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KOSfilltKG, POCGLAS COUNTY, OHKUOX. Tt'KSDAY, FKlHtVAUY 20, lOtU-
No. 31
OPPOSITION ID
REBUILT TRUCK
Firemen Fight For More Ade-;
quate Fire Fighting Apparatus.
GAKVA5S ADE OF BUSINESS KEN
Thirty-Eight in Favor of Junior
Pump While Seven Say This
Apparatus Is Not
Kiiotigli.
With the council chamber crowd
ed by those eager to learn the action
that the council would take in the
matter of purchasing a fire appara
tus, the members of the common
council discussed this matter last
night. Before taking up the regular
routine of business the mayor call
ed on those present who had any
word to say to the council and sev
eral of the firemen took advantage
of the opportunity to make Known
their wishes in regard to the pro
tection which they thought should
be provided for the property within
the limits of the city.
Fire Chief Ed. Thornton was the
first to speak and asked that the
resolution of the investigating com
mittee be read. This, however, was
refuser'., as being out of order and
the fire boys were forced to make
known their desires without know
ing the attitude of the conncllmen. '
, Mr. Thornton stated that the firemen
had carefully considered every offer j
and had arrived at the place where
they beTTeved it absolutely necessary ;
for the city to purchase a truck 1
carrying a pump and chemical oq.'ip-!
ment which would be adequi'to to j
the city's needs. He stated that he ,
did not know, what action -the coun-'-cil
intended to take in regard to
building a truck in this city, but as
a mechanic and having had a great
rlaol nt avi.nri'nnna with a , InmnMlue '
he knew that it was impossible to
j.make a truck out of a touring car,
fas hsd been proposed by some.
He mentioned some of the offers
made ly the different companies J
and recommended that they be care-:
fully looked into before any decision
Is made. '
Russell Harness, who is agent for
the White Auto Company, made the
city an offer of a one and one half
ton Chassis f. o. b. Portland for
$3170 on which the present appara
tus could be mounted. Mr. Harness
also gave a number of instances
coming under his observation where
built-over touring cars had failed to
do the work of a" truck.
An offer of $2735 f. o. b. Port
Jnpd Tvns made by Mr. F. C. Atwell,
agent for the Mack Company, who
had submitted a proposal earlier in
The council meeting. This reduced
price was made if the city wanted to
mount Its present apparatus on the
ton and a half Chassis which would
be equipped with electric lights and
self-starter. The speed guaranteed
was 35 miles. j
fc Leo tievaney, Tvho 'has been a
meniber of the fire department for,
many years, stated that he believed I
-that tU city should M provided '
with a pumping outfit which would
prove adequate for Its Jieeds for
years to come. He stated that sov--eral
of the firemen had made a test
of the many hydrants about the city
and found that on a level with the
Itose school building a pressure of
35,000 pounds was all that could be
obtained., With one hundred feet of
hose this would be reduced to abou!
20 pounds. Thejpressure at th
Lane school building was found to
be the best .of any ',nlace in the
city. The fire at this building
brought out the ract that the pres
sure was Insufficient to reach even
the roof and would not break a win
i low on the first floor.
Mr. Savage, representative of the
America-LaFrance fire fighting ap
paratus company, stated that he had
made the city several offers and
that the members of the committee
had seen the work of the trucks
F made by his company at the many
places whore they visited that the
city would get only what it paid for
'was his statement and if a cheap
flt was purchased It would be apt
to fail at the most crucial time. j
Glenn Taylor, one of the mem-1
bers of the fire departiucut then tola
of a canvass which liad been niadoi
by the members of the department I
among fifty of the business men of,
the city Saturday afternoon. Four?
proposals (Were submitted to .thorn i
and their signature asked on thoj
proposal which they though best for,
the city. Tho first proposal was a
truck equipped with a pumping out-!
fit and chemical at a cost of about
J5S50. This had thirty-eight signa-1
tures. The second proposal was one I
for a one and one-half ton truck at ;
$3170 and had one signer. The pro-!
posal for a one-half ton truck was;
not signed, and only one man w.isj
in favor of rebuilding a touring car
and equipping it with the present.
equipment. Three refused to sign
any of the proposals and seven said
the first proposal was not larg
enough, anu would not sign any of
them, as they thought something'
better than any of ese was, need-!
ed. This paper was submitted and !
read to the council, the signat j
being of business men -.nd taxpay
ers, j
Following the addresses from the;
firemen and others interested, tho i
council resumed its business. The
report of the committee appointed to j
investigate the kind of 'apparatus j
tne city should obtain was read, tell-
ing of fheir trip and the equipment
used by other cities. " i
The recommendation made was as
follows: j
"We have fully considered the dif
ferent apparatus for a fire truck and!
considered cost, durability and llkeli-i
hood of apparatus to be needed in
the future and we have concluded to1
recommend the purchase of the 1913 t
Cadillac car belonging to J. W. Per- j
kins at a price not to exceed $1000,
the same to be converted Into a fire'
truck at a total cost; of not to ex
ceed $1",00 for car and equipment.
