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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1910)
ADVERTISERS Will find The Kvnin News the boat uitKliutu to rtach the people of ltcwbunr. A wirto-n-waku publication printing all the new thnt fit to print THE WEATHER LOCAL FORECAST Occailonal Rain or Snow To-, night and Wednesday VOL. I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1910. 'NO. 5D Slew HI City Recorder Submits His Annual Statment ORDINANCE IS PASSED .Southern Pacific Company Promises to liistitll a Number of Lights us per Request of the Coun cil Minor Mutters. The members of the city council met in regular weekly wesslon last evenffiK, arid as usual, transacted conslderablo business of an import ant mituie. Mayor Haynes presided, while seven members of the bod constituted the assembly. Iteport Submitted. Tha following report pertaining to the financial condition of tho city wis presented by City Recorder Or cutt, and upon motion, was accepted ' and ordered filed: Roseburg, Ore., Jan. 1, 1910. To the Common Council of the City of Roseburg: I hereby sumbit my re Dort and financial exhibit of the gen era! fund of the City of Roseburg for the year ending December 31, 1909. A. N. Orcutt, city recorder: Total receipts for year, as ' shown by treasurer's re ceipts filed, general fund $20,8G8.19 Cash on hand, Jan. 1, '09 1,486.95 Total for 1909 22,355.14 Total disbursements per vear as per cancelled war rants returned by treks.,... 22,257.12 Bal on hand Jan. 1, 1910, peneral fund 98.02 Total amount of warrants rants drawn during year ' on general fund ; 21,186.80 Kxcest: of expenses for year over receipts 318.61 An approximate grouping of the expenses of the year is as follows: Salaries of officers 2.804.90 Int. on City bonds 2,-625.00 Lights 3,308.95 Surveying and Eng'lng 2,213.51 Legal services 332.00 Elections 240.00 Klre department, appro priations, repairs, etc 653.72 Street cleaning apparatus 817.50 Printing charters 203.40 -Deer Creek bridge 2,108.12 Repairing sewers -.. 611.75 Improvement of City Hall, walk, painting and paving 1,067.88 Street Improvement, South Mill, Moslier, West First and Douglas Streets 1,039.00 Property purchased at de- llnquent assessment sale.. 232.98 All others, repairs, print ing, supplies, labor, cross walks, etc 4,098.41 $22, 257.12 Police Court. Total cases heard during year Tolal fines collected during year :..$402. Said cases being upon the following charges: Drunkenness Vagrancy Plsorderly conduct Obstruction street Riding on sidewalk lumping on train Violating Ordinance No. 125 Violating Ordinance No. 200 96 Minor Matters. The petition of Al Creason nnd others for additional lights in North Roseburg was considered at length. A and finally accepted. The lights will be Installed without delay. Upon unanimous vote of the coun cil It was decided to return J50 of a total of $61 paid the city as a license liv the late Tom Lough to his widow who is said to be in strained circum stances. An ordinance providing that all telephone poles Instnlled In the city hereafter shall be planted green was placed on its first reading. An ordinance authorizes the call of a special election to vote a $40, OiiQ bond Issue, the same to be ex pended In the Improvement of the streets, was placed on its third read ing. When placed to a vote the or dinance carried by the unanimous vote of the council. Councilman Mullen said that he had interviewed Superintendent Fields, of the Southern Pacific lines In Oregon, and had been apprised that the management contemplated installing several lights in the local railroad yards. Lights will also be Installed at the several crossings, ad ding considerable to the convenience of the public. GRANTS PASS MAN SHOT. .Harvey Crump, a Miuksmlth, McoU Holdup Arti-t. - Grants Pass. Or.. .Tan. 11. Har vey Crump, a blacksmith, was shot in the right temple last night about 11 o'clock by an unknown man. while walking along the street near the Riverside ichool and today lies In the k. hospital In a critical condition. Crumn says he is unable to explan the attack other than he believes it was for the purpose of robbery. Be fore the shot he had about iiou which was missing upon his being re vived. After several hours he man Aged to reach a neighbor's house and I elve the alarm. Search of the place where the snooting occurred sr.owea 93 cents had been left along with Crump's watch and pocket book. Crump denies he had an engagement with a woman. ENGLISH LEARNING THE GAME FAST (Special to The Evening News.) London, Jan. 11. Conservatives are today trying their level best to undo damage wrought by the peers yesterday at the time the lection writs were Issued. This class of pol iticians unwisely attacked the bud get of popular measures advocated by tho liberals. Discovering that the attack was hp.imful to their Interests the conservatives are busy trying to divert tho public mind from the sit uation by dwelling on the menace of the "German peril." 