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, o 1.I''?"T, ' It. ' (',;Ui ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Member of ASSOCIATED I'KKHH The only Newspaper In Linn County curry In A. I'. Dispatches. Tonight and Saturday fair, warmer. River 6.0 fret; rainfall .15 inches. Temperature ranged from 30 to 48. VOL XXXII ALBANY I.INN COUNTY, OIM-GON, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1920, No. 276 EBERT FORCES IN WESEL MAKING A DESPERATESTAND IN FACEOF ODDS Troops of Communists An saulting City From all Sides; Fijchtinjc is Continu ed ThrouKhout the Day. KRUITS FURNISH GUNS AtUtking Reds Cain in Strength and Numbcra; Relieving Troop are Sent From Berlin. IIIDKKUII. Mar.. 28. By Aaaoriated I'reia Th Kbert government troops art it I II hold ing Weael according to the laleat dUpalches which were received thia afternoon at four o'clock from arrma ta llhkmt, Tlieir waa continual fighting during the eatlrt day. Indications are that a lull lii Uit aasull brfoi( (he for trim may eorua before night. The artillery baa been hammering eeclely at the orat surrounding the city and tha pr ure of the Spaitacan ufenaive aeema lo be indexing. The goveniniem la doubiful wheth er the garnaoii will be able to hold out indefinitely against the Reds. The Litter crra to be plentifully sup plied with amunition nnd it it re ported that they securing mora from the Krupp woika at Ksacn wluch it in their hands. Additional government irvopa are being dispatched to tha Ruhr district whero condition have bees going steadily against the Kbert troops. Red havr increased their frcrs r ormourly in trie last few chiya and iheir army ia now considerably above llin.mio mm in airrngth. German Cabinet Kealgaa PARIS, M.ir.. 26. Ity Associated Press Tho German cabinet hend by Premier Gustave Itauer ia reported lo havr resigned today according to a message which ha bran rtceivcd from Berlin. Keda Artie Again LONDON. Mar, 2ll. lly Assoclat cd lYcss The Bolshevik! are said t have orcupird Maikop, a town in the terriiory of Kuban, Ciscaucasia, ae conting to a wireless meaaage aoiit out from the Soviet government at Moirow todny. WITNESS MAKES SERIOUS CHARGE Says Ijibor Union is I. W. W. Organization During Bisbec Trial TOMBSTONE. Mnr., 2fl By As sociated Press The miner atnke in the Warren Mining district which be gan in June 1 K17 and which ' in fort when the Iliabee deportation are alleged to have ocrurred wna call, ed by the motnl Mine workers union according to Fred W. Brown, witness for the prosecution in the trial of Harry Wotton, charged with compll ciiy in the kidnapping connected, with the nllrgcn deporiatlona. In hii testimony today Brown mi id that the mine worker union waa an I. W. W. organization and that it waa their order director that result ed in the strike being called. J New Classified 4 ' FOR SALE Holatein cow, freh; 3rd I calf; also mw and ix pig 6 week ' old. Choice Duroc gilt farrowing i In April. Phone 60-F-6, N. A. Llnd Albany, Oregon. 26m29 FOR SALE Team harnca and wa gon; McCormick mower, section lever harrow, 12 inch steel plow, ingle shovel plow. C. C. Bray at Fortmiller Furniture Co., 26m.10 FOR RENT Small House on Inde pendence road, H mile north of steel bridge. Some fruit and garden. Roy Kelly, Route 4, Albany. " , 26m29 (Continued m Pag ) ' w ii m au ati i: hii ih !) iti i; ;: mj m: m em ) I II I HII MAGISTRATE Hi) SHOT DKAIt TODAY It 11 KKI'OKT IN LONDON !. W ft t m w w in ! '! i '' M (It; I it! LONDON, Mur. 2l lly A- Hi W aiM-isled prua Allan Hell, I kt; realdent magistrate who pre- Ht, ;: aided Into lli dealings f the Ht M Sinn Fein members with the Ht. IM Irish banka was ahut dead thia Ht Ml morning outaiilc of the Ma- Ht !) aonic club In Dublin, according Hi i to a despatch which ha lxn Hi; HH received her today at the It Kl Central Newa bureau. Ht HO Hi: Bti iW 1j Ht tt at W Hi a; laj HH Hi) at; funeral to be held tomorrow F. M. Crosby Will be Buried From His Residence Funeral aervieea of F. M. Croaby who died Thursday in Albuny will be held from the rvaidence at 240 Kant Fourth atreet Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. W. II. I-ee will oflic lata. Crosby waa an Oregon pioneer of 184! and realdent of Albany for the put 10 year. lis waa bom at Cambridge, N. Y., and apvnt tha earlier yeara of hla life in that atate. Ho aervecl throughout tha Mexican war, participating in many engagements. When he croaned tha plume to Oregon in 1H4U be located at Oregon City. Later he reaidrd for aeveral year In Portland and then in touthern Oregon. He camt to Albany in 1HWI, and had lived her ever aince. He wbk a member j of the Odilfellowa for almost half a ' century. Mr. Croaby la survived by hia widow and one daughter, .Mr. I Maude llurtlage of Hood Kiver. SIX CANDIDATES I ARE INITIATED (Local Elks Stage Many