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ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Established in 1865 Beat Advertising Medium la Linn County VOL. XXVIII ALBANY. LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1915. No. Ml THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday. ALBANY'S FAIR TO BE A Committee Promises a Big Dis play With Attractions For the Crowd. REMEMBER THE DATE, OCT. 14. 15, AND 16 Farmers Can Make Thl the Biggest Display of Products Ever Held Here. Preparation! lor th Willamette Valley Imposition at Alluny. tklober 14. IS nd lb. ire voiuii un rapidly All indication point to a most tuc rculul event. The caliihilt proiniiei will nuke this exposition the moal complete ever assembled on a similar mission in thit part o( the valley. A consistent effort is heiiiK made t make the exhibit complete In every detail, especially the community dis plays. An excellent livcalovk lho it already atsured. Much inlcreit is manifett in thi department. Farm machinery and implement houses will nuke a good display. One Ilium the management wishes to emphasise and that it the inimrtancc of the exhibits of all kindv The farmer a. the man factiirera. and the merchann have thr exhlliita to make the exositioin a whirlwind of a tuccest and of general rducatioinal value. The full offkir.l proR-ram and ape rial prizes will te given later. Kvery farmer, merchant and cituen of l.inn and tlcnton counties ahniil.l art apart the 15th and 16th of October at Mala dnya and arrange their al fair. o aa to he ptcacnl each. dy There it not a home. -a farm, or a commercial enlrrprite.. in the whole adjoining country that will not be bcnrfiticd directly or indirectly by ihis big Willatnelte volley exposition. Ample houaing capacity for the var ious department! will be provided, all well, adapted to the purpose of a -ood exhibit. The program of apoita for the ex potitioin will be good. Confcription Being Fought. (Ily United I'ress) l.ondun. Sept. 18 Any attempt l the government to for,-.' .irmy con acriplion at issue would result in ter ioiia trouble, the executive commit',!? of the Union H.iilway Sen-ants today nolifir.l the government. The li-ly reprexnts .VKI.KI) men. who unani miMi::lv indorse the uperch of ,1. tl, Tlimur.. i aborite in I'ai lament pie ilic'iuv a ivil war would ;'ullow .on atcription. n Unprovoked Attack Charged. ( Ily United l'rcss) Waahiiigton. Sept IS Govern mental inveitigation of rharget t'nl American soldiers had made impro 'o';rd attacst on Carrsnustas near l'rownville yesterday. wa formally riked by tbe Carranta agent today. EVEN NEWSPAPERS MAKE . MISTAKES SOMETIMES Some fellow over at Corvallis wrote the Courier offering him n new hat for a column In the paper without ii n error. The Courier, of courne didn't take him up, aa all papers make mistakes: hut he suggested that other people make mistakes also, fnd gave the fol lowing among others: ' J. II. Wilson, attorney and late ol the reclamation service, evidently shaves himself, for Inst Sunday he was at church with a spot of spinish about the size of a quarter under his Jaw, Mrs. M. J. Brown was nt the Mnjca. tic Tuesday night with a shoestring plainly showing on her twitch thru what litllo real hair she has left. I.ee McGinnis, the grocer, tried to put off. a green watcrmellon on collide ot little hoys Inst week. Attorney Charlet Glut, who thinks be can sing, walked up to the choir last Sunday with a big raveling hang ing to bis coat tail, and everybody wanted to tnort. Miss ' (losing our sand) was at the recent fireman's dance with her underskirt hanging down two Inches .below the bottom of her dress. TERRIFIC BATTLE FOR POSSESSION OF VILNA Germans Making a Smashing Attack on the Russians There But Fleeing Elsewhere. (By United Prrs I'etrograd, Sept. 18. A terrific bat lie for possession of Vilna has begun Hie Germans are making t smashing attack to the tatt of the city. Svvral 'Autoii dclU'-Zimcnts puhil their if to Novovilen: Molodrchiio tailw :iy and art now attempting to pierce the Russian line. The offi.:ul statement tunny cmphaaincd that the sh.ikkI around Vilna I. the greatest ol the pr-'a-nt f i.t s'retcbing from I'-u'i Ir . ( i,ia. German auc.vti in the Vilna region have been offset by defeats to the southeast. At some points the Auatro-Germaui are flre mg in disordrr before the Russian offensive. CITY NEWS ' 0 'i-aiS(i Her Pinal Statement Mist lleulah Hinckley ia busy pre paring a financial statement of th.: transactions of the Commercial club for the period between April 1st to dale, lint will he her last statement. for October first W. A. Eattburn takes charge at manager and will at tend to