. - TWO LOGALSTORES Early Morning Blaze Burns the Elite Confectionery and Jone"s Bookstore? TOTAL PROPERTY LOSS IS ESTIMATED TO BE $9300 Pioneer Bookseller Suffers the Heaviest Loss Firemen Do Excellent Work. A fire which broke out at 3:30 o'clock this morning in the Elite con fectionery on First street, completely destroyed the building and the 2-story frame building immediately east which was occupied by the Jones book store. The total damage caused by the fire is approximately $9000, par tially covered by insurance. The fire broke out somewhere in he rear part of the Elite confection cry and was apparently caused by a defective flue. When discovered by Nightwatchman Al Saylor, the flames had burst through the roof and were making rapid headway. When the fire company arrived a few minutes alter an alarm had been sounded from box 45, the buildings occupied by the Elite and the Jones book store were a raging furnace, and the firemen directed their efforts toward saving the Combination bar ber shop and the grocery store of Conrad Meyer immediately west, which they succeeded in doing after several minutes hard work. Two streams of water from the hyd rant at First and Broadalbin and two more from the engine were used on the fire and the flames were brought under control within half an hour. H. J. Jones, the proprietor of the hnnlf store in the Faulus building, was asleep in his apartments above the store and was awakened by a noise resembling a muffled explosion n.,,1 it,, Tinnier out of lied lie WCllt tO the window overlooking the confec tionery store where he Giscoverea uie flames eating their way through the 1 He dressed himself hurriedly and collecting some of his personal ef !ntc lis left the building. By the r;,v, he rr.irhed the street, a large crowd of people had gathered who as sisted him in carrying out some of his goods. , . Mr. Jones had an $S00O stock of goods including dooks, sunuuaj: and a circulat ing library containing several hundred il his loss is heavy. He ,,,;,! sionn insurance in companies represented here by Collins & Taylor and I. R. Schultz. Tk ennfpctionerv store owned by R. C. Churchill was completely de stroyed. This establishment contain ed stock and fixtures valued at $2200 ...i.;i, ..., envered bv SHOO insur ance in companies represented by i-.oi; .it. Tnvlnr and M. Senders. The building occupied by the Jones book store was owned by Peter Paul us the local tailor, and was valued at $2000, and was insured in one oi i. t? Q.-linH-7'c enninanies for $1500. The buildings occupied by the Elite o., ti.o rnmhinntinn barber shop were owner! bv Conrad Meyer and owing i. h!e nlisem-e at the beach, the ex -. ...i,ii nf Insurance carried on the buildings could not be learned but it is said to be $400 on the Elite and S500 on the barber shop. George Thompson, proprietor of the Combination shop stated this morning that his place was damaged by water to the extent ot about The firemen are to be congratulat j tiieir work in confining the i.i l.e two hitililintrs for scv cral times it looked like 'the barber shop and Meyer's store were doomed to destruction. . o ALBANY NDRSES COMPLY THE NEW U Miss Catherine Macneil and Julia A. Newton, both of this city, were the first nurses in Linn county to comply with the new law governing me pro feceinn nf ntirsintr. According to the provisions of the new law all graduate nurses are re quired to register at the office of the county clem nnrrtnn Rosendahl of Corvallis, who attended the state fair at Salem yesterday, passed through Albany this morning enrouic nomc. Lee Driver of this city returned this afternoon from a short business trip to Lebanon. SANTIAM WOOLEN MILLS STAYT0N, OREGON Manufacturer ef HIGH GRADE WOOLEN BLANKETS in White and all colors, also wool batting, wool and silk-floss mattresses, etc. All kinds of wool bought and exchanged (or goods. Custom work done in batting wool for country trade. Blankets washed and napped. Your Business Solicited SANTIAM WOOLEN MILLS Stayton, Oregon OLD RESIDENTS ARRIVE IN ALBANY THIS MORNING, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Marks of Oakland Recently Celebrated Their Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Marks arrived on the 6 o'clock train this morning from Oakland, California, and will visit for several weeks at the home of their son. County Clerk Willard