THE EVENING NEWS
With Malice Toward None
With Charity for All
With FJi-uiness hi the Night.
THE WEATHER
Pt. Cloudy, Lt. Frost Tonight.
Highest temp, yesterday...... 9
Lowest temp, last night 84
VOL. VIII.
IlOSKlltltG, DOUGLAS COUNTV, OREGON. WKKXKSDA V, M.UICH 21, 1017.
No. 60
E
'War Department Asks Aclju
tantGeneral Forlnformation
About Soldiers.
ORDERS ARE WITHHELD
.i
Guard Officials Decline to Reveal
Meaning or Activities, but All
Indications Are for Older
to Active Service.
That the local company coast ar
tillery will receive an order to mobil
ize within a very short time is Indi
cated by activity now general in
national guard circles. Adjutant
General "White, active head of the
national guard of Oregon, has re
ceived word from the war depart
ment to furnish information as to
the ability of the Oregon troops to
meet any unexpected demand that
may be made upon them.
' Information is desired as to the
amount and kind of equipment need
ed to put the full strength of the
guard into the field. Particularly
is inquiry being made regarding
tents, provisions and uniforms now
on hand or that can be secured
without delay.
Captain BucliLnan, together with
other members and officers of the
guard decline to state what this all
means by those iu the high com
mands and therefore more closely in
touch with the war department mat
ters give indications of knowing
much more as concerns probable
troop movements than they will dis
close. Prom reports reaching this
city, Portland is making every ef
fort to fill up ranks so that a call
which may come any moment will
find the various units at full war
strength and ready to take the field.
Captain Buchanan of the Fourth
Company Is also planning on an ac
tive campaign for more recruits for
bis organization. ' At the present
- time he Is planning on the insertion
of an advertisement in the news
papers stating the need for additional
men and In case of orders for mob
ilization these small displays will
probably be increased to flaming full
page ads. urging the younger men
to respond to their patriotic duties.
The local company is below its
normal condition in regard to the
number of men. In case of its be
coming necessary to prepare for wa.'
service 109 men will bo necessary,
while less than two thirds of this
number is enlisted at the present;
time. The coast " artillery units
throughout the state, however, are
in a much better shape than are
the Infantry companies for the call
to the Mexican border serins to have'
completed a demoralization of the
national guard. The men objected
to the patrol service to a great ex
tent, not because of its hardships,
or through a lack of patriotism, but ,
because of the' fact that they were
forced to remain away from their
homes and families and In a great
many instances at a reduce rate of
pay and at the same time remain
idle and Beelng no active service. A;
great number of them refused to re
. enlist and the recruiting seems to be
at a standstill at the present time.
Guard officers believe, however, if
the call should be made that there
would be a general response and,
lhat It would be only a matter of it'
few days until the companies were;
recruited to war strength.
In speaking of the procedure,
which will probably he followed in
the event of a call, Captain Huehan
r.n stated that the men will be kept
at the armory in constant drill and
preparation until such a time :;S the
company can be moved which would
be -within aboui a week.
ASSASSINATION OF
The News office was beselgcd Kll
day with questions from all parts or
the country in resnrd to the rumor
of the assassination of the kaiser.
The rumor originated evidently out
of thin air and was sent broadcast
along the Paciric coast, shortly after
the evening editions were on the
streets. The morning papers at
once Issued extras and the rumor
became widespread.
The news first retched Bost-burg
by telegraph and later copies of the
extras were brought In by passen
gers on the south bound trains, lt
was iTnnoS"''1'1 .1" nt-f- a rnnf"-ina-tion
last night, but this morning a
telegram was sent to Portland ask
ing tor details and It was stated that
the rumor was false and absolutcly
unfounded. The wires between Chl
rgo and Portland and b:.ek to New
York were kept active for some time,
the Portland operator stated, but
TKA.M TO GKT SKIKLII.
The Roseburg high school,
state championship basket bull
team Is to receive in adritiun
to tho beautiful silver cup, a
handsomely engraved shield
commemorating their victories
at the stuto tournament at Sa-
leiu a few weeks i.go. Tho
shield is now being eni.vavcd at
Chicago and Captain Ted Jewett
has received word from tho
athletic manager at the Will-
nmetto university that it will
arrive In Kosebuig wit.iin a few
days.
the message had hot been received
at any point eust of the Kocky moun
tains, evidently having ila original in
the I'ertilo brain of a telegraph oti-
crator, probably located in Cali
fornia.
