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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1916)
VOL. VII. ltOSEBUltti, DOUGLAS COB XT V. OREGON. THlltSDAV, HECKMHKK l, IOIU. So. aatk Taxpayers Favoring Coos Pass Resolution Appropriation For Bay Highway. UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED lion. Bingor Hermann Prepares Res olution Setting Forth Uensous Why Coos Hay Highway Should Be Favored. After a prolonged discussion of various road matters and especially the present supervisor system the Taxpayers League yesterday after noon passed the following resolution which was prepared by County Judge K. W. Maisteisi Attorney D. L. Eddy and ex-County Judgo Dexter Rice: "'Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the present road laws should not be changed in the matter iof vesting control of county roads and bridges In the county court or In the matter of the appointment of road masters or su pervisors." The discussion then turned to the Roseburg-Coos Bay highway which it Is understood is about to be wrested from Douglas county by Lane county and after a frrent ueal of discussion, the following resolution, prepared by Binger Hermann, who has father ed the activity for this particular highway, was road and adopted with out a dissenting vote: WHEREAS, Nearly 63 years ago the first pack horse road was opened by the early pioneers from Douglas county to Coos county via Camas Valley and the Coquille river, and about 45 years ago a wagon road was constructed by the two counties on substantially the same lines, omitting the coast section, and has heen continuously traveled s.nce then as the U. S. mail route and by stage coaches and travelers. Much of-it avoided the water level of the Coquille river canyon because of the cost of construction there along and passed over the hilly portious of the route That several surveys for railroad construction liave been made since 1880 and the route for such road from Roseburg to Ccos Bay approved by railroad companies at a grade a little above one per cent over and around the high"' elevations. The state legislature an propriated money many years ago for this road and one in Curry co'ii. ty which aided both, and That about 1913 or 1914 the county court of Douglas county, fol- lowing like action on me pan oi j and are Ead t0 have pienty of capl Coos county ordered a survey which (al )t ,s more than p0Bgne that the being made followed mainly the ml vm De re,,iaceci by one of at former road except that the water )(,aBt equal cal)acity, spite of tho level In the Coquille canyon was fol- fa(,t ,nat no n9,lrance was carried. lowed and so much of said Burvey in Douglas county was approved by the county court while Coos county ap proved a similar survey In that coun ty connecting with the other county. Both courts ordered said respec tive roads opened and there Is now a legal county road from Roseburg Mo Coos Hay. But little or no work has been done on said water level route In said canyon and for six months in the year the entire road from Camas Valley to tido water 1n Coos county remains Impassable rorj teams and autos, there being but: about eight miles only for road work to the Coos county line and but about five miles from therein. Coos county to Improve roadway. AND WHEREAS, The state high way commission of Oregon directed a survey of the said roadway from Roseburg to Coos Bay by State Highway Engineer H. h. Rowlby, which being done was approved June 3. 1914, and duly spproyed and adopted September 5, 1914. by the, pertain nnd unsatisfactory for some stale highway commission consisting! imP tliat there is Utile enrouragc of Governor Oswald West, Secretary nicnt for capital to be Invested in It. of State Ben W. Olcott and State j "The blow Is a hard one espect Treasurer Thomas B. Kay, pursuant ally for Gardiner and community, to diaper 339 laws of Oregon of i Hiirnnl Once Before. 191.1. An official mr.p of the sp- The Gardiner mill was destroyed Daily "Weather Renort. Ilaln Tonight nnd Friday; Heavy Southerly Winds. Highest temn. yesterday 4 7 1-owest temp, last night 4 2 proved state highway of the state was published by authority of the state, and never changed and upon the map appears outlined the Coos Bay highway extending westwardly from Roseburg to Coos Bay via Cam as Valley and Myrtle Point WHEREAS. In the year 1916, there was approved by said highway commission the sum of $5000 for a survey of said highway which action has never been rescinded, .but on the contrary at a full meeting of the highway commission and advisory board thereof the matter was again considered - In the month of Novem ber last and the- formor action of the board was affirmed unanimously in the face of a report of the pres ent Btate highway engineer which is Interpreted to mean a diversion of the above $5000 and its expenditure on another proposed route from the Willamette valley extending to Coos Bay. Therefore be it, and It is hereby RESOLVED, On this 20th day of December by an assembly of citizens and taxpayers of Douglas c6uuty, meeting in the city of Roseburg In said county: First. That any proposed diver sion of said $5009 be unequivocally opposed. Second. That the state highway commission, the legislative assembly of tho state of Oregon . and the county court of said Douglas county be recommended to aid in the con struction of said highway by such funds as may become available from the federal highway, appropriation of -$75,000,000 from available state funds and from the county appro priations available for purpose of road construction. ILLS MAY Nothing .ppfinite Known as to the Intention of Owners No Insurance Carried. WHARF AND'LUMBER SAVED Comimny Owns 2.1,000 Acres of Tlmlier and 10,000 Acirs Logged OIT Land Slain Industry of Thriving City of Gardiner. From tho papers published at Marshfleld the following additional facts are learned regarding the. dis astrous Are which completely de stroyed the large lumber mills at Gardiner this week. Opinion seems to be divided regarding the rebuild ing of the mill, but as the company has lnree holdings In that vicinity The fire is presumed to have orig inated from a hot box, and within five minutes after It was first dis covered by the night watchman, the whole plant was in flames. Steamers Fight Fire. Tho Gardiner Mill Company's tug, Cleaner, was lying alongside the whnrf, and their steamer, the Snn Gabriel, had just come in to load. Both were used In fighting the conflagration, but could accomplish n fighting the fire In the mill j tsc 1 f - However, by hard work, the lum Der on tne aoek and the wharves was save(). About 500.000 feet of umucr wa8 piled on the docks. Slay Not Rebuild. O. B. Hinsdale, general manager of the mill, said thnt there was noth NOT BE REBUILT NOW Ing definite to give out just at pres- about 100,000 feet a day. The com ent concerning rebuilding. pany operated logging ramps and "I am a little afraid that we will not rebuild now." ho sold. "The lumber business has been so un r.nre before ny nre, nnrning in HS8. It was rebuilt nnd the plant destroyed last night was started In October. 1RS9. The late W. F. Jewett was then with the company. Since Mr. Jewett' death, and even prior to Ti Personally Prepared Notes Are Sent to All Belligerants Offering Services. RIGHTS ARE INVADED Lansing Declared That America la "Drawing Nearer to Verge of War' and That Situation Cannot Continue. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Presi dent Wilson aa chief executive of the greatest nation which has been able to keep free from the Euro pean war, has taken the initiative to restore and maintain world peace. He has directly addressed all of the bel ligerents and neutrals on the subject. Independent of the peace sugges tions made by the Teutonic allies, the president has called on the bal Hgerents to "learn how near the haven of peace may be for which all mankind longs with an intense and increasing longing." Does Not Itoimso Peace. He does ot propose peace, neither does he offer mediation. He does, however, call upon the belligerents to "compare views as to the terms'" on which the war can be ended. Announcement of the action of the president was made personally by Secretary of State Lansing. The greatest secrecy had enshrouded the action of the chief executive. The note was prepared by him personally after conferring with Ms cabinet and was sent in code on Monday to the United States ambassadors and min isters. Duplirnto Notes Are Rent. A footnote to the copy which was addressed to Ambassador V. H. Page In London announced that a similar communication had been sent to the represetative accredit ed to the governments of France, Italy, Japan, Russia, Belgium, Montenegro, Portugal, Koumania and Serbia and to all the neutral governments for their information. The note to Ambassador Gerard in Berlin said copies had been for warded to Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria. It was said at the state department last night the representatives of the United States in Great Britain, Fiance, Italy and Russia and in the countries representing the central powers every indication of peace sen timent. Appeal Mny Be KfTectlve. Officials here. declare they believe the belligerents must heed tho appeal of the United States. And It is al ready certain that a majority, it not all, neutrals and the Vatican will Join in the effort to not only end the war, but to make further con flicts of this stupendous character impossible. Shmv Down Ik Wanted. WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Lans ing said a desire for a complete show down by all the belligerents, because American rights have been invaded, was ,tho real purpose be hind the note of Wilson. Ho de clared frankly that . the United States was "drawing nearer to the verge of war," and the situation can not continue, and he authorized the that time, O. D. Ilinsdalo had been general manager of the plant. Was Old Fiudilmiod. The mill which has just been de stroyed was rather old fashioned. Its maximum cut of lumber was j furnished quite a large payroll for the I'mpqua river rountry. The company owns 25.000 acres of timber and about 10.000 acres of logged off land and a small logging road which extends back to some of the timber. The president of the company is a son of the late Capt. Nowlln. who resides In San Francisco and Mr. Stcvons of San Francisco, Is thj sec retary. W. II. Jewett, ot Gardiner Is one of the directors. The company owns the steamer San Gabriel and also several sall '.ng vessels. The company storo at Gardiner is one of the largest gen- eral stores In si uthwestern Oregon. following statement: "Our rights have been invaded, and the situation Is becoming intolerable. The belli gerents on both sides are invading American rights more and more, ren dering the situation Increasingly f ritical. I mean by this that the United States is drawing nearer the verrto of war, and we are therefore entitled to know what tl)e belliger ents want, so we can regulate our future conduct." La n slug omphaslzeU positively that the German peace proposal apd the speech of Lloyd George were not connected with the sending of Wil son's note, and declared that the president does not Intend to suggest peace, but wants to render the posi tions of neutrals less intolerable. The whole talk of Lansing emphasiz ed the idea that America must "do something" In the event her rights are further -invaded. The British, Italian, Japanese, German, Bulgar ian, Russian and Turkish ambassa dors visited Lansing this morning and received copies of tho note sent their governments. Lansing said that Wilson finally decided to send the note on Monday, and It was for warded on Monday night and Tues day morning. STEAMER TORPEDOED, NO WARNING Six Americans Alionrd Hut All Were Saved. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. The American consul at Malta informed the stato department that tho Brit ish steamer Saint. Ursula, with six Americans aboard, was torpedoed without warning, bflt the Americans were saved Would Have Legislature Pro vide For Trout Hatchery On the Umpqua. PICTURES WILL BE SHOWN Films Depleting Wild Life of Oregon Will Ho Shown I rre to Children and Become Part of Enter tniniiicnit Tomorrow Right. 1 The sportBmefr of the city held a very enthusiastic meeting last night at the office of !g. V.. Young whore a large number of them gathered for the purpose of! discussing matters pertaining to t)io Installing of trout hatchery and the Increasing of the present salmon hatchery, on the North Umpqua. The fact has at last been realized that unless some dras tic action is taken the angling and recreation facilities which mean so much to Oregort, not only for pleas ure, but In value of dollars, and ccntB will be dissipated. The importance of regulating the seining and angling at the mouth of the river which prevents the fish from reaching tho headwaters was also discussed at some length and the necessity of suitable legislation expressed. The sportsmen are unit' ed in the opinion that some action must be taken which will prevent the commercial fishermen from taking from the streams their entire life and causing the extinction of the myriads of fish which are even now decreasing alarmingly In numbers. The coming bnll and entertain ment to be held Friday night at the Armory were also discussed and the Sportsmen urged to do their utmoHl to Becure a large attendance as the funds which will he raised will be expended for the purpose 'if better ing tho angling nnd recreation con dltlons. The men have spared no effort or expense to make this entertainment one of the finest of the year and that their endeavor will not he un rewarded Is shown by the lnrge num ber of tickets already disposed of. Tomorrow afternoon they have made arrangements to show the lat ent Wm. Finley fllni productions of Oregon wild life to the school chll dren at the Antlers theatre whlcn h. heen donated hv the Elks lodge free of charge. Thme pictures are of the highest educational advantage as they explain animal life to chil dren in the best manner possible. COUNTY TAX LEVY FIXED BY COURT Thirteen andFiveTenths Mills Will be Rate For the Year 1617. COYOTE BOUNTY RAISED County Court Follows Suggestion uf TiuiMiyers nnd Increase Bounty on Coyotes Which llnve Been Ravaging County to $UO. After a careful consideration of the budget of estimated expenditures for the coming year tho county court today made an order placing the tax tax levy for the state and county purposes at 13.5 mills all increaso from 12.3 mills of 1915 made neces sary on account of tho great depre tiatlon In valuation owing to the withdrawal of the O.. & C. grant lands from the tax rolls. The levy has Beeuiingly met with popular ap proval and tho court is being com mended for the action which it has taken in its attempt to reduce the cost of county government which re sulted in a decrease In the allow ances for the various offices. The county court was still fur ther commended by the taxpayers who met yesterday, each of. their committees reporting favorably on the budget. The sundry Items com mittee reported thnt the amount es timated by the court was too small and recommended that It he In creased for the p'urpose of raising the coyote bounty and numerous other small matters. The court fol lowed Hi's suggestion and before their adoption of the estimates and the levy passed an order doubling the amount of coyote bounty making It $20 Instead of $10 as formerly. This Is In order to rid the county to as largo an extent as possible of the presence of the undesirable ani mals. The complete valuation of the county Is estimated at $27,876,150, Willi? tho corporation property with in the county nnd which 'is assess ed by the stato is valued at $0,207, 641.50. It Ifl proposed by the levy of 13.5 mills to rniso tho Bum of $375,328.10 to be used for the pur pose of maintaining tho county dur ing the year 1917. This levy Is one tenth of a mill lower than tho bud get and Is small in comparison to the levy of 18.75 mills Tor Lane coun ty. The levy and amount to be raised In the various Items as prepared by the court Is aa follows: Hate Amt. Raised $ 73,662.75 90,943.17 1,000.75 702.48 50,003,19 , 1 4.634.98 139,330.78 Slate tax .... Gen. Fund Ind. Soldier School l.lbr. .0026425 .0032624 .0000359 .0000252 Com. School High School Gen. Road ... .0020090 .0005250 .0050000 Total .0135000 $370,328.10 FORMER RESIDENT PASSES AWAY Veteran of Imllun Wars is Survived hy Wife nt Mnrslilleld. MARSHF1ELD, Or., Dec. 21. W. C. Maine, lacking seven months of being a centenarian, died yesterday at his home In Marsbfield. Mr. Mnlnoj j was born In Syracuse, N. Y., and In I later life lived in Wisconsin, Minne sota, Idaho ad Oregon. He waB a resident of Hosehnrg for four years and came to Coos Hay In 1915. Before St. Paul waB founded, Mr. Maine fought the Sioux Indians on Its site. T.Ir. Maine is survived by Mrs. Maine, hlB wife for 0 years. Mr. Maine was well known In tills E. B. Maine on I'lt.er street for a The same pictures will be shown at the Armory In the evening as a part of the entertainment. Two committees were appointed, one for the purpose of soliciting members for the organization and to call a meeting In January to draft resolutions to submit to the legisla ture and the other to sell tickets and attend to further details for the sportsmen's hall. STATKMKXT IS 1SSI Kll WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Lansing had a conference with President Wilson late this afternoon and issued a supplementary statement la which he said that the United States does not Intend to ubandon Its neutrality. Lans ing said that be had learned that his earlier statement had ' been subjected "to various constructions which he had not meant to convoy." number of years. Mr. E. B. Maine was employed as truckman by a lo cal firm and only rocently moved with his family to Marshfleld. KOHM MOW ACSTUl.W CABINET. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 21. Dis patches from Vienna state that ' Clom Mdrtiultz had organized a new Austrian cabinet. Count von Spltzmuller failed In his efforts to form a new ifitnlstry. "BEARS" RAID STOCK MARKET lVleos Fall Following Tiiuuiintfs Explanation of Note. NEW YORK, Doc. 21. -Prices on the stock exchange crashed following Lansing's Explanation of Wilson's note. Despite the efforts of Mr banking Interests to support the market 3,175,000 Bharesl of stock were dumped on the market. This was the wildest day since tho North ern Pacific panic of 1901; REFUSE TO PUBLISH PRESIDENT'S NOTE English Public Expresses In dignation at Interference In Affairs.. WILSON IS RIDICULED Censors Halt All Cablegrams BeiU'Uig on Message Foreign Office Iti-fuscs to DlvuliiO Information. NEW YORK, Dec. 21 Private ad vices here said that high British of ficials openly expressed the most In tonso Indignation over tho note, of President Wilson, and this attltudo may be responsible for the action of the Ilrlllsh government In refusing a permit for the publication of tho notes In London. Tho censors hailed all cables relating to tho noto. Tho rorelgn office received its official copy, but refused to divulge the con tents. Cuiuidu Resents Interference. TORONTO, Dec. 21. Tho Cnnn dlnn officials and ptr.s condemned the Wilson note. Hon. G. H. Fergu son called tho move as "gratuitous and Inopportune". Hon. F. O. Me Dlamld predicted that the British would strongly resent the action. Tho Morning World headed the story "Wilson Slnrtfl His Knitting," nnd Bald that iho action merely safe guarded tho American Interests. It does not believe that tho United States fears the allies will mako trade deals among themselves after the war closes, barring neutrals not participating In the mnlntennnce ot tho liberties of the world. CAR SHORTAGE CLOSESFORD PLANT rrollts Will Jin Harrlllril nn Twenty live Thousand Curs. DETROIT, Dec. 21 General Man ager KMngensmith announced that the Ford plant would close tomor row until January 3, for tho pur pose of relieving tho rallrond con gestion. Forty two thousnnd em ployes will recelvo no pay during the suspension. This means a wage loss or two million dollars, and the factory will sacrifice the profits rn approximately twenty-five thousind cars, as the output of tho plant fl twenty-five hundred dally.
