V. of O. M-g oooooooooooooooo. 0 Meaner f THE ASSOCIATED O 0 PRESS. Th tily MP" la Una 0 0 teunly carrying A. P. dlanalh 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ooooooooooooopoo O Tonight and Wedaesday rain O ', O or um, Not cold tonight O O 0 .0000000000000000 ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT VOL. XXXII; PRESIDENTS PLAN TO STOP STRIKE IS MADE PUBLIC AT INDIANAPOLIS Miners Urged to Return to -Work Under 14 Per Cent ' Wage Increase; Commis sion to Investigate. OFFER HELD FAIR Operators Approve Proposal and Secretary of Labor Wires Mine Workers Urg ing Acceptance of Terms. INDIANAPOLIS, Wee. t By the Associated Pre Preeldeat WiUon'a proposal to the miners . aa aeonuneed here today, by At torney General Painter provide for the issssediat return to work by the mea under the U per ceat advance and the appointment of a com mission to Investigate the re adjustment of wagea to conform with the Increased coot of living. Operator Approve Proposal ST. I.0U1S, Dec. B The proposition of President Wlleon. meets with the unqualified approval of the mine own era, according to. a statement of Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the rale committee of cool operator in the central competitive Held, after a summary of the president's proposal was read to him today. ' Miner Urged to Accept . WASHXIGTON. Dc Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson today sent a teleiiram to John L. Lewis, acting president of the miner, urging th miners to accept President Wilson's prujioa'l for th Strike. settlement of tha Canadian Silver At a Discount Canadian silver checks and draft from Canada are like money valuea from most countrys In the United States, is below par.' Canadian ailver it at a discount of even and one " half per' rent and checks and drafts ' Is at a discount of six per cent. Mill City Train . Crushes Milk Truck At Knox Butte A crash between th Mill City train and a milk truck belonging to the Scio Milk condensary and drivon by Mr. Van Nice occurred yesterday morning at about 9 o'clock at the! crossing of th wagon and railroad In h cut at the foot of Knox Butte. Th truck waa badly damaged but no one was hurt. It appeara that the driver was not looking for a train to . pass as it waa some twenty minutes after the regular time. The train ap proaching without warning and not on achedule time the driver claims that he was tokon unawares and eould not escape. Thia Is one oi mo regu rn..ev .ndlh. ZfrV, heavily loaded with . , i. u .11.. i.,.w..wi with milk. oooooooooooooooooo . a os laitilKD S o.......naBAAoo(iso WANTED-srTwo boys with bicycles to dolivor Albany Democrat in the city. WANTED Man or boy to work aa .-M. Ae-ent on train. Good money i to live party. Inquire Van Nay i Lunch counter a. r. irepui- SNAP Whit sewing machine, " - ) ary, 6 drawer, regular 886 machine 'for only $30. Perfoct condition, -lik new. E. L. Stiff Son, 218 117 Lyon St. ' 9dl1 WANTED Girl to do general house work. Call Phone M6-R, or Inquire , 840 W. 6th St. Odll FOR SALE 85 hen, buff leghorna, Arst data. Inqulr at 718 Broadal- binSt. ' ELKS ATTENTION A speclsl trln wU1 ,e,lV h,r at 6-40 p. m. Wednesday vnlng for Lbanori. All brothers Invited. d9 TsriMTV.n To rent a good farm, will buy equipment if pric is right. Inl qulr 1028 E. yhird di Oregon. Albany. d9' ALBANY, CYRUS II WALKER IS 81 YEARS OLD Venerable Pioneer Sees Went i Develop from Wilder nexs i! Cyrus H, Wslkor celebrsted his Slat birthday Sunday, Dee. 7th at hla horn luar Albany. Mr. Walker first aaw tha light, of day ab tht Whitman Mission near Walla Walla, Uoe. 7, in tha year 1838, hla parent. Rev. and Mra. Elijah .Walkar, being mission arya amongtha Indiana and what few whlte who occupied tha Northwcat tarrltory at that time. Mr. Walker haa been an eye wlt neu to perhaps the greatest devel 1 ohntent uf any man of hla generation. Since hla birth out of vgry and. chaoa haa come a great ivil'tlon with teeming cities, and great high ways, rail road aystems' and educa tional and religious institutions that are not surpassed in any country. It la evident that Mr. Walker has been pioneer of a great'eivllixatlon and wo of the ' present generation should realise that we are also pio neers of the generations that are to follow and building a foundation on which thd future in business, society and