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VOL. XXXI.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTT. OREGON. HATI'KDA V, NOVEMBER 16. I9IS.
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PEACE CONFERENCE
AT VERSAILLES SQON
IS
FRUIT PIT CAMPAIGN
STERNBERG SELL
ROLFE TREAT
TO FILE INJUNCTION
COMES TO ENC
FREED 6K GERMANS
HT IN SENATE
Y TO
Proposed Increase in Halt's
President WiUon Expected
to Attend, Syn Iondon
Newspaper Today
Xmas Isabels Received at IiO-
by Hell Company to He
Fought by State
KALEM, Nov. III. Injunction
cal Red Cross Headquar
ters; Hoys Need Cheer
Mrs. Mason reports that word was
Hundreds of Americans Ar
Turned I-oose by Germans
Pouring I Jack to Lines
U. S. DEMOBILIZATION
ORDERS AUK ISSUED
Home Army Will lAtse 200.
0(H) Troops During
Next 2 Weeks
By ttrhb Millrr
WITH 1 UK AMERICAN AKMV.
France, Nov. lii.-- llundrcda of Amer
ican priaoncia, released by the Ger
mans, are pouring acroaa our linca.
Many walked for :!4 houra, in freexlng
weather, with little food. They aaid
the Germans evacuated, leaving them
to thnr own rrwirrn. The arrivals
include some Washington troops.
Some, who wore th German um
foini, hud Ihyii working In aawmlll
and on furma.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10.- Demob
dilation nrdcra already have liecn Is
sued which provide for the diachargc
of -.'IN).(MH) aolitirra in tha Unilr.l
StnU'a within I lie next two wli,
Aa tha mai-suicry developa, the ar
my ran discharge- 30,000 .daily. This
amioum-riiietit was made hy Chief of
Staff March at a press conference.
NO MOKE TROOPS FOR
FRANCE. SAYS MARCH
Sick und Wounded to he Senl
Home First; Demobili
zation to He Rapid
By Carl 1). Croatt
WASHINGTON, Nov. t(i. Chief of
Stuff March announced today that no
mora troops will Ik? aent overseas.
He haa ordered Gen. 1'emhlnK to re
turn to America the moment thai
transports are available, all convales
cent, tick ami wounded, before the
alendy flow of larger tiodic licgins
Drmohilluition ordera contemplate de
mobilising in Ibis country In tha fol
lowing order: development battalions,
conscientious objectors not under aen
tence, apruce diviaiona, officera at
rentrnl training schools, the United
Stntea Guard, riiilrond troopa, depot
brigades, men in replacement rampa,
romhat diviaiona.
March anmiunccd that 1.700,000 men
in the I'niled Stutea are under anna,
and it will take ionic time to muster
them out. The men will lie offered an
opportunity to reenlist. The war de
partment will aak roiiKreaa to Rive ev.
ery properly-discharged man a bonua
of a month'a pay. The aoldiera will be
allowed to wear their uniforma for
three muntha after being out of the
arrvire.
Falae Alarm
Owing to a defect in the wires
fiilae fire nlarm waa sounded shortly
after 2 o'clock t.ii afturnoon.
Railroad Commission
Here on llalsey Case
W. P. Ellia, exnminer for the pub
lic aervice rommiaaion, arrived In Al
hany Inat night and attended the Mai
aon crossing henrlng which waa held
thia morning at 10 :ir o'clock. The
county la seeking to force a croaainK
nrroaa the Southern Pacific track
near the Mnlson fnrni.
Chiiirmnn Frank J. Miller of the
public service commiaalon, conducted
the henring nt the courthouae, and
thia afternoon will view the crossing
and vicinity.
I NEW CLASSIFIED
1
4 4
KIDDIE KJ.ASS will open on Tues
day, Nov. 111. Inquire of Mrs. C. II.
