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THE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE j
SUBMITSADVERTISINGPLAN
Manager Stewart Reports On
Matter of Distributing Fish
In Local Streams.
The executive board of the Albany
Commercial Club met in regular ses
sion last evening and the roll being
called the following persons were
found present: President J. S. Van
Winkle, Vice-President F. P. Nut
ting, Secretary C. H. Stewart, and the
following named directors: W. H.
Barker, M. H. Ellis, G. A. Flood, L.
E. Hamilton, A. SI .Hammer, J. C.
Holbrook, E. H. McCune ind Geo.
E. Sanders.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
A communication was received
from the Eugene Concert Band an
nouncing that they would make a
short concert tour through the valley
immediately after the close of the dis
trict fair at Eugene, providing they
received sufficient encouragement.
They suggested that if the club should
not care to take the matter up it
might be placed before the fire de
partment, the local band, or some oth
er organization of the city. On mo
tion the matter wa,s referred to the
committee on public entertainment.
A special committee having been
appointed at a prior meeting to in
terview the county court in relation
to a county exhibit at the next session
of the State Fair, it was ordered that
they be requested to submit a report
upon the matter at the next meeting
of the club.
A letter from Senator Bourne ad
vised the club that in compliance with
the request of this body he had suc
ceeded in amending the Sundry Civil
bill when it reached the Senate by in
serting in it a provision for an ap
propriation of $100,000 for the im
nrnvemnnt of Crater Lake National
rark. 1 lie manager was instructed 10
express the thanks of the club to the
senator for his efforts In behalf of the
state.
The following bills were allowed
and it was ordered that warrants be
issued for the several amounts: S. E.
Young & Son, $1.50; Western Union
Tel. Co., 75c; C. G. Raw-lings, $12.50;
Ben Clelan, 65c; l-'ortmiller Furn. Co.,
$3.75; Oregon Power Co., $1.19; F. K.
Churchill, $12.50; Pacific Telephone
Co., 85c; Hamilton Store, $2.00; C. H.
Stewart, 35c.
The committee on publicity and
promotion having been instructed to
report a plan for an advertising cam
paign for the ensuing year, reported
unanimously in favor of publishing
advertisements quarterly in specially
selected newspapers published in the
states from which we naturally ex
pect to receive our largest immigra
tion and to issue an edition of 5000
of a new booklet at some time prior
to the beginning of the new year, pre
paration for which shall commence
immediately. It was also recom
mended that this booklet should be
printed at home. This report was
adopted unanimously and it was or
dered that the manager and tne com
mittee begin the work at once to se
cure the necessary data and photos
for the booklet.
The special committee to whom
was referred the matter of holding a
baby show in conjunction with the in
dustrial fair to be held at Albany on
the 23rd inst., reported unfavorably
and their report was adopted.
The matter of the installation at
Albany of a cannery, evaporator, vin
egar factory, etc., was discussed and
it was ordered that the manager
should endeavor to secure parties to
erect and operate such a line of fac
tories, and that he be authorized to
advertise the matter in such papers ai
would most likely reach the people
desired.
Manager Stewart reported that he
had visited Lebanon, and placed be
fore the people of that city the matter
of the distribution of 200,000 trput in
the South Santiam and its tributaries,
and that they had taken hold of it, en
thusiastically and appointed the fol
lowing committee to make the nec
essary arrangements: H. Y. Kirkpat
rick. Dr. J. G. Gill, E. E. Taylor, J.
R. Pound and W. M. Brown. The
manager also reported that Dr. A. G.
Prill of Scio had very kindly agreed
to make the arrangements for plant
ing the fish in Thomas and Crabtrec
creeks.
A diseusion then followed in rcla
tion to the advisability of the railroad
company's issuing round trip tickets
for a tour through the valley from
Portland, with stopover privileges,
and also that a better train service
should be provided for the people of
the south end of our county wishing
to visit Albany. This matter was re
ferred to the committee on railroad
relations.
Mr. H. E. Morton representing the
Oregon Power company, presented
the club with a handsomely bound
volume of very beautiful photographic
views of public buildings, factories,
and residences of Albany. On motion
the thanks of the club were tendered
Mr. Morton for his gift.
A representative of Capt. Amund
sen, the famous Arctic explorer, sub
mitted a proposal for a lecture in Al
bany some .imc during the Spring of
1913, but liter discussion it was
thought best for the club not to take
hold of the matter.
