U. o O Libtaiy THE WEATHER Pair tonight and Thurtday. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Established fai 1865 Baal Adveittslng Medium to linn County VOL. XXVUI ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREO ON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1915. No. no GREECE GOES 10 SERBIA'S DEFENSE WHI Help Prevent Bulgaria Dominating the Balkan Country. ENTIRE GREEK CABINET RESIGNS, CAUSING CHAOS Roumanian Troops Also Going to the Front Ready For the Coming Slaughter. (By United I'ltu) London. Oct. 6 The entire Greek ratiinet hit resigned, according to an Athrna dipaich. The resignation! ram following the resignation of Premier Venuctoi. . I'arit. Oct. 6. In tpite o( the ret Iguation of 1'rrmirr Vcnuclos. Greece will not atop landing troops (or Srr lua'i defense, it was officially an nounced after the French cabinet lul l a aeaaion with President I'olncair There has heen tome douht whether King Conlanline't failure to uphold the premier'a course wai a remit of a change in the Alliea' plan. Greece protested against the landing, though Vcniieloa favored it personally. The protest waa understood to have been a formality, inasmuch at Greek laws ' required legislative unction before foreign troops could take such t.ction Simultaneously, more troops were re ported landing at Salonika. It ia of ficially intimated that the allies connt up the Greek people's support to pre vent Bulgaria from dominating the , Italkana. Paris. Oct. 6. Turkish troops are marching to Bulgaria to join the Bul garian forces, dispatches reported. Athens, Oct 6, Roumanian troops have been dispatched to the Bulgarian frontier, according to a Bucharest dispatch. Roumanians are concentrat ing near Gurgevo. It is reported that the young reserves have heen called to the colon. London. Oct 6 Bulgaria has fin ally decided to cast its lot with the Austro-Germana. The ultimatum which she today delivered to Serbia demanded immediate restoration of Serbian Macedonia. ' Bulgaria gave Serbia 24 hours in which to reply definitely. .Moreover. Bulgaria rejected the demands of the Russian "ultimatum, which ordered a severance of the relations with the Central Empires, according to Pelro grad dispatches. The relations be tween Bulgaria and the Allies may possibly be severed before the week end. E. L iS BOOSTING FOR BETTER DAIRY STOCK One of the best movements in the Northwest is that of the Improvement of live stock, putting it in a high . grnde basis. E. L. Thompson, a for mer Albany man, now a lending Port land business man, is said to have one of the finest dairies on the coast, composed of Jcrsirs, which is kept In a model arranged dairying equipment. In a letter recently written Mr. Thompson had this to any of the Pa cific International Live stock exposi tion to he held at the stock yards at Portland in, December: - . "The work you have In hand for the Fall Livestock Exposition should hove the most sincere and cordinl sup port of .every citlien throughout the Northwest. "The progress already mnde in this territory in the way of Improving the blood of dairy cows and fat stock has accomplished wonders. The annual dairy products of the Northwest have , increased from a few thousand dol lars to ninny millions of dollars, cer ' tffinly one o the NorthwesVt grcntett Assets as it stands in the front rank with fat (lock, wool and sheep, while hogs especially have shown a remark able increase in numbers, and at prof- PRESIDENT WILSON WILL . VOTE FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE Formal Announcement That He Will Take Position Simply As Private Citizen. . (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 6. President Wilton announced today that he would vote for the Woman's Suffrage amendment in the New Jersey special election October 19. The president authoriied the following announce ment: I Intend to vole for Woman Suffrage in New Jersey because I be lieve the hat come to extend hat privilege and responsi bility to the women of the state, but shall vote not as a Irader of my party in the nation, but only upon private conviction as a citisetl of New Jersey, called upon by the legislature of the slate to express convictions at the polls. I think New Jersey will be much benefitted by the change. My position with regard to the way this great question