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ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
VOL. XXVIII
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1916.
No. 256.
WARM OLD TIME
IN 0. S. SENATE
Gore Resolution Favoring the
Warning Against Riding on
Armed Merchantmen Beaten.
PRESIDENT SUSTAINED
... BY VOTE OF 68 TO 14
Gore Introduced a Sensational
Resolution, An Ultimatum,
Going No Further.
(My United Prctt)
Washington March 3 Amid dra
in;! lie tecum unparalleled tincc llic
declaration of war upon Spain, tlic
senate voted 68 lo 14 id table llir Gore
rmolutiou warning Americans nut to
Iravel nn prmcd thipi. Gore himself
volcd 10 table the rrtohitinn to lie
have the niioriunity io atk for
tilil
'lcrit.r ., o ,
Senator MeCuimici -.i.v
fi(ht, offcriiiK a tuhtlilute retolution
declaring it the duty of every Ameri
can to abstain from the right to travel
on armed thipt until tubmarlne mat
ter, are tetlled. The retoliillon waJ
tabled. Senator Jamrt then demand
ed a vole on the tabling of the Gore
retolution, Gore riprting a turprite,
iiibiiiiiiing an amendment to hit rein,
luiion, and atked pcrmittion to di
cutt it. The atnendinenl amnunled to
an ultimatum to Germany. It stated
lint the death of an American hrmiisli
mihmnrlne .attack sluwld he deemed
rnittc of war, Siibteipient develop
ment thowrd llial it changed icvcral
nitet.
Senator AshtirM then dcmafidcd A
ndlcall, which heitan at 11:40. Tlmte
voting against tabling the Gore reso
itM'on warning Ainericant off armed
"'rrehaninien were Borah, Chamber
tain, Clapp, Ciimmiut, Vail. Gallimter.
Gronnn, Jones.. I.afollettc, MeCiimber.
Vorrit, O'Gnrman, Slirrmnn, and
Works.
The" tcnate thu clinched the whole
iilirelion in favor of the ndministra
lion. Following a similar action which
the home it expected to take quickly,
the ttate department may-retume ne
gotiation! in the Lusitauia caie. Borah
mmi not allowed to explain hit vote.
When Senator Slone attempted to ex;
plain, llorali Objcclrd.
"No Id.ihoan nor any other trnator
can prevent me from spenkinu." shout
ed Stone.
"1 will anil am preventing you,"
calmly replied Borah. Vice President L
Marshall ruled In favor of Borah.
Washingnbn, March 3. The sen
lite naval committee unanimously re
ported a hill to appropriate $2,065.
000 lo equip the Pugc! toiind navy
yard for battleship construction.
Two Boys Hanged.
(Ily United Prets)
Sacramento. March 3. Glenn Witt,
aged 20, wan hanged at Folaont at 10
o'clo-lc thin morning for the murder
of William Alexander, of Lot Ange
les. A few mlntitct later, Charles Ox
man, aged 19, was hanged at San
Qiicntiu for Ihe same crime.
CELEBRATED D'MOSS FAMILY
TO BE IN ALBANY MARCH 10
The celebrated DcMoss family,
who have been coming to Albany for
forty-three years, arc to be here again
Friday night, March 10, and ns always
n good many will wish to hear them,
i I ways entertaining, different from all
the others. Two of the original mem
bers continue with the company, Geo.,
and Henry, and there arc four others,
Elbert, "Homer, and Aurclia, and Bon
tile Olson. Besides their songs they
vso five Instruments, violin, flue, cello,
double bass and piano. There is no
floulil bill what they will have to sing
"Oregon Sweet Oregon" whether on
the program or not. The concert will
bc(at the opera house.
WOMAN IN CITY GIVES
IMPRESSIONS OF ALBANY
Considers It a Place, of Rare
Opportunities, One of
Progress.