1. Operator's apartment house and substation on Oregon Electric at Pirtle. 2. Falsework on Santiam
river bridge which will consist of seven steel spans, each one hundred and seventy-five feet long. 3. Looking
west on Fifth street, Albany, showing 75-foot poles carrying 60,000 volt transmission over 60-foot poles of
another company which carry 33,000 volts.
225 TRAINS DAILY ON
NEW YORK RAILROAD
New York, Aug. 11. The new line
of the New York, West Chester &
Boston Railway, running from the
Harlem River at 133rd street and Wil
lis avenue to White Plains, will be op
ened on Saturday. The railway com
pany has been operating between 180th
street and New Rochelle via Mount
Vernon and Pelham since May. The
line was recently extended to Mama
roneck avenue, White Plains.
Arrangements have been made for
close connections at the Harlem River
with the Second and Third avenue ele
vated trains. Two hundred and twenty-five
Winchester trains will entei
and leave the Harlem terminal daily.
Several demonstrations along the new
line are planned for the next few
weeks.
JOAQUIN MILLER FAMILY
IS DIVIDED ON POLITICS
Oakland, Cal., Aug. 11. The subject
of nolitics has rent the home ot Joa
quin Miller, Poet of the Sierras,, into
three factions. Mr. Miller, being a
lifelong Jacksonian, has registered as
a Democrat.
Mrs. Miller, who also registered un
der the new law, is a Republican of
the Taft school. Miss Juanita, the
daughter, however, declares herself an
ardent admirer of Roosevelt.
It is said the national outlook is a
forbidden subject of family conversa
tion.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
E. F. Duzcn and Charles. E. Span
orle. well known residents of Dayton,
Oregon, spent Sunday in the Hub
City visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Maude Blount of this city who
has been spending the past few days
at Newport, returned home last even
ing on the excursion train.
President W. J. Kerr of the Oregon
Agricultural College at Corvallis was
a passenger coming from Newport
on the excursion train last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. M. McAlpin and fam
ily returned Saturday evening from
Belknap Springs where they have
been enjoying an outing for the past
few weeks.
C. W. Sears of this city returned
home last evening from Newport
where he has been looking after busi
ness matters for the past few days
and enjoying a short outing at the
beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hartley and fam
ily and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown
and family motored to Albany from
Salem yesterday and spent the after
noon here visitine at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. J. H. Robnett of 213 East
Fourth street.
Mrs. Fred Fortmiller, daughter Lee
and son Teddy, left this afternoon for
Junction City where they will visit for
several days at the Home or ivirs.
Fortmiller's parents, Dr. and Mrs.
I.ee. Mr. Fortmiller and son Hu
bert left at the same time this after
noon for Junction by bicycle and will
take their time in making tne trip
D. H. Bodine. republican nominee
for sheriff of Linn county, left this
morning for Scio where he will spend
the day looking after business mat
ters. George C. Will of Salem, a cousin
of Frank G. Will of this city, passed
through Albany this noon from New
port where he has been spending the
past few days at the beach.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pratt of Se
attle arrived in AlbSny last evening
and left this morning for Detroit
where they will spend a few weeks in
the Cascades.
Mrs. Kate Cundiff of Eugene, a
former resident of this city, who has
been spending the past few days in
Albany visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred P. Nutting, left for
home this afternoon. She will stop
at Harrisburg for a short visit while
enroute to Eugene.
WOMAN GETS $4,490
FOR HER BIG TOE
Pittsburg, Aug. 8. A jury in com
mon pleas court has decided that the
loss of Mrs. Kathcrine Kelly Smith's
big toe as an active member of her
pedal extremities was worth $4,480 to
her. Mrs. Smith brought action
against Caroline Jones Maehesney,
and H. A. Mtchcsney, owners of the
Maehesney, in Fourth avenue, for in
jury to her big toe and foot when
she stumbled over a movable eleva
tor, the top of which opened on the
pavement in front of the Maehesney
building.
It was shown that the top of the
elevator was broken and projected
several inches above the level of the
sidewalk. The accident happened
Nov. 28, 1906, as Mrs. Smith was
walking along the' pavement, the
evening being very dark.
Mrs. Smith declared that the injur
ies to her foot had laid her up for
more than a year, and that her doc
tor's bill had been $300.
She also claimed that the perma
nent loss of the use of her big toe
had deprived her of comfort in walk
ing and made her awkward in moving
around.
SPARKS FROM THE
WIRE .
William R. Hearst is out with a
statement which apparently indicates
his support of laft during the pres
ent campaign.
