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VOL. XXVIII
ALBANY. LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1915.
No. 13
STATE BANKERS
I
Annual Session ot Group Two
Met in Lebanon With Inter-
esfing Program.
LEBANON BANKERS ARE
HOSTS AT LUNCHEON
Linn, Marion, Benton, Polk and
Lincoln County Banks Rep
resented in Group.
The annual meeting of Group Two
of Ihe Oregon Stale Bankers Asso
ciation it In esion-in Lebanon to
day. 'About thirty delegate from
Linn. Lincoln. Marlon and Benton
counties arrived in the city tliit morn
ing and were met by local member
of the banking fraternity, who con
vryed the viaitora to the Strawberry
city In automobiles. The officer of
ihia group are:
M. S. Woodcock, chairman. Firsl
National Hunk, Corvalli; Joicph 11.
Albert, vice-chairman. Capital Nation
al Hank. Salem; J. C.lrvin. aecretary.
l-irat Saving Bank, Albany; W. G.
Vaall. treawrer, Dallaa City Bank.
Dalla.
Executive committee: Alfred C.
?hmitt. First National Bank. Al
bany; Eugene llayter. Dallaa Nation
al Hank. Dallaa; Ashael Bu.h. Ladd
and Bu.h. Salem; M. S. Woodcock.
First National Bank, Corvallis: J. C.
Irvine, Firal Saving Bank. Albany.
The meeting waa opened by prayer
by Rev. W. A. Klkina. pastor of the
Christian church, of Lcbauon: The
audress of wtliome was derived, b.
the Hon. Dennia Cormier, mayor ol
Lebanon, and wai responded to by
Hon. W. I. Elmore, of Brownsville,
who repreaenled Linn county in the
last ic-sion of the fcnialntttre.
The real of the morning wai iaken
up with the rending of the minulcs
of the bt semi-annual meeting. ln
rcporta of officcrt and committees,
and the transaction of general busi
ness. At noon the delegates were gueti
of the Lebanon bankcra at luncheon
in the Lebanon hotel, and at 1 : the
meeting' convened again and liatcned
to an interesting address by E. G.
Crawford, of Ihe Lumberman' Na
tional Bank, of l'ortland. on the nb-Jec-t.
Tli Evolution of Bank Cred
its." "Recent Change in Our Bank
ing Lawt." waa the aubjeel of Geo.
It. Tracey. Jr., tale bank examiner.
M." S. Woodcock, of Corvalli. pokc
on the l)iect "Should National
Bank Be Granted Trut Company
Power?" Following thi wa a gen
eral discussion of the ubjcct of the
apeaker. In which moil of the dele
gate took part, he election of offi
cer for the next year and the ap
pointment of committee.
The banker of the Male have divid
ed the territory into even group,
each of which hold session emi
annually. and tte convention i
held once each year. At the group
meeting matter of local Importance
are dlsciuscd, uggettion made, and
change in hanking law conidcred.
There are 28 town and 42 bank rep
reented In Group Two. The tnte
convention thi year will he held next
week. May 27-29 In San Francico in
conjunction, with the California
Banker' atiocialion. The banker
of five Pacific lope tate will be
repreenled.
The Miet Mahle and Zoe Traik
came down from Lyon last evening
to pend the week end in thi city
with friend.
Lieut, and Mr. llensey. of the O
A. C, are pendlnt the dav at the
home of Mr. and Mr. Geo. Hnefln-h
Xtr. V N Bench, of Snokane. went
to Portland thi morning after vllt
In thi city, .
Tho. T. Hanson,' of Marcola, ar
rived here from th Odd Fellow'
convention at Newport yesterday,
and thi morning went to Jeffcrion
. for a visit before returning home.
J, P. Kerth went to Dnlln on hnsl-
nes this morning. .
300,000 MEN LOCKED
IN GREAT BATTLE
Russians Claim They Have
Germans in Trap Facing
Annihilation,.
(By United Pre Association)
I'rtrograd, May 21. Three hun
dred thousand men are locked in a
great battle north of Jaroslau, which
may decide the lale of Prieinysl. In
the (ace of a terrible artillery fire,
the left wing of the rutro-German
army forced a crossing of the Lubacx
ovka river near Kadava. Enormous
losses were suffered by the enemy in
the advance which proved lo Je but a
temporary advantage, Strong coun
ter attack by the Russian forces
hurled the Austirans and Germans
back across the river, where now it
is declared they (ace annihilation or
capture.
