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at" 0900000000000000 0 Member of THE AHJWM.'IATF.U 0 ' 0 PKKHH. Th only HP" In Linn 0 0 county tarrying A. P. dispatch 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOO s 00 0000000000000000 o O ' O Tonight and Friday Cloudy O 0 Occasionally Threatening O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VOL. XXXII. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1020 No. 234 o. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT ALLIED RELATIONS WITH GERMANY REACHES CRISIS THROUGH BARON VON LERSNER'S ACT OF REFUSAL FAILURE TO DELIVER MESSAGE TO GERMAN GOV ERNMENT MAY RESULT IN NEW MEASURES TO SECURE EXTRADITION OF GERMANS GUILTY OF CRUEL WAR PRACTISES; MESSAGE IS SENT. PARIS. Feb. ft lly th A.m. elated I'reaa Kelatlona between the Allied power and Germany seem to be at a criaia due to the rrfunan of llaron von I meaner to forward to lierlln th namea of German wanted for extradition. The Incident apparently flnda echo In tha attitude of the lierlln cabinet which ia reported to have expressed seeming deAanra to tha power. It I understood that measure In tended to compel Germany to carry out the extradition clauaea of the treaty will be adopted. No intimation of their nature have been given out. I.ondari advices said that Kir Auck land r.edde declared that Holland might le required to put furmer Km peror Wilhelm on some Island out of F.urope. lierlln Receive Mokig PARIS, Feb. 4 (Havas) A dla patch received from Berlin announce the receipt of th list of persona whose surrender haa been demanded By the allies. Premier Millerand declared to. day to the foreign affairs commission of the chamber of deputies that the' Versailles treaty gave the authority to compel the Germans to fulfill the.wjth cruelties to priaonera at the treaty requirement and that all ef fori would lie made to inaur the ex ecution of the demands. Mesaageta Kecelved Th council of ambaasadors after it meeting tonight, laaued a statement saying that th declaion of th alllea, with regard to th German whose extradition i demnded for war crime, would be communicated direct to Berlin. The text of the tatement follow: "The list of war criminal having been presented to llaron von Lrrsncr for transmission by him to hi gov- REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE TO SAVE THE COUNTRY FROM DEMOCRACY About 3S member of the Republi can party met last evening in the City council chamber and laid out temporary plana to save the country from th Democratic administration, under which th greatest war in hbv tory waa ureefully fought and brought to a close rn shorter time than anyone thought possible, and which haa reigned under the moat prosperous time in the history of the nation. The group assembled elected Sena tor K. D. Cusick, president; P. 1. Gil bert, A. W. Bowersox and F. M. French vice-presidents; K. M. Reagan, who waa aponsor for th meeting, aee- - New Classified FRUIT TRF.KS I have a few hun dred prune trees left over from my own plimting which 1 will aell reas onably. Choice stock. Phone F2 Jefferson, D. W. Porter, Albany, Rt 2. MU FOR 8AK.K fl-room plastered house at 324 Jefferson Street, 3 bedroom, living room, dining rom, kitchen, modern bath, electric lights, lot 6Bx xllO. Price $2500, 500 down, $25 per month. Beam Land Company, 133 Lyon St. 6f FOR SALE A Full Blooded Holatein heifer calf. 6 week old, can be reg istered and 1 from a It-gal. cow. Write Wm Schudder, P. 0. Box No, 107 Albany, or Phone 1). H. Patter on. WANTED To buy act heavy single harnca for wagon. Phone 63-F-22. 6f7 Special Sale on Boiler All Copper 14-ox ixo No. 8 $V00 All Copper 14-ox alxe No. $0.75. Galv. J1.75, Copper bottom $2.50 to $4.00. Como Early Albany Furn iture Exchange. West First St. M NOTICE Lot owner In Rivlrslde Cemetery wishing to have their lots Improved and cared for thin spring, please toe C. M. Hurd, the aexton, or B. Bartcher, Supt. nt the Albany Furniture Exchange. Mtf FOR RENT Five room house t $6 00 per month. Phone, 295-R. eminent, the president of th German delegation returned the liat with an intimation to the president of th con ferenc that ha had submitted hia re. Ignation to hia government and was Iraving I'arla. Th decision of th al lies will ba communicated direct to the government at Berlin." C'rimra Are Stated The accusation againat Crown Prince Rupprrcht of Bavaria ia the