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VOL. XXX.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918.
. No. 211.
E
ON PETROGRAD
American and Allied Qiplomats
Prepare to Leave Capital
In Event of Siege
RED GUARD WILL DE
FEND NATION'S CAPITAL
Eight Thousand Troops Capt
ured by Germans; Kussians
Make Slight Resistance.
By Jutrph Bhaplen, Untied Preu
Staff Correspondent
rHKKik I rl, Jl - (lrU)r..)
AiiicTitan a ltd allied uih.tt,iadiri
are preparing fur a ijuick (jipatture
Thry air uver ht Inird by J .enitir't
and Trultky't tuddrti "w illnik'tirt"
to ftitfn a Uciuuii peace hut say that
evru a trparir prate will nul mean
a kuiiun filled break.
I mine thirl advocate nf the
wirrlrM annoum ing thnr illinK
nru lu nun. hour cuimmitjiirr
tipporird the imxr and four oppird.
I he latter 1 1 ealrd a tunny cnir,
saying that trouble and battle would
conic certain if (Germany spurn I he
offer.
The ar comiuiiary rrportrd that
thousand of kn) liuardi are oran
ned, and the l'ct ro.tr ad tarnin it
entrenching the city for a drtprrHtr
dctrntr. I'rlroKrad't late will be de
cide! in a fortnight, at a result (
the vote to defend I'ctrourad at ajl
coat a,
LnMM'. Feb. 21 The Crrnum
are J tihrt rati of Vitrhe.k and arc
dittrihittintf prof latitat mm tat m
that rot-tanrc to Germany ill be
(utile. The (irrmam arr preparing
to orcMpy !etroirrad. Holland a
that the Germans declare thry will
not make peace tth Kuu until
the indrprndrnre of Kmm.in Poles
and piymen of RMaian Ucbtj to the
Cnrtn.l' lpwrr aft tfnaantird. - I
III Ml IV. ldi. 2 The German
are iircint" rat from I )vtnk and 1
I'iiuk on a hu lid 1 rd-itulr front, and
cleared the rountry ot the enemy and
made prisoners of the Kcneral divitt
toiial commander with inmp
I'KTKlMiRM), l eh 21. -The Ccr-
nnm arr attempting to cut the l.i
bait Komen railroad. The Riiniani
arr n t realm 4 without rcaittiuic, and
abandoning their -attpplic-. Turkish
troop appeared M Nrbiond ami the
( M-fiu.ini orntpiel ll.1pt.1l, the Fin
nisli seaport, and arretted all offic
ial. Tlir (liTMiani arr appro,!, hintf
Phkofi from Lvina The Aimtro
irrman arc r;tn.-rntr.,tinif on the
toiithwrt front while thr I'ktanians
arr ronrrntraiinir at Ureal-I.itm k.
under f ierni.ui rneraU.
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w u uj ) i) 1 t .4 5 D 3 9
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY
POSTOKFICK HOURS
ri
N'o city drlivrry except in thr f1
bttsiuets section for parcel post
mail citify. No rural delivery.
Incoming mail will be worked )
for box only. ( hittfoiiitf mail wilt
be despatched as tKtial. I'aiirl r
post, unirral drlivrry, and stamp t
windows open from H M) to V Mi
a. m.
NEW CLASSIFIED
WAiN'TI-n. TK'Y GIRI-A tray
Kill is rcipiircd at St. Marv's hos
pital 2ILM
SIX GDO!) MKN' Wantrd at once
for factory work. 1-ouk job. We
work our men on tlir merit plan.
Apvly ftl Collins & Taylor office,
8 a. in. to H p. m. 2W
HAK)KF1 PLYMOUTH ROCK rk
for hatching. KxcclKnt mn
strain from O. A. C. $1 er sel
ling of 15. Itrll phone 1M-J.
FOR SALE Ten-room bouic, Kood
hirn and 5 lot nl Shrdd. Price
$IJIN) if tnkrn at oner. Address
G. W. Hawthorne. Shcdd. Or I
2HJ7
W.VNTFD Dishwasher at the Full
man Cafe 2U:3
LA Nil) IVaA-STKR Haul it now
while you have time and the roads
arr irood. MURPHY'S SI- FD
STORE. 2lf27 ,
SIX-ROOM HOUSE For rent,
, modern, full cement hawncnt, city,
and wrll water, Rood K-'trdcn V'" -'
Situated M HJ5 W. 10th St. See
Viclor Ollivrr, Tlrll phone. 2M23
O. A. C. WHITE LKOHORN exit
for hatching; $1 per 15. I tout lay
ing strain obtainaldr. acclimated to.
re?on. E. C. Vicreck, I lomc
phone 4325.
