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NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN AND PLANT THAT GARDEN, LAWN AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBBERY FOR HEALTH, WEALTH AND PLEASURE
DOUGLAS COUXTY NEEDS 1014
Macadam road to the coast, also
on Pacific Highway; electrio Hnea
through the county, new canneries,
farm co-operation for marketing.
VOL. XVII.
ItOSEllURG, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH B, 11)1 I.
.No. 4.
ROSEBURG
REVIEW
II
North Douglas Citizens Call on
the County Court
ASK PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
largely Signed Petition Presented, and Re
quest Appropriation of Tax Money Paid
by That Section of County
A delegation of 14 men from the
north end of the county arrived here
Wednesday evening to present to the
County Court, now In session, a peti
tion containing several hundred
names in which they ask to have the
road Improved from Drain to Scotts
burg. The men went before the
court this morning and urged that
the condition of the road is such that
some action is necessary at once. The
men stated that other sections of the
county have received much benefit
while their section has been over
looked. They believe that now is
third time to be given some help in
the building of roads. The delegation
was composed of C. R. Franklin, J.
R. Hart, Ed Hancock, S. P. Fenley,
R. A. Moore, C. C. Hancock, Walter
Rydell Clyde Rydell, 11. O. Thomas,
Robert Grubbe, of Elkton; W. H.
Fisher, of Scottsburg, and W. C. Ed
wards and T. W. Williams, of Drain.
F. F. Well, of Elkton, was also here
today.
Tliis delegation called on the
County Court In a body this morning
and presented their petition, signed
by hundreds of the taxpayers of the
northern part of the county. In do
ing so the court was addressed by
W. C. Edwards, of Drain; C. R.
Franklin, or Elkton, and Thode An
drews, of Scottsburg. A statement
was also submitted showing approxi
mately the amount of tonnage hauled
annually over this road, besides 7,
200 passengers and their baggage
transported by the stage company.
The request of this committee ap
peared quite reasonable. They asked
the court to appropriate for perma
manent road building in those dis
tricts a sum ns nearly equal as pos
sible to half the amounts paid into
the road fund of the county under
the general tax levy. Under the law
one-half of the road tnx is appor
tioned to the road districts In pro
portion to the amounts of their as
sessments, and now these gentlemen
ask that ns much as possible of the
other half of their district assess
ments be spent on their own roads.
They realize that all parts of the
county must share in the general
road building expense, including
bridges and repairs, and aside from
thnt they only ask that their share
of the money be spent on their own
roads. They also ask that the ser
vIiao n thn cnnntv pnsllippr he given
In relocating and regrading certain I
sections of the road, so that bills may
be eliminated as far as possible. By
doing such permanent Improvement !
work for a series of a few years, a t
goodr permanent road may be con
structed, without resorting to bond
Issues or other expedients. Their,
regular share of one-half of the gen
eral tnx levy, being this year about
$14,090, Is required to mako repairs
and care for the lateral roads of eacn
district, and the additional sum now
asked Is for permanent improve-.
ments on the main road from Drain
to the coast, which is one of the
most Important roads in the county.
The court was asked to go over
this road at the earliest possible
date, and free transportation will be
given them for this trip by S. P. Fen
iey and others. The court has not
signified its intention in this matter,
but doubtless some good, permanent
improvements will be made on that
road this year.
Speaking privately, Mr. Edwards
does not favor bond Issues or running
the county into debt. He believes it
would be better to even levy a ten
mill road tux annually for a few
years and build permanent roads
therewith, than to issue bonds or
otherwise go into debt, the burden
of which could scarcely ever be lifted,
after being once Imposed.
WHO IS MR. ROCKKFKLIXIW?
Candidate's Petition for Governor
Piled by Ma" Unknown.
SALEM, Or., March 4. Consider
able excitement prevailed in Secre
tary Olcott's office today when Sam
Kozer, assistant secretary, announced
that John Hockefellow had filed his
declaration as a caudldate for the
Republican nomination for Governor.
