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o( o Uf' THE WEATHER PAIR TONIOHT ind SATURDAY ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT EstablMied in 1865 Bxt Advertising Medium la Linn County VOL. XXVII. ALBANY. LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1915 No. 221 SENATE ATTENDS FUNERAL IN BODY Entire Upper House Shows Re spec! to Memory of W. Lair Thompson's Father. SPECIAL TRAIN BRINGS LEG ISLATIVE BODY TO ALBANY Local Masons Aid in Conduct ing Funeral Services This Afternoon. Showing respect In llic memory of the father of llic president of he Hale Mimic, the members of the upper house of thr I')I5 session of the Oregon lciU lure came to Albany in body today to mend the funeral of Kulus Tlmiiip ton, whoie death wat announced yes terday. When the newt of Mr Thompson's ilealh wat annuunccd in Salem yesterday, the senate adiourned for I he morning, and it wai supposed at I lie tunc that a delegation would be acnt to Albany today. Today, however, a special train on the Ore gun Electric wat placed at the dis posal of the legislator! and practi cally all the teiiaiort in Oregon tlep ped off when the train came to a tlop here. The funeral look place tliU after noon at the Baptist church, begin ning at two o'clock. Following the regular tervicet, the Mjioiii of Al bany took charge of the ceremonici The senators returned to Salem tint flrrii,in Immrdi-trlv aftrr the fu neral. Kufut Thnmpton wat born in An derton county, Tennece, on August 31, IK I. and when he wat 29 yeart old. moved wett, locating in l.ehanuii. From there he moved to Albany and attained tufficient prominence in the community to be apointcd by G ro ver Cleveland at postmaster of tin city. He wat a veteran of the civil war. During the latt few days of Rufus Thompton'a life, hit ton, W. !.air Thompton, pretident of the state ten ate, wat contlantly with him. TAFT AND PARKER AT STATE BAR MEETING (Ily United Press Association) Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 22 With an ex-pretident and an ex-candilaie for president of the United Slatct present, the New York liar Association went into letiion today. Former President Taft will ticak tonight on "State Con stitution!." Former Judge Alton It Parker will deliver the adilrett of the pretident of the attocialion. Other apcakcrt on the program are Judge Morgan J. O'llrien, New York; Mor rit R. Cohen, profettor of philotophy at the College of the City of New York and Carlot C. Alden, dean of the Buffalo law school. The princi pal tubject for ditctitaion during the meeting is "Should the Kxcculive and Judiciary Articles of the Constitution Be Revised, and, If So. How?" After the formal presentation of reports, the meeting will adjourn tomorrow night with a banquet at the lroipiois hotel. Ora Maker went to Portland this morning on butinest. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Ropp of Illinois, who have been visiting here, left thi morning for Portland, ELMORE WOULD CORRECT PRESENT BURGLARY LAW According to the present law in Oregon covering burglary, it it not crime for a person to enter a house for the purpose of robbing it provid ing there are not occupants of the house nt the time. Recognizing the defect of such a law, W. P. Elmore, of Brownsville, representative from Linn county in the 1915 session of the legislature has introduced a bill which will make it n burglary to enter a house even If no one is present at the time. HOUSE DOUBLES FEES - m UPON SALMON OWNERS Senate Holds Short Session and Adjourns Until Monday; House Still In Seeslon. (Ily United Press Association) Salem, Jan. 22 The House unani mously patted a bill today doubling the licenie feet impotcd upon salmon canucrs with the idea of making the commercial fithiug industry sclftup porting. The bill propotct to adjust the feet so no ttate appropriations will be needed to maintain the fish eries department. Twenty-one billt were ditputed of in the Houtc, to when I lie neat tiihjccll come up they will be ready for passage or rejection The senate accomplished little dur ing the morning sesion and then ad journed until Monday. The members will attend the Thompson funeral in s body this afternoon. BAREFOOT WANDERER TO ARRIVE IN ALBANY SOON Rattlesnake Jim, Half Siux.and Half Swiss, Sends Notice of His Coming. Ity his "hobo wireless," Constable John Catlin received word latt night that the neat celebrity to invade Al bany will be Universal Kattlctnake Jim, a globetrotter, who differs from the general run of the species by mak ing his peregrinations without the aid of sole leather other than that pro vided by nature. Rattlesnake