Albany Daily Democrat from Albany, Oregon • 1

J- Mbrir. Best Advertising Medium In Linn County THfi WEATHER and Snftdty FAI3 VOL XXXI. ALBANT, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY t. WP Na. 41.

VICTORS AT YAUX 1 JUNCTION CITY MAN MISTOOK HIS ROUTE HEW DEPARTMENT ASKED OF SENATE DRAFT SENDOFF WAS BIG SUCCESS Eats, Program and Dance Provided Amusement in Evening DRAFT MEN MEET HERE ON JULY 12 ARE ANNOUNCE!) LLIHOIS RIVER American Regiments Given Credit for Defeat -of Hung DAILY RUSSIAN SITUATION GAINS ATTENTION IN DROWNED Did Not Report at Eugene But Landed in Albanv Last Night Excursion Steamer Sink Two Big Meetings Are Plan Foch and War Council Are Now in Favor of Lewis Wants Secretary of Transportation Created WASHINGTON, July I. General March told tha eraite military committeemen today that there were 251,000 Amer-lean aoldlara on tha baltlellne In Franca at present. Guy King, of Junction City, started out for Berlin last night accompanied by John Barleycorn and landed In Albany at an tarly hour thia-morning in It condition alleged by Night Policeman Dick Rogers, who picked him up. to have been drunk and disorderly. King wa called to report yeterday at Eugene for th draft Apparently hi intention were good and wa on his way to the army, but he decided to take a short course to Berlin, and eliminate Eugene and Fort McDowell in his route.

The government expected him to go by the, usual rout. At any rate, he left Junction City for Eugene and landed in Albany some hour later and unable to tell exactly where he had been. Rogers turned his man over to the sheriff as it appeared to be a case for th exemption board to handle. Sheriff Bodin phoned to Eugene, and he was asked to send the man down today. The sendoff for the draft men given by th Red Cross at th Elk' Tempi wa a success and the men left at 11:45 for Fort McDowell in a good humor, and all well-fed and reasonably happy.

They were given dinner by the Red Cros at th Elk' Hall, and later entertained by a program and a dance. The dance was an impromptu affair but waa considered a socces by thoae who attended. Th public waa invited to this, and many appeared to see that the draft men had a good tim. If ny did not It wa not th fault of those in charge of the affair. There were 41 in the bunch leaving from Linn county last night and there are now just enough men left in class one to fill the next call for 76 men on July 22L ned for the Same, OPEN MEETING OF WAR WORWERS TO BE HELD AH Registrant Ari tat Attend acting at Methaatiat Chareh to Hr Instruction Gives by Medical Of ficer Front Araay.

J. Two big war meeting under tha a pices of the Council of Dfna wfll held in Albany on th venlng. July 12th. On will for aH th registrants left In th county lea of their class, and th other will an open meeting for active worker in war activitie. i 1 Th meeting of tL rtgiatrente win be held in th Methodist church, and win be addreed by CaptaSm CuIllo of the United State army.

Th reg- istrent ar ordered to present at thi meeting, and they will reiv Instructions from a medical officer, and legal instruction from an attorney. Ecpecial attention ihould given thia tim to th prevention of vn- ereal disease, thi being higher, at Camp Lewi than for other camps, and thi aubject will be dlcn4 at thi time. Th intention of th meeting is to mak th registrant more valuable to their country aa soldiers. The open meeting which will th Presbyterian church, will sd-dreaaed by John Kollock, xeutiv secretary of th state council of de-fens, by John B. Hibbard Bom Guard organizations, If representative of th department agricultur.

and possibly by a representative the food adminiatration. All thos who hv been actfr to. war work are asked to present at thia meeting, aad th Horn Guard of th county will asked to attend in a body. 'r FOSTER BOY IS -CHARGED WITH SETTING FITwF, Roy Steingrandt, a 14-year-old boy living near Foster, a brought before tha juvenile court thia afternoon charged with "Betting" a fire on Buck Th state' contention In the affair that th boy set a fir in order to create a. ed for a lookout on the mountain, having previously applied for th job.