Palmer. lltnlll
WANTED Salesmen for Art and
Business Calendars. l.cather Goods,
Advertising Sfeclalties. All business
will "hum" Liliernl Commission;
Exclusive territory; Permanent po
sition. ECONOMY ADVERTIS
ING CO., Iowa City, Iowa. nlfl
FOR RENT A modern 5-room house,
i:i.i:i E. 1st. Immire 1 128 R. 1st;
25DY. lunlB
aguinat the Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph roinpany will be sought by At
torney! Irneral Brown in the circuit
court of Mullnunitth county, to pre
vent the collection of the hither rate
recently announced aa effective today.
according: to a atatetneiit iaaued by Mr.
Brown today.
The three public aervice commis
sioners have aaked the attorney-general
to take audi atepa aa he dcema
proir to prevent the company from
imposing a greater local exchange
aervice than that provided for In the
old echcilule.
The rommiaaion hobla thut tlie com.
pany, in filing ita proHaed schedule,
naa not taken the legal procedure ne-
easary to make euch ruU-a effective.
The attorney-general aaid: "The
i-ommiasion haa been proceeding upon
ihe supposition that it la unlawful fur
any public utility within thia atate to
iemand, collect or receive a greater
cumKiiaatton for any aervice Ctian the
'barge fixed by the loweat echedule of
rutea for the eame aervice on the firat
day of January, lull, unleaa a change
in ratea ia ordered by the t-ummiaalon,
aa provided in section 77 of the puhli.'
utllltiea law.
"It la my purpoae to treat the pro-
viaiona of aection 77 of the public utll
ltiea law aa meaning what they aay.
and thia office will reapond to the re-
lueat contained in the letter uf the
public acrvice commiaalon by filing
auit in the circuit court of Multnomah
ouiily, in which we will undertake to
enjoin the company from collecting
ratea that we U-licvo to be unluwful."
Company's Side la (ilven
W. J. I'hillipa, divialon commercial
superintendent of the company in
'ortland, in presenting the company'.
aide of the controversy, issued the
following atatement to the Oregonian:
"The poatniaster-gencral haa direct
ed the Pacific Telephone & Telegrupl;
company to place in effect beginning
Nuvemher 15 the new ratea filed with
the public aervice commission on No
vember 4. No attempt has leen made
by the company to impoae a acheoule
of rales upon the public without prop-
authurity.
'The schedule of rutus filed with
Ihe public son ice commission on No
vember 4 wua firat submitted to and
-onsidered and approved by the post
master-general before being filed as a
temporary schedule pending the stand
ardization of telephone ratea through
out the country.
'The neceaaity for increaaed rates
waa made apparent at the inveatiga
tion held by the public service com
mission on November 6 as to the rea
son for the unsatisfactory telephone
aervice furnished in this city. The citv
of Portland was represented at this
hearing. The new rates then on file
with the commission were explained
and It was understood that they would
become effective on November 15.
I-cbanon Pioneer Dies
in Harney Countv
LEBANON, Nov. If.. Henry Har
rison Jackson, a pioneer of 1H.VJ, hav
ing crossed the plains with his pnrents
in that year and settled on a donation
land claim adjoining Lebanon, passed
uway November 8 at his recent home
in Harney county, Oregon. He was
liorn in 1840 and never married. He
leaves Mrs. Rose Tucker of libation,
a niece, lieaidc many other relatives
to mourn his death.
World's Torncda Record
Made in Oklahoma
PRAGUE. Oklahoma, Nov. It'.. U.
P. The world's tornado record is be
lieved to Imvo been established here
yesterday, when three twisters struck
within an hour. One woman was kill
ed and 13 persons injured.
Many buildings were demolished.
Walter Hurd Rrings
in Fine Potatoes
Three potatoes of unusunl sire were
brought to Albany yesterday by Walt
er Hurd. The tubers were grown on
the Santiam bottom nnd one of them
weighed four pounds. They were ex
ceptionally amooth, and attracted a
good deal of attention at the First
National hank, where they were plac
jed on display.
Resolution Aimed at "Old
Guard" Republicans Is
Introduced Today
CHAIRMAN LIMITED
TO ONE COMMITTEE
Middle West Republicans in
Fight With Old Line
Conservatives
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. U. P.
