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VOL. XIX.
KOSRBVRG, OREGON, THIRSDAV KVKXIN'G, JAXl'AKV II, 1017.
No. son.
ROBERT SMITH WOULD
REDUCE PRESENT COST
Of HOLDING ELECTIONS
FIRST STATE AND SAY- .
INGS BANK HELD ITS
ANNUAL MEETING TODAY
PYTHIAN SISTERS HEED
BOX SOCIAL IN ROSE
BURG LAST EVENING
REVIEW
DEAL MAY INVOLVE
R.R.RIGHT OF WAY
ROSEBURG TEAM
WAS VICTORiOHS
NOTED ENGLISHMAN SAYS THE
ALLIES MI ST I!II) THE WORLD
OV "IXSPEAKARLE DES
POTISM" VICTORY IS PRE
DICTED THIS YEAR.
FUTURE PEACE BEST SECURITY
Arrangements Being Made for An
Emergency litMui Which Eng
laml Hopes Will bo Last
of Present War.
(By Edward Keen)
LONDON, Jan. 3 1. Lloyd George
adurussod cheering thousands in
Guild ilali. He declared that the
allies have reached the grim deter
mination to rid the world of "un
speakable despotism." "With prop
er support, our gallant armies will
cleave the road to victory in 1917,"
he declared. He said the allies had
informed President Wilson that they
all wanted peace, but war was pre
ferable to Prussian domination in
Europe. "Our boat security for fu
turo peace will come when the na
tions are banded together to punish
the first peace breaker. We did not
reject peace terms. None were of
fered. We were only offered a trap,
baited with fine words." The meet
ing was called for the purpose of en
ergizing a "victory loan." He said
In reference to the allies' Home con
ference that all felt that if victory
was difficult, defeat Is impossible.
"We have made arrangements to
deal with the whole situation. A suc
cessful loan will shorten the war,
save lives, the British empire and
Kurope's civilization."
(Jerniuti Attack Itepulsed. '
FAlllS, Jan. 11. It was an
nounced that a German attack was
repulsed in tho Caurrleres woods,
near Verdun. President Deschanel
has opened the cabinet sessions. He
declared the allies are determined to
recapture Belgium and Alsace-Lorraine.
Attack Was Itepulsed.
MOULIN, via Sayville, Jan. 11.
It was announced that the Germans
captured SOO Roumanians and six
machine guns. It was admitted that
the French seized a Beaumont
trench. A British attack was re
pulsed north of Ypres.
Ki'iuiratioii Demanded.
LONDON, Jan. 11. H is under
stood the allied note demands the
evacuation of all invaded territory,
Turkish retirement from Kurope,
reparation for ail damage, and full
liberty to all nations.
Answer Is Keccivcd.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 1. The al
lied reply to President Wilson's note
has arrived. Officials hinted that
the language is clear and strong and
unmistakably defines tho allies'
aims.
ituim s Mil-: ki;ro i:ki:i.
TACOMA, Jan. 11. Otto Powell
and wife, who were missing from
Adler since December 18, when they
entered the forest on a hunting trip,
were found dead in the hills 20 miles
from their home.
rONNOK HorOHT NEWSPAPEII.
W. C. Connor, a former resident of
Uoseburg. but for the past two years
engaged In the newspaper business
at Cottage Grove, yesterday pur
chased the combined ItulIelin-Con-nion
wealth, of Harrisburg, and has
taken charge of tho plant. Mr. Con
nor has had more than 30 years ex
perience in the newspaper business
and has conducted publications in
rarioua parts of the state.
SIX COYOTES KILLKD.
Word was received here this af
ternoon from the Roberts Creek
country to the effect that William
Singleton and some follow hunters
Wednesday night killed six coyotes.
The bounty for ttie animals will be
$120. The party has been hunting
coyotes for several days, and nine of
their number have been killed to
date.
WILL CIINSTKKT CAIII.E.
