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THE WEATHER
Rain tonight and Wednesday. Strong
northeasterly winds.
ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
Established in 1865
Best Advertising Medium In
Linn County
VOL. XXVII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1911
No. 2J0
HAVE MORE POWER
Senator Garland Backs Bill Al
lowing Executive to Remove
Delinquent Officials. -
NECESSARY TO ENFORCE J
PROHIBITION MEASURE
Linn County Senator Commend
ed By Ex-governor For
Legislative Work.
Tii enable a tlrict euforecricul ui
the prohibition law, Senator (iarlum'
it backing the resolution jut intro
duced in the senate by Mint Clarr!
providing for an amendment to thr
constitution of the tale Hiving thr
llivtrmr full owcr to remove at will
any district attorney or any oil cr of
ficer who in the governor's judgment,
hlglrl fail in the enforcement of thr
law.
Senator U.'rlard favnrt an amend
ment which will allow the governor to
suspend for a thirty, sixty, or ninel)
d;iya any official deemed to he remiss
in hit dutiel. In the meantime, I e ar
gues, the matter may lie t..kci up in
the courts, and in rate the opinion ol
the governor is not sustained, the of
ficer may lie re-instated.
In a letter written to the Demo
crat, Senator Garland explain! hi
tand take i hefure the judiciary com
initlre, of which he is a nirniher. lie
says: "I argued that before the con
alitutional amendment could become
effective, the present law should be
changed giving the governor full pow
er alotiif this line. The attorney gen
eral aaid that my ideal met with hit
approval and that such luwt should
be passed both by the people and by
the legislature in amending the con
stitution. He was therefore requested
by Senator Clark, to draft a bill at my
suggestion."
'Kx-CIovernor West has several
times congratulated me on the stand
I have tuken, which he believes will
result in showing the people that thr
Democrats are willing to give thr
governor no excuse for nut upholding
the laws."
Among the measures recentl com
batted by Sen.-.tnr Garland, was thr
one to do away with free text books
The measure west through over his
strenuous protest. According to thr
livening Telegram. Mr. Garland has
shown himself a Iradrr in the 1915
senate.
PORTLAND KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
TO VISIT ALBANY LODGE
A delegation of I'ortland Knighls
Templar heailrd by Grand Eminent
Commander D. II. Grant and Grand
Secretary J. F. Robinson, will visit
the Albany lodge tonight and take
part in the regular lodge work which
will take place tonight. The visit, P.
D. Gilbert' announces, it merely of a
social nature, as no drgree work is
slated for the evening. ,
Following the meeting of the lodge,
a banquet will be served in honor of
the visiting Knights.
LINN R. HARRIS WILL BE
POSTOFFICE FIREMAN
That preparations for the opening
of the new postnffire building are rnp
Id ly nearing completion it indicated
by the announcement ol Postmaster
James Van Winkle, wl o ttatet this
afternoon that at a result of recent
fimnan-lahorcr examinations, held,
I.inn R. Harrit hat been chosen for
the appointment of fireman for the
new building.
Mr. Harris was chosen because of
hit high standing in the examinations
and will receive hit formal appoint
ment in a short time, Mr. Van Winkle
laid. He hat had considerable ex
perience as fireman, having served In
that capacity in locomotive work. He
spent this morning looking over the
plant which he is lo have charge of.
PRESIDENT DECLINES TO
DISCLOSE STATE SECRETS
Request of Senator Denied on
Ground That It Is Incompati
ble With Public Interest.
(Hy United l'rest Association)
Washington, Feb. 2. Declaring it
"incompatible with the public inter
eat," the president refused to send lo
the sriiate the slate department's cor
respondence with foreign govern
ments over the seizure of copper ship
mrntt. The Information! asked in thr res
olution was introduced by Srna'o"
Walsh, calling also for correspond
ence relative to making coppc' con
ditional or absolute contraband. 1 he
pretident refused for the same uason
! send lo the senste the corrcsp.in I
crce concerning the making of naval
store couiiahaud.
HEAVY RAIN DDE FOR
FEBRUARY PREDICTED
3.45 Inches Shortage Up to
First of Month Says
Weather Man.
According to stati aict compiled by
I'. M. French, based on the average
rainfall ill this section of Oregon, the
Willamette valley in this vicinity is
behind on ilt prrcipitalon of tuui-tuie
S 45 inches. On the first of January.
