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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1916)
Daily Weather Report Fair TonUrht with Light Frost; Sunihiy Fair and Wnniwr. Highest tomp. yestorday ....67 Lowest tomp. last night ....38 VOIj. vh. HOSEUUI5G, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OlKGO.V, SATI'ltDAY, MAY 1:1, 1010. No. lltt FIRE TRUCK ARRIVES 18 Mechanic From Portland Will Set up New Machine. COST TO CITY TiiiRTY-THREE HUNDRED Gurries Two Thirty.Five Gallon Chemical Tanks; With 1,000 Feet of Fii-e Hose to Be1 Used Wlicn Necessiu'y. The momentarily expected chem ical fire truck arrived in ltoseburg last night only a few days bo hind schedule and was spotted at the. freight depot. A man will ur 'lffe tonight from Portland and the unloading and setting up of the ma chine will bo begun at once. The mechanic will spend several days in this city instructing two men in the operation and care of the truck, as this is a part of the agreement whfch was made with the American La France Company through which it was obtained. The truck for which the city pays $:J1'6 is one of the best mauufac-j tu red for this price. It is put out I by the Brockway Auto Truck Com-i pany, and is sold through the American La France Fire Engine Company, which is considered one of the best firms in America. The truck has a motor of a four cylin der type , with 42 horsepower at 1500 revolutions. The Brockway motor car is de signed and constructed especially for heavy service. The design in cludes the latest improvements and best practices known in motor car construction. The regular weight of the regular service load which in cludes chemical tanks, hose bod and fire hose, ladders, men and small equipment is somewhat in excess ot the capacity ot two tons. The ma Ichine, however, is constructed to carry considurablo weight over this amount. The two 35-gallon copper chemic al tanks are mounted directly in the rear or the driver s seat, me uasKei foiflhe chemical hose being sus- foif'the chei pef.i!od oyer hose bed In er the two tanks. The the rear of the tanks Is of 1, 000-foot capacity and Is con structed of hardwood and motul. The entire machine is equipped with electric lights and starter. It lias a wheel base of 140 inches, a clear ance of 11 Inches and a tread of 58 inches. The fuel supply is gravity feed with 12 gallon capacity. It Is equipped with left hand drive, cen tre control. The painting is very well done and gives a neat and attractive ap pearance to the truck. The body is painted red, the frame and wheels being colored English Vermillion. All metal parts are nickel plated. The letters II. F. D. are painted on each side of the body and tho letter number 1 on each. side of the engine hood. The car will probably be put in service the first of next week. NO TRACE OF WHITE BOY WITH GYPSIES A search of the Gypsy camp at Shady Point this morning failed 'to reveal a trace of the white boy whom Ithas been rumored was kidnapped and held by the band. The search was a thorough one, but nothing could be found which would Indicate that any such boy was In their cus tody and it is believed by the of ficers that should such be the case he was taken through here In the automobile load of Gypsies which was in Koseburg about a week ago. I I U might be possible that he aa te -.cn north at that time, but there . r . , . Is nothing to coniirm tne suspicion BURG The Gypsies at Shady Point seem to he a very orderly band and have (Created absolutely no disturbance. They are much quieter than the or dinary Gypsies and thoir . camp is kept cleaner and more orderly. They have had their autos in this city for to past tew cyiys undergoing re pairs and will not leave their pres ent camp, until tomorrow or Mon day when they will go on to Eu gene. There are only fifteen auto loads at the camp at Shady Point, the othor four cars being somewhere he. i hind the main party. Three wagons are also being used to transfer the I baggage and although being forced I to travel much Blower is very useful to carry the heavy luggage. On their arrival in Roscburg today sev eral of the men we're handed a tele gram which has been in the care of Marshal Williams for a few days announcing the fact that one of their members was in trouble at Higby, Idaho. They seemed very much ex cited and drove off rapidly in the direction of their camp. STEAMER SAN FRANCISCO,. May 13. Mrs. John Dennis, wife of the second of ficer of the Roanoke, today m3dc the flat charges that the Roanoko was overloaded when she left on her fatal voyage on Monday. Dannis' corpse was found drifting in a life- 1 boat yesterday. .Mrs. Dennis declar ed that the interior of the Roanoke was sawed away to make room for the unprecedented cargo. She said that on Monday gangs of carpen ters removed the beams and braces to make more room, and she assert ed that her husband dkl not believe that the Roanoko would arrive at her destination, land promised to quit the ship at San Pedro. NEW BILL WILL- House and Senate Get To gether on Defense Plan. GOVERNiMtNT KiAY MAKE ALL MUNITIONS X Urate Plant Is Also Port of Surplus Not Vscd Will He Sold For Ijuid Fertilizer, i hui, WASHINGTON, May 13 A peace defense force of G&4.0U0 men Is pro posed in the army bill which the house and senate conferees reported to both houses today. It Is a com promise measure and Includes all provisions tho big army advocates urged except the federal reserve. Both the chairmen urged tho pass age of the bill and action was expect ed on Monday. The bill provides for 206.000 regulars in peace times nnd 4 4 8,000 militiamen. The act reserves to the government the spe cific power to take over any manu i facturinu plant in time of war for I the purpose of making munitions i It appoints a board composed of two ! civilians and three officers to be I named to investigate the proposition 1 of the government manufacturing all munitions, and the board muBt re port by next new year. It npproprl ates twenty millions for a govern ment nitrate plant, and the presi dent Is empowered to pick the site. The nitrate will be extracted from the air, and the surplus not used by the government will be sold s fertilizer. The term of enlistment Is to be seven years, and captains may dismiss men at tho end of one year If competent. B. L. Williams and Oral McN'eece. I of Tiller, were business visitors In this city today. PROVIDE FOR BIG ARMY CONTRACT FOR OUSE IS BINDING Stringent Clauses Part of the ! Agreement For Construction, i WILL PROBABLY BE SIGNED HrlQNGAY Surveyors Already at Work Staking Ground so That Kxcnvattng May login Monday Ituildinjr to lie finished Docemlier 1. The contract for the erection of the new high Bchool building has; been drawn and is now awaiting the signature of the contractor, John Hunter, nad the members or the: school board. Mr Hunter returned) "last night from Portland utitT s he !ja3 arranged for his bond of $2S,000 will probably sign up Uto thTk after-1 noon or Monday morning. The con-! tract is complete in every detail and, besides providing protection (or the district Is prepared in such a way that the contractor is given a great deal of lee-way so that he will not be hindered In the quick comple tion of tho work. Tho time iml Is set for December 1 of this year with a penalty of $20 per day to be forfeited in case the work remains incomplete after that time. It is thought that this will give ample time to have all con struction work seasoned and will al low the work to be done in a more satisfactory manner than If it was hurried through by the original time. The contractor wiTT be allow ed 85 per cent of the monthly esti mate, fifteen per cent being held until (the entire building is com pleted. The contract provides that the contractor shall make no charge for SCHOOL H UNCLE SAM OPENS GREAT IRRIGATION PROJECT ON RIO GRANDE Llcutlaiii lut Uncle Sam's latest and greatest irrigation project, in Texas on Hie and the dedication ceremonies will take place May 13. A small empire will be turned Into a garden. t'tras and if ho desires to make au addition in any way to the provis ions of the specifications ho shall do so at his own expense. The super intendent is given authority to stop the work at any timo In case the contractor Is not fulfilling the terms of the contract and refuses to do so on notification. The power ig also given the sup erintendent to hire moro men at any ,tftuo he believes they would be use ful in causing the work to progress ashed for by Mr. Hunter himself. tiiora rapidly. The provision was who stated that he desire no delay and believed that the district would be given more ,protoctlon by this Clnv."--.n. ' , , , ,h , , , M". iluntor stated that he was do-. terinined to erect one of the best; ....... , . ,.o,..io a.iu n;s uumiy .o rulfi'l tills promls9 is fully demon strated by the Elks temple and the Ar:ncry building, two of Roscburg's; n'oFt beautiful structures which were built under his direction. The material has already boon ordored and will arrive within at short time. Ti10 workman will begin earlv Mon- day v.-ith the cleaning of the ground ard the excavations. Surveyors are already at work staking out the ground and putting it In readiness for tho commencing of operations. CiKKM.YX A'l TACKS ItKPl'KSKH WITH HKAVV LOSS I PARIS, May 13. Several heavy; (orman attacks upon Douamont and Thunumont, following a series or terrific bombardment, were ropuTs-j c;l by tho allied forces last night with heavy slaughter to the attack ing forces. The French forces held their ground and refused to yield an inch. West of the river Meuse the French succeeded In gaining some around. The artlllorv Rtrueclo con- tlnues unceasingly in the Avocourt woods region. A Btrons German attack on the; rlclir hank of ibn river I. nxner-tcil st aJy moment as it is their custom! r Kliirih.ir their nt.-ick. Thn fii.r - mans bognn their preparations for the attack upon Dnunumont and Thunumont last Thursday, but a strong reoonnisnnce near of Kparges was checked rrnehod open ground. the town before it I I f .... rrvrn , -tat -f 1nni. dmcrt land vtiat Will bv niiKtii.t. ..nrd GENERAL VILLA REPORTED TO RELOCATED HaS Small Band of Followers Near Border Line. BAN0ITS m fiillD TEHS FMS ' jil,illjitlon of State Militin AIuiik lkmlcr Lliio Continues 1HOO Miliv to llo v Protectod. I NAMIQU1PA, May 13 (Via wiro j less to Columbus, by Jacobs, U. P. Correspondent) Francisco Villa and about eleven hundred followers are reported at a ranch near Carrlzo, : 40 miles northwest of La Ascension. and another band is reported as ho- i lug scattered along tho Corralltos, I It has been recruited from Sonora j with a sprinkliug of Villa's original j Sierra escort. The report aroused but little interest at headquarters. The redistribution of tho American Another Invasion by (rcuHcra. LA RIO 1)0, Texas, May 13. The burning of the school house at Lny- endaocker, following a Mexican raid on tho Ambroso Johnson farm, caused the ranchers to prepare. for further raids. Johnson led tho pur suit of tho Invadors. Nobody was j kll,c aml ,B orll!ln of tl,a flro ,R "'""DW"' '"r.i Not Increase,!, WASHINGTON, May 1 3. There va na evidence among admlnlstra ! tion officials of greatly Increased ! concern over tho events at tho bor- j 'ler and in Mexico. j President Wilson loft this after- .noon for a week-end Jtrip down Chesepeake bay on the naval yacht ! Mayflower. Secretary Baker took a , ... v.r I exafl desert (bottom). Kio Crnnde liver, has been completed, et 180,000 acres, now mostly desert, . .. illtlW. I train for Atlantlo City and Newark, N. J., and will not return until Sun day. Ki-ixii-t Not Made Public Tho text of General Scott's report of his final discussions has not been made public. There are Indications, however, that he arrived at some thing In the nature of a gontloman'a understanding with tho Mexican war minister, though it poslbly hail no moro definite form than a statement by each side or what stops It pur posed taking toward chocking raid ing along the Texas bordor, renewed with the attack on Glenn Springs. KviMNlitlon to Ke-iiuUn. Pending new orders from the president, it was made plain at tha war department that General Per shing's expedition would remain la Mexico watching developments be yond the border. Meanwhile mobilization of na-i tional guardsmen from the bordor stafos and of additional regulars to strengthen the border patrol at points along tho 1800 mile stretch not protected by tbo expedition con tinues. Should raiding ho renewed addi tional stnto troops will bo called out for border duty and wborevor tho bnndlts lenvo a hot trail tho armj wljl not hesltato to pursiio them, into Mexico. BIG SURPRISE THIS WEEK Mrs. Clark Bargar Enters the Race and Leads. MISS JESSIE PICKENS COMES SECOND CVmttRt for Children Quocn Ik AIjoio Closely Conlchtori Voto bi llotli Contents In Very Mglit. A big surprise was sprung when the voles for Curnlval Queen wero countud this morning. A now can didate has appeared In the lists, and a sufficient number ot votes wus vot ed l'or this candidate to pluco her ill tho load of fthe threo contestants. 'I'll In new candidate is Mrs. C. L. ihiiKur, a popular matron of tho younger set, and the wii'o of C. U. Hurgur, of tiie Uuipqua Advertising ugciney. , . Airs, llargar possesses all of tho (lualificutioiiH necessary to fill this position with credit to hersolf find honor to the carnival, nnd will un doubtedly make a strong race for the nm-eeys of her candidacy. Miss PlrknuH Is now In second placo and MIhh Merrill a close third. Any of thr.so young Indies would refloet credit on our city In the event she was successful and an intenso in terest is predicted In tho contest for the balance of the period which It runs. Tho contest will close at 8 In tho evening1 of Wednesday, May 17, nnd the next count will bo made on Tues day afternoon at 1 o'clock. On Wed nesday, the last day, counts will bo nindo at 10 a. in., i p. in., 6 p. m., 7 p. m., and the lust count will bo made when the boxes are closed at 8 l. m. Votes are on t;alo at all of tho principal stores, or may be obtained from Secretary Josophson, mf tha carnival committee. Vorus Houser, has also made a heavy gain for Children's Quoen and now Is only a few votes behind the leader, little Mips Ilrands. Following Is thn result ot tho count this morning: l-'or Carnival Queen. Mrs. C. U llargar .1700 miss Jesslo Pickens 910 Miss Kathorlno Morrill 8ii0 l'Vr ClillilriTl'w yueen. Lola Ilrands 120 Vorus Houser 1690 Hen riowoll, Vernon Vinson and Kil King, left on 54 Friday for Whltcflsh. Mont. Leland Drown ac companied them as far as Portland. N QUEEN VOTE