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j. tt O. tikroj 0000000 ooooooooo 0 Member of TIIK ASSOCIATED O 0 I'RKHrt. Tht only pap' la Llna O O county carry li.f A. P. dispatch O oopoooo OOOOOOOOO ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT 000000000000009 O i o O Tonight and Saturday eccaal- O O anally raia O 0000000000000009 VOL. XXXII. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. ORFGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1919 No. l GOVERNMENTWON VICTORY IN COAL' STRIKE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATES Union Officials and Men Comply With Government Demands to Return to Work, Says Palmer. TO PROBE H. C. L . ..' ' -. ' Massachusetts Senator Calls on President to Urre Proc- lamation of End of Demob MUoltv. i I If Wm llan . WASHINGTON. Dae, If By . Aaaociated Preaa Tha Una Ins tlon of the aoft coal atrika waa not a aettleaiant but victory for tha avrnmmt Allorney-Geaer- al Palmer told tha Sonata coat- '. ' ssitte Investigating lha atrika. "In actuality the man and union - off icon hava complied with govern- ment oVmanda to return to work, Pal- ' mer declared. . , To Check H. L. C WASHINGTON, Dec., 19 Steps to check lha rising price of clothing will be discussed at a conference held here early In January of persona In Wrested In the production of wear ing apparel, from the producer of ran malarial to tha consumer of the fin ished product. Would Lift Wet Han WASHINGTON. Dee., ID. Repret I amative Richard Olney, or Maasa chusettn. called at the Whit Hou ' today to urge President Wilson proclaim the end of demobollMtiun lm- mediately with tha view of lifting th, wartime prohibition ban. Veal Funeral at .1 v 2 o'clock Saturday I Funeral, services for R. A. B. Veal, who died Sunday afternoon, will be j held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock I in the Mcthodlat church, Dr. W. P. White nd Dr. J. a Spencer officiat ing. Interment Is to taVe place In the Riverside Cemetery. The pall bear crt are to b Judge Percy R. Kelly, Clrn Junkin, Grant Pirtle, Judge L. L. Swann, Claranca Cameron and Wal ter Worrell, I rtOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO e J O NEW CLASSIFIRO O . e o; oooooooooooooooooo FOR SALE -room dwelling at No. 634 Cnlapooia Street, plastered, hot and cold water on both floors. '' . 2 hatha, 4 bedrooms. House newly I painted inaidu and out. Price Hri00 ' on liberal terms. Beam Land Co., 133 Lyon Street - 19d20 PIANOS. PIANOS What shall I buy for a Christmas present? Answer. I hava a present luitablo . for any one of your family. Call at 22S W. 3rd Street, Albany Oregon and aco my pianos. I wnnt to close out and sell all the pianos I havo in stock through the holidays. You are all in vitod to call and see them. Twill give you some slaughtering low prices for the next few days. Telephone 394-R. Terms If desired. ' " dlOtojl A LINEBACK. WANTED The party who picked tip the black pockut book,- with 4 ton dollar bills in, at tho farmers food . - shed last Thursday, please return . . it? Reward, and no questions x asked. R. B. Bronaon. .dlfl WANTED Woman to do plain Mir , Ing, to do tha work in her own , home, call In forenoon. Phone 487 Y. dl9 WANTED Two boy with bicycle to deliver Albany Democrat In the city. , ODD FELLOWS ATTENTION Special called meeting of Albany Lodge No. 4, for tha purpose of con ferring Third degree on a elaaa of . Candida t, Saturday evening at 7:80 at tha lodge hall. I. R. WILCOX, N. 0. E. A. HUDSON, Secy. 19d20 WOOD You can hava all th oak wood you want for tha entting, Bank house and stove famished, D. a McClure. Cor of 7th A Elm St. . 19d27 ANTT vo, 1 900 Vernon Arreted, 350 Executed by Red, Says Report ' JIEL8INGF0HS, Dm., 19. Uy A. P. Tha discovery of an Anti-Bolsh-vlk plot U reported in Potrograd. Nina hundred persons, including sev tal French and Brliiah, hava born 'arretted. Thrc hundred and fifty hava bean axecutad. Reds Claim Victory LONDON, Dm., 19. Sever fight- I Inir In the viclnny of Narva on tha Esthonlan front whera tha Bolthavikl broka through wira defenses and cap tured several villiagts, ii reported in an official soviet statement Issued at I ln,iow. i f Kiddie undernourish- tli CI film Their Piirtnt COLUMBUS. Ind Declaration on tha part of parenta of boyt and girla attending the public schools of 1...- .k.. -U-: l.ll.l-... m.m .n 'dcr nourished because of tha high coat of living hat (vaulted In an in vcttigation of conditions with aUrt- ling disclosure. ' '" Tha Invagination, at far at It hat proceeded, ahowa that 4 percent of them are more than four pound un- dcr weight. Only 12 percent or tha I thousands that attend school have been found 10 be normal In poundage. Chicago Grand -Opera Director I IS Dead l Oaay - CHICAGO Dee, 19. By A. P Cleofonta Campaninl, director general of the Chicago Grand Opera company died of pneumonia thit moming. ."AMERICAN LEGION ...... n . . wn rrrfTT UTIJC A VlfTllKY lit 111 J tl TlvlUlll Senatc Pa88C8 n.0U8e mn on War Risk Insurance With Amendments WASHINGTON. Dec., 19. By A. P. Th House 'bill Increasing war rlik insurance allowances to American soldiers, sailors and marines disabled in war pa teed today in the Senate with amendment reoiested by the American Legion. ' r . The House is expected to accept th S1'""1 mendmenu and enact ment of the bill before Christmas recast It asturrcd. First Aviator, To Cross Atlantic Killed in Fall ROUSE, France, Dec., 19. By At aocintcd Presa Captain Sir Johri Al-cock,-' tho first aviator to make the non-stop flight across the Atlantic, died here today as a result of injuries received yeitirdav when the plane In which he was riding crashed to the ground. Explorer La Salle's Colony is Found BERKLEY, The fort built In Tex as by the tost colony of tha explor er La Salle was not located on th La Vaca river, as has been commonly believed, but was further woat on the Gardia rlvor, Dr. Herbert E. Bolton, history professor at the University of California, announced recently. " Dr. Bolton, while doing research work, found a map which confirmed a theory he had developed that tha eol ony wat not located on th La Vaca. He went to the tpot indicated and found the remains of the old fort. It was 90 feat square with wall two and ahalf feet thick of red adobe brick. The ruins were almost completely bur led. Eggs Take Drop On Chicago Mart CHICAGO, Dee., 19. By A. P. Increased rectiptt caused tha whole sale price of eggs to drop to 10 cents on th Chicago market today. First quality egg told at 71 cents, a tin cant drpp, while tha ordinary quality dropped 10 cent a doaan. ATTEMPT IS MADE LORD LIEUTENANT AS TARTY v PASSES ALONG ROAD; 2 KILLED . ATTACK, RESEMBLING CIIEIIAUS SHOOTING, TAKES PLACE IN COUNTRY NEAR DUBLIN; BATTLE WITH ASSAI LANTS F 0 L L O W S IN WHICH ONE IS SHOT. LONDON. Dm. 1 Dy tha , Associated Prase. Aa attempt waa made at oaa o'clock today to aaaaaainala Vlaconnt Preach, ljrd Lieutenant of Ireland. Me was driving when the shot waa fired. A civilian waa struck and Inst- Iantly killed. A policeman waa wounded at tha aama time. VUcount vvuiiwu aab uiv ramie vmiiv Fr-nch eacaped, however. Several shots were aaid to have , been fired by tha asailants. The mill- Ury promptly returned tha fire, one of tha aaeallant being ahot dead. Ambulance were Immediately ruahfd Sand Digger Unearths Small Fortune: Quits PITTSBURG Fortune lauglied, right out loud in the face of a hum ble sand digger here recently. Thirteen hundred and fifty dollar : thoroughly wet from iU long 1mm- r- ( ,on on th, bottom of the Ohio river, but (till good tpendabla money, wat scooped up In his bucket. , j IA no owner name appeared In the wallet the finder claimed the coin ; by right of discovery and immed'at ly I quit hie )ob by right of affluence. Portland Service Men Are Out Of Employment Dr. G. E. Rlggs thninnan of Alfred , to raising sections of the vally. Many E. Babcork American Legion post re-1 of tha giuwaia were digging or hav eeived a letter from State Secretary 1 Ing their crap in transportation at the E. J. Elvers yesterday asking If AI-! time th cold weather came and were bany wat in a position to aaaist in 1 not in a position to' protect J them giving employment to part of Port-) against the sudden change in the land' service men aa there appears weather. ' to be several hundred without em- j Many growers also had their crop ployment at this season of the year. ; stored in places that could not be kept L. J. Caudeld. resident State F.ngi- j at a temperature above the f reex neer of the Pacific Highway har ing point charge of the labor bureau of the With the short crop and the high local post Tha matter has been re-, prices prevailing and a big loss by f erred to him with the instructions to exercise hia beat effort and Judge ment in assistance. - Official Buslaeas Sheriff Kendal went to Harrisbirg today whera ha ia to offer for sale soma of thelogs belonging to the Har risburg saw mills which has been in disputes Visiting at Hamilton! Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hamilton, of Los Angeles, are guesta attha home of Mr. Hamilton's brother, L. E. Ham ilton. Mr. Hamilton, who waa form erly manager of the Standard Oil Company's offices in Portland is now in charge of the Lot Angeles plant of thai company. Basement Is Flooded . . The employes of the Fothey & Ma son Drug store were busy this morn ing trying to control the flow of wat er that rns seeping into their base ment. Tha water came in from ad joining basements and threatened to d.imatra consiredable, stock that it atored down stairs. GERMANY RE-ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIES m m m tafatswtj tsssastH aaVtstsassjeaaWsaaBaBBaaataaBas mJl'JlS22i Th Interior of the annual exposition at Knuikfort-on-Mnln. Oenuniiy, resunnd now that the wnr I over. Germany Is muklng rapid strides toward rtetbllahlng It Industries. TO ASSASSINATE to tKe spot It la Indicated that tha aaailanta fired from a field while tha vice regal party wat passing along the road. Tho first ahot fell in front of the vice regi.1 car, tha second entered tha side of the car and another pierced tha back. One bomb exploded, tearing a big hole in mi roaa. roruona ox anoinrr bomb were found. Policeman Loughlin, who waa tat!: ing with a civilian as Lord French paased, waa killed during tha (hoot ing, it ia understood by a civilian with whom he waa talking. Heavy Vote is Polled in 7th Wisconsin Dist. - MILWAUKEE, Dm, 19 By A. P. The early vol in the special eon -.slonal .L-etion of the fifth Wi- diilrict between Victor Berger, f0cii,,t and Henry RodensUb.Tepub lican-fusion candidate, wat thd hcav iest In the history of tho district, scattering reporta lndieatei. Many Potatoes Freeze, is Report It Is reported that one of the big Iamum k. H-nl nf thm nmt weather, will be the number of sacks of potatoes frozen in the pta , f reeling it is safe to say that pota- toes win tie potatoes oerore me nexi crop can be produced. J. M. Motley of Bosard .Ution and John Meyer of r'.s.i.asKu iw. wtM.11 ttifAwmaul twtavni V-.-U... B.w. report a Dig toss. William Pollock left on the Ore gon electric this morning on business to the metropolis. oooooooooooooooo GOOD ROADS The Good Roads Association Meeting which was to have met at the St Francis last Satur day has been again postponed until after the holidays on sc count of the weather condi- O tions making it difficult for the O members in the rural sections O of the county to attend. A O live program and a big feed 0 is on the ticket for the meet- 0 ing which will be held at an C early date in January, when O the roads question will O thoroughly discussed from O many angles. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I METHODISTS PLAN SERVICE SERIES Local Church to be Assisted by Well Known Pastors in Evangelistic Meetings A terlet of evangelistic tervicet, begin tha fritt of next month, i be ing planned by tha Methodist Epis copal Church. Rev. J. C Spencer tha pastor, announce that be bat sMured the assistance of Rev. A. A. Heiat, of Astoria for the first tea days, and of tha Rev. C. A. Bowcn, of Poniard for tha reniaider of tha mect- These men are st?i.r preachers and (hi- ihneh il to congratulated on hivh'K their seri.rcs. Mr. Hei't k ona ' the yo r :cr men of t- e nor:n but h. ,.,, v vm. fr t,.reft wr.( tfflt.ICI .nl, ,,,, of th, eharchet h ved. The church a Astoria has grown remarkably during th year of hit pastorate there. Dr. Bowcn has been , engaged in the work of tha Methodist Centen ary for the past year, and previously held some of the strongest pulpits in northwest Methodist. - Ha ia an evangelistic preacher of great power. Mr. Spencer states that, In the o pinion of church leaders of all den ominations, the time bat com for a great forward movement, and that every local church ahould participate. The (tatet of society, tha disorgan ized condition following the close of tha war, and the frwat moral needs ino war, anu inc kvti norai nircus of th. worid make i, Imperative that . . . a strong advance be made. The meet ings here will' be preceded by Cot tag prayer meetingt in all parts of tha city, and a watch-night cerviee New Year- eve. An organxiation is being worked out by which every member and con stituent of the church will be reached ,ml a mojt thonngh-going campaign 43 BELIEVED DEAD IN WRECK British Freighter Founders l"nd this morning on a business trip. w-j r-. t f lMr- HammeM states that thy can ro- in Mid-Ocean; 12 of .1 mA Monday tne Murphy Crew Saved building if the weather continues as it is today. - HALIFAX. Dec., 19.