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y. ol 0 Tin: WEATHER Rain tonight and Wtdnttday, ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Established to 1865 But Adytrtking Medium la Linn County VOL. XXVII ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREO ON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1911 No. 241 WANT FORESTRY LAWS UNCHANGED Commercial Club Passes Re solutions Asking Co-operation of Legislature. BUSINESS MEN TO MEET ON SALES DAY QUESTION Annual Organization of Club to Be Held on Next Monday Evening. Believing Out I he lugging industry in Oregon is vitally important to I lie people ol the late, the commercial i lull executive committee at its meet ing last night patted resolm.,.. urg ing llie retention of the pretcnt forestry laws, at it la hrlieved that they are entirely efficient. A copy of the resolutions will be tent to the I. inn county delegation at the legit lature, and their co-operation in the matter will he urged. Following arc the resolution: "WHEREAS, logging and manu facture ol lumhcr are the largest and most important industries in Oregon, ringing into the state annually over $..m,, and fun Jibing eniploy menl (or over 20,010 people: and WHEREAS, the foundation ol iltese industries )is ciliirety depen dent upon the supply of raw material contained in our forests, which, in the best interest of the ciliiens of the slate should he thoroughly protected against destruction front fire; and WHEREAS, during the past four years timber owners have expended increasingly greater amounts to pro vide protection and, with the super vision and co-operation of the state and federal governments, have In creased the efficiency of protective measures to a marked degree; and WHEREAS, our own county of I. inn. having 40 billion feet of stand ing timlier, is vitally affected by the passage of any law for the protection of these forests; Now therefore be it. RESOLVED, That we urge upon the members of the present legisla ture the absolute need of continuing the excellent work performed by the slate in protecting our forests, and that in our opinion this can be best accomplished by leaving the manage ment of it as is provided for 1y the present law: and be it RESOLVED. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each member of the Linn county delegation in the present legislature to -apprize them of the imperative need for providing the State Hoard of Forestry with tufficicij funds to carry on their work up to at least the tame degre of efficiency as that reached during the past year." The committee having in hand the organization of an association to pro vide for the sale of the fruit and vegetables of this locality, reported that their campaign among the people was progressing favorably, and re commended that a meeting of the business men of Albany be herein ordered thai litis matter and the public ales day could be explained to them at length. On motion the following committee was appointed to extend the invitation to attend the meeting at the club rooms on February 22nd C. II. Stewart. E. M. Reagan. J. L. Howard, A. M. Hammer, and A. L. Fisher. On motion it was ordered that the regular annual meeting for the or ganiiation of the club for the next year he held on Monday evening, March 1st, and that a banquet be held at that time. The following com mittee was appointed to make all the necessary arrangements: E. M. Rea gan, T. A. Young, and R. R. West brook. o Boys Take Naval Teat Washington, Feb. 16. A tcore of Washington boyi ambitious to be ni val officers lined up in front of Frank lin school here today for the mental examination to determine whether they are fit candidates for appoint ment from the district to the naval academy. Two oppointmenti will be made from the group which passes by President Wilson upon the recom mendation of the district commissioners. YOUTHFUL TALLMAN BURGLAR IS SENT TO AID SOCIETY Paul Warnkey, of Eugene, too Young For Penitentiary, too Old For Reform School. I'aul Warnkey, wanted neither by llie state penitentiary nor by the line relorm school becuuse of his age, 17, intermediate between the reform schoul and the penitentiary age, was tent to Cortland this ufternoon by Judge I). Ilruce Mc Knight, where he will he taken in charge by the Hoys and Girls' Aid Society. Warnkey was brought here Irom hugeiie several ilayt ago, being wanted for the rob bery ol the store at lallman. Alter committing him to the Portland to siety, the court cited his parents in l.itueue to appear and snow cause why he should not he disposed of, but Ihcy failed 1o put in an appearance at Albany, lontlahlc Joi.ii l at I in ac companied the boy to Portland. Earlier this fall, Warnkey was be fore the tKilice court on a charge of drunkenness, bur was let go during good behavior. I his is the second case ol the kind i I. inn county since the amendment f the stale law in l"IJ The other case w.i in the fall of 1013. when the grand jury returned a