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VOL. XXXII.
KOLCHAK MAY BE
-WITHOUTOFFICIAL
GOVERNMENT AT
IRKUTSUIBERIA
, Revolutionary Socialists Es
y tabli'sh Committee Govern
ment, Says Report Receiv
ed at Paris Today.
STATION IS HELD
'Commander of All-Russian
Forces May Find Himself
' ! Without Government when
he Returns.
TAIUS. Dec, 17 By Associat
ed 1'ieea Revolutionary social
lata hav fumed a commltte.
' government at Irkutsk, Siberia,
where lb All-Husalan Ofir.
ascot of Admiral Koktuk Ub
llshrd headquarter after bring
driven out of ()mak, according
to newt received from French of- ,
flrlal circles.
Tha revolutionists took poswssion
of tha Irkutsk station on the Trans-
Siberian railway, the reports ap.
It i considered doubtful here whea
ther Admiral Kolchsk will find any
thing of hit Kovernmcnt when he
finally returns 10 Irkuttk. Ilia prri.
nt whercubouts are not definitely
known.
Clemenceau May
Be Candidate
PARIS. Dec 27 A number of
members of the charrfber of depu
ties intend shortly to endeavor to
indue Premier Clemenceau to be
come candidate for the presidency.
Telegrdm Wins
. . Libel Case Today
PORTLAND. Dec., 27 By A. P.
Tha jury In the case of Alxamon Ira
Lucas against the Portland Telegram
tiT $60,000 damages for alleged libel,
f mnd a verdict ort all eounta for tho
Telegram.
The Telegram recently printed, ar
, ticles denying Lucas alleged powers
for healing people andcureing thoir
mental troubles and the auit follow
ed. Portland Man Named
WASHINGTON. Dee., 27 John
eon 8. Smith, of Portland, was today
appointed Federal prohibition direct
or for Oregon.-
Msde Trip to Corvallis
' - t 1 Millar nronrielor of th Al-
i bany Iron foundry mad n business
; trip to Corvallis this afternoon. j
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WANTED. Job of work cutting
wood with drag saw. G. D. Bilyew,
R. F. D. No. 3. 27d30
FOR SALE 8-room dwelling at No.
532 Elm Street, 4 bedrooms, mod
ern bath, houaa plastered through
out, full cement basement,' furn
ace heated. Price $3(100. $300 down
$30 par month. Beam Land Co.,
138 Lyon Street
LOST Combined bill and check book,
J V i containing blank ehecks on th First
V - -I-,I1 HbmI. A IV,. nil mmn .mA
" . C. bills. Finder will kindly return to
i 'too rirs national nans ana re-
ftripy '' reward. . d27
. .WAITED Furnished house-keeping
' :' Apta. Call for Mr. and Mrs. Mc
. Mahan. 418-L or 57 P 21. 27d30
:V ' , FREE Calendars at Hamilton'
', ; ; . Store. Each family Is welcome to
. , ' on. Ask for it at th Cashier's
' ofllc. 7d30.
FOR SALE (A Ford roadster, cheap
for cash. Call 432 Calapoola St,
l Phone 621-R. 27d30.
-. FOR SALE Mitchell Light Six, first
elaas condition-- nlqulr at 618 W.
Second St, or Phone 621. d27J2
HEN WANTED, So cut sawlogs
wood, slash brush, good wages.
House and stov famished, some
, tools. Com and see W. J. Turn
. idge, Talbot, Or., 0. E. Railroad
Telephon Jefferson 8flF2. d27J5
ALBANY.
AUTOMOBILE SHOWS
INTEREST DEALERS
Salem Agencies to Hold Ex
hibit in February; Albany
May Come Later
Salum automobile dealeri are pre
paring for their annual automobile
how which will be held tometime in
February- More than 40 make of
oira and trucka are represented in
the Capital city and a fine ahow la
expected.
' Albany dealers have not yet made
definite plana for their 1920 exhibl
'ton, but It la believed that another
how, even larger and better that Utt
yeara, will be held during the coming
spring, perhaps In March aviin.