RECEIVED TODAY
"February, brings the snow,
March the month the wind? do b'.ow.
April, brings the springtime ni. rry.
May Is graced by the strawberry."
W. lt. II.
"May tlinc is Strawberry Time."
J. L.
"You muy talk about the. Strawberry
And talk about the rose
But say, let's talk about the climate,
Gee Whiz, Who Know-?" P. P.
"The Douglas County Strawberry,
The Umunun Valley rose,
Are tho very finest products,
Tlwit any county grows. '
J. M.
I
I
The above carnival slogans reach-1
od this office this morning r.nd many
others were suggested throughout
the entire day, but their authorr.
were requested to place them or.
paper and submit thorn to The News
office. Within the next few days li
Is thought that many will be receiv
ed and everyone Is requested to place
their ideas on paper and either mnil
or hand thepi in person to The News.
Everyone in the county who have
Interests of this year's carnival at
heart should help in this campaign
for a clever strawberry carnival slo
gan.
WILL MARKET LIGHT
G. G. Stewart, a well known local
resident who resides on the Laurel-
crest ranch north of this city, today
received word from the Guid Motor
tamp Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, his
invention that he perfected several
months ngo, was practically a suc
cess. This invention is called the
'Back-a-Lito" and is an attachment
forautos that enables the motor
ist to back his car at night with
enough light from this lamp to as
sure him of being safe, it Is attach
ed to the reverse of the car nnd
vhen this is applied it automatically
lights the lamp. It is very practic
al and when Mr. Stewart submitted.
it to the eastern firm, they were
much interested in it anil started
immediate operations to place it on
the market. The letter received to
day says that the company is at
present preparing an appropriate
trademark and ore contemplating an
extensive advertising campaign
throughout the United States. They
Iso state that the April issue of
the "Kordowner will carry a fuil
page ad. as well as considerable rend
ing matter about tho quality of the
lamp.
Mr. Stewart Is highly elated over
the success of his invention and will
iin doubt see ft placed on the mar
kot to a ready sale.
V. E. Smith, an employe of the
Keonomy meat market, this morn
ing received word that his sister.
Mrs. Kila Dunham, died at her home
near Seattle Monday and thnt hr
hr.dy would arrive In Oakland this
afternoon for burial. Mrs. Dunlip.ni
was formerly a resident of Oaltlnd
and In addition to her brother, Mr.
Smith. Is survived by two sisters,
one residing in Idaho and the othe
In Washington. Her husband also
survives. She was a niece of Ota
Welker, of this city, who left on tyr
early morning train for Oakland
where he will make the funeral ar
rangements. Mr. Smith departed on tho aftor-
s
NOT YET LOCATED
Searching Parties ScourCoun
try Between Roseburg
And Sutherlin.
LAST SEEN AT WILBUR
J. C. Knegl, of Wilbur States Mini
Answering Description Asked
Information in Regard to
Benching Sutherllii. '
'AHhough searching parties have
been scouring the hills throughout
the entiro county, no trace has as
yet been found of Robert Burns, the
West Roseburg, farmer, who disap
peared from his home Monday morn
ing.
The first clue to bo received was
obtained by the officers last night
after the fact that Hums was lost
had become known through the in
formation contained in tho evening
edition of the paper. The only per
son who saw Mr. Burns in the city
was George Riter, tho Oak street
real estate man -who saw him walk
ing along Jackson stroet with his
head bent over and evidently oblivi
ous to his surroundings. It was his
usual habit to walk perfectly erect
and to greet his friends by a wave ot
his hnnd and his failure to do thin
caused Mr. Riter to comment on the
fact. Later Monday evening K. M.
Martin, tho contractor who at one
time was engaged in constructing a
residence for Mr. Burns, saw him
walking on the spur track in North
Roseburg.
- II. E. Burchfield, of Winchester,
also reported a man answering the
description of Mr. Burns as having
stopped on the W inchester bridge
for a short time.