The Fight in Flanders.
(By United Press Association)
Pari, .May 21. Rain which pre
vailed for two day in northern
France, and Homier ceased. Heavy
fighting ha again broken out around
Ypres, and Arrat, Attack of the
German along the Ytcr canal were
renewed with Ihe greatest despera
tion. Braving a heavy fire the ma
chine gun of the German drove the
allied Iroops from advance positions
in North Ypre yesterday; but the
war office declares a strong counter
attack of the French drove the
enemy out and won new ground.
o
Jerome Smith came in from hi
place- near Berlin thi morning.
Aaron Morris, who live neat
Sweet Home wa an Albany visitor
today.
WORLD'S MACCABEES IN
NATIONAL CONVENTION MONDAY
Oregon 1o Be Represented at
New York Meeting By Mrs.
Florence Chambers.
Every World' Maccabce in the
United Stale and Canada is interest
ed in Ihe great convention which is
bring held in New York City at the
Waldorf-Astoria on May 24. This
convention is held in Ihe interests of
the first Woman' association of the
ountry, with local branches through
out the United Stale end Candaa.
The stale of Oregon is represented
by the state commander, Mrs. Minnie
W. Aydclotle, of Oakland, California,
and Mr. Florence Chambers, of Port-'
land, a delegate.
At thi convention Ihe election of
supreme officer will take place and
many iinporsunt measures will be pre
sented. Such a fine record ha been
made (or the past term, extending
from 191 1-1914 inclusive, that every
state convention ha endorsed the
plans an dadministration. Mis Bin
M. West, the founder of the associa
tion, has an excellent report to pre
sent. The net gain from May 1, 191)9
to May I, 1915, ha amounted to over
40,1X10 benefit member, which indi
cate the prosperous condition of the
association, and the net gain for 1915
lo dale ia 5,000 benefit members.
During the last four year, the in
terest earnings on bond investments
amounted to $1,0587575, and the as
sets on hand in protect contract
reached nearly eight and a half mil
lion dollnr. Over twelve million
dollars was paid out in death and dis
ability benefits, every draft for which
was personally signed by Mi West.
This order i not connected in any
way with the Ladies of the Modern
Maccabees. ,
Local officer and member are
elated over the progress of their work,
and when their representative return,
a full report will be given by them
of the feature of thi progressive
meeting. The nucces which thi so
ciety ha attained is attributed to the
harmony and cooperation existing in
the individual organization of which
there are nearly 3,000. Educational
campaign are being constantly car
rlcd on whereby each worker may be
come efficient and through thi ctftel
ency each department wilt be enabled
to work to the beat advantage for the
association. Thi promises to be the
most Important convention ever rec
orded in the creditable hlr.tory of this
association, and Is the beginning of a
still greater benefit order for women
in ihe United State and Canada.
SENATOR LANE 10
BE AT SALESDAY
Says He Will Take Pleasure
In Meeting With Our People
' on Big Monthy Event.
WILL SPEAK ON OUR
NATURAL WATERWAYS
Arrangements Being Made For
the Biggect Salesday Event
. Yet on May 29.
With Senator Harry Lane a the
tpeaker at the monthly salesdsy on
Saturday of next week there wilt be
no question a to the crowd and the
success of the day. Senator Lane
thi morning notified the committee
that he will be here, when be will
speak on our natural waterway
The day previous he will speak at the
Strawberry fair at Lebanon on ob
servations of a U. S. senstor. The
subject assigned the senator on ac
count of the part he has uken in the
promotion of our waterway interest
both on the Columbia and the Wlv
lamette. is one of particular intere!
at thi time.
Thi late day from present indica
tions will be the best one yet, a spe
cial effort being made to secure not
only a large offering of animals and
goods for the auction event, but, as
well a big crowd to enjoy the pro
gram, which will have other features,
among other probably the singing
of the new state song. In Oregon,
by the original quartet, Messr. Ir
vine, Powell, Peter and Palmer. '
Klopstock. the French horse buyer,
after . sevcraLlhostiand- animal, ha
been asked to be here on that day.
