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The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTT, OREGON MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1010.
VOL. X.
NO. 60
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Monarchists Gaining Upper
Hand of New Government
In Germany Alleged.
GEN. BEATEN TO DEATH
VonArnim Takes Shot nt Peasants
Who Kill Former German Of
fleer and) Loot the Chateau
Chinese Want Soviet.
' (By Associated Press.)
LONDON, March 17. Berlin dis
patches today state that the military
and monarchist reaction is growing
and is rapidly overshadowing the
new government. Members of the
military cast In Germany have reap
peared as organizers of the new re
public's armies by whom it Is hoped
to overcome the Spartacans, and
President Ebert and Premier Schei
idemann are fast becoming merely
puppets in the hands of these mast
ers of militarism. .
INVESTIGATE RIOTS.
WASHINGTON, March 17. Min
ister Reinsch, at Peking, says that
quiet prevails at Tien Tsin, where
tiouble occurred between United
States marines and Japanese HOldiers
late last week. Reinsch is sending
a full report of the affair to the gov
ernment at Washington and as soon
as this mail arrives action will be
taken. Meanwhile the department
has instructed that all Important
facts be cabled.
VON ARNIM KILLED.
LONDON, March 17 General Von
Arnim, commander of the German
army in Flanders during the war, has
been beaten to death by enraged
peasants at Asch, Bohemia, says a
dispatch. VonArnlm attempted to
prevent peasants gathering firewood
on his estate and shot at some of
them, engaged- in that work. This
enraged the working people and a
mob was organized who took Von
Arnim from his chateau and after
killing him pillaged the mansion.
CHINESE WANT SOVIET.
PEKING, March 17. China is
alarmed over the reported formation
of Chinese workingmen's organiza
tions in Petrograd with a member
ship of 60,000 who intend, it is al
leged, to carry their, revolutionary
propaganda to China and establish
Soviets in the orient. The govern
ment Is said to be taking measures
to check the movement.
ESCAPE FROM GUARDS
(By Associated Press.)
GOLD HILL, March 17. Clyde
(Red) Rupert, a former athelote who
robbed the 'Northwestern bank, of
Portland, of $20,000 worth of liberty
bonds a year ago, escaped from the
lime camp near here today. Rupert
was accompanied in escaping by John
Hardy, also sent up from Multnomah
county. ! i .1 Ai-JB
MACE UPTON DIES
VERY SUDDENLY
U. M. (Mace) Tipton, one of
Douglas county's best known resi
dents, passed away quite suddenly
at his home in Winchester at an ear
ly hour this morning. Mr. Tipton had
been about his business yesterday
and was feeling as well as usual until
about 7 o'clock In the evening, when
he began to complain of a severe
headache. Dr. Shoemaker was called
from Roseburg and found a case of
cerebral hemorrage which resultet
in the death of the esteemed citizen.
Tho deceased was born near Glide
63 years ago, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Tipton, who crossed .the plains
in the year 1854, telng accompanied
at that time by W. C. Tipton, an
uncle of the late Winchester resi
dent. Practically his entire life had
been spent in this county, the great-
TirtnAhnato,. vW. hl Wnfl
engaged in the fishing business. He
Is survived by a wife and four child
ren, one girl and three boys, tho old
est, Grant, being in France In the
army service. His mother is resid
ing in Idaho. No arrangements as
yet have been made for the funeral.
TO
BE TAKEN T
A special meeting of the Merc-
& n.tn.tnn n H all nlhara In
nuills AMwiunwi'i '
tA la nnllari for TllftsdaV aftOr-
noon at 4 o'clock sharp at the city
hall for the purpose of determining
the possioiiuy or communis na v
eratlon oi a cannery in nuueuuig.
There Is a constant demand from our
farmers for definite information re
garding the establishment of a per
manent cannery here. Some action
Is necessary and there Is no time to
be lost if this proposition is to be
seriously entertained. A meeting of
the Grange members representing
many farmers having acreage avail
able may be called for Saturday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock. The action tak-
0
OHAS. TILLER KILLED.
', '
Word was received late today
by Sheriff Quine that Chas. Til-
ler, son of James Tiller, of Days
Creek, while out with his bro-
ther and another lad, had been
accldently shot and Instantly
killed. There were no details
of the tragedy, and Coroner Rit-
ter left for the scene within a 4
short time after receiving news
of the tragedy. 4
en at Tuesday's meeting will deter
mine the question for this season's
berry and vegetable crops, also the
advisability of calling the meeting
for next Saturday. The project de
pends largely upon the credit our
local financial institutions are able
to extend and also the financial sup
port pledged' by the grower produc
ing the materials necessary to run
the cannery. V
"
BREAKS ARM IN FALL.
While working in the Bellows
Building, which Is being remodeled
for an auto display room, L. T. Gib
son, a local rapenter sustained a
broken arm Saturday evening, when
the ladder on which he was standing,
collapsed. Dr. Miller ws called and
the Injury given medical attention.
The break was a clean one and It
is thought that it will heal readily.
FUNERAL SATURDAY MORNING.
The funeral of the late Frank
Lander, was held Saturday morning
from the Rosebnrg Undertaking Par
lors, Rev. Dickson of the Baptist
church, officiating. The chapel was
filled with the many friends and re
latives of the deceased, who evidenc
ed their esteem of their late neigh
bor by th.e great profusion of floral
offerings. Interment took place at
the Civil Bend cemetery.
ASKS PRESIDENT TO
SHUFFLE OFF PRIDE
DeplaresThatSenatorsShould
Be Asked to Draft Plans
U. S. Will Approve.
ASSIGNED TO CONVOY
University of Oregon Base Hospital
Unit, Which Contains Many Ore
gon Men W1U Be Early Con
voyed for Return Trip.
(By Associated Press.) '
WASHINGTON, March 17 Medill
McCormlck, republican, and senator
elect from the state of Illinois, today
declared that any censorship on news
from America to England or France
could have been Imposed only to pre
vent publication of the opinion of the
American peple and the attitude of
senators toward the league of na
tions. "Europe must come to under
stand," Senator McCormick remark
ed, "that Wilson is attempting to
coup d'etat in defiance of the decision
of the common people of America at
the last election." McCormlck said
that President Wilson should Bet
aside his pride and Invite Senators
Lod'ge, Knox and Hitchcock to draft
plans that Americans could and
would approve.
THE U. OP O. UNIT.
WASHINGTON, . Mrch 17. Units
annouced by the war department as
having been assigned for early con
voy home include Base Hospital No.
46, known as the University of Ore
gon Unit, and made up entirely of
Oregon men and includes a hundred
nurses from Portland and other parts
of Oregon.
ALIENS GIVEN FREEDOM.
WASHINGTON, March 17. Paro
les have been granted by the secre
tary of labor to twelve alien of the
fifty-four sent to New York recently
from Seattle and elsewhero in tho
west for deportation. In nineteen of
the cases passed on deportation was
ordered affirmed, while in twenty
three caseB no application for rehear
ing was pending.
SOLDIERS SENT HOME.
NEW YORK, Mrch 17. American
and British soldiers, residing in the
United States and who made trouble
aboard tho transport Tola because
they were not put ashore and sent
home from Halifax, arrived here Sat
urday. They will be sent to their
homes with transportation furnished
by the British Consul here.
INVITE NEUTRAL STATES.
PARIS, March 17. An Invitition
sent by the Peace Conference, asking
neutral States to participate In a dis
cussion of the Lengue of Nations, has
brought response from Switzerland,
Holland. Denmark, Norway and Swe
den. These nations have nil for
warded statements of their views to
the secretary of the conference.
ASSASSIN TO DIE.
PARIS, March 17. Emlle Cottln,
who attempted to kill Premier Clem
enceau has been sentenced to death.
DANIELS SETS SAIL.
WASHINGTON, March 17. Secre
tary Daniels Saturday set sail on the
steamer Leviathan for France, where
he will study developments in air
craft.
BOOTH IS ENDORSED.
