T T ' TV TTTITt TT TTfk TH Mm. Pull for a bigger, better and more prosperous Roseburg and Douglas County. THE WEATHER tonight and Wednesday, Fair. Highest temp. yeBterday........6i The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches ( lowest temp, last night.... Trmrmnrnmnri, iimu www vn VOL. X. BOSEBUBO, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1010 NO. 80 E JAPAN THREATENS WAR ON CHINESE Rumors From Secret Sessions ' of the ''Open" Peace CouncilDisquietning. SECRETTREATY APPEARS China, Looks to Bg Powore to Stabil ize the Situation and Free Her From Pact Made At The Dictation of Japanese. (The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 That the Peace congress is not meeting with any great success in adjusting the . strained relations existing between . various powers, is becoming a flxed conclusion, and it is officially stated that Japan has virtually threat ened war if China makes public cer tain secret treaties between the two countries, and failB to live up to the terms of alleged prior agreements to make Japan successor of Germany in regard to privileges and rights, as well as In property and concessions held by the Germans in Chinese terri tory at the outbreak of the war. The attitude of Japan toward China in the peace conference is causing grave apprehension among delegates of the other powers. It is alleged, and whe ther the attempts to fram a league of nations pact, can be successfully concluded is the problem that appears to be yet far away. In fact, If as alleged, Japan Insists on China keep ing the secret treaties hid-, and tho agreements are brought out in oppo sition to the Japanese demands, an open rupture may be the result, pro viding the Jap representatives live up to their veiled threat to declare war. China, on the other hand is pinning her faith and hopes to the peace con ference for a Anal amicable adjust ment of the difficulty between that government and Japan, and her dele gates have made an excellent Impres sion. The Chinese are courting the aid of Great Britain and the United States. Copies of the secret treaties existing between Japan and China were stolen from the Chinese repres entatives to the peace conference as ' the mission was passing through Ja pan enroute to Paris, so the envoys stated on their arrival at the French capital, consequently they have been unable to make known the full text of the secret treaties at the confer ence. ATTACK' NEAR ARCHANGEL. LONDON, Feb. 11. Bolshevik! forces launched an infantery attack against the allied positions near Sred makrenga, on Saturday, but were re pulsed. This point of attack is south east of Archangel. In quite extensive operations Friday, in which the Unit ed States, British and loyal Russian troops improved their positions ma terially, Bolshevists suffered heavy casualties. ADOPT CONSTITUTION. WEIMAR, Feb. 11. The German national assembly today adopted a provisional constitution with little amendment to the original draft. A national president will be elected today. The joint committee of the house and senate of the state legislature baa favorably reported the bill pro viding $2,600,000 for a Roosevelt Memorial coast road, dependent on a like federal appropriation. This was the substance of a telegram which reached L. J. Simpson today from Representative JoneB, chairman of the committee. The bill must now pass the house and senate ana receive the signature of the governor but the favorable reporting by the committee is a long step. Passage of the bill is now regarded as a close certainty. How important the bill is to Coos Bay 1b Indicated by the fact that the Roosevelt memorial highway would mean a road from Astoria to the Curry county line. An Important feature of the bill Is the attachment of an emergency clause which would make it effective lmme dlately upon passage. Coos Bay Times. BADLY DAMAGED Residents of Alexander's Addition are preparing to vacate their homes In order to prevent becoming Isolated by the destruction of the Alexander Bridge which Is threatening to go out any moment. The central pier has been undermined on the South Side, and as was stated In the News several days ago, and the top has moved about five feet up-stream (browing the structure greatly out of line. The water is higher than it has been for many years and the bridge is gradually leaning more and more until a few feet runner win put It in the stream. The county court can take no action owing to the fact that it is private property and as there is considerable litigation in regard to the bridge