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vol. xxx.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1917.
No. 1U.
SPEED COP SHOT
ANOTHER TIRE
Armiotrout Is Charged With
Brandishing Weapon and
Using Profane Language
F. H. STICKLEY HAS
ENCOUNTER MON. EVENING
Officer and City Will Be Sued
for Damages to Tire as
Result of Shooting
"Now 1 Kunt, it i 1 ii yit,
you'll tup." in lal prr. oltiicr l.rt
Irr Af mriitroitt it alb Krl " hae
.md lir flnim-hrd a big trviKrr
ill the face ul F. H Ml. Wh y Mulida)
evrniitx when trying t.i ilop the lat
Irr ub I'll. I tttrrt.
Mr. Stuklr), with Miv Stnllry.
il dll.llig 1 at nit I'lirtt fttfrrl
when 'Mfurr Afliirlitf out liti out
ft mil the udrnwU .iixl J flit -1 tin Mi
lu put the tliiuiiii-t nit thru light
iX-firr complying, Mr and Mm. Sti. k
Iry state that thr oltnn ..- rtir I n--
it h a vullry of pt .Canity ami i m
tniiirl In rflull) jhtite thrill, fill
ally flashing hi gun and ending hy
shooting a htr in thr ruht fiat
titr of Mr Stuklr)', Hupp.
During thr affair whit'h tok plate
brlwern ihr H.irkrr Hatdw-iM' trr
and the Well l'atgo rprri oflive.
Some Uvrly tirhri wrre citai t d, dur
ing whub StuHry knotted Vmcn
trout from the riminii hoard of hi
car.
Mr Stitklcy iMn d thr follow inn
statement of hi vrrinii of thr affair
Mr. and Mr. Stirklry were Hown
tna hopP" r 'rankrd thr t.ir
in front of nurkharl 9t .rr' drtur
titic and canir 1 at on I ir t trrrt,
running at not over right or rn
miles an hour. In front of linker'.
Hurdware store Artnrntrout came out
am! stopped me ty climbing onto thr
running board Hr .iow d hi au
thority ami aked mr if I did not
.have dimmers on my car. I rrpltrd
that I had and that they were on.
"Hr thai thry rrr not. lp-
nn looking 1 found that hr or
rrrt and tinuirdiatrly h itt hrd onto
thr ilitn. leaving thrtti thrrr, hr look
ing to rr that ihry rrr mi thr
dim. He koI oft of thr running hoard
and wrnl around to thr ftout and
looked at the liht.
"I itutiirdiatrly put the car In scar
and drovr off. He hollowed'
"Hey, Ruy, you stop the re !" anil
rlimhed onto my rutmiiiK hoanl and
optred the door whiih I had rlord
on the side where Mr-. Stirkley wai
ittitiff. He aid. "You slop."
! replied 'I don't know why 1
should stop I am eouiplviiii; with
;ill your repirt a ml all pml laws.'
'Tie naid. with hi face nrarly !n
Mm. SticklryV
MtCr d l n you. topV
Ml hit hi tn a K'-iinimf Mow in the
iacr ami he reached over toward
nin anil T knocked hi Mow off. H
then unid:
"You cotne out of there,' to which
I paid no attrition.
"Then he took out hi nn and
Ktuck it up in niy face and in front
(Cuntintied on Pack Tane)
NEW CLASSIFIED
KOR S.M.K (H TKADK Six mom
house and koikI Inl. Will Ir.icli' (or
auto truck, l'ord totiriti enr
w .ii in ami tram. 'Apply iit 1 15
Santiim Ko.ut. d.'dj.l
VAN"n'.l Voimn man ant work
in town. I. rave your auilrrs at
Drmocrat office or c.ill 3447 Homr.
It
IjOST Nrcklacr, l;lks' rmllrni an
chain, (tn I lie Htrrrl I'Vitlay rvrninu.
Rrwanl for return to Mr T. R
Parker, 60S I". Third St. .IJ6-J8
I'OR SAM'". Very cheap hrown
mid ,hite male pointer hint diK.
