ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
Member of A8HOCIATKD I'UKHH
Tonight nd Thuarday fair. River
stands at 5.0 fret. Rainfall .IS inchea.
Temperature ranged from 31 to 41
Th only Newspaper in Linn
County carrying A. I'. Dlapatches.
VOL XXXII
ALBANY LINN COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1920
No. 351
HOOVER WILLING
.FOR REPUBLICAN
NOMINATION IF
t
OFFERED TO HIM
Telegram to Hoover Club in
California Signifies h i h
Willinjfnewt t o Become
Presidential Candidate.
MKSSAGE IS CLEAR
States that Although not an
, Avowed Candidate Because
of Nation's Situation he
Would not Rcfune.
I-
By Aor(aled I'rea
HAM KKAMl IKt t Mar. .11 .
Herbert Hoover haa placed him
self before the Republican of the
country aa an avoacd candidalr
fur thr republican nomination,
though a receptive one only, ae
warn! to a telegram to the
Hoover republican club uf Cali
fornia. Ho announced laat nlirht that the
recent development in the peace trea
ty situation and the stagnation "in
adjustment of the country' economic
problem, along with urgent repriacn
taliona concerning the aitualion in
California had liniieclcd hlin to con
firm the actum hi republican friend
had already taken without consulting
him."
Ilia telegram lgnlflrd that he would
accept the nomination if it waa fell
that the issue necennttatrd it antf it
waa demandi'd of him. He ataled that
he did not aeck the nomination but
that he could not refuse it if it wan
offered to him He aliened himself
with thone favoring the entrance of
the United States into the MUi:gjt
uf nation" with reservation safe
guarding American tradition and in
ten-ta.
He avert that he differa from thour
who are against no league at all and
with "the extreme position taken by
the President on participation in
purely Kumpean affaira. He atated
that he had refrained from entering
pnrti.an pojitic hitherto until thajing wna blown up and two policemen
great iuea invulved had become clarl
tied and that recent development had
j fiircetl him to make a public ntatement
uf hia pontltin at thif time. II m me-
re waa addrteaed to Warren Cre;.
. .''O', preaident of the Hoover Republi
can club of California.
FAMOUS FILM
STARS MARRIED
.Alary Pick ford and Douglas
Fairbanks Quietly Wed
; (led in Los Angeles
I.OS A.NGKI.KS. Cnl. M :-ch SI
Wary t'ickrord. who cmiy thi month
ohtntnrd a divorct- at Minlen. Ncv.,
from Owen Moore, i now th, wife of
IIoukIh. rairiiauk. It became known '
hrre late yctrdiv. Fait bank' first
wife obtain I a divorce nearly two
y ira ago in New York
M I'irUford and Mr. Knirlmnka
obtained a marriage licennr here -
rretlyiat Friday and at 10:30 o'clock
Miminy nigni the ceremony was par-
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New Classified
FOR RENT Neat furnihed "locoing
room, hot and cold water, hath
privilege. Next door to old opera
houae, 'Hi r,aat lat Mrect.
m31a7
WANTED Five men to work in log
ging camp, anlury from $& to (9
yer day of eight hour. Enquire at
nlian Hotel, Corvallia, Care of Onk
Creek Lumber company. m31a7G
FOR SALE 840-arre farm, good or
ehard. nearly all in cultivation, wov.
en wire fence, running water, good
dwelling, 2 barn, windmill. Price
1.12.500. S10.000 down, balance 10
vear at 4 tier cent. Beam Land Co.
133 Lvon Street. m.tlalA
FOR RALE 3 doaen Kentish Cherry
treea at $3.00 per doaen. Order
nuick. W. E. Swank. Albany. Or
Rt. ft. . mSln'tO
FOR RENT Two light houaekeening
room to onrtiea without chiliiren
333 South Jefferaon St. Phone 58S-L
Albany, Oregon. m.'tltft
LOST Sido curtain from an Oakland
car on road near Albany. Findr
plcnao lenve at Alhnay (iaraga.
mainPM
NOTICE Lot ownera In Riverside
Cemetery wlahlng to hava their Iota
Improved and cared for thia spring,
plea aea C. M. Hurd, tha sexton,
or B. Bartcher, Supt. at tha Albany
' Fumltura Exchange. f4tf
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bti Wi
Ht: TIIK IIOl'KK OK COMMONS K
l I'AHHKH HKCOMl RKADINU Ht
ii OK IIOMK III I K MKASIUK I
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ti an ii (i m bk e w w n
. LONDON, Mar. 31-lly Aa- '
;1 aociatvd I'reaa The house of W
itii coiiiiiiona paaavd the aecond It
M reading uf the home rule lull I
rM today. The vote un the meat- h
11 ure aa recurded waa 34H in ht
W favor of the act and M I
m arainat it . h
an ht
mm ww w w wan & b, w, wwi.