SALEM, March 17. Representat
ives of twenty-six farm and commer
cial organizations of Deschutes coun
ty, have sent resolutions to State
Highway Commissioner R. A. Booth
and to Governor Ben Olcott, urging
that Mr. Booth remain on the com
mission. Governor Olcott says that
many other endorsements have been
received from all sections of the
State.
TO PAY INDEMNITY
Not Responsible For Damage
Inflicted After First Peace
; . Offer In 1916. .
NO MORAL OBLIGATION
Erzborgor Alleges Gorman Demands
Conditions Specified in Wilson's
Fourteen Points Express:
Confidence In President.
1 (By Associated Press.)
COPENHAGEN, March 17. That
the Germans are banking upon Pres
ident Wilson and his fourteen points
to prevent the allies from exacting
indemnity for devastations of the
war is indicated in dispatches today
which credit. Chancellor Erzberger
with making the-; statement before
the German meeting favoring a lea
gue of nations, that If Who allies load
ed the peace treaty with conditions
going beyond President Wilson's 14
peace points, that the ' German na
tiuual assembly would have to refuse
to asBent to the terms dictated.
The chancellor Bald that the mat
ter had been left to a .referendum
of this German people who would
decide for themselves what thejr at
titude would be concerning those vi
tal matters. Erzberger positively
disclaimed that Germany was in any
way obligated to compensate any na
tion for acts she may have com
mitted after the first peace proposi
tion tho kaiser made in 1916. He
further asserted that the German
people have entire confident in
President Wilson. He also stated
that there was no moral obligation
resting upon Germany regarding
compensation for ruin wrought In the
war aside from the case of Belgium,
and in that matter Germany would
act honestly toward the country
whose neutrality she violated.
KAISER SAWS WOOD.
AMBRONGEN. March 17. For
mer Emperor William puts in hip
time sawing logs and has sawed one
thousand since taking refuge here.
The thousandth log sawed up was
made Into souvenirs for those who
helped with the work.
S FIRST
ROUND LOWER RATE
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 17. Postmaster-General
Burleson's authority
to arbitrarily increase telephone
rates will be determined by tho su
preme court which granted the state
of Kansas permission to institute
proceedings against the postmaster
general questioning the validity of
his order boosting rates. The court
has ordered return to be made at the
next term in October,
LOOKING GLASS LADY
Mrs. Hattle Lev.no Moffitt, aged
36 yearn, died Sunday afternoon at
the home of W. P. Hodge at Looking
Gln.FS. She had just recently under
gono an operation from which she
was too weak to recover. Mrs. Mof-
fk wag well known In this city, hav
ing lived in the community for many
yeai-B, while hoSl;. husband', W. 6.
Moffitt, was employed by the local
water and light ataupany. Besides
ner nusoana sne weaves rour cnna
ron, Willis, Violet, Rosa and Hugo.
The funeral services will be held to
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Roseburg undertaking parlors, under
the auspices of the Rebekah lodge, of
which the deceased was a member,
Rev. O. C. Coppage, officiating. In
terment will follow In the I. O. O. F
cemetery.
WOODMEN HOLD ROLL
- CALL NEXT MONDAY
A roll call will be one of the In
terestlng features of the meeting to
tie held at the l. o. O. F. Hall, this
evening, at which time District man
agcr J. W. Kennedy of Eugene will
deliver a short address. Mr. Ken
nedy has been working In this vlcln
Ity for several days, having just con
eluded a membership campaign at
Drain, where' 25 new members were
added. He will remain in Roseburg
until the end of this month conduct
ing a campaign for new members for
Oak Camp No. 25, the local order.
STKKKOI'TICAX FOIW COUNTY.
The school districts of the county
are being requested to raise the Bum
oi iu cenis per pupil ior me purcnase
of a stereoptican to be used by the
school supervisor in lectures to the
rural communities. Slides can be
obtained free of charge from either
of the State Colleges and from var
ious other educational sources and It
Is planned to give these lectures on
various subjects in each diBtrlct.
Supervisor A. E. Street has JuBt re
cently returned from a trip to Smith
River and Gardiner vicinity, where
he found the schools in an excellent
condition. , .
BAPTIST LAYMEN TO
RAISEJ6.000.000
Drive Begins March 23 and
Will Continue During
V Eight Days.
OREGON QUOTA $65,000
Future of Jlnptiut Missions Abroad
And In The Homeland Depends
" Upon Success of tills Great
Church. Movement
Between March 23, and March 30,
the 1,600,000 Baptists In the chur
ches throughout the northern States
of the union must raise $6,000,000,
il tney are to reacn tne coal they
have set nut for in their great Vic
tory Campaign movement. Promi
nent Baptist laymen, who started
this movement felt as though the
war did not accomplish all that
should have ' been accomplished in
rebuilding the world. One of their
members said: "The world's work
is not yet flnlBhed, and until It is spe
cial efforts will be necessary to ac
complish the tasks which will con
tinually confront us, whether In poli
tical or commercial life. In social
affairs or in the realms of religious
obligation." .
.Haley K. Hallgden, director of the
campaign In Oregon says: "Oregon
must not shirk her duty. She must
raise her total quota of (66,000 and
raise it on time. The future of the
Baptiiit missions both in America and
foreign lands depends upon the suc
cess of this movement. The extra
expense imposed upon the church
during the war has piled up a debt
that means the shutting down of a
large number of mission plants thru
out the world if the members do not
respond to the appeal being made and
give of their substance to this cause.
The Victory Campaign, If won, means
victory In more than one Bense to the
Baptist denomination. It means that
the many missionaries now In the
foreign Held will not have to be cal
led home and that the reconstruc
tion work now going on In France,
Belgium, Russia and India need not
cease and that the missionaries in the
home field can still stay at ..their
posts and teach the ignorant foreig
ner the principles of Christianity and
of American citizenship and stamp
out the revolutlonady fires of Bolshe
vism tnat nave noon Btarted in some
hearts by unscrupulous anarchistic
leaders."
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Price Is Reported to Be Strong
With Upward Tendency
and Great Demand. .
WILL TAKE UP SURPLUS
Consumption of Prunes Increasing in
the I' n i tod States mid it is Not
Thought that New Acreage
Will Online Slump.
Buyers in the Santa Clara Valley
are already contracting prunes before
the trees have begun blossoming.
The price is reported at a strong
8c with an upward tendency. Ore
gon buyers are not willing to gamble
on the weather as are the California
packers, but this item is Interesting
as indicating the determined tone in
the 1919. prune market. European
markets made cleaning up on prunes
and there Is little carry over in this
country. This 1b a remnrkable-sltu-
atlon since there waB no export trade
last year and usually the European
market Is expected to take care of
the American surplus.
Experienced prune men state that
the consumption In this country is
Increasing naturally and thny took
for no great slump' In the market
when the new acreage comes into
bearing throughout the Northwest.
No one can forcast the price for 1919
but there Is little likelihood of such
drop. Fruit prices are holding up
remarkably: well since the armistice
especially in apples as the prune crop
was well out of the way before that
time. The American public Is be
coming a greater fruit consuming
people due to extensive advertising
which has been carried on for several
years by great marketing organiza
tions, namely the California and
Northwest associations. . NorthweBt
apples, pears and prunes and Califor
nia raisens, oranges and lemonB are
well known throughout the country
and are no longer considered lux
uries. -' -
Douglas county Is one of the best
prune growing districts In .Oregon
and no where can the petite 'e im
proved upon. This Is a fruit that
respondB to care very quickly and
growers are urged by the fruit in
spector to continue the best of care
In their orchards. Some comment
Is heard regarding a supposed slump
In prunes from poorly Informed per
sons which may have a tendency to
discourage growers. Spraying, early
cultivation and pruning should not
be neglected because the war Is over
an a lone netted- of nrosoorlty is pro.
I phesled for the prune men by well
, Informed market men.
This paper carried Iten.s showing
SUTHERLIN TO GET
Conference Votes Late Yes
terday to Purchase Suth
erlin Hotel Property.
WILL MOVE OFFICES
Committees Report Findings. Other
Reports Pending Appointment of
Conference Officials Vet to be .
Made Interesting Service.
The conference session of the
Seventh Day Adventlsts at Sutherlln,
which began Friday, has already
transacted a large volume of business
and during Friday and Sunday pas
sed upon many issues bearing upon
denominational work in Southern
Oregon. Committees appointed at
the sessions Friday submitted, In
some Instances their reports, while
others will not report until today.
The committee oppolnted to draft re
commendations reported their . find
ings at the business session Sunday
morning. These recommendations
were read only in part during the
morning hour, and the meeting ad
journed until after the preaching at
11 and 2 o'clock. Elder Mark Co
mer, recently returned from India,
spoke at 11. Elder Cotrell, widely
known on the coast as a logical and
convincing speaker, preached at 2,
and at 7:30 o'clock. Elder Watson,
president of the Montana conference,
a gifted speaker, who has traveled
extensively at home and abroad, ad
dressed' a large audience.
From four to six a special session
of the conference was held for the
purpose of considering the school
question. There was much earnest
ness manifested In educational mat
ters, and practically all of the dis
cussion favorod purchase of the Suth
erlln hotel for an academy building.
It was pointed out that while the
usual course pursued by the denomi
nation was to establish schools in
country places where the environ
ment of city would not detract from
the effort to give the youth proper
training, yet the opportunity for se
curing a building which could be us
ed with a slight outlay of expense
for Buch changes as may be neces
sary could not be overlooked, and
besides the probabilities that Suther
lln .would assume the proportions of
a city were so romote that the ques
tion of such environment was not Ber-
iouBly considered. Viewed from all
points, the locating of the denomina
tional academy at Sutherlln appealed
to the delegatos representing the
Southern Oregon Conference, and
when the motion was finally put to
purchase the property not a dissent
ing vote was registered', and tho de
cislon was declared unanimous.
Under the terms of the agreement
and upon which the motion for pur
chase was adopted, Si therlln agrees,
as an Inducement for the church peo
ple to locate there, to present to the
academy a group of ten certain lots
adjoining the hotel property, and In
addition pay all street assessments
assessed to the entire half block In
volved In tho transaction. It is un
derstood1 that this expense amounts
to approximately $2000. Among
other recommendations endorsed by
the conferenec were those suggesting
the appointment of a medical mis
sionary for this section of the Btate;
the wide circulation of the magazine
Liberty, in view of persistent effirtB
being nut forth in many quarters for
a union of church and Btate and for
securing legislation pon ecleslasti
cal questions. It was also recom
mended that a vltoroua campaign
be waged In behnlf of Sabbath school
attendance and the slogan, "Every
church member a Sabbath-school
member was suggested and adopted
Still another recommendation that
was adopted provides for moving tho
headquartors, at present located on
Oak street, this city, to Sutherlln,
where the offices will be located
in one of the ground floor office
rooms of the hotel building.
It was alBo suggested that the con
ference committee be Increased by an
addition of two members, one of
whom shall be nrlnclnal of the acad
emy. The conference committee is
also the board of managers for the
institution.
FRUIT MEN GET
E
The shipment of Nltrctes through
the County Agent's efforts has arriv
ed and is bolng distributed by the
Umpqua Valley Fruit Union. Prune
growers are advised to apply this fer
tilizer as quickly as the heavy ralnB
cease at the rate of 4 or 6 pounds
to the tree scattering it broadcast be
tween the rows and not by applying
It close to the trunk of the trees, as
the feeding roots are further out.
There Is no need to plow this fer
tilizer In or to har.ow It in as it will
dissolve quickly and seep down to the
rootlets. Some growers are going to
apply It Just before blossom time and
others even later. Remarkable re
sults were obtained laBt season in
apple districts of Hood rlvor and
Wenatchee due to the last two profit
able season. More mortgages have
been nald off in the period than in
tho lout twelve years In these apple
districts and a decide movement Is
apparent in sales oi fruit lands and
; orchards,
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ALBERS SENTENCED. :
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fBV Associated PrABft 1 A
PORTLAND, March 17. J.
Henry Albers, former president 4
of the Albers Bros, milling com-
pany, whose pro-Oerman utter.
ances while on a train between
Roseburg and Grants Pass, Ore.,
brought him before the federal
court, was today sentenced to
4 three years servitude on Mc-
Nell's Island and to pay a fine
of ten thousand dollars.
local prune orchards with the msult
that a full carload was ordered and
the result will be watched closely this
season by owners of pld orchards
which are not bearing heavy crops.
A decided stimulation to the old fruit
spurs Is reported and attention was
first called to this matter by Hood
River growers who tried it out on
old apple orchards with marked re
sults.
INT CLUB MEETS
The Garden Valley Improvement
Club held their semi-monthly meet
ing on Thursday afternoon at Mr
Gurney McDanlelB home, and an
especially good time waa enjoyed by
celebrating St. Patricks Day during
the Boclul hour. The program con
sisted of Irish games and songs also
sketches from tho life of St. Patrick,
and manners and customs of the
Irish people were read and discussed.
Each one present wo-re Irelands col
ors and a vote for tl e most attract
ive ones worn were given Mrs. Rit
chie and Mrs. Sinclair. At the close
of the program the hostess served
delicious refreshments, after which
the meeting adjourned to meet on
March 27th, ot Mrs. Nash's home. :
Instructor At Benson School
Instigates Original System
Increasing Vocabulary.
HIGHLY COMPLIMENTED
County Superintendent Commends
Dovlco Which If Properly A ipli-
od Will Lend to Greater Ef
f Icicncy Correct Spelling.
Following up a campaign for gre
ater efficiency In the spelling les
sons among the schools of Douglas
county, Miss Anna Caldwell, a
teacher In the departmental work at
Benson school has Instigated a device
which has been highly complimented
by the county supt. According to
the plan worked out by Miss Cald
well, the pupil, not only learns the
correct spelling of the words but al
so learns to apply them to practi
cal composition, thereby appreciably
increasing the ail too limited child's
vocabulary. The following is a com
position written by Milo Godfroy who
Is a pupil In the seventh grade at the
Benson school. The composition
contains 50 words, which have ap
peared In the spelling lesons during
the past month:
High Sshool Expcrionco.
The Indignant pessimist, who was
a froBhman in high school, studied
algebra, orthography and English lit
erature. He had a prejudice against
the frivolous son of a millionaire and
the son of a physician because they
made him fool that he wub tholr in
ferior.
At the close of the first semester
they had a social function. The room
was decorated with ferns and fuch-
Bias, and for refreshments luclouB
fruits wore served. They hnd a dia
logue and were drossed in grotesque
costumes. Then the guitar was play
ed by John, the pessimist, who waB
an aniateur player, . The colonel gave
a sneech and was glen an encore,
Thon tho piano was played but with
no rythm.
A fraternal society was organized
and Cloo, the mllllonair's son, waB
elected prosldent. They ostracized
John because he waB a hypocrite. He
showed much chagrin and said that
ho could not tolerate them, anyway.
In the ovenlng thoy went to the ly
coum and heard quite a few lectures.
Tho next day on 30lng out to trans
act Borne business, they wore making
good mileage, when they came to
an enclosure whore they were linvlng
an auction on chattols. A deputy
with a red muBtacho was auctioneer
ing. He was auctioneering a tract
able horBo when the boys came up,
so they stopped to listen: "This Is
a fine horse." said the deputy. "Ho
still has the enamel on his teeth.
How much will you give me for
him?"
Tho boys wore somewhat skepti
cal nbout his good qualities.
So much enthusiasm was manlfost-
oH hv each individual present, and
the time pnssed so quickly, .tnat u
was late before a remembernnce
rnme to them of thalr errand. This
nlaced them In rather a ludicrous po
sition. But there was nothing to do
but return to school, which they did
H. A. and Victor niakelcy and Miss
Esther Blakely, of Glide, spent a part
nf Friday in the city visiting with
friends and attending to business
matters. ,
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New Members of 69th Coast
Artillery Arrives In City After
Overseas Service.
OTHERS COMING SOON
Entire Regiment Not Discharged At
' Onco and Men May Not Be Home
Till End of Week. Some in '
Hospital With Mumps.
If you had left your home town
almost two years ago; if you had
been stationed in a fort which in the
winter time Is little less than a
swimming tank; if yon had been
selected to go across to France and
had put in many months In a training
camp doing "squads east and west"
and learning to shoot shrapnel from
a noisy five inch rifle; If you were
on your way up to the firing line
and were already to go into action
and then had had to lay Idle because
an armistice had been signed; if you
had been moved up to a rest camp
ready for embarkation home, had
packed all your belongings, had slept
on a bare floor, and then had the
transport sail without you; if at last
you had been shipped home and after
weary weeks in demobilization camps
had been given a discharge; if after
two days of traveling on a train that
seemed to run backwards Instead of
forwards, you stepped off the car
steps to find two arms around your
neck and loving l'ps on your own,
wouldn't your face be a Cheshire grin
surmounted by a trench cap? would
n't your ears tickle the back of your
neck? Ain't It a grand and glorious
feelin' Oh Boy!
Maybe It was only a part of the
69th that arrived yesterday, but yet
the casual, uninformed observer
would have declared that a whole re
giment had climbed off of that train
and if .a demonstration were to re
gulate the size of the arriving con
tingent, we would feel save in de
claring the dozen arrivals to be a
whole division.
It 1b not a noisy demonstration.
Emotions sometimes pass the point
of noise, but the welcome recoived
by those returning veterans, left no
doubt In their mind that the people
ot Roseburg are glad to have them
home. " " ":
Were they glad to get home! It
has been said of famous men that
they could be eloquent and never say
a word, and these boys seem to have
acquired that art, for. although thev
spoke few words, yet a blind man
could ' see .that unspoken Joy, that
beamed from smiling, happy faces to
be reflected back again from the phy
siognomies of surrounding throngs
of rejoicing friends, relatives and
lovod ones. Yet there was a trace of
disappointment, a trace of sadness,
for not all were there. Of course,
It will only be a day or maybe two
'days until they are here, but yet it
had been hoped that they could not
be; and consequently there were a
few who were disappointed,' a few
mothers whose sonB did not come,
but ytt they entered as heartily into
the welcome and rejoiced in the re- .
turn of others, and In a few days will
have that great Joy of clasping their
arms about their own sons and wil
noiislng their Bafe return home..
- Fr.'m now on they, will straggle In.
Each train will bear a few of them.
They are practically all discharged,
but they were unable to leave at the
same time, while a few of them are
in quarantine with mum,pB, a disease
which made its appearance Just as
thoy reached the camp of demobiliza
tion. Among tbOBe returning was Har
old Bellows, He was not a member
of the 69th, having seen service in
tho 163rd Ambulance Company In
France. However, he was sent home
several months ngo with an outfit of
cnsuals and returned to Oregon with
the artillery regiment having joinod
them on the Atlantic Coast.
Those who arrived yesterday morn
ing were John Busenbark, Avery Ro
sor, Edgar Roser, Hurley Watson,
Frederick Worthlngton, George Cas
key, Paul Caskey, James Dlllard, Pir
ley Winkleman, Scott Carmony.
Chnuncoy Markee, Edwin Johnson,
Fred Miller and Guy Foster. William
Barker and Louis -Trush arrived
on the early morning train and were
on hand to greet thoir returning com
rades. The other members of the
organization will be returning each
day and.lt is expected that all will be
home before the end of the week.
SPOKE TO HIGH SCHOOL.
Mrs. Bon C. Ely, field' worker for
Oregon Associated Industries de
livered a very interesting lecture be
fore tho High school student body.
Sho has also met with a number of
local club leadors and with officers
of tho commercial club.
MANV GO TO YREKA.
Between 25 and 30 Elks, left Rose
burg Saturday to attend tho grand
c-nlohrntion given by the lodge at
Yrekn, California. Four extra cars
woro attached to the train leaving
this city, a large number of Elks
being picked up nt Grants Pass, Med
ford and Ashland.
DIVORCE DECREE GRANTED.
A decree of divorce was granted
Saturday afternoon to Mrs. Muriel
Pope from her husband A. P. -Pope.
The plaintiff was awarded custody
of her minor child and the defendant
will be required to nay the moutaly,
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