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    ROSEBURG
REVIEW
MILLION DOLLAR SEASON.
Douglas County exports for the
present fall and winter season will
bring $1,000,000 new money.
BUSINESS IS GOOD.
Good crops, and high prices makes
money plentiful. Review advertisers
get the business.
VOL. XIX.
ROSEBima OREGON, Tlll'RSDAY EVENING, DKCKMHER I I, IIHtl.
No. 240.
SANTA DOZEL FALLS
INTO VILLISTAS HANDS;
TOWN IS GARRISONED
LOCAL COUNTY CLERK
NAMED ON COMMITTEE
TO OUTLINE CHANGES
ROSEBURG MAN HELPS
TO DRAFT LEGISLATION
FOR IMPROVED ROADS
I
LORD NOUTHCLII-'FK SAYS THE
KAISER LEARNED THAT THE
HlilTISH WERE ABOl'T TO
STICIKE TIIE1U HARDEST
I1MV Of THE WAR. i
ALLIES ARE REMAINING FIRM
(eruiuiiy's lVaee l'roHsnls lleuclied
the State . Department nt Wash
ington Today President
. May Oiler Services
(Ry Lord Northcliffe.
Copyrighted
by Lnited Press).
LONDON. Dec. 14. Germany's
peace, proposals are due- to the tact
that a grave internal discussion has
arisen on account of the food short
age and the reign of terror, and be
causes the relations are strained be
tween the various German and Aus
trian states and Turkey. The Kaiser
learned that the British plan their
greatest effort for next year,
proposals were greeted with
tempt here. France, Russia,
anil Belgium are. as firm as
mouth rock.
ProjMisnls Received.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-
The
l'ly-
-Ger-
many's peace proposals have reached
the State Department. They were
immediately forwarded to the bellig
erents. Secretary Grew transmitted
a confidential memorandum as a
guide for President Wilson and Sec
retary Lansing.
t President Wilson's closest advis
ors said the President will offer his
services in the event Lloyd-George
Is willing to discuss the proposals.
The United States plans to keep out
of the dispute if the allies are de
termined to continue fighting. Un
official indications of the allies' atti
tude are not encouraging.
Deportations Necessary.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Ger
many's answer to the United States'
Belgian deportation protest has ar
rived here. It offers explanations of
the deportations, and declares the
nets are necessary. There is no bru
tality nor inhumanity used.
BUSINESS VERY BRISK.
Thomas II. Patterson, a wealth
resident of Michigan, spent today In
Roseburg looking after business af
fairs. Mr. Patterson says Michigan
never enjoyed ns much prosperity as
it did during the past 12 months.
The automobile factories have been
working night and day, while other
manufacturing plants have been un
able to supply the demand for their
products. He says the fanners have
enjoyed the best of crops, and the
markets were brought to their very
door.. Instead of keeping horses,
Mr. Patterson says the farmers there
are doing practically all of their
work with motor driven vehicles. If
the war should stop tomorrow, Mr.
Patterson says It would be at least
two years before many of the manu
facturing plants would be able to
catch up with their orders.
Fred T. Burgess, of Cairo, III., ar
rived here last night. He says that
Glenn Bangs, who was arrested here
a few months ago charged with em
bezzlement from his employers In
Illinois, was given a long term in
the penitentiary of that state. Bangs,
It will be remembered, spent some
time in the county jail here pending
the arrival of a Cairo officer.
o
ZOPIiER AGEE ACCEPTS
POSITION IN MONTANA;
WILL LEAVE ON JAN. 1
Z. N. Agee. for a long time .J.
traveling representative for the 4
Hlake-MrKall Paper Company.
of Portland, will leave soon af- $
ter January 1 for Montana, 4
where he enters the employ of 4
the 11. i;. Calkins Paper Com- 4
pany. The Calkins paper com- 4
pany has already established a 4
branch house nt Hutte, and 4"
other houses will be opened at 4
Great Falls and Billings. Al- 4.
though having mnde no defi- 4
nite arrangements with his 4
employers as to where he will 4"
be located. Mr. Agee will prob- 4"
ably be plaeed in charge of one 4.
