V Daily Weather Report Fair Tonight and Thursday? Wanner Tonight. Highest temp, yesterday 7 Lowest temp, last night 45 vol. vn. ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, WEI.KS1AV, JUNE 7, 101U. No. USX - TWO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS START TODAY Republicans and Progressives Open in Chicago. FIRST DAY'S BUSINSSSIS PREFUNCTORY Keynote Specclies of Temporary ' Chaimutn Will Open The . Ileal I'Mrewoikw of the Meetings. . OHICAGO, June 7. Jostling crowds on Michigan Boulevard, the blare of bands, wriggling lines of densely packed humanity in hotel lUbbies, benbbpned and be-badged "isitorB, and the buzs, buzz of talk tiis was the opening day of the Republican and Progressive National Conventions. . t Four years ago the steam roller stalked its Gargantuan way through Chicago's streets, down ami through the Coliseum and back into the roundhouse of political history. If the steam-roller hadn't performed, there would have been only one na tional convention today. But those who were squushed by the paucake malUug wheels of the juggernaut arose, bruBhed off their dusty gar ments and assuaged their mangled bodies with the balm of a convention, ' candidates and machinery of their very own. It appeared today that the bruises of the steam-roller of four years ago inflicted might bo entirely healed., The Republican man in 'the street and the Progres sive man in the street hailed each other as brother, not as political en emy. Tho business scneduled lu both national gatherings is to be more or less 'perfcmctory today. Calling to order, prayer, introductory speeches b the national chairman and the setting to work of the convention committees is about all either the Republican or Progressive leaders expect to "accomplish in the day's public sessions. The real fireworks is expected to begin tomorrow with keynote speeches of the temporary chairman. Tonight tho Resolutions ' Committees are expected to begin iMpir long grind of hearings and Jjosed sessions, leading up to the formation of platforms. It was Na tional Chairman Charles D. Hlllis whose gavel banged to order the Republican conclave, at noon pre cisely. Hours before that minute the great galleries of the Coliseum had bee"n packed to their utmost ca pacity. A band, tucked far up above the gallery tooted cheerfully away at popular airs of the day and kept . he waiting thousands in good nu nior. On the floor were standards bearing the names of the states marked off the apace reserved for the actual participants In this quad riennial festivity, the delegates were slower to arrive. The delegates, all alive to their own importance and wearing vivid ,- "badges proclaiming their right to ' have a voice in selecting the Repub- lican standard bearers, strolled in in i groups and squads and companies. i They clustered about in little knots, T. buzzing away with their evr-un i changing gossip of national meet- Inc On the speaker's platform the officers of the convention were hold ing the little conferences that real- ' ly amounted to something. Then i came Charles D. Hillls. 'There was a vociferous outburst, a sort of tidal r wavo of noise that dashed against the Tilatform and finally subsided in what would have been merely the ' w,,,rmiir of exnectatlon. If it hadn't 1 i th fact that ciit or ten I ' thousand murmurs of expectation .-, from the audience blended together. i made a fairly credible amount of ' noise. Finally, b-n-n-g: went .the gavel. (Gavel by courtesy, he It un derstood, since it was really a gi gantic mallet, the only- kind whose ataerato raps could be expected to p.l.ttrate the convention noise.) twL noise subsided a little. There , more oangs and biffs and ultl- mately a semblance of order was obtained and the Republican Con vention of 1916 was in session. Over in the Auditorium, very much the same scenes were being enacted, on a slightly smaller scale. The Audi torium was likewise packed, but it wasn't nearly so large a hall as the Coliseum and its theatre-like pro portions didn't create the impression of vastness such -as Btruck the on looker on entering the barn-like' in terior of the Republican meeting nl&ce. The Proeresalve conclave was more mixed, also. There were worn-' en delegates, but there was the same' noise and clatter and enthusiasm. The fiery red hoad of National Chair-j man Victor Murdock moved comet-' like on the stage. "Original Roose velt men" and women renewed ! their fealty to the Sage of Sagamore! Hill in cheers, in impromptu confer-j ences, in all sorts or badges and ribbons. England Talks of Interning All Aliens. . HAVE TROUBLE IN FILLING POST Official Xews of Disaster Cnine n Surprise to Ihe Public As Movement; of tioiicral Wei-e Not Known. LONDON, June 7. Asquith has taken charge of the war office tem porarily, was announced today. There Is a marked stimulus in the recrultng, and a general demand for the interning of all enemy aliens in Great Britain, regardless of age, sex or naturalization, as