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18m Rjtwttitui ADVERTISERS Will find The Kvrnfnv Xuwa tlif boat luttlluui to reach the tMHiiilvuf Itnavburir. A wido a-unko publication prlntluir all thu news thafs fit to print THE WEATHER LOCAL FORECAST Occasional Rain Tonight mi Wednesday ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1910 VOL. I NO. 71 Government Has About Com- ' pleted its Case LAND OFFICE RECORDS Ilincy MukinK Strenuous Efforts to liiuk Hermann with the Blue Mountuin Conspiracy Finish This Week. (Special to The Evening News.) Portland, Or., Jan. 25. The an nual reports of Ex-eommiBsioner Binger Hermann and other interest ing things of a like nature formed the principal points of attention in the Hermann trial today. Heney is drawing to the close of the evidence to be submitted by the government, and this morning finished the direct examination of McVean, who has been on the witness stand for a couple of days, and will follow this witness with other former employes of the general land office,' expecting to show by their testimony that Her mann had knowledge of the fraudu lent practices which it is alleged pre vailed in the handling of the lands set aside for the forost reserves, and in which transactions Heney hopea to connect Hermann. Portions of the circumstantial evidence submitted by the government shows that Hermann discussed the creation of the Blue Mountain reserve with Mays while in Portland, and the prosecution is now attempting to demonstrate by gov ernment doctuments, Hermann's let ters and the testimony of land office employes, that the defendant knew of the fraudulent practices In vogue to acquire school lands within the boundaries of the reserves that were created, and that knowing these facts he could not otherwise but have urg ed in his annual reports that the lieu land act be changed or repealed, and that he must then have declined to recommend the creation of the re serve because of the existing condi tions. Portland, Jan. 25. The greater part of yesterday was taken up by the government In the introduction of numerous letters which passed between Hermann and Hitchcock and between Hermann and different res idents of Oregon, all hearing on the reserve. Attorney Heney sought by the introduction of the bulk of this correspondence to show, while the Blue Mountain Reserve was under consideration, that Hermann had personal knowledge that extensive frauds were being perpetrnted In Or egan and California through the cre ntion of forest reserves. Sevoral of the letters introduced advised Her mann in 1901 nnd 1902 that thous ands of acres of valuable land were being gobbled illegally. Another purpose of submitting the letters as evidence was to bring out that the only Investigations ever con ducted by Hermann against Hyde & Company, who had been represented to him as one of the land-grabbing concerns was directed only against Benson, the silent member of the firm, and then only in a few cases In which Benson's operation were en tirely within the law. The letters were intended to nlso show that al though Hermann had knowledge of these frauds he took no decisive ac tion against the creation of addition al reserves until after the Blue Mountain Reserve had been tempo rarily withdrawn and recommended for a permanent reservation. By rea son of this alleged attitude, it was intimated by the prosecutor that the defendant had participated In the al lpced conspiracy to the extent charg- ?d in the indictment. Letters are Barred. Mr. McVean was on the stand when court adjourned yesterday afternoon. Attorney Heney having just conclud ed his direct examination. The cross examination of the witness will be taken up probnbly by Attorney Wor thlngton this morning. The direct examination of Mr. McVean had pro pressed smoothly until Attorney He nry offered the three unsigned letters referred to, for identification, and fcfr admission as exhibits. Responding to the ohjectlon of counsel for the de fendant. Attorney Heney abandoned an effort to have the communications introduced through the witness, ap prising the court that he would call Professor Roth some time today for that purpose. Mr. McVean testified that the three letters relating to the resorve and the protests that had been filed were written some time In September. He said Hermann was absent from the commissioner's office from August 5, to September 16, 1902. but that be fore going away Hermann had issued an order directing that the first as sistant commissioner should sign ail correspondence In his absence as act ing commissioner. The witness de scribed the procedure through which all letters emanating from his divis ion passed. As clerk, VcVean said he would write letters usually after con sulting with the commissioner. The letters would then go to the assistant clerk, thence to the chief clerk who would submit them to the commis sioner for his signature, when they would be returned to McVean who mailed them. In the absence of Hermann, who was In Oregon during that part of 1902, McVean said all letter! of Im portance, particularly those pertain ing to affairs in Oregon, were held by the first assistant commissioner until Hermann returned, that the commissioner might sign thorn him self. The three letters in question, he said, passed through the usual course. The reason they were not signed "acting secretary," In accord ance with the order left by Hermann when he started for Oregon that year, was undoubtedly due to the fact that it was with the knowledge of the wit ness that the commissioner, at the time the letters were written, had re turned or would be In his office in time to sign them before they were mailed. Attorney Worthlngton objected to the competency of this portion of the testimony of the witness, averring that there was nothing to snow tnai the letters had not been written and mailed earlv in September, prior to the return of Hermann, who did not reach hiB office until September IB. Attorney Heney did not Insist on of fering the letters in evidence while McVean was on the stand, but inti mated that he would identify the com munications more satisfactorily ana explain the significance of the ab sence of Hermann's signature by the testimony of Mr. Roth, who, he said, would be called today. Included in the large volume of documentary evidence offered by At torney Heney yesterday were letters to Hermann from W. G. D. Dodson and Orln L. Patterson, publishers of newspapers In eastern Oregon in 1902. Dodson presented the objec tions of the mining Interests to, the creation of the proposed reserve, while Patterson submitted a largely signed protest from the people of Grant county, in nis toner ic son wrote that Joseph Simon, Mal solm A. Moody and - Congressman Williamson were all in favor of the reserve and for that reason those ob jecting to the reservation were re quired to depend upon Hermann and Senator Mitchell If the proposed re serve should be defeated. Patterson further charged that most of the sig natures to the petitions wore ob tained through misrepresentation. He also declared that "somebody would make big money if the re serve is established. '' The letters introduced yesterday traced the course of the reserve from the time the petitions asking tor its creation by the people of Hnr nev and Malheur counties, were re ceived, until late In the year 1902, shortly before Hermann retired as commissioner. Included was one which was not unfavorable to the defendant, as showing his views on the question of creating further re serves and the abuses that were be ing practiced by land-grabbers through the creation of reservations. This letter was written on July .31, 1901, by Hermann to Secretary Hitchcock, asking for Hermann's judgment as to whether additional forest reserves should be created or additions made to those already cre ated. In his answer, Hermnnn re plied recommending that no rurttier reserves be created until "prevailing conditions" were changed. A fur ther reason urged against creating more reserves was that the creation of further reserves would require a considerable Increase In the forest service, which the available appro priation would not cover. Mrs. Cora B. Singleton has re ceived a check In the sum of $500 as insurance carried on her barn which was recently destroyed by fire. The nolicy was carripd in the Williams burg Insurance Company. FLOODS DEVASTATE FRENCH TERRITORY (Special to The Evening News) Paris, Jan. 25.