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Newspaper Page TextII at 0 I "' ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT 4 If you eea't com downtowa with your WANT AD, 'phon It lu TIIK DEMOCRAT Tonight and Wednesday probably RAIN Vol at. AI.RA.Nr. LiNN COUNTY. OREGON. Tt'KSDAY. MAY II. -119 No. 171 CHANCELLOR CALLS PEACE TERMS NOT ACCEPTABLE, SAYS IT Speech Hefore National As sembly Ik Cheered ; Willing to Sign Peace Treaty If Al lowed to Pay What Is Just HITS AT WILSON Ilun Says Mtrutal Militarism' of Allies Strips Illusion and World Sees Wilson as Con queror Hy Joha Uraudrns IIKKI.IN. May 12,-Thl peace U not acceptable." Chancellor Krhridrmana declared la a speech la Ih aatioaal assembly today. At hit utterance the audience run to IU fret ami cheered enlhuaiaalirally fur several minutes. "We ara willing to alirn a peace treaty but only a praca that wa ran lulfill. una allowing ua to work off and pay what la Jual," ha continued. "Wa will nut fight. Wa want pence. Wa aaa with a ahudder what brutal mllitariam leada to from tha example at hy tha antanta. Wa ara unabla to rompara thaaa paara Until with Wil eon'a program. Tha world la ahorn of illusion and WlUon's pirtura as tha lirtnirr of paara hai faded. Accord ing to thaaa tarma, (Jarmany ceases to vital. Who, aa an honaat man, la abla to alien tha traaty aa It now stands? "Nona absolutely nana!' Tha strongest opposition to tha traaty appaara to ba from tha aaatam prorlncaa, aapacialty Kaat and Waat Prussia. Thouaamla of telegrams were received here from thoaa diatrirta thrratanlnir arm ad raalitanra if tha rovmmf)t arcepla tha artlcla pro viding for a Polish -worridor which would aaparat purely Carman terri tory In Kaat Prussia. Tha radicals declare, however, that tha traaty muat ba signed and that tha world socialists will raviaa Ita tarma latar. BASLE, May IS. Tha Berlin corre spondent of tha National Zellung re ported toilay that Chancellor Schelde mann Informed joiirnallata toilay that the German government will order the German delegates at Venuillea not to aiirn the peace treaty aa proffered by the alliea. TIRES TAKE 15 PER CENT DECLINE Tirea have begun to decline. Yaa terday tha U. S. lira Co. announced a derrcnae of 16 per rent and today tha Diamond Tire company an nounces a similar decline. Tha Vac uum tire alao takea a drop and Good year( are unofficially reported to be following auit. Since the beginning of the war tirea have taken two Una and a IS per cent increase. Went to JrBerson B. C. l ainey of the Kearn Con struction cunipany, left this morning for .'efforaon to supervise some of the work on tha highway. Mr. Barney reports tno ork of the company pro grvaiting in 70od shape. Attended Trial Mrs. I.iziie Pickens of Lebanon ac companied by Mrs. e A. Stiff appear ed aa a witnpa, in the Ames case re cently on trial. NEW CLASSIFIED FOR RENT A 6 room dwelling close in, $10 per month. Inquire of J. A Hownnl or F. M. French 13ml7 FOR RENT 2 nice large housakeep Ing rooms. No children. 833 S. Jefferson St Home phono 4128. 13ml 5 $1800 6 Per Cent first mortgage on farm land for aale. Beam lnd Co. 18ml MOVING W. P. Morrla A Son black amltha. will move their shop next u II.. t,J Stnlila 1 block east to tha Farmers' Fecd,ln over Sunday to visit Mrs. Neely Shed. lSmlf) FOREIGN HAN IS PARTIALLY IJFTEI) President .! yards to Awepi roreiicn Contracts WASHINGTON, May It U. P. President Wilson haa partially lifted the ban against acceptance by ahlp yards of foreign contracts, Her, Tu multy today announced, adding: "Upon the suggestion Chairman Hurley of th, shipping board, thi President haa taken action that will permit American shipyards to accept foreign contracts so far aa that ran b( dona without Interfering with the building program for American ves aela. I'ota Oregon Potato Diseases Corrosive sublimate (mercuric chloride) pots the two potato seed di seases most harmful to quality and yield In Oregon scab and rhixocton la. One ounce of mercuric chloride to seven and one half gallons of wa ter, la the aolution recommended by th, college pathologists. It muat be made and used in wooden vessels, and the potato aeed la aoaked in It for two hours. Tha potatoes are then lifted out and allowed to dry, when they are rut and planted. Soil free of potato diseases la necessary to keep tha young crop disease free. About the only other bad diaeaae likely to be general in Western Oregon la blight, which Is controlled by bordeaux apray applied to the growing planta. JERSEY BREEDERS TO BE HERE MAY 20 More Than 2"0 Member of Auto Party to Spend Nijcht in Albany on Tour Nearly 350 memliera of tha Oregon Jersey Cattle association and dUng ulshed visitors will spend Thursday night. May 20, In Albany whan that organisation reaches this city on their tour of tha Willamette Valley. Eighty automobiles bearing the party leave Portland May lHth and proceed up the west aide of the river to Corvallis. Thry will lie entertained along the way. The party will cross the river at Albany and return on the East Side. visiting stock ranches along the way. !