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Established in 1863 Btil Advertising Medium In Linn County THE W RATHER Tonight and Tuesday unsettlsd; piob b)jt rain. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT VOL. XXVIII ALBANY. LINN COUNTY, OREfl ON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1915 No. 1S1 64TH CONGRESS III Promises to Be el Great Im portance, With World-wide Issues to Be Considered. CHAMP CLARK RE-ELECTED SPEAKER OF HOUSE Big Issues, National Defense, Government Ship Purchase, War Measures, Etc. (Hy United Prcsa) Washington. Dec. 6. The Iirt tea ion of the Mill congress convened it noon today In the last congressional meeting before the 1916 presidential compaign. All 435 members of the house and 32 senators, (1-3 of the hole senate), were sworn in. Of the former, lift, of the Utter. 9, were new. Certainly of opposition to the pre parcdne program overhung the con gressional opening. Democratic Na tional Coimnilleemen all arrived pre prepared to decide the convention city tomorrow. Despite the bleak day tuf fragi.ts paraded Senator Maker prt tided in he .mate, pending ll. : ck lion of Clark as preaident protein. Vice I'reaident Marahall aa absjnt hit wife I cing ill. In the aenale. the Rcpuhl'rans caucuaed, naming Ga' linger Uadir. Resting upon the legislative pro gram rf the new congress today was the 'haduw of national and wor! I pol Tomorrow the ndmiiiii.r.ui.....-.;"1 .nw,," ,',cir '"" program will be outlined personally by I'rcsMrm Wilson wli he rei n In ot.it.iug message at the Jolr.c v ,-'-.'. li Ire wn, big. outstanding ci'urif r.i: National defent., reven'i. u.r -irastiies, and government shi.i r r chase. There Is a tn: ss of tiher Icsialn,. ,;i p.miiiri.inif flit, Isrifrtt lotmrtt atlfl . . r . .I-..-.I. I with Albany Ccdlcge, and is the ion moat important program of a decaile 1 ... . -.. , ... ; There were the usual mammoth crowds in both senate and house gal leries, representing the eyei of a nun. dred million Americans. Today's ac-. tual business was conlined to Ihe rou tine of 'swearing in new members, or ganisation of both houses and notifi cation of the president of the new leg islative epoch. Ai the gavels fell at the stroke o 12 at both ends of the capitol. offi- ' "-" . "c "-". cial, and spectator, were iobered by." comm.ttee. by appo.t,ng clcr Ihe gigantic task, looming ahe,d. , l""""- newspapermen and student. . i.j.i .i .i. i I he committee will meet stmilai Ai completed today. Ihe re.ult of. . ..... . . . ..i... i bodies of other neutral nations. They congressional elections in Js.ovember ' 1914. the Democratic majority in the senate was increased from 13 to 16 , In the house it wai reduced from 14.1 ( lo a. i ne new senate lineup iwuaj waa: Democrala. 56; Republicans, 40 The new home: Democrat., 230; Re puhlkans, 196; Progressives, 7; Social ists, I: independents, I. The last , -v. r lie o I. nouse nau w ucmocra... . r-cpuo-, lic.ns. 17 Progressive, and 1 Indcpen. dcnt in tne senate inr oincera or inc senate were elected" ai follows: Jas. M. Baker, re-elected secretary. Hen. ry M. Rose assistant secretary, Chas P. Miggins sargent-at-arnu and Rev. Prettynian, chaplain. A message from the House was re ceived by a special committee notify ing the ienate of Speaker Clark'i re election and the House's organization Senator Kern introduced and had passed without opposition a resolution 'jury in Ihe circuit court this morning G, C. Bilyeu, who was arrested Sat providing for the joint session in the' Mr. Dannen live! south of Shedd and'ur,iay on , bootlegging charge, and house chamber tomorrow lo hear President Wilson'i opening address. Introduction of a flood of bills and resolution was postponed until to morrow, according to senatorial pre cedent. ' In the house the choice of Champ Clark as speaker seemed certain, as house wai opened by South Tremble clerk. The blind chaplain, the Rcvj