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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1910)
ADVERTISERS Will 1" I ml The Kvtmlnir Sew tlnlHl inmllum to I't'ticli the lHKltuf Howlmrir, A wlilo-ti-wnku pulilfcntloii printing' all tlio niMv tltnt'ai'ft to print THE WEATHER LOCAL FORECAST Fair Tonight nd Friday VOL. I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS-COUNTY OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1910 NO. 67 -4) I UREASE IN PAY So NeW York Central Tells Its Men. DEMANDS ARE EXCESSIVE Kailruml Company Will Meet Km pluyes in Arbitration All Ki.Ht eni ltoads Will Take a Sim ilar Stand. (Special to The Evening Kev.s ! New York, Jan. 20. The question of a raise in pay which has been agi tating the minds of the employes of the New York Central for several weeks past, was brought to an abrupt termination today in. the announce ment of the officials that the demand would not be conceded, because the Increase named was too radical and altogether excessive. The railroad company, however, exhibited a spirit of fairness in expressing a decire to arbitrate the matter, and hent a re quest to the employes In which it was suggested that they appoint a committee to meet with the railway officers and endeavor to affect a com promise mutually acceptable to both parties to the controversy. The com pany expressed a belief that a wage scale that would be acceptable and In keeping with the high cost of living ivvi pins s u uodn pea.ian q pinoo all Eastern roads will take a similar stand in the matter of a wage scale. BALLINGER FUSS KEEPS SEETHING (Special to The Evening News.) Washington, D. C Jan. 20. That more trouble Is in store over the for mation of the Ballinger investigation committee in the house, was indicated (democrat) of Pennsylvania, an today when Representative Lloyd (democrat) of Pennsylvania, an nounced that he would not serve on the committee under the appointment given him by the republican caucus last night. It is probable thnt the democrats will hold a, caucus this ev ening to take some action In the matter. "' REAL MURDERER HAS BEEN DISCOVERED (Special to The Evening News.) Galveston. Texas. Jan. 20 "Valet" Jones, who has long been wanted for his connection in the murder of Wil liam Morris Hice, the New Yoik capi talist, for complicity in which Albert T. Patrick, a well known Gotham at torney, is now serving a life sen tence, Is reported to have been found. Jones' whereabouts are said to have been discovered by a brothwr of Pat rink, who has been tireless In his ef fortsto free the convicted man, and the confession that it Is alleged will be made by Jones will clear the con victed attorney of having had any part in the nmrder of Rice. COMPROMISE FOR THE CHRISTY SUIT (Special to Xho Evening News.) Zanesvflle, Ohio, Jan. 20. Judge Smith, who has been listening to the 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. Alumiuni jelly molds in sets of 12, six patterns for only $1.00 Mrs. Rhorers egg beaters, good for many pur poses $1.00. Large crockerywear jelly moulds $1.00. Crockery rolling pins, 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 domestic troubles of the Christy fam ily for the past few days, and who suggested that the little daughter of the unhappy couple be-permitted to say which parent she would prefer to make her home with, intimated today that probably a compromise decree would be forthcoming some time next week. In the meantime Natalie, the child, will be kept within the juris diction of the court. The judge will carefully review the testimony sub mitted by the principals in the affair and render his decision at an early date. AX APOLOGY' OFFKHKll. The genial manager of the Novelty Theater wants to apologize td every body who patronized his place of bus iness last night for the excuse of a show that was put up by a vaudeville sketch team that had been billed to do a wonderful stunt, but who utterly (ailed to deliver the goods. The work of the vaudeville sketch team was so extremely rank that the act was dis continued after the first show. To lng a complete change of picture pro make good, the manager is advertis gram for this evening, and the admis sion has ben. placed at five cents slon has been placed at FIVE CENTS for everyone. ROSKItntG, ITS PHKSKXT NEEDS AM) FL'Tt ltE PROSPECTS. The above will be used as the sub ject for the morning discourse at the following churches next Sunday, Jan uary 23: M. E., M. E. South, Chris tian, Presbyterian Baptist, Episcopal. Everybody in Roseburg who ear pos sibly do so should attend one of the churches next Sunday. Have the cnuldren at Sunday School and 'get them to remain to hear the preaching on this great