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ROSEBURG, IIOUGLAS COUNTY, OKKCiOX. FKIDAY, MARCH 8, 1910.
No. M
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COUNTY C
HEARSPROTtST
Objections Are Made to Or
iginal Form of Telegram.
mzMl HOT SENT TO CONGRESS
Members Desire More Information
liefore Sending lU'rom"'n(l- j
atiolLs In O. C. Uiml I
Grant- Case.
Owing to the fact that the mem
bers of the county court were no"
' 'ro roughly informed in regard to
the matter, the telegram regarding
the O. & C. land grant measure was
not sent as stated yesterday, but in-'
stead was deferred lUntil such a
time as the court can become fully
informed In regard to the various
provisions tand their effect upon the
county. A careful consideration will ;
be given the matter before any rec-;
ommendations are made to either of
the committees in congress or the j
Oregon delegation for their support!
for any of the bills or their amend-!
mentis.
Shortly after Mr. Turner's appear- j
ence before the court yesterday sev-
eral prominent men who are versed
in the (matters pertaining to Khe i
proposed bill took exception to his
statements In regard to the effect of
the working out of the provisions
and as it was desired to get all in-,
formation possible the court gave
permission for a representative of
he side opposed to the measure to
be heard. ,
Representative O. H. Porter this
morning appeared before the court
and gave his opinion of the effect
that the Chamberlain bill, If passed
even with the amendments, would ,
liiave upon the county at large. The
main objection which Mr. Por'er
held to the bill wsa in the fact that
ff It fs passed $5,000,000 worth of
timber will be immediately cut off,
from the tax roll and will b0 under ,
the direct control of the land com-,
missloner to return it to the county
assessment rolls as he sees fit.
According to the interpretation j
placed on the reading of the pro
visions of the bill by Mr. Porter, the
land Is purchased from the railroad
rompany by the government and as
it then becomes government prop-j
rty it is not taxable and the county
B ill lose several thousand dollars in
ta'jes each year. This ,md will I
then be placed in the hands of the
government land commissioner. ,
nhose policy, as has been publicly
slated, is to place it in a forest re
serve where it can bo held by the
jtovernment and under Its authority.
Only two courses are left to the
Ktate according to Mr. Porter, one
Is to wait and allow the railroad
company to take the matter up In
the Riiprcme court where Its locality,
may be tested, or to aRsume the bur
ir of trie lltigent itself. :
An exception was also taken to
the statements of Mr. Turner that
the land would automatically classify;
Itself. It was claimed that the land j
would have to be cruised by the!
Torces of the land commissioner, It J
being also Intimated that this would ,
form a democratic machine which ,
could be used by the originator nf !
the bill at election times.
An objection was also nrade as tot
the provisions in regard to the
amount of land In the tracts to bo
sold and in regard to the require-1
ments necessitating the removal of
all timber before the land could be
classed as agricultural in character, j
These measures it was claimed would
have a tendency to crowd out the
email settler and turn the lands over
if opened for entry to the speculator.'
Attention was called to the fight
which Is on In Washington between 1
the Innd commission and the forest
commission, each of which desires
to caln control of the land that they
ntiirtit handle It according to the
polities of thir office.
The various provision?. In regard
to the divisions of the receipts re
sulting from the sale of the lands
was only a blind thrown out to the
people to make the bill attractive in
form. The amendment of the attor
ney general which provides for the
payment of the accrued taxes out of
the first proceeds from the sales
was shown to provide only for the
back taxes and to have nothing to
do with the time that tho land was
passing from the title of tho gov
ernment to the settler.
"If this bill is passed," said Mr.
Porter, "Oregon will receive a set
back from which she cannot recover
for many years. I had hoped to
live to seo the time when Oregon '
and Douglas county could reap the
great benefits to be derived from
the opening of this wast amount of
land for settlement. The years!
nlloted me, however, will lie too
short If the provisions of this meas-:
ure becomes effective." J
Mr. Porter was then asked if he
was in favor of the pasilige of tne;
Hawley bill. He stated that he had!
not inquired deeply into this meas-.
ure, but from iat he had read he
believed It preferable to the Cham
berlain bill. He was then asked If
amendments were madc which would
allow the timber lands to be assess-!
ed at mil value, taking the power'
out of the hands of the land com-i
mission and also a vigorous protest'
made against the placing of the lands
Into a reserve if he believed the!
Chamberlain bill would be for the,
best interests of the county he stated ,
that this worry eliminate a great'
many of the objectionable features
nut would still be weak in many
places.
