PRESBYTEHY ELEGTS
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Rev. E. M. Sharp, of Albany
College Was Chosen As
Moderator Yesterday.
SUCCESSFUL SESSION
CLOSED THIS AFTERNOON
Ministers United with College
at Chapel Exercises This
Morning; Gave Addresses.
Continued from Tuesday, October 14
Convening here yesterday in the
First Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock,
the Willamette Presbytery, after a
session that lasted through last ev
ening, reconvened this morning and
adjourned this afternoon after a suc
cessful meeting, during which much
business was transacted, including
election of officers and the choosing
of the next place of meeting.
Yesterday's session was brought to
a close last night, with an address
on the subject "Government by In
struction," by Rev. W. Parsons, D. D.
of Eugene. The afternoon session
was opened by a sermon by the re
tiring moderator. Rev. Chas. Duns
more, D. D. The roll call followed
and then the election of officers,
which resulted as follows:
Moderator, Rev. E. M. Sharp, of
Albany College; temporary clerk, Rev.
G. H. Mitchell, of Dallas; permanent
clerk, Rev. F. C. Kochler, of Browns
ville, and reporting clerk, Rev. L. S.
Mochel, of Albany.
The minutes were read, followed by
reception and dismissal of members,
report of committee of arrangements
and the appointment of committees
by moderator as follows;
Bills and overtures: Dunsmore,
Parsons and A. O. Condit. minutes of
Synod; McGee. Knotts, Elder H(. N.
Goode, narrative for association;
Hurd, Mochel and Elder Ralston, ju
dicial; V. T. Tcatt, J. Drurrmi, C D.
Armstrong.
After this report of permanent
committee was heard as follows:
Educational work, Rev. F. H. Ges
elbracht; Freedmen, Rev. W. V. Mc
Gee; Ministerial Relief, Rev. L. S.
Mochel; Foreign Missions, Rev. W.
S. McCullagh; report of commission
ers to General Assembly; report of
committee for organization of Blanch
lev church, Rev. W. Vncl.c-vl; amend
ment lo star. I riles, Pcv. K. T. Lab
ile k.
T jday the meetiiK rue i ,' v.'th a
devK'k-'nal sm-.:t oi half an '. ur
followed by an :r.siirari..-:al inc.- :. .
, t:l an hoi.t The fu". inj pf -gram
was carried out:
Reading of minute; and enrolling
of members; unfihisl.e.l ind new busi
ness not on docket, if any; education
al work conference; fa) The Bible as
a Force in Ed'iea;ij i. Rev C. F.
Koehler; (M The Bible and the
Christian College,' Rev. C. M. hharoi
(c) Open discussion on Educational
Work; report of committees: (.'0 ju
dicial; (b) bills ml overtures; c)
next place of mce'ir.g; rcadinj of min
utes, roll call, adiournmeu:.
The Svnod meets in the Westmin
ster church. Portland, O.-ccon, Tues
day evening, October 14, at ..
Each church that is in arrears :n its
apportionment is urs'd to have it m
the hands of the S. C, when i'resbv
terv meets that ihc Svnodical appor
tiofimcnt may be met.
At 8:30 o'clock this morning after a
short devotional and business session
at the church the Presbytery went
to the college in a body, where thev
united with the college faculty in the
chapel exercises. Rev. Koehler spoke
on the subject of "Walking with God '
Rev. H. T. Babcock. of Salem, spote
on "Preparation tor Lite service am, ;
Rev. William Mcl.eod. of Mill Citv.
on "The Reverence of Life."
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Weathcrford Files Answer. Ask- i
ing that he be permitted to participate
in anv judgment or decree rendered, ;
J. K. Weathcrford has filed an answer
to the action nrougnt recently agamsi
the Albany Farmers Co. and others
by Smith Cox and others lor an ac
counting of storage of grain. Mr.
Weathcrford has filed a similar paper
in a similar cause entitled Fred Holz
alificd and others against the Farmers
Company.
