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- The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches
VOL. X.
KOSEBURO, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1019
NO. 20
U S. FLAG HAULED
Sebro-Crotian Vessel Seized
and Italian Colors, Hoist-.
, ed By Troops.
AWAIT RUSSIAN REPLY
Peace Conference Relieves Settlement
of League of Nations Problem
Depends on Attitude of Bol
shevik! to Proposals. '
y.
(By Associated Press.)
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. It is re
ported here that a Serbo-Crptlan ves
sel, the Dlanara, sailing under the
.United States lag, and Having
navigators license Issued by the na
val commander in the Adriatic ocean,
. was boarded 'by Italian forces at
': Jelsa, as she lay at anchor on Janu
ary 16, who hauled down the Stars
and Stripes and proceeded to varry
off the ship under the Italian colors.
.- .ORIZABA DOCKS TODAY.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23. The Uni
ted States transport, Orizaba, dock
ed here' today. . The ship brought
'2568 men from overseas army, and
of thes 380 were sick or wounded.
The troops aboard the transport In
clude the 62d ammunition train, 12
casual companies and! a signal corps.
AWAITING REPLIES.
PARIS, Jn. 23. With replies from
various Russian factions to the pro
posals for conference being awaited,
the supreme council of the peace con
gress met today. Meanwhile the
joint allied commission Is being made
up. The peace congres will not con
sider, the league of. nations issue un
til action regarding Russia shows re
sults one way or the other.. In fact,
the solution to the Russian f prob
lem is considered to be the first vis
ible manifestation of American and
British accondj on the great issues be
fore the peace conference.
J SURRENDER PETROGRAIV
' LONDON, Jan. 23. Premior Trot
zky has ordered the Bolshevik! gov
ernor of Petrograd to surrender the
city without a tight If attacked , by
Northern Russian forces. "
v WILL RBOOGNIZE . POLAND; v
t ' PARIS; Jan. 23. Recognition of
the new government of Poland is ex
pectedi here. ,
. DEMAND EQUAL RIGHTS.
PARIS, Jan. 23. The French Wo-
'. mens' League has demanded the
: right of franchise.
- LOOKING FOR A KING.
PARIS, Jan. 23. Portuguese circ
les in Paris have authentically learn-
' ed, it Is stated, that if former King
Manuel persists In his refusal to head
the newmonarchical government in
i Portugal, his followers will offer the
throne to Don Miguel, of Braganza,
huBband of-Anita Stewart, an Ameri
can girl.
IS SLOW WORK. '
PARIS; Jan. 23. The Temps says
this morning that It will be difficult
for. the entente mission to Poland to
make an investigation and submit a
report to the peace conference under
J three weeks. . , ;
T ' TO DRAFT CONSTITUTION.
AMSTERDAM, Jrfn. 23. The first
' work of the German national assemb
; ly meeting at Weimar, February 6,
r will be to elect a head for the pro
visional government. Following this
action a constitution will be drafted.
BOLSHErV.vI MEETS REVERSES.
LONDON, Jan. 23. Bolshevik!
; forces In northern Russia have suf
l fered a severe defeat, according to
I Copenhagen advices. . Peasant revolts
of a wide spread nature are helnir .
i ported from many, parts of the coun-
I try,, and at ainoveff the Bolshevik!
' commander ordered his army to sur
. render without a fight, as the situa
tion appeared nopeless .....
Live-wire Doings of City
' -
Mir Dance at Dlxonville. "
Friday evening, Jan. 24, by Dlxon
ville Auditorium Co. Good music.
Good time. - . j-24
j Rack In Office. . . . . . .
' J. E. McCUntock who has been con
'. fined to his home for the past few
i days Is again back at his desk in
i the Commercial Abstract .office.
Returns to Rosebunr.
,' Mrs. L. B. Moore', who has been
-. studying at the Ellison White school
of music. In Portland, returned to ber
home In this city this morning.
. Maccabees Meet Tonight. - - j ' '
The Maccabee Lodge will meet at
their hall this evening. J. W. Sher
wood1, an Important state officer of
' the lodge will be present.
Glide Resident Breaks Leg.
E. B. "Buck" Chapman, a well
known Glide resident, had the mis
fortune, late yesterday afternoon, to
. suffer a broken leg when a tree which
: he was falling pinned him down. Mr.
Chapman was engaged in slashing
i brush and while chopping down a
i fairly large tree, was nnable to get
out of the way of the falling trunk
and was caught, with the result that
his right leg was broken slightly
above the ankle. Dr. shoemaker was
called and the Injury given attention
Goes to Drain. - : :i J ' ' -.'.''.
