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ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1909.
VOL. I
NO.
SYNOPSIS OF MESSAGE
Affairs in Nicaragua Given
Much Attention.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS
Kstlinutes on Nmiomil K.viM'asig Cut
$.15,000,(M)v ship Subsidy Hill
Statehood fur Arl.omi und
Xi'W Mexico.
(Special to The Evening News)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. President
Taft's first regular annual mesage
to Congress waB sent to that-body to
day. It consists ot aboui 20,000 words
and at that leaves for subsequent dis
cussion in special messages the im
portant subjects om anti-trust and
inter-stato commerce legisltation for
further laws to promote the conserva
tion of the natural resources. These
questions are moBtly referred to in
cidentally in the present message.
Ah to Nicaragua
With regard to Nicaragua. Presi
dent Taft refers to the "sad tale of
the unspeakable barbarities and op
pression alleged to have been com
mitted by the Zelaya government,"
and to the fact that two Americans
were recently put to death by order
of Zelaya him&elf and says that this
government is proceeding "with de
liberate circumspection" to determine
the exact truth and .the course to be
pursued Mmost consistent 'With its
dignity, its duty to American inter
fi 'Is and Its moral obligations to Cen
fr.al America.". The message . exoner
ates Japan from the charge of seek
ing a .monopoly in Manchuria and
says hat our relations with that
country continue cordial as usual, it
pointj out the successful effortB that
have been made to bring about econ
omy in government expenses, the es
timates for government expenses hav
ing been cut over $55,000,000. The
President recommends that the de
ficit In the treasury Bhall be met by
the Issue of Panama bonds.
Legislation to uroduce expedition
In legnl proceedure la asked for as
well as a law to prevent the Issuance
of injunctions with notice. The Presi
dent recommends the establishment
of postal savings banks and the pas
sage of a ship subsidy bill looking to
, the establishment of lines to South
America, China, Japan and the Phil
ippines. He urged ihe admission as
separate states of New Mexico and
Arizona and suggests the appointment
of an executive counsel for Alaska,
but strongly doprecatcs the Idea of
tho election of a territorial legisla
ture for that district.
Referring to the fra;ids discovered
at the New York cntoms house of
which the sugar trust was the bene
ficiary, the president snys that the
government has recovered from the
trust nil that It 1b shown to have been
defrauded of from underweights and
that the treasury department and de
partment of Justice are exerting every
effort to discover the wrongdoers,
"including the officers and employers"
of the trust with a view to criminal
prosecution. The President adds that
it seems to him that a congressional
investigation of the frauds at this
time might, by giving Immunity and
otherwise, provo an embarrassment
in securing convictions of the guilty
parties. ;
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City Books to be Experted
'in Near Future .
CHEHALIS COUNTY
GIVES FRANCHISE
(Special to The Evening News)
HOQUAl.'IM, Wash., Dec. 7.-At a
meeting of the county commissioners,
yesterday, a franchise was granted to
Eldrcdge Wheeler and associates for
an electric line over every public road
!n the county. Backers of thia enter
prise are thought to be eastern cap
italists. All protests to tho action
were .ignored, by the Board which
made the concessions at a secret ses
sion, but the facts were not made pub
lic until today.
What docs your mother, sister,
brother or sweetheart want for
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Proclamation
no. v.
This is simply to' notify the
lovers of Pyrography work that I
shall be pleased to have them call
and look over my stock.
Boxes and boxes, Plaques and
picture frames, Calenders and
Dutch shoes. Articles useful and
articles ornamental. Prices lower
than they used to be.
8 Tiir inmioniinrn
s int mumviurcutft
SALARY $15.00 PER DAY
City Proposes to Purchase Team nnU
Steel Dump WnKon--Nunwrous
Other Mutters ure Disposed
of During Session '
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Headquartersjor Celebrjted Columbia Graphaphones, Double Discs and
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WANTED Mnn to expert the city
books. (12.50 per day and ex
penses. Time required In complet
ing task no object.
Regardless of the strenuous protest
cf Councilman Bounds and Mullen,
the members of tho city council, at
their regular semi-monthly meeting
held last, evening, decided to employ
Ben Olcott, of Salem, to expert tho
city books. Mr. Olcott will receive
compensation at the rate of (12.50
per day and expenses, aggregating at
the least calculation (15.00 per day.
Not only will the expert receive this
substantial compensation but far
more he will be allowed his own
time in completing the task.
