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VOL. I
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1910
No. 110
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Forward! Forward! is the
Club's Slogan.
NEW MANAGER SOUGHT
Action of Publicity Committee Rutl
fled mid Two Vacancies Filled
A Very Enthusiastic
Meeting.
There will be no 'mark time" In
the onward march of 'civic progress in
Hoseburg on account of the resigna
tion of Darby Richardson. The com
mand of the "Commercial Club is
"Forward! Forward!"
That there will be no Interruption
or cessation in the work of the pub
licity committee was fully evidenced
at the meeting of the subscribers to
the publicity, fund which was held
In the club rooms Saturday, evening.
The subscribers present at the meet
ing were emphatic in declarations
that a new manager of the publicity
committee should be immediately
elected, a campaign at once inaugu
rated to raise several thousand dol
lars in addition to the funds already
subscribed, and that the work should
be pressed with vigor along the pres
ent lines. "Forward! Forward!"
This was the sentiment, tersoly sum
marized, of the subscribers to the
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"Shooting In the Haunted
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Wednesday evening
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publicity fund.
On motion of Mr. McClallen, second
ed by Mr. Alley, the action of the
publicity committee iu accepting the
resignation of Mr. Richardson and
advancing hiB salary to the first of
May, was ratified.
On motion of Mr. McClalen, second
ed by Mr. Cannon, the publicity com-""
mittee was empowered and instructed
to employ a successor to M. Richard
son at once the very best man that
the funds of the committee will coin
mand. The motion was carried with
out a disenting vote.
On motion of Mr. Perkins, second
ed by Mr. Zurcher, the two vacancies
in the publicity committee were auth
orized to be filled. Sam S. Joseph son
and J. W. Perkins were placed In
nomination, and on motion or Mr
Cannon, the nominations were de
clared closed and the unanimous vote
of the gathering was cast for Mr. Jo-
sephson and Mr. Perkins. The per
sonnel of the publicity com nil tee Is
now as follows: a. C. Seely, chair
man; Robert E. Smith, W. C. Hard
ing, Sam S. Josephson, J. W. Perkins,
The chairman, Dr. Seely, called
upon each subscriber present to ex
press his sentlmentB in regard to the
future policy of the committee, and
some rattling good talks were made.
The concerted desire of all those pres
ent was. that the committee proceed
at once to employ the very best pub
licity man that could be obtained
that a vigorous campaign be started
for the raising of additional funds
and that the work of exploiting the
resources or Douglas county be push
ed with all possible alacrity and vigor.
NEGOTIATING SALK.
Darby Itichnrdson to Purchase Local
Newspaper.
Darby Richardson will leave this
evening for Portland. From
Portlnnd Mr. Richardson will go to
New York. Mrs. Richardson will re
main In Roseburg as Mr. Richardson
expects to return here in about three
weeks. It is understood that Mr.
Richardson Is negotiating the sale of
the Roseburg Review and his visit to
the east is supposed to be In the In
terests of his proposed journalistic en
terprise. Mr. Richardson this afternoon In
formed n News reporter that If the
proposed sale is consummated, he In
tends to install an additional lino
type machine and otherwise Improve
the plant. He may also build a new
home for the paper, he says. In pol
itics, says the erstwhile publicity
manager, the policy of the new man
agement will be strictly independent.
But that the new editor will have
convictions and Intends to express
them in swift and convincing diction
is evident from his assertion that If
he gains control of the paper he will
employ a competent attorney to pass1
on all articles of a libelous nature. !
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Judge Hamilton has Issued an or-;
der to stay the proceedings In Uie
local circuit court In the case of
Wlllimlna Easton against the Ken
dall brothers, and removing the case
to the circuit court of the United
Rtntes for the District of Oregon.
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Cannon Forces it is Said Will
Control Caucus.
ONLY PAPER VICTORY
New Committee Will Undertake to
Pass on Twonty-thtve Measures
Said to Have Keen Sup
pressed by Cannon.
(Special to the Evening News)
WASHINGTON, March 21.
Among the first matters to be taken
under consideration by the new rules
committee of the house after its or
ganization are 23 measurs on which
the old committee took no action
Thoy Include nany matters. It Is de
clared, that were suppressed by Can
non. The new committee expects to
have a big task. It is admitted today
that the Cannon forces will control
the caucus that names the members
of the committee, and Its is believed
that they will attempt to capture a
majority of the new members thereof,
and If successful it will leave the in
surgents with only a paper victory
after the thrilling fight that was wit
nessed In the house last week
Today'B session in the house was
without incident. Routin business
was transacted and there was nothing
to Indicate the turbulent tlmos of last
Saturday. The democrats blame the
insurgents for Canon's final victory.
