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0. 1 THE WEATHER Tonight and Friday. Rain. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCBAT EtmMUM im 1161 Boat AdvtrtWsag Medfcassi la f Cam. VOL. XXIX. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, 1917. LINN COUNTY IN GOOD CONDITION Report of Treasurer Francis Exhibit Balance on Hand el $38,186 55. DEBUS AND CREDITS OF OFFICE CLEARLY SHOWN Report Well Arranged and II Shows Business ol County in Intelligable Stylo. futility Treasurer W. W I'unui li again compiled aiiotncr valuable rapon oi the mom) Vhandlcd by UU olfica ilui Hire llic past year, ami it i herewith ptiMsiMd to the rMari of tha Damocrat i.4it cai Mr. Praaeia received arMi .oliilllcudatloii lor simllai icpoil which he compiled lr thr Democrat, and it attracted IT Ida attention all uv. cr the county I report gives cv uy item hamlleil ami i iBtaUitlbU to the avrtagc person, whether (ainil Ur with the intricacies ul bookkeep mac or sWt, . . 1 he report shows a balance on hand Jan. I. 1VI0 ol IW.4UI.IJ. The Lai a,c on band Jan. I. 1917. $. IH6 55. The aclual working balance on hand, which i available and not a part ol any special or trust fuMt, i WW county, while one ol Ihc ""1 progressive in the state, is one ol the mod conservatively managed, and is one ol the lew COM not grunting under the heavy hud 0 bond, ami debts. The total amount ol money recciv ul by County Treasurer ol I. inn County, Oregon, lor 1916 and lor BaWcnand Jan. I. I9I6MMIII 12 Assessor. 1916 taxes , .... .- 94V Shciiff. 1"1S taxes, including v penalty . . MlJtSW Sheriff delinquent taxes, in- eluding penally J5.M4 5" Keb inptiou taxes ' ' For support of ft. A Robin- on - , Ij, Uarlofl county Joint work . Benton county joint ferry 29. Lane county joint (euy - ,lffi5 Focsl reserve rental ... I A" Motor vehicles tax Five per cent U. S. land ale. WM3 See. Slate, county fair - I .Ml ' Hail monrv O0 Cost,, sundry eatea W-J Stale Trca, school fund. .. 14.561 79 Kin" JSSS School Dial. No If. .... 275 s, bool Dial No 42 U1V Donation 4 Cootrty farm . HMW J I) Irvine, Matt (air prem ium OS. 00 WilUmettc Valley Expo. refunl J6 Albany Sand & Gravel Co. refund - S. P. H. K. Co. refund 74 OS Road districts, refund A School districts, refund 96.54 Library fund, rrfunil IM? Teacher' permits, etc "?M8 Sale ol oil barrel, JM Trilt, fnndv W g Fee., .heriff W.90 Fits, county clerk ;',:-: l"cc. county recorder .1.24 95 M6JXXS3 The total amount of money paid out by the County Treasurer of Linn County. Oregon, for 96, and for what paid out: Hv State Taxes -Sri li Stale fire warden 2K1 Tru.t fund. 2.' ll.il, Marry Moore WW General warrant. E&S Road and bridge warr.-nts Mfg Ro.d district warrants Special road district war- ranta - 22.014 tt. Coant high school war" 2,445 School district. tJiiiS Union hi,:h KaOOIl . -TX-YJ Common school warrant, 5'SSi n.ie, a .tvmx tr: i.:..t. v. No ' l 1111 Ml I " . refund -- Ji'g !ntitutr earrant .fSvS i fair warrant. I.nlHKl Albany. Lebanon and liar- .1.1 . I ...I i W 4 n ttt. wlMr 90 550 Balance on hand Jan. 1. 1917 .W.IW.S5 I6WJ30M JKPFERSON'8 RACKET ID Culver. Jan. 4 (Bv I'nited d) Pre!") The county court ol Jef- ferion county drafted order, for HI rrmnvil of thr balance of the 9 county property from here to Madraa. and ratified the action. W) and metncMU n,eil to remove mr tpi recorda trom nere. 1916 YEAR OF UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENT IN FINANCE Bank Clearings Increaied 38 Per Cent and Mencantile Prodis UnpasMlaled. Rniili, during 1916 nirpaaacd the mo, mingluuc t-xpcctatloiii, rvidelice of the unexampled butinen being Mm. in every itatciiient that ap pear. It uai been a period of un precedented achievement, in (in. nee, trade and iudulry, with the m.inleu- -M.,. ,, , ..lisHiniit i , r .Iriii.in.Js Hi ri ord volume, notwiihttandiug the bigheat prices of modem lime,, the outstanding feature. The year cloiei, liwoever. with rather general abate ment ol piirchaaing, and with thr iwcktiou i-f future rcadtiHtmentk en tering more largely into calculation,. let a certain hesitancy and rIowiiu down i, natural at thi, arasun, in view f the interruption caused bv invcii- toiyiug and general trltleiuent,. and the fact that in moal case, require ment, were covered far ahead on the previous extensive buying movement. rrnnuccrs still are less cotlcrrlicd ibout -securing additional contract. than in making deliveries on old or ders, and the difficulties of reducing the great accumulation id biikinci.. are intensified by the trausiorta!ion ireakdown, which ha, been aggrav.it ed by storms in some sections. I n . I i embargoes further complicate the sit uation and manufacturing operations are seriously hampered, with more last luruace, ami other plant, stop. ping because of lack of fuel. With output, and shipments restricted, in- In, trial earning, have naturally di minished, though the year's result, ia this respect hnve never been equaled. Mercantile profits also reach un paralleled ligures and the generally creased promptness in the settlr ent of financial Obligations is re flected in a ma-ked contraction in oiumercial failure,, preliminary sta tistic, for 1916 indicating . numerical decre.se of over 30 per cent from the high mortality of the previous year. Rrtail holiday trade fulfilled the most optimistic predictions, and bank clearings at .centers outside New York this week are 28.5 per cent larger than in 1915. while tht JMa at all points for list put , year is ap praxiiualtey .lx per cent. It ia note worthy, however, that commodity price, are reactionary, thr list of 3?l wholc.lr inut.tions trgulatlv com piled by Dun I Review showing more Irclinc, than advances this wee, lor the first time in months. BIO CITIES Thr population ol some of the lead. ing citie,, as estimated today, la: New York, 5.U.H41; Chicago. 2.497.- 72.': Philadelphia. l.7l,9.5IK; St. Loin.. 757...W; Boston. 756,456; Cleveland, 674.07J: naltinnre. 5K9.62I j Pitts burg. 579.090; Detroit. 57I7K4. Buf falo. 46H.558: San l-rancisco. 46.1. 5K.; Milwaukee. 4,Vi,5.15: Cincinnati. 410,- 476; Newark. 408.894; New Orleans. .171.747; Washington. J6J.980; Minne apolis. .16J.454: Kansas City. 297.847. Seattle. .148.6.19; Jersey City. 3H6..145 rortland. t irrgon. 295.46.L Indiana-,'- olis. 271.708: Denver. 2S).8I); Roch ester. 256.417: Providence. 254.9c); St. Paul. 247.2J2: Louisville. 2.18.U1U; Columbus, 214.878; Oakland, 191.604; Toledo, 191.554; Atlanta. 190.558 Birmingham, 181762; Omaha. 165.47(1; Worcester. I6J..I14; Richmond. 156.- 687. PROBATE COURT MUTTERS FILEO WITH COUNTY CLERK Inventory and appraisement in the matter of the estate of Frances M. McCoy was filed today, showing real property valued at $750. Tile inventory of the estate of Iter tb. Temple wa, filed today in the probate court. The real property wa. placed at $2,000 Inventory and appraisement wa, at,o filed in the estate of Thonia, Ewing. Real property was placed at $9,(110 and personal property at $256 46; total. $9.256 46. The inventory of the estate of Mar garet E. Nichols shows real and per sonal property valued at $2,600. ROOSEVELT GETS LOOSE AGAIN Opposes Endowment of the Wilton Note in Monstrous Languaoc. HE SAYS IT IS PRO FOUNDLY MISCHIEVOUS Ala Immoral a Preposterous Absurdity, and Wickedly False. (By United Prcsa) New York. Jan. 4. The Republic ans of the Senate have Roosevelt's support in II. e fight against the en dorsement of President Wilion's note. A vigorous statement attacking the Wilson note and its handling was issu ed by bin. He declared there is a log ol obscurity, profoundly aaJacMcVooa, profoundly immoral, wickedly false, a callous, immoral falsehood, prepos terous abusrdity. nervously MocWng the way. arc some of the phraseo logical bombshells which embellished Roosevelt's attack on President I son. in the support of Lodge 11,810 BOOKS TAKEN FROM LIBRARY IN YEAR With Only 4020 in N, Each Book Circulating An Average of Over Four. i i.. .....uai rroort of the librarian of the public library show, 4020 BOOkj in the library. Seventy-seven new s ........ . ..a oilw-r ueriodicats arc re ceived During the year 17.810 booka were taken out. an average oi over lour for each book. The daily aver age of books taken was 57. the high est being 149, the lowe.t 6. During the year 481 borrowers' cards were issued. Cards are held by 205 per sons from the country, who have t ic advantage, of the library. Three hundred eighty-three books were pur chased during 1916 and 300 donated to the library. Fifty-one maganncs were bound into volumes. A big need of the library is several thousand more volumes. The present catalog shows a remarkably (inc collection of books; hut not enough PROFESSOR RESIGNS Willamette University. Salem, Jim -(Bv United Pressl lrof Ma:- Murray, head of the rhetoric detri ment, resigned last niijht. The cau-e was a severe nervous collapse, due to overwork. President Doney left for Seattle to secure his successor. FIREMEN HOLD ANNUAL INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS Forty-one members of the Albany Fire Department gathered around the banquet tables last night lor their an nnal feed and installation of officer, Thr ,M. or was irreatlv enioyed. Chief Engineer W. A. F.asthurn and Asst. Chief Conrad Meyer were in stalled in their offices, and three mem hers of the board of control took their nrw nosttioni. 'At the close of the evening, some of thr boys, evidently thinking that something ought to be done, turned in a fire alarm and sent the rest of the member, scurrying out to some imaginary hlate. The joke was well taken. However, such joke, are not recommended 'of tne general puonc (.,. h.rr i. . heavv penalty for tain pering with fire alarm boxes or send ing in false alarms. LAWYER'S SON WANTED Philadelphia. Jan .4. (By United Press) The police today issued n flyer callinu for the arrest of Bernard Lew-is. son of a Pittsburg lawyer, m unection with thr murder of Ma?ic Colbart. It is claimed only that he is accused of defrauding a chauffeur of a taxi bill, however. RUSSIANS MAKE CAPTURE (By United Press) Petro.rad. Jan 4. The capture of 600 prisoners, three cannon, mine throwers and bombing mortars iroin thr Triiton, on thr heights near Bo- tochu, Rottmania, is announced by th. rar olficc. H K HOOVER WILL BE BURIED HERE SATURDAY Wou a Nativeof Pennsylvania, Prominent in Timber Business. Particulars ol the death of W. A. Hoover at his home at Detroit yes terday morning are that be was af flicted with a paralytic stroke. Mr. Hoover was )0rn in Clearfield county. Pa., about 65 years ago. He came tu Oregon more than 20 years ago and entered Ihc lumber business in eastern Linn county. Hoover ata tion, the eastern terminus of tie C. It E. railroad, was named after ksm. He was actively in the lumber busi ness until 1907, when he sold out to his brother. At the time of his death lie was the owner of a large tract of timber near Hoover as well a, con siderable Portland property and had other holdings. Although retired from the business he continued to make his home in the mountain town ol Detroit, where he had spent mot of his residence in thi, state. Mr. Hoover is survived by his wi dow, four brother, and three sisters, three of whom live in Dubois, Pa. Those in the weit are Nrs. Sue M. Cauley and W. k ....... r,.,: Port land. Kdward Hoover of Tacoma and R. It. Hoover of Salem. The remains will be brought to thi, city Friday and the funeral will prob ably take ptace Saturday, interment being in Riverside cemetery. PEACE MOVEMENT Washington. Jan. 4 t By United Press) President JVilson and Col onel Houac .are working on the de tails of the President's next move for peace. It is expected to come shortly af ter the Government receives the of ficial text of the entente reply to the 'President's first communication to the belligerents. Declares That People FtgWini Should Make Their Own Peaoo. By John P. Yoder, United Press buff Correspondent. W.iih n k;i.i!, Jan. 4. Dei-Urii:i that the people tiihting the war outfht to make their own peace, cor recting !- it' remarks ancnt the Hernstorft speech yesterday. Senator Lodi opened the fiithl aiaint thc passatKc of the Hitihcock resolutior endorsing President Wilson's note tliis afternoon. Ife said: "The endorsement of the note, with the idea of a world guarantee, woutd involve such an en tanglement and contravention to the tradition of the American policy ol aloofness. When we abandon the traditional policy of separation, wc are taking a long step, and ought to know where e are toing. I think the people fighting ougkt to make their own peace. Neutrals are spe cifically excluded in Germany's reply." FATAL CYCLONE Tulsa, OWa., Jan. 4 (By United Press) A cyclone destroyed a school near Blochcr at noon today. It i reported that several children were killed or injured. BI6 IRflfGATfON CONGRESS BEGINS IT PORTLAND Senators H. D. Cusick and S. M Garland, of thi'. -county, arc attending the big irrigation congress in Port land today, an important one. whicl may have quite a bearing on the leu islative enactment, of the state legis lature, beginning next week. The fol lowing senators arc in attendance: GeorRc T. Baldwin. Klamath Falls: C. A. Barrett, Athena: C. P. Bisho; . Salem: K. D. Cusick. Albany: Robert S. Farrell. Portland: Samuel L. Gar land. Lebanon: John Gill, Portland C. L. Hawley. McCoy: S. B. Huston. Ilernion A. Lewis, Gus C. Moser, Conrad P. Olson. A. W. .Orton. Port land: Hi H Shanks. Condon: I. S. Si:ii:h. Mn-hficld; Frederick Steiwer. Pendleton; W. T. Vinton. McMinn villc; George R. Wilbur. Hood River: J. E. Anderson. The Dalles; Ira C. Barber, Willamina; Louis K. Bean. Kugene: George C. Brovnell. Oregon City; A. C. Callan. Hamilton F. Cor bet. Portland; Vernon A. Forbes. Bend; W. V. Fuller. Dallas; E. J Goode. Herbert Gordon, Portland: Seymour Jones. Salem; K. K. Kubli. O. Lauhgaard, D. C. Lewis, Portland; William W. Lunger. Lafayette: Lion el C. Mackay. Stephen A Matthieu. Portland; Arthur K. Pock, Marsh field: C. O. Portwood. Fossil: Roy Ritner. Pendleton; Benjamin C. Shel don, Medford; Charles Albert Small. LaGrandc: R. N St. in field. Stanfield: Harold C. Stephens, George: Char!. . T. Sweeney. Murphy: Mrs. Alexander Thompson. The Dalles. SS ' cSSl I SBBBBBsSj hSsYaSSSBssssm--watiaV uSSSSWiaV aSS fl L0D6E LEADS FIGHT Opened Senile Debate Against Endorsement of Presi dent's Note. LONG STEP IN ABANDONMENT SEPARATION POLICY FURNITURE FACTORY RUYINI MAPLE FOR USE HERE COUNTY GIURT MS 82 MILE TRIP WEDNESDAY Roads of Eastern Linn County Found in Fine Condition All Along Route. MEXICAN BANDIT VERY AMBITIOUS At tha (Hob Thaatra tonight. Wants 200,000 Feet Now Will Use 40,000 Feet Per Month in Future. C A Bevier. of this city, is buying maple timber for the use of the Alb- Piirnilnre Factory Mr Bevier l'.as been commisioncd to buy 200.000 feet at once, and will furnish the factory 40.000 feet per month in tne tuxure. Oregon maple has been found satis factory for the manufacture of furni ture and is used extensively. Mr. Bevier is buying the timber along the Santiam, from Dever and Talbot to Crabtrce and in the neigh borhood of Sanderson's bridge. The species grows profusely along the damp banks of the river, a.id some fine logs are gotten out. Mr. Bevier states that he may put up a portable saw mill for the purpose of handling inc lliuocr. . Prospects at the factory grow brighter every day. and Albany. , - - Im.M- .. ahtv manaired. wils.se 1... lo. . .IV." J will be one of the main furniture pro ducing centers of the northwest. THERE ARE OTHERS South America Anxiously Awaits our Answer to unuan Biacuvi note Buenos Aires, Dec. 15 (By main In view of the fact that the British blacklist hits some of the South Am erican republics even more severely than it does the United States, the governments on this continent arc waiting with keen anxiety for Hash ington's reply