WEST NAMES IN
FORGAMERON'S JOB
Ousted Official to Oppose H. M.
"Esterly; Tom Word Appointed
"Special Agent" by Gov.
GRAND JURY TAKES UP
DISTRICT ATTORNEY PROBE
Letters From State Executive to
Stevens and Slover Define
Their Duties.
FRIDAY
After appointing H. M. Esterly as
District Attorney to take the place
of George J. Cameron and seeing- to
it personally that the new prosecutor
received proper recognition from the
circuit court, Governor West yester
day turned his vice crusade guns
from the district attorney's otVice to
the sheriffs office, directing a letter
to Sheriff Stevens in which his duties
as sheriff are set forth.
The letter is labeled, "Letter No.
1." Another letter was directed to
the sheriff and to the chief of police
requesting both officals to give what
ever assistance might be. needed to
Tom Word, who has been appointed
"special agent."
The appointment of Attorney Es
terly as district attorney, was made
about noon yesterday, after the gov
ernor and Mr. Esterly had looked in
to the situation from a lcgalstand
point. A few minutes after Air. Es
terly accepted the position, the gov
ernor dictated a letter to Circuit
Judge Morrow and another to the
grand jury, in which the fact that the
appointment had been made was set
forth.
The first appearance of the prose
cutor was at 2 o'clock, when the gov
ernor and Mr. Esterly walked into
the private office of Judge Morrow
and gave the judge the letter an
nouncing the appointment. Later
the two went to the grand jury room
where Mr. Esterly was admitted on
the governor's letter. Convinced
that the new prosecutor was going to
get the recognition of the courts and
the grand jury, the governor went to
his private office in the Gerlinger
building and dictated the letters to
the sheriff and chief of police.
The letter appointing Mr. Esterly
as district attorney reads: "I have
been informed by Mr. W. H. Evans,
designated by me as district attorney
in and for the fourth judicial district,
to fill the vacancy caused by the re
. nioval of George J. Cameron, that it
will be impossible for him to accept
the appointment. In view of this in
formation, therefore, I have today ap
pointed -H. M. Esterly, of Portland,
as district attorney in and for the
fourth judicial district to succeed Mr.
- Cameron and to fulfill the duties of
that office until such time as his suc
cessor may be elected and qualified.
1 have made this appointment imr
suant to the authority vested in me
by Section 1720, Chapter 18, Lord'3
Oregon haws.''
District Attorney Cameron is still
holding onto his office on the belief
that the action of the governor is not
legal. This morning he will take his
first action by bringing quo warranto
proceedings in the circuit court.
Such a hearing as will be held will
bring out the legal phases of the situ
ation and it is believed a decision can
be secured within a short time, much
depending upon what court hears the
case. Under the statute it is possible
fur the case to be decided by the su
preme court or by the circuit court,
either having jurisdiction.
There seems no doubt but that Pre
siding Judge Morrow will recognize
Mr. Esterly as district attorney,
judging from proceedings yesterday.
Judge Morrow said that the state law
under which Governor West has or
dered the district attorney removed
gives the governor that authority on
its face. This leaves nothing for the
circuit judge to do but to recognize
the act i n of the g tvernnr as legal
until the action is questioned, it is
said. When it is questioned the legal
phase of the situation will be decid
ed. Oregonian.
CITY OFFICIALS MAKE TRIP
OF INSPECTION YOTDAY
The mayor and members of the
city council spent the greater portion
of yesterday afternoon inspecting the
work of tiie Warren Construction
company and found that the paving
was being laid in accordance with
the contract.
The First street culvert was also
inspected by the city officials and
Elm Street was visited in order to as
certain just how much grading and
graveling would be necessary.
Mr. and Mr?. C. S. T-ruce and
family and M"is Blanche ttruce of this
city arc camping at the Grohon:
hop 'yard where they will spend a
few weeks enjoying an outing.
Mr. V. J. Ortel and ?nn Ralph of
Spokane arrived in Albany l.i-t night
ami will vi-it with relatives in this
cty. Mr?. Ortcl s a i-rcr of W. M.
