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WEEKLY DEMOCRA'JCt VOL. XLVIII. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1912. No. 7. . ft4- MRS ME FINED AT LEBANON Illicit Liquor Dealers Are Tried In Police Court by Judge Green Yesterday. AL NEWMAN CONTRIBUTES THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS Two Blindpiggers Will Serve Sentences of 25 Days In the City Jail. WEDNESDAY The Lebanon men arrested Monday evening by Sheriff Smith and depu ties, charged with selling liquor in violation of the local option law, were arraigned yesterday afternoon in Po lice Judge Green's court in that city, a large crowd of citizens attending the hearing. After hearing the testimony, Judge Green fined Al Newman, one of the proprietors of the livery barn near the depot where liquor is alleged to have been flowing freely, ?300. This sum included a fine of $50 on two differ ent counts, and $101) each on two others. John Newman, a brother of Al Newman and said to be one of the proprietors of the livery barn where liquor was sold, plead guilty and was fined $50, which he paid. Al New man also paid his fines. The woman, Mrs. Harry Hall of Lebanon, who was included in the list of bootleggers gathered in by the of ficers on Monday evening, plead guil ty, and was fined $50, which she paid. At the time of her arrest she told the officers that she couldn't pay a fine, saying that she hadn't made enough in the business to pay one. It is alleged that Mrs. Hall has a daughter who has been assisting her in the sale of intoxicating liquors, but who, at the time of the raid, was absent at the hopyards. Ernest Porter and William Bishop, the others who were arrested Monday evening by the officers, were also ar raigned in court yesterday afternoon where they plead guilty and were fined $50 each. Not having the mon ey, they will be compelled to serve 25 days each in the city bastile at Lebanon. Whether the county officers will also bring charges against the Leba non bootleggers was not learned to day, although it is known that war rants issued by the district attorney are now in the hands of Lebanon of ficers and it is possible that they will be served later. The recent raids at Lebanon were the result of the efforts of several Lebanon citizens who, becoming tired of conditions at that city, formed a league, and hired a private detective to secure evidence, which finally re sulted in all of them being arrested and convicted. The Lebanon chief of police, acting upon orders received yesterday, de molished the entire stock of booze confiscated by the officers Monday evening, which included 624 quarts of beer, several demijohns of wine and whiskey, and a large stock of whiskey in flasks. BL00MIN6T0N MAN MAY LOCATE IN THIS CITY Greatly impressed with the city of Albany and the immense country tributary thereto, Gilbert Baird, a well known resident of Bloomington, Illinois, is making a thorough investi gation of the resources of the Will amette Valley with the idea of mak ing his permanent place of abode in western Oregon. Mr. Baird is agreeably surprised with the development that he sees in the west and is particularly pleased with Albany. STRUCK IN MOUTH WITH AN AXE James Archibald, a young man working on the Robert Gellatly ranch near Philomath, came to Corvallis this morning to get a much battered face fixed up. He was the victim of an accident in which an axe in the hands of a son of Major Dentler glanced and struck him in the mouth. Fortunately the dull side of the axe hit his face and only two teeth were broken. His month is in bad shape. Archibald aUo suffered a gash in the riyht shoulder. The sharp edge of the axe turned downward, cut through his shirt and made quite a wound. Just how the accident happened is a matter of doubt. The Dentler boy was swinging his axe, whacking away at some wood near the spot where Archibald, somewhat beneath him. was stacking wood. The axe glanced and did the daniace stated. A dentist and a stirtrcon worked on him thi morn ing and he soon will be on the road to recovery. -Corvallis Times. CRACK SHOTS WILL i VISIT THE HUB CITY Texans Will Shooi at Grounds of the Albany Gun Club on September 11th. That the residents of Albany will have the' opportunity of witnessing some excellent shooting in this city on September 11th became an assured fact when Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Top perwein consented today to give an exhibition shoot at the grounds of the Albany Gun Club next week. Adolph Topper wein, the greatest living fancy and flying target shot with a rifle, represents the Winches ter Repeating Arms Co., and lives in San Antonio, Texas. His native state has long been noted for its expert shooting and this penchant for shoot ing among Texans, added to his nat ural ability, undoubtedly accounts for the wonderful skill he displays. He uses no special equipment, but ordi nary Winchester rifles, shooting regiir lar cartridges with solid ball; or, in other words, cartridges such as are sold by all dealers. He schools at oranges, apples, bits of coal or brick, walnuts, small marbles, empty cart ridge shells, and many other tiny