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THE WEATHER Tonight and Saturday riln or anow. Not ao cold, Established in 1865 Beat Advertising Medium la Linn County ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT r VOL, XXVIII albany, Linn county, oreoon, Friday, February 4, 1916. No. 232. SANDERS ESCAPE Explosion of Oxy-acetelone Welder Completely De stroyed Building. BUT FRED SANDERS WAS ONLY SCORCHED Preparing to Start the Machine When It Exploded Causing ' Considerable Damage. ' I hat I'rcd Sanders, foreman at the Allmny I run Works it nlivc this even ing it a miracle. No more wonderful escape hat ever licrn recorded than lie experienced lliin forenoon. . Jiim before II o'clock he wai get ting the oxy-ncelylcne welder, locat ed in a small ndililiou, 12 by IS, to a aniitll building, adjoining tlie foundry ready for ue, and Ind stepped to the door when he heard a tizling uoUe in the welder, and hastily stepped lo the m.ieliine and turned it off. At the tame time there wa an explosion, heard for tunny blockt away, that c.oplctrly thattcrcd the tructuie. eaten Ing it in all direction!. The roof wan blown far out into the gullcy nd joiiilnK th pl:-cc, tome parti of it, Including a w.ludow Willi, being thrown fully a hundred feet; the tide toppled over; the lop of the mtiehine after hittluK the roof dropped hack, and things in the room were thrown everywhere. Many of the windowi in lhe nmliliiiK room of the main build Inn were shattered by the ihock. On the opposite tide of the molding room, high up near the ceiling two window ahc were knocked eomplelcly nut, anil leu nown 10 ine uirr lioor or inc room. In one of them not n glass wan hriikeu, in the other only two pane. In the little hotKC. of which the addition was a part a water closer va knockeil to picc?t. and things on 'the opposite .;,idc of tl e hue broken. 4n fact everything around wan affected hy llie (hock. In the midst of it all wan Mr, San tlem, close to the exploited machine. He imiM have hreu at the one psy chological tpot f safety in the room, for with thing" flying and popping in 'every direction he was only scorched tin the face and arms, not seriously. He had hern raising some whiskers, just lung enough to protect his face, undoubtedly saving him from a much worse burn, He had on goggles at 'the lime, one glass of which was knocked out, and though hit eyebrows were burned, his eyet were not in jured at all. Climbing over the drbrii near the place he met hit fellow workmen, nulling from the. foundry, and walked to his home across the street, where Dr. J. P. Wallace at tended him. While suffering from the hums there is rejoicing in the home that it was no more serious. The damage nmouuts to several hundred dollars to the machine and buildings. STRONG FEATURE OPENS AT ROLFE THEATRE TONIGHT A mutual Mastcrpicturc of unusual nVrit will he shown at the Rolfc thea tre tonight ami Saturday, "The Bait." This It a five act drama of life in the trappers' country, showing stal wart men and women strong of heart as well as body, The fnnious Host wick animals arc used in the produc tion, and some forest scenes true to life are shown. The acting is superb, headed by William Clifford nnd Uctty Hart. A specially selected cast of artists bs tittcd In the making of the picture, and this edition Dcl.uxc is said to be one of the best yet offered by the Mu tual, and gives promise of being n splendid show. At Icutt advance re ports from older places where it has exhihitiftl place it at one of the big ones, . , In addition to the feature picture will be iieeu a ripping comedy, "Bet ty Burton, M. D" .telling the novel experience! of a Indy doctor, The ti tle role Ii portrayed by the dainty commedlcne, Linda Griffith, nnd a strong cast supports her. NO MAIL FROM EAST : UNTIL SATURDAY NOON Rural Routes Will Receive None SjUntil Monday Morning at the Earliest. Many people who have been expect ing their Saturday fCvcuiug I'osl and other eastern mail may be relieved of the suspense by knowing that the first mail for four d: ys It expected in Al bany not earlier than Suturduy noon. Postmaster Stewart Hales that he it not even sure of it then and that it may he night before any arrives. Ku- ral routes will receive no mail before Monday. This