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Dally Weather Report Fuir Tonight mid Tuesday. Highest temp, yestorday ....76 lowest tomp. last night 40 vol. vn. ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY-, O ; i.-, iiiiii. No. 117 m raw ;IDENT GAY MAY DAY FESTIVAL Mrs. Virginia Boyd is Badly Injured by Fall. MRS. INEZ- MILLER GIVES GOOD TALK Wb.: Struck by Swing und Thrown to Ground, Fracturing Right Leg und Right Arm t I..., Ifo.ll.llv liMi nip, ..!.. ...j Oue of the best May Day festivals ever held in tills city was celebrated ' t the Fullerton school park Satur-! AC MARS day afternoon. The ceremonies had coiinnouse a moo oi mousanus been scheduled for the sixth of the 'seized Jesse -Washington, a negro ; - month but on account of rain wore'ased 18. and burned him to death l'rfiwo'ned until last week. The pro. 'n the city hall square. He was gram had been under course of pre-, """6 ru ...u.u....B on.. paration for some time and every- eth Fryar, the wife of a farmer, thing which would tend to furnish! entertainment for the day was pro-j vided for. j The Juvenile band was out In full uniform and held a very delight ful concert preceding tho crowning of tho May Queen, Elaine Brown. Miss Brown is a very beautiful young lady and reigned over her dutiful sub jects with a grace and ease unparal leled by the greatest of monnrchs. May poie drills, choruses, recitations and many other charming presenti tions formed a part of the entertain ment for the afternoon. One of the principal addresses of the day was made by Mrs. Inez Mill-! er, of Wilbur, who spoke on tne general subject of "Education". Mrs.! Miller's wide experience la tl.o schools of the slai h made her familiar with the. needs, of the; schools and In a short, but Interest-! ing talk she gave a clear insight Into the work of the Parent-Teachers as sociation and showed how it was fill ing a place which has been left va cant since tho public school system was. foundod. Altogether it was one of the best gatherings of its kind ever held and only one accident occurred to mar tho pleasure of the afternoon. The accident occurred toward the close of the program, Mrs. Virginia Boyd being struck by one of the large BWTTUgS 111 wiiu.il twu fcnio were Ringing ond was thrown to the ground, sustaining a fracture of the right leg and right arm. The girls had been sitting Iquietly in '..ic swing, when some one thinking to take them by surprise gove It a sud den push. Mrs. Boyd nnd a lady.com. panion happened to be passing anil as the loaded swing swung forwnrd both were struck and thrown vio lently to the ground. Mrs. Boyd's leg was broken just 'below the hip and ber arm fractured at the elbow. She was hurried to Mercy hospital nnd Dr. Houck summoned. The In juries were dressed and she Is Im proving rapidly not having been af fected seriously by tho shock. . m MR. AND M HS. ISOOTH RETURN FKOM EAST Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Booth return ed last night from a trip which car ried them to New York City and many of the large cities of the east. They left Roseburg about a month ago and after spending two weeks at the Byron Hot Springs In California, left for New York City. There Mr. Tlooth attended a meeting of the Na tional Trotting Association, of which he is one of the directors. They spent five days In the world's largest city and then went to Pittsburg, where Mr. Booth had a number of business matters to attend to. They then went to Washington, D. C. and returned by way of Nashville, Tenn. and New Orleans. Mr. Booth's health has been much Improved by the trip nnd he states that the rheumatism which has been troubling him for several years has raused him no pain for some time. In spite of the great amount of buBi-. cess which he had to attend to In sjfhe east, he states that he has en-, Joyed his trip very much, but yet' Is very glad to get back to Roseburg. STUDENTS EXPELLED FROM COLLEGE FOR DRUNKENNESS SALEM, May 15. T-hree students were expelled from the Willamette University on charges of drunkenness today, after their ; classmates had ducked them in the creek. They are A. Irvine, of Salem; H. Edwards, of Eugene; Dean Adams, of Idaho.' GOVERNMENT CONDUCTS ' PROltEON ROANOKE DISASTER! eminent probe of the Roanoke dis aster, that the steamer was over loaded, and the crew feared for their safety. He said the cabins were cut away to make room for the Immense cargo of dynamite, wheat and oil. TEXAS MOIJ BURNS NEGRO. r WACO, Texas, May 15. Storming run n LiMliLrlLi CELEBRATED WinchesterisScene of Unusual and Unique Ceremony. NIECtCFCKIEFANNTUfJCES ENGfiGEMENT vt'odding IVrvanoiiy Will Not Do Performed