X Established hi 1865 Bast Advertising Medium In Linn County ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT THE WKATHER Tonight end Thurtdty occasional rain VOL. XXVIU ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREO ON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1915. No. 172. 1 I HELD OVER BODY Coroner's Jury Endeavoring lo Fix Blame For McOourt Ac cident on Railroad Track. TRAIN CREWS EXAMINED TO DISCOVER PARTY AT FAULT Funeral Services of Lester McCourt to Be Friday at Christian Church. At II o'clock (tits momma Coroner Win. rortmlller called to order the imiuctt to dciermine if poi.ihle who was responsible for the death of Let ter McCourt, who was killed by Ore gon Electric .S'o. 14 about I o'clock yesterday afternoon at Ihe gravel pit INQUES east of this city. 1 he following werej i,aoh Slevent and twenty hutky empanneled at jurors: J A. Howard ,km c,ars left on the J5 elec K. M. Rcdfield. Kd. Humphrey. Wal- (ric ,j, ,,ernool, rnrule to The ter Vatet. W. S. Weaver and (1. C. Dalle, wlcre tomorrow afternoon Moon The O, E. claim agent wan ,ncy ,, ,1C , tMln (rom ,hc present, hctidrt attorney t represent-j t j,y ,, ,lr Columbia. With the ex Ing the family of the dead boy tnd cc,,0i uf two men Ihe team is in the Oregon Klectric in an official way lmii ,h!1,e ,ut both injured men are John Maxwell was the first witness val,iatilc players. Gildow has a bad called and te.tilied that the body by , c)ow ,nj ,u Miller is still sul fite track was that of Letter Mc-j'crjg jrom the injury lo hit ankle Court. He alto identified the body at rcccircd in the Salem game. Ihe coroner's office. Since the protett of the Salem game Motorman S. E. Peck, who wat run-j Albany can claim the championthip ning the car at Ihe time of the acci- ( the vaty nd ,llis ,,,. wil t)e dent, furnlthed the molt important for inlcr-tectional championthip. The lettimony given this morning. In Dnr, hat won from all Karrn Ore brief he ai, that he wat running be-',,,,,, tra, an(j the elath will be a tween 25 and 30 milet per hour. Af- ood one. Each team beat Franklin ler rounding the curve he taw a man hitch, of Portland, by the tcore of 61 walking along the left side of the lo 0. , track about four or five telegraph : The Albany players will he enter potet away. McCourt, according to tained two dayt at The Dallrt. Af hit testimony, was not on the track j ter the grime tomorrow the team and when first teen and had he remained vititort will be Ihe guettt of The where he wat he would not have been Dallei ttudentt at a dance and other injured. The S. P. train wat alto coming down on the track near by When about a car length away Mc Court iiiddenly turned Into the track and had taken but two or three ttept up to the track when the front of the car ttrnrk him. At loon at he taw that McCourt was not going to( get out further from the track Pccki No exhililion of ttetut ycarJ hJ, blew the whittle and rang the bell. tvoU,d tie at,.tiol, ,hat given to Conductor II. A. Mormon stated, lhe M eonvkl ,,lip -Succeta." the that he had just completed taking up o(. lfviv()r ( England", (c fleet the ticketi and wat in the latt car.lof (xfln uans)ort, ln aU ,le word when, with the train going about 25 woulJ be di((icu,tMo id a craft or 30 n.llct per hour at they were . , imercitiitg hittory than patting Ihe gravrl pit he heard several , , , . . . , .... ., i tint old ship that carried convicts to rthort Malta of the whittle, the ring-1 . , r i . .i i H j t . .u Auttralia for over 50 yeart. At a relic ing of the bell and about the same , . . ... . time felt the emergency brakes .. " . V,V,d Plied. He ran to the front door of ",r,k," ' '' ' the Progress the latt car at it came to a Hop and looked down the track and taw a body lying there. Ilrakeman P. F. Reidy said: "I wat ill the lait car at we were patting the gravel pit. The S. P. train wat run- ning along parallel with us. the pilot of the engine being about opposite the front of our last car. Dolh trains began to whbtle about the same time and I heard eight or nine thort lila.i. of our whittle and the ringing of the hell. The train begun! it) Hop tuildenly and I ran out on the pcrjrnre of the patt. The onto remain back platform and oi.encd the door I ing jnk between lc oW ,d the new tniii iiitincu "Hi. auuui nun unit;, tome obiect wat thrown out from un- dcr the car and I taw a body lying on the track. I ran down and found it. , Tl . conductor nnd I picked up the pant .nil i.u ci mem to uie sine oi me trnck, Ihe train went on nmt 1 was left wilh the hotly ttntil llie coroner arrive il, (ContinnrH on Pne 4.) DADDY CRIM DRAWING AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH . the big crowdt of visitor:: nhoard in In tplte of a itormy night and ajSan .