THE WEATHER
Tonight and Sunday nin. Fre.h,
gusty Miutiicily wind..
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VOL. XX1
ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREO ON. 8ATUKDAY. DECEMBER 23. 1916.
No. 191.
DASTARDLY PLOI
IS
Plan to Blow Up James R.
Mkner and Family Frus
trated By Suspicion.
TRIGGER BOMB IS
RECEIVED BY MAIL
Misner Discovered Hooker Un
der His House In 1915. Bui
Knows No Enemy.
That )umi u MifoM ami fa mil)
rrr not btoWfl tO MOWI last nlghl by
a biinb w lii h Itc received in the
mail 11 due tu ike MM OH dipl.id
Hi oprniiiu thia iMdt.ulai ( hn.tin.i
pat katfe. An infernal tna.hinc, con
tattling a powerful eapluaive, w re
icncd at BOOM yrtcrd.s. an.) wlirn
H urn set oft tol h in lit il lOTt a rude
Ttt tlir rarlli a fnol deep and iu feci
in diameter.
lanir K MilBtf Is I bl inan win'
.hi. i.s ii td Otlo Koofcti untfti
house at K'trl.th tr
U Ov. I'M 5, nil Ituokrl t -eti
lattoaal ttcapa from the Stttt PHaoa
htt liootitw tlu- Marh.il hi Jctferaon
and trw hour later kill tit. Ward n
Harry Mwto three nOffi north D)l
Albany, .uid r tiding in Patrolman
Long, ui Portland. hootin H.ilti
undrr Miner' hoicr Mimrr hid
not t'omplrtrd hu hoaoj at tti ntiic.
the fhmr Itrinit I'11' t'artly iknn In
ner wii sleeping in thr untuu -bed
hnute and lirard a i-ouifh. In ' led
to the end of thr iimh hunt
Miftncr n unaldr to BCCOtVM for an
attempt on hi lil'r, OjUOM it nil lor
the part he played in tnfmmihn (In
ofiier H !:t-rijr ,a: II.
lOBOVI Of hd rtrfotfet, at trait none
who rtmid Ava S dr.idi Irtaigi
aaint hint, and n a pnrt, peaceabh
aasav
The oitlv Itjaaflk that Mm. Mimrr
did not uen tlr pi ka ;c and recei.e
ihr full etaaraji i t!iat Loffy Hilyeti.
thr mail earrier, forgot it mi hi firm
trip in thr morning and hrouif'.t it
hick .it nooi' Mr. Mttner a
rrtiirning ( I li n lu r Mrnrr had
opened all nthr: .. :.. received.
The bo vrai iddriaato to "John
H Miner. " kaflaad f JjlHt Hut
the COVTflCl --tr'"! aJdrtOI i given :
the tiritr of tl e Hookffi escape, thr
papers rCOOTtfd MUnort name a
"John R.' l ln. ma) bavc had aoRMh
thiut; tn da With thr Oddrtai on lh
botnli pa i !
Miner unwrapped it carefully,
thinking at firt ili.it it k H I jVr;
fir four i . live SaOtll and Tacoma
paper covtrod the box, which anil
about four htcttft MJUtrc, and ori:
inalU contained cliloiidr f potat
ium. Then Mincr heeanir Mipi. :cu.
and lUdlng thr lid hick a litth di
covered a srcnml lid ulued iiiiule It
could In lean tli. i ( through a lit in
the In awe lid a copper wire ran to
the hi idr of the .pa k.te Met v
Mitncr hecamc scared and. warning
hu i.iiniK ii Irt it .ilotu laid tl.. I..s
aiide until evening.
At 7 o'clocR with hit hrotl.tr, W.
V. Mfltftr, tltc hox wa taken out
xide, i acraw fastened into the lid
and thr l" tied to an oak trcr With
a 50 foot wire the lid wa pulled off,
and an explosion rri tilted that. a
heard ten (docks away.
