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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1910)
ADVERTISERS Will fitiilTlio Kvvnlnr Now tlubft medium to rvacti tho 1MH)1 of HoM!burir A wlde-n-wnko publication print. or all tho nuwftt lint's fit to print THE WEATHER LOCAL FORECAST Fait Tonight and Saturday. VOL. I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1910 NO. 80 Citizens of Myrtle Creek Do 'Themselves Proud CLUB IS ORGANIZED Itosehurg Varif is Driven to Garden Hottom IMned at tlie Central Hotel IIIk Mass Meeting Is' m Held 111 Kvcliing. (Special to Evening News.) MYRTLE CREEK, Orfe., Feb. 3. A party of thirty Itosehurg business nd professional men arrived here shortly after noon today and were met at the station by a reception com mittee, consisting of Messrs. C. O. "White, S. S. Johns, Henry Adams, H. P. Ulce and C. H. Arnold, all repre sentative citizens in the Myrtle Creek district. business men of the thriving little town the party was escorted 10 uyei i hall, at which time C. I. Leavengood n,.ayQnr of Ihn Mvrtle Creek Frnll Growers' association, delivered the address of welcome. In which he out lined the program of the day. At the conclusion of tho address L. Riches, special representative of the Port land Journal, wns extennea a vote ui nltn ,)ilnh Mto nnrtv enter ed carriages preparatory to visiting Garden Hottom, one or in ncurai farming sections found In the part of the state. Arriving at Garden Bot tom, situated about fivo miles south of Mvrtle Creek, the members of the . .'. Bnn,a Hm. vlDwfn? the llunji biiiii. wjuio . o large orchards, some of which cover manv acres. bine rancneH aim uu abundance of timber were also in ev idence, showing In a measure the val uable resources to be found in that section of tho county. Returning to Myrtle Creek the pnr tv was escorted to the Central Hotel where a delicious dinner was served at the expense of the Myrtle Creek business men. Aside from the Rose burg contingent there were also seat ed at the tables a number of Myrtle Creek citizens, among them being several members of the Fruit Grow ers' association. Promptly at 8 o'clock In the even, tne the party was escorted to Dyer's hull where they were Introduced to the citizens of the Myrtle Creek eoun- Q Q Tntina nreslripd over the assembly and after explain ing the rail introaueea iiainy m srdson. the famous Roseburg booster. Mr. Richardson spoke briefly, but forcibly, bringing to mind the great need the co-oneration among the sev eral commercial clubs In the future development of Dougl.-s county, lie also urged the fnrmntion of more commercial ornnnlzations throuehout the county, alleging that through the f fforts of such bodies the most bene ficial results are obtained. At the conclusion of Mr. Richardson's ad dress other sneakers were Introduced. Including George Nounor. R. E. Smith, D. C. PItzer and C. T). Denle. of Rosebure: L. Riches, of the Port land Journal, nnd Noble Andrews. D. J Howlnnd and I. P. Gardiner of Myrtle Creek. Most of the addresses were confined to matters pertnining to the necessity of commercial organ izations, the several Breakers bring ing to mind the results that had been obtained In other sections of the state where the relationship of the citizens had been cemented in one great cause. At the conclusion of the addresses a permanent organization wns form- The Day of Re-covering Old Umbrellas Is Past . Hull Hi-others I'mbrelln Co. linvc announced thrmigli Saturday Even ing Post anil Women's Homo Com panion that they will convert old umbrella handles Into Hull handles with tho detachable feature. FREE They nre enabling lis to supply j on with o new Hull base (rod, rib nnd cover) nil at the mere price of recovering your old umbrella. If you linvo an old umbrella In your homo Hint needs recovering bring It to our store and in a few weeks we hand you the new stylo Hull with detachable und Inter changeable handle. When you liave exchanged your old umbrella for this new style, the Hull umbrella, you will begin to en joy uses and advantages which no other umurclta lias ever given yau before. In fart, tho Hull Is going to make you discard tho old umbrella for nil time, so take advantage of this of fer and bring your umbrella to our store immediately. W. E. CLINGENPEEL Jeweler and Optician ed, the following officers being olect- ed for the ensuing year: S. S. Johns, president; G. W. Prescott, secretary; C. O. Nelson, treasurer; Notle