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VOL. XXIX.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREOON, MONDAY, AUOU8T 28, 191C.
No. Bl.
NEW PROPOSAL
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President Makes a New Pro
position, But Including
Eight Hour Day.
WOULD POSTPONE ACTION
FOR FEDERAL COM,
If This Fails Will Ask Con
greet For Special Dis
putes Act.
(By United Press)
Washington, Aug. 28 The com
mittee of ciiiltl railroad presidents
gave President Wilion their fi
nal proposal at 2:35 o'clock
'After a short conference, President
llulilcii announced that the executives
shortly would Issue a statement anil
laid: "It will lie the final talciiicnt."
He tlcclineil to explain further.
Washington. Auk. 28 President
Wilson haa planned to meet repre
sentatives of both aldei today. The
railroad' representatives declared
their intention of alanding demanding
arbitration, and ignoring the eight
Jiour iiropoaal. Unless trainmen make
unexpected move the officials be
lieve a strike It iiuininent.
Washington, Aug. '28. President
Wilson hat prepared a new propotal
to the railroadt. In it lie atill de
nianda an eight hour day. He It will
ing to potlpone pulling the thorter
day into effect until the federal com
minion arranged all the details and
reorganizes the railroad business to
conform to the new plan. The com
Dilation's work might delay the
- change for on year. If negotiations
fall the prcident intenda to ak con
gress lo pass a law similar to 'the
Canadian disputes act. It averts all
strikes and lockouts for one year
pending investigation. He also will
ask congress to piss a law providing
for an eight hoii.' day for railway em
ployes. The president this afternoon
made arrangements to visit the capi
tal at 4 o'clock rnd confer with mem
bers of the sciinu steering commit
tee, lie will thoroughly discuss nil
'the ttrike developments.
Mexican Commission to Meet.
(Ily United Press)
Washington. Aug. 28 It is an
nounced that the joint Mexican and
American commission will meet at
Portsmouth early next month. The
aunounceeiit followed Secretary Lnn
sing's Arrcdondo conference.
Ordered to Border.
(Dy United Tress)
Washington, Aug. 28. The war de
'partment announced that Ohio, Ken
tucky and Vermont militia had been
ordered to the border immediately.
Com. Club Tonight
The regular meeting of the com
mercial club will be held this even
ing at the regular hour, when num
erous matters will come tip. The club
' Is having, the programs printed Inl
ine big festival nnd round up with
some attractive covers.
WANTED TO KNOW WHERE
EXCHANGE HOTEL WAS
, A load of people from Tacoma
passed thru tlu city recently. In it
were a couple who said they formerly
resided in Albany, and were married
here, at flic Exchange Hotel.' They
naked a ilrnymnn where the Exchange
was; but be didn't know. An old
timer, Arch MonHitb, happened lo be
near, nnd, of course knew nil
about the Exchange, to ho took the
pnrty to tlu Albany Rooming House,
at First and Washington streets mid
showed them the rebuilt Exchange.
Whcn the c:nplr, whose nnmei could
, lint be ob'.'Micd, were married the
hotel va. run by Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Murray, nnd for , some time after
words. Mr. Murray was drowned in
the Ci.aptK'ia, near the Magnolia Mill,
nn.l Mrs. Mmrii.v c'icd a Ion? time
ago. '
SIGN UP ON FACTORY
CHG WING HJGH
Rejuvenated Furniture Faotory
Will Soon Be Making
Furniture.
W. K. Flanders, superintendent of
the Albany Furniture Mfg. Co. was
in the city yesterday, returning lo
'Portland in the afternoon. He will
superintend the business from Port
land, Slicrl Smith, foreman, having
charge of the factory locally. Good
progress has been made in gelling
things ready to begin work. The boil
er house and new dry house, both
made of tile blocks, are completed.
The old dryer is now filled with ash
boards sawed in the factory's mill,
ready for the first run of the mach
inery, which is now being belted ready
Tor action. A big sign on the city end
of the building, "Albany Furniture
Mfg. Co." was being completed today.
