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U. ol O ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Established in 1865 Brat Advertising Medium I? Linn County THE WEATHER PAIR TON10HT and PKIDAY VOL. XXVIII ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1915. No. M9. y PERISHED IN FIRE Parochial School in Matsachu tetts Burned. Causing Death By Crush. DOORS TURNING INWARD HELPED THE TRAGEDY 672 in the Building Were In Pnic As They Got From the Building. Illy United Press) I'eabody. Man.. Kt. 2H Fifty lives were inuffrd out, and 12 mutt will dir as a mull of Ihr fire of St. John's Parochial school, according to estimates of firemen and physicians I ttim afternoon. Mothers are tempo rarily insane with Krief: half naked children arc ruihiliK wildly midit the crnwili ahnut a wore of broken and charred bodies are stretched in a row on the ground while the ruins amotil dered and imoked. Such was the acetic as Ihe firemen delved in the charred timber! for more bodies Twenty-one lindiei were recovered this aftrnoon. Many were burned to a crisp. Pcaltody, Max.. Oct. 28 At least twenty-one children perished when an explosion in the basement of Ihe St. Johns Parochial school caused a ter rible fire, as ix hundred seventy-two of them were gathering for the morn ing session. Their bodies were found It seems certain that more are in the ruins. Many were caught in Ihe jam med doorway and were crushed to death as they sought to flee. A panic followed. Doors swinging inward were responsible for many of the deaths. Hcfore the first horrified chil dren could awing; back the doors, the rush behind swept them into ihe falal crush Still others ran to the windows, and bewildered, they jump ed. Neighbors caught tiny forms by spreading blankets, and in their arms. When the firemen came the main doors were jammed with 'bodies. The flames spread so rapidly the chil dren in atempting to escape by the stairways were confronted by billows of smoke. Twenty children were seriously injured. The fire was be yond control when the firemen ar rived. The ages of the dead ranged from eight to twelve years. The build ing had no fire escapes. Six more Imdira were recovered this afternoon. The total known dead now is 27. TWO CASES BEFORE JUDGE IN JUVENILE COURT TODAY Two cases were tried before Judge McrOiight in the juvenile court today. Thomas F-aston was dismissed on the charge of cutting the harness in the barn of W. J. Turnidge near Crab tree last Sunday. Lack of evidence was the reason. Willie Moench, who was arrested with Harold Rhodes nt the Red Crown mill last Saturday nighl, for stealing beer out of the Oregon Electric freight depot, was sentenced to the state training school at Satcm. The sen tence has not been issued yet, but the hoy was pronounced delinquent and will be taken down by Sheriff no dine tomorrow unless he decides to tell what Ihe officials think is the truth in the matter. He swears that he was' not implicated in the beer business and knows nothing of the stealing, and gives testimony directly contrary to that of S. W. Singleton, who made the arrest. Constable Callin, Sheriff Bodine, S. W. Singleton and wife and II. S. Loftan were called on as witnesses The investigation was conducted by Deputy District Attorney Willard Marks. Marriage License . Was issued to Frank Verker and Milchi Kruml, both of Scio. Both are natives of Austria. o Miss Rose Train returned to Port land this morning after a visit with her uncle, S. S, Train. AUTO HAS HEAD ON GOLLISSION WITH HORSE Linn Houston, Passing Clyde Meeker, Drives into R. L DeVaney Machine. . While passing a horse and buggy driven by Clyde Meeker last evening, l.iun Houston, driving a horse and buggy collided with R. L. Devaney's aulo, with more or less serious results to both parlies. Mrs. DeVaney was thrown from the car and bruised con siderably, though not seriously, and Mr. Houston was thrown from his seat in Ihe buggy when il lipped over. The horse was cut along the shoulder and on Ihe Hp. The two panic met on the Salem road about two miles cast of the city Clyde Meeker was driving home ahead of I. inn Houston, son of R. I'. Illus ions, who lives near ruiox llulte four miles ca.t of this cil. The laictr at tempted to pass Meeker and did so. but shortly after getting ahead of the other rig Ihe DeVaney car was seen bearing down on him. Houston stales thai he thought at first that il was a bicycle coming, for he saw hut one light. The accident occurred about S 30 or nearly tin, o'clock and Mr. DeVaney stales that he had Iwo front lights burning. The collision was head on. The horse climbed on the right fender ol the car. bent Ihe hood, broke the right lamp and both glasses in the wind shield by sticking its head through, receiving a hadly cut lip On the brok en glass, as well aa other bruics The