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ItOSEliUUG, KOl'OLAS CO I! XT V, OKKGC'V. Tl'KKDAY, NOVKMHKIt 21, 1!10.
No, 87-
COUNCIL TO IKE
Committee Will Interview the
"Merchants in Regard to
Parking Ordinance.
WILL RECEIVE INTEREST
Money Which Is Kept on Hand Cim
sUuitly Will lie Placed in Banks
on Daily Deports; City
Will Roullze S Per Cent.
TTot wishing to inflict upon the
merchants of the city and the farm-'
ers of the surrounding districts an 1
unnecessary and useless ordinance,
the council last night decided to al-
low the mayor to appoint a commit- j
tee to confer with the merchants aud
determine what was desired in re
gard to a city law to prohibit park?,
- iug of automobiles on the main
streets. This action followed the
reading of a resolution passed by the
merchants at a recent meeting in
which it WS3 the concensus of opin
ion chat the business would be hin
dered by such a measure. The mayor
appointed.W. S. Powell, J. E. McClin
tock and Robert Kidd as a commit
ter to confer with the merchants
and report their findings at the next
meeting. A decided difference of
opinion seems to exist over the pro
posed ordinance. Many farmers
have complained that they are un
able to reach the front doors of the
houses where they wish to do busi
Tioss on account ofhe autos which
are left parked In ftcont while the
merchants claim that many times
autos and wagons are required to
stand longer than 20 minutes In
front of a place of business white
goods are being loaded or unload
ed. The ordinance was laid on the
table pending the report of the com-"
mittee. j
In order that the city may realize
a slight amount of interest on the J
money which Is continually held in
the treasury, it was decided last
night to collect on it by the dally
balance system. The money nf the
city Is divided up into many differ
ent funds. Each Improvement which
is made is listed separately and as
fast , as the money accumulated
fro mthe paying of assessments It is
placed in the bank and kept segre
gated on the books of the city
treasurer. This Is done in order j
that the bookkeeping may be kept j
.in order when warrants are paid,
and as these are coming in at aU
times it is necessary that the money j
subject to the call of the treasurer.
At all times there is an average of
between ten and twelve thousand j
dollars lying In the banks subject to'
call and not drawing Interest. It is
now) proposed, however to obtain j
interest on this by the dally balance
system under which two per cent (
will be allowed for the money, the
- amount of interest to be figured
each day, payments to be made
weekly, monthly, or quarterly as
. seems best. The city attorney was
ordered to draw an ordinance to
cover the action and this will be
submitted soon.
The current expense and accounts
committee recommended the allow-1
ance of the bill of Edwin Thornton
for the sum of ?6S.25 to the amount
of $4S.7. Mr. Thornton's hill was
for Inspecting hydrants and other .
v.n-k, while city fire chief. j
"The marshal reported that the
sidewalk on Commercial avenue
which he had ordered constructed,
had been completed and that the
hill was $99.12.- This included all
work and it was decided to request
the contractor to segregate the dff-j
ferent amounts, showing tho extent
of fill and the prices of materials
and the recorder was Instructed to j
issue a warrant nn the general fund ;
as soon as the bill was submitted, j
The city attorney. Carl Wlmbcrly.
reported that he and not yet drafted
rtuly Weather Report,
T' "Iffht Plltl IM'SI;1) ;m-
ally Kii-; Wftf-mer Tonight.
Hirhest temp, yesterday 53
l.oTcnt temp, last night 29
the ordlnalice in regard to the en
forcement of the prohibition law, as
his former measure was upset by the
passage of the bone dry amendment.
He says that he Is now forming an
ordinance which will assist in en
forcing the latter amendment and
that the city law will be so strict
that "it will be a crime to look at
a drink."
A resolution was adopted order
ing the recorder to make assess
ment on the property along East
Sixth Dtreet and Fleser street or the
improvement work which has been
done there.
