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THE WEATHER LOCAL FORECAST Occasional Rain To ijht and Sunday. ADVERTISERS Will find The Kvenliur New tin bout medium to roach the IM-oploof ltyoburir, A wlde-n-wnkv publication print In r all the new thatt fit to print VOL. I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1910 NO. 81 Attorney Worthington Con Jcludes Argument Today COURT ADJOURNS 11:15 C'uko Will ProlwibV bo Disposed of by Jury the Latter Part of Next Week Cutlicnrt's Testi mony Weak. (Special to Evening News.) PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 5. Col onel Worthington closed his argument' for the defense lu the Hermann trial at 11:15 this morning, and a few moments later court adjourned until 'onday when Prosecutor Heney will begin putting In rebuttal testimony. This will probably hold the attention of the court until Monday noon. It will probably be the latter part of the week before the case Is disposed of by the jury. In firing the last gun this morning. Attorney Worthington, for the defense, attacked, the testi mony of Henry Meldrum, W. W. Cathcart, a former employe of Mel drum's office was placed on the stand and told of the time Hermann visited Meldrum. He stnted.the two were closeted in a room alone and that MayB was not a visitor to the office during the time Hermann was there. The witness fixed the date of this latter occurrence sometime In the fall of 1902, but Cathcart's testimony was badly weakened by the fact that Mr. Hermann's vlBlt to see Meldrum was In the yenr 1901 Instead of 1902, as testified to by the witness. PORTLAND, Feb. 6. After cross- examination which had lacked only a few moments of consuming three full days, Blnger Hermann was excused yesterday from the witness stand in the United States court. . In all that time Francis J. Heney sought to en- tran the cx-comtnlBsioner into state ments which might tend to strength en the theory of circumstantial evi dence upon which Heney bases his . hone of conviction. The prosecutor fired volleys of questions covering the history of the operations of "land frauders" along the Pacific coast from the time of the first Invasion of the district by ex pcrtB from Minnesota and Michigan down to the time that Mr. Hermann retired from the general land omce. In Fehruarv. 1903. Mr. Hermann was asked for hlB interpretation of the timber and atone act of 1878. what manner of frauds could he prac ticed under It and how the lieu land law of 1S97 could have been manipu lated by unscrupulous persons for their private gain. Mr. Henev's fire of questions failed to weaken Mr. Hermann on the Im portant points of the Blue Mountain conspiracy charges, and in that re spect the defendant is considered to have emerged in fairly good condi. tion. Mr. Heney. however, has prepared the ground for a closing argument and has accumulated material to piece together for the benefit of the jury. Mr. Hcnev will urge that many of the negative acts of Hermann are conclusive of his knowledge of the Blue Mountain conspiracy. He has presented evidence in the endeavor t( show that as early as 1900 Mr. Her mann was Informed that frauds were being perpetrated In the application of, the timber and stone act and that The Day of Re-covering Old Umbrellas Is Past Hull Brothers Umbrella Co. linve announced through Saturday Even ing Post and Women's Homo Com panion that they will convert old umbrella linmllcs Into Hull handles with the detacliablo feature. FREE They arc enabling us to supply you with a new Hull base (rod, rib and cover) all at the mere price of recovering your old umbrella. If you have an old umbrella In your homo that needs recovering bring It to our store and In a few weeks we hand you the new style Hull with detachable and Inter changeable handle. When you have exchanged your old umbrella for this new style, the Hull umbrella, you will begin to en Joy uses and advantages which no other umbrella has ever given you before. In fact, the Hull is going to make yon discard the old umbrella for all time, so take advantage of this of fer and bring your umbrella to our store immediately. W.'E CLINGENPEEL Jeweler and Optician he relied solely on his field agents to report frauds. Instead of beginning operations himself to expose and stop the use of "carloads of bogtiB entry men." The cross-examination return ed repeatedly to the first exposures made In the Cascade forest reserve of this state, where Hyde and Benson secured the school lands before Mays, P uter, McKlnley and Tarpley were alive to the situation. The government