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y. o o u-r f TIIK WEATHER RAIN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Established in 1863 Bt Advertising Medium la Lino County VOL. XXVII. ALBANY. LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1913 No. 204 CAMPAIGN PLANS ARE CHANGED Allies Now Plan to Assume Of fensive with View to Driving Germans From France. RUSSIANS GAIN VICTORY OVER THE AUSTRIANS Trenches Mined and Blown Up in Western Thoatre of War; Hard Fighting Reported. (Hy Unilril l'rc Association) Saturday, Jan. 2. Willi the new year, experts were ( the opinion that the second period" ill the pending campaign in thn western war lone liao begun. They believed thai a point hat lieen reached where General Joffrc cousidcrcd the allies strong enough to hold Die Germans at hay in the ex treme north unci lint the offeniite he it developing in the Argnnncs ami Vosgct, is ilri;i j-d to force the in vader! from Trance. French activity in Alsace is plainly alarming the Ger mans. They are-strongly reinforced, and were delivering heavy drive against the French in the Moselle and Mcusc regions and strong counter at tack! in the Argonuei. Mine Trenches, I'ari. Jan. 2. F.xtensivc mining and countermining operation!, marked the conflict between the allies ami Ger main in the western zone for 36 hours. German tapper! accomplished the most important mccet! hy demol ishing the French c.iiont hetween llaumcK. and Achicourt. The French retaliated hy iindrriuiiiing and hlowiuv up the German trenches and parvil Icri and in the Sellc forest. The war office admitted thai the German! fiercely attacked the nllic!' lines at many points Thursday, Inn declared they were repulsed every where. Austrian! arc Defeated. I'etroKrail, Jan. 2. Russian interest is divided hetween the fighting ill Ga licia and Trani-Caucaiia. In the former field the Slav! cap tured four Carpathian mountain pass es. The Austrian! arc retreating into Hungary. It is admitted that the Kus sians had heaten thein at the expense of heavy losses. Nevertheless they are pressing the advantage. The war office said it plauneil a supreme effort to crush the main Austrian defense of Carpathian! finally, and definitely. In western Galicia and loiithem Po land, operation! are being pushed with all possible energy. Hippodrome at Rolfe Due of the greatest scenic produc tions ever staged at the famous New York Hippodrome, 'America." was put on at the Knife Ihrutcr last night nml drew record breaking crowds. The lame play will he put on again this evening. ' o ' The li'iiian Sister! and Mrs. Frank Powell and .Mr. I 'iters will linn. A treat in Kospcl songs awaits you at the Christian church revival meetings to morrow nibtht when duets w-ill he ren dered hy tliesc people so well known to the people of Alhany Tomorrow commence the last week of the meet ings mid the morning subject is "In fluence and l eadership." and in the evening the all important theme, "The lilood of Christ." Don't fail to come and hear some scriptural sermons, they will help you. RAINFALL IN DECEMBER AMOUNTS T9 3.22 INCHES The rainfall for the month of Dc cemher was only 3.22 inches, while the normal ii 7.27, making a ihortaKC of 4.05. Beginning with July, the first of the dry months, we have now had a rainfall of 17.12 inches, while the normal rainfall for the same period is 19.28, showing a shortage during the season of 2.16 Inches. During the same period of 1913, the rainfall was short to the nniount of 4.16, hut this wai nil made up in the following Jan uary, when, instead of Reeling the nor mal nniount (6.96) we had 11.76. Old Oregoninni know that we have just about 10 much rain in our lyitem, and it has to get out In some way, to that we can naturally expect a heavy rain - fall in this month. FIVE HONORED SAILORS WERE LOSI One Hundred and Fifty Mem bers of Crew of British Ship Lost Yesterday Saved. (Hy United I'reii Association) London, Jan. 2. That the " For midable" which wai sunk in the Chan nel Friday wai torpedoed, is consid ered certain. This wasn't the official opinion but it ii the judgment of com petent naval authorities. The admirably ii withholding de tails of the disaster. Latest accounts were that only 151 members of the crew were laved. Hopes were enter tained that fishermen rescued a few more, hut they were not strong. As suming that the survivors numbered 151, the deathi mint have totaled at least 559. The Formidable, it is learn ed, sunk in ten minutes after the ex plosion. The admirably issued the list of the Formidable 's 35 officers, headed by Captain l.oxtcy, with the comment that all are believed to have nerished. REV. D.H. LEECH IS CUPID'S BES1 ALLY IN THIS COUNTY Ties Fifty-two Nuptial Knots; Judge McKnight Is Next, and Marries 39 Couples. Uev. I). II. Leech has been Cupid's best ally in Linn county during 1914 according to the marriage certificate! on file in the courthouse, for in the year just passed he has officiated at 52 weddings. 