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ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OKEGOlf, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1016.
No. M
CITY COUNCIL
AND KENDALL
HAVE TALK
Date For Election Not Fully
Decided by Council.
TBUST IN REPRESEMTITHfE EXPRESSED
In Case Election Is Favoable to Bond
Issue, Kendall States He Will
Begin Work By The
First of June.
"I tn ready to begin work within
a few days after the result of the
election la made known in the event
the vote is favorable," stated Mr.
Kendall last night In an Informal
meeting which he held with the may
or and the council. Tbe meeting was
called that the counevnen might be
come thoroughly familiar with all
the terms and ask any questions In
regard to any part of the plan with
which they were not conversant.
Following the meeting Mr. Ken
dall and his wife left on the even
ing train for Pittsburg where they
Kill stay until matters are definite
ly settled. He stated to the council
before be" ieft that should his pres
ence be desired at any time that he
would come in response to a tele
gram from Mr. Selecman; his per
sonal representative. According to
his statements he will hold himself
Id readiness end will arrive In Rose
burg within four days after he is
sent for.
He paid a high tribute to Mr. Se
lecman, who has been In Roseburg
since "the proposition was first un
dertaken. He stated before the coun
cil that he relied implicitly in the
business Judgment of Mr. Seifec
man and .that In (any emergency
which might involve the Kendall
company that tho decision of the
representative would be taken as
law In the matter.
It was first proposed by the coun
cil to hold the special election on
the 18th of May. This date, how
ever, was In conflict with the dates
chosen for the Strawberry Carnival,
and it has now been practically de
cided to call for a vote on Monday,
May 22. The carnival committee,
however, will be consulted in regard
to any conflict which this date would
make, as It is being discussed as to
whether or not the carnival shall be
postponed for a week.
Mr. Kendall, In his conversation
with the councilmen said that he
hoped to be throwing dirt by the
first of June and under any con
ditions would begin b ythe middle
of the month, should the election go
In favor of the bond issue. He
will build the railroad as far as pos
sible during tHe summer and fall
months, and at tbe same time will
be doing construction work on the
saw mill which will be one of tbe
largest on tbe Pacific coast.
This construction work can be
carried on during the winter and by
tbe time teh road is completed
will be In readiness to begin sawing
lumber.
MCARTY SETS
FIRE TO JAIL
His frantic cries for help were
probably all that saved the life of
Tom McCarty last night when be set
fire to tbe bedding of the city jail
In which he was confined for drunk
enness. Tom was picked op last
night by Officer Williams while
roaming (he streets in an Intoxicat
ed condition and taken to the city
jail to spend the night. He stated at
the time that he bad no matches and
was placed In cell and tarnished
with bedding for the night.
About 11 o'clock passers-by were
attracted by the cries coming from
the jail and looking In found tbe
room full of smoke and could hear
McCarty crying for help. Night Of
ficer WIIco? -was quickly summoned
and the door unlocked and In a
short time the flames had been ex
tinguished. McCarty was nearly suf
focated and badly scared but was
little the worse for his experience.
The bedding had evidently become
Ignited while he was lighting a cig
arette. This morning he was taken before
District Attorney Neuner where, aft
er he had been placed under oath,
he was questioned In regard to
where he had obtained the liquor.
This, however, he refused to tell and
it may be possible that contempt of
court proceedings will be brought
against htm. When arraigned before
City Recorder Whipple on a charge
of drunken and disorderly conduct
he entered a plea of guilty and was
sentenced to the city jail for 30 days.
He was then paroled during good
behavior and was ordered to report
to the recorder each day.
MAY PUT HUGHES
ON BY MANDAMUS
PORTLAND, April 14. By means
of a mandamus, an attempt may be
made to place the name of Charles
E. Hughes on the ballot In the presi
dential preference primaries. There
are now about six prospective dele
gates to the Republican national con
vention who want to vote for Hughes
but unless Hughes' name is on the
ballot all the delegates will be pledg
ed io support v,umimu ui Dulluu
.unless three succeed in Doing eiect-(
ed unpledged, In which event they.
are (Hughes' supporters.
