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Newspaper Page Text""ii. Hi . ROSEBURG REVIEW ADVERTISE The Review has the circulation and will give you value received for every dollar spent on an adv. Stick to good old Roseburg Pros perity is due; The new and growing Roseburg will stick by you. VOL. XIX. ROSEUIRG, OREGON, MONDAY KVKXIXd, SUlTEMliKU 11, 11)10. No. 100. 11 SETTLE DISPUTE John Hunter Asks Authority to Lay Undersize Brick BOARD MEETING THIS EVENING Bricklayers Are Expected to Arrive tlrre To morrow From Eugene to Begin Work Three Carloads of Brick Here Whether or not work will be con tinued by John Hunter on ltose burg'B new high school building will urububly be nettled definitely at a meeting or the IochI school board to be held tonight, according to It. L. Stephens, a member of the board. Fearing that -Mr. Hunter would abandon work on the structure in accordance with threats made by hi:n last Saturday, Mr. Stephens visited the contractor yesterday and they passed most of the day reviewing t ho controversy. .Mr. Stephens stated this morning that It was his opinion that some action would he taken by lite school board tonight whereby the work of brick laying could begin within the next few days. The troubles involving Mr. Hun ter, members of the school board and other? Interested in the building reached a climax about two weeks ago when three carloads of brick were received from the manufactur ers at Kugene. The brick were found to be undersi.e and were readily re jected by Mr. Hunter. Since that' time work on the building has pro gressed very slowly, and only re cently ofticial notice was served on Mr. ilunter and his bondsmen call ing attention to the clauBo in the contract which provides that the contractor must pay to the schoul district the sum of $20 per day, be ginning December l.", and continu ing until the structure is completed. Following yesterday's conference, Mr. Hunter informed Mr. Stephens that he had decided to continue work en the building and would lay the under size brick in the event he was authorized to do so by the school board. The brick at hand are said to be about a quarter of an Inch smaller than the sample furnished by the manufacturers at the time they were ordered. To handle the tinder size brick a wider joint will be necessary. it is expected that the manufacturers of the brick will take care of the additional expense Incurred as a result of their negli gence. To lay the undersize brick more mortar will be needed and sev eral thousand adidtlonal brick will have to bo ordered. The expense of oral thousand additional brick will also be materially more than brick similar to the sample furnished the manufacturers by the architect. Mr. Ilunter this morning tele phoned his bricklayers to come to Kosoburg, and it is expected that a settlement ef the controversy will lie effected at tonight's meeting or the board. In the event Mr. Hunter Is authorized to proceed and lay the brick on band the work may begin tomorrow. It will require about six weeks to finish the bricklaying, ac cording to members of the school board. In laying the undersize brick the members of the school board claim there will be no particular dlf rercnee in the appearance ot the structure fallowing its completion. DEAD WHILE EATING DINNER HERE SUNDAY While partaking of dinner at the county home, east of the city, at noon yesterday. Joseph Ramsey fell forward and expired before medical aid could reach him. He was a na tive of Tennessee, and was S t years of age. He was a miner by occupa tion and lived in the vicinity of (lien dale for several years before coming to Roseburg. iie was brought here last Saturday and was at the county home less than 2 1 hours when he expired. The funeral was held this afternoon, interment of the body fol lowing in the county cemetery. ij;tti:k i kom ritoNT. C. H. Arundel, a local piano deal er, today received a very interesting letter from his brother. T. Arundel, who is a member of the British army in France. The letter was twice opened by the general censor and once by the field censor. On the en velope is the stamp of the army post at which he is stationed, but the name of the town and j.ostoffico are omitted. Although not on the front, Mr. Arundel says he may be sent there at any time. LOCAL LADY CALLED TO BANDON BY DAUGHTER'S SUDDEN DEATH SUNDAY Mrs. Y E. Attorbury, who has been a resident here for the past several weeks, left