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ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
Established fai 1865
Baal Adveittslng Medium to
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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."
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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.
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