4- of the branches to be estab- 4
lished In Montnna. Mr. Agee
Is well known In Koseburg nnd
vicinity and lie has many
friends here who regret to
learn of his decision to locate
elsewhere.
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4-4-
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JUAREZ, Dee. 14. The Vlllistas
have again captured Santa Dozal,
south of Chihuahua. Three hundred
Carranzlstas garrisoned the town.
There was continuous skirmishing
along the Mexican Central Railway,
near Ortiz, 30 miles south of the
main Villista army, which Is believed
to be massed west of Chihuahua,
STEAMERS ARE SUNK.
LONDON, Dec. 14. Lloyds an
nounced that the British steamers
Harlington, Harley and Saint Ursula
were sunk. The crews were lost.
TO PROHIBIT LUXURIES.
LONDON, Dee. 14. Lord Daven
port, food controller, announced that
the government's new food plans
prohibited costly luxuries. It may
institute a stupendous ration system.
APPEAL IS DISMISSED
LONDON. Dec. 14. The House of
Lords today dismissed the appeal of
E. H. R. Slingsby, of San Francisco,
who is seseking to recover the estate
of the late Rev. Charles Slingsby for
Teddy Slingsby, their alleged son.
WILL VISIT HERE
WELL KNOWN RIFLE EXPERT
WILL PROBABLY GIVE A.N EX
HIBITION IX ROSEBURG DUR
ING THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
HAS FIXE REt'ORI).
HAS FRIENDS IN ROSEBURG
Mrs. Topperwein Visited In Rose
burg Previously uml Whs De
lighted With Her Reception
In Tills Vicinity.
Word was received here today
that Mrs. Topperwein, lady rifle ex
pert, will .probably visit Roseburg
within the next few weeks. Mrs.
Topperwein spent two days here a
few years ago and gave a most do
liglitful exhibition of her skill with
the firearm.
She is beyond question the great
est of all fair Dianas of tho traps to
day, and is possibly the best trap
shot in the United States.
That's quite a compliment and a
great.honor to pay anyone, especially
a woman, when you take into con
sideration that there are more than
600,1)00 trap shooters in the United
States, but it is no more than Mrs.
Topperwein deserves.
Year in and year out for a dozen
of them she has shot at 8000 to 10,
targets, and has always compiled an
average of better thn 9H per cent,
but on November 10 she accomp
lished the greatest feat of her ca
reer when she pulverized 1 9 " 2 out
of 2000 targets thrown in succession
from the traps of the Montgomery,
(Ala.) Country Club.
Not only did Mrs. Topperwein es
tablish a record for performance.
but she also established records for
endurance and for the greatest num
ber of shots fired over the traps In
one dav by one shooter. Back in
190ft, when she had been shooting
four years. Mrs. Topperwein shot at
1000 targets in San Antonio. Texas,
her homo city, and broke 961. It
took her four hours and U." minutes
to shoot at a thousand clay boys. It
took her only hours and -10 min
utes to shoot at 21100 targets, of
which 3 hours and 10 minutes were
spent In actual firing. Thus the Im
provement will be noted.
No man has ever shot at 2000 tar
gets In one day, and only one has
shot at 1000. He is J. W. Garrett,
of Colorado Springs, Colo., and he
broke four more targets than Mrs.
Topperwein did in 1 908. In her
mangificent performance in Mont
gomery, Mrs. Toppr'ein used only
one gun, weighing 7 V4 pounds, and
did not rest a minute, despite the
fact that the barrel of the gun be
came so warm a number of times
that ice water had to be poured over
it. It was difficult to hold, and Mrs.
Topperwein suffered a blistered
hand, but she was shooting better
at the close than when she began.
