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V. of O. Library oooooooooooooooo O Member of THK AHMOCIATKD 0 0 I'KKHH. The only paper In l.lnn 0 O county carrying A. I'. dispatches O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT oooooooooooooooo o o O Tonight and Wednesday Fair O o o OOOOOOOOOOOPOOO VOL. XXXII ALBANY LINN COUNTY, ORLGON. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1920 No. 244 EXPLOSION OF 35 DYNAMITE CAPS MANGLESBOYAND INJURES M. PRINE ItoHM Pierce, of Crabtrec, Badly Torn When Box of Capn Accidently Explodes on I'rinc Farm. DYNAMITE NOT FIRED I'ierre is in Ix'banon Hospital Where Chances of Recov ery Are Held Uncertain! Princ's Eye Injured. Km Pierce. 16 ear uld win of It. T. Pierce, ol "rsblree. lie in " the Uhsnon hospital in s rnliral condition and Melvin Prine. well known farmer f the Irabu neighborhood la al hl horn suf fering (rum Injuries aa a mull of the arridrnlal exploslun of 35 dnamtle caps Isle JrMcrday afternoon. Young Pierre w helping I'rinr 1,1,. I .tump, on iW latter's plare 11-2 in ilea southeast of Crabtrec un tlir UUnon road. They had just fired off several blasts and were returning to their powder supply for more when the caps were discharged in some un-i known manner. Pierre was nearest the box and was badly mangled, bis left leg, side and arm being torn oien. his face scarred ad his body badly torn from the force of the explosion. It was thought last night that be might die. Pierce was staoibng almost oveir the box at the time and Prine was a short dnstance back. 'rm is suf fering from an Injured eye and is un able to see out uf It today. It ia not Known whether be will lose the sight of it as yet. Following the accident two doctors un called from l-ebanon and Prine was given attention t his home, while Pierce was removed tu the Leb anon hospital where a large number if pieree of the cars were removed from hs Irmly. ( Following the operation physicians expressed coiis-derulde ibiubt U whether the victim of the clu cxplo- , ion would recover lirnuc of the loss of blood and shock. Iloth bad a miraculous cscaie from a worse fnle, for their box of dyna mite, containing about Ml ssmnds f the, explosive, snl on a stump mar the caps but was not discharged. j Prine, who Is about 4(1 years old, is son of William Prine, one of the pioneer settlers of the C'rahtree cnun- try. and one of the best known Inml- lies In that section. New Classified FOR SALE About two dnr.cn laying White Leghorn hen ami pullets. f 1 6(1 each. See J. A. Humphrey at P. ().. or Phone 67'. !,. 17f 1! IOR SALE Gilt edcu furm securi ties. Interest H per cent, payable, seml-unnually. Amounts $100 or more. Phone 71, Bnrney Hecker, 108 1 W. 2nd St., Albany, Ore. Pi l-f-3 charged by the wife who says that J of their age. Realiiittg, he explained. WANTED By young unmarried man, wh(t Bm, wouM (lk f()I. mom,y .,, j ,hnt the difficulty of successful trans room by month, within threo block wou)ii fVlllU, the (U,,!ltion by a,king ' pi intion lay In the shock of removal, of Postofflce. Address Paul Murphy, hpr wht ho had ,,,, with thc 75 ni th:lt n(.n.c efl.cl, in pn and The Democrat. I cent he had given her last month. 1 animals were on similnr lines, he tren- FOU SALE A 1110 Fonl car with Sh .!, .),,.;. , .. !!..,. I ,l ,,, ,,,. with ansesihetirs and Electric starter and light. Call- H. B. Springer, Shcdd, Oregon. Phono 18-F-22. 17f 19 WANTEU-rany w.tn tractor want. ploughing. Call Homur Hight,' hone 68 F 8. 