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ALBANY, LINN ( JTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21. 1(1 7
No. ML
EXTRA SESSION IS
GALLED BM
Sweeping Action Propoied By
President and Hit Advisors
Against Germany.
Suit Brought to Annul Marriage (V
Contracted While Not
Divorced.
MAY D ECLAR I WAR ON
FIRST DAY OF SESSION
Believed That If U. S. Eaten
War It Will Terminate la
Few Months.
(Hy Unitrd I'reu)
Washington. Msr. 21 Tha president
called an extra imiun of congreea lor
April second. H ha decided to
Mil Germany's high mm affronta
with swssping action and war seems
Just swap. Congreea will ba naked to
conaidar aggreeslvs atapa toward Oaf
many. With a auta of war admittedly ea
isting aa a mult of ubmartnc attack,
on American merchantmen, a declar
ation of war may b tha flrat action
of congress, Tha poaalbility of av
artlag hoatttltiaa la apparently killed.
Tha praoidant'a decision ia baaed on
tha tremrndou. appeal from tha coun
try for revenge for Germany'! killing
of American cttlna.
Tha destruction of Amarican proper
ty recalled that a year ago the preai
dent told hta adviser that ha believed
If America entered the war actively
the strugg la would terminate within a
few montha.
Flva Americana Killed
I i Americans died in the sinking
of the "Vlrginia'thc comul at Ply
mouth reported.
A case of much marriage and intirh
livorce, including alao aoitie marriage
and no divorce, wst begun in the str
fuit court today when l.ulu Blart,
uf near Sheiburn, filed aaking that
her marriage with Charlca E. Dart Ve
annulled. The catmilaint states that
at the time of their marriage in Ann
uel J I. 1914. Dart wat atill married to
Minnie M. Dart.
Mr. I.ultt Dart, who we Mis l.ulu
Queener, wa formerly married to
John A. Cary. After living together
many yean Cary dcaerted aud went to
Washington with another woman. Mm
Cary accurrd a divorce. Later Cary
returned and ww married to l.ulu
Cray ajtce more but tliey lived togeth
er but a f days, when Cary again dc
aerted and went back to the woman
ith whom lie feat to Washington
Then Chat. K, Dart Hepped in and
marrird Mra. Cary.
At the time Dart wa married to
Mra. Cary he ia thought to have belie
vrd himself a free man on account of
hi former wife Minnie, atiit. which he
thought eli granted. In July. 1916,
he itarted urn arcainst Minnie K. Dart,
ut tin, wai dropped in Augutt. lie
then went to Calackamaa County and
begun a new action, but it ii said that
he left the country wl.en hii first wife
found that he had not been divorced
at the time of hia marriage with her.
ItoSh I 'a it and wife bave children by
former spouse.
War Program Made
Washington, Mar. 21. A member ..(
the cabinet outlined the tf.lowiua. js
the probable c6uie of action in the
event of war and an alliRnment with
the allien.
"The Hritiah trd French fleet on
the Western allantic will he released
and the American " l"tro'
their own porta will opened to the jl
lira for till purp-c and tetcimor
of unliir.itcd cr-rllt will h madi to
the allies."
R. S. POST DIEO AT
VERDURE YESTERDAY
R. S. Post, ion of Walter Pom who
reside at Verderc died yeterday
March 20, at 4 p. m. of Tuberculosis
after a lingering illneia of four yrara
He u a native df Oregon born at
Oakville January 15. IIW4, and lived
with hia parents on the farm all hia
life.
He wat survived hy hia father and
three aiatera, Mrs. Willrtl, Miaa Addie
and Blanche all living near Verdure.
Funeral tcrvii ea will he tomorrow
from the family reaidence at 1 o'clock
p. m., Rev. G .G. Wilaon officiating
Interment will he in Oakville ceme
tery.
NEW CLASSIFIED
MUCHLY MARRIED AND
DIVORCED COUPLES IN MI
PAULHAMUS J BE
HERE WEDNESDAY
Washington Cannr Expert
Unable to Spcu rjkn
Saturday in ' liany.
