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VOL. IX.
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON'. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 118.
No. 11
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FOUR ARMY
IN
KILLED WITH AXE
Robber Compels Companion
to Tie Their Hands While
He Carries Out Deed.
RECOGNIZED AS OFFICER
Camp Funston, Kansas, Scene of a
Moody Murder Last Evening
Day Before Payday
Incites Robber to Act.
(By Associated Press.)
CAMP FUNSTON, Kans., Jan. 12.
The military police are searching
today for the man who last night
k.'lled four army men with an axe
and seriously wounded another in
the army bunk, a wooden structure
located in the middle of the canton
ment, obtained an amount of money,
the exact sum unstated, and also got
away witli a pumber of liberty bonds.
Today was to have been pay day and
there was a considerable amount of
money on hand is the general sup
position, enough no authentic infor
mation has been given out as to the
exact amount. Police dogs were Im
mediately secured and put on the
truck of the supposed robber and
murderer und followed his track as
fur as a car line.
Robber Was Army Captain.
CAMiP FUNSTON, Jan. 13. Fur
ther developments concerning last
night's robbery is given by Kearney
Worhall, the only survivor of the
five men who were in the army bank
ut the time of the ro'bDery. Wornall
told the authorities that the robber
was an army captain and that only
one man did the killing and carried
out the robbery. He first knocked at
the door about 7:30 last evening,
covered the men with a revolver,
made Wornall tie the hands of his
companions, the the robber- struck
down the defenseless men with an
axe, alter which he carried out his
plans to secure the money and bonds.
Wornall stated to the authorities
that he recognized the officer-robber
and his name has been given to the
police.
Mupi-dorer Takes Own Life.
CAMIP FUOiSTON, Kans., Jan. 12.
Captain Louis It. Whisler, of Sa
lisa, Kans., who is believed to have
robbed tho army bank and killed
four men, was found dead in his of
fico liero today, having shot himself
twice in the head. Near his body was
a note, to a woman snying: "I have
been thinking of committing suicide
but never had a good reason. Yes
terday I went out and made myself
a reason."
Later developments show that
Whisler wore no mask and this made
his recognition easy by the only liv
ing member, Kerney Wornall, who
gave the authorities a full descrip
tion of the robber.
Three Men Jlt, Death.
TO'UOMTO, Jan. 12. Three mem
bers of the Grand' Trunk train crew
were burned to death today in a ca
boose, following a rear end collision
in a snow storm.
Twelve Indians Burned.
MUSKOGEE, Okla., Jan. 12.
Twelve Indian boys are reported to
nave been burned to death today In
a fire at the Dwtght Indian training
school at Marble City.
Storm Kills .Many.
ATLANTA, Jan. 12. Sixteen hun
dred deaths are reported today and
hundreds injured in -the south from
the severe cold and terrific storm
raging in that section.
STATE GUARD OR-
(By Assoctated Press.)
SALEM. Or., Jan. 12. A state
guard organization has been started
here and eighty-nine members have
signed p. A. T. Woolpart was nam
ed captain; A. 13. Hall, first lieuten
ant and Arthur B. Wilson, second
lieutenant.
Transportaton and transfer of
mobilization papers from the Madera
draft board were received this morn
ing for Leon Hoggs, the young man
who was arrested a short time ago at
Keedsport charged with being a
slacker. Mr. Boggs fulty disproved
the ncusattons shortly after arriving
here and tho offlcor9 here took the
matter up with the Madera officials
with -the result that he, exonerated
from any slacker stain, will leave this
afternoon for Camp Lewis to join his
fellow patriots now in training there,
from Madera county.
During his incarceration herethe
young maw has been very docile, but
upon being Informed that his trans
portation had arrived his face at
once mirrored the happiness he felt
and dark gloom has turned' to bright
sunshine for Mr. Boggs.