-By A. Forty-three member, of the crew of Via Rfitich fruiirhfpr MnnvmOn WaXras, ... ...w drowned yesterday when the ship foundered in mid-ocean, according to wireless messages intercepted at Cap- ' erdown station today. The survivors 1 say that about 12 are aboard the steam er British Isles due in New York Mon day. Misfortune is also believed, to have overtaken ' the coastwist steamer Louit Maud, a British tanker having reported picking up her crew. Sttltitll FHpQ St II it , . c r L. F. M. Smith filed suit today in cir cuit court department number one through his attorneys Weatherford and Wyatt for a decree of judgement against F. M. St Johns for $654.00 and attorneys fees. It is alleged in the complaint that the defendant lead ed a tract of land from the plaintiff last year and from the orchard he gathered ,1200 bushel of peachea that had a rental value of $600 and 5400 pounds of berries having a ren tal value of at least 64.00. G. O. P. Committee Called CHICAGO, Dec., J9. A. P. Members of the- committee on ar rangements for the Republican Na tional Convention next June have been summoned to meet here January B. . ' - Elka Hold Meeting Tho local Elks held their regular meeting last night and initiated two candidates and elected several others to be initiated January 8. at which time a large class from Lebanon will come down to be initiated. Following the meeting a lunch was served. Halsey Vsitors W. C. and W. M. Basi, of Ilalsey were Albany business visitors here last night and today. ' Returned to Portland ' , 1 Clinton Griffith returned to Port land yesterday after visiting friend in Albany for the last few dayt. I STATE TAX LEVY FOR 1920 IS SET AT$24,391,208BY COMMISSIONER Levy for 1920 is Based on 1919 Tax Roll and is $2, 000,000 in Excess of Limi tation. LOVELL GIVES FIGURES Increase Over Six Percent Tax Limitation Figure was Authorized by People at Election in June. SALEM, Dee, 1 By Aaeoeiat . ed Pre Tha state tax levy for 1920 ia $24,391,208; Sute Tax Comsaiaaloner Frank. K. L. Lovcll announced today. This it baaed on' the 1919 tax rolL The 1920 levey It nearly 2,00OjDOO ia excess of the six per cent tax Imita tion, which execs was authorized few the people at the special election la at June. , . t I onigh and Saturday sU, rain. Yesterday s rainfall waa. A3, m. The river stands at 7.0 feet, risina The temperature range from 34V38 degrees.' ' ? Shopping ia Albany MraFlorence .Porter of Talbot wsa an Albany ahopper yesterday. Went to Coqnille I Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Planalp, and sea EaucHj kft n00( or Coqfiille ! to visit for the next monih. Lebanon Man Visits Superintendent Down of tha Leba non schools was a caller at tha court house yesterday afternoon on official business. - Went To Portland Jack Hammell, Jr., went to Port- 0n Trj M porti,nd j p A y w on the mo on busineii w portlan(1-V Almost a Fire ' ' This morning as Arch Metzger, of the McDowell Shie Co., was splitting- wood in his basement he smelTedi tits odor of fire and brimstone. An inves tigation failed to reveal its soorcev but later in the day he discovered that bis strenuous exercise had caused at match to rub against a celulaid band led pocket knife and explode, sebtnsr fire to other matches and the handle of the knife. And Metzger never even noticed that the fire was on his own person. Here for. Holidays ' Lee Hulbert, who is attending cor lege at Eugene, arrived home yester day to spend the Christmas vacation with his parnts, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hulbert. Mr. Hulbert states that th U. of 0. foot ball team left foe feeling that thev will win from Har vard on New Years cViy, and if tho Old Oregon fight has anything to do with the outcome, victory is sure to remain in the west SHOP EARLY and shop early in the day ONLY 4 More days to Shop until Christmas