Until Parly Ife-uches MhmnaimliH When Great Chief Will Officiate BY GYPSIES A number of Roseburg residents j Wo have 20 miles of plunked streets, today had the privilege of observ- an electric street railway, water and ing a ceremony which is but seldom light system. In nine years we have seen that of a Gypsy engagement, j grown from 50 to 6,000 people, and Tho word was circulated on the. solely on account of the lumber in strcets yesterday that preparations dustry." , were being made and this morning ed the camp. The preparations were very elaborate. The camp was Chang-1 ed from Shady Point to a place i along the Pacific highway near Winchester. Returning to Rose burg supplies were purchased for the all-day banquet. Three live sheep, sixty dozen French rolls, $15 .worth of Weinhardt's nactar, and an auto , load of oranges, bananas, lemons, ' etc., comprised a part of the pur chases made. In addition to sup plies of rood over $100.00 worth .or silks were bought this morning to ; lend color to the festivities., The occasion Is a special one. The : beautiful niece of the chief of the ; 'entire gypsy tribes .Is announcing j her engagement to Tom Miller, one of the wealthy young men of the party with which she is traveling. The name of the young lady is Rosie De Metro, and she is very attractive, especially when dressed in the new bright-colored silks and wearing the golden ornaments valued at several hundreds of dollars of which she Is the possesor. The marriage ceremony will not ' be performed until the party reaches Minneapolis for their annual gather I Ing at which they will meet the great chief, who Is uncle of the young i lady. Chief Slatcho I)e Metro. On July 4 there will be held fifteen weddings at a cost of $58,000, the i festivities to last for three weeks. after which the bands will separate and go on their way. The announcement of an engage ! ment Is always an occasion for great deal of merriment, especially when the young lady stand so high In rank. Dancing and feasting are In dulged in until all are tired and fore- pd f n rest frnm ihoap fatlonn OH'. . . . , . . orchestra was hired for the ocraslon (Continued on page 4.) PLAIN FACTS AND FIGURES i What Mills Have Done For Other Places in the State. "I-SraDtWOBLBOOD WAGES. PBOSPERin Roseburg is Hotter Situated From a Nuturnl StaiidjKiiut, Has More Standing Timber Thau Most of These Places. You have heard the statement made by citizens of Roseburg who are opposed to the proposed rall- road bond lssl, thlll ,ho luml)er in. Uustry ha3 never bullt anJ. city of any consequence, and several a saw mill towng ,)ava beeu pointed out as an example. The Roseburg Commercial Club has made an exhaustive investigation of condi tions in some of the lumbering cen ters of Washington, and the resulls show Just tho opposite of this statement. In a letter received from W. H. Force, president of the Mer chants Association of Raymond, Washington, ho says "Ten years ago duck hunting was good on the pres ent site of the city of Raymond. To day we have over 6,000 population, and we are growing ovory year. There nre 2400 men employed in the sawmills, box . factories, and shlnglQ mills 'and logging camps around Raymbond, with a monthly pay roll of $155,000. We produce over three and a quarter uilVS.m dol lars of lumber annually, and there is a to'tal of over six million dollars Invested in tills business. Our dally rapacity for 10 hours Is 1,100.000 feet of lumber, one and one-halt million shingles, 105,000 lath, and over a million fruit baskets and boxes Wages are as follows: Com mon labor, $2.25 to $2.75; engineers, $80 to $150; men on floor $2.50 to $t!.oo daily; filers $5 to $15 per day. ' Raymond has 30 million feet of tlmber tributary to It, which is not as I THINK BURTON COULD RAtLY FACTIONS ' h i 4. I A Jtf-y ,;y:, "tj Vk '?. 'f . V 'f'j-Sf-:-' VV, , fit VXTj-ir-,tC(?6 The candidacy of Senator Theodore Hurton of Ohio has been promoted by the feeling tha the battle . round of ihe presidential campaign lies in the middle west Burton's friends are tTer.tly encouratred t;y the fart that in the recent UMc pr-iary uurion f.ot ;;0 per cent nnre votes than V.'ilon. Burton served in congross twenty- rlic veur and was a leader in 1c Mion in the alinnistravl'.ns of thr republican ni-esifJeriH He ba ben n c.',n.niru"'is pt-'-'-tive tariff 9 Ivo ca'o He rV.lar' f!r-ii i'li'iry.t'ial in Hft.fnfV'ice is sn ifroorti'lt e'TOert ii u.llilary irai dness He de ..men ur, lusebur:; has. We have a population of . about 6,000 people to start with. We also have a large aud fertile, as well as productive ag- j .Icu'tiu-a; cou;ii;y surroundiug us. j We iiiL in the center of ono of the best trull bolts in tlio west. Wo have untouched mineral resources. Wo 'i.ive a market in the middle west vliioh can bo readied by rail i 5s cheaply as any shipping point in tho no-.lhwcst, with an unlimited de-nu-u'1 for our ' lumber. The best authorities' declare that the nreseut demand for lumber and the present! splendid prices will hold good forj yea to come. What, then will be 'Roseburg's population and wealth ton years from today. Can any thinking citizen bellevo that our rcvth will not be unprecedented In the h'story of our city? Tho f ist mill which we will ob tain will cut nearly one-fourth as :n ch l.itv.ber daily as Raymond's 15 .