The most accurate informatien
comes from J. C Kaegi, of Wilbur,
who telephoned to the ofticcrs that a
man tallying exactly to the descrip
tion of the missing man had passed
through Wilbur walking along t'.-e
railroad track and had asked if ne
lould reach Sutherlin in time to talto
train No. 14, northbound. Ho wa.
told that he had about time enougn
lo make the distance and started off
hurriedly.
Searching parties have been sent
nut from Sutherlin and also from
Oakland and are scouring the coun
try in that community, as it has
been ascertained that ho purchased
i:o railroad ticket at Sutherlin, the
agent at lhat place saying that tu
was personally acquaint) d with ev
ery person boarding the train at
that place.
Russell Harness headed a party of
about twenty men who left the city
shortly uncrnoon and who started in
at Kdcnuowcr schrching tho vicinity
along 'the track northward from
that community. Deputy Sheriff Hal-1
ft-ty in the nbsence of Sheriff Quit:e,
who was called to Myrtle Creek, iu.rj
taken charge of the situation nnd It
making every effort to locate the
prominent resident.
Mrs. mirns, who is almost pros
trated by the shock, stated that tin
rumor thi.t her husband's brolhor
had disappeared in the same manner
we.s untrue. The brother of the w's'
tide resident left Seattle several
years, ago and went to a quicksilver
mine in California, l'or over a year
a correspondence was kept up be
tv een the two and it ceased sudden
ly. Mr. Burns went lo the mini
which was in the vicinit or Los An
poles and there established beyond n
doubt the fact ihnt his brother-hutt j
dietl whll engaged in his labors.
Mrs. iurns is of the firm opinion!
thnt her husband has become men-;
tally deranged and has wandered ;
away. She states that o lias net;
been feeling well for oiite time ai l 1
thut he has been subteci to sudden i
dizzy spells and Is afflicted with u.
weak heart and high blot pressure, j
She also says ttiat for .-veral dayr.j
he has complained of a severe pvn
u the back of the head nnd It Is hen
belief that tills has cnumd bis ir.ltul i
to become affected and that this is
reKpotisible for bis nrtionfl. Ho has!
hf.d no financial tronhles or has ex-j
prt iised no desire of leaving -I tost -,
burg. He has no relatives living and
arcordlng to neighbors has always
seemed fund of bis wife aid no fam
ily difficulties have ever :fen noted j
Deputy Sheriff Haffety telephoned
The News office from Oakland tiifr
afternoon that he had vmmLmI Wil
bur, Sutherlin and Oakland onl
rould uncover no dcflnt'e Hue other
than that given by Mr. Kneel. Sher
iff Qutne iHnrmd this affi-r:?ooi a id
sent telegrams and .tekiMMio rms
spgis to every part of (he oounlv. al
lowing Mr. Hrffety to take chanrc of
the parties In the field.
noon tri.in accompanied by thi mem
bers of hla family and will there
meet the body and the husband of
the deceased. The funeral services
will be held tomorrow.
HALF HOLIDAY DKCLAItKD.
Mayor Rice working tn co-
operation with the county court
and merchants' association,
this afternoon Issued a procla-
mation setting aside Oio after-
noon of Wednesday, Mnrch 2S,
as u half holiday in order thnt
the people of the city nny take
part in the road meeting which
is to be held at that time.
Mayor Rice stated that the
1 question of good roads s para-
mount to all residents of Rose-
burg and urged that the peo-
pie of the city show their In-
terest in public affairs by their
attendance at the meeting, it
is also urged that eaeh district
of the county send a rielega-
tion to represent tho residents
of that section.
SPRING IS REALLY
A REALITY TODAY
In tho words of Walt Mason, the
Kansas poet, "Bpring has came". So
far as the calendar l concerned
spring really begins today, despite
the ruin and all else that makes one
think of winter.
The vernnl equinox occurs today
and tho vernal equinox always marks
the beginning of spring. Today tho
sun passes over the equator from
tho south to north, where It will re
main until about September 21
when it will go south again.
President Will Ask Agressive
Steps be Taken Against
Germany.
FIVE AMERICAN VICTIMS
Heath Toll in Torpedoing of VIII.
anein Totals l'ive (.erimui
Revolution Reports Are
I'n foil nded.
