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ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
, VOL. XXXII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1919
No. 168
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RA TIFICA TION ASKED; LODGE DECLINES
aawssa eanwat anata earnest aaBsaai , aawan amam enanaaa .
Attempt Made On Anti-Red Leaders Life
HEAD OT ANTI
REDS IN FLIGHT
IS ATTACKED
BUT UNINJURED
Hand Grenade Thrown at
Uader Who-e Capital has
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Fallen to Soviets; Soldiers
Killed and Wounded.
FORCES DESERT
20.000 men of All-Ruwdan
. Army go Over to Bolshevik
, Command; Reds Gain all
Along Northern Front.
LONDON, Not. 19 By Aaaocl.
atod Preaa An attempt to
ainata Admiral Kolrhak, head af
tha .all-Kumian government .of
anti-soviet forces, which until Ita
caplura by tha red Maintained
headquarters at Omsk, waa re
ported In a wlreleaa from Moscow
today. -Hand
grenades were thrown at Kot
ahak. Six soldiers were killed and 12
wounded. I
Antl-Keda Desert
IIELS1NGF0K8. Nov. 19 It was
m ported hera Monday nlvht that 20.
000 trjopt of Gen. Yudcnitch's north-'
WMtern Russian army hava (rone over
to tha victorious Bolshevlkl command.
German Troop Return
BERLIN, Nov. 18. A rumor
spreading hera that the Germ
?k
jtic troupe hava begun march
lln. abandoning their operations
Ruaaia.
Rebellion Tut Down .
WASHINGTON. Nov., 10 Tha rev
oiutio in Vladivostok has been quell .
ed. dianatchea to the state drnartmrnt
today said. Vladivostok it the unload- j
Ing point 'for allied suppllen to tha
forcet battling the soviet Rustian
armies.
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WANTED Two good carpenters, en
quire at 318 West 2nd street, or
7th and Broadalbin St. 19n21
FOR SALE OR TRADE A new set
of the 11th Edition of the Encyclo
paedia Britannlra., 29 volumes, mi
hogarvy book cae, India paper and
full morocco binding. Will sell for
f 225.00 or trade for cattle, hogs or
, sheep of oqual value. An appro
priate and invaluable holiday gift
for college or high school students.
J. W. Motley, Rt 6, Phone 2F42,
n!9 n26 03.
FOR SALE Nice white leghorn hens.
Price $1.25 each. Phone 2MJ
Gerties. 19n21
REMEMBER THE RUMMAGE sale
and bazaar to be held in the base-
ent of the Methodist church on Fri
day afternoon, Nov 21. Useful and
fancy articles will be on sale. rIso
cooked food booth and children's
booth. If you need anything or
want anything, Come. nl0-20-21
FOR SALE 6 large purebred Rhode
Island White Cockerels, $2.60 each,
824 Calanoola St., Phone 432-J.
: 1 19n26
WOOD SAW Do you want your wood
, sawed T Call 432-J. - 19n26
FOR SALE 6-room bungalow, cloae
V In $2600, $600 cash, balance month
ly. Hofllch and Hornback. nl9
FOR SALE On 4-cy Under Buick
In first class condition. Good tires.
Irvln's Garage. 19n21
FOR SALE Good 0-room house and
about 1-2 acre, at 424 Denver St.
This property has good house,
k. ..J . Bl . .
wwim, wnu m new g.iiwr. nvniy vti
JLI1 1 . AnnAA '
iruiv, g-uuu garaen. rnce aziw, on
liberal terms. Beam Land Co., 138
' Lyon Street 19n20
FOUND Keys on ring near Central
school, cor. 9th Ferry. Call at
Democrat Office. - nlB
FOR SALE 1 Duroe Male hog. W. 0.
Hoover, phone, 29 F 18. 19n21
OPEN FORUM IS
HELD AT CHURCH
Grace Church and East End
Residents Indulge in
DUcuHnion
At the open forum meeting at Grara
ehurl-b last night. Mr Hub Brysnt
was tha principal tpcakrr on the tub
Joct of social unreal and lit cautea.
