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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1910)
lie Mete Advertiser s- Will fimlTlio Kv.-uliig- Now tho bout medium tu rt'itrh tlio peoiiloof HuHuburir A wlilo-n-wnku imlilfrutitin prtiitfiitfi nil tlit noH-itliHtafltUi)vitit THE WEATHER ' LOCAL FORECAST i Fair Tonight and Wtdntday Continued Cold. VOL. I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1910. NO. W Special Election Will Be Held in Near Future TO "EXPERT" THE BOOKS For the First Time, In Many Months Every Councilman If Present at tho Meeting Usual Grist ". of Wills Allowed. For the first ilma In several months every member of the city council was present at ,the regular semi-monthly meeting held last even ing. Unlike at many previous ses sions of this body lengthy discus sions and personalities were entirely eliminated, the accumulation of busi ness being disposed of with dispatch. The ordinance relative to ; Issuing bonds In the sum of $40,000, the same to be expended in the further improvements.- of the streets, was read for the first and second Times. , The measure will come up for final consideration at the next regular meeting of the council wjiich occurs Monday evening. " The ordinance as compiled is in a measure about the same as the one which governed the former street Im provement proceeding with the ex ception that the present ordinance provides that the city shall pay but one-third of the cost of paving, while the former ordinance made It incum bent upon the city to pay one-half the cost. This change, it is said, will prove of gneat benefit to the city gen erally Inasmuch as nearly one-third more paving can be accomplished with the same amount of money. Willi the floatation of the present 40,000 bond Issue tho city will have reached Its limit of indebtedness, therefore the "fathers" deemed it, wise to obtain as much of the hard surface material on possible. The bonds will draw 4 per cent inter est. The special election which will necessarily have to be called that the voters of the city may sanction the efforts of tne progressive element will nrobamy be held in the near fu ture, tin city attorney having been papers without delay. Thosp who appear to be close in touch, with the situation say there is no doubt but what tho bond Issue will cany, some asserting that the voty w'll prove even more unanimous than at the former election. The FO-called expert ordinance which caused more or les" confusion among -the councilmen during the past two months was aga: taken up for consideration last eve dug. Aft er a brief discussion in which nearly every member took an aotiv part the measure wns placed to a vote, ca ying by a vote of 9 to 3. Bon. Is. Mitlien and Jones registered tho opposing votes. The ordinance authorizes the employment of an expert account ..t to expert the city books, Ills compen sation not to exceed the sum of $V)0. This amount also includes th em ployment of rm assistant which is deemed n necessity in a task of this nnture. It is the Intention of the council to employ the accountant at once that tho work may bo completed at an early date. Another matter which fnrnl.-hrd considerable fcod for discussion was that of either accepting or relating the report of the light committee rel ative to Installing a light at the cor ner of Mosher and Stephens streets, near the residence of J. W. Perkins. The light committee reported unfa vorable relative to the request of Mr. Perkins, who petitioned tho council for additional Illumination at a pre vious meeting of the body. Notwith standing this fact, however, thre were those who thought the petition should be granted inasmuch as the particular spot designated In the pe tition is very dark at night. After a prolonged argument it was decided to accept the report of the committee, thus frustrating the desire of the pe titioners. fVThe city treasurer reported a . deficit in several of the special sew r funds, ranging from a minor sum to tin as tonishing figure of $370. With the exception of the latter deficit defi ciency warrants wore ordered drawn on the general fund In favor of the respective special fends, thus allow ing the treasurer an opportunity to strike a balance. The latter, deficit which Is considered "oti:ethlng out if the ordinary by the councilmen culminates from the Rose, Oak, Mill,. Pine street sewer, and Is of long standing. Owing to the fact that the sum Involved Is large It was de cided to refer it to the Ptreet com mittee for investigation. They will report their findings at the next recu lar meeting of the council, at which time pome action will be taken with a view of wiping ft from the books. Another matter which was consid ered at some length was that of hold ing regular meetlrics of the council every Monday evening. Ry so doing the eounr-llnten believe they will be better able to cope whh thp city, bus iness. It is the Intention of the coun cil to wipe from the docket all ac cumulated business r-ach Mondav night with the exception of bills against the city whlrh w'll be allow ed nt the first meeting in the month cs heretofore. Numerous minor matters were con sidered and disposed of, none of which, however, are of any import ance. Ill Ms Allowed. (1 E. Roberts, surveying ......