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VOL. VI.
KOSKIl l lMi, IKH'GI.AS COUNTY, OltKC.'UX. MONDAY, SKITE.MIIKK 1:1, IB IS.
No. 20H
Mtommti
OVER THE HILL .
TO CAMAS
Splendid Planked Mountain
Road Nearly Completed.
CONTRACTORS SHELL DO GOOD WORK
Alnt-stors, Xhlwls and Cain Inspect
Komi lluihlintf llusenbiuk
JoLng Fine Work in j
Melrose District.
County Judge K. V. Itarsters,
Commissioner Nichols, Surveyor
Frank Cain and a representative of
The News made an all-day inspec-!
tlon trip of some of the new and
repair road work now in process of
construction In the Camas and Mel-1
rose districts one day last week. An
early morning start was made and
hy nine o'clock the top of Camas
mountain was reached. It is at this
point where the now contract has
been let and a new survey run by
Surveyor .Cain. The corduroy and
planked portion of the road up the
mountain from this side that was
made about five years ago, is still
in very creditable otndition, al
though some of the planks are found
to be out of position, owing to the1
fact that they were laid on the
ground without any stringers under'
them, and the constant travel of !
heavy loads and automobiles passing!
over them has caused displacement,
in some portions. A notation of these
were made and they will be straight
ened and new planks placed where
any were broken or show signs of
deterination. From the point at the
crest, where the new road verges
from the old, in its descent of the
other side of the mountain, is a dis
tance of about two and one quarter
miles, and here the auto was left,!
and the party made the descent on
foot.
The first half mile of this gives'
one an idea of what obstacles must J
be overcome In the construction and
survey of a mountain road, for here;
it was In the first stages, excepting
that the trees and underbrush of the I
forty to fifty feet road bed had been
cleared away, with only here and
some big forest giant waiting'
for the choppers and blasters. It
was an active scene, this half mile, i
Men were busy with scrapers pulled
by four horses, hauling the dirt
needed from some cut to a fill in
gully, lOthers were ploughing and
grubbing, and still others were drill
ing holes in the out cropping rock,
making ready for a blast, or digging,
under the roots of enormous stumps!
and standing trees preparatory to.
the placing of the dynamite charges.!
In all the deeper fills culverts have
been made from trees cut along the
roadside, the bark being first remov
ed. These culverts will be covered
with dirt up even with the grade.
Beyond this portion of the work,
which will require about ten days to
get ready, the roadbed Is all finished
for the plank layers who nre rapidly
approaching from the Camas side,
over a mile and one half being now
complete. It was when this finished
portion was struck, that one could
see the splendid work that Is being
done under the supervision of the j
contractors. Schell and Schell, and(
direction of Surveyor Cain, who run!
the line and made the grades. j
It Is like walking down a broad
city avenue, excepting that) one has
visions of deep gorges slanting down,
hundreds of feet, or through the
rifls In the trees ahead, get glimpses
of a fertile valley dotted with houses
and orchards reduced to miniature
proportions by the distance. j
Sharu turns and curves have been
eliminated and the maximum grade
Is seven per cent, with an average of (
not more than three, possibly less.
The planks are nine feet long, nine
Inches wide and three In thickness,
and It was noticeable that they were
exceptionally free from knot holes
or Imperfections of any kind. They
are laid on heavy stringers and toe
nailed with big spikes, whle the ends
will he covered with dirt, making
any dl: placement Impossible. ,
Mr. Schell, the contractor ts cer
tainly giving the county an excellent
piece of work, and the officials were
well pleased with that part already
completed, and with the way the un
completed portion is making head
way. Camas Valley is one of the
beauty sppts of Douglas county, and
contains many hundreds of acres of
valuable and fertile farming land,
but It has been handicapped for a
large part of the year by the in
ability to get out over the moun
tains jln the winter and spring
months. There was also some fac
tional spirit among the residents re-j
garding the location of the new sur-i
vey, but this has all been amicably j
settlued through the instrumentality
of the county court and general sat;
lsfaction now prevails. j
With the completion of this plank;
read, Camas Valley will have its
mountain travel troubles all behind.
It, for the officials practically decid-l
ed to plank the additional seven
hundred feet between the part al-'
ready planked and the end of the
Schell contract. It Is expected, and
there Is no question but that the:
expectations will be realized, that;
the rond In Its entirety will be open-j
ed for traffic bytho end of the sec-1
ond week in October.
