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VOL. XXXII
ALBANY LINN COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3. 1920
No. 257
TESTIMONY OF
ALLEGED RAID
OF COMMERCIAL
MEN EXCLUDED
Court Deals Body Wow to
Defense by Ruling Made
Today on Admissibility of
Evidence.
ARGUMENTS HEARD
Entire Morning Spent Argu
ing Texlimony of Remarks
Reputed to Have Been
Made by Grimm.
MOVTKHANO, Mar. 3 By As
toria ted Press Judge Wilton rul
ed at noon today that the defense
had failed to show that Warra
Grim lor whoae drath the 10
alleged I. W. W. ar. brine tried
tn in any way a party to a
conspiracy to raid the I. W, W.
ha'l.
Aa a result of thit finding th court
n fused to allow the Introduction of
any evidence concerning meetings of
tli Crniralla commercial interests at
which a raid of thr hall in question
discussed. .
Thla rulnifr It taken at one of the
most., serious that could have been
lrl to I he defense. It had been re
lied upon by Vandcvecr 10 give color
to the alleged drfeu of the hall.
The court In ruling said that an overt
act on the part of Grimm would have
been necessary to have permitted the
introduction of the teitlmony sought.
Argument! ou the admissibility of
tettimony tending to thow allrgrd
remarki made by Warren Grimm iev
eral day before the parade at Gen
italia on armliticc day occupied, the
entire morning session of the court.
Vandrveer maintained throughout hit
contention that the defendantt were
legally justified in the defente Of
their hall and their property.
CEAN-UP DAY
IS ANNOUNCED
( lark Price, chief of the Albany Are
department announced today that to
morrow would be clean-up day in the
down town district. All Inflamable
rubbish piled in the alley will be col
lected and carted away.
PRESIDENT TAKES
OUTING IN AUTO
Nods Smiling Greeting to
Senator Borah During
His Ride
WASHINGTON, Mir., S By At
sociatfd Press President Wilson mo
tored today in a closed car the first
time since ho wits taken ill last Oc
tober. Photographers were barred
fiom tnklng hit picture.
The president exchanged Greeting
with Senator Hor.ih and passed many
groups of peoplo who recognized him
(Continued on Page 8)
.
New Classified
SOTICE Lot owners In Rivtnlde
Cemetery wishing to have tholr lota
improved and cared for thla aprlng ,
please sea C. M. Kurd, the teuton,
or B. Bartcher, Supt. at the Albany
4 Furniture Exchange, f4tf
WANTED Young man or woman to
clerk In ttnre and help keep the
books. Inquire at Democrat office.
lm
FOR SALE Good automobile at Pa
cific Garage for $100.00. Mutt aell
before moving. See Mr. Gell.
3m4
FOR SALE Good $1600 6 per cent
. mortgage. Beam and Company, 133
Lyon Street. 3m4
FOR SALE welling and large lot,
66x110 with pavement paid for. Lo
cated at BOG E. 2nd Street. Price
$1600., $500 cash or bonds, balance
$25 per month. Beam Land Co.,
133 Lyon St. Bm4
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ATTEMPT TO ROB
JEFFERSON BANK
IS FRUSTRATED
Maurauder is Driven
Away by Young
Men
An attempt to crack thr afe cf the
On iron taie bank at -Jefferson this
muming at 1:10 o'clock wa ftu.trat
ed by Henry Smith, Theodore Flesket
I and Krnesi Harniseh, who were pair
ing the bank while the intruder was at
work and Interrupted hi. effort. The
robber drove the three mm off at the
point of a gun and made a successful
escape b fore J. T. June, former
constable and W. I.. Join t arrived on
the scene.
Investigation of the preml.e. how
ed that the burglar h.id filed the knob
off the safe and wai preparing te
hla.t it open. Kniry into the bank
was made through the front donr. Thr
only art ic In taken were two guns,
war relict from overseas, hanging on
the walls of the bank. Tool, for the
entry to the bank were taken from
a blacksmith .hop nearby which hail
been foiced open.
