t 80' Ills' ml'1 , Pull for a bigger, better j and more . prosperous THE WEATHER Tonight and Thursday, Rain, J Koseburg and Douglas j . . County. HlgheBt temp. yeaterday..47 The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches VOL. X. nosBBUita, douglas county, orbgonwkdnesday, feiizuary ia, 1919 WO. 8T I . ... V . . .. THE wmmte-Ntiffls EBERT IS SOCIALIST PRESIDENTGERMANY PhuKh nolle Annnitnro the Result of Yesterday's Elec tions to, Public. VEILED THREATS DENIED Japanese Statesman Says China is Free to Pursue Her Own uourse In Regard to Secret Treaties. "flnfw Ilfkete4l. (By Associated PresB.) WEIMAR. Feb. 12. Priedrlch Ebert, former chancellor, was chosen president of Germany In the recent election, feeling or cnurcn Dens an nounced the reBUltB of the election yesterday. DENIES REPORTS. T0KI0, Feb. 12. Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Kljuro Shidehara, today declared that Japan, in men tioning the secret treaties, merely calledi "China's attention to estaDiisn ed procedure, according to which neither government has any right to publish confidential correspondence without previously consulting the other. Japan has no Intention of in terfering with any of the demands or contentions that China .prefers to present to the peace conference." Re ports from peace conference yester day, that Japan waB at variance with China, evidently, brought out this de nial from the foreign ministers office. WILL disclose treaties. LONDON, Feb. 12.Barn Nabauki Makino, head of the Jajanese delega tion to the peace conference, has been instructed to disclose all of the un published treaties between China and Japan, according to d Reuter dispatch front Tokio. OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The United States has formally accepted restoration of railway traffic in Si beria. MINERS PICKETED. -BUTTE, Feb. 12.- Picket activity by the strikers was resumed again this moraine after a lull In union ,. M.t. nnllnn all 'Aav VMtai. day. Several organized bodies of the pickets tried to reach the workings today but were each time turned back by the police. x It was found necessary to call In the soldier guard but in two instances where crowds had gath ered and appeared determined . to ignore the local officers. There was no violence exhibited. Three union miners were arrested for interfering with strike breakers going to their work. Comparitively few men are at work In the mines. LIQUIDATION COMMISSION. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Secre tary of War Baker has announced the appointment of "the United States liquidation commission of the war department," whose duties will be to liquidate the business and financial affairs of the expeditionary army in France and England. Edwin B. Par ker, of Houston, Texas, is chairman of the commission. ; REFUSES TERMS. LONDON, Feb. 12. At a confer ence of the Miners Federation of Great Britain, held here, it was de cided to refuse acceptance of the terms offered by the government for settlement of the demands made by the federation. - . MORE DEPORTATIONS. SEATTLE, Feb. 12. Immigration Commissioner white announced to day that another contingent of Bol shevists and labor agitators will be deported soon. Between ten and fif teen of the undesirable foreigners are slated for a free trip to Europe. STRETCH TRUTH TO GET LONDON, Jan. 11. (Correspond ence of the Associated Press.) In cidents of men stretching the truth considerably to get Into the British army when England needed every man and then resorting virtually to mutiny to get out after the armistice was signed, have been shown at Fol- i. .1 .. .-I invBaHfrntlnn nf the first demobilization demonstrations there. After .several hundred men had declined to embark for France ot the end of their unristmas leave the military authorities, began in-vaaHcratlnp- oflph ease senaratelv. ; One man who might be judged anywhere from 38 to 60 years of age appeared oeiore me examining um .1. , wmnnA An vnn tfilnlr vnii should be released now?" he was asked. (I T'm mnwt titan 11 vaa ra nf aero he said replying upon the rule that men of that age or more should be Teleased as soon as possiDie. 