has sought to make it plnln that the letters from Zabrlskie were in the hands of the commissioner several weeks before the time that he ordered the with drawal of the Blue Mountain range, and Mr. Heney Is urging that Mr. Hermann's failure to stop withdraw' ala for reserve purposes after secur ing that information was actuated by a desire to assist Mays and his asso ciates. Insincerity Is Charged. Mr. Hermann did not do many things which he might have done to make an end of the practice of using dummy applicants, the' government chnrges. and for that reason Mr. He ney will urge that Mr. Hermann was insincere In his advocacy of an amendment to the lieu land law as the panacea for land fraud evils. The iroseeutor devoted his energies to showing that Mr. Hermann could not have escaped knowledge that frauds were notorious In this state and call ed attention to editorials and current stories of the operations of the tim ber thieves as presented in the Ore gonlan. Mr. Hermann testified that he failed to see the articles in many Instnnces and that In others they made no impression on his mind. In the course of his examination of Mr. Hermann, the attorney for the government went back 4 5 years In the life of Senator Mitchell to establish that W. Lair Hill had published the statement that Mitchell had accented a bribe of $2,500 and that the facts of the case were familiar to Mr. Her mann. The defendant denied knowl edge of the transaction and said that Senator Mitchell had borne a good reputation. Mr. Hermann denied that he ever had said to Emmett Callahan in Washington that he knew that Mays, Odell and other Oregon friends own, efl the school lands In the pronosed Blue Mountain reserve. Mr. Heney could not present any witness to cor roborate Callahan, and It Is consid ered that the word of the defendant Is as good as that of the Baker City attorney concerning the incident. Emmett Callahan also testified that he talked with Mr. Hermann about a method of cutting; the school lands out of the reserve and that Mr. Hermann showed him how to "check erboard" the reserve. Mr. Hermnnn said that he did not remember doing that, but he might have -exhibited such a plan. He had eliminated the railroad landB from the San Francis co reserve in that manner. letter Is Heney Itoomrniig. The result of Mr. Heney 's Inquiry Into the Jones letters was a boomer ang for the government. Jones was shown to be one of the conspirators, but the contents of the now famous "gratitude" letter was shown to al lude to lands other than those In the Blue Mountain reserve. It was not shown that Mr. Hermann did any thing out of the ordinary for Jones, but upon redirect examination It was made clear that Mays and Jones, as members of the legislature which elected the senator from Oregon tn 1903, were not nmnherpd among the 12 supporters of Mr. Hermann for that position. Mr. Heney has shown that Mr. Her mann was an active candidate for the senatorshlp and will make strong use of the Brownell letters wherein Mr. Hermann promised to assist Brownell to seeure a position with the Southern Pacific railroad as a reward for his support. Mr. Hermann stuck closely to his contention that the fact that Sena tor Mitchell's letter requesting that a list of land claims forwarded on he-, half of Hyde and Benson be made "special," meant nothing out of the. ordinary. The witness remained un-i shaken in the assertion that the "un written law" of the Interior depart-' nient was so to designate all letters from members of congress, and that ; It was no especial favor to Senator Mitchell. - j In his last hours on the stand two1 Incidents occurred which are to be ; d by Heney In attacking the cred-! Utility of all the testimony given by! Mr. Hermann. Mr. Henev left theJ subject of the Blue Mountain ronsplr. 1 acy and midriculy asked Mr. Hermann: "onverning a visit to the California oil fields Mr. Hermann stated that he went out of curiosity only, but later It was made to appear that he was the guest of some of the Investors operating In the district. Soon after ward Mr; Hermann first, denied close relations with a California officer who was charged with being dishon est, and then admitted the authorship ; of several letters showing Intimacy. ! An objection was made bv the de fense to the reading of the letters concerning Allen's alleged fictitious accounts, as being not pertinent to the Blue Mountain Reserve conspiracy. Mr Heney said that he proposed to show that the report of the land fraud transactions, as submitted by Special Agent Holsinger, directly