FIGHT BEGUN FOR ',hi" concrTn thc 'rming intrrta
l7ATCI.,n,C PCTATl,l'l('"'' It is planned to make the frd
lnlOliUo ffO 1 A 1 f; eration the most powerful factor of
jits kind in the country.
Should Have Died
Leading Troops is
Charge
BERLIN. Mar., By Associated
Prest Asserting that the Kaiser had
failed to live up to thc historic pre
cedent of his race by dying at the
head of his troops, Drputy Graaf of
the majority torialit party opened
jthe fight toduy to deprive the fonner
emperor of his property and fortune.
The socialist made a motion in thc
dirt that the question of the seques
tration of the ex-emperor't estates
bo referred to a vote in the national
assembly. Mr indicated that the toe-',
ialistis would withdraw from govern
ment if Wilhelm wat compensated for
the lost of hit property.
PALMER IS OUT
FOR PRESIDENT
Name Goes on The Pri
mary Ballot in
Georgia
ATLANTA Ga. Mnrch 3 Attorney
General Palmer lust uiitht formally
announced his candidacy for the uVm?
ocratic nomination for president in a
telegram to Hiram L. Gurdne-. secre
tary of thc Georgia state democratic
committee. Attorney-General Pulmer
is the first democrat to place hit can
didacy for thc democratic nomination
before Georgia's voters.
Thr preferential primary will be
hed April 20 and to date thc tunics
of five others have been offered in pe
titions. They are Champ Clark, Gov
ernor Edwards of New Jersey, Her
bert Hoover, Robot Lansing and W.
G.MrAdoo.
ACCUSED GIVEN
THEIR FREEDOM
GRAND RAPIDS. March. 4 By
Associated Press Judge Session!
freed 15 more defendants in thr New
terry election conspiracy case, leav
ing 86 now on trial. He announced
that he would deny a motion of the
defense for a directed verdict.
SWISS LEADERS
APPROVE LEAGUE
BERNE, Mnr., 8 By Atsoclnted
Prctt Adherence of Switzerland to
the league of nations hat been ap
proved by the Swits National council.
NATIONAL FARM
FEDERATION TO
COVER ENTIRE
NATION FORMED
Body Meets at Chicago Said
, to be Racked by Over 700,
Odd" Farmers Throughout
.Country.
STATEMENTS ARE MADE
4
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I'refcideflt' Howard Outlines
Purposes of Organization
to Secure I letter legisla
tion for Agriculturists.
( IIK ACO. Mar., S. Ky At
seclated . I'reat The .. National
Farm Bureau Federation, aaid to
be barked by seven hundred thou
tend farmera, will represent the
farming interests of the entire
I'nitid Sulci, according to J. K.
Mower", temporary president at a
meeting here today.
The conference was railed here to
day for the purpose of federating the
county and tl.,te farm bureaus al
ready functioning in twenty-eight
states. The plan of the organization
it to secure better legislation for the
purpose of simplifying thr marketing
and di.tnbuiion of farm products
The organization will take a refer
endum from their mimbera which
means from the opinion practically
I every farmer in the country on all
public questions at well at on issues
T"? J"""' !T
I farmers had never been properly rep
, resented. He said that they had lack
led a cohesive organization that would
by it site and strength compel at
tention to demands of farmers
PORTUGAL SAID
I TO HAVE SOVIET
MADRID. March. 3. By Associat
ed Press Reports from the Portu
gese frontier declare t!iat thi wrrk
men of Portugal havj proclaimed a
Soviet republic. No confirmation of
reports has been srcu.ed.
WAR VETERAN IS
! VICTORAT POLLS
Army Man Bests taborLead-
er By a Huge Ma- .
i jority
i
I SEATTLE, March. 3 Ily Associat
ed Press Complete unofficial rctiir-is
show the election of Major Hugh M.
Caldwell, wur veteran, as mayor of
Seattle over James Duncan, labor
lender with a majority of 16000, the
largest ever given n candidate for
that office in this city.
i !uncn is secretary of the Cemml
labor council and one of the 1cndcr$
of the general strike here last year.
