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Daily Weather Report Fair Tonight aud Wednesday; Continued Mann. Highest toinp. yesterday 96 Lowest temp, lust night B8 The News For Results i MM If you i have lost or found. If you wunt to buy or sell. If you want work or workers, Use The News Classified Ada. VOI. VL KOSEUUKU, DOUGLAS COUNTV, OREGON TUESDAY, JULY 80, 1013. No. 221 STRIKE LEADER El Organizes Laboring Men 'English Empire. . In W01 "STRIKE" HAS DIFFERENT MEANING Men Who Would Not Listen .To 'English Cabinet Members . ' Will Listen to Ben Tilltet. By Wilbur S. Forrest. United PresB Staff Correspondent.) LONDON, July 2. (By mail to New York.) Ben Tillett, the Brit ish personflcatlon of "Mother" Jones, "Bill" Haywood, Charles Moy er and Samuel Gompers, all rolled into' one, is organizing another strike in England. Tillett has conducted Ihundreds of strikes. He's . the one man who holds British labor under his thumb. When Ben Tillett tells British labor to strike, British labor strikes. When lie told British transport workers to strike two years ago, British trans port workers tied up traffic facilities of London and practically every im-. portant industrial center. Tillett today is organizing the big-' gest strike he has yet attempted. His latest strike is against the Germans and he is urging every union labor man in Great Britain to "get on Kie job". , "I'm preaching bloody murder."! said Tillett to an enormous crowd of j workmen assembled at a London in- dustrial suburb. "By God, we've p i t,o strike and we've, got to strike' now, i want every oiint'e ui rciiLisu nerve; every ounce of British ener gy anu every ounce oi ruiu&ii guiu iu -get behind and push. British capi tlists have got to get into the game. They've got to get rid of the idea that war is being waged to give them profits. ' "We want ammunition, shells; we want gas; we want every hellish death-dealing device known to man; we want the fishing spirit. , We're going on strike against the Germans. If we don't strike now and strike strike hard there Is use use striking. TJ. mi hi i A opIALL In Bpite of the lateness of the liour about two hundred people gath; ered at the depot last night to catch a view ft possible of Theodore Roosevelt, who passed through this! city last night on his way to San Francisco. ' Fortunately the colonel had noti yet- retired and was .persuaded to j come out on the platform, and after shaking hands with those assembled to meet him he made a short speech expressing his pleasure at again be ing afofrded a change to visit this secti&n of the country. "Since my last visit to Oregon," said the col onel, "I have traveled through a great part of South America and the United States, but I find no place which has the magnificent scenery of Oregon." During his; short address he was frequently ap plauded and was roundly cheered when he retired to the car. - The wonderful speaking voice which he had upon his last visit to Roseburg is greatly changed. In spite of a trip In which he made thousands ot speeches, his voice on his previous visit was clear and utrong and carried for a great dis tance. But last night his voice was husky and hardly carried to the out- side of the small circle formed by those who pressed tightly around to hear his words. His face too has underwent a slight change it Is more deeply wrikled and the Hps more tightly compressed, while hi? hair has turned mncfi grayer. !t was pot thought that Roosevelt would ap pear at the time of passing through this clly so not as many were pres en as would have been had they Vnown that a chance to see the famous citizen would be given. COM 5 TO FRONT The capitalists must strike with us. If wo don't crush the Germans there'll he no capitalists. Every man who can't get Into khaki can. get into the work shops. We're fighting Pruslanlsm; something that! has been. preparing to murder civill-' zation far 40 years. Our fight must I not be any kid glove business. We've got to murder back and murder back f as hard as we can. It must be; HlfliiphtPi fnr HvfHzH i ion's ft ji If ft flflti " - i lOJUV UllUYV Ibtllli busy and let's slaughter." I And so, Ben Tillett, who boforej the war hated capital --like a -Btll" ; CLAIM PROPOSITION RUSHED THRU COURTS Haywood, fought Industrial oppres sion like a Mover and "Inflamed ' '.- workmen against both like a 1 "Mother" Jones, has transferred his hate and fighting capabilities to the Germans and Is tolling British work men from platforms and soap boxes to get Into the game. . While Lloyd George, the new min ister oj munitions is mobilizing in dustry, Tillett Is 'mobilizing labor and to use his own expression, he's preaching "organized bloody mur der." i Ijmorers wno refused to listen to members of the British cabinet who! have been speaking throughout Eng-j ot Portland, who, by the way, Is sup land on the need of national defense osod to bo one of the best authori al listening to TiUetf. Tillett islties 0 municipal law in the state one of them and they believe what j o( Oregon and who has tho reputation he says- ' .1 of fighting with the ferocity of a Tillett has Just returned from, bull dog on any case he takes up. Northern France where he saw the I This party of men is composed of German menace, chatted with som-j0iln Hunter, II. Wollenberg, J. S. of the men who have followed him yindebttrn, Henry Rldenour, J. O. In former strikes but who are now lnj Newland, Charles Parrott, A. J. Del khaki, lunched wltlh General French lows, G. W. Rnpp and C. W. Parks, and