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0. ol 0 ttbry THIi WEATHER Occasional rain tonight and Thurs day. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Established in 18G3 Baal Advertising Medium la Linn County VOL. XXVII. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY , 1914 No. 207 AT A STANDSTILL Great Underground Railway in New York City Out of Com mission This Morning. HUNDREDS OF TRAINSSTALL ED AND PASSENGERS WAIT One Woman Lost Her Life and Scores Were Injured As Result of Panic. (By United Press Association) Xcw York, Jul). 6 One woman lt her life. IJ are in a serious con dition. 7'I0 arc suffering lrot:i shock, nod the inli.il. 'lion n( n.uke and thousand wete urncrved us a result of llic ".ubway fire, and ticiii. The blowout pin ihr yilrm in lllr upper Bronx lo Brooklyn mil of com mission at K o'clock Ihts mormnir. One hour and foily-fivc reunites la ter a fire broke out between Fiftieth and Fifty-ninth stircts directly un der llie trains, which weie jammed with passengers. T lie y wete trap ped in the darkness and fought freii zicdly to escape until lllry fell nil coiucions frui.i smoke. I ii rmrii tore up ur.itiug, loweied Ljldris, and res cued more lh.ni H'l v. ho were appcr etitly doomed. It look two liuiirt for the firemen, who weic working in re lays, Volunteer doctor revived some mil thev were removed to the hos pil.iU. Their were 7l smiled trains at lhispoint. Many Ssved. New York, Jan. ft As the result of a blowout on Fifty Ninth street, ihr New York subway experienced the worst tic up in its history thin morning during the rush hour. At lr:it one woman is dead, mid ahoti .Vsl were overcome by smoke, heat, or panic. They were taken out of the inlie in a sciious coiiiliiion. An un identified woman was overcome by smoke and dtrd at the hospital. Fire I h iff Ketilon said at I! JO, till pas sengers were reamed, One hundred mid fifty victims were laken to Ihe I'otvcliuic hospital nlotie. Wild scenes were enacted ill the subway When the blowout occtirre'.t llie tube was Idled with densely lack ed trains. l:or miles in each direc tion on Fifth and Ninth streets the ruins were stalled, and plunged into litih darkness. The fittiiiic at the powerhouse where the blowout oc curred took lire, and filled the sub way with smoke. The heat became unbearable. Finally the guards suc ceeded in running trains between Vineiy Fifth nnd One Hundred and Tenth street together and opened the doors connecting them and passed the passenger through Ninety Sixth .(reel station. Elsewhere !re.-.l difficulty was ex perienced. Firemen entering the subway at Fifty-Ninth street by jamming the grating loose reported finding an en tire tr:iinlo.-i:l of oassenuers uncon scious from smoke. More than 150 were brought to the surface and car ried to the circle theater, where they were stretched on the stage until tak en to the hospital. WHEAT REACHES NEW HIGH WATER MARK (By United Press Association! Portland, Jan. 6 Ten thousand bushels of May delivery blucstcm were sold at $!.4K on llie merchants exchange. The sale o' 5000 bushels of February blucstein at $1.41 is also recorded. CANNERY MEETIN6 TO BE HELD HERE JANUARY 7 A meeting was held at the Com mercial club rooms a short time ago. participated in by citizens of Albany and farmers from the surrounding country, when the mailer of the es tablishment of a cannery In this city was discussed. It was agreed that a public meeting should he called sometime after the holidays for the further discussion of the subject, nnd n committee was appointed from the club to name the oatc of snch meet Ing and mcke all tht necessary ar rangements. A mceuiijl l as nccn called of ;heso joint committees lo be held at the Commercial club rooms at 2O0 o'clock tomorrow afternoon (Thursday. January 7.) The names of the members of the committees are ns follows: Farmers: U. G. Smith. llenrv Schoel. C. I.. Shnw, ,!. O. Gib son, K. R. Allen, nnd I.. R. Reynolds; Commcrrinl club: A. I.. Fisher. C. H Stewnrt, J. A." Howard. Waldo An. derson, and Dr. J. H, Robnelt. MUMPS MAKES AN ATTACK ON THE OAKVILLE SCHOOL Three Infected Students Are So Far Reported; Classes Will Continue. An epidemic of riumpi, which threatens to close Ihr schools of Oak vitle, was reported litis morning Three cases have already been diag nosed among llie studentt at the Dak villr school and because of llie con stant association of the boys ansl Kirls in the school it is thought pos sible thai more cases may develop. I'd win llrown, Charles and Palmer Crampion are the iniected ones up In dale. Ilecause of the comparative lack of danger in the infantile disease, the school board of Oakvile has de cided lo continue classes and let the uiiimpy victims remain in seclusion until the disease has worn itself out. In addition lo mumps, other illness of a more serious nature is reported from Oakville. as F. 1.. Gilbert, of thai neighborhood is suffering from pleurisy. Y. M. C. A. HANDBALL TEAM TO PLAY IN SALEM FRIDAY Players Are in Better Condition Than In Early Season, Says Physical Director. The handball learn of the Y. M. C. A. will leave for Salem Friday after noon al five o'clock to play the Irani of the Salem association on its home floor. This is the second oflwo tourna ments which were arranged early in the fall between the men of llie two cities, and in llie firsl, which took place over a month ago, Albany wjts beaten. Physical director Macdon il.l states that al the present time the men are in much better condi tion than formerly and will endea vor to put iiii a better exhibition against llie Salemiles. Those who have signifed Iheir in tention of making the trip are: J. I.. White. II. Torbeil. Fred Dohnert, A. S. Minton. O. 1). Brers, I. A. -McDowell, G. E. Finnerty, Carl Sox. Rocky Mason, F. P. Nulling. D. L roiiter, K S. Snyder, P. A. Young, tut "M. C. Macdonald. S. C. WORRELL GIVEN FOUR POUND COLT'S REVOLVER A dragoon Coil's revolver, former ly the property of John F.ngchretson, of near llarrisburg, was presented to S. C. Worrell this afternoon by a friend who knows of Mr. Worrell's hobbv for collecting firearms. Mr. Wtirrell stated thai the revolver was the one missing specimen in his col lection of Coil's arms. The newly acquired gun weighs four pounds and is two pounds ncavi er than anv oilier Colt ever manufac lured. It is of the type used during the civil war. and Mr. Worrell says thai only a comparative few of them were ever manufactured. At tha Hotels Registrations al the Vandran for vesterdav nfterilooii and today in clude: Clifford Harold, J. J. Kirby. I. I.arwood, If. M. Henderson, M. I'.. Uobinson. and R. O. Jones, of Port' land; and H. M. Johnston, of Jeffer son. Al llie Albany are: R. A. Tyler, I. A. Ke v. H. T. Ho den. H. fc Chapman, and C. W. Friswald. of Portland; C. I'lessinger, ol saicm; R. I. Baker, of Eugene: I.. W. Net son, of Corvallis, of Corvallis; M. von drr llellen. of Medford; and J. C. Ilammel. of Soap Creek. At the St. Francis are: A lie Bangs, and Chss. Mock, of Eugene: Mr. nnd Mrs. W. II. Rambn, of Mill City: Charles Roth of Salem; l Tiffany, of Portland; and N. D. Noon, of Corvallis. FUNERAL OF A. H. DAWSON IS HELD THIS AFTERNOON The funeral of A. II. I.awson. whose death was announced in yes terday'a issue, was solemnized today at the chapel ol tne i-orinniier un dertaking parlors this afternoon, a large number of friends attending the ceremony. Interment took place in Rtverview cemetery. Mr. Dawson was a pioneer of Linn county, having located here in 1864. Death came ha the result of old a,;. IDAHO PROHIBITION .. AMENDMENT IS INTRODUCED By United Tress Association) Boise, Idaho, Jan. 6. A resolution : . I : -- .. .Mhn,i..inn of a constitutional amendment prohibiting .i.. n.f..,,,p ami ant nf lintinr in Idaho was introduced in the aenalc hy Senator Hart. No action was lak en en llie resolution. The house was not in session. ALLIES MAKE Eight Hundred Yards of Trench es Captured After Desperate Fighting With Germans. KAISER'S TROOPS GAIN AT SOME POINTS Hundreds of Soldiers Are Sick and Many Are Being Trans ported From Dunkirk. (By United Press Association) Paris. Jan. 6. French successes in the vicinity of Conrichaiise rnd re pulses of the Germans at various points were announced at military headuuirlers. lit ihe Courlecliausc district eJ yards of tlie Kaiicr's trenches were dynamited, aud hall of tl.etn captured by the French, who also took 3UI yards of trenches in the Argonnes. I he fighting in the Ar gonnes is of a dcsper:le el.araclcr. ' Hundreds of Soldier Sick. Paris. Jan. 6. Torrential rams are preventing the Germans from resum ing the offensive in llie extreme north on the fighting line in the western war xone. The troops disposition left no doubt in the minds of experts that the Germans planned strongly of fensive operations. Conditions in the trenches are frightful. Pneumonia victims are arriving from Dunkirk by the Irainload. MoM of Ihem are British. Farther south ward the troops are trying lo wrest Saint Mihicl from the Germans. French Destroying Village. Berlin, Jan. 6. Fresh cl.arges were made by the war office that French were wantonly destroying German villages behind the Kaiser's lines. It is asserted that the towns were sys tematically wrecked fcy heavy bom bardments which don't hr.rm the Teu tonic troops. The capture of sever al trenches with 32 men were claimed ill the Argonnes, rear Sou ain. LIFE OF LINN PIONEER'S . DAUGHTER COMES TO END Mrs. Letiy Ncdham Kerne). whose death occurred recently in Oakland, Cat., was a native of Linn county. Or., having been born near Tangent. Sept. 21), 1K71. She died DC' eemiier 16, 1914, after a lingering ill