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ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY 19 1920
No. 219
ITALIAN BATTLE
SHIPS ORDERED
mrvj
1 U j
TO PROCEED
THE BLACK SEA
Vice Admiral De Dobeck and
Squadron of Fighting Craft
Heads off on Unknown
Iftisnion.
ppirr TtDUQ
1 LACL It K.MS
Renort of Treaty Between'!
IlolHhevikl , and Ukrainian,
M uiven: inaepenaence 01
Ukraine is Recognized.
MALTA. Friday By tha As
eocialed Preaa Orders were re
ceived here Tharaday night for ,
umber of aaval vrssela to leave
Mslta apparently for the Black
Kea.
Vlce-Admlral De Robrck sailed FrM"" ' "mauorni prw,,rm. .r.,
day aboard the Battleship Iron Duke j from the return peace.
accompanied by two destroyers and
aupply shipa. Every other ship avail
able ia re paring to leave Sunilay, fill
ed to rapacity with stores.
Peace With I'kraine Reported
WARSAW, Jsn IB Terms for con
cluding peace with the Bolshevik) have
been fixed by tha Ukranian govern
ment, according to Leniberg papers.
Tbey include the recognition of the
Independence uf the Ukranian people
republic; the ezchange of products be
tween Ukraine and Russia; the com
plete neutrality of Ukraine and the
withdrawal of alt Soviet forces from
Ukraine.
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I New Classified I
PAY OLD CHICKS Do not o'rder
your day old chicks until you have
seen one of my mating and price
pamphlets. .Send for one. Bert
Case, Route 6, Phone 41-F-3.
J7J20
WANTED Clean cotton rags at the
Democrat office.
FOR SALE 8 head of saddle horses.
' ail good stork. See Glenn Chester,'
- yellow house, south of Round-up
grounds.
. 19J26t
FOR SALE-heap one 22 II. P Ad- " he pre'sen wholes. pri;. of sug
vance tractor engine. Straw burn-1 , ... ... , .,.. " .
er. A bargain. Ben J. Ridden, 1114
Washington St., Phone 713-Y.
, "'"iTkl. I. A ..ll . ....
FOR 8ALE-1919 Ford In first claas
condition. Phono 6.18 R.
J-' !
WILL TAKE ORDERS For the J. R
Watkin's spices, extracts and remei
diea See John Cochrll at 316 Eaat ;
2nd St. 19j2Gi
KnTirr 111 1. . - in ,in. !
from time retired and finished will,chi-nRe h"n'v ' the measun.
be sold at cost. . Albany Furniture
Hospital. 19J26
DANCING LESSONS will be given
at Moose hall every Friday evening
Begin at 8 p. m., Ladjra free. Gvn
tlomon 60c lesson. Music, piano
ml drums. Inatructo E. M. Hngue
. of Corvaliisi . , . J19
FOR SALE beautiful B-rnom dwell-
ing. strictly modern, located at ULn ,mlrlt t0 th- t(n,hwest corner of
CalnnooTa Street. Price 14500. will
take liberty bonds or good paper for
half, and balance long time if de-
sired. v Beam Land Co., 133 Lyon
Street. 19J20.
FOR SALE House and lot close In
on paved street. Also linoleum. See
r c .! - on. d-L.m o 1 T 10,
FOR SALE One Rhode Island P-t
and one Rhode Island White roost
ers, at $2.60 each, M. C Morgan,
.433 Denver St. ' 19J21
FOR SALE 21 Jewel, 25 year gold
caae, Burlington watch in good eon-
. dltlrm, cheap, Inquire of H. W.
Piyne, 806 E 2nd St. Phone 672 R.
- 19j2i
LOST At the Gray-Levlnne concert,
a flashlight Please return to Mrs.
May Phillips, R. F. D No. S, Box
24. . ' J19
FOR SALE Cottage hotel In Jef
ferson, will take aheap, cattle or
land In payment. For terms Inquire
of Mrs. Oliver Conner, Jefferson.
19J26j
FOUND Box containing butter, on!
Santlam road, owner call at Demo-
erat office. 18J20
former Albany
FOLKS TO MEET
Annual Reunion to be Held
in rortland; Home
People Invited
"Albany people ar invited 10 at
t...d the an.n.1 meeting of former
Albanyitrt at tha public library, 10th,
and Taylor Streets, main hall, Friday.