means a ni.h worse than the Christmas pile-up, for most every thing will he letters and papert and i number of piccct will be greater than at the holiday season. Hut the post office force will do their best lo handle the siluatioin and the mail will hot be held up here. The present hold-up it the worst in many years. Twenty years ago ther ni a similar blockade in about the same place, holding the trains up for two or three weeks, The difference between the present case and the for mer one is that in thjs instance all of ttie trains are anchored rt towns, while then many of them were st;illed in the mountains and away from towns, food having had to be taken to trainmen by men on snow thoet. The blockade it located in the Columhh norirc between Bonneville and The Dalles and in the Blue Mountains be tween La Grande and Pendleton. THOUSANDS ARE SAIB TO 6E STARVING IN POLAND Germany to Finance the Relief. Americans to Have Charge of Situation. (By ''United Pteiri ncrliii. Kcb.lt Ii announced lh.it the government ha nurccd to permit ,'Mncnrau rcprcsrniiuivc 10 iukc mniilrlf L'tititriit of tlir fuiitl Killia- ( in n in rol.tml, nnd relieve the starv ing (h"H;inl, if mjc)i)ate funds can e rnit'.t.. I he jiovcrnmem netted to 'iirllv finnnrft ll.i relief, with tttT red ttUittun for Poliind food. American It ni!-r itreille! n f limine utile A relief start promptly. They need two mil lion dollar monthly. TWO FATAL FIRES IN EAST CAUSE DEATH OF ELEVEN Six Burned in New York Home and Five in Hotel Fire at Atlantic City. (By United Tress) Xcw York. Feb. 4. The $50,000 home of Mrs. Cosimir Tag. widow of the president of the German-American Hank of Brooklyn, wat burned this morning. Six are known to be dead, liaiin.ih Snncbly and Caroline :.nd Helen Toir. d.'iiiuhtcr. and Jennie Ed- man, Lizzie and Annie Cain. A woman eook it missing. Atlantic City, Feb. 4. Five arc dead, with a loan of $100,000, ond a score injured when the hotel Over brook burned this morning. O. A. C. HAS THINGS DOWN FINE U SCHOOL LUNCHES Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, Feb. 4. Can a high schoot stu dent getting a lunch in the school get more thou twice the value of lunch secured elsewhere at the same price? That this is actually the case is shown conclusively in u comparison of foods and prices made by the department of Domestic Science nt the Oregon Ag ricultural College. According lo this lilt the following food and prices arc obtained at the high schools, having a food, value of 700 calorics. In a typical school lunch the fol lowing items ut the prices given arc procured; Cocoa and whipped cream, ,1c: can sandwich, 4c; banana, lei dates, 1c; 3 cookies, lc; total, 10c. Of the usual lunches purchased else where the following is snid to be typi- LUSITANIA CASE Declared That Germany Will Not Disavow Torpedoing ' . of Boat. THIS PRESIDENT WILSON INSISTS ON Next Two Days, It Is Said, May Deoide Future Relations of U. S. and Germany. (Uy Carl Ackerman) llerlin, Feb. 4, Unlets America waives the demand of Germany for a disavowal of the LuBitanja torpedoing or submit, the question to The Hague arbitration, an amicable adjustment it impossible, it the unanimous view of officials' and newspapers. The Lokal Anzcigcr declares that Germany has done its utmost lo prove ilt friend ship for America. Washington, Feb. 4. Official arc pessimistic over the latest Hcrlin Lu siiania communication. It is known thai the president is determined not to yield, and fecit unable to "dicker" longer. The next two days may de cide the fate of the German-American relations. Ambassador Bernsturff does not conceal hit turprisc over the concern shown hy the Ackerman dis patch, lie would make no comment. The German embassy expects further delay to develop in the matter. c- Back at Washington. (Hy. United Pi en) . Washington, Feb. . 4.-r-Xhc. prcsi-di-nl relumed at 1:15 today. His closest friends predict his prepared ness program will he adopted by the end of March. .It it understood the president w ill immediately begin plans for a southern trip. He is sat isfied with the results of his trip. Raided by Aeroplanes. Vienna. Feb. 4. It is announced that Au. Irian aeroplanes raided Du razzo and Avlona, the greatest Aus trian aerial activity since the war be gan. Dr. Wallace Howe Lcc went to Sa lem this morning. cat of those bough,! by high school students: 3 crullers, 5c: cup of coffee with cream and sugar. 