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of O I.I1,rsry UV0 "VY. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Member of AHHOt IATK.I) I'ltKHH Th only Newspaper In Linn County carrying A. 1. Dispatches. Tonight mi Tuesday rain; warmer. Th river etanda at 7.1 feet. Rainfall .20 inches. Temperature from 30 to SO. VOL XXXII ALBANY LINN COUNTY, OKFGON, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1920 No. 267 JURY CALLED FOR INVESTIGATION OF HOFF'S BOOKS IS MEETING TODAY Judge Perry Kelly Instructs Special Probe Venire on ChargcM of MUhandling of Public FundM. EXPERTS ARE CALLED Attorney General Brown Summons Accountants to Scrutinize Records of the State Treasurer's Office. HAI.K.M. Mar. IS Uy AaaocL ' alrd I'reaa The special grand Jury railed by Governor Olrolt for ' thr purpoor of lnvetigatlng the .. books of Slate Trranurer O. . P. Huff ha been drawn and in alrurted by Judge Percy Kelly re garding the charge of mlxhandl Ing of public fund. The court aaiil that In the case of public funds the intent of the official on nt material if It wan shown that the atatute had been violated in any way and that the atato had been in jured. It ia not blleved that actual in vestigation nf the booka by the grand Jury will commence right away until after experte employed by Attorney General llrown have gone over the record. The Marwlck, Mitchell, Teat company hava born engaged for thla purpuae and will conduct a moat min ute and careful aurvcy of all the Ixiuka i In tha atate trcasurrr'a olfice. , The charges against lloff are that : ha allowed a Portland ljnd cnmany to aell the atato bond at a higher ( figure than the market price of the eecuritica. The action ia the result of a campaign carried on by the Port-j land Telegram which exposed alleged aalea of bonda to atate where it rhargrd a private firm tf broken in, Portland waa made a preaent of a lariN ram of money. Final renulta of the investigation may result In a apecial grand Jury be-, ii:g called in Multnomah county to consider the case from varioua anglea there, lloff haa denied that there ex- I t - n ImuihiLiIm In V. i Vuulr an.t courta the Investigation which la be-' ing made. TOWN GUTTED BY CONFLAGRATION GRANDVIKW. Texa. Mnr, 15 By 'Aoointed Pre The entire towh of Gr ndview ia in ruin from a fire which de.iroyed even bu.i ne block and twi hundred rei-d-nee. The lo will rvn f'om a million and a half to two million dol lar. One thousand pcron are home le. There wn no Iti of life. New Cltissified FOR SAI.K lil Chevrolet touring $050.00, Good aa new, tires and rhaaxia in excellent ehapc. Paci fic Garage. Phone 188-R. 77 FOR SAI.K 101fl Chevrolet touring f400.u0. In fine condition and a bargain. Call at onre. Pacific Gar age., Phone 108-R. 77 WANTED Male Stenographer. Steady job. Inquire Albany Round -Houno. Albany, Oregon. 77 RAISE YOUR FRIERS Owing to crowded conditiona, I will eel) a few hundred leghorn eockercla one . month old at $2.50 per dozen. Phone 77-F-ll. W. W. Stuart, Albany, Route 1. , 82 WANT A USED FORD Wa want to Exchange a piano for good uaed Ford, Woodworth Drug- Co. 77 FOR SALE Heifer calf, fifteen-ilx-teentha Shorthorn. E. J. Knapp, . 133 Eaat Front St., Albany 76 FOB SALE Fordaon tnctor, plough and diak. Good condition. Call B8-F-8, Albany, Oregon. 82? FURNITURE WANTED Wa nmnt all kinda of furniture, itovee, rang a, etc. Will buy any quantity and pay hlgheat eaah prica. Sea ut If you hava anything to aell. Albany Furnltura Exchange, 416-417 Waat . Flnt St., Phone 76-J. . fl2tf (Continued on Pag 8) m m i n w ; t; at w bm m: w hb w w t ! HITHKMK COURT GIVF.H HI ,i NKW JKItSKY RIGHT TO W TKST THK DRY LAW W, m m mi uti w ; i mi iti i HH . ft! l; IM !1 ft! I. IK 11 tti It, hi) l: 11 WASHINGTON. Mar. 15 . it! By Associated Press Th au- Uf. It) prvme court haa granted New 8t : Jersey permission to Institute B). tj original proceedings to teat it. 11 the validity of the prohibition Ut. t anivndinetit. BC M . m x tc wi w: w ej n an at au bb m it. YOUNG BOY HAS NARROW ESCAPE Dick Gilbert Burned by Hiffh Voltage Wire Dick Gilbert, M year old ion of Mr. and Mia. P, 1. Gilbert of Allwny was .evenly burned Baturday through ar ciilenily coming in contact with a guy wlro on a telephone pole lhat wa currying a high voltage current. He wa knocked unconscious by the ihock and hi. hand, and feel badly blistered The accident occured at the liitrr ectlon of the Corvalll and Tangent road. Gilbert touched a guy wire that accidentally become croed with one of the hi:h cnion cablea. He wa knocked into the ditch by the force of the hock and discovered in an unconscious condition by William Riley, who wa pa. .Ing in a car. Ril ey brought him to Albany where he wa given attention and restored to hi rnca. According to Dr. Davit who attend ed him the boy's cwape from death wa little short of miraculoua. No other injuria- outside of the blister on hi extreme! les and a few burned apoU on hi botlie rr.ulted. REGULATION ON ' LAND BILL OUT WASHINGTON. Mar . 