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ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1926. The Albany Herald, Vol. No. 203 The AlbanyDemt a Vol. XXXVI No.

213. JCHURCH yS JHREE ARE DEAD HP PROWI I AW fH4Rri7 STOCK MARKET IN ROOSEYELTS END LONG EXPLORATION JOURNEY AND COMMITS SUICIDE i. 4JiV.il VH.XUUU MINISTERS URGE UNITYOFCHURCH, SCHOOLS, HOMES WHEN SUBURBAN AND FREIGHT HIT TURMOIL, RESET OF RECORD DROP IhmmAWAiL, I Defendant Found Not Guilty COURTS DECISION! D- Investigators at Hoquim are Convinced of Crime-Slayer Was Feared Party Gets 1,000 Specimens Of Asiatic Animals Trip Big Success, Claim Baptists Refuse to Forsake Rev. Orville I. Clampitt, Trains Come Together in Head-on Collision Early This Mcrninjr Theater Goers are Victims.

New Low Mark for 1926 Is Established by Bearish Trend of Wall Street Transactions During Day. Clergy in Charge of Albany Chamber Commerce Meeting Today Session is Highly Euthusiastic. Now Beinjr Tried Before Roy and Thonkrid EJholm. indicted by toe grand jury last September for illegal possession of a still, were acquitted ly a jury in the circuit court when the veidict was returned after seven hours of deliberation. Thonkrid Edholm was acquitted by order of Judge Percy R.

Kelly after a motion for a directed verdict had Courtmartial. NEW YORK, March 3. (U.P.) Theodore and. Kermit Roosevelt are back in the United States today after 11 months hunting and hiking through Central and Southern Asia. About one thousand specimens of Asiatic mammals, reptiles and birds for the Field Museum in Chicago, the recollection of killing seven tiger in six days and reportedly a desire on the part of Theodore to resume active politics, were the principal products of the long journey.

Tne Roosevelt wives arrived with their husbands aboard the DunarJ SCORE MORE ARE HURT DOUBT WOMAN'S STORY SOME ITEMS INCREASE RESOURCES OUTLINED I ecn mde 6V Defense Counsel Gale Lucile Swallow Suspected of tjM on, District I Attorney Lewelling had completed his resigns Action lO DC case for the state. Some arc Injured Seriously Three Additional Deaths May Result, Saj'i Hospital Attendants. Few Industrials Unaffected by Crash Curb Is Flood-ed Today with Orders Ticker is Far Behind. Material Value of Religious Enterprises Told Moral Influence Immeasurable, Opinion. HOQUIAM, March 3 U.

Investigators were convinced today Egnac Ratynski, 52, shot and killed his sister-in-law, Mrs. Tar-esi Retynski, 50, and then committed suicide by discharging a box of dynamite. The double tragedy occurred yesterday and was discovered by the dead man's brother, who returned home and found the body of his wife. Back of the house there was a crater 15 feet across caused by the dynamite explosion. Portions of Ratyn-ski's body was found in it, with a sole of a foot and his scalp lying about 100 feet away.

The alleged murderer lived in the same house with his brother, but in a separate two-room apartment with no communicating doors. Evidence indicates that he had forced entry into the home. Officers did not learn the motive but. Mrs. Ratynski was said to have feared her brother-in-law.

Withheld Until Verdict. The cs WM ivrn the Jury liner Bcrengaria. They met their husbands in Srinagar, Kashmir, British India, at the conclusion of tht static exploration and hunting expe dition, and together they spent sev eral months hunting Indian game. "I have nothing to say about poll tics," said Theodore on arriving, "be. anout I clock yesterday afternoon when Judge Xelly instructed the jury as to the verdicts possible and as to applying the evidence given in the course of the trial.

About 8 o'clock the jury was taken to a restaurant by Bailiff Leila Mitchell and about an hour was deducted for the taking of food. As the verdict was brought in at midnight the deliberations consumed seven hours. Fourteen ballots were taken. At about 11 o'clock last night the jury returned to the court room for instructions as regarding the time necessary to constitute possession and WASHINGTON. D.