The long steel flag pole has been set
and old glory floats from the top. In
a few days actual work will begin on
stock for the furniture, followed by
the furniture making. Work will be
gin with twenty or twenty-five men.
nnd increase as the work progresses
ihru the different stages of manufac
turing to the shipping room. It wil.
be a wonderfully transformed plant
when entirely finished.
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CITY NEWS
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Will Be Shown Again
Escape, a great film hat been re
built by Griffith, and will again be
presontcd In Oregon, at the Kolfe,
Albany the loth of October, tome
thing that will draw. The original
Escape was shown here several
months ago.
The Cort Attractions
Mr. Mycr, of the Globe, has signed
with John Cort, the well known the
atrical manager for tome first-class
attractions the coming winter, such
at are shown at the Heilig, Portland,
so that Albany people will have both
movies and dramatic entertainments
the coming season.
Returned from Altea
II. E. Hector and family last night
returned from the Alsea country,
where they spent over a week at
Waldport, fishing and hunting. They
got on deer, but secured as many fish
as they needed. The salmon run,
though, is small on the Alsea. One
night the fishermen secured only 11.
W. C. T. U.
Regular meeting of the W. C. T.
U. will be held on tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. L. E. Bhin. Mrs. A. H. Mar
tin will give a paper on Cooperation
with Women's Clubs. The annual
-election of officers will be held.
Miss Brecken ridge
Miss Sue Brcekcnridgc hat moved
her hemstitching pit, 'or to the Dem
ocrat building, occupying the room
recently used by Chas. Prochnow.
where she will be glad to meet old
and new customers.
Denny Here
Hon. J. F. Denny, of near Jeffer
son, was in the city today looking af
ter business matters.
Philomath Professor
Prof. J. R. Parker, of the H. B.
college at Philomath preached two
able sermons in Albany Sunday, in
the morning at the U. P. church, in
the evening at the union service at the
M. E, church.
Flax Experts
J. C. Cady nnd daughter, of Snlem,
were in the city over night, Icavin
for home this morning, after taking
an outing at the bay. Mr. Cady is a
former state' flax expert, recently re
tiring from the position. F. C. Miles,
the U. S. government flax expert,
was his guest for several days, being
In the state in the Interest of the
government. Developing the flax in
terest, so i shall be on a par .with
that of Irclutid is a great problem, one
that has not yet been solved in this
country.
Public Market '
The roof was put on the stalls of
the new Albany Market, at Second
and Ellsworth streets, this morning,
nnd the stalls will be ready for busi
ness Shturdny morning : at 7:30
o'clock, when they will be opened
for the first time. It is thought all
of them wilt be occupied by that
time, several having been spoken for.
Something new in this city the result
of the experiment will be watched
with interest.
ALLIES REPORT
Attaekes of Germans Against
Fleury Repulsed By the
French.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
WOODS OF HAUTZ
Also Continue Driving the
Turks In the Caucasus
Mountains.
By Ed. Keen.
London. Aug. 28. Paris announced
the French repulsed attacks against
Flcnry. Petrograd tunounced that the
Russians had captured the woods
near Hatiu. They captured the Aus
trian field post in Ihe Stochod zone.
They continue drivug the Turks in
the Caucasus. Gen. ll-i'.g rc, oried
that the British had progressed east
of Delville wood and that ihey had
raided the trenches near Mouquct
farm.
M. McDonald, of the Oregon Nur
series Co., Orenco, wat in the city
Saturday returning home in the ev
ening. ALBANY RIFLE CLUt
" HAD ANOTHER SHOOT
Better Sooes Made As the
Men Practice; Some
Good Ones. -
Following is the record of the new
Rifle Club made yesterday in an
interesting shoot, the score under
each heading being out of a possible
25. at 200 yards:
Name " "g g g
5 5 k
n ii A,
Stcllniacher. K. C. 20 11 17 24
Ward, Fred ..- .21 16 20 20
Patton. Frank 21 16 16 22
Walker, C. W. 21 22 22 20
Schr.urstein. C 1 18 20 19
liogan, W. 11 ...... 25 20 20 24
Warner. Jack - 23 1ft 19 11
Churchill, D. 16 17 10 15
Gott, R. - - 18 21 15 23
Culp. B. T 18 12 14 20
Burnette. Lee 23 18 16 18
Stcllniacher. Allen 20 17 15 18
Waller, E. C 17 14 28 3
Plagman, Hans - 21 17 17 16
McGee, L. L 23 25 23 20
Miss Neva Hoilich .this morning
returned from a Corvallis visit.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. B. Dunham, of
Walla Walla, have been in the city.
