CLUB PROPERTY IS
TRANSFERRED TODAY
Young Men's Christian Assn. Is
Now Owner of Property at
Third and Broadalbin.
DELOS FOSTER GENERAL
SECRETARY ARRIVED TODAY
Work of Remodeling Building
Will Begin Soon and Be
Rushed to Completion.
Continued From Thursday, January 2
The documents were signed this
afternoon transferring the property of
the Alco Club at Third and Broadalbin
streets to the new Young Men's
Christian Association of this city. The
transfer was made at a meeting at
tended by the directors of the Alco
Club and the Y. M. C. A. "
The club building was closed yes
terday afternoon preparatory to re
modeling the building which is to be
used as the home of the new associa
tion. This work will begin within
the next few days and will be rushed
to completion.
The work of remodeling the build
ing will require at least a month for
new baths are to be installed as well
as steel lockers, etc., and many
changes are to be made in the various
rooms of the building. The changes
will be made under the direct super
vision of Delos L. Foster, the new
general secretary of the local asso
ciation, who arrived in Albany this
afternoon from Kellogg, Idaho.
Mr. Foster will begin his new du
ties at once and accompanied by A.
C. Schmitt, visited the Alco' Club this
afternoon to look over the building
preparatory to having it remodeled.
Mr. Foster is a former Linn county
young man residing for many years at
Brownville.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. T.
Foster, former residents of Browns
ville, who' will be remembered by
many of the old residents of this
county.
After leaving Brownsville, Delos
Foster went to California where he
remained for some time, finally going
to Boise, Idaho', where he was identi
fied with the association work for a
year and a half. Later he went to
Kellogg where he has been located
for the past two years as secretary of
the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion. The officers of the Alco Club which
has ceased to exist with the coming of
the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion, were G. A. Flood, president; F.
P. Nutting, vice-president, and Neal
Bain, secretary.
ELECTRICITY COPS IS
THE LATEST INVENTION
Wired Blue Coats Sure Anti
Dotes For Pugnacious
Parties Is Claim.
Philadelphia, Jan. 1. The "trouble
killer," "electric quieter" and "first aid
to careful cops" are some of the titles
applied to a brand new instrument
to be exhibited shortly before Director
Porter, Supt. Robinson and other po
lice officials by the inventor, Jere
miah Crccdon, an engineer on the
Philadelphia and Reading railway.
It consists of a belt to be worn by
every policeman on duty. Attached to
the belt is a battery with wires, posi
tive and negative, running along the
body and down through the sleeve,
and ending in a button. The police
man must wear a rubber glove on
whichever hand the button rests, and
when he grabs a pickpocket, disorder
ly person or any sort of felon, no mat
ter what his average as a bad man,
said bad man will surely wilt when
that button with the neat little volt
age touches his anatomy.
Creedon got the idea about a year
ago on witnessing a street fight in
New York, in which policemen brut
ally used their clubs. The model
works so efficiently that Creedon be
lieves that every police force in the
country will want the device, and,
furthermore, that it will be used in
asylums, whence every now and then
come reports of cruelty on the part of
keepers trying to subdue their insane
charges.
FARMERS HORSE ENTANGLED
IN HARNESS THIS MORNING
While standing in the alley in the
read of the implement house of Bar
rett Bros, this morning, the team of
horses owned by William Fry, a farm
er living a few miles southeait of this
city,, began to fight and one of the
horses became entangled in the har
ness and was thrown to the ground.
With the assistance of a number of
people who witnessed the affair, the
horse was finally freed from its un
comfortable position.
Mrs. E. L. Upham returned this
noon from a visit with friends in Eugene.
LOCAL MILITIA COMPANY -TO
DRILL THIS EVENING
Annual Meeting and Election
of Officers of the Military
Club Will Also Be Held.
The Fifth Company, Coast Artil
lery Corps, of this city will hold its
regular weekly drill tonight at 8
o'clock. The drill will be followed by
the annual meeting and election of
officers of the Albany Military Club,
the organization under whose auspic
es the O. A. C. band appeared here on
New Year's Eve.
