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VJ. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT EiitablfafMd in IKS Bast Advertising Medium la linn County. THE WEATHER Tonight and Thursday partly cloudy. vol. xxix, ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, ORE00N, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1916. No. IS TO BE CHANGED Reported That Von Buelow May Be Sent to U. S. in Plaoc of Bernstorff. MAY MEAN EFFORT TO SECURE PEACE Von Buolow Has Heretofore Been Connected With Peace Movement In Europe. (By United Preso) London, Mny 24. Von Ilucluw, a fiirmcr German chancellor, lint lie tonic ambassador nt Washington, an Exchange Telegraph staled lliii af ternoon on Kood atithurity. It it re ported the German diplomatic corpt will be rearranged. Other tourrct failed to corroborate (hit, although Ambassador Von llcrnttorf(' recall it repeatedly rumored. If the report it true It it taken to mean that Ger many expect to move early for peaee. Von Henlow hat been connected with the peace move, etpecially in Switz erland recently. A year ago he tried to prevent Italy joining the allict. Von lieu low it considered the fore mint European diplomat, Italian Bark Sunk. (By United Prett) Wahington, May 24 Consul Kin ner, of London, tent the l.loydt a di pntch laying that a submarine flying the Auttrian flag halted the Italian bark Sarrona from Baltimore near the Balearic Itlandt and timk it after the crew were taken in hnatt. A tailinii vcsnel near Carthage rescued the ere, .. "- ;s MARKET REPORT PORTLAND UNION STOCK YARDS CO. The market opened rather slow. The rcceiplt being only fair. California grnst fed cowt end Hc:s were here In good numbers. -The cows told a: $8.00 anil the ttrrrt at $8.50. l'ulp fed tteert told at ?Q5 this being the top price. The bulk of the talcs were made at $8.50. Cilvet were tenrce. telling at $7.00 to $7.25. ,One load of built wat received, prion ore un changed, hcifcrt told at $7.25, re ceipt! were tmall. llogt. Only a fair run wat re ceived. The bulk told at $8.90. The top price reached being $910. Market holding up steady. Sheep. Receipt! are ttcadily in creating. A thipmtnt of grast fed wcthert and cwet were In which told nt $8.00 and $6.50 respectively. The hulk of talcs were around $6.00 and $7.50. Spring lambt were tcarce and are hringing pricet at this time rang ing from $9.50 to $10.00. A shipment of yearlings told at $9.50. Aeroplane Shot Down. (Hv- United Prcssl Rome, May 24. Italian warships shot down an Austrian aeroplane on the Adriatic, it is announced. REGISTRATION BOOKS ABE AGAIN OPEN FOR BELATED ' Registration is again on. Those who failed to get t'icir names on file with the county clerk before April 19 will again have an opportunity to do so until .10 day! before the general elec tion in November. The hooks are now open nnd the remaining eligible, tiu-regittcretl-votcrs should attend to get ting their names on the permanent rolli. Once regiitcrcd nlwnys reg istered under the present law. In the case of men nnd married women a . regiatrntioin now will Inst ns long ns their keep their same residence or do not move outside of their present precinct. With unmarried women their cards arc good until their change their namca or move to some other ' precinct. While the final date for registration is yet fnr off the matter. should re ceive Immediate nttention before it is forgotten, for the rcgiatrntion in Linn county is still over 3,000 shy of what It should be. BRANOEIS RECOMMENDED FOR SUPREME JUDGE After Hard Fight Wins Out 4n the House; Now For the Senate. (By United Preti) Washington, Mny 24. The tenale judiciary committee recommended the confirmation of Brandies. The vote wus' ten to eight, on Itruight party Unci. Friends of Brandies arc jubilant. It it forecnttcd on a timitar division of the floor of the senate, llrandict will win by au'easy margin. Senator Ciini mint wat absent from the committee when the vote wat polled. The ballot wat counted for llrandict. A protrac ted fight it expected in the senate. It