She broke 96 of the first 100 tar
gets and 9S of the last ItiO.
The lowest score he made in any
100 was 9j, and her average for
the 2000 was a shade less than 98.
She compiled straight runs of 10(1.
111. 139 and 2S0, which we might
say in conclusion Is ' some'' shoot-
ing.
Mrs. R. M. Kox, of Sutherlin, was
visiting friends In Roseburg today.
GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION IN
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN
RLAIKIE, .WHO WAS CAP
TURED AND THREATENED
WITH DEATH RY GERMANS.
PEACE PROPOSAL NOT DISCUSSED
Bonni' Law Asked for Another
Credit of 400,000,000 Pounds
With Which to Continue the
War to the Hitter End,
LONDON, Dec. 14. Bonar Law
announced that the new government
intends to create ministers of food
and labor. He said the government
had taken action in the case of Cap
tain Blaikle, or the steamer Cale
donian. The Germans captured Cap
tain Blaikle and threatened to ex
ecute him for ramming a submarine
Great Britain Is preparing for a long
war. Mr. Law moved to vote a
credit of 400,000,000 pounds. He
said the dally war expenses were
over $27,000,000. The credit voted
since the war began totals $18,700,
000.000. Mr. Law said the peace proposals
have not arrived. Regarding the
proposals he said: "I cannot discuss
them now. I will repeat Asquith's
statement: There must be adequate
reparation for the past and adequate
security for tho future."
Germans Progress.
BERLIN, vin Sayville, Dec. 14
General Von Mackenzen reported
progress on the whole Roumanian
front, despite the bad roads. The
Roumanians have abandoned all of
Great Wallachla south of Bucharest,
on the Cernavoda Railroad.
The Russians continued unsuccess
ful attacks In the Argusul Valley nnd
in the Glurgy Mountains. There was
heavy artillorylng In the Carpathi
ans. Ilezeu Is Attacked.
PETItOGRAD, Dec. .14. It was
announced that the Teutons con
tinued their Bezeu attacks. Russian
cavalry fought the enemy southwest
of the city. They advanced west
ward and are co-operating with the
infantry.
IMMIGRATION BILL IS
"PASSED BY SENATORS;
WASPREVIOUSLYVETOED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Sena
tor Wilfred Saulsbury, of Delaware,
was elected president pro teni of the
Senate. The Senate passed the Im
migration bill, with a literacy test,
by a vote of 64 to 7. President Wil
son once vetoed it on account of the
literacy clause. The House judi
ciary committee favorably reported
the Nation wide prohibition bill, and
reported the suffrage bill without
recommendation. They also report
ed favorably on the food Investiga
tion act. I
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
At the regular meeting of Laurel
Lodge No. 13. A. F. & A. M., held
Wednesday night, the following offi
cers were elected for the ensuing
year: Benjamin Cnro. Master; Guy
Cordon, Sr. W.; E. 11. Hilling, Jr. W.;
Free Johnson, Treas., and V. F. Hai
rls, secretary. The meeting was well
attended.
CIVIL ACTION I ILKI).
I. J. Riley this morning filed a
suit in the Circuit Court to foreclose
a mortgage on property ownc-d by
the Itogtie River Farm Products
Company, a corporation. Fore
closure of the mortgage in asked to
satisfy a loan made by the plaintiff
to the defendant) in the sum of
$2500. The case will come up for
hearing in the Circuit Court during
the month of robruary.
ITItK DKI'AIITAIKXT CALI.LI).
Fire which destroyed a box In
which some meat was being dried In
the back yard of Will I'i'-ltens, on
Routll Stephens street, called out the
fire department this afternoon, al
though no action of the firemen was
neded to quench the flames. The
box was located near a woodshed,
but neighbors applied water witlt a
garden hoso and prevented the blaze
from spreading to the building. The
damage was nominal.
WILL MOVK (II'HI'IIS.