DETAILS FOR DRIVE
. ARE COMPLETED
Apportionments Made for Drive
for County Agricultural
Agent.
lAII detail, in rmilH I tloli Willi tin
lnvr In lai.c 1 .11111 county thalr
of llir cost of an Sitliuiltilral agent
wric completed till, morning by tbc
executive cointuitti-e of thr County
1 fc'fi tillutal oiincil. 'Milt commit
lee, whiill II compo.rd of I'-. C. Kob
rru (. Iijiriiuu), A C. Millir, I'crry
l'iUrt. II. f. I'ylr. II. W. I o..Uy
ami llnti i(inn(, nicl in ll-c rt.tiiiiH
11I tlir Allany ('oiiiliirm.il iluli to
rlr 1 Ijir VAfiimt coiiitiiiiniiy elicit -1111
11 ami Iik llir itioU t'i ruch linn
niuiiity.
1 he ml 01 I'hairtiirti, luKclhcr with
(hr VAtitiut qiifls lulluMt.
Ull.aliy. A. (.. Miller -..
Nrn.ur. A. I'.ii
Knu Uuiir. Hi.l.l. r.uikhait-J-'5.
I'n.r. In. A. W I uiriii k $M
l'jLliiu. II II I al "i.in - i.
Orl4l:. Waltrr lliiikr-$l.
I jiikiiI. I-.. K. All. 11
Shr.UI. W. W. riiUnil $.
Truria. K. 1.. Hjynr-r'
Mjl.ry. C. I' Jrkviti-475.
lUinilnirH. II W. I null-- $1 Ml.
Mi l.itiil. l-rjiiii Kirr
I'liinvirw. I'rrrv TarWrr H".
Tallman. ) M. Slalr $.'.V
l.rlMlion. I'rar y Mrarn -Trntiiwr,
K. C. N.ihrrl -$.
Srn ll..nir ami I oirr, iiro I I-
!
lli.ll.y. I. W. Kinu-J-"'!.
( i j l..nlnillr. Ilrnry Muratl - J.D.
'atrrloi. Ilrnry Mi Kinm-v -
SoUtillr. A. C. Ilriin-Wi.
C'ruufiMit. I Marri'1.
Ilrrhii. M S HHIinitrr .'.
I.jnimh, C. K. Smile ii.
Crahlrrf. John kr.lily $i
S'io. Ioiiii ShimaiirV $151.
I'riiviilrnrr. i II I rvrr -
Ionian, John llilhrr $1
Thimiav M. Allrn7i
Slirlluir v. I i. Munkr $J.
Kmk-.l'.n. J T. l-iilli.---$J.
I'oa Villrv. S D llrown $JH.
Kixk I'rr-k $!.
A (' Mittrr ! ruuiitv chairman.
an1 all mrtrih'ltmni will hr .-lit t.i
.him. at Alhaliy. hy thr varintii com
inunttv i hftirmrn. Marrh 2 il the
ilalr r lor thr ch of tlir ilrlvf.
"AUCTI3N BLOCK"- A SERIES
OF THRILLING SCENES
The story of 'Kex Uracil's Kreatet
pit'tiirr, "The Auction It lock." which
ii to be shown at the Roltr Thratre
bctfiimiitjt 1-tid.iy. is the life hitory
of a beatititut afir 1 who is raised by
her parrnt for thr M'ccitic purpor
of brin;jilaced ir sale to the hiKh-e-t
bhldei in the matrimonial market.
In due course of tune Lorelei inert
the diM)Uitc son of a nullum ure anX
in accordance with the family plan,
marries him. ll so happens, howev
er, that the you n if man is not as
wealthy a was at first supposed; and
when Lorelei teams tin and he i"inl
that he has been duped, ihev o their
M-jtarair ways Lorrlei becomiiiK tjiiren
of the niiiht world in which she
lives.
