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KOSEUl'RG, DOUGLAS COUNTV, ORKGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 0, 1010.
No. &
A BUSY YEAR
OR GOVERNOR
Has Visited Many Sections of
The State.
PROMPT IN ATTENDING ALL MEETINGS
Must Foot Many Traveling Hills
Allowance Is Too Small To
Cover the Calls From
Over Dig .Stute
Governor Wlthycombe's first year
In office is up January 11, and an
examination of his engagement book
for 1915. shows how strenuous a
twelve months it has been for Ore
gon's chief executive. The total
mileage covered by him during the
year, as carefully estimated from the
record of the points visited, discloses
the fact that he has covered 20,333
miles, or about 54 miles per day
exclusive ot the distances he ,has
walked, which are considerable.
The railroad mileage for the year
totals 17,287, and all ot this, with
the exception of approximately 2,600.
miles involved In trips to San Fran
cisco and Seattle, has been within
the boundaries of Oregon; By boat
he has covered 681 miles, this being'
exclusively on the Columbia ana
Snake rivers. Automobiles are cred
ited with 1,286 miles; while he es
timates that since the purchase of
his pure bred American saddle mare,
"Loretta," in April, he has traveled
cn her approximately 1,080 miles,
thin being reckoned on ah average
basis of 30 miles per week.
Of course as matters stand much
of the cost of the transportation
utJlizeu by the governor comes out
of his own pocket, for his office has
available an appropriation of only
$300 a year for traveling expenses.
The result Is that any executive who
really gets around the state has to
foot the excess bills himself.
The 1915 trips have Included two
Journeys to San Francisco, one as a
"private citisen" for the Benson day
exercises, and one In an official co
paclty; a voyage from Lewiston, Ida
ho, to the the sea, when the Celllo
canal was opened;
an automobile 1
Journey through central Oregon and
back to Medford, via Crater lake; a
Journey to Baker to welcome the
Liberty Bell; a score of meetings
v'ith governors and other notable
travelers enroute to the San Francis
co exposition; trips over the Colum
bia river highway from Portland to
'ie Dalles, and from Portland to
,rnrla; and scores of other engage
ments ranging from county fairs to
i !' Mai and semi-official meetings of
rv-iy character.
D:'rin3 1915 the governor visited
every county in Oregon, with the
exception of Coos, Curry, Tillamook.
JIalhuer, Harney, Wheeler, . Grant
and Wallowa.
"If it is possible to arrange it, I
expect to got into each one of these
counties during the present yenr."
r.r.id the governor. "I am especially
anxious to get into Curry, for during
my 44 years in the state I have never
yet had the opportunity to get there.
One of my 191G resolutions and It
Is a good one is to see Curry
county."
While the mileage covered shows
that the governor has been active In
the field, so to speak, and has per
haus set a new record for getting in
touch with people and conditions in
.all parts of the state, an examina
tion it the minute books of the
ho-' cC coiV.-o', :!v desert l:,nd
board, and the highway commission
the three most Important bodies of
which the go rnor 5s ex-orficlo
chairman discloses that he has been
absent at but nine per cent of the
meetings during 1915. This II con
trasted to the record of the Execu
tive during 1914, who was absent at
21 per cent of the meetings. In
1914 in 48 meetings of the 'desert
land board the governor was absent
12 times; in 1915 In 28 meetings,
two absences are credited to the
executive. With 94 meetings of the
board of control In 1914 the gov
ernor was not ,-present 28 times;
while In 65 meetings for 1915 the
governor was away but 8 times. The
highway commission met 30 times
In 1914, seven of them minus the
governor; while Governor Withy-
combe miBsed but two of the 29'
meetings In 1916. Governor Withy
combe's absences for the three com
missions total 10 out of 112 meet
ings; while fhe absences of the
former governor fin 172 meetings
during 1914 were 47.
