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.