1.11... , nmv hnnlr ohnvi vnn enlisted fifteen months ago at the age or so. t "I gave that as my age to get In, sir. I am 60 years old now." "You will have to prove that," caine a quick reply, whereupon he turned to a middle-aged woman spec tator, his wife, who had anticipated the situation and produced a birth certificate. He will be released at once and the method by which he volunteered will be conveniently for srotten. During the last year of the war no miners were allowed to join the army. Their ranks already had been depleted until barely enough coal was being produced'. - Another demonBtrator claimed he should be released because he was a miner. His. record showed he re presented himself as a fish-monger in order to Join the colors. When he proves, he Is a miner, he will be re leased, - FAREWELL TO COOTIES According to word received from Dove of the 65th the "de-louring' prceas will be something to be long rememuerea especially slb long . as they have their present clothing to remember It by. As a result of the steam treatment they state that their clothes were ruined and that many oi mem are oeing lorcea 10 return home with clothing that is absolutely unfit to be worn. Those who have money are buying new clothes but very few have sufficient funds for that purpose. One of the boys, in his letter, described the process us follows: "We were marched down to the building with our blanket roll and all our belongings- then we went in, put numbers on our belong ings etc. and then threw them in a big wire cage where for half an hour they were subjected to an enormous steam pressure. Our clothes went through the same pro cess and were completely ruined by the steam and are full of wrinkles that won't come out. The floe tors examiped us thoroughly for coottes and from there we went to the shower baths and lathered from head to foot with a chemical soft soap, then into the hot water. We were then furnished- with clean under clothes and our clothes handed back to us. My suit was a horrible mess." It Is understood that an- organiza tion in Eugene haB taken up the mat ter of the boys being forced to re turn home in their ruined clothes and Jiaveeent imeasages -to "the Ore gon congressional delegation. . MURPHY WANTED BY That P. R. Murphy, who operated in this city as a timber buyer, oil well owner, and several other thingB, and who was captured in an attempt to pass worthless checks, 1b wajited at San Jose, Cal., on the same charge, was the statement contained in a letter received this morning by Sheriff Quine from Sheriff George W. Lyle. Murphy is now in the county jail pending action by the grand jury having waived prelimin ary examination, but It Is possible that he will be turned over to the California officials as they seem to want him .quite badly. The letter received reads as follows: "In an swer to your letter of Feb. 1, 1919, in regard to P. R; Murphy, will say that we have' a sure case against him. He put over a check here for 154.46. I will be glad to send a man for him and' have no doubt that we will be able to place him where he .will give no trouble for some time." Murphy, alios Brantley, at tempted to purchase land on worth less checks and also to borrow money on -his account in a Myrtle Creek bank, the bogus checks having been deposited to his credit. A thoroughly modern motion pict ure machine an9 stereopttcon are being Installed, at the direction or the school board, in the local High School today. The machine is a mo. tor drive, . Motiograph, one of the beat model motion picture machines on the market and Is being set up by Rudolph Roller, of the Antlers Theatre. At the time the building was planned, Instructions were given to prepare plans for an operating room and it "was constructed in run compliance with the laws pertaining to such rooms. It is surrounded wun a wall of asbestos and is lined with tin so that there is absolutely no danger from fire, while all electrical connections are fully protected. Films of a strictly educational nature will be displayed frequently while the stereopttcon will be used In lecture work. George Staley left for Oakland this afternoon to attend the funeral of Joe Bridges. , . , SPORTSMEN MEET IT Senate Bill 216 Will Be the Subject For' Animated, . ' Discussion. IT MUST BE DEFEATED Measure Looked Upon by Very Many People tut Pernicious. Calculat ed to Give Commercial In terests Sole Charge. j There will be a meeting of the.Ump qua Sportsmen's Club, tonight, at 8 p. m. at the City Hall. This meeting Is called for the purpose of taking some action on Senate Bill 216, and several other matters of importance. Every member Is urged to attend this meeting if possible; all those who are Interested in the protection and perpetuation of our fish and game, are also invited. Now that the commercial interests on the low er Umpqua have withdrawn their "House Bill No. 120," a more dan gerous one has sprung up at the eleventh hour In the Benate, known as "Senate Bill No.. 216.".. This bill effects the whole stated It Is al leged to empower the Fish and Game Commission to dominate at will all legislation and administration of the fish and game resources of the state. While It alms primarily