shalves of the buggy were brok en and some spokes knocked out of one of the wheels where the horse stepped t"10 "It seemed like an unavoidable ac cident. said Mr. DeVaney I saw the buggy turn out and come towards me bin I kept the right side of the road al the time. I slid my wheels about 15 feet and threw the engine into reverse, which killed it. I was clmost slopped at the time we hit. From the way the horse hit my .ear It look aa though Mr. Houston had just turned out for ihe rig was coming at me on an angle. Il was unfortunate, but I don't know that anyone is to blame so I guess the best thing to do is lo just get things fixed up. It could have been a whole lot worse, and I am lad no one was hurt." Mr. Houston, father of the boy who was driving at the lime of the acci dent, says the horse's lip is cut al most through, and is in a had way to day. The cut and bruise on the righl shoulder is quite a Kid one and Ihe animal is skinned and bruised in var ious places. The car was brought to Ihe Albany garage last evening and is awaiting repairs. Attorney Geo. VV. Wright, and Dan W. Rumbaugli, of this city, returned last evening from a week's success ful deer hunt above Whitcomh. Mr. and Mrs. F.. P. Anthony went to Salem this morning for a short visit. The Misses Margaret and Dura Siewart went lo Portland this morn ing for a visit with their sister. Mrs. F. W. Kreig went to Eugene today to take her daughter lo a spe cialist for treatment. Hector Macpherson came over from Corvallis yesterday. NAVAL EXAMINATIONS AT SALEM ON FEBRUARY 15 The office of Congressman W. C. Hflwlcy- today announced that there would be held, in Salem on Novem ber 5 and 6 a competitive examination for the purpose of establishing a reg ister of young men who are eligible for appointment to the United Stales Naval Academy from the first con gressional district of Oregon. The government particularly desires that all nominees be carefully examined.! hnih mentally and physically before being designated to take the entrance examinations for admission to the academy. Representative Hawley invites all young men who are residents of Ihe first congressional district of Oregon between the ages of 16 and 20 years on the third Tuesday in February, 1916, who may desire to enter the na val academy to enter the competitive examination at Salem. Salem Jour nal. There are said to be one or two ap plicants from Albany, ENURE FRENCH Said to Be Caused By Dissat isfaction Over Management of the War. FOREIGN MINISTER STARTED THE SLIDE Movement Begun Already For the Establishment of a New Cabinet. (Ily United Press) Paris. Oct. 28 The entire French cabinet resignation is announced offi cially. Following the resignations President Poincair asked Arislidc llriand lo form a new ministry Hack of the resignation of the cab inet loomed France's dissatisfaction with war developments. People din- approved of ihe failure of progress in the west, and the failure of the rllied diplomats to win Bulgaria to their side. The Crisis has been brewing for some days. The resignation of Foreign Minister Delcasse was the first outward sign of trouble. Pre- ier Veviani at thai time assumed Dclicasscs post in addition to his own. The resignation of the entire cabinet however, came aa surprise. France saw in" it Ihe possibility of an upset in the English cabinet. Cruiser Stranded. (By United Press) London. Oct. 28. The British cruiser Argyll is stranded on the east coast of Scotland, caused by had wea ther. It is feared it will be a total wreck. The crew were aared ' .., EUROPEAN WAR NATIONS SELLING BONDS HERE Bonds Offered at Rats That Will Net As High to Ten Per Cent. Albany banks have received circu lars and letters from representatives of European nations, offering terms 'or war loans, showing the big effort hst is being made lo raise money for the war. The whole United Stales is evidently being flooded, and most of Ihe belligerent nations are seeking to gel money. A Chicago house is try ing to gel $50,000,000 al 5 per cent in terest. The German bonds are of 1924 mil the rate is S tier cent, payable semi-annually. At the offer made. thouiih. ihe bonds net about 8 per cent, but it is said that on account of the exchange, rate will reach about ten per cent. In the application the national wealth of Germany is placed I $75,000,000,000, and it is declared bat since the war began the savings leposils of the country have increased nstead of decreased, showing the Ih rift of the neoule. Many people arc fraid of war bonds, and Albany is not liable to invest, and yet these German .bonds are undoubtedly a good business proposition. Petition for Administrator- John A. Bishop, of Salem, has been appointed administrator of the estate of Louisa Peterson, who died in For- shaga, Frafordo, Sochen, province of Vermland, Sweden, March 