The committee having the annual
ball of the club in charge will also
meet this evening to complete ar
rangements for that event which, ow
ing to the early Lenten, season, will
be held on Friday evening, January
31, 1913.
SHE DRANK LIQUOR
THINKING IT WAS WEE
Then Ran to Police Station and
Made Complaint That Men
Were Following Her.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 1. Mrs. Lizzie
Collins of( No. 2636 Clarke avenue
rushed into the Laclede district police
station last night and feverishly de
manded to be locked up. Her only
excuse was that- "several men were
following her."
Policemen Burke and Crawford ac
companied, the woman to her home,
where, they found John O'Reilly and
asked him what the trouble was.
"Trouble!" exclaimed O'Reilly in
surprise. "I didn't know there was
any. I am here on a visit."
Then O'Reilly took a goo'd look at
Mrs. Collins and burst iforth into
loud laughter. Pointing to the coffee
pot he accused it of being the cause of
all the excitement.
Investigation developed the fact that
O'Reilly, being fond of nip, and not
knowing Mrs. Collins's sentiments,
filled the pot with rum. He thought
the pot would remain undisturbed un
til morning, but that is where his
plans went wrong.
Mrs. Collins takes an evening nip
of coffee. Last night she found the
beverage exceptionally good and she
took several. Then she headed for
the police station. ,
MR. AND MRS .J.C. IRVINE WILL
ENTERTAIN DANK OFFICIALS
Reception to Be Held Tomorrow
Evening at Their Handsome
Sixth Street Residence.
Prominent among the social events
for the new year is the informal re
ception to be tendered to the officers,
stockholders and employees of the
First National and First Savings
Banks of this city tomorrow evening
at 8 o'clock, by Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Irvine at their hone on Sixth street.
Invitations were issued several
days ago for the reception and a large
crowd will be guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Irvine on tomorrow evening. Mr.
Irvine is the cashier of the First Sav
ings Bank.
46 GAME LICENSES ISSUED
TODAY BY THE COUNTY CLERK
County Clerk Marks and his dep
uties kept busy today issuing hunting
and fishing licenses and a total of 46
permits were issued during the day,
38 of them hunting licenses and 8
combination lieenses, which includes
both hunting and fishing permits.
COUNTY COURT IN SESSION
HERE TODAY AUDITING BILLS
The county court is in session today,
auditing bills and looking after mat
ters that require its attention. D. B.
McKnight, county judge-elect, will not
be sworn in until next Monday and
the appointment of road supervisors
will not occur until that time.
Q
J. B. LEATHERMAN IS LAID TO
Hest here this AFTERNOOH
The funeral services of the late ).
B. I.eatherman who ditd at his home
in this city on Tuesday morning were
held at the family home at Ninth and
Broadalbin streets at 2:30 o'clocV this
afternoon and were attended by a
large crowd of relatives and friends.
An impressive sermon was delivered
by the Rev. D.- H. Leech of the First
Methodist church and burial, took
place in the Masonid-cemetery.
Col. E. Hofer, a prominent newspa
per man, now retired, has written 1
novel, now in the hands of his eastern
publishers, which will soon be on the
market. It is called Jack Morton, and
will deal with Oregon politics, with
which the Col. has had many years
experience. He is a versatile writer,
and something pungent may be expected.
FIRST STAMPS ARE
SOLD IN ALBANY
J. L Bass, Linn County Farmer
Was First to Patronize the
New Parcels Post.
CHAMBERS AND McCUNENEXT
TO PURCHASE THE STICKERS
All Packages Sent Must Bear
Distinctive Stamps and the
Senders Name Also.
1 The first parcel post stamps in this
city were sold yesterday to J. L. Bass,
!i farmer residing a few miles from
i this city on rural route No. 2. Mr.
Bass sent two packages away by par
cels post route, one to Seattle and
l one to San Francisco. The firm of
I Chambers & McCune of this city
were the second to purchase the new
i stamps, sending a package to Port
land. Postmaster Van Winkle stated to
the Democrat representative this af
ternoon that a common error with the
people was the fact that they were
not aware of the ruling of the postof
fice department that ordinary post
age cannot be used on fourth-class
j matter regardless of the size of the
package. All fourth-class matter,
i whether the package weighs one or
four ounces, must have the distinctive
parcels post stamp upon it or it will
not go through the mails.
