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I. .f 'I. library I CUUKNK 0000000000000000 0 Member of TIIK AHHOCIATF.If 0 0 PKKHM. The only paper In l.lnn 0 O county carrying A. I'. dispatches 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOO.lOO ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT oooooooooooooooo o o O Tonight nd Thursday Fair O O o OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VOL. XXXII ALBANY LINN COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1920 No. 245 PALMER ORDERS INVESTIGATION OF THE CHARGES AGAINST HOUS.ER Vice-President of Grain Cor poration AtkH Thut Gov ' crnment Make Probe of (rand Judy Report. O R I) K R ISSUE I) District Attorney In Portland Insi'ncted to Make Thor ouKh Investigation; Houh er Wants Findings Aired. WASHINGTON. Hrh. 1M II v Aaaortated I'rnui Alturnry Gen eral Palmer haa directed l ulled Slatra IHatrlct Atlurnry Humph Try a al Portland to snake a full and thorough investigation uf tha rhargra against Mat II. Ilouaer, Virv-preaidrnt of tha I'nited Slatra (.rain corporation, which were returned recently b tha federal grand jury at Spokane. fi . . . ... VI . L tM . The order from Waahii.gton ia made Ilouaer a request that the alleged au.lulent dealings with which ha waa nt fraudulent dcalinga rharved le axnoaed to an open niveau gallon by tha government . Ilouaer aaid that ha rould not parmit tha find- inira of tha grand jury to go unclial lengcd and a-k.il ln federal attorney for an Investigation. Ho atated that ha wanted tha same publicity given $1 -M -j tn prlcipal ,nJ to the reaulta of tha tnvcaligalion aa . . ... . . . .1. waa accorded to th grand jury'e in- I7-500 P"'" on the pruiri ainuatiuna. "jiil. President Williams crprrased the The report of the irrand Jury in i.ulp ,n. prr,..t financial cam- v.:,:.n.n1 wh the United Stalea Grain corporation fre from drbt In a reasonably short to further hia own inU-reata and that period. by manipulation and Juggling he ae. M Jncob K,imn uj,1(fh.pr rurad Mia aala of gram to corpora- ..... . tn.na of which ha had been formerly the latr W II. Grey, author of owner to Immvnae adrantaga to him- Cray'a "lliiory of Oretron". She avlf and aaaociatea. w,,, .orn 3t Wailatpu, the mia.ion An oiien alatrment waa matle ny - t-i.:. . a - Ilouaer after the report in which he " of Marcua Whitman and U diacbiacd figurca which cunlradkrU-d n.odeatly loyal to the facta of hmory thoae which are allegel to have been that :ivi d tha Oregon country to the uard aa a baaia for the grand Jury a m.ri, renublic She U a member report. Ilmiarr atated that the whole affair waa merely an attempt fur parttaan rraaona to diarn-flit the or raniaation of which he waa ona uf tha leading figurra. . I New Classified I ' KOR SAI.K iilt lge farm aecuri- tiea. Intercut 0 per cent, payable aemi-annually. Amounta IKK) or more. Phone 74, llnrney ilerkcr, 108 V. L'nd St.. Albuny, Ore. ' Pt UUV : VnTlft" I... AU.n..eM In Dlrfmi.!. Cemetery wiahing to have their Iota'"1' r0"'fl improved and cared fur this apring, plcaae aee C. if. Kurd, the aexton, or H - Ilurtehi r. Supt. at the Albuny Furniture Exrhunge. fttf ' KOR S.M.K A ninn'a bicycle. Impure at 2.11 South Washington Strwt. Phone r.17 R. fix WANTKD A girl to work. Apply (ilobe Theatre Ofllce. 18fJ0 TIIItKK KKKSH lonvea of br-ad for, 2r centa at the Albnny llakery, 3-1 1 Lyon Street. Phone 4!9 J. flStf FOR SAI.K-'Iooil 10-room hou.ie.j modern conveniencea, nenr h'-nrt of city; full lot. Muat m-II thie month,' and will anrrincc at a real burgnin Inquire at 21S West Third St., flHtf. NOTK'E As wo have lust purchased 250 more hens of thu J. A. Hanson tnbllshing of a river line between tin.. . .. . , , citv nnd Port Ir.nd. They n"rt thnt strain, white leghorn and are en- o.n Ci,v, Siikm. CorvHllis. F.u- largii our Incubator capacity will ,,,. Bni ther points thnt they have now bo able to take orders for a few met with enthusiastic reception! and thousnnd more early chicka; can that there seems to be but little dif- a,.o book you for hatching egg. of JJj-J - ,1 quality. Price 8 00 per 100. Chick! ine between Corvallla and the me- $17 f)0 per 100. We will have 2,000 trotmlia. chicka every Sunday rondy for The truck delivery feature Is a Momlny delivery. Visitor, are wel. tro" P'" wJnnln".i;m , ... . heranta and will prove a great con come. Phone 601-F-Z, Tangent, venienre to the nierchnnt. ahipping Oregon. flH freight. FOR SALE 6 room bungalow with The company will nlso innuinirntc .i, bam nr. fruit In. passenRer aervicc. Bouts will leave three Jots, b.rn. (t"K. 