di'portatlon from the Lille diatrict; the Duke of Wirttcmburg ia charged with maaaarrea at Namur; Kield Mar shal von Klurk with the aaaaaaina- tion of hoatagea at Senile and the maaaacre of civilians at Ai-rrhot; Field Marahal-General Havkonarn. with thefla and pillage In Koumanin; llaron von der I.ancken with the mur der of Captain Charlra Fryatt, the Hritiah capuin executed by the German, and Miss Edith Cavrl!. the English nura who waa executed on the charge of aiding prisoner to e cae; Admiral von Capelle, with the auhmarina outrage; Kield Marshal Liman von Samlers, with maaaacrra (,f Armenians and Syrians; General ptengcr with iaauing orders to take nu. priaonvra; the Nlemyer brother lliiliminden caotp; Major von Ooeru with crueltie at the Magdeburg ramp; Lieutenant Rodger with crueltiea at the Kuhleben camp; General von Caasel with crueltiea at the Doberitz ramp; General von Manteuffl with the sack of Louvain; Lieutenant Wer n,r. Captain Valenttner and Captain Foratner with submarine outrages; General von Team with tha execution of 112 civilian at Alton; General von Ostrowsky with the pillage of Dcynze and the execution of 1011 civilians, and (Continued on Pag Six) retary and P. A. Young, treasurer An executive committee was named composed of Hon. F. J. Miller. W. L Marks, Judge L. G. Lewelling. George E. Sanders, Lee Bennett, W. G. Wal lack and J. M. Hawkins. W. A. Eaalburn was appointed chairman of a committee on member ship. J. M. Hawkins, E. C. Fisher. C. H. Murphy, Mrs. J. S. Van Winkle. Mr. J. V. Pipe and Miss I.ieln Mitch ell were nnmed a committee to iret the attitude of the women of the Repub lican party relative to their joining the regular orgn nidation or forming an anxilinry of their own. 1.8. Van Winkle was assigned the chairmanship of a eomrfiittee to inter view leading republicans of other Linn county towns with the end in view of organizing Republican Cluha through out the county and forming a count;' committee. The meeting was marked by Inform al speeches in which tho genernl trend was the necessity of downing the Democratic regime and substituting at Washington the sterling qualities of the Republican party. The organ ization waa formed for the purpose of cooperating with the atute and nation al bodies with the end In view of de livering Linn county full force at the coming election. No candidate were discussed and none probably will be until after the primaries. In the meantime, speak er representing various republican cundidule for president will be ad mi ted at the meetings and a discus sion of the various men mentioned will be heard. The Democrats of the county have made no move towards resuming their organixatlon, but will be heard from in due time. Law Forbids Sweet Cider to Turn Hard Rules Bureau No more hard cider la the order from Washington under date of Feb ruary the fourth. ENGLISH WOMAN WILL WED BROTHER OF BABY'S FATHER NEW YORK, Feb. i (Special to the Democrat by Telegraph) Mia Emily Knowlea, pretty English girl who is shown in this tele graphed picture just 'after land ng with her -baby Is to marry Guy 8. Bpiker, brotber of Perley Splker th married man who became th fath er of the child while he was In England aa a lieutenant in the army. Mr. Cora M. Bpiker, .wife of th former lieutenant took the baby in her arm at the. pier and warmly welcomed the woman with whom her husband had an affair while overseas.. "People ar amazed at the stand I hav taken," said Mrs. Spiker, "But I have always believed in the Golde Kut and plain justice." This unique eaa has been given wide discussion here by prominent people of the church, in bar and the prets. y: - c ALBANY RANKS FIFTH IN STATE High School Enrollment Ex- reeded Only by Four Other Cities Outside of Portland, Albany ranks fifth in point of high school enroll ment, according to figures just given out by State Superintendent J. A. Churchill. The district of the first class in the state are as follows: Portland. !fl; Sulem, 62f; Eu gene. B.r; Corvallis, 44IS; Oregon City, .tor,; Albany 344; Mcdford. 331; Astoria. McMinnville, 321; Rose burg, 309; Kaker, 302; Pendleton, 295; The Dalle. 2R8; LnGrande, 27G; Ash land, 205; Grants Pass, 20.1; Klamath Falls, 197; Newberg, 193; Marshfleld, 17,r.; item). l.V,; North Bend, 111; DuIIuh. 