charged that Allen was receiving bribes, and that Hermann was a per sonal and intimate friend of Allen. Under that contention, the court al lowed Heney to read four letters written by Hermann. In which he thanked Allen for different presents, of fmlt. spoke of his daughter call ing on him. and of the fact that a son-in-law of Allen was being nsistd by' Hermann, referred to a furlough fori the forest superintendent and sent (Continued on Page Three) Roseburg Boosters Enjoy the Time of Their Life AT SUTHERLIN TODAY Big Banquet Held at Drain Last Ev ening Addresses Delivered by a Number of Local Residents Homo Tonight. (Special to Evening News.) DRAIN, Ore., Feb. 4. The "Get Togethor" business men's excursion comprised of about thirty of Rose burg's most representative business and professional men, arriv ed here shortly after 3 o'clock Mils afternoon and were met at the depot by Dwight Reed, mayor; V. C. Ed wards, president of the Drain Com mercial club; S. H. Hazzard, post master: Ira Wimberly. Benton Mey ers, N. D. Cool, C. R. Applegato and other prominent Drain citizens. After an Informal visit and hand shaking at the depot Mayor Reed de livered an address of welcoma, In forming the members of the party that their presence was much a purer elated, and that the keys or tne town would be turned over to them during thplr brief staV. At the conclusion of Mr. Edward's nddreRH the de eeatlon was escortea to South Drain where they viewed the steel and other material to ne mu Ized In the construction of the Coos Bay railroad. Not only did tne sieei furnish evidence that work was soon to be resumed on the extension, but there were numerous otljer marks in dicating building activity at an early date. Knroute back to Drain the party was taken to the holdings of the Skel iv Lumber comnany. one of the larg est lumbering enterprises in the nor thern part of the county, mere uie party remained for an hour viewing with amazement the vast piles of lumber ready for shipment to the various markets of the world. Returning to Drain shortly before 5 o'clock In the evening the visitors spent an hour Interviewing the busi ness men. never at any time forget ting to mention tho chief object of the occasion that of uniting the cit izens of Douglas county in one great campaign of advertisement and de velopment. At fi o'clock In tho evening the partv was again taken In tow by the buFlnesB men of Drain and escorted to tho I. O. O. F. hall where they wore sent ed at lone tables well laden with all the delicacies 01 mo stunim. a- r.nn n the visitors were seated N. n rwi nno nt Drain's best known merchants, delivered a brief address in which he bronctit to tne mum 4U trt.llira a nil mber of rules, pur ported to have be.en adopted by the nmin Commercial Club. The rules were of a numerous nature and forth orolonired laughter. At tho rnnclusion of Mr. Cool's discourse the hungry visitors partook of ihe homtn" iast which was prepared and served bv the ladies of Drain. r-nnMmiipg the meal the party was epr-nrted to the smoking apartment, where thev enjoyed an hour's chat, the liwt, of Hnvanas obtainable being furbished by the members of the Drain enmmerc.nl organization. Short lv Wore 8 o'clock in the ev. ening the visitors were again taken In hand by the. reception committee and escorted to the main lodge hall, where hundreds of Drain citizens awaited to greet them. At the con clusion of a selection rendered bv the Drain male quartette, which brounht forth prolonged amilause. Presiding Officer W. C. Edwards spoke brieflv. surrendering his chair to George N'cuner. Jr.. secretary of the Roseburg commercial club. Mr. Neiiner responded brieflv, thinking the members of the Drain organization for the honor bestowed upon him. Mr. Neuner also called the attention or the assembly to the urgent necessity of co-operation in the development of a community, cit ing in numerous Instances the re sults that, had been obtained In other sections of the country through unit ed effort. Concluding his address. Mr. fTenrv Rlc'nnrdson. of the drug firm of Ful lerton & Richardson, was Introduced. Mr. Richardson accepted as hf sub ject. "Getting Back to the Soil." and needless to snv that he handled the topic In a masterly manner. Brieflv, the speaker confined his remarks to the production of Douglas county soil, claiming that It would produce as cood. if not superior fruits and veg etables found anywhere In the west. Tn conclusion Mr. Richardson offered an Individual prize of $5 to the per son who would deliver at the local exhibit building the