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ALB AMY DAILY DEMOCRAT, MOW DAY. JAMUAKV li, 117. FAQS IT Here are Hits of our Staple Articles which we have placed in Our January Clearance Sale A great quantity of splendid Handkerchiefs in this sale 2 for 5c 5c 7c and 2 for 25c LUZERNE UNION SUITS For, Women. They used lo nctl (or 11.50. But now $1 will buy suit of thcu (in knit whit union suit, of superior qual ity. There are various slyls. ROMPER AND PEOOY CLOTH ISc values, ISc CRASH Bleaihed 7c Sc 01NOHAMS Present market value ISc Now Uc PERCALES Book Fold, market value 10c I l-Jc ............ 14c BLEACHED CRASH Spl'ndid value (or 12J4c Mi Unbleached Craah, extra (or 12c OUTING White Daily FLANNEL and all colors, plain and strip ed, regular price I2c now 10c HUCK TOWELS Sc, 10c, ISc 17c, 19c TORCHOW Value, to 10c. LACES now Sc CLUNY LACES Very pec Lai value for 23c APRON OINCHAMS Worth 10c, but during true ule. 8 I -3c 2 LOTS OF LADIES' NECKWEAR Latst design of col frt, plain and fancy in whites and colors. Those that were Si are now 4Sc Those that were 50c 25c Confidence The feeling of Confidence and Pro tection from trouble tht goes with MARATHON TIRES is only ciualled by the satisfaction of knowing th.it your tire mileage has been pur-hascd at the lowest market price. GUARANTEED 5,000 MILES Sold exclusively by Ralston Motor Co. 121 East 7th St. OUR ACCESSORY LINE IS COMPLETE Cash Value Worth While WkAAAAAAAAJf HAMSLTQNS January Clearance Sale UNPARALLELED Yi.AK Trading and Industry Roomed In East At Record 1'iun, Making Phe nominal Showing. Dun: I-M-c Utmni n forth, remark allc lfj(rr in domrtit: hiuiuc. ami ntrrcr jnd inJulr y were fully mil! 4 HuriiiK the year jimt utnl. l)rM"itc international rotnplH .tion, ia poiuiinu CfOfi Tt-.till, labOf iioiilile and oilier ndveric (actor. nnicr.il htuinrft att.iinrti record dimension, with pftCM and profit unprn rtlrlitcl. ami Ihr rnornioils rKMtisinn in mrr ihanditi esport, due mainly lo the .t rrtjiitrrmrtiu, plat ed this connlr in the foremost Milion in the world' m.H-ry market. For? 1411 borrow lag, lu i , a .. -.nil rxtmtivr and HOT1 . varirl tlian in P'15. and additional la rxe till t k. of Americ4n ecuritir were rtpnrchascd frotn Kurope. while Bdd 1 1 1 ttii. way so rapidly stmt in ftUtli amounts a to overtax thr facilities for hanUUog the metal. The-r import-itinns vastly suumeni , ed the Irndititf powers of hanking in tMtutiom ana, except on Infrequent occasnxi. hrttftal hirt(es rulr.l on relatively low bwls, the plethora oJ funds alto makimc f'r greater prompt ness in the settlement of financial oh I and a roucmcnt rodtKtlori in cotumercul f.iilures, notwttlttayd inK the marked mcrraac in new enter prise. The unexampled eromomiv proRtes. of tin nalkaa during 1916 was reflect ed in all the 'traditional barometer th.tt measure the rise am! fall of husi nest With trade and industry hoom it'K at record prices, anil with specula tni in locki, ur.un anl cotton on noteworthy sc.ile. ink e Iter In ii nal ttrally made a plieuomin.il exhibit; thr not)SMlltd railroad earning "and the Itreal freight COWsfajtfofl testifitd to the remarkalde volume of traffic hand led hy the ennimon carrier; occa-1 transportalifiu was also taxed beyoml its capacity ami hiphuildinii experien ced .i striking revival, while new con struction in other tines participated V'Sctive'y in the for war 'I movement FACTS ABOUT MEXICO The l'irst Chiet has iued a strict It ree forbidding the estahli .hment hy anyone of the wireless telegraph stations in any portion of the Kcpuhlu without authorisation hy the Govern ment. SchfMd. of instruction in military drill will he opened for the benefit ol warkingmen on Sumlay in varioiu portion of the capital city in order thai they may he taught the rudiments, of wai lare. A scries of teachers' institutes h i been inaugurated in the state uf Tatu aiilip.1 for the purpose of bringing the educational system up to the highest tlandard. Great interest is taken