Marks of this city. Mr. Marks will be remembered by the old residents of Linn county as one of the pioneer citizens, having settled at Lebanon in the year 1(552. He resided at that place until the year 1S95. when he moved to Albany and resided here until a few years ago when he moved to Oakland, Califor nia. He is now SO years of age but could easily be mistaken for a man of sixty. Mrs. Marks settled in Oregon in the year 1S4S and moved to Linn county in '51. She is a member of one of the oldest and best known families in the state, her father having established the first newspaper in Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Marks were married in the year 1 S62 and celebrated their golden wedding during the month of July ot tne present year. STORE CLOSED, FORCE ATTENDS STATE FAIR Believing that the entire clerical force is entitled to one day's rest at the expense of the proprietors, the firm of Scott & Conn will close their place of business at the corner of Third and Main streets tomorrow and the entire force will enjoy an outing at the state fair. Scott & Conn employ eleven clerks. all of whom will enjoy the unusual pleasure ot one day s rest at the ex pense of the management. Warranty Deeds. C. W. Sears et al to Icillia M. Sears. July 20, 1912. Lot 1, block 1, Tp P. and E. L. Hackleman's addition to Albany. $10.00. Peter Widmer and wife to Joseph and Estclla Crocker. Aug. 7th, 1912. 105 acres in Tp. 14, S. R. 1 west. $10. Quit-Claim Deeds. Diana Abrams et al to W. G. Fox. Sept. 2, 1912. 84 acres in Tp. 14, S. R. 1 west. $1.00. Martha Ruka and husband to W. G. Fox. Aug. 23, 1912. 84 acres in Tp. 14. S. R. 1 west. $1.00. Estella M. Painter and husband to Jack Miller and wife. Sept. 5, 1912. 90.07 acres in Tp. 13, S. R. 4 west. $1. Circuit Court. M. A. Bruer vs. H. E. Douglas. Recovery of money, attachment. Lebanon Lumber Co. vs. J. C. Lew is. Recovery of money, attachment. Probate. In the matter of the estate of Ber tha Ecans, deceased. Petition for ap pointment of administrator E. A. Evans appointed administrator. Bonds filed and approved. Chas. Sterling, C. J. Howe and F. L. Howe appoint ed appraisers. Marriage License. Thomas Otto Minnie, Halscy, Ore gon, aged 31 years, and Mabel Hedg path, Halsey, Oregon, aged 25 years. o Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Maley, of Gil liam county, arrived this -noon on a Linn county visit. Mr. Maley was born here, the son of a pioneer of 1845. His grandfather was a member of the second territorial legislature. Before leaving Mr. Maley harvested tour hundred acres of wheat that av eraged 39 bushels per acre, entitling him to a vacation. Mr. Maley is a cousin of A. R. McCoy, of this city, their fathers crossing the plains to gether. Mrs. Emma Crosno left this morn ing on a business trip to Portland. J. W. Ptigh of Shedd was transact ing business in Albany this morning. Dick Churchill is trying out a new fuel called carbon briquets, made from the retuse f crude oil gas. He says that it burns fine and is lasting, and makes fine heat. It costs but $10 per ton. A suit to collect the sum of $1003.42 which they allege is due them on goods purchased, was filed today in the circuit court here by the Leba non Lumber company against J. C. Lewis of Tangent. E. A. Thompson of this city, one of the leading shingle manufacturers of the Willamette Valley, went to Mill City this morning to secure more ma terial for his product. He will prob ably go to Detroit before returning. Mrs. T. S. Alexander left this after noon for Canon City, Colorado, for a few weeks' visit with her son, J. S. Alexander, of that city. While there she will also meet another son, A. E. Alexander, formerly a mail car rier in the Albany postoffice, who has been in the government service on the Panama canal for several years, and is now on a vacation trip through the United States. She was accompanied as far as Portland by her daughter, Constance. ILLICIT LIQUOR TRAFFIC TO STOP Governor West Notifies Rail ways, Express Companies, and Liquor Houses. CLUBS AND LODGES MUST NOTSELL LIQUOR ON SUNDAY Chief Executive Says Sale of Liquor to Lodge or Club Members Is Violation. That Governor West is preparing to put an immediate end to the traf fic in liquor in dry counties, was made apparent in Portland yesterday, when the chief executive of the state announced that he was