TUB WEATHER Tonight and Thursday occasional rain Strong touthtrly wind. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Established in 1865 Best Advertising Madlum ta Lina County VOL. XXVIIt ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1915. No. 164. PAUL A. LEECH DIED EARLY TODAY Wound Received At Result of Fall Oct. 29th. Prove to Be Fatal. FUNERAL WILL BE FRIOAY AT 2 P. M. AT M. E. CHURCH Acoldent Wis Result of Being Overcome By Gas Fumes. The tad and untimely death ol Paul A. Lrrch. tun u( Dr. and Mrs. D. II. Leech, mho injured by a fall ai the new Ncbergall packing plant (X-t. JVlh. occurred tint uiorn ini at St. Mary't llotpiul. The news of the dath of one of the populai young men of the community, while not unexpected the pal few dayi, wai ncvcrthclcti a thock to hit many friendt at well a to the meniliert of the bereaved family. I'aul A. Leech wat horn in Cratt Valley, a little town in F.attern Ore gon, December 6th, IHV2, and would have been 23 years oldtm hit neat birthday, lie hat lived with hit par ent! all hit life, except the pat few weekt when hit father, Kcv. D. II Leech, wat called to the pulpit of the Kirtt Mrlhoditt church in Corvatlii from the church in thit city. He wat working at the time of their removal and Hayed in Albany with hit por tion. He wat well liked by all who knew him and had tcoret of friend. He was a member of the Masonic order anil ha taken hit degree in tile Eatlern "Star' but the Toetday before the ac cident occurred which rctulted in hit early taking off. Bctldei hit parenti he Iravet three brothert and two titlert. They are Mrt. John M. Speidel. of Wayland. Iowa; John R. I.eech. of llarriiburg Ore : Mrt. R. A'. McCully. of Hood River; Charlet 1-. I.eech, of llarrii burg, and Archer O. I.eech, who livet with hit parenti at Corvallit and at tend! the Oregon Agricultural Col lege. The funeral tervicet will be held Friday, at 2 p. m. at the Kirtt Melh oditt church, In charge of Rev. Jamet Moore, pattor of the local church, and District Superintendent J. T. Abbott , Interment will be held the Mi lonic cemetery. Paul Leech, with Carl Armpricst wat working in a large t.tik in the Ncbergall Tacking plant on October 29. the day he tuttained hit injury The two were toldering In the roof of the large vat late in Ihe afternoon and were about through with the work. The gat fitmei from the char Coal burner were getting itrong hut neither realized how weak they were becoming, but decided to finish their work in tpite of noticing and remark ing about the tickening fumei. Final-. ly Armpricst climbed down and I.eech wai in the act of handing down the burner on which the toldering Irom were heated, when, overcome by the gat he lunged forward, ttriking hit ' head on the cement floor about 12 feel below. Armpricit himself wat in weak thit he had to he ntsittrd hy Conrad Myert, who wai near hy. Paul wai hurried to St. Mary'i hospi-' tnl where every effort wai made to ave hit life, hut in tpite of the bell of attention the end came thii morn ing. Mn. J. E. F.wing returned lo Sclo on the morning train. "THE OUTCAST' DEPICTS SCENES IN NATURAL MANNER Mae Marth, In "The Outcnit," lakes the part of the dancing girl In a resort where her tweethcart, lloh, it a wait er. The'villian, Lewit, learn that her past ii unknown, and it shot when lie pursues here lo her room. Bob I nn ex-convict and fleet. The girl is con victed, but when a locket the wears il thown to Ihe judge he cnllaptcs, and well, that it vhere the real interest ing part of the play begins, and mere wordi fail to adequately present it. At the Rolfe tonight. TRANSPORTATION NAMES ' DELEGATE 10 HEARING Albany and Linn Co. to Be Re presented at Rate Case Hearing Friday. The traniportatiuin committee of the Alhuny Commercial club met thit morning to cuiitidcr problemi con fronting thii community in Ihe com ling hearing of the railroad lumber rale rate before the interstate com merce cotumittion in Portland next Friday at 10 o'clock. Il wat decided to tend repretrntativci from thit cily and Mr. W. A. Katthurn wat chosen by the committee to represent Albany and to teleit two more men to ac company him. Senalora Cuiick and Garland were luggrtlcd and an effort it being made to get them lo attend The coming meeting it of great im portance to the Willamcte valley