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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1919)
1 Wtn"" . .V I .Pull, for a bigger; better THE WEATHER Tonight, Fair; Tuesday, Bain. Highest temp. yesterday.'.'..BO Lowest temp, laat nlght......3e ! and , more prosperous Roseburg and Douglas (Jounty. The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches VOL. X. ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1010. NO. 23 mwmm n r. ALLEGED CROOK CAPTURED TODAY Obtains Money From Local Real Estate Man on Bogus Checks. USES ASSUMED NAME Deposits Chock to Covor Payments oh Valuable Timber Properties Which He Stated He De sired to Purchase. ' ' With a "get rich quick" scheme of the first magnitude, W. P. Brantley, alias ,p. R. iMiumhy. alias etc., was ' arested this afternoon on a charge of obtaining money under lalBe pre tenses, the complaint 'being sworn out by W. A. Bogard, a local real es tate dealer. ; Brantley, or Murphy, as he was known here, has evidently been work ing very successfully . for some time in various parts or me united bihibb and has turned several deals with a creditable renumeration to himself. Ha arrived' in Roseburg about ten days ago with the statement that he was a mill man. tlmberman, farmer, speculator, oil magnate and several other varieties of a money spender and started out to buy up the county. He visited the real estate office conducted by Mr. Bogard and dls ' played an interest in iimper ianas and was conducted to . a .couple of choice timber tracts in which he was greatly interested and finally con sented to purchase. As a first pay ment he deposited in a local bank two checkB aproxlmatlng $1360 to be drawn out upon Mr. Bogard's check, one of the checks 'being on the Secur ity State Bank, of Kansas City, and the other on the First National Bank, of Omaha, at Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. Bogard was suspicious of the strang er and immediately wired to the east ern banks asking for information in regard to the validity of the checks and in the meantime'took Mr. Mur phy to his home and prbvided' en tertalnment for him In an effort to hold him pending the receipt of an answer. Murphy, shortly after de positing his bogus checks, requested that the real estate dealer write him out a check for $60 for the purpose of .paying his expenses which trans action was accomplished. Evidently fearing results and with sufficient money on his person to get out of town, Mr. Murphy attempted to leave the city' hut Mr. Bogard happened to meet him in time to interest him in another piece of (property and thu held him until this morning when he took him out to view an excellent farm -which the"much monied" man immediately decided to buy and agreed to prepare terms immediately but in the meantime the much ex pected telegram had' arrived, proving that the checks were N. O. and upon the fellow's return he found Sheriff Quine waiting to conduct him to the county Jail. - - Upon an examination of his effects papers were found showing him to have been engaged In numerous bus lnessess, some evidently of a llko na ture to that attempted here. He held stocks and certificates in an oil con cern, which, judging from a telegram marked "personal" exists chiefly on paper and in a half-bored hole, and he was endeavoring to cell stock, in this corporation. Papers alBO show deals made In escrow In Missouri and other places with checks upon the same banks as were used here. All effects bore the name of W. T. Brant ley, with the exception of a few of a lair date which had the same nf Murphy and other cognomois be lieved to be other aliases. . An Investigation will be made to ascertain whether or not the man Is wanted in Missouri or In San Dlege where he was located' for some time and also at Oklahoma City. He had sipent only about $10 of tho money derived from Mr. Bogard but If al lowed to operate for a short time longer would doubtless have secured a large sum of money and would have "evaporated." A number of paper"! show, legiti mate ueais wnicn amonnloa to large sums of money, while at one time he was conducting an off'io In Omaha. while again he operated a mine, eitner on or mineral, in California, Senator Chamberlain will at once Btart an investigation to locate Ora Gibson, a local boy, from whom no word has been received since October 15th. Young Gibson enlisted in the signal corps as a wireless operator and was assigned to Company C, 1st Slg. Bat. and has seen service on several active frontB. Until October his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1. T. Olb son, of North Roseburg, heard from him frequently, but suddenly his let ters stopped and no word has been received from him since that time. His name has appeared in hone of the casualty reports and every effort to locate -him has -failed. - A Bhort time ago a message was sent .to Sen ator Chamberlain, asking his astst ance, and .a letter was received today stating he had' Btarted an investiga tion and that Information .Will be forthcoming within a short time. VICTIM OF INFLUENZA L BE A telegram from Chauncey Smith, dated at Los Angeles today, stated he would leave the southern California city on Tuesday with the body of his late wife, Mrs. Ivy Arrance-Smith, ex pecting to arrive here on the 1:60 train Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Ar rance, who was at the bedside of her daughter when death ensued, will al so reach home that day.' Funeral ar rangements will be announced' later. While Mrs. Smith died several days ago from influenza, quarentine re strictions prevented the body from being shipped 'before, Mr. James Ar rance stated this afternoon.' . COMMITTEES VISIT STATE INSTITUTIONS (The Associated Press.) SALEM, Ore., Jan. 27. Commit tees of the legislature decided to visit the Eastern Oregon hospital for the insane at Pendleton, and the state soldiers' home at Roseburg, .during the week-end adjournment. Repres entative Kubli, Chllds and Haines and Senators J. C. Smith, Jones and Lachmund will go to Pendleton and Representative Mrs. Thompson and Senators jEberhard, Gill and Strayer will go to Roseburg, it was planned. SEES BATTLEFIELD (The Associated press.,;'. . : t PARIS; Jan. 27.- Following UTe cess during Sunday, i the supreme council of the peace conference met today and resumed cosideratlon -of the problems.- Sunday Admiral Gray son and a small party made a visit to the devastated regions'where the fighting was most severe. Chauteau Thierry and Rhelms were among the localities, and there they found, as Admiral Grayson said, "that no one can put into words the impressions I have received among such scenes of desolation and ruin." 01 THE DRAIN GRANGE Saturday the Drain Grange held the regular day meeting at I. O. O. P. hall, and the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year. Master, J. T.; Redford, over seer J. W, Edwards; lecturer, L. S. Gompton; chaplain, Mrs. Curtis; sec retary, Mrs. Li. E. Edwards; treas urer, Mrs, L. M. Redford; steward, Mrs. Haines; assistantsteward, Mrs. W. Applegate; gate keeper, Howard Tracy; ceres, Mrs. E. O. Patchen; Po mona, Mrs. Raymond; flora, Mrs. Comlpton; State Deputy C. H. Bailey was present at the meeting. BILL TO CURB SALE (By Associated Teresa.) SALEM, Ore., Jan; 27. A bill pre pared by the anti-saloon league of Oregon, with the approval of Att6r ney General Brown, to curb the sale of "bitters" and "tonics" now 'being sold in Oregon, it Is alleged, as sub stitutes for liqupr,.was introduced in the legislature by Representative El dmore. It would give the state board of pharmacy power to prohibit the sale of any alcoholic mixtures or compounds intended or likely to be used as beverage.' CAR LOAD 0 ASSES THROUGH CITY A -box car, containing a shipment of booze valued at approximately $1600 pased through this city yester day, enroute to Northern points. Of ficers from the south notified the local authorities of itB booking and it has been carefully watched along the line. The name of the person to whom it was consigned was not made known, but it' Is very probable that any effort to obtain any ,part of the shipment will-result at once In the arrest of the person making the at tempt, on a charge of bootlegging as It is plain to be seen that the liquor is imported only for that pur- ESCAPE BY A RUSE Bolshevik! In Northern Russia Almost Surround the ; Allies at Shenkursk. RED CAPTURE STORES Large Quantities of Food Secured By . llolshcvlkl When Allies Forced' Northward The Situation ' Is Well In Hand. .;,..' (By Assoclatbd Press.) ' innHANOH.' Jan. 27. Unltec States troops and their Rusinn allies succeeded In escaping from the trail: laid for them toy the Holsheviki armj at Shenkursk only by a ruse. The army or Reds had almost surrounded them, and as it was the Bolshevisti captured a large amount of stores and provisions, but tne Americam wnvn able to remove their artillery or rendered the big guns useless. The Boloheviki have apparently begun their threat to drive the allies into the White Sea by March 1, but the situation is said to be well in nana, although some isolated positions may have to ho given up to the enemy. It Is Btated that the Americans and allies evacuated the town In order, to avoid 'unnecessary casualties, and moved northward to the line along the Vaga river. HURRY TROOPS HOME. ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. General March informed the senate military committee today that shipping ar rangements have been completed' now whereby three hundred thousand men can be transported to the homeland each month. It was stated that all of the . United States expeditionary forces could be. returned home anc demobilized within six months. ALLIKI) FORCES RETREAT. LONDON, Jan. 27. The allied for ces on the front south of Archangel mainly United States and Russian ' troops have -evacuate"" the' town- or Shenkursk junder heavy Bolsnevlki pressure, and withdrawn to a shorter line north of the town, according to an official statement from tne Brit ish war office. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Jan. 27. The release of 113 conscientious ob jectors who were imprisoned for' re fusal to perform military duty duriiig the war, began today. The men are given an honorable discharge from the army toy order of the war de partment. Two of the men refused to leave the federal prlBon here to day, saying that it was against their religious scruples.' , TO I'LT DOWN REItELLION. ! LISDEN, Jan. 27. The govern ment is asembling large bodies of troops to down the royalist rebellion at Oporto. Loyal troops have al ready defeated some of the fighting units who had taken the field in favor the rebels! PLACE $2,000000 WORTH LAND ON TAX ROLL . (By AESOcfatec Press.J SALEM, Ore., Jan. 27. The Sen ate has adopted the house memorial, introduced by Representative B. P. Jones, urging congress to enact legis lation giving the 'Indians on the SUetz reservation fee simple deeds to their la::dr. Th's would place two million dclla-3 worth of land on the tax rolls. The Senate also adopted the house joint memorial urging con gress to pass the Sinnott bill for appropriation 6f one billion dollars Tor reclamation and drainage In the western states. ' ENJOYED BY GRANGE Pass Creek Orange held its regular meeting, Sunday, at the school house at Curtain, and after the regular order of business the secret work was exemplified by State Deputy C. H. Bailey. At the noon hour a delicious besket dinner was served by the la dies. The afternoon meeting was an open session, being attended by many people of the community who en joyed the interesting program pres ented by Mrs. Hill, lecturer of the Orange. Those participating In the program were, recitations by Misses Doris, Larson and Hazel walkins, a solo by Opal Olln and Floyd Notteth, recitation by Mr. Allen, one of the pioneer members of the order in Ore gon. Mrs. L. E. Edwards, secretary of the Drain Orange, read a poem, nnd addresses were made by J. T. Redford, master of the Drain Orange, and Dr. C. H. Bailey, state deputy1. -. I Murdersand AssaultsAre Laid , At Door of the United States Troops. I .'.'' PARIS'PAPERSSO ALLEGE First Intimation That All Expedition. ry Soldiers Were Not Conduct- : Ing Themselves In An Order- , ly Manner In Franco." V ' (By Associated Press.) PARIS, - Jan. 27. United' States soldiers are blamed, or believed to have been contributing causes to a large number of murders and distur bances that have occurred in the de partment of the Seine during Decem ber, according to the Matin, one or the leading newspapers-of Paris. During the month there Vere S4 mur ders, .220 day and night assaults, be sides 600 fights of greater or Iosb seriousness. In order to control the situation a reinforcement of tho po lice icon tin gent was demanded- by Brigadier General Win, Harts. . Many soldiers of the United States army who had deserted have been arrest ed. Of the situation the newspaper, Intranslgeant, says: "The audacity of some of the Americans has grown marvelously since the armistice, .and our friends of the United States de plore the fact like ourselves.' ' This is the first Intimation that has been received by The News thru the Associated Press dispatches that United States, troops -were not con ducting themselves properly. People In the home land will 'he slow to be lieve any reports to the contrary, and will demand detailed1 information of any alleged infractions FLU BAN RAISED.: SALEM, Jan. 27. The Influenza ban against public gatherings fnthls city was raised today, although the quarantine order relative to Isolation of patients and persons exposed will be continued. Te milder weather Is believed to have decreased' the dis ease. ' The quarantine will be lifted at the hospital for insane Wednesday, but general visiting by the public will be discouraked by the physicians In charge.' . ITO The local Ministerial Association is making an effort to secure support to establish a gymuaslura for the use of young people of the city. The matter has been taken up with a number of local citizens and business men and it is probable that the de sired result will be accomplished in a short time. The plan is to secure a vacant room, large enough for bas ket ball, handball and indoor tennis court and open it to the young poo pie, with, of course, certain