FARMERS' AND GP ERS
INSTITUTE Vn DNESOAY
Mambera of O.A.C. Faculty and
Paulhamus Will Be Principal
Speakers at Meeting.
Tlic Paoihaaura meeting schedulrd
to take place on Saturday of thia week
aa been poitponcd. Tl'ia action ai
aken by the committer in charge of
the cannery propoial this morning,
following the receipt of a telegram to
. C. Srhmitt from I'atilliamu in
Mch he suggested he wuuld find it
lilficult tti shape hi itinerary so that
he could give a full day to Albany.
Aa now planned by the committee.
I'. milium is will he the principal spcak-
r at sFarmrr anil Fruit norwer In
titule which will convene in an all f By United Preasj
lav session at 10 o'clock Wednesday Amsterdam, Mar. 21. Rumors
lorning. j of serious notinv in Berlin, re- t
Two O.A.C. Profc-sors are expected ".wring the presence o troops ft
be present anil discuss the alio, en
MISS MEADE HONORED
RY STATE ASSOCIATION
lage and fecdini; ,uc:tion, and Paul-
hamui will .peak on fruit anA vege
table .iniwiii,- and markrtinR.
SANTIAM FRUIT COLONY
CASES START IN COURT
Albany Optician Recommended
to Governor Withyeombe For
Place on State Board.
Kll C. Meade of this city ha been
recommended by the State Assocla
tion of Opliciana for appointment at a
member cs. the State Board of Op
tomctiati. the recomendation having
leen already aent to Governor Withy-
combe, together with the namet of
Dr.t Chambera and Reynold!.' both
if w hom are leading opticiana of Port
land.
The above action was taken at a
nccting of the atate association held
Friday and today Mi-, Meade has
leen receiving congratulations from
her friend on the honor thus shown
to hrr hy her associates in other parts
of the stale.
The governor will choose between
the three names submitted by the as
aociation anil the appointment will
doubtless be made in the near future.
MISS PEARSON FRIGHTENED
Appearance of Workhouae Actreaae
Makea Her Tremble.
Even Virginia Pearson was Irish
tmrd by the extras who were employ
ed by her director for work in "Bitter
Truth." her new Wili.un Fox photo
play. For appearance in the prison
workhouae acrnea, the women engae
eri had to atire themselves as plainly
as possible, plait their hair down their
hack and blacken their facet.
"The result was horendous." Miss
Pearson tayt. "Many of them were
prettv women, I know, became I had
seen them heAire they but the make
tin on. I never realiird before how
important that element U to the act
rest."
WANTED Competent girl lor gen
eral housework. References reuuir
ed. Mrs. T. D. Beckwith. 27.1 Ar
nold Way, Corvalia, Ore. m 21-23
WANTED Steady work hy an ex
perienced girl as house keeper with
tome good family. Bell phone 20S
Y. m 12-23
D9 YOU REALIZE That never
again in the history of Albany will
property ei low as it is at pret
entl Quite a few of Albany citirent
who expect to continue to live here
are taking advantage of low prices
in aecuring their own hornet 'Snap'
has a good 7 room house at a sacri
fice, close in, with bath, hot and
cold water, electric light. Corner
lot for a small payment down, bal.
like rent. Address "Snap" care ot
Daily Democrat. m 21-23
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CITY NEWS (I
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Jennie Vorheea Dead
Mrt. Jennie Vorheet, arced 77. died
at her home at Oakville this morninc
Announcement later.
Associated Pre Man lea'
Charle E. Branin of the Associat
cd Press who ha been attending to
biisine matter for the past two day
h it this morning for Marshfield.
Name Omitted
The shi lib which was recently ent
to President and Mr. Wison by local
Albany ladies was a product caf the Al
bany Nursery, that company having
donated the money required in ihip
ping the ame to Washington
PORTLAND DOCTORS OPERATE
ON CNVALLIS WOMAN
Mrs. Granning Who Was In
jured in Auto Collision
It Improving.