Already a number have reported
that they will have animal and arti
cle for the sale.
The people of Linn and Benton
should make arrangement to be here
in force.
U. S. and Germany.
' ( By United Press Association)
Washington. May 21. The presi
dent and hi cabinet considered confi
dential rcporta from Ambassador G
rard regarding Amcrica'a note. It is
understood the reports of the Ambas
sador are comparatively optimistic in
showing that Germany desire to
meet Ihe United Statca more thao
half way.
SAILOR WHITE. HEAVY
WEIGHT IS IN TOWN
There 4 a man in (Albany today who
ha (ought Jess Willard, champion oil
the world, Sailor While. He is a
heavyweight pugilist who ha been in
several prominent engagements. His
fight with Willard wa a couple of
year ago before he became very fam
ous. Willard won. White, a big fel
low, well put up, wa a caller at the
office, and reported that he was here
ready to give an exhibition if arrange
ment can be made. Some of hi en
counter, among the many which he
reported, were draw with Frank Mo-
ran, Gunboat Smith, Al Reach and
Battling Jim Johnson, a decision in hi
favor from Arthur Pulkey and loss to
Al Palzer. With him ia a boxing
companion, Cal Griffin.
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BIG SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS
IS IN TOWN TODAY
A Large Crowd Here to See
the Ever-Welcome Per
lormance. Arriving early thi morijng the
Sells-Kioto circa wa greeted by the
small boy, likewise the big boy, and
the small girl and the big girl. In
fact people who want to see the
whole circus go out early in the
morning and see the tents put up and
the elephants drink. It ia then that
the small boy gets a job carrying
water and poles and other things,
and, for awhile owns the show, an
event he never forgets even to his
dying day. Then he goes in and has
the time of his life, long, anticipated
Then (be parade came, with the
long crowd along the streets, with
wide open eyes, seeing things, wa
gon after . wagon, band after band.
clown, rider, and the alway present
calliope, at the end, a matchless in
strument for noise. The circus parade
worth going miles to see. This
one was led by a crowd of Albany
College students, with toy ballons.
and waa one of the test seen here.
At every place the circus ha been
since coming through northern Cal
ifornia there ha been rain, bin good
crowd nevertheless. There wa a
(patter of rain today, and the crowd
wa here, a big one. At 2 o'clock
the big tent began filling, ont in the
field where so many shows have been
given, with prospects of a good per
formance, which is the record of the
Sells-Floto. - r
Tonight there will be another good
crowd.
Sells-Floto is the property of some
newspaper men, a well-managed con
cern, with whom it is a pleasure to
deal, i
BONrai HORSE NEURIT
: INJURES JOHN MUSE
Frightened By Another Horse
It Races Wildly Down
Street to River.
A runaway that, started on Broad
albin street between Second and
Third streets, had a close call from
resulting seriously to John lAlthouse,
aged 85. Ibis morning. J. W. Gro-
shong waa leading a horse down the
street when it became frightened and
reared up, coming down with its
front feet on the wheel of a light bug
gy, demolishing the wheel. This let
the rear end of the buggy down on
one side and ' frightened the horse
which started towards the river. It
ttssed the Linn Abstract office just
a Mr. Alihouse was stepping on tne
sidewalk, one of the wheel passing
over hi foot and throwing him to the
pavement. He waa taken home in an
nut ., hut the injury waa found not to
be serious.
As the frightened horse tore down
the street Ihe buggy hit another, rig
and upset it, and finally stopped in
front of the livery stable in the Bus
sard building. The driver of the bug
gy and the man leading the offend
ing horse were both thrown : the
pavement, but no one was hurt.
Miss A. Saxancr and Miss Martha
Saxaner went to Sale nrthis morning.
Miss Mary Gregory went to Dever
on the morning electric.
Mr. and Mra. W. G. Abraham and
children came down from Halsey to
attend the circus.
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SELLS-FLOTO CIROUS TODAY
MOUNT LASSEN
IS E
Belching Forth River of Mud
California Peak Causing
Trouble.
FARMS COVERED FOUR
TO SIX FEET DEEP
One Farmer Lost All His Build
ings atjd All His Stock But
One Horse.
