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fTHER ALLTHENEWSTODAY TO VIEW 69 ' ' BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE N'g Fnoi v" Consolidation cf Tho Kvonlng Now and Tho Roseburg Rtvliw. DOUGLAS COUNTY An Indspsndsnt Nowopaper, Publlthtd for tho BmI Intorost of tho People Of -SEBURG REVIEW. ROSEBURG. OREGON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1924. VOL. XII. NO. 191 OF THE EVENING NEWS S-S la imnill 1 un a n iv? J HOI ocky Mountain Passed on J... hey loaaj- EAVY WINDS ;er Ranges at 50 Hour at An deof 6,500 Feet. LPM leased Wire.) THE r. s. S. SI1EN I. Fort Bliss. Tex., f last of the Rocky friers was passed by ates Snip auenau- fcjay leaving a clear return ot me "S r hangar at Lake- U the worst of the I ett benina wnen was reported at iip had groaned and drove into me ei over the peaks, the k whirling through fc slashes like mill red at 50 miles an p ranges or Arizona of 6.500 feet. Turn- at nenson at 10:40 Cht the Shenandoah railroad southeast (Mexican border. Af- lurt, Ilisbee was seen er the moonlight few minutes had The nose nf the shin lipward until It was it level and anoth tank of gasoline hroueh the silken Ihten the load. With over the Mexican .a again speeding Tel., Oet. 23. nc head wind, the ndoah passed ov- tay at 8 o'clock enroute to Its at I.akehnrst. N. J. ras not moving more an hour according f air officers from apparently had all a an effort 16 get Tel., Oct. 23. The passed over Fort 45 miles east of 3 o'clock mountain TON-. Oct. 23. With "mining whether n "concealed" Con tn big business men fan c.ininaien fund f myer asked the scn P''"S committee to- fna t!,e republican n of N,.w York New Pcnnsvlvanla F'r. who ' I, as'un- for Senator La Fol strange that twine from official ' the nnmno r.f .,..1. frt H. (iary. of the 1 fc'eM corporation; ; the Rockefellers of the pre:.. ct..,i r'ts" all "recognized Rn-yh of the com- rpl that the renii and the state called to ""er nUn ...i... "" from ,Va,Bh. democrat. n It was rumored 1 W(111 il . i f(ni to m for " C" , "la!d at Poplar'. 'v"rJn; ',nd ""Idres- '-h, added; 'hat !,,a , , coin- a to l, .d alfain.t . u.,ever. through I rntTrteeman or ;; f'Tfoi, an coni ' Inn carefully ait.ar.0.-, ,0 lhls iUUr . . ft.ri , " 'he r.n J,:,"l!j,l,t" 'rom I'oras .r?n,7ll,u- l y Rlad their nan)(.s t;'ndthat out.. American Lanker gE MmTiGTeTnumi: . UUIll IU l!HIL . i in n 'i ii r '4 Beginning next Sunday morning, a series of Biwclal meetings will be held at the Baptist church run ning through Nov. 2. It has been the custom of the local church for several years to bring an outstand lng man to the city in whom abso lute confidence may be bad from first to last. Such a man Is com ing this year In the person of Rev. J. D. Cbappelle. who has charge of one of the chapel cars of the Am erican Baptist Publication society. He is a man of ability and long ex perience in religious work. He has done many types ot work and has been especially successful as a pastor of some of the large churches, and as an evangelist. The public will be cordially In vited to attend any or all of the meetings which will be each even ing at 7:30. On account of the de mands, on Mr. Chappelle's time, the meeting will be held for only eight concessive evenings. All who wish to have a part in the meet ings are urged to begtn next Sun day. Excellent music will be a part of the services. Another sub-diviaion of the Curry Estate is being placed on the market, W. A. bogard being the land broker through whom the property Is being sold, and from every indication these tracts, ranging from 6 acres to 39 acres in size, will quickly be disposed of to individuals who want a small country home close to the city. All told there are 375 acres in the new sub-division, and there are 25 tracts, more than two-thirds of which are river bottom land of fine quality. These properties have a mile of. North Umpua riv er frontage, lying directly across the road from the Itosebur Country Club grounds, and ex tending down stream from the Drown bridge for a mile, to with in a short distance of the conflu ence of the South Umpn.ua river. The location is Ideal and the soil conditions first class. A road way has been opened from the Rose-burg-Uarden Valley highway lead ing westwardly through-the cen ter of the sub-division, and on the south is another road, a county highway, leading to the first sub division of the Curry Estate. With the two roads opened up every tract in the new plat faces on a road and part of the acreage has roads on both sides. More than half of the tracts face on the riv er along the north, with a road on the south side, and every piece was so laid out that a desirable building Bpot Is found on every one. Some of the tracts have considerable timber, all of. them have land ready for the plow, and quite a few have a fringe of beau tiful willow and alder alofig the river. At this particular place the river is at its best. The wa ter runs deep and quietly, afford ing the best of boating and fish ing, while Just below the tracts are the rapids leading to the con fluence of the North I'mpqua land along the river Is adapted with the South limpqua. The land along the river is adapted to melons, broccoli, fruit or nuts. In fact, this land will grow most any thing that any owner might want to plan, whether It be fruit or vegetables. It is all well adapted to market gardening, or if city people want a place for a country home, no prettier spot along the I'mpqua could be found. Since there are only 25 tracts in the sub-division It is anticipat ed that they will be sold quickly, and the terms offered are such as to make It extremely easy for any one to own a piece of this most desirable Douglas county soil. Motoring From Seattle Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lincoln, and Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. F. Cot.ereH, of S'enftle were visitors In ItoVburg today. They are enroute toointsj south where they will spend sever ed weeks. i 1 u. Jb'IAL MtETmG; Association, was the first witnesj I at todays session. I "Was there any discussion of 1 campaign contributions at the j meeting of your association at ; Chicago recently?" askcl Senator I Borah. "No," the witness answered. "Was there any discussion up on the part of the Hankers Asso ciation to raise campaign fundi j "None." I Shepherd said he kn w of no hankers who had contributed to campaign funds except those whose names he had seen In the i papers. He personally bad made no contributions, he added. ! Later the committee was told by Charles D. Hllles. vlre- hair man of the republican national committee that about S50.ono I had been collected in New York state tor the republican campaign fund. : SUVEB IS IMPROVED (Associated Press Leased Wtr.) PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 23. Considerable improvement In the condition of Merle .1 Minear, demented wealthy Medford fruit grower, who yesterday killed his sister, Mrs. w. E. Nickerson. with a hatchet, and then unsuc- cessfully attempted suicide was reported from Good Samaritan Hospital this morning. Minear severed the Jugu- lar vein on the right side of his neck with a razor. He rallied through the night and was given more than a fair chance for re- covery by attendants. Minear has a good chance for recovery, attendants at the hospital said. He spent a good night. He Is under constant police guard. If Minear recovers police will prefer first degree mur- der charges against him. they announced today. It will remain for the defense at- torneys to prove him insane, Captain John T. Moore. chief of detectives, de- 4 clared. When questioned by po- lice Minear was able to wbis- per that he had killed his t sister because blamed for 4 the downfall of his wife and that she had been attempt- ing to poison him since he had been brought to her home from the Mountain View Sanitarium last Sun- day, officers said. Mr. Nickerson, husband of 4 the murdered woman said there was nothing to indicate Minear was contemplating any such crime Wednesday morning. Minear. he said talked rationally at that time with the family. An examination of the dead woman disclosed the fact that she had sufered se- vere fractures of the skull from blows from the hatchet in the hands of her brother. 