THE EVENING
THE WEATHER
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carrying Th Associated
Press dispatches.
Tonight and &iturday Fair.
Highest temp, yesterday 50
Lowest temp, last night 38
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ISUSKlll'lMi, lK)l'GIiAS COUNTY, OlU-XiOX. Kill OA V, IU VKMIIKK 7, 11(11
NEWS
B.LEDDY GETS
Attorney Discusses the Court
House and Jail From a
Business Standpoint.
IS ECONOMICAL
Dl AM
rLnll J
J'tOMMit KlriK-tuce I'ntit l or Iluhila
t ion Asks the TnAp)''i-s lo
TIioi-oiikIi))' luveMiguto llo
fot't ''orinliiu Opinion.
1 have not, until today, had an op
portunity tu look into the meiiu oil
the proposed remodeling of the court i
house. L'pon consultation with tliej
county court and Mr. Tourtelot. the i
architect, 1 believe I have obtained
the necessary data for forming ar
opinion. The facts have not been
puniisneu in detail, and i leei sure
that most people have, like myself,
had a very hazy view of the slttin- i
tiou.
It is well to remember that the ex
penditure proposed by the court in
volves not merely remodeling the
court house, hut the construction ol
a new jail, and Installing a modem
heating plant, and modern plumbing I
and electric wiring.
Considering first whether any im
provement is necessary, the follow
ing facts present themselves:
1. The court nouse as it uuw
stand does not afford sufficient roouit
for the proper handling of public
business, especially when court is in j
session, and many citizens are re-1
quired to be in the building and ,
make use of its tacllities. Lavatories)
and properly located and equipped j
jury rooms are among the most ap
parent needs. In passing. 1 would
say that the last legislature came
near passing a law for service ol wo
men on juries. Such an act is sure
to come soon from the legislature,
or directly from the people. No in
telligent person who inquires iuu
the conditions can fall to be impress
ed with the unfitness of the present
arrangement as to jury rooms to
meet th.-t situation.
2. There is no good reason why
woien compelled to be about the
court house should run the gauntlet
of a string ol men in the corridor in
order to reach such toilet facilities
as ure now afforded.
:S. fclighteen stoves are now in use
in the court house, affording unsatis
factory heating sen ice. with a great
waste of fuel, and needlessly and
enormously increasing the risk ot
fire, to say nothing of I he cost of
replacing these stoves' every three or
lour years.
4. The present r.mf on the court I
house is about gone, and must soon
be renewed.
a. The county jail has been cor
deiuned at least b lr. Ilouck. form
er county health ofllrer. and per
haps by other competent physicians,
as nothing more nor less than a
death trap, a damp. foul, unsanitary
den. not properly heateu, and with
its walls doubtless reeking with the
germs of tuberculosis and other dis
eases. Citizens wno know the con-1
dition of this establishment must
have blushed with shame when they
read recently thai two little runaway
boys eleven or twelve yeai-s old were
shut up therein. Douglas county
has no' moral or legal right to in
carcerate any person in such a trap,
where be may take into his system
the seeds ot death. The taxpayer
who arpiM'S to the contrary, to save
a few flirty pennies, ought to join the
Huns and be done with it (.rand
juries have repeatedly cniidemned
the jail.
Doubtless much more can be said
as to the need ot some remedy, hut
let us pass lo the question wheth
noi the reined v proposed by tli
county court is economical, practical
and in the ultimate interest ot m.
whole public, including the taxpay
ers. ,
Mativ are m-i eived by the cheap
"tin" or Gingerbread" wot k which,
was added to the exterior of the
court house, to i-'ive the appearance
of columns or pillais, etc This was
a shoddy device and is an eye-sot r
to those who appreciate real strength
and beauty ( architect ure Hut
back of these M naments" there ate
heavy, substut ' brick walls, rem
ing on a irood k foundation. Th
" gingerbread v be stripped off
und the w alls and-,, Mindation will
carry the remodeled building well
The total estimated expenditure is
t-i;,7ll do, the items being as 'ol
iow ;
I ea I i n c . nl ii i ii h i ii g and new
jail . ,
Additional story 1 '' -Flectrlc
wirintr I'.i'fln
Marble floors and wainscot
ing, first floor 40(1
Tile llniir on 2nd tury 1 l"u
New vaults, nnw n led ::.liro
Ilalance reniodehnt; present
hniloing s.i r. t
if. : u
It should b borni? in mind thati killed nine tuikeys for him
Ilit pi est' nt building was never com
pleted, as regards healing, plumbing
and electric wirinn. Suiely Douglas
coutny can afford a decent, suiiitary
and properly heated and 1 1 ;;ti t d
building in which tu transact its pub
lic business.