Thintfs ro from bad to worse, the
situation, as it develops, involving
the brother, who ha now brvomr a
blackmailer of the lowest order, mem
brr of an uudrrworld K-titf; Jarvis
Hammon, a steel mk'n.ite, with a
reputation for iintrriipulou'ticss; a
daiik'hter of one of the mill workmen,
who is seeking revenue on Hammou,
and Lorelei' husband. All of their
elements conspire to compromise Lo-rt'lt-i
and brinu her to an awakening
about the slouch of dctond into
which she has fallen.
With thr awakening comes the de
sire to help brr voiiuk husband, who
now is also at the lowest depths of
despair.
At last Lorrtrt can stand it no long
rr. and she lcaes him. T.liis i tue
- thimr nrrded to brimr htm to
hia setisea, and he net himself to
work for but one thimr. to win her
love From this situation develops
an endittR that is n thnlliuf :
m eminently satisfactory, bringing the
yountf couidr together with -i f'tll
understanding and appreciation of the
path of rectitude.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Attorney Willard Marks, State Sen-
ator K I). Cusick, Mayor !.. M, Curl,
J. S. Van Winkle nnd ot.her members
of Laurel Lodge N'o. 7, Knights of
Pythias, were included on the lit
of speakers at n meeting of the Leb
anon lodge; held last night for the
purpose of conferring the second and
third ranks on cmididatcs for mem
hrrsbip.
hour autoloads of Albany knights
attended tin' meeting which followed
a splendid dinner served in the lodge
rixmis.
The principal nildrrss of the eve
ning w.n tnaile by I'rvd .1. Johmon
of (Astoria, grand vice-chancellor of
the state.
1AD00 LIMITS
Only Ore Fast Train Between
New York and Chicago
for Each Day
SENATE PROPOSES
NEW FINANCE BILL
Committee Votes to Give Presi
dent Power to Cut and
Slash Red Tape.
WASH I N'GT ) Feb. 21 (U. V.)
The railroad atlnutnutr-itHJii an
nounce' that through parncr serv
ile Intiii New ork to Chicago will
doon be limited to one fat train cat h
way. day and niuht. Service to oth
er cities will be similarly aifccted.
WASi,I.TO Fri. 2L L. IV)
The senate finance committee re
ported the hall billion finance cor-
porath'ti bill, with many ciaiiKes.
1 he duel feature if the formatiuii of
a letleial It nam. e corporation. (lt
wilt have supervision of tiie ilotalicin
ot all private securities of ovej one
hundred thousand dollars.'
J he senate judiciary subcommittee
voted to report favorably on a bill
cmpoK rruiK the President to slasli
k'overnmcnt red tape, through a slight
amendment.
E. V. 6L00MFIELD PASSED
AMY LASI NIGHT
Kill. Vcnncr Jlk.omficld, well
kiumn Albany merchant, died )at
nik'ht at 1145 o clock, alter an ill
nr.. of locial cek. tic wai op.
rt.ipil on in 1'ortJand m ,hort time
mil, but failed to Krt rebel from in.
ilr. Uluoiiificld a born in Aslur-1
ia llliiiou. He came (o Oregon ix
;.r from Cenualia. Vah
wnere he rrmdrd tor wcral yrar,
before cominif to Albany. He wa
riiKaned in tne lolac.o Dumiw. Iat
year mnvini; to hii new store and
pool hall in the l.lki HinhliiiK.
Mr. liloomfirld i urvicd by hif
wiir two children. Mr. S. R. Jack-
on, of ( rntralia. and Mm. li. H.
UJiMin. oTCheliali.: three chan.lchild-
rcn. and a iK-r. Mrt Mora William
of nna 111
The body will lie taken to Cential-
a, where ttie l.mcral and interment
will Ik held. Friends may vicvv :hr
- . r ... t l
remain on i rnl.iv irom i" iinui
o cluck, at thr amiiv nome, i.v. rrr -
ry street.
