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RQgKUURU. DOUGLAS COUflTV, OREGON.
MOMMY, Al'ltll. 80, 1U17.
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INTRODUCED TODAY
Price Fixing Not Part of the
Measure That Will
Come Later.
QUESTION, OF AGE LIMIT
Desired to Hajmoiiiae The House
and Senate Hills and Make
Conscription "Laws
Enforceable.
(By Associated Press.)
" WASHINGTON, Aprlpf 30. The
administration food bills, introduced
In'the house tolay by Chairman Lev
er, df the agricultural committee, do
not control price fixing, nor the con
trol of the use of grain for the man
ufacture oMlquor. It is understood
that these matters will be covered
. In another bill that will be introduc
ed a little later. The bills brought
before the house today are intended
to Btimulato production, prevent
t hoarding of food prouuets, make pos
sible equitable distribution, and sus
pend the law providing for the mix
ing of flour. " '
Age Limits Discussed.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Presi
dium vviiBun anu csecreiury 01 war
Baker today took up the differences
between the senate and house bills
regarding age limits of men eligible
for military service. The age limit
of 21 to 27 Is fixed in the senate bill,
and this is preferred by the adminis
t rat ion, since the limitation - more
nearly approximates tho war depart
men's decree for the age limit of
from 19 to 25. The house bill fixes
the age limit for men eligible for
Bervice from 21 to 40, but this wide
range is unsatisiactory to the admin
istration. Both houses having pass
ed the selective conscription measure,
out with' differences in the age limit
. clause, the president and adminis
tration officials are working out
plins for harmonizing the matter and
ijornstom 8 I'riyaie union.
' WASHINGTON, April 30. Count
von Bernstorff, German ambassador
to America until the war broke out,
and who was recalled by his govern
ment at that time, is quoted by Sena
tor Phelan, as speaking disparaging
ly of his fellow countrymen in the
United States, who, says the count,
ran nway . from the Fatherland to
avoid compulsory military service,
and were therefore necessarily out
laws. Hunks Give Assurances,
WASHINGTON, Aprtf 30. The
federal reserve board received as
surances touiy from score 'of stat
Dan kh ana irusi companies -inroumi
out the country pledging their insti
tutfons to enter tiie federal reserve
system upon passage of amendments
broa'dening the scope of. the law now
before congress.. State banks of
Seattle, Portland, Spokane and San
Frttncisco are ready to joiu the
serve sybiem.
MERCHANTS HERE
E. C. Benson, secretary of the
merchants association today receiv
ed a letter from Fred Merritt, pro
fessor of tie social service extension
division of the University of Oregon,
in regard to securing a date in this
city to deliver a lecture before the
. local merchants' association. On
May 7 Mr. Merritt wilideliver a talk
at Medford and he Is desirous of
meetrng with the. local merchants on
May 9.
It Is very probable that tnls speak
. er will be secured to .speak hero, as
the extension service of the univer
sity pays all expenses of the speaker.
LOCAL
Further evidence that drastic
measures are planned by the United
States department bf agriculture In
dealing with the food problem was
received this morning by the secre
tary of the Commercial club In the
form of a letter asking for informa
tion In regard to Roseburg factories,
stores, etc. The letter follows:
"Dear Sir: In ' the international
situation in which this country is at
present involved, one of the most Im
inortant problems tc be considered is
the proper distribution of food. In
order that it may be in a better po
sition to assist intelligently in the
consideration of this problem, this
MAKES COMPLAINT.
George France, the postmas-
ter at Ten "Mile, was in this
city today and made a "visit to
the several officials here, stat-
ins that he was desirous of is-
suing a warrant for the arrest
of several residents in the Ten
Mile district. He claims that
they are molesting mm there
and he is anxious to have law
tsait to them. The officers here
will probably investigate the
matters.
office desires to secure all possible
Information regarding the sources of
manufactured food products and the
location of storage warehouses in
which stocks of foodstuffs are held.
I am writing therefore, to ask If
you will give us at the earliest prac
ticable moment the names of all the
persons, firms, plants and factories
in your city engaged in the follow
ing' lines of business, indicating in
each instance the principal business
of tho person or firm named. 1.
wholesale groceries; 2. Mail order
houses which handle foodstuffs; 3.