Mita Ella La Porte, a former achool
teacher, now having H rooming houtc
in Portland, hat been in the city today
while on her way home from a villi
wiili her hroihcr near Lebanon, To a
Democrat man the nave her iiuprei
siont of the city: "Unlike ilt name
mike, the NcivYork city," the taid,
"It U very like'ittclf in ill Individu
lilily. Willi 'utiles of fine paved
trcctt, cotnfortalilc homes, fine
chiirchrt and up to date scliuolt.
which niarkl it on the map to touring
at a town of which itt population
khould he proud.
"The possibility of fine little park
on Ihe vacant Ion tuggd! a thought
for llic future. The ladici chili of Al
bany whoic civic pride hat turned the
junk heap near the depot into a moil
inviting preface to the city. I:ivc
yrara ai(o when 1 firtt taw it from
the car window, when endinii a Ioiik
trip from the Atlantic coatl 1 fell that
if Ihit waa an index to the ciy'wc had
jutt at well wait at the plcaaanl mod
ern depot. I.o. what a chanite. The
hotrln here rank with any in Ihe ttnte,
and the St Charlct, where I am ttop-
IjiinK, Ioiik the old ttandby, Hill ttandt
for the comfort of the wayfarer.
1 future hoblt vatt potsibilitirt
tit city. Having great water
r sit, ntilli, factorict, induilriei of
all kinds will be Ihe product of llic
future .
"Are the people fully awake to the
opportunities jutt at their door, knock-
; lor cnlrance, jf ,fJ lo c01nc m?
"The publicity audit here thoiild
get busy with literature and tow it
broadcast at the San Diego fair, which
lattt another year, and to which the
evet of the world are now looking
The hen of the Sun Francisco fair it
now there." - . '
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To Philomath Tonight
Tonight Ihe college basketball team
will go to Philomath lo play the team
of ihai place. In a former game Phil
omath won by a small margin after
Albany hail the game cinched. Albany
hat been practicing bard and wilt try
to get their firslgamc of the non
confcrencc series, A crowd of about
35 wilt go along, returning at 11
o'clock, the train being held two
hours for them.
Will Present Play
Arrangement! arc being made for a
play entitled, The Work of Miisions.
by the class of nine girls under Mrs.
II. R. Wallace, of the First Presby
terian Sunday school. It will be given
on Friday night, March. 10.
Funeral of W. D, Mlxter
There was a large attendance at the
funeral of W. D. Mixter yesterday af
ternoon. The services were under the
auspices of the F.Iks, with Kxaltcd
Ruler W. M. Parker , in the chair, and
were held in the lodge room. The pall
bearers were E. D. Ciisick, B. J. Meek
er, A. W. Bowcrsox, C. A. Vnndran,
Geo. W. Cliuc, and Henry Broders.
New Office Elks
At the meeting of the Elks Inst
night, with a large attendance, the
regular election of officers occurred
for the coming year, resulting as fol
lows: Exalted ruler. J. J. Collin1!
esteemed leading Knight, W. V. Mer
rill; esteemed loyal knight, F. W.
Horsky; esteemed lecturing knight, I..
G. Lcwclling; secretary, W. H. War-
?,
; treasurer, H, B. Cusick; tvlcr, E.
H. Horsky: trustee. Frank Barrett;
representative to supreme lodge, nt
Baltimore, W. M. Parker; Harry
9chlosscr, alternate.
Tax Payments
Among the larger tax payments re
ceived by Sheriff Bodinc since March
1 are the following: Sarah E. Van
Aken, $188 50; B. Burtcnshaw, $100.80;
S. V. Barr. $107.27; J. R. Orchard,
$1.14.31; W. E. Githcns (1-2) $60.64;
John Willis $164.96; F. E. Lines, $208
.65: Lvdia Wyatt, $130; J, McNeil,
.$116; Dclbert Brown $117; W. I I.
Shrunk, $10974; B. L. Simpson (1-2)
I $60,90; W. L, Hocfcr (1-2) $71.42;
Henry Broilers (1-2) $114.20; Vincent
Plctrok (1-2) $77.45; Edward Myers
(1-2) $77.22. -
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AS HOT AS EVER
Germans Oapture the Village of
Douaumont, Near Verdun,
In Fierce Fight.