at fish and game, it would establish a precedent that would, be dangerous to com mercial life as well as state, govern ment. It (proposes to set aside the soverign right of the people and del egate to a commission of five men greater powers than our legislature or the governor, or both combined. There can be but one puruose in such a law and that Is too obvious to de tail here. In discussing the proposed measure D. B. Bubar, president of the UmpJ pua Sportsmen's League, said: "It Is the duty of every citizen to pro test agatnBt the passage of this bill. whether he is a . sportsman or not. There will be something doing at this meeting tonight, so come out,' (By Associated Press.) SALEM, Feb. 12. Because it was reported that there have been sev eral attempts made by prisoners to escape for the penitentiary since the Sheldon bill wasi Introduced? at the request of Warden Stevens, fixing heavy penalties for escaping or aid ing others to escape, the house sus pended the rules today and passed the measure with an emergency clause. . This makes it a crime to attempt to escape and fixes a penalty of ten yearB. The act also provides that automobile thieves may expect no paroles after the first offense. Unless the receding waters of the! South Umpqua again turn and rise to an unusual height it is believed! that the Alexander bridge, which has! been threatening to go down for sev eral days, will stand until summer when repairs can. be made and the structure put in a safe condition.! The movement of the central pier,' which has been slowly slipping to the south, has been arrested, evidently by striking a firm foundation, and although the bridge Is dangerously twisted and greatly out of line, au tomobiles, and even a truck load of wood, have been moved over in safe ly. A petition is being circulated among the residents of Alexander ad dition and will be presented to the county court asking for a new bridge but it is not known what action will be taken. The residents have also placed the facts of their condition In the hands of an attorney who will attempt to make a court settlement of some nature. 0. A. C. GETS THE FULL AMOUNT FUNDS ASKLD SALEM, Feb. 12. The big approp riation of practically (300,000 for the Oregoo Agricultural College has been tentatively allowed by the ways and means committee, and It Is expected will be voted by the legislature with in a few days. The exact amount called for In the budget is (299.101. This is in addition to federal funds and continuing' state funds. The amount allowed above the milage tax for general maintenance Is $157, 5b6. The senate educational committee has reported favorably on the bill Increas ing the per caiiita apportionment of funds in sphool districts from eight dollars to tej dollars. -. A MEMOIW ONLY. SEATTLE, Feb. 11. The last of the thirty thousand sympathetic stri kers returned to their work here at noon today, and the great Bolshe vist demonstration, stagedj It was alleged by some of the leaders, as the initial step in taking over the govern ment by agitators, Is only a disap pointing memory. With the excep tion of a few longshoremen, who claim they nave a separate grievance, and are still out, nearly every union man is back at work. IKEJFJAGE CUT (By Associated Press.) JEROME, Feb. 12. Scores of min ers are leaving here as a result of trouble following a cut of 76 cents per day -in wages of employes. The copper mining companies ordered the reduction, and strikes resulted ' at TEA IS A silver tea and vanentlne party is to be given at the home of Mrs. J. E. McClintock. 218 South Jackson street, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.- A very interesting program Is being prepared including a. val entine -hunt and a contest. A vocal solo, Miss Ada. Collier; solo,. Mrs. A. N. Orcutt; instrumental solo, Miss Dorothy Veatch; duett Mesdames Or cutt and Brumfleld'; piano solo, Mrs. Ethel Marsters; reading, Miss Ab rahams. . Refreshments will be serv ed and a good social time 1b planned. Come and bring a friend. Committee, n.esdames Brumfleld, Lewis, Evans, Markee, Butner, Woodruff ..and c- uuniocK. . .. j,.