Parcels post packages are not sub
ject to registration but may be in
sured for their full value up to fifty
dollars upon the payment of the regu
lar registry fee. Parcels post pack
ages are not subject to special de
livery. All packages sent by the parcels
post in addition to having the distinc
tive stamp affixed, must bear the send
er's name and address upon the pack
age in the uppre left hand corner and
must be prefixed by the word "From."
For example, John Jones of this city
is sending a package to Henry Clay
of Wilmuington, Delaware.
On the package in the upper left
hand corner will appear "From John
Jones, 888 S. Broadway St., Albany,
Ore." and in the usual place for the
address "Henry Clay, 1743 Harrison
Ave., Wilmington, Delaware.
Newspapers, periodicals, books, cut
tings, bulbs, calendars, pictures, seeds,
etc., do not require the parcels post
stamp and will go with the ordinary
postage.
Many packages have been sent away
by the parcels post route yesterday
and today and the new measure prom
ises to become very popular Yes
terday was the first day that the new
stamps were sold in this city.
MISS GAHLER SjPEN
A STUDIO IN ALDANY
J. S. Wadsworth and his sister,
Mrs. N. J. Cahler, the accomplished
pianist who has supervised the musi
cal portion of the program of the
Dreamland theatre for the past year
and a half, have severed their connec
tion with the house. Mrs. Cahler will
open a first-class studio for instruc
tion in piano, voice and theory. Mr.
Wadsworth will take a vacation of a
few days, visiting his parents at Mill
City, after which time he will return
to this city to' follow the same line of
business as he has in the past.
OS!9
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
S
Warranty Deeds.
Antwine Dupray ami wife to F. J.
Dcvine and J. J. Collins. Dec. 28,
1912. 160 acres in section 21, Tp. 15,
S. R. 3 east. $100.00.
Lora A. Vance Nevins et al to Linn
Investment Co. Dec. 30, 1912. Lots
in block 18, in City of Albany, Linn
county, Oregon. $10.00.
G. R. Bartlett and wife to H: A.
Burns and wife. Feb. 1st, 1912. 59.27
acres in Tp. 12, S. R. 3 west. $10.00.
Marriage Licenses,
Henry B. Wolfe, age 41, of Inde
pendence, and Edna Olsen, age 22, of
Lebanon.
Wilbur B. Merriam, age 24, of Leb
anon, and Mamie L. Cox, age 19, of
Lebanon.
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Hen
ry Hennagin, deceased. Bond of ex
ecutrix approved.
In the matter of the guardianship
estate of Minena T. Harrison, an in
competent. Petition for appointment
of guardian.
In the matter o'f the guardianship
estate of Raymond E. Templeton, a
minor. Final account.
A. L. Fisher of the firm of Fisher
Braden & Co., has been confined to
his home during the past few days
with an attack of stomach trouble.
Mr. George Colton of Portland,
has been in the city on a holiday visit,
the guest of his grandmother, Mrs.
George. George recently had the
distinction of winning a $2,000 auto
mobile, which he is making good use
of.
FOR SALE Compter bUcksmithinf
outfit and set of dies. R. Rogoway
and Sans, 128-134 We Second
Stt JlO-Wkly tf
ILLINOIS MAN ARRIVES IN
THIS CITY LAST EVENING
Family Will Arrive Within the
Next Few Days to Make Hub
City Future Home.
R. R, Parshall, a merchant from
Ottowa, llinois, arrived in Albany
last evening and is looking about
today for a house for his family who
will arrive here within the next few
days.
Mr. Parshall and his family will
make their future home in this city
and are bringnig a car of household
goods with them.
They have been corresponding
with Manager Stewart of the Albany
Commercial club for some time and
finally decided to move to Albany.
Mr. Parshall has not announced what
business he will engage in here.
FARMERS MOST CEASE THE
PRACTICE OF USING POISON
Game Warden Perkins Says
Many Pheasants Are Being
Killed By Arsenic.