Rev. J. C. Spencer left this after
noon for Drain where he spent the
day vlBltlng with friends and attend
ing to business matters. .-
Is Greatly Improved.
City Treasurer, .Mrs. C. C. Alley,
who has been Quite 111 with influenza,
Is reported to be cieatly improved
and will scon be about ai her duties
again, ; r . - . -
Oakland Visitors Here. ,;
C. H. Fisher and Joe Copeland', of
Oakland, Bpent the day in the city
attending to business matters. Both
were witnesses at the trial of Eben
Mode in the -Justice court.
Will Visit In Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. George Burchard, of
the Square Store, loft this afternoon
for Portland where they have friends
and relatives with whom they will
viBlt for a week or ten days.
Hero From Glide Today. " ' .
R. T. and H. A. Blakely were in
the city yesterday from Glide look
ing after business matters and visit
ing with friends. They report their
vicinity looking well and everybody
enjoying the present delightful wea
ther. County Commissioner Here.
County Commlsioner Ed'. Weaver,
of Myrtle Creek, arrived in the city
this afternoon and will remain over
tomorrow attending to business mat
ters. He reports that farmers in tlif)
Myrtle Creek vicinity have been forc
ed to stop work temporarily on ac
count of the heavy rain falling in
that locality. : ; . -
Receives Souvenirs.
A large leather belt taken from
the Euroupean battlefield was re
ceived yesterday by Miss Frances Al-
I JL w3 '! : JiintaV tnHnv T
mt. ,i .i
store. , liig wm. im uvuuto
buckleB, one bearing the German in
signia and the words, "Gott Mit,"
while the other buckle has the Tur
kish star crescent.
Earl Stewart Ts Home.
Earlcourt Stewart, a flying instruc
tor in the aviation service, returned
here last evening, after being dis
charged from service. Mr. Stewart
left here early In the war and served
at Kelly Field for some time, his
rapid advancement finally getting
him assigned to the positinn of in
structor. Although greatly enjoying
hlB experiences he Is glad to get back
to Douglas county. -.
Salem Out of Caskets.
The subsidence of the influenza
epidemic is marked by tae : final
clearing up of all the waiting list of
funerals at the undertaking parlors.
During the past few weeks the un
dertakers have - found themselves
driven almost day and night on ac
count of the dead brought into the
city from outside points, there being
at times half a dozen cases waiting
attention. With the funerals held
this afternoon both the Rigdon and
Webb & Clough parlors are without
caskets. Salem Journal..
Sunday School Convention.
Sunday School workers In the city
are looking forward with great in
terest to the convention to be held
tomorrow afternoon and vening. Mr.
Humbert, who takes - the . place of
Secretary Phipps, now engaged In Y.
M. C. A. war service, is well known
In Roseburg having conducted the
choir of the Christian -Church for
some time. He is a singer of state
wide repute and is ene of the fore
most song leaders in the northwest.
During the convention he will lead
the song services and a good sing
is assured. He Is to be assisted by
other workers and a meeting of in
terest to all engaged In church and
Sunday school work Is certain ;
Will Study Drainage. !'.
County Agricultural Agent, C. J.
Hurd, left yesterday evening for Cor
vallis, where he will attend a con
ference of tho County Agents. Thf
conference will take up a number of
problems and will formulate plane
for the coming season. Before his
return Mr. Hum will spond a short
time at the Drainage and Irigatlon
school, conducted by the Agricultural
College, and1 will stuuy the new sy
stems and planB developed there. The
drainage and Irrigation project in
Douglas County Is one which all the
residents are interested and new sug
gestions tending to crop betterment
are eagerly sought for. :
Jewelcry Industry Prospering'.
D. B. and P. T. Bubar. local iewl-
ers, who have been upending tho ipaBt
week visiting in Portland and other
northern points, report that the con
dition of the Jewelry business in tho
northwest is far better than It has
ever been before. The Bubar Bros.
visited some of the largest establish
ments, during their sujourn in the
metropolis and' made a thorough in
vestigation of the business situation.
It ts believed that the great Increase
In the sale of Jewelry is due primarily
to the fact that the wagea of today
are so far in excess of previous times
and people who formerly were unable
to afford the many beautiful articles
of adornnrcnt aro now purchasing
tnera. , - . .