-r.lnci,co. ytlSf, Hecrcn, who strong counter-attraction, a" full house-was brought to this country from greeted Evangelist "Daddy" Crim at lite Christian church last night. Hli ' message was a logical appeal in be- j half of Christianity as a Hitiveri.il nnn, final revelation from God. Tonight ' the subject Is "How God Spcaki." The special music is nn attraction at this revival. Last night J. F. Wat ton rendered a beautiful tolo. To night Prof. Chas. South will render a violin tolo. He will also play, a violin ohllgato to Mrt. Frank Powell't to lo, "Oh, Dry Thote Teart." LINNO MURDER IN PORTLAND CONTINUES 10 BE MYSTERY No Clue Secured to Where abouts of Ed. Bartholomew, the Murderer. (By Until I'm,) Portland, Nov. 24. No progrcts has been made in I lit trunk mystery ly tlie police. Search oiler George Bartholomew, (he alleged murderer continues, but he bai dropped out of illht. The police ttill believe Ihe nuirdered man't name it John l.innd Never wii there a more my xifyinu tragedy in Portland. The police had many duet, but one by one the invea tigatiun dittipated them. ALBANY TEAM LEAVES FOR THE DALLES GAME Hard Battle Expected With the Sage Brush Players Up the Columbia. entertainment. 'HISTORIC CONVICT SHIP AT THE HUB TONIGHT i I IvilltMlilUII. II aiiuni niisat, menta did to the pool and the hclp leit, making them infinitely worse than they were at the first, even though they were lawbreakers. The convict tyttem was cruel and "m" - " ''' " '' " nd improvement is but an inheritance '? . " " v,v" ' a,u"1' " century and a quarter ol life bring to lit vividly that knowledge and ex . , , . t the fonv,,: ,n,u "ow orvcs the noblc purpose of arousing the public con tcience to the realization of all that ,he ood (or During her recent stay . r.;. ..:,:,, ,. tion pictures were taken to show the life of the convicts on hoard the trant' port and in the Australian penal Kcttlcmcnt. The movies make the old tub live again. They show all the old time methods of treating prisoners the ihip In full tail during her voyage from England to America, and ihow the old vestel in every detail and also Australia especially to lecture on the "Succe.i," ha. the picture:, and (tives nn ntcrcautiff uccnpiivc icciurc the scenes nre shown. The pictures rll) cclre nre M, ,hc bill today and Thursday, at The Hub. n Miss Wilina Wamnner left on the morning electric for Garden Home where lhe will spend I hankagivin:r. Mist Hittchini, uf the college, left llrs morning for Portland. W. B. Chance went lo Salem this morning on a business trip. INVESTIGATION Plot Is Charged By Boyd and Others to Supply German Commerce Raiders. EVIDENTLY BERWIND CHARTERED FOR PURPOSE But British Did Not Attack Her Because She Flew the American Flag. (Hy United Press ) New York, Nov. 24. Weaving a net of evidence about the operations of Naval Attache Ib.y-ed of the German embassy and the Hamburg-American line official--, the government put on the stand Captain Fritz Falkenberg the alleged aid in a plot to supply the German commerce raiders. Captain Falkenberg testified that the Hamburg-American officials chartered his steamer, llerwind, in August, 1914 for an unknown destination, directed by the defendant Adolpoh Popping haute. Oitentibly the vend cleared for lluenos Ayret. On Augutt 28 the Iterwin sighted the raiders, Cape Tra falgar, Santa Lucia, Alice Woermer and Lorenxa off Trinidad. "We trans ferred our supplies to them," said Captain Falkenberg. "and when the British cruiter Carmenia hove into sight, the German ships scattered After a running fight of two hourr. the Trafalgar sank." The Britisher did not attack the Bcrwind for she flew the American flag. FATHER UNE COMPLIMENTED IM PROGRAM BY PUPILS Was Also Presented With Gift; Several Prominent Priests' Here From Other Places. The following program wat rende red by the pupilt of the Academy yeiterday, complimenting Father Lane on the occasion of hii names- day. Piano duct, Spanish dancca, by Margaret Kropp and Von Torrencc: Addrest by Elisabeth Eaglet. Song, Goin' to Mcetin", kindergar ten pupils. Piano duct, cavalry