BIX
THE EVBNINO NEWS. KATl'RDA V, AUGUST 4, 101T.
J? iM mi , ' f LJ
Enlist in the
Cause of Thrift
Now is an especially good time to enlist in the
cause of thrift and determine to win success.
Do not be discouraged, because you have only a
small sum to deposit, but come in now and start
an account with the amount you can spare.
Interest paid on savings accounts.
The Roseburg National Bank
Roseburg, Ore.
MUNTE
Open season for doer begina Aug-
Uflt 15 and we suggest that you buy
your ammunition and rifles now,
"while the buying is good" for quite
likely there will bo some advance in
prico of nmmunlatlon as one hut
hcen scheduled for rifles.
Then again our stock of ammuni
tion 1b fairly complete but we antici
pate a shortage quite soon. The
jobbers are not able to fill orders
completely "even now. Our orders
were placed last winter and stock
has been arriving for nenrly two
months and still in not nil in.
Churchill Hardware Co
.Hew B
lankets!
RBETSOOi
CAME TODAY!
Double blankets good weight and
full size. PRICES VERY LOW.
$1.49, $1.98, $2,49, $2.98
$3.25 and $3.98
Now is the Time to Buy
Incorporated
MAJESTI
ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW
Matinee Every Day, 2 to 5
Evenings,7:15&8:50,5c-10c
TOIIAY ONK DAY ONLY.
Hoc how the heart of a woman found fiilllllniciit In tho lire of
lotri'K crucible ami choose for youi-solf ultitli Is
'The More Excellent Way'
A heart thrilling phnlndrnum featuring
Anita Stewart and Charles Hichnian
IIKAUST-I'UMK NEWS Showing General Pershing In Krniu'O.
All France rejoices as the llrst contingent of America's cvpi'dlllon-
ary forces arrive safely abroad, ready lo Join In the great struggle
for liinnanltly.
FIMIIING l. (li lt NATIONAL rLAYGItOIND Educational.
JERRY ON THE .loll Kartoon Konipdv.
8 Reels
Admission, Adults 10c, Children 5c
8 Reels
TOMOItUOW
'WHEN LOVE WAS BLIND'
Doesn't that titlo make yon want to seo the wonderful
Florence LaBadie
at the Majestic Sunday and Monday. Also the 8th chapter o( the
greatest mystery serial over filmed.
The Mystery of the Double Cross
LETTER RECEIVED
FROM MR." BROWN
Attorney-General Writes 'Con
cerning Taxation on.0. &
C. Grant Lands
TAXES SHOULD BE PAID
Will Aid In Kvoiy Possible Way to
Have Lands J'luced I'pon tlie
Miu-kct ut Onco Meet
ing Tuonduy.
Attorney General George M. Brown
has called a meeting of the district
attorneys of the stale at Salem next
luesday at which time the matter
will be determined whether tU
state shall collect the tuxes due
from the government and then
make a soparato light for the inter
est due, the government having re
cently ruled that It owed the r.tate
tuxes on the lund, but not interest
on the taxes.
L. S. Shipley who has been tak
ing a decidod Interest in the matter
recently wroto Mr. Brown concern
ing the O. & C. land grant and today
received the following letter:
Acknowledging receipt of yours of
the 1st instant, this is to say that It
has been our purpose ever since the
taking over of the Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad Company land by
tho government, to aid in every pos
sible way in the matter of having
the lands placed upon the maikct
In order that they may be dlspor.-.'d
of and again placed upon the tax
rolls of the several counties wheie
situated.
1 was very glad to hear from you
concerning the matter of taxation
When 1 flrtit took up the mutter
of tho taxation and collection of
tho same, upon these lands. It ai
generally understood by eveiy one
that wo could collect on the valua
tion of tho railroad company's In
terest In the land; that Is to say, that
they could only bo taxed upon the
assessed valuation of 2.60 pur ucre.
I Insisted that we could collect upon
tho valuation made by the lawful as
sessing officers, which claim was fin
ally recognized by congress, and the
Chnmuerlaln-I' errls bill provided for
tiie payment of taxes, assessed
agalnat the lands to the railroad
company. Tho Chninberlain-Ferrls
act provided for tho taxes accrued
and remaining unpaid. There hnd
been a difference of opinion ns to
whothor or not this meant taxes ne
crued, Including ponaltios md In
terest, or othcrwlHO,
The department of justice has, by
the nsRhitant attorney general. F. J
(tearful, ndvlsed tho interior depart
ment that the Chamberlain-Ferris
bill provided for the payment of taxes
without penalty and interest.
