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ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1916. J, PAOE THREE if, t 9 tfi H) 9 f i0 S $ u) e CITY NEWS ( 9 9 G) 3) a 9 $ ( 6 Seattle Letter According to the dispatches receiv ed from Seattle one would thing that city was paralyzed, with nothing do ing, and that navigation is impoasihlc. The editor of the Democrat this morn ing received a Irter from his daugh ter mailed yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. She lives two miles from the office where she is employed, but has been on hand regularly, and says she prefers the snow to rain, In fact has gained five poundin weight since the cold season began. With coax ing at her front door and so many hobs running that a policeman has to be on hand to regulate the coasting traffic there ha been something do iuif on Queen Ann. Corvallii and Harrisburg llarritlnirg ami Corvallis high will Expert watch and clock repairing nt Krenmrrs Jewelry store. oJ5lf adv Good Sunday Chicken Dinner at the COTTAGE 25c VIERECK'S BATHS Firat-claia Workmen Only Cor, First and Ellsworth Stmts TIRES MADE NEW Double-Tread Puncture-Proof at 1-4 the Cost of New Tires WE MAKE ONE GOOD TIRE OUT OF TWO BAD ONES. If you have TWO OLD TIRES ready to discard, bring them to us. We will make you ONE DOUBLE TREAD PUNCTURE PROOF TIRE with as much mileage In it as the average new tire. DON'T BE FOOLISH Come around and loqk into this matter. It will cost you nothing to investigate. You will find our factory to be about the liveliest little Industry In Albany. , DUCKEYE HARNESS SHOP E. H. HORSKY. Prop. ' 128-130 Ferry St., Albany, TOMORROW lbs t5i opening dy off our RUMMAGEISALE There wi'I be hundlredlt of extra . spe-cial vftluet All vzmvMtoit will be in the B&sennemt. Every depftrlmnemit will be represented VALUES FOR CASH WORTH WHILE play basketball at Corvallis touig'it. Harrisburg has brajen Albany ami Kiigenc, as well ns six other school teams, and has not yet been beaten. It will be some game, B. B, Tonight Tonight at the high school gym, at Ninth and Ferry, the Albany jun iors of the high school and the jun iors of the Washington high, Salem. will play basketball. Admission 1(1 cents. It will be fast and worth see ing. Returned from Scio l.yle l'icklin and Cecil Conn, who have been here for several weeks, re turned to Albany Monday. Scio News. Scio Operation Dr. Dale came over from llarrn- burg and assisted Dr. Prill in an op eration on Luther White, the young man who had his leif badly crushed by a falling tree two weeks ago. They fastened the bones of the leg together with a silver plate, a very difficult op eration. The young man is getting along at present a well as could be ex c -ted. but the ultimate outcome of the operation cannot he foretold at this time. Nows. Scouta Beaten The basketball game in this city Saturday between the Lebanon Hoy Scouts and the Albany Angels re sulted in a victory for the home team by a score of 20 to 10. The home team was composed of Ralph Scrog gin, Randolph Kuhn, Darwin Cunnct. I'd. Householder, Forest Ray and l.yle Gunsaulcs, and the visitors were lleckcr, McDonald, Harris, Archi bald, Hall, Trary and Fortmiller. l-clanon K. A. Weather Report Yesterday's temperature ranged be tween 25 and 30 degrees. The mow fall for the 24 hours ending at 8 this morning was two inches, or .20 inch es of melted snow. The river contin ues to raise at the rate of one inch per hour. This morning it registered 117 feet. Conscription Bill Signed. (By United Press) London, Feb. 3. The king signed the conscription bill to be effective Kehruary ten. ONE 8F THE STATES NEW COMMISSIONS DOES BUSINESS State Industrial Accident Com mission Declares Exemption Fon February. Salem, Feb. 4 The Slate Industrial Accident Commission today declared an exemption of payments for the month of February of all employers and the workmen of these employers who have paid their contiibutions for the pa it six successive mouths. , This action was taken in accordance with section 19 of the Amended Law, the commission having found that the Fund amounts to a sum sufficient to meet nil payments and liabilities ac crued, together with a surplus of 30 per cent thereon. The commission has set aside as a seggregated fund hc sum of $227, 859.30 in the