The address given was Gold Bond
building, Portland.
It was thought at first that Mr.
Kozer was guilty of a little levity, hut
when he produced a petition properly
iiiuuu uui 11 wan cnucui turn. bui.u
was not the case. In fact he was as I
much puzzled as the others in the !
office, announcing that the petition
had been received through the mull
along with several others.
There is no Gold Bond building in
Portland nor any John Rockefellow.
TWO MORE INDUSTRIAL
CLUBS IX THE SCHOOLS.
Supt. Brown was out organizing
Industrial clubs in the country
schools near Yoncalla Thursday, and
reports the following: )
Pleasant valley, uistnct iso. .
Pres., Etha Robberson; Vice-Pres.,'
Esther Bjork; Secy., Verna Robber-
son; Treas., Herman scnosso; au
visor, Mr. Hobberson.
The Wilder District. No. 103.
Pres., Gladys Edwards; Vice-Pres.,'
Bertha Fegles; Secy., Edna Myers;
Treas., Harold Myers; Advisor, M. A.
Wilder, teacher.
These are among the Bmallcr
schools of the county and were de
lighted to be visited by the county
superintendent and started In this
new Industrial movement. The in
terest in the various classes is enthu
siastic. EDENBOWER STILL HAS
TROUBLE IN SECURING A
VOTEON INCORPORATION
Troubles continued this afternoon
to beset the efforts of those who are
endeavoring to form a municipal in
corporation for the town of Eden
bower. When originally presented
to the County Court, the petition for
the incorporation had f8 signers, the
minimum allowed by law being 4 0.
Since then 14 of the signers with
drew their names, leaving but 4 4.
When the matter came before the
court for hearing this afternoon, the
question arose as to seven of the peti
tioners being legal Blgners of such
document. Considerable testimony
was beard on the matter by the court, i
and this was supplemented by attor
neys, Elbert Hermann appearing for
the petitioners and O. H. Porter for
the opposition. The court still has j
the petition under consideration.
Hospital Contract. I
Late Wednesday afternoon the
court awarded a contract to B. F.
Chilson, for 48O0, for the erection
of the new county hospital at the
fair grounds east of this city, i
On petition of II. E. Bowlus, the
County Treasurer was directed to
make a re-assessment of ills land in
townships 27 S K. 6 and 7 West, the
same having been erroneously as
sessed. We
NEW
SPRING 1914 OPENING OF MILLINERY
Choice collection of unusual jaunty,
clever hats at moderate prices.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6th, 1914
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We
Awarded to Roseburg Brewings
Ice Company Today
ISfOR TERM OF EIVE YEARS
Pacific Fruit Express Co. Designates Roseb'urg
as One of Their Principal Icing Sta
tions Enlarge local Plant
Roseburg was permanently desig
nated today as one of the principal
stations on the S, P. it. R. linos in
Oregon for Icing refrigerator cars.
M. R. Whitehead, superintendent for
Oregon of the Pacific Fruit Express
Co., was here from Portland tills
morning and signed a contract with
the Roseburg Brewing & Ice Co. for
a term of five years, wliereby this
local company is to supply ice for all
the cars for thnt big transportation
company which are routed through
Roseburg. The Pacific Fruit Express
Co. handles practically all the fruit
traffic of the Pacific Coast states, as
well as the melons and other perish
able goods which require quick
transportation in refrigerator cars.
his business through Roseburg
amounts to many thousands of cars
annually, and is rapidly increasing.
Within the next five years it is ex
pected that Roseburg will become
the next to the largest Icing station
in Oregon.
Under the terms of the contract
signed today, the local ice company
must have in storage on August 1,
of this year, one thousand tons of
Ice. This will be a reserve stock to
be drawn on during the heavy fruit
shipping season. The local ice factory
has a capacity of over 22 tons per day
and now has in storage about 400
tons of Ice. They will begin at once
to increase their storage plant so as
to meet the requirements of their
new contract. They have been Icing
curs here regularly for the past two
years, but today's contract for a term
of five years makes this a permanent
Institution for Roseburg. The spur
track alongside of the ice plant will
also bo extended so as to accommo
date ten cars at one time, the present
limit being only six. The elevators
for loading the Ice into the refrigera
tor cars are operated by steam power,
and will ice a car in five minutes
about one to two tons being required
for each car. New elevators will also
be added to facilitate this work.
Roseburg is now the initial Icing
point for all fruit cars loaded any
where between (llelliialo and Drain,
inclusive, and will lie the main point
for re-icing all through cars or
trains. Tills means a large and
growing manufacturing industry for
Roseburg.
DIPLOMAT RESIGNS.
Counsellor of State Department to
Kntor Another Field.
WASHINGTON. March 4. John
Bassctt Moore, counsellor of the State
Department and the - recognized
strong man of the present adminis
tration on international questions,
concluded his service with the Gov
ernment, when President Wilson ac
cepted the resignation Mr. Moore had
submitted a month ago.
Coming at tho present lime when
International affairs occupy the fore
ground of official and public- atten
tion, the departure of Mr. Moore
from a post second only to that of
Give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps.
YORK
to a Persons entering the millinery department.
Also double stamps on all millinery purchased.
Give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps.
Mr. Bryan, attracted widespread
comment.
I Although the resignation had been
, in tho President's hands since Feb
ruary 2, lust, to take effect today,
this fact lias not been generally
known. There had been reports
months ago that tho counsellor of
the State Department did not find
I his labors entirely congenial aud was
'about to resign, but theso reports
jwere promptly denied. It wns then
1 explained, and again officially ex
plained today, that Mr. Moore had
I come into t lie administration witli
an 'understanding that his tenuro was
'provisional for a year, so that lie
could return at the expiration of that
period to his duties as head of the
department of international law at
Columbia University. Tills fact was
strongly emphasized in the official
correspondence mado public today.
Xot Always Congenial.
Although the official statements
one from the President, one from.
Mr. Bryan and Mr. Moore's own let
ter of resignation mado no mention
of the subject, it Is a subject of com
mon report that Mr. Moore's personal
viewpoint on some of tlie most Im
portant policies relating to foreign
affairs were not always in accord
ance with those of bis superiors. At
the same time it has been recognized
that he gave unswerving loyally and
.unprejudiced counsel to the fulfill
' mem of the policies as finally adopt
ed. ' During the diplomatic controversy
witli Japan arising out of tho passage
by California of an nntl-nllen land
law Mr. Moore was constantly con
sulted by the President and ills coun
sel was reflected in notes defining
tho American . attitude. When Mr.
Bryan was in California, Mr. Mooru
was acting Secretary of State, and In
frequent conferences with tho Presi
dent. At times during Mr. Bryan's ab
sences from Washington, Mr. Moore
was acting Secretary of State and
occasionally sat at the Cabinet table.
I In his letter Mr. Moore said:
I 'Permit me to assure you that I
' shall always stand ready to serve
you as may be priictical In any ra
pacity in which there may seem to
be an opportunity for usefulness.
! "Believe me to be, my dear Mr.
President, with constant wishes for
your health and prosperity, and for
the continued success of your admin
istration." j The statement of the President In
accepting the resignation was as fol
lows: "It is with the greatest reluctance
and regret that I see the administra
tion deprived of the further services
of Mr. John Bassctt Moore. His
'counsel has been very valuable to us,
but I cannot say that the resignation
was unexpected, because when I with
difficulty induced Mr. Moore a year
ago to accept tho post, ho told me
that he felt certain that Ills other
'engagements and sympathetic work
i which he bad pledged bimseir to do
, would not permit his giving more
than a year at the outside to this
I office. I can only say that tho ad
1 ministration loses a man wllli whom
I was proud to be associated and who
deserves the thanks or the country
for the work he has done in the de
partment."