and every commercial cluh touth of Salem rill have a representative on hand to ee that the valley gelt ju.tice. SHOULD FREAK CHILD BE ALLOWED TO LIVE Chicago Stirred Up Over Case, Making Solution of Question Practical.' (By United I'reit) Chicago, Nov. 17. Chicago moved hurriedly to save Mrs. Ann Bollin ger'i baby from the lenience of Ihe mother, physician! and nurtet of the German-American hospital that he must die, without surgical aid, because he come into the world physically de ficient. Police Chief Healy called a conference with the commissioner of health and the coroner to decide how to compel the' hospital to perform an operation to save the infant. Doctor J and the mother held that the child might better die than to grow up a freak. THIRTY-TWB THOUSAND DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST 0. E. J. R. Cartwright. Harrisburg Farmer Asks DrmagerFor Injury to Farm. A mil wai filed in the circuit court thii morning hy John R. and Maggie Cartwright, who live near Harrisburg to collect $32.0l0 danrages from the Oregon Electric Ry. Co. The complaint sets forth that for and in consideration of plaintifft al lowing laid railroad company to crois their lands, aaid company wat to con struct a dyke 1120 feet long, 100 feel out into the Willamette river and one lot) feet long, to protect plaintifft 2)0 acret of low, tanily land from the high water! of the Willamette. Complaint states that the first dyke hat not been completed, nor the sec ond one itarted. although the con tract wai made in 1911. The reason abletcost of a good dyke would be $10,000, it nates, and $10,000 it named at the tip-keep price. $2000 are ask ed for damage done hy high water and $10,000 more are atked for dam ages, a total of $J2.00. Tax Payeri Meeting. Time, Friday, November 26th, nt 1 p, m. at the court houte. The meet ing it called for ihe purpose of con tillering the terribly increased tax burden of Ihe pa.; few yean and to tee what can be done toward -educing It for next year. Mr. Robert E. Smith of RoseMirg Ihe tecrclary of the Hate Tax At tociation will aduici the mectimr Mr. Smith is an interesting and abtr talker and probably knows more about tnxri than any other m:in in the .itate. He hat discovered tome startling ditcrepenciet in public ex penditure and lalki ilraight from the ihouldcr. Local people will also have some thing to lay about high taxes. The taxpayer! from all pans i f the county will he present and a large and interesting meeting it as stired. Mn. W. O. Miller went to Mill City thii morning for a visit after visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Latham. ALBANY MAY HAVE SPECIAL CARS TO EUGENE GAME Effort Being Made to Attach Two Coaches on Portland Special Here. Albany graduate! of the University uf Oregon and the Oregon Agricul tural College arc looking forward lo Saturday's big game at Eugene with great anticipation. While both rail, roads will run excursions and the big excursion to Eugene for the U. of O Alumni will pan here at 11:6 on the Southern Pacific, a movement it on foot among Ihe alumni of both college! to have a couple of ipecial can attached to Ihe O. E. special which is due to arrive here at 10:4(1 Saturday morning. Mark Weather ford, a prominent aluminus of O. A C. and Ed. Bailey, a prominent grad uate of U. of O. and famous all-northwest tackle, are behind Ihe ipecial car from Albany and are trying lo get Albany people to go from here in a body. If 60 will tign up a special car will be attached here, and il it the inten tion of Itailey and Wealherford to get enough for at lean two care. Thoi wishing to go on this train will call Mr. Bailey at the Wealherford law oflice. The train will arrive in Eugrne at 12 o'clock and return in ample time after Ihe game Tickets on each line arc $17S for the round trip, good from Friday to Mondr.y A block of teati for the game hat been put on sale at Ihe McAlpin cigar store, and those going from here will save trouble and avoid a rush ai the gate by buying ticket! before going up. The game starts at 2 o'clock Indications point to an attrnd.