The time-honored seniority rule is go
ing to have the fight of its life.
Senators and representatives from
the Middle West claim that despite the
fact that their a'.utes made the return
to power of the republicans poasible,
the fruits of the victory are going to
the East in the form of floor leader
ships in both houses, as well as Im
portant committee chairmanships, un
less the seniority rule is changed.
Senator Nurris has introduced a re
solution prohibiting the chairmen of
important committees from serving on
other committees. Norris would pre
vent a .few men from controlling the
entire senate business.
This resolution is the first gun of
the progressive element in Its revolt
for recognition of the regular repub
licans. The progressives always fought
aguinat the aeniority rule. Now manv
of the old liners are showing signs of
opposing it also.
WOUNDED AIRMAN A ITS
AS BALANCE ON PLANE
LONDON, Nov. Id A royal air
force report relates that a British two
scuter, on patrol, sighted a number of
Fokkcr biplanes which were immedi
ately engaged. Dashing into the Ger
man formation, the British pilot suc
ceeded in sending one Fokker spinning
time recovered from their surprise,
and made a concerted attack upon the
daring British plane, pouring in a per
fect hail. Hhough the British pilot
maneuvered very swiftly to throw the
enemy gunners off their mark, one
unlucky burst severed the left aileron
wires of his machine, so that it fell in
a sheer side-slip for 2,000 feet.
The observer, tho wounded, clearlv
and rooly realised the danger, climbed
out on to the bottom plane, and bv
manipulation of his own weight, re
stored the lialunce of the machine. Bv
remaining out on the plane during the
whole flight this wounded observer en
abled his pilot to bring back and safelv
land the machine behind the British
lines.
TKIIItK HAUTE HEROES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Many a
Yank soldier, charging into No Man's
I-and, at the rero hour, may thank
some boy back in Terre Haute, Ind..
for the steel helmet he is wearing.
The department of labor has an
nounced that 150 Terre Haute high
school boys spent tiieir summer vaca
tion in a big manufacturing plant,
making helmets. They are nil mem
bers of the United Stntcs Boys' Work
ing Reserve.
Kaiser Made Defendant
at Halscy Trial
HAI.SEY, Nov. It!. A feature of
the pence celebration in this town this
week was a mock trial in which a dum
my kaiser was condemned by a jury to
an ignoniinovs death. The court, which
ns held about a bljr bonfire in the
city parlt, was presided over by H. C.
Davis. Mayor L. E. Walton acted as
clerk. sColonel Ben Sudtell nnd Post
master I). A. McWillinms appeared as
counsel for the prosecution and Dr.
II. Garnjobst and Jnmra McWilliams
aa counsel for the defense. The jury
consisted of Mesdamea Mnnroae, Robb
nett, Corcornn, Mornhinweg, Tindell
Cross, and Stnlnnker, and Messrs.
Clark, Falk, Miller, Laubner and
Hnycs. Several eloquent speeches
were made, particularly that of Colon
el Sudtell; and the Kaiser waa burned
while the assembly sang patriot!'
longi.
LONIJON. Nov. IS That Presi
dent Wilson will attend the
peace conference la a practical
certainty, the News declares, at
tributing ita. Information to Col.
House.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IB. U. P.
Preliminary sessions of the peace con
ference will liegin at Veraaillea or
Paria late this month, French cables
reported. ,
Regulations to govern the deliber
ations around the peace table, and
questions of representation and Ken
eral parliamentary problems must be
considered at this session, it is stated.
It is also suggested that an inter-allied
threshing-out of problems be de
cided at the preliminary deliberations
CHURCH NOTICES
Christian Science
Corner Fourth and Ferry atreeU.
Sunday service 11 a. m. Subject of
lesson sermon, "Mortals and Immor
tals." Sunday school in church par
lor 9:44 and 11. Wednesday, evening
meeting at 8. A reading room is open
to the public M mday, Wednesday and
Friday in the church parlor, from 2 to
4:30 p. m. All are welcome.