The mattor of expertiug the city
books has been agitated by certain
members of the council for some time
past, and accordingly a committee
was appointed at a previous meeting
to investigate and ascertain the cost
of such undertaking. The' members
of this committee were on hand last
evening and reported that they had
completed their investigation, .submit
ting the following bids for considera
tion; E. H, Collace, of Eugene, 'A0
per day including assistant; E. H.
Mosher, of Portland, (25 per day
including assistant; Ben Olcott, of
Salem, (12.50, expenses and assis
tant. . Hardly had City Recorder Orcutt
finished reading the bids when Coun
cilman Bounds advanced a motion ad
vocating that the exporting of the
city books be Indefinitely postponed,
and that the money necessary In such
an undertaking bo expended in the
Improvement of the streets. Mr.
Bounds argued that the exporting of
the city books was unnecessary at this
time, and further, the city needed
every available cent In the Improve
ment of the streets.
Councilman Micelll then spnktf
briefly, stating that he believed the
books should be experted Inasmuch
as such was only fair to the Incoming
as well ns the outgoing officers.. "I
also believe, paid Councilman Micel
ll, "that tbe citizens demand an ac
counting, inasmuch ns expressions of
graft have been heard on every hand
during the past few months."
Councilman Mullen coincided with
Bounds, and m a brief address ex
pressed himself as opposed to export
ing the city books at this time. "There
are always a few persons in every
tdwn", said Mr. Mullen, "who yell
'graft. I think wo aro foolish to even
think of expertiug the city books In
asmuch as we need the money to meet
our current exper-scs. '
Councilman .Tosenhson said that
there were several heavy taxpay
ers who demanded that the bonks be
experted. intimating that there wore
persons In the city who believed that
graft wns prevalent during tho so
ralled old administration. Councilman
Josepbson failed to divulge the names
of these disgruntod individuals, how
ever, preferring to ltyive tho matter
in. the hands of bis consliiulents.
Councilman McClallen
himself in favor of rxpertlng the
hooks not been u so he thought any
thing was wrong, but simply to s t
isfy a few poisons who had accused
the old administration of graft. Mc
Clallen also explained that as long as
tho boks were to be exported It would
ho well to have the export recommend I
a system for keeping the city booltslJJ
intimating that the present books j JJ
were or nine account.
Without further argument Bound's ;
motion was placed to a vote. and lout ;
by a vote- of (i to 2.
Another motion was then advanced
authorizing the Mayor to nppoini a , J J
ooinm:tUe of three members of !hoi
council to employ Mr. Olcott at his i
1 price of (12.r0 per day, expenses ;tnd
! assistant. Thin motion was earvfi'd i
and Ooimcilmen Josephson. Strong
and Micelll were appointed as such 5J
committee. Those ' gentlemen ni"!
clothed with full power to act. aid I
it is needless to assert that the books i
will ue experted at once, n is in-
tended to expert the books from tl'ei
recorder until the present dat-.
A letter, iweived from Mr. Olcott.
, tho successful bidder, and read bv
City Recorder Oicutt Is to the effect
that ho is unable to determine how
much time will be required In com
pleting tne tuk. Ho says, however,
that, from past experience-be does not
think the work cm be completed in
less than a, month.
Should Mr. Olcott be correct In
his oninion the exporting of thel
hooks will cost tho taxpayers of Rose-
burg at tlu? least calculation $'. j TT
Of this amount Mr. Olcott will re- j
celve annroximatelv 14 00. and his ;
the street cleaning department the
members recommend the purchase of
a new steel dump wagon und a team.
Councilman Micelll explained that
the city would be .ablo to save con
siderable money by purchasing a
team at the present time as it Is al
most impossible to keep the paved
&treet,s in a presentable condition un
der the present system.
McClallen also expressed himself
In favor of purchasing a team. He
argued that the present expense of
cleaning the streets was something 1
enormous nnd that considerable
money could be saved If the city
owned its own team.
Afttr much discission a committee
consisting of Councilmen Strong, Mc
Clallen and Mullen were appointed to
Investigate and ascertain the cost of
a dump wagon and team. They will
report at a future mooting of the
council.
The Light System.
The matter of entering Into a con
tract with tho local water and light
company to furnish electricity for the
new decorative lighting system was
again taken up at lust evening's
session of the council. The com
mittee to whom the proposition of
Eecuring a rate was referred re
ported, that Kendal Brothers had
agreed to furnish the necessary cur
rent for tho sum of (120 per month,
such rate to inolude 59 posts, each of
which will contain five llghtB. In ac
cordance with the agreement, how
ever, Tour lights on each post are to
be turned off at midnight
Councilman Micelll said he was
ready to enter Into a contract with
the company at any time when the
citizens shall guarantee the renewals.