An drews, C, 1. Leavengood, Joe Harris, .1. Gaithcr and Harry Rice, trustees. Following are the citizens enrolled as charter members of the organiza tlon: R. F. Smith. C. O. White, B. J Howland, S. W. Bayloss. S. W. Bur- nette, G. W. Fairbanks, Remlck Fate, E. L. Keezel, II. A. Adams, J. S. Gul ther, John Hall, Noble Andrews, Wll. Ham Andrews, A. C. Dolg, E. J. Fair banks, N. Selig. C. O. Nelson. J. B Harris, C. N. Arnold, J. W. Hurd, T. N. Cornutt, L. R. Rice, E. W. Kedl- fer and E. B. Barber. Concurrent with the formation of a commercial ciun tne incites or Myr tle Creek also decided to organize an auxiliary, expecting to effect the srune within a few days. Once formed tho Indies intend to work In conjunction with the auxiliaries of the other towns throughout the county, believing as they do that much good can be nc coinpltshed through the efforts of the fnir sex. At Yoiiralln. YONCALLA. Feb. 4. The Rose burg business men's excursion arrived In this city at 11 a.m. and was met nt the depot by the local baud under the able direction of Prof. Arr.lehuff. the Yoncalla Commercial Club, head ed by the president of the organiza tion, Mr. Phil Huntington. Among other gentlemen prominent in Yon calla business circles who were at the denot to greet the visitors were Messrs. Harry Brown, secretary of tho CommorclarClub; Harry Stearns. Dr. Mortenson and ascore of others. A number of vehicles including n four horse team, were In waiting and after greetings were over Hhe' gentlemen In the party were taken out to Scott's valley, where they saw some or tne best country In Douglas county. The only' unpleasant feature of the drive was the mud, and It was something long to be remembered, and created In the mind of each man in the party the fact that good roads are an essen tial in any country, no matter. if the soil is of the most productive, the men the most gallant and the women the most beautlfull, for with out good htghwnys all these other at tributes are lost to the world. That Scott valley needs roads and road building was settled, and the people there will no doubt urge the matter more than ever. The return trip to Yoncalla wns made by 1:30 and as the hungry tourists alighted in front of the Ho tel La Fleur their appetites were stimulated, if that were possible, to greater capacity by the fragrant odors that were wafted to them from the dining room of the home-like hostel ry. The dinner proved that the fra grant fore.runners of Its excellence were not misleading, and was given due attention by the Roseburgers. There was no time for toasts or re sponses, as the time set for the de parture of tho guests was rapidly ap proaching, but the best of good cheer prevailed, and the business men nnd farmers of the Yoncalla country be lieve that much mutuul benefit will result ;-',in the getting together of , the business Interests of the county sent nnd the people o( tlits section. The Roseburg men were delighted with the spirit of tho Yoncalla peo nle. and regretted that time was so limited during their visit to this citvj BALLINGER ASKS , FOR MORE TIME (Special to Evening News.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. Congres sional investigation into the charges preferred against Secretary Ballinger by L. R. Glavis. have been postponed for a week or more, at the request of the secretary. In order that he be rrlven time to employ counsel to cross examine the witnesses appearing agninst him. The case was resumed again this morning after a postpone, ment since last Monday, but tho in vestigation was again deferred. In a statement to the United Press Ballinger said that ho had already employed counsel, but he did not re veal the Identity of the attorneys who will represent him In the matter now before the committee. REBELS WIN A DECISIVE BATTLE fSpccinl to Evening News.