$ 33.00 W. C. Gaddis, plumbing 3.95 Irwin-Hodson, bond dockets. ...3 7.00 E. C. Sowle, supplies ...i.. .70 Beale & Co., broom J.. 00.00 J. G. .Flook Co., stakes 3.00 J. W. Mullen, freight 14.56 J. F. Clements, repairs 2.75 Leon a Mills Lumber Co., lum. 75.00 Joe Huffhian, salary 65.00 C. D. Palm, salary : 60.00 A. N. Orcutt, salary . 50.85 B. B. Hermann 44.00 John R. Lee, salary 15.00 S. K. Sykes, supplies 24.90 Review Pub. Co,, printing .... 8.35 Geo. Nouner, legal services 31 00 D. R. Woolv, labor 41.00 W. C. Bishop, labor ,..v 1 1 00 W. B Oden. labor 50.75 W. C. Gninn. labor fi.50 Dan Whitsett, labor 2 00 W. E. Smith, labor 5 20 W. W; Shaughensay. labor .... 8.00 Jessie Ambrose, labor 11.50 Jessie Ambrose, labor 1 1 .00 J. G. end S. A. Kendall, lights 290.00 Benle & Co., dump wagon .... 200.00 Brock way sewer fund defic. 60.72 Fullerton ave. sewer, defic .... 139.40 Douglas-Fowler sewer, defic 33.59 : . I UnioruMeeting is Held at Pres byterian Church City in Imminent Danger of Destruction HUGE CAKES OF ICE Urine Cim-li-d Through the Principal Street's HiiilKCS Are Muttered Down Situation Without Parallel. , Paisley, Or., Jan. 4. (By com-Ior to Lakoviow, Oregon.) The city of Paisley, In Lake County,- Is In Immi nent danger of destruction by flood. The. C'hewai can river la on the ram page nm! liusf risen to such a decree that It Is flowing through the wain thorough fares of the city and has. sm-ead over the entire valley sur "ountUng Pnislcy. Huge cakes of Ice aio being carried throurh the streets by the raging river and the ice jams have battered down, bridges and caused much destruction to- prop erty. The cltv Is entirely without communication with the uutskle world. As fast as the waters reach comparatively level ground it freez es. This state of affairs has been going on since the 20th of Tecembir and the present sit'iation Is without narallel in the town's history. 1 ne weather here has been exceedingly chancenble and it Is now feared a Chinook wind bay suddenly convert hundreds of tons oi ice1 Into wn:cr and cuse thousands of dollars' dan- age to property. to cost About $1200 Itov. C Femvlrk Reed, Noted Hasten KvangeHat, Invited to Preside Over a Series of Union Ser- -vices Much Interest FOUR FIREMEN LOSE THEIR LIVES (Special to The Evening News.) Milwaukee. Wis., Jan.- 4. Four firemen lost their lives in a fire that partially destroyed the plant' of the American uililgo compai.y, saoruy after midnight The dead u-e Cap tain John Ileunessy. I I nitenant Do minica OT'onnoll, I'ijieman Wiiiiain peeley and-Pipeman- Jos.. Sullivan. Thefour men were members of the first company to reach the fire ard were plnying a stream of water 0:1 the walls of the oast wing of the building svlion it collapsed burying them 1 enealh the wreckage. Cap tain Hennessy's skull was crushed, while the bottles of the other fire men were ground beneath the debris. CONGRESS CONVENED IN BRIEF SESSION (Spoeiitl to The Evening News.) Washington, Jan. 4. Congress convened today after 'Its two weeks' of holiday recess, both houses going into session at exactly 12 o'clock, noon. Only a brief session was held, both houses adjourning on account of the death during the holidays of Senator McLaurin. of Mississippi. MANY INJURED IN R. R. ACCIDENT Special to The Evening Nov Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 4. Many persons are reported to have been injured today whn the Lonltwillo & Nashville southbound passenger train No. 3 collided with the north bound local passenger nt Oakland, ten miles north of this city. PROBING WHITE ' SLAVE TRAFFIC Voto Vnrlr Ton A Tho ler grand jury, of which John D. Rockefeller Jr. 