-rce of at least 10,000 people. SPLENDID BILL AT HUB THEATRE TONIGHT rV-th-Hitl.uiigki..aid'ThuriUy comes Hobar: Hanley, one of the niott p6pular of Universal start in Jamet Olliver Curwoodt three act iday, "The Deficit." The fact that il it a Gobi Seal Film speaks for the duality of the play. The fun is fur nished hy llillie,Rhodes and Jack Dil lon in "Molly't Malady" Friday the second number of the Metro feature! "Alwayt in the Way." with Mary Milrt M inter will be shown. Mist l.eona Bilyeu. of Lebanon returned last evening afte a thort visit at Ihe home of her lister, Mrt John Nccley. Mrt. M. L. Pctert, who hit been Haying with her parent '.n Corvallit spent Sunday in this city w.tli Mr and Mn. John Neelcy. Mn. Peter, will join her husband who has ac cepted a position in Pendleton, abo-.il December first. Paul and Lloyd Houcr. nf Ihe firm of Hauser Bros., of Salem, were i.i Ihe cily lati week looking after bmi nets interests of their ttnrr in this city. Mrt A. W. Ueeion retnmel from Dt:n.H where the hat br:!i spending i ( iw nii:n, nt with the la n jy cf !:.r daughter, Mrs. H. A. Schroeder. Mn. F. T. Clinton left thii morning for Seattle where she will visit relative!. ft i Ma Marsh In a icene from "The Outcast," at the Rolf tonight and ' Thursday. 29 KILLED III Combustion of Dust Caught the Miners Down 1500 Feet Helpless. SIX KNOWN TO BE DEAD, TWENTY-THREE ENTOMBED Entombed Undoubtedly Dead; Only Five So Far Have Been Saved. (By United Press) Ravensdale, Wn.. .Nov. 17. With six bodici recovered, two or three un accounted for, 27 or 28 in the third level, the total il believed to be be tween 35 and 40 dead in the mine dis aster. Of tl.e six bodict recovered, two were found on tl.e tccond level The bodiei ol T. J. Kane, J. S. Davit, and Florence Martini were found in the third level early this morning. Sea I tie. Nov. 17. Kesciti work ing the Northweitcrn Improvement company1! mine, at Ravensdale, par tially wrecked by dust explosion yes terday, succeeded in clearing away the debris of the third level 1500 feet below ti e lurface, and reached the miner! entimbed theme. Of 25 bcliev. ed to be trapped on the thitd level only two were found Hive. They are J. S. Davit, timbernun, and John Ar ko, miner. Although the rescuers reached the bodiei of the dead men. il wai impossible to bring them to the jurfacc until cable and cars disabled by the explosion tc repaired. Six re now known to be de?.d, five saved, and 23 Hill entombed, and believed to be dead. 6AME BETWEEN WILLAMETTE - AND COLLEGE CANCELLED College Has Only One More Game, One With Chemawa, Thanksgiving Day. ' The game of football at thit cily announced for Friday afternoon, be tween Albany College and Willamette University, hat been called off by Willamette. The Albany boyi were confident of being able to make as good if not better showing than in the former game. On account of the cripplej condition of sonic of Ihe best players, though, it is probably a good thing to cancel the game. The college has one more game, to he played Thanksgiving day, with the fast Chemawa tram, noted for their aggressive style of playing. Rev Wm. Mel.eod returned to Mill City on the morning train. R. E. DeVaney went to Thomas on Ihe morning train. UDIS OF 6. A. R. GAVE RECEPTION TO PRESIDENT Besides Program There Was a Floor Drill and a Fine Banquet. Fair Oakt Circle No. 1 Ladies of the G. A. R. certainly had a joyous season yestcrd.iy in the reception ten dered Mrt. Anra Kornbrodl, Ihe rc pariment president, front Oak Grove near Portland, and Mrs. Addie Tabor department inspector, from Portland These ladiel vere met : t the Albany S. P. depot when !e noon train came in, by Color Bearer Mrs. Hattie Still son, and her assistants, and escorted to the G. A. R. hall, where they were wekbber by tl'e preside I of Fair Oaks, Mn. Anna Stewart, who had gladly come up from her home in Sa lem to participate in Ihe "joyful greeting!, in which joined a goodly number of the l.-.dies : nd conradei. G. A. R. After a tumptuoui banquet was en joyed, the afternoon's program began, lasting until Ihe evening shadows be lt: n to Ml. Sever: I rew members were added hy initiation in due form. The dep i.-tmcnt president fjr.ve igh rai for t!;e floor work, saying it was ihe best ihe had yet seen in her visits to circlet. Short but intpiring iddresics were made by her and the department intpector. Th, very efficient secrets ry of the local circle. Mn. Jennie Brown-Car-tiine was kept extremely busy so rap idly did the changes ring in the pro gram. A season of song was one of the enjoyments devoted to melodies from he Civil War days. Fair Oaki circle ill hold a bazaar at the G. A. R. haU Tuesday, December 14 next, proceeds to go towards philanthropic " work dong G. A. R. lines. 