'Following the killing of 4 his sister, Minear returned 4 to the first floor of the house and ransacked it looking for a razor. After slashing his throat on the right side, he stnggered to the bath room and then Into the dining room, where he was found lying on the floor. IN GRASP OF ICE (Annotated Press Leased Wire.) NOME, Alaska, Oct. 23. The gasoline schooner Silver Wave of Nome, with four men aboard her, has been carried off by the Ice of the Arctic ocean, it was learn ed here today. The Silver Wave, fourth ves sel to be seized this season in the fatal grasp of ice in the Alaskan Arctic, was caught in Kotsehue j sound 180 miles north of Bering Strait, whither she was hurrying for safety on her last trip before winter. The Silver Wave first strand-1 ed. according to reports reaching I here. Her cargo and passengers ' were taken off near the end of a I long peninsula running into Kot zebue sound. While Captain I Hegness, master and owner, and I the engineer were ashore, the Silver Wave was seen moving out to the ocean. Slush Ice prevented the master ; and engineer from reaching, the j vessel ana Kepi me iuur meu, wi remainder of the crew, who had rmalned aboard, from coming ashore. Todcy's program at the Rotary pntherinr was turned over to Jlmmie Goodman, who supplied a musical program that pleased all, present. 0rg" Toole. who' "lickles" a banjo with a wicked finger, rendered several selections ' that brcught forth generous ap plause, and Ihe Rotary Club trio, consisting of Jimmy Goodman, Bill Ott and C. H. Arundel, enter-j tsined with several fine selections.! President Max Hanim announced, that he had appointed a committee: to supply a weekly mimeograph paper to club members, and that Jim Goodman had been selected as chief editor, with Archie Crawford and t'hariey McKIhii-'t!." e- h--1-; tant editors. It was also announced, that members wear their badges at i each meeting hereafter. On Nov. 6 ihe club will Bsten to an address bv Col. W. O. Archer, an eastern Rcrtarlan. who w;l! speak on "Sanl-I tstlon and How It Concerns the; Public." , On next Thursday Carey peely will speak on the V. S. navy. The attendance at today's meeting was very good. DnToDIR'CLllinV n iALPWAM nnunni .n.mnmn PLAN HATCHERY Iff WINCHESTER Representatives of Fish Commission Meet Owner ' of Site Wanted. SHOW SPOT WANTED If Property Can Be Secured From Kendall Brothers State Will Erect Beautiful Station. Hugh Mitchell, superintendent cf commercial fish hatcheries In the state of Oregon, and James Bailey, in charge of 'commercial fishing business on the Umpqua river, spent the day In Roseburg conferring wlih J. L. Kendall of Pittsburg; who arrived In the city yesterday afternoon to spend a few days looking over his extensive property interests here and going into some of the important pro jects in which he la interested in this locality. KTr. Kendall and his brother own a large timber tract on the North Umpqua and Rock Creek, and have always planned upon lumber operations there. Several projects, however, have been advanced which may necessitate changes in their former Intentions .The Cali fornia Oregon Power Company in laying out its development work, Is planning on a dam near Rock Creek and considerable of the Ken dall property will be taken in by flood water. This will Interfere with plans for floating logs down stream to Wnchester where the Kendalls have property which they had considered as a mill site. - The state fish commission Is now endeavoring 1o secure a tract on the Umpqua between the high way bridge and the railroad bridge' at Winchester for the location of the largest fish hatchery in the state of Oregon. The Glide hatchery Is being abandoned. The state has spent more than fCO.000 in an effort to make this a first class hatchery, but because of various conditions they have failed to obtain results commensurate with the money ex pended. The commission has been endea voring for some lime to find a suitable location for a hatchery where the attention of tourists passing through the state would be attracted to the fishing industry. Winchester has been selected as an ideal spot for this purpose. The hatchery would be located near the beautiful bridge which spans the Umpqua river which is recognized as the leading fishing stream nf the state. It Is the Intention of the commission to make the hatchery the show place of the state. The grounds will be covefed with shrubs, fountains, beautiful ponds. and attractive cottages, nnd there will be few tourists who will pass by without stopping to visit the hatchery, and by doing so will re ceive a lasting Impresson of the importance of the fishing industry of Oregon. The commission hopes that sutable arrangements can be made to carry out this project, and if the ground can be secured, It is planned to spend 110,000 In pre liminary work this year, putting In an egg taking and eyeing station and getting the work started. The Glide hatchery will abandoned at once, and holes are nw being drilled in the founda tions of the