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y, of O Library TI1K WEATHER Probably fair tonight and Sunday. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Established in 1865 Btat Advertising Medium la' linn County VOL. XXVIL ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREO ON, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1913 No. 299 LARGE NUMBER BANQUET Over $225 Raised Last Night at Supper In First Pres byterian Church. . GOOD WORK BEING DONE BY CEMETERY ASSOCIATION Over $2000 Spent in Improve ments at Riverside Cemetery to Past Two Years. Nearly two hundred people gath ered around llie banquet Ulrica in the basement u I lie First Presbyter ian church last, evening ill Uiurt of the improvement fund of the River side Cemelery association The up per well prepared, I he high school orchestra ill fine luuc and the Alhany Entertainers in iheir best ime. all combining l furnish a de lightful evening'! entertainment and give value ret-eivel for the dollar pent for the raue. There were five tables, each in rhaige of wnmeti of various churches who furniihcd the linen. salads, rel ishes, tug ar. cream and silverware The churches helping the cause were the First Prcabylerian, United Pres byterian, Grace Presbyterian. Catho-lk- and Methodist. Each vied with the other in arranging the moat at tractive table. At 6 SI the high school orchestra played an overture and the diners liMik their scats. During the coursra the orcheatra played, interapcrscd with selections hy the Alhany Enter tainers, toinpoed of Messrs. Peters. Kropp and Clevenger. "A Perfect lay" with the solo by Mr. Peter, was .especially good. About S2-i waa realized, and ihii will be adde, to the fund to furthei beautify ami Improve the city burial ground. There were to he some talks hy various people interested in the work, hut at the moment that the majority of the iliuera finished with their sup pers he fire alarm sounded and the whole gathering arnae like a (warm of heea and left the bamiitet hall. The main addreaa of the evening waa to be delivered by Ben Bartcher, iiprrintendent of the Riveraide Cem etery, who ia largely reaponaihle for the exrellent work that haa been done the paal two yeara. Mr. Handier haa made a atudy of cemetery improve ment and hat directed the work along cienllfic and business like linea. In Ilia paper on "The Transforming of Riveraide Cemetery." which he had prepared. Mr. Ilartrher said in part. "Ceiiietcriea of today might prop erly he divided into three classes: the disorganized, the reorganized and the organized, with the diaorganizrd far exceeding in number the other two classes. "Many of the modern cemeteries of our large cities arc placed upon such a systematic basis as to preclude the possibility of much criticism, with simplicity, wonderful natural beauty and economy in maintenance. "It la hy the atudy of theac plans and systems of these modern, suc cessful cemeteries, and applying them to our own needs, that we will find the solution of the problems con fronting us in the heautificnliou, im provement and maintenance of our own Riverside Cemetery." Mr. Hnrtchrr then told of the con dit, Ion of the cemetery before the present association was formed in Jit I ('mttiniird nn p' FIFTY PERISHED IN THE TEXAS FLOOD (lly United I'rcss Ataor'aliim) Austin, Texas, April 24 -Fifty nre known to have perished, and twenty are missing, ns a result of the flood which swept Austin following ,the cloudburst Thursday night nnd Fri day morning. Forty-five bodies have. been recovered. With the reccs- sion of the waters it Is feared many more will he found. Twenty bridges were destroyed, streta torn tip and houses flooded from their foiindr tious. The worst of the flood has passed. ALBANY ATHLETICS OPEN SEASON HERE TOMORROW Benefit Game Will Usher Season For Albany City Team. In Tomorrow ia opening day for the Albany Athletics. At 2:30 o'clock on the Athletic field near the depot Al Sendrrs will say the word that will put Albany's team in action for the first game of the season. Manager Small haa arranged a game between a number of old professionals and rouug players to give him team a practice game. In the near future one of the valley teams will be brought here. However, tomorrow's game will give the fans a line on the calibre of the Athletics, and all should turn out to support the team in get ting a start for the season. This is n the nature of a benefit and all the gate money will go towards purchas ing supplies and much needed equip ment. Albany will line up strong tomor row. Ismail and Jones will lie the battery. Ryals. W. Patterson. Dun ran, Hriggs, will form the inlield and the outer hardens will be cared for hy A. A. audX. Mickels and Mona.in The "Haa-beena and Would-be'.