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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1917)
THE EVENING NEWS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1017. registered, and Union Is third with iuuo members in the percentage col umn, but loads the state outside of Portland in ftntllnl mninhprahfiw Benton county with 700 members ana & per cent of the quota leads Willamette valley sections both in numoers ana percentage. CITY EMPLOYES ASK SLIGHT INCREASE 11 Your Patronage Appreciated ; The officers of the Roseburg National Bank are ever mindful of Us responsibility as a banking institution ' and it is their constant aim to serve the people well. We appreciate the patronage of our customers as iring them of our best efforts in their behalf. Checking , surlng them of our best efforts in their behalf. Checking Accounts are solicited. I ' The Bosebuig National Bank Roseburg, Ore IB: Com fy Shoes Arrived at Last We have a complete line for your Christmas selections. Prices you will find to be the lowest. We Save You Money Incorporated UUUUKS RULE STORE. Street Cleaning Departmen and Police Force Petition For $10 Raise. SALARY IS INSUFFICIENT High Cost of Living Caused by War Prices Are Advanced 25 to 100 Per Cent, Say the Petitioners. You Owo it to Yourself to Join Oie lied Cross. The Big Economy Shoe Sale IS STILL ON AT The Booterie! Only 6 More Shopping Days Until Christmas Take advantage of this opportunity and save. Shoes and Slippers make practical gifts. Buy them now for less. ROSEBURG BOOTERIE ERVIN BRUNN Shoes That Satisfy. Poi-kins Building, Cuss St. MAJESTIC Members of the street cleaning department and the police force , of the city last night petitioned the council for a $10 increase in salary The city employes set forth in their petition that owing to the high cost of living, brought on by the war they are unable to meet their cur rent expenses and respectfully ask that the council take some action to remedy tha existing condition. The following letter was submit ted to the executive body at their regular session last night: v"Gentlemen: Whereas, the prices on all the necessities of life have advanced since the war began to from 25 to 100 per cent or more; and whereas, we find that our pres ent salaries are absolutely insuffi cient to meet our bills for the ordi nary necessities, owing to the high cost of living; "Now therefore, we the under- Bignea, respectfully petition your honorable body for a monthly in crease in our present salary of $10 and wish to thank you for any and all consideration shown in this re spect. Respectfully submitted, A M. Oeland, supt. street cleaning de partment; B. B. Palm, A. R. Green, J. H. wood, his subsidiaries: T. J, Williams, chief of police, and Grant Wilcox, night patrolman." The council, after discussing the petition at some length, decided' to place the matter in the hands of a combined committee, and it was therefore referred to the street and health and police committeemen who are to make an investigation and re port their findings at the next regu lar meeting of the council. Many councilmen seemed to be of the opinion that the employes are asking only a fair and just increase, knowing wull well that the cost of nearly all food commodities and other household necessities have ma terially advanced since the war, and while only suppositional at this time, it is the belief of those close in touch with the city's affairs that the council will undoubtedly sanction the raise petitioned' for. The fidelity of the city employes is unquestioned and they have asked the increase feeling that they are fully justified in so doing. WORK FOlt THE RED CROSS. (Continued from page 1.) slowly. Only 13 out of 3G counties of the state have made any report up to thfls afternoon, and only three districts In the city of Portland have made any report to headquarters, yet in two precincts alone over 1000 names are reported. It is raining throughout the Wil lamette valley today, and this makes a good start difficult. So far Stan- fieki, in Umatilla county, holds the record with 240 members, while the quota of that place was fixed at 200. Harney is the banner county with 415 members registered, or 26 per cent