government must stand or fall. DRASTIC RULES; PUT IN EFFECT Fuel Administrator Closes Factories 3 Days a Week ; Hearings Postponed ' WASHINGTON, De, 9. By A- P. In (he face of an expected settle ment of the coal strike, Fuel Admin- iaUator Garfield today put into effect the most drs.tic regulations for fuel lations for fuel rictlon of 1918. economy line tne rest Even if the strike Is settled today. he dwlared, fuel aavlng measures will be necessary m oroer v rcsw. u nation' normal ripply. Probably th most Important regulation It that prctcribed for manufacturing Pnts. Which wiU b restricted to operation, three day oi tna weea on tne llu.nl walking nours. INDIANAPOLIS, Dee., 9 Hear-' Ing of ehargea of contempt of court filed against 84 general and district officials of the United Mine Workers of America hav been postponed until nwtt Tuesday moming on motion of the government attorney, when the case will be called. The postpone- i ment take plc pending the out corn of th meeting of th miner official her thit afternoon to acv ' on Persldcnt Wilson' plan for ending the strike. Tangent Women Hold Meeting; To Hold Bazaar Mrs. Chas. Griffith, president of the Tangent Missionary society wa nost ra at her home Wednesday, Dec., 8. Th meeting wa well attended at the noon hour a delicious luncheon was served. The Tegular business meeting was held In the afternoon and offi- il-tiK. for the ensuing year. A bataar was voted to bo held at one of the Tangent ttores some time bo- fore ari.tm... the. proceed, to go for the purchase of f f-i he Purchase meeting will be hdd at the residence of Mr. W. W. Powell Wednesday afternoon Dec., 10. . Dr. Youna Will Kemain nun Local unurcn t Df Gc0 H youn(f, pastor of the i -hurch has with drawn his w,,tion and will continue a pas- htre Dr Young ha neen pastor 'of the church for th last five year. and I recognized a on of the most successful and prominent ministers in th eitv and the county at large. In nddition to his regular pastoral work, Dr. Young ha been fsctor In many actlvltle of th city and county. His friend, both in snd out of the church ar much gratified to know that Dr. Ycong I to continue his ervicc nero. A thousand dollars worth of strlch nine, which at a conservative eti ... .in Hp1 death to 70,000 rab- biU will be used In the west nd of I the county when th rabbit poisoning campaign starts on Tuesday morning. I East Oregonlan. LINN COUNTY. OREGON, SNOW SPREADS WHITE MANTLE OVER HILLS AND DALES OF LINN COUNTY; COASTING IS PREDICTED By the Associated Pros ' ; Tonight and Wednesday anow In eastern Oregon, rain or snov in West ern Oregon Warmer tonight with fresh easterly gales, aaya the weak er bureau report. The snow fall appear to be general over the entire western., part of the state. The precipitation up to 9' o'clock this morning waa three Inches. The minimum last night was 20 degrees above aero. Traffic haa been slowed up, but lima inconvenience experi enced. - . " Albany is today experiencing its unusual visitation of snow which comes to the Willamette valley at rare intervals of several year apart. Snow feVgan falling at 2 o'clock this moming and remained steadily at if until nearly noon, placing a mantle of nearly aix inche of nature's ermine upon the ground and building of the city. The temperature reached mini. mum last night or 30 degree and a maximum yesterday of 38 degrees. M'CART FAVORS DIRECT HIGHWAY Advocates Running State Police Unable to Solve Murd Road Direct from Al- er of Soldier in Port- bany to Eugene land Last Night - rJ ' , C. A. McCart of near HarrisBum PORTLAND, Dec., 9-By A. P. who is one of the active avocatea-r poife, ara unable to unravel the of the Pacific Highway lieing builtn,y,tcry iurrounding the shooting to on a diroct line south through WW...,-.,- :. f Mirk A. Matthews, country was in town yesterdny with . mp showing the geographical sur - rey of the two counties. j According to thi map th gco- grapmcai line running m. ""uexmn)n, reserve nrps candidate. Hit south -runs through, thd oasttii. I-rte,n,p,non,-i wh0 carried his body to of Albany and Eugene. Theeonten. Ir,vin(f , ,Mrch or lhe tion by those wanting the road to tMMTt haTe not been located. run on the direct line uth to jhe hrbeen held '" - V .1 In th country, will cost lea in con - ; .traction nd would mk the r-ol rATV-.m1Cf i inn Pacific Highway of the vail- on thtjt!ltill!