0. jt& THE WEATHER now tonight. Thursday probably now and warmer. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCBAT EitabUshadja 181 Boat Aersrtwang McaUata la Una County. VOL. XXIX. ALBANY. LINN COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31. 1917. No. tti. PLOT TO POISON LLOYD GEORGE Prominent Suffragettes Ar retted and Will Face Ser ious Charge. THEY OBJECT TO PREMIER'S WAR POLICY Was Hatehsd in December; Is Causing Great Indignation in England. By Ed. L. Koaiw. United Praia Bull fm laopi anient Loiiduu. Jan 31. Mrs. Alice VYhuWlW. daughter Martini. Mr. Wiumfrcd Maaon ami Albert Mason were arretted today . haturd nh con spiling lo poison Llojsd GootarS They were arraigned at Derby. Hie uiagit tratr remanded all in jail until Salur day ll it repotted IBM Ibe protcriit or hat Jl) witnesses. It was later an nounced lltal tbey aln conspired to murder Arthur Henderson, a labor itr cabinet member. Maon it au expert cbeinial He it a conscientious obiMtOC lo the war The women are a atiKtaettea. The conspiracy wa reported to Scotland Van! Saturday. Chief Inspector Parker directed the investigation Mr. Mason wat arrested at South hamplon. The others were caught at Dtife) preweniot A. II. Honkin lr elated the plot wa batched between Decrnilier it' and January 13 In trntc indication cxitlt throughout Creat Britain. CASCADES HIGHWAY BILL INTRODUCED IN SENATE Measure Is Favored and Has Good Prospects of Its -Passage. Senate Hill No. I9M, introduced b the deleKationi oi I. inn, Wasco. De schutet and Jefferson counties, made ill appearance In the lrtiilattire yes terday The bill dc.imiales a second ary highway mm lbau through Lebanon, Sweet Home, Catcadia, Sit, lert, Bend and M The I .,:: D Cormier, of Lebanon, who it boosting for the nicaiurc. ii in the city today and is jubilant over the prospects of the hill'i paiiing. The pataage of thin bill will bring tin- highly important road in line for improvement in due courtc ot time, the government putting up SI to the statc't $1 up to Ihe apportioned mount tor Oregon. The bill if opposed by Slate Engin eer J. II. I.ewit, who it aaid lo have another pel road acrott Ihe Caacadet Hit road rrottci up ibe North San liam, but followt only a trail and along the mml difficult and expenaive route to build a road. The route propotrd in the bill fol lowt a road that ban been in lite tince pioneer dayt when the early telllert crotted Ihe divide I" Wrttcrn Ore gon, and brought supplies back fo Ihe eastern part. 'P'rrc it a wagon road that it in ute most of Ihe year but the road nerdt a great deal of work to pnl it in good thape. It it ihe most feasible road acrott th mounlaini and it the one that wilt no doubt be adopted. It is also well populated along the way. telllert liv ing all the way to the tiimmit. MAN KILLED. IN AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR JUNCTION Loyd Patterson Was on Way to Eugene When Struck By 0. E. Train. I.oyd i'attrraoii, a promimtit young man uf lirrutiurg, Wftl killed in tutiJiiiotntc ao'iiidit our mile tllii ir3e pj JfFTttlM l-i-i "i, 'In. when hi utu wi struck by a norlhUouwi clcctrK, i.nc arriving ... Aiiiany ai ttXK the MC Id ill I huppming about 5 Mi, Mi. PftttCftOM left llarruburg alone i hit CM at abdiit S 15 p, in, intend ing to inert hi ifc in Kugene at In lioiue o. hit itcptjitlirr, John Kel ), of the Bootli-Kelly Lumber Coin .any, He w evidently blinded by driv tg mow which wa falling and did iot ec or hear the train. The car at demolished and M r. 1'alterioti thrown several feet a the reiiult 01 the colliftiou. The train crew picked 1 the injured man and took htm to lUrruhiutt. He died khortly after i r firing at the Harriburg lloaphal Hr ' urived by widow, aged I mother and a iter, Mr Carroll .Iillcr. 