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Tonight and Sunday Pair.
Beat Advertising If tdlura la
Una County.
VOL. XXIX.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1916.
No. 101.
ALBANY DAILY DEMOCBAT
ALLIES MAKE
GREAT PROGRESS
Along Three Fronts They Se
cure Gains Disastrous to
the Teutons.
THE TEUTONS GAIN
ONLY IN ROUMANIA
On Both Sides Is Occurring the
Most Aggressive Movement
of the Campaign.
(By United Press) "
London; Scpi, 16. The allies ad
vanced along three (runts, lint they
differed rrvrr .cn ill southeastern Kon
nmnia, (ion. f luiit reported I lie Brit
ish ccntrr within four milr of Ba
paunie. The British liulil Coiircclctte,
Martiupuirh, giml I'lcm. They liallcd
Ihr advance In mail (lie arrival of
. . jrii'lery They captured 2HfU
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rtnerer raided the trenches nt ninny
points, and fiimilil hand to h.ind (ii
the glare of Illuminating liomliii.'Tlie
llritili armored motor smashed I Ii c
drfcusri. The Germans abandoned
heaps o( corpses. They had Cource
Irtlc until the artillery leveled the
city. They reorganised their ranks lit
the cemetery near by. They fortified
the ruined mill at Marlinpiilch. The
British charited down the slopes to
ward Hapaume. The lloodiet bay
onet fighting wn in lloiilraux wood).
The rapid advance prevented the Ger
main from oriiaiiining counter at
luck i. A few German, still cling to
Thicpval salient. The British have
flanked them and (liey teem doomed.
The French repulsed counter Bttnck
on both jdc, of Spitimc.Thcy con
solidated new positions north of Stun
me and capture 4U0 men. Tliey found
H6 corpses in one trench. '
Saloniki reported that the Russians.
French and Serbians drove the Bul
garians hack 12 miles and took four
towm. They recaptured Fiorina, an
important Greek city. One Bulgarian
regiment ot I5t) men. The Scrhian
took 29 cannons. The Bulgars arc re
treating toward Moiiastir. Tlic Brit
ish crossed the Slruma iimlcr firr
and attacked the HittKariaiia on the
upper and lower Gudeli.
Uoinc announced that the Italians
had resumed the I annuo offensive.
They broke the Austrian line at sever
al place. A battle is raging from (lor
ill to thc sea. The Austrian losses ex
ceed mm.
The extent of the Teuton victory in
southeastern Koumania is uol known.
Sofia announced that the Russo-Rou-uiaiiiuus
had abandoned the whole dis
trict north of Oobric. retreating rapid
ly toward the Danube. Bucharest ad
mitted the retreat.
Berlin, via Sayvillc. Sept. 16. The
kaiser telegrapher the F.inprcss that
the Central powers had severely de
feated the Russo-Rniimaniaiis. lie
aid: "Gen, MackciKcn wired me that
the Dulgarian-Tiirkish-Gcrman troops
had decisively beaten the Rouman
ians and Russians."
London, Sept. ' 16. An Athens dis
patch said that Premier Zaimii had
finally declined to ntctmpt to reor
ganize a Greek cabinet. He suggested
that the kinK appoint ex-Premier
Vunielos ns the head of the ministry.
Vanizelos leads the war parly.
Sofia, Sept. 15. The Bulgarians.
Germans and Turks, decisively defeat
ed the Russians and Roumanians in
Dobrudja. They arc rapidly retreating
to avoid capture.
Rome, Sept. 16. The Italians cap
tured Monte Caurisco, Saniirndc
heights, trenches near Locpiirza and a
thousand prisoners.
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Declared Void.
(By United Press)
. WashiiiKlon, Sept. 16. Anibassadt t
Von Bernstorff notified Itsc stale de
partment that Germany considers void
Ihe American bankes loans to Bel
gium on the Bol?iu,t railroad s.-curi-fca,
unless the kuis.'r'- consent ;ie
vU usly obtained.
