ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
DEMOCRAT WANT ADS frt
Ki-aulta fur OT1II.HH, ami will (t
KKHll.TS fur YOU
THE WEATHER
Tonluht and Saturday probably RAIN
VOU XXXI.
ALBANY. LINN COCNTT. ORE GOV. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1919.
No. 2M.
GERMAN ASSEMBLY
DECIDES TO GIVE
BACK ILL GOTTEN
LOOT TO VICTIMS
National Assembly DocklcH
to Kit urn Industrial Mute
rial Taken from Frame und
Belgium During War
KPAKTACANS BEATEN
(Jo eminent Troops. Vith
Permission of Foeh, Re
capture Public Buildings;
I Hsorders Increase
IIASLK. Feb. 21. U. '.A
Urlmsr dispatch aaye thai (ha
German national assembly haa de
cided lhal industrial material lak
cn from France and IWIglum aut
be returned.
Kpartarana Ara Defeated
German government troupe ojtvrat
I X with Kuril ' permission, reraptur
ad from tha Kpartarana all of tha Kl
iK-rfrld public buildings, according to
tudny s dispatrhrs. Fighting eonlinu
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r.l until noon yesterday, tha troop
uion wiiniirnwiiii!, leaving a guard
miittiluin order, in agreement with the
allies.
The Spartarana ara reported to have !
curd alt the gold bullion in the '
hiirhsbank of Muehlherm.
(r.lhvrfrld It within the neutral tone
in tha rant bank of the Rhine.)
Poll h lloetilllle. Cease
HKKI.IN. Feb. 20 Delayed. In
compliance with the armistice renew
al, hostill'ies against Poland wera
suspended Monday, it la officially an
nounced. DNordrra Are Increasing
BASLK. Feb. 21. The general
strike and ita attendant disnrrlera are
gaining in volume throughout Ger
many, dispatches indicate.
FUnef Iteported Shot
AMSirrtliAM. Feb. 21-Kurt F.is
ner, llnvarian premier, has been as-aapaln.iti-d,
according to a Munich dta-
Itnlcli. It said Kisner wet shot by
.ieut. iunt Arto Vnlley. v.' o waa in
torn fnU.,l wounded by n guard.
ELKS TO ENTERTAIN
RETURNED SOLDIERS
At last night's meeting of Albany
lodge of Klks It waa decided to hold a
reception for all men in this vicinity
returning from service In the army
aome time in Mnrch. A committee to
arnin.-e for the affair includes I.. (J.
Iwvlling, chnirman; Hon. K. D. Cu
sick, Walter Parker and J. J. Bar
rett. When the boys from thia city
left fur the war each one was pre
sented with a small silk flag by the
Elks. -
naskrlhall Came Tomorrow
A basketball game will he played
Satunlny evening at f:H0 at the Jun
ior hli'h srhool between the Albnny
hioh school tram and the alumni. Ad
mission to the same will lie 10c.
Ilrnrh lloh Performs
In "Bound In Morrocro" which Is
Plavinp todnv at the (ilolie, several
Round Un stars who appeared in Al
bany, take part In the production.
Hrnnrhn Hob Itnll, champion burHne
horse rider of the world, is seen in a
Rnmnn ride. Cinude rnniphrtl. nnd
other well known riders are also In
the enst. It la one nf DouIas Knir
bnnks' best pictures.
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NEW n.ARSIFIKD
FOR ROYAL TVPRWRITERS
Write to Grnhnm A Wells. Corvnllia.
Orciron. Agenta for Linn county.
f21n21w
FOR EXCHANGE 00 acres situated
ail,.n nml .InftVrsnn All
InriiUlvntlon. Rich bottom soil. 8 -
room house, good bnrn. One-fourth
mile to school. Will exchnnfe for
Albnny dwelling. Ilcckor ft Beam,
1M Lyon St. 21f24
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GLUCOSE-For mnklngcnndy. 2 llm
for !Joc. Kenton s Cash M. M
nnd Lyon Streets. 21f.'4
l.yon htreets. XU.'4
i-cn c.ic t...in.i.i .i.i.. i.i,
ni i.ra r uimiinni winii' irnntnn
Bettintr rp(ra. C. E. Armstronvr
train. Wa nnitt 110 nor hitnilrrii
l ViAaA l I A m liiitPA tintntinil f l-rtivsj nut
uiir price 1 per setting or in iper J ' , "i, Vt her husband ho ""! ""i th"Th ,ho incriminnting , pronriates $50,000 for acquiring one
hundred. Test PR per cent pertile. W ' n ,vnl"'t h" nu"lmnd b- note is returned and the fear of di.-jor two farm nnits which n!v become
Bell phono. E. O. Newport ij" re "'""'" J1' I grace removed, sho leaves him. stern- a demonstration of the purposes of
f21dw XUt
FOR SALE-Wo hnvo some choico 'rUht. and -otrd a nomber of cn. nnd to be doll no . . m,l.,s"ll,r i'Tu'TI ? i "t .1
one half ncm tract, to sell on easy .H,to, Thev w'll be initiated ..! The story of the photoplay Is one h 11 w?s one of the lloV, o the recon
terms. Call Hofllch ft Hornhnck. lo Fn-ne vhen a l-rge delee-a- "funusunl dramatic power and affords stnictior. rhainnnd fits with the pro
Home phone 1343 or Bell 172R. , f.oo nMocal o,hrs o the onler will Miss Ferguson an excellent opportun- posed $rv000.000 bond issue for re
21f24 'vl.lt thV neighboring lodge. ity for the display of her talents. 'construction purposes.
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WIUSON TO RETURN
TO FRANCE MARCH 5
President Request II r i c f
Ceremonies at Boston on
His Arrival Monday
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21 V. P.
The I'n-sidi-ntinl ship George Wash
ington will arrive at Huston Monday,
Naval Ketretary Daniels today an
nounrrd. Mr, WlUon pluna to aail
again for France about March S, Dan
Iris added.
The navy department plana to stage
an aerial demonstration when the
I'reaidant arrive off the New F.nglund
count. Tha President requested that
the ceremony at Ronton in hia honor
Ite brief on arrounl of tha necessity
fur hia enrly return to Washington.
MR. AND MRS. FROVAN
HOLD CELEBRATION
Pioneer Resident Is RO Years
Old end Wife Is (50;. Vnny
(luests Pay Retipwts
A mighty pb-asnnt double birthday
party took place at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Kromen in this city.
It waa the occasion of the Huth birth
day of Mr. Kruman. and also rclrhrnt
ed Mra. Kroman's Both birthday, which
occurred Monday.
Mr. Froman I" one of Linn county's
most prominent pioneers, naving i
rrosaeit the plaina with his parenta In
IHW. He haa spent all his lire in tnis
(vicinity since then with the exception
of nine months when he was in Fast-
Urn Oregon. During the last seven
years he haa been resident of Al-
hanv.
There
were more than 20 guesta
present. A list of the guests and a
:letallel account Will In' given
Saturday.
"7 RILLIONS FOR
R.R. ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. U. P.
The house today passed a bill ap
propriating $7W) .000,000 for a rail
road administration revolving fund.
The. vote waa 272 to 16.
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VOTE ON LEAGUE
It lares People Must Pass
'
i n Limruc of Nations
lief ore Acceptance
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. U. P.
Sunnier Homh, speakinit today in the
fi'nnte, demanded that Americana be
given a vote on the league of nationa
ronmitutiun before the government
briutrn llavlf under the compact.
He warned that unless the poopie
aio now afforded this opportunity to
express thlr unclouded opinion they
will -Uk. th. opportunity later to
M-;ik tneir mind."
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vtouHl income ireaiorn. iwneei ano moved over w inesme oi on , reconstruction program. It kill
tt iVH.V.iTOV Peh. 21.Sen.tor !t7J .Jnun' J a memorial urgmg Wilson to use
Fhcrman inlroilured a resolution to-
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iUy rciuesling President Wilson not
to discuss the league of nationa at
Nutirna at boston.
MINISTERS INVITED
TO THE BANQUET
The Ministerial Association extends
to ail clergymen in mo city oi ciioany i
a hearty invitation to be present as
their guests at the supper (fl:30) and
the reception this evening to tha re
turned soldiers and their friends.