going to issue a proclamation and send copies to every brewery, wholesale liquor house, railway, express company, and other carriers, notifying them that they must not engage in the busi ness any longer. The governor stated that he would stand pat on that part of his plat form and would wipe out the illicit traffic if he had to call out the state troops to do it. tilind-piggers will be shown no mercy whatever, for the governor has a number of underground agencies at work now ferreting out this form of law violation, but will not say it what quarters he is making the in vestigation until the actual raids have been made and the violators are tin der arrest. Every nook and corner of the state will be combed over for the blind puis and boot euirers. Then, as soon as he has time to take up the matter, Governor West will pay his respects to the various social clubs which operate bars and buf fets in dry territory and those which sell liquor on Sundays. This will hit some of the most powerful fraternal and secret societies in the state. "There isn't any question that these clubs violate the law, said West to day, "and it doesn't make any differ ence whether they sell liquor to their own members or to anybody else. The mere fact that they sell the booze in dry counties at any time, or traffic in it in any city or town on bunday, constitutes a violation ot the law. REV. FATHER GILLIGAN IS GIVEN FAREWELL RECEPTION The parishioners of St. Gary's Catholic church ot this city, last even ing tendered Kev, rather uilligan farewell reception, prior to his dc parture this afternoon for his old home in County Tipperary, Ireland, where he will hereatter reside. Father Gilliiran has been the assist ant pastor of the Catholic church here for the past four months and has been in the United States about four years. During his residence in Al bany he made many warm friends ant his departure is a matter of regret to all. Father Moran of Eugene and father U iSetll were guests at the re ception last evening. WILLAMETTE MEDICAL ASSN. MEETS TONIGHT AT EUGENE The quarterly meeting of the Cen tral Willamette Valley -Medical asso ciation will be held tonight in Eu gene and several local physicians in cluding Drs. Davis and Ellis, will be in attendance. The principal address of the evening will be a paper deliv ered by Dr. Xoble Wiley Jones of Portland on the subject: "The Medi cal Aspect of Abdominal Ptosis." The medical association formerly embraced Linn, lienton and Lincoln counties, hut at the last meeting at Harrisburg, the Lane county physi cians requested that they be admit ted to the association, which request was granted, the association now be ing composed of members of four counties. POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE ARE MARRIED AT SHEDD On Wednesday, Sept. 4, at the home of the bride's parents at Shedd, oc curred the marriage of Mr. Elmer Morgason and Miss Marcia Cornctt, two prominent young people of Shedd. Mr. Morgason is a former O. A. C. student, having taken a mechanical and agricultural course. He was also a member of the Cadet Band and College Orchestra while in college, and is a young man of excellent char acter and habits. Miss Cornctt is a highly esteemed young lady of an estimable character, being a senior in the Albany College Conservatory of Music and instructor of piano. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Hocking of Shedd. o Mrs. F. P. Nutting returned last night from a two weeks' vacation at Detroit. Mrs. L. D. Waterman and Miss Ring of Lyons arrived in Albany last night and this morning went to Sa lem to attend the fair. ALBANY WILL HAVE ; DAILY STEAMERS Handsome New River Boat of 0. C. Transportation Company Launched Yesterday. GRAHAMONA WILL PLY ON UPPER WILLAMETTE RIVER nitial Trip to Albany Will Be Made When Water Reaches Sufficient Height. The Gralianiona," the handsome new steamer recently omit ny uie Oregon City Transportation company, which will ply on the upper Willam ette river between Corvallis anil l'ort land. was launched at the Supple ship yard in Portland yesterday afternoon :it J o clock. As soon as the lllamctte river reaches the right stage, the new steamer will licem its regular sched ule between Albany and Portland and ;i daily steamer service will lie main tained between Corvallis and Port land with the "Gralianiona," in con nection with the other steamers own ed by the O. C. T. company the Uregona and tne 'I'omona. The "("irahamona. which was launched yesterday in Portland, is by tar t he best boat ever placed m serv ice on the Willamette rive-r and has iccommodations for 4-U passengers, md is fitted up as a lugli class river boat. The now steamer is 1M feet long 30-foot beam, and 4.6 feet depth and ill e.irr.