CAMPAIGN' ADVERTISING.
Newspaper lias Succeeded the Stump
Speaker for Good.
The stump speaker is a thing of
tho past. The newspaper lias taken
I his place. The newspaper reaches
'everybody because it is within reach
or everybody. It is all but given
away, and It Is largely delivered at
tin? door of the household. Ail the
peoidif have to do after supper or
breakfast Is to sit down in comfort
and absorb their politics, together
with the news of the day.
The wise candidate Is wise to
those farts, and he utilizes t In; news
papers to reach the voters. Cam
paign advertising, once unknown, is
quite common. Connellsville (Pa.)
Courier.
STORE
WANTS ALL TO PAY
Wilson Reads Message Against
Eree Canal Tolls
SAYS TREATY WAS VIOLATED
When free Tolls Provision for Coastwise
Shipping Was Inserted in the Pamma
Bill Will be Opposed-
(Special to The Evening Review).
WASHINGTON, March 6. Presi
dent Wilson today addressed Con
gress ns follows:
Gentlemen of Congress: I have
come to you on an errand which can
bo very briefly performed, and 1 beg
you will not measure its importance
by the number of sentences in which
1 state it. No communication that I
have addressed to Congress has car
ried with it a more grave or far
reaching implication to tho Interests
of tho country, and 1 come now to
speak upon a matter with regard to
which 1 am charged to a peculiar
degree, by the Constitution Itself,
.with personal responsibility.
I come to nsk tho repent of that,
provision of the Pnnama Canal act
of August, 1912, which exempts ves
sels engaged in coastwise trade of
America from tho payment of tolls
and to urge upon you the Justice nnd
wisdom and largo policy of such a
repcu! with tho utmost earnestness
of which I am capable. In my own
judgment, maturely formed after
careful consideration, I believe that
exemption constitutes a mistaken
economic policy from every point of
view, and is, moveover, in plain con
travention of the trenty with Great
Britain concerning the cunal, con
cluded Nov. 18, 1901.
But. I have not come before you to
urge my personal views. I come to
slate to you a fact and a situation.
Whatever may be our own differences
of opinion concerning this niiich
deliated measure, its meaning is ,not
debated outside of the United States.
Everywhere else the language of the
trealy is given but olio Interpreta
tion, nnd that Interpretation pre
cludes tho exemption 1 am asking
you to repeal. We consented to tho
treaty; its language we accepted, If
wo did not orlglnato It, and we are
too big, too powerful nnd too self
respecting a nation to Interpret with
too strained or rerined reading .the
words of our own promises just be
cause wo have power enough to give
us leave to read them as wo please.
The large tiling to do is the only
tiling we can afford to do, and that is
a voluntary withdrawal from n posi
tion everywhere queslloned and nils
understood. We ought to roverso our
action without raising the quesDon
' of whether wo nro right or wrong,
und so once more deserve our repu
tation for generosity and redemption
.of every obligation without quibble
lor hesitation.
! I ask this of you In support or the
foreign policy of my administration.
I shall not know how to ileal wnn
oilier matters of even greater dell
rucv and nearer ronsequeiico if you
do not grant it to me 111 nn ungrudg
ing measure.
Will Cause Party Clash.
President Wilson's demand for tin
repeal of the clause In tho Panama
Canal law exempting American consi
wise shipping from tolls, promises to
result In the first, serious clash lie
I ween the executive and nny consid
erable number of Democrats of the
House and Senate. Indications are
that Hie rolitcHt will be extremely
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bitter, as the repeal opponents are
resolute. The President and his sup
porters aro equally determined. It
seemed practically certain that the
latter will be successful In tho House,
but It is hard to tell what the vote
will be In the Senate. There Is strong
likllhood that this fight will prolong
tills session of Congress.