Numerous complaints lately have
been made to District Game Warden
Perkins that pheasants are being
killed in many localities by poison
which ranchers arc putting out, os
tensibly with the purpose of exterm
inating field mice.
The officer warns all who are en
gaging in tais'ifraetice that they are
liable to arrest. Special Deputy Mctz
ger is investigating two complaints
of this character today, with instruc
tions to make arrests in case he suc
ceeds in procuring the necessary legal
evidence.
"It is true that field mice are more
destructive this year, according to re
port, than they have been in a long
time," said Warden Perkins. "Every
body will sympathize with the impulse
of farmers to destroy as many of the
little pests as possible, but there is no
necessity of their killing pheasants
in order to accomplish their object.
The trick can be done very well with
out this accompanying evil in fact, it
must be or prosecutions will follow.
"In the first place, the poisoned
foodstuffs should be placed in ves
sels, not scattered on the ground.
These -vessels should be put out at
night and taken in early in the morn
ing. In this way pheasants arc not
likely to reach the poison.
"Next, farmers should discontinue
the use of arsenic, phosphorus and
various other poisons entirely. They
are deadly to birds as well as to mice.
Strychnine should be used, for per
sons who have exterminated say that
it will not kill fat chickens, though it
is as deadly to field mice as the other
poisons. If it will not kill fat chick
ens there is reasonable ground to
believe that a pheasant in (jood con
dition can get away with a fair dose
of it and survive. Thus, even if
pheasants should reach poisoned ma
terials despite precautions they might
live after eating strychnine but would
certainly be killed by arsenic, phos
phorus and certain other toxic sub
stances." Word was received by the warden
yesterday that one farmer had just
found six dead pheasants on his land,
located between this city and Leba
non. The informant saitl he was sure
they were killed by eating poisoned
wheat put out by a neighbor. In a
few instances, according to the offi
cer, good reason exists to believe that
farmers are intentionally killing game
birds, while pretending that their only
desire is to destroy niice. Under the
law, it is said, pheasants cannot be
killed out of season by any means
whatever and not by poison at any
time.
TOO MANY LOVE AFFAIRS
CAUSED BOY TO REARRESTED
Youth Gives Up His Girls and
Escapes a Twenty-Five
Dollar Fine,
Chicago, Jan. 1. From now on,"
when Norman Eckcrt, eighteen years
old, of Sedgwick street, sees one of
his many sweethearts he must pass
by on the other side of the street.
There arc to be no mo're youthful
love affairs for Norman for a while
at least, for his excessive number of
romances brought him face to face
with the bridewell.
It was only through a plea of his
father and his own promises to stay
away from the gjrls that the boy was
released by Municipal Judge Williams.
Eckert was arrested on a charge of
disorderly conduct.
The youth spent so much time call
ing on. his girl friends that his fath
er, Herman Eckert, chided him for his
social activities and tried to put an
end to them. The boy rebelled, and
his parent had him arrested, but when
a fine o'f $25 was imposed the father
decided that he did not want his son
sent to jail. Neither did he want to
pay the fine.
"Maybe he will behave if you let
him go. Judge," he said.
"How about it, Norman V asked the
court. "Will you stay away from the
girls and obey your fatherr"
Norman agreed, and from now on
there probably will be many a tear
stained girlish eye in a certain North
Side younger "social set."
9
Newt Beginning With This Head Is
From Daily Issu of
9 FRIDAY, JANUARY 10.
9
899
JUSTICE APLINGTON IS
VERY SHY ON RHETORIC
He Commits Couple Until Fees
and Costs Are Paid Then
Invokes Gods Mercy.
COUNCIL GROVE, Kas., Jan. 3.
A rceord of a unique early day mar
riage ceremony here was found a few
days ago among some old docu
ments in the probate judge's office at
the court house. In the lute '60s
"Squire" Aplington, one of the first
settlers in the county, widely known
and well liked, was elected a justice
of the peace. He had very little
"book learning" and not much knowl
edge of law, but he was a rough and
ready orator of parts, and when a
couple appeared at his office to be
married, he was equal to the emergen
cy, although he never before had of
ficiated in the marriage of a couple
and had no form of procedure to go
by. Quite a crowd came with the
bride and groom, and one of them
took down the ceremony as the judge
said it.