should be handled is well known. It should be settled by the states, not by the national govern ment, nd in no circumstances should it he made a party question. My view has grown stronger at every turn of the agitation." ALBANY COLLEGE AND W. U. TO PLAY SATURDAY Albany People Also Interested In Whltman-O. A. C. Game at Corvallis. Football will begin in earnest Sat urday. The games that have gone before can be counted but preliminary skirmishes. Albany will play her first game of the season with Willamette University at Salem and Coich Bai ley is expecting B hard rub to hold down a big score against his!igitt men. Last night the 'strengthened high school team played the college for'half an hour with a 6 to 6 score in the end. . Last nicht the college was outweighed by the high school, w hose line and back field has been strengthened by some good men ol weight and speed. At Corvallis Saturday the Aggies will meet Whitman College in their first conference game of the year. This should (irenar on interesting match and will be attended by a large delegation ot local fans. Whitman held the heavy Multnomah club to a 6 to 0 score last Saturday at Walla Walla after the clubmen had trounc ed the University of Oregon 1$ to 6 the week before. Last week O. A C. beat Willamette University 69 to 0 while Oregon was trouncing the Pacific University team 47 to 0 at Eugene. The dope favors the Aggies. but a good game is assured in any event. , Oregon has her first conference game with Washington State College at Pullman Saturday. The Pullman team hat strengthened up consider ably this year and should give Ore gon the game of their lives. Oregon, on the other hand, it not at strong this year as she was doped to be. At the beginning of the season Beidck figured oir practically every member of bis last year's team hack in school. The break came with Bryant, the big fullback, reing lured to Pennsylvania state. Parsons, the fleet half back was the last to break and join Mult nomah. His scholastic standing is said to have heen his chief difficulty. Two or three other huskies have left the tine and the Oregon coach is heartily discouraged over his 1915 prospects for championship honors. The annual game between Oregon rnd O. A. C. is attracting considerable attention here, although the date is over a month away, November 26. Dr Stewart hat had to build a team around a few veterans and hit strug gle In Eugene with the old time rivals nil) attract visitors from nil over the valley. F. H. Westhrook went to Stayton on business this morning. - ' it makers they are accomplishing much for Ihelr owners. A wider distribution of blooded stock and of standard breeds it the northwest's most urgent need (it pres ent, and I congratulate you in being in position to be of such great bene fit to the entire Pacific Northwctt." NATIVE OF ALBANY Louis R. Stinson, Grand Keeper Records and Seal K. of P., at Salem. MIND UNBALANCED BY OVERWORK THE CAUSE Was One of the Best Liked Men In the State, Always Genial. Albany people thit morning learned with extreme regret of the suicide of Louis K. Stinson. grand keeper of records and seals of the Knights of Pythias of Oregon, at his farm home, across the river from Salem. He was horn in this ciy at the present site of the home of D. E. Nebcrgall, at Third and Catapooia street, spending his boyhood here, and had a host o( friends here. By trade he was a printer, giving up the business eighteen years ago to become keeper of records and seals of tl.e Knights of Pythias of Oregon. Everybody liked him. . The deed was Caused by nervous prostration. brought on by overwork. He used a shot gun. His son Logan and moth rt heard the shrit and rushed into his room to find him dead. Coming a week before the session of the grand lodge it has cast a gloom over affairs that will he felt during the entire ses sion. The writer hat known Louis Stin son for over thirty years, one of the most likeable men he ever met, al ways genial, full of good nature, ef ficient in bis work and with -others all over the stole feels deeply the death of one who played his part well in the great drama of life. It it thoroughly appreciated here by his friends that the act was done onlv when the mind oi the man was off balance, whether from poor health or overwork. GERMANY REPORTS SEVERAL ADVANTAGES