there seeniB to be nothing that can be done to prevent the cata strophe. It is hoped that the pier will strike a tinner foundation and will hold until the water recedeB, when the property owners can pos sibly take some action. At the pres ent time it would be impossible to stop the destruction without a very great expense, possibly greater than the construction of anew bridge. Dr. Brumlleld who resides In the Alexan der Addition states that he will move out at once and many others are planning to follow his example. COOS BAY WIRELESS STATION SETS RECORD From 4,900 miles away to the west a radio message came today to the Coos Bay Naval Radio station, the only one which the ship could rouse on the Pacific coast, says Tho Coos Bay Times. This distance for a mes sage sets a new record for the local station. Because no other coast sta tion responded the local wireless operator took the message here, which was from the steamer Yukon, 2,700 miles west of Honolulu, on its way to Cavite, in. the Philippine Is lands, and relayed it to Seattle. The message was peculiarly distinct, said Chief Stumpf, of the wireless station. FISH INTERESTS WILL TRY AGAIN Undaunted By Defeat of Pet Measure New Bill Is Intro duced In Senate. MONOPOLY IS THE AIM Monopoly Would Bo Gained By Fall ing Interests Who Are Repres ented By One of Their Strongest Leaders. Following the dofeat of their pet measure. House Bill No. 120, the fish ing interests have proposed a new bill, more" far-seeing in its action and one which if approved, would result in the complete monopoly of the nsn industry, it is claimed. In regard to Senate Bill No. 216, which was in troduced by Senator Farrell of Port land, a local resident had the follow ing to s.vy: "One of the most unprecedented measures ever Introduced into the Oregon Legislature is contained in Senate Bill 216, Introduced by Sena tor Farrell. of Portland. "This bill proposes that the legis lature shall delegate Its legislative powers to. the fiBh and game com mission, so far as it effects any pro posed change or alteration of any law regulating tne opening ana closing of any season, both in hunting and fishing, commercially and otherwise, to regulate the method of catching fish and appliances therefor. In other words,' it empowers the fish and game commission to make laws, or change any laws prescribed by the statute, relating to fish, game animalB or birds. It makes of the fish and game commission an auto cratic power in the state, even .the governor must obey Its mandate anu issue proclamations at tne commis sion's will. The question arises here, have our laws been so perfected that the people can turn over to five men the absolute power to make laws. regulate the many difficulties aris ing both locally and state wide, per taining to the one of the largest and important asBests of the state? It is believed that when tho people be come informed as to the true meaning and purposes of this proposed law it will receive universal condemna tion. Being introduced at the ele venth hour it was probably thought that it mlcht go through unnoticed. It is easy to see who is behind the bill by the record of the mau who introduced It. According to the Jan uary forth edition of the Oregon Voter. Mr. Farrell is president of tne Deep River Logging Co., the Pillar Rock Packing Co., the Taylor Sands Fish Co., the Columbia Fish Co., and the Chinook Investment Co. He is vice-president of the Alaska-Portland Packers' Association and the Farrell Investment Co." ' DEFEATS WOMAN'S (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The senate again defeated the woman's suffrage amendment. The house re solution for adoption failed by a vote of 5 to 80. TO RESCUE BIRDS Oppose Scheme to Destroy Nesting Place of Wild Water Fowl. ONLY BIG RESORT LEFT Lake is Practically The Last Of The Once Near Countless Vast Areas Where The Big Birds Chose to Rear Their Young. (By Associated Press.) SALEM, Feb. 11. The proposition of land promoters to drain Malheur Lake and sell the lands to farmers, is bringing a storm of protests from all over the State. It is pointed out by Wm. L. Finlay, state biologist, that Malheur Lake is the one remain ing breeding place for wild bird life In the United States. All of the other natural nesting places have been de stroyed by the encroachments of civ ilization, and the birds have gone with the destruction of their breeding haunts. Tho Malheur Lake Wild Bird Reservation wns proclaintcd a national park for the purpose by President Roosevelt, who forsaw ulti mate destruction of