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VOL. XXIX.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREOON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1910.
No. 127.
ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
E
Secretary Daniels Says Nine
Vessels Torpedoed Were
Within Law.
WALL STREET STOCK
TOOK SEVERAL TUMBLES
Large Numborol Children Were
on Boats Wrecked By the
Submarines.
(Uy United I'm.)
Anbury Turk. Oct. '). Secretary
Daniel informed President Wilitou
itiilt the German itiiliinitrinc opcrutint
off Nantucket obeyed all (lie pro
vitiiint of International Law before
torpedoing the nine strainer!. Thr
secretary will make n formal report
later. President Wilxon refused to
nuke a tateiiicnt until lie hc.ir nil
llic detail!, The president meets Am
bassador llcriiitorff this afternoon in
a conference for the mricic of din
cutsing I'olinh relief. The official v
manifested the deepest anxiety over
iuhmariiir' acts
New York. 0 I. 9'. Submarine
livitiri hive envied a mall Wall
Street pmic. "ricrc tumbled before :n
avalanche of telling order. Thou
audi of small ipcenlntors' accounts
weer wiped out. The United Stales
Steel fell eight point!. Other war
itocki broke three to lixtccn point!
Some of the Hock, recovered later
Washington. Oct, 9. Admiral
Knight informed the navy deartnient
that American destroyers failed W
ItM-ale the crew of the British frcight
KtnV.ton."tilmirirre - -off -!-tucket.
Newport. Oct. 9. Four American
destroyers carrying ol the iv
teen urvivor from the torpedoed
vessel! nrrived here. The F.rcssoi:
carried eighty-one. the Drayton sixty
eiiiht, the llrnbam thirty-six. ami the
Jensen thirty-one. Fourteen babic
were among the nrvivors, found
drifting in open boat! near where
the Stephano sank They were nfl.sn:
eight hour. Many children were re
scued. Tin uirvuors are calm.
Thousand! crowded tho wnrvr.
Mr. Elsie Vanderhilt ent her lim
online for the victim!. Fourteen
mother!, and babe in ftrmi, stood
weeping on the forward deck of the
destroyer Ericsson. Fveiytbinu was
lo!t except their clothes Seventeen
destroyers arc nil. hniit'ng (or pot
!iblc iiirvivon.
Flatman-Berry Wedding.
Mr. Dewey Flatman and Mist
Mnudic May Iterry. both of Mill City,
were united in tnnrriags at the office
of the church of Christ nt 3:0!) p. m
on Saturday, D. I.loyd Morgan, pas
tor of the church officiating. The cer
emony wai witnessed by Mrs. May
Flatman and Mrs. I.ec Merry, mothers
of the young people. They will make
their home in Mill City.
C. C. Hall left this morning for
Detroit where he will look after work
in the Santinni forest being carried
on by the government.
George A. Prlehnrd was up from
Salem yesterday for a short visit with
hia daughter nt the home of Win.
Forlmiller.
NEW YORK WOMAN
WILL TALK T
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mia. VJliy -.lvio, l.l '-J." ......
address the Women's Board of Home
Missions this evening nt the First
Presbyterian church. A reception to
Mra. Dnvii will precede the speaking
at 8:00 o'clock. The miblic is invited
The women's board of Home Mis
sions has 2020 workers in 74 stations
Inrludincr dnv ami boarding schools
community nations, hospital stations
and medical stations, lney do worn
among seven classes of people, namc-
lv! Alaskans. Indians m tins counliy,
Moxlcnns, Mormons, Porto Rlcans,
Cubans, mountaineers, and foreigners.
IS GERARD BRINGING
PEACE PROPOSALS TO U. S.
This Declared to Be the Psy
chological Time For Nego
tiations. Uy Curl Ackcrmun.
(United Prcii Correspondent)
Merlin, Oct. 9. It in nut Impossible
dial Amhaisadur Gerurd may he con
veying pence pi;opouli to America.
Ilcforc leaving Merlin Gerard held
Important conference! with Chancel
lor Hull wen, Jagow, and levcral Icad
iiiK mriiiher! of the Reichitag. It
believed that now ii the time for
Washington to make peace; now it
llic psychological moment. If pence
U not liindc now war must last an
olhcr year. It Is suggested that Wil
on can aik the power! to end special
representative! to Washington for
prace negotiation!.
FIGHT BEING MADE TO LIVE '
UP TO ARNOLD CONTRACT
Committee Gives Exclusive A-
musement Concession and
New Law Spoils It.