H. N. Condon, eloquently referred In hia ptayer to the difficult problems before Ihe house. The new official membership list of the house was cnll-l ed by Tremble. Election of Speaker, Clark followed, 221 to 194. Big Issue, to come up are national defense, with immense appropriations increase in regular army, government ship purchnse, extension of war tax war measures, conservation, woman j suffrage, prohibition, and railroads, MINNESOTA. A HILL FREIGHTER IN DANGER Said to Be Lest Off Coronada Beach; But Cannot Be Located Near There. l!y United Press) San Franc iaco, Dec. 6 Federal of ficera are invealigaling the reports of a plot to diaalile the Hill freighter Minneaola, which at daybreak wa alill bi'lieved to be off Coronodo Is I a mil, '.SI miles aouthwcil of San Di ego, apparently in a aerioua condi tion. lcvelopmcnti in the local sit uation arc expected today. San Diego, Dec. 6. Fiahernicn re ported no aigm of the Minneaola off Coronado lalanda. Lotv.l ralio op eratora deny the receiving of wire lease a. FREE LIBRARY COURSE. WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK First Entertainment at M. E. Church Thursday Evening, Violin and Reader. On next Thursday evening at 8:30 right after prayer meeting, the first iiumlier in the lecture course under tne auspices 01 tne wany lumic 1.1-1 brary will be given at the Methodist church. This nunllier will consist of recitations by Miss Anna K. Kagstad and musical numticrt by Miss Cath-J crinc Davis, violinist This entertain ment promise! to be of special merit and is free to the people of Albany and all are most cordially invited to be present. Miss B.igstad and Miss Davis are instructor! at Pacific University, and work, and itis through the kindness and generosity of Pacific University that we are permitted lo have these arlista with us free of charge. Pacific University is one of the oldest and best established educational institu tions in the Stale of Oregon. Dr. J. C. Hushncll, now president of Pacific University, was at one time connected in-law oi judge ana .Mr, n . .... ... If. Hew lit. It is with special pleasure thai the library committee announces this entertainment to the people of Al bany. Ford Heard From, fly Charles P. Stewart. Aboard Oscar II. By wireless to I Siasconsctt, Mass., Dec. 6. Henty . " "" "." international committee which wilt sit ... r v.,...- :i ,-....... "'"' ' Crowley Again Arreated. ' (Itv United I're.s) San Francisco, Dec. 6. C. C. Crow- i ley was re-arrested on charge, that , he conspired to destroy by fire and Aynlm,Xt h. milnilion, s),ia bound he ajf. m, bondl vm (ixcd l$5HX). Plot invcatigatioins are con- tinumg. WALKED SIXTEEN MILES TO SERVE ON JURY F. N. Dannen refused to be cheated out of the honor of serving on the to reach the city this morning he , walked to I-ayetlevtlle to take the Oregon Electric train to town. Hut he was a little too stow and wa. left. Not daunted he started out on foot and walked the ties to the city, reach ing the circuit room about 1 1 HX) o'clock. The distance was over 16 miles. When court convened this morning County Clerk R. M. Russell called the . roll and all the empnnneled jurors re-1, 1 sponded to their names except Mr, Dannen and John Cyrus. The court I was about to issue bench warrants ami turn them over to Sheriff Hodine when Mr. Dannan appeared. Up to noon Mr. Cyrus had not appeared but it wa. thought that lie was stud in the mud some place between At. batty and hi farm near Knox Butte and will show up in due time. JUDGE P. R. KELLLY December Term of Dept. NO. 2 Opens and Several Small Cases Are Settled. CASE OF LITTLE VS. JACOB SEN BADE CO. IS BP AGAIN Three More Bootleggers Ar rested Saturday and Two Plead Guilty Today. Judge P. R. Kelly opened court for the December term in Jcpt. No. 2 this morning, and after pacing on a few motions and handing down a few decisions, he called to trial the case of Mule vs. The Jacobascn-Bade