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00000 00 ooooooooo 0 Member of THK AHMMJIATKD 0 0 rilKHH. Th only paper in l.lnn 0 0 county carrying A. I. dlapatrbe O OOOO0OOOOO0OOv)O0 ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT oooooooooooooooo o e O Tonight anil Sunday Fair O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VOL. XXXII ALBANY LINN COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FFIiRUARY 28, 1920 No ?M INTEREST IN ALBANY COLLEGE IS REPORTED THRUORECON I'rcttident A. M. Williams Re turns From Two Weeks . Tour Ahout State in Ik half of Institution. PLEDGES ARK GIVEN Subscriptions With Endow ments Place Financial Con dition of School in Excel lent Shape, He Reports. Pre-ldenl A. M. William of Albany College la hum from about loo eeka wurk lor in Institution over the atate. II r porla new Intereat everywhere in lh work o( the college. The campaign move well for sub scription to meet th roioaition of th Collrg Hoard that will yield 115,- 000 a year for three yeara. Thia add ed to th College' Income from en dowment and tuition ia expected to put th finance of th Inatitution In excellent shapa. About flOOO ha been received In caah and subacrip tiona during the laat few day. Support Pledged by Many Mr. Williama aay that better than money ia th pledged Uiport which he ia receiving from leader over the atate. Th layman moat Inatrumental in making te report to th ynod two year ago unfavorable to Albany aid to Preaidvnt Williama thia week, "I our committee mad a miatak. 1 am with you now and will help you financially a little later." "My time for several day ha been pent, aald Williama, "In moving among th leading I'reabyterlan buai neaa men of Oregon. I hav been ac companied by Kev. C. W. Kay, 1). U., oM'ortland. W hav not been aak Ing for money. W hav been making friends. Not a aingl big buiinea man ha turned u down. They are exprvaaing themaelvea in term of favor and several of them hav handed "u their check. Th Albany public (Continued on Pag 8) PHONE USERS PLAN UNION Country Districts,. Get To Kether for Mutual Pro tection in Rates Meeting of rural telephone sub scribers representing a number of the country dintrict surrounding Albany i held Friilay evening at the Lew Isburg Grange hall at Granger for the purpose of perfecting an organ isation to protect -jts members from Unreasonable tilcphon rates and to ?cur better service. Districts having delegations at thr meeting were: North Albany, Spring Hill, Soap Creek, Welltdale, Moun- (Continued on Page 8) New Classified FOR SALE One fresh jersey cow, . with heifer calf. Also one Rock Island aulkey plow. Phone 609 J-4. Urban Shrode. 27f28 FOR SALE 240 acre farm, 100 acrea in cultivation. Good orchard and two fresh springs. Some building. Price $30 per acre. Easy term. Will consider part trails. Call at 1421 Bantiam road, Albany, Oregon. K8-m6 LADIES I do plain and fancy sew ing. Mrs. J. M. Staata, 14 East 2nd St. f28-ml3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are re ceiving requests dally in regard to baby chicks. Wish to state that chicks are all sold for this season. Capacity will be doubled next year. i Bonnie-Wood Poultry Farm, J. A. McGlashan A Son. f23 FOR SALE Pair of $8 leather leg gings for $3.60, food as new, Burns, ' .the ghoa Doctor. v f28 w ij w wi w : ;i nti i w, m RAILWAY WOKKKKHOI' UtANCK Wll.l, (,() OUT ON (.lAKKAI. STIIIKK m i: bti m 11 11 w, m PARIS, Feb. 28 Hy Associ ated I'reaa Order for a gen eral alrik iaaued today by lh national federation of rail road men. Condition ar near a criaia. Strong military fore e are guarding th track neai I'ari. The general fed eration of labor ha announc ed that It will aupport railwuy employee atrike. !)