RESOLUTION THAT
TERMINATES WAR
IS INTRODUCED
lly Aaaoriated I'reaa
WASHINGTON, Mar, 31 Joint
rvaolutioii declaring that a state uf
War between the United States and
Germany waa at an end waa intro
duced today in the llouae uf Repre
sentatives immediately after it" ap
proval at the conference between
Kpubhoin leader and mrmhera uf
thr Foreign affaira committee.
The measure waa referred to thr
foreign affaira committee of thr
home. The Republican leader plan
to brinir It up Krlduy under special
rulr with the hope of final actiun
on the a.imr clay Attention waa call
id that thi. would be Good Krid-iy
and that war wa declared on Good
Kriday three year aico.
RIOTERS ATTACK
POLICE BARRACKS
SKIHHKKRKNE (Viunty Cork. Mnr
31 Hy Astociatrd J'rea Over a
hundred armed men att.ickrd the po
lice barrack at Durnla. even mile
.Gouihwct. of Hnntrt, in Cork county,
laat evening armed with rifle ami
PCtrot bomb. A nortinti nf the tuiihl
wounded after a fierce fight wiOl
the raider,, norm- of whome are be
lieved to have been wounded nlo.
The attacker Were driven off.
HOUSE DEFEATS
SUFFRAGE BILL
Mississippi Solons Re
fuse to Agree to
Measure
JACKSON, Mar, '31 lly Aasociut
d Pns Iaiwer bou.- of thr Mia
insippi Icgialaturr tod.iy again refus
ed til ratify tha Sunnn II. Anthony
uTfrane amendment irivinr the wo.
:run the right to vote. The vote
jV nt )4 t 2.1. Tlie nicaMire w.ia
i, .J ; t enatc yesterday,
, The ratification wa taken up late
lodny bv th.- hUM The anrakrr an-
tio. mrcd previoui to the fintt bnllot
that he wa willing to have the rat
ification rexelutinu punned hy the n
te yi'-.terdnv h-ought before the
hr."- without I ; f Tcnce to a com
mittee. RETAIL CLERKS
MAY ORGANIZE
That there is ; strong likelihood of
a retail clerk' union being nrganiicd
in Eugene in the very near future
win brought out at a meeting of the
clerk at thrChnmbcr nf Commerce
lust n'ght.
The meeting cnllrd for the purpoae
of again duscuing the 6 o'clock cloa
ing hour, was well attended, and wa
almost unanimous in the vote for a
clerk' union. It wna contended that
only by the organixntion of such a
union ran the closing of the atorea, a
well aa other contended rights of the
clerks bo enforced. It was stated
thnt 91! per cent of the merchants of
Eugene lire in favor of thr 6 o'clock
closing; thnt they will heartily en
dome such a move, and thnt they will
stand bnck of their employes in such
a demand.
S. S. INSTITUTE AT
BRETHREN CHURCH
Elder Hiram Smith of Ashland ar
rived in this city Inst evening and Is
visiting at thr homo of Rev. E. W.
Pratt, 818 Montgomery street. He
111 conduct a Sunday school instl-
tuto at the Mrethrrn church- 412
Geary street beginning Thursday at
o clock p. m. and continuing over
Sunday.
NEGOTIATIONS OF
FRENCH DIRECTLY
WITH GERMANS
HELD SIGNIFICANT
Lack of Participation of Oth
er Allien in Dealings with
Huns is Considered Very
Peculiar.
R E I) S REINFORCED
Troops BeHi'eKirtK Veel Re
ceive Aid; Towns of West
phalia are Being Plundered
According to Reports.