"STAGE COACH PASS"
County Roadmaster M. B. Ger
mond has ordered the new road re
cently constructed by the state, and
located about one mile south of
Glendale, closed. The strip effected
about two miles in length, is locally
known as Stage Coach pass, and- ow
ing to the fact that the road is not
ballasted, traffic is rutting it up and
in view of this fact Engineer Ger
mond has taken steps to have traf
fic over this highway discontinued
until repairs are made. Ultimately,
this strip will be surfaced with
crushed gravel by the state, the
county having no jurisdiction !n the
matter. While, the pass is closed
tourists will either be forced to trav
el the old county road or the tunnel
road.
IS RAGING TODAY
Water and Light Plant Ex
periencing Trouble on
Account Rapid Rise.
RELY ON STEAM PLANT
Debi-is Coining Down River Causes
Considerable Inconvenience, But
Service is Kept Up to
The Standard.
The local water and light com
pany are experiencing all kinds of
trouble in operating their plant at
Winchester today owing to tue rapid
rise in the North Umpqua the past
twenty-four hours, causing a large
amount of drift in the stream which
has naturally interfered with their
water power. The river is higher
than at any previous time for many
years, showing a rise of 12 fuet
above normal during the recent
heavy rains, and as it still continues
td reach a higher degree every hour
there is grave possibility that the
plunt operated by water power will
be put out of commission until the
water recedes.
H. E. Burchfteld, who has charge
of the plant at Winchester, is en
deavoring to keep the intake to the
water turbines cleared, but owing to
the large quantity of debris coming
down the stream this morning was
compelled to place the steam plant
in operatiou in order to keep things
moving. This done there was no no
ticeable change in theirregular ser
vice today.
There was a brisk rise in the river
last night, owing to the heavy down
pour of rain, and this afternoon the
water came within four feet of
reaching tile top of the dam. Logs
and leaves in great quantity are pass
ing down the river and Manager
Frank secured extra men today to
go to Winchester to assist in handl
ing the situation.
People coming to the city today
from the water and light plant state
that the river is now up to the top
of the piers holding the county
bridge spanning the Btream and
presents a sight seldom witnessed,
so great is the flow of water. Should
there be flurther heavy grains to
night considerable damage will no
doubt result.
J. H. Clark, the local photograph
er, left this afterncn for Winchester
to take some photographs of the
river while it is at its highest stage.
E
22
Unit No. 1 of the Red Cross which
is composed of the ladles of North
Roseburg, is planning a benefit dance
to be given next Tuesday January
23 at the armory, and the proceeds
will be used in purchasing Red Cross
supplies for the soldiers. The ladies
are working earnestly In the cause of
humanity and are asking the support
of the patriotic Roseburg folk in this
venture. A most enjoyable evening
is promised for those who attend and
together with the charming social
time the satisfaction of adding your
bit for the sake of the Red Cross and
the ultimate relief of humanity
should be an additional pleasure.
NORTH UlfQUA
CITY OF CHICAGO
T
In the Grip of the Severest
Blizzard Ever Recorded
In That Section.
BUSINESS IS PARALYZED
Stoim Extends From Cunnda to the
Gulf of Mexico and From tho
ltockies to the Alleganies
37 Below Zero.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 12. The city of
Chicago is isolated today from all
rail communication with the outside
world by one of the worst blizzards
in the history of this section. All
business is paralyzed, the snow
reaching a depth of two feet on the
level, and is being swept into great
drilts. Surface lines are scarcely
able to move, no milk trains have ar
rived and the coal wagons of the
city are unable to move ten per cent
of the coal that is heeded by the In
habitants. The thermometer is reg
istering 13 degrees below zero and
a cold, sharp wind is prevailing. The
.blizzard) extends from Canada to
the Gulf of Mexico and from the
Rockies to the Alleganies and the
temperatures range from 37 below in
Nebraska to 12 below in Texas.
Hussions Accept Demand.