Miss Frances McConrt went
Portland on the morning train.
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BAY MAN ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER YAQU1NA PROSPECTS
Says Bay Can Easily Have a
Depth ol Twenty-two Feet
at Low Water.
M. Wygaul, city engineer, of New
port, was in the city today on his way
home from Clackamas, where he had
been lo see his sou, first icrKcant in
M Company, just buck from Ihe bor
der, Mr. Wygunl, B resident of New
port for many yean, once a resident
of North Albany for several years, is
enthusiastic over the prospects of-Yu-tiina
Bay, He declares that, by the
expenditure of $400,000, the bay can
have a permanent low water of 21
feet, proven by surveys made. This
cair be secured by Ihe hay interests
putting up half of the money, which
lie says can he secured from llie big
limber Interest! there. Mr. Wygaul
made the preliminary surveys for the
new mad lo the mouth of the Silct..
and may have something lo do with
lalrr survrys. Work will soon begin
on running lines for the road out of
the Silct country into Polk county.
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9 CITY NEWS
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Famous Waluui Tree
The f; , of L. E. Blaine's big wal
nut tree is spreading. This is from
ihe Orcgoniau: A walnut tree In the
yard of the icsideucc of I.. It. Dl.iiu,
a local incrchanl, will probably pro
duce IS bushels of nuts Ibis year.
The tree is so full of nuts that it at
tracts attention from all who pass it.
It is by far Ihe largest crop the tree
has ever produced and a California
man who taw it this week said that
he had visited the walnut orchards
of thal'siatc hut had never seen a
yield on any tree which would equal
that of this one. This tree is about
22 years old.
Former College Student
'Fred Hargrcave, of Portland, re
turned home lisiocning after spend
ing a day at the court house, looking
up a title, lie is with tlic Eastern In
vestment Co. of Portland, and has
been for a number of years. Har
grcave is a former Albany College
student, of about fifteen years ago.
leaving before graduation.
Returned from Halsey
Miss Nancy Ralston, of the' coun
ty treasurer's office, relumed Inst ev
ening from a visit with hrr folks at
llnlscy.
Cot a Bargain
Some pcddlurs were around town
yesterday selling fancy bed spreads.
They were sonic pcddlars too. Their
program was to sell anyway. Here is
one story. They offered a spread lo
one young lady, not married, for $6,
declaring it was a $10 article. She
wasn't on the buy. They came down
to $4; but she declared thai she had
only a dollar and thai was all she
would give, l'inally. the dollar was ac
cepted and the article transferred to
the new owner. How much did they
make, and what would have been
their profit at $6.00?
Worth Store Opening-
Albany is proud of its splendid
stores and trading places. It has long
been recognized as a trading, center
where the buyer can get every service
for style, quality, range of selection
and reasonableness of price. The ad
dition of Worth's department store
last spring brought Albany up again
to the position it occupied a few years
ago and added to Ihe trading facili
ties of the city. This morning the
store presented its second semi-annual
opening lo the public, and Is a
pretty sight. Under tlic direction of
Mr. II. K. Worth and Mr. Stanley
Keith, head decorator, and with Ihe
issislnncc of Adolph McKaben and
others in the store, the large show
room has been transformed Into a
beautiful autumnal bower of yellow
and green, autumn colors arc the prin-
ipal decorative colors. The many
new articles of fall apparel are at
tractively displayed and arc cnoiifjii
to catch the eve of the most critica'
feminine admirer. Mmy people nr.'
visiting the store today from out of
town, many coming from Corvallis.
Drowned at Salem
Leland R. Hendricks, city editor of
the Salem States, and son of Ihe own
er and publisher, U O. graduate, is
said lo have been drowned j'n the Wil
lamette at Salem last evenihg. He was
in swimming, and bis clothes were
found, hut lie had not appeared nt a
late hour last night. ;
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN ON
THURSDAY MORNING. SEPT. 21
Supt. Boetticher Makes An
Official Statement For
Students.
