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"A. 0 "WEEKLY DEMOCRAT VOL. XLVIII. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1912. No. 22. ALBANY California Desperado Proves To Be Joe Matlock Jr. a Son of Former Eugene Mayor. REMAINS IDENTIFIED BY -DOCTOR WHITSON A DENTIST Three of Murderer's Victims Are Expected to Recover; Man Was Oregon Fugitive. Santa Ana, Cal., Dc. 17. The young desperado who was killed yesterday after slaying one and wounding three of.the posse which battled with him, was identified today as Joe Matlock, Jr.,' formerly of Eugene, Or. The odentification was made by Dr. L. L. Whitson, a dentist, who formerly lived in the Oregon town.- Dr. Whitson said that Matlock had been arrested at Eugene three or four years ago for a crime similar to that which he attempted Sunday night, but he left that vicinity after his release on bail. On a torn envelope in the dead man's pocket was written the name "H. L. Bowen," and, according to the dentist, Bowen was sheriff at Eugene when Matlock was arrested. Sheriff Ruddock, of Orange county, found a photograph of Matlock which had been sent out by the Eugene sheriff at the time of Matlock's de parture and it bears a strong resem blance to the dead man. . Matlock was a son of J. D. Mat lock, a former mayor of Eugene. The three deputies wounded by the desperado were reported as doing well today. The condition of Will Prater, who was shot through the head, is serious, but, according to pnysicians, he lias a good chance for recov6ry. The battle in which Matlock was killed was the climax of an all-night pursuit, which ended at dawn on the summit of the rocky hills overlooking the water holes of Tomato springs. Turning upon his pursuers, the des perado, intrenched behind natural breastworks of rocks, opened fire. One of his first bullets struck Squires and the under sheriff, fatally wounded, fell in a gulch almost directly beneath his slayer's hiding place. The officer called for help for a long time, but each time an effort was made to reach him one or more members of the posse- fell wounded. It was not until Company h of the Seventh regiment, California National Guard, had been summoned and the soldiers, flanking the desperado's .po sition, had riddled his body with bul lets, that the body of Squires was re covered. The officer then had been dead for some time. The desperado appeared Sunday night at the ranch of William Huff in the San Joaquin district, and attacked the hitter's niece. Myrtle Huff, 14 years old. The attack was made af ter the man had tied Miss Huff's eld er sister, Jessie, to a fence near the barn. Jessie managed to work herself free afier the man had fled. She ran to the ;od cl hei sistcl. and then gave the alarm. After midnight Sheriff C. F. Ruddock dispatched a squad of offi cers under Squires to take the trail of the fugitive. The posse included Deputies James ("Texas" Stacy. Will Culver and Will Prater, all of whom were wounded in the first at tempts made to carry the desperado's stronghold and rescue Squires' body from the gulch. Stacy was wounded first. A bullet struck him in the left shoulder soon after Squires had been hit. When he was brought back to this city for treatment by fellow officers Com pany L was mobilized and rushed to the scene of the conflict in automo biles. Stacy himself lay under the bandit's deadly repeating rifle for an hour before he was taken out of range. Until the militiamen arrived the desperado was master of the situation. The man was between 25 and 30 years of age. He weighed about 150 pounds and was five feet eight inches tall. His eyes were a bluish gray; his hair was brown, with a face smooth and sallow. He was armed with a 25-35 rifle and a 32-20 revolver. He had 200 or 300 cartridges. There was nothing among the man's effects to establish identity immedi ately, but it was thought some infor mation about him might be obtained from postal authorities in Oregon through receipts for money sent by mail. Some of the receipts, bearing dates through August. September and No vember, this year, were from Port land. Hood River and Limlton. Ore gon. The sums varied from SI. 50 to $25. bore the number 160.1163. The form of indorsement on the back bore the name "Fred Glenn." The writing was