Jim's feet are said to be to tough and horny that he can tlrike malchca on them. The latt tland made by the wander er wat in KtiKcne, where he its taid to have made a big hit entertaining the boyt at the University out of clatt hourt. lie announces hinitclf at a singer and dancer, and having an equal admixture of Swiss and Sioux blood, can both yodel and perform the Indian war dance. NEW BISHOP GRANTS LEAVE TO REV That Rev. J. D. Cummins has tccur ed the approval of Bishop Sumner of his plans to accept a call as curate in Trinity Parish, New York City, is in dicated by the following which is re printed from the Morning Otcgonian: Rev. James Dirikson Cummins, rector of St. Stephen's Kpiscopal Church, Newport, Or., for the past 18 months, and who held bi-weekly terv icet at the Albany Kpiscopal Church, leavet Newport Monday for New York, where he will be curate to Rev. William M. Geer, rector of St. Paul's chapel. Trinity Parish. This chapel it the oldctt public building and the only colonial church building in New York. Immediately after hit inauguration ct first Presi dent of the United States, George Washington, with both bouses of Congrett, came in procession to St. Paul's chapel, where services were '.teld by Bishop Provost. Mr. Cummins wat in Portland to assist in welcoming Bishop Sumner, but leaves today for Newport, where he will preach hit farewell sermon Sunday. Mr. Cummins' home it nt Smyrna, Del. He wat educated in Philadel phia and came to Oregon upon being ordained. He tuccceded Rev. Francis Owen Jones as pastor of St. Stephen's Church, Newport. Mr. Cummins gave much of hit time in the interest of Newport's public schools. Hit successor hat not been chosen. Frank Awiltt Court Appeal. (By United Press Association) Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 22. Instead of swinging on the gallows today, I.co M. Frank, thrice convicted of mur dering Mary Ph.igan, young factory girl in April 1913, was in his cell hope fully awaiting the result of his appeal to the United States Supreme .Court allowed by Justice Lamar. This) wat the day Inst let for Frnnk't execution It was the third time he had been sen tenced to death. The writ granted by Justice Lamnr automatically stayed execution of the death penalty today until Frank't appeal it determined. IS E Sale of Stock in Co-operative Association Starts with a Rush. OVER 100 FARMERS ATTEND BANQUET AT ST. FRANCIS J. 0. Holt, ef Eugene Cannery Is Principal Speaker at Gathering. Over one hundred farmers of Linn and llcntun county assembled today as guests of the merchants of Albany at a banquet given at the St. Francis Hotel to discutt plant for the formu tatitiiu of a cooperative cannery for this section. That the cannery is now practically assured it thown by the fact that tale of stock for the coop erative cannery association had al ready commenced before the meeting broke up. A large majority of those present were enthusiastically in favor of the proisosition and most of these subscribed to varying amounts of stock. According to resolutions proposed by a committee consisting of U. G. Smith, Hiram Paiker, Waldo Ander son, 11. C. Powell, J. W. Bishop, and J. II. Robnett, the capital stock of the association will be fixed at $25,U)0. As soon at $15,0110 it subscribed, the organization will be an assured thing. To make the benefits accruing from such a plan general, it is stipulated that no individual may subscribe to stock exceeding J50. The committee urged prompt action in disposing of the stock in order thai the project might not lag. That an annual output of 1,01)0,000 pounds of fruit will be necessary as the preliminary step in the starting of a cooperative cannery in Linn county, was the assertion made by J. O. Holt, manager of the Eugene cannery, w ho addressed the meeting of farmers today. The cooperative systeni, he taid, is the only practicable scheme, at it inaket possible the util ization of all the fruit products of the community. As the basis for his remarks, Mr. Holt used the Eugene cannery, and showed that while it had started wiih a capital stock of only $50(10 tub scribed by 80 men, that there are now 500 Lane county producers enrolled in the organization which has u capi tal ttock of $50,000. The Eugene plant can turn out 801) cases of fruit daily, while the evapo rator can handle 600 bushels daily. A cider and vinegar plant run in con nection with the cannery has a daily capacity of 31X10 Rallons. Twenty-five different varieties of fruit and vegetables are handled by the Eugene cannery. Last year 2, 091,1X10 pounds of fruit were taken care of, thia amount being