-.i'em Is preparing elaborate enter tainment for the visitors and plans will be made at tonight's meeting of liar Chamlier of Commerce for the car ing of the party.. ALliANY MAN WTTII I-LYING SEAPLANES 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Sailey of North Albany ara in receipt of a letter from i their son, Floyd Satley, stating thai his ship, the U. S 'destroyer Haul- wood, has been assigned as one of tha convoys or protecting ships for tne'ment; Anna Mavne, 4th grade or as- transatlantic seaplane flight which is now In progress. Safley enliated in the navy In the radio section laat June and apent aev- eral months in training at San Fran- ciaco. When peace waa declared he WBI assigned to regular seamen's duty. He took part in the grand re-' view of the fleet In New York harbor April 15. Ilia ship will proceed to Brest from where it will go into duty between Brest and Queens town, Ire- hmd.. . Passed Thru- Mr. and Mrs. McAdama, who con' duct the bakery at Newport, were In j th, city Sunday on their way to Portland. . ia. Visits from Corvallla Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Twitrhel of Cor- vallis were visitors in Albany yester- day. , ., ,j . Jj, Portland Trip H. R. Worth oft he Worth Do- partment atore transacted business In Portland today.. Vl'ited Friends Ronald Schmidt of Grants Pass, student of O. A. C, visited friends in the city over Sunday. Vlnlta Wife and Daughter John Neely returned from tabanon nn the mnrnlnv train where ha had nnd little daughter TEACHERS ELECTED FOB SCHOOLS FOR GET BETTER SALARY School and Public Libraries May He Consolidated; Plan Now in Hands of Commit tee of School Hoard SALARIES INCREASED Repair of Buildings and Em ployntent of Janitors Ieft in Hands of Committees Until Next Meeting At the regular eaeetiag as the school board last evening teach er for neat year were elected. At laat aight'a meeting U In structors were elected, but Super intendent Boetticher slates that 43 or 44 will b needed Beit year. Aa increase la salaries was great- ed all teachers eieept principals and special teachers. J. C. Irvin attended the meeting and presented the matter of consolidating th, school library with the public li brary. This move was started several years ago but was dropped. The mat ter was left with a committee. Tha question of election of Janitors waa left over until next meeting, as was also the matter of the repair of buildings, both being in the hands of committees. The following teachers were named: High School E. A. Hudson, principal; Aurelia Burch, English or assignment; Maude Miller. English, Latin or assignment; Myrtle Worley. Mathematics or as signment; Madeline Rawlinga, domes tic scienfe or assignment; Ita Mea chenwvd6mallc art or aasiirnment; Marion Stanford. French, science or assignment; L. A. Mentter. manual training or assignment' - - -Central School Junior High O. I. Byers. principal; Otto L. Fox. manual training, band or assignment; T. K. Brumbaugh, athletics and as signment; Claire Deyoe. mathematics or assignment; Minnie McCourt. his tory, geography or assignment; Ber tha Lee, English, history or assign ment; Lottie Morgan, English or as signment; Edith McCourt, commer cial or assignment; Helen . Knips, arithmetic or assignment; Alta Arm strong, physical education and Latin. Central School Grades Dove McGhee, 6th grade or assign ment; Merle Nimmo, 5th grade or as signment; Myrtle Curry, 4th grade or aaiirnment: Letha McCullough, third I grade or assignment; Mabel SchulU, 2nd grade or assignment; na our,. n,rti first grade or assignment Madison School o. B. Williamson, principal; Ruby Moenrh, 6th grade or assignment; , Vera Perfect, 5th grade or assign- signment; Alwilda Wilson. 