dam, so that the ob struction can be dynamited before high water comes. Over fifty of the dealing mer chants and professional men nr. 1 women of Roseburg have been In vited to attend a special, meeting of the school board upon next Tuesday night, to consider the needsfof the district, relative tn i.'l dltinnal school facilities. At the present time the school buildin-s of the city are crowded 1o the ex treme and the schools cannot op erate as efficiently as desired. Out side quarters have been secui'-d for one class, and next term v 111 probably see a need for additional room other than that furnished by the building u.w used. The school board before goinir ahead with plans for a new build ing, desire to obtain an expression from the residents of the dlstiir'. and for this reason are Inviting In a number of men and wonv-n for a general discussion regarding the best way to proceed. Mrs. Ida p!rgoyne. of Riddle was visiting friends in Roseburg. yesterday and shopping. SbtlUUL fiUILU iSb ER A HE WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. A wide rauge of topics, including do mestic and international problems and an address tonight by Presi dent Coolldge held the attention of delegates who came here today from 11 states to attend the sec ond mid-year meeting of the east ern division ot the chamber of commerce of the United States. The president has prepared his address with a view to making It his last extended pronouncement before the election, and the crowded two-day program of the meeting calls for discussion ot ec onomic questions by a number of leaders and the delegates general ly. Consideration of European problems with particular atten tion to the effects of the Dawes plan, was given special place on today's program at a meeting of the American section of the in ternational chamber of commerce, with Willis H. Booth of New York, president of that organiza tion, the principal speaker. A. C. Bedford of New York, as chair man of the special meeting also had a cablegram from Owen D. Young, who helped frame the Dawes plan and acted as tempor ary agent-general of reparations prior to the permanent appoint ment to the post of S. Parker, Gil bert, Jr outlining the progress of Its operation. "The ease with which the ma chinery under the Dawes plan hds been Installed." said Mr. Young, "and the Binoothness of its oper ation during the past six weeks is theliest testimony of the exist ence of a new spirit determined to restore tranquility in western Kurnpe. "In advance of any assurance of a loan, Germany has paid in the Inst six weeks more than $300,000,0u0, most of which was In one way or another, distribut ed to the creditors. "Now that the loan la complet ed and the proceeds put under tha control nf the gent-geiierul prac tically all of the funds am In hand for the first yenr's opnra tion of the Dawes plan. Nothing could bo more helpful to the res toration of confidence and hope to the discouraged people ot Europe than the magnificent ex pression of confidence by the American people as shown In their over subscription ot the German loan." TAX LAW URGED A few of the citizens of Rose- burg met at the Mcose Hall this morning for the purpose nf discus- Blng means and methods of stlmu-i latlng greater Interest in the caiti-ents being the price In New York, paign for the repeal nf the stale i A survey of the turkey crop In income tax law. This law has had Douglas county, ot this time, np th effect of diverting capital , pears to Indicate that many of the away from the state anil Is ills- birds are Immature. Present couraglng Industry which other-: prices of corn and whent. the pro wise would be located in Oregon. I ducts that must bo fed to fatten It was stated, and a strong effort Is being made al the general elec tion to secure the repeal of the measure In order that the slate may benefit from an Influx of cap-' Hal and new business now barred 1 ... nr...