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VOL. I
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1910
No. 9 '
Delegates 'Form Plans For
Fighting Scheme
MANY FROM EUGENE
Resolutions Tossed Denouncing the
Division of tlio Proposed Tcrrl-.
tory Eugene Will) Douglas
In the Fight.
: "Rain .or shine Old Lane will
never chunce a line." Displayed
in shouting letters on a
big car length banner, thiB was
the slogan of the Eugene dele
s oration to. the county division
conference flung to the breeze ft
a aa their snecial train swept Into
the station at noon today.
And certainly no county division
lines would ever be changed if
the various delegation opposed
to division supported their con-
vlctions with the enthusiasm 3!
a and anlrit of the Eugene people.
Arriving at the station they
lined up in single file, 150
strong and marched through the
ik the cltv to the stirring strains
of the famous Boola-Boola
eong.
4
At 10 o'clock this morning the
committee appointed by the- local
nnmmernial Club met at the club
rooraB with the delegates from Drain
and Oakland to qiscush buj iuiuu
late nlans for the defeat of the pro
posed division of Douglas and Lane
,, counties as set forth by the people
' or and near nonage ururo iu wctw
ixt tu nm.ntv rirnln waft ren-
l-NCSlIlll.il wum-j. " '
resented by the following contingent
of business men: non. jieir.uu mj
. C. Edwards. Dwlght Heed, W. W.
Kent, Ira wimoeriy anu j. v.oi.iu.-
i , ti,nnn fpnm nnlrlnnri were J. N.
Tniile and D. E. Vernon. Looking
nir, wia vanrMOntpH l)V J. T
Spaugh and the Roseburg committee
consisted or Attorney v. v.u0.".
Senator Albert Abraham, Repreaen
" tatives J. A. Buchanan nnd Uoorge
Jones, Attorney George Neuner, L.
Wimberly, Dr. A. C. Seely, P. E. Al
ley and B. w. uaios.
mi thla mnrninz was
called more for the purpose of get
ting the various aeiegiui-a i,.R-v..;. ,
and if possible, unite on some par
ticular plan for defeating the Ne
smith division scheme, pass resolu
tions to this effect and be in readi
ness for the afternoon meeting with
.i. - tt. mrnnix who did not ar
rive in the city in time for the morn
ing session.
The Roseburg enmnvitteo mot at
the club rooms last evening and a
committee consisting of Attorney O.
p. Coshow, Senator Abraham, Rep
resentatives George Jones and J. A.
Buchanan, were appointed to draft
resolutions and submit them to the
other delegates at the meeting held
at the Commercial Club rooms this
morning. Shortly after 10 o'clock
the various committees were called
to order by Chairman O. P. Coshow
and after bringing the subject of di
viding the two counties up lor dis
cussion the following resolutions
were read by the secretary, George
Neuner: . ,
"Be if resolved by the delegates
from the various organizations and
precincts of Douglas County, Oregon,
to the convention for considering the
bill to create Nesmlth county, held
nt Roseburg, Oregon, February 19,
"First, That we are unalterably
opposed to any division of Douglas
county at this time, and particularly
to the bill to create Nesmlth county.
"Second, That we heartily unite
with Lane county in a. systematic and
vigorous campaign to defeat snid
bill."
While not a delegate present was
In favor of the proposed division of
the two counties, nevertheless the
resolutions brought the matter to a
focus and the entire morning was
consumed In discussing its various
phases. Mr. Benton Myers, of Drain,
objected to the resolution being pass
ed, as did most all of the delegates
from Drain. He wanted It so amend
ed that the sentence "opposed to any
division of Douglas county at this
time." b- stricken out. He favored
leaving the matter opeh so that U
necessary the N'esmith division could
' be fought by the creation of another
county, and if there was to be a
county at all let it be on lines more
favorably drawn to the people of this
section, especially the north end. Mr.
Lewis' Studio
Corner Cass and Hose Streets.
PORTRAITS OP ALL KIXDS.
