, Historical SocKty
WEEKLY DEMOCRAT
VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1912.
No. 16.
MRS. DABWIN WOOD, W1FE0F PIANIST AT ;
EMPIRETHEATRE, BOUND AND GAGGED!
Woman Found Unconcious Upon Floor of Her Room at Mrs.
Blounts Rooming House by 4 Year Old Daughter Violet at 8:30
O'clock Last Night Was Preparing For Bath When Attacked;
W. E. Davis, ExConvict Under Arrest in Connection With Crime.
Continued from Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Bound and gauged and with her
hands tied behind her back,Mis. Dar
win Wood, aged 25. the wife of Prof.
Darwin Wood, the pianist at the Em
pire Theatre in this city, was found
in an unconscious state on the floor
in her bedroom at the Blount room
ing house. 314 South Ellsworth street,
shortly after 8:30 o'clock last evening
by her little 4-year-old daughter Vio
let, who had just returned from the
theatre.
Mrs. Wood had been the object of
a brutal attack made by an unknown
fiend who forced his way into her
room just as she was preparing to
take a bath, and after striking her a
vicious blow on the forehead, render-,
iiig her unconscious, tied a towel
about her face and head and securely
fastened her hands behind her back.
( Violet, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wood, had been to the Em
pire theatre where her father is em
ployed, and about S:20 o'clock last
evening left the theatre and went
home tt Mrs. Blount's, where Mr. and
Mrs. Woods have apartments up
stairs. hen the little girl opened
the door of the room she found her
mother lying on, the floor with a
towel tied about her face and head
and her hands behind her back.
She immediately rushed down to the
theatre where she informed her uncle,
William Woods, who is also employed
there, that a burglar had broken into
the lumse and that her mother was
all tied up. William stopped long
enough to inform his brother, who
was operating the picture machine, of
what the little girl had told him, and
left the theatre.
He telephoned to Chief of Police
Daughtry who went to the scene im
mediately and found the woman lying
prostrate on the floor.
Both William Wood and Darwin
Wood, the woman's husband, arrived
at the house a few minutes later and
the rope which bound the woman
was severed and she was placed upon
the bed. Dr. Davis was called and
made an examination of the young
woman. ,
She had been struck a bard blow
upon the head which left a large welt
and there were red marks upon her
throat which indicated that she had
been choked.
The police after questioning those
DAVIS, TRCUSED BOOTBLACK WAIVED PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION WHEN ARRAIGNED THIS AFTERNOON AT 2 P. M.
W, E. Davis, the bootblack who was
arrested last evening by the local po
lice charged with criminally assaulting
Mrs. Darwin Wood, the young wife
of Prof. Darwin Wood, the well
known pianist at the Empire Theatre,
while she was preparing to take a
bath at the Blount rooming house
where she resides, was arraigned in
Judge Swan's court at 2:15 o'clock this
afternoon where he waived examina
tion and was bound over to await the
action of the grand jury, his bonds
being fixed at $2,000.00.
Davis was unable to furnish the
bonds and was placed in the county
jail where he will be confined until
IOWA KAN WILL ATTEND
Arriving yesterday from the cast,
Walter and' C. P. Walker of Paton,
Iowa, are investigating business con
ditio ms in A Ibany . with the idea of
locating. They have concluded , to re
main over and attend the Albany Ap
ple Pair.
Manager Slcwart of the Commer
cial Club says that there are a number
of prospective homeseckcrs in the city
who expect to attend the exhibition
of industrial products.
WILL PETITION THE 0. E.
FOR BETTER SERVICE
Manager Stewart of the Albany
Commercial Club is preparing peti
tions this morning which are direct
ed to the Oregon Electric railway in
which the petitioners request a bet
ter train service between Albany and
Harrisburg.
While a large number of trains are
being run between Eugene and Al
bany the people living south of this
city are unable to make connections
which are satisfactory.