neces sary restrictions. The matter has met with decided success land all with whom it has been discussed have heartily endorsed -the plan. It is hoped that sufficient interest will be shown to eventually result in the establishment of a Y. M. C. A. in the city. -!.. OLD SOLDIERS HOME Senators Eberhardt, Gill and Stray er and- Representative Mrs. Thomp son, of the Oregon legislature, yes terday made an inspection or the Ore gon Soldiers' Home and hospital with a view of determining the amount needed for the carrying on of the work at these Institutions during the coming year. The party was accom panied 'by R. B. Gooding, or the State Board of Control. After an Inspec tion of the buildings and grounds the arty Btated that they would recom mend to the committee that the budg et be anowea in run. several new Improvements were discussed Slit no action taken. The commute left the city yesterday afternoon stating they had greatly enjoyed the time spent as the guests of the old veteran;. CAMAS VALfiF.Y CHIM WES. Word was received late today that Beatrice Marie, the little daughter of Frank 8mlth, of Camas Valley, had died of Influenza. The child was only 2 year, 9 month and li days of ago. There were no other particulars obtainable this afternoon. ' Morris Preston, a business man of Myrtle Creek, spent the day In Rose burg looking after business matters. LEGISLATURE ON ITS THIRD LAP To Date 191 Bills Have Been .; Introduced In House and. 80 In Senate. . TWO BILLS UP GOVERNOR The Bis Issue of Keeping Within the i Six Per Cent Tax Limitation Has i . Not Been Settled. Rood '.' ,s For a Strong Arm. ! ; " ' (By COL. E. HOFBR.) '' SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 27. The third week of the seBslon starts with 191 bills introduced in the House, 27 of which passed, and 80 bills in the Senate, 22 of which are passed ana on the calendar of the other house. Two bills have gone to the Governor, one making (26,000 available for pay for members and employees who. are In need of ready cash, and the $100, 000 for care and assistance of Sol diers and Marines honorably dis charged since 'November 11, 1918. The commission to disburse this at its own discretion; with W. B. Ayer. the Portland millionaire as chairman, and the money will be distributed to needy fighters In form of a loan to be repaid upon the. honor of the in dividual receiving the aame,; .' i - . The big issue of keeping within the six per cent tax limitation enacted by the people, has not been settled. The Governor is on record for settlng It aside as Impractical, or at least ex pressed himself to that ' effect to those who wanted' half a million for war purposes. Others declared the state can be run and keep well with in the taxeB raised under the annual six per cent. Increase. There Is an opportunity for a Governor with the nerve to veto - all'-Bums taken by the legislature above that limit to make a record that the people would sus tain and appreolate. , ,';,..'. ' -: i One of the unobserved incidents of the past week was the wlthdi'awaT'bt Rqpresentatlvo, Richardson of Port land from the House consolidation committee. He is to be ABSistant State Treasurer under O, P. Hoff, who is at home nursing a strained ankle while hlB wife is caring for some broken ribs, all accidents to the Hoff family since hlB elevation from Labor Commissioner to Treasurer. One of the first things Hoff did was to issue an order opening his office Saturday afternoons and making his rorce put in six full eight hour days in the week Instead of the 44 hour week that had been adopted by the state hoUBe officialism. His reasons were, that many people who came to Salem to do business were Incon venienced at finding all ofuces closed Saturday afternoons. Many- of the employees did not put In eight hours. Road legislation will be on deck this week. The fight for larger ap propriations for permanent highways goes steadily on, as the sureBt way to develops Oregon and bring the constant streams of tourist travel through the stato that all western states are fishing for. The tourist spends from ten to twenty dollars a day per motor car and the proposi tion to increase motor car and gaso line taxes meets with great favor. Farm tractors are to be exomptod as well as motor vehicles used for mall deliveries. Schubel of Clackamas has a bill, that If Rtate highways are built by contract, the state shall pay any royalty on any patented article em ployed. The Inclination of legisla tors Is to cut out cheap and shoddy work, which probobly moaiiB that the stato will buy. first-class . materials and demand flrst-claSB construction which is impossible at the hands of the fly-by-nlght contractor. . . Attacks on the utility corporations were made In the Senate and House almost the opening days of tho ses sion. . Senator Houston' bill to tako the making of utility rates away from the Public Serylce Commission will get an adverse report In the Senate committee on Revisions of Lawa, 4 to 3. In the Houso the same committee will report adversely by nn nlmoBt unanimous vote.