it likely to come within a week. A long debate and postibly a filibuster it expected. . CITY NEWS 9 40$$8'?!raT!lSiSSI( Weather Report Yesterday t temperature ranged be tween 41' and 61 degrees. The river fell to 4.8 feet, Team Ran Away This murium a team belonumg to one of the llilyard hoys, tetter known as the Arkansas Travellers, became frightened and started to run away. It ran across I.yon ttrcct and down the ditch along Wctt Eighth and stopped tit a very precarious and un comfortable jKJtition on the brink of the precipice, in great danger of tipping into the race. Special TraJna in June ' For the annual conventions of the grand chapter and the grand lodges of Maious which will be in session Albanv durinir the week of June 5-ID. special Iraiut will be run to the city ever the O. E. on the 5th and 7th. Local Masons are making all prep arations in an elaborate manner for the receptiqn and entertainment of the large body of visitors who will attend the state nieetingt. Appraitera Appointed lohn K. Nccdham. W. W. Powell and John Catlin were appointed ap praisers of the. estate of the lute Zacliery G. Mayes. Only Nine Progressives O.ily nine votet were cast on the Progressive ticket in the county. The number which registered wat very small, and some didn't even take the trouble to go to the pollt. The total number of votet cast in last Friday's election was in the neighborhood of 3.100 in Linn county. Guardian Appointed I. W. Ilnrkhart wat today appoint ed guardian of the cttate of Mrt. Sarah J. Fronk, incompetent. Mrs. Krnnk. who s 79 years old, has a small estate worth about $1000 and feels she it not able to handle her af fair properly and petitioned the court ior the guardian appointed. Demurrer Filed Attvs. Hill and Marks have filed a demurrer for the defendants in the case of L. E. Walton vs. T. J. Marks nd T. K. Johnson. To Attend Funeral Dr. Wallace Howe Lee went to Sa lem tint morning to attend the funer al of the lntc l'rank Powert. Mr. Powcrt graduated from Albany Col lege at the close of Dr. l.ec s tirsl year there In 1887, nnd he wat one bf four young men who acted at ishcrt at the wedding of Dr. and Mrs. I.ee. Here from Tacoma Walter E. Tcrrlll and Mits Tcrrill, jf Tacoma arc in the city looking af er business interests. They are reg istered at the Hotel Albany. Mr. Tcr rill owns much property in Ivortli Albany. Wedding la Announced ' Tiivitniinim have been received in hthis city to the wedding of C. D. imch. of Salem, the prominent court stenographer, to Miss Mary Rcgina ,ong, daughter of Mrs. Mary Ashby nnir. nf 1680 Fir street. Salem. The wedding will take place Wednesday, June 7, nt 8:00 p, m. Mr. Rnuch is well known here, being n regular visitor to Albnny during court ses sions. Infant Child Died The infant child of Mr. nnd Mrs. D. H. Hampton, of Knox Butte, died Tuesday afternoon, Mny 2.1, 1916, nt the family home. The baby, only six weeks old, .had heen ill since birth. The funeral was held from the family home this afternoon and the little body Inid to rest In Central Cemetery. ELMORE, SCHULTZ AND PEERY FOR REPRESENTATIVES Velma Davis For Recorder Means a Strong Fight For That Position. The election board have been hav ing nit Interesting time counting the democratic vote at the primaries. At most of the name! have been written in it hat been a mixed up job. Following it the vote for those whose names have been written In for offices without a regular nomi nee: Congressman M. V. Wcatlierford, 355. Secretary of state Ben Olcott 155, Ceo. C. Blakcly 146, C. B. Mooret 7. Supreme judge A. S. Bennett 19, G. II. Burnett 2, T, Green 4, Turner Olliver 9. F. A. Moore 9. Food cotnmitiioner Mickcl 28, Al bert Tozicr 6, Public tervice com. Buchtcl 2, Campbell 12. F. C. Stellmacher 1. Repretcntativet W. P. Elmore .105, I. R. Schuttz 159. Ben Sudtcll 110, W. W, Poland 44, C. L. Shaw 19, A. A. Tussing 4. F. G. Franklin 3. District attorney C. C. Bryant 114, G. S, Hill 194. W. R. Bilycu 3. County Clerk R. M. Russell 128, F. C. Stellmacher 5. B. M. Payne 4. Recorder Velma