Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Albany daily democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-192? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1919)
ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT oooooooooooooooo Q 0 O Tonight an4 Suaday Fair . O 0 . Net m Cola. O oooooooooooooooo VOL. XXXII. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1919 No. 189 MERCURY FALLS TO 15 DEGREES BELOW 0000000000000000 0 Meiabef af TUB ASSOCIATED 0 0 PWKS8. Th Ml piptr in Liu 0 , 0 county carrying A. P. dispatch 0 oooooooooooooooo City Threatened with YEGG IS CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS IN GETTING AWAY FROM WILL STORE Dick Rodger Nairn Criminal . Emerging From Jewelry Store With Stolen Articles Valued at Nearly $500. MAY GET i tat the alllei ire willing- to accept to Man Convicted at KOrteburg,'., great an extent aa posibl torn ' Last Month DcclinCH IiCgal V rcrvatlon. to the Versailles Aid and Votes to Medicine in Court Taking advantage, of the tremrly cold night when he be lieved that the etreeta woald be freefroai traveler and the night pellce anugly hugging aome warm fire. Char Ire Brow a, a rrgolar yegg, giving hie hoate aa Chicago threw a brick through the front door of P. C. Will' Jewelry atore at J29 Weat Unit Htriet and proceeded to help hlauelf to watches and Jewelry la the ahow In the atore. 1 out r. nrown jungea wrongu, aiTO,mtud from th conference to leaat a far as the night police were , president Wllaon relative to the peace concerned, for aa he waa about tot,ty. tj,Vui later told the Assoei emerge from th store with hi swag (tod Press that no proposals from the he was confronted by Night officer: toljvnne, to th President had been Dick Rodger who covered the thief brought to him attention at the mrf. witn iia fin anil proceeded: to marcn. him orr to Jail. ' When searched Brown was fjund to Have a large eolectinn of waU hea, two small diamond rings, numerous chains, La Va I Hires and other article of jewelry. Mr. Will has nut made an accurate Inventory of what was taken, but it la believed that th value of the goods will rtin botwren f400 ' and f 500. This morning Mr. Will and Walter Biddle were unable to dis cover the loss of anything else and !t is thought that Rodger 'recovorod the entire amount nf loot taken. The plate glass door that wai brok en is valued at between $60 and $75 the present market price of glass of that character not being known to day. 'erved ratification Uy warm not . ,, ... . , . ; , of Versailles, Srru Rodgi-rs fcvay t . . . r effort to ,cyilSc today that I Mr. Will has a' mighty In hia heart for Dick and will i. ale a strong euro for him the reward of f 100 be lieved to b offered by the Pinkerton Detective Agency Sf which he I. pro- teeted. for th. .ot.rehcnslon of the crook. Browy, as he give his name, wait taken before J untie of the Peace Victor Olliver this morning and walv d examination and was bound ovor to the grand jury undir $500 bonds. He was unable to deposit the money and wn taken to jail to await action of the Jury. When Judge Olliver explainod his 1 . . . Ll I .-II It rignta in court to nire inu tuiu nun .... ., . . , ., i that he was privileged to ask tlie, i.i a i mill, VU UWIIIh Ml UUIUIIU vim nm- .ii.m! i .v. ,!.!, the 'remark that, f n..'. n . d,'a o-nt th,l goodaonm.andImlghta.wollUko('U' ord.n to reporU reaching my medicine." ' Brown wns arretted In Rossburg on a similar charge last month and was sentenced to on year In th peniten tiary, but waa pa rolled by th court. This time he will probably take th full' count. ooooooooo o o 0 O OQOOO - NEW CLASSIFIED B enoAOOOOOOOOOOOOO WELDING Pump and other cast . ings, at Xhe Snider Shop at 404 2nd St. lSdie FOR SALE Ten head of good milk cows. Inquire of Frank P. 8teles . Tangent, Or. 13dl7 Conference Postponed Owing to th fevere storm th date of the annual state Chamber of Com- merce-aarJvcTjtm 4- rerllaaa -aava been sen :h4 J Ca t rp, 20 1,-91. --k j. .