January, S3 at p.m.", writes Fred
P. Nuttlnif, president of the organise-
lion. There will be a program ana
a reunion with proupccts of a good
crowd." Mae Pollock I. secretary of
me aociciy.
ine lormer Aiuany people in rori-
land meet every year and renew ae.
lUi1M( ,nd ulk .,r old ,,,,.
in their former home town. The mrct-
Ing ia alwaya an enjoyable affair snd
largely attended.
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Pan
American
Congress Meets
IB A P
1
WASHINGTON, Jan.
,M. P-""c 01 '"
financirra and buaineomen of 21 r-
ipiblic.of the wrstern hemiiphrre. the
Second Pan-American Financila Con-
grest oprnro nere too.? lor con.iarr-
SUGAR BOYCOTT
.IS ONLY RUMOR
Merchant Cancel Shipment
Itprnnun nf llo-h I'rirst 1
Hut Handle Goods
Reports were circulated Satofday
to the effect that local grocers gre
going to boycott the sugar manufac-
t jrer. until the price of that stiple
imams lower. t nis rumur was now
founded entirely, howcvisy, for must
of the merchants are keeping a supply
on hand and wil) epntlnue to do so.
The report waa probably started
through the cancellation by Hollo
way's Farmer Store, Eastbum' Bros.,
Holnun and Jackson and C. O. .Bud
long of an order for two cars of sug.
ar. the firt of which was die here
the firt of this week. The dealers
became alarmed and feared a drop in
i'prte would besdue soon and did not
want in be caught with a large sup-
1 a1e m4 nelfiail vH K at w?
The cot laid down In Albany is
I Urt.60 nd the retail nric I. 117 SO. !
'M. I. too ;.'. a manrln. a.,v ,h.
""-.7." . ' '- 1'- 1
r,..: ; t. ,
' - v iu mc'.wv " " K -1 vii khu vviiiv
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til the price becomes more stable
It it Impossible to sell an even (Kin
dred pounds out of a 100 pound sack,
they say. for they invariably short
U. l Church to
Build Addition
r-t r, cr f !-
rui o. t. ituoota,
The United Preibytcrinn church, I
has outgrown In quarters and will be- j
gin work In the near future 10 build
the present biuldinfifcr Sunday school
rooms. Tha annex will contain three
rooms with the main auditorium on
the first floor and two smaller rooms
In the basement for Sunday school
clnsaes. The school yesterday had 266
In attendance and is growing in Inter-
Mt 'nd ttondaB" h Sund
FOUND An .E.tray Cow about 4
years old, color black, horns, no
brand., on Jan. 11th. Owner can ,
have aame by calling at my place
and paying for thi. add and hor
feed. H. E. Britt, Burkhart'a Addi
tion, Albany, Oregon. 19J21
WANTED E. D. Rike, manager of
trie American uonservatory 01 Mu
sic, wants to buy for cash, 2 prac
tice pianos, moat be In good condi
tlon and reasonable, Phone Albany
hotel. lDjZIIgrees. The river .tends at 8.0 feet
FOR BALE Best located 5 acre
garden tract for home in North Al
bany. Good house, electric lights
barn, well, ahade and fruit and ber
ries. See A. L. Ryder
Phone 407-
L.
19J24 ;
DDftMIMEMT MEN CPHM AI I nVCT?
1 lYVMliliai 1 1UU1 1
LINN CO. ATTEND GOOD ROADS
MEETING HELDHERESATURDAY
t ys I n i A
wh,ch wnnKlt , Alnv 8a(ul,
day elected officers for tha enauing
year and plana to be a factor in tha
road development of the county and
atala in a larger way than aver be
fore. The officer elected were:
Rf flavin nf Harrlahura'. DMll.
nt A c Schmitt. Albany, eecre-i
Ury amj arraaurcr; vice presidents,
p A BJ jr. j. Miller of AI-
Dr. a. W. Carmaek, Fry eta- 1
t(o). A KtwVM, c H. I
Koontx, Halsey; C. E. Btannard, !
Brownsville; W. W Poland, Shedd; E.
C. Pecry, 8clo; V.Sheltoa and O. H.'anon; S. V. Smith, Albany; R. H. Rein-
Russell of Sweet Howe,. ; , ,
The following prominent men of the
county ware present and belong to the
voluntary organisation: 1
Geo. N. Ausman, Salem; R. C.