'a foreman, today horrnn ntviliinf ttlji i ha tx. hH o aluvo traffic of New York City. At a meeting held a,t the Presbyte rian church in this city Sunday aft ernoon, at which representatives of the five leading Protestant churches were present, it was decided to In vite Kev. u. Kenwlck iteea, or ureen castle, Indiana, one of the best known evangelists In the entire United States, to preside over a service of evangelistic meetings to be held in this city during the last week in Feb ruary or tho first week In fljarchj (Ac cordingly Hov. J. K: Hawkins, pas tor of the local Methodist church and president of the Roseburg Ministerial association, wired Itov. Heed aa fol lows: ! . Rev. Fenwlck Reed, Greencastlo, Indiana. Dear Sir: Unanimous call of leading church for union meeting. Tabernacle plans wanted immediate ly. Rev. J. K. Hawkins; Aside from planning evangelistic meetings the matter of erecting a ta bernacle was also taken up for con sideration, several of those In atten dance at the meeting favoring the erection of such a structure. In order to expediate matters a committee was appointed to investigate and ascer tain the approximate cost of such fl building, the same to have a seating enpacity of not less than 1500 people. This committee has already set to work in hope of Interesting Lhe pub lic, and to accomplish such an end have obtained options on two sites. One of these Is the Smick property at the corner of Cass and Main streets, while the other Is the Suifron prop erty near tho Lane school. Hither of these sites are considered very ap- prooriate. ' , Should the committee meet with success in their venture work on the tabernacle will bo commenced within a sAort time Inasmuch as it is the in tention of tho church fraternity to hold the exungellcal aorvioes In the structure upon Its con pletion. It is estimated that tho building will cost In the neighborhood of $1200. Noth ing will be spared to mnke the struc ture one of the finest in this section of the state, inan'.mich as it will be equipped with a steam heating plant as well as numerous other modern conveniences. . In speakin''- of Rev. C. Fenwlck Reed the Bin 'U t.v Banner, an east ern publication has the following to say: One of the strong Impressions one gets of Rev. Reed is the very modest manner he has of speaking of what he has been able to accomplish In other places. All his references to himself are evidently for the glory of God, to whom he ascribes, all honor and praise for the results of work In the evangelistic field. His exten sive experience In handling large au diences has given him an ease find faculty not often acquired by public i speakers. His ability to move off ences is marvelous; several tl -h;' during his stay hr-? 'p bad bis vast . audiences In tea''1, 'most sobbing i audibly all over Pn lmise. This has been done not In a -vmsational way, but by the port T;iy:.l of tho simplest of gospel themeri. His nianit'oi' s'cerlty Is another very striking fi to of his preach ing. He seems to be possessed with an overwhelming desire to soo souls saved for the honor and glory of the Master whom ho loves and servos. His zeal in this work leads him to ex ertion beyond his strength, against the strong protest of his friends who fear that he will too soon end In this way his useful career. f He is ever on the alert and posses ses the power of reading his audi ences, and in this way is enabled to determine the best, and most effnctlve way of reaching them. He rebukes sin In a fearless manner. He lavs bare the so-railed little sins to which man Is adiMcted with such severity that sinners quail before him, mid vet this is dono so kindly and hon estly that !t is effoctive in bringing scores of men, and women to decision at every service. After these master-1 ly pulpit appeals he extends the luvi-j tation for seekers, and then goes out ; into the audience and by personal appeals drives home the lessons with trMling etfect. So effective is he in' thin personal work-that Hip fruits nf each service are a surprise to tin most hopeful. , I A week ago the rear part'of ihf church nnd tho galleries were filled with a throng, many of whom W'M-p ! there to observe what they roanll ; the ludicrous actions of thnsp wh; went forward.. Tint now that is all . chanced, and hundreds" lingpr in (Ik hurch nntlj midnight and after and an Impression nf scriousnoHS prevails. U may truthfully be said That "m:tiiv 1 who went to scoff remalm'd to pray." Rev. Reed is a saTe num. lb- has an unbroken record of Just such work as ban been accomplished through his Instrumentality In this city. He id ways avoids the sensational that is resort p(l to by so many evangelists.; and his sole reliance Is upon the ear nest nnd sincera presentation or 'h I vospel-in its fullness, trusting the. Lord to own his words in the con-i viction and salvation of sinners. It is Impossible at this time to es timate the magnitude of the work al ready done. It Is so great hnt the church, which, has