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0 0 Establinhed In 1865 Bttt AdT-r-te!rt Medium In Linn County ALBANY DAILY DEMOOEAT THE WEATHER Kilr tonight ind Wednesday. VOL. XXVIII ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1915. No. 40. u. AFFECTS LINN GO, Assessed Value ol 0. & C. Pro perty In Linn County Is $754,220 This Year. R. R. COMPANY .OWES S25.436.29.BACK TAXES Railroad's Interest Limited to $2.50 An Acre, Which Actual Settlers VIII Gain By. Undrr the decision of ihr If. S. supreme rutin, handed dowu yester day. I lie Southern Pacific, or Oregon & California, as the owners of I lie land of the company if known, own. I. inn county J-'5,4.Ki.N delinquent tax es, and penalties amounting io.. ttp pr iximatcly $5.l' Tlt county Jul now would appreciate thit auioiint. Il il not probable though, that it ill net il for awhile, and under a ttate mrnt of Lawyer V, I). Kenton, ol tile S, IV, perhaps not at all, at least Uji nut a trial. Alienor Fisher. Ihougit. think lli company will eventually pay the taxes, with 6 per cert i'.tcrcsl from the. lime of delin'iuency. I'nJer the decision the interest of lite (). & C. it limited to $2.S1 an acre, and. therefore, it it contended that I lie payment of laxet thottld be lim ited to an tcttmcnt of $2.50, inttead of the pietent assessment of $16 aji acre in I hit county. Gov. Withy-omhe contidert the de citinn a Hood thing for Ihc Mate Judfie McKnight looks upon it at of value to tint county, and something ihat eventually will work nut in the Interest of men wauiiim hornet in the hillt. ' Under the decision the purposes of the urant will have to be carried out. and the railroad company will have cither to tell the land back to the government ai $2 5" an acre or to actual telilert. The iflannrr of procedure, however, it lo be provided by congress, which must act within tlx iimniltt, or appli ration may he made lo the court for Instructions. Thit meant that the O. & C. will not do anything, in refer ence to the laxet until conKren actt, and at congress will not net down to business for tix months, it makes the dilemma more uncertain. Under the decision the fifteen or twenty thousand vicliiut of locatotrt. l ove no riiihtt and will he out Ihcir feet, running at high at $150 anil $Jk for location. The decree, reverted by thit deci sion, wat made by Judge Wolvcrlon. in July, l1.1, from which time the dc liniiirncy of the taxct datet. The total ,.n.trssmctit of the O. cV C. under the old rate of about $16 an acre wnt $754,220. Under the decition thit will undoubtedly be limited to $2.50 an acre until it Kelt into the hand" of actual let t lei. If it had none lo the government the laxet would have been lot! entirely. Italian! Halted. (My United ('real Attocintion) -Koine, June 22. Strong Austrian defentet were encountered on -the Trcnlino and Carnic Alpt fronla and the arrival of heavy reiiiforcementi for the enemy along the Itonin river hat cuuied a halt in the Italian ad vance -everywhere, the official ttale ment admitted. ... H0RN1BR00K SENDS CIGARS TO ROUND TABLE CLUB Mcmbcrt of the Round Table club were treated to imokei yetterday by Hon. W, H. Hornibrook when thev tat down to their regular Monday dinner nt the lintel Albany yetterday noon. Mr. Hornibrook wnt not there in pcrton to p.itt the box around 'among hit fellow club mcmbcrt, for no doubt he it in far away Siain ere thit. In fuel be wat due in Bangkok June 1st. The box wat from Manilla, 1'hillipine Itlandt, dud the cigart of an excellent quality fcif the btliind good. Other people in Albany have heard from the Ilornibrookt during the patt few dayi. FORMER ALBANY MEN 10 GO TO MEDFORD Elvln Crutchfield and Delmer Thompson Have Bought the Big Deuel Store. Mr kind Mr F.lvin Crutchfield. and ton, arrived last night from Spo kane, on their way to Medford, where they will hereafter retide. Mr. Crutch field hat been with the While Stort in Spokane for teveral yean. He it a former Albany "boy," clerking here for teveral yean before going Jo North Yakima, and from there to Spokane. He and Dclmar Thompton, also a former Albany boy, have form ed a partnership and bought the Deuel llorc at Medford, which they will lake charge of and run. They have a hott of friendt of former years whu are interested in their progress Mr. Thompson it now in Medford looking after mattcra. BUSINESS OUTLOOK AS VIEWED BY S. F. BANKS Declared That Quiet Optimism Prevails With Faith In Much Better Times. The Democrat hat received the fol lowing from the Welle Kargon Ne vada National Rank, San Francisco: A good deal hat happened within the latt month lo justify the feeling of quiet optimism which prevails here. The undertone to trade it