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1 cf 0 Library 1 EUOENB TIIE WEATHER Tonight and Thursdiy fair. ' Blight tomperaturrt changes. Established in 1865 Bast Advertising Medium In Linn County. VOL. XXIX. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1916 No. 159 ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT ALBANY PEOPLE ARE SWINDLED A Clever Crook Gets Jitney Drivers For $40 and Fools Others. SHEDO MERCHANTS LOSE $25 OVERCOAT ON CHECK W. E. Davis Claimed to Be the Distriot Manager For Stan dard Oil Co. A stranger giving lii name W. li, Dam and claiming to l! a con '.ruction mcdicer lor llu ai.ind.ud nil ,!;! , mm'c ' appearance here ''jlnli , and pu R ic of llic most clever deals seen in Linn county in years. Hit operations cost l.iiin couniy people over $00 as far as known ui present. "Davl" first mode lilii appearance at III ollicc of Ted Sudlcll, local manager (or the Standard Oil Co. lie 'introduced himself and told that lie was an engineer of the company and wan making the rounds of the nmtli went looking over the field. He talked alihly of the cniiipany'i business, read ily mcntloniiiK name of other em ployees at Astoria and other placet, mentioned private Information ahout the company that none hut employe are supposed to know, and complete ly won the confidence of Mr. Sudlcll. lie then told Mr. Sudlcll that hi wanted to inspect ionic of the talion in the surrounding town and asked for a jilucy. MY; Suiltell called tip the Alhauy Garaitc and G, T.- Hockcn mith went around the corner and told St.mley Adam that a Standard Oil official out at the office and wanted a jitney. Adamt had his passenger out all day Saturday. When he went to set lie up Davis wanted to pay by cherk nud asked Adann to cash one for $J'). ' saying that he did not want to-bother with a little one. I)avi wrote one out on a Salem hank'a check arid Ad.tnn got the money front II. R. Wcsibrouk at the Hotel Albany. ' ' , Saturday Adami wat to call attain, hut had another call and eut Chat. Mollelt, alto of the Whitney jitney tervice. Mollctt look hit pascngcr to Shedd, where he purchased an over coat, paying Shedd, Davit and Shedd with a check. He (pent tome lime. In Shedd and went on to Harrisburg. where he left the jitney, saying he wat tfihiff south. Molletl't bill wat also $5, and he cashed a $15 check for Da vit. Inttcad of going I" Etwne Davis took the next train to Albany and went to the Albany Hotel. He asked Manager Wcstbrook hit ratet, and when told thnl hit rooms were from $1 to $2-50 per day, Davit asked for the best, tiatini; that he would he here for a week. Mollctt, the jitney driver wat to call for hit man again Monday. Monday morning Davit went out, saying tint he would return in a few minutes. He never showed up., Saturday Davit called on Win. I'orl millcr, tecrctary of Albany College, and asked the price of the lot hack of the college near the Standard Oil plant. He rc;ni suited that he was the company's lonaliuelion engineer and was looking over the needs of the plants along the line and wanted to gct.tliat property for additions here. Upon hit leaving the ttore Mr, Fort mjllcr remarked to others present that if that man represented the Standard Oil Co. he was greatly mis taken in his guess. The case has been put in the hands of the Hotel Managers' Association, nnd the Standard Oil Company is al so on Davit trail. Davis is described as being- of stock build, about 38 or 40 years old, is blind in hit right eye. and presenting a very unusual ap pearance. He wore a brown sweater coat. Those who mrw hint stated that he did not have the appearance of a man with the responsibility of six statct on hit shoulders for construc tion work for the Standard Oil com any. but coming from the local of fice hit honesty was not tpiestioned. Injunction Suits, (Hv United Press) London,' Nov. 15. Gen. Haig re ported that the British had consoli dated the new noslltons captured with additional prisoners. Ho prom ised to scud a more comprehensive re port later. Military experts believe Gen. Haig is attempting to turn the German flank, and surround at trail mont, an Important railway center, Ho it heavily shelling the Mirauinont lines. Kivo ihousnml prisoners were transported behind the llritish lines, and more are arriving. New York Central Enjoins. (By United Press) New York,. Nov. 15. The New York Ccntrnt hns- filed a test suit of the Adnmson law In the federal court till afternoon. WILSON HAS GAINED 435 VOTES IN CALIFORNIA Official Votes Have Been Com pleted in 46 of 53 Counties. (By United Prctt) San Francisco, Nov, IS. Complete official tabulation o 146 of California's S3 couulict shows Wilton hat gained. 