!! HH !; !i W !) ft) It! ' K ft DECLARES THAT STRIKE ABOUT OVER AT CANAL Mediation of British Minister is Accepted by the ' Workers PANAMA. Feb 28-Hy Aaaoc.aud Press Indu-ationa today are lhat the ' ..t. - .u ir.,uit i.. . Ifiae VI Hie .u.wv uiaiiui (aiu.v vi way worker on the cunal are ovi r for ihe tim ticiug at leaat. Ilriti.h Miniter ilrnnrtt announced that thr Iradcrs of thr. strike had ae rrpted hla offer to medial between thrm and the American official and to return work in the meantime. Dry Dork Men Strike BAI.TIMOKE, Jib. 2K Hy A..o clated Prei Two thousand employe of thr Dry Dork company Went on a trike today on what the company aid wa an open shop iaaur. All new construction ha been discontinued and iwo thousand additional men laid off by ih company. BANDITS KILL FORMER CONSUL Augustus Merrill, American Meets Death at Hands i of Mexicans WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 By As oriatrd Press Augustus Mo mil, formerly American consul at Manzan illo, Mexico, Was killed by Mexican bandit on February '-'!. The present con.ul at Manxanlllo in reporting the killing of Morrill to the atate depart ment said that Morrill was attacked near Col. ma where he lived and in the fusilndv thnt followed received two wound. The American embassy at Mexico hat been instructed to lay the entire affair before the government of Mex ico and mnkc a demand, for the im mediate apprehrnaion and punishment j of the murderer. ENGLISH BRIDE DIES OF BURNS Wife of Earl Stitt Overseas Veteran of Lebanon Dead LEBANON. Feb. 28 Mrs. Ea?! Stitt, English bride of Earl Stitt an overseas veteran of this city died Krl dny morning at 11 o'clock from burns caused by an explosion of kerr.1 ne. Mrs. Stitt was att. mpting to liui'd a fire in a cooking range Thursday using coal oil. The liquid exploded and ignited her hair and clothing. Be fore the flumes were extinguished the whole upper portion of her body wns badly burned. Mother of the deceased sill! reside in Enr'and. Funeral arrn"(Tcments will Ih. renounced latni. MRS. MARY MacIIUGII CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Mary Macltugh died at her home on tho Snntinm road four miles east of Alibany last night at 11:00 o'clock. Mrs. Macltugh was born in Scotland October 16, 1842, and came to this country locating in Albany in 1871. She was a Scotch Presbyterian. She ia survived by her husband, John Macllugh, and three aons and three daughters. Sons are Dr. John Mac Hugh of Philadelphia, Harry Mac Hugh of Yakima, Wilfred Macllugh of Albany. Daughters art, Mrs. W. P. Rundall of New York, Mrs. W. Wooden of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Mike Keefe of Albany. Funeral ser vices will not b arranged until word i received from the children. VIOLATORS OF NEW NATIONAL DRY ACT WILL BE PROSECUTED I Internal Revenue Commis sioner Says that Prosecu tion will be Pushed to the Limit of the Law, LEGISLATION RESULTS Statutes of States w ill not be Allowed to Interfere with the Enforcement of the Na tional Law. W AKIIINGTON, Feb. 28 By Associated Pre All peraon found guilty of violating the fed eral prohibition enforcement act will be prosecuted to Ihe full ex tent of the law Irreapcctive of Ihe alale atalua legalizing the aale of liquor. Till wa the announcement made today by Commiaaioner Koper of the Internal Revenue bureau. The rul- I ing came a the reault of the pfe ' ent bill now before the New Jersey legislature which legalise the ale of three and one-half per cent beer. Koper Will Kcaiaj WASHINGTON. Feb. 28 Reaigna tion of Daniel C. Roper a eommia ' aioner of Internal Revenue will leave I vacant on of the moat important post in th government. Koper' in tention to reaign wa made known today to official here but J resigna tion will not be tenderedwtftfr after , the flrat installment of thjfexjreaa pro fit and income taxes for.yOf are paid on March 15. Future Jink' of Roper hav not been annountsJU' Jap Diet Diaaolred WASHINGTON. Feb. 28 By A. P. The Japanese Diet has been die solved today by Imperial decree aa a result of a difference of opinion be tween the cabinet and the majority parties in the Diet on the proposed extension of a franchise. The crisis follow recent violent scene in Parlia ment over the suffrage question. RAILROADS GO BACKT0M0RROW Railroad Administration Of ficially Ceases to Exist at Midnight At midnight Sunday the United State Railroad Administration o.' fiei.illy parses out of existence and the entire railroad )t. nl throuKnout lite country passes from its centralized federal control back into the hands of its individual private owners. Very 1 i i tic- changes of Importance are niuicip.ilrd nt the start. Rates will remain the same for the present. There will be some local changes in the traffic department of the South ern Pacific according to A.. J. Van Wanning, agent in Albany for that mail Outsidn of these he states that