- One-third of France is under water, according to reports from the provincial towns. Rains that have been railing steadily for more than a week continue un interruptedly, and the Seine, fed by the swollen tributaries, is rising at a rate of nearly an Inch hourly. Great damage to property and crops is inevitable. , NO REPORT FOR NEXT TWO MONTHS (Special to The Evening KewH) Chicago, Jan. 25. While the ac tual investigation into the workings of the moat trust by the government will begin late today, or possibly to morrow. It is intimated that the re- fruits of the work of the federal grand jury In Its efforts to probe Into the matter, will not be made public for at least two months. The grand Jury began the morning session by dis posing of the calendar cases. The popular protest against the present high prices of all kinds of meats will probably have a tendency to hasten the otherwise deliberate movements of the Jury In Its duty of ascertain ing the cause of the excessive cost of the commodity to the consumer. SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE. Dr. J. D. Sprlngston, of Portland, will conduct a Sunday school Insti tute at the Baptist church Wednes day and Thursday. Afternoon ses sions will be held from 3 to 4 o'clock. Evening sessions wlil be gin at 7:30. Dr. Sprlngston will be assisted by Rev. C. H. McKee. of M Minnvllle. Everybody invited to at tend. Miss Annie Martin, of Portland, arrived here this morning to spend about ten days visiting with friends. BIG Seattle and Portland Enjoy 30-38 Mile Gale DOUGLAS COUNTY CALM Wind Velocity and Storms In Ioug- hiH County Com t tared With Re ports (roin Other Sections Our CI i mute IJest, Yesterday morning the hardest gale of the season swept over the valley from the Bouthwest, and aside ironi lifting a Tew of the globes from the street lights, did no damage. The wind was spoken of as a "gate," but upon Investigation it. was found that very many people were unaware that the wind had been blowing, since It came in the night and did not make enough dlstrubance to awaken any but the lightest sleeper. At the office of the United States Weather Bureau in thlB city it was found that the "gale" had reached the tremendous rate of 2G miles an hour for a period of five minutes. It waB a nice little squall and a lot of rain fell for a few mlnutos. When the morning came no sign of the storm was visible, but through the day genuine April conditions pre vailed, and this morning the "gale" CHICAGO MARKET TAKES BIG SLUMP (Special to The Evening News) Chicago, Jan. 25. With butter on the toboggan to grease the dj scent, prices on many food staples took a fall today of from three to five per cent. Included, in the com modities which are subject to .the slump in quotations are b;ef, pork, potatoes, wheat, corn and eggs. KXCiINKKIt HKKS COMET. Is Also Visible nt Redding, Cali fornia. C, E. Phelps, a locomotive engi neer on the O. tt. & N. lino has seen a comet, says the Portland Oregon ian. While hauling his trnln down the south bank of the Columbia river last nght at 6:10 o'clock Mr. Phel's declared they was no question abr -t the star being a comet. Ho saw tlie star, which carried a long tali, re sembling the path of light leaving the headlight of the locomotive. At the time it was seen, the star was nearVhe western horizon nnd shone for some time between tho parting clouds. Redding. Cal., Jan. 25. A comet lay revealed this evening in the western heavens directly after the clouds broke away, giving a clear sunset. The brilliant celestial wan derer wns visible In the west from 5:30 to 6:30, when It sank below the horizon. Tho tail, extending up ward, was four celestial degrees In length nnd shone brightly even while twilight wns yet strong. The news that the comet was vis ible was telephoned all over the clly and was viewed by crowds on the streets and by groups In nearly ev ery dooryard in Bedding. Local as tronomers say this is not Hailey'F comet, which is In another part of the heavens and is not yetvvlslble to an ordinary eye. CIjOKK call. Randier Shouts Wml From fiuti GvtH a 'Jur." Dayton, Wash., Jan 2 (. Escap ing without Hcrntch. what looked fc r a time like certain death, was the ex perience of Oenrge Hubbard, i young rancher living ten miles south of Dayton. accident was a peculiar one. Hubbard discovered sevonl day ago a wad fastened l.i Ills rifle, which was a powerful 30-30. Busy with his farm work, ho neglected to remove the obHtiMcthm The ap pearance the other morning or time coyotes In hU barnyard caused him to disregard