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Newspaper Page Text01 r.wo!'- THK WKATHRR I'ttltly ( lotnly TOttlgt)! -""l Tuesday ALBAN Y DAILY DEMOCRAT 1 . .. . n blitbed i a I BOS AdvtnMag MwUam la U Cow ity, VOL. XXIX. ALBANY. LINN COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY. MAY 21, 1917. No. 313. SHELL EXPLODES WOMEN ARE KILLED Target Practise on Steamship Mongolia Proves Fatal to Two Red Cross Nurses. RiVENUE CUTTER TAKES DEAD BACK TO PORT Mongolia Turns Baok to An American Port Alter Acci dent and Arrived Today. t Wellington, May 21. In- cjutrir u'lirrrnniK 1 lie t omit W lloil ol (Iir ainiitunilion oil thr MOCtfOHft, drielnprd the W (utt tint thr n. ivy 11 invesli- ' ttaluiic thr uiiltutt ot thr w i shcIN aboard thr St. I.oui W I'mlt r n(i that a (imiun atfent ha hrcn tampering with j thrtn () ( ( (, W) () ( Washington, :.av - lift. BeHth Ayer and Hi Irn Unmet t Woo4l were Willed whm a pOftttM 6i I bant tn,; ahrll trtuk tlinu while abOeM I thr te nner Mongolia w hilc ateh ing thr git it orw t'taciue, jnuiditw to of 1 11 iu 1 jlviti These two women arc America's fir mt women victims of the war. An other nurse MM wounded. All were members of thr medical unit organ ized in Chicago. The two women who were killed are both from Chi cago, In MM uneplieabte manner the ahrll exploded Portion of the casing were flung into the crowd of nurirt and doctors watching thr American gun fftl There was a life hoat between the omen and the gun. A 1'uited Stutei revenue cut ter met thr Mongolia and bore the dr.ol to port Both Mra. Ayers and Mii Woodfl wnr rxprrirmed Red Cross nurses. The Mongolia turned l.i. k. inning .i jii tnrrican port to- d. REV. SCHUSTtZR RETAINED PASTOR Of ALBANY CHURCH Kcv. t. 1.. Schuster returned home today after having attended lu an nual i rrgoii 1 niereitt e of the Kan tUcal church at Mi.nim.mh, whw'i closed a foiir-d.i m nkhi lal night Our ofthe iriiturr of thr confer tnCfl as thr celebration of thr 50th aiumrMaiy of Kcv. o.ih Mmapl entrance into the ministry A baaQjtstJ, J rrwd in the evrumg, at w hu h about 75 were present kev. Shupp prrachrtl hi anim rrary sermon, at the rJoM of which Huhop I. II. Sr gar of Nri,'hbor illr. III. prcmled lnm ltd m gold. Krv. Schuster was reappointed to thr Alhanv chunli. Othrr appoint menli were Nalrm. T. K llorns rhitr. h mid H B, Able, Sre Hnmr. G. T. I. riuing. Jr.; Jcfferton i I Horns hun h. Monmouth, R M. lihrr; T.iconir. Jacob StocVer. who hU hern tu lung school at Sweet Home for the Mil year or more. NEW CLASSIFIED EPWORTH LEAGUE CLOSES ANNUAL CONVENTION TODAY Dr. Brummitt Speaks; Eugene Takes Most of Offices Elect ed By Convention. 1 he doling session ( the Kpworth League con vent ion of the r.ugi ne ditlficf cloud tn,a morning with Dr. DeVR Hriiininilt of Chicago, giving an inter et nig levlure un hOw to conduct an EpWOftll Prague devotional unci -nig. The talk lasted from K .Hi until 1240 and wji givcu dote attention I'r Bniinittttl was one of the main feature! of the convention. Mr at rived hcrr early yealn day morning, and in pitc of the early hour a large legation win out to meet him. He led the mottling prayer service. At ltt Jii o'.bivk hr preached thr con tit mii sc ; in -n m the Mrtl.odmt hurch, hit subject being "The Lost ChrUt.M In the evening he gae an- thet talk along Kpworth LtasftM line. I hit morning I Jr. l'rtimmtt gave ill Inttnil tivr talk, and the inrrtmg retotvtd '"to a kind of a round table Mm uiaiofl at timea. Saturday afternoon the follow in j (m rr were elected: President, Koy ryon of l ugene, Pint Vk e rVetidtdt, Mi Virginia Ma von Jrf fern mi . Srcoml Vice Pretidcntt Mm Helta Brcntoe of I'u grnr ; Third Vice I'rendrnt. Mlti Edith Theeui ' n fourth Vice i'ntdrnt. Mm Helen Voting. June lnm City. Secretary. Mm Irma itn me r ma it, Iugrne . i'reanurrr. JaOMI Krynold. Drain Mr. S A Dan ford of Springfield, vaa elected J mi tor l.rigue uperiutendent. Thr convention wai attended by over (K) anil wait intrretling through out. Nrarly all dr!egatc have re turnril to their hornet FRANK WARNER DIEO IN CANADA LAST NI6HT Kirhard Warner thu morning rc irncil word of thr drath of his