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ItQSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNT V, OREGON. TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1918.
No. 01
MOVEMENT NEXT
DRAFT MEH 29
Oregon's ADDortionment to
Include 369 Men -Continue
Five Days.
ALL STATES BUT TWO
Ara Included In the Cull and Will
Take Men loft Over In First
Draft and Those Subject to '
Call in the Second Draft.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. March 12. A
movement of 95,000 drafted men, be-
glnlnng March 29, and continuing
ginning March 29, and continuing
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
In order to make up this contingent
troops will be called from all states
except Iowa and Minnesota and in
eludes men remaining from the Hist
draft who were not called into ser
vice and all those liable to call In
the second draft, which will virtual
ly complete the first draft. No In
formation is forthcoming from tne
department how many men in. the
second draft will be effected. In this
movement of troops Oregon's appor
tionment is 369 men, while 638 will
ue taken from the state of Washing
ton. 800,000 Men to Be Called.
WASHINGTON, March 12. Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder made
his first of licial announcement today
of the time the second draft would
bo ordered, and according to pres
ent plans this will be done as soon
as congress amends the law now in
force in reference to the basis of
computing the apportionments of
men to be supplied from among the
various states according to their
registration in class one. It is quite
probable that 800,000 men will be
considered as being eligible in the
second draft, though there is no in
tention on the part of the provost
marshal to ask for this entire num
ber at one time and there will be
no sudden withdrawal of any great
number of men from the various In
dustries or agricultural pursuits. It
is the intention that the men will be
taken in small numbers and the
movement will commence In April,
according to present plans of the
department.
Americans Raid Unassisted
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 12. At six o'clock
yesterday morning an American raid
ing party entered the German
trenches along the Toul sector after
a heavy artillery fire and brought
back with them much material and
information concerning the Huns,
but no prisoners. This is the first
raid made by the American soldiers
without the aid of the French.
Rate Increase is Approved.
WASHINGTON, March 12. The
interstate commerce commission has
approved the application by the west
ern railroads for an increased im
port and export commodity rate be
tween Pacific coast points and the
interior. The Increase on Sisal has
been denied.
Russians Vacate Moscow.
WASHINGTON, March 12. The
Russian revolutionary government is
ready to move from Moscow to a
point farther east if the Germans
continue their advance, according to
official information received in a dis
patch. Expiess Companies Next.
"WASHINGTON, March 12. Tnat
government control will probably be
extended soon to take In all (he lead
ing express companies is the infor
mation now intimated by the admin
istration. To Command American -Troops.
WASHINGTON, March 12. Major
General John Biddle, it has been an
nounced at war headquarters, will
probably be in command of all
American troops serving in 'England.
Japan Is Undecided.
LONDON. March 12. Japan has
not yet fully decided to dispatch
troops to Siberia according to in
formation announced today.
E IN
STALLS MACHINERY
GRANTS PASS, March 10 A con
tract has been awarded for the instal
lation of a large ore-reduction plant
for the Almeda 'Mines Company on
Rogue river 2 7 "guiles below Grants
Pass. This Is to be the largest mil
ling and smelting plant in Oregon
and one of the largest on the coast,
with a daily capacity of 400 tons.
The Almeda mine has one of the
large ore bodies of the west. It has
some 10,000 feet of underground
workings, which Include a 500-foot
shaft, and It Is said that there is now
available In workings of the - mine
above the shaft alone commercial
ore to the value of more than (0,'
000,000.
SHERIFF GEO. K. QUI
ES CANUi
In another column of today's News
will be found the announcement of
Geo. K. Quine, for re-election to the
office of sheriff of this county, sub
ject to the approval of the voters at
the coming primary election. That
Mr. Quine has made a most efficient
and courageous official is the univer
sal opinion of bis many friends
throughout the county and It is for
this reason that they are anxious to
give him their undivided support and
are pleased to note his decision to en
ter the primaries.
E
Planning to Enlist Everybody
In Food Production
For the War.
WORLD FACES A CRISIS
Necessary for Idle Lands to Ue Plant-1
eu and the People Make Provision I
to ReleiiHe Grains for Ship-
. meat to- the Allies.