Ha very ably and Intrreitingly gave
"f .T," "" , , T
living tha world It Indulging in today
and told of circimatancea and comU
lion of hit youth hrra tn the early
days how cloth of which tha suit waa
nude which ha wore to collide at
Salem wat woven from wool cardrdj
and tpun and grown at noma, and
the boot i ho wore were mada at hema
by himtrlf. Inatead of going to
church In' "Joy" wairon they were
hauled to meeting by an ox team and
rode in a lumber wagon, picking up
all who cared to (to along Kolkt then
didn't hava at much money to-tpend
In a year at thry have now In a month
bit they were happy and lot more
contented ha said.
A committee wit selected to ask
tome good pcakert to attend the meet
ing next Tui-sday evening on tht tub-1
Jrct "Why the tocial unrest In the)!
world today?" "The utility of and nec
entity for tha Open Korum thould be
undersiood and appreciated by every
I one, and everyone ahojld consider It
a public duty to encourage and popu
larise It at lat by attendance. It It
not dominated by any political party
or rullgious sect. Itt purpose it the
exchange of Individual opinions on all
matter, of public Interest, said a mem
ber . '
. Meeting 'are every Tuertay evening
at Grara Church at 7:30. Ladies are
invited to attend.
GIRLS DEPLORE
COUNTY JAIL
Accommodations Disliked by
Cabaret Girls; Plead
Guilty
Marjory Larry and Dorothy Fiman,
late cabaret girls of the old Arnold
Amusement Co., pleaded guilty before
J u t ice Olliver this morning to simple
i larceny, the plea having been changed
from larceny from a store, which is a
penitentiary offense.
They were fined $25 and coats. Hav
ing no money, they wore placed In the
county jail until their husbands, who
have been sent for, arrive and pay
their flne.
The girls are alleged to have stolen
two waists from Hamilton's store.
"We should think this community
could support a more respectable Jail,"
said one of the girls, when shown hor
enforced quarters. "This Is a layout
which no self-respecting person would
tolerate. The way of the transgressor
is made doubly hard In Albany."
Gantenbein Dies -
Suddenly Today
PORTLAND, Nov. 19 A. P.
Judge Calvin U. Gantenbein, of de
partment six, state circuit court, died
udtlonly at his home here this mom.
Ing.
INTBR-COUNTY
ASS'N. FORMED
Linn and Benton I. O. O. F.
to Organize Voluntary
Body
Three men from each I. 0. 0. F.
lodge in Linn and Benton counties are
to organise a district association of
Odd Fellows following tonight's regu
lar meeting of Albany Lodge here.
The object of this Inter-lodge on
ganlxatlon is to promote lodge Inter
est in both counties and to stimulate
activitiea along a joint line.
Tha organisation la not recog
nised one, but an Informal voluntary
combination under which lodges in
oom mm counties win oeneni. . j
RED CHRISTMAS
FOR OFFICIALS
PLOTTED BY REDS
IS DISCOVERED
Xmas Packages Containing
Infernal Machines Prepar
ed for Many Who Helped
Put Down Revolutionary
Exploits.
PLOT IS UNEARTHED
Philadelphia Police Turn up
New Reign of Terror
Schemed by Reds All Over
America for Holidays.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 19 Br
A. IV-Discovery of a "Red"
plot to elay officials with esplon
Ive in Oirlatma mail package
was announced today by Hupt. of
Police Jamea Robinson.
Information of the plot, which he
considers reliable, indicates It is na
tion-wiile and directed against fed'
eral, state and city authorities who
participated'' in the national round'
up of radicals planning tha overthrow
of the government recently.
WAY IN STORES
Nelson Meat Market and Lib
erty Sweet Shop Enter
ed Last Night
Two business houses on Lyon St.,
were broken Into by thieves last night.
according to the report of Chief Cat'
lin this moming. The meat market
of A. Ncfson, 103 Lyon street w
entered and a small amount of money
left In the money traya taken. The
thieves broke the lock of the front
door and passed out through the back
way of the building.
The Williams confectionary store
at 4th and Lyon street was also ent
ered but no money taken aa the pro
prietor had not left any exqeot several
dollars worth of pennies which were
not molested. The thieves entered the
building throurh the window in the
bark of the building, using some car
keys thry had taken from the rail
road stations to pry open the window.
At about five o'clock this moming
parties living up stairs in the build
ing heard a noise down stairs and on
making some investigation saw two
men leaving on 4th street, going east,
not knowing that the store had been
entered no report waa made to the of
ficers until Mr. Williams made the
discovery on opening1 the store at the
usual hour. ,
Prohibition Further
Entangled by Court
BOSTON, Nov. 19 A. P. The U.