-Ills do. This will bo but tho start of our industrial development. Evon Wtllupa Harbor, a little town a few miles from Raymond has nino saw j mills and cThe shingle mills, besides' two box factories, with a production ! of two hundred million feet of lum-j her annuully. This Is also largely tributary to Raymond, Think of tho men employed by these factories. Can Roaeburg afford to take the re motest chance of losing the oppor tunity of developing herself indus trially, when we have such examples boforo us. We think not, and believe that next Monday, when tho local voters of this city go to thn polls, they will carry tho railroad boud is sue by tho biggest majority ever re ceived at any election In Roseburg. I LINE TRENCH IS I CAPTURED ItV FRENCH1 FIRST PARIS, May 15. Tho French forces lu(e captured a first lino German trench near Verniundc-Vill-ories, an official communication from tho war office stated. A heavy bombardment Jn tho Avocourt woods was practically tho only activity over Sunday, It stated. AMERICANS LAND AT SAXTI .DOMINGO WASHINGTON, May 15. Admiral Caperton reported that American ma rines landed at Santa Domingo this morning, the number not being Btat ed. Caperton has five hundred In bis command. SANTA DOMINGO. May 15. The rebels retired from the capital, to day under the threat of American In tervention. Congress Is propnrine to elect a successor to President Jlm- Inez. livered the longest speech ever mado in the senate and for the taxpayers the most valuable, since it saved $33,000,000. He is especially posted on Ameri can diplomatic and military history and in the house was known as the i most versatile -member, having also j written several authoritative finan- icial volumes. Speaker Cannon called nim "the ablest man on the floor." A great campaigner, Burton has stump ed in every state and is one of the mist powerful orators in public me. Progressive, hut not a faddist, it is believed he would rally all element of the Republican party. - -I OLCOTTSTANDS BIG CHANCE OF LOSING Moores Gains Strength All Overstate. HAS BEEN LIFE LO'iG REPUBLICAN ltiu'JiUil Making a Strong Raro for lubllc Service Cotiimlss'iom'r of tlio Western District. SALEM, Ore.. May 15. So far as state polities Is concerned it Is now apparent that tho big fights center about tho office of secretary of slate, and tho public service commissioner ship for the western district. Polit ical wlseheads hero who aro in close touch with conditions throughout tho state declare that C. B. Moores, can didate for the republican nomination for tho socrotaryshlp, seems to have the best of it over Ben W. Olcott. It is also asserted that Fred Buch tel's vigorous campaign for tho iiub I ic service nomination Is bearing fruit and that he will edge out In advance of Thos. D. Campbell. Without doubt tho secretary of state contest Is attracting more in terest than any stnte primary cam paign for a number of years. A sig nificant feature In connection with tho present race, which is now warm ing Into the final lap, is tho active part Ibolng played by tho prosa. Usually tho newspapers of tho state, and especially the smaller papers, have not tnkeu sides boforo the primaries except for purely Weal candidates. Hut this year the press hns joined In the contcat actively, and It is pointed out that practically every republican pupcr which has ex pressed itsolf is strongly endorsing Moores. Moores' frlonds dcclaro that this is an indication of the real sentiment of the republicans through out tho state and of the growing feeling that a man of his admltlcd ability and admirable record In public and political life should bo recognized by republicans at the polls. Those who aro forecasting suc coi,b for Moores nest Frldny Lase their predictions not only upon the phenomenal support accorded by the press In every county and the ac ,rve campaign which Ih being waged throughout the stalo, but efipocl.'illy upon a comparison with tho results of tho primary election