I have mailed copies of this onin
Ion to nR district attorneys of the
state of .the various counties where
the land grant Is situated.
You understand thnt a bill passed
tno senate of the United States, and
is now in the house of renrosentn
tivos, which makes provision for the
miymont of penally and Interest unon
theso tnxos from thi time such taxes
liecanie due until they nre paid. The
bill has strong opposition In the
nouso.
Since the supreme court of the
fluted States lies upheld the Chum-
bcrlnin-Forrls I.I 11 . there Is no rea-
Fon in the world why tho taxes
.mould not bo paid, and paid non-
provided the counties nre willing to
accept the taxes without pcnnltlot.
and interest.
This ofllco is anxious to act for
the best Interest of tho countler
where the lands nre situated, and
will confer with tho several law of
ficers of the counties on Tuesday
next.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE M. BROWN,
Attorney General
Ulburn, John W. Parker and E. C. 1
Benson, was appointed to assist in
entertaining tho Auto Dealers' club
which will pass through here Aug
ust 21.
J. 11. Clark, A. J. Hochradel and'
i. II. Booth were appointed a com
mittee to confer with the county '
court in regard to the matter of fix
ing up the bad places In the county
road between this city and Coles
Valley. I
A. J. Lllimrn was recommended .
to the county court, as the member;
of the ndvlsory committee in county!
road matters. I
This committee will consist of a!
member from the Douglas County i
Grange, one from the merchants'
issociatlon and one appointed uy the;
county court. John Busenbark has !
been apopinted by the Grange. The
court has not . yet appointed its
member. .
A resolution was passed by the as
sociation, thanking Herman Marks
tnd Eugene Parrott for tue use of
the Palace theatre for the lecture
held there July 31.
Live-wire Doings of City
Will Motor to Millwood.
A. J. Geddes and family and A. S.
Huey and fumlly will motor to Mill
wood tomorrow at which place they
will enjoy an afternoon's outing.
Looking (aluNs Dunce.
Declaration of Intention.
Stewart Littlewood Hail, aged 2(1
years, today filed his declaration of
intention to become a citizen of the
United SlateB. Mr. Hall was born
in Craydon, England, and came to
America four years ago.
l'rmer Koscbui-g M. I). Culled.
Very sincere regret, was felt In
Rogue River over the sad death of
Mrs. L. W. Briscoe, wife of Dr. Bris
coe, at Koseburg, after the birth of a
14-pound dauguter, who survives.
She wns buried at Roseburg, Jnly 25.
Dr. Briscoe,, who voluntedred for
service, has been called to the navy
yard at Bremerton, while our other
soldier- boys have left, Lester Wilcox
and Harry Carr to Join the 7th com
pany at Medford and David Martin
for his company at Albany. Rogue
River dispatch, Medford Tribune.
Roseburg people who nt tended the
Looking Glass dance held at the
Orange hall at that place last night
report a Bplendld time. Several auto
partlos made tho trip from hero.
Over at Miles to Gallon.
OrcKonlun: The following self-explanatory
letter was received last
week by A. S. Robinson, northwest
manager of the Pacific KisselKar
branch, from Deunls Mathews, Jhe
tne company s agent at Dixonville,
a town near Roseburg: "A fow days
ago my brother mado a trip to Port
land, covorlng tho entire distance of
240 miles from Roseburg with a
Briscoe 4-24 on seven gallons, the
avorago travel per gallon being
34 2-7 miles. He carried five full
grown persons and several suitcases.
This is an actual fact. The gaso
line wus taken from the regular ser
vice pumps. We might also add
that the engine ran perfectly all the
the time and that the southern part
of this road is very hilly and rough.
Lecture liitcrcstluir to (Yowd.
A fair sized crowd attended the
lecture at tho Antlors theatre last
eevning which was delivered by
freeman Armstrong on the ICth but-
tllon, Canadian Scottish. Mr. Arm
strong recently was honorably dis
charged from active service because
of wounds received during the bat
tle of Ypros. After enlisting with
the 72nd Senforth Highlanders Mi
Armstrong was transferred to tin
47th battalion thence to Salisbury
Plains for several months' training.