Mr. Turner then spoke for a few
minutes explaining some of the pro
visions over which a misunder
standing had arisen. He did not at
tempt to answer Mr. Porter, but only
placed his Interpretation on cer
tain passages on which they differed.
In regard to the matter of accru
ing taxes Mr. Turner stated that
the Ferris' amendment provided for
the taxes In the future while In the
matter of litigation this would be
necessary, no matter what bill be
came effective.
In order that no misunderstand
ing should arise in regard to the
reasons why Mr. Turner appeared
before the court in interest of the
Chamberlain bill, Commissioner
Nichols stated that he had extended
Mr. Turner an Invitation to explain
tne measures before the court and
that the speaker was not being sent
by any government official or act
ing under personal reasons.
FIT
E
i uai wie worKineu s compensuuuu j
law Is proving very popular In every i
particular with both employers and j
employees over the state generally J
is the opinion of Ralph E. Koozer, j
traveling auditor of the state indus
trial accident commission, who was)
in Roseburg this week.
Oregon's compensation law Is very:
hroad In scope Inasmuch as it auto
matically applies to a large number
of operations. The act Is not com
pulsory providing employers, desir
ing not to come under It, give notice
In writing to this effect to the com
mission. This rejection must be
filed within ten days after the oper
ation begins.
The object of this law Is to protect
employers against damage actiohs
and to actually compensate injured
employees, which purpose has been
successfully accomplished slnoe It
came Into effect July 1, 1914.
The act automatically applies to
all sorts of construction and Im
provement work such as carpentry,
paper hanging, plumbing, lathing,
plastering, excavating, etc. With the
advent of spring and ItR attendant
building and Improving season this
law is of much Interest to citizens
of Roseburg and vicinity contemplat
ing such endeavors, where the em
ployment of labor Is concerned. It
must be borne in mind that unless a
rejection has been filed within the
ten day limit, employers automatic
ally become responsible for assess
ment upon ter payroll as does the
accident commission assume respon
sibility lo; injuries. These contri
butions are forthcoming whether or
not the accident occurs on the job.
(Continued on &ge 5.)
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Most Interesting Event Held
In Many Months.
SENTIMENT IN FAVSR OF CONSTRUCTION
Kvoniiitf Taken lp With !lscus,sim
or Itoiul rrnjtvts Hy Abbe
SixNikers Yeon (iivey
VuIihmI KxiJk'rh'iices.
What was probably the most en
thusiastic and best handled roads
meeting ever hold iu the city, was
the ono held last nfg.'.t in the rooms
of the Commercial club under the
auspices of the club, and called to
hear expressions over the proposed
Crater lake cutoff. Resides a heavy
out-pouring of cltlzons of Roseburg
aud the surrounding country, a
large number of visitors were here
from Riddle, Myrtle Ceek, Sutherlin,
Oakland and other places.
After some preliminary music by
tho Juvenile band, the meeting
was called fo order by President
Seoly, of the Commercial club, who
gave a brief synopsis of the inten
tions and need for the gathering,
and then introduced each speaker
In his own inimitable style, and it
might be added by way of parenthe
sis .that no ono can do this better
than the amiable doctor.
speaker was Engineer
1 licks, who explained tho map of tho
proposed roa as already located,
and by another outline map the pres
ent method in which many ot the
gravel roatls are constructed, the pro
file maps of which looked very much
like a miniature map of some moun
tain range.
Dr. Houck elaborated on the bene
fit of good roads, and although he
deprecated the fact that he was no
road builder, his pointed remarks
and suggestions showed that lie" was
qualified to .uclgo ps to whother
they were good or bad. Ho Bhowed
where bad roads and faulty con
struction cost both tho individual
and the state. The doctor was In
his best vein, and he was greeted
with hearty applause at tho end of I
'i.l Interesting and Instructive j
address. I
J. K. Sawyers guve his experience
in a long residence in the county.
and was certain that the sentiment i
now is for a constant and steady bet-1
terment of roads, both lateral and '
highways. While he would leave the
road building to those who made a
business of It, ho thought supges-;
tions from such meetings were valu
able, and gave encouragement to the
ones who are responsible.
S. C. Ilartruin, the live wire o'
he forestry service, and the back
bone of tho Crater lake road, started
his talk with a very appropriate
story on the necessity for building
roads which were passable at lensi
VERDUN IN HANDS OF
VA1.L.
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f.
uLuj attack on Mo,z, ii.u.i it j
once a year. Ho brought up the .