ness. She was the daughter oi the late Monroe and Jane Ncedham, pio neers of this county, and is survived by her husband. Mr. Nenney, one sis ter. and five brothers, Mrs. Kerney was a life long member of the Metho dist church and her many friends here will be pained to hear of her death. s PERSONAL MENTION FROM SHELBUPN. S4 Shelburn, Or., Jan. 5. (Special to the Democrat.) hiigcne llowman re turned to Albany last Saturday after spcnuiug ine nonuays ai nome. Mrs. Al Ewina of Scio is visiitiug at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ed Jones. Johnnie Sandner of near Shelburn was operated on for appendicitis one day last week. Charles Shillings of Heppner, Or., is visiting at the home of his brother, II. O. Shillings. George Riggins left for his home In Yamhill county last week. W. H. Mcl.ain, made a business trip to Salem last iuesday. Dave Fronian and Claud Hickerson of Polk county, were here last week visiting at the home of Iheir cousin Ansa and Willis Hirons. Mrs. Herman Steidle and daughter nua, left for Summit, Oregon, last week to visit relatives. Dr. Rrattchamp of Staylon was call ed to the home ot ban ijoocn to see their boy, who is quite sick. Arthur Overholll and wife of East cm Oregon, are here at the home of A. O. Uvcrholli. Asa Hirons left on Die morning train for Gates, where be will resume hia school work. II. Williaims passed through Shel burn Monday on his way home, after spending several days at the home of his sister, Mrs. Henry Leincr. iMra. Rachel Tindall died nt 1 Ihe home of her son Mnrion Tindall last Tuesday, and was buried Ihe follow' imr Thursday at the Shelburn cernc tery. She leaves eight children, her husband and seven children died years ago. R. G. DUNN & COMPANY SAY CONDITIONS NORMAL Great Financial Authority Says Country Has Recovered From Effects of European War. New York, Jan. 5 R. G. Dunn & Co.'i annual review of trade condi tions says: After passing, between July and December, through nearly every pos sible experience of adversity, except that of complete collapse, the new year opens with business in the Unit ed slates rising above depression and confronting the future with new con tinences, and Willi clear signs of de veloping activity. biure the beginning ol the modern system of credits in the middle of the seventeenth century there has been a succession, at regular cycle inter vals, of financial upheavals, but noth ing approaching in volence and ex tent Ihe overwhelming convulsion of he markets in 1914 as the result of the sudden outbreak of the European war. Moratoriums m practically ev ery nation abroad; ihe closing of the stock exchanges in practically every inuortant city; contusion in all the processes of money end exchange: the commerce of the world demoral ized; 5,0U0,0IJ0 tons -of shipping with drawn from the ocean thoroughfares of trade these were some of the in stant developments of the war. the declaration of whicr led at once to a run on the historic Bank of Eng land that was stopped only by the prompt action of the Biilish govern ment. United States Suffered Heavily. The United Slates, although a neu tral country, suffered almost as much in a business way as the nations ac tually engaged in the conflict. Three things rendered our position especial ly serious. The firsl was that this is a debtor nation, vast quantities of the stocks and bonds ot our corporations being held nbroad; the second was that we had practically no merchant marine in the foreign trade, and our commerce seemed lo be threatened with complete extinction, while our principal crop otton though large beyond precedent, was cut off from its greatest loreign consuming mar kets. But with admirable self contral, courage and wisdom, the national government, with the patriotic coop eration of bankers and merchants, at once planned and canied into effect ive execution great niensures ot relict Foreign ship were admitted to American registry; government war nrk insurance was instituted: a luu. OXXl.OIXl gold pool was formed lo pro tect the foreign exchange market: another fund of $1J0,JX).0U0 was rais ed lo facilitate the carrying and mar ketmg of cotton, and other emergen' ey steps were v.'cre taken. While these heroic measures were being conducted, the nalioin proceeded with the establishment of us new federal reserve bank system, which was sus cessfully inaugurated with all its fa cilities for the conservation of re serves and 1hc wider extension of commercial credits. Finance Now Normal. Feeling its way cautiously, the se curities market gradually overcame its earlier prostration, and in Decern, her Ihe New York and other stock ex changes of the country were reop ened without evidence ol extensive liquidation, while the cotton nnd col' fee exchanges also resumed business. Money became easy and exchange more normal, and