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About Albany weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1912-1913 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1913)
THIS 'COLLEGE BRED' CANARY WHISTLES POPULAR TUNES Bird Taught by Phonograph; Shows That He Can Warble' Series of Melodies. Continued from Thursday. January 16. Cleveland, Jan. 15. "If you take a canary bird when he's young and bring him up in an artistic environ ment, surrounded by phonographs and other music producing instruments, he'll whistle tunes just like a man," said Robert N. Russell, secretary to Postmaster R. G. Flod. Russell, who collects canaries as a fad, had just discovered a college bred canary and had brought him to the office to try his vocal ability prior to purchasing him. Russell placed the bird's cage on a desk and whistled at the occupant in an effort to evoke a sample of college bred warbling. The bird hopped from the swing down to the crossbar and back again, but didn't warble. Other attempts to bring forth melody like wise failed, and Russell explained that the warbler was embarrassed by the audience. "If you take a goose quill and whit tle it in the right way," said Assist ant Postmaster Schutt, "and then blow through it into a glass of water, you can whistle all around any bird that ever lived." This and other derogatory remarks agitated Russell to further efforts, and at last the bird said "sh-e-ep." Bert Matthews, who is examiner of stations, and who can whistle like- a canary, happened in at that moment and was prevailed upon to blow a few notes as an encouragement to the bird. Matthews warbled and the bird answered. After the first warble the canary refused to stop, and for fifteen minutes kept up a flow of melody. "That's the best warbler I ever heard," said Russell when the concert was over. "He was brought up on a phonograph and can whistle several tunes. He'll make a fine addition to my collection." BIG STEAMSHIP LINES ' COB TO THE COAST Opening of Pamama Canal Will Bring Ocean Liners from the Atlantic. San Diego, Cal., Jan. 16. Five steamship companies now operating vessels between Europe and the At lantic coast have announced that with the opening of the Panama Canal they will extend their passenger service to the Pacific coast. These lines are the Red Star Line, Mcssageries Maritime, Cie Generate Transatlantique, Kos mos Hamburg-American Line, Hamburg-American Steamship Co., and the Royal Mail Packet Co. Expectations of a great passenger traffic through the canal, and an immense volume of immigration, prompts the announce ments. Steamship agents have declared that nowhere in the world is there such opportunity for the development of immigration as that presented by the Pacific coast of the United States. Nearly all immigration from Europe to the Atlantic coast centers at New York. They believe on the Pacific coast will be four ports of entry for immigrants at San Diego, San Fran cisco, Portland and Seattle. Immigrants coming from Europe to' the United States, whether from sunny Italy or the chilly Scandinavia, are landed at New York. There the newcomer from the Mediterranean finds himself in a climate entirely dis similar to that from which he came, among customs and industrial ' meth ods to which he is a stranger. Immi gration agents, who have already sold thousands of tickets for the Pacific coast, have noted that the tendency of immigrants is to find if possible cli matic conditions as nearly like those of their home land. ARTIST MAKES PICTURE IN FIVE MINUTES AT STORE That an oil painting can be made in five minutes was demonstrated today by Prof. E. M. Burt, a lightning artist from the east, in one o'f the show win dows' of the Hamilton Store, before a crowd outside. It was a good one, 14 by 22 inches, a pretty mountain scene. The time for a larger picture. 