Call Itrll phone MI7-J5. d.'I. JH
WANTED 'ICxpericneeil nirl for trrn
eral housework. Call Hell phone
477 or Home phone 3.150, or 2J6
West Fifth street. (126-28
OVERMEN! 10 TAKE
OVER ALL RAILROADS
Secretary McAdoo Expected to
Be Plaoed at Head of Trans
portation Lines
USHIN.TN ! . V. V.)
Hivt i niiit-ht i'ft utiuii il railroad.
f,,l.uMy iifulrr Sc . Mi .Vino, begin
r.rly in JtiHMiy A frw It-gal and
.tn.imial .n.M.ini lloW lin-'ttlr Af
bUying t'lrftitlrnt WiI.im aiitmiime
iiu-itt. I hr Ircmlitit i coniHit in
that fhe dull Hill work out.
I hp w.ik'r iirtitt will be consul
rrr.l tomorrow at (he Whit" Uniiar
a ctiiiirrrtit r ilh i.tdmad clue!.
Ihr at of A.u'iit 'iU, uf
iii t ii 1 1 y rin;nw rr tin- I'r r,idi nt
4 Miinr i mi ii in1i.it i ctnittol, Itul tin r c
II hr in t r -.-.tr y trgitlativ c udjut-
mi nt . 1-ilrr.
LABOR QUESTION SERIOUS
IN GREAT BRITAIN
By Lloyd Mellcftt. United Prcw.
Staff Curretpondcnt
1 ,1 )N I M l, rr. I ahor' r.
jr. lid ilrinatius ifoiu ;iir K ' ninrm
l n ihr h-adcl llirrt with I I'imI
.n l.-t. Im-IiIi and Hthrr Inlav. I"
In- I.ik iinti.iti lnrr
It i iiidinted t" at ihr . r i nni lit
mti in' in ik t urt in r coim e ioti
tritn l.iliof, iim lii'luiK lirjvv nr :irmy
iiaiu. Tin I.aliottlf mtmutril i.h.it
thry will a r.!r, l.iit will u c the op
portunity to nM.iin k'oxeriiiiH ut a l
fi tict to thr prin. ipjl point 01 la-N
t' war aim. Thry may ak for
( aroti rrikn.itii)M from the lntin
li v
Ihr homr nilr party niav atk for
an rxtrtiMolt of roopcialive oirllr
and a -trm of dit t i'-ilt ion, rmluu'
profitrrriiij; ami prcvrntitii;. w atr.
W. W. HOLLOWAY AND MISS
BESS E PARSONS WED
AmenK the pretty Chriinu i
yesterday was that of Miss
Hrssir Parsons to Mr. Win. V. Hul
low a , w.hii h occurred at the home
f thr Kfootn' lather, Win. II. Hoi
nw.iv nrar I'rv St.ition. Mr. and
Mr. Harold Holloway, recent hride
and ttrooiu, stood up with tlie couple
Follow int; the ceremony the Klrts
at down to a mimptotis wedding
hrraktat ami 1'hrislinat dinner cont
inued.
The rintf ceremony w us umm! and
little luithj lllolloway carried the
hatnl of ti'Aii which was used.
Mr. ami Mn. Holloway are from
pioneer families. Mrs. Ilolloway was
the I .Mh child, descendant of .1 pioti
err family which settled in I. inn
county in IS47. She was Kraduated
from O. A. C. in WH and -ince that
time he has been teachim; scluiol
at Oaktillr. She will continue with
her schoid work until the end of the
present term.
Mr. Bleilloway is the second won
of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Holloway.
He is a Kraduate of Whitman Col
lrnr. Mr and Mrs. Holloway will
make their home on a farm near
Monroe.
MEXICANS RAIDING AMER
ICAN BORDER I
M'AUI A, Tex., Dee. 2d. U. P.I
The Mexicans are raiding Candelaria,
Texas, which is located 2(1 miles
North of the border. The force is
5U) strung. It is believed to he Vil
listas. Troops arc patrolling the border
to prevent further invasion.