Aside from the necessity for this
road, attention is called to the scenic'
beauty of the drive, over this once;
almost impossible mountain, as in;
coming to it one passes through some
of the most prolific parts of the
(Continued on page
IIAVLEY HERE
Congressman Hawley arrived in
Roseburg last night from Grants
Pass, where he spent Saturday and
Sunday, after several days .passed In
other cities ill the district south of
there. Mr. Hawley looks well and
fit, and said he Is enjoying this lit
tle swing around the circle, meeting
old friends and making many new
one. He laughingly observed that
of course he would he accused of
"looking after his fences," for that is
what the member of the district is
always supposed to be doing when
he visits the distant parts of his dis
trict. But Mr. Hawley said that in
his case this time it was more for
the purpose of getting first-hand in
formation of his constituents for use
this fall, than " anything else, al
though naturally some questions on
the political outlook must of neces-Ril-
"-liter Into some of the talks.
" The subject of Rural Credits is one
to which our member is giving close
and careful attention, as he is one
of the members of that committee
HON. WILLIS C. HAYVLHY.
Who Is Spending the Hay ill llose-
burg Interviewing his (Vinstitiienls
of congress which will have the mat-j
tcr in charge this winter, and as he.
Is on the minority side, he wishes
his statements to be backed up by,
Indisputable facts, as far as they re-j
late to his district and are applic
able to the proposition from a natfon-
al standpoint. It is the same way'
with pensions, he finds that he is Inj
a much better position to secure Ju-j
tice where a personal contact with
h n-'.l'''nnt has been made. This!
tame thing held true about other
claims the district may have on con
gress for appropriations, the per-'
sonal Investigation carries more
weight.
In speaking of national politics,
I
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ASSOCIATE-OF
KHAIM3E
Expects to Become Resident
of This City.
SAYS lUm BUSINESS "LOOKING UP"
Survey Gang Will Omnneiieo Work
In tliu Morning ami Com
plete Survey a: Far as
Itock frevk.
That the Kendall lumber mill and
railroad proposition is becoming
mote tangiblo every day is very evi
dent. First comes .the announce
ment from Mr. S. A. Kendall him
self that he and his associates are
ready and anxious to commence work
upon the preliminary construction
of the huge mill which will be neces
sary in order to turn out tho im
mense quantity of finished lumber
every day and today their Intentions
were further emphasized by tho ar
rival in this city of Mr. Selecnian, of
Washington, D. C, a personal repre
sentative of the Kondalls and who Is
associated with them In the lumber
business in the cast.
In a lengthy Interview with Mr.
Selecnian at the I'nipqua hotel this
morning he stated to a representa
tive of The .Vows that Mr. von Planta
e engineer In charge of the rail
road right of way would arrive in
this city on Tuesday and Immediate
ly upon his arrival would assemble
his crew of surveyors and helpers
and finish the survey from Oak creek
at which point they left off to Rock
creek, a distance of about 18 miles.
This work, it Is thought by both Mr.
Selecnian and Mr. von Planta will
take about six weeks to finish.
Mr. Kendall is expected to arrive
in the city in about two weeks for a
short business visit at which time
plans will be discussed relative to
the construction of the mill, pro
viding the action of the board of
directors of the fair association Is'
favorable.
Mr. Selecnian stated during the
course of the interview that during
the post sixty days the lumber In
dustry has taken on new life all
through the east and middle west,
and that mills which have been Idle
for months past have been busy with
large orders from railroads and other
large corporations which are large
consumers of lumber. One reason
given for the revival in the lumber
industry was the fact that for the
past year or two the large consumers
have been letting their construction
work go by default on account of the
condition of the money market. If
they wished to borrow money they
were asked to give short time notes
and to pay a good rate of interest.
Today this condition docs not exist,
as the banks at the present time have
vast Rums of gold in their vaults
ivMch has been brought into this
country from the warring nations of
Ei'ronetIn payment of munitions of
var end which Is at the disposal of
the manufacturers at a low rate of
irterest and for which the bankers
are willing to accept bonds for se
curity. These facts taken In connection
with tho confidence "big business-'
has shown concerning the spending of
money for improvements and exten
Mr. Hawley Ib very sanguine of the
success of the republican party at
the election next year as the dissatis
faction of tho peoplo with present
conditions Ib widespread, and not
confined to any particular locality or
section. He was not prepared to
make any prognostication as to the
action of the next national conven
tion of the party, but his leanings
are Btrongly toward Justice Hughes
of the United States supreme court.
