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llOSEUtna, OREGON. TIKSDAY, APRIL lit, 1MO.
VOL. XI. XO. 80, OF THE EVUMNa NEWS
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WILSON APPOINTS
R. R. LABOR BOARD
Will Be Authorized to Meet
At Once and Take up
Strike Grievances.
CABINET IS CALLED
1Wda.t Will Meet With Cabinet
Tomorrow for Flint Time Since
HI niiieW) to Dlnciuw the
strike Situation.
Br Associated Ftosa
WASHINGTON. April 13 The
railroad labor board appointed today
hy President Wilson consista of the
following members, representing the
public: George W. Hangar. Wash
ington; Harry Hunt. Cincinnati, and
R M. Barton. Tennessee.
Representing the railroads: Hor
ace Baker, J. H. Elliott and William
L. Park. , ... .
Representing the employes: Albert
Phillips, A. O. Wharton and Janiea
J. Forrester, t , . .
The board will be authorized to
meet in Washington immediately
and take up the .grievances of the
railroad employes now on strike and
prompt action Is expected from the
senate on nominations.
Cabinet Meeting Called.
WASHINGTON, April .13. Presi
dent Wilson today called a meeting
of the cabinet tomorrow to discuss
the "general situatlou." White
House officials would not say that
theh "unauthorized" strike had
prompted the call, but It was under
stood that this would be the princi
pal subject dlscusssed. This is the
first cabinet meeting called by the
president since he returned from his
western trip sick.
A situ for Nmw.
WASHINGTON, April .13. The
Pennsylvania and New York Central
railroads were asked today by the
department of justice to send the
names of all their striking employes'
and to Indicate which ones are the
leaders of the walkouts. Tho depart
ment officials flatly refused to dis
cuss the meaning of the messages or
to indicate whether similar requests
would go forward to the executives
of other railroads.
Conditions Are Improving.
CHICAGO, April 13. The main
strength of the striking railroad
workers was today exerted In the
-section east of Pittsburg and in the
Pacific northwest, with conditions,
according to the railroad brother
hood officials, pointing toward a re
turn to normal In the remainder of
the country. Armed soldiers were
called to handle the mall in Jersey
Cltty. Kpltomlzed. the situation was:
West, vastly better; Chicago, much
Improved: east, vastly worse, par
ticularly New York and New Jersesy.
Emharen Is Placed.
WASHINGTON. April 13. An em
bargo against all incoming and out
going freight was placed today by the
railroads entering Washington, and
the only freight received within the
last 24 hours was two carloads of
fresh meat.
Aged Veteran
Seeking Land
Hailing from all portions of the
country, nearly one hundred ex-service
men srowded their way this
mornlng-lnto the small land office,
lien who served in this country and
overseas, some fresh from the ser
vice men crowded their way this
busy clerks. In their midst stood a
sturdy veteran whose gray hair and
seamed face proclaimed his age to
lie well Into the seventies. Tight In
his hand he clutched his honorable
discharge from the W. S. army, the
Ink on the paper having faded so as
to be scarcely dtscornalile. The
clerk took the paper from the man's
r.snd. "James C. Hasklns," It read,
"Private In Co. B, 181st Iowa In
fantry." In 1863 Private Hasklns fought
his way forward through the haze
of the battlefield, his young muscles
matching themselves In hand to hand
combat with those of his southern
enemy and coming off victorious.
Today, as young in snlrlt. nlthnueh
lth somewhat weakened body, he
looa witn the younger patriots and
'or the first time In his life drew
upon the debt owed him by the gov
ernment, as he filed with Ih rlerk
of the land office his application for
government land and nrenioii hla
affidavit proving himself to be en
titled to soldier's preference rights.
Mr. Haskins comes to Roseburg from
rohurg. where he has resided for
many years. He plans upon taking
- uonieeteaa In this county and has
tiled upon the land.
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log. Many young men who were A
tirH .-Lr" "I0. TTr
d ot Inspected th l.ruinr T.hirh
the, rt T this
nornitur ana nWttntSiitos
I.-7T -1 "T. fl... "P'l"0.
readv been (.v.. . j . . j,vi.'.
trocta remain. Many who hart be)
investigating the land for
filed their applications today
are preparing to eomply with
homestead laws.
PIONEER LADY DIE.