STEFANSON PARTY ARRIVES
FROM NORTHLAND
OTTAWA, Dee. 2d. (U. P.)-Thc
ministry of naval affairs announced
that they received word that llic
SHefanssen varty arji ived safely at
Port Yukon, Alaska. They will prob-
ably make their nay to Nome. Tlu'
steamer party of 24 men started
North in 1!1 J, (
RUSSIAN PEACE IS
Germans Ask Postponment of
Negotiations Until the24th
of Net Month
BOLSHEVIKI STOP MANU
FACTURE OF WAR MATERIAL
Black Sea Fleet Joins Present
Government; Two Russian
Commissions
ri. !kM,K D, Irc Jo ( L. I'.)
(iiTiiiatiy aed a po-1ponement ot
pracr m olulioiik until January 24,
accorilmn to a vini-oif rial announcr
uietit here It . also reported that
l inl.ti'fl akid 'ierniaiiy to icoanic
iier ili'It p'-ndrlne.
I hr H-Khr iki manifesto was i
md. ih in.inijuiii that the mauuiacture
ot all war material immediately 1 1 ae,
'iti.ituuth a the Kuso eruiaii arm
istitc will piohaldy shortly he Iran-
for inei into a K nrral drniocratic
pea v ."
It i aiiiiounctd that the HoUlie
iki ocittpied KJiartoff. The HUck
Si a fhet- hae alo joined the ltoi
shiiki. thrratemntf the I'krauian
t ,ol I on 'd ssa.
I.i)NIW, !)rc. .Vi.-Two Russian
oMiiminmii, to negotiate the purely
military aspects of peace will he form
ed vhoiily at Odra and !'etrokrad.
acciifditii to JViroKf.I report. The
third will he appointed for the Kuro-
pran yrncral conference.
It is reported that the HoNhrviki
are to invoke the constitutional as
semldv !atr next week.
TWO NEW CANNERIES ARE
PLANNED FOR THE COAST
U'XSHlSr.TOX. Pec. 26. Accord
ing to information received by the
Iturrau of Fishrrirs, department of
commerce, a whaling company on thr
Pacific coast is planning to erect two
caunerir- to le iterated next season.
each with a capacity f case.
The same rompany will also operate
a cold storage plant for supplying
fresh and froen whale meat.
OREGON POTATO GROWERS
WANT AN EXTRA GRADE
C iRVAl.l.lS. Dec. 2o Oregon
potato 'glowers are asked to submit
to tlie public sen ice commission at
or prior to the hearing Dec. 2S at
Portland the.r views of the desirabil
it y of having a grade superior to
the I". S. No. 1 established for their
hoice potatoes.
The best federal grade allows for
minimum sie a uiameter ot one ami
l!m c-foiirths inch, with a further al
lowance of five per cent of potatoes
Ih-Iow minimum and an additional
three per cent below remaining rc
.liiiiements. This makes no provi
sion for such special trade as extra
fancy for making in hotels, dining
cars, etc. It is expected that the
state commission will adopt the V.
S. standards in order to get the ben
efit of I'ncle Sam's guarantee against
charges that consignments are in
ferior and prevent the special dis
counts arbitrarily made by consign
ees in other states, notably California.
Hut it is the opinion ot Professor
llyslop of O. A. C. that a fancy grade
for the special trade is desirable.
Oregon growers who favor the su
per grades are asked to submit sug
gestions as to what the .higher grade
should consist of, either to himself
it Corvallis or to the commission,
lie thinks the producers ought to he
represented in person as largely as
pos-ihlc, along with the dealers.
More cultivated crops corn, heans
and potatoes are urgently needed in
the Oregon farming system, claim
the O. .-V. C specialists. To lay stress
. on this necessity and to show the va
j rit-lirsi best adapted to different parts
. f the state, a potato show will be
I lc,l during Farmers' Week, Dec. .11.
