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v. ot jy2'f ?J' ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Menilicr of ASSOCIATED I'KKHH Tha only Niwipipir In Linn County carrying A, P. Dispatches. Tonight and Thjmdny fair. Yesterday the river stood at 7.2 feet and the tem perature ranged from M to 28 degrees. VOL. XXXII ALBANY LINN COUNTY. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARC H, 17, 1020 No. 269 GRACE LOCHNER KILLED BY HIGH POWER ELECTRIC WIDE NEAP flTV Daughter of rrominent Linn Co., Farmer Meets Death , When She Fall Against : ' Guy Wire. IS KILLED INSTANTLY Child at Play With Mates at Mc Far land School House Arcidently Falls Against Wire leading Fromc Pole. Crace l.nehncr. 14 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lochnrr, Instantly killed at noon today when she fame In con tart with a guy wire leading from a pole carrying, an 11.000 volte Ire at the McKarland who.il house four mile auulh of the rife nn the Tanirent ruad. llun, with other pupils of the school and their learner, Miss Ethel Miller, were playing gamea In the school yard when the. little girl tripped and fell against the guy wire anchored in the school yard, causing It to hit the hiich nower line which carried electric current from Springfield to Albany A flash of electricity ahot from the wire and the girl wan killed Instantly )r. W. II. Uavia wu called, but upon hia arrival he gave. It aa hia opinion that death n suited at the time of the ahork. G. McClellcn. auM-riiitendent and I,e Bennett, cashier of the Mountain States Power Company made a visit to the aceno of the accident and left a man to guard the wire while it could tie niaile safe against further acci dents. It is reported that the children had at tinea received shocks from the wire by touching It with a stick and receiving s small amount of tha cur rent which tingled In their feet. Grace was the youngest child of Mr. .ml Mr William Tjwhller. The other brothers and sisters are Wesley and Kohcrt Lochner, of Albany; Vern I.orhner. Iowa; Everett l.ochner. In Idaho; Mm. Francis (iriggs, I,chanon; Mm. Uertruile Kasten and Miss Ruth l.ochner, of Albany. PIONEER FARMER DIED LAST NIGHT Frank Lines of Knox Butte Passes Away After a Ing Lllness Frank Lines, aged 65 years of Knox Buttr, pioneer rancher and well known citizen of this community pass ed away at his homa Turvlny even ing following lingering illnes. Tic d ceased wim born m ar Albany, July , lH.r,B nn! hs rraided for hit entire if within this county. He was a member of the M. thodist ..hurch and the Woodman's lodge of Albany. !! is survived by his widow three dntighters and -two sons. Georgr Lines, one son lives here and the other John Donald Lines resides t Somerton, Arizona. Hia daughters Mary, Ruth and Rachel all live at home. 1 Besides his immediate, family Mr. Llnci U-avcs a brother Fred Lines of Albany and two sisters. Mrs. Vir ginia Lines of Albany and Mrs. Llllir Foley of Lebanon. Funeral srrvices will be held tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the home of the decraaed followed by services and Interment at the Knox Butte Cemetery . t New Classified ' NOTICE hoi owners In Rlveralde Cemetery wishing to hava their lota improved and cared for this spring, please see C. M. Hurd, tha sexton, ' or B. Bartcher, Supt. at tht Albany Furniture Exchange. ftf WANTED A second hand Dodge or Ford car, Will pay caao, vaii FOR BALE $200 takes Chalmers car, In running condition with four 84x4 tires practically new. Will make good delivery car. Snyder a Blacksmith Shop, 2nd. and Rail road Sts. mt6 FARMS WANTED Do You Want to Sell Your FarmT If your price and terms are right we will either buy It or soli It for you. Wa have offlcea in Albany and Seattle, agenciea In Iowa and Nobraaka. We can get you results. Better ae us. Hogue, Newell unn, xna r ioor, FUvino. lUnk Bids.. Room 6. Albany Oreirnn. 