5c; total, H)c. The food value of this latter lunch is 250 calories in comparison with that of 700 calorics of the typical lunch. Reports from some of the schools of Oregon where lunches arc served, show that there aj other advantages connected with the practice of furn ishing the school lunch. It affords a means of furnishing instruction and training in preparing and serving meals economically and wholesome ly. It also lends additional attraction to the work of schools and tends to keep attendance and interest at the best. Teachers are frequently regular customers of the school lunch which they find to be helpful and pleasant in comparison with the cold lunches which they might otherwise have to cat. The following is a typical menu of the Kenton school of Fortland: One apple; 2 slices of bread and butter; 2 crackers, and a howl of thick soup. KEEP BOOSTING for the Thomas Paper Mill MOTHER FAINTS WHOLE FAMILY ARGUES WITH OFFICER. W. O. Fuller, oT Cornelius, Awarded Children by Court Take Two Away from Former Wife. Griff King, acting deputy sheriff, went to Lyons yesterday and brought to tilts city Charlct and Aguct l'u'ler. aged 9 and 10, to their father, W. O. Fuller, of Cornellius, who was wait ing for them. ' Armed with a divorce decree from Washington county awarding him the custody of two minor children, V. O. Fuller arrived in the city yesterday and presented the papers to Sncriff l H. Itodinc -for service. The matter was turr.ed over to Deputy King, who went '.0 Lyons on the morning trim and then drove two miles to the home of Frank llerry, husband of the mother of the two children. Here a scene ensued, the mother fainting, the children crying and a general turmoil resulting from the. forced separation. On the way back 'to the depot Mrs. Berry's father and mother remonstra ted with King and tried to get the children, claiming the papers were illegal, but the children were brought in spite of protests. The Fuller children had been living with Ihcir mother for about a year. Since her divorce from Fuller the mother married Frank llerry and for the past two months they have been living on a small farm two milei southwest of Lyoiis. Mrt. Berry and jier parents claim that lies were sworn to and that the court never should have given Fuller possession of the children. Mrs. Berry is the mother of four other children by two former husbands, according to the reports brought to the city by Deputy King. -' Mr. Fuller-left la'st night after the arrival of the Mill City train for his home at Cornelius, near Hillsboro. taking the children with him. STATE BANKS AVERAGE . -FIVE PER CENT PROFIT But Some Make As High As 20 Per Cent, Says Superin tendent Sargent. Statesman: In the combined re port of the earnings and dividends of the 175 state banks of Oregon, com pleted yesterday by S. J. Sargent, su perintendent of banks, the net prof its of these institutions are given as $439,110.33 for last year. This is 5.1 per cent on a total capitalization of $8,548,250, or 3.8 per cent on the ag gregate capital and surplus of $11, 433,079.89. Of the total number of banks in ti.e state, 144 made net prof its, aggregating $500,53.68, while 32 hanks showed a net loss of $161,415 .45. Eliminating tl c 32 banks from the calculation, the remaining 144 banks earned 8.6 per cent on their total cap italization, of 6.3 per cent on the ag gregate capital and surplus of $9,497, 877.89. Based on capital 32 banks made a loss for the year. 42 banks earned 5 per cent or less, 40 banks earned over 5 per cent and less than 10 per cent, 31 banks earned over 10 per cent and less than 15 per cent, 13 banks earn ed over 15 per cent and less than 20 per cent, 18 banks earned over 20 per cent. Q ' . Quit-Claim Deed. Elizabeth Bone and hnband to Chas. Kirk. Jan. 20, 1916. Lands in Sec. 8. Tp. 14, 3 west. $10. L WILL BE BUILT Has Been at Work in Portland and Phones Success in Interesting Capital. THERE WILL BE NO LET UP UNTIL SECURED Says Thai He Will Be in Albany When Weattier Improves to Business. That R. Thomas, the paper mill man, who hat been in Fortland for several