Jupiter I'luvii's had f iled to fulfill
his obligations to the extent of 2 16
inches, although ti e normal rainfall
for January is 696 inches, only 5.67
were recorded.
If the rain god comet up to the
scratch in February, the lesidents of
l.inn county will I ave to don gum
boots and sou'wcsieis, for 9.07 inches
of rain will fall. The normal rainfall
for February is 5 62 inches, and to this
must be added the shortage already
recorded.
Xncle Sam Offers
A.U Americans a Chance
to Feed Starring Hclgtum
Arrangements M&de For Sending Parcel
Post Packages From Rural Districts.
How to Aid the Stricken Little Sister
of the World .
Hy WILL IHWIJV
: "ir... . ' .
I V C I V ... . I;. -
HOMELESS BELGIAN WOMEN ON THE WAV TO THE BREAD LINE.
Foil tho first tlnio lu Ita history the postotuce department hat been en
llHttMl III a chiirltiible uutlvrtnklng. Kroiu thin time forth any Amer
ican who wlxhew to give food to the stnrvlug people of Belgium hns
only to stamp his parrel In the rvgular way and send It through the
pnn-el post It will gn at straight aud fast aa rail and water will carry It to
the iloor of the atarvlng Belgians., and the money he haa paid for atamiia
will tie rvruiiitrt to the donor by tho American Cnmmliuilon For Itellvf In
Belgium, the executive ofllcrs of which are at 71 Broadway. New York city.
Seven million people, mostly women, children and old men, are still abut
np In Belgium. Industry stopped when the (iermans en me: the money gave
out through the payment of duos and Indemnltlr; the crops were mainly
mined. With the const s rut off, Belgium, which Imports three quarters of bet
food supply In normal time, could liuiwrt no mure. Work la gone; money Is
gum': most Important of all. food Is gone. The Merman coiupierora. who
need nil their own supplies to guard agnlnst the proHised "siege of tlermnny"
by the allies, cannot ami will not feed them. The allies, fearing that the
(ieruuina will seise any food coming from a hostllo source, cannot or will not
feed them. America must feed them or they will atarvo. There la no other
way Seven million ieople, until lout yenr the mewt Industrious, peaceable
and prosperous nntlnn In Kurope, will go to their grave this winter uulesa
Ami-rim gtvea ns never nation gnvo liefore.
While Belgium needs everything, tho needs most of nil just' food-non-perNhnble
fond which will stand the teat of oeenn trnuKportntlon. such at
flour of any kind, liens, beruis and preserved nienta. The donor has only to
pui np his gift In package of not less tuan twenty-live pounds nor mure than
rjrti imuiidK. stamp It In the uiual way and mull It nt the nearest iotoil)c.
ir the tlimnr mid his own name nnd address, TOtJUTIlKIt WITH THK l.KT
TKIt "II.". till" money he.luis pntd fnr stumps will he refunded to III in by the
CuuiulWnlnu
IMi-kflge iniilled frnm OUItflON should be addressed to MUNICIPAL
DOCK INC. riiltTI.ANH, who are coUertlug agents fur this dMrlcL
GERMAN HELD ON
Man By the Name of Home l
Charged With Attempt to
Wreck International Bridge.
BRIDGE ONLY SLIGHTLY
DAMAGED IS REPORT
Canadian Side Suffered Most;
Train Service Held Up As
Result of Explosion.
(lty United l'rest Aitocialion)
Vanceboro, Me., Feb. 2. A man
Riving his uaiiie as Home, claiming to
be a German officer is being Leld by
the authorities following an attempt
early this morning to wreck the in
ternational bridge across the St. Croix
river. The bridge was only slightly
damaged. The explo-ion of dyna
mite on the Canadian side twisted a
pier. Train service was held up
slightly. The officers tay that Home
has confessed.
Petrograd, Feb. 2. Important vic
tories in I'oland and in the Carpath
ians arc claimed in an official war of
fice statement. The Germans have
lost six thousand in killed, many mote
wounded and taken prisons west of
Warsaw. The Russians have taken
KM) prisoners in three days' fighting
ill the Carpathians.
Fire from Electric Light
Fire at the' home of W. C. Dowlln.