Lcta F. Newton of Philomath re
turned home this morning after a
short shopping trip to Albany yester
day afternoon.
Hon. J. K. Weatherford, president
of the Corvallis & Eastern Ry.f went
to Mill City this morning on business.
He was accompanied by John H. Ste
vens, vice-president and superintend
ent of the road.
present left the house, taking with
them the rope which had been
been used to bind the woman and
which had been recognized as similar
to one which had been used as a
clothesline at the Viereck barber shop.
Shonly afterward the police arrest
ed V. E. Davis, known as ''Jack"
Davis, on suspicion of being connect
ed with the assault. Davis was in
bed at his room over the postoffice
when the officers appeared and took
him into custody.
The officers assert that Davis, when
arrested, was panting as if from a re
cent exertion and that sweat was
pouring from his body. He was plac
ed in the city jail where he was held
over night, and he will be given a
preliminary hearing this afternoon
sometime.
Davis has been employed as a
bootblack at the Viereck barber shop
fur the past three weeks and worked
prior to that time as a cook in a local
restaurant and was also said to have
been employed at Lebanon and other
cities of this county.
He is about 30 years of age and is
alleged to be an ex-convict having
been sent to the Oregon penitentiary
for horse-stealing. He had nine more
years to serve when paroled recently
by Governor West.
Prosecuting Attorney Gale S. Hill
of this city has been collecting evi
dence and making an investigation of
the case tin's morning, assisted by the
local police and the physicians, and
will be ready for the preliminary hear
ing this afternoon.
When little Violet Wood left the
house last evening after finding her
mother bound and gagged, she pass
ed a man on the stairway as she was
going down and although her descrip
tion tallies with Davis in many re
spects, it will remain to be seen
whether or not he is the guilty party.
Mrs. Wood was facing the mirror
in her bedroom and saw the door
open and the man come in but before
she could recognize him or call for
help' she was 'felled" to tlie floor un
conscious. Mrs. Wood's condition is
not considered serious, although she
is badly unnerved by her frightful ex
perience and is confined to her bed
today.
the grand jury convenes.
When Davis was taken to Judge
Swan's court this afternoon for a pre
liminary examination, a huge crowd
which had been waiting for the ap
pearance of the officers with their
prisoner, attempted to gain admit
tance to the courtroom but were bar
red, only the attorneys, police offi
cers, and members of the press being
permitted to enter, the private cham
ber where the arraignment took place.
The prisoner denied his guilt this
afternoon, stating that he was not
guilty. The complaint charging Davis
with rape v?.s filed today with Judge
Swan.
FARMERS REMOVE STOCK
FROM RIVER BOTTOMS
Melting snow from the mountains
is said to be responsible for the high
water in the Willamette river and al
though no losses have been reported,
the farmers on the river bottoms are
moving their stock to the higher
lands. .
Eor the past few days the river lias
been raising and the river bottoms are
now flooded.
THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY
AT DREAMLAND TONIGHT
A rare educational treat will be on
the boards at the Dreamland this ev
ening when "The Clothing Industry"
will be pictured from sheep to wearer.
This great film has been secured
by the Blain Clothing Company of
this city and is both interesting and
instructive. Don't fail to see it at the
Dreamland.
Dr. II. Davis went to Shclhurn
this morning where he attended to
professional business, returning short
ly before noon. He went to Newport
this afternoon where he was called to
attend W. SI. Fogarty who is ill.
H. X. Bain, a member of the rail
road contracting firm qf Fuller and
Bain, went to Portland this morning
on a short business trip.
E. H. Hauser, a well known youg
business man of Salem, returned home
today after looking after business
matters in this city yesterday.
FRED P. NUTTING WOULD
SUCCEED VAN WINKLE
Former Editor of the Democrat
Says He Will Accept Appoint
ment if Tendered.
'"Postmaster Pred P. Nutting."
This is the way the former editor of
the Democrat will sign his name after
the expiration of the term of J. S.