btunts for New Members Initiation of aix candidate waa atngeil last evening at the meeting of .Albany Lodge No. 359 H. P. O. E, ' which terminated the reign of G. L. Lrwelling aa exalted ruler. Thoae taking the initiation were George E. Sander, F. K. Livengood, George Parker, G. A. Flood and W. E. Nichols of Corvalli and Dale Kimea of Toledo. At the next meeting of the lodge the newly elected officer for the com ing year will be initialled and will take charge of the conduct of the organiza tion. !JURY TAMPERING IS LOOKED INTO District Atty. Probes Actions of Wobblies SEATTLE, Mnr. 2lS By Avioeint ed Pre Chnrire that Industrial Worker of the World have been tam pering wiih the jury venire are be ing investigated by the prosecuting attorney here it wn aniiounreil to dny. It U alleged that member of the I. W W. representing themaelve lo be officials of the district attorney's office went among the venircment and subjected (hem to examinations. It is charged that some of these in vestigator wore stars. It ia said that threat Were made by the alleged investigator which being reported to the state's attorney disclosed the work being done. ALMA JOHNSON SUES HUSBAND Alma Johnson, of thia county, file suit today in the circuit court a- gainst . her husband n, realdent of Grant county, for a decree annulling the bonda of matrimony and grant ing her the custody of the two minor children. The Johnsons were married In Morrow county January 7 1003. The plaintiff alleges, that the de fendant has called her vile and in decent names, in the presence of her children and other persons for the purpoae of harrrssing and annoying her, and that he is guilty of illicit relations with other women. The de fendant has also charged the plain tiff with improper relations with o thrr men. SCHOOL OFFICIALS OF WESTERN ; OREGON ASSEMBLEHERETODAY I TO DISCUSS SALARY PROBLEMS DIRECTORS AND HOARD MEMBERS FROM VARI OUS TOWNS IN STATE CONVENE IN ALBANY TO REGULATE ISSUES ARISING FROM LACK OF STANDARDIZED SCALE OF WAGES TO TEACHERS; STATE SU IT. OF SCHOOLS HERE. Adoption of a standard mini mum aalary scale for teacher in the public schools of the slate that would be adequate to cover the increased coat of living waa strongly advocated by State Sup erintendent of Public Inntrurtion, J. A. Churchill at the meeting of school officials of the towns of Western and Southern Oregon which convened In the public library In Albany thia afternoon. Churchill outlined a minimum which he stated be believed would be suflVient to cover the need of the teachers at the present tune and for, the coming year. For grade achool teacher he ..id that $125 a month j should be the lowest sum paid, with i r .l t . an increase of fft a month for each , . . ... . year of service. High chol teacher he said should get under the proposed new minimum IKifi with $5 increase in (saeh year of service. The slate official said that a mini mum salary scale had lieen adopted at Thr i;.l!es yesterday and gave the fiirures which were alivhtlv lower than the cale he proposed He said that another meeting would be held at La Grande tomorrow for the aame v. t,-l,t KIDNAPPED BOY FOUND IN HOTEL Alxluctor Abandons $23,000 Ransom Ieft in Ash Can by Parents LEXINGTON, Mar., 2fl. By As sociated Presa Paul Little aged 12. son of E. R. Little a Lexington cap italist, who was held for ransom by kidnapper was located this morning in a room In one of the hotels of thi city. The boy was unharmed and told hi reV tiers that he had been kept a prisoner there sinrc lust Wednesday nigfat. Last nitrht Little, father of the bov deposited $25,000 In an empty ash ' show that a majority out of the num. can as he hd been directed to do by j ber voting favored allowing these the aMucior. The bitter however ; privilege. y failed to show up and clnim the mon- J The canvn wa made in the Albany cy. Authorities believe he became al- church upon the request of the corn armed by the Insistent search for mli, nn no in ted hv the General As. hi whereabouts and lost his nerve. Investigation has disclosed that the room was rented by a man register ing o J. C. Cox from Cincinnati. The room key was turned in to the clerk at the hotel at 7 o'clock thi morning. The boy called his mother on the telephone fifteen minutes la. ter and Informed her of his where- ulmuts. No thing has been seen of "Cox" ince he left the hotel. The police secured a good description of the kid napper from young Little and expect to have the man In custody before many hours have pascd. The boy could give no explanation of why his captor hud neglected to take the money. The boy disappeared from his home lust in the company of tile alleged "lox and notification that he was being held for $25,0110 was received by the father the fololwing duy. Little Immediately published an an nouncement