Not over 300,000 pounds of wool
is left unsold m the state ot Oregon
and good prices have been paid for
this year s clip.
Congress has. completed the major
portion of the work outlined for the
present session and is about ready to
adjourn.
The Roosvelt supporters have been
defeated in the Ohio fight for the
nomination of a governor to succeed
Judge Dillon who declined to accept
the nomination.
The Bull Moose party will hold a
ratifcation meeting in Portland this
evening.
Governor Johnson of California has
announced that he will not resign as
governor because of his nomination
for Vive-President on the Bull Moose
ticket. ,
Fifty-two members of the Overland
club of Portland were arrested yester
day in a raid made by the police. Ihe
members are charged with gambling.
George E. Rolfe, the .genial manag
er of the Empire theater, went to
Brownsville this morning where he
spent the day with his mother. He
returned home this evening.
R. G. Morton, a well known resi
dent of Stayton, was in Albany yes
tcrday noon and spent the afternoon
in the Hub City on business.
Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Williams of
Portland who have been camping at
Detroit for the past month, returned
to Albany yesterday and left for their
home in the metropolis this morn
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hammel of
this city were among those going to
Newport on the excursion tram yes
tcrday. They returned home last
evening.
Arch Ramsden, the efficient tele
graph operator for the Corvallis &
Eastern railway at this city spent Sun
day in Newport returning home last
evening on the excursion train.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Marks left this
morning for Newport where they will
spend a few days at the beach. Dur
ing the absence of Mr. Marks, the of
fice of the county clerk will be in
charge of Deputy Rufus M. Russell.
J. B. Cougill of this city went to
Corvallis this morning to continue
the construction work on the new
residence of Mr. and Mr. D. N. Wil
liamson, a former resident of this city.
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DOGS ATE THE WEEKS
FOOD IN ONE DAY
Philadelphia, Aug. 11. Accused of
having kept two bull dogs locked in
the cellar of their home while they
were away on a week's vacation,
Thomas Allen and his wife, Sarah Al
len, of 3356 I street were fined $i3.50
each yesterday by Magistrate Belch
r. Before they went away Allen and
his wife left what they considered an
ample supply of food for the dogs,
but the animals devoured everything
the first day. Later when they became
hungry they barked and whined al
most continuously, attracting the at
tention of a neighbor who fed them by
throwing food through a cellar win
dow. NO MORE CHAUTAUQUA
ASSESSMENTS SAYS STEWART
The members of the Chautauqua
Board were collecting on the annual
assessment for the maintenance of
the Albany Chautauqua Saturday af
ternoon and met with a generous re
sporfsc from the business men.
According to Manager Stewart, this
will in all probability be the last as
sessment which will be made for the
benefit of the Chautauqua, the associ
ation being on a self-supporting
basis.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
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A large crowd attended the union
services last night. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Leach.
Mrs. Wm, Stetter was visitinor yes
terday at the home of her sister, Sirs.
Lang of Lebanon.
A horse belonging to Bosc Bros.
broke his leg last night and was shot
this morning by John Catlin. The
horse was valued at $250.00.
Miss Luela Strom returned last
evening from a five weeks' stay in
Portland. While there she was the
guest of Miss Louella Allan.
Miss Vernon Nater, lady clerk at
Scott & Conn's east Albany store, ac
companied by her uncle, Mr. Mayer
and Mrs. Hcrdman, the latter a sister
of Miss Nater, left yesterday morn
ing by auto tor a weeks outing at
1 acoma.
A 10-pound girl was born last week
to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Younger of
this city. The proud father is the
popular brakeman on the Oregon
Electric limited between this city and
Portland and is busy receiving the
congratulations of his fellow employ
ees.
Robert S. Shaw, manager of the
Hammond Lumber company ot Al
bany and Mill City, was a passenger
to Portland on the electric this morn
ing where he will look after business
matters tor a lew days.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Rudd of this
city who have been spending the past
few weeks enjoying an outing at Cas-
cadia, have returned home. I hey re
port a pleasant outing.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Moore of
North Albany returned home last
evening from Newport. They spent
the past week enjoying an outing in
the mountains near Waldport and at
the Yachats. They met M, S. Dur-
bin. the forest ranger in that district
and well known here, who tendered
them the use of his burrows on their
trip into ttic hills. They report a very
enjoyable trip.