best bushel of potatoes produced In the vicinity of Drain. C. D. liealrf. representing the Lne Land A Development comnany. fit lowed Mr. Plehardson, taking as his subject. "Advertising and the Bene fits Derived Therefrom." Mr. Benle called the attention of the assembly to tho great transformation that had occurred at Sutherlln valley during the past two years. Relative to such transformation Mr. Beale said: Two years ago the present site of Sutherlln valley was known to the world as Camas Swnll, while today It has a thriving Jlttie town In Its midst." The speaker contended that the Improve ment had been brought about by ad vertising and co-operation and not through individual effort. J. D. Zurcher, of the Commercial' Abstract company, wan the next speaker Introduced. Mr. Zurcher chose as hla subject, "The Ladles Auxiliary," and in a brief, but yet forcible manner brotight to mind the necessity of such an organization at Drain. The speaker contended that ihe commercial clubs of the several towns throughout The country were aided In the publicity work to a great extent by the ladles, whose boosting consisted chiefly of beautifying the towns and surrounding country. "All of these things count In the great campaign toward the development of a country, said Mr. zurcher, not. witnstanuing mat there are some mossbacks who say they do not." C. V. Clark, tho official photogra pher of the Roseburg Commercial Club, followed Mr. Zurcher, taking as his subject, "Scenery lu Douglas County from a Photograi her's Stand point." Mr. Clarit iiKcgod that skill was nn unknown ijuantlty in obtain ing beautiful views in tills county, stating that no ran er where you Hta tloned the camera thi picture would bo imposing. Henry Harth was the next speaker of the evening, conflnii t his remarks to "Unity of Work." Mr. Ilarth said that, a united effort was necessary In obtaining results. Inferring that Indi vidually any enterprise of groat note would rail. Dr. Seely. of the medical firm of Drs. Seely, Sol tier & Stewurt. chose as his subject, "Boosting." Mr. Seely simply gave an Insight Into the great work that had been accomplished) through the efforts of the Roseburg commercial organization during the past two years, alleging that in no other manner could such substantial benefits have been derived. B. W. Strong then spoke briefly on "The Get-Together Spirit." Mr. Strong pictured a few weaklings struggling for development, stating that no matter what effort they nut forth failure would result. On the other hand, however, the speaker painted a picture of the people of a county firmly fixed In the grasp of progress, stating that thev would win the dnv, regardless of the obstacles encountered. D. C. Pltzer. of the renl estate firm of Cannon & Pltzer. otherwise known on the trip as Mr. "Pilfer." spoke of the Drain soil, claiming that it would produce an apple even superior to those grown In the noted vnlleys of Oregon. Mr. Pltzer urged that more orchards be planted, alleging that the time was near at hand when Douglas county would be recognized as the chief apple center of the west, The next speaker of the evening i was L. Wimberly, of the Hevtnw, J who chose as his subject, "The Press- Medium of Advertising." Mr.! Wimberly said that tho press of a; county was in a measure responsible for the development, being ever rendy to send broadcast the clad tidings M progreBslveness. Mr. Wimberly call ed attention to the Improvements made in Roseburg during the past two vears. Inferring that such Improve ments were at all times ureed by the press. "The press of Roseburir." said Mr. Wimberly In eoneluslon, "Is at all times readv nnd willing to nld In anv legitimate advertising cam paign." Liovd Riches, representing the Portland Journal, then addressed the i nsemblv, taking ns bis snhlect, i "Dniifrln" Conntv 0'rls From a Jour-; nallstlc Standpoint." Mr. Riches, nl thouch somewhat backward In ad mitting the truth, said that of nil the. Elrls he had ever seen the maidens of j Douglas conntv were the mont beau-i tlful. Concluding. Mr. Riches said that he mlrM at some future date re turn to old Douglas, not as a repre sentative of the press on a booster Junket, but as a prospective eroom. Sheriff Kenton spoke on the sub-; Jnct of "The Members of the Partv and Their Conduct." Mr. Fenton : said that as far as he knew the party had behaved In a manner nnnronrinte to the occasion, their feellncs being united in sympathy for the back num ber, j M. R. Rvan. county commlniloncr. spoke on the snhlect. "Good HondH," handling the topic most