3t 1s doubtful, however, If there is sufficient time between the present aul r.he date set for the elections for them to regain their lost ground. SIDEWALK FALLS , ONE MAN KILLED (Special to The Evening News) Chicago, Jan. '11. A portion of the sidewalk on State street near the Boston store caved in todny while a large number 'of people were standing on It. Not a few were pre cipitated into tho basement and many were badly hurt, ana it is said that some met instant death from the fall. Ambulances were rushed to the scene and the Injured taken to the hospitals. At 1:30 p. m. the body of one victim of the accident was recov ered. ACCUSED OF KILLING FOSTER FATHER (Special to rhe Evening News) New Orleans, La., Jan. LI. Ac cused of the murder of her foster fa ther, W. H. Hellman, of Terre Haute, Ind., Miss Kffie Salisbury was ar rested as she stepped from the train in this city this morning. The young woman broke down and wept when told that Hellman had accused her of poisoning him in his dying state ment. In this statement tho dying man claimed that the girl stole a lot of jewelry and poisoned him to cov er up the crime. WOMAN CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING I (Special to The Evening News) Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 11.- Mrs. Maude Johnson was given a prelim inary hearing before Justice Scanlon this morning. The woman is charg ed with having defrauded Jhe Nor thern Pacific railroad company out of $1.1! 50 last v April, she having claimed to have been Injured by a train at Yacolt. Mrs. Johnson plead ed not guilty, but waived examina tion. She was bound over to appear before t'te superior court In the sum df $2,000. COURT MATT KHS. The following road supervisors were appointed by the county court today: District 18. U. P. Wheat; district 45, Harrv Mesne; district 50, E. G. Woodruff; district 12, J.E Wil liams; district 47, N. M, Sackett. In the matter of bounty claims of Hiram Applegate, wild cats, J6; James Diimint, wild cats. $2; Hen ry Archnheau, coyote, $10; W. H. Smith, wild cats. $6. Same refected on account of Improper affidavits. Clerk ordered to issue a county wnrrant for $3,500 in favor of R. A. Moore, the original warrant having been lost. In the matter of the petition of E. G. Woodruff and others for a divi sion of district No. 11, ordered that district No. IT be divided and dis trict No. 59 Is offered as per plat. In tho mnttor of tho public cross ing on iho free ferries of Douglas couilty, ordered thnt ferry operators use every precaution in, transporting passengers, and thnt not more than one team and vehicle shall be taken across at a time. JUVENILE OPERETTA "Snow White and the Seen Dwarfs,' will be presented at the Armory Friday evening. January 14 by the ladles aid of th-i Christian church, under the direction of Prof. C. A. Lotz. Tills charming cantata will delight and entertain bcth old and young The best local talent ha been ecured and with tho Increased Interest that attches to amateur pro ductions it Is expected that this will prove toe most successful entertain ment of the sea bo n. Admission 35 cents. Reserved seats, 50 cents. On sale at Marsters Drug Store. tf IL FIGHT DIB Commercial Club Takes Up , ""Nesmith" Scheme RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED County Coiidwiire Will bo Callttl Xeiv Publicity Mutineer Ad tlresHi's Chili Minor Mat tors Considered. The attendance at the regular monthly meeting of the Kopeburg commercial club, held last evening, was good, and a decided Interest van manifest In all matters that came up for dispoHitlon. Among the vis iting members who wore present and addressed tho club members were Secretary Welsh, of the S.tlein State Fair, County Commissioner Ryan and Mr. Edwards, of Drain. The new publicity manager for Roseburg, Dar by RlchardBon, waB also at the meet ing and in a concise manner told what the people of Roseburg could expect fiom him and what he would expect of them dur ing the year 1910. The gentleman has not been In the city long enough to familiarize himself