V. -I O. Llhrary 9
ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
Momber of AHHOC1ATKI) I'KKHS
Th only Ntwipi ptr In Linn
County carrying A. V. Dispatch.
Tonight and Saturday Probably rain.
Yesterday'e temperature from 86 to
68 dtgreea. Rainfall .20 inchea.
VOL XXXII
ALBANY LINN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 12 1020
No. 205
RESOURCES OF LINN COUNTY BANKS
SHOW A PHENOMENAL INCREASE FOR
THE TWELVE MUN ltlo UJ
STATEMENTS OF TWELVE COUNTY FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS DISCLOSE THAT TOTAL ASSETS
AT PRESENT TIME ARE OVER THIRTY PER
CENT I IK! HER THAN THEY WERE AT CORRE
SPONDING TIME IjVST YEAR.
Aggregate Fund February 28, 1920 are $7,058,193 as
Against $.").:J98,63L13 on March i, 1919; Cain of $1,659,-
858.62; Albany State Hank lads With Raise of 61
Per Cent; First Saving Next.
Post war depression haa gained ho
foothold within the runflnra uf Linn
county, if the resource uf tho local
financial institution are to be taken
aa a guiding indicatinn uf the pro
perity uf the auruundlng cuininunity.
The predicated financial -linkage
forecast aa an aftermath uf tho tre
mendous uvrr-iriductiin occasioned
by the needs of the government and
the allied nationa during lha lata war
hi not in evidence among the figure
turd recently hy the bairk of thia
county.
Despite the fact that annrmoua pur
cliaaaa of liberty bonda and allied war
aavlng securities wero prophesied to
hum a large reduction in the depoe
ita among banks,, the recorda of the
twelve banking house of Linn county
ahow an Increase at the preaent time
in total resources of mora than 30 per
cent for the paat twelve montha. 1 liia
rvconl la not believed to have been sur
passed in any county in the atale.
Analyaia of the gain ahowa that it
Ilea in the deposits and theaa reflect
for thia aection. Good cropa are as
aignrd aa the reaaon for thia condi
tion. Another cause to which ia at
tributed the remarkable growth of
bank aaaeta during the last year la
the fact fhat number uf outaido peo
ple hava coma into thia county and aa
result of land purchases the value of
real en late haa riaen.
' Increased production of manufactur
ed good and lha great demand for
lumber, which forma an eaacntlal In
dustry of the country are other rea
aon which hava caajawd the rlae hi
resources here, Conditions aa they
xiat at preaent according to local
bankera giva every Indication that the
preaent rata of increaaa will be main
tained if not execded during the
coming year. '
The total aaaeta in the 12 bank of
Linn county on February 28, 19120 aa
given in tha official atatementa iaaued
ALBANY MAN .
BUYS BIG RANCH
L. U Swan Purchases 2080
Acres in Eastern
Oregon
' Final negotiation) in the sale of a
two thousiind arrr whrnt ranch in
Ka stern Orvj.on by Irrn Seward, of
Portland to 1. !.. Swan of Albany
ft wero completed here today Prune
orehard owne-.' i y Sw.in on (he 1-ba-non
ro: d two miles out of Albany
changed hand- as a partial consider
ation in the d al, which altogether
In volvcs over $30,000.
This is one of the largeat real es
tate dials that has been recorded in
Albany fur some time. The Innd on
the rnnch is situated brtwenn Echo
and Stanfirld in Eastern Oregon. To
tnl acreage is 20H0 o fwhich ovrr
M00 ia under cultivation. . It i aaid
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New Classified
WANTED Two aecond-hantl lamp-
brooder. Each large enough for
i 150 chlcka. Phone 4 F 11., Mr. Geo.
1 Bayne, Shedd, Ore. 78
1 ! Card of Thanka
, , I desire to take thia opportunity to
exprcsa my ainccre thanks to the many
friend who ao kindly asilsted and
displayed ao much sympathy in the
death and burail of my late husband,
Frank Tharp.
