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paob rotra ETKNOTG ROBEBUHO REVIEW, WEDXTSDAT. MAHCH 8, 1017. I EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE DAILY ROSEBURG REVIEW. REVIEW PUBLISHING COMPANY 1. WIMUKIIIA' W. S. KISHKK W. A. I 'I. TUT .(i. v. vi.Mm;i'.f,Y Kntered nt ltoscburg, Oregon, postoffico as second-class matter Office, Hcview Hullding, 22'.) Norlli Jack:n Street. published EVKltr kvenino EXCEPT SUNDAY liY I i ii the Government to be disuosed of bv Conoress. as was held in the case of the railroad grant. The decision has been affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco. o Realizing that taxes will continue to be just as high as the tax limitation law will permit, the voters will hereafter demand that much more attention Le given to good road building. Many realize that there has been too much "overhead" expense in our public alfairs in the past and now they want more of the essen tials. That is to say, they want more actual results in the way of public improvements and a less expenditure for "costs of adminis tration." In other words, in road matters, for instance, they want a, minimum of "engineering" and "supervision"' expenditures airl a large maximum of actual road building. The people of Oregon want roads, not a bunch of high salaried "engineers" who devote a large portion of their time to working out theories and drawing line pictures and so-called road plans. Since the taxes must be paid anyway, the taxpayers will demand the elimination of non essentials and application of the money to actual road construction. All TAXABLE PROPERTY Will BE ASSESSED AT ITS TRUE CASH VALUE Sl'HSCItll'TlOX KATES: Daily, by mall, per year Daily, by carrier, per month Dally, by carrier, per week Twlce-a-week, per year Twlce-a-week, six months .j:i.oo . .50 . .10 . 2.0U . 1.00 AMERICA'S POSITION SET FORTH. Evidently the German people, including even their higher officials, have never understood the real American altitude or the American sentiment regarding the submarine warfare and its in vasion of American rights on the seas. It is also clear that the German officials expected open warfare with this country several weeks ago. This was shown by the secret orders sent to the com manders of interned German vessels in this country to so wreck the machinery in those vessels that they would be useless without several months of repairs. It is said these instructions were liter ally obeyed in most instances. It was evidently expected that very shortly after the issuance of the order for unlimited submarining on February 1, that the I'nited States would declare war and seize all those vessels as enemv properly and make the crews prisoners of war. They also seemed to expect that German citizens in Ihis , . ill- . - I II il.. I 4-.. ' country WOUIU ue imprisoned, i mi ice uiey weie w.T.y i uiuciiiMi. iu let Ambassador Gerard and stall' and the American newspaper correspondents leave Germany and why the Yarrowdale crew of seamen were practically held as hostages for several weeks. As neither German property nor German citizens in this country were molested, even after the Zimmermann letter of attempted intrigue with Mexico and Japan became known, that country evi dently concluded that the American administration was practi cally powerless to execute any real warlike movements. This continued misunderstanding of the American attitude and the real American spirit has been materially increased by the unfortunate Senate filibuster which prevented giving authority to President Wilson to adequately protect American shipping and the lives of American seamen. Hence the Germans will very natur ally conclude that this country will not support the President, anil therefore they may continue their policy of unrestricted sub marining without fear of any serious action on the part of the United States. Thus, instead of helping to solve the serious inter national difficulty, the success of this filibuster has evidently brought the probability of actual warfare appreciably nearer. In his inaugural address on Monday President Wilson set forth the conditions very clearly, and in this he has the practically unanimous support of the Nation. He declared: "We have been deeply wronged upon the seas, but we have not wished to wrong or injure in return; have retained through out the consciousness of standing in some sort apart, intent upon interest that transcends the immediate issues of the war itself. As some of the injuries done us have become intolerable we have still been clear that we wished nothing for ourselves that we were not ready to demand for all mankind fair dealing, justice, the freedom to live and be at ease against organized wrong. "We have been obliged to ;.rm ourselves to make good our claim to a certain minimum of right and of freedom of action. We stand firm in armed neutrality, since it seems that in no other way we can demonstrate what it is we insist upon and cannot forego. "We may even be drawn on, by circumstances, not by our own purpose or desire, to a more active assertion of our rights as we see them and a more immediate association with the great strug gle itself. "There are many things still to do at home to clarify our own politics and give new vitality to the industrial processes of our own life, and we shall do them as time and opportunity serve; but we realize that the great things that remain to be done must be done with the whole world for a stage and in co-operation with the wide and universal forces of mankind, and we are making our spirits ready for those things. "The tragic events of the ;'.