11th .1912 An estate of $1700 in Linn county was left the deceased by bequest. Complaint! Filed H. M. Hawkins and C. Atwell, in two separate complaints, have commenced suit lo compel A. C. Schmitt to pay into the treasury of the Linnhaven Orchard Co. $22,500, alleged to he due on stock issued the defendant. Suit for Divorce Mabel Buckley today began suit for divorce against Ray Buckley. She asks that a decree be granted and that she be allowed to resume her maiden name of Mabel Hansard. Complaint to Petition A suit to partition land was filed to day by Ruth A. Smith vs. Albert K. Smith, et al. ENGLAND SAYS NO NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE That War Will Last Until Eur ope's Freedom Is Satis factorily Guaranteed. (By United Press . London, Oct. 28. "Certainly not," Lloyd George said in the house of commons in reply lo a question whe ther unofficial exchanges with a view to peace were in progress between London and Berlin. He declared thai Premier Asquith's pledge that there wilt be no peace until Europe's free dom is guaranteed holds good. More over, he declared, England would nol think of peace except by an agree ment with the allies. HOOD RIVER WOMAN PRESI DENT WOMEN'S FEDERATION Other Officers Elected From Different Parts of the State at Salem Convention. (By United Press) Salem. Oct. 28. Mrs. C. M. Castner. of Hood River, was elected president of Ihe Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs over Miss Marian Town?, oi Phoenix, Oregon's first woman mem ber of the legislature.. Miss Mary Bralty, of Salem, was elected first vice president, and Mrs. J W. Tiffet. of Portland, second vice president. Philharmonic -Society of New York. New York. Oct. 28 The 74th sea sen of Philharmonic society musical programs, which for years have brought music loveri to this city from throughout the United States, opened today at Carnegie hall. There will be twelve Thursday ev ening, sixteen Friday afternoon, four Saturday evening and twelve Sunday afternoon concerts in Carnegie hall; also two concerts for young people at Aeolian Jiall. during the season. There will be two membership lec ture concerts at the Astor. an even ing of light music at the Waldorf, five Sunday afternoon concerts at the Brooklyn academy: also a Bach-Beethoven festival in January, at which Bach's "Magnificat" and Beethoven's "Ninth" Symphony will be offered. No Need of a Home. A friend of our who (recently pur chased an automobile says that be fore he got his machine he never could quite understand how it was that people would mortgage or trade their home for one. bu: now that par is perfectly clear to him. Since he has his auto it is an expense to have a, honie for the little time he is there to enjoy it. Dallas Observer." Mrs. E. M. Watts left this morning for Portland to spend Sunday at the home of her daughter. . SALEM WITHOUT BRIDGE ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE Salem, Oct. 27. With the closing by order of the Marion and Polk county courts Monday of the old bridge across the Willamette river at Salem, the two counties face the ne cessity of obtaining funds for con struction of a new britlge. The mon ey for Marion county's share of the new structure is available. Polk county faces the serious prob lem of finding a way legally to levy a tax to pay the cost of construction. The county, already has reached the limit of its levy for this coming year, it is pointed out. Now that the bridge is closed to traffic because of its de clared unsafe condition, a ferry will he operated. The state highway department has prepared plans for a new bridge and these-will doubtless be adopted when the" structure is finally built. The pro posed structure will connect with Marion street here, one block north of the present bridge. The plans call for a concrete or steel bridge. The former will cost $225,000, while if steel is tised the cost will be cut to $190,- 000. The bridge will be 1110 feet long. consisting of four 150-foot spans, one 140-foot movable span and five arch es of 74 feet each. Engineer Holmes, of the state highway department, de signed the bridge. GROUND TO PIECES An Irresistible Offensive Is Smashing the Small Nation Beyond Repair. PRACTICALLY HEMMED IN ON THREE SIDES Teutons on North, Austrians on West and the Bulgarians on the East. Vienna, Ocl. 28. The Serbian de fenders are being ground beneath an irresiitable offensive, smashing from three sides. The Teutons are still plowing southward along a hundred mile front. The Austrians have gained in the western frontier. Ihe Bulgarians control the eastern front. Having joined at Ljuhicevac in Northeastern Serbia, the Central allies and Bulgars are consolidating their positions pre paratory to sending a supply of ship ments to Turkey. The Teutons must gain stronger control of the railroad