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VOL. 111.
itosEHUKG. oitEGOX. WEDNESDAY OCT, 30.
WAGON ROAD
Jfyj jutyect of Letter From
$l!ov. West Land Belongs
to State.
GEO. M. BROWN TO INVESTIGATE
In Oilier to Obtain The Control of the
Lwul lA'giMutivc Action Is
Nec'cswavy Hill To lie
rrepared.
Gee. go M. Brown, today received
a letter from Governor Oswald West
requesting the prosecutor to investi
gate the situation in reference to
the congressional laud grant to the
state of Oregon to aid and assist in
the building of the Coos Bay Wagon
Uoad.
October 29th, 1912.
Hon George M. Brown,
District Attorney,
Roseburg, Oregon.
Dear Sir: Congress by an act of
March 3rd, 1&69, granted to the
state of Oregon certain lands to aid
in the construction of a military wag
on road from the navigable waters of
Coos Bay to Hoseburg, in this state.
The lands granted were alternate sec
tions of public lands, designated by
odd numbers, to the extent of three
sections in width on each side of
said road, and It was provided that
the lands granted should be exclu
sively applied to the construction of
said road and to no other purpose
nnd should be disposed of only ns the
work progressed, and it was further
prvided that the grant was made on
condition that the land should be
sold In quantities not to exceed one
quarter section to any one person,
and at a price not to exceed $2.50
per acre.
- On October 22nd, 1S70, there was
approved an act passed by the legis
M:iture of this state granting to the
Cooh Bay Wagon Road Company "all
lands, rights-of-way, rights, privileges
and immunities heretofore granted or
rewery
In their desperate effort to throw Roseburg wet the
brewery yesterday hatched a little scheme all ot their
own and ari getting some reputable business men to
hack them up in it. Their latest plan to get votes is to
advocate a "model license" for the saloon in case the
town should go "wet." The scheme was put forth in
the hope of influencing votes f jr an open and wet town
under strict regulation. Jne of the men who is out on
the street today, agitating the "model license" stated
that City Attorney Hermann is preparing the so-called
'model license." It is intended to get the city council
to agree in advance to a strict regulation town in case
it goes "wet" next week. s
This latest plan of the brewery has not even the
novelty of being ingenious or new. The same old
dodge has been tried by brewery and liquor interests
everywhere where the "wet'' and "dry" issue has been
at stake.
When a town that has been "wet" is voting on the
question the brewery crowd at the last minute always
starts the talk that if the voters will only give them one
more chance tbey will be good. If the town is already
dry, as Roseburg, the brewery says, "Let us have an
open town and we will be good."
Micelli is known to have gone into the building in
which City Attorney Hermann has his office no . less
than four times yesterday within the period of an hour
and a half. The last time he found his party in, evi
dently, for he remained some time: Later in the day
the "model license"scheme was circulated on the streets.
The "model license," according to reports on the
street, will regulate the hour of closing and opening, the
question of permitting minors in the saloon and several
other matters usually incorporated in such a scheme.
But what is a "model license?" Webster's diction
ary defines a "model" to be "a minature representation
of p tliincr." And that Mr. Voter is iust what vou will
, ,1 , o -
t Wnaphiircr nrnpc "wpt"
'Mel licenses." You
jmbnt of the "model"
Ah city executive department which is composed
SKCTION 1KMJ12 LORD'S
OKKtiOX JAWS,
"Any person who shall, by
promise of favor or reward, or
otherwise. Induce or persuade
any person to come Into this
state, for the purpose and with
the intent that such person
shall, by so changing his habi-
itation, vote at any general elec-
tlon- which may hereafter be
held in this state, at any place
where such voter or person Is
not a bona lido resident, shall
be deemed guilty of a felony.
and upon conviction thereof
O shall be punished as hereinaf-
ter provided."
The punishment provided for
-violation of the foregoing "sec-
tion is Imprisonment in the pen-
itentlary not less than 'one nor
more than three year, or fine
not less than $100 'nor more
than $1,000, or both such line
and Imprisonment, and all per-
sons convicted shall be forever
f ineligible to hold any office of
trust or profit in this state.
pledged to ths state by the act of
congress heretofore cited, for the
purpose of aiding said company in
constructing the road mentioned and
designated In said act of congress,
upon the conditions and limitations
therein prescribed."
On the 4th day. of February, 190S.
the government brought suit against
the Coos Bay Wagon Road Company,
or rather its successor, the Southern
Oregon Company, to forfeit to the
government, the lands embraced
within this grant. No trial or hear
ing has yet been had in the case.
I wish to submit for your consider
ation the following:
1. That the state and not the gov
ernment is the proper party to bring
suit to recover these lands.