3d grade or assignment; Beaaie Bell, 2nd grade or aaaignment; OIive Kolin, 1st grade or assignment. Maple School I Mrs. Anna Hodgkina, 6th grade or assignment; Louise Nimmo, 5th grade or assignment; Ella Thacker, 4t( grade or assignment; Carrie Senders, 2nd grade or assignment; Zina Byers, 1st grade or assignment. . MITCIPAT. COMEDY I KJ M1V4 x ' w IS WELL RECEIVED 'My Soldier Girl,' played to a packed i house at the Globe Theatre last night 'and won well-deserved applause. The pBy wss tuneful, snappy and alto- gether satisfactory. The girls in the chorus were above the average and I the principals In the cast diaplnyed ulent. ' Especially good waa Miss Leona Stater in the part of Mable, and i Charles George aa Tom Lawaon. Miss Loretta Eglin aa Pixie was a dainty little soubrette and Billy Moore, as Jasper, and Happy Lawaon as Ricketta were congenial funmakers. A male quartette was especially pleasing. The scenery, costuming and music was good throughout. The company playt at Corvallla tonight. EMPIiOYMENT FOR SOLDIERS WANTED Local Office Places Many in Jobs, Hut More Work Is Wanted The report from the local employ ment bureau for week ending May 10 1VIV: seven men were placed in good positions. They ar aa follows bookkeeper, one on farm, five common laborers. There ara still a" large number of good positions still vacant. Several vacancies on farms. About 20 for wood cutlers, twi for piling wod, two or thro piling bricks, one place for angina wiper, and two for unloading lumber and aand, steady work. One place tor printer and linotyper. Satisfactory work haa not yet been found for the following list: One as helper in restaurant, one anykind of outdoor work, one experienced In sur veying and road work, tw0 common laborers, one wants office work drafting. One experienced salesman. Three want work for themselves and teama. Four mechanics. One rail roader. One electrician. One ex pel nced in bank bookkeeping. One , ll wantine- aAii lobs. One e- perk-iued in carpenter work and steam ioiivt uhtiii. j"e "j1"111 ed In tiuo driving and steam roller. O.w trui k Oliver and time keeper. AWI one doien truck or tractor men. One t.i.-nced in rooking or rail-rr-adir.r ne trotk driver or printer. Those bil .i-s ted call Bell 207 or Hme 4VX. 4 0. A. C. STUDENTS TO VISIT ALBANY Dr. Hill's and J.G. Crawford's Museums to Be Visit ed Saturday I, What promises to be an annual oc currence will be instituted next Sa turday by the Oregon Agricultural college clasa in Ore?Oeuhistory. - For a half century it has been known that there are 30 or more prehistoric burial grounds along the bunks of the Cala pwabTtv7een"Albany and Browns ville, intimately related to the mounds of Ohio, Illinois, and the pyramids of Mexico and Egypt. Inasmuch as there are three points of historic in terest along the way, they will also be included in the itinerary, although they are not connected with the mounts. In all there will be the fol lowing six places visited under the di rection of well-informed guides: The museums of Dr. J. L. Hill r Mr. J. G. Crawford of Albany; also tk. ITniit Preabvterinn church of that city; Albany railway bridge; two or more prehistorical burial mounds near Tangent; and the it of the Oak ville church wherethe first psalm singing congregation west of the Rockv mountains was organiied. The prehistoric burial mounds of Oregon are among the oldest evi dencea that we possess of human ex i.in In the Pacific Northwest A cordial Invitation la, therefore, ex tended to such as desire to join the Darty. The following Itinerary has been arranired for the excursion: 8:15 a. m. Leave O. A. C. Hairy Building. 9. Assemble at Dr. Hill's museum at Albany, where relics from the moundu will be exhibited and explained bv n. Will and Prof. Boetticher will lescribe from first sources the pre historic burial mounds of Ohio. f:2B. Mev.t at J. Ct. Crawford a Museum where he will exnimt a- explain other prehistoric relics taker from the mounds. (MR Assemble at the United Presbyterian church of Albany, where Judi-e Stewart will give n brief ac count of the historic edifice. in. Meet at the Albany railwa hridre. which. has the longest woode' draw known. 