son. I rank, who died in a hopital at Cal gary, Albrrt i, latt night. Mr. Warner lett lor Canada, but only got as far a Portland when be received word that thr body was bring hrotaght to itn city for burial. Pranh Warser was born in Call fofnll N yrars ago. Hr movrd to Albany with hi parents, and 10 yeat ago hr went to Cheavlr. Alberta, to take (barge of his father' ranch He has lu ed there e er time. Hr is survived by I wife and one son, llar- rjr, aged 8. !!2B 6.A.R. ANNOONCES DATES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TALKS m i p w w i i d PcmeJe n in- trllt "t-iii per toft may earn $10" monthly corresponding for nrws papcrs; 40 to S0 monthl) Ni span timr; cxprrirncr unnecessary; no canvassing; subjects suggested Send for parltcuMra, National Pretf Hun an. Room 4.1S8. BnffaW, . Y. M-2I-N-2I LOST A ttial Mal katbet aearae Saturdav vr- ng contn mm-st H and dOOf 1 tf 'r , i V R C 1 7:5 R 5th or BtHt ' ot nrr Cro.r-v. He ir.1 M4tZI FOR S A 1.1 CIIKAP Ironing board kite lien t.inlr. natty "hair, canary bird and car, small taldr, drof rreen in oak and kitchen cabinet Call Ill-It M phone, or 522 Cali pooia street. M-21-22 HILL EXPLAINS CIGARETTE LAW District Attorney Is Swamped With Questions in Regard to New Statute. Members to Visit Schools and Deliver Patriotic Addresses to Children This Week. This u crk Albany public schools uill receive their annual visit from ntembere ofthe Grand trtny of tin Republic and the I.adir of thr G V K Those who "ill speak are Rev Maxwell Phillip, Patriotic Instruct or of Mcpherson Tost. 0, A. R . Mrs. Melissa IVrry. Patriotic In ItrtKtOf b'air Oaks Circle, Ladies of the Ok A R ; and Cyrns Wtilkrr, Post Commander, McPhrrson Post. Thr schrdule of visits is as follows Tuesday, May 22 8 a. m., Senior high school; 9:13 a. m., Madison school Three groups. Wednesday. May 23 8:15 a. m.. junior high school grades at 9 a. m. three groups; 10:15 a. m., St. Mary's Acadrmy. Thursday, May 24 1:15 p. m., Rurkhart school; 2:X p. m., German Lutheran school. Friday, Mav 25 1:15 p. m . Maplr street school, three groups. On Srndav. May 27. Memorial Sun day s-rvices will be held at the Meth odist church at 10:.m a. m.. Dr. Cha. K Gibson, oTfictating. All veteran I and 'adies auxiliaries of th- Civil, In dian and Spanish wars, Cofcft Artil lery Corps ?m ladies arc especially invited to be present. UNLAWFUL TO SELL OR GIVE TO MINORS Boys Also Subjecl to Fine in Event That They Have Cigar ettes in Their Possession 'So many inquiries have been made at this office regarding the provisions I what i. known at the Cigarette Lao paaaed by tic last leaaaon of the b gialature, .hat i i'i c -itj advw Me to give the general provisions d the law publicity through the press.' sod District Attorney 1 1 ill this morning. Lhe Act in question is contained Chapter 244, General Laws of Ore gon for I'M, and is in full force and effect from and after May 21. The provision of the Act are directed against cigarettes and makes it un lawful to sell or give to any minor cigarettes, and the word 'cigarette ' are held to include cigarettes, cigar ette paper, cigarette wrapper, or any nuhfttitutc therefor, or any paper Of form prepared to be filled with smok ing tobacco for cigarette use. The Act also makes it a misde meanor for any minor to smoke, use. or be in possession of any cigarette in this slate and for the proprietor, clerk, assistant or employee of any place of business to permit minors to frequent said places of business while using, or smoking- a cigarette. It is provided that the term "place of busi ness" as used in the Act shall apply to any and all places such as shops. store, factories, offices, theatre, rec reation and dance halls, pool rooms. cafes, restaurant, hotel, lodging houses, street car interurban and pa mgei i oachea or sitting rooms. It is further provided that any min or using or ming ID p"rston of a cigarette and being asked by a par ent, teacher or any mayor. shrriff. dep uty sheriff, police officer, constable. village marshal), or any other officer, to tell where or from whom such cigarette as obtained shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and