According to ths story by witnesses introduced, the fire waa noticed on June 17th and soon got away from tha watchers. It haa burned an area round 400 acres, including om green timber, and ia still burning, Th evidence showed that after th first fir had been started there were other fire started, presumably 'set Young Steingrandt passed near th fire early in the afternoon but did not mak an effort to put it out, altheugli it waa very small at th tint, and did not report it He told people in th neighborhood th ft considered i it none of his; business. also ia al leged to have stated, that all Buck Mountain might burn up if a lookout wa not appointed. Th atory of hi action on that day wa told by tSelngrandt to two of th witnesses for th and later told by th boy to the court Th stories differed, but it waa claimed by th de fendant that he had "mad a mistake'' when he told tha atory shortly after the fire started. His original story waa that had passed near th fir and saw it, and could have even "spit on it and put it out" In the courtroom he admitted having told this story but denied that it was true.

claimed a companion was with him, and th companion will probably be produced to whether th young man toll the truth when claims he did not, set tha fir. Th case wa not finished at a late hour thi afternoon. TROOP SHIP IS 5 WRECKED, REPORT BOSTON. July tfr. It is reported today that th tree ship.

City of Vienna, I wreckesl off th Canadian coaat ThM on board, includin; 700 Caaidlaa troops, were sred by aa Aaterie-an boat With Loss of 100 Lives LOG IN MIDSTREAM CAUSE OF DISASTER Pekln Social Club Wa Homeward Bound After Trip Up River and Many, of Brat People of City Are Late thia afternoon It wa an-nmineed that 64 bodies had been recovered rom the wreck of the exruniion and 11 more loraUd. PEORIA." 111., July (U. Nearly 100 people ar miuing follow- liig. th linking of excoraion steamer Columbia in th Illinois river between Pekin and Peoria last night Forty bodies have been recovered to date. I The boat which wa carrying mem ber Of the Pekin Social club, waa homeward bound.

In the dense, fog the ahip ran on to a aandbar with a submerged log, and ripped the boat amldahipa. The veel backed off the aandbar and aank five minute later. The passenger were dancing at the time, and ran to the aide of th adding to the disaster. Profesaional diver ar earching the deck of th submerged ship and have recovered, among other th bod? of Judge Black, chairman, of the Pekin Red Cross. Pekin is.

the home of the majority of the victim, and it is t-elieved that between 0 and 76 ar dead from thla city. Scores' of small boats are circulating over the scene of the accident and ar searching for victims. Many of the survivors suffering from the, cold, exposure and from injuries, wer taken to Pekin In automobile. The authorities are acting in the afr fair at once, and a cororner's jury lias been empanelled to investigate the cause leading to the disaster, House Fixes Wrheat Price at $2.40 Now WASHINGTON. July 6.

The house today unexpectedly suatain-ed the amendment to the agricultural bill fixing the price at' $2.40 per bushel for wheat This compromises with the senate's $2.50 amendment The senate haa agreed to the house compromise, ending a deadlock exist ing ainc April 6th. Union Services at The five west end churches will hold union services at the United Presbyterian church tomorrow evening, and Dr. W. P. White will preach.

The services will start at 8. Dr. White has returned from the Oregon Bible conference at Portland, where he deliver ed a Series of lectures which were enthusiastically received. Former New York Mavor Is Killed in Accident LAKE CHARLES, July (U. Major John Purroy Mitchel, former mayor of New.

York, was killed in an airplane accident at.Gertsner Field today. He was flying alone in a fast scout plane and fell 600 feet The aocident is unexplained. Stockmen Meet A meeting of the Linn county stocV growers is being held at the court house this afternoon in order to perfect a plan for a cooperative market ing association. The meeting started at this afternoon, and was not cloaed at 4 this afternoon. -Pruneprower Meet-- A meeting of the prunegrowerg of the Albany district was held at tne First National bank committee room The report of the delegates who attended the meeting in Portland wa VLADIVOSTOK FORCE IS GROWING DAILY Allied Marin, Cseebo-SUv and Dal notion, Pursier I'rUonera, Mak a (VnnlJcrihlr Army Gathered at Siberian IWdrnt WlUon today held a momentou conference with th head of th state, war and ny dprtneU, and with GwraU March and Reason, and want over Ik Kuwlaa situation.

Mjr e)f Knwla war etudied. WASHINGTON, July U. The Interallied war council'and General Foch are urgently recom-mending Immediate military and economic Intervention In Ruia. Tlia council's report haa bn in th handa of l'mi'lvnt Wilson' sine July 3d. Th allied diplomat bellev that he mut cor'cur aa, already American, trivial.