17f24 FOR SALE-20 ton of good cheat and oat hay. Will deliver in town for M5 and Ifl per ton, If taken the frst of this woek. Inquire 1023 Kast 8rd St. 17f20 FOR SALE Eggs for hatching, from S. C. White Leghorn. Tankard and O. A. C. strain. Price $1.25 per 16 or 87.00 per 100. Isaac Campbell, Phone 781 J, 1329 E. Water St. 17f2S FOR SALE 100 acre timber land ' In Twp. 87, S. 2 E. Or will trade for Albany residence property, or Improved acreage, and pay differ-! tnce In cash, Only good property considered. E. T. Shaffer, No. 413 Park St, Lebanon, Ore. 17fl9 oooooooooooooooo CONFLICT SHOWN IN FINDINGS OF INVESTIGATORS OF AIR PROGRAM Majority and Minority Re ports Filed at Wash ington WlUIIKJCTilX.' I'-l. I7H A P i-nr nou mbcotnmilice which in vestigated the spruce production filed a majority report condemning the wartime iviilmn program j a "riot of waste"; Minoiity report defend d M ri a "rccurd of arhlrvrinrut". A prominent part of both rrport i irivi'n to the controversy ovir ilic coiinn'tioii of John I. Kyan, ridirrc- tor of aircraft production, with the draft of their answer to Wilson's note cits with a surprise and interest sur con.liuetiun of a govcrnmrntbuilt on the Adriatic question and that they passing that evoked by the Lansing railroad, whirh. It hat been charged, will hand It to Ambassador Davis to- Wilson corespondence. rrdmtndrd to the benefit of the Chi- rtiKO. Milwaukee & St. Paul railro.id of Which Mr Itynn is a director. In drtall the majority report takes up the alleged waste and extrava- gancr i the rarly ain-mft appropna- tions. the alleged failure of the Dr nviland planev the alleged failure , rt .uff.rifn, Amrriran pi .nr. to ihe battle front, the sTiruee proilur uir- lion prtijerl in tne no-tnwesi, mu- . . lion of allejr il waste on cost-plus contracts nml m:tny preifie charges of Inefficiency and qiiandering of million of dollars. Minority Attacks rlrrdlnga. In turn, Representative !.ea' mi- I o niMirt replies to the majority 1 finding as "intc mp, r.ite hbnl ami .., exaggeration allcg.-d mi,t.,krt and mitatement." a "grattiltom re- flection upon me who faithfully served the government during the war and a repetition of drfnmatory charges admittedly unsun tamed by evidence." SENSATIONA if DIVORCE SUIT Verd Hill, Prominent Ranch er of Independence Made Defendant Verd Hill, weulthy rntulu r ami stock raiser of lndeientlenre is the defi ndnnt in a ensatinnnl suit for di- vorcc filed in the circuit court here today by Frances E. H ill. Custody of ; their two venr old child, permanent alimony in the sum of l.'O.OOO and at one-third interest in Hill's re:d prop.1 erty, snid to be worth JfiO.000 is asked In the compliiint. A persistent course of cmel and in human triKtment beginning shortly lifter their mnrringe, December 1!M is rbnrged ngninst Hill by his wife. She says that on numerous oc casions he nhtised her for her religi ous beliefs and referred to the Chris tian religion nr. "nil d superstition." 1 lint her husnnnd was penurious ,,. .... f .. . ! ' ed with kettles and utensil spread around the floor to catch the rain from the leaky roof, which Hill re-i fu,c(1 t m(V)) mpn,,,di , Jun mH Mr Hj aBys that h(jr hu,1)and on,,wj h,.r to get a wo- , , uke c(re of hcr 8 n)onthl old babv and for her t(J uke hM f ,nd nin tne imi(,p(.r,(ieee "Monitor" for whch he wu negotiating the pur- cha,e 0n n.fu.jng, she alleges he (.ni h,,r , aiy cusl .. B,.for hrr marriai.e Mrs Hill was France Helmick of this city. INFLUENZA CASES SHOWING INCREASE Influenza is increasing In Albany according to the report which wa Is- sued at thc city henlth bureau todny. 30 cases nre now under quarantine In thi city. ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS FOR NEXT GENERATION MAY DEPEND ON ALLIED REPLY TO WILSON'S NOTE ENGLISH TRESS SAYS IMPOSSIBLE TO OVER ESTIMATE GRAVITY WHICH MAY FOLLOW SUPREME COUNCIL'S REPLY TO WILSON'S OBJECTIONS ON ADRIATIC SETTLEMENT WHICH WAS GIVEN AMBASSADOR DAVIS TO FORWARD TO WASHINGTON. LONDON. Feb. 17 Hy Assort atrd Press "Anglo-American re lationa for thr nnl generation may depend upon the term of the reply," which the allied supreme council baa completed to Prei drnt'a Wilson's olijertion to the compromise agreement reached un the Hume controversy. Thin la the auhHtance of the pre com ment here today un the situs lion. It has Ix-en learned that the su- prenie council have completed the f night for transmission to Washington. j Publication of the text will probably , be li ft to the President. The English j press snys that it is impossible to , overestimate the Importance and gravity of the results which may fob low tne council s repiy, I This may be construed as meaning j n,"re than a withdrawal of the Unit- j Males from the council or the al- n,.a attti rnnip nBiiiin in in. I . iril. ... i i - - i nation, WASHINGTON. Feb 17 Hy Asso - iriutrd Press President Wilson in his memoramium Ui the allier concerning i the proposed Adriatic settlement in- ! .....- Ih.m Ih.l n 1Titu4 st , . .... . . , .... miiih. hnvit 1st r.n. nlxr wilhilriiis-iriff -1. (hit rnuitv nf Viirl B I ! Ila from t Has . jf mKm wmt hp,(, wj,h ; j MARKETS SOUGHT t.-rkis ti-ivr rntlic. 1 n iii.'u 1m.11 im I WASHINGTON. With the advent of prohibition, uses and markets mu.t be found for the products of 17.r(XMI acres of wine vineyards in (Vii.'ora'n and aKo for the consider ul 11 portions of tnlOe and raisin var ieties of grapes that formerly were made into brandv. At least 4.01(0 cars cf freh wine gntpes were shipped in to the Kastrm states and made into Sit-olled nonsleoholic wines and grape simp li-t season. A large qnantity of unfermintesl juices was rruule In California, barreled and shipped East. BENSON APPOINTED TO SHIPPING BOARD WA.SHl.NtiTON, Feb.. 17 Hv A. P. Kt ,r Admiral Benson, chief of na val opi-ritmns titiiirg the war, now retired, has been selected by the Pres ident to suerefd John Barton Payne as rhnlrmnn of the shipping board. ANAESTHETICS FOR TREES IS ADVISED LONDON The theory that trees should bo treated with anaesthetics to enable them to withstiind the shock of transplant:!! ion has been advanced) here bv Sir Jngadish Calcutta in spite they bore the uprooting and removal well. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 0 Sell Your Hatching O Egg Through Advertising O Now ia the hatching time of O yenr. Hundred of people have O high class chickens and are O willing to sell eggs for hatch- O ing. Other hundreds of poo- O pie want to improve their O strains or to start a pen of O their own. The quickest, chenp- O est and best method of bring- O Ing these people together is O through the columns of the O Democrat. A 26 word ad will O run once for 26 cents, three O time for 60 cen(s, a week for O 76 cent or month for $2.60. O Write your ad and send it in 0 today. oooooo oooooo oooooo plana without consulting the United , States. j The American statement was not made aa a threat but aa a tatement of the situation which might place the , United States in the position of sub scribing through the treaty to rights of sovereign and other agreements to which it was opposed, it was officially announced here today. LONDON. Feb. 17 President Wil- t , son's note to the peace conference on the Adriatic question has furnished London political and newspaper cir- Thr Lansing incident was regarded as a family affair, toward which for eigners should be merely disinterest ed spectators. The president's reap pearance as a dttermirjed party in the peace conference was construed a al most as threatening aa his order for the George Washington to be pre par- ed to take him home from France. the IiikJ version of the event gave IT I h. m . ruw , , u n i, nm 1 , .. - i-- ... imormation appeared to souen tne stiii-neeaea position ol tne atrair. .This consisted of the messages from 'Washington that too sweeping a con- struction had been placed on Wil- son's "memorandum." Nevertheless M ill.-rar,. ,liUnl ..1 . : .1 . '.. . T InoM at vtnft nml kA !...:. 