ENGLAND AND EXPOSITION.
LONDON, March 5. A request
that the British government recon
sider its decision to not bo officially
represented at tho Panama Exposi
tion at San Francisco, was handed to
Premier Asquith today by a commit
tee chosen by 350 members of the
House of Commons. Nearly all Irish
and labor members, half the Conser
vatives and one-third of tho Liberals
subscribed to tho petition.
VERMONT CITIES ARE
IN THE WET COLUMN.
MONTPELIER, Vt., March 4. Re
turns from yesterday's election in
Vermont wero virtually complete to
day. The referendum calling for an
expression of opinion on the question
of establishing a primary system
showed a larger vote for a direct pri
mary for all slate and county officials
and Congressmen than for u preferen
tial primary.
The only change on the liquor ques
tion In the cities was the shift of
Montpelier-froiu no license to license,
leaving Bnrre ns tho only no license
city. Twenty-one towns voted for
license.
SENATOR BINGHAM ASKS
VOU HIS RE-ELECTION.
SALEM, Or., March 4. Ex-Slate
Senator Isaac Bingham, of Eugene,
today filed his declaration of Inten
tion to become a candidate on Hie
Republican ticket for tho State Sen
ate from Lane County. In addition
to hnving served a term in tho Slate
Senate, he has served two terms in
the House.
SHOULD BE POLICEMEN.
Qnlnt Imirnnl' . Iliirirlnrs at Al
bany Thursday night broke into the
Oregon Electric uepol aim siuio u
linrni mill twn dozen extra bottles of
beer. Besides tills they captured a
dozen quarts and two dozen puna oi
whisky. Pretty good haul for a dry
town.
I. tl. UPTON IN CHARGE
AS REGISTER OF l). S.
LAND OfflCf, ROSEBURG
Hon. J. M. Upton, tho new regis!
of tho tl. S. land offlco here, this
morning exchanged places Willi the
retiring official, lion B. F. Jones
and put in ft busy day signing Gov
eminent papers which marks his offi
cial beginning In this city, lie ar
rived early this morning Irom nrain,
whence ho had come by stago from
Coos Bay. Mr. Upton Is a lawyer,
who is well known on the coast, Hav
ing spent i!0 years in and near Mnrsu
flold. He was formerly a newspaper
man, and has a grout many friends
throughout the state.
Ills colleague. Hon. It. 11. 1 urner,
has returned from Grants Pass and
was on duly today, lie is Here to
remain permanently, In charge of Hie
olflco of Receiver, succeeding 11011.
tl. W. Riddle, who will return to Rid
dle In a few days.
DIED.
ROBERTS. At Tell Mile, Thursday
morning, March r, 1911, William
Roberts, aged ('.:) years.
Mr Roberts had been sick con
siderably th past year nnd was a
recent patient at Mercy nospnai. ne
leaves a wife and two sons. Louis
and John. Ho also has a brother, B.
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Saturday, with I ' er.net the "
in the Ten Mil" comet Mr.
u,.i,i.riR wim one of tho early rest -
dents of Roseburg, having come from
Illinois witli his mother in
The latter was tho well known pro-
prletor for a number of yen I, wllll;,m.
Central Hotel. - ' ' " Wob.irn, Mass . Ueb. L'7. 1911.
In Happy Valley und at leu Mil.. i(mr W(m(1 y(m on(tMj
o I possible, W ill hi iti nr Harry Held, sons
CARD Ol-' THANKS. J,,f the bile Henry Held, or Kosebnrg,
Oregon, and originally of Villa Park,
We desire by Ibis moans lo cx-ow Jersey, and tell them It Is Im
press our since llialiks to the klml ' i(rltu.L that they communicate witli
friends who extended sympathy and their aunt. Mrs. Julia Kl'iucr, No.
assistance to our beloved son nnd,s Anthony Ave., New York City,
brother during bis long and trying heard of them Win. Held was
Illness; also for the many beautiful working for Wells 1'argo, but wo
floral offerings and expressions of innot seem lo get 111 in.
sympathy at his death and funeral. I KOHTKNIl'S A. REID.