Gardening projects, back lot and
vacant lot gardens will receive con
sideration tills afternoon at a meet
ing of the committee appointed to
further the work of food products in
the city.. The. .- committee, whose
chairman is Mrs. O. C. Brown, is
composed of, in addition to the chair
man, Mrs. S. D. Evans, Mrs. Win.
Bell, C. J. Hurd, Prof. Aubrey
Smith, O. C. Brown and J; M.
Throne, met at four o'clock, and ex
pect to formulate plans looking to
large plantings this spring. It is
conceded by everybody who has giv
en the question even trifling thought,
that the world is confronting a food
crisis. Few localities, indeed, will
escape rationing before 1918 has
passed Into history. Over in Europe,
where most of the able bodied men
are serving with the colors, and wo
men must be largely depended upon
to take care of farming operations,
crop yields will be shortened and
acreage planted away below normal.
Situated' as the United States is,
the brunt of responsibility for sup
plying food Btuffs for the allies will
fall upon this country. There is no
evading the issue, and it is to im
press upon the public mind this im
portant truth that meetings are be
ing held in all localities, committees
being appointed to further the work
anu get a centralized effort for the
production of food stuffs. The com
mittee meeting this afternoon will
endeavor to organize the work, and
other committees will doulitless be
appointed whose duty it will be to get
in touch with available lots and par
cels of land, arrange for the cultiva
tion of such tracts, help individuals
get plowing done and1 in every pos
sible way that may be devised set the
wheels of production in motion. It
is believed by everybody that if avail
able lots can be utilized for growing
potatoes, corn, beans, cabbage, par
snips, turnips, carrots, and such
other products as may be kept over
winter, that the demand for otner
field grains will be reduced by at
least fifty per cent, and in this way
release for shipment to the allies
great quantities of supplies that this
country as a whole Is called upon to
furnish this year.
The co-operation of every Individ
ual in the city and county Is desir
ed' in the movement starting today in
the committee work at the high
school. As In other respects, Doug
las county will be asked to show its
loyalty to the cause of a world free
dom by meeting the emergency. No
call has so far been made but what
Douglas county has more than met
the requirements. Since the people
here have so freely given of their
sons, many of whom are already
made the great sacrifice, why . not
give a thousand times more liberally
of the products of her rich soils to
maintain the army and feed tne
world it need be? Money has not
been lacking to meet every call for
finance, and as the good people come
to realize that these small garden
plots are a most necessary addition
to the work In hand, there will be a
rallying to measure up to the de
mand. Get your mind ready to help
the good work along. The garden
committees will expect every red
blooded American to get busy.
E
Some Few Minor Shortages
Discovered In Two Offices
Sheriff Ahead.
DAILY BALANCE URGED
Question liobs Up of Wlwt to Do
With Money in Refund Account
Few Taxpayers Claim
Overpayment.
At- a session of the county court
this morning, A. G. Sutherland, who
has been exporting the books in the
various ' departments, reported at
length in connection with auditing
of the sheriff s, clerk s and treas
urer's accounts, and suggestions
were made urging the adoption of a
daily balance for each official, in or
der to facilitate the work. The re
port was commendatory of the
sheriff's office, the accounts of that
official being found better than
usual. In regard to the shortages In
both the clerk's and treasurer's of
fices. It was shown that discrepan
cies had crept in, and while Imma
terial shortages occurred It was be
lieved the daily balance sheet would
help the officials to eliminate all
mistakes. Under the present sys
tem a monthly balance is struck. The
audit was based upon the books as
found' January 1. It was also stat
ed by both Treasurer Sawyers and
Clerk Lenox that if they could have
the audit begin February 1, giving
them time to check up on the busi
ness at the end of the year, most, If
not all, of the errors would bo
found and corrected before the ex
perts take over the books.
In connection with the audit of
the sheriff's books Mr. Sutherland
said in his summing up, referring to
the tax department: "We believe the
average is much better than form
erly. The average of the 1916 re
port was found and worked out dur
ing the year 1917. In order to re
ceive full benefit of an audit, the re
port should be caref ully checked' and
corrections made. More information
on irregular transactions will be
found to be of great benefit to all
concerned. The cash book as kept
is little more than a good refer
ence. A daily cash balance would
be of inestimable value, and could
be maintained with little extra work
If the dally transactions were foot
ed and balanced every day."