10:40 Meet at the Blevin's mini"" near Tenant, then pn to the Cori"- nd. "r. Hill end Mr. Crawfon' -lll describe the excavations mad" these ard otber mounds nlonv th Calanoo'". Those desiring exrava tions In ue mounds will easily obtai- nertnisslnn from the owners. The eveiiralnnMs will navf be In vlted to OnVvIlle- an hoae de. alrinP" to rehim to' Cnrvillis or At- bnny hy noon will be enabled to do ' BODY OF MARTYRED NURSE TO BE TAKEN TO ENGLAND WHEN TWILL BE BURIED Edith Cavell, Heroic English Nurse Who Was Murdered by Germans in 1913, Taken From Helium CROWDS ARE IMMENSE Impressive Ceremonies i n Brussels; Hands Play as Body Is Taken Through Streets BRUSSELS. May 131. P. Escorted by honor guards of Brit lh and Belgian troops, the body of Edith Cavell, heroic Englisa norae whom the Germans mur dered In 1915, waa removed today from the city where she faced the firing squasL There were many bands and thou sands of spectators as the. mournful cortege passed through the streets that had seen the Germans strut as conquerors in IV14 and slink away. defeated, in 1918. Flags flew at half mast The funeral service of the Church of England was read at the railway tation, after which the bodv wa( plac ed aboard a special train for Ostend. British warship is waiting at Os- end to carry the remains to England STEALS CHITTEM BARK FROM OAKV1LLEITES Sheriff C. M. Kendall returned' this noon from Oakville, where he had been called to investigate a case of parties stealing chittcna ark from the farms of MxTAtkeson and J. L. Hamilton, ft is estimated that about 1,000 pounds f bark has been stripped from the tiees on these two farms by unknown parties. The bark is worth from 8 to 10c per pound; in addition comes the loss of the trees caused by the bark ring removed. SALEM MECCA OF PYTHIAN SISTERS Delegates of the Pythian Sisters from every lodge in the Western part of Oregon assembled at Salem today to transact the usual official busy was of the order and to discuss ways and neens of the future. Many prom inent officials and speakers of the or- ier are expected to be in attendance. Strong delegations from Corvallis, Eugene, Albany, Lebanon, Brownsville Scio, Independence, McMinnvilie, Sa le in and Portland are to attend. delegates (ro-u f-11 any as reported are as follows, .vrs. Dr. KoDnett, iirs. Haitt, Mrs. Buiggraf, Mrs, Geo. Cillia, Mrs. 0. I". Austin, Mrs. Dr. Jcaucliamp, Mm. l) . Riggs, Mrs. Ward Cytiis. Mrs. Fred Ward, Mrs. W.. L. Marks, Vrs. Frank Skipton, Mrs Walter Fi.rl-.T, Mrs. D. S. SniH!., Mrs. Wire. Mrs. M. Whin- nery, Mrs. J. J. Rodgvrs, Mrs. Dr. B. R. Wallace, Mrs. Bert Stevens, Mrs. Glen Junkins, Mrs. P. R. Kelly and Miss Una Hall. Farm Bureau Testa Methods Field trials are being made by Ben ton county farm bureau men as f lows: Will McClosky and Harlan Belknap of Alpine, use of superpho? phat and complete fertiliser; Howard Wagner, commercial fertilizer trials; Fred Weise, Corvallis, lime, landplas ter and sulfur trials on alfalfa and clover; Roy Rickard, Corvallis, Innoc- ulatlon clover seed; W.. K. Taylor, Corvallis, planting corn at ten-day in tervals from May 1 to June 20. Geo. W. Kable, the county agent, says, that one of the best ways to determine the value of farm practices is to try them out on the farm. From Corvallis Peter Martin of Corvallis wag an overnight visitor at the Albany last night. AMES TO PAY FINE AND GO TO JAIL Sweet Home Man Must Serve 30 Days and Give County $100 Eden Amea waa yesterday sentenc ed to serve 30 days in the county jail and to pay a fine of 1100. Tha sen tence was imposed by Judge P. R. Kelly following Ames' conviction on the charge of contributing to the de linquency of a minor in the circuit court last week. FEW ADVERTISERS ARE FAILURES Advertising merchants constitute only 16 per cent of all business fail ures reported in Bradstreet and Dun saya an 0. A. C. news exchange. Of all business failures in tha entire country 84 per cent are non-advertis ers, mostly small town merchants. This shows that the county town merchant is not using publicity as he ought," declares the exchange. Th' O. A. C. dispatch says that Orego editors have long known that the phe nomenal success of mailorder housef in Oregon is due to paid publicity, be' many merchants seem to think tha! this fact la used only to wheedle mon ey out of them. The merchants ca hardly accuse the great rating firmr of Bradstreet and Dun of being part ners in this imaginary scheme. OREGON MAY FEEL ELECTRICAL STRIKE Service Along Coast to He Interrupted Unless De mands Granted SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. U. I . Tlw telephone girls will aa uni. waitresses and chauffeurs to aiu ihtm in their 'strike, wnich belm Monday. Waitresses will be aaaeu 'o refuse 'o serve food to strikebreak ers and drivers will be asked to rt fuse to transport them to work. It is estimated that lOkW operac- are and 8.UUU electrical workers in four atatea will walk out Monday. Oregon to Be Affected OAKLAND, May 13. Telephone and electrical service tftrougnoui Wxhlnirton. Ore iron. California and Nevada will be interrupted Monday by a strike of 18,000 electrical work ers unless the demands of the