Albany weekly democrat., October 25, 1912, Page 1, Image 1

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WEEKLY DEMOCEAT
VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1912.
No. 13.
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ALBANY CLASPS
Hub City Senta Delegation 1100
Strong to Participate in Ore
gon Elefitric Celebration.
ALBANY DELEGATION AT
TRACTS FAVORABLE NOTICE
Crowds Well Handled by Sister
City and Celebration Was a
Great Success.
Headed by the Elks Band, wearing
tlie now famous Hub City booster
hadces, and carrying banners appro
pi v.e to the ocasion, 1100 citizens of
Albany received a tremendous ova
tion when they appeared in the Ore
con Electric parade at Eugene yes
terday afternoon. Bells were rung
and firecrackers exploded along the
line of inarch which attracted un
usual interest in the Albany section of
the street pageant.
Arriving in Eugene shortly after
schedule time, the Hub City Special
was welcomed by a strong delegation
of Eugene business men after which
the Albany boosters formed in line
and paraded through the business
streets of the city.
No city in the Willamette valley
sent a larger delegation than Albany
and none made a more favorable im
pression upon the vast throngs who
arrived on every train to assist in the
celebration of the completion of the
Oregon Electric to our sister city of
Eugene.
The local train which left Albany
early in the morning was loaded to
the guards and every seat in the Hub
City Special was occupied. Trains
from Salem. Portland and other cities
and towns in the valley were crowd
ed and it is estimated that fully 10,000
people arrived from various points in
the valley yesterday morning.
The management of the Albany del
egation was excellent and the various
committees in charge of the enter
prise are deserving of no little praise
for t he manner in which Albany was
represented.
The decorations in Eugene were
excellent and her citizens not only
prooved themselves able to handle a
large crowd successfully but made
every visitor feel that he was wel
come, and that his presence was ap
preciated. The street pageant which required
fifty minutes to pass a given point,
was one of the best ever seen in the
Willamette valley.
'' A banquet was tendered to the of
ficers of the various commercial clubs,
visiting city officials, and railroad
men at one o'clock and was said by
the Albany men who attended, to have
been one of the most elaborate affairs
ever held in this section of the state.
The speaking was held in the court
house square and excellent speeches
were made by Senator Geo. Chamber
lain, Pres. Young of the Oregon Elec
tric. Congressman Hawlcy and others.
When the Hub City special pulled
out of the yards at Eugene last night
a large crowd of Eugene citizens had
assembled, and a deafening cheer went
up from the large crowd when the
eleven coaches started on their home
ward journey.
WILSON GETS OVATION
IN MIDDLE WEST
National Committeeman King
Tells of Great Demonstration
for New Jersey Governor.
In a letter received by the Demo
crat. Will R. King, national commit
tceman from Oregon and head of the
Pacific and Intcrmoiintain division of
the Democratic national committee,
with headquarters at Chicago, has the
following to say about the wonderful
reception accorded Governor Wilson
in the Middle West:
"I returned from St. Louis yester
day where I went to meet Governor
Wilson with the committee. He had
the bigae: reception ever accorded
;. candidate for the presidency of the
United States. There were about 23.
000 people in the coliseum and at
least 100,000 outside. Also a torch
light procession miles in length, car
rying not less than 20.000 torches. He
was similarly received in Chicago
esterday."
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H. F. Mcllwain of Leaburg. Lane
county, a former Albany merchant, is
in the city on a short business trip.
He continues to own Albany proper
ty, interested in ith progress.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Matlock, of
Eugene, are in the city, preparatory to
residing. Mr. Matlock having accepted
a position as clerk in the new Hotel
Waldorf. Previous to then he will be
at the Hotel Revere.
United States Senator George E.
Chamberlain arrived in Albany last
evening and is spending the day here
at the St. Francis. He will speak
here this evening.
WEALTHY NEW YORK MAN
WOULD KNOW GIRLS NAMES
Took Picture of Young Ladies
at Elks Reunion Said to be
Albany Young Ladies.
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taking snapshots of the buildings, pa
rades, etc.
On Thursday, the day of the big
parade, Weiss took his camera with
him and secured several views of the
the parade and the huge crowd which
lined the streets of Portland on that
day. When Weiss returned to his
home in New York, he had the films
developed. He was able to identify
most of the pictures he secured, with
the exception of one.
This picture was taken by Mr.