JOHN' LIVINGSTON AND FAMILY.' r,r, Main street.
$50,000.00
Umpqua Power, Ice and Development Co.
(INCORPORATED)
Daslreo to Inform tliQ citizens of Roseburg that (lie company Is Issuing
lfi-year 6'r gold bonds. Tho money will bo expended in Rosoburg
tho coming spring and summer In Improvements In Umpqua Park Ad
dition. Mechanics or all kinds are kindly Invited to Investigate the
different Improvements. Information will be furnished by addressing
Box 4 76, Roseburg, Oregon.
Umpqua Power, Ice and Development Co.
(INCORPORATED)
A PEACE CONFERENCE
Will be Held at the Hague Some
Time Next Year
SAYS HUERTA HAS ACCEPTED
Washington Was Piuzled Until it Was Found
to be a Formal Invitation Sent by
Queen Wilhelmina
(Special to The Evening Review).
MEXICO CITY, March G. With
out an accompanying word of ex
planation, tho loreigu offico here to
day Issued tho following statement:
i 110 .Mexican government has ac
cepted .tho invitation of tile Presideut
of tho United States to reach an
agreement, in order to arrange pre
liminaries Tor the meeting of the
peace conference next year at The
Hague." Charge d'Affaires O'Shaugh-
nessy and the Mexican authorities re
fused to discuss tho announcement.
Terrified by a rebel attack on tho
town of Tesislan, refugees of high
degree are pouring Into the capital
from Guadalajara, a fashlonblo wlu-
ter resort. Gudnlnjara Is close to
Teslstan, and when news was re
ceived Hint fighting was in progress,
a panic ensued among tiio aristocrats
wintering there.
Washington Xot Informed.
WASHINGTON, March 5. Presi
lent Wilson's private secretary, Mr.
Tumulty, loilay frankly said Hint ho
Intel no Idea what tho Mexican gov
ernment meant by the announcement
that It had accepted an Invitation,
from Washington to take up a peace
1:011 1'erence. It was the first lie had
heard of such an Invitation, lie de
clared. The administration is still
firmly soft pcdrialing the Mexican
debate ill Congress. How long this
can continue is doubtful. Senator
Fall, of New Mexico, and others fav
oring Intervention aro known to ho
preparing an attack on tho Presi
dent's policy. It Is not easy to see
how they can be kept much longer
in check. The Slate Department In
timated that they Intended to Ignoro
the fiery ulierances of Governor Col
quitt, of Texas.
The Queen Did It.
WASHINGTON, March r, General
lluerla's invitation to participate in
a peace conference came from -Queen
Wlllleliuluii, of Holland, so It. was
discovered this afternoon. All the
United Stales had to do toward it
was to inillale a movement for an
other conference. . In giving tho In
vitation, (Juccii Wilhelmina included
Mexico, nnd It was accepted by
lllierta.
Cui-raiiii Moving Again.
XOGALKS, Soliora. March 5. Ac
companied by his stuff nud a body
guard of nun men, General Carranza
left. Negates today on a special train
for ( '11 1111 lien , on his way to Chihua
hua City. Tho partv professed not
lo know wheiher they will first visit
Juarez, or ll'livel overland direct.
RIOTING IN KK.V.IL.
BUENOS A VUKS, March f.
Meager details have been received of
tile reported serious rioting at Ulo
1I0 Janeiro. A revolution is threat
ened. It Is said, as a result of racial
disorders in tho Interior.
A MARINE FUNERAL.
PLYMOUTH, England, March 5.
Funeral services were held today for
Hie 1 I men who but their lives when
Die submarine A-7 dived In Whlte
Isand I t:i - slid failed lo come up, a
lew WCi-hS iiM'1. m- .mmmm in'n
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