none others are expected at present. II. D. Morse, who has ben travell ing freight agent for this district will move to Eugene to become district freight agent at Dallas. Carl Taylor will be filled by H. D. Olson, now freight ngen at Dallas. Carl Taylor at present freight agent in Eugene will go to Seattle. MARK DUEDALL DIES IN SALEM Mark Duedall, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Duedall, died in a sanitarium at Salem, Feb. 27, at 2:30 p. m., from tuberculosis. He was born in Albany, Dee. 14, 1898 and has spent all his life in this county. Funeral services will be held at the Fort miller chapel to morrow at 2:30, Dr. Geo. H. Young officiating. Interment is to be made in the Houston cemetery. He ia survived by his parents, three brothers, Holt, Iven and Earl and one sister, Anna Duedall. NICHOLAS ARNSTEIN SOUGHT FOR IN $2,300,000 BOND THEFT NEW YORK, Feb. 28 Thia phutogranh, the first available in New York which wa arnt by telegraph how Nicholas Amate.n, husband of Fannie Brice, celebrated actreaa, the man for whom a world wide po lice net ia spread. Arnatein arrest ia expected eoon, he waa the leader of a plr.t through which f 2,.'t00,000 worth of bond and securities waa atolen. Two accomtilirea of hia ha ronfeaeed their part in the crime, aaying Arnatein double croaaed them. Th wife of the hunted man (wear that he ia innocent and will soon present himself for exoneration. r aw J " I f.V; . KB :' iJ5!3i '-',--rf- ' ' rr' -WiM i D9 w.'.-a to 'r ;er via' -jy.- . . '. LEISHMAN TELEGRAPHED PICTURE SERVICE LINGOFELTER ASSAULT CASE IS INSCRIBED IN CRIMINAL ANNALS OF CITY AS UNSOLVED MYSTERY FAILURE OF GRAND JURY TO BRING AN INDICT MENT' BEFORE ADJOURNMENT WSPOSES OF J". . . ..Tm...nemn,r. lASEi UtiKLiAtitiU til MOST PUZZUNG EVER OCCURRITjG HERE. 'i nique and baffling circumstances surrounding . the alleged assault of Herbert Lingofelter in Albany, on the night of February 6, bid fair to remain inscribed, as.ne of the unsolved mys teries in thC crirjijnal annals of Linn county. Final chapter -in the investigation of the cassck)9ed yesterday with the adjournment of the grand jury and ' the return of no indictment. As a re- suit, the doors ofxhe county jail open ed today for R. W. Weaver, employe of the Southern Pacific shops, who has been held incarcerated, as the assailant . Lingofelter had shown threatening of Lingofelter, ever since the night notes to the authorities here, presum of February 6. Complaint against ably written in a disguised hand and Weaver was dismissed before Justice signed with the initial W. Little cred Victor Olliver upon a motiprt b, Dis- ence was attached to these, because trict Attorney Gale S. Hill.- "'Xj; ; the authorities ridiculed the supposi . Authorities here aver, that)i'Kr. tion that a man, intending to threaten tire tiff air is one of the most mrttQj!,anyone, would sign his own initial. iniy.lliiif hn vir ru-rnrn.fl U.va.i4)n the other hand evirleneo waa cityThe grand jury spent three itjNaitlBl, that pointed to a theory, that sitting tne evidence and recalled wit-w noies mignt nave originated, from wno auenaeu tne lecture at tne rim nesses repeatedly before taking an trtlast source where they would Presbyterian church given by Ida M. action which is tantamount to admit-' haS been expected ordinarily. arbell, one of America's foremost ing the case is impossible of solution. aV) 1 1 ' Ti il i Weaver produced an women publicists. Among the darkened shadows that alibi to substantiate the statement, ' Miss Tarbell has a striking person surround the Southern Pacific rail- which he made at his arrest, that he ality and her portrayal of the varied road tracks, near Montgomery .itreet, was in the Elks hall and at the auto phases of the subject at hand com Lingofelter was picked up unconscious ball during the entire evening cf Feb- manded absorbing attention. Her with an apparently fractured skull uruary 6. Witnesses came forward in manner is pleasing, natural and as is 11 o'clock Friday night February 0,; number who accounted for his move- not often the case with writers of ab Robbery was not the motive as the ments during the time when the alleg-' jity admirably adapted to a publie victim' pockets were untouched. d assault took place and Lingofelter's speaker. Fragmentary mutterings of th delir-' identity of hi mas his assailant was Description of the general scenes ious man in the hospital the follow- refuted. 