to Saloniki before they can reach Constantinople. London. Oct. 28. One hundred and fifty thousand French troops with !0Q big guns were, landed at Saloniki lo aid the Serbians, according to Bu charest advices. a Berlin. Oct. 28. The official state ment claims German advance on all fronts. CHEHALIS PAPER SPEAKS HIGHLY OF H. R. WORTH Will Not Come Until After First of the Year; Closing Busi ness Now. The Lewis County Advocate, of Chehaiis, Wash., says of H. R. Worth, v. ho is to open a store in Albany in the Wallace block probably about the first of the year: Having closed a deal whereby L. Proffitt, the well known, Centralia dry goods dealer, will take over his store on January 1, and having de cided to open a large department store in Albany. Oregon, immediate ly after the first of the year. H. R. Worth will commence closing out his stock of dry goods and ladies fur nishings' tomorrow. Mr. Worth an nounces that he will positively close his store in this city Dec. 24. Mr. Worth has been in business in Chehaiis a little more than five, years and has established a reputation for honest merchandising that any mer chant might well be proud of In his closing out sale, as at alt times during his stay here, people may depend up on his advertising. Mrs. R. M. Russell went to Shel burn on the morning train. Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Newport went to Salem this morning. Mr. and Mrs. G. Meatman and daughters went to Portland this morning. v Mrs. Markurti left yesterday for San Diego. Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kcsscl went to Walla Walla. Wash., yesterday. W. O. Nisley went to Portland this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Knox and baby went to Portland this morning to visit at the homes of their parents. Geo. E. Schaeffer. of Salein. is in Ihe city on business. Win. Tanck left for Portland this morning on a business trip. Miss Myrtle Gaylord and sister, Agnes, went to Salem this morning to visit for a few days. Mrs. W. H. Nickerson. Mrs. T. J. Butler and Mrs. L. K. Butler went to Wintle this morning to spend the day. M. A. Brucr, of Lebanon, was an Albany visitor yesterday. Jno. Wesley, of Scio, is registered at Ihe Albany. ALBANY MEN VISIT COUNTY SEAT OF POLK Help Dallas Boosters to Get a Start In Establishing a Salesday. Helping Dallas business men to boost fur a salesday, a company of five Albany bu lines men, A. L. Fish er. L. E. Hamilton, A. C. Schmitt, C. H.. Stewart and F. P. Nutting and and Iowa man, went to that city lal night in Mr. Schmitt't Cadillac, leav ing here at 3 JU and reaching there an hour an-4 forty minutes (after wards. On account of the muddy roads down Sprinyhill way the trip was made by going towards Corval lis three or four miles and then out irju the foothills down to Monmouth and across to Polk's fine county seat city, thirty-two miles in all, through one of the finest sections of llit state, past many farms whose owners have put themselves on the financial map. Dallas is one of the most pros perous cities on the west side, with some live business men in the center of its activities, but a salesday is one 01 the things they have not yet tackled, presenting a problem some of them have been trying to solve; but always running up against too much expense- Dallas was having a big teachers' institute and the school ma'ams and masters were all around, among them being an Albany young lady, Miss Mary Bryant, teaching the Perry dale school. The Hotel Gail wai then headquarters, the only hotel now run- j ning there, and the teachers got the ! first whack at the dinner table. Hen ry Serr, a former well known com- niercial traveller who used to visit Albany, is "mine hos A fine meal i was served, enoyed with several Dal-! las men, and a salesday meeting was then had in the Polk county court house, a building to be proud of. made of Polk county stone, and w?11 arranged. Mayor E. C Kirkpatrick, who or.ee many ears.a,3o, resided at Albany for a few months, presided and there was a talkfest for a couple of hours. A. L. Fisher, of this city, delivered the address, showing the value of the salesday and how to go at it, as well as the attendant things that go with it. others spoke, and then on motion of a Dallas man it was voted unanimous ly as the sentiment of the meeting thqt the city should have a salesday. A matter to be settled is the location, a building being considered necessary during the winter and other numer ous expenses Albany has never had to contend with, the cost of running the Albany salesday being nominal. A bigi thing in salesday is to have a man like A. L. Fisher to keep it going re gardless of obstructions. A return trip was made through In dependence, with everything closed except the saloons and a couple of restaurants with parties, up through the shadows