Thia year there are 17 or more deal
-ra handling many makes of cara
trjrks and tractors, and more than
5 firms aell automobile accessories
and supplies. It la possible that thia
year the pecessory men will have a
better representation than last. It fa
regretted that the local armory Is no
larger than it la ao that more cara
can be accomodated for. dUplay.
With several new dealers In the city
It is difficult to see horn all can be
represented as they would like to be.
mm mm m
Albany Schools
Open Monday A f ter
Holiday Vacation
Tho public echoola of Albany will
onen again Monday morning after
vacation of two weeks. One week of
'this time was caused by the weather
! condition and wilt bo made up at the
close of the school year in June. This
vacation la the third week that thu
chlldrcn of Albany have had for rest
and recreation since the beginning of
tho present school ysar and it is
' expected that every etuder.t. in each
I of U.e grades will be found on hand
' Monday morning and b. gin work with
the determination to make good in the
'work of tho grade. Albany schools
are recognised aa being among the
' best in the state and worthy of the
loyal support of every cltiicn of the
school district . , . ' .
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DANIALS WILL
ACCEPT REPORT
Award of Distinguished Ser
I vice Medals Causes Con
siderable Controversy
' WASHINGTON. Dec., 27. By As
sociated Press. Th revised report
of th naval decorations to be made
by the Knight board after a survey
of all facts will probably be accept
ed, secretary Daniels said today.
Th secretary disclosed the fact that
he hid received letters from Admiral ,1ree and Lebanon were reported, pres
Henry B. Wilsan, comander of the , cnt for thepurpo-f of taking part in
.Atlantic fleet, Admiral Mayo com- the hilarities of the occasion.
ndr of th Atlantic fleet during '
war, supporting the position tikv
en by Rar-Adniiral Sims.
WASHINGTON Dec. 27 Secretary
Dnnicls last evming ordered the navy
depa'tment's board of swards recon
vened Monday, January 6, to revise
the recent recommendations as to na
. i. ki.k h, i he
source of n 'controversy brought to a
head few days ago by . declination
nf Admiral Sims to accept the distin
guished service medal while tha a
wards remained as at present.
"While approving In the main th
recommendations of the board of
wards," aula Mr. uameii in nis oracr
to Rear-Admiral A. M. Knight to re
convene the board, "my examination
into th subject has convinced me
that there ar a jiumber of cases re
quiring farther examination, and
there have been additional recommen
dations sine your board adjourned
which require examination by a board
of "of f Icors."
Wnu Powell and
Dorothy Russell
Are Married Today
A pretty wedding occured this morn
Ing at th Baptist parsonage when,
William G. Powell, of Berlin and
Dorotha Russell, of Sweet Home were
tnlted In marriag.
The happy young couple left for
Portland and will reside In Camas
Wash., where th groom la employed.
Th ceremony was performed by Dr.
0. H. Young.
LINN COUNTY, OREGON,
WOOD ALCOHOL TAKES TOLL OF
LIVES IN EASTERN CITIES WHERE
0VER31 PEOPLE DIE OF POISONING
POLICE OFFICERS JOIN IN CRUSADE AGAINST
OFFENDERS WHO SELL DEADLY DRUG FOR
WHISKEY AND LEAJVE TRAIL OF DEATH AND
- BLINDNESS IN THEIR WAKE . .
NEW YORK, Dec 27 By Aa
aoclated Preea Authorities) In
many citiea la the eaat were atir.
red Into action today against traf
fle In "whiskey" made from wood
alcohol following a wave of
death and bllndneea from thia
causa in Manachuaetta, Connecti
cut and other atatea. ,
Tha death list of victims of Christ
mas "cheer" in those two states totall-
J ed at least 41 persons today.
Chicago Fights Plague
CHICAGO, Dec. 27 Authoritiea
. here Joined hands tcday for a crusade
against the sale of wood alcohol as a
beverage. Six victima of wood alcohol
poisoning ar dead here.