FRENCH SAY THAT
GERMANY LOST HEAVILY
On North and West of the Battle
Line Admitted TJiat the
English Gained. .
(By United Prctt)
London, March 3. The village of
Douaumont, four miles nor'lhcast of
Verdun, ii now in German hands. Ber
lin official ttatcmentt today claimed
the capture of the village, and a thous
and priioncri. Paris officially admitted
the enemy had reached the town. Ber
lin taid the Germany are now driving
west and southwest from the village.
Paris taid the Germans suffered cruel
lottei. The ttruirgle for the possession
of the village contlnuet. The French
claimed a repulse of the attack east
of the village of Vaux. The Germans
are bombarding the region southeast
of Verdun. The French fire across
Woeverc plain prevents the Teuton!
from advancing. German airmen bom
barded Verdun. Berlin admitted the
British gained near Ypret on the
northern and western battle line, but
did indicate the extent.' Close fighting
wat developed on the I-abaste canal.
French attack of Argounc wat repell
ed. Pari!. March 3. Renewal of the
Germans attack on Verdun convinced
the military experts that the kaiser's
offensive Is a real thing; The cost is
ghastly. German dead are strewn in
the . wood and on the hills to thick
thai from a distance the fields seem
covered with a strange gray green
growth. Because of German prepar
ation and shelling, critics believe the
drive againtt Verdun is not a feint.
They pre mindful, though of the pos
sibility of a sudden thrust to Cham
pagne and Aisuc.
INTERESTING SESSION OF.
MEDICAL ASSN. IS HELD
0ver40 Doctors Attend Banquet
and Meeting in Hotel
Albany Last Night.
The Hotel Albany was the scene of
an important meeting and banquet
last night when over 40 medical men
of the Central Willamette Valley med
ical association gathered in their reg
ular meeting. A delightful banquet
was served at 6 o'clock, after which
the members adjourned to the con
vention hall, where the business ses
sion was held.
The subject up at this meeting was
"Malpractice," from the standpoint of
the physician, Ihe quack and the pa
Lent. The principal talk of the ev
ening was made by Dr. Paul Rockcy.
of Portland, on the medical side of
the subject. He delivered a very able
address, which was greatly appreci
ated. Dr. Wm. Kuvkcndall. of Eu-
feene, opened the discussion on Dr.
Rockey's subject and also made a fine
address.
District Attorney Clark, of Benton
county, made the lending talk on the
legal side of the malpractice business.
He was followed by Dr. Johnson, also
of Corvallis.
The local physicians were hosts to
the visiting doctors and amply enter
tained their guests.
Among those present were Drs.
Paul Rockcy, of Portland; W. Kuy
fcendall, Eugene; Johnson, Corvallis;
C. H. Smith, Brownsville; Mrs. H.
M. Obcr Locke, Portland; W. D.
Henry, Portland; W. II. Dale, Har
risburg; A. G. Trill,- Scio; Zimmer
man, Portland, and others.
Filed Petition
Chas. H. Leonard, Republican, has
filed hi .nominating petition for the
May primaries to run for nomination
for county surveyor.
J0D6E KELLY HOLDS
ADJOURNED SESSION
Motions and Demurrers Heard
and Cases Set For Trial
and Docket Cleared.
Judge P. R. Kelly this morning con
vened court in an adjourned tession
of the December term of the circuit
court to hear motions and demurrers
and to set easel for trial. This is also
annual clearance day, when all cases
on the docket are gone over and those
not having been settled ater reason
able lime are thrown out or otherwise
ditpotcd of. All cases except two giv
en below were dismissed because of
settlement or for want of prosecution.
The case of the ttate of Oregon v.
Francis Ward wis set for trial for
Monday at 10 o'clock. Ward was ar
raigned this morning and entered a
plea of not guilty. He is accused of
telling liquor on December 1st to E.
Stewart, a detective.
The other caie lo be set for trial
was that of Hall vt. the Hammond
Lumber Co.
Court orders made in the following
easel, lo-wit:
B. C. Phctteplace vt. A. J. Shelton
dismistcd and nonsuit for want of
prosecution.