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: : Photo by American Press Association,
Emperor Frana Joseph, of Auttrla,
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GRAND JURY MEETS
PREPARATORY TO COURT
Trial Term to Meet Sept. 5;
Several Criminal Cases
Being Considered.
The county grand jury met this
morning to consider several cases
that will come up before the circuit
court to convene September 5. Among
them is the case of the two men who
arc alleged to have stolen a boat at
this city, after stealing some hides
from M. B. Craft, and taking them
down the river opposite Bucna Vista,
where they were hidden, and after
wards discovered by Marion county
officials, aided by suggestions of Chief
of Police John Catlin. This case
was being considered today.
fn life circuit court, Judge Gallo
way, judge, Saturday afternoon, di
vorce was granted Dr. A. P. How
ells, from his wife, Dr. Howells, of
Corvallis.
- In Jas. E. Gillett ag't. James B.
Condon, to quiet title, decree was or
dered as prayed for in the complaint.
In. J. M. Brown age. Hiram Par
ker, et at, a suit for foreclosure, judg
ment of foreclosure wat ordered, at
asked for in the complaint.
' Judge McKniglit today issued an
order of adoption to Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Uabb, of this city, of Anna
Louise Anderson, who had been with
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of
Portland. The child is eight years of
age, her parents residing in Lincoln
county. They gave their written con
sent so that the order was made with
out ihe usual delay and red tape.
A peculiar experience in the county
court was the reducing of a bill from
$89.05 to $15.00 and the refunding of
$74.05 voluntarily, the result of a mix
ture of circumstances.
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Daring Escape.
(By United Press)
Jamestown. N. Dak., Aug. 28.
Three alien convicts from Seattle en
route to New York for deportation,
jumped from the federaj orison car
near Sanborn, caught the west bound
freight leaving Sanborn, and escaped.
Marahfield to Tacoma
A party of Tacoma people were in
Ihe city today on their way home
from Marshfield. where they had been
to attend the big celebration. It con
fined of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gecrgc,
Clarence George and Mrs. Ruth
Whitman. They reported pretty
rough travelling between Roseburg
and Marshfield in their car, a Dodge,
but they made it all right. This side
of Roseburg the roads were in good
shape.
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Wheat Drops Sensationally.
Chicago, Aug.' 28. Wheat
dropped seven to eight cents to
day and traders are frenzied.
The Roumanian war declara
tion and strike news caused the
break. At noon September, De
cember and May wheat were
below Saturday's close.
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now at war with Neighbor, Roumanla
R. R. MAIL CLERK
STOLE $1700
Wanted the Money to Make
Payments on His Home
Place. -
WAS TRAPPED BY
GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS
Began Last November Opening
Letters With Money
in Them.
(By United Press)
Portland, Aug. 28. Postoffice in
spectors declared that Arthur V.
Kent, a railway mail clerk, had con
fessed taking $1700 from the mail.
Kent's alleged thefts began in No
vember, 1915.
The inspectors trapped Kent. They
knew hundreds of dollars of currency
to be on the train from Marshfield,
and afterwards went to Kent's home.
When he returned they searched him
bnd found the money. Kent said he
needed cash to make borne payments,
and settle some over due bills. He
was arraigned before Commissioner
Blake and held for the grand jury.
ONLY ONE SMALL FIRE
IN FOREST REPORTED
Two Miles This Side of De
troit; Every Precaution
Being Used..
Superintendent Hall, of the forestry
service returned Saturday evening
from Detroit, where he had been on a
visit with his guardsmen in the hills,
who are watching vigillantly to see
that no fires of consequence shall oc
cur. So far there has been oly one
fire, two miles below Detroit on an
island, a small affair that was con
trolled doing no damage of con
sequence. It was reported that there
as a fire between Mill . City and
Gates; but the forestry service knows
nothing about it. If there was one
that department would be notified at
once. A few camp fires found beyond
Detroit that had been left and might
have caused trouble if not discovered.