43S votct. St. Paul, Nov. 15. With ten civil- inn vote precincts and fifteen soldier tote counties misting, Hughes' Min nesota lend it 223 at noon. The re turns will be Indefinite until the of ficial recount of Minneapolis city to morrow. JUnV LIST FOR THE DECEMBER , CODRI The following jury Lit was drawn today for the term of court to bcgii Dee. 4: ' T. C. Davidson, South llrowntvillc j. N. Hunter, llollcy. M. P. llriggs. Tillman. Chat. Blank, South Brownsville. I.. I-'. Millhollen, Orleans. T. I.. Dogger, North Scio. ; E. E. Taylor, South Lebanon. N. V. Shelby, Knox Butte. Samuel Fawvcr, South Harrisburg J. II. Mcart, Shedd. J. A. Witt, Criwfurdsvillc. E. P. Hurst. Berlin. C. J. Powell. West Brownsville. Melvin 11, Miller. Waterloo. J. L. Calavan, North Scio. C. K. Mills, Albany No. 8. John P. Ilarrsng, Foster. ' D. S. Smith, Albany No. I. W. W. Fronk, North Lebanon. Karl Branfwcll. Eatt Haltey. C. E. Clifford. Albai.y No. 3. George B. Cray. Crawfordsville. ' Homer Drinknrd. East Halscy. J K. Bain. Price. . Glenn McFarland. South Drowns vide. ' - v ;vV. O. D. Austin, Albany NO. 5. : ", Geo. L: Howe. Albany No. 6. ' A; Ai-Hwlliurt,. Calapuola., -. Wm. R. Kirk. Albany No. a ... W. F. Parsons. Price. v R. R. Myers, Peoria. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Bt LACOMB FARMERS' UNION Whereat, some of our county citi zens, including some members of the F. E. tc C. U. of A., have drafted and circulated a "Good Roads Measure," wbirlf nrovidea for the hard-surfacing of the main roads leading out of Al bany; and Whereas, This measure has been credited with having the endorsement of the Linn County Farmers' Union, and . , Whereas, ill,. Couiitv Union an- pointed two of its members to assist in drafting plans for a more uniform tvetf-m nf road-huildina". hut no such plan, to our knowledge, has been en dorsed by the Linn County Union or nnv of the locals of the county in reg ular or special session; therefore lie It Resolved, that Uicomn toca. Kn tat make nuhlic nrotest against the use of the name of our county organization, as sponsor for any mca l,r hill, amendment, or 'any public movement, which has not been brought up at a regular meeting of the county union and received a favorable vote by a majority of the delegates present. , H it Further Rciolved, that this local express Its approval of the action taken by a majority ot me Miinlv c mi rl when aforesaid measure was brought to them by petition at their October session. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE, Lacomb, Or., Nov. 11, 1916. CANDIDATES ARE NOTIFIED OF ELECTION County Clerk R. M. Russell has iin reriificates of election to all the successful candidates. There were 22 in the county, not including the rep resentatives or district attorney, who receive their certificates from the stale. In this bunch are twelve constables and two justices of the peace. The justices elected are Bert Clark, of llalscy, lor tnc east and west naiscy precincts; and H, Turpin, of Water loo, for district No. 7, comprising So diivillc, Waterloo, and Berlin. The candidates elected havo until inauguration day, Jan. 2, in which to qualify and accept their offices. E Peace Commission MakesSlow Progress Probably Due to Mexloan. PROBABLE, AGREEMENT -INVOLVING WITHDRAWAL Said That Mexico Is Already Mailing Agreement Helpful to Mining Interests. (By United Press) AtL-itiiii- ritv. Knv. 15. Mexican i,nil,fr rA the neace commission have manifested obstructionist tactics. Thi. American ' nevertheless believe there is a chance of reaching a bor- oer agreement involving ocn. rer hiug'j withdrawal. The Americans hope to get the Mexican's promise of fiivnrahl arliiirl toward the hii? Am erican mining interests. The Mexicans are mailing a tentative agreement to Carranza for ratification. Suffragist 111 (By United Press) Los Angeles, Nov. 15. Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain, a noted suf fragist, suffered a relapse following a blood poisoning transftuiion opera tion. Her condition is critical. German Sub. Around. (Bv United Press) Providence. Nov. 15. Captain John Ryan, of the lin.-r Howard, declared that a British warship sent a wireless to him warning him that a German submarine is lurking off the coast of southern New England. Ryan received the message off Block lslajtd. Or. Stewart'i Team. Kansas City, Nov. 15. The football team of the University of Nebraska is expected -to win Saturday's game from the University ot Kansas and thus, for the third successive year. cam' the title of champions of the .Missouri Valley conference. Nebraska has the only team in the conference championship standing- that has played this season, and it is not believed that Kansas can perform the unexpected and win the big con test at Lincoln, Neb., next Saturday. Serious Newspaper Problem. Greensboro, N. C, Nov. 15. The print paper committee of the North Carolina Press Association has re ported in favor of cooperative buying of print paper by the entire member ship of the organization as the only means of obtaining their supply for 1917 at a price that- will permit the newspapers to exist. , It.is realized- that even if a price advantage is gained iu this manner of l-iircliasing stock tile price ol paper will still be far in advance of the market price ruling when present con tracts w.crc made. Did Not Violate Instructions. (By Unite: Press) Berlin. Nov. 15. The adntirality gave the foreign office a report of the submarine commander who torpedoed the British steamer Rowanmorc on October 26, 125 miles off Cape Clear. The foreign offieV will soon issue an official explanation to Secretary Grey, of the American embassy. It denied that the submarine shelled the life boats. The" submarine was not vio lating instructions. .' ' PROGRAM FOR OREGON TRAIL MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT Llrtrl Chanter,- Daughters of the American'Revolution extend an invi tation td the citizens of Albany and surrounding country to meet with them Friday night, November 17, at 7:30, at the public library.,,- Following is the nrouram:' Invocation, Dr. F, 11. Gcselbracht. Introductory remarks, regent of Chapter. lnmortnncot of Preserving the land marks of Oregon, Prof. J. 11. Horner, of Oreiron Agricultural. College. The First Highways of Linn Coun ty, C. H. Stewart, president Linn Lo. Historical society. Short discussion by pioneers. The First Highways of Benton County, Hon J. H. Willson, Lorval- lis. Short discussions bv pioneers. The Highways of Oregon, Mr. Geo. H. Himcs, president' Geographic board, prosiclcnj Stale Historical So ciety. ' '" " ' Music will be interspersed through the program. TWO ALBANY MEN HURT IN PRACTISE YESTERDAY Paul Miller and Roy Eastburn, Stars, May Not Play in Salem Game. The Albany high school football team received a blow last night and their chances of winning Saturday's game from Salem hih school were materially lessened when Paul Miller and Roy Eastburn were both laid out. Both may bl kept out of Satur day's game. 4 ,ln scrininiagei.'practicc Miller re ceived a bruise oq his arm and shoul der that will plaKdiavoc with him, and Eastburn't leg wis twisted in such a painful manner that he had to retire. Coach Hudson fears that he will lose both men, which" would greatly weak en the chances of the locals for a victory, or even a tie game. In Miller's place will probably .be played Walter (Jilbcrt,, while Bilyeu lias been put in a!' quarter. The rest of the team is going good and will be able to hold their own with Salem players. The team will line up as follows: Bilyeu. quarter; Captain Schultz, left half; Groves, right half; McCune, full back; Gibson, left end; Pete Miller, left tackle; Allen, left guard; Davis, center; McBride, right guard; Gilbert, right tackle; Beals, right end. This game promises to be one of the best games of high school football in the state. Both arc strong