lu 1912. At that time. It Is pointed out, Olcott won the nomination over Frank Fields by the vory small margin or 2490 votes. During the campaign Fields was bitterly assailed and his lack of real strength was Indicated by tho fact that ho lost even his own county, Multnomah, which gave Olcott a majority of 1155, or prnc tlcally half Ills total lead. In the 1912 primary cumpaign Ol cott had the active support of the state administration, under Oswald West, the democratic governor whose campaign Olcott had handled and tow'ards whoso election he con tributed $1550. Even with this sup port he baroly edged out In the lead. As Olcott has been anything but friendly to Governor Wltliyconibe, and Is considered as practically In league with democratic and nnor .'.'!. lot-ratio forces which seek to embarrass the administration, ho will entirely lark the ndiulnlslra !uii support which so materially i.!pt:d him four years ago. This It Is believed, will make a vn y material difference, for It Is i';!ied that when ho ran before 01 "ott had already been in office two efirs and wbb prnetlcally an well inown as he Is today and probably e essed many less political eno- 'lies. It Is generally believed that Moores Is a fur strunger candidate Mian was Fields. Certainly ha Is r better known throughout the into. That ho will carry Multno mah Is now conceded even by Ol olt supporters, who seem to base t'vlr hopes upon the rural vote, feel. Ing that Olcotfs name Is extronioly well known through his official ac tivities to thousands of votor whom Moores has not time to reach. Summed up, It may be said that Moore's has the support of a groat majority of republican papers; that practically all regular republicans aro actively working for lilui and that It la almost certain that he will carry Multnomah county handsomely. Ou the other hand, Olcott's name Is widely known and he has many per sonal friends. He is an astute poli tician and ho is covering the country with "personnl" lettors, and evident ly spending much money. If Moores gota a really large lead in Multno mah it is asserted that his nomina tion Is assured. If the Multnomah, voto is close It may bo anybody's race, for while undoubtedly Moores has the big edge In most of tha towns, the outlying vote will .be split badly. , In the public service conimlsslon ershlp race Fred Buchtol has been making remarkable progress of lato, It is universally admitted. He has mado a very thorough and aggressive campaign and there is no doubt that he will poll ia handsome vote In many of tho larger counties whllo It Is assorted by those well Informed that there Is no question about him carrying Multnomah. On the other hand, , Toni Camp bell, the present incumbent. Is wldoly known and has many friends. Although he hns conducted an In active campaign It Is asserted by hlR bnckors that ho will show up boltor whon tho votes aro countod thnn now seems probable El Paso People Can See No Other Solution. CHIEFTAiNSQUARRELArrlONGTHEMSELVES 9 McwbaiiN Alt.Uuk Auicu'Uuii TnxipH 'With IMwiMmihs Jtcsults ' No FulullticH Aro lil'...IH'd. El, PASO, May 15. General Scott today presented a ruport to liakur 'and Lannlng staling tbut although 'Ohrogtin hud refused to guarantoo u full co-operation In willing, ho offered a.ssltilaiico which would bo helpful. The report confirmed tho Teccnt optimistic feeling regarding 'Mexico, although It Included tho opinions of many residents of El Patio who believe that a general 'Mexican houaocloaiilng will ultimate ly Ix.coino noccssary. Scott behoves the fivoiuble situation wus created as Die result of the conferences with Obrcgou. .Muxlrun Chief; III Wrangle. WASHINGTON, May 15. Antonio Vlllareal wrolo to tho United Press denying the charges of Arredoudo that ho Instigated tho Glenn Springs raid. lie said that ho condemned with nil his energy tho nets of the ruldcrs which only could add to the misfortune of -Mexico. Ho said the campaign of abuse against him was dlructed because tho Aguas Calkintes convention had tried to elect him as provisional president, and tho rhnrges that Carranzu is trying to suppress him. AmuriciuM Aro Rj'leAAod, The navy department announces that three Americans who have been Imprisoned In Acapulco have been re leased. They wore charged with burning the schooner Nariscal. Tho j state department demanded tholr release and ordered a crulsor to go to Acapulco. TrooMHn Kill Throx Moulin. AMERICAN BASE IN MEXICO, May 15. (By wireless) Tho Amor lean troops under Lieutenant Patton killed three Mexicans when they were attacked at tho Hublo ranch. There were no casualties among the Amor I. cans. INTERVENTION NECESSARY MEXICO