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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1915)
The New For Results x - ' If you hare lost or found. If you want to bny or Bell, If you want work or workers. Use The Noivs Classified Ads. Daily Weather Report Fair Tonight anil Sunday; Warmer Kmulny. Highest temp, yestorday 66 Lowest temp, last night 44 VOL. VI. UOSKI1URG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, O.tKGON : SATURDAY, MAY, 20, 1018. No. 17H F CLASS OF 1915 Simple Services Mark Close of School Da; s. PRES. BUSHNELL DELIVERS THE ADBRESS Every Available Scat In Theatre Taken Long Before Opening of The Kxercises Forty Six in the Class. The old saying .iat "the boys of today are the men of tomorrow" can be transposed at this time and made to apply to the class of la 16 by say ing that "the Juniors of today are the Senors of tomorrow". Last evenng before an audience which taxed to the utmost the capac ity of the Antlers thearty, forty six young women and men were ushered out of their high school days to face the sterner things of life. Year af ter year they have enjoyed the com forts and advantages of home life and the kindly advice of parents, whose first and last thought has been for the welfare and comfort, of their children. To a certain measure these things will be changed if these young men and women seek further knowl edge in the different fountains of learning. It is true that tiiey will have the comforting thought that they still have their home to turn to if the burdens become too heavy for their shoulders to bear. They ire school boys and girls no longer and more is and will be expected of them. As the writer observed the beautiful surroundings .last evening, the wealth of presents which were piled high upon the table in front of the stage and the lavishness with which flowers of all kiuds had been used to add to the beauty of the scene, the thought came to him what a dif ference there is between "yesterday nnd today". The log school house of the country with its "sweet potato stove" and rough pine benches for seats has been replaced by the mod ern building, well lighted and heat ed, in which the health of the body is as much sought for as the develop ment of the mind, and in which the "three r's" have been replaced by a course which, when completed, ad mits the student to any accredited college In the land. This state of affairs, however is but the natural development of any progressive com- munity and the generation of today f look upon these things, as but what is justly coming to them. The trend of the times is toward a college educa tion and the young man and the young woman of today realize more and more that in order to make a success of any chosen profession, something more than a high school education is necessary. Twenty five years ago the farm er's boy would have been laughed to scorn had he mentioned such a thing as a college education after having left the country school. Today every state In the Union has an agricultural cpurso In the state university and scientific farming has become one of GRADUATION 0 Who Are the Qualified Voters for Next Thursday The News has received many re quests from its readers about the qualifications ot voters at the special e'fctlon to be held next Thursday, June 3, at which the question of vot-i:-;' bonds for building a railroad to the timber will be settled. The city charter Jn Chapter III, Sec. 14. provides as follows: No person is qualified to vote at an elcc-j tion under this act who tias not been! a resident of the city for thirty (30) ; days, and of the ward in which he (or she) offers to vote for ten (10) days preceding each election, and who does not possess the qualification of a local voter in the state of Oregon, and he (or she) shall be the owner of real or personal property In his (or her) own right and name, situated 'within the corporate limits of the city of Roseburg, and shall have paid x tax thereon, or shall be subject to py a tax thereon." In the first place a person must the recognized branches and thou sand of dollars are devoted to ex periments along different lines. It is doubtful if the Antlers theatre ever before presented a more charm ing appearance than It did last ev ening with the 46 graduates bank ed on the one side of the stage, the front of the Btage was completely transformed into a bower of roseg and foliage, while huge boquets of roses were placed at every point of vantage. The program was opened by ji march by Mrs. Nadlne Shepard, after which R. E. Jo.pe, pastor of the Christian church, lead In prayer. The quartette, composed of Mesdames Kidd and Fory and Mr. Fory and Mr. Fitzpatrick, sang the "Hunting Song," after which President C. J. Bushnell. of the Pacific University, delivered a short address in which he culled attention to the advantages offered to the owners of higher edu cation. President Bushnell's talk was forcible and to the point and was thoroughly enjoyed by every one present. The Misses Black and Bridges delighted the