- The Public Service Commission law with full ratemaklng powers In the hands of the state was enacted by the people at the same time they voted down a bill to give the city of Portland power to make rates. In the House Schubol has a bill to tax the gross earnings of tele phone companies Ave per cent, to go Into tne general funds or the state. He claims It Is a gross earnings tax. The Public Service Commission holds thlB tax would have to he added to rates and the users of . telephones would pay. , Among the humors of the house was a gag perpetrated by Lewis of Portland, the antl-orohlbltlon fighter. A joint resolution waa up for consi deration, requesting senator McNary to oppose that featuro of the national revenue bill, putting a tax on Oregon fruit juices. Lewis showed how the tax would destroy the loganberry In dustry and Injure the whole fruit by products Industry, but prayed to lie delivered from being made a criminal If ho happened to leave one of these bottles of fruit juice uncorked and It fermented over night, He wanted to save the industries, but wanted also to invoke Allah, the giver of all Good, to forglvo him,' if a warm wind wafted the ferment germs into the open bottle and he became a criminal by harboring beverages with more than 1 per cent of alcohol. He forgot that the Mohammedan god Allah is a non-wlne-drlnklng god, and the House had a good laugh ana passed the resolution. 1 The fight over the; Rogne river fisheries Is on again. H. B. 180 pro- viueu in euecc ror ooing away with soinlng on the Rogue river, In spite of the fact that at the last election the people voted to keep seines in operation. This bill does not exactly prohibit seines, but makes the use of them impracticable. It is a bill to cnpp(e tne salmon industry: LETTER RECEIVED FROM BERT FRITCH A lqtter was received this morn ing from Bert-Fritch, formerly of this city but now with a motor transpor tation unit in France. Mr. Frltch savs that he has been experiencing some very wot weather, in regard to rain fall, while at the same time water became so scarce that the comnanv was rationed with beer. He BtateB all- trucks going from the :ports of embarkation and debarkation pass through the station where he Is lo ir ted and that he is kept exceedingly ousy. wnen tney arrive they are fill ed and oiled and if repairs are ned od they are made. - He says that the Standard Oil Co's. products are a'hnnt all that are used and asks for some posters, ismall ones, to be worn on the leather coatB of the mechanics. He states he will be miehtv Kind to mt back to' Roseburg and would like very miuch to see some of his old fiiondB. An order sending home all of the ball players caused quite a bit of hard feeling as It ,was the belief that men with steady occupations should be the' first discharged. There are many rumors that the unit is to be returned but few of the men ex pect to get home before late in the spring. , , , . Mrs. Emma Hilborn of Marshfield, who is here enjoying a visit with her sister, Mrs. Fannie M. Bates who lives a few miles east of the city on Deer Creek, is spending a few days In Roseburg visiting with relatives and friends. Mrs. Hilborn Is one. of the sturdy pioneers of Coos County, and' though well advanced in years, her memory is extremely clear in re ference to the early happenings of the state and her stories 'of pioneer days are most interesting. It was her husband C. S. Hilborn, who, in the- early 60's conducted a party of Baltimore people up the coast to Port Orford with his ox team, amone the travelers helng Hon. Blnger Hermann or tnis city, who at that .'time was about fifteen years of age. Mr. Hil born pased away quite a number of years ago at the advanced age of 92 years, a greater part of his life hav ing been spent In Coos county. Mrs. niiuorn and Mr. Hermann spent Bev bral hours together today talklne over the happenings of pioneer days. i, BIDDING ACTIVE ON Hundreds of bids are reaching the office of the United States Spruco Pro-iuctlon Corporation snlo board offices In tho Yoon bullrtlug nt Port- l-'iinl Oregon, and tliu:. for the favoi- lto Item Included therein relates to automobiles, of which there are quite many, but not nearly enough to go around. "It seems," commented a member of tho staff at headkuartors, "that a large number of people want one or more of the corporation's au tomobiles. Thus far the bids so In dicate and, whllp we have quito a strong supply, theve will not be onough to satisfy all of