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VOL. VI.
ROSKBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, ORKGOX
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1015.
No. 104
W.C.T.U. OPEN
CONVENTION
Large Attendance From All
Parts of County.
STATE PRESIDENT, MRS. KEMP, IS HERE
Nineteenth Annual Convention Called
To Order In the Presbyterian
Church by Mrs. Ida F.
Mnrsters, President.
The nineteenth annual convention
of the Douglas County V. C. T. U.
met in the First Presbyterian church
. of this city at 10 a. m. today with
ll.Mrs. Ida F. Marsters presiding. The
different unions throughout the
bounty were well represented, a
number of visitors were present and
altogether a very enthusiastic body
of women welcomed the Etate presi
dent, Mrs. Jennie Kemp, of Portland.
County Evangelist Mrs. Davidson, of
Edenbower, led the morning devo
tion and gave a most helpful and up
lifting talk, ending with consecra
tion services in which all joined, af
ter which the following committees
were appointed:
Credentials Mrs. Tuthill
Wells.
Membership Mrs. Baird,
Mrs.
Mrs.
Tuthill.
Union Signal Sub. Mrs. Boyd,
Mrs. French.
Courtesy Mrs. Collier,
Barnes, Mrs. Hadley.
Resolutions Mrs. Davidson
Mrs.
Mrs,
Kemp, Mrs. Tuthill, Mrs. Le Raut.
Finance Mrs. Riddle and all pres
idents of local unions.
Cor. Sec. Mrs. Ortman, being ab
sent, reports were read by Mrs.
Bemis, who took her place.
Next came the report and minutes
' of the last annual county convention
by Mrs. Ida Marsters. It was a most
interesting report, and elicited much
applause. Mrs. Marsters has been
the county president for 15 years,
and from three unions the number
In the county has grown lo 18. Mrs.
Marsters, always modest and unas
suming in spite of the great good she
has accomplished in this work, gave
much credit to all who have given as
sistance In any of the departments.
Especial mention was made of the
Vgood accomplished by the men of
the town who are in sympathy with
theskiinion. ' Most especially do the
latTies thank Mr. B. L. Eddy and Mr.
O. O. McGilvray, of Canyonville,
who are always ready to work for a
greater Oregon In the truest and
broadest sense of the term.
The reports of the unions were
then read by Mrs. F. A. Bemis. Many
of the unions had most encouraging
reports. Myrtle Creek, Canyonville,
excellent. This report brought much
applause. Perdue, a very new union,
gave a fine report. Yoncalla, Drain,
Wilbur, and Sutherlin are all wide
awake and busy. Glengary, Elkton
and Calanooia reports were postpon
ed until Friday morning. Brockway
and Kellogg are new unions, but not
asleep. Oakland deserves especial
credit for the year's work a splen
did report.
Roseburg, of course, being the
banner union of the county, gave the
best report of all. Why not? Mrs.
Marsters, having been its most effici
ent leader for so long and she knows
how to do things worth reporting.
Before the secretary had finished
reading the Roseburg report and the
amount of campaign work they did.
none of those present wondered at
the great dry majority vote here in
1914.
An Instrumental solo by Miss
Grlnsted. followed by the noontide
WRECKED ENGLISH
t CRUISER SIGHTED
BERLIN; June 17. A Turkish
aviator haB sighted a warship of the
type of the Agamemnon aground off
the shore at the entrance to the
Dardanelles, the funnels were smash
ed and the decks nearly awash, the
c.Tlilal statement declares.
prayer by Mrs. Baird, closed the
morning session.
Next, adjournment to the base
ment where a most bountiful lunch
was served by the ladies of the local
union. ,
AC 1:30 the presiding officer call
ed the assembly to order and devo
tional exercises were led by Mrs. Mae
Livingston, of Elkton. A paper on
"Anti-Narcotics" by Mrs. M. J.