The proposed heat inn plant is to
be located under the new jail, uses
hoi water, and thus would warm the
jail at practically no expense.
Tin architect has prepared draw
ings showing just how the building
will look when remodeled, ami it
will truly he a hitndsoim affair. H
using the old building in this wa
we gel as good a rourt house ana jail
3 1,11111 ,iIt" tuuusand, dollars
as t'ier counties are getting for one
ii u it u i en aim i w eiu - in e i uousailtl.
Kvery one who can do so should
study the plans and Mgures. and then
form an unprejudiced opinion.
There is a moral side to the ques
tion as regards the jail, but let us
dispose of it jusl as a plain matter
of business, and drop personal feel-
B. L. K I I Y .
E
Deep Snow Adds to the Dis
tress, But Helps to
Stop the Fires.
2000 ESTIMATED DEAD
.Many School Children Among Victims
of Terrific R plosion Whole
l-'iuiiilh-s Missing llelgittii
1 to lief Ship in Collision.
( lly Associated Press.)
HALIFAX, Dec. 7. l'p to noon to
day there had been no change in the
police estimate of L'unn believed to
have perished when the muni ("ions
of war aboard a French snip in the
harbor exploded, following a collis
ion with another- vessel as she was
leaving the dock. Probably Jimu
persons were injured, mostly f rom
cuts from flying glass. The tires
started immediately after the explo
sion are still burning, but a heavx
snow storm is materially aiding in
getting the flames under control,
.jeep snow which fell in the I'st 1
hou rs great ly hinders the recti ver
ol bodies ami impedes tue rescue oi
injured. Special trains with doctors
and nurses at riv ed I rom neat b
cities, and, v, ork of ai tenth tin lo
wounded prosecuted as fast as pos
sible. Kvery biuMing in the city was
damaged lo a greater or less degree
illass b'-okfii in windows, doors shat
ter.-d plaster knocked down.. All
business is suspended, and it will he
some time beloie normal comLtlMU
can be restored.
It was definitely learned lodav
that Hie Itelginn relief steamer Imo
collided' with (he -French muni'ion
ship Monte Diane, 1ml the names i
tue vessels could not be ascei i a i m-i !
during the excitement yestenla.
.
I will
tppall
tins.s-
Toe exact number ol
probabh nc ei be k now n
lie;.
nut
ing as it i.s whole tamilies miss-
ing. and m the Kichmond school se
eral hundred children wete billet;
Scoi es ot I he in i I ha v been tal
en to the American Sunar lte'ineiv
the Military mnashiiii. A'-na t n k
while t he homes, chu i ehe. scimn
buildings and hospitals are noude.
with those most seeiel hurt
It is believed theie u ill be no t
shortage, as aid has already hen
Sent tO f'diee the liei- Oil tele
graph operator stated tba- he person
ally saw Ihe bodies nt signal 1'nit
fed States nav allots floating m Ci-
harbor, and this sloi I. a- an -d af
prehension oinei n i n l ptobabi-iiy i
1 men beloniring to ih- I rut-d State
navy beini: in the i i n I r at the tin,
' of tiie explosion D lias he. n ;ir-:
taim-d thai th" pass, n
ot n.e nonaitv "' "
Ni-
Amsterd
safe
l-Aplo-iou Delayed.
HALIFAX. Novia Hi .tm D-.
The matron and all bin tw
dien at the Protestant orphan.
believed to have per islet
established today as a 'a.t t!
minute ela psed aft ' h i
before the explosion ' ;d.ic
st t anvre oceii 1 1 n i e : - p i r r j t
thorities tri.-ath
KILLS GOI.DI N I Gl.l
A l...;iutiMil i;.i-i nii'-ii
Ametlcan k-'ul-U-n eai:!i. was
to tnwn thi afti-iniiun L
Lunt: living a tuple of mil
flf.yel.md wl.fi shot 1
1'iwiiii' a rii-l mi tt 'Uk-k uf
Hie
u-lit
.1 till
Tin- e,i;t t.ii't was
r t ,i I n I ll '
liiai.ii M. ,-
mini: about seen and a half t--et
ttom lip to tip. 'he rich old K'-l'l
color "I Ihe feathers at the lum:
and rn-ik indicating hi" kinship 'n
Colden Katie family. II"- gvat.-l
old fellow was majestic even In
death Mr l,ong says that the bud
Senate Passes the Resolution
Without Dissenting Vote
LaFollette Absent.
