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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1910)
THE WEATHER - LOCAL FORECAST Occasional Rain Tonight and Wedntiday High SouthwMt crly Winds ADVERTISERS Will find Tho Kvi-nlns Now tint bt'st iiimUuiu to rvrrh the, people ul' ItoNelMirir A wldo-a-wnku puljlirutiun prlntlttr Mil tho nuwt thut'sflt to print VOL. I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1910 NO. G5 Wit Judges and Clerks of Election Appointed BOND ISSUE OF $40,000 U Curried Koseburg Will Expend Ap puxliuutely $120,000 In Street Improvement During the Coming Season. In accordance with an ordinance passed by the members of the city council at their regular weekly meet ing held last evening the voters of Koseburg will be given an opportuni ty to cast their balot either for or -against the proposed $40,000 bond issue on Saturday, March 5, 1910. Should the measure meet with favor at the hands of the voters as anticipa ted the City of Roseburg will ex pend approximately $120,000 in street improvements during the com ing summer. Of this amountthe city will pay one-third, while the property owners benefitted will pay the remaining two-thirds of the cost. Follownig 1b a list of the judges and clerks selected to serve on the date of election as well as the voting places: Ward 1, Courthouse. Judges F. W. Dlllard, J. A. Jlugh lett, J. C. Campbell. Clerks D. R. Shambrook and P. M. Mathews. . Ward 2, Lane School House Judges Simon Lane, John Metz, H. Marks. Clerks Robert Kldd and Fred Wright. Ward 8, lloseburg Hotel Judges Carl Hoffman, S. J. Jones, W. J. Brandt. Clerks A. S. Buell and A. D. Haun. Ward, 4, City Hall , Judges C. L. Hamilton, W. S. Howard, Henry Denn. Clerks J. A. Perry and Henry Worthinpton. Ward 5. West Hosemirg School House Judges John Natcher, Reuben Marsters, L. Kohlhagen. Clerks Loyal Stephens and Hoy Bellows. Ward O, -Page Investment Company's Lumber Oiliee. Judges Al Creason, J. W. Wright T. B. Williams. Clerks L. M. Parrott and Elmer Witnberly. Minor Matters. The matter of painting and other wise Improving the appearance of the public drinking fountain, stationed at the intersection of Cass and Main; streets was referred to the Mayor with ; full power to act. Mr. Haynes saysj Iia wilt Hprnre the services of Dr. Oad- r1fs ntltprwlsa known as the village) plumber, Immediately that the "foun tain may be. placed In its proper con dition without unnecessary delay. A petition signed by several proper ty owners residing on Ella street, ask ing that said street bo improved at the earliest convenience of the coun cil was read, and after brief consid eration accepted. Accordingly a res olution was adopted authorizing the improvement, the same to be paid by the property owners benefitted. It is the intention of the petitioners to reduce the width of the street from 28 feet to 24 feet. W. L. Dysiimer was present at the meeting and informed the council men that they would either have to nlace a- hydrant at the corner near his mill on Sheridan street or pay hose cart rent. The complaint was re ferred to the committee on fire and water for investigation. The committee on Are and water submitted a report in which they set forth a number of recommendations pertaining to improved "fire protec tion. The report was accepted. All petitions asking for pavement on certain streets were laid on the table inasmuch as the council does not Intend selecting the streets to be paved until such time as the bond issue has been ratified by the voters. SOCIETY WOMAN STARTLES LONDON in irai First of String of Witnesses For Government (Special to The Evening News) LONDON, Eng., Jan. 18. Even London stands acast over the esca pades of Lady Constance Richardson, who appears nightly at one of the music halls of the city, clad In little else than her title. In the role of the "Barefooted Dancer. The titled wo man Is attired In a filmy gauze which affords but littlo protection to her figure. The police are puzzling over tho problem of lust how much of one'B person may properly come with in the term f'barefeet, but so tar have refrained from Interfering In (he-" dnnce solely because' of Lady Richardson's social standing. It Is said that the officers would not have tolerated the lack of the dancer s cos tume torso long If she had been only a professional. LIBERALS WILL WIN ENGLISH ELECTIONS (Special to The Evening Nev.s ! LONDON, Eng., Jan. 18. Unless the Conservatives take a decided brace during the remaining days of the national parlamentary elections, their hope for supremacy Is probably lost. It is now decided that the Lib erals will be able to control the next Parliament without aid of the Irish Nationals. This estimate is based upon the solid Liberal representation usually returned from Scotland and Wains, and ulnces the total Conser vatives gain at SO seats. Since the Laborltes are making Riigiu gains, the Liberals will be able to lose 30 seats without losing tho control of Parliament. PROBING THE GRACE CANNON MURDER (Special to The Evening News) MANAGUA. Kicaragua, Jan. 18. The Nicaragua supreme court has lust received a message from Presi dent Mndrte in which is demanded a trial of all officers and omciais who were Involved In any way In tho exe cution of Groce and Cannon, the two Americans