QUESTIONABLE WOMEN ARE
0R0ERE0 OUT OF TOWN
"Pack your bag and travel and keep Simpson. pionVr lumberman. He
out of 'Albany until a decided reform- received his schooling in California
ation set" in," i t-hc order that Ma- in the schools of Oakland, at Mt.
yor 1 M. Curl this morning Usurd Tamalpas Military 'Academy and at
to certain women in this city. Chief, the L'niversily of California. He did
of Police John Catlin bore the mes-, not finish collcgk-. but left school
.ie to at least two of these women., at the ac of 1 to take a job as of
who are known to be plying an il-, fice boy with the Simpson Lumber
legitimate business in the city, and company. Ily hard knocks and var
others are given warning, and the ions experiences he worked his way
Mayor hopes that the hint will be, to the top. In l!W, after being mar
laken without further action being Hed. he moved to Coos Hay. where
necessary on the Jiart of the officers, he has since resided. His citoru
A lew weeks ago the mayor order- iiiere are well known. He founded
ed certain persons to leave the city, i,i,ere a mill of JO.iWO feet dailv ea
wbo were known to be making their, ,,acity at what is known as Old town
living in a dubious way. At that f Xortli Bend. From that begin
time several women and a few litem lr bought a tract of land and
parked up and quietly left town. Hut iaili otlt ,ie citV- whicn ncm. has
others remained, and one in partic- population of 3.5(0 people, lie built
ular. who carries her nefarious trade a j, ,,Mic improve-
right up to her victims, has caused mrnts. He vjas the first mayor of
the police much annoyance and has, North itCnl. and held the office fot
brought forth many complaints from.. j consecutive years
residents of the city. But her orders , Mj, mmy ,.,; B.cn a rKiti.natc.
a-r to move, and unless hc obeys ,.n.,prj., jn or,n ncnt h3ve ai!,
she will have to explain to the court r( in ,he pro,pcri,v ()? the citv. He
how she makes her living, and in ,la, cnKaKcd jn arricnltlral work and
"usjitisiactory answer is forth-, ,,,, , (nlc example to his neighbors
coming a jail sentence awaits her. hv trvillK ollt variou, methods on his
SHIP CARRYING ALBANYITE
Mr. ;A. W. Hce.ton, of this city, has
received word thai her soli, Harvey
II. Hereon. 4th Hat., KoreMry divis
ion, Jhh KiivineerH, has arrived aafc
1y in I'rtuice. Mr. Hereon is the
only Alhany bay with the 4th Hat
tulion, rtlthntth there are live men
front (.rat os in that company.
Ca.pt. Starhird, who reported the
landing of the troops a short time
before the Tnsvania was sunk, states
that a submarine fired one torpedo
at their ship, which missed the stern
of the boat by but ten feet. N'o other
incident occurred nn the trip and all
arrived safely and in Rood health.
L. J. SIMPSON ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR
Well Known Coos Bay Man
Asks for Support of the
Republican Voters.
I.. J. SitnM,n, North Heml ci
italiit and philanthropist, ha malr
formal announcrinrnt of hil randirlacy
for the nomination of jrovrrnor on
the Hrpuhlican In krt. Mr. Simpvn
makri hit apppil to votrrt as imli
vuluali. lie ttatrt that hr helirvei
in the principh i of the Republican
party anil i. ahove evrrytliinK, an
nu-rican, anil hrlirvi-i in the tirin
.iplr of hii country.
'Mr niakrA char that lie i not a
mrnrl.rr of. nor aifthitril with, any
particular Liion of the Republican
party: nor n hr phHril to iinoorl
any ran!i!atc for of fit c at the prim
ary election.
lie intemli to make a prrn.nal cam
pailfn anil, if nominated and elected,
will enter office without making
promise of awointmrnt or nolitical
pli-'Uri to anyone.
In hit platform he tate that if
nominated and elected he "'ill en
couraite and tinport ,Ul-h li niilation
ai may he nn-emry for the estab
lishment of nation ide prohibition
and the permanrnt adoption of euual
Miffraue in the Hair and nation: will
endravor lo create and tiimtlatc that
Vatriotic rcxiirrt.tion brtween em
ployer and rmployre rrnderrd nere--ary
by tlie itrcnuoui condition! of
3
t.a
Sr-Sr
.
r: ' anl "' " 'very .iy.
romnicn.urate with prefer econot.i.
the rducalional i)irin and ilistiti:-
"' " 'e ta'r and in every ay
poiblc increanc their cuicicncy; will
endeavor to promote and de-velop
,llosc rr.ourcei of OreK'on through
'' rstal.ll-hnicnt of new indu,lrici
"d h' rncourasinn settler! and urn-
n klKb IrKilalion as will tend to
"'alc '"'"K conditions better: will
endeavor to pve to Oregon an im-
partial, clean, economical and busi-
ti.-liJ. a,l iiiinislrtirtn u hii-h will
.