( months of vital turmoil through which we have just passed have made us citizens of the world. There can be no turning back. Our own fortunes as a nation are involved, whether we would have it so or not. These, therefore1, are the things we stand for, whether in war or in peace: "That till nations are equally interested in the peace of the world and in the political stability of free peoples and equally responsible for their maintenance-; "That the essential principle of peace is the mutual equality of nations in all matters of right or privilege. "That peace cannot- securely or justly rest upon an armed balance of power; "That governments derive all their just powers from the consent of the governed and thai no other pow ers should be supported by the common thought, purpose or power of the family of nations; ' "That the seas should be equally free and sale for the use of all peoples under rules set up by common agree ment and consent, and that, so far as practicable, they should lie accessible to all upon equal, terms; "That national armaments should be limited to the necessities of national ordiT and domestic safety; "That the community of interest and of power upon which peace must henceforth depend imposes upon each nation the duty of seeing to it that all influences pro ceeding from its own citizens meant to encourage or as sist revolution in other states should he sternly and ef fectually suppressed and prevented. "United alike in the conception of our duty and in the hign resolve to perform it in the face of all men, let us dedicate our selves to the great task to which we must set our hand. For myself J beg your tolerance, your countenance and your united aid." o It is reported that a bill is being drawn by former Governor West for introduction in Congress to give the forfeited lands in the Coos Ray wagon road grant to the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, the Stale University and the Stale Nora al. Fifty per cent for the first, 10 for the second and 10 for the noruo l sc hool. The estimated value of the Coos Pay grant lands is f.'i.i'OO.OoO. They were granted by Congress to the state for aid in building a wagon road from Roseburg to Coos Pay. As in ilu case of the railroad grant lands, the terms of the granting act were violated by Ihe company to which lands were given in trust for building the road. Not more than $2.50 per acre was to be the selling price, and not w,..o ilo.n ifio acres were to be sold lo one buyer. As in llu- cv.se of the railroad, the United Slates brought suit to have the lands forfeited The Federal Court at Portland held that the company had a $250 share and that the remaining value in the lands was Rush orders in naval construction have just been made by Secretary Daniels, and now comes a request from the War De partment for recommendations of sixty men from each regiment which was at the Mexican border the past several months, who are suitable for training as officers for the proposed new national army of probably 500,0(10 men. These movements show that the Government officials believe war to be imminent. 1 :-: CITY NEWS :-: : i AI)II.V (M il. will hold regular dance Thursday, .March S, nt the Marcahop hall, 8 o' clock. Oil's orchestra. Mt'iislfK At Dillimt Called to Millard this morning to Invi-stitfutr u case believed by neigh bors to Jie an infectious diseasR, Dr. K. V. Hoover this morning discov ered three members of the family ot I.. It. Kdmumtaon to be in a serious condition with measles. Complaint had also been made to the county heal 1 1) officer and the faniiiy was quarantined tltitf morning, to the relief of the people of that vicinity. Model Fly Traps A i the b.'Ki union of the summer campaign for the extermination of flies, several model pattern for an improved fly trap, which were re ceived a I the local I ndian Agency thin morning through the depart me ul of the Interior, will be much appreciated. The paterns are print ed on paper and show a form of fly trap that is highly practical and capable of bein manufactured by any boy. A. wooden frame and Home wire screen are all t hat a re needed. The plans are furnished by the I nte