hello- irirls for wage increases are granted according to an ultimatum issued by union division headquarters here to day. Their demands were submitted sev eral weeks ago, say the girls, but re reived no consideration. Visiting Judge Bilyeu ! C. A. Seeck, a prominent citiren oi Bums. Harney county visited with Judge W. R. Bilyeu this afternoon. Mr. Seeck was born at Tualatin, Washington county, 66 years ago. He and Judge Bilyeu batched together and attended school at Forest Grove wk-ra Mr. Bilveu graduated about 1873. Mr. Seeck is an advocate of t ereater Oregon, which will be explain ed by the Democrat in a subsequent issue. Visits Father Prof. D. W. Jones, one among the most successful teachers in Lincoln county, is in the city. Prof. Jones has been called to Albany on account of the serioua illness of his aged fa ther. Dr. D. M. Jones. Passed Thru Grandmother South, one of the oldest living pioneers of the forks of the Sontiam, passed thru the city to day from Lebanon on her way to visit her son at Vancouver. Returned from Josephine Miss Daisy Crocker, formerly of Albany, returned yesterday from Jo sephine county where she hsa success fully closed another year's school work.. Crshtree Viaitora Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Gaines of Crshtree were Albar.y visitors yes terday. Vi.it Small Family Mrs. A. E. Spencer and son, C. R Spencer, former resident of Linn county, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Small of North Albany. Mr. Spencer has a position in me l oiimnu wstuiiK.-e, ... t. -. 1 1 i IOWA SENATOR HAS AX OUT F0H MEAT PACKERS AND WAR T! Agreement of Department to Sell Surplus Meats Abroad Brings . Dissatisfaction From Many Quarters MAY INVESTIGATE Declared Packers Are Saved Heavy losses by Sale of Meat; Kenyon May Pre sent Resolution in Senate By Raymond Clapper WASHINGTON. May ll-Tha agreement of tha war departsseat to unload ita aurplua meat sup plies abroad, thus saving lossea to the big packers, haa brought sharp dissatisfaction from saany quar ters which is collectively evidenc ed here today. Senator Kenyon of Iowa declared his ntention of investigating the war de partment by senate resolution. Tha National Consumer's League of vhich Secretary Baker himself la president is aroused by the war de Mrtment 'a action. In statement rom league, headquarters today it waa iaid that never waa there a time when j littl meat waa sold to working copl aa during the last year. Now e war department haa begun aa af ort to aell 265,000,000 pounds of meat it war price for the overgrown St ouis packers through Herbert Hoev rs foreign connections. hiys Farm Near Tillamook Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gerdes have eturned from Tillamook City and rhila then they purchased a arm near that place for their son,. beodora Gerdes and wife. They also ' mrchased 20 head of registered Jer tey stock. Mr. and Mrs. Theodora erdes left today for the place and vill take charge the 15th. Jeerslayer Fined Game Warden Hawker returned es terday from Eugene where ba at nded the trial of a man named Pixel, ho was fined S100 for killing deer out of season. Xew Editor Arrives Harry Kuck, well known University .f Oregon graduate and former city editor of The Dalles Chronicle, yes 'oriiay assumed his duties as city ed tor of the Evening Herald. Mr. Kuck vas recently released from military wrvice. Iowa Land High L. H. Fish this morning received a paper from his former home at La Porte, Iowa, in which a farm of 120 jcrea waa reported to have sold at 1350 per acre. Other sales made ther recently confirm this as a atandard price for farm lands. It indicates what is in store for Oregon a few years in the future. Dr. Lytic Here TV. W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian, ipcnt yesterday in the city on official business. H was a guest at th Soni of Dr. C. T. Norman.. State Biologist Inspects State Biologist William L. Finley was in Lebanon this moming and this afternoon visited Linn Ringneck Ranch of Albany and the Stat Cam Farm near Corvallis. Newport Visitors Day Harding, city recorder ol Newport, and Paul Black, on of the agate men of Newport, wer initiated into th Elks lodir Saturday evening. Par Submit Plan PARTS. Mar 13. U. P. American Amhasaadr Pae at Rom this after noon submitted to President Wl!n " compromise nlnn by which he bellevea the President's nrinclnles will h -nalnMned and Italy alao entirely sa tisfied. arrrii Wn VitOfinV". VB IT TT. T.Revr. HTIed anrl nv Intiirad hi a itnamlt explo sion today at Ts-Sur-Till.