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Managua ia In a state bordering .on n panic to day as a result of the approach of General Estrada's revolutionary force upon Cadiz. News of the insurgent commander's advance was received nt the state department today in an of ficial communication from .lose T)e OMvarcz, consul nt the capital of Nic aragua. The rebels won a decisive victory at Uoaca yesterday, accord. he to De Olivarez's report, after twp hours of severe fighting. The gov ernment forces with President Madriz were routed with heavy losses. For ,81111. A fine Needham organ at a sacri fice. Terms can he had if desired. Address A. C. Pattfmoie, general de livery, Roseburg dtf Fred Tolles, the painter, is decorat ing the windows of the Harding land Company's offices In the new Mason ic building with the following in gold leaf: "W. C. Harding Land Company, Roseburg Home Orchard Tracts." Told of Trips Amid Oranges and Flowers RODE IN SPECIAL CAR Prosecutor I.rought More letters to Uphold His Contention Thnt i Hermann Knew Forest Sup erintendent Allen, (Special to the Evening News), PORTLAND, Feb. 4 Old and long forgotten letters were read before the jury today in the Hermann trial, and these messages brought vivid pictures of the sunny southland, lus cious oranges, juicy grapes, special trips In a special car amid orange groves and fragrant flowers, but when the reading was finished ail that the jury- hud left was. the men tut plcturo of these good things and a nhrupt re turn to the forest covered hills of tho Blue Mountain reserve, in the conspir acy of which Heney is strenuously trying to connect Hermann. The let ters were not of particular interest, but they told of other daya and the pleasures thereof, and were written to R. F. Allen, forest superintendent of California, In 1902, In which Rin ger Hermann thanks Mr. Allen for presents of choice fruit that hod been sent to the commissioner in Washing ton. These letters are supposed to add another link lu the contention of Heney that Hermann knew Allen quite Intimately, and that he must have had his attention especially in teresthed when the Holslnger report on the Hyde-Renson frauds, charging Allen with having been bribed, came before him. The car trip was referred to by the prosecutor to assist in refreshing tho defendant's memory in regard to the excursion he made to Fresno and through the oil fields there, on which occasion a special car was pressed into service to convey the party to the oil fields. This evidence wns also used to Bhow that Hermann paid par ticular attention to the charges made In tho Holsinger report. PORTLAND, Feb. 4. Attorney Worthington yesterday in the Her mann trial blocked a portion of the testimony of the late Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock given at the first trial of Hermann at Washington, D. C, in 190ti. In that trial Hitchcock testified that Hermann did not deliver to the secretary, the Holzlnger report, which exposed land fraud operations In Cul ifornia under the lieu land law, un til (Hitchcock) had demanded the document. The purpose of the testi mony was to discredit Hermann's ver sion, ho having declared that he had acted voluntarily, carried t lie report to Hitchcock's office personally and had called attention of the secretary to the startling revelations it con tained. Attorney Heney .insisted that the government had the right to intro duce this testimony, Hitchcock having died since t he Washington trial, for the purpose of showing that Her mann, in his testimony at that time, failed to deny the statements of Hitchcock directly. Heney cited auth ortles in support of his contention that under the circumstances the tes timony was competent for the reason that Hermann, when given an oppor tunity, had failed to refute Hitch cock's testimony. Testimony Meant Denial. In opposing this testimony Attor ney Worthington a r cued that the tes timony given by Hitchcock In the Washington trial was not admlssable in the present, trial. He pointed out that when a witness in his own be half at Washington, Hermann testi fied that after he had considered the report nnd had taken such actfon as he regarded was Incumbent on his department, he then took the report direct to Secretary Hitchcock person ally. Counsel fur the defondant maintained that this declaration on the part of Hermann amounted to n denial of the correctness of Hitch and constituted a valid and adennnte barrier to the introduction of Hitch cock 'a recorded tKl imony from t h Washington records. Argument on the legality of this testimony consumned nn hour and at its conclusion Jndsjo Wolvetron sus tained the objection. In the discus sion, however, Heney announced that he would call W. Scott Smith, who served as Hitchcock's private serre tary, to controvert the testimony of Hermann. On his cross-examination Hermann declared that he took the rejwrt to Hitchrock on his own voli tion and that when he called nt the secretary's office he found Hitchcock alone. Heney declared