11 ftt tl Lrov Marvalu asai el t -nl n , , BANQUET TO TAKE II rr TMinnnMir 1 i-tvD 1 w.riunnu n Father md Son Banquet takes place tomorrow night at the St. Fran cis hot?!. A big crowd and lots of enthusiasm arc promised. Dr. Pol ing will lead the .singinir. The prin cipal speakers will be Bruce Evans and Professor Finncrty. There will be a program of singing and instrum ental music. Chicken dinner On menu. HOLLAND FIRM ON KEEPING KAISER1 THE HAGUE, Feb. 17 By A. P. llo!l:i:td will answer second note of tV allies regarding the former Em- V "f Germany l.y niieratins h?r oriv'innl position, refusing to sum'n- tier him but asquiescing the request to cuird him closely. GERMANS MAKING FOREIGNERS PAY LERLIN Foreign shoppers in some Berlin stores who nre unwise enout'h to betray their identity nre being assessed 50 percent over the re t.iil prices to Germans. This is in ac cordance with a suepestion by the Berpn Chamber of Commerce in view of the low exchange rate of German Currency. READING REFUSES POST TO AMERICA LONDON, Feb. 17 By. A. P. Lloyd George has offered the ambas sadorship at Washington to the Earl of Reading, former ambassador and hr declined the post. o LOS ANGELES TO BE o FILM FINANCE HUB o 0 What ia said to be the forerunner OjOf a movement to swing the financial 0 capital of filmdom from New York to 0( Los Angeles came to light with the an O nouiicrmrnt of the organization of thc 01 Special Picture Corporation, financed 0 through Aronson & Company, a Hell Oitnan Interest, and one of the biggest Oi stock and bond houses of the west. "I For several years people inside the motion picture industry in Los Ange O.les have been endeavoring to launch "j movement which would result In " I establishing here the financial centrr 0,nf rh film holiness, nlonfr with tha productin cenlcr. The Democrat Presidential Straw liallot Vote for one, placing X before name. Hoover Wood; McAdoo Johnson j Lowden "I Palmer Pershing " Gerard j My party affiliation ia Name Address (Cut out, and mail or bring to The Democrat office. Mark enve lopes "Straw Ballot.") VOTERS ASKED TO INDICATE CHOICE IN STRAW BALLOT Presidential Possibilities Are Listed for Readers of The Democrat The Democrat ia publishing today the form of a straw ballot in an at- I U-mpt to gain from the voter of Linn 1 county some idea of the support that led u,c,de " K,ns Heights , a will be accorded the various men who "reh ot ' IpcIit b)rouht f .. light a number of towels, seve.-il have been ment.oned as po!ble candi- enipty (.orm bottle, and also dates for president of the United indications that Cla-k may have at States. 'tempted to ehIoroforr himself bat t The names are limited to those who ' figure prominently as candidate at 1 ' ... ... . s tne present writing. .o attempt is , ,. , - ... when his wifes body, with -three re made to give preference to any candi- T0,ver oundl w dillc0Terid by date. Mark an X opposite the name neighbors in Clark' home near Traut of the man you would prefer as presi, daie about jo mile, fri Portlatji - , dent. Fill in your party affiliation and mail or bring the slip to the of- fice of the Democrat. Write. in name I oi any otner candidate preferred il i name is not listed on the ballot. CANDIDATES LATE 'IN BUDDING OUT No Announcements Have Been Made as Yet in Linn County Coming primary election May 21 is beginning to loom prominently on the horizon and throughout the vari ous counties of the state announce ment of the candidates for county po sitions are being made. In at least one county a straw vote has been taken to show the direction of the political nir currents. I Although every county officer in Linn county with the exception of thnt of county judge, one commission er and state senator, will be voted upon at the coming primary election, there has been a dearth of announce ments