Farkrr and a sifter of Mrs. Wheeler
of this city.
KarJ and Chnrles Fortmillcr of this
city who have been spending the past
few weeks at Newport, returned
limine thi ai"t-rponn after having had
a mijst enjoyable outing.
FOM TON OF HALIBUT
GAU6HT AT NEWPORT
Many Improvements Are Being
Made at Resort City Says
W. M. Parker. SI
That four tons of halbut were
caught near Newport during the past
week and shipped to the Portland mar
ket is the statement of V. M. Par leer
wha has returned from a hr;ei out
ing at the bay.
"One nv i caught eleven fin.; sai
i: on, cac.i of which measured anut
51 i feet io ig," said Mr. Parke-, .nd
liie fishing tills car is said to be intah
better than usual."
"The post office at Newport will
be moved during the middle of Sep
tember to the new Odd Fellows
building on the hill, about eiirht blocks
"from the place where the office is
now located.
"Real estate seems to be rather ac
tive at Newport just at the present ,
time, two lots and a small cottage t
having sold only a few days before I
left for $2000. Mr. Woodcock of Cor- 1
vallis who owns considerable property
in and around Newport has made
arrangement for the erection of twel
ve cottages on his property. The
contract for the new doeK and build
ing for the new power boat, which :
will be installed as a part of the life
saving equipment, has been let and
other minor improvements are be-;
ing made. j
"A large number of the people j
who have been spending the summer j
at Newport are now leaving for their i
homes but there are between sev-
entv-five and one hundred dailv ar- j
rivals."
WRIGHTMAN FINED FOR '
VIOLATION OF GAME LAWS
Roseburg, Or., Aug. 29. Mutilat
ing the carcass of a female deer he
had killed in order to disguise the
sex was an act to which a plea of
guilty was entered in the the justice
court here by Frank T. Wrightman.
ex-sheriff of Marion county. Me paid
the minimum fine of $50. Wright
man was camped near Cow Creek
Canyon, soulh. of this city, with a
party of friends, one of whom was
the present Marion county sheriff.
Marry Minto. As he was on his way
to camp with the carcass of the doe,
Wrightman was intercepted by De
puty Game Warden F. 1$. Herring
ton, of Grants Pass, whose curiosity
resulted in Wrightman's arrest on
the spot. Wrightman is the present
grand chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias of Oregon and was for a
number of years clerk of the corpora
tion department at Salem, under the
late secretary of state, Frank Benson,
of this city.
15 EIGHTY YEARS OLD
AND WORKS IN FIELDS
New Have:', Mo., Aug. 29. Henry
Jenkins has been working hard in. the
!:arve.-t field hcie for the las'Wo
weeks. He pitches wheat on the hot
test days, even if he is more thaii 80
years old.
He does not know his exact age,
but can prove that he has twenty-two
children, the youngest 22 years o':J,
and moe than forty-five grand:liild
ren. He has three great-grandchildren.
Jenkins does not chew or smnke,
but plays ball, wrestled and pitches
horse shoes, he seldom eats more
than two meals a day.
"A man ought to work all the time
he can. so people will respect and
ci'il him industrious," he say-,. 'JU't
when he gets too old to work it ain't
wrong to steal chickens."
The body of Ray Palmer who was
killed on the Oregon Electric track
here yesterday was shipped to Port
land this morning where interment
will be made. The deceased lias a sis
ter who resides in Portland.
F. U. Will of Portland, a former
Albany music dealer, arrived in Al
bany this noon from Newport where
he has been spending the past few
weeks with his family at the beach.
Mr. Will and family resided in this
city for many years.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Weatherford
returned home last evening on the
flier from Portland where they spent
yesterday. Mr. Weatherford looking
after business matters.
M. M. Palmer, of. Black Lick.
Penn.. arrived in Albany late yester
day afternoon and is luoking oyer
the country with the idea of making
this place his permanent home.
President Crooks of Albany Col
lege returned home last evening from
Portland where he has been looking
after business matters for several
days.