I 'oil matter I'. 11. Str art wan no
tifird and is working on the case
(iovernmtnt drteclixcn IrOtn I'ortlatid
are glao here, lut liopt- at Iracinu the
Mender down nceiiu lim. Miittirr i
dttly frightened and i taking no chan
eei after dark UaMa Rlfhta,
OERMANS FOKCRD BACK
(By United I'reaa)
Petrograd. Dec. 2X It i annoitnc
eil that thr RttasjMf forced the Gat
man hark in Rottmania northwest,
weit and mnitlnvent of Jvimnikaer
There WM lively Hftltlng. The Rus
'tnv in the CvptthlAIM gave a Mtr
prir attack ami destroyed four can
non, and hayonrited a itaepAlg aqtHlaV
roil. The RiiHsiaiw are cvuniatinK
lohrndja.
U. S. MAY ENTER
EUROPEAN ALLIANCE
the Agreement to Enforce
Peace Operates WIN Be
In It.
Hy Kobert J. Hender, United Pitt
Staff Correspondent "
WuhiotUNli Dec, 2J Scerrlar
I an-iii i; made t lit itutemVnt today
Indicating that the United St.ttcina
I liter into a luropran alliance f it
tntOfl an inter national agreement to
i n. or. i- peat t. Mr agld the dium
liOR 1 1 jgajnarggl prrlii.itnrr. hut In Id
that the United States will natural!)
j"in nh the South Amrrn an nation
and aUo certain luropean power in
tin- t i-: n en alhaiwe i nactmrjf.
A K A It I A NOT TRANSPORT
Hy Carl 1) Groatt, United Press Suff
Correspondent.
WaablattoOt Dr. 2X Tbg SHtiah
I ii i i ii me u t iuformrd thr Stili I
puitiuetit that Ihr iNimai Arflbtl
srOj not a tran-p.-rt and artJ OOl
Admiralty mruir It Sfaj an ortlm
at) poaaanga rimer arbeg isjbtnarined
tritbolH warning. It admittrd abt
carried a few gnrr rnaatnt pa'-nKert
DKKSDKN FOOD RIOTS
(By United Pret
I ondou, Dec, B. Hottenim di
h?.' - "-trd seriotii Dreaded
j 'otiil.iy and Tn
radsj "i . oiitat ) forcet
fought a hioiuitu Moinrii. Three p
Kccaai u were etfMaiMty onndrd T
rda Moh .itt.i. ked thr hop- and
:ar.tdrd pat thr palace demanding
d-d Sharpest tu'litoiK ih unnl on
Tueiday,
Kidder Funeral
The funeral of the latr Adeline Rid-
ieH will be held from the family
home near Snvrr tomorrow, Sunday
at 1 o'clock.
9 CITY NEWS
Si) M
Will Go to Lebanon
Mi Sue Breckenridgr and fatljet
will ko to Lebanon tunik'ht tu remain
until Ttl today evening. Mill Hreck
enrldga will be in ber bemtiiching
h-p In ihe Pegaoorai boilding ain
Wcdnctday mot ning.
No Democrat Monday
Neeordrooj to a cnaton since itn ea-
iubilnneut thr lt-mocrat' force will
tbrr vr t In :tlma Day. and there
til be no paper ined Monday.
Humphrey's Appointment
I h- ippointutrnt of Lester 1 turn-
phtr a mitiistrr to Siam ba bcru
mnoiimetl. and will probably he con
firmed. He will succeed Hon. V. M
Hornibrook. ownr oi the tUmocrat.
ii" . on hi way to Cherokee, low a.
for a viit with In- father and other
ridatfeee before returning tt AlboOJ
Mr Mtimphre)!! i a brother of J
Muiiiphreys of the P. I .. a fbftnei
Student of tin- ) A ( and I p.irtncr
m' Senator Chamberlain in the law
!uitn'si
From Mynle Point-
Roy Wbrtej and family, of Myrtlr
Point, are in the city on a holiday
vi-.it with Mr. Wordy sinter, Mi
Myrtle Worley tf the public reboots.
ami mctiiiv
Will Go to Coquille
Mrs. Ch:i I'hochnow ami daugh
ter I'blinc will leave tomorrow motn
tux fiw CoquQIe to spend the holidays
iili Mr. Prochnow, who ha a shoe
bog there. The yexjiect to return
on Nrw tOBtI Day.
Ubrary Cloaed Xmaa
Mra. I' it. Franklin announce that
tie library will bt ctoatd all day Moil-
Jay. There will be a special COgCtTl
at thr library between 4 anil 5 o'clock
tomorrow on the Star phonograph
kindly loaned by W. O. Nisley, and
operated by J- W Barton.
Will Have Operation
Win. Van Nurdcn, a mechanic at
the round house, received a severe
rupture while liftinn at the turntable
this. week. The S. IV physician. Dr.
K. K. Rc.uicbamp. has advised that
Mr. Van Nurdcn ho to the company
hospital at San Francisco at once
ami nndrrgo IB operation Me ha
not decided in -1 when be w ill gO
down, but it will be soon.
Not So Many Package
Yesterday only 2& packages were
received at the local postoffice for
insurance. Thif was not up to the
record of the day before, but i
greater than the 175 icceivcd in 191"
and 123 the Igfflf day in 1H.
Body Found
The body of Oliver l.u.idgren.
drowned Hi Mary's River on Thurs
day, was found this afternoon by Tom
Graham and other firemen, after a
long search, a ways below where he
went down.
VILLISTAS ARE
May Attack Ctty Any Time, Ac
cording to Report From
El Pmo.
CONTINUOUS FIGHTING
GOING ON NEAR CITY
Learned That Former Taking
of City Was Secured With
out a Fort.
' r, Umtrd Pre.)
Kl J'a-o. Dcr. 2J. The American,
onnccttd with lofttga tattrpffitti
MCpd I" Aua CliMM bcfiirr
irn. Villa captmtd (.'hiliiiahna. It
i, Irarnrd thai Villa icnk the i ity
ra.ily. The uoverninrnl i'rt'r were
Prtpiffd 10 ear-ule when the lian
ilit, apiieareil PaUowlaj one cla.h
the Villitta. waiie.l nniil the evacua
tion a coniileteil. , They entered
iinoppo.ed. enrral Salazar, Villa
thief lieutenant, i, occtipyinic a .tra
teKic iio.ition .oilth of Chihuahua
Cit Continuon. fiitlitinc i, report
ed lciecn Salaar and Muryia. and
.mother attack hi Chi'iuahua imminent.
ENTENTE ANSWER TO
GERMANY IS DELAYEO
Will Not Be Presented For Ten
Days; Wilson's Note Perhaps
Responsible.
(By United Press)
Loudon, Dee. 23. I rott sources
close to the Foreign Office t is di
mtgad that the entente answer to
Germany! peace proposal will prob
ably not he delivered before ten days
1 'resilient VYilaOfl peace note will
andonbicdly be partially responsible
lor the delay. It is stated the delay
it chiefly due to the fact tl at the
allies mutt cxchant(c views before
framing an answer.
The Globe lias suggested that Pre
Utent Wilson wrote the note lecause
Grrmany threatened rnthlrsH fright -fulness
unless the Uniti d States made
a Mpreate peace effort It declared
tneb an event was from a complete
explanation of Vilson' note and Sec
retary "Lansing's indiscreet comment."
NOTED PUGILIST CAME
TO U. S. IS STOKER
Took Passage Under Assumed
Name, and Says He Wants
to Fight
(By United Press)
New York. Dec. 23 I-es Da rcy.
ustralian middle eight and heavy
weight champion, armed aboard 'the
St uid ird til tanker Cusbing. He
worked hi way from Australia as a
Itpker, He used the name of Lester
Dawson. He went tmutediately to a
hotel. He denied evading military
service. He declared that he intended
to join the British army after meet
m.; several American RgbtafK Ett i
most eager to meet Mike Gibbons.
Dnrcy recently mysteriously dis.Tj'
pen fad iroin Australia, and it was re
ported he wa dodging military serv-
FEDERAL AWARD
FAVORS R. R. MEN
Switchmen's Union of North
America Is Granted Demands.
DEATH OF MRS. LONGBOTTOM
IT KNOXVILLE. TENNESSEE
TO RECEIVE TIME AND
HALF FOR OVERTIME
Eight Hour Days Is Reoognizad
and Five Cents How
Increase.