The fair and round up manage
ment! arc Unturned over llic recent
carnival liccnic law pawed hjj the
city council at the Inst session.. The
rxcluiivc privilege! were given to the
E. J. Arnold attraction. Arnold con
tributed $300 toward the fair with the
understanding that he be given the
show conccisioni.
Now the Moucher ho ! have- come
in and locaico at I irsi anil r.niwurui
trccti. Mr. Arnold fecli that he is
being imposed upon, and unlcsi lomr
other arrangement i made !ayi he
will withdraw hii contribution
to the fair. He has hii showi mostly
on the fair grounds in Central park.
with one next to Horskyi hnrncss
hooieiotr'.iug to the law there i
nothing that can be done to keep the
other people out but the property
ownen could do 10.
BOY IS SHOT WHILE
HUNTING THIS
Son of Austin Crowder Re
ceives 15 Bird Shot in Neck,
Arm and Face.
While bunting this morning the 16
year old ion of Austin Crowder re-
cived part of a charge of bird snot m
his face, neck and arm from the gun
of another party. Dr. B. R. Wallace
attended the boy and took 15 shot
from hii flesh and nt least as many
more passed through his hat.
Young Crowder was hunting along
the swale. Some other boya were on
the other side. A pheasant got up and
shot, were fired. The load from one
of the'' guns took effect in Crowder"!
bead, neck and arm and caused pain
ful injuries. Two shots struck in Ins
eyes, nut out not punciure me .
ball. He will recover.
Three Villagea Captured.
(By United Press)
London. Oct. 9. It is announced
that the Mritisb captured three more
Macedonian villages and that the
British cavalry arc pursuing the Bul
garians. ,
Paris, Oct. 9. It is announced' that
the transport pallia carrying two
thousand troops was torpedoed. The
munitions cargo exploded. Thirteen
hundred survivors landed at Sardilia.
Straw Votes
A statement in the Orcgonian that
the .. employes on the CorvallU and
Eastern arc mostly for Hughes is one
without any. figures, and ni a mutter
of fact is not a fact. Ai near a! can
be learned a majority of them arc for
Wilson, the same ns railroad employes
elsewhere arc, A sample is shown in
the straw vote of the S. P.'s machine
shops nt Portland, 51 for Wilson, 23
for Hughes.
Weather Report
Yesterday's temperature ranged be
tween 35 and 75. The river "stands at
1.1 feet. .
ALL READY FOR
HARVEST FESTIVAL
Greatesl Show in State to
Open Thursday With Big
Entries Throughout.
ROUND-UP STOCK AND
PERFORMERS ARRIVING
Best Races, RWIng, Roping and
Trick Performing Known
Will Be Seen Here.
Day by day as Thursday, Oct. 12,
drawi nearer, the icope of the West
ern Oregon Round-Up and the Wil
lamctct Valley Exposition, which are
the attraction! of the Harvest Festi
val increase in magnitude' and are
siirpriiing even the moil cnthusiastic
of the managers. The Round-Up is
bigger than anyone ever dreamed of
here, except a few who knew about it,
and will be fully as good as any ever
pulled off in the country. With the
winners of Pendleton events all here,
and more bciidci, why shouldn't it
be?
The fair will be a revelation. Mag
nificent exhibit! are coming in in all
department!. Up in the Central Park
grounds display! arc being arranged
in farm produce that would do credit
to any fair in the country. An jinua
ually fine display of cattle, horses,
sheep and twine will be made. The art
department will show the best that
Linn county produce! in this line, and
the textile exhibit, the domestic sci
ence and other displays will also be
above standard.
Program for Fair.
Thursday, Oct.. .12. Address of
welcome. Mayor L. M. Curl, and op
ening of the fair at 10 a. m.
10 a. in. Address, "Consumption of
Home Products and the Government
Marketing Plan," by Hon. W. R. D
Dodson, of Portland.
'All dav Inspecting exhibits! dem
onstrations, etc.
1:30 p. in. Western Oregon Round
Un south ofS. P. depot.
7:30 p. in. Stcrcopticon views of
the scenic beauties of America.
8:30 p. m. Indian War Dance, by
a group of Indians from the Umatilla
reservation, in full regalia.
Friday, Oct. 13. 10 a. m. Monster
street pnrade, including floats, cow
boys, three bands, and various special
features.
1:30 n. m. Second day of the
Round-Up."
7:30 p. m.Strect pageant. Comic,
thrilling, exciting.
Saturday, Oct. 14, Political and O
A. C. day.
10:30 a. m. Speech by Hon. George
li. Chamberlain, U. S. senator from
Oregon.