Redding. Calif.. May 21. Mount
Lassen, the California volcano, ia
sending fort ha veritable river of mud
which is burying farms along Hat
Creek from four to six feet deep.
People are fleeing from their homes
to find safety in the hills. Warnings
reached here at midnight from the
forest rangers. W. G. Hal) failed to
receive warning in time and his house
and barns were swept away. He re
ports that members of the family es
caped in their night, clothes. Hall
said every head of stock wa killed ex
cepting one horse.
DEATH OF J. R. STEWART
AT HIS HOME IN ALBANY
J. R. Stewart died last night at his
home on East Fourt street, at the age
of 75 years. He had not been will
for some time. A few weeks ago he
was stricken- with heart trouble and
had a fall, from the elfecla of which
he did not recover. His death sras
probably from heart trouble.
John Robert Stewart was born at
Payon, Adams county. III., Nov. 18.
1839. and wis married to Susan Jane
McCarty Nov. 2, 1865. fie is sur
vived by a wife and the following chil
dren: Mr. Beech G. Hall, of Albany:
Mrs. R. W. Newland. of Eugene: Mr.
W. D. Carman, of Portland; E. E.
Stewart, of Seio: Mrs. C C. McCor
mick, of La Grande: Lee and Clarence
Stewart, of Arlington. Wash., and
Mrs. R. D. Whipple, of Tracy. Calif.,
and a sister. Mrs. A. J. Cooper, of In
dependence. '
Funeral notice will be given later
AGED WOMAN KILLED NEAR
SALEM BY SHASTA LIMITED
Mrs. Letitia Evans, one of the most
prominent women in Marion county
was killed last night when she was
struck by the Shasta Limited train
at Brooks. Mrs. Evans, who wa 62
years old. was walking down the
track to the home of her daughter.
Mrs. J. W. Fruit, when the rapidly
moving train hit her.
She is survived by her husband and
four children. Dr'. J. C. Evans, assist
ant physician at the insane asylum at
Salem; L. F. Evans, of Lostine; H.
C. Evans, of Salem, and Mrs. J. W.
Fruit, of Brook. She is a daughter
of the late John Savage, one of Ore
gon'a most prominent pioneers, and
a sister of George O. Savage, a New
port merchant.
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ROOSEVELT WON OUT
IN FAMOUS SUIT
The Judge Ordered the Costs
to Be Paid By Both
Parties.
(By United Press Association)
Syracuse, N. Y, May 21. The jury
in the Roosevelt-Barnes trial return
ed a verdict in favor of CoL Roose
velt, but recommended that the costs
of the case be divided between the
plaintiff and defendant. The fore
man announced that the verdict was
unanimous but when the jury was
polled it was found that one juryman
voted in favor of Barnes. The judge
declared the verdict illegal and sent
the jury back for further delibera
tion. Syracuse. May 21. At 2:45 this af
ternoon the jury in the Roosevelt
Barnes trial bad not returned their
verdict. Justice Andrews announced
that the jury would not be discharged
until ten o'clock tomorrow if there
is no verdict before. The jury this
morning reported it had reached a
verdict in favor of Roosevelt and rec
omended that the costs of the case be
divided between the plaintiff, defend
ant, but a poll of the jury ahowed one
member favored Barnes. Declaring
the recommendations illegal, tbc jury
waa again sent back for further de
liberation by Justice Andrews,
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Taken Many Prisoners.
Berlin, May 21. General Von Mac
kensen's army has taken 140.000 Rus
sian prisoners in his sweep through
Galicia since May first, the war of
fice announced.
S. S. WORKER IN THE
COUNTRY DISTRICTS REPORT
One Place Without Preacher
For Ten Years orS. S.
For 17 Years.
G. W. Rohrbough, missionary of
the American Sunday School Union,
tells of a Sunday school which be
has just -started in this county in a
community which has not had Sun
day school privileges for 17 years,
and no preaching for 10 years.; Sev
eral young people now grown, have
never seen a Sunday school, and not
more than four or five out of the 35
pupil enrolled in the day school were
reached by any Sunday school.