-.j.u--.ife -' SEATTLE PAPERS PUT ON DISPLAY Two Seattle "strike" publications, displayed In the window of the News office, have attacted considerable attention today. The papers were furnished, by D. E. Carr,- who con ducts the Novelty Store on Jackson Street. One Iff the first edition or the Seattle Star, which was published under police protection, shortly after the commencement of the strike. At the head of the page it bears In large red letters, "Seattle, United States of America," and In heavy, blackface type a reproduction of Mayor Han son's famous proclamation proclalm- jng the ability of the city to handle the situation and protect its citizens. The other Is a Strike Bulletin, pub lished by the Union forces, and bears a number of articles urging . the strikers to "holdfast" andi berating all employers in general. TO LIBEETY LOAN WORKERS Ten handsome silver medals were received this morning by County School Superintendent Brown from the Oregon Liberty Loan Committee, as awards to the ten county winners in the Fourth Liberty Loan. Gold medals were given to the ten state winners and silver to' the county winners in the contest for the sale of liberty bonds. Another contest will be held for the fitth drive which will probably come In April and a greater opportunity win be given at that time. The awarding of the medals will be an occasion for a pa triotic program and holiday In the school. The medals are not to be valued so greatly for their Intrinsic worth but" because they are emble matic of -high honor secured In a patriotic contest while the country was at war. The winners are one for each grade of school above the third and the ten In the county to whom the prizes will be given are as follows: Fourth grade, Eugenie Krommlng, Gardiner; fifth grade, John A. Irving, Wilbur; sixth grade, Lois Orubbe, Wilbur; seventh grade, N'elda Shcrk. Sutherlln; elgth grade, Eva Fray, Sutherlln; ninth grade, Elda Josepbson, Oardlner; tenth grade, Viona Prltz, Gardiner; ele venth grade, Arizona sawyers, Gar diner. County Clerk Ed. Lenox; left this afternoon for Oakland, where he at tended the Joe Bridges funeral. FIGHT OPEN ON NEW FISH BILL Alleged That New Senate Bill Give Complete Monopoly to Interests. ANNULS VETO RIGHTS Said That Governor Will Be Com pelled to Obey Mandates of Fish and dame Oommissibn With No Ohanoe of Veto. . Emerging victorious from one legis lative fight, upper river fishermen find themselves confronted with ano ther problem even more vexing- and pernicious than the former, they allege. While bofore they were fight ing only to maintain their rights and privileges on the Uinnaua river, now It becomes a state-wide ffght, to pre vent absolute monopoly, on the part of the fishing Interests, of all the salmon In the fish producing streams or Oregon. . The new bill, as Intro, duced in the Senate, it is claimed- will put the. lawmaking power in the hands of five men instead of In the legislature as it now is and will aUo force the governor of tho State to comply with their wishes as it pro vides no means -of veto or re-consideration. The measure was intro duced In the. Senate by Senator Far rell of Multnomah County who is an official in a number of large packing concerns and It bears the title of "Senate Bill No. 216". The text of the proposed onaetment Ib as follows: "Section 1. That the Fish and Game Commission of the State of Oregon, as deflnodi by law, is hereby authorized and- empowered, when deemed necessary by It for the pre servation of the fish and game of the State of Oregon, to declare, change, alter and fix the open- and closed seasons for hunting and fishing and to prescribe andi regulate the me thod of catching fish and the aolt- ances therefor, in the waters lying wholly within the boundaries of the state or Oregon. , f .. v Section 2: -, Until otherwise criang- sion, the closed and open seasons for nsmng and hunting, and the methods and regulation of the catching of fish In the waters of the State of Oregon lying wholly within the boundaries of the State of Oregon, shall remain the same as prescribed by statute and whenever the Fish and Game Com mission finds that the open and cloBed seasons and the methods and regula tion of appliances to be used In catch ing fish as prescribed by law be changed, altered or new seasons or regulations prescribed, it shall file with the Secretary of State a copy of Its findings which shall set forth the open and closed seasons or changes or regulations In the methods or catch ing fish found by the commission to be necessary. Section 3. Within ten (10) days after the filing of said findings with the Secretary of State, the Governor shall Issue his proclamation to the effect that the open and closed sea sons for hunting and fishing, or changing or regulating the methods or catching nsh, relating to the mat ters covered by the findings of the commission, shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days, or a less period where deemed necessary by the Governor, after the date of the proclamation of the Governor. Section 4. The open and closed seasons, and changing and regulating the methods of catching fish, as fixed by the said commission and as set forth in the proclamation of the Gov ernor shall have the same force and effect as though prescribed specific ally by the Legislative Assembly." ' L RECEIVE NO SEALED BIDS ' No sealed bids will be received by the sales board of the United States Spruce Production Corporation for the sale of any of Its property after next Saturday, February 16, that being the day upon which receipt of bids will cease. Ten million dollars worth of machinery, equipment and material, brought together for use In getting out spruce stock for air planes during the war, will be sold as advertised. A systematic campaign of adver tising throughout the United States and Canada, designed to acquaint the public with the situation, has resulted In the receipt or thousands or bids from all parts of these countries. Every mall Is laden with them, from large and small bidders, wishing to purchase all or some portion of the lot. Milling and logging machinery and equipment, much of which has never been unpacked because of the sign ing of the armistice, Is stored at Vancouver, Wash., where It Is dally being Inspected by representatives of Interested bidders. Final arrangements for the rapid segration and tabulation of the bids have been made end It is anticipated that it will not be long after the closing date for receipt of proposals before announcement of results 1b forthcoming. '' MRS. SHIPLEY DEAD. ' ' Word was received today by Mrs. George E. Houck, of the death, of Mrs. W. J. Shipley, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Breck of San Anselino, Calif., a few days ago. Mrs. Shipley was well known in this city having resided In Roseburg for a number of years while her husband, who died some time ago, was commandant of the. Old Soldiers' Home. ARE HORSE TRADERS (By Associated Press.) ; MUNICH, Jan 10. (Correspond ence the Associated PresB.) The re turning and demobilizing nrmies here, in groat part, come quietly home, put down their arms and dis band without trouble. A sm.iy per centage of the unruly element, such as compoBO the Llebknecht-Spartacus anarchists group, however, has made as much trouble as possible, and has Bhown special fondness for crooked horse dealB. . The Peasant's council of Munich makes public a report to show that hundreds of returning soldlors have been permitted to keep a horse as a souvenir. The permission natural ly does not come from the military authorities, but from underlings, and the soldiers have then put tho ani mals thus secured on the market at ridiculous prices. One regiment that should have had 800 horses returned with but 80, the rest having been sold, In many-cases It Is feared, for slaughter an easy way of 'Concealing all traces. The city authorities recently confiscated; 97 animals that had been sold in this underhand way for slaughter. The Peasants' Council haB organized a guard of 40 men to help put down tne. evn(l .- . In order that each discharged sol dier may find employment upon his arrival lit his home town, the Gov ernment has Inaugurated a Bcheme, working in co-operation with the U. S. Employment Service and which has proven very successful, There are 37 camps In the United Stntes that are being used as demobliatlon camps. Camp Lewis discharges all men from the States of Oregon, Washington and part of Idaho and all men for those states must go through the Camp Lewis' offices unless they secure a special discharge. Before each man leaves the camp a card Is filled out stating his age, name and qualifications and mailed to the Em inent Service office, the man Is told to report there If he desireB work and the Superintendents are In structed to give preferrence to the men whose names appear on these cards. MAYOR ILL LEAVE FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT Mayor D. J. Stewart, leaves tonight for Chicago In response to a message announcing the serious Illness of his father, who Is 89 years of ago. From Chicago he will go to his father's home at Rockford, 111., where he ex poets to spend several weeks. His father has been failing In health tor some time and It Is feared that his condition, at the present time and at his advanced age, is very serious. During the absence of the Mayor the city will be in charge of the president of the city council, Walter Hamilton, who was elected to that position at the laBt meeting of the city fathers. I The month of January proved very profitable to the State In the amount of revenue derived from the salo of Hunter's and Angler's licenses ac cording to the tabulation made at the office of the county Clerk. During the month the local office took In (H4.60 from the sale of Hunter's licenses, (GO from angler's licenses and (106 from combinations, making a total of (229.60. Of