Davit 190, Ralph Thorn 46, Grant Froman 31. Attettor Earl Either 54, Jot. Gil bert 1. Treasure W. W. Fcancit 56, J. H. Glass 36, R. B. Miller II. Surveyor C. H. Leonard 66, A. L. Geddct 92. W. Crcwt 20. For committeemen in the Albany precincts II. M. Palmer it named in 1, In 2 E. E. Meeker, who doesn't live in the precinct, received 2, B. M. Payne and F. II. Pfeiffer each 1; No. 3, C. H. Stewart; No. 4, J. J. Col- lines, E. E. Meeker, John Robson and Mary E. Bilycu are tied: No. 5, A. B. Weatherford: No. 6, D. W. Rumhaugh. The regular vole it at follows: Delegate! at large Mist Tomlin- son 283, Armitage 794, Bennett. 867, T. H. Crawford 710, Hbllister "546, Morgan 495, Morrow 457, O'Rcillcy 224. District delegates Jackson 1020, Radant 498, Turner 642. President Wilson 1144. Vice president Major 246, Marsh all 866. Electors Coshow 1087. Haney 1050, N'cff 1046, Shcahan 1050, Stevenson 1047. Sheriff W. E. Parker, 946. Superintendent W. L. Jackson 971. Coroner S. N. Bradcn 963. Commissioner M. J, ' Nye 857. . Mn. H. M. Terry, of Salem, return ed home this morning after a visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Churchill. Not to Bo Courtmartialed. (By United Prcts) Washington, May 24. One hun dred sixteen Texas militiamen who failed to respond to the muster call for border duty will escape court mar tial if they answer the new call the president will issue. The new military bill abolishes the offense charged against the militiamen. The president will issue a new call directed to the 116 only. If they respond, the case is closed. If they do not, they will be charged with n graver offense. SEVEN PEOPLE ON BILL WITH SEVEN REELS PICTURES Seven people in vaudeville stunts is the added attraction at the Globe Theatre tonight and Thursday. The Imperial Musical Comedy Co. comes to "the Globe from a successful week's run in Salem, where they received considerable praise for their clever performances. They present a short skit nnd individual members of the company present singing, dancing and talking stunts in duos, trios and quar tets. Four pretty girls nnd three clev er men make up the company. An excellent picture bill precedes the show. "Counsel for the Defense, featuring Robert Gray and Margaret Nichols is an interesting Balboa three reel feature, Another beautiful Pathe travel picture is shown in picturesque Belgium, "The Waterways of Bruges." Charlie Chaplin is shown in a cartoon comedy, the Ford Weekly gives in teresting current news nnd n funny comedy, "A Mix-up for Maizie clos ea the bill . E BATTLE IS Germans Making Desperate Effort to Drive French From Deadman'e Hill, EVERY ASSAULT DE FEATS) FRENCH REPORT In Two Days a Loss of Ten Thousand Has Occurred Around Verdun. (By United Press) Paris, May 24. Germans pentrated the village of Cutnicres, nine mites north of Verdun after a series of ter rific onslaughts, it is officially ad mitted. The Teutons also took a trench west ofCumicres and gained footholds in a few tectiont of trench ett eatt of Douaumont. At other pointt most violent attacks were de feated. Several assaults in champagne were repulsed. The most tavage battle in the world's history it raging today. Eigh ty thousand Germans were sent crashing into French positions on Deadman's hill. Two brigades were repeatedly rushed to' Douaumont. Ev ery assault was a ' failure. 'All the .French trenches were subjected to a steady artillery fire. Behind clouds of duit the gray German lines swept to ward the French. Machine guns spray ed the ranks. Still wavet of spiked helmets swarmed the western edges of Douaumont No sooner wat one assault defeated than another started. The loss at Douaumont during the two days' fighting is estimated at 10,000 killed. '-. ' Berlin. May 24. British troops at tacked the German lines near Given chy Hullock, and Blairtvitte, it is of ficially announced. Southwest of Gi venchy the British penetrated the German trenches, but immediately were slaughtered. Other attacks were repulsed. MERCHANT OF VENICE BY H. S. STDDENTS WAS GOOD Seniors of the high