I ; (Signed) MRS. FRANK THARP 72
CAR BARGAINS Ford Sedan $000;
Ford Touring car $326; Ford Tour-
' 1 Ing car $200; Ford roadster $376;
Maxwell 1918, $676; Maxwell 1917,
$626; Oakland Six $676; Buick four,
: 1017, $050. and bug. Waldo Ander
son A Son. 72tf
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were 7,068,4'.3 05. On March 4
Will, the nearest compounding time
at which atatementa wire issued lat
year the reaourcea of the ame insti
tutiun were given a f 5.3UH.034.42.
Tha net gain amount to ,fMA'JZ.h.
which ia alightly in excess of 81 per
cent. ,
The Albany Slate bank of Albany,
leada all the county institution in
point uf gain .with CI per cent. The
Kirat State Having Hank of Albany
la next with a gam of approximately
H and the Kirat National Hank at
Lebanon third with a gain alightly
over 35 per cent. Only one bank in
the county failed to regiater an in
creaaa in reaourcea during tha i-at
year.
Comparison uf tha flgurea ia aa fol
low: First National Hank - of Al
bany, February 28. 1920. f I.2B3.050.47,
March 4, 1919, $1,1211.271.2.1; Albany
State Bank, February, 28, 1V20, $700.
UUM23, February 28, 1919, $4.T7,3.r0.23;
J. W. Cuairk A Co.. Hanker. Febru
ary 28. 1920, f 1.05U.353.1K), Mureh 4.
1919. $85&,3K1 52; First Savinga Hank
uf Albany, February 28, 1020. $1,290,
802.28, March 4, 1010, $872,008.43;
Hank of Brownaville, February 28,
1120, $430,116.9(1, March 4. 1019, $315,
000.73; Solo Bute Hank, February 28,
1020, $302,133.91, March 4. 1019.
$234.18814; Firat National Bank of
Lebanon.. February 28, 1020. $840,
874.25, Mrrh 4. 1910, $20.459.14;
Lebanon National bank, February 28,
1020, $.134,134 Wt. March 4, 1919.
$2r8.2H9.4ii; Halsey State Hank, Feb
ruary 28. 1020, $235.227 68, March 4.
1910, $105,137.13; Tha Bank of Shedd.
February 28. 1020. $188,309.13, March
4, 1910, $138,081.0(1; Farmer and
Merchant'a Bank at Ilariaburg, Feb
ruary 28, 1920, $49.8A8.83, March 4,
1010, $51.02924; Firat National Bank
at Harrlaburg, February 28, 1920,
:I45.( 18.33, March 4, 1019, $281,-487.84.
ARMY STORE TO
OPEN IN ALBANY
Will He Operated Under The
. Supervision of Mayor
L. M. Curl
Mayor L. M. Curl signed the order
today which will result in the opening
of an army surplus store in Albany
within the next few day carrying a
varied assortment of commodities
which the government offer the pub
lic at considerably less than cost.
The committee which waa appointed
by the city council to investigate the
project at the meeting Wednesday
ramp to a favorable derision todny in
regard to the matter. They stated that
thry believed the citizena of Albany
and Linn county deaired the opportun
ity of purchasing such wares and
agreed to the proposition.
It ia not believed that the store will
be operated hero for more than one
month and probably not in excess of
two car lends of commodities will be
disposed of. The gootla for the store
will be purchased from the quarter
master', depot in Portland and ship
ped directly to Mayor Curl. The city
will pay for the gooda but will be
idemnifled against loss by T. J. Con
way who will have direct charge of
their sale.
OVERSEAS NURSE
VISITS AT SCIO
Miss Charlotte Walker, who served
overseas as a nurse in the United
States Army and ia at present acting
ai Linn county Red Cross nurse hat
been visiting the schools at Srio this)
week. The recent epidemic of influ
enm has kept Mis Walker excep
tionally busy for several works. She
ia visiting all the schools in the county
In a systematic way and giving in
struction to both children and their
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Hy AociaU-fl Preaa Tha
hodie uf fifty thousand
American dead will lie return
ed from France. From twenty
to twenty-five thousand will
remain permanently interred
oversea according to the an
nouncement made today by
Secretary of War Baker.
