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VOL. I
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, -OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1909.
NO. 4
Mites
Lefebrve Confesses He Mur
dered Artist and Mother
"I ALONE RESPONSIBLE."
Madame StoJnlicil Hnd Nothing to do
With Death of Her Husband and
Madame, Jupy I Killed
Tliom."
(Special to The Evening News)
PARIS, Nov. 4. A man giving
the name of Lefe'uvre arose In court
Photo by Clark,
View or Otv or hutker
today during the- trial of Madame
Steinheil and electrified the assem
blage by confessing he had murdered
Steinheil and Madame Japy.
The incident occurred as Sirs.
Stfcinheil resumed the witness stand.
The accused woman had Just arose
and was emphasizing a point in her
testimony, when Lefebore jumped to
his feet and shouted:
"Release that woman. She is in
nocent. 1 alone am responsible.
Madame Steinheil had nothing to do
with the death of her husband and
Madame Japy. I killed them both
and am glad of It."
The prosecution scoffs Lefebvre's
from the court room by the police,
to investigate his story.
After the confession Madame
Steinheil shouted: "1 am innocent. I
tell you I am innocent. Now that man
hac confessed he committed the mur
ders, do you still believe me guilty?
Why do you continue to persecute an
Iniiocont woman in this manner? If
there la the least bit of Justice to
be obtained In France, you will re
lease me this afternoon right now
testimony when Lefebvre jumped to
confession and says the man is crazy
It maintains the murders were com
mitted by three men and a woman
dressed in flowing robes
LAST OF MUTINEERS
IS ARRESTED
(Special to The Evening News)
ATHENS, Nov., 4. Lieutenant
Tipaldos, the leader of the revolt
of last week, was captured today
by troops on the Koppisi road. He
was accompanied by Lieutenant De
montis. Neither resisted and were
taken to the arsenal and Imprisoned.
It Is understood they will be tried
by court martial as soon as court
can ho called. Lieutenant 'i ipaldos
declared he was enroute to the cap
ital to surrender when arrested by
the soldiers, and said he believes he
can justify the meeting and his par
ticipation therein.
FOREST RANGERS
ARE FIGHTING FIRE
(Special to The Evening News)
SANTA ANNA, Col., Nov. 4. For
est rangers have been called out to
fieht a Are Bald to have started In
the Saddleback watershed and is
working up the canyon toward the
home of the late Madame Modjaska.
This section of the Cleveland reserve
Is completely devastated.
BRUTAL MURDER
AT QUILL LAKE
(Special lo The Evening News)
WINNIPEG, Can., Nov. 4. John
Mesci, a Hungarian was arrested to
day. He Is accused of murdering his
employer, Geo. Thoburn, and his wife
nnd her mother, at Quill Lake. The
murder was discovered Wednesday.
1 A man who had heard the cries of
children In a cellar found Thorburn
dead and his boy of four yeara, dazed
from a blow on the head. Further
investigation revealed his wife- and
mother dead in a clump of brush.-
The accused declares his innocence
of the fearful crime, and claims alibi.
DON'T FOHOET CHILIHIKX.
The great State of Oregon is grow
ing in population every year, and as
in other states, the needs of the
chartitable Institutions are greater.
Among these Is the Boys' & Girls'
Aid Society, whose sheltering arms
reach out and help the needy little
folks. It has now nearly (ioo. de
pendent children under its cure
placed out in family hoilieB In all
parts of the state, and more are
coming In every day. The Receiving
Home of the Society is taxed to Its
utmost capacity, 60 on hand was its
daily average the past year. The
in and Fnvate Car. Luce and. Which Arrived Last Week With 1 wentv or the ComDanv s
I society has found It necessary to en
large its present quarters and have
built a wing to the original building
containing 15 rooms, at a cost of
nearly $7,000; $2,000 of this amount
was appropriated by the state and,
the balance made 'up by voluntary
pnnt Hh'itlnriR f rnm tihf In nl hronic
' people of the city of Portland. But
this building has to be nuished, so
the wants of the institution are
greater than ever this year. The
four dormitories containing ten beds
each, the management hopes will be
furnished by the county courts, the
cost of furnishing each dormitory
being $175. Already Wasco county
has furnished one and Yamhill coun
ty another, but there are still two
empty, nlsn the following rooms:
Rec?ption, $110; Assembly, $100;
Dining $50; Reading $.0, and four
slngle rooms at $t0 each. Superin
tendent CJai'dner says that any per
son who would see fit to furnish one
of these rooms as a memorial to
some departed relative or friend will
receive the full credit and an In
scription stating the donor and object
will be suitably inscribed on a tablet
in such room. Those who wish to
assist by a small contribution will
receive the gratitude of the manage
ment.