General warehouses; 4. Refining su
gar; 5. Freeing fish; 6. Refining
lard; 7. Roasting coffee..
"An official envelope, which re
quires no postage is enclosed for
your reply.
"Thanking you for your co-opera
tion, I am
"Very truly yours,
"CHAS. J. BIMND, Chief."
"Mr. Parker will furnish the desir
ed information as soon as the desir
ed data can be obtained. The food
problem is of great interest to the
people of Douglas county and the
residents and officials are endeavor
ing to observe every wish of the gov
ernment and co-operate with tho va-'i
ious departments as far as they are
able.
GLENDALE Mi
IS STILL
Se? rching. Parties Unable to
Locate James Haynes Who
Disappeared Friday
RAIN DESTROYS TRACKS
I Hood Hounds arc Unable to Take Up
Srent After Man Has Crossed
Stream as Hain Has Ob
literated Tracks.
Rain has obliterated all traces of
James Haynes, marshal of Glendale
who disappeared Friday morning
and all hope of finding him alive has
been abandoned. Trained blood
hounds procured from the state pen
itentiary have been unable to relo
cate the scent after following the
man's tracks for about two miles,
and although searching parties are
scouring the hills in the Glendale vi
cinity absolutely nothing has been
learned which would lead to .the lo
cation of the missing offlcor. The
exposure of the past few nights, it is
believed has caused his death anu
searchers are maKing a desperate ef
fort to recover his body.
The mls3ing man was elected mar
shal of Glendale and it Is the state
ment of local officials and Glendale
residents that he has been drinking
very freely lately and The present at
tack is of delcrlum tremens. He
left Glendale early Friday morning
and crossing the county road and a
wide pasture swam the creek and
started up the mountain side. At In
tervals he would stop and divest him
selt of portions of his attire until
he had removed all of ..is clothing
and continued on- his way up the
hillside. Within about fifty feet of
the top, he turned and started down
again forjning the arc of a wide
circle. He again swam the stream
and started up the opposite side or
the canyon and here all traces were
lost.
Searching parties started out
Friday evening and have been in the
mountains ever since, but have been
unable to locate the missing man.
Saturday afTernoon Sheriff Quine was
notified and was asked to send dogs
to the place to assist in the search.
He Immdeiately telegraphed to Sa
lem and asked for the penitentiary
bloodhounds, the dogs arriving Sunday-
morning. They followed the
scent for about two miles, but after
the second crossing of the stream
were unable to continue. The rains
washed out all rigns of foot prints
and no trace can be found.
Under the direction of Deputy
Sheriff Alien Brown, a large search-
n rr narfv fnllv pnnlnitnrl vas ntnrt-
ed out this nftrning and at a late
hour this afternoon nothing had
been heard from them. It Is the gen
eral belief at Glendale that Haynes
has returned to the stream again
and has been drowned, although his
body has not been located.
AVIATION MEN
PASS THROUGH
Two Boys, One a Commis
sioned Officer Arrive This
Morning Enroute South.
STRIKE BAD ROADS
Pass "reek Canyon is Worst Stretch
of KamI Thus Far on Trip
Purchase Mock and
Tackle Here.
With a goodly supply of Douglas
county's finest roads piled on the
fenders of the car, as "well as on the
top, two auto tourists from Port
land arrived in thlB city this morn
ing enroute to San Diego, that is
enroute, if they survive Douglas
county roads. The tourists are Oscar
Hall and Charles Garland, both
residents of Portland, who have re
ceived a call from the officers' re
serves and are on their way to the
training station at San Diego, where
one xif the boye will receive an of
ficer's commission, while the other
will enter as a new recruit.
When interviewed this morning by
a News representative, the boys
seemed to be very optimistic in spite
of their mud covered clothes and
car, and although they remained in
this city but half an hour, they re-
ted many humorous happenings of
'r unique auto trip thus far. They
aiw iveling in a Ford "hug", and
althoLgh tt was bearing an excep
tionally heavy load of mud. it seem
ed to stant up very well, and ac
cording to the passengers they he
had no car troub.e to this date.