Competitive exhibits of half-bushel
lots, as well as educational exhibits.
will he displayed.
FIFTH GO. TRIMS
ALBANY ALL-STARS
Artillerymen Win the Football
Game by Score of 12 to 0
on Christmas Day
kalph liilycu and Mtrri I Gihton
were the thiniiiK lights who brought
victory to the Coast Artillery foot-
hall tram on the hii&h school ground.
Chriklmas Day. I.onn run. by each
of these flrctfooted artilltrymen net
ted two touchdowns and made the
score 12 to U aj(aint of team of
picked veterans of former days.
The tfaine was clo.rly contested
and hardfoutjht throughout, hut there
were times when the All-Stars se
riously threatened the soldier.' goal.
1 he steady toe of Gibson was an
other factor wjiich staved off thcil
di feat, coupled with the ability of the
Kt. Canby boys to recover fumbles
when the opponent, were -menacing.
For the All-Stars, I'ete Miller, the
Archibald hoys. Jay Willard and Kd
Anderson played brilliantly; but all
did well. Schult, liilycu, hauhurn.
Gibson, Tracey in fact every member
it the l;;fth company team put on
a fine game and de.erved to win.
Neither goal was kicked. The line
tip wa:
All-Stars Portion Fifth Co.
Paul Miller rel Moore, Wieder
Alien rtl ' Thackcr
S. Archibald and
Micbclson rgl Ellis
Anderson and S.
Archibald c Davis
Mcver Igr Huston
Smip.on and
Clifford Itr . Gildow
rud Moore and
Clifford, 1 1 r Gibson
Willaid ' u F.astburn
Archibald and
Moore rhl Dilycu
R. Archibald I h r Schultz
I'ete Miller I Tracey
Referee, Fred Newton, M. A. A
C: F.owden. head linesman.
Ft. Canby Wina
In a faM basketball i;auic Mond.iy
evening a team representing the Fifth
Co.. C. A. C, defeated Albany hii;h
chod bv the .core of 20 to 1.
RALSTON-TURNER WEDDING
SOLEMNIZED AT NOON
At high noon today Miss Josephine
LaGrange Turner of Parts, Illinois,
became the bride of Mr. Rolla F..
Ralston, of this city. The wedding
was solemnized by Dr. George H
lW-nnctt, jiastor of the Methodist
church, at the home of the bride's
uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
II. Wieder, 724 South Kllsvvorth
street. A small number o: relatives
..ml friends of the bride and groom
were fortunate in beiitg present.
The wedding was simple. The bride
looked beautiful in a gown of light
filmy material, and the groom wore
a traveling suit. The ceremony was
hort and was not preceded by the
Usual songs and music. Following
the congratulations the party was
served a delicious breakfast.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralston left for Port
land on the 3:05 electric this after
noon and Thursday evening they will
lass through Albany on their way
to San Francisco and I.os Angeles
where they will svend a short honey
moon.
Mrs. Ralston is an attractive girl
and during her short resident in Al
bany she .has made many warm per
sonal friends. Her home is in Paris,
Illinois, where she has lived most o
her life with her aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Will Miller, having lost
her mother when she w-as a child and
her father havinu passed away
short time ago. She is a graduate
of Paris .high school and up to
short time ago she attended Ward
Mclmont Seminary, a fashionable
girls school in Memphis. Tenn.
Mr. Ralston is the only son of J.
M. Ralston and is associated with
his father in thr automobile business.
He was graduated from Albany high
school and the University of Oregon
Upon their return from California
Mr. and Mrs. Ralston will be
home to their many friends at the
Ralston home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ralston are
spending t.he winter in I.o Angeles,
IS ON IN ITALY
Germans Hold Ground Which
Was Gained in Attack Late
Yesterday Afternoon
ATTACK ON ANOTHER
SECTOR IS RE.'ULSED
German Attempts to Fraternize
With Italians Answered With
Machine Gun Fire
ROME, Dec. 26 (U. P.) Fierce
gluing between the Ihizo and Monte
Va!lcl!a is progressing. De.pite the
most violent Italian attacks, the en-
at fearful costs still hoUU lasv
night's two-thirds of a mile gain.