22 by 36 inches is approximately eight minutes. Seeing a fine oil painting completed in a few minutes the amateur ,would spend weeks on is a revelation to the many who watch and wonder Prof. Burt will be a center of attraction for a couple of weeks at the Hamilton store, a lightning artist show worth seeing. The ladies of the Christian church of this city will conduct a market on Saturday afternoon at the department store of S. E. , Young & Son where all kinds of good things including cakes, pies, pressed meats, chess tarts, salads, cookies, etc., may be purchas ed. Come early and get the best Mr. and Mr. Ries arc Grandparents. News was received in Albany this morning of the birth of a baby daugh ter yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ries of Portland, their first child. Thi makes Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. R.e of this city grandparents and that they are proud of the distinction was apparent by the broad smile on' the ex-street superintendents face this morning when he came down town. FIREMEN GIVE EXHIBITION -DRILL THIS EVENING AT 7:30 Will Throw Water from Roof of Oddfellows Temple; Alarm by Telephone. Tonight the members of the fire department will make a praciice run and jfive an exhibi tion drill at the corner of lirst and Ferry streets from the roof of the OddfelUnvs temple, so don't be alarmed when the bell is sounded between 7:30 and 8 o'clock this evening. The alarm will be turned in over the telephone by Mayor Gilbert and the firemen will then attempt to make-record time in hooking the horses to the engine and getting the hose wagons to the scene of the fire. Upon the arrival of the appa ratus at the corner of First and Ferry streets, ladders will be placed against the building, the hose coupled to the engine and carried to the roof of the build ing, from which water will be thrown. 5 WIFE IS TIED TIT BED, SOAKED . IN GASOLINE Jerseyan Lights Matches in Sight of Gagged Woman as if to Set Her Afire. Patterson, N. J., Jan. 16. A story of torture, terrible in the "mental agony it produced, was told to Justice of the Peace Samuel Percey by Margaret Travallo. She sought to be protected from her husband, who, she said, had experi mented' upon her with devilish in genuity and had made her life a black nightmare of apprehension. "One night he grabbed me," the woman said between sobs, "and tied me to the bed in the form of a cross. My arms were outstretched above my head and my feet lashed to the bed posts; ; . . "Then he got a quart of gasoline .and poured it over my body. He pour ed it gently, quiet, and as he' did so he smiled oh, how he smiled. "I tried to scream, but my mouth was gaged with a towel. I tried to draw my body away from the gaso line,, but the ropes cut into my flesh. He continued pouring, so slowly and so smilingly. , Then he finished and stood beside me. "He lit a match. I could already feel little flames running over my body. I thought how they would look to my eyes as they mounted from my breast to my tace. . "My husband laughed and held the match closer I nearly fainted. The gasoline was cool to my body, but it felt like little flames. "My husband lit another match when thei first burned out. He let it burn a long time and then touched it to a cigarette. The cigarette was a more permanent fire. I heard the drip, drip of gasoline soaking through the bed. I closed my eyes and prayed, for i believed 1 vis dying. "He snatched the gag from my mouth. 'Beg for your life,' he com manded; and I begged. I begged as I would pray to the holy mother in the church. ."I begged as Ia would ask for mercy before the stations of the cross. Al ways he laughed with his eyes, but made no noise. "Always he smoked his cigarette more slowly. The little fire at its end was for me a fire such as holy mar tyrs saw. "Then, when I had begged for a long time, he unbound me and I fainted. After that for a week he was good to me. "Then last Saturday he drew a re-' volver from his pocket and shot at me. I ran from the house and hid with neighbors.' "The shooting was more merciful than what had been, but I did not dare to return. "I beg you for protection," the wo man concluded, stretching her work hardened hands to the justice. "My husband is a devil from the leagues of devils in purgatory." Miss Pearl Craft of this city left this morning for Portland where she will spend a few days visiting friends and relatives. She expects to return home Saturday. - S09 COURT HOUSE NOTES. ...' . Warranty Deeds. Charles L. Morris and wife to Min or Lewis, Dec. 17, 1912. Lands in block 1 in McCully's' Add. to Harris burg, $1. Minor Lewis to Paul Wessinger et al, Jan. 7, 1913. Lands in lot I in Mc Cully's Add. to Harrisburg, $10. Frank Habermann to J. H. KJoer, Oct 1st, 1912. Lands in cliam 61, To. 9, S. R. 1 east, 10. Joseph Hunsaker et al to John E. Hunsaker and wife, Apr. 24, 1911. Lands in block 1 in McCully's add to