86 (: m iw ti no i !i ii bii m wi w bum m i. 11 I'ltICK OK GASOLINE ft Hj HO A HS I Hit KK CKN'I'H I Mil ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY I m 'tu rn it) i: ; w m tj an ii i. I! , lei Announcement of an in- H ti crease of 8 cents a gallon for I! Il gasoline was made today by H: ID local representative of tliu W Ht Standard Oil company. Tha l il raise covers Oregon, Wash- hi! Ml ington, Idaho, Nevada, Call- h 11 fornia. I. it i m w wi ii mi m n w wi w m m t. FIVE DEAD IS BLIZZARD TOLL Worst Storm in Thirty Years Sweeps Dakota IIISMAUK. Mar., 17. By Assoeia Ird Press Five known dead and thou sands of dollars worth of property damage wu the toll of a two-duy blizurd which swept North Dukota on Monday and Tuesday. It was the worst norm in mare than thiriy years. Tha storm I gradually subsiding tod. y and thr temperature ainkiug. Onr girl guvr her life to sve her iilcr and broiher while ihe hrroic efforts of anoihrr youth proved futile am', he anrl three brothers prrlh-d n the prairie in the storm. ALBANY SCENE OF PRETTY WEDDING Cecille Head Weds Veteran Service Man A charming home wedding occurred In Albany at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hcid, who live on ihr Hunii.m road, when their daughter Cecil lc was united in marringe to llnrold II Pollack of Portland. The Wrdding took place in the pre sence of Immediate relatives only. The bride was prettily gowned for tha occasion sod nude a delighiful apKkijnce. Until recently she has been in tha employ of the Pacific Power and Lignt company of Port land. The groom is an overseas veteran and was a member of the Fifth Ore gon. He saw service In the Argonne sector. Since his return he has been 1 employed under the State Fish and, Game commission. After a honey moon in Grants Puts, the couple will reside in Klamath Falls. Ceremony was performed by Rev. G. H. Young. , WELL KNOWN I COUPLE WEDDED A, wedilirg of Interest here look place at "oon tod-.v wlwn Miss Mar parctta Wire, of Albany became the wife of Charles L. Jones of Dever. Thn et rcmony wa performed in the ' presence of a number of the friends of both the bride anil thr groom. Dr. G. H. Young officiated. "Hie brMr i 'he d uchter of Mr. i snd Mrs. 0. C Wire of this city. She I has hem in llic employ of the L. E. ' llnmilton department store since fin ishing school and is well known In Albany. Mr. Jrnra Is. thn son of Mr. and. Mrs J A. Jones of Devrr and a grad uate of the Albany high "school. Hi ts an ex-service man. The couple will spend a short honeymoon in Port land and afterwards return to Drver where they will reiide.. Those attending the ceremony were: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jones and Mist M"-t' ,nnrs of Dever! Mrs. C. L Sarff of Cottage Grove, Miss Knlhren' Jackson, Miss Alice Bbmis, Mrs. MarfarrttR Whinery, Mrs. Dora Flood, Miss Allie Warrell. Flovd Mire Forrest Wire. Robertn Wire, Mr. and Mrs. Ci. C. Wire, and Mr. and Mrs. Choi Jones. SENTENCE TO BE ISSUED MONDAY MONTESANO. Mnr. 17 By Asso ciated Press Sentencing of 7 alleged members of the I. W. W. convicted Saturday of the murder of Warren Grimm for the Centralia armistice dav mnssacree will probably occur Monday if the motions filed bv the state's attorney are granted. Gover nor Hart will be asked thia week to withdraw the troona that have been stationed here for the past four weeks. RUNAWAY BOYS ARE CAPTURED JEFFERSON, Mar. 17. Special Edward and Asn Dunn, aged 15 and 17 years respYctlvely, runaways from the State training school nt Salem were caught one mile West of Jef ferson laat night. The culprits were discovered bv Mr. Woolbridge who found them dining on turnips in his ! garden, RADICALS IN GERMANY UTILIZE DISORDERSTO AGITATE SOVIET REGIME AS EXISTS IN RUSSIA DESPATCHES SAY SOCIALISTS AND COMMUN ISTS HEAD MOVEMEN T; KAPP GOVERNMENT RESIGNS FROM POWER; HUNDREDS SLAIN IN RIOTS OCCURING IN ALL PARTS OF COUNTRY LONDON, Mar. 17 By Aaso dated Press Tha Independent aocialisla and communists of tier many have commenced violent agitation in favor of a soviet re public and an alliance with the Soviet government of Russia ac cording to a Berlin Despatch to thr lindon Kschanga Telegraph company. It is suid that emissaries of the Bol- sheviki are conferring with the aociul 1st leaders !n Berlin with view to selecting heads of the projosed regime. Machine Guns Active LONDON. Mar 17 By A. P. Ma chine gun firing waa heard in Berlin between 11 apl 12 o'clock last night according to a message to the London Telegraph company. Sanguinary Clashes Reported B PAKIS. Mar. iiy Associaica Press News from Berlin and other German nointa detailing sanguinary clashes at Essen, Dortmund, Leipsig Mannheim, Frankfort, and Brunswick together w-th the report