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VOL. XXIX.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, ORXOON. WEDNESDAYS KB RU A RY 21, 1917
No. 241.
PRESIDENT WILL
Praaiiially DiUrmln to Talk
Ovsr lituaMon Late Naxl
Waak.
statement From Linn County
Delegation Gives Situation
In Salary Matter.
GERMANY REAFFIRMS
TEUTON ALLIANCE
Naval till Authorlzoa President
to Commandeer Shipyard
B Robert I. Baxter, United
gull Corrsspondenl.
Washington. Feb. 2L President
Wilson has practically determined in
address congrcta on the German ait
uaiiuu, probably laic not week.
He lani to aak (or broad powers
lo protect American rlghti alter ad
journment. He Willi advise all belli
gerents the exact circumstanscc sur
rounding liia address and prevent mis
understanding. It It believed lie
mutt take every precaution to prevent
Germany Irani misinterpreting the
act.
It is announced that ambauailor
Ellraa cabled the tutc department
that Turkey reaffirmed the pledge of
alliance with Cjcri'u.iiy and Auitria.
It is determined to light to victory
The calilc taid the Turki-h chamber
of deputiaa are anxious lo strengthen
the rfood relations with the ncntrala,
., m lie clumber rnaniimV'sly voted con
fidence ia the new cabinet.
The Senate naval committee favor
ably reported the administrations
naval bill. It carries a total of near
ly half a billion dollars. And one
hundred twenty-eight m'llion dollar
have been added I ince the home paia
ed the bill. It aulhoriiei the presi
dent lo commandeer private hipard
and munition plants in -vcnt of .war
MILES OF ORANGES
(lly United Press)
San Bernardino, Cal., Feb. 21. 0
of those demon statisticians attacked
the National Orange how at the be
gining of its arcond da here today
ami figured that if every orange
the (how were lined up they would
reach 250 miles. He also figure that
theranvas in the tenti would clothe
Magma in duck drra-es. And
just by way of diversion i c lotted up
thr fret of I n ine used lo weave the
ranvai-ronly 12 million feel.
INTERESTING DISPLAY OF
DIFFERENT AMERICAN FLAGS
In Dawson's cast allow window is
diaplaycd a fine assortment of Amcri
can flags, allowing the dnferent one
that have been used "' thi coiinliy
About Hie firat wai a red cross,
1407. During Ihe colonial days there
were numeroue flags, including the
regular English flag. Anions them
wai the famoua pine tree flag
Massashusctts, the snake flag tiled in
the Southern colonics the Cambridg
flag of 1776, the king colore of 17117
with a pine tree in the corner. When
Independence wai arriving there were
a number with atripei and atari ar
ranged in a circle and other ways,
but it wai not until IH1H that the flag
became ai now uied, except that the
number of atari hai been gradually
increaaed to 49.
ANSWER IS F11E0
IN PRUNE BUYING CAS
UD6E M KNI6HT MAKES
REPLY TO RECENT ARTICLE
F.ditor Democrat.
I Ik- Albany Evening Herald in ill
inuc of February Kltli, 191, contain
an Kdiloiial on "Our County
Judge." On Friday, February I, I
mloscd the following article with a
trief note to the Editor requesting in
pnbllcalion in the Herald, but up to
he pretcnt writing 1 have teen noth
ng of il in the columns of that Jour-
Tlietetore I am atking the Dcm
ocrai lo kindly giva ipace to the arti
Ic which ia aelf cxptaaiiory
To the Fditor of The Herald
In your iaeas of February 10th
here appeared an F.ditorial which
ame forth under the title, "Our
County Judge." I only alk ipace of
ihr Herald lo ouote an extract from
ti own article and a short ilatement
m our Linn County delegation al
Salem
From the Herald: "The job hai not
paying enough, and while the
Jitd M hai ipeit niucl, of hia lime at
Salrm during Ihe proem legislature,
he work of getting the l.inn County
Judge's talary boosted will work out
well for tl.e people of Uic County
From the Linn County Delegation:
We the undersigned, representing
inn County in the Twenty-ninth
Legislative Assembly for Ihr Sate of
Ore ton, wish la lay that Judge D. B
M knight ol Linn Cot'.nty made no
attempt of made on overtures in any
way to have Ihe salary of Ihe County
Ji'dite of Linn County increased
We tviih lo aay further that the law
recently enacted increasing the salary
f the County Judge of Linn County
in no way altccts tne present iiuum-
cm for the reason that it does not
ake effect until January I. 1919'
(Signed)
E. n Cuslck
Sam'l Ml Garland
W. P. Elmore
Charles Child.