yesterday for Handon, where she was called sud denly by the death of her daughter. The latter had been sick for some time, but died following heart fail ure, which was sudden and un expected. Mrs. Atterburv was deeply erioved on learning of her daughter's death ;ui(l uecuieit to leave lor uanuon m once, one leu oy juney ana snouiu have arrived there late last night. Mrs. Atterbury formerly lived near Bandon and has many relatives and Triends at that place. The daughter was living at the home of her grand mother. Several weeks ago Mrs. Atterbury was one of the soloists at the local Adventists meetings on South Stephens street. During their stay here, Mr. Atterbury purchased sawmill on Deer Creek, east of this, city, and the family are intending to make their home there in the near future. TAX ROLLS SWELLED New Timber Lands Increase As sets of Douglas Co. VALUATIONS NOW COMPLETE .he Board of Equalization Met Here Tlis Morning to Consider All Complaints filed Against Valuations County Assessor Frank L. Calkins, announced this morning that thc( valuations oi mo assessame property ; urot!iera Cill) buid the roa(, ami in Douglas County, exclusive of the; p,,,,, it. lor operation without spend public utilities, which are furnished ; Jng severnl thousand dollars in ex by the State Tax Commission, totals C(.ss of tnat authorized through the $23.320,:iii0. aoo ur.rt This is an increase of approximate-1 ly $ 1 W0.7UU, when compared with j the valuations of the previous year. I The increase in the valuations this year is due, according to the county assessor, to the receipt of new tim ber lands from the Itoseburg United States land office and improvements. No change was made in the valua tions of property on the tax rolls last year. The valuations furnished by the State Tax Commission include the railroads, telephones, telegraph and other public utilities, and will swell the total assessments in this county materially. The latter valuations will probably not be received here until some time in December, ac cording to the assessor. County Assessor Calkins has de cided not to place the Oregon & California Railroad grant lands on the tax rolls this year, and as a re sult the county will save several thousand dollars in state taxes. In the event these lands were included on the tax rolls the co-jnty would necessarily have to remit its propor tion of the state taxes. Mr. Calkins is supported in omitting these lamb from the tax rolls by the attorney Keneral, who in a recent opinion held that the lands belonged to the I'nited States Government and were not assessable. Mr. Calkins stated this mornin:; that the total valuations may be changed slightly by the board of equalization, which is now in ses sion at the courthouse. It is the duty of this board to accept and con sider all complaints against valua tions filed with them during the next ten days. Inasmuch as the aluations of last year have not been changed, it is not believed many complaints will be received by the board during its present session. COAST UNKIl ON I I UK. PORTLAND, Sept. 1 1 . Wireless messages reported that tho coast liner Beaver, with 1;10 passengers on board, was on fire near the Gol den Gate. The flames are confined to the after hold. The steamer was due in San Francisco early this after noon. mtivixc; withoi t ugiits. John Langejiberg, arrested by Officer Grcnt Wilcox Saturday night fir operating an automobile without lights, appeared before Recorder Whipple this morning and was lined 51 for a first offeu.e. The amount was paid this afternoon. wmv. PANKKV. To Mr. and Mm, M. A. Pan key, of Look ing Glass, nt Kden bower. Saturday. September !, l!n:. a 1 1 -pound girl. Kendall Brothers Busily fn gaged in West Virginia COUNCIL WILL MEET TONIGHT q AbSCflCe Of Bids the Council Will Probably Pass Up Ihe Railroad Pro ject for Ihe Present At 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, or 30 minutes before the tlmo expired, for filing proposals with the city re- corder. no bids had been received fori the construction of the proposed! Itoseburg & Eastern Railroad. Al though reluctant with regard to making admissions, .Mayor Hice and j several members of the council prac-j ,( '"y "B,r,Pll "l tl.'