good, al though business in tome lines it be low normal, in olhera it it up to the ttandardi usually prevailing at tins season The German crisit hat given rite, of course, to unsettlenieni here at it hat everywhere cite. Yet the view it general that war will he avoid ed, and that even if life negoiiatiout between the two government! thould be long drawn out. a recovery in busi nrtt in ihit country would not be ter ioutly interrupted. The unexpected withdrawal of Mr. llryan a tecretary of atate on June 9 gave unusual interest to Ihe note of President Wil-on to the Imperial German government, which wat made public on June II. Inttead of being harsh in tone the note wat extremely friendly, although being firm in itt demand that the lives and property of American citizens thould he pro tected on the high teat. It had a re assuring effect upon the public mind and the hope it now generally enter tained that retort to extreme ineass uret will be avoided. At toon at the note wat published there wat renewed buying of high grade securities on the theory that the tension had been re lieved and -that much better timet were ahead. The decision handed down by the United Slates circuit court of New Jersey, in the government suit against the United State! Steel corporation, wat an event of great importance and may he regarded at epoch-making, in the tense that.it indicates the limita tions of the anti-trust law and declare! for the firtt time that Ihe "real test of monopoly it not the aize of that which it acquired, but Ihe trade pow er of that which it not acquired." In THE SAXONY OPERA SINGERS They Will Sing "Pinafore" FnIi h Ooeras at the itm.x ,-Tki SAXONY OPERA SINGERS AT YAQU CAUSE TROUBLE U. S. May Have to Take Hand to Protect Foreigners Against Indians. ADMIRAL HOWARD IN READINESS ON COAST Warships and Marines Will Be Signalled If Needed Against the Red Men. (Ily United I'rett Attocintion) Washington. June 22. At a result of the crushing defeat suffered by the forcet of Governor Maytorena at the hands of the Yaqui Indiana, officials are anxious at to the action Admiral Howard may fine it necessary to take to protect foreigners In Guaymas. The latest reporti tiatet an officer was tent ashore lo the American colony with a heliograph, under order to sig nal warship! the instant marine! and bluejacket! were needed. It it cer tain a landing will be made and the Indiana engaged if more foreigners are killed. Whether Maytorena will join the Indians in opposing the land ing, it causing the greatest anxiety. Washington, June 22. There it no confirmation at the navy yard of ru mors from N'ogalea. Ariz., that Ad miral Howard had landed the marines in Cuaymat. The official! felt sure Howard would have notified them had such a step been taken. Lembcrg Must Fall. ( By United Pith Association) Berlin, June 22. The announce ment of the fall of Lembcrg it await ed. Three Auttro-German armies are within a few hours' march of the city, whe the last dispatches were filed from Pricmysl. It it considered pos sible that the Russians may have al ready withdrawn, and that the vic torious forces of Van Mackenzcn may even now he in possession of the Gnlician capital Copenhagen, June 22. German newtpapera here printed minora that Lembcrg bad fallen. these wordt, the circuit court judget. in their unanimout decision, have ap plied the "rule of reason" in a way which it' intelligent, to the average butinctt man. The decision cannot help but have a beneficial influence which will be felt with increasing force at the business revival already under way becomet more pronounc. cd. This decition is in line with the trend of public opinion at thit time. It doet not mean at all that the Sher man lawt hat lost in force to curb bad trusts', on the contrary, it shows how far the government can go in prose cuting those who violate the statutes. But capital will not be nearly at timid at it was before this interpretation of the law wat made. and "Martha" and Other Approachii AwfMv. THE CHAUTAUQUA JULY 9. WEAIHERFORD REELECTED DIRECTOR OF DIST. 5 Has Served City More Years As Director Than Any Other Man. The school election yetterday wat a very quiet affair. There was only one person mentioned for it, Hon J. K. Weatherford, whose term it jutt retiring, and hence no contest. Vot- J. K. WEATHERFORD K -elected School Director. ert therefore did not go to the trou ble to go down to the high school building, or come up to it. The vote wat: J. K. Weatherford 32, Geo. Taylor I, C. E. Sox I, and blank 1 Total 35. " Mr. Weatherford, who wat reelect ed hat served the city at director longer, altogether, than any one cite, in the history of the city, starting nearly forty years