all the duties connected with the office. Arrested a Drunk l-ast night Officers Griif K'ng and Pick Rogrrs found a man lying on l be sidewalk on Fait First street, hat and coal off, and looked like one sick lie wat taken to the office of Or. W II. Davit, who pronounced it a cat,- of plain dead drunkenness. After ly ing in the city jail over night he n brought before 1'olicc Judge Van 1'asscl. plead guilt and paid a fin r nf $10 and costs. Milt Kerr Goes East Mrt. V. J. Kerr, wife of the pres ident of the Oregon Agricultural College, of Corvallis. and her daugh ter. I.ynette. passed through the cil this morning enrotite to Portland Miss Kerr wilt then leave for Wash ington. I. C. where she will spend the winter with her brother and study vocal music. To Meet Mrs. Bennett i.ee Itcnnctl, of the Oregon Power Co.. left tint morning for Spokane. Wit., where he will meet hit wife and 'baby, who have been in Spencer, Io wa, the past few months. From Spo kane they will go to Sand Point, Ida ho, Moscow and other placet before returning to Albany two weeks hence Went to Columbus Charlrt Kadlct left yesterday over the S. P. lilies for Columbui, ).. where he will visit lor a few weeks. Went to Wena tehee Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Dcatlry and daughters left yesterday for Wen.il ihrc. Vn., where they will visit for I short lime. Dramatic Sermon A dramatic sermon entitled "His Mother's Story" will be given by the pnor of tbe liaptist church tomor row evening. The termon will br published in booklet form by Firm mink G. Rennrl! Co.. of N'ew York, as a Christmas gift book. Mite Schulta Returned Miss Mabel Schultx of tbe public schools faculty, - arrived last night from near Mitchell, where she hai been spending the summer with her folkt and will resume her work with the schools on Monday. She had an enjoyable time out among the big fields of E. O. Saturday Market On October 1st the Ladies Aid So ciety of the M F-. church will reopen their market in the Hamilton tlore and run it Saturday! during the win ter. In November they expect to have a big hataar. P. D. Gilbert today received a letter (torn Hon. W. II. Hornibroow, in ref erence lo die location of Mrs. Tlicr ese Hauer, a relative of prominent Kit gene people, the Swartxcbilds. whose whereabouts had been lost. Mr. Gil bert had wriftrn Mr. Hornibroow. and the matter was taken up and Mrs. Hauer located. Marriage license Issued A marriage license was Issued yes terday to Mnthias Smith, aged 54. of Crabtree, and Flora Daggett, aged 47, of Lebanon. Tag Turnover Made . Sheriff Undine has made hit 5th turnover of II4 taxes to County Treasurer W. W. Francis, amounting to $17.4.27i . Penalties included amount to $229.98. NEW JUNIOR HIGH " ' FORMALLY OPENED TO PUBLIC This Modern High Is Meeting With Striking Favor By the Albany People Generally. The new junior high school was formally opened yesterday afternoon and evening to the public, offering an opportunity for Albany people lo see what a modern, up-to-date build ing we have right here in Albany, the best in Oregon of its kind. A large number look advantage to go through the building, which one needs to do lu appreciate the extent of the junior school idea. Dotneslic science, manual training, business methods, all have their places. In physical work tber- is offered a special advantage, with a fine gym. and a big field adjoining for outdoor games and exersises. In the construction of the building first-class work has been done by the contractor, V. K. Hoover, following ibe plans of the architect, C. II. Ilurg graf, prepared after a thorough study of the latest in this modern house for instruction of the young. Heginning Monday this new build ing, at an educational machine, will be given a test, and it promises to be a place that will draw and hold. TOPPENWEINS GIVE GREAT EXHIBITIONS OF SHOOTING Large Crowd Sees Fancy Shots and Monthy Gunclub Medal Shoot. Willi ou l a doubt the wonderful Topperweins are .ill that has been aid bout them. Those who witness ed their performance at the gun ctnh ground yesterday afternoon saw same of the best shoot in if oKiHeir lives. Mr. Topiterwcm Race demoiir siratiniii of fancy shooting that look ed iiiipos.iUle to the average person Breaking several rggs thrown into the air a ome bt-foic they reached the ground WllS most simple to both nf them. Mr. Topper weim made shots in every conceivable position, shoot ing at object which his wife held in her hand while lying on his "back, looking between bis leits and in num erous other poses. Sighting through a looking gl.tss and bre. iking egg- ihrown in the air w;.s another stunt. At the close ff the performance