ANY WEEKLY DEMOCRAT
VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1912.
No. 2.
WEDNESDAY
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Cottage Owned by Dr. Hill on
Montgomery Street Is
Totally Destroyed.
EARLY MORNING BLAZE IS
EVIDENTLY INCENDIARY
Building Was Constructed by
Physician Several Years
Ago-Loss Is $1000.
For the second time this vcek, the
fire department was called' out to
quench an early morning fire, both of
which were undoubtedly the work of
an incendiary.
The lire this morning occurred
shortly before three o'clock and re
sulted in the destruction of the one
story frame cottage owned by Dr.
J. L. Hill which is situated on Mont
gomery street midway between First
and Second streets.
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A lie -w
o'clock this morning and when the
fire apparatus arrived on the scene a
few minutes later, the house was a
roaring furnace, while the smell ot
'burning coal oil pervaded the early
morning air.
Two streams from the engine at
First and Montgomery streets and one
from a hydrant were soon playing on
the flames which instead of putting
them out seemed to stimulate them
to greater proportions. While the
tire was in complete control of the
firemen within fifteen minutes oi
their arrival, the blaze was not com
pletely extinguished until nearly 4
o'clock when the apparatus was re
turned to the engine house.
The house was not occupied but
was rented hv J. D. Kennedy of this
city and contained a bed in the front
room and a cot in one of the rear
rooms, while in the kitchen a cook
stove which had evidently not been
used for some time stood at one end
of the room.
A number of branitc cooking uten
sils were also found in the kitchen.
In the cellar were found seven bar
rels of empty beer bottles and thirty
or forty empty quart whiskey bottles.
Several empty demijohns were lying
m a corner ot one oi the roo'.us :u
the basement. '
After the flames had been quenched
this morning. Fire Chief Hockspiers
made an examination of the interior
of the house and in the bedroom a
man's black felt hat which had evi
dently been worn lately for there was
nothing to indicate that the hat had
been lying around for any length of
time, ir having the appearance of
having been worn a short time be
fore being found.
The hat contained nothing by which
its owner might be identified:
While endeavoring to direct the
water on the flames this morning,
the firemen accidentally turned the
stream into the crowd, knocking Mrs.
Olin and a number of men who were
watching the blaze, off their feet.
Mrs. Olin was fortunately not in
jured but her clothing was soaked
through by the water, as well as the
clothing of the men.
One of the Chinamen residing at
the corner of First and Montgomery
streets is said to have seen a man
running away from the house a short
time before the fire broke out. The
building burned was occupied form
erly by women of ill repute and was
constructed several years ago by
Dr. Hill. The structure was insured
at one time but the insurance had
lately expired. Dr. Hill places his
loss at $1000.
ETHER FAILS TO LOOSEN
THIS CONVICT'S TONGUE
Sacramento, Cal.. July 31. Even
the ether test left alienists absolutely
undecided today whether Charles Car
son, a convict in Folsom penitentiary,
had been stricken dumb or is shan;
ming. He has not spoken a word for
two years and six months.
The common effect of ether is to
loosen the tongue while the stibjecr
i coming .inder or out of its ef
fects.
It was expected that Carson would
lose voluntary control of his vocal
organs and reply to questions put to
him by the physicians, but no sound
escaped his lips.
0 Carson was sentenced to life impris
onment in 1904 frr assault and rob
bery. Two years later he was given a
sentence of death for his share in a
murderous jail break, and several
times has been reprieved. He is a
South Cardinnn.
Mrs. J. Cornett f Shedds who has
been seriously ill with follicular ton
silitis, is said to be improving.
PARTY OF LOCAL MEN LEAVE
FOB DALY LAKE ON OUTING
Bunch Will Spend Two Weeks In
Heart of Cascade Mountains
Hunting and Fishing
A lively crowd of young men left
this morhing for Detroit where they
will spend a couple of weeks in the
Cascades on a fishing and hunting
trip and to rest up from their strenu
ous labor of the past year.
The party took along everything
essential for an enjoyable outing and
are expecting to have "some" time in
the hills. From Detroit they will
pack into Daly Lake, a distance of 15
miles where they will pitch camp and
make their headquarters, while they
whip the lake for trout and beat the
brush for deer.
The Democrat representative was
promised some trout and venison and
warned the bunch not to come hack
without one or the other.