'Ihe couple bad been mar ted only a nbort time. h i reported by the (regn Klec rls trainmen, after inrfttigatun, that I'atterfton and a roitptr of other young urn had been drinkinjf. and that the uher men were arrreinl. l'atlrron . ing before them Thik morning' Kegiktr r aa a: How the arcidt-nt oc urred i not itown, at Mr. Patter. on ., alone. it the poaition of the automobile af tff it wan Ntrm-k remed to lead to the -bef thni Mr. 1'atieraon WAJ in the el of driving upon the railroad ur.tdc o CfpN '" track when the train truck the machine. Mutornun Slrvrni fttopjtcd the !iatn as toon a potihlr after the col tlllOfl and alighting, found Mr Tat crson atlll alive. Ilf '-.V' placed board the train, bin he died a few ninute afterward, before Harrissburg. uy three mile dtatant, wai reached After the remain had been turned rVttf to Dr. Oale at HarrUburg, a superficial examination wai in - ami tic physician pronounced that death - a. probably due to conciiMion .J lie brain and a hemorrhage. Later he remain were brought to Kugeue ind Coroner Marion Veatch made a rip to the vrne of the accident ami to Harriftburg to iuimir in'o the a idrnt. Mr. Patterson wa a 'orrier rei Irnt of I'ugene am. Ii.nl f-.r a tinm 'er of years l-cn inr ( th.' m.m mer of the farm oxviu-d by hi rtep athtr, John I. Kelly, formerly of the Hooth-Ketly Lumber company. He 4ocitrd in the management of thc 'arm with Carrol Miller, son of H. H. Miller, director etf the school of com nerce of the University of Oregon .Mr Patterson wa Miss Klirat.eth McCart, living at Harrishurg. before her marriage. FRENCH PENETRATE GERMAN TRENCHES Make Night Attack on Second Line and Kill all the Defenders. GERMANS GT 900 RUSSIAN PRISONERS I ALASKA BONE DRY f) Washington , Jan 31. (By S) I'niled Press) The Senate pass- ed the bone dry Alaska prohibi A lion bill. It prohibit the inanu ' factuie and shifmcnt of litior & into Alaska. !-i.)(ii() S I KILLED CRIME AMONG DENVER WOMEN ON ROD TO MILITARISM Vashville, Tenn., Jan. JR. William Jrnning Bryan, adilressing the Ten nessee Legislature at a joint session today, said Army and Navy officers wr re linn. red at Washinglon above civilian nfficinl of such department as agriculture, commerce and labor, and declared that "if this is to be a democratic nation there must be a lifting up of the latter to the plane of the soldier or a leveling of the sobBer." He said munition makers and pro fessional soldiers were Irving to con vert the United States into a military nation. (By United Presi) Drnvfr. Colo.. Jan. 31 Prchi- J liitinn .mil dnimy iWSv with t ' red light district have ma Y 9 crime among women in Denver 6 almost neglinable .the city auth- orittes declared today. That Denver has no need for a woman' court, MMh as has been established in Vew York, Los Angeles and other large cities is the concerns of ojtinion amoung city official- and people interested in reform work. So small is the number of women 9 ;)ri-onrrs in the Denver police $ court that a court exclusively for for women would hardly have m enough business to keep open an 9 hour a day Js!! Russians Capture German Po sitions on Heights East of Jacobin!. Ilerlin. via Sayville wirelett, Jan. Jl. (Ily United I'rett) It it an- lUiueil that the (cruiant tlorrned xveral kuisi.m potiliont on the call bank uf the River Aa. Cuunter al- taelit were tepulted. Nine hundred isonert were taken. The Kutsiant leuetrted Prtnce Leopold', from, south of the Valeputnt Road Gen. Mo'kenvn renurled the Turkl re- pulord retonnnitcrinn dcUchmentt of Rnumaniant. The French Lorraine itiackt were defeated. Paris, Jan. 31. ll i announced hat the I'reucli penetrated Ihe aec 'tii. line ol German trenches south of l.inlrey, in a niirlit attack. They kill- d and raptured all the defenders rhere were auccctsful patrol cnijaKc- nentt at Votget. IVlnir.,il. Jan. 31. It is announc d that the Russians advanced in deep now and ttonned and captured Ger- nan potitiont on the hciffhts eatt of lacobeni. They hayonetted Ihe ne- fcn-lert. London. Jan. 31 It it admitted hat Great Britain lot! 12.314 offkrrt uid men in January. Four hundred nineteen OffKCfl were killed and 01 .uuiidril F.leven thousand right iindred ninety-five men were killed ml 17. ."'.4 wounded, and 2928 mining. Germany Withdraws Sea Restrictions 9 Berlin, via Sayville wireleit, 9 9 January 21. (By United I'rett) S A new German note wat hand- 4 9 ed Atnbattador Gerard today. ll replies to Present Wilion't w Senate tpeech. It announces ita fi ti withdrawal of tea fighting re- 9 ttricliont and a:.k, that Ameri- G cant be warned from ihipt enter- ing forbidden zotics. 