When it came to the passage of
the ordinance prohibiting the paint
!ng of signs on the sidewalks or
streets, it was found that auothor
ordinance had been passed some
time ago to this effect and was much
more stringent than the oue before
the council. It was decided to in
struct the marshal to enforce the
measure contained In the former or
dinance and to notify by a public
notice in the papers that such a law
was In effect and that violators
would be punished.
Marshal Williams stated that he
had prepared notices of repair of
sidewalks which would be served ou
Hamilton street property owners today.
C. W. Clark Former Roseburg
Photogra'1; Purchases
M bjllery.
RENTS ROSEBURG HOME
Thompson Hihks, Studio at Corner of
7tli and Willamette Streets Will
Ho Taken Over Ity Itoseburj; .
Man Next Monday. '
Charles W. Clark, former partner
In the Clark Brothers photographic
studio and the republican candidate
for county clerk in the recent elec
tion has practically complcteed ar-'
rangements whereby he will pur
chase the Thompson Brothers studio
at Eugene. Mr. Clark does not ex
pect to locate permanently at Eugene
but will remain thero during the
winter and is taking the gallery
chiefly as an investment. He is re
taining hjs property in this city and
his fine residence on the orth side
will be rented out during the win
ter months.
The Thompson Brothers studio Is
situated on the corner of Seventh
and Willamette streets and is one of
the best in Eugene. It is fitted for
both day and night work and is well
equipped with modern photographic
paraphernalia. Mr. Clark expects to
take possession, next Monday and j
will Immediately begin preparations!
for the holiday season. He is known
as one of the finest photographers
in the northwest and his ability is
known along the entire coast. His
wife Is at the present Unit conduct
ing a millinery store in Eugene and
has been decidedly successful in this
line.
It Is planned to obtain a number
of new fixtures for the Eugene stu
dio which la already well supplied
nnd make it one of the most com
plete and efficient studios In Oregon.
As a photographer Mr. Clark is un
surpassed and will undoubtedly
make a success of the business which
ho Is undertaking. He will leave
here Friday to complete arrange
ments, the final papers not being
signed on account of the absence of
one of the brothers, who is expect
ed to return Saturday.
CANADIAN PRIMIER GIVES TALK
Iwelni-e Country Will Xt foniliirr
l'earc I'ntll Alms Are t.iiined.
NEW YOI5K, Nov. 21 In nn ml
i i "fs before the Canadian club of
this city Premier Borden declare.
flint Canada will not consider Retire
until every aim of the allies hrs
been gained. Canada, he said has
sacrificed men and money and in
tcn!s to flirht until England and her
e.llles are victorious.
OFFICERS BELLI
3EMSAN
Donnelly Who Was Arrested
at Sutherlin Thought to
be Monomaniac.""'
WAS BUYING CATTLE
II:m1 Induced Sutherlin It as idea ts to
lielleve That, He Wa-s a Wealthy
Cuttle Buyer ami Had Secured
Seveinl He:td of Stock.
That Frank Donnelly, who was
arrested last night at Sutherlin tor
passing worthless .checks is insano
was the Statement made this morning
by Sheriff Quiuc. Donnelly urrived
in this city Wednesday of last week
with a party of friends from, Port
land whom he enticed to go7 with
him on tho promise of work in Cali
fornia. Ho passed a number of
worthless checks In Portland before
leaving, one of them being given to
tho drlvor of the automobile which
jrocrrht them to Roseburg.
It was discovered Thursday that
he had spent a portion of the night
In the barn belonging to Mr. Dill
ard, but evidence tends to show that
he became cold and went to the barn
o Al Kent, on Stephen's street where
he took down a tent which was hang
ing from the rafters and wrapped
himself up in Us folds. In the morn
ing he went to the back porch of
the house whero he took several Jars
of preserves and fruits out of which
he made a meal and then proceeded
to look through the papers stored In
the shed. He appropriated several
bank books and old checks signed
and bearing the name of C. J. Den
ning, formerly a business man in
this city, the checks being made out
on the Douglas County Bank.