Weiss on Seventh street in Portland
and the two central figures in the
photo were two young ladies dressed
in white, both of whom were smiling.
Weiss was curious to know who the
charming young ladies were and in an
endeavor to ascertain their identity
sent a print from the film to the
Portland lodge of Elks, asking them
to help him out. .
The picture was reproduced in
Monday's issue of the Evening Tele
gram and several local people who
saw the picture, which was on the
front page, declare the young ladies
to be Miss Louise Pirtle, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pirtle of this
city, and Miss Waneta Riley, a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Riley, for
mer residents of Albany but now of
Xewberg.
Both young ladies attended the
Elks' reunion at Portland and both
bear a striking resemblance to the
girls in the picture.
DEMOCRAT REPRESENTATIVE
INSPECTS STATE UNIVERSITY
Member of Student Body Urges
Support of This Publication
for Appropriation.
That the students of the State Uni
versity are loyal to their college and
faculty was demonstrated to the edi
tor of the Democrat in Eugene yes-
terdav. when Miss Alice haruswortn.
a senior in the literary department
and a niece of the writer, insisted up
on making a thorough inspection of
the buildings, and then requested the
sunnort of this' publication for an ap
propriation for the school at Eugene.
To say that the State University
does not compare favorably with sim
ilar institutions in other states would
be a libel on Oregon. The faculty is
a strong one and all departments are
ably conducted. The standard main-
tamed is high and no parent need loon
further than Oregon in order to give
a son or daughter the advantages of
a higher education.
The Democrat is always in favor
of liberal appropriations for the insti
tutions of learning maintained by the
state, and in the judgment of the edi
tor, the State University should not
be handicapped by lack of adequate
funds with which to keep up the pres
ent high standard.
YOUNG MAN EATS FRUIT ON
WAGER; IS NOW IN HOSPITAL
Charles Parker Eats Several
Bunches of Grapes and Two
Watermelons.
Charles Parker, a young man resid
ing at Eighth and Railroad streets,
was taken to St. Mary's hospital this
afternoon by order of County Judge
Duncan, for treatment.
Parker is said to have made a wag
er that he could eat a certain amount
of fruit and had "got away' with sev
eral bunches of grapes and two water
melons when he was taken violently
ill. He was unable to hire a physi
cian and the matter was taken up with
Judge Duncan who ordered him sent
to the hospital.
FREIGHT WRECK AT RICE HILL
DELAYS PASSENGER TRAINS
No. 18 Due Here at 12:40; Did
Not Arrive In Albany Until
3:30 O'clock Today.
A freight wreck which occurred on
the main line of the Southern Paci
fic nt Rkc Hill. Josephine countv, de
layed the northboun i passenger trains
t .' rnd No. 13 d"e in AI'm-iv tt
I - l' ihd not arn.e here unfit a;Ur
? olock this a.'tci.uon.
A v rocking crew was dispatched o
'.'.i: s inc of the accident an i 'he
main line will be opened for regular
traffic this afternoon sometime.
BOSTQNREDSOXARE
fORLDSGHAf
Cinch Pennant In Tenth Inning
When Snodgrass Fails to
Catch Engle's Fly.
BEDIENT AND WOOD TWIRL
GAME FOR BOSTON TODAY
Each Team Had One Run to
Credit Until Tenth Inning When
Red Sox Score Two More.
Fenway Park, Boston, Oct. 16.
(Special to the Democrat.) The fail
ure of Snodgrass, the centerfielder of
the New York Nationals to catch
Engle's fly in the tenth inning of to
day's game, resulted in the Boston
Red Sox winning the baseball cham
pionship of the world by the score of
3 to 2, after the hardest fought battle
in the history of American baseball.
The Giants made the first run in to
day's game in the third inning off Be
dient and one in the tenth off Wood.
Boston scored one in the seventh and
two in the tenth off Mathewson.
The failure of Snodgrass to catch
Engle's fly rattled the Giants and they
went to pieces, Boston securing two
runs which won for them the world's
championship and the pennant.
The batteries in today's game were:
New York Mathewson and Meyers;
Boston Bedient, Wood and Cady.
PAVING OF FIRST STREET IS
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY NOW
Principal Thoroughfare from
Montgomery to Main Nearing
Completion.
Paving operations are progressing
rapidly on First street now and that
thoroughfare will soon be completely
hard-surfaced from Calapooia to
Main, a distance of 15 blocks.