- 300 tons of freight on 3-foot draft. Her engines are 13 by 6 feet stroke and her boilers will de velop 700 horsepower, the speed be ing estimated at 15 miles an hour, The cost of the new steamer includ ing furnishings and fittings will rep resent an expenditure ot .ta.uuu. 1 he new boat is owned by tne Graham Brothers of Portland, who have been running boats on the up per Willamette for several years, and dipt. A. vv. t.iraiiani win ne ner nrst master, but Cant. Clvde Kabbc will be Iter permanent master. T. F. Coleman, who has been the efficient local agent for the O. C. T. Co., will probably be here again this winter. PENNSYLVANIA HEIRESS WILL WED POOR MAN Wnshincrton'. Pa.. Sent. 4. With the coming of her twenty-first birthday and her share of the millions lett her by her her father, the late David isc man. oil man and banker. Miss Flor ence Elizabeth Iscmau was married to a poor young man of her choice, War ri'ii C. Hurchinal. a sophomore a1 Washington and Jefferson College and the football leader. litirchinal is 22 years old, and the son of Hugh A Uiirchinal of Uniontown, 1'a. Frank- T. Devinc was a passenger on the electric to Salem this morning where he will look after business mat ters and attend the fair. Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Kirkland of this city went lo Salem on the electric this morning where they will attend the fair. Frank and Albert Safley, truck gar ileni-rs of North Albany, were passen gers on the electric this morning to Salem where tney will .-menu uie lair. The Misses Maude and Mabel III. ,mit of this citv and Miss May Marker of Portland went lo Salem on tne electric tins morning to see me sights at the state fair. Attorney W. S. Kislcy of this city went to Salem on the electric this morning where he will look after legal mailers in the circuit court of Marion county. Hugh G. Fisher, cily engineer, was a nassenirer on t he electric this morn ing to Uevcr where he will look after matters on his farm in that vicinity. Ray Lint, employed as a waiter at the k. ectric Cate on lyon street went to Salem on the electric this morning to sec the fair. R. L. Tracy went to Salem again today to attend the race meet at the state lair grounds tins alternoon. Armor A. 'fussing, one of Browns villc's leading attorneys, arrived in Albany this morning and is transact ing business at the court house to day. The county court is now in session and is busy auditing bills and investi gating road matters. Morris Bigbcc, who has been in the forestry service southeast of Fish Lake this summer, arrived in Albany this week and will spend a few weeks here before resuming his studies at the University of Oregon. I. K. Choate Jr. of Ashland, arrived in Albany last evening and is looking after business matters here today. Assistant Superintendent Morris of the Southern Pacific company arrived in Albany last evening and is looking after matters here today. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cannon of Mon roe nasscd through Albany this morn ing to Salem where they will attend the state lair. Mrs. Curry of this city went to Shedds this afternoon to attend the funeral tomorrow of her sister, Mrs. Ernest I'ugh, who died in that city last nignt. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Ohling and fam ily left this morning for Salem where they win attend tne state lair. HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE IS OPERATED CN YESTERDAY Floyd South Stands Ordeal and Is Now on Road to Recovery At St. Mary's Hospital. Floyd South, a prominent high school athlete of this city, was op erated on yesterdav morning at St. Mary's hospital by' lr. It. U. Wal lace, ror rupture. The young man stood the operation well and is get ting along as nicely as can be ex pected. When Dr. Wallace called to see Ins patient vestenlav afternoon found that South hail also con tracted vellow yaundice and was as 'Mow as a "pumpkin." South has been prominently identi fied with student