The man evidently then went -to
Sutherlin whero .he gave out rtho
statement, that he was a cattle buyor
and Intended to purchase a quantity
of Block at that place. In order to
cituse the belief that ho had plenty
or money ho went to the telephone
in the presence of others and called
up a bank in this city and ordered
a draft for $1500 sent to him at
once. Undor this Influence several
men ban scouring the country and
within a short time had brought In
six head of cattle. A man who had
attempted to cash one of the checks
became suspicious and telephoned to
Sheriff Qnlne, who went immediate
ly and placed hint under arrest.
Donnelly kept up his bluff after be
ing arreBted land -'threatened the
sheriff with heavy damages If ho per
sisted In the arrest.
As far as can be lenrned has se
cured no money In the various epl
sodCB with wheh he has been con
cerned and seemingly has no motive
for passing the checks. This fact has
led tho officers to believe that he
has the Insane desire to play wealthy
and thnt his mind 1b deranged upon
that Bubject,
A telephone message was sent last
night to Andy Wlcnbergcr, the con
stable of tho Portland precinct and
a deputy was sent to Roseburg at
once. Donnelly will be returned to
Mullnomah'county to atand trial for
the charges against him. He hnd a
great many bank books and Ameri
can Express Company receipts for
foreign money orders. Among other
bank books In his possession was
one belonging to 0. Martin, of Days
Creek, only one check ever having
been torn from It, that being made
out In tho year 1910. How he came
to be In' possession of this book Is
a mystery to the officials. j
.. ,
MONEY ORDER PAID AFTER 3 YEARS1
Many IH'tJlily Xerewsnry to Itedcrm
Iwl Money Order.
On August 24. I9H, the offlr of;
The Nenrs received a letter fiomi
V. J. McKImm, of Outlook, Vasli.,
in rfply to a letter sent him some
tlm previously, ratline: his attention
to hlB arrears on the pnper. The
Irtter stated that on Brptcmber 27.1
1913, he had sent a money order
in the cum of $5.00 in settlement of
his account and had ordered the
paper discontinued. Diligent starch
of the rccoids of tho office wub made
but nothing was found to Bhow the
receipt of uie order by The News.
Aftt-T coasiuL'rablu correspondence,
the nun. her of tho original order
was secured, and it was revealed that.
this order lird never been presented
at the postoriico In Koseburg, or re
deemed at tin post o file e in Outlook.
Et?p3 w-'re then taken through the
local aud irn;iing ofiice to have a
new one tesmd, with the result that
after a groat cVal of signing up a'd
writing, The :ws yesterday received
a ppecial vrr-ant drawn on the
United Ptntes treasury for $5.00 In
settlement of the claim, three years
and nearly two months from the
date of its original issue. Iu this
connection, T'iq News desires to ex
tend its thaiihs to the loeal postof
flce officials for the attention given
to the mass of details and red tape
necessary to bring the transaction
to an end.
Henry Trailer, Jr., of Elkton, to
day underwent an operation for the
removal of tonsils and adonolds at
Mercy hospital. Dr. Seely was the
attending surgeon.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Trade Conditions After War
Must be Met by American
Business.
DEPLORES CLASS. FEELING
Will Urge Congress to Carefully
Consider lcgl.-dutlon to ICiuiblo
Transportation Companies
To Kxpujid.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (By
Robert llendor. ) Tho message of
President Wilson to congress on l)o-
cember 5 will ask American busi
ness to prepare to meet the unpre
cedented trade conditions after tho
war. WllBon Is now completing his
message, and in It he will appeal to
capital and labor for more co-operation,
more confidence In each other,
and for a loss tendency to cluss feel
ings. In this iconnnotllon, IWIIson
has formulated plans rendering all
strikes prnctlcally impossible lie
will urge the completion of a pro
gram for handling such situations as
tho railroad . trouble Is now being
handled. Ho will further urge con
gress to consider any possible
legislation that will aid transporta
tion systems to expand and Improve
so as to meet tho additional stress
atfer the war. Ho will also ask ac
tion upon tho (Conservation laws,
corrupt practices not, federal aid to
vocational eduention nnd laws giving
federal agents moro puwer against
neutrality violators. He wants a
continuance of the progress of the
program for national defense, in
cluding material naval additions.