This will be held In the First Pres-'
bvterian churrh. All aoldiers are urg-
ed to come to the supper. The public "A Doll's House," ono of Hcnrik Ib
is invited at 8 to the reception. . sen's grcntest plays, picturized for
(Artcrnft under the direction of Muu-
Three Ilohrata and M.00 Bountv
1 Rnvmond Eirrclrston of Brownsville
brought to the county clerk's office to-
dny the srnlps of throe bohenta and
' received the regular bountv of 16.
i Young Eggleston recites a thrilling
storv as to how he shot the anlmnls
h h( ,Br of tnp, own rvo8 , the
,nrVn., f the night In the dense for-
i. . . Mf.i . t mii.
I storv as to how he shot the anlmnls
, . Mountain, several miles
' south nf Rrownsvllle.
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1 Mrs. M. S. Ilolie
of Ituhhnrd, 'vhn
been vlsltln" her father, T.cvl
a ii . ...- . a.u.
INQUEST IS HELD
BY LOCAL JURORS
TesiiltlOny Reveals Fact thai
Car Was Moving Up to
Time Train Reached the
Crossing
FN'IVFriMt fJIVr-' HTflRY
U.llllllliUlfcllll till ,11 Wltl i
Troln fVoia- fjova Aula Hun
: .,-
ning 2") Miles an Hour
Funeral Is Held from Bap
tist Church Today
That Austin Bond came to hia
d'4th by hting struck by the en
rine of the Southern I'acific
aouthbound trtln No. 17 at the
crossing at Ninth and Montgom
cry streets Wrdnedsv evening,
waa the verdict of the coroner's
tiiry which et at the Fisher-
Mrad-n atore Thursday evrnin
The investi'-ation WnR COn1'lcted bv
-minci y .eie n. ii n oeiore
fornner Everett r Fisher. The iury
"a cumnonen oX , ,(,nid. w. t.
Weaver. Gua Abraham W. L. Jnrkson,
E. F. Sox. D. W. Rninhaui'h Among
'he witnesses examined were H. Ling-
better. W. F. Bedford, Lawrence
Howard. B. P. Howard, and Frank
OnlUgher. A. II. Robbins, an attorn-
" ior ine .-. r. 1.0.. represeniea nis
'l'nj inr in(uesi. ji. ii. i orey,
nubile service commissioner, and the
"nnr for the comminsion w?r
nfsfnt, having prrviounly viewed the
IcroM.nff.
WlfntMMP' VUwti niffrr
Th trutin-tonv of witnM who
t- ncrfnVnt varied. Th ireni!
oninion. however, wan that Mr. Bond
. traveline at about ordinarv speed
.(! appnmrhintr the trnck and
when he dirovered that the. rain
wm fomtnv hoth h nd the eniriner
tried to uton. Mr TVnd apparently
, oriTM- nhout the ntant the train
(r"lc hia auomohi1. Thia aeenip to
"nfnrm to th -tatiment marl hv
th (wntrintter of te tmin to a re pre- j
-ntMiv nt the Ronennm Re.w on
th ewnino of the et-idnnt. The Re-
i-w ia quotha a followa:
Train Crew Quoted
"Acconlinir to member of the train '
crew, Mr. Hond waa drtvintr hia car
with the storm curtains up and trav
eling At ft rate of 25 miles an hour.
It in thnuirht he did not see the fast-
approarhing train, owing to the fact
that a .trm of fn-iirht rars standing
ask aa HAnaliu as trl.st t-ne Ir narrlu AlilMlisnH
on a nenrby sidctrnck partly obscured
itho view. However, the unfortunate
! man almost succeeded In crossing the
, trnc'-s ahead of the train, as the en
Ipine struck the car well toward the
rrar, eausing little damage to the ma
chine other than crumpling a hind
wheel. It Is believed thnt if the driver
of the illfnted cur had clung to the
stcerinif -enr tst he might hiive es
caped uninjured."
Funeral Held Today
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Fond and found that he a. struck by
the wheels on the top of his head. His
!? ' in wndiUon and the body
"MtS. Mr. Bond tried
climb out of the automobile is another
question. He apparently let go of the
neing inrown oui 10 voov iiisiiii". . .
The funeral of Mr. Bond was held
at 2 oVlk this afternoon from the
Haptiat churcn. nr. I., n. l oung con-
ducting
i ho services. It u rift I t ook
place at Kiverside t.metery. .any,
henotiful flnrnl pieces Vcrc received
hv the fnmily. amomr them being a
piece sent by the Hnlsey lidge No.
. 2)11. Woodmen of the World, ol which
ne was a mrniucr.
