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Newspaper Page Text1 0i J. ROSEBURG REVIEW CLASSIFIED advertisements Consult The Review first when look ing for an apartment nearly every thing Is advertised here. CO-OPERATION A GOOD IDEA. It will bring results, make better business, help city and country. Co operation means greater things. VOI. -VX. UOSIIIU IM;, IKH filAS (X1 XTV, ORKtiOX, Till ItSD.W KVHMXt;, MAItCH I, II7. E Wl ROSEBURG BOYS WILL PARTICIPATE IN LEAGUE LITTLE GIRL WAS FA TALLY BURNED YESTER WAR NOT ANTICIPATED BY LOCAL PHYSICIAN: TROOPS WITHDRAWN ATjSALEM WEDNESDAY S ANT n PATFn DAY; LIVED NEAR DRAIN T BY STATE SENATOR IU I III I IUI.I II I 1 u I.MMKH.M' XX LETTER I'XKOLDS .AX AT'IVMI'T US THK I'AKT Ol'' ;i;kmanv to eorm ax ALLI ANCE WITH HOTH .MEXICO A.M J A I '.AX. ALLIANCE DENIED BY JAPANESE Mi-vlm, I'm' Kit lii'ttiuil, Was I'liim iscscl iciiiTiil I'iimmiiil .Sniipml 1'Yom (ii'i-iimny anil Three id' Our Slates. WASHINGTON, March 1 Senator Swindon lull! On' SMiaii; that "fresi leiu Wilson authorizes me to say that the Iclter from Eoreign Secre tary Zimmerman, at Berlin, to Hie Herman Embassy in .Mexico is sub stantially correct." This statement lolloweil a resolution introduced by .Senator l.udKU askilin fur continua tion o! the report. Senator l.odxe said: "1 ask because the matter is serious. If it is false the country should know it and allay the excite ment. If it is true, CoiiRress should know." Senator Works said that I .('resident Wilson should Kive Con gress "all inlurmation" in his pos session. Senator Stone asked the Senate to refer the matter to the committee on foreign relations tor furl her investigation before any ill advised action is taken. He said: "Every possible agency is being used Id excite public opinion." Japanese Ambassador Sato denied all knowl edge of the alleged Japanese implica tion in a Mexican-German plot. He admitted that the report was prob ably true. He declared that Japan will never join Mexico and Germany against the 1'niled Slates. Following is the text of the In structions forwarded by German Foreign Minister Zinimermann at llerljn to German Minister von Eck hanll, in Mexico City, a copy ol which is in the hands of the Ameri can Government: 'Uerlin, Jan. 111. 1917. On the first or February we intend to begin submarine warfare unrestricted. In spite of this, it is our intention to endeavor to keep neutral the I'nited Slates of America. "ir this attempt is not successful we propose an allianco on the fol lowing basis with Mexico: That we shall make war together and to gether make peace. We shall give veiii-riil linancial support, and It is understood that Mexico is to recon iiii.-i- the lost territory in New Mexl co. Texas and Arizona. The detail? are lert to you for sen lenient. "You are instruct-cil to inform the president or Mexico of the above in confidence as soon, as it is .certain that there will be an outbreak of war with the Failed States and suggest that the president of Mexico, on his own initiative, should communicate wiih Japan, suggesting adherence at ,,nr,. to this nlan: at the same lime offer to mediate between Germany any Japan. "I'lease call to the attention of the president of Mexico Hint the employ ment or ruthless submarine walarc now promises to compel England to make pence in a few months. t Signed I "ZIMMEUMANN Soldier Are (Jimrunt llMll. El. I'ASO, March 1. Thirty thousand regulars and militiamen are timirantitied on account or al epidemic of pneumonia. .ISnchcster Item-lies France. r,OKl)EAr'. March 1.- Th .....ri.Tin ste.uner lioeliesl er has ar rived safely ill the mouth "I I In Giromle Itiver. Turks Are licit em inn. tnslKiV March I.