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VOL. XXVIII
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1918
No. 221.
ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
E SWEPT
OFF I
Two Cars of Great Northern
Train Carried 300 Feet
Down Mountain Side.
THREE TRAINMEN KILLED
AND SEVERAL PASSENGERS
Coaches Buried in Snow Near
Scene of thn Wellington
Catastrophe.
(By Unllrd Pre.)
Kvcrctt, Wash., Jan. 22. An ava
lanche wcpt two car of the wct
hoiind Great Northern train 2500 feel
down the imitintuin tide, killing at
least three Iraintncn anil injuring
liurri of pastcngcr. The coachc
were buried in the snow ami debris.
Meager , information wni received at
the upcriiilcudciit' office. The acci
dent occurred ut Korea, near the
cenc of the Wellington calaalrophc.
Leavenworth, Wash., Jan. 22. Two
paaariigcr can were hurled 300 leel
to the hotiom of the mountain icnlch
and their human cargo wa buried in
ton of rock nud uow, when the ui
uantie laud and now liilc hroke looe
at the entrance to Horseshoe Itrud
tunnel thi morning. The niiiulicr of
dend i estimated variously from five
to twenty. The railroad company de
clare five were killed. Report! from
the arene of the accident indicate at
leii.t 20 kitted.
Searching panic were more than
an hour locating the uioking car,
buried at the bottom of the gulch. It
in known to have contained 14 per
mil. The dining ear alao wa hurl
ed over the cmhankment. The alecp
Imt car h bowled off the track, hut
did not tumble into the dutch. The
train wai ataudintt till when the ava
. louche utruck it.. Workmen are clear
ing away the tmaller alide. 4
A rescue train left Leavenworth
at noon, carryinga hundred workmen
to help reicue thoae huricd in the
two earn. Further lidr are feared.
Telegraph connection were cv
ercd shortly after the firt' detail of
the accident reached here. Operator
Alpine declared a ecoml slide i alarl
Ing. Camerc reorled three remov
ed from the wreck alive thi aller
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FRED ERIXON, COON TRAILER.
Salem Journal Say Ha Swam the
River Three Time and ia '
Lightning.
W, II. Dalryuiptc not only report
Killing two coona at Pudding river
yesterday hut lakes the Mexican plan
and shows their hi lea. In company
with Ilia brother, I'. K, Dalrymplc, he
went to the Pudding river section yes
terday for the express purpose of
killing a coon.
The fir-it thing the huutera found
waa Fred Krixon, who needed finding
too. because he was loat. bred prov
ed to be a great coon trailer for whc.i
he struck a track the other had to
bang onto hi coaf tail to keep from
losing hi niagain.
One of the troona wa followed
mile before treed and shot. The oth
er led the boy a chase of five mile,
finally, like Roosevelt' red fox, climb
ing a tree, a big fir, and he hit to the,
top of it belnrc he stopped. It tnoK
six shot to bring him down,, though
every one of them hit liim.
Krixon, the hoy say, wam the riv
er three time in treeing the coona,
each of which wa a big one, they
weighing 16 and 20 pounds respective
ly. Salem Journal.
Fred Krixon, the hero in the above,
wa the builder of the Albany post
office. 'Cf
MURDER HEARS HEART
BEATS OF
Can you imagine a murderer be
lieving he heara the heart of his dead
victim still beating?
Anfl would you boliev. It possible
that the spectator of ai motion pic
ture would also itnii(inc he could hear
those heart bents?
, Yet that is only one of the extra
ordinary photographic feats perform
ed by 1). W. Griffith in his second
wonder picture, "A Venning Consei
e"ce," which will be at the Globe
Theatre Monday mid Tuesday.
So striking is this grcnt feature that
Mr, Griffith pronounces it a greater
- picture than his "Birth of a Nation,"
i Tu fact, be says it is his "supreme
achievement." However, this may he,
none will deny that it Is more thnn
two years nlicnd of motion picture
photography of today, actually mark
ing a new era in the art. ,
TWO ARRESTED
SALEM POLICE TAKE HARRY
MOORE AND LEO OIDDINCS.