The clerk's offioe was found by
the experts to be $34.04 shy of what
tne books called for, but this was
mostly in little matters which were
satisfactorily accounted for. In this
connection Mr. Sutherland empha
sized the necessity of a dally bal
ance as the one means of eliminat
ing these trlval but annoying mat
ters, which, while no reflection on
the officials, are much to be avoid
ed, and said: "A daily balance should
be maintained in the clerk's office.
Canceled warrants should be ar
ranged in convenient packages with
slips showing the period of issuance,
number, and outstanding warrants.
A number held in the clerk's office
seem to have passed the seven year
mark and 'should be cancelled."
It may be said in this connection
that a balance taken in the clerk's
office February i showed! that in
stead of a discrepancy against the
official, the county held something
over $6 of Mr. Lenox's money.
Taking up the treasurer s ornce,
Mr. Sutherland reported as follows:
'The unusually long, laborous
checking was held on the treas
urer's books, owing to Innum
erable, petty ' errors that were
encountered. The treasurer main
tains a special road tax ledger which
appears to be superfluous, as the fig
ures which are bound to result from
such Information as he has to gather
them from must necessarily be In er
ror, in as much as he charges against
the several districts only such vouch
ers as are paid, and not knowing the
amount of the outstanding vouchers.
There is a disparity between the In
dividual ledgers and cash book, and
it has existed for some time. There
should be a balancing of accounts
so that ledger balances may be more
readily worked out. We recommend
that the status of those accounts
known as "refund accounts on spe
cial road districts, amounting to
some $9483.29, should be determin
ed by the court and disposed of."
Shortage in the treasurer's office
waB about $58,- but this was ac
knowledged' as an error or oversight
and made good.
It appears that the accounts above
referred to were created by certain
road dlBtrictB voting special tax, and
later these levies were contested or
Buits threatened by timber corpora
Hons and declared null and void. In
the meantime many persons had paid
their taxes, Including the special
levies, andi the money thus received
on the special road levies was re
turnable to parties .having paid It In.
Notice was given of the fact, but
DOUGLAS CO. MEN
SUMMONED BY DRAFT
Simultaneously with an-
4 nouncement from Washington
4 that the next draft would oc-'4
cur on March 29, a wire was
4 received at county draft- head- 4
4 quarters late this afternoon
that Douglas county would be
required to supply nine men,
Chief Clerk Haffety Immediate-
4 ly called the board und nine
nameB were drawn in their or-
der. These men are five per- 4
cent of the gross quota of 188
subject to the first call here,
4 and are:
4 Chester B. Johns '..Glendale
4 L. A. Sunderland.... Los Angeles 4
4 Fred Dlllard..., Natches, Wash.
Aaron Dysert.. Looking Glass
Geo. C. Sclavas ieona
Richard Smith Melrose
Carl Burgoyne Roseburg
Alured T. Walker Reedsport
4 John Gross Yoncalla
The men will be inducted into
4 the service on March 29 and
v sent immediately to Camp
4 Lewis, Wash. . Some of them
4 will doubtless be inducted at 4
4 point nearest their present 4
4 residence, and go from tiiero
4 to the cantonment.
4
many parties failed to get their re
fund, and the total money remaining
in the treasury was considerable.
The time limit for refunding money
of this sort has long since expired,
and this necessitates action c-u the
part of the court.
BY BRITISH TODAY
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN, March 12. Cambral,
which has been held by the Germans
and where the recent big engage
ment occurred between the British
and Huns, was bombarded today by
the British with long range guns,
and several of the shells from the
heaviest calibre guns used . by the
English fell within the limits of the
city.
WITH THE BOLSHEII
(By Associated Press.)
HARBIN, Manchuria, March 12.
General Bamenoff, the ontl-Bolsh-
vikl leader in Siberia, has re-retreated
into Manchuria before the ad
v&"e of superior Bolsheviki forces.
according to advices received. The
accuracy of the Bolshevik! fire .If.r-
ing the fighting indicates that t.loy
have the co-operation of former
German prisoners. General Somen
off'B munitions are entirely exhaus'-
ed as well as his funds. ,
WILL TAKE ALLEGED
The two Beldlng boys, held In the
county jail, accused of evading the
draft, will probably be turned over to
the federal authorities at Portland
in a day or two. Sheriff Geo. Quine
is in communication with the auth
orities at the Oregon metropolis, and
It is believed an officer will arrive
here in a short time to take the men
north.