Campers should always see that the
last spark is out before leaving their
camp.
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SEVEN BIG COUNTRY
S.S. RALLIES THIS YEAR
Yesterday the American. Sunday
School Union held its seventh coun
try all day service and Sunday school
rally for this summer in this county.
These seven meetings have all been
held in groves in the open air and
18 country Sunday schools have par
ticipated. Many other schools have
been represented and the total at
tendance has reached 1700 people.
The three Sunday Schools combin
ed in yesterday's successful rally were
Mt. Hope,- Happy Home and Fair
view Union' Sunday Schools. .They
met in a grove six miles east of Leb
anon. A special invitation was sent
to Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Lyons at
the "Big Brothers' Farm" near Leb
attend at sruests of the Sun
day Schools and. Mr; Lyon was-one
of the speakers of the day, telling oi
the work they are doing for Juvenile
Court and dependent boys. '
Itpiiflrt local sneakers were the fol
lowing from Albany: Messrs. A. C.
Schmitt and H. C. McDonald, and Dr.
Wallace Howe Lee. acting president
of Albany College. Dr. Lee was the
principal- speaker of the day. Mr. D.
D. Randall of Albany also was a
Speaker and assisted with the music.
When the American Sunday School
TTninn ohened one of the above Sun
day schools last year .the community
had been without such an institution
tnr seventeen vears and without a
sermon' for ten years. G. W., Rol'.r-
bnugh, local representative ot tne so
ciety found grown young people there
BAND LEADER RETURNED
FROM MARSHFIELD
Prof. Beard Played With Salem
Band, One of Five Bands
That Furnished Music.
Prof. H. L. Beard, of the O. A. C.
returned yesterday from Marshfield,
on the special Salem excursion train.
having been with the Salem band, to
help in the musical part of the three
days' program. Sticking out of his
pockets, up high enough to be seen
was an eight spot of clubs, which
some joker on the train had slipped
in without being detected. This was
the explanation of it made to a Dem
ocrat representative. The Salem band
was one of five there, besides the Ar
nold band, which kept the air pretty
well filled with music. The professor
said there was nothing in that San
Francisco vessel just outside of the
three mile limit with a cargo of liq-
ur; but there was some liquor there,
taken in, and a few intoxicated men
were seen. Besides the Cherrian band
of Salem there were the Rosarian
band of Portland, the Eugene Munici
pal Band, Kaiser's Coos Bay Band
and Powers' Loggers band. The Ev
ening Record had a drum corps and
the Ad. Club's quartet was nearly
equal to a band.
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9 CITY NEWS.
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Were at Cascadia
Hon. and Mrs. J. K. Weatherford
and Mr. and Mrs. M. Tontgomery
yesterday made the trip to Cascadia
Tiie roads are so good between Fos
ter and Cascadia that one can travel
at the rate of ten miles an hour by
using plenty of gasoline.
Returned to Seattle
Mrs. C. H. Rovig, of Seattle, this
morning left for home after a visit
here of some time with her sister.
Mrs. W. A. Willard. '
Returned from Marshfield . . .
S. S. Gilbert 'has returned . from
Marshfield, where he attended the
great eelenration. He reports a big
time with much to see and hear, the
event being a great success, attract
ing wide atetntion for Marshfield.
ToPortland
Mrs. D. M. Rohrbaugh and three
children, of Portland, left for home
this morning, accompanied by Miss
Marie Rohrbaugh, of. this city, after
a visit here of several days, at the
home of Mrs. Rohrbaugh's brother-in-law,
G. W. Rohrbaugh.
Went to Portland
Leo Cohn, of Lyon street, left this
morningt for Portland on a short
business trip. .
State Game Warden
Carl Schunemacker, . state game
warden, and wife, were at the Hotel
Albany, while on their way home
from an outing at the Bay.
From Portland
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Logan and
Mrs. C. D. Dofflemeyer and daughter.
Ethel, motored up from Portland
last Saturday and Sunday and visited
at the home of Dr. Leininger,. return
ing home Sunday evening, accom
panied by Miss Hazel Doftlcmycr,
niece of Mrs. Leininger, who has
been visiting here.'; .