the whole financial machinery of the country resumed its regular and orderly movement. Naturally, as a result of the extra ordinary events ahread. domestic trade suffered severe depression: Dank clearings and railroad earnings de clined heavily: the number of failures multiplied and unemnloyinent, with its attendant evils, increased. While the entile country was affected, cer tain sections suffered less than otn er. On the whole, the west, which was benefitted hy the big grain crops, notably the record-breaking yield of wheat, marketed at high prices, was most favored, while the south was se verely hurt by the cotton collapse, and the east hy the prostration of for eign commerce and the suspension of the markets lor securities. As the vear c osed. however, so far had- the markets adjusted themselves lo a war basis, thnt the great conflict sbrnnd heirnn to lose some nf its ov erwhelming significance and our do mestic problems came more to the front. Several developments served to mitigate the etlccts ol the war. One was Ihe instilutiom of the emer geney measures already referred to. Another was the immediate appear ance of enormous foreign order for American hreadstiiffs nnd other sup plies for the use of the contending ar. mies and their dependent population. Exnorts irrew lo large proportions every available ship being pressed in to service at high rates for freight and the normal balance of trade in favor of this country was reestab lir.hed. rendering unnecessary special arrangements, which otherwise would have had to be entered into to preven an excessive drain of gold from this country. In the last month of the year the derision ol the interstate Commerce Commissioin in the rale case wns a constructive development of much importance. While Ihe rail roads did not obtain all they asked for, the decision was notable as in dicating a change of sentiment in re gard to corporate interests. o Frnnk Miller, of Salem, is in Al bany today on business. FAKE GQNFESSION NAILED BY SIERKS Inmate of Insane Hospital Who Confessed to Murderof Worn efl Repudiates Statement. DECLARES PRIOR STATE MENT IS NOT TRU! Lays Blame For Action to Chap' lain of Penitentiary; Pender Is Still Held. (By United Preis Association) Salem. Ian. 6. lohn Sierks. an in mate of the insane asylum, who Sun day confessed that he and not John Pender, murdered Mrs. Daisy Wfehr man and her young son near Scap-t-oose in 1911. completely repudiated the confession, declaring that it is un true in every detail. Fender-is now serving a file sentence in tne peniten tiary for the crime. The repudiation came when Sierk was confronted by his father at a conference. Sierki claimed that State Penitentiary Chap lain Malareu worked on hi feelings and told him he should confess in or der to save Pender. WAR PLANS ARE. KEPT UNDER LOCK AND KEY By Burton K. Standish. (Written for the United Press.) Washington, Jan. 6. Stored away n the vaults of the army and navy lepartments today are secret plans Thru, thnw iust Wliat IIIOVCS this country would make in event of hn..;iitip, .icriiinst our shores. Ev- ery possible plan of approach' of an enemy has Dcen consioereu, " it ha been evolved by me military strategists a method lor meeting sucn an attack. N'ot until the recent agitation over national security was it known that this nation is prepared for war. in the sense of having such careiully laid schemes of defense and offense. As sistant Secretary of Navy Roosevelt himself disclosed one of the secrets when he indicated that fully 50,000 more men would have to be added to the navy, if a foreign power were to make war on this nation, our ior the most part, the views of and the trateffv of the military planners is guarded with jealous care. Hack ot all tnese cdihiucihwi moves lies two great organizations the army and navy war colleges. Their "game boards." in conjunction th the fleet have developed tnese war ideas to a nicety which olticiats believe would stand the nation in good stead in case of actual practice ;n.irf of theory. The relation be tween the "game boards" and the ac tual fleet operation, in tne navy ior instance, has been aumuieaiy wea !n recent months. But the navy de partment has turned its attention to making these proniems oi aun defense as practical as possible. To il.it n.l. work is new under way to make th relations between the thear- Ut and the admirals and captains closer and more practical. The "game board is rust wnat us name signifies a hugh board on which the game of destruction is played by men trained to the arts of death. The United Stales navy is repre meH liv minature ships of a certain color. The ships of an enemy are de signated by another color, iney are moved around like chess men, but the elements .f mathematical calculation. of unerr ig accuracy, of naval strate gy ente. s into