Accepts Position on Paper. E. T.
Smallwood. of Portland arrived in the
city last night to accept a position on
the editorial staff of the Rural Ore
gonian and assist his father, the pub
lisher, O. L. Smallwood, in issuing
the publication.
DR. DAVIS URGED TO
Notwithstanding the assertion of
Dr. Davis that he is not a candidate
for the office of niavor at the De
cember election, a large number of
his friends have been urging him to
r.-cet't ti e nomination and a boom ot
more than ordinary size hr.s already
bee" started bv conic of the local
husi'-.e-s men. Thoe who are urg
in 'hp avnihhili'v of Dr. Davis rssert
tVr he coul, rnrdly decline to accent
the -e-'ir"s'biitv of rving aerin as
rvr :. .i1c nomination were ten
dered him.
1 SAYS THE HOLLEY FAIR
WAS A GREAT CREDIT
Characterized by Wonderful
Displays of All Kinds of
Products Says Ftumbaugh.
That the Holley fair, held at that
place last Saturday was creditable and
was characterized by wondeful dis
playes of the finest quality of all
kinds of products, was the statement
of County Fruit Inspector D. W.
Rumbaugh, this morning.
Mr. Rumbaugh was in attendance
at the fair,. which was held only one
day, although the schedule called for
Friday also. Inability to have the
fair in readiness is assigned as a rea
son for the one days show. Mr. Rum
baugh stated that the people of that
section show splendid spirit and were
out in big crowds to support the fair.
"The fair as a whole was verv good
and a credit," said Mr. Rumbath.
"There was a good display of vege
tables, a magnificent exhibition of
fruits, and the industrial exhibits beat
anything I have seen in some time.
Several blooded horses and goats were
features of the fair."
NOTABLE GATHERING OF
PYTHIANS IN PORTLAND
Large Delegation from Albany
Is Attending the Grand Lodge
of the Order.
Pythian Knights from every corner
of the state and from Idaho and
Washington are assembled in Port
land for the most notable gathering
ever held since the establishment of
the order in Oregon. Not only will
the sessions of the grand lodge of the
slate be .of unusual significance, but
the two days' convention will be
graced by the presence of the supreme
keeper of records and seals, Fred E.
Whcaton, of Minneapolis, who has
brought with his the famous Rathbone
Bible the first time this -treasured
Pythian tome has ever been brought
west of the state of Kansas.
This evening the high jinks of the
order which arc taken care care of
by the dramatic order of the Knights
of Hborrassen, Abd-Uhl-Atef Temple,
Xo 117, will be given with the usual
elaborate ceremonial and ritualistic
work, including the initiation of a
large class of tyros. The toastmas
tcr, at the banquet which ends this
function, will be Joseph A. Ryan, the
royal vizier. Responses will be made
by Willard L. Marks, of Albany, who
will welcome the tyros. W. L. Brad
shaw, of The Dalles, will speak on
"We Are Glad Because We Are
Glad.": E. D. Curtis, of Portland, on
"We Will Always Stay Young"; W.
M. Cake, of Portland, on "Hoping We
Will Meet Again."
Coincident to the convention of the
Knights of Pythias, the grand lodge of
Pythian Sisters will hold its annual
gathering covering the two-day per
iod beginning tomorrow morning.
Among Pythian Knights and Sis
ters who are attending the session
from Albany are as follows:
' L. M. Curl, Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Marks, J. G. Bryant and wife, Perry
Conn. Leonard McClain. J. S. Van
Winkle, Mrs. M. J. Kelly, Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Hoag, Albert Kullandcr,
Lclland Gilbert, S. S. Gilbert, Ed.
Washburn, S. N. Braden, Sigurd Carl
son. Neal Bain, W. G. Ballack, J. R.
Hulbert, Harry Stearns.
