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ItOHKliURO, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OHKGO.V, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 10H).
NO. 104
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U.S.CAVALRY CROSS
ROY TAYLOR IS LIAR TOOZE 10
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MAYOR OF CIH
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COMMENTS PREPARING FOR
RATIFICATION ONLY
PLAN, SAYS WILSON
FAVOR BOOKLET
Druggist Chosen To Fill Out
Term of Mayor Stewart
JVho Resigned. ... .
M'CUNTQCKONiCOUNCIL
Will Represent Uosoburg Precinct
During. Term For Which He
Was IJnnnimouNly Chosen
By City Council.
County Judge D. J. Stewart, who
for several years has served in the'
capacity of mayor, last night resign
ed his position, Walter Hamilton,
president of the council, being elect
ed iby the council to 1111 his unex
pired term, while J. B. McCllntock,
was chosen ,t,o fill the place lnado
vacant by the councilman who was
elected to the higher position.
"Having been appointed County
Judge of Douglas County, Oregon,
and (having assumed the duties of
that office, which will require all
of my time, I hereby tender my re
signation from "the office o Mayor
of the city of Roseburg, to take ef
fect immediately upon the adjourn
ment of this meeting, said Mr.
Stewart. !
"In tendering my i resignation, I
wish to express to the members of
the council and the people of the
City of Koseburg my sincere thanks
for their hearty cooperation in car
rying on the affairs ot the city. I
regret to resign thin position, for it
has been a great pleasure for me
to serve with you, but, gentlemen,
you know my new duties are ardu
ous andit will take all my time and
feel I could not do justice to the
county nor to the city if 1 attempt
ed to iholcl both positions."
Mr. Stewart was thanked by sev
eral of, the councilman for his court
esy and faithful work while holding
the position of chief executive and
a resolution of thanks and apprecia
tion was ordered placed upon the
minutes. , I li:4 ;
Hamilton Ulccted.'
Although Mr. Hamilton endeav
vored to throw the position to Mr. J.
P. Bn.rker, he wa elected to the
place of Mayor and will serve In that
capacity for the remainder of the
term. In selecting a councilman
from Mr. Hamilton's district, Mr.
McCllntock was unanimously ap
proved and elected. .Ho has served
on the council and was one of its
most efficient and progressive mem
bers and no better choice could have
been made.
As usual the high cost of living',
and water and light company came
in for a few rough words and were
dealt with and without gloves. The
city attorney read a communication
from the Public Service Commission
Announcing a meeting at Portland
August 7th to investigate the raise
in telephone rates, also a letter from
B. W. Macey, city attorney of Salem
asking for informr.tion' in regard to
a municipal plant and whether or
not such a matter had ever been
discussed by the Roseburg council.
The council voted to enter a formal
protest at the hearing and instructed
the city attorney to draw up a docu
ment which will set forth the stand
taken. Mr. Wimberly will probably
be sent to Portland to represent the
city at the meeting.
Lights Arc Probcm.
After several months of see-sawing
it appears that matters between
the city rfind water and light com
pany in regard to oltyf lights are be
ginning to adjust themselves. Some
.1 .. t,a nlknmnllV ' ,1 nmntn flPfl H
lime UBU "-" 1
new contract at considerable increas
ed rates claiming the Increase on ac
cunt of the upkeep expenses on the
ornamental lights. The city refused
the raise and demanded that the old
contract be renewed. It now ap
pears to be the concensus of opinion
that the city will bewllliaig to sign
up the old contract for two year and
to take over the maintainance of the
custer lights which will probably
amount to approximately $25.00 Ilcr
month.
It was also announced that the
company ras been making several
cuts 'in the streets- without having
obtained 'a bond as provided by ordi
nance and that herenfter they must
complv with the provisions in this
regard. Councilman Nichols advises
that the present l'i?hts be rais
ed several lcnes mm umv
be turned over so that the globes
hang down. This he says presents
he water from running into the
pipes which is one of the chief faults
to be found with the ornamental
lights. It 19 possible that the center
globe would have to bo removed and
other slight alterations made. The
recommendation was referred to the
committee on electric lights for In
vestigation. 1 "!
The committee on Public Build
ings and grounds reported that, a
number of improvements had been
made at the auto tourists's camp
grounds. Lights have been instal
led, tables and benches provided and
wood and water made more conven
ient. Councilman Nichols stated that
he was recently In conversation with
Pursuit of Mexican Bandit
Gang is Started Early
. This Morning.
AVIATORS ARE NOW SAFE
Aerial Fleet Hovering Over Terri
tory In Hope of Locating Mexicans
' Who Threatened Life of Lieuts.
Davis and Peterson.
(By the Associated Press.)
CANDELAIUA, Tex., Aug. 19.
Accmpanled by Ueutenans Davis and
Peterson, whose release wlas secured
from .Mexican la'iittits.i the pay
ment of $15,000 as ransom, a troop
of United States cavalry crossed -the
Mexican border early this morning
and are in pursuit of the bandits
who held Davis and Peterson for a
week, threatening them with death
unless the ransom wus paid. The
released aviators are acting ns
guides lor the cavalry, while other
flyers in the aviation service are co
operating wth the soldiers. . Tho
country Is being scouted by aero
planes in the hope- of locating tho
bandits, so that they con be quickly
overtaken, and it is believed the
Mexicans are skulking somewhere In
the Ojinaga district south of Oan
delaria. WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. The U-
nited States troop punitive expedi
tion into Mexico is bei(ng conducted
with the full knowledge of the ad
ministration authorities, who have
been withholding uinnouncement or
the decision until Lieutenants Davis
and. Peterson. American avlatorn
new by .Mexican bandits under.
threat or death, were released. Sec
retary of War Baker stated this
morning that the troops crossed Into
Mexico today under specific Instruc
tions from the war department.
.... AVIATORS SAFE
MARFAl TEXAS. Ans. 19j Lieu
tenants Davis and Peterson, the U
nited States army aviators who were
held by Mexican bandits for a $15,
000. ransom, were released and -brot
back to the American side of the
border last night. They were com
pletely confused as to directions, and
thought they were in United State
territory when they were compelled
to land. According to a statement
made they were not mistreated by
the bandits, but threatened with
death unless the ransom mKniey was
paid.
A. J. Moran of the Moran-Percv
Co., of Medford arrived iln this city
yesterday, and spent the day eonfer
Ing with H. L. Porcy, manager of
Antlers and Majestic theaters, in re
gard to .their holdings in Medford.
Messrs Moran ajnd Percy have just
acquired the Liberty theatre in that
city and this addition gives them
three exceptionally fine theater pro
perties in the southern city. Mr.
Moran is greatly impressed with the
business outlook 'in this city.' The
two young theatre men will leave
soon for Portland where they will
terests of their theaters and buying
speiid a week looking after the irf-
the big film productions for the
coming season.
A deal was completed ' today
whereby the Douglas County Water
and Light Company takes over tile
Sutherlln plant and will furnish that
city with lights in the future. Here
tofore Sutherlln has been supplied
with "Juice' at wholesale rates by
the company which now assumes
complete control. , John Kernln, J.
B. Yeon and Wim Pollman, stock
holders of the Douglas County coan
pany have signed tho contract which
was accepted today by the Sutherlln
owners. At the present tme the
local company is owner of the plants
at Roseburg, Wilbur, Sutherlln and
Yoncalla and wholesales lights to
Drain and Oakland. .
. , I
E. Tollman and wife left for Port
land yesterday afternoon and will
visit at the Metropolis for several
days.
a hainker from Oklahoma who said
that the Roseourg camp grounds are
the handiest and most convenient he
had found on his t raves.
Motorbus licenses were granted to
C. M. Wilson, with Tom Wharton as
surety and J. J. Belts with Sam K al
ley as surety. . ,
BUYS SUTHERLIN
LIUHTING PLANT
Was Jailed in Olympia On
onarge ot Murdering His
Wife But is Released.