every movement. One tactical mistake may destroy the min ature United States fleet. To err on the game board is serious business for it means that the man in charge might do the same were he engaged In a lite and death struggle. Then make the board play more realistic, the intricate problem sug gested by the board are transferred to commaners of the big drcadnaughls. There, these ideas are put into actual practice when maneuver are pos ;i,u Problems suggested by the naval encounters of the European war have been transferred to the game board so that America's strategists may bene fit from the spectacular teats oi nru ish and German vessels alike. . Anil the ormv. too. works out man euvers along the same line. Both of the military colleges develop officers in all Ihe "tricks of the trade." For instance, these colleges have devel oped in theory at least that a bat tle fleet from Europe might approach America's shores, halt at a distance of fully 600 miles from New York, and then send out over the waves an aircraft loaded with bombs to drop on America's metropolis. In these colleges officer of both services are given the benefits of a world training in strategy. They are taught to go the other fellow one bet ter. And the training is invaluable, officials contend. Rear Admiral Fiske is authority for the statement that JEFFERSON E0IT0R GIVEN PENCIL BY POSTAL CLERKS Local Men Say He Uses Stick to Write Addresses With and Would Induce Him to Quit. Editor "Tip" Humphrey, of the Jef ferson Review, has been a scarce of trial and tribulation to the postal clerks of Albany for some lime past. the men in Ine local oltice assert that the Jefferson journalist does not ad dress his letters with a pen or even a pencil, but that instead be uses a spike or sharp stick with which the desti nation of any mail sent by him is scratched on envelope or card. To save eye strain and to eliminate the temptation to indulge in vitriolic language in the endeavor to ilisce.n the inscription of Mr. Humphrey's missives, the Albany clerks clubbed together today and purchased a hort indelible pencil. They wound a stamp carefully around their purchase, while on one side of a card attached was written Mr. Humphrey's address, and on Ihe other, the following communi cation: "Kindly throw away that hardwood stick that you use to write addresses on your papers, and accept a piece of soft pencil for the purpose. Or else use softer paper so that the imprint will be easier to read." 445 NEW BOOKS ARRIVE AT THE ALBANY COLLEGE Over One Thousand Volumes Added to College Library During Past Year. Two shipments of books have ar rived at the Albany College library this week, aggregating 441 volumes. Four;een more have been added from incidental sources, making the entire receipts of the week 4d5. 1 hese vol umes are distributed in the depart ments of history. English literature sociology. Bible, science and missions. More than one thousand volumes have been added to the college lib rary in the last year. Citizens of Al' bany may have access to these vol nmes at me college uurary. Cooies of their own wonts ' nave heen received ty the -MDany ionegc library from the following autjhrs: kev. William Hiram roulkcs, n. u. Philadelphia, formerly pastor of the rirst rresbytenan church in von- land, whose volume. Living bre.ui a devotional studv of the gospel . John; Rev. Leon Arpee. who will b? remembered as me pastor ol tne nrsi Presbyterian church in Albany in the in'.erim between Rev. Dr. Reed and Rev. T. B. Griswold (Mr. Arpee has legally changed the came Tchorigan. r.v which he was known in Albany, io rtee). his book being The Armen ian Awakening": Colonel E. Holer. hone volume Jesus and tne un;m rb yed" is an interesting study ot I'brist'; utterances with reejar 1 wealth. These volumes arc especial ly pr-red iauire thy bear tne .myo graphs of the authors and come to the college library as direct gifts from them. (Communicated. The 1914 club met with Mrs. Geo. Henshaw, seven members being pres ent. Ihe atteinoon was picasanio spent with fancy work and conversa tion, after which the hostess, assisted by her daughter, served dainty re freshments. The complimented guests were Mrs. Fry. Miss Roberta Fry. of Albanv. Mrs. Morgan Henshaw, Miss Eva French, Miss Eva , Foster, and Miss Minnie Thompson. W. A. Spicer of Burns, is visiting rith friends in Albany. German's war planning is responsible for the remarkable escape o fthe Get man vessels from Kiao Chau and and their subsequent sally into Chile an waters where they sank two ves sels larger than themselves. Such an escape, he fully believes, was develooed by the wonderful, for the remarkable escape of the Ger man empire long before the war broke out. Then, too, he believes that superior skill v.as responsible for the German victory against the two larger