PORTLAND, Oro.. April U
liana for the funeral of Mrs. A.. M.
Beach, daughter of Colonel J. N. T.
Miller, noted pioneer of northern
California and southern Oregon, who
died here yesterday, were completed
today. Services will be held here to
morrow, cremation to follow. Mrs.
Beach was a native of Jacksonville,
Oie., and wa one of the firs! white
children born In that famous mining
camp.
Armenian Relief
Drive Soon Start
Plans for the Near-East relief cam- j
paign are well under way. Although !
the campaign does not begin uutil I
Wednesday, April 14, a number of
subscriptions have nlready been re-I
ceived. The following statement by j
i". xiimneu, American ai-
my officer, who represents the allied
powers in the Caucasus and lias di- j
rect charge of relief operations and
expenditures, gives a faint idea ol
me Armenian situation as it is. Me '
says: "Believe situation in the Cau-
casus worst in world. Suffering un-
believable. Future deuends unnn
continuation of American suddom."
Herbert Hoover savs: "In inv i
opinion, in the Near East is the most ' or a mortgage placed on the old j Hlldeburn. P. E. Poster. 11. E.
desperate situation in the world. I ' homestead, they will be wearing the I 'chardson, Rosa Bailey K. L. Whlp
cannot too strongly urge the critical I baliillments of the ancient and bon-1 J1.' Jewett. C. J. Bolladeau.
necessity of concentrating every pos- orable order of the B. O. S. S.. the, F- Harris, A. B. Houser, Elberi
sible effort to support Col. Haskell's historic blue overalls and soft shirts, ' Lcnox; C. Calkins. J. o. Steven
administration in the amounts that made sacred to them by childhood j "0"' t!- V ' ,'la'D' S' K' s'ke", J- s-
he requires; otherwise we shall wit- ;
ness one of the greatest tragedies of j
the entire war.
Opportunity will be given to all to I
relieve the suffering people of the I
Near East by helping to raise Doug
las county's quota of $4400, enough ;
to care for 73 orphans for one year.
0. J. Lindsay Is
Chosen Councilman
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O. j. I.lndBey, local merchant, wnsi
last night sworn in as councilman
from Ward 3 to take the place made
vacant by tho resignation of Robert,
Kidd. Mr. Kldd recently ranted
from his ward and it became neces-l,,,,,
sary to select another man Mr j
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large number of the residents of the
ward and was unanimously chosen
by the remainder of the council to
fill the vacancy. Councilman Bar
ker place is also vacant as ho has
moved from his ward. The name of
Dr. A. C Seely has been proposed to
fill this vacancy and he will be sworn
1 ! ti a , Ka nai-aiiariofl tn lAant '
111 II 110 .aia w uBaaunuru w e,..wai.
the position.
Growing Broccoli
In Douglas County
As the current season's broccoli
shipments are drawing to a close,
local growers are beginning to look
forward to preparations for the next
season's planting. In former years
most of tbe seed was imported, as
reliable domestic seed was almost
unobtainable. During the great war
that source of seed supply was prac
tically cut off. It is generally recog
nized that Dr. C. H. Bailey was the
chief factor in Introducing the broc
coli InduRtry Into this county on a
commercial scale. He has also taken
special interest In developing a re
liable seed supply and after eight
years of persistent effort he has a
good quantity of thoroughly depend
able seed, adapted to the local cli
matic conditions. Douglas county
should be producing at least 100 car
loads of broccoli annually and re
newed efforts should be put forth to
that end. Salem growers now aspire
to take away from this county the
broccoli supremacy for this state, and i
the local growers snoum rpunuuir
their efforts in order to hold the
lead.
Sends Money to
Cover Board
The city officials are greatly pus
zled over a letter received today en
closing $10 for boarding Alba An
il d. in the year 1800. The occur
ence Is beyond the ken of any of the
officials and the transaction is not
on the police docket. The letter re
ceived folIowB
China Creek, Calif., Mar. 7, 1920..