with the exact wants of Roseburg nnd Douglas coun ty at large, having only arrived here Sunday, but the few words spoken by Mr. Richardson was sufficient to convince those unacquainted with vince thoseAdgL ETAOIXETAOIXN him that he has the ability to carry cut the Important work before h'm in a thorough manner. , Secretary Geo. Neuner read the amendment to the by-laws, as pub lished In a recent Issue of The News, and which had previously been pre pared by F. E. Alley. With a few minor changeH the amendment pass ed without a dissenting vote. On motion of Henry Richardson a nominating committee consisting of Dr. A, F. Sether, Attorney Dexter Rice and Attorney J. O. Watson were elected to select suitable members to fill the different offices of the club at the next regular election which occurs the second Monday in March. An Important matter, one in which every citizen of Douglas county Is vitally Interested, that of attempting to annex part of this county to make the new county "Nesmith," was bronglit up for discussion by Mr. Ed wards, of Drnin. The Drain people are alert to the situation and are anx ious that united effort be made to defeat the proposition. Resolutions passed by the Drain Commercial club and which were rend at last evening's session of the local club, are as fol lows: Drain. Nov. 26. 1909. We, the committee on county division, ap pointed at a mass meeting, Septem ber IS. 1909, respectfully submit the following to the Drain Commercial club: Whereas. Tt Is evident that steps are being taken to take from Dougtas county, 536 square miles of lis ter ritory, and whereas, we the citizens of Douglas county, believe said di vision ns contemplated to be detri mental to tho Interests of the citi zens of said county, be It Resolved, Thai a county conference be called nt Roseb:rg, about tho middle of Jnnunry, 1910, for the pur pose of formulating such plan In our iudiment. will best protect the In terests of the citizens of Douglas county, and we respectfully recom mend that the delegates to said con ference be apportioned ns follows: Gardiner, 2: Scottsburg. 2: Elkton 2; Sunnvdale, 1: Drnln, 3; T.onna, 1: Comstock, 1: Woolley. 1; Yoncalla. 3: Oakland, 3: Sutlierlln. 2: Wilbur. 1; Rosebrug. B; Dlllard, 1: Myrtle Creek. 2; Canynrville, 2: Riddle, 2; Glondale, 2. All other precincts each one delegate. Members of the Committee. W. C. Edwards, A. E. Blocker. E. S. Lowe. L. D. Kenncy. M. D. Cool, Leo Barker. Denton Mires. Dwlght Reed, C. W. Harrows. dopted bv this Drain Commercial club Dec. 3, 1909. C. W. Burrows, secretary. In speaking of the county division matter Attorney C. S. Jackson stated the proposition hnd been before the people for the past seven years and that he had been Instrumental In de feating the scheme three times. The toss to this county would be great should the division ca-ry in favor of a new county and It was the expres sion of the club that Immediate ac tion be taken to defeat this piece of work. A committee was appointed and Immediately drafted the . following resolutions, which were adopted: We your committee appointed to reprt on the resolution submitted by the Drain Commercial club beg to report: That we recommend the adoption of the following resolution In lieu of the one submitted by said hody: Resolved by the Roseburg Com mercial club, that a county confer ence be called at Roseburg In paid county on the third Saturday in Feb ruary, Vi 10, being February 19. for the purpose of formulating plans for defeating the division of Douglas county. That said conference shall consists of forty delegates to he ap portioned In each election precinct, on the ratio of one for each one hun dred votes cast at the last general election In said county, any predict having cast less than one hundred votes being entitled to one delegate. That the selection of raid delegates shall be referred to and be made by the Comemrclal clubs la towns where such clubs exUt, otherwise in such way as said, precincts shall se lect. Thnt a copy of this resolution be sent to each precinct of tho county. Resolved further that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Eugene Commercial club, with nir Invitation to said body to send a del egate to said meeting. W. H. Rich ardson, chairman: C. S. lackson. A. N. Orcutt, J. E. Sawyers, J. W. Per kins. Another matter coming up before the club's attention was that of mak ing a suitable county exhibit at the next Salem state Talr. A motion made by Mr. Alley, nnd which carried unanimously, was to the effect