SITTINGS
DAY AND NIGHT
Framing to order. Fine tine of
moulding. Enlarging. Local
views. Amateur work developed
Edwards and Mr. Cool, both of Drain,
did not favor the resolution, but urg
ed the amendment. These gentlemen
were of the opinion that the fight
would be more successful If made on
two-county basis and favored this
line of procedure.
The Roseburg delegates were,
with the possible exception of one of
its members, in favor of the resolu
tions as originally drawn, "that we
are opposed to any division of Doug-
las county at this time." Chairman
O. P. Coshow expressed the sent!
ments of the committee when he
stated If more than the one county
division scheme be brought into the
fight It was his opinion that the best
proposition for Roseburg and south
ern Douglas was the one proposed by
the bill creating Nesmitn county.
This would take from us less than
any other county division that could
be proposed. He favored the resolu
tlon as it was originally framed and
stood for fighting against the Ne
smlth county proposition.
Senator Albert Abraham thought
it would be well to meet tho delega
tlon from the northern part of the
county half-way on the matter and
was of the opinion that In the end
the various difficulties arising from
the double county, as- proposed by
the Drain delegation, would be
brought to a harmonious ending,
and that all would get together to
defeat the Nesmlth division.
Representative J. A. Buchanan and
Attorney George Neuner were of the
opinion that the, proposed new county
snould be rougni singie-nanoed, an
force being directed at the Cottage
Grovo proposition.
Finally after the entire morning
session was taken up by the discus
sion of the proposed amendment
Chairman Coshow put the amended
resolutions to a vote and it was lost.
On being placed before the assembly
in its original rorm It carried by a
good majority. ,
The meeting then adjourned to
meet with the Eugene delegation.
about 150 Btrong, at the court house
this -afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
Theafter noon session of the con
vention opened with the election of
Hon. O. P.. Coshow as chairman f
the meeting. The chairman of the
Lane' county delegation, C. S. Wil
liams, of Eugene, had previously
been placed in nomination, but de
clined, saying that as they had come
to Roseburg, it was proper that a
Roseburg gentleman should preside,
but said that they were willing to
assist him in every way.
Mr. Coshow then made a brief ad
dress outlining the disadvantages to
Douglas county In the creation of the
proposed new county. "Right when
we are preaching the gospel of "get-
together." here comes this scheme
to disintegrate everything that we
have accomplished. I do not know
exactly the situation of Lane county
in the matter, he Bald, but I do
know that in bo far as Douglas coun
ty is concerned the proposed county
is a monstrostfty. '
Mr. C. S. Williams, of Eugene,
then created considerable laughter by
presenting to the chairman of the
convention a large wooden gavel of
several pounds weight presented to
them by the citizens of Cottage Grove
when they arrived there today. The
large gavel was labeled "Knocker
but Chairman Coshow gravely ac
cepted the same and said that he
thought it would be of sufficient
weight to knock the proposed new
county.
Mr. WIUlamB then said that It was
the Intention of his delegation to
paint the same black and return it to
Cottage Grovo labeled. "Cottnge
Grove Funeral Club." and allow them
to use It as an emblem of their as
sociation. County Judge Wonacott moved
that a committee consisting of every
editor in Lane and Douglas counties
he appointed to wield the club In
knocking the new county, which mo
tion was supplemented by Mr. Wil-
lams to include the editor of every
paper In the state, which motion car
ried. . f
Hon. A. Abraham then placed In
nomination the name . of George
Xetinor for rooretary, and Mr. Neuner
was elected unanimously.
Mr. E. J. Frazier, of Eurre'ne, thpn
moved that a committee of five on
resolutions be appointed, which mo-
lon was later amended bv Senator
Ike Blnehnm. of Lane, and was In
creased to ten members, tbp chair ni-
pointlne the following: B. J. Fra
zier, of Eucene; Dr. A. C. Seely, of
Roseburg; B. L. Bocard. or Eugene;
B. Cannon, of Ropennrg; J. M.
Williams, of Eugene; F. W. Owborn.
of Eugene: N, D Cool, of Drain; S.
