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ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
VOL. XXIX.'
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREO ON, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1918.
No. S3.
MEETS MAGNATES
Fourteen Wore Presont, Said
to Be Determined Not to
Yield. .
BROTHERHOOD REPRESENT
ATIVES HOLD TO PLANS
Treasury Department Says
Strike Would Cause Groat
Loss to Crops.
(By United 1'rcr..)
Washington, Auk. -'I' President
Wilson Ktiiuiuuiicd t lie railway presi
dent lu n conference again this af
ternoon. Tliry iuicplcd the invitation
unwillingly, at they hail other pl.ulu
Fourteen western executive arrived,
the 6411 brotherhood representatives
conferred ami announced lliui their
Vlai" are unchanged. The treasury
ilc.iriineiu reported crops ready for
transportation, anil tliur the railroad
strike would prccii crop movcmcni.
It would cause many uiilliniia of dot
tar' Ion and reduce many cities to
famine rations.
' Forty railroad presidents met Pres
ident Wilson at 2:.V), The conference
lasted h:if an hour. Immediately af
terward ti c president conferred pri
vately with them. They frainrd a final
answer to the president's proposal.
It is understood tie president made
an imp.iioucd. appeal and urged tlx
mnmnlci to "keep the railroad run
ning, not only in this country's inter
ests, hut In order to 'meet tke entire
woil.ls deinandv." It is understood
the presidents arc not iin.iuiiunitiily in
favor of flatly refusing "the propo'l
tion. ' "
A large sentiment favors the action
Others counsel tuvcplaiKc of the ei;-ht
hour il.iy pending interstate cotuinerrc
investigation.
ENGAGEMENT OF POPULAR
COUPLE IS ANNOUNCED
' Although not unexpected the an
nouncement received here this morn
ing of the' engagement of Miss Wil
letta Wright and Mr. Fred Dohncrl
was received with more than ordinary
interest. The "wedding w ill take place
in January. The .iimouucemeut was
received here in personal notes from
Miss Wright to several of her girl
friends.
Miss Wright is the daughter of Mr.
end Mrs. Geo. W. Wright, of this
city, and is one of the most popular
girls who ever claimed Albany as
their home. She is a graduate of the
Albany public schools, attended Al
bany College and graduated from the
University of Oregon after taking her
junior ami senior years at that insti-
lution. She was a member of Kappa
Alpha Thcta sorority. Her pleasing
disposition, charming manners and
brilliance as a student made her a
general favorite on the college rain
pns. Following her graduation she
taught with success in Albany high
school. The past two years she has
been living on a homestead near
Drewsey, Harney county.
Mr. Dohncrt is well known and n
, popular member of the younger set
lie is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
F.. l)ohncrt of this city, and holds a
position of trust with the First Na
tion.il Hunk. It is .understood that
they will make their home at the
ranch near Drewsey for the present,
lit least.
tionul Hank. The wedding will take
place in January, and after a five
months' resilience here they will lic
on the much nt Drewsey, i
Longshoreman's Strike Ended.
(fly United Press)
San Francisco, Aug. 21. The l.oiu
shoreman's union formally notified
the waterfront employers union that
the stevedores' jitrike is ended. The
union ratified a peace agreement by a
vote of two to one. The employers
agreed to hire only union men. when
available, and pay increased wages,
dating from June first.
M'DONALO AND CUSTER
RETURN FROM SEABECK
Attended Y. M.C. A. Sohool and
Made Fine Showing In
Tennis Tournament.
I'ruf. II. C. McDonald and Irvin
Custer, of the Y. M. C. A. returned
today from Scabcck, Wash., where
cy spent three weeks in the school
for Y. M. C. A. officials, a fine affair,
uf great value to Y. M. C. A. men.
Nearly a hundred were present. Dur
ing their stay they entered the tennis
tournament, making a splendid show
ing. In doitjdcs they won. the cham
pionship, defeating Strong and Allen,
who have won it for several year, lu
bugles liuth were in the semi finals,
(here were 22 entries in the singles
mid ten or eleven plays in the doubles.
Their splendid showing there indicates
that Albany has some good tennis
plays.
GOVERNMENT EXPERT FINDS
ALBANY IN BEST DISTRICT
Willamette Valley Ideal For
Production of Now Famous
Loganberry.