JOSEF KUNSTANTSKI
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Jury Reaches Decision Quick
ly at Conclusion of Trial
For Non-support.
SUIT FOR WAGES STARTED
It. ritWun ItrtnA Stilt AkiiIdnI ieo.
Hupp, Asltluu lf.VM for hch
am Clerk In the Defend
ant's (I'mery Store.
After a deliberation of only a few
minutes the Jury In the ease of th
state against Joseph Kunstatskl re
turned a verdict of not guilty. The
deeinlon marks the end of ft series of
case-, one of which has led to the
tiert, eulnilnstlnr In the Indln i-v!
returned by th" prand Jury.
The e.Te which followed today
was tint of Dsn Chelan Against Geo.
Jlnpp, In which the plaintiff Ib at-
1
TO
American Commissioners are
Prepared to Define Terms
of Troops Withdrawal.
MORE CONFIDENCE FELT
Method of llorder Control jto lJo
Chief (juestion'Scttlcd Ity the
Commission; Will Not Con
sent to ltostrlrtlon.
ATLANT1C CITY, Nov. 21. Luis
Cabrera and his collcnguos on the
Mexican-American joint commission
will bo formally told today by Sec
retary of the Interior Lane, chair
man of the American commission,
on Just what terms an agreement
providing for tho withdrawal of the
American punitive expedition and
the protoctlon of life and property
along tho International border may
be reached.
. Fortified by the assurance of
President Wilson that he will back
the American representatives iu
their efforts to reach a sottlomcut
of the question at issue betweon
Mexico and tho United States, Secre
tary Lane returned hore late yes
terday. He immediately went Into
conference with Dr. J. IS. Mott and
Judge George Gray, the other Amer
ican commissioners, Informing them
in detail of the conference he had
at Washington Saturday with the
president. The formal meeting with
tho Mexicans will tuko place today.
Americana Are Confident.
The atmosphere of uncertainty
and ovon hopelcssnoss which has
been apparent for many weeks was
entirely lacking lust night. Tho
Americana appeared conlldent that
the end of the conference is In sight.
Their propositions havo been reduc
ed to writing, nnd It is understood
will admit of llttlo debate.
Tho Mexicans appeared not to tako
a pessimistic attitude of tho situa
tion, Mr. Cabrera again assuring
nowspnpor men that he was hope
ful of an amicable adjustment. There
was no evidence that he was prepar
ed to recede from his position so
long maintained that agrcomcnt to
the plan of the Americans was out
of the question. ,
Th'u qucBtlon at Issuo Is not the
withdrawal of Gone-nil Poiwhlng's
troops. They will bo called back
when the "STnierlcnn govornment Is
convinced that it can be done with
out placing tho safety of tho border
In Jeopardy. Tho more debatable
question Is tho method of controlling
(he bolder nftor they havo been tak
en out.
Mexicans Wiuit ltcstrlctlons-.
Theo Mexicans have objected seri
ously to acknowledging the right of
the United States to send troops
across the international boundary In
pursuit of bandits, but have been
moro Insistent that In case troops
are sent they be moved subject to
certain restrictions. When the Mex
lenn commissioners leavo here it will
be with realisation thtt American
foiccB will bn used to run down any
tempting to collect $1500 which ho
clnliiiH In duo him for wairca. Mr.
Phclun claims that during tho punt
few yciiua ho Iijib imvn about tho
Mtoro nnil thnt h' was employed by
.Mr Hupp to wait upon ciifltunierR
during the proprietor's nhnunco
whirl. v-ry frciiiuitly, as he
waft tho rRont for Hovernl nt:i;
routfrV nnd wns compelled lo attend
to Mb patron.