Co. This is the second trial of this case wherein the plaintiff is suing for $18,. UNJ damages. The defendants last summer had the contract for con structing Ihe Collage street trunk .ew er, and plaintiff, while working in the trench sustained a jiiashcd foot by a heavy concrete pipe being lowered on it. Claiming criminal kicgligence Frank Little brought suit to recover JIK.UOO damage.. After a hard fight during the September term of court the jury wa. unable to agree after be ing out many hours, and the case was set for new trial at this term of court A hot legal battle is expected in Ihe present trial. Weatherford and Weathcrford and Bailey represent the plaintiff, while the defndnut company i. represented by Scnn, Ekwall and Keckcn, of Portland, and. Hill and Marks, while Dan Johnston represent. the city. In the former trial the city was released as a plaintiff, the city at torney proving that the city was not responsible for the defendant's con duct, having given a valid contract lo do the work. The jury drawn in the case is com posed of S. II. Coin. Jefferson; Peter Troutman. Shedd; A. H. Mullcr, Al bany; N. W. Smith, Lebanon: A; a Goon. Lebanon. O. A. Caldiron, Hal sey; R. R. Robnett. Hollcy: Grant Cunningham, Ilarrisburg: A. R. Mc Call, Albany; B. F. Simons. Lebanon; C. II. Gaines. Gates, and J. II. Kri kine, Plainview. Other Casea Settled. A motioin to strike out a portion of the complaint in the case of D. H llodine. sheritf. vs. Thos. dimming, wa. overruled. The case of the stale of Oregon v Chester Leonard, on bond to keep the peace, was dismissed on motion of the district attorney for want of pros ecution. The case of the state vs. A. L. Ar nold, bond to keep the peace, was dismissed for want of sufficient show ing. t In the ene of Harold and Willard Atkins, appealed from the justice court, charged with stealing a row boat, dismissed on motion hy District attorney for want of prosecution. In the case of Robert, and Simmi v.. Andrew Z. Allen, .uit to recover money, default, judgment and order to sell attached property. Win. Marshall, the negro arrested in a row at Scio dance hall for cut ting Chas. Blnschncid. was arraigned and his case was set for Tuesday at ,900 o'clock. 'George Tracy, arrestee on the same charge, were arrnigned and v'ead guilty. They will be .entenced Thurs day at 9 o'clock. Wm. Crowder was also arrested on the charge of bootlegging, but his ca9e has not yet come up. Weather Report Yesterday's temperature ranged be tween 41 and 49 degrees. Saturday's rainfall wa. .98 inches and Sunday 41 'inches. 'The river rose yesterday to 11 feet. No License to Wed Cupid must have rrono back on County Clerk R. M. Russell, for that official had not l.ctn called f.pon to issue a marriage license since Novem. her 24. Quite a while without some, nctivity In the marriage market. LINN COUNTY GRANGE FA VORS INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Also Endorsed School Fair; Want Fruit Inspectors Ap pointed By Court. The Linn Courtly Council, P. of If had a very interesting meeting last Saturday at Grand Prairie grange hall with a good attendance, with Presi dent Perry Parker in the chair. Report, from granges were encour aging. Hon. C. I.. Shaw spoke upon taxation, and gave a high compliment to Hon. Robert E. Smith of Rose burg for his late address in Albany to the taxpayer, of Linn county. County Superintendent W. L. Jack ton gave an oudfuc of the work per taining to hi. department among oth er things, showing the good accom plished by industrial work in the. schools. (In the $250,(1 It annual county expenses, fully one-half i by special tax and is spent on roads and for schools. Schools are the hrgest expense D. F. Newland offered the follow ing: "Resolved by the Linn County Council that we arc in favor of the indisstri:;! work in the schools." To this wa. added "Resolved that the council favors the county industrial