The members of the party were:
Rufus M. Russell, deputy county
clerk; Frank Eyrond, bookkeeper for
the Albany Nursery Company; Rol
lin G. Hackleman, city mail carrier;
Will G. Meyer, money order clerk at
the local postotlice; Alvin C. llaker,
mail transfer clerk at the union depot;
Albert Joffray, mail transfer clerk at
the Portland union depot and former
ly of Albany; Frank Rosebaugh of
the railway mail service; Fred W.
Smith of Portland, president of the
13th division, R. M. S.; and liurlcigh
J. Westfall, railway mail clerk on the
Portland-Ashland division.
Anyone camping in the vicinity of
Daly Lake are hereby warned that
the bunch is coming and to keep their
eves on them.
THIS GIRL SAYS THAT
CiiEK AMICE
j Los Angeles, July 31. With the
I right to vote, Miss Relic J. lirittan,
, heiress to a million dollars in her
; o;u right, anil belle of the fashionable
I society set oi San Mateo, has taken
one more step toward establishing the
j independence of women by journey
! iug today to Long Heach without a
: chaperonc.
Miss Itrittan is the daughter of the
i late Col. Nathaniel J. lirittan, weal-
thy club man of San Francisco, trav
eler and collector of anthiiies.
"Chaperones and everything liken
ed thereto are useless appendages to
society," Miss lirittan said today.
"We call ehem bugaboo ladies because
their presence, or even mention of
them, raises a cold chill.
"Many a happy flirtation has be
come snowcapped because of the per
sistent presence of a lantern visaged
friend of mother's. American woman
hood is not in need of chaperones.
Let the decadent English aristocracy
keep these mellowed dames as part
and parcel of itself. As for America,
or more logically speaking, my Cali
fornia, I have abandoned an ancient
custom of no earthly use whatever,
and I trust that every American girl
of mediocre intelligence will do like
wise." YOUNG SON OF MR. AND MRS.
BERT BOLES CUT HIS HAND
While watching his father build a
sidewalk at his home in Sunrise last
evening, little Herbert, the 3-year-old
son of Mr. and Mts. Hcrt lloles, fell
and struck his head on a board, cut
ting a gash nearly two inches long
over his left eye.
Dr. Russell Wallace was called and
took two stitches in the. youngsters
head. The little fellow is suffering
no ill effect from the result of his
accident and accompanied his mother
and brother Edwin to Philomath this
morning on a visit with relatives.
THE LINN INVESTMENT
COMPANY FILES ARTICLES
The Linn Investment company is
the name of a new corporation which
filed its articles of incorporation at
the county clerk's office this morn
ing, the names of the incorporators
being Walter Bilyeu, L. H. Fish, A.
J. Hodges, Grant Pirtle and C. H.
Wiedcr. all of Albany.
The principal object and purpose
of the corporation as set forth in the
articles is as follows: To buy and
sell real estate, build houses and the
selling and leasing of the same and
to purchase, acquire and dispose of
personal property.
Mrs. Owen Ream and daughter left
this morning for Newport where they
will spend a few weeks enjoying an
! outing at the beach,
j Floyd Iiilycu, formerly a student
I nf Albany College, but now a pros
l pemus real estate man of Portland,
i wa calling upon old friends in this
j city today. Mr. Rilyeu left Albany
I s-tme si years auo and was more
'than surprised at the many improve
! ni'-nts which have taken place since
I his last visit.
E
VERDICT OF JURY
Jury Deliberates on Case but
Five Minutes in Justice
Court Yesterday.
JURY RECOMMENDS THAT
JUDGE REPRIMAND BOYS
Complaint Charged Evans With
Assault Upon Merrick Darcy
of East Albany.
The case of Oregon vs. Marvin
Evans who was arrested last Satur
day on a complaint charging him
with assault upon Merrick Darcy, a
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Darcy of
this city, was begun in the circuit
court room yesterday afternoon be
fore Judge Swan and the following
jury: A. V. McClain, J. N. Chamb
ers, J. L. Irvin, C. C. Cameron, S.
G. Simon and V. A. Eastburn.
Attorney W. S. Risley appeared for
the defendant and Gale S. Hill for
the state.
After hearing the evidence the case
was given to the jury at 4:45 o'clock
and they returned a verdict of "not
guilty" after but live minutes delib
eration. The case was the outgrowth of a
t neighborhood tight between the Dar
j cy boy and the children of a Mr.
lid wants. Witnesses testilied that t lie
Darcy boy was in tlvp habit of ad
ministering punishment upon the Ed
wards children whenever he got a
chance and was told by Evans who
is related to the Evans children that
the next time he slapped them, he,
Evans, would take a hand in it him
sel f.