' 11:30 n. m. Speech. Hon. Stephen
A. Lowell or Hon. W .C. Hawley.
1:30 p. m. Finals in Round-Up
events. , .
7:30 p. m. to midnight Mardi gras
and final close of the Round-Up.
All attractions of the fair will be
free. The admission to the round
up is 50 cents for a good seat. The
grand stand is 50 cents extra. There
it no truth in reports that scats can
not oc secured for less than one dol
lar, for over 15,000 good scats can In
had for 50 cents.
The exhibits will all be held in and
around the old Central school build
ing. The Industrial school exhibits
will be held in the armory, livery ev
ening there will be amusements of all
kinds, 'Including dances, carnival at
tractions, and other merriment.
Round-Up people on way.
Manager Clarence Adams had a
long distance call this morning from
Dell Ulancctt in Pendleton saying that
be was about to start with a carload
of 22 thoroughbred horses, including
the famous Allen Drumbellcr relay
string; a car load of saddle horses and
Indian relay and riding ponies: a car
containing 25 cowboys and cowgirls.
Dr. J. L. Helms leaves Mcdford to
day with 10 head of thoroughbred
horses, including his relay string, and
another car of horses and cattle will
be brought in from the Klamath coun
try. Roach Brothers arc here already
(Continued on Page 4.)
NOTHING TO FEAR
FDOM THE COWBOYS
Good Pepjle of the City Need
Not Worry About Morals
of the Riders.
(By R. R. c.)
It lecnil that a certain element of
people in tliii city are working them
!elve! up to a .frenzy over the pro!-
Vcctive moral atmosphere of Albany
during the Round-Up. There have
been all kind! of requests and querrics
coming to the Chief of Police, and
that venerable official has 'almost
come to believe some of it.
Lc it be known that cowboy! arc
not so very different from other
people. They are human beings, used
to a free and open outdoor life, and,
while they have moral standard! of
their own, their moral!, on the aver
age, are ai good as the average resi
dent of this or any other city.
The impression tccmi to be dented
into a few skulls that the cowboys
who arc coming here are a rough lot
and arc simply going to turn the city
inside out. Because a few individuals
in Eugene, who wore sombreros and
chaps, and rode a horse, and thought
they were cowboys and rode into a
few stores, many are afraid that simi
lar or worse depredation! will be
committed here. Clarence Adami,
manager of the Round-Up, when !cen
by Chief Catlin. told him that if he
keepi the city as orderly as his cow
boy! arc he will have a very easy
time of it. Adams know at least 20
of his men who do not drink liquor
any form, and many of them do not
smoke or chew tobacco.
Here arc a few samples of what will
be here. Sid Scales, with his brother.
own a big sheep and cattle ranch.
and are very -wealthy. Only a month
ago Scales iold $18,000 worth of sheep
to Mock buyen. Sid hai never tasted
a drop of liquor in his life and is as
clean a man as he is clever in his
riding.
Allen Driimhcllcr comes from
family of millionaire wheat raisers of
Walla Walla. They arc perhaps the
largest wheat iarniers in the North
west. Allen has a last string oi
thoroughbred horses, with which he
won iirst place at Pendleton in the
cowboys' relay, and keeps them for
the love of the game and amusement
Dr. Helms, of Mcdford, who is also
bringing a relay string, is no less a
rough-neck than Drumhcllcr.
Many others could be named, but
while all the riders and ropers are
not in the millionaire class, they are
a good average lot of cowboys. None
of them pose as saints, but they feci
keenly the slurs thrown at them by
the so called better element of people
who live in towns. not closely con
nected with the range and who know-
very little about the people they are
slandering.
The crowd at the round up will be
no more dangerous than any other
public gathering where all classes of
people congregate, and which always
brings in a certain tough element for
one reason or another. But the good
oconlc need not worry fibout the
cowboys, noi get frightened when
some of them ride down the street
and give their merry whoop.
Join Revolutionists,
Rome, Oct. 9. An Athens dispatch
said the whole Greek navy had joined
the revolutionists:
Mrs. C. M. Ream came down from
Harrisburg Saturday evening to pre
side over the Masonic lodge.
Mist Velma Davis, the popular can
didate for county recorder on the
democratic ticket,, who is going to re
ceive a rousing vote all over the coun
ty for the position, experienced, com
petent and worthy.
OUNTY COURT
Files Written Statement For
Justification of Recent Action
on Road Vote.