Taylor bill now In congress, and ex-;
plained somo of Its points. He show-'
ed where Oregon has one-sixth of nil !
tho standing cciinercial timber of I
the United States, and ono fifth of j
this Is located In Douglas county,;
making one-thirtieth of all the avail-
ablo timber in the entire country mi j
acset of this county. (It it any won
der wo are clamoring for lumber
mills'.') Congress has already made j
appropriations for roads iu the na-i
tional reservations which will!
amount to one million dollars per
year for. ten years, and it can bo
rea:::sd thst a great deal of this
must of necessity bo spent hero in
Douglas county. This allows the
counties to begin developments now
for the future. He expanded on the
v. ii;:,:c;j cf the scenic ror.io brought
to the eyes in this Crater lake route,1
and called attention to the mngnlfl-'
cent fertile country which It would'
bring Into sure and certain cultiva
tion. Tho government will co-operate
with the count;, to the extent
of dollar for dollar to bring this
about, to the extent of Jf'000 per
year, and this has been agreed to
liy tho county court. ;
The construction of thirtoen mllos
will begin to so teravel over this
route, . and the Increase will be
steady and profitable, lie urged the
people to line up In their support. j
Mr. Finch, tho government en-'
glneer, gave some excellent advice '
from tho standpoint of an experl-
enced engineer on road making, and !
showed by bluo prints tho advant-
nges commercially of the Crater!
'.ake route. It was a water route,
he said, with less than a four per
cent grade, about one thousand feet:
up to tho top of tho divide being I
ot five per cent. Twenty-five men j
wero now at work, as conditions j
there fire such that winter work can
bo carried on. Expenses of remov
ing dirt, looso rock and rock woro j
kept under tho very low estimates j
made. He described the value of a
continuous system, and doclared that!
Douglas county should have a sys
tem under tho care of a competent i
roadmaster with authority, and then j
stand back of him. j
The next speaker was Mr. Yeon, of
Portland, the man who Is largely
responsible for tho Idea and con
struction of the magnificent Colum
hin Highway, that superb pioco of
scenic highway that stands without,
a rival today on tho face of the!
globe. The appearance of Mr. Yeon
was the signal for great applause.'
and ho made the chief address of
'tho evening, giving the largo audi
ence ao:ne conception of how this ,
wonderful work was started undj
brought to a. successful flish. He
doclared that we all could profit
rrom tho experience of our neighbors,
and ho was there to give the people
of Douglas what advice ho could In
permanent highway nnd road build
ing. Ho advised building for per
manency, saying we were throunh
with the experimental stages, flood
roads meant a depot at the door of
everyone, they wero educators, and
tax Buvers and Immediate expansion.
He cited the case of King county,
Washington, anil dwelt upon tho dif
ference In conditions now existing
(Continued on page 8.)
GERMANS WOULD REMOVE SERIOUS THREAT
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SENATE STANDS
M PRESIDENT
Gore Resolution is Tabled by
Big Majority.
CHAMBERLAIN VOTED WITH KIIIORITY
AYMd ami Drumuttc Scenes Am
Knucted in Tho Upper Hntuio
When Itoll Cull Is
Domuiuled.
WASHINGTON, March 3. Amid
dramatic scenes, unparalleled since
the declaration of war upon Spain,
tho senate voted 68 to 14 to table
tho Gore resolution warning Ameri
cans not to trnvel on armed ships.
Gore himself voted to table tho reso
lution so he might have the oppor
tunity to ask reconsideration. Tho
voto upheld WIIboii'b position ill the
international situation.
Mc'Cuniber openod tho right by of
fering a substitute resolution de
claring It to bo the duty of every
American to abstain from the right
of trnvel on armed ships until tfio
submarine matters arc settled. The
resolution was tabled. Jnmes then
dcniundcd a vote on the tabling of
tl:o (lore resolution. Senntor (lore
then sprung the sensation of tho day
by submitting an amendment to the
resolution which bo hnd formerly J
submitted and asked that he be grant-'
ed permission to dlscusH It.
Amendment Is Ultimatum,
The amendmont as submitted by
Gore aounts to au ultimatum to Gor
niuny as It stated that the death of
an American caused by a submarine
uttnrk would bo deemed sufficient
cuuso for war with America. Sub
sequent developments showed u
change in several votes on the propo
sition. Roll Cull Demanded.
Senator Amherst then demanded
a roll call upon tho resolution ot
Gore's and It began at 11:40. Those
voting against tho tabling of Ooro'o
resolution warning American's off
armed merchantmen woro llorah,
Chamberlain, Clapp, Cuuilulngs, Full,
Galllnger, Grnnnn, Jones, LaFollutte,
McCubber. Norrls, O'tlormitn, Shar
man and Works.