iu tint feature. MOST ECONOMICAL Didn't Heat Big College. But O. A. C Wa Run Most Economical of Any of Them The United 1'ress has sent the fol lowing out as a duvpatch covering their service Ml the U. S.: Oregon Agricultural College didn't defeat thr University of Pennsylvania at football; neither did it win the championship of the Pacific Coast Hut it did do one thing "deserving of credit when it kept expenses for its football team down to an average of $N5 a man for the 1916 season. Nearly all this average was spent m uayiUk: traveling expenses of the i players. ttut for the accommodation of their export traffic. The authorities of the State of Muevo l.con are taking steps to estab lish an et(uitabie and just tariff of i barges for public services of all kindi including tba uJrsVh0"', treet cars, electric and gas lighti. etc. The Government of the State of Tabasco has appointed an educational commisMon which has taken in charge the work of establishing schools thru out the entire State with the view of rducating all ranks of society. All mines owned by Mexicans in the State of Guanajuato arc now in full operation. Those that are not being worked are the property of foreigner although some of the foreign owned I j properties are now active. With the cooperation of the State Government, machinery hai arrived in Yucatan and wit) he at once de voted to the sinking of wells for the drw lopment of the petroleum meas ure of that region, which are known to exist. The ctistomscolleetinns it the port of Vera CrurTor the mouth of Oct ober approximated very nearly one million ilntlart in n ii.in ,1 tnpc! Vis-.ssr rhe demand for skilled labor every , -..-.i., rau nt .,r-r-iii., nA where largely rat reded thr tlippl) ; an early return to the income of nor and though the extreema living cost-- nu conditions prove,! biodeusome in many ntiartcrs . Thp Government has established savings dlpoaitS were swelled muter- Mmtrolli iUtQn, in ,nr ctiy of Mcx Wf nh wages at the highest point ko for tht, of foot, artirCs of . . Ln.isvn I 1 1 .1 I . t i. in nl lllillt s. . . . ,...,,..,.. i iiriiMi- iii A'li' rti mi i ii t 1 1 . in.-ii The business transacted is very Urge ami the common people have been mon beintf doled out I'cruussion has been granted to the in this fashion. Twenty men were Augila I'etrolruiu company (the Pier- included in the transportation list, son interests) to construct a wharf on Coaching for 50 men came to $35 a the Panuco river in the I a in pic a dis- man. and personal equipment for 32 men hit M7 a head .Medical service for 5t men was $8 each. Dr. A. D. Browne, head of the O A. C. athletic department, decided wine years .: that the college that pays him his annual salary was get ting far under the average in cost for football and he conducted a question ing of important universities, discov ering that they were paying an aver age of $10 man more than the aggies Cheapness is a matter of compul sion with Oregon Agricultural Col lege, however, for the books closed on the 1916 season show a deficit of $1,222.40 on the home field, and a surplus of only $2,247.19 on foreign grounds. Vext year expenses are to he cut still more, for O. A. C. isn't like most colle-res. It admits it want? to make a litJle cash out of the exploitation of its footlmll trams, and likes to derive the benefit that comes from advertis ing. And O. A. C. received quite a little publicity two years ago when it smashed things up generally in thr middle west. The biggest game of the reason will he played next fall in Portland, where the higgest hunk of cash- came from last season. showed S progressive increase, reach ing it miximum in Prcrmber, and iu vestors rmlftd unparalleled sums in ai,r(, nPrrb' .meres, auq mvmrn, . nesn.es nene- Thf m-m g, TriuBfo ; er California, having hern ahandoned filing in the way of large special dis htirsemrnts. Without exception, leading manu facturing industries have enjovrd the most prosperous year of their history. Furnish