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OEATH OF IT. HOUTS
AT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Was on His Way East When
Taken III and Died on
Wednesday.
' Word wat received last night from
Oakland. Calif., telling of the death
of W. T. Houts, recently of this city,
on Wednesday, of pneumonia. Mr.
and Mrs. Houts and daughter, and
Mr. Houts titter,. Mrt..W. H. Jlol-
inaii, were on their way to Lodi, III..
where Mr. and Mrs. Houts expected
to make their home with their daugh
ter, and Mrs. llolman to make a visit.
He was taken ill. and had to be placed
in a hospital for care, dying Wednes
day: They were to leave Oakland to
day for Lodi. where the remains will
Tic buried.
Mr. Houts was a native of Illinois.
spending his life in that state, mostly
at Metropolis, until four or five years
bgo, when he and Mrs. Houts came
to Albany to reside.
He was a Christian man of splendid
character, a member of the M. E.
church most of his life. He was 65
years of age.
THOMAS BROOKS FLETCHER
TO LECTURE TUESDAY NIGHT
The next attraction at the Y. M. C.
A. lecture course will be held on
Tuesday evening, March 7, when
Thomas Brooks Fletcher will present
The Tragedy of the Unprepared. It is
declared that his thought is profound,
keen and convincing, that his delivery
is powerful, fascinating and dramatic,
that his personality is cordial, refresh
ing and original, a man fitted by na
ture for the work. Personally he has
the face of an Edwin Booth and
magnetic voice that holds his audi
ence as few men are able to do, dash,
ing into his subject at once and go
ing at it like a man of business.
Don't miss hearing hinr.
.
Today's Oddest Story.
Cleveland, March 3.-"-A warn-
ing was sounded to Clcvelanders
by Police Chief W. S. Rowe to-
day that with the advent of
spring, crimes of personal vio-
lence will increase. He warns. ev-
erybody to take precautions, es-
penally, weak willed persons and
neuropaths. Bertillion experts
here say the blood undergoes a
chemical change in the spring, S
creating a physical system which
reacts upon the mind.
"Crimes against property are
more numerous in- winter than
summer," Rowe stated. "This
probably is explained by the fact
that means of livelihood are few-
cr in the cold months. Crimes of
personal violence reach their
maximum during Juno and July."
SOWERS LECTURE
MADE BIG- KIT
U. 0. Man Gave a Splendid
Presentation of China's
Interior.
WONDERFULLY ASSISTED
BY FINE VIEWS
Made Personal Trip For Gov
ernment Through China
Over Himalayas.
Among the many excellent lectures
delivered in the library course there
has been none better than that of Prof.
Sowers, of the U. O., last night. It
was heard and seen by a crowd of
about 125, filling the auditorium, lis
tened to with intense interest. The
pictures shown were among the best
seen here. The lecture was on China.
Prof. Sowrs. in the interest of the U.
S. government made a personal trip
through China for a special investiga
tion of magnetic conditions, himself
as well making a study of the people
and conditions, taking pictures along
the way. His only company were the
missionaries of the country along the
way, as he passed through the interior
of the vast country, over the Himal
aya mountains, being as high as 17.000
feet, a trip full of danger and excite
ment, meeting a strange people and
seeing conditions little understood
China is better known along the coast
than in the interior. Something of
special interest was the style of ar
chitecture shown, with varying types
of people according to location.
So much did the lecture impress
those who heard It and saw the pic
tures that there is a sentiment in fa
vor of having it given here so that
Albany people generally can attend
it, a good Chautauqua attraction.
Big Alimony.
fBy United Press)
Boise. March, 3. Alimony for $157.-
000 was granted Mrs. Isabel Kerl, di
vorced wife of Thomas Kerl, of Coeur
d' Alenc.
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OREGON PIONEER OF 1847
NINETY FIVE YEARS OLD
Never Used Tobacco, Liquor
or Profanity and Runs An
Automobile.
Receiving a tetctr from her uncle.