not true bill itainsl Harry Wright anil Harvey Thompson, on a charge of larceny, be cause of their intermediate age. The case proved a puzzler, and the boys were kept in the county jail un til a proper ditotal ol their case could be arranged. They solved the llfficulty themselves by escaping. $10,000 WILL BE RAISED TO REJUVENATE CANNERY Frank Franeisco In Charge Of Plans to Make Over Cor vallis Association. Corvallis. Or, Feb. Id The net result of the all day sesion of the members of the Benton County Grow ers Association at the court house was ihm appointment of Frank Francisco as chairman of a committee, to be se lected by himself, that it empowered to raise $IO,l1" for the rejuvenation of the Corvallis cannery. This was the plan proposed by A. J. Johnson. who expressed the, belief that there were 100 growers who would take two twenty-five dollar shares, and .inother 2U) who would take one twenty-five dollar share payable half cash and half cannery products. Mr. Fran cisco was selected as the one to at tempt to raise the amount, and wan authorized to take stock subscrip tions. Another meeting is to be held next Saturday at I p. in. The meeting developed considerable acrid expressions. The report of the expert accoiintr-nt, J. W. Itoics, showed a lost of $M,OU) last year. This was the result of a lock of delivery at the cannery of sufficient products. The overhead expense averaged far too great for the extent of business. There wat a disposition on the pan of some to criticitc the management, and this developed some fiery retorts. Manager Paul Hutch, who with 11. S. Rondeau and Bookkeeper Wooten. who had been serving since October without pay, said he would quit right then and there. The general senti ment, however, Is decidedly in favor of Mr. Rtisch. There were about 50 growers and 1.15 proxies presented at the meeting, less than ollc-quartcr of the 600 mem bers. The attitude was largely one of indifference to the fate of the can nery. What Mr, Francisco may be able to do is a mailer of conjecture. Gazette-Times. PRINCE JUDGES A TANGO CONTEST AT BALL TONIGHT New York! Feb. 16. A prince will art as a tango judge tonight at a hall for which society women have posted hills. The affi ir is the suffrage hall, to be held at Grand Central Palace. Prince Troirhetzkoy, husband of Amelia Rives, the novelist, will deter mine which of the many society ter piiclioie. n experts present is the best tangoist. An army of young women, headed by Miss Agnes Morger.tfiau, niece of the ambassador to Turkey, "papered the town last week." Mist Sadie Wolfe, of Portland,- wat In Albany this morning on her way to Gates where the will vitit with friendt. Mrs. Edward Boyd, of Centralia. Washingtotu, was in town thit morn ing on her way to uciroit. Al Peacock, of Portland, formerly of thit city, wat in town yesterday. ENGLAND AWAITS GERMAN ATTACK Is Believed Sinking of Mer chantmen Will Arouse the Entire World. GERMANS ADMIT POSSIBLE SINKING NEUTRAL SHIPS Consider, However That Fair Warning Has Been Given to Non-warring Nation. (Ily United Press Association) . By Ed Keen. London. Feb. 16 England awaits "the day" with supreme confidence. British officialdom generally accepts the enforcement of the submarine blockade, beginning Thursday, as in dicating the "beginning of the end." They believe it will be Germany's last great blow. The Zeppelins, accord ing to the English view, haven't been up to expectations and the German ubmarines are the last weapon avail able. It it believed in London thai Germany marks her own doom as soon as she loriicdoca merchantmen carrying passengers. The British au thorities insist that the civilized world would not view with equanimity the sinking, without warning, of mer chantmen with crewt rnd passengers, unable to save themselves. In view of the speech in the house of com mons yesterday by first lord of the Admirably. Churchill, it it believe the British, French and Russian fleets will enforce the most complete block ade ever attempted when they close about the German coast. ' The newy- papen in commenting on the Ger man note to America, tay it it the List effort by the German oficialdom lo "save their face." Mutt Not Blame Germany. Berlin. Feb. 16 Warnings have been published that the German peo ple must not tie too anxious for quick remits in the proposed operations of submarines against the British com merce. The government article de clares that rumors thoutd not be cred ited, hm people should await official reports, which are available only after the submarines have returned to their bases. The article admits the possi bility of the destruction! of neutral ships: but insists that Germany can not be blamed, as she hat given the fullest possible' warning to neutrals of the danger. MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCORPORATES FOR $1500 Under the name of the Lebanon Manufacturing company, A. W. llulibt. M. D Good, and A. F. Bahrke have filed articles of incorporation in