'iesides the above, bedding, grocer
ies, canned goods of all kinds, fruit
and vegetables will be very accept
able as heretofore, and during the
Thanksgiving week will be carried
free by both the railroad companies
and Wells P argo Lxpress Co., and
steamboats running Into Portland.
The children of the public schools
will remember that their annual
gifts are looked forward to by all the
children of the "Home. All pack
ages should be plainly marked
'Hoys' & Girls' Aid Society, Port
land, Oregon."
PRESIDENT TAFT
ATTENDS STATE FAIR
MACON, Ga., Nov. 4. President
Taft was one of the visitors at the
State Fair being held here today. Af
ter addressing an immense crowd, he
witnessed the stock parade. This
afternoon he IcaveB for Savannah.
ALASKA AI THE TltEASl'IiY,
The Women's Home Missionary
Society will meet at the home of
Mrs. H. L. Marat ors Friday evening,
Nov. 5, and a cordial Invitation is
extended all to attend. Following
is the program to be given:
Paper Alaska. "Past, Present
and Future, by Mrs. A. C. Marsters.
Discussion "Dues Paying Day."
Reading Althea. Mrs. Dolberg.
Recitation "Proportion," Ruth
Hawkins.
A Story Retold. Mrs. N. T. Jewett.
Music Male Quartette.
Thank Offering.
MRS. A. C. MARSTKRS, Secy.
An Illinois bachelor recently start
ed with Mrs. T. B. Hevcn on her sixth
matrimonial venture. He will have
his Hevcn on earth, but there Is no
tel'lng who will have her In tho next
world
Delivers Masterly Address at
Armory Last Evening
IT. WAS WELL RECEIVED
Audience; Made I'p of the Thinking
Chimes nnd Willi Them the Gen
tleman Made Great Hit Spoke
For Over Two Hours,
Roseburg bad an opportunity lost
night to hear Senator LaKollette.
That part of Hoseburg which avall-
ed itself of the opportunity ''was glad
it did so. Senator LaFolIettc has, a
message, and he delivers it Ilka m
man. No one who hears him can
doubt his earnestness or his ability.
While he is on 11 re w i t h zeal for
what he believes to be the right, he
yet insists upon careful and patient
examination of the facts. On facts
he stands. It Is proposed to regu
late railroad rates and of course
the Senator stands preeminently for
such regulation then he counsels,
find out what the railroads cost and
what return the owners are justly
entitled to have on their investments
then legislate accordingly. This has
been the method of procedure so suc
cessfully ' used In Wisconsin under
the leadership of Senator Lnl'ollette.
And so with the tariff. Kind out.
says the Senator, the actual cost of
production of a given article in our
country, nnd then the cost to. pro
'duce the same article by our corn
net i tors, then put on just enough
tariff to equalize things. This me
thod was not adopted In the prepar
ation of the recent tariff law. On
tho contrary, Senator LaKollette
showed that not only was this great
technical question sprung on con
gress from ambush, as it were, with
no previous scientific Investigation of
the fgcts as to the thousands of items
covered by the bill, but there was
apparently a preconcent rated nr
rangement under which Speaker
Cannon and his allies in the House,
and Senator Aldrich and his sup
norters in the Senate proceeded to
jam the bill through congress with-,
out substantial amendment. The i
"gag rule" adopted, as pictured by
Senator LaKollette, should make ev
ery American blush for shame.
When LaKollette presents jn.
dlctment of organized wealth in this
republic of ours, and shows up the
facts, the people would do well to sit
up nnd take notice. When Hryan
asks, "Shall the people rule?" we
seem to hear a false note, an Inti
mation as It were for a forced Issue,
a manufactured campaign slogan to
carry its ambit Ions author into of
fice. Wwhen we hear LaKollette pre
sent the facts with the painstaking
of a modern political economist and
the fire of a ' Hebrew prophet, we
seem to ask ourselves. "Shall the
people rule, or surreitderto organ
ized greed?"