829 Washington street, which occur
red last night, is believed by Mr.
Dowlin to have been caused by the
heat from an incadescent light bulb
The damage done wat slight, and the
attendance of the Albany fire depart
ment was not necessitated.
3 ?. -i .'r"i,ali.-'i
EDITOR OF DEMOCRAT NAMED
FDR DIPLOMATIC APPOlNTlYiENT
President Wilson Sent Nomina
tion tt Senate This Morning
Says Unittd Press.
President Wilton today nominated
Win. If. liornibrook of Albany as
minister to Siam. This information
wat conveyed by the United Frets
Association in a dispatch received this
morning. The nominee has not at
yet received any official notification
of hit appointment.
John Barrett, now director general
of (he Tan American Union wat the
first retident of this state to be
named for this pott and wat later suc
ceeded by a former private secretary
to President TafL The appointment
carries a salary of $10,000 per annum.
Siam it an independent kingdom
and hat a population of approximately
10,0110,000 people. The capital has a
population of something over 500,000
and hat a large European and Ameri
can colony. The telephone, telegraph
and electric lights have been intro
duced in Siam and several linet of
railroad tap the agricultural region in
the vicinity of the capital. It it one
of the most progressive nations of
Asia and hat made rapid ttridet dur
ing the paat ten years.
FREE TEXT BOOK LAW
REPEALEO 8Y SENATE
Workmen's Compensation Law
Strengthened By Bill Which
Passed the House.
(By United Press Association)
Salem, Feb. 2. The tenate pasted
the bill repealing the free text book
taw. The houte had already patsed u.
Only the governor't tignature it
needed now to make it effective.
With but two dissenting votet the
houte patsed the Schuebel ' bit1
strengthening the Workman's Com
pensation act. The bill amends the
present law to reclassify employes ac
cording to their hazards.
Suea to Recover Honey
To recover $J25.26 alleged to be due
on a note, W. F. Pearce has filed suit
against Ida Mae Fletcher, in the cir
cuit court.
s
Will Co to Crowfoot
Superintendent of Schools Jackson
will leave for Crowfoot on February
12, where he hat been invited to de
liver an address during the celebration
of Lincoln's birthday.
Will Play Handball
Physical Director McDonald of the
Y. M. C. A. hat received word from
the Salem Y. M. C. A. to the effect
that the Capital City handball players
will invade Albany otf February 22.
for another tournament with the play
er! of this city.
Stanley Keith Visits Here
Stanley Keith, formerly with the
Hamilton store, wat in the city yes
terday. He is now stopping for
awhile with his folkt at Summit. Af
ter leaving Albany, Mr. Keith clerked
in one of Eugene's leading ttores, go
ing from there to Pendleton, resign
ing hit position there a couple of
weeks ago.
Will Leave for Frisco
'. M, Sherman, of Lebanon, who
hat charge of the individual farm ex
hibit.from the Willamette valley, wilt
leave the first of next week for San
Francisco to start work on his ex
hibit.
Judge Performs Marriage
C. A. Savage of Hoskins, and Sina
King, of Kingston, were united in
marriage yesterday afternoon by Judge
McKnight.
Modern Woodmen Movies
The Modern Woodmen of America
wilt put on a film at the Rotfe theater
Wednesday evening entitled "The
Man who Came Back." The film
shows the sanitarium nt Colorado
Springs where a large number of tu
berculosis cases are cured annually.
Suea for $7800
Walter Jackson hat filed tuit in the
circuit court against Harold E. and
Josephine Jackson, for $2800 with in
terest, which it it alleged the defend
ant! owe him.
CITY NEWS
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FLOODS THREATEN
OHIO CITIES
Ohio River Is Reaching Flood
Stage at Rate of Over a
Foot and Hour.
FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE
ORIVEN FROM HOMES
Every Stream and River Is Ap
proachingDangerPoint'Miami River Valley Threatened.
(By United Presi Association)
Cleveland, Feb. 2. Practically all of
Ohio faced flood dangers today. It
k the most apprehensive since the
disasterous floods of 1913. Heavy
thaws and rains for sixty hours are re
sponsible. TI.e Ohio river is reach
ing a flood stage at the late of over
a foot an hour. The greatest appre
hension is felt iu the section between
Pittsburg and CincinralL The water
is nearing the 45 foot stage and is
inundating a large area, driving 40.000
families from their homes.