9 m 9 Berlin, Jan. 3k The note tajri 9 that unrettricteff tea warfare is 9 effective tomorrow. The watert i around all the allied c ountries is declared a barred lone. 9 9 9 9 9 3 a '., m LEAK PROBERS GET A SCENT Confidential Information to Re porters By Sec. Lansing Taken Advantage of. ROGUE RIVER FISH BILL DEFEATED BY HOUSE New Bill Calls For Road Port lan, to Ontario, Under Shackleford Act. Merlin, via Sayville wireless. Jan. tl. It is announced that the allies hist 152 ve-sels, atfirrctfatini; 415.500 ns. in December; 240.000 ton bseiiiR Hritish. The Admiarlty announced Ms intention of -topping hospital shipt in certain zones n the English channel. It charizcd that the allies transported troop under the Red Cross flatf. Salem, Jan. 3L (By United Press) Representative Small introduced a bill providing th.it 30 per cent of alt the Shackleford Act state funds, equal in amount to the state road fuiiih, be spent for constructing a highway from Portland to Ontario via Hood River, The Dalles, Biggs. Arlington, Pendleton, LaGraudc anil (taker. The Senate passed the Forbes house bill validating all acts in connection with the establishment of Deschutes county It carries an emergency clause. Senator feahlwin explained that Crook county citizens withdrew protests against the establishment of a separate county. The Senate passed Hawtey's bill Vroviding that manufacturers of but ter and cheese operate under the dairy and food commission's license. The state dairymen requested its passage The House defeated the Rogue River fish bill. It lacked two votes of the necessary majority. Elgin and Forbes left the ball during the ballot ing to escape voting. Now an Effort It Being Made to Learn Who Sent the Message. New York, Jan 3L (By United 'ress) The hrak prober today ask- d George Ellis, a member of the lutton Brokerage firm, on his re- urn from Georgia, to explain the lutton leak message. The probers ascertained the following facts: On "December 20 at 11 i m. Sec retary loosing confidentially told the reporters the note was forthcoming. at 12:48 Hutton's Chicago correspond ent wired that the note was forth oming; at 1:14 Hutton gave the in formation to his clients; at 2 o'clock he stock ticker carried the rumors. relegrapher P. A. Connolly wired Ihe note tip from Washington short- after Secretary Lansing met the report eds The probers summoned Connolly and will ask who gave him he message BANK ANOTHER SEATTLE PAILS Seattle. Jan. 31 (By United Pratt) The Gcrma-Amerkan Mercantile Hank failed today. The crash follow ed the failure of the Northern Hank .in. I Trust company yesterday. BANKING BILL Salem, Jan. U. (By United Press) The bouse banking committee will 9Ct tonight for a public hearing on th bill to regulate trust companies. Plils measure has passed the senate. and is now pending in the house. MORGAN KIM 83 PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY Moixan litnshaw. a well known pioneer of 0 lag OS, dieil at hit home four miles southeast of the city yes terday afternoon at the ripe uc of B years. Mr. Haanhaw was horn IB Ontario, Canada, March 21. ! He came to Orron ahout JO years ago. liuying the farm where he spent the rett of hit life. Mr. Ilcnthaw was a farmer and one of the most rcipectcd memhert of the community. He wat a mem her of Ihe A. O U. W. loilue. He it survived hy his wife and lix ctliMrtnt Ongald. Georire and Ar chibald Henshaw, Miss Nancy Hen shaw and Mrs. Bessie Blatchford, all of near Alhany. and Mrs. Jennie Aud erway, of Crahtrec. The funeral will he held Thursday mornimr at 10:00 o'clock from the family home and interment will take place in Riverside Cemetery. R Ctro. H. Youna- of the Tint Raptist church will preach the funeral ten-ice. 6EN. WOOD MAKES LIVE STATEMENT ABOUT MILITIA Says They Are Drugged By Praise and Intimates Cannot Fight. Washington. Jan. 31. (By United Press) The Senate military commit tee grilled Geneial Leonard Wood today. He admitted the army quar termasters' department had "collaps ed entirely" during the early stages of mobilization. He said the militia was only 20 per cent trained, totally unfit ior field service. He called the militia system "vicious and undepend- able," and aid the "militia was drug ged by praise, and is returning from the border sadder and wiser. The men realize it would have been wan ton murder to send them against reasonably good troops." rather Henry relletan went to Portland on the morning electric 11. N. Cockerline went to "Salem on the morning train. t BIO FAMILY BONUS 9 Bismarck. N. L) . Jan. 31. (By United Press) "T. R." isn't go S ing to have anything on North s Dakota's farmer legislature. This $ A was indivated by the recomnien- 9 dation of the state board of health today that the 15th legis- lative assembly pass a law- diving bonuses to parents raising large families. A tremendous decrease ( in the size of families, as reealed ? f) by the state vital statistics, t !s blamed. 