BATTLESHIP IS LOST
' A telegram was received In
4 this city last evening announc- 4
lng the . drowning of Perry
Wheat, ' a former Douglas 4
county boy, and whose parents 4
now reside a few miles beyond 4
Melrose. The young man had 4
been serving on the U. S, bat- 4
4 tlesihp Rochester which boat 4
4 has - been used as a convoy 4
4 since the United States entered 4
4 into war, and while no Infor- 4
4 mation was contained in the 4
4 message where the accident oc- 4
4 curred It is presumed he was 4
4 drowned on a recent trip across 4
4 the water to France or Eng- 4
4 land. The young man had been 4
4 with this boat for the past six 4
4 months, .having .been in the 4
4. service for a year, and was 4
4 about 20 years of age. In- 4
4 formation concerning his death 4
4 came from the war department 4
4 at Washington and contained 9
4 no details. 4
4 4
T
E
Gentleman of Experience With
Ample Capital Investi
gating Situation.
TO CONTRACT PRODUCE
Proposes to Build Absolutely Fire
Proof lirick and Steel Structure
. Will Also Can Vegetables
of Every Sort, '
Another opportunity is knocking
at the door of Douglas county, and
the people of this locality will be
given the chance to meet the Issue.
For a long time there has been seen
the need of an evaporating plant and
cannery for handling the products of
the Umpqua basin. The opportunity
is now ripe to secure the coveted
prize. But at the same time it can
not be won without effort, because
other localities are after the same
thing, and the party is being impor
tuned to build his plant at other pro
gressive places. .. ...-.,! . ;
An evaporating plant that will
handle all of the fruit unsuited for
shipment in the green state Is sorely
needed. With thousands of acreB of
young and thrifty orchards just coin
ing into profitable bearing, ana sun
younger plantings rapidly coming in
to production, growers are looking
around for somewhere to dispose of
the second grade Btuff. Not only Is
this true of the fruit Industry, but
small farmers and "truck" men have
waited long years for a cannery to
take care of their surpluses. .
Rill hnlinvlnir that "all things
come to him" who has a good thing
to offer the investor, me people nave
Lain nn nnri: itnnt the wneeis oi in
dustry moving, although handicap
ped greatly for want of a good and
sufficient market. When the can
nery at Green was built a few years
ago, it was thought relief to the
fruit men and small .grower- was In
sight, but lack of capital and ex
perience In the promotors of the In
,,,(; .nmhineH tn defeat the ends
desired. Just now another proposi
tion nas come mis way, mm n. w in
cumbent on the growers of the
Hninnutt valley to meet the Issue
squarely.
Mi, Fmnk M Radovan, recently
nf Qnn FrnnHucn. hilt fomiBrlV Of
North Yakima, Wash., one of the
greatest fruit growing sections m mo
United stateB, came nere ytjamiuuj
u.ith a uinw nf lnnkfnir over the sit
uation and interesting growers in a
proposition. He conies niguiy iwum-
mended', ana is a gentieniau wnu u
hn.1 tha AYnAriAneA in this Particular
line that Is essential to success. He
has ample capital to noat tne uusi
not,o All hA wants is a site for his
plant he did not tell The News that
he wanted a Bite, dui h oub"i
offered him and co-operation of
growerB, and the thing is done.
As soon as The News discovered
the gentleman was In town It Imme
diately began Bo mobilize red blood
ed boosters and If Roseburg does not
go "over the top" with the proposi
tion this paper greatly mUjudges the
hnta nnniiinHnn. It is nroDOBed by
Mr. Radovan to build and equip a
first class absolutely nre prooi, un
and steel evaporating plant that is
nnnKla nt hamUfnir 9.0(1 tons Of frUit
to begin with. He will buy all the
fruit that tne plant can nanuie, m
will pay cash to growers for their
nmjni, 140 RimnTv wnnts assur
ances that he will be supplied with at
least that mucn oi tne pruuuci.
addition, he will contract to buy this
otiirr in flHvnnrA. He will also con
tract for tomatoes and other pro
ducts. He wants the stuff. He
wants co-operation of not only the
commercial club, but of the farm
ers, fruit growers and "truck" men
In the Umpqua valley. Growers as
far south as Medford can ship here
with nnrfnet aiuiuranCA of a ready
market Growers to the north will
be afforded a market. Contracts will
hA moh0 in tnkA thA fruit or other
products right out of the orchards
or gardens, if desired. Mr. Radovan
will go farther, and will contract for
... in .nnuiMa nf nrndllttR at a
specified figure. He wantB to locate
here, but ne oeneves it oniy luir mm
the people take a nrst nana interest.