Albany, Ore., Sept 16, 1916
To the Patrons and Children of the
Public Schools:
Judging from-the number of calls
received for information concerning
the opening of the public - schools
theer must be some misunderstanding
and uncerlainily about the dale.
1 am taking this way, therefore of
informing all concerned that the
schools were scheduled lo open Mon
thly, Sept. 21st. but the f.inn-llenlon
County Teachers' Institute has been
called for the 18th. 19th. ami 20th, and
as ihe law requires thai all teachers
attend this institute there can be no
opening sessions of the schools until
after these meetings. The bells will
ring, therefore, and pupils will report
on ihe morning of the 21st for
R KCilS'l'lvRING and assignment of
ruoms and work. This will -he
THURSDAY MORNING of the
coming week.
Pupils will report at the schools
they attended last year unless they
have moved into another district, the
boundaries of which arc as follows:
Maple School, west side of Wash. St.
west; Central School, cast side ol
Wash. St. to west side of Jackson St.:
Madison, cast side o( Jackson east
ward. No boundary his been fixed for
Ihe Kasi School as that is an overflow
school and pupil- will be transferred
there, if necessary. However, all pu
pils living in that vicinity and in the
grades operated there will report at
that place.
Book Lists: Arc in the hands of the
book stores and parents wishing to
avoid the rush next week may pur
chase at any time it may be conven
ient, provided they know certainly
the grade the children are to report
in. The promotion card should show
that.
Respectfully
C. W. BOETTICHER.
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MEXICANS-AMERICANS ;
HAVE DELICATE POINT
Matter of Carranza Furnishing
Proper Patrol For the
Border Now Up.
(By United Press)
New Loudon, Sept. 16. The Amer
ican commissioners indicated that the
Mexican negotiations- had reached
their most delicate point. They must
ascertain whether tarranza is wining
and able to patrol the border before
withdrawing the rcrshing militia. The
American commission docs not anti
cipate a hitch.
Jersey Picnic
A big Jersey breeders picnic was
held at Thomas yesterday, with a
large crowd present, and a fine pro
gram during the day. R. L. Durkhart
was among those who went from here.
Klizubclh Young and Ora Gilchrist
went out to sing as a part of the pro
gram,
J. FRANK HANLY.
Prohibition candidate for president.
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Addressed People of Albany
From Rear End of Special
Train at 9:15.
GAVE THE BREWERS
AMENDMENT A LIVE HIT
Declared That Prohibition Only
One Not Afraid of AH
the Issues!
Speaking from the rear end of Ihe
.Hanly-Landrith prohibition special
train the candidates for president and
vice-president on the prohibition ticket
enthused a fair-sized audience at thc
S. P, depot this morning.
They specially hit the old parties
for dereliction of duty in taking up
the fight against, the liquor traffic.
Among the hest speakers who have
Leen heard here- tbey entertained th;
auditttcc With sonic striking state
ments Oliver W. Stewart, a former candi
date for president, presided, and in
troduced Dr. l.ardrith, nominee for
vice-president, a Tcnnessecan of
;. leasing appi-Araucc.
He declared that his party was nt t
afraid of any issue, while the tw'o old
panics had quaked in the presence of
the liqoor question.
He declared the worst enemies -f
the pc.qdj to be beet and near beer,
and that the people of Oregon haven't
fine sense if they do not kill the
brewers' amendment. If allowed to
pass it will again make beer the mat
ter of Oregon and the irrigation dilch
of the saloon. Do the people of Ore
gon intend to be a s;i!c oartucr of the
liquor business ? He had seen no
more sublime scenery in this wonder
ful state, so near heaven, than board-cd-uo
breweries. 4 per cr.r.t beer, he
declared, means 100 per cent drunk.
Gradually the states are goim; dry.
and ihete will in a few years be a de
luge that woui-1 make Noah ashamed
cl Irnikclf.