By Aaaoriated I'
PARIS. Mar. 31 Direct nrgo
tiationa between the Trench and
(fcrman governments without the
participation uf the ulher alliea
concerning the qucalion of the
Ruhr valley, la retarded here with
eitraordinary aignihrance.
Thi i with eapecial reference to
the anawer uf Premier Millerand to
Germany in the name uf the French
geveminrnt without allusion to tli
other Kntcnte power. The request ol
the German government for permi
sum to send troop into the Ruhr di
triil, a neutral tone near the German
border wa denied by the French gov
ernment. "Red In Secret Setalon
UU8SKLIKIRK, Mar. 31 Revolu
tionary leaders of the Ruhr district
have been in uninterrupted secret aea
ion for the past 3ti hour and to
night were still trying to find some
way out of the corner which moat uf
them feel they have been driven by
the government measure. Moat uf
the leadera admit defeat but many are
declared to have reaotved to pursue a
policy uf abotage if the Relrhswehr
troops really advance upon them.
Spartaran (Jet Reinforcement
THE HAGUE, Mar. 31 Army of
rebellious German- workin-rmea - btt
sieging the fortre of Wesel in Rhen
ish Prussia ha recened reinforce
ment and made new attack accord
ing to despatches to the'Nieuwe Cour
ant of Rotterdam The towns of
Westphalia have been re-x-rted plund
ered. Advicea atale that a general
strike ha been proclaimed at Essen.
LETTERS GIVEN
OUT AT COLLEGE
Albany Athletes Get Distinc
tion McNeal is Announc
ed as Athletic Director
At thr regular assembly of Albany
College held Wednesday R. W. Mc
Neal, director of athletics, pnnounred
the name of athletes who have won
the distinction during the year so far
ind prrs-ntid the athletic "A" of Al
Imny Collegr to the following ath-l-tes:
Alvn G. Starr. A. D. G I.I..W.
I)vid P. Martin. Paul C. Gidding.
IJter A Wilcox. Harold Irvine, Dan.
iel Iaiwrence, William Knnuf
The Albany College Athletic As
sociation require that an athlete
must compet" in two or mo-e mmes.
hi plnving time totaling a full game.
Starr, who they elected captain, was
injured In the. second game of the
season and wn succeeded hy "Squire"
Gfldow who piloted the team through
the. remainder of a verv successful
season. Mnrtin, onP of the best cen
ters of the institution and
are members of the senior
have rxcellnt scholastic standing.
R. W. McNeal. has recently been
announced a Director of Athletics
in thr college. He received hi ath
letic training iit Henderson College
where he built up a reputation as an
alt-round athlete. For two years he
was under tho tutelnge of one of the
South' most notrd trainer and
coaches, "Jimmlc" Havgood. During
Haygood's stay nt Henderson he turn.
ed out seven consecutive champion
ship teams in football and aa mnny
track teams of the same calibre. Mc
Neal played tackle and fullback on
:
two of tho strongest football team
ever turned out at Henderson, an in.
stitutinn reputed for ite fast football
machines.
DENMARK FACING
GENERAL STRIKE
C0PF.NHAGF.N, Mnr. 31 By As-
aociated Press General strike will go
Into effect throughout Denmark on
nyVntt
Istry of the offer of the trade uniona
to furnish a compromise.
TORNADO SWEEPSOUfSKIRTS
OF CHICAGO; LOSS ENORMOUS
CHICAGO, March 29 Thi telegraphed picture ahowa only on of
the countleaa devastation acenea left by the terrific wind which awept the
auburba went uf Chicago yeaterday afternoon. Commit like a thunder
bolt and unannounced the tornado cruihed everything in it path. A
four atory building waa thrown into the cellar of another that had junt
lift it foundation. The picture t -low ahow the home of Kred Blacklod
710 N. llth. Melroae Park, lllinoi, partially wrecked. The tornado had
Junt passed when thia picture waa anapped. Many of the buildings in
thia vicinity were completely awept away, leaving- only the bare holea
within their foundationa.
"LE1SHMAN Ti3iGRAPllD
: FORMER COLLEGE
ORGANIZATION TO FIGHT FOR
HIGHER EDUCATIONAL MEASURE
EDMUND ANDERSON, OF O. A. C. ELECTED PRES
IDENT OF JOINT COMMITTEE FOR LINN CO.;
NEEDS OF COLLEGES TOLD BY REPRESENTA
TIVES PRESENT AT MEETING; SITUATION IN
OREGON CRITICAL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Armed to fight to the bitter end,
former studenta of the Oregon
Agricultural College and the Uni
versity of Oregon met last even
ing at the Public Library and or
ganized to carry on the campaign
in Linn County in favor of the
higher educational millage bill.
