Oro on Historical Society
Citi’ K ilt
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON,
VOL. XI
COUNCIL
ARMED SHIP SUNK
MEETING
25 NORWEGIAN SHIPS ARE
MAY 5. liti7
OUR OWN STATE
FARMS WILL WIN W \R
INDUSTRI L RF.VL.V
SUNK IN WEEK
Some Recent Happenings Battle Against Starvation iihnnfjEnterprises and
Regular Session Tuesday American Oil Ship Hit by
Impiovements, Priitng
Must be Won In
New Record Made By U-Bc-a's
Various Parts of
Night. Routine Busi
Submarine. 10 Navy
Payrollsand Port­
America.
—Hulls of New Vessels
Oregon
ness Transacted.
Men Aboard.
i
ing Development
Are Made of Ferro-
The regular meeting of the city fath­
ers was held at the city hall Tuesday
evening. Present: Mayor Britt, Coun-
c'.lmen Bagshaw, Fick, Hartman and
Lewis, Recorder Bagshaw.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap­
proved. The following bills were pre­
sented, approved and ordered paid:
Fred J. Fick $28.75, Sam Walsh $3.65,
Cal.-Ore. Power Co. $25.20, Lewis Ui-
r ch $1.75, G. Elksnat $7.50, W. G.
Kenney $30.37. Joe Applebaker $2.80,
J. M. Dews $7.87, E. S Wilson $60.00
J Hartman $3.37, Joe Martin $2 25,
Charles Finney $2.25, Mary Bagthaw
$15.20.
Recorder reported following receipts
from cemetery fees $10.00 taxes from
c >unty treasurer $1144.54.
Request was made by trustees of the
I. O. O. F. cemetery that sexton of
city cemetery be placed in charge of
their cemetery. Request was granted.
Letter from Mrs. Deneff in regared
to removal of building wrecked by fire
was read and ordered filed and on mo­
tion Marshal was directed to remove
remains of building at least possible
expense and report at next meeting ot
council.
The marshal was authorized to pur­
chase pipe fitters tools for use of city.
The
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London, May 1 —A dispatch to the
Daily Mail says that 23 Norwegi i i
ships, aggregating 36,000 tons, were
sunk by submarines last week. This
is a record for Norwegian losses.
Tile correspondent says that an ex­
periment is about to be made with two
motor ships, the hulls of which are
constructed of ferro-concrete, to test
the fi'ness of such vessels for North
Sea trade. The boats will be of 1000
tons and 600 tons, respectively.
Ferro-concrete lighters have been
used successfully in Swedish coast traf­
Figures given indicate there were 34 fic The Norwegian boats can be built
in the crew of the Vacuum and 13 nav­ in four or five months and are cheaper
al gunners and officers, a total of 47 on than those of steel or wood.
board the vessel. Fifteen of the crew
and three gunners .have been landed,
leaving 19 of the crew and 10 of the WORKERS IN SAWMILLS
gunners listed as missing.
STRIKE FOR 1IIGII-
ER PAY.
SUMMER RAIL RATES
HIGHER
Sorting Table Men Quit
$7.50 Will be Added to Old and Walk Out in Pu-
Rates; Effective
get Sound Plant
June 15.
Signs
Unless Hindenburg can very soon
stop the forward march of the Eng­
lish and French on the west front, the
German people will not believe that
their pet general is voluntarily falling
back to a new position; they will be
forced to the conclusion that he is be­
ing driven back in spite of everything
that he is able to do to hold his lines.
If that conviction ever comes to those
people, the defense is liable to sudden­
ly collapse.
The pressure must be terrible, even
as it is. Every home in Germany is as
were the homes in Egypt after the
first-born were slain: “In every house
there is one dead.” The children are
hungry; the women are broken heart­
ed; the mothers are like those when
“Rachael was weeping for her chil­
dren because they were not.”
We expect a truce to be called by
July 1st, because there are limitations
beyond which the sternest natures
can not pass. —Goodwin’s Weekly.
Concczte.
London, April 30—The American oil
tank steamer Vacuum has been sunk.