Treasurer. I
Sir: In the spring of 1 900 the
town boarded me for thr1!! or four:
days. Am sending $10 l-i payment.
i went nv tne name oi jam b.
that time. If the amount is lounn pieoge inemscives to wear mue over
Insufficient to ray charge, please, alls and soft shirts during the ordln
no(1f,. ary business hours. This agreement
ALBA ARTL1P, Skelly. Calif. ! is to be binding on each and all of
It Is supposed thst upon his visit; us when 100 residents of Roseburg
ere 20 years ago. the man was held .hall have agreed to dn as above set
by'the lty and probably the matter,
. ..min
m.kina a stake be has de-ided
' toTefund i
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... - ik. vrth
. n.rt of th. day in
town looklnf after business mattera.
v 0. S. S. CLUB
IS
Business Men Will Wear Blue
Overalls and Soft Shirts
On the Streets.
SUCCESS MANY PLACES
ltooeburg in Following Kuunple ofj
Other Towns Mats Meeting at
City Hull Tomorrow Night
Auxiliary bt Planned.
It Ir not only possible but verv '
probaUe that witiitn a short time.
FORMED HERE!
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lew duys at the very least, tho ma-jw
juruy oi me prominent Dusiness men
of Koseburg. including bank presi-1
dents, realty dealers, county offi-l
clals, merchants and others will be
going about the streets attending to'
ineir Dusiness matters In the usual
way, but with a difference. Instead
of the white stiff collars, the price!
of which hut ativanmii nvnr r,ft nor
cent, and th a neat rimh iiiia fnr ;
which the family iitnev imit he sold I
memories when dress-up clothes, put
on only after a good wash behind
th earn 'were nothing lint limtrn-
menls of torture, and the day oniv
which they must be worn the most
dreaded part of the w.eek.
This "back to the simple lffc"
movement seems to be thought by
Rome to be tbe only preventative at
the present time, of actual bank
ruptcy, as the clever little spring
"lilts for gentlemen come out with
their cute little belts and nifty pock
ets, and a price attached which
makes one stop and wonder if tho
clerk misunderstood and thought
,i, , .i,. ih ,1
,,ead of ,he nr0o of a ,
Th .. n s . . . , np
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,. . i..h.j 1. t ,..v.i,..k
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noael)Urg men are merelJr Bettlng
il)to n,le and f0uowing the success-
fu, examp,s o( counUe8S otner
towns in the United States, as well
c.8 In Oregon. This organization is
part and parcel of the national pro
test against the ever increasing cost
of living. The movement is now on
in thousands of cities of the United
g and seem8 bfl ab
the
In many other towns the organ za- force , , turn the car over,
tion has been perfected against .,, , ..,ee, be;ondrre,,a"
profiteering In general and a com- n '
mltte-) or the B. Q, S. 8. is appointed ;
before whom all complaints of this! r D X J "1 J
nature may be brought. After In-1 i UJfc tiCDate Utter
vestlgation the result is made known! ,
to the members and they are left at i C StTT7 Pfl h inttrt
liberty to take such action as they I iC OIS,tt;" UJ OUTl
may decide upon. j
It Is a well known fact that thei An order authorizing a tax re
local Roseburg merchants have not bate whenever competent authority
been guilty of profiteering In the : can be quoicd showing that the hud
past and it is not the Intention of I get exceeds the 6 per cent limitation,
those who are Instrumental in the j has been signed by the county court,
organization of this society to take. This order puts It un to the tax-
any such action as has been taken
In many other towns. Conditions
locally do not demand It. However. ,
this as well as other matters which 'none a rebate will be declared. A!i
would properly come before a bodyltho present time the case rests on
nf ihla kind will h Afatl wlfh In ho rie.-isinn of tli Mirlnn n,.n ,
of this kin r1 will be dealt with In the
futuro as the occasion shall arise.
It Is possible that an auxiliary
body, perhaps to be known as the
"Gingham Apron club," or the
"Mother Hubbard society, will bejan opinion will be requested from,
formed among the women of Rose-1 the attorney general and it may be i
b"r. who now. as well as at all i
other times, will refuse to be out
done.
TO 4a tViA Int an t Inn nt (ha nptronl.
ers to call a mass meeting at the
r(ty jjaj tomorrow evening, at 8 o'-
clock sharp, to be attended by all
members who have already signed
up, all those who are interested, all ,
those who are going to sign, and es-1
necially all those who are in opposi-
tlon. Officers will be elected, per-1
manent organization effected, and a'
decision made as to whether the
Roseburg today shall affiliate with j
other organizations of this type all j
over the U. S.