cramped, but Glenn's address ap parently was "Clatskanie. Oregon." The bodies of Squires and the des perado were brought to Santa Ana and placed in the same morgue. Stacy was taken home. The sur geons were liable to extract the bullet from his shoulder. Culver and Tratcr were taken to the hospital. Fears "ore expressed tor the recovery of Prater, but the physicians say he has a "chance." JERSEY BREEDERS GUESTS OF SHEOOS DAIRYMAN TODAY J. M. Dickson Entertains Mem bers of Oregon Jersey Club at His Dairy Ranch. The big dairy farm of T. M. Dick son & Son of Shedds was the mecca for over an hundred members of the Oregon Jersey Cattle Club who were invited to the Linn county town by J. M. Dickson, one of the leading dairy men of the state. The dairymen will be the guests of Mr. Dickson and his son all afternoon and will be enter- uineu at luncneon at the farmhouse. After liinchpnn tlio ..I:,;.,., .1-:... "i. T . ",all"S uany- men will be given a chance to inspect the herd of pure bred Jerseys owned by Dickson & Son which are among the best Jersey cattle on the coast. M-..., r .i. .i , . . au ui mc uuirymeu wno accepted the invitation of Mr. Dickson to go to Shedds th; a(f,r, r. tendance at the butter and cheese matters convention. Dickson and Son own some of the finest Tercev ttrr-r nn ,1,A ... among which are several daughters w. u.uui wuwa iinci, uie cnampion bull which was bred by W. M. Ladd of Portland and which is now owned by Pickard and Famham of Marion. These men refuse to place a price on him, although expert cattlemen regard him as worth $10,000. J. M. Dickson who is entertaining the cattle men tins afternoon is vice-president of the Oregon Dairymen's Association and ls'alsoTm officer in the Oregon Jer sey Cattle Club. Donald McPhcrson of Toronto, Canada, arrived in Annv r and wiH spend a fe wdays in this city luiiius. uiic ucre nc is stopping at the Van Dran hotel. o COAST COMPANY'S WOULD INSTALL LIGHTING SYSTEM Mayor Gilbert's Mail Swamped with Propositions from Port land and Seattle Firms. Since the announcement made through the local papers to the effect that Mayor Gilbetr favors the instal. lation of a municipal street lighting system, every mail is bringing letters from concerns in Portland, Seattle and other coast cities offering to sub mit plans and estimates for the pro posed plant. While Mayor Gilbert has collected considerable data on this subject he as yet is not ready to state positively as io just now mucli tlie installation of the plant would cost the city, in his judgment, however, the same could be installed and placed in op eration for $30,000. "Yes, I am strongly in favor of a uniform system of cluster lights throughout the business section of the iv," said Mayor Gilbert this morn ing, "and every member of the city council shares the same opinion. It appears to me however, that concrete posts would be preferable to the iron, and from all the information that I have been able to secure on the sub ject, it woud cost less to install them." DEADLY POISON WAS GIVEN TO SON BY MISTAKE Mother Learns of Mistake and Message Reaches Son in Time to Save Life. Stillwater, Minn., Dec. 17. An alarm which followed August Kabler from his home here, through Baud ctte, out on a lake and found him at the house of a settler probably saved his life. The alarm was started by his mother, who discovered she had accidentally put poison in a medicine she had mixed for him. Young Kahler has been suffering from a cold and the medicine was in tended to help him cure it. His moth er found that she had put in it enough poison to have killed him upon taking the first dose. She sent a man on a fast horse in search of her son. He learned Kah ler had gone ou ton the lake, and, unable to locate him, telephoned every farmer he could reach. Kahler was found ' and he promptly broke the medicine bottle. He said he had not found use for it. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Burkhart and the Misses Mary and Johanna Irvine of this city were in Corvallis last evening attending the recital given at the First Presbyterian church by Dav id Mi.ipham, the famous tenor singer, assisted by Harry Gilbert, pianist. They report a large crowd present at the recital and speak in flattering terms of the singer's ability. Dr. Frank Van Doren who recently came to Albany from Pittsburg. Pa., will open his office in the Schmitt building the latter part of the week or as soon as his criiy ncnt arrive. He will occupy room in the Schmiit building. He is a doctor of medicine and an osteopathic physician. JUDGE GALLOWAY T The Injunction Suit Brought by Keebler and Others Is Dis missed by the Court. FUNDS FROM SPECIAL TAX ARE NOW AVAILABLE Elliott Divorce Suit Will Be Disposed of; Desertion Is . Claim of Plaintiff. Arriving this morning from Salem, Judge Wm. S. Galloway this after noon convened Department Number 2 of the circuit court for the purpose of disposing of a number of matters which required his attention in Al bany. The first case disposed of this af ternoon was that of E. Keebler ct al vs. W. L. 'Marks, -county- clerk of Linn county. This is a case arising out of a spe cial road tax levied by the residents of Road District number 18 and in volved a- question as to the validity of the tax. The plaintiffs brought an injunction suit for the purpose of re straining the county clerk from col lecting this tax on the ground that there were certain irregularities in connection with the special election, it being claimed that an insufficient number of electors had cast their votes in the affirmative. The filing of the injunction suit tied up the funds of the road district until such time as the mutter was finally passed upon by the court. This afternoon Judge Galloway dis missed the suit and entered a judg ment in favor -of the defendant. The funds derived from the special road tax are now available for the district. xuv saint: t-iuesuuiis iiivujvcu 111 '.tic. case are now before the supreme couri j in the ease of the- Linn and Lane-' Lumber Company vs. Linn County which is in reality a test case on the questions involved. The case of America Elliott vs. K. P. Elliott will also be taken up by Judge Galloway this afternoon and disposed of. The plaintiff is asking for a decree of divorce on the ground of desertion. i SCIENCE IS TO CLEAR . '' DEAD WOMAN'S NAME Courts to Reopen Case of an Alleged Poisoner Buried 57 Years Ago. Paris. Dec. 17. Thanks to the sci entific Prince Albert of Monaco, and Gabriel Bertram! of the Pasteur In stitute, science has succeeded in solv ing an alleged mystery of Paris which occurred in 1840. Mine. Lefarge, young, beautiful and socially distinguished, was accused of having poisoned her husband and was condemned to penal servitude for life. Her marriage was an unhappy one and the accusations said she gave her hus band arsenic. Almost three-quarters of a century ago France fiercely discussed this case and the country was divided into factions of Icfargcites and anti-Lefar-geites, as more recently into Drcfus ards an danti-Drcfusards. Now Ga briel Bcrtrand, Sorbanne professor and director of biological chemistry at the Pasteur Institute, has demon strated that arsenic may be found in anything. To make his conclusion doubly certain he experimented upon animals takenfrom the bed of the sea during the scientific cruise of the Prince of Monaco. He found arsenic in all and, being from the deuths of the ocean they could not have swal lowed it. Prince Albert furnished many ani mals for experiment and the conclu sion is that arsenic is in all organisms. Hence, Madame Lafargc was wrongly condemned and the famous criminal lawyer, Henri Robert, will soon bring her case before the courts to get the decision reversed concerning a wo man who has been dead for 57 years. After the condemnation the famous scientist, Kaspail, who arrived too late for the trial, wrote to the president of the Assizes: "Give me whatever you like, even your arm chair- nd on examining it I wager I will find arsenic in it." A. A. Underbill, a business man of Salem, is in the city today looking after business matters. He will re turn home tonight. ) News on This Page is (i "i) From Daily Issu; of WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 1 e s. Appendicitis Mark Found on Body Proves That Mistake Made in Identification. MATLOCK NEVER OPERATED ON FOR THIS DISEASE Eugene Man Had Other Marks on His Body That Were Not Found on Corpse. Eugene, Or., Dec. 18. (Special to the Evening Democrat.) That the desperado killed at Santa Ana a few nights