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VOL. XXXII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1920
No. 206
NEARLY 6,000 RADICALS ARE SEIZED
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DAILY
RAIDS CONDUCTED BY DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE AGENTS ALL OVER U. S.
RESULT IS BIG HAUL OF RADICALS
IN GREATEST RAID IN HISTORY OF COUNTRY
UNCLE SAM BEGINS WORK TO SWEEP COUN-
, TRY CLEAN OF UNDESIRABLES, DEPORT THEM
, TO RUSSIA AND BREAK BACKBONE OF BOL
SHEVISM IN AMERICA.
CHICAGO. Jan. 1 By the
Aaoctalrd I'rma Nation wide
raida of radirala havi bagged
S.4M suaperted "Rede" In SI
c.tlra, according, to Bgurra re
ported here at noon.
WASHINGTON. Jan. I Ar- Many Areatcd In Gotham
. reals In lh nationwide radical NEW YORK, Jan. 3 Radicals held
raida laat night and today had ei hire today aa tha result of laat nights
cerdt-d 4.500 at noon, It waa eatl- raida numbered between 100 and ISO.
mated by the department of Jim i gig or aeven hundred othera who wore,
tic. Over half of thU number lesd wi re released, but the Federal
, will probably be held for deporta- t officer will keep wati'h of tham.
tinn. official aaid. Tha Department of Justice agvnta
; WASHINGTON, Jan. J In a announced that they wcr examining
weeping drive last night against rad-: literature with tha view of ascertain
' icaliam agvnta of the, Department of inir whether Lodwig S. A. K. Martens.
Juatice are today completing a nation self -styled ambassador from Soviet'
' wide raidgaiiiKt the communlat org- Raaala to the United States, la eon
' anitationa in which aeveral thouaand nerted with the diatributinrt of the
radical! were taken into cuatody with literature. If Ida connection with the
. the view of deportation.
Raida were ordered in 33 eitiea over
tha United States and promptly at 9
o'clock laat night operatives moved to
roundup tha communist worker and
aympathiiera. Today arreats had ria
en to the higheat figure of any simi
lar raid In the history of tha country.
Tha government hopes U Oil another'
"Soviet Ark" and send It floating literature when the federal officera de- lnc P" neip. ooium mo weai or tne murcn tasi evening to eeie
acroaa the Atlantic to Bolshevik Kus. acended upon tha hall. ! mt'n X',C"1 '"at the license numbers j brat what is regarded as a great vie-
Callamett Grange
Khct Officers and
Holds Ftmrtttrnqnet r
rallamrtte Grande held a roastng '
nnrijil meeting at their qiartvrs Nvf
Year's d-y with a larga attendance
line banquet, including an oyster. j
feed and tha usual routine of busin-
nets, being carried out, also the elect-1
tinn of the following list of officers !
for the ensuing year: j
Master, Bertha J. Bech; Oversear, 1
Frank Bryant; lecturer, Jss Bryant;
Stewart, Wallace Triax; Asat Stew
nrt, Gli-nn Kastman, Chaplain, Mrs.
lX)Utc uonu; ti. r., lister itonu; tc-
rrtary. Airs. Maud lrux, treasurer.
W. C. Stetlmscher; Circs, Olivena
Enstman; romona, Mrs. Olive Bryant;
Flora. Vera Bond; Lady Ass't Stew
art, Mrs. Myrtle Ponsford; Organist,
Mrs. Lulu E. Miller.
P. M. Reslngs
The postmaster at Thomas has ten
dered his resignation to the depart
mm and recommends that th,c pat
rons of tha office be taken care of
hv rural route No. 4 mining out of
Sclo.
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. WANTED Clean cotton rags at the
Democrat office.