that the council of workmen had assumed power at Chemnitz haa given the im pression that there is more to fear from a revival of Spartaran move ment than from the activitiea of the Kapp government. According to lat est despatches there has been blood shed in twenty-four German towns. Kesignatinna Are in THE HAGUE. Mar. 17-dJy A. P The resignation of the Kapp govern- ment at Berlin waa handed in this afternoon according to a Berlin BACON TAKES A DECIDED DROP Ncbergall Parking Company' Will Supply Product to Stores The high cost of living in Albany received, a serious setback this morn ing following the announcement that practically all the local retail mer chants would sell bacon for an inde finite period at 23 cents a pound. This is a reduction of over 100 per cent in the price which has been charged for the some article previous to this time. The bacon will be furnished to the locol merchants by the 1). L. .Vb- ergall Packing company. This con- ccm, which in (he month of January last paid thr stock raisers of Albany Band the vicinity more than J23.000 and which has a monthly pay roll in excess of IJ000 has undertaken to supply all thr bacon that the re sidents of Albany want to buy at 23 rents a pound. The product will be. handled through the local stores. Announcement comes as something iu the nature of a bombshell in the camp of the officers of the army sur- plus store which was epencd in this city recently ur.-r tne supervision of the Mayor and the city council. Both sides admit that the ultimate consumer is going to come out on top. . How long the price of bacon will remain at 23 Cents a pound it is Im possible to stnte at this time. The Nebt rgall Packing company avows that thuy will guarantee their product to atny on the firing line as long as the warring army bacon remains. NEWBERRY CASE CLOSED TODAY GRAND RAPIDS, Mar. 17 By As aocinted Press Martin W. Littleton of New York, closed the case for the defense in the Newberry election con apiracy after pleading for three and a half hours with the jury. CONFERENCE ENDS HERE LAST NIGHT Conference of The New World Movement closed in Albany last even ing with addresses by Dr. J. Knox Montgomery, president of Kusklng um college in Ohio and Rev. Earl Du Bois ot Portland. The first speak er outlined the plans of the Inter church movement and gave the sum that they expected to raise by their campaign. He said that $16,000,000 was the goal. Of this amount he stated that $1,400,000 would go to tha college of which he is head. Rev. Du Bois urged, all the people to do their duty In support of the movement. spatch to the Woll lureau. Announcement la Made LONDON, Mar. 17 By A. P. It waa officially announced at one o'clock this afternoon that Chancellor Kapp '-ad decided to resign. Kspp Government Gives up BERLIN, Mar. 17 By A. P. The kutin administration in Berlin, realiz ing the futility of attempting to hold the n gins of power has decided to give up us snonuveu uiciaiorsnip. resig nation of Kapp was announced for 1 o'clock thia afternoon, Berlin time according to official advic-s from Ber lin. Previous to thia announcement the forces of extreme radicalism asserted themselves in varioua Gern an centers There were incrasing Spartacan dia ordra and growing talk among the I.. .. .:!::.. .1 . , . , -,.nHiti. ... .t.l,h.h .virf rule. Hundreds are Killed The list of killed from the varioua towns in clashea between demonstrat ors and troops mounted into the hund rends. There has been do direct con firmation of last nights reports of four hundred being killed in the bom bardment of Kiel by a warship but there are apparently veracious rr porta of a hundred being killed and three hundred wounded at Dresden. There have been probably over t hundred killed in Berlin suburbs and from a half a dozen to a score in oth- er German centers where clashes have de-heen reported. HARRISBURG MAN ARRESTED TODAY Serious Statutory Charges Are Brought Against George Barley George Barley, well known cement contractor at Harrtsburg was arrest ed today on a complaint sworn out yesterday before Justice Victor Olltv er in Albany charging him with a statutory offense and also with con tributing to the delinquency of a minor. The complaint was issued on infor mation furnished by Clara Upton, in- I vestiKator lor tne Barley involve a