15 By A-MH-iatcd Press The production of royalties ranging from thlry-ihr.e and a third percent to twelve and a half percent on leae of government oil Linda under the claim relief lec tion of the land leasing bill are prescribed in a regulation of the de partment of the Interior. CONVICTED I. W.W. ASKING NEWTRIAL Defendants Acquitted Taken to Centralia to Answer Other Charge MONTKSANO. Mar , 15. By A .veiated Pre Britt Smith, O. C Bland, Ray Becker, Jamra Mclnemcy, John laiuib, Eugene Harnett, and R-t Blend were found guilty of mur der in the accoiid degree in the arm-i-t ce dny cie by ihhc verdict ren dered Int.' S-iluriliiy and will be held, in lre (!r:iy Hiirliur jail pending the application for a new trial. Klmer Smith and Mike Sheehan found ii"t guiltv were taken to Cen tral;a toit:iy to he arraigned for the murder of Arthur McElfreh. Another armUtic,- day victim Lorc Roliert declured insane will be held in juil Here for disposition. The juror in the c:ic refurd to discuaa their verdict. CHARLES FOX DIES IN ALBANY TODAY Charlea Jamua Fox, aged 88, fath er of Addiaon Fox of 739 Eaat Fifth atreet, Albany, died at hia aon'a resi dence at' 1:16 thia morning, following an illness extending over a period of two months. The deceased ia a resi dent of Rushmnre, Minn, and waa spending the winter in Albany with hia son. 1 Short funeral servilcea will be held tomorrow at the Fortmlller chapel fol lowing which the body will be ahipped to Ruahmere for burial. The son will accompany hia father's remains. Mr. Fox waa a veteran of the civil war and leaves three daughtera and one aon in tha eaat, besides the son residing in Albany. NEW INFLUENZA CASES REPORTED Two new cases of small pox and 10 cases of influcnia were reported to day by thr Health Bureau in Albany. The epidemic reached a low mark Ust week when only two cases were recorded at one time. RESERVATION 0F REPUBLICANS TO ARTICLE TEN 0F COVENANTPASSED New Reservation Drafted by( Republican leaders Adopt cd in Senate by Vote of 56 , to 26; 11 Democrats Favor. OTHERS ARE REJECTED Taft Substitute Voted Down; Rill of Frclinjchuysen Also Meets Defeat at Hands of Senators. WASHINGTON. Mar. 15 By Auociated I'rean The new re ervatlon drafted by the republi can Iradera to deny the obliga tiona of article ten which waa aub atituted in the aenate today waa adopted by a vote of 56 to 26. There were 14 .drmoerata aup porting the measure on the final vote. After a atruggle that haa lanted all day a final vote on the reaervation to article ten to the league covenant came at a late hour thia afternoon, after a number of aubatitute reacrva tiona had been rejected In turn by the aenate. Senate Reject Meaaurea WASHINGTON, Mar. 15 By A. P. preliminary to a final vote on the reaervation to article ten of the league covenant, the aenate today rejected an amendment of Senator Frelinghuy aen of New Jeraey prupoalng a eum mary dinavowal of all obligationa un der the league of nationa. The reaervation worked out between party leaders but not agreed to by the bi-partiaan conference waa also re jected by the aenate. The eub-reaer-vation worked out by former Presi dent Taft waa aimilarly rejected. State Department Lacks Head WASHINGTON. Mar. 15 By As sociated Press The atate department ia technically without a head since Frank U Polk'a temporary appoint ment has expired. Under the Overman art the president ran assign another official to act until Colby's appoint ment by the aenate haa been acted upon. No selection haa been announc ed. No passporta are being issued to day ns a result of the vacancy. TRUCK GOES TO THE SILVER KING Clarenoe Collins left this morning in a Nash Quad truck for Gates from where he will haul about 40 tons of machinery and supplies to the Silver King Mines. The supplies have been taken by trnin and truck to a certain point and Collins will fart them the rest of the way. Curl N. Anderson, engineer for the company, and officers of the Silver King were in Portland last week mak ing further purchases and left for Salem Saturday night, going on to the s-.