It was announced hre this niorn
int; that the cablp to he installed
by tho pa.-ifk- Telephone & Tele-.
graph Company hot wren Itosehure
nnd Hdcnbower will probably begin
within the next few w -; s. 'I lie
company now has about ;'.u different
line- in that locality anil the work
of keeping them in repair Is no lit j
tie task. Through the installation
of a cable mtnh of the trouble ex-
perience 1 at the present time will
be eliminated.
nouv.
STARK- To Mr. and Mrs. C A.
Stark, of Sutherlin, at Merrv hos
pital, in Ko-'t'hurg, Wednesday
morning. January 10, l!fl7. a
daughter.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan.
11. Robert E. Smith, secretary of
the State Taxpayers' League, is here
for the purpose of interesting mem
bers in a proposed hill to eliminate
one election judge and the deputy
sheriff in every election precinct.
The measure now is being drafted
and probably will be hent into the
House for action some time this
week. It would also make the pre
siding judge in each precinct a dep
uty sheriff, obviating the necessity
of keeping an extra deputy at the
polls. This plan would effect a
saving of $6 a day in each of the
1200 election precincts.
IjOOKS FOB EPIDEMIC.
City Health Officer B, U. Shoe
maker repoVU the liklihood of an
epidemic of measles in the .Mill St.,
vicinity provided all precautions are
not taken. A few new cases are
said to have developed and quite a
number of children have been ex
posed. ROSEBURG ELKS
THE TWENTY-l'lliST ANNIVER
SARY OK THE INSTITUTION OK
THE LOCAL I.ODtiE OE ELKS
WILL HE CELEBRATED HERE
THIS EVE.MNO.
BIG BANQUET TO BE FEATURE
The Itoseburg Lodge of Elks Has
About 42. Members Property
of 1,-odge is Valued at Ap
proximately $H:,r00.
A delightful annual fraternal
event will occur in Uoseburg tonight, j
when the members of the local lodge
of Elks will join in celebrating the;
21st anniversary of the founding of;
tho order in this city. An elaborate
program has been arranged for the
occasion and lodgemen are expected t
to he present from all sections of:
Douglas County. The affair will be;
in charge of the Past Exalted Hulers !
of the lodge and the present ot fleers j
will occupy seats on the "side lines ':
in common with the more humble j
members of the order. A feast, '
which will maintain the standard of!
this benevolent and splendid organi-J
zation, will be one of the features!
of the evening's entertainment. j
The Roseburg lodge of Klks was
organized in Uoseburg 21 years ago
this month, with a charter member
ship of 57. The lodge grew even
more rapidly, than had been antici
pated, and after two or three years
a contract was awarded for the con
struction of the present lodge home
at the corner of Lane and Jackson
streets. Pending the completion of
this structure the meetings of the :
lodge were held in the Odd Kel- s
lows' hall.
Beginning in this humble way. !
members were added at almost every
meeting, until today the lodge has
a membership of 4-T. Of this num
ber 71 became members of tho or
der In Uoseburg since the fhvt day
of April, 1916, when a special dis
pensation was received from the
Grand Lodge red ueing temporarily
the initiation fee from $.10 to $2.1.
Three years ago members of the
lodge erected modern club rooms,;
and they now maintain the most
elaborate home to be found any-,
where in Southern Oregon. They al
so own the Antler's Tlieatcy, which,
has become one of the most popular !
and bent attended playhouses In the
South western part of the state. Of-1
ficers of the lodge conservatively es
timate the property of the Klks lodge
in Uoseburg is worth not less than,
$S3,r.i0.
Since the lodge was first organ-;
izod. oo candidates have been Initi-)
ated. Of these many ore now dead,
while others are members of the
lodges subsequently :-tahlished at
Med ford. Ashland, Kugene. Marsh-
field and Klamath Kalis. The terri
tory given over I o the latter f i ve
lodge wa originally under t he
Jurisdiction of the Iiehiirg lodge,
w hich is the olde-t branch of the
order in Oregon south of Portland. ;
Fred Page-Tustin. an attorney who
was at one time a partner of Attor
ney General George M. Urown. now .
of Salem, was the first Eralfor Ruler
of the Uoseburg lodge of Klks. Since,
that time 14 Exalted Rulers have!
served in the interests of 1 lie local
organization, ns follow?: Douglas;
Waite. 1 ; A. Salman. 1901 : W. !