HOUSE WILL CONCUR
KxjHMle! Siinilm- l.tulutiou Will lie
Adopt etl Tmlay Two I niteil
Slates Aviators Wounded in
Fitihi with IIiiiin, is Keport
(My Associated Press.)
DFCI.AKATION SlliVFD.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.
President Wilson. Jute this aft-
ernoon, affixed his signature to
tht) resolution declaring a state
of war exists between the Fail-
ed States and Anstra-lluugary.
WASHINGTON. Dec. T. - Without
a dissenting vote in the senate today,
following a brief debate of bu; one
hour, the resolution deelarlnjL wai on
Austria-1 1 ungary', was passe. The
vote stood 7 I to nothing. l.aFol'e'te
was absent at the time ol 'i.illoting.
The house unanimously am .l to ;ic
ci.nt I hf sunnfe r.'so I ii I inn. ami 1 1 w II
ill., v-ntc mi v:i I' wna lilki'l. hei 11 1:
adopted by a vote ol :iti:: tu I agninfci
Coimiessiuan London, the only mum
a list member, voting nen:ii i v or
ihe resolution declaring war
Folelte returned to the sen ile clia.u
ber after t he resolut ion had been
voted upon, and iiumediatei .-'.iiui
that had he been present It s ole
would have been against the lesjlu
lion. The tuesiion is now up to the
president for executive signature to
establish war relat ions in tact with
An si i ia. Since t he resolu ion is in
ha i mony with t he recommendat ion
made by President Wilson in his ad
dress het ore congress the first ot the
week, it is expected tile ollteial sig
nature will lie affixed this afternoon
I . S. Airmen Wounded.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Two
I n i teil Stales army an-men wen
wounded while tight inu u ith Gei
man I vers on t he western front
These aie the firs! casualties among
.American aviators in the I'm ted
1 Slates service. .Names ot tile youilU
j men are withheld, but it is an
j noiiuced one is a corporal and the
i other a private,
j Suppression 'oiilcreiiof .
SAN Fit A N 'ISi '( . Dec. 7 Sup
j pulsion tt agitator?, as well as .uili
nieiiciii and pro-Get man acti weie
I ihe problems diM'iiss4'd al a confer
ence hvte toda In MM-ell repieselila
. lives ot employers and laziness melt
. ol U ashiutloii. (in yun. Idaho. Moii
(tana and 1 'a 1 1 1 nt ti la . and an agent oi
I I lie council ol national delense. .1
r t.-riolds. manager ot the Inland
Km ,. i . Km plo ers Associat ion. oi
Sieka!ie .Hid I'll 1 1 S I'.iiU-.-. pulili.-h
; ,M ol I be I'acil ic Noi I bu esl . ol I'm t
' hum. weie anions tlio-e present An
! executive committee of nine member
w ill . le. I to ,i. t ith thr na
' tintial delell.-e council. J
J Indian Haiti in Mexico. i
j N It; A I. liS. At i . 1 ec. 7 A force ,
jot Yaiui lndi.m atta-ked K.-petan
a. 7" miles ollh ni Guavmas. So
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111 II IIU'
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Spent
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er. iMikeiMitl Mill tens. I.JipleV.
I , f eland. Messrs McM ill., n and
Wltk
Toutons Force Enemies
Abandon Exposed Po
sitions at Cambrai.
to
AGREE TO ARMISTICE
KoiiiiutitiaiiH .loin ItussiaiiN in Armis
tice on Prout litis! ilit ie
Cea-fd Tmlay (tennaiis
TaUe More Italian-.
(Hv AHsoctatefl Press.)
ASSWlA'l K.I PltKSS WAU I.F A I ,
Dec. 7. German wed ges il 1 1 en into
the salient bet m e'Caiubral compelled
the Hi it is h lo e vallate exposed
points, and in doiu- ho gave up lo
the Teuton several villages west oi
Cam brat and I tout Ion w ood This
retreat shortened the British line,
making it more capable ot defence.