This gain was made as a result of
mon.ter concentration of all cal
ibre-artillery, mashing the front lines.
The Teuton attack at Monte Grappa
to coincide with the other smash fail
ed.
Italian machinegunt an.wered
the
Austrian attempts to fraternize
lower Piave river.
DEMOCRAT WILL RECEIVE
P3E5ENT FROM ST. LOLiS
The editor and advertising man
ager of The Democrat arc in receipt
of letters from Chas. V. Standtnger,
advertising manager of the Anheuser-
Husch Co., Bevo department, ex
tending the compliment of the sea
son and informing them that cordial
Vulctide greetings are being express
ed in a package, "the contents of
which, we hope, will assist in cheer
ing your holiday season." Mr. Stand
in er adds in a postscript that be
cause of great freight congestion, de
liveries may not be made as prompt-
as under normal conditions.
The curiosity of the staff is arous
ed and there is great speculation as
to whether or not said shipment will
contain the original $roods that made
St. Louis, famous or the variety that
the state laws permit to be shipped
into the state of Oregon.
However, the good wishes erf
Messrs. Annhettser, Busch and other
members of the firm, are gratefully
received; and the arrival of the ma
terial exhibit is awaited with picas
ure.
RIVER FALLS BUT
WILL RISE TONIGHT
The river is again up and indica-.
tions are that it will rise considerably
tonight and tomorrow. This morning
the gauge showed 20.5 feet, but this
afternoon at 3 o'clock it registered
17.5 feet. Jt is estimated that that
the seven inches of rainfall in the
upper Willamette Valley the past two
days will send it up two or three
feet more.
The hard rains again flooded base
ments in the West end of the city,
but no igreat damage is reported.
The Grahamona made the trip up
the river and started down again
this morning, but is not expected to
get beyond Oregon City on account
of the high water at the locks.
LIFE OF CALIFORNIA
GOVERNOR IS THREATENED
SAC'RAlMENTO, Dec. 26.
(U. P. 1 Governor Stephens re-
ceived a letter threatening to dy-
namitc himself, two other (late
officials and the whole city de-
tectivc bureau unless $50,(Xl0 is
left near Oakland Monday.
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RAILROADS BLAMED
FOR COAL SHORTAGE
Fuel Administrator Testifies
Before Senate Committee
on Coal Situation
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-(U. P.)
Fuel Administrator Garfield told
the senate invettijxators that war de
ni.ndk caused a ton coal
shortage this year, in the fa.e of
'iie ffreatest production in history.
The bitumino o.itput increased
;en per cent, ai d t. thracitc 1(5 per
cent. He blames the railroads for
much of the famines, and urges fed
era! control.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 26. (U. P.)
Major General O'Ryan told the
senate probers that years of training
will be necessary before the drafted
men are fit to go to Franc.
HOLIDAY TRADE BREAKS
LAST YEARS RECORD
'There is no time for mirth or laugh
ter In the cold gray dawn 01 the morn
ing after."
The above may express the feel
ing, of those who spent more than
thry could afford for Xmas gifts, but
it does not describe the mental at
titude of the local business men.
Trade this year was much better
than in 1917. Those who went after
the trade got it The people appar
ently had money to spend and they
spent it liberally.
Despite the fact, however, that the
people bought tnfre floods, it appears
that they were purchased for the
member of their immediate families,
for both the postoffice officials and
the express companies report a slight
falling-off in the volume of shipments
made to parties outside of Albany
and received here by relatives and
frieqds, from other places.
ARMENTROUFS SALARY
ATTACHED BY BUSSARB
t suit wa filed in Justice of the
Peace L. L. Swan's court this morn
ing attaching the salary of Speed Of
ficer Armentrout. The lien was filed
by D. Bussard, and is said to be for
jitney hire in going to the trial in
Corvallis when Armentrout was te-
ing sued by A. C. Schmitt, and for
other private auto rides.