that Douglas county should be represent ed at the state fair. It was also sug gested that the county court appro priate $1,000 toward the cause. County Commlslonor Ryan, who was present, said ho would meet tho club half way on any proposition that would benefit the county at large and he was of the opinion thnt the dis play should be made Mr. Richardson, the publicity man ager, will meet with a committee of business men nnd club membors to dny and nrrange for the work to ho carried out by him, and will explain to Ihem his manner of procedure In furthering tho Interests of Douglas county. CHANGE IX Ill'SI.NKSS F. liong Disposes of His Kutldlo and Harness Shop. ( Mr. Harry Pearce, very recently from Austin, Texas, has purchased the harness nnd eaddlo business con ducted by K. Long li: this city for many years. Today the new proprie tor. assUted by Mr. Long, has been engaged in taking stock, and the old management will retire from tho bus lneEs this evening. Air. Pearce Is preparing to enlarge the stock to about three times its present size, and In order to accommodnte the new goods thnt will be placed at once it became necessary to have more room than Is afforded In tho pres ent quarters, consequently tho room In the Enston block, just south ot Mrs. Easton's grocery store has been leased for an additional sales room and factory. It Is the Intention of tho new man agement to manufacture saddles and harness nnd do a wholesale and re tall businessi and several men will be employed to proporly take care of tho work. A complete line of sad dles, harrnes and horse goods will be carried In stock, nnd Mr. Pearce will doubtless work Into a fine business In this field, is there Ib a splendid opportunity for such an establish ment in this city and county. Mr. Long, the rotiiing nranager of the business, Is yet undecided as to what work he will engage In. DKATIIS AND lIlltTHS. The Sciiil-Aiiniml Report of County Health Orficer liouck. The following report has been com piled by County Health Officer Houck, showing the deaths and births recorded during the prist six months, from July 1, 1999, to Jan nary 1, 1910: llirtlis. Male Female June 4 9 lulv li Augutt 8 10 September 3 .10 October . 12 9 November , J December 8 11 Deaths. Male Female June 0 " July I" 1 August 12 P September IS October 8 1 November 7 7 December 12 2 HKI'KKSKXTATIVK JOXISH Ql'lTS. Ill Order to Take l'p Work of U. S. Laud I li t h e. Salem, Or., Jan. 11. P. F. Jones. of the United Slates land office at Roseburg, today filed with tho gover nor tils resignation as a meinour ui the house of reprees nlntlvea from Lincoln and Polk counties. City Treasurer Frank Helsnor, of Etigene. hns made public his repnrl of receipts and expen lltures for the water B.vstem under the management of the city for tho past 13 months. The report siiows receipts from water rents amounting to I21.0-Su.73. r Tt) fJKT Sfl IKK DAY. Census Kniinicrntors Promised a Fat Salary. Washington, Jan. 11. Represent ative Ellis today conferred with the director of the census over the dif ficulty being experienced In securing enumerators to tako the census In 'he sparsely settled communities of Oregon. Tho director promised to give these enumerators $0 per day and not regulate - their compensa tion by the number of persons they ?ount. This, he believes, will secure the necessary enumerators. Harry Wllklns, of Ten Mile. Is re ported to have lost $2SB In cash, which ho had hidden under tho stove in his house. While Wllklns was away his bouse caught fire and burn ed down. He lost $166 In paper mo ney and $130 in gold. The latter was found but It was a molten mass mixed with ashes and glass. Round in the Legal Battle Be fore U. S. Court SUCCESS FOR DEFENSE In SoeurliiK Jury that Meets Willi A ppruvu 1 A 1 1 orney Wort h 1 ng ton Outwits "Invincible" Heuej Jury Tonight. (Special to The Evening News! Portland, Jan, 11. Dinger Her mann took the first round in IiIb but tle before the United StatoB court this morning when his attorney, A. S. Worthlugton, won ten peremptory challenges in tho jury selection against three for tho government. Prosecutor Honey, after having con tended tho situation, conceded tho position of the defense and withdrew Mb move, which gives Hormunn a big advantage in the- selection of the men who are to finally decide tho case, in that after the government has exhausted Its threo peremptory challenges then dofense still hns nu equnl number, unci will also bo able to cull tho jury with seven additional challenges, thus