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CITY NEWS
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Demurrer Filed Today. In the case
of the First National Bank against
tlie Pacific Telenhone & Telegranh
Co., an injunction to keen the latter j
from severing service from the bank,
the defendants this morning filed a
demurrer to the complaint upon the
grounds that it does not contain suf-
ficicnt facts to constitute a cause of
suit. j
Civil Engineers to Move. Penland
and Eaton, who at present occupy of
fices in the Albany Slate Bank build
ing will move into quarters in the sec
ond story of the Bligh theater build
ing November 1. The rooms on the
southwest corner of the building have
been leased l.y the engineers.
Twenty Five Years Ago. Yester
day, October 13, twenty-five years
ago Hon. C. W. Fulton, as Republi
can candidate for presidential elector,
arrived in Albany in the morning and
that evening addressed a large audi
ence at the courthouse, according to
the Orcgonian's twenty-five years ago
today column.
Hunted Afar, Pheasants Feed in Yard.
To go off on a pheasant hunting
trip, covering many miles on a motor
cycle in company with a friend, to
return towards nightfall empty Hand
ed and discouraged, then to be in
formed by his wife that if he had
stayed home, he could have kept the
pheasants from eating the chicken
feed in the back yard, was the experi
ence of Bill Salisbury, who resides
on a small tract of land in North Al
bany. Mrs. Salisbury informed her
husband upon his return that pheas
ants came up in the back yard, while
he was away, and ate the chicken feed
and that he could have easily shot
them from the kitchen window.
Change of Program. Tonight there
will be a complete change of program
at the Rolfe theater. Several come
dies and a big feature form part of
the program tonight.
I SEW PRESIDENT OF CHINA
RAS HAD LONG CAREER
Held Many Offices Under Old
Government and Considered
a Capable Official.
Pekin, China, Oct. 14. Yuan Shi
Kai, just elected the first permanent
president of China, has been the first
provisional president since March 10,
1912. Contrary to the Reneral opin
ion, Dr. Sun Vat Sen, to whom per
haps the greatest credit is due for the
revolution which overturned the Man
chus in 1911, was never provisional
president of the Chinese republic.
When the revolution broke out at
Wuchang on October 10, 19111 Dr.
Sun Yat Sen was in Europe. He hur
ried to China and on January 1, 1912
he was installed at Nanking as pro
visional president of the so-called gov
ernment which the rebels had set up.
At that time the Manchu emperor was
still the legal ruler of China. He ab
dicated on February 8, theedict of his
mother, the Empress Dowager, direc
ting that from that date all power
of herself and son should be vested in
Yuan Shin K;ii, the prime minister.
One month and two days later Yuan
was inaugurated provisional president,
with the consent of Sun. Yat Sen. Pe
kin continued' to be the capitol and
the temporary and revolutionary or
ganization at .Nanking ceased to ex
ist. Yuan Shih Kai was born 54 vears
ago in Honan province, Central Chi
na. Thus, he is not a North Chinese,
as has been said so repeatedly in the
foreign press. Another erroneous im
pression in regard to Yuan, "The
Washington of China." is that he is
of a noble family. His family has
been of the Honan gentry for many
generations, and his uncle was a gen
eral in the old Manchu army, but they
were not noblemen. Scholarship has
been the only sure key to preferment
in Chinese politics. Yuan rejected
the easy path by way o the Hanlin
Academy, and chose the life of a sol
dier after taking his provincial B. A.
As the soldier hi the old days ranked
below all grades of society except the
merchant and the actor, his rise is
all the more remarkable. He is es
sentially a self-made man.
Yuan Shih Kai's public career bewnn
in 1S62, when 23 years of arse, with his
assignment to Korea. Three vears
later he became Chinese imperial res
ident. He held that position for nine
years and was driven out by the war
with Japan. He has held many other
positions under the Manchus.
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GREAT BRITAN WAY WITHDRAW
RECOGNITION OF MEXICO
Administration at Washington
Believes the October Elec
tions Will Prove Farce.