Famous Sixty Fifth Regiment
Coast Artillery Sailed From
.. Brest Jan. 15: -v
MADE FINE SHOWING
Organization Composed of Boys From
This State Saw Service On Five
Fronts Should . Arrive In
New York 'Jan. SO.
SIXTY-FIFTH NOW ENROUTE
. (By Associated Press.),
WiASHINGTO'N, Jan. 23 tfhe
Sixty-fifth Artillery, whose per-
sonnel Is largely from Oregon
andi Washington coast artillery e
troops, is reported to have sail-
ed from Brest, France, Jan. 15.
-
January 30 Is the date set for tho
arrival of the 66th Coast Artillery,
which set sail from Brest the 15, ac
cording to an announcement made
this morning by the war department.
The 65th Artillery was formed al
most entirely of the former Oregon
National Guard which, at the out
break of the war, was' stationed at
Fort Stevens, leaving, there during
February, 1918. According to tho dis
patch from Washington the troops,
sailed on the transport ' Haverford,
Jan. 15, there being 60 officers and
1846 men in the regiment. The or-
-Kanization will land at New York
Fort Stevens for discharge,
. H ..-, .. .,,,. ,
its work in all five of the American
offensives of last summer and1 fall
and was several times mentioned in
dispatches from the war zone. The
Oregon National Guard was called in
to service in July of 1917 and short
ly after being mustered Into federal
service, August 5, the 65th regiment
was formed for overseas duty, the
organization taking nearly all of the
raen-who were first asslghed'rtb Fort
Stevens, leaving only a sufficient
number for instructors'.' The regi
ment was trained until February,
1918; when it left for France, t- ,
The trip itself was much different
than that of other units sent across
the waters as the regiment was sent
first to San Francisco where it went
aboard of "the Northern Pacific, the
great transport which only a short
time ago went on the rocks on the
Atlantic coast. The trip was made
through the Panama canal and to
Hoboken,- New Jersey, at which place
they embarked for England.. After
several weeks in training school the
regiment was put on the firing line
where it has proven its ability in
driving back the enemy.
Since the signing of the armistice
rumors have been circulated' freely
In regard to the return of the 65th
but nothing authentic was forthcom
ing until the news furnished by the
war department today. Among the
'Roseburg boys In this regiment are
Herbert Quine, George Willett, Leon
McCUntock, John McClintock, Bert
Bates, Clarence Tester, Claude Palm
ind Percy Wooaward.
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL
FOR RELIEF SOLDIERS
(The-Associated Pross.)
SALEM, Jan. 23. The sailors and
soldiers relief bill has again passed
both 'houses and the governor imme
diately signed the measure, which
carries an emergency clause. The
bill appropriates $100,000 for relief
of veterans of the war, who may be
In need of assistance.
THIRTY QUARTS BOOZE
Thirty quarts of "Old Crow" and
a well worn traveling trunk are ber
ing held at the city hall waiting foi
the owner to claim them. Although
a diligent search has been made the
possessors- have been unable to find
the owner and it is feared that the
city will become permanent owner
of the trunk. Officers are confident
that sooner or later the w flu Id -be
booze peddler will give himself away
and at thd present time have parties,
relieved to te guilty, under survell
lance. '
Thomas McCarty, who has been
employed for some time at the local
Southern Pacific roundhouse, has
taken a position as night sturekecper
and caboose cnecKcr.
111 LL 11 Y SENATOR EDDY.
' Senator B, L. Eddy has intro-
duced a bill before the senate,
providing that when the niem-
bers of the Supreme Court tie
on a dtclsion in any case that
this automatically ufflrniB the
decree of the lower court, if
'this bill is approvod, It will
solve a problem that has been
a serious one confronting the
courts for many yoars.
STARTLES OFFICERS
Local officers were greatly sur
prised this afternoon and for a short
time It looked as if startling devel
opments were to be forthcoming
when evidence' appeared apparently
incriminating one of Roseburg s most
prominent business, men with a ring
of bootleggers. Upon ,- being sen
tenced to pay a fine of $250 in the
justice court- today, Eben Mode, of
Oakland, started out to raise the
money. He atppeared 'later with
$200 which he said was all he could
raise and asked that his fine be re
duced to that amount. This plea,
however, was denied, bo with a mut
ter, "I'll make some of those boot
leggers around here fork up for the
rest," he started out to raise the bal
ance. . Within a few moments he ap
peared with a check for S150 bearing
the name of a. well known business
man and for a short time the offi
cers were startled. An Investigation,
however, proved! that the money was
raised on a strictly business deal so
the startling developments failed to
materialize. . Sheriff Quine stated
this afternoon in commenting upon
the fine that It would probably, not
be the last or least from Oakland dis
tricts as he has evidence which will
undoubtedly, result In other arrests
In that vicinity.