Mr. Topper'ffcin shot a bust picture of Uncle Sam in a large piece of tin. using two Winchester automatic ri fles and shooting as f:i-t its hc could pull the trigger. The result is on dis play 111 the 1 1 ullicrt Ohling hardware store window. In the club mcd:il shoot Ir. U. A l.einhigcr - won with a score of 24 birds out of 25. Nickerson was scc- nd with 23 ami nallack third with 22. The other scores nude in this, shoot were Young Wood l'. N'eiley 20. tut Haltimnre IX. Madame Jomelli, at the p r-m Bgjiw""" '.n' j jj I J I i , auspices of Exposition Board CONTROVERSY Hopes Raised For Settlement By Report of Conference With Gerard and Officials. GERMANY TO MEET THE U. S. HALF WAY Administration Now Busy With England's Confiscation and Big Loan. (Hy United Press) Washington, Sept. IK. Hopes for the (settlement of the Arabic contro versy were raised today by Berlin dipatches telling of the conference between Ambassador Gerard and th? foreign secretary, jiid indicating the inclination on Germany's part to meet America half way. officialdom ex pected the uphHbt of the situation to be the, disavowal of t lie Arabic tor pedoing. For the timj beirg the administra tion's attention 'Centered on thr IlritUh prize conrt decision, confis cating millions of dollirs worth of niencan good, avd uccti the loan rrfM. tiatinns in c- Virk. To Enter State University Kenneth Stevens will leave Monday to enter the Unipcrtity of Oregon. He was president of the last graduating clus of Albany hik'h frvhool. In City on Business M rj Major Johnson and daughter, Mrt. G. T. B.iyne. of Kayetteville, and Mrs. Kmma Kiiighton and son Rus sell, of Halsey, arc in the city trans acting business. Another Dodge I'crry Parker tod.iy bought a Dodge from the Rnlston Co., and will ride tn it home tliu eveninR. Just the right size for bis family of five. Miss Grace Tiffany, of Kugene. -topped over nilii in this city for a visit with her sister. Mrs. Jno. Pcn Innd. She left th" morning for Stny totn. where she will teach in the high school. Tor the merchandise prize Lein in ner, and Nicker'.on tied with scores of 45 out of 50 in class A. In classes B, J. LcRoy Wood won with a sco-e of 40 and in clas C John Xecly won with a score of 35. In the exTiibitioin shoot Mrs. Top perwein broke a total of 98 out of WO birds. Her misses occurred on the 22nd and 91st. One of these she could have pavsed up, but she says that she never likes to let them go when they are in (he air. She is a cjuick shot and catches the blue rocks close to the tr:ip. It was a splendid exhibition! throughout. . The Topperweins went to Corvallis U.iby to take part in the shoot there during the fair and demonstrate the Winchester goods. Globe October 45, under BIG DAIRY FARM RIGHT AT OUR DOORS In Bryant Park Is Big Industry With Cows, Hogs, Corn Fields and 95 Bushel Oats. Over Bryant Park way the chau tauijua ia not ihe only thing. In (act acrota the bridge ia a big industry oi a wider extent lh?n it generally ap preciated. On hit 640 acret H. Bry ant h;it a working plant ot a very in. teresting character. Jutt now ihc corn field it worthy of notice. Over twenty-four acrct it being harvested. cut up and placed in two hig silos for Ihe coming winter. It is immense Conrad Meyer, Jr., could not be seen nut in ill midst. The errs are big and well-filled. Illinois would have to ipread itself to beat it. A rcnurkeble yield of oats ia re ported on the place. 94 acret averaging 95 bushels, showing Ihe richness oi il.e river bottom land. Almost nine thousand bushels, worth over $3.0tai. The big thing of the place it the Jersey dairy, contisting of about fifty head of high-grade Jersics, fine looking animala. The milk pl?.nt it an up-to-date one. with a pasteurizer, tl.at purifies the n-ilk at 145 to 150 degieet, a cooling plant that makes it cold, its own ice works, and a complete hot water washing arrangement, always sani tary. ne."t and clean. On tl:e place are about seventy hogs, with plenty of food. ilso a source of considerable profit. Frank Chrhammcr it manager, a very competent man, who watche closely alt the details and keept tl-.ings going properly. JOMELLI TO BE A RARE MOSICAL TREAT I It may be considered a stroke of rare enterprise on the part of the fair board to have closed an engage ment through Manager Ayres of the Globe theatre wilh the world's famous diva, Madame Jeanne Jomelli. for merly prima donna of the Metropoli tan Opera Company, who will appear in a real Jomelli concert in Albany on the eveniiiKS of Oct. 4ih and 5th. In Europe Mme. Jomelli's name is a household word and she is ranked as one of the world's greatest so pranno. She has appeared in the leading soprano role of tome 85 dif ferent grand opera. She is even now under a five year contract as leading prima donna of the Vienna Opera Company, but which has been suspended on account of the war. Mme. Jomelli was in Lon don at the outbreak of the hostilities and immediately sailed on the ill fat ed I.usitania for New York where she accepted an engagement with the Or pheum circuit. She has the distinc tion of being the only Orpheum artist who nvas .ever held over for a double engagement in I'ortland and also sev eral oilier cities. It wat upon this tour that Mme. Jomelli fell m love with Ihe Pacific Coast and when the constant strain oi travelling and con tinuous performance became too irk some, she closed her engagement and hurried to Portland to establish her lesidence. Miss Velnia Davis left on an early morning train for Portland' for a week-end visit with friends. Rev. I. G. Knotts will preach at Turner tomorrow. Miss Volena Smith went to Port land this morning for a two weeks" visit. AUTO COLLIDES WITH WOOD WAGON AND IS DAMAGED While driving in her car on Ninth street yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Arch Gould collided wilh a wood wagon driven by a boy named Edholm, and suffered damage to her machine to the extent of about $50. Mrs. Gould wat driving west when he saw the wagon enter ninth street fiom Ferry from the south. She sig naled to the driver about half a block away, and expected him to turn east to Ninth. Instead of turning, as he indicated he was going to do. he kept straight on. and by that time Mrs. Gould was upon him. going at about 10 miles an hour. According to the city traffic rules the had the right of :iv. but then it was too late to nop. There was hut one thing to do and t' c to'-' t!ir thr.nce and tried to go around in front of the team. The tonutie of the wngon caught the rear of the ear and made a bad dent in it. cti'-int the steel into the upholstery. The car, which it a 1915 Buick will have to be taken to Portland to be ruairrd. Mrt. Gould was badly fright ened, but it he'd hlanielest from her ntirt of the accident because the wat going by the rule.i in the city ordi nance. $270 WORTH OF SEED STOLEN FROM KARSTEN BROS. Twelve Sacks Carried off ft Single Wagon and 30 Sacks of Wheat at Another Time. A big theft acrots the river last night was twelve tackt ol clover teed, from the bam of Kartien Bros. The thief took the seed away in a tingle Democrat wagon, and wat traced to wards Albany for tome distance, and then lost. The value of the seed is about $270. Another North Albany theft was thirty sacks of wheat from the b-.rn of Frank Hulman, worth or $50. P At the College The attendance of students at thr college in the regular college courtet. it now tixteen more than eter before. Prof. Torbet reports. Move to Kansas City Mr. and Mrt. Chat. Palmer and daughters have left for Kansjs City. Mo., where they will make their fu ture home. Mr. Palmer has a posi tion wilh the street car lines of thai city. They will visit the San Francit- co exposition for a fc w uz y s 3 & 3 CITY NEWS. 6 33ll?s'ISii: Trip to Gate Making a trip to Oatct and bacl between 5 o'clock last night and V o'clock this morning, spending tht r.ight there, was the experience of A I.. Beeson and moincr. .Mrs. A. W . Beeson. and Jas. Grigsby, in Mr. Bee- son's Saxon. Though s little strenu ous it was greatly enjoyed. On the way Mrt.' Beeson lost a hand ha wit: a purse and tome money, the renin oi which the would greatly appreciate it found. Prof. H. P. FUer Here ' Prof. H. P. Filer, of Eugene, in structor of voice and harmony, who is in Albany on Friday afternoons and Saturdays of each week, an nouncet his studio at Woodworth'c Studio. At the Benton Fair Quite a number of. Albany peopU went to Corvallis yesterday to see the fair and its attractions. They repor a good display of products and soint interesting attractions. People wer. there from the country, as well a town people to see the doings. It wa. expected, though that today wouh' be the big one of the fair. Watch Stolen Yesterday Sam Clevenger went ou; into the back yard, of his shop, leav ing his coat, with a $70 gold watel hanging up in the shop. Upon return ing the watch had disappeared Mr Clevenger had an idea as to who die it; hut the waich has not yet been re covered. ' Corvallis Williamsons D. N. Williamson, of the Corvalli city council, and son. Charles, a prom inent O. A. C. Student, were in th. city yesterday afternoon. Attending Albany College The Democrat recently gave tht name of Miss Anna Dawson as ar Albany young lady who would at tend McMinnville College this year Instead Miss Dawson will attend At bany College. Two Misses