The Darcy boy alleged that Evans
struck him, but the jury didn't seem
to think so and rendered a verdict
accordingly. ' There were a large
hunch of small children mixed up in
the case and the jury in handing in
i the verdict, recommended that all of
j them be reprimanded by Judge Swan.
GEO. VANDERBUILT GIVES
. $50,000F0RBETTERVIEW
a t..i.. 11 n,.i:, ii.ni
a pericct view irom Lsanimore nousc
of the western mountain possessions
ic worth more than $50,tOO, George
W. Vandcrbilt has ordered the tear
ing down of a thirty-room three-story
residence on his estate, about three
miles from the white-walled chateau.
The residence was bulit fifteen years
ago by Mrs. Mitchell, sister-in-lay ot
Marshall Field, at a cost of $36.0K),
and equipped with hardwoods jwhich
would now cost 50 per cent more.
It was bought five years ago by Mr.
Vanderhilt for the sake of the land
surrounding it.
He considered the house so slight
ly that most of the time it has been
occupied by tenants rent free. Only
recently did Mr. Vandcrbilt note that
the house slightly iuterferred with his
view.
400 PASSENGERS PER DAY
IS CLAIM OF 0. E. OFFICIAL
G. A. Coolidgc, general manager of
the Oregon Electric Railway; W. H.
Coman, general passenger and freight
agent, and V. I'. Powers arrived on
the Oregon Electric this morning at
11:30 and will return to Portland this
evening.
Mr. Coman stated to the Democrat
representative that the passenger de
partment of the Oregon Electric is
handling between four and five hun
dred passengers a day between Al
bany and Portland. He expressed
himself as pleased at the prospects
for increased business.
NORTH ALBANY WILL CROSS
BATS WITH RIVERSIDE NINE
There will be a ball game at Ath
letic Park next Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock between North Albany and
Riverside. Both teams are said to be
in excellent trim for the contest ami
a live game is anticipated. An ad
mission fee of 25c will be charged,
with grandstand free. The buttery
for North Albany will be Kay and
Springer.
The Portland Journal last evening
contained a long dispatch from this
city as-ailing the blind pigs of this
city, telling of how one man lo t an
eye in a drunken brawl a few nights
ago, and of the amount of booze be
ing shipped here, etc.
ON FIRST STREET
Cars Driven by Evelyn Marshall
and J. C. Neil of Brownsville
Collide at Noon.
BOTH TRAVELLING SLOW
AND NOBODY WAS INJURED
Neil Is Arrested and Fined $10
and Costs by Police Judge
Van Tassel.
An automobile accident occurred
this noon at the corner of First and
Iiroadalbin streets, which, owing to
the slow speed at which the cars were
traveling, resulted in no one being
hurt, and in the arrest of J. T. Neil of
Brownsville for violating the traffic
regulations by driving on the wrong
side of the street.
Neil attempted to make a short turn
at Hroadalbin street and smashed
squarely into the runabout driven by
Miss Evelyn Marshall, daughter of
Dr. Mary Marshall of this city. The
front light was broken on Miss Mar
shall's car and the axles sprung, but
the Neil car escaped uninjured.
Xeil was arrested a short time af
ter the collision by Chief of Police
Daiightry on a complaint charging
him with violation of the automobile
traffic ordinance. He was arraigned
in police court this afternoon where
he plead guilty and was lined $10 and
costs by Judge Van Tassel, which he
paid.
The car driven by Xeil was a four
passenger "Reo" and Miss Marshall
drove a Ford runabout. The offi
cers of the city are bent on enforc
ing the automobile laws here.
MYRTLE ROGERS AND CONRAD
OLSEN MARRIED TODAY
At the home of the bride's parents.
Mr. anMrs. U. Rogers of 422 Hill
stree, ,.'r. Conrad Olson and Miss
Myrtle Rogers were united in mar
riagc at 11:30 this morning, the cere
mony being performed by Rev. I. T
Knotts.
The young couple are well and fa
vorably kiiow in Albany and have a
large circle of friends who will join
with the Democrat in extending con
gratulations. They left today for Newport where
they will spend a week or ten days,
after which they will return to Al
bany and make this place their perm
anent place of abode.
CASE AGAINST JOHN DOE
WILL BE TRIED TOMORROW
The case of the State of Oregon
vs. John Doe on the charge of illicit
cohabitation will in all probability be
tried in the justice court tomorrow.