The boys started from Portland
two honrs after they received their
call to report and arrived In Cot
tage Grove auout noon yesterday.
They stooped aiere a short time for
lunch and arrived in jraln last
night, it taking them longer to make
the trip to Drain from Cottage Grove
than it did to travel from jortlanu
to Cottage Grove, which they claim
was all due to the bad conditions of
the roads tnls siue of the county
line. Pass Creek being the worst
stretch of road they have encounter
ed. They made the trip aa far
as Oakland yesterday, arriving
there shortly before 12 o'clock. JubI
before arriving at Oakland they be
came lost and when they drew up
at a farm house to inquire the way
they found that they were five miles
off the Pacific hiehwav.
fhey replenished their car with
gasoline and oil here, and also pur
chased a Bet of block and tackle, for
emergency use.' They stateu that
they have received a number of dif
ferent opinions regarding the roads
to the south, some of their inform
ers telling them that it was in the
finest of condition while others
warned them that it was Impassable.
They were not disheartened when
they left here and" stated that If they
couldn't make It no one could.
Oscar Hall, tho commissioned of
ficer of the aviation reserve, stated
here that the examinations that the
reserves are subjected to at Van-
pfv-ver prior to leaving are very
rigid, especially to those in the avia
tion corps. - One test he mentioned
that seems odd, is the blindfolding of
a recruit and i niacin g hiin on a nar
row tape about thirty feet long and
then making him hop the entire dis
tance on one foot to see how much
he will vary at that distance. This
is to show the applicant tho object
of finding bearings if they were in
a machine and out of sight of ground
The boys left here about ten o'
clock this morning and tho last seen
of them was a "cloud of mud
cending Main street hill.
SAN DIEGO, April 30. E. C
Hickman, a realty broker here, today
Bhot and seriously wounded Charles
J. Brlggs and J. J. Brennen, promin
ent lawyers, and turned the weapon
upon himself, inflicting probably fa
tal injuries, by sending a builct Into
his own head. The: ahoottng occur
red In Brennen's office where the
three men had been discussing a law
suit Instituted agrunst tho uroker.
letters lUtreivcd.
Del mar Barner., who recently left
this city to join the navy has writ
ten to lifs piftrenta hero that he ha
left tho hospital at Valteju where he
was confined fcr several weeks on
account of measles.
Frrd WrigJit Here.
Fred Wright, a former resident
of this city, arrived here tod', to at
tend the funeral of his father .lames
Wright, whose body was brought to
this city this morning f-'om Bend.
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SKNTK.NCE POSTPONK
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The sentence of M. Lombard!,
who was Saturday arrested on a
charge of bootlegging, was to-
day postponed until Wednesday
at which time it will be i in pus-
ed. Mr. Lombardl's bail was
also reduced from (300 to $250.
ENTER V. S. AUMV.
E. K. McCoy, local Western
Union operator and Albert D.
McCoy, his brother, yesterday
enlisted in the signal depart-
ment of the United States army
and will leave in a short
time for the training camps.
The former will go into the
wireless telegraph department,
while the latter will also take
up telegraphy.
"
TAKES EXAMINATION.
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Dr. C. B. Wade returned yes-
terday from Portland where he
took the examination for sec-
ond lieutenant in the medical
department of the naval re-
serve. He passed the examina-
tions with uigood standing and
his reports have been wired to
Washington and it is ex pec tod
that he will receive his commls-
slon wlliiin a short time. As
soon as this commission is re-
ceived he will probably be call-
ed into active service.
ix)Hi-;s hi:r sight.
While shopping in the Meyer
& Frank store at Portland, Mrs.
Ben ,Lohr, Jr., of this utty,
fell in a faint and after regain-
lng consciousness several min-
v utes later was found to be
blind. Her loss of sight was
only temporary, however, be-
ing caused by a rush of blood
to the head and she Is now '
much impn . and is on her
way home. She was unable to
see for several days, tut the
physicians state thut she will
eventually recover entirely.
ItOSKHUItG G1HL ENLISTS.
