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THK WKATIIKR PAIR TONIGHT tnd SATURDAY. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Established in 1865 . Bui Advertising Medium In Linn County VOL. XXVIII ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 7. 1915. No. 1. RACKS III W Linn County Grangers Say We Want Thoir Trade We Must Have Racks. GROWER'S ASSOCIATION MENTIONED FAVORABLY Refused to Oppose Oil Proposi tion, and Resolved Num erously. Tlit joint meeting of ihe I. inn County Council and I. inn County Po mona grange held at Tangent yester day (it one o( thr bct grange meet ing ever held in tlx enmity. A. C. Miller, master of tlit Pomona, pre iilrd The following grange were represented: U.ik Plain, Taiigcu'. Grand Prairie. Sand Kidge. Crow inot. Western Star, A tit Swale and Calapooia. Kcaoliiiion adopted and referred in the ' tirgoii State Crang lliat meet at Tillamook ncl week were, one favoring legislation to make tlic Torrent ylciii (or rri Itation of title more effective, o tliai an abstract of title will not lie iiecc ary in addition to lli registration, at reuired liy some dealer in land. Another resolution wa favoring a law giving each ciiunty tlie rishl to regulate t lie al.irir of lt officer. AIo a resolution favoring law re iniriuK the Libeling of woolen good, thowing tier cent of wool A rural credit ylem on f.'.vnrcd liy which farmer rould borrow money from the government at 4 per cent. The prooilion of the postmaster general to have the rural mailt de livered hy contract in dace of a now liy carrier employed hy lb' govern ment wa lrongly opposed. An ar ticle wat read liy V. M Mitchell from farm journal, showing the turret in nnnierona cilict of farmer market, in It their product to coiuuincrt di rect, mainly through the parcel post On motion a committee wa appoint ed to investigate the matter, and re port hereafter. The committee con listt of F. M. Mitchell, Perry Par kcr and F R. lAllru. A reolution oppoing the oiling of the c;ounty road after a spirited dis cussion wat laid on the table. A committee of three Indie, wa. on motion, appointed to interview the Albany Commercial Club and thcilv council relative to hitching rack and other accommodation to farmer. Mr. K. R, Allen, Mi. U. C. Smith and Mis Hertha Heck are the com mittee. ' Asking for inlrnclion. it wa voted for Ihetii to ay about as follow: That if the people of Albany want the farmer to trade with them, they mint furnish hitching rack or allow them to hitch to telephone pole, etc., and not compel them by threat of a fine lo go to 10 cent feed hed, no matter how hort the lay in town. The question wa aaked, "Why not Mock run at large from, ay April I to June 30, thn keeping down the grasi along the road?" Next meeting of the council will he with Ash Swale grange Saturday. June S, and next meeting of the Po mona grange on Wednesday, June 23, with Western Star grange. Favorable mention wa made of the I.inn County Fruit Growers' associa tion, and attention called to the meet ing of stockholders and others in Albany Saturday, (tomorrow.') A pleasing feature of the session wa singing of grange songs hy a men's clioriu, women ' applauding, The ladies were called out and sang "The Farmer Feed Them All." but with the rhange The "Women" Feed Them tA 11." Tremendous applause. Mr. Geo. Scott went to Mill City this morning after visiting with Mrs. J. I.. Culver. Her home is in Dallas. F. II. Ilrmidage went to Detroit ilils morning where he will do some work in the interest of the forest tervire. Stanley Keith came over from I .eh nnon on the morning train. Miss N'cll Grabenhorst went to Gates this morning. Ira Hlndgett went to Gates this morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Mills went to Staylon this morning. THIS IS LAST DAY FOR 102 SCHOOLS IN COUNTY Several Hundred Students Will Be equipped For High School After Today. Several hundred student in the In2 school in the county outside of Albany are taking their last final ex aminations today. Tin Is the Urg et number, both from point of school and student in the history of the county. Next Monday the county hoard of examiners will meet and begin correcting the paper, a task lli.it rnpiirrt about two weeks. These eighth grade gtaduatcs supply a fruit ful crop for the high schools for next year, and County Superintendent Jackson and the supervisors have lirru laboiing to instill in the eighth graders a desire to go higher with i heir education, and their efforts wilt no doubt prove fruitful before nrxt September swings around. In srvrral of the schools there will be held closing exercises, and In some case excellent program will lie given. County Superintendent W. I.. Jackson is on for two addresses to- il.iv. At 2 o'clock this afternoon he will apear at the McFarland school Hid present state standardization pennants for the schools having at tained i he required standard. To night at 8 o'clock the Price