Albany daily democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-192?, March 23, 1920, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(I l.it",f a. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Member uf AHHOCIATKO I'KKHH The only Newspaper In Linn County carrying A. I'. Dispatchra. Tonight and Wednesday fair. Yntcr day tha river stood at S.4 (ret, tha temperature ranged from 85 to 63. VOL XXXII ALBANY LINN COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH, 23. 1920. No. 273 YOUNG WIFE OF LARK EVANS IS ARRESTED TODAY AS ACCOMPLICE District Attorney Ihkucm War rants Charging her with Complicity in the Robbery of Jitney Driver. HON I) FIXED AT $2000 Iluxhand Convicted in Cir cuit Court Saturday He leased upon Bond Pending Sentence and Appeal. MKDKlltll. Mar. 21 liy Ac tional mvf In the ark Kn raw aorialrd I'rru Anolhrr arnu liunal mini in thr l-ark Kvans ease araa made today whrn lh ' sheriff arrntrd thr young wlfr uf Kvans on a warrant huurd by tha distrirt atlornry charging hrr with bring an accomplice in thr kidnapping and rubbery of W. ;. White laal Srptrmbrr. hvaiia Wat convicted by a jury at (.rum. Pass .Suluiday of the robbery of White, Jitnry drivrr nw Jackson villa on Srirnilirr l.'l lam. Ilia sen tence wii art for tomorrow. Follow ing thr arrr.l of hit wifo today and arraignment ahr hrld In uV-fuult of l-'00 bail F.vana i thr ion of W II. Evans, formerly of La Crandr, Or, but now of Portland, where ha u in thr auto mobile bu.inrnt. He ia at liberty on 11000 bond and hat announced that hr will appeal from hl conviction in tha circuit court laal Saturday. In hia defense Evans had relied upon an u litl to the effect thut hr had hern at work all day on Srptrm brr IS In a Medford garage.- Ha Waa accuurd by ihr aiatc of starting from Grama Pats with a woman companion in a Jitnry operated by While, whom hr later robbed ami bound leaving him on a deserted road near Jackson Villa. The state produced a numlier of witne-ra who poitivcly identified Evans a thr robber and the kidnap per of the drivrr including C If. Krli of Mrdforil who said that Evans had apprarrd in hia atore on Ihr afternoon that the robbery took place. AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO NAMED WASHINGTON, Mar., 23. liy Aa ociatcd l'rra Henry MorgrnthaU, former American ambassador to Tur key was nominated todny as Ambas sador to Mexico DATA IS SOUGHT BY UNIVERSITY Plans for State Wide Survey Contained in Ixttci Sent Out Several prominent clllirna of Al bany who are known to be in touch with local civic nerds have receive I letter thin week asking them to rcp rraonl the University of Oregon in their locality. They will ivcurr data for the record of the state wide sur vey as to mental defect H lii"uenev, and dependency which the Lcgisla turr rcquealed at it lnt srssion when It passrd a concurrent rcaolution ask ing for this information o as to be able to have arcurntc figures on thr aulijrct aa a basia for intelligent Irg- (Continued on Page 8) New Classified FOR SALE 4 good auto tubes, site 34x4. Price $1.00 and $1.60 each. Burn Sho Dr., Albany, Ore. m23 FOR SALE iWell Improved farm of 100 acres, near Albany, and immedi ate poaaeaaion. Price $110 per cre on liberal terms. Beam Land Com pany, 138 Lyon Street m23 FOR SALE 8-ton clover hay (loose) $20.00 per ton; cheat hay, baled $1A per ton; 40 sacka Kinney Seed Wheat, F. H. Pfciffer. Both phones 23m25 (Contlauod on Page 8) W Hi) lJ ftj 11 Ml fii tJ Id) IM HI ft in; m m hi. 11 CAKPKNTKIt HAY8 W. tl UK IH ANXKHH TO !l MEET JACK DKMI'HKY W. ! catl H. ij 11 w, it. ij u; at: i! w) hi. iw w. m NEW YORK, Mar. 23-Hy H. Wl Associated I'rraa "I am anx- W, I inua to boa Jack Prmpsey for Bl it, the w o r l-d ' a heavyweight W. Mi champiuimliip Juat a aoon aa HI. Hi the match ran be arranged" f Mi aaid (ieorgra Carpenter, i I! French champion heavy- i t; weight, aa ha arrivrd here to- li ii day from Kurope. is. m ij m w ! m w. m m ti iti ij at a i. SUGAR TAKES A SECOND RAISE IN FOUR DAYS Highest Point is Reach ed Since Civil War SAN FRANCISCO, Mar, 23 Uy Assuriaird Press Cane sugar sup- plied to poiuta on the Pacific coast by the Western Sugar Id fining com pany advanced today from fifteen to ixtrrn rents a pound. This i. thr second rair within four dny 'Ihr California Retail Grocers Association said that the rise brought sugar to thr highest point since the civil war. As a rrsull of thr raise todsy sugar will retail here at about 10 1 i rent a pound. No re.. son was given for the tuililen advance in price. SHERIFF KENDALL IS A CANDIDATE States that he Will Seek Office Again Sheriff I. M. Kendall announced today that he would be a candidate on the republican ticket in thr May primsrirs for th? nomination to ur cerd hinielf in office. Kendall fin ishes his fimt term a, sheriff of Linn county this yrur. Previous to srrlv ing as nheriff he served for a time as deputy Under a former administra tion. Kendall statet that if nominated, the votrr of the county may rely up on