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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1915)
Daily Weather Report ---Rxa Huln Tonight null .Sunday. , Highest temp. yesterday 19 Lowest tomp. last night 44 VOL. VII. KOSEMUItG, DOUGLAS COl'XTV, Ol'.KtiOX. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11)10. -No. Ill CHAMBERLAIN'S LANDGRANTB1LL Provisions Said to be Fair to All Parties. TO BE FEPORTEO IN SENATE JAN 26 Passage of This Hill Will Bring Prosperity to Western Oi'.-son lismtU of Land Would lit-gin at Once. The News is in receipt of the fol lowing article on the much disputed problem of the O. & C. land grantB, and as this subject is one In which the people of Douglas county are es pecially interested, it Is well that they be informed on every angle of the tangle. No one questions the necessity of having this matter def initely settled, and as it seoms that Is can not be done with any expedi tion or tlnallty by the courts, some on would seem to be necessary by -engross. Tho Chamberlain bill dealing with the O. & C. grant lands will prob ably be reported to the senate on the 26th inst. There have been a great many plans proposed relative to the dis position of these lands. Nearly ev ery citizen who has given thought to the matter has his ideal plan of how, in his mind, there may be brought "the millennium" "as regards these lands. There are some wise ones, who claiming special unction to themselves, can see no good in any plan except the one proposed by themselves. The Chamberlain bill caters to no extreme idea; It is fair to the rail road, fair to the state, fair to the several counties most affected and fair to the citizens of the state and to those seeking homesteads. In brief the bill (provides: (1) that the railroad company shall re ceive 2.50 per acre for each and every acre coming under the suit. (2) That lands chiefly valuable for minerals shall be classified as min eral lands. That lands having more than 1,000,000 feet of timber to the quarter section shall be classified as timber lands. All other lands are classified as agricultural, lands. (3) That the mlnera lands become open to entry at once under the United States mineral land laws. (4) The timber of the timber lands is to be. sold under direction of the general land office, in subdivisions of 40 acres. The sale is to be conducted " by sealed-bid plan and any person may so purchase the timber of one or any number of subdivisions. The government retains the title to such lands and after the timber has been removed the land is then held as ag ricultural and open to cnti$ under the homestead law. 1 5 1 Lands suitable to agricultural purposes be come open to entry at once under the regulations provided, in the home stead law. Applicants for such lands 'ill pay the usual homestead fees and commissions and in addition thereto $2.50 per acre, 50 cents of which Is made at the time of entry, and $2.00 at the time of making final proof. Final proof Is to be made at the end of five years or within seven years from date of fil ing. The area to be cultivated is left discretionary with the commissioner of the general land office. (6) The money received through the disposi tion of the lands, in excess of $2.50 per acre to be paid the railroad is applied as follows: 40 per cent to the stat" school fund, 40 per cent to ::e d fund of the counties af Tected, 20 per cent to tho national government. The bill is entitled an "Act to Amend." the granting act. This would nnear to be an especially "happy Idea" as It would seem to preclude further delay and litigation on part of the railroad, once the bill Is made law. The bill Is especially merit orious In that it avoid any technical classifcatlon of the lands before they are thrown open to entry. Any such classification Is necessarily ar bitrary and would serve no purpose except to delay the settlement of the lands and to furnish emplnvm" f- pn army of half-baked "special ly., ' each as a number of years ago classified lands In Hood River vatley as unagriculturul (lauds which now bring as high as $1000.00 per acre), or who acting under the unwritten regulations of the soil de partment of the forest service, and who classify the "unagrlcultural" lands having a slope of more than 20 per cent, and land on which there is snow for two or three months of the year ridiculous absurdities. Again, the bill is especially good because it avoids delay and .thus places those lands promptly on the tax rolls of the several counties that have endured a season of "long suf fering" at the' hands of the railroad. The immediate disposal of the lands and Increase in value through set tlement should compensate for the loss of taxes the ralroad has de clined to pay. Also the plan of sealed bids on timber In smallest legal subdivision is excellent. Mr. Common Citizen will not have to stand up at the counter and offer his hid in competi tion with the big timber Interests of the country. The disposition of the proceeds of the lands 1b excellent, and