Bailey. aTngent: J. D. Irwin. Albany;
John Archibald, Tangent; Chae. Kutrh
T..n. r'.nt u f u.Lk.m ria I
rnn.r. C. L Conner. All-nv: W. A.
D.., . ,. u, u u '
gweet lome. G- c. Hugue. Seattle
Wn . , Q Brown, Shedd; Ceo.
h-iv: B. B. Beattv. Browns- !
villa; Jos. Hume, Brownsville; 'Chas ' Jas. Johnson, Jefferson; T. M. Holt, I
Bart. Bclo; C. Carlson, Shadd. j Thomas; T. B. ButU-r, Albany; G. G j
J. MHawkina. W. R. Scott, Her-! Jones, Lebanon; Geo. Drurg, Coburg;
man Ehlirh, J. A. Howard, P. A. I M. M. Herman. Harrisburg; Geo. A I
Young, C. II . Stewart, Albany; iL J.IMcCart, Eden Brook; U H. Caufield,
Chapln. Salem; J. P. Herring. Foster; i Oregon City; R. A. Booth, Eugene;
H. E. Dnvia. Halsey; C C. Peery,,W. R. Bilyeu, Albany.
Scio; Emest Hall. O. A. Arnold, W. j R. W. Davia. Harrisburg; Alfred
C. itvpr-w, 8. P. Bach, B. F. Simons ' C. Schmidt, Albany; M. D. Morgan,
Thad Sterling, J. Pi terns. Lebanon;
I M. Creefe, T. A. Truelove, J. O. Fry, '
w. h. iiuihert. Albany; chas. su-ri-j
DEPUTY EXALTED
-RULER VISITOR
Albany LodtTO B. P. O. E. In-
ppectcd by Grand Officer,
Growth Is Noted
Albany Elks were honored. by an
official visit from Deputy Grand Exalt-
ed Ruler, Wilson S. Wiley, of Klam- j cariy Sunday morning at the age oi
ath alls, as especial session of the j 70 years, just one day after his birth
order Saturday night. About 200 Elks ' jy,
were present representing every town i He was born at Plainville, Illinois,
of the county, also liugene. Corvallis,!
McK.rmvllle salem and .Newport.
ucputy v. ney wm tendered a. royal
reception by the member., and In turn.
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tive address which was well received.
Tk. iKi I, 1.
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.!.!. 1 JIJ... ! IL.
7 "m"lV" "Rn 10
mB H1C UH.I ui 1 1 IllflllUVITi
IZZ 11. ,Z I! , "I :Z i ri
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Several eandidatMi wen. initiated Sat.
..H . fin. hann,,.. s
honor of the occasion
1 - -
The next regular meeting is held (
i on Thursday of this week, and the
1 Annual Home-coming day will be celo-' '
. I brated on the first Thursday "in next!
j month, which is the big event of the !
year. j
re. , ,1,
The Albany initiating team ia to go
to Newport in the near future to imti -
1 ate a class of about 25.
, ' .
LUin LOllllty t air
Board Meets For
Business Tomorrow
h .
The board of directors of the Linn
County Fair are to hold their fi.t
meeting of the new board tomorrow
at high noon. Tho purpose of the
meeting being mainly to file amend
ed articles of incorporation to' meet
the demands of the board it) conduct
ing a fair that ia expected to interest
every section of the county on all the
ta of inixutTy pnaent.
ed. It ia understood that a board of
directors now consisting of five will
be Increased to about thirty, selected
from the leading centers of the
eoanty
Weather Report.
- Tonight and Tuesday fair. The
temperature ranges from 65 to 37 de-
Every targe town in India has Its
Delhi Darwaxa,, or gate opening In
the direction of Delhi, which wns to
the whole country what Mecca li to
the Mohammedan.
UV1II niLi v I Lai
Ing, Brownavillc; A. L. Sheer, Tang,
ant; W. E. Parker, Tangent; L. B.
Luber, Tangent.
I). W. Shirley, Tangent; B. W. Ber
ry, R. K. Burton, Robert Stroda, L.
Hawthorne, Harrisburg; Siguard
Landstrom, Lebanon; E. Abraham
Hilary; N. M. Newport, Lebanon;
Perry Parker, Tangent; Ed Mitchell,
Shedd; 8. J. Moaa, Sweet Home; A.
R. McCall, Albany; Frank Bayne
I Peoria; Curti C. Cole, Albany; M
! Leach, Harrisburg; M. E. Jaruagi,
Coburg; N. J. Nelson, Harrisburg; D.