1 but he probably has more to his credit than this number is to be supposed from the fact that lie performed several marriages for ,'ouples from out of this county. Judge D. ISrucc McKjiight has also found favor in the eyes of Benedicts to be. and the--office of the county judge has been the scene of 39 wed- lingi in the last year. His location. only a few doors removed from the clerk's office where the licenses are secured, has proved an irresistable temptation to those conlemplling im mediate matrimony. Rev. While, of Alhany, hai tied 16 nuptial knots, L. L. Swan, justice of the peace has ministered to the hap piness of nine couples, and Rev. Ges- ctbracht has officiated at 8 weddings. Rev. Jamison, of Lebanon, has been the most popular of ministers outside the county scat, and has been sought hy nine couple! during 1914. Judge Kelly officiated at one wedding. Romantic evenings of late spring, found their consummation in June, when 43 of the 259 wedding! record ed for I. inn county, took place. GRAND ARMY OFFICERS ARE ELECTED FOR 1915 At the regular meeting of McTticr- son p ut number 5, department of Oregon, Grand Army of the Republic, held on December 26, 1914, the follow ing comrades were elected officers of the poit for the year of 1914; Com mander, J. F. Wafer; senior vice-commander, Frank H. Wheeler; junior vice-commander, C. M. Westbrook; adjutant, A. Crook?; !"artcrmaitcr, E. Washburn; ingc:-n, J. Rolf; chaplain, Jas. M. Carninc; officer of the day, J. F. McCatilic; ; atriotic instructor, C. II. Walker; officer of the guard, W. L. Linn. Representatives to the department encampment are Frank H. Wheeler. George W. Carroll, and E. F. Sox. The alternate! named are Jamei M. Carninc, William Myers, and W. H. Hyatt. Initatlation of officers is expected to take place tonight. MASKElTilT HOLDS UP BANKER; GETS LOOT (Tiy United Pren Association) Ncelyvill,- Mo., Jan. 2. A masked bandit surprised W. A. Welker, cash-' icr of the bank of Ncclyvllle, locked him in his vault and escaped with $4,000. Walker had just opened the vault, and placed the money tn the cashier'! cage when he wai faced by the bandit with a revolver. OVER y E Fifty Divorces in Linn in 1914 While Only 259 Couples Take Marriage Vows. BIRTHS OVER TWICE AS MANY AS DEATHS LISTED 394 New Babies in County; Deaths Recorded Number But 178. - Nearly twenty percent of the wed ding! in Linn county are not perma nent, according to the booki kept in the county clcrk'i office. These show that a total of 295 marriages look place in this county in 1914, while there were exactly fifty divorces granted in the circuit court, making a ratio of about one divorce out of ev eiy fire weddings. Thus a shade over 19.5 per cent of the wedding! in Linn county that end disaiteroutly, while in practically every session of the di vorce court there are suit! for divorce which are settled amicably through the tact of the judge. Vital statistics for the old year arc by no means complete as the reports of births and deaths for the month of December have not yet come in. For the first eleven month! of 1914, how ever, the birth rate wai more than twice that of the number of deaths, 394 birth! having been recorded as against 178 deaths. October proved the most fatal month, 23 deaths taking place, while January wai the next worst, with 20 deaths against it. November and July were the lent fatal, and bad only 13 deaths apiece. " The moit decided opponent! of race suicide found in the procession of months, wai October, when 4.1 brand new youngitcrs arrived in Linn coun ty. May came next with 42 babies and February and April each had 50 to its credit. The worst enemy of the stork was September, and in the thir ty days of this month but 22 infants made their advent into this p.'irt of the world. PERSONAL MENTION William Bain left for Portland this morning on business. Miss May Hcwel wfo has been vis iting with fiiends in this city, left for Redmond this morning. Ralph Moore, secretary of the Sa lem Commercial club, wl.o has been visiting with Iricnds in Albany, left for his Lome last night. Carl Gabrielson, of Salem, left for his home last night after spending couple of days in Albany visiting with friends. Miss Nelle Murphy, of Eugene, was in Albany this afternoon on her way home after a visit spent with friends in Corvallis. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mann arrived in town today from Portland and will work at the St. Francis hotel. Tip Humphrey, of the Jefferson Rc. view, is spending the afternoon in Al bany. Mr. and Mrs. John Catlin left for Tangent this afternoon to spend the week end. W. W. Sanders, of Lacomb, spending the day in Albany. Henry Dttmer. of Tangent, is in Albany today on business. Fred Lent, of Jefferson, is an Al bany visitor today. J. W. Miller, ex-county clerk of Linn cotinjy, came into Albany from Shclburn today.-' Miss May Miller, of Lebanon, is vi iting here with Miss Nancy Ralston nt the home of W.' W. Francis. . Mill Ines Dcnniion, of Salem, was In Albany this morning on her way home from Lebanon where she has been spending the vacation, Mrs. J. A. Campbell was removed from the hospital today to her home. She has nearly recovered from the ef fects of the operation performed tome two weeks ago. PHILLIPINES NOT READY FOR INDEPENDENCE-TAP! Ex-President Says Conditions Art Not Ripe For Self Gov eminent at This Time. (fly United Press Association) Washington, Jan. 2. One or two gcnerationi shculd pass before the natives of the Philippines are given their independence, said Wan. if. Taft, former president, and once governor of the islands, to the senate commit tee on Philippine affairs. I don't care for American power in the Philippines," Taft said, "and I'd like to see the United States get out of the islands as far as America alone is concerned, but I'm thinking of the poor Filipinos. They are not fit for self government. They don't like me because I told them so, but I told them the truth. However, if the Phil ippine islands are strongly fortified. I think anyone of the European na tions now at war would regard it as an element of strength, rather than of weakness. The only power to which the is lands are generally considered desir able is Japan, and as she doesnn't care for the i.lands at all, 1 think, and the Japanese authorities, ai I found when in Japan twice, had quite enough of that lort of trouble in Formosa." T. T. HOOPER DIES IN PLANT CITY, FLORIDA He Had Lived in Albany For Twelve Years; Wife Sbn vives Him. The death of Truman Thomas Hooper, for twelve years a resident of Albany, and who lately has been re siding in Plant City, Florida has be come known here as the result of in formation received 'to Albany from Florida. Mr. Hooper died on Decem ber 19. Mr. Hooper was born in Orange, New Hampshire, April II, 1854. . He lived in the New England States until he was twenty years of age, when, with his parents, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he lived un til 18M6, when he was married to Eu genia A. Bangle, of Downey, Califor nia. They lived in that vicinity until 1900, when they, with their four child ren, moved to Albany, Oregon. There they lived until the spring of 1912, when they moved to Plant City, Flor ida. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eu genia A. Hooper, and tour ennaren. Mr. C. B. Darnell, of Redlands, Cali fornia, and John D. Hooper, Eva A. Hooper and Ira T. Hooper, all of You mans, Florida. CATLIN FINDS PLUNDER CACHED IN TANGENT BARN A cache containing loot of various kinds believed to have been taken from the Scott and Conn store over a month ago in a raid made by two Sa lem reform school boys, was found in an old barn in Tangent this after noon by Constable John Catlin. The find was made as the result of a con fession made to Sheriff Parker of Lane county, who captured the boys a few days after they made their escape from Albany. Mr. Catlin was notified and today when he happened to have business in Tangent, he made a careful search and unearthed the missing property. Just how much of it belongs in Al bany is not known, as the boys are be lieved to have committed several bur glaries of a minor sort before coining to this city. NEW MURDER MYSTERY : DISCOVERED IN NEW YORK (By United Press Association) New York, Jan. 2. Chopped in siimii pieces, wrapped in woman's clothing and then in burlap, part of the body of a man was found early this morning in the frozen marshes near Coney' Island. Two packages were found. One contained most of the torso. The head and the arms were mining. The other contained the upper part of one leg. The police think the victim was young, weighing about 160 pounds. 