F. H. Porter
On the above statements I have no
otmiicnts to make, 1 am willing to
leave tha mailer willi the readers of
Ihe Herald to judge
D. B Mc KNIGHT
Roal Submarine Sucoess Not
Known Until the Submarines
Report.
BERLIN INSISTS THAT SUB.
WARFARE IS SUCCESS
German Secretary SaysBritlsh
Navigation Is Depressed
to Danger Point.
(By United Preta)
Berlin, via Sayvillc, Feb. 21. The
fficial press bureau announced that
crowded Italian transport, two arm-
d steamers ol Italian merchantmen.
e French freighter Movantaux and
rench schooner Aphrodila were sub-
armed in the Mcdilcncanan It is
cclarcd thai the real iibmarine sue
cssei arc not known until the sub
marines report.
Treasury secretary Helferrich ail
ressed the German agrictiltual coun
I and discussed the submarine war
He said tkat srecesa is certain and
Id allow nothing and nobody to
wrest success from us. He asserted
tat British navagation is already dep
ressed to the danger point.
Sanford A. Laaielle, defendant in
Ihe caae of H. S. Gile. el al. lo nop the
.ale of 74,661 pounds of prunes, has
filed ' U answer ami a cross complaint
The ananree itatei that Laasalle
bought the prnnes from P. I. Run,
paying over $4.o00 for same, that they
are worth at lean SS.2IW) and that def
endant is damagr-d t746o6 ihe com
mission kt "ar. to receive for packing
and Turing said prunes
Gile bates his claim on Ihe faet thai
he made a contrac with Rmt in Jnne
1916. before Ihe falter owned any
prunai. ' U
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CITY NEWS
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CorvaJUa Paving
The city Cou-,ci" of Corvallis Mon
lay evening received bids for paving
Sixth itreet There were bids by the
Wa'.en Construction Co.. Montague
DKrilly Co., and United Cnnstrnction
n. on biltrminoiii pavment, and by
W. Ash on concrete. All the bids
ere hijtl.er than a year ago. Only
ihe bid for the "concrete is given by
the Gaicttc-Timcs. $MJ for plain lo
ll.Jfl for reinforced with wire netting
Two Litis Bills.
From a list published of bills that
passed and hate been signed by ih
(iovernor only two were introduce
by Linn county members, one by Sen
.itor Cusick rxtcndi-ig the tune f
losing polls at school elections, the
bther by the entire delegation fixing
Ihe salaries of county officer!. Thi
i to their credit. Not the nuiiibe
I bills, but prevention of bad I'gis
latum is what icrvei the people best
these days.
Pine Violin Bow
Probably Ihe best violin bow
Albany ls owned by Dr. Geo. Collin
If it is not some one will please sho
a finer one. Splendidly made, in per
feci workmanship It is the consum
million of violin bow art The body
of it ii made of Pernambtlro. Brai
wopd. Ihe little raise from Manianita
In the handle ia silver from an old
watch case, and gold from a ring,
with ivory at Ihe tip. Certainly
beauty, worth at least $25.00.
Shipped Cattle East
Lee Miller last night shipped three
ear loads of cattle to Redmond,
central Oregon. The price of the
lie ia not slated, but the? will he used
for range stock. Mr Miller has ship
peel much stoc!: this fall and winter
The shipment went oi l over the O
E.
Willamette Olee Club
The date of the appearance here
Ihe Willamette Girls' Glee Club whic
wai to appear here March 8, has been
rhanged to Wedneiday, Feb. 28, at th
Methodist Church, admission 2Sc
BEN. MORE
STEAMERS SUNK
KSH WEONESMI OBSERVED
TfllW AT ST. MIRrS CHURCH
Lenten Season Ushered in and
Extends Untl Easter
Sunday.
Today ia Aih Wednesday, which
marks the opening of the Lenton
eaion and the begining ol the 40 days
fast The occasion vas observed at
a special service held al 9 a.m. today
at St. Mary's Church At this ser
vice the aihei wera blessed and laid
on the forehead of, each member,
while tie scripture weirds were spok
en over aeh one: )fRememncr that
Ihou art dust and no du .1 thou
shall return.
A service will It held this evening
at 7 30 at wbich a aeries of sermons
will l.i begun on Penance. 1 here
will be services on all Wednesday. Fri
day and Sunday evenings at 7:30.