From there he crossed the Atlantic
on a ton-day Journey to La Havre,
Franco. Tho horrors of the pres
ent grent struggle as told by Mr.
Armstrong bring vividly before the
American people the things we arc
to contend with in our future bat
tles. The various phnses of the
great war as described by .Mr. Arm
strong wero Intensely Interesting
and the crowd listened with strict at
tention throughout the entire lecture
which was pronounced sulenliri.
AIDS TO WRITING!
Eversharp Pencils and
Conklin Fountain Pens!
Eversharp Pencils do away
with sharpening all the time.
They are made in tooth jrold
and silver finishes, with clips
for fastening to the pocket or
clothing. A very attractive
looking pencil priced at
$1.00 $1.50 $2.50. $3.50
Also a complete line of the
well known Conklin Fountains.
PRICED FROM $1.50 UP
Quality Service.
BUBAR BROS.
Jewelers & Optometrists.
& CITY NEWS 0
Mrs. Jacob Jones and daughter.
Miss Myra, left Saturday afternoon
for Eugene where they will visit with
relatives for a week or ten days.
Miss Sadio Clinton, who has been
a house guest of Miss luar.-i Lilly
tor the 'past few days, returned to
her home at Eugene this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ryan and son
will leave tomorrow for West Fork
where a two weeks' Bojourn in the
lovely mountains of that vicinity will
"bo enjoyed.
Mrs. S. E. Whitney arrived today
from Ashland and Medford where
she has been visiting for the past
two weeks with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Geo. Hedrlck and Miss Maude
Hcdrick, of Drain, returned to their
home Saturday afternoon after at
tending to shopping in this city for
the past few days.
Mrs. 13. L. Muller arrived Satur
day from lxng Beach, California,
and will remain in Roseburg for a
pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. T.
V. Watklns, of Miller's addition.
Mrs. Frank Dunlap, formerly of
this city, passed through here this
afternoon enroute to her present
home In Eugene after a few w?eks
sojourn in Snn Francisco. Mrs. Dun
lap was greeted at the train by sev-
eral old friends of this city.
NEW TODAY.
WANTED An experienced girl to
do house worn, at once. J. M.
ludd. aSp
FOR SALE A No. 1 piano and
some household goods. U G. Cock
ran, Rt. 1. Green Station. allp
FOR SALE Ford Bug, Just over
hauled and painted; good tires.
Prico $250. Box 8, Dillard. Ore.
FOR SALE One 1916 Ford road
ster; shock absorbers; price $270.
Inqire 304 Spruce street. Phone
101-R.
WELL DRILLING Now is tho time
to drill that new well. You want a
good job. 1 am the fellow that
can do it. W. F. Kornin, Box 791.
Roseburg, Ore. tf
We Have Only a Few
Refrigerators Left!
These are very much under the present market value,
but in order to close out our entire stock we quote
the following reductions:
9
Values
($12.00 FOR $10.50
$19.00 " $17.00
$21.00 ',' $18.50
$22.50 " $20.00
$27.50 " $24.00
$28.50 - " $25.00
$37.50 " $33.00
Remember these were bought before the advance in
price and- at the prices quoted you are buying for
less than the present cost of manufacture. . -
A. J. LILBURN & SON
COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS. Cass Street, Roseburg, Ore,
A. I. Griggs, of Green, was a visit
or In the city today.
O. Beyers, of Riddle, is In the city
today looking after business matters.
W. B. St. John, county commis
sioner, is a business visitor from
Sutherlin today.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Hinsdale, who
have been visiting in this city, re
turned to Riddle today.
C. H. Arundel left for Wilbur this
afternoon where he attended to busi
ness imUters for a few hours.
Mrs. Ollle Coon and Mrs. F. C.
Buell, of Dillard, arrived in the city
this afternoon to visit with friends.
Mrs. O. A. Harvey, of Dillard. ar
rived In this city this afternoon ind
for the next few days will visit with
her sister, Mrs. Russell Harness.
Harry Burr left this afternoon for
a business trip to Eugene - iMr.
Burr will return "here In a week or
ten days.