school will gie an ice cream social in con nection with their exercises and they will also be presented with the stan dard pennant hy Mr. Jackson. The Albany schools will not hold their final examination until June 3rd and 4t.li. Mrs John Strcnke went to Tlioin- .is on the morning train. Mrs I'lunkrtt returned to her home ii M linker thi inc. tiling Paul Newman, of the firm of Stein nd Newman, left for Portland this 'Homing after looking over his prop- rity there, lie is a traveling sales man for the l.oweugart Co., whole sale milliner Dr. J. C. Ilooth and hi sister. Mrs Kern, of Lebanon; were in the ciry I. is morning on their way lo Port land. .Mi. . I-. Ciawfwid went to Sa rin on ihr morning train. City News Field Meet Today A husky hn of Eugene high school boys arrived this noon for the field urct this afternoon, one that prom ise to be a fast affair, though the' track is in slow condition. Trained under Haywood the Fugene hoys are thought io have a slight edge on the rrault : but Albany will give them the best they have. Liaka Concert Wednesday The concert of Miss Pauline Lis-' ka will he given Wednesday evening at the Methoditt church. She will be assisted by Annette Stoddard, of Portland, an organist of ability whose work is well known here. Count Went to Eugene The Count G. de Fontenilliat, of Pari. France, went to F.ngcne with his parly this morning. The Weather Fair tonight and Saturday. The temperature yesterday ranged be tween HI and 41 degrees. The river stands at 2.2 feet. W. O. W. Initiation The Woodmen of the World will have initiation this evening at 8 o'clock, which will he followed by a lunch. All neighbor! are urged to be present. Will Oo to TUlamoqk The following delegates from the granges of Linn county will go to Tillamook next week to the state grange, to meet there May It: Chauucey Sickles, of Charity Grange: F.lmer Pearl, of Cafrpooin grange; Chas. Carlson, of Ash Swale grange; Hon. J. II. Scott, of Tangent grange. Lebanon'a Fair- Lebanon's Strawberry fair is to be held May 27-2H, with prospects of a great program. Committees have not yet been appointed, so the program is yet lo be made out. Lost a Mona Lisa The Mona Lisas are destined to be stolen. Mayor Corimer, of Lebanon, h:id a cony on his wall. All of a sud den it disappeared, and cannot be found. Probably taken to Kuropc. F. M. Redfleld Home F. M. Rcdficld returned to Albany this morning after an absence of a few weeks in the Inland Empire. He waa (Albany's representative at the celebration of the opening of the In land Fmpire to navigation. Hit story will appear in tomorrow'! Democrat. LINER LUSITANIA SUNK OFF IRELAND Was Evidently Torpedoed Un der General Program of Hit ting Everything In Sight. ALL THE PASSENGERS ARE PROBABLY SAVED Of the Fourteen Hundred Pas sengers Some Were From United States. (fly United Press Association) Liverpool. May 7. Giant Cunard liner. Lusilania with a heavy passen ger list pf American citizens was tor pedoed and sunk off the Irish coasi this afternoon. No lost of life i reported yet. Small boats of every description were rushed from Quecnstown io the old head of Kin sale, off which the big liner was tor pedoed. rn unconfirmed report said the l.usitania was beached. The first report was that the Luiiania waa in trouble, picked up by wireleas at Landtend. It reported that there wa a decided list to the steamer and thai assistance wat urgently wanted, lett er Queentlown picked up appealt for aid and the port authorities rushed everything possible to assist the steamer. The l.usitania waa torpe doed at 2:38 this afternoon. At the point of attack the liner's course wa normally in tight of land. London, May 7. Lloyds, confirm ed the sinking of the Lusitauia. New York, May 7. A number of prominent Americana -wore aboard the l.usitania. This afternoon the office of the Cunard line was crowd ed with people attracted by the newt. At yet there la no excitement evident. Each bulletin has made the situation more serious and there it an air of intense anxiety. The Lutitania car ried 11 passengers, among whom were Alfred Gwvnn Vanderbilt. El bert Hubbard and Charlea Frohman. Ilefore the steamer sailed many of the passengers were warned tomthing was going to happen to the big linr. Washington, May 7. Secretary Bryan was at luncheon when the news of the torpedoing of the Lusi lania reached him. He hurried to the state department.' At 2:15 no offi cial information had been received. The department waa much upset. Ef forts were made to establish com munication with the consular repre sentatives at the nearest pointo the scene of the disaster. Liverpool, May 7. At 5:40 the of fice of the Cunard line issued a state ment confinnin gthe report that the l.usitania was sunk. Liverpool, May 7. The latest in formation Hated that the Lusilania was struck by a torpedo at 2 o'clock and sank in 33 minutes. A number of boats were early at the scene. Immediately they began