of the quota allotted. Malheur stands second, 600 members having L BOARD MEETS MEDICAL ADVISORY The medical advisory board held a business meeting yesterday in the of fices or ur. A. C. Seely and perfect ed the important organization. Dr Seely was elected chairman of the board, and other matters of vital im portance were transacted. The mem bers of the board include Drs. A. C. Seely, K. L. Miller, L. M. Lehrbach, A. P. Sether and J. G. Bacher. who will work in conjunction with the local draft hoard. Thomas Brass, who registered for the draft at Evalette, Minn., appeared before the local exemption board this afternoon seeking transportation to California. According to the young man he has been in the employ of the Southern Pacific Company at Eugene for some time and on December 15, received a telegram from- draft headquarters at Eyaette, notifying him that his number had been drawn and as a consequence to proceed to Fort Winfield Scott, Calif., and report to the adjutant general there by De cember 21. Mr. Brass stated that he is now short of funds and cannot make the trip unless furnished with the necessary transportation. The local board immediately wir ed the adjutant general at Fort Scott and an answer is expected late this evening. OF BANKER PASSES AWAY Mrs. Iva l.. Price, wifn of J. vrns Price, of Eugene, died in the rortland meaicai hospital Sunday anernoon at 2:45, or diabetes. The remains will be taken to Eugene for inter ment and the funeral will probably be held Tuesday afternoon, says the Eugene Register. Mrs. Price was the daueutar nf Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Booth, of Ala media. Calif., and was born In what is now Crook county. Ore., March 5, 1887, and was married in June, 1909, to J. Cyrus Price. Thev rnmnv- ed from Salem 'to Eugene four years ago and have resided in Eugene for tne past four years. The deceased was also n. nlnne nf R. A. Booth, of the Botoh-Knllv Lum ber Company, and is one of a. well Known lamuy ot Oregon pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Rnnth nP thio city, left this morning for Eugene to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Price. Mr. Booth is an uncle nf the deceased. ROYAL ARCH MASONS ATTENTION. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of WiSS THEATRE THE BRIGHT SPOT It's Different. Always a Good Show : Continuous Pictures. Matinee Every Day 2 to 5, Evening 7:15 to 1:45. TODAY AND TOMORROW 66Fmn rraii ti 99 MB MfflmfflT, With Wonderful Emily Stevens "THE PATRIOT" Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew in Fifteen Minutes of Fun Is the man next door a coward at heart. If he is you might learn more about him by seeing "THE SLACKER," a play that will thrill the spine of the nation, a story of a man who mar ried so he could hide behind a woman's Bkirts to escape being drafted. See how his wife made a man of him in this wonderful .produc tion "THE SLACKER" surpassing all tri umphs of the screen and stage. Same Program Will Be Repeated Again Tomorrow Children 10c, Adults 20c iifr iii-ii-rJV-M-wMJ-l.--i finnnnm THURSDAY MARY JULES MIXTER IN "CHARITY CASTLE." five act dramatic fantasy of intense human interest and appeal. FRIDAY DOROTHY PHILLIPS IX "TRIUMPH". SATURDAY EARLE WILLIAMS IN "THE STOLEN TREATY."' Regular meetine nf Ti ter No. 31, :R. A. M. tonight at Ma sonic tenvnle. Installati nn of nf- flcers. Hoover, lunch. All blue lodge memoers are cordially invited to be present. By order H. P. W. F. HARRIS, Sec. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. D. B. Zimmerman, janitor of the Pullerton school, wil have charge of the sale of my shrubbery on and after the 5th of December as I will be absent from the city for an in definite time. d31p JOHN W. DO WELL. DAILY WEATHER REPORT. U. S. T.eather nurean. top.rT nfftne Roseburg, Oregon, 24 hours ending 5 a. m., December 18, 1917. Precipitation in inches and hun dredths: Highest temperature yesterday 63 Lowest temperature last night 56 Precipitation last 24 hours 32 Total Drecinitfttinn nlnca int. -nf tember 1 '.n Normal' precip. for this month 5.92 rotai precipitation rrorn Sep tember 1, 1917, to date. 8.9 Average precipitation from Sep tember 1, 1877 11.26 lotal deficiency from Sep tember 1, 1917 , 3.3 j Average precipitation for 40 wet seasons fSeot. to Mav. inclusive.) 