attv of said officers who shall find a minor smok ing a cigarette or baving a cigarette in his possession, shall immediately inquire of such minor whrre and of whom he obtained such cigarette and upon failure of any such minor to give such information when requrst- rd. the minor shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and immediately arrested by the inquiring officer with out a warrant and taken before any court having jurisdiction of the of fense. For the purposes in hand, the minor should be taken before a Jus ticc of the Peace. The foregoing states generally the principal provisions of the Act but it must be borne in mind that the same does not supercede the existing stat tfl relation -1 'be fab- am' disposal oi tobacco to rrtnoTS. t the V"t is cumulative to such existing statutes. II. S. TROOPS CLASH WITH MEXICAN BANDITS Mexicans Cross Border and Are Rounded Up By Troopers and Customs Officers. Washington, May l. A clash bc- ween United States troops and Mex icans wag officially reported to the State Department. The message said that a group of filibusters crossed to the American side near Nogab s merican troops and customs officers aptured them. George Holmes, be- icved to be an American, Manuel Gonzales and Hipolito, Villa's former secretary arc among the prisoners. Another message described the fir ing as coming trom a house on the Mexican side of the line on American soldiers. The soldiers returned the fire and the troubles ceased. CONTRACTS FOR THIRTY- EIGHT MERCHANTMEN LET Washington, May 21. Contracts for 38 merchantmen were executed to late by the emergency fleet corpora tion, the Lnited States shipping board ofiicially announced. Weather Report Yesterday's temperature ranged be tween 4 Sand fVi degrees. The rain fall was 0.t inches and the river felt to 7.4 feet. WORKING RESERVE TO BE ORGANIZEO SOON Heginning today, an effort will b made to enlist the high school boy 01 Lmn county in the Oregon brand of the United States Working Re serve, j. M, Lewie, Assistant Mistnct Agricultural agent, who has the mat ter in charge in Linn county, states that blanks will be distributed to th nigh school in Aloan my thr City Superintendent, and that all the other high schools in thr eounty will be vis ited during the present week. Gets Good Contract C. H. T-urggraf received word this morning that he had landed the con tract tor tne plans tor the nigh scnoo at More. Oregon. Thi i the fifth school contract that ho has received during the past few month.. AFTER OPERATORS Charge Thai Owners of Goal Mines Are Robbing the Consumers. MISSIONARIES ARRIVE ON WAY FROM INOiA Or. CD. Esch and Family Here; Will Speak in Mennonite Church Tonight. Dr C. D. Esch, z nu-heal mission ary, arrived in the city this morn- ng over the Oregon Llectric, after a ume-weeks trip from his station at Dhamtari, Central Provinces. Ir.dia. He will speak this evening at 8 o'clock at the Mennonite church. 12th end WHIctta streets. During Mts visit in this city Dr. Ksch and family arc guests of Rev. J. P. liontrager and familv. Dhamtari is a city of tome I2,X)U uhabitant located 500 aailee west of Calcutta. He left home with his wife and two children on March 19, pro ceeded by way of Colombo, Ceyb.n. Singapore and a toss to Vancouver. B. C. arriving on the S. S. Mont- eaglr. Saturday. Dr. Esch wnit to India about 6 -2 years ago, thr last five ol which have been spent at a leper home. There ere 130 lepers in the home, some of them terrible sights. No cure has vet been found for this courge. There are few English speaking; people m this place, although all of the government officers, missionaries. nd professional people arc English. Phr war is felt mainly in India thru the cost of food. Having to depend largely upon canned products, the ad vanced cost is noticed. But it is stut- d that the prices are even higher in litis country than they arc in India. lr and Mrs Each and family will leave for their former home in Iless- ton, Kansas, tomorrow. CHARGING SEVERAL HUN DRED TIMES TOO MUCH Ask Congress to Permit Gov ernment Agent to Fix Prioes; Books Were 'Doctored' Washington, May 