the work of taking on board passen gers of the l.usitania. It it under stood the Lusitania'a own boats were used to care for passengers. On all the recent trips the boats swung over the sides and the covera were re moved ready for any eventuality and it it possible thai this precaution pro ved the salvation of the passengers. New York. May 7. The Cunard line late today made public the fol lowing message from Liverpool: "A majority of the rescue vessels are now apparently making for Queens town." Washington, May 7. The slate de partment received a dispatch from Ambassador Hincs, at London, con firming the lots of the Lusilania. It is said the Lusilania was torpedoed off the Irish coast and sank in half an hour. At the state department, it is said the l.usitania and Falaba disasters fell In the same category and un doubtedly will he handled along pre cisely similar lines, insofar at the American official interest in the mat ter is concerned. Liverpool, May 7. An ominous hint that there is serious lost of life on the l.usitania disatter came from the Cunard offiret tonight. It is said "we have hope that many are saved." This is interpreted to mean the line knew there is some loss of life. . OPEN AIR CONCERT TOMORROW EVENING Albany Concert Bnd to Give Free Entertainment on First Street. Everybody will have a chance lo hear Albany's splendid mutical orga nization when the band appesr in open air concert at the corner of First and Broadalbin streets lomor row evening. The concert will start at 7:45 o'clock. Tint It not the high school band, at many people seem to think. The members are all experi enced inuticiant and combine to make oneof the beat bands in the valley The members of the band are licrt Stevens, leader; Neil Bain. Lyle Bati. Edwin Fortmiller, Charles Fortmiller, Frank Clevenger, Albert Kropp, Jack Nash, Will Nash, Carl Armpriest. Ralph Kenton. David Wieder, Merrill Olilmg. Frank Snyder, Wm. Bowder.. Kenneth Stevens, Frank Wood, Roy Dowd and John Merrill. The program arranged for tomor row is: Yale Varsity ..... Johnson When You Were a Tulip Wenrick Princess of India Kin,j I Didn't Raise My Boy to Re a Soldier Piantidosi Manana Mitsud Millicem Waltz . Italian Rifleman McKee Eilenburg ATHLETICS PLAY SALEM AT CAPITAL CITY SUNDAY Albany People Will Go to See Opening Game With the Senators. The Albany Athletics will journey to Salem Sunday to play their first big game of the teaton, and inciden tally open the season and the new ball park in the Capital City. Man ager Turner, of the Salem Senator, has arranged for a big parade and will open the season in regular fash ion. Salem expects to have a strong team this year, and Manager Small's men are going up against a tough proposition. Several auto parties will drive down over the excellent Pacific High way, and others have expressed their intention of accompanying the team on the train and lend their tupport at the game. The round trip can be made for a fare and a third. The Athletic will line up strong in the opener. Manager Small wil.l do the pitching with the old reliable Jones behind the bat. The infield is composed of a fast lot in Ryalt. Hecker, Weaver and Briggs, and the outer gardens will he looked after by McChesney. A. A. Mk-kels and W. Patterson. Rexford will substi tute for Small. With Sunday's game the playing will be continuous all summer. The schedule for the nrxt month will he: May 9, Salem at Salem. May 16, Corvallis at Albany. May 23, Eugene at Albany. May 30, Salem at Albany. June 6, Harriman Club, of Port land, at Albany. Other garnet will be arranged lat er. J. T. Shea was a morning passen ger lo Salem. J. V. Murphy, general passenger agent of the Canadian Pacific Ry., ia in the city today. Douglas Davis returned to his home in Philomath this morning. He has been attending The Dalles-Celilo celebration at The Dalles, and says It wat a big show. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Minton went to Salem this morning to spend the week end. New Boy Arrived A fine eleven pound hoy was born yesterday at thr home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McNcehntc. TODAY IN HISTORY Joe Cannon) it 77 years of age today, an odd character in U. S. hiatory. It ia also the birthday of Sen ator Stone of Mo., 65 years of age. ' Brigadier Gen. Miles ia just 59 and Ex-Gov. Warfield of Mary land 65 years of age. The Daily Democrat wat born 27 years ago today. IS China Radically Agrees to the Demands of Her Aggressive Neighbor. ONLY DETAILS REMAIN TO BE SETTLED A New Note By China Suggests Peace Between the Two Countries. (By United Prett Association) London, May 7. Dispatches re ceived from Pckin declare that China has yielded to practically all the de mands made by Japan and that only details remain to be worked out. Dispatches declare that the action of China will surely prevent war. Pekin, May 7. China hat submit ted a new note to Japan wjjich it ex pected to avert a terious ctisis in negotiation growing out of Tokio't demands upon Pekin. 