March 3. (U.P Support of his church was today assured Chapltin Orville Clampitt, now being court martialed because of his alleged Intimacies with Lucille Swallow. Rev. James West, representing the Northern California conference of the Baptist church in which Clampitt was ordained, expressed confidence in the chaplain, saying he is not guilty until proven so, and opining that the girl is a designing woman. cause I have been out of touch with things.

During seven of the eleven months we were away we were in where there was nj telegraph CHICAGO, Mtrch 3. (U.P.) Speeding through the darkness of early morning with returning theatergoers, an Illinois Central suV-urhan train crashed head-on with a Michigan Central freight train. Three people were killed and a score were injured, many of them seriously. Edward E. Benjamin, conductor on the Illinois Central train; OUis Kelson, believed to have been a passenger, and T.

A. Grygier, firemen, died at a nearby horpital. At least three of the injured are so badly hurt that they may die, hospital attendants said. or post. The expedition was a great success from the scientific standpoint, the explorers said.

Moving picturei of King of Spain Not to Travel by Airplane To South America, Claim NEW YORK, March 1 (UJ.) Trading oa the stock exchange opened today with such volumt that tickers were awamped in initial transactions. A flood of overnight telling orders, together with evidences of strong buying support, resulted in the trading of 325,000 shares in tht first IS minutes. At this rat the total volumt for the day would be 6.504,000 shares, or twice as much as the record day' business. The market wa decidedly irregular. Brokers, anxiously watching the railroad stocks, saw varying tendencies, Chesapeake and Ohio, a leading unit in tha proposed Van Swerln-gen merger, which was frowned upon yesterday by the interstate commerce commission, wa op 2K point at 110.

Other rail (hares, however, showed a material drop. Tha C. and O. opposed the iv Erie railroad, for instance, was off i polnta to 28. Wabash loot A their travels were taken.

The prize trophy of the expedition Is a large ovia poli, or Marco Polo aheep, killed by Theodore. Poultry Hatcheries of County Preparing For BIG ACREAGE OF FLAX PLANNED Unusually Big Business With the approach of spring and MADRID, March 3. (U.P.)-If King lfonso visits South America he will travel by steam and not fcy airplane. The United Press was authoritatively informed that the story appearing in the Paris Journal to the effect that Alfonso, Queen Victoria, Premier Primo de Rivera and several ministers would cross the Atlantic by air in ten hydroplanes, led by Com-hiander Ramon Franco, had no foundation in fact. Camille Gwendolyn, Daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Snoderly, Dies Camille Gwendolyn, the five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snoderly, died at the family home at 232 Montgomery street at 9 o'clock last night, following an illness of three weeks. She was born' in Albany, October 3, 1920 and had spent all of her life here.

She was the enly child and is survived) by her parents and a number of distant FuneraL services will be held in the Fortmillcr funeral home beginning at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning. Rev. W. P. Osgood, pastor of the Baptist church will conduct the ser Forty thousand acres of flax may be sown in Oregon, part of which will the time fcr poultry hatching the various hatcljeries of the county are preparing for an increased business what constituted a still.

The court instructed the jury that if the jury thought that the still was merely temporarily in the possession of Roy Edholm the fact in the indictment concerning the keeping of still was Instructions concerning the equipment necessary to make a complete still and as to whether the tank, burner and can Introduced as evidence constituted a rtill were refused by the court by saying that this point must be determined by the jury. Judge Kelly said, however, that if the jury found that the material, introduced as evidence and alleged to be a still, was capable of separtaing intoxicating liquor, from mash, the apparatus might be classed as a still. Today the case of E. O. Immel, as trustee, against the Albany Iran Works was in progress in the court.

F. C. Heffron of Eugene, representing; the plaintiff and Hewitt and Sot the defendants. Tomorrow the appealed case of the state of Oregon against Henry Hawk and Ivan Murphy for illegal possession of deer meat will be taken befoic the circuit courtr J. R.

Wyatt will represent the defense and District over all former years. Baby chicks I from the hatcheries of tha county be in Linn county, if plans materialize as announced by those taking the lead in the enterprise. The minimum price to the growers has been fixed at $5.52 per bushel. The plan has hern worked out through the extension department of O. A.

C. and the American Linseed pcint to 37. Norfolk and Western was off mora than a point and Chicago Great Western, Pennsylvania and Hudson Motors, which wai subjected to the attack of the "bears" in yesterday's startling session, was off 2 at 111. Chrysler and General Motors, on the other advanced fractionally. Public utility stocks, which were have been shipped largely to adjoining states -with the poultry center of Washington being the strongest market, it is said.

Tangent and Lebanon are the two main towns that are distinguished for shipping baby chicks, while a number of poultrymen 2 DEAD, 26 HURT IN BUS ACCIDENT I Oil company of Minneapolis, which is the parent of the Portland Linseed in various sections of the county fea- vice. tures this line of business in addition Burial will be in the Riverside cemetery. to producing a large number of eggs the first yesterday to begin, the sen- Oil company. In order to stimulate local supply of seed for the Portland company mill which has! a enpacity of 000,000 bushels per year, the Minneapolis company has guaranteed the price. "This offer means much to for the market.

sational decline, were more or less quiet at the start of trading, moving 'the Willamette valley farmers now One Reel Picture To Show Amateur 0. A. C. U. OF 0.

RESUMES QUEST FOR HEAD I Attorney Lewelling, the state. This LOS ANGELES, March 3. (U.P.) Two persons are. dead today and 26 others are suffering from injuries received when a sightseeing bus overturned near San Fernando late yesterday. Mrs.

Beatrice Sundstrom was in-stintly killed and Henry Craven died this morning from injuries sustained in the crash. RoySmoot, driver of the bus, is being held, charged with suspicion of manslaughter. Wrestlers in Action! Greater cooperation in the church, school and homo in promoting the ritizenthip and developing the re-courecs country constituted the keynote of the program of the Albany Chamber of Commerce tli's noon, sponsored by the ministerial association with the ministers of the county as invited guests. The meeting was one of the most enthusiastic held in recent months, and was opened by President Calvin Ingle, who disposed of the preliminary business of the meeting and introduced Dr. G.

V. Fallis, pastor of the Albany Methodist church, who presided in conducting the remaining program. The musical program was led by Dr. D. V.

Poling with Dr. Wallace Howe Lee as pianist and Mrs. Tom Gilchrist as soloist. The can-test between the minfsters and the laymen was a live issue, resulting1 in much merriment. Rev.

W. A. Buchanan, pastor of the Grace Presbyterian church of Albany spoke of the church from the viewpoint of a material resource. 'He said that the church property of the county, estimated on a conservative basis is worth $1,153,00 and that the annual budget of churches of the county is $204,370" O'ne hundred and twenty-five workers are on the payroll, said Rev. Buchanan.

He spoke at length of the property value of the church, disclosing that the church is a material resource to the town or the community and that it should be so regarded as an asset financially and above all a moral asset. Monsignor Lane spoke on the theme of "Our Intangibles," referring to the home, the church and the school. He extolled the unity that prevailed in Albany and Linn county among, the churches and referred toSt. Patrick's experience as a character He emphasized the importance of th right type of home, referred to it as the recruiting ground for the church tnd the schoul in developing the highest type of citizen. That the school teacher should be of Christian character as an example to the youth whose character is being moulded, was dilated on, showing that a great responsibility rested on 'the teacher.

Dr. N. K. Tully, pastor of the' First Presbyterian church of Salem, who is in Albany for the day on college business spoke briefly on the by product of the church, saying that if 51 per cent of the people are honest property interests are safe but if only 4'J per cent are honest the opposite condition exists. Rev.

Atkenscn, pastor of the Methodist church of Lebanjn, came in for part of the Irish wit of the meeting and presented numerous facts value. Dr. Fallis expressed the appreciation of the association in being invited to appear before the Chamber of Commerce and assured the members that the ministers of the county, as a group would cs-operate in promoting the. interests of the people. Prior to the meeting the ministers held a get-together meeting in the Methodist church.

The local association voted to invite the ministers of the county and their wives to meet in a joint picnic at the May meeting of the Albany association. Most of the towns of the county were represented 'by miisters, who occupied one table and were introduced, giving their church denominations and their places of birth, ranging from Oregon to Ireland. and possibly later," said G. R. Hy-slop, head of the department of farm crops, who conducted the negotiations for the college.