M-'a. M I.. Grai ning, vrlioftt piM
wat injured Sundty in an automobile
a cidenr on the Albany road, tin'lcr
went an operation on her spine today,
i,r. Rocky, of Portland operating,
she rallied frotn the o,cration and
popr. are entertii it l for ,
Irnpt .rment a til potsihle recovery,
f I'.f X-ray picture tken ye.tcrday
r veaJei! frmctutfd verftlirac and it
Wats '!:-! an ojeration wat uec
rMaVy. The I'oi'land KurVreon was
nmmtionc.) anl several of the verte
brae were found fractured. The o;
r.ition wa a lucre .ful otu and Mrs.
lrannitif; may be cotrfinei! to her bed
4ur two or three months. The oper
ation is :aid to J.ii'.c been success
ful, anJ, barri ig i-oinpli ;.tion, it is
b-lieed sic wil not be left a cripple
M was feared at first. Corvaliis
tJaettc-Times.
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ADAMS RETURNS
FOR IDE ROUND-UP
Manager of Laat Year's Show
la Back With Big List ot Per
formers and Stock.
JULY ROUND-UP WILL
BE BEST IN THE STATE
Many Prominent Circus and
Movie Stare Signed Up With
Plainsmen For Events.
RIOTS IN RERUN;
. TROOPS CALLED OUT
Judge 1'. K. Krlly is presiding ovrr
Drpartrmnt No. I of th- Circuit Court
oday in thr catr of Cha. Cawrae,
Sr., ct al, aKaintt J. II. Dickovcr. ct al:
I'hc l.uiuhcrnian's National liank aun-
st Hit Santiam Truit Colony, ct al;
nd thr Santiam I'ruit Colony against
B. Dickovrr. rt al. The case wa or-
;ii ;.!! in Jtiilr IlinKhaai's court.
but on acount of hit being an interest
ed party in the case of the Lumber
man's hank, is was transfered to dr-
artment L The talcing of testimony
begun today, being mostly exhibits,
ontracts, etc.
t circulated this afternoon. It i
reported that many drtachmrnts &
mere railed from the eastern
front to pacify the people.
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Amsterdam, Mar. 21. Rumor of
a German revolution were again cir
culated on the ttock exchange today,
and arouted intense rxcitement. The
nnintentpted communication of the
railway xcrvicc and wires and the rep
ular arrival of German papers indica-
trrl that business not ititcruptcd.
CORN GOES TO HIGH LEVEL
Chicago, Mar. 21 Yellow corn to
day sold at a dollar-fotirtcen cents a
bushel, the highest in history.
German Halting Retreat
London. Mar. 21. The German re
treat apparently has not reached "Hin
drnburg's line" today. Nevertheless,
stiffer fighting indicated the Germans
are preparing to make a stand.
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piKfiCTlor WXXX?AM SOX
.In "Bitter Truth" at the ROLFE Friday.
Clarence R. Adam, who so occe-
fully managed the Roung-Up last Oct-
.ber, arrived last night, coming up
om Los Angelti to 1'ortland by boat.
Mrs. Adams will arrive in a lew days
y train and they will make their home
h-rc uptil after the next big event.
July 2nd. 3rd and 4th.
Adams has been m touthern la!it
rnia all winter and has a line on a
fine array of tallcnt for the next iiow.
He ha signed up no less than 25 tar
reformer who have been in tne oui:i
this winter, numbering many riaers
and rojiers of national prominence
Adams also announces that practically
all of the Pendleton contingent will
he here, as well as many other perfor
mers.
"You can go the limit." he says,
and tell the people that the Albany
Round-Up next July will be the bett
show of its kind ever held in Oregon,
no town barred." There will be more
than 100 riders, roper and other per
formers 1 am bringing- a car load of
cattle and a car of horse from Cali
fornia for our own use. There will al
so be the Pendleton horse, mere
will je no i-how any place in the weat
ibis vnt thai will heat ours. This
s the fact."
Comedy will be playts up this year
To this end. Adams signed up two
sit. ii,- film commedians who do
fancy and comic stunts. He ha pur
chased performing burro and other
animals. Two ifalling hones wUI help
with the feature thrills.