Ceo. M, Harrow, pomological and
horticultural investigator of the de
partment of agriculture, of Washing
ton. 1). C, is of the opinion that this
part of the state, of which Albany i'
ti c center, is the ideal' spot of-the cu
be country for the growing Tif h-
g oibcrrics; After a careful inspection
o: yards in all parts of Washington,
liegon .Hid California. Mr. Darrow.
l o was in the city Saturday at the
Silliest -of ;. G. Ilrown,"l"ol Ti'c
ian- Fruit Juic Co., is of the opinion
;b:'t thi-i district excels in the produc
tion of this juicy fruit.
Mr. Darrow was here at the reiiuest
1 Mr. Ilrowu, who wanted an opinion
n this part of the state. Mr. Darrow
i making this trip in the interest of
the grower, looking up dunces for
pests, making a study of etimatc and
oil conditions to determine the most
loirahlc location for lohanherry
yards, how to prepare the l.iml for
planting, how to plant yards, train
the vines and cultivate them to pro-
luce the highest (pinlily of berry and
the largest possible yield to the grow
er. He was greatly pleased with the
start made here.
o
II. M. Hoevct left this morning for
Hoover to attend to business matters
connected with the Albany '.timber
Co.
S. M. Gilbert and family spent Sun
day at Lebanon, Mr. Gilbert return
ing to the city this morning and the
family remaining over until Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Straight, of
Oregon City, were in the city Sun
day.
I'ercey Lawrence and I.loyd Mean
er of Foster, were in the city over
night.
Geo. Sanders and Alton Cotacs and
families arc expected home from the
Yachats today after a two weeks' va
cation.
HIP BADLY HURT IN
FALL FROM WHEAT WAGON
Hill llagnell, of Albany, a member
of Hen Kidder's threshing crew, while
working on the C. H. Cusick and
Owen Beam ranch north of this city
this morning fell from a load of wheat
striking on.his hip. The extent of tip'
injuries have not been determined yol
The man was brought to the city by
Mr. Cttsick and taken to the office of
Dr. W, H. Davis where X-hViy pic
tures vert made of the injury. Until
they arc developed it will not ho
known how badly the man was hurt,
but it is thought that the hip wis
broken. Hugnell was on a load of
wheat bundles and in jumping to the
.round he hit on a bundle that lay
beneath him. As he lit he slipped on
the bundle, striking on his hip with
great force. .
ROUND-UP STOCKHOLDERS
WILL HOLD MEETING WED.
Work on All Branches of Har
vest Festival Is Going
on Rapidly,
The Kound-up stock holders will
hold their next meeting in the con
vention hall of the Hotel Albany
Wednesday evening at 8:00 o'clock
fur the purpose of organizing, incor
porating and getting down to Ur.is-
tacks. From that time on things will
buzz until the final close of the big
Harvest Festival and combined
Kound-up and Willamette Valley Ex
position on the night of Oct. 14.
In the meantime the Harvest Fes
tival committees will hold 'a meeting
md definite arrangements made be
tween the Round- up and the rest of
the fair. F.xhihits arc being gathered
and preparations made for a fine dis
play of all kinds of agricultural and
horticultural products, live stock and
machinery, as well as art and domes
tic science works. The school exhibit
is abo coming in nice shape and
oimty Superintendent W. L. Jackson
will present to the people of this
city and surrounding country one of
the finest school exhibits ever, seen
any place. The Scio exhibit wilt also
be a good one.
The Kound-up is probably attract
g more attention here than any oth
er part of the fair. This feature is
new to go many people who have
never seen cowboy pastimes and
works of the range and big ranches
that the curiosity has taken the city
by storm. Many have seen the big
Pendleton show and roc.n I ups in
other places, and hundreds went f:om
here to Philomath last June. Rut
there are thousands of people in ibis
vicinity who have yet to see a steer
bull-dogtted, a wild horse race or one
of the many other mcilin;: and tbrill-
mt features of a real, old raw-hide
roi'nd-np. With the quality of show
to be put on here thousands of vis-
tors will be f.ttraclcd to the city dur
ing the three days of Oct. 12 to 14.
.-JbMlUJJJiojrKxuindjUp jioc-k wa
sold yctcrday but there is still more
to -.tII. The mark set by the commit
tee has not yet been reached and some
more hard work is still to be done.
