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ALBANY WEEKLY
VOL. XLVIIL
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREG ON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1912.
No. 20.
DEMOCRAT
ALBANY POULTRY
Large Crowd Attends Opening
of Biggest Exhibition of Fine
Chickens Ever Seen Here.
MANY VARIETIES OF POULTRY
ENTERED IN COMPETITION
Albany People Urged to Attend
Show Which Is Open Each
Day from 8A.M. to 11 P.M.
Miss Orpington and Mr. Wyandotte
reicrn suorcme todav at the annual
poultry show which opened at the ar
mory hall in this city this morning
and which will be continued until me
last of the week. The show is with
out Hnnht the hest that has ever been
held in this city and the people of
Albany will miss something tine if
they fail to attend the show which
is given by the Central Willamette
Poultrv Association.
When the doors of the big armory
hall at the corner of Fourth and Lyon
streets were thrown open to the pub
lic this morning, a large crowd of res
idents of Albany and Linn county
worn in attendance to witness the
opening of the biggest exhibition of
poultry tnat nas ever Deen snown in
this city.
. Tin hundred and fifty coops are
required to handle the six hundred
and fifty birds that are entered at the
show in competition for the hand
some silver cups and other trophies
that have been offered by the associ
ation for the hest birds shown. The
coops are all new and are the best
that have ever been provided at any
previous show for the accommodation
ot the Diras.
All kinds of chickens are on exhi
bition, including Minorcas. Leghorns,
Rhode Island Reds, Wyandottes, Ban
tams, Orpingtons, Cochins, Plymouth
Rni-Ws. Faveralls. and many others.
Elmer Dixon, who is judging the
exhibits, arrived m Albany last even
ing ntiH becan his work this morning.
Mr. Dixon resides in Oregon City and
he will be engaged for several days in
the task of awarding the riDDons, cups,
nnrl trnnhies to the best birds.
The coops in which the chickens
are kept are all new and occupy three
rows which run the entire length of
the nrmnrv hall. Nearly an hundred
poultryinen in the Willamette Valley
have exhibits entered at the show.
Elmer Dixon of Oregon City will
comnlete the work of judging the
many exhibits this evening and to
morrow morning will award the priz
Besides the two hundred and fifty
coops of chickens, there are also many
coops ol turkeys, oucks anu geese,
which are attracting much -attention
at the show and which are entered in
competition for the handsome prizes
ottered.
President School of the Central Wil
lamette Vallev Poultry Assn., under
whose auspices the show is being giv
en, was busy all morning arranging
the exhibits that arrived late and ni:
wnrt will he comnleted todav.
Secretary Dr. F. F. Seavers of this
city was also kept busy all day to
day compiling a complete list of the
exhibitors.
The big poultry show will be Open
each day this week from 8 o'clock in
the murium? until 11 o'clock each
evening and the residents of Albany
and Linn county are urged to attem
the greatest exhibition of poultry tha
has ever been made in the Willam
ette Vallev. Come this evening" am
hrine- vour friends, you will say after
a visit to the'show that it is the best
ever given m Albany."
REV. MOCHEL THANKS '
DR. W. P. WHIT
We have always regretted that. we
fnrffiit to izivc our congregation an
opportunity, at the closing service of
a series ol union evangelistic meet
ings, held by the Rev. VV.. P. White,
in the Grace church, to give publ
expression of deep appreciation of th
services of Dr. White, and his con
grcgation, not only for the permission
nf him to serve us. but also for their
frequent attendance, and their prayers
in behalt ot our citorts. ine una
service was so jammed with peopl
we could only think of those outsidi
the kingdom.
It is over a week since the meet
ings closed, and Christians, that have
mii-n old and feeble in the service of
the Master, still speak of the services
as being the grandest tney ever at
tended. We certainly congratulate
the United Presbyterian church of
Albany in having a pastor who is so
wonderfully used by the Holy Spirit
to present the ever-living truth of
the Father and his divine Son. May
many souls be the reward of his hire.
L. S. MOCHEL.
Pastor of Grace Church.