school made good in their presentation of the Merchant of Venice up-to-date, last night at the Globe, to a large audi ence. Accordim? to the modern ver sion of the story Antonio borrowed a nonv of Shvlock. so that his chum TJassanio could pass his examination and get the fair Portia, the penalty being a pound of flesh next the brain. When the test came, a learned doctor with an X-ray discovered that An tonio had no brains and therefore the bond was declared forfeited. Shylock and Portia, the star part! of the play were well taken by Lyndon Myers as Shylock, the crafty old lender, ami Miss Martraret Gibson as Portia. Shakespeare's best woman character. Fred Aldrich was a fine Antonio, well supported by his friend Gratiano, Fritncvl Howard. One of . the best parts was Launcelot Gobbo by Darrill Austin. No part was better sustained than that of Nerrissa, by Miss Amy Perfect. Dole Wills had a fine make up for Miss Thrcedice, the teacher, and did the part remarkably well. Robert Boetticher was on. the job as the professor, Richard Thacker made imnd duke. Blanch Ragan as ror- tia's maid did the part nicely without overdoing it. Flo Filer ns Gobbo s mntlier. thouch nmicaring only for a minnii. showed iremus as an Irish woman. Earl Scott pitched a good earn as Tubal. Then there were toot ball players and the whole class of trninr Win nnd silk sweaters as Toot ers. Five scenes were given promptly, and the audience left greatly pleased with the evening s enjoyment. -o Big Milk Orders. CRv United Pressl - Portlnnd, Mny 24. Orders from Kurnnean o-overnmcnts for five mil linn in nf condensed milk were received today by several condenser-Thi-v declare thev are unable to fill them because of a shortage of milk. . SKELTON OF LOST MAN FOUND AFTER 16 YEARS Identiled By Watch and Other Things Found With the Skeleton. After almost sixteen yean the re mains of W, Buckum, of Harrisburg, who disappeared while hunting, have been found in the mountains three milei above Mabel, Identified by thing! found with the Skeleton, back in a secluded spot Being in Lane county the skeleton, a silver watch, $2 in money, a few cartridges, re mains of a purse and a pocket knife, found, were taken by Sheriff Parker to Eugene. Bucknum and C. L. Morris, the postmaster at Harrisburg for many years, were hunting deer in the moun tains when they became separated. Bucknum was never teen afterwardt. He had wandered further- into the hills and had undoubtedly met with an accident, either causing hit death inttantly or injuring him to that he could not get out. A long search wat made for him. Among those in the party wat Geo. Vandran, of the Van dran hotel, then living near Harris burg, who helped hunt for three weeks. He had intended to go on this trip, but had been unable to get away then. Thus the mystery of many years is uncovered. OREGON OUTDOORS. The Southern Pacific Issues a Book let That Is a Good One for Sending Away. The latest booklet issued by the Southern Pacific it their annual "Ore gon Outdoors." It it printed in three colon on a very expensive grade of enamel paper. The cover shows two actual photographic scenes in colors, one a fisherman and the other bath ing. The outside color plate is of Portland "the Rose City." The illus trations, which include over one hun dred, are tastefully arranged in com binations of three with a light yellow border making a very handhose ef fect. The Columbia River Highway, Wil- lametet Valley, The Loop Trip, The State Capital , Tillamoow County Beaches, Newport, Coos Bay Coun try, Mount Jefferson Country. Mc Kenzie River and Three Sisters, Ore gon Mineral Springs, Ashland Miner al Springs, Oregon's famous Spa, The Umpqua Valley, The Marble Halls of Oregon, The Rogue River Valley, Crater Lake National Park and the Klamath Country. Portland and vicinity is very thor oughly described. The Rose Festival is shown to be Portland s great an nual event. The Columbia River High way occupies a very prominent posi tion and a lengthy article is devoted to it. Every loyal Oregonian is urged to secure a copy o fthis book and send it to a friend in the East. Copies can be secured from any Southern Pacific Agent or by addressing Mr. John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent,.Port- land, Oregon. 