The meeting was presided over by
Ecln :nd Anderson, former prominent
O. A. C. stub-nt. who was later elect
ed chairman of the permanent organ
ization. The election of other officers
was deferred until the next meeting
which will be held next Tuesday even
ing, and a nominating committee com
posed ot C. B. Williams, Edwir vort
miller and Ralph Cronise was appoint
ed to present an available list of offic
ers. Prof. F. E. Dunn, of the University
of Oregon, spoke of conditions at the
state university and emphasized the,
necessity of the passage of the bill in
order that the instifwtiun. as well as '
the two other big state colleges, might ,
continue their useful work in the
stnte. He pointed out what othel ,
states are doing, call'ng particular at-1
tention to Idaho, Washington and .
California, and showed that while Ore-1
rnn h. luv. hn ni.-.r.) with if.
educational institutions that the fail-1
ur-of the proposed measure will put ,
all hrej on the rock. ,
Class room conditions at the state i
university, he said. r.re pitiful. Stud-
ents are huddled in class rooms not ;
half large enough and in ninny cases l
chairs have to be placed in the halls :
in order that all may attend lectures 1
In addition to the luck of space the
scarcity of funds is causing a deple-
Hon in the ranks of instructors, ninny i
of the best men and women leaving ;
to accept positions in other states at
much higher ralaries.
Dean envy, of O. A C. gave a i
statement of similar conditions nt his
fr.'i veil- it j i , , ' . . 1 1 1 1 u tu 5mie.
I Oildow c"'le.',?.,,n1(1 unf"1 vv,fry former stud- a number below the average attend-1 pmf...sne rv,.,i - n t . ,
I tlildow ,,, ,)f fhe instituti(,. f0 W(,rk tolnf of thj9 d Professor Charles Brewster, form
class and ,he limit for the bill. Class room is j seeking higheV education would I be 1 "ly conn,ct,;d with the 0K Ag-
iieiiimiii hi j. ., ne sani. ana :
something must be done to relieve
the congestion already existing. He
presented a chart showing the growth
of the three institutions nnd the in
crease in funds and equipment during
the last seven year.
Representative James S. Stewart,
of Fossil, who is working for the
millage, common school and rosd
bonding bill gave an enthusiastic
talk and predicted victory for the col
leges if advantage is taken of the last
six weeks before election in which to
work. It is only a matter of explain -
WILSON'S NAME
IN AS CANDIDATE
Atlanta. M.,r., 8i-By Asia-
ted Press The name of President
Wilson haa been filed as a candidate
for the democratic presidential nom-
(nation In'the primary to be held here
"Art! "umber of other
""'"''ates have been mentioned here
for coming primaries.
PIOVRE MSMOZ
STUDENTS FORM
ig and letting the neonle know tlw.Mmi.v fnv - - MM
fti "S'4 Speakinit of the road
bond bill he pointed out that this
measure will not increase anyone's
taxes, but will enable the state to bond
iUeif for $20,000,000 more to carry
oif the permanent road work now uu -
der way. He showed that this money
win not oe raisea oy direct tax, but
through the gasoline and automobile
tax already in effect, which will amply
take care of the principal and inter
est. on bonds issued from time to time'
as needed. Should this bill fail the
gas and auto tax will continue the.
same, but the state will be handicap- i
ped in the carrying on of its road poll-'
cies. .
All speakers no in ted" out the1 dire
need of the three big colleges of Ore
gon for the additional funds asked in
the millage bill. The increase asked
is 1.2G per cent, which will increase!
taxes hut $1.26 per thousand dollars
on the present assessed valuation. It
wns shown that when the old millage
bill was passed in 1K13 that there
were about 2,HX) students enrolled in
the thre institutions. Since that time
the enrollment has increased 150 per
cent while housing facilities have ii
I ' .. ' .J , 7 . . -
nue has increased but 3.G per cent .
In addition to this the buying power
0f a dollar has shru:-k to 45 cenu as
compared with 1913.