In addition to being "on the Job"
with tho various boards of which he
is a member, the governor has do-
voted much time to the various Btate
Institutions, and has been partlcu
larly Active In his personal supervis
ion of the flax operations connected
with the penitentiary and has also
kept In close touch with all agricul
tural and live stock development as
sociated with ihe state properties.
In short, his record shows that
there were few men in Oregon who
have maintained a harder pace than
Governor Wlthycombe during the
ear Just closed, and probably no
state executive who has devoted him
self so conscientiously and actively
to his duties. Withal, the governor
seems to flourish on his strenuous
program, and Ib credited with having
more "pep" even than when he was
Inaugurated.
"My only complaint," Bays the gov-
" ' ".s that the days are not long
enough it actually seems as if they
ought to cover 36 instead of 24 hours
in order to give me time to do the
things that are expected of me, and
that I want to do." .. .
Does Not Intend to Allow
Teutons to Lose Great War.
RUSSIA COVETS PORT OPEN YEAR ROUND
Confident Finns Will Join In the
Campaign Which Will Muko
Capture of Kuss'inn
Capital Knsy.'
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 6. Sweden
does not intend to let Germany and
her allies lose the great world war,
even If she is forced to Join forces
with the central powers. She feels
that she cannot allow Russia and
Russian principles to dominate Ger
many. The country as a whole is not pro-
German, but it is entirely anti-Rus
sian, and she believes that her
strength would be the deciding fac
tor in the event she decided to cast
her lot with the Kaiser and Emperor
Franz Josef.
This outline of the Scandinavian
situation was made today by persons
who are In close touch with the ln-
-irl effcirs of their government
and whose reliability is above ques
tion. The Swedes have long been in
terror of an attempt on the part of
Russia to secure a coveted sea port
on the west coast of the Scandinav
ian peninsula which will allow ship-
ring to enter during the winter
months, an advantage which they do
not enjoy ct the present time.
It is claimed that the Swedish gov
ernment has a million splendidly
trained troops ready to take the
field at a moment's notice from their
sovereign. In the event of hostilities
it is thought that an invasion of
Fin'nnd would bo tho first move, as
it is confidently thought that the
Finns, who have long rankled under
Russian rule, would Join in the cam
paign nnd assist in the capture of
Petrograd, after which a southward
march would be started in the hopes
of Joining tne Germans. The Nor
wegian government is strongly In
sympathy with England a'nd her
allies on account of the trade rela
tions which have existed for years.
ir army is for the larger part com
posed of pro-German sympathizers,
althotigh the masses are jstrongly
pro-English, while those of Den
mark are strong sympathizers of the
lilies of England.
E. A. Sessions yesterday filed
suit against the Levens Ledge Gold
Mining Co. and John W. Thomason
to recover $10,262.54, said to be due
on a promissory note together with
$1,000 costs and attorney foes.
SWEDEN W
HELP GERMANY
STEPHEN EMERY
PASSESAWAY
Resident of Camas Valley For
Nearly Fifty Years.
CROSSES PLAINS IN PRAIRIE SCHOONER
Douglas County Loves One of It's
Most Highly Respected
Citizens by Death of
This Pioneer. j
Stephen 0. Emery, for nearly fifty
years a resident of this county, died
at his home yesterday afternoon aft
er an inness which has extended over
a period of several years.
Mr. Emery was born in northern
Pennsylvania In the town of Towan
da, April 20, 1S33, and at an early
age commenced his travels westward,
stopping first at Whitehall, Pa., and
shortly afterwards moved to Peklii,
11., whore he stayed on a farm until
he reached the age of 21 years. The
spirit of adventure was prevalent In
the land at that time and In- com
pany with a number of companions
1 for the west, making the
trip in a wagon drawn by a team of
oxen.
Six months after leaving the staH
of Illinois he located In California
whore he followed the occupation
ot a fnlner, but in 1866 he came to
the conclusion that Oregon was a
better location and he took up a
donation claim In Coles Valley, upon
which he resided continually with
the exception of a few years, when
i engaged in the milling uustness at
Oakland and Calapoola.
In 1866 he was united In marriage
to Mrs. Louisa Evans, who was the
widow of S. D. Evans, who was
killed by Indians near Goose Lako,
In Klamath county. Mr. Emory
leaves one son, W. T.' Emery, who
resides near the home of hiB father
ill Coles Valley; three grand children,
Loyal, Helen and Margaret.
Mr. Emery was at all times during
his,, life a progressive and liberal
citizen and was largely interested
in affairs that pertnlned to the up-
BIG MEN OF TWO CONTINENTS URGE PAN-AMERICAN UNITY AT
SCIENCE MEET; SAY ARBITRATION SHOULD MAKE WAR OBSOLETE
Igafiw aimiHatWtMiifcf ..-a&&m-WmtiMi
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Top, leading figures at Scientific Congress. Left to right: Vice President Marshall, Ambassador Suirer .if
Chile; Secretary of Slati- Lansing; Ambassador Naon of Argentina. Bottom: Women from two An,.- .a
who act as "aides" to feminine visitors.
The spirit of fraternity and unity Is the dominant note at the Pan-American Scientific Conr" - v in
sessiun at Washington. Hundreds of prominent men from every country of the two Americas st 'linsj
the conference, nd they are agreed that arbitration must hereafter replace war in the settlement ., .-i.utoa
between tbt various nations of the Western Hemisphere.
bnldlng and development of the
county and community In which he
, lived. '
4 Tne funeral services will be '
from the resiuence in Coles Valley
tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.
Rev. William Riley Jeffrey conduct
ing the services. The Interment will
be In the Coles, Valley cemetery.
CALL FOR NATIONAL HANK
STATKMKNTS MADE
. WASHINGTON. Jan. . The
comptroller of the currency called
for a statement of the condition of
national banks at the close of busi
ness, December 31.
BUSINESS IS GOOD
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6. Busi
ness conditions throughout the coast
district show a noteworthy improve
ment over three years ago, when
they were really bad, commented
Manager Herrin, of the federal re
serve district, supplementing the re
port ot the reserve board. The re
port now states there arc continuing
good conditions throughout the na
tion. WASHINGTON, Jan. G. Thore is
a possibility of legislation to pro
hibit Americans from traveling on
belligerent vessels, expressions to
this effect loomed in sight among
members. Congress also showed a
sentiment favoring an pmbaro ,on
munitions. The administration lead
ers admitted that the intervention of
the senate in the international situ
ation Is causlng uneasiness. It is
snld that the acrimonious discussion
of yesterday indicates tho American
feeling regarding the submarine
slaughter, and is therefore a helpful
feature. Wilson desires to minimize
the congressional debate and prevent
the Introduction of inflammatory
resolutions, fearing that this might
create a foreign bitterness.
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Testimony of Witnesses Taken
In Case Against Agent.
SEVERAL ' WITNESSES ARE CALLED
Girl Testifies to Hoeing Planum Leave
House and Calls to Him Tell
ing Htm That The House
In Burning.
Tho hearing of W. F. Plaman, ac
cused ot setting fire to the house In
which he was living New Years eye
and the two succeeding nights, be
gan nt two o'clock this uftornoon in
the Justice court. Attorney Elbert
Herman represents the sowing ma
chine agent, while the district, attor
ney, Geo. Nouner, appears for the
state. Sheriff Qulne, 'the first wit
ness, called by tho state told of hav
ing found the oil-soaked 'blankets ly
ing on a pile ot papers under a
stairway where the dofendant Btated
the fire had started,
He also told of the purchase of
coul oil, the b.irncd container lof
which was introduced as evidence,
and which was purchased from tho
BeeHlve Grocery. When asked If his
suspicion was arotiBed by the first
fire the sheriff replied that It was
not, but that when it showed a ten
dency to beco'me a second Mt. Lassen
h deemed an Investigation warrant
ed. MIbs Audrey Wallace was then
called and gave excellent testimony
for the stato. She stated that she
and her companion, Miss Miller, had
left the Palace thoatre shortly after
9:30, the time being set because of
the fact that they had looked at the
clock to see If they had time to go
to Miss Miller's home .on IFowIor
street before going to the dance
which was held at the armory that
evening. She was standing directly
across the stroot from the Hanan I
houso when she heard Mr. Plaman !