't. Io- A,B 7 oVock nch eveninB .r. , cated In Ea.t Albany, 2,0i)0, $600 yivlng In Portland at 6 the next down. Term! to ult. Also , 60 morning and permitting passengers .erea ? miles from Alhanv on easv to remain in their .tnterooms until term.. R. B. Dove, 231 North Main St, Phone 788 J. 18f20 WANTED Two waitresses at 0. K Restaurant on First Street, 18f20 FOR SALE A new garage 12x21. Easy to move will sell below cost if taken soon. Phone 221 Y Ad- ; dress 1433, Ssntiam rd. 18f25 ' FOR SALE Five-room house, cheap, without lot Call at 70S East Third i a. tiL nar. D loron " ' . ... , . , FOR SALE 7 good milk cowi giving milk, J. D. W iA. b milei 8. K. Tangent. ' S, ' 18f20 Purtiei who have not tickets tp I Father A 8on banquet this evenls.f i ican get the same at St, trancis Hotel. fl8 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O I'nwrrulliin Krai In 0 O I. W. W. Murder Trial C O MONTF.HANO, Feb. IH-lly O O A. P. Blale runted tuiluy at II 0 O o'clock in the armistice day 0 O murder trial. Vainlcvecr an- 0 O nuunred that h would move O O for directed verdicts uf din- 0 O missal for all uf the defend 0 O anta, particularly Bert Faulk- O O ner, Elmer Hinith and Mika 0 O Shevhan, whom ha insists have 0 O nut bean connected up with tha O O shooting. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GIFT OF $12,100 IS MADE TO ALBANY COLLEGE;, SUM IS APPLIED ON DEBT Mrs. Jacob Kamm Gives Check to President Williams On hn return from Portland, tl)i mot nil. Presidrnt A M Williams, of Albany College, announced In chap el that Mr.. Jacob Kamm, uf Port land, had yeaterday hinded him a clwok fur (12.000 0(1. 110,000 of thu will be applied on ihe indebtedness of tha college contracted dialing tha endowment campaign several years BgO. 1 hia ia tha aseond I a rue amount c. h fc , A CM " . ' a check of 7,uO0 having been re reived Mond.iy, and which also was appjird on the debt. Two year ago ihe ptcssing indebtrdnt-M uf the eol- Ice amounted to $34,500, carried by l.anki and Individuata. A year ago 1: ', , i,,.r.k f Portland. one of the bcnefacirei of ihe Y. W. C. A., and other Chria tun cnierprie in. the nonhwett She made her promie of thU h nd ome v i ft to President WiMi.iina on la.t Kridny, the lth of ihe monih. n (oin(; 0 Mr, KBmm tM .. ,nink wj 011((ht , hnvc . ,tron(f i-rhy. terian college at Albany". Yeti r dty when he fulfilled her aromlac he aaid to Mr. Wil!i.im, "Keep me inform- d on everyihing you do Is RIVER LINE IS DEEMEDASSURED Olficers of Company Meet With Encouragement at Other Points M. K. Leo and Senator E. W. "Haines of the Inland Kmpire Hunt and Truck romtany are in the city today carry- in on work connected with tho - 7; T.h ride down the beautiful river , tion to many. BRIDE OF Al YEAR ASKS FOR DIVORCE Alleging that at tho present time Lcroy O. Mowan I. living under an assumed name, in Portland and refuses to support her, Nellie 0. Mowan, . y ... ... v . . , formerly Nellie Smith of Crahtrec, a bride of little more than a year filed suit for divorce today in the circuit court ners Alimony of $100 month . .. , ' il asked. HANDWRITING IN MISSIVES MAY BECOME FACTOR IN ASSAULT CASE Experts May be Aisked to De termine Whether Weaver Wrote Mysterious Notes Received by Lingofelter. CASE IS PUZZLING Alibi Offered by Man Accus ed as Assailant Withstands j InvestiKation; Release may be Ordered Soon. Handwriting expert, in Port laud may lie call d upon by the authorities here to air in deter "ining the identity of the prraon who aent the aayalrrious threat