21. Charging that mine operators arc charging ex orbitant prices lor coal, often several hundred t::.ies the cost of production, the federal trade commission urged Cultures to establish control, giving government agents power to fix puc es. The commission declared the coal operators "doctored" the books and ttiat vast discrepencics were found be tween the actual prices at the mine and the recorded prices. It urged regulation of coal distribution from the mine to the ultimate consun.er with authority to allot coal to vari ous classes of consumers. FRENCH AND 6ERMAN TORPEDO BOATS CLASH London, May 21. Outixut engage mcnt between German and French torpedo boat, were officially reported in both Uerlin and Tarts statements One French torpedo boat was slight ly damaged, Paris stated. Berlin de scribed the fight as a "short outpost engagement off Flanders," declaring that "French ships were repeatedly hit and ours undamaged' O.E. HEADY TO BUILD WAREHOUSE FOR MURPHY H. S. Logan, agent for the Oregon Blectrfc, is in receipt of the plans for the new warehouse cast ot the freight depot on Water street, between Jack son and Thurston. The new building will be 40x21 11 t eet. and 40x40 feet ol the structure will be tw-o stories high. The build ing will cost over $5000. Murphy ft Co., have moved from their store on Second street and ar, now located on First and Ferry streets. The Petruvrat will be locat es in the building vacated by Murphy. about June 1. Mffln OEATH OF OEACON EDWIN EELLS REVIVES HISTORY Cyrus H. Walker Tells of Foun ding of Missions and Schools By Early Pioneers. GERMANS PLAN DRIVE ON RUSSIA V VI VI AT "MARTIN" rTru? Ri3Kt Pipectioir" Dallas- Paramount t by Cyriu Walker, Oldest living white man born west of' the kucky Mountains.) i be death of Deason Edwin Eels, the oldest while man born in Wash ington territory, in Tacoina last Wednesday, May 16, baa an interest .or many people in Albany and the Willamette valley. Deacon Eels was a boyhood playmate of Cyrus Walk er ot this city, the oldest living white nun born "est of the Rocky Moun tains. Mrs. Elizabeth Spaulding War ren, daughter of Rev. Henry Hart Spaulding of Idaho, is the oldest liv ing white child born west of the di vide. Deacon Eels was 76 years old and was the eldest son of Rev. and Mrs Gushing Eclls, missionary to the In dians. He acquired his early educa tion at schools established by his uther. He organized the first Con gregational church in the state of Washington at Walla Walla. The following contribution by Cy rus Walker, a boyhood playmate and lifelong friends of Deacon Eells, I) interesting from a personal and his toric standpoint. Edwin Eels was born at Tshima- kain, on the Spokane Mission at place 35 miles northwest of Spokane, and what is now known as Walker Prairie, named after my father. The mission was established in 1839, the, founders and their wives crossing the plains. Edwin and 1 were playmates nntil the Whitman massacre of No vember 29, 1847, broke up the Spo kane Mission and that of the Nez Perce conducted by Rev. H. H. Spaulding. The Reverends Elkanah Walker and Cushing Eells and families were conducted to the Willamette Valley by some oi the Cayose War Volun teers, reaching Oregon Chy Jm 20. 1848. The Walkers resided here for a time. Rev. Eclls went to Salem and took charge of the Salem Institute esatb lished by the Methodists. In the fall of 1848 the Walkers and Eells were again united, both removing to For est Grove, where Rev. Eells took charge of the beginnings of Pacific University. He taught here for some years and at a school near Hillsboro, living on a donation land claim. He returned to Forest Grove to teach again, and then, in the early '60's he returned to the deserted Whitman College, donating large sums of mon ey for its endowment. He was in ed ucational and missionary work for the rest of his life. Deacon Eells is survived by six children. He had two sons, Edwin and Myron. The latter waa an or dained minister, devoting much of his time to missionary work among the Indians, principally at Skykomish Agency where bis brother Edwin was agent. Myron died some years ago. He was a