H. R. GEIL,
Pastor of Evangelical Church.
Tcrcy A. Young, of the firm of S.
E. Ynurg & Son of this city, is
spending a few days in Portland on
business. While in the metropolis
Mr. Young is stopping at the Hotel
Portland.
RALSTON GETS CONTRACT
FOR U. S.
ocal Concern Lands Fixtures
For Vancouver Bank Against
Competing Portland Houses.
Thnt AlKnv i rnnirllv heeominor a
jobbing center of considerable magni-
ruoe is muicaicu uy mc iati umi .,,v
Ralston Electric Supply company this
week secured the contract for furnish
!,. TTiteH States Rank nf Van
couver, B. C., against competing com
panies trom Portland and otner coaai
cities. The bank building is five stor
ies in height and the fixtures will be
in many respects similar to those in
stalled Dy Air. Kaisron in mc x-iroi
Savings Bank ot tins city.
In addition to this contract the
Dnl.tAn Fleetrle Runnlv comDanv is
receiving orders from nearly every
city and town in me vviuaiucnc v Al
ley and frequently ships as far east
as Pendleton.
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CHAUTAUQUA REPRESENTATIVE
ATTEND PORTLAND MEETING
Will Confer Today with Repre
sentatives of Eastern frac
tions at Perkins Hotel.
For the purpose of attending the
annual meeting of the Chautauqua
nf the Pacific Northwest.
Dr. ri. M. tins, J. s. van winKie ana
Dr. W. P. White left this morning
for Portland.
The meeting will be held' at the
Perkins Hotel this afternoon and will
be attended by the representatives of
the Eastern attractions.
The delegates from the Albany
rhautaiimin association exnect to
book some first class attractions for
the year 1913 and no, expense will De
spared in mamng tne selections.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ELECT
OFFICERS FOR NEXT TERM
At the meeting of Temple Com-
mandery No. 3, Knights Templar, of
this city which was held last evening
in the Masonic Temple, the following
officers were elected to serve for the
ensuing term:
(i. .. Sanders, n. u; K. rv. unnng,
Gen.; W. E. Pears, C. Gen.; C. C.
Bryant, Prel.; George ri. Crowell, S.
W.: Walter R. Bilyeu, J, W.; Wil
liam Bain, Treas.; E. Washburn, Rec;
S. E. Watson, Sw. B.; Dan Johnston,
St. B. : J. H. Simpson, Warder; W.
E. Baker, Sentinel.
COUNTY COURT IS IN
SESSION HERE TODAY
The December term of the county
court was convened at the court house
this morning with all members pres
ent. The morning session was devot
ed to the usual routin of auditing
bills and it is probable that the court
will not adjourn until Saturday. The
road applications will be considered
tomorrow.
IN PULPIT
ILLUSTRATES SERMON
-Minneapolis, Dec. 3. Discussion
was rife here today ol tne dramatic
method used by the Kev. G. L. Mor
rill tn illustrate his sermon. "Praise
Him With the Dance, in engaging
two chorus girls to do tne Dunny
hug," "jelly wabble," "turkey trot"
and other "rag" dances in the pulpit
of his church.
When the "couo de theatre was
over and while the congregation still
gasped, the Rev. Morrill said:
"I admit there is a decent dance, a
dance helpful to the' body, pleasant to
the mind and harmless to the soul.
But these 'rag' dances that you have
just witnessed, not at all exaggerated,
will make the devil blush, and he
would hesitate to introduce them in
hell."
Miss Irene Flynn, one of Portland's
favorite soprano singers, is visiting in
this city at the home of her brother.
J. R. Flynn and family. Miss Flynn,
who is a member of the cathedral
choir in Portland, and Mrs. Walter
Reed, another well known soloist of
Portland, sang at the Elks' Memorial
service which was held ia-,t Sunday 'in
Salem and which was attended by Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Flynn of this city.
Mrs. W. A. Con, wife of Dr. W. A.
Cox. the local dentist, was a passenger
to Portland yesterday where she will
visit 'friends and relatives for a few
days.