ening iettera to Herbert I.lnfo felter and which are believed to have bearing in the rurioui rase of aa'Jiu't upon Lingofelter last Friday evening which it puzzling the officials here- The letter are printed by hand in pen and ink and the initial W ia the only airnaiurr attarhrd. Specimens of ihe handwriting of K. W. Weaver, who htt been identified by Lingofel ter aa hia astaiinnt, will be cumnared to ihe threatening by ihe expert in Portland. Tho only direct evidence connecting Weaver with the crime ia the positive identification by Lingofelter. Proof that the threatening letter were writ ten by him, if it !iou!d be establish ed would arrve only aa anoihcr cir cjmatantial link i the cite against him. Other evidence of thia nature ia baaed tipoii trouble between the two men which l mid to have twttaas) aeveral times !n the paM. The alibi off. re i' by Weaver, who ia Mill in the county jail it apparent ly a atrong one and substantiated by - liable witease. Weaver stated at the tlmr of hia arrest that he was at the Amo-.how ball and the. Odd Fel "ow hall furing the entire evening of February 13. He hna nvint.iini'd 'his story and furnished names of persona who saw him at both places. Unless other evidence ia forthcom ing aoon it ia possible that Weaver'a relvase may be ordered soon and thut the mater be allowed to await pos sible actam of the grand jury. So far there have been no witnesses conn forward who can in any way throw light upon the encounter that took pluce when Lingofelter was assault ed. Authorities place little credence on tho rumor that a friendship between Mrs. Lingofelter and Weaver could in any w;iy be e nnected with the assault. Wife of victim was visiting her moth er in Culifornia who is despi-ratcly ill at the time it happened. She re turned nt once on learning of the af fuir and went i!inct!y to her hus bund's bedside at the St. Mary's hoa, pi t nl . A tentative dute for the pri'liminnrj hcarini: pbs been set fur a week from today. Weaver is represented by L. L Swan. BANQUET TAKES PLACE TONIGHT The Father and Son banquet takes place tonight at the St. Francis hotel in Albany beginning at 6:45 o'clock Several hundred are expected to at tend. IMPOSSIBLE WILL BE ATTEMPTED BY MAGICIAN TONIGHT Inch planks of tested Douglas fir and hundreds of spikes were used in the construction of the heavy rein forced packing case from which the uncanny prestigitator Blackstone will attempt to emerge tonight with in a few seconds after the audience at the Globe theatre and the committee on the stage have seen him put inside and securely nailed up. Failure will result in the payment of $.r.0 by the magician to the Albany Sign company who have accepted his challenge made last night to construct a box which is guaranteed to be proof against his attempts at escape. The magician will be tied, placed in the box on the center of the stage and the cover nailed on by spectator. (Continued on Page 8) REPORT MADE ON CONFERENCE AGREEMENT OF RAILROAD BILL Provides That Waives Estab lished by Government Ad ministration Remain Effec tive Until Sept. 1. MEETING IS CALLED Employes of 15 Railroad Or ganizations Call Meeting; for Tonijfht to Discuss the Conference Report on Bill. WASHINGTON. Feb. 18 By Associated Press The conference reported on the railroad bill waa prevented here today in the sen ate. It provides that the wage, established by the I'niled Statea Railroad administration cuntinue effective until September 1 and also that the present rates con tinue until then. The restriction on wage increases is especially interesting in the light of the recent demands for increase. A meeting of the 15 railroad employes organisations will be held tonight to consider the conference on the pend ing bill and dc-termine its effect upon the recent agreemnt with Prsident Wilson regarding the demands fur wage increases. vilson Disregarded Bliss WASHINGTON. Feb. lt i General March, told the house investigating committee here today that American troops were sent into Russia and Si beria by President Wilson