Mr. Ttnp: HiihnH thul ho did not
In any mnnm-r ff;ut:o Mr. PhcWin
nnd thnt the m n In not competent,
owing to Ms nf;" nnd ntnnglh, to
net an a rl rk in the tthnp. Many
mm upend their I i t r : In the place he
Bitvs, nnd thnt duriiiK the ahiienre
of hlmfclf nnd wife any one of them
waltn upon the riialonicni.
Many wit nerves wni o called by
both sides to testify as to occur
rences which hnd conio tinder their
. observation and to mmlM tho Jury
j In arriving nt n conclusion. This Ik
' the lant nf the jury cases (ho rest
of the Jurymen having been dismiss
ed this morning.
raiding band that crosses the bor
der Into the United States, regard
less of where they may have to gov
or of how long they may have to
stay In Mexico.
It was rogarded here as not Im
probable that a delay might be cuub-.
ed by the desire of the Mexicans to
communicate further with General
Carrunzu.
CALL VOn 11AXK STAT KM K N TrU
WASHINGTON, Nov. SI. Tho
comptroller of the currency has Is-,
sued a call for the condition of all
national banks at the closo of busi
ness on November, 17.
GREECE REFUSES FRENCH DEMANDS
M In Inters of Central Xatlons Will Not
Ho Asked to Leave,
ATHENS, Nov. 21. Tho Sreolc
cabinet refused tho demand of tho
French admiral, Fournea, that tho
German, Austrian, Turkish and Bul
garian ministers depart Immediate
ly. Another cabinet mooting In
scheduled before the mat tor la defin
itely settled.
TO
Swiss and Luxemberg Resi
dents Will be the Next
to be Sent.
BRITISH RAID TRENCHES
Teuton 1'orecs Aualii Take tho Ofron
fAvo Against lfeniiniuilans -liuportiuit.
HelKllts
Are Tnkon,
LONDON, Nov. 21. The London,
office of tho Uolglnn department of.
Justice charged that Germany was
preparing to doport all the Swiss and
Luxemborg residents of , Belgium.
Tho statement asserted that "the dc
portntlon of Ijolnluns continues. In
Brussels aldorman and counsel were
arrested because of the charge that,
they refused to glvo the Gorman au
thorities the lists of the unemployed.
Ono group of Luxomhorgers has al
ready been deported."
Ilrltlsli Itnld Trenches.
LONDON, Nov. 21. Qonoral Halg
roported that the Hrllish raided tho
trenches' at Grandecourt, Roolln
court and cai;t of Ypres. Tho Ger
mans heavily Bholled the British
southwest of Grandecourt. British
captured tho Oerman night patrol.
Tho war oflce described tho advanco
over a 3500 yard front on Saturday.
They gained rfnrrt 200 to 1000 yarda
and captured 019 prisoners.
Advmico Against Itoiiiuiiiiliiiis.
1II0H1.IN, Nov. 21. (via Snlvlllo)
It is announced thnt the Germans
have reached the vicinity of Craiova
and are ndvanclng against the Rou
manians. They have ruptured Im
portant towns and Intrcnchod on the
heights along the Alt. German
aeroplanes shelled the transportation
establishment near Bucharest. Mack
onsen reported that tho allies sholl
cdj IConstanza, and Cernaveda, in
Dobrudja. 0
Fred Bharpo, subscription agent
for the Orogonlnn, who has been
hero for tho past month, luft today
for Ashland where ho will mako bis
headquarters for Borne tlmo.
'M. L. Bushnell, ono of the well
known residents of Olalln . paased
the night hero In Itosoburg and re
turned homo this morning.
HUGHES WITHHOLDS TELEGRAM
Secretary fleiile ltejxirt Tltnt One Is
llelng 1'rt-paml.
T.AKKWOOD, N. J.t Nov. 21. The
privnte secretary of Charlos K.
Hughes today denied the report that
tho candidate hnd prepared a con
gratulatory tclcgrntu. It Is stated
that Hughes Is giving no thought of
such a 'telegram.
Humphrey Rankin leaves tomor
row for a visit at Cincinnati and at
h'.n old home In Kentucky.