Ha The Mon W. J. Furnish, who once ran for govrnor ami was beaten, hai just sold a farm of $000 acres for $200,000 and has another farm jir-t as big The man who heat him couldn't buy one corner of it. Furnish, when making his campaign rend his speech of only five minutes, making an impression that practically defeated him. No Relation Rev. Ingalls opened the legislature one day last week, asking that it hr kept sober and sane, and immediately F.ditor Ingalls, of the Corvallis G. T. denied any relationship to the minis ter. To Recover Mony Suit to recover $1900 and interest from April, 1911, was filrd Saturday by Ada F, Norton against J. L White Pinal Account Filed The final account in the estate of Chas. Pfriffer was filed today, The estate was valued at $.W.550. Every smoker In Albans; should use McCourt's Hand Mad or Albany Spe cial -clears made by the Willamette Cigar Mfg. Co.. and sold by all good dealer. Dr. Stone's Heave Drape cures V-avts rkt $1 ; for sale by ell drug gist M by their former operators, have been taken over and arc now being operat ed by the Government, giving employ ment to a large number of men who would otherwise he destitute. A steamer service is to be inaugurat ed shortly connecting New York. HgVtBJUl and Progreso with Mam- aftflto, in Colima, via- the Panama Canal. It is believed this will greatly stimulate commerce between the west coast of Mexico and AttlQtlc ports. During the month of October there were recorded in the Public Rnristrv Of Property ot Mexico City rental con tracts to the amount of $17.04$. Sr200 In the same period the record of new commercial operations register e d reached a total of $4,822,906 An invitation has been received and will prohnMy be accented by the Firt Chief to participate in an ex position of products of the I.atin Nmerican ccuntries that is shortly to be opened in New Orleanv A sim ilar exhibition was recently held at F Paso The workers in an extensive cotton factors- at Querrfro. j also those in i similar establishment in Jalisco, hasp struck for an alleviation of con ditions, and the Stair government is rtrramrinff nn amicable settlement. n has been done in similar cases else where Arrangements are being made for the ur of henenurn fiber in some of the mills in the States of Pnehla and Tlaxesla th.it have heretofore been devoted solely to the production of entton fabrics This will greatly stim ulate the production of fabric In Yucatan, it is believed FAKE COMINO Chief of Police Catlin has received the following, which will tell its own story; Medford. Ore., Jan. 13. 17. Dear sir: There will be a woman in Albany sometime next week claiming to rep resent the Zion International Move ment with headquarter in I.os An geles or Palo Verde. Examine her credentials and story she is an ab solute fake, and is begging for her self. She is 5 ft. 4 in., florid com plexion, red nose, about 45. dressed in black: round black hat with white top. Respectfully, F. G STUni.FV. BIGGEST STADIUM Pennsylvania. Universitv to Erect th CITY NKWS Largest Stadium n United State 9 3 9 fruit tree. Benton Courier. College Girl Returned The college girls reiu;ied Satur day night from Portland, where they gave a concert at the Westminster church Friday nigh.. They report, a fine time on the trip. A large ..i; dience greeted them, and they re ceived many compliment for the fine program presenleu. Poling Coming Dr. Dan Poling is to be in )r':?on in February, while here attsadbijf the state convention of Christian En- Aes voters. Preached Three Sermons Henry Aihcrs yesterday conducted three -services in the country, two I morning and evening at Dever, and one hi t . v afternoon at Coopers srhool house. Pretty good for a farmer. Who Made the Music Many people who attended the Globe Theatre Saturday night won dered who was making all the music at the piano. It was none other than little Mi-, Frances Haas, niece of Miss Lilly Brenner, the regular mu sician. Miss Haas is an exceptional