H. Mercer, Lyons; M. Avershoff, Leb-
hardt, Foster; V. Taylor, Halsey; C
H. Dabidson, Shedd; C. E. Sannard
Brownsville; E. E. White. Brownsville;
8. R. Cotton, Hamsburg; W. L.
Wright, Harrisburg.
Ben T. Sudtell, Halsey; Albyn Es-
aon, Albany; J. C. Holt, Scio; H. P.
MMnnia Alkanv- C. Otis Tavlor
Brownsville: C. H. Lindeman. Crab-
n u.n.im.; kitrJ Abraham.'
, C. H. Halloway, E. B. Williamson, AI- j
Laub-:Bany; Haire Ausman, Salem; J. B.j
Cornett. Shedd: W. W. Poland. Shedd; j
Harrisburg; Geo. R. Weirick, Clarence
(Continued on Page 8)
CHARLES COLLINS
IS LAID TO REST
Prominent North Albany
Resident Dies Sunday
Morning
Charles Collins, prominent resident
Lf North Albany, died at hi home
1 ,
january nj( 1850. He came to Oregon
I in la and located on a farm north
of the city. He was prominent in the
of the community and leave.
, hf friends who mourn his
"
death.
' He survived by hi. wife, nve n.
" "
and one daughter. .
t,'., ,. I uwim. Mh nia of.
annl t" were hrW th! r:
: .... . . . .e
ternoon at .ortn raiesunc cnuren anu
"ur.a. tooK p.ace at tne cemcwr,
, r h n f nlara.
JQ llf pnttlPTSt
American Crew
Lost at Sea
STllL KMUL.M, Jan. A. r.
.. .A . Yt
! Fortynjne mrmbcrs of the crew of
the American steamer Macona, which
struck a rock off Nidingen Light and
foundered were lost, the mate feeing
the only survivor.
- Army Transport In Diatrisa
NEW YORK, Jan. 19 The Army
Transport Powhatan, In distress about
i 700 mi,M ast of Nc.w Y?rh' nPT
by wireless early today that although
she was leaking and the, boiler room
is flooded, the ship is in "no im
mediate danger".
Miss Almstead
Becomes Bride of
Harry C. Johnson
Harry C Johnson and, Miss Edyth
L. ff. Almstead of Portland were mar
ried at the St.-Francis Hotel Satur
day evening at aix o'clock by Rev.
W. P. White of the TJnited Presbyter
ian church.
The groom la employed at Walhoms
A Co., of Portland as head) printer.
The bride Is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs A. J. Almstead of North Albany
and la also emptoyed'in Portland. .
After a short honey-moon trip they
will te at home in Portland.
JOHN W. CHRIST
DIES HERE SUNDAY,
Well Known Retaurant Man
Pasfies Away After Fight
With Tuberculowis
John W. Chriit, who, with his bro
ther, Jamet, conducted tha Imperial
restaurant, died Sunday afternoon at
the f imily home two miles northwest
of the city on the Corvallis road.
Mr. Christ had been ilf with uber-
culoia for the last 18 months, follow
ing an attack of influenza. He tried
every means for relief and went to
Arizona-UTtt faTl for several weeks.
He' returned to Albany about three
weeks ago. v
He was born in Erqusky, near Tif
lis, Russia, May 20, 1882. He came to
the United States, landing at New
York and com frig west to Taeoma
where ne was employed in rhe Tacoma
hotel for three or four years. In 1910
he came to Albany and, with his bro
ther, James, bought out the Home
Rcsta'jrant Later they opened the
Imperial restaurant, which they have
been conducting up to the present.
Efforts are being made to secure a
Russian priest from Seattle. If this
is not Dostible one will come up from
Portland to conduct the services in
native language.
RIDDERS SELLS
SHOP TO COUNTY
Auto Machine Shop to be
Used For Truck Re
pair Plant
Ben Ridders, well known local
mehii.t. S.tr,l .old .he Albjnv
. - - j
Automoblie and Machine Shop to Linn j
County. Mr. Ridderr C! Retire from
the . garage business and devote his
attention to the selling of Gary motor
trucks.
The shops will be operated by the
county court for the care and repair
of a ito trucks and road making mach
inery. Linn County is going into the
roadfnaking business on a large scale
and an adequate repair department is
necessary to keep the machinery in
order.
Senate Committee
Hears L. Martins
WASHINGTON, Jan, 19. A, P.
' After Ludwi Jihrfens, self-styled
; Russian Soviet Ambassador to the
; tjnit id Slates had given a brief per-
' .i hi.fn -f him..ir .J I,;. i,f
' 10 lno e i-ommiuee investigation
Bolshevik propaganda in the United
States, it adjourned suddenly because
the member. ad other pressing bisi-
' v.oairman aioses
, nesJ cnraeements,
-t-l
ljsaid hat the commitlee wi meet at
his call, probably Wednesday.
Que Killed, One
Hurt in Accident
On Motorcycle
FOREST GROVE, Ore, ian. 19 A.
P. Vcnada Carman. 14. was killed
j an(j Lj-teno Barber, 20. suffered a
broken leg when their motorcycle
overturned after thyad a tire blow-
out on the highway between here and
Cornelius. Both were residents here.
Deep Emotion in
Holland Over
Demand f or Bill
Brussels. Jan. 19 By A. P. Deep
emotion has been caused in Holland
by the allied demand for the extradi
tion of former emperor Wilhelm, of
Germany. The belief is expressed
that measures will be taken With the
view of inducing him.4o voluntarily
himself at the disposal of the allies.
Rhode Island To
Test Validity of
Prohibition Law
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. A. P.
The validity of the Federal prohibi
tion constitutional amendment is to
be drtirmined by the Supreme court
which today grferftea! to Rhode Island
permission to institute original pro
ceedings to test it and enjoin its en
forcement In that state.
.CHARGES MADEBY
k niuiin i cmc am
MUlUllUUi OllllJ Ull
DEPARTMENT
CAUSE OF STIR
Senate Naval Committee to
Conduct Complete Investi
gation into Charges of Fail
ore of Dept. to Cooperate.
WOODS TO TESTIFY
Assertion that Navy is Float
ing Death-trap Causes In
quiry; Daniels Defends
Navy's Work.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 By
the Associated Preaa Complete
investigation of the charges saade
by Rear-Admiral Sima against
the Navy Department's conduct
of th war will be made by the
sub-committee now inquiring in
to the award of aaval decorations
as soon aa it complete its present
task.
This announcement was made today
by the full Senate Naval committee.
Investigations Must be Complete
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 Unless
the Senate investigation of Rear Ad
miral ime charges of the failure of
the navy department to cooperate ful
ly with the allies during the war ia
! made to the entire satisfaction of the
! American- people, an inquiry will be
made by the naval board, Secretary
Daniels announced today.
He added that "no organization in
the history of the world ever did a
better job-than the -United States
Navy." . ' .
General Wood Most Answer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 Chair
man Rutler, of the House Naval Com
mittee, announced today that -Major
General Leonard Wood will be askd
to appear before the sub-committee
and explain his statement that the
navy is a "floating death trap," made
in a aneerh last nieht.
I.
' INJUNCTION AGAINST
STRIKERS ISSUED
Work Held up on Govern
ment Contracts Charged;
Leader Sentenced
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19-A. P.
Atemporary injunction restraining
the employes of the Bethlehem Ship
building Co., from picketing the yards
of the company hefe and at Alameda
vs issued out of the United States
court hcre today. The company in its
petition, said that government con
tracts were beinz suspend"d by pick
eting act and other activities of the
strikers.
Labor Leader Sentenved
WINNIPEG. Jan. 19 R. B. Rus
sell, a Winnipeg labor leader recently
, evicted of seditious conspiracy in
connection with the general, strike a
year ago and sentenced to two years
in jail, today lost his appeal "when
the Manitoba court of appeals unan
imously decided that it could not
review the case.
Sears Brother
Manages Large
" Furniture Plant
J. D. Seafts, local grocer and baker,
is in receipt of a copy of "Shop
Notes" the houe-xgan of the Show
ers Brothers Mfg. Co., of Blooming
ton, Ind. Showers brothers, the larg
est manufacturers of furniture in the
country, are uncles of Mr. Sears and
hi. mother. C. A. Sears, is General
Superintendent of the plant The
company employes more than 2.700
people and conduct many side issues
for the benefit of their workmen and
their families, Including a school,
printing office and other departments.
The factory Is run on the co-operative
plan, similar to the Ford Motor
Co., and the employes share In the
net profits of the business.