-iui.,n ..f ihe Income by the provisions oi uie tax law. j Steps will probably be taken In, the Immediate future to lay Ihe ac j tual facts before Ihe voters nf th county In an effort to secure the repeal of the measure. OAKLAND LODGE I. O. O. F HOLDS AN OPEN MEETING At Oakland last night the I. O. I r v l i.l,l n , n meeting. I and a goodly number of visitors were In attendance at th sslon. The evening was given over to an ' entertaining program aim every-! twi in.,1 i. rood lime, according ! to information gleaned here this Thanksgiving market. They admit ; many flocks, will bring the usual morning. But then a delightful that feed Is high, but have the i ly fine figure that Dmiglas county time, with no dull moments Is the' birds and will fit them for mar-I growers bavo heretnfnre enjoyed, usual thing with the Oakland ket and trust to get top prices for , The whole thing. In the judgment bunch, so when Rosebiirgers go their fat stock. lot everybody conccrnd In this over there thev always find It Justi Every Indication points to the important Industry, simmers down a little bit more lively than they fact that buyers will be partlcu- j to the question of properly rondl expeited. The early part nf the lar ss to grading turkeys offer-' tinned birds, and for this reason evening was passed Informally, and ed for tho holidays. Last year Umpqua Valley growers are urged the entertainment concluded with considerable trouble was encoun-" to throw tho feed Into their flocks a banquet, a feature appreciated byitered an, some loss sustained hvjwlth scoop shovels and In this everybody. J. II. Dearllug was accepting culls that were allowed , way reap a goodly harvest next toastmaster. and dispensed his fa- to go In shipments supposed to hn month. vors without slighting even the No. 1 This season growers will j ,,.a,n t. local market three Roseburg representatives, probably be required to prado nal, 27 rents per pound for No 1 and the responses were right off carefully srd experts nt all bnv- dressed tuik.m, and the No 2 the bat, sn I ne ,ews iieview wn. ing points win ninioiiess new informed this morning. In addl- close tn the line and cull nut ev tlon to short talks bv Oakland eryihtr.g r.f.t i;p tn She. .-.-eMii; people, J. E. Pickens, O. L. John-, standard set by consumers In son and R. L. Russell, of Itosebuig. : terminal cities where tho birds resMnded tn the call, adding their ' niu"t eventually find buyers, bit to the general success nf the This last week dressed tur affalr. Mr. Pickens gave some In- keys h.-.ve sold In Roseburg for terestlng statistics regarding the accomplishments of the order dur ing Its lor, years nf existence, while the evening proved to be the an- nlversary or Mr. Johnsons secoiiu degree, uhlch was conferred upon bl in by Oakland lodge on October! 22, many jears ago. ni imiiiin r" n n PAN : saai II W , tii intnn 1 1 1 1 ii n ! What Will Be Condition of the Turkey Market in November. OPINIONS CONFLICT Birds Need Lots of Feed, Is Generally Acknowledged Buyers Will Cull Rigidly. With Thanksgiving only a month in the future, local inter est in this distinctively great American holiday begins to take on considerable importance, and many are wondering what, the price of Thanksgiving turkeys will be. The grower Is mostly Interest ed, because It means profit or loss to him. The consumer wants to know, because many .housewives ' are already pluming for their Thanksgiving dinner, and they want to get an Idea what the tur key will cost. While Texas con ditions have but little vto do with local market quotations, yet that Btate is the heaviest producer of turkeys, and the finding of the statistician of the Bureau of Ag riculture Economics for Texas may be an index of the general turkey market and conditions ex isting In other states. The report Issued iy the Hureau Indicates that Texas has but 74 per cent of the number of birds raised last year. The survey says "many growers 'were discouraged after the experiences of last season wi. mo in. imi iuw, mm may have reduced tholr flocks The survey states further that "In general, the condition of the turkey crop Is good. 48 per cent being reported good, 7 por cent at excellent it pet cent as only fair, nnd R per cent poor. Many of the turkeys being mnrketed at this tlmo are Immature and light." In November nnd December of 1 923 Texas shipped 991 car loads of turkoys, and of these 109 ears were Ifve birds. The Texas mar ket In 1923 opened on a basis of 18-20 cents live weight, fluctuat ing to as high n.i 25 cents and go In as low as 1(1 cents. Succeeding Thanksgiving the Christmas mar ket opened on the low scnle at 14-15 cents, dropping at Weather fnrd to 10 cents. The hulk of the birds went at prices rantjlng from' 12 to 14 cents. These quotations were for live birds. New York mnrkets for Thnnks glving turkeys opened nt 40 cents live weight, 27-28 cents In Chi cago. 35-37 cents In Washing ton. 38-40 In .Philadelphia, and these levels wero eenernllv main tnlned with slight fluetatlons. The Christinas deal opened at consld - eralily below those figures. 32 the birds for the Thanksgiving 'market, are high, and apparently tew growers nave up to tins umeH begun to feed liberally. Whnt j birds hnve como to the lool mnr- I ket indicate that genernlly they i are not lii prime condition. With-I n the last three weeks the local ; ponltrv market, has shipped out i ,,. ., , . .hlrn ernwer. rp I rpvpj rPnt, pr n0lmi. live w.-i.Ni. Dili in,; mo. n .iii.-i.-ii nj L r,.i . n. ' centlv the Warner Poultry Co., of Pasadena. Calif., sent repre- senlatlve here to buy n car nf live turkeys that were first class in every respect. The buyer spent a; noil pie of (lavs In Itoselmrg hut; went awav without placing an or- der, merely because tho birds were noi in lie n.m. . nun in win growers are feeding liberally nt 'bis time In anticipation of tho 2 cents per pound. Interviews Ith buyers here bring little en- roiirsgement for l reallv rood price to growers. Homo ImVA t - pressed the opinion that the mar- ket might start as low as 24 to 55 rents. Other Individual who have kept a pretty close watch of A NEW I..l'IKn STOHY , (Associated rre Leased Wtra) NEW YORK. Oct. 23. A Ct. Thnmnd 1 lutnn vhn Is j here on business. Is telling two new stories about his friend Harry Lauder. Here tliev are: "I asked the noted Scotch comedian to whom he was going to leavo all his moil- 4 ey. and Sir Harry replied: ' 'To the widow of th un- known soldier'." "I was walking along Tic- rndilly with Lauder one morning, when we came to a big sign w hich read: 'One thousand pins In a package for three pence.' The com- edian went In and purchas- ed a packet and left Inter for Glasgow. When he mot me on his return to London he sald'there wero three pins short. I'm going back to the shop!" " (Associated Press lessen Wire.) LA GRANDE. Oct. 23. Sam Myers, of La Grande, one of the men arrested near Asotin, Wash., charged with complicity in the Craigmont bank robbery Tuesday in which traffic officer Gordon Harris was killed, has a criminal record here. Ho served in the county Jail on a statutory charge and another year on a larceny charge. MEDFORD, Oct. 23. Through the efforts of the Ashland chief of police and state traffic officers. Mi nnj Mrs flAnrirA W tlltrrls. , Xberdoon. Wash., were located Wednesday afternoon as they were motoring north from a trip to California, and appraised of the death of their son Gordon Ilur.1. lHllnit Tonarinv nftnrnnnn . Bt Lewlston, Idaho, while attempt Ing to arrest four alleged bank robbers. Following the tragedy a guard was placed on the Pacific, high way, to locate Mr. and Mrs. Har- lis. w no were Known to no ino toring north, and Wednesday morning the Ashland chief of po lice gave several tourists notes, nnd the license number and de scription of the Harris car, with the request that they be given the note, which asked them to report to the Ashland police as soon as possible. One of the tourists thus equipped, met the Harris car In northern California, and dollvored the note. The news of the tragedy was a heavy blow to the parents. This morning they took the train for Portland, and Trnrflc Officer J. J. McMnhon will drive their cor to that city tomorrow. i.i riii:n..s i:li:ct (Associated prwiis T.ead Wlr.) CHICAGO, Oct. 23. Dr. V. II. ; Kntihel nf New York, today was I unanimously re-elected president : of the United Lutheran Church In America by the General tion. o ' l'Lli:itS IV SOUTH (Assorlntd Prftns T,ead Wire.) SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 23. Three airplanes which recently completed a flight around tho worm leic Plainer r lem, east ot Sacramento at 1 2: 43 o'clock this afternoon for San Frnnclsco, tnelr next slopping plnce, flying by way of Stockton. They hud spent the night at Mather Field enroulo to San Diego. . j Mr. and Mis. ! North Bend, we I. J. Coulen, of ,,... i ....... I Terminal last night, and left today for the coast town. the market for tho past few yenrs believe that the opening price will range around 30 cents for fat dressed turkeys the week before Thanksgiving, while another class In touch with the annual turkey shipments allege that first class birds, owing to shortage in pro duction and poor condition of went at C2 cents. It is predicted by some nf the local buyers that the) anvanr e "i naiiKHgiving birds, that Is the Fhlptnents that go In a wee befnre the bulk nf th" birds are marketed, will bring around 2K to 3U r. Ills. But they will neces. stilly nil be No. 1 grade and first class In every particular. What the prevailing price will be for turkeys . next month. 