-nply base Sunday. Thia is the first timo this year that a truck will have made the distance to the mines. Col lias and Anderson made the trip to the mines in a Nash Six a few weeks ago. Thoroughbred Stock Arrives D. C. McClure, of Beauty Spot Farm of Benton county, waa in this city this morning and states that he ia atill adding to his stock of pure bred stock and poultry. His latest pur chase, which arrived last week from South Eastern Kansaa, was a thor oughbred Chester White pig. A short time ago he received another pig from the same firm. DANES PREFER GERMAN RULE COPENHAGEN, Mar, 15. By As sociated Press The Schlcsmig ple biscite unofficially is reported almost four to one af favoring German con trol. REVENUE HEAD IS APPOINTED S MM REVENUE HEDA WASHINGTON, Mar., 16. By As sociated Press William Martin Wil liams of Alabama succeeds Roper as commissioner of Internal Revenue. "GIRL VAMF' SEEKS TO KILL HER "SOUL MATE" IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, March 12 Tha above picture flashed over the wire ahowa Mra. Francea Jamrocka, ahortly after aaying good bye to her lover, Arthur Frederickaon, who ia ia believed will die from gunahot wounda inflicted by hia "aoul mat.'." Mra. Jamrocka declared ahe ahot him becauae ahe loved him but admita he waa abuaing her when ahe fired. She comparea her caae with that o' Kuth Randall the "Poet Vampire" who recently murdered her lover and took her own life, leaving behind aheavea of poetry, testifying to the paaaionate affection ahe held for her "man". at ; ,v J J 1 " 1 vvimmmmmmin I I ii ' ' Tl i .in ' i aaV f liaasir r' u" --t-nrn mi M VETERAN BURIED AT SCIO TODAY Member of Famous 91st Laid at Rest After Months Of Suffering Funeral service of Mathco Polasek. war veteran, who died at the home of his sister. Mrs. Mary Chitle of Scio on Saturday were conducted this afternoon and interment made at Franklin Butte cemetery. Pall Bear ers were all rx-service men and mem bers of the local post of The Ameri can Legion. Polnsek was 23 years of ace and came to this country in 1911 from Bohemia. He was residing in Port land when the first indications that his adopted country would become in volved in the war came. He imme diately .signed up with the National gual in Mnrch 1S17. A few months later with the declaration of war he was transferred to Camp Lewis and became a member of the famous 91st division. He belonged to Company G of the lfi'2d infantry. While the division was lit the Ar gonue, Polasek was badly gassed and sent to a hospital in England. After the armistice he was brought back to America and sent to a hospital in Denver. Failing to recover from his lung infection he asked for a dis charge and was granted a 100 per cent disability because of his condition. He came to Scio to live with his sister and gradually grew weaker until the end Saturday. He leaves a mother, four sisters and a brother in Bohemia besides his sister here. MINING COMPANY PRESIDENT HERE J. J. Langmack, of Portland, presi dent of the Silver King mining com pany of Gates, and A. E. Bean a min ing expert, were in Albany last night, on their way to Gates to look after the development work of the mines. A big supply of modern machinery has already been ahipped in and more Is to follow. The officers announce that development will be pushed this sea son with a large force of men. PLEA TO SUPPORT MEET GIVEN OUT Director At College Asks For j Cooperation of Schools j m Contest ! Official announcement of the In terscholastic track and Field meet to I be held in Albany during Ma; and a plea to all the high school of Linn county to support the event is con tained in a letter sent to the various institutions of the county today by ' Professor R. W. McNeal. director of Athletics of Albany college. McNeal voices an earnest request I for hearty co-operation in making : the meet a success and points out that because the larger institutions of the state have abandoned meets this spring it is the duty of the smaller school not