A LABORER STEALS
C. F. Shepherd Arrested by the
Local Officers After Several
Days of Search.
DEFENDANT APPEARED IN
COURT INTOXICATED TODAY
He Took Wearing Apparel of
L R. Boggs and Sold It to
Second-Hand Dealer..
Continued from Monday, January 20.
C. I. Shepherd, a laborer who has
been employed by the Oregon Ecc
trie railway for several weeks, was ar
rested this morning by Chief of Po
lice Austin and Constable Catliu,
charged wilh stealing some clothing,
razors, etc., to the-. value of thirty dol
lars, from his roommate, L. R. Hoggs.
When he was brought into Judge
Swan's court this morning he was so
intoxicated that the court ordered him
taken away and returned for arraign
ment when he was sobered up.
Shepherd and Hoggs have been rom
ing together at the Kogoway rooming
house and one evening when Hoggs
returned from work he discovered
that some of his clothing and razors
were missing. He inquired of Shep
herd if he knew where the articles
were and was informed by Shepherd
that the room bad been robbed dur
ing the absence of the tenants. Hoggs
placed the matter in the hands of the
district attorney.
After an investigation had been
made, it was discovered that the cloth
ing and other articles had been stolen
by Shepherd who had sold them to a
local second-hand dealer. A warrant
was then issued for Shepherd's arrest
and although the local officers kept
up a diligent search for him, Shep
herd could not be located until this
morning when he was taken in tow by
Chief of Police Austin and Constable
John Catlin.
The officers secured their clew as
to the whereabouts of Shepherd, when
Henry Kirsch visited the business sec
tion this morning in search of Shep
herd whom be accused of taking his
purse containing twenty-one dollars.
VVhen Shepherd was finally located
and Drought into court he was search
ed and Kirsch's purse was found on
him, with the money intact.
Kirsch says that Shepherd visited
him at his home this morning and that
he left his purse with him while he
went out for a short time. When he
returned home, Shepherd had disan
peared taking tbepurse with him and
bad gone down to Den Kennedy's
place wnere he is alleged to have got
UruiiK.
Kirsch did not state whether he
would file a complaint atrainst Shen
herd or not, but on the charge of
stealing the clothing, shoes, razors,
etc., from Hoggs, the defendant will
be arraigned as soon as he is sober.
District Attorney Gale S. Hill re
turned tins morning Irom a short bus
iness trip to the Capital City.
Train No. 14 on the Southern Pa
cific arrived here shortly before 8
o'clock this morning, several hours
late. the passengers all seized the
opportunity during the trains stop
nere to waiK anout the plattorm.
Riley Lobaugh has received the
l'cbruury nuimier of the Ladies Home
Journal which can now be secured
tunn him. The February number is
an exceptionally good one and the
cover design is fro ma painting by
Harrison iisher.
METHODIST AND BAPTIST
TEAMS CROSS BATS TONIGHT
GameScheduledfor Last Friday
Will Be Played at Armory at
8 o'Clock this Evening.
Teams from the Methodist and
Haptist Sunday schools will meet at
the armory tonight in a match game
of indoor baseball. Owing to the
weather Friday night, the game
scheduled for that time was post
poned until tonight.
The trams have been practicing con
siderable lately, and there wilt be
some interesting plays on both sides.
The game will be called at 7:M) to
night, so that it may be finished at
an earlier time. The admission will
be 10 cents, taken to defray expenses.
Come early and enjoy an interesting
game of this ponutar sport.
The lineup will be as follows: Ban
ist Way, catch; Uewall. pitch; Keith,
1st b ; Preston, 2d b.; Singleton, 3d b ;
RtsleV, 55.; Holland, ss,; Reeves I. f. ;
Scott, r. f. Methodist Van Winkle,
catch; Berry, pitch; Rogers, tst b ;
Mctiuire, 2d I. ; llardner, 3d b ; Tor
bet, s. v, Holland, s a ; L.amb, 1. f .;
McClain, r. f.
S. M. Smith of Fostoha, Ohio, ar
rived in this city last evening and wilt
spend a few days in Albany, and vi
ctnity. lie is registered at the Van
JHan hotel.
J. C. tl illagher of the Kilns Piano
bouse returned this morning from a
husiiu-s trip to Portland.
Carl Slciwer, at one time a st.tr on
the O. A. C. football icon, hut now
a prosperous tanner residing in the
vicinity of .letierson, w:t vsuiihj with
friends in this city yesterday.
SENATOR MILLER MAY
RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Senators from Linn and Baker
Counties May Conclude to
Enter the Race.