Dr. J. R. Chapman, who has con
ducted offices in The Review block
fftr Rnnifi tllnA nnat will ninva Int..
the Perkins building soon after Jan
I uary I. Ho will occupy the offices
to be vacated by Dr. Snell, who
'leaves early In January for Seattle.
E. IT. Lenox, clerk of Doiuhis
County, wus Wednesday named as a
mem' er of a committee to outline a
number of proposed amendments to
the voters' registration laws. The
changes In the present registration
laws are advocated by practically all
of the county clerks who are now
holding their annual convention in
Portland. Other members of this
committee are K. L. Coburn. of Jose
phine County, and J. W. Beverldge,
of Multnomah County.
Other committtes were appointed
to recommend the revision of laws
relating to fees collected by the coun
ty clerks, and to recommend a gen
eral revision of laws relating to the
office of county clerk. Wednesday
night the couuty clerks were enter
tained at a banquet held at the Im
perial hotel. Tho meeting will close
tonight, and County Clerk Lenox
will probably return here Saturday.
WOMAN MURDERER IS
KILLED ALTER BEING
CHASED MANY HOURS
BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 14. A po
lice posse shot and killed 12. Notolo,
an Italian .following the murder of
Mrs. D. ltemdini, a boarding house
keeper. The posse hunted for Nololo
for 18 hours. He ran for miles thru
the sagebrush, barefoot.
IMIGINARY BROTHER
IS BEING SOUGHT BY
MARSHFIELD OFFICERS
Through information brought to
him by girls who have been ap
proached nnd by women who have a
knowledge fof the situation. Chief
or Police J. W. Carter is led to be
lieve that an influence is at work
on Coos Hay that should bo brought
to the attention of the authorities at
once, says the Marshfield Uerord.
Xo overt act has occurred, but con
stant solicitation has been made of
at least five Marsh field girls to
leave their homes and go to Califor
nia with an imaginary brother or the
solicitor, or to accept, paying Jobs in
San Francisco.
The names of the girls are with
held, as they should be, first because
their parents are not aware of the
solicitation and secondly been use
they wish to avoid notoriety. They
have done well to warn the officers
of tho conditions.
The girls who reported to Chief
Carter state a woman who now re
sides in North Mend has come to
them with offerH to make them ac
quainted with her brother, who is
well off nnd desires to meet them.
The woman tells them each the
brother is much in love with them
and wants to get married, according
to tho testimony. The marriage
would first requiro a trip to Kan
Francisco, where they would be
happily wedded. One version staled
the brother was worUi $!,ono, and
was anxious to get a wife to help
him spend it. (Jiils aro warned
against nny such pretentions and if
tho brother in produced he should
be shown to the officers at once.
IS COLI IN MONTANA.
Letters received here today f rom
Rev. Rexroad, of Butte, Montana.
are to the effect that the weather Is
very cold there at the present time.
The snow is about eight inches deep.
Business was never better in Mon
tana than at the present time, ac
cording to Kev. Kexroad, and all
available men are employed. Itev.
Kexroad expects to pass some time
on the Pacific. Coast next, summer in
the Inteiests of one of the prominent
lyeeum bureaus of the Kasi.
MKItCHANTS AltK IUSY.
Most of the merchants of thecl
report a good business during the
past ten days. Many Christmas gifts
aro being sold, and tho people are
demanding high grade goods. The
Southern Pacific employes will re
ceive their pay clucks on Saturday,
and an unusually good business Is
anticipated from tluui until Clirlst-
4. TAX appoktiom:i.
4. SAI.EM, Iiec. 14 The State
Tax Commission announced to
;? day that Douglas County's np
' i portlomnent of the itate tax Is
1 4- l73.B62.fiO. In other words,
j 4 this Is the amount that Itoug-
X las County will be required to
I turn over to the state. Last
4 year Douglas County's nppor-
tlonment of the state tax was
;4 Rl,f,4fi.4,, or nearly 0Ht
more than this year.