Mr. Hawley has been kept busy all
day and enjoys meeting with the
people, he did not deslro any formnl
entertainment, bo that part was given
up, and nearly all the time passed
In personal conversation with Individ
uals or groups as be met theni, or
as they came to see him. He will
leave In the morning for points north,
spending the night here at the I'nip
qua hotel.
sions, will eventually be felt in ev
ery trade line on the western coast
and especially the communities which
have lumber mills in condition to
meet the demands of the eastern and
middle west orders.
Mr. Weaver, of the I'nipqua hotel,
acted as guide for Mr. Selecnian this
morning and In a short time ho had
met a great many of the business !
men of tho city. Ho was greatly I
pleased with the looks of tho city
and complimented the citizens upon
it's up-to-date appearance, Mr. Selec
nian will make the trip with the
survey party as soon as it Is organiz
ed and expects to remain in Roso
burg until the survey is completed
and will doubtless make this Ills
home after the mill lias been finished1
and in running order.
WILL AltltKST A HCII I IIAI.I1
ll'OX AltUIVAL IX AMERICA
WASHINGTON'. Sept. 13. From
reliable sources it became known to
day that James F. Archibald, the
American correspondent who is In-1
volved in Ambassador Dumba's anti-,
American munitions .plan, will bO;
arrested on his arrival In America.1
CONFERENCE
Large Crowd Taxes Church to
Capacity to Heir Bishop.
SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE
Dev. ('. II. Clem on Will lleniiiln
in Tills City For The Is
suing Year.
The fiftieth annual session of tho
Colombia conference closed last
night. The service was held in the
First M. E. church, and tho commo
dious building was taxed to Its ca
pacity. Bishop Lambuth delivered
his great address on Africa. It was
.a missionary address and full of In
formation of even secular interest.
Bishop Lambuth walked a thousand
miles besides thousands ' more of
train and boat travel. He pene
trated far Into the interior amongst
savage and cannibal tribes, and won
his way into the hearts of the chiefs,
and planted a great mission there
in the Dark Continent. Three or
four young men and their wives have
gone there and are In charge of tho
work. Bishop Lainbuth's recitation
of personal experiences delighted
and edified the great audience. It
was pronounced hy all a masterpiece, j
Bishop Lnmbuth was a great favor-)
Ho throughout the sessions of thej
conference, and people loved .him I
because of his friendly spirit and
brotherly nature.
Mrs. C. I. Clapsedel, of Portland,'
sang a solo beautifully at the ser-j
vice. It was well received hy the;
audience. The bishop appointed asj
fraternal delegate from this confer-1
ence to the Oregon conference of
the M. E. church, Rev. C. II. Cleaves,
of the local M. K. church, South. Th
M. E. conference meets September
22, in this city. The conference ses
sions were greatly enjoyed by all.
Resolutions were adopted commend
ing the bishop, thanking cordially
tho M. E. church for their kind ten
der of their magnificent church for
Ihe closing service, and one thank
ing the people of lioseburg for their
kind entertainment. The next ses
sion of the conferneee will be held
in Corvallls.
LONDON.. Sept. 1.1. Appalling
stories of Armenian women being
. i !.,( Turkish harems and men
massacred by the wholesale with
babes sold Into bondage reached
here today In advices from Milan
and Geneva. It Is declared that'
more than three quarters of a million j
Armenians have been driven froni
Asia Minor cities into the Interior of
Turkey, and their condition Is de
scribed as desperate.
WORK CLOSES
PUBUCSCHOOLS
OPEN TODAY
Enrollment for First Day Show
Increase Over Last Year.
KANY MORE EXPECTED TO REGISTER
School nuilUinH Crowded to (nj unity
Music In Introduced as a
New Study in the
Schools.
With over a thousand pupils en
rolled, the Hoseburg public schools
opened this morning. The first day
of school allows a largo increaso ov
er the number of pupils enrolled last
year and a great many more to
come. In an interview witli City
Supercinteiulent Hamlin this after
noon he stated that lie expected the
schools of the city to havo nil ap
proximate gain of about 150 over
tho number of pupils attending lust
year.