The couctc of seraioui on Sunday
eveningswill deal with the history of
Christ's passion and death -They w-ilt
he -followed by reading m epistle
and go. pel selectiona for each day.
The social season will close entire
ly for all membcra oi the church.
Thry must abstain rom all amuse
ments of a public eh : such as
dances Theatre panto, banquets and
the like a-id mmt oceup ihemselvex
with prayer, with thcpioti. meditation
ol Chrilt'i passion, with alms giving
and fasting The lnlon season ex
tends until the 8th of April, Faster
Sunday. -
SUBMARINES ARE
6REAT MENACE
England Admits It, But Reports
Developments to (feet
. the Attaok.
STATISTICS ON RUNNING
OF THE BLOCKADE
ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION
6IVEN IN WEATHER REPORT
Forecaster Leaves Idea That
1916 Was Disastrous For
All Farm Crops.
German Claim British Com
merce Has Boon Reduced
Fifty Per Cent
PROPOSED LEAGUE
Women Continue to Besiege
, Whs Promises
to Help Them.
iiropofted hijrt. chobl ati lrs lca-
ur will hive the following tliviton
in the Ulc:
Columbia ksjOt--Thr Dalle, For-
l Grove, Attoria. Oregon City, Van
couver and Tillamook. a
Willamette league Albany. New-1
barsf. Kuitene. Salem. Corvallis. Mr JV "mre a reM
MinnvillC, Amity, Mill City. Union,
VVootlbtirrf lliflsboro and frffcrson.
Sout Klamath Falls. GraUin Tass,
Aftlilancl. RoseburK, Med ford and Oak
land.
Fast Baker, I.osttne, M.-m. Ten-
lleton, I.a Cirunde, Wallows m
Cecil a Make-up Artist.
Fdvtin Cecil, wio will be seen in
the William vox acrcen drama, Ine
Love Thief," will be at the Rolle, Fri
day. He will be remembered for hi
excellent work a an Knlikhman in
former Fox nicti'r-.', "The Beast "
in the latter photoplay, Ccc l wore
uonocle and larKc druopitif; imiitachc.
Hit legt were encased in knicker
bockers ad his hand., in oves. In
the newer production, he tak?i the
part of a Mexican who .as dci;ns
upon the wedding finerof an Ame
rican girl.
To make up for this part, Mr. Ce-
fahioncd a heavy, black pointed
beard, darkened hi fate and donned
greaer costume. It is rot next to
impossible to recognize the Southern
revolutionist as the mr.n who por
trayed the Knglish peer ot "The
Beast" It is impossible.
HI6H F000 PRICES IN
N. Y. CAUSE TROUBLE
New Vork, Kb. 21. Mayor Mil-
clicl promised to do everything pos
sible to stop the hitfh food prices.
Woiiieii visited the mayor demanding
apt I n and threatcued to starve on
city hall steps unlcs- relieved.
Ssreet Marie Gan led fifty to the
city hall at noon. Site demanded
to see the mayor. One hundred so
lum appeared shortly aiterivard de
manding to sec the mayor. Seven
representatives ot the mothers anti
high pHce leaK"c appeared carrying
a resolution from the farmer hall
m.-.s-. mcetinR last niht. The mayor
receded tha small committee and
made a promise.
MORE SHOULDER CHIPS
(By United I'reas)
New York. Krl. 21. The thirteen
thousand tor) freighter, American
line, Mongolia, .-Ailed !for London
and the American Merchantman, Al-
Konmiin followed closely. These are
thr first United Sutes vessels to leave
New t ork enrouu- to London since
the submarine waj ning. They paint
ed their regular colors, jsame and rc-'.irit-s
on botl, : idea m huge letters.
(By United Preas)
I-ondon, Feb. 21 Sir Edward Car
son first Lord of the admirality pre
scnted the commons new naval esti
mates. He asks lor lour nunareu
thousand additionrl sailors on account
of naval expansion. He said, "sub
marine menace is grave and serious.
It is still growing and is not yet sol
ved. I am confident that measures
now being developed will gradually
mitigate the seriousness " He an
nounced that Lord Fisher former first
sea Lord has rejoined the adrniraHty
stiff as president of the inventions
buard. He explained the inventions
of the board is a unit of the anti-sub
marine department. He said that the
during the first eighteen day of un
restricted aubrr arming six thousand
seventy six vessels entered the united
kingdom porta and 5673 departed. An
order in council waa issued providing
that all vessels enroute to enemy
ports must enter allied ports and sub-
I to an examination, oli-erwiae they
are liable to be captured. He ex
plained that Germay's blocade eaased
the order. !.ord Carson congratulat
ed the nation upon havinc Lord Jel
licoe as first ses Lord.