After all the preliminaries had been
arranged, Squire Aplington lined the
bride and groom, Amos Pcabody and
Amanda Thomas, and their witnesses
up before him and said:
"Fellow Citizens: This" here man
and this here woman have appeared
before this court to be hitched in the
legal bonds of wedlock. If any ga
loot in the mob knows of anything
that might block the game if took to
a higher court, let him toot his bazoo
or else keep his jaw to himself now
and forevermorc. All in favor of my
proceeding as authorized by law, say
'I;' contrary, 'No.' Nobody said "No',
and the court rules there is noth
to prevent the trying of the case.
"Now to (the couple) grip your
fins. (The couple joined hands.) Am
os Pcabody, do you solemnly swear
that you'll freeze to Mandy forever
and provide for her and treat her
square and white according to the
rules and regulations set down to gov
ern such cases in the laws of the Unit
ed States, so help you God?"
"Yes, sir, I do." Amos said. :
"That fixes your end of the bar
gain. Mandy Thomas, do you ' sol
emnly swear that you'll hang to Am
os for all coming time; that you'll
nurse him in sickness and be square
with him in wellness; that you'll al
ways be to him a. good, true, honest,
up and up wife, under the penalties
prescribed for such ofieuses?"
"I swear I will," the bride replied.
F'Then by the power vested in me as
justice of the peace in and for Morris
county, state of Knnsas, 1, John Ap
lington, pronounce you, Amos Pca
body, husband, and you, Mandy
Thomas, wife, and legalize you to
remain such and forevermore, and
stand committed until the fees and
costs in the cases arc paid in full, and
God have mercy on your souls."
albanyImrland will
play basketball saturday
The Albany High scholo will meet
the Ashland High at the Alco club
Saturday night.
The Ashland boys were defeated in
a game of football by Albany and arc
hoping to defend themselves at a
game of basketball.
The game will be the first to be
played m the Y. M. C. A. 8;00 p. m.
Admission 25 cents.
Albany's lineup: Herman Abraham,
C; M. Looney; Carl Hector, R. i;
Edwin Holland, L. 1; Karl Duncan;
Merle I,iriggs, L. G.; Jackson Birt
chet. R. G.; Virgil Parker; Orville
Mouteith.
AN INACCURATE WATCH '
SAVES EIGHT LIVES
Watchman Summons Men from
Tunnel by Mistake, Then
Floodgates Break. .
AUBURN, Jan. 2. The inaccuracy
oi a watch Saturday night saved the
lives of eight men in one of the tun
nels of the Mountain Quarries com
pany, near this city. About 11 o'clock
the floodgates of tile tunnel broke and
mud and water flooded it.
It is the custom for the watchman at
the mouth of the tunnel to flash a sig
nal at 11:30 at night for the men in
the tunnel to quit work and come out,
Saturday night the watchman's time
piece was thirty minutes fast and
he flashed the signal at 11 o'clock.
The men, some of whom knew that
the signal had been given early, rush
ed out quickly, fearing there was some
accident. They excitedly asked the
watchamn the reason why he had sig
naled them so early, and before he
had time to show them his watch, the
floodgates broke and the tunnel was
flooded.
Elza Crow, a former prominent Al
bany College student and football
player, and Miss Agnes Elizabeth
Closon were married at Visolia, Calif.,
on Dec. 29, They will make their
home at Tulare, Calif.
A. M. Reeves, a prominent mer
chant of Lebanon, passed through
Albany this morning to Portland
where he will look after business in
terests today.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Robson of Se
attle who have been visiting in Al
bany at the home of Mr. Robson't
brother, John Robson and family, re
turned north this morning.
E. O. Hamington, a well known
resident of Oregon City, is spending
the day in Albany looking after busi
ness matters.
A MARION COUNTY
OFFICIAL DROWNED
County Clerk Allen Found Dead
in Swimming Pool at Salem
Yesterday Morning.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH
OF CAPITAL CITY RESIDENT
Investigation of Books Shows
Shortage in Funds; Lift a
Wife and Seven Children.
