The evening news., March 14, 1918, Page 1, Image 1

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VOL. IX.
nosunuita, douglas county, Oregon. Thursday, march m.iois.
No. 03
IS GIVEN RELEASE
nt Home to Wife and Baby
Last Night-Not
Of Age.
FILLS QUESTIONNAIRE
John Holding, Other Man Held as
Slacker, is Released on Older
of Federal Authorised
jit Portland.
Tom DoldluK. who was held iu
the county hostile for several days
because it was believed ho was a
slacker, was released last evening
and returned to his home on Cow
creek, abo've Klduie. Belding was
eleased on the statement ol his par
ents that he was not 21 years of age.
and therefore not subject to draft.
The young man is married, however,
and has been since some time beroru
war was declared. With his brother,
he had been engaged in cutting
wood in the district where they live,
and lias very little money. In fact,
had hardly enough to take him
home. His father came down to the
city from where the family lives, and
his story of hardship and poverty
was pathetic. The young man's wife,
carrying a little child In her arms,
Is reported to have visited Riddle,
and appeared to be greatly distress
ed over the situation. The distress
of the young mother excited much
sympathy for her, and this fact,
coupled with sworn statements of
t tie parents concerning the age of
t,ie alleged slacker, led to Tom Beld
ing's release last evening.
John, Belding, the older of the
two brothers, also arrested some
days ago and held here by the sheriff
since last week, is a married man,
und his family is staying with rela
tives on Cow creek. He has been
married several years, and has chil
dren, and in no wise was subject to
service in class 1. From all the evi
dence gathered In the case by the
sheriff's office, it seems likely that
John Belding registered at some
place under the draft law, but that
is as far as anything can be learned
about his movements in that re
spect. At any rate, he seemed to
thliik he was subject to call at any
time, and failed to respond to let
ters sent htm by the .draft board.
Acting under advice from the
federal authorities at Portland,
Sheriff 'Quine today had fielding All
out a questionnaire, duly registering
him for service, but owing to the
fact that he was married before war
was declared, he will go into class 4.
It Is believed the man was not
prompted by any avowedly hostile
feeling toward' the government, but
failed to understand his responsibil
i ity and was more heedless than
criminal, and for this reason the
authorities have ordered Belding to
be registered.
Sheriff Quine gave the. young men
some good sound advice and instruc
tion concerning their obligations to
the government, and it Is believed
they will profit by the rather severe
experience encountered in trying to
shift responsibility.
'S
AS "EAGLES"
(By Associated Press.)
'WASHINGTON, March 14. Hen
ry Ford's new submarine chafers
are to be known as the "Eagles"
and will constitute an eagle class of
..oats, so the navy department has
announced.
YOUNG CADE! AVIATOR
FALLS TO HIS DEATH
(By Associated Press.)
SAN ANTONIO, March 14. How
ard Holladay, of Denver, Colo., a fly
ing cadet at Kelly Field, was killed
when an airplane fell 4,000 feet
yesterday. The young man was a
university graduate from Idaho.
IT
(Dy Associated Press.l
SEATTLE. March 14. The West
Coast Lumbermen's Association has
announced that, the production of
lumber decreased only nine and
eight-tenths per cent last week as
the result of the basic eight hour
day try-out. These figures are based
on 122 Oregon and Washington saw
mills and figuring on the above basis
the decrease in production for the
week would amount to practically
300 car loads.
TO
Y
Frank M. Rudovan, who met with
fruit growers here yesterday and
discussed tonnage possibilities in
relation to establishment of an evap
orating plant In this city, left for
the south last evening, where he will
remain until Monday. Before go
ing the gentleman stated hiB deter
mination to return here early next
week, when the committee, compos
ed of James Pearson. Dr. C. H. Bail
ey, R. S. Hutton, K. W. Hinckley
and L. F. Wilson, will be ready to
report findings in the matter. Presi
dent McCUntock, of the Roseburg
commercial club, stated today that
this evaporator proposition was the
biggest thing that has presented
Itself here for many a day, and the
community should exert every effort
to land the enterprise.
AVIATORS WILL GET
EXTRA ALLOWRNCE
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 14. Leg
islation which had for its purpose
the repeal of the law giving extra
pay of fifty per cent to the men in
the aviation service, and Tccom-
mended by General Pershing and
.secretary of War Baker, was unani
mously disapproved by the senate
military committee today, and the
clause In the bill amending the de
fense act was stricken out, which
was intended for tne repeal of the
extra allowances.
(By Associate'' Press.)