Wo also recommend that the mayor
be authorized to lay a concrete floor
in tho place of tlv present floor
of the fire hall, also to make all
the other nocessary alterations in
cluding doors, rooms In fire hall,
chutes, etc.
"(Signed.) D. R. SIIAMBROOK
W. S. POWELL
W. S. HAMILTON'.'
After this report was read it was
some minutes before any of the
members of the council would take
aiy action. Mr. McClintock then
rose to his feet and said. "1 do not
believe that that report will meet
with the favor of the people. Since
the commission turned in their re-'
port, we have Investigated and have
found that seventy-five per cent ofj
the people are in favor of the best I
apparatus. We cannot hope to in-,
vite capital to come to Roseburg
and build buildings unless we pro-!
vide protection for them. As a mem-j
her of this council I cannot accept '
this report." Mr. McClintock then
proposed an amendment, but was'
ruled out of order. j
Mr. Gile was also in favor of
the larger truck. He said: "At the
present time we have absolutely noj
protection. I have stood for a pump j
truck since the matter flrBt came
before this body and 1 stand for it
yet."
A motion was then made by Coun
cilman Kidd to lay tho report on
the table, the vote being a tie, Coun-
cilmen Kidd, Glle and McClintock
voting in favor and Powell, Sham-
brook and Hamilton against. It was
then amended so that it will be tak
en from tho table again next meet
ing and as this proved acceptable to
Councilman Hamilton, the matter
will tie taken up again next Mon
day. AMERICAN KILLED
BY VILLA BANDITS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. Grover
! C. Varn, an American, was murder-
ed at his home last night, 25 miles
1 north of Durango by Vllllstaa the
' state department advices said, but
1 no further dethlTs were given. The
1 advices said that labor conditions In
Mexico City were threatening, and
' the soldiers were ready to prevent
strikes. The conditions were believed
to be due to monetary troubles. The
general political situation Is quiet.
althorgh some progress has been
made against the Zapatistas.
srir svrn
'j :i j a if I I l- a a
VI Li
Carnival Commit tec Will be
Allowed to Use Streets.
TOURIST-CAMP G1UO DISCUSSED
Council Will .Meet AkiiIii Wednesday
Night to Consider Matters
In Itegard to Proposed
iUllllHMIll.
With Conncllmen Powell, Kidd,
McClintock, Gile, Shumbrook and
Hamilton in attendance, the city
council met In regular sossion last
night. The first matter to come to
their attention was a communication
from the carnival committee ask
ing that they be allowed the usual
privileges extended to them for the
licensing of carnival attractions, pro-'
viding that the locations ou princi
pal streets be such as to not inter
fere In any marked degree with tne
traffic. Other details in regard to
the use of streets and attractions
were mentioned In the letter, the
requests being granted by the coun
cil. An offer of a truck to be rebuilt
into a fire truck was made by a
commrii.icatlon from the Mack Auto
Truck Company. They propose to
furnish the city with a Mack truck,
weighing three thousand pounds, a
speed of from thirty to thirtv-five
miles, able to negotiate a 16 per cent
grade with ease and carrying one
thousand fjei of hose. No action
was taken by (the council in regard
to the proposal.
A commltteo composed of B. 'W.
Strong, W. L. Dysinger, A. J. Hoch
radcl, A. J. .ILllburn, and G. AV.
Young was present and reported to
the council the success of the move
ment for the auto tourist camping
ground. Tho committee was ap
pointed by the Merchants Asbocln
tion and stated that they had raised
$455 for the purpose of renting and
equipping the grounds. They be
lieved, however, that as the grounds
wore to belong to the city, thai the
city should take some action in pro
viding Tor the care and upkeep of tho
camping place. The ground;! select
ed are directly north of Deo.' creek
on the property belonging to Mr.
Wlmberly. It Is asked that the city
furnish water and light for the
camp. It .heiair expected that the
cost of these features will not uiuount
to any considerable sum of money.