as to whose names would ap pear on the ballot for the voters of this county to pass upon. It is assumed that all the present supreme council handed. Ambassador incumbents will be candidates to sue- Davis its reply to Wilson's communi ceed themselves. And unless times cation on the Adriatic question today. have changed there will be consider- able competition. In some tnses a ! warm fight is promised and in others . little or no opposition. J ! . Sheriff Kendall and county treas- urer, Miss Lenore Powell, will have I served two years at the expiration of their present terms. County Clerk Russell has served three terms, of two years each, and county com nils- sloner, Thos. Butler, four term of four year each. Miss Velma Davis, county record- er is serving her second term of two -i"u, lormer premier or r ranee, " year. The county school superin- went on tria' charged with trca- . tendent, Mr. Ida Maxwell Dimming, n. Death penalty is possible, will complete her first term of four 1 - year this year. The election of the Council Makes Decision county .assessor i also one of the re- LONDON, Feb. 17 By A. P. The sponsibilitie of the voter again this supreme council of the allies have de- yenr, as the term of J. S. Van Winkle, citled definitely upon intcrnatlonall appointed to succeed County Asses- xation of the Dardanelles. Details I sor Earl Fisher expires Jan. 1, 1920. hive not been worked out. EVIDENCE THAT CLARK MAY HAVE TRIED TO KILL HIMSELFISFOUND Bottle of Chloroform Discov ered and Indications that Clark Became 111 and Gave up the Effort. NOTE WAS RECEIVED Police Get Word that Suicide of Dead Woman's Hus band Has Taken Place on Kings Heights. . I . 000000000000000000 ,0 PORTLAND, Feb. 11 By O O A. P. Russell Clark has been O O found probably fatally wound- O O ed in a room in one of the O O leading hotels here late today O O with a revolver beside him. A O O business partner of Clark has O O informed the police that he O O was 27,000 short in his ac- O ' O counts. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I PORTLAND, Feb. 17 By Assoc iated Press Following the receipt of a note this morning' by the Portland police department signed "Russell Clark" and reading, "I have eommit- becime sick and gave up the effort. Authorities have been searching for Clark ever since yesterday evening u ate aftnt iaT lhr 0re0 Liberty MoK compaRy anJ , studfnt avior- He ntxiraed ,0. Portltnd from Pendleton Sunday in: an sirplrnc with Pi!ot Walter Lcen of a local air transportation company. Clark was last seen leaving his farm home about 8 oarlock Monday morning. He spoke to several of his neighbors on leiving and warned not to visit his house until in the after noon as his wife was ill Neighbors became alarmed in the evening over Mrs. Clark's failure to be up and a rounj and entered the house to find her dead. A 25 automatic revolver was found in a room adjoining the one containing the body. Death is said to have instantaneous. Owner ship of the weapon has not been es- tnbl-shed. The Clark s who have been married 8 years were well known in Portland. (Continued on Page 8) Late Wire Report Radio Stations Relinquished WASHINGTON', Feb. 17 By A. P. The naval operation of all private radio stations which was assumed during the period of the war will be relinquished at midnight, February 2fl, according to an announcement that was issued here today by the naval bureau. Council Hands Davis Reply LONDON Feb. 17 By A. P. The .Note is said to be modification of one prepared Saturday. Railroad Merger Forcast ' ' ST. PAUL, Feb. 17 By A. P. Merger of the Great Northern. North- ' rr" Pc'fie and Burling'on railroads in!0 one tr!mscoiti-,ii:ni sys- 'm shortly after relinquishment of government control is forcast in rail- road circles. ' Cail'aux Trail Begins PARIS. Feb. 17 By A. P. Joseph '