exclusive of applet. . In speaking of the advantages of the cooperative system, Mr. Holt said: "The private plant it for the benefit of the company, not of the growers. The high cl.ist fruit only is taken, as there is the greatest amount of profit in that. The rest goes to waste. The cooperative plant is not for the ben efit of the plant, but for the benefit of the farmer. It is the grower thai makes money out of the enterprise Butinest Getting Better F. D. Fisher, route agent for th Wells Fargo Express company it in Albany today looking over the books at the local office. He says that the year 1915 will be a record breaker and in every town he has visited, business conditions are" already showing a wonderful improvement. Children'! Story Hour Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. F. L, Fr.iier, of Grace Presby terian church will entertain the child Ten of Albany with an illustrated stcr- "eopticon lecture on "Child Life in All' Lands." A helpful uplifting, charm' ing presentation of the way children live and play in different parts of the world. Over 75 hand colored slides. L EXPLOSION ON THE U. S. CRUISER KILLS F Several Injured When Boiler Tube Exploded; Accident Oc cured Off Coast of Mexico. (By United Pre.s Association) Washington, Jan. 12. Four were killed and nine injured in an explo sion aboard the cruiser San Diego off the coast of Mexico Irst night, ac cording to u dispatch from Admiral Howard to the navy department. Low vater in the boiler tube caused the accident. The dead are: Willi.-m F. Elliott, Ambus L. Hardee, Clifford A. West ern, Oscar J. Wyatt, all second-class firemen. Seriously injured: Second-cl.-ii fire man, R. V. Gliddm, William H. Mil ler, Benjamin Tucker, Ernest A. Led vith. Less seriously injured: George Knox, water teudei : Darrill Var nado, Charles W. Peterson, tecond- class firemen; Emanuel A. Shappi. seaman; Patrick A. Mcrriman, coal pusser. Cruiser Sie. San Diego, Jan. 22. The cruiser San Diego it safe at Guymat, Mexi co, according io naval officials. POLICE TAKE MAN AND WOMAN IN NIGHT RAID Neil Harrigan, Who Figured in Recent Cutting Scrape, Says Mack Woman Did It. The Albany police raided the Bel mont rooming house, located on the corner of Second and Montgomery ttreett least night, and brought back to the city jail Neil Harrigan, a bridge carpenter on tiie C. & E., and a wo man variously Known at J.'fiic Doc. Jane Doe Mack, and Jack Mack. Har rigan plead guilty in police court this morning to disorderjy conduct, the specific offense being a violation of section 29. ordinance 152, and was given the minimum fine in such cases of $50. Un able to pay this, he is at present serving out his fine. Harrigan't face was marked by a fresh scar, and on being questioned he admitted that he wrs the man who had been cut recently in a brawl, and named the Mack woman as his assail ant. He said that both were drunk when the cutting occurred. The woman wr.s to have been hailed before Judge Van T.-.ssel today, but. pleaded illness as an excuse. She was examined by the city health of ficer, who slated that she would be in a condition to be moved from the jail to the police court tomorrow morn ing. TRACY CLOTHING COMPANY WILL ESTABLISH BRANCH Aaron Newman Will Be Charge of New Store in Jefferson. in Believing that an excellent opening exsistt in Jefferson for a neneral clothing ttorc, the Tracy Clothing company has extended the scope of its operations and tomorrow will op en up a branch store in Mai ion coun ty. Aaron Newman wilt be in charge of the new enterprise. "We lave looked into the matter thoroughly," said Mr. Tracy this af- ternoon in speaking of the change, "and we believe that the size of the, town and the surrourding country warrants the move. The stock which will be put in in Jefferson will be complete in every detail and will in elude men's clothing and General fur nishings. It should prove a success ful venture." Cooked Food Sale The Christian ladies will hold their regular weekly cooked food sale at Young's store on Saturday. Johnny Page Visit Johnny Page, formerly clerk nt the Albany hotel, who is now occupying a simitar position in the Oregon in Portland, was in town today renew ing rcquaintances with old friends. 1 BE This in Spite of Fact That They May Not Be Victorious.Says Dr. F. G. G. Schmidt. LECTURER SCOFFS AT IDEA OF GERMAN-AMERICAN WAR Prophesies Betterment of Fi nancial Conditions Here As Result ef Conflict. 