0. jt&
THE WEATHER
now tonight. Thursday probably
now and warmer.
ALBANY DAILY DEMOCBAT
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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