and ri valry is keen. Salem, with a student body of over 800, will send a large delegation of rootjers to Albany, which will make the Ideals hustle to keep up with. . i Wjth Hie t-ricsl" weather continu ing Round-Up park 'will be fast and in good condition for the game, and an exciting contest should follyw. FORMER PASTOR BAPTIST CHURCH DIED IN CALIF. Rev. R. McKillop, Resident of Albany During Years -v : ,97-'99. . Word has just been received in Al bany telling of the death of Rev. R. McKillop, pastor, of the. Baptist church at this city -during the years from 1897 to 1899, at Huntington Beach, Calif., where his son. Dr. Jas. E. McKillop, resides. He was well liked in Albany and leaves a good many friends here. lie was bom Feb. 20, 1846, at Uue- bec, Canada, where he spent his ear lier years. He graduated'-from Ro chester theological seminary iit 1886 and was ordained in 1889. Aftcr preaching a few years in the east he came to Oregon, hi first pastorate being at Mc.Minnviller -going, -from there to Chehalis. and thence 'fo-Albany. After leaving Albany heheld pastorates at Salem, AsJiland,""Hcslds inirg, - Calif., Chino, -v Huntington Beach, Woodland, Armona, Ducoi and Orosi, where. he resigned his pas torate shortly before his death on ac count of his health, going to the home of his son at Huntington Beach. He leaves a wife and three sons, all residents of Albany during the pastorate of Rev. McKillop. The sons are Dr. I. U... of Huntington Beach, Will, of Hawaii, and J. R., of Nevada. ANNOUNCED HUGHES. Prominent Eastern Papera Next Morning Reported . Election of Hughes. - The Oregonian is taking consider able consolation to. itself over the fol lowing big heads in eastern papers: World (dem.) Sweeping Victory for Hughes: Lat est Returns Indicate About 300 Votes in Electoral College for Republican Candidate, Who Carries at Least Twenty-Four States. The New York Times(dcm.): Hughes Elected With 290 Votes, Perhaps 312; Seems to Have Ohio; and Carries Nearly All the Doubtful States. 1 The Hearst American: . . Nation Swept by . Hughes; All Doubtful States, With Four Excep tions, in Hughes Column. Hughes Sweeps the State and Na tion Tribune, v Mr. Hughes Elected With a Major ity of Fifty Votes in the Electoral College. Herald,.. Big Mine Explosion.' Clarksburg, W. V., Nov. tS It is reported this afternoon that a terrific explosion occurred in the Jamison coal company's mine number one near Barracksvillc, where ten men were Killed recently. Fifty men were leav ing at the thoment of the explosiottr The debris -hit some bystnnders. Reached Point Where Food Consumption Must Be . Limited. ' FOOD CONTROLLER MAY BE APPOINTED Conscription Has Taken Away Farmers Needed to Food Supply. , (By. United Press) .London, Nov, 15. Walter Runci- man, president of the board of trade, told the commons that the British sit uation has reached a point where the government "may be compelled to lake artificial means to limit .food consumption," and first regulate the milk prices. Runciman favored the ap pointment of a food controller. He said the government will soon issue food tickets. He said: "Conscription has gone too far. We must bring men back for farming and shipbuilding or the gov ernment will be compelled to control the food." Runciman announced that flour of over 70 per cent pure grain is prohibited. The same restrictions apply to imported flour. The board of trade exercises the food controll ers powers until the premier appoints a proper official. Another Injunction Case. ' '; (By United Press) Philadelphia. Nov. 15. The Penn- sylvtinian railroad filed in the federal court a suit demanding an injunction "against the government enforcing the Adamson law. . . .GRAND OPERA BEGINS. New York, City Starts the- Season . With "Centerbury Pil grims. ' V (By United Press) -New York, Nov. 13. New York's season of grand opera which opens tonight at the Metropolitan Opera House is replete with novelties and will give the Greater City's music lov ers opportunity to hear several new song-birds. Among the operas to be heard for the first time is Reginald de Koven's "Canterbury Pilgrims" with book by Percy Mackaye. The presentation will be the opera's world