FLEECED LOCAL PEOPLE
Formerly Conducted A Paint Kstub.
lishmcnt Ia Roscburtr and Was
Itather Shady In All
' His Dealings.
Roy h.. Taylor, who was recently
Jailea at Olympia, Washigton, on u
charge of wife awarder anu who was
several days ago released trohi whan
nij wuo appeared before Sacremento
authorities in an effort to cleur her
husuund, is well known in Hoseburu
and during his residence here-aboui
7 years ago left his "ear mania.
Durmg his stay in Roseburg he wai;
associated in business with hhv bio
ther und father 'in a painting anu
paper hanging establishment ,t,,i.
ed in a wooden structure where the
iioiej uiunu now stands. He Is said
iu ue guniy ot arson here for having
uurusu iwo ouuaings in Roseburg
und collected a large sum of insur
ance an botli He also fleeced W. S.
Fowell, tile local Becond hand dealer
Of $185.- -Mr. Powell went on Tnir.-
lor's note for that sum and Taylor
then left the city while Bill held
me sacu. just before leaving town
Taylor wrote a number of chocks on
a local bank and cashed them. When
presented to the banking Institution
by local people they were declared
worthless. Yes, Taylor left his "ear-
marKS lpi this city, and even though
he is not guilty of wife murder, it
would! not be safe for him to return
to this "neck of tho woods."
His wife who appeared In Snere-
mento recently presented the police
mere wiin a torn marriage license
showig that she and Taylor wore
married in Chvehdou, Texas, on Jan
uary , 1UU4. Harry Pearce was ac
quainted with thein in Texas and
anew theml duimg their residence
nere. Roy riughanii a loerd sign
writer was employed by Tavlor hero
during their stay in Roseburg and
was well acquainted with the family.;
H'tte Tells Story
When questioned regarding 'her
mysterious disappearance, Mrs. Tay
lor told the following story of the
constant wjorry caused i.er by Tay
lor, wno was jailed at Oympia,
Wash., on a charge of having mur
dered his wife.
"Roy and I were married in the
south, as you will see bv this worii
and tattered marrJa,ge license. We
have been married' 15 years, and 1
want to say that they have been
filled with hellishh abuse for mo at
the hands of this man Taylor. We
have three girls now living with
Mrs. George Seaband of Hull, Ore.,
with whom I left them at the time
I left my husband in Portland last
March. Mr. Policeman, I just could
not stand his abuse nny longer and
thought, that the best way td"top
it all iwas to leave Mm, as I had
done a year ago.
"I came to Sacremento and imme
diately went to work for Mrs. Ren
olds, since moved to Portland; then
secured work at my present employ
er's home, a Mr. Kelly, where I have
spent the only real happy .moments
since I married Taylor." ,
GEE WHIZl
WHAT A OULL
DAY I WON
DER IF I -CANT
START SOME
THING ?
0".
A.Will Give Intimate Story of A
r bomiers Lire in, r ranee
During Recent War.
WILL DISCUSS LEAGUE
Admission! Price Will Be Donated to
tho Fund For A Woman's ,
Building: M the State
University.
Lieutenant Lamar Tooze, junt back
from a two years or interesting en
perlence overseas iu France, will
give his lecture; at Roseburg, Ore
gon, at the Antlers Theatre, on Au
gust 24th, in furtherance of the
campaign to raise funds for the Wo
man's Building, at the 'diversity of
Oiegon. A charge of 50 cents, ac
cording to seat taken, will bo lnado.
All of this -money will go towards
the building.
In writing Mrs. George T.' Oor
llnger of Dallas, about the proposal
that he give these lectures. Lieut.