ago. Though not on the board continuously since he has been a member a good deal of the time. WATER AT THIS CITY IS ALL RIGHT So Declared Thrse Specialists of the 0. A. C. This Afternoon. That the Water of the Oregon Pow er Co., of this city, is all righ.. was the declaration of Professors Beck with. Fulton and McBurncy. of the O. A. C, who were in the city this after noon in Prof. Fulton's car. Prof. McBurncy has been making weekly tests of the water and reports the per centage very high. In the matter of alum, they declared there was abso lutely no tign of it in the test. There it, though, they said, some action that affects the water slightly in washing, which they are endeavoring to work out and learn, hut so fsr have been unable to do so. They pro nounce il a pure, clean drinking wat er. These men have charge of the chemistry and bacteriological depart ments of the college, and are known for their reliability. Wilson Day Celebrated. (By United Press Association) Seattle, June 22. Wilson day was celebrated with a parade and mass meeting. The regular army soldiers, tailora, policemen, firemen, mail car riers, many bands and fraternal Or ders, together with five thousand cit izens participated in the parade. The mass meeting adopted resolutions en- rdcising the president and pledging him loyalty and support. J. J. Barber, of Eugene, was an Al bany visitor yesterday. I. W. Kelson, of Corvallia, was in the city yesterday. Dr. W. A. Cox wat a passenger to Salem on the morning electric. 9 Today's Oddest Story. ' Los Angeles, June 22. Con- verts to the Baptist church will be gathered with the aid of the y, chapel car Grace, just dedicated at Salt Lake railway station here by members of the American Baptist Publication society. The car is a churcfc on wheels, fully equipped with Baptist books and literature for distribution at each stopping place. It was given to the Baptist church by B. F. Con- way, deacon of the Temple Bap- tist church, Los Angeles. r"t' . .. :MsV J. i rW WAS AN EKILE At His Country Home Guarded By State Soldiers Against Mob. THE PRICE FOR SAVING FRANK'S LIFE SAYS He Did Right and Would Do It Again If It Was Necessary. ( By United Press Association) Atlanta. Ga- June- 22. Governor SUton is still besieged in his country home this afternoon. With three bat talions of infantry, and ihc governor's horse guards patrolling every ap proach to his country estate. Gover nor Slaton is protected from mob vio lence. lie is paying the price for saving Frank's life. There is no doubt the governor is badly shaken. However, he declared: "t did right and jl would do it a thousand times again." The strain it telling on him. He if frightened by the threat! of violence and gathering mob!. He admitted he called out the militia last night, though Sheriff Mangum said he did. Atlanta, June 22. Governor Slatotn is back at his desk in the capitol thit afternoon. He made the trip from hit country home in an open auto mobile, withont a guard. There wat no tign of distil ily. No one wat awaiting the governor at hit offices following the ttormy scenes of last night outside the Slatotn estate when the militia were called out to protect the governor. Upon the desk were a stack of telegrams congratulating hint for commuting the sentence of Frank. Dunkirk Bombarded. ( By United Press Association) Paris. June 22. German fourteen inch guns have agrin bombarded Dunkirk. Several civilians were will ed during a long range shelling of the coast city, it is officially announc ed. Dunkirk wat bombarded from 4 distance of 2U miles. The allied avi- tors are attempting to locate the con cealed German batteries. Tie Ger mans are uring gases in their irtao!c in the "Labyrinth" region, today's an nouncement stated. Glasgow Steamer Torpedoed. (By Unite J Press Association.) Glasgow. Itine 22. The Gl.ngod steamer CarUbrook wat torpedoed and tunk by a German submarine in the North Sei yesterday. Thir ecn t .embers . : '. crew arc t isMrg. 'Eleven survixr-t.- landed hciv. ' Photo by Anurtcsn Press Association. German Guns and MrJS fa PROMINENT HONOLULU WOMAN VISITING HERE Mrs. Sylvia Bryant Hair, Form- er College Student Has Had Notable Social Career. Mrs. Robert Hair, of Honolulu, it in the ci(y on a vitit. She is a for mer Albany College student. Going to Honolulu the had quite a romance, wbcb attracted wide attention, an ac :ont of which wat given in the Dem ocrat afterwards. Mrt. Hair it an ac tive member of the leading woman't club of Honolulu, of which Queen Lijiuokalani is an honorary member. White in Portland she has been the guest of Miss Gertrude Wilson, ex tensively feted while in Portland, the Oregonian said, by society and prom inent club