Miss Vera Perry, a former
resident of this city, but who Is
at the present time located at
Coqulllc, has sent in her appli-
cation for a position behind the j
lines with Uncle Sam, She haB
the distinction of being the only
girl from Coquille and It Is
thought the only one in that
county, to send In her name for
enlistment in actual service.
She has applied to the navy for
a position In the telegraphic
corps. She has a number of
relatives living here and is well
known in this section, having
been employed at the local tele-
phone exchange for a number of
years.
MONEY FOU HIGHWAY".
County Judge H. W. Mars-
ters returned , yeHterday from
Portland where he attended a
road rally In tho interest of
tho state bond issue. While
Mr. Marsters was In Portland
he was notified that the state 4
highway commission has asked
the forestry department to
match tho state appropriation 4
of $40,000 to be used on the
Cow Creek canyon road bo-
tweon Canyonville and the
Johns ranch which Is one of the
worst stretches of road in Doug-
las county. The application Is 4
made under the bill which pro- 4
vi'J' B that the department shall
make such appropriations and 4
it is probable that the $S0,0O(
will be available for road work 4
In that vicinity. The road rally
was well attended and a great
deal of Interest was developed. 4
x I lM;il.l TOMOKICOW.
4- The funeral of the late Jas. 4
Wright will be held tomorrow
afternoon from the chapel of
the Hoseburg' undertaking par-
lors, at 2:. '10. The body was
brought In this morning ac- 4
companled by the son -of the do-
ceased. Fred Wright. K. E.
Joie, pastor of the Chrlntiitn
church will ofnlate interment
to take place at tnc .Masonic
cemetery. The Masons will
marcb In' a body from the
temple to the chapel and will
attend the services at the cem-
etery.
LET'S GET
TO SOME FACTS
Local School Question 'Being
Garbled by Misrepresent
tation and Falsehoods.
NO TRUTHS PRESENTED
'Vol low Journalism" Methods Km
ployed to disrupt the City
Schools Havings of a Dis
ordered Mind in Evidence. "
It Is noted with disgust that the
local "yellow journal" has again re
newed Its "unrestricted submarine"
attacks upon our public schools. In
last Friday's issue was an article
charging Superintendent Hnmllri with
using his knowledge of the financial
condition of a certain Roseburg
teacher to force her, agnlnst her will,
to sign a referendum' petition on
house bill No. 1 0B.
In Saturday's Issue of the same
sheet is an article quoting a letter
from Mr. Hamlin to the editor In
which the former brands the charges
made as false, and demands that they
be substantiated or retracted. 'Neither
demand was complied with. Instead
there followed a garbled Te-hash of
the previous charges, in which the
certain Roseburg teacher the alleg
ed victim of Superintendent Hamlin's
coercion was again dragged Into
the contorverBy.
This is a question that ahould not
be left unansweredr Having been
raised it should now be settled defin
itely one way or the other.
Superintendent Hamlin did resort
to force or he did not. Right now
is tho proper time to get down to
some facts in this school controversy.
The young lady in question either
signed the petition or she did not.
If she signed It she may have been
forced to do so as charged, or she
may have done so at her own free
will. Superintendent Hamlin has al
ready denied the charges over his
signatlon. It is understood that the
young lady is also desirous that the
truth should be known and will prob
ably make a pubic statement concern
ing the matter in the near future.
in the last paragraph of tho article j
published In our contemporary ol
Saturday appears tho claim that the
"ngitator" down the street has "no
personal intorest or fooling In the
matter," whereas It has been stated
by many who are familiar with the
Roseburg school situation durflig the
last few years that much of the re
ported trouble in the schools pxIhUh
more In tho minds and inflated Imag
ination Oi the editor and reporters of
the sheet In question thnn In the
schools themselves, and that most of
the friction that actually occurred
can bo attributed directly or Indi
rectly to their "personal Interest and
feeling" that these conditions should
exiBt. Tho casual reader of tho pa
per in question has perhaps observ
ed the generally unfriendly attitude
displayed toward tho officers, teach
ers and superintendent of our public
schoolB. This Is particularly true
concerning the superintendent, -who
has been the innocent victim of their
unscrupulous methods.