The last contract called for the pav
ing of this street from Montgomery
to Main with gravel bitulithic. The
portion from Jefferson to Main has
been completed tor several days with
the exception of a small strip where
the spur of the Corvallis & Eastern
crosses First street between Thurston
and Lafayette which will be paved
as soon as the railway company com
pletes the work of placing its track
on the street grade.
The binder on the remainder of the
street from Jefferson to Montgomery
has been laid and the paving crew
of the Warren Construction company
were working this morning on the
block in front of the Magnolia Laun
dry putting the top dressing on.
The paving company has had a
large force of men engaged for sev
eral days in grading Sixth street and
getting it ready for paving, this be
ing the next street to be hard-surfaced.
The operations of paving Sixth
street from Maker to Washington will
begin upon the completion of the
First street -and Water street con
tracts. POISONED CANDY SENT
TO GIRL CHOIR SINGER
Cincinnati. Oct. 15. Through the
agency of candy which had been dip
ped into ' a solution of bichloride of
mercury. an unidentified enemy
sought the life of Miss Isabel Sparkcs.
soprano soloist at Christ Church, the
leading Episcopal congregation of
the city, who lives at Xo. 2511 Auburn
avenue. It is at this church that Pres
ident Taft usually worships when in
the city.
Miss Sparkes ate three pieces of
the candy and became very ill. Her
life was saved by the prompt minis
trations of the family physician. Miss
Sparke's sister also partook of a piece
of the candy and was made ill. It
was several weeks ago that Miss
Sparkes received the candy. City and
federal detectives have been endeavor
ing to obtain a clue to the criminal.
Miss Sparkes has recovered, but she
is in constant fear that some enemy
might take other means of injuring
her.
It is pointed out that the aim nf the
sender of the candy might have been
the permanent injury of the girl's
vocal organs through inducing lock
jaw, as the drug has that tendency.
Several local newspapers have re
ceived letters evidently signed with
a fictitious name stating that Miss
Sparkes had tried to end her own life,
but that she was recovering. Miss
Sparkes today asked that the fulest
publicity be given to the real facts.
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News on This Page is
From Daily Issue of
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16.
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WILSON LEADS IN
Surprise of Result Is the Lead
of Thirty-nine Votes WhichTaft
Has Over Roosevelt.
NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED
BALLOTS WERE CAST
Wilson Has As Many Votes As
Roosevelt andTaft Combined.
Debs Gets Twenty-five.
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Wilson 219
Taft 129
Roosevelt 90
Debs 25
Cliatin 4
liryan 1
Clark 1
West 1
Total 470
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That Governor Wilson will carry
Linn county by an overwhelming ma
jority and that Taft will lead Roose
velt, "is indicated by the presidential
straw vote which has just been com
pleted by the Albany Daily Demo
crat, the returns showing that Wilson
received as many votes as Taft and
Koosevelt combined.
The total number of votes cast was
470, of which number Wilson receiv
ed 219. Taft 129 and Roosevelt 90.
Since Saturday business and profes
sional men of Albany have been call
ing at the Democrat office for the
purpose of participating in the elec
tion and on Monday Mr. C. L. Hill
was given a scaled ballot box and call
ed at the business houses on rust,
Second and Lyon streets and at the
places of business between the river
Iront and third street, this terri
tory includes the entire business sec
tion oS Albany and every man met by
Mr. Hill on that day was requested to
record his vote. Mr. Hill also called
at the new buildings which are being
erectcjl in Albany and obtained a rep
resentative labor vote. No one was
intentionally slighted, the object of
the management being to obtain an
honest . expression of opinion by a
large number of citizens of this sec
tion of the county. The ballot boxes
were properly cared for and the vote
is neither padded or irregular in any
particular.
The sealed ballot boxes were open
ed and the vote canvassed by Win. H.
Hornibrook, I P. Xutting, L. R. Gil
bert and C. L. Hill.
A man who was a passenger on the
Salem train yesterday gives us the
following result of a straw vote tak
en on the train: Roosevelt. 25; Wil
son, 45; Taft, 55. Ilourne, 16; Lane,
41, and Selling, 61. The Democrat
could not ascertain the name of the
man who took the poll and for that
reason can not vouch for the above
figures.