controlled by the confer- ' ence to keep up the interest in these Athletics. Full list of the event which are scheduled to take place during the contest are stated in the communi cation which reads as follows: It is with pleasure that we invite your attention, as well as that of your student body, to the coming of our Linn County Interscholastic Track and Field Meet to be held, as usual sometime during the early part of I Many. This meet, as you probably know, is held annually under our auspices of for the schools of Linn County. The primary purpose of the meet is to promote a spirit of friendly rivalry between the schools and also to build up a desire on the part of the students in the smaller schools to keep them selves more "fit" physically. By so doing the student builds up a solid foundation upon which he can depend during the years of study ahead, dur ing which period so many Of our young men find themselves handi-t capped on account of a weak body, in many eases being forced to aban don their education, either temporar ily or permanently. Continued on Sport Page REVOLUTIONISTS ANDGOVERNMENT FORCESREPORTED TO HAVE AGREED Unconfirmed Rumor Says That Ebert and Provisional Regime Have Averted the Railroad Strike. SOUTH AIDS EBERT Saxon troops Support Noske; Socialists Proclaim Soviet; Bloodshed Occurs in Frankfort. BERLIN, Mar. 15 By AaaoeJ ated Presa Unconfirmed report haa been given out from Berlin that the revolutoniata have reach ed an agreement with Preaident Ebert to avert the railroad strike It ia reported that the generate of South Germany and the Saxoa ' troops are adhering to Noake, minister of the defense under the former government. The independent socialists and com munist of Mannheim have decided to proclaim a aoviet government accord ing to further advices. One of the first acta of the new -government waa a request for recognition from the Allied commisaiona in Germany which was ignored without reply Prussia appears to be the strong hold of the revolution. Strong oppo sition to it haa developed in other parts of the country especially in the south of Germany. Baveria, W art tern burg and Saxony have announced loyalty to Ebert. Fatal fighting haa taken place between the troops and the workmen at Frankfort Many are reported to have been killed. It ia announced that France will - doable her foroe ,oa the Rhine. Americans Not to Advance WASHINGTON, Mar. 15 By A. P. While technically under Marehal Foch, American troops on the Shine I wvuiu nin y i.imi in ! u,ih u I Germany without specific orders from I Preaident Wilson, it has been announc ed Agreement Substantiated PARIS, Mar. 15 By A. P. A Ber lin despatch this evening states that an agreement has been reached be tween Chancellor Kapp and Noske and that the crisis has ended. A new gov ernment for Germany will be con stituted under agreement. VICK BROS. TO USE OWN NAME FROM NOW ON Beginning today the Albany Trad er Companv will be known as Vick Brothers, the company having form allv announced their own name. Thirteen years ago , Viok Brothers moved from Falls City, Ore. to Salem. For some time they conducted a real estate business, but later began sell ing Ford automoblivs. They then dropped real estate and enlarged the automobile business, taking on other makes of cars. In 1917 they were made state distributors of the Ford son and last year erected a large bulding in Portland to care for their business They sold their retail stores in Salem and Eugene and devoted their time to the wholesale business. This year Ford decided to take over the marketing of his product by his owa concern .and Vick Brothers immedi ately sought' another line, taking on the Samson line of the General Motors Corporation, for which they are dis tributors for seven counties. Albany promises to become a leading distri bution point and the erection of a large building here may not be a re mote possibility. GERMANS SOLVED AMERICAN CODE WASHINGTON, Mar.', 15. By As sociated Press Rear Admiral Sims today told the senate investigating; committee that the Germans were en eblcd to attack the first convoy of American troop ships because the de partment used a code which the Ger mans intercepted and deciphered He stated that the announcement of the sailing of the craft was printed in Berlin four days before the ves sels in question reached Queenitown. '