against the advice of General Tasker Bliss, while lllisa was a member uf the allied Su preme counciL Mureh said. "I don't suppose, how ever, that President Wibtun would disregard a strictly military proposal from Kliss. j " Tive Drowned I WASHINGTON. Feb. 18 Five en listed men were drowned in the sink ing of a naval barge off Cuba yester-j day and two other lives lost in the. capsizing of a motor dory from the U. S. S S Hovcy last Sunday at Har wich island. MACCABEES HOLD SMOKER THURSDAY Maccabees will hold a smoker Thursday evening in their hall, which will be featured by talks from State Commander J. W. Sherwood and Cir cuit Judge George W. Stapleton of. Portland. There will be boxing and ! wrestling and other entertainments. Judge Biiyeu, Willard Marks, deputy district attorney and Sheriff Kendal are also expected to speak. McADOO FORBIDS USE OF NAME ON BALLOTS NEW YORK. Feb. rS liy Associ ated Press William Gibbs McAdoo announced here today thnt he would not permit the use of his name on presidential primary ballots in the various states. He said he advocated sending uninstructed delegates to. the Democratic convention. He also added thnt he did not believe Jho national interest should be submerges! in the contest of individual candidates. TANGENT CITIZENS GIVE GENEROUSLY TO ARMENLAN FUND Tangent citisens lead the commun ities of the county on ihn Armenian drive for funds as far as reported On last Friday evening n public pro gram was conducted rc .ulti.i in sec uring $150 for the cause. The cause. The committee then followed up their , efforts by making a personal canvas in the school district and increased the fund to $233.30. Rev. J. B. Needham acted as chair- man of the committee and is entitled to great credit for his efforts. The ' next best report was received from Miss Anna Theissen of Mill City who reported $128.00 received from a small district. The total amount to be raised in the county is listed as $5000. Chairman M. Senders, reports that some towns and localities are I not coming up to expectation and that ' time. He was interested in the min specinl effort will be necessary to ing industry and was assisting in raise the amount of monrw thnt is so necessary to support a worthy cause. The Democrat Vrenidential Straw Ballot Vote fur one, placing X before name. Hoover I" Wood" McAdoo 1 Johnson I Lowden ("Palmer I Pershing Gerard f Bryan n My party affiliation is Name Address (Cut out, and mail or bring to The Democrat office. Mark enve lope. "Straw Ballot.") BRYAN ADHERENTS DEMAND HIS NAME ON STRAW BALLOT Admirers of "Peerless One" Protests Against His Omission Numerous admirer, of the "peerless one" appeared at the office of the Democrat today following the first publication of the Democrat's straw ballot yesterday and protested against the failure to place Bryan's name among the list of possible candidate, for President. The omission was intentional, made because Bryan's statement that he will not be a candidate. The name will be added to the list in future ballots, to indicate his standing. Although an announcement is made in this issue that William Gibb. Mc Adoo will not permit his name to be used in the presidential primary bal lots of the various states, his name will be left on the straw ballot pub lished by the "Democrat. Considerable interest has already been displayed by the reader, of the Democrat over the publication of the straw ballot which made its initial ap pearance in last evening's paper. ALBANYMANIS TAKENBYDEATH LaWrence S. Wynne Employ- I ed at Worth's, Dies Suddenly Tuesday Lawrence S. Wynne, who lias been employed i Wuriirs iJepartment S;ore for ine lrtst two years, died uddently last night at his home on Ku'ih and EiUworth streets. Ho w.is tiO years old. A.r. Wynne hud had touches of heart trouble before, but he was in apparently good health yesterday and attended to his business as usual. st evening he ate a hearty meal and after dinner played with his dog or a few minutes. He remarked that he had a shght pain over his heart and