(By United Press Association.)
Washington, Oct. 14. President
Wilson and other government officials
have abandoned hope of a constitu
tional election in .lcxico upon which
a formal recognition of the country
may be based. They believe that the
election late this month will prove a
farce and it is now practically certain
that no president elected under the
present dictatorship will be recog
nized. The fact that Germany ordered a
war vessel to .Mexico and that Great
Britain plans to withdraw the recog
nition of the llucrta government has
increased the president's faith in the
administration's policy. The consti
tutionalists now predict the early dis
solution of the llucrta regime.
Washington, Oct. 14. All members
of the cabinet this afternoon arc in
closed session with the president at
the White House discussing the re
cent developments in the Mexican sit
uation. No definite announcements
of any decision reached by the presi
o fany decision reached by the presi
dent and his cabinet have been made
as yet.
999 COUNTY PEOPLE
HAVE REGISTERED TO VOTE
The total registration in th county
ot voters for the special election in
November, is 999.
By precincts: South Lebanon, 100;
South HarrisburR, 85; West Albany,
81; East Albany, 73; North Harris
burg, 68; Halscy, 63; South Browns
ville, 61; Albany, S3; North Browns
ville, 41; Shelburn, 34; Lebanon, 31;
Calapooia, 30; Crnwfordsville, 27;
Sweet Home, 27; Knox Butte. 24;
Orleans, 22; Waterloo, 19; Tangent,
18; Kingston. 17; North Lebanon. 16;
Lacomb, 15; Santiam, 15; North Scio,
lo; bouth bcio, 14; I'nce, 9; Shedd,
9; Sodavillc. 8; Syracuse, 8; Tallman,
6; Center, 5; Foster, 4; Rock Creek,
1; Fox Valley, 0; Jordan, 0.
Marriage Licenses Issued. J
M. Ward, ae 47, and Alice M. Hew
itt, age 39, both of Albany. Otto R.
Stockton, aije il, and Hattie Brown,
at?e 20, both of Albany. Tommic E.
Hemming, age 24, of Scio, and Ethel
E. Hickman, a(?c 20, of Stayton.
ncss visitor in the city today.
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News BrKinnintt With This Head
?c Prorn t Dailv Wsnc of
V WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
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HAHRISBURG POTATO SHOW
OPENED THERE TOOAY
Annual Carnival Will Last
Three Days--Baby Show
Run in Conjunction.
The third annual potato carnival op
ened today at Hnrrisburg with, a full
display of agricultural, horticultural
and domestic science products. The
fair is held in the exhibition building
and will continue for three days. His
majestic, King Murphy, will bold su
preme sway over the largest collection
of exhibits ever gathered together for
the district at his impearial city and
has issued the edict that each and
every one enjoy himself to the fullest
of his capacity.
Exhibits of all kinds from the
pumpkin large enough for Cindrella's
coach to the spinning wheel that spun
me nax wuicn went into tne slnrt that
tickled the back of the oldest inhab
itant, have been coming in for sev
eral days and all available space in
tne large nail is taken up.
A baby show is being conducted in
connection with the potato carnival
and will be under the supervision of
Miss Margaret Wishart, who had
charge of the eugenics department of
tne state tair.
She will act in the capacity of judge
and will deliver a lecture on the care
and upbringing of babies to the moth
ers who exhibit their progeny. On
Thursday evening there wili be a
grand concert.
SOFFRAGETTES RUSH CAR-
RIAGE OCCUPIED BY KING
One Woman Jumped on Steps
of Vehicle in Which King and
Queen Were Riding.
(By United Press Association)
juiuiou, uci. la. aunragcttcs w
rushed the carriage in which the
king and queen were riding on
their way to attend the wed-
ding of Prince Arthur of Con-
naught and t.it Duchess of Fife.