studied the situation with his They, (JKrough their attorney, have own eyes. j filed a motion for an opportunity to "I've learned that there is another': b0 heard in the submission of this meaning to the word 'strike' now,", esse before the supreme court of the Tillett Is telling his audiences in; state and ask that the case be not England. : decided until these petitioners and Tillett, however, is tolling the gov- any other taxpayers of tho city who ernment something with no less ve- so desire, he head so that their rights hemence. While he Is organizing his, will not be jeopardized by the sub strike against Germany the manufae- mission. of this collusive and friendly turers and capitalists of England suit. ' liivt ,,iay the game. i The motion .Is based upon the fol- "The workmen must be assured lowing affidavit and records: ' " (Continued on pago's.) In the first place the above men SOCIOLOGISTS WILL GATHER TO DISCUSS THE EFFECTS OF GREAT WAR IN EUROPE ON ADVANCE OF THE HUMAN RACE Top, Dr. I). A. Sargent, Hon. Chaa. E. Townscnd, Judge Ken B. Lindsev. Bottom. Prof. Irving I Fisher, Kev. Newell Dwight Hilhs, Dr. J. H. j iveiiegg, uuveniur tviiw. ' Just what effect this European and euthenics will be discussed at Ancrilut SAN' FRANCISCO, July 20. Just what effect this European war will have on the advance toward human perfection through eugenics and eu thenics will be discussed at the Na tional tonference on government to be held at the Panama Pacific expo sition August 6. Dr. David Starr Jordan is at the head of the executive committee and will be one of the speakers at the conference. Others who are expect- E TO INTERVENE t Opposition to Recent Bond! Tecito CKmh Too4K ! Of Intervention is Grunted Tho Petitioners Will Enjoiu City From Issuing The Bonds. . A new turn took place today in the friendly suit of Harry Pearcej In which he sought to enjoin the city j from issuing (300,000 worth of rail-! road bonds. ' I Itihas been well known to the pub-j lie that a number of citizens of tills clty hall pooled together and retain- en the Rervlcns of Halnh Diinlwav. MOTION MAD v i j&syar : ; . ( war withave on the advance toward human perfection through eugenlci the National Conference on Kace Betterment to be held in Sun Francisco ed to deliver addresses are Luther Burbank, Prof. Irving Fisher, of! Yale; Edgar L. llewett, director of, the United States bureau of ethnol- ogy; Dr: J. H. Kellogg, superintend- ent of the Rattle Creek sanitarium;! Dr. D. A. Sargent, director of llem- Ingway gymnasium at Harvard; Senator Oliarles E. Townsend, Judge! Ben B. Llndsey, -Rev. Newell Dwight! mills, and Gov. Ferris, of Michigan. It is admitted by leading eugenists that the war abroad will delay the tioned taxpayers are strenuously op posed to the amendment of the city charter and firmly believe that the amendments were not legally adopt ed and for that reason are Invalid. Furthermore, If the amendments are legal, there has beon no attempt on the part of the city council to protect the Interests of the city, for the reason that a conspiracy exists among certain people to obtain these bonds from the city and not to give any value In return. i These above mentioned taxpayers are very solicltlous and wish to pro tect their rights and the rights of other citizens who are less experienc ed In the ways of the world against fraudulent and unlawM aci.emes. As a part of the said fraudulent and unlawful scheme, Harry Pearce, who Is very much In favor of It, and whom they contend has no real prop erty In the city and Is not. a perm anent taxpayer, has filed a friendly suit In the circuit court by Hon. O. P. Coshow, his attorney, who by the way Is also mentioned bb .being very much In favor of the railroad, and who is one of the stockholders and officers of (he corporation who ex pects to profit by the Issuance of the bonds at the expense of the taxpayers ot the city of Roseburg. Mr. Ptinlway contends In his mo tion that In this friendly suit the real defeectB in the proposed charter amendments and bond issue and pro posed conrtacts, the whole transac tion, 's claimed to be hidden, accord ing to the wording of the motion. v LONDON, July 20. Premier As quith moved for a vote ot credit of $750,000,000 In war funds. In the house commons. This raises the total war appropriations to more than three billion. introduction of eugenics as a funda- mental law. Some claim, however, that the war will bring a survlval of tho fittest which may after all re- bound to the ultimate betterment of the race. The flrBt National Conference on Race IJettorment, held at Rattle Creek 'n 1914 was characterized by many sensational addresses and It Is anticipated that the San Francis co meeting will be equally as full of interest. WORLD AMAZED A CAMPAIGN Greatest Since Time of Alex ander Say Military Critics. WILL CAPTURE BOTH REGA AND WARSAW Daring Coup of Tlio Kaiser To Crmdi ' ItuKsinus Creates Wonder In Europe. LONDON, July 20. The ' most stupendous campaign since the time of Alexander the Great now threat ens Warsaw and contemplates the envelopment of the chief Russian field armies. The war office an nouncements from Berlin and Petro grad have revealed the vast extent of the German operations on tho east ern front, Military critics are amaz ed. The daring strike of the Kaiser, In his coup to release the great eastern armies for operations against the allteB In France and Flanders, has nAiazed all England. It Is evi dent that the Kaiser Is making the daring attempt to capture Riga and Warsaw