audience by a duet entitled "Voyagers". The ap preciation of the audience was testi fied to by the applause which fol lowed the rendition of this selection. Prof. Fitzpatrick made a few short remarks in which he paid a high trib ute to the departing class. The pre sentation of the diplomas was made' by A. T. Marshall, chairman of the! school hoard. The class of 1915 was composed of j the following list of well known young ladies and gentlemen of this city and surrounding country. Frances Aldrich, Inez L. Amadon, H. Clinton Bellows, Leon N. Bishop, Margaret A. Bremner, Edna Carrlck, John W. Carswell, Kathleen Coates, Frank N. Davis, Gertrude Dlllard, Gertrude A. Dolan, Merle I. Hamil ton, Philip D. Harth. Myth B. Hen derson, Bessie J. Hewitt, Dorothy Jeffrey, Clifford H. Jope Harold Jope, J. Gladys Kester, Florence L. Kohlhagen, E. Lillian Krogel, Elbert Lenox, Gladys Lenox, Velma M. Lewis, Llllie I. Mclver, Fannie D. Miller, Bernlce Morrison, Mildred A. Parks, Frances D. Parslow, Madge I. Patterson, Ruluff Patterson, Julius M. Riddle, Edgar N. Roser, Hannah M. Ruden, E. Lydla Ruden, Ernest E. Schrenk, Anna C. Sinnott, Edith A. Staggs, Gladys H. Strong, Charles i nornion, ueorge f. l ucaer, nain-( erine D. Walte, Audry E. Wallace, E. Annette Whipple, Edith L. Wil cox, Anna Q. Woodward. MEMORIAL SUNDAY KKRVICE The services will be held at the armory Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. Under the auspices of the Chris tian church. Let us make this a real union mass meeting. It is expected that all the veteran organizations of the city will attend. The following Is the program: Opening song America Invocation Rev. W. H. Eaton Double Quartette. Scripture lesson Rev. Cleaves Prayer. Solo Harold F. Humbert Address The Message of the Bronze Button, R. E. Jope, pastor Chris tian Church. Solo Harold F. Humbert Benediction. be a resident of the state of Oregon for six months before he becomes a legal voter. If a legal voter of the state a residence of thirty days in ltosburg and ten days In the ward are necessary. In the second place a person must be the owner of real or personal property on which a tax has been paid, or which is subject to taxation. The question then is who are en titled to vote under this last provis ion. If a man and wife own real estate, their home for Instance, Jointly, both are entitled to vote not Thursday. If the property stands only In the name of the husband he alone Is en titled No vote, unless rh wife has property independent of her husband. If the property stands in the name of the wife alone, she Is the one who has the right to vote and unless her husband owns other property he can not vote. L NEXTJUESDAY More Than a Hundred Wit nesses Have Been Called. GRAND JURY MAY BE CALLED Rumor on the Street That Perjured Testimony Muy lie Used is Xot Dented or Confirmed Ily lh-oserutor. ' There is a rumor on the streets today that the real reason for hold In gthe grand jury subject to call, was because of the alleged possibil ity of perjured testimony in the Far num defenso on the charge of mur der. Vaguo reports have been circu lated that some one in close touch with the defense has approached va rious witnesses and asked them to testify in such a manner. The re port Is to the eTfect that Prosecutor Neuner knows of these attempts be ing made to get false testimony and that he Intends to lay the evidence before the grand jury immediately in case any of it is given In the trial. Whon Prosecutor Neuner was told of the rumor today he refused to deny or confirm it. He simply said "We may have further use of the r--nd Jury. They have not been discharged from duty, but have been excused subject to the call of the judge. The next term of court Is in November and It may be necessary for the jury to convene before that time." The Farnum case will begin Tues day. Young Farnum who was last winter convicted of the crime of rape upon the person of 14-year-old Edna Morgan after three of the most sensa tional trials ever held in this county, has been confined in the state peni tentiary under sentence imposed by Judge Hamilton. , He was charged with the crime of rape In one indict ment and in another with second de gree murder. He was tried on the charge of rape three times. The first and second trials resulted in dis agreements of the Jury. The third trial resulted in conviction after a long session. Since the conviction on the charge of rape, his attorney, W. W. Card well, has made many statements to a local newspaper seeking to fasten the crimes on some one else. Whether there will be any substantiation of those statements remains to be seen when the case is tried next week. More than a hundred witnesses have been called by the state and the defenso and it will be a long-drawn-out trial. Judge Marsters and Commissioner Nichols returned last night from their trip down to Winchester Bay. The question of roads In the Elkton, Drain and Scottsburg districts will be thor oughly gone Into at the next term of tho county court. If a man and his wife arc