REMAINS GILBERT PARSONS
TAKEN TO GRABTREE
The remains of Gilbert Parsons,
w ho died in San Franc isco on the
3Uih, were brought to Albany this
morning, and sent to Crahtree, where
the body will be buried tomorrow.
Voting Parsons recently joined the
V. S Army as a recruit. He was tak
en with pneumonia, living only a
short time He was a son of I. f
Parsons of Crabtree, and leaves, he
sides a mother, four brothers and a
sister, besides other relatives, to
mourn his death.
The funeral service will be held at
the Free M K. church. Crahtree. to
morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock.
PERSONAL MENTION. S
Miss Georgia Thompson. Albany
, College student, left tins morning for
her home in Moro, Sherman county,
to spend the holidays.
Shirley Smith, manager of the fur
niture factory, will go to Portland
this evening to pend the holidays.
Ucan 0. H. Alden. . I Willamette
l'niverity, who was one of the judges
in the Lebanon-Albany debate at Leb
anon last night, stopped off in this
I city on his way home for a Christmas
I visit with Prof and Mrs F. G. Frank-
I lin.
Ifiai Pearl Craft ha gone to Mos
cow. Idaho, to spend Christmas with
her sister.
Mrs. L. A. Hurst went to Portland
this morning to spend Christmas with
her parents, Mr. arrrj Mrs. J. B. Cof
fee. Mr. Hurst will follow tonight
Prof. W. V Ifodgfr: ,f Albany col
Irtfe. left yesterday for Walla Walla
Wash, where he will spend the holi
days; with a iormer ila-smate at Yale,
who i- now at the bead of the depart
ment of chemistry .it Whitman Col
lege. Walter D. Brown, Geary E. Garrett,
Chas. F. Fntlnrton, Mark S. Skiff Jr..
George Vilas and Lloyd Kyle, all stu
dents of O. A. C. attended the Mili
tary Club dance last night on their
way home for t!ic holidays.
Oscar Tinkle, former night clerk
at the Hotel Albany, but now of Eu
gene, is in the city. He will be joined
by Mrs. Tinkle and baby today and
leave for ItcMinnvitle where they
w ill spend Christinas
K. K. HarteoCR and family went to
En rene thi morning to visit over
Christmas with Mr. Hartsock's par
ent. MaU Anna Daw son arrived in the
city from I ngene last' evening to
spend the holiday- with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dawson.
Miss Hazel Hockensmith is at the
home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. G
T. Hockensmith, during the Xma
holiday s at Willamette L'niversity.
Mr. and Mrs H. C. Reeves will go
to Portland tomorrow where Mr.
Reeves will have a slight operation on
bis hand.
Carleton Logan, chief decorator at
the Oregon Electric depot, has fit
tingly decorated that edifice for the
holiday season.
Francll Tolles. Albany College stu
dent, left yesterday for his home in
Idaho to spend the holidays.
Miss Velson McDonald went to
Portland last evening to spend the
bolidiys:
(By United Press)
New York, Dec. 23. The Federal
rbitration Board filed the award ol
the Federal Court partially granting
the Sw itcht nen's Union of North
America demands. The switehmen
asked that 13 Kastern and Middic
western railroads pay time and a half
overtime. The board granted five
Ctjnrtf an hour increae to conductors
and helpers from today until Dec. 23.
1917. eight hours a day and prorata
overtime.
Albany Woman token III While
on a Visit and Died From
Pneumonia.
Mr.. Wi nnie Worrell last evening
received a dispatch from Knoxvillc,
Teas telling of the death of her
mother, Mrs Longbottom, there at J
o'clock in the afternoon. She was
born near the place 58 years ago. and
amc to Oregon with her family about
24 years ago. and to Albany several
years ago. residing with her daugh
ter. Mrs. Worrell. Four children sur-
tve her; Ken. whose present address
is not known; Burney, of Seattle, and
Mrs. Worrell and Miss Lucille Long-
bottom, of this city, besides other
relatives.