who were sun-arily shot .by the orders of Zelnya. Madrlz de clares that the i-hootlng appears to have been unwarranted and tho court should satisfy itself as to who Is re sponsible for the death of those men. CARD PARTY The Catholic ladles will hold a card narty Wednesday evening at the residence of Father MeOee. They would like to have their friends en joy the evening with them. j-19 no YOU WANT TO SELL? If you want to sell your busl- ness of any kind, or if you want to sell your property, and will make the price-right, I would like to hear from you. Give description and price. Address J. E. Smith, 613 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Ore. f24d Just Received DIRECT FROM NEW YORK IMPORTERS A shipment of those fine glass churns, '4s only $4.oo, 3s $2.75 against $3.25 coast prices. Alumiurn jelly molds in sets of 12, six patterns for only $1.00 1 Mrs. Rhorers egg beaters, good for many pur poses $ 1. 00. Large crockery wear jelly moulds $1.00. Crockery rolling pius, white 40c. Glass rolling pin enroute, now due. A fine assortment of Bird Cages direct from maker at the Ironmongers. F. H. Churchill THE IRONMONGER OF ROSEBURG TO DRAG HERMANN IN Tarpley Tells the Court a Lour Story ' of How LiuuIh Were Bought in HI mi Mountain Iteservt. First Witness (Special to The Evening News) PORTLAND, Jan. 1.8 Dan Tarp ley, the first of the string of witnesses by whom It la expected Blnger Her mann will be linked with the alleged conspiracy to create the Blue Moun tain Forest Reserve' solely for the financial benefit of the men Involved, was put on tho stand by Heney to day. Tarpley madei start In his story at the morning session of the court, over the objection of Col. A. 8. Worth Ington, for the defense, n'nd this afternoon will conclude his testi mony. Tarpley is telling the story of how he and Horace McKInley secur ed advance Information regarding the creation of the Blue Mountain Reserve, and how tpey purchased 1 765BO acres of school lands on the strength of inside knowledge, nnd further, how Mays later demand--ed one-half of the land purchased, telling Tarpley that the proceeds from those lands were needed to "pay the people In Washington." To the jury, Francis J. Heney may show the full scope of the alleged conspiracy involving the creation of the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve, so that the jurors may be familiar with all the phases, but unless the prosecution can connect Binger Her mann ,with the conspiracy by other evidence than the' declarations of Franklin Pierce Mays, the jury will be Instructed to disregard the state ments which Mays' made to various oeoplo. This was the ruling of Judge Wolverton after he had listened to the arguments since last Friday as to the admissibility of certain testimony. And thus, the second victory in the Hermann trial waB scored by Heney, Colonel Worthngton, for the defense, having made the first score when he was granted 10 peremptory chal- leiiRes in selecting the jury. The ruling of Judge Wolverton was all that was necessary to give Heney the leaway he wants and must havo for proving his case against the former Commissioner of the General Land Office. Heney frankly admitted In reply to an'lnterrogation by Worth- lngton this morning that tho prose cution has not an overwhelming case against Hermann without the evi dence of Dan Tarpley, S. A. D. P liter. George Sorenson and Horace G. Mc KInley, but that while the prosecu tion may not have an overwhelming case, he said that he can prove Her mann s connection with the conspira cy beyond a reasonable doubt. Worth- Ington also undertook to make cap ital of Heney's motives which prompt ed Hermnnn to tnke part in the con spiracy were political, nnd not finan cial. To this Heney replied that "Bin ger Hermann is just as guilty, If the conspiracy existed, whether he was to get political preferment or money." i Of esneclal importance is the rul- inc asafnM Worlhlngton's ah. vet Inn for It may enable Heney to establish his case without placing Mays and Wlllard N. Jones on the stand, nnd for Mays and Jones to testify It would remit re their pardon by President Tart. Heney can now, at Ills pleasure, plare upon the witness stand Tarpley. Sorenson. Puter and McKInley, who will testlfv to declarations in ado by Mays to the effect that money was needed for the people at Washington who were interested in creating the reserve, nnd some of these witnesses will swear that Mays said tho money was needed to pay Binger Hermann then Commissioner of the General Land Office, and the late United States Senator John H. Mltchelll. A general objection to this testimony Is promised by the defense. tt was to determine whether tlilr testimony should go to the jury that tho defense argued last week and concluded this argument this fore noon. Judge Wolverton, while saying the conspiracy must be proved against Hermnnn by other evdence, and that while at this time It is very doubtful If enough evidence has been introdu ced to make a prima fncle ase. still, there Is sufficient evidence at the present time to show that Hermann was connected with the affair. The court recalled the testimony of Henry Meldrum, who said that Hermann In structed Mays how to go about hav ing the reserve created: how Her mann Intimated that