S. circuit court of appeals today is
sued an order staying execution of
the preliminary Injunction granted by
Judge Arthur L. Brown, restraining
federal officials from enforcing the
Volstead .prohibition act, -
Cormllis Foot Ball .
Team Offered Prize
The reports come ' that Corvalli
builnent men and other have Offered
the foot ball boys of the college city
$200 as a prize If they defeat the Al
bany huskiei on tha field of actlo.t
here ThanktgHng dny Kov., 27. It
'It safe to say that It will take some
thing of more value tKin money to
hatHV down tha rnnks of ;h AP-any
piph School f t ladl.'n.
MRS. S. SHORTRIDGE
DIES AT VALEJO
Mother of Chan, and Ira
Shortridge Passes; lived
in Albany Many Years
Mrt Banford Shortridge died at Vsl-
ejo, Calif, Nov., 15, at the home
of her only turviving ton, Chas Short
ridge. Funeral services were held at
Valejo. She wat61 years of age.
Mrs Shortridge was tha wife of
Sanford Shortridge of Albany, where
the redded for many years, Mr Pl.ort-
ridge was a celery grower here, tup
plying the local stores for years from
his Norua Albany true'..
She waa tha r.ioiher of Chas and
Iu Shortridge, who conducted the
Pullman Cafe here before the
death of Ira Shortridge. V. I.. Short
ridge of the Murphy Motor Co., it a
grandson of Mrs Shortridge. .
DELEGATES
AT PARIS .
, TO RETURN
PARIS, Nov. 19 A. P. The Ameri
can delegation to the peace conference
will sail for home December 5 and 6,
it Is learned today. - -
' The British delegation will probably
leave about the same time.
MANUFACTURING
BELT IS HIT
Unessential Industries Forc
ed to Quit by Govern
ment Coal Short
DULUTH. Nov. 19. By A. PrAll
supplies of bituminous coal from the
docks here at the head of the Lakes
to Industries here and in Superior and
to industries over the northwest re
garded as unessential were cut off to
day by an order issued by the chair
man of the local fuel distribution com
mittee.
Disputants Get Together
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19 The
scale committee of bituminous miners
and operators of the central competi
tive field went into executive session
today ' to negotiate a wage contract.
Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield
urged upon them the necessity for ad'
justing their differences, in view of
the grave situation faced by the coal-
consuming industries and the public.
Strikes Frowned Upon
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19 A federal law
to prohibit strikes until after every
means of conciliation have failed, is
urged in a resolution presented to
the convention of the American Min
ing Congress in session here today.
TWOLW.W.'S
STILL WANTED
Two More of Gang Who Shot
up Centralia Armistice
Day at Large .
CENTRALIA. Nov. 19 A. P.
Two alleged industrial workers are
still wanted here to face charges of
murder tn connection with the Armis
tice Day shootings. They are Ole
Hansen (not Ole Hansen of Seattle);
John Doe Davia.
An unconfirmed report eaya that
Davis haa been taken. It haa been es
tablished that John Haney was, killed
by the firs of his own poeaemen who
thought' b aa radical.
Mr and Mrs Henry Zimmerman of
Haltey war In the city today Mrs
Zimmerman left for Jaffarton o villi
friends am) Mr Zimmerman returning j
to Haltey. j
WILSON DEMANDS
SENATE RATIFY TREATY
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS
OTHERWISE, DEMOCRATS ARE URGED TO VOTE
AGAINST LODGE PROGRAM; REPUBLICAN
LEADER SAYS SENATE WILL NOT OBEY ORD
ERS; TREATY MAY BE KILLED.
Administration Senators Line up Against Lodge Program
of Reservations; Wison Says Changes in Pact Would
Nullify it; Hope of Compromise is Dim; Vote Appears
Crose.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19 By
Associated Press A letter from
President Wilson advising ad
ministration senators to vote a
gainat ratification of the peace
treaty if the foreign relations -committee
reservations are in
cluded, waa laid before a confer
ence of administration senators
today by Democratic Leader Hitch
cock.
'The committee program, the Presi
dent wrote, would provide not for
ratification "but rather for nullifica
tion of the peace treaty."
After the letter was read there were
Indications that unless a compromise
could be effected, administration sena
tors will line up almost solidly against
ratification.