SAYS RATE IN EXCESS
OF LAW ALLOWANCE
Commissioner Butler Gives a
Dissenting Opinion Against
Rejection of Vote.
The county court today presented
its decision in the matter of N. C.
Allen and others for an increased tax
levy for road purposes, the plan for
hard pavement roads, as follows:
It appearing to the court that in ac
cordance with the provisions of an
act of the legislative assembly of the
State of Oregon, Chapter 159. General
Laws of Oregon for 1915, commonly
known and referred to as the "Bing
ham Act," an increased tax levy over
the larger amount of revenue raised
for the last two years could not be
raised for the purposes of said peti
tion or at all in excess of the larger
amount of taxes levied in either of
the last two years, plus six per cent,
without first submitting said proposed
tax levy to the vote of the people,
and
It further appearing that the first
step necessary in accordance with said
Bingham Act" is that the county
court shall make an order determin
ing and stating that in the opinion of
said court the amount of tax limited
by said "Bingham Act" will be insuf'
ficient for the needs of Linn county
for the. current. year and that in ac
cordance with the provisions of said
act the court must be of the opinion
that such increased tax levy is neces
sary before the question of said in
creased levy shall be submitted to the
voters, and
It further appearing to the court
that at this time there has been no
showing in any way sufficient to justi
fy the court in determining that said
or any increased tax levy is necessary
for the current year, the court being
of the opinion that the amount of tax
which can be rraised subject to the
limitation of the said "Bingham Act"
for the current year will be sufficient
as far as any necessity appears at this
time
It further appears to the court that
said petition calls for an increased tax
levy over a period of five years and
involves over the sum of $500,000 to be
raised by additional taxation and that
said proposed system of hard, surfac
ing roads is not presented in such s
definite or tangible form that it could
be intelligently carried out by the
court if adopted by a vote of the peo
ple or is the proposition in such shape
that it could be presented in a clear
and fair manner to the people to be
voted upon, and
It further appearing to the court
that said petition was presented at
such a late date as to only give two
or three davs for. consideration prior
to the time publication of notice un
der the question on the ballot at the
coming general election and that the
matter involved is of too great un
portancc and requires the raising o:
such a large amount of additional rev
enue to justify the court in acting has
tily or ordering a vote under such
circumstances as exists here and
which would not give the people time
to discuss the proposition or for it to
be presented in a final- and definite
shape and because of the short, time
existing between the presentation and
the November election does not per
mit of sufficient investigation by the
people nor the submission of argu
ments' for or against The proposed in
creased tax levy.
The court finds that there is 119 law
authorizing placing said question upon
the ballot except under the provisions
of the said "Bingham act" and that
many people have personally remon
strated against placing of said ques
tion upon the ballot except under the
provisions of the said "gingham act"
and that many-people have person
ally remonstrated against the plac
ing of said question upon the ballot,
some even claiming that they signed
AUTOMOBILE SMASHED INTO
ONE STANDING BY CURB
Driver Was Thrown Out and
Automobile Badly Banged
Up.
Running into the automobile of Mrs.
Davenport last night, Tom Gallagher,
local butcher, mashed his own ma-
hine pretty well to piecec. The auto
mobile of Mrs. Davenport was stand
ing in front of her store, opposite the
St. Francis, with lights on. She had
just gotten out of it a few moments
before, when Gallagher turne-i the
corner at Ferry street around the St
Francis, lost control of his' machine
and hanged into the auto o( Mrt.
"Davenport. The latter was injured
some. Gallagher'; was pretty well torn
up, and he was thrown out. It was re
ported to the police that a couple of
bottles of whiskey were also tumbled
out; but disappeared before they' ar
rived. Gallagher . was bruised some,
but was not taken to the hospital as
reported. A large crowd gathered and
it is said at once took in the situa
tion. '','
GEO. WAGGONER PROMINENT
PIONEER DIEO'AT LEBANON
Was Author of Book on Oregon
and Former Member of
Legislature. ; ,
Hiyi. Geo. W. Waggoner, a prom
inent pioneer, died at his home
Lebanon, Saturday evening, after an
illness of some time, of cancer. Be
fore moving to Lebanon a few years
ago he resided at Corvallis, ' while
there representing his county m the
state legislature. He was author of
a book, Old Oregon, giving a' story
of early mining days in the North
west, in a vivid manner. L. E. -Blain,
of this ciiy, wa a com'paniou-of Mr.
Waggoner in some of his early-day
expeditions, upon which his story was
founded. He made friends everywhere.
and will long be remembered for
many worthy accomplishments.