He was nominated with Caldwell, at
the primary election February 17 at
which Mayor C. B. Fitzgerald, can
didate for re-election wus eliminated.
Fitzgerald was Olc Hansen's choice
for Mayor when re resigned last fall
at chief executive of thc city.
I Campaign speakers have thrown
charges of radicalism at Duncan point
ingout that he has thc indorcement
of thc Triple Alliance, alleged radi
cal political organization.
Caldwell wat corporation counsel
here until he resumed, during the war,
to enter the army. He served in the
intelligence department at Washing
ton. Caldwell, In his final fight, re
ceived the support of 'Mayor Fitz
gerald. BAV&Ut,
151 ujn 1 kullk
WASHINGTON, March 3 By As
sociated Press The controller of cur
rency has issued call for the con
dition of national banks on February
28. flr
TI VI BUYER DEAD; VICTIM OF
OWN FRUGAL LIFE IS REPORT
OMAHA, Neb. Mar. 1 Thla picture sent by telegraph, thows
Andrew Seamen eccentric recluse estimated to be worth J.'XKJ.iKiO but
opposed to spending money, died in Omaha at the age of 77. Blood
poison in a hand, which he neglected to give medical attention on ac
count of expense, caused his death. '
The only living relative la Mrs. Harriet Wolfe of Los Angeles, a sister,
said to be in poor circumstances. He was obsessed with the idea that
everyone was intent on robbing him, and nine cents waa most he would
pay for meal, supplemented with leavings off the plates of other din
era. Slept in a shack, bed consisting, of three planks laid across chairs.
Over planks were spread two old comforters.
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INCREASED SALARIES TO PUBLIC
SCHOOLTEACHERS ARE VOTED BY
BOARD AT THE MONTE Y MEETING
PROBLEM OF WAGE GIVEN FINAL DETERMINA
TION; FULL AMOUNT VOTED WILL BE APPLI
ED TO RAISES AND FOR COMPENSATION OF
CONTEMPLATED NEW INSTRUCTORS.
Problem of thc sulai
teachers in the public sc
anet for tne
public schools ot Al
bany was definitely settled last night
at the regular montnly meeting oi
the school board when it wat voted
to allow the entire sum of $11,500
voted at the last election to be ap
plied for increased salaries and addi
tional teachers during thr coming
school year between June 1020 and
June 1921.
A committee consisting of C. AV.
Boctticher. superintendent of schools
and D. D. Hockcrman. clerk, was ap
pointed to draw up thc increased sal
ary schedule and submit it to the
hoard at the next meeting.
At the present time the salary sched
ule in the 'Senior Hifrh 'school calls
for a minimum of $100 a month and
a maximum of $115. Til the Junior
high school the minimum is $i0 and
l!ie maximum $100. In the grade
.rhoo's the lowest salary is $85 and
the highest $!5. $5 a month was
voted at thc last election to e ap
plied to each of these sums.
The school salary budget last year
was $37,000. For thc coming year it
will be $48,500. It was determined
last night that there would be no
controversy next year over the salary
question. Thc scale will be definitely
determined and open to the teachers
AMERICANS ARE
OUT OF SIBERIA
LONDON, Mar. 3 By Associated
Press Soviet wireless from Mos
cow said today that American troops
had virtually completed the evacu
ation of Siberia and that the last
attachment had reached Vladivostok.
AVIATOR TO FLY
TO CALIFORNIA
SEATTLE, Mar. 3 By Associated
Press Major Albert D. Smith, army
aviator, received permission today to
start at daybreak tomorrow on a one
day flight from Camp Lewis to San
ftiego, California. '
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to accept or reject with no option for
change after decision it made. Board
expressed their appreciation of the
loyalty' of the teachers who had been
in the service for a long time and ex
pressed themselves as favorable to
giving those in the service the long
est any preference that could be
shown.