5. S. Miller, of Julian, Calif., Mrs. W.
M. Bowman, of this city, has a story
the readers of the Democrat will wish
to hear. Mr. Miller is now 95 years
of age. in good health, with the splen
did record of never having used liquor
or tobacco, and has never uttered an
oath. At this very old age he writes a
very plain hand, and runs an auto
mobile, inclosed in the letter being
a picture of the old man at the wheel.
"Mr. Miller was an Oregon pioneer,
coming here from Illinois in 1S47, and
started the first store at Santiam,
budding town on the Santiam a mile
below the present site of Jefferson.
That was intended as the place for a
citv: but it was found too low and
was given up. Nothing is left of the
town of Santiam but the soil along
the river at the site of the place. Mr.
"Miller was married in 1851 and he and
his wife soon after left for Idaho, go
ing into the new town of Boise, where
Mrs. Miller was the first white wo
man to locate in what has become
Idaho's biggest city. They returned
to Oregon, locating at Cotage Grove,
where Mrs. Miller died, and Mr. Mill
er moved to California about ten
years ago.
Filed Firm Name
A. B. and B. A. Millsap, of Lebanon,
general merchants, have field the
name of Millsap Bros., as their firm
name. ,
On Orand Jury
A crowd of 22 people came over
from Lebanon this morning to appear
j as witnesses before the grand jury.
OF Y. M. C. A. MEN
TOOK A SALEM JAUNT
Were Shown How to Play
Handball By Grandpa Staley
and Others.
With Gut Abraham at chaperonc,
eight young men of the Y. M. C. A.
handball tquad went down to Salem
last evening for a social session with
the Salem Y. M. C. A. handball men,
and they got it, a good one, nine to
three in favor of the Capital City. It
was a good natured contest, a fellow
ship affair, witnessed by a good sized
crowd, including about half a dozen ot
Ab Minion's brothers, notwithstand
ing a big Moose show and an Elks'
election. For some reason or other
the mayor failed to appear and turn
the key of the city over to the Albany
men.
Albany's three winners were Ab.
Minton, who beat Ben Williams 21-8,
14-21, 21-17; Prof. McDonald, who
won from Prof. Staley 21-10, 2-21,
21-8, and Roy Kinsey, who defeated
Paul Wallace 21-19, 21-13. The Salem
winners were Bishop from Dohnert
21-6. 21-19; Gingrich from Torbet 18
21, 21-12, 21-5; Schram from Snyder-21-9.
21-0; Farrar from Nutting, 21-8,
21-12: Marr from Wilcix 21-11. 21-17:
Compton from McDonald, immedi
ately after the latter had finished a
three-game match, 21-17, 21-16; Percy
Read, a former Albany boy. from Wil
cox, 21-5, 21-13; Hall from Snyder
21-9, 21-5.
Secretary Compton and Oscar Busi
ness Gingrich, physical director and
press agent and others, extended
themselves to make it pleasant for the
Albany men, Paul Wallace takinrj
most of the crowd to the depot in his
Buick limousine.
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CITY NEWS
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Weather P.epo:t
Yesterday's temperature ranged be
tween 31 and 46 degrees. The rainfall
was 1.36 inches. The river rose to
6.6. feet
Bouncing Baby Boy
A ten and a half pound boy was
born this morning to Mr. and Mrs.
F. E. Williams. Both mother and child
are doing nicely and the happy father
is wealing a big grin today. Mr. Wif
Hams is employed in the local ofiicc
of the Great Northern Express Co.
They Like Albany
Miss Florence Martin and the "Peg
My Heart" Company, which gave
delightful performance at the Albany
Opera House last evening, likes Al
bany so well that they will continue
to stop here another day. When they
play in Corvallis tonight the company
will motor to the college city in autos
and return here after the show.
To Speak at Meeting
Senator E. D. Cusick and Commis
sioner T. J. Butler went to Thomas
this morning where they are scheduled
to speak at the community meeting.
Appraisers Appointed
Ed Washburn, J. S. Van Winkle and
Al Senders have been appointed ap
praisers of the estate of Henry
Schwabenland.