1 o Hon. W. P. Elmore, Democratic nominee for the offiee of legislative" representative, came . over from Brownsville this morning. o .' f FRANK KEENAN AND FATTY ARBUCKLE STAR Once in a lustrum or a decade comes a play fashioned according to the classic model of great characters, straightforward unity of plot, terrific emotional power, truth to life and art. Such, say many who have seen it in. New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, is Thomas H. Ince's new civil war play "The Coward,' starring Frank" Keenana. It will be seen in the Tri angle program at the Rolfe tonight and Thursday. And it has undoubted ly excited greater interest than any other recent offering whether in the film or the regular stage world. ,:; Like all the Keystone comedies, which are under the sign of the Tri angle, "Fickle Fatty'a Fall" will appear at the Rolfe theatre. Knows the Job 1 Justice of the Peace C. J. Shcdd, who is assisting in counting the vote for the primaries has been assisting in this work now for eighteen year! straight without a miss. 0. C. LAND GRANT BILL ! NOW BEFORE CONGRESS Oausfbg a Live Debate in Con gress; Puter Has Full Page Advertisements. (By United Press) Washington, May 24. Under agree ment to vote after a three hour de bate, the house today considered the Oregon-California land grant bill, giv ing back to the United States the title to three million acres granted the rail roads under the terms of which the corporation hat violated. Represen tative Ferris interrupted with many questions. Congressman Foster ob jected to the bill because it does not give enough of the proceeds to the government. Opponents printed full page adver tisements objecting to the measure because it it unfair to the railroad. S. A. D. Puter signed the advertise ments. 9. . CITY NEWS .?. 9 ' 9 Plans for School . . - . ' A. C. Jenkins, a local architect,, re turned this morning from , Lyons where he had been on business con nected with the building of a new school at that place. He has plans 'drawn for a two room building that will cost $3000, and will be modern in every respect. : To Organise Exchange .' R. C. Van Lehe, of the Philomath Cooperative Creamery, passed through the city this morning enroute to Portland, where he will help orga nize a cooperative association, the Oregon Dairy Exchange. i Sophs axe Champions By defeating the freshmen last evening the girls of the sophomore class cinched their title to the cham pionship of the high school in base ball, played out doors with an indoor ball and bat. The team defeated both the freshmen and the juniors, the sen iors not having a' team; ""FonoVtrijJ was the championship team: Lydia Luther c, Lena Tobey, pitcher and captain, Ruth Beal lb, Violet Nutting 2b, Lillian Olson 3b, Delia Stover and Ruth Zeysett ss, Mabel Anderson and Grace Anderson fielders. A high school team also defeated the girls of the college 44 to 11. ,. . Attended Funeral Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cougill return ed last evening from Portland, where they had been to attend the funeral of Mr. Cougill's sister, Mrs. Dwier. '.. Fords Go Still the Fords go, car after car. Sales just made at the Crawford gar age were to E.. S. Kennel, Albany; Joseph Winn, Benton county. Born '.::' To Mr. and Mrs. Allan Stellmacher May 22, a son, their first boy and second child. To Visit Son- Mr. and Mrs. H. Bond left this morning for Bend where they will vis it their son for a few weeks.