ROOSEVELT CONDITION
PLEASING TO DOCTORS
Chicago, Oct. 16 Colonel
Roosevelt awoke soon alter 2
5) o'clock and his clinical record
was taken. I lis pulse had fallen
5) to 80 and was not far above nor
3 mal. His temperature remained
stationary at 9S.8 and his respir
t ation was IS. He felt wakeful
i) and switched on his night light
and began to read.
Chicago, Oct. I ft. Colonel
"tl Roosevelt was resting easy last
night ami his physicians said, af
s) ter a day of nervous strain, that
) they were pleased by his condi-
tion.
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A CASE OF SMALL
POX AT CAPITAL
The development of a case of small
pox at the stale house yesterday af
ternoon threw consternation into the
ranks of officials and clerks at the
capitol building and it is one of the
chief topics of discussion therein to
day, says the Capital Journal. A. C.
Iiarber, chief clerk in the office of In
surance Commissioner Ferguson, is
the victim, and attending physicians
have removed him to the detention
hospital, where he is resting easily.
Where he contracted the disease is
just as much of a mystery as where
the two clerks in the office of the
state engineer, which adjoins the of
fice of the insurance commissioner's
office, contracted it several months
ago.
The office has been thoroughly fu
migated, and it is not beliced that
further cases will develop.
Conrad Meyer, Jr., is reported con
fined to his home with a slight attack
of bronchitis.
PALM CAFETERIA IS OPENED
AT NOON BY M. J. MONTEITH
New Establishment Bids Fair
to be One of Hub City's Most
Popular Eating Places.
With the tables resplendent in snow
white linen and new silverware and
the entire force of employees busy
throughout the noon hour serving it's
patrons, the new Palm Cafeteria at
the corner of hirst and Ferry streets,
was opened to the public at noon tod
day by M. J. Monteith, the proprie
tor ot the new establishment.
The building in which the cafeteria
is located would hardly be recognized
now it having underwent a wonderful
change during the past tew weeks.
The walls have been beautifully tinted
inside the place in cream and brown
which shows up fine with the white
wainstcoating and gives plenty of
light in the room. Hooks have been
placed conveniently about the room
for hats and coats.
An artistic feature of the room is
the row of white columns which di
vides the dining room from the serv
ing counter. There arc five of these
columns which are connected by
chains. The columns are of attractive
design, and add greatly to the appear
ance of the place.
The cashier's table and dining room
are located on the left side of the
room as you enter the door and the
serving counter is on the right. On
each table today was a handsome bo-
quet of pink cactus dahlias and aspara
gus bloom.
the opening today with prominent
residents of Albany and Mr. and Mrs.
Monteith were kept busy seeing that
everybody was served promptly, which
they did in splendid style. Air. iMon
teith received many compliments on
the sanitary and conveniently arrang
cd cafeteria and if the crowd who took
dinner there today is a fair indication.
the place will be one of Albany's most
popular eatmg houses.
The pastry, the salads, etc., are
made by Mr, and Mrs. J. B, Clemens
who formerly conducted the Clemens
grill in Portland and who have been
retained by Mr. Monteith to look al
ter this feature in the establishment
A GAME LAW VIOLA
TOR IS CAUGHT
Deputy F. L Perkins Catches
a Hunter and Makes the
Arrest.
I
Millard Mass, a farmer living up the
river a few miles, was arrested by
Deputy Game Warden I' L. Perkins
on the charge og killing China pheas
ants out of season. Ilass was brought
before Justice of the I'eacc G. W.
Cruson this afternoon, and pleading
guilty, was fined $25. lie did not have
the money ami was taken to the coun
ty jail in Albany by Deputy Perkins
to serve out the fine.
We understand that Mass had on a
game bag containing two pheasants,
and that he ran from the deputy and
threw away the game bag, and then
tried to hide by lying in the grass.
Deputy Perkins recommended the
minimum fine on account of the de
fendant being a poor man and having
to go to jail.
A. O. I'.ass, a brother of the defend
ant, claimed that the officer had dam
aged his potato patch to the amount
of $2.51) by running over the same,
and the deputy paid him that amount,
taking his receipt therefor. Lebanon
Express.
F.M. POTTS SUFFERING FROM
CASE OF BLOOD POISONING
Developed from Scratch Which
He Received While Piling
Wood Monday.
I'. M. Potts of this city is suffering
from a case of blood poisoning which
developed from a slight scratch which
he sustained on one of his hands Mon
day evening while piling wood.
lie thought little about the matter
when a stick of wood in falling struck
him on the hack of the hand Monday
evening but later the hand began to
give him considerable pain and he
consulted a physician. Drs. Wallace
and Davis have been attending him.