LONDON, March 14. According
to the present plans of the British,
German prisoners of war will at
once be distributed over the areas
which the enemy aircraft is raiding.
The allies have Just come into pos
session of the information that the
men taken by the Huns are being
treated In a like manner in Germany
and steps have already been taken to
place the bodies in all towns that
are likely to be attacked.
GET A "
(By Associated Press.)
CASTLE ROCK, Wash., March 14.
The citizens of this community, sus
pecting that there are a number of
people whose loyalty to the nation
Is not as sincere as it should be, an
organization known as the citizens'
committee Jias decreed that all In
habitants of Castle Rock pass in re
view today before the flag pole
where the Stars and Stripes will Do
flying and salute the flag, and any
person failing to do so will be
"ducked" In the Cowlitz river.
(By Associated Press.)
ASSOCIATED PRESS WAR LEAD,
March 14. The. Germans aro now
In compete control o.f Odessa and
will probably use their acquisition
as a base for the invasion of India
by way of Perola or a terminal for
grain shipments from Russia to the
central empires.
IS
AS
(By Associated Press.)
MILWAUKEE, March 14. Mayor
Daniel Hoan was today removed as
chairman of the county council of
defense as a result of his failure to
answer in the qucstlomanlre mat
ters affecting the war in connection
with his platrorm as socialist can
dtdate tor re-election
GERMANS NOW IN
CONTROL OF ODESSA
1918 HOME FOOD
T
Work Accomplished Through
Co-operation of Public
School Pupils.
GREATER SAVING URGED
Wheatless unci Meatless Days Imper
ative thie Meatless und One
Wheatless Meal Koch Pay
Hoover Stutes Situation.
Through co-operation of the pub
lic school ' children including the
high school clasBcs, every family In
the United States will shortly re
ceive a 1 9 1 8 home card, issued by
the federal food administration. In
Douglas county the work of placing
these home cards in every kitchen
is well under way. Supt. O. C.
Brown, and assistant Is busy- today
getting the food. administration
data in shape for mailing to outside
districts, and the leaflets supplied
by the government urge the use of
oat meal, and corn meal, and dozonB
of recipies for palatable foods made
from these products are given. Each
household will receive a set of thebfc
leaflets.
The food administration asks that
Monday and Wednesday of each
week be made wheatless, and in ad
dition thereto one wheatless meal
each day. This means that on those
days and for the one meal each day
no wheat products be used.
Every Tuesday is expected to be
meatless, when no beef, pork or mut
ton will be used. Tuesdays and
Saturdays are porkless, and on those
days no pork In any form Is to be
placed' on the table or eaten.
Every day should be made sugar
and fat saving days. Mothers are
urged not to limit the food of grow
ing children, and to give them all
the whole milk they need or want.
Explaining why we must save
rood stuffs, Herbert -Hoover; United
States food administrator, says:
The situation has become critical.
There Is simply not enough food in
Europe, yet the soldiers of the al
lies must be maintained in full
strength; their wives and children
at home must not face famine; the
friendly neutrals must not be starv
ed; and, Anally, our own army in
France must never lack a needed
ounce of food.
There Is just one way in which all
these requirements can be met.
North America must furnish tne
food. And we must furnish It from
our savings because we have already
sent our normal surplus.
We do not need to starve our
own people. We have plenty for
ourselves, and it is the Arm policy of
the food administration to retain for
our people, by Its control of exports,
a sufficient supply of every essential
foodstuff. We want nobody in our
country to eat less than is neces
sary for good health and full
strength, for America needs the full
productive power of aM its, people.
Much of, the needed saving can be
effected by substituting one kind of
food for another. But the time has
come to put aside all selfishness and
disloyalty. The time has come for
sacrifice.
The allies ask us to meet only
their (absolutely Imperative needs.
They are restricting the consumption
of their own people to the minimum
necessary for health and strength.
They are controlling their food by
drastic government regulation.
There is even actual privation
among their women andv children,
there Is starvation in Belgium.
The whole great problem of win
ning the war rests primarily on one
thing the loyalty and sacrifice of
the American people in the matter
of food. It Is not a government re
sponsibility, it is the responsibility
of each individual.
AWAY IN PORTLAND
News was received in thiB city to
day of the sad death of Elizabeth
Douglas, charming daughter of At
torney and Mrs. U. F. Douglas, of
Marshfield, the young lady passing
away In Portland this morning at the
Good Samaritan hospital, where she
has been seriously ill for some time
past. Though Miss Douglas had
been in poor health ' for several
months while a student at the Ore
gon Agrldultural College, hopes
were held out for her -ultimate re
covery until a couple of weeks ago,
when she was taken worse and re
moved to Portland for treatment.