AMSTERDAM, ' Jan. 12. Leon
Trotzky, the Bolshevik! foreign min
ister, at Brest-Litovsk yesterday,
said that In order not to leave any
possibility unutilized in the fight for
peace that the Russians would accept
the demand that negotiations be con
tinued at Brest-Litovsk, further stat
ing that the Russians desired to con
tinue the negotiations regardless of
whether the entente participated.
British Destroyer Sunk.
LONDON, Jan. 12. The British
destroyer, Raccoon, struck rocks off
the Irish coast Wednesday and
foundered. All the members of. the
crew perished.
Stocking Mexico Up.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12. Knowl
edge of the successful shipping of
machines guns and other munitions
from a southern California port to
Mexico was admitted today by "Gen
eral" Nicholas Senn Zogg, who is
charged with, two others, with plot
ting to send munitions into Mexico.
He said the shipment was made four
months ago and that it was done
"under the eyes of the federal of
ficials." ,
Restricting Fuel Supply.
iNEW YORK, Jan. 12. The re
striction of fuel supply of certain
non-essential industries in New Eng
land, New York, Pennsylvania, Dela
ware and Maryland, has been agreed
upon as necessary at a conference
of the fuel administration officials.-
Places of amusements may also be
included in this order.
MADE FROM PAPER
(By Associated Press.)
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 12. Sweden's
textile factories, facing partial or
complete stoppage as a result of the
Impossibility of securing wool, cotton
and jute, are turning their attention
to tue manufacturing of textiles from
wood pulp. Other branches of the
textile industry are also hopeful of
saving the situation by manufactur
ing paper substitutes! as Germany
has done. 'The Krupp workmen in
Germany wear overalls of paper, and
one of the largest machine shops in
Dusseldorf uses only paper (belts for
its engines. Finer products, includ
ing all sorts ot underwear are made
from wood pulp in Germany, and a
mixture of as much as 40 or even 50
per cent can be used in making fab
rics for outer clothing.
SHEEP RAISING CLUBS
AT
(By Associated Press.) ,
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Jan. 12.
Sheep raising clubs are to be add
ed to the industrial school clubs
throughout Klamath! county this
year, according to County School
Superintendent Edna Wells. Al
though a great deal of efficient work
has been done this year by these
clubs among the children, still great
er effort la to be made in the fu
ture. Members of the school chil
dren's industrial clubs will hereafter
be known as "soldiers of the com
missary." The children will be urged
I LA 0
ODAY
GERMANS DON OVERALLS
to take advantage of the war thrift
saving stamps to help both them
selves and the government.
Junior -Red Cross societies are to
be organized In the schools of Klam
ath Falls, owing to the keen deBire
shown by pupils to do something In
connection with war work. Princi
pal C. P. .Bowman has been named
chairman In charge of this work.
Judge Hamilton decreed strict
foreclosure; in the case of David
Klrkland vs. Charles E, Lemon et al
of a contract for the sale of real
property situated at Sutherlin, to
satisfy the sum of $1,112.52, further
requfring defendant to pay the above
amount within six months and in
failure of payment the property be
comes that of the plaintiff. Attorney
John T. Long "appeared as attorney
for the plaintiff.
TO SPEAK AT MEDEORD
Attorney E. B. Hermann received
an invitation today to be present and
make an address at a banquet to foe
given at Medford on Lincoln's birth
day, February 12. Among the prom
inent men of the state who will be
present are Governor Withycombe,
State Game ' Warden Shoemaker,
Gus Moser and many others. It is
quite probable that others from this
city aside from Mr. Hermann will
be present at the gathering, for
which the Medford people are plan
ning' an interesting program.
WILL BE ESTABLISHED
(By -Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. The es
tablishment of a munitions director
was disapproved iby Secretary of War
Baker today when he testified be
fore the senate military committee.
Baker said that the reorganization
of the war department is virtually
similar to the Britisn munitions pur
chasing system. President Wilson is
known not to favor the proposal to
create a department of munitions,
headed by a new cabinet officer.