IBSEN'S "A DOLL'S
HOUSE" COMES TO
GLOBE SATURDAY
i rice 1 ourneur and with r.lsio rorguson
na the star, will be displayed at the
Gloho Theater hatuniny.
This is R realistic story of a doll
wife who, having no idea of her own,
mil forgery to save her mis-
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of
Wh
he
I an unscrupulous niuncyicnoi-r.
V'hen her husbnnd lcnrna of her folly,
upbraid her. thereby shatter -
I 'n the dreams she had entortmned
that In the event of exposure he would
1 irnllnntly absolve her from, and as-
sume all mame nimscii. tus iiiuuro
i no ao imwvvb mi icrHinini v" i.e.
JACK LONDON IS j
OUTDONE BY ONE j
FROM THIS CITY
Crovcr Newman Describes Thrilling Storm at Sea and
Telia of Travels to Iquique, Bermuda Islands, Newport
NewH and France
Grover D. Newman writes hia first
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.,u.,iie and Chile,' South America;'
New Orlenns. 1-a.. Newport News and
Norfolk, Va and Baltimore, Mel.
Having sailed from lialumoro on
Nov. 24 tor France, when out but I
three diiya thev received a cnll from a j
Portuguese ship that waa in distress.
After aesrrhing for her three davi i
they finally localrd her but on account !
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or inn storm n was necessary ior'Mn'y oe J w nun u hhj put ; . .. ..............
them to stnnd bv for five days. TVyihim in the icetox, which caused all " ln the 'ounty and about 60 re -towed
in hia ship over 1500 miles to kinds of talk, especially at meal time. pon ed and were present at the
'the Rermuda Islands.
Ilia letter written from Bell Isle, '
France, Jan. 10th, says:
"We left tha Bermudas Dee. 27th.
The first few days we had smooth
seas, but later we had bad storms. It
waa necessary for us to go facing the
storm, at alow speed for a day or ao,
then we would go toward France
again. We knew the storm waa com
ing as we received wirelesses from
other ships; alo the barometer on the
jship tells about 12 hours before the
storm hit.
I Bad Storm Breaks
I "JThe last storm waa a bad one; so
, henvv did the waves go over the deck
it !nmmd Iwii.lnn rrurV fwhiefc
.,,MM K.in ritU tDr...
i.,,) gnuinst the aft deck, breaking
nrvt cablea and tearing things looae j
th, rfv. jjad thev jammed into
the chain that leads to the rudder, we
would have been lo.t. It looked like
, wreck on the S. P.
"I happened to be on watch and the
-Il uj ,inn-n the ventil
the taller ones.
"Thev mustered all in'heir quarters
,, , the black gangnjnd a part
s(i ead rrem stana oy ax miosnio.
of the deck force came down in th
engine room, cold and prettr wet. This
was alont 10 o'clock at night. At 12
I w off watch. I went upon the deck
and talk about the waves they
mountain high, lust like the
frtis-4 of the ship sticking out of the I
water. It Burned as though we were
ftlwavg in a trouch.
The captain M it waa the worst
Wm hat he had ever seen, and he
hn followed the ta life 1I his life,
H'nir born at sea. His father was nh
old sea-eaptain. having been lost at
RILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
$10,000,000 Highway Meas
i ... w mmrm
ure to Become Iaw "hen
Covernor Signs Bill
SALEM, Feb. 21. By U. P. With
the desk jammed with unfinished
business, including big appropriation
bills, the house resigned itself to the army wjll soon formed. to keep the K" r-e-ber of th erecutiv- rommit
nectssi'.y of adjourning over Satur- f ieH untiI Germl,nv makes complete t "f th. f.rm bnrsu and be o
dny night until Monday. Jmnl ad- financial settlement bv the president of the bu-
jnumment is Wednesday morning ear-
( The senate, with the decks clear and
mar(inf is wor(ing only part of
tm day-
.ltSJ
,0 bill providing an expenditure of .
thrre miilions of y,, $5,000,000 issue
u:. ,f r, l,m r,,l. in Irelnnd
.t i, viliml hill unnronristinir sin.-
000 for investigating the Columbia ri-'
ver t th Cascades with the view of
improving river shipping.
The hoate kmA hi pronii,itine
pro,tjtu,jon on the unds that the
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SALEM, Feb. 21. Oregon's $10.
