oooooooooooooooo O Member of TUB ASSOCIATED O 0 PHKHH. The nly paper in Linn 0 0 county carrying A. P. dispatch O oooooooooooooooo ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT: oooooooooooooooo o o O Tonight and Thursday raia O O ' o oooooooooooooooo VOL. XXXII. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMB ER 17. 1919 No. 192 1 RY. WORKERS ASK WITHDRAWAL OF CUMINS BILL BEFORE CONGRESS Samuel Gompors and Repre sentatives of BrotherhoodH Appear Before Inter-State Commerncc Committee. . WANT PRESENT LAW Labor Would G?Ve Covern-Uay In a Bol.hrvik statement recelv- ment Ownership Thorouirfi d b' wi"''- from Mo"ow-Peace-Time Test for Next Meeting la Postponed TwoYcarS. SaVS GomOCnj.1 The Annual Farm Bureau meetir.i: - - I WASHINGTON. Dec 17 By A. P. Proteatjng agalaat the en actment of the Cummin railroad .bill now before the Senate, Samu el (iomprr and representative of the railroad brotherhood and apokeamrn for aome farmer or ganisation today urged Chair man Cummin and the Senate In terstate Commerro Committee to withdraw the measure and gle , government operation a thorough peace-time teat. The brotherhood announced that they planned to urgo President WIN eon to uae hi Influence againat the bill. Gompvr declared that organised talwr wanted the government to re tain control of the made for two year "for the purpoae of testing out the beat method for continued opcratlona." ilauser Bros. To Have Expert Advertising Man Hauirr Brothers, who operate sport Ing goods store at Salem, Albany, Eugene and Corvallls are showing their enterprise atill further by em ploying a professorial advertising man to take care of the publicity for . all of their stores. K. B. Palmer, who will make h- headquarters In Pulcm, was In the cliy this veek getting ac. qunlntcd with the lecal field on his trip ..r!:i4 tho clmiit. He wJI pre pare all new!pper advertising copy for all of the store and later wHl al so aUenrt to the window the window dressing In each city. Hausur Brw., Paul and Lloyd, have lived In Satom most atl their live and are example of native lndutry In building up a large business, specialising alone one i line. The local store It mannred by j John Ncoly, well known Albany man,' and is as!ed'by Jess Bremwcll ,who will probabry sumo day be managing another branch tore when JIauser Brothers, choose to expand again. Mauser Bros, are believer in news paper publicity and use a great deal of space liythe Snlrm papws, as woll at In other paper of the valley. FORMER ALBANY BOY IS NOW IN ' SAN PEDRO, CAL. Mrs. Carrie ncndrrsonif Wes 12ib street is in recept of a letter from her son, Winston who I an expert riveter employed in a shipyard at San Pedro, California. Ho recently made the trip from Seattle on the steamer "President" and reported a very plea ant voyage, stopping at several . noints to visit friends relative. Ho ha bocn employed In a shipyard In Seattle for the past three year ana will be remembered by by many Al bany friends a a graduate of A. .H S. class of 'ltl. OOOOGOOOOOOOOOOOO NBW CLASSIFIED o o 009000000 ooooooooo WANTED We atop the leak in rub ber boots or ahoea. Come in and see ua. Burn Shoe Dr. dl7 LOST The flndor of ' purse lost In Hamilton's 8 tor yestreday, please return to store and fret reward. 17dl9 RADIATORS REPAIRED All make of radiator repaired by expert..' ' MEDIN A MAIR, Auto Sheet Metal Worki, 11S Eaat 8rd St., Albany, Oregon. dl7tf. WANTED Two boy with bicyelea to deliver Albany Democrat In th elty. LONDON DENIES MASSACRE STORY Death of Garrison of 1300 Britiiih Soldiers Regarded Bobthevik Propaganda LONDON, Dec, 17. By A. P. Of ficial dsiilaj of th report that hottlla Persian had masaacred a garrison of MOO men at Meshed, Persia, was mad at the war office today. It wai declared, to be obviously Bolthlvik propoganda. LONDON Dec. 17. The capture of Kleva and the occupation of Kupiantk in southeast Kharkov, wa claimed to- . L II L wnicn wit to nave ocen neia nvrv next Friday hat been imk-finltely pot poned but will probably held the laat wrek In January after thj Farm er's Week at Conrallli, report county agent 8. V. Smith today. , STATE BIOLOGIST LOSES POSITION Refusal to Play Politics As cribed as Reason for Ac tion bv Commission PORTLAND, Dec. 17 By A. P. William L. Flnley. Statu Biologist, was dismissed by tho State Fish and Game Commission last Thursday, it became known today, according to a .story published In the Portland Tele- trVl!' r i i. nj . , .. The Telegram awrlb.-. Hnley a d.s- missal to hi. refusal to do politic.. Sportsmen of the state are reported indignant and are said to be planning to apeal the matter tohe governor. 