- - - - v
ible advancement of the moral, so
cial and economic prosperity of tiie
people of the state, and through an
ever increasinv development of its
tremendous resources keep Oregon at
tlic top in the vast fabric of our na
tional lite."
L J. Simpson is 40 years old.
born in Oakland, Cal., Sett. 1, 1877.
lie U a son of the late Capt. A. M.
own place which could be lollowed
with profit His farm, "Shore Acre-"
is one of the wonder Apots of Coos
county.
LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEES
TO MEET HERE FRIDAY
The Linn Comity Central commit
tee of the Third Liberty l oan drive
will meet in the city Friday after
noon at 1 o'clock in the council
chambers, Blaine Hallock, of Port
. land, front tlic offices of the state
. committee, of Portland, w ill be pres
lent and outline the plans of the cam
1 paign to the delegates present. Dele
gates will be present from alt Lib
1 erty Loan committees in the county.
I
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All Canneries in the Northwest
Ordered to Hold All Canned
Salmon for Army
GOVERNMENT WILL FIX
PRICE FOR PRODUCT
Coal Embargo Made on Lake
Shipments; Middle West to
Draw from Wyoming
I'ORTIjAND, Feb 21 (U. P.)
Salmon Adminitrator Deming of
liellinkrham ordrred the
"n"er
throuKnout tlic Northwest to .hold ai
varieties of canned salmon tor ttie
army and navy and to cease sale.
1 in w as preceded by a request lor
the amount on hand. The Kovrn-
ment will fix the price.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. Gar
field is preparing an embargo on lake,
shipments ot coal to North and boutn
iakota, except for public untilities,
requiring hem to draw from the
Montina and" Wyoming fields, releas
ing the orhcr sullies for Illinois and
Cie Eastern states.
OREGON 6EHIM0 FOB
FIRST TIME SINGE WAR
P. D. Gilbert, ch tinuan of the Linn
Countr Council of Defense, this after-
tnoon received a telegram from Port
land asking that all eiiorts be exert
ed to enroll every man possible in
the shipbuilding industry." Oregon;
for the first time since the war start
ed, is falling down on her quota in
a national d.ive Tte telegram fol
lows:
"The United States Shipping Board !
urgently rentiers that Oregon. - be -
lcau-e ot her great importance as
shipbuilding center, strain every ei-ctc, will be on sale. Everyone is in
fort to it 1 1 her shipyard volunteer vitrd to Ittend the sale,
quota 1 Saturday night when the Returns From Portland
nat onal enrollment drive closes.
we are advised mat urcgon, iw,j from a short trip to r'ortlnad.
the first time since the war started. I Went to Corvallii
has not nnintained her wondertul
hi:ch record of achievement, and for
that reason it is hoped that you will,
no stone unturned to reach your
specified quota by Saturday. Will
you please ask tlic papers in your
! county to help you to their utmost.
Oregon's reputation is at stake." '
I Linn county's quota is lit), and up
I to date hut 70 have been reported to
Mr. Gilbert. Register .NOW!
ARTICLE CAUSES IRE OF
SPOKANE REPRESENTATIVE
An article published in Tuesday";
papers stating that rvprcscnutives of
a certain business college were mak
ing a canvass of the county to induce
students to take up work with their
extension department, brought tortli
the vigorous protests of L M. Lewis,
principal of tlic lixtension depart-
j nient of the Northwestern Business
Icollcgv. oi Spokane, w,ho is working
jin the vicinity oi Lebanon.
Mr. Lewis states that the charges
, that bis institution solicits students,
takes money or notes ior tuition and
; discounts the notes at a bank and then
i k-aves the students without giving
them the promised training, are un
true and wholly unfounded.
In a statement to the Democrat
'this morning Mr. Lewis said: "lhe
Northwest Business college is il.e
largest institution of its kind in the
i Northwest. It was organized in IS1)
and incorporated under the laws ot
Washington in 104. Mr. M. M. Ki-i-ley,
the president and manager, has
been with the school for the past 18
years. e occupy tne entire space
of a three-story building. In the
typewTiting department atone are i-j
machines valued at over $2J,000. 8his
college is one of the. few accredited
business colleges in the Northwest
that can issue a degree.