T
. (By Associated Press.) .
SALEM. Jan. 23. Legislators har
shly criticised the Board of Control
at a Joint meeting of the ways and
means committee last night. Mem
bers accused the board of laxity in
repairing bullddngs of state institu
tions and of lack of uniform valua
tion on farm products as shown in
the biennial reports.
TO
(By Associated Press.)
SALEM. Jan. 23. The state mem
orial asking congress to remove the
revenue tax from fruit juices waB
adopted by both houses. The memor
ial urges congress to cause an Inves
tigation of the conduct of the bu
reau of war risks insurance and of
the treasury department.
OF
t
The following road allotments al
lowed by the county court, to be
paid for from bond money, were un
intentionally omitted from the list
ipubllBhed yesterday. Tie allotments
aggregate Sltu,uuu anu mean a une
lot of roadi work for the respective
districts where the funds are to be
expended. -- '
Elkton to Reedsport Ac.
Amount allotted ..;:.,...I80,0UU
Drain to Elkton:
Amount allotted : ,.$2,0,000
Elkton to Flat "M" Suth
erlin: Amount allotted $20,000
Yoncalla to Elk Head Post
Office:
Amount allotted $10,000
Yoncalla to Elk Cr. Bridge .
by way of Hayhurst:
- Amount allotted .. $5,000
Oakland to Top of Marvin
Hill:
(Bji way of Green Val.)
Amount allotted $5,000
John's Ranch to Anchor P.
Office:
Amount allotted '.....$5,000
Wilbur to Stephens School
House:
(By way of Davis Hill. )
Amount allotted $5,000
BOARD OF CONTROL IS
SHARPLY CRITICISED
i
BOOTLEGGER GETS
; HEAVY SENTENCE
Oakland Boy Will Probably Be
! Required to Serve Out
Broken Parole. !
EVIDENCE IS ONE-SIDED
State Proves Case Easily When De
fendant Contradicts Statements
i During a Grilling Cross Ex- . '
nminatlon by Attorney. .
Eben Mode of Oakland, who was
arrested several days ago on a charge
of bootlegging, was today tried,
found guilty and sentenced to pay a
fine of $250. Mode was arrested and'
convicted for selling liquor to an old
soldier, Frank Ackley, who in an in
toxicated condition was robbed of
considerable money. The defendant
denied selling the liquor and claimed
that he had never mauc a trip to
California, but Sheriff Quine tea' i fled
that to his personal knowledge, Mode
made at least one trip to .Hornbrook
and that. the defendants' chief occu
pation was bootlegging. Other wit
nesses testified that Mode sold the
whiskey to Ackley and that he re
ceived $7 per quart for It. It Was
brought out by the State through
Attorney Neuner In examination oC
witnesses, that Mode, has made his
living by bootlegging, since his re
lease on parole some time ago after
having been sentenced to sorva one
year on a charge of assault and bat
tery. , ' , .
During the taking of testimony
the District Attorney In cross exami
nation of the defendant caused him
contradict himself in numerous state
ments the man's guilt being plainly
evident. - ,
Justice of the Peace I. B. Riddle
immediately found the prisoner guil
ty and sentenced him to pay a fine
of $250 with an alternative of 125
days In jail. The .prisoner Interceded
with the district attornoy, protesting
against the heavy fine and asked that
Attorney Neuner, use his Influence to
have it reduced, whereupon the pro
secutor replied: -"Ife"- good: .thing
I am not aning you or I'd give you
$500 and six months in jail. You
aro getting off too easy. If you nay
tnls line, leave the county, gat a po
sition and work, do something useful
and make something out of yourself,
which you ought to do, I am with
you, but otherwise I will ask tho
circuit court to revoke your parole
and require you to serve the seven
months remaining on your other sen
tence. .
The' remarks of the district attor
ney did not seem to appeal to the
prisoner nor to his father, who was
present with him.
Mode was arrested about two years
ago and was sentencedi by the Circuit
court to a year In Jail, on a charge
of assault, and battery, but was re
leased on parole on account of hlB
health, after having served 5 months
in the county bastlle.
Late this afternoon Mode anneared
In the justice court and paid his fine
returning on the afternoon train to
his home at Oakland.
Since receiving the telegram an
nouncing the death of hlB daughter,
Mrs.-Ivy Smith, at Los Angeles, Jan.