Two Mora Defendant Charged With
Wrongdoing In Chiawell Caa
Still at Large. ,
A complaint was filed lat ninlil
by Deputy Diatrict Attorney Willaril
I.. Mark, charging three men and
the Adkiu woman with contributing
to the dcliuiuency of a minor, Myr
tle Chliwell. Two of the men, Leo
Giddinga and Marry Moore, were ar
rected in Sulcm lam night, and the
other defendant arc not yet in cut
tody, 'I he three men and Lola Adkiu
are charged with taking the Chia
wcll girl down the river Tuesday
nilll't to a honac eleven mile below
Albany ami there spending the night
and part of the next day in debauch.
Myrtle Chiku'cll i a girl 17 year old,
of good appearance and ia aaid to
have been of god habit aincc he was
admitted to the Good Shepherd Home
in Portland up to the time of the es
capade Tueaiiay. An effort will be
made to convict thoae rcRpnu:,ihlc for
the trouble and place them where
they belong .
AUSTRIA MAKES OVERTURES
Of PEACE TQ SERBIA
British Sink Austrian Torpedo
Boat And MontencgrinsAnni
hilate Austrians.
(By United Prel
Rome, Jan. 22. Auatria made freah
overture (if peace to Serbia following
the failure of negotiation!! with .Mon
tenegro, Allien ha reported.
An Auatrian torpedo boat and hy
droplane wcr; aunk in the Adriatic
by a British submarine, advice said.
The aubmarine captured two of the
crew of the hydroplane while trying
to repair thei reugiue. The torpedo
boat fired mid the torpedo aunk her.
The fate of the crew i not known.
Montenegrin refiertcd that they
had annihilated an, Austrian detach
ment attempting to atop their retreat
lu Scutari, .. ';
BIO STORM ON ATLANTIC.
Liner Arrived at New York Two Day
Lata After Encountering
Rough Weather.
(By United Pre)
, New York, Jan. 22. The liner New
York arrived from Liverpool, two
lay overdue, after encountering mi-
uaual Morula. The storm wa worat
Sunday night when the veaael lifted to
a 51 decree angle. The gale flooded
the promenade deck, awept away cv
en lifeboat and twisted the ateel dav
it. All the sailor declared it wa the
worst loriti in their experience.
Misa Zylnha Galloway was a morn
ing passenger to Salem to spend Sun
day at the home of her father, JmUc
William Galloway. ,
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A WIFE'S IDEA OF
WHAT IS IDEAL HUSBAND
Among the answers to what an ideal
husband, as viewed by a wife, is the
following received through the mail
by Rev. M. II. Pagan, of the Christian
church, one of a number for the serv
ice of the the church tomorrow
Albany, Jan. 18. Mr. H. M. Pagan:
Dear sir My Ideas of what it tike
to make an "Ideal Husband."
First he must be a Christian and
right here 1 want to say to you girls
who are Christians and intend to try
to live that kind of life, never marry
a young man until he is a Christian.
Just tell him you will wait until you
can start right.
An ideal husband must not smoke,
drink, gamble, or swear, must udt be
long to any lodge that has a club
room, where he can spend his even
ings as the place for him is at home
with his family. (Exceptions to the
rule), s
Must support his family to the best
of his ability, must not be stingy nml
expect his wife to ask him for money,
give it to her without asking. Must
be ns virtuous ns he expects his wife
to be.
' His wife mtist no free to go nnd
come where and when she' plcascs( if
she pleases to go to the right kind of
places). '
Must be neat and clean and care for
his personal appearances as when
young. ;
There are many things I could nicta
tion hut seems to me n rent true Chris
tian cover the ground for an "Ideal
Husband." .
' A WIFE.
24 TH VICTIM OF
Bert Akers Hunting Stolen Cat
tle When Attacked and Shot
Down in Cold Blood.