Albert Abraham, of Roseburg;
Charles E. Lockwood, and Wallace
McCamant are all considering bring
ing mandamus proceedings aaglnst
'Secretary of State JBen Olcdtt to
print Hughes' name on the ballot.
Abraham undertook to have Hughes'
name on the ballot some time ago,
but Olcott refused because Hughes
sent instructions that his name must
not appear as he Is not even a pros
pective candidate for the presidency.
Since this setback Abraham has
been considering a mandamus.
Charles E. Lockwood, who has been
circulating the Hughes petition, has
talked of mandamus.
May Be Opposed by Fulton.
Within the past few daB Wallace
Caroant lias Btated that he favored
a mandamus proceeding and expect
ed to participate in such a move.
Charles W. Fulton, who Is a Hughes
supporter, takos the position that If
the mandamus is brought he wit
take a hand in the game and resist
the e."" i of McCamant. The argu
ment of Fulton Is that Justice
Hughes has refused to' permit the
use of his name, and that this wish
should be respected. Using a man's
name without authority might lead
to all sorts of complications, for In
stance, explains Fulton, It would be
possible for political enemies of a
man to nominate him for some in
significant office for the sake of
humiliating him.
Only three possible delegates to
the Republican national convention
will be unpledged and in position to
vote for Hughes, If they are elected.
These are C. W. Fulton, D. M. Dunne
and C. H. Carey. This trio filed by
petition. All tbe other candidates
'for delegate filed by paying a fee,
and a candidate using the fee sys
tem promises to support the choice
of his irty as expressed In the pri
maries. In : addition to Fulton,
Dunne and Carey, there are George
J. Cameron, RuBsell Hawkins, Albert
Abraham' W. W. Calkins, Clarence
R. HotcbKIss and one or two other
delegates who have expressed them
selves as preferring Hughes. Their
personal preference for Hughes does
them no good If Cummins or Burton
carry the Republican endorsement,
for Cameron, Hawkins, Abraham,
Calkins and Hotchklss Kled by tee
instead of petition.
SALEM, April II. The "support
ers of Hughes may demand a writ
of mandamus tomorrow, to compel
Secretary of State Olcott to place
the name of Hughes on the ballot
for the republican presidential
nomination. They will attempt to
file the petition. Olcott contends
that Hughes personally requested
the omission of his nam.
SOLDIERS HOT
TO BE CALLED
FROMMEXICO
Carranza's Request For With
drawal is Unanswered.
TBOOPS HALTED PEXCIN6 NEGQIIKTIOKS
Strategic Potato Along the Line of
March Are lleuis) Reinforc
ed by Arrival of ' ' v .
Fresh Trooped
WASHINGTON, April 14. The
American troops will remain In Mex
ico for the present. The cabinet to
day unanimously determined on an
unchanged policy, and the request
of Carranza for ,the withdrawal of
the troops will be unanswered.
The stand of Wilson during the
meeting is unknown, but the cabi
net decided to gather all the tacts
before attempting final action. Car
ranza telegraphed a renewal of his
request for the withdrawal of the
troops, and this was filed with the
original request. People wondered
today whether Wilson Intended to
withdraw the troops, as his speech
last night is considered significant.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, went
on recor(1 in favor of withdrawal. I
..The question is whether we havel
accomplished all we can. I believe We.
have, and there are only two courses:
left. withdrawal or Intervention. I .
endorsed the sending in of the
troops, but all now reverts to the
question of how long we ehould
keep them there. I am convinced
that we cannot capture Villa with
the start he has. 1 He is In a friend
ly country, knows every foot of the
land, while our boys are In unfamil
iar territory." He made this state-
BURTON'S FRIENDS
Senator Burton will be In Rose
burg on the afternoon of April 18th,
next Tuesday, arriving on the train
from the south, and arrangements
have been perfected to have the reg
ular stop of fifteen minutes here, ex
tended ten minutes. During this time
the senator will deliver an address
to the citizens of this section. Sena
tor Burton is one of the command
ing figures of our country today, and
Is ranked as among the highest pos
sibilities of the candidates for presi
dent, whose names will be presented
to the delegates at tbe republican
convention In Chicago. '
Throughout the long and honor
ment after conferring with Lansing.