E. Rolfe, of Eugene; .Tudqe Wonacott
of Roseburg, and J.M. Engle, of Eu
gene. Senator Albert Abraham was the
flrrt penker introduced to the con
vention and he was followed by Sen
ator Bingham, of Lane, who, in ac
cord with the senator's views, urged
no division of the courtly at this time.
The gentleman closed his remarks by
saying if a suitable map was prepar
ed showing the objectionable division
of the two counties and placed before
the voters of the state, the iSesmlth
county project would be voted down
so deon it would require twenty
years for the Inhabitants of the new
county to di it out.
J. B. Riddle, a member of tho Rid
dle delegation was railed on to ad
dress the meeting. Mr. Rlddlp stat
ed he was no speaker, but a mighty,
good voter, lending the Impression!
that the people of the south end of
the county were not In favor of the
divslon of the terrltry In question.
Mr. C. H. Fither of the Eugene
Guard was called upon for a speech,
but said he was not as thoroughly
posted on the matter as his friend
(Continued on Page Three)
X
M Be There If You'll Send
the Dough
TO PAY MY FARE
I'll Have you Know, I've got the
Dough 'Tig on Deposit Honey;
When You're my HrJtlo In Hose
burg Tied, Then You'll Huve
the Money.
Snubbed, scorned, spurned, unre-
quitted-love, long-suffering love, will
find a way.. Defying age, Ignoring
conventionalities, it rives the hills
and spans the plains and brings two
lonely and unmated hearts together
though "oceans broad between
them may have roared" and makes
them palpitate as one. Love,
though It be gray-haired and old,
never fallcth. It levels all things
witn the possible exception of an old
man s bead. -
For many weary days the aged
Roseburg Romeo has eagerly watched
with faded though wistful eye each
incoming train from the north. In
spite of driving rain and inclement
weatner he has been there punctually
at train time each day. His figure
buttoned up in an ancient crnvnnette
has become familiar to the habltueB
of the railway station, and wonder
has often been expressed why the
old man haunted tbe station plat
form so persistently and why he
peered so anxiously Into the face of
every alighting female.. Sometimes
as some elderly dame would descend
from the car, the wizened face of
the ancient Romeo was observed to
be wreathed in an expectant smile
and he would start forward to greet
her, only to be seen later with a dis
appointed look upon his face, wend
ing his solitary and dejected way to
ward his lonely cottage in the gulah
Evidently the dear one he was ex
pecting did not arrive... This morn
ing the mystery was explained.
tor some forty years or more
our ancient Roseburg Romeo has
been seeking a conjugal mate. TIs
said on good authority that there's
no goose so gray, but soon or late,
he'll find a goose to be his mate.
But it has taken a long time in this
case. Cupid is coy and women are'
capricious. No blushing Juliet has
come forth to claim the proffered
love of the gray but gallant Romeo.
And remembering the dictum that "It
pays to advertise," he has poured
forth the unrequited longings of his
heart In printer's Ink. But alas, like
Tennyson's "Lady of Shalott," he
has had to sit him down and
sigh "I am aweary, aweary, she
cometh not, he said." Candidates
for his hand have .been as shy as
cawing crows that have been thrice
shot at. And so the summers have
come and gone until the noiseless
feet of passing years havo worn the
door sill of time almost In two. And
still the patient Romeo has loved on
unrequited and hoped on undaunted.
Now mark this, my brother. He that
endures to the end and shall be
And ho It came to pass.
married. And so it came to pass.
some far-straying son of Montana
that there is somewhere In the con-
fines of that great state a dame for
lorn and languishing, a widow of
mature, though mellow heart, who
b doubtless the very one that has'
been designed from the beginning j
for him, but whom the grudging gods!
have been keeping from him all thesjl
years. !
So Romeo' writes forthwith to the 1
once-married and mature Montana
maid a tender billet doux, avowing:
all his love and asking her to come ,
and fill tha vacant -ventricles or his;
heart, so long untenanted and ad- j
vertised to let.
To thlo the said mature Montana
maid replies:
'Denr old beaux,
I'll ho there
If you'll send the dough
' To pay my fare."
But the ancient Romeo, grown dis-1
creet by many disappoint ments, Is
cautions. He replies to Juliet:
"I'll have you know
I've got the dough,
'This on deposit, honey;
When you're my bride,
In Roseburg tied.
Why then, you'll bet the money."
And so Remeo deposited money
sufficient to pay the lady's fare from
far Montana to Roseburg. And af
ter what seemed many, many days to
the ardent Romeo, the fair Juliet ar
rived on an early morning train this
morning and was taken at once to a
parsonage, and there these two fond
and long dissevered hearts wore
united and now palpitate as one.
At the -conclusion of the nuptial cer
emony the long pent-up fires of the
ancient Romeo's ardent heart burst
forth In one soulful, resounding os
culation, that shook the window
panes for blocks and startled the na
tives with a smothered rumbling
W. F. Rodolf
Architect and
Superintendent
MODERN RKSIDENCES A SPEC
IALTY, j
For further nArtlrtllnra trlHroaa!
Bo 74, KosebnrK, Oregon. d-swi
shock like some subterranean explo
sion. And now, gentle reader, the
romance of Romon and Juliet Is end
ed as far aa the curious public Is con
cerned. Let us draw the curtain of
privacy over the blushing pair and
leave them to enjoy tnetr few re
maining years of marital and domes
tic joys In chaste seclusion and peace.
EPIDEMIC SCARLET
FEVER AT FRISCO
(Special to Evening News.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19. An
epidemic of scarlet fever has broken
out at the naval training station at
Goat Island, and the training ship In
dependence has been placed under
quarantine, with 221 apprentices
aboard. Also 34 blue Jackets from
Mare Island have been sent to the
hospital.
WESTERN UNION
OFFICIAL RESIGNS
(Special to Evenl'rg News.) ,
NEW YORK, Feb. 19. John C.
Barclay, assistant general manager
of the Western Union Telegraph
company resigned today. No reason
for his resignation Is given. Bar
clay is well known In the business
world and is generally classed as one
of the greatest authorities In tele
graph matters In the United States.
SECRETARY McVEIGfi
MAY RESIGN PLACE
(Special to Evening News.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. The
resignation of Secretary Franklin
McVeagh, secretary of the treasury.
Is being predicted hore today. The
secretary has been confined to his
rooms for some monthB with 111
health, brought on. it Is Bald, by
overwork.
CREW OF TWENTY
LOST AT SEA
z (Special to Evening News.)
LONDON, Feb. 19 The steamship
Hohenzollern, bound to Loudon, was
wrecked today at Dumorely Bay. The
crew of twenty was lost. The doom
ed vessel was driven upon the rocks
at ulght, and :he fury of the gale
made it impossible to launch the life
boats.
REPORT OF DEATH OF
BANDIT A MISTAKE
(Speclnl to the Evening News).
TANP.IRlia Veil 19 Authori
ties announced toduy that tho recent
reports announcing the death of Ban
dit Rnistili is erroneous. It is
thought that the report eminated
fronuMlo bandit hlmsolf with the in
tention of covering up some fresh
coup which he is planning.
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Evan
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
"Ye Must lie Ilorn Afrnln" Was the
Subject for Lust Evening's DIs.
course nt Tabernacle 94
Answer Call.
Evangelist Reed delivered a pierc
ing address last evening U the large
audience that had assembled to hear
him upon tho words, "You inuBt be
uorn again." He said, these words
are the A B C of religion. If I were
to get up here and talk about the
Inside workings of a Masonic or Odd
Fellows' lodge or of any of the other
lodges for five minutes, the men
hete would know that I knew noth
ing about It, and beforo I can talk
about thoBe things I must be inltlat
ed into tho lodge; Llkowlse It is
I true that one must he initiated Into
I Cnnaan to understand the language
i of Canaan. There are some people
wno inink mat I speak too plain,
1 but the MnBter spoke In plain lan
guage and wore I to speak as plnln
ns he did I would tell some of you
that were whitcd sepulchres. I
would point my finger at some of
you and say that you wore hypo-
critB. The Master spoke In very
plain language, "You must be born
again. 1 am glad that it was Nlco
demua to whom JeBiis Bpoke when
he uttered these words rather than
the harlot or some other terrible sin
ner, for then we would have said.
Oh, yes, they must be born agatn, but
this man was a learned man; he was
a cultured man; he was a moral man
to whom the Master said, "Ye must
be born again."
There are lots of people who want
to be saved In their way, but beloved
If we are ever to be saved It must
not be In our way, but In God's wny.
Some will say that 1 do not under
stand this new birth. Tell me how
you are saved. I do not know how
I am saved or why God forgives my
sins, but I know that I am saved and
that God has forgiven mv sins. I
am not here to preach doctrins or
dogmas but 'to preach the simple
truth, and If you are ever saved you
must be horn ngaln. "To bb many
as believed on him to them gave he
power to become the sons of God."
At the conclusion of the Bermon
an Invitation was given to men to
cmo and accept Christ as their Snv
lor and twenty-four accepted him aa
their Snvlor.
Professor Ornrt sang with much
feeling the Bonn. "Not Tonight."
SeMces tonight at 7:30.
There will ho no services Sun
day morning at the Taberne''i. but
Dr. Reed will nopV nt nV -H on
tho sublect. "The Best TMn In the
World." And ngnln at 7:30.
NOT A OAMHKATK.
Heney Soys He Will Not Kilter Cnl.
, iforniii Ciiintmign.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11). V. .1.
Piercing Address By
gelist Reed.
Heney reiterated tbuuy his uuierniln
allon to keep out of the California
gubernatorial contest.
Despite the reported overtures or
the Lincoln-Roosevelt league to the
graft prosecutor. Honey has appar
ently remained firm In hiB intention
to keep out of state politics. He de
clared today that under no condition
could be be prevailed upon to ac
cept a nomination.
Heney returned to San Francisco
late yesterday from Portland. In '
the Oregon city he announced his
determination not to be a candidate,
but his hurried departure for San
Francisco Tuesdny resulted In a re
port that he might reconsider.
He stated today that ' he would
contlnuo the prosecution of Blnger
Hermann In Portland.
SENATOR TILLMAN IM
PROVED, YET SERIOUS
(Special to the Evening News),
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. Senator
Tlllmnn Is slightly Improved today, '
having passed a fairly restful night.
The powor of speech Is entirely gone.
The senator's right side Is almost
wholly pnralyzed and asphasla haa
r"e" loped as a result of a cerebral
he'-orrhage on the loft side of tho
brain, He may recover from tho
parnlysls, but It is snld he probably
never will regain the complete use
of speech, hiB dearest and most cher
ished weapon as a legislator, and tho
keen edge of which has enlivened
many debates.. This Is the senator's
second Btroke of paralyslB, the first
having occurred 'nearly two years
ago when he suffered a nervous
break down
STATE TROOPS IN
CONTROL OF CAIRO
(Special to Evening News.)
CAIRO, 111., Feb. 19. With state
troops on guard at the county jail
and every precaution taken to pre
vent nn outbreak, this city 1b quiet
today. Troops will be kept here un
til after the funeral of Halladay, who
was killed by the deputies yesterday.
The other victims of the officers' vol
ley will recover.
A searching investigation of the
attack on the jail In which Halladay -was
killed has boen ordered by Judge
Butler. His instructions were In sub
stance that the rioters be brought to
Justice and he mnde to stand trial
for rioting. The conflict between tho
city nnd county authorities that
marked the November lynching!) Is
again In evidence. Mayor Parsona
snys he was not notified of any trou
ble until 2 o'clock and that he then
ordered the pollen to go to tho assist
ance of the sheriff.
It was learned this afternoon that
the negro prisoners' were taken to
the penitentiary at Chester for safe
keeping. It was declared that there
was still danger of trouble and It was
feured that the presence of the ne
groPB In the jail here might cause a
night attack.
Jim Newlnnd. thn far-famed Irish
member of the Farmers' Unal Estate
company, nnd Mrs. Newland and Bon,
returned from their sojourn in Los
Aimeles and other California points
today.
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