Haptist, Chinch. W. IL Katon. Ph.
D., pastor. Services next Sunday as
usual. Sunday school, 10:00 a. in.
Hon. O. P. Coshow, Supt., lesson
studied, The Last Supper f IJlakesley
Series . The sunbeam chorus will
sing one special number during Sun
day school. Preaching service at 1 I
a. in.; subject, "A Challenge." II.
P. 1. at 0:30 p. m., led by Mies Ma
bel Clements.' At T:3U p. m. the pas
tor will give the third of the current
series of Sunday evening addresses
on "Young Men of the Hlble". The
subject for Sunday evening being.
"To P-rave Men in the Minority."
There will again be a half hour of
song service before the address.
Among other nones fThe Kings Kuk-
fnes" will be mine again, nnd th
(Ilory Song" will he sung antiphon-
ally. You will be cordially welcom
ed at all these services. Come and
see. 1
Presbyterian Church. Morning
worship at 11 o'clock. Subject of
sermon, A Creed for Kveryone.
Evening worship at 7:30. Subject of
faermon. "Mind Your Own Business."
The bible school meets at 10 a. in.,
Hon. U. L. Eddy, superintendent.
Subject of lesson In advanced grades,
Paul a Prisoner. The Shipwreck. Acts
27:29-28-10. Junior C. 13. at 3 p. m
Miss Kate Fullerton, superintendent.
Y. P. 8. C. E. at 6:30 p. m., topic.
Life Lesons from the Book of Heb
rew. Heb. 12:1-7. You are cordially
invited to attend all of these services.
Come and bring a friend. J. E. Burk
hart, pabtor.
JOIIV HOW LEY DEAD.
The old Pioneer of Douglas County
Passes Away at H-.tiO A. M.
John Rowley, who has resided in
Douglas county for over 45 yearB,
died ut the farm for the indigent In
Coles Valley this morning ut 8:30
o'clock, aged 74 years.
The deceased was a carpenter and
builder for years in and about this
city, and was the owner and builder
of several large saw mills. He was
a good ..workman at anything he un
dertook. He was very successful
financially at different times, but al
so sustained reverses in fortunes.
For tho last several years he has
been living on a homestead in the
mountains, alone most of the time,
and his mind weakened. Several
weeks ago ho was brought to this
city and taken to Mercy Hospital. He
could not stand confinement and was
finally taken to the homo named,
where his death, as announced oc
curred. The deceased wns an honorable
and truthful man of more than ordi
nary intellectual ability. Everybody
was his friend, and all those who
knew him in life will sadly regret
to learn of his death. Peace to his
n s lies.
Board Will Take Time and In
vestigate Matters Fully
DIVIDED ON QUESTION
Second Hand Machine Suggested
Carload of Corrugated Iron Cul
vert Pipe N Purchased.
Contrary to tho expectations tho
county court, failed to take dentin.
action regarding tho purchase of a
rock crusher yesterday afternoon
preterltr in delay until such time as
the members or the body are able to
Investigate tho proposition more
thoroughly. It is said that the court
1h somewhat divided in opinion rel
ative to the expenditure, t herefore
their final decision is awaited with
interest. It is said that Judge Won
acott favors the purehiise of a second
hand cruslier, whlle Nichols, on tho
other hand, prefers the modern ma
chine, Buch an will meet the require
ments of lis purpose for years to
conic. Ryan Is saying little in regard
to the controversy, but It. Is safe to
predict that he will be found voting
in the right upon final consideration.
This morning the court purchased
a carload of corrugated iron pipe
culvert, such as is heig used in n
majority of the counties throughout
tho state. This material is far super
ior to the old style culvert, and In
time, will save the county thousands
of dollars. Tho purchase was eject
ed through tho efforts of .. Pat
terson, a representative of Ilealij &
Company, of Portland. Tho mater
ial will be shipped from Portland on
March L
F.STR.Yi:i OK STOLi;.
From my ranch on Deer Crock.
.1 miles east of Rosehurg, one yel
low red yearling Heiffer. no marks
or brands. Will pay liberal reward
for Information leading to her recov
ery. FRANK WING.
