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If - A . s ' Read ihe Advertisements as a' Guide to Christmas Shopping and Save Time and Money Mlfl ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT I aw mb. I -,- T"" "'J!'1' ,?5,!"! 11 i0 " ' 1 ' ' . .. mZ-m,'..m ' - , , . ,. ,' VOL. XXXlT ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20,1919 - No. 195 37 LIVES BELIVED LOST WHEN OIL ; STEAMER STRIKES ROCK OFF CAPE BLANCO NEAR NORTH BEND, OR. ' SUBMERGED ROCK IS HIT LATE LAST EVENING AND ALL BUT THREE OF CREW OF 40 ARE DROWNED; SON OF JOURNAL PUBLISHER THOUGHT AMONG THOSE LOSING LIVES. Captain, Quarte rmantcr and Are Picked Up in Exhausted Condition; Only one Life i lj A I IHNil U MHIU-ncu O..U . ., Landing. Uaudon. Ore, Dee- 30-"' lh Associated I'reeaWllh but three of a crew of 40 alive. e far aa t . .k. unk eteasser J. A. I i thnlr, bound from Portland to Sanr-rancl.ro lay almoet ub aserged on off Cap Blanco thl as-mln. -The .tea-er-s back wa broken whew .he .track the reef Thursday night, accortling to Eart DooWy. one of the crew who e-ffP"-r.i.l A. A. Sawyer, aUo eap- t... ,hoe name Is un- V . The fate of all others Is In known, ine wie ! doubt. , irouiej . ... . i. i u i hi Mmosmon -i-li UB Uta Iat n gni on ine : picked P WW! Th , "member of th Ion lifeboat , which left to. .hip- ; . r,'1, i"1"' .urmonllaK with hi. wife here early this mornlag saying that hii "' th:Chan .lor crew i.tcd on th Merchnt third party saved IS , P-J. krn shows 87. Anv new ,,, v,a QuarUrmter, name signed th ship's papers af Portland. . 0 x m nr. L . Pnauaionla ilARSliriEIJ Dec tO Captain . ' ' ... KunVta and sea nnwyvr, v"M" man Karl nooleV are, tne omy British Police On Trail of . Dublin Murders UfjllLIN, Dec., 20 By A. P; Government Police of Englnd are en gaged In tricking down th attempt ed a.sasslons of Viscount French, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. It Is said that some evidence has . been seeurred which may result In the arrest of sev eral persons. - S. P. Train 54 Is Derailed Today REDDING. Cal., Dec., 20-By A. p,Flv car of - the northbound Southern Pacific passenger train No. 64 were derailed near hero early this morning. No passengers were In jured. f Van Francis Bailey Called By Death Van Francla Bailey died at 9 o'clock, thia morning at the horn of hla father J. H. Bailey at Knox Butto. He waa born at Waterloo, Linn coun ty, July 8, 1897. Ho ia aurvived by a father and several brother and ls tors. Funeral plana hav not been announced except th burial la to be at Knox Butt oameUry. oeooooooeeiootoo e a w e NBWCLAI8IFIBD oooooooooooooooo WANTED Two boya with bicycle to deliver Albany Democrat in th city, FOR SALE fl-room dwelling at No. 632 Elm Street, 4 bciIroo.TU, rootl cm bath, house plastered through cut, full cement baaelhent, furn ace hetUd. Price $3600, $300 . down, ISO par month. Beam Land : " Co., 188 Lyon Street ' d20 FOR RENT Tour furnished noma. Inquire at R. E. William, Liberty SwMt Shop. Cor lat Lyon. d20 FOR SALE Red Fox fur acarf at a bargain, 829 South Braodalbin St. 20d28. MUST SELL AT ONCE On playr . piano, allghtly used. On Conn 'comet. Two used organ. The are real bargain, call Chamber Moat Houa. 106 W 2nd St., Albany , . Ore, Phon 189 R. 20d27 XMA8 TREES Order Your Xma Txooa today Ca'll 128 W daUvwr d20 Seaman of S. S. J. A. Chanslor t II. rwnnanta ore mA In w. , I ! ! survivors of I he Chanslor. The cap- taln is in a hospital at Bandon suf- I fering from pneumonia as a result of I Li .. i - n i r a inn u w. i The ship struck a submerged rock ' . . : Thursday .nl,,v. fnlv ona life . boat was launched and It carried 10 I men. Two others were picked up. j When a landing wa attempted bit ' evening it la thought that all but th three above' noted were lost. Three bodies havt been found on the beach and others were reported wahrd ashore below Bandon. Sev- ernl steamers are Bunding by In the vicinity searching for bodies.', a ..m .k.. ju..,. .1 -I I. I. ,.r.in th, Fran . ci, j.ckwni m 0f c. S. Jck.on of th Oregon Journal, of Portland, ace- 1 Omnm Recelv Report J roaNClsm. Dee . 20-Th. I Exflianire here shows 87, 4 memoers Slgnea at rumann wvrv nv , shown. A telegram from Captain Sawyer waa also received her by Sup erlnUnd.