Harrisburg, $1. Charles J. Powell and wife to J. C. Neil, Jan. 14, 191 J. 40 acres in cliam 41, Tp. 13, S. R. 3 west, $3,000. Contract (or Deed. E. W. Langdon and wife to Aleo Cluh, Feb. 29, 1906. Lands in block 21 in City of Albany, $30. Probata. In the matter of the estate of Sam uel Brock, deceased Final account. In the matter of the estate of Char les Reefer, deceased, Final account. LOSES RICHES IF SHE WEDS OUTSIDE FAITH Now 17, Girl Forfeits $125,000 if She Marries a Protestant Before She's 21. Paughkeepsie, Jan. 16. It will cost cost comely little Miss Huther of this city just $125,000 if she marries a man who is not a Catholic born in the taith before she is twenty-one, which will not be until 1917. This peculiar injunction has been imposed on the girl by a provision in the will of her father, Henry Huther, who died here a few days ago. Hue the clause in the will was no more amazing than the fact that Huther had leu an estate ot $UU,tW. He and his daughter lived a retired life in a little flat over a store in a poor section of the city, Xo. 170 Un ion street. The wil lwas read there today. And when the amount of money left by the man was announc ed those who heard it could not help by glance at the surroundings and make comparisons. By the terms of the document Miss Huther, alter she is twenty-one,, may follow the inclinations of her heart and bestow her hand on whom she pleases. Catholic or Protestant, and still inherit her legacy. But if she disobeys the injunction the money will he divided between tne cnuren oi the Nativity, this city, and the Church of St. Nicholas, Brooklyn, which Hu ther once attended. Until she attains her majority Miss Huther will receive an income trom her father's estate. A guardian will be appointed. Nieces and nephews of Huther are left about $25,000 out of the $150,000. THE COURT'S PET PIGEONS GO ON 'DOPE' SPREE Flock Eats Evidence Against Drug Fiends and Falls Into Drunken Stupor. New York, Jan. 13. For a year or more the attaches of the New Jersey avenue police court, Brooklyn, have been feeding and petting a flock of pigeons belonging to a hermit who lives near the courthouse. Many of the birds have become so tame that daily they fly into the courtroom for crumbs and grain. The most fearless always perch on Chief Clerk Rayfiel's desk to be fed. The pigeons after they had been fed flew away through the windows. When Ravfiel arrived at court the oth er dav a score of his nets were in the room, but instead of the flutter of wings which usually -welcomed him and the circling of the birds around his desk, the pigeons regarded him listlessly from the backs of benches and railings. The arrival of other at taches with bread and grain failed to enliven the visitors. Rayficl picked up the birds and pet ted them. There was no cooing re sponse to the caresses. He flung the birds into the air. They zig-zagged around drunktnly. About this time it became necessary to look up certain exhibits in a case. These consisted of some heroim pel lets which had been placed on a shelf near Ravfel's desk. Heroin is a de rivative of cocaine and usually comes in small pills, which can be crushed into a powder and then is used as a snuff by the drug nends. I he pel lets were gone. Detective McKeon watched the pig eons and announced, his conviction that the birds had stolen and eaten the pills. His belief was shared by all. After the birds "sobered up" they flew away. - as a News Beginning With This Head Is From Daily Issue of FRIDAY, JANUARY 17. - 9 009939 PRACTICAL JOKERS SEND LOCAL HOTELMAN LONG ROPE Landlord Hammel Will Use Gift on His Ranch Near Corvallis He Tells Reporter. This morning, Landlord J. C. Ham mel of the Revere hotel received a large package by parcels post and upon opening it found that he had been made a present of a large one inch rope in which a hangman's knot had been tied. Accompanying the rope was a note which read, "Com pliments of the bunch." The package came from Eugene. When interviewed by the Democrat representative regarding the gift, the genial landlord said: 'Tsee no reason why I should hang myself. There was a time when business was so poor that I might have done so, but no'w I am just completing one of the best hotels in the Willamette Valley and am enjoying a liberal patronage so that really I have no cause to com plain. I am going to send the rope over to my ranch for use in tying hogs." wq oaq pvq oeX pin Xmmam mqu, m ji j M.ou o piniM I '.I'M tsmox iloj WM. l-rop tm 'uvatn Oo,p Jing 'j iiutnbg ui)H V"H II S. P. PLACES ORDERS FOR j y PAPER TOWELS 30.000 Rolls. 