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.Tonight and Saturday, Fair.
Highest temp. yeBterday..;.,.,.60
Lowest temp.. laBt night........87
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VOL. X.
ItOSKUUItG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, ORBGOS ' FRIDAY, MARCH XI," 1019,.' "
NO. 69
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ITALYMAYPULLOUT
Concessions Demanded Wliich
Break In On Wilson's Four,
teen Peace Pointsrn;'
HINT OfTROUBLE SEEN
Germany Asks for Spoclllc Informa
tion Concerning Newspaper Talk
Foch States Rhino Must , .7
; Hereafter be Frontier.
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J PARIS, March 21. Almost dis
couraged after three months of qulb-
Mine over peace ' problems and un
satisfactory results generally, in re
lations to clnimB advanoed tor - re
storation of provinces claimed, the
Italian delegation to the peace con
ference has unanimously decided' to
withdraw from the deliberations un
less Flume and certain territory on
the east of the Adriatic Sea Is assign
ed to Italy contemporaneously with,
the conclusion of peace.."r ,'( -.- r ,
' Under President Wilson's fourteen
peace points.' the Juco-Slavs In .'; the
region Involved .in thiB dispute are
entitled to the right of self determi
nation, which position Italy docllnes
to accept, i. - -..'-.
Qolonel House has' promised Pre
mier Orlando, of Italy, to present
another plan In a few days concern
' lng the Italian-Jugo-Slav- frontier,
and he hopes will, satisfactorily set
tle the dispute over territory claimed
' by Italy. The Italian delegation's der
: cisfon of jyesterday, to withdraw from
; the conference, apparently brings to
a head' the bitter controversy over
, the disposition of a strip of country
along the shores of the Adriatic Sea.
GERMANS WANT TO KNOW.
! BASEL, March 21". Berlin' advices
i state that the president of the Ger
; man armistice commission at Sua has
! presented a' note to the Jnter-allled
delegates asking if Germany should
' consider as correct the statement in
t French and British newspapers thai
the peace treaty will bo ready for
the Germans as soon as Mr. Wilson
: has aproved the docdmont, but that
the Germans themselves will not be
permitted to either discuss or modify
i the conditions imposed.
THE RHINE FRONTIER.'
PARIS, March 21. General Foch
: In an Interview today stated "that the
j Rhine river is our only good line of
defense. I do not demand "annexa
, tion, but if we do not secure In the
peace termr that military frontier we
. will have fought the war in vain."
i Continuing, the great soldier said :
"It was the indomintable courage of
wonderful soldiers which gave us the
victory. My only merit was In hav
ing faith and in never despairing.
We signed the armistice despite 'the
certainty of being able to crush the
German armies within a short time,
simply because we thought of our
soldiers In the front lines and wanted
to save needless sacrifice of Jllves, and
because, the armistice gave every
thing necessary to French victory.
(By Associated Press.)
HA'MBURG, Msrcli Sl'.iiAJerman
seamen at a mass meeting held here
last night passed a resolution relus-
" lng to participate In the delivery of
German merchant ships demanded by
the entente allies, declaring it the
duty of all seamen and laborers to
refuse to carry out the work on these
ships. The stand was taken that no
guarantee has been given Germany
that any food will be received In ex
change for. the ships except the Ini
tial delivery. '
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OUT OF JOB S
(By Aasoclatafl Press. 1
LONDON, March 2"1. Cable agen
cies say that It Is with extreme pleas
ure that the rights of the govern
ment denartments to priority In the
use of the cables, is to be Immediate
ly drastically reduced. Government
and non-government messages will
ha sent during alternate half hours.
Previously the government often oc
cupied the cables for twenty hours
at a stretch. It Is also understood
that British censorship will cease
within a month.
ARREST LEADS TO MARRIAGE.
The 'soul naradlse' of Archie "Bill
Cody - and Sarah M. Gllbrough of
Tvs Creek received a hard iolt last
night, when Deputy Sheriff Frank
Hopkins and Mrs. Upton or tne lion
ise Rescue Home of Portland, "but
ted In" to the home, where the two
have been residing In a state of
connubial bliss, minus the marriage
ceremony, and hailed them before
Roseburg officials to answer for their
neglect In securing the services of a
narson. A short time in the connty
jail served to convince the man of
- the error of his ways and he procured
the necessary license, went through
the legal ceremony and was subse
, quently notified of the dismissal of
all charges against hint. Mrs. Upton
has been working In the county for
several days and says she has un
earthed evidence of other such coses
and that further, prosecutions are apt
to result shortly.
FORMER , RESIDENT GIVEN JOB.
Mrs. J. RV Child, for many years
a resident of Roseburg, has been sel
ected by the Government as Lands
cape Gardner for the state of Callfor
niaand has as her duties the persuad
ing of communities, to beautify their
natural resources "by nroper planting.
Mrs. Chlld was a graduate of the
University of California, having
studied landscape gardening and
since her return to that state has
continued her studies. Her hUBhand
was formerly associated with J... F.
Barker In the grocery business
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ON POLICE FORCE
Jess G. Hodges, one of the most
efficient -nlghtwatchman that the
city of Roseburg has ever had, has.
agreed' to again accept the position
and will take up his duties tonight,
following the resignation of Percy
Webb, who was forced to resign on
account of his health. Mr. Webb has
only recently recovered from a severe
attack of Influenza and finds that he
Is unable to endure the night work
and consequently asked to. be releas
ed from the force. Mr. Webb has
been in .the city's employee for sever
al years and has been very efficient
in all of his duties and would doubt
less have made a decided success of
his position' had he been able to
stand tne work. Mr. Hodges went
Into the workdurlng the war times,
when It was almost an impossibility
to secure responsible men for the po
sition and has carried on his duties
merely, through a patriotic motive.
Roseburg probably enjoys the de
stlnction ot having the wealthiest
police force in the state as Dave
Shambrook, chief of police, and Mr.
Hodges are both well-to-do and have,
until recently bedn retired from act
ive life', but, are now working in the
Interest of the city.
AUTOS COLLIDE
.. t&m STREET
What came' near resulting in' .a
very serious, ecclden.tr occurred this
afternoon at the -corner of Douglas
and Main streets when the cars driv
en by Jacob Sharpe, of Garden Valley
and U L, Covert, an S. P. employee,
of this city, collided. Mrs. Sharpe,
who was riding In a Ford truck with
her husband, was thrown to the pave
ment and was slightly bruised about
the head, but , fortunately .was not
seriously injured! The car which Mr.
Covert was driving suffered a badly
bent fender, broken'lamp and punct
ured radiator;, while the lighter car
sustained a bent axle, broken lamp
and'a few scratches. . . .
BUYS COMPLETE SAW MILL.
W. 13. Atterbury, a well known
saw mill man, of the Deer Creek
Lumber Company, has just negotiat
ed the purchase of a complete saw
mill from E. G. Young ft Co., that is
located near Oakland. The mill Is
capable of cutting .15,000 to 20,000
feet dally, and Is complete with plan
ers, so that dressed lumber can be
turned out. It is understood that the
plant will be moved within a few
weeks to a timber tract about five
miles due east fiord Dlxonville.
There is a good road in course of
construction to the locality, and Mr.
Atterbury expects to be able to oper
ate the plant winter and summer, as
the product canlie hauled to the rail
way during winter as well as in the
summer.
SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS. 7'
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The' Ladles Missionary Society, of
the Baptist Church, held an Interest
ing session on Thursday afternoon
in the church' parlors. After a dis
cussion on various phases ot mission
work the following officers were el
ected fothe ensuing year: . Mrs. Lv
Lt, .Vincent, presiaeni; pirs. . james
Byrd, vice-president; Mrs. B. W. Tay
lor, secretary sjid treasurer. Follow
ing a pleasant social hour delicious
refreshments were served. It was
pronounced by all present a decided
success.
DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL AFFAIR.
A very pleasant afternoon was
spent at, the home of Mrs. Rltzman
In West Roseburg last Wednesday,
when a number of ladles were bidden
to attend a quilting party and to
meet Mrs. Chas. Rltzman, a recent
bride. ThoBe present were: Mrs. My-
ers, Mrs. Bodle, Mrs. Martin, . Mrs.
Chapman, Mrs. Epperly, MrgT Cal
houn, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Carl Rltter,
Mrs. Jno Rltter, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs.
Bradford, Mrs. Chas. Rltzman and
the hostess Mrs. Rltzman. Delicious
refreshments were served at the close
of a very pleasant afternoon spent in
quilting. .
RKCEPTION AND I1AVQUET FOR
RETURNED SOLDIERS.
The churches of Roseburg will Ktve
a banquet for the returned soldiers
and sailors of this city and vicinity,
In the parlors of the Presbyterian
Church, at 6:30 p. m.. Thursday,
March 27th. This Invitation is ex
tended to each returned soldier and
wife, or father and mother. Follow
ing banquet, the church auditorium
will be opened to the public at 8:30
that all may enjoy a' fine program
and social hour. By order of Com
mittee. - ; it
CO-OPERATION IS
e:
Necessityof Careful.Thorough
Consideration Emphasized.
By Cannery Committee.
WILL MEET A SATURDAY
Urged tliot Growers and Businessmen
Get Together ' For Discussion of
; Plans Regarding Establishment
. ; ' of the Local Industry. . -..
Every effort Is being put froth to
obtain as large a representation , as
possible at the meeting to be held at
the City Hall, Saturday afternoon to
discuss the cannery question. Being
a matter of cooperation It is neces
sary that all residents of the county
get together to formulate plans and
it Is the desire of all concerned that
growers and business men of the en
tire community be present to give the
proposition careful and thorough
consideration. The com mi' tee which
Is preparing plans to be presented to
day made the following appeal to the
residents of Roseburg and vicinity:
"If the business Interests of Robo
burg and the farmers and truck
growers near by really, want a can
nery, that within a few yen rs under
vigorous managbmont can easily de
velop Into a hundicd thousand plant,
now is the time to go out and get It.
We have plenty of money right here
for investment in a safe venture,
without outside aid.' With a $20,000
stock company all paid in, the bank
ing interests of the city promise-all
the credit that will he. needed.
"Last year the cannery, then in
operation, after gottlner started 90
days too late, saved J60.000 to this
community and this is but a drop in
the bucket to what can be done bv
giving the farmers to understand
that they can safely plant 1000 acres
to loganberries and bthor berries and
vegetables In pronortlon and have p
local market and sure money for
their output.
"A few years ago Puyallun. Wash.,
was a combination grain field and
stock ranch. Today, through the vision-
of one man 'Senator Paulha
mus It is the most prosperous com
munity of Bmall land owners In the
NorthweBt, all brought about through
the large berry and vegetable acreage
output virtually-all of which is can
ned right) at home.
"Saturday at 2 p. m. at the cltv
hall a brief report-bearing on the
local situation will be read and we
want every live wire there to dis
cuss It. Don't say you have'nt per
sonal lntereBt, for you h;ive. ; Every
time a farmer spends a dollar some
local merchant, professional man or
banker gets a piece of it and aside
from that there Is such a thing as
pride and pleasure In accomplish
ment. ' If the war has taught us any
thing, it is that selfishness is the
most wicked thing In all the world.
Let s put this cannery through for
the common good.
W. C. HARDING,,.
'G. W.' YOUNG. '
. JWQ, ALEXANDER,
' JNO. THRONE.
JOS. MICELLI, ' .
J. C. HURD,
E. A. PEARCY,
Committee.
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(The Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, March 21. Dudley M,
Storrs, ' the automiblle mechanic
whose wife died of poisoning Wed
nesday afternoon, arrived In Seattle
iruui uHuuusaa i&st- evening - anu
was detained by the police, although
no charge has been placed against
him. Storrs denied that he previous
ly knew that the girl who confessed
to having poisoned his wife, had
Intended to do so, and that he had
absolutely no knowledge that they
Intended to meet. He admitted that
the girl came over to pkanongan to
see him while he was there, but
alleged that he had not asked her to
do so. Storrs told the police, that he
wanted to help that "little girl out
of this trouble."
STATE SI WALTER
IS
(By Associated Press.)
OREGON CITY, March 21. State
Senator Walter Dlmmlck died at his
home here last night after a brief Ill
ness, aged 39. The breakdown of the
Senator 1b believed to have been due
to overwork during the legislative
session.
DAYS CREEK RED CROSS.
The following letter from the Red
Cross workers at Days Creek Indi
cates that the people of that farming
community have faithfully performed
their duties, and Mr. Roscoe Green,
chairman, cheerfully receipts for the
funds received from those people to
day:
Days Creek, Ore., March 19, 1919
Mrs. Roscoe Green, Roseburg:
. Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find
$93.03 from the Days Creek Auxili
ary of the Red Cross. Kindly receipt
through the papers so that everyone
In this- community will know that I
have sent in the money.
.i - Yours respectfully,
I ;l , i IDA L, RAYMOND.
STUDENTS HOME AGAIN.
Students from the State University
at Eugene and Corvallia Agricultural
College, are expected to arrive In this
city to enjoy the 10 day semester
end vacation; Among those whq are
expected are Vivian Marstors, Lois
Woodruff, Mary Campbell, James
Campbell and Dorothea Abrahams..
NOTICE RED CROSS WORKERS.
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All those who have Red Cross
work In hand are urgently requested
to make a complete delivery to the
local headquarters of all finished ma
terialjifitween the 26th and 29th ot
the present month.- TIiIb is very Im
portant.., Mrs. J. C. Hume; chairman.
ACCUSED KILLING ELK
Elmer Pierce of Cleveland, wis
brought to this city today charged by
district Deputy Game Warden E. S
Hawker of Albnny and F. B. Har
rington of Riddle with the crime, of
unlawfully killing elk. . Pierce was
arrested by these g'ame wardens only
a short time ago and entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of killing deer,
and at that time was under suspicion
of having killed elk. Since then the
wardens claim they have secured fur
ther evidence and today brought him
to Roseburg and arralned him be
fore Justice I. B. Riddle. He was
given time to see an attorney and
was put under bonds of $600 to ap
pear for trial at 10 a. m. tomorrow.
The bonds were1 furnished.
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W. A. Burr, who has conducted the
Ford Garage for the past two years
has taken Into partnership his two
sons, Earl and Harry, ana tne urm
will now be known as W. A. Burr &
Sons. '-Vttlth .exception of the -time
that Harry was in the service the two
young men have been employed In
the garage for a couple of years and
they are thorWighly familiar with the
work, bo that their adhtfttanoe to'tha
partnership is a recognition or tnew
efforts to build up the business which
Is constantly assuming larger pro
portions t Under .the, now manage
ment the 'Ford Garage Is strength
ened and better able than ever to
care tor business entrusted to 'It.
MUSIC RECITAL TO
BE
One of the mostv enjoyable occas
ions pf. the season will be the recital
to be given at the' tllKh' School audi
torium this evening by the young pu
pils of the Helnllne Piano School.
The members ot the . kindergarten
class will appear In a number of
charming musical selections, both vo
cal and Instrumental. There will be
songs by the entire class, Instrumen
tal solos and duets, thera Uelng 3
nunils in the two classes which wll1
participate hi the exercises. On ac-
SDunt of the age of the young musi
cians, the hour of conmmencement of
the-program has been set at 7:30
The auditorium was decorated today
for the occasion and presents a very
attractive appearance.
OFFICE CLOSES TOMORROW.
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The government employment of
fice which has boon doing- a large
business In this vicinity for Bovora'
weeks will close tomorrow, accord
ing to a statement made by Dr. C. H.
Bailey, the local superintendent. The
failure of congress to vote sufficient
funds for the continuance of the of
fice Is the reason for its suspension
of business.
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PREPARATIONS FOR GLEE CLUB.
The H'Bh School Student Body As
sociation which is sponsoring the ap
pearance here of the University, of
Oregon Glee Club, Is making prepar
ations tor the entertainment, which
iso be glven at the High School au
ditorium March 29. This glee club Is
one of the best on the coast and is
meeting' with a great reception
whereever It appears. i M, t. '
COMPARED WITHTOOAY
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 21.
One year ago today the German
armies at the r.enlth of their 4
power poured down on the Brit-
Ish lines in Plcardy, intent on
winning an overwhelming vie-
tory before the United States 4
troops could arrive In force. Al-
though all Europe looked on In
wonder, while Paris trembled
as the terrible Hun drew near
the gates of the city, today Ger-
many does not exist as a mill- 4
.tary power, the Kaiser Is In ex-
He and the once powerful auto-
cracy has vanished.
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W. A. BURRTAKESTWO
SONSFIIPAWSHIP
GFRVANYONE YEAR AGO
SELECT AIR BASE
Mayor Stewart to Choose Men
vJo Make Investigation For
,; Suitable Location. .
PUNES.C0MG soon
Squadron of Heavier1 Tluw Air Ma-
; chines to Appear at Portland Dur.
lug Rose Festival and It Is De. t
' sired to Stop at Roseburg. .
: In order that Roseburg may be put
abreast of the times it is now nro-
posed to establish an- alrnlana base
-near this city to be used for any nur-
ijjuoo wnere sucn grounds are neces
Sary and MaVOr Stnvrart haa annntmn.
ea tnat ne will appoint a committee
make an Investigation and report on
the feasibility of the project. : It is
believed that within, the. next . few
years an Important advancement will
be Been in the use of the airplane,
especially upon this coast. Already
the practicability of this method ot
transportation, for U. S. Mall. 1
been proven on the eastern coast and
the necessity is much greater in the
less thlokly populated districts of the
west than In the east where conven
iences of travel and time saving are
much farther in advance than on the
Pncific slope. In Jifne ot this year,
several machines will pass over this
community enroute to Portland,
where they will appear In an extbi
tlon at the Rose Festival, and It is
desired to have them stop here. It
is understood that Roseburg will be
placed on the schedule providing a
suitable landing place, is -provided
and an effort will be made to pro
cure the necessary grounds.
The Forest Service, It Is under
stood, Is considering the establish
ment of aerial patrols tor the Forest
Reserves of the CoaBt and no doubt
a good substantial . landing ' field
would prove- a substantial Induce
ment to bring one of the stations to
this city. There 1b nlso being pro;
posed a test of the feasibility ot a
mall route for the Pacific Coast and
a few trials have already been made
in California and it is desired, to ex
tend the scope, and in this Instance
a landing place would put Roseburg
d.iwn for one ot the stopping places
tor -this-Highly moderni-Convenlence.
There are a number of sites about
the city which could soon be prepar
ed sufficiently satisfactory for pres
ent needs. A large level space
cleared and with a suitable soil, Is
the greatest necessary requisite. The
place must be so situated that planes
can "take off" in any direction, as in
leaving the ground they must head
Into the wind. ' .
At a recent meeting the sportsmen
of the city adopted -resolutions re
questing the city council to take
some action In thW regard' and It
may be possible that action will be
taken in that manner, but It is more
probably the case, that the citizens
committee appointed by Mayor Ste
wart will refer directly to the busi
ness men in the event that, a suitable
location Is found, ;
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J. H. Bond, a native of Oregon,
died at his home near Glide yester
day after a long illness. Deceased
was born at Halsey, Linn county, In
1868, - settling In Douglas county
some years ago. He is survived by
three daughters and two sons: Mrs.
Ivy Stewart, of California; Mrs. Julia
Falk, of Harrisburg, Cal,; Mrs. Geo.
Pnllnn- nf .Tnjtnnr. OrAirnn. Perrv and
Roy Bond,vwho live on the farm. The
deceased Is also survived by two bro
thers, Harveyr of Monroe, this Btnte,
and Melvin, of Sutherlln. The fun
eral services will be held from the
Glide church Saturday, March 22, at
10:30 a. m the services being con
ducted by Pastor Dickinson, of the
Roseburg Baptist Churchr. Inter
ment will occur at Oak Creek ceme
tery. .'. ..-'.-- ; -
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IT MESSAGE
RED CROSS OFFICE
The following telegram was receiv
ed yesterday by Mrs. George E.
Houck, County Chairman of the Wo
man's Liberty Loan Committee, the
message having been transmitted
through the State Headquarters, af
ter being received from the National
office. '-.,.
Mrs. Sarah Evans, Portland, Ore,
Treasury War Loan Organization has
Lmade two million medals out of cap
turea uerman cannon tor victory
Loan Workers. Instruct all your
county and city chairmen to send In
their authorized lists of workers to
you, then forward these lists to Fed
oral Reserve Chairman your district.
Federal Reserve Chairman will upon
recelnt of list and arrival of, medal
shipment from factories send coun
ty and city chairman number certi
fied. Advise that you Instruct your
local chairman to secure all possible
publicity concerning medal awards.
Instruct them also that every woruer
ma,t b listed IB order t secure
medar. MARY SYNON,
.Treasurer National Woman's Liberty
v Loan Committee.
' Will you kindly elve thlt publicity.
ns we do' not wish to have any good
woman worker in your, county over-
looaea. -r.j
"RED" RUPERT STILL AT LARGE.
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(By Associated Press.) . ,.
' SALEM, March 21. Warden Stev
ens, of the state penitentiary, has
received word that ,"Red" Rupert
was seen boarding a train at Gazelle.
Calif.,-Tuesday, after he had bought
soma. clothes from a fireman.' It is
now believed- that Rupert had pre
arranged his escape withioutslde par-;
ties who gave him aid in getting out
or the country. , It la thought that,
he will probably go to Mexico or to
South America to escapfe a federal
charge lodged against lllm for the
theft of liberty bonds. , itupert was
eligible to go before the plirole board
this month, but owing to he impend-:
ing federal charge did ndt do so.
DEMAND FOR RODENT POISON..
Many farmers are now-commencing
to make war on rodenfs which It
is said are appearing In (jreat num
bers this year. A great fimount-iof
poisoned barley Is being ordered and
will be used freely In an effort to
eradicate these pests. The Umpq.ua
Valley Fruit Union-Is constructing
a special room for the nurnnso nf
mixing poiBon and Is taking every
precaution 10 prevent accidents, the
room being separate from the other
storing place and Is kept .' securely
locked at all times. A ton of barley
is on hand and will be poisoned with
in a short time and will then be dls-i
trlbuted to yari us fnrming districts
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LOCAL HANKS REPRESENTED.
The Federal Reserve Bank, of San
Francisco, has Issued a statement
snowing the total subscriptions of all
banks In the twelfth federal reserve
district, which Includes Douglrs coun
ty, to the U. S. treasury certificates
or lndentedness. The quotas nnd
amounts subscribed by banks .ln this
county are as follows: - ... .. .
i Drain Drain State Bank, quota,
UUU, subscribed, 811,000. -Gardiner
First National Bank.
quota $61,000, subscribed, $76,000.
Glendale-'Glendale tate flank,
quota, $14,000, subscribed, $3,000.
Myrtle creek citlzonB Stnte Bank.
quota, $17,600, subscribed $10,600.-
Oakland Commercial Bank, ouo-
ta $21,000, subscribed $2,000; E. G.
Young & Co., bankers, quota $81,000.
Keedsport Firat National Bank.
subscribed $600..' ' !
Kiddle Riddle State Bank, quota
$iz,uoo, subscribed $13,000: - -Roseburg-Douglas
National Bank,
quota $107,600, subscribed $102,600;
First State & Savings Bank, quota
$36,600, subscribed $36,600; Rose
burg National 'Barfkj' quota" $79;000,'
subscribed $81,600; Umpqua-Valley
Bank, quota $74,600, subscribed
$140,000. , r,i
Sutherlln Flm State Bank, quota
$18,600, subscribed $7,000.
Yoncalla Farmers Security Bank,
quota $11,600, subscribed $10,000.
NEIGHBORS OF WOODCRAFT..
A special meeting of Lilac Circle,
No. (V, will be held In the I. O. O.
F. hall on Saturday afternoon for the
purpose of voting on candidates and
nominating delegates and alternates
to. the Dlctrlct Convention.. ' By or
der of A. Edith ChurhChill, G. N-,
Tlllle Johnson. Clerk. '
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS..
Dr.-R. M. Brumflold was reported
to be 111 today with a severe cold.
He was unable to report nt his office.
Llllle Bloom of -Green' Station,
camo to the city yesterday afternoon
to visit for a short time with friends.
We sell the earth! Will be pleased
to show you our farms and city prop
erty. See us at 401 Cass St.-. U. G.
Helblg Co. ; "- tf
Ray Claypool, of Corvallls, and
James Johnson, of Portland, return
ed to this city today to enjoy the se-
moster end vacation. " ,
Sergeant W. S. Sams, who haB
been visiting with Leo Rapfor sever
al days, left this morning for his
home at Ashland. ,.
Mrs. J. F. Blair and - daughter,
Geraldlne Hlgglns, left this morning
for San Francisco whore they will
visit for a couple of v-eeks with the
formers, daughter, Florence Higcins
Clyde Batty, of Glandale, who has
boon in the service for many months
has received hlB discharge and reach
ed Roseburg last night. .He left for
his home this morning. , .
Mrs. O. F. Clapper, who has been
visiting for tho past two weeks with
Mrs. L. B. Rold, loft this morning
for Sacramento where she will visit
for a short time on her way to her
home In Kansas. . " ',
Mrs. Franbes ' Travis Baiter, left
yeBtorday evening for Grants Pass,
having-moved her paving machlnory
to that city, Mrs. Baker Is the lady
contractor," who laid considerable
pavement in thiB city and who now
holds several contracts at Grants
Pass. . ..... ...' "
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Wilson, former
ly of Canyonvllle, who recently pur
chased the Bushnell ranch on the
Garden Valley Roadorrlved In Rose
burg yesterday afternoon - and are
preparing to move to their new pro
perty of once.
' Peter Ballf yeBterday paid the city
the sum of $1.00. which was Imposed
nn tho mitn owner hv the Cltv Re
corder because the car narked on
street. by Mr. Ballf did not display!
the proper lights, w. B. Warner also nas accepted a posiuon in mi iuh
was also relieved ot the sum of $3.60 ! and cloak department ot the Meter ft
because an extra shot of Juice excited I Frank store at that city, according
his car's engine to an undue rate oflto a letter received from her by,
1 speed. Wi. v. ; j friends In this city. , i
STATEMENT MADE
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Land Office Issues informa-
tion' Relative to Coos Bay
Wagon Road Lands.
I NO; SETTLEMENT NOW
Method or Manner By WIUcli Any
Settlement or Filing Can be Made
' 'at the Present Time that WIU "
'V Secure Preference Right,
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,The following statoment In regard
to the disposition of the Coos Bay
Wagon Road grant lands was issued
today from the local land office. The
statement gives In detail the present
conditlbn of this land, and reviews
the situation under the caption "For
the information of the Public.""
The act of February 26,1919, Pub
lic -No 280,-of the 66th' Congress,
provides that upon the execution and
delivery by the Southern Oregon
Company of a deed satisfactory to
the "Attorney General of the United
States, reconveylng to the United
States all the right, title and interest .
of the said Southorn Oregon Com
pany In and to the lands situated in
'J8 counties of Coos and Douglas, In
the State of Oregon, 'and embraced
within the limits of the grant made '
by the United States to the State of
Oregon by the act of March 3, 1869
entitled: "An Act granting lands to
the State of Oregon to aid In the con
struction of a military wagon road
from the navigable waters of Coos
Bay to Roseburg, in said State," -commonly
known as the Coos Bay
Wagon Road Grant, and now Involv
ed In litigation pending in the Su
preme Court of the United States un
der the style and title "The Southern
Oregon : Company, vs. the United
States," the said- lands shall again
become part of the public domain.
" Section 3 of this act directs the
(classification and disposition' of these
lands In the tnaner provided by the
act of June 9, 1916, (39 Stat., 218),
for the classification and disposition
of the lands formerly embraced In
the Orecon and California Railroad
land grant. ThiB soctio'n also makes
certain provisions for tho protection
of a specified class of lessees, as well
as settlers whose claims may be In
eonfllot therewith;';."1" .;...
-The act -of" June 9,' 1916. which i. ,.
controls the manner in which these
lands will be opened to disposition,
provides among other things, for
their classification; "1. Powerstte
lands, which shall Include only such
lands as are chlefly valuable for water-power
sites; "2. Timber lands,
whloh shall include lands bearing a
growth of timber not less than 800,
000 feet board meapure, on each
forty-acre' subdivision; and (3) Agri
cultural lands, which shall Include
all lands not falling within either of '
the other two classes; followed by
specific provisions for the disposition
of the' lands in accordance with the
several classifications thereof.
It will be seen, then, from the
foregoing, that the lands embraced
in the former Coos Bay Wagon Road
grant, as affected by this legislation, .
some 93,000 acres situated In Coos
and Douglas counties, Oregon, will .
not become subject to any manner
of disposition thereunder until after,
(a) the act 1b rendered effective by
execution and delivery of the deed of
reconveyance as provided' therein,
and (b) due classification and open
ing of the lands under Hie laws pro
perly applicable thereto. . For those
reasons, therefore, the public Is ad
vised that thore is no methed i r mnn
ner by which any settlement or filing
can be made at the present time that
will Initiate or confer any preference
right for the purchase or acquisition
of any of these lands; nor until they
have been classified, the Information
obtained thereby mndo avallablo, and
public notices given defining the
terms upon which the lands are to
be disposed1 of, and the time of their
disposition. - f .
In the meantimo the work of clas
sification will be taken up as soon as
the act becomes effective, to the ond
that the lands subject thereto may
be opened to entry at - the earliest
practicable date. '
. (Signed : ) CLAY TALLMAN,
" . ' ' : Commissioner.
NEGRO MINSTREL SHOW.
A minstrel show will be given at
the Greens school house Saturday
evening, March 22, under the direc
tion of Mrs. S. M. Kelly, assisted by
those who previously took , part In
these enjoyable events. The even
ing's program, will consist of solos,
duetts, choruses, quartettes and read
ings and an evening of much merri
ment is promised all -who attend.
The admission will be 15 and 26
cents, the proceeds . being devotod
the Glengary piano fund, the union
Gunday school and the Red Cross.
All are Invited to be present, ni-22
KINDERGARTEN PIANO RKCITAI,.
. The kindergarten and primary
class of the Helnllne Piano School
will be presented In recital Friday
evening, March 21,. in the High
School Auditorium at . 7:30 sharp.
This early hour Is necessary because
the majority ot the performers are
only four years old. - The public Is
cordially Invited to be present and
hear these youngsters.
al 1 Mrs'. Inei Clark, who has been at
Portland for the past several weeks,
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