.lt,hr ""'t 110 uius nuiiui ue receiveu. i In explaining Kendall Profilers' failure to submit a bid for the con- struction of the railroad, C. L. Selec-i man stated this afternoon that his employers only recently acquired up-: proximately 17.000 acres of fine timber lands in West Virginia and they have already made plans to mill Gieir product there. F. M. Yon Planta, formerly of Itoseburg, is now in West Virginia superintending the construction of a railroad over which the timber can be hauled to market. It will be several years, according to -Mr. Selecman, before the timber on this tract can be milled and marketed. Although one or two other firms asked for the plans and specifica tions of the proposed Itoseburg & Kastern Kailroad, no word had been received from them at a late hour this afternoon. Ilecause of the heavy expense attached to the pre liminary proceedings, it is not be lieved Mayor Hieo nor the members of the council will authorize the re- advertising for bids for construction! i nf ihf nmimcuirl fillrn-wl nt ilitu limn ln factf thev have openly admitted Ulut no firm othor (han Ken,ian i..wi i recent bond Issue. DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIR OPENS IN ROSEBURG WEDNESDAY MORNING With all arrangements practically completed, the annual Douglas Cou'i- ly Fair will begin here Wednesday inorninir nml will eontinne until Fri-1 day evening. Officers were opened by the fair board this morning and' the entry clerks were kept on the; jump throughout the day. At 4 ; o'clock this afternoon It looked as I though the exhibits at this year's fain would be more numerous than even before. The entry clerks will move their headquarters to the fair grounds' ' early tomorrow preparatory to 're-j , ceivintf and arranging the exhibits . I in the pavilions and temporary ; ' structures arranged for the occasion.! i In addition to the hundreds of in-1 i dividual exhibits which have already' been entered and classified, there will be a number of exhibits from; ! the different Granges of the county, j ; It is also believed that many of the! i industrial clubs of the county will, be represented by varied and inter-; esting displays. The money previ-1 ously expended In paying the purses for races will this year be applied toward liquidating premiums award-j ed on the exhibits. I Representatives from the Brown- ing Amusement Company arrived :n ; the city this morning and are busily i engaged in sett ing up their merry i no-round and Ferris wheel. Other ; entertainment features will also add to the amusement of those who nt tend the fair. A number of conces sions have been granted to date, and others are expected burg tomorrow. to reach Kose- iioAim or t:or.i,i..vriov. The members of the board of equalization met at the office of County Assessor F. L. Calkins thin rooming preparatory to receiving and considering all complaints per taining to the valuations levied (i gainst a?vect;ible property in thi. county. The board will continue in jn-sfMim for several days. Valuations levied here this year are practically the same as in the previous year and it is not believed many coin pl.iint" will be. filed with the board. The board is composed of R. W. Marsters, county judge: K. H. Lenox, county clerk, and F. L. Calkins, county assessor. CAPITAL COMBINES TO CRUSH UNIONISM AS RESULT Of NEW LAWS NEW YORK, Sept. U. The Amalgamated Association of Carmen statement said the New York trac tion companies would attempt to crush unionism, as the first direct result of le new Federal eight-hour law. It declared the world's most powerful aggregation of capital is backing the traction companies. The strikers asserted the corporations were attempting to destroy the new law's effectiveness. Samuel (lom pers conferred with union leaders regarding the projected sympathetic strike of SOO.OUO workers to para lyze the metropolis. PARTY LEADERS WILL NOT PREDICT OUTCOME OF MAINE LECTION nosmVi s , 1 l.-Frnfsmentary reports from all parts of Maine in- 1t . , , ... . , . . i dicated that all voting records were! smashed. Democratic and lepubli- can leaders nt Augusta predicted! that the vote of 18X0 would be ex-! ceeded. There were 1 47,000 votes then. Moth headquarters said the preliminary returns may be decep tive. The big vote will probably de lay the final count. tOTfi Rev. C. H. Cleaves Assignedto Pastorship at Corvallis VERY POPUIAR IN ROSEBURG 'n r. .. n .. . . . t HeV. IkaVCS H3S Resided in fiOSPUUrg I Of Three Years Cotvallls Churth Is One of Hie largest in Ihe Slate Itev. C. II. Cleaves, who returned here early this morning from Cor valhs, where he allemled the annual conference of the .Methodist