Van Winkle, if the movement started
by his friends in Albany is success
ful.
When asked this morning as to
whether or not he is a candidate for
the appointment, Mr. Xutting stated
that he would be glad to accept the
position and expected to make appli
cation for the appointment.
Mr. Nutting has been connected
with the Albany Democrat for the
past thirty-two years and has never
asked for an elective or appointive
office in return for the faithful and
efficient service he has rendered the
party. During the primary campaign
he was a staunch supporter of Gov
ernor Wilson.
As the present incumbent will serve
for two years more, it is hardly prob
able t h;it Mr. Xutting will prepare a
petition at this time or make an active
campaign for support.
TWICE AS MANY BIRTHS AS
DEATHS DURING OCTOBER
County Health Officer Davis
. Files Monthly Report With
County Clerk Today.
? The county health officer, Dr.
3 W. 11. Davis, this afternoon filed
his monthly report with the
county clerk. The report shows
S that during the mouth of Oeto-
her. the population of Linn
) county was increased by 42, this
S being the number of births last
month. Of the 42 births, 29
were boys and 13 girls. The
total number of deaths in Linn
S county during October was 20.
S Over twice as many births as
J deaths is a flattering record for
Linn.
S
PORTLAND WOMEN WILL
SPEAK THE16TH OF NOV.
Mrs. Robert II. Tate of Portland,
acting president of the O. M. clubs
and Patent-Teacher associations, will
speak Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16th,
at the school house No. 32 near Con
ser. All parents and persons interest
ed are cordially invited to be present.
She speaks on Friday to the Parent
Teacher Circle in Jefferson and Mon
day at Shedd.
THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
The members of Albany Council
'o. 1577. Knights of Columbus, met
last evening at St. Mary's hall and in
stalled the following officers recently
elected for t lie ensuing year:
William Eagle-, grand knight; A.
A. Shekel, deputy grand knight; Dr.
Mitchell, chancellor; Kaspar Kropp,
warden; Conrad S:eyer Jr., advocate;
Kugene Shea, recording secretary;
John II. Doolcy. financial secretary;
Frank Dcvine. treasurer; V. A. Bar
rett, lecturer; Joseph Taucher, in
side guard; Harry J. I'iesel, outside
guard.
Follow ing the installation of offi
cers a b'lmnirt was held.
JOAQUIN MILLER.
Recant Photograph of the Fa
mous Poet of the Sierras.
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A PLEA FOR TIE
ALBANY COLLEGE
A Friend of the Local Institution
Points Out Advantages to
Residents of This City.
NOTED EDUCATORS INTER
ESTED IN THE SCHOOL
Plans For Improvements Are
Discussed; Other Interesting
Data Presented.
How is Alhany College supported
and hy what means is the institution
to he developed and perpetuated ?
Citizens of Alhany interested in the
institution are perhaps not aware of
the faeis. In general they know that
no state aid tvmcs to and that all
our funds come from tiutions or be
nevolences. Hence the following dis
cussion may he appropriate.
We have in Oregon two hinds of in
stitutions of higher learning private
colleges and state institutions. 'J' he
state institutions are. of course, sup
ported hy direct taxation from all the
people of the stale; the private in
stitutions are supported in various
ways ; however, certain general prin
ciples control the financial situation
of all private colleges aliUe.
The sources of the income of Al
hany College are as follows: (1)
From tuitions paid hy students; (2)
l:roni moneys contributed by various
churches in Oregon ; (3) From the
College Hoard of the Presbyterian
church of the U. S. A.; (A) Kroni in
come on interest bearing securities or
endowment; ($) 1-Yoiu individual con
tributions made by friends of the col
lege from time to time.