number of young I jr f aeM ranging from 9 to 15. Preliminary hearing will be given to Barley before Justice Ulliver. Ac cording to tne reports oi tne invesii gator. Barley has been guilty of the misconduct charged in a large num ber of instances and it is said that an even more serious indictment may be brought against the accused. Barley was brought to Albany this afternoon and taken before Justice ' Olliver where he demanded a prelim- I inary hearing i j ALLIES ENTER TURKS CAPITOL CONSTANTINOPLE, Mar. 17 By Associated Press Constantinople was occupied bv Allied troops Tuosday morning under General Sir George Milne of the English army. No un toward hnnnenmg occurred except a clash lit the War office where thr Turks resisted the allied troops. An exrhnnire of shots resulted and several Turks and a number of Punjabi of the British East Indian forces were killed. The situation was calm before darkness. DEBATE ON IRISH ISSUE POSTPONED WASHINGTON. Mar. 17 By Asso ciated Press Hastening to clear way for final action of the peace treaty in the senate today choked of the de hate on the Irish question. Proposal to declare bv a reservation that the British should proclaim Ireland free waa tabeled.. WOOD WINS IN RAMSEY COUNTY ST. PAUL. Mar. 17 By Associated Press Delegates pledged to the candi dacy of General Leonard Wood were In control of the Ramsey county re publican convention todnv. They suc ceeded in defeating the delegations of Hiram Johnson and Governor Lowden of Illinois. Johnson Wins Hennepin County MINNEAPOLIS, Mar. 17 Bv A. P The supporters of Hiram Johnson for president took control of the Hen nepin county republican contention her today. $EH36tib9hitftirJffljHtirl6F$ 'Si W PRESIDENT PERMITS W. ej FIRST PICTLHK SINCE HH ! KKTL'KN LAST FALL ft: M Eft ae ae a a a & bo ; WASHINGTON, Mar. 17 ''. By Associated Press i'hoto :, graphera were permitted to i; take the first picture of Preai :! dent Wilaon today aince his ft return from hia Western trip last September. W OP tgl TO uE BC a be ee x m w. s PIONEER JURIST DIES SUDDENLY AT THE DALLES Judge Williams Gallo way Stricken Visit ing His Son , Judge William Galloway, one of the best-known jurists of the state and a resident of Oregon for 68 years, died yesterday at The Dalles while visit ing a son, Francis V. Galloway, dis trict attorney of Wasco county. Mr. Galloway was 75 years of age. Born in Wisconsin in June, 1845, Judge Galloway came west across the j plains by ox team with his father and mother at the age of 7 years. He entered Willamette university at the age of 19 and was graduated with the class of 1868. Following his schooling he returned to Yamhill county, where he taught school for several years and engaged in farming with an older brother. Frank V. Gal loway. In 1874 he married Miss Emma Baker In Yamhill county, and in 1876 he was elected to the lower branch of the stale legislature, serving for three consecutive sessions as a rep resentative from Yamhill county. In 1004 Judife Calloway was elected circuit judge of the old third judicial district and was re-elected in 1910. He retired from active participation in public life after the completion of his second term as. circuit judge. During his early days In Yamhill county Judge Galloway owned ware houses at McMinnville and waa one of the largest grain operators in that section of the state at that-time. Judge Galloway is survived by three children, Charles V. Galloway, Portland; Miss Zilpha V. Galoway, a medical student of Portland, and Francis V. Galloway, district attor ney of Wasco county. BURGGRAF HEADS "2500" SOCIETY Local Insurance Organ ization Holds Meeting Albany members of the "2500" held their 19th annual meeting and elec tion of officers last night in the Elks Temple. C. H. Burggref was elected president and W. M. Parker, secretary treasurer. The directors are D. O. Woodworth, John J. Collins, Conrad Myers, J. W. Wilison, William Fort- millcr.C. H. Burggraf and W. M. Par ker, who was re-elected for a term of seven years and Dr. Earl Fort millcr, lodge physician. The order was founded by the late D. J. L. Hill, nineteen years ago and is the only order of its character ever organized in this city. One hundred and seventy deaths have occurred since the organization was founded, fourteen of which were in the last year. $183,009 