MAN WITH HIM
FLED AND ESCAPED
Villa With Four Hundred Men
Twelve Miles From South .
Madera.
(Hy United Pre) .
Kl Paso, Jan. 22. The corpte of
llcrt Akcr. a cattleman, the twenty
fourth victim of Mexican banditry dur
ing the paat two weeks, reached here
today. While hunting stolen cattle, the
Mexican armed with rifles, killed
Agcr. With Dough'. Lawrence, he
reached San Lorenzo last night. They
found the cattle and hammered at the
door of a aback 'for admission. Sev
eral Mexican appeared from differ
ent direction, and fired. Lawrence
fled, bullet whizzing after him. strik
ing hi hone twice. Lawrence told the
offictil several of the bandit were
dressed in the uniform of the Carran
za government. Carranziata authen
tic obtained statement of two .Mex
ican prisons, taken after the execu
tion. They claimed self defense. It i
officially announced that Villa, with
400 men, is encamped 12 mile outh
of Madera. The American Mormon
colony at Caaa Grande is alarmed
at the report that the Villiataa are
heading in that direction.
ROAD SUPERVISORS NAMED
BY LINN COUNTY COURT
Ten -Mew Names Appear on
List of County Road
Masters.
Completion their work sooner than
anticipated the county court today an
nounced their appointments of dis
trict road supervisors for' the coming
year. Hut ten new names appear this
year, the rest being re-appointments.
i ne new appointments arc w. w.
Cook, llarrisburg; A. I.. Kirk,
Brownsville; Orina Wilson, Shedd; J.
I). Winkley, Albany; T. I. Gibbons.
Shelburn; James Arnold, Crabtrce; W.
A. Hartley. Lebanon; W. M. Moss.
Crawfordsville." II. S. Ilcync. Water-
loon, and A. C. C. Cbristensen, Har
risburg. The list follows: -
I. J. I). Isom: 2, .M. S. Coon; 3, E.
Puglt; 4, J. C. Standish; 5. W. W.
Cook; 6. Arthur Springgtte; 7, W. M.
Sawyer; 8. A L. Kirk; 9. Orvis Wil
son; III, W. S. Scott: II. J. D. Wink
ley; 12, John Maxwell; 1.1, Thos. Rei
dy: 14, T. J. Gibbons: 15. Rilev Shel
ton: 16. W. A. Gilkcy; 17, James Ar
nold; 18, W. A. Hartley: 19, Ernest
Hall; M. W. 11. Ingram: 21. W. M.
Moss: 22, Dayton Harris: 23, Bert
Bellinger: 24. T. M. Downing; 25.
John Bender; 26, J. A. Dumond: 27,
S. I). Brown: 28, J. A. Brown: 29. II.
S. Heync; 30, Raleigh Harold: 31. W.
K. Witchey; 32. A. C. Christensen:
33. C. Donahue; 34, Perry Parker; 35.
J. E. Welch.
RACED TO QUARANTINE.
Loaded With Ammunition, Fire Dis
covered, Causing a Fight for
Life on Way to Safety
i
(By United Press!
New Yok, Jan. 22. Fire blazing in
one of the forward 'holds, the Nor
wegian ateamer SyRiial said to be
loaded with ammunition, raced to
quarantine this morning Other ves
sels .played their searchlight while
the. crew and fireboats fought' the
flames. The fire was controlled later.
officials refused to give information
m reference to the cause.
MRS. 6ILLARD ASKS
COURT TO PARTITION LANDS
A pnrtttiion suit was filed today by
Nettie 15. Gillard vs. Win. II. Gillard,
M. F. Hayes and Mr. and Mrs. James
Gcrwick. The complaint sets up that
bofore commencement of divorce,
plaintiff and W. H. Gillard owned 80
aches, of land in Linn -comity, that in
decree of divorce the court nwanlcd
plaintiff an undivided one-third in
terest in the place. It further states
that after commencement of divorce
suit defendant Gillard mortgaged the
land to M. F, Hayes, who knsw of
the suit,
Plaintiff asks the court to fix the
relative rights of the parties in the
land. '
SHOE THIEVES STOPPED
BY ALBANY POLICEMEN
Two Men Wear Shoes, Sox and
Overshoes From Hamilton
Store and Are Caught.