Most of tho "rot" published by the
"yellow Journal" la attributed to the
fact that In Beveral of the contro
versies that have arisen In Bchool
matters during tho last few months
thoy have championed tho losing side.
It was evidently displeased that the
board of directors, after due consld
eratlon decided to dispense with the
services-of Rev. Cleaves, as study hall
teacher. It was also manifestly dis
appointed that Prof. Fitzpntrlrk re
signed as principal of the high school
If this bunch of "penell pushers"
nre In earnest when thoy state "that
the public Is entitled to know the
facts," let It be suggested at this
particular time that they come for
ward with much of the "Inside in
formation" they possess, supposed to
be known by very few. that more
light may be "flashed" on the ques
tion.
Enough "bunk" has been peddled
on this school question let's gut
down to buBlness stick to tho facts
and present the unvarnished truth
Wll.l. DKHTKOY KK.NCK.
Chief of Police T. J. Williams
reported this afternoon that tho
fence belonging to O. P. Co-
show and now situated on the
. portion of property In dlHputo
between the city and Mr. Co-
show will, be torn down tomor-
row morning unless action Is
taken hy law to prevent this
from being done. The iMid at
one time caused a suit in court
but no settlement was ever
reached. "Tie city a short tlmo
ago served notice upon Mr.'
Coshow to tear down the fence
the time of thn notice having
expired.
BIDS OPENED.
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The amended bids on tho hos-
pltal for the Soldiers' Home
were opened this morning at
Salem. The first bids were re-
Jected on account of being too
high and the plans were alter-
ed in order to bring the
amount within the appropria-
tlon. It is probable that the
work will be started within a
short time and that the build-
ing will be finished within a
few month. John Hunter and
C. M. Stebblnger were among
the Roseburg bidders. -
It Is a question whore personal in
terests should not be considered, but
if those attacks against the officers
and teachers are going to continue
It might bo well to go away back to
the beginning that the public may
know the facts and be in a position
to judge the alleged difficulties on
their true morits-
Tlio continual ravings of a dis
ordered mind, as carried on by tho
loenV agitator, will never right a
wrong If any there he and the
sooner the actual state of affairs are
presented, from both sides, the bet
ter It will be, perhaps, for all con
cerned.
IS My OF THE JOB
LONDON. April 30. It Is report
ed here today that King Constnutine.
of Greece, will soon abdicate the
throne. Accorlng to Rome dispatches
Is 1b suggested that Constantino and
the quoin may land at some Italian
port and then proceed ovorland to
penmark.
LEAGUE GETS BUSY
New Organization Will ' Start
Campaigning For Conserv
ing Food Supply.
0-OPERATION NEEDED
'ntrlotlc Orgmil74tlm, Teachers and
Industrial Clulm Are Urged To
Work III Order to Prevent
WnMte of Food and ljund.
(By O. C. Brown.)
Come to the nation's aid! Increase
and conserve tho food supply In war
time und during a world-wide short
age of food! Tho call Is from the
president and his ndvisoi'B and Is to
every man, woman and child in the
niillnn The call has been heard
and responded to uy millions of pa
triots who, led by our nation's chief,
have enlisted in the "army or the
hoe". The response would be uni
versal If tho Imagination could grasp
the gravity of the situation.
Kood experts inform us that by tnc
time tho now crop Ib harvested the
world's supply of food will huve
been exhausted we will have scrap
ed the bottom of tho wheat bin and
depleted tho surplus supply of staplo
foods. The crop outlouk or the ru
ture Is gloomy. Wo face a 40 per
cent reduction of wheat yield for the
coming year. Winter cold and late
spring have decimated our crops. We
are called upon not only to leca our
own nation, but that of famine
stricken Kurooe. This Is tho situa
tion that 'we face as we enter the
great world war. In entering this
war the United States Is living up to
her highest traditions. Bhu has en
tercd on the side of human liberty,
the democratization of tho world, the
freedom of the seas. Our nation
never espoused a moro Jifnt or right
eous cause. Kate hungs breathless
on tho Issue. We must win. To
win we must conscrvo and Increase
the food supply.