march. Hertha Mallon and Georgia ltrown. Song, Will the Rotet Bloom in Heaven, Second and Third grade pu pilt. Piano tolo. Shower of Roses, Cath erine Barrett. Vocal solo, Shall I Be Forgotten James Kepka. Vocal duet. Cousinly Episodes, Eli zabeth Eagles and Von Torrcnce. Recitation, Legend of Stolen Ci- borium, Mist Gertrude lone Cliff. Chorus, Whispering Hope, senior pupils. Piano duet. A Little Wag, Naomi Sparkman and Gladys Davit. Song and tableaeu, Wise and Fool ish Virgins. Presentation of gift to Rev. Father Lane, pastor. Father Lane In conclusion compli 3ri?tj' rv Convict ihlp "Succett' fek i; r!fnr -shown in motion pictures tonight. THREE GREAT FOOTBALL GAMES THANKSGIVING DAY U. 0. and Multnomah, Washing ton and Colorado and Syra cuse and Montana. Portland, Nov. 2t). Thi': the game here tomorrow between the Univer sity of Oregon and the Multnomah Amateur Athletic clal. will be a hard fought one goes without paying. The clubites always have one of the most formidable organizations in the wctt, compoied, at it it, of patt matters at the art of football. Among itt players are men who achieved re nown on some of the most famout teamt in the country. Oppoted to them Vill be probably the best team the University of Ore gon hat turned out in teverat tea torn. Itt defeat of Ihe O. A. C. latt Saturday by a score of 9 to 0. after that team had taken the measure of the Michigan Aggie stamps it as be ing not only one of the best in the west but of the entire country as well. Seattle, Kuv. 24. AH it in readi- nett here for the game tomorrow be tween the Uuivertity of Colorado and the University of Watliington, and the dope teemt to point toward the westerners preserving their rrcord of seven years without a defeat un der the guidance of iCoach Gilmore Dobie. . Although the Colorado team is said j to fairly represent the strength of. the Rocky Mountain region, adherents ' of Washington do uut believe it will show enough form to down the local team. Missoula, Mont, Nov. 24 No game in recent yeart hat attracted at much comment and speculation as the one here tomorrow between Syracusi University and the University of Mon tana. Both are strong in their re spective tcrritoriet and the outcome will give the fan, enough figures to mull over for the reil of the winter. If Montana wins ber team will have demonstrated that she it at good at any of the eaitern elevent, while if Syracuse emerge! victorious it will have shown that the far east excels in the gridiron tport. Interett was added, to the game by the fact that Syracuse meets O. A, C. at Portland December 1, Suicide .in Portland. (Bv, United Press) Portland, Nov. 24 After weeks of suffering from cancer of the face which prevented him sleeping and eating, James Cart" right, a pioneer merchant, of Baiidon, Oregon, shot and killed himself at the Good Sa- maritan hospital last night. The body, of the year, and the exhibition pre with a bullet in the head, was found j tented will compare favorably with Sy the orderly today. Before taken to the hospital tvo 'ajceks ago Cart wright was an inmate of the Oddfel lows' home. - Be thankful tomorrow for something. Fur . all the things you can think of. If you can't i do it alone, get some help. Not the amount ot turkey you eat, but the good will displayed is what will count most for the day. (i) ntented the children on their splendid program and thanked them for their kind greetings and wift. Among the invited guests were Father Thompson of Portland, Fath er Clancy, of Corvallis, Father Hamp son of Monroe, and Father Van Ne vel and Father Henry of Albany. ,'vN - v at the Hub Theatre .A 1 GREECE EXPECTED TO MEET Allies Do Not Ask Country to Enter War Against the Central Allies. SIMPLY WANT TO CROSS THE COUNTRY Whether in Attack of Retreat Greece Will Be Needed As a Thoroughfare. (By United Prets) Athent, Nov. 24. The allies min isters have handed Premier Skou- loudis an urgent reque'.t for a defini tion of Greece's attitude towaid the allies in the Balkan operations. The request is couched in friendly terms. It specified no definite period for a reply ;but emphasized the need for promptnett. There is no request for Greece to participate in the war, but the note demanded assurances that the allies may crocs Greece to atack the central allies: that in the event of re pulse of the allies into Greece, the latter will not attempt to disarm or intern them. Whether demobilization of Greecian forces is asked wat not announced. The king intimated that the terms will make a favorable reply postible. Two MiU Levy Affidavits have been filed with the j county clerk affirming the levy of peciai i wo mm ruu i o. 31, near Orleans. BIG GAME ON LOCAL FIELD -. TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 3 ChemawalndiansGo Up Against Albany College in Turkey Day Struggle. If you want to see regular foot ball just stroll out to the Athletic park near the S. P. depot tomorrow about 3.-00 o'clock and you will be treated to a thrilling contest between the aboriginies from Chemawa and 1 the white boys from Albany College We predict one of the hardest fight the big game of last Saturday when it comes to hard playing and fighting spirit. Chemawa has a husky bunch but they will have their hands full t win. The Indians are coached by Emil Houscr. formerly Carlyle star. He also played with the O. A. C. team three vears nan until the other con ference colleges uncovered his past and he was declared ineligible. Hous cr knows the game and has some good formations drilled into his squad .Houser was a team mate of Coach Dietz. of the Washington State Col lege champions. Reports coming from Salem after the Willamette-Chcmawa game indi cate that the Albany team will be out weighed from 15 to 20 pounds lo the man. The Indians are heavy and fast and will be the hardest proposition of the year for the college boys. Cap tain Parker will he in his place at 'tackle, and the only regular not in will be Stewart, whose place is being filled by Jenkins. 'Mt will be a hard game." said Coach Bailey today. "We will be greatly r"t-, iirird and have a toub propo- I sition before us. but my boys w ill fight to the last whistle and with hard work we stand a chance to win. It" will be a good game." a -c. a fa fSi iSt S1 Si A fst p , Carnegie'a Birthday. This is the 80th birthday of An drew Carnegie, one of the world's richest merr. who made his for- "71 t.,..- ..It . I' A 'frame, of his repHtationt! his system of giving for the establishment of public libraries. Albany received $12,500 . of his money toward a $21,000 in- stitution. ' j . (j) S' HENRY FORO CHARTERS LINER FOR EUROPEAN TRIP Will Take the Peace Delegates to International Peace Convention. (By United Press) New York, Nov. 24. Henry Ford announced thi't be had chartered the liner Oskar II to carry from New York December 4. the American dele gates to the peace conference in Eu rope. Ford admitted his plans for the conference are indefinite. It will be held in some neutral country, not yet determined. While unofficial, the session, he believed, will attarct the support of peace advocates of other neutral nations. TWO CITIES CAPTURED BY AUSTR1ANS AKD BULGARS It Is Said the Peace Delegates to International Peace ' Convention. (By United Press) London, Nov. 24. With the Aus trian capture of Mitrovitza and the Bulgar capture of Pristina, it was of ficially reported that the central pow- : ers are now face to face with the I Serbs' northern army. The final ! fight is evidently at band. In a 20 I mile gap between the towns, ends : the historically famous Plain of Blackbird, is entrenched indomitably the courageous Serbians. Whether the invaders are in a sufficient force to attack immediately is unknown But it is believed a decisive battle will be delayed but a few hours. If the struggle continues long the Serbs, it is believed, must inevitably be cap tpred. W. A. Leadbewes left .tbrvunornins; lor Portland. Mr. Lcadlieuer and fam ily will soon depart for California where they will remain this winter j. D. Ellis left today for Portland: GLOBE HAS STAR BILL ON FOR TONIGHT AND THURS. Manager Ayrea I..-S arranged a splendid bill for the Globe Theatre for Thanksgiving patrons, the bill op ening tonight. Maurice Costello and Leah B:.ird are featured in a comedy drama. "The Romance of a Handker chief." These popular actors aie well .nnvn hr. anil thr mere mention of their name in the c.-st means a good ng tne neaiiniest. Dig strong ...c... show. There is also a Diamond Es-' the women clothed like hay mows, sanay drama, "The B'.ood Seedling," . Heroic, honest. i three act play tl.r.t is said to be the j Greece is an ideal. There 'are no dramatic sensation of the year. In ( Greeks. The people have married. ,n this is featured Frances X. Bushman. termarried. overmarried and are most the king of motion picture .