Followlng is the agreement which; era! Ionard Wood today cancelled l.l'"n win "re ma nonur w.iu u.
more than 100 have already signed,! his leave of absence obtained tof the best speakers of the north
and a few of the names of those most I make a campaign for the republican et- The Lane county convention
Interested In the movement:
lerested In the movement:
We. the undersigned citizens of
Roseburg. Oregon, as a protest
nenlnst the ever-increasing cost of
living do hereby signify our lnlen-1
tlon of Joining the order of the Blue
Overalls and Soft Shirts, which is j
known as the B. O. S. 8.. and which
hss for its main and only provision
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forth and to continue for the period
- f an rf.v or until the cost of ordln-
arr wearing apparel shall have been
mTterlallT redueed. !
J. T. itarmt, Harry Pearce. J. K
uiimok w C Hsrdlng. T. A. I
. Rsfferr. Joseph Mieelll. r. P. Clem-iwlll
em, Ir B. Riddle, E. H. Lenox, W.
ICounty Pays Claim
of Oswald West
Ex-Oovernor Oswald West
has been presented with a
check for the amount of (2,-
103.17 by the Douglas county
court for services lu contction
with the payment by the gov-
ernmont of the back taxes,
amounting to approximately
$55,000, on the Southern Ore-
gon company lands, which were
taken over by the government.
The check for the taxes was re-
ceived recently by the county.
Mr. West's claim was for the
sum of 12200. but as $100 was
previously paid, the bill was
ut DV ,h,t amount. He has
presented a formal claim of I
1 19.686 to Coos county, which 4i
received practically $400,000 in I
! back taxea from these lands.
Tbe commission was paid for
his activity In lobbying in the
interests of the measure In con-
gress, and for his other work In
connection with the collection
w oi ine tax money, me county w I
court at Its last session ap- j
proved the claim and Instruct- I
cd the county clerk to prepare
tho warrant.
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s- Hamilton, i,nas. Helnline Jos,
S. Hamilton, Clias.
-viurpn. H. .uerten, II. I'argeter, H
Murphy. H. Merten. II
! tock. J. S. Hlldeburn, Carl E. Wlm-
J- ', f. c. aici.nn
berly. C. M. Page, Geo. II. Helbig.
- "V r.. r.inoii. w. a. no
card. A. J. Wlllard, F. F. Jonos, P.
P. Knolt, Norman Coon, L. F. Reizen
sleln, O. T. Bolter, C. W. Hughes,
V. It. Currey. B. F. Goodman, R. D.
Wright, E. H. Lough, Al Creaaon.
Highway Car
Has Accident
While driving south on Sheridan
utreet this mornin1!, Charles Springer
:md Woodley Stephenson, In the Ford
car belonging to tbe state highway
commission, met with an accident re
sulting in the loss of the left front
and rear wheels of the car, but not
injuring themselves In any way. The
uccldcnt occurred about 9:30 o'clock
this morning as the young men wero
ciirouie to the highway south of
town. They had Just passed the in
tersection of Sheridan and Lane
streets, and In swerving to pass a
car coming north on Sheridan street,
the wheels hit the curb on the loft
Payers, who claim that the law of
limitation has been exceeded, to j
prove their point and if this can be'
decision of the Marlon county cir
cuit court and if this decinion is ;
made final thn the Douglas coun-j
ty court will act upon the decision.
It is quite probable, however, that!
that the matter will be carried to
the Bupreme court. Nearly all coun-
i ties of the state are In the same;ne
"hole" and an effort will be made to
'have the legal status of the affair
established before any direct action
is taken.
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VJCHCI " lWt
Goes to Chicago
By Associated Press
nnSTON" Anrll 13 Mnlnr fien.
(presidential nomination and said he"" year ' t " " """
; would leave later today for Chicago, held and is under the management
to refliimo his duties as commander
of the central department. P
slated his action was due to railroad'
strike conditions.
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JUmOlS VOterS
Cast Ballots Today
By AsMM-latnl Pmi
CIlK'At'.O. April 13. Illinois vot -
ers cast ballots today In the presi-1
dentlal preference primary with
Covernor Frank Lowden and Oen-
cr.l Wood a. the only candidate,
entered for republican endorsement. ,
The Illinois democratic delegation
go to the convention
structed.