-" will be composed of some good play ers and will include Uhrhammcr and Clrlrn, catch; Salisbury and Rexfurd 'lid llryan, pitch: It Stevens, Mc Chesney, l.'hrhammer, Gilbert and Tate in the infield, and Tom Stev ens, S'ash, Anderson, Tracy. Kay and Hilyeu in the outfield. A good game is looked for. Al Senders will ut pire. GERMANS REPORT NORTH SEA CLEAREO OF ALLIES Declare There Will Be Surprise When German Fleet Gets .- Into Action. ( Hy United Tress Association) Herlin. April 24 With the Merlin newspapers bitterly criticising the United States for refusing to put an end to the traffic in munitions to al lies in a note of Secretary llryan to Ambassador Von Hrrnstorff, it is aemi-officialty explained that the a'- tacks do not present the views of the government. They stand only for the popular and editorial side, it is stated. The admiralily called atten tion toxthe fact that the North Sea ia now clear of the enemy, with a statement that the German squadron repeatedly cruised the Hritish waters without meeting he enemy. It is generally believed a battle is likely in the near future and hints are thrown out that the English will be greatly surprised by the character of the German warships. German Fleet Started. Christiania, April 24. The steamer llavlin arriving this morning report ed that it passed a large German fleet in the North Sea west of Heli- land. The fleet was in battle forma tion. A submarine stopped the Hav liu, but after hoarding her the offi cers inspected the vessel and allowed her to proceed. Editors Brown, of the (Brownsville Times, and Alexander, of the Leba non E. A., were in town today, the former going to Springfield, the lat ter coming from Portland. Sam May, of Portland, a former llarriahiirg man, waa in the city this afternoon. Mrs. Sarah Wolf returned this noon from Corvallis. o On Way Home Dr. and Mrs. F.. Miller, of Fargo, North Dakota, left for Portland this morning nftcf visiting nt the home of W. II. Diilleatt. They have been at the Panama fair and are return ing via the northern route. The Mil lers lire great travellers, having been to Europe ,and other foreign places. Tha Weather Probably fair tonight nnd Sunday. The temperature yesterday was from 61 to 45 degrees. The rainfall .02 Inches. ' The river fell to 3.0 fret above low water. TO Germans Have Renewed Ef fort to Get to Calais and Dunkirk. BLOODIEST FIGHTING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS Canadian Troops Have Had to Bear the Brunt of Some of Hardest Fighting. (Hy United Press Association) London, April 24. The bloodiest fighting since the battle of Neuve Chapclle is now in progress between the Vpres and the North Sea. Re inforced by troops withdrawn from the east Pruaaian front, the Ger mans evidently have renewed the at tempt to hack their way through the allied line to Calaia and Dunkirk, Bat tling over the low country almost un protected hy woods", and other growths, contending armies arc re newing the scenes of last fall when the soil of Flanders was drenched -with .Wood. The official report stat ed that the Canadian troops bore the hrunt of the German drive across the Vser, which advanced the enemy's line nearly five miles. It is admitted the Germans now occupy a series of trenches between Stenstraate and t.angemarck, but five miles from the Ypres. hut does not give the enemy a new line, the war office stated. Further Gains By Germans. Berlin, April 24 The capture of another village on the west bank of the Ysrr canal, indicating a further gain by the Germans and the taking of more than a thousand additional prisoners is reported in an official statement. Continued heavy fighting is indicated in the region where tiie German offensive is now in progress and alt attempts of the British and French to regain the territory lost yesterday was repulsed. In the Cham pagne - region an incident of t'.i French shelling their own trenches is reported. Will Review Fleet. (Hy United Press Association) Washington. April 24. The presi dent will leave Washington May 15 on the Mayflower it is announced, to review the Atlantic fleet off New York City. The president will be in New York May 17 and 18 when a land parade will be held in addition to the naval review. ' o Finnish Steamer Sunk. ( By Unite I Press Association) Stockholm, April 24. A submarine sank the Finnish staemer Frack in the Baltic, it is learned. The crew it is believed were saved. The Frack was a small vessel carrying iron. Prisoners Taken. (By United Press Association) Berlin, April 23. The capture of the Anglo-French positions in the re gion of I.angemarck. Steenstrappe. (Ictus and Pilkin, is announced by the war office. Sixteen hundred pris oners and thirty cannon were captur ed. COMING BENEFIT CONCERT BY PAULINE LISKA .On Wednesday evening. May 12, at the M. E. church, Miss Pauline Lis k will give a beautiful concert, as sisted by Mrs. Lena V. Palmer, no compauist and Mrs. Anncte Stoddard, who will render a number of organ solos. 