of the country, dodging jack rabbits along the road, ot f they didn't get out, of the way shooting them, and Alhany was reached just before midnight. Body Found Headless. Pittsburg, Oct. 28. The body of Miss Sophia McCallin, society wo man, was found headless, mutilated beside the Pennsylvania tracks at Roup last night. The ce is a mys tery. DEATH OF ALICE HUTCHINS AT ABE OF TWENTY YEARS Miss Alice Hutchins died last night at the home of her father R. W. Hut chins, near this city, at the age of twenty years. She was a native of this county, a young woman of splendid character, who will be greatly missed by her many friends and relatives. Her twin sister died on Feb. 15. and her mother a few years ago. Besides her father she leaves two sisters, Mrs. Clyde Peacock and Mrs. Wesley Loch ner. and a brother, Roy Hutc'hins. The funeral service will be held to morrow at 10 a. m. at the home in the country. Rev. Geselbracht preaching the sermon. Wanta Short Week. Montevideo, Oct. 28. It was an nounced today that the chief execu tive will send a recommendation to parliament asking a revision of the calendar shortening the week to six days and making the seventh arbitrar ily a national holiday. '5 VETOES ARE SUSTAINED Near Beer Amendment and Bill Regulating Palmistry Are VoteJ Down. RECORDER AND TREASURER'S REPORTS ARE ACCEPTED Special Session Will Be Held Monday Evening to Con sider 1916 Budget. Sustaining the mayor's vetoes on too ordinances passed at the last ses sion of the council, taking a rap at the press for indulging in a little pub licity on Ihe amendment to Ihe near beer ordinance, and transacting a small amount of regular business, the city council held a short but interest ing session last nigiit. The report of the committee on ac counts and current expenses was adopted, allowing bilts amounting to $HJ.15. Two bills passed at the last session oi ihe council were returned by Mayor L. M. Curl with his vetoes, both of which were sustained. In returning the bill regulating the practice of palmistry, clairvoyance, and fortune telling. Mayor Curl stated that he was opposed to'She use.of the emergency clause except in extreme cases, and he also opposed the ordi nance because the license fees were prohibitive .and would not regulate the business. Regarding the veto of the amend ment to the so-called "near beer" ordinance, the mayof stated that he was of the opinion 'the amendment was dangerous to th- local option law. He stated that he was sure the council was sincere in- pacing the bill and did not mean to interfere with the liquor ordinance, but he was sure the passage of the bill would defeat the present law. "The necr beer ordi nance was passed not because the liquids that were being sold were in toxicating in character, but because it offered an opportunity to make of the near beer a subterfuge tor the sale of the real article. It made it easy for those so disposed to violate the local option law, and it was the desire of the council to prevent such violations." In closing the mayor said, "In refer ence to this matter I feel coii'.nitttd. Rcfore i was elected 1 promised the people that if I was elected I would enforce the local option law as faith fully as any other ordinance of tbj city. The people of Albanay have several times voted dry. and I must therefore, believe that i! is the desire that every possible safeguard shall be thrown around the' local option law in order to aid and assist in enforcing the same. I believe that a majority of the people would not be satisfied to allow the change made by the amend ment, and therefore veto the hill." The quarterly reports of City Treas urer H. B. Cusick and City Recorder F. E. Vm Twrl! werjrcscnteil and adopted. The total receipts for the quarter were $25,868 18. This includes money from Ihe sale cf sewer b;nds l-:.v'ng assr- vi-nts acd interest, sewer : scssme.it. mono :Vr grading and iConlinnpd on naffr 4 Three women Carrying Votea Pleaa. Washington, Oct. 28. The "cross country tour" of Mrs. Sara Bard Field and Miss Frances Jolliffe. envoys from the Womr.n Voters' convention at San Francisco: and Miss Mabel Vernon is expected to swing into Min neapolis tomorrow. The envoys have nearly half a million petitions asking congress for national suffrage. From Minneapolis the envoys will f.o to St. Paul for several days.. They will be in Chicago November 6 to 9; Indianapolis. November 10 and II; Detroit. November 12 and 13: Toledo, November 14, Columbus, November 15 and ln:Clevchnd. Ne". 17; F.rie. Nov. 18; Buffalo. Nov. 19; Syracuse. Nov. 20; Albany, Nov. 21; Springfield, Nov. 2.1; Boston. Nov. 24; Providence, Nov. 26 and 26: New Haven. Nov. 27; New York City. Nov, 28. Newark, Nov. 29; Trenton, Nov. 30; Philadel phia. December 1 and 2; Wilmington, Dec. 3; Baltimore, Dec S and Wash ington, December 6.