Salem, Or., Jan. 2. Probability of
at least $2000 shortage on the accounts
of County Clerk R. D. Allen, with a
possibility of more, has aroused sus
picion as to the cause of that official's
death. He was drowned in the Y.
M. C. A. swimming tank here this
morning but a few days before he
would have finished his third term in
office.
There seems no doubt now that
there is a shortage in the accounts.
Expert Accountant D. G. Dragcr, who
has been going over the books, has
practically admitted as much, but said
he would issue no definite statement
until a final rcchccking had been
made.
Mr. Allen was found dead in the
bottom of the Y. M. C. A. swimming
tank at 8 o'clock this morning. All of
his sons were in the city from various
points, and arrangements had been
made to go to Silvcrton today. Mr.
Allen had a private key to the build
ing. It had been his habit to take a
morning shower bath, but he had been
warned by his physician against tak
ing a plunge in the pool, as his heart
action had been irregular and denoted
an unhcadthy condition.
Apparently, however, t he took no
shower bath this morning. He re
moved his clothes in one of the show
er -baths and wtiliout turning on the
water descended to the pool, where
his body -was discovered. Theories
have been advanced that he was either
drowned or died of shock due to sud
den contact with tlic cold water.
Circumstnnces surrounding his death
are most mysterious in their nature.
Naturally of a nervous temperament,
for many weeks Mr. Allen had dis
played an extremely agitated condi
tion, so much so that the fact was
commented upon by his friends. Re
cently he made attempts to obtain a
loan of $3000 from a local banker
and also from a close friend. Incum
brances upon his property near St.
Paul, it ,is understood, caused hesita
tion upon the part of those solicited
for the loan, and he was unable to get
the accommodation.
' Some of Mr. Allen's actions the past
two days have also caused comment
since news of his death became
known. He has been in the habit of
eating at a local restaurant during his
wife's absence at his St. Paul ranch.
Last night he paid his bill there with
the remark: ' Well, I will never eat
here again."
He called up One of the employes at
the office and told him that he had a
few trinkets lie wished to distribute to
members of the office force and asked
the employe to make the distribution
for him. 1
It is conceded that whatever short
age may appear in Mr. Allen's books
arose from no dishonest motives on
his part. Of a nervous tension, the
affairs of the office, particularly dur
ing his last term, have not been man
aged nny too carefully, and as a re
sult papers and accounts have been
misplaced, and it is probable numer
ous mistakes have been mndc.
A careful probe will be made into
the financial affairs of the office dur
ing the next few days which will re
sult in a definite statement being
made.
Mr. Allen was 5C years old and was
born near Silverton, his father being
an Oregon pioneer. He passed I'is
early life on a farm and tor several
years taught school in different parts
of Marion county. He was also book
keeper at the state asylum for in
sane for a number of years and six
years ago became county clerk.
He is survived by a widow and the
following children: Virgil and Victor
who reside on the ranch near St. Paul;
Mrs. John Hubard; Mrs. T. A. Nor
wood, Brooks; Mrs. Clifford Benson,
Gardner; Dana H. Allen, who has
been attending school at Berkeley,
but is home for the holidays.
The funeral will be held at Silvcr
ton Sunday, further arrangements not
having been romplcted.
Mr. Allen was a man of great pop
ularity in Marion county, being elect
ed to office for three consecutive
terms by heavy majorities. As a citi
zen he always took part in the larger
activities of the county as well as the
community in which lie resided. He
was closely identified with the busi
ness and public interests both at Sil
verton and Salem.
Stanley Z. Culver, deputy in the of
fice, has been appointed to fill the. un
expired term of Mr. Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Ross of Mo'ro
who came to Albany a few days ago
to attend the golden wedding of Mr.
and Mrs. S. W. Ross, returned home
today. Mr. Ross is a former Albany
jeweler.
J. C. Moss of Cottage Grove spent
a few hours in Albany this morning
looking after business matters.
W. B. Chance of this city, deputy
state labor commissioner and mill in
spector, left this morning for Phil
omath where he will look after con
ditions in that vicinity.
W. W. Ashby of this city, district
superintendent of the Warren Con
struction company, left this morning
for Portland on a short business trip.