That Senator M. A. Miller of Linn
may conclude to enter the race for
the democratic nomination for gov
ernor was the statement contained in
a special dispatch to the Oregon ian
yesterday morning. The dispatch was
sent under a Saicm date line and to
gether with the name of Senator Mil
ler, Senator McCulloch of Baker
comity was mentioned as a possible
candidate for the democratic nomina
tion in 1914.
Senator Miller is a candidate for
collector of customs under the new
administration but it is hinted in the
Salem dispatch that he would aban
don the fight for this appointment
in the event that he felt reasonably
certain of obtaining the gubernatorial
nomination.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
FOR MERCHANTS RECEPTION
Chairman Hockensmith Announ
ced that 425 Will be Served at
Banquet on January 23.
That everything is now in readiness
for the reception of over four hundred
retail merchants of this state on the
occasion of their visit to this city on
Wednesdar of this week to attend the
annual convention of the association,
was the statement made to the repre
sentative of - I'ernocr-tl this alter
noon by Chairman G. T. Hockensmith
of the. general committee.
1 he general committee met at
noon today at the Palm cafeteria,"
said Mr. Hockensmith, "where we
completed arrangements for the ban
quet which will be served at the armo
ry on the evening of Thursday, Janu
ary 23rd. We have reserved places
for 425 and every place has been tak
en already."
"The special train from Portland
bearing several hundred merchants
from the metropolis and from eastern
Oregon cities will arrive at the union
depot here at about 10 o'clock where
they will be met by a reception com
mittee composed of a representative
from cverv business house in the citv.
They will then be escorted to the
Moose hall at the corner of Second
and Lyon streets where an informal
reception will be held and the pro
gram carried out as scheduled."
FORTY INCHES OF SNOW
BETWEEN MILL CITY-HOOVER
Detroit Train Leaves Albany
This Morning with Two En
gines and Snow Plow.
That there is forty inches of snow
on the ground between Mill City and
Detroit, was the statement made this
morning to the Democrat represen
tative bv Conductor Cronisc of the
A ! briny Hoover passenger train.
The heavy snow which fell in
the Cascades during the past few
days, while it hasn't seriously affect
ed the service on the Corvallis &
Eastern between this city and the
eastern terminal, it has required much
strenuous work on the part of the
train crews to keep it open.
This mormrtig when the Detroit
train left this city going west
it was drawn by two engines instead
of one and the pilot engine was equip
ped with a snow plow. With this
equipment it is believed that no trou
ble will be experienced in making the
run today.
There is some danger of slides,
however, and the train crews will pro
ceed carefully along the entire route.
Practically all of the through trains
on the main line of the Southern Pa
cific have been delayed during the
past three days, the chief cause of
the delay being due to destructive
slides in California more than by any
trouble along the line in Oregon.
An 80-foot slide which occurred
early yesterday morning near Kes
wick, California, has given the South
ern Pacific the most trouble. The
slide carried with it rock, trees, and
brush and tore away much of the
track besides burying a large part of
it. A passing track has been con
structed around the lide however, and
the trains for Portland are now mak
ing up time.
STREET FLUSHER IS TESTED
THIS AFTERNOON ON FERRY ST
The new street flushcr recently
purchased by the citv was given a
test this afternoon on f'Vrry street and
met with the satisfaction ot' Mayor
Gilbert and other city officials who
witnessed the working of the new
machine, which was demonstrated by
Mr. Donaldson of Portland who
ha been in the city for several days
for .this purpose. The big machin
tills itsclt in three minutes and the
water is forced out by compressed air
Kepresentative R II. Porter of Hal
sey, who has been named the Abra
ham Lincoln of the house of rcpresen
t.itives at Salem, passed through Al
bany this morning enroute back to the
Capital City. He spent Sunday with
his family at Halsey.
Samaritan hospit.tl. He reports his
father improving nicely.
QUEERANSWERSTD
GRADE QUESTIONS
Pupil Claims It Is Duty of the
County Clerk to Be Respon
sible for "Fairies."
IT IS ALSO THE DUTY OF
CLERK TO BUILD BRIDGES
County Judge Is a Professional
Witness; Other Answers Are
Given by Pupils.
That the duties of the county clerk
arc to "build bridges and be respon
sible for fairies," was one of the star
tling answers to a question propound
ed to an 8th grade pupil who was this
week taking the examination for ad
mission to the high school of Albany.
