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VOU VIII.
ROSEBVKQ. DOIOI.A8 COUNTY, OREGON. TlllltSDAV, MAY 17, 1917.
No. 118
QUEEN VERA IS
CROWNED TODAY
Ceremonies Are Held in Court
Room Owingto Heavy
Rain Falling.
CHILDREN SING SONGS
School Queen is Honored lly Song
and Diuwe Most cinutifiilly
Kendored by Hcvy ol
Small Playmates.
And It came to pass in the land of
the strawberry and the rose, in the
year 1917, that there reigned o'er
the land, Queen Vera, a beautiful
and all-wi.se queen, whose sole do
sire was that her subjects might re
joice and be merry and that they
might be pleased, she set aside three
. days In which to pay honor and trib
ute to the luscious berry for which
the kingdom was famous fcnd in
which they should enjoy the many
good things held in store for them.
And for many days, her heralds,
knights and ladies proclaimed
broadcast throughout the land that
the days of if-jojcing approached
and many people gathered to pay
homage, at the appointed hour and
place.
And it was during the reign of
Queen Vera, that a sore and grevious
war sprang up in the vast country
of which the kingdom of the straw
berry was a part and the sons of the
nation 'were called upon to go forth
and give battle with the enemy and
it was ordered that the spirit of pa
triotism be not forgot and thai, the
songs of the nation should be tne
songs of rejoicing and that all of
the uopulaco should join in singing
the melodies. Bands giving fortn
beautiful music were called from out
the kingdom and from neighboring
lands so that the air resounded with
the noise of the trumpet and the
drum. and the people rejoiced.
And it came to jjass, that as they
rejoiced, they were visited by many
of the friendly peoples from other
kingdoms and the subjects c Queen
... Vera, welcomed them and provoked
tibem unt(o mjerrlment. And they
brought forth the riches of the king-
"' dom and passed in parade bofore
the applauding ipopulace. They In
dulged In contests of speed and en
durance, the young men of the king
dom riding forth for tourney on ve
hicles driven by gasoline and con
testing In races and In sports. The
children Joined in the general merry
making and appeared In festival ar
ray and for three days the people
were pleased.
The coronation took place this
afternoon at the court room, the rain
making it impossible to hold the ex
ercises In the open. The queen -entered
"the building between lines of
soldiers and made her way up the
stairway in a lane formed by the
staffs held In the hands of the mem
bers of the Boy Scouts trobp. To
gether with the children's queen
and the maids, she retired to a side
room to await the completion of
preparations.
The O. A. C. band massed in the
hallway and played several selec
tions, after which fCIng Rex Fragaria
accompanied by his herald, Ted
Jewett, entered the room and the
proclamation declaring the opening
of festivities was read. Then while
t the band played soft march music
:i: the queen and her maids entered.
Queen Vera taking her place before
the king '"ho placed the crown upon
her head. The children's quee, Miss
Mae Dczendorf, entered, accompani
ed by a large number of maids car
rying beautiful wreaths and who un
der the direction of Mrs. C. S. Heln
line, sang most beautifully and gave
a charming dance after which the
beautiful school queen was crowned
The room was crowded to capac
ity and many waited on the outsldo
to view the queen. The room was
thrown open and for an hour or more
Queen Vera andi her court entertain
cd many of the loyal subjects of the
strawberry kingdom.
PRIZE OFFERED BY
IMPERIAL HOTEL
On Saturday there will be a rep
resentative from the Imperial hotel
of Portland In Roseburg. Who this
person will be Is not known to any
one In this city, nor will it be made
known, but whoever It may be he
will have a 110 gold piece in his
pocket which will be handed to the
flrot resident of Douglas county who
osxs this question, "Do you repre
sent the Imperial hotel of Port
land? Isn't It the best hotel there?"
The question must be asked in
the exact words given in order to
win the gold piece. No one con
nected In any way with the carnival
p,'M -,M ""'-'' - - - Lml
committee or with any Roseburg ho
tel will be entitled to the prize.
Phil Metschan, Jr., manager ' of
the Imperial has been a frequent vis
itor in Roseburg and has been pres
ent in person at several carnivals.