WASHINGTON, March 21. De
ciding to meet Germany's high eca
afironts with sweeping action, Pre
Idcnt Wilson has called congress to
convene Monday, April 2. War wi;h
Germany seems to be just ahead, and
congress- will be asked to consider
aggressive 8tejJi )oward Germany.
With a state of wur admittedly ex
isting at the present time as a direct
result of German submarine attacks
upon United States merchant ships,
a declaration of war may be tho
first act of congress after convening
All possibility of averting hostili
ties has been killed. The president's
decision to call congress a week
from next Monday is based on the
tremendous appeal from all parts
of the country for revenge for wan
ton killing of American citizens and
the destruction of shipping. It is
recalled here that a year ago the
president told his advisers that it
vvus his belief if the United Stntes
entered the war actively, the strug
gle would terminate within a few
months at most,
Kive AnieiicmiH Victim.
WASHINGTON, March 21. Ac
cording to advices received from the
United States consul at Plymouth,
five American seamen were drown
ed in the sinking of the steamer
Vigilancla, Saturday last.
Revolution Report liifoiinded.
AMSTKRDAM, March 21. Ru
mors of a German revolution circu
lated tn the Stock Kxchange today,
a roil si 114 intense excitement. Unin
terrupted communication over the
railway wires and regular arrival of
German papers, Indicated tho report
was unfounded.
NEW STORE RECEIVES
Tho Itlversldo Grocery & Produce
Co. is the nnme of the now grocery
concern recently establiKhed In the
Ijlenbower and ftlversirto districts.
The store is owned by Mr. Andre and
ill under the management of Fred
IMdle, a former resident of this
city.
They have one of the neatest
fttorfs in that vtfnn and will no
doubt en icy a liberal patronage.
They have arrnn"d for a delivery
to all parts of that sect i cm and
Roseburg, which wilt be an unusual
thing for a store located as this
one Is.
TIE NEW ACTION
May Take Over and Operate
Railroad Lines in
Case of War.
NOTICES ARE SENT OUT
AH Ofticers nnd Employes of System
Are Notified to Sleet a
Military Emergency.
That the real reason for the call
Ing off of the great Btrike of railway
trainmen is that the government Is
making preparations to militarize
the railroads by taking over and ad
ministering them, Is the story that
has reached the Eugene Register
from a Bource that la considered to
be reliable.
The story as told In this paper
Is also to the effect that all company
officials are to recolve military rank
that the Southern Pacific fs regard
ed by the government as a line of
supremo strategic Importance &nd
that the work of readjustment to
meet national emergencies is prac
tically completed and ready to be put
into effect at the briefest notice.
Railroad officials and employes
who have been made cognizant of
this action or contemplated action by
the government are. free in the state
ment that this fs the true "patriotic
reasons" which" ended the talk of
strike.
The story goes on to state that
when the new order of things goes
into effect the general manager ot
the Southern Pacific will receive the
ri.uk of a high army officer, and the
lesser officials a lower rank, and bo
on down the line, Including agents
in the large cities.
it is designed to be an excellent
organization and In the military Ber-
vlce railway employes will find that
the wage scale and every other Inci
dental detail will be taken care of
by the government, which naturally
would render any strike agalnBt the
existing management futile and ab
surd. The story sayB that the officers In
the railway reserve corps will re-
ceiue tho following pay while In ac
tive service, which includes train
ing poriod: Major, (250 per month;
captain, $200; first lieutenant,
$1 lit!. 07; second lieutenant, $141.67.
In time of actual or threatened
hostilities the president may order
officers of the reserve corps to tem
porary duty with the regular army,
according to the plan, in grades
thereof which cannot for the time be
ing bo filled by promotion; or as of
ficers in volunteer or other organi
zations that may be authorized by
law, or In such other duty aa the
president muy prescribe; for exam
ple, the recruit, rendezvous and sup
ply depots. While on such service
the reserve officers, by virtue or
their commissions, will exercise I
commands appropriate to their grade j
and rank In the organizations to
which they may be assigned, and
shall bo entitled to the pay and al
lowances of the corresponding grades
In the regular army, with such In-1
creases of pay as are allowed by law
for officers of the regular army, and
they may be promoted, In accord-
onco with their rank, to vacancies In
volunteer organizations, or tempor
ary vacancies in the regular army
thereafter occurring In the organiza
tion in which they shall be Bervlng;
im. they shall not be entitled to re
tirement or to retired pay, and shall
he entitled to pension only for dis
ability incurred in the line of duty
aiiu while In active service.
All the officers and employes of
the Southern Pacific system have
been sent a notice by W. II, Scott,
vice-president and general manager,
which says:
"Officers and .Employes: It is de
sired to organize the forces of this
company to meet any military emer
gency that may arise, wherein the
Pacific coast may be Involved, bot
to realize maximum efficiency In the
operation of the property when
working under the direction of the
United titatea army, and in any
ecvnt to secure to ourselves a mini
mum of disturbance with our nor
mal functions as a common carrier.
"To this end the attention of our
officers and employes Is Invited to
the article: 'Officers Iteserve Co., V.
H. Army. Tho responsibilities as
sumed by holder of commissions In
the officers' reserve corps are;
" '1. They are subject In time of
pence to duty In training camps
lsewhere for two wceKs each year.
or
' 2. They are subject to order
for duty by the president of the
United States whenever war is ac
tual or Imminent, In k rank not be
low that hld in the reserve corps'.
Railroads Involved in the pos
sible theatre of war operations will
be managed and operated by the en
gineer corps; railroads outside of
the theatre of operations, but In
volved In the line of communications,
COMMITTEE 19 8UOCESHFUU
.
The strawberry carnival com-
mlttee which has been soliciting
funds tor the coming festivities
today completed the first part
of tho work with very tlatlorlas
results. All ot those listed as
major subscribers have beer.
seen and an amount sufficient
to assure the carnival and at
the same time roj.ch the ex-
pectatlons ot the comn ttteo has
beca promised. The ineniberH
will now visit other Individ- 4
uals whom they have reason 4
to believe will assist financial-
4 ly and hope to Increase the
4 amount to completely cover 4
4 their estimate of subscriptions. 4
will be operated by the quartermas
ter corps.
Engineers especially will bo In de
mand. One of the war pamphlets in
circulation on the roads today
states:
"Engineers now have offered to
them their opportunity to give their
Kcrvlccs to their country, most ef
fectively, when sho will have most
need of them, with tho assurance
UieywIU bo given responsibility and
rank commensurate with their ex
perience and ability.
"The question may be asked, Why
do It at all? The answer Is: If there
Is roal trouble there will be enough
to go around which means th
every man will have to do his bit."
SERIOUSLY ILL
Ouy Cordon and Mrs. 'V. O. Cor
don left yesterday for Corvallls
where they were called on account
of the Blckness of Nora Cordon, a
well known young lady who resided
here for a number of years. She
has been very 111 with appendicitis
for several di.ys and lt was thought
that she would undergo nn ppora-
tion in corvallls. She tvae slight
ly improved at the time her nil a
tlves arrived and it was deilded to
bring her to her home in this city to
receive treatments from local physl
clans. They will nrrlvo on the ov
onlng train with her.
As a reward to those boys aid
girls of Oregon who cun establish
records of having been noltlior ab
sent nor tardy during tho school
year, J. A. Churchill, superintendent
of public instruction, is preparing a
beautifully lithographed certificate
of award. This certificate will bo
signed by the teacher, the county
Bchool superintendent, hnd tho super
intendent of public instruction. Any
teacher who wlBhcs to ?rcur4 thcie
certificates for her pupils n ay do so
by applying to County School Super
intendent O. C Urown.
1VAL Tl
That Eugene may charter a special
train to Ktseburg May 10, which Is
Eugene day at the annua, flt.awber
ry carnivul in that city, ii the state
ment In a letter sent to John W.
Parker, secretary of tho executive
committee of the carnival, says (he
Eugene Register.
In the event the present plans of
tho Eugene people materlpli.'e, It Is
probable that the Royal Nnlgihot of
America, one of the fortonoPt fra
ternal organizations of tho city, will
have a special car attached to the
train. The drill corps of this lndg
will be one of the Important fea
tures to be taken by !hc orpanlra
tlon. Jn order to attract as ninny
Eugeno people as possible, iue-Rorv
burg fraternal organizations will ex
tend formal Invitations to the Lane
county lodgenien to join In making
the carnival festivities a grand suc
cess.
GRADING OE HILL
IS STARTED TODAY
County Surveyor M. H. 0"rmond
left this morning for Mvrtl i Creek
where ho will spend severi.1 (lavs Aid
ing the road contractor, H. S. Srhcli,
who will start work Immediately on
the grading of the Myrtle Creek hill.
Although the weather is very nnfu
orable to road work. It was thought
beat to start tho , adlni; Immedi
ately, so that tho work could be
completed l summer.
DELEGATION WILL
AnENDIK
Secretary of Tri-State Road
Association Visits in
This City.
WILL WORK FOR BONDS
George E. Boos 8ay That Medford
As Well as Eugeme, Morehflcld,
. and North Bend Will
Be Represented.
George E. Boos, secretary of the
Tri-State good roads association
spent last night and this morning
In Hosohurg, while on his way home
from attondlng a meeting In Marb--llold.
Mr. Boos promises that a
large delegation from Medford will
be present and will take an active
part in the road meeting to be held
in this city March 28 at which time
CnnimlRKlnnaMi lit.m. l n
... . ' "uu,"a auu J30UBUU
will be In attendance. -
"We will be down here with a
large delegation from Medford," Mr.
Boob said, in speaking with a News
representative this morning. "There
will also be a few from Marshfleld,
a delegation from Eugene and prob
ably North Bend and other points
on Coos Bay. The Tri-State kBso
clatlon will meet May 16 and 17, at
Medford, closing the day before
your carnival so that the members
can come directly from our gather
ing tn vmit nlfw Iiw- . .
f . - ' j vu. iiicaiuvui, iYl I .
J. A. Westerlund, will undoubtedly
iuwu8 ma ueiegation irom Med
ford for VOUr rni.il ninnllncr nn tUn
28 th. Our association is now engag
ed In a campaign for better roads in
inu luiue cuusi siaies ana especially
for the c&rrvlnir nf th. lit nnn
bond election for the construction of
uignwnys in Oregon to be voted on
June 4. 1917 Wa tinvo . i
sli'P of 2,800 boosters and will de-
uio our oesi enorts tms year to
the betterment of the highways in
Oregon."
The trl-state road meeting will be
one of the main events of the season
und Will 'he nltnnflnrl hv a I.,..
bor of Roseburg people. At that
mm Kureruors irom 106 FaClflO
const states as well as many other
well known speakers will be present
and itake part In the discussions
In rogaru to the state bond Issuance.
Following the ennvnntfnn nnn nt 1.A
Interesting features Is to be a golf
luuiimiiigui jueiween llio Medford
and Eugene teams.
The presence of the Mwtfnrri Aaa-
Bktlon in Hils city at the meeting to
ne'e nere ninrcn 28, will be a
Valuable fetthira Aatutnlnll., if -a
(he delegation Is to be Mr. Westor-
iiiiiii, who nas proven one of the
most valuable road workers In tho-
WOSt. MnV nlhni- nltina l ha .1..
holding these meetings and a great
Hi-Hi 01 interest is oeing stirred up
In regard to the Issn AD P A nt hnnila
for state road work.
FORMER PASTOR
SUFFERS RELAPSE
H, B. Church this mornlnir receiv
ed the sad word that J. N. McCon-
nell, formerly pastor of tho Chris
tian church of this city, has suffer
ed a relapse and is now very low.
The message was written by Mrs.
Mcconnell, who staled that he Is
now under the car of a trained nurso
and that his conditions is very Borl
ous. He Is at the home of bis son.
Howard McConnoll, of Dallas,
Mr, McConnell took sick sevoral
months ago and for many weeks his
life hung In the balance. He was
seemingly on the road to recovery
until Monday when he suffered a re
lapse and Is again near death. Hl
many friends In this city are very
snxious nnd are hoping for his nltl
lunto recovery.
ARE OUT AFTER
Chief of Police John Catlln, ot Al
bany, yesterday telephoned to offic
ers along the linn that ho had In
formation that several Chinese on a
southbound train had turned back at
Ashland, declaring they would kill
certain Chinese tong men working
In a section gang on the Corvallls ft
Kantern road ibefore going on to
California.
The Chinese claimed they were
members of a tong and that they
had been In Salem for some time.
The present whereabout, of the
Chinese Is not known, but police of
ficers along the Southern Pacific
lines are watching for them.
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