"The object of the extension de
partment is to teach young people
I who cannot leave their work or Homes
the principles of business. We per
sonally (start all classes and get them
j going before leaving the students to
work alone. We erpect to spend two
years in th? Willamette Valley. There
is no othe' school conducting exten
sion work i this countv at this time."
I At the request of Mr. Lewis the
, Democrat sent a telegram this morn
ing to tine- Old Hank of Spokane, in
' quired as to the standing of the
j Northwestern Business college, and
received the following reply:
I "Institution mentioned has good
: reputation. Is managed by men of
honesty and ability "
PLEA MADE FDR FUNDS
10 AID ARMENIANS
Dr. W. P. White Receives Mes
sage from Portland Tell
ing of Conditions.
That the city of Portland today
tent ttie turn oi to help re
lieve the suffering among the Ar
menian!, was the outstanding feature
of a telrfrram received today by Dr.
W. P White. The telegram was ai
follows:
"Portland aends $70,000 for Ar
menian relief today. The state quota
m $150,000. The call of 400,ijm home
less destitute, starving and dying or
phans must be answered. A telegram
just received from Persia read that
4"iM are destitute in Teheran alone.
Cither cities are equally needy. The
people are eating -dead animals, the
women abandoning thcir infants and
the only limitation is the lack of
money. They need $1J0,UW addi
tional. Another telegram from Jeru
salem reports food scarce and many
destitute. Linn county's generous
hearts will respond when they know
the need. The Oregon committee ap-
points you to organize Linn county."
Hiram Torbet at the rirst National
bank will receive contributions for
this fund.
CITY NEWS
Will Celebrate Birthday
School Lhstrict No 0J, located near
Harrisburg, will celebrate 'the laotn
anniversary of the birth oi George
Washington Friday evening. An ap
propriate program will be presented.
Among those who will be present arc
County School Sispt. Mrs. Ida M.
Curroiiings, City SupL Nash, of Har
risburg, and other.
Here 66 Years
j. E. Crawford, who celebrated bis
68th birthdiy today, hat lived in
Linn county for 66 years.
Goes to Lebanon
County Surveyor Chas. Leonard
leit today for Lebanon where he will
spend the week surveying on the
Blackburn estate w hich" is to Le di
vided up among the heirs.
Banks to Ooae
All local banks will be closed to
morrow in observance of Washing
ton's birthday.
i Cooked Food Sale
The Red Cross ladies will conduct
evoked food sole Saturday at wiich I
, tim jellies, pies, cakes, bread, jams.
jlsJ Sue Breckiridge has return-1
v. tkr.itinc nnrrt saw iSler I
wtnt to Corvallii this morning on
business.
Too Short for Army
A man bv the name of Long was!
rejected by the local exemption board
because he was too short to come
up to the physical requirements of
the U. S. army, lie stood six feet
four and one-half inches in height.
Here From Lebanon
"XTfs. J. F. Uougluon and son Wil
bur of Lebanon are here visiting at
the home ot Mrs Doughton s aunt.t
Mrs. J. R. Hulbert
Leg Badly .Bruised
Carlton Sox, six-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sox, met with
a painful accident late yesterday af
ternoon when he was run over by'
a trailer, tc wheels of the car pass
ing over his leg. He was badly
bruised, but Dr. Ellis, who was sum
moned to attend him, says that no
bones were broken. t
Ship Cows
Kclzer Bros, will ship three fine
head of cows to Portland this morn
ing for sale.
Condition Still Critical
The condition of Mrs. Geo. H.
Young is still a cause of concern to
her relatives and personal friends.
She is resting easi- but is still in
a critical condition.
Returned to Centralis
S R. Jackson of Ccntralia, Wash.,
returned home this morning. H e
was called here bv the illness and
death of hi sfather-in-law, E. B.
Bloomfield.
Rechecking Insurance
Ormond 'Rankin (of iPcitJand. a
surveyor in the Oregon Insurance
Rating bureau, is in the city today
with other members of the bureau,
rechecking the insurance rates of this
city. I he work was begun yesterday
an(i wji probably be finished Friday
To Ship Horses-
Bill Riley will ship a car of horses
to Spokane this evening.