This means either of two things.
The mild republican reservationista
will join with the democrats rather, reaty of Versilles waa approved on
than defeat the treaty altogether, ori animoosly by the Peruvian national
they will be piqued by' Wilson's in
sistence upon the treaty just as he
signed it and will 'join with the re
MEXICAN AGENTS
- FOUND HANGED
Secret Representatives
Carranza Stretched to
Tree by Humorists
of
AUGA PRIETA, Nov. 19 A. P
The bodies of Enrique Hernandez, and
Francisco AriUo, secret agents of the
Mexican government, have been found
hanging to a, tree in the hills 20
miles south of Montezuma, according
to Information received through mili
tary channels.
Military men believe they wc
murdered by bandits. -
Would-be Thief
Loses His Nerve
What is alleged to have been a plan
to rob the bank at Shedd last Wed
nesday failed to materialize when a
man giving the name of Tom Stew
art apparently lost his nerve. Instead
of carrying away the bank's rash he
found it necessary to outwit the taxi
cab driver on arrival in Portland in
order to avoid paying the fsO fee that
had been promised. . , . i'
Stewart, it is said, made the remark
while working on . the Frank Hnyfte
farm near Peoria, that the Shedd bank
would be an easy one to rob, and. Is
said to have carried a gun when he
went to the institution last Wednesday-
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Strikers Attack
Negro Workmen
' YOUNGSTOWN, Nov. 19 A. P
Deputy sheriffs opened fire on steel
striken early today during attacks
by strikers upon negro .workmen leav
ing the East Youngstown plant.
One striker waa ahot in tha leg. One
negro la in the hospital.
Started for Iowa
0. A. Burwell who has been viilt-
ing at tha home of Mr and Mrs A. W.
Moreutnd left this noon for hit old
home in the state of Iowa.
THAT
publican opposition. In the latter
event the treaty will bo rejected en
tirely by the United Slates senate.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19 Repub
lican Leader Lodge in a formal state
ment issue dthis afternoon predicted
that the senate will not "obey orbV
era" given this moming by President
Wilson in regard to the treaty.
"The senate has equal power and)
responsibility with the President in
the making of treaties," Lodge declar
ed. "The senate- will not, in my opin- .
ion. obey the orders of the President,
who undertakes to command the sen
ate to ratify the treaty without reser
vations which have been adopted by at
large senate majority. These reser
vations Americanise it and make it
safe for the United States." . ,
- Tnraty Accepted
WASHINGTON, Nov, 19 That
assembly yesterday according to ad
vices to the Peruvian embassy here
today. ,
PLANS PROGRESS
FOR INSTTTUTE
County Superintendent Re
. ports Imposing Array of
: Instructors ".
Preparations for the annual insti
tute of county school teachers are go
ing on apace. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week Albany will
be thronged with busy schoolnta-ams
from all over Linn county.
The sessions, at which prominent
educators will preside, are to be held
at the high school building. County
Superintendent Cummings announces
that never in the history of Linn ins
titutes has talent of such caliber been
available as will appear this year.
Hawker Makes
Three Arrests
District Game Warden Ed. S. Hawk
f returned today from Benton coun
ty where he has been looking after
the protection of fish and game. Ha
made three arrests and secured con
victions in court in each case. -
C. W. Woods and Alvin Mathena,
of Corvallis, were arrested on a charge
of hunting ducks after night and were
fined $25 and costs each. '. i
F. 0. Johnson and S. S. Ewing, saw
mill men residing in the Alsea moun
tains west of Philomath were fined
$25 and costs for throwing sawdust
in GriOith Creek.
GLOBE HETURNS
. SUBSCRIPTIONS
84 Per Cent Refunded on
' Sousa Band Concert;
Regret is Felt
The Globe Theatre Co., is today re
funding the Albany Sousa Band sub
scribers approximately 84 per cent of
their subscriptions, which reprraenta
the sum netted in relation to the $2SUO
guaranty put up to secure tha two cots
certs. The Globe Co., deeply regrets that
the subscriptions cannot be returned
in full. The attraction from a atand-
point of excellence waa one of the rare
' . . t . . .11 1 a a
rests oi ns aina Aioany naa enjuj mm.
No efforts were spared to sell eveijr
aeat and realize the entire guaranty.
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