The captain and part of the crew and
the naval lieutenant and nine Ameri­
can gunners are missing.
The Vacuum was sunk by a German
submarine on Saturday while she was
on her way to the United States.
The chief mate and 17 men, includ­
ing three of the American naval gun-
ne-s, have been landed.
A boat containing the master of the
ship and the remainder of the crew,
together with the lieutenant and nine
naval gunners is missing.
Portland, May 1—Summer excursion
rates from Pacific coast points to the
East will be higher than have prevail­
ed on the transcontinental lines and
they will go. into effect, later than in
former seasons. Representatives of
rates bureaus of all lines are in session
here today working out the schedules.
These probably will be announced to­
morrow, with the sale dates and re­
turn limits. One passenger traffic offi­
cial this morning said that $7.50 will
be added to the old rates, making the
round trip fare from Portland to the
Missouri river $67.50 and to Chicago
$80. Heretofore summer rates have
gone into effect, during May, but this
season it will be about the middle of
June before they are effective.
Port Angeles, Wash., May 1—Five
hundred m«n employed at the lumber
and shingle mills of the Puget Sound
Mills & Timber company, wa'ked out
this morning, following a strike of
sorting table men, who d -manded an
increase of wages to $3 a day. The
strikers are unorganized. The mills
are entirely closed down.
Russian Soldiers Ask Disli-
button of Land.
New York, April 30—A dispatch to­
day to the Jewish Daily Forward from
its Petrograd correspondent says that
the Russian congress of the army at
the front, in session at Minsk, has de
cided to ask for the abolition of pri­
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vate ownership of land and distribution
Our “Uncle Samuel” is a kindheart- of all land among the peasant popula­
ed old gentleman, and has taken a tion.
great deal off of Germany, and now
that he has been aroused to a fighting
Japanese pacifists doubtless heartily
temper, he ¡3 going to strike hard and approve the part which circumstances
bring the “enemies of the human race have led their country to take in the
to their knees.”
present war.
The
Fish are biting
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We have the
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Right Kind of Tackle.
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The Pioneer Store
Jacksonville, Ore.
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Milford, Pa., April 26. 1917 (Mr. D.
British & French Delegates asked i W. Bagshaw, The Bost, Jacksonville,
of Oregon.
Salem, Or.. April 30 Governor VVlth- Oregon.)
ycombe has joined with the governors
In this great time, when every citi­
Mining, farming, railroading, house-
of the Western states in extending an zen must do his pirt, the President has
, Keeping and every line of industry is
invitation to the members of the Eng­ made his chief appeal to the men who
lish and French commission to visit live on the land. He is right in doing ! being revolutionized and ma le easier
the Pacific coast before returning so, for the safety of our country just I and m >re efficient by the use of elec­
home.
now is in the hands of our farmers. tricity.
Goli Beach Barnes Fish Co. to op­
What 1 mean is not merely our safety
and the safety of our Allies in the mat­ erate Seaborg cannery here.
Orders are Received to Attend ter of food. 1 mean that the safety Bandin working hard to locate ship­
of the United States against foreign building there.
Training In Camp.
invasion hangs on the decision of the
Vale—New $3500 garage to be built
Salem, Or., April 30 Notices have farmers of the forty eight States.
here.
The two great weapons in this war
been received by those who took the
Vale to build new h ispi.al this
examination April 1 at Corvallis for are arms and starvation. The war spring.
commissions in the officers’ reserve against German arms will be won or
corps in the regular army to appear it lost in France—the war against starva­ Crane working
the Presidio training camp at San Fran­ tion will be won or lost in America. torv, beets to be
cis o May 8. After training for three The Kaiser cannot whip the French son.
Klamath Falls —Strahorn bid accept-
months they will be given commissions and English armies and the English na­
as second lieutenants, if accepted.
vy while England has food. But it is e 1 to bu Id 20 mile municipal railway
still possible that the German subma­ from here to Dairy for $300,000.
Anti-bomb insurance is no.v b in;
rines may be able to keep food enough
One Convicted, An >ther Ac­ | from reaching England to starve her written in Oregon.