- . J ,' ALLIES WILLING TOACCEPTSOME RESERVATIONS England and France Doing All Possible to Effect ; . Adoption in U. S. PARIS, Dre '. By A. P. At a "-result of the conference being held In i London by Premiers Lloyd, Georg 'ana iiemenceau, me American gov PFWAiTUi "rnm'nt wi" no'"'" that I" order Ke" AUt,,jto .facilitate a compromise between ' i advene parties In the American ten- T LaVtrM'' m,'0 D foreign relation! '2 .Minml(b4 MMnrilliiff tn ,h Mkttn ' It it aald that the allies will do 'everything poaaiblo In order that Am jcrtc may oarticlpate In futrre con ferences. . Imnortan t problems, the newspsper says, will henceforth be settled by the premier of France J:.ngland and Italy. American Ambassador Called LONDON, Dee. IS American Am baaaador John W. Davia, late txlay vialted Downing Street where r fe rn Irni Lloyd George, and Clemroresu are in conference. Viacount Chinda, Japaneae Ambaaaador, waa alao call ed into conference. It waa reported that Davia' pre. I ence waa connected with rjrorjoaal rag. LODGE HOLDING OLIVEBRANCH Republican Leader Proposes Compromise on Peace Treaty in Speech V WASHINGTON. Dec, 13 By. A. P. ' Charging that Persldcnl Wilton I "perfectly Immovable urifinsv-unren- ! erved ratification of the peace treaty nator Lodg told the the president should present proposals for a compromise. .He promised that the Republicans m 'v lncm "' i v-narging mat too .iwpU....cans rv- fused to compromise when the treaty was before the senate, Senator Hitch cook said that Lodge is " holding out ; the olive branch" by now suggesting committee on Conciliation or prlvato negotiation. Enver Crowned King of Kurds . . -r , at, Constnntinoplo, Doc., 12. A. P. . i . Enver Pasha, former Turkish minister ; . . ... W War, has been crowned king of Kurdistan In the Turkish region ly If a ... . ,na "iween mcsopoiamia ana s er- here. Albany Water Supply Out of Commission Several of the Albany restaurants and lunch counters had to close busi ness today on account of the water supply being disorganized by ' the freeze and no water available to con duct the business. The city fir engine was taken out to the Souther Pacific water tank this morning vid pump ed water from the, diCch to supply some eight or ten rail road engines with water which were stranded hero on account of a lack of steam. Many private, residences in th city which are very poorly piped are re ported out of commission today. By virtue of no proper water supply-In A ty, avery citizen Is urged to be --. ira m nr Failure of - ALBANY SHIVERS BLOWING WIND : DEGREES BEQW-ZERO; COLDEST YETi ALBANY SHIVERS 2col 0..!.. Fifteen degrees below aerol - Only one In th history ot Linn County has a lower temperature been recorded, when on on Sunday morn ing iD January, 1876, the mercury' dropped to 16, one degree tower than last night'a record. Weather forcaster F. M. French doe not promise any relief from this condition within the next 24 hours, but indications are that tomorrow will be warmer-, but not warm enough to thaw the lea and snow. - To night is to be warmer, It Is stated. Moderate tou threat winds are due Sunday. With th eontirrirdj drop in th weather Albany residents felt Ui ef fect of the freezs-up more keenly last night. Many pipes were broken and much discomfort is experienced. Many places have trouble in keeping warm. Last evening a pipe bunt in the upper story of the post office build- NATION FINDING RELIEF AGAIN Train Service Resuming; Coal Shortage Being Relieved , v t WASHINGTON, Dec., 13By A. j P. The nation found partial relief today from the rigid fuel restrictions enforced through th railroad admin istration. Regional directors have mod flfied the restriction, and where local WAS PORTA RIGHT? IS QUERY HEARD ON EVERY HAND AS TO END OF THE WORLD PREDICTION If the interfeVenco of converging planetary bodies has anything to do with the present cold wave,, more or less general over the earth, the climax has not yet been reached and will not be until December 21. Until that time the warmth of the sun will decrease day by day. At least, this will occur if Prof. Porta's diagnosis and predictions come halfway true, 'lie is credited with sentencing the earth to come to an abrupt and violent end at that timo due to the juxtaposition of sev eral heavenly bodies in a position be tween tho earth and the sun, so as to Intecept the solar influence upon the earth. But Prof. Porta's .. actual predic tions, It is pointed out, do not neces sarily call for tha end of the world. They merely point to a radical disar rangement of the celestial hosting plant, an Interruption in space of the solnr rays which make life possible on the planet earth. It is, according to his prediction, much as if the power line were cut temporarily. Cold May Increase Soveral dalca have been announc ed as Prof. Porta's "end" for all things earthly. As reliable as any of Porta a published dates, however, is the on foretelling a solar slump early in December which will not roach its crisis or turning point until about December 21. If the present cold snap I this pre dicted slump, and if th warmth di minishes for another week T Many Are Concerned Scientists have rushed to refute Porta' prediction with figures and arguments. The layman cannot fully appreciate either the Professor's ar gumenta or thoe of his doubters. What h can appreciate is the