Berlin. Feb. 21. Secretary Hel
ferrich said the aubmarinea had re
duced British commerce fifty per cent.
He declared that the British reserve
stocks to meet other necessities were
reduced so plentiful "hat importation
is imperative. He said, "The British
world empire is already shake i to its
foundations. It is now suffering from
the powerful merciless strokes of our
submarine navy. Wc will continue
until the day which every German
h ;t ardently awaits.
To an easterner reading the annual
report of Ldward A Beals, district
weather forecaster, the past year
would seem to have been a most di
astcrous one in the Willamette Val
ley from an agricultural standpoint.
The opening scntance of his report
Is misleading to one not acquainted
with the facts. He says, "On the
whole the year vas unfavorable for
agriculture. This was largely on ac
count of too much rain and cold
weather during the spring and sum
ntcr months."
The fact of the matter is that there
was an excess of rain last year, about
4774 inches, which wai 475 inches
more than the average for the 39 years
that the record has been kept at the
loeal office.
But.while January : n.l February
were very bad months with much
rain and snow, and that there were
some light frosts in May nd rains in
July wliich spoiled many cherries and
other iruits, the year as a whole waa
good, the best ever, in fact, and all
the larmers arc more prosperous
than they eve-' have been.
l lie peach crop was a vomler. .tnfi
apples were fine, pears suffered, the
crop was short in tile valtey, but the
were plenty of strawberries, logan
berries, blackberries, prunes and other
small fruits. A great de .! oi hay
vas spoiled by the rains coming he
fore it was cured and hauled from the
fields, but this amount r.-as compara
tively ncgligable. Clover was the
chief sufferer.
But the main crops that the farme
depends upon were jjood. The year
was ideal for grain growing. There
was plenty of moisture at the riglit
time, and the harvest season was long
and dry, with hardly more than two
days of moisture in the whole time
The stores are showing the result of
that "unfavorable year" and the auto
dealers give evidence that something
is wrong by not being able to get
the cars to supply tne demand. W
W Crawford, local dealer for th
Ford, stated this week that if he
otild get 60 cars at once he could
place every one before the w-eek wer
out. The demand exceeds ihe sup
ply. Yes, Mr. Beals. this was a had
year, very bad in 1916. judging from
the prosperity hereabonts.
L CREDIT '
LAW EFFECTIVE
Clerk of State Land Board
Directed to Prepare Blanks
at Once.
THOUGHT MILLION AND HALF
BONDS WILL BE SOLD
Stale Will Purchase $50,000
Bonds With Industrial
Trust Funds.
Washington, Feb. 21. Secretary of
War Baker appointed General Per
shing commander of the southern de
partment succeeding Gen. Funston.
I BlK JssBjBBrV I
Committed To Asylum
Geo. Coshow, of Brownsville, was
today committed to the State Inaane
Asylum. This is I is third commit
incut. At noon he was tak?n to din
ner at the Cottage by John Wolf, de
puty sheriff at Brownsville, and the
Brownsville marshal. All went well
'until Mr. Coshow saw a bath tub on
the upper floor, he dee'ded to take a
hath and quite a time was had before
he was quieted down. He was taken
lo Salem today
Knives And
Don't iorget the knife and fork and
S'kkmi social at the Chrictian Church
tonight at 800 o'clock. You w41l be
entertained by an interesting nrojram
and later by an elaborate lunch at
twenty cents per plate, which repre
scnts the cost of a knife, fork and
spoon for the culinary department
Mrs. F-. J. Scclcy left yesterday for
an Francisco.
CHARLES STONES DIED
YESTERDAY AT ASHLAND
Beautiful Pauline Frederick, who will be seen at the Globe tonight
" Ashes of Embera."
Word was received here taday that
Charles Stoakes died in Ashland and
that his body would arrive in this city
tomorrow morning. It will be in
charge of the Fishtr-Braden Co., and
it is thought that the funeral will he
held from the Christian Church in the
afternoon. N'o definate announce
nent has been jiven oat yet-
Mr. Stoakes has been visiting his
son. Herman Stoakes, in Ashland
and was taken ill there. He was 60
years old.
Salens, Feb. 21. The State Land
oard directed the clerk, L. G. Brown
, immediately prepare the rural
Crtdita Loan application blanks and
send them to the state Land Board
attorneys in every county in the
State.
State treasurer Kay estimated that
e million and a halt dollars worth
or rural credit bonds witj be sold the
t year, making that Sim available
i t larmers.
1 he State plans to purchase tiie first ,
sstie of fifty-thousand dollar five
year bonds, using the state industrial
accident trust for it. Within ten days
fi 1 . thousand dollars will be available
tor loaning farmers at five per cent
rest, under the rural credits law
pTi, visions.
To Visit Factory-
Tomorrow afternoon members ot
kltt commercial club will visit the fur
i : re factory and observe the great
tress being made. Three cars of
,ir::niture are bemg packed lor ship-
j lent, this week, hishclass goons
K.ow! Six Wild I
Frank Davis, of Sweet Home, came
town t'.is morning with 6 wild
! skins on which county clerk R.
Russell paid him $12 bounty.
.' : rs. Fred N'ewtort, of Portland, is
: ting at the home of her parents,
Mr and Mrs. E. F. Sox.
Lewis De Witt and wife left yester
ia; for Alfred, X. Dakota, to visit at
il.. home of Mr. De Witt's parents.
CITY NEWS
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Miss Tarbell at Eugene.
Miss Ida M. Tarbell. one of the
country s most noted writers, will
speak at Eugene next Tuesday night.
She is a very forceful writer and
said to be a good speaker. Among
other events in her life. Miss Tarbell
sumiorled President Wilson in th
November election.
Went To Ohio.
E. B. Bienneman left this mornin
for Canton, Ohio, wlicic he will
it his brother.
White Elephant Coming.
The hoys of the intermediate dep
artment of the U P. S. S. tomorrow
nisht will-give a ten celt white eie-
pha it sale after the weekly prayer
meeting. Articles that are white ele
phants, around ones home arc to be
sold for ten cents.
Sent To Poor Farm.
On Monday of this we'k county
Judge D. B. McKniht committed to
the county farm an aged man who ap
plied for admission. He came here
from Michigan and was in extreme
need of care and attention. Another
example of yot'.th failing to provide
for a-?e while in the spring oi life
Moral Start a bank account keep at
it. Or buy life insurance.
Churchmen Clean Houae
Last eveninc the men members of
the Christian C urch rolled up their
sleeves and pitched into a house
cleaning job. The carpets we.-e taken
up an cleaned hv vacuum cleaners.
the church was dusted and accumulat
ed dirt removed in general. Before
starting work the members enjoyed
a social feed at 6:30! The entire eve
ning from banquet to brooms was
greatly enjoyed and those participat
ing leel paid for their efforts
Returned Prom Grant Pass.
Mrs. W. A. Kimsey is home from
Grants Pass, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrar. Herman Schmitt
COLLAR BONE BROKEN
WHEN TEAM RAN AWAY
Han Brenncman sustained a broken
collar bone in a run away tin after
He was taken to the office of
Or. W. H. Davis arfd the wound cared
for. r ,
iiis atternoon Brenncman started
tor his home in a bugy driving a
ypung horse. When at the turn at
Jcii Isom's corner in Sunrfsc, a pig
ran out from the fence and scared the
horse. It started to run and the bug-
l hit a telephone pole, breaking the
bu .. Brenneman returned to his
home, hitched the colt with another
ho- e to a warron and started out
ag. in. When at the same point the
colt, reuieinberirg the first fright,
tarted to run. Trie horse f'nally
broke loose from the vagon, pulling
Brenneman out over the dash board
and breaking his collar bone and
Itruising him up.
JITNEY 10 TAXI HAVE
DAMAGING COLLISION
That the snow that tails in the Will
amette Vnley is not good for anything
is the opinion of both Jay filler, who
drives a Woodworth jitney am! Way
ne Long, who operates oije of Clark
Price's taxi cab--. This eonrlnsioa
is lased on the fart that their wind
shields become so thickly coated
with the white, soggy sleet that nei
ther could see plainly, with the result
lh.it they collided at the corner ot
Sixth and Montgomery Streets last
evening.
Miller waa. runnhv.; west on Sixth
and Long wan traveling north oa
Montgomery. Miler'a car strnek tha
taxi in the middle, and both antos
were badly damaged.