premiere. Other operas to be sung hr for the first time are "Iphigenia in Tauris," by Gluck to be sung in German; "Fran cesca da Rimini," music by R. Zan donai book by Gabriele dJAnnunzi to be sung in Italian and "Les Pech- eurs res Perlcs," by Bizet to be sung in French. v -. - The new artists' are Alice Evers- man, Odette Le Fontenay, Marie Sun delius, Kathleen Howard, Paul Eisler and Gennaro Papi. Papi is to be sec ond conductor of Italian opera. Arthur Bodansky and Giorgio Po- lacco have been reengaged as con ductors. : Don McGlashun returned to the city from Corvallis this morning. Dan Johnston went to Salem on the morning train. ' - . Mrs. Roy Woods was a passenger 0 Portland this morning. .' W. O. Websterr of Medford, was in the city last night. . Chas, Wesley,. .of . Scio, was in the city yesterday testifying in the Arch er-Salzcl damage case. . iMajor F. W. Phirterere, of the Coast Artillery Corps, was registered at the Hotel Albany last night. Dr. J. P. Wallace went to, jrfilf City this morning to assist Dr. Allen, of that place, with a case, ' Miss Emma Thrift w tnt to Port land, this morning to visit her sister -who is ill. . " f . Mrs. Mae Pugh is goin "to Corvallis to visit at the home of her brother-m- law, Elmer Pugh. '' :;'..!!., '..; Claud Howell spent Saturday and Sunday . with his parents, Mr. 'and Mrs. W .A. Howell at Brownsville, NEW FREIGHT CARS PASS THRU TO PORTLAND Forty-two New Box Cars Go to Relieve Northwest Shipping Congestion. This morning a train of new box cars, 42 of them, pasted through the city on their way from the factory at Michigan City,, Indiana to Portland to be used in shipping northwestern products to the east. The cars are the latest in freight car construction, each having a capacity of 100,000 pounds. They are built on big, heavy ste"el girders and the bodies are wood. The cars were all built between Oct 1 and 16 and are brand new. . The S. P. Co. notified the public service' commission this week that they were sending 3,500 new freight cars into the state to handle the con gested traffic, and the present ship ment of new cars is a part of this order. FORMER LINN COUNTY MAN DIED IN PORTLAND L. G. Lasselle. of Portland, wh died in 'that city Monday evening Nov. 13, was buried this afternoon at Muddy Cemetery, this side of Har- risburg. He was about 40 years oli' at the time of his death, a single man Mr. Lasselle was a member of AI bany lodge No. 359, B. P. O. E. Fo many years he lived at Harrisburg running a store with his father. Whei the Oregon Electric built throug! Harrisburg he, "secured work will that company and remained in the! employ up. to a short time before hi: death, when failing health forced hirr to quit work. The funeral services this afternoor were conducted by J. J. Collins, ex alted ruler of the local lodge of Elks assisted by the other officers and members of the lodge. Among those eoine from-here. on the poon. trail' were J. J. Collins. Wm. MerrilL Fran! Horsky, E. D. Cusick, Chas. H. Burg graf. Chris. Van Dran, Chas. McKee Walter M. Parker. Louis Dowlin, am' others. - Good Riddance. Helena. Mont., Nov: 13. Rev. Fran cis von Clasengeck, formerly of Hel ena, but now of Tillamook, Or., ha; sent his naturalization papers and r letter resigning bis citizenship to th district' court clerk here. The lette in part said that ."to see a man re turned to power after an adminis tration such as we have seen during the past four years is too much fo- me." - Prir if Potatoes. . Potatoes have taken a decided slumo. and now about 75 cents a bush el is being paid for shipment. SHEDD PEOPLE CELEBRATE .7 THEIR SILVER WEDDING Satitrdav eveninir Nov. 11. a large number of friends met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Farwell, near Shedd. to hclD them celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary. The even ing was spent in playing progressive rlnrh William Svlvester won the first prize, while Mrs. Josie Anderson cap tured the booby prize. ; Mr. anrl Mrs. Farwell were the re- rmirnte of several nice silver pres ents in memory of the occasion, ine 11th was also their son Dicks birtn- day. . At midnight a bountiful lunch was served. . Those present were Messrs. and Mesdames William Morgan, Elza Morgan, Frank Johnson, Jack Pierce. C. Thompson, W. A. Harrison, Otto- Thompson, C. A. Troutman, Dall Duncan, Brewster, Ray Duncan. Dick Anderson, Hillard Ackerman, Herman. Brant, Hurley Morgan, A. TV ru.r r Carlson. R. C. Farwell. and MiSses Alice Boyle, Allie Fitz-...