Mrs. C. F. Bigbec left this after
noon for Eugene where she will look
about for a residence for the family
who will move to that city soon to
reside. They will move to Eugene
to be with their sons, Morris, Lyle
and Carson, who will attend school
there this winter, the first two at the
U. of O. and the latter will enter the
senior year at the Eugene High
school, Their many friends in Albany
will regret to hear that they are to
leave Albany.
"1 WII1.WW1IIMII
Says He Didn't Write Governor
That Blindpig Situation Was
Quiet In Albany.
The following dispatch appeared in
this morning's issue of the Oregouian
from Salem, in which it is stated that
Governor West received a letter from
Mayor Gilbert of litis city saying th.it
the blindpig situation was well in
hand here and that he believed that
the local police would be able to han
dle the situation without the aid ot
other forces.
While Mayor Gilbert believes that
the local police will be able to handle
the situation here all right, he denies
having sent the governor any letter
to this effect. Following is the article
which appeared in the Oregouian:
In a letter received from Mayor
Gilbert of Albany, today by Governor
West it is said that the mayor of that
city is now satisfied that the regular
civil authorities will be able to cope
with the situation in that city, that
several places have been raided and
others have been closed up and that
the situation is well in hand there.
The governor held a conference
with the mayor several weeks ago
and informed him that if necessary
the militia would be called out to
establish law and order among illicit
liquor sellers in Albany.
A communication was also receiv
ed today by Governor West from
"The Citizens of Oakland," with no
other sitnaturc claiming that the law
is being violated in that place
through illegal sale of liquor.
SIOUX CITY YOUTH DROWNS,
DEATH FORSEEN IN DREAM
Sioux City, Aug 12. Less than a
day after he bad dreamed that he
would drown in the Missouri river,
Elmer Bennett, 12 years old, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Bennett, 2019
Palmer avenue, stepped into a hole in
the river south of Highland yesterday
afternoon and was swent to his death
in the swift current.
Albert Barboc, 12 years old, made a
futile attempt to save the drowning
lad. Three times young Bennett rose
t othe top before he finally sank. At
an early hour this morning the body
had not been recovered.
Young Bennett, with several other
lads, started for the river for a swim
about 3:30 o'clock. He had told Tom
my Gleason and Raymond Clark, two
of his companions, of his dream, and
they attempted to dissuade him. Ben
nett laughed at their warnings. Bar
hoe and several other lads had finish
ed their swim and were dressing
hen Bennett went into the water.
The bovs on the bank had almost fin
ished dressing when the kfd in the
water called that he was going to
take one more dive.
No attention was paid to him, and
the next moment his younger brother,
rrancis, cried, Oh, look at Llmcr
swimming.
1 he lad had been caught in the
treacherous current and already had
been swept some distance from shore.
He made no outcry. Afterwards the
terrified lads ran to the home of Mrs.
E. P. Howell, in Highland, and asked
her to notify the police.
Policemen rushed to the river, but
so swiftwas the current that they
could not find the body and gave up
the search.
Mr. Bennett, with several neigh
bors, went to thc scene of the drown
ing shortly after 6 o'clock and re
mained until nearly midnight.
J. A. McCulIough left this afternoon
for Halsey where he will spend a few-
days visiting relatives and looking; af
ter matters on his farm in that vicin
ity. A marriage license was issued today
by the county clerk for the marriage
of Roy E. Cook and Miss Ina Wil
bank, a popular young couple of
Micuds.
Thomas F. Ryan of Salem was vis
iting friends in Albany Sunday after
noon returning home this morning.
Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., has
for distribution a number of copies
of bulletins issued by the Bureau of
Mints and of particular interest to
managers of power plants, coal mines,
metal mines, or quarries, and he will
be glad upon application to send a
copy to any person interested therein.
K. L. Iracy and family returned
last night from a trip to Newport.
E. P. Smallwood, a Portland busi
ness man, was visiting at the home of
his brother in this city on Sunday.
F. P. Nutting and daughter Violet
returned Saturday night from a trip
to Portland.
Judge and Mrs. Percy R. Kelly of
mis cny leu wiis aiicrnoon ior i o
Icdo where they will enjoy a few days'
outing in that vicinity.
Mrs. Walter H. Worrell returned
this morning from Corvallis where
she spent Sunday visiting friends.
MV. and Mrs. Bert Boles and child
ren of this city spent Sunday in New
port, going over on the excursion
train from this city.
Ivan Murphy of Sweet Home and
Miss M. E J licks of Lebanon were
united in marriage in this city at the
courthouse yesterday afternoon at
4:30 o'clock by County Judge Dun
can. After a short visit here they will
go to Sweet Home where they will
reside.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Penland of Hal
sey who have been spending the past
few days at the beach, returned home
this afternoon. They arc former Al
bany people.