the wilu birds of the west unless protection was afford ed them. This reservation Is now looked upon, since death called the ex-presldent, as one of the greatest and lasting memorials to his name. Malheur and Harney counties have declared war to the hilt on house bill 376. which proposes to turn the lake into land projects. Other sections of the state are coming up in uerenso or the lake as it standB, and promoters of the scheme will be given a hard fight, before they will he permitted to lobby their measure through the le gislature. State Biologist FInley states tnat the Department of Agriculture has had charge of this area and since 1908, has Paid wardons to protect it. Oregon is morally bound not to com mit the commercial crime of destroy ing it. Malheur Lake Reservation is as wonderful as Crater Lake, Mount Hood or the Columbia Highway. It is an asset to Oregon and the United States as one of the last great wild fowl nurseries." "PACIFISTS" FOR BUTT 13. TACOMA, Feb. 11. Twelve men and one officer left Camp Lewis last nizht for Butte, where they will re inforce the units of the 44th Infantry on strike duty. All of the men are expert machine gunners, and eight machine guns were also sent to Butte. STRIKERS GIVE UP. LONDON, Feb. 11. All strikers in the Clyde district have been instruct ed by the organized labor leaders to return to their work tomorrow. THE SEATTLE HERS (Bv Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Feb. 11. The attempt of the general committee to have all of the strikers who had returned to their work without sanction of the union leaders to again walk out, so that they might return simultaneous ly with the remnant, failed of results. The men already at work refused point blank to make" any further de monstration, which waB looked upon as a wiley ruse of the labor agitators to make it appear that they had won their contention and they return to work was a special favor bestowed upon the public. SOLDIERS BE OFFERED FREE COLLEGE COURSE SALEM, Fbe. 10. A bill was in troduced today by Senators Pierce and I. 8. Smith which provides that the state pay the expenses In Oregon colleges of her men who have served in the army and navy of the present war. A favorable report is assured from the committee. FUNERAL OF JOE The funeral of the late Hon. Jo seph T. Bridges, of Oakland, the news of whose death saddened the entire community yesterday, win be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 at Oak land. Laurel Lodge No. 13, will have charge of the services and other local lodges, of which he was a member. will be well represented. The Elks are preparing a malo quartette to furnish the music for tho sad occas ion, while the other organizations 05TH STARTED WEST. ! ' Sheriff Geo. Quine this morn- ing received a couple of tele- grams from his son "Hub", in which it was stated that the 66th Coast Artillery is on Us way to Camp Lewis to. await discharge. The organization will probably be in Portland on the 17th or 18th and will be greeted by a great reception, at which many Roseburg people will be present. . . . ! ' will have equal Bhares. Mr. Bridges is survived by his wife, a son, Rals ton D. Bridges and a daughter, Au drey Endicott of Bandon, all or whom are in Oakland-. Mr. Bridges was ex ceptionally well known in the com munity and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. . A large number of people will go from Roseburg to attend the funeral. OVERHEATED FLUE CAUSES SMALL BLAZE Igniting from an overheated flue a smoldering fire was discovered' this morning at the home of C. S. Helnline, on Ella street, and the fire department was called to the scene. The fire was not large or dangerous but In such a location, be tween the celling and the attic that it was an extremely difficult mat ter to reach. A hole was chopped in the roof and after considerable ex ertion the blaze was killed. There was very little damage beyond the charring of a few timbers and the damage resulting from the chemical. DRAINAGE EXPERT L Farmers Interested in drainage will have a chance to learn of new me thods at a demonstration to be held at the farm of P. P. Miller at" Wil bur Saturday, Feb. 15. . W. L. Pow ers, of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, and County Agriculturist. Hurd will have charge of the work which will demonstrate the latest plans and methods as used at the state -experi mental station. There is a great deal of Interest in this problem at the present time and tnere will undoubt edly be a large attendance. ALLIES IMPATIENT IN DELAY OF GERMANY (By Associated Press.) COPENHAGEN, Feb. 11 England and France have sent curt notes to the German president of the armistice commission, dealing with Germany s failure to deliver up certain locomot ives and agricultural machinery as agreed. The notes are reported to virtually constitute a threat to Ger many. The United States is expected to send a similar note. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVER. i ', The law firm of Neuner and Wlm berly today dissolved partnership by the mutual consent of both members. Both attorneys have been restricted somewhat In their Held and it was thought best to work separately In the future. Both attorneys -will re tain their offices in the First State Bank Building. The firm was start ed August 1, 1915. COMMISSION HERE R. A. Booth, chairman of the State Highway Commission, ar- rived In Roseburg this morning to review of the road situation in Douglas county. The com- mission has authorized the ex- penditure of several hundred thousand dollars In the county during the coming season and It is very probable that several other items will be considered. Mr. Booth declined to make any statements in regard to the pro- posed plans of the commission but said that before his depar- ture he will furnish a written statement outlining the program. for the improvements to be made In this community. He will spend a few days looking over the work In the vicinity of Yoncalla and will rlBlt tho ter- ritory south of the city witb a view of working out a plan to eliminate the several grade crossings there. He will make a visit to the Olendale district and will then go on to Grants Pass. f Supreme Court Opinion Says That State Commissioner : Acted Within Rights. THE BILL WAS REFUSED County Court Refuses to Pay Rill Submitted By Accountants Em ployed By tho State Insur ance Commission. Reversing the decision of Judge Hamilton, .the supreme court held, in a decision handed down today, that the State Insurance Commissioner has authority to contract with a third party for the auditing of the county books, suit having ooen brought against the county and an appeal taken to the supreme court by W. R. Mackenzie and Son, accountants. The suit was first brought in the cir cuit court of this county following the refusal of the county to pay the bill presented by Mackenzie and Son for the auditing of the county books. The work was ordered by the State In surance Commissioner, acting under the provisions of an act of the legis lature In 1913, which! provided a uniform system of accounting and reporting, supervision and inspection of state and county offices and fin ances. The county maintained at that time that the work was not re quested and no funds were assured, and that the commissioner erred in entering Into the contract wiih the accountants. The plaintiffs In that suit enter ed a claim In their complaint for tho sum of $S76.00, which had been pre sented to and verified by tho com missioner and submitted to the coun ty court, which in turn refused to al low the amount. The matter was brought up December 19, 1918, when the accountants sued out a writ of review to the circuit court.' The writ of review was dismissocL and an ap .peal was taken to the Bupreme court. The county held that the commis sioner had no right to enter into a contract for Douglas county and that the enactment of the legislature was unconstitutional. -- Attorneys Crawford and Watson, represented W. R. Mackenzie and Son and District Attorney 'Neuner ap peared for the county. WITH POLICE GUARD (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Fob. 11. Tho herd of 66 alien born nnarchlstB and I. W. W. from the west, who were ordered deported by the government, have been sent to Kills Island awaiting a vessel out. These Bolshevists engag ed In a light with the police on the Immigration boat, and ns the steamer left the pier for the island, the Reds chanted in unison: "To Hell wun America." 41ST DIVISION KNROUTB. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb 11. Four transports and a United StatcB Crul ser are now enroute from France, bringing over ten thousand- troops, including Infantry of the 41st divi sion, composed or national guard troops from Oregon, Washington Montana and Norm Dakota. Mrs. L. C. Helnline roturnod last night from a visit with friends and relatives at Portland. lUro to w tTtirflt nt Mvrtlo Creek spent a fow hours yestorday visiting in this city. ur I. Mlttar nf Onltairn flrnve. spent tlie day in the city looking after business artairs. P. L. Randies was admitted today to Mercy Hospital, where he will un dergo an operation tomorrow. Mrs. R. E. McNabb left last night for her Olendale home after visiting for a short time In this city. Dr. Janett Reid. who has been lecturing in this city for several days on Social Hygiene, left last night for Grants Pass. Rev. A. McCllntoek, wife and daughter of Wilbur arrived in the city last night for a visit at the home of J. E. McCllntoek. County Bridge Mastor W. V. Hurst left last night for Reedsport, where he will spend several days completing gome unfinished work. J. 