1 surrounding the vicinity where the POMONA GRANGE MEETING POSTPONED The meeting of the Linn county Pomona Grange scheduled to meet at the Grand Prairie hall March 3 has been postponed to April 7. County master Perry Parker has postponed the meeting on account of the flu ep idemic throughout the county. A full attendance is very much desired at the next meeting as matter of special im portance are to be considered. LEBANON COUPLE ARE WEDDED HERE Fred Zucher, aged 28 and Sarah Frances Richards, aged 17, both of Lebanon were married this morning at the courthouse by County Judge Bilyeu. i atoaV. AU1UUKI11U 1U IS Ci i ing day carried the name of Weaver as his assailant. Weaver was arrest ed. Upon complete recovery, Lingofelt er reiterated his identification of Weaver. Motive was supplied by the authori ties because of rumored bad feeling that was said to have existed between the two men. The inevitable triangle waa formed through reports that the ill feeling was caused because of at tentions Weaver was said to have paid Mrs. Lingofelter. Previous to the alleged assault ALBERT H. HADLEY DIES IN CHICAGO Albert H. Hadley a former well known young man of this county died in Chicago recently and was burricd in Portland today. Mr. Hadly is sur vived by his widow and one daughter. Mrs. Hadley is well known In this county tier parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bridges residing at Sodaville. FORMER SCHOOL TEACHERS DIES IN PORTLAND Mrs. Hazel Weller Will died in Portland yesterday. Mrs. Will was formerly Miss Weller of Brownsville .and taught school in thia county for several years. She Is survived by her husband Ond one child, ' WITNESS SAYS THAT SOLDIERS CHARGED THE I. W. W. HALL Mrs. May Sherman Testified Today That she Saw Uni formed Men Break Ranks and Rush Hall- TIME IS IN DOUBT Did not Recall Whether it was Before or After Shoot ing However on Cross Examination. MONTESAXO. Feb. 28 By Asaociated Presa Mrs. May Sherman testified at the L W. W. murder trial today that ah aaw uniformed men break rank ea armistice day at Cenlralia a4 rush the L W. W. halL She stated that ihe did not know whether the shooting occurred before or after the rush. She said that be cause of the noise and the crowd she could not be sure of thia point b was positive that ahe aaw nniforaeJ men rushing the hall Upon cross-examination by District Attorney Herman Allen, Mrs. Sher man was asked if she had eoarreraei with a woman in the courthouse cor ridor yesterday. Mrs. Sherman re plied "yes" and upon further question ing she might have said: "We w3 have evidence to meet anything they bring op." It was also admitted by the witness for the defense that she waa sympa thetic toward the defendants and that she wanted to help them as much m ahe could. John Meaden, a tailor waa also called today by the defense and ' slut 9I1m1 tswfav hv he id that he h.d , ; men rash the L W. W, seen uniformed bjJL Judge Wilson ruled yesterday that , the alleged plot of business men te yid the I. W. W. hall would not be couipeicnt evidence unless tne dele eouRt show that the victim Warrea re. for whose death the aileeed Ire being tried waa concerned LECTURE WELL RECEIVED HERE Ida M. Tarnell Speaks on America at the Peace Conference The part the United States played at the Peace conference was told last night in a vivid and striking manner to a large and appreciative audience 'conference was held was given by Miss Tarbell, who adft?d a statement of the outstanding characteristics of some of the representatives of the ' ' (Continued on Page 8) OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O Want Real Good O O Cook or Housekeeper? O O O O They're hard to get, but if O O there is one loose in the com- O O m unity we can find her for you O O through our classified , col- 61 O umns. It's the quickest and O O best way to get in touch with vO O persons wanting situations. O O It may be a farm hand, a lab- O O orer, a bookeeper or skilled O O mechanic you are lookina) for. O O No matter what, yon can fill O O your wants through th O O classified ad. And it's so cheap O O quick and, convenient. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO