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R OSEBURG WEATHER DAILY TEMPERATURE Highest yesterdat 48 Lowest but uLgui ISO IollljM d Sa"" Which it Included The Evening New and The Roteburg Review voym- x. OP ROSEBCBO REV1JCW BOttKBCBO, OREGON, FRIDAY, 1WKMJIER 17, 1920. vol. ix. xo. oo OP THE LVEMNO NEWS OPENED TODAY Few Birds Placed on Sale Today by growers wnu Bring In Fine Fowls. BIG DAY TOMORROW Several TIiouhuhI I'rldslmas Birds several Thousand llirlstnuui Birds Oakland Tomorrow Accorriiig io Tlw Present Indication. The vanguard of the Christmas turkevt came In today, approximate i. 500 blrda being sold on the local market this afternoon. The turkeys are In exceptionally fine condition and the quality could not be improv ed Ui regard io price me uu. -.M.ni-a ia heard " and the buying price is still unsettled. Choice lots ef birds sold at prices around 46 cents, with a guarantee of top price hm the market reaches its limit. II ia very probable that the price for Chritnias turkeys win reacn ov cnm sod not at all Improbable that even t greater sum will be realized. The buyers are In the field and report tbit the market is stronger than at Th misgiving time, although Ihey naturally decline to make any state ment their respective houses are will ing to pay for the birds. Tomorrow will be turkey day, and reports from the country districts show that the turkey raisers all over the county are killing today in an ticipation of selling their fowls to morrow. The early indications are that practically all of the birds now ready for the market will be handled locally, and that the bulk of them will be brought to the city Saturday morning. The birds are plump and in fine condition and consequently the ma jority of them will bring top price. The reports from -Oakland indicate the nme, condition, existing there, and it Is'qulte evident that the buy ing will be heaver for the Christ mac season than for Beveral years. The largest part of the turkeys have been held oft from the Thanksgiv ing market for the Christinas mar ket because of their poor condition. This means that the number for the Christmas trude la larger than usual, and several thousand turkeys will be In evidence In Koseburg and Oakland tomorrow. A few crates were sent forward to the respective wholesale -houses late this afternoon and others are to be sent out to morrow. Roschurg turkeys have been In great demand during the past few days, and several outside orders and wholesale houses not formerly rep resented here have been making In quiries here, while several orders for birds have been shipped out for social functions, an order of BOO turkeys having been shipped by ieorge Kuhlhagen lo the Vancouver Klkt, to be used for a turkev trot there. Tho Douglas county bird is rapidly becoming known alk over the coast and is demanded wherever II la known, as the quality of the turkey, raised In this climate is far uperior In quality to all others. -o . Mrs. Henry Miller Dies at Hospital Mrs. Henry Miller, a well known resident of this city, parsed awav at vim uy llosl,l'al Inst night. Mrs. ""ler had been ill for several years, and has been receiving treatment at the Merry Hospital for the past two burg Slle ,v,,lueJ 111 Norln Rose- .xlrs. Miller was horn December 24, iV;and was nearly 41 years of age I.I' 'lme of her death. She has he V 5"a" sh ' survived by W,m. baml ni "x vhildren. Henry. SiT' 'nd. Joe and er.f i!;.? " 0f ,hi " The fun- d.i I . 'hur''h ' 2 Sua- litre in .k ',,"'rm''1" ' take liiah ... "V,"'""' cemetery. The Churches to Aid in Drive for Funds lurches eftkl;."1 ,0 l'h Herbert I 1'nlted ltn.VMe in the "-... X ',"'. "llection of ..e...d c., . "u"n tr. Europe. "ero ana Hoo, "?"" half minin, Mr. ",nHth ,"'v,r' " wrlonsly rr a. u.T.'n " 111 save them. cie,i ZL ? mlllin Iramedl at n ' "apwattw. More " ti Veil; lnm"; no"Pl'l. nd Public kitchens are dependent upon American support. The child relief program ia apon- sored by eight of the largest char itable institutions and organization in the country, which have united for the purposes of the emergency. They are: The American Relief As sociation; The American Red cross; The American Friend's Service com mittee; The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America; The Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: The Knights of Columbus, the Y. M C. A.: and The Y. W. C. A. The col lection will be carried on through the holiday season In the churches, thea' tres. and public places, and through the newspapers, civic organizations women s and men s clubs and so cieties 1 Since the governments and com munities aided furnish two dollars for each dollar of American as sistance.' In the form of transporta tion, rent, labor, clerical help and cash contributions, every penny of American money contributed for rood reaches a hungry child. One dollar will provide one meal a day for a month. E The Christmas Spirit is Para mount Among Pupils Large and Small. VACATION STARTS WED. Santa Claus to Make Visit to Fulli-r- tou School Mistletoe, Krersrreeiu and Holly Used Lavishly All Rooms to Have Xnuu Tree. As the time for the Christmas va cation draws closer the school rooms In the various buildings begin to take on a holiday appearance, and the hearts of the students, from the tiny first-grader to the dignified high school Senior have become im bued with the gay festival spirit. Wreaths of evergreen, holly and of mistletoe, huge Christmas bells and like decorations have been hung In the class rooms, while In the primary grades, all the cut out work for the past several weeks has been or a Christmas character, resulting Na jolly, fat Santa Claus to be pi V around the room, with dashing rt deer, and pack of toys. Xo school has planned an elabor ate program of any kind, but each room Is using spare moments in decorating a small tree, to occupy the nlace of honor, and a short pro gram will be in the order of events. The tiny tots at the Rose school will have their tree and gifts, and all have been trained by Miss Parro't for a short program. Other rooms at the Rose Bchool will do the same. Miss LaLIberte, who teaches the third and fourth grades at the Full erton school will have a visit from Santa Claus. and hia coming Is be ing eagerly arranged for by her small pupils. He will distribute girts from a large Xnias tree to all who have been good enough to deserve Them. The beautiful story of t.ie Christ child will be told to the stu dents. The fifth and sixth grades )( tho Fullerton school, under the su pervision of Mrs. Church will have a fish pond and will bo fishing for their gifts. The primary grades have been busy for weeks on thelr Xmas posters, and learning their small pieces and songs about' Santa Claus. The Benson school has arranged a general program similar to those In the other schools and each room w!:l have a small tree with a short pro gram and Christmas songs. The Christmas vacation will be gin In the schools on Wednesday, December 22. and end Monday, Jan uary 3. The majority of the teachers are planning to spend their vacation at their homes, while several will go to Portland to visit with friends. 0 Supt. Compiles School Report The regular school report for the mouth ending December 3, has been compiled by Supt. Hamm. The re port showed 1082 pupils In the schools at the end of the montn. There were 616 absences, and 201 were lardy, with 677 pupils who were neither absent nor tardy. The per cent of attendance was 97 03. The competition among the various rooms for the highest percent of punctuality is keen, and is doing much to Improve the order In Ihe schools. The second grade at the Benson school with Miss Mahala Ray as teacher was first this month with 99.45. The seventh grade at the Ben son with Mrs. J. K. Falhe as teacher was second with 99. J5, and the third grade at the Rose. Miss Rosebert; teacher, was third with an average of 98.97. The fourth grade at the Fullerton school. Mrs. Church teach er. had 98.82; the fifth grade at the Rose. Muw Tracy teacher, 18.77; and the third and fourth at the Fullerton, Miss La Liberie teacher, 98.S8. PEACE ON EARTH Goodfellow?, Rally to This Drive anq Aid the Starving Children of Europe. IS DUTY OF EVERYONE Those of Is Who Lave f A a Laud of fnace and 1'lenly Should litnd a Helping Hand Across the Heat To The HufferinK Children. Are you prosperous and enjoying a comfortable home, with a happy. well nourished family around you with no fear of the future? Do you answer "yes" and still button up your heart and nay "I am tired of drives?" Are you really tired of re lieving human distress? Is It due to your merit that you live lit a land of plenty? Were all of these good things given you, just for yourself? Don't think so for a min ute. You are going to heln the 3.500 000 starving children of Europe, who are not to blame for their plight, any more than you are entitled to credit for being born In a more sun ny clime. Herbert Hoover la at the head of the "drive" and he pronlses that all money given will go tJ. feed and clothe hungry and naked chil dren. His word Is good with all of us. Read the following from a Port land newspaper: Oregons quota: The lives or Zu,- 000 children. Say Herbert Hoover: "Ten dollars buys a child's life until harvest time in Europe. In The Scheme of Life, "a thous and years ia a day." Nature's ways Is ruthless. Hers Is a wholesale plan. She feeds the world, sometimes spar ingly, sometimes bountifully. watt until narvesc, says nature. But little children cannot wait. And so. America out of her rich ness, must span the gap and make the way of nature a little less ruth less. Herbert Hoover leads. There Is Involved no question of race, of religion, or partisan belief, or any other question that vexes the minds of men grown stupid with years. Kvery man who is a rather or hopes to be one every woman who has a child or hungers for one must answer-the cry of the millions of starving children that comes to us, moaning, from the other side of the world. Did you ever see the old, dead look in a starving baby's eyes? Hoover leads and Oregon follows. The campaign for the relief of Eu rope s Btarving cplldren istarts on December 19. and ends on Chrlst- iiina day. Oregon's leaders ask your help. They say: There Is not a heart In Oregon hard enough to withhold the money that will buy food and save the lives of Europe's baby war victlmj. Ed ward Cooklngham, Director Liberty Lot n Campaigns. hen such an exponent of common sense altruism as Mr. Hoover has been aT all times, both In word and deed, comes forward now with thla-l appeal, there can be no doubt but that there is need of the request and an obligation for all of us to re spond. L, Allen Lewis, American Red Cross. The great generous heart of Amer ica will not fail to respond to the cry 5T several millions of starving children for food. J. r . Daly, Knights of Columbus. lour families are safe and com fortable. Can you conscientiously celebrate "Peace on Earth and good will towards men," knowing there are millions of children starving, without doing your bit for their re lief? M. S. Htrsch, President Jewish Relief Association. It would be nothing less than a tragedy for the young men ot Oregon not to respond to the needs of Ihe starving children of Europe at this time. H. W. Stone, General Secre tary. Y. M. C. A. American women will not be truly American until they learn to serve all suffering mankind. Mrs. W. D. Wheelwright, Y. W. C. A. Window Cleaners Have Fixed Rules CHICAGO. Dec. Unpractically all ot the windows of Chicago's sky scrapers are cleaned by a small ody of men 325 who are members ot the Chicago Windi.w Washers Union, according to William McDade, Duslness agent for the organization. The men work on a weekly basis. 8 hours constituting a day's work. If weathe rconditlons make work on the outside impossible, the men are em ployed on the Inside. The contract for the cleaning of the windows la given to a contracting companies, who bids on the work, when the bids are accepted, they fur finfh the nTFh from the union. They also furnish all working material used in the washing of the windows, such a sworklng harness, pails, the sponges, chamois, etc.. In fact they supply everything except the water. Every possible safety device known to the trade la employed by the union, to protect Its men from acci dents. The number of men killed doing this kind of work has been greatly lessened through the efforts of the union. The contractors have also done much to safeguard the pedes trians on the street below, accord ing to Mr. McDade. In the last year, business agent McDade said that the union lost only one man by death, while the number of accldenta to the members has shown a big decrease. The average union window wash er will clean about 100 windows to the day, the business agent said, and this Is the basis upon which the con tractors figure when giving an esti mate on the work. The membership of the union Is made up of about 40 percent Ameri cans, do percent Polish and the oth er 10 percent Is divided among the members of other nationalities. It Is estimated that about two thirds of the members uf the union are married men. o Bryan Confers WithPresident-Eleet Br AsawHatee Press. MARION, Dec. 17 Wililaui Jen nings Bryan was called Into consul tation today by Harding regarding a plan pertaining to the proposed asso ciation of nations. It is understood hat the arbitration treaties nego tiated by Bryan as secretary of state was one of the principal subjects of Harding's Inquiries. Tax On Bank Deposits Proposed Hy Associated Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. A tax of a quarter of one per cent oa all bank deposits Is proposed In a bill Intro duced by' Representative Treadway, of Massachusetts, a republican lead er of the house ways and means com mittee. He estimated that such a tax would net a revenue of approximate ly a billion dollars annually. uuiiuiiig i rust Being Investigated Hy Aasoclnteil Press NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Minutes of the previous meeting of the National Iron Erectors' association, purporting to show that the association in 1912 had dealings , with the Industrial Workers of the World, were put In evidence today before the joint legis lative committee Investigating the "building trust." Eastern Star. Installs Officers Over two hundred members were present last night at the annual In stallation of officers of the Eastern Star. The new officers are: Mrs. Myrtle Reymers, Worthy Matron; C. S. Heinllne, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Elizabeth Runyan, Assistant Worthy Matron; Mrs. Frances Burchard, Conductor; Mrs. Marie Bubar, Asst. Conductor; Mrs. Nora Flint, Treasurer;-Free Johnsons-Secretary; Mrs. John Flurry, Ada; Mrs. Gilbert, Ruth; Miss Letitla Abrams. Esther; Mrs. Ethel Burt, Martha; MrB. Anna Nygren. Electra; Mrs. A. F. Sether, Organist; Mrs. W. A. Smlck. Chap lain; Mrs. Anna Rice, Marshal; Mrs. Anna Hess, Warden; George Bur chard, Sentinel. Mrs. Leona Abrams, Past Worthy Matron, acted as Installing officer, and Mrs. Ed Hinkle as grand mar shal. A short musical program was given, consisting of cornet solos by Mr. Olson, and a duet by Mrs. A. N. Orcutt and Hon. O. P. Coshow. Mrs. Heinllne acted as accompanist. A banquet was served at the conclusion of the evening. Large Sum Realized on Art Exhibit The results of the Elson art ex hibit recently held at the bush school have been compiled by Supt. Hamnir the report showing that a total amount of 8347 was taken in. This report Is very gratifying, as it much exceeds the sum which was expected. The schools held a ticket selling con test, the school selling the most tickets per capita enrollment tieing the Fullerton school with a result of .485 per pupil; Roses follows with 437. and Benson with 394. Fuller- ton school, as winner, has Ita choice of two large pictures, one being Baby Stewart, and the other Washington crossing the Deleware. These were offered as prizes by the Elson com pany. The picture not chosen by the Fullerton school will be given to the Rose school as second prize. The expenses for the exhibit were between fifty and seventy dollars. which will leave about S27S for the purchase ot pictures for the Rose burg schools. Beulah Bovlngdon came to Rose burg this morn leg te spend a short time hopping n4 Halting with her friends. Many Families Probably in Need of Help Xmas Com mittee Wants Names. PELTON IS CHAIRMAN! Elks Select Men to RtpreMetit Organi zation In Dairying Cheer to Des titute Families Aid of Those Reporting Case la Asked. Somewhere In Douglas county there Is perhaps a tiny boy, whose little eyes pop with delight as he looks in the store windows and sees there the many beautiful Christmas toys and shivers with anticipatory pleasure as be tliiuks that only a few days more must pass until Santa Clans visits him. Or, maybe there Is a little girl, whose mother Instinct causes her to' yearn with all the might of her lov ing soul for one or those darling dollies that draw her irresistibly to the window to pe r in at the lovli ness there unfolded, and dreams that In a few days Santa Claus will put In her arms one of those darling dol lies for which her heart is crying out. But will he? Perhaps there Is widowed mother, or an Invalid father, perhaps sickness has come with all Its worry and expense, per haps hut why go on?. We all know what poverty means. Perhaps we have teen frtun-ite enotiKh not experience Its sordid depths, and we know that we ran never realize the heart aches that come at the Christ mas time, the time ot the year when all should be happy and should strive to give happiness to those whose lives hold so little ot pleasure be cause of misfortune. If there is any such person In the whole ot Douglas county, there is an organization ready to see that they have a Merry Christmas. That organization Is the Elks lodge, which has appointed Jack Pelton, joe Mur phy and G. W. Young to represent the order In carrying Christmas cheer In all homes where for some reason Christmas will fail to come otherwise. The committee has only a short time lo work, and its members need the aid of ever yperson In the county Consequently, If you know of any peram in the county, not neces sarily in Roseburg, but within the limits of Douglas county notify Mr, J. E. Pelton, either by telephone or by letter. His telephone number Is 222-L and a letter addressed to him at Roseburg, Oregon, will reach him. It is asked that any people send ing in names to this committee, sug gest what would be best for the per son or pprsons for whom help is wanted. This' will greatly aid the committee In buying the supplies, toys, or whatever Is needed, and will also save delay and expense. Everyone can help the little tots to have the pleasure that Is rightful ly theirs on Christmas If they will let Mr. Pelton know of any worthy cases where help can be given. As usual the committee will be as sisted by Miss Agnes Pltchford, the county juvenile officer, who has al ways laxen a greai part in move ments of this kind. 0 China Is Rocked By Big Earthquake Hy Associated Press PEKIN. Dec. 17. An earthquake was felt here at 8:20 o'clock last night. It rocked buildings and cre ated much excitement. Philippino Peace Officers in Fight Br AsMetaf Tr. MANILA, Dec. 17. Following a free-for-all fight Wednesday night between constabulary soldiers and police, during which four Americans and seven Filipinos were killed and a score or two wounded, the entire constabulary garrison was disarmed today and placed under arrest. Com plaints prepared by the prosecuting attorney involve 78 constabulary sol diers who are alleged to have par ticipating In the riots. The fight waa the outgrowth of 111 feeling between the police and constabulary soldiers. Chinese Capital Shaken by Quake ITtY AsMeLar4 Preu). WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. A heavy earthquake shock was recorded by the seismograph at Georgetown Uni versity today, and Is alleged to have occurred at Perkin. China. The shock Is said to have been a separate and distinct earthquake from the one recorded during the night at the uni versity. The first earthquake noted by the seismograph ia stated by the university professors to have been ex tremely heavy, probably the worst that has occurred in two years, but as no reporta of damage have cntne In froui any section of the globe. It is believed to have centered some where in mid-ocean, and was doubt less, so scientists say, a mighty up heaval. Tariff Measure is Agreed Upon (By Associated Press). WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Senate and house leaders have practically agreed on a program for the enact ment of an emergency tariff meas ure, which will serve as an embargo u.i the Importation of wheat, cotton, wool, beans, potatoes, livestock and meats. It Is proposed to make the emergency law effective for one year, so that there will be time to take up the tariff issue In detail during the next congress and enact a compre hensive law, protecting all American industry. E Sam Josephson Says Rose burg People are Making a Grave Mistake. INTEREST IS LACKING In Montana the Xuines of AU Oregon Towns, With the Kxcoptlmi of ltoselitnv, Are l-'requenlly Heard Mentioned. District Attorney George Neuner, Jr., president of the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce, has received a very Interesting letter from Sain 8. Josephson, a Roseburg boy. who la now holding a responsible position as secretary of the Roundup Commer cial Club In Montana. Mr. Josephson urges Roseburg citizens to Kit behind their chamber of commerce, and writes as follows: "I see by the papers that you have been elected aB president of tne chamber of commerce, and congratu late the town as well as sympathize with yourself. "From time to time I see article. in the papers relative to the activi ties of the chamber and also noticed the fact that the American City Bu reau had been turned down. Rose burg probably made one big mistake there in not letting them go ahead, but regardless of that, she Is con tinuing to lose heaps over her pol icy of not supporting a chamber properly. "We hear frequently here of Med ford, Klamath Falls, Salem, Eugene and many of the other towns of Ore gon, but I have heard no one speak of Roseburg unless they happened io visit there. Hundreds of people go to Oregon lo buy homes from Mon tana, and the other communities are getting them. I never realized what advantages Roseburg has t o offer until I lived in Montana a year or two, and. the pvople there are mak ing the mistake of their young lives when they persist In that policy. Of course It Is none of my business, but I naturally take an Interest In tho town I was born in and It seems a shame thai they do not wake up. "Why don t you have rrohhach or i Medford, or Stanley of Klamath Falls, or McCroskey of Salem, all of whom are former Montana secre taries, tell the Rosesburg people at a luncheon what we do In Montana or what they are doing in their towns. They would be glad to o It. and they might make some of the old-timers sit up and take notice. I have been offered some pretty good secretarial Jobs on the coast In Ihe past few months, but Montana beats them all for pep. Besides we expect to have heaps of oil here soon. "With best regards to all of my friends, I am. Very truly yours. "SAM S. JOSEPHSON. "Secretury. "Note Saturday I was elected president of the Montana Association of Commercial Club Secretaries. Wc have 176 clubs In Montana." o 105,708,771 is the ? Population U. S. Br AwMrtatr Pimi WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. The final report on the census Just made public today, places the population or the United States on January 1, 1920, at 105.708.771. This