One woman jumped on the steps
of the vehicle and attempted to
throw a petition through the win-
dow. The police dragged her
away and she was with great dif-
6) flll.r ,...1 frn.,, 1. ...'..I n fS
of the mob. Other suffragettes
w tnrew copies ot tlieir newspaper w
into the carriage. The event has
mused .1 rp: ins.itmn in nf- (SI
ficial circles here.
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NEWS NOTES AND PERSONAL
. MENTION FROM PEORIA
Peoria, Or., Oct. 15. (Special to
Democrat.) Jay Curtis from Lake
Creek visited friends in Peoria Sun
day. Miss Argyle Kendall and Miss Mry
Kendall of Oakville were in Peoria
Monday.
Miss Bessie BareiLj and Mrs. lesse
Port it drove to Corvallis Saturday
and spent the day with Mrs. Porter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reese.
R. M. Lamar and family left Sat
urday for Sacramento, Calif., to be
Kone a year. Mrs. Lamar's health has
been failing and it was thought a
change ot climate might be bench-1
cial. j
George M. Taylor, representing the ,
Anti-Saloon League lectured here
Sunday both morninc and cvcninir.
I Mr. Taylor is well posted on his sub
f jeet and gave' some interesting sla-'
i listics on the liquor problem and how;
it nnght be solved in our own stale. ;
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Harkness from !
Albany spent Sunday here with Mrs.
Etta Krady who is a cousin of Mr.1
Harkness. ' i
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Boscmau from
Benton county were in cPoria Sunday.
Bernard Finnegan of Eugene and
W. H. Porter of Shedd drove over to
Peoria Sunday and spent some hours
with Mr. Finnegan's mother, Mrs.
Alice Dunn.
Mr. and Mrs. Law, parents of Rev.
Marvin Law of Corvallis have moved '
into I we J. R. Frady place.
.Mrs. J. R. Frady and son Fred
were in Brownsville last week visit
ing the family of Laurence Frady.
Mrs. Studlcy and Lavcrnc Studlcy
drove to Monroe Friday evening' re
turning to I'eoria on Sunday.
Rev. John G. Hessler returned home
Monday from Ingram's Island where
he has been holding a meeting.
Newton Cummings and daughter
Mrs. Walter Baumgardncr of Lake
Creek, and Barney Cummings from
Eastern Oregon were guests last
week of Mrs. Lillic B. Nixon.
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Register Now is Plea. Register
now is the plea of the county and i
city officials. The county registra
tion will close on the nineteenth and
the city on November 22. You must
register if you want to vote for this
is compulsory under the new law,
prohibiting the swearing in of voters
at the polls. If you voted in the last
last general election you will not have
to register for the coming special elec
tion.
1 Parker in his Element. The Dem
ocrat received the following message
j today from Waller M. Parker who is
1 spending the week at Newport:
,"Lots of dtn ks here, come over."
COURT RULES IN FAi'OR
OF GOVERNOR SULZER 1
Ruling is Said to Be No Victory
for the Defense. Case
Nearing End.
(By United Press Association)
Albany, N. Y Oct. IS. The Sulzer
impeachment court today denied the
request of the prosecution for per
mission to amend the impeachment
articles, but the ruling is said to be
no particular victory for the gover
nor. It is the view of the defense
that the failure of the prosecution to
mention Duncan Peck and Henry
Morgeuthau as witnesses is a serious
defect. It is claimed that the gov
ernor attempted to suppress this tes
timony. The court held that the ar
ticles were broad enough to include
both the testimony of Peck and Mor
geuthau and that the amendment was
unnecessary.
A. J. Arnold, W. W. Milks, H. C.
Rahn, of Scio, came over on the mot
or today to transact business at the
court house. They will return this
evening.
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DEATH LIST IN MINE
DISASTER IS REDUCED
Eighteen Rescued Early This
Morning; Number Dead Now
Estimated at 513.