The city is also asked to see that
the grounds are kept clean and in
a proper condition, and permission
to decorate tne parkings and ih
cornered park In North Roseburg
was also ask?d for. One of the
GALICIAN TOWN TAKEN AND RETAKEN BY
kffi life -
k til, AiL 'ft...
Tne ur.foiiun&te city of Hrz
twr".; the Austrian and Russian
X. . ! y ti c fiKhtinj; annic us tlit-y
members of the committee called at
tention to the appearance of the city
barn, which is in plain view from
the camp grounds, and it was sug-;
gested that the debris be cleaned be
fore the camp Is opened. Tho mat-.j
v.as referred to the street com-'
mltteo, who will report at the next
meeting..
A -number of the firemen were
present and addressed the council in
regard to the proposed purchase of
a fire apparatus, all recommending
thrt the city purchase a pumping
outfit instead of rebuilding ft car In
tnis city, as was uiscussed at tho
"- "etlntr. . I
W. S. Powell, in the absence of
Mr. Clark, chairmen of the health
and police committee, reported that
a broken sewer on Winchester
street had been repaired and was
now working properly. j
Tho report of the Btreet commit
tee who were appointed to investi
gate the petition of Mr. Denn, report
ed favorably towards his suggestion. '
Mr. Denn asked that the corners of
Orcutt Btreet be rounded at Its In
tersection with Jackson streot, stat
ing that he was willing to donnte
tho lrnd for this purpose. The pro
posed improvement will eliminate a
great danger, the hill at this place
being very steep with a sharp corner
at the bottom.
The report of the committee on
investigation was read and It was
some minutes before action was tak
en. Several of the coumf'lmen ex
pressed thelr (views, stating that i
they did not believe it the wish of
the people to purchase a built over
truck, as was recommended by the
'commltteo. It was moved to lay
the resolution on the tablo and a
three to three vote resulted. Tho
motion was then amended to leave
It until r.ext meeting, which mot with
the approval of a majority of those
present. j
A resolution authorizing tho city
recorder to petition on the county
court for permission for the pro-!
posed Roseburg and Kastorn Rail
road to cross tho county wagon rond
at grade was read as was a form
of the petition. Moth wore passed
by tho council.
The ordinance giving tho board of
censorship power ovor vaudeville
Rhows, as well ns moving pleturo1
plays was read for the third time
and passed.
Councilman McCllnlock asked for
information in regard to bids for
railroad bonds. As jvt no b)ds;
have been received hut two houses,'
one at Seattle and the other at
Portland, (have signified their In
tention of submitting bids. Commu
nications I'rum many of the largo
houses In the east have been receiv
ed and It ""thought that a number
of them will send their bids to the
recorder this week. Illds will 'ue
opened next Monday.
The council will meet again Wed
nesday night, at which time they
will consider matters pertaining to
the rnllrond. in case the decision
from the slte supremo court has
' --crlvcd.
tjiTim scene in rJrz?zary.
.uny in Ka.t Galiria ha !:. in the
r.inct the bc";ir..iinf of the war. It
Kave surged to and fro.
GREAT BATTLE
TILL RAGE
Struggle For Possession ot
Verdun Unabated.
BOTH SIDES SUFFER TERRIBLE LOSSES
French AuxUHary Cruiser CarryiiiK
Tronts Ik Sunk In tho Medi-.
temmoan With (rent
Ixws of Life.
PARIS, Feb. 29. All the Gor
man attacks before Verdun have
been repulseu, the communique for
today stilted, and the French entire
ly surround Douamont, the scene of
several days struggle. It is of
ficially admitted, however, that tho
Germans captured the village ot
Mauheullcs, eleven miles southeast
of Verdun, and are driving eastward
to force an evacuation of Verdun
through a squeeze from the north
and south. The heavy bombardment
north of Verdun continued through
out the night. The Frnech have
recaptured several trenches In Lor
raine. The tide of battle around Verdun
apparently has not turned in favor of
either side. While tho Germans claim
further advances, the French are
equally emphatic In their assertion
that they chocked the attacks of the
masses of German Infantry sent
against them.
Fort Douamont has fallen to the
Germans, bgt It Is reported to be In
ruins. Around this position the most
desperate fighting of the battle has
been going on since Friday. Here
French counter attacks wero de
livered with (Much .crushing force
that some of tho German detach
ments were driven back, and one
regiment is almost encircled. To
the west of this fort, In a hand to
hand encounter, tho French Tiave
ejected The Germans from a small
redoubt which they had captured.