T. C. Isom of Brownsville was lock
ing after business matters in Albany
this morning.
R.G.CHURCHILLBUYS
Proprietor of New Elite Will
Operate Place in Addition
to Broadalbin St. Store.
NAME WILL BE CHANGED AND
INTERIOR REMODELED SOON
Plans Include New Front, Fix
tures, Lighting Fixtures,
Etc. Up-to-date Store.
R. C. Churchill, one of Albany's
leading candy manufacturers and pro
prietor of the New Elite on Broad
albin street, has just closed the deal
for the purchase of the Mission Par
lors which has been conducted in this
city for the past eighteen months by
Kocky Willis, and will ncreauer con
dttet the nlace.
The entile stole wil be completely
remodeled immediately after the holi
days and will be made one of the
most up-to-date confectionery .stores
in the entire Willamette Valley. A
new front will be nut in the building
and the interior of the store will D'
handsomely arranged throughout, new
show cases, fountain, tables, etc., oe
intr nlanned.
Mr. Churchill announced this morn
ing that the place will be given a
new name but that he hasn't decided
yet what it will be. The new store
will be conducted along the same
lines as the New Elite is at present
and a full line of candies and other
choice confections will be carried.
Lunches, ovsters. ice cream, hot and
cold soft drinks, will also be served
at the new store and the patrons of
the establishment will be accorded the
same courtesy and attention that has
characterized the Churchill .stores in
the tcisi.
Chut chill, who has been engaged in
the confectionery business in this city
for many years, first opened a store
next to the Combination barber shop
on First street and through courteous
treatment of the public has bunt up a
lame business. While engaged in
business at the old location on Krst
treet t'hurchi I exnerienced a num
ber of fires and I he last one which oc
curred last summer completely dc
stroved his old store.
Most ot the tu en nad Deen moveu
nto his new store in the First Sav
nes Bank building however, and his
loss, was not as big as it might have
been.
Since establishing his Broadalbin
street stoic. Churchill has added a
1- rge and well equipped ice cream
manufacturing r-.ai't and during the
summer months- snips cream to an
points in the valley. He is also en
sured in the wholesale manufacture of
candy in which he enjoys a large trade
in the valley.
The new store on First street will
be strictly modern throughout and
when -the work of remodeling the
place is completed, it will be one of
the most attractive places in Albany.
Rocky Willis who sold the establish-j
ment to Air. inurcniu, win ucvoic nis
time to railroad work, being employed
as an engineer by the Corvallis &
Eastern Railway.
FORESTERS OF AMERICA
, ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Last night at the A. O. U. W. hall
the Court Liberty No. 25, Foresters
of America, held their annual elec
tion of officers. The following were
elected for the ensuing year:
Past Chief Ranger, Geo. B. Sim
ons; Chief Ranger, Frank W. Horsky;
Sub Chief Ranger, J. J. Horsky; Fi
nancial Secretary and Treasurer, W.
Si. Parker; Recording Sccrutary, Bert
C. Crawford; Senior Woodard, S. A.
Crowdcr; Junior Woodard, Wayne
Dawson; Senior Beadle, Ben Reim
ers; Junior Beadle, H. A. Hcckcr;
Trustee, Fred W. Schultz; Lecturer,
W. H. Warner.
ALBANY COLLEGE NOTES.
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The boys have taken up basket ball
with lively interest and will doubtless
develop a good team.
A conservatory recital by pupils of
Mrs. Flo, Miss Waggencr, and Miss
CleirJent will be given in Tremont
Hall Friday evening, December 13th,
to which everyone is invited.
Miss LaVellc F.pperley, of Leba
non, enrolled tor voice in the con
servatory this week. A Mr. McDer-
mit, recently of St. Louts, has enroll
ed in piano.
The Junior Treble Clef Club, or
ganized this semester, meets every
Tuesday at 4 o'clock in the chapel,
and will give a concert later. The of
ficers of this organization arc, Presi
dent. Lncilc Snyder: vice-president.