the county clerk's office. .The sunt at which the company is incorpor: ted it $1500. According to the articles, th; mem hert of the company will engage in practically every line of busincst un der the tun. Their tpecialty will be the manufacture of -a patent ironing board. G. E. Schaefer, of Salem, wat in Albany yesterday on business. Mrs. C. E. Hawkins, of Tciledo, was an Albany visitor yesterday. FORMER ALBANY CLERK .HERE FROM LOMA, MONT. Olin B. Stalnaker, of Loma, Mon tana, is in the city. Mrs. Stalnaker is ill llalscv. where her mother, Mrs. ration, is seriously ill with inflamma tory rheumatism. Mr. Stalnaker is a former clerk in the store of S. E. Young & Son, where he sold shoes for several years, going from the store to l.omu, where he took up a claim which he considers a good proposi tion. In fact it looks so good he may conclude to remain after he gets his patent, a year from next April. He has a hundred acres In fall wheat, and. with prospects of $1.50 a bushel and a fine yield, rt lookt as if there may be some excellent cleanups for the Loma farmers, many of whom are former Albany people. ONE VOTE IH SENATE CAST AGAINST. PROHIBITION BILL Solons Also Pass Measure to Protect the Employes of of Railroads. Salem, Feb. Id. The senate passed the Anderson prohibition bill 29 to I. Kellaher catt the dissenting vote. The house had previously pasted the measure. Votirg occupied' JO min utes. The galleries and floor were crowded. Gam Laws Revised. - Salem, Feb.-16. The senate patted the bill requiring the person or cor poration wishing to establish a public utility in a field already occupied to obtain a certificate of authority from the railroad commission. The bill protects the employes of railroad companies by prescribing the clear ance distance the railroad companies mutt allow in the future cuntiruction of tracks, bridges, and tunnels, was defeated by the senate. Both bills were important. The house passed a bill revising the game and fishing laws, introduced by the game com mittee. FOUi) PAY TAXES OVER 5100; OVER $1000 IS TAKEN IN Since W. W. Francis, county treas urer, started collecting Linn county axes Saturday, four have paid amounts running over $100. They are as follow: Kinne Mercantile Co.. $J20; John A. Shaw. $15177; Smith Cox. $21(2.28, ind H W. McElmurry, $143.50 Of all those who have come in, sayt Mr. Francis only one did not offer to pay the full year's taxes. He paid the first half. In all $44369 was taken in Saturday, and $661.64 was gathered in yesterday. SENATE BILL PROTECTS .-,EMPL0YES0F.BA1LR0A0S (By United Press Association) Washington. Feb. 16. The passage by the house of the administration' compromise on the ship purchase bill tonight is assured. The house adopt ed the gag rule, limiting the debate on the bill to six hours. The vote on the adoption wat 186 to 139. It is expected thit plurality for the admin istration advocatet will be maintained in the final vote tonight on the bill itself. I. M. WILLIAMS GETS $25 FOR KILLING TIMBER WOLF Twenty-five dollar! wat the reward accorded 1. M. Elliott of Foster, this aitcrnoon in the county clerk's office for killing a timber wolt recently. The animal was a good sized one, for the pelt brought in by Mr. Elliott measured seven leet Irom tip to tip. Twenty dollars of the reward wat paid by the atate and the balance by the county. .Mr. Williams stated that he bad no trouble in killing the wolf. "1 just shot him. That was all there wat to it," he taid. PLEAD GUILTY, BUT WERE DISCHARGED Portland. Feb. 16. The case of A. H. Lewis and H. A. McGinley for larceny from the Mosquito Range station on the Crater Lake National Forest, was held before the grand iurv in Portland on February 6. Al though the detendams pleaded guilty, the iurv failed to indict, the evident reason being that the men had been sufficiently punished by being in jail for two months. On or about December 4. these two men broke into the Mosquito Ranger Station and stole a quantity of gov- ernment property. As toon at the matter wat discovered an investiga tion) was started. 1 racks were found from the ranger station to the cabin where Lewis and McGinley were stopping, a search warrant obtained, the cabin searched, and the govern ment property found in the cabin. The men were arretted and taken be fore the U. S. comnursioner at Med- ford, and held to await the action of the grand jury. In default of $2t.l bail, the men were committed to the county jail at Mediord and later re moved to Portland. They admitted their guilt, stating that they had been lost and intended to return the prop erty, bin were arrested before they could do to. That thit wat simply an excuse wat thown not only by the fact that they lived only teven miles from the ranger station and it was ten days from the time the goods were stolen until the men were ar rested, hut by other circumstances equally convincing. U.S. INTERMEDIARY FOR BELLIGERENTS Considered in Washington That England and Germany