Until that time, however, he stated
he would "stand pat'1 Intimating
that he would not enter into a bind
ing contract without first knowing
the citizens would do their part.
' It was finally decided to defer de
finite action until such- time as the
business men can bo interviewed
with a view to ascertaining their feel
ing the matter. It Is qulte llkelv that
the proposition will be brought to n
focus at an adjourned meeting of the
council to be held Friday evcutug.
Minor Matters,
Winnie Gnudls. the local plumber
asked permission to Install a decora
tive lighting post at tho corner of
Lane and Pine streets. Such was re
ferred to the committee on city im
provements. A petition was read requesting a
crosswalk at the foot of West First
street Ir. North Roseburg. Such
was referred to the city improve
ment committee.
A son m u n leation was recel vod
from "Kendall Brothers to the effect
that tho electric light company bad
withdrawn its proposition to furnish
water for hydrants exceeding tbe lim
it of 50, for the sum of $25 annuully.
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St.
Louis Experiences Heavy
Snow Fall
BLIZZARD AT CHICAGO
Denver Is TrYelliig the Kxtromo Cold
Weather Cattlo on the Range
Will Suffer Chicago linn
Itli..nrd
(Special to The Evening News.)
DENVER, Col Dec. 7. A record
breaking cold wave Is sweeping west
and south today. Six Inches of snow
has fallen at St. Louis the storm
shows no Indications of abating. Chi
cago Is also In the grip of the fiercest
blizzard of the winter and Btreet car
traffic Is badly crippled. From all part
of the country reports are coming of
most Bevere and unusunl storms, and
on the ranges the cattle are bound
to suffer from tho extreme cold that
Is prevailing.
200 KLLEO
IN BATTLE
(Special to The Evening News)
NEW ORLEANS,' Dec. 7. Dispat
ches from Munaguu via wireless to
Port Union today says General Vas
quei, heading Parill Zelnya forces
has won n deeldod victory In an en
gagement north of Knnin. Two hun
dred were killed In the engagement,
and the fighting is Bald to .have been
haud to hand. :
SICK AND SHUT
IN A BOX CAR
(Continued on page 2.)
(Special to The Kveulng News.
TACOMA, Dec. 7. After lying 6
days In a box car without food, Al
fred Webb, a gas filter, Is slowly re
covering at the county hospital. Webb
was discovered In a cur on the aiding
in tho Northorn Pacific railroad yardH
at, South Tacoma at 4:10 o'clock yes
terday all or noon by two boys who
had ononed tho car in search for coal
He was huddled up on a blanket In
one corner of the car, and was to all
aptearauces dead. The boys who
found him immediately notified the
police, und when tho officers went to
investigate the matter Webb was dis
covered to be alive, but In a very
critical condition from exposure and
lack of food during the extreme sev
ere weather of the past week. When
taken to the hospital Webb said he
crawled in the cur last Tuesday be
cause he was 111 nnd had no money
or any place to go. He gave his age as
35, and said ho came from England
two years ago.
ROBBERY NOT
THE MOTIVE
(Special to The Evening News)
NKW YORK, Dec. 7. William As
tor Draton. grandson of John Jacob
Astor, was black-jacked and left un
conscious on the sidewalk In West
Fifty-second street last night. He was
not fatally hurt, but 1b unable to give
nny dlscription of his ossallaut. Rob
bery was apparently not the motive
for the crime, since Druton's purse
and watch were not taken.
BOILER WORKERS
OUT ON STRIKE
(Special to The Evening News)
SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Dec. 7.
SIX' hundred blacksmiths and hollar
makers working, In a local branch of
tho American Locomotive Co. shopa
went on a strlko lodnyi. .
UOlt.N
H1NDMAN In Iloseuurg, Tuesday,
December 7. 1909, to Mr. nnd Mrs.
Cliue. Hlndman, a 9-pound boy.
AT THE STAR
The Millionaire Cow
Boy
A Laneh Every Minute
A NIGHT IN OLD HEIDLEBURG
A comedy Dutch Skotuh by Mr.
end Mrs Wallace. ' -" ' " ' -
THE ROSE OF THE TENDERLOIN
This id a beautilui story.
A GOOD PROGRAM AT THE NOVELTY
derlnred 1
ttt
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ssststfint, who Is to bo furnished by j
the city, $100. Should the work
oiilre more thnn 26 davs the ornenseH 4
will he even greater. As the matter
atands at present Olcott will be given
his own time In completing the job.
therefore the expense of the "luxury"
is a conjecture.
Recommend a Team.
In a written report submitted by
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