An attempt of two men giving their
names a C. O, Norman and Matthew
Frcund to secure footware without
coat waa fruatroted by the prompt ar.
(ion taken by Chief of Police Catlin
and Night Officer Rodger last night.
The two men entered the Hamilton
Department Store ahortly before 6:00
o'clock laat .evening and told Archie
Mctzgar, the clerk, that they wanted
to buy tome allocs. Each was fitted
out in the beat grade of l'lorsheim's
carried in alock, together with new
sock and rubber. Then they aaid
they wanted to buy a bat and when
Mctzgar stooped over to get a box of
hat they suddenly turned and ran
out of the atorc wearing the newly
acquired pedal coverings.
The police responded to the call
promptly and, sizing up the situation.
Chief Catlin directed the search to
wards the depot. A jitney awished the
officer to the S. P. depot and the
two men were dragged from the break
beam of the Shasta Limited just at
the train was pulling out.
When asked why they tried to get
away with the shoes they replied
that they needed new one and had
no money with which to buy them.
They were not bad looking fellows,
so Assistant District Attorney Marks
asked for leineney and when brought
before' Justice of the Peace this morn
ing they plead guilty and were sen
tenced to crve JO day in the county
jail. A
It i hardly tnbught that this meth
od of outfitting will prove popular
with alert police on the job.
1 CITY NEWS
i) f;) 5 .D S- S) (E
Here from Brownsville
H. F. Lake, of the Brownsville
Times, paid thi office a visit today
while in the city on business.
More Soap ;
The waterless oap people have or
ganized a new company at Portland
for the manufacture of another soap,
one of the several made by proprie
tor of the Albany company, gradual
ly reaching out. '
Tacoma Minister Here
Rev. O. T. .Mather arrived from-Ta-coma
today and will preach in the
Grace Presbyterian church tomSrrow
morning and evening.
.Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Thompson
Mr. and .Mrs. w. a. Ihompson. of
Harrington, Wash., former residents
of this city, are visiting Mrs. Ruins
Thompson. Both are accomplished
musicians, and will render special mu
sic tomorrow at the services of the
Baptist church.
Last Night of East Lynne "
The kichardi.on-Talbert Stock com
pany close their third week's ensagc
ment at the Albany Opera house to
night; Ea-t Lynne being their closing
number. We believe this popular lit
tle company oi players have won the
hearts of the people of Albany .by
their clean performances, and all who
have seen them play, joins with the
manager in wishing them big success
in their new fields.
Aid Society
The Ladies' Aid Society of Albany
will bold their annual meeting r.t the
home of the Secretary, Mrs. A. Mai
tin, comer Third and Jackson street,
on Monday, the 24th of Jan., at 2:30
p in. All who are interested in this
v.c-r!: arc invited. SEC.
Grebe III
Walter Grebe, yho recently appear
ed here with the U. O. Glee Club, is
reported scrioui.ly ill in the hospital
at Eugene, with erysipelas. He was
betetr last night, and considered out
oi danger. Grebe is a prominent ath
lete as well as musician.
Returned from Roscburg- - .-
Fred WcMhrook returned last night
from Roscburg. where he formerly
resided for several years, rcturnim; on
the S. P.
Killing Coons-
Chas. Berry, of Taugen- who was
in the city-today reports coon catch
ing a pretty good business this win
ter'. He has already killed fifteen and
bought a number. The market price
is about $1;50 for the skins.
Street Car Man 111 . ' : ..-
L. E. Moe, manager of the Port
land, Eugene and Eastern Company's
street car system in Albany, was tak
en ill yesterday, the cause of which
was not determined. Today a consul
tation is to be held in an effort to lo
cate the cause of the trouble.