6L0BE THEATRE GETS BACK ' . TO PICTURES TONIGHT After a successful presentatioin of one of the finest vaudeville bills ever teen here, the Globe theatre gets back to motion pictures today. The big fea tures are offered, one an Edison 3 reel production entitled "Shadows of Ihe Past," and the other a two-act Vitagraph named "The Fire Escape." Both are good and full of interest from the first to the end. o- Mrs. L. R. Sheldon left yesterday for Priests Rapids, Wn. Mayor L. M. Curl went to Salem on the morning electric. Rev. Arthur Lane left for Mt. Angel on the morning train. T. H. Goddard of Mill City is in the cily today. I. H. Stroat, of Eugene, is an Albany visitor. Mr. and Mrs. James Arnett, of San Francisco, who have been the guests of Mrs. Arnctt's uncle. Dr. W. P. White, while spending part of their honeymoon in this city, continued north on their bridal trip to Portland, Seattle, and other points. Mrs. Mack Monteith went to Port land last night and will spend two weeks there and in Hood River. Mr. Monteith left on a business trip to Eastern Oregon. BIBLE APPEALS TO IN TELLECT NOT TO THE LIVER "A, man who doesn't believe tho Bible, hain't read it oiiderstandingly.' "God appeals to the intellect, not to the liver." Last night Bruce Evans preached an able sermon appealing for men to put first things first. With masterly addreas he carried his audience and brought them to a realization of the claims of God. It was a big crowd. Standing room was at a premium and the spirit was fine. He has brought a wonderful refreshing to the church and all who attend. -Men arc paying up back debts and" throwing away Iheir old time pipes, under the influence of the meetings, and many have publicly professed that they will be Christians The crowds are expressing their open-hearted appreciation of the man and also of Prof. Marsh, his splendid singer. The Baptist church rejoices in the visit of these sincere able men of God. Only four more meetings to be held. Don't fail to her him tonight at 7:30. BANQUET FOR MEN 6IVEN BY MEN OF THE About Seventy-five Men En joyed Fine Feed at the Christian Church. Giving a banquet to the young men of the city, the men of the Christian church last night performed a stunt that is bound to have a good influence Gotten up by the men everything was done by. them, both the cooking and the serving; and it was well done, as all present declared. It was served in the basement of the church, with about seventy-five men present, many of them not church members, invited from around town promiscuously. Af ter the feed there were tome live talks by prominent men pretent, in which a good deal of pep wai put into the ad vantages of fellowship and Christian influence. Those speaking were A. C Schmitt, R. L. Burnett. B. E. Wright Ihe state Y. M. C. A. secretary, Evan, gelist Crim and Rev. M. H. Fagan. PRESIDENT ASKED STAY OF HILSTROM EXECUTION Is Anxious For Thorough Re consideration of I. W. W. Man's Case. (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 17. The presi dent wired Governor Spry, of Utah requesting hirr. to stay the execution of Joe Hillstrom. Industrial Worker slated to die before a firing squad Fri day at Salt Lake, for murders com mitted more than a year ago. "With unaffected hesitation, but with most earnest conviction of the import:? of the case, I again venture to urge on your excellency the justice and advisibility. if possible, of a thorough consideration of Hillstrom's cas-.' said the.- president's message. . The president previously obtained a stay of execution, aiter which the Utah beard of rardons reviewed .the rite and fojnd no cause for commutation of sentence. The American Federation of Labor sought to stay the execution by sending resolution, adopted at Sar. Francisco, to the president and Utah officials. THOMAS AGAIN ON DECK HUSTLIN6 FOR THE MILL Had a Fine Display at Port land Show, Says Mill Is Going to Come. With increased enthusiasm over the prospects of the Thomis Paper Mill Co., R. Thomas returned from Port land last night At the Land Products show he had a fine display of the Al bany paper, from the Thomas process. and it attracted a great deal of atten tion, showing a striking interest in the proposed enterprise. A good-sized sign with the display read substantially like this: "Red Fir Paper. The Thomas process' for wrapping to writing paper. Mill to employ 5.0110 people. Will make 3.0110 tons daily. 