Medical aid proved of no avail and
thj young lady grathmlly grew
worse, death resulting today.
The deceased was the fiancee of
Leon McClintock, a well known
young man of this city, and son of
Mr. and .Mrs. .J. E. McClintock, of
West Roseburg. The young man Is
now serving his country with the
65th artillery company, only recent
ly sailing from San Francisco on a
li. 8. transport for some unknown
destination. On several occasions In
the post Miss Douglas visited at the
McClintock home and also was a
guest at the O. P. Coshow residence,
alias Leono Coshow being a school
chum of the deceased and while
here was the Inspiration for a num
ber of smart social events. The many
.fiends, of the young lady In this
city will be deeply grieved to learn
of the untimely demise of one who
was beloved and respected by all
who knew her, and the bereaved
family has the sincere sympathy of
all in tholr hour of sorrow.
J. E. McClintock will leave tomor
row for iMarshfleld to attend the
funeral of Miss Douglas which will
be held Saturday morning, the body
or tne deceased having been shipped
to Marshlleld from Portland today.
5. P.
E
El
Prices For Hauling Gravel to
Douglas County Points
Prohibitive.
CONTRACTS WILL STAND
Now Arrangement Will Double Cost
of Surfacing Highways With
Gravel Alleged Commission
Sanctions the Schedule.
That road building will ue ma
terially hampered, and in many In
stances positively stop improvement
of highways dependent on rail trans
portation for their gravel, came to
light this afternoon, when the
Travis-Baker people, operating the
Shady Point pit, received notice from
the Southern Pacific, through the
local freight offices, of drastic In
creases In rates from t.he gravel pit
to other 'Douglas county points. The
letter was written by Freight Agent
ri. A. Hinshaw, dated at Portland,
and states that it was found neces
sary to slightly increase the freight
rates on gravel shipments. When
the matter was laid before County
Judge Marsters, with reference to
bearing of the lncroasod prices upon
road work, that official stated that
so far as contracts already In force
upon Paclllc highway work were con
cerned, It would not delay or hinder
construction. In .ie matter of new
road contracts or repair work, much
contemplated Improvement would be
abandoned, us the rate would entail
a price of probably more taan ,.UU
per yard delivered on the highway.
As very much of the road improve
ment is dopendent on Shady Point
for gravel and crushed rock, this
phase of the situation was discon
certing. Judge Marsters questioned
the chief clerk at the S. P. Co.
freight offices in the city regarding
the now tariff rate, and was Inform
ed that the company raised the rates
owing to a general increase of op
erating expenses, and that it was
done with the sanction of the Oregon
public service commission.
County Judge Marstors, while
making no definite statement, inti
mated that the whole transaction
will be Immediately gone over and
laid before the commission, with a
view to eliminating the prohibitory
rate.
The new freight schedule applying
to hauling gravel carries an increase
of from 33 1-3 to 66 per cent above
the rate applying on the same ser
vice in 1917, and is as follows:
i-1 M T)
-1 GO
H 1 2.
SO
3
$ $ 8
a. ;
Roseburg 37 .60 60
Edenbower 37 V4 .60 60
Winchester .45 .60 33 1-3
Wilbur .45 .60 33 1-3
Deady 45 .75 66 2-3
Sutherlin 46 .76 61 1-3
Whltmore 46 .75 61 1-3
Oakland .46 .76 61 1-3
Isadora .51 .75 47
Rice Hill 54 .76 38
Yoncalla 60 .90 60
Devore .i .67 1.05 65 V4
Drain 67 1.05 65
Krewson , 67 1.05 65
Leona 67 1.05 . 66
Safely ; .67 1.05 65
Anlauf .76 1.06 50
Curtin .76 1.12 60 .
Comstock .76 1.12 60
Divide 82 1.12 37
Green .37 .60 60
Carnes .-. .37 .60 60
Dillard 46 .60 33 1-3
Round Prairie .45 .60 33 1-3'
Dole 45 .75 33 1-3
Myrtle Creek .46 .75 61 1-3
Weaver .46 .75 CI 1-3
Riddle 49 , .76 51 1-2
AT
E
Railroad Orders Are Sponsors
For Event Which Promises
To Be Big Success.
HONOR GUARD BENEFIT
Inspiration for Kveut is "St. Pat-
t rick's Day' and Decorations
About the Hall In Keeping
Patronage la Solicited.