'While the text of the latest communication is not known, officials declaie in effect that it concedea under protest, the chief of the Japanese demand. The note wat handed Japanese Minitter F.kio Kioki, today, and wat forward ed to Tokio. A new reply it declared to have been framed after an all night conference between President Yuan, and hit diplomatic advitert. Tokio, May 7. Peace between Jap an and China wat insured when the Tokio government withdrew from its list of 24 demands made upon Pekin, the fifth group, which from the start was obnoxious to the Chinese gov ernment and threatened to plunge the nations into war. All other conces sions sought by Japan are to be granted in effect, it is understood. ORGANIZATION OF GROWERS' ASSN. MEANS 816 THINGS This Is a Cooperative Move ment That Will Mean Greater Industrial Activity. The results of Saturday's coopera tive growers" meeting meant the fu ture destiny of the small farmer. Re sults arc the concrete evidence of in telligent activity. The personnel of the list of stock subscribers it an indication that the fruit industry of Linn and Benton counties is entering upon a new era. All growers and all business men and merchants should rally in enthusias tic support of a movement that means numerical strength and pros-perity-to all. The purpose of this or ganization is to extend the sphere of the farms of this community lo the ultimate consumer and thus assist ev ery grower. If the glowers and busi ness men will jump into the ring to morrow with both feet we will soon be able to duplicate the Eugene Fruit Growers' association. This cooperative movement is the only solution of the local marketing problem. Tomorrow ill decide the inrportajit questions for this . com munity. The last call. COM M1TTEE, CORVALLIS TO HAVE THREE BIG OAYS Farmers Day, With Special Bargains, 4th of July and Regular Salesdays. Already towns are talking 4th pf July celebrationt. Corvallis has prac tically decided to celebrate. At a meeting of business men there out of 26 present 21 voted for a celebration, and the firemen will have charge. They also propose to have a farm ers' day, when the merchantt thall entertain at dinner all their farmer customers. It may be a barbecue; but it will be a big thing. It will be special bargain day. At the meeting the matter of a sales day, with auction, like that of Albany, was discussed. A. L, Stevenson agreed to cry the sales. The general arrangementt committee wat author ized to provide for the tale. MOST FIR GOES FROM OREGON AND WASHINGTON Act of Legislature Will Make the Ferry a Joint One. In a recent publication of the Fed eral government, tome interesting sta tistics are brought out, covering the exports of lumber and lumber pro ducts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914. It may be of interest to the people of the Northwest lo know thai of the total amount of fir exported from the United Siatet. (6NtlJW),llJ ft.), Oregon and Wash, furnished over 630,0110.000 ft., valued at $8,059, 940. It may be of still further inter est to know that nearly 260 million feet of ihit fir went to Australia, New Zealand and the Islands of Oceanica. over 145 million feet went to Asiatic pointt. nearly 120 million feet went to South America, and approximately 23 million feet to Panama. European countries took not quite 40 million feet. England leading with 27 million feet and Germany ranking tecond with 2 million. According to the report. Canada and Mexico.our nearett neighbor on the north and south, took the bulk of the railroad tiet exported from this country, the former taking approxi mately three and one-half million and the latter about half a million. South iV.ierica rankt next in the quantity of tiet from fhe United States, using over 360.000. The countries of En rope evidently prefer their own ties, for France is the only nation who takes from us an amount worthy of record, and that amount is only 592 ties, valued at $404. Of the total amount of tiet exported (over five million), the state of Washington alone furnished nearly half a million. In the matter of American shingles used, Canada and Mexico again take the lead, the former importing fron the United Statet nearly 34,000,000 and the latter over $2,000,000, valued respectively at $70,000 and $6,765 Australia and the Oceanic Islands ranked next in quantity of shingles from the United States, nearly 5.0O, 000 heing shipped to that part of the world. Corvallis to Eugene Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Docksteailer today left for Fugene to occupy their recently acquired home at 1193 West 6th avenue in the University Ci.y Their household goods were aliipped yesterday. Mr. Docksteadcr recently traded the Corvallis Fuel business for the residence property in that city The family were residents ot Kugeuc several years ago. Purchased New Studebaker Frank