come from the house and walk to
tho corner of Douglas and Fowle
street. A glare on the snow attracted
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PLAIN
GIVEN HEARING
FKDKRAL JURUKg DENY
PROHIHITION INJUNCTION
.
TACOMA. Jan. 6. Three
federal Judges have denied an
injunction against tha nrnhihi.
tlon law.
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her attontlon and she called to him
and asked If hla house was not on
fire, rie evidenced slight surprise
and asked if there was a phone In
the neighborhood. She directod htm'
to a telephone and he went to the
houso where he told thorn to turn
In an alarm. Whon asked if Jin
seemed excited or in a hurry she
stated that ho was not, but took a
great doal of time In getting the
alarm sounded.
Following the testimony of Miss
Wallace, Mr. Kennedy was called and
testified to the turning in of the
alarm and corroborating Miss Wallace
in her testimony as to the time ot
tho occurrence.
Mrs. Stewart, who wrote out the
Insurance policy,, wag called to tha
stand and testified as to the obtain
ing of the insurance.
K. C. Bensou was called and stated
that he was a special deputy sheriff
and find been called into the case by
ShorlM Qulne." ' Ha stated that he
was present at the examination of
the house and heard the questions
asked by the sheriff, when asked as
to whether Plaman had stated that
he had ever had a fire before, Mr.
RonBon said that Mr. Plaman had
told him of throe fires In one place
nd one in another, only one of
which, however, concerned insur
ance.. Following the taking of Mr. Ben
son's testimony ,the state rested, al
though it had ' several witnesses
whom It had not called. The de
fense rested its case waiving further
examination, asking only that ball
be set at a reasonable amount. .
Judge Riddle bound Plaman over
to appear before the grand Jury, fix
ing the amount, of bail at 11000
which was furnlshod.
CITY BRINGS SUIT
FOR RIGHT OF WAY
Following tho action of the city
council In authorizing the commenc
ing of condemnation proceedings
mil appointing Attornoy O. P. Co
. )W us assistant of Carl Wlmborly,
cl'v attorney, two suits have
been filed with the county clerk and
will be taken up at the February
torm of court togouior with several
others which will bo filed later. The
' s"it wan filed lute yesterday aft
ernoon agaliut -dm Marks ostato
wiilrh owns considerable proporty
can., of town. Tho lieiiB of tho cfltuto
are scattered and live at great dls
t:ities from this city and as It Ivor
require a great doal oi time to so-
curo tne signatures of ouch It --
- tIi t bob. to take tne matter up
In court wbero It can be settled at
t!it cost nnd much more nulckly
than If the city endeavored to locate
and correspond with each of tho
heirs. ,
The second suit was filed this nft
uoon agalnBl (he property of Chan.
I). StophciiB, located near tho fair
grounds. Tne property lies directly
east of the fnlr grounds and consists
of only a few neres. Tho railroad
crosses one corner of tho property
and (bo owner held tho property
a very much higher price than
he city deemed Its proper value.
Other rases will be filed in rapid
succession as soon as tho details of
description of the property held and
that needed for right of way can bo
ohtalned froin.thn records nnd copied
n the complaints.
Letters are today being sont to
school districts 64, 77, and 119, near
Glendalo, giving tho result of a vote
taken some lime ago on the proposi
tion of a union high school. The
canvass mado by the' eounty court
shows 22 In favor and 16 against the
project. A meeting of the board
Is being called for January 10 to
settle details In regard to the organization.