Tho greatest gain Is shown in tho
high school which has a total en
rollmcnt this year of 275 ami It Is
expected that this number will bo In
creased to at least 300 beToro the
end of the month. The freshman
class Is composed of 65 pupils, the
largest previous class having had 4 7
members. Tho senior class has al
present 36 members, with several
more yet to report and together with
1 II. HAMLIN
Kiijoriutmlont of the Hnsohurg
"Hy Schools.
the mid-year clasB will make about
DO candidates for the spring gradua
tions. The Benson school has an enroll
ment of 2C0. The Rose school :i:tR,
tho Fullerton school 75, and the
Riverside school 25, making a total
when taken with the high school,
of approximately 1000.
Thoro are In the eighth grades of
the Rose, Benson and Riverside
schools, 35 pupils who will take the
mld-yciir state examinations. The
primary departments of the four
schools have a total enrollment of
75 with about half as many more to
commence this week.
One of the new features of thr.
schools this year Is the introduction
of music. Miss Josephine Monrhcad
having this work In charge.
The high school also has tvi new
teachers this year there having been
assistants in both the English and
Commercial departments selecetd by
the board.
There Is a total of 41 teachers In
tho city schools this year, an in
crease of three over the force of
last year and all were carefully se
lected In order to provide tho best
teaching corps ever known In this
city. . ,
On account of the great enrollment
the school bulb'.'ngs are crowded to
capacity. In the high school build
ing every room is In use whllo sev
eral of the. recitation rooms are be
ing used for assembly. In tho Ben
son school the conditions are even
worBe than In the high school, every
Inch of available space being used
for recitation anil assembly rooms.
The Rose school Is also badly crowd
ed, while the Fullerton school Is com
fortably filled.
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WAR XKWS OK ONE
YKAK AGO TODAY
The Hermans are making a
stand at the River Aisno, ae-
cording to the French war of-
flee. The French havo re-oc-
cupled Amiens. The Germans
nr0 preparing to resist further
advances north of Rhelms.
Berlin, via Sayvllle, denies
allies' victory In tho battlo of
the Marne, hut says the Ger-
man plan of campaign has been
changed.
Von Hlndenburg's army has '
defeated tho Russians and
crossed the Russian frontier,
Berlin reports.
AMEHICAX TROOPERS KILLEIl
AND -worXDEI) IX IIATTLH
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 13 Troop
er Arthur CraN was killed and Sor
geant Josoph Walsh and Trumpeter
Forney or tho 12th Inrnntry were
seriously wounded in a skirmish to
day which resulted In tho death of
one Mexican officer.
IS
LONDON, Sept. 13. Advlcos
from a source which can not bo
questioned stated this afternoon
that tho Russian forces along the
Nieneb river nnd tho south have
been forced to withdraw slightly
from' their orlglnnl positions. The
official statement Bald that the with
drawal was decided upon "owing to
the salient of our armies" in that
particular section.
It was maintained though That
the Russians continued to hold tho
Austro-German offensive movement
nnd Petrograd dlspntches claim that
a heavy attack of tho Gorman army
wns repulsed on the lower Zelwlnaka.
BERLIN. Sept. 1.1. -Flold Mnrshnl
von Mickcn.or. has smashed ue l
broken (ho Russian i clctnnee nlong
ti wide front, It was officially an
nounced from the war office head
quarters today. The Germans hnve
progressed toward Pinkst, the roport
stilted. Great rejoicing prevails In
tho German cnpltnl.
WITH AUSTRIA
GENEVA, Sept. 13. The belief
that IlutKarla may aid Austria and
Germany, was strengthened today by
the news tlmt tho Unitarian reserv
ists In Italy have been recalled to
the colors. Gorman papers hinted
that 1'Iulnariii will abandon her neu
trality soon, nnd cast her lot with
tho central powers.
IN II OCEAN
NEW YOltK, Sept. 13. Several
ships nre believed today to be Kointf
at full sced toward the steamer
Santa Anna, "the hondoo ship" afire
In mid ocean with from 1 4 00 to
1 700 Italian reservists and forty
other passengers, IncludlnK women
and children, on board. The distress
call from the" Want a Anna was caught
at tho Cape Itace wireless at mid
night, and Is believed to havo been
Intercepted by the Italian liner An
cona. Humors are current today
that the flro may have been started
by a German spy.
NEW YOltK, Sept. 1 3. A wire
less message received at tho offices
I of the Fabre lino thia afternoon stat
ed that the fire which was discovered
aboard the transport Santa Anna was
under control and that the ship was
proceeding on her course.