French and Japanese forte have htndod at Vladivostok. Ths Aw. to land were marina, and U.iilfJ after tha battla between o.i'tvlkl and, t'i protwt allied cnnsulatee. Wii't 'U lli -d ami tha (' ct a 2W Dalmatfon if -JHaorr Ifl Rusala. Thla allied gathering ha provoked th greatest enthusiasm In Eastern Ru-ala.

Thi Itua'tjya, together with the allied demand, liava ajsused tha dtplo-mata to believe that America muat yield fn tha matter. 1 I.W.W. Ask Four Million Damam TOMBSTONE, July Damage iuIU aggregating four million duUara were filed In the Con-chia county court gTnat th firm and peraona alleged to have been active In the deportation of 1200 alleged I. W. W.

from Bisbee, Arixonn. Th plaintiff In the suit number 200. ALBANY COLLEGE GRADUATE DIES AT MEDFORD, ORE. Word haa Juat been received at th college of th recent death of on of, ita able and devoted alumnae, In the pereon of Dr. Edith VanDyk of Medford.

Thi come a a aad blow to the colfeg. Dr. Van Dyk prepared for medical missionary work abroad but wa not accepted because of not meeting th health requirement of the church board. After leaving Albany ah waa graduated from the Women' Medical college of Penmylvanla. She wa a woman of unusual qualitiea of mind, heart and apirit.

When ahe died ah waa houe doctor in a achool for defective In Falrbnult, MinneaoU. She wa buried at her home town, Medford, Oregon. I NEW CLASSIFIED BARGAINS Furnlah you name and ddeeMpa free. Farm, unimproved land, bualneai, any kind, anywhere. Western Sale Agency, Minneapolis Minn.

JfiaS HAZELW00D ICE CREAM Banana, Maple-Nut, Orange and Vanilla. Alao butter, ecrge, milk, cream and bread. Buy up to Liberty Sweet Shop, 4th and Lyon St. 6j9 FOR SALE Good range, dresser, ewing machine and other household goods. Call 218 W.

3d St 6j9 WANTED Gasoline engin. State lowest cash price and sire of engine in first letter. Address Dan Morlan, Albany R. F. D.

4., or call Horn phone XB43. 6J9 IF MISS AUBREY, BEST will com-munlcat with Chief of Police John Catlin, Albany, Oregon, ah will learn something to her advantage. WILL HANDLE PHONES AND TELEGRAPH ALSO President CUabes With Senator Martin on Paaaage of Empowering Resolution Before Reces, and Ask Immediate Action. WASHINGTON, July 6. U.

P. Senator Lewi) democratic leader, today introduced a bill creating a department of transportation and telegraph, to manage the telephone, telegraphs, and railroad owned, operated or controlled by the government The bill will create a new cabinet officer, the secretary of transportation and telegraph, having aupervision over rail and water transportation and the telegraph and telephone lines. The President clashed with the senate oxer the matter of passing the resolution empowering him to take over and operate th communication systems. Senate Leader Martin aent a letter stating that it would be absolutely impossible to act on the resolution before recess. The' President simultaneously, sent 'a message to the senate urging immediate action, Brownsville Man to Be Buried Tomorrow Word ha been received that the body of Lieutenant Raymond Temple-ton of Brownsville, who was killed in an accident recently, will be brought Albany to Brownsville- thi evening, and ih funeral service will be held tomorrow.

Lieutenant Templeton is the first Linn county officer to be reported dead while serving in the American army. He Private Edgar Sawyer of Hartford, were killed at Mount Clemens, Michigan, when the machine they wer ih fell 150 feet to the earth. Y. M. C.

A. WORKER NARROWLY MISSED 1 DEATH FROM SUB Man students and friends of- the college will remember Gale Seaman, who has been for several years the coast secretary of the college. M. C. A.

work. It em that ha recently been sent overseas and a letter just received from him by President Lee, will of interest to many of his friends in Albany. We subjoin1 the following "Fronf cables received you probablv know that I am safe England, and also that we had some fun coming over. The enemy shot.usown without a moment's warning at 1:15 a. Due to a calm sea, a beautiful moonlight night, the complete absence of excitement or hysteria and the fortun ate, fact that the ship did not list but kept level, going down stern first, we made a clean getaway in the small boats, without loss of life in the passenger list TKfere were several thrilling and narrow escapes, but all came out with whole skins.