GAINEO Declares That French Were Repulsed at Several Strong Points. (By United Press) Berlin, Oct. 5. All the Allies' at tacks along the western front dur ing the past 24 hours h:.vc been re pulsed, an official statement announc ed. "Northeast of Neuville we re pulsed French attacks by hand gre nades," aaid the statement. "In the Champagne region the French at tempted to renew the offensive after heavy artillery preparation but were repulsed." r&tek ULI1AN GISHaho JACK CONWAY w'tAPTAIN MACKL1N' FOUR-PAHT MUTUAL MASTCHFICTURI PRUDUCLD BY MAJKSTIC AT THE ROLFS TODAY i S JURY SAID - SAM CASE JUSTIFIED That He Acted in Self Defense; Grand Jury Will Also In vestigate Case. Oregon City, Oct. 5. That death was caused by gumhot wounds in flicted by Sam Case, and in the mind of the coroner's jury, it wai a case of self-defense and a justifiable homi cide." Thit wat today the verdict of the coroner's jury at the inquest held over the body of Ernest Case, killed Sunday night near his home in Park Place. Sam Case appeared with hit coun sel, George B. Cromwell, before Jus lice of the Peace Sieve's for the pre liminary examination and was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of second degree murder. He waived examination. The grand jury will meet next Monday. William H. Holschu, a Clackamas Heights grocer, was the principal witness at the inquest. He was on his way to the Park Place church Sunday night and saw a man rush from a barn and attack another, al e said. Both of the. men were strang ers to him. The man on the road shook off his assailant, pulled a gun, shot twice and the one who had run from the harn fell back dead, he said. Those who were with the two bro thers differed in their testimony. J. P. Murphy taid he did not tee Ernest Case assault his brother. Herman Dillman, a relative of Mrs. Ernest and Mrs. Sam Case, who was with Sam Case at the time, aaid that Er nest made an assault on Sam, and T. P. Johnson, who was with Sam, made practically the same statement. Tom Rawlins appeared as a witness, but he did not see the assault, at he was in the barn at the time. SPANISH WAR VETRANS , HOLD RALLY LAST NIGHT Out of Town Members Attend and Help Initiate Two Candidates. About 40 members of the Spanish War veterans joined in a rally at the veteran's meeting place and enjoyed an interesting evening last night. State Commander Roy Kesl and Ad jutant' George Walker, of Portland, Dr. J C. Booth and Rev. Willard EJkint, chaplain of the veterans, were present from out of town. Two can didates, J. R. Juukina and Rev. Elkins were initialed, after which a big feed -was enjoyed and the rest of the ev ening spent in speeches and business session. Commander Kesl presided and gave an interesting address. Speeches were also made by RcV. Elkins and other members of the camp. A committee of three wat appoint ed to interview the achool board and ascertain the condition of the flags of the public schools, and examine the flags of the public buildings, etc. It S i the opinion of the veterans that the flags of the public buildings should be kept in the best of condition, that it A irv? 'Hi t yav;?1 J SAYS PRESIDENT In Address Before Naval Board Today President Spoke For Defense. PREPARATION FOR DE FENSE NOT WAR HE SAID America's Spirit Is One of Peace, But Also of Independence. (By Untcd Press) Washington, Oct. 6. The president strongly advocated a greater prepared- rest in an address of wclsome to the new naval advisory ' board -t the White House, when called upon by them to unite with the government ii. establishing a national defense that will "command the respect of the world." "I think the whole nation ia con vinced we ought to be prepared, not for war. but for defense; and very ad equately prepared." taid the president I want you to feel that we have a very serious purpose and we have not asked you to associate yourselves with us except for a most definite, practical purpose and to get you to give us your best independent thought on how to make ready for any duty that may fa'.l upon the nation. . America's spirit is one of peace, but also of independ-t- t." Infantry Stopped Firing. (By United Press) Paris. Oct. 6. An entire cessation of infantry battle in the Franco-Flanders line last night and early today is officially xeported. ,."" Mr. Huttoa Dead. (By United