Annual Carnival Will be Held
Here Next Month,
May 27, 28, 29.
WILL BE A BIG EVENT
Foley and llurk Carnival Shows Sign
Con tract to Play Here for En
tire Week Have Sfiet-UI
Train and Hand.
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Roseburg is going to hold Its
annual festivA fii.it m van. ;...
j Strawberry Carnival, and froni the
way things loom up on the horizon
It's going to surpass all previous
attempts. Imring the past few days,
the office of C. 8. Helnline secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce hn
been the scene of some real live
"pow-wows" during the course of
which the advisability of staging the
annual strawberry show In this city
has lieen discussed pro and con. A
committee from the local fire de
partment was "on deck" at every
meeting and L. a. Chapman, gen
eral agent for the Foley and Blirk
combined shows was there to present
s contract from his company. Tbe
climax was reached at 10:30 o clock
this morning when a final meeting
was called consisting of local mer
"hants, legion men and firemen. Mr.
Chapman drew a new contract which
Havered the city a great deal and li
was unanimously decided to accept
it and stage the carnival In this city
text month. Slay 27th, 28th and
Jfllh. The Folev and Bnrk shows
r will arrive hero on a special train
if six cars from the soulh on May
''4 and open for business the fol
lowing day and continue during the
remn'nder of the week.
Foley and Burk's carnival aggre
gation comes to this city highly
recommended, having played at the
California state fair' for seven con-
socutivo years. Nearly 300 peopie
comprise the troop and twelve inam
,moth shows will be stretched along
ihe Joy trail. They carry an excel
lent band and 25 concessions. The
feature show with the troupo is a
two-ring circus which equnls the Al.
O. Barnes shows which will not visit
Koseburg this season. Thifl alone
will be a drawing card and Mr. Chap
man states that tho outfit carrlos
onough free attractions to furnish
two hours of entertainment.
The executive committee appoint
ed this morning to assist the Rose
burg firemen Is as follows: Dexter
Rice, W. H. Fisher, A. A. Wilder,
I.. J. Crafton, Walter Hamilton. A.
J. Lilburn, G. H. IMikwnod Jteas
Hicks, Oeorg eflurchard, W. A. Burr,
O.W. and Roy Young. Chas. 1'ar
rott, and C. S. Helnline, secretary.
The proceeds will be for the fire
men's fund and to help keep tbe
volunteer department on the Job. At
present the fire laddies receive Si
for each fire attended, which any
fair-minded person will concede Ir
not half enoiiRh. Further announce
ments of the parade plans and the
Fntertainment will be made at a
later date In the meantime boost.
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carnival.
annual straw-
ffn riMnn nf Fftrm PT
t4.lH.iy JI 4 Ullil&i
Empress Serious
By Associated Press
BERLIN', April 13. The Deutsche
.'ages Aeiiung tooay says tnai u ks
j learned from reliable sources that
condition of former Kinprcss
August Victoria became so grave
that an announcement of her death
may be expected at any moment.
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WIIX SI'KAK AT KKiKXK.
Rev. C. H. Hilton, of the local
Christian church, hits accepted an
Invitation to speak at the Lane Coun
ty Christian Endeavor convention to
be held at Kugene April 23, 24 and
25. Rev. Hilton will deliver the
urlnclpal address on Haturdny and
during the remainder of tho conven-
or i-nnora jope. lornieri; oi tins
city, now a student at the Lnlverslty
oi uregon
MAIIOVKV IS HAII(MA.
S. 8. Bruce, field secretary of the
Near East relief, who is helping Mrs.
A. J. I.llburn, chairman for Douglas
county, to organize the county for
the campaign for this cause which
(opens tomorrow and runs till April
121st, paid a visit to Oakland ycier-
day and reports finding a ver.wen
cour.glng and hearty Interest In the
work there. Harry Mahoney. post-
master, has accepted the appointment
ol chairman for the Oakland district
and practically without exception all
the leading oltixena who were Ir.ter-
unln-"viewed have promised their active
co-operation In ratsiag the amount
ark oil of the district for this relief
work, which is the lied Cross work
of the Near East.
Mrs. ri. V. .Miller of Dillurd has
beou secured by Mrs. Lilburu as
chairman of that community.