bands of the state treas urer, who has invested same in Ore gon school and municipal bonds draw ing five and six per cent interest; and the above fund, and interest to accrue thereon, is an irrevocable fund which will be used exclusively to pay pen sions already awarded on settled claims .in fatal cases and for perma nent disability. It has also invested $73,569.73 of the general funds in school bonds drawing interest,, which will accrue to the credit of the gener al fund. In addition! to the above, the com mission bad on band January 31, 1916, $209,617.93, and due" from the state for the seven months preceding $42,- 829.36, and due the commission on January payrolls and accounts receiv able an amount estimated at more than $50,000, making total assets $302,- 447.29. The liability of the commis sion consists entirely of unsettled claims, workmen who arc still dis abled and drawing pay for time loss, and fatal cases in process of adjust ment, in an amount totalling $159,- 077.20; the commission thus has net resources over all liabilities amount ing to $143,370.09. The percentage of cost of adminis tering the fund to date since the be ginning of business July 1, 1914,' is 8.23 per cent. This means the entire expense charged against the fund, in eluding office expense, field work, in vestigations, auditing of payrolls, and .the expense connected with the ad judicating and settling of claims; it also means that of all money received by the commission, paid by employ crs and workmen, and provjded by the state, 91.72 per cent has either been awarded for injured workmen or is in the surplus fund to pay workmen for injuries received, and that more than the entire amount paid by the employers and workmen into the state fund, has been available for payments of losses on claims. o .ALL WAFFLES WANTED 25c At the Presbyterian Church Friday, January 4, from 5:30 to 7:30. Waffles, best ever made, syrup and coffee, will he served at the l'resby tcrian church tomorrow, Friday even ing from 5:40 to 7:30. Won't need any other meal. f2-4 RECEPTION FOR JUDGES. Will Be Given Tonight at White Houae By' President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, (By United Press) Washington, Feb, 4, Jutticci of the supreme court of 1 tic United States will be the gucita of honor at a larxc reception to be Kiven in the White House thin evening by President and Mm. Wilion, It will be the second function of its kind held at the Kx ecutive mansion this winter, the first Having been the Pan-American recep tion January 7, In addition tn Chief Justice and Mrs. While, Justice McKcnna, Holmes, Hughes, Van Dcvanter, Pit ney and their wives and Justice Mc Kcynolds will be present. Justice Day, who has been ill for some weeks, may not he able to attend. In addition, invitations have been scut to many of Washington's moM prominent people and while not so large as the .Pan American affair, the gathering tonight will be one of the most distinguished ever assembled in the White House. President and Mrs. Wilson will greet their guests in the Blue Room. Light refreshments will be served in the state (lining room during the recep tion and the marine band will play. DIFFERNET WILL WALLACE. Lebanon Man Not the One Killed in . the Mexican Massacre a Few Weeks Ago. Lebanon F.. A.: Councilman S. O. Wallace has received information which is good evidence that his son. Will Wallace, was not the Will Wal lace that was recently killed in Mexico with the party of mining engineers. Mr. Wallace sent a picture of his son to the rPMmastcr at Tombstone, Ari ze ui, am! the postmaster writes that lie was well acquainted with the Wal lace who was killed, and that the pic ture sent does not look at all like him. Mr. Wallace an dlhc family arc pleas ed to receive the cheering news. S) " S COURT HOUSE NEWS . t S w s s Warranty Deeds. Iloguc Parrish and wife to Martha 1.. Bilveu, Jan. 13, 1916. Lands in blk. 9 Hills Add. to town of Sodaville, $10. Virginia 'Kimr and husband to .Min nie Voegelcin. Jan. 3, 1916 Lands in claim 44. Tp. II. 1 west. $10. hlir.alieth 1 nompson to Jennie kccu. ilec. 18. 1915. Lands in claim 40. Tp. 15, S. K. 4 west. SUJO. Vuit-iiaim ueea. Inbn D. Letcher and wile to C. M. Ridding. Jan. 24. 1916. Lands in block 2 in Abbey's Add to Albany $12. Hungarian Faces. ' I have never seeu aueh interesting photographer's sltuw windows lis there arv In ltudiiie.s Partly this la because the photugniplH'i ure rihhI. but partly It must lie In the Hungarians them selves such vlvtd. Interesting, uucoa vcnlluiiu! faces. These people look as If they ought to do the uetlug and write the music and novels uud plays mid paint tiie pictures for all the rest uf the world. If tbey bnveu't done so It must be biM-ause. uloug with their natural talent, they have this ludoleiiee uud tpndeiii'.r lu Hop uud not push things through. Arthur Itulie In Col lier's Weekly London's Big Bell. 'Big lieu." tile bell- In Westminster clock tower. I.oudiui. Is kuowu the world over, but It is Incorrectly named. Sir Rcujamiii Hull., the Ornt commis sioner of works, during whose tenure of office the clock was erected, had far less to do with It than Lord Grim tborpe, who designed It mid was the moving spirit In Us erection. In Jus tice to him It should be known as "Old Grim." Loudou Mirror. No Novelty to Her. . Miss Glgglcgum (single and romantic) The shower of soot nud ashes from Vesuvius must be an nwe Inspiring sight Would you not like to witness it? Mm. I'ottaon Pans (married and prosnlei Ob. I don't kuow! I've seen my husband tnke dowu a stovepipe. Judge. Going Down. " Rcdd-He sinned out with a $0,000 automobile. . Greene And what enr Is be using uowl "A street cnr."-Yonkers Statesman. Liked Variety. Judge No two of the witnesses tell the sntuo story. Lawyer I arranged It that way. your honor. I didn't want tho trial to bo too monotonous for you. Boston Transcript . However menu your life is, meet It' and llvo It. not shun It and call It bad names. Thorenu (!) Subscribers. IS If the boys fail to deliver the (9 paper each evening kindly phone 9 to the offiee. The management invites complaints from its pa- 3 Irons and will do its best to IS correct faulty service. - S S)fiS U. S. LAND OFFICE GIVES SOME VALUABLE INFORMATION Presents Situation in Reference to Lands of the 0. and C. R, R. In This District. Roseburg, Feb, 3. This office is daily in receipt of a number of in miiries relative to the Oregon & Cal ifornia Railroad grant lands, asking information as to the status of these lands, their location, character, when they may be entered or purchased, etc. This circular is intended to reply to these letters of inquiry and to give out such information relative to these letters of inquiry and to give out such information relative to these lands as may now be stated. A list of these lands by township and range has been prepared for each of the several counties within the Roseburg land district, containing these lands. These lists are intended to gicc merely an approximate area of such lands in each township, based on the list of lands given in the decree of the federal court. This list for any county or counties will be furnished on request. This office has no map for distri bution, nor does it prepare blue prints, but will furnish tqwn'hip plats showing location of all vacant land and unsold railroad land, nt $100 per township. In ordering township plats.; both the range and township number must be given, and remittance should be made by certified check or U. S. postal money order payable to R. R. Turner, receiver. Personal checks This office is not in a position to give advice as to the character of the land in any locality, and cm not at tempt to advise any one in this re gard. As to the disposition of these lands, nothing can be determined until con gress shall act in the matter. It is probable that such action will be tak en some time within the next six months, and until such action is had no information can be given by this office. We would suggest to parties interested to watch the daily papers, as whatever action congress may take will be given therein before this of fice has official information thereon to give out. Rased on the list of lands given in the decree of the court, the approxt. mate acreage of unsold railroad lands in the several counties of this district, at the time the suit was instituted. was as follows: Lincoln. 1040; Benton. 27716: Linn, 14.620: Lane. 300.110; Douglas, 607.- 360: Coos. 100.620; Curry. 8.400: Jose phine. 172.460; Jackson, 444.560: Klamath. 