10.000 Glasses of Soap and 400.000 Paper Cups for Trains. The Southern Pacific company has placed an order for 30,001) rolls of m per towels for use on both its intei state intrastate passenger trains. Tl- $ order on its part follows its recent or ders for 400.000 individual paper drinking cups and 1(000 glass globes of liquid snap. The company has given all of these orders at t he insianccot the healt'.i bureau of the secretary of the tre? nry. The bureau Ikis authority over all interstate passenger trains and de pots and stations handling that trat'. also over all steamboats on rivers and coastwise steamers ami American ships in the foreign passenger busi ness. The bureau is conducting a medical campaign against microbes and conta gious diseases, which it thinks are spread by the use of common drink ing cups and rolled towels and bars of soap. All other interstate roads will have to do the same as the Southern li cific. The fibre paper towels and liquid soap will not be any expense to the passengers. ''The. paper drinking clips will cost the traveling public a .cm aniece. They are already in use and the passenger drops a cent in 3 s t machine and out pops his oil-paper cup, which he can use as often a ho sees fit. THIRTY-NINE LEPERS ARE PUT TO DEATH Sufferers First Shot and Then Burned in Trench by Order ; of Chinese Government. Shanghai, Jan. 17. Thirty-nine lep ers recently were put to death by or der of the provincial authorities of Nanking, province of Kwang-Si. The sufferers from the dread disease were first shot and then burned in a huge trench. These advices were received here today in letters from the Catholic mission at Nanking. The letters were dated December 14. They stated that the lepers lived in the woods a few mites outside of the city of Nanking. The mission isought permission to build at its own expense a lazaretto for them and the authorities, pretend ing to consent, dug a pit in which was placed wood soaked with kerosene. At the point of a bayonet the lep ers were then driven into the pit and shot and the pyre was lighted and their bodies burned in the presence of a large crowd. The authorities of fered rewards for the discovery of other lepers and this resulted in the shooting of one more man afflicted with the disease. The governor, after the massacre, issued a proclamation in which he ac cused the lepers of having committed outrages. The letters from the mis sion say there is no foundation for this charge. THINGS ALL OUGHT TO KNOW A Christian Biblo Studanta The Sat isfactory Proof of "Why God Permits Evil," One of the questions which cornea to nearly every thinking mind today Is, "Why does God permit evil?" As we look about us In the world we observe that It Is ailed with sorrow and trouble, sickness and pain nnd every trial we could enumerate, and we cannot help wondering WHY GOD ALLOWS IT. We realize that Ho la almighty and that He could prevent It If He wished We read In His Word that He Is more willing to do tor HU children than are earthly parents for theirs, and we know how milch that menus; yet of tentimes It seems that those who try to do and live right have the mot trouble. This question Is made very clear ta a book entitled. The Divine Plan of the Agea." Every statement Is backed by Scripture, and shows that while Uod does not sanction evil HE HAS HAD A PDKPOSB IN ALLOW ING 8IN AND DRATH TO BKION THESE SIX THOUSAND TEAKS. This and many other subjects of deep Interest to all of God's people are dis cussed fully and In language easy ot comprehension. In English. German, Swedish, Dno Norwegian. Italian. French. Greek, Hungarian. 8panlsn, Polish, Holland ish. Finnish. Syriac and Turko-Ar-mentan In preparation.) ' - 8S8 pagea, cloth bound. 