In the business.
Now what is Roseburg going to do
In this matter? Some of the bank
ers have already met Mr. Radovan
and expresB their determination to
hnnai Mr nrnnnflltion to successful
culmination. The gentleman has met
the leaders of the commercial club;
hn la maallnff.wflh niltRnnltAn OOd
will and great enthusiasm Is being
shown. That the plant can be locat
aA hnrc ami o-nttAn read v for busi
ness this fall, Is the opinion of the
parties interestea. it is aio iiiouijr
or time to contract with th evapor
ator for supplying fruit and toma
toes or other stuff. While the com
mercial club Is laying out a plan for
a campaign, let every man and wo
man in the community give it earn
est consideration and moral support
Mr. Radovan will meet the fruit
and produce growerB of the county
tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at
the city hall and discuss the project
of establishing a plant In this city.
A large number of our people should
attend the session which will be vi
tally important to the county.
FRENCH GET FOUR
(By Associate Press.)
PARIS, March 12. In an air raid
on Paris last night the Germans lost
four of their machines. Nine squad
rons participated In the raid. -
Thirty-four persons wein killed
and nine injured In Paris and the
suburbs during laBt night's air raid.
In addition to the victims of the
bombB thrown from the machines,
sixty-nine persons suffocated through
their attempt to crowd into the Met
ropolitan railway entrance during the
panic caused by the raid, and those
consisted mainly of women and chll
dren.
L
IT
County Court Sends Memorial
To House Committee Re
lation to Matter.
FUNDS BELONG HERE
Document Shows Details of Grant,
Naming Itosehurg IHoneers Iden
tified With the Work .
- Much Interesting Data.
A memorial was this morning
adopted by the county court, and
tne ofnciai signatures oi uoumy
Judge Marsters, and Commissioners
Nichols and St. John affixed, asking
Hon. John N. Tillman, chairman of
the sub-committee of the committee
on public lands, who are considering,
nouse bin sozd, wnicn nas tor its
object the disposition of the lands
known as the "Coos Bay Wagon Road
Land Grant," to not apportion inonuy
that may be received from the3
properties to localities remote from
this section. The memorial, which
was drawn by District Attorney Geo.
Neuner, Jr.. goes into an ox'luustlve
history of the land grant, beginning
at the (line early Douglas county pi'
neers organized the company, among
whom were Aaron Rose, Sr., Dr. S.
Hamilton. A. R. Flint, J. F. Watson,
D. L. Watson, J. N. Eberline, and
others, and continuing up to the
present time. It Is shown that tho
road constructed by those pioneers Is
still in use, that the area of Douglas
county is probably 5000 square miles,
that only 46 per cent or the land In
the county is subject to taxation, the
other 55 per cent being forest re
serves, etc., and that the 46 per cent
of tho area carries the burden of
keeping up all county expenses, In
cluding roads through government
lands. The valuation or assessable
property Is shown to be 28,000,000.
From this must be deducted revest
nient of 6,000,000 worth of O. & C.
railroad lands, and also a final and
further reduction by removal of the
wagon road grant land from the tax
rolls. It is shown that the county
maintains 2200 miles of wagon roads
and 2300 of more than ten feet span,
while 105 miles of the new Pacific
highway lies In the county. Much of
the land belonging to the original
wagon road grant lies In Douglas
county. A groat deal of the property
is timber. Exponoe of protecting the
timber has fallen upon the county
quite largely. Many of these timber
tracts are believed to carry 15,000,
000 or 16,000,000 feet of timber,
and will be valuable farming and
dairy properties when logged off. In
conclusion the memorial states that
the county court believes it mani
festly unfair for tho government to
place any porlon of the proceeds of
such land or timber sales into the
reclamation or any other iund. "The
state and counties In which this land
erant Is located have been burdened
for years with heavy taxation. They
will be burdened for years to come
In carrying out the policy of caring
for and nrotecting the timber there
on, and. as a mater of equity and
Justice, they should be entitled to all
of tho proceeds from the sale of said
timber and lands, over and above the
actual cost of administration by the
government. '
The memorial was forwarded' to
Clialrman Tillman this afternoon,
and It is expected will have much
weight In the committee reaching a
a final decision in relation to dispos
ing of the funds to be derived from
the sales.