WANTED To hear'Yrom owner of
good ranch for aalo. Stato cash
' price, full particulars. I). F. Bush,
Minrapolls, Minn. J3ml9
- WANTED A second hand portable
. drag saw. .'Edward Osbom 1803
East First St J3-B-6
FOR SALE Good 6-room cottage,
porcelain bath, lot 00x110 on paved "'JY'L """" ' "7'" "1 K,n"",,f , over the country to increase adver-
-atreet pavement paid. for. rnJ-?".''"' nd P reduce
inn u. tiui .1., tor. shjoula settle tho question for at loast .v . , , . ,
$1140. Pay $350 down, $20 per .M.. ,u ' their papers and cut their
month. Uo not dlstrub tenant.
Beam Land Co. 133 Lyon Street.
.LOST On Scio road, Suit case con
, tnlnlng camera and baby clothes.
Finder report to J. Llttograph.
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FOR SALE One Ford, worm drive,
. left. One practically new Ford car,
: Studebaker and Oakland, see R. W.
.' Tripp Goodyear Tire Service Sta-,
tion, 1st A Lyon. 87
FOR RENT Warehouse, 40x100 with
basement, formerly fruit juice plant
; has all three Ry's. In front, Steam
boat at rear, one black from First
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WORK WANTED Experienced farm
.hand wants work. .Address C. A.jMr. Brown in addition to conducting
' ' Dunkin, St. Charles Hotel, Albany, j a big stock farm in Benton is also
Oregon? . 8j9 farminfr by proxie in this county.
The department of Justice estlmat-
ad that 8,000 undesirables wtil ba1
' caught In tha dragnet ami with their j
: doportation it wa believed that tha '
backbone of radicalism In America'
will have been broken. i
work la established his deportation
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Portland Arreats 20
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 3Twenty
radicals was the net reault of laat
nighf raida h-re. aeven of whom are
said to be auhject to deportation. A
Brintina- nrta waa onerntinr at Rad.''' u,e u, "xmrJ rMenl '""T
leal headiuartera running off "Red"
PROVISOLOWERS
INCOME TAX
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1 JCW Rates Effective in 1920'
Will Save People Two
Billions
! WASHINGTON, Although Con
' Kress has shown a disinclination to
; take up revenue legislation in the nrsr
future, as urged by President Wilson,
thcrc wm tQOn b. . r,Juc,i0n. never
,ilt.,, , i ,h . .nlout of federal taxes-
paid by the peson of average income.
With the arrival of the year l'JJO low
er schedules will become effective be
couse of a specific proviso in the Dcm
. ocratic Congress that the heavy war
taxes of 1111, Insofur as they relate
tj the man of modcrat 1 Income, shs.II
not he applTtd in 1020. In conse
quence, the Income, tax bill of proba
bly 75 percent of federal taxpayers
I will be materially cut next year.
When the present revenue law was
befort the Senate Finance Committee,
after its passage by tho House, it be-
came PPt.the war wa, nearing
an end and the armistice was signed
before fin il action on the bill. The
Senate committee at that time was in
.wnbiui w. tiiu aviiius rrv. iv wns pro
posed by Republican members of tho
committee that tha same schedulo of
rates be made to apply in 1920 as in
1019. Tho Republicans said adjust-
men,, for tho year 190 might bo made
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Dm6c ratio members of tho com-
initios fimlly united and foreed
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through a proviso that tower taxoa
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bencfit of the end of the War and a
pnrtlnl lifting of the burdens of tax
ation. . ' -
Two Billions Saved
If this action had not becntaken
the higher rates of the period im
mediately following the war would
have extended Irto 1902 and cost the
taxpayers of the United States approx
imately two billion dollars additional
Tho Senate voted for a grading down
of, the war schedules and the House
accepted the proviso.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. E. L. Brown were
Albany business visitors again today.
ALLEGED AUTO
THIEVES CAUGHT
Third Member of Party Es
capes But is Believed to
Be Wounded
Two men giving the names of J.
Walah and Fred L. Johnffon are un
der arrest and another, believed to be
wouruied, la at largo following; their
apprehension with a car which was
evidently stolen from John Bcnnctey, !
a resident of Salma, California. The
third member of tha party escaped
from Sheriff Quine and Cunatable P.