Church, South, staled that he has been as signed to a charge at the latter city and would leave Roseburg la. in the present week. Me will be ac- ! companied to Corvallis by Mr. 1 Cleaves and children. lie Cleaves has 1mm in thnrj ' Hie .ueiunuisi i nut '' the past, three ; h. South, here ears and had hoped to return to Itoseburg to serve out Ihe customary four ) term. Prior to coming here he was in charge of a church at Coo ill lie. where he has many friends. Ke . KKV. Who has lee! of Corvalli ii. ci, i:vks jisMmicd to pastor Chiii'h. ship Ch-aves i probably one of the most popular ministers that ever resided In Roseburg, and bin many fri Mids In this vicinity regrel that he is soon to locate elsewhere. I luring Ms residence here the church has gr'jw.i in membership, and ji was nev-.'r In belter financial condition t liati at t he present t i me. In addition (o handling the affairs or ihe cbui'h with iiedit to htmsrlf and his congregation. Rev. Cleave. last year had charge of the Htudv halt in the local schools. His hm' vbes in this capacity were highly satisfactory, and he was a favorite among the pupils of the schools. It wati probably b.ram-e of his popu larity, according to bis friends, that be was not retained as an instructor in the S' bonis h re for another year. K ven Ihe members of the seho-d hoaid have- thus far been unable t'l advance any legitimate excuse for his diKinial. Rev. rb-fiwR in a!o very popular in local fraternal circles and he will be missed ,y a number of the lodges of this city. lie was an attentive '.Continued on Page Hix ) tf.yV'f;- tyM ;. y.j If ft: .-j British Have Crossed Struma River, Near Salonica GERMAN PRISONERS ARE SEIZED Hajg Reported (he Germans Countered at Ginchy, But Were Repulsed by the Irish; German Trenches Raided LONDON. Sept. 11. The allies took the offensive on both llalkan wings. The French war office wired that tho HritiHh had crossed the Struma Kiver, 42 miles northeast of Salonika. The Serbians, forming tho allied left, drove tho Bulgara from Kmberia and Pakeseheri. The Ser bian artillery forced a Bulgarian re treat at Fiorina. The Russian and Kounianlan fronts aro quiet. Counter Attacks Repulsed. LONDON", Sept. 11 General Ilalg reported that the Germans counter attacked at Ginchy. The Irish pulsed the assaults. An attack near the Mouquet farm was also defeated. Between N'euville, St. Vaast and the Labassee, canal the British raided the German trenches, seizing some prisoners. Trenches Were Taken, BFItLIX, Sept. 11. It was admit ted that the British captured the tier man advanced trenches between Ginchy and Coinbles. Fighting in Ginchy is continuing. The Germans recaptured from the French several houses In Berny village, south of the Somnie. WlODDINti AT SCHOOL. Miss Mabel Kuykendall, of Ku gene, a sister of Mrs. It. F. Smith, of this city, will be married at her homo tomorrow noon, according to her friends here. The groom Is Dell McCarthy, of Portland, who former ly attended the State Fntverslly at. the same time as the bride. They will make their homo in Portland, where Mr. McCarthy is engaged In tho grocery business. Mrs. Smith is now in Kugene. and Mr. Smith and their two children left this after noon. MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED INDUSTRIAL FAIR Of THE EULLERTON SCHOOL The industrial fair held nt the Ful lerton school Saturday under (he auspices of the Fullerton Parent Teacher Association, was very hiic- cessl'ul and although all of tho mem bers did not compete on account of not having their projects quite com pleted, Ihe rooms were well filled wil h an Inl erecting display ot ex hlitilH. The work of the sewing class was arranged on black canvas on the wall and received much admlraUon for the beautiful and useful articles shown then.. The canning clubs had placed t heir exhibit before a very effective background of fine greenery and their display showed to line ad vantage. Articles of the home and farm handicraft were placed on large tahh-H and attracted a great deal of interest, especially the bird houses made by the boys, which showed much nrtimie skill. The loveliest part of the exhibit v. as the many beauti ful flower grown by the school children, that added many bright color s lo I he display. Many fine vegetables- and garden projects were also shown. No money prizes wen given, the best, articles being marked by red. white and blue ribbons, according to their merits. Among (hose