11. Jamison. l:nrj; F. It Wafte.
i;to:t; ( B. Cannon. IMH-ofi: II. T.
McClallen. 19i7; K. .. I'arrott,
(Continued on rage Six.)
LOCAL "SI'ECIXATOHS" COX
CEDE TliANSACTlON MADE HY
AL C'KEASON IN NOliTH HOSE
BVKO KECENTLY WAS I'KOIJ.
ABLY A SHKEWD STROKE.
LOGICAL ENTRY OF R.R. TO CITY
Property Consists of Ten Acres Sit
uated I'nrtillcl to Southern Pa
cific Tracks Secured Erom
.1. E. Harper.
What is believed to have been a
real ostato venture that probably
"slipped one over" and one that may
ultimately figure prominently in
railway terminal and right of way
matters here, was discovered by a
number of tho "alert and watchful"
yesterday in a deal concluded about
a week ago by Al. Creason, in North
Uoseburg.
By tho transaction in question,
Mr. Creason bought all the property
formerly held by J. K. Harper, which
is situated along tho Southern Pa
cific right of way and between the
tracks and the river just north of
the mouth of Deer Creek. The prop
erty consists of about 10 acres on the
West side of tho track and, with the
exception of about a four-acre or
chard, is used only for a city dump
ing ground. The land parallels the
tracks, however, for a distance of
nearly a half mile, extending from
tho vicinity of tho gas plant to the
Ciaddis tract at the lower end of
Riverside, and affords, say the men
who became interested in tho deal
today, the only practical entrance by
which a now railroad from the north
might he made to the city without
the erection of costly Hteel bridges.
Mr.' Creason said today that he had
bought the property merely a a
speculation.
Whether there Is a possibility of
any actual use of tho property for
this purpose in the near future was
net learned, but the matter has
caused considerable comment.
Mr. Harper recently derided to
lea ve the city and accordingly ar
ranged for the disposal of the prop
erty. The owner has rented a part
of the property to the city for a num
ber of years, which is Baid to pro
duce an income sufficient to pay the
taea. Mr. Harper also sold to Mr.
Creason his house and another five
acres just east of the railway tracks
which is adjacent to the other prop
erty. Mr. Creason is much pleased
with tho deal and believes it will
some day be used for a railroad.
HENNINGER HOME IS
UNDER QUARANTINE AC
CORDING TO OFFICIALS
Dr. Lfhrbach, county health offi
cer, returned here last evening from
Oiikland, where he was called to in
vestigate the circumstances connect
ed with the isolation of the children
of Mr. and Mrs. K. ,. Ilenninger,
following the discovery that they had
been exposed to the measles. After
obtaining the fuels as presented to
him by the health authorities at
Oakland and members of the Hen
niuger family, lr. I,ehrbaeh af
firmed the siand taken by the offi
cials there and ordered that the
quarantine of the children be con
tinued until all danger of contagion
had passed.
Ir. Lehrbaeh's visit to Oakland
followed the alleged threats of Mr.
lienninger and tho la tier's son-in-law,
Ralph Watson, to the effect that
they intended to stay at the Ilen
ninger home Wednesday night and
resume their respective occupations
next morning. It was also claimed
by the Oakland officers that a pla
card announcing that the Ilenninger j
home was isolated because of the
children being exposed to measles.
was torn down by some member of i
the family. Mr. Ilenninger conducts
a store at Oakland, while Mr. Wat
son is a teacher in the schools of
that city.
At the time the trouble was re
ported to the members of the Coun
ty Court here Tuesday, they took the
stand that they would not Interfere
in the work of the health authorities,
and that their acts would have the
full and complete Banction of the
court.
r.l.l,(.m ll IV IfOM IK iui.