The defendant is said to be a resi
dent of Salem but refuses to disclose
his true name. The woman in the
case has escaped and up to the time of
going to press the police have been
unable to ascertain her whereabouts
or to learn her true name.
senator A. Aiillcr 01 Lebanon
passed through Albany this afternoon
to Portland on a short business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Stewart of Leb
anon after spending the afternoon
here yesterday returned home last
evening.
J. K. Weatherford of this city went
to Corvallis this afternoon where he
will look after legal matters, return
ing this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Worth Huston were
passengers to Newport this afternoon
where they will enjoy a few days'
outing at the beach.
F. R. Dunn, traveling freight agent
of the Southern Pacific company, ar
rived in Albany at noon and is trans
acting business here.
Milton McGuire and liuford Payne
went to Lebanon this afternoon to
look after some work for the Ralston
Electric company of this city.
J. E: Simpson of Eugene passed
through Albany this afternoon en
route home from Monmouth where he
has been visiting his parents for sev
eral days.
Mrs. George W. Wright and daugh
ters Carrie and Georgie, left this af
ternoon for Halsi-y where they will
visit friends for a few days. They
will also visit relatives in Hrowns
ville. Archie Van Nnys of the Oregon
Power company pent the day in Cor-
j vallis looking alter business matters.
Dr. C. E. Kennedy of Shedds was in
j Albany this morning and togrthrr 1
; with Dr. Davis of this city will op- j
j erate on Mrs AcVerman of Shcdd' :
I at St. Mary's hospital tomorrow.
STRAWBERRY IS GROWN
ON POTATO VINES NOW
Corvallis Man Produces Straw
berries That Have a Rasp
berry Flavor.
The limit has been reached J. A.
Kerr, orchardist and berry grower at
the west end of Monroe street, is now
producing strawberries with the rasp
berry flavor and appearance, and
growing them on potato vines. A
dish full of the fruit in the Gazette
Times window at this time will prove
that this statement is not a matter
of imagination.
The berry in question is what is
known as the "strawberry raspberry."
It is of the size and general shape
of the strawberry, but is built like
the red raspberry. The flavor is like
neither of tliem, just as the loganber
ry does not taste like either the black
berry or the raspeberry It is a prolific
producer at tlic Kerr place, and that
experimenter believes it would be a
fine berry for the general growth
here, being especially suited for jams
and jellies. Mi". Kerr got l.is plants
at Beatrice, Nebraska. They grow on
ly as high as potato vines, arc very
thorny and die to the ground in the
winter and spring up anew when the
warm weather comes again. 1 he
plants bear fruit the year following
the time set out, and propogate from
spouts like the red raspberry. The
berries produce at a tremendous rate,
are solid, firm and fair to look nnon.
i ne oiy ODjeetion would De the lack
of distinctive flavor and acid. The
fruit appears to be too mild, but Mr.
Kerr vouches for it that familiarity
with the berry has made it a favorite
with several who eareil little for it at
first. It is truly attractive in appear
ance, and would prove a valuable ad
dition to our small fruit plantings if
it should meet with general favor.
Corvallis Times. .
NOVELIST WITH A
ROCKEFELLER INCOME
George Ade once remarked that
many smart people c:ine from Ind
iana, and the smarter thev were the
faster tlny came. Among the scions
ot the Jioo:uer mate none has gone
further nor faster that George ,I!arr
McLulcheon whose Heverly of Gran
stark will he on view at the opera
house tonight. McCutcheon I. ails
from Lafayette, where he graduated
from Purdue. After leaving college
he became a reporter, and soon rose
to be managing editor of the Lr-.fay-elle
Journal.
He is now undoubtedly the most
highly remunerated writer that ever
lived, and his income is far over $100,
a year. He receives hugb sums for
the magazine and sen,1! rights lo his
stories, in adition to the roya'ties on
his books, and last year the royally
from his plays wr.s nearly $50,000.
CLAIMS BREACH OF
WARRANTY ON AUTO
Mart Russard vs. Jim Irvin is the
title of a civil suit which is occupy
ing the attention of Justice Swan
this afternoon.
The plaintiff is suing the defendant
for the sum of $40.00 alleged to be
due on the purchase of an automobile
and the defendant through his at
torney Judge Hewitt, has set up a
breach of warranty as a defense. W.