'Germany may not be victorious in the present war, but she will not be tauquithed," was the statement made this morning by Dr. F. G. G. Schmidt, of the University of Oregon faculty, who lectured here last night 'on the "German people." In his lecture Dr. Schmidt describ ed the condition of the Germans, showing the high degree of civiliza tion to which they had attained, and mentioning the f:t that the Teutonic nation ranks among the richest of the world. "There are 68.000,000 people in Germany," he said, "and the in crease it approximately 1,000,000 yearly. The industrial development in t!:e country has taken care of this increase, and of late yeart there hat been comparatively little emigration The Gcrmant are not aggresaive at are the Russians, who own one-sixth of the world and have extended their boundaries but little." Dr. Schmidt scoffed at the idea that there could possibly be any trouble between Germany and the United States. "There are 20.030,000 people either German, or of German descent in this country," he pointed out, "As one man has put it you can't fire a gun down the street of the average American town without hitt(ng a German. "There is really much more danger of war with Japan, if we only realized it, for that would be a conflict be tween men of entirely different races. A war between Germany and the United Slates would be a fight be tween relatives." Although only recently allowed to leave the hospitM where he was con fined for an operation during the Christmas holidays, in Eugene, Dr. Schmidt's address last night was not lacking in force and the library audi orium was crowded with listeners. Following the lecture proper, many of those particularly interested in conditions in Germany as explained by a man having botli the German and the American viewpoint, remained to discuss these questions with the speaker. Dr. Sch-nidt prophesied this morn ing that the war in Europe would be a fight to the finish, and that Ger many although facing tremendous odds, would desperately resist any at tempted invasion of the Fatherland. He stated, however, his belief that the conflict in Europe would make for the betterment of financial condi tions in America, and that as a result of the present conflict, the money market of the world would be automa tically shifted from London and Paris to New York. Federal Reserve Governors Meet. (By United Press Association) Washington, Jan. 22. Governors of the Federal Reserve banks .who late ly formally organized as, a sort of ad visory committee to the Federal re serve board .met here today for fur ther discussion of measures to extend and perfect the new currency system. Reports were received from various committees appointed to suggest plans for facilitating exchange, including state hanks in the federal system and a uniform accouting system. STEAMER MARYLAND BURNS;. PASSENGERS ARE SAVED (By United Prest Association1! Baltimore, Jan. 22. The steamer Maryl ind, of the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Steamship Co., burned early this morning in the Chesapeake bay. Eighty-five passengers were rescued, tome of them from the icy watcrt into which they leaped. VANQUISHED GERMANY ADOPTS NEW POLICY AGAINST ENGLAND Kaiser's Submarines Prey Up on Merchantmen Carrying Flag of Any Allied Nation. (By United Press Association) London, Jan. 22 It it England's belief that Germany forteet ultimate defeat in the present war and that she it now planning to adopt desper ate war measures, is rtrengthened by the announcement that a German tub marine torpedoed and tunk the Brit ith tteamer Durward. The linking of the vessel it gener ally accepted as the fiitt move in the German policy announced by Vice Admiral von Tirpez in an interview with the United Press correspondent von Wiegand recently. This new pol icy, official England believes, it the "last effort" of the Kaiter. The aer ial raid on Norfolk it regarded at part of the plan' ALBANY CONCERT BANO MAKES HIT WITH CROWD Both Solo and Concert Work Is Excellent; Band Numbers 24 Members. An appreciative audience greeted the appearance of the Albany Concert Band latt night in the first of their concertt, given at the Albiny Opera House. The program went off smoothly, without a hitch, and the selections given by the band and by the soloist. Miss' Pauline Lis ki, evi dently pleased with the audience. The program wat at followt: 1. March "Free Lance" Sou si 2. "Bits of Remick's Hitt" Remick 3. Solo . Selected Mitt Pauline Liska . ; Overture "Poet and Peatant , Suppe " 1 Intermission " " .; 5. larch "Hub City" Smith 6. Selection-'-"H5grr Jinkt Fnml 7. Oveuture "Lnstpiel" Keller-Bella 8. March "National Emblem" .. ,.' : : Bagley The Albany Concert Band it direct ed by W. Bert Stevens. Included in the personnel are: F. L. Snyder, president; Neil M. Bain, "tec'y-Treai; Edwin F. Fort- rijller,. Mgr. Cornets: Albert Kxopp. William Nash. Jack Nash. Carl Arm priest. 