K. J. Calbtgher, special agent for
the Cnited tSates Covernment, ar
rived here this afternoon from Spo
kane to al tend to off ieiul business
matters. Mr. Gallagher is quite well
known here, where he has visited
frequently during the past few
rnonthfl.
At a meeting held this afternoon,
the stockholders of the First State
and Savings Hank elected the fol
lowing directors to serve for the next
year: Joseph Micelli, H. Wollenberg.
J. II. Hooth, A. C. Seely and It. E.
Smith.
Tho directors Immediately met
and elected officers as follows: Jos
eph Micelli, president; 11. Wollen
berg. vice president;- J. H. Booth,
cashier; Victor J. Micelli, assistant
cashier.
The bank's affairs wore found to
be in excellent shape, considerable
inereawe having been made durtn
the past year.
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OKLAHOMA WOX C A Mi 10. 4.
j
4. EUGENE. Jan. 11. The $
4- I'niversity of Oregon basket
J hall squad was defeated last
4 night by score of 32 to 12 by
4-th e .Northwestern .Normal
Jo School team, of Alva, Okla- 4
4 homa, which stopped here yes
$ terday for a game. J
jam us criirix muxes action
ix myiiti.h ('iu:i:k cocht to
ocst thomas hoikisox kiiom
A TltACT OK l,ANI AT lll'CK
I'OKK.
DEFENDANT IN ACTION BLIND
The Kctid Involved in tt- Vase Is
JiOeated at buck Fork and is
Valued at About !."
Will Answer.
Attorney Albert Abraham yester
day received notice from Myrtle
Creek to the effect that James Cur
tin has filed an action in the Justice
court there in which he asks to eject
Thomas Hodgson and his brother
from a certain tract of land situated
at what is known as Buck Fork. A
copy of the complaint in the case is
now in the hands of Attorney Abra
ham and he expects to have an an
swer prepared and ready to file
within the next couple of days.
It appears that several years ago
Mr. Curtin, who Is about 58 years of
age, offered to give Thomas Hodgson
and his brother a piece of land con
taining approximately 10 acres, In
the event they would live on the
place and care for him during his
declining years. Tho former trans
fer of tho property to Mr. Hodgson
was to be made upon the death of
Mr. Curtin, according to the verbal
agreement. Mr. Hodgson, who is
blind, accepted the offer and he and
his brother moved onto the place.
They worked hard, according to their
answer, and succeeded in making Im
provements representing a value of
approximately $1500. A few weeks
ago Mr. Curtain became angry, and
lip-in leaving Hodgson's home went
to Myrtle Creek, where he instituted
t he-' ji-ct ment proceedings.
Al the time Mr. Hodgson went on
(Continued on Pago Six.)
FORMER ROSEBURG MAN
NAMED DEFENDANT IN
ACTION FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Maude M. 1-hiMotta, a -I-former
resident of Uoseburg,
yr.si. rday filed a suit in the J
Oregon City courts in whirh
site asks tor a decree of di- 4
vorce from Iht husband, Kl- j
mer la.lotta. Tlwy were mar- $
rb-d on Uecemb'T 12, l'HH, J
aiid for several yt-ars tb'-reuf-ti-r
wiTf rofddfiit s of Itose- i
burg. Mr. Iia.Motta conducted J i
a hJith'T stiop tieje, wnne Airs.
I a. Moll a v a s employed as J
Mt-iKHriipher In various law j
olfiets of tho city. Iienertion !
is the chief iilh'catlon con- J
tained in the pontiff's com-
plaint. In addition lo a de-
cree Mrs IaMotta asks for the
return of her maiden name.
Mis Maude Hargrove. Mr. and J
Mrs. DaMott;i hft here a f'w 4
years bko, arid it is understood
that the latter hits since spent !
onie time in S;ih-m. Mr. Ha
Motta is located in Washing
ton, where he Is employed as a
harbor. U
WOULDEJECTMAN
FROM HOMESTEAD
I.OOAI, HKiH SCHOOL llASKICT
HAI.Ii TKAM LAST XKillT DIO
I'KATKI) TIIK TKAM OK THIO
KITiKXK HKill SCHOOL I1Y A
SCOIUO OV 28 TO lit.