ago by a posse of men and the state militia, is not Joe Matlock, a son of Ex-Mayor J. D. Matlock of this city, was the dispatch received here this afternoon. After the body of the dead outlaw had been examined it was found that he had an appendix mark on his right side, resulting from an operation, and as it is known positively that Joe Mat lock was never afflicted with appendi citis, this is taken as positive proof that Dr. Whitson, the dentist who identified the remains of the dead out law, was mistaken. Further proof that the desperado is not Joe Matlock of this city was furnished wheruit was found that out side of the mank made by the opera tion for appendicitis, no other marks were on the.iody. Joe Matlock of this city had two very distinct marks on nis Dooy wmcn could not be miss ed if an examination of his body was made. The fact that he had these marks on his body is known to mem bers of his family and a number of acquaintances and some doubt has been expressed ever since the news reached Eugene concerning the iden tity of the desperado, that there was some mistake. The two marks such as were carried by Matlock, were not found on the body of the dead out law. Some of Matlock's relatives here as sert that he is in Australia and that they have heard from him from that place within the past month. Sheriff Eown of this citv stated when the news of the desperado's death was received here and that he had been identified 83 Joe Matlock, said that he was not sure that the dead man was Matlock and that only a positive iden tification would determine this fact. These developments in the case leaves the identity of the dead bandit still a mystery which may take months to unravel. OREGON BUTTERMAKERS CONVENTION ENDS TONIGHT Banquet to Visiting Delegates Will Be Given at Armory at 6:30 This Evening. The Oregon Iluttcr and Cheese Makers' convention which has been in session here the past two days will be concluded this evening and will be followed by the annual convention of the Oregon Dairymen's Associa tion which begins tomorrow morning. The visiting delegates of tiie but ter and cheese makers' convcniion were welcomed to Albany lats niht by Mayor P. D, Gilbert who told of the prices that prevailed and the methods used in dairying years ago, comparing them with today. Mayor Gilbert also advocated the "Pack to the Farm" movement, and said that the day is coming whim more people would be engaged in farming and dairying than there ever has been. The chief executive of the city con cluded his remarks by extending to the delegates a hearty welcome and told them to come back again. Carl Schallinger of Portland re sponded for the association. Profes sor Bcckwith of the Agricultural Col lege spoke on "The Producer and Consumer in Relation to Clean Milk.'' Guy M. Lambert of the U. S. Dairy ing division was not able to be pres ent last evening but made his ad !rcs today. Several numbers were render ed at last evening's session by a tniar tettc of young ladies from the Albany College. This morning the butter makers scoring contest occurred. Among the exhibits of butter were the three high est scoring entries at the recent Pa cific Dairy Show. W. W. Quinby of CrcswHI spoke at 10 o'clock on "The Market Problem for the Local Cream ery;" F. V. Chriftrnsen of Tillamook on "Cooperative Cheese Sales;" Char ts Ray of Clovrrdale on "Butter or Cheese Which?": and C. M. Kifbcrt of Portland on "The Manufacture of Ice Cream and lets." This afternoon the speakers were A. Wells ot Portland. . it. Sunt son of Corvallis. Robert Wilson of Corvallis, and others. The report ot committees, announcement of awards, vtwl elect ion of officers were alsr 'hedulcd for thi afternoon. Toniijh r:t fi:.10 o clock a big banquet will be served at tb. armory to the cheese inl gutter makers and the dairymen HQMETALENTSHOW PROMISES TO BE LEADING EVENT HERE Director of ''A Night Out" Gives Out Cast of Characters To Day to Newspapers. The home talent play, "A Night Out," to be presented at the Albany Opera House on Friday and Saturday evenings under the auspices of Uar zillai Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of this city, promises to be the leading event of the season. The cast includes the best talent in this city assisted by five