this, amount the County receives a commission nf 6 per cent which amounted. to (11.47, leaving a tottnl of (218.03 which was remitted to the State Treasurer. B. V. Nichols ot Riddle arrived In this city today to attend to business matters. DBS BEING FOUND FOR DISCHARGED SOLDIERS DESCRIBE DEATH OF TILLER MAN Relatives of Trapper Found Dead In Woods Make V . Statement. " WAS INJURED IN FALL Sustained flash in Head and Shot Through Body as Result jot Ac cident Prior to Ending Life :' : With His Revolver. .. . The relatives of Frank Acusta, who was found dead near Tiller, a short time ago, have furnished, the follow ing account of his death which oc curred while he was visiting , hla traps in that vicinity. ' "Frank Acusta was born at Perdue and lived In the vicinity of Perduo and Tiller his entire life. His older brother, Wm. Acusta, was one of tho victims of the disaster at Umpqua Ferry, some eight or nine years ago. when Beveral - workmen were killed by the collapsing oT the bridge. For the two clilUucn of his brother l.e had particular sffeotlon, and after the marriage of his nelce, PanUa, to JameB Dumont, he usually made his home with them. . '. '. He and Dumont were trapping to gether about 16 miles back in the mountains from the home ot the lat ter, and had come out for supplies. Dumont stayed tor a tew days to work in a nearby mill and Acusta went back to camp on Saturday, Jan. 26. He was to visit his trap line. and If he found fur was to come out at once, where hlB nephew, Thomas Acusta, ' and William Wells were camped on the Ackers' place where they were employed. He would stay ! there for a day or two then come down visit nis traps again ana come out, then he and Dumont would re turn together. His plans were known -to both Dumont andi Acusta and when he failed to arrive each throught he was at the other place. - - ' A week later his nephew on the way put stopped at' a -relative 'who lived between AcuBta's camp and ' and home and learned that- he had not passed there on the way out, He and Wells went back to Acusta's camp and searched as well as they could, It being quite late. The next day, Sunday, February 2, they came down, gave the alarm, and a posse of eight or ten relatives and friends quickly gathered - and went to his camp that night. At dayllgh tthe search was begun and 1 about 8 o'clock a. m. the body was discovered, the first one to see it be ing the nephew, Thos. Acusta. Those who found him and were familiar, with the dead man and the vicinity, think that he had vlBlted part of the traps and started to set another. The condition of the camp would indi cate that this was on Sunday. Ha had evidently trlppod, and endeavor ing to regain his balance the gun struck on the rocks andi was dis charged, the bullet entering his side, as stated In the paper. The gun was fitted with a "safe ty" device which was In place, but the Impact discharged It, shattering, the stock. The surroundings showed that he had endeavored to drag himself to ward) the camp, but was too weak -only going about 20 yards In all and had stopped several times. - It- seem ed he had made an effort to start a fire, had discharged all the cham bers of his revolver, save one, in an attempt to summon aid. , Immediately after finding the body several ot the searchers started for Tiller. The coroner was notified and upon arriving was taken to the scene of the accident. None of the searchers think he was frightened, but that after lying for a couple of days, helplesB in the cold, and be- : liovlng It impossible to live until aid should reach him, he wrote the note, "I have shot myself In the side; I cannot live," and' then fired the re maining bullot through his head. - Aftor the coroner had made his Investigation and the body was being prepared tor burial, a deep and se vere gash was found In the dead man's head, above and back ot the ear. A cut had) been noticed In his hand, this evidently being caused by his fall among the rocks. He was burled Wednesday morn ng, Fob. 6, In a Ilttie cemetery about four miles from Tiller.. . Another niece, Mrs. Searles, lives at Carnes. John Johnson, ot Per due, was alBO a nephow of the unfor tunate man. -! . MASONS TO GIVE LUNCHEON. Commencing with tonight and con tinuing Indefinitely, the local Masonic Lodge, will have a 6 o'clock luncheon for all members proceeding each re gular meeting. This has become necessary on acount of the groat pressure of Initial-)' work and the members are all greatly Interested in the new arrangement. The Masons will hold their regular mooting to night at which time the first of these lunchoons will be given and It Is expected that a large part of tho membership will be present,