He leaves a wife, formerly Miss
Dollie Houck, of this city, and six
children, four by a first wife, George,
of Portland; Orville, of California,
and two daughters, and a daughter
Miss Laura, a prominent schoo
teacher, and a son, Harry, by his
second wife.
said petition under misapprehension
and to get rid of solicitors who were
seeking their names and said
monstrators have requested that said
question be not placed upon the bal
lot, and ,
It further appearing to the court
that the expenditure involved in the
proposed proceeding $s of such
large amount and vital importance
that it should not be submitted to
the people hurriedly or without the
court having due time to consider
same and hear citizens for and against
the question. '
It is therefore, for the reasons
hereinbefore stated, ordered that the
prayer of said petitioners be and he
same is hereby disallowed.
D. B. McKXIGHT,
Judge.
J. D. IRVINE, :
. - . Commissioner.
The undersigned desires to go on
record as favoring the submission to
the vote of the people of any pro
posed improvement involving such a
large sum of money.
In order to carry out the proposed
plan an increased tax is required. In
order to levy this tax the county court
must declare an emergency under the
Bingham law, and submit the question
of levying additional tax to the peo
ple. This the majority of the court
has refused to do.
The undersigned hopes that the
legislature or the people by initiative
petition will enact a general law for
Oregon, permitting counties by vote
as a whole, to levy a tax for road im
provement.
The ncition above mentioned was
not filed with the clerk so that it
could be made a matter of record.
If it had been filed the undersigned
would have been in favor of continu
ing the matter for further considera
tion instead of dismissing the same,
(Signed) THOS. J. BUTLER.
ATLANTIC COAST
Advent of German Submarines
Causes Fright Far and
' Near. .
NEW SUBMARINE ZONE IN
v TRANS-ATLANTIC LINE
Ships Starting Return to Port
and Others Conclude Not
1o Sail.
Fred S. Ferguson
Boston, Oct. 9. The transatlantic
steamship lane is in the grip of the
kaiser's submarines. Allied warships'
are surrounding the new German sub
marine zone. A crackling wireless
from three British cruUers heard re
ports at Nantucket, Newport and Bos
ton indicate that severs! submarines
are causing a reign of terror. Ship- -
wrecked seamen declared that num
erous U-boats are operating at Ameri-
ca's'very door.. Shipping circles be
lieve that Germany -has carefully laid
plans for the interception of muni
tions shipments. Eluding the allied pa
trol, the submersibles have establish
ed a blockade. The kaiser's monsters
are lurking off Nantucket tight, in the
direct path of all Atlantic liners and
can strike any ship.
The American liner- Philadelphia,
and Scandinavian-American liner
Frederich Eighth, carrying Ambassa
dor Gerard, are in the danger zone to
day. The latest reports indicate that
no lives had been lost, except possib
ly the crew of the British steamer
Kingston. No word has been received
from them. The whole Atlantic coast
is panic stricken. Ships a few hours
out hurriedly turned around and raced
for"Orr'galrCOtherselayed- their
sailings. . - "
Long Branch, Oct. 9. President
Wilson made a statement that "the
government will inform itself of all
facts and the country may rest as
sured that the German government
will be held to complete fulfillment of
alt promises made to the United
States. '-.,"'
Newport, Oct. 9. The entire tor
pedo boat flotilla has been ordered to
search for the Kingston's crew. Two
survivors were found off Nantucket; ,-.(
Long Beach, Oct. 19. Ambassador
Bernstorff assured the president that
Germany intends to observe its sub
marine promises. : ,.r .....
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BOSTON WINS SECOND
GAME FROM BROOKLYN
After Fourteen Innings Se
cures the Necessary Run
For Victory.
In a remarkable game Boston de
feated Brooklyn this afternoon before
an enormous crowd, 2 to 1. Brooklyn
made the first run in the first inning,
Boston her first in the second, and
from then until the fourteenth inning
not a run was scored.. ' .
It was a great pitcher's battle be
tween Ruth for the Bostons and Smith
for Brooklyn. -
In the thirteenth inning Lewis cut
oft" a hot drive drive by Smith, nailing
what looked like a sure hit, with a
man on second and saved the
game for . Boston, which secured thq
needed- run the next inning.
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Chicago F're Started.
Chicago, Oct. 9. Just forty-
three years ogo today Mrs. O'-
Leary's cow kicked over the Ian-
tern and started the great Chi-
cago fire. Since superseded in
size, but not in novcly of origin,
by the San Francisco and Baltl-
more conflagrations.
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