his giving them the able and im partial administration of thr dutirt of the office. He urges that hi past rrcord a shrriff bespeak for him at thr coming primaries. He promises that if given the nomination and el ection hr will carry out thr policies which will give the people thr most efficient aervirr for their money. LINN COUNTY HEAD CHOSEN - H. F. Merrill, of Albany, hns been r-rmed cuniv i"-ector for Linn in the Baptist and New World Move ment drive for $1.000.0tK), Oregon's uota in thr $100,000.01)0 fmunrinl irnl( to be male by the Baptist c'.i'rc'i of the country from April 2I to Mhv 2. a a puit of the Inter church World Movement. Mr. Merrill is one of the public spirited citixrns of Linn county, itlways found active and willing- in civic ami sr-cial affairs and his aC'Uiition as county director in the church movement hai been a mutter of elation at the Portland hi-.ulciinncr, which makes this an nouncement. LINN COUNTY QUOTA FIXED I.i'in ciiimv quota for thr Salva tion Army Home service program for 11120 as announced yesterday by John Kthridgr, director general of the drive is $11,040. This quota is re vised on thr Imvis of the increase in the Oregon budget made by the con vention to include the purchase of the property to br made into a Salvation army industrial and agricultural school for boys. ANNUALDINNER SET FOR APRIL 9 Directors of the Rivrrsido Ceme tery Association, announce today that thr annual dinner, to raise money for improvements in the cemetery, will be hrld April the 0. A one dollar meal for twenty five rents is in pros pects states one of the directors of the association. Remember tho date in thr request. COLBY IS SWORN IN OFFICE TODAY WASHINGTON. Mar., 23. By As sociated Press Rainbridge CbUiy was sworn In today as new Secretary of state succeeding Acting secretary Polk. DISASTER DECLARED INEVITABLE IF GOVERNMENTTROOPS ATTACK REDS IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WHOLE WESTERN SECTION OF GERMANY HELD SOLIDLY BL REVOLUTIONISTS; FORMER PRO VINCES PREPARE FOR WAR; REMNANTS OF EBERT FORCES READY FOR LAST STAND. COPENHAGEN. Mar. 23 By Asaoclatrd Press The whole western Industrial district of Or msny ia hrld solidly by the radic als. Disaster is declared to be inevitable If the govrrnmrnt trie to Interfere there, accord ing to Information rrrrived to day from Berlin. Esthunia and Livonia, two former Russian Baltic provinces and now in dependent nations sre preparing fur war saya a d.?:itiBUh to the Iterlinske Tidrnde from Kovno today. A con centration of a large number of troops on the frontier is rexrted. lis tile Is He ported F.SSF.N. Mar. 23-By A. P. Thr local executive committee today an nounced that the entire industrial reg ion thereabouts is in the hands of the revolutionary workmen and that the Rod army of fifty thousand men ia advancing on Wesel where the "last remnants of thr regular troops" are SUPPORTOFBILL TO BE ADVOCATED Resolution Favoring Millage . Tax May be Offered at Meeting Support for the milluge bill to pro vide additional funds for the state, Institutions of Irarntng will be advo cuted at the meeting of the local post of The American Legion at the meet-; ing Wednrsday night at the armory. It is believed that a resolution will be offered for approval of the mem-1 brrs advocating enlistment of ail ex service men in aid of the measure. Failure to secure the passage of the . art it ia argued will be a draw bark to all veterans who take advantage of the govrrnment aid in securing edu cation. This applies to those who may seek such aid in the coming years. Membership cords to the local post of The American Legion will be ready ! fur distribution at the meeting Wed nrsday night and all members are , asked to attend. The distribution of the Oregon War medals will take place at the same time to all ex-service men of Linn county who are present at the gathering, i The state medal is a bronze cross I suspended from a ribbon beautifully : colored with the various colors of the j allied countries. The cross is engrav-. el with the phrase "for services rrn-- dered to the United States during the' war in 1!17 and 1918. I NATIONAL ISSUE IMPORTANT EVENT SIOUX FALLS, Mar.. 23 By As soeintor', Press Thr indorsement of the candidate for republican presi dvntinl nomination is overshadowing all oihi-r issues In the South Dakota primaries tor'iy. Failurr of Presi dent Wilson to qualify as candidate j for the democratic indorsement has eliminated interest from the demo- i crntlc side. I HIGBEE JR. ARRIVES AT HIGBEE HOME Born to Prof, and Mrs. W B. Hig hee, last night at Thomas, a son, who is to br known as, Verne ByTon Hig bee Jr. This is the first son in the lligbee family and comrs as a wel come member of the family, Professor Higbre ia a well known school teach er in the county having taught at Dcver several years before going to Thomas. Mrs. Higbee is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edi Black of near Oakvlllc. NEW CANNERY AT BROWNSVILLE Report comes