subject. There will be great things happen ing along all lines of progress In Roseburg during 1910. Everybody should work together for the up building of the city and community. J. N. McCONNELL, Secretary Mln. Union. J. K. HAWKINS, President. LOCAL NEWS. Jones Flourney, of Flourney Valley Is a business visitor In the city today. Mrs. Belle Collins, who conducts a boarding and lodging house on Main street, has been confined to her home with illness during the past few days. The work of Installing the deco rative light poles is progressiug nice ly, and Contractor Worthington states that the work will be completed by tomorrow evening. It Is hoped to get the system in operation not later than Tuesday evening. i ' The committee recently appointed by the city council to solicit bids for the erection of a storage building at, the rear of the city hall, awarded the contract to Ct F. Scott this morning. Three bids were received In all, as fol lows: C. F. Scott, $475; B. S. Nichols. $532; Roy E. Elmore, $625. Work one the structure will be commenced at once. Wishing to ascertain whether or not C. W. Hadley, the Individual who recently pttssed a worthless check unon Harth's Toggery, is In the em ploy of the Northwestern Sales Com nany. of Spokane, Washington, as al leced. Sheriff Fenton wired that firm this morning and received the follow ing reply shortly before noon today: "Don't know C. W. Hadley. He does not carry goods. He wired for goods yesterday, showing knowledge of line. We shipped the goods as requested and are stuck for the express charg es. Evidentlv a rascal." WHAT TS THE CHEAPEST PHOTO MADE? THE BEST. The same applies to en larging, copying, frame mak ing, kodak finishing. Clark's Studio for the best. Roseburg. National Bank building. II IK So the Court Instructed the Jury Today. A POINT FOR HERMANN Sorentton'ft Testimony Not Considered Binding on Defendant Mays Said Monty Necessary to Pay Mitchell nad .Hermann. (Special to The Evening News) Portland, Or., Jan. 20. For a few minutes this morning the testimony presented was of a nature to link Hermann with the Ulue Mountain Forest HeBerve conspiracy, but the Judge instructed the Jury that the ev idence of Sorenson in this respect should not be considered binding un less later developments In the frial should prove that there was such a conspiracy. This linking of Hermann in the affair, Indefinite though It was, came in the testimony of Sorenson, when he said that F. P. Mays had made a demand upon him for a por tion of the school lands fraudulently obtAined in the forest reserve in or der to help pay for the creation of the reserve. Sorenson had inquired of Mays about the expense In the matter and contended that If ho gave up one third or oue halt of his holdings, he surely was entitled to know who got the money coming from his lands. At this, Sorenson testified, Mays had told him it was necessary to pay Senator Mitchell and Dinger Hermann for wjw k being done by them In Washing ton towards furthering the creation of the reserve. Judge 111. An adjournment was taken In the Hermann trial yesterday afternoon at 4:16 o'clock because of the Illness of Judge Wolverton presiding. A recess wsb taken earlier in the afternoon that the ailing Jurist might rest It Is not believed that the trial will be de layed at any length iMcnuso of the Indisposition of Judge' Wolverton, who may be ablo to resume the hear ing this morning. One Point Scored. When the closf, of tho ninth day of the trial of Binger Hermann, the gov ernment had not connected the de fendant directly with the Ulue Moun tain !' rest Reserve conspiracy. fCy-Surveyor-Oeneral Meldrnm's testis niony that Hermann had advised him to invost In school lands in thu Blue Mountain district Is the only poii.t sc-jreu by t!io proflrcution. SoreiiHon'M Testimony. The last witness yesterday after noon was Grange Sortnsop, who orig inated the attempt to loot school lands by procuring the creation of tho Blue Mountain Forest Reserve. Ho had just begun his recital of how the plans were made when the court ad journed because of the illiKtsa of Judge Wolverton. It was made plain by the testimony of Sorenson that his follow conspira tors, Franklin P. Mays, II. A. Smith increased) and W. N. Jones, were ex-. perienced In acquiring school and gov ernment timhor lanns nicgaiiy mm that they had associated In manv deals previous to the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve coup. Various witnesses testified that when W. N. Jones found thnt a large amount of the school land was em braced by the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve, he engaged E. P. McCor mack, of Salem, to prepare an Ip demnity selection list. In so