the immedi ate results of the death of Kitchen er. It is generally believed that the Germans knew exactly of the move ments of Kitchener, and It Is openly hinted that the espionage system fur nished the Information whoreby a submarine -waylaid the Hampshire enroute to Russia. All the news papers commented on the freedom allowed Germans throughout Eng land. . The NoiTTcTiffe newspapers urge the interpment of all persons of (Continued on page 8.) G. O. P. ARENA WHERE Hers U a pkturs oi Interior KITCHENER S SHIPSUNKBY SUBMARINE' i PROGRESSIVES GO WILD OVER ROOSEVELT Mention of Colonel's Name Causes Big Demonstration. GALLED WISEST LEAOHR OF THE PEOPLE Itepubliwui Convention. Elects The Chairmen of Various Commit- tecs and Adjourns Until Tomomnv. ! CHICAGO, Auditorium Theatre, Juno 7. With every delegation' wearing Roosevelt banners, the pro-', grcssive national convention swung! ii behind the republican convention! at 12:30 this afternoon. Raymond' Robbins had-scarcely began his koy- note speech, when a violent Roose-i velt demonstration started. At the first mention of the name of the ' Colonel, the delegates cheered, yell ed shouted, .jumped in the air and waved bannors. A huge banner was' seized and carried to the stage, and within a minute practically ' 'every state delegation had planted their banners in a cluster on the speak er's stand. Hobbins named the Colonel the "bravost, wisest leader of the peoplo of our time. Tho fore 'ost citizen of the world, and the nation was clamoring for one man, and he was Roosevelt." He declar ed we want the favorite" son of the nation, not the favorite son of any state. At two o'clock this afternoon, nearly an hour after it had started, the demonstration was unabated. At 2:30, when the demonstration had lasted ninety minutes, it was beginning to subside. Perkins sent out scouts to Instruct the leaders to cease, the gavel rapped earnestly, and seven minutes later the yelling stopped, when Robbins resumed his speaking. The demonstration lasted one hour and thirty .five minutes. Thereafter Robbins referred to Roosevelt by inforence, never using his name. Irixlc Chairman of Kettilutlons. Senator Smoot was elected chair man of the credentials committee over Governor Morgan, of Kansas. Senator Lodge was elected as chair man of the committee on resolu tions, Charles Scott, of Kansas, sec retary. Lodge was authorized to ap- MOMENTOUS BATTLE ot th Colbjeum ut Chicago as U looks wTOoEN drt"H omxHKvcit si W ' MiWb-1 ' point a sub-committee of nine to ', draft the platform, and he Bjpuont ! ed the following: Borah, of Idaho; ! Sutherland, of Utahj Fall, of New j Mexico; Madden, of Illinois; How I land, of Ohio; Oliver, of Penusyl- vania; Wads-worth, of New Yolk; ; Glark, of Connecticut. Public hear- ings on the platform questions will begin at four this afternoon, with; secret sessions tonight. Lodge said ! he talked with Roosevelt over the telephone, probably at midnight last night, but he refused to reveal the time or nature of the talk. CVCLOXKS WKHE 1EA1I,Y MAMPHIS, Tenn., June 7. More than 160 persons have been killed in the Beries of yyclones which swept portions of Tennessee, Missis sippi, Missouri, Aakansas and Ken tucky the reports show. FOLTS GIVEN SENTENCE TO T One to Seven Years to be 'the Term of Confinement. IftlHOFF GETS THIRTY DAYS AND $300 ! Ilecker, Wlio Wiin Arretted on Charge of Allowing Minois to Piny Pool In Cigar Stoj-o (liven More Time to Plead. Bert Folts, who recontly plead guilty, to a charge of larceny from a store building, was today sentenc ed to serve from one to seven years in tho state penitentiary. Koltg was indicted recently by the grand jury and entered his plea of guilty when arraigned before Judgo Hamilton. Sontenco was deferred until this morning. In pussing sentence on the young man Judge Hamilton stated that he regretted being forced to cause him to bo con fined to the stule Institu tion, but that under the law he was compelled to do so. Ho hoped that under the Influence brought to bear upon him in that place he would de velop a senso of right and .wrong which would guide film after his re lease. In speaking of the length of the term Judge Hamilton stated that (Continued on pan 0.) PEN TEN IN PARTY'S HISTOFY IS SOON TO BE STAGED today. Th great hall is tomplstelj RAILROAD BONDS ARE NOT ILLEGAL Supreme Court Makes Itself Clearon Former Opinion. CITY HASPERFECT RiGHTTO ISSUE BONDS l'he Only Matter Considered by tile Supreme Court, in llllntor Cuso - 'n legility of Contract With the KomlulU. Ill tho opinion of the supremo court denying a rehearing in tho case of Hunter vs. tho City of Roso burg, the end for which the hear ing was doslred was gained, as the information was given in the words cited by Judgo Ilnrris. Wbon the first opinion was received the words "inhibiting tho bonds" were , used and this was at' first taken to mean that the city had no authority to is sue bonds Tor the purpose of build ing a railroad. Tho rehearing was desired