United Presbyterian
W. P. White, pastor. Services at
10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. People
who get discouraged with their pres
ent circumstances and surroundings,
are specially invited to the morning
service. The evening sermon will be
an exposition of the Book of Acts. Im
mediately after the morning service,
the congregation will be asked to voU
on the merger proposed by the unani
mous agreement of the joint commit
tee appointed by the Presbyterian and
United Presbyterian eongresratloae..
Bible school and Christian Endeavor
at the usual hours.
Grace Church
Sunday will be a jubilee day al
Grace church, devoted to a religious
cjle'jration of approaching peace, to
the anniversary of the dedication of
the church a year ago, and to the close
of the period of embargo. The minis
ter's morning text will be. "I was glad
when they said unto me, let us go into
the house of the Lord." A unique
service will be held in recognition of
Geo. H. Crowell, superintendent of the
Sunday school, who left last week for
overseas sen-ice in the Y. M. C. A
In the Sunday school hour, all teach
ers nliove the primary who use the
ernded Seasons will begin where thev
left off a month ago. The eveninc
c'lurch hour will have the subject.
"Some Old Prophecies that Are Beini
Fulfilled Before Our Eyes." Ail the
people of East Albany not needed
elsewhere will find a welcome in this
community church. A. M. Williams,
minister.
Evangelical Church
Corner First and Pine streets. Sur.
lay school at 10 a. m. Preaching at
11 a. m. Young Peoples Alliance at
6:30 p. m. followed by evening sermon
at 7:30 p. m. A place in these serv
ices for every member of the family
I was glad when they said unto me.
'Let us go up to the house of the
Lord.'" C. L. Schuster, pastor.
St. Mary's Church
Sunday services will bo held at S
nnd 10:30 a. m. The pastor will speak
from the text: "Behold the works of
the Lord, making wars to cease even
to the end of the earth," 45th Psalm
Prayers will be offered in thanksgiv
ing for peace and the Te Denm will be
sung at the close of the service. An
afternoon service will be held at 4 o
clock instead of the evening service.
Firat Baptist Church
"Thanksgiving for Victory," 11. Bi
hie school, 10. B. Y. P. U. 6:30. "The
Fall of the Three False Gods," 7:30.
A full chorus choir will render ap-
proprinte music. A big welcome awaits
you. Don't miss these services.
Christian Church-
Sunday, November 17. All services
as usual. 10 a. m. Bible school. 11
a. m. communion and sermon. Subject,
"Peace to the Troubled Waters." 6:3(1
p. i. Christian Endeavor 7:30 p. m.
song service and sermon. Subject.
"Growing Like a Tree or a Bush
S. Earl Childcra, pastor.
First Presbyterian Church
At 10:30 a short service will be held
followed by an adjourned congrega
tional meeting to consider the question
of church union. Sabbath school at
the usual time. No evening service.
Americans Won't Have tc
Deprive Themselves to
Feed Germany
'LITTLE ALLIES' WILL
NEED HELP FIRST
Germany Wants to Send Del
egation to America to
Present Problems
NEW YORK. Nov. 11. Americans
won't have to deprive themselves of a
mouthful of food to feed Cermany.
said Herbert Hoover today before sail
ing Europeward.
"We are not worried about Ger
many; she can take care of herself.
What we are worrying about is the
"little allies" who have been under the
German yoke. They are facing fam
ine. We must give them help, losing
no time in doing so."
The national food administrator de
clared that Germany is not facing
starvation. As soon as the water
tight blockade is lifted she can get all
the food needed.
LONDON, Nov. 16. Germany
wants to send a delegation to the
United States to plead for food, ac
cording to a Berlin wireless despatch.
Foreign Secretary - Solf, in another
wireless to Sec. Lansing, asks Wilson's
permission to send such commission
immediately Americaward to present
tha Oerman famine conditions and the
necessity of taking steps for the pur
chase of foodstuffs.
Solf also emphasizes his anxiety for
an immediate conference at The
Hague.
PARIS. Nov. 16. By U. P. Belg
ian outposts entered Brussels this
morning.