85 centa post paid. Address Bible and Tract Socie ty, IT Hicks Street. Brooklyn, N. X. 1 TH' savage abots Thay Saerlfloe Man, Woman and Afll mala to Th.ir God of War, ' More unattractive savages than the Abora it would be hard to find. Of Ti-beto-Burman origin they apeak a lan guage which Is allied to that of the Ti betans, while their arts, such as they are, probably come from Tibet. Their religion la animistic. The dei ty, Plang, Is the god of war and the chase, and Is believed to favor attack on defenceless neighbor and the ruth less destruction of all game. In pur suance of a policy to propitiate him, men and women are killed or taken a laves, big game 1 hunted, bird, squir rels and nsh are trapped. The elemental belief ia JOM M Ue GREEKS HAVE NARROW n ESCAPE FROM DEATH Trapped in Bunk House Near Harrisburg Nearly Lose Lives in Flames. Six Greek laborers escaped with their lives by u narrow margin early this morning when their bunk car, which was located at Tnlsa, one o'i the O. E. stations a few miles north of here, caught fire in such a man ner as to shut off their .escape, says the Harrisburg Bulletin. Their rescue was- finally accoiu nlUlu'd through a small opening; however, each of them sustained se vere burns. They were hurriedly brought to' the hospital here. After being bandaged up it was decided that three of them were in a condition serious enough to warrant a bunk in the company hospital at Portland and were sent there on an early train. The others are incapacitated for work for a week or so. In nearly all the cases the burns were more serious about the face and hands. SNOW IS FALLING IN ALBANY AND LINN COUNTY TODAY School Kids Have Great Sport Snow Balling; More Snow Is Predicted for Tonight. Snow began falling in Albany and Linn county at 7 o'clock last even ing 'and has continued throughout a portion of the night and most of to day until the ground has become cov ered witli about half an inch of the beautiful. Enough snow has fallen here to permit snow balling and at the school grounds in various parts of the city the kids have been having the time o'f their lives. Several sleds were also in evidence on some of the streets of the city during the day and the boys and girls seem benf on having all the fun they can while it last". So far the snow has not delayed trains in this section of the slate nnd regular service is being maintained by the local streetcar company. Mail- carriers in the city as well as the boys wno carry the newspapers are expen enciug considerable difficulty in mak ing their rounds by bicycle, owing to the slippery condition of the streets and several horses have been thrown to the pavement duriiitr the dav. The total amount of snow that has fallen here-during the past eighteen hours is a trifle over two inches. Last evening it melted nearly as rapidly as it fell but it has fallen so steadily dur ing today that it is beginning to stay on the ground now. The offciial fore cast for today reads: Snow or rain tonight and Saturday, the snow being given tne preterence. . (?) MtfiPTTfl fft Contributed By F. P. Nutting. J) The Memphis Appeal says that about every other democrat thinks lie is a natural uorn postmaster. Umpiring an indoor game of base ball is an event in life. The game is played on a very small diamond, at least half the decisions arc on close plays and the pitcher s box is so close to the batter he hardly knows what is up until the ball is past. The result is the umpire is completely off all the time on fully half the plays judging irom, tne ejaculations ol one side or the other according to whether for or against the side.' That keeps up a constant round of kicks, which the umpire is privileged to enjoy to the nmii, even ii tne auuiencc does not Mr. Hill will have to see the color of the $200,000 before giving his $50, 000: but that will be dulv shown. Al bany people wiil be very glad to do, tncir part ot it. Young men should keep track of tne student body ol the domestic sci ence department of the O. A. C. When a; girl learns to cook it is a splendid sign. A speaker at a banquet made a good point when he suirveated an alarm clock for speakers who respond to toasis. One of the best advertisements for advertising ever given is the follow incr: When' a' duck lays an egg he lust waaaics away; but when a hen lays one everybody in the neighborhood Knows aooui u ngnt ott, and a thou sand hen s eggi are told to one duck egg- A Portland man who had the prom ise of nineteen senators for a job got four votes, and no'w he ia after the politicians red hot, declaring most of mem are prevaricators. An invitation has been received by Albany Lodge of Elks from the Sal em lodge to visit their lodge at'aalem Thursday evening. January 23rd. Al bany lodge has made arrangements tor special service on the Oregon Electric for the round trip