A
Engage in a Fight at a Local
Resort
AL DALY IS ARRESTED
Pleads Guilty to the Charge of Dis
orderly Conduct and Fined if 10
He bo and Chat. Mathews
Leave Towni
Another free-for-all fistic encoun
ter occurred in a certain soft drink
emporium on Sheridan street at a
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late hour last evening, and as a re
sult, Al Daly, one of the participants
was arrested. When arraigned bo
foro City Recorder Orcutt this morn
ing he pleaded guilty to tho charge
of disorderly conduct and accordingly
was fined In the sum of $10. He paid
and went upon bis way rejoicing, no
doubt anticipating' a more severe
sentence.
Charles and Reho Mathews, the
other members of tho 'pugilistic trio,'
bad not been nppreheudetl up to a
late hour this afternoon and the of
ficers belfove that they have left
town to evade the law. Such a course
however, appears to satisfy the of
ficers inasmuch as they have caused
considerable annoyance of late. In
fact, Reho Mathews is a frequent
visitor at the city jail, having been
arrested upon several occasions dur
ing the past few months.
Marshal Huffman states 'that
fighting and other disorderly con
duct in soft drink emporiums must
cease ut once.
SlPPOKFI) LOST.
Is on Jagged Hocks (Enshrouded In
Dense Fog ,
(Special to The Kvenlng News)
o TOMALISS, Cnfc, Nv. 4 A steam
er is thought to bo wrecked on Jagg
ed rocks in Ilodga Hay, several miles
from here. Reports from Lawrence
Ranch, which fronts on the bay. any
that distress signals were blowing all
night. A thick fog settled yesterday
afternoon at It o'clock, which still
IF SEEKING THE. NEWEST
prevails, making it impossible to sea
the position of ship or ascertain hor
name. Farmers are hastening to tho
Bcene to usslst, and Captain Hunt
and seven life-savers left Point Reyes
llfe-Bavlug station for the wreck at
11 o'clock.
OII.MSI1Y McllAHU.
Gives Piliehot, Smith nnd Roosevelt's
Policy HrondHldc.
- (Special to The Evening News)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce and La
bor Ormshy McHarg, who resigned
his official position today,, fired a
broadside into Chief Forrester Pin
chot, Commissioner of Corporatiotia
Smith and tho Roosevelt's policy or
conservation of natural resources. In
which he said: "Absurb is the talk
about monopoly of water power. In
the United States two hundred audi
fifty million horsepower can be de
veloped from waterfall alone, only
pVli,WiJ. .i ; ;.:.. .. ...
Lastern Representatives
five and a half millions of which are
now In use. No one single corpora
Hon holds over one tenth of that
amount under prlvato control.
SUITS AGAINST V
STATE OFFICIALS
(Special to The Evening News)
8ALK.M, Nov. 4. Four stilts have
been started BKnlnst. Governor Hen
son, Treasurer Sloel, Attorney Gon
onil Craford and State Engineer
Lewis, hy Alexander Drake, asking
for an Injunction reHtralnliiK the Des
chutes Irrigation Power Company
from appropriating water from the
Deschutes river ahove City Bend.
The Irrlnated land roclnlmed hy the
Deschutes Irrigation and Power Com
pany was under contract with SlatG.
LARGE FACTORY
FIRE AT PELALUMA
(Special to Tho Kvenlng NowsT
P10TAUJMA,' Nov. 4. Wntchmatr
Memory was burned to death today
in a fin which destroyed the olilce -building
and warehouse of the Peta
luma Incubator Company. Hundreda
of completely finished fncubatorH
were dlntroyed, together with several
carloads of fuel und the company's
reeords. The loss Is put fit 1200,000.
YOU'LL FIND IT HERE.
Modish
COATS
ft 4vttiild Jh vtftrth your while
to pay a visit to the "Style
HI ore' ' J list to view on r ole
gnnt Importation of Tulloredi
( out. They tut nil reigning
favorites, and will apHul very
Mrongly to women who appre
ciate clothes of character. To
get an Idea of the charming1
color, the real richness of tho
material and trimming of Hicho
coals, we ask you to eome in
nnd try them on.
Prices Range From
$7.50 to $25.00
I. ABRAHAM,
Ladies' and Gents'
Furnishings.