fair to all concerned. The railroad gets the $2.60 per acre to which it 1b en titled; the state at Targe gets 40 per cent of the balance; the county in which the land is locaed gets 40 per cent of this balance; the national government takes 20 per cent to re imburse Itself for the cost of handl ing. The passage of the Chamberlain bill will dbmore than anything oIbo to restore prosperity to western Ore gon. There are certain minor changes which might be suggested to make the application and work ing out of the bill easier. These matters will doubtless be remedied! by the committee. ! , i FLOOR COLLAPSES iT DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 22. The entire floor of the stock department of the Hudson motor plant collapsed early this morning while scores of men were at work. Tons of material crashed through to the first floor where others were at work and it seems miraculous that none were killed or seriously injured. The alarming reports sent to the police caused a riot call to be sent out and every ambulance In the city was rush ed to the scene, only to return to tho hospitals empty. E WILL BE PAVED County Judge R. W. Marsters re turned last night from Salem where ho has been conferring r-yith he' state officials In regard to the hard surfacing of the Pacific highway from the end of the pavement on Winchester Btreet to the railroad crossing at Edenbower. The Judge .announced this morning that he had been assured the necessary money to Insure the paving of the road and that actual work would probably be begun about June, of this year. It has been generally known for some time that the coun ty court haB contemplated such ac tion, but nothing definite was given out by that body until the state of ficials had been interviewed and the amount of help which the county could expect from the state road funds ascertained. Since the road was re-located by the county about a year ago there has been a great deal of dissatisfac tion on the part of the residents of the vicinity. The nature of the ground is such that a good roadbed is almost impossible unlesB hard sur faced, and with this in view the county court has made arrange ments for the necessary improve ments. Although the derailed plans In re Bard to the width and other matters have not yet been fully settled, It Is understood that the road will be located according to the plans of ; the county surveyor which have al ready been laid out and that the pav 1 ihH w.'il be constructed of 'blthu : llllc. as this kind M pavement Is , fj-ored by the state authorities. REBEL LEADERS DEFY CARRANZA A Big Council is Held by thej Chieftains. MASSACRE RESULT OF SECRET PACT AU Americans in Northern Mexico Are "iiriusj to lave Tho . Country Villa Heading for Mormon Colony. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Death to Americans In Mexico and destruc tion to their property, as well as war to a finish against Carranza, was determined upon, it became known last night, at a formal convention of Mexican revolutionary leaders hold in Novatel ranch near Cordoba. Pres ent and joining In the agreement are said to have been representatives of Villa, Zapata, Argumedo, Hlglnlo Agullar, the Cedcllo brothers and many lesser chieftains. Meager reports of 'tills gathering came to the state department long ago, but they were not made public and until- last night few people In Washington knew that there was a general conspiracy against. Ameri cans or even that the various rebel factions in the field in Mexico had effected any kind of an agreement for concerted activities against the de facto government. Massacre Relieved Result. The recent massacre at Santa Ysabel, attributed to bandits led by Villa pfficers, is belkved tp- have been perpetrated in accordance with the rebel convention order. Officials think the long period elapsed after the Cordoba meeting before the mur ders because of the time required by the various delegates to make re ports to their commandeYs, and the fact that news of the convention's decision had to be carried to subor dinate military commanders by cour ier. Cordoba is on the railroad between Vera Cruz and Mexico City and some j 1000 miles from Santa Ysabel. j Carranza la Advised. i The Carranza authorities have' been fully advised concerning the movements of the rebels and have' Unless America Lays Foundation Now Tradp Dpnrmirtn Ily Edwin F. Sweet. The munitions orders and the other Increases In foreign trade have resulted .In new machinery, new fac tories, and new additions to fac tories. Plants abandoned for many years have been fitted up as shops. We now have far greater manufactur ing plant capacity than ever before. There is no longer a home mar ket enough to consume the capacity production of our plants. So, when the, war ends will have this alterna tive: either to' dlsmantle the excesB factories, Bcrap the machinery, throw men out of work by the thousands, and create a tremendous economic ! loss, or to uevelop foreign marketB ' and keep our plants running at