More subscribers, men who will risk
a few dollars for the good of the
city, arc wanted to become a part of
the round-up.
THREE SUSPECTS OF PARADE
TRAGEDY PLEAD NOT GUILTY
C-. l.r-,n.-;t.-.i A,,.- ?1 VVarrpn
K. Hillings, Thomas J. Mooney and
Mrs. Rcna Mooncv nlcadcd rot guilty
to the murder charges in connection
with the preparedness parade dyna
miting. Defense counsel McNittt withdrew-
the defendants' motions to quash
the indictments. Judge drmm late
tUia n ftnmnrti, will llP.ltl t)l .lri7ll-
nicnts in the motions to quash the in
dictments against r.dward Nolcn and
Israel' Wcinburg. McN'utt told the
judge I c wanted .10 days to prepare
Ins detense.
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Prof. W. E. Lungenbeel, successor to Prof. Torbet, Albany College, an In
structor and speaker of many years experience.
BRITISH RETREAT
But Were Stopped By Artillery
From Pursuing Advantage
1 Gained.
GAS SHELLS FREELY
USED AT POZIERES
Penetrated British Trenches,
But Were Immediately
Ejected By Them.
" .
(By United Press)
London, Aug. 21. It is announced
that the Germans forced the British
covering patrols to retreat northeast
of Vourcaux woods last night- The ar
tillery prevented the Germans from
pursuing their advantage.
London, lAug. 21. The Germans
hurled gas shells on I'ozicrcs, north
east of Contalmaisoii last night. They
attempted to raid the British trenches
northeast of Hulluch. They pencrat
cd the British trenches at one point,
bitt were immediately ejected.
Berlin, Aug. 21. The Germans re
pulsed the desultory attacks on west
roureux woods. I here were l-rench
grenade attacks near Xaurcpas.
SCORES OF SUNDAY SHOOT
SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN CLUB
Twenty-six Members TakePart
in Second Official Shoot .
at Rifle Range.
Twenty-six members of the Civilian
and Spanish VVar Veterans' rifle club
and a large number of spectators gath
ered at the range yesterday afternoon
to take part in the weekly shoot. The
work of the marksmen shows im
provement and in a short time some
good scores are expected to be made.
The highest shot yesterday was L. M.
Me Gee. who hit 41 out of 50. F. J. An
derson and H. X. Cockcrline tied with
39 each and F. F. Baltimore scored 38.
Follow-in:; are the scores of those
who shot 30 or better:
L. M. McGcc 41
F. P. Baltimore 38
F. J. Anderson 39
H. X. Cockcrline 39
W. A. Salisbury . . 37
Carl Schnurstein 37
Chas. Walker 36
Lee Bennett 32
George Rolfc 32
Max Bochmer - 32
Frank Stellmacher , 31
Fred Ward 30
P. F. Culp 30
E. C. Waller - 30
PAVING OPERATIONS ABOUT
OVER HERE FOR SUMMER
Mrs. J. W. Travis Will Take
Plant to Roseburg to Start
on Contracts.
Mrs. Frances Travis, wife of the
late J. W. Travis, of Seattle, who has
had the contracts for paving in this
city the past three years, went to
Salem this morning to look after the
company's work in that city. After
the completion of that work Mrs.
Travis will move a plant to Roseburg
where she has constracts for work
secured last week. Since Mr. Travis'
untimely death Mrs. Travis has ably
continued the management of the
business and is making a success of
it.
Before going south there remains
about a week's work to be done in
this city. Mrs. Travis will probably
he given tht contract for paving at
the corners of some of the streets
r. hcre the sidewalks will be narrowed
at street intersections to make room
for vehicles rounding corners. There
arc a few other little jobs to be done
before the season is over. Xext year
Mrs. Travis expects to secure several
good contracts for paving here. There
are some streets which will probably
be extended and some new ones tor
be paved.
Fatal Explosion.
(By United Press)
Jackson, Tenn., Aug. 21. A wood
working plant boiler exploded and
seven men were killed. A budding
half a mile distant was wrecked.
Thousands Homeless.
(By United Press)
Dallas. Aug. 21. Thousands are
homeless as a result of the hurricane.
Tents, supplies and food are being
rushed. The latest death figures are
sixteen perished, with a property loss
of two millions.
LADY CORNETIST WILL
PLAY AT WED. CONCERT
The special feature at the Wednes
day evening band concert will be a
cornet solo by Miss Enid Kimball.