WITH WRIST WATCH
The local company of home
guards will meet at the arm-
ory at 8:30 this evening for
the purpose of presenting Fred
Haynes, their captain, who is to
depart tomorrow morning for
Santa Vista, Calif., to enter an
officer's training camp, with a
17-jeweI Waltham wrist watch,
in appreciation of his untiring
efforts and devoted interest to
the organization which has been
drilling under 'his supervision
for some time.
The departure of Mr. Haynes
will be keenly felt by the home
protection force, but each and
every member is glad and justly
proud that their commander
has received a material military
advancement and Dr. Haynes
will be given a rousing send-off
at the meeting tonight.
THE HUNS HARD RAP
(By Associated-Press.)
OTTAWIA, Jan. 12. Ser-
geant Harry -Mullln, of the Can-
adian forces, whose home is at
Portland, Oregon, has been
presented with a Victoria cross,
according to a London dispatch
received here. Sergeant Mul-
lin, single-handed, rushed up to
a snipers' post, destroyed a
portion of tho garrison with
bombs, forced two machine
gunners with a revolver to give
up their post, forced ten Ger-
mans to surrender, am? to close
his spectacular onslaught cap-
tured a Pill box. "Nothing finer
has been done in this war," is
the expresson of thc-se who wit-
nessed the sergeant's bravery.
HAYNES ORDERED
10 SANTA VISTA
Receives Notification to Re
port For Training Will
Secure Commission.
WILL LEAVE TOMORROW
Dr. Hayiies Served in the Spaivish-Auioi-iea.ii
War and Has
Had Valuable
Experience.
Dr. F. W. Haynes, a prominent
local dentist is among the seven na
tional guard officers who were
recommended by Colonel J. M. Wil
liams, acting adjutant general, as
candidates for commissions at the
officers' reserve training camps, to
open January IS. The complete list
of those whose applications have
been certified by Colonel Williams
follows:
Second Lieutenant Oswald N. Day,
3rd infantry, Portland; Captain
William M. Coplan, quartermaster's
corps, O. N. G., Portland; Captain
Edwurdi E. Graff, reserve corps, ord
nance department, Portland; First
Lieutenant Fred W. Hirynes, Rose
burg; Second Lieutenant Leland R.
Gilbert, C. A. C, Albany, now in ac
tive service at Vancouver barracks;
Captain Robert S. Huston, Eugene,
and First Lieutenant William W.
Branstetter, Eugene.
Lieutenant Haynes, Captain Hus
ton and Lieutenant Branstetter serv
ed during the Spanish-American war
as members of the 2nd Oregon regi
ment. Captain Coplun has seen six
years' service in the regular army
and was captain of cavalry and in
fantry before being given his present
rank.
In all probability, in fact it is cer
tain, that the men who train at this
camp will not be sent to France. Re
cent orders were issued by the gov
ernment for . the organization of a
body of 25,000 soldiers who will be
known as the national army, their
duties to be confined to guarding U.
S. possessions and vantage points in
this country. The only officers eligi
ble foif service with the national
army will be those who have had na
tional guard experence.
The applications of the Oregon
men were certified by Col. Williams
to the chief of military affairs at
Washington and notification was re
ceived by Dr. Haynes this morning
ordering him to report at the Santa
Vista training camp, near San Diego,
Calif., at once and ibegin active
duties. Dr. Haynes has made all pre
parations and will leave Roseburg
tomorrow morning for Califsruia,
where he will be stationed for the
n'ext three months. In his partici
pation in the Spanish-American war,
Dr. Haynes gained much valuable ex
perience which will prove very bene
ficial In the present circumstances
and in procuring on orticer such as
the popular dentist the United States
is gaining a valuable man.