The income of Albany College is
not at present sufficient for a "stand
aid college." A standard college is
defined by the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching, as
follows in the next paragraph. 1 use
this because it is the generally ac
cepted idefinition, and while the Unit
ed. Si; "es Bureau of Kducation and
cefiiiiiw "bther agencies may vary from
this definition slightly, in general this
statement may be considered nation
ally accepted.
"An institution to he ranked as a
college must have at least six profes
sors giving their entire time to col
lege and university work, a course of
four full years in liberal arts and sci
ences, and should require for admis
sion not less than the usual four years
of academic or high school prepara
tion, or its equivalent, in addition to
the pro-academic or grammar school
studies.
"To be ranked as a college an in
stitution must have a productive en
dowment of not less than two hundred
thousand dollars." (Carnegie Found
ation Report.)
Let t'.E analyze the possibilities of
increasing the income of the college.
Obviously llie students will increase
as the facilities of the college are im
proved. The amount we shall receive
from tuitions will not be increased un
less we have an increase in our facili
ties. From the churches of Oregon we
cannot expect annually a much larger
sum than we at present receive. This
is true f r the reason that most
churches give us a certain stipulated
percentage of their benevolent funds
and our increase of income on this
line will only be as rapid as the de
velopment of the benevolences of the
churches throughout the stale.
The College Hoard of the Presbyte
rian church has been giving us $.?.( 10
per year for several years. 0 i
equivalent to five per cent on $1,11111)
endowment, so that this annual sti
pend is of considerable importance to
the work of the college. As the
Presbyterian College Hoard has (i7
institutions in some way or other con
tieet-d with its operations and in need
of its aid, and ns Albany College is
receiving as much aid from The Col
lege Board as any other of the 07 in
stitutions, we cannot expect to in
crease our income. Individuals are
reluctant to fcive to the current ex
penses of an institution. We are wil
ling to give something to an institu
tion that will be permanent than to a
college that will immediately use the
full amount of our gift. Besides con
tributions taken from year to year
require almost the entire time of one
r two men are not likely to continue
from year to year but must be renew
ed every single year. Very few col
leges find themselves able for any
length of time to secure annual con
tributions. It is the experience of those who
operate our colleges that no insti
tution can be secure without a suf
ficient amount of endowment to guar
antee a reasonable income. The in
come guaranteed by the endowment
may not be Miffieient to meet the an
nual need of the institution but the
gnatcr part of the income must come
from endowment.
It is seen then why the Albany
College Board of TnMec, is insist
ing that an endowment campaign be
prosecuted. It cannot be hoped that
the college can long survive unless
in endowment hind be secured. Mr.
Jones ). Hill, in conversation with
the writer, said "I'll not give for
building. You need an endowment
of at least $250,000 to keep you from
'lying. That's what I am interested
in.
At an early date I hope to discus
APPEAL TO REASON OWNER
ENDS LIFE WITH REVOLVER
Julius Wayland's Parting Note
Says: Struggle Under Com
petitive System Useless'
Girard. Kan., Nov. 11. "The strug
gle under the competitive system is
not worth while. Let it pass."
This note was found here today in
the home of Julius W'ayland, owner of
"The Appeal to Reason, " a Socialist
publication, who ended his life here
yesterday hy firing a revolver into his
mouth. The note was in Waylaud's
handwriting.
Friends here believe that federal
prosecution of Way land and Fred
Warren, editor of the publication,
and E. L. Phifer, an editorial writer,
prompted the action of Wayland. The
three men were to have been arraign
ed at Fort Scott today on charges of
sending obscene matter through the
mails.
The "Appeal to Reason" went to
press yesterday just before Wayland
killed himself, and contained an alleg
ed exposure of a plot to wreck the
paper. This included an alleged affi
davit by A. W. Lovejoy, declaring the
department of justice had authorized
him to secure evidence against the
publication, but to manufacture evi
dence if necessity arose. The article
alleged the government hoped to in
dict Kucene V. Hehs. Wayland. War
ren and Phifer. It also asserted that
the Los Angeles Times planned to
devote one edition exclusively to
charges agaiuM the "Appeal to Rea
son" and to distribute it throughout
the country.