the Didders, and will be a case of parceling them out to the highest bidders." Ten million dollars worth of machinery and equipment owned by tho war, Is to be sold to the highest bidder. Blda are receivable up to and Includ ing February IB. It Is the thought of the sales board staff that by giv ing tho widest (possible range of publicity to the sale that thousands of bids will be received from all over the country on Individual units and that this will help to restore the pro perty to commercial activities on a pcncc-tfme basis more readily and with little concern to the trade. Blridors are permitted to make pro posals on whole or individual units of tho property. Details In catalog form are available upon application to the board. .'.'.' W. W. Ashcraft, left yesterday evening for Myrtle Creek, where he will spend a few days attending to business matters.. . E Mail Route For the Northwest Being Considered By . the Aero Club. ; REQUEST INFORMATION Local Commercial dub Is Asked to Furnish Information In Regard '.' to Landing Facilities In or ' .-; -; '.,:'-, hear Roseburg. '" : :':'; Is compiling data to be submitted to UW yUBUIUlKD Utiyttl llll.Uk " Willi rH- spect to the establishment of the air mail service In the Northwest, and to furnlBh information.- 'There Is al- ': so a move on foot to use airplanes for the numose of natrolllnir the nRMnnnl- fnvdat Oflflt nf tha .llv and I. s.,1.-- : able grounds can be secured Rose-' burg may become a well patronised : ed by the Aero Club Is as follows: '. j ? "Has your city any facilities 'or ' ground at present which will permit of landing facilities for land planes, What facllltites for landing of fly- ' Ing boats and seaplanes. ' , - .''- if grounds sufficient for landing ' uiiu gumus awuy -uo not exist can ' flying fields be established In your" city - or immediate vlclnltv, thnrotn. - What civic' body or group of mens ' would be most Interested in aecur- , ' us nuu uuuuuins meso xacilltieB In your city." . - ' . v The matter of requirements in fly- f II r. flalrfl- nntl V. 1 .uB ..u.uo bu 111 .uinn Ifl 1UU! 11UU-' dred yards of smooth ground which will -permit of landimr .ana- e-AtHno- -' off into the wind; the prevailing : winds being considered, unless this distance be available in all direct-. . ,10ns. it surrounded by timber or buildings, the field must be of great er size. "-' '- v- - - . , '-, The airplane Is going to come Into ' general' USe VAVV.MM V na a manna. . of commercial . transportation, and i- ? ...... .uu. uiLiei-nut UUlUWUm--- i tlOS Provide facilities for lta pnn-.ni-.. agement Is as Important as the es tablishment of highways has been in . the development of motor transporta tion. Without highways we could ' not be served by motor transporta-. Hon, and without flying fields we will not be served by air transporta- The postofflce department contem- V mums very extensive program and ' IS AmlnO- tn Antnihlloh mn It a -a .an mnil BUIVIWH) y only .where fRnimina aa artn.j tA : Mlnn.'li,t ...lit - .. . V; ' solves. : The cities of the EaBl en joying the advantages of this eervlco today furnished' necessary facilities.-, The time for us to act Is now. The. 26,000 aviators returning to nlvll life- ' demand this, as many of them are anxious to continue aviation. - Thomas Blrklmer. aged 71 yean. died at the Soldiers' Home hospital - yesterday and was burled this after-. noon at 4 o'clock. He was a privato In Co. A, Second Iowa cavalry and was admitted to the home Oct. 1R, 1918, from Portland. For a great many years he was a conductor on ' the Southern Pacific railroad, having retired only a short time ago on a pension granted him by the railroad , company. He was a native of Ohio and. so far as known leaves no rela tives. -,..',. COMMISSIONER TELLS , OF INCREASED RATES Fred A. Williams, new momber of the Btate public service commission. arrived at his home In Grants Pass, for a short visit Friday and has given some Interesting figures regarding -tho application of the Oregon Gas and Electric Co. to raise thoir rates 1 for gas in this city. For Instance. - in 1912 fuel oil was selling for about 40 cents a barrel, while it now com- . mands S2.60 per barrel. Kitchen Wood used to sell for about $2 00 a tier, wnne at present it is a difficult matter to secure the same amount for 4.00. Just recently fuel oil went from 11.38 to $2.50 a. barrel which imonnt will -produce approximately ; sz.uuv cunio root or gas, The gas company asks ror a raise of $0.60 per thousand, making a rate of $2.00 In stead of $2.10 as It la at present. Tho hearing before the nubllo Rorvlro , commission will take place on Satur-' day Keoruary 8, at 9 a. m; In the Court House and all' who wish to rates may appear at that time. Courier. ' , i ' AGED RAILROAD CONDUCTOR DIES