activities at the local igli school ft if several vears and has ecu a member of the football and basketball teams in additiou to man ;igmg various student enterprises. graduating from tlte institution this ear. lie returned to Albany bun from California where he has been employed this summer in one of the large Horst brothers hop fields. He is getting along nicely at the hospital according to his physician nut Ins many tnends hope to see bun fully recovered soon. SPARKS FROM THE WIRE, Portland, Sept. 5. Governor West yesterday afternoon served notice on the proprietors of three saloons in the Oregon Electric depot at Front and etterson streets to close their doors. ni the ground thev are conducting public nuisances. 1 he same notice will be served on the Weinhard Brew ery company, which owns the prop erty. In case the saloons are not closed at onee, Special Prosecutor 11 M. Lsterly will be instructed to sue out an injunction against these places, Roseburg, Or., Sept. 4 That the Rosebnrg Brewery and Ice company sold to Joseph Bartholemay on July 3. a keg of beer, which, according to Chemist bhinn, of the state Univcr sity, contained alcohol in excess of 4 per cent, was the most iiimporlaut evidence Drought om ny the prosecu tion in today s trial of the brewery corporation and its directors. The brewery and five directors are indict cd, jointly accused of violating the local option law. Philadelphia, Pa Sept. 4. Rumors ot a big shakeup in the police depart ment as a sequel to the recent scan dais surrounding wholesale raids in the tenderloin began to take shape to day when John B. Taylor, Superiiv tendent of police, and Detective Harry 1J. .M. Jacobs, head of the vice stiuad handed in their resignations to George U. Porter, director of public safety Washington, Sept. 4. In diplomat ic circles here it is believed that the delay by Great Britain in asking for arbitration of the free tolls sections of the Panama canal act is an indica tion that the London foreign office eventually will abandon that plan. Washington, Sept. 4. Senator Mouiue, of Oregon, in a formal state ment today announced that he would import Loloiit'l Koosevelt s candi dacy for president. 1 he Republicans of Oregon, as well as of every other state, except Wis consin, accepted him as their choice for president (his year," liourne said. 1 he presidential primary returns learly indicate that Colonel Koose velt is the choice of the great major ity of the Republican party and cer tainly was ol Oregon. Hence I, he intr the originator of the presidential preference primary law, shall support Colonel Koosevelt lor the presidency in the November elections." San Francisco, Sept. 4. A practical ly complete count of the returns of yesterday's state primary election in dicated that the Roosevelt Progress ives h:id nominated more than 80 of the UK) Republican party candidates for the le(srilalure, as opposed to the Taft Republicans, and that the had been victorious in five and possibly seven of the II Congressional dis tricts in the contests for nominations of Representatives. The Phelan (Wilson) wing of the Democratic party won easily from the lielt (Clark) faction throughout the state. Vermont yesterday for the first time failed to give a Republican ma jority over all. Comparison of votes with those of recent years shows: This year: Fletcher (Rep) probably 26.000 Ifawo (Dcm.) probably 20XX) Republican plurality over Demo crats 6,100 Mctzcr (Progressive) 15,550 Republican plurality over Pro gressives 10,550 Plurality of Flowe and Mctzger over Republican 9,550 Incomplete anti-Republican total includes: Smith (Pro.) 1,40.1 Suiter (Soc.) 1,042 Total anti-Republican majority. .12,085 Previous years: Roosevelt's plurality 1904 29.R.1R Parker's vote, 1904. 9.777 Taft plurality, 1908 28,056 (More than two-thirds total vote.) Republican state plurality, 1910, 18.018 Democratic gain 1910 over 1908.. 