Report was made of the purchase
".t the V. M. C. A. gymnasium equip
ment" for the sum of $500 and its rc
mov;il to the Junior high school. Plans
were also discussed for the securing
temporary gymnastic quarters for the
Senior high school as is required by
thc state law. It was brought out
that at the present time the law on
this matter is not being lived up to
in the matter of athletic quarters at
the Senior high school.
Plans of moving the East School to
a more central location v as also dis
cussed as a means of tuking care of
some of the overflow of pupils in thc
public schools. Superintendent Boct
ticher stated that there were 125
more pupils this year than last and
that there was not enough room to
take care of them properly. A tem
porary building is being rented now
from Albany oollege. Report was
made that the East school could be
moved for approximately $2000.
OCEAN SHIPPING
RATES RESTORED
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3 By Asso
ciated Press Competition in ocean
shipping rates was restored .today by
order of the shipping board withdraw
ing freight tariffs and leaving the
rates in the hands of the vessel oper
ators. ,
- Suffrage Denied Second Time
CHARLKSTONJUar. 3 By Asso
ciated Press The West Virginia sen
ate today rejected resolution to re
consider their act ion of Monday when
they defeated the woman suffrage
amendment. No further efforts to ob
tain ratification are expected at this
session.
STATEMENTS OF
LEGION CHIEF
SUBJECTED TO
BITTER ATTACK
Edward Hale Leader of Vet
erans of Foreign War Tells
House Committee D'Olier's
Requests are Erroneous.
STORM OF PROTEST
Urges $30 a Month Instead of
$50 and Advises Taxes In
comes in Excess of $50,000
to Raise Funds.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3 By
AsMciated Preiw A row at the
hearing of the ways and means)'
committee oa soldier relief waa .
precipitated today when Edward
Hale, representing the veteran
of foreign wars told the commit
tee that the statements made
yesterday by Commander D'Olier
of the American Legioa were er
roneotM and should be contradict
ed. Quieting the storm of protests that
arose following Hale's charges, Chair-
man Forney said that unless order
were maintained the hearings would
have to be abolished.
Hale urged relief for the ex-service
men at the rate of $30 a month for
ach month of service instead of $50
with an additional grant of $100 to
those who served overseas. "He stated
that the money should be raised by
taxing the yearly incomes exceeding
$50,000.
Representatives of The American
Legion today hotly attacked the state
ments of Hale and contended that the
requests made by D'Olier contained
the substance of the measures for re
lief sought by the ex-service men.
They stated that the plans outlined
by the commander of the Legion were
those formulated at the national con
vention of The American Legion last
fall in Mineapolis. -
It is expected that the hearings will
be continued for several -days before
a definite measure will be drawn up
for approval. There are nearly a hun
dred tentative measures before the
committee.
GRAND JURY IS
Circuit Judge Kelly Selects
Members to Meet
in April
Liun county grand jury for the May
term of the circuit court was drawn
last evening by Judge Percy Kelly.
The jury will be convened by the dis
trict attorney during the latter part
of April.
Those selected drawn were: John
Young, Harrisburg; William La Forge
of Lebanon; L. H. Truelove, Tallman;
Frank D. Cornett, Crabtrec; J. N.
Bellinger, Lebanon; Adolph Fa lk,
Hulsey; and Jonathan Burkhart, Leb
anon. Judge Kelly selected Burkhart
as foreman of the jury.
Jury brought in a verdict for A. L.
Adams yesterday in the suit brought
by him against J. S. Warwick for the
recovery of $102.85 on a promissory
note alleged to have been as part of
the purchase price of a team of
horses.
County court convened today for
the purpose of auditing the current
claims and bills of Linn county.
HOG ISLAND IS
READY FOR SALE
WASHINGTON, Mar., 3 By As
sociated Press Chairman Payne of
the Shipping board announced today
that thr board was ready to receive
tenders for the purchase of the Hog
Island shipyards.
These yards which are the largest
in the world will launch the last
ship for the government in June. Hos;
island wilt then have completed 122
ships for the government or an aver
age of more than one ship a week
since its establishment.