in ordor to determine the exact meaning of the court In re gard to tills mutter, but In the l"nlon received today by Attorney O. P. Coshow, I ho court makes itself very clear that the bonds are not Illegal If Issued under a legal con tract. According to those versed In tho law the city is now proceeding according to methods which can not be questioned hud the lcglulty Is very pluln. The opinion of tho supremo court is as follows: Judge Harris. Much space is' given in the 00 pages of the potltion for a rehearing to a discussion of the benefits to bo derived from the proposed railroad, and emphasis is placed upon tho fact that the tax payers have by a largo majority vot ed for the improvement. The court, however, can neither inquire wheth er the railroad promises to be a pay ing or losing investment, nor ask whether a few or ninny want the improvement. Tho wisdom of con structing the proposed railroad is a question which mini bo answered by no one except tho voters In Rose burg, and the fact that there arc many for and only a few against the contracts cannot even be notic ed In determining the question of the legality of the 'contracts. The constitution is a shlol( with which ba readiness tor 0 convauUm j any citizen may ward off any at tempted "islou of. his rights re gardless of the. numbers who may be Interested... The prominent question presented by this , litigation is whether the contracts signed by the city of Rosoburg, the Roseburg A Eastern Railroad Company and the Kondall Lumber Corporation aro Il legal and wo concluded that the con tracts are Illegal because they in fringe upon tho constitution. On ac count of tho importance of the ques tions involved we have for the sec ond time given much attention to a consider-tion of them notwithstund-' iug the Tact that the opinion deliv ered by Mr. Justice Bean exprossotl. the conclusions at which we arrived, after, deliberating upon every ptiuse of tho legal questions presented, by Uii 'tigutiou. After again exam ining tho contentions made In the record we hve reached the same con clusions at which we hitherto arriv ed, and we Btill adhere to the rea soning and conclusion of tho orlsTn al opinion holding that the con tracts aro In violation of the con stitution. Tho petitioners express soma con cern lost tho original opinion might be misunderstood when, aftor di recting the entry of a decreo voiding; . tho contructs, if concludus by "in hibiting the Issuanco of the J3U0, 000 in bonds". Tho opinion In penrco vs. Roseburg,, 150 Pac. 865, establishes' the validity of tile' char ter amendment. Thooplnlou In Hunter vs. Roseburg, 156 Pac. 127,. goeB no further than to hold that tho contracts signed by the city, tho rail road company and tliu lumbor com pany violated statod provisions of tho constitution, and therefore, the issuance of bonds In furtherance of those Illegal contracts 'was inhibited. Tho amondmont to tho charter be ing legal the city would have the right to exorcise tho power con ferred by tho amondmont. Tho opinion does not contain any lan guage which prohibits tho issuanco of bonds to carry out a legal con tract. Willi a valid charter and given a legal contract for the con struction of a railroad, tho city could Issue bonds to carry out such, a contract because Section 157 or the charter authorizes the common council to lssuo bonds of tho city "for the purposo of raising the nec.os Biiry funds to construct snid rail road". Tho petition for rehearing Is denied. t . . s' Mr.'' Justice link In absent. DELEGATES ARDOR CHICAGO, Coliseum, Juno 7. It Is a dull rainy day, and a ralnsoakod assemblage has handicapped tho gathering of tho republican nation al convention. Tho wcathor has plainly dampened the cnlhusiusm of tile delegatea, who quieted down as Hllles 'pounded for order ut 11:30. Hurdlng, in delivering tho keynoto, drew the first genuine' spontaneous applause, when he pleaded for a navy which will fear none In tho world. Cheers also greeted his an nouncement that America should not be too proud t0 fight. No Signs of Agreement. The republicans convened with out any signs of ah agreement on a candidate. Hbosevclt, Hughes and the favorite sous still held sway, with possibilities of a dark borso. An uttompt to get together with tho progressives scorned certain. Tho New Jorsoy delegation intro duced a resolution, asking for tho appointment of a committee to ad vise with tho progressives on tho re publican platform plans. ApimniLh for Pitry l.'nlly. Americanism waB tho keynoto, and party unity tho appeal In lUuo speech of Harding In formally op ening tho convention. After a fow routlno motions, the convention adjourned ut 1:27 tl'V afternoon, until eleven o'clock to morrow morning. The committee on resolutions started formulating the platform at 3:00 this afternoon. . Clarence Mast will leave tho first of next inoirth for Baltimore to at tend the national convention of Klks. He will also spend a few weeks In New York visiting with relatives. . ,1