-- It was an nemieeil that the llrilisli cavalry and i-oiil, oats hae chased the Turks b oiid Kill El Amara and captured '..iv 1.1111 tbiee mortar, eight mine throwers. :'.e pontoons and one di Vessel. itiiiix; mi. I. i o HE MUX Ell. Speaker Stiitif ieM mm led Act t Will Semi R i Mr. Moer. ; I.EM. Or ik Dialer. , Mate)) I. - Chief !" the House of Rep tile lerent session of received a telecram 'le resenlat i e in ihe Legislature. yesterda from Sue, i ker. t hat lie No. :;7-"t ns soon tmn it b icsi-T' i ill limn b er 'tiident of ti- nature and as sn li. V Siantielil. Kill simi House bill hs possible and re red mail. The bill nt lo Gus C. Moser, Sen. if. tor hi oon as received back be sent to the Gov- i i oni him w ill e nor The i .U..1I...1 and f ill li;s been properly oim.iided t" Mr. Sian ne in t'i i;iti:la C"iinty. re-id t i The bill pm s 1 1 u t ion of a n ;irli.v the WHI letU Jtlid dl Oi'IiC Ode for the con intei m oiititV bl Sd'-'e ijnetfe Kiver at Sa - out of sielil after f. ;.?; Ilk! joi ll reMiiie. ted hou -, iterday. ohlv t SALEM, Or., March I. The first innuiil high school basketball team tournament will be held here Friday and Saturday. The tourney has been arranged by Willamette university working In conjunction with the lo- al high school. The plan for the tournament has met with enthusiasm from the various high schools of the Valley. The Oakland. Hoseburg. Silvorton. Wo.iilburn, Monroe. Amity and ta lem high school teams have ma known their inttention of entering the contest and it is probable that several otner teams will enter before Friday. The teams entered are iniong the strongest in the illani t t ti Valley and will give u good line jn championship honors. The preliminary games will he played Friday evening and Satur- lay morning, the senu-tinala hatur Iny afternoon and the finals Satur lay night. All the games will be played in the Willamette gymnas ium. Willamette Cnivers-ity will present i : liver trophy cup to the winners, rhe visiting teams will be enter :ained by the students of the Cnl versity and of the Salem high school. DEBATE STARTED It El'. FLOOD'S 1111.1 EMI'OW'I'.R- INi THE 1MIES1DEXT TO A KM MEKCHAXT SHIPS IS I'XDEIt CONSIDERATION IX THE HOl'SE TODAY. AMERICA MUST PROTECT RIGHTS Hep. Fnierson Warned the House ol I he Serious Difficulty Tossihle ir the 1. Did .Not Pro tect lis Itlghts. WASHINGTON, .Mutch 1. The House has started debating the Flood bill, empowering the President to arm merchant ships. Mr. Hood declared that the United Stales wanted to protect the steamers peaceably if possible. Ho said it was ready, however, to use armaments if in cessary to assure freedom of the seas. Jtep. Lampheii said congress was not right in empowering the I'resideut to make war. He urged Congress to remain in session during (tie emergency. Hep. Henry urged unity. Mr. Knierson warned of the serious difficulty that was possible if the I'nited States does not protect its rights. MOVE TO EASTF.HN OREGON. E. A. Ittirrnuglis. who had been !i ing on Deer Creek, eight miles .; st of this city, for the past year n two, ieit today with a carload of supplies for a ranch near Condon, i-::tstern Oregon. lie has leased a lime wheat ranch there jind expects 'o remain indefinitely. His family will follow tomorrow. CASES A HE CONSIHEHEI. Judge .1. V. Hamilton this after noon called the attorneys of the city to the courthouse for the purpose ol' ascertaining the status of a nuui-.i her of actinns'Whieli are now on the, docket of -the Circuit Court. Sev eral of the cases were set for tiial; while others were ordered continued nv dismissed. There are said to be ipiite a number or equity matters ai hand, and it will probably be two weeks betore final adjoin mm-nt is t;iken. LINEMEN I IND SNOW. Telephone linemen, who had been working in this vicinity for some time repairing the damage done re cently by the snow storms, lert this uioi nini; tor Eden bower and points north. They ret urned Wednesday veiling after a d.iy spent al Camas Valley, 'i I'ey reported the snow on be ntoiin;iiii- her as beinn four teet deep. -o- Itl !I.D SHINt.LE MILL. The Delta Shintle Company capi tal l.t'.'Moi. ju-t organized in Eu cene. will wilhin the net dav e; e.t a shin tie mill on the North Fork of the Siuslaw at the outskirts ol Florence, navs the Eugene Guard, i Ernest Walker, re.ently from Urit isli Columhiii: i:. J. Adams nnd .1. M. Williams, of Eimene. are the (n- coiporator of the company. 