from Al bany to Salem, 80c. The train will leave Albany at 7:55 enabling the Corvallis Elks to leave here at 5:45 and the train will bring the Corval lis people home in time for break fast. Corvallis Elks deiirinv to make this enjoyable trip are requested to notiiy tne secretary ol the Albany lodge, so that ample accommodations may be provided. Corvallis Republi can. Ill ALBANY TODAY Buttermakers Will Perfect An Organization Here This Afternoon. CHARGE PORTLAND FIRMS SELLING EASTERN BUTTER Assert That Large Dealers in 'Metropolis Manipulate Their Own Prices. To secure their rights in the Port land market and to oppose the butter trust that now exists in Portland, thirty or forty well known creamery men from all parts of the Willam ette Valley met i Albany this after noon in the rooms of the Commercial Club, for the purpose of perfecting an organization to promote their own in terests. A preliminary meeting of the valley creamerymen was held at the Com mercial Cluh at this city on January 7th which was attended by a large delegation of buttermakers who charged the Portland creamerymen with buying but a small portion of butter fat from the Willamette Valley' and shipping in large amounts of but ter from the east and mixing the two together and placing it upon the mar ket ns fresh Oregon butter. ; In addition to charging Ihe Portland firms with selling eastern butter as the Oregon product, the valley creamery men also charge that the Portland men manipulate the prices to suit themselves, thus shutting the valley men out and preventing them from securing the top market price for their products. The manner in which the valley creamerymen assert that the manipu lation of prices by' Ihe Portland men is accomplished is that the dealers in the metropolis keep the price of but ter fat so high that they can ship in 'Eastern butter and sell it under the Oregon brand at a great profit. At the meeting here this afternoon steps were taken to corm a close cor poration among the valley men, each concern interested to take some stock. After this corporation is formed, fi nances will be raised for placing a selling agency in Portland, so that the valley producers may reach Portland consumers in the most direct manner. The valley creamerymen will also place a fair price upon Oregon butter fat which will be less than the prices charged by the Portland firms. AN ICELESS ICEBOX IS AN lOWAN'S INVENTION New Idea Is Expected to Re volutionize the Ice Business v if Successful. Mason City, Ia., Jan. 17. It now looks as if a Hampton man had an in vention which would do away entirely with the iceman. It will be known as the iceless icebox, and if it measures up to its claims it will be a very pres ent help in times of trouble and will entirely do away with the much slan lercd iceman. It is simply a miniature ice making device which fits right into most any rcfrigcrato'r and makes ice without labor of any kind with the ex ception of once and awhile putting in the necessary chemicals. It has been tried and found not wanting along this line. It can he used anywhere and everywhere. The farmer can have it at no less cost than the city man. The plant can be installed at a very small cost and to maintain it will not cost more than one-fifth as much as the cost of ice. The new invention is co'v ercd all over with patents. A number of commercial clubs have been after this new invention trying to get the manufacture in other cities, but it looks as if it would be held at Hamp ton. The Hampton foundry and ma chine shop will make the iceless ice box. hunter, "and consequently the 'more fit ted to be the protector, still holds good, so the women and slaves toll unceas ingly at the crop as hewers of wood and drawer of water, and my lord, bow In band and with quiver on his boulder, stalk off on the warpath, hi arrow poisoned with aconite or croton berry. Their burial rite present point of interest similar to those of African aavage. Over the grave of each de funct warrior 1 grau shelter, where are hung hi cane helmet, deo, bow and arrow, the born of the tame bison which furnlsued the funeral feast, with basket containing food to propitiate the deity. New lork Telegram. A Rare Fsat "The patent sprinkler which 1 such success for It Inventor I contrary sort of thing." "In what wayT" "It raise the dust for him, yon know, by laying It for other peonUV Exchange. k 1