The great . iami river valley is al
so threatened.
Bridgeport, O., Feb. 2. The Ohio
river is raising nine inches hourly.
Bridgeport, Bellaire, Martins Ferry,
and other Ohio valley points are fac
ing a most serious flood situation.
The tributaries of the Ohio are badly
swollen. Residents of the lowlands
are fleeing.
Cleveland, Feb. 2. Ohio now faces
serious floods. Practically every riv
er and stream it approaching the dan
ger point. Wire communication and
rail traffit is demoralized by the most
serious rain and sleet storm in yeart.
LINN COUNTY TURNS OVER
$114 IN LICENSE MONEY
For the month just passed. County
Clerk R. M. Russell turned over $114
to the state fish and game commis
sion, this money having been taken in
in Linn county for licenses for the
first month during the new year. Mr.
RusselJ considers the showing is ex
ceptional considering the anti-legislation
pending in the legislature.
Of the $114, the sum of $64 was tak
en in for hunting licenses, $8 for fish
ing licenses, aud $42 for combinations.
For the first two classes of licenses
$1 each is the price far each, while $2
is charged for each combination li
cense.
GENERAL VILLA NOT
INJURED IN FIGHTING
(By United Press Association)
El Paso, Feb. 2 General Villa not
only denied reports transmitted by
Carranza that he died of wounds re
ceived at Aguas Cnlientea, but de
clared he hadn't even been shot.
G. B. Pugh, of Brownsville, was in
Albany this morning on his way to
Corvallis.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Griffin, of
Eugene, stopped last night in Albany
and left for Salem this morning.
MILITARY CLUB INVITES
BOOSTERS TO THE MOVIES
The Albany military club invites at
members of the new marching club,
the Commercial club, and the general
public who are interested in a greater
Oregon, to attend the moving pictures
at the Armory next Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday; February 4, S, and 6.
This Is one of the finest collection
of films ever .iken in Oregon, and is
an education in itself. Local pictures of
interest also will be shown, such at
the laying of the cornerstone for AI
bany't new pottoffice, and the Unl
versity of Washington-O. A. C foot
ball game played in Albany last fall
0. E. KINNE SELLS OUT TO
ROSTEIN AND GREENBAUM
Firm Which Closed Out Cham
bers and MeCune Stock Is
Now in Charge.
That the stock of the Kinne Mer
cantile Company will be taken over
by Rottcin and Greenbaum, wat the
announcement made thil morning by
O. E. Kinne for the past year and a
half, proprietor of the establishment
Mr. Kinne announced Saturday that
he would close out the Mock, but
while he was making arrangements
for this the new owners jumped in
and took the stock off bis hands.
Rostein and Greenbaum are well
known commercially in Albany, hav
ing purchased the stock of Chambers
and McCune which they closed out
before Christmas. They will close out
the Kinne stock from its present lo
cation. The store will remain open, Mr.
Rostein announced this afternoon.
while preparations are being made for
selling out. This wilt not start for
eight or ten days.
O.H. GLEE CLUB MAKES
HIT IN ALBANY CONCERT
Program Is Without Hitch and
Encores Given the College
Singers Frequent.
Although minus the services of their
stellar performs, the "Harmoi.y
Four," the O. A. C. Glee Club in their
concert at the Baptist church last
night, won the unqualified approval
of the audience. Every number on the
program was run off satisfactorily and
encores were frequent.
The program given wat as followt:
4. Comrade Song Bullard
Reading j Selected
Paul Harvey
3. Quartette "Kentucky Babe"
Giebel
HollowelU Brown, Jonasen, Cteinmetz
Piano Solo Hungarian Rbap- -sody
Xo. II, Liszt
Ernest Field Knight
"Oregon" (Dedicated to the
O. A. C Glee Club Ingram
6. Vocal Solo Selected
7 "Castilla" - Protheros
Intermission
College Stunts
Songs. Sketches, Patter
McCullom, Knight, Arens, Jonasen.
Stidd, Flint, Firestone, Brown
Chindgren, Steinmetz.