Experiments in various sections or the valley has disclosed that much of the soil is well adapted to the growing of flux. found guilty and assessed a fine. Appeal bond of $500 each was given by the defendants pending the hearing of the appeal. Those who attend the Giro? theater tonight and V'morrow w'' a one reel picture of some of the best amateur wrestlers in the United States in action. The picture, taken in the Multnomah club gymnasium at Portland, shows Coach Robin Keed's pupils working out prit to meeting Washington State college at Pullman, while the wrestlers were en route to Pullman.

The picture is being shown at the Globe in addition to the regularly scheduled films. SEEK FIEND WHO KILLED WOMAN Jeff Isom, County Machine Shop Foreman, Submits Resignation Jeff Isom, has been foreman of the county machine shops and garage for several years, has resigned, the resignation to Income effective immediately, Judjje B. M. Tayne announced today. Ait Holmes, an experienced machinist, especially in road machinery, has ben promoted to Ijim's plaea.

Holmes formerly worked for tb couniy but has had charge of the rolling stock of the contractor on the Santium highway for several UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, March 3. (Special )With the decision of Dr. Harry W. Chase, president of the University of North Carolina, not to accept the offer of the University of Oregon presidency, the board of regents are to resume their search a suitable candidate for the position. While those connected with the University arc disappointed, it'is felt Ihe university aimed high and tried to secure a man who was in a firmly established position.

Dr. Chase's telegram to Judge J. W. Hamilton, of Roscburg, president of the board of regents, follows: "After full reflection and with deep appreciation of the honor done me by the board of regents of the University of Oregon I feel that I must stay in North Carolina. I have no question whatever as to the opportunity at Oregon, but I am convinced that my place is here.

I wish for tht University of Oregon tvery good thing. The memcty of my visit Oregon will remain one of my cher-Ikhed impressions." EAN JOSE, March 3. (U Authorities today were seeking some clew to the identiy of the fiendish slayer who strangled Mrs. Laura E. Real, 65, to death in an apartment house.

Her tody was found last night by her huband, Harvey J. Ileal, in a vacant apartment where she had evidently gone to show it to a prjspect-ive occupant. 15 Carrier Pigeons Are Released from Albany Bound for Santa Rosa Fifteen carrier pigeons were released at the Southern Pacific depot yesterday afternoon at 2:45 o'clock by E. F. Jewell and without preliminaries cf any kind the birds started winging their way south to their owner's home, in Santa Rosa, 450 miles away.

The birds were sent here by George R. Anderson from Santa Rosa to test them as to speed and reliability of flight. Mr. Jewell said he believed the birds would make the trip in alniut seven hours flying time, although it is not likely that they will fly after daik. A speed of 50 miles an hour, at the least, maintained by such pigens, Mr.

Jewell said. Final Chapter in Scott Divorce Suit is Ended; within a narrow price range. American Smelting and Woolworth, two high-priced stocks, which have suffered in the recent decline, scored sizeable advances. Many followers of financial affair believed tcday would furnish the test to determine just how far the present decline is going. Brokers' clerks worked far into last night straightening out tht books as a result of yesterday's wild eloslng, when records for sales which have stood for year were broken In ant final hour, Effect tf the interstate eommerco commission's adverse decision on the Nickle Plate railroad merger was expected to show its influence on today's market, coupled with apparent general downward trend, Several firms said they had been asked to look for the very best long end odds that the world series would not be played in New York, that the series would not be played In St.

Louis, that the Washington Senators would not finish in tht second' division, that the Boston Braves would not beat out the Cincinnati Reds, and that the Chicago White Sox would not be a first division club. Mnt of all tht critics art plckimr tht Washington Senators for a fall in the American League, believing that Bucky Harris cannot hope to have the same luck again with a veteran pitching staff. The chanced of the New York Yanks depend on Babe Ruth, who it reported to he In the best condition, and on two rookie who are to be tried in the infield Tony Linerri. the home run king of the minor leagues, and Mark Koenitf, from the, American association. Just where yesterday's market left many trader wa Indefinite today, but it was known that broker had cloned numbers of margin accounts selling the itccks Involved "at tht when tha customer could not cover additional margins.