Itoih.'i tda i m.4 German troops have oc
cupied .Matcoiug four mites south
west of Cambrai. Violent fighting in
Italy continues, and the Italian
troops have gtadually retired to pre
pared positions
Take .More Italian Prisonei-s.
HKttl.IN. Dec. 7. Four thousand
more Italian soldiers lell Into Teuton
hands toda. This makes la.unu who
lia ve been captured since Sisemol
was taken by siortn a few das ago.
. fin K( ice for Kouniaiilans.
JASSY. Fiotiinania. Dec. 7. - It has
been decided i hat I he Roumanian
troops shall associate t hemselves
with t lie It nssians in t ho promised
arm ist ice. though the It on mania us
have i ejected every iillcmpt :t fra
leriiiilization, Hostilities we-e sus
pended today along the whole iront.
INSTALLS NEW SYSTEM
The Uoseburg National Hank was
Hi is al lei noon installing a I'.nrroiuhs
electric bookkeeping and ledger po.u
ing system. This device represent :
the latest and most approved up to
t he-in Iiui I e banking system in I lie
world. A sheet of paper being diop
ped into (he machine Ihe ope at n
plays ii po:, the ke s as a pi a nisi
would the keys ol a piano Tic ma
chine prints, adds, mi bt racl s, ui nil i
plies and tolais. uiting on the liiu':
1 ptoduct. the amount o oiir bank
st ate i in-nt. and post in u tin- same i
the ledger. No rueclia n leal contiiv
a lit e shows m eater ingelinitv and cor
rectness tball lh Colile mactnilc
III the ledger posliim.
The mow-nit: work of this pm'4
li. plel
I tile
de!el-e, il ; - a'Dl-ab
manna! lai"H and the i:
-l-lati s in all lines ot i
apt and ei Ii. i- tu ;.n I on
machines w iil lo HUH'
V. ;! ac iir..' ,itol 'I
epin i;
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-imp', p. ..ti.i.' i (! t.iknu a"- '-. ..c
co 1 1 1 1 1 : M IM I n ' Mil l l"li
Th.- t.,li;- I" be i t.llLI.. tili.it. .
u.i.u p"-r - iv -pull a ml 'le
teiiiiin.-' 'HI: 'o five il p.ttioiis tlo
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in the .I'hinils. of llOllllil
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t thai he stioni-'ly fator-
IO.ei.e ev pteHsi 111: llilll
n 1 1 r 1 . 1 1 ) in in foi fl with
i n) to Riil.sl it nte Krench
in out si hools. a matter
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Many New Members to be
Taken in DouglasCounty's
Quota 75,000.
W.C.HARDINGCHAIRMAN
Aetiv Work lo llogln This W'wk
'IVaitts Aiv Sdeetel, New Mein
Imms to lie Taken In
Co-oior;Uioii Otxsiittl.
The l!HS one dollar meinbei ship
drive for the Ked Cross will soon lie
uln and gigantic .preparations art
now being made so that the drive
will be a complele success. u (
Harding has been appointed by Statt
Manager C- C. Chapman, of Portland,
as Ihe camiialgn manager for this
countv, and has called for a mooting!
.it the council chambers in Ihe cilv
hall on .Monday ullornonn al l!::tn.j
All active officers or the auxiliaries!
in tho county ami vicinity of ltoso-i
lnng will be in atlendan-e ill IhlB,
meeting to get the final Instructions!
as given out bv headiiuartors.
Tho national heathiuartoi s have
sent out a call asking for :to per cent
meiunei Hhip based on t no pop
ulation of the Fnlted States so that
from :;ti,iHM.ntio to :(.', utio.iMM) new
members will be added lo the Ked
Cross Society. Oregon s quota is
L' 1 n.fhio and Douglas county's Yu.
uui). The headqnariers tlo not only
want Ihe dollar membership, but de
sire working membera for Ihe great
work w hich is now lying helore Hie
American people for the soldier boys
at the Iront. The cupiains of the
teams for Kusehurg ami surrounding
country are .1. W. Perkins, south
western part of Uoseburg; O. P. Co
show, southeastern pari ; .1. 'JO. Mc
Cl hit ork. norlheaslci n ltosehurg..A.
C. Seely. northwestern Itosohuig, ft.
1,. Whipple, north Itosehillg. Foster
Itutiier. asslsled b the Paienl
Tea idler Assoc tat Ion. West 1 1 use
burg: Fred Fisher. Kdeiibower; Ar
thur Marsh. I.ookhm Glass. I In i rx
Winston. Mr tick way iind Winston.