13.440. Total, 1.690.326. In addition to the above lands there are other railroad lands in several bf the counties named, that at the time the suit was instituted was unsur- Vcyed. and hence not included in the list given in the suit, but coming as well under the decree. The approxi mate areas of such lands are as. fol lows: Coos. 15.000: Douglas. 65.000; Josephine. 17.000: Curry. 15.000; Jack son. 20,000. . ' There is still a certain amount of unsurveyed railroad lands in several of the counties namely: Curry, Doug las and Josephine. These lands when surveved will come under whatever Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY SEEN IN CORVALLIS PAPER. Albany Given Four Notices By the Gazette-Times Wednesday -Evening. J. W. Ingle and S. S. Dallas went to Albany this morning on legal busi ness. ' Attorney Mark V. Weathcrford, of Albany, a graduate of O, A. C, was in Corvallis yesterday on legai busi ness. .., Rev. D. H. Leech went to Albany at noon today to assist in officiating at the funeral of the late Rev. Calvin W. Bryan, a pioneer Methodist minister of Albany, which was held in the Hub City this afternoon. Miss Margaret Gibson, of Albany, a member of the Albany high school de bating team, returned to the Hub City yesterday morning, following a brief stay in Corvallis. She came to this city to attend a lecture on the Swiss military system, delivered Monday ev ening by Prof. F. Bcrchtold. High School Burned. RoschuriT, Or., Feb. 3. The Lane high school was destroyed here to night by a fire believed to have been started by a defective flue. The alarm was turned in about 10:40 p. m., the blaze having a good start at the time. plan of disposition congress may pro vide. J. M. UPTON. Register. R. R. TURNER. Receiver. HPHE scientific shap- J- ing of the Firestone Non-Skid tread insures that. you get all your money , out in actual service. Right-angled against skid in any direction, this massive good measure tread affords maximum safety as well as multiplied mileage. And only the powerful Firestone body could sustain the bulk and holding strain of the Firestone : "Non-Skid tread. All this good-measure build ing is part of the Universal Service of Firestone Tires for any demand of road or season. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company "America' Largest Frclmnm . Tin and Rim Makers" Akron, Ohio Branches and Dealers Everywbcr Willingness to Oblige THE public has a right to some thing more than perfunc tory service from those who supply telephone needs. . There is something more to a tele phone service than merely placing at the disposal of the public adequate telephone equipment. Courtesy, willingness to oblige and patience, under trying conditions on the part of telephone employes, pro mote friendly feeling and aje essen tial to the best kind of telephone service. MAIL ORDER HOUSE SCHEME. Sends Car Load of Freight to Be Sent Short Distances by the . Parcel Post, ;'..: Salem Journal: Postmaster Huck stein is in receipt today of a check for $1,770,60 from an eastern mad order house, to pay for the mailing of 24, 483 catalogs to the three zones from this office! These catalogs will arrive here, shipped in two ears by freight, and will take the parcel post rate. Each catalog weighs three pounds and the postage in the local zone will be six cents each, into the sevond zone, 100 miles from Salem seven cents each, and into the third zone, a dis tance as far as 150 miles, 10 cents each.' Formerly 1 Roseburg was the shipping and mailing point for this mail order house. Villard and Moran to Fight. (By United Press) ' Chicago, Feb. 3. Jess Willard sign- , ed to fi--,'hi Moran ten rounds at New York on March 17. He receives $47, WX) and 51 p:r cent of the moving pic ture riehts. Moran gets $20,000. The Rickard-McCrackcn syndicate are the nroinoters. '1 h:-v posted $2500 forfeit. The Willnrd-IJillon bout has been abandoned. The loss is estimated at between $40, 000 and $50,000, with about $17,000 in surance. The loss includes the entire equip ment of the school, with personal ef fects of teachers and pupils. m Firestone Net Fricet to Car Owneri freJ Skid fj" T"b! 30l3 f 9jtO5l0.55a.20 '.Z JO 30x3,4 1130 13 JS g.6o 30 32x3"l3JS lS.j ajtj 3J5 34x4 19SH 22-301 3M 40 34X4K 27 JO 30 SSI 4JBlJXn" 36x4K 23.70 32.1a 5JM 5.65 37x5 3SJ5 39M 5.9S BJo" 38x5K 46J0 51 J0 6.75 7SS