I into submission.
Portland’s bond-d ilibt limit li is been
quitted of Hunting.
If the submarines win, the first item passed but will be within the limit May
Bandon, Or., April 30—Fred Gross in the Kaiser’s terms of peace will be 1 when some is paid off. Politici m i
and Fred Feiger, both residents of this the English fleet. With the English are agitating to load the city with ad­
eity, indicted by the Coos county grand fleet in his possession, the Kaiser will ditional burdens as s > in as possible.
jury for hunting deer out of season, be master of the world.
Polk & Marion c mnties are “again”
stood trial in circuit court, the former
What will happen to us then? Every going going to get plans for bridge at
being exonerated and the latter convic­ man who stops to think knows the an­ Salem. The old bridge is cl used a -d
swer. We shall have money, food, la­ the delay in building for 3 years has
ted.
bor, land—everything that is desirable cost thousands of dollars in advanced
in the world except the power to pro­ material prices.
tect what we have. Experts estimate
Warrenton Shipyard to Open
Marshfield —New shipyard to start
that it will take us nine months to get
Within Ninety Days.
construction
here at on e.
ready to meet a German army of even
Independence farmers are going into
Warrenton, Or., Aoril 30 -After a 150,000 men, with modern artillery.
w lit of about a year the men at the Under such circumstances, would the sugar beet growing with a determina­
head of the American Shipbuilding Germans treat us belter than they have tion to get a factory there next year.
company are on the ground an 1 an­ already treated Belgium and France?
Salem —Wittenburg-King Co to es­
Even if the armies of our Allies tablish big vegetable and fruit process
nounce that within three weeks they
will begin work. They say they will should crush the German militarv pow- factory here. Plant to be in operation
spend at least $23,000 within the next ■ er this summer, before the shortage of by July 1. Employment for at least
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60 days, and have three ships on the i food can reach the point of want, the ¿00 men and women.
world
would
still
need
vast
quantities
ways within 90 days.
Brownsville —Philadelphia firm offers
of American food. But if they do not, $8,0 a’ ton for long Oregon flax fibre.
only one course can make us safe, and
Power development and industrial
Glendale Marsh il Lost
that is to grow food enough on our I preparedness are synonymous ai <1
Roseburg, Or., April 30 —All trace of farms for ourselves and our Allies, and mean prosperity to the west. N ov s
James Haynes, city marshal of Glen­ to put ships enough on the sea to carry the time for congress tn pais satisfac­
dale, was loät this morning, after the ! the food, in spite of the submarines, tory waterpower legislation.
tracks were obliterated last night by i to the men who are fighting our fight.
John Day votes $10,000 bonds for wa­
If the war lasts beyond this summer,
rain. Bloodhounds could not pick up
the trail of the rn m beyond the place ' it will be the American farmer who ter system.
Coquille New Standard Oil building
where he swam a creek and starte! up will win or lose the war, who will over-
into the mountains. Haynes, it is said c mie militarism and autocracy, or al­ here.
lied into the mountains last Fri 1 ly af­ low them to spread and control the
Oregon City Ilaz-lwoxi plant mak­
world, ourselves included.
ter a fit of dementia.
ing extensive improvements here.
This is no fanciful picture, but sober
Coos Bay C. & O. Lumber Co. buys
fact. Many a man will make light of
Steamer Quinalt for lumber trade.
it
until
he
comes
to
think
it
over,
but
I
Bend Restaurant Owners Raise
Hames—Local farmer sells 94 hogs
ve.iture to say that few will treat it
Meals to 35 Cents.
lightly after careful thought. It is no at 16 cents.
Lakeside to have new $5,000 school,
Or., April 30—The 30-cent more impossible than the great war it­
self
appeared
to
be,
only
a
few
days
Klamath Balls Pelican Bay I.umbi r
meal is a thing of the past here, for
Co. has 7,000,0.0 feet of timber in wa­
restaurants announced today that from before it began.