He told how both parties had turn
ed down woman suffrage, declaring
ihat what they arc after is the post
offices.
Mr. Hanly wa introduced," n along
I. is second spr;1! here. He nude a
rpecial t peal w he women I- show
;hcir f.f l'tudc hv aligning 'himsclves
with their friends, the only party
that had exprei.rd itself for nat.ui:-jt
suffrage. He said ab.vit the only issue
Hughes had raised on his. trip was
whether a man was a licensed physi
cian or a veterinary surgeon, and that
Tafl l ad slapped the. const tutior in
the face by declaring against national
- yi.ition beca.ue if ola?cd in the
constitution it could not be enforced.
Hi a.-ked for sui..jr for hi p-.ru be
CjVjc it bad tal 'i: up the - I'liallengc
the other parties had refused. .
The train left promptly on time with
the candidate speaking along the way.
IRA LANDRITH.
Prohibition candidate for vice-pres.
ANOTHER FAMILY FIGHT
FINDS WAY TO COORT
E. B. Hayes Suing Brother and
Sisters For Possession
of Land.
A suit to obtain possession of 50
."crcs of land from his father's estate
was filed in circuit court today by E.
S. Hayes against J. L. Hayes, admin
istrator of the estate of Alex Hayes,
deceased, J. L. Hayes individually,
Bertha Hayes, his wife, Hatlie Snod
grass and her husband, J. M. SnoJ
grass, Anna Hopkins and her husband,
Irvin Hopkins, and Huldah Hayes.
All defendants are children of the late
Alex Hayes, a well known farmer
who died at his home three miles west
of Brownsville June 10, 1916. !
The complaint .alleges that plaintiff
and his father, Alex Hayes, entered
into an agreement in 1901 whereby
Alex Hayes was to fo'J ' the 250 acre
farm of" F.tias Kecney and (.iaintiff
was -j live and work vi:h as:d father
until the place was paid for, when
plaintiff was to receive a 50 acre piece
of this farm. In the fall of 1906 a 50
acre tract was set off from the farm,
and here plaintiff built a house cost
ing $1000 and made other improve
ments costing $450.
Some time later plaintiff left his
place in charge of his father and went
away. Dec. 10, 1914, a new agreement
was made; whereby a trade was to be
made for another 50 acres. This was
done and the house moved to the new
tract.
The father died before a deed and
survey were made out and now the
other heirs refuse to recognize thi
right of the plaintiff, E. S, Hayes. -
He demznds a good deed and title
to the 50 acre tract, besides his inter
est in the estate. '
Bank Statements.
Washington, Sept. 16. The comp
troller of the currency issued a call
for the condition of national banks at
the close of business September 12.
WAUKEGAN MAN VISITS
ALBANY YESTERDAY
Home City Was Scene of Fa
mous Lambert-Orpet Murder
Trial, Recently.
Harold E. Martin, cashier of the
Security Savings Bank, of Waukegan.
111., a small city located near Chicago,
was in the city yesterday and called
at the Democrat office. Mr. Martin
formerly lived in Corvallis where he
attended public schools. His home
town was the scene of the now fam
ous Orpet trial where Will Orpet
was tried for the murder of the 18
year old Lambert girl. He was ac
quitted by the jury. Mr. Martin is
personally acquainted with the mem
bers of the jury and states that all
were a fine class of men, unprejudiced
and fair in every particular. He stated
that some of the jurymen told him
after the trial that while they felt
that Orput was responsible for, if not
actually guilty of, the little high
school girl's death, and should have
some kind of punishment at least, that
the evidence implicating Orpet with
murder was so circumstantial that
they could do nothing but acquit him.
The trial brought out many base
things. Orpet admitting frequent inti
macy with the girl, and much testi
mony was brought out that never got
into the papars. Orpet is said to be
a very wild youth.
For Life.