Warning to the Deer '
Rev. Edgar, of this city; Purl
Stockton, the evangelistic singer, who
is making his hcaduqarters here, and
Rev. Koehlcr, of Brownsville, today-
left for Bald Mt. up in the Cascades
beyond Brownsville on a deer hunt,
also with eyes open for bear, and
they will likewise do some fishing.:
Returned from Auto Trip-
Mrs. Alma ' Brandshagen has just
returned from an extensive auto trip
made with fifteen Portland people in
several cars. They went down the
east side to Crater Lake and return
ed thru norther California, by way of
Hornbrook, which had no signifi
cance, for there was a minister in
the party, also a doctor.
Had Private Shoot
Sergeant Setchfield and J. F. Lau
of the 5th Co. C. A. C, have, been
having a shoot of their own, with the
following 'rcsdilt: Setchfield. 200
yards 8 in. target, rapid fire 49, 49,
44, 44. Lau 45. 44, 43, 42. At 600
yards: Setchfield 46, 43, 42, 41. Lau
45, 43, 40, 39. ' ;!
who had never been associated with
a Sunday school; but this particular
school has made a remarkable record.
R0UMA1 GETS
E
Has Formally Declared War on
Austria, Which Will Mean
All Teutons.
GERMANY DECLARED WAR
ON ROUMANIA THIS P. M.
Bulgars Will at Once Leave
Greece to Protect Frontier
From Roumanians.
(By United Press)
London, Aug. 28. Berlin todav of
ficially announced that Roumania de
clared war on Austria Sunday. The
Kaiser intends to hand the Rouman
ian ambassador his passports today.
The German federal council meets
this afternoon probably to declare
war on Roumania within 24 hours.
Bulgaria and Turkey are expected to
Issue similar declarations. The French
foreign office announced that Rou
mania had declared war on the cen
tral powers. Roumania acted . after
meeting with the crown council and
King Ferdinand last night. The Rou
manian army consists of 600,000 men.
The Bulgarians must now leave
Greece and protect their northern Bul
bar frontier against Roumanian in
vasion. "
Berlin, Aug. 28. The Austrians
und Roumanians clashed at Seiben-
burger frontier a few hours after war
was declared.' It W announced the
Teutons captured some ' prisoners.
Military critics declared that Italy's
leclaration of war with Germany
vould have no influence on the mili
tary STtuatioij. Sofia- dispatcher said
'.he allies are evacuating all the nor
heastern Macedonia before the Bui
jarian advance. The Bulgars are driv- .
ing the British to their base on the
julf of Orfana.
London, Aug. 27. Berlin dispatch
es said that Germany had declared
var on Roumania this afternoon.
U. C. HAS MANY STUDENTS.
Over Ten Thousand Perhaps the
Most of Any University in the
United States.
A total of 6716 students will regis
ter in the Berkeley colleges of the
University of California, according to
estimates made. The freshmen who
registered last week numbered 1600,
and when the doors of the university
swung open this morning a long line
of regular upper-classmen created a
rush on the recorder's office.
It is estimated the registration will
e 5572. This number does not in
clude the San Francisco colleges of
medicine, dentistry, etc., which, to
gether with the summer school at
tendance, bring the total for the year
up to 10,441. These figures show a de
crease over last year of 732, but this
:s caused by the enormous figures for
the summer school due to the expo
sition. ' " ' : ' . -
The total oi 10,441 does not include
'the students-at the California school
of Fine Arts, Wilmerding school, the
University Farm School at Davis, nor
'.he big enrollment in the university
extension courses. ' :
J.H. KAUFFMAN HAD COL
LISION WITH MOTORCYCLE
J. H. Kaufman, of this city,' had a
thrilling experience yesterday while
on bis way to Corvallis on his bicycle
for a day's trip from home. This side
of Corvallis a ways he met young
man on a California motorcycle going
at a live clip. Thru some misunder
standing they came together and Mr.
Kauffman got the gorst of it. being
knocked some distance heels over
head, badly bruising him, so that al
together twelve stitches were requir
ed to sew up the wounds. He was as
sisted to Corvallis, where he had his
wounds sewed up and came home on
the train in the evening. .,