' .;..H-Hl"W"H"H"M-t-'M-
V S l K It S K A CHAKT HAN
AOICOL'XD Ol'TSlDK OK HIM
HOI.DT HAY KAULY TODAY
SAILOHS MAY HAVK PK.R-ISHI-'.I),
ACCORDING TO UK-I-OUTS.
I
PREVIOUS TROUBLE AT ASTORIA
The Lil'osavet'N Were Cnablo to
I tench the Submarine, Hut
They Are Attempting; lo
Shoot Line Almnnl.
KUKKKA. Cal., Doc. 14.- The
submariue H-3 ran aground this
morning outside of Humboldt Hay.
Watchers believed the superstruc
ture was breaking up this afternoon.
It is feared the crew perished. Lieu
tenants H. K. Boguscb and H. F.
Zemko were aboard. Heavy break
ers aro pounding the submariue,
which Is tossed about like a log.
The lifesavers were unable to get
close to tho craft, but are attempting
to shoot a line aboard. It Is believed
the sailors are so badly injured that
they are unable to help themselves
on account of the terrific sea. The
fog is very heavy, and the sub
marine's outlines are dimly discern
ed. The Il-:t had trouble at Astoria,
and It is feared her engines col
lapsed. The monitor Cheyenne ran
inside the breakers in an attempt to
rescue the sailors.
WANT Kit 10 10 AIVi:itTISIi.
The Review this morning received
two lengthy articles edited by the
press agent for the Willys-Overland
automobilo company, of Toledo, Ohio.
telling of tho recent, meeting of the
selling agents of that, corporation
held In the Fast. While the article
purports to describe the entertain
ment, features furnished by the
Willys-OVerland company, it Is mere
ly advertising and will probably ap
pear in few publications unless ac
companied by n cheek covering the
regular rates charged other corpora
tions and Individuals for simitar
notices. The Review receives many
such articles during the course of
a year, and in the majority or cases
they are thrown in the wastebnsket.
NEW BRIDGE NEAR ELK
TON IS DESIRED; COUNTY
COURT BFING PETITIONS
Petitions were placed in circula
tion at a number of places about this
city and at Oakland and Sutherlin
today in which tho comity court will
be asked in the near future to build
a new bridge across1 the I'mpqun
River at (ho present location ot
Smith's Ferry about six miles east
of Flklon. This is said to be the
first action taken to secure a bridge
on this road across the river, and it
is believed the project, will meet ap
proval with the taxpayers with
scarcely an exception.
According lo those responsibTe for
the petition, the bridge will be
boon to hundreds of farmers in the
western section of the county nud
to every person desirous of reach
ing (iardlner, Scottsburg or ;iii.t
fithor ennui tminl in iho i-mintv frnin
the sections to the west. Tile road,""'' "liacted into a law, will provide
is the oldesi in the county anil lrav-l"r ""' punishment of lazy husbands.
ernes one of the richest sections.!
Since the days of pioneer staging, j
traffic over the route has made n?u
of the ferry anil at considerable in-.
convenience and expense, si nee (he j
users are required to pay for not
ing after (i odock in the veiling, j
If the county court decides to
grant (lie petition, I he bridge will
lo the largest ever erected in the
county with the exception of Ibe rail
road bridge at (iardlner. the pro
poser) site being on of the vv irlest
point on the river. One ol the
petition was slitm-d by a number of
local residents this afternoon at the
rmp'i'ia Valley Bank.
JftlU.OOO VOTKD FOIt ROADS.
DkA.N, Or., Dec. I I. The man
work for the past season in this dis
trict. Ikih been completer). I'pwards
of $10,000 was expended, At a re
cent, meeting of taxpayer in this
road district another I u.ihmi wn
voted for r ail purposes for the com
ing year. This will practically com
plete the hurd-surfnciiig of the pa
cific Highway through the entire dls
trir-t, which Iti'liidf-M the city of
Drain. other county road. epec(
rilly the road lending to Cook Buy
from here, have been hat duurfared
a considerable distance.