W. Dillurd after a thrilling fight in
which Dillard emptied revolver at
the fugitive with the reault that the
man fell to the ground but quickly
recovered and beat off the officer and
made his eacape.
The officials were informed early in
tho evening by M. F. Rice and C. O.
Thorns that a large Chandler Sii
auwi, eviiienuy a stolen macnine naa
. bcn stalled " d,U:h nrr Crne-
Mr- U,c "' Mr' Thomas had spent
Tiller nd m the thre
mCT1, w"f the,r "T cro" the
nd """ "-" Howe.
into their affairs and turned down
s naa owu nnioveu trom ine machine
and this, together with the actions of
, the men, imuwrd their auapicions
i Roarburg News.
Tillamook Teacher
Visits Old Home
In Linn County
Sandlake Tillamook county is one
I of the live school districts of that
j 'ounty, according to Prof. Oscar In
rnn of Lebanon who is the princt
1 pal of the school there this year. Prof
Ingram was an Albany visitor this
morning 011 his return to Tillamook
, and on being questioned regarding the
i 'ood of the order he reports th he
has a two room school and that he
; is teaching nine high school students
, 1 salary of $170 per month. The
district is some what isolated and has
a populution of about 75 people who
recently voted to raise $1800 to buy
rqiipms'nt for the high school and
thr.t the district will have a new
school building completed by the first
of Aril. It would appear from this'i
report that it costs some thing to con
duct schools in Tillamook as well as
lit this county.
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DAILIES ADVANCE
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High Costs CaUSC More PaD'
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scription Price
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Nw or Newspapers announced an
ITKS A n Anat aaH( at auinti aa J '
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effft'Vcl Mndy po?
siiui imh; auu tne niK" pricea uemanucu
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by the mills have caused papers all
circulations to the minlm-ira.
Gas Lamp Burns Man
When Flame Catches
George Bino las Monday evening
met with a painful accident in which
'both of his hands were badly burn-
ed.' While lighting a gasoline lamp
near the stove, the gas caught fire
and the lamp exploded in his hands.
He was -brought to town and Dr.
Browne dressed his Injuries.
At last report Blno was doing as
well as could be expected. Sclo Trib
une. W. C. T. U. to Meet ,
The W. C. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. F. M. French, 480 Wash
lug ton Street, Tuesday at 2.30 p. m
U. OF O. DANCE
. ,' ATTRACTS MANY
Special Features to be Includ
ed at Enjoyable Affair
at Armory Tonight
A larga crowd is expected at the
dance this evening which will be giv
en by Linn County students of (he
University of Oregon for the benefit
of the woman, bi-jlding to be built
at the University this year.
The U. of O. orchestra will play.
Mr. C. (I. Cusick, one of Albany's
mutt popular vocalitta, will be heard
in a selection, and Reuben U. Steel-
qui.t, formerly tenor in the University
of Oregon glee club will sing. Mr.
Steclquist has won much admiration
from local music lovers which his
plendid vole. .
I'pnch will be served by Miss Ru'.h
Darrett, Miss Kate Stewart and Mis
Stella Dorgan, the proceeds from the
sale of the cool beve.jre to be added
to the receipts.
PRESBYTERIANS
HOLD MEETING
Splendid Showing Made by
Local Congregation
, During Year
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The members of the First Presby
terian church and numerous frienda
assembled in the dinning room parlors
terry for the church and congregation
j in raising the amount of money for
which the members and friends pledg
ed at the beginning of the church
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were rvan or me zmoums
received and the" application of the
funds in liquid.iting.the debt, thnt had
been incurred in the construction of
the fine church edifice which is the
pride of the congregation and a credit
to the cause or religious worship. C.