that Smith would testify In rebuttal that Her man did not deliver the report to Hitchcock until nfter Hitchcock had learned from outside sources that the document had been filed with Her mann. It was then that Hitchcock averred Heney, telephoned to Her mann in the presence of Smith and demanded that Hermnnn submit to him the report ImmedfaMv. Ry securing the admission of Hitchcock's testimony on this subject. Heney ev idently exnected to bolster the tentl mony of Smith. An it Is. If Smith rtowt testify as Heney says he will. his sworn statement will stand agafnnt that of Hermann without further cor roboration. Attorney Worthington Intimated yesterday that he would objertt to any such testimony by Smith In rebuttal. Recognizing the value of this testi mony, however, Heney yesterday paved the way to recall Smith in re buttal. He inquired specifically of Hermann as to how and when he came to take the report to Hitch, cock. It was In answering these questions that Hermann declared he acted on his own judgment and found Hitchcock alone in his office when he called. After questioning Hermann persist ently as to his Interpretations of the public land laws and more particular ly as to the powers of the president In creating reserves, Heney adduced from the witness that he was of the opinion that the president in the proc lamation creating any reserve could exclude from the reserve all private holdings which might be Included within the boundaries of the reserve. Heney then asked if the effect of thU practice would not bo to annul the lieu land law. Hermann admitted hesitatingly that, while It was a ques tion of law. It would probably be the effect. i Insincerity to lie Alleged. It will be the contention of Attor ney Heney that Herman was insincere In his advocacy of the" repeal of or amendment of tho lieu land law as the only way to termlnte the land frauds. Heney will take advantage' of Hermann's testimony as to the nnthority he accredited to the pres ident through tils reserve proclama tions to prevent abuses of the lieu land law. He will contend that If Hermann was sincere in his position. It wag within his power to prevent further frauds by making wholesale withdrawals of the public domain and have the president stipulate in his proclamations that all occupied lands, including school, agricultural and mineral lands, bo excluded from the resrves. In thlsj way the use of these lands for. base In exchange for more valuable lauds under the pro visions of the lieu land law would bo prevented. Late. in the afternoon Heney lntro duced a number of letters from Her mann to C. H. Loomis, then special agent, written from 1898 to 1901. In these letters Oregon politics were discussed, Loomis being requested in one communication to Inform himself about the situation in this state as to the approaching election of a sen ator. The tone of the letters showed Hermann to be a receptive candidate for that office. In fact, in one of the letters, he informed Loomis frankly that In the event of a deadlock be tween Corbett nnd McRrlde, It might be possible for Hermann's friends to secure the election for him. It was also brought out In one of the letters that Loomis wns appointed special agent by Hermann and had been retained .In the Bervice for some time nfter charges had been preferred against him. Hermann admitted that the trouble related to one of Loom is" reports which was not properly supfiorted by vouchers, it seems to be Heney's purpose by this tesUmony to nssert that Hermann was respon sible for continuing Loomis In the government employ and that Loomis was used in a measure for promoting Hermann's candidacy for the senalor Fhip. XewspnHr Articles Tabooed. Judge Wolverton sustained the ob jection of the defense to the introduc tion of newspaper articles detailing the Illegal operations of Sorensnn and others in the acquisition of school lands as a bare for lieu selections. These accounts were published in 1901. .They were ruled out by the court, who held that k was improb able -that the articles had been seen on or read by tho defendant and for that reason they were not competent. pioneWnewspa per man dead (Special to lOvcning News.) H KM'INA, Mont.., Feb. 4. A.