OSBORNE AND JEWETT ARE STARS
Tho (innio Was I'ast anil Was One
of tho Host of Us Kiml Kvi'r
riayeil nt (lie I'lilvei'slly
Oily.
Eugene High School went down
to defeat at the hands of tho Hosts
burg High School toners in a fast
and furious basketball game in the
local pilgh school gymnasium last,
night by the score of 28 lo 21, says
the Kugene Register,
Kugene does not consider this a
very disastrous defeat considering
the strength of the visiting team.
Tho night previous tho Southern
Oregon team defeated the fast
Northwestern Normal School team,
of Oklahoma, which last night de
feated tho University of Oregon
team. Roseburg defeated the Okla
homa team by the score of II -1 to";i2.
while the Oklahoma team won from
tho University team bv the store of
32 to 12.
Tho game last night was hard
fought throughout. Kugene seemed
to have tho edge on tho visitors un
til tho last minute of play in t be
first half, the half ending In Uose
burg's favor, 14 to 1 0.
High point winners for tho visit
ors: wore Osborn and Jewett, each
throwing six field gouls, annexing 12
points each for their loam, while
Kays was the stellar performer for
the homo aggregation, throwing
threo field goals and seven fouls out
of nine tries, scoring lit.
Tho Mneup of the teams:
Roseburg. Kugene.
Osborn V Kays
Trumbo K Hubbard
.lewett C l-'ranz
Bemls (i Callison
Baldwin G Watch i
Keeney substituted for Hubbard
IjK.ASK mow officio.
Fred L. Strang, county fruit In
spector, has leased offices in the Ma
sonic building, at tho corner of Cass
and .Tack son streets, where he will
make his headquarters. The coun
ty court decided lo furnish the fruit
Inspector with an office In tlut .Ma
sonic building when ft was found
there was not Hifficient room in the
courthouse.
"IAZY" HUSBAND IAW
READY TO PRESENT TO
THE STATE EEGISEATUP.E
District Attorney (leorge Neuner
stated this afternoon Dial it miht
be Heveral days before the no-called
"l.ay Husband'' law, which h,. pre
pared recently nt the Instigation of
the prosecuting officers of the state,
would he submitted to the consid
eration nf the Legisbil ure, which
convened in Salem last Monday
morning.
The bill is very diioitic, and if
adopted, will place, the district at
torneys of Oregon in a posit Ion to
ban din shift less liusltiinds who re
fuse or neglect to care for their
wives and children. Iluslmuds who
willfully desert their wives or
children may he uenteiired to a t'l iii
fn the state penitentiary, while hus
bands' who merely neglect, to en re
for their wives or offsprings can be
made to nerve a term in the county
Jail. In the latter cases, the court,
has the discretion to reieasn the
person charged in the event he fur
nishes h bond sufficient to sat M y
the officers that he will comply with
the terms of his parole. Thf. pres
ent non-support law 1b considered
very inadequate, and off hers have
encountered considerable d Iff fruity
In bringing offenders to Justice, hi
the event the proposed law is en
:rtcd there will be no question but
that husbands who neglect (lied
wived and children can be punished.
i,i: i:s i ok halt i.aki:.
W. B. Slrawn. manager of the lo I
cal Colden Itule store, will leave
probably tonight for Salt Lake Citv.j
where be will attend the annual con
vention of Colden Itule managers.!
Kept' sentatlves will be present from
all the stores throughout the coun
try. After the convention, Mr.
Ktrawn will spend several wee in at
St. l.oilK where he ujll purchase
some ntock and look after hmine
matters, lie will be accompanied on
the trip by ft. F. Whitman, nianaif'i
of the store at Marshfleld, who has
been in this city for several days.