young men of splen did dramatic ability from i)ie Oregon Agricultural College. The prices for the show will be 50 cents anil 35 cents. Following is the cast of characters: Professor Babbit. Mr. H. Stocker of London, Eng.; Mrs. Babbit, Mrs. P. R. Kelly, of Albany; Nisbe Babbit, Miss Gertrude Taylor, Albany; Angel ica Damask, Miss Blanch Hammcl, Albany; Dr. Damask, Mr. Fred Joy Brooklyn, of New York: Marcus Brutus Snap, Mr. Joe llallock, of Portland; Lord Mulberry, Mr. John Hall, of Portland; Jack Mulberry, Mr. H. V. Pomerine, of Lincoln, Nebras ka. The Corvallis Gazette-Times has the following to say about the play recently given in that city: "A Night Out" was a laugh from beginning to end and many arc laugh ing yet at the screamingly ludicrous situations evolved by the author and presented so excellently at last night's home talent production. Few compa nies .professional or otherwise, have aroused such enthusiastic appreciation or furnished so much genuinely good clean fun. fun that kept the audience in an uproar through the play. It is not even stretching it to say that the production was one of the most en joyable presented at the opera house in recent years. The coach, Mrs. J. i'-uwaiil laiuwcll, deserves credit. PARIS SENDING US THE 'maxie; latest dance Andre deFouquieres, Noted Co' tillon Leader, Probably Will Introduce It in U. S. Paris, Dec- 17. Andre lc Fouqiti eres, the celebrated cotillon lender and man of letters, who -is leaving shortly for America, Rave the follow ing interview on new dances: 1 he Maxie, or new Brazilian dance, is the latest and most fashionable dance we have. It will prove a suc cess, not only of the Paris season, but also in London and New York. .MtUot'.gli called Iwirzilian, this dance was created in Paris a few months ngo by Professor Robert and 1 helped jaunrn it at uinard. "I am delighted wilh the Maxie, particularly as internreteil hv Robert and danced to music by Salabcrl. It is getting a most favorable reception in our salons in spile of its foreie.ii name and character. It is singularly graceful, its rhythm is spirited and altogether it is in conformity wilh our traditions of elegance. We wish our Paris dances to be dominated by ele gance and grace. Paris must remain the home of beauty as well as of ele gance. Our object is, to make aes theticism pervade all things, especially me nance. , "I find Americans the best dancers. Miss Gwcndolin King of New York was a revelation to in." BOYS PLAY ONE 'BURNS AT STAKE' Eight-Year-Old Victim Rescued by Stranger After Playmates Had Left Him to His Fate. Indianapolis, Dec. 17. Hound with a clothesline to a tree and left with flaming brands placed around him, Kenneth McKcc, 8 years old, narrow ly escaped death. His clothes were burned and his body was badly search ed, lie ana a unrulier ot other hoys had been playing "Wild West." Ken neth was the "cowboy." The other boys were the "Indians." Arayed in Indian suits, the Ixys captured Kenneth after a chase around the block. In the struggle the little fellow's clothes were covered with mud about an inch thick, and the "cowboy" was bound and tied to a tree. The war dance began and just to make it more realistic the boys placed paper around the tree. ' . The paper was lighted, but the "In dians" became frightened when the prisoner began crying, and they ran away. A man who was attracted by Kenneth's yells of pain rescued him just in time. I.. P. Holgcrson and John Mam of Junction City are in Albany today at tending the butter and cheese makers convention. While here they arc also doing some Christmas shopping. P. li Sibh y of Portland is in the cily today. Mr. Sibley is one of the speakers at the butter and cheese makers convention. Prof. C. O. Margrave of Portland irrived in Albany this afternoon from Lebanon where he has been looking alter l. music pupils. He returned to the metropolis this afternoon. MIME CLASS Work Is Exemplified by Fine Drill Team from Wells Under Direction of Mrs. Carter. BANQUET AT METHODIST CHURCH GREATLY ENJOYED Judge R. G. Morrow of Portland Delivers Inspiring Talk at Woodmen Hall. After one of the most successful and largely attended conventions in the history of the order, the district convention of the United Artisans was brought to a close last evening