doing the unsurveyed lands were used as a base, and a selection of surveyed lands, made In that part of the state, was later Incorporated In tho Maury Mountain Forest Reserve. The Plot. Sorenson said he had been a resi dent if Portland for 37 years. Ills acquaintance with F. P. Mays, D. W. Tarpley, H. G. McKinlcy, S. A. D. Puter and H. A. Smitn exiennca more than 15 years In most instnnces, while he had always been a supporter . of Senator Mitchell. "I was In attendance at the session of the legislature in 1901 when Mltch j ell was elected to the United States i senate," said Sorenson. "Mays was i a member at that time and so was H. A. Smith, a democrat, elected from Multnomah county on the Citizens' ticket. Prior to the election of Sena tor Mitchell I had come across a pam phlet issued by the government and giving a let of information about proposed forest reserves. I found that an addition to the Cascade re serve had been recommended by For I est Superintendent Ormsby. Quietly I ! bought up all the school lands within I the proposed additions. I then had a talk with Senator Mitchell. I thought 1 It a good idea to have the senator help the thing along and I agreed : to pay him 1500 to help secure the "The additions had been hanging fire for some time and I wanted to rush. the case along to get the money out of the school lands. Senator Mitchell advised me to get out a peti tion addressed to Commissioner Her mann and have all the members of the Multnomah county delegation to the legislature sign it. I went to some of the men, and Smith helped me with others. Alex Sweek and the whole crowd signed it. It asked the commissioner to rush action on the Cascade reserve because the settlers there desired fire protection through th work the forest rangers were do ing. Mays wrote the petition for me and later sent It to Mr. Hermann. Jle told me he had also sent a personal letter. Mnys and Smith both knew that I owued the school lands. "In the following Bummer I called on Mays at his office In the Chamber of Commerce building and proposed that we have a forest reserve created in the Blue Mountains.' Mays said all right, and that it was a good idea. Mays Bald he would have a talk with Jones and Smith. "A few days later we all met and talked the thing over, deciding where we would place the ljnes, etc., and we agreed on a division of the work. Kneh oue was to do his part. Smith and Mays said they would take care of the Washington end and have the reserve recommended by Mitchell and Blnger Hrmann. Jones said he would do what he could and I was to attend to buying the land and getting up the petitions." , , TEN TRAINMEN MEET THEIR DEATH (Special to The Evening News.) Denver, Col., Jan. 20. A freight train on the Mofrntt rallrond ran n-ild down the grade t,hlu morning and fin ally waB wrecked, and In the pile of broken timbers and twisted Iron, all that was left the train, three train men were buried and Instantly killed. Two other men were badly hurt. ThiB late fatality brings the total number of men killed In railway accidents In the Rocky Mountain region within the nust five days up to ten, while sixteen were Injured during the same period. The grand Jury returned one lone Indictment this morning, but owing to the fact that the person charged Is at large the officers refuse to reveal the contentB of the document. It 1b Bur miBed, however, that the party want ed resides in the vicinity of Glendale and Is accused of a statutory charge. 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Chief Baxter, of the fire department, firm in his belief that a number of bodies are lying beneath the ruins of the Ellis building, Is personally directing the search today, and five bodies of victims have already been recovered. Reports from the various hospitals where many of tho injured "were taken show that a number of deatliB will re sult among those who jumped from the windows and were wounded In their attempt to escape from the fire trap. 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New York, Jan. 20. Arthur Shlb ley, who was recently Bhot by un known assassins In the High Bridge Park, died this morning, despite his mother's harolc efforts to save her, child by the transfusion of her blood to his veins. The lad fallod to rally from this treatment, which was thought to be the only way possible to save him. W. A. Collamore. - ropreser'In.T Mnrshall WollB & Compnny. of Port land, arrived In the city yesterday and will make Koseburg Ills head quarters for his company for South ern Oregon. As soon aB convenient Mr. Collamore will move his family to this city. Ktgal norm 0001 Has Ihi tmart liiui m drist that. 11 w Xl IK mm 11 Fa ; i I m a iXJ' J I 1 I