- J. Flsk, a pioneer newspaper man tif Montana, and the man who first sent : to the world tho news of Custer's massacre, died here today. j Joseph Mlcelll will leave for Iort ; land and tomorrow evening to attend business matters of Importance. , Ren Conn, who has been confined. at, a Portland hospital for some months, is in the ct'.y gn:tin ills many friends. NOVELTY THEATER Ou the urgent, request of the music lovers of Roseburg, , Bistolffs Orchestra I will plav three more evenings at the NOVELTY THEATER, j Friday, Saturday, Sunday j February 4, 5 and 6 1 Prices reduced to 16c for adults, and 10c for children. Change of pictures Saturday and Sunday. Requests for srieclal selections cheerfully granted by the orchestra. S Gohl Supposed to Be Guilty of Score of Murders FEARED MOB VIOLENCE Kortjr lloilies Which Hnve Been Found In lliirhor In Last Fivo Veurs Mny be Victims of Prisoner. (Special to Bvenirg Novs.) ADKRDRKN, Wash., Feu. 4. Stoutly protesting his innocence of the who1eu1o murders with which the locnl police nre trying to connect him. William Gohl, agent of the sail ors' union, wns taken from here to day under special guard to tho Jail' nt Montesane. The spiriting away of tho prisoner from Aberdeen was prompted by tho threats of angry snllors who congested the streets to day nnd discussed In nn excited man ner tho murder chnrge agninst Gohl. Tho authorities feared thnt the long shoremen sailors would storm tho Jnll and lynch tho prisoner, thereforo lost no time In removing the prisoner to a plnce of snroty. Gohl, who camo here seven yonrs ago from San Fran cisco, is directly charged with tho murder of Charles Hattenherg, a Ball or formerly In the employ or the ac cused man, whose body wns found in the waters of Grays Hnrbor weighted down with a 50-pound chain, nnd with two ragged bullet holes In his head. In addition to the murdor of Hatten herg the police nre trying to connect Oohl with tho murder of forty per sons whose bodies hnve been found In tho harbor hero during the past five years. Gohl maintains, ho Is In nocent of any wrong doing. HUNHliT C. K. KOCIKTV. At Cliristiun Church, Friday 10 veiling, February 4. Mrs. Joan Morris Ellis will deliver her best lecture tonight. Subject, "Love, Courtship, Marriage. Divorce and How to Get Along with Your 1 w.rpan K3 IS t-Mmrn SSwrn vir ir GOOD HARTH'S TOGGERY SUITS 115.00 Suit or Overcont 9II.U5 $ld.00 Suit or Overcoat. 9I3..1U J20.00 Suit or Overcoat $18.00 J22.50 Suit or Overcoat ....... $10.85 $25.00 Suit jor Overcoat $1H.7B Come In and Try On a Pair of REGAL SHOES If you have never yet worn Regal Shoes, by all means let us supply you with a pair this season. Only in custom- made shoes can you obtain equal t i . and then you must pay many the Regal price. All the Regal styles are exact reproductions of expensive cus tom models you can tell that by their smart, trim lines. And we can give you a made-to-measure fit in Regal Shoes, because they are made in quarter-iizes. The new Regal styles will HARTH'S Motheiinlnw." She will explain how to le'i tho Bigns of love In the head nnd face; how to tell a flirt, a Jeal ous mined or real loving iierson. Couples pAired on the roHtrum. Sci entific match-making, amusing, help ful, but not binding. Admission i!5c. Children under 12, 15c. This lectura mny mean a happy life for you. SHIP KENTUCKY REPORTED SINKING (Special to Evening News.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. The Btenmshlp Kentucky Is reported to bo off Reaufort, R. C, and It is said that she is In a sinking condition. There are between 35 and 40 men on board the Ill-fated steamer, which Is the' property of the Alaska Pacific Steam ship company, and was recently pur chased by this company for the Pa cific const trade. The vessel la val ued nt about $200,000 and Is fully In sured, nnd was on her way from New York to San Francisro, and it was ex pected that she would make the voy age around the Horn in about 58 days. The steamer carried no cargo, being burdened only with coal. She Is equippod with wireless, and It was from thlB that hor condition became known. FOUR CHILDREN ARE CREMATED (Special to Evening News.) WILMINGTON, Del. Feb. 4 Trap ped In an attic at their home near Cnmden the four grandchildren of lOzokel Hnckett, a farmer, wore burn ed to death shortly nfter midnight. The youngest victim was three years old and the oldest fifteen. W. F. Rcdolf Architect and Superintendent MODKKN HUKIIiKNCHS A SPEC 1 A ITV. Kor rurthcr particulars, address Hex 7-1, Itosehurg, Oregon. d-svr 'DON'T DELAY BUY ING ONE OF THOSE tw mini "im quality times win your approval on sight. TOGGERY . I ftslJ $4 I jr $500 I i