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NEW TRAINS ON
ELECTRIC ROAD
Improved Service Seen
Under Return of
Roads
What appear to be the beginning uf
the fulfillment of their promise uf
better service by private ownership
la seen in the announcement of the
Oregon Electric Railway Company in
their advertiementa on other pagea
in today' paper.
In the display advertisement a new
schedule Is announced, showing the
addition of a new train each way be
tween both Corvallia and Eugene and
Portland. Thia give Albany the
benefit uf a fast expreaa train leav
ing here fur Portland at 12.47 p. m.,
arriving at Portland at 8.45. No. 20,
alao . new train will leave Albany at
4:35 p. m.. arriving In Portland at
7:40. Limited train No. 16 will make
faster time with fewer atopa, leaving
Albany at 3:07 p. m., and will be
equipped wtth the ob.erv.Lon car,
iBKn on aunnjc me war.
The two new southbound traina will
leave Portland at 6:30 a. m., arriving
here at 9:26, and at 10:45 a. m arriv
ing here at 1:35. Other change, are
1 1 u larva ill rviiruuir.
GASSED VETERAN
CHANGES POLICY
War Risk Officials
Pay Visit to
' Scio
Mathro Polasek of Scio, veteran
of the 01st divisiun, who-e lungs be
came Infected following the effects
of German gas and who is danger
ously ill at the present time waa re
lieved ftom anxiety yesterday when
the local representative of the War
risk insurance bureau effected the
transfer of the beneficiaries on gov
ernment insurancs policy.
Polusck at, the time of entering in
to the service nnmed a sister as ben
eficiary who lives in Bohemia the
home of his parents. Upon his re
turn from tho service and becoming
triekrn he worried, over the uncer
tainty of ronditinnus in his native land
and the where about of his sister
there.
As a result officinls from the war
risk bureau in Albany visited him
and the name of his sister Mrs. Mary
Chitle of Scio was substituted in the
place of the sister in Europe.
CLEAN HOUSE FOR
TOURIST SEASON
IS ADVICE GIVEN
' Citizpns of Albany tire urged to
"doll up" their city and the commun
ity for the advent of what is promised
will be thr greatest season of tour
ist visitors that has ever been exper
ienced hire. The mcssnire comes from
the secretary of the Pacific North
west Tourist Association and was re
ceived here nt the Chamber of Com
merce. Attention is called to the annual
proclamation of the governor for a
clean-up week wherein vacant lots
ahould be cleared of all debris, flow
er seeds plnnted where possible, fences
repaired, houses and bams painted
andeverything done to remove the
unsightly.
WILSON WORKING
ON A COMPROMISE
WASHINGTON. Mar. 12-y A
oclated Preaa Efforts to compro
mise the differences between the ma
jority and minority report rf the bit
uminous coal strike commission are
being made today by President Wilson.
'SUBSTITUTE FOR
RESERVATION ON
ARTICLE TEN PUT
BEFORECONGRESS
IxxJge Introduces Modified
Measure Following Draft
Agreed Upon at the Hi
Partisan Conference.
CONFLICTING
1
VIEWS
Republican leaders Fail to
Line up all Their Col
leagues; Many Declare Op
position to Substitute.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 12 By
Aaaoriated Preaa Substitute for
the republican reservation to
article ten of the league of na
tiona waa introduced in the sen
ate today by Senator Lodge of
Masaarhusetta. In general It
followa a draft agreed upon at
the bi-partisan conference. The
republicans declared today that
they had enough Totes ensured
to ratify the treaty on thia basis
but that a final agrement had not
been reached.
Apparently the republican leader
had failed to line up all their col
league. Senator Frelinghuvsrn of
New Jersey, aaid that the modification
had a weakening effect and that he
would not auport anything but the
original reservation. Opposition waa
also indicated by the irreconciliblea.
The democrt .dvoc,t of , ro.
r:,, ,t
number of them would support the
new reservation introduced by Lodge.
Senator McCormick of Illinois de-
d.rrd that the substitute measure waa
the equivalent to a capitulation by
the republican. Lenroot of Wiscon-
ain on tha other hand said that there
waa no surrender in the modification.
fclwtor Kn0Xf frreconcilible
aaid that
the new draft would leave a moral
obligation on the part of America to
preserve the territorial integrity of
Zl J
Connecticut, asserted that the senate
waa making a pitable exhibition of
itaelf in considering the proposed
modification. He declared himself in
favor of the original Lodge reserva
tion to article ten and to nothing else.