Nine In Cleveland
. CLEVELAND, Dee. 27 Nin vlct
ima of wood alcohol ar In Cleve
land hospitals today, raising the total
BARK ROOT AND
EXTRACT TAKEN
Waterloo Men Face Charge
of Being Intoxicated
and Hilarious
Three men were arrested In Water
loo by Sheriff Kendall Christmas Eve
for being under the inhuence of in
toxicants while attending a public
masquerade ball. 'Th name ef the
parties are withheld for the present
pending the date of trial which may
occur at any time.
It appears that a large number of
people were attending the dance and
some bed blood had been .stirred up
on a previous occasion and aa a re
sult th offenders of the law proceed
ed to load up pn Bark Root bitten and
a supply of Palace Car extract for
the purpose, apparently of pruning
those againat whom they had a griev
ance. No sooner had the preliminary
preparation been completed when the
aheriff dropped in on the situation
and took in charge th three men who
will be called to meet the bar of jus
tice here which means a minimum line
of from $25 to $50 each and costs for
th offense.
A good siao delegation from Crab-
LOCQl UaragC
Is Robbed Of
Auto A ccessories
The Kirk-McKcrn garage was brok
en into last Wednesday evening and
tho miscreant got away with a small
quantity ei mainrwia, papers,
etd.,
Bvwi the , glass door was stol i f rom
a rord Sedan belonging so nutora Prince, will be included in the list of
Harold. A quantity of spark plugs, persons wl ose surrender for trial will
trj gauge, etc., were takxn and tho be demanded by the French, accord
thief was preparing to niako away j jng toy unofficial reports of a recent
with a number of tires, pumps and meeting between British law officials
larger article), when he was interrupt
ed.
The theft took place during the fore
part of the night when Ira Blodgett,
who guards tha place at night, was
down town. He was returning when
the act waa committed and stopped
the progress of the looting by his
-entrance.
Messrs. Kirk and McKern do not
mind the loss of th goods aa mu-;h , Siberian question, it was announced
aa the fact that a leather case eon-jby th, sUte depl,rtment today. Ne
tainlng th price lists waa taken. The tiatiolt ookln to ,Uch , ,Kree
book contains the price ot every-1 ment , tm in prorl-M n, d.
thing carried in stock and was com-
plied with much tim and effort The , ftwth la
book is of no us to anyon else, but 0100 lIUO 18 -the
owners of the garage state that if . A Warded PtlZC
they can get It back they will drop
prosecution of th case against the
offender. :'
M. and Mrs. Albert New from the
state of Nebraska were expected to
visit his old friend and neighbor A.
L. Richardson of 1703 East front
street. Th families have not met for
th last thirty years. . i
SATURDAY, DECEMBER
to 24. Three have died today, plac
ing the month's total at 14. '
Fatalities in Massachusetts
CHICOPEE, Mass., Dec. 27 The
total number of known deaths due to
drinking wood alcohol up to 3 o'clock
this afternoon stood at 81 men and
two women here; Holyoke, six men;
Springfield, three men and on wo
man.
Case at Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn., Dee. 27
Thirteen have died here as a result
of drinking wood alcohol, th list of
10 last night being increased by three
deaths today. Three presona are un
der arrest for th possible sales of the
poison.
NEWARK, Dec. 27 Two deaths o
curred her today fcom wood alcohol
polr-cning.
BEATS SNOW
BY ONE DAY
M. Schlegel Has Satisfac
tion, of Saving House
From Cold Wave
It is profitable to make hay while
the sun shines and, sometimes, in foul
weather as wel las fair. J. M. Schlegel
of Sunrise found this so during the
past fall, after ho had moved into
w k"i "vjr
ing the house thereon.
He had retired from the farm a'
few miles southeast of town. He
wished to improve his new house by
aaoing a water ana ugni eyaiciu. uu
all modern conveniences. During the
fall he worked everlastingly, day in
and day out, hiring men when they
could be hired and working alone
when they could not Sometimes .s
wne ana aaugnier nvipeu aim. (
He had just finished a new roof
when the snow cam. Had he been a
day late with his roof, snow would
have filled th new rooms he had add
ed, and the freezup would have ruin
ed his piping- system
o .. o-li i i. k!
oomr. """"iovcr his fields has been turned out
on the back for all his hard, hssty . . .,. uv i Ackerman.
work during the fall. He had .count
ed himself unlucky because of the
trouble he had in hiring labor, and of
the many things occurring to h !d
him back. "But maybe I'm lucky
after all," he now Bays, "for I beat
the snow by cne day
I .
; Crown Prince
May Also Be
Called to Trial
LONDON, Dec. 27 A. P. Fred-
erick Wiliam, former German Crown
and tho French Under-Secretary for
Military Justice.
Japan and U, S.
Reach Agreement
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 By A. P.
l.n.n anil tho United States have
.,,h ,m.ni ree-arding the
County Agent 8. V. Smith went to
Shedd this morning to be present at
the exercises at which the Shedd Calf
club this afternoon received an award
of $75, the prixa given by th Ameri
can Jersey Cattle club. Tha exer
cises took place at tha school house
and large attendant waa expected
to b present ,
27, 1910
PORTLAND GROPES
IN DENSE FOG
'Heavy Mantle Drops Over
City and Traffic Is
Blocked
:
London doesn't have anything on
Portland for fog. At least thai
what several hundred thousand Port
lander's ar ready to swear, with em- I
phssis on th iwear, after the ex- Annual
pericne they had groping their way
through the thick blanket whico lie '
scended apon th city early hit night
says tha Morning Oregon:sr.. I
Th heavy shroud which visited
the city, especially tha downtown sec
tion and those sections on low ground
along the river, set everyon te grop
ing through the darkness. Even the
street lights shon wierdly through
the curuin and it was ;mpoiMe to
distinguish them short distance a
way. '!.
The for Was declared by old-timers -to
br cne of th heavieit in year
only ih I l"her portion of th city
being free from it. In th downtown
section It was so wick mar. it was
difficult to distinguish objects across
the street. -
Portland traffic suffered heaviest of
alL Street cars and automobiles wen
compelled to feel their way through
th rirtain of darkness and street ear
schedules suffered severly.
Tavlrnh driver, refused to accent
passengers who wiahed to make long
trips and had to content themselves
with fares who were not going far
out of the business district.
Brownsville Man
a V ictim of
nUofl- Vnmor
vnecK r orger
Claranca Bogg'ie, a well known de
sident of Brownsville vicinity has been
the victim of a bad check artist, ac
cording to a statement made by him
J here today. Some person endorsing
checks with th nam of George
Holmes passed paper for $25 each at
Eagle's cigar store in Albany and,
Kline's department stort, Corvallis.
fht transaction took place about Nov.
4 ,nd Boggie and th officers are still
. working on tn case,
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REBUILDS CAR
IN SPARE TIME
J,J AckeriTUUl hS . Tractor
Equal to Best he Thinks,
From Old Truck
A rebuilt Ford truck that will pull
nlAV onnA flnH Hr-PTl at S metTV CllD
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' living On the south side of Know
Butte, and of which he is jussly proud practise. The Oregonians have reach
Mr. Ackerman sold his Ford truck, ed that 1eak of condition which gave
b Jt the purchaser was unfamiliar with
the brute, and Mr. Ackerman soon
' bought it back. He got out his axe
I his crosscut auw' and his plyers and
tacklcd the job.
Now his little tractor, running ou
low gear and with a big plow hitch-
ed behind, is invincible. Mr. Acker-
man thisks in some ways is has yot
the regular modelsbeaten. - He can
do ixl kj, heavy team work with it
r lie recently ceieomeu ins o-u
birthday. He has been a resident of
.. 1 1 1 L- C l .1
Linn County all his life.