Throughout the entire sector or
Verdun, except on the western hank
of tho Meuso river, where the Ger
man bombardment has slackened
somewhat tho artillery duels are
still of vast proportions. To the
southeast the French ut Fresnes, in
tho Woe v re region, have put down
two Gorman attacks tagulnst that
town but the Germans have Inaugu
rated an important movement In
tho Champagno district where by a
surprise attack they succeeded in
entering French advance 'positions
of a supporting trench over a front
of nearly a mile, capturing more
than 1.000 men.
Notwithstanding the fresh reserves
tho French have thrown into the
pf-'ray at Fort Douumont, the Gor-
AUSTRIANS AND RUSS
A,
midst ri
has bei
(1st of a frreat deal of fiphting he
man war office declares that their
efforts have been fruitless and that
tlo Germans liavo advanced their
lines toward Draa and VucherJiivlllo.
It also ia claimed the Uernuins have
.entirely expelled the French Horn
tho Mouse peninsula, southward
from SamoKiiux and west of Vaiu
ernauvllle. (K-nimn JUitty is iaiigc, v
BEltl.lN, Fob. I'D. The capture
of a Biuall armoreii works northwest
of Douamont Is officially announc
ed. In the Woavro region, southeast
of Verdun, the Germans claimed to
have captured 10,575 soldiers, '1H
officers, OS cannon and SO machine
guns.
Voiilun orienxlvo Coxtly.
LONDON. Fob, 29. More thau
45,000 Germans wero killed in the
Verdun offensive, a dispatch from
Amsterdam claimed.
French Cruiser Sinks; Itlou foist
PA,IUS,J Kjob. 29. The French
auxiliary cruiser Provence, carrying
1S00 men, sank on Snturday In the
Mediterranean. Tho official state
ment said today thut 8T0 were saved,
and it ia feared that nearly 1000
were drowned. Boats aro now con
tinuing the search for other surviv
ors. Four hundred have been land
ed on the Greek island of Molos, nad
296 landed at Malta.
The Provence was probably car
rying troops to Salonlkl.'and likoly
sank between Malta and the Greok
west coast. The dispatches did not
state whether submarine, or acci
dent was responsible for the loss of
the vessi, but Is known that sub
marines have boon active in tho
Me-ierranean. This Provonco is '
believed to ho tho (palatini liner
formorly In the Trnna-Atlantlo ser
vice, and haa recently buen on ad
miralty duty. She was of 18,000
tons, and 6ml Tueb lonir.
Turks Floe llcfoi-e Husslany.
FKTHOGKAD, Feb. 29. Tho
Turks are Tnistlly evacuating TrobT
zond and the neighboring citlos be
fore the Russian ndvanco, dispatches
from Tlflis said. One Russian fof
is moving wostwnrd along tho sea
shore through Rlzh, another north
eastward from Krzerum, forced tho
evacuation. On Saturday the Rus
sians wore no miles from Trobizond.
LANSING REBUKES
VON BERNSTORFF
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. Lansing
again has directly rebuked von Hern
storff for Improper publicity work.
In a formal statement he declared
In the morning papers that tho re
ports of tho contents of the latost
German memorandum had not boon
made public by, him, or the Btate de
partment, and he had not expressed
his views on the memorandum. The
morning papers printed what pur
ported to be a paraphraso of tho
memorandum. "Any stateinont of
tho department's views aro absolute
ly unauthorized," ho said.
Disregarding th0 administration'
desire that there be no congressional
discussion on the Biibjoct on the
floor of the house of representatives.
Representative Mondull criticised
Wilson's refusal to warn Americans
to keep off armed vessels.
Mondoll said, "WIlBon strikes a
pose of mock heroism," and Baked
"Wr-.on It "lame tho sacred right
of tho American citizen to travof
on armed vessels of a country en
gaged In war".
MAIlhHFlKI.D. Feb. 29. Tho
steamer Fifield struck a heavy sea
while crossing the bar at Bandon
this morning, and swung against the
Jetty. Sho Ib now lying on tho
beach' with a big bole below the
water line, and will probably be
total loss. Tho crew of 21 and four
passengers escaped uninjured. Tho
Ksfbrook Company, of San Fran
chico, owned the Flflold. When a
JarKe crowd gathered to watch the
wreck this morning, a huge sea flung
a wiilcr snaked log ashore, breaking
ll:o leg of William Kay. Tho voaiiil
l-rn! a cargo of hay.