Wilma Junkin; secretary, F.mily Mar-
tin; treasurer, Violet Nutting. 1
The Freshmen were entertained at
Tremunt Hall recently by the Misses
)ana Cushm.m and Ruth Knowlcs
Class plans were discussed, an old
fashion school was conducted and re
freshments were enjoyed.
Mr. Louis Jones, who has been laid
Event Was Unannounced and
Took Place This Afternoon at
2 O'clock Promptly.
NEW BUILDING IS ALBANY'S
FIRST FIREPROOF STRUCTURE
First Banking Building of the
First National Bank Located
Near Fortmillers.
Quietly and without any previous
announcement, the cornerstone of the
new 5-storv buildins? of the First Na
tional Bank of this city which is now
under course of construction at the
corner of First and Broadalbin streets
was laid this afternoon at 2 o'clock,
an event of no small import in the his
tory ot tins city.
The biff block of sandstone which
marked the corner of the city's fin
est structure was leveled and swung
into position this afternoon by
Messrs. Sandstrom and Shahan and
after it had been leveled and trued
to its position, the ceremony of lay
in tr the cornerstone occurred.
The building being erected by the
First National Bank of this city is
Albany s first fireproof class A con
structed building and is a type that
will be used in the buildings in the
cities of the future. Eugene as yet
has no fireproof buildings and Salem
has but two, outside ot the state build
inirs. This is the third building for the
First National Bank.. The first build
ing stood on the site of the Masonic
Temple, just adjoining on the East
the undertaking parlors of the Fort
miller Furniture Co. This building
was a one-story brick and was erect
ed bv Mr. John Conner, the president
of the Bank, in the fall of 1871, and
designed exclusively for the use of
the bank.
It was later torn down to make
room for the Masonic Temple. The
present building was erected by Judge
L. Flinn in 1888.
The new building will be one of the
finest and best equipped bank b'lild-
inirs n the state. Ihe lower tioor
.Vwill be occupied entirely by the bank.
the second floor is to be devoted to
legal offices, the third floor to phy
sicians and dentists, anu the loiirtn
and fifth floors to general offices.
Within the corner stone a sealed
box was placed in which were the fol
lowing documents to be opened and
read by tutiire generations, perhap:
centuries hence:
A copy of the November issue o
the "Ladd and Bush Quarterly," con
tuinintr an article on the history o
the First National Bank of Albany
a list of the officers, directors, cm
olovees and stockholders of the bank
a conv of the published statements
of the bank; a copy of the published
statements of condition of the First
National Bank, the First Savings
Bank, J. W. Cusick and Co. Bankers,
and the Albany State Bank; a copy
of the Herald, Democrat, Pacific
Banker and the New city charter; a
letter head of the bank and a booklet
'Banking Hints;" some pictures of
the present hanking room and of the
bank's "Hub;" cards of the Brayton
Engineering Co., V. F. Tobey, archi
tect, the Hercules Sandstone Co., and
Messrs. Sandstrom and Sriahan; and
last and least a copper penny.
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL DIS
CUSS DRAINAGE LEGISLATION
! The Linn county delegation to the
state legislature, members of the old
and new countv court have been in
vited by the Albany Commercial Club
to appear at the next regular meeting
ot the club on Jl outlay night tor tne
purpose of discussing legislation look
ing to a better system of drainage
for the land of the Willamette Valley.
This is a question which has been
riven considerable thought by Man
ager Stewart and other prominent
club members and an interesting
meeting is anticipated.
B. C. and E. R. Carlton of Lena
non are transacting business in Al
bany today.
Francis Kizcr of Harrisburg ii
transsacling business in the Hub City
today.
F. M. Downing of I.acomb was at
tending the session of the county
court this morning.
O. Grisham of Lebanon was an Al
bany visitor today.
Frank L. Findlay, the piano tuner,
is in town. Work guaranteed. Call
at Wilson's l'linio Studio or phone
Home .118, Hell 4.-8 Party R. M-T
E. L. Gilbert of Herliii was shaking
hands with Albany friends today
up for Mime time with appendicitis,
is improving rapidly.
