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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
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It) prvme court haa granted New 8t
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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".
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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.
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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. '