CITY COUNCIL WILL
MEET THIS EVENING
Just what action will be taken by
the city council at its retrular meet
ing this evening in regard to the most
recent event in the official career of
Traffic Officer Armentrout is not
known, but it is probable that the
matter will be under serious discus
sion by the members.
It is known that there is some sen
timent among the members to dis,
charge Armentrout, on the ground
that he is an unsafe man to be in
the employ of the city. In such an
event he would be replaced by a new
official as the city officials propose
to see the speed ordinance enforced.'
Why ?
Why must we be so careful about
saving sugar? Because sugar is a
necessary food, and not just some
thing that we like to eat because of
the taste. Sugar is the food that
Jhelps the body to stay warm, and
it also provides it with energy. 1 hat
is why soldiers, exposed in the
trenches and working under great
strain, should have sugar more su
gar even, than they needed at home.
And the people of the allied coun
tries, working harder than they ever
did before, to keep up with their
country's needs, should also have
much more sugar than they arc get
ting.
Spent Yeiterday in Albany-
Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Newport and
daughters, Miss Beatrice and Louise,
of Lebanon, spent yesterday in Al-
bany.
MAN SPYS III U.S.
Movements of German Agents
in This Country Directed
by Woman Leader
DIRECTED ALL fOVEMENTS .
SINCE WA.; DECLARATION
American Secret Service Gets
Information as to Action
of Enemy Agents
S.. FRLVXCJSCO, Dec. 26. (U.
P.J -A woman spy, under credential
by the Wilhetmstrasse and high in
the service, directed the movements
of FVanz Schulenberg and other mas
ter spies, federal agents announced
after sweating Sohulenbcrg.
The papers seized show her direc
tion was continuous trom tne out
break of the great war. She operated
on the coast extensively. The paperi
dovetail with those taken in the Von
feeel raid. It is believed she is now
the disecting head of all the spies in
America.
FRANCYL HOWARD AND
MARY PARKER MARRIED
A very pretty but simple wedding
was solemnized Christmas day at the
home of the bride's mother, Mrs.
Mary E. Parker, when Mary Berna
dine Parker became the bride of J.
Franc yl Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs
J. A. Howard.
The rooms were artistically deco
rated with cyclemea, holly and other
decorations suggestive of the holiday
season. vA beautifully decorated
Christmas tree added much charm to
the occasion. j
, The impressive ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. G. H. Bennett of
the First Methodist church in the
presence of the immediate families
of the bride and groom.
After receiving the congratulations
of those present an elaborate wedding
dinner was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard left for
points Xorth.
Your Help Needed
In Poland most of the children un
der four years of age are either dead
or dying from starvation. The old
and the very young are always the
first to succumb when a country i
starving.
Through the American Red Cross
it is planned to send aid to these
starving Poles as soon as adequate
guarantees are given that the money
will not cause food or funds to be,
released for the benefit of the Ger
man army now occupying Poland.
Try to picture the starvation of
Poland, of Servia, or Belgium; of
other neutrals, and it will not be hard
for you to make up your .mind to
conserve every bit of food possible.
The Red Cross has begun a nation
wide drive for membership. This is
the only authorized agency for ex
tending relief to suffering humanity.
You wilt be given an opportunity to
hold a membership in this organiza
tion and play a part in helping to
care for our soldiers and sailors and
feeding the hungry of our allies so
far as it is possible for us to do.
Visiting Aunt "
Miss Grace Langdon of Portland is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ed Cusick.
SENATE DEMANDS WARMER
CL0THIN6 FOR MEN
WIASIMNGTON, Dec, 26. (U. P.)
The senate military affairs commit
tee passed a resolution demanding
that Baker authorize camp command
ers to buy woolen overcoats and
blouses at the nearest towns if they
can get them quicker than from th
war department.