school fair as conducted by the coun ty school superintendent, and favors the county court making an appropria tion! toward paying Ihe necessary ex penses of said fair." Unanimously adopted. H. Clay Powell made and eloquent pica for cooperative buying and selling, and that farmers must standardize their products, if they would get the highest price for the same. fj. L. Shaw spoke of the necessity of bringing only good cream to the creamery, if the highest grade of but ' ter is to be manufactured. The sentiment ol the council was that Ihe horticultural laws should be so changed that the county courts should have power to appoint the fruit inspectors aud to O. K. their bills. County Treasurer W. VV. Francis showed how the work in his office had more than doubled since the term 191)6-191)8. A resolution from F. M. Mitchell was passed thanking Gov Withycombe for offering a reward of $500 for the apprehension of Ihe mur derer of John Lind. The council voted to meet in joint session with the Linn County Pomo na grange Dec. 22, at Morning Star grange hall. Tom Froman was in his glory in having such a large opportunity to oppose in his usual facttious way the various propositions before the coun cil. The usual grange feast was spread at noon by the ladies of the grange. A number of grange songs enlivened the dayi exercises, and ad ded to the pleasure of the all to fleet ing hours. The meeting of grangers and their families only for a Christ mas dinner aud exercises, Dec. 25 at Grand Prairie grange hall is antici pated with much pleasure. Preparedness Program. (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 6. Congression al investigation of military prepared ness and peace propoganda, including l'ie work of the navy league, national ! scctiritv league and American defense society is proposed by a resolution in the house by Gardner of Massachus etts. Escaped Submarine. London, Dec. 6. The British ves sel Japanese Prince was pursued five hours by a submarine. It was heavily shelled but escaped. Fania Marinoff and Paul McAllister, In the Qreat Kleine drama, "The Money Master" at the Rolfe tonight. DECREE IN 0. C. LAND GRANT CASE Will Be Filed Wednesday; But Is Known It Is Against the Company. SUPREME COURT ORDERS TWO INJUNCTIONS Cannot Sell For More Than $2.50 and Only Two Hun dred Sixty Acres. (By. United Press) Portland, Dec. 6. A decree in the Oregon & California land grant case will be filed in the federal district court at Portland Wednesday, accoi ding to announcement of Assistant District Attorney General Con-tan tine Smyth. The decree waa submit ted to Ihe S. P's counsel so their pos siblt objections will be heard before the decree i. entered- Smythe said "The Supreme court has ordered two injunctions. One intended to be per manent, forbids the railroad from vio lating the restrictive provisions of the grant. This means that the road can not sell for more than $2.50 an acre not in greater tracts than 150 acrea to none-settlers. The other injunc tion is preliminary, and forbids the company to sell or dispose of land until congress has Ihe opportunity to provide for their disposition. If con gress does not the railroad company may apply for a court order modify ing the injunction agains' the dis posal of the land on any terms. I CITY NEWS 9 Albany Visitors Sunday Mrs. Helen Massey. of Salem was the guest of her brother, J. T. Eagan Sunday. Homer Eagan. a student at the O. A. C. Was also a guest tf Mr Egan, his uncle. Here from Pendleton Peter Paulus. the Pendleton tailor is at home for a few days visit. in tne uitcn n. Jinsieion iicaru ,.... aer.n5 n ue u.i near no, anrj nastemng out, pu.lea n,m out o. the water. He was just about drop ping down for the last time. The fel low was drunk and had fallen in, un able to get out himself. He would undoubtedly have drowned within a minute or two. Meeting of Firemen A meeting of the fire department will be