R. Bilyeu is representing the plain
tiff. OWNER OF FRANKLIN HOUSE
SECURES HIS INSURANCE
The Franklin House was destroyed
by fire early Monday morning. To
day August Kroschel, the owner re
ceived a check for the full amount of
his insurance from the Pacific Home
Insurance Company of Salem, of
which Irb. Schultz of this city is the
agent.
The building was insured for $2200
and within an hour after the loss was
adjusted, Mr. Kroschel received the
check from the local agent.
LARGE CROWDS VISITED
THE FILTRATION PLANT
The Oregon Power Co. has not
been able to accommodate all the
visitors to the new tiller plant and as
so -much interest has been shown by
the people the company concluded to
keep the plant open to the public
all week A special att"ndan will
explain the plant and its workings in
Mail.
Mrs. Ilcrt II. liob'S and sons, Hrr-
brrt and Fdwin, left this morning for
Philomath where they will spend a
few days visiting friends and relatives.
. SGHULTZ SCORES
Claims Chicago Convention Will
Go Down in History as Con
vention of Forty Thieves.
A TEDDY CLUB WILL BE
ORGANIZED IN LINN COUNTY
Red Bandanas Will Float From
Every Housetop After Votes
Are Counted Nov. 4.
Declaring that the Chicago conven
tion wilt go down in history as the
convention of forty thieves, I. R.
Schultz, one of the strongest Roose
velt men in Linn county, a dele
gate to the progressive convention
in Portland, and prominent in the
organization of the third party in A1-,
bauy, gave out an interview to the
Democrat representative this morn
ing in which he scored the Taft re
publicans and outlined the plans of
the Roosevelt faction in Linn county.
'Personally, I am in favor of a full
state and county ticket in every state
in the union, but for a number of rea
sons, 1 do not consider it advisable
in this state," said Mr. Schultz.
"Yes, Roosevelt will carry Linn
county and the entire state of Oregon.
Taft is. eliminated and the light is
now between Wilson and Roosevelt.
At the present time Wilson seems to
be the favorite but after the Chicago
convention is held and the Roosevelt
platform adopted, the Colonel will
make a campaign which will sweep
the country and carry the ticket to
victory.
; "W'f are thoroughly alive to the
situation in Linn county ami propose
to organize a Roosevelt Club in the
near future. Prominent Roosevelt
men of state-wide reputation will bo
invited to address the members of the
club on the political issues of the day
and wu expect to have a hirgu mem-v
bership.
"The progressive party endorses T.
R. because Roosevelt stands for the
principles as advocated by (he third
party. Mr. Roosevelt will be our next
president for the simple reason that
the great masses of 1 he American
people are clamoring for clean gov
ernment and honest politics. On No
vember next the people of this great
nation are going to demand a gov
ernment of the people, by the people,
and for the people, and the Chicago
convention, which will go down in
history as 1 he convention of Forty
Thieves, will be repudiated by the
honest, liberty-loving people of free
America."
C. A. MYERS AND MISS
LEATHERMAN MARRIED TODAY
A t eight o'clock this morning oc
curred the marriage of Conrad A.
Meyer, and Miss Louise Leatherman.
The ceremony was performed by
Father Lane at the Catholic church
of this city ami was witnessed by only
the immediate relatives and friends of
the contracting parties.
At 11:30 this morning a wedding
dinner was served at the home of the
bride's parents, after which the newly
married couple departed on a short
wedding trip.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Leatherman of this
city and is a young woman of charm
ing personality.
The groom is a sou of Conrad
Meyer Sr one of the pioneers of
Linn county, and is a young busi
ness man of exceptional ability.
BETTER FREIGHT SERVICE
IS SECURED FOR ALBANY
Portland, July 31. (Special) An
ticipating heavy movements of fresh
fruits and vegetable during the pres
ent season, the North (tank road and
the Oregon Kleelric railway have ar
ranged to handle east bound ship
ments in the quickest time possible
as a result of an understanding for
fast freight service with the Great
Northern ami Northern Pacific Rail
ways. An illustration of wh.it this service
means to the shippers of the Willam
ette valley Salem, Woodburn and Al
bany fruits and vegetables in carload
lots may leave these points on the
evening local of a Monday for in
stance and reach Vancouver the next
evening to directly connect with the
fast frciiht over the North Hank at
10:3) p. m. This puts the freight
leaving the Willamette valley points
Monday evening into Spokane Thurs
day where connections arc made im
mediately with the G. N. and N. P.
fast freights.