Preparations are being comploted
today for the fourth annual ball of
the Big Four, which Is scheduled for
tomorrow evening at the new arm
ory. Sponsors for the delightful
event are the O. R. C. No. 526, B. of
R. T. No. 314, B. of L. F. & E. No.
64 2, and B. of L. E. No. 476 and
representatives from these railroad
orders are decorating the festive
center today In gay green and white
bunting In keeping with the signific
ance of the day upon which the ball
Is to be given, "St. Patrick's day."
An admission pf one dollar Is to
be charged and a hundred dollars
worth of fun is promised through
out the evening, special favor dances
and other features of like pleasure
being planned. Heretofore the Big
Four dances have been unequalled
for their succesB, both from an artis
tic and social as well as a financial
standpoint and In view of the fact
that It takes a little sunshine along
with the rain to make the world go
around, the railroad boys are doubl
ing their efforts at this time when
.....I nl.l, na .hnnnillnn Ia
make this affair an evening brim
ming over with pleasantness. '
The net proceeds from the Blgi
Four ban nave been vary Kinuiy do
nated to the Girls' National Honor
Guard organization who are busily
engaged in disposing of tickets for
the affair about the city today and
tomorraw and the patronage of ev
ery loyal . American, It. earnestly so
licited not only from a financial
view and the large amount of good
the money will do, but from the
pleasure to be gained from Joining
the merry steppers.
The Honor Guard girls are doing
everything In their power for the
soldier boys and the needy civilians
and appreciating this fact the rail
road boys thoughtfully decided to
give the girls a lift. Ott's orchestra
will furnish excellent iiiubIc tomor
row evening and every one Is urged
to join the crowd and wend their
way to the scene of happiness where
hours will drift by quickly in the
nospitable atmosphere of pleasure.
LADIKS' NIGHT AT lOLKS.
Tonight Is ladies' night at the
Elks' temple and a pleasant time
is anticipated by those who are plan
ning on attending. The wives and
sweethearts of Elks are admitted to
these festivities and a large num
ber is expected.
TROTZKY ILL OPPOSE
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. March 14. Fur
ther Indications have developed that
Leon Trotzky will oppose the ratifica
tion by the soviet council of the
terms presented by Germany and ad
vocate the reorganization and ubo of
the army In defending Russia Is con
tained in a dispatch received today
from Ambassador Francis, at Vol
ogna. BIG SUPPLY DYNA
MITE WAS UNEARTHED
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 14.
Enough dynamite was discovered to
blow up half of the Great Hog Is
land shipyard during the month of
February, according to the informa
tion divulged by Dudley Kennedy,
manager of the industrial relations
department, to the senate commit
tee today.
PORTLAND SIX CENT
FARE WILL STAND
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, March 14. Tho six
cent fare, which has1 caused' much
protest since It was put Into opera-
tlon in this city, and finally appealed
to the public service commission for
adjustment and whose decision fav
ored the railway companies, was to
day upheld by the circuit judges and
the advanced rate will prevail on
all'Portland lines. ,
TO
A. H. Honson has commenced suit
In the circuit court to recover (1200
alleged to be- due on a promissory
note executed In his favor by O. C.
Sether on March 20, 1915. On May
iO, 1916, defendant paid ?50.80 on
the note and again on June 17, 1916,
$20 was paid. The note was pay
able six months after date of Issu
ance. Excepting the two payments,
the complaint sets, forth, no pay
ments have been made. The plain
tiff askB $140 attorney foes and costB
and disbursements in the action.
Oliver S. Brown is attorney for the
plaintiff. ,
NAMES OF 70 SOLDIERS
TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
(By Associated PreBS.)
WASHINGTON. March 14. Gen
eral Pershing's casualty list Issued
today carried the names of 70 sol
diers killed' and Injured on the bat
tle fields. Four soldiers wore killed
lh. action, two have died from
wounds, one has expired from an ac
cident and nine from diseaso. Four
teen men were severely wounded and
40 slightly. .
ARE CONGRATULATED
(By AsB0ciatea..Pre88.)-.vi,J,..!
WASHINGTON March 14". The
American troops which repulsed the
German raid March 6 were from the
42nd or Rainbow division, and com
posed of national guardsmen, ac
cording to a report from General
Pershing made public today. The
trench, commander warmly con
gratulated the American troops on
their conduct. ,
FINAL NOTICE GIVEN,
HOLLAND BY ALLIES
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 14. The
United States and England has pre
sented final notice to Holland1 that
unless tho pending agreement for
the allied use of Dutch ships Is ac
cepted by March 18 the ships will be
taken over and used by the allies.
Yl
J
(By Associated Press.)
ROCHESTER, N. Y., March 14.