7he: capital stock 1- divided into 1'imm be shares tt $luo ea' li, jncl the princi- pal place of businevn i? Florence. HOl'SE AIOITS lil'I.E PROVID ING I'Olt IMMEDIATE COXS1II EH.ATIOX OF THE AHMED XEl'TK.AI.ITV 1)11.1 PRESI DENT iWA.NTS Kl'l.l, I'OW'EKS. WILL REPORT ON RESOLUTION The Jnjuincse Kiubassy Has Pledged Thai Con lined Friendship Will Continue Between the l. S. and Japan. . WASH I NG TON, Ma rch 1 .The House adopted a rule providing fori immediate consideration of the armed neutrality bill. It is under stood President Wilson favors the Senate bill, granting him all powers. He will refuse to sign any measure not granting the authority asked. The House bill limits his powers to arming ships. . The Senate foreign relations com mittee has agreed to report on the Lodge resolution asking for details of the alleged German-Mexican plot. They eliminated the ha Follette amendment asking how long the Government possessed the Ziinmer mann letter. The Japanese Embassy issued an official statement pledging continued friendship for the United States. It declared that Japan under no cir cumstances would "entertain the German proposition.' Senator Thomas demanded an ex tra session of Congress. He said: 'This may be the biggest crisis this country ever faced. It is the duty of Congress to be here." Senator Nor ris announced his intention of de manding a full discussion of ail ap propriation bills. ThiH would force an extra session of Congress. Mexicans Are Financed. EL PASO, March 1 . United States Government agents have learned that Germans ore advising and financing Villa. It is reported that both Mexican factions gave spe cial privileges to 200 Germans in northern Mexico. Evacuation in I'mgress. BERLIN. March 1 (via Sayvillo). It was announced that The Ger mans have evacuated advanced posi tions on both sides of the Ancre on account of "special reasons:! The troops entered the newiy uxepareu defenses. Rearguards hindered the British advance, capturing ISO pris oners and four machine guns. GERMAN RETREAT PLAN IS PRECEDING GREAT BLOW, SAYS EORSIERl LONDON. March 1 . Financial Secretary Forster told the House of Commons that, the Ilrilish believe the German retreat is a strength sav ing plan and is to precede a great blow. Mr. Forster said: "As a re- i suit of the Ancre pressure, the enemy retired on a 12-mile front. !The British advanced two miles and gained ten- villages mid many im portant positions. The retreat will unfavorably effect the German troops and people." o HAD STOKM ItEPOltTED. Reports from up and down the. coast indicate the storm of last Fri day and Saturday was much worse iu other places than here, says the Marshtleld Record. Saturday al St. Reyes the wind blew nearly at hurri cane speed and the Adeline Smith was seven hours in making the dis tance between Pt. Reyes and San Francisco harbor, the time usually neiMK UllUUi miee uuuir.. i-if""" vessels readv lo leave San Francisco harbor on Saturday were barlmund. The pasollne schooner Koamer, bound south from the Columbia Itiver with oil for the various roast ports, not Into the Siuslaw liiver af- ter beinK buffeted about Saturday and losing h'T deck losid of Koods. HANri r is clnm:h. Itoseburi; Detnoerat-4 liave teceived 'an invitation to attend a baminet to be liiven by the Linn County Derno :eiatie Central Coirnuittee at Albany Saturday ninlit in honor nf William Horn i too li. until recently minister tfi Siam. Mr. Ilornibiook a' polnied by President Wihon ami af ter serving two year re-oirned be cause of illness of one of Ins cbild- j rcn. He is publisher of the Albativ ; Democrat and has resumed his work i :im editor of that publication. o . Mr. and Mr. Charles It. SearlH. of Portland, arrived here last evening to spend a few days with friends. 