been praying for a revival are amazed at the results. Persons from nearly every church in the city have gone forward and pub licly acceptod Christ their Savior. Others from miles In the country around have had a like experience. There have been In the meetings some of the most remarkable displays of divine power ever- witnessed by any resident of our city. Tho great problem which confronts the church at this time and calls forth the liveliest solicitude on tho part of the pastor and congregation Is how best to conserve the results of this grent Ingathering and care for the multitude of persons young In the Christian experience. The plans have not been definitely decided up-i on, but they contemplate the employ-1 merit of a deaconess, or tho calling of j an assistant pastor. But the church I 1b fully awake to the magnitude of the work that awaits them, and the best plans will bo devised and the i most consecrated effort will be put forth on the nart of nil. Meetings: closod with 79o conversions in soy enteed days. '! Eight Persons Perish in Colo rado Blizzard T OP RAILROAD TRAFFIC HiindroriH of Cutllo and SliiH'p IHc iMuii and Hoys Vrn.o lo Death -Much uii(iKO Wrought in Kocky MouutuliiM. is i'i.Ki saoo. Hunk Sniiili. convicted on a olmi'Ke of Helling Intoxlcal- Iiir llntiiri coiitrury lo liuv In In JtiBtire Long's court yta- , terday afternoon, was brought before the court for sentence shortly after neon toduv. Having nothing to say In de- fense the court Imposed a fine in the sum fcf $200. Keltic unable to raise the amount, of the fino Smith accented the altomnto of 100 days In the county Jail. : COOK MAY AP PEAR IN PERSON (Special to The Evening News.) Copenhagen, Jan. 4. Announce ment made by Secretary Lonsdale, who bore Dr.' Frederick A. Cooks' nolar data to Copenhagen, that he hag been in personnl communication with the explorer has given rise to 'he hope tjjat Cook will come to Den mark and appear personally before the committee that recently reject ed his claims of the discovery of the North Pole. ... ,. ... (Special to The Evening NewB. ) Denver, Jan. 4. Eight porsonB (load, hundreds of cattle and sheep have perished, railroad traffic 1b de moralized and . wire communication is prostrated as the result ot the ter rific bliznrds and rains, resulting In floodH, that have swept the Kocky Mountain Btato for the past throe days. Kour men are reported killed ucar Shnunandoah, Colo., by snow slides, and one man. and. two. boys, whose names are unknown, were fro zen to death in New Mexico near tho Colorado lino -last evening. At the 'owa mine, this r.tato, a miner was burled beneath a snow . avulanche. His body has not be recovered. From all pointB comes reports that all boc lon of the mountain flats are Inun dated and the dnmugo wrought by the storms Is heavy. . . , Sl'llVUVOltS AT WOKK. Haines Hurveyorn Are Ncarlng the Hoseburg lOutl. "Roseburg lesldents are much In terested In tho Halnoa railroad Btir- vey, Which Is being pushed through by unknown promoters from Itoaa burg and Coos Hay," said Dinger Herman, former congressman, who is at tho Imperial hotol today. "Ju&t now n party of surveyors, " he continued, "la working along a route about ten miles west of Rose burg, while another party Is pushing through in the neighborhood of Myr tle Point. , "The survey, according to the en gineers, runs In a direct lino from Itosehurg to Coos Bay. Hnseburg realdents have been aroused to much speculation as to iho Interests be hind the roud. Opinion Is divided as to whether Hill or Harrlman pro moters are financing It. ; "The general concensus of opinion Is that the line will extend to some point In. Idaho, and there connect with either the Northern Pacific, the Great ''Northern or O. R.: & N. But Just now, tormlnnl and backers ro niain a mystery'' .- . ) CARD Oh' THANKS. We wish to express our heartfelt thenks to the mnny kind friends and neighbors who bo klndlyi assisted us during tho Illness and. after the death of our beloved dnughtor, Holen. MR. AND MRS. CORYRLL AND FAMILY. , i , , First Annual CLEARANCE SALE One-fourth Off on All Clothing Our window is a mirror of what yon will find inside. Every suit marked in plain figures. Yon cannot afford to pass this Bae of strictly higli-class,hand-tailored suits. It means money to you. DO IT NOW. BUY, SAVE, STOP, THINK! Every suit and overcoat must be sold. These prices must appeal to yon. This is the store that does things. Nq fiction. 4 off Think of an nil wool, hnnd tailored suit", nobby, uii-to-the-mlnul.o In Btylo and pat torn, cheap at $16.00, now .... 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