She was a member of the Cumber
land Presbyterian church for many
years, later of the Presbyterian
church, a Christian woman of exem
plary character, beloved by her fam
ily and all knowing her well.
It is thought the body will be ship
ped here for burial, but as yet no dis
patch has been received in reference
to the funeral.
ALBANY H. S.
WINS DEBATES
In Triangle Contest Defeats
bcio at Albany, Lebanon
at Lebanon.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
600Y 6000 ONE
AFTER CHRISTMAS
(By L'nitid Pres.)
Wa.hinirton. Dtc. 23 The State
Department believe, that the Euro
pean powers will not frame a peace
answer until after Christmas. It is
not known definitely when the allies
will answer the German proposals.
They believe t!ic allies' opinion of
President Wilson's note will change
later.
According to a high school student
the Albany high sclrool has three
state championships thi. year: the
best high .chool football team, the
best student body and the best orches
tra and band
The meeting of the student body
yesterday afternoon wa declared the
beM yet. not only on account of the
line program rendered, but as well
bcCMpc of the splendid spirit and
good order.
The following program was render
ed: Music hy orchestra.
Piano Duet Hlepha Cummings and
l.avcrne llotlich.
Reading by Jean Salisbury.
Vocal Solo by Frank F.aslburn.
Awarding of official A's to members
uf football team. -Piano
solo by Jennings Bowers.
Vocal solo by Miss- Lewis.
Song hy Girls' Glee Club.
Holv Xight by Student Body.
Address by Rev. Morgan, a fine talk
Vocal solo by Miss Paynter.
Song by Boys' Glee Club
Song !v Boys' and Girls' Glee
Clubs.
Music by orchestra.
The members of the football team
to whom letter, were awarded are
I.ouis Schulti. captain and right half
Zed Groves, fullback: Ralph Bilyeu
left half: Roy Easthurn. quarter: Mer
rill Gibson. left end: Pete Miller, left
tackle: Roland Allen, left guard: Lo-
ren (Tub) Davis, centre: George Mc
Bride, right guard: Paul Miller, right
tackle: Francis Beals. right end: Fred
Michelson and Kenneth MeCune
subs.
NEUTRALITY CASE
(By United Press)
San Francisco. Dec. 2i. The case
of Fran Bopp. German consul ac
cused of violating neutrality, is ex
pected to go to the jury Thursday
Bopp's cross examination- will be
concluded Tuesday. Three more de
ense witnesses are scheduled to tes
tily.
S
a CITY NEWS
A
No Christmas Dinner
There will be do Christmas dinner
at the Sl Charles Hotel The reg
ular Monday dinner will be served.
but there will be tew frills to it.
The reason is that air. and Mrs. Grant
Pirtle, the getlial host and hojtess
are going to Portland to take Christ
inas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
nderson and family. Their daugh
ter and her husband. Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Anderson, are there. They will
go down Monday morning.
Here From Seattle
Edwaid I-ee and Mrs Kate I.ee
Blair and daughter, Mary Lee Blair,
arrived in the city today to spend
Christina, with their parents. Mr. and
Mr.. Wallace Howe Lee. Mr. Win
Blair will arrive Sunday.
Wreck Near Turner
This morning all trains were held
up between here and Turner on ac
count of a freight wreck at that
place. Detail, of the affair are lack
ing, but the trouble was sufficient to
cause a delay of several hours and
much annoyance to passengers.
Weather Report
Yesterday's temperature ranged be
tween 31 and 43 degrees. The rain
fall was .39 in . the snowfall .25 in..
and the river rose to 8.0 feet.
Four Christmas Brides
Countv Clerk Russell issued four
marriage licenses today, one of whom
p;hnrd-Coiisev. was married by-
Judge McKnight this morning. They
are: Lucas G. Vogt. 20, railroad man
of Salem, and Ina Martin. 22. of Shel
burn: Albert Richards. 25. logger, of
Mill City, and Elsie Copsey. 16. of
Albany: Lloyd L. Gabriel. 23. a me
chanic, of Corvallis. and Trma L.
Rarkman. 21. of Brownsv-lle: and to
Clarence Underwood, over 21. a hor
ticnlturalist. of North Yakima, and
Vera Margaret For.ter. over 18. of
Tangent.