Prest) Spokane. Oct. 6. Mrs. May Ark- wright Hutton, aged 54, a prominent suffragist of the Northwest, died to day. She had been ill a year. MERCHANTS HAD A GOOD FEED AT THE CARLTON Endorsed the Stevens Bill in Congress and Saw Memory Demonstration. The monthly session of the Albany Merchants' Association at the Carl ton latt night was a good one. A fine dinner waa served and appreci ated. Following with the the Presi dent. G. A. Flood in the chair, a small amount of business was attend ed to. Fred Dawson, chairman'of the com mittee on the Stevens bill before congrest. reported a resolution in fa vor of the hilt and it was passed, after remarkt by Mr. Dawson. F. M. French. D. P. Mason and GT- Hock- ensmith. While favoring the bill most of the speakers realixed that it tils an enormous power in the hands of the manufacturer. While itVould be the means of slopping cutting oi prices it would also operate to make retailers do business on a profit that would be crippling. . The committee on the rating book reported little done, and they were given another month. .'At the close of the meeting G. C. Blower, of the Cromwell school of memory gave a demonstration, pre- cnting tome interesting tests, with hit two assistants, Messrs. Adams and Murphy. He expect to organ! a class here, .after finishing up hit work at Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Ayres went to Sslrm this morning. They will go to Portland from the Capital City. kV. P. Bailey was a passenger to Mill City thit morning. is .1 patriotic duty of the community to ice that the national emblem it kept in good condition. ' The Mem bers of the camp are fictivt in pro moting the patriotism of the conntrv nnd are making special efforts to bring about the proper spirit In every ornii'nity. HARRISBURG'S POTATO FAIR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Finest Display of Spuds in the State and Other Things to Go Uth Them. Harrisburg't annual potato carni val will take place on Friday and Sat urday of thi week, and it it to be hoped a large number of Albany peo ple attend. Thit ia always an event worth while, one of the best managed fairs of the valley. It it run entirely by women. Mrs. W. H. Dale it pres ident and Mrt. C. E. Maxson secre tary of the Ladies' Civic Improve ment club, having it in charge. One not only sect a great display of spuds, but also many other things of a very interesting character. It is alto a social affair of much en joyment, and visitort are alwayt treat ed royally. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. V. Taylor and son returned to Lyons this morning. E. P. DcVaney went to Thomas to visit hit son for a few days. Mr. and Mrt. G. E. Cotter and baby returned to Mill City after a visit with friendt in thit city. DALLAS TO HAVE SALESDAY NOW LIKE ALBANY'S Mr. Fisher Has Been Asked to Help Promote It and Wilt Confer With Committee. , Dallas it working for a market day. The success of Albany's has made a big reputation for the city, suggest ing that H should be kept up. even though tome montht are not the suecest of othert. A. L. Fisher, chair man of the committee, recently answered a letter from Dallas, and the answer it published in the Ob server, in which he tells of the manner in which Albany talesdayt have beer conducted. The Observer tart: In a letter to Mr. Davit the Albany protnotor says: , 'It occurs to me that you are on the right track and with' the hearty co-operation of your merchant! and farmer! will be able to make a sue cest of your market days. We start ed our sale, days the last Saturday of latt February and have held them every last Saturday in the month since. Our merchants furnish the free hitching racks, stalls, etc.. as well as theauctioneer. We make no charges for the services except i.i cases where farmers wish to dtsposo of their entire holdings, and in that case we charge two per cent. Our merchants usually advertise special bargains on tale day, all of Which is greatly appreciated by the farmers. Our actual tales run from $900 to $2300 and usually there is consider able property that changes bands that it not told from the block. Yon wi!' find after it it once understood that you have set a date for your public sales that farmers will arrange ahead and bring in their stuff.' , The committee that has charge of the plans for