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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 ()
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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.