The College Debating League, con
sisting of Albany (.'.liege. Mc.Minn
villc College, and Pacific College, will
debate the onrstioil of capital punish
nv nt this year.
The next number in Albany Col
li ge Lecture Course is S. ,VM Jones,
entertainer, on Wednesday, Dec. 11.
COMMERCIAL CLUB WANTS
BRIDGE BETTER LIGHTED
Six Colored Lights Will Be
Placed on Bridge for Benefit
of Steamboats.
To urge upon the county court the
necessity of providing lights for the
steel bridge across the Willamette
river, a committee consisting of F. M.
French, D. O. Woodworth, G. E.
Sanders, J. C. Holbrook and A. C.
Schmitt will appear before the coun
ty court this afternoon.
X his committee was recently ap
pointed by the Albany Commercial
Club after discussing the matter at a
recent meeting.
in addition to the lights which are
Proposed by the Commercial Club,
udge Duncan recently received no
tice Irom tne tederal government to
instal six colored lights on the bridge
tor tne oenetit ot tne steamooats op
crating on the Willamette.
THE UNITED ARTISANS WILL
CONVENE IN ALBANY
District Convention Will Be
Held in This City Same Day
i. the Dairymen Convene.
On December 17tli. the same day
on wmcn tne uregonvuairymens con
vention will be he d. the district con-
vention of the United Artisans will
be held in Albany. '
special trains will be run from
Lebanon and Corvallis and .delegates
will be in attendance from Wells,
Halsey, Corvallis, Harrisburg, Leba
non, Brownsville, Mchama and other
points in the Willamette valley.
It is estimated by local members of
the order that fully two hundred dele
gates will be in attendance at the con
vention and preparations are now be
ing made for the entertainment of the
visitors.
The United Artisans will hold their
meetings in the Artisan hall in the
Schmitt block and a banquet will be
served to the delegates in the base
ment of the M. fc.. Church. .
The officers of the grand lodge of
Portland and other prominent lodge
men from various sections of the
state will be in attendance.
Y. M. C. A. ORGANIZATION WILL
BE PERFECTED TONIGH
y
This evening at 7:30 in the Chris
tian church parlors, the preliminary
steps will be taken towards the or
ganiz.ition of a Young Men's Chris
tian Association in this city. Mr. I
R. Rhodes, state secretary of the Y
M. C. A., has signified his intention
of being present and is expected to
arrive this afternoon from Eugene.
All who arc interested are urged to
be present.
SECRETARY KENT CONFERS
WITH CLUB MEMBERS HER
Prof. F. L. Kent of the Oregon Ag
riculttiral College who is secretary o
the Oretron Huttcr and Cheese Mak
ers' Association and also for the State
Dairymen's Association, was in the
city yesterday afternoon conferring
with the members ot the ninany i-oin
mercial Club regarding the conven
tions of the two associations whic
will be held at the armory in th
city on December 17, 18 ,19 and 20th
PARALYTIC AGAIN PLEADS
FOR HER DEAT
New York. Dec. 3. Mrs. Saral
Harris, the remarkable paralytic pa
ticnt in the Audubon Sanitarium, who
has made two public appeals in th
last three months for the enactment
of a law permitting her physicians to
end ner suiicring uy laKing ner ine,
wrote a third letter today, telling ot
visit from Mrs. Orover Cleveland.
"She will bring to niv- help th
counsels of wise people," Mrs. Harris
wrilps.
"The law does not scruple to d
mand life for life. Why may not the
law become an instrument of mercy
as well as of vengeanccr
W. R. Snrry of Lyons is attendin
the session of the conntv court win
convened this morning. Mr. Snrr
i interested in the division of road
district number 27.
Riley Lobaugh has received the cur- !
rent number of the Saturday Kvcning
Tost which contains many interesting
stories. Get one from him iminedi
atrly. Miss Ileulah Ilinklcy, the efficient
st' noijr.'ipher at the Albany Commer
cial Club, who has been ill for icveral
days with an attack of tnnsilitis, has
resumed lur work aain.