000,000 road bonding bill is now ready
for the signnture of (iovernor Withy
comle. As soon as he signs it, the
bill will become a law in full force and
effect, as it carries an emergency
clause. The highway commission will
have authority to immediately begin
on the biggest road construction pro
gram that was ever launched in this
stnte.
Four negative votes were cast by
Senntors Dimmick, IjiFollette. Pierce
nnd Straycr. The bill was pnsscd by
the senate just as it came from the
house, all efforts to amend it having
fulled.
This bill is tho biggest piece of fi
nancinl legislation ever passed bv an
Oregon legislnrore. It is the bill in
which the greatest interest of the
present session centered.
Soldiers' Land Bill Passed
SAI.FM. Feb. "1 Without onnosl-
Hon the sennte Thursday nassed Sen.
Fddv'a soldiers' land settlement hill.
; w"icn provides ror tne annomtment of
n innn wruirni'ni cooioiission anu ao-
sea years ago.
Two Shooting Acridenta
You remember while 1 waa on the
Western Spirit the gunner's mate shot
Kimitelf throuvh the hiirwl three times
with a ruvolver. Well, on this voyage
when about three days out, the gun- ,
nera' mate accidently shot our naviga- '
tion officer, through the arm and atom-1
""h, with the aame kind of a revolver. '
He lived only three days. There waa 1
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I have charge of the engine room
and like it. I think a great deal of my
engineer. Fortunately, I have not
been seasick, ao guess I am sick proof,
We are aimplv laying here waiting president; Archie Miller. Albany, vice
our turn to get to the docks, one ship president; and Berths Beck, Albany,
which laid here 13 days, just left the , "ecretary treasurer,
other days. We are billed for Nantes, j Work la Discussed
There ia a great deal of talk here of Th program opened with an ad
the U. S. sailors taking back the Ger- ,lre" hf President Burton, after which
man shipi to the United State. Ith' county agent gave a brief report
While at Bermuda we were allowed o th thing" accomplished by the
ni liberty and the b-nch took liberty council sines the work began In April,
down the aft end. We went down a The session was devoted to dis-
rope where we were received by col- cuing the rerort of the committee
ored men, in bo-it. I did not go for n 'Pro-ram of Work for 1919.' Thia
nearly a week; finally the commandr
nf the TT R nnv-l ttinn mniil mA lik-
ertv nnt even .llmrini mi, ..nl.i. .a
go ashore.
Takea 'French Libertr'
There were 15 or 2t each nicht
r.r' in libertv. an fmallv I went. I 'he i-a;n linea along which the farm
Tot bv fine the first time, but the bureau will work during the present
second time some of our boya took a vear. It does not cover all the thinga
ioat belonging to the men who were done by the county agent, bnt be is
elnin? coal our ship. Of course this supposed1 to devote most of his atten
eaosed a rell call and 27 of us were tion to the work outlined in the farm
nisinr. We were rather frightened bureau procrram.
'or awhile but they didn't do a thing. ' Program Adopted
The Cantain told" a gob here that he Drains ge. rodent control (moles,
eloried in our soonk. ; gophers and diggers), breeders' asso-
"One see alt kinds of neople here, elation, wool and mohair pool, poultry
smrnen wearing wooden shoes on the demonstrations, Canada thistle cam
ArV trvinc to steal food and grain. raim. pruning and spraying demon
Tere are two little boys who come strations. field demonstrations in-
ehosrd the ship for dinner and supper
"very day; vou should see t?je wav
hev "at. Thev also have sacks and
re give them all the leftovers that we
do not want.
There vrns a U. S. soldier standing
-o-rd on the doV who offered me a
diHTir for a loaf of bad. I told the
s'eward and he gave him two loaves."
INTER-ALLIED ARMY
TO FORGE DEMANDS
430.000 Americans Said to Be
Named in Army to Oc
cupy Germany
PARIS, Feb. 21. Bv U. P. The
newspaper 'Intransigeant announced
Atx- thnt ;t k..H it:-j
The army, according to the storv.
would include f.r.0,00 French, 450,000
niiicrami, oov,vw onusn ana iwtwv
Belgians.