Hillsboro, Sept. 16. Bennett
Tl ompfon was sentenced to life im
prisonment. He cried, "I am inno
cent." r-i.d clung to his chair for sap
"ort. Judge Baglev granted the de
fense 60 days to file a bill of excep
tions. P.-ssengcrs at Seattle.
Seattle. Sept. 16. The Congress
passengers, arrived on a special train.
They laughed and cried. I here were
pathetic family reunions. An old wo
man cried, "Thank God," clasping her
daughter. Stewart Tyson and Mrs.
Margan-i Rcig were carried off the
train.
From Oregon City
Mrs. Chester Roake and two daugh
ters, Mary and Mildred, of Oregon
Citv. are visiting at the home of their
sister and aunt. Mrs. William Fort-
miller,
TWENTY KILLED IN AN :
EXPLOSION AT PITTSBURG
Ammonia Works Wrecked and
Many Were Torn Into
Shreds.
CBy United. Press)
Pittsburg, Sept. 16. At least four
were killed and many hurt in an ex
plosion that wrecked the Aetna
Chemical company's amonia chrys
talizing plant. The victims were torn
to framgents. Their bodies were
hurled a hundred feet. .
The explosion, employers of the
plated works declared, had killed over
twenty. One man is said to have en
tered the wrecked building and count
ed 11 corpsesand fragments of eight
others.
Judge and Mrs. P. R. Kelly went to
Salem this morning.
Miss Orah Harkness went to Port
Ian dthis morning to spend the week
end.
Mrs. Grant Pirtle went to Portland
this morning.
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CITY NEWS S
Married at Oregon City
Hon. Chas. Childs. of Brownsville.
and Miss'Mary Sanstrom, of Oregon
City, were married at tne latter city
on Thursday, Sept. 14, by Rev. El
more, of Brownsville. The groom is
a prominent young man of Browns
ville, a member of the last state leg
islature, and a candidate for re-election
in opposition to the minister per
forming the ceremony, a'n interesting
fact in modern politics.
Has New Buick
Dr. W. P. White this morning used
his "Tin Lizzie" for the last time
and will in the future be seen riding
about the city in a classy little Uuk-t.
"35" th four cylinder roadster. This
is the first car of this type in the city.
To Teach in Salem
Miss Edna McKnight left this
morning for Salem where she will
again be on the -faculty of-vSalm
high school. Miss McKnight made a
good record as a teacher last year.
It Paid
The Democrat got ahead of one
man this week. He paid for a classi
riA fnr a week. In two days it
did the work so effectively it had to
be stopped.
Denver Man Visits
Raw Srhnntrrman. of Denver. Co!.,
is in the city visiting his brother, E.
L. Shunterman. Mr. Schunterman has
been in business in Denver for sev
eral years and may locate in this part
of the country.
Funeral Notice
Tl,- rnm-r.il of Mrs" W. H. Goltra
will be held at the family residence on
Monday at 2 p. m., unless other notice
is given later.
At Corvallis
9-vrral Albany Deoole went to Cor
vallis last night to attend a farewell
to Rev. Von Tobel, about to go to
Indiana to reside.
Articles Filed
Arttlp nf incorooration were filed
by the Irvin Garage, incorporating
with a capital stock ot jjuu, aivmcu
tnin .hares of S100 each. J. L. Irvin.
J. V. Shank and L. L. Swan are nam
ed as incorporators.
Lebanon Couple Weds
N. D. Keefhaver, 53, merchant, and
Alma Hendrickson. 49. a nurse, were
today granted a license to marry.
Rickard Was Third
Mr and Mrs. W. G. Ballack and
Miss Mae Ballack, returned last night
from Portland, where they had been
to see some of the big shooting at
the shoot. In the champion shoot a
member of the Albany club, Mark
Richard, was third with a record of
89, which was high, considering the
heavy wind. In a shoot off for the
third place Rickard won, by breaking
19 out of 20. He is a Corvallis man.
The tournament was a Bd one. ed
iting a good deal of interest .