The concert will begin at 7:45 p. m.
Miss Kimball is a cornetist of talent,
having been over the Pantages and
other vaudeville circuits. She is said
to be very good. A fine list of selec
tions will be presented and the lull
strength of the band will play, several
Uf the members having recently re
turned from their vacations.
JACK BARRYMORE IN HIS
BIGGEST THRILLER
Hawaiian Singers and Hula Hula
Dances at Globe Theatre
Thriller.
If he had been a regular "ten-twen
ty-thirty" here. Jack Barrymore would
have said, "Halt! If you stri-ike that
woman you do it at your peril, Red
Mike!".. But being Bertie Joyce in the
Famous Players Film company's "The
Lost Bridegroom," which is the Par
amount picture at the Globe tonight
and Tuesday, Barrymore simply
swung for the thug's jaw as he at
tempted to hit Dorothy Hardin, and
started a battle which ended very
suddenly on the floor eighteen steps
below. There Joyce lay stunned by the
fall down the whole flight of stairs.
About one week before this mem
oriable fight, Joyce was to have mar
ried Dorothy. In fact he had already
celebrated his bachelor dinner. There
by hangs the talc. For it was while
returning from the dinner that Joyce
was hit on tb 'Pd by the hold-up
men and so badly injured that he losi
his memory. In addition to his mem
ory, the thugs also deprived him of
his money, his dress coat and his ov
ercoat, hut they shied at his tall hat
This is in addition to the bill pre
sented by the Hawaiian Troubadours.
For the first time Albany will sec a
real Hitlu Ilttlu. the native Hawaiian
dance. Princess Ahiene. from the
Paradise Isle of the Pacific, gives n
refined and yet sensational demca
tion of this peculiar dance: The com
pany gives a pleasing concert of na
tive Hawaiian songs and string mu
sic, among which is the well liked
steel euitar playing. This company
was brought 6ver as the official Pa
nama Pacific fair company, and since
the close of that exposition they have
been cast, winning laurels every place,
J. A. HOWARD BAKER
MAN IN CITY
Reported Great Activity at His
City in Mining, Making
Good Times.
J. A. Howard and daughter Helen,
of Baker, left for home last evening
after a visit here with relatives Mr
Howard was here only a few days,
but his daughter was the guest of her
uncle, J. E. Jenks and family, of Tan
gent, for about a month. Mr. Howard
is a cousin of J. A. Howard, of this
city, bearing the same name, and
says he used to hold him on Lis knee,
being eight years his senior. Mr.
Howard is in the mining business, in-
crested in an assay office and smel-
tcring. He reports general good times
at Baker, on account of the greatly
ncreased mining activity, the output
of the Baker mines the past year be
ing over $2,000,000, over 90 per cent
of the output of the state. The war
has created a demand for other met
als also, antimony one of them, sell
ing for $155, where formerly the price
was about $25. Mr. Howard reported
a strong Wilson sentiment at Baker,
which is being increased generally by
Hughes' poor campaign.
OGANBERRY JUICE WILL
BE CLAN STEWART BRINK
Judge Stewart Sends Several
Cass to 29th. Reunion at
' Youngstown. Ohio.
The principal beverage to be con
sumed at the twenty-ninth annual
meeting of the Stewarts of Coitsville,
which will be held at Struthers, a sub
urb of Youngstown, Ohio, August 30.
will be Brown's loganberry juice from
the factory of the Albany Fruit Juice
plant. Judge C. H. Stewart, one of the
western members :.of that clan, has
shipped several cases of the delicious.
incomparable beverage to Youngs
town for use at the reunion.
The annual reunion of the Stew
art family is a great affair. Over 200
descendants of James and John Stew
art, who settled at Coitsville in 180.1
gather and talk over the days of their
ancestors as they dine. Judge Stewart
is a grandson of one of the two bro
thers who settled at that place. The
two cabins which they built on their
two donation land claims are still
standing and the two claims still re
main in possession of the family. In
one of these cabins Judge Stewart's
father was born. He went to Iowa
from there and came to Oregon with
the immigration of 1865, settling in
Linn county, where the family has
continued to live ever since.
Hughes and Johnson.