He hoped to be here on Saturday,
but ho will not be the one to Carry
the prize, so his many frl'iidB are
requested not to ask him the neces
sary question.
IS
yesterday's cattle market was
a rather slow and Btickey affair with
about 1000 head in the pens. De
mand from killers was limited, due
to the heavy purchases -made Inst
week. There was a very good de
mand from out of town butfthers
which !put some strength in the mar
ket and took quite a string at Bteady
prices, although the bulk of the
sales were on a lower basis rela
tively ranging from 10 to $10.50;
medium grades of beef were the best
sellers at slfdy prices, while prime
steers sold mostly 25 cents lower.
Common beef, that Is dairy bred
stuff, suffered a loss of 50 cents.
Several loads of prime heavy steers
brought J10.85 which was the top.
with good light steers from $10.25
to $10.50; medium grade sold
around $9.75 to $10; with common
stces down to $8. There were only
a lew cows here the' best getting
$9.25 to $9.50; with common stuff
selling down 1o $5. Best light veal
calves sold steady at $11.00; a
bunch of baby beef heifers brought
$10.00. The general trend of the
cattle market was slow, the pep it
has shown the last few months be
ing absent.
Hog prices ranged mostly 1 0 to 1 5
cents higher, the to was $16.00 for
three loads with another load at
$15.85 , the "bulk of sales were made
at $15.65 to $15.75 with a few light
loads down to $15.50. Pigs suffer
ed a severe set back of about , o
cents due to the heavy receipts of
light hogs during the last few weeks,
the bulk going at $13.00.
The sheep market is unchanged.
only a couple of loads of mixed val
ley sheep were here.
Mi's. John W. Oliver and daugh
ters Misses Kathleen and Dorothy,
left Thursday for.- Portland where
they will visit for several days be
fore leaving for their new home at
Detroit, Mich. The Olivers have been
valuable additions to the city and
their many friends are extremely
sorry to see them leave for Detroit.
AT
The weather cannot affect the en
joyment of the O. A, C. bnd con-!
cert at the armory this evening, and
everyone appreciating good mu-slj
should be present. The concert will
begin at eight o'clock nnd in addi
tion to several high-class band
numbers will present a sax a phone
solo by Mrs. Obil Shattuck and a
tenor solo by Mr. Victor Orr. Both
are artists and their numbers will
beyond doubt be extremely pleasing.
Concert tickets will be good for
the entire evening, and Include wit
nessing) the grand march at nine
o'clock and the dance which will
last until 12. Dance tickets are $1
for each couple, with a. charge of
fifty cents for additional ladies. The
committee expects an attendance
which will fill the floor comfortably,
and their efforts to make the occas
ion a pleasant one entitles them to
the patronage of all our dancers.
8CHOOXKH STRAXDKI).
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 7. A
three-masted vessel, belonging to
Libby, McNeil & Libby, canners, is
reported here to have been stranded
and was a total loss. Her crew is
believed to have been lost.
HOUSE 18 DKKTKOYKI).
The homo of Ashley Tabor, who
restdes on the Looking Glass road
west of Roseburg, was destroyed by
fire Tuesday evening, the conflagra
tion originating from scattering em
bers from the fireplace. The home
was completely destroyed and It was
only by dint of hard work that the
barns and other buildings were sav
ed. The house and contents were
Insured for $900 .partially covering
the loss. i
FORM Kit HKKlDK.vr AltltlVKS.
'
Rev.- 8. A. Douglas and wife, of
Grants Pass, are visiting in Rose
burg as the guestB of Attorney and
Mrs. O. P. Cosbow. Rev. Douglas
was pastor of the local Baptist
church for many years.
Mrs. Fredcrirk H. Horkness. cf
Portland, arrived In the cily from
Portland Thursday evening to spend
a few day visiting at the home of
her parents, Cojit. and Mrs. H. A.
Hackett.