I N. D. Pratt and daughters, the
' Misses Let tie, Ada. awl Sara, re
turned lu. me Inst night from Detroit
j where they have been enjoying an
outtng in the Cascades for several
i weeks.
i Mr. and Mrs. George Pratt of Sc
i at tie who have been spending the
past few weeks at Detroit, arrived
in Albany last evening and after a
short visit at the home of N. I.
Pratt, will return to their home in
, Washington.
Tom Summers and Lclland Cowan
i of this rity hv't .this afternoon f-r
j Independence where tin y will spend
the next few days picl ing hops in
i the Burton yard near that city. Cow
, an who is a corporal in the local mi
litia company returned home but
evening from Fort Stevens with the
boys.
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SWITCH ENGINE REFUSES
TO REMAIN ON THE RAILS
Jumps Track Again Yesterday
Afternoon In Same Place as
On Day Previous.
The switch engine used by the
Southern Pacific company in their
yards at this city refuses to stay on
the rails and not content with jump
ing the track on Wednesday after
noon, repeated the stunt again at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon in identi
cally the same spot that it was
thrown off before. Fortunately no
one was injured.
When the engine started leaving
the rails. Switchman Hare who was
riding on the foot-board on the rear
end of the tender, climbed to the top
of the oil tank and Vardmaster Elba
Burnett who was with him, jumped,
thus saving himself from injury.
The engine was backing at the time
it left the rails yesterday and was
slightly damaged. The wheels of
the tender and the rear wheels of the
engine left the rails just like they did
on Wednesday when several feet of
track was torn up.
No cause was given for the acci
dent yesterday, but it is thought to
be due to a defective rail. An inves
tigation of tiie track will probably be
made today at the scene of this
week's accidents.
WILLIAM P. ELMORE AND
BEULAH TYCER MARRIED
County Clerk Willard Marks this
afternoon issued a marriage license
to W. C. Klmorc and Miss Bculah
li. Tyccr of Brownsville.
The bride is a member of a well
known Brownsville family and the
groom is the son of W. P. HI more
president of the Bank of Brownsville
and Democratic-Prohibition nominee
for the State legi-laturc. The groom
is employed in the bank and is said
to be one of the best known young
business men in the county.
NEW CEMENT SIDEWALKS
FOR BURKHART'S ADDITION
The contract for the new cement
sidewalks in Burkhart's addition has
been awarded to Ed Umnhrcv. the
i work on the new walks having been
j commenced on Monday, and accord
ing to (lie contract must be com
pleted by the 1st of October.
Six blocks of sidewalk will be built
by Mr. Umtdirey in the new addition
and will extend from the Salem to
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ATCH TH
Special Sales of Lumber for Cash
For the Month of September Only
$10.00 No. 1. Cedar Fence Posts, per 100 $10.0Q
11.00 1x6 No. 1. Fencing, rough
AT THE
ALBANY LUMBER COMPANY
J. V. LEMON, Doctor
Neurology and Ophtholmology a
of the nervous and circulatory
A drugless, rational and scientific
of removing the cause of all
nervous diseases'.
I have no secrets from my patients,
each one knows what I am doing, what
it is for, what the results will be ami
why they will be.
Consultation' 1'khh. The worthy
poor treated free.. One week's free treat
ment to all who engaKc for as much as
one month's treatment within one month
from date of this announcement.
Offices: SCIIMITT BLOCK
Broadiilbin Street Albany, Oregon
Dr. Lemon will be in Albany Monday nt
6 P. M. until Wednesday 9 P. M. and at Mill
City from Thursday noon until Monday noon
COOK WOULD SELL STOCK
TO ALBANY PEOPLE
To interest the business men of Al
bany in the Provident Savings &
Loan' Company of Portland is the
mission of Mr. F. R. Cook, secretary
of that corporation, who arrived in
Albany yesterday.
The matter will be formally pre
sented to the executive committee of
the Commercial Club at the next reg
ular meeting and an effort will be
made by Cook to induce the club to
assist in obtaining stock subscrip
tions. THURSDAY
O PERSONAL MENTION.
1
Mrs. M. D. Hammel went to Cor
valbs this. noon.