'Among the number of selections sung hy Miss t.iska will be a group of Bohemian folk songs in her native tongue and costume. Mrs. Liska pos sesses a voice of unusual promise and nil who have heard her sing, predict a great futtife for her. ' A charge of 25 cents will be made and a the funds of the concert will he used to further her musical edu cation, it is hoped that there will be a large number present on this occasion. CORVALLIS MAN MURDERED THERE THIS MORNING Will Purdy Found Stabbed to Death; George Avery Arrested. (By United Press Association) Corvallis, Or., April 24. The body of Will Purdy, aged 40, was found early this morning outside the win dow of his home by two section men. The wounds was evidently made with a knife in the left breast hcl-jw the heart. George Avery, aged 65 who was said to have been the last man seen with Purdy, was held pending an investigation. The indications were that after being stabbed Purdy jump ed out of the window. Avery ancf Purdy are said to have been drinking together last nUht. RECORDED FROMAN A6AIN 60T THE MEDAL Albany Gun Club Arranging For a Ten Man Shoot With Independent. At the regular shoot of the Albany Gun Club, County Recorder Froman again won the medal, twice now in succession. At the previous shoot he made a clean record of 25 straight. Yesterday it was a misty afternoon and he missed a couple of the rocks, making 23. W. G. Ballack also shat tered the skiddoo number, making a tie for the medal, which Froman won in a shoot off. Fred Weatherford surprised the nimrods around by tak ing third place with 21 broken rocks. P. A. Young and Dr. Leininger each shattered 19, Baltimore, who a few weeks ago was hitting everything in front of him connected with 18, Har ry Cusick and Roy Wood each stop ped at 16. Arrangements are being made for a ten man shoot, at this city, with Independence, probably in May, an event that will be of much interest to blue rock devotees. ANNIVERSARY TO BE CELEBRATED BY K. P. Laurel Lodge, Knights of Tythias. will celebrate the first anniversary of the dedication of their fine new castle on next Monday evening with work in the rank of page and a banquet. The banquet will be tendered by the Knights living in West Albany to their brothers who live in East Al bany, the latter having been victor ious in a recent campaign for new members. R. C. Churchill will have charge of the preparation of the ban quet. The banquet committee is compos ed of Neil R. Bain and Leland R. Gilbert. Owing to the fact that the first rank will be conferred on several candidiates Monday night, lodge will open at 7:30 o'clock promptly and all members are urged to be on hand at that time. Thaw Won Point. (By United Press Association) . New York. April 23. The supreme court justice granted 1 naw a trial Dy jury to deterine his sanity. The trial was set for May 17. This is the first real victory Thaw has won since he was captured after his escape from Mattewan. Thaw is elated. Livingston Funeral Sunday The funeral of the late Silas Liv ingston will he held at the "home of the deceased. Second and Hill streets. Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. D. H. I.eech will conduct the services and burial will be held in Riverside Cemetery. O Today's Oddest Story. Eaton. O.. April 24. John Mnttix, who will be 98 years old in June 16 next expects to do a mon'ti work on that day. "How do I do it?" querried Mattix today, 'Listen: Ent plenty of onions, do plenty of work, get plenty of rest, chew nnd smoke plenty of tobacco and don't worry." M.t.'tix frequently walks 16 miles in a day. FEATURE lOOAy Sales Day Is Augmented With Fine Showing of Blooded Stock. AWARDS IN YARIOUS CLASS ES ENTERED FOR PRIZES Prof. Kenne.y.of 0. A. C. Thinks Sales Days and Horse Shows Should Be Held Elsewhere. Albany's third monthly sales day is in progress as the Democrat goes to press and is bigger and better than ever. A fine list of stock and goods a entered and selling ia brisk. A fuil account of all the proceedings will be given Monday. The horse show in connection with sales day was an entire success. There were about 13 stallions entered, but they were good stock. Prof. Carl H. Kennedy assisting two of his stu dents in animal husbandy, M. D. Johns and D. E. Richards, of the Oregon Agricultural College, made the awards. It is impossible at this early date to give the awards in each class, but the following are the awards in the best stallions in the over all" contest: First, Admiral, Percheron, owned by Worth Huston, 2nd; Vasco, Ger man coach, by J. W. Groshong, 3rd; Phalmont Jr.,' Hamiltonian, by John Callihan. 