43 Killed in Berlin Explosion BERLIN, Dec., 17. By A. P. For-ty-thrre workmen and women were killed and more than 100 injured by the explosion of an ammunition de pot near Willlamshaven 1 yesterday. The explosion Secured while shell were being unloaded. EUGENE REPORT FOUND TO BE ONLY A HOAX From aomo source or other the re port gained circulation laat night that Eugene was deluged with an over- i .. .a i . L. - . : . H or five feet desp was running through.. the main itrcets. The reports alio stated that from ISO to 600 people lost their lives. A travelling man making his home In Eugene called hia wife up and was heartily laughed at. This morn ing the Democrat waa besieged wlih a number of telephone cnlls and final ly decided to settle the matter by call luff Eugene. The Guard in ignorance of such a disastrous lituatlon, but ndr mitled that the melting snow nnd ice was causing considerable trouble in the streets and that navigation was difficult in some sections of the city Eugene I having about the tame trou ble that Albany is experiencing, but people will have their, little joke. , , y-.. - i' u In Hospital Here John Shelly of Junction City, who has been an Inmate of the HarriabSrg hospital for some time, was brought to Albany today by Sheriff Kendall and on advice of Albany physicians placed In the St Mary's hospital. It appear that Shelly was bring cared fosJy th Odd fellows of Jun ction City where they had a nurse employed, until such time a ne be came so- violent in hi way, that he wai taken tot Harriiburg nnd from there it was thought by the Idvie. county official, that It would be best rto send him to the Stat Hospilal. On reaching Albany he became sa week it was decided that It would le best to place him In the hospital here for the few da,yi he will perhaps have to live. NEWSPRINTSITUATION BECOMES ALARMING; CONGRESS ASKPAPERS REDUCEC0NSUMPT10N 10 PER CENT UNLESS RELIEF IS GIVEN HAVE TO SUSPEND PUBLICATION; REDUC TION IN SIZE AND INCREASE IN ADVERTISING RATES IN SIGHT. WASHINGTON. Dee. 17 By the Associated Pre An appeal to the publisher of the country to eserela all possible economy la the use of news print was Is sued by the House Post Office Committee today, which decided to defer for ail month action on the Anthony bill proposing that dally newspaper containing over 24 pagr be denied second class mailing privilege. Kvery netspapcr in the country waa called upon to reduce new print , can believe It or not, but we are ad consumption by 10 per cent for a per-! vised by our New 'York office that iod of six months to reli-ve the pres-' ent shortage, which la acutely sort - ou. The Democrat has been aware for 1 of newa print, and the future In the some lime 01 uie unpenuins; anunajt i newspaper business In extremely un - certain. Anticipating the danger tho Democrat baa order, in with whole- a - m a saiers to carry tne paper jor a low for advertising space all over the months in advance, but after that sup-'country, newspapers in every city ply is gone it Is hard to tell what printing more store new than at any going to happen. time in history. The mills hard not News print tw year ago could be installed sufficient equipment to keen purchased for three or four cent a up with orders and unless some action, oound. and even less in car load lota.1 i- -u..n . t. ...... u- n ' Now th. price la about eight cents , nound in Portland. The Democrat yesterday received a letter from Blake MrFall A Co.. Portland branch. In which the manager says: "Wl hsvs fuund it neeeaaarv to re-i du ord(.rt , , ,ike miulner (mly partial shipment being made) due to t fct th.t w, . not reeciving our HAVE YOU VOTED ON THE PEACE TREATY YET? CUP COUPON FROM DEMOCRAT ANDHELP SETTLE FIGHT On another page of the Democrat appears a ballot tin the Peace Treaty.' It contains four quentiona and thtf public isaaked to check off the num ber whien expresses their opinion on the treaty and forward it to the Demo crat. The vote la being token upon te eniest of the League to Enforce Peace, of which William Howard Taft ur president, and is for the purpoae of getting a correct expression nf tlie sentiment of tho people of the coun try. Tho result of tho oW will be , canvassed and sent to headquarters i where the information will be rom- .... , ' The hopeless mess that the ?er.ntc haa made of the peace treaty i st ill County Nurses I Are in Demand County nurse are in demand is the atatrment of Mis Jane C. Allen atate advisory nurse. vThe counties of Klamath, Josephine, Hood