Mae Lewis. The Democrat recently mentioned Miss Mae Lewis going to Bend t teach school. Of course this did noi refer to Mist Mae Lewis of the high school, but to another Miss Mae Lew is. Home from Springfield- Miss Dorothy Lee has returnee' from Springfield, where she visitc1 with Beatrice and Dorothy Ilotbrook for several d:iys. Here from Mont. E. I- McKeever, a former Santiarr gardener. who went to Loma, Mont.. three years ago, is in the county or a visit. He reports that where not af fected by the recent hail storm people are doing well w-ith their pace s. Weather Report Yesterday's temperature ranged be tween 82 and 46 degrees. The rivci stands at 07. Officials Visit Fair President A. L. Fisher. Secy. H. S Logan. Director W. A. F.aslbnrn. Miss N. Gordon Canfield. of the Art department and Miss Sue Brecken ridge of the textile department, went to Corvallis this noon to visit the Benton county fair to take ivrtes for the Willamette Valley Exposition In be held here next month. Mrs. Patrick Buried Mrs. C. M. Patrick, who died last week at her home at 1014 E. 5th street was buried today. The funeral was held from the Fortmiller Bros, chap el. Goes to Chicago W. G. Ballack will leave Monday on business trip to Chicago and St Paul. 0.8C. LANDS TO BE FOR SETTLERS At Least Conference at Salem Declared That They Should Be. COMMITTEE TO CONFER WITHS. P. REPRESENTATIVES If Possible It Is Proposed to Avoid a Long Legal Fight Over the Lands. The land grant conference ut Sa lem yesterday ended with the ap pointment of a committee to confer with representatives of the Soutiicru Pacific for the purpose of evolving a plan whereby the cooperation of the Southern Pacific can be secured in opening the O. C. k.nds to enrly settlement, without further litigittion. to meet again at the call of the chair man. Thig committee consist of VV. I. Vawtcr, chairman of the conferem e; Senator Bean, Senator Garland, C. K. Spence, master of the state aninKC with the governor, secretary of state and treasurer. The purpose is to go to congress under an arrangement satisfactory to both the S. P. and the people. Previous to this actioin the nvh resolutions coniirr.e, consisting of Judse H I! H. .;tt, of this city, jhainuar. .7; ;c I cXnry, W. V. Caldwell P. Colvert and Walter . Dimick, presented resolutions, vhich were :.tiopted-. They provide hat congress sh: II pass a law defin .ng and settling who shall be consid ered an actual s;.t.cr, the, grantee to jerform the terms a-J .conditions of he act. requiring the r-' : of tide ands ?ccordinr fo Y '.: tent of t!ie ict; also an URrU."aile opposition to my further incrc: of forest reserv es, and last for the t r.i.t request to on ureas fur the enactment of le?is L'tion which shall provide tor the im mediate sale of the grant lands in ireas not greater than 160 acres to iny person actual settler at a price not in otcess of $2.50 an acre, with rovision against all fraud in the set tlement and disposition of the lands.. During the conference 'there was 'bnsiderahle contention, and sonic a arm work. The result was the best ossible to obtain at this stage of th? ?ame. Pev. Arthur l.;ine went to Lyons Vis morning to preach at the Grtholic hurch Sunday. Geo. Rrownlee and sons left yester lay for Castle KcK-k, Vn where they v ii I make their future homes. ' Mrs. ilrownlee will following i a few days. A. C. Jenkins went to Waconda this noraing. Judge and Mrs. P. rj. Kelly went to ?afem this morning and will spend tinday in the capital. P" ' Getting Nervous. Brownsville. Sept. Irf. N'crvou? ess prevailed on the border to Jay, following yesterday's battle between American and Mexican soldiers at Matamoras. The Mexicans are prow- 'ng bolder, and tt is feared a bat tie of more serious proportions will li'.c ly occur. 8IRLS ON HIKE FROM CHICAGO 10 S. F. REACH ALBANY Two young Indies n;tnec! Hartley ind Bridsun. aiccd 23 and 19 respect ively, arrived in the city last niulil on :heir walking trip from Chicago io San Francisco, a distance o( over 4U0 miles. Bolh looked healthy and seemed to be all the better for the n-ear. They are walking as a result of a wager, and to prove lh Kcnuincness of their feat they are cullectinic data irom the various places they visit, which will he placed i a bonk of travels. They are also making it a point to Ret a police ba'lge 'rin ev ery town they stop in. and have a oodly collection! to .now for their efforts. 1 hey have slept in all kinds of abodes, even in a cell in an Illinois jail as a result of a dare by the newt paper at that place. On the road thry have received hundreds of proposals for marriavc, hut so far just one of them has fallen for cupid't wiles.