12 paper machines. 258 by 300 feet. Pusey & Jones Co., Wilming ton, Del., makers. Mr. Thomas is enthusiastic over the outlook for the mill, and declares that it cannot faid. He says it will be only a short time before an actual start is made on the big plant. There is no longer any doubt about the value of the process. The thing now is to se cure the capital for the enterprise Albany will not be depended upon for this, and yet the city will be expected to display its faith in the matter by taking a reasonable amount of sto-.k With A. L. Fisher, of the Commtivi..! Club, a special effort along this line will be made. ' One on Doe Catcher A prominent business man slipped one over on the dog eatclter today A dor bclonuinir to said p. b. m wat picked up by the pound master, who took the don to the owner'i place ol i business. Angered at the arrest of his favorite dog said aforementioned p b m. unfastened the chain on the dog's collar while his brother attract ed the attention of the dog catcher Shortly afterwards a warrant for the arrest pf p. b. m. was issued and terv ed by Griff King. Upon Ihe payment of the impounding fee of $5 the matter wai let drop. ALLIES GETTING MILITARY SENSE France and England to Jain Under Single War Man- agement. RUSSIA AND ITALY TO JOIN LATER War Council Will Run the Whole War Under One Plan. (By United Press) Paris, Nov. 17. The French and British fighting forces are virtually one vast machine tonight. Hitherto, though allied, the two countries' ar, mies fought more or less independent ly. Henceforth they will be guided' by a single source, an interallied war council. Russia and Italy, too, will, join in the combination as speedily as possible. The Franco-British arrange ment was perfected today in a corner, ence between Premier Askuith, Mu nitions Minister Lloyd "George, For eign Minister Grey, and First Lord of the Admirality Balfour, of England, with Premier Briand, Minister of War Gallicni, Commander in Chief Joflre. and Minister of Marine Lacaze, of France. CLOVER OUTPUT IN THREE COUNTIES FULLY $500,000 Linn County Had About Thirty '-. Car Leads of 40,000 - ... Pounds" Eaclt.' '- More than $175,000 was paid for clover seed this fall in the counties of Marion, Polk and Linn, according to Harley O. White who is familiar with clover conditions, as the firm of D. A. White and Sons alone purchased 600,000 pounds of clover seed in thit county, and 500,000 pounds in Linn county. The average price this year was 16 cents, compared to 11 and 12 cents one year ago, and this .year's crop was fully double thst of 1914. The failure of the clover teed crop in the east and light foreign shipments was the cause of the higher price this year. Salem Journal. The value of Ihe seed purchased by 'D. A. .White & Sons alone cailed for 175.000. That firm bought only yart of the seed, probably not a third. The output of this county alone, the Dem ocrat is informed by seed men, was about thirty cars, of 40,000 each, which at 16 cents a pound would amount to $192,000. t is safe to place the out put of the three counties named at $500,000. " . BROWN TO PLAY W. S. C. Big Eastern Eleven WiU Meet Champs in Pasadena, . New Years. It has been finally decided that Brown University, one of the best football teams in the east, will meet the strong W. S. C. team at Pasadena. Calif., New Years day. Brown has defeated Yale 3 to 0, and several other big teams in the east and should make '. trood match for tbc Washington players. . , TOM THUMB TO BE MARRIED AT OPERA HOUSE That Tom. Thumb wrill have one of tl.e biggest audiences of the season at the Opera house tonight, , is the pros pect for the entertainment. The talc of seats has been large, showing a general interest in the efforts of Ihe ; o: r.TStcrs to entertain the people of the city. The ptogram will be an elaborate one from recitations and longs to a wedding performed right up to date, with all the relative! pret ent. It ii going to he some big affair all right. , .' , .