$ IsAoE west aide of the Wilametto River and thereby be the result of drawing a certain amount of "up-keep money" that would not be drawn from the atate and the general government if Linn county Is on th map aa being on a aide road, aa would be the case if the road crosses at Harrisburg and Intersects th highway near June tion city, he aaya. The map shows that Harrisburg three milca and Junction four andAmerican Embassy at Mexico City. threc-fourtha miles west of the direct ; : , 1 line as advocated by 'those favoring Agreement is Reached the direct course. In addition to dlst- LONDON, Dec. 9 By A. P. Re 1 .no it Is claimed that the highway ports that the Italian government had across the river at Harrisburg pnsses over low land that would require arv-nunrio regarding the r mme question, ' oral bridges at a great cost in addi-was received in an Exchange Tele tlon, to increasing the mileage. graph dispatch from Rome. . WOUFN INJURED vii. rvnnne I. loir) un with I sprained knee and Mrs. Willis Grosh-ardo Dato has agreed to form a cab ong with a mashed foot. Jefferson inet to replace the Toga ministry, Review which has resigned. nnc at Wtav nAM iq rniwpiFTFn viiiauni u i n i w w it i ' I : i "mt ' - -jrf The greut Otay ilmri, 22 mile from Sn Diego. CnU replacing th old Structure destroyed by the unprecedented floods of 1916, ha been completed. The new dnm Is Tito feot long. 200 feet high, 150 feet thick nt base, 18 feet thick at top, liarnrsses 10,000,000,000 gallon of water which Irrigate th (Uuy vnlley untl will supply th city of San Dlcgo In case of emtrgency. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, This la 10 degree warmer than it waa the night before. This noon the wind swerved to the north, Indicating that devotee of the coasting sport will soon be enjoying that fun. Pet Anderson, who is usually the flrat out with kVeUdgh, resurrect. ed hie old runner-. -J waa seen driv ing over the etrtets uf the city. What few aleds are owned in tha city are also making their' apeparanee. and former easterners are looking for- ward to the enjoyment of some old. lime coeewn-. Lsag Cold Spell Predicted ' WASHINGTON, Dec 9 A pro longed period of cold weather over the entire country is indicated, the Weather Bureau announced today, by abnormally high pressure over the region west of the Mississippi river and other point. ' BLLINGS, Mont, Dec 8 -The low est temperature In 28 years was" re corded here last night when the gov ernment instruments registered S6 dt-greea below zero. SHOOTING CASE IS MYSTERIOUS priT,to in ,h hospital corp, Camp j. e4rrjed to the houte of a citizen In a dying condition. Hi wa hi. n; t0 Corvalli to up. b-Jt Matthews wis not robbed. UD' GOES TO MEXICAN SUPREME COURT WASHINGTON. Dec. 9 By A. P. The case of American Consular - Agent Jenkins has been transferred to the Mexican Supreme Court, the state ""department waa advised today by the arrived at an agreement with D'An- Dato to Form Cabinet a MADRID. Dec. 9 By A. P. Edu- 1919 U. OF O. STUDENTS TO RAISE FUNDS Albany Students to Conduct Campaign in Linn Co. Next Week Lee Hulbert and MUt Ma Ballock hsve been appointed by the student council of the University of Oregon to represent the Greater Oregon student committee in handling the local end of a $30,000 campaign , th students are Halting to complete the un'fin-1 lihed Women's Building on the Un iversity camp.it, and will reach her the latter part of next week to take chirge of the work. The state ha been divided for the purpose of the campaign Into seven diitricts by the student, of th Uni versity, who have taken entire charge of raising the, last 130.000 needed to finish the $200,000 building. The dis triet including this county is under the direction of Miss Msrjorie Kay, of Salem. , : .'