Mrs. Wynne made him a hot poul tice and he started to bed. When he reached the side of the bed he fell over and died. He was born in Missouri Sept. SO, ' 1869 and came west in 1864 with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Wynne, who settled in Union County. Hi. father was one of the first physicians in that part of the country and, wa. well known by early pioneers. In 1886 the family moved to the Willamette Valley locating at Eu gene and then at Cottage Grove. Mr. Wynne during hi. life lived in Wash ington, Idaho and Oregon and for 20 years prior to his coming to Albany on Oct 11, 1917 he lived in Baker, where he was in business part of the (Continued on Page 8) ROBT. A. MURPHY ALBANY BUSINESS MAN CALLED BY DEATHLASTNIGHT Well Known Merchant and Pioneer Succumbs to Ail ment in Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. WAS 60 YEARS OLD Took Prominent Part in Civic Affairs; Was Mem ber of Linn County Volun teers in Indian War. Robert A. Murphy, resident of Albany continuously for the past forty-two years and one of the city'a leading business men and moat respected citizens, died at ten o'clock last night in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland at the age of sixty year. Mr. Murphy went to the hospital io Portland on February 4th and under went two operations. His son-in law W. V. Merrill, was with him during; all the time. Mr. Murphy was born at Ogdens burg, St Lawrence County, State of New York and came to Albany when he was eighteen year, of age. He had lived in this city ever since. He was engaged in various occupation, until fifteen year, ago when he establi'hcd a seed and feed business here unjer ' the name of Murphy Seed Store. He developed this into a large business and was conducting it successfully at the time of his death. In every sense of the term, Mr. Murphy was a self-made man. He left home at an early age to make hia own way in the world and by consist ent earnest effort became a successful business man. He enjoyed the confi dence and respect of the people of ' Albany among whom he had lived and worked for more than four decades and leaves a wide circle of friends. , Probably few, if any, men in Albany had more real personal friends than ' he. Mr. Murphy was a prominent member of the Albany Lodge of Elks. Mr. Murphy served with a company of Albany men in the Bannoch Indian , War of 1878. Mr. Murphy was married in Albany in August, 1878 to Susan Jane Custer who survives him, after a happy wedd ed life of over 41 years. He is also survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. V. Merrill of this city. The funeral will be held in the Elks Temple here next Friday after noon, February 20th. at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. George H. Young will offici ate at the service and the funeral will be conducted by the local lodge of Elks. FORMER ALBANY MAN DIES AT C0RVALLIS William Ritchie, former well known Albany real estate man was found (!.d in his office in Corvallis yes terday niornintr, sppoplexy having been assigned as the cause of the death. Mr. Ritchie was about 60 years old. He was interested in the Western Oregon Land Co., and recently return ed from Canada where he contracted a cold, and rheumatism followed. He had been a resident of Corvallis for the last 10 years. Many friends in this icty will regret the announcement of his sudden death. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O Mayor May Place O O Ban on Meetings O O Mayor L. M. Curl today an- O O nounced that unless the epi- O O demic of influents shows some O O signs of abatement that he will O O place a ban on public gather- O O ings. He requests the public O O to remain awav from nubile O O jlace. as a precautionary O O measure and to take the best O O possible care of the person to O O ward off the disease. There is O O no particular Increase in the O O number of eases today, the O O total being 41, but caution is O O urged against the spread of O O the disease. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 1