weeks, has been earnestly at work on the paper mill project, is learned by a message received last evening at the Albany Garage, by Ora Baker, an employe there, who had been closely connected with Mr. Thomas in his experimental work car ried on last fall. Mr. Thomas stated that he had been quite successful in getting capitalists interested in the project, and that as soon as the wea ther sufficiently improves he will be at Albany again prepared to go to work on the mill, of course first or- :anizing the company for it. With a spirit of determination that excites ad miration he has kept at the difficult task of interesting men with money in the big enterprise, and in this mes sage declares that it is bound to be a go, and that actual work will begin. When Mr. Thomas returns . he should be given local support need? ed lo set the project in motion. It's actual establishment nere will mean the making of Albany beyond a ques lion, and there should be no let up un til it is secured. Down at Portland. (By United Press) Portland, Feb. 4. Snowfall ceased this morning, anil half the car lines are operating. Several thousand per sons are still stranded down town. The schools remain closed. The lat est estimate of the damage is $200,- 000. Federals Objected. (Bv United Press) Chicago, Feb. 4. The Baltimore Federals objected when the organized baseball counsel this morning moved to dismiss the case against the Na tional- Commission in Judge Landis' court. Judge Landis set Monday for hearing of arguments. Revival Meetings. The revival meetings at the Evan gelical church, corner of East First and Pine streets, will begin Sunday, February 6. The public is cordially invited to at tend these meetings. We are expect ing an old time revival, like we had in days gone by. Come not merely to sec and to hear but come to make or be made a good soldier for Jesus Christ and give God your time, for which He promises to give in return a hundred-fold in this present world and in the world to come everlasting life. Rev. M. Hcverling. of Everett, Wn has been engaged for this meeting. a man of God, filled with the spirit and enjoying just what he preaches, Don't fall to hear him. J. F. Emmett will have charge of the singing. Bring your unsaved ifriends and your children ond get them saved. WHAT STRUCK THE OTTOWAY PARLIAMENT BUILDING Origin of Explosion Still a Mystery; Question, Was It Incendiary? - Ottowa, Ont., Feb. 4. The latest advices give six known to be dead and several injured by the fire which destroyed the parliament building. At three o'clock the fire was controlled. The library will probably be saved. The origin of the fire is still a mys tery, and many rescued insist that they heard explosions indicating bombs. Colonel Sherwood, head of the Dominion police, denied that in cendiaries were responsible. Washington .Feb. 4. Sert. Thomas introduced a ' resolution denouncing the destruction of the Ottowa parlia ment house at wanton, barbarous, and unwarranted incendiarism. It was re ferred to the committee. Senator Gal- linger demanded proof of incendiar- Another Liner Torpedoed. (By United Press) . Lond6n, Feb. 4. The captain of the British liner Commodore, report ed the boat submarined in' the Medi terranean Wednesday. He said the submarine carried German and Aus trian flags and furled the German en sign upon ascertainig that it was a British liner. It is believed the Ger man submarines arc using Austrian flags when they attack Italian ships. LOS ANGELES HAS MYSTER IOUS WOMAN MURDER CASE Unidentified Was Fashionably Dressed Found in Lake, Having Been Murdered. o.. i i.:,.j . I-ns Anreles. Feh.4. With a man's handkerchief twisted ardund a throat. th hnHv nf an unidentified fashion ably dressed woman was found in Echo Park lake. It is believed she was strangled and thrown into the water. Last night screams were heard in ,l n.irk. which nuieklv ceased. This morning seagulls were seen perched on a floating body. On the tof n-rtet u-rf fntir finirer nail in dentations. The strangling handker chief was buried deeply in ner iiesn. and there were many footprints on the bank, indicating a struggle. AH identification marks were removed. BLOBE THEATRE TO RE-OPEN SATURDAY Conrad Meyer Will Have Per sonal Charge of Business and Jack Warner Manager. According to a statement made last night by Conrad Meyers, the Glob; Theatre will "copen under new management Saturday evening. Mr Meyers will con-.1u-t the busir.e-ir Versonally, with Jick Warner :ii nana.rer. Conrad l-ieycr v.