2. That the provision in the fed?
eral grant that the lands should not
he sold in quantities to exceed 160
acres to any one person and for a
price not exceeding $2.50 per acre,
are self executing limitations upon
(Continued on page 4.)
jnow
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iinrl tliprirv rminHl nntttiPQ
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will get a "minature" in-
ordinance.
QUINE'S RECORD AN OPEN BOOK
Records at Office of County Clerk Indicate That Quine is
the Logical Candidate for Sheriff.
Apparently unable to confine his
campaign claims to facts, B. Fenton,
the democratic candidate for Sheriff
of Douglas county, recently publish
ed in a local newspaper under th
head of (paid advertising) a purport
ed summary of the expenses of the
) sheriff's office during his Incumben
cy. In his vain attempt to mislead
the voters, and especially those who
stand or law and order, Fenton
made a crude comparison of .the ex
penses of the sheriff's office during
his incumbency with the expenses of
Sheriff Quine. As naturally expect
ed, Fenton not only "stretched" the
expense account )f Sheriff Quine,
but in addition he 'omitted a number
J of expense accounts charged against
the sheriff s office during his (Feu
ton's) Incumbency. Of course, Fen
ton had an idea that this inaccurate
statement would result In bringing
him votes, while as a matter of fact
the summary will have the effect of
enhancing Qulne's chances.
In order that voters may have an
opportunity to determine the exact
condition, of affairs during the terms
of Sherlf Geogre Quine and ex-Sheriff
B. Fenton, The News this morning
made a careful survey of the records
at the county clerk's office and was
surprised to ascertain that Fenton's
summary was a gross misstatement
of facts. According to the records
now on file at the office of the coun
ty clerk the expenses of ex-Sheriff
Fenton and Sheriff Quine for the past
four years were as follows:
Fenton's office expenses In
cluding salaries, extra of
fice help, prisoners ex
pense, etc., for 1909 $4,022.76
Fenton's exirense for same
for 1910 fi, 935. 68
Qui ne's expense for same
for 1911 5,526.77
Quiue's expenso for same
for 1912 5,788.69
Quiue's total expenso for
two years exceeded Fen
Using
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at present of Mayor Micelli, City Attorney Hermann
and the police department is charged with the enforce
ment of the laws. It will rest upon those men to en
force the provisions of the "model" license. "
But what is the need of a 'model' license or the
promise of one. The brewery gang insuits the intelli
gence of every voter when it says "give us the saloon
and we will draw up a 'model' license nnd give you a
good, clean town." The brewery cohorts seem to
torget that, in the, dark past of Roseburg we had the
saloon in our midst. And they seem to forget that the
city council on the 30th day of June 1906. passed a
'model' license for the regulation of the saloon. Here
are some of the provisions of that 'model' license.
(1) License fee of ?600.
(2) Saloon keeper must give a bond in the sum of
$500 conditioned on the following provisions.
(a) That the saloon keeper will conduct an
orderly house.
(b) That he will not permit gambling.
(c) That he will close on Sunday.
"The Blow That Will Almost
ton's by only $ 757.02
While Sheriff Qulne's expenses ex
ceeded ex-Shoriff Fenton's by about
$700, the diferenco may he easily
explained when It Is said that Sherff
Quine has made a determned fight
against bootleggers and other species
of crime which were naturally ov
erlooked by Fenton. Substantiating
the above assertion it Is only neces
sary to scan the public records to
fine that Sheriff Quine has collected
the slim of $6,625.00 In local option
fines during hlH term of .loss than two
years. In addition to these lines
there is one appealed case which in
volves a fine of something over $400,
as well ns 16 Indictees awaiting trial.
Sheriff Quae's record as an officer
stands as hn open book, and his
worth is fully attested in the above
figures which indicate that he is deter
mined to bring violators of the local
option laws as well as other laws
to justice. In bringing about these
arrests Sheriff Quine never used the
telephone, neither did he inform the
"near" beer vendors that a raid was
contemplated. The records show that
the expenses and arrests of local op
tion violators cost the county $2,
000. 00, and naturally, this Item of
expense was Included In Fenton's
purported statement of expenditures.
As a matter of fact the prosecutions
cost Douglns county approximately
$2,000, while in return the county
received over $0,500.00, In addition,
there are sixteen indictees awaiting
trial, who In the event of conviction
will probably be fined not lesB than
$300 each, or a total of $4,800.00.
With these fines collected. Quiue's
efforts would bring the county some
thing over $8,000, exclusive of ex
penses. A summary of the expenso of the
local option cases under Sheriff
Quine and the returns follows:
Fines paid county treasurer
In local option enses $6,625.00
With one fine of $400.00
nppenle d and 16 indtet-
odel License"
Kill Micelli and the Brewery"
(OSS HAY T1MKS IS
OUT KOIt MU. Ill tOW X.