New Store Opened
A new business house has opened
at 118 West Second street, the West
Coast Gas Co., in charge of P. A.
Williams, president and manager. Mr.
Williams came here from Portland,
and is an expert heating engineer. He
was formerly in the heating business.
Mr. Williams is introducing in this
territory, comprising . Linn and four
other counties, a new gas system, by
Vhich cooking and lighting gas is
made from coal oil at a nominal cost
and promises to become popular in
communities where no gas service is
otherwise obtainable. . .
Weather Report
Yesterday's temperature ranged
from 38 to 45 degrees. The rainfall
was .29 in. The river rose to 4.7 feet.
ATTACK ENGLAND
Said to Have New Dreadnaught
With 17-Inch Gun Throw
ing Ton Shell.
BATTLESHIPS BEING
ARMzD FOR SORTIE
Said That England's Fleet May
Be Challenged For a
Big Fight.
(By United Press)
London, Jan. 22. England antici
pates an attack by German super
dreduaught: armed wiih seventeen
inch guns, capable of throwing a' ton
-hell twenty miles. News by a naval
critic reported the Germans arming
new battleships with this formidable
weapon. It is believed this same kind
of gun bombarded Dunkirk months
a.ro. The critic said the gun outclass
ed anything in the British navy, l-cnce
the teutons may rifk a sortie and
iiuuii-iiKc diiuhus 'iicer. newspa
pers are filled with reports of a new
German battle plane, called the Fok
kcr. which destroyed sixteen British
biplanes in recent months. One paper
is convinced that several fokkcrs ac
companied the Zeppelin raid over
London.
MOTOR COMPANY HAD '
SCARE IN DETROIT
Floor Gave Away and Alarm
ing Report Resulted in a
Riot Call.
(By United Press)
Detroit, Jan. 22. The floor of the
stock department of Hudson .Motor
company collapsed while a score of
persons were w-orking. and tons -of
material went crashing through to
the first floor. No one was killed, nor
seriously injured. Alarming reports
telephoned lo the police caused a
riot call, and every ambulance in the
city was rushed to the scene, and re
turned empty, , , .
KNOX BUTTE NOTES.
Knox Butte, Jan. 22. Knox Butte
was -the scene of several merry coast
ing parties during the snow. On Sun
day, afternoon a crowd of young peo
ple enjoyed coasting pust north of the
school house but an ideal coasting
spot was discovered north of the home
of Vcrl and Pay Miller and every
evening until the snow disappeared,
large coasting parties enjoyed them
selves. Skatiiij was indulged in to
some extent and several youngsters
enjoyed slcikh rides. Winnistein Du
pee was the first to appear on his
sled drawn by a driving horse, then
Saturday and Sunday afternoon sever
al were noticed on sleds in tandem
fashion, drawn by their favorite driv
ing horses. The Knox Butte schools
each day enjoyed skating as well as
their warm soup at the lunch hour.
The many friends of Mrs. Jerome
Froman will be sorry to learn of her
serious accident. Mrs. Froman fell
about a month ago and broke both
bones of her ankle and last week in
order to prevent blood poisoning her
teg had to be amputated below the
knee. Mrs. Froman spent most of her
life at Knox Butte, and a few years
ago went to Ponoka, Canada where
she resides.
MAGAZINE AGENTS ARRESTED
FOR SHORT CHANGING
Yesterday was a busy day for the
Albany police force, three arrests
having been made. Yesterday Chief of
Police Catlin received word from
Chief of Police Welch of Salem, ask
ing him to be on the lookout for two
men wanted on a charge of short
changing and forging on Salem peo
ple. With Night Officer Sam Worrell,
Catlin met the south bound S. P.
train at 5:20 last evening and arcest
ed the pair as they alighted.
The two men, who said their names
were Paul Soucey. who is about 19
years old, and 'Paul Meyers, aged
about 28, had been soliciting subscrip
tions for three magazines, the Peoples
Journal, the Ladies Home Journal and
the Happy Home, and it is said that
they shortchanged some Salem peo
ple who.subscrihed. ......