Former Albany Boy
Makes Good As
Road Engineer
.
J. W. Nash, deputy state engineer
of the highway commission of the
state of Idaho, and former Albany
boy. is In the city this week visiting
his mother and brothers and sisters.
Mr. Nash la employed on the engi
neering tore. n,. n
tnrougn -Y The regular annual meeting of th.
TZ Iri? JxneStrl. of .ctation j. on th. first Monday of
one of th. most expensive tines oi t . . .
road being built in the state. December -ch year. In th. sesskin
Th. state i. spending about one ysterdiy v.rioj. phase, of the
million dollars on th. construction of profession wa. discussed and
22 mile, of road th connecting link greater uniformity of fees may be the
between th. two leading towns in th. result of th. conference. -Th. off.e-
Jtatoi era of th Association are Gal S. Hill
Mr. Nash is making good and be- president. A. A. Tossing of Browns
longs to that class of young men who ie vice-president, Dan Johnson of
la a credit to this part of the state, Albany secretary and Victor Oliver
and his hom. town. Mr. Nash reports treasurer. - When it comes to an hon
th. anow about four feet deep In th. orabl. and representative das. of pro
mountains where they were at work fessioml men. It ia safe to say that
and all activities have been discon- Linn county is not surpassed Jn any
tinued until th snow clears out 'county of the state.
No. 200
1,503 CHILDREN
nn onifAAt inn
Uf OtilUliL A lit
ARE IN DISTRICT
SAYS HACKLEMAN
Census of School
Children Show Increase of
84 in Public Schools Dur
ing the Last Year. .
GAIN IS SLIGHT
. . . .
Figuring on School Popula
tion the Population of Al
bany is Approximately
7,500 People.
There ar 1503 children of
school ag in Albany, according
to District School Clerk D. D.
Haeklenaa. who submitted his
report of the eavmer.itio.1 ef
children to the county school sup
erintendent this morning. It
shows 708 boys and 795 girl.
Last year the total enumeration
was 1419. During the year the clerk
reports that five families having 32
'children of school eCa have moved
out of the district and bat one family
having a large number of children
has moved in.
- Numerous families having one and
two children have moved in and out
ot th district during the year,
ing a net iiM)f M ove
leav
ing a net gain-oi M cnuaren over ian
enumeration. -
Each child of schcel z dmwa from
the state and county fund about $15,
to apply on the expense of conduct
ing the school while the balance is
made up by district school tax. -
Taking five as the average number
in a family, th population of Albany
is figured at about 7,515. .
.
Canadian hobOT
Leader Sentenced
WINNIPEG. Dec. 27 A. P-A
sentence of two years was given B.
B. Russell, one of the labor leaders in
Winnepeg'a general strike recently.
Russell was found guilty Wednesday
on the charge of seditious conspiracy
and received his sentence today
Oregon Players
Cut Training
To One Practise
PASADENA, Dec. 27 By A. P.
1 1.1 K Y. tla nl.irm Hit.
miuuuBu
weigh Oregon, the northerners today
ji:k...i ,k.;. -.,t;M i h.lf
The easterners began an intensive
trainer Bill Hayward and Coach Hunt-
ington confidence to decide that one
practise period daily will be suffici-
ent to keep the men in the best pos-
shape-
Jscape( ConUld
rr.u
Held in Frisco
. MARYVILLE. Cal.. Dec. 27 A. P.
Confronted with telegrams showing
that he is wanted in Spokane for
bank robbery, Harold Simms, . also
known as Leo Hartmann held here as
the automobile bandit for the murder
of a boot black, confessed to the bank
robbery, according to Sheriff McCoy. .
Simms, as Hartman, said that he
rnUy. from the 0ren
j-csassyesst.. je
Memberj of tn7inn County Bar
Association met , tiioaTned ession
, ,he Iaw ,irby of tha
J bank wit!l ever, mem
...ori-Hon present except
a'.turnoy Garland of L3r.on who is
di tk, winter in California.