4th; Happy Hooligan. Clydesdale, by E. D. Farrcll, 5th; Clevis, Belgian, Rose Bros-, 6h; San Francisco, Percheron. 2 yrs. old by F. W. Spires. "It is a fine thing to have these sales days," said Prof. Kennedy, "for jt brings people out, gives them chance to show their stock or pro duce, and encourages trade all around The horse display was good, and is a fine thing to have in connection with the sale. I wish more towns would have horse shows, for i' brings out the best sires :n the commuritits and encourages tne breeding of the best stock." The sales began this morning and will continue until a late h ur 'his afternoon. Tho Albany high school band furnished Music during1 the day. Danish Steamer Seized. (By United Press Association) Copenhagen, April 24. The Dan ish steamer" N'idarms. carrying a car go of dairy products, was seized by a German cruiser and taken to Syl- toe. according to advices. The Ni- darms was bound to Grimsby, Eng land. Battleship Injured. (By United Press Association) Washington, April 24. "According to reliable information, a British bat tleship was seriously damaged last night by a Zeppelin attack in the Tyne district." a statement by the German embassy declared. The state ment referred to the second raid by the German airships of England last week. A MEOICAL CASE THAT IS PUZZLING PHYSICIANS Brownsville Times: Mrs. C. H. Moran, of Crawfordsville, who has been under the care of Dr. C. H. Smith at the home of Mrs. Emma McCully in this city was taken to the hospital at Albany Tuesday for treat ment, being expected that she would have to undergo an operation. Her case however, is puzzling the physi cians, and yesterday Mrs. Moran was taken to Portland by Dr. Smith and Mr. Moran, where she will be exam ined hy the strongest X-ray machine ! in the state to determine the exact i nature of her ailment. If it is deter- mined that an operation will be nec ' essary Mrs. Moran will be brought i back to .Albany where it will take 1 place. HIGH SCHOOL BEAT UNBEATEN FRESHMEN A Misty Game That Was An Uncertainty Until the Last Whack. In somewhat of a sluggish match, with a very slippery ball, the Albany high school base ball team yesterday afternoon defeated the O. A. C. fresh men team 12 to 9. Yesterday's Cor vallis Gazette in mentioning their trip to this city said: "The freshmen have defeated every team they have gone up against this year, and are ex pected to keep ih Albany boys guess ing." They kept them guessing some. mostly as to where the mist -covered ball would go. The game started with O. A. C. at the bit, and Rex ford in the box for Albany, with McChes ney looking through bars. A lew whacks and the farmers crossed the plate twice: Albany was not long in getting even with one to spare. Dr. Kerr's novitiates evened this up Liter with two or three on their side. Al hany warmed things' op with some fireworks and the game terminated with a dozen for the Hub players and three fourths as many for Dr. Stew art's youngsters, gathered together from the high schools of ti e state. Rex ford, who began pitching for Al bany was replaced by Scott, both strong in arm work. Tate began at first, but a couple of balls were too slippery for him and Austin took his place. .Albany is specially strong ar short, Duncan, third, Briggs. and be hind the bat. - CARRANZA GOVERNMENT MAY BE RECOGNIZED Will Depend Upon Report .of U. S. Agent, Duval West Sent to Mexico City. - (By United Press Association) . Washington. (April 4 U i an nounced that the state department's special train has been sent from Vera Cruz to Mexico City to get Duval West, who is investigating the Mexi can situation, and bring him to the coast where he can reutrn to Wash ington to tell the president of the the conditions. There is a rumor that it West recommends it and Villa fails to rally his shattered armies the Car ranza government of Mexico will be recognized by the administration. Personal Mention Mrs. Z. W. Babcock and two grand children went to Portland orr the morning electric. Mrs. Arthur Hornschu returned to her home in Sherwood after a visit with Mrs. Fred Grimmer. Mrs. T. E. Nash returned to Port land after a week's visit in this city Mrs. J. C. Meyer of Lebanon and Mrs. G. Hislop went to Corvallis on the morning train. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pate left for Portland on the morning electric. J. D. Irvin adn Hub Bryant took the early morning train to Portland. Ben Irons returned to Kingston this morning. Mrs. Ben Huber returned to her home in Gates this morning after a I visit with relatives in Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Briggs came over from Goltra this morning to shop and attend the sales day auction C. F. Bigbee came over from Brownsville on the morning train. Miss Ianthe Smith went to Jeffer son this morning to visit her sister, Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. N. M. Shier returned to Lyons this morning after a visit in Albany. Rev. G. W. Hill returned this noon from a trip to Portland. Me will preach at Brownsville tomorrow, and leave for his home at Pasadena. Jas. Burtenshaw, a Lebanon build er, went to Shedd this afternoon. T After Return From Seattle Gives Some Thoughts and Suggestions. PEOPLE SHOULD LIVE WITHIN THEIR MEANS Seattle Expects Great Business From Building of the Alaska R. R. Alfred C. Schmitt, of the First Na tional Bank, has just returned from t trip to Seattle, Tacoma and Port land. On being asked by the Demo crat what his impression was as to the financial condition, he stated that he considered general business con ditions as being quite fair in Seattle, jwing to the railroad project which he federal government has undertak en in Alaska. That there was con siderable shipping from Alaska to San Francisco and other coast points. ind preparations were on for a big trade with Alaska this coming year. Seattle expects to sell and export nearly all the material that will go into the government railroad in Alas- That some of the leading bank ers in Seattle felt that Seattle was never in a better condition financially ban she now is, and that whenever times were right that Seattle would are the biggest era of prosperity :hat she had ever enjoyed. There were comparatively few houses in Seattle that Were vacant, he said. As for Tacoma he stated that the lumber business would have to re vive before business conditions would mprove Very mnch trere. He thought Tacoma" was very much like Port land, that conditions were sonnd but luiet. All these cities expect many eastern visitors during the summer nonths. He said he had been impressed aa lever before with the importance of he people in cultivating the habit of living within their income, and at the ame time laying up something for 1 future day; that it required strength f character to live within one's in- rome; that the popular slogan now s to enjoy every form of amusement tnd to buy everything you can, and If you have -no money, borrow it. The old time idea of thrift is what ve should cultivate. To cultivate the labit of saving and investing these savings is laying the foundation for haracter and a life of usefulness. This does not mean that one must al ow this habit of saving to become she controlling motive of one's life o the exclusion of everything else. If one does he will become miserly and narrow. By shrift is meant that one must spend his income in a sys tematic way: So much should go towards living expenses, so much to wards laying up something for the future, so much should go iowards religious and philanthropic purposes. so much for pleasure and recreation. hut nothing for foolishness. If we would do good in the world we need money. If we would make any ad vancement mentally, morally or ma terially we need money. In other words we should cultivate the habit of leading a regulated life. Spasmod-' ic living and spending is an indica tion of weakness. The habit of sav ing and spending one's income in a (Continued on Page 4.) FRUIT INSPECTOR SEES 6000 OUTLOOK FOR FRUIT Fruit Inspector D. W. Riimbaugh reports fruit in good condition. The recent light frosts evidently did no damage of consequence. Pears, peaches, and cherries are particularly in shape for a fine crop, practically past the danger stage. Apples are not yet far enough along to know about the prospect. Prunes also are uncertain yet, but the outlook is for a better crop than last year. The early cool rains did some damage to them. Altogether at this time the signs point to the best fruit crop for several years.