Perhaps never before In history
was "Old Glor) honored by more
appropriate or Impressive cere
monies, than were witnessed this
morning at the depot grounds when
a crowd of nearly three thousand
people saw the immense flag, pur
chased by the employes of the South
ern Pacific Company raised to the
top of the tall pole which was erect
ed iby them, 'I 'foe ceremony was
separate from the carnival but all
festivities were suspended until the
services were concluded. Tho em
ployes deserve the greatest of credit
for the flag-raising, as It was one
of the best conducted and most im
pressive, as well ao tlmety services,
ever held in Douglas county.
The late arrival and departure of
the train delayed the ceremonies for
about an hour, giving time for the
gathering of the large crowd which
uegan arriving early. During the in
terval the O. A. C. band rendered a
number of delightful select .ons
which were greatly appreciated, and
which added wonderfully to the oc
casion. The people were welcomed by Hon.
Dexter Rice, who spoke briefly, but
with a vital earnestness which
thrust forth the spirit of patriotism
and brought home the seriousness of
E
E
Bill Passed This Afternoon-
-Goes to the President
For Signature
FIRST CALL . SEPTEMBER
Men Who Will llo lSocruited lly
Selective Draft Can Help
In Tho Harvest
Fields.
(By Associated FresB.
WAK HI LI., PASHM).
WASHINGTON, May 17.
The Benate this afternoon ap-
proved tho war army bill as it
was passed by the house earlier
in the week, and the measure
has gone to the president for
official signature.
Flint .-,110,000 Men in September.
WASHINGTON, May 17. Re
sponding to a suggestion by Senator
Jones, of Washington, that the selec
tive draft army might be used to
help harvest crois this season, Sec
retary of War Baker today stated
that it was not expected by the ad
ministration to be necessary to call
out the first BOO, 000 men before Sep
tember 1. This delay was said to be
due to the "depleted stato of na
tional food supplies," and therefore
there will be no aupreclablo Inter
ference with the labor supply .of the
country untiT TTieu. When the army
bill came up for ddbato before final
action, thoie was considerable hag
gling oviV technicalities, which Sen
ator Chamberlain, of Oregon, openly
characterized as "hairsplitting."
. Voting on Incotlie Tax.
WASHINGTON, May 17. ThlB
afternoon the house began voting
on the prqposed substantial Increases
In tho Income tax and on Inrger for
tunes, with the prospect that all of
the great Incomes of America s mer
chant princes and capitalists will be
taxed more than at first proposed.
The treasury diliiartment has also an
nounced that an appropriation of $!,
800.000,000 will be recommended
by the war tax bill, and that thiH
sum Is probably short a half million
of what the government wouia neeu
MfH Bernlce Armston, of I)ayn
Creek and E. H. Toole, of Canyon
vllle, were united In marriage at the
Presbyterian manse In thin city by
Rev. E. V. Warrington. The newly
weds ore well known anil have a
host of frlcndB who extend their bent
wishes for a happily wedded life.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strang nnd
daughter. Helen, who were to have
motored to this city from Medford
to visit with Kred Strang, the county
fruit Inspector, arrived on this after
noon's train. Because of the henvy
condition of the roads In the canyon
it was necessary to postpone the mo
tor trip.
S.P. Employes Raise Flag
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES MARK THE
OPENING DA Y OF ROSEBURG FESTIVAL
the national situation and tho Im
press! veaess of the occasion.
His words were -followed by tho
vocation by Rev. Spencer, after
which the audience joined in Blng
tng "Columbia tho Gem of the
Ooean," accompanied by the band
and directed by C. H. Arundel,
F. L. IBurckhalter, superintend
ent of the Portland division of the
Southern Pacific was introduced by
Chairman E. H. Billings, and spoke
for a few- minutes, congratulating
the employes for their thoughlful
ness and the thoroughness with
which they had prepared tho event.
He berated the un loyal American
and lauded the patriotism of the
American men, especially the rail
road! employes who in times when
they would much rather go forth
to fight in defense of their country,
will remain at home nnd keep tho
wheels of industry moving.
After tho singing of tho "Star
Spangled Banner" by Mr. V. 0.'
Burt, a Southern Pacific locomotive
engineer ,the flag was raised to the
top of the 90-foot pole by Civil war
veterans Capt. 12. D. Hagun, and
Charles Drew.