9 ELEGRAPKER CONNOLLY WIRED THE TIP TO N. Y. BERNARO SHAW PRAISES WILSON'S PEACE ADDRESS us. HECKERS WIN CASE AGAINST COLONY OF D0UKH0B0RS Stupendously Important; Has Set America on the Right Track. By William Phillip Simmt. United I'rett Staff Correipondent. With the British Armiet in France, Jan. ft, G. Bernard Sha regards President Wilton's toeech to the ten ate "the most remarkable utterance since Lincoln spoke." The famout sa tirist, novelist, dramatitt and author paid the American president this compliment while on a vist to the British front. "I consider his speech stupendous important." he declared. "With one stroke he has set America on the lit track again. It never under stood the imperial America o t Roosevelt but Wilson has rehabili tated American democracy. The ountry of Lincoln has refound it self." Asked for hit interpretation of the !hrase peace svi.hout victory, Shaw responded: "Peace based upon justice that's 11. It's perfect nonsense for the peo ple to believe Wilson is Oermany I catspatv or that he advocate a Ger man made peace " Shasv visited Arret, wearing a steel trench helmet which gave him a re tnarkable resemblance to Don Quix oe. Shaw said he was glad to visit the front. "Because," he added, charac- eristicallv, "I hate war and. now I'll be able to discuss war with people who understand. The soldiers hate war too. They know what it is You can't talk war with civilians heir belligerent attitude is pfcin tor ture. Eugene Register Tells of Great Success in Eugene and Springfield. Supreme Reverses the Lower Court. Holding Contract Must Stand. Salem, Or.. Jan. 30. Fraud was not roved in the sale of an island in the Willamette River by B. J. Meeker and wife, of Linn County, to the Society Independent Doukhobors and the le must stand, the Supreme Court today decided in an opinion by Jus Ucc Burnett. Judge Galloway is re versed in the finding. It was alleged that the land was sold through an interpreter to the Doukhobors, a corporation of Rut sians coming to this country to lo ;ate, and that lie made false represen tattons as to the value of the prop erty and as to what it produced. Courts cannot make contracts. neither can they break them except for some- reason which the law rec ogntzes as fraud or the like, which Mfttfl be clearly proved by the com plaining party." says the opinion. "In this instance the plaintiffs have fail ed on this point." The suit is dis missed. Final Account Filed Geo. J. Willielm of Harrisburg has filed his final account in the estate of Geo. B. Needles, deceased The es rate is valued at 2M.30. Mm GIRL PLEASES IN MUSIC RECITAL A recent issue of the Willamette University Collegian b,as the follow fng about Miss Haiet Hockensmith of this city: "Although the shivering student were loathe to leave a favorabl proximity to the stove in the rear o the chapel Monday morning, and tak their regular seatings, their hearts were warmed by the presentation of two music students. Mr. Archie Smith sang a baritone solo entitled "A Slave Song" by Del Riego. Miss Hazel Morkensmith interpreted two compositions, one "For Yon Alone with words by P. J. O'Reilly, musk by Henry E. Geehl: lhe other was one of Browning's poems, "Oh! Lov But a Day" with music by H. H Beach. This was Miss Hockensmith initial appearance before the student body. She has a clear voice with good carrying qualities. A ONE OF BEST EVER GIVEN BY AMATEURS ITTLE UNWELCOME BABY NEAR LEBANON Death of Infant Frees Thirteen Year Old Mother From Responsibilities. Another chapter has been written n the story oi the US of little Lillie Oakley, the IJ-year-old daughter Charles Oakley, a Linn county farm cr living seven miles south of Lcba non. Her baby is dead. The little unwelcome i isitor, who was born two weeks ago today without a legal ta her, died Monday and was laid to rest yesterday. W. F. Bundy. who Lillie Oaklc ays is the father of the child, lang uishes in the Linn county jail unde $1,000 bonds awaiting his hearing be fore.the grand jury in March. Bundy s 66 years old and is the step-father