- Bought a Studebaker M. P Cady, of Beaverton last ev ening brought a new Studebaker to Albany and delivered it to M. V. Weatherford, who will learn to ma nipulate the levers and run the ma chine. This ought to land him on top in the congressional race. ' , More Old Things- There are two new things in the Dawson window today. One is a kris, a Chinese weapon, which was taken from a captain of a pirate ship in 1812 by the great grandfather, of Gordon Little, of this city. It is a tierce iook- ing instrument of war. The other is an old family Bible belonging to Mr. Little, printed in ; 1764. It has the apocrypha, with the book of Macca bees. . ,....' , , . ' Attended Funeral . ,, : Alex Power, of Lebanon, went to Salem to attend the funeral of his brother, Frank W. Power, this fore noon. Other brothers, E: L. Power, of Pendleton and Ed. Power, of Port land, wcrt also present. v...- Baseball , The Twilight League game of base ball scheduled for tonight will be be tween the Grace Presbyterians and the Baptists. Go out and see the sport, that is if the weather permits. ,v Setting Up Monument ,: " E. C. Lake and son, Emery D. Lake, have been in the city today setting up a monument, a Berry granite, over the grave of the late C. M. Burkhart. Geo. W. Harris, formerly of this city is head workman at the Lake shop. SUBMARINES NEXT Regular Service to Bagln In July Between Yamburg - and New York. WILL BE ARMED ONLY FOR DEFENSE The Submarine to Take a Part in the Commercial Affairs ; . of the ttoitld. (By United Preii) New York, May 24. Regular trans atlantic submarine service between Hamburg and New York, will be started next month, ' the Evening Mail asserted today, claiming good authority for the information. The first submarine will reach New York July first. It will be armed for de fense only and carry mails, parcels and perhaps a few passengers. It will make the trip in ten days. By August the Mail said Germany expected to have five ' submersiuies working on regular schedule. They will make the voyage north of Scotland, or through the English channel, according to tea conditions, and enter New York via Long Island, taking advantage of the ' three mile limit. ' License to Wed C. E. O. Montague, 32, a merchant of Roosevelt, Wash., and Ada Ryerse, 18, of Thomas; were granted a mar riage license today, .v, . ,j On the ranch of Mrs. Alex. Sump- . ter-.'-who.TTCsides-' nev Sandrson bridge, was a horse which Its owner thought a lot of. Sunday the animal, fat and sleek and feeling good, was rompirg in the barnyard when it reared up on its hind legs, fell over backwards and struck its head on a woodpile, killing it instantly. ' The horse was worth more than $200. an offer of that amonnt having been turned down, , . y Cattle Club Elects . ' The Lirin County Jersey Cattle Club met this afternoon and elected the following officer: President, Robert L. Burkhart, Albany;, vice president, F. B. Holt Thomas;, secretary-treas-. urer, J. M. Dickson, Shedd. The board bf directors met and organized, elect ing the above officers and transact ing other business. The date of the picnic was changed to June 14, the last day of the Pioneer picnic af Brownsville, to the day following. It will be held at Conors. Grove, near Dever. - ; - ' - Were Submarined. ((By United Press)' London, May 24. .-w- The Greek steamer Istros was submarined. The crew affived in England today. The captain asserted that three sailing vessels were also submarine. . 1 .-' : o- ".' ' BIG STATE 4TH OF" JULY CELEBRATION AT FAIR GROUNDS There is being organized at Salem a committee of four score and twenty for an all-Oregon 4th July cele-; bration. Twenty-four of them are from Portland, including such men as E. L. Thompson, C. C. Colt, John F. Carroll, J. Scott, etc. The Albany men named so far are A. L. Fisher, Bert Westbrook and Fred Nutting-, Dr; A. G. Prill has been named from Scio. J. Kirkpatrick, Lebanon. " The arrangements is to have it at the fair gTounds, charging' an admis sion fee of 25 cents. Jt will he in charge of A. H. Lea, the secretary, who has named Mrs. Edith Tozier Weatherred, Salem; A. A. Kirkland, Albany; D. L Keyt, Perrydalc; A. A. Staats, Independence; F.'N. Bush and W. K. Shinn of the fair grounds and Dr. A. G.,Smith of Salem to act with him.".'! ":''-,' : '' There will be -TacesTparades, danc ing, concerts, the Mutts of Portland, with a military feature and firework! in the evening.