Tho senate thus clinched (Pro whole
sltiiiillnn In favor of tho administra
tion. Following a slmilnr action which
fie house is expected to take quickly,
the state department Is expected to
i ermine the l.usllunla negotiations.
Scuulnr llorah, or Idaho, was not
allowed to explain his 'vote and
'.hen Stono attempted to explain his
vote llorah objected.
"No Idahoan, or any other Senn
tor can prevent mo from speaking,'
Stone shouted. "I will and am pro
venting you," llorah calmly replied
and Vice-President Marshall ruled In
-, v ... ., tl.f K't'M h na .1 thrvut to Ihr
.il u.t u.e uw.vi, an ) as a ulnittnx point fur a
favor of tho western senator.
Gore Stua,-iiietiU .AnuMilng,
Out of tho senate dubato camo a
turn which for tlio moment threat
ened, to overshadow tho real fea
tures of tho contest and probably
disclose the busis for tho agitation
at the rapltol.
Senator Goro, while the senate sat
wrapt In amazement, related u story
that President Wilson, ut his con
ference with congressional leaders a
week ago, had declared that Ger
many's inslstenco on her position in'
the submarine controversy probably
would result In a breach of diplomat
ic relations; that a breach probably
would be followed by war; aud that
"a state of wur might not bo or Itself
and of necessity an evil to UiIb repub
lic but the United States by enter
ing upon war now migdt be ablo to
bring It to a conclusion by mid
summer and thus render a .'great
service to civilization."
When the White House heard what
Sonutor Goro had said, this statement
was issued:
White Mouse Issues Dental.
"When the attention of tho White
Ilouso was called to certain state
ments In Senator Gore's speech tho
president authorized an unqualified
denial of any 'utterance to which
any such moaning could bo attached."
DISTRICT JUDGE
Judge John S. Coke, ot Marshfleld,
this morning signed the court Jour
nal und closo dills work iu Doug
las county In connection wl; the Fob
ruury term of court which ho open
ed hero on February 21. Several
Important Jury cases were tried, as
shown by tho dally roportB contain
ed In The News. ' ,
Judgo Coko Is no stranger In Doug
lac county, as ho has presided over
tho circuit court here upon othor
occasions and his well known urban
ity, Industry and ability as a Judgo
have mado him vory popular with
our people Ho Is ono of tho three
judges ot the second Judicial dis
trict of tho Btuto, which district om
brucos six counties, namely, Denton,
Ijinc, Lincoln, Douglas, Coos and
Curry the otlior two Judges are Hon.
J. W. Hamilton, of Roseburg, and
Hon. G. F. Sklpworth, of Eugene.
Under tho law ono Judgo In tho dis
trict is required to rosldo within
the ton ltury embraced in Coos and
Curry counties, and Judgo Coke's
homo is at Marshriuld whero he was
a loader of tho bar for somo yoars
before going on tho bench. He was
also ut one time senator from Coos
county. Ho has now boen on tho
bench for about seven years nnd his
record has been of the very host. Ho
hus often beon called upon to hold
court hi other portions of tho suite,
i.vluilliig Multnomah, Lane, Ilcnton,
Klamath anil Jackson counties. He
left this afternoon for Eugene where
he Is lo hold court In Judgo Skip
worth's placo.
Judge Coke has recently decldod
to become a cnndldato for renlectlou
and his name will appear on the ITck
ot at tho coming primaries.
The Coob Hay Timos, of Marsh
flold (recently tyforrod to Uudgo
Coke's announcement for reoloctlon
as follows; "The Coos county bar
and people are pretty solidly behind
III m and ho will probably have ono
of I'm I'ggesl majorities that Coos
rounty has ever given an aspirant."
Judge Coke's work has been note
worthy among olhor things for his
nftnxililH disposition to seo the laws
of Iho state fnllhfully enforced. An
ulltorlul In the Coqullle Valley Sen
tinel, published last Octobor, refers
to Judgo Coke's work In the fol
lowing manner:
"He has been at all times a terror
to evil doers, and though he has
mado some mistakes in pnrollng
first offenders who proved Intor to be
unworthy of such clemency. In that
hu was merely observing the age
long udmouitlon to let mercy in
cline the 'balances to the gentler
side lli case of doubt And It l
:o easy to bo wise after Iho event
'.l-iit we Poiiietimcs forget that only
' f A".Ar.'iiy c;in srnrch the hearts
md try the reins and nlwnys know
(Contlujned on page 6.)