Charles Itraud. Garden Valley, and
W. W. Caidwell, Dniptiia. The cap
taiiis will enlist the aid ol a number
ot ladies wiio will work as lieu ten
a n I s The in I nisi ers of t he county
have agreed to preach a lied Cross
sermon on I ci'ciiihcr 2'.',. and short
talks ol from two to lour minutes
will be given at Ihe movies and va
rious lodges ol the eouiltv trom De
ceuiber I 7 to J'i.
I II I his w oil h while U ol k he I lire
the Auieiiciin people that is now be
inu acocmplished b the Ked Cross
t hioiiuhollt the nation the i-o opera
tiou of t'Vi'iv paliiolic and lo.val citi
en slioiild lie iinlveisallv given.
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Mis Cba- Ha-llev ot this c Mv . if
Cent l I ecei V ed a col II II I ' i 1 1 i .1 1 I o II
t r t Mil hei -oil. Seieant Motion 1 1 id
lev . w ho b, stat ioiied at Camp Ff
n.onl. Calil . mi wliiili to- st. iles thi.i
ht will piohablv liHiiilil al Can.p
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.III. Ill -
k.-n In miiiit -i hoi.l I
tl t tin- fllltiil Slates .
pi n inn ol l I Mf ow n thai v. ', ili
are of I lie opin ion that ,i- I ; , t
la fl gilii ce w ill hi til si, i
ereiiilly attel the V.lit. rut t,
e tent I hill It U Will lb I ll k I ll r
I nni schools and many ofhet
tin
that
up
in this city hae expressed llieiu
nclies likewise since the matter ha'
been brought up for discussion.
lifted when the meeting will be held.
The notices for the meeting will be
scut out as soon as can be arranged
b G. .1. Hard, who will return this
ev ening trom Salem where he has
iMH'it at tending t he state horticul
l ui al society meet ing and arrange
ments will then h madn.
Mt. .McAllister will retniiii for
several days in Koseburg in connec
tion with this work, visiting a num
ber of the farming d ist t lets. He
stated that the northwest la now tak
ing n greater interest in the raising
of stock than ever before, and the de
velopment ol the livestock industry
is fast becoming one of the greatest
resources of the slate.
.MISS .IONICS AKltlVFS.
M iss F.dnn . I ones, of Sacramento.
Calif . arrived last evening and will
spend a couple of weeks In this city
visit ing with friends. Miss Jones
was a former Uoseburg girl and has
a host ol friends here who will b.
pleased lo greet her again.
T
Knitting, Telegraphy, and Mil
itary Drill Fifty Members
Were Present.
WEBB WAS DRILLMASTER
Mivlings llcmil'tor llehl on Thurs
day Tolcttniphy Tuesday us
I'sital New Vents Hall
T( He Given.
The Girls National Honor Guard
met last evening at Ihe armory where
classes in telegraphy and knitting
followed by in tilt my drill wero In
dulged by all tho membera ptvaenl.
Ideiiteiiaui Percy Webb, of thu Home
Guaid drilling the gir!s in an excel
lent manner. A large shipment ot
arn was pun based yesterday by the
Honor Guard ami this will bo knitted
tnio sweaters and helmets for the
sollieis. ami II was also decided to
turnish every Dmmlas county hoy In
l he service wit h a Christmas box
itiiin the Donor Guard girls of the
connt, at which all units of the or
ganization will be asked lo assist. A
committee will meet on Saturday ev
en ing at I he armory and corn pletc
plans lor preparing lite hoes.
An inieiesiing ietier win read to
Ihe nil 1m ft I.ucilc Danforlh, state
I manager ot the Honor Guard, in
which the Kosebuig girls ate praised
j lot their hospitable spirit and keen
I a ppi eclat ion Is expressed at I he
I real me nt a It in ded Miss Dan! oi t h
w bile a 11 est in I his city
Decause nt Liciite niti'l Webbs
i nabil ii t to a I tend drills on t he
t ern la r ninhl . Tuesday, it was de I
cided lo hold the meetliiL'h n
I'lnirsdav hereal lei . wit h tin; l"leg
raiiby classes assembling on Tuesdav 1
i e enin'j as iisiia
I Theie were ;.u
j f;ini.ati.in piesei
riin'j as iiMial.
inembei s ot 1 he oi
I last evening and
I is de - i i I'd that I he enl tie n u m her
I t i poj t to t I! Ill :.ia V or' selHl ill a
! w i ii i ii .-M ii Si i i ft alt enl ion
l tii u - r h- rneti hi l h luluie and mi
1 the i l a li' at ioll s lul(i'I) sen
. oiilv ami Ho- law- ; iheved eplh
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A Large Drawing in Colors
Will Soon Be On
Exhibition.