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CITY NEWS
Baby Girl Born
A baby girl was bom on November
14 to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harnish at
their home near Dever. Mrs. Harnish
was formerly Miss Dale Wills.
In Corvallis Yesterday
W. W. Crawford went to Corvallis
yestenlay and brought home a new
Fordson tractor for H. G. Pugh of
Shedd.
Return. d to Portland
Miss Clayton Barrows, who has been
the houseguest at the home of Dr. Da
vis this week, returned to her home
in Portland last night.
No More Flu
Dr. Myers stated this morning that
no more cases of flu have been report
ed.
Went to Portland
V. E. Loonev went to Portland this
morning to see his wife's sister, Mrs.
Edgar Hudson, who was operated on
in I'ortland Monday.
Returned to Vancouver
Albert Nanny, -who has been here
visiting, returned to Vancouver this
morning to attend school.
School Opens Monday
The public schools will open In Al
bnny again Monday morning at the
usual time.
Transferred to Virginia-
Elmer Williamson has been trans
ferred from Goat Island, San Fran
cisco, to Norfolk, Virginia.
Methodist Episcopal
Third and Ellsworth. George II
Bennett, pastor. The gospel has not
failed. Truth marches on. A new
and better era dawns. The pastor
will speak at 11 a. m. on the subject
"Onward Toward Perfection." Sun
day school meets at 10. Epworth
League 6:30. Af 7:30 a fine lantern
travelogue "Our South American Nei
ghbors" will be a feature. Hereafter
morning and evening services will lie
one hour only.
received from headquarters to cease
the collection of fruit pits and nut
shells. Those collect 1 and not al
ready sent in will be held for a time
until plans for the proper disposal of
them can le completed.
The Linn county chapter of the R.
C. yestenlay received ten Christmas
itbels for boys without friends or rel
atives. These laliels were taken al
most immediately by women anxious
to do something for the orphan boys
of the A. E. F.
One of the Litest activities of the
A. R. C. in France has been to estab
lish a dairy from which fresh milk for
0,UM patients is furnished daily. The
dairy being near the hospital affords
a healthful occupation for many of the
convalescents taking their minds off
the scenes of the battle and thus help
ing to restore their nerves. The R. C.
has been furnishing magazines for
some time for the hospitals and is now
busy putting in libraries. These vol
umes in English will be a'great com
fort to the boys who heretofore have
had only French books, if any.
4.0 Secretaries Abroad
for Knights of Columbus
Work of the Knlshts of Columbus,
ene or the seven organizations con
cerned la the United War Work Ctra
palrn. is set forth In a special article
by William J. MulllfEan, chairman of
be Knights of Columbus committee on
war activities.
He says:
The war work of the Knights ol
Columbus, originally Intended to be aa
enlargement of the Order's service as
conducted for the benefit of the Am. 11
can troops at the Mexican border in
1916-1M7. rapidly (trew to be an im
portant part of the entire fabric ol
war relief machinery constructed un
der the government's authorization.
Limiting their means of support, at
the outset, to their own membership
and to the Catholic people of the coun
try, although the benefits of the K. of
C. work were always open to all th
fighting men. without any kind ot
limitation. the K. ot C. found so great
and pressing a demand for their serv
ices that they were compelled to quad
ruple the amount of their budget for
the first year of war work.
Soldiers and sailors ot all dt-nomlna
Hons have, from the very first, shown
their appreciation of the Knlghla' en
deavors in their behalf by patronlziiif
the buildings and making use of th;
facilities for recreation to the fullest
extent.
In the enoampmenta and at the front
abroad the Knights of Columbus bav
approximately 450 secretaries ind 44
huts distributed In practically al.
points where American troopa arc
located, and at all disembarkation
ports. Club headquarters are main
talned In London and Paris. Besides
the numerous and well equipped build
ngs In France, huts are maintained at
stratealc oolnts In England for tfte
benefit of our boys In training there,
and plans are being put Into operation
for the extension of the K. of C. war
work In l:aly the Knights have deter
mined to follow the flag wherever It
may lead.