in the Woodmen hall in the Schmitt building. The early part of the even ing was consumed in initiating a class of twenty-five candidates, the work being exemplified by the splendid drill team from the Wells lodge .under the captaincy of Mrs. E. P. Carter. The drill team which was composed of sixteen of Benton county's pret tiest young ladies was the best that has been seen in Albany for many mouths and they received many com pliments for the manner in which the work was exemplified, both from the supreme officers and the members of the order attending the convention. The work of initiating the candi dates was completed at 10 o'clock and the entire delegation adjourned to the dining hall of the First Method ist church where a splendid banquet of several courses was served. The banquet which was prepared by the la dies of the Methodist church was a revelalion in the culinary art and the several courses were greatly enjoyed by the large crowd attending. Following the comnlelion of the banquet, the crowd returned to the lodge hall where the drill team from Wells gave an exhibition drill (or over half an hour. Their beautiful drill brought round after round of applause from the audience and it was merited applause too. County Judge J. N. Duncan arose and in a few well chosen and appro priate remarks, introduced Judge Rob ert G. Morrow of Portland, the lead ing speaker of the evening. Judge Morrow after reciting a number of humorous incidents which kept the crowd laughing for some time, deliv ered a forceful address on the work of the; order of United Artisans. "Friendship is invaluable to young people." said Judge Morrow, "and I urge all young men and women to be careful in their selection of associates, for much of your future depends upon the kind of friends you select now. Le your associations be the best and strive to keep your character and rep utation above reproach. The right friends selected while you arc still young w ill be invaluable to you in lat er years." Judge Morrow told of the influence good fraternal orders have upon both young and old people and addressing himself to the young ladies impressed them with Ihc fact that there was more in the world than "dancing, and spooning over the front gale." His talk was enthusiastically received' by the audience. Itefore concluding Ins talk, Judge Morrow complimented the people of Albany on their splen did hospitality in entertaining the del egates lo the convention. F.uthusiastic talks were made re garding the financial standing and growth of the order by J. W. Mills of Portland, supreta treasurer, and Dr. C. G. Fschcltnan, supreme medi cal advisor. II. S. Hudson, supreme master artisan, who was also to have made an address, was absent on ac count of sickness. The large class initialed by the or der hist night was secured through the combined efforts of Dr. Kschclman, Dr. Olmstead, and L. D. Walters who have been conducting a campaign for newi members for the past month. Music was furnished at the hall last evening by Mrs. Nina Cahler and Frank Masck Sr. J. A. Howard of this cily left this afternoon for Amity where he will spend several days surveying the farm owned by his mother, a portion of which will be divided into 10-acre tracts and placed on the market. judge Robert G. Morrow of Port land who addressed the convention of the United Artisans in this city last evening returned to the metropolis this morning. Mr. anil Mrs. I.. D. Walters who have been in the city attending the district convention of the United Ar tisans will return to their home at Xchalem this evening. Mr. Walters has been assisting in the campaign for new members for the order. W. A. Shewman of Oregon City, a former Albany newspaperman, arrived in Albany yesterday afternoon to at tend the dairyman's convention. lie went to Slieilils this afternoon to visit the Di'-kson ranch. W. R. Scott of San Francisco, gen eral manager of the Pacific system of the Southern Pacific railway, passed inrongu unany nils ,-ilternoon ill his private car cnroulc home from a trip to Seattle and Portland. T. S. Townsend, a prominent creamery man of Portland, is in the cily allcudmg the butler and cheese makers' convention, lie v. ill remain in the city until after the close of the dai-y man's convention.