The Marshfleld Times, one of
the strongest editorial news
papers In Southern Oregon, re
cently published a lengthy edi
torial in which it endorses Geo.
M. Brown as the logical candi
date for district attorney. With
the support of the Times, Mr.
Brown is now endorsed by both
Marshfleld newspapers, evidenc
ing in a measure the high es
teem in which the prosecuting
official Is held in that part of
the district. Both tho Marsh
field Record and Coos Bay
Times stand for law and order,
and like most newspapers
throughout tho district are sup
porting the candidates in whom
they can repose full confidence
and trust.
meats still pending.
Qulne's expenses in arrests
and prosecutions of local
option cases for the years
of 1911 and 1912. r. $2,037.59
The News also desires to compare
tho records of Sheriff George Quine
and ex-Sheriff Fenton In tho tax and
criminal departments. The taxes be
come due and collectable on March 1
and become delinquent on the first
Monday in April of each year. It Is
the money paid to the county treas
urer during Hhe month of March that
counts, and it is this money that
stops the Interest of six per cent on
outstanding warrants.
A comparison of . the following
summary will convince anyone that
Qulne's record as a tax collector far
exceeds that of the Tormer Incum
bent. In fact, thero is no compari
son, considering that Qulne's coilec-
Hons have been prompt and have
been turned over to the county treas
urer In ample time to tako up out
standing warrants and thus snve the
county thousands of dollars in Inter
est. Tho comparison follows:
I(y Kent on
Collected and paid coun-
'Continued on page 4.)
(d ) That he will not sell to boys or girls or allow
them on the premises.
(e) That he will not sell to a'drunken man.
(f) That he will not have frosted glass on his
saloon front.
These Mr. Voter are the provisions of Roseburg's
'model'license on the ordinance book today. Those of
you who resided here when the 15 saloons were running
full blast know that the 'model' license was no better
than the officers who were entrusted" with the enforce
ment of the law. You know that the law was
broken every day in the week and on Sunday besides.
And it won't be any better if the town goes 'wet' and
Joseph Micelli and his city attorney and his chief of
police'are allowed to enforce the law.
The brewery is in the business of making .beer to
make money. The more beer it sells the more money
it takes from the men and women and boys and girls of
Roseburg. It profits at their expense. It pays divi
dends to Mayor Micelli and the other stockholders At
the sacrifice of homes. Every nickle it can squeeze
from the laboring man's pocket, every cent it can take
from the man of small means adds to the bank roll of
the brewery stockholders. Homes that need more food
any fuel, young boys and children who need new shoes
and clothing, mothers and wives who need more
nourishment and comfort are the frightful sacrifices
made in a 'wet' town to give the brewery and its hang
er's on bigger dividends.
Such is the procedure of the brewery element
everywhere. Observation and common sense tells us
.hat it will be no better in Roseburg.
Mr. Voter, don't be deceived by the 'model' license
scheme. It is a last desperate effort to wrest victory
from defeat. The town of Roseburg is going dry, but
it requires the continued determination of the people,
livery effort is being made to swing votes from the dry
column, and their efforts are all based upon fine
promises and splendid assurances that Roseburg will
have a 'model' license.
Remember this Mr Voter, and vote dry.
TAFT GAINING
Tidal Wave for President is
Sweeping Country.
ISSUEBETWEENTAFTANDWILSON
I'olliy of Protection Imiugumtori by
Kcpulillrnn 1'iirty I'nvor Progress
ami Prosperity Whirlwind
Cumnnlgu for Week.
CHICAGO, Oct.. 30th. 1912.
From every suction ,of tho country
como reports ot nil awakening of tho
American people to the menace ot
froo trade, togothor with their deter
mination not to allow tho election
of a democratic candidate for the
presidency.
Director Uulvnno, In chargo of tho '
western bureau of the ltopulillcan
National Committee, has boon over- ;
whelmed this week with Information,
through letters, personal visits and
reports to recent m1Ib, which de
monstrates that the claim ot 280
electorlnl votes for President Taft
Is conservative. In the closing days
of the campaign there has been a
tremendous swing toward Taft. The
Impossibility ot Roosevelt's election
Ib at last realized by even hl8 most
ardent admirers nnd thoy are con
fronted by the fact that If they throw
their votes away upon tho Third
Term candidate they make possible
tho infliction of a democratic ad
ministration upon the country.
The Issue la now squuroly between
Taft and Wilson, protection and free
tnulo. Careful nnd Impartlnl obser
vers of the political situation long,
ago asserted that tho Third Term
candidate could not possibly carry
enough States to glvo him 206 votes
In the electoral college but the claims
of the Third Termers were so nolBy
and Insistent that they misled tho
public. This week, howovor, the re-
publican national committee gavo
wide publicity to a Btatotnont which
' (Continued from pago 4.)
Dodge.