Gene Doolcy of Dooley BrothersM
grocery, leit last evening lor llavere,
Montana, on a visit with relatives.
Miss Belle Chance arrived this
noon to visit with her brother Walter
Chance of this city.
Mrs. M. A. Watso nleft for Dayton
this noon.
M. W. Smith of Lebanon passed
through this morning on his way to
Portland.
Mrs. J. D. Wood went to Philom
ath this morning on a visit with her
mother.
B. T. Brannan went to Scio this
morning to take in the county fair to
day. J. E. Bridgeford went to the Scio
fair this morning.
Paul Collins went to Scio this
morning for a day at the fair.
D. II. Bodine was a passenger for
Scio this morning.
W. V.. Wadsworlh went to New
port this noon.
Chester Fdholm went to Jefferson
this noon.
Hilda Anderson was a passenger
for Jefferson'this noon.
Mrs. C. 4. Kdholm went to Jef
ferson today.
Bill Hayward, the well known LT.
of ( ). trainer, passed through this
noon on his way to his farm at Spok
ane. S. M. Calavan went to Scio this
morning to attend the fair,
Sheriff Dawy Smith went to Scio
this morning to attend the county
fair.
Mrs. K. V.. Flyer and son Tracy
passed through this noon on their
way from Newport to Eugene, wIutc
Mrs. Byers will teach school the
coming winter.
Trary McTimmonds took the noon
train for Shedds,
Miss Gertrude Taylor went to Sil
verton this morning to attend.
J. S. Van Winkle went to Scio this
morning.
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GEORGIA NEGRO IS
CHAMPION CHICKEN THIEF
Rome, Ga., Aug. 28. One thou
sand stolen chickens in three mouths
is the record of Henry Richardson, a
negro, of this city.
He told the police that his income
from the fowls during that time had
averaged $11)1 a month.
The negro, who has made a full
confession, said that he would often
steal as many as fifty chickens in a
night. He dressed them in the day
time, and then sold them at just
enough reduction from the market
price to have no difficulty in dispos
ing of them.
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' MISFITS
Contributed By F. P. Nutting.
i
Germany has spent $10,1)110,000 per
head for killing her enemies during
the past tew years. Comment is not
necessary.
Money should be spent for things
operating for peace.
The man without a revolver is
probably safer than the one with one.
The marriage of a young man back
in N. Y., weighing M5 pounds, to a
young lady weighing oM) pounds,
suggests so many jokes we refuse to
make any suggestions at all.
Drop down anywhere in this world
and you will find some mighty good
people.
When hunting for blind pigs it is
evidently necessary to go to the bot
tom of things.
The O. E. people who left a lot of
trash at the Misfif man's corner are
invited to call and clean up.
If we didn't have to lake the
weather as tl comes, good and bad,
there would be some rail fewe re
marks in this column occasionally
thee harvest days, when sunshine is
wanted.
The state legislature should thor
oughly establish the line between
Linn and Marion .counties, particular
ly towards the east end. Just now
it is a very indefinite affair. Sev
eral men after having paid taxes on
their property in Linn county have
discovered that the property has been
sold for taxes in Marion county,
though not in that county by a good
flea I. ThotH'h shown the I. inn tax
receipt the Marion officials have pig
headrdly refused to do what is right.
It is true that the wording of the
statute is somewhat ambiguous, rent I
ing: "Following the Santiam to the
foothills ami then running to Mt. Jef
ferson." The line should be so dis
tinctly defined as to be absolutely
definite. It will nifan a good deal to
Linn county, for the spirit of the stat
ute is plain enough that the property
involved is in this county.
THESE WOMEN LIVE FORTY
YEARS IN SECLUSION
New York. Aug. 28. Misses Abi
gail and Anira Elia Robinson, sisters,
of South Jamesport, L. I., both more
than U years old, who have not been
outside of their own vard for about
40 years, recently broke their seclu
sion ami enjoyed an automobile ride
to Ktverhead and witnessed a circus
parade, the first they had seen since
they were very young.
.Neither ot the sisters had been in
any sort of vehicle since their inrl-
hood, and it is said the reason the
women kept so close to their home
was because they were afraid that
someone would damage their house
or try to steal something while they
eie gone.