Carman, Southern Pacific engineer,, out of Albany, who lives al the Cotatie, purchased a new five passenger Studebaker from tl.e Al bany garage today. Cemetery Meeting Tonight The annual meeting ol the River side Cemetery Association will be held in the library auditorium to night, which all interested are invit ed to attend. Officers will be elected and reports made for the year. Here from Grama Pass K. V. Smith, of Grants Pass, is in the city, called here by the serious illness of his uncle, E. V. Smith, of this city, who is afflicted with a can cer. Mr. Smith is the father of Al bany Heights, and continues to own properly out that way. Lectured Odd Fellows Geo. W. Wright returned from Lebanon this morning. Last night he delivered an address before the Lebanon lodge, I. O. O. F., on Odd Fellowship. Dr. Ogbum Liket Albany Dr. W-. F. Ogbum, of Reed Col lege, who delivered a lecture at "the library last night, returned to Port land this morning. Dr. Ugburn is greatly pleased with Albany and heartily approves of tl.e course ol lec tures that is being promoted at the lihrary. . Cameron Funeral Tomorrow The funeral of the late M. J. Cam eron will be held from the Methodist church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The body will line in state at the church from 2 until 2:30, where it may be viewed by the friends of the deceased. Rev. . H. Leech will conduct the services. At the grave in Riverside Cemetery the Knights of Pythias will have charge of the fun eral, t Court House Picnic The officers and employes with their wives and sweethearts will give a picnic Tuesday evenimr in honor of County Clerk and Mrs. Rtiftis M. Russell. The launch Louise will be chartered to take the crowd up the river to some suitable spot. About 40 people will be in the party." City News E I KEY In Appreciation of Fact That Society Is in Progress of Change. ACCORDING TO P30F. OGBURN OF REED COLLEGE The Past Is Gone, the Present ' Must Be Governed By the 1 New Conditions. According to Prof. Ogburn, of Reed College, Portland, the key to the economic situation is the under standing of the tact that society is irj the process of change, that . on dition are different from what they were and we must adjust ourselves to the changed situation. The one point of view way cannot do it. Doc trinaire will not accomplish things. It it also well to remember that things do not change at the tame time. .The young man tpoke in a learned way, somewhat of a higher critic in economics, he presented his acl Irtss in the regular weekly library course, to a small audience. fie said we need more government, not lest, and told ut what govern ment and liberty are, the latter being for the strong, not the weak. He declared the policy of President Wilson and Secretary Bryan to be a let-alone-one, many years behind the timet, a statement peace-loving people will not agree with. President Wilson is an up-to-date executive, a fact appreciated by the best students of the day. Oregon's working men's compen sation act -waa explained and com mended as a progressive measure. Our present tax system was criti cised, as one not working well, too much property ecsaping taxation, at least 85 per cent, of personality. Wealth escapes, the small owner pays. The general property tax system he said was sixty years be hind time. People easily remember the good things of the past, but forget the bad; they forget to pay their debts, but never to cash a check. He said Washington and Lincoln bad been exalted almost into fiction. We cannot resist the changes tak ing place, and cannot go back to old conditions. Inventions are causing -.-haiiges and we must keep up with them. The new house has no kitchen, a built-in affair, and other things are in keeping with it. In the development of the ages the home has grown smaller, government and' industry bigger. Formerly the home was the center for amusement, t-eligiou. etc., now other things have crowded them into new channels. Now the state takes care of people, not the family. Unemployment was attacked as an evil, caused by depression; but ,no remedy was given. He taid "We need some sort of law;" but did not present the law. The address was scholastic in character, and left those in hearing somewhat in confusion as to the pur pose, for the marvelous changes in progress are familiar to all and are appreciated genjerally as playing - great part in the economics of the timet. The lecture was a striking contrast to the others that have been pre sented in the library course. H. Babb went to Talbot on the morning electric. . COMMERCIAL CLUB BANQUET . POSTPONED FOR A WEEK The regular monthly meeting of tie Commercial club which w.i billed for Monday evening has been called off and will be held (lie week following. This arrangement was made necessary owing to the absence of many membera from the cily. But it it understood that it will be held Monday, May 17. at the Hotel Al bany, at usual.