COMPULSORY HEALTHY
INSURANCE WELL HANDLED
to the steadily increasing
company of Readers of the
Democrat, and to All the
Rut of the World, though
not fortunate in being
Member of this family
paper's circle
i T i .ataaaLsa
tsbbbbbbbbbWsOV
From California
After an unbroken absence of nearly
five years. Albert Gloor. son of Mrs.
L. Pautmeier of this city, will return
tonight on No. 14 from California.
aoccmpanied by his niece. Agnes L.
lngleroek. Albert wjll visit with his
parents a few weeks, then expects to
return to Sutter Co.. Cal.. and engage
in fruit growing Little Agnes will
probably remain here and go to school
and take advantage of better facilities
here for a musical education. She is
the daughter of C. S. lngleroek, form
erly a well known S. P. Co. conduct
or now engaged in the raisin-growing
industry in the Sacramento Valley
near Yuba City.
I Left for Florence
Irvin D. Custer, of the Y. St. C. A..
left today for Florence for a Christ
ma, visit with Miss Ruth Knowles, a
former fellow college student.
Albany Will Next Tackle De
baters From One of Other
District.
Winning both the affirmative and
negative in the triangle high school
debates last night the team, of the
Albany high school made a splendid
start for the championship oi Ore
gon. In both case, the decision, were
unanimous.
Under the splendid coaching of
Mis. Burch the two aide, of the
question were searched to the bottom.
resulting in effective argument.,
backed by the talent, of the students.
In the Albany debate Rev. G. H.
Young presided, giving a short sketch
of the debatiug organization, with
the question and debaters.
The question proved a very inter
esting one, one that must be settled
by state legislatures, here as well as
elsewhere, for it is a modern propo
sition: Resolved that Oregon should
adopt a health insurance law embody
ing the essential ieaturc, of the stan
dard bill of the American Associa
tion for labor legislation.
Mis, Velma Kizer, leader for the
Albany high school, opcued the de
bate, stating the r.utvl feature,
of the proposed law, under which the
employer carric two-thirds, the em
ploye two-thirds and the state a third
in a sick benefit risk There are pro
vision! for funeral expense, and ma
ternity. The other speaker for the affirma- '
live was Miss Mable Anderson. They
based their argument, on three main
things: The system i, more effective
than anything now in use. giving
facts: second, it is the best that has
been conceived, and third, it will be
practical. Their arguments were
strongly presented, with force, both
good speakers.
The speakers for the negative were
Lavina Bauman and Florence Smith,
who put up a good detense, which
tacked effectiveness. Mis, Smith,
leader, had a strong rebuttal; but it
was prepared beforehand and read
in anticipation of the arguments of
the affirmative. Her delivery is un
commonly good. The argument, of
the negative were that the proposed
system takes independence from
workingmen. that it advance, class
distinction. thr.t it is socialistic, that
it is too expensive, that it i, promot
ed by men not themseive, interested.
and would operate iu the interest, of
politicians.
Mis. Kizer made an uncommonly
strong rebuttal, which played a big
part in the unanimous decision ren
dered by the judge, in favor of the
affirmative. The judges were Dean
Straub, of the U. O.. and Profs. Ber
chtold and Baldwin of the O. A. C.
Three things are considered by the
judge, in their decision, argument, re
buttal and effectiveness.
An interesting fact in connection
with the work of the judge. i the
fact that thi. was the 13th debate
Prof. Straub has officiated in within
a few years, every decision being ac
cording to his vote.
In the Lebanon debate Miss Arti.
Pittman a:id Harold Michelson were
contended against Chris Kowitz and
Herschel Graves, putting up convinc
in2 arguments with effectiveness, re
ceiving te unanimous decision of the
judge,.
The next debates will be on Jan
uary 12 with Ihe winners of the Cor-
vallis-Philomath
night.
dual debate, last
Divorce I. Oranted
Jndire P. R Kelly today granted a
divorce to Lulu Piper from Win 8.
Piper, on ground, of desertion. The
couple formerly lived over near
Nashville on the C. ft &