For several minutes bofore the
raiding of the flag, the dolorous
ClltCVMSTXTIAl, KVIKKM'K.
The following bit of Jingle
is rather consoling and while
the original thenio pertains to
"war"' under the prevailing
circumstances it applies to
"preclpitafton". With apologies
to "Bill Shakesbeor."
."Absolute confidence have 1
none,
But my aunt's charwoman's
sister's son
Heard a man on a Uoseburg
street,
Sa'y to a housemaid on Jack-
3on street,
That he had a brother who had
a friend
Who knew when tho rain was
going to end."
F
E
Von Hindenburg's Attempt to
Check British Ad
vance Fails
ALL RESERVES ARE USED
Allies Advunce Posts Itcurll Limit
of Itullcourt Italian Suc
cesses Itml News for
The Kuiscr.
(By Associated Pros3.)
May 17. In a vain attempt to
stop the English advance von Illn
donhurg's troops were slaughtered
without number this morning, anil
when the effect was ahondoned Teu
ton dead lay In piles before the Brit
ish lines. Further advanco of Brit
ish troops at Bulb'ourt is reported
in today's dispatches from the
front, and it is said that titty have
reached the western borders of the
little hamlet around which a ter
rific struggle has progrei ed for a
yi'KKN VKH. Who Itu!n Over
ltofu'hurx'fl Miilli Annual festival.
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clouds which had been threatening
all morning, had been moving aside,
and just as the folds of "Old Glory"
broke to the breeze amid the Bound
of cheers and shriek of whistle, the
sun burst forth for the first time
during lie day as if evidencing heav
en's approbation of tho ceremony.
Before the sound of cheering had
died away and while the soldiers still
stood ut attention and the crowds
with doffed hats and bared heads,
a rockot whizzed high Into the air
and burst with a resounding crack,
while flouted to earth a small silk
on Amorlcan flag born downward by
a small tricolored parachute This
was followed by others much to the
great dollght of tho crowd and espe
cially the small children who scur
ried about and scrambled lustily for
the possesion of the prfctty souvenirs.
The services were concluded with
on address by Hon. Bingor Hermnnn,
the song "America" by tho audience
and the benediction by R, 13. Jope.
The children were made happy by
liberally filled ice cream cones given
them following the flag raising by
the employes who had prepared this
rent uio for them, giving away many
gallons of Ice cream to the young
Americans,
SHY OF CLOTHING
So Reports From Queenstown
Sources Alleges Story
is Denied
A REQUEST OF ALLIES
Ihmisli Skipper Takes Frlglit at
What ApjKMira to Ho Sub
marine and Flees
from S)Kt.
(By Associated Press.)
"WASHINGTON, May 17. Queonts
town reports IndicuLe that sailors
aboard the American destroyer fleet
In British waters are not supplied
with euftlcient wnlrm clothing for
tho work confronting them. This
condition is accounted for, it is suld,
by the statement that the fleet sail-
od before suipplles were put on bouid,
hut that complete outfits of woolen
and rubber clothing are enroute for
use of the men in the service there.
To the women of America in duo the
credit for sending the clothing, un
der direction of the navy league,
thousands of women have been knit
ting these garments, and a special
fund was raised to buy rubber cloth
ing. Hcsent Reports.
United States naval officials here
resent reports emonatlng from
Queenstown that American destroy
ers crews wore Improperly out lit ted
and imliftlclently clothed for cold
weather duty. Additional sup-pllcs
are being forwarded with other do-
slroycrs leaving for British waters.
Make Hwpirwt of All lew.
PKTUOORAD, May 17. The pro
visional government Just reorganized
with several socialist members in
tho cabinet, will imk the allies to
ugroo to peace without demanding
indemnities or annexing territory.
Siiluunrlne Sighted, In Alli'ge!.
