicago Northwestern railroad and M. K Mailing, traveling agent for the same line, are transacting business in Albany. R. A. McCuIly, a well known resi dent of Halsey, who has been in Al bany several days serving on the jury during circuit court, returned home this afternoon. Mrs. F. M. Westfall of Portland is visiting friends and relatives in Al bany. Mrs, Westfall resided in Al bany for many years and has many friends in the Hub Lily. Prof. W. T. Nichotls of Lebanon passed through Albany this morning from Halsey where he gave the band at that place its weekly lesson last evening. Prof, and Mrs. Hans Flo of this ctiy went to Detroit this morning where they will spend the next .two weeks enjoying an outing in the mountains. John H. Stevens, superintendent of the Corvallis & Eastern railway com pany, went to Mill City this morning where he will spend the day looking after railroad matters. Mrs. James Coon of this city who has been seriously ill at her home for several weeks, is improving slowly but will not be able to leav: the house for some time yet. F. P .Devaney of Lebanon passed through Albany (hi morning to Thomas where he will visit for a few flays at the home of Ins son Andy Devaney, who resides near that place. Attached to train No. 14 which ar rived in Albany four hours late this morning, was the special parlor car "Oregon" of the Luse Land company of Minnesota who are developing the town of Sutherlin, Oregon.