Other 'friends said that Wayland
brooded continually over the death of
his wife, who wa skilled in automobile
accident a year ago, and that this
may have had something to do with
the suicide.
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SPARKS FROM THE
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Trenton, K. J., Nov. 11. "Wood
row Wilson will take an active part in
the great Second World's Christian
Citizenship Conference, to be held in
Portland, Or., June 20 -July d, 1'IKV
said Rev. Henry Collin Slintou, D. 1).,
president of the National Reform As
sociation, when asked today whether
or not the election of Governor Wil
son to the presidency would cancel
his engagement to participate in the
world's conference.
"Gover nor. W il son selected Ids, o w n
subject. 'The Moral Implications of
the Right ot JsuMrage, which 1 know
to be near to his heart," continued
Dr. Mintoii, "and I am certain that he
will not cancel his engagement under
any ordinary circumstances."
London, Nov. 11. Judging hy all
precedents in the present war, the
news from Constantinople tonight is
the herald of another Turkish defeat
at the Tchatalja lines, where a hat
tie has been on for the last two or
three days.
Walla Walla, Wash., Nov. II. The
arrest of W. M. Hryson, a big negro,
today on a vagrancy charge, resulted
in the startling disclosure that the
negro who calls himself "King of
Kings, God of Gods, Christ of
Christs," has beeh living with a pros
perous and heretofore respected white
family for three months past, and thai
its members regard him as a divine
or inspired person.
Hryson represents himself to be not
only Deity, but an ordained minister,
a clairvoyant and a spiritualist. Hard
ly hail the negro been locked up than
members of the family of I1".. II. Al
len, corner Sixth and Alder streets, at
whose home he stayed, hurried to the
jail and there Mr. and Mrs. Allen
signed a bond for $500 for his re
lease. Chicago. Nov. 1 1. Officials of the
Civil Service Reform Association,
who have brought a charge of pernic
ious political activity against Post
master Campbell, were refused per
mb.'don today to have counsel appear
before the board of investigation
whirl) is hearing the case,
"This is only an investigation,"
John T. Doyle, secretary of the Civil
Ser ice Commissi" m, told t he offi
cials. "We will hear such witnesses
as we see fit and draw our own con
clusions without aid or argument."
Indianapolis, Nov. 1 1. From that
part of his career when he had dis
carded dynamite and was resorting
to the um- of nitroglycerine which he
carried about on passenger trains by
the dozens of niiarts, Or lie K. Mc
'.lanigal related at the "dynamite con
spiracy" tiial today how he had caus
ed ev plosions at Cleveland. Jersey
City, Pittsburg, Omaha and Superior,
Wis.
Princeton, N. J., Nov. II. President-elect
Wilson has his mind open
on the question of whether he shall
call an extra session of congress to
revise the tariff.
He ::'.!':.'! 'he newspaper corres
pondents tonight to obtain for him a
list of the public men and business
men who had declared themselves
for or against the extra sension. Al
though the Governor has tried to fol
low closely in the newspapers the
various expressions of opinion, he said
t night he was afraid he might have
mied some of them in his reading
and that he was anxious to get all the
opinions before him.
the sources from which Albany Col
lege expects to secure its $250,000 en
dowment, the amount now sought.
'I he city of Albany may well be in
terested in the surer of this cam
jiaign and I know that there is genu
me interest here.
mm GUARDIAN
BUT TEN MINUTES
Kathryn Stevens of Lebanon
Assists Minor Cousins in
Wedding Plans.
GIVES CONSENT TO WEDDING
AFTER COURT APPOINTS HER
Was the Legal Guardian of Her
Young Charge but Matter
of Few Minutes.