oi Charles Oakley, father of the girl Bundy was arrested January 20 up on information furnished District At torney Gale S. Hill by Charles Oak ley. He waived preliminary hearing before Squire Cruson. Justice of the Peace at Lebanon, and was brough to this city by Deputy Sheriff Frank Richards. Bundy asserts that his stepson and the girl arc putting up a job on him and that he is innocent. MEXICAN POLICY PRAISED London Paper Declare the President Has Done a Great Work for Mexico London, Jan. 31. In an editorial praising the Mexican policy of the United States, the Manchester Guard ian says. "To say that the whole country ha been reduced to order would be ex aggerating. hut the area of disorder has been greatly diminished and is les now than at any time since the revolu tion against Diaz. President Wilson Mexcan policy has bee nguided by two principles determination avoid the jingoist. wrhich is the cover of capitalistic hunger and determina tion to allow Mexico to work out her salvation with as much help and a little interference as possible from the United States. The policy has drffi ciilties and trials which are not yet over, hnt it is beginning to be vim! cated by its fruits," Joe Meeker and daughter left this morning for Portland. Mist Meeker will go on lo Pendleton for a visit Mies Tobey Captures Audi ences sftd Others Please Large Audiences. Ibis morning's Eugene Register: The Albany high school orchestra a, greeted by a large audience at he Eugene high school auditorium esterday afternoon. The concert iven by the young people was one A the best ever heard here at the -lands of an amateur musical organ isation. . Professor E. A. Moaes, the director 'is trained his orchestra to a fine legree, and it plays such offering! aa The Bohemian Girl," a grand opera election, and other high class over tures, intermezzos, waltzes and pop lar selections with a dash and finish hat would do credit to any profes ional organization in the state. In the specialty line Miss Velma nthony. who plays the 'cello, made hit and she also sings with a clear. weet voice. Miss Lena Tobey whis- les like a canary bird and her num- er brought forth salvos of applause. Professor Moses is a master with the ornet and appeared in a number of 'leasing selections. The orchestra, members were guests f the high school students while here, liss Jessie Painter is chaperoning he girls of the party. (Register Lane County Special) Springfield Ore., Jan. 30. Perhaps in number given by the Albany high chool orchestra in concert here to tight so delighted the crowded house s Miss Lena Tobey 's whistling solos. Miss Tobey had to come back again o satisfy her auditors who filled the ligh school assembly to capacity. Other numbers that delighted were he vocal solos of Miss Velma An hony, the lyric soprano, the violin te ed ions offered by John Bedyneck nd the cornet playing of E.A. Moses, lircctor of the orchestra. The whole irogram was excellently received. The tour of the orchestra is not a money making venture, and the re- eipts here above expenses were tnrn d over to the student body of the Springfield high school. E. C. Roberts, prominent farmer ind fruit grower booster, arrived in the city this morning from his farm rear Lebanon. WARRANTY DEEDS Albyn Esson, trustee, to Henry Gerdes and wife, Jan. 15, 1917; part f tract 31, Millersburg 10 acre tracts; $10. Win. A. R. Grimes and wife to Thos. W. Sommerville. Dec. 28, 1916; lands in Sec. 19. Tp. 15, 3 West: $10. Quit-Claim Deed Geo. W. Wright to Etta Wright. Jan. 9, 1917: 1-2 int. in 840 acres in Tp. 13, 2 West; $10. FUNERAL OF MR. FREEKSEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 2 Not until late last evening were rel atives of Stephen Frcerksen able to secure information in reference to the funeral of Mr. Frcerksen, strho died at Long Beach. Calif, last Saturday. Th funeral will be held at the United Presbyterian church on Friday after noon. a J o'clock. Dr. White, o (the church, preaching the sermon. The remains are on their way here accjm panied by Mrs. Freerksen, Mrs. Seclcy and Miss Jennie Freerksen. and Mrs, Jackson, of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Elgin, of Salem. Mr. and Mra O. P. Mishler of Oaklaml.Calif , and Mr. and Mrs Va Hoosen, of Ss Francisco, are already here, ti a want the arrival of the funeral party with the