simultaneously. The Morning Post's Budapest cor respondent reports that the gradual evacuation of Warsaw has been or jH ,y the. Russian staff. This rtJport, coming just when military experts In England have boen discussing the possibility of cap ture of the Russian fortress, has alarmed the populace and seems to Indicate a more serious condition In the Czar's realm than has hitherto been suspected. Can Warsaw be held? Is the ques tion which has been on every ton gue. Czar Fncos Great Task. With the German Field Marshals von Hlndenburg oil' the north and von Mackenzen on the south, whip ping forward the two ends of a great arc around the city, It is realized In England that Grand Duke Nicholas, cominander-ln-cihlef of the Russlnn army, has the most severe task Im posed on him since the outbreak of the European wnr, and the military writers on some of the London pap ers seem to think that his task Is well nigh Impossible. There was sustained confidence that Germany's previous violent at tacWnlong the Bzura-Rawka front would never pierce the Russian line, but the present cvolossul co-ordinate movement was developed with such' suddenness and carried so far wltih- out meeting serlotiB Russian resist ance that more and more the British press is dlscountalng the fall of the Polish capital, and while not giving up all hope ot Its retention, Is point ing out the enormous difficulties the Russian armies have labored under from the start by the existence of such a salient. T SESSION OF COUNCIL LAST EVE With Councilmon Shambrook, Clio, Oeddes, Powell und. Clark In attend ance, the city council met in regu-' lar session last night. Tho first matter to occupy their attention was a petition trom Mrs. Elsie Wright, asking that the coun-j ell pay part of the cost of repairing! the sewer in the rear of her prop--erty. Sho claimed that the malt:; sewer had become stopped up ind she hud had It opened and thought that the city should pay part of the coat. The council decided that they would pay half the cost of repairing the total amount of which wan $8 85. The recorder then read a new law passed jby the recent legislature which prohibits cities from raising a tax of more than fl per cent. The Btrcet committee then asked for another week in which to check over the Items In the East Third street bids. Tho time was granted. Councilman Clark reported that the work of repairing the broken ewer which crosses from Alain street to Wie alley In the rear of the Roseburg Steam Laundry was under way aud would be completed In a short time. The marshal's report of the con struction of a sidewalk In the front of the property of I,. M. Parrott was then read and the resolution to assess the costs which amounted to $41.05 against the property. At this time the city recorder ask ed that he be granted a vacation to begin the first of the month. His request was granted. Councilman Shambrook then brought up the matter of sidewalk construction and. called attention to the walks ot the north side of Com mercial avenue and on East , Lane street. Clark also spoke of the con dition of tho walks on Commercial avenue showing that it was a danger to the children as they were forced to walk In the street coming from school and were In danger of being run down by automobiles. A mo tion was made " ntlciL.he'served . on the residents ' of Commercial avenue to construct walks, and also those on East Lane street: Councilman Oeddes then brought up the matter of a new flrB and building ordinance and the chair man of the fire commissioners was appointed to ascertain the cost of a new ordinance. C. W. Hughes then called atten tion to a number of cases ot bnd plumbing about tho city and said that an ordinance was being prepar ed and would come before the coun cil at the next meeting regulating the plumbing of the city. The vacancy caused by the resignation of J. jr. Sykos as plumbing Inspector was loft over until next meeting. This concluding the business tho mooting adjourned. STRIKE IS ON AT REMINGTON PLANT BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 0. i Six hundred machinists and Wrick layers walked out' of the Remington arniB and ammunition plant at noon today, there was no disorder. The union loaders declared the walkout was the beginning of a strike which will tie up the Remington plants and the plants of all sub-contractors within a week. Vast quantities of munitions for the allies are being manufactured by the Remington Comptny. The machinists of four siibsldary Remington plants also struck. Pickets have been posted. OF OLD BLOCK PORTLAND, July 20.--A resolu tion demanding the resignation or ' "emovul ot P. P. Cloxton as United States commissioner of education for an alleged utterance derogatory to tho flag, and protestutlng against further printing of the publications of the American Scnool Peace Lea gue at the expense of tho govern ment, was passed unanimously by the National Society of the Sons ot tha Revolution. Tho offending remarks wero made in a speech at Boston In J 9 1 0, It Is alleged. L STRIKE SETTLED CARDIFF, Eng., July"20. The strike of the miners In the South Wales coal fields has been settled, It Is announced. Tho leaders stated that satisfactory terms had been been agreed upon, following tho con ference with Lloyd George and other government ropresentntlvs, who con ferred with the operators. The terms of uho settlement have not yet been made public. Marriage licenses were Issued to day to Chaa. E. Matthews and Lillian Laury and Laurie Crawford and Anna Sllaby.