'F. Hale, representing the Hale Piano Co., of Medford, spent the day j 0 CITY NEWS 0 In Roseburg attending to business matters. . . ... Mrs. J. A. Fitzgerald, left this morning for Camp Lewis, where she will join her husband who is await ing discharge there. Mrs. Glenn Wlmberly and son left this morning for Drain, where they will spend several days visiting at the home of Ira Wlmberly. J. R. Farrls of Portland and Frank Stall of Eugene, representatives of the Helder Tractor Co., spent the day in Roseburg conferring with John Signor,, the local agent. Mrs. E. E. BriggB, of Grants PasB, who has been spending a fow days with relatives at 'Eugene, arrived In Roseburg last night for a short visit at the home of Mrs. Harry Cook. Mrs. H. R. Stewart, formerly Miss Mabel Miller, arrived in this city last night, from San Francisco, where she now resides, and will spend a week or ten days at the Cardwell home. Attornew and Mrs. A. M. Crawford who spent the week-end in this city visiting with friends and attondlng to court matters, left this morning for their home at Portland. Miss Leln Campbell of this city left this morning for Regina, Saskatche wan,. Canada, whore she will be unit ed in marriage to Alfred Alfybauld. a Canadian, soldior recently back from France.. They will make tholr home In Canada. - N. W. CONGRESS WILL MEET SOON Portland to . Be .Visited By Prominent Men In Interest . of League of Nations. INTEREST IS GROWING Tjabor Lender Will Apieai on Plat form AVI U. Ex-President Taft and wltli other leaders In CumiuiigH for Iteagiio of Nations. PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 10. Labor will have prominent part in the Northwestern Congress for a League of Nations which will be held at tho municipal auditorium in Portland, February 16 and 17. Frank P. Walsh, ex-joint chairman of the war labor board1, who is regarded as America's foremost publicist on labor mattors, will appear on the same program with ex-President William Howard Taft, President Lowell of Harvard, ex-Ambassador Morgenthau, Dr. Henry Van Dyke and other noted men, who are leaders in the campaign for a League of Nations. As president of the Leaguo to En force Peace, Mr. Taft has lsued invi tations giving opportunity to some 10,000 prominent men and women in Washington, Oregon and Northern Idaho to be delegates at the conven tion in Portland. In addition some 10,000 general invitatlono have been issued. Tho state and county chair men of Republican and Democratic committees have been equuily Invit ed, in order to Insure the non-partisan character of the meetings. Tho heads of Chambers of Commerce, ether busfnesfl. organizations, wo men a clubs, presidents of colleges, superintendents and principals of schools, bankers, prominent ministers and othors are Included in the Invi tation lists. W'hile interest crows hourly more intense in the results of the world peace conference, former President Taft and those asocfateu with htm In the League to Enforce Peace - aro holding "a transcontinental League of Nations Congress" in nine loca tions of which Portland Is the fifth. The first one nt New York attracted nearly four thousand credentlalod de legates In addition to spectators. Each of the conventions will tako action expressing sentiment not only as to a League of Nations, but as to the kind of a league America wants. Results will he cabled overseas as well as reported to tho United States senate for its guidance. An attend ance of five thousand is expected in Portland. AT ANTLKRH THKATItH. "Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman' in the new attraction at the Antlers Theatre. It Isn't at all necessary to tell you oven a wee bit of this story from the famous novel y is. w. Hornung, because there probably isn't a person living who hasn t read It. But to see on the screen the thrilling adventures of the society thief who stole for the sheer love of stealing, and for the excitement of the chaso, and the mere toy of outwitting tit police and amateur detectives