musician for her age. .and plays the most difficult selections with the greatest ease Weather Report Yesterday's temperature ranged be tween 24 and 44 degree. The river fell to A3 feet. Smoke Albany cent cigars. Special, bast 10- By H. C. Hamilton, United Staff Correspondent. New York. Jan. 15. An even great er amphitheater than the massive Howl in which Yale's athletic contests are held, towering out of Woodlands Ravine at Philadelphia, is probable for the Umver.ity of Pennsylvania. Steps already have hern taken to as sure erection of the structure. Alum Press j After Sixty Years ) ixty years Lnclc Joe Yates of this city, 82 year-, young, set out some apple trees near Halscy. Linncounty, and last week a basket of almost per fect apples, picked from these trees was received by hirn. He set the trees in 1857. soon after he came to Oregon from Arkansas, and thev have borne .indents :tnd faculty are workmir I SteaiHly since. And yet easterners hard to make the dream a reality. I tell us the life ot apple trees is hort Present plans for the structure call for an amphitheater which will seat 1 00 ,00t) persons, many thousands more than cati he jammed into Franklin Field even by the greatest effort The need of a new stadium became positive at the Pennsyhania-Cornell football game last Thanksgiving day. when thousands were unable to gain admission. To erect the stadium the usual pro cedure will be followed. Alumni will guarantee funds, receiving interest on the sums out of proceeds. This plan includes the application of all money over the interest to the furtherment of athletics at Pennsylvania. Only one stadium in history, the Circus Maximus, which floWttshed in Rome, exceeds the seating capacity of the stadium planned for Philadel phia. Tht great Roman arena, author ities say. seated nearly 300.000 per snsn. some goiiiT so far as to place the figure at more than 400.000. The Penn stadium would have room Oregon, compared with Eastern 61. FARM LOANS ! Valley. 6t We Have One Million Dollar to loan on improved farms in the Willamette Valley. VERMONT LOAN & TRUST COMPANY J. M. & H. M. HAWKINS General Agents - - Albany to eat comfortably vision for incrcasin 100.000. with pro- thu capacity. eaBgss3T' t I I saBsaca Clear Your Land with Trojan Powder I TROJAN CONTAINS NO STORE and USE NO FUMES NO FREEZING NO THAWING . NITROGLYCERINE. Trojan is the SAFEST POWDER to Albany Trojan will not explode from any ordinary impact or jar. Write for Free Booklet and Price List. Magazines at Albany, Salem and Eugene, Oregon. CARRIED IN CARLOAD LOTS HAUSER BROS. SPORTING GOODS Salem Eugone PURE LARD 3V per lh.. Independent Market, First and I.yon. J11-F1I FOR RENT OR SALE Cheap, a stiull place clte to the North Al bany school house, a six room house and a o,.d ham. Inquire of J. S. Morgan. 3.U Jefferson St . Al bany. J15-20. FOR SALE Light team, about 1,000 lbs. each, or "ill trade tor heavier horse. Herman Asche, R. D. 2, Home phone 8535. J 15-17 WANTED To miy White Embden ganders, or could exchange geese - for ganders. N, W. Schradcr. R D. S. Bell 609J4. J 13-16 LOST Glove between First Nat. Rank and Blain Clo. Store. Return to Democrat Office. J 13 16 FOR SALE OR TRADE A gent s bicycle in first class condition, at 41J Ellsworth St. J13 16 LOST Sterling silver circle broach set with amethysts. Finder please leave at this office. J 15-17 Do Not FaU to See tho Ford Automobile with the Gerlinger Universal Tractor Attachment Demonstration Tuesday, Jan. 16 ALBANY, OREGON Machine ton Exhibit at Crawford's Gang HOWARD & THEOBALD Agents The Talk Highways the Land Millions of miles of Bell Tele phone wire at your beck and call. When you've got to have quick action, remember that a word to the operator will clear the track, two miles or two thou sand, day or night. Prompt, re liable, and decisive ! Consult the list of toll rates to cities here abouts; it's in the front of your Bell directory The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company