Administratrix Appointed ,
Sarah M. Tate has been appointed
administratrix of- the estate of J. K.
P. Tate, deceased. The estate os valu
ed at $3500.
Permit to Sell Property
Cornelius Donohue, adm. of the es
tate of Daniel Donohue. has been
granted a petition to sell property of
said estate.
Returned to Portland
Mrs. R. W. Williams and son
George, returned to Portland yester
day after visiting for the past two
weeks at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mts. F. M. French. "
Answer Filed ' '
Defendant C. H. Wieder, in the case
of Davis and Huston vs. 1st National
Bank, et al, has filed his answer to the
cross bill, setting forth that the was
in no way affected by the suit and
asks that he be dismissed as a party
thereto, recovering costs.
Complaint Filed
A .complaint was filed today by J.
M. Hawkins vs. S. K. Barnes to re
cover possession of property leased
to defendant. Non-performance of
contract is alleged.
GOOD TALKS MADE
BY SUPERVISORS
Annual Meeting of County Road
Men Well Attended at Court
House Yesterday.
JUDGE M KNIGHT POINTS OUT
IMPORTANT POINTS IN WORK
Interesting Address Made By
Waterloo Man on Construc
tion of Permanent Roads.
With all but one of the supervisors
of road districts in Linn county pre
sent yesterday, a nmt satisfactory
meeting was held with the county
court. The only man missing was-the
one who lives nearest. Jeff Isom. who
lives in Stinri$caddttio1' and has
charge of the roads in the district
adjoining the south side of the city.
But Mr. Isom. was absent for reason,
having four car toads of gravel to un
load and was unable .to leave the
work.
The meeting was characterized by
Commissioner J. D. Irvine as a family
gathering with the court and super
visors assembled to talk over matters
for their mutual benefit. These meet
ings are annual affairs and result in
much good to those attending.
County Judge Mc Knight made an
interesting tall: and said some things .
straight from the shoulder. Sme of
the salient points which he jcr.- ed are
quoted below: '
Automobile manufacturers, bonding
and paving companies arc trying to
control the road situation of ; the
country. Tlieyjrill trytn.bpndvery
state and county in every state to
build a type of road that we are not
able to afiord.
If we follow the froth of the hour
we will soon have a mortgage on this
country that we can't lift one end of.
We will be building anil maintain
ing good sensible highways in Linn
.county when some will be having a
mighty hard time to dig up interest
on roads w hose "glory has faded and
gone."
The road is a part of the farm and
I wish to emphasize the fact 'hat no
other phase of farm improvement has
equalled it in degree of progress.
Encourage harmony in your district.
We expect you to be broad enough
and big enough to treat every man
alike, whether he tried to petition you
out or in. Encourage volunteer work
and remember the dollar contributed
is often better than the dollar spread
on the tax roll. Our ambition is to
have the best roads and the lowest
taxed county in the state.
One of the best talks of the day
was made Dy n. . neyne. super
visor of the Waterloo district. Mr.
Heyne's remarks are reproduced in
full, and are a plea for more per
manently constructed roads.
Permanent Roads.
'Permanent parts may be made in
road building such as the laying out
of the road. Its straightness and its
grades should be along well estab
lished lines, also its drainage. These
are all matters ot tirst importance.
The life time of a road depends upon
ts foundation. All great superstruc
tures have as solid ano tirm loun-
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MIXED BILL AT THE
HUB THEATRE TONIGHT
A fine bill will be presented at the
Hub Theatre tonight and Saturday,
comprising both comedy and drama.
A great comedy feature is "A Sep
tember Mourning." in which is featur
ed Gertrude Selby, one of Univer
sale best coinmcdicnnes. The title of
the play suggests something of the
style. ;
, In addition! wilt be featured Harry
Myers and Rosemary Theby in "In
the Night," a society drama of un
usual merit. Harry Myers directs his
own productions and paints the seen-,
ery for the greater part of his plays.
Miss Theby, his wife, is one of the
prettiest women on the Universal
screen, and is one .of filmdom's fav
orites. - .... -