who sought to capture him is a treat that you cannot afford to miss. And John Barrymore Is an ideal "Raffles." His work is of the finest, -and- although you can t approve of his occupation you cortainly will approve of his me thods. Besides the Melrose Jewels were well worth the taking. This big attraction will be shown nt the Antlers Wednesday and Thursday. REINSTATEMENT OF IS Petition Presented to School Board Asking Instructor Be Given Former Place. ' DISCORD IS ALLEGED Petitioners Say That Injustice Was Done "When Miss Ethel Tooze Wns Changed From Rose , to the Benson School. '. i' L A meeting of the school board last night, held a few thrillers outside the usual routine of business, a con troversy being revived in the form of a petition presented by parents of children attending the Rose school, asking the re-instatement of Miss Ethel Tooze, who was removod1 from her posltiou in the Rose School, some time ago, and assigned to a grade at tho Benson School. The petition was Blrjned by 56 re sidents and was as follows: "We, the patrons of the Rose P -hool, regretting tho controversy that has rocently arisen to disturb the harmony of the institution, and bellevin nn injustice has been done, respectfully ask for tho re-iu sta tern on t of Miss Ethel Tooze." . The discord mentioned, dates back to the commencement of the school term, when three teachers, Mrs. Bens handler, Mrs. Thornton and' Miss Tooze wero assigned to the depart mental work at tne Rose School. Confusion aroso between them In re gard to methods and other features of the school work and as they were unable to arrive at a decision the af fair waB laid before the Bchool board. The board of directors took the mat ter from the hands of the City Super intendent and after an Investigation decided the best mot hod of creating harmony was to separate the teach ern with the result, that Miss Tooze was assigned to the Benson school. Her pupils, with whom she was in great favor, lmmodintely rebelled and the parents took a hand, the petition being the result. The board, how ever, Is taking no action at the present timo and the request has been laid' on the table for future action. The petition was presented by Mrs. Wendell Wright and Mrs, H. J. Deun, . both of whom have children in the class formerly taught by Miss Tooze and who have been working earnestly In an effort to have her returned to her former position, which she ably filled to the satisfaction of all, it is contended by those presenting the petition. There was very little other busi ness to bo considered by the board of directors, other than the allowing of the usual monthly bills and a fow other minor routine matters. STUDY FEEDING For tlie purpose of acquainting the farmers and stockmen of the county with the best methods of feeding and handling baby beef a visit will be niado on next Thursday, February the 13th, to the farm of Sam Miller at Dlllnrd. Mr. Miller has now ready for mar ket a carload of baby beef consisting of thirty head of grade Shorthorn calveB. The calves are from two to thirteen months of age and will weigh around 060 to 800 pounds. Mr. Miller has also two hundred head of steers that he has fed during the winter on corn ensilage and alfal fa hay. The atoors are now in 'prime condition and almost ready for tho market. Mr. Miller has kept accurate cost accounts on the feeding of this stock and will be able to explain to the farmers at that time just what it hns coBt him to produce this prlrao beef. Hvory one who is interested in beef production Ig cordially Invited to make tho trip to Mr. Miller's ranch on that day, start will bo made from the Federal Building In Roseburg at 10 o'clock In the morning and suf ficient time will be given at tho farm to note tho feeding arrangements of Mr. Miller and to thoroughly examine both the baby beef and fat steers. MOTTfclt FKOJI JAMJJS GOO!MAY. A letter was received by Tho News today from James Goodman, former ly employed by the Umpqua Valley Bank In this city, In which he states he was very anxious to meet the Roseburg boys with the 65th Artil lery who have been at Camp Dix, N. .1., for the past two weeks, and had he of known they were going to land at Philadelphia he would have been right thore to meot the bunch. Jim says he Is "still on the job" at Camp Rustis, Va., and In closing his letter says: "As for me I haven't any Idea when I will got away from hero. At the present time the out look ! 'rotten" but I am hoping that 'something will come up shortly that will release me.' , , . . . TEACHER A 4- 1 j ti