Mrs. Creed C. Hammond of Eugene
who has been spending the past few
days at Newport, passed through Al
bany this afternoon enroute to her
home in the University City. She is
the wife of Colonel C. C. Hammond
of the Oregon Coast Artillery Corps.
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WAS HLtU IUUAY
Woman Says Husband Hid Her
False Teeth to Keep Her
From Attending Funeral.
HE ALSO HID COALOIL AND
KEPTHER IN DARK SHE SAYS
Alleges He Called Her an Old
Doper When She Was III
With Rheumatism.
That her husband, T. P. Radford,
hid her false teeth and clothes to
prevent her from attending the funer
al of a friend last summer and that
on several occasions he hid the coal
oil preventing her from having a light
in the house at night, are two of the
allegations in the complaint of Mary
Radford who this afternoon brought
suit in the circuit court here for a
divorce from her husband. The cou
ple were married in Marion county
on March 23, 1903.
Mrs. Radford alleges in her com
plaint that the defendant has treated
her in a cruel and inhuman manner
and is domineering and overbearing,
and continually nagged at her, mak
ing her life burdensome. She alleges
that her husband continually com
plained of not having tit food to eat
and that he refused to eat the meals
which she prepared for him. She
says that the food was always good
and that there was plenty of it.
Mrs. Radford alleges in her com
plaint that when she was sick with
rheumatism and it became necessary
for her to purchase medicine for
treatment, her husband called her "an
old doper" insinuating that she was
using injurious drugs, and she alleges
that on one occasion he told her that
he would sec that the "dope" got the
best of her. In June last year, Mrs.
Radford further alleges that her hus
band took her clothes out of her room
and scattered them all over the bouse,
in the halls and on the porch.
In December last year she alleges
that he hid the coal oil causing her
-lie without a light and work tin the
dark. When she discovered the hid
ing place of the fuel, he would im
mediately hide it again, she alleges.
Mrs. Radford states in her complaint
that her husband refused many times
t oallow her to accompany him to
social functions or to town and that
on one occasion when he had hitched
the horse to the buggy with the in
tention of driving to Albany, she
climbed into the rig informing him
that she wanted to accompany him.
Instead of granting her permission,
however, she alleges that he unhitch
ed the horse and put him back in the
barn and went to town with other
parties leaving her at home.
On July 4th this year when she
wanted to go to Marion to attend the
celebration, he refused to allow her
to go with him, and waiting until she
went inside the house, locked the
doors, and leaving her in the house,
went to the celebration by himself.
She also alleges that he has accused
her of associations with other men;
that he has laid his hands on her, us
ing her in a rough manner; and that
she was forced on one occasion to
llec to the home of neighbors for pro
tection. She also alleges that he has used
obscene language in the presence of
her relatives and that he ordered the
stores at Jefferson to refuse to give
her goods on credit. She alleges that
he has failed to provide her with food
and clothing and asks the court for
$1(H) temporary alimony, an addition
al $40 per month alimony until the
suit is settled, and for $3000 perma
nent alimony. Also for one-third in
terest in the. property owned by her
-if i i i i r ! f i
self and husband. Weatherford and
VVeatherford appear as attorneys for
the plaintiff.
DRUG ADDS 7 INCHES
TO HEIGHT OF YOUTH
Edinburgh, Aug. 12. A Scottish
physician has sprung a surprise on the
apathetic British public by coming
forward with the assertion and the
proof that he has been successful in
making a youth of 18 grow seven
inches in six months.
At a recent meeting of the British
Medical Association in London Dr.
George Alexander Gibson, physician
of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh,
explained how he had made this
18-ycar-old Peter Pan grow up
through the employment of thyroid
extract a potent substance influenc
ing blood distribution and nutritive
possibilities in the most powerful
way.
"This boy," said Dr. Gibson, "whom
I made to 'grow up is the son of one
of my medical friends. He was in his
18th year, one inch below five feet in
height. Like many children, and
more especially youths, he was stunt
ed in growth, but excellent in form.
"By the employment of thyroid ex
tract the youth grew seven inches in
six mouths, and as he obtained one
of the highest places in the entrance
examination for Woolwich it was ob
vious that his cerebral functions had
been in no wise disturbed."
J. K. Haight of this city left this
morning for Newport where lie will
spend a week or two with his wife
and daughter who are spending the
summer there.