caution and leveling the weapon across a log he fired. A tei rtflc explosion followed and flying pteel nnd wood were buried in the frozen ground all about the man Hubbard was not scratched, al though he fears he may lose his hearing. Parts of the gun were never found. SIX MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE (Special to The Evening News) Washington, I), C, Jan. 25. The fortifications bill, carrying appro priations aggregating six millions, nearly $225,000 less than last year, which has already passed the house, was passed by the senate this afternoon. G was again going it some, the weath erman's Instruments Indicating that It was hitting a two mile clip per hour. Reports received at the weather bureau by Observer Bell this morn ing demonstrate that we have have had some of the best of the game down here In Southern Oregon. Up at Seattle a gentle sea breeze was rolling the fog and smoke ulong over the .city at the maximum pace of 38 miles an hour. Portland was de lighted In the fact that the Washing ton metropolis wns the winner In wind velocity today although that 1b about the only thing that Portland will admit concerning its rival and the zephyers whlpiwd around the corners at a 30 mile gait. Out at North Head the spray from the old ocean was flung Inshore like a drenching rain In the teeth of a 38 mile wind, while from other sections of the country, east and south, come roports of devastating storms and distress. These Ere not simply "booster" figures, culled because of their fav orableness to this Bectlon, but are the usual reports from the United StateB Weather records. Rosoburg always has the best of the Btory. and there Is never any suffering or dis tress on account of storm conditions here in Douglas county. HETTY CAN'T STAND GRAFT. Multi-Milllonuire Cuts Out Meut Diet Eats Fish. ; New York, Jan. 25. Mrs. Hetty Green, who has many millions of dollars, declared today that at pres ent prices meat Is too dear for her and she cut It out of her noonday order. Mrs. Green entered a modest up town restaurant and scanned the bill of fare. Steak she found at 50 cents a portion and roast lamb and roast beef at 35 cents. Mrs. Green took halibut, which was 15 cents a portion. "Have you joined the boycott?" asked the waiter. "No." said Mrs. Green dubiously, "but meat is too high. You don't get your money's worth. People 1 realty- can't afford to eat it. There ; are other things just as good and i cheaper." i In response to a lighter demand ' the price of heef in the Brooklyn wholesale district declined 20 pen cent today and pork loins slumped sympathetically. As an offset there i were signs that tlie western suppiy j will be shut off to hold up the price, although representatives of j the packers deny this. Kewer car loads were received today. j Two young women who made a , hniiHn to house canvass today for ; the National Progressive Woman's Suffrage Union obtained nearly 1,000 ; pledges to abstain from meat ror ou days. Labor unions, although tney lis ten to manv resolutions, have not committed themselves to definite action. ADVOCATE HOME RULE FOR IRELAND (Speclnl to Tho Evening Nev s ! T r.,nli.ti Ton 9S .Tnlill Redmond. leader of the Irish Nationalists, to day practically announced that he will hold the legisinnvo nnmnen hi power in his own hand during the nnm Bnoulnn f t!irll!imrnt. ftll(l If he succeeds In holding this control will substantiate tlie claims oi ire- land for home rule. TWO TRAINMEN KILLED IN WRECK (Special to Tho Evening News.l i Bchnoctndy, N. Y., Jan. 25. The Twentieth Century limited passenger, trnln running on the New York 1 -Mitral railway collided with a freight near Jonesvllle today. Tne engineer nnd fireman were killed and several passengers injured. sriT roit MI1KL. To Im ISroimltt hy Local Train lis jtjitcl.er. Olaf Oleson, train disintrlier at Rosehtirrr, an old-Mine Central Point er and a never-quit booster for the little old town, wrj.rn the Herald that he in nbniit to Institute damage pro ceedings agalnHt this paier for de famation of character, in having pub lished a picture of Central Point lust week thBt did not measure up to the "stories" he has been (elllnr nls Tinsel) n rg friends about the "Hub of the Hogt'e River Valley." It Is Intimated by grapevine dis patch from Roseburg that Olaf hag been telling those