Are in MoodtoMake Concessions. STATE DEPARTMENT ASKS RELEASE OF WILHELMINA Little Attention Is Paid to Von Bernstorff's Offer in Nation al Capital. (By United Prett Association) Washingtotn, Feb. 16. Delevop- rrurnts in the controversy Detween England and Germany over the use f neutral flags and the proposed German blockade of the British wat ers, has placed the United States in the attitude of an intermediary be tween the belligerents. Forwarding by the American ttate departments to England the combined German threat and the offer of compromise was appare.V'y to establish the atti tude. The Hate department requeued that England release the Wilhelmina't cargo, unless it has evidence hither to undeveloped, wat evident by the authorities. It it contidered that both England and Germany are in a mood to make concctsions which might re sult in benefit td American commerce. Cabinet Meeting. Washingtotn, Feb. 16. All the in ternational complications with which the United States it now confronted. have been considered by the president and cabinet. Secretary Bryan was present. He submitted to the presi dent the text of the second reply from Great Britain regarding the shipping protest of the United States Ex tended negotiations over the matter are expected to continue. The cabi net gave particular attention to the note presented by Von Bernstorff in which an offer was made on behalf of Germany to abandon the plant of attack of the British merchantmen if England will remove restriction! on food shipments to Germany. It feared here that the protpect of re lieving the strained situation result ing from this controversy is aim. Water Pine Break A police call was turned in this morning at about half past nine, but when the Dolice reported it was found that a break in the wnter pipe at the city jail had been the cause ol the call. MISS ALTHA HUTCHINS DIES AT FATHER'S HOME Mist Altha Hutchins, age twenty year, and one of the Hutchins' twins, died last night at the home of her father. R. W. Hutchins, near Tangent. Tuberculosis was the cause of death given. Mrs. Hutch ins died about three years ago of the tame ailment. Miss Hutchins was well known in Albany, having worked in thit city formerly as an employee of the Home Telephone company. The funeral will take place tomor row from the home of Mr. and Mrr. Hutchins. Dr. Geselbracht will of ficiate. F. H. Stickley went to Portland this morning on business. COMPARATIVELY SLIGHT RAINFALL IN VALLEY "Who taid rain?" it the caption of the folder just put out by the William, ette Valley Exposition association, to explode the fallacy that Western Ore gon it the wettest part of the United States. The inside of the folder it illustrat ed with three pictures of a bathing girl standing in a glass of water. The height of water in the glass repre sents the annual rainfall in three pai ls of the United States, the Willamette valley. New Orleans, and New York, which is 38, 62, and 45 inches respect ively. Miss Lottie Mayer, aquatic woman chamnion of America, nosed for the picture which will be used at the Ore gon exhibit at tne ranama-rncuic exposition. LETTER MAILED 5 YEARS AGO FOUND WHEN FIRE THREATENS Slipped Behind Letter Drop, Is Explanation Given By Local Mail Men. The ordinary time during which an outgoing letter rests in the Albany postoffice is but a few hours, but an epistle addressed to Dave Herdman. Pasco, Washingtotn, has lain dormant in the local postoffice for five yeart. It took Friday't big fire finally to resurrect the missive. When the mail wat moved Friday afternoon, a solitary envelope was found behind tl.e maildrop. At it wat addressed to Pasco, the Albany post office immediately communicated ith the Washington postmaster to the effect that the letter had been de tained here a few days on account of the fire. Uncle Sam't representative at t'asco. however, took occasion to observe the date and found that the letter had been mailed on Feb. 16. 1910. Hit reply, requesting that he be in formed where the letter had been in the five yeart preceding the fire start ed an investigation in the Albany postoffice, and the conclusion was reached that the letter mutt have slipped down behind the drop when it was pushed through the mailing slot. The letter, which wat on exhibition thit morning, wat none the worse for fire, but the address, which had been ritten in indelible pencil, had been badly blurred from water which had come in contact with it from the dampened floor of the office. BRITISH TROOPS MAKE SMALL ADVANCE ON YPRES Paris Reports Claim Capture of Trenches; German Reports Deny. (By United Prest Atsociation) Parit, Feb. 16. The British troops have recaptured two lines of outlying trenches between Steloi and the Ypres canaL The positions were tak en after an infantry charge. The war office announced thit engagement wat the only infantry clash in Flan ders, in northern France since last Sunday. Elsewhere the activity hat been confined to artillery duels. Deny