19, Mr. Arrance, of West Roseburg
has had no further word. The wire
on that date was from Mrs. Arrance,
who stated that the body would be
shipped to Roseburg for burial. Since
no word has come Mr. . Arrance is
fearful that his wifo may havo been
stricken with the dread pestilence,
and is anxiously awaiting news from
the south. .The death of his daugh
ter, was a dreadful affliction, and
coupled with the great grief, Is the
deep anxiety for the welfare of Mrs.
Arrance since Influenza Is raging in
Southern California. The gentlemen
hadr intended to shortly go to Los An
geles, for a Visit with his daughter,
and was making preparations for te
trip when Mrs. Smith was taken ill.
AGED LADY DIES QUITE
(EAR PEEL
Mrs. Mary Jordan, aged 71, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm.
Bumby, a few miles above Peol, yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Death
was from natural causes, It is bo
lloved. The aged lady was 111 only
for a short time, and arose as usual
yesterday, morning and was around
the house most of the forenoon, nnd
at the time of deatu suddonly collaps
ed. Mr. Bumby camo to town last
night and made arrangements for the
coroner to go. out this morning, so
that a certificate of death might be
obtained. Mrs. Jordan came here
from Florida with her daughter's
family about a year ago, and after
a Bhort residence in this cltv Mr.
Bumby secured a claim on the. North
umpqua above Peel, and since that
time they have resided there. The
funeral will oqcur prooably tomorrow
auernoon. .
ANOTHER PROOF THAT
NEWS ADS. PAY WELL
That advertising pays is the as
sertion of Mr. Jos. Little, of the Rose
burg School of Music. Mr. and Mrs.
Little opened their studio a few days
ago and used' the columns of The
News to- advise the public of their
willingness to acept pupils In piano,
voice and violin, and the response
has been far greater than they had
anticipated in so short a time. Mr.
Little stated today that people not
only in' tho city, but from outside lo
calities, are coming in or writing for
information, and they have already
enrolled a goodly number of stu
dents through newspaper advertising.
OLD SOLDIERS GET
GIFT FROM SPRUCERS
A billiard tablej a player llano
and a victrola were received yester
day at the local Soldiers' Home as
a gift from the Spruce Batallion at
Vancouver. The gift was offered
some time ago and was accepted! by
the State Board of Control, being
shipped at once to the home here.
The piano and victrola wore accom
panied by a large number of records
nnd as several of the residents of
the Soldiers' Home are musicians a
good amount of entertainment is as
sured., The old soldiers are greatly
delighted with the gifts and they
have been showing their appreciation
in the manner in which they have
been enjoying the new amusement
devices. . ' : - ; . - . .
E WILL
BE FORECLOSED
An order of default and1 decreo was
granted today in the case of W. B.
Patterson vs. the Roseburg Sand &
Gravel Company which until recently
has been operating in the vicinity
of Shady Point. The decree provides
for the. foreclosure of -a mortgage
amounting to $10,000 with costs and
attorney fees. - The plant Which was
built a numbor of years ago was
ilnanced by a loan given by Mr. Pat
terson, who at several times loaned
other sums the total amounting lo
$10,000. A short time ago tho plant
became- Inoperative because of the
need of additional machinery and as
it had not - paid ; profits, money
could not be obtained to further the
work, the- business waB aba'ndoned.
Mr. Patterson entered a motion in the
circuit court for the appointment of
a receiver, the motion being approved
and tho motion for foreclosure waB
allowed to go by default, resulting
in tho decreo. Mr. Paterson who is
a resident of Portland, is represented
by Attorney O. P. Coshow.
3 CITY NEWS 0
has. H. Clough, who resides on
Deer Creek, a few mllos east of the
city, has been confined to his home
for the ipast few days with a threat
ened attack of the flu. '
Miss Zella C. Green, an aunt of
Mrs. R. R. Wood, arrived here this
morning from Spokane and will make
her homo with hor neice in. the fu
ture. . . : .
Miss Rita Cobb, who has been visit
ing In Portland for the past few days
returned to hor homo in this city last
night. . - - :
H. Norton, of the Everfresh Fruit
Packing Company of Sutherlln, spent
tho day in Roseburg attending to
business matters. -,
Attorney George Neuner, today received-
a card from Benjamin Caro,
formerly a resident of this city, but
now with the army of occupation In
Germany. Mr. Caro say, he is en
joying his experiences, but Is anxious
to got bacK to the Htates.