efficiently, Mr. Ryan contended that the present svstem of special taxation for road improvement was a farce, concurren' lv pointing out a number of the mont objectionable defects. Mr. Rvan said that he believed In equal taxation and therefore thought that the county,: (Continued on page 2.) NOVELTY THEATER On the urgent request of the music lovers of Roseburg, Bistolffs Orchestra will play three moro evenings at the NOVELTY THEATER, Friday, Saturday, Sunday February 4, 5 and 6 Prices reduced to 16c for adults. and 10c for children. Change of pictures Saturday and Sunday. . Requests for special selections cheerfully granted by the orchestra. February 16 to be a Gala Day in Roseburg INVITATIONS ARE OUT Special . Programme, both IIcIIkIoiis nml Social Una licon Arranged for Occasion 111k Crowd Is Kxpectcd. Publicity Manager Darby Richard son is making elaborate, preparations for entertaining the people of Doug las county on Wednesday, February 16. Invitations have been sent to the various commercial bodies In the county and It Is expected that several hundred wide-awake residents will avail themselves of the opportunity to enjoy a day of entertainment at tho hands of the local commercial body. A special programme, both re ligious and social, has been arranged, thus assuring followers of every claaB and faction n good time. Following Is tho Invitation extend ed to porsons residing In the county outside of Roseburg: To tho People of Douglas County Gentlemen and Ladles What Is the great work of the world today? It Is to Inculcate the eternal verities of the Christian religion In the minds of the people of all climes. What Is the next groat work of tho world todn'? It Ib to point out to each man his Individual opportunity to rind a home for hlniHelf and fam ily where they may live In pence, qul etudo and plenty. That Is the prob lem that confronts the captains of Industry, no less than the humble workers In factory or on fnnn. How Is each man to lenrn vhnrn lies the opportunity he bo eagerly seeks to embrace? Dy advertising on the part of the community thnt pos sesses an excesB of those resources which provide sustonnnce to tho homo, and food and materlnlB to the markets of the world. To toll tho truth. That Is enough. Douglas county has a wealth nf or. chard. Intensive farming, induairlnl ING GOOD HARTH'S TOGGERY SUITS $15.00 Suit or Overcoat $11.!H $18.00 Suit or Ovorcoat Ijilil.flu $20.00 Suit or Ovorcoat $15.00 $22.60 Suit or Ovorcoat l?l(I.Hfl $26.00 Suit or Overcoat $18.75 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 cjualit; and then you must pay many times 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-sizes. "The new Regal styles will .1 HARTH'S I manufacturing and business oppor I tunltles that await the Investment of capital and the energy of Intelligent in nor. Douglas county possesses a surplus of varied opportunities In undevel oped fertile valleys and in the vir gin timber and hidden mineral wealth of her hillsides and mountains. With, in her borders are the very opportun ities which are today being sought eT erywhere alike by tho capitalist, the manufacturer, the fruit grower and the farmer. Scientific advertising has made many of our great business institu tions whnt they are; an Intelligent advertising, even upon a limited scale, will multiply the size of almost any Industry. Hut advertising must bo scientific and Intelligent. Above all. It must deal In facts only, In a sim ple concise wny. The generality of community ad vertising has not been content to state the fact, hut In frenzied efforts to at tract Investors and settlers lias so highly colored the facts that needloss Injury has been done. Several years of such misleading advertising has made cnutious and wary tho seeker after now opportunities. To secure him now, Douglas county must give him facts and fncts only, must tell him the truth nnd only the truth. And that Is whnt is going to be dono by tho publicity department of the Roseburg Commercial club dur ing the year 1910. The aim of tho Roseburg Commer- . clnl Club publicity department will lio to conduct nn advertising cam paign on the basis of supplying def inlto information on specific subjocts. Detailed Information will be given the Inquirer concerning the subject In (Continued on Page 8.) Lewis' Studio Corner Cass and Hose Streets. PORTRAITS OF AI,L KINDS. SITTINGS DAY AND NIGHT I Framing to order. Fine line of moulding. Enlarging. Local vIjws. Amateur work developed. 'DON'T DELAY BUY ONE OF THOSE win your approval ori slghC) TOGGERY it i a 4s. A Arn