IX APl'KKOATIOX.
Tho committee of the '95 Mental
Culture club who so successfully
managed the vaudeville and dance
staged at the armory last evening,
desir to express tl.elr appreciation
to all the ladles, studentB and musi
cians or other talent contributing to
the success of the entertainment
They also express due appreciation
to the publlo for liberal patronage.
as all the money above actual ex
penses goes to the Library Fund.
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Survey of Nachter
Grove Is Started
Several surveyors, under tho .di
rection of J. V. Casey, of the Cuaey-
r. Hardina firm, tills tiinrninic began
tho survey of the Nachter Grove
property In west Jloseburg, wnicn
has recently been purchased by a
group of local Investors with the In
tention of dividing it Into lots and
selling, with the ultimate result ol
making the section a first-class resi
dential suburb. The streets are be
ing laid with the purpose in mind ol
maintaining tho natural contour o:
the land, and none of the beautiful
frees on tho property are being de
stroyed. '
Fishing Interests
Are Separated
PORTLAND, April 13. Complete
segregation of the commercial and
game Interests hitherto handled from
one office of the state fish and game
commission and the appointment of
two new heads of the latter depart
ment were accomplished at the meet
ing of I he Joint commission yester
day und probably marks the end of
a long controversy between It and a
group of sportsmen.
Stale Game Warden Carl D. Shoe
uiuker tendered his resignation, ef
fective May 1. In order that he might
become executive secretary of the
fish commission, and Captain A. E.
llnrghduff. overseas veteran, was ap
nolnled lo take his plnce. Tho posi
tion of slate biologist, which has
been vacant since tho dlsmissnl of
William L. Flnley last December,
will be filled by Stanley Jewell, who
for the past ten years has been asso
ciated with the United Stales biologi
cal survey.
A large share of the arternoon wnf
given over to discussion of the Rogue,
river fish controversy and a settle
ment. It is believed, will Be reached
within n month. An agreement sub
mitted by various Interests on the
river suggesting changes In the
length of season and regulating the
methods of fishing did not meet with
entire approval and the nttorney
general, a representative of the Unit
ed Slates burenti of fl.'ir-bs end
nersnns on Ihe river who did not fig
ure In Ihe petition will llrat tie con
sulted.
Mr.' Shoemaker's duller will In
clude direction of the p-iirol service
for the commercial tl':h d- pari men'
'suanc nf cominec 'Hi fishing li
censes and conduct of hearings. As
sociated with him will be R. K. Clan
ton. who will cnilii"" -'itT list
warden, and, for the time l-eleg.
have charge of all trout operations
for the game commission and be su
perintendent of nil salmon hatcher
lo" The new gnnie warden was elect
ed at the present salary of $36H'
find a similar amount will be paid
the executive secreinrv nf the fish
commission. Captain Burchduff for
13 veam was superintend, -lit of the
Home Telephone company, previous
o his armv 'n'b;tnu'nt. He spent r
year and a half overseas with the
signal corpi. He has made Portland
his home since 1902.
Meeting at High
School Tonight
A mass meeting of thn it In in tine of
the Oregon Agricultural college, the
University at Oregon, and the Mon
mouth Normal school will be held at
tbe high school huildtnc at 7:30 thlF
evening. Th meeting is for the
purpose of disciisr.ng th proposed
two mill tax bill, and to lay plans for
a further campaign In its Interests
Sunt, of Schools Aubrey (i. Smith If
ehalrman of the campaign In thir
territory for tbe T'nlvernity, and
Miss Km ma Upland for the Agricul
turnl college. All friends of the bit
mid those who are interested are are
cordially asked to attend.
Ti:Ai iii:its mi:i;t tomoi.ikiw.
The regular meeting of Ihe Pong
Ins chHpter of the Orpgon Stae
Music Tenrhprs ns-tnelntlon will be
held tomorrow. Mem Iters nr re
quested to meet, at the ifeinline-
Moore studio promptly at 12 o'clock
flip banquet will be given, as usual,
it the I'tnpniia hotel. A fine pro-
j gram haa bee a arranged for .this
i meeting.
Mrs. A"hlev. a sister of O. H
Bldi ll. r ho has been visiting here
for several days, left for her home
at Ban Francisco yesterday.