4. DltAIX. Ore.. March 1. J Pearl, the 2 "-year-old daugh- 4 J ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J Guggisberg, who live about 4 three miles north of here. near Leona, yesterday sus J. tained fatal injuries from be J ing burned. The mother had stepped out of the house to get some water, and when she J returned found the child had 4 fallen against a hot stove and ti 4 its clothing had taken fire.-"-! J Although attention was given 4 at once, the little girl died f 4- from the injuries this morn 4 ing- The funeral will be held 4 at Leona on Friday afternoon. 4- Mr. and Mrs. Guggisberg are 4 4- well known in this vicinity, 4 4 where they have lived lor 4 4 many years. 4" l--I"I"I"I"I"I--I-'"I"l--I"r'I--I-'I"I- BRITISH ADVANCE IS GAINING, ACCORDING TO THE LONDON REPORTS LONDON, March 1. The British occupied positions a half mile north east of Gommecotirt. They ad vanced on a i:t-mile front. Press dispatches said the Germans sur rendered Gommecourt without re sistance. The Germans are believed to he evacuating Ilapaume. II whs announced that a German aeroplane raided Hroadstatrs, ami one woman was Injured. MORE MEASLES CASES WERE REPORTED TODAY; STUDENTS ARE WARNED Dr. H. It. Shoemiker. city health officer. Informed The Review that he had received reports of 17 new cases of measles iu different parts of the town between 7 o'clock this morning and the hour of going to press this afternoon. It fs also un derstood tbal other physicians have been called to attend a number of measles patient s, and t bese reports will not he Itled wiih the city health officer before tomorrow. Dr. Shoemaker stated this after noon that he had received numerous complaints during the past few days with regard to high tciiuol students attending dances and other social functions. Because of the many cases of meas'es that are developing he saya arre.-.is will tollow in the event the yoi.ng people of the city refuse to obi y fie i.uarantine laws. The physicians iu the city are doing everything In their power to stop the spread of the disease, and they ask for the co-operation of both par en I a and children to that end. Dr. Shoemaker was unable, to slate Ihis afternoon whether the schools would be re-opened next Monday, as originally intended. In view of the many cases of measles that an- de veloping at the present time, he says it is possible Ibal. the iiuarantiue be extended. This, however, will not he definitely determined until later in the week. Mrs. George Shi inn. spent the afternoon in tin ing with Irfends. Ir Cliile eity visit' REVIEW HAS IHIiTHDA Y. J Nineteen years nn today Ihe lirst number ot (be Daily J Iteview was issued. It was a f very modest five-column, four- pane sheet; but while small it J was full of vigor. Ii lias since : . j enjoyed an active growth, al ways ma i nia in ing its posit ion as the leading paper ol all ibis section of the stale. It has al ways eha mpioneil every la ud -abb enterprise and boosted lor every industry I bat would aid the upbuilding ot this pari '.if Oregon. Its success iu behalf of the people .Is shown by the fact that the Daily lieview now has practically double the circulation ot any other paper in this county, and more copies of the Daily and Twice-a-week lieview together are neat to regular subscribers eery week than are circulated by all the other local papers published in this county in the ame time The Keview a pprecia les this spbndid pat t on a v and en deavors to render worthy ser vice therefor. It enters is J. - . - twentieth year vigoroiiH I" than ever, and with a firm de termination to Mil! further ad vance the best InfcrestH of our county and state at every op LOCAL IIKill SCHOOL TEAM LEAVES I'Olt S.AI.EM I ItlllAV MOItMVG WHEItE THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IX COXTEST I'Olt STATE I ' H A M I "I O X S H 1 1 '. ROSEBURG BOYS ARE CONFIDENT Seven Tenuis WHI Compete nnd the Winner Will Claim Title to Hie State Honors I tosehiirti' Team In Two (tames. Receiving word late yesterday that a state tournament had been ar rtnged at Salein for deciding . 