During a term of office a sherlf
usually gets called some pretty hard
names, but when It comes to apply
ing a good live one, Sheriff Quine
says he has to hand It to his brother
offlcora at Seattle, when they trans
formed his good hlhornlan monnkor
from "Quine" to "Swine". The
sheriff says ho cannot understand
why he should be hit with such
hard blow, unloss It Is because he
has sidetracked, so much good "rud
eye" headed for the Washington me
tropolis.
BILL TO ;
BE
District Attorney . Drafts Bill
Which Rid State of the '
Ground Squirrels.' -
HASEMERGENCYCLAUSE
Refusal to Attempt Eradication of
Rodents Permits County to Pro
ceod with Work and Assess -j:-...
.Cost In Form of Lien.
K bill, providing for the extermina
tion and eradication of ground squir
rels and other noxiouB rodents and
authorizing the county court to pro
vide funds to cary outtthu provisions
of the act and! presetting the method
of procedure to oreate a lion upon
the property lnfestod with such rod- -
ents, has been drafted by District At
torney George Neuner, acting at the
request of a numbor of prominent -farmers,
and will beipresonted to the
State Legislature during its ipresent
Bession.- . . ... ,
The bill is one of the most drastic
ever formed and If approved by. tho
legislature, will be a great factor in .
ridding the state of rodents, which
at the present time are destroying
thousands of dollars worth of crops
each year, , ; . , .... . '
xne nrst clause of the Dill manes
it the duty of every parson, firm, co
partnership, company and corpora
tion owning, leasing, occupying, pos
sessing or having charge of a domain
over any land, place, building, struc
ture,. wharz,. pier or dock,, which is
infested with ground squirrels and
other noxious rodents or predatory
animals, or as soon as the presence of
the same shall come to, his, their or
Its knowledge, at once to procoed and
to continue in good talth to extermin
ate and destroy such rodents by pois
oning, trapping or other appropriate
means. ' v .'
Section two privldes that, "The
county court or board of county com
missioners in any county of -this state
is herby authorized and empowered
or. on a petition of, 100 or more tax
payers and land owners of said county,-
shall, unless a remonstrance con
taining the names of a greater num
ber of taxpayers' and land owners
3hall be presented, appropriate funds
or-'the extermination "and destruc
tion of' ground squirrels and other
noxious rodents or predatory anlnals
and to create a revolving fund for
tne purpose or carrying otic the pro
visions of this act," ' "
The bill, if approved, gives the
county court authority to purchase
polBon and other supplies necessary
for the extermination of rodents, and
to cause noioon and poison baits to
be prepared to sell at cost to resi
dents of the county, the proceeds de
rived from the sale to be paid and
)ecome a part of the rovnlvlng-fund.
Tho county agricultural agent tin
ier the direction of the county court
b Instructed to mix poison and pre
pare poison baits and distribute them
ind other necessary supplies thru
ut the county as provided by the
-oiirt or to the applicants who desire
assistance and to collect all money
or tne purcnaso of poisons and sup
plies. The county agent receives no
additional compensation for this du
ty but in counties not employing an
igent a iperson may be appointed
whose compensation shall not exceed
$5 per day.
In the event that a district be
omes infested the agricultural apent
may give notice to all persona resid
ing or owning land within that dis
trict, by the publication of Informa
tion In regard to best methods of pro
cedure or tho kinds of poisons most
expedient and the time when it 1b
to be put out or used nnd unlosB
uch persons shall, within thirty
'lays from the flret publication, be
?ln the work of extermination; it
'incomes the duty of the agricultural
igent to proceed with the eradica
tion of the rodents and the expense
'e entered against tho property In
the form of a lien.
This bill as drafted by Attorney
Veunor has the suport of a large
lumber of farmers throughout the
Unto and will doubtles meet with ap-
n,.n.,l T ...
-lutui. il uiwuun eld emergency
clause and If passed becomes effect
ive immediately upon passage and
tpproval by the governor.
WIFE REP. STANNARO
DIES AT GO
BEACH
.". ' (By Associated Press.) '
GOLD BEACH, Jap. 23; Mrs. J.
H. stannard, wife of Representative
Stannard, who died Just 'prior to the
convening of the .legislature tollow
ng an attack of Influenza coupled
with pneumonia, is also dead, r The
'ady passed away at the family home
'n Gold Bench yesterday, whore Bhe
had been 111 of Influenza Blnco be
fore her husbands death. She was
kept In Ignorance of Mr. Stannard's
death, and died without knowing her
husband had preceded tier to the
grave,