110 one pretends to i predict, but all buvers agree thai the grower Is entitled to every cent that can bo gotten for their j birds. CITY BUDGET IS iUOlif COMPLETE Committee Finishes Task of Estimating Expendi tures for 1925. MANY CUTS MADE Found Necessary to Trim Closely to Provide Funds for Street Repair Work Needed. The city budget committee met Tuesday evening, and prepared the budget of expenditures for the coming year. There were few changes to be made, and only a amall amount of time was needed to prepare the budget. The com mittee endeavored to keep the es timate as low as possible and o was forced to make cuts wherever possible. ' Much consideration was given the application nf the Douglas County Concert nand for an . in crease In allowance from 600 yearly to $1,200. In the past year me UHiici nas been paid 150 per month by the city1, and the vari ous fraternal and civic oreanlm. Hons of the city have contributed sums ranging from $25 to 200 for' tne year. The committee felt that the baud should be given the greatest support possible, but could not find any way In which nionoy could be made available for this purpose, and It Is probable that the plan of financing Dim band for the past year , will De adopted again during th coming year. The committee was forced to take into consideration the fact that the pavements are rapidly wearing out and that repairs and replacements ,wlll be veri rjjsllv duriiig tho rowing year. It was' very necessary that the budget contain funds to cover this ex pense, and the committee had tn hew cloBely to the line in many other departments III order to pro. vide the money need i to taka care of the street v,o k. No changes were made in sal. arles. The budg. t contains ' an Item of 13,180 to cover this ex. pense, the treasurer receiving 19110, recorder $1,200. attorney $90(1 and electrical Inspector $180. In the fire and water department an increase nf $321.20 was allow ed. During tho past few months the fire department has had to an-, swer so many calls that the al lowance of $.100 por month has proven entirely Inadequate, and tho council baa been required to make several additions to the fund In order to allow the depart ment to meet Its bills. Because of lhls fact the allowance was lncreas ed to $1,0110. One truck driver' Is allowed $l00 and the night driver $C00. The rent on the-firo hydrnnla amounts to $3,500 "and the estimated cost nf supplies has keen fixed at $821.20, making tho total enst of tho department $7,421.20. The health and pol'ce department was cut $3(10. The sum of $3,000 was allowed for regular pollen, and the special police Item was cut from $300 to $100, and the ex pense of the health officer, $100, was eliminated entirely. For city Improvements tho $l.Go0 paid for rent on the camp grounds last year was eliminated, as this Is now a private commer cial enterprise. The library al lowance of $l.rn0 wns unchanged, and the Roseburg hand was given $iio0 as before. Last year the bud get committee allowed $l.0t)0 for the Improvement nf parks, tho mnney being expended for Nnrttt Rnseburg parkings. This year It was believed that the expense of maintaining the parks will be less, and the fund was reduced from $1,000 to $2o0, a saving of $8O0. The street funds were In creased from $1,001) tn $.",00. This Is necessary to piovlde for patch ing and repair work during tho summer. The luHrcltnncous Item was cut $."0, and an allowance of $1,000 made for Mens. This sum takes care of sidewalk construc tion by the city, and lhls mnney will eventually come back, the to tul amount allowed In the city im provement fund Is $S.;"50, an in crease of $2.L'.() over last year. The new street lights am more costly to operate, und it was nee essary to Increa-ie the amount pr. vlded for that r'irpoe 11 uinl. Priming and stationery costs were estimated at $400. an Increase of $1.".". and the election estimate was rut $80, the allowance being $100. Th emergency fund was cut from $ I '.'Mi to $,0OO. The street cleaning denart ment's allowance wss cut $1760 The superintendent was given an Increase of $240, the committee feeling that the tine work which has been done, anil the efficient manner In which the department (Continued on pare 3.)