Special effort had been, and will con
tinue to be expended to reach men
In battle moves, for this Is obviously
the most effective sort of service.
At home the work of the K. of C.
ha crown so that it embraces the
entire nation, every camp In the coun
try has its K. of C. buildings, many of
them having from two to four build
Ings. Approximately 650 secretaries
are In the service of this country and
their number, like that of the secre
taries abroad. Is, belnK augmented
every day. No section of the nation
is without representation in the ranks
of the K. of C. workers.
In maintaining abroad a corps of
SO chaplains the Knights of Columbus
has met a spiritual need in many
thousands of the boys fighting and dy-
inn foe their country. Like the K. of
C. secretaries these chaplains have
gone with the men everywhere, from
transports to front line trenches. Their
record Is a brilliant one.
To Spend Week-End
Mrs. Viola Franklin went to Salem
this morning to spend the week-end
with friends.
Pioneer in Picture Bush
in Albany Disposes ol
Interests Here
ROLFE TO BE OPEN
TWICE A WE
Good Shows Booked for V
ter Months Says Hill.
Closing Deal Today i
Al Sternberg, one of the pionee
the picture-show business In All
is out of the theater game, hie 1:
ests in the Rolf Theater having p
to the hands of C. F. Hill and v
ciates of Seattle, who purchased
Globe Theater some months ago.'
Mr. Hill has been in Albany K
yesterday and closed the deal for
Sternberg interests thia morning. t
Asked as to the plans for the fu".
Mr. Hill said:
"We will make a full announcer
of our plans in the very near fu
but in the meantime yon are at lib
to state that our firm will operate
the Globe and Rolfe theaters. We
put on the best show that are
able in both playhouse and you 1
rest assured that the attractions b
ed for Albany this winter will be -
high order. We will operate tha
Theater two days a week but j
Globe will be open every night,";
BROWNSVILLE BOY PROUD
OF WORK THE R. C IK
u
Leighton Templeton of Browr ,
in Red Cross service overseas, wr,
"I am proud of the Red Cross ,
lay. We served 700 gallons of cc"
and 150 gallons of cocat, with 12
rolls, within two hours today.
rave a Urge number of socks, toy
etc., to sick men. I only wish ev
one who gave a dollar to the R
could have seen the way these th
were received and heard the rem.
made by the boys. They would I
given ten times as much next tin-.
"We used 148 cans of cream J
125 pounds of sugar. We have a st
house full of these things bit ever
C. worker gets only the amount of
gar we can buy from the retaiers t
ounces per week.) We cannot
cream. Have four meat meals
week."
Walter Wr. Hall of
Lebanon Passes Av
LEBANON, Nov. 16. Walter 1
Hall, a native of Linn county, bor
1883, died at his home at Sweetht,
near this city, November 8. He lei
a wife and four children, his fat.
Abner Hall, and sister, Mrs. St
Small, being residents of Lebanon. 1
funeral services were conducted
Rev. C. S. Treadwell of the Ba
church and interment made in th.
cal cemetery. '
Geo. II. Ray Asks for 5
Divorce Dec
Geo. H. Ray today filed a compl
against his wife, Anna Ray, askinf
a decree of divorce. i
In his complaint the plaintiff
leges that he waa married to def
ant in June, 19ir, and that on'
following year defendant deserted ,
There were no children born as s
suit of the marriage.
Lebanon Pastor
Moves to Gladst
LEBANON, Nov. 16. Re'. Will
Bean, who has lieen pastor of th
cal Christian church for some I
has resigned and gone to Gladst!
where he will tnke charge of the '1
at that place and also Oregon
Rev. Mr. Bean's family accompn
him.
CITY TREASURER'S NOTlil
Notice ia hereby given that thdl
dcrsigned as City Treasurer or
bany, Oregon, has funds on ha
and will pay General Fund Wan
Nos. 330 to 4!2 Inc., of the las
1917. Interest will cease with da
this notice, Nor. 15, 1918.
H. B. CUSIi
1C181920 City TreaaJ
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