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Mr. and Mrs. Jess Martin. Mrs.
Geo. H. Crowell and Mrs. Edwin F.
Fortmillcr left early tl.Js imorning
for Portland in the Martin car. Mrs.
Martin and Mrs. Fortmiller will visit
(or a week with Mrs. Win. White.
Mrs. J. W. Cusick, Mr. and Mrs.
r H r,,oc-k and son Eugene, went
to Portland this morning to spend the
week end.
Clifford Fairfax went to Tortland
this morning to spend the day with
his mother. . '
Mrs. R. M. Russell left this morn
ing for Shelburn to spend the week
end with her parents.
ALBANY OFFICE
IS MADE CENTER
Local Post Office to Be Distrib
uting Point For Supplies
For Five Countries.
BENTON, MARION, LINN,
LINCOLN AND POLK NAMED
New Feature Will Effed a Big
Saving in Administering De
partment at Washington. !
Beginning about October first, Al
bany will be the distributing center
for a large amout of postal supplies
for second and third class postofficet
in Linn, Lane, Marion, Polk and Ben
ton counties. Postmaster C. H. Stew
art has just been informed of this fea
ture by James I. Blakestee, fourth
assistant postmaster general,, at
Washington, D. C.
Last October Mr. Blakestee made
an address before the National Road
master's convention which was held
in Washington. His subject was ef
ficiency and economy in the postal
service. In his addrej- he referred to
the methods of production and distri
bution employed in the Ford Motor
Car factory at Detroit, commenting
on the perfect system of efficiency
and economy in force there. He made
mention of the fact that there are ov
er 60,000 post offices in the country
of the third and fourth class to whom
$400,000 worth of supplies are sent
annually at a cost of $200,000, or
about SO cents for every dollar's worth
of supplies. f .'
In Pennsylvania last year the post
master of Pittsburg undertook to ef
fect a saving by taking over the dis
tribution ofcertain supplies, for Al-
leghaney County. Where there were
formerly from 3,000 to 4,000 requisi
tions a year from Pennsylvania, now
the department at Washington has
but 120, with a corresponding decrease
in clerk hire, transportation, etc..
Under the new arrangement, gen
eral stock supplies such as. printed
blanks, items of stationery, and other
supplies will be sent to the office at
Albany in bulk from Washington or
from the factories. The offices in the
five counties surrounding Linn, of the
third and fourth class, instead of mak
ing their requisition to Washington
will write to Albany for their sup
plies. The filling of the orders and
keeping of the records will be done
without any additional clerical force,
as the clerks in the post office now
have spare hours in the' day between
trains whe"n they have ample time to
care for this work.- It can easily be
seen how this will cut down a vast
amount of clerk hire at Washington,
the work handled quictter and better
and without expense at this office. It
will also affect a great saving in trans
portation cost. -. '
The Albany district comprises 110
offices as follows: Polk, 14, Marion,
33; Linn, 24; Benton, 10; Lincoln, 29.
The offices of the first and second
class will continue to draw directly
from Washington, as formerly. The
new arrangement does not handle
stamps, envelopes, scales, rubber and
steel stamps and general office ma
terials and fixtures. However, it is
thought that stamps and envelopes
will soon be added to the list.
Postmaster Stewart has accepted
the offer to locate !ie distributing .
center here and it is thought that the
supplies will be received about Oct.
1. This is the first district office in
the state and it is probable that it is
the first on the coast. No others have
been reported. :.- A- ',
President's Sister Died.
(By United Press) '
New London, Sept. 16. Mrs. An
nie Howe, the president's only sis
ter, died this morning of poritonitis.
Relatives were at her bedside. Presi
dent Wilson was immediately .noti
fied. ' .-.-"
Asbury Park,, Sept. 16. President
Wilson received the news and can
celled his engagement to address the
National Life Insurance underwrit
ers at St. Louis September 20.' He
will go to South Carolina to afetnd
the funeral. .' ' -