I was acci dentally thrown into the water myself, because the slack of a rope got twisted about my foot, but quickly recov ered myself and saved the. Seaman family the humiliation of 'disgracing the famous party of "57" secretaries. There were 59, counting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holmes, who are well known on the Pacific Coast Mrs.

Holmes did honor to her family and her countrv by her coolness, of spirit action land cheerful uncomplaining lifianner. after the loss of all, her baggag, in eluding wedding gifts and Much more "follows in admiration of the English people, and the manner in which they received and treated the The letter closes thus: "It was a dramatic and "unforgettable moment when we lined up on the dock, and when roll wa called every one answered vociferously "here," and then whole party broke into meaningful singing of the Doxology." Went to Dallas'; Frank Barrett of the Oregon Power cffin went to Dallas this morning on business. WASHINGTON, July of Staff March announced today that tha force engaged In the action which resulted in the American auccrea at Vaux were the Wth and 23d Infontrv nd tlu 12th, Kith, and 17th, artllWv regiment. They formed a purt tlie aecund division under the com and of General liundy, General, March declared that now that the million mark had been pass- ed, tha army ia going after two mil lion men ai the mark for tha overseas army. He alio predicted that the German were preparing for another big drive on th Western Front Jefferson Man Was IMoneer of Oregon Funeral services for M.

Miller, of Jefferaon, who died yeaterday, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 from the residence Jn Jefferaon. Interment will be In the Miller cemetery, Mr. Miller wat 76 at th time of hi and came to Oregon in 1847, and haa lived here ever ainc. Ha la aurvived by hi wife and two children. Mr.

A. M. Holt and A. A. Miller of Jefferaon.

Knjoy riirfiic A party of made up of Pever people and their friend drove to Silver Creek Fatla the Fourth and pent the day. Th following are thoae attending; Ooo. Skelton and aon Percy, Mr. and Mr. "Ver Mr.ind Mr.

Clair Hlgbee (Sheddh Mr- nd Mr. Clem Sarff (Shcdd), MA -Butler and aon Ilex, Mr. and Mr. William Hoef-er, Mia Grace Crook (Oregon City, Mia lk'io Marcy (Portland), Mia Delia and Mia Kffie A ache, Mi Myrl, Ruth and Marion Chamber, Ml KUie Kde, Miaa Myrtle Jonea, Mia Dorothy Oark, Henry Bale, Charle Aache, Icmpey Will. Clarence.

DavU, John Great house. Frank Kde, Emtit; F.de,: Allert llarniach, Harry Kiaer; Earl Reo Rua-aell, Charlea Jonea (Portland), Perry ettlemler (Woodburn). CITY NEWS' Lieut Wood 11 Lieut L. A. Wood, who haa been stationed at Bremerton, arrived in Al-buny yeaterday from Newport where he has been visiting hi family.

He waa accompanied to Albany by hi wife and they will be the guest of their daughter, Mr. N. I. Hindea, until Tueaday. Mrs, Wood will then re turn to Newport and Mr.

Wood expects to be transferred but haa not received hi order yet Killed In StreeUr Colliaion- Word wa received in Albany thi morning of the death of C. Campbell. Ilia death waa the result of a streetcar colliaion in Seattle on July lat. Three car collided at th intersection Of Fulton and Westlake Boulevard. He is the husband of Miaa Ha zel Montgomeryformerly "of Albany, and they were married just a year ago Vlaiting Parent Mrs.

Abe Merest and son Bobby of White Salmon. are here visit ing Mrs. Meresse's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Worth Huston, Here Visiting Wm.

Schook of Portland la here vi- iting friends. Grandmother 95 Mrs. Verd Hill and little daughter of Independence returned home this morning after a visit here with Mr. Hill's parent, Mr. and Mr.

James Helmlck. On the Fourth they attend ed the celebration 0 hath birthdnv of Mr. Sarah" Hwmick, $heir grand mother. Here From Portland Mis Martha Sexauer and Miss Gertrude Bridges of Portland are here to spend the week-end with relatives. Her From Heppjter Mr.

Ed HuBton and daughter Elizabeth of Heppner have arrived to visit I GATES NEWS July 6-(Special) Red Oakley and a United State marshal went to QuartzviUe Tuesday of last week. C. C. Griebeler and Antone Lee went to the head of Rock Creek Wednesday on government business, jj R. J.