Mrs. Earl Benedick Journeyed
north this afternoon where Bha will
visit with relatives lor a couple of
days.
Mrs. F. D. Owens loft this after
noon for Seattle where she will visit
with her Bister, Mrs. A. A. Stewart,
for a week or two.
Mrs, Andy McCarthy, of Grants
Pass, who has been visiting- at the
home of Mrs. Ray Wright, of this
city, loft for her home todav.
Misses Martha, Minnie and Maude
Hinkle, of Sutherlin, who have been
spending a few hours in the city at
tending to business matters and vis
iting with friends, left for their home
on the afternoon train.
nn nn n n ri ri nftnnnnn n n n in n n -inrii'irirn-i -u'li-,--. -
MONEY TO LOAN ON FARMS
$100,000 dollars to loan on good
clean FARM security. RURAL
CREDIT l'LAN LONG TIME
LOAN'S. Low rate of Interest. See
M. F. Rice, of Rice & Rico.
AT LONE MAPLERANCH
A pleasant evening was enjoyed
Friday when Miss Cora Wober en
tertained a number of young people
In honor of her house guest Miss
Thoren E.istnian, of Fresno, Calif.
The ntTuir wus held at the sumiccr
homo of the Wehers, Lone Maple
ranch In tho Edenbowei il 1st not.
and every moment was devoted to
pleasure. Dancing and mustinl mi Ki
llers occupied tho hours nlrvr wlilen
a delicious lunch was served. Vo
cal and Instrumental solos by Mlpr
Eastman and Miss Weher delighted
the happy group. Those honored
were Miss Eastman, the Imn-vee.
Miss Mabel Miller, Mr. Ray Ward.
Mr. Ernest Weber, and Mr. Clarenre
Baker.
MEOANIS ASS'N
A meeting of the Itoscburg and
Douglas County Merchants Associa
tion was held lust night at the of
fice of the secretary. E. C. Benson,
last night, during which sevoral com
mittees wi-re appointed n. well as
tho trsn..ctkn cf the regular order
of buluej.
A coniiuittee consisting of A. J.
Antlers Theatre, Roseburg
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5th
Klllott V S1urmjui Film Coiinit Ion iwiit Duvid Griffith's
KivntoM, imwit MHTsru AMKKKWX IMjAY, Hip one nml only bl
oio thnt will live anil thrive forever. Now lit its FOl'KTH CHN
M'XTTIVK YKAIl. Filindom's nuustcrpiece.
i i TiBirth 1 1
8 of a
Sec nnoo agnln our American Ileum l.lNtYILX, GRANT, l.KK nml
SII1UM AN. Tlu terror of our civil uti-ifr, (he nnful reconstruc
tion period, tho htirtilnir of Atlanta, the South before tho war.
TIIK AVKNiiKlTI, Kl -Kl.l X KLVNS. Enacted by "Griffith nuulc"
ntnrs Marsh, Walthall, lilsh nil entianced bv splendid musical
score, 8 hours of thrills laughter, tears. Wring the children to tho
mntince.
Seats on Sale Reserved at Theatre
"",""---iiTrrrrri" i i " in yiYTTrrn i-nru ixu uxnnjTj-Livi.-uijwi,
SATURDAY,
Will be a Feature Day in Our
Big Mid-Season Economy
CLEARANCE SHOE SALE!
Many Special Bargains
Plan to Be Here Saturday
ROSEBURG BOOTERIE
Shoes That Satisfy.
IRV1N BRUNN
Perkins Building, Cass St.
HAVE A iK)D LACGII BKK TUK NEW TWO REEL
Hoyt Farce Comedy
Tonight nt 7:l." and D at the
ANTLERS THEATRE
also the noted screen star
Charles Ray
. - In a quick: action, five-reel Base Ball story, entitled
The Pinch Hitter
Also a Paramount Comedy and a Mutual Gazette
lio and 10c Monster Nlne-ltool Program 6c and lOo
Owning .Sunday, "lllrth of a Nation." See Special Advertisement.
Coming! Monday and Tuesday matinee Tuesday afternoon
EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTION
Douglas Fairbanks
In his very latest Artcraft Feature De Luxe
Wild and Wooly'
A scream from beglnnlg to end. A real knockout. Built for
laughing purposes only. Admission, Adults 20c, Children 10c.