Chief-of Police Welch, who brought
Harry Moore and Leo Giddjngs to
the city, arrested in connection with
the Chiswell case, took the two men
back to the Capital City, where they
will stand trial.
PROHIBITION LAW
IS RESPECTED BY LIQUOR
SHIPPERS IN LINN.
Sheriff Viaita Depots and Expresa
Offices and Finds but 27 Or.
dera Have Come In.
Sheriff D. II. Bodine statea that
the prohibition law ia being reapectcu
here. He haa made a round of the ex
press and freight office and found
that the law is being obeyed in every
respect.
lo date but 27 shipment have come
in. Twenty-five two quart expresa
shipment of whiskey and one case of
beer have arrived at the Kreat North
ern and Well Fargo Express office,
and consigned to private panic. At
tne a. r. treight Depot it was tound
that a local druggist has received two
barrels of alcohol. All are itrictly le
gal. Some surprise has been expressed
at the small number of shipments re
ceived in the city since the first of
the year, but this may be accounted
for by the fact that most of the hab
itual user of liquor, (and others who
are not habitual), have laid in sup
plies sufficient to last for some time.
When these supplies have become ex
hausted it is probable that the ship
ments will come in at a faster rate.
On the other hand, many who for
merly thought their beer a necessity.
have abandoned the idea and have de
cided to go without the luxury in
view of the difficulties encountered in
procuring the stuff.
MCMINNVILLE AND ALBANY
C0LLE6ES PLAY TONIGHT
In the Regular Non-conference
' Collegiate Tournament of
Basketball Teams.
Worth seeing will be the basket
ball game tonight between Albany
College and McMinnville. The latter
team is a good pne, as shown by their"!
defeat last night of Philomath by 26
to 13. Albany college has the mater
ial but lack thetearnw0ri(i If.the
guards will get in and guard the men
more and let the forwards look after
their end there will be better results
It is easy to make baskets when there
is an open field for it. Half flic battle
is consistent guarding. Albany's line
up -will be: Custer and. trench, for
wards: Martin, center; Parker and
Haberly. guards.
Admission 25 cents.
Kenneth Stevens came down from
Eugene this morning to spend Sun
day at the home of his narenrs ' Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Stevens.
Mrs. H. B. Cusick and jlrs. R. E.
Mason went to Portland this morning
on a short trip.
Miss Ruby Gore, who has been vis
iting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
J. A. W. Gardiner, -returned to Port
land this morning. ' y
1916 JURY LIST
(Continued from Yesterday)
Santiam Harry E. Mullen, G. H.
Gearhart, W. M. Powell, J. N. Bilyeu,
Charles D. Compton.
North Scio Rudolph Wesley, G.
W. Arnold, J. L. Calavan, J. M. Long,
T. L. Dugger.'
South JScio Rudolph , BorovicWa,
Fred Mespelt, G. W, Morrow, Jos. R.
Young, M. P. Long, Lee Erwin, W.
W. Gibson! H. C. Miller. '
Shcdd R. S. Acheson, C. H. Dav
idson, J. H. Mears. C. W. Malson, J.
B. Cornett, Frank Hulbert.
Shelburn F. J. Denny, Stanley
Taylor, W. M. Phillips, John Lint,
I. A. Munkera,
Sodavitlc Gus Gundersonr C. B.
Harrington, Herbert L. LeForge, G.
E. Price.
: Strawberry Hugh Bowen, M. H.
Donnelly, J. W. Prickett, A. A. Gat
chell. Sweet Home F. G. Mattke, W. H.
Lee, K. S. Mealey. E. C. Russell, Vic
tor Rose, W. H. Davis.
Sunrise J. D. Burkhart, W. E. Ba
Jxer, John A. Millard, J. Edward
Blair.
Syracuse John .Mac Neil!, Joseph
Conner, L. H. Knight, J. B. Davis, R.