'Clarinets: Ralph Kenton, Frank Masck, R. D. Kennedy. Merrill Ohling, David Wieder, Lyle Bain. Flute ind piccolo: F. L. Snyder. Horns: Wm. Bowden, Neil M. Bain, Roy KiAx. Baritone:- Kenneth Stevens. Trombones: Edwin F. Fort- miller, Roy E. Dod, G." H. Kendig. John Merrill. Basses: Frank Wood. E. A. Hudson. Small drum and ac cessories: r. i.- Clevenger. Large drum and cymbal: Chat Fortmiller. Bells, xylophone, and tympanies? E. L. Blackburn. G. D. Burdick, of Salem, was in town thi! morning .on hi! way to Gooch on business.. , ' Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Prilui left last night for Seattle. Curtis Chance left for Arlington last night. - Mrs. Richard Warner is spending the day in Salem. - Otto Newman went to Jefferson this morning on business. G. ' W. Smith, of Salem, passed through town this morning on his way to Gooch to attend to business matters. W. H. Riddell. of Hoover, wai. in Albany this morning returning home after a week's stay in Portland and Salem. Mr. and Mrs. J. W Rchr. of Carth age, N. Y., are visiting with friends in this ciiy. Charles Stewart went to Salem this morning on business. . . Father Henry went to Salem this morning. F. K. Churchill went to Salem this morning on business. Mdern Traveller The Modern Traveller! will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. C. V. Little! at her home at 129 East Sixth atrcet. GERMANS DEFEAT The Allies Attempted to Break Through Kaiser's Line But Hurled Back in Attempt. ONE GERMAN REGIMENT DEFEATED BY BRITISH German Submarine Sinks a British Merchantman; Ger mans Bombard Saint Gie. (By United Press Association) Berlin, Jan. 22. The defeat of the French force! which attempted to break through the German lines east of Saint Hihiel it complete, according to the war offiial ttatement. It it alto announced that the French es sayed an attack upon the crown prince's army at' Verdun, but were thrown back upon their own defenses. Artillery fighting continues near Pont--a-Mousson. Referring to the situa tion in Alsace the ttatement declares the French were forced to abandon their position in the hills at Hart mannsweilcr. Allies Offensive Checked. Paris, Jan. 22. The bombardment of the historic city of Saint Gie by the Germans wat announced in the official war ttatement today. Six shells fell in the heart of the city, one striking near the famous cathedral built, in the eleventh century. The announcement doet not mention fatal ities but declare! the inhabitant! fled in a wild panic. The ttatement admit! that the Ger man! continue to check the French near Saint Mihiel and Metz. An at tempt to drive a wedge in the Ger man line! at Metz failed and the Ger man! continue to advance. German Regiment Repulsed. London, Jan. 22. Detail! of a fur ious night attack by the German reg iment in the region of Visny. in which the enemy was driven off after a hand to hand struggle, was brought in Am sterdam dispatches. Repeatedly repulsed by the allies, the Germans returned to the assault several times before their defeat was decisive. When the engagement was over the enemy was driven back 900 yards beyond their original lines. Ger man losses were stated to- be 260 killed and many wounded and cap tured. British losses were compara tively light. Desperate Fight Progresses. Petrograd, Jan. 22. The bloodiest engagement since the inauguration of the new Russian offensive against Germany is in progress along the 40- " mile front, the war office announced today. Desperate fighting is report ed everywhere. A terrific battle is in progress on the banks of the Muln river. Losses, on both sides are very heavy. The Russians, it it stated, are marching upon the Thorn with the right wing ten miles long to the Russian border. British Steamboat Sunk. London, Jan. 22. It is officially an nounced that the British steamer Durward was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine near the mouth of the Maas river. A Dutch pilotboat res cued the crew and landed them at Hook, Holland. MRS. ARTHUR M. DAVIDSON DIES WHILE AT SWEET HOME Mrs. Arthur M. Davidson died yes terday evening at Sweet Home where, accompanied by her husband, she had gone for her health at she had been ill for some time. She is survived by her husband, her father, Wi. C. Brown, and a daughter. For the p.'.Jt two yean the Davidsons have been residents of Albany, hav ing moved out here from the east. Mrs. Davidson wat a member of the United Presbyterian church. The body will be taken to Amoret, Missouri, for Interment.