-.n' lo Porl-nd this n-.o.i:nF to trratige for a new fi'.ns cervicc and h'.' tr-mmes to pre sent to the Albany public the best to be.b.iJ. What sctvi.-e he will "iriug to Albany he would, ' hot w hut nigh', .Vil it is uni-:rsLcod that it will i c "in of l e best. is PERSONAL MENTION . ? SS) J, J. Collins went to Salem this morning. - W. H. Hogan was a passenger to Salem on the morning train. Glen J. McCadam, of Salem, is in the city today. ., Robert Y. Hunter, of Corvallis. registered at the Hotel Albany last night. H. W. Aldrich came down from Mill City on business yesterday. A. C. Schmitt went to Portland on business this morning. ALOEN'S LECTURE ON OLD MEXICO Believes That the United States Some Day Will Extend to Panama Canal. MEXICANS THINK THEY HAVE BEEN CHEATED Rich in Resources, Mexico Is a Land of Crime and ' Degradation. Declaring that some day the Unit ed States of America will extend to the Panama canal, Dean Alden, of Willamette University, last night gave an illustrated lecture on Mexico, at the public library auditorium, filled to the door. He substantially endorsed ihc policy of President Wilson in the handling of the situation. Prof. Allien made a tour of Mexico in 1911, at a time when things were beginning to foment. ' The Mexicans, who are a species of Indians, have always considered that they were cheated out of Cali fornia and that Americans have ex ploited their resources, securing con siderable of their property, always ' fearing our power. , 1 he country, witn its old land marxs was described. Mexico City, 7000 feet high, is the center of some remark able relics, reaching back to the days of the Mortezumas. Even the tree under which Cortez wept is shown. It has the finest cathederal on the. con- ' tinent, and. a theatre costing millions of dollars, at Guadaloupe are numer ous great relics, including the mirac ulous picture of the Virgin. Mary. For -three hundred yeara. ...Spain. ... dominated Mexico -making it-, a land of oppression, crime and degradation. The idea has been that any govern ment is good enough for Mexico. The )eople have' become brutal in their feelings, revelling in suffering as shown by their bull fights, - never iving mercy to those conquered. Beg ging, lying and stealing are common affairs. Marriage is r.-rre in the lower classes, free love prevailing, with fre quent changes of partners. Peonage pre-ails. It is a rich country made so by billions of dollars of foreign capi tal. ' - The, hope of the country is in the aggrarian system, and this President Carranza hopes to develop, promising a general moralization of the country. Following the, address numerous :tures were shown, with J. C. Irvine 'at the machine. The next lecture will' be by Prof. Danton, of Reed's College, on Wed nesday evening, on simplified spelling. Willard Davis returned to the city from Lebanon this morning, after playing in the Strawberry City last evening. CHAPLIN ANO VAOOEVILLE ON GLOBE OPENING BILL Conrad Meyer, who' went to Port land this morning' to arrange for the new program at the Globe ' theatre, telephoned to Manager Jack Warner, at noon that he had secured a four act vaudeville feature and a four-act Charlie Chaplin picture, one of the latest and best of the Essanay com pany releases, "At the Show," for Sat urday's bill. The Daltons, known in vaudeville as the Australian Midgets, arc a clev er team, of comedy singers and danc ers. In Salem recently they arc said to have made a great hit, and their engagement on the opening bill hy the new Globe .management promises well for that theatre. Charlie Chaplin, always popular, will be welcomed back in his funny capers and antics. His absence from Albany has been an unusually lonu one and local theatre patrons arc about ready for another big laugh at his expense. In "At the Show he takes two characters anjlvJvis cutting up is said by those who have seen , the film to be extremely funny. There will be one other reel of pictures, making1 five, besides the vaudeville, ville. - .