Leaves for Washington
W. H. Young has sold out his
property at Scio and leaves Sunday
for Washington, where he expects to
locate.
Returned to Portland
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Noel returned
to Portland this morning after a few
days' stay in Albany.
I. W. W. PLAN TO TIE
UP LUMBER INDUSTRY
SFiATTLE. Feb. 21. (U P.) E.
Robertson, alleged secretary of the
lumbermen's I. W. W., was arrested
on Washington orders. His seized
papers indicate the organization plan
ned to attempt to close up North
west industry on May 1.
LITTLE FIGHTING
ON WEST FRONT
Spy Organization Discovered
in Paris; Leaders of Move
ment Are Under Arrest
MILITARY CRITIC FINED
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Editor of London Paper Is Also
Arrested for Criticism of
Govt. Activities.
LONDON', Feb. 21. (U. P.) Tb
New Zealanders successfully raided
near Poligonia Wood. There is
emy artillerying at Flesquieries.
Allenby is within lour miles of
Jericho, despite heavy rains.
PARIS, Feb. 21. Spy organizations
to create insurrections in friaci dur
ing the German offensive have been
discovered. lAn alleged (jerman bar
keeper directed the movement. Many
arrests were made, including a drafts
man at an arms factory.
LONDON, Feb. 21.Colonel ep
ington, military critic for the Morn
ing Post, was fined $500 and costs
for writing a criticism of the Ver
sailles conference. The post's editor
was similarly fined.
THIRTY-FOUR MEN PASS
EXAMINATION YESTERDAY
Tie following men of class one
were examined by the local board
yesterday, and found to be physical
ly fit for military service:
Joseph Roller Frutn, Charles Fal
tus, Harvey Erb, Neil B. Baldwin,
Ephraim Louis Terrill. Volney Law
rence Gates; Oml Seabrook. Carl
ton Walter Bass. Ed Chrt, Eaimett
Otto Rorldy. Earl Parker, Robert Ur
Loken, Hency C Jackson, Hiram
Taylor Snyder, (Albert Thomas Brook
bank, Robert Cleo Poare. Horan
Leonard Long, Smith Harvey, Albert
Zell Tatom, James William rields,
Aloy J. Eutberg, John Roy Schultx,
George Carl Tetzie. Fred Kerr, Wil-
hem Raymond McCullough. Roy Lee
I Stone. Alex Kuiken. Loyd Frank
Hartley, Dwight Peterson, Columbus
Earl Mites, Ray A. Smith, Roy Mil
ton Pcery, William Harrison Bacon,
Harry Richards
SENATOR LEWIS PREDIGTS
60VERNMENT OWNERSHIP
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. U. P.)
The administration won the first
skirmish in the senate, where the
railroad control bill is up for pas
sage, by defeating the Cummins
amendment reducing railroad com
pensation. The final tyrta is expect
ed tonight.
Lewis, of Illinois, demanded federal
ownership of railroads as a prepar
edness measure, predicting that
America will soon be forced to fight
for Alaska and Hawaii. He said that
German mtgue will incite Russsa
to seize Alaska and force America to
divide her fighting power. He said
the need of federalized railroads
to expedite troop movements, predict
ing that public ownership will be
the issue of the next campaign.
PRICES FIXED ON POULTRY
BY 0. S. GOVERNMENT
The following notice has been re
ceived by the local chairman of the
U. S. Food Administration for Ore
gon: The Food Administration has set
a price of not to exceed 24c for live
hens and pullets, and 28c for dressed
hens and pullets, and the same shall
not retail for more than 30 cents.
Warning is issued to all baker to
comply strictly with the regulations
of the Food Administration In the
use of wheat flour and substitutes in
mixing breads. Every baker is re
quired to obtain federal license; in
case of failure to do so they are li
able to two years' imprisonment or
a fine of $5.(X)0, or both. All bakers
are required to use 20 per cent of
substitutes with their wheat flour in
baking bread, and on and after Feb.
24 no bread but "Victory Bread,"
which must contain the full 20 per
cent of substitutes will be permitted
to be sold. Any baker convicted of
violating this regulation may have his
license revoked, which mean the
closing of his business.