Shoemaker claimed the undivided at
tention of all present. Her article
showed much close study of her sub-
F
SILENT OVER MEYER
NEW YORK, June 17 An official
Investigation has been started by the
federal authorities into the alleged
dual personality of Dr. Meyer Ger
hard, the personal emissary of Am
bassador von Bernstorff to Berlin.
Mrs. Selma Lewis, "a war broker,'
who is declared to have aided Ger
hard in hfs efforts to purchase muni
tions of war, is said to have been
warned to make no further state
ments, Tut to reserve her informa
tion for the government investiga
tion. Von Bernstorff would not
make any comment upon the charges
made by the New York Tribune yes
terday. FORCE RUSSIANS
BERLIN, June 17. The Russian
forces in northern Galicla are being
Trrced back over the border into Po
land, the official announcement de
emed. The left w4ng of von Macken
in's army has occupied tha village
r.f Packnow, It Is stated.
14
BERLIN, June 17. The loss of
the submarine U-14 is admitted by
the German admiralty. The vessel
was destroyed by the British and the
crew captured.
GREAT PEACE CONFERENCE
I INDEPENDENCE HALL
PHILADELPHIA, June 17. A
world-wide peace conference conven
ed here today in historic Independ
ence hall to consider the formation
of a League of Nations. Fostered
by ex-President William Howard Tat't
who will preside at the meeting, the
conference is said to have the unof
ficial endorsement of President Wil
son. The movement Is regarded as the
most definite step yet taken toward
international amity. Attending the
conference are over one hundred
prominent men of this country pub
lic officials, international law ex
perts, humanitarians and presidents
of universities.
The conference was called not
merely for the purpose of discussing
abstract questions of peace and arbi
tration, but to put squarely before
the conference a proposition for the
United States to join a peace league
composed of every great nation. The
league Is intended to bind the signa
tories to agree to certain definite
lines of international action, the most
important of which is that the pow
ers joining the league utilize their
joint military forces to prevent any
one of their number going to war
precipitately.
Two other proposals will be sub
mitted for the conference's consider
ation. One provides for the crea
tion of an international judicial tri
bunal and the other aims to create
an International council of concilia
tion which has not been discussed
hitherto for questions that are
known as non-Justiciable, or those
not considered triable In a judicial
tribunal.
OFFICERS ARE
RESPONSIBLE
Lusitania Passengers Told To
Get Out of Boats.
"SHIP iS NOT GOING TO SINK" WAS CRIED
Hritish Submarine Torpedoes and
Sinks Tnree -Turkish Trans
ports Laden With
Troops.
LONDON, June 17. According to
the testimony of numerous survivors
at the inquiry regarding the sinking
of the Lusitania, orders to stop low
ering the boats were given by offi
cers of the vessel, as the boat was
not going to sink after being torpedo
ed. Captain Turner denied that he
told passengers to leave the life
boats after they had taken their
places. - Mrs, Rossiter, a survivor,
testified that she heard Turner give
such an order. A passenger named
Barker testified, that a member of
Turders staff shouted from the
'ridge through a megaphone "Stop
lowering the boats, there Is no dan
ger; the ship is not going to sink." ,
Sink Three, Turkish Transports. !
ATHENS, June 17. A Mudros
dispatch is responsible' for the state
ment that 3 Turkish transports laden
with troops were sunk by a British
submarine in the Dardanelles. The
dispatch made no mention of tho fate
of the troops aboard the torpedoed
vessels. The transports were ei:u: j
on Wednesday. I
T
WINS MARKS CASE
The case of Marks Brothers a gal ill
the old First National Bank which
EXPOSITION CROWDS
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CH ESTN UT : A genus of
plants allied to (he beech. The
common or Spanish chestnut Is
a stately tree with lare hand
some serrated lea res. The fruit
consists of two or more seeds
enveloped in a prickly husk.
- CHESTNUT; An old joke or
wheeze.
Take your choice either is cor
rect Anyhow the world is not to
languish for want of chestnuts after
Aueust 2&, American Press Humor
ists Day at the Panama-Pacific In
ternational Exposition. For on that
day, their day, the newspaper joke
wr'ters of the United States are giv
ing to plant and dedicate to posterity
an official chestnut tree.