One of the pupils stated that "it
was the duty of the county judge to
look after the city' while another as
serted th.it it was the duty of the
county clerk "to act as banker and
pay off the debts of the county." An
other claimed that it was the duty of
the county judge to examine a man
and tell whether he was guilty or not
guilty." One youngster thought that
"the county judge was expected to
serve as a witness at trials, while an
other claimed that "the countv sher
iff has the power to send 'idiodics' to
the reform school and the insane
asylum.
County Superintendent Jackson and
a corps of assistants commenced the
work of marking the 8th grade ex
amination papers Saturday and they
will not complete their labors until
Wednesday.
There arc 175 applicants and it is
estimated that 4UU more will take the
examination in the spring.
RIVER IS FALLING HERE;
REACHED 16-FOOT STAGE
Steamer Grahamona Has Been
Discontinued Owing to Lack
of Patronage by Merchants.
The Willamette river at this city
after reaching n stage of 16 feet above
low watei, began falling at 7 o'clock
last evening and has continued to re
cede during the day and as the water
is tailing at up-river cities, no Mood
is anticipated at this time.
With the large amount o'f snow that
still covers the hills and lowlands,
however, a warm wind and ram would
bring the water up within a short tim
and much damapc might be wrought
as a result.
The river steamer Pomona passed
down this morning, taking on a small
cargo of freight and a few passengers
at this point. The steamer Graham
ona which was built last summer and
placed on the Corvallis-Portland run
to give the merchants of the upper
river cities a daily boat service, has
been taken off the run, owing to a
lack of patronage and the enormous
expense required to keep her in serv
ice.
However, boats wil continue to ply
on the upper river, the Pomona leav
ing Albany for Portland every other
uay Beginning with .Monday.
HAS ANYBODY IN ALBANY
SEEN CHARLES AKERS?
Was Recovering from Walking
Typhoid and Wandered from
His Washington Home. .
Has anybody here seen Chas, Ak
crs? This is the question which is be-
ins asked by Sheriff D. H. Bodine,
and it tlic question is answered, the
Linn county sheriff will be enriched
in the sunt of $i00.00.
According to a letter received from
N. R. Akcrs of Rosalia, Washington,
nis Dr oincr inas. Akcrs disappeared
from that place several weeks ago.
He was just recovering from an at
tack of walking typhoid and his broth
er fears that his mind has become un
balanced as a result of the malady.
He is 28 years of age, six feet tall,
weighs 185 pounds, complexion fair
and has a small scar on the left side
of his head just above the temple. A
reward of $-1X100 is offered by the rel
atives for his apprehension.
MORNING STAR GRANGE
WILL INSTALL OFFICERS
Morning Star Grange No. 311 will
hold an all dav meeting Saturday.
Ian. 25th. The following officers will
he installed: Master, A. L". I.ibby:
overseer. Tho. I'arlow; steward. Si
v Allen; assistant steward, L. R
Reynolds; lecturer, Mrs. C. A. Cool
'dge: chaplain, lirace Libbv; treasurer.
. K. Fisher: seciet.iry. Louise Rey
nolds; Ceres, Lois Fisher: Pomona,
''sther Warner; Mora, Lena Asche;
lady assistant steward, Gertrude
Asche. The hinder twine rebate will
e paid at that meeting.
NATIVE OF AUSTRIA "WOULD
CHANGE HIS
"Gambeske" Is too Difficult to
Pronounce; Will Hereafter Be
Kown as Mike Rice.
Dissatisfied with the name of his
father, Mike Gembcske, this morning
tiled ins application to change his
name to Mike Rice. The papers were
tiled by Gale b. Hill and in the pen
tion the following facts were alleged
That the petitioner was born in Aus.
tria; that he has been a resident and
citizen of the United States for the
past seven years; that his name is dif
ficult to pronounce and often mis
spelled; that he desires to acquire
property in Linn county and wishes
the title to the same in the name
which he has selected as a substitute.
1,989,687 PARCELS BY
POST IN FIRST WEEK
New York City Handles 448,000
and Chicago 438,000 No
Figures Yet on Receipts.
Washington, Jan. 20. Officials in
charge of the parcel post say the suc
cess of the new service has exceeded
all expectations. For the first week,
from Jan. 1 to 7, a total of l.u8u.6S7
packages were handled by parcel post
at forty-eight representative postof
fices. It will be some time before any
estimate of the receipts in money can
be made.
During the first week 76.500 incom
ing packages were received at the
New York office, while 371,800 outgo
ing packages were handled, a total of
448,300. At Chicago, which shows the
greatest amount of business next to
New York, 438,000 packages were han
dled; Jersey City, 60,000, and Phila
delphia, 146,595.