bitter, increasing cold, and the remarkable coincidence that precipitated the cold pell at about the time Prof. Porta had marked out for It Nature assur- Water Supply; Public ' 1 1 WITH ICY BLASTS CHILLED TO 15 Ing, and before Frank Powell could I spread th alarm and, assisted by oth- ! r employees, turn onaM th faucets In th building, many gallons of wai ter had been spilled, causing much 'damage to th building ' ' - ' - This morning a pip in th bate--mrnt of the court ho-Jta broke and water damaged a number of maps and paper in the office of John Penland, county highway engineer. As a re sult of the break It is impossible to heat the upper stories of the build ing and business is practically sus pended. The coldest place in Oregon yetter day was at Elgin, Wallowa County where the temperature was 40 degrees below zero. All over Oregon cold weather prevails, Marshfleldt 18 a bovs and Newport, 15 above zero be ing the two warmest spots in the state. Portland is not as cold as val ley towns. Albany and Balem seem to be in the center of the cold belt. conditions permitted they were revok ed. There was a substantial restor ation of train servic in many sec tions. All industries may be supplied with coal for emergency needs as far as coal is available in ' any section for that purpose, under orders from the central coal committee. Orders removing all restrictions from th use of coal for light power and heat were issued for the entire northwest region at Chicago today. Full passenger service on all railroads in the northwest region will resume at midnight Wednesday, according to orders issued at the Chicago office of the real road administration today. edly came to oPrta's aid seemingly in an effort to substantiate his reasoning-Make It Snappy, He Say That people far and wide are v thinking of Porta' "day of doom" is evident from , the comment to bo heard everywhere. One Albany msn remarked today: "Well, if she's going to go, I wish she'd go darned soon and end the cold snap." He anticipatel, apparently, going hence to a warm er clime. - Time Is Near . Seventh Day Adventists of Corvcl lis called on Editor Ingalls yesterday with the following statement: "We believe that the time is near", said Mr. Tooley "but the Bible tells us that 'no man knoweth the day or the hour." Which RouteT A Silvcrton woman who figures that light plants will be put out of commission has laid in a stock of candles, but we can't figure out which rout she expects to take and use candlelights, puzzles the Jefferson Review. In Seattle a large number or women nave agreed to meet at a church at an early hour and all go. in a bunch. l received only one that expressed sym-1 and Steelquist state. Should a big All over the nation agitators are,pathy for the new president. I shall Are break out there would be an Ir p reaching the final windup On next be glad to have the Albany newspap- adequate supply of water with which Wednesday and thousands of neonlo are In a state of abject fear. It real- ly la of little difference to any one, as! life is only a mater of but a few years at th most, and It would not be lone somo if all went at the same time. In far t, on lady told us it just suited her, as she only wanted to live as long as anyone else did. Take Your Receipts We have a lot of delinquent sub scribers who had best hurry and get a recoipt to ahow St. Pater when they get to the gate, continues th Re view. We are not going to take any blanks with u and a delinquent will never b allowed inside th gate. President Now Able to Walk About Building WASHINGTON, Dec., 13. B A. P. President Wilton Is now permitted u wai aooui nis room ana aiong in halls of the White House, Dr. Gray- J son announced today. The President, the sodcor sayt, dresses himself and walks with the aid of a can vnat- tended. New Party May Have Candidate For President ST. LOUIS, Dec., 13 By A. P- The new political party will have a candidate in the presidential race next November if plans formulated at the liational conference of liberals mater ialize. Th conference, which opened here Tuesday ended last night It was decided to hold a convention be fore July 1. Clifford Walker Celebrates His 31st. Birthday Clifford Walker, eldest1 son of Cvrut H. Walker, yesterday eelebrnt- ! mA hia tr.irtv.fimt hirthrfav at the family home two miles southeast of the city. Clifford was born at Warm' Springs, Indian agency when hia fath er waa superintendent at that place, on Dec. 12, 1888. CHURCH FAVORS ALBANYCOLLEGE President Williams Returns From Meeting in Port-' land with News A. M. Williams, president-elect of Albany College has returned home af- ter being snow-bound two days in Portland