buying the title to the property remains with property on the Installment plan and tho person from whom they are buy ing both the husband and wife are entitled to vote. While the property stands In the name of another, yet they are compelled to pay taxes to the seller and come within the pro vision permitting them to vote. Persons wbo own real estate locat ed outside of Roseburg, but who live here are not entitled to vote. The property must he Bltuated In the city limits. Every business man who has per sonal property sdbject to taxation Is entitled to vote. Every stock of mer chandise Is personal property. . It is not necessary to own real estate In order to he able to vote. The posses sion of taxable personal property is sufficient. r ARNUM TR A INE SINKS A SHIP British Steamer Ethiope Tor pedoed And Sunk. U. S. GUNBOAT HAS A NARROW ESCAFE Engineer of Ncbrasknit Sticks to Story of Swing n Torpedo In the Water. l.ONDOSr, May 29. The British stoamor Ethiope was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-24 while enroute from Hull to London, is announced this morning. . The chief officer and 16 of the crew wore res cued, and the remainder are believ ed to be drifting on the open sea In small boats. The dispatches does not mention that any passengers were aboard. The Ethiope was a vessel of 37 tons. U. S. Gunboat Has Narrow Esc4iM5. WASHINGTON, May 29. The U. S. gunboat Scorpion, on duty at Con stantinople, narrowly escaped being damaged by a British torpedo on Mon day, Ambassador Morgenthau report ed to the state department. A Brit ish submarine entered the Bosphorus from the sea of Marmora and fired several torpedoes. One of these dam aged a transport anchored near the Scorpion. The Constantinople shore batteries fired upon the submarine without effect. Italy Presses War. ROME, May 29. While the Italian land forces are pressing forward on Goritz and Trieste, occupying numer ous villages and capturing the heights of the Carnic Alps In the movement against Trentino, the king's war ma chine struck from the air and upon the water today. One of the two Aus trian submarines which appeared off Venice 1b declared to have been sunk by tho Italian destroyers. The other and the convoying destroyers escap ed. Dirgible bombs were dropped upon a group of Austrian destroyers at Zehinico but the damage was not determined. Slicks to Torpedo Stoiry. WASHINGTON, May 29. Secre tary Bryan has received from Ambas sador Page in London a preliminary report as to the damage done to the Nebraskan by the explosion off Fast- net. The report said the engineer of the Nebraskan stuck to his story that ho saw a white streak in the water proceding the explosion, ' apparently j supporting the theory that this was' the wake of a torpedo, and that the Nebraskan was attacked by a subma rine. LIBERTY BELL The fumous Liberty Bell which pealed forth the news of the signing of tho declaration of independence JOvery woman who is engaged in business in her own name and has a stock of goods which Is subject to taxation is entitled to vole. A piano, a horse, an automobile, a cow, a buggy, stock In corporations located In the city, motorcycles are all personal property wiilch Is subject to taxation and the owner of any of these articles is entitled to vote, no matter whether they own other prop erty or not. If you only pny ten cents In taxes In the city of Roseburg on any kind of property, you are entitled to vote. Finally If you have come Into pos session of property recently on which you are subject to taxation you arc entitled to vote. Any kind of property, real or per sonal. Is sufficient to entitle you to vote. You do not have to lw reicltercd to rote at the election next Thursday. SUBMAR NEWS KARLY MONDAY. On account of the general ob- servanco of Monday as a holt- day The News will be Issued on that day at noon. Carrier boys will take their routes after the noon hour. Be on the lookout for them. of the American colonies, will start on Its western Journey on July 6, ac cording to the Itinerary fixed by the committee of the council of the city of Philadelphia. According to the schedule fixed the bell will leave that city on July 5 and take ten dnys to make the trip across the continent, Btopplng at dif ferent points along the route so that the citizens will have an opportunity of seeing tills historlo relic of American freedom. Tho bell Is due to arrive in Portland on the 15th of July at 6 a. m.,-whero it will remuin until noon. But two stops will be made between that city and Rose burg a Btop ot an hour will be made at Salem and one of 15 min utes at Eugene. The train la due here at 8:15 and will remain 15 min utes. It is the wish of the commit tee in charge that all arrangements1 for the reception in honor of the his toric and precious relic be in charge of the municipal authorities. The cities in southern Oregon will not be honored by a stop, for the next place where It will be exhibited will be at Marysvllle, Cal. The bell will arrive at San Fran cisco at 6 p. m. on July 16. STORE