women. A fine picture of Mrt. Hair appeared in the Sunday Oregonian, in the social section. GOOD DOMESTIC SCIENCE -INSTRUCTOR AT CHAUTAUQUA Miss Conaway Is a Personal Friend of Prof. Lee, and Is Highly Spoken of. The Chautauqua management has secured the services of Miss Gail Con away, of Seattle, to conduct its classes and lectures in domestic science. Miss Conaway comes with the unreserved recommcndatiotis of President Lee of the local Chautauqua, for he knew her and worked with her in Whitworlh College, Tacoma, two years. Miss Conaway took her training at the Thomas Normal Training school. De troit. Mich, and later took graduate work at the University of Washing ton, Seattle. She hat also had ex perience in teaching, having taught both in Otwego College, Oswego. Kansas, Whitworlh College, Tacoma. and the public schools of Seattle, hav ing vocational classes and also wo men's classes in the Broadway Night school. Her method of teaching will be to have a demonstration class an l our in the morning, and a lecture an hour in the afternoon. It is earnest ly hoped th.v tl-.e women of Alban) and vicinity will take a lively interest in this special work of the local Chau tauqua, and encourage the manage ment by a large attendance at both demonstrations and lectures. Miss Conaway will arrive July 3 and be the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Lee over the Sabbath. Bulgaria Hay Mobilize. ( By United Press Association) Berlin, June 22. The allies de manded that Bulgaria immediately mobilize and march against Turkey, is ttie semi-official announcement stated here. Bulgaria avoided a di rect answer and requested the de tals as lo the territorial concessions to be mr.de ti.e Sofia government as well as concessions promised other Balkan powers, it is declared. . 1 Russian Cossacks 1 , ASSISTS SALE Decides to Make Sales Day a Bigger Event By Having a Picnic. REGULAR MEETING OF CLUB HELD LAST NIGHT Community Boosters Are Still After Albany to Combine Clubs. The Commercial club met last night in itt regular weekly meeting. A few billt were ordered paid and the financial report of Mist Hinckley was read. The club decided to pay the ex panses of serving coffee and cream and lemonade at the Public Sales day picnic on the court bouse green next Saturday. Merchants were urged to feature the Public Sales day and picnic in their regular advertisements in order that the event may get as much publicity as possible. A letter was read from C. M. Mill er, explaining what he is doing here. ind Mr. Blower gave a talk on the propuiitiuii submitted by H. B. Chase recently regarding the reorganization of the Commercial club. The matter was not finally turned down, but wilt be considered. Dan Johnston announced the grand lodge A. F. & A. M. meeting in this city next June and urged the Com mercial club to assist the local Ma sonic lodges in preparing entertain ment for the visitors at that time. Dr. Robnett reported that the sup ply of literature was low and the Willamette Valley pamphlet osed at ' the fair wat ordered revised and KXX) copiet printed for locr.1 use. SOME OBSERVATIONS. By a Democrat Man As He Passed Along the Street Seeing Things. Gasoline Gus has arrived and is stopping at Oley Woodworth's druj store. 'Don't go by. just come buy," reads a sign at Barker's. Some bathing suits down at Uau- ser's windows suggests that the bath ing season is here. The Cusick bank building is being given an attractive coat of paint. - The Wallace building continues to be the principal drawing card in the construction line, though the Second street pavement has a few devotee!. The bride and groom in Miss Meade's show wiudow for several daya have disappeared, evidently hav ing gone on -their wedding trip. They ' were a fine looking couple and at tracted a good deal of "attention. Their destination is a profound secret. Mrs. J. R. Shaw left ftir S.'ilem on the morning electric and will tak the auto stage to Mill City this afternoon. TWO ARMS BROKEN ; HERE YESTERDAY Drs. J. P. and B. K. Wallace bad two cases of broken arms in their of fices at once yesterday when the ID year old son of Eugene Fisher, of Miller's Station, nd John Miller's four year old boy were brought in for adjustment and repairs. The Fisher boy fell while playing and received an ugly break just above the elbow. n X-ray picture showed the extent of the fracture and he was toon made comfortable. The Miller boy fell from a hone and received a fracture about 2 inch es below the shoulder. A picture of his injury showed him to be more for tunate, but it was a painful break just the same. Both are getting along fine and with proper care their arms will soon be at ttrong at ever.