1 he basketball championship, members of the local high school team lost no time today in making preparations and will leave tomorrow morning with an abundance or fighting spirit believed to be sufficient to bring home the pennant. Tho local team is In excellent, trim after a strenuous trip to Southern Oregon, and from llieir knowledge of the northern teams it is the be lief of local fans that the Roscburg boys will cover themselves with glory. They will arrive in Salem tomorrow evening and witness the opening games, and on Sat urday will play their first game with uooumiru. ti tpey should -he suc- ctssful In this contest they will th play in the finals with the winner of the semi-finals. There will be j six games iu all. seven of the strong-1 est teams in the northern part of the state being tho contestants. The local boys were fort unalc in having to play hut two games, as .some or the tennis who participate In the semi-finals may have to play as many as three or four games. The teams represented are Amity. Mon roe, iSilverton, Oakland. Rosehurg and Woodhurn. These teams are among the state's best anil the win ner 'will undoubtedly he accepted us the chapion of Oregon. Ily leaving tomorrow morning. I Iu local tea m hopes to be able to practice on the floor before the h I ual contests. Those who will leave on the trip are; Ted .lewett, George Willed. Giant Oshom. Clifford Ite mis. Peter Didtel, William Trumbo. Collie Williams and Clifford Rlebel. with Coach G. C. Fllilay as repre sentative of the faculty. They will meet Woodhurn al 10 o'clock Sat urday morning, and the finals will be played al S o'clock that evening. The games will lake place in the'Hiit, Willamette I niversltv iivmnaslum ! Hny and will be wit nessed by hundreds of people. GERMANY WILL BLAME THE UNITED STATES " If WAR IS DECLARED ItEIiLIN, March 1 ivia SayvllleL ll was deliniiely learned thai Ger many will blame the Fulled Stales for starting the war If America uses the Laconia sinking as a cause. Ger many contends thai her barred one announcement relieves the Kaiser of all responsibility if a neutral ship sinks therein. I'Olt ALCOHOL I Sl liS, If In need of genuine alcohol, do not call on I he d isirict at torney's office, as the. attorney has nothing to' do Willi the gtvil.g of pei mils to ill- 1 dividual, The rail should be made! on a doctor and after said doctor Is! mm Inccd that the alcohol Is for med ic a I purposes only, at his hah , disc ret ion he may prescribe, nlcohol, w hii h l heii may be secured from u druggist. The district attorney's of fice issues penults lor the impoit.i Moil Into the stale by wholesaler and al. o a permit to retailers to buy j from w Ihdesalei h. The disl r id at -' rot u ey a I so issues per in It. s for the i ie of abohol tor hospitals, maiiU'l 'at 'Mirers, laboratories, doctors and I I dentists, but positively nol to ln- j di Id ual s for- personal use. I ten a - ( j lured ak.thol may be bought from piny di uggi; t Mil It out a permit. ; Mierne it ;in irifliM'lual wants genu ine alcohid. Hie doctor is the first one lo visit and then the ding stole, and i her.