vessels a feat unparal leled in naval annals. And America has taken a leaf from German's book. She has laid her plans carefully and thoroughly, and if war comes, no more can oe maae oy an enemv which is not already anti cipated in those secret papers that repose under lock and key in the gray granite building of the war and navy branches. - Anronos of the discussion of ration al security, much comment has been aroused by the proposal to shut off exportation of privately manufactured munition of war after 1920. A bill introduced by Rep. Crosscr of Ohio, nronoses such a move. If it is en acted into law, America can have the assurance that "Made in America" instruments of death will never be turned against tliis nation. Crosser likewise proposes that the govern ment extend its cctivitics to manufac ture of its own ammunition, that the government has been "gouged" in times past ny mamtiacturers oi cer tain lines is the very plain intim' tion of Secretary Daniels who him' self stands for such government own ership. A.L. Officers For 1915 Elected at Annual Banquet Held Yes terday Evening. TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO PORTLAND CONVENTION Organization Has Dont. Much to Eliminate Fake Advertising Schemes Says Olliver. A. L. Kisher. of the Fisher Braden company, was elected last night by the Albany Retail Merchants' asso ciation in their annual meeting, to head the organization for the com ing year. The meeting was held at the St. Francis hotel, where an ex cellent dinner was served the mer chants attending. William Fortmiller wa elected vice president for the coming year, H. A. Slearns will hold down the position ot secretary, while " J. L. Tomplinson as treasurer, will care for the funds of the organiza tion. In addition to the regular officers elected, three were chosen as addi tional members to augment the ex ecutive committee. J. R. Hulhert, F. G. Wilt, and Fred Dawson will serve in this capacity. G. T. Hockeusmoth was named as chairman of a transportation com mittee which will arrange the details for sending a delegation of Albany men to Portland in the middle of February to participate in the annnal convention of the state association of retail merchants. The convention will be on Febryary IS, 16, and 17, and a strong representation from this city will be sent. In reviewing the work done by the Albany Retail Merchants' association Victor Oliver, manager of the organi zation, said this morning: " Tht main 'object of the association has' heen to' worst for tb mutual welfare and the protectioin of the merchants : of this vicinity. "Our work during the past year has been mainly directed toward perfect ing a credit system which would put the transactions of our members on more efficient basis. In addition. we have done a great deal to protect the association from fake advertis ing schemes. These are practically an unknown quantity in Albany at present. A proposition having for its purpose the feeding at the public expense, of any unemployed men who happen to i-ass through Albany, was turned down hy the business men of Albany. INACCURATE PUBLICITY ANGERS PROWELL TROUPE- Robert I. Prowell, head of the Prowell attractions, returned to Al bany yesterday on his way to Corval lis to fill an engagement there. The entire company is very indignant ov er an article which appeared in a val ley publication conferring some ot the so called "chorus girls" fleecing two town men out of an automobile ride. Mr. Prowell states that the girls were annoyed almost from the time they arrived in the town by these parties but not wishing to insult pat rons of the theater, they finally left picture show they were attending and consented to go for a trip in the country. Greatest Detective In the World The subject nt the Christian church revival meeting tonight is "The Great est Detective in ihe World" Come a; d hear aud find out wi o and what it is. Mr. Peters will oil g "What will Your Record Be?" aid the Inman Sifters will nirai" favor with one of :heir beautiful ducts. UNIVERSITY MAN WILL : SPEAK ON PHILLIPINES Tomorrow evening nt 8:30 Dr. W. D. Smith, of the University of Ore gon, will deliver an illustrated lecture on the Philippines, in the basement auditorium of the Public Library. This lecture is given in connection with the extension work of the Al bany Public Library, and is free lo the public. This is a rare opportun ity for the people of Albany to gain first hand information on our pos sessions in the Orient. Professor Smith sp:nt some time in the Philip pines, and sneaks from personal ob servation. He is capable of giving' re liable information. The pictures art said to be superb, aril ii is hoped that Ihe people of Albany will take advantage of this opportunity. The ecttire is set late enough so that it will not interfere with Ihe prayer meeting.