; This unique ceremony Is to be the
formal purpose of their holiday jour
ney to San Francisco, their th is
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Roy k J2FrTT f pg&Pow jL5CJ&r
Ki i ' ft SfiSsNfe-. P
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was heard yesterday before a Jury In
Judge Sklpworth's court late last ev
ening returned a verdict" In favor of
the banc. O. P. Coshow represented
the bank and John Long the plaintiffs.
INC CLUB
E
Roseburg is swimming now or at
least it will be In a very few days,
for there is being organized here a
real swimming club. Already a largo
float has been built in the Umpqua
above the dam and bath houses ar.e
under construction. Such an organi
zation has been contemplated here
for several seasons past, but it never
got beyond the talking stage. A com
mittee has been soliciting member
ship to the club and already more
than a hundred persons have joined.
The water of the Umpqua is very
pleasant to swim in for about four
months In the ear. Those (who
have already taken a plunge In the
cool water on these hot days Bay that
the "water is fine" and the bottom
good. Trapeses bars and rings will
be placed over the water for the use
of the members of the club.
E
ROME, June 17. The ministry of
marine has announced that an Aus
trian submarine has torpedoed tho
Italian submarine Medusa. This is
the first time in the history of any
navy where one submarine has suc
ceeded in torpedoing another. The
official announcement did net slate
vhcther the Medusa had sunk, but
is considered probable that u did.
She carried a crew of 17.
J. H. Brown left today for his
home at Glendale after Beveral days
spent In this city.
TO SEE FUNNY MEN PLANT CHESTNUT TREE II
1 11
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Tvnv "mm1 " 'Wir
year's outing, and is Intended to
make their thirteenth convention dis
tinctive. As far as is known nobody
has ever planted a chestnut tree for
the benefit of the whole world before.
But the hamoristn decided it was
hijrh time something were done, what
with the visible supply of snuirrel
food becoming so depleted. Tno ex
position landscape gardeners, John
McLaren, the famous builder of
Golden Gate Park, and his son,
Donald McLaren, have reserved a
fine young tree for the planting. The
site chosen is at the Press Building.
But this is only temporary. The tree
is to become a gift to San Francisco
for a permanent place in one of its
magnificent parks, where it can grow
uninterruptedly and perpetuate a
liberal harvest of chestnuts both
kinds.
The chestnut tree ceremony will be
NO PEACE YET
FOR ENGLAND
Will Continue War Till Ger
many Is Driven Heme.
NO PEACE TALK IN ALLIES CAPITALS
liryan Issues Second Installment of
Academic Statement on "the
Causeless War.
LONDON, June 17. (By Ed.
Keen.) Although official expression
can not be procured, I am authori
tatively Informed that the allies, es
pecially Great Britain, would regard
German peace over&tures at present
as premature. Great Britain is de
termined to continue the war, at
least until Germany is driven back
upon its own territory. The peace
talk reaching America has certainly
not originated here in London or In
other capitals of the allied powers.
It is firmly believed that Germany
has reached, .or passed, the' hlghost
point of Its offensive efficiency, while
England is but now approaching this
height. .
Itryan on the ""Causeless War.'
WASHINGTON, June 17. Bryan
has issued the second installment of
m ntftement dealing with
GIANT AIRCRAFT ON WAV.
Itl'iUiin Ituilding Huge Aeroplanes to
lk-ul With ZcpiH-lliiH.
LONDON, June 17. Olant aero
planes of great cnrrylng capacity are
In process of manufacture for the
British government, according to an
announcement made in the house of
commons today by H. J. Tennant,
tinder-secretary of the war office.
This statement was made In reply
to the suggestion by a member of the
house that machines of this character
were needed to deal adequately with
raiding Zeppelins.
iL - W3
wrvss
participated In by exposition officials
and American PreBS Humorists
jointly, aided, abetted and approved
by members of the local press club,
which has several humorist members.