A guardianship which lasted but ten
minutes and which was the shortest
one on record in Linn county, was
that of Kathryn Stevens of Lebanon
who acted in that capacity for that
length of time yesterday in order that
her cousin. Miss Margaret Watkins
of Lebanon, who was but 16 years of
age, could become the lawful wife of
Hugh M. Hrashear, also of Lebanon.
Miss Watkins" mother is dead and
the whereabouts of her father is un
known, and although she has been
eared for by Mrs. Stevens for the past
LI years, she had no legal guardian.
Accompanied by Mrs. Stevens, and
her prospective husband, Hugh Hras
hear, she came to Albany yesterday
afternoon where she petitioned lhe
county court for a guardian.
The court appointed .Mrs. Stevens,
who took her oath of office ami the
guardianship letters were issued., M rs.
Stevens then consented to the mam-,
age and the license was issued. Af
ter the license had been issued by the
county clerk, the party stepped across
the halt to the office of County Judge
Duncan where the wedding was sol
emnized by that official and the young
couple went on their way rejoicing.
Owing to the fact that upon the
marriage of a minor, their guardian
ship ceases, Mrs. Stevens was the
legal guardian of her young cousin
but ten minutes, or the time that it
required to get the license and have
the ceremony performed.
ir you think n woinnn is foin Id
In' happy with a hat .-ostin S.i'8
you'd better remain single.
"he possi'.ilities of tin- ini.'in,T r.'u
turc are enornMi-'. Mesnie.- u'ltlt tl-c
Moving picture lio.iie near luire is
always a place to ko without liuntiiiK
for ;i saloon.
There is sa:i! 1 .1 ,u evnlenee that in
the ilays of the I'hu-.i.ihs there :
sitih a tiling as wo'na i's nifl'rai.'e.
Perhaps, but it ;s t i he Lrnrisl it u--iC
a mijjht crude article.
it is quite j.os.-.IiIa the w.inien of
Alhany will be able In vote at the
coiililiK cily election, their first ex
perience, a royal American ri'lit they
suouiii taKe atlvaniaKc 01 in the in
terest of good Kovermncnt.
a KuKene man say thai lite In.'f
industry iu Oiv;iu from an 1 (lue.V.Kin
al Manilpnim the public sch.i.il. It
is said that 'even ei:;u! n the whol
.'.rs of the puiili.- sh....' never io
ceil into the ili.tii seho il to mi;
nothing of sellouts higher u,.
The increase iu the use of the cig
arettes is reported to lie enormous, a
big thing for the manufacturer but a
mighty poor thing for the user.
The Y. .M. C. A. movement is a
good one that deserves promotion. Al
bany needs one, a great force in the
lives of boys ami young men, and a
fine tiling for older men.
The fellowship of a good feed is
immense and intense, a splendid start
ing place for big things.
It is certainly timely for Turkey to
get it iu tlie neck just now, sinnelhing
extra to be thankful for, and the whole
world will rejoice.
If there is a nation in the world
without a friend it is Turkey. The
personal moral i to live a different
life from that of Turkey, the oppres
sor of mankind
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COURT HOUSE NOTES.
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SATURDAY
Warranty Deeds.
Ira V. Vernon and wife to Alson
C. Vernon. Jauy. lilt ti. 1"I2. I.andi
in Sec. M, Tp. '), S. K. 1 west. 20
acres. $1111).
Clyde G. Heath and wife to J. H.
Monssev. Nov. 7th. 1912. Lots in
Sec. .3, Tp. 10, S. R. 4 west. 77.48
acres. $1000.
J. T. Wentworth et lm to J. I..
Mill. Sept. 10, 1012. Lands in block
14, in City of Albany. $1000.
Patent.
United States to Charley S. Bil
lings. Feb. 2.1, ')2. 81. 57 acres in
section 6, Tp. 14, S. R. 3 east.
Marriage License.
P. E. Beverly, age 44, anil Hattie
Richie, age 24, both of Albany.
MISFITS
' " Contributed by F. P. Nutting "