When Mrs. J. h. Weir of Brooklyn,
who has a country home at lames-
port, invited them for a ride, they
refused, but after considerable coax
ing they got into the car and were
wmsKeti away at a lively rale. They
are enthusiastic over autoiuohilinur
now.
SPARKS FROM THE
.. WIRE .
On Hoard l.,ti,l..n X-.fi'. t-,.:..
Rochester, N. V., Aug. 28. President
laft toniidit ris,iiwt,.,l n 1 l.l
order directing the immediate dis-
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imn.ii uuiii j ar.aiua 10 iNicaragua ot
the Tenth Infantry. Eroni his pri
vate car in (he Rochester yards the
picsmcur. teicgrapned to the acting
Secretary of War to recall the order.
A suffcicut force of marine:;, the
president said tonight, would he in
Managua, the i'ic;rtaguan capital, and
Corinto, its principal seaport, early
next week to insure the safety of
American lives and property.
Portland, Aug. 29. One of the
largest grain deals ever put through
in the Pacific Northwest came to light
yesterday, lly the purchase of the
Dayton barley pool, ja 11. Hnuser,
the exporter of this city, practically
secured a corner on all the brewery
barley produced in this part of the
country. Mr. Ilouscr accomplished a
similar feat last year and is credited
with cleaning up a quarter of a mil-
linll dfilhiru 1i tl... t .. .l
, ,,j u.i. wi. ,il IU li. l.ilSl
year he sold his barley in the East.
litis ye.ll ue win export it.
Portland, Aug. 29. Walter If. Ev
ans, Deputy United States District
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ed acceptance of Governor West's ap
pointment to succeed George J. Cam
eron, giving as his reason the nrgenr
business demands of the office he
now occupies. The governor h is re
fnsed to announce any altcrualirc ap
pointment, although he continued to
assen mac L. 'micron is no longer ills-
trii-l iilfnrmxr .mil 1 1 l.nl. .. I. I. ...
tiniates that he has under considera
tion names of possible appointees.
in tne meantime, lie liotiis on tile the
commission drawn up for Evans, say
ing that, while the present situation
makes it impossible for Mr. Evans to
accept, he has not yet abandoned I:. pe
that he may at a later date find it
possible to assume the position.
Logan, Utah, Aug. 2S. Huge hail
stones driven by a heavy wind sw-pt
fields and orchard fur 39 miles last
night, stripping orchards, razing grain
and clearingMigar bet fields.
The loss to agriculturalists and fruit
rowers has been enormous. The pa ill
of the storm was five miles wide.
.Paris, Aug. 2X. The pope is about
to create a new American cardinal
who is to reside ill Rome, aecird
ing to a special dispatch received here.
Mtirshfield, Or., Aug. 28. The fin
al returns show that the proposed
new Port of Coos May enried at
the special election yesterday by a
large majority. The vote 'or the Port
was 793 and against it only KH.
Advertised Letter List.
Albany. Ore.. Aug. 2R. 1912.
Letters addressed to the following
persons remain uncalled for and ad
verlisiil Aug. 29th, 92: li. liroth
erton. Miss N'ellie liarnett, Wynd
ham Itrown, Claude Ilnone, A. Mer
rill. Jno, Merrill, Paul Miller. J. C.
Miller. C. M. Stout, Roy Sehultz. C
II. Sehiinter, E. C. Taylor, Grace
Walker.
J. S. VAX WINKLE, V. M.
Warranty Deeds.
G. C. Price et ux to Ercd Aldrich.
Aug. 2, 1912. Lots in block 4 in
Bryant's addition to Albany. $10.')).
Margaret Vuuk to Laura Maxwell.
July 19. 1912. Lands in claim 49, Tp.
II. S. R. .1 west. SID.Mi).
Margaret Vunk to John Maxwell.
July 19. 1912. Lands in claim 49, Tp
II, S. R. .1 west. Sin.no.
Marriage License.
r Marion Penning"!, age S3, horn
in Mo., and Dolly V. Langford, age
39, born in Mo., both of Albany.