that the sum would be puid. EXILED EMPEROR ISOFFICIALLY OFFERED THRONE GENEVA, Mar.. 26. By Associat ed Press Admiral Horthy, regent of Hungary, has secretly but officially offered the Hungarian throne to the former Emperor Charles with the as surance that everything had been ar ranged for the return of a Hapsburg monarchy with the consent of the majority of the population, accord ing to information which ha been received from Parnglns, where the former Emperom live. ' purpose and prophesied that a higher I minimum would be voted there than 1 ' even the one he proposed. A. C. Schmitt of Albany who was dieted to act as chairman of the meeting made a short address to the assembled officials and dwelt upon the urgency of making some ade i ijuatc provision for the teachers. He said that it was necessary for the wcl 1 fare of the children and the taxpay ers that some action be taken. The leathering which is the first of the kind that ha been atiempted in Oregon was largely attended. Among those that were present were Super- Intendent J. O. McLaughlin of Cor- V"!J'"- ;"-ge W. Hugg, of McM.n- nvl"' , orfe A BriKo of Ashland, , J , ' l Vouel of Silverton. Mrs. H. B. Cos ,, ,, . . ,,. . , . , per of Dallas. John W. Todd of Sal ui sjiamn ri. i. i.i.,,. . , m per of Italia. John W. Todd of Sal- em, W. I. Mishler of Woodburn. E. H. Lennon of Roseburir. and W G Heal, tie of Cottage Grove and Robert H. Downe of Lebanon and C. W. Boetti cher of Albany. Towns represented were: Salem, Cjrvatlis, Lebanon, Ashland. Oregon City. Medford. Astoria, Grants Pas, Silverton. McMinnville Cottage Grove' e .. . 1 .1 ii' ii n i Springfield Woodburn, Roseburg, Kugene Dallas and Newberg. CHURCH VOTES FAVORWOMEN 'roll of Members Indicates a Majority Approve Giving Feminine Rights . A majority of the member of the Presbyterian church in Albany are in favor- of giving women further rights in the church according to the ballot on this question that has been taken in Albany by Rev. D. V. Paling. Answers to mree quene aa to whether women shall be ordained to eldership in the church, ordained to the ministry and have the same rights ' as men in all the church assemblies! sembly of the church in New York City of which Rev. S. Hall Young is chairman. Similar ballots were ask ed for all over the country. Seventy-six votes were cast by members of the church here. Of these thirty-seven voted "Yes" to all three questions. Twenty-eight voted "Xo" on the question of ministry. Three voted "Xo" on questions Xo. 1 and 2 and "Yes" on No. 3 Or. Poling, pastor of the church here voted "Yes" on all three ques tions and in this he was supported by six of the eleven elders. Of the five dencons four voted "Yes" on all oues- tiona excepting the one pertaining to the ministry. Three trustees voted "Yes" on all questions. Members of the Albany church consider the vole as an indication of the progrcssiveness of their congre- i gution and have sent request to oth- 1 er cities in Oregon to learn the results ' of the vote there. LAVISHEXPENSES OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HIT; WASHINGTON. Mar., 26. By As-1 sociatel Press Charging that "War Profiteer" had combined to control the republican and democratic Na tional convention, Senator Borah of Idaho, told the senate today that the preconvention expenses of some pre sidential candidates presented a "shameless situation". He promised a "Saturnalia" of corruption unless Congress called a halt. (Continued on Page 8) FOLK PEOPLE AKK if. KILLED AS RKSL'LT H 4: OF A SNOW SLIDE i. tfr. E, B dfi HE K 3E ' S & SALT LAKE Mar. 2 By Associated Pres Four peo ple, E. M. Parr, his wife and two son were killed early to day, when their home at Bingham, 30 miles southeast of here was destroyed by a snow slide. The bodies were recovered. The home situat ed on the side of a hill was entirely demolished. WHan 2 rvi rjfl tej 72 SI 2 XI H S3 'SO 5 3D CE Crti IW1 3D 3 3E 33 JC SB 3D NO CANDIDATES OUT FOR OFFICE Commissioner's Job Lacks Aspirants at Present Among the important county officer to be filled at the coming election there - appears to be more than an ordinary interest centered on selecting the prop- tr man for county commisaioner. In I view of the vat amount of money to ' expvntled on the highway, it is I eUtw, tht , succelulfuI ba,innt mln n,rln afflliutir.na . w- W" ro",nd of bnedd ' tne on'y man wno naa Deen memionea a lar as is known for the place and it is re j ported that he is not a candidate. However his friend may induce him to come out for the primaries. SUMMER RATES . Kn . ARE ANNOUNCED Railroad to Make Re ductions in its Fairs Passenger Traffic Manager Chas. S. Fee announces that the Southern Paci u.;it u.. .. l .. i...,. iocal summer resort rates to moun tains and seashores. Two classes of tickets will be sold commencing April 30. One