Wo not only face a food shortage,
we face a shortage of labor to pro
duce It. Industrial development tins
drained tho farms to supply the
shops and munitions factories. Add
to this the fact that since 1914 there
has been no Immigration of labor,
but nn actual exodus to Kurope and
It" will be readily seen how crave
a situation confronts ...o nation, nnd.
how urgent tho cnll to every patriot.
While tlie nntion Is conscripting our
young men to fill the ranks of the
large army that Is to be raised tlie
love of country, tho sense of duty
should conscript a larger army of
willing workers to perforin duties no
less Important or patriotic to feed
ourselves and our allies with whom
we havo niado common cnuse.
Roseburg has set the example by
organizing the "Patriotic Garden
lveaguo" and appointing a respon
May Day Uprisings Planned
by Socialist Peace '
Advocates.
OFFICIALS ARE UNEASY
Sweden Demanded Mnjr
Possibly Htrlkes Will .
Occur.
(By Associated Press.)
WITH THE BRITISH, April SO.
The terrific battle of Arras Is still
raging and the issue Is in doubt. For
six days the Germans have vainly
tried to check the HrltlBh advance.
Although kept busy with tho great
fight In progress along the entire
front, tho intenseness of the situa
tion Is Insufficient to hold tho un
divided attention of Germans In the
trenches. Men and officers are appar
ently worried over the conditions at
home where Impending uprisings in
bringing the government Into a sit
uation fraught with tremendous pos
sibilities. The country is on the eve
of a gigantic strike that has been
planned for May Day, and from all
Information obtainable through a
censored presB great apprehension is
felt over what the morrow may
bring forth for tho empire. May Day
may also svoke uprisings of the peo
ple of Austria and Sweden, the ef
fort of which would oe fur renchlng.
it Is also roportea utat tho Hungar
ian government has Just rocently de
clared, In hope of quieting popular
dissatisfaction, that Important demo
cratic relorms are favored.
That tho call for loganberries
promises to ecllpso all previous
records this year. Is tho estimation
of a number of growers in this sec
tion. It Is thought that tho crop.
In this section will bo exceptionally
largo as a number of the farmers in
this valley have entered Into it on a
small scale, and If this year's crop
Is successful, they will undoubtedly
enlarge their acreage-next season.
Tho dried berry will And a mora
extensive market than ever before
and the orders for Juice will also
increase. Threo cents a pound will
be paid for the fruit this year.
sible committeo of business men and
women to co-openuo witu tue peo
plo of Roseburg and Douglas county
for immcdlnte and practical work
along those lines. Definite plans
will be matured at tho committeo
meeting this evening and published
lator. Wo especially wish the co
operation of all of tho patriotic or
ganizations tho Hoy Scouts, tho
Honor Guard, tho ..ed CroBS, tho
Homo Guards, as well as that of .
civic organizations, tho churches, tho
schools and the children's industrial
clubs.
In general wo wlsa to Increase the
acreage of garden and field, to se
cure the planting of staple food
plantB Biich as beuns, potatoos, onions
and corn, to lncrenso tho canning ac
tivity as the scarcity ol tin will al
most eliminate tinned goods from the
market. The canning vegetables and
corn Is especially urged.
it Is expet'L. that tho tax on
transportation facilities will be
great thut it will be difficult to
transport the surplus of one part of
the country to where there- Isia de
maud in another, und for this reason-
it Is urgen that such staple products
as we - .ve been in iii nahit of im
porting fro... other sections bo rais
ed. It Is an opportunity for the first
tlmo In the history of the world In
the time of war for a constructive
and Industrial instead of a destruc
tive and militaristic patriotism. It
links tlie school with life, will be a
boon to tlie nations that are fight
ing and perchance tr.uy servo the de
feated nations which must be fed
when peace is restored.
It is tho intention to assist In fin
ancing such projects as may need It,
but no one should wait for this If
they can plant a hill of beans. Such
patriotism. Up anil at It! Ready!
action is tho true measure of our
Aim! Flic!
OPKH.VriOY PKKI'ORMUK.
Mrs. K. 1. Miller today nn-
derwent nu operation for the
removal of a goiter at a Port-
land hospital. Dr. Andrew C. 4
Hniltb performing tho iera-
tion. Dr. Miner left sovorul
days ago to be with his wife.