. ; The Women's Building will house I the women's gymnasium, the depart. ment of household arts and other of the women's activities on the campus. Half of the necessary $200,000 mast be raised by private subscription, the legislature having supplied $100,000 to match .the individual generosity of citizena of Oregon. With Ita enrollment almost doubled since it la.it new building was com. pleted, th University finds its buildr ings entirely inadequate to handle the students already there, to say nothing of the large increase certain for next falL The students, aroused to the emergency, have called their "Oregon Spirit'Vto th rescue and have organ ized the present campaign in which they feel confident of success. The Greater Oregon committee consists of 150 members. . CHRIS WIDMER . WILL BE BURIED 'HERE THURSDAY The funeral of Chria. M. Widmer, who died yesterday afternoon at St. Mary's hospital, will be held Thurs day afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Men monite church. Rev. N. A. Lind will conduct the services and burial will be in" Riverside cemetery. Chria M. Widmer was bora in Way land, Iowa, January 12, 1895. He came to Oregon with his parents at the age of aix months, and has made hia home in this state since. Five weeks ago he was taken to the hos pital on account of appendicitis and later ' underwent an operation. He suffered a relapse, from which he fail ed to recover. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Emma Bren neman Widmer, and two children, KAineth, aged 2 Vi years and Isabella Ruth, aged 11 months. He is also sur vived bv his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Widmer, of North Al bany, and nine brothers and aisters. They are: '-. Daniel, Elmer, Herbert, Exra a-id Gladys Widmer, of Albany; Mrs. G. J. Kenagy and Mrs. H. L. Burck, Al bany; Dr. J. N. Widmer, Corvallis and Mrs. A. B. Hartxlcr, of Tofield, Al berta, Canada. I Sign Painter Pleased With Albany's Looks An addition. to Albany's business men waa made yesterday with the ar rival in the city of V. E. Harkms, formerly of Tacoma, who will estab lish a sign pointing business in this city. " Mr. Harkins was with the big Foster A Kleiscr sign painting com pany for several years and is an art ist at his trade. He is looking for a permanent location and says that Al bany appeals to him as the livest town he has struck since leaving Tacoma. He already has 13 contracts for sign work and expects to develop a good business here. . . . Denver Woman Kills Daughter; Wounds Herself DENVER, Dec 9 By A. P-Mrs. Emllv Powell, aged 40, said to be a daughter of Horace G. Llpplncott, so cially prominent, shot and killed her 10 year-old daughter and then shot herself. Har condition is dangerous. Shs and her husband had separated. No. 185 GOV. OLCOTT TO CALL SPECIAL SESSION TO AID COMPENSATION January 12,' Regular Meet ing Date for Legislature, to be Day for Law Makers to Convene at Salem. RATES TOO LOW Accident Commission Offers Evidence That Rates are too Low; Sufferage and ' Other Business May Come. ' SALEM, Ore-, Deei. By th Associated Press Holding that th Workmen's Coaspenaatieai rate are too low. Governor Be Olcott last night aanatmced that he would call a special aeaslon of the legislature within the next :' few day to convene January 12 for the purpose of amending th statute. '' Members of the accident commis sion, the governor said had offered him information to the effect that compensation rate are inadequate. It is thought possible that other important legislation will be trans acted. The constitutional sufferage amendment will perhaps come up. Albany College Recital To Be ' Wednesday Eve. Tomorrow Evening, Wednesday Dec 10, a Tecital will be given in the First Presbyterian Church', ", beginning' promptly at 8 o'clock, by pupils of Albany College Conservatory. The public is invited to attend this Te cital,' which, like all other Co;ege recitals is given without admission fees. The following pupils. wil ap pear: Piano, Ellis Sox, Elliot Irvine, . Elizabeth Beam, Roberta Pugh, Rob ert Barker, Robert Fleming, May Phil lips, Margaret Cathey, Junia Markell, William Blair; Violin, Iney Wood; Voice, Mrs. Hiram Torbet, Kenneth Diven, Misses Stella Dorgan, Mary Bender and Anna Wilson. Albany Elks to - Initiate Class ' At Lebanon A large number of members of the Albany lodge No., 359, B. P. O. E., will leave for Lebanon tomorrow even ing at 6:30. Car will be provided for all who will attend. The object of the occasion is to initiate a large class at Lebanon and enjoy the hos pitality of the Lebanon Elks. Un der a recent ruling of the Grand Lodge it is permissable to initiate members at other places than the regular lodge room. The Lebanon Elks are pre paring a big banquet and a hooping big time is anticipated. SHOP EARLY and shop early in the day ONLY 13 More days to Shop until Christmas .