Tooze wrote tile following:
"I plan to gTve an 'Intimate' story
of a soldier's impressions and ex
periences of the war, and will also
deal with the league of nations,
military preparedness and related
subjects. 'You may want to know
my attitude on the league of na
tions: I feel that the principle Is
fine, but .that the league is si.Ul !n
Its Infancy and must lie developed
beroro it can be very effective. We
should encourage it and at tho
same time should not ovei look its
shortcomings. In other words, we
should expect not too much oft" .It
ow, but on the other hand, we
should not discard the principle us
some Senators advocate.
"I was in Paris Cor four months
and made a positive effort to ascer
tain the International opinioi. on the
league and feel that I am familiar
with the obstacles which confront
its operation.'
Lamar Tooze was the represent
ative of the University of Oregon
student body upon the Ford Peace
fiasco and gained much interesting
ad humorous experience while' on
this trip overseas. Among the gifts
given to Mr. Henry Ford upon tho
occasion of his departure in Ills ship
for the North Sea, was a caged
sqiurrel. This squirrel was imme
diately adopted by the Now: York
World as its correspondent and
what was reported by the World to
be wireless messages from its
squirrel saw nuts everywhere but
did not have a nut to oat and there
fore was starving to death. Tho
humor of the situation greatly im
pressed Lieut. Tooze on this trip,
but also he gains much useful
knowledge of world-wide affairs.
Mrs. M. H. Vincent arrived 'In
Roseburg yesterday bringing with
her the. ashes of her daughter Eli
zabeth who died recently In Pasa
dena. The, body was .cremated.
Mrs. Guy Flint and daughter Lil
lian, loft yesterday for Wichestor
Bay where they are to spend a
week or ten days enjoying an out
ing. Dog Days
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iHEY.Tog!)
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Other Organizations Praise
Advertising Sent Out by
ChamberCommerce. .
TOURISTS WANT COPIES
Roseburg Merchants Slay Obtain In.
formation on Various Conditions
Throughout the Roseburg
Chamber of Commerce.
"Our local Chamber of Commerce
continues to receive comments from
other bodies showing appreciation of
tho booklet recently issued entitled,
"Roseburg, ' Dou'glas County nnd
Umpqua Valley, Oregon", says C. S.
Helnlno, Secretary. "W. A. Reed,
Secretary of Marshfleld Chamber of
Commerce says, "This is to ackowl
edge the receipt of your communi
cation together with copies of your
new booklet which we shall 1)0 glad
to place on file here at the Chamber
of Comimerce. We are much inter
est in the information contained
therein; also in the issuing of a
booklet ent'.rely free of views, it is
a conservative way of advertising
and we trust will produce results.
"From the same part of the coun
try a letter was received from H. R.
Edmunds, of Gardiner, Oregon. Ho
says, "Your booklet is certainly very
well gotten up. Of the two that you
sent us,. I am. today forwarding one
to a. gentleman in Delaware who hits
written us inquiring about his part
lof the country. As we have nothing
in tho way of a booklet to send out,
we hope you can let us have" a cou
ple dozen to send out to those
making inquiry regarding this sec
tion," "The Chamber of Commerce has
had calls from the camp grounds
today and three from local citizens
who desire -copies sent .to f riendB.
IC you have friends, who are interest
ed in Roseburg, send their names in
to tlie Secretary and he will mall
copies to thein. ' '
"Tho Salem Commercial Club,
through Mr. T. E. McCrosky, has the
following to say regarding copy of
our booklet recetly mailed to them.
Replying to your letter of August 5,
&nd inspired by a perusal of your re
cently issued booklet, I wish to com
pliment you upon the excellency of
the the work. I see no evidence of
colored fire in the work, in fuct, it
is a conservative, safe and sane di
gest of very big factB."
"The Chamber of Commerce 1b In
receipt of a lettor from D. C. An
drews & Co., import - and ' export
freight agonts of New York, stating
that they w.ll be glad to place the
names of any Roseburg. 'merchants
on their mailing lists in order that
they might receive information re
garding freight rates, sailing lists,
shipping conditions reports touching
either the Atlantic or the Pacific
coasts.