ob jects, which are all thrown into the air and hit with either rifle or revolv er. In the most remarkable exhibition of rifle shooting ever given. Mr. Top- perwein shot for ten days at 72,500 J!4 men wooden blocks thrown into the air by an assistant, missing only nine out of the entire lot and only four out of the first 50.000. During the shooting he made straight runs of 14,540, 13,599, 13, 292, 13,219 and 10.3S3. The shooting outfit he used was two Winchester automatic rifles and Winchester cartridges, and the loading of the rifles was done by him self. Considering the almost incredi ble score and the tremendous strain of such incessant shooting, it is un likely that this record will ever be beaten. Other remarkable feats by Mr. Top erwein with the rifle were his scoring of 85 out of 100 2l3 inch targets thrown into the air while riding at full speed in an automobile; and the breaking of 3,507 targets without a miss at the World's Fair in St. Louis. Mrs. Toppcrwein is undoubtedly the premier lady shot of the world. Al though she took up shooting only a few years ago, she has startled the shooting world and entertained many thousands of people by her great skill with rifle, shotgun and pistol. Shoot ing comes natural to her, as without seeming difficulty she masters various kinds of shooting quickly. Her first public appearance was at the World's Fair in St. Louis, where, with a Winchester automatic rifle, she broke 967 out of 1.000 2l4 inch flying targets; and later, 1995 out of UUU with a straight run ot 1437. Besides being a wonderful wing and fancy shot, Mrs. Topperwein is a consistent shooter at the traps and has won many high averages in open competitions, shooting againstR the best professional and amateur shots in the world. Among her scores are 189x200, 245x250, 385x400 and 485x 500. At San Antonio, Texas, July 18, 1908, she broke 961x1,000 targets thrown from regulation traps at the regulation distance, shooting the en tire number of shots in 4 hours and 35 minutes. A. W. Blackburn, a prominent Leb anon citizen, passed through Albany this morning to Salem where he will mingle with the crowds at the State The ticket agent at the Oregon Electric depot stated that over 300 passengers went to Salem this morn ing from Albany, some going on the limited at 7:30 and others on the local at 10:15. A suit to recover $204 was filed with the county clerk this morning by M. A. Brewer vs. H. E. Douglas. The Misses Minnie and Emma Mo Court were passengers to Salem on the Oregon Electric this morning where they will spend several days visiting friends and relatives and at tending the state fair. Ralph Tracey left this morning for Salem where he will attend the state fair. Wm. Fortmiller and family have returned from Newport where they have been spending their summer va cation. The Albany Gun Club will hold a medal shoot next Friday. Bob Bumngay of San Francisco, Fred Mullen of Eugene, and Ed Mor ris of Portland, three well known sportsmen, were in Albany this morning arranging for a fancy shoot at the grounds of the Albany Gun Club to be held on September 11th. W. P. Powers, freight and passen ger agent for the Oregon Electric, was transacting business in Albany this morning. The Misses Dorothy and Althea Esc he of Salem, who have been in Albany for several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Ristinc, return ed to the Capital City on the elec tric this morning. They are daugh ters of Deputy Sheriff Eschc of Mar ion county. Jess Whitcaker of this city was a passenger to Salem this morning where he will attend the big pacing races this afternoon. E. L. Gilbert, a well known farmer and road supervisor, residing at Ber lin, Oregon, is in Albany today look ing after business matters at the courthouse. A. S. Hart, one of Albany's well known horsemen and poultrymt-n, went to Salem this morning to see the races this afternoon. Mn. R. L. Burnett of this city went to Salem this morning where she will visit friends and attend the state fair. HUNDREDS LEAVE FOR STATE FAIR Electric and Steam Trains Are Loaded to Their Capacity This Afternoon. FINERACINGPROGRAMFOR 2 THIS AFTERNOON ATTRACTS Tomorrow Will Be the Big Day at Salem and a Record Crowd Is Expected There. Nearly five hundred residents of Albany and Linn county are attend ing the state fair at Salem today and every train leaving this city, on both the electric and steam lines, have been loaded to their limit. Until today the weather has been so bad that few people attended on Monday and Tuesday from this sec tion, but the sky looked pretty clear this morning and hundreds of people from Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, Brownsville, and other Linn county towns, who were .willing to take a chance on Jupiter Pluvius, boarded the trains at this city for the fair. From present indications they will not be disappointed in the weather for the sun has been shining nearly all day, while the sky is comparatively clear. Great crowds attended the fair yes terday, and as Tuesday had been des ignated Woodman day, many mem bers of that order were in attendance, including several drill teams, that drilled in competition for prizes offer ed for the best drilled teams. This morning the program includ ed judging of livestock, Eugenic and child welfare exposition, poultry ex hibition, and demonstrations by Frank G. Odell, the "bee wizard." This afternoon at the grandstand, Signor DcCaprio's band of forty piec es gave a fine concert at 1:15, and at 2 o'clock the racing events were scheduled to occur, including a 3-ycar-old pace for a purse of $1500; 2:08 pace, purse, $5000; 2:30 trotting race, purse, $500; 5y2 furlong running race, purse $150; and a 1-mile run ning race, purse, $150. Tomorrow will be the biggest day of the entire fair and a record crowd is expected to attend from the Wil lamette Valley. EASTERN RAILWAY PRES.- DENT WILL VISIT ALBANY A letter received yesterday by Dr. Shinn of this city conveys the infor mation that E. N. Armstrong, presi dent of the Toledo, Peoria and West ern Railway company, expects to leave his home at Peoria, Illinois, for Albany about the 15th of September. Mr. Armstrong is one of the best known capitalists in the state of Illi nois and expects to make a thorough inspection of the resources of the Willamette Valley before returning to his home in the cast. Miss Alice Holbrook of this city, accompanied Mrs. Worth Huston and daughter to Salem this morning and will spend the remainder of the week at the fair. J. R. Sprengcr, a prominent dairy man of Holley, came down from Brownsville this morning and is look ing after matters at the courthouse today. Dr. D. D. Follett. V. S. of Lebanon passed through Albany this morning to Salem where he will spend the day at the State Fair. Fred Woolley, one of the reliable printers at the establishment of F. K. Churchill, went to Salem on the elec tric this morning to see the fair. D. B. Zeh of this city was a passen ger on the Oregon Electric this morn ing to Dcver, where he will spend the day looking after business matters. T. M. Downing, a road supervisor residing at Lacomb, arrived in Al bany this morning and is looking after business matters here today. P. J. Baltimore attended the State Blue Rock shoot at the fair yester day and demonstrated to the boys that he is no 'has-been." He missed the first blue rock, and then made a run of 47 straight without a miss. The Southern Pacific company an nounce that during the remaining days of the state fair, a round trip rate of $1.10 will be in effect I'om this city. Superintendent Bocttichcr of the nuhlic schools of this city today re ceived a letter from an 18-ycar-oldJ Newport girl who wants to work tor her hoard in a private family while attending high school here this win ter, and will be glad to hoar from any one wanting a young lady to work. A man named Black was fined $10 atid costs by Police Judge Van Tassel this morning for being intoxicated last evening. The fine was paid. Mr. and Mrs. V. V. Crawford of I.awson. were among the crowd going to Salem this morning to attend the state fair. BENTON M'MILLIN. Former Tennessee Governor, Who Is Again Democratic Nominee. Boston, Sept. 3. President Taft to night contrasted the conditions which confronted the president in the days of the spoils system with the system of appointment under the civil service, attacked the democratic house of rep resentatives for attempting to limit tenure of government employees and declared that as long as he had power no government clerk would be dis charged unless the United States pro vided a system of civil service pen sions to keep him from want in his old age. White River Junction, Vt., Sept. 3. The progressives and the democrats won the honors in the Vermont state election today, for although the re publicans carried the state on a plur ality vote there was no election by a majority vote and the choice of a governor was thrown into the legis lature. There the republican s wl! have a sufficient majority to elect Allen M. Fletcher and the rest of the state ticket. St. Louis, Sept. 3. Woodrow Wil son's stand upon tariff, trusts and the proposal for minimum wage scales were assailed by Colonel Roosevelt in a speech here today. He joined issue squarely with Wilson, taking as a text the democratic candidate's speech yesterday at Buffalo. He spoke before the Missouri siate progressive convention. Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 3. The wo men of Ohio failed today in their ef fort to gain the ballot, according to early returns tonight. While the earliest figures on which this result is based come almost en tirely from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Co lumbus, Toledo and Dayton, it was in those places where the suffragists waged their most determined fights and politicians said the result would not change by the final returns. Jackson, Mich., Sept. 3. Five com panies of Michigan National Guards men, with loaded rifles, camped to night within and outside the walls of the state penitentiary. The convicts who are alleged to have been respon sible for today's outbreak are locked up in the heart of the prison, many of them being chained to their cells. Yelling like mad men, the majority of the convicts streamed into the pris on kitchen and began smashing state property. The riot was in full prog ress when Warden Simpson was no tified. Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 3. Fire originating from a defective flue at the Casino cafe on the pleasure pier at Ocean Park at 5 o'clock tonight caused a loss of at least one life and a property damage estimated at $2,250, 000. For a time it threatened to de vattate the twin beach resorts of Oceai- Park and Venice, 18 miles from Los Angeles. A high wind caused the flames to spread so rapidly that seven men were etiught at the end of the Frazier pier on which the Casino was located and were forced to jump into the breakers. Six of them were rescued by life guards who put out in boats. They were not in time, however, to save the life of K. W. Leach, chief of the Casino cafe. F.I Paso. Texas, Sept. 3 Pascual Orozco, leader of the Mexican revolu tion, has been located, ending a mys tery of many weeks. The puzzle was solved today when Ojinaga fell into rebel hands, and the discovery marie that Orozco was not where he was supposed to be by many hundreds of miles. ' New York. Sept. 3 The rush of Americans homeward hound from Kti rope, which lias been noticeable since the first week in August, will reach its highest point during the next fort night, and by the end of September will have subsided into the normal westward tide of travel. More than 30.1 X if) Americans will sail from Kng lish ports this week in the first and second cabins alone. They will crowd into twenty different ships. SPARKS FR3M THE .-. WIRE .-. EOCENE OFFICERS SEARCH FOR A TALL NEGRO Suspected Murderer Seen in That City by Mrs. Ryckman Less than a Week Ago. This Morning's Register says: Details that tend to corroborate the theory that the murderer of Mildred Crrecn was a negro degenerate came to light yesterday through the story told by Mrs. S. E. Kyckman, who liv es on Fourth strct, just this side of lllair. .Mrs. Kyckman arose exceedingly early on the morning that the murder was discovered, and about halt past tour she went out on the porch to look at the weather. Just as she closed the door behind her, she heard some one running at top speed across a vacant lot that lies just west of the Kyckman house, and a moment later a huge mulatto dashed past, sprang across the sidewalk, cleared Fourth street in three or four jumps, and dis appeared across-lots in the direction of Third street and the Southern Pa cit'ic tracks. A peculiar and highly interesting point in Mrs. Kyckman's story is that she had seen the same negro the even ing before going west on Fifth street, and that she saw him a third time on the evening of Wednesday, August 2S, eight days after the murder, and the day after the funeral of Mildred Green. Mrs. Ryckman first saw the negro on Monday evening, August 19, which was the night of the murder. She was coming home down Fifth street, when she beard some one behind her and glanced around anil saw a negro, whom she describes as being of enor mous size and of a peculiarly vicious appearance. "The minute T laid eyes on him;" said Mrs. Rycman last night, "I said to myself that that was no nigger to be caught up by, so I turned off the sidewalk on to a path that runs to our house and let bttn go on." She was so impressed by the vi cious appearance of the man, how ever, that after she got home she could not stop thinking of him, and turned around and went immediately over to the little store on the corner of Fifth and Blair, to see if the negro had gone there to buy something, thus indicating that be had some purpose in the neighborhood. Mc had not en tered the store, though, and was no where in sight, although she looked up and down both l'lfth and Ulair. SPINAL MENINGITIS CAUSES DEATH OF AN ALBANY BOY Stricken with spinal meningitis only five days ago, William I'cnn Parker, the six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.' Hiram Parker of North Al bany, passed away at 6 o'clock this morning. Owing to the fact that the diseaic which brought about the death ot the Voy is of an extremely contagious na ture, it is possible that a private fu neral will be held. The funeral scrv iccs will probably be conducted to morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Joshua Casepecr died in this city last evening at the age of 75 years, leaving two sons to mourn his death. He was born in Indiana and lived prior to coming to Albany at Junc tion City, to which place the remains will be shipped for interment. On account of the many improve ments being made, the opening of the schools of this citv has been nosttion- cd until Sept. 23 instead of Sept. 16 as previously announced. J. R. Sprengcr of Holley, after spending the morning in Albany, went to Salem this afternoon to at tend the state fair. D. W. Merrill and W. O. Iliddle went to Salem to attend the races at the fair this afternoon. William Eagles went to Salem this afternoon to look after business mat ters and attend the state fair. Mrs. J. S. Wadsworth has return ed from a two weeks' visit with her father at Mill City. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Hccker were passengers lo Salem this afternoon where they will attend the state fair. Mrs. L. M. Curl and daughter Miss Inez were passengers to Salem this morning on the electric where they will attend the fair. Mrs. James Nanney and daughter Miss Vida went to Salem on the elec tric this morning where they will visit friends and attend the state fair. M. McAlpin, a local cigar dealer, went to Salem on the electric this morning to sec the pacing race this afternoon. Dent Stewart, son of Henry Stew art, residing near Albany, came up from Portland on the electric this morning ami will spend a few days at home. P. C. Anderson, proprietor of the Wigwam stables, was among the crowd going to the state fair on the electric this morning. II. I'". Sanders, postmaster at Tall man, arrived in Albany this morning and after rtansacting business here, li-tt lor home tins attcrnoon. brisk at present. Miss Gertrude Young of Oakland. Oregon, who attended Albany Col lege last year, stopped off in Albany this afternoon for a short visit with Prof, and Mrs. Flo. She will leave tonight for Wooster College, Ohio, where she will attend school. Her mother is accompanying her to Portland. DAUGHTRY RAIDS I f KENNEDY'S AGAIN Police Chief Discovers 144- Qts. of Beer and 72 Pints of Whiskey In Room. DIFFICULT TIME FINDING HIDING PLACE OF BOOZE Liquor Smashing Near Jewish Cemetry Attracts Several Thirsty Hoboes. When Chief of Police Daughtry saw a barrel of beer unloaded this morning in the place at First and Bak er streets which has been rented for several months by J. D. Kennedy, be waited until it was safely inside and then paid the place bis customary in spection trip. Imagine his surprise, however, when after searching the place from one end to the other, the police chief was unable to find the barrel of beer, which had but a few minutes before been unloaded at the back door. This puzzled Daughtry for several minutes and he was almost to give up the search when he spied a door in the wall which lead to the east room of the building, which had until recently been used by a wholesale firm. The chief tried the door but found that it was locked on the other side. After searching about for several minutes Daughtry discovered a string hanging down the wall in one of the rooms occupied by Kennedy, and upon giving it a pull, the door into me piace on mc otner side ot tne n.'irtilirttl Swimir cil.MOtir I chief walked through into the next mom, wnere ne louncl two lull bar rels, or itn quart noities ot beer; J nillld rti wliiulxir n,,,l I... .-..I.. C empty beer bottles which he confis- While there the police chief exam ined the lock on the door and found that it was a spring lock to which was attached a string. Following the string for several feet Daughtry dis covered that it went through a hole in the wall into Kennedy's place next ' door. The liquor confiscated by Chief Daughtry was loaded on a dray and ' taken to a field near the Jewish ceme tery where it wai broken up. Constable John Catlin who happen ed to be out along the tracks in the vicinity of the cemetery when the booze was destroyed, stated that the mell of the liquor was carried up the creek for several hundred yards to a hobo camp where a number of "irelltlnmittl rf thn m.,.l" ,t cd about a camp fire. The odor of the booze caused a panic in the camp and the "bo's" started titwnnl iltA i..... r..it speed. However, after poking about the camp for some little time in hopes intii a wnuic nomc would be tound. thev went Imcb tt itini -. M pletcly disgusted, for the chief had broken every bottle, leaving nothing but a pile of glass and a strong odor of booze. The employees of Ken nedy's place denied that the booze belonged to them. JERSEY CITY MISER LEAVES A FORTUNE New York. Sem .1 Tl, of the estate of Michael Kilcy, who died last July in a ramshackle house at 20 Briilit iiti-iit fu n, i...... just made public the information that the recluse s property will reach ncar- I.. Cxioiuwvi :.. .t.. i. , ijr ya.wv.ww in vaiuc. j i nas been sus pected that Kilcy had considerable mOlleV. hilt tlljt Ifirrrn nin.... .f 1.1- j, .his. aiuuMill Ul 1113 estate has occasioned considerable prise. Three banks in New Jersey wre found to hold more than $150,XX) to Kilcy's credit in cash and railroad stocks anil ItmwU lf lE n ...I houses at 18 and 20 Bright strct. Ki- Cev's will, wtiirh iv.na 1r.t.., T..I.. 9, divides his property into hundreds iiu ie.ives ii io cuariianie institutions and persons who had befriended him. ne uau no relatives. ENGLEWOOD MILLIONAIRES OBJECT TO EARLY MILK MEN New York, September 3rd. The millionaires livinir at Kenirlcwo.nl ' J., want to sleep until 7 o'clock in the morning at, least. I hey don t mind waking up at that hour, but before that time they do not think it is prop er for a millionaire in good standing to be awake unless be has not been to sleep yet. So they have demanded that the Hoard of Health stop the de livery of goods before that hour. The millionaires do not leave until 9 o'clock each morning, but there arc any number of commuters who have to get away at 7 a. m., and they have to have their milk and rolls by 6 o'clock. They will be on hand to op pose the request of the late sleepers.