NISW YOltK, May 17. Tho skip
per of a lanlsh North Hca vensel
arriving here from Cuba, told a Btory
today, involving the possible pres
fortnight. Major General Maurice,
chief director of military opnrntionn
at the British war ofllce. told Ah
social cd 1'rcES representatives that
the iirltlsh and French armies iave
forced the Germans to virtually bv
all of their fresh reserves that wen1
brought from tho time of f'.o battb
of A i ran. Ominous news for Ilcrlln,
in view of the wobbly condition of
Germany's Austrian ally, Is the vic
ccRsof tho Italian blow ntr k at
Trieste.
Home llulo Agitation Again.
IX.VIK)N. .Mar 17. John Red
mond, leader of the Irish nationalist
party in the house of commons, to
day rejected Lloyd Georgp's propo
sal for a settlement of the hois) tule
question for Ireland, but he did ac
cept the projofial for the Immediate
railing of a convention of n preven
tative Irishmen of all creeds and
parties to decide on a pl'in for sell
government of Ireland. The conven
tion will be summoned at once.
ence of a submarine off Cojpe Hat
torus. The captain stated that he
saw a lot of wreckage S3 miles north
of Diamond Shoals, and that what
appeared to be a spar about 18
inches long was sticking out of the
water. His vessel approaching, the
supuoscd spar submerged, and the
skipper thinking it was a submarine
waiting to attack an enemy vessel,
he hurried from the spot.
u. s. desi:
READY FOR BUSINESS
QUEENSTOWN, May 16. A
squadron of American torpedo-boat
destroyers has Biifcly crossed the At
lantic and is patrollug the sons in
war sorvlco.
Tho Amorlcan navy's actual entry
Into tho war nono already has been
productive of a brush between a de
stroyer and a German underwuter
boat, according to an announcement
by the British admiralty, but tho re
sult of it has not been made public.
The dostroyor Iquadron arrived
lit Queenstown after an uneventful
voyage across the Atlantic, but al
most immediately after a format ex
change of iiroetlngs with the British
naval ofllelals, put to sea again for
tho hard work that la before it.
A crowd of Boveral hundred per
sons, some of them carrying tiny
American rings, lined tho wnterfront
and encored tne destroyers from the
moment they first sighte.. ,.ie flotilla
until it reached tho dock.
The crowd cheered again when a
fow minutes later the American
senior ofltce came ashore to greet
the British senior officer and Wesley
I'Tost, the American consul, who
hnd come down to tho dock to wel
come the flotilla. Everything was
done In a simple, buslnessliko man
ner. There wna an entire absence
of formality.
commander of the British flo
tilla was waiting on board his ship,
and sent wireless greetings to the
American units as soon as they hove
In sight, stonmlng In a long line Into
tho harbor.
Aftor the exchange of shore greet
ings and the British commandor had
congratulated the American officers
on their safe voyage, ho asked:
"When will you be ready for busi
ness?" "Wo can start at once,' the Ameri
can eommnndor ropliod promptly.
This response, so characteristic
ally Amorlcan, surprised the llrltleh
commander, who aaid he had not
expoctod tho Americans would be
ready to begin work this side bo soon
aftor their long voynge. When he
had recovered from his surprise, he
made a short tour of the dostroyors
and admitted Unit the American tars
looked prepared.
The carnival committee today
mado tho announcement that ar
rangements hud been completed
whoreby the hospital corps of this
olty and tho senior class of the high
school will help in tho salo of the
-carnival liata, buttons, fliiKS, um
brellas, etc., and will be given the
Biirplus of tho procoedB over and
uhovo ull exgiensos. Tho Bed Cross
Society of this city will be paid for
their services of flower-making nnd
the fourth company already pos
sesses $100 as a fund given thorn
some time ago. Tho hospital detach
ment is practlcully tho only one at
tho present time really in noed of
money nnd It Is thought they will
hnvo a chanco to raise a fund by the
plan offered by the carnival commit
tee, t'uipt. Buchanan, of the fourth
comimny, today stated that It was
perfectly agrccnhlo to him that the
hospital boys go ahead with these
plans us his organization Is well fixed
with fundB.