Declwes We Must Claptuiie Villa.
McLemmoore Introduced a resolu
lution in the house this morning, de
claring the American troops must
not be withdrawn until Villa la cap
tured, killed or forced Into exile.
In his preamble, he said Carranza
had been an obstacle to the expedi
tion, and Impeded the capture of
Villa. The resolution empowered
the president to send reinforce
ments, call for volunteers, and ac
cept the services of the militia.
Mexican Expedition Halt.
. COLUMBUS. April 14. The re
quest of Carranza that Americans
withdraw from Mexico, toady halt
ed the forward drive of the expedi
tion, and the smaller columns and
detachments consolidated rapidly.
Until some definite action is taken,
the American lines of communica
tion will not be extended any fur
ther. Small bodies of scouts and cav
alry with aeroplanes, are possibly
watching the progress of Villa
through Durango. No change In the
disposition of the troops has been
made since the fight at Parral. The
strategic points along the lines are
being reinforced, and the troops
here were ordered last night to sleep
In their clothes beside tholr stacked
rifles.
SUTHERLIN GIRL
IS
Sutherlin does not Intend to be
left out In the Strawberry Carnival
to be held in Roaoburg in May. and
to the onri nf Hnrnrlnir -fl rnnrARAnln.
tire has made a nomination for chll-
dren's auoen. Miss Dorothv Elaine
Horner is the young lady who has1
the honor of being the first child-
ron's queen to be nominated from
outside of the city of Roseburg.
She Ib a very popular young lady
in her home city and will doubtless
poll a large vote at the contest. No
other nominations than those made
puhlie yesterday have been received
BELIEVE HE'LL BE WINNER ON SECOND CHOICE
MtV CHARACTERISTIC - ' VV
able career of Theodore Burton, as
a member of congress and senator
from iOhlo ihe earned the distinc
tion of being one of tbe most Inde
fatlguable students of our national
political economy, and his counsel
was sought by all the loaders of the
country. His speeches In congress
on the tarlll, of which he ever was
a strong protective advocate, are
republican classics, and no man j
In the country has a more valuable,
store of Information and experience,
Senator Burton la probably the
only candidate for president with a
nation-wide following, -who will be
heard In Roseburg before the con-
WILSON SENDS
ANOTHER NOTE
TO GERMANY
Final Word of President is
Ratified by Cabinet.
CIMHtfNICATTON NOT ALLOW D1CXERIN6
PlUnixtunent of Submarine Captain
and Aasuruacea of a Changed
Policy Are Said to Be
Demanded In Note.
WASHINGTON, April 14. The
final word of Wilson on the subma
rine controversy Is embodied In a
note which the cabinet ratified to
today. It is reported that the note
notifies Germany that another sub
marine disaster jeopardizing Ameri
cans, will mean an Immediate sev
erance of relations. The communi
cation is sharp, concise, and does
not permit dickering. No hint of
the exact contents 1b obtainable. It
Is reported that the note requests
the punishment of tbe offending
submarine commander, and demandB
assurances of a changed policy, re
moving the possibility of a repeti
tion of the incidents which have
brought the nations dangerotiBly
near a break. A tentative draft of
the note will be presdnted to the
house and scnato foreign commit-
aUhough It Is understood that sev-
eral more candidates will be out in
a few days. New candidates can
be nominated at any time during
the contest as the fact that the vot-
Ing has begun dooB not In any way
effect the placing of nominations.
The votes will be distributed among
the various places of business where
they will be sold.
evkntlon declilfes on the standard
bearer for this year, and ha shoulC
be greeted wrib a large audience. He
Is ia forceful, earnest speaker who
"holds the attention of hit listeners
by the very force of bis logic and
the depth of thought
The ladles re especially Invited
to be present during the short time
the senator Is here, as he appreciates
the fact that Oregon Is one of the
few slates In the Union where they
have a chance to cast Their rote for
a president of the United States. Do
hot forget the date, Tuesday, April
lS, at 2 p. m.
TWKNTV-FOUIt PAGKS TO
THE NEWS TOMORROW
'
The Easter edition of The
News consisting of twenty-
tour pages will be published
tomorrow, This will be the
first time In the history ot the
city that a daily paper ot this
site has been published here.
Every page of It will have been
printed In the shop ot The
News and not one single Inch
of "boiler plate" will have en-
tered Into the composition ot
the twenty-four 'pages. 'v
The editors ot The News de- V ,
Blre to call particular attention
of the readers to the many
Splendidly WTltten , advertise-
inents which will appear in this
issue. Each merchant has a
story to tell to the readers, ot
the many seasonable (articles
which he has stocked tfor
spring tirade. With the ap-
proach ot the Easter season
and . spring one naturally
thinks of new wearing apparel,
or new furnishings for the
home. Each line Is well rep-
resented In the long list of ad-
vertlsers and It will pay each
reador to give careful consld-
erntlon to tho Btorles prepar-
ed for him.
Be sure and see that you
get your copy of the paper to-
morrow night.
tees, before Lansing writes the for
mal message, and this may result
In a slight change In the text.
Guilt Rend Between Lines.
The assumption ot Germany's ad
mission. of guilt Is founded upon the
marked similarity of the circum
otuncos surrounding the explosloa
ivc'cTi tnrmuged the Sussex and the
attacks upon a steamer in the chan
nel described in the German note.
The date, time, and locations
are practically the same. The dam
age done by the torpedo fired by the
submarine and the explosion which
"wrecked the Sussex are Identical.
The course being followed by the
Sussex and CTio vossel mentiond in
th note are similar.
U)KrtJ Vary In Description.
The only dlfforoniyi In the two
versions, that of Germany based
upon the report ot a submarine com
mander, and that of the United '
states tounoed upon reports or tne
British and French governments, af
fidavits of survivors and investiga
tions by American naval, diplomatic
and consular officials", Is found In
Ihn i!Hprliitlnn nf tha Riihrav nnri In
the description of tho vessel attack-
r. I K., V. - ...hn...!.. 1... 1 ..
U(l UJ Bll 1,11111 I UIUKU UJJUU W
sketch 1 1 do by the submarine com
mander while peering through his
periscope. It Is considered that the
variations T.T"Two sides of the case
vlrtllallv could ha reconciled.'
Following the recolpt recently of
press dispatches announcing that the
alblllly for the explosion which de
stroyed the Sussex, it Is believed the
c;ise the United States was prepar
ing agaliiBt German submarine war
fare would have to be based upon
tbe accumulation of Illegal attacks
rather than largely upon the disaster
to tbe steamer. It now being re
vealed upon just what contentions
and arguments Germany bases her
denial of responsibility the adminis
tration considers that the case of
the Sussox is stronger than ever.
Mr. Lansing today bad nearly
completed the collection of evidence
In regard to the conduct of subma
rine warfare since the Liusltania
went down.
A statement of facts, It was said,
probably will be ready to be brought
to the attention of the German gov
ernment within tho next few days.
SCOTCH LORD PURCHAHKS
IIIG RANCH AT MEPFORIl
MEDFORD, April 13. Announce
ment ot tbe purchase by Sir Francla
Webster, of Arabroth, Scotland, ot
the 430 acre Emllbrltt raneh near
Jacksonville, caused wide comment
here. Sir Francis, who Is a wealthy
flax spinner, Intends to make a coun
try estate ot the place. His younger
son will probably make his home oil
the raneh- Th tiiirchftlA nrlrn wu
19600. Selection of the estate waa
made tew months ago when Sir
Francis was the guest of S, F. Outh
rle, of Medford. -