MEREDITH MAKES
INITIAL SPEECH
Delivers Talk Before Large
Kody of Manufacturers
in New York
NEW YORK. Mar. 12 In terms of
the advertising manager. Secretary of
Agriculture Meredith told the mem
bers of the Merchants Association of
New York today of his ambition to
increase the output of the depart
ment's chief product, service. It was
the first address made by Mr. Mere
dith since his appointment and sum
marized the work of his department,
at the same time urging increased ap
propriations for carrying on the work.
"Are you going to keep this won
derful product-aervice-froin the peo
ple; this wonderful product yon are
manufacturing ?"he asked hia audi
ence, who he characterised as the
owner of a business concern .upon
which he waa making a report. "It
is not wholly the problem of the de
partment of agriculture," he con-
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"YOU'D WED
MY ROSALIE?
First Do Thia for Mer
frowned Gottrox. He
whispered something
fiercely. The suitor plead,
but moment later only
the grin was left of hia
chagrin. "Labor shortage
huh! Kidnap men "
nix) But I'll get 'em for
you!"
And he did thru an
Ad in the Democrat Clas
sified Columns!
SON OF TRACTOR
MAKER VISITS
ALBANY BRANCH
L. J. Crai, of Samson
Tractor Co., Inspects
Conditions Here
Albany waa favored today by a
vi.it from L. J. Crai, ton of J. A.
Craig, president and general mana
ger of the Samon Tractor Company,
of Janeiville, Wis. Mr. Craig it in
the rerarch and invcttigation depart
ment and ia making a tour of the
ttatc to look over pro pectt and check
up on condition. Jic it accompan
ied by George Vick, of Salrm, of Vick
Brother, distributors of the Samson
products in six we -tern Oregon coun
tiet. Mr. Craig wat a member of t!ie
original party, including W. C. Our
ant, president of the General Motort
Corporation and other officer and
employes of the big organization,
which came to the coast in January
to open the new Samson 1125,000
show room at Stockton, Cal., and an
other toon to be opened at Lon Ange
les. The Samson Tractor Company it a
consolidation of aeveral companies,
chiefly the Jancville Machine Co., of
Janetvillc, Wit., and the Samon
Tractor Company, of Stockton. The
new owners were not tatitfied with
the old Sam-on tractor, to Alvin Ma
ton, Chief Advisory Engineer of the
G. M. Co., tct out to design a new
one and the Samton Model M and
the Iron Horse, Model D, were the
results of hit efforts. The company
today operates a large factory at
JanraviJIe, where the first part start
on an endless chain and emerges at
the other end of the factory a com
pleted, painted product, enamel baked
and all equipped. The plant will at
tain a maximum production of 200 a
day by April 1, says Mr. Craig.
The local Samson agency, of which
I Clifford Harold i manager, is today
moving into their own salcarooms
I formerly occupied by the Sample store
and will later have the present room
of the Day Motor Company.
Mr. Craig it greatly pleated with
the Willamette Valley and predicts
I a great future for power fanning ia
I this community. He it a young man.
i quiet and reserved, but ii loud in his
I praise of the climate and resources
, of this part of the west. When he
left Janerville on December 2.-10
inches of snow were on the ground
and the thrrmomiter waa 10 below
' xero. "It is a great relief to be out
here away from the extreme cold ,
he said.
He is on his way north and will
visit at Salem, Portland and points in
Washington and Idaho before return
ing east.
DEMPSEY'S WIFE
READY TO TALK
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 12 By As
sociated Press Maxine Wayne, form
er wife of Jack Dempsey has been
brought back frtm Tia Junana. Mex
ico, by federal officers who said that
she related a startling story and will
repeat it to the grand jury.
She told newspapermen that she
was no wready to tell everything
about Dempsey's alleged attempts to
evade the draft and also to explain
ber retractions, which were made fol-
j lowing the publication of her first
, story.
'STORM HAVOC IS
BEING INCREASED
SPRINGFIELD, Mar. 12 By As
sociated Press Eleven are known to
be dead, one reported dead, two miss-
! ing and eight injured as a result of
the tornado which swept, through the
valley of Turkey creek near Brandon
and Holilster in Taney county yester
day. Reports of destroyed homes and
other damage still arriving.- Stricken
district includes. Melva,. Kirbyville,
Taneyville, Mildred, Oasis, Forsythe
and Branson.
SECOND MURDER
CHARGE FILED
MONTESANO, Mar. 12 By Assoc!
ated Press New information charg
ing the same defendants with the
murder of Arthur McElfresh another
armistice day victim was filed in Cen
tral ia today. It is expected that
Judge Wilson will instruct the jury
thia afternoon. It waa decided, that
the arguments of the attorneys would
be limited to thre hours on each aide.
Fair Board to Meet
Linn County Fair Board consisting
of SO directors is to meet at the St
Francis hotel tomorrow at 12:30 for
luncheon and a general business meet
ing in the interest of the County Fair
which is supposed to be the next lead
ing event of the county.
REFUSAL TO GIVE
HEED TO REQUEST
FORCONVOYSWAS
FATAL SAYS SIMS
Tells Committee Disregard
of His Recommendations
Regarding Convoy System
More Serious than Alleged
Inefficiency.
DETAILS ARE GIVEN
Daniels Considered Armed
Guards Superior Although
Notified Allies had Aband
oned Plan as Impractical.
WASHINGTON. Mar., 12.
By Associated Pre The Navy
department's disregard of ias '
recommendations regarding tha .
convoy systeaa of transportation
ve'tela through the submarine
zone was described today before
the senate investigating commit
tee by the Admiral as being ,
infinitely snore serious than other
eases of alleged inefficiency.
Sims said that he urgently recom
mended the convoy plan at first after
reviewing the results that had been
secured by the allies with this pro
ciredure. He stated that Secretary
of the Navy Daniels replied to his
recommendations on June 21, 1917
that he considered armed guards saf
er and would therefore refuse to a
dopt the plan advised. - '
On July 1, a plan which the addiea
and previously abandoned a imprac
tical was outlined by Daniels as the
one which should be used in the trans
portation of American vessels. This
plan consisted of having guns and
armed guards on each craft. .
It was not until July 22 said Sims
that the navy department finally ac
cepted a convoy plan for troopships
which was later made to include sup
ply vessels as well. On August 10
stated the Admiral he receieiid m mb.
munication from the navy depart
ment at Washington asking him to
explain the convoy system.
Sims emphasized that the time lost
in adopting the plan which was onti
matrly used was chargeable directly
to the navy department in refusing to'
recognize the recommendations of the
allies who had been dealing with the -submarine
warfare and 'were in a
better position to know the best plan
for fighting the submarine. .
SMALL SALARIES,
CAUSESSHORTAGE
i Low Compensation of Teach
ers Causes Many to !
Leave Profession '
WASHINGTON. Mar., 12,-By As
sociated Press The Bureau of educa
t'on reports that there is a serious
shortage of teachers thrwghout the
United Sta-.cs Kcsu-e of the inade
quate salaries that arc being paid in
this profession. Conditions are said
to hav improved slightly during the
recent localities.
There were over eighteen thousand
schools in the country closed during
the month of February because of lack
of teachers. There were also forty
two thousand schools taught by tea
ehersr below standards. The reason
for the present shortage ia explained
by' the failure to increase salaries in
the tenchin? profession to balance the
hih cost of living.' ,
The average salary for teachers in
the elementary schools for 1918 was
$006 according to the figures of the
bureau. High school teachers during
the same year throughout the country
averaged $1031 for thei rwork. Steps
will have to be taken in the imme
diate future the bureau declares to re
medy this situation before it becomes
more serious.
LADY MACCABEES
HOLD INITIATION
The lady Maccabees of this city,
held their regular meeting last night
at their hall and initiated some new
members in the first and second de
grees . Mrs. L. A. Humphreys demon
strator for Oregon products furnished
a fine luncheon, to about thirty-five
of the members. The order Is reported
on the increase in number and in
goo financial condition. ',