report will be used as a basts of reappor tionment bf members of congress. Oregon Is credited with a population of 783,389. o . j District Attorney George Neuner. Jr.. waa was re-elected to the office he now holds, today sent to the sec retary of state his oath to faithfully perform the duties of the office, and uphold the laws rf the state of Ore gon. Mr. Neuner's present term ex pires the first Monday In January. BRIDGE PLANS ARE : UP FORAPPROVAL County Surveyor's Specifi cations are Placed Be- fore State Engineers. QUICK ACTION ASKED Requested That Approval of Plans be Ciiven as Boon aa Possible In Order That the Coutrurt May lie Awarded. The contract on the Evana pirk bridge, which Is to replace the old Alexander bridge. Is being held up while the state engineer looks over the plans prepared by County Sur veyor Floyd Frear. The engineers have had the plans for some time, but have evidently not considered them as yet, although they have been requested to act on them as soon as possible as It Is desired to allow the contract at once in order that tho contractor making the successful bid may start work at once getting out timbers and doing the preliminary work during the winter months so llvut the actual construction may pro ceed as soon as water will permit In the spring. It is provided by law that any bridge span over the length of 45 feet must be approved by the state bridge engineers and consequently before the county and city can pro ceed with the construction of this important bridge It 1b neecssary to obtain the approval of the stato bridge designers, who are now fig- urlng on Engineer Frear's plans. Those who have had an opportunity to inspect the plans drawn by the county surveyor Btate that the new bridge will be much less expensive ' than those prepared by the state, ' and that at the same time the bridge will be aa strong but not as fancy. The bridge plans which were re jected by the county court and the city because of tho great expence oi building in accordance with the specifications, provided for many Items which have been eliminated in Mr. Frear's plans. Oak bearings, steel spllcings, and many other such features which would add to the ex pense have been withdrawn and new plans substituted. It is believed that the structure proposed by Mr. Frear will be within the reach of both the county and the city and that if a suitable bid can be received that work will be started within a very short time after the contract is allowed. The' accident which recently hap pened at the site of the former bridge when four persons almoBt lost their lives while trying to crosB tho river by boat, shows conclusively the imperative need for the btldge, and tho people of the county will demnnd Its construction. The city and coun ty have reached an agreement where by they co-operate in its construc tion, the county assuming 80 per cent of the cost and tho city 40 per cent. This makes practically a 60-60 agree ment, as the city of Roseburg pays approximately 10 per cent of the county tax and consequently Is rep resented to the extent of 10 per cent , In the sum to be appropriated by the county court. IXAltillUI, DATE IS TARGET WASHINGTON. Dec. 16 A con stitutional amendment to make the terms of senators and' representativ es begin on the' first Monday In De cember Tollowlnw November elec tions Instead of March 4, was offer ed today by McArthur, (jep. ) of Or egon. It automatically abolishes tho short session of congress and legis lation by defeated members. Section two fixes the second Mon day In December as the date when the new president assumes office. leaving the week between the open ing of congress and the Inaugura tion for congressional canvnss of the vote for president. It provides also that In case of no majority In the electoral college the house would elect a president by Individual mem bership rather than by states. AVTOI8T8 ARE WARNED. SALEM. Or.. Dec .16. Automo bile owners who place 1921 licenses on their cars prior to January 1 do to In violation of the motor vehicle laws and are subject to prosecution. according to a statement given out today by Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state. Information has reached the secretary of slate that some car own ers already have placed 1921 licenses on their cars, despite the provisions of the motor vehicle laws which spe cifically state that the duration t-f these permits shall be from January 1, 1921, until December 31. 1921. Field deputies employed by t he secretary have been Instructed to en force the laws providing for regis trations and licenses, and violators will be arrested as fast as they are detected. Mrs. M. C. Bond of Puthe-rlli spent this morning In Rrsehurg at tending to business matters. "1