Mr. Rohrbough says that 40 people
came together at the first meeting
and organized one of the most prom
ising neighborhood Sunday schools
in the county. That the attendance
has increased with every . meeting,
and that almose everyone in the dis
trict seems willing to help in some
way to make the new school a center
for the general uplift of the commun
ity. -
On last Sunday the attendance was
so large that it waa found necessary
for one of the classes to withdraw
from the school room into the open
air during the class study period.
The superintendent is a Linn conn
ty teacher, a gifted leader whose heart
is in his work, and he is a townsman.
He is giving up his own Sunday
morning consciences nna (Christian
work in the city in order to reach so
important a, work in the country
where the sower" and the reaper
have always secured the larger results
in return for the amount of labor giv
en. Gordon C. Griffin, of Lebanon
is superintendent of this Sunday
school and will travel not less than
16 miles each Sunday in order to do
the work.
Through the work of the American
Sunday school Union in this) section.
increased attention ha been drawn
to the great need of laymen, as well
as others, to reach out from the
cities and the town for the purpose
of strengthening and piloting definite
Bible study in rural districts.
Mr. Rohrbough says there are more
than 90 school districts in Linn coun
ty out of a total of atout 130, which
are without religious services.
"Masterly sermons, and literary
Cems," he says, "are not what is
needed, but rr.thcr tliftt which every
consecrated layman can give; namely
'a clear, warm, heart to heart talk and
a personal testimony becked up by an
littmbte, faithful Christian life."
ITALY-AUSTRIA III
WAR'S fallX-UP
Austria Taking a Hand By In
terning All Italians In That
Country.
TALY STOPS GREEK
SHIP WITH
RICE
Everything But Formal Declar
ation Has Been Done For
Italy's Entrance.
(By United Press Association)
Venice. May 21. Austria today be
gan interning 'all Italian malea of
military age. Fifty thousand boys
and men between seventeen and sixty
in Barbariga, Dingnam, and Mar-
nc were piaicu auroau iraiu lur
concentratidn camps established in
Carolina and Croatia, according to
advices received. Leading Italians in
Pola were arrested, and others ter-
roized by Austrian mob. -
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a cargo of twenty thousand tons of
rice cunaigucu id uennuny.
Rome, May 21. It is reported a
council will he held tonight.
Rome, May 21.--An ultimatum may
be sent to Austria by the Italian gov
ernment before night. After a brief
morning session the cabinet recessed
until late this afternoon when another
meeting will be held. The senate met
this -afternoon to ratify the action of
the chamber of deputies in approving '
the government's war program. ' It is
understood the ministry will take a
decisive- action after the senate has
adjourned. Prince von Buelow, and
Baron Macchio, the German and Aus
trian ambassadors had not left Rome
early this afternoon. At the embas
sies it is stated that neither foresaw
any diplomatic incident "likely to in
volve an immediate rupture." At
taches expressed the I.ope that Italy
would not begin hostilities without
giving Austria opportunity to make
fresh overture!.
LESLIE H. SHARP SPECIALLY ;
HONORED AT STANFORD
Word has been received here this
week that Leslie H. Sharp, former
science teacher in the high school,
and son of Dr. Sharp of the college,
has been awarded his degree of M.
A. for one year of post graduate work
in Stanford University. He has also
been honored by being elected to
membership in the Iota chapter of
Phi Lambda , Upsilon, a national
chemical fraternity to which only up
per classmen of superior scholarship
are eligible. He was also elected a
member of Phi Beta Kappa, a Greek
teller society that exists for the pur
pose of honoring; leading students
in colleges and universities. It is an
association of broadly cultured men
and women with whom it i: indeed
an honor to be associated. Mr. Sharp
ia now with the Stanford geological
survey part at Satina, California.
NOT ALBANY BUT LINN
AND BENTON COUNTIES
Albany has now become the owner
of the Brownsville cannery. A few
month's ago the Brownsville glove
factory was moved to that city. While
we admire Albany pluck, we would
prefer that she start new industries,
rather than move established indus
tries from other Linn county towns.
Scio may expect to lose her con
densery and the Linn county fair
next, if the greed ol the county aeat
continues. Scio Tribune.
Don't get excited. The plant will
remain at Brownsville, where the
canning will be done. The Grower'
association I a Linn and North Ben
ton county concern, which own tha
plant, no i nioauy. ...