receiving prizes were: Home handicraft, Mer rltt. Renter, Met Iialnen and Roy Kvans; corn growinn, George White; suuash, Frank White; pumpkin, Wendell Hinsdale; canning and pre serving, Roberta Harralsori; Jelly, ela'sH A, Ruth Bradford; class 11, Gertrude Snider and Lucy Hooper; sewing. Mary While, Ruth White, Alice Moyd, Gertrude Snider, Willa Snider, Roberta llarralKon, Rut b lliadford, .less ie Spencer and Cou r hi nee iiendr ieksoti. Inning the evening a spirited con test as held by the two cunning teams under tin? direction of Mrs. GrgL'. The "HihL of Hope" team was the winner , with Miss Jessie Speiif'T ji'i captain. A monlcal pro pra m was a U en joyed. Wllla and Gertrude Snider entertained with an iiiHt r n rip tit ;it nlo, and Alb o lto I rendered a beau ti: til number. I ri ft ru mental solos by Gladys Taylor and Mis. 11, N. Rovd were greatly appn-riated. Supt. I. It, Hamlin and Supl. O. ('. lirown were the speakers of tl ening and talked very In terestingly on the different phaHeH of the industrial woi k. WILL BEGIN ERECTION Of METHODIST CHURCH SOMETIME THIS TAIL Til at netual work on tho proposed new Methodist Church, South, In lioselnirg. will begin soon alter the arrival of Kev. J. It. Conn, the new pastor, was the statement of Kev. C. II. Cleaves, who returned to Hose burg this morning after passing a few days nt Corvallis attending the annual conference of tho church. According to Kev. Cleaves, the matter of erecting tho new church here was given careful consideration by the conference and it was decided to proceed with the work at the ear liest possible moment. Because of the prospective union of tho Metho dist Church, South, and tho Metho dist Kplscopnl Church, the local edi fice will not be as elaborate as first anticipated, but will bo plenty large enough to serve its purpose. It was decided to erect the new church on the property at tho corner of l.ane and .Main streets, anil Its estimated cost Is $-000. Tho erection of a new church was first advocated by lfov. Cleaves, and it Is to bo regretted that ho will not remain here to wit ness Its completion. South Deer Creek Grangers Dis cuss New Industry CREAMERY IS ALSO CONSIDERED Ihe Annual Grange fair and farmers Institute Closed Saturday Night After Yery Interesting Session In addition to n. lino showing of general exhibits at the Grange fall al South Deer Creek Saturday, there were many special exhibits of Inter est, Among these were 27 varieties of mil I vo Oregon woods, shown by Dee Adams. He also had on dis play several Implement handles of Ills own handiwork. Among the vegetable exhibits wero ginseng root, artichokes, Kngllsh marrow (re sembling summer squash), broccoli, flax, Marpad beans, broad beans, Sudan grass, fresh strawberries and oilier usual features, ln addition to all the usual garden and Held pro duels of excellent uallly. A fine hand-made bridle offered by Dr. C. II. Railey for the best gen eral exhibit of farm and garden pro ducts was won by Claude Panning. A Tine display of canned meats, fish and vegetables, exhibited by -M rs. C. II. liailey, attracted consid erable attention, .lohn McKean was credited with the largest squash, and he also won tho first premium on wheat. Mrs. Claude Panning won firsts on bread and Jully. D, M. Smith showed the best, collection of grains. Sherman Conine won first on potatoes, white Mrs. Conine won firsts on canned fruits. Raymond McCoruiluk displayed some fine strawberries as well as other fruits. Mrs. C. II. Hailcy won first ami Mrs. Robert Tjonmsland second In the fancy work department, j Tint add resses given by Prof. I'ltls, on Dairying; by Miss Turley, ion Home Hconomics1, ami Prof. Lar- son, on Soil Management and Crop j Rot ill Ion, were esteemed very valu- j able by those In attendance. These j speakers are members of the faculty: i of the Oregon Agricultural College, j and are capable instructors n Iheii j various lines. I During the discussion of dairying and marketing of Its products the: i fact was brought out that the estab ; Ih'hment of a co-operative creamery or a co-operative cheese factory will ! be one of the important topics to be ! discussed during the Pomona Grange session to be hebl In Roseburg on Sept . '.it). n answer to quest ions ! Prof. Fills gave some Important In i formation rewarding such associa- Lions In Oregon. Most of the exhibits shown al this I fair will be on display In the Gtangc : department at the county fa'r