10,038 Bryan's vote, 1908 11,496 Miss Oladys Phillins of Woodburn arrived this noon and will visit in Al bany for several days with her aunt, Miss Allic Worrell. E. C. Tlornbark of this city has been granted a divorce from his wife hula Hornback. The complaint was filed some weeks ago and the testi mony in the case was taken this week at Salcrn. E ebanon Co. Has Leased Half Block on Lafayette Street Between First and Water.' F.WATSON OF ALBANY WILL 3 MANAGE NEW ENTERPRISE Construction of Office Building and Stock Sheds Will Begin In Near Future. That the Lebanon Lumber com pany will open a big lumber yard in this city soon, was the announcement made by J. F. Watson of this cily last veiling to the Democrat representa tive. The Lebanon Lumber company was incorporated several years ago and has a sawmill and yard at Lebanon where they are doing a large business. Some time ago the officers of the company decided to operate a branch retail yard in the mil) t.uy ami alter Hiking about lor a siutahie locaiion in Albany, leased the half block lying between First and Water streets on Lafayette where their yards will be located. I. F. Watson of Albany, who was formerly with the Hammond Lum ber company, recently resigned his position there, lo accept the position of manager of the local yard of the Lebanon corporation. Mr. Watson appeared before the cily council last evening and applied (or permission to construct a switch track to the new lumber yard, which will leave the Corvallis and Eastern switch just south of First street and cross that thoroughfare to the yard. The coun- i has the matter under advisement now and will in all probability grant (he remicst. The Lebanon Lumber company will carry a full line of building ma terial, including lumber, cement, plas ter, etc., and work will begin next week on the construction of an office building ami stock sheds on theprop erty at First and Lafayette streets. MRS. E. G. PUGH OF.SHEDD DIED WEDNESDAY NIGHT After an illness of ten days dura tion, Mrs. May Pugh, wife of E. G. Pugh of Shedds, passed away at 12 o'clock last night. The deceased has been in poor health for the past four ycarst but her condition did not become critical until a few days ago when she was taken ill with an attack of brain fever. Mrs. Pugh was thirty-five years of age at the time of her death and leaves a husband ami three children to mourn her death. She was ii daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Max well of Shedds. The funeral will be held at the United Presbyterian church of Shedds tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Carl Huston weift to Salem on the. electric this morning to see the races al the state fair this afternoon. Fred Fortmiller went to Shedds this afleruoon on matters in connection with the funeral of Mrs Pugh, which will be belli there tomorrow. Dr. Ross of Lebanon passed through Albany ibis afternoon to Ku gene where he will allend the fpiar lerly meeting of life Central Willam- elte Valley Medical Association which convenes there tonight. Dr. W. II. Davis of this city went to Kugcne this afternoon to attend the meeting of the medical associa tion this evening. Dr. M. II. Ellis was a passenger to Eugene this afternoon where he will attend the tpiarterly meeting of tin valley physicians tonight. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Organ of Port land passed through Albany this af ternoon to M areola where they will enjoy a few weeks' outing in the hills near there. Mrs. Organ was former' ly Miss Wave Streitel of this city. L. O. Coatcs of this city went to Salem this afternoon where he will take in the sights of the state fair. Dr. Virginia I.cweaux and daughter Miss Cecil returned this noon from Corvallis where they have been spend ing a few days visiting. George J. Wilhelm, a prominent Harrisburg banker, was transacting business in Albany this morning. Senator M. A. Miller of Lebanon returned home this afternoon after transacting business in the Hub City this morning. Miss Alice Clement of Ilcavcrton, Oregon, and Miss Wilma Waggcncr of Portland, two new piano teachers in the Albany College conservatory of music, arrived in Albany this morning on the electric and will begin their new duties here when college opens. Mrs. M. L. Sanders of this city was a passenger to Salem this morning on the electric where she will visit the fair today. One hundred and seventy-seven tickets to Salem from Albany were sold today over the Oregon Electric according to the ticket agent at the passenger depot. Mrs. Fluclla Turner arrived last night from Marshfield and will visit for a few days at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Willard Marks of this city. Mrs. Turner formerly resided in Albany and at one time was con nected with the Chambers & McCunc store.