-clot.,! ' Russians. The queen is the most The comedy feature is a Slim Hogar. picture entitled "Versus Sledge Ham- mers," and is a scream. On Friday and Saturday come Charlie Chaplin in a new Essanay Re lease. "Shanghaied" claimed to be hi funniest yet. The Essanay people have broadened Chaplain's field and are giving him greater opportunities than he had before. "Shanghaied" is a strenuous play and required all kinds of labor and patience on the part of the funny man to produce it GOOD PLAY AT ROLFE THEATRE TODAY AND THURS There is a gripping drama on at the Rolfe tonight nnd tomorrow entitled "A Man and his Mate." produced by the Mutual Mafterpicture Co. It is the story of the love of a man and wo man, and takes one tl. rough a series of scenes of the struggles for ulti mate happiness. The play is beauti j fully portrayed and the scenic effects I are oerfect . Friday and Saturday Albany people , will be given anoiner cnance i. sn , Theda Bara. the Vampire woman, in one of Alexander Dumr.s' plays, "The Cleinenceau Case." In this picture she is presented with I'll the charms of the sorceress and lures men to their j is gtlig a) tne moisture coming to ruin in her wildest manner. It' is a,it The anmta average rainfall for wonderful play and up to the stand-) Albany for the past 31 years as coni- "d. of the Wm. Fox corporation, whoj piled by F M French, local ob;erver. brought Mile. Bara to America fronv ma tf.X) inches. It has been noted b Taris and Is presenting her are old-timers tbat the average rainfall through his office!. j gradually decreases. DR. DRIVER CAVE GREAT ADDRESS Spoke of European Policy and Diplomacy in Connection With War. REAL FIGHT BETWEEN ENGLAND AND GERMANY One or Other Will Have to Exhausted Before the End. Be Weighing 246 potn;J-, 6 feet 3 incliet high, and 51 yeart of age. Dr. John Merritte Driver, of Chicago, born in Virginia, held down the platform at the M. E. church last night, in hit lec ture on Europe and the war, in a manner that held a god sized audience for almost three hours. Having been a student in. four of the countries. France, Germany. Italy and Greecej travelled over all of them, been in all the capitals and principal cities and seen all the rulers but two, Fred and Gus, besides the pope at Kome, meet ing them personally, he was itt a po sition to speak of conditions. Him self a minister, poet, novelist, musi cian, painter, traveller and adventur er, though he has never seen a foot ball game, or baseball game, or game of golf, or tennis, and has done little hunting and fishing, he has been in terested in many things. Eloquent, with a rare expression and a striking personality what he said impressed 'one. Here are a few things: ' Italy has the most striking sover eign of Europc. " Pope Pius the lOth was a dear old fellow. ' . " Grant said the German " army has the swing of conquest, a fact. ' Roumanfy is now the most wanted of the ' neutral countries, the Rou manians a great people. Romans, but not Italians; The people along the .Mediterran ean are apple headed, becoming dome lik-e a- ye. l proceed northward. The Bulgarians are one-third Rus sian, one-third Turk and one-third Chinese. The Servians are strives, 4u0 or 500 years behind the times, without doc tors, surgeons, nurses or soap', the dirtiest people in the" world: but I wonacnui woman ... .u, In Russian the roads are straight and it takes two weeks to cross the country, as big as forty German em p'res. There are 258 treaties in Europe Three are of importance: the ententc( a wonderful one, binding England) France and Russia; a triple alliance between Germany. Austria and Italy, a rope of sand, and one between Engi land and Japan. fContinued on naire 4 STlfcL SHORT OF RAIN rnn Tiir urin TO niTP rUH lilt It Art IU UAIt In spite of the fact that the rainfall so far this month is far above the average for November, the average for the year to date i3 3.72 inches below' the average. Up to this, morning 8.11 inches of rain had fallen so far this month. The average rainfMl for the past five years has been 32.10 for the first 11 months of the year. The total precipitation for 1915 to date has been 2SJS inches, leaving a shortige or 372 inches. The average rainfall for the month of November for the past five years has been 5.48 inches, which, contrasted with the 811 inches already, fallen and with 6 days still to record for ti c month, shows that Nov. 115