"If there, are any ot' our; merch
ants desiring this general informa
tion and will hand their names in
to the Chamber of Comerce, they
will be "placed on the mailing list of
Andrews & Co. and' thus be enabled
to bo thoroughly posted in these
matters." , '
LIFE ISN'T SO"
BAD AFTER
ALL! '
"SMATTeR
WITH THE '
County Superintendent Wants
School Buildings Made
Clean and Sanitary.
FORMULAS FURNISHED
Various Disinfectants Are Recom
mended to Prevent Reoccur
renca of Fatal and Dread
Epidemic this Year
Preparing fur a reoccurronce of
the influenza, epidemic, County
School Superintendent O. C, Brown,
is udvislng school districts to clean
and make sanitary all buildings.
The following circular letter is be
ing sent to, each board:
10 the Honorable noard of Di
rectors, Douglas County Schools:
Gentlemen: Iu view of the fact
that many physicians who have stu
died closely .present conditions pre
dict a re-occurrence of the influenza
epidemic so fatal lust year. 1 am
asking all boards of directors, us a
precautionary measure, to cioun.aud
alsinleot all school buldlngs iu tho
district.
As the time for opening school is
near at hand, 1 hope that each com
munity will take hold of thlB mut
ter und thoroughly clean the walls
and windows, scrub and oil the
floors and renovate and disinfect
the toilets.
One good oiling on the floors, and
a second one about the time of,-the
Christmas vacation should be suffi
cient to handle the dunt accumula
tion. 1 am inclosing formulas that are
! Inexpensive and at the same time
j very effectivo us disinfectants. Toi
lets snoum ue treated at least once
a week and desks every two weeks.
The formulas follow:
Lysol Cost $1.00 per quart.
This makes about 12 gallons of
solution which Is strong enough
to wnsh'dosks and wood work.
Putt's Chlorides dost 40 cents
per pint. ,
One cupfull to a bucket ot water,
eluisod at any drug store,
odorless. ' i
Chloride of Lime Cost, 15 cents
per can.
Should be used at least twice a
week in every toilet.
Prepared floor oil can be pur
chned at any drug store.
Trusting that these suggestions-
will meet with your approval and
that wo will receive your hearty
co-operation in a campaign to con
verso the health nnd lives of our
children, I am .
Very truly yours, '
O. C. BROWN,
County School Supt.
TheO acre farm belonging to I.
Shockloy, 2 miles north of AVin
chester has ust been Bold to 1. S.
Eppcrly. The now purchaser has
only recently returned from over
seas service in tho II. S. army. He
gets all stock, tools, and crops on
the ranch, and will tnke possession
In a few days. Mr. Shockley Is yet
undecided as to where he will locato.
Another deal reported Is that In
which Pied Bonebrake, of Dlxon
vlllo, has bought tho J. O. Barnes
205 acre ranch In Camas Valley.
This Is known aB one of the best
stock ranches in that section, being
mostly all creek bjottom land, and
located on the RosabtirgMyrtle Point
highway. Both deals were made
through tho J. A'. Walker Real
Estate Agency.
BARKER TAKES OVER
The J. P. Barker Company today
took over tho Oakland Automobile
agency which has heretofore been
conducted by C. O. Thomas, tho
Overland ngmit. Mr. Barker has
Just unloaded a car load of thone
new machines which are very at
tractive and whloh .sell for a. very
reasonable sum. They will bo han
dled oxcluslvoly by the J. F. Barker
Company which haB secured the
agency for the year 1920. Mr. Tho
mas will devote himself to the Over
land machine which he has managed
for Koine time.
A leak in I ho water iilpe in front
of the Umpqua Hotel yesterday
mndo a Inatiitorium out of a couple
of the ample room of that popular
topping place. Before the loak was
stopped the water had filled the
rooms to a depth ot sevoral Inches.
Several squares ot concroto side
walk wcro lorn up In making io-palrs.
Reservations or Senate In
terpretations Will Delay
Nations to Conform.