noted author, two of his books, "Ten Years at Skokomish" and "History of Oregon Missions," being in the Albany public library. Edwin Eeels w?.s United States ;iKcnt continuously for nearly 20 Years, the last being spent at Puyal- lup agency near Seattle. AH four of the above four are dead, while four out of eight children of Rev. Elkanah and Mary R. Walker are living. They arc Cyrus Walker. Albany: Abigal B. Karr, of North Yakima. Wash; Rev J. Enkanah Walker of Toochow and Shaowu. China, where he was sent as I missionary in 1872. and Samuel T. Walker, the youngest child, who is living on a part of the original do nation land claim of Rev. E. Walker near Forest Grove. But few of the earlier Oregon pio neers are living. Some of them will be at the Oregon Piorteers Reunion it Portland, July 17. The date was Changed from June 17 in order that the meeting can be held in Portland's fine new auditorium. A record at tendance is expected. Troops Takon From Western Front Preparatory to Force Peace From New Republic. HINDENBERG LINE DENTED BY ALLIES ATTACKS Several Lines of the Genan Trenches Fall ; Italians Pushing Line Forward. s Rome, May 21. Climbing t o seemingly inaccessible heights, singing as they went, the Italians are pushing for- ward north of Gorizie. The fighting reached its climax of intensity. Numerous fresh divisions direct from the Rus- sian front are engaged. ee9veeGfe London, i May 21. British and French forces started another joint offensive. General Haig captured ad ditional sections of the Hindenburg line. Nevelle took "several lines" of German trenches, achieving a bril liant success north of the slopes of Mount Cornillet. A resumption of he Allied activity follows a week's lull. Hindenburg is hurrying his shattered and exhausted divisions on the west front to northern and east ern battlefronts, where they are be ing reformed preparatory to a drive on PetrogTad. Fresh divisions from the Russian fronts were sent to France. It is expected that Hinden- bnrjc wUl try to take PetrogracV The purpose of the general is to scare Russia into a separate peace and sec ond to use gains there as a lever igainst the Allies." British head quarters estimated that twenty Ger man divisions have been smashed since the start of the offensive. Berlin Report Berlin. May 21. The French snc eeded in gaining a hold on Monnt Cornillet and the British occupied a 'completely demolished trench, aban doned in accord with our plans," it it officially stated. Scene from "The Right Direction" featuring Vivian Martin at the Globe tonight. SENATOR LANE IMPROVING; STILL SERIOUSLY ILL San Francisco, May 21. United States Senator Lane of Oregon, i.n r vn i? hut HI still dangerous; ill. the doctors said this afternoon. PLOT TO BLOW OP OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP Fort Snclling, Minn., May -1 Finding a blueprint with writing in foreign language on the reserva tion, led military authorities to be lieve there was a plot to dynamite the fort where 2500 reserve officers are training. The finding was reported to the department of justice. HIPPODROME 60ES STR0N6 WITH GLOBE PATRONS A thoroughly pleased audience packed the Globe theatre last even ing to witness the first showing of regular Portland Hippodrome vaude i' e m this city, and they rnt home with the determination to come again next Sunday and following Sundays i long as Manager Meyer bring audeville to his house. Gene and Katheryn King proved artistic laugh provokers, and they sprung more new jokes in a minute than most of the audience had heard in a few years. Myles M'Carthy & Co., in the comedy sketch was also good, and displayed some good act ing. Miller, Scott and Fuller sung in good harmony and delighted the crowd with their clever comedy. Next week an even better bill will be given, including the three leading acta of the Portland bill, which are Cowles and Dustin, harmony singers: Rathrock and McGrade, the Irith Troubadors In a musical act, and the Douglas Flint Co., in a comedy sketch. "A Merchant Prince." Eight people on this bill. The foflnwin Sunday comes a monster bill with 1' people and six performing seals.