ca pacity. Factory Efficiency Will Win Trade. Whether we can hold our new for- j elgn markets, and develop them still further, depends upon two things: the quality of our goods and their price. Of the quality there Is no question. American goods are re garded as the best in every foreign market. It is a question, then, of price, and In that we are at a dis advantage. We can meet European prices In the competitive markets of the world by developing factory efficiency This Is not a political argument, but It Is a fact that the protective tariff system tendB to diminish the efforts of manufacturers to attain efficiency In their plants. A great many manu---'nrf7 are conducting their busi ness along antiquated lines. Our de- j partment has been helping the ho-j siery, potl'ei and other Industries.) ,. i. and It In surprising how many plants been depended upon by tho Washing ton government to take every pos riblc precaution to present the threats against Americans from be ing carried out. Thoy aro believed :o havo the situation fairly well In ''.ami now, although the chiefs whoso cle'enatos met at Cordoba still aro in th" field operating more or less op enly. EL PASO, Jan. 22. The body of Bert Ackors, a Texas cattleman, the twenty-fourth victim of Mexican ban ditry within the past two weeks, reached this place this morning. Ack ers in company with a companion named Douglas Lawrence, wore hunt ing cattle which had been stolen by .'Uiit'er3. 'i ..ey 'reached a small set "ememt lust night by the name of Ran Lorenzo where they found the missing stock. They hammered upon the door of a shack, asking for ad mission, when from out of the dark ness appeared Beveral Mexicans from as many directions. Ackers was killed on the spot, but Lawrence managed .to reach the )lnqe where they ha''d tied their horses. The animal upon which ho rode to Bafety was struck twice by bullets which the Mexicans sent after him. Ths officials were Informed by Lawrence that a number of the ban dits were dressed In the uniforms of Carranza troops. These they are supposed to have obtained from the bodies of dead soldiers. It has been officially announced by the authorities that General Villa at the head of 400 of his troops, is encamped 12 miles sotuh of Madera. The American Mormon colony situat ed at Casas Grandes, and which is but a short distance from this city, la -becoming greatly alarmed over the report that Villa Is headed In their direction. PEACE WITH SERBIA ROME, Jan. 22. That Austria has made fresh overtures of peace to Serbia, following hor failure In her negotiations w. Montenegro, Is a report which was received In this clt yfrom Athens today. An Austlan torpedo boat and hy droplane sunk a British submarine which was operating in the Adriatic. Advices from this city Bald the sub marine captured the crew of the Aus- Mav Fnllnw War. Savs Edwin F. Sweet. we f'n having absolutely no cost' i keeping system. In .Europe wages are low com pared with what wo pay. But we can offset this. Instead of regarding the flood of gold pouring Into the United States as easy money, our manufacturers ought to use these profits In the purchase of the latest and best machinery. Now Is the time to get down lo the slrfftest, bedroM: principles of manufacturing, The Ford automobllo has no t nmrlfetfl com- f-Te'KH markets, and ! SCIES KILLED Y SNOW SLIDE Two Coaches Thrown Down Mountain Side. ONE CAR IS BURIED DEEP IN Many Likely to He Found Dejul In Smoking; Cur Which Con tained KourUien nt the Time of Accident. EVERETT, Jan. 22. An uva lnnclie of snow swept two west bound passenger cars on the Great Northern railroad down a 2, 500-foot mountainside early this morning. The accident resulted in the denth of at least three trainmen and a score of passengers. The cars are burled in many feet of snow and debris and are in such a position taut assistance la hard to roach them. But very meagre In formation has been received at the superintendent b office. The acci dent occurred at Korea, near the scene of the disastrous Wellington catastrophe. ' . Fourteen Men In Smoker. LEAVENS WORTH, Jan. 22. More complete reports o the catas trophe on the Great Northern Rail road are coming in slowly to the railroad officials at this place. The hillside over which the two ; pass enger coaches were hurled was 300 feet high Instead of 2,500 as. was first reported. The gigantic snowsllde took place just as the long train was about to enter the Horseshoe tunnel and the dining and smoking cars were hurl ed over the embankment. .The smoking car is known to have con tained 14 persons. One sleeping car was bowled off the tracks and stood upon the edge of the embankment. If this had tum bled over the hill the loss of life would doubtless have been much heavier, as there were a large num ber of women and children In their trlan plane who were trying to ropair their engine when the torpedo boat came up suddonly and sunk the sub marine. The fate of the crow Is unknown.' for Big Export Commerce Fxnert its export success is due