-M r-L.K'Q Thomoson. Dora Har- Hs;Gale Troutman, Delpha Irene, and Greta Harrison, Olive, Ruby and jo sie Carlson, Lillian and Louise fierce. .1 r.ir lames DeWolf, Ed. Johnson, William Sylvester, Dick and Merle Farwell, Victor,. Carl anu Al bert Carlson,, Byron Morgan, Byron Pierce, Lowel Morgan," Etdon Dun can and, Rex Harrison. - GAINS MADE Regardless of Liquid Fire and Tear-ProvoWng Shells v Gain the Edge. FIERCE FIGHTING ON BOTH SIDES OF ANCRE Germans With Reinforcements Force Roumanian Retire ment at Vulkan Pass. (By United Press) Paris, Nov. 15. It is annnnnerrl that the French gained the edge of Saint Piere Vaast woods. A charge followed an intense bombardment of German positions.. The French main tained all the positions taken since November 1. despite the Germans us ing liquid fire and tear provoking shells. The Germans obtained a foot hold in a group of ruined houses at rresnoir. v Berlin, Nov. 15. It is announced that the fresh Allied attacks south of Ancre' between Leysars, Guedecourt and south . Bapaume, only partially and south Baaaume, were only par tially successful, . although strong masses of infantry were used. The statement declared that yesterday's British-German pitched battle on both sides of the Ancre lasted all day, the greatest fight of the Somme cam paign. Petrograd, Nov. 15. It is admitted that heavily reinfoYced, the Germans forced further Roumanian retirement in Jiul valley in the Vulkan pass dis trict.. The Roumanians suffered de- . feats along the . Transylvanian front,. on the Alt river:' The Roumanians took the offensive, north and south of Oitu valley, capturing three machine guns and many, prisoners. Bucharest, ov. 15. It is announc ed tlm the Roumanians and Russians have resumed the Dobrudja offensive and .captured- Boaaix, on the lower Danube bank, nine miles, west of Cer ravoda. ....... Dainty Ubise Huff in Charming Sole Edgar Allen Poe painted a terrible word picture of the terrors of a man who believes that he is being buried alive. But the sufferings of that man were only momentary compared to those of the man who has voluntarily entombed himself in a great mansion after the loss of his dearly-beloved wife and child. It is the reported death of his family on a great ocean liner that drives the wealthy Mr. Carter. to seek seclusion in "Destiny's Toy," a Famous Players production which is the attraction on the Paramount Pro gram at the Rolfe tonight. - " - . Blackmailing Case. . 7 (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 15. Federal Commissioner Taylor has postponed until December 6, the government's case against Dr. Armgard Graves, the alleged blaickmailer of Countess Bernstorff,' wife of the German am bassador. - ' ' ,.; ' ' " Mr. and Mrs. G..E. Schuneman, of Salem, were in the city last night. . : PLAINTIFF -AWARDED $60 DAMAGES IN SUIT ' ..... . f ............. T , . c . i .-o nt f OIIV HUI. J .!...". . Peace L. L. Swan rendered judgment .t i-v r a .1... in wie sum or iu u. i t ,. t,:iL.l Inn. 1R when 1 1 11. iuas u vw '-,'"." J .. .. - it was struck by an automobile driven Ty v.ivas. saizei, or joiuan. j"u Swan refused to allow $50 for the dog u:i. - o h nm limit. 1 1 1 l 1 1 n us .i.i- . there being not enough evidence to show tnat me ocatn or me uog a the result of negligence on the part of the driver. - v . - " The testimony showed that Salzcl was driving at a high rate of speed about a mile west of Kingston when Archer's dog ran out into the road. The car hit the dog and turned and struck the cow near the road, injur- ! !. ... 1 It.. : in ha lriltf.fi 11 su uauijr ii w ..... . Salzel's car was badly damaged and k:ii f ejirf 1.i ni ne pin in a tiua ""i v .B-iw u,,.. ages for injuries to the auto. ' . . Judge Swan held Salzcll at fault and assessed him $61) and costs for the row Hill and Marks represented the Plaintiff and Walter Wmslow the defendant.