KEEPER AT The Indictments returned by tho grand Jury yesterday afternoon were placed in the hands of the sheriff this morning and warrants for the arrest of the indictees mude out Im mediately. This resulted in the -arrest of George Frew, storekeeper at Greens station on a charge of con tributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bond fixed ut $2,000 was fur nished and he was released from cus today. When Frew was arraigned in court this morning he was given until Tuesday morning to enter a plea. , Frank Langcnberg was also plac ed under arrest upon the sumo chnrgo and he was placed in the county Jail: as he was unable to secure a bond of' $250. D. Green was another mixed in tho affair and he was surrendered to his father by the sheriff this afternoon, who Blgned his bond o f$250. Hugh Leewrlght, arreslcd some time ago at the instigation of the mother of the Parker girls, jumped hl ball of $100 and at the present time is in Oklahomu. Friends of Frew claim Dint spite work Is responsible for his arrest, and say that he will huve no diffi culty in clearing himself when the nroper time comes. 'I'itU is n city election tind lite law tiHH not require you lo have 4een registered in order lo vole. The Wjird Itmiiiditi-lcH. Ward 1. Ward ono constitutes all that portion of tho city east of .luck son street and north of Oak street. The lines go to the city limits north and enst and the polling place is the court house. Ward 2. This ward consists of all that portion of the city west of Jackson street anc north of Lane street, and Includes West Roseburg. Tho polling place is at the corner of Washington and Jackson street in the room under the United States land office, known as tho Car-i build ing. Ward 3. This ward takea in all that territory west of Stephens street to the river and south of Lane street to the city limits. The polling place Is In the rear of tho Roseburg hotel GERMAN REPLY IS ON THE WAY Not Expected to Reach Wash N ington TilfSunday. k WILL BE MADE PUBLIC ON MONDAY Germans Issue Another Warning t0 Neutral Citizens to Beware, of the War Zone.' BERLIN, May 29. The reply of Germany to the president's note was handed to Ambassador Gerard by the foreign office early today. Gerard and the embassy attaches are trans lating and transcribing the answer in the state department code. It la not expected that the reply will reach Washington beroro Monday, when It will probably be made- Rublic thero. Despite the secrecy, It Is roughly known that the note will aBk the United States to agree upon a-statement of Tacts regarding the Lusl tanln, and then will take up further interchanges regarding general sub marine warfare. BEnLIN, May 29. The codifica tion of the reply Is completed and It has been sent on Its way to Washing ton via Copenhagen and London. It will probably reach Washington on Sunday. Fear Reply Not Satisfactory. WASHINGTON, May 29. With the news that the reply of Germany had boen delivered to Ambassador Gerard, there is increased nervous ness In official circles. It is the opin ion that the note to Gerard will fall to satisfy the United States. The note is understood to be couched In friendly terms. But It Is understood that the Kaiser will Insist that the German submarine wnrfare Is Justi fied in view of tho attempt of Eng land to starvo the civilian popula tion of Germany. -If this should bo the ense and no concessions made to the objections of President Wilson, a sharp rejoinder is certain. Genitalia Issue New Warnings. WASHINGTON, May 29. A re newed warning to American shipping to exercise the most extreme caution In traversing the zone of war In the region of the British Isles, was Issued by Germany today. The state de partment Issues a statement announc ing that such warning had been given tp Ambassador Gerard in Berlin. POST OFFICE WILL CLOSE ON MONDAY In common with the national ob servance of Memorial Day, the Rose burg post office will be closed next Monday, after the public has had an opportunity to secure their mail be tween the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock in the forenoon. PatroiiB of the city delivery system (as well as those ot the general delivery) will bo served at tho windows In place of the reg ular carrier servlco. L. F. REIZENSTEIN, Postmaster. on Sheridan street. Ward 4. Tills Is the only ward with a confusing hnuiidury line. The south line starts whero Stephens, street Intoisncts the city limits and continues north to Lane street. Thence It goes east on Lane street Tr Jackson street, thonco north on Jack san street to Oak street, thence east to the city limits. From there It follows the lino of the city limits south and weBt to the place of be ginning. The polling place for this ward Is at the city hall. Fulling I'lncen (ien. The polling plac.-s open promiftly at nine o'clock In the morning and remain open till bIx o'clock In tho ev ening. The Judges and clorks may closo the polls for one hour at noon If they to desire. The result of the vote should bo known not later than 7:30 or 8 o'clock.