It is true that we can greatly increase ter and expects to buy 15,000,000.
now on the minimum charge would be
35 cents for a man’s sized dinner, ex­ the available food Bupply out of grain
Eugene—Central Presbyterian church
clusive of dessert. The two-bit meal mw used in making liquors, and by re­ to be rebuilt.
passed into oblivion last fall, and the ducing household waste. But when
Toledo—Not only timber but stone,
rapidly advancing prices of meat and these two things are done, and done fish and coal industries will be opened
vegetables have made the second ad­ thoroughly, thev will not be enough. up wln n Yuquina Bay channel is en-
vance necessary according to the res­ The final decision will still rest in the largen.
hands of the men who raise our food in
taurant men.
Idaho-Oregon Light & Power Co«
the first place.
The clear duty of the Nation is to start construction work soon in Pine
Valley. Line will extend from Roli-
Bandon Woolen Mill to be Op­ guarantee the farmers a fair price for nett to Cornucopia-
their crons when grown, and a reason­
Portland increases shipyard capacity
erated Under Lease.
able supply of labor at harvest' The
i Government to start construction of
clear
duty
of
the
farmer
is
to
raise
Bandon, Or., April 30 The local
| great fleet of “sea jitneys” in ship-
woolen mill has been leased by the Sun­ fool enough to win this war for demo- 1 I yards aloog Pacific Coast.
cracy
against
Kaiserism.
set Woolen Mill company, a newly or­
$100,000 fund to be raised in Oregon
No such responsibility has ever rest-
ganized corporation with a capital
stock of $10,000 and operations will ed on any class of men sirce the world I to increase crop acreage and systema­
commence in three weeks. Supplies began as rests today on the farmers of tize planting of crops.
Mill City—Southern Pacific to build
are now awaited from the EaBt, and America.
Sincerely yours,
station here.
the plant is being overhauled. The of­
Gifford 1’inchot
ficers and directors are George P. Laird
Astoria 2,0 >000 tons more rock will
president; W. S. Wells, vice-president;
complete north jetty by lune 1.
Guy Dipdel, secretary; E. H. Boyle,
School Concert
Elmira sawmill resumes operation
treasurer, and F. S. Perry. J. D. Lad-
with 40 hands.
ley, an experienced operator, will man­
A -oncert will be given by the pupils
age rhe plant, and between 40 and 6>)
Corvallis Many improvements here.
of the public schools of this|citv, in the
people will be employed.
Assembly Hall at the School building
Malheur Oregon Æ Western Colon­
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1917.
ization Co. make record since January
1, 20 sales, 75,000 acres.
30 Young Men Join Army and beginning at 8 o'clock, P. M.
Proceeds of the entertainment are
Burns— plan* under way to iiriga’e
Navy From One Town.
I for the benefit of the Red Cross socie­ 10,000 near here.
Roseburg, Or., April 30 The little ty. The admission fee has been fixed I
Echo—Concrete sign posts set at
town of Myrtle Creek, with 500 iuhabi-1 at 10 cents a price within the means
road intersections on Emigrant road
tants, 17 miles south of Roseburg, has of all.
given more sons to the army and navy
An excellent program is in prepara­ between Juniper canyon and hero.
than any ether community in this sec­ tion and the entertainment will be
tion. Thirty men have gone into one I worth a great deal more than the small
branch or the other. Further, they price of admission. Turn out and help
Camns valley to improve roads soon.
have been more self-sacrificing than a vorthy cause—one in which all should
The Dalle* Work started on grad­
many of the town or citv men, not b ■ interested.
ing Columbia Highway from Cheno-
waiting to be enlisted as officers or in
R-member the date: May 11.
with to Petersburg.
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some other special corps, but have en- i
tered as privates in the ranks, when
Deploring bloodshed, Germany accus­
“There was loss railroad construc­
necessary.
es R issia of having started the war. tion in the United States last year than
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but instead of punishing such a wicked any year since 1865. There is less rail­
Not onlv are crowned heads uneasy ' nation, it is now rumored that she has road constru ti m projected this year
bit they grow s'-arcer year by year.
offered the Slavs a separate peace.
I than last year.