The effect on eastern peo-l thould
the bill fail was emphasized and it was
pointed out that such a condition
would be the cause of thousands of
prospective settlers turning their'
backs on Oregon and locating in oth-
er western stntes where more liberal
educational policies ere maintained
Should the bill fail all three schools
will be forced to curtail their work
to such an extent that their usefulness
will be seriously impaired. The en-
mllment t l. ii.i..j
xorceu lo forego their plans or look
elsewhere. It would mean a set-back.
that would require many years to. o'oclock in the morning at the Leban
overcome. 0 cjtv hall. Following this session
.A xLLmm.n y,0?,I1bil1' j' wa ata'- a banquet will be served to the mem-
The effect of this bill is to permit the hotel- V L Upson' manaS''r ot the
by extending the scope of taxation. Oregon Poultry Producers Associa
but districts not needing this money do ''"' w" speak after the banquet on
not need to vote it. The same re-' the work of th, state association in
"""" " accompnsnea oy special , the marketing of eggs. The associa-
L?l'!t.P!t;,:.en''exceptt.hatthenewtion which waa formed last year, it
plan has
,ov.m.gc. not now pos-,
sessed.
TURKEY AFLAME
IN REVOLUTION
i
PARIS, Mar., Sl-Bv Associated
rress ureoKing out of a revolution
all over Turkey except Constantino
ple directed against the Allies were
reported here today by Prsler-Lloyd
of Budapest, according to a despatch
from Basle to tho Fournier agency
here. , '
ROAD BOND LIMIT
MISUNDERSTOOD
IS STATEMENT OF
FRAMER OF BILL
Representative James Stew
art Avers that Voters
Greatly Misinterpret act,
Which will be Voted on.
LEVY NOT INCREASED
Failure to Pass Act Will Dis
rupt Whole State Road
Pro&ram and Delay Pro
gress for Years, He Says.
Representative Jane S. Stew- ,
art of Corvallia, who waa in thia
city Tuesday presents ome very
forcible facta concerning the pro
posed four percent road bond
limit bill which is to be voted up
on at the coming election and
which serve to disaipata many
possible objection which the tax
. payers might have to the mea
sure. Stewart was the sponsor of the -measure.
He states that the bill haa
been misunderstood by many of the
voter in the state and clears op con
fustion that exists in regard to it in
the minds of many. He is strongly
supporting the measure aa one that
will advance the best interests of the
state and the people living here. Fail
ure to secure its passage he avers
will set the state road program back,
for a number of years.
The chief point which he makes
in connection with the hill is that
it is not a measure that will increase
tf-e taxes the slightest bit The mon
ey which it raises will all be taken
care of by the motor vehicle taxes in
t"e future. These taxes will take care
of all the bands which it is proposed
to iu for road building. The law
mtTKy increases the limit for the
' . . j u. j
iUte ' niibn for roads from 2
Prr Crnt to 4 Per "' according to
Stewart.
1 In an interview which he gave out
today Stewart says:
"Probably no measure m the bat-
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poioryMento
havec0nventi0n
Linn County7 Fanners Will
Assemble at Lebanon
on April 9
Convention of all the poultry rm'3-
r l"",n county Will OS HClO at
ennon 0,1 April 9 according to, the
plans which have been announced
w, k rv,... . - e -ir o -.u
htra by County Agent S. V. Smith,
Discussion of the vital questions of
interest to this industry will be tak-
. . u ,
cn up dur,"P tnc cofcrcnce.
It is expected that there will be a
number of nro-ninent noultrvmen
tTZh I P.roniin,e"t P0""'5"
from.otn,r P-,r,s of the statc present
' convention and new features
Pu'try raising and the ma-koting
of the products will be ihveit upon
by some of the ablest men of the
1 '-u,tu couege win aeuver a ui
on poultry management at 10.30
is (aid, airflldy accompisn.d ,
deal for the members by securing
higher prices for their product.
A number of other speakers, whose
names have not been announced as
yet will be present to talk on country
problems from various angles. The
convention will last for the one day
only. i
CYCLONE AREAS
ARE RECOVERING
CHICAGO. Mnr. 31 By Associated
Press Districts of the Middlewest
and South swept by a series of tor
nadoes Sunday wit large loss of life
are recovering rapidly today.