-nt of th Associated Oil Com : paiiy. owner of the vessel. The mes ' snre ront.iinsil no additional details. . , Kerth is First Over Highway From Capital George Kerth, travelling represen tative for Wadhams ft Co., In thia terirtory, who makes his home at the U. Francis Hotel, was perhaps the first man TV make the trip over the Pacific Highway from Salem to Al bany in an automobile. Mr. Kerth drovsVup yesterday In hla Dodge and made th trip without mishap. Be tween here and Jefferson he had a narrow escape from being. "stalled" in a large puddle of water. It dark when he reached the snot and waa upon the place before he knew it. Ha decided that he migHt aa well be stuck In the fuddle aa beyond it, so threw hie car into intermediate and ploughed through. Luckily the water did not quite. reach the carburettor and he came on into the city in safe ty. High School Debaters Gather Data at Salem Edward Sox and Hnrolil Iloflich went to Salem thia morning to gather j data from the State Library on the 1 (migration question, aa they are. two j of the number who are on the Albany debating team to represent the Al bany high school on the Oregon State j High schooL Debating League. j Th subject for debate la Resolved, ' That no Imigration Should be Per mitted in th United States for the next Flv years.. Th Albany team Is making preparation to be heard fiom when the proper time for report is at hand. Children of Albany To Be Entertained By Local Elks aaaaaaasst . The local Elka will entertain all children of Albany and vicinity Deo. 24, who are under twelve years of ag. The children are invited to meet at th Elk' tempi at 1:30 and go to th Glob Theatre where a fin en tertainment Is to b presented.' A present will alao b waiting for all who com. Th smaller children may b cared for by th older children or th parents. Th Elks having been giving th younger children a treat on Christ tnas for many year which I always greatly apreclated. , . ' ' ' . HARVARD TEAM 13 . ON ITS WAY WEST Crimson Wariora Carry Con fidence of Eeast to Up hold Honors CAMBRIDGE, Mm., Dee., 20 By (A MUnart gridi warriors carried the confidence of all New 0Uy fof , Pasadena, whr ihey are to meet the i University of Oregon champion on New Year Day. The University of Oregon team Mi Eumtis on Thursday and waa due " ' . . . . .. . . . r o arrive av j-esanrna mis morning, They were scheduled to wore cot on . I the Pasadena gridiron this afternoon. the first practise they have had on 1 a dry field slur the close of the con ! fore nee season. Oregon Is confident j of winning, but expects a hard game. SENATE PASSES. RAILROAD BILL Rejects Two Year Operation j ofKoadsbyU.S.tSen- . ate to AdjoUITt 1 I . I nfi.mv.'.Au r u ' a P With its anti-strike provision In- tacvtho Cimmin railroad bill passed n senate Dill passed by the Mouse the Senate today. It now. goes Into ' Representatives, conference with th Each bill, pass- The bill, steered through the Houae ed a month ago by the House. - ;b Representative Anthony (Repub Thc vote was 48 to 80. Its passap Uean) of Kansas does not apply to followed the rejection of Sehator La- ; member of the National Guard, draft J Foil, tie's propo-a) to continue govern- men 1 control f two year longer. Suear Rill at White House - WASHINGTON. Dee.. 20 Looi.ta- tion continuing the federal control of sugar through 1920, but limiting the licensing power of the United States Equalisation board to a period ending June 30, 1920, was completed by con gress and sent to the President today. After passing the rail road bill the Senate late today adopted a, resolu tion providing for a recess of con gress until Panuary 6. The immigration committee's bill providing for the deportation dt all aliens affiliated wiih anarchistic . or ganizations passed the House by an -jnanimous vote, today. 13 Aire Killed ' When Freight Hits Passenger Onawa, Maine, Dec., 20 By A. P. ' Thirteen persons were Ttillcd or burned to death and many were in jured and burned whn a freight train collided with a special train from St., Johns, New Brunswick, loaded with ateerage passengers from the steam ship Empress of France, on the Cana dian Pacific railway near hero. The passenger train was telescapcd by the OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O O VOTE ON THE PEACE O TREATY QUB8TIONAIRE O 1 O The vote which the Democrat O is conducting in Albany and O vicinity is attracting wide at- O tention. Many people are tak- O ing an Interest In the vote and O are bringing and mailing their O ballot to this office. If you O ! O have not yet voted you are re O quested to do so at once. What O ever your attitude ia on the O treaty, express it on the bal O lot and aend it in. Those In O te rested In settling this prob O lem and making some kind of O a peace are anxious for an ax O pression of sentiment from the 0 country and your vote will help O .to decide it The sesult of th O 'vote In Albany will be an O nounced in th Democrat be O for th ballot are mailed to O . Washington. Remember to O , jign your nam and give your O address enr your vot wHl not O count. Ballot will be found in O another part of th paper. 000000 0.0 000 0000000 RURAL CARRIERS GO OUT SUNDAY Farmers to Get Mail on Sab " ' bath ; Nearly all Rural -Routes Served Rural mail carriers out of Albany completed their circuit yeaterday foi the A rat time.aince the beginning of the big sturm. Urle Knagy waa the only one to get clear over his route and people on Route Six were all serv ed with their mall. Joe Warner, route Ave; Frank Blodgett, route one and Roe Douglas, route two al- mo,t mvi, the trip but were forced to quit before reaching the end. The carrier will make trip over , the routes Sunday morning because ! of the heavy Christmas traffic that j will soon clog up the post office unless the mall M worked on. i nu is a se- ... -I 1 .1 1. . ..... w w ..r....u pv, " fi" mail a day early. , -The jwstmen, especially on the rnr al routes, have a difficoK time in the winter, and more than earn the mea gre salary that Uncle Sam allows them for their services. What are you going to do for your carrier this Christmas T - This suggestion ia not solicited hut ii vc.limtevred by The Democrat. The same thing applies in the city. Families of U.S. . Regular Army Officers Named j WASKIXGTON, D. The next Lf Vin f A. ffi,. ,nn men who were killed or have died 1 slnea ftrtAhar It. 1017 nra trlVRn an an. dilional allowance of six months' pay " mtn or those in th Reserve, Kep- '.rewniauve vnmony explaining inai service in the ReKtuar Army is of I entirely ditferen nature from the i ervice rendered hy the other men, and w should consider it purety in that light." Representative Anthony'a action in pressing the bill ha stirred up dis cussion in Washington because, many believer it is in direct conflict with resolutions recently adopted at the first national convention of the Am erican Legion in Minneapolis. The resolutions, framed by delegate rep resenting more than 1,000.000 ex-service men, declared that "The officers and enlisted personnel entering the Army from civil life during the recent war bore the same risks, the same responsibilities and burdens under I- dentical conditions with officers and cnl'strd me,, of the Regular rmy" and decried discriminatory legisla tion as "being in principle unAmeri can." . . n Warns Against , Christmas Fires FIRE MARS HA Lf .-..... With the cjminrT f Christniasvimd the attendant YuUMids celeSratioi.s, with . children gathered, about- tree lighted with candles, Fire Marshall Grenfell Jias issued several vrarnincs. In hopes of preventing deaths and In- O ; juries to little tota over the city. Ol Some. of his "don'ts" are: O; Do not us candles to lltdit do O : eoratlons if you must have tnem-us small electric lights, 'per, cotton or any other li-flammable material. Use mctn'is tin.el and 0 ther oninflamables. Set the tree securely. v , . Do not leav matches w1th!n rca?h of children at holiday time. . Do not allow the tree to remain Insid the home after' the holidays the tree becomes dry aid burns Terj readily if Ignited, Keep all Christmas dewyntions safe distance from gu Jet ani 1 ectric light globes. Make no chaipo In electric wiring without getting the approval of th electric inspector. Grenfell po'ms out that each year a number of ileatr.s ad injuries re sult from, tree fires and that rarckss nes of parents in (ho majority of cases Is the cause. Particular warn ing ts given against the use of cotton on children's cloth, and radios lit llghtinjt tree'. r, - .v- Ts L'f 'V.'seetT't "f Victor L.Berger Again Elected To Congress MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dee., 20. By A. Pr Victor L. Berger, Socialist, to day again la the representative-elect from the Fifth Congressional dis trict, having defeated th fusion can didate yesterday by majority of 4, 800. , It is said that more than 9,000 of th registered voters of th district failed to vote. It is believed that coo freis will again refuse to seat Berger. JAMES B.N AMY t CALLED TO REST Prominent Pioneer, Resident of Albany for 67 Years, Is Dead Jamea B. Nanney, prominent pion eer of Albany and Linn coanty, pass ed away at his noma at 84 Fourth street last evening at 6:45 o'clock following a lingering' illness caused by paralysis. . Mr. Nanney mt born July Id, 1848, in Warren county, Mis souri and came to Oregon when four yeara of age, and has resided in this part of the state for sixty-seven years Mr. Nanney's parents were from Kentucky and represented that sturdy stock who have been a strong factor in the development of this western Uu .nn wd hv a devot- ed wife and three daughters. Mrs. V. L. Calavan and Misa Blanche Nan ney, of Albany and Mrs. Otta Locke, of Corvallis; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Simpson and Mrs. Ruby Shear er, of Albany, and two brother John and Clinton Nanney, of Hanford, California. The funeral services will be eon dieted at th family residence tomor row afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. . Dr. W. P. White afficiating. Interment will be made in the Riverside ceme tery. The Pall bearers are L. E. Ham ilton, C. H. Stewatt, Frank Skipton, Will Barton, W. H. Rhodes and E. F. Soc. Resolution is Adopted Giving Germany Peace WASHINGTON, Dec.. 20-JBy A. P. The re-drafted resolution by Sen ator New to declar a state of peace wrih"Germany and to retain to the United States all the material bene fits that would be gained under the ratified treaty of Versailles, was ap proved by the Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee today. Williams Again Gets Nomination WASHINGTON, Dec., 20 A. P John Skenton Williams was again nom inated by President Williams to be Comptroller of the Currency. LONDON, Nov. 12 London is planning new measures againstthe dense fogs which, several times each winter, seriously interfere with street trafflc and cause many traffic acci- dents. -v Men equipped with fog-penctratVig lamps are to be stationed at points about the city where traffic is most congested. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Q Albany Merchants Are Alive O Today a democrat is indica- w tion enough that Albany mer- O chants are alive to the posaibli- O ties of this teritory as a O shopping ' area... The ada in O today's paper speak well for O theerrterprise of the merchants O tn giving the news of their O O tore to the buying public. O O Not only do the advertisement O contain Interesting reading O I material, bit they offer a read- O y guide to shoppers, and by 1 O ; looking through th many sug- O gestlons offered much time and O j money can be saved. Th Chris O ) tmas gift problem is solved O , for you. There Is also eeon- O 1 omy in buying from merchant O who advertise, for their rapid O turnover of stock resulting- O j from the us of space enables O ; them to sell for less money.- O 1 Read every ad. Each contain O j an Interesting itory. O LINN COUNTY MEN APPEAR BEFORE OREGON HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS Albany and Lebanon Delega tes and Representatives of ' County Court to Learn Prospects for State Aid. CASCADIA LINE OBJECT Appeal for Support in Run ' ning Road Orer to be Made at Meeting in Portland Today. A coei mitt e of businesj and professional asea representing the Good Road Association aaJ the County Court of Linn County ' were to appear before the State Highway Commission this after- . aooa in the interest of the Lehan- -oa and Caaeadia road. A committee wis appointed at the last meeting of the Lebanon Good """x"-1"""" -r, Lio the State Highway commission for support, and oelinite lndv-rstana-ing as to what would be required from Linn county to -secure Cie gieat est aid. There are three funds from which the county has a ehancs to re ceive financial support if the proper coorce is followed the forest road? fund, the pot roads, and county tax money. The road to Caaeadia ard on across the mountains is regirded b mor of the leading men of the coun ty as being a t"i invesini-nt for th's part of the stat-i if th road can" L I jilt onder the nlans now being considered. Hon. F. 7. Miller and Gale Hiil are in Portland to represent th county court and .act in conjunction with other members of the committee ap pointed, which were P. A. Young and E. O. Cusk-k. of Albany and Joci Meyers, N. M. Newport and A. M. Re-" es. of Lebanon. , The county court is said to be on rtcord as giving full support to the county Market road system and will be found fn the ripht place at the proper tirre in developing the roads as far as the funds will permit. Licenses To Change EVERETT, Wash, Dec, 20 Wash ington automobile license plates for 1920 will be smaller than the plates issued in 1919 and will consist of one plate instead of two, as used now according to word brought to Everett by L. D. Conard, a member of the staff of the secretary of state. New licenses "will be issued March 1, w asnington Kepresenteo tixtrtsHUKt,, wasn, use.., at Thirty one Washington towns and cit- es will be represented, it is expect- ed, at the fourth annual Washington meeting or the lellowstone irail As- sociation to be held here January 20, i 1920. J. T. Harrah, member of the association's executive committee' for -Washington, will preside.. -SHOP EARLY and shop early in the day ONLY 3 More days to Shop until Christinas j - '.. 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