Ted Robinson of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, president, wields the trusty
spade, while Dixon Merritt of the
Nashville Tcnnesseean. vice nresU
'dent, steadies the precious sappling.
j George Fitch of Peoria, a past presl
I dent, author of "Good Old Siwash,"
j'Homeburg Memories" and "Vest
, Pocket Essays," holds Robinson's
coat so that Secretary Fred Schacfer
of San Francisco doesn't get it.
Schaefer in the meantime to hold
Fitch so he doesn't leave with the
coat. Sufficient dignity will be lent
the affair by Roy K. Moulton of
Grand Rapids, the Central Press
humorist, who doesnt say much, bat
writes a lot. L
"causeless war". "This ernflict tin
been described as causeless, but since)
none la bold enough to blame an ever
ruling providence. It must find an
cMgln in acts wheerin man nlouo is
responsive," the statement said.
"Race, religion and ramily, aach with,
many wars to anawer for, can plead .
guilty for the present. If I havo cor
tectly analyzed the situation, war la
tho natural result of a fal.m philoso
phy and the fundamental' principle
'hat 'might makes right'."
L
NEXT MONDAY AT 2
This yar's school election 1b filled
with more than usual interest due
to the fact that an active campaign
la being made by the affiliated
Parent-Teachers Associations to elect
Mrs. Mary Houck. A. T. Marshall,
president of the school board, is a
candidate for re-election. He has
served one term and his friends say
that one good term deserves another.
They urge In his behalf that he has
been on the board during the period
of the greateat growth of the schools
of this district and has taken an ac
tive and leading part In the progress
and advancement of the schools. His
ability is unquestioned and his faith
fulness to his duties and responsibil
ities has been an Inspiration to' tho
other members of the board.
The ladles who are actively sup
porting Mrs. Houck urge that she
will represent the feminine side of
the school question and place the
greatest amount of emphasis on the
question of huvtng representation on
the hoard. The action of the board
recently in not rehiring two teach
ers has resulted In some support for
Mis. Houck, for some believe that In
case Bite ahould become a member of
the hoard Bhe would use her influ
ence to have the two teachers rein
stated. Were she to become a mem
ber, howover, this could not happen
as the board was a unit when it
came to a reconsideration of the two
applications, although when the ap
plications were first voted on there
was a division on the board.
The election will be held next Mon
day afternoon at the Lane school
building at two o'clock. The polls
will be open till six In the evening.
Only tax payers are permitted to
vote. This Is a settled matter of
law, the supreme court having held
that In school elections a property
and tax-paying qualification on vot
ers was permitted.
SUBMARINES GET
FOUR MORE SHIPS
LONDON, June 17. One steamer
and three trawlers sunk, and a pec
end steamni1 attacked, is the record
p.ade by German submarinea, as re
ported to the admiralty up to Djnu
Oday. Tho British Btcamer Trufford
v.es sunk off Small Islamle yester
day, and the crew was landed at Mll
fonlhaven today. The British steam
er Turnwell wns damaged at tho
sumo spot by bombs placed in the
hold by the submarine crew, but
" ched Mllfordhaven safely. The
crew of the Turnwell took to tho
small boats when tho submarine ap
peared, but later returned to their
vr?s.iel.
KAISDFt TO l)i;ll)l-; FAT I?
llputh KrntcnceH In Ikdinin Must
Itoroive Imperial Sanction.
AMSTERDAM, June 17. Every"
Rcnti-nce of death by a courtmartlal
in Belgium must hereafter bo In
dorsed by Emperor William before
the prisoners are executed, according
to a telegram received by the Tyd
from Its corresondcnt at Maastricht.
The writer of the dispatch Inti
mates that Emperor William tele
graphed these Instructions on learn
ing that eight citizens of Liege had
been executed for alleged espionage,
and that 20 pthors were in prison
charged with tho same offense.
Dwight Hoed, the well known
Drain banker, left today for his homo
after a visit In this city.