One of the most delightful social
functions held here in recent years
occurred at tho Odd Fellows' hall
last night when the Tythian Sisters
entertained their husbauds at a box
social and social hour. Tho ladies
brought boxes well filled with deli
cacies and they were readily sold to
the men in attendance at 25 cents
each. Following tho sale of the
boxes, the members of the lodgo and
their husbands played "f00" until a
late hour, when they repaired to
their respective homes, feeling that
they had enjoyed one of the most de
lightful occasions in tho history of
the order in this city.
The local lodge of Pythian Sisters
is one of the most active fraternal
organizations in Uoseburg and has
been growing rapidly In membership
during the past two years. The at
tendance at last night's meeting was
very satisfactory, and all present
pronounced the ladies entertainers
of more than ordinary ability. Other
similar functions will probably be
held by tho Pythian Sisters ' during
tho remaining winter months.
E
M 1 . 1 U II X TS ASS H'l.VHOX A U-
Tiim;t.i:s skcrktary to
MA K K INVESTIGATION AMOXG
IXMGI.AS COrXTY IlKRItY
GKOWKKS.
Information Will He Ascertained
Through Granges and If Satis
factory, Plant May He
Built Later.
Whether or not tho farmers nnd
fruitgrowers of Douglas County care
to encourage the establishment of
a plant here for the manufacture of
berry juices and other fruit pro
duels, Ik a matter that will be pre
sented to them In the rural districts
within the next few days.
The pi o posit ion was outlined and
act ion nut hnrled Wednesday even
ing at a meeting of the local Mer
chants' Associal ion. nnd .Secretary
F. C. Benson was Instructed to In
vite an expression from (he parties
to be n fleeted as soon as possible.
He will accordingly prepare a num
ber of cominuniciitions and send
Hmuii out. at once lo the various
Orange organizations, which ts be
lieved t ho most effect ivo way to
uet the matter before the proper
persons. The result of t he Inquiry
will probably be known after their
next two or three meetings.
According to Mr. Benson. Itose
hurg wan visited some time ago by
a represent al ive of a large concern
of th(. Fast and an examination of
t he local berries was made, from
which it was explained that the fruit
of t his local it y was most especially
adapted to commercial uses in the
shape of syrups ami juices, Thf-
was said to be on account of tin
color properties pervading all parls
of t he fruit and not being located
only near the surface, as Is the case
in berries finm many other sections
This character!;. tic of tho Douglas
County product, w sahl lo make (I
very desirable, to the manufacturers,
who are interested In making soft
drinks. If a sufficient number of
local growers ca n be induced lo
raise the berries on n larjre scale, it
is the belief that, the represent at ive
will return here i mmeil la t efy and
take steps to open up a plant. Straw
berries and liirpherrics are the two
k inds moHl dcHircd.
The representative visited at the
Sunshine Hanch while here and In
t crested A. T. l.n w re nee, the pro
prietor. M r. I. a w renro Is now n?
fi stint' in bringing the malter to the
attention of other growers and It is
hoped a ii Ii' idf Table number will
be interested. Ito-n hurg has long
enjoyed the re .1 1 1 a 1 1 . 11 of being the
fitt pertion to have j;t ra w her r i is on
the market and the o'lallty of her
ntspberries is believed lo be as unod
The men'bants believe ati ind u-1 r
of 1 his k i ltd m;t v be developed and
that, it would bring a tinge profit to
those eni'.:ij;ed.
The ariiMi.'l meeting of the di
re' lor and otTi ei of Hie I'mpqiia
Valley Hank will be held ibis even
ing. Offhers will he elected for the
ens:iing year.
Five cars of telegraph poles, all o1
v.-hfeh had been treated at the local
dihpfng plant near (he depot, were
whipped today lo points along the
) i ne bet we u t his city and Kugene,
where they will be installed. Sev
eral I housand poles will be I reated
here during the next few weeks, the
local plant employing about 20 men.
r. s. roviiT of appkals has
KFITNFN TO filtANT FORMER
KOSFIIl lUi BANKKK A NEW
TBI A I PKKKIDKXT WILSOX IS
ASKED FOU PAKOX.