Dr. Haynes is looking forward
with intense pleasure to his future
and hopes to be of use to" "Old
Glory" and if past record counts the
doctor will be "on top" when the
glory is distributed. The many
friends of Lieutenant Haynes
will sincerely regret his departure
from this city where he has been a
life long resident, but they also, real
ize that he is about to "add his bit"
for the sake of humanity and they
will be waiting to welcome him back
again when the mighty struggle is
over.
(By Associated Press.)
BAKER, Or., Jan. 12. Strong
protests are being, made by Baker
citizens and civic organizations to the
state public service commission con
cerning the claim that Baker mills
are not getting a reasonable share of
cars. Lumber men blame the rail
roads and declare their business is
being injured by failure to improve
the car situation.
.IE. RITTER
W
Mrs. Minnie E. Ritter, wife of Un
dertaker Ritter, today received no
tice from the state board of health
that she -had successfully passed the
examination recently taken for em
balmer and accompanying the infor
mation wag a certificate issued) to
this effect which gives her the privi
lege of caring for the bodies of wo
men and children placed at the local
undertaking parlors.
In keeping with modern methods
of handling bodies Mr. Ritter stated
today that hereafter his wife would
have charge of the care and prepara
tion of all women and children re
ceived at the morgue.
GET YOUR MAIL AT
NEW P. 0. MONDAY
The local postofflce,' with its em
ployes, will be "at the new headquar
ters in the federal building Monday
morning to cater to the Roseburg
public arrangements being completed
today to make the change tomorrow.
Postmaster Reizensteln stated today
that rent on all postofflce boxes
would be collected Monday and
keys exchanged for the old ones held
by patrons.
The entire lower floor of the new
federal building is placed at the dis
posal of the postmaster, as well as a
large portion of the basement. The
building Is one of the finest of its
kind in the state and Koseburg feels
justly proud ' of the magnificent
structure.
T
Bring Direct Testimony From
Personal Experience of
The Terrible War.
TO DOWN KAlSERISMi
Is The Mighty Message They Bring,
ami tlie Patriotic Citizens of En
tire State Are Inspired to
United in Grand En'oi-t.
Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Mac
Millan, Major F. B. Edwards and
Captain E. J. Good, officers of the
Canadian overseas contingent who
are to speak before the people of
Roseburg in the high school auditor
ium tomorrow evening will bring a
personal message from the field of
War a direct testimony from men
who have been through the battle
line, "over the top" and who bear
wounds received in the service of hu
manity. The citizens of Roseburg
will be given a treat such as they
have never before enjoyed and at the
conclusion of the remarkable tales
there is sure to dwell in the hearts
of all an intense feeling of patriot
ism and a vital purpose ahead to
unite together in one mighty effort
to down kaisei-lsm.
Concerning the address of these
officers a Portland paper says:
"IFaclng these Incnnmcituted of
ficers, the listeners seemed to be
hold the massed Huns and hear
the bursting shells in France. It
was the war brought into Oregon.
It was the realities and awful ac
tualities of this mightiest grapple in
arms.
The language of the addresses
wa jonly that of modest soldlei-E.
But It was eloquent, moving, con
vincing eloquence in the power of
Its appeal. You saw the trenches;
you saw the relief company filing
In and the retiring company filing
out; you saw the barrage fire and
saw Canadian grenadiers dash for
ward) over No Man's Land in a raid
to seize Hun prisoners and capture
Hun military papers; and you
learned that a raid lasts five to
seven, minutes and is for the pur
pose of securing information of
military value; and you saw two
of these Canadian officers fight al
most side hy side for three years
in the same brigade without meet
ing each other, to become acquaint
ed In a Seattle hotel ' only a tew
days ago; and from that-you com
prehend the magnitude, the immen
sity of the scale on which this mighty
conflict is being fought.
You heard one of these officers
declare, one ' of these men who has
been throe years at the front aud
knows what he is fighting for, you
heard him say that what the 'allieb
are fighting over there is "the sys
tem," not a people, ibut a cruel,
Impossible, damnable ' "system" of
deception caste, brutality, Inhu
manity, overlordship and despotic
authority- maintained on Ibayonets
and big guns.