20,000 s First Year to Knowledge of Present Treasurer That So Much Has Been on Hand. N FORMER YEARS COUNTY HAS USUALLY BEEN BEHIND $3,005 of Balance Is Interest on Money on Deposit in Banks. That Linn county is not only en tirely out of debt, but in addition has $20,429.98 on the credit side of the ledger, is the statement made by Treasurer W. W. Francis, who fin ished balancing the books of hi of fice this morning. Mr. Francis has been in office for the last six years, but says that in all tl.is time there has never been a year when the county has been in such a prosperous condi tion. Most of this time the county has been in debt, and Mr. Francis said that as far as he knew, there had never been a new year opened when the county was so well fixed as it is now. One of the new assets which the county has had during the year of 1914 was interest on money deposited in the banks. This interest was col lected at the rate of two per cent, and Mr. Francis collected $3005 41, being the returns on over $150,000 placed in the county depositotry. Until this year the county has never made any gain from this source, bet in 1913, the state legislature passed a law making it possible for county treasurers to obtain interest on coun ty funds deposited. Some of the banks in the state were unfavorable to the new law and the matter was taken to the courts. Because of the litigation on this subject, the matter has been undecided until this fall when the law was upheld. Grange Meeting The Morning Star Grange will hold an all day meeting next Saturday, Jan. 9. beginning at 10 a. m. Initia tion in the morning and installation of officers and program in the after noon.' Rebekaha Install The Rcbekahs of Albany held in stallation last night at the Odd Fel lows hall to install the officers elected for the year 1915 at a meeting in No vember. Mrs. Griffin Operated On George Griffin, of Scio, came in this morning .with his wife who is under going a serious operation at St. Marys hospital. Dr. Davis is the physician in attendance. New Year's Eve Wedding- Judge McKnight nerformed. the wedding ceremony Thursday 'night uniting in marriage Grover C. Lewis and Miss Ivy Pyle, both of this coun- Ask Foreclosure- Frank O'Neill has filed su't in the circuit courr asking lorclosure of a mortgage held by him on property be longing to H. E. and Lura A. Moore, to liquidate a note made out to him for the sum of $4000. Wants Divorce- Married in 1892, Anna M. Boyes has filed suit in the circuit court asking divorce from her husband, A. H. Boyes. She gives desertion as the grounds for her complaint, and asks custody of the four minor children. At the Hotels- Registrations at the Vandran hotel for yesterday afternoon and today in elude: H. C. Schuttz and wife, and E. E. Campbell, of Eugene; Miss Sadie and Miss Eva Downing, of Mill City; Alex Densmore, of Thomas; and A. G. Ramsey, and D. J. Rutherford, of Portland. At the Albany are: Mrs. E. E. Wells and R. E. English, of Weston; and J. F. Kummel and T. T, Munger, of Potland. At the St. Fran- cis are: C. A. Smith, of Brownsville; and G. E. Brown, of Portland. CITY MEWS CHRISTMAS WEDDING KEPT QUIET FOR WHOLE WEEK Judge Kelly Officiates at the Stringer-Kelsey Nuptials Bui Keeps Mum. Addison MitcheU Stringer and Mils Cassie L. Kelsey were married at the courthouse on Christmas day, accord ing to information given out today by the groom. It had been known that the license had been procured the day before, bat the marriage itself was kept a profound secret, and until to day no one except the contracting parties. Judge Kelly, who performed the ceremony, and Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Mason, who were also present, knew that the wedding had taken place. Mr. Stringer is well known in Al bany, having been connected for th: last year with the Sudtell furniture store. Mrs. Stringer, for the last three years has lived in Harrisburg at the borne of George Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Stringer will make their home in Albany. o 3536 HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES SOLD LAST YEAR Eight of New Licenses Are Sold to Linn Residents on New Year's Day. Nimrods and the disciples of Isaac Walton had their first innings at the gaudy hunting, fishing and combina tion license for sale in the county clerk's office yesterday, and two com bination, one fishing, and five hunting licenses were sold, aggregating a to tal of $10 as the county's contribu tion to the State Fish and Game fund for the first day of the new year. In the year just past, $3830 has been taken out of the county by the 'pur chase of licenses. Of the 3536 sold in all the hunting licenses had a majority over the other two classes of permits issued, for County Clerk Marks re ports the sale of 1894 of these at a dollar each. The fishing licenses cost the anglers at the same rate and of these 1412 were disposed of. "Com bination licenses at two dollars each were disposed of to the extent of 252. Two non-resident hunting licenses were purchased by residents of Cali fornia who came up here to enjoy the I heasant shooting in October. These s-cli for $10 each and ne'ttcd $20 to the fish and game commission. 0. OF 0. GLEE CLUB WILL SIN6 IN ALBANY TONIGHT The Oregon Glee club, in chorus work, solos, and skits, will appear for a one night show in Albany tonight under the auspices of the Y. M C. A. as a special extra number of the Ly ceum course. Due to the late closing of the stores of the city Saturday night the program has been postponed from 8 o'clock until 8:30, in order to give everyone a chance to hear the popular university singers. The club has just completed a tour of Eastern Oregon, where they were accorded a favorable reception at ev ery stopping place. They come to Albany from Portland where their an nual concert was given. The concert tonight will take place in the First Presbyterian church. o FROMAN SCORES HIGH AT GUN CLUB SHOOT The following scores were record' ed at the Gun Club shoot held yester day : " Parker .. Ballack Pril Baltimore . Leininger Young French - Wood C. Froman F. Baltimore Hulbert .... Robbini WILL INSTALL NEW R. M. Russell and J. D. Irvine Only New Men to Take Elec tive Office at Court House. 0. H. RUSSELL RETIRES AFTER LONG SERVICE New City Councilmen Will Start Business of New Year at Special Meeting. A Russell will go into of lice and a Russell will retire from office at the courthouse Monday when the county officers for the next two years elected at the election on November 3 will be sworn in. R. M. Russell, for the last foir years deputy county clerk, will take the place tf Willard Mark, as clerk, while O. H. Russell, veteran countjr commissioner, will retire to make room for J. D. Irvine. The two Russclls, however, are no relation. O. H. Russell is one of the veterans in the county icrvice, having started in 1902, when he was elected county commissioner for a four year term. In !9u6, he ran for re-election, but was beaten by three votes. In 1908. he ran again and was elected to fill a two years term. In 1914 he was elected to fill another four year term, which is now expiring. R. M. Russell took a position as ste nographer in the county clerk's office five years ago, and on the election of Willard Marks to the clerkship, was appointed chief deputy, which posi- tion he has held until the present time. Willard Marks has been in the clerk's office for eight and one half years, four and one-half years as dep uty and four years as chief clerk. It was learned a short time ago that as soon its he makes way for his succes- " scr, K. m. Russell, he will enter into a law partnership with Gale S. Hill, district attorney. No other changes will be made in the personnel of the courthouse force with the exception of Charles Curry, who will take the position as chief deputy left vacant by R. M. Russell. Monday night the city council will hold a short session at which time the business of the city for the new year will be turned over to the new coun cil. Fred Blount will give up his seat to W. C. Tweedale, and Henry Lyons will fill the place hitherto occupied by L. Johnson. George C. Richards, ap pointed during the last year to serve an unexpired term will succeed him self. Both Mr. Lyons and Mr. Twee dale are former members of the city council. PULLMAN RESTAURANT SOLD TO LOCAL MEN The Pullman .-estauraut is now un der new management, C. M. and Ira Shortridge having purchased from J. W. and H." E. Douglas who have suc cessfully conducted the place for the past four years. The new proprietors assumed charge yesterday and assert that they will completely remodel the. interior and conduct a first class eat ing estat lishment Both Charles and Ira Sho tridge were engaged in the restaura.it business in the state of South Dakota and thoroughly under stand all of the details of which go to make up a first class restaurant. CARRANZA TROOPS MARCHING TO CAPITAL . (By United Press Associa.ion) Washington, Jan. 2. Wireless dis patches received by the Mexican con stitutionalist agency said that a large force of Carramistas are marching to Mexico City and had reached Apnm, 60 miles from the capital. The dii patcb added that a large number of Viilntai are resisting General Obre-ton.