Lhief Clerk 1 hompson of the Post-
office department, who has direct sup
ervision of the parcel post, said: "We
have every reason to believe that the
service will more than pay for itself."
An unsuccessful attempt was made
in the house today to rescind the act
of congress providing for a distinctive
parcel post stamp. Representative
Foster of Illinois offered an amend
ment to the Dostoffice anoroDriation
bill that after July 1, 1913, ordinary
stamps of any denomination might be
used. Mr. Foster explained that many
complaints had been received regard
ing tne distinctive stamp.
Representative Cannon said that to
do away with the distinctive stamp
would prevent the government from
ascertaining the amount of revenue
derived from the new system. The
author of the amendment explained
that he had provided that stamps used
for parcel post should be so marked
by the sender. Mr. Cannon insisted
that this would result in confusion.
Air. roster s amendment was defeat
ed viva voce. An effort will be made
to have the amendment added to the
bill when it reaches the senate.
J. C. Gallagher, local manager for
Eilers piano house of Portland, left
this morning for Scio where he will
spend the day looking after business
matters. He sold a piano this morn
ing before breakfast to some people
from Gooch.
' SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an execution and order
or sale to me directed issued out of
the Circuit Court of the State of Ore
gon for Linn County, in the case of
J. O. Brown, plaintiff, vs. D. G. Mur
ray, r. t.. Morgan, A. E. Pfeiffer, and
VV. T. Christy and Elmira Christy, his
wife, defendants, I will on Monday,
the 24th day of February, 1913, at the
hour of one o'clock n. m.. at the front
door of the Court House in Albany,
yicKuu, sen at puDiic auction to the
highest bidder for cash in hand the
following described real nronertv. to-
wit: Blocks Numbered Two (2) and
Three (3) in Wnodle's Riverside Ad
dition to the City of Albany, Linn
County, Oregon, as the same anne.irs
and is designated upon the recorded
piat ot said addition to said city, now
on file and of record in the office of
the County Recorder in and for said'
Countv and State. To juitisfv ih.
judgment rendered in favor of the
Planum and against the defendants.
W. T. Chritsy and Elmira Christy, for
the sum of $2325.82, together with ac
cruing interest thereon at 8 per cent
per annum from January 20. 1913; and
the costs and disbursements of this
suit taxed and allowed at $21.50, aniT
tne costs and disbursements of this
execution and sale.
D. H. BODIN'E.
Sheriff of Linn County. Oregon.
Dated this January 24, 1913.
C. C. BRYANT,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First mihliration Tan 7S 101 1 Ke
Feb. 21, 1913.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is herebv (riven that th un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Jefferson D. Creel, deceased, has
filed with the countv clerk of Linn
county. Oregon, his final account in
the matter of said estate, and the
county court has appointed Monday,
tne itin day ot reoruary, 1913, at the
hour of one o'clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the county court room
m tne coutr house in the city of Al
bany, Oregon, as the time and place
for hearing objections to said final
account, if any there be, and for the
final settlement of said estate
Dated this 20th dav of January,
1913.
RALPH E. McKF.CHN'IE.
L. M. CURL. Administrator.
Any, for Admr. 124-F2I
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News Beginning With Thil Head Is
From Daily. Issue of s
TUESDAY. JANUARY 21.
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COUNTY DEPOTY J. H.SCOTT.
INSTALLS GRANGE OFFICERS
Oak Plain, Tangent and Grand
Prairie Are Oldest" Granges
in the State.
Editor of Democrat:
On Saturday January 11th,. I visit
ed the oldest Grange in Oregon and
instated their officers for the ensuing
year.
T. H. Freerksen is the master; this
making his seventh .term in eight
years. Volney Robinet is serving his
fourth year as their secretary.
This Grange is in a flourishing
condition. Theyhave fifty-two mem
bers and are still adding more to the
list."
The attendance was good and the
business was transacted with dispatch.
."-id me pleasure oti conferring the
third and fourth degrees upon young
Harry Freerksen, son of the master,
wnom i instructed m the same deeree
more than twenty years ago.
Miss Porter was also one of the
class; they are both quite young but
iney win mane bright active me
bers.
Oak Plain No. 6. Tantrent No 7
and Grand Prairie No. 10 are the old
est granges in the state, and are all
located in Linn county.
There were five visitors from Tan
gent and two from Western Star
Grange. A fine reDast was snrp.iH
lor tne oenent ot tne hungry Grangers
and they needed no second invitation
to help themselves to the excellent
dinner before them. W. S. Hense and
wife of Western Star Grange assisted
in the installation of the officers.