Bv United Press)
San Diego, Aug. 21. Politicians arc
planning to have Hughes meet Gov
ernor Johnson before leaving Cali
fornia. They think a meeting neces
sary to dissipate any false impressions
from Johnson's failure to meet
Hughes while both were in the same
hotel at Long Beach yesterday
Hughes speaks here tonight.
Miss Evelyn Taylor went to Mill
City this morning.
CHURCH UNION THEME ;
AT THE UNION MEETING
In his sermon at. the union I'nectin
last night. Rev. Howard Fagan spoke
on church unity, presenting three
programs: ' ?
1. The swallowing up of all the
other churches by one organization
in impossibility. ' ' .
2. .Federation, which is impracti
cable so long as denominationalisin
prevails. . ,' -,
3. Hy the restoration of the New
Testament church, using the Bible
name and Bible methods.
He declared that not baptism, which
is not a fundamental, but denomina
tional pride, is what keeps churches
from unity. ; .
He quoted Dr. Gabelein: ' "What
ever divides" God's people is of the
devil, whatever inites is of God."
The closing union meeting of the
Suinmer will be held next Sunday,
when Prof. O. V. White will deliver
the sermon. - ,
RUSSIANS KEEP
NCIIil
On Way to Kovel Captured
Thirteen Hundred of the
. Teutons.
CIVILIANS ARE REPORTED
FLEEING FROM HUNGARY
Serbians Are Unable te Stop
the Advance of the
Bulgarians.
Petrograd, Aug. 2L It Is announc
ed that the Russians further advanced
northeast of Kovel. They captured
1300 Germans. Gen. Brusiloff sudden
ly shifted his attacks and surprised
the Germans. This menaces Kovel and
imperils the Germans near Pinsk. The
Germans placed sunken turret guns
in the marches west of Kovel. Pris
oners reported civilians fleeing from
northeastern Hungary on account of
the Russian advance.
Salonika, Aug. 2. The Bulgarians
are advancing south of the Greek
town of Floina, despite the stubborn
Serbian resistance. A pitched battlo
at Banitz 30 miles northwest of Sa
lonika is reported. Artillery duelling
east of Lake Doira is taking place
with incessant infantry skirmishing.
A general engagemtnt is developing.
The BulgarsV objective is Salonika.
Athens, Aug. 21. The Bulgarians
arc reported to be within ten miles of
the Greek Port Kavalo. They are ad.
vancing against the Allies' right wing,
seizing strategic positions. The Brit
ish and French ministers conferred .
with Premier. Zamasis. A special
Greek cabinet session-was called on
account of the Bulgarian invasion.
They may withdraw the Greek troops
from the territory the Bulgars occu
py- : . .
Berlin, Aug. 21. It is announced
that the Bulgarians captured Cichill,
southeast of Fiorina. They stormed
and captured important Serbian posi
tions near by.
NATIONAL PRESIDENT O.A.R.
10 BE IN PORTLAND THURSO AY
' Mrs. William Cummings Story,
president of the Daughters of the
American Revolution of the U. S
wilt be in Portland next Thursday for
one day only, the guest of Multno
mah chapter. While there she will as
sist in dedicating the new drinking
fountain at Bridal Veil Falls, on the
Columbia highway, to be presented
next Thursday j with a program in
which Mrs. Story will make the prin
cipal address. The members of the
Linn chapter of this city, are special
ty invited to be the guests of the
Multnomah chapter on this occasion.
Those who can go are requested to
give their names to the local regent.
Mrs. Tracey. Mrs. Geselbracht, a
a member of the chapter, is already
at Portland and expects to be pres
ent. - -
DOUG. HAMILTON WANTS OUT
Says He Wasn't Craiy, Just Was
Not Feeling Well When in
. Albany. .
Scio Tribune: The Tribune has just
received a letter from Doug Hamilton
who dates it from the asylum. He says
he was not crazy at that time (refer
ring to the cause of his arrest), but
was not feeling welt. He insists that
he is not crazy and if they will turn
him out he will behave himself., He is ,
very anxious that his horse "Bawly"
shall be well cared for and sends his
regards to his friends in Scio. . He
wants all the people to write to him.
0 " "
Mrs. C, M. Vidito and daughter left
this morning for Tillamook where
they will visit for a short time and
enjoy a beach vacation. 1 .
County Surveyor 'A. L. Geddes,
went to Crahtree this morning to do
some surveying. " .