have been paid to the qeneficianes during the ninteen years. The membership is local in charac ter, acc-pting members in this and adjoining counties. HAYS OUTLINES . PARTY POLICIES ROANOKE. Va March 17. By Assaciated Press Declaring that the republican party stands first for "the honest, efficient and economical bus iness administration of the country's affairs. Will H. Hays chairman of the republican national committee in an address before the state republican convention here today, pleaded for patriotism in peace as well as war," and asserted that, the country has slipped along under this, democratic administration, without any adequate thought of the problems that would confront us until the shock of peace waa here. Just as we did be for we entered the war." DAUGHTER BORN TO MRS. BAYNE Announcement of the birth of an eleven pound daughter to Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Bayna of Peoria has been received by its grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George Bayne of Shedd. Newest arrival increases the grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Bayne to seven. BOY IS ARRESTED HEREATTEMPTING TODEFRAUDBANK BY FORGED CHECK James Bault, Aged 15, of Tallman, Arrested at First National Bank while Cash ing Bad Check. TELLER IS SUSPICIOUS Investigates Instrument and Learns of Forgery; Boy Held for Hearing in Juve nile Court Saturday. Aa a result of a daring at tempt to pass a forged check drawn on J. E. Jerks, warehouse rror.i.'etor at Tangent for the sum of $250, which occurred at the First National Bank in Al bany Tuesday afternoon, Jaase) Bault, aged 15, ia in the county jail awaiting hia summons to ap pear before the Juvenile court. The boy is the son of Elmer Bault, a farmer residing near Tallman. He was arrested in the lobby of the bank Tuesday afternoon shortly after he had presented what was an appar ently a clumsy attempt to forge the signature of Jenks to a check made to Eddie Podrr. John Bryant, teller who received the check was suspicions of the signature and detained the bay until Jenks had been reached. Learn ing beyond a doubt that it was for gery, the bank notified, Deputy Dis trict Attorney Marks, who detained the boy until the police could be reached. Following his arrest Bault at first denied the forgery but upon learn ing that Jenks had repudiated the check broke down and confessed. He refused to say what he intended do ing with the money. The first story that he told was that he had sold k machine to Jenks and received pay ment by the check. ALBANY COLLEGE IS GIVEN HONOR Designated As One of Four State Institutions By Movement Allany College has just been de signated by the Inter-church world Movement of North America as one of the four Oregon colleges where they desire that young people be trained for places of World leadership About 100 colleges in the United States have been so designated, The Intcr-church Movement made it sur vey of American colleges and it is n the results of 'this survey that the decision is made by the Inter church people. "The announcement is wholly a surprise to us" said President Wil liams, "and adds another item of strength to Albany College. The In-cr-church World Movement asks for 100,000 young people to train defin itely for positions of religious, educa tional, philtheropic and social lead ership. Our Department of Religious Edu cation will take account of all these facts and prepare young people al ong the lines of this progressive world movement. BANQUET PROVES DECIDED SUCCESS Banquet celebrating St Patrick's day was great success last evening . at tha assembly hall of St. Mary's Academy. Dinner served by the la dies of the Parish was bountiful and delicious. "Tommy Ryan of Portland, who waa to have been the speaker of the even ing Was unable to be present but his place was filled by a number of speakers who made the evening very pleasant to all in attendance. An Interesting feature of the pro grim were the musical numbers ren dered by a number of the children of the membera of the Knight of Columbus under whose auspices the affair was given . The toastmaster of the evening waa Will Barrett. O ther guests who spoke were F. E. McKenna. of Corvallis, W. P. Pbw. era and Joe Chamberlain of Corval lis and Henry Lyons and Father Lane of Albany.