Mrs. Winn In f'aruthern, of Che
halls, Wush.. has arrived here to
pas a few days with friends.
It. K. Smith returned horo this
morning alter a lew days spent In
Portland, where he attended a meet
ing ur the executive committee ot
the Oregon Good Itoads Association.
The meeting was well attended,
according to Mr. Smith, nnd many
matters connected with the equitable
distribution of funds and proper road
construction were considered. It was
decided during the sessions to hold
tho annual Commonwealth Confer
ence at Portland on January 2, 3
and 4 of next year. Tills meeting
will be held under the auspices of
the Unlveuslty of Oregon and will be
attended by experts In road construe
llun from all sections of tho United
States. Aif effort will bo made ut
this meeting; lo outline some defi
nite plan for financing and provid
ing for the construction of durable
anil lasting roads throughout the
statu. One or two of the experts who
will speak during the sessions of the
fnimoiiwenlih Conference will come
from New York nnd Washington.
Tlieso men are conversant with roan
construction In all Its phases and
will no doubt Impart some valuable
advlco which will result in Improv
ing the system of building highways
in Oregon.
IIISTHICT ATTOHXKV (iKOKtilO
.VK.l'NKIt WILL HAVK TIIK
hill itKAiiv I'oit Tin: i,i:;ih.
I.A'I'I ItiO KAULY IX JAXCAHY
two iK(;ui:i:s nti:rKUUi:ii.
CURE FOR LAZY HUSBANDS
lliislmuds Who Wilfully Desert
Their Wives uml Children May
lie Sentenced to the Slate
Penitentiary.
Husbands who wilfully desert
their wives or children and refuse
to provide them with, the necessities
of life will stand a good chance of
serving a term in the stale penilen
llary in the event a bill now being
prepared by District Attorney Ceo.
Neuner becomes a law during the
next session of the Legislature,
which convenes at Salem an January
r.tii.
The proposition to either amend
tho present non-support law or se
cure more modern legislation along
this line was brought up at a meet
ing of tho Oregon District Attorneys'
Association, held in Portland a few
mouths ago. Practically every prose
cuting oft icer in attendance at the
meet Ing declared that t be present
non-support law was Inadequate and
that, more modern legislation Is
ncedel (o meet tho demands of (he
public. Because of this condition,
District. Attorneys (leorge Neuner, of
Roseburg, and Walter lOvaus, or
Portland, were appointed members
of a committee to draft a bill and
asubmlt the Ha me' to the Legislature
tor nuopuou.
The law desired by District Attor
ney Neuner may require the submis
sion of t wo separate bills to the
Legislature. The tirst bill, tf adopted
or in oiui'r wnnis, men wnii inn io
provide for their wivea anil children
t h rough mere shif tlessness or neg
lect. .Men arrested under this pro
vision of the law can be handled by
either the justice or county courts,
and thereby savo the expenses of
Circuit Court prosecution. The
(judges handling these cases will be
given much latitude, and provision
will t)e made for the release of the
defendants in the event, they are
abb to make a showing that t hey
will provide for the support of their
dependents. Their release may be
brought about either before or after
they have been convicted of the of
fense charged against them. The
pen a My for viola t ion of t Ills provi
sion itf the ):i w will incl mle a fine
or a term In the county Jail.
The second bill, to be framed by
the district attorney, will provide
for the punishment of men who wil
fully desert their wives and children-
and leave the slate. Men ac
cuser) of this offense will face a fel
ony charge, and if convicted will be
compelled to servo a term In the
state penitentiary. I' ruler the pres
ent non-support law but few of the
men arrester) are sent to jail or are
otherwise punished for the offense.
The new law to be advocated by Dis
trict Attorney Neuner and other
prosecuting officers of the state .will
he drastic, and will probably be the
means of curtailing the number of
desertions, which have been Increas
ing at an alarming rate.