Meldrum could make money by investing In school lands in the Blue Mountains, and the letter asking the latter to assist Miss Mnnda Sllversteln in acquiring school lands in the territory which was to be In the reserve. ItnlKTtH Testifies Mays made his declaration to Tar ploy and McKInley when they "butted in" on the reserve game, and the de fense argued that Blnger Hermann knew nothing of the transactions of Tarpley and McKInley until long af ter it had lapsed. Heney admitted that the prosecution was aware that Hermann did not know of the Tarp-ley-McKlnley deal, but that this deal dovetails Into the general scheme and Illuminates a part which otherwise might not have come to light. In oth er words, Mays "tipped-off" the game going on at Washington while trying to bluff McKInley and Tarpley into surrendering half of the school lands that they had secured before Mays could secure the same land. When Tarpley and McKInley wHI take the stand has not been determin ed. George H. Cattanack was the first witness to testify after the ruling of the court, and he Is still on the stand this afternoon, and will be followed by Harry Roberts, who was the pri vate secretary of Senator Mitchell. Roberts arrived from Chicago this morning to testify. Tarpley said the others may not tell their Btory until tomorrow morning. Mr. Cnttanack's testimony was not nartlculaiiy favorable to the defense, tt showed that Cattanack had strong ly protested against the creation of the reserve to Hermann, as soon as he learned of tho proposed creation, which was not until after Hermann's recommendations that the lands be withdrawn was published in Portland napers. Cattanack Is a resident of Canyon City, and was a Representa tive from Grant Couty In the session of 1901, when Senator Mitchell was elected. Cattanack was a supporter of Mitchell. The witness identified uetitlons and letters which were Bent to Hermann. Amony other things the letters stated that the people of Grant County, being interested in the pro posed reserve, were opposed as a unit to it. The reserve would cripple the stock business of Grant County, and as an instance, would effect 100,000 sheep and lu.OOO head of eattle In one valey alone. The object of a for est reserve, continued the witness lu one communication, was to preserve the forests. As there is no way of getting the timber in the Blue Moun tains to market, tho trees protect themselves without a reserve. Aged Banker Sentenced to Five Years Shoes at cost at the Cass street shoe store for a few days. tf C. S. Henry, of Wilbur, was a visi tor lu the city yesterday after noon. ' NEW TRIAL DENIED Since Time of Ills Hank Failures In 11)05, Walsh Has Made Good All Loses to the Demml- tors (Special to The Evening News.) CHICAGO, Jan. 18. Banker John R. Walsh, whose spectacular finan cial operations were responsible for the total wrecking of three banks, has been ordered confined In the Fed eral prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, by a mandate of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. The petition of Walsh for a new trial was denied by the court. The old mau Is 72 years of age, and the sentence he bus re ceived is for a term of five years. Since the failure of his banks In 1905 Walsh has been active in squaring up his accounts, and has succeeded most remurkably, and enters upon his prison life only after having paid off all his liabilities, besides having paved a half million from the wreck for IiIb family. History of tho Case. It was on December 18, 1005, that the doors of the three Walsh Institu tions, the Chicago National bank nnd the Equitable Trust company, closed their doors. The action was taken after a simultaneous Inquiry made regarding the bank's condition by C. H. Bosworth, national bank exam iner, and C. C. Jones, state bank ex aminer. When the excitement sub sided and the depositors were paid off, the long negotiations concernulg the building of the Walsh railroads, particularly the Chicago Southern, Into Chicago, were taken up. Most of the readily salable assets of these roads were disposed of by clearing house bankers. For many years previous to the fall of his banks John R. Walsh had beeuvecognUed as one of the typical "solf-made men" of the country Ho was n man of many friends and many foes. He has been a fighter all ills life. Probably the most extraordinary feature of his case was the manner in which he had plunged into U.e mazes of the financial situation af ter his apparent ruin, and with the keenness that brought him his orig inal success, Btraightened out his tangled affairs. This remarkable labor has brought him great satisfaction In the last days of freedom. ITntil the last few months he has maintained an appearance of cheerfulness nnd hopefulness, al though long ngo his most Intimate friends considered any evasion of the prison soutonce Impossible. 1 H Is case has been pu t throp gh every possible phase or modern crim inal litigation, and It represents that class of modern court procoedure that led President Taft to make his recom mendation for simplification oT the laws In a message to congress. A window sale of home cooked articles will be hold at Milledge ft Pickens Bros, store next Saturday, January 22. 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