E
OF S. D. ADVENT1STS
Quadrennial Session Will Be
Held In San Francisco
. March and April.
ROSEBURGERS WILL GO
Several Delegates Going From Oity
Misslonalres From All Parte of
Earth Will Attend This Great
Business Meeting.
Seventh-Day Adventists through
out the Southern Oregon Conference
are looking forward with more than
ordinary Interest to the quadrennial
session of the general or world; con
ference of the Seventh-Day Adven
tists, the governing body of the de
nomination, which will be held in
San Francisco March 29 to April 14.
Everyone of the thousands of
churches of the denomination in
North America will be represented,
as well aB churches in many foreign
countries.
This will be the first convention
of the general conference since the
spring of 1913, and In the pulnt of
attendance it will be the largest. The
Civic Auditorium, with a seating ca
pacity of 10,000, has been secured
for the entire session. .
Pastor J. A. Rlppey, president of
the Southern Oregon conference, who
Is well known in the churches of
Roseburg, Klamath FallB, Cr-m's
Pass, Eugene, Coqullle, North Bend,
Junction City, Cottage Grove, AbIi
land, and many other places, will be
chairman of the delegation which
will represent the churches in south
ern Oregon.
Othor delegates and visitors to
the San Francisco convention will be
E. C. Stiles, secretary and treasurer
of the conference; S. C. Rockwell,
Home Missionary and' Missionary
Volunteer secretary; 0. H. Shrews
bury, Field Missionary secretary, and
E. E. Rlppey,-all ot Roseburg;- Ai V.
Rhoads and Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Lock
wood, of Medford; also C. F. Flaiz
and C. A. Chandler, of Marshfield.
All the world leaders of the de
nomination will be present, as will
also missionaries from India, China,
Japan, Korea, the" Philippines, Aus
tralia, New Zealand, many of the
South Pacific Islands, South Africa,
different countries in South Ameri
ca, Great Britain, and perhaps some
of the countries In continental Eu
rope. The AdvcntlstB are strong in
many countries of Europe, but the
war will prevent some, of the dele
gates from attending.
Business affairs affecting tho en
tire denomination tor years to come
will be transacted at this session. Of
ficers to serve for the coining four
years will bo, elected, missionaries
provided for the countries whore the
denomination 1b now operating, and
nilBHlonuries called to enter now
Holds. It is expected that a big fea
ture of the session will be the on t
llnlng of plans for the advancement
of the gospel In heathen lands. Re
ports from every ofucer, every de
partmental secretary, every union
conference president, and every mis
sion superintendent, will also be
glvon.
Adventists are now (proclaiming
the second' coming of Christ in 92
different countries, using orally 123
languages and publishing gospel lit
erature in 90 languages.
Pastor A. O. Dnnlells, of Wash
ington, D. C, president of the gener
al or world conference, will bo chair
man of the Bcsslon.
The North American division con
ference, which Includes the churches
In the United Statos and Canada, will
hold its session in connection with
the general conference, and Pastor
I. H. Evans, Its president, who has
his headquarters in Washington, u.
C, will be chairman.
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GUARD LAST NIGHT
The regular meeting of the local
home guard was largely attended
last evening and there were many
new recruits on hand to Join the
ranks of the organization. Since tho
announcement made that all mem
bers must attend regularly, unless a
good excuse Is given, for drill work,
a decided interest is shown by ull
concerned. The armory or equip
ment was . not sufficiently lame
enough last night to accommodnto
all those who wished to participate
In the drill and' If the present quota
is enlarged to any great extent It
will be necessary to either, form an
other company or give a separate
night each week to a different set of
members. The uniforms have 'been
ordered and will arrive here within
tho next few weeks. .