SPECIAL CRATES
Individual crates for the exhibit
ing of tho animals for the dog and
cat show aro being manufactured b
a crew of carpenters and every pre
paration is being mado to make thlp
the crowning iature of the carnival
Many proud owners of iong hoircd
kittens and "prl.o winning" canines
have entered their pels for tho event
and while thore are no prizes offered
tho admiration received will be suf
ficient imy to the exhibitors. The
show will bo In tfho building form
erly occupied by the Royal Bakery
on Jackson street, next door to The
News office. Tho doors will be oren
to the 'public at 10:30 Friday morn
ing.
J. E. Pelton and wife, who have
been spending the 'pant week visit
ing with friends in Klamath Falls,
returned to their home In this city
today.
BAD ATTEMPTTODAY
Operates on Depot Grounds
But is Detected in His
Operations.
ESCAPES IF A JITNEY
Ofilceiis Are Not Notified nnd Were
Unable to Assist in Search
. AVdrk is Vory Crude anil
Is That of Amateur.
Probably being hard pressed for
money and seeing an easy oppor
tunity to obtain some of the "filthy
lucre," a well dressed young man
this morning, apparently a stranger
in the city, made an attempt to pick
the pockets of nn aged gentleman
who was a spectator to the tiug-ralB-ins
tnat was being held at that time.
He had Just gduced tho tips of his
tinners in the hip pockets of the
old gentleman when he was noticed
by a bystander who 8 laved him
aside, trying at tho same tlmo to
create as llttlo disturbance as pos
sible In view of the fact that the
flag was being raised. The pick pock
et immediately disappeared In tho
crowd, ,probably In search of other
"easy marks," but his plans were
foiled for ho was "shadowed" by
several people who wore anxious to
placo him in the hands of the of
ficers " He proceeded up the depot
grounds for some durance, until
clear of the crowds and at that, time
noticed thN he was being followed.
He appeared very nervous then and
hurried across the street, where he
boarded a Jitney, directing the driver
to carry him toward the center part
of the city. At this part of tho
proceedings he was lost to view and
no attempt was made further to lo
cate hlin. It Is very probably, how
ever, that ho will soon leave the
city for his crude work was very
easily detected and It attempted
.again will result In a confinement
In the jail, thus placing a dampor
on his activities In this city.
Tho citlzotlB are warned to keon
their hands on. their Riocket books,
for although this jvould-ba pick
pocket was crude, ho may be able
to "slip ono over"- on some one and
make a nice haul.
Tho ofllcors wero not notified of
this occurrence, therefore could ot
for no nsslstanco in the search ii?
tho slleky-fingerodi personage.
CRISIS IS SETTLED
(By Associated Press.) .,"
irircrTHOU.KAD, May i8. Appar
entli the cabinet crisis is consider- '
od settled; as tho council of work-f
men's and soldiers' delegits haver '
accepted tho declaration ut the go t
ernment's policy, and both faction i yt
are expected to immediately sign s
agreement. Five rapresontativei
different socialist groups will ' i
added to tho caibtnet undcj I
agreement reached, and A, F..
nesky, minister of war, Is to n :- ,
sent the sixth group of socl'
The declaration of policy wh.li
oeen ngreeu upon says ir
wants pence without ant v
indemnity, and that Bhe v. i
with the allies.
The crisis Is passed, the council"-
of delegates huvlng signed the gov
ernment declaration at midnight.
M. T. Chernoff, a national socialist
was appointed minister of agricul
ture, and M. Skobeleff, vlce-qirrsl-dent
of tho council, was made minis
ter of labor. Preparations are be
ing made for a constituent assembly.
(By Associated pross.)
NEW YORK. May 17 The Ameri
can steamship Hilonian was torpe
doed and sunk off the coast of
Genou, Italy, and four of the crew
arc said to have been lost, accord
ing to a cable sent to the Universal
Transportation Co., owners of the
vessel. The Hilonian was unarmed,
and leTt New York on Atril 7 lor
Genoa, carrying a crew ot 39 men,
Including 18 Americans. Tho steam
er was formerly In the San Francisco-Hawaiian
service. .
Tho Hilonian carried a cargo of
provisions that was worth $2.5oo
000 and the ship was worth a mil
lion. CapUUn H. P. Williams was
among the crew reaching aafetr.
Loren Miller, of Dlllard, was a
Roseburg visitor today.
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