ScoreB of families have been driven
from their homes and all Industries
at Hortnell paralyzed as the result
of a most disastrous flood due to a
cloud burst In Calley Canisteo today,
and which inundated fully a third
of the city.
ONE LONE PLANE
ADDS DEATH TOLL
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, March 14. One air
ship crossed the coast last night and
droDned four bombs on Hartlepool,
demolishing six and badly damaging
30 dwellings. Five persons were
killed and nine Injured. !
AMERICANS TAKEN
L
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 14. Ac
cording to Stockholm advices a num
ber of Americans who left Finland
on neutral ships after the German
occupation wore taken prisoners. ,
HOME ECONOMICS
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
Efficiency Expert Carrying Out
Work of Educating the
Public In Saving.
THE POULTRY QUESTION
Federal H'ouJtify Husbandry Agent
for Oregon Offering Suggestions
,. to Farmers and Fanciers
, , ... Iu the Umpqun, Valley.
Miss' Corbett, O. A. C. food con
servationist, accompanied by Mr.
Upson, federal representative of
poultry husbandry for Oregon, visit
ed Garden Valley this afternoon,
whore they were met at She of the
prominent homes of that locality by
a number of fruit growers, farmers
and poultry raisers, and gave time
ly talks along conservation lines.
Miss Corhott's work Is instructing
housewives in home economics and
systematic saving, and efforts will
be made to organize a club there to
further interest In these lines. Add
ed production and substitution comes
under the scope of Miss Corbett's
work. It is urged! that people who
grow garden stuffs take cognizance
of the fact (hat the government
cannot be ready to provide a mar
ket for every pound of beans or
bushel of potatoes produced. That
would be an Impossibility. The main
thing is to grow sufficient for one'B
own family needs. When this is
done the problem Is half solved. It
It expected to grow an over produc
tion for the market, be sure that
the variety is standard that is
something that Is demanded in the
open market. Neighborhoods should
be a unit in producing a single vari
ety of beans, so that crops may be
pooled and thus a good market se
cured. The question of systematic saving
iB of vital Importance to American
hoines. n,-ls -true-that very- many -.
hoisewlveB are already sajvlng to
the limit.- Indeed, they have been
doing this very thing for many
years, and they cannot now do any
more along that line. But there are
many other families where the
waste is appalling. It la this class
which Miss Corbett Is trying to edu
cate up to the point where they will
realize that every ounce or food sav
ed Is Just that much more available
for transportation to Europe. The
careless housekeeper . may reason
with herself that It Is nobody's
business what she does, and that
what she wastes does not amount to
much. In - both Instances Bhe Is
wrong. In the first place no one
has a moral right to waste some
thing, even It it has been paid for
out of their own pocket, that might
be used In assisting another person,
and then where thousands are waste- .
fill the total loss becomes an im
mense thing comprising train loads
of food that should go to legitimate
usos in reeding starving peoples in
the Old World.
Mr, Upson, who will talk about
poultry, is a gentleman of consider
able experience In the "chicken
business." He wants to meet people
who are In a position to raise poul
try. The government wants the
poultry raised, and the eggs are
needed. By stimulating the indus
try and urging the people to use
more poultry and eggs, ship loads of
beef and pork may be released to the
allies. That Is what it all means,
and loyal Americans are expocted to
do thalr utmost In this field of en
terprise, and at the same time en
gage in a pleasant and profitable oc
cupation, Mr. Upson, on being ask
ed how any one could manage to
make a profit out of poultry with
pricon of eggs at 25 to 28 cents and
wheat, which is the principal feed
In this section, at $2.00, said that it
was possible to do so, as he and
many others had demonstrated.
However, the chicken raiser must
weed out unprofitable hens and
bring his flocks up to the highest
state of production to accomplish the
desired end. The careless poultry
men would not be able to do It. He
stated that the recent order prevent
ing sale of pullets or hens until
May 1 was working a hardship on
poultry people. During the, "clos
ed" season the cold storage concerns
will unload their stock on the mar
kets at high prices. As Boon as the
restricted time is past poultry rais
ers will rush their hens to market
In order to get away from the feed
ing problem, the market will be forc
ed down, and then the cold storngo
men will load- up again on low
rates. Mr. Upson stated that when
the public realized that a represen
tative of the Swift Packing Co. was
instrumental in securing tho famous
order forbidding sale of pullots and
hens, It will be readily understood
that cold storage profiteering was
the real incentive back of It.
Similar meetings as that at Gar
den Valley today will he held at
Looking Gloss tomorrow and at
Glide Saturday.