Among the new face to be een
here are Bob Anderson, of Austrailia.
hamwion flat saddle rider of the
rorld. He will ride any horse in Ore
gon in an English flat saddle. He is
rriniong-a string of 6 relay and Roman
race horses. Another star wll he Jim
mv Campbell, who does the real dar
stunts 1'or Helen Holmes and
!t1en Gibson, the movie rail road
heroines. When a hard one is called
fnr ramnhell. who has loner hair and
looks like a girl, is called on and mak
:s a leap from a horse to a train, fall
iff of a cliftf or does feme other dare
levil stunt. His wife. FJizabeth
'ompatnea him.
"Silver Tin." of the "101" ranch
shows Harry Potts and his partner
Art Shults. both of the "10!" Ranch
iii,l Rindim- Bros. Silver Marr .with
Harmim & Bailey circus last year, Cla
mle Elliott. Skeeter Bill Robbins, and
numerous other celebrites. will be on
liand.
Among the women performers will
he Dorothy Morrell, who won first in
hobble skirt riding in New York last
vr;iT. and who rode second to Kitty
Wilkes at Cheyenne. Kitty Wilkes
llertha Bianchett. Joe Sherry, anil
others will be back, with other new
one... '
The same indians will return. It will
be a much lar rer and hetter show
rhrou,T'.out. President Roy Newport
states that the grounds will be put in
shape at an early date.
Graft Prosecutions Started To
day; Maay Are Caught ia
U. S. Government Not.
(By United Pre)
indianapoti, Mar. 21. One hund-
d and ixty Indiana politician, in-
luding a few prominent city official
and ez-dtficia! will be arraigned be
fore Judge Anderson in Federal court
here today on charge of fraud in the
residential election last November
The men were indicted following one
of the moat sensational federal in
stigations of election fraud ever
conducted by the government. The
probe centered in Evensville and
big fish" were caught in the net in
Indianapolis, Gary and Frankfort.
One af the interesting systems work
1 out in Evensville, according to
the investigators, was the fish hook
method. The fin hook on the coat
lapel was the badge of membership.
If a voter wore this it was a sign that
c was entitled by the "gang" to vote
here, when and as often as he plea-
The government is said to bave
idence that thousands of dollars
were used to buy vote at $1 to $20
ch.
Three police chiefs are involved:
Samuel Perrott of Indianapolis, Ed
gar Schmitt of Evensville, and Will
iam F. Forbi of Gary. Other prom
inent Indianian indicted are: Mayor
R. O. Johnion or Gary, former post
master C.'arles Sihier of Evensville
and former
Frankfort.
HOGS BRING $52.60
EACH IN BROWNSVILLE
Chprles Schcllenbury, whose farm
is 2 1-2 miles east of Brownsville, was
in the city yesterday. He report
having sold three hog to a Browns
vilte butcher yesterday which brought
him a total of $157.00. This i $52.60
each. The Portland price for first
class hogs is front $14.40 to $14.50.
At $14. per hundred, this woatd hi
dicate thai the porker weighed about
J75 pounds each. Another argument
for raising good stock.
HE HUMMED INDIUM
POLITICIANS STMO Tlttl
WILL ASK RUSSIA
FOR NEW TREATY
Washington Hopes New Reflate
Will Ba Favorable ta 0
merelal Agreement.
CZAR IS DEPRIVED OF
HIS LIBERTY BY DUMA
Mayor Edmonds of
LBANY MAN H0N0RE0
BY GOVERNOR WlfHYCOMBE
A. C. Schmidt la Appointed a
Member of State Board of
Textbook Commissionera.
A. C. Schmitt, vice president of the
rirst National bank of Albany, has
been appointed by governor Withy-
ombe as a member of the State board
textbook commissoiners, the ap
pointment being dated March 20. and
to hold until January 31, 1921.
The associate of Mr. Schmitt
on the state board are: Harrison G
Piatt Of Portland: Prof. F. A. Tied
sen, Marsntuld; Mrs. A. t. lvannoe
Grande and Miss Margaret Cos-
per of Salem.
A meeting of- ti e commission .will
be held in the near future for the
purpose of discussing the work for
Mir ensuing year.
INTERSCHOLASTIC MEET
WILL STAGE NOVELTIES
Aim of Management To Get Rcaults
And Eliminate AH Tedious
Genera. Political Amnesty De
clared; Wholesale Arraata
at Royalty Fallow.
(By United Presa)
Washington, Mar. 21. America wUI
undertake the negotiation of a new
commercial treaty with Russia after
recognizing the government Am
bassador Bakimstoff formerly notified
the stale department -today that tha
new regime is created.
Political nillllll
Petrograd, Mar. 21. The provis
ional government issued an ukase de
creeing general political amnesty. The
ukase also confirmed the preainta an
nouncements of a constitution for
rinnland and ordered the
convocation of the Finnish diet.
Apparently the new Russian
ment begun wholesale arrests of Roy-
ilty immediately after announcing the
political amnesty. Several high dig-
utaries of the Russian church were
reported arretted Presumably these
.nested refused to renounce lllsaa
ce to the royalist regtme. Brief ad
vices sated that the clergy then for
mally recognized the government
London, Mar. 21. A special dia-
patch from Petrograd declared that
the provisional government ordered
the former Czar and Czarina deprived
of their liberty and taken to Tzarkoe
sello. Other dispatcl.ea said the czar
"would soon rejoin hia family at Taar-
koe-selo."
0ARIN6 SER6EANT
SAVES LIVES OF IUNT
O.A.C. Corvaliis. Mar 21 A track
and field meet that will bring out the
best there is in the contestant and at
the imi time banish utterly every
dull moment, is the aim of the man
i-Tinent 0f the indoor inter-collegiate
and inter-school track meet to be held
in the big college armory April 7.
The meet will consist largely of re
lay races. These are not only exciting
but also employ a large number of
performers so that the contest de
velops team work as well as individual
prowess. In like manner it sobers
ictory and softens defeat by distribut
ing the causes among many people.
The school events will be divided
into tw-o non- competing classes
that the relatively small school win
not be forced into romttrtition with
their bir competitor in order to tand
a show to win. A by-law provides
that one of the smaler schools can en
ter against the larger school but thr
larger cannot compete with the small
er. Events in each of these classes
are as follows:
Mile relay race, and 50-yard dash:
Special free to all. mile rela' ol (
220 men. 75-yard tbsti, 16 pound hot
polevanlt, running- high jump and run
ning broad pump.
A gold metal will be presented to
every member of the winning relay
teams, f t 1
The races will be run by electric
light and a reception will be tendered
the visitor.
t
Coolness Displayed hi Repariog Bxakv
wa Machine Om its Pace of
Fire Wins MedaL
Washington Mar. 21. For display
ing extraordinary heroism in a battle
vrith rebel in Santo Domingo, Ser
geant Major Roswell Wmaas, U. S.
marine Corps, has been decorated
with the "Medal of Honor," the high
est award of merit attainable by the
American military or navy man.
Winans operated a machine gun ar
gainst the enemy, only ISO yards away
in the face of a heavy fire to which
he wa fully exposed. When a jam
put the gun temporarily out, of com-
mision, he stood up and cooly repair
ed, maintainins; his perilous poaiton
and resumed firing until the baBxtits
deserted their trenches. Marina Corp
official say Winans' prompt action
saved the lives of many of his companions.
The "Medal of Honor" is gHvctr to
very few person, and only ia ease of
extraordinary valor. Ualike the Iron
cross," "victoria cross," and sizfcshw
Kuropean decorations, this American
medal is worn pendant from the aec.
AMERICAN M0VIE PRftMilU
IfFEIS CZAR Wpp
New
(By United Press),
York, Ma. 21 Louis
nick, the movie producer millionaire,
formerly a penniless Rssskian east. .
.bled Nicholas Romanoff, the (eraser
Czar, today offering, him five thossaasl
weekly salary to come to Aaajisil
and appear In the fllm entitled "aW
hind the Throne." v
Undergo Oanllaa.il
Mrs. Gns Neetey was operated tsswa
this afternoon by Dr. Walters St St.
. . t. . . . M U. SjL?d
oiary nojpuai lor apll , 1
is .retlinrr alec nicetv.