A. C, Harald will havt! tonight for
Carmel, lndan:iF where lie will make
;m extended visit with triends and
r' latives in fits native state.
I,. Onetz will It-rive today on a trip
to Southern California where he will
make an extended visit.
.M. FRENCH FAVORS
CLUSTER LIGHTS
Predicts that Lights Will Be In
stalled Throughout Entire
Business Section.
Commercial club is back
ing THE PROPOSAL
rench Says the Business Men
Will Buy Posts; City Should
Maintain the Lights.
Claiming that every citizen of Al
bany should stand squarely behind the
press and the Albany Commercial
Cluba for a uniform system of street
lighting. F. M. F'rench. member of the
civic improvement committee of the
Commercial Club, this morning gave
out an interview to the Democrat in
which he outlined his views on the
ighting question. He spoke as fol
ows: "The civic improvement committee
will wait on the mayor and members
of the city council at the next regu-
ar meeting mgnt and request the pas
lage of an ordinance regulating the
size and style of the cluster lights
which are to be erected by the busi
ness men. We feel that such an or
dinance is necessary in order to se
cure some uniformity in the system
of street lighting which will soon be
in vogue throughout the entire busi
ness section of the city. If th cbusi
ncss men stand the initial expense of
installing the posts and lights I think
that the city will be glad to stand the
expense of the maintenance.
"The power on the wheel comes
from the hub and Albany is the hub.,,
As business men and as citizens we
can not afford to misstep with the
march of progress. We can not af
ford to permit, Eugene, Salem, Grants
Pass, Roseburg and other cities in
the Willamette Valley point to Al
bany as a back number. Albany is
large enough for cluster lights and
there should, in my judgment at least,
be no delay in installing them. In my
opinion there should be six cluster
lights to the block and they should
be of uniform size. It will only be a
matter of a short time before First
and Second streets and Lyon from
First to the depot will be provided
with the new system of street light
ing." SEVERE HAILSTORM CAUSES v
A BAD RUNAWAY YESTERDAY
Joseph E. Warner, Local Mail
Carrier Has Face Lacerated
in Action.
A severe hailstorm which occurred
shortly before noon yesterday caused
the team ot Joseph b.. Warner ol -this
city to run away and resulted in War
ner receivihK a badly lacerated face
when he was drautrcd for several feet
by the badly frightened horses,
Warner, who carries the mail on
rural route No. 5, was making his
rounds yesterday jnornitiK and when
approaching the covered bridge which
spans oak creek, It) nines southeast
of this city, near the farm of Joseph
Faulkner, a severe hailstorm occurred.
Warner drove into the bridge to wait
until the storm had passed over,
alighting from his buggy to lold the
trembling horses by the bridle.
As the storm increased in fury, the
noise made by the hail stones on the
roof of the bridge caused the horses
to leap away, dragging Warner with
them. The plucky driver held on as
long as he could, but was finally forc
ed to let go, and as he did so he was
thrown to the ground with consider
able force, striking on his face in the
gravel through which he slid for sev
eral feet.
The skin was stripped from the side
of his face, nose and chin and he suf
fered several minor bruises, but for
Innately no bones were broken.
The fleeing team made a detour of
several miles, coming back within a
short distance from where they start
ed, being stopped near the farm of M.
P. Mriggs by I, inn Houston and one
(if the Miller boys who were driving
some sheep to Albany.
Warner was driven by Joe Faulknor
to where the runaway team had been
stopped. An examination of the out
fit showed that no damage haJ been
done to the buggy or harness and the
horses wure not hurt,
Warner, after determining that none
of the mail had been lost, turned his
tram about and finished the task of
distributing the letter and papers to
the various people along the route.
The accident which hapened about
11:.V( o'clock in the morning delayed
Warner in making his round ami it
was after 4 o'clock when he reached
Albany yesterday afternoon. His
wounds were dressed by )r, Wallace.
Warner, who resides in Sunrise ad
dition to this city, said that lie didn't
care to repeat his experience of yes
terday afternoon and that he consid
ers himself lucky that he received no
broken bones.