31.98 . WILLIAM BELL, Observer NEW TODAY. FOR SALE Household furniture, in good condition. Also some good dry wood. Phone 174. 'OR SALE A bargain in farm ma.- cninery, used one Beason; wagon and harness, etc. Robert Tjoms land, Edenbower. tf FOR RENT 9 rooms house on Par rott street. Suitable for roominf house or two families. Inquire 128 S. Flint street. FOR SALE Large range, coal heat er, longue, round extension dining table, cedar chest, bed, linoleum. 507 N. Jackson street. Which -for You? The All-Record Brunswick or A One-Record Phonograph Which would you rather have: Freedom in picking and choosing . your favorites from all records, or restriction to one make? The Brunswick is the only one of the four leading phonographs that plays all records. It offers" the merits of the many combined in . one instrument. ' The Brunswick is famed for its all-wood sound chamber, built like a violin. Its tone is round and full, never metallic. Ask to hear the wonderful Pathe Discs, hith erto barred from many music lovers' homes.' Prices $32.50 to $180 Easy Terms - The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.- Represented Here By A. J. Lilburn & Son Complete Home Furnishers PLAYS ALL RECORDS 1917 Christmas for the Grown-ups must be of practical value so we enumerate a few items "that we think will lit into the war conditions. , will "Hooverlzo." ' , .. ,, . ...... FOR. THE HOUSEHOLD Electric washer ...$75.00 Gasoline washer 75.00 Hand washer, best 1 7.00 ' Enameled Rosters $2.35 to .... 3.75 Aluminum Roasters $2 to 0.50 Aluminum Cooking Utensils Silver Steel Enameled Ware Carving Sets $2.00 to 10-00 Casseroles, 75c and up. ; Yellow Mixing Howls 10c to .... 05c And a whole lot of other items. FOR WORKSHOP AND HOME A good hand saw $1.25 to.:....$ 3.00" A Good Hammer. A Good Hatchet. An Automatic Drill ....... , 1.25 . A Jack Plane 1.40 A Good Axe for $1.00 or more ; A variety of wrenches from; '25c to ; several dollni-s.'. Small tools of many kinds, such as bits, drills, calipers, nail sets, chisels, etc. 1 Then don't forget the kiddies. We have a small line of toys and many things that' can he of .. tn them, s pocket knives, roller skates, coaster wagons, and the lighter iron wagons for the little shaver Aluminum cups, silver sets. . ' ' p. s. CHURCHILL HARDWARE COMPANY Don't forget the two specials wo offered, one on Roosters and one on carvers, are good until Xinas. STATE ADJUTANT GEN. IN CITY YESTERDAY Acting State Adjutant General John M. Williams, who makes his headquarters at Portland, arrived in this city this morning to Investigate reports that nave been sent in to his office regarding the leaky condition ot the armory roof. A contract for making the neces sary repairs on the roof was awarded to a local painting firm some time ago. . The work was to be finished at a cost of approximately $86.00. Aft er working a few days the contrac tors found that they .had erred gross ly in their estimate of the cost of the repairs and and) threw up the job. The matter was taken up with Mr. Williams, who made the trip to this city with a view of letting a new contract. It is now estimated that it will cost m least $200 to nut the roof in proper shape and" it is under stood that this work will start in a short time. . , Mr. Williams, havintr conmleted his business here, departed this aft ernoon for Portland. Best tamales at The Pollyanna. tf Miss Edna Jones left yesterday for Wilbur to visit with friends. ANTLERS THEATRE Tonight only 7:15 and 0 o'clock. Adults 25c, Children 10c THE INCOMPARABLE Marguerite Clark IN 'The Amazons' (BY SIR ARTHUR, .AVING PINERO.) A PARAMOUNT SUPER . PICTURE THRILLING ADVENTURES. MILD RIDES ON HORSEBACK FULL OF MARGUERITE CLARK'S OWN CHARM A Plot of More Than Usual . Interest. ADMISSION children : i6c ADULTS - 25c : Also the Famous Burton Holmes , Travel ' Picture. . Ana a Good Comedy. Coming Thursday and Friday MJIE. PETROVA In " " "THE LAW OF THE LAND" Should a girl marry a man she does not love? This ouestion and the results are answered In this picture. 10c and ic. ; Coming Next Week "SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE"