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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1919)
EVENING NEWS " rtinnAjxnjvxnjvvTjijvxnAri THE WEATHER Tonight iuij Sunday, Fair. Highest tomp. yesterday....... 86 Lowest temp. last night 63 Pull for a bigger, better and : . more prosperous Roseburg and Douglas ' '-" - County. The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches VOL. 10. HOHKlll-liO, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1010. NO. 108 0FFIG1ALS ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE Are alleged to Have Accepted Commission For the Sale of Government Property. t . 'Or MAY BE IMPEACHED President SIrjis Sundry CtvU Hill Which 111- Deen Revised by Con gress to Meet Hi Objections- Fleet Is On Its Journey. (Bt the Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, July 19 Charges that John Skelton Williams, comp troller of currency, aided by his brother, Louts B. Williams, of Rich mond, Va., in negotiating for the purchase by the government of prop erty in Washington valued at $4, 200,000 and that they received part of the commission for the sale, were made before the house rules commlt tee by Representative McKndden, a Pennsylvania republican. He asked tho house to report on Ills resolu tion providing for the appointment of a specitl committee to Investigate. He also announced that if an inves tigation la not ordered lie woult prefer charges on the floor of th house and ask for Williams' Im peachment. Comptroller Williams said that the charges were "utterly without foundation and a falsehood from start to finish and that he had no Interest in the sale of the Arlington hotel property to the government and received no compensation what ever."' i SIGN CIVIL HILL. WASHINGTON, July 1 9. The president sigued the sundry civil bill revised by congress to meet his ou jeotlons. The agricultural appro priation bill, with the daylight sav ing repeal rider eliminated by the house for the second time, now awaits senate action. DEMAND CONFIDENT!.: VOTE. PARIS, July 19. In view of a vote in the chamber ot deputies lust night, in which the government was 14 votes in the minority, the cabl- net decided to demand a vote o. confidence by the chamber on Tues day. The food minister, whose pol icy was adversely voted on last night, has been replaced. FLKET STARTS TODAY. OLD POINT COMFORT, July 19. Six super-dreadnaughtB, 30 de stroyers and tenders, the vanguard to lead tho way for the 2 craft of the Pacific fleet, sailed to day from Old Point Comfort, Va., bound for the western coast via the Panama canal. 'TEACHERS iKT CERTIFICATES. The following teachers have re ceived certificates. Mildred Meyers, Abble Bond, Esther Sherk, Ethel Hughes, Ray Henderson. Feba Mer ger, Doris Gibbons, Myth Henderson. Margaret Burchard, Mazto Walker. Florence Lichtenberger, Nettie .1. Gleason, Susan Cornell, and Marga ret Thomas. Many others were suc cessful In passing the examinations and are privileged to pall for their certificates &. any lime. All of those Issued by the county superin tendent were for one year with the exception of that given Miss Mazle Walker, who Is authorized to teach in the schools of Oregon for & years. Over 45 teachers took the recent ex aminatioins. HOOST CIIAUTAlOUA. Will Roseburg "Go Over the Top" In Chautauqua sales?" it Is hoped so, but we are not certain. Immediate aggressive ticket sales at this time seems the only solution. It Is there fore the vital thing to do now. I should have been done two weeks ago. Let us rally at once in imme diate support of that which is of vital Interest to our community that this harmonizing Institution may more firmly be established In our city. COMMITTEE. WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW. IC. A. Bell and wife, parents of Mrs. T. A. Raffety of this city will arrive In this city tomorrow by auto. They will be accompanied by Catharine and Frank Dell, the lat ter being a graduate from the Rose burg high school several years ago. They are making the auto trip from Horton. Kansas, and expect to re main in this city for some time visiting at th0 Raffety home. Mrs. Orace Seller, sister- of the deputy Sheriff, who has been spending her summer vacation here, will leave for her home in Topeka, Kansas, tomorrow. J. B. Enger and wife, left this af ternoon for Brownsville where they will spend the week end visiting re latives. . ' (Mrs. W. D. Chadwlck, who has heen under Dr. Btewat's are at the Mercy Hospital, left this morning for her home at Riddle. Sailors From United States Steamer Robbed While On Fishing Trip. . FLEW AMERICAN FLAG State Department Regards Incident As A Most. Serious One. In . ventilation is Promised at " Onco It- Authorities. WASHINGTON. July 19. A boat from the United States Ship Chey enne was held up by armed men in the Tamesi river, near Tampico, Mexico, July 0th, and sailors ot the U. S. navy robbed. The Incident is similar to that in 1914, which re sulted in the occupation of Vera Cruz. Urgent representations to the Carranza Government have gone forward. The boat from the- Chey enne flow the American flag and the enlisted men were on a fishing trip and were relieved by the robbers of their personal effects. The state department regards the Incident as a most serious. one aud both the Mexican government and Tamptco authorities have been notified of the Incident and a prominent- investiga tion will be made Immediately. Car ranza forces are completely In con trol of the Tampico district. - PORTLAND, July 19. The strik ing telephone operators and electri cal workers are uncertain whether to return to work Monday or not at ordered to do by San Francisco headquarters. Some of those inter ested seem to think that .the order is only a ruse to get the employees back until government control ends WILL. iO ON STRIKE. CHICAGO. July 19. The em-1 ployeea of the Chicago transporta- J tlon lines have decided by an over- ; whelming vote to go on a strike 1. the demands for a large wage in crease is not met forthwith. Tlu women cashiors of the elevated lines joined the men In voting. Mayor Thompson has been appointed me diatlon commissioner. FOREST FIRES RAGING. 8POKA.VE, July 19. l-lorest fires In Northern Idaho are still eating their way into valuable government, Btate and private timber. The citi zens of Newport, Washington, are engaged in fighting the foreBt fires which have reached within a nrile of tile town. Six fires are burning In Kunlksu forest, near Newport. CLUB ENTERTAINED. Mrs. P. Sinclair and Mrs. J. J. Tootey pleasantly entertained th members of tho Improvement Clul on Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Sin- claires home In Garden Valley. Thit being the first session since the fou week's vacation, an interesting get to-e-ether meeting was enjoyed. JMrs. J. Erwtn Page gave a cle llghtful reading entitled "Mlrandy Jane on the Mother's Union" durinp the social hour, which was followed by a guessing gnme, after which re freshments were served by the hostesses. The meeting adjourned with the singing of old familiar songs. Mrs. Elkton and sister, Miss Owen of Jacksonville. Florida. Mrs. Me Kinley of Portland and Miss Joseph ine Tooley were guests for the after noon, tl was arranged to hold the next meeting at Mrs. Nash's Grove by the river on the afternoon oi July 31st. SHRINIIRS OX WAY HOME. After several weeks spent In Alaska 77 meihbers of Islam Temple Shrlners, San Francisco, passed through this city yesterdny evening on the way home. The members of the lodge each year put on an ex cursion to some point of Interest hiring special trains, boats or what ever means of conveyance 1b best suited to their plans. This year the party went to Alaska visiting all ot the larger cities and are now on their way back travelling in a spe cial train. Mrs. J. P. Lenox of Sutherlin spent the day in Roseburg shopping and visiting with friends. BUYS BUILDING SHE All details were completed today whereby the Douglas County Grow ers Association, operating the local cannery, comes into possession of the property situated on the west side of the railroad tract between Wash lngton and Oak streets. This land has been purchased for the purpose of a cannery site and it is tho. In tention of the association to build there probably next year. The houses and Miilngs trow located n the lots will lie sold at once and the land cleared ready for building whenever the contract Is let. R.E. SMITH FLEEING NORTH WITH A MILLION DOLLARS Former Roseburg Man In Thrilling Race Against Time -Establish Pacific Coast Record PLANE MEETS Left San Francisco at Three o'Clock This Afternoon Special Train With Savings Certificates Consigned for Alaska Most Unique Trip on Record. (Special to the' Evening News by the Associated Press.) San Francisco, July 19. Carrying a million dollars worth of new war savings cer tificates issued by the United States treasury, Robert E. Smith, director of the war loan organization of the Twelfth Federal Reserve istrict," left San Francisco at 3 o'clock this (Saturday) afternoon in a race by airplane, motorboat, automobile and special train in an effort to reach Seattle before the departure of the mail steamer, Alaska, tomorrow night for northern points. An airplane will meet Mr. Smith at Rose burg Sunday upon the arrival of the train at that city and will immediately take its passengers aboard and leave for Seattle hoping, to reach the latter city before the de parture of the steamer Alaska. . Scurrying away from the docks at San Francisco in a motor boat Mr. Smith was met at the Oakland pier by an automobile and was imme diately taken to a special train in waiting for him at the Southern Pacific depot. Boarding the train, the engineer opened the throttle and the government represent ative is now speeding northward with all possible haste and it is thought will reach Roseburg at an hour sufficiently early to give the airplane ample time to reach Seat tle by tomorrow evening. ' - IHHOY liAXDS tJIIIX-CHIN. H. L. Percy, lute this afternoon announced that Chln-Chln, the fam ous musical comedy will appoar at the Antlers Theatre July 31. Mr. Percy has worked hard to secure this attraction which is composed of 65 players. The music Is extremely opulur and Roseburg theatre goers may be assured of an evening ot perfect entertainment. COMMISSION WILL MI'.KT. Local Chrome- miners today re ceived notice that the War Minerals Relief Commission will meet at Med ford July 28. Those desiring to make statements In addition to those contained in the questlouaircs al ready tilled out, are Instructed to he present at the hearing. The com mision will adjust losses with miners who took out 'minerals on contract with tho government and sustained loses due to the signing of the ar mistice and the. cancellation of the contracts. THIRD OF HIGHWAY IIF.RI The Morning Oregoninn carried a lengthy article dealing with the Pa cific highway road work being car- rieil on 1n this county and suys that Douglas has one-third of the road surface. The article is well written and gives the reader a comprehens ive Idea of the enormous amount of the work being done in this section. BAPTISTS DKFKATKD. The Baptists last night lout to the Christians of the twilight league by a score of 8 to 2. Both teams are -dowdy matched for second plane and with the season almost completed are fighting to win the top of the column. Attorney Neuner, acting for the estate today obtained on order for sale of real property -in the matter of the estate of P. J. Stewart, de ceased. L FLIRT WITH DEATH Telegraphic invitation was sent to Governor Olcott at Salem by the Lane County Fair Asociatlon last night asking him to make b para chute Jump from a balloon or air plane on each of the three days during the fair in September. The fair fair board which ordered Ray H. Wood, secretary, to send the invitation, declares that it thinks the governor. Interested in aero nautics as he is, will be willing to comply with tho request. Follow ing Is the message that was wired to the governor: ''Can you nrrangn to do a par achute Jump two or three days during the l.ane county fair? The act may furnish ym with thrills not experienced In your previous air plane work. eW are counting on yotr well known nerve and audacity to prompt you to accept this invi tation." ' - "BOB" HERE LOCAL NEWS NOTES Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bates loft on the evening train today for AhIiIuihI where they will Bpend Sunday. ' Attorney C. F Hopkins spent the afternoon at Sutherlin' h tending to legal business connected with un estate. Mrs. R. C. Hill of Wilbur spent the day riaitinj with friends and shopping in Itoaeburf;. Mrs. C. C. Robertson loft this af ternoon for a visit with friends and relatives at Portland. John McClaskoy, spent the day In iuio, icimuiiiK una uiitJiiiuun iu ins home in Sutherlin. The county court met today in special session to consider rond con struction proposals. As no bids wero received the court adjourned after a short sesfon. William Bell, the weather bureau man, leaves the first of tho week for Portland, whereho will join M' wife, who is now visiting there. They will then go on to Hood River for a short visit and then to the Ptiget Sound district for a vacation. A man is expected within a couplo of das to relieve Mr. Bell. THIS EVENING Chautauqua openB this evening at 8 o'clock and at 6 o'clock the re served Beats will be on sale at the tent and will be In charge of Miss Mildred Goodrow, the Junior Super visor. ThoBe who desire reserved seats may get them at the tent pre vious to each performance at 6 cents for each entertainment or 72 cents for the full sessions of thirteen pro grams. These; prices include war tax. Reserved seats for any special event cannot be promised unless sea son tickets are secured for the re maining portion of the series. It Is altogether best If ono wishes two or three sessions reserved to get ; run season reserves irom me uein- nlng and those who come first wjll have first choice. iThe opening number Is a light cheerful performance of songs, sto- ! rles and readings by the McDonnugh- 1 Kaglcston Company, two versatile 1'nlversity young ladles or Boston. Following, ' Dr. Joseph Clare pros-1 cuts In a most Interesting and In- striietlve manner. "The Kiddie n' , tile Russian Revolution." Dr. Clare-. lived through the stirring revolu tionary period in Petrograd and the information he gives Is first-hand. The gist of several volumes is con tained In this one magnificent ad dress which everynoe should hear and which alone la often declared bv many to be worth th full prlc. of a season ticket. TOMORROW by WIMj speak moxpay. Mrs. Robert C. McCrcdle, a lec turer of national repute, will speak at tho Chautauqua tent Monday morning. The lecture will be free to all and will bo on the subject ol ruconstructlon. i .! 'SKNJAMIN CAllO liAXDS. Ilenjunilu Cnro, son of Simon Uaio. who Is now iu this city at tending to business muters, lumlcd in New York, yesterday, acocrdlug to a mesage received today, lieii Jamlii was formerly associated with his father In conducting a clothing store in tills city and enlisted curly iu tho war for overseas service. Lately ho has hoen attending school in Purls, having taken up a course of instruction offered by one of the colleges formed by tho.U. S. Gov ernment. His many friends In lloso burg are delighted to heur of his return. WILL MAKE INSi'KCTIOX. S. C. Dortrum, forest Supervisor, left this morning for au Inspection of the Canyon Creek Roud. This Improvement which is boing made cooperatively by Government, Slate and County, Is ono of the lineal pieces of work In the county. It Is being made under the supervision of well experienced Government en gineers who are directed by Mr. Burtruni. The Forest Supervisor will bo accompanied by his wife and children, who will go on to Mcd ford for a short visit. Mr. Hortrum will take them through to Grants Pass by auto. LEAVING FOR CRATl;ll LA KB. - A. C. Marsters and wife end I. M. Tnlhlll and wife, or Suthorlln, left this afternoon for Klamath Falls and Crater Lake on a business and pleasure trip. As a means of prevontlng the spread of smallpox In Oregon, the state board of health has Just Issued orders requiring that all parsons presenting evidences of r.ny Bltln dis ease which might bo susperjed of be In ir smallpox must submit to an examination by the city health au thorities before being allowed to purchase transportation on any of ihe railroads out of Portland. An nouncement of the new order was made yesterday by David N. Ko berg, state health officer. This ac tion hns been taken as a result or a smallpox case which was uncover ed by City Health Officer Shoema ker who found a chef on one of the 8. P. diners suffering fro tho dis ease. The board of hcnlth also re nniros that all railroad employe who come In contact with persons Infected with small pox must sub mit to acclnatlon. SMALLPOX SUSPECTS MUST BE EXAMINED E WILL BE DEFEATED Robert Paulus Issues A State ment That New Prices Will Take Middleman's Profit. LOCAL GROWERS ELATED Reports of Docrvpniu-y llctwocti Ore gon and California, Prices Are ItiuscU Says Malum Mini. Survey of Markets Miulo. Prune, growors of the Umpqua Val ley and Douglus county are quite- elated over the statement made by Robert C. Paulus regurding specula tors who It is said have made from $2000 to $3000 pur cur in Eastern markets on the sale of prunes bought early Iu tho soason on the Paciltc coast. These speculators will be hard lilt by tho schedule ot prices decided upon by tho Coast fruit growors associations. , In the statement received here from Mr. Paulus, lie has tho follow ing to say: 'The growers' associations In Ore gon, all lour of them, received more than the California association's priceB, but the unorgttuized growers solllug on the opon mtirket, owiug to their lack ot information, sold for less than the goods were worth." i The long looked for California prune growers association prices have ut last beon mude. The prices on the size of which tho bulk of tho Oregon crop will run, such as 30-40B, 40-60b and 50-IIUb, are 10 cents bulk bases for 3u-40s; 14 cents lulk bases for 40-6Us and 12 cents bulk buses fur GO-UOs. These prices are nut based ou methods ot calculating prices now lu voguo in buying prunes in Oregon, hut are based on tho common method in use in selling, which usub 80-8iis us a starting point for the base, 'instead ot .'I0-35S as is commonly used lu liuying from the growere in Oregon. While tho prlco paid the growers u Oregon has rangud irom 10 lk cents to 21) Mi cents for ao-:i5, tho bulk of the prunes in tho Northwest wore sold by the growers at around 134 cents for J0-3&B. Somo were Bold on the strnight qunrtor cent drop on euch count ot live and a great many sales wore made with from a M to l!i of a cent drop lu the larger size. It is evldont from the abovo prices that the Oiillfornla growers will re ceive through their organization from $:I0 to $10 per ton average nioro than the unorganized growers, both In Oregon and Cullforniu. After a very curoful survey of the world's markets taking Into consl doratlou supply and demand tho as sociation lliiully decided on a price which is slightly below llio present market, knowing that otherwise a heavy percentage of their goodt would be still remaining on the gro cers' shelves next year whon thoy get ready to soli again. Some spe culators have been making from $000 to .100O per car in Bnstorn markets on resales of prunes pur chased from the Coast at lower figures early In the season, and i. number or other speculators will no doubt be hard hit by the associa tion's prices. These prices will have a tendency to reduco the general selling price, thereby reducing tho price to the consumer and assisting to force consumption of tho extreme ly large crop of this year's Califor nia prunes. A. J. Stunner left this afternoon for Tangent following a few days spent In RoBeburg attending to busi ness matters. He will go ou to his home ut baker. 1XMK FOR INSANi; MAX. The local chief of polico yestur- n.Miiii. n.itln fi-nni Portland officials asking him to look for A w. rlan, v;no escapeu inim . " state Insane hospital at Salem. He Is thought to have headed tills way. Tho man Is about .15 yours old. Is 5 feet 11 Inches tall, and weight 15; pounds. Ho Is of light com plexion, smooth shaven and wore a black suit and dark brown soft hat. GOLLEMl WAY TO CORVALLIS After a tour of Inspection nt the Eastern Oregon and Southern Oro- Ron Kxperlment Stations, President W. J. Kerr, and five members of the board of regents of the Oregon Acil cultunfl College, and Addison Den nett, of tho Oregoninn. passed thru this city thin afternoon on the way to Corvallls. Through I-'.MStorn Ore gon, tho party went by way or llend to Crater Lake, whero a short stop was made and then on to Medfoid to remain overnight. Leaving Mod ford early this morning the prrty ex pects to reach Corvallls this evening after a hard drive. All are having a Due rime and Cnd roads and sta tions In good condition". DEPT. AT OUTS Resignations May Be Request ed by City Dads at Meeting Next Monday. STRIKE IS IMMINENT Mayor Charge Firemen With Fall tiro to Coopornto With City In Work of Providing for Pro tection Against Flro. As a result of alleged improper conduct on tho part of several mem bers of tho city flro department, an open break has occurred botween a fow M ithe ftremejn nd the city council. The matter has assumed largo proportions and threatens a strike on tho part of the entire or ganization, If the remaindor of the members take sides with the few who have arrayed themselves In op position to the position taken by the councllmen. According to Mayor Stewart, three or four of -the firemen have under taken to object to the rules and appointments made by the city coun cil and nro endeavoring by various methods, which he claims are not altogether propor, to embarrass the city orncinis. such condition Is not conducive to harmony and must be eliminated. Although he failed to make a dl-' rect charge Mayor Stewart Intimat ed that the club rooms used by the fire department are not being con- ' ducted altogether aB they should be and says that drastic action will be taken to see that a thorough clean ing is made. Object to Drivers. It in understood that the firemen ' luivo objected to the action of the ' city council In employing drivers for -the lire truck. They maintain, it 'Is said, that those appointments shouUl be made by the lire deportment or ; commissioners and that the council lias no right to conduct any busi ness In connection with tho depart luejit. Claims have hoen made t1" hecauso of the action taken by the council In appointing men, the flre men have endeavored to oiiBt the -driver who la on duty nt night, by making it almost impossible for him to sleep or enjoy himself while -around the club rooms. These were built soma time ago and have a large room in which is a card table, soverat easy chairs, a phonograph, magnzlno rack and other articles placed for tho entertainment or tho boys of the department. There lire several sleeping compartments, mid a halh room, all well furnlshe-t so that tho hovB imay stay at the fire hall in comfort nt all times. Tho driver who Is on duty nt night hns a room near the sliding pole so Mint ho can quickly get to the tele phone and answer a call. It Is reported that shortly oftr tho present driver was appointed, members of the fire department took possession of nil of the rooms and refused to give the driver a place in whl'-h to sleep until tho matter was adjusted, riven up to this rime ho hns not been given a key to tho ' rooms. On several occnsslons they havo, It is said, kept the rooms so noisy th:t It has been ImposBlble for hhn to sleep anil as he works during the daytime, -it is necessary that he -obtain rest at night. On one oc rassinn a game of cards was kept colng until 6 o'clock In the morn ing. These things Mr. 8tewart stains, will not bo tolerated. The firemen maintain that the power of conducting business for tho i,epnrlment Is vested In tho board of commissioners and that the coun cil hns no right to employ drivers or In any other way deal with the mat ters pertaining to the dopartmcnt. May Ask Resignations. Tho trouble will be thoroughly llscussed nt the coming council meeting when it is understood, a re solution will he passed calling for ihe resignation of several of the members, ir such action Is taken the entire department has threaten ed to walk out. Such a condition Is deplorable as It Is distressing at any time to seo inch a dlsturlmnce in a municipal -fovornment. The firemen have done rf-lclent work and have received nrncilenlly no remuneration, but oven patriotic labour and service Ib not acceptablo unless It Is conducive to harmony. Just what action Is to iio taken Is not yet certain, bu Mayor Stewart and the council aro firm that tho present bone of con tention shall bo eliminated and that a readjustment shall be made on an oiffiltablo Btandard. MKlrl'lNti MONDAY. A meeting of tho Douglas County Kdiicalinniil Hoard, will be held at. the office of tho county superinten dent, .Monday evening ot 5 o'clock. Th a menihnrn of the boird aro C. L. f'henoweth, of Oakland. L. L. Hurd, of G.endale, nr. c. H. nancy or nironvlile. J. H. Poolh of this c'tr. and Superintendent Brown. 8upr vlsors will be elected and other edu cational business attended to. - m ' 0