where he attended meetings j of leaders of the New Era Movement from over Oregon and Idaho. Mr. Williams has been connected with that movement from the beginning and says that the churches in this sec tion of the state can do no better thnn to organize their work in line with these movements of thef several de nominations which are all headed up In the Interchurch World Movement, whose conference is still In session in Portland. Mr. Williams said that his associa tion for .several days with rresby- lerinn and other church leaders from over the state had enabled hm to sense what he felt will be a faorablo lttitude toward the college under the new management which begins in January. He stated frankly that hr had some misgivings about his recep tion as the. new head of the college on the part of leaders in the Synod of Oregon. Mr. Williams added. "It is not yet written that the proverb about prophets in their own ountry is adjourned. However, the Presby terinan constituency in the west does not seem to rate things according to the "honor of men, but according to the capacity for jpHt that men ahow. It is siffnificanrtnat of the half- hundred expressions from leaders 1 1 era tell what leaders say nbrat the college here and the next moves we ought to make. Here ar a few J. E. Wheeler, owner of the Pert- land Telegram "I will help Albany College whenever I can. Stay with it and put the' thing across. There is more need today for uch olieges than there ever" was in the -norld's history." - Vi.'-- ' Rev. L, M. Boozer,' Medforcr-"All we want to knov is, have you a con structive program, for th future. If so, there is no question about thr Synod's backing you." A. B. Slauson, with th Oregonim. V'You can make it go." Must Aid mm typhoidepidemIc IS POSSIBILITY UNLESS WATER IS CAREFULLYSAVED Water Plant Pumps 2,750, 000 Gallons Per Day to Keep up Supply; Faucets Must be Closed at Night Meeting of Officials at May or's Office Reveals Condi- UVUS, 1 CHOI I J iiuwwjiv Those Who Fail to Assist Danger of water shortage. Danger from ore. - Danger from disease. These contingencies face Albany unless the people of the city unite and cooperate with the Mountain States Power Company to conserve the wa ter supply. The facta were brought out at a meeting held in the offie of Mayor L. M. Curl this morning at which C M. Brewer, Vice-president and general manager of the It. M. Byllesby properties in the northwest, R. U. Steelquist, division manager of the Mountain States Power Co. and representatives of the press. The power company representatives pointed out that the local plant is now pumping double the amount of water required during the dry season of the year. Between 400 and GOO gallons of water for each person in Albany, totalling two and three-quart ers million gallons, are being pumped for local consumption. In order to meet the emergency the power company is today pumping steadily but the water is shut off for ' 15 minute intervals in various see- tions of the city to accumulate a re serve. Th great shortage is due to the fact that in nearly every house in the city faucets are left running to keep the pipes from freezing up and the company is unable to keep up with the strain. : The supply was ex hausted at 4 o'clock this morning J after an accident had happened to te macninery at tne plant on West Third Street. The public is requested to turn off their water outside of the houso and drain the nines everv nieht. Wher.i it is impossible to drain the water farms and pipes it is urged that only a fine stream of water be left running, jun enough to keep the water in th pipes moving. x The company has thus far b3en able to supply all fiiltered water, but it . - V. uuiia, vil IVbblllg V. M LCI I UK they will have to turn the water ij from the ditch and give the city un filtered water. Here lies the greatest danger, for with typhoid germs lin ing the vats it will be a long timo he fore they can be sterilized and made pure again, and in the meantime the . city would be subjected to the worst typhoid epidemic in its history. With the supply of water in the reservoir cut low there is also grave danger from fire, Messrs, Brewer to fight it. Mayor Curl promised the 'Mcpcra tion of the city officials in helping tho company maintain the suppl.", and should there be any who refuso to comply with this request they will suffer by having their water supply cut off, or other measures taken. . AMERICAN LEGON ... .4 The big donee to be given at the Armory this evening under th aus pices of the American Legion has been called off on account of th floor being too icy and th beatlnf .equipment of the building out of cora- mlssicn. IF I