Thli had left many customed owing broker substantial sums, but tha broken thought much of it would be collectable Study of yesterday's market figures brings out these facts! rieait turu to Tag Two Childhood Romance to Bear Fruit Sunday as Aged Couple is Wed Wife Awarded Decree Mother of Albany Woman is Called at Home of Daughter Rebecca Elizabeth Chamber-Iain, died at the home cf her daughter, Mrs. A. G. Lincback in the HazelwtHid addition to Albany this morning." Mrs. Chamberlain was a native of Missouri, having been boin at Marys-villc, April 1, 1853.

She crossed the plains by ox t'-am with her parents', Mr. ami Mrs. Bil-yeu and was married to James T. Chamberlain at Independence in June, 1870. Mr.

Chamberlain died in 1B10 She is survived by one daughter Mrs. Urn-back, and four sons, J. 0. Chamberlain of Salem, G. W.

Chamberlain of. Fall City, D. R. Chamberlain tf Prisoner is Held Here For California Officers On Auto Theft Charges DETROIT, March 3. (UP.) The final chapter in tht sensational divorce suit involving Congressman and Mrs.

Frank D. Scott of Michigan has been written here with grunting of an absolute decree t' Mrs. Scott on groundi of desertion, Settlement of the, suit was In marked contrast t6 the original action started by Scott at his home in Alpena late in I'JH when allogrd scandbl in official Washington featured his unsusreessful efforts for separation. SAN FRANCISCO, March 3. (U.

P.j A childhood romance, interrupted for more than 50 years by a quarrel, will blonnm forth Sunday when Uetnnctt Seymour, wealthy retired buninens man of Denver, will marry Surah Clark, formerly of Den-ur. Seymour is 72 years of age and Mrs. Clark in i9: When Seymour was 19 they were engaged, but they quarreled and parted. Each married but each mate dud. In iMrnver rrecntly they met and discovered their old love anew.

They have taken out licen to wed In Oakland the city-in which they met. Lnngview and F. T. Chamberlain of Pendleton. Ivan Clark was arrested Sunday in Lebanon by City Marshal Oldham on ihftrmation from Chlco, on a charge of larceny of an automobile.

Clark wa brought to Albany by Sheriff Richard and is being held here for the California authorities. Clark alleged to havt stolon tht rar about two months ago In the California rity. Funeral serviced will be held at the Christian church in Fall City at 10 o'clock Friday morning. 11,000 Baby Chicks Are Sold by Tangent Man To Washington Folk Eleven thousand baxy chicks were hatched at the Pacific hatchery in Tangent Monday, said E. 0.

Newport, owner of the plant, who was in Albany yesterday evening. He reported that most of the hatch was sent to poultry centers in Washington. Mr. Newport says he got a 9) per cent hatch which is the best he has tver done since being in business. This is th fourth hatch for the year the first being 50!) chicks and the lat two previous this wrrk approximately S'ioO.

Mr. Newport says he will hatch 140,000 this year of which more than arc already contracted. II. T. RIDDERS PLANS TO CONDUCT CAMP GROUND II.

T. Ridders announces that he has COTTAGE IS MOUNTED OV TRUCK FltOM WASHINGTON A ww cottag of artistic design mounted on a Ford truck was tht iiiipira'iun for a miniature real estate boom on Second street yesterday afternoon on the arrival of the I uilding from Everett, Wash. The four. pahled cottage with tht inscription "Upholstering" was all tht Ami obtainable regarding tht destination mi. furpose of tht conveyance.

leased about five acres of land Just CLD RIVALS MEET Tonight it Central school Albany and Corvallis, old rivals in athletics, will tangl on the Central school court. Corvallis won the first game of the reriet at Corvallis and Albany is anxious to tn up the count. Special tffort will bt made tj accom-pluh thv downfall of the visitor. COOPER FUNERAL TOMORROW The funeral of Mrs. Lydia Cooper, ife of A.

C. Cooper, who died at the family home in North Albany Tuesday morning will be held at the Fort-miller funeral home at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Burial will ire in the North Palestine cemetery. across tht Willamette river In Kenton county between tht old and the HOME FROM t'AUKOKMA Mr. and Mra.

I. G. Knott returned yt-sterday from Alhambra, where they had pnt the winter. Mr. Knotu declares that California i "nearly as jjod ai On'S'in." ntw bridges for a ramping ground.

Tht installing of a modern service ttntiuri wdl be started immediately..

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