O. Conscr.
Tallman B. F. Saiiders,.John Weis
ner, C. V. Walker, M. V. Briggs.
Tangent J. O. Fry, Carl Grell, Ho
mer Speer, P. S. Frecrksen G. A.
'Hindes. V. E. Looney, A. D. Bender.
Tennessee Asa Baker, E. E. Keeb .
ler, D. A. McCormick, O. Grisham, R.
C. Burkhart, Geo. E. Ross.
Waterloo Fred W. Kregg. Win.
Robertson, Neal Loftin, F. T. Mc
Timiuonds, Elmer Coylc, Mclviu B.
Miller. .
TELEPHONE LINES
8E
At Least Signs Are Favorable,
One of the Companies Show
ing Willingness.
OTHER COMPANY TO
BE HEARD FROM
It Is Large Problem and Prac-a
tically Involves the Entire
Oregon System;
That there is a good prospect of -
the two telephone companies of this
city merging, is manifest from the
movement now under, way by the com-
mercial club of this city. The matter
was recently taken up by the com- .
mercial club, and a correspondence
begun.
District Superintendent C. Van
Houtcn. of Bell Co. responded that
lie had forwarded the letter of the
club to the head office at San Francis
co, and that doubtless the viewpoint
of the club will be carefully viewed;
but, that as the problem is a large
one it will take some time for consid
eration. It practically- means more -
than the Albany exchanges, probably
the entire "system in the state.
Tiie answer from Portland shows
distinctly that the Home company is
anxious for a merger of the compa
nies and w'ill do it part., towards .
bringing about the result desired, one
that will be appreciated by Albany '
people. Here is the letter:
Portland, Jan. 19. I beg to say
that this company was organized for
the purpose of serving the public eco
nomically and effectively. We will not"
.only .nol opjoe,- -but . -wilt lend-' our
active support to any'plan that 'Will
relieve the citizen of Albany of any
unnecessary burdens and which will :
not result in the necessary impair-
ment of the qurdity of service, whicii
we render them or a destruction of
our investment. We shall be very glad
to confer with you at any time as to
the praicticability of any means which .
may be proposed to bring about this
end. v '
J. B. MIDDLETON',
Manager. '
Wet Mail
' The Marshfield Times arrived this
morning, soaked to the limit. This is a .
frequent occurrence.. Does , the mail
stage wade through water above the
wagon bed, or are the sacks left out
:n the rain? Uncle Sam's attention is
called to the matter. N , s
Answer Filed
The C. & E. Railroad Co.- today
filed their answer in the case of Jos....
A. Wood vs. the C. & E. Ry Co.,
a suit for damages. Wood wa in
jured by a hydraulic jack at the car
shops of the defendant company last
year and brought suit for damage.
Guarding Did It
Medford high this week defeated
Eugene 8 to 2 at basketball. The Med
ford guards were said to be on the
spot all the time. The trouble with
-Albany guards is that they only guard
part of the time.
Jack Nash came over from Corvallis
this morning to spend Sunday with
relatives in Albany. .-.- .
ITALY TO BE FEATURED '
IN SERMON TOMORROW
Dr. F, H. Geselbracht, who deliv
ered an interesting address' on Austria--
Hungary in his sermon last Sunday,
will bring Italy into his subjec to
inorrw. . . .
The resources of Italy in 1913 show
the country to contain 1 10,659 square
miles, about 15,000 square miles larg
er than Oregon. The population of
this romantic country is 35,238,997,
or about 45 times the population of
Oregon. ' ,' - " '
The wealth of the country is placed
at $20,000,000,000, and a national debt'
of $2,776,089,420 is carried. In 1913
the annual revenue was $530,399,180.
In that year the army budget re
quired $71,110,000 ond $50.789,2.30 was
set aside for the navy. The standing
army at that time was 250,000 men.
with 770,000 reservists, a total
strength of 1,020,000. At the present
time, however, the reserves and reg
ulars numbered more than that. :