108. Seventy-two and one-half per cent of the boys and irl.s of Oregon who completed the eighth grade last June have entered the standard four-year high schools of the state this school year, according to a report complet ed yesterday by J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of public isntrurtion. Mr. Churchill believes that Oregon lends any state in the union with re gard to the percentage of students completing tho eighth grade who tn- ter the high schol courses. v Fifty-five per cent of al lthose en tering the high schooj i will com plete the full four-year course, as there are now 3413 enrolled in the senior classes. Those completing the eighth grade course last year num-' brred 8300. There are approximately ' 6192 now enrolled in the ninth grade. ; Including the number enrolled in the ninth year of the non-standard high schools, statistics show that 80 per cent of the boys and girls who , completed the eighth grade last June ' are no wattending high schol. The! total enrolment for the current school year in the standard high schools of , the state is 21,989. I The five counties outside of Mult-; nomah having the largest high school enrollment are: Lane, 1267; Marlon, 1224; Clackamas, 1098; Linn, 10118, and Yamhill, ?70. Britisher go to Paris LONDON, Feb. 5. Following cabinet council discussing the Ger man attitude toward extradition, Lord j Birkenhead, Lord High Chancellor and Sir Gordon Howart, attorney gen eral, left for Paris. " ' arri FIVE ARE AFTER HUNGARYTHRONE Hungarian Assembly May Declare for Monorchy March 1 VIENNA. Feb. 5. by (A.P.) Ncwi papers say the National Assembly on March 1, will declare itself in favor of a Monarchy in Hungary. Five pre tenders to the throne include former Emperor Charles, who never abdicat ed as king of Hungary; Count And rassy. Archduke Joseph, Prince Curil of Bulgaria, and Prince Windisch Gratx. Hood River A pples Being Shipped in Car Load Lots Hood River is now shipping 12 to 20 carloads of appVs a day. More would go forward if cars were avail able The apple men havo had a profit able tcason. And the returns last year were good. But with the war on and ocem transportation so nearly clcsrd to them through scarcity of ships, iheir war years were lean. Whot :nmatre, if any the exiraor dinary cold wave of Inst December did to the orchards is not yet de termined. There is fear in some cases but in general there is an air of op timism. , At Hood River, orch irding Is per haps at the highest stage cf scien tific production. It is doubtful if there is another place' where apple growing perfectly understood. Nowhere are apples produced that are higher priced or better known to the world O. A. C. Chickens Hate to Leave U. S.; Break A way Several coops of chickens from the Oregon agricultural college express ed to various points in Australia were at the express office of the Southern Pacific station this noon. One coop of the thoroughbreds did not appear to want to leave the United States and broke jail, which gave the boys In charge, something to do to round them up and save their company some ex pense. Thp chickens were of the White Leghorn and Plymouth Rock strain and are tent to that far away island for breeding purposes. Was Saving Up For Rainy Day At U.S. Mint DENVER. Frb. 5.(by A P.) Or- ville Harrington, 41, a nkllled worker in the Denver mint, wai arrested to day on a charge of robbing the mint of gold bar worth $36,000. He wat trapped a h wat carrying awuy-a bar. The police say h confetaed and showed them where he had hidden the bars In th yard of hit home. All are reported recovered. Harrington carried the bars from the mint in the hollow of a false limb which he wore. The entire $100,000 was recovered. FOUR TEACHERS RESIGN, REPORT! j Failure of School Board to Grant More Pay Said to be Cause of Action It was learned today th it four teachers have handed their resigna tions to City Superintendent Boettlch er, following the refusal of the school board to grant an increase in salaries at this time at their last meeting Tuesday evening. A note that w it handed to the Dem ocrat today by an ananymout writer declared that other resignations will follow in the near future. This being the end of the first se mester there was no school this after noon and it wat impossible to locate and of the school officials to learn who the teachers were who hid tend ered their resignation. Three Deaths From Influenza in Portland Today ..PORTLAND, Feb. 5. (by A. P.) Three deaths from