the first public market day will meet tomorrow evening and prepare a report on its plant and am bitions to be read at the Commercial club meeting later the tame evening. F, E. Davis, chairman of the commit tee has had correspondence w ith A. L. Fisher, of Albany, who is the prhne mover of the market day enterprise in that city, and has received word that Mr. Fisher will be glad to render any possible assistance to the local committee. Later on the members will meet with Mr Fisher to discuss waya and means. Play Chicago City Championship. Chicago. Oct. 6. Cubt and Sox faced each other at Comiskey Park this afternoon in the opening game of the city championship series. The fans, who alo'ng about last June had hoped to see a more prominent battle staged at the Southside grounds. started early today and by the time play wat called there was close to a capacity crowd in the seats. Betting today favored the White Sox, not only because the majority of those present were wooly, wild eyed Sox fans it being their home- hut because a lot of expertt believe the Sox have the' better aggregation all around. Orii) Backus, manager for Mme Jomelli went to Portland on the morning electric. IS IN 1915 TAX ROLL County Assessor Fisher's Sum mary Shows $164,745 ' Increase. ASSESSMENTS ALL IN AND SEGREGATION IN PROGRESS Taxes For Coming Year Will Be About Same As This Year in Linn Co. The assessmenlt for the 1915 ta roll are all in the hand of Coinny Assessor Earl Fisher and work i now going forward in making up the r.dli. A force of assistants it busy srurccating the various items am ,k the :.ricut school districts and :otr-u and vher. this wort ia finished ;iie valuations will be turned over to me school clerks and city officers to be ucd in levying the assessments for the coming year. This done, the as sessor's office will figure out the ex act amounts in the various depart-' ments and the rolls completed and ready to bj turned over to the sher iff in February. The tnta. taxable properly, exclus ive of public service corporations, as linally equalized by the county board it $26,971,660. as compared with $26,- Si (6.815 in 1914, an increase of about $164745. There is very little change in any of the items. A few new pat ented homesteads brings the amount in the non-tillable land column up a ' little. The new automobiles sold dur ing the year brings the motor vehicle Hst about $20,000 higher, and a small gain all along the line' it noticed. ' The following list furnished by As sessor Fisher is interesting in many items. Few people have any idea of the number of head of live stock 1n the county. ; It is noted that there arc 1.164 dogs assessed at $7,030. SVep and goats are assessed at an ; a-vra.ie of less than $3 a head. Swine docs better at about $5 per head. Horses r.nd mules average something lets than $60 per head and cattle are ssessed at an average o.' a little o er t ' 2i fer head. The list follows: 3.658 acres tillable land....$ 6.997.810 798.578 Acrei non-tillable land i 11 J67743 Improvements on deeded" or patented lands ...... 1,92.365 Town and city lots l,6oG,460 Improvements on town and city lots 2,O5",'440 Improvements on lands r ' not deeded or patented 33.025 Lodging roads and rolling' tock 48,000 Boats, engines, machinery and motor vehicles ' 373.100 Merchandise and stock in trade . 609743 Farming implements, wag ons, carriages, etc 220,445 Money. - - 76.433 Notes and accounts - ' 550,665 Shares of stock .... . 282,875 Hotel ?nd office furniture. - etc. 31.800 10.209 Horses and mules.... (4.235 23.656 Cattle . 587.015 31.353 Sheep and goats.... 86.800 11.621 Swine - 57.470 1,164 Dogs .... . 7.030 Water Ditches .... 7.2U) Total taxable property, ex clusive, of public service . -; corporations, as finally equalized by the county board : $26,971. 660 ASHLAND THE CARLSBAD . OF THE UNITED STATES The Democrat has received from Morris J. Duryca, director of pub- -licity of Ihc Ashland Commercial club a little pamphlet in the shape of a drinking .cup, which be c.,ll a glass' of Ash1:tnd mineral water. Ashland is also called the Crls1iU'f Ameri ca. A big campaign is on to make ho city a great retort. Well situated, in a high climate, with the water ac tually there, bubbling up from the in ternals there Is no reason why Ash-' land should not a'itract wide alien-. tion. I