As soon nn District Attorney
HKSK.NT KYSTKM OK lll'ILDlNO
ItOAIlS IS HKLI1 TO UK IXADE-
' gi'ATK IIY THK COI XTY COM
MISSIOXKItS AXI JIIKJKS I
A X X l' A L CO X V K X T I O X
A NEW SYSTEM IS ADVOCATED
Judge Murstci-N nnd Commissioner
Nichols Are Among; Thoso in
Attendance nt (lie An
nual Convention.
Corrying out his suggestion made
here a Tew days ago and published
exclusively in the Review, Commis
sioner B. F. Nichols, of Riddle, Wed
nesday introduced a resolution nt
tho annual convention of county
Judges and commissioners now being
held In Portland, to abolish the road
supervisors. Tho motion started a
fusltade of remarks directed against
the road supervisors having charge
of tho road money, which, most of
tho men Wednesday agreed, was
squandered In poor road const ruc
tion. A bill will now be prepared
and submitted to tho State Legisla
ture in January asking for the en
actment of a law which will carry
out tho intent of the resolution.
Commissioner Hawkins, of Ifood
River County, started the fireworks
when he Bald that what changes had
been proposed in tho existing code
were good, but they did not affect
the couuty court or tend to correct
the evils with which each Judge and
commissioner was well acquainted.
After the motion to dispense with
tho office of road supervisor was
carried another motion was proposed
to put care of construction, operation
and maintenance of county roads di
rectly in the hands of the commis
sioners and tho county Judge.
After some discussion it was
agreed that it would be best to al
low eaiih county to retain Its many
small road districts, so that it could
net Independently of other communi
ties in road construction. Some
suggestion was mado to redistrlct
tho county, but It was met with
strong disapproval.
Roads, their construction, malnte
nance, operation and the methods
by which money could be raised
wilh which to build I hem, occupied
the entire day's meeting.
O. Laurgnard, recently elected a
member of tho lower house, pointed
out what, ho considered essential
evi'ls in the present road laws.
lie suggested that a state commis
sion bo created con. posed of three
members, serving without pay. Il
would have that commission take
absolute control of state roads1. The
com mission would be appointed by
tho (lovernor with the consent of
the Stale Senate.
IHt. SNKLL LKA VINi.
Dr. D. K. Snell, who has occupied
offices in the Perkins building for
several years, will leave here about
January 15 for Seattle, where he in
tends lo locate permanently. He
will engage in his profession there.
Dr. Snell and wife have made many
friends In Roseburg, who regret to
learn of their decision to locate else
wlu've. Neuner has the bills prepared they
will In submitted to other prosecut
ing officers for consideration. They
will then be taken to Salem and
placed In the hands of the legisla
tors. DOUGLAS COUNTY MAN
RETURNS FROM HOOD
RIVER EARLY TODAY
. Dr. C. II. Bailey, of Deer 4-J-
Creek, who returned here this
j morning from Hood Utver, says
4 Sutherlin will probably secure
j 41 the annual convention of the 4
i . Oregon Horticultural Associa- 4
. tion two veurs hence. The
next meeting of the association J
J- will be held at Salem. Dr. 4
I- Bailey attended the recent
meeting of the organization as 4
f delegate from the Douglas j
4 County Pomona Orange. He 4
J says the meeting -was one of
U the best of Its I: lint ever held 4
in Oregon and manv matters of 4
Importance' lo the fruitgrowers
U oi' the state were considered, !
4- While at Hood river. Dr.
4 Bailey delivered a very Inter- 4
j .J csiir.g address on linmciil'ure.
; His remarks were much ai- 4
1 4. pret iMt-d by thoso hi attend- 4
: 4 mice at. the convention. Krank
1 Norton, manager of the Kver- 4
; J fresh plant nt St therlin, was 4
t also present at the meeting. 4