LA FOLLETTE WOULD LIMIT
SCOPE OF SHIP PURCHASE
(By United Press Association)
Washington, Feb. 2. Ship purch
asing bill amendments limiting to six
months the length of time the govern
ment may fix minimum rates under a
lease and invalidating the lease itself
if the terms are violated; i.eie intro
duced in the senate by LaFolIette
The reported amendments represent
ed an agreement between the presi
dent and independent Rpublicans with
whom he conferred.
CANNERY MEETING AT
SYRACUSE IS SUCCESS
Waldo Anderson, Dr. Robnett, and
E. M. Reagan, were the speakers lass
night at Syracuse precinct in the in
terest of the co-operative cannery.
They explained the workings of such,
a system to an audience of some fifty
men of the vicinity interested in the
project and report a most successful
meeting.
These meetings arc jcing held for
the benefit of tl.ose who might be
come stockholders in the new enter
prise but who were unable to attend
the mreting held in Albany a short
time ago. A second meeting to be
addressed by members of the cannery
committee, wilt be held at North Al
bany schoolhouscthis evening.
M. Martin, of Lyons, wat in Albany
last night.
T
Aviators Bombard the Region
Southeast of Verdune and
One Reported Killed.
DUNKIRK IS ALSO
BOMBARDED BY GERMANS
Canadian Troops Make Fine
Showing; Picked Regiment
Defeats German Assault.
(By United Press Association)
Paris, Feb. 2. German aviators
hurled bombs with dc.'.dly effect in the
region southeast of Verdune, record
ing to word received. One noncom
hatant was killed near Pom-a-Mous-son,
and a boy was .rightfully maim
ed at Nancy, where a bomb was
dropped in a school yard. The Ma
ternity hospital at Kemircment was
slightly damaged. The news of these
raids reached Paris on the heels of an
announcement that a German taube
had rained sixty shells on Dunkirk.
Bitter indignation is expressed, the
newspapers demanding retaliations.
The raids were executed from Metz.
At least six German aviatotrs with
observers, rained bombs on Nancy,
Luneville, Remirement and other
towns within a radius of 75 miles.
Canadians Make Good.
Paris, Feb. 2. The princess Part-:
;ia's crack Canadian regiment bona
the brunt of another furious German
charge in West Labassee, according
to dispatches. The Canadians bril
liantly hurled the enemy back wrlh
a severe loss. They then counter at
acked and captured a position along
the canal to Bethune which w.-s occu
pied by Germans last week.
BOX SHOOK MAIL COMES
FROM EARTH'S FAR CITIES
Industrial Survey Conducted by U. of
O. Gets News of Possible New
Marts for Oregon Products
University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan.
31. Seventy-five consular posts in all
parts of the world have furnished to
date information for the worldwide
survey of the box shook and barret
stave market, which is being conduct
ed by the department of industrial
survey of the University of jOregori
school of commerce. H. B. Miller
director, has under way surveys of the
canned fruit and condensed milk mar
kets, also.
Concerning box shocks, consuls' re
plies range all the way from "None
imnnrt.tl snd nr, diMimml " t "Oitnta-
tions and samples should be sent im
mediately." Where there is any
chance at all of business for Oregon
mills, lists of dealers are sent by the
consuls, together with n statement of
imports, previous sources of supply,
prices and uses. These lists of deal
ers and all accompanying data are
then furnished the Oregon manufac
turers who are interested.
Many an out of the way corner of
the world is heard from in these con
sular letters. The postmarks on a few
of them read: Cienfuegos. Bergen,
Maracaibo, Barranquillo, Tegucigal
pas, Barranquilla, Dairen, Valetta,
Teneriffe, Corinto, ?nd so on, the re
spective countries of which are Cuba.
Norway, Venezuela, Colombia, Man
churia, Malta, Canary Islands, Hon
duras, and Nicaragua. Incidentally no
business in box shooks or barrel
strives can be developed at any of
these points, the consuls say.
In Ireland, England, China, Austral
ia, and some other places, hope is
held out. '
Reserve Banks Pay $3,30O,'00O Today.
(By United Press Association)
New York, Feb. 2. Members of the
Federal Reserve Bank today paid their
second installment on their subscrip
tions to the bank's stock. The install
ment calls for $3,300,000, or one per
cent of paid np capital and surplus of
the institution, or the tame at the in
itial payment.
C, H. Mitchell, of Salem. :.t in
Albany yesterday attending to busi
ness matters.