held tonight at 7 o'clock at the hall on Lyon street. All members and others desiring to belong are re quested to attend. Here from Jefferson Mrs. G .D. Gould, of near Harris burg, a resident of Albany formerly was in the city today on a short visit. Knights to Initiate The Knight of Pythias will put on work in the third rank tonight. Defendant Files Answer An answer was filed today by de fendant in the case of G. J. Schroeder vs. Rertha A. S. Schroeder, for di vorce. Mrs. Schroeder denies all alle gations set forth in the complaint and asks that the suit be dismissed. Suit for Divorce Alice M. Crabbs today filed suit for divorce from Charles W. Crabbs, al leging'cruel and inhuman treatment The couple were married in Salem Sept. 5. 1915. At the time of their marriage defendant represented his name to be Chas. W. Williams. He is a telephone lineman by trade. Orchestra at Hub As a special, added attraction at the Huh Theatre tonight there will be an orchestra composed of Mart Mayor violin; Royal Thomas, trombone: Miss Lura Nickersotj. piano, and Leo H. Kreyer, xylophone and drums. Their principal overture will be oper atic airs arranged hy Greenwald. Leo Kreyer made a hit last night as a Xylophone player. The picture bill will be headed by a three act drama "The Craters of Fire," with Albert apozai, the well known actor. The CITY ELECTION IS DRAWIN6 616 VOTE Close Contest For Offices Brings Out Friends of Candidates. City election is in progress hot an'i heavy today. From indications at 2 o'clock this afternoon, nearly the full registered vote would be cast before the polls close at 7 o'clock this even ing. A visit to the polls in the first ward shows that out of 458 registered voters 172 had voted up to 2 o'clock and four more had voted on Blank A. In the second ward 212 out of 499 reg istered voters had cast their ballots and 6 others had been sworn in. In the third ward there are 523 voters registered and the ballot east is in the same proportion at 2 o'clock. GERMANY MAY NOT RECALL BOY-ED AND VON PAPEN Will Ask For Specific Charges Before Acting in Their Cases. (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 6. Germany will not recall Attaches Boy-ed and Von Papen a. the state department re quested unless the department informs the German minister of the specific charges against them and arranges a safe conduct for then and their sue cessors. according to a high official in the German embassy. Berlin's re ply to the request has not been re ceived. All-Ally Convened. (By United Press) Paris, Dec. 6. The first was coun cil with all of the allies represented was held today. Gen. Joffre presid ed. . Suicide at Portland. (By United Press) Portland. Dec. 6. After making a 'careful toilet. Mrs. Jennie Corless aged 41, wife of a grocer, committed suicide by shooting herself in the ab domen. HI health was the cause. Conspiracy Against U. S. (By United Press) Wu- York Dec. 6. Lieutenant t D. . - ,,. m..j ,- ,,. ,:.,, m:,;n ,u:. , , edal indictmems were returned to- Thfy charg;d whh conspir. acy to murder by attaching bombs to ships leaving American ports. Appeal for Peace. (By United Press) Rome. Dec. 6. The pope issued an allocution containing a stirring peace appeal. Seven archbishops were cre ated. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bilyeu of Leb anon spent Sunday in this city at the home of their daughter, Mrs. John Xeeley. Miss Anna Dawson returned from Eugene the last week end. Miss Inez Lemke returned yester day from Eugene aiter spending the week end at the Delta Garrla sorority LENA WHETESTONE WAS THE BEST RIN6 6UESSER Guessing the number of rings in the show window at F. M. French's was completed last Saturday night. Three hundred twenty-one tried their heads at getting the right number, some making a guess off hand, and many of them tried to make an actual count of them, not easy on account of their arrangement. Lena Whetstone was the first one to get the nearest guess her figures being 1273, the actual number being 1274. Wilma Junkin guesscr 1275, within one, but was ten numbers behind Miss Whetstone Miss Whetstone was presented a finoj ten dollar ring. Universal Animated weekly will show a number of interesting events such as the big factory fire in New York, the University of Wisconsin, Chica go University, 13 to 14 football games new fashions, etc. Miss Billie Rhodes , will be seen in a funny comedy, B. P. 0. E. HELD Large Number Attended lo Pay Respects to Departed Members. ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON. 6US. MOSER Program Included Vocal Solo By Blanch? Hammel and Vio lin Solo By Miss Schultz. Paying 'a tribute to t)e memory of '.he mci:ihe. s of Lodge 359 B. P. O. E., w!:o died during the pest year, a laro crowd from here and elsewhere, gath ered at the tcr.iplc ycurday alter uooii to hear program arranged tor the occasion by the nieiuori-1 com. mitiee, Messrs. Collin, Cusick. .Curl, Merrill and Dawson. Those wlio died during the year were Frank Cummins, O. P uann ds. J. S. Cahill, H. J. Reese and J. P. Brodic, making a record of 56 a. nee the organization of the lodge here. . j program was opened with a pi .tnu selection by Mrs Logtrt, follow ed by a solo by Miss Blanche Harn nicl, "There's a Green Hill Far 'Away," displaying her well cultivated voice to splendid advantage. Miss Hammel was also heard later in "Je rusalem. Thou That Killed the Pro phets," and J'Thc King of Love My Shepherd Is," artistic efforts, present ed with much feeling. A pretty thing was a tableaux "'4 our departed brothers," presented by Miss Alzina Parker." --With W-. P-ke,s exalted ruler fn charge the officers gave the rituaU i- tic opening, followed by a roll call bf those who died during the year. Miss Mary Schulta. of Salem, was heard in a violin solo, Romance, and later in Legendere, a very talented young lady, a performer of rare prom ise. All sang Auld Lang Syne and Rev. G. H. Young gave the invocation. The memorial addres. was present ed by Hon. o-s Moser. of Portland who paid a tribute to the order as one ti.Tt stands for justice, brotherly love fidelity and our country, with a broad harity r-s its basis. He. said the ser vices were not to mourn but to extol the good things of the lives of those who have departed. "Human hearts speak out and tell of the day t) come when we shall meet again." Hon. L. G. Levelling delivered the eulogy, speaking for those who died during the year. The exercises closed with the ritual istic, form of the order, ihe audience uniting in the u?r.ology. Rev. Young 'pronouncing the benediction. Members of the lodge who have died since its organization, with the brder of their death, arc as follows: H. J. Hopkins, J. H. Howard, John Turner. W. J. Guy. D. R. N. Black btrn, John Power!, John McCullum. Xcil Sullivan, Edwin Stone, C. Sullis van. W. F. Miller", John Paul Jones, W. A. McCullough. J. H. Roberts, Jas, Elder. A. H. Willman. G. W. Matson J. R. Meyer, R. C. Wills, Jno. Braden W. F. Davenport, J. H. Lutz, J. W Cusick, Jay Brooks, E. M. Bressler, T H. Davis, G. B. Shepherd, I. F. Conn, W. H. Cooper, 1. T. Walch, I. F. Ramacciotti. P. M. Flood, T. C. Mul- key, D. L. Cusack, Chas. M. Winana E. M. Walker. Irvin Williams, A Schoel, N. B. Avery, G. A. Loriiix, C. G. Hodges. W. O. Bond, H. B. Moyer Geo. H. Stockwell. E. A. Neat. Peter Riley. W. A. Brown. L. C. Marshall Andrew Taucher, W. W. Rowell. Da mon Smith, Frank Cummins, O. P. Dannals. J. S. Cahill, H. J. Reese, .1 B. Brodie. Funeral of J. W. Branin. (By United Press) Portland, Dec. 6. The last rite! were said over the body of J. Walter Branin, (Portland manager (of .Ihe United Press, this afternoon. The re. mains were cremated. A large dcle gation of Portland newspaper frater nity attended Citties outside of Port landwere represented. There ware many beautiful floral offerings.