II. Cusick, chairman of the committee
of five appointed hy the congregation
called the meeting to order, after a
fine banquet had been served, and Hon
F. J. Miller was elected chairman of
ihe meeting. He gave a brief review
of the work of the church, and spoke Southcrn Comp:lny ,ucceed. after d.le tenion of ."local
in an eptomi.t way of it, future. ( in(f JuIius Rnttschnitt who remain, , ties selected that section of th. San-
A. C. Schmidt was called on to give
the financial report, which was read
and accepted- in an enthusiastic spir
it. In the mutter of f iture policies
of the business of the church several
plans were proposed but none will be
accepted until the regular congrega
tional meeting is called during the
nfxt rtW uay-
i;r. u. v. ronng was present anil
nude a tnfk that was well received
nnd appreciated by all in attendance.
26 WOO Bodies,
of Americans
to be Removed
name I i ti. rm...!.
government has granted permission
forthe removal of the bodies of 20,000
American soldiers buried in France to
the United States. The bodies are
those buried in cemeteries outside of
the zone of tho armies and do not in
clude those gathered . into the big
- American cemeteries in the Army xone '
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Mr. Mnru Walter J
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VaUea ISy Ueain
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Mrs. Mary
. v v ; , , "":,,,"anno-1nccd that it had practically con-
nt her home at 1320 Willamette St.,1 ... ,
..... . . . . i summatcd four loans aggregating $17
of chronic tuborcu losis. She was bom nnn nnA . , , . " " ,
October 22 me in Misouri and c.mc
10 Jfjuil rum limit nutic nuuui au
years ago. She is survived by her
husband and two daughters by a'
iomirr iiuuni, uolii iiviiit in r, Well
ington. Funeral services will be held at
Grace Presbyterian, church Monday at
2 o'clock.
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' Warranty Deeds
' H. L. Bahnsen-and wife to A. M.
Russell Lands In T 13 S. R. 1. W.
. Colst Land and timebr co. to Clara
Denning lands in T 11. S. R. 4. W.
James M. eCtanahan o J. L. Lawer
ence and wife lands in T 12 S. R. 2 W.
FARM BUREAU QUESTION TO BE
DECIDED AT MEETING TO BE HELD
ATST.FRANCISHOTEL WEDNESDAY
ALL MEMBERS INVITED TO ATTEND BANQUET,
REJECTION OF ITEM OF EXPENSE BY COUNTY
COURT THROWS WEIGHT OF MAINTAINING
AGENCY UPON SHOULDERS OF FARMERS AND
MERCHANTS AGAIN.
The Executive committee of the
Linn County Farm Bureau met
yesterday and decided to extend
invitation to tha 740 embers in
the county to meet at the St.
Francis hotel Wednesday, Jan,
7 at 12.30 p.m. for luncheon and
a conference aa to future policies.
The proposition of the county court
appropriating funds for the maintain-
! ance of the Farm Bureau has been
rejected and is now up to the mem-
ben, and interested friends, to make
some provisions for the future or ds- The County Court has refused to
continue the work. The state appro- , make an appropriation for this work
priatea an am out equal to that raised for 1920. What is our next move?
in the county and the U. S. govern- Come to this luncheon meeting and
meat appropriates . .600 per annum. help us decide. It will be at 12JM
The tentative budget for 1920 pre- Wednesday, Jan., 7. Phone or other
p ired by the executive committee is wise notiy one of the nndersigned eons.
as follows:
Salary of county agent, $2,200;
Stenographer, $800; Stationary and
printing, $100; Postage, telegraph, tet
ephone, freight and express $100;
Travel, including up keep and nnn-
ing expense of Ford and subsistence
of agent when away from head quar-
FORMER PLACE
ssf l ,!,.. rv D T A A
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ministration to Mecome
Head of S. P.
' , the future make LebtKn their home.