Report. Berlin. Feb. 16 Directly contra dicting the French ttatement that the British had recaptured the trenches near Steloi. the war office asserted that the British assaults had been re pulsed. The Communique declared that in tne eastern theater war zone, the pursuit of the Russians was pro ceeding favorably. H. A. Beauchamp. of Stayton, was an Albany visitor yesterday. Miss Denia Egan went to Salem thit afternoon. MANY ATTEND CONVENTION OF MERCHANTS OF 0RE60N A nrotest ac.iinst the use of trad ing stamps, was the feature of the first day of the conference of the Ore gon Merchants' association in Port land, at which many Albany merch ants are in attendance. Last night the delegates were guests at a hugh thea ter party at the Orph.eiim, and will conclude their convention tonight with a banquet at the Commercial club. The Muhnomah hotel it head quarters for the visiting merchants. Albanv men at the convention are F. M. French. P. A. Young, P. A. Goodwin, and J. L. Tomlinson. From Lebanon are: Alex Powers, George H. Buhl, and A. W. Reeves. Mrs. J. R. Shaw, of Mill City, spent last night in Albany with her sister, and returned home this morning. G. E. Blunk, cf Weatherford, Okla homa, passed t.irough Albany this morning enroute to Kingston. M. D. Kent left this morning for Mill City on business. W. H. Hesemai, of Gates, was in Albany last night: on business. He returned to his home mis morning. Mr. and Mrt. Otto Brandel, of Leb anon, stopped off in Albany this morning on their way to Portland. Miss Sina Truelov went to Port land this morning to visit with friends in that city. DEPLORES STRIFE Cecilie, of Germany, Contrasts Peaceful America, With Europe, in Interview. WOMEN PLAYING IMPORTANT PART IN EMPIRE'S AFFAIRS This Although They Oppose War She Says; Praises Genero sity of United States. By Karl Von Wiegand. United Press Staff Correspondent. (Copyright, 1915, by the United Press: copyrighted in Great Britain and Argentina.) Berlin, Jan. 30. (By cornier to New York ) "After all, is it not the women and children who are the real suiierers from war? Theirs it the suspense: theirs the dread casualty list: theirs the alternating hope, fear and despair that a fatl.er pr a husband or a brother mzy be among the miss ipg. The future, to them, may hold gloom and poverty. Theirs never cat be the glory." It was the Crown Princess Cecilie, the future empress of Germany, who wat talking. In the Cecelian, the Fatherland' Women's Association at Charlcttcnburg I met her. She was occupied, at she hat been every day since the war acting .-s angel of mer cy, comforting the wounded and aid ing their women and children. "Europe it one vast hospital," she continued. "Isn't it a pity such a pity! How happy your American wo men should be happy mothers, hap py wives, happy sisteis. They have none of the heartaches and miserieJ of war. They have none of the sus pense that is ours. Yet, to them also is denied the lesson of self-sacrifice, of unselfish, loving mini: tration to the wounded, whether our own or the enemy s; of doing something lor the fatherland. Our German women have risen nobly. In the Cecelian home are central ized ten departments of sociological work, including the feeding of a num ber of poor children, the furnishing of pure milk for children of the poor. the giving of practical courses in housekeeping to women and girls. conducting kitchens where the poor may get food at nominal prices, de pots for visiting nurses and the like. The crown princess has centralized her activities here. She especially takes interest in hospital wards. She was simply dressed. . The fu ture empress is tall, graceful of move ment and of the type best described as "chic" and "dressy." There is nei ther pose, stiffness nor condcsccn sion in her manner. Her big brown eyes dance and she shows great ani mation and vivacity. She is a bru nette rather of the "international type than of the Gcr nan. Her mother was' a Russian grand duchess and she is a relative of the czar. She speaks German. Russian, English and French. When I was presented to her by Captain Jachmnn site said: "I understand you were with my husband ot S , and that you were able to reach the trenches. It must be interesting." The princess passed into a large festival hall and lecture room, which has now been transformed into a hos oital. The first cot she stopped rt was occupied by a soldier whose thoiilder (Continued on Page 3.) Miss Luclla Tompkins left for Gates this morning. REV. YOUNG PERFORMED FIRST CEREMONY HERE Two young people of Sweet Home, Chester Brown and Miss Veda Tyler, started life together yesterday even ing, in the office of Dr. J. L. Hill, at husband and wife. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Young, the new pastor of the Baptist church, and Mr. and Mrs. Brown have the honor of being the first couple married by Rev. Young since his arrival in Oregon. The newlyweds left for their home at Sweet Home, where Mr. Brown hat a farm.. "