"Your heard him say that 'he went
to France full of unbelief of the
stories of Prussian atrocities, but
that after seeing them with their
own eyes and seeing them so much
more atrocious than has over been
recounted on the printed page he
knows: they are true, and that the
beak-and-talons ethics of the jungle
and the bloody maw are the war
ethics of kaiserism."
CANADIAN
OFFICERS
0M0RR0W
INCOME TAX MAN
WANTSYOUTOKNOW
Mr. Meade prepares List of
Questions and Answers
ForYour Information.
A VERY BUSY PERSON
Urges Citizens to Prepare Statement
of Income and Expenses That
liability Con lie- Jtcudily
, Determined. i
Mr. Meade, income tax colloctor,
who is making his headquarters at
the Perkins building, has been a
very busy personage of late answer
ing the many questions of our citi
zens who are effected in one way or
another, by the income laws mid to
make some of the Important points
tangible he has prepared a list of
questions from tiie Income Tax
Primer for the specific benefit of per
sons who under the present laws will
be required to. make a statement of
their liability, through some con
venient medium to Milton A. Miller,
collector of internal revenue. The
more Important extracts prepared
by Mr. Meade in regard to "returns"
are as follows:
Q. Am I required to render a
personal Income tax return for the
year 1917?
A. Yes, If unmarried and your
net Income for that year equals or
exceeds $1,000; If married and your
net income including that of your
husband or wile, equals or exceeds
$2,000.
Q. Where should my personal re
turn for the year 1917 be filed?
A. Your return may be filed with
the collector of Internal revenue for
tho district in which you have your
legal residence, or principal place of
business. If your legal residence is
located In one district and your prin
cipal place of business in another, it
is optional with Which collector your
return shall bo filed, tout for admnis
trative reasons the commissioner do
sires that it be filed with the collec
tor of the district in which your le
gal residence is located.
Q. When may my 1917 return be
filed with the collector of internal
revenue?
A. On any day after December
31, 1917, and not later than March 1,
1918.
Q. Will failure to file my return
within the time proscribed by law
render me .iableto any penalty?
A. Yes. You will be liable to a
specific penalty or not less than $20
nor more than $1,000. if you fail to
have your return in the office of the
collector of internal revenue for your
district before the close of business
on March 1, 1918, and you will also
be liable to a penalty of 50 per cent
on the amount of tax duo.
Q. What would happen should a
tax payer render a false or fraudu
lent return with Intent to evade a
proper payment of Income tax?
A. The taxpayer would become
liable to an additional tax of 100 per
cent and to a fine of not to exceed
$2,000, or to one year's imprison
ment or both, in the discretion of the
court, and to the costs of prosecu
tion. Q. Is a married man entitled to
a personal exemption of $2,000 and
$400 additional exemption on ac
count of two dependent children,
whose total net income . does not
exceed $2,400, but does equal or ex
ceed $2,000, required to render a re
turn? A. Yes. He will not be required
to pay an Income tax, but he is re
quired to render a return if his In
come equals or exceeds $2,000.
Q. Where can I get the blank
form upon which to render my re
turn? .
A. From the collector of internal
revenue of your district, or from ihe
Income tax inspector while he is in
Rosebtirp.- Failure to receive or to
secure a return will not relieve you
from making a return.
Mr. Meade wishes to announce
that the income tax, form 1040, used
to report incomes in excess of $3,000
or $4,000 have not yet been received
However, these blanks are expected
tu ttllJVB soon
BERLIN NEWSPAPERS
HIT BY HIGH PRICES
(By Associated Press.)
AMSTERDAM', Jan. 12. Twenty
four of the chief newspapers of Ber
lin announce that "owing to the enor
mous and continuous increase In tho
cost of production" the price of sin
gle copies will bo raised from five
pfennings to ten pfennings.
The difficulty of obtaining ade
quate poper supplies continues to be
acute.