influenza were re ported today, making tnetotal seven in this city. Eight-six new cases were reported, making a total of 520 1 to date. MOVIE ACTOR KILLED IN 700 FOOT FALL FROM PLAN E AT LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES. Feb. 5. (by A.P.) Earl Burgess, a motion picture ac tor, was instantly killed today when he fell 700 feet from an airpalne while performing in comedy. The ac tor was to have cast a dummy from Col. Hofer Files Suit Against Dog Tax License E. Hofer. editor of the Manufac turer, through his attorneys, filed suit in the circuit court yesterday to test the validity of the state dog li cense I iw. exacted by the state leg islature in 1919. District Attorney Max Gehlar. Sheriff W. I. Necdham, County Clerk U. G. Boyer, Chief of Police Welsh and constable Waller De Long arc named, as defendants. By the allegations of the suit it is charged that the defendants are without authority of any kind in the premises for the reason that the act of the lefrislature und"r which they assume to act is unconstitutional. In conneclion with the filing of the suit all issuing of dog licenses ceased yesterday in the offices of the county clerk. Col. Hofer, who brought the suit, owns a bull teVrier and in his com plaint he asks that the defendants be restrained, from collecting the li cense fee required by the st:ite law. A perpetual injunction is also sought in the suit. U.S. Troops On Border Protect U. S. Citizens EL PASO, Tex. Feb. 6. (by A.P.) Were It not for the protection afford ed by United States troops, Mexican raiders would make existance for resi dents In the big bend district impos sible, American customs officials told tha Senate sub-committee investigat ing Mexican affairs today. ALBANYFAIRMAY' DEVEOP INW Ai CENTRAL VALLEY'' FAIR ASSOCIATION '' Members of Linn County Fair t Directors Invites Lane and ! Benton Counties to Join in i Big Event. GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT Benton County Men Willing to Join in Making one Big Fair Here to Represent' The prospects are bright for the Linn County Fair to develop into a Central Willamette Valley Fair and Exposition with adjoin ing counties and towns co-operation, reports the fair committee. F. H. Pfciffer, A. C. Schmitt, P. A. Young and W. R. Scott, the fair board committee, representing the thirty directors of the Linn County fab as sociation made a trip to Eugene and Corvallis yesterday afternoon to con fer with the citizens of the two towns, for the purpose of securing the co-operation of the counties ard to look over the plans of the Eugiw fair grounds. The committee met with the mem bers of the Corvallis Chamber of Commerce and the County court of Benton county last night at Corvallis and, were assured of the cooperation it that county in joining force and making the Linn county fair a Cen tral Willamette Valley Exposition to represent the interests of this part of the state. The committee is greatly encour aged by the action of the rep-' re.entativcs cf the r.ei;hberin counties and win continue for a few days to gather information along Continued on Pag Six the plane, but fell himself. The cam era men thought the falling body was the dummy and kept on photograph ing. They did not discover their mis. take until they went to remove the supposed dummy from the telephone wires where it had alighted. Mrs. Hazel Shelton j Files Suit j For Divorce Mrs. Hazel Shelton of nearvScio ; filed suit today in the circuit court praying for a decree of divorce from her husband John Shelton and alimony and the custody of their child. I The plaintiff alleges that she has i been the victim of cruel and inhuman i treatment and that shortly after their marriage she was forced to live at the home of the parents of the defend ant. And that while in a weakened condition she was accused by the mother of the defendant as being; lazy and other unkind statements made for the purpose of injuring, her. WANTS RETURN: OFTWOAVjATORS U. S. to Demand that Mexico Release Men Held Since Monday DOUGLAS, Ariz., Feb. 5. (by A.P.) The release of Lieut G. L. Usher and L. M. Wolf, held prisoners by Mexican authorities at Sonora since their forcer) landing in Mexico Mon day failed to materialize yesterday. Army officials are gringing pressure to bear to obtain their immediate re lease. The men are being treited courteously and their imprisonment is only technical.