Monro went to Salem to work on the government work at that plae. The men who have been working in th timber and mill for Mr. Kalem have had to take charge of the mill lid saw lumber and sell it to get their pay for the work they, had don before Mr. Kalem left for parte A. B.

Scott wa quit badly hurt Saturday while leading an unruly cow. The cinch of hi aaddl broke, throwing him off backwards, and bruising him up badly. No bone were broken. J. Heseman had a narrow escape from being killed when a carload of large timber rolled off a car on him.

Fprtunately "there wer nd broken bones and Mr. Heseman ia able to be about4" 1 JThe dry weather still continue and the forest Are are demanding the attentiqri of a number of men. Frost is reported in several gardens in this locality Thursday night Yodeler Makes Big Hit With Picnickers A party of Albany and Salem people were agreeably surprised last Sunday, the surprise happening at a picnic at 'Silver Creek Falls, and Harry Kiser, a yodeler, furnishing th surprise. Kiser is a Swiss and at pres ent is working near Beaver, and those who heard h.im are making an effort to pursuade him Co appear on the next 'draft feed" program, 0 Going to Alaska- Mrs. EL Davis and Mrs.

Francis Wilson will leave tomorrow for a three weeks', trip to Wm. Meyer Improving- W. A. Cox received a letter this morning from Salem stating that Wm. Meyer of this city; who wa taken to the hospital at Salem three weeks ago.

is improving. He is now able to sit up a little while each day. Went to Salem-'-' Mrs. D. Miller went to Salem this morning to visit friends.

Transacted Business Here A. P. Klee of Blodgett who ha been transacting business here went to Corvallis this morning. To Spend Summer Mrs. Peter Paulus and daughter Mary left this morning for Tacoma to spend th Off on Furlough J.

M. Pugh of the R. O. T. C.

at the rVesidio at Sah Francisco was in Albany this morning on his way to Shedd to spend al2-day furlough with his Visited Parents Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Fehmerling of lone, Eastern Oregon, left this morn ing for Portland.

They have been here visiting Mr. Fehmerling's parent, Mr. and Mrs. H. Fehmerling.

Business Trip J. D. Starr was a passenger to Salem this morning on Here From Part land 'i 5 Miss Grace Locke of PortUnd, formerly of this city, js here spending a few days visiting Miss Corinth Hart Called in Draft Earle Brownley, who is now on the Journal staff of Portland, has been called to leave with the draft quota on July 22 for Camp Lewis. He is a son-in-law of Rev. Geo.

H. Bennett of ITALIANS CLEAR BANKS OF PIAVE ROME. July 6. (U. The Italian have reached the right bank of the Piave river from Oriaolers to the mouth of the river, it ia announced in the official war office statement made Buyer Ceta Rar Volume Cheap.

First edition nd rar book often brio price at aaie which excite th wonder of the uninitiated, but Urge as the sums received sometime are, It often happen that a' volume toes for less than had been paid for It by th precepting owner. Thi I Illustrated In the cam of Dottay OBlbl which brought IC2M at a New York auction a abort time ago. Tt bad e1owx ed to the collection of the late John TK Crlmmlna. who had paid J.1.5G3 for It years before. JBcaose of Its Intrinsic value an a bibliographic rarity, had Increased M8S In that time.

But AogtiKtin Daly, from' whoie -eatat Crlmnilo bought the Bible, had spent $20,000 on tt In Illustrating It, with rar print, original drawings and old engraving of Biblical event, thereby enlarging th original book to 42 volume. However, the nflrmed collector does not usually buy books as an but. for pleasure of owning them, and -probably Mr. Daly got $20,000 worth In gathering the prints and In extra-ll-lus'tratlRg the book. BOOSTING WAR GARDENS Mrs.

M. A. Palming of CU'wltuul, of a well-known traction iimg-nnfe, think so much of the Victory txitt-r of the national war gnrdeq commission that ahe la "putting np the a-jjcr," aa they aay In circus with -her own handa She- has dozen cltie-s on flits 'TwUnlori. Mr. Panning helped.

Clara Barton rgnnlse. the Red Cross In St Louis ii 1S83, and worked with herein the Iv.er floods. rah 1 Mr. Huston mother, Mr. J.

K. Stu. art this city and well known here, presented. 1 i I.