- is no of lie r legal ay of tret ling it. Mis Grare he lee, ()f Salem, has aimed in Kosebniv to spend a few days visiting with friends. M a 1 1 in May er whn had been em ployed a-? sef relai y at the Howard Ilea) Estate Agency on We-t Cass ;t reel , tod a v resigned his posit ion aiifl the vacancy was filled bv Miss A lines Mcl er ) r. Mayer i ev pedlne; to take up other woi k and may decide to lea vo t he city. Dr. Geo. E. llouck, who returned here after eight months spent on tho Mexican border, stated this after noon that he believed the Zimiuer mauu letter Intimating an atlemnted llin nee between Germany, Mexico and Japan, was published for a pur pose and did not Indicate that actual war Is any nearer than it whh six months ago. "Had there been any Immediate danger of war between tho United States and Mexico tho troops would not have been with drawn from the border," said Dr. Houck. "Tho Government has been in possession of this letter for a long time, and I am certain that it was published for effect. There is noth ing In today's dispatches that Indi cate Immediate war between the na tions mentioned in the attempted al liance." In tho event of actual hos tilities betweeu the United States and Mexico, Dr. Houck says he will probably have to return to the bor der. BY PRESS WRITER WII.I.IAM I'llll.ll' SIMMS SAYS I. ICE IX AX OHSEKVATIOX II. AI.I.OOX SECTION IS A CHEAT (J.A.ME OE TA(i DEATH IS THE riTHCIt I EI.I.OW. MAJOR GAVE LONG INTERVIEW ss Writer Hays the llalloon Is layinu an lnioi'tiiiu l'ai t in Ihe Gienl War Which is lUiulng, ul Present Time, I My William Philip Slmms). (Fniled Press Staff Correspondent). WITH THE BIUTLSH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, Feb. :t. ( Uy mail). Life In an observation balloon sec tion Is a great game of tag. Death is Ihe Other Fellow. He is always hot on your trail and every now and then he gets you in a corner. Then you're It. "Get tne Major to tell you about the time he was carried over the German lines and back again all In one night," said Ihe young Lleuten- as we tugged at the end of a wire cable. In Ihe little basket under Ihe "Ba usage" high in the win- try sky. Hut (he Major was loo modest. He said : "Oh, all right. Ell tell you aboul ii aner uiuuer lonigni. no iihi uoi like to talk about his own exploit,' t hough he mentioned several of Ills men who had been the heroes of ad ventures In t he clouds. Hut I did gel to read Ihe official report of the incident and this was the story: Shortly aTter midnight one night the Major, after carrying out. certain ex peri in en Is at about a mile high, signalled that he was ready to come down. The winch on the big car in the road began to grind and al 12:17 the sausage was swaying Just out of reach of Ihe landing siiad. Then, "by an error In Judgment," as the report, puts II, the winch I urned a revolution too far. The metallic V, where the balloon's short cord was spliced lo the wire cable, wedged In ihe opening leading to the revolving drum, or windlass, and t he cable parted like a piece of sewing thread., Willi a bound that Jerked the bas ket, this way and that like a ball on the end of an elastic string, the bal loon went skying. At 1 2 : ii 1 a. m. the balloon was a mile high. The Major had not used his parachute, lo which the harness aboul him was still attached, because I the wind at a mile, and below, was 1 away from the German lines which ; ran t wo miles away, I listen d he pulled the valve cord to let out Ihe gas in the sausage. Still "valving." to use the vernacu lar of the game, the officer, al 12:27 u. m., found himself at above ln.O'Mt ifeel, or about two miles, above the earth, ll wan biller cold and getting colder every instant. 1 At I2:4n a. m. be passed Hie ir, , 'MIO fool mark. Though he bad been ; keeping Ihe valve wide open ail the time, the balloon still soared. Now he looked downward There were lights below, lights which tlared up for a minute, (hen went out; great, white balls or light banning in the air and Illuminating the countryside hem ath them. The Major, In his sausage, u as j "crossing Ihe line " He knew in an j Instant what had happened. He had risen to a high cross-current of air and was being swept over the Ger man trenches into German territory. It was too late lo Jump now. If he tried the parachute ami lauded safely. It would he only to be taken t Continued on Page SU.) I.lltEltAl, IMtl.ES Oli'KHEI) FOR THK PERSON'S