SENATORS CALL ON PRESIDENT
In the Event the Pardon is Denied
Mr. Sheridan Will Be Compelled
to Servo Five Years tit tho
Federal Penitentiary.
Whether T. H. Sheridan, a former
Itosoburg banker, will Borve five
years in tho Federal penitentiary at
McNiol s Island on a charge of ab
stracting tile funds of depositors
from the First National Bank, of this
city, will probably depend on the
decision of President Wilson, who
has been asked to Issue a pardon for
the accused man. Sonators Harry
l,uno and (ieo. K. Chamberlain called
on President Wilson yesterday nnd
urged clemency in the case of the
Uoseburg banker. The President
promised to give their request due
consideration.
Mr. Sheridan was president of tho
First National Hank, of this city, for
many years and was widely trusted
by the people of Southern Oregon.
Ho was considered a conservative
and sound business man, and many
reside!, ts of Southern Oregon loaned
him their money without security.
Uurly In the year 1911 tho bank's
affairs wero investigated by a Fed
oral examiner, and It was found that
Al r, Sheridan had withdrawn the
funds of some of his depositors and
invested tho samo In private enter
prises. In place of thQ funds taken
from the depositors ho had executed
his personal notes. When these facts
became known the matter was placed
before Hie Federal grand jury In
Portland and Mr. Sheridan was In
dicted on several counts. Ho was
later tried there and was convicted
on two speidflc charges. Mr. Shcrl
day was subsequently sentenced to
a term of five years in the Federal
penitentiary at McNfel'a Island. At
the time of passing sentonce the pre
siding Judge expressed doubt that
Mr. Sheridan had willfully taken the
funds of the depositors as declared
In the Indictment returned by tho
grand Jury.
A motion for a new trial wns then
filed in the Federal Court, but this
was denied. An appeal was taken by
Mr. Sheridan's attorneys to the Uni
ted States Court of Appeals, at San
FraitetSHo. The caso was submitted
to this body, and a decision was later
rendered affirming the vordict of tho
Federal Court in Portland. A few
weeks ago a petition for a new trial
was filed In the latter court, but this
was denied yesterday,
Itei-iutse of the late decision by tho
United Slates Court at San Francis-
j co, Mr, Sheridan will be compelled
j to serve his sentence unless pardoned
j by fh,. President. The petition ask
i ing for Mr. Sheridan's pardon ts said
; to be one of the most representative
! documents ever prepared In Oregon.
It contains the names of many of the
1 stale officers, members of the Ore
( gon Supreme Court, the Judge who
; presided at the trial in Portland,
' prominent members of the Oregon
bar association, several of the jurora
who served at the time of the trial,
and ni any other persons whose in
; flu en co has been felt in this stato.
! It Is understood that Mr. Sheridan
also received personal letters from
i Governor Withycombe, as well as tho
; personal assurance of tho Pulled
, Si ales Senators from Oregon that
;they would m' their best efforts to
have the President Issue a pardon,
; These lettei-H and petitions are now
j before President Wilson. Mr. Short
! dan's present trouble can probably
! tie attributed lo unfortunate husl
; nesH ventures from which he was mi
1 aide lo recuperate. Although his
shortage probably totalled $ fi t , 0 1 1 0 ,
! M i'. Sheridan never realized a cent
l from h Is opera! ion n and Is now a
1 poor man. He U nt present living
at North Mend, where he is assist
! ing his son. tieorge. In conducting
1 a milk eondensary. Practically all
of tho depositors who lost through
i Mr Sherld in's speculations are resl
1 dents of muglm? County.
I iJETs ium; iiorxTY.
4-
I- W. C. Johnson, n trapper of
the lllahee district, this af- .J.
J ternoon claimed the dlsthic- 4
lion of being the first person
4 In Douglas County to receive
4- a bounty of !0 for killing a
coyote. Mr. Johnson brought 4
4- with him here today a coyote, J
4 three wild cats and a ring- 4
4 tailed cat. He received $.18 In Jfr
bounties from the countv, and 4
4 will receive approximately half 4
4 that sum from tho state.