benighted Done; tan county Uri that it Is alwavs the full of the moon at Central Point, and that alpha berry vines have been suc cessfully grafted on telephone poleu here. It Is also hinted that the dis patcher tolls the boys around the of fice that when a Central Point man b rea k s an i n ca n d esce n t lamp h e plauts the broken fragments of glass! in his garden and raises 32-camllel power electric lights, which are used) during the winter teason when the moon is obscured by clouds. At least his letter says- "I have been telling of wonderful things about Central Point, and here you come with this picture The boys came back at me with the horse laugh, and I think I will hnve to col lect from you for damaged reputation as the office force all swear they will never again li el love my stories of good about Central Point." The picture was printed when the moon was obscured by clouds and the latest crop of garden grown electric lights had been nipped by a black froBt. Otherwise the picture Is all right. Myrtle Point Herald. ROOSTKK NKRMOXS ARE APPLAUDED. The publishing of the booster sermons dolivered from Rose- burg's pulpits Sunday, was a feature handled exclusively by the Evening News, and the fol- lowing words of commendation concerning the sermons and their publication by this paper were received by the manager of the Roseburg Commercial Club this morning from Mr. Tom Richardson, of Portland: "The boost doctrine, as preached In the churches of Roseburg Sunday, is tho very best work that has yet been done In the stnte. We have had ninny sermons preached, but nothing so complete as that published In this one Issue of a newspaper." LANDSLIDE TIES UP GREAT NORTHERN (Special to The Evening News) Kallsnell. Mont., Jnn.' 26. Traf fic on the Great Northern railway Is completely tied un on the line enst of here on account of ono ' of tho greatest landslides In the history of me ronci. i lie Slide occurred nt Highgnte, slxtv miles enst of this city, and It will take sevoral hours before tho tracks are cleared. - 44 GOOD HARTH'S TOGGERY SUITS $15.00 Suit or Overcoat fjtlJ.tW $18.00 Suit or Overcoat 1:1 .10 $20.00 Suit or Overcoat $15.00 $22.50 Suit or Ovorcoat (M.8.J $25.00 Suit or Overcoat 91H.75 This Winter -Weight Regal Style Has The New York Custom Tag The original o( this identical Regal style is now on display in one most exclusive and highest - custom shoe shops in New Yoik and is now being worn by the best-dressed New York ers. This Regal style is made of heavy Oil-grain leather, especially for winter wear. REGAL gjrc the mhw perfect fit Hid comfort nude io quatttT-tii. We would like uxi other thoc ia torn foe wo know H&rth's Walla Walla Farmers Buy Two Million AT $1 LESS HUNDRED Tnronin Finn (itn tho Contract to Supply Kmu'lu'rs Willi Grain ltuip HiK Saving to llw CoiiktiiiicrK. Wnlla Walla, Wash., Jan. 25. The fur mom' anacciatlon o( the Wal la Walla valley liaa Just awarded a contract for two million grain buna to be delivered during June' and July. The contract (or furnishing this large number of hags was awarded to Fransioll & Co., of Ta cotna, Wash., and the price Is nearly $1 less per hundred than was paid for bags lnab yeur, The farmers contracted for bags In 1909 at a price of J6.32 per hundred, and thlB year the price is 95.47 1-2. PAlK ASSOCIATION MEETS. KiiKi-no Getting Heady for 1010 Kr - hibltion. Eugene, Or., Jan. 2li. rAt a meet ing of the Lane County Fair Asso ciation Baturdnv afternoon it was voted to ask the county court for an annual appropriation of $1,000 for the support of the fair and the following committee wab appointed to interview the court in regard to the matter at its next meeting: J. S. Medley, E. McBee, R. J. Hemphill, C. J. Hurd, K. A. Bond, Oeorge Wld mer, F. ,M. Wilklns and Jack Rod man. P. R Snodgrnss, enshior of the First Nutlnnnl Bank of Eugene, was elected secretary of the association In place of O. E. Yoran, resigned, Tho hoard of directors elected an executive committee consisting of the following: P. M. Wilklns, C. J. Hurd, C. M. Young, M. Svarrerud nnfl J. Heche. The grand Jury Is still grinding nway with no Indications of adjourning. 'DON'T DELAY BUY ING ONE OF THOSE of the price $350 $400 $500 SHOES at custom-built ihoe because (Key ui you to conpwe our talctt KffJ model with that Reftali will Rata by tba cottfrioa. Toggery I