AVltlTlX'ti THE 11EST AlKil'MKXTS W'F Y THE UOAII IIOXI) 1SSIE SHOl 1,1) CAItltY. COMMITTEE TO PUBLISH ESSAYS Tlitiro Is Almuly a irint I)al of Inteicst In (liu Contest anil It is Hi'IIi'vimI Many Aiiliriints W ill be in Evidence. Itules governing the contests for cash prixes for arguments for the $ii,i)u,00ti road bond IsHiie were prepared last night by Senator W. 1. Wood, chairman of the special committee appointed to compile ar guments, says the Portland Tele gram. Senator Wood arrived from his llillsboro home last night with a set of rules for the contest which will enable every person In the stale lo compete by reason of the various i tasHit'lcutlons. "The purpose of these contests," explained Senator Wood, "Is lo arouse discussion of (he bond issue which Is to he submitted to the peo ple ut a speciul elect lou June 4. 1 am convinced that the more "wide Rpreud the discussion and the deeper ... the people go Into the subject the ' larger the majority that will he roll ed up favorable to the bonds. We : have limited essays to 200 words with the desire to huve Ihe argu ments short, snappy-'iftid forceful. 1 The contest will close March la so that wo ciin, If we desire, use parts l of the essays for the argument In the voters' pamphlet which will not accept copy after March 2fi. "There is already u great deal of I interest In the contest," continued Senator Wood, "and since the first , announcement Tuesday morning I ! have received many telephone calls for Information as to the rules. Thin : Is why we hasten to give them to the ; public (to that those wishing lo com pete can get busy." Following are the rules governing tho contest: Contest A Subject: The benefit accruing lo Ihe county in which the writer is a resident from the lin i provement of the roads described in the $;,0Uij,0oi bonding act. For tho best argument, a prize of For the second best argument, u I prize of $2. There are Ht first prize h and ltd second prizes In this contest. Contest It Subject: The benefit which will accrue to Ihe stale ut large from the improvement of the roads described In the bonding act. For tho best argument, a first prize of $2fi. For the second best argu ment, a prle of I 5, Contest C Subject- Tho same as contest ll. This contest Is open only to bona fide students of Oregon high schools. For the best argument wrlt . (en by a high school student, a prize ! of $ in. Contest D Subject: The same us contest H, and Is open only to bona fide si tidents of Oregon grammar schools. For the best argument, written by a grammar school stu dent , a prize of 1 ii. One person may enter hut one contest, In contest A the author must he a resident of the county whose bene fits from I he proposed roads are d isciissed. Contest it is open to any resident oT Oregon who does not participate in either of the oilier contests. In contests C and D. Hie argu ment ni list discuss I he road pro posal from the statewide stand point. No argument in any contest may exceed 2'Ni words. Writ lug must appear on but one side of the paper used. Manuscripts must be written. pre- rem my wit li typewriter or pen u nd ink. The name and address of the au thor must appear in (he upper right hand corner of the first page. A rgu ments must be submitted without, accompanying letters, ex pla nut ion or ot her enclosures. The envelope enclosing the manu script must be addressed to Senator W. D. Wood, llillsboro. Or., and on tte envelope must also be written the contest entered, thus: "Contest A" "Contest H," "Contest C," or "Contest D." an the case may be. Manuscri pts must be received by Senator Wood on or before ti p. m., March I,',. Manuscripts that do iiu comply with the foregoing rules will nol he consldei ed . Manuscripts will not bo returned ; to the authors. I Noli her Senator Wood nor the ; contest Judges can undertake o answer letters' or Inquiries concern- Ing the contest or awards, i (Continued on Page 6 )