iii at ion a I I larvester Com pany and may be had by callinn niton I.. It. SundbhiKt at the Indian Akcih v iu the Perkins building. Moving (o Foi l hind ('limit's Holland and family, who have lived at. Myrtle Creek for the past lew ea i s, left today for Fori -land, where they will locate perma nently. Mr. Holland lias accepted a position in the C.oveinment service. Mr. Doll. did is well known in Ihe Myrtle Creek vi-diiiiy. where he act ed as deputy rheritT lor several yea n. Ceiii't III Sc-ssmih The members of the county court met in regular session here this iimm niiif; and will probably not ad ji ni ru le 'ton to nun-row evening. Practically all of today was cou--ainted in auditing bills and ti ;in acting other routine business. Spe cial road matters will come up tor on si dei at ion tomorrow. Postmaster K Hero M aiilev St ra wu. pord master at Ycmalla. came over this nioinin? and spent ihe day locking after busi ness mat tei -4. M r. St ra wn says the I mm pie of Yt meal la ha ve been en iming a prosperous winter and are u ell sal it ied with cmulit ions ns Ibey e.isi al the jinm-m lime. K I ii cos Fi mil Portland . A. Purr, local agent for Ihe Ford automobile, returned here this morning after a few days spent at Portland. While there he pur chased a carload of mach ine- and t hey will probably a rriv e here late In the present week. . M WOK l liOsF.IU i;.. If you have something to sell or rent trv on Adv. 1n The Review. County Assessor Guy Cordon has received a letter from the state tax commission regarding the require ments of the law and calling upon him to assess all taxable property in Douglas Co u n iv at its full cash value. The letter says in part: "Allowance must be made for the problems and difficulties the asses sor encounters in seeking to apply the standard of valuation. to particu lar classes of property. At the same time there is no justification for known and intentional violations of the letter of the law. The nearer the assessor comes to the full cash value in all his assessments, the fairer and more equitable will the asuessments become as between the individual taxpayers. Deliberate undervalua tion of property always tends toward inequality and injustice in taxation. "The time-worn statement ihat in creased valuations result iu increased taxes, on account of rates of levy not being correspondingly reduced, has been negatived by budget laws, by the tax limitation amendment to the constitution and, particularly, by a recent enactment requiring that all tax levies shall hereafter be made in dollars. Under the plan of equali zation between counties now in ef fect, it is no longer true that a high county valuation increases and a low valuation reduces the proportion of state taxes to be paid by any county. "The tax commission does not at tempt to prescribe a hard and fast rule for Assessments, but insists that each assessor shall make an earnest effort to obey the law and record such assessments so that he can take the oath required of him without subterfuge or mental reservation." They do more than please the taste 20 for 10c Chesterfield CIGARETTES of IMPORTED and DOMESTIC tobaccos-Blended .1. M. Martin, mayor of Mvrtl Creek . a n i ed here last evening to J spend a coaple of das. Mr. Mania! owns considerable property jn Kosn-i burg and is quite well known in thisi i. init . J BETTERTHANCALOMEL Thousands Have Discovered Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are ! a Harmless Substitute I Or. Kdwar.K' Mive Jtitutc lor cil. 'iiK't at laxative, and their t dt almost iii-UM!aiuc. suit of I h ImIw arU lo tic tt h i ;.n.l tn-wi cal m.'1. 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The Centaur Company, 41 Pras'l SO CLEAN ABSOLUTELY SPOTLESS Even sliirt bands and cuffs perfectly clean. Learn what 100,000 WOMEN have learned That a T1IOR ELEC TRIC washing machine will do an average washing in an hour and doit perfectly. Have one demonstrated in our home. Phone 123 ROSEBURG ELECTRIC , Yours for Kverylhlng Klectrlc. co. I DRY GOODS IN A HARDWARE STORE Yes it Is a Tact. And we hnvo dry goods for linrd wear, such as carpenters' aprons, both Ions and short, white and brown. Mechanics' overalls, white, .and at a price but little In ad vance of that of last season. They are good They are all right Tlioy have the quality They have pockets "a plenty" They will save you more cosily clothing. " Priced from 2"ic each to $1.(15, according to kind. " Churchill Hardware Co. ROSEBURG. ORE. IRONMONGERS We Are OOC N. Tacksnn m - - Now At Street Ready to Serve you better than ever, Monday, Feb. 5th. Thanking you for past favors and soliciting a contin uance of the same I 'oars for better service THE CASH STORE ProBpric Superior Coffee Of excellent flavor and strength, and at a moderate price. "Diamond W Coffee" ou will he convinced by using one pound 1 Necly & Necly, The Cass Street Grocers I 4