this : week. It is expected t hat at. least tight Granges will participate in like ' manner In that department of the , county fair. si n; losi;i) casi:. HILLSIIORO, Sept. I I. The sta-ei cloned Rs case today, after five addi- j lional uilnesse.i had testified in the, lien nt tt Thompson trial. They sup-' plbd the last details In the chain of circumstantial evidence, Mrs. ' Thompson todav saw her son for tilt? flrvt time since his arrest last May,! They kissed before the Jury. j Tiller Postmistress Searched by local Officers SEARCH WARRANT WAS ISSUED Mrs. Mdbel Monroe Emphatically Denied that She Took the Ring of Mrs. Lthmann: Was Valued al $300 Claiming that her purse wns robbed of a diamond ring valued at approximately $;iuu, Miss Lou Leh man, who conducts a routing house near the telephone exchange build ing of Stephens street, last Saturday night reported her loss to the offi cers. Acting upon some confidential ad vice furnished by Miss Lehman and other persons, the officers visited the local Justice court where they secured a search warrant. With this document nt hand, Sheriff Geo. Quliio ami Deputy Sheriff Haffety went to the Lehman rooming house, where they took Mrs. Mabel Monroe into custody. Mrs. Monroe was for merly postmistress at Tiller, but came here about a week ago to re main permanently. She has occupied a room in Miss Lehman's home. Af ter being questioned briefly, Mrs. Monroe was turned over to Mru. 10. A. Shuey, ocunly juvenile officer, and subjected to a thorough search. Th'e ring was not found on her per son and she was later dismissed from custody. ln her room the officers claimed to have located a suitcase, however, which was Identified na be longing to Harry Hanfield, who operates a mine in tho vicinity of Tiller. This ,Hultent Mr. Uantleld claimed, was missed from hla homo several weeks ago. Upon being questioned by tho offi cers, Mrs, Monroe denied emphati cally that she took the ring belong ing to Miss Lehman. She admitted, however, that she had been In Miss Lehman's room during the latter absence and could have taken tho ring had she so desired. Mrs. Mon roe was quite indignant because of the activity on tho part of the offi cers and promised them that some one would suffer from the humilia tion and suspicion cast upon her. In relating her story to the offi cers. Miss Lehman said she first missed the ring Friday. Thinking that she might have mislaid It, she conducted a thorough search of her home and delayed reporting the mat ter to the officers until Saturday. It was then that a search warrant was issued and M rs. Monroe was turned over to the county juvenile officer. Ring Was Recovered. Karly Sunday morning Sheriff George Qulne received a telephone message from M Iss Lehman to the effect that she had round her ring in a tray on a bureau In her room. Neither .Miss Lehman nor the offi cers can give an explanation of how Ihe ring got there. When the search was conduct ed earlier In" t he even ing the tray was empty and Ihe ring was not in sight. Deputy HhcrifY Ralfety says he l. positive of this for I he reason that he personally peered Into (he tray and admired its beauty In the presence of Miss Leh man and the accompanying officers. The officers are of the opinion that the rin was placed In the tray after they had completed their search. MANY PERSONS KILLED WHEN BRIDGE DROPPED BEFORE NOON TODAY MONTR FA L, Sept. It. - The cen tral span of the Ojiehec bridge fell I ."i feet Into the river while It whs being hoisted Into position, and many work men were killed, The span weighed aUOO tons. The offi cials estimated (bat tin men were on the span when U fell, The northern coiner of the girder first snapped, and the remaining Jacks held for u few seconds and Ihen snapped. The span plunged to the bottom of the river in -'u0 feet of water. At noon t lie ni'i'i. la Is oi the St. Lawrence Prlde Company estimated that 27t had died. Divers are Inspecting tho sunken span. S. II. Crouch and wife, .1. W. Per kins and wife, and L. It. Moore and wife were among the local people who spent yesterday at Rock Creek. They caught some fine trout and re ported a general good time. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Gross and daughter, who h.id been Inspecting their timber above Peel for the past few days and enjoying an outing In the mountains, returned yesterday. They will probably remain hero for the week, later going to their home In tho Fast.