VALLEY BOYS ON
TRANSPORT CANOPIC
Willamette Valley men mentioned
, m uispaicnes as arriving with the
lB2d aboard the Canopic at New York
I are:
tolor Sgt. John Gloor, Albnny; Ser-
gennts Burt 0. Gainor and Byron A. ' 'n tne rssrf of senate Bill No. 63 popular in the newspapers and maga
Carl nnd Stable Sergeant fhe0 H. hv tne legislature providing for tui-1 sines of the country. A humidor of
Oainor of Lebanon; Sergeant Ora B. .tion of pupils from outside of school mellow Velvet arrived this morning in
McDonald of Mill Cltv Snr,.nni Ar.
thur Bullis of Black Rock; Corporal
Verril Smith of CorvnlliV. Band Cor-
porn! V. O. Fudge of Bnllston; music-
ian Watson S. MrKce of Junction City,
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Returns From Prownsville
Mr. P.....ll ... r r: r
ore Powell, county treasurer, returned
esterdny from .Brownsville where she
had been to attend the funeral of
Mrs. William Bowers. Mr. nnd Mrs.
Powers were the unfortunate victims
of a recent automobile accident in
Port'nnd. in which Mrs. Bowers waa
Wiled and Mr. Bowers seriously in-
.mrea.
Linn Countv Farm Sold
The Hamlin Fnrm, two miles from
Corvnllia on the Corvallis Peoria
road, has been sold to Joseph Hnmil-
ton. I he farm ws
purch-sed three
f.,11. ' . ' ' i . v j"i
.iii, r. Tt.,:i. xi.. . .
won .ir. ri:imn;nn. I ynrm ron
slats of IPO acres and the considers -
ion was $"".oon.
On Osv Ahead of Time
This morning when en Albany man
called nt the Savings Ban he fonm'
he hnntf closed nnd a n rture of
George Washington and a sirn 'Ws.h -
inoton's Birthday' on the door. The
emnloves were soon notified that they
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st"t vnv ,mv niifnu i i"in in rrit-
hrntinr nor former nresident's birth-
day nnd the bank was opened in a
shirt time.
PROGRAM ADOPTED
BY FARM BUREAU
Work Outlined for County
Agent for Year; to Encour
age Stock Shipping
Linn uounty farmers fed into the
KTri procession last Thursday, by
adopting the name "Farm Bureau"
for their county organization which is
baling the county agent work. Thia
ia the standard name adopted by the
farmers of practically every state
...
ri rgncultura council eommittee-
men V.' inviteH fmm .ili emmn
meeting which began at 10 a. m. and
continued throughout the day.
w. W. Poland, of S'nedd, who waa
vicepresident last year, waa elected
committee of air appointed by the
nrenid-nt in Jannarv had met on Peh
ft nt the emntr' MpdI'. nffie in an
; all-city session and adopted the fol-
ilowin? prop-ram which waa submitted
t the council. The program outlines
cbi-'ir.g fertil r, landplaster and lime
tftla, variety tests, etc.), boys and
girls clubs, home economics.
1 The last project mentioned was add-
' ed bv the execntive committee at their
rtrst session. In view of the fact that
the women's part of the orgKnisatinn
had been somewhat disrupted by the
resignation of Miss F.dwards, home
I demonstration arent. last summer, it
s-as thought that the best solution of
the problem was to add to the pro
gram such work in home economics
as can he carried on by the farm bu
reau without a home demonstration
agent. Mrs. Elizabeth Truax was ao
nointed as county leader of this pro
ject. Livestock Shinning
Livestock shipping does not appear
on the nrogram but will be encouraged
bv the bnrean. As the shipping asso
:ntion( has been organized and haa
demonstrated the success of cooper
ative shinpine it was not thought ne
roasnrs to make that one f the main
lir-es of wii of th burean. The bu
reau r-imllv will nush the cooper
ative 'inin as the constitution of
tVe sHooinc asss-'ition provides tht
tl.k j-hairnnn of the association shall
SCIIOOL OFFICERS
WANT LAW CHANGED
Present School Tax Law Not
Equitable for Cities Tak
ing in Outsiders
Local school officials are interested
districts where they are attending
school. Under the present state of
'affair each county has the option of
'choosing one of .two laws. This coun -
ty, with 13 others in the state, voted
. a i i . t r' . r 1 n
io laur ntivuniagc ui v, niirr u. u. v. cunveniivn. ne was Kccumpaniea
L.. which does nnt work out to the , home by'her mother, Mrs. Geo. Din
profit of the district. It is the repeal I dinger and Mra. Geo. Murch, both of
', .I1"' -tion whiV de,irt!- ,
this section which is desired.