Announcement was made today at J Tne EIer Bogart farm of 73 acres
' the headquarters of the United States on the Sweet Home read about tea
' Railroad Administration of the resig- miles southwest of Lebanon was pnr
nation of District Director Villiam chased by Larry Simth who came
Sproule. Press dispatches from New J here early in the fall from Wyoming
.York City at the same time told of his ' and has been looking over the coua-
clcction to the Presidency of the
as Chairman of theBoard of Directors.
. "By election to the place of Prvs:- purposes. He will take possession is
dent of the Sou-hern Pacific Co.n- , time to besin spring work,
pany," snid Mr. oiriu:-, "I simply , Arthur Jcbe who cosu-s here from
resume on Ji.-v.'a-y 1. tlu position Montana has purchased the 67 acre
l.i !; by me tho war tuc l'n- farm of John Dougton a few miles
;rr OcntrM assinr-l tu n; the du.its northeast of the city and will bring
of District Director of the Central , his family here from MontHnnsi wita
Westem Region )i the United States . in the next few weeks anrl talte pos
Peace May Yet
Be Completed On
Time, Says Paper
PARIS, Jan., 3. A. P. The ex
change of r-tificutions of tie peac
4 treaty is still possible on Jan., 6, in
the opinion of the Matin le Paris,
which says that the Germans will have
time before then to forward explana
tions demanded by the peace confer
ence American Money
To Aid France
Washington, Jan
8. A. P.-
Tbe first move of the American frov
(wnt ,0 aid Francc-nnd in the r
constrnction of Europe came oday
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First Meeting
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PARIS, Jan. 8 By A. P.- An in-
formal call for the fiist meeting of
the League council wilt be issued by
premier Clemenceau, the Supreme
UCouncil decided today. .
Marriege Licenses Issued
John McCllnic and Sadie Ruth Gam
bill of Lebanon and Henry Hillman
and Mrs. Berha Jane Lewis of M 'l
City.
ters, $00, office rent and printing
Farm Bureau paper, $200, making a
total of $4,600. Estimated income,
$600 from government, $200 to ba
raised in county and $200 to be re
ceived from the state.
The following invitation is being;
sent out by the executive- committee:
"We have arranged with the SU
Francis Hotel to firnish a lurwheom
at 50c. per plate to Farm Boreas:
members and any others interested
in keeping up our Farm Bureau work.
, mitteemen or the St. Francis Hold
by Wednesday morning if you can al-
tend. ' '
? Executive Committee, W. W. Po-
land, A. C. Miller, Perry Parker, C
D. Harris, J. B. Cornett, P. M. Nash,
E. R. Allen Mr Bertha Beck, Mrs.
W. H. Truax.
Deals in Dirt Con
summated This Week
The Gorden Griffin resident pro
perty at the comer of Grove and Oak
streets consisting of a mod-rn resi-
'oence ana two lats was pwrtnasefl BT
Mr ..4 t-
recently returned to Lebanon from
Bremerton, Washington anfl will in
try since for the farm he
', tiam valley as the best suited to his
session of their new home. Criterion.
OREGON LEADS IN
SALE OF STAMPS
Beats all States on Coast and
is Fifth in Entire 1 "
Country .
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. By As
sociated Pressj Oregon lead the
Twelfth Federal Reserve District and
waa fifth among all the states of the
i 'Z ? T""1 of FvmmcBt
,111 11 . iiiu nar savings otimps pur
: chased daring 1919, the district re
serve bank announced today. The sale
for the entire country was more thaa
1124,000,000.
Pe Ell Bank is
Robbed Second
Time in Year
TACOMA, Jan.3. A. P. For ihe
second time In 12 month th St
.Bank os P Ell was robbed last night
.Burglars forced their enteranee and
dynamited the safe. They sccurres
$2,00 incaah and Liberty bonds.
Visits Grandparents - "
Mr. and Mrs. S imuel Spragne "at
Centralis Wn. are spending the week
tiere visiting t the hame of Mrs. Spra
gue's grandparents Mr. and Mrs. SL
W. Ross. Mrs. Sprague Is known is
Albany people as Miss Naomia Man.
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