to Britain's latest note on the subject. The Argentine view is that outside interference in the republic's domes tic trade ought not to be tolerated, regardless of British views. The con census of opinion concerning the me sage sent in answer to the United States' protest against the blacklist is fairlv summed up by Editor Jorge Mitre of the influential paper. La N'acion. in the succinct comment "Words!" TRANSPORT SUNK London. Jan. 4 1 By United Press'1 The transport Hibernia was sub marined in the Mediterranean, and ISO are missing. H B. Fogarty. former manager of the Globe Theatre, ia in the city on business from Portland. I H. O'Niell. oormlar traveling . i h. OWR ft V. Co.. i looking after business in this city. Mrs. Geo. Dorr, of Crabtree. is ir the city. Earl Hubbard, of Corvallis, arriv ed in the city over night. Yesterday County Judge D. B. Mc Knight and Commissioners J. D. Ir vine and I. J. Butler made a trip to Foster to examine the bridge near that place and look into other mat ters in coni.cction with the roads am! other thing,. I hey w ere taken in Frank llcrdrnan's Studcbakcr. The distance covered was 82 miles and the very fast time of four hour, and 25 minute, of actual running time was made. tcawjrMg to the excel lence of tiic roads. They left here at 9 o'clock and were back by 4, trip which, a few years ago. would have taken two or three days by team and in the condition the roads were then in. The members of the court were greatly pleased with what they saw. They went out by way of Lcbam.n and Sweet Home and returned ovir the Sweet Home, llolley. Crawford, ville and Brownsville road, coming in from Halsey on the Pacific High way. Frank Herdman. who drove ti.. commission over the route in his car. states that the roads arc in tine con dition most of the way and show t t result of careful building. Especial) good are the roads in the neii.hlx r hood of Sweet Home and Foste where one of the finest stretches it the state has been built. Nothing bad was encountered any place, whi -1 speaks well for the supervisors alon the line. Mr. Herdman speaks especially vel of the stretch of the Pacific Highw between here and Harrisburg. Tl.i stretch has all been graded and grai elled with the exception of two litti stretches of a mile or two each, whi. ' are being graveled as fast as possibl' IMPORTANT CONFERENCE (By United Press) Rome. Jan. 4. The newspaper Cc: iere de Italia announced that the fo eign ministers of Germany. Austri.-. Bulgaria an.d Turkey are assemblii at Berlin for an important confc ence. Proposes to Establish Provi sional Government and Issues PraclamaMM. PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF MEXICAN SITUATION General Funston Will 6 to Nogales on An Insaeelioa Trip. By Robert L. Miller, United Press Dial I correspondent. El Pabo, Jan. 4 Adherents of y - - '-' u. . mgtm inr a hrnvi.inn.l . L. r v. .., ,o v -t up by the bandit chief. Officiate avc Been appoiniea to write laws, v tentative seat of government has been chosen, and according to in- or.ii.uion in the hands of the United i. it--' authorities, copies of a proc imation by Villa has been secured, ederal agents arc translating it bow. INTERNED BY ROUMANIANS (By United Press) Berlin, via Sayville wireless. Jan. 4 Charge, that a German Mother S perior and home deaconesses nit Bu charest for more than 60 years. hai been interned by the Roumanians ar were only delivered by German OCCt pation of the capital, were made I the press bureau. THE BOOTH TRIAL (Bv United Press) Dallas. Ian. 4. Uoon agreement of counsel tor the state and detenst; Judge Bell set Feburary 10 for t. beginning of the trial of Williai Booth. 