BEAUTIEUL STRUCTURE
Many Citizens Who Have Opposed th
County Cou it's Action on Kemotl
ollng Hare Cluiugod Opinions-
Favor Acceptance.
J. Tourtellotte, of Tourtellotte
& Hauiiuel, Portland aiThltocts, ar
rived here this morning; with plans
and specifications lor the proposed
con at y court house improvements
and submitted them to the county
court (or their approval or rejec
tion, and this afternoon the judicial
body will go over the drawings offi
cially. That tho majority of our citizens
who have opopsed the expenditure of
fuu.uuO to be used in remodeling
the court house will nave a change
of heart when once it is proven to
itieir satisfaction that this mouey Is
uot to be wasted on an old structure,
as represented by abolutiunlsts, was
plainly exemplified today when many
taxpayers of our county viewed for
the first time tho large drawing, In
colors, of the court house as it will
appear when completed, now on dis
play in the county court room. A
well known business man chanced to
bo present with a number of other
ci 1 1 .ens who were discussing Hie pro
posed changes to be made on the
present building, and after hearing
the really notable changes that are
tu take place, und seeing bow the
building Is to look from the exterior,
ho readily stated that he at first
strongly opposed the expenditure of
any money to remodel the old build
ing, but now "after, having "been
shown" how very different the facts
are from representations that have,
been circulated, he was ready to ap
prove of the county court's actions,
feeling sure that they are sincere In
their advocations and that the $50,
000 could uot be used to better ad
vantage. Other members of the Utile party
quickly voiced their approval, and
The News is hilly satisfied that when
the people know, from their own
(hidings, that the court house Is to he
a metropolitan structure from every
standpoint of argument, and further
that we are to get a first clasB build
ing without a cent of taxation, and
that this building can he pointed out
wlih pride, that a county-wide sanc
tion oi the reniodieling plan will bo
the result.
As a matter of fact, citizens, we
are getting a better and a larger
building fur $;,0.uu than Josephine
county, which has just expended
$!Mi, DUO for a new structure. The
photographs of both buildings are to
lie exhibited soon and (be plans and
pecilicatious fully explained and we
feel positive that our contention will
be substantiated.
'l iu. niiMi icfoi'lsi ure lnudequate
ly iHolictcil 1 itmi loss by lire, unci
ihciulil Ihi.y he destroyed $r0.000
" ""I't ""I le a Mailer toward replen
hliliiB 1 1 f 1 1 1 . Some time ago tho
iiiiirt liutiBe ot WhIIu Walla. Waah.,
wan lU-Htroyeil liy lire, us were the
rniliily iiriinls. and $4110.11110 had to
lie i pi.Hleil lo replace the Ions ot
i lime i i-i oi iIb alone, which had to be
uiliii-n up from ahMtraet company
lll. s I lie same think: cou il hnnnen
and if t.'ilt.ono can Insure
I """!'" oiniiy h records from being
''ii-d hy MaiiH-s. anil also give to
i In' r'iniiiiiiiwly an up-to-date strue-
'l ""ly sound business
' and 'od common sense to
the move.
il lilack ami Archie Mllllgan,
."PUla mbers of the local
hospiini detai hiiieiil stationed nt the
i nioiilh ot the Columbia river, who
. Iiate been visiting parcnta ami
1 1 tile mis in this city having been
l'-iiitiil a short furlough, left tills
, j morning to aj'aln take up their
J duties wllh ll Liberty Hoy" who
;..ire yyiiikini: haul to muster ITncle
,,l S.i in's y-iir piobl 8 n the Hhortest
,. ; possible tune. The Saiiimioa huii
i iiiiiy an Interesting tale to tell of
...mp life and both seem tho hotter
pin sii iilly inr their ""experiences.
Iloyyeiei "going hack" has a differ
ent ring from "golns home". That
Him lilts word 'home" la the Innin In
Is, the throat of every boy who nulla
city away to sacrifice his life, ir necessary,
upon the altar of his country.