DELEGATES GET
PROMISEOF FUNDS
Hatchery Improvements Are
to be Started Within"
Near Future.
TO INCREASE CAPACITY
Fb.li Bonds for Both Trout and Sal
mon to be Added so That the
Facilities Will lie Made
Much tireotar.
Between $10,000 and $15,000 will
be spent ou improvements at the
North Umpq.ua fish hatchery during
the next two years, according to J.
E. Sawyers and L. B. Bubar, who re
lumed this morning from Portland,
where they attended a meeting of
Ihe state nsh end game commission,
represcnltug the Douglas county
sportsmen. The commission has
ixrced to spend $7000 this year on
improvements and next year will
peud an amount sufficient to com
plete the hatchery. The money will
II rat be expended III the construction
of a dam 12 feet In height, with
suitable spillways and waterwaya
leading to the listening ponds.
About $5000 worth of material is
already on the ground and can be
used for this work. An engineer win
arrive within a few days to make
Ihe necessary plans and estimates,
and it Is expected that the work will
start within the Immediate future.
The hatchery represents an expen
diture of about $14,000, and the Im
provements will almost equal that
amount. Additional salmon and
trout ponds will be provided and the
facilities for hatching both salmon
and trout will be greatly Increased.
At the present time few trout are
hatched at the North Umpiua hatch
ery and the sportsmon doslre the
number greatly Increased.
The local delegates proved to the
commission that the Umpu.ua river Is
one of tho best fishing streams In the.
country.. Facta and figures were
quoted showing where In state, and
government tests the salmon taken
rrom - thin river' wore -pronounced
. (liial to any, while U was also show-,
that butchers all over the coast pro
fcr the tluipqun river salmon for
block salmon. A claim that the Ump
quu river sulmon did not have as
much fat olong the back as other sal
mon was refuted by figures as shown
y a test made by the fish commis
sion, and It was also shown that the
eKgs from the Umpqua river have
been taken to hatcheries all over the
Unto to replenish the streams there,
while tho I'mpdua river was loft
aeg'ccieil.
T! - si'iirthiniMi found the members
of t'ic commission quite Ignorant re
garding the slate of affairs In Doug
las (miniy. and men who have fished
In all of the larger streams of the
date were called In to witness that
he best fishing Is to be had in the
'nipqiiu river. Covernment statistics
, re quoted lo show that Douglas
ounty has more deer within Ita
Hiuudnries than a ny four other
oiintles of Oregon, these facts being
ni rod need to show that Douglas
-mi:iiv. is the Mecca for sportsmen.
Ihe commission attempted to show
that Douglas county does not turn In
as many flsh and game licenses as
ither places, and this was refuted by
ibnwiiig where hundreds of Portland
rcen and men from other cities buy
their licenses in their home counties
ind then come to Douglas county for
their recreation.
After the matter had been pre
lenlcd thoroughly nnd discussed
lulie freely, it was voted to spend
!7000 on the hatchery and to oper
ate the plant at capacity ill tho fu
ture. This It Is believed will have a
profound effect upon both private
md commercial fishing and will re
mit in the addition of thousands of
dollars to the Incomes of tho coni
iianl 's, with a resultant benefit to the
-onuty and state, while nt the same
tlmo there will be plenty of fish for
(pnrl.-UNen.
All oT the Improvement work can
not be completed this year, but It Is
planned to do as much as possible
luring Ihe coming season and next
vear to complete Ihe task. It was
ihown that the Umpqnn river is the
,nly larite stream In the state wilh
mt a large hatchery working at ca
pacity, and the commission deter
mined to correct this state of affairs.
The delegates were well pleased
with the consideration shown them
hy the eonitnlssfon and desire that
lie sportsmen or the county do all
within their power to co-operate with
the cnmniixnlon. The hatchery Im
provement has been desired for
niiny years, nnd It Is hopfd that the
itrenms whlrh are being rapidly de
il, t-d of fish will soon be complete
'v r,tn'kcd snd provide alluring
places for the fishermen and attract
hundn-ds of campers to the county.
Mrs. A. Dnbfon, who resides In
inllfornia and who is making an ex-
fended visit In Sfyrtle Creek with
relatives, left for that place this
morning after spending a few days
hr. with her Dolce, Mrs. 6am Star-mer.
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