6E0. GIBBONS DIED AT OAKLAND. CALIFORNIA After an illness of some time, Ge Gibbons, of Shclburn. died ytat at Oakland. Calif., the immedi.v cause being a paralytic stroke. Tl remains will arrive this evening an be taken to Shclburn. wl ere the f: neral service will be held tomorrow Father Lane preaching the serine: and conducting the service. He was born in Ontario, canad 69 years ago, moved Irom Easter: Oregon to Shelburn nine years age He was an excellent citizen, belovc by his family. He had been a men ber of the Catholic church most i his life. He leaves a wire and six children Mrs. Geo. Miller, of Iowa: Mrs. W. Miller, oi Shclburn, and Ge. John. Talbert and Leonard Gibbon - of Shelburn. WILSON AND HUGHES SPENT NI6HT IN HUB CITY l wo uisiuiKUiniiiu K"on "sit . the city hotel over night, at least ac- -nrdinw 1.. th name, the,- irave One said he was Woodrow Vilson, a fif teenth cousin of the president, ann recent candidate was his granduncle inev were iravcnnv. iwsswson much greater harmony than the can didates did during the campaign -T-t i i. . .-. .v. ... . ...i K. topping in this port for the night not wisning 10 K'.c is... M.ss. often resort to fiction. The men mLI .1,... Mr. travlin7 toffether be cause misery loves company, and they were gemng ine cvmswij siranKc. uut nc in.., o.... ....... they have important business in San Krsncisco and must reacn mere the 25th. ju,t three weeks from to dav. which they ought to maxe eas ily. if the Southern Pactlic keep, nj its schedule and freight trains con ttnoe to ran. By Carl D. Groatt, United Press I Correspondent Washington, Jan. 4. The adminis tration today added Mexican affairs o its last niloniatk. moves shrouded c secrecy. President Wilson himself . now in full charge of the Mexican situation, the American commission ers having informed him that their work for troop withdrawal and bor der protection protocol ia fruitless. The Americans plan a meeting with the Mexicans. It is understood it will be merely a formal farewell. San Antonio, Jan. 4. Gen. Funston will leave tomorrow for Nogales and l nan on a ten-nay inspection IliD. and may cross the border at Nogsuea. The hospital train leaves tomorrow for Nogalc, to pick up National Guardsmen with chronic cases of di seases along the border, and remove j them to Hot Springs, Ark. LEAKAGE CASK (By United Press) Washington. Jan. 4. Investigation hv the House of the note leak charge will start tomorrow. Congressman Wood, of Indiana, will be the first witness. The committee announced this today following a two-hour sua sion. 1 om Lawson will De sunpoen aed by wire. STOLE POTATOES A large Zeppelin alighted on the roof of S. E. Olmstcad's up-to-date straw shed, north of Albany, recently during their absence, and carried away 17 sacks of potatoes. It must have been some kind of an air-cralt, as there were no tracks left behind. Mr. Olmstead is watching for the monster to return. ANON. RURAL CREDIT AMENDMENT (By United Press) Salem. Jan. 4. The state land hoard ar a special meeting decided not to proceed to put the rural cred its amendment in operation until af ter the legislature meets and enacts a law prescribind the details for pro cedure. It will not become effective till February 5. not January 7. as some supposed. Attorney Van Winkle said. So there is time for the legislature to act. MANY CANADIANS GO Ottawa. Ont.. Jan. 4 During the year just closed I7c537 men were re- ruited in Canada, or nearly hall tne total of 385.955 since the outbreak of the war. according to figures an nounced today. In the last fortnight 2517 enrolled. a decrease of 700 in comparison with the preceding two weeks. CALM IN FRANCE tBy United Press) Pa'i,. Jan. 4. It is calm tonight along the entire western front, re norled today's official bulletill S8 (?( 3 CRIME RECORD When the successor to Chief of Police Healey began his sta tics Jan. 1 he faced the problem of combatting a record of crime which may not be equalled la any city. Figures published compiled by Thomas sa. bride, secretary ol tne svsnw hoard of pardons. show this crime record for Chicago: A hold-up every tht hoara. A murder every other 1st. Two ,mcides a day An arrest every seven one-half m trustee. Ijquor .Inst, gambling had company art the quent causes of crtswa.