today, that Browns ville citizens are jubilant over the prospect of another big cannery in their little city. With other pros pective manufacturing; industries Brownsville may aoon lay claim to being the hub of tin county. stationed. Another pitched battle between thr regular troops and the Spartacan forces is reported from Aix-le-Chaie lie. The conflict la near Wesel about 22 miles Northwest of Essen. The rcKrt says that the regular army forces have been outflanked by thr Spartacans. Iteds Lack Artillery LONDON. Mar. 23 By A. P. The situation in the Rhur valley, the stronghold of the German Reds is expected here in diplomatic circles to remain virtually the same until the peace conference here decide whether the German govrrnment troops shall be allowed to go into that district. Today'a official dispatchea state that the Reds in the Ruhr valley district possesa no effective artillery nor have they tanks but that they are plenti fully supplied with rifles and amuni- tion. SILOSADVOCATED FOR PROSPERITY Plan Used by Benton County I Business Men Urged ! in Albany Business men of Albany are advo eating a campaign for the more gen eral use of silos in this county similar to the one that is being conducted by the commercial and banking inter esta of Corvallis in Benton county. The plan which is being put into operation there and which has already succeeded far beyond expectations is backed by the Commercial club of that city and a large body of the leading business men. The organization which was formed under the direction of the farm bureau at the Oregon Agricul tural college1 set out to put in 150 new silos on the farms of residents of Benton county. A canvas of the county was first made and the farmers located who were not using silos. The needs of the individuals were studied according to the nature and size of acreage of their farms. Attempt was then made to convince the farmer of the advant ages of'the silo and following this he was shown by experts what he could most profitably use its contents for. Where financial aid is required the farmer can have recourse to govern ment loans through the banks. The plan does not end with the installation of the silo. The results are checked and the user given every opportunity to avail himself of the knowledge which the experts at the farm bureau have in their hands. RATE INCREASE IN GENERAL IS SEEN IN PAPERS That the Albany newspapers are not thr only one, attacked by the high i cost of doing business is evidenced by recent issues of Editor and Publisher, this week's edition showing that 64 i daily newspapers in the United States increased their advertising rates dur ing the week ending March 6. Every week shows similar increases all over thr country forced because of the high price of print paper, increased labor expenses and general advances in the cost of doing business. The Demo crat's costs have increased 300 per cent In the last year Tfi.e- minimum rate charged by papers in the class of local papers ia now about 25 cents per Inch on the average. LOCAL KNIGHTS INITIATE CLASS Knights of Pythias of Laura) lodge of this city held their regular meet ing again last night and Initiated a class in the first rank. The oprn meeting and program will be given nrxt Monday night to which all members are cordially Invited to at tend and enjoy a social evening to. gcther. ti ae he k f n m m k ce be w m k ; RAILWAY WORK ErfH i OF SPAIN VOTE l) GENERAL STRIKE m & 38 ft : MADRID, Mar. 23 By El V! Associated Press At a meet- i ing of tha railway men today ft representing all the roada in '-; Spain, it waa unanimously " voted to declare a general S. df. strike which should go into it. effect before midnight. it a S. AURORA BOREALIS REFLECTION SEEN Northern Lights Light Heavens and puts Lines Out Albany had a peek at Aurora bor- ralis at about 10 o'clock List night when the northern lights cast their brilliant illumination in thr skiea. Many residents of this vicinity wit nessed the phenominon, which was particularly brilliant to those in thr outlying districts away from thr strrrt lights. The aurora ihot its jagged forks of fire into the sky and brilliantly lighted the heavens to the north. It gradually faded away, becoming & pallid streak along the hills to the norih, and finally going out entirely. The action of the electricity given off completely paralyzed telegraphic aer vice throughout the country at inter vals, especially in New York and eastern st;.tes. Lines running into Portland wrrc troubled and some were out for some time. Instruments in the offices of the Western Union tel- ngraph company were incapable of measuring the voltage of the elec tries 1 currents. No satisfactory explanation for the aurora has ever been given, but it is believed to br produced by electric currents in th higher regions of the atmo-phrrr. It's great elevation a- bovr the rarth is evident from the fact that the same aurora has been witnessed at the same time in Moscow Warsaw, Rome and Cadiz. BANKER URGES . AGAINST LAW Says Low Interest Measure Would be Fatal An attack upon the proposed Ore gon law to limit the legal rate of interest in the state to 5 percent was made in a statement today by E. D. Cusick who urges the taxpayers to refrain from signing petitions to put such a question on the ballot. The question of refinancing Ore gon loans is a serious one stated Cusick and yet in the face of this condition a law is proposed which will result in thc withdrawal of all money invrsted in Oregon mortgages and forclosure of these mortages as they become due. The situation has become aggrava ted here he said because a great dca of turopean money that waa form erly loaned in Oregon is now being used to finance the rehabilitation of these countries. Persons who have been holding Oregon bonds are also withdrawing their money and buying bonds with a hightr rate of interest NEW BANK IS CONTEMPLATED Mr. F. N. Austin of Maxwell, Neb rnska, who arrived in Stayton recent ly contemplates putting in a Nation al Bank in that city. He says the field looks very good for a second bank, and he knows thc community will grow bigger and bet trr with competition that two banks will give. He has been in thc bank ing business in Nebraska fifteen years. CHILD WILL BE LAID AT REST Funeral service of Frank IniMwLnv 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ingledew, of this city, who was drowned yesterday in Penniwinkle creek will be held tomorrow morn ing at tha Fisher Bradrn chapel at 10 o'clock. Rev. J. C Snencrr will officiate. Interment will be at Riv erside cemetery. ROBBERS GET A LARGE HAUL SEATTLE, Mar. 23 By Associat ed Press Diamond rings and other jewelry valued at ten thousand dol lars was stolen from down town jew elry store rarly today by four robbers who bound and gaged the proprietor and a woman clerk, according to the reports of the police. CONTROL OF COAL PRICES RETURNED TO OPERATORS BY PRESIDENT TODAY Action Paves Way for Sub stantial Increase in Cost of Bituminous Product in Near Future. USE MAJORITY REPORT President Declines to Accept Minority Report as Basis for Wage Schedule; Trou ble May Follow. WASHINGTON. Mar. 23 By Associated Press Governmeat control over the maximam price of bituminous coal waa withdrawal today by President WiUoa. Thai withdrawal will become effect! April 1. At the same time. President Wilson wrote to the operators and miners transmitting the majority report o the coal committee and informing them that "this report was the baaaa upon which the wage schedule agree ments between the operators and the mine workers will be based. By the removal of the government control over prices the president pave the way for increased coal pricest to absorb the average twenty-seven per cent increase in wages recommended by the majority report. At 'e time the commission nude the report it waa understood that the increases granted were not satisfac tory to the mine workers or their rep resentatives. A minority report was submitted and mine workers agreed not to take any action until the presi dent had acted upon both reports. Action ot the president in rejecting the minority report of the workers may result in the miners caning a strike in all the bituminous mines. It was not indicated today what meas ures would be taken by the representa tives of the mine workers. Miners Abide Time NEW YORK, Mar. 23 By Associ ated Press The general scale com mittee representing the Anthrieite miners by a virtually unanimous vote today decided to remain at work after April 1, pending negotiations over the new wage agreement," providing that the mine owners agree to make any wage award retroactive to that date." FUNERAL TO BE HED TOMORROW Sen ices for G. W. Willis who Died Monday Set for 2 O'Clock Funeral services of George Wash ington Willis, pioneer resident of Al bany who died at his home in this city Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Fisher Braden funer al chapel. Ceremonies will be under the auspices of the Maccabees with Dr. George H. Young officiating. Both the First National bank and the First Savings bank will be closed during the time of the funeral. Willis was bom in Ottowa, Iowa April 17, 1847. He was brought West by his parents the year of his birth arriving in Portland in thr fall of 1847. His father built a log house at First and Morrison streets in Port land at the site of the present St. Charles hotel. In 1848 the family moved to Eugene and from there to Oregon City where they resided until young Willis grew up. Thirty years ago Willis came to Al bany and has resided here ever since. He was engaged in the blacksmith business for a large number of years and was known all throughout the county. Recently he has been em ployed in the First National bank building. He is survived by a wid ow and two children, S. R. Willis of Albany and Mrs. Craw, of Portland. On Business Rex Davis, a former merchant of Hsrrisburg, and one ot the progres sive citixens of his home town, waa visitor here last night.