ticket will be sold daily at a 1 20 per cent reduction from the regu lr round trip rate and will be good j for ninety day with final limit Octob- j cr 31 j Another ticket intended to meet the i requirement of the average vacation- j ist will be sold on Friday and Satur- day, will be good for fifteen days and will cost one-third less than the regu lar round trip rate. CASHIER OF LOAN . OFFICE ROBBED BY LONE BANDIT Unmasked Robber Se cures $2,000 and Escapes ! SPOKAXE, Mar. 26 By Associ ated Press An unmasked man held UD Mlss E(lith M- Winslow. bookkeep- er at the Fidelity Savings and Loan Societies office, in the business district htT' and forced her to give give him $2000 in currency. He escap ed. At about the same time of the robbery a call was received at the police station saying that a shooting affair was taking place at another place in the business district. Subse- 1uent. investigations disclosed 5noo,,nK " occurred. TTpAFi RTTMPQ APP I3U1UJTO AlVrj READ BY EXPERT Cranial nrotuberanre, .r. th. .i,K. ject of animated discussions that are taking place among the students of , the Albany high school since the phre- nological seances were conducted there the other day by Mr. Jean Ellia, not ed expert on phernology. ' Considerable satisfaction is said to exist among a great number of the students because of the favorable 'communiques" issued by Mrs. Ellis fter an examination of the promon tories on their head. Wise Socrates! Venerable Greek Sage! Condemned to die, about to drink the deadly hemlock, yet he executed one last stroke of masterful intellect and judgment to sell his yacht and roadster, he put an Ad in tha Democrat Classified Column! BRITISH WHIPPED IN THE JUTLAND NAVAL BATTLE IS STATEMENT MADE Rear Admiral Plunkett Be fore Senate Committee Says Huns Turned Eng. lish on Their Heads. DANIELS IS BLAMED Witness Says that Secretary Refused to Allow Navy Sufficient Men or Means to Get Them During the War. WASHINGTON, Mar. 26 By Associated Prow The Germ ana by their auperior gunnery "turn ed the British fighting ships on their heads" at the battle of Jut land, Rear Admiral Plunkett de clared today before the commit tee appointed by the senate to in vestigate the conduct of the navy during the war. Admiral Plunkett did not go into any detail of the battle bat merely made the statement that the British were totally outclassed by the Ger mans at all points and completely de moralized by the superior gunnery of the latter. He was not asked any questions regarding the engagement. Plunkett told the committee that the United States navy was without suf ficient men at the outbreak of the war. He enumerated various inst ances of lack of men that was ex tremely detrimental to proper opera tion of existing fighting craft and spoke of vessels that were forced to. remain idle because of the shortage. When asked for the reason for thia lack of men, by one of the committee, Plunkett replied that "we did not have the men because secretary Dan iels would not let ns have them." He said further that despite the serious ness of the situation Daniels not only refused to take any action toward se curing them himself but "refused to let us do anything toward getting them. Plunkett was one of the high rank ing officers of the American navy dur ing the war and had charge of opera tions under Admiral Sims. HONOR IS PAID TO REV. YOUNG Congregation Gives Farewell Reception to Departing Baptist Pastor An informal reception in honor cf Dr. and Mrs. George H. Young was given last evening by members of his congregation in the parlors of the Baptist church. Many tributes of ad miration and appreciation were paid to Dr. Young by his friends during the course of the evening. Dr. Young has served as pastor of the Baptist church in Albany for the past' six years and in addition to be ing highly considered as the head of his faith here, enjoys as well an en viable reputation throughout Linn county as a public spirited citizen. No one in Albany played a more prominent part in the allied war drive throughout the community than did Dr. Young. As chairman of the Linn county chapter of the American Red Cross, he devoted time and energies unsparingly to the con scientious fulfillment of his duties. In similar war time effort he was de pended upon and never failed to re spond. Dr. Young left this morning for ' Idaho to enter upon his duties as Field Secretary of education for the church, He returns to Albany to preach hia farewell sermon on Easter Sunday. Hi family will remain in Albany un til the close of the school year and then move to Portland the new head quarters of Dr. Young. One of the numbers on the pro gram last night at the reception waa a song written in honor of Dr. Young and his family by Mrs. Dora Flood, which was sung by a trio of three ladies at the gathering.