securing twelve men who meet with Its Miprovul. To check this culling tho j.'ovornment can challenge for cnuse, but not oth erwise. Up to noon today seven Ju rors had been excused for cause, and three peremptory challenges had been exercised two by the defenso nnd one by the prosecution. At 2 o'clock the- court took a recess for the purpose of allowing Honey time to scan the records of the twelve men now in the box, in order that ho enn make a decision as to who of them he will peremptorily let out. ' I Four Men in the Mayoralty Race TWO SEVERELY BEATEN Prosecutor of Illegal Registrations In Hot Upon by Fitzgerald Men Inspector RliHttH With tho Bimte Treat incut. (Special to The Evening Ncwb.) Boston, MnHB., .Inn. 11. This city Is the scene of most disgraceful riots today. The trouhlo first broke out In the polling booth of tho Eighth ward shortly after tho polls w-re opened this morning, and one In spector was seriously beaten. The flight threatened to become general and tho police were calleo Into quell tho Incipient revolution. This la the first election held under tho new form of municipal government, which permits the candidates to go on the ticket by petition nnd without party designation. Under this arrangement there are no less, than Tour candi dates for mayor of the Hub city. Fol- FULLERTON & RICHARDSON'S SPECIAL SALE OF STATIONERY JANUARY 10, 11 AND 12 MondayTuesday Wednesday Tarlatin Twill Linen Fabric Paper, regular 25c Linen Finish Envelopes, regular 15c Total 40c SPECIAL. Both for 20c Boxed Fabric Finish Paper, regular 5oc SPECIAL 23c Penholder, regular 5c Pen, regular ic Sealing wax, any color, regular 10c Ink, black or red, regular 5c Total .aic SPECIAL 13c Envelopes, regular 10c SPECIAL 6c REX ALL . MONETARY SKTTLKMKXT. Wo learn from Attorney W. W. Cardw;ll that, these per sons who participated In Sun day morning's free for all fixht in a local restaurant will not bo prosecuted, a set tlement having b etui effected through a money considera tion. Attornoy Cardwell states thnt the participants have made good the damnge resulting from the meW. and will therefore be allowed to escape the penalty usually attached to affairs of this na ture. itlclnns old and new are anxious to be elected In ordor that thoy may 'Nave tho city' Those In the mayor alty race are Mayor Geo. A. Hih bard. Former Mnyor John H. Fitz gerald, James Storrow nnd Nathaniel Taylor. Under the new municipal govornnunt the various departments will be headed by commitsioners to be appointed by tho mayor and sub ject to confirmation by the city coun cil, which will also be nominated by petition. Prior to the election tht?re had been considerable Illegal regis tration and Attcrnty Ernest Smith, who was active in prosecuting that class of undesirables was the first victim of the lawless mob this morn ing. Smith wna set upon at the poll ing place and badly beaten up by two thugs. Inspector John DeLorrln was the second man to rece've a bcatfnsr nt tho hands of the Fitzgerald fac tion. LOCAL NEWS. ConBtnhlo Fred Wright notified the management of the Star hoator this afternoon thnt they would necessarily have to dispose with tho services of the child vocalist who has been hold ing forth at that playhouse during: tho past few days. The girl la said to bo .under 16 yenrs f nge, rendering her employment illegal under the state law. Fred Trlest, who succeeded In pas sing a number of worthless checks on local merchants a few week ago, was pentenced to a term of five years in tho California stnto ierit'nttary yesterday, such Information haHnqr j been received by Sheriff Fntiton this morning. His wife, who iH ?ompa nlod hiin to this city, nnd who wns considered a party to the crime, was' sentenced to a term of one yenr. nuch f sentence being Biispendid during good behavior. The members of the county court spent several hours at the rock quar ry in North Rrseburg this afternoon In an effort to locnto tho new crush er which rocontly arrived from Port land. Tho crush or will be stationed at a point near the spot occupied by tho Warren Construction cnnhor during the summer. Commissioner Ryan hays that the work of setting up the crusher will be commenced Just as soon as ho lumber and other neces sary material can be obtained. "The Musical Wllrons" are attract ing large crowds at the Star theater this week. WHAT IS TI1K CIIHAPEHT X PHOTO IX K? TIIK IIKHT. The samo applies to en- lnrglng, copying, frame mnk- Ing, kodak finishing. Clark's Studio for tho best. Roseburg National Batik building. 1