River, Cur- ry, Marion, Baker, Wallowa and Mal-jlmd heur are all now looking with favor on obtaining the services of a county , ii u raw, in ids svurn wiya pruviuetj mo ' state board of health eon sunnlv the : demand. Tho question of a county I nurse for Linn county ia being advo- catcd by tho Red Cross. Chief John Catlin Given Last Call Chief Catlin reports that, aa this waa to be the last day, hi wife this morning on hearing the noise from the dynamite explosions in the Leb anon canal woke him up to let him know that the time had realy come and that it was 'his laat chance to make his final settlement on earth. The chief not being convinced on the ft nit circumstancial evidence refused to be convinced that the alleged pro gram had started and reconciled his wife by introducing the evidence that It waa simply the first division of the "Hobo Special" and that more or less time waa still available for the more respectable class to consider the re ality of the occasion. MANY PAPERS WILL regular tonnage from our respective' milla. You are certainly lucky that you have had the foresight in auch copious quantities and ordered frev ly. At the present moment w aru not accepting any future order ai.d orders that we do accept are limited to one ton. While we have become a ' bit caloused during the past three ; years we were simply knocked off our ; feet to hear the price that news , print commands in the middle west and on the- Atlantic seaboard. You they heard of considerable tonnage .bring purchased at 13tte per pound. One extremely large contract being: placed aj a figure higher than lOV4c per pound." , Verification nf tha ihiw. nHi im had In various newspaper Journals 1 and from other aurcea. The newsprint shortage has been cmated by th. unrecldenUd dem.nd '. cr n ot tne eountlVt nd Kme of th. ki- in v.- i . . ! down to the bone or suspend entirely." I Aa . result f th. hih nri,- ,A scarcity of paper advertising rate k.w. ..1 i n i i. ' , ljciplted u,,. a.-.. In ratea will become necessary if the prownt situation continue, for Ion, " ... on the boards and it is largely up to the people of the country to aettls the matter. It is very likely that matter. It ia very likely that the opinion of the people in tho nut ter will rule. . , Whether you are in favor of the adoption of the trsaty as it stands, without reservations or with reserv.i- tlons, or with the Lodge reservations or the rejection of the treaty entirely, you are asked to vote and send your W.. It... T a. a a muiu. w mo U9mwrm. a irue OX- pressjon of the public mind is what ia sought and you are invited to reg ister your opinion. Be sure that your name and address is attached to the ballot, for no vote will be counted unless it contains the name and address of the voter. Dies at 100 Years Of Age, In Ohio Mrs. W. C. Burnes of lbany re ccived a letter today from Ohio coo- ; vVnP draft of her uncle Dtn j Willi" who at the time of his death reached the extreme old age of one hundred years, two months and lhrtoen day. Mr. William was bor . it , , , the ,0WB of e,,clre Ohio, and had liTetl nin,y 'ear" in Nob,e county and spent most of his active life as a far mer. His mind waa good up to a few days before his death and he" had the happy faculty of enjoying a joke as well a a man twentyvfive years, denying published report, that he had of age.' The cause of the long life placed his resignation before Prsi of Mr. Williams is being investigated dent Wilson, but disclosing that he by the medical men of his state which intends to leave the cabinet when he no doubt will be like most cases of it mna ine result or a clean and indu- atriou lift from Arly-boy hood. I Lloyd Templeton Wants Duck Pond Lloyd Templeton of the Albany Gar- age states to the Democrat thi morn ing that he ia In the market to bid on a franchise to secure Washington sire as a pona to reed ducks and original proceedings to test the val will start the bid' at one hundred idity of the National prohibition a- dollars. Other Intereiter parties should report at once. END OF WORLD IS BELIEVED NEAR IN INDIANAPOLIS, IND. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 17 One long, wierd, shrieking whistle, then others less strid ent and Anally practically all sirens in the city, mingled with the ringing of a number of bells broke the stillness of the early morning. "I guess its the notice of the world's end," said one woman, who announced he was going to church. It develnpi-d later that the throttle of a whis tle at the railroad roundhouse became stuck. Others took op he chorus, not knowing ernet ly why. NEW YORK, Dee. 19 By A. P. Astonishment was express ed by the superstitious today when the earth failed to come to an end. The ominous posi tion of the planets, press-agent- ed widely, had maintained such a catastrophe. JOSEPH HECKER CALLEDBYDEATH i V1I IKw Former KnOWTl Albany VaTYA fM Man Dies at Toppenish in 86th Year B. J. Hecker this morning receiv ed word of the death of his father Joseph Hecker, who passed away i Toppenish, Wash., at 1 o clock tin in this monK at ,he home ot hi daughter Mr- A. J. Alphin. He was 86 years ntil. Hart tmuhl, t riven as the im- mediate ca-jse of his death. Mr Hecker was born in Germany .... i April 9, 1833 and came to this, coun- I try with his parents when be was 12 years old. The family settled in In , diana but moved to California in 1848. j Mr. Hecker came to Albany 1855 ancf 1 settled on a farm near Wells, Benton i County, where he lived until Tetiring 1 in 1912. He then went to Toppen- ish and made his home with his dough ' U-r until tii deain. Mr. Hecker was well known in Al- bany, having spent the greater part of his lift in this vicinity and is count ed as one of the prominent pioneers 01 th" P" ' the -ls ?uveo Dy "ro 50n' J- and L. A. Hecker, of Albany; and five daughters, Mrs. A. J. Alphia Miss Louise. Hecker. of Tornenish: Mrs. B. W. Steel and Mr, a D. Anderson of Twin Falls, Ida.; Mrs. Arnold King of Goldendale, Wash, The bod v will be broueht lo.Al- bany for burial and the funeral will be held. Friday at 2 p.m. at the Cath'o- tf rhurrh Postoffice To Get Car Of Coal -. - - Postmaster Stewart this morning rocchred word that his car lead of coal which the government is shipping from Wvnmintr i ,nm,fila, ttii. ciHn t La Grande and will arrive in Ad- bany some time in the future. The news is particularly cheering, for the post office haa used the last b,it of conl on the place and this morning purchased a. lead of wood to keep the building warm. Lane DemeS He Will Leave Post - At Present Time WASHINGTON, Dec, 17. By A. P. Secretary of the Interior Frank lin K. Lane today issued a statement cando without adding to the Pesidents ; worries and burdens, Rhode Island to ' ' Test National -Prohibition Law WASHINGTON, Dec., 17-By A. P. Rhode Island, through its attor ney general today asked the Sun- reme Court for permission to institute mendment, and enjoin federal officials from enforcing It In that state. BRITISH CANNOT PROHIBIT IMPORT CERTAIN GOODS SAYS BARRISTER Proclamation Against Re strictions on Certain Im- ' ports not Legal Says De cision Held Important ' U. S. TO PROFIT American-owned goods Siez ed in England During War to be Released Upon Proof of Ownership. LONDON, Dee, 17. By A. P. The government waa declared by Justice Sir John Saakey, King's bench division, today to possess no power to prohibit the im porta tioa of certain good; that therefore, , ha proclamation to ' this effect was invalid and illegal- : The judgement is considered one of the most important ever rendered against, the government. Britian to release Goods WASHINGTON, Dee, 17 Great Britian is now prepared to release American-owned goods slezed dur ing the war topon the establishment of their American ownership at the time shipped, the state department was advised today by the British For- eign office. I Defective FtimOCe . N Causes Fire '- ' Dr. and Mrs. Elmer C, Gipe of 1241 Ferry street narrowly escaped being: i burned ouf of house and home yester--. day afternoon when their residence i was nscoverea on lire caused by T . " . ,y lnrougn . la . i me umsiyiiorts or ine lire company and others that the residence and con tents were saved. It is estimated that the loss is some four or Tire hundred dollars, to the house and con tents. " Mrs. W. T. Radcliffe Called by Death At Her Home Here Mrs. W. T. Radcliffe of 915 Wal- , nut street died at her home last night jat 10:30 as a result of a lingering j illness since the 18 of October. ' Mrs. Radcliffe was bom in TVnnlv. lican City Nebraska, January 23, 1879. she moved to Albany three years ago where she has resided un til the date of her death. She is sur vived by four children, Lucile and Clair Hunt of Albany and Merril Hunt of Enterprise Wallowa county and her four old son Kennith Radcliffe of Albany, and one brother F. S. ( Moonson of Albany and two sisters, , Mrs. J. C. Hunt of Denver col., and !Mrs. H. B. Harlen of Corvallis. No arrangements for the funeral services will be made until the arrival of the relatives. ' SHOP EARLY and shop early in the day ONLY 6 More days to Shop until Christmas 1 f