KILL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
House Pusses Itcpcul Measure Over
Presidential Veto Senate Ex
pected to Concur in. Action
Heavy Loss by t'lre.
(The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON Aug. 19. In the
conference with the foreign rela
tions committee of the senate, be
ginning at ton o'clock this morning,
Provildent Wilson, statod hoi could
see no reasonable objections to in
terpretation or how the United
Stales accepts the league ot nations
covenant, provided Buch interpreta
tions do not form a part of the for
mal ratification itself. The president '
warmly defendeu Article X. and also
mado a lengthy statement of work
accomplished at the conference. The
executive vehemetly contended that
It senate Interpretations ot the
meaning of sections of the peace
troaty nnd covounnt were made a
formal .part of the ratification of the
peace terms, long delay would follow
and tho other governments also ne
cessarily have to take action on the
amended treaty.
Leaguo Is .English.
The president admitted the plan
for the league of nations was draft
ed! from) an outline framed by the
uritisu jcommiBHlon, land later- was
made to conform to ideas submitted
by General Smuts, of , England's
South African colonies. He alleged
that as a mioral asset he believed the
United States should not participate
In the Indemnities demanded from
Germany or other nations, but this
did not apply to the pre-war claims
like, the sinking of the Lusitanla.
Wlson disagreed with his secretary
of state, Langning, that Japan would
have signed tho treaty regardless of
whether it contained the Shantung
provision. Regarding Article X, the
president claimed that tho league of
nations council could only offer ad
vice, and since action must be unani
mous, the vote of the United States
would be necessary for confirming
any league action concerning if.
tJonfcronco Unprcconqented
Today's conference 1b i unprece-
deptod'ln United States history. The
preBident dlscUBBed 'reaty and an
swered questions propounded by the
senate committee, and stenographlo
0o given the public. In detense of
roport of the whole transaction will
Ills position on' the Shantung "ques
tion, the president Intimated that
the league ot nations would prevent
Japan from assuming any soverign
ty (over the Chinese province, altho
the troaty gives Shantung to the
Japs.
TYHl'M COURSE ASSURHD
At a meeting hold yesterday In the
office of Dr. Lucottr. A. Smith the
guarantors of the Lyceum course to
be glvon this fall and winter in
Roseburg elected Geo. A. Burchard,
president and W. C. Keyes, sooro-
tary and treasurer. The other mem
bers of the organization are Dr.
Smith, Mrs. D. B. Carr, Mrs. G. L.
Flint, Miss Marie Martins, Dr. R. M.
Bnimfield. P. T. Bubar, B. S. Ni
chols, C. A. Arohart and Aubrey G.
Smith. Tho list of attractions and
dates for same will be announced
inter. It is bolloved that an excel
let course wll he glvon the peoplo,
ot Roseburg this winter.
BISHOP HUGHES AT
M.E. CHURCH TONIGHT
Bishop Matt S. Hughes ,of Port
land arrived tlilB afternoon and will
Bneuk at eight o'clock in the Metho
dist Kpiscopal Church. Tills is not
as some have thought, a meeting for
Aletliodlsts only, but an opportunity
and privilege for all the city to hear
this noted churchman and orator.
When elected bishop, he was pastor
of the great First Methodist Church
of Pasadena. California, where he
had boon for el slit years. Because
ot his pulpit and platform ability, ho
Is in great demand for addresses be
fore' universities, and on public and
patriotic occasions. His address hove
will be of general Interest, dealing
with the great questions ot the day?
njnd the public is coidinlly Invited.
Especially opportune is his message
now In view of the great forward
movements ot all tho churches, and
especially the Centenary Movoment
of Mothodlsnv. I ',
FU.NHIlAIi TOMORROW
The funoral or Miss Nancy IX.
W-itnon. who died Monday, will be
held from the Roseburg Undertaking
prin,d nmnrrnw mornlnff. Wednes-
d'tv, Aug. 20, at 10:30 o'clock. All
friends of the family are Invited to
attend. .. ,