OLD BUILDINGS RECENTLY
BURNED BEING TORN DOWN
The Franklin House which was des
troyed by fire in this city in July is
being torn down and the debris will
be hauled away in a few days and the
lot cleaned up.
The portions of the building former
ly occupied by The Elite and Jones'
bookstore, which were burned recent
ly, arc also being torn down and the
lots will be placed in a presentable
condition.
Hon. C. L. Shaw has returned from
Portland where he attended a meet
ing of the executive board of the state
grange of which he is a member.
SE HERE
SenatorChamberlain Will Speak
at the Opera House This
Evening on Political Issues.
OREGON SENATOR SAYS WIL
SON AND LANE ARE WINNERS
Regrets AttemptonLifeof Roose
veltand DiscussesAIbany Post
. Office Appropriation.
Arriving last night from Eugene,
Senator George E. Chamberlain will
be the speaker at a democratic rally
which will be held at the opera house
at 8 o'clock this evening and from all
indications the building will be pack
ed by admirers of Oregon's Junior
senator.
When seen at the St. Francis this
morning. Senator Chamberlain ex
pressed deep regret at the attempted
assassination of Ex-President Roose
velt. "1 think that the attack upon
Koosevelt should be viewed with hor
ror by every good citizen, no matter
what may be his political affiliations,"
said Senator Chamberlain. "It is one
of those things that if permitted to go
unchallenged, may be repeated today
by an attack upon Taft and on Wilson
tomorrow. It is most certainly the
work of a fanatic and it seems unfor
tunate that there are men so unpatri
otic as to seek to use the unfortunate
incident for political purposes."
When, asked in regard to the sena
torial situation in Oregon, Senator
Chamberlain authorized the follow
ing: Notwithstanding the fact that the
entry of Bourne in the senatorial fight
lias on the tact ot it, .strengthened
Selling's chances, Lane has elements
of strength which are not possessed
by either of the other candidates, and
in my judgment, the Democratic nom
inee has the best chance of success.
yiu,u asked about the appropria
tion' fur the Albany ostofficc, Sena
tor Chamberlain said.
"The appropriation bill for your
local postoffice passed the senate and
I made an address before the house
committee on public buildings on this
bill. The chairman of that commit
tee assured me that while no new ap
propriation measures were to be con
sidered during the last session, it was
more than probable that the appro
priation w,ouhl be made during the
next session of congress."
When asked about the presidential
situation, Senator Chamberlain spoke
as follows:
"The sentiment among the leaders
of both the old line republicans and
the insurgent element seems to he
that Wilson will win.
"The reactionary element of the re
publican party seem to feel that there
is danger in the third party, move
ment, not only to the county, hut to
he republican party itself, and there
is a disposition because of this feel
ing on the part of the old line repub
licans to vote in large numbers for
Wilson.
"There were many democrats in
1H6 who sincerely believed that free
silver, if carried out to its final an
alysis, would endanger the national
credit ami from purely patriotic mo
tives, they voted the republican ticket.
The same feeling exists among the
republicans of the old school today
and from motives of patriotism, many
oi inem win vole tlie democratic tick
et. "In addition to ibis defection in tlie
republican party, there are thousands
of insurgent leaders who do not be
lieve the third party movement is
necessary or expedient. These men,
so feeling and believing, are advocat
ing the election of Wilson as the true
exponent of progressive principles.
"Expressions from voters in vari
ous portions of the state lead me to
believe that Wilson will carry Ore
gon, with Koosevelt second in the
race. The same conditions exist in
other states and there are many well
informed men who believe that Wil
son will carry nearly every state in
the union,"
WILLIAM HEFFARNAN WAS
ARRESTED FOR BEING DRUNK
Was Sentenced to Pay Fine of
$20 and Costs or Leave City
He Left Promptly.
William Heffarnan, who was ar
rested on the streets of this city last
evening while in an intoxicated con
dition, was arraigned in police court
this morning where he was sentenced
by Judge Van Tassel to pay a fine of
$211 and costs or leave town immedi
ately. He left.
II. J. Haley who was arrested on
the same charge last evening, furnish
ed a cash bond of $12 for his appear
ance in court this morning but when
the appointed hour arrived he failed
to show up and Judge Van Tassel de
clared the bond forfeited.
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