It cost last year $58 for each child
".ttendinr the public schools of AI- j Repairs Farm Residence
banv. There were 67 pupils who at- Frank Dannals of the Dannals paint
tended from outside of the district. , shop, returned Wednesday night from
Under the law the district gets an av- the country where he has been paper
erare of about $22.50 for each of , ing and pninting the interior of the
these, thus losing about half of the farm residence of W. C, Stellmocher,
cost of edncatin" the children of other of Riverside.
communities. The city of Albany is
s,Tri by special levy to make up this
deficit ;(.:t-)
Under the proposed law a tax high
fhiM who att(,nn, the
school would be realised. All dis
tricts in the countv would then be tax
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m0 quitable.
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From Shrdd to Alaska
i Stewart Arnold of Shedd, who re-
cemiy received nis nonorame ais-
1 rbarge from the army, and a former
"'' exhibitor in the school fairs of.
jj-im county, passed through Albany
tndnv to visit friends at Tomer Mr I
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I Arnold will go from there to Alaska,
where he has a good position as book
j keeper in big salmon cannery.
"FRENCH TIGER" IS
QPTOMISTIG OVER
HIS CONDITION, TO
IRK AGAIN SOON
M. Clemenccau Reported to
Re Out of Danger in Next
Forty-Eijjht Hours; Pre
mier Is Optimistic
PRO-HUN PLOTS FOUND
Rumors Report Switzerland a
Hotbed of Conspiracies in
Connection with Attack on
Premier
PARIS, Feb. 21. U. P,-Pre-ssicr
Clenenreaa will be eat at
dancer in 48 hours, it is announc
ed. "I am very optiraiatic of say
ability to return to work in lout
or rive days," he told President
Poincare.
War Council at Premier's
PARIS, Feb. 21. A meetine- of th.
supreme war council this afternoon ia
being held at the residence of Pre
mier Clemenceau. This is accepted
as revealing the optimistic feeling re
zard'nc tne premier's condition.
Pro-German Plota Found
PARIS. Feb. 21. Rumors are cir
culating here that several plots have.
oeen uneartned in Switzerland, re
garded as tne notbed oi Pro-Geraian
and extremist conspiracies, in con
nection with the attack on Clemen
ceau. One report is that the radicals
planned to assassinate both Clemen
ceau and President Wilson, but that
none of the conspirators succeeded in
crossing the frontier into Franca, duo
to the watchfulness of the police.
Fnne Fditnr Indicted ' '
FUGENE. Feb. 21. U. P James
Fullerton. who publishes a pamphlet
"s--'rh tie calls the Oregon Hornet ano'
which h-s been barred from the mails.
was indicted on five counts bv the
I.so eountv grand jury on charges
"f libel as,inst the faculty and stn
A.nts of the University of Oregon.
LABOR UNREST IS
VERY PREVALENT
Most Difficult in Nations His
tory: Strikers Prevent
Others Working
WASHINGTON Feb. 21. U. P.
Labor difficulties are probably more
prevalent now than at any time in the
nation's history, labor department re
ports snow.
At the same time that thousands are
striking, many other thousand who
want work cannot find it, due to the
general stagnation of industry.
LJiDor officials frankly admit the
situation is fast becoming critical.
Sinn Feiners Active
DUBLIN, Feb. 21. U. P. Sinn
Feiners ara reported to have resumed
activity throughout Ireland. A con
gress composed of delegates from Sinn
Fein clubs from all parts of the coun
try is said to be meeting secretly
here.
Velvet Joe Arrives
The Democrat is enjoying today the
i irairrance wnicn velvet due naa maoe
the mail, thanks to 'Joe.'
Returned From Portland
Mrs. Willard Marks returned home
j vesterday from Portland where she
;has been a delegate to the D. A. R.
ci .
Mnrshfield. who will visit here for a
' few days before returning home.
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I OREGON PORTOFFICE
' HOURS SATURDAY, FEB. 22
I No rural delivery.
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One forenoon delivery parcel
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I One morning collection from
I street letter boxen aa per ached
I ule ennmcrated thereon.
1 Mail for boxholdera will be
worked and placed in boxes at
' the nsnal times.
I All malls will be dispatched on
I schedule time. ,
' All windows will remain cloned
' the et!re n.
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C. H. STEWART, Postmaster.
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