Ihis Grange has a bricht future hp-
fore it, and from the way they have
increased in membership in the past
two years they will soon be the most
lively Grange in the country. Visit
ors are always made welcome, and
tney always appreciate their presence.
The day was spent verv Dleasantlv
and all seemed to enjoy themselves
immensely.
I hope to have the opportunity of
visiting with this Grange again and
accepting of their friendship and hos
pitality.
My duty as county deputy reomres
me to visit the different Granges from
time to time, and assist them in their
work, and help them in everv wav
possible to accomplish the objects for
winch the Grange was organized.
J. ri. SCOTT
BENEDICT'S BANQUET WILL
BE HELD FEBRUARY 1ST.
Committee of Five Appointed
by Elk's Lodge to Make
Arrangements.
An event of more than usual inter
est in social circles, will be the third
annual Benedict's Bannuet which will
be held by the Elks' lodge at the Tem
ple on the evening of Saturday, Feb
ruary ist.
A committee consisting of Fred
Dawson. I. T. Collins. A I. Rimninn
John Shea, F. VV. Schultz and C. E.
Bowersox has charge of the arrange
ments and the members of this com
mittee are preparing an excellent pro
gram, i here will be over two hun
dred plates and the committee prom
ises the most elaborate banquet in the
nistory or Aioany.
New Models in
Corsets
at
January Clearance Sale
Prices
R. & G. Corsets in models to fit any figure
at reduced prices
Good ones at 89c, $1.10, $1.60 pair
Kabo Corsets, the live model
corset
A good Kabo corset, Spring model 89c pr.
$2 grade of Kabo corsets at $1.50 pi
$3.50 Kabo Reducing corset at $3 pr.
This is the best reducing corset on the market
FLOOD'S STORE
. 334 West First Street
WESTERN STAR GRANGE , .
INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS
State Deputy C. L. Shaw Con
ducts the Ceremony; Good
Program Follows.
The regular meeting of Western
Star Grange No. 309 was held Jan.
18th, at their hall.
A large volume of business was
transacted during the morning session.
In the afternoon the meeting was
open and the officers for the ensu
ing year were installed in an able
manner by State Deputy Bro. C. L.
Shaw.
Following the installation a short
but excellent program was rendered.
Visiting grangers present were Bro.
and Sister Alfred Fieeikscn of Grand
Prairie Grange and Sister Edna Lew
elling o'f Tangent Grange.
L. E. M., Correspondent.
Arthur M. Clark, a prominent young
attorney o'f Corvallis, was in Albany
yesterday afternoon looking after bus
iness matters at the court house. Mr.
Clark was elected president of the
Corvallis Commercial Club last week.
IT WOULD BE A
If a remedy were devised that could
be depended upon to positively cure
rheumatism in every single instance in
which it was used, it would be a mir
acle. ' Rheumatism is a difficult dis
ease to handle. But there is one rem
edy that, to our knowledge, has re
lieved many of the most severe cases.
In some instances the benefits from
the treatment showed almost imme
diately. We refer to Rexall Rheu
matic Tablets made from drugs as
pure and potent as can be found and
the ones that have been found by suc
cessful physicians to be most valuable
in the treatment of the various forms
of rheumatism.
Rexall Rheumatic Tablets are for
the relief o'f rheumatism. No matter
of what form nor from what it has
arisen, they, are not only designed to
relieve pain and soothe the nerves,
but to get right at the cause of the
trouble and, by removing it, thereby
make the relief permanent. If Rex
all Rheumatic Tablets do not accom
plish these things for you, if they do
not relieve you of all rheumatic pains
and leave you in the condition you
were in before your trouble came
upon you, we will refund your money.
Isn't this fair? Can we offer them
with a guarantee that is any broader
or more liberal? Can you hesitate to
take advantage of this offer? Price,
50 cents. Sold in this community
only at our store The Rexall Store.
FRED DAWSON,
Albany, Oregon. J20
0TVJ Expert eye examination is
siugjji absolutely necessary to de
terminc the orooer kind of
glasses to use. Selecting them by any
other method may result in permanent
injury to your sight. When Dr. Lowe
prescribes glasses it is with absolute
certainty that they are the best and
only kinds suited to your eyes. If you
do not need glasses he most positive
ly will not recommend them. Scores
of Albany references. Consult him
at the St. Francis hotel Thursday and
Friday, Jan. 30 and 31. Remember
the dates. DTan20-WI24