(By United Press Association)
Cardiff, Oct. 15. Reenterim; the
Universal mine at a tremendous risk
to the lives of the rescuers, communi
cation was today established with
twenty of the entombed miners. If
these twenty are rescued the death
list will be reduced lo 513. Those
with whom communication had been
established told the rescuers that fif
teen of the miners had taken refuge
in an adjoining chamber but now fail
to respond to signals and it is believ
ed they are dead. The air is foul
and but little hope is entertained for
their rescue. It is problematical how
long the entombed men will survive.
Early this morning eighteen surviv
ors were rescued and thirty corpses
were recovered.
Chicken Dinner Tomorrow. The
ladies of the First Methodist church
will serve a chicken dinner in the
church dining room tomorrow from
11 until 1 o'clock. Everybody is in
vited to come and spend 35 cents for
a real dinner.
SURVEYING?
s PENLAND & EATON
FOOM I Albany We Bank Bldg. Home 303 Bell 457-R.
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Sept. 27. Cbris Widmicr, 1-12 miles east of Harr-isbur.
Sept. 27. Chris Widnter, 1 larrisburp. flen. :ar:n sale.
Sep. 3ltb. Amos Uamsey, ll.'ilsey, en. farm sale.
Oct. nth, J. P.. Davis, 5 mi. so. of Albany, Ken. farm sale.
Oct. 15th. J. C. Hurlie, 2 1-2 miles southwest of Jlalsey. Gen.
frm sale. . nM-DES-fcl ! ' ..
Free Inneh at noon. These arc all biff li. Rrmcmbcr the
dates and come early.
BEN T. SUDTELL, Auctioneer, Hulsey, Ore.
Phone 570-R 1425 E. 1st St. Allmny, Oregon.
A NEW DEAL
A local paper that covers the County, State and
Nation with an accurate and reliable news service
The Albany Daily Democrat
Now Ha a
Telegraph Nows Service
Furnished by Hit; Uuil.-i I n ss Association
of NVv Vrk '.'itj
Why take a Portliitx1. Dn'v wh. r. the Democrut will
(Jive you the newf o'" ' world mid ull of the
local and coiMit .u ws for a leti price
THE DAILY lV.r:CC'AT KY MAIL IS
$3.00 per u-.niiin S3.no
1.50 rix n inths 1.50
.25 '.ne t ontl .25
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Star Witness in Lobby Inves
tigation Failed to Appear
in Federal Court.
REPRESENTED NATIONAL
ASS'N OF MANUFACTURERS
Charged With Impersonating
Congressmen OverTelephone
While in Washington.
(By United Press Association)
New York. 0,-t !; lt.wt
$3000 were forfeited today by David
i.iiuiar, me new i orK broker who
(ailed to appear in the federal court
and answer an iiidiVtmpiit Mir,.;,.
.him with impersonating government
Testifying before the senate lobby
investigating committee Lamar admit
ted impersou-.ti:iR senators, and con
gressmen in talking over the tele
phone regarding political appoint
ments with certain financiers of New
York. His testininnv rr,i:i l,,rt n i,..,.
found sensation in official circles of
wasnmgton and was one of the prin
cipal events of the investigation.
VOTING STARTED EARLY
ELECTION
The voting in the Democrat
"straw" election for city officials to
be elected in December started early
this morning. G. A. Flood was the
first to vole and was followed by D.
H. Bratton, advertising manager for
S. E. Young & Son. During Hie day
a considerable number of votes were
polled.
Every one who receives a copy of
the Democrat should cut out the cou
pon found in today's issue of the pa
icr and either mail or leave the same
in the ballot box at the Democrat of
fice. Can't Kill Aviator Jewell.
(By United Press Association)
New Y'ork, Oct. 15. A number of
coast wireless operators this llftor
noou caught the message from a liner
at sea that Aviator Jewell was picked
up alive in the Atlantic.
The Big Why!
The reason I am dating so many
sales is that Auctioneering is liiy
specialty and not aside line. The
following dates are taken, which
date shall I reserve for you?