largely to the factory orgatilzuton in the De troit plant. Tho Increased volume of production In almoBt all lino of nuuvit'acturo ought to bo a great help in attaining greater elilelency, beeaL.e Increased .volume reduces unit costs. American HilsIjichh at Turning Point. American business lias reached a turning point. Men are now think ing in millions where a few years ago they thought In thousands, Thoy are realizing for the first tlmo the exlBtence of foreign markets. Thny me, beginning to make their first so riou's study of foreign trado. Kor elgrt trade will he a dominant cle ment in the new era which wo are beginning. I look to pee our manufacture take a different form. We will ex port less raw material, such as wheat and cotton, and more finished products, such as flour and cotton goods. We are beginning to make our own dyes. We are beginning to import tin ore and smelt it ourselves. All these aro tndlrailons of tho now philosophy of business. j Up to (he present we have regard I ed foreign markets as a dumping ground for over-production, for ' goods which tha American public failed to buy. Now we are begin ning to learn that foreign markets deBlre goods different from those I Bold at home. We will mnke this differentiation In the 'future, pot only within factories, but I expect to 'see factories producing exclu slvely for export, and manufacturing ' goods Junt as the foreign market specifies. berths when tho slido came. The train was standing still nt the time of the accident, the engineer having sent the brnkemnn ahead to see that the tunnel which they were about to enter was safe. Rescue Train Leaves for Scene. A rescue train left Leavensworth ' this noon carrying a hundred work men'who will assist in tho clearing of the tracks and in the search for the (missing passengers. 1 is feared that on account of the moderating weather and tho great depth of the snow In the mountains that other slides will occur at different places along the line. The telegrapn communications were severed shortly after the first details of the wrock were received. the operator at the Alpine station declared that a second Blide occurred shortly after the news of the first one was reported. Railroad officials declare that but five nersons lost' their lives In the wreck, but reportB coming In a round about way say that the casualties will not be less than 20. A later report states that three were removed alive from the wreck ed smoking car this afternoon. BURGLAR CAUGHT Found In the building occupied by the Economy Grocery, at transient giving the name of Joe Richards, was last night arrested on a charge or Blirglary. The young man, who gives his age as 20 years, arrived in Rosehurg at nine o'clock luBt night and was lodged In the city Jail shortly after 12. Entrance to the building was made through the skylight. A lad der was found lying in the rear of the building and Richards taking this made his way to rhe roof and after drawing the bidder up after him. lowered It through the skylight and made his way to the floorr The noise made on the roof attract ed Officer Wilcox, who happened to be passing, and the young man had scarcely more than reached the floor bofore the night officer entered the front door. The burglar managed to secure a few crackers, which he said was his real object for entering the store, as he was hungry and had no mcraoy. He statod that he did not Intend to take anything .except enough to eat. According to the story told by him when Interviewed this-morning ho left his home at Bristol, Tenn., about a month ago, previous to that time being employed as clerk In a hotol at that place and since that time has hoboed his way to this city. Ho was a clean young man and of good ap pearance and did not have the aspect of ono who lis been on the road for any longth of time. His (clothes were good and did not look as If thoy bad been worn for any length of time. It Is thought thnt he haB en tered other stures whore he obtained the clothing. When taken bofore Justice of the Pence I. B. Riddle tills nftcrnoon he waived preliminary examination and was placed under $1000 ball to ap pear before the grand Jury. Not be ing able to furnish this amount hn was turned over to the county of ficials. AMMUNITION LA DUX STEAM Kit, AFIRE, llAVliS FOR PORT NEW YORK, Jan. 22. With flro blazing In one of the forward holds, tho Norwegian Btenmer, Bygna, which Is Bald to bo carrying ammunlton to the belligerent nations of Europlc raced toward quarnntlno this morn ing. Other vessels played their search lights upon the vessel while the crew and harbor flreboats fought the flames. After a stubborn battle the flro was gotten under control. Tho officers of the ship refused to give any Information to the many news paper men who boarded hor shortly after she was docked. Myth Henderson, who has been spending several days at hor home In this city returned this morning to Umpqua where she Ifl teaching school. Her ichool has been closed for somo tlme on account of tho deep snows..