The-insurgents showed a "yellow
streak. Bald Sims of Tennessee.
Champ Clark, one of the democratic
leaders. Is pleased with the result
and says that the political atmos
phere in the house Is purer than It
has been In twenty years.
COUNCILMEN CON
FESS TO GRAFT
(Special to Evening News.)
PITTSBURG, Pa., March 21.
Five former city councilmen and one
present member today confessed to
Judge Frazler In open court their con
nection with a system of graft that
has prevailed in this city. These men
will probably bo Indicted this after
noon by the grand jury, but according
to the district attorney it is thought
they will he given immunity for Im
plicating more wealthyud prominent
citizens. The men who confessed are
Thomas McGrath, J. N. Purnell, N. F.
Savage, Irwin Rothplets, William
Kicnley and J. H. Sheasiey.
RACE SWINDLERS
GET 2 YEARS EACH
(Special to the Evening News).
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa. March
21. John C. Mayhray, the acknowl
edged leader of a notorious gang of
race swindlers, with ten of his asso
ciates in crime, who were convicted
Saturday In the United States court
for the fraudulent use of the mails,
were today sentenced to two years In
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kansas, and to pay a fine of $2,000
each.
NIGHT REPORTS
TO BE RESUMED
(Special to the Evening News).
WASHINGTON. D. C, Mareh 21.--
Officials of the weather bureau ser
vice announced today that night tele
graphic re parts of weather conditions
will be resumed March 24. The dis
tribution of these reports was re
cently discontinued because of lack of
funds, and the action caused many
protests from all parts of the coun
try. NO CHANGE IN .
CANADIAN TARIFF
(Special to the Evening News).
ALBANY, N. Y., March 21.
President Taft left early this mornlnc
for New York. Ilia conference with
Earl Crey, concerning the Canadian
tariff yesterday was without result, as
the Canadians refused to concede any
thing. The president will arrive at
New Haven this afternoon, whervhp
will attend a meeting of the Yale cor
poration. NATIONAL PACK
ING CO. INDICTED
(Special to the Evening News)
CHICAGO, March 21. Indictments
charging the National Packing com
pany and subsidiary companies with
operating a combination In restraint
of trade were returned today by the
federal grand Jury. Simultaneously
the government filed a bill asking the
dissolution of the National Packing
company.
Head on Passenger Train Col
lision at Reinbeck, Iowa.
THE DEAD NUMBER 42
Train Was Running on Great West
crn Tracks on Account of Hock '
Island Itond being II lock-
ndel by Wreck.
(Special to Evening News.)
CTTTCAGO, March 21. Rock
Island railroad officials in this city
say, that fourteen bodies have been
removed from the wreck of the
double header passenger derailed at
Reinbeck, Iowa, and report that the
total number killed 1b 25, and 24
were Injured.. The train was bound
for Minneapolis and was running
over the Chicago & Great Western
tracks because the Rock Island
tracks were blockaded by another
wreck. The accident occurred bo-
cause of a confusion of running or
ders. Later reports from Des Moines
show that the estimnto of the killed
and injured given out by the Rock
island authorities was underrated.
and It Is claimed by advices from the
poene of the wreck that 42 were
killed outright, or died before help
could reach them, and that more
than; twice that number was hurt,
some so badly that there la little,
hope of saving their lives.
O. AX1 C. LAM) GRANT.
Vaitlict is Now Ai.vlouj.Iy Awaited bj
Oregon People,
WASHINGTON. Mnreh 21. Attor
ney General Wfckersham In a letter
to the president of the senate, recent
ly review the history of the govern
ment's suit to bring about forfeiture
of the unsold lands of the grant to
the Oregon & California railroad com
pany, the facts of which have been
made public from time to time In Or
egon. This letter was sent in answer to
a resolution passed at the Instance of
Senator Chamberlnin, nnd while it
dons not divulge inside reasons for
delay in the rendering of a decision
by the United Slates district court
at Portland, It does revive interest in
the suit. The time when a decision
may be announced is still a matter of
conjecture, resting entirely with the
federal judge before whom the case
was argued.
In reviewing the case the attorney
general cites the acts making the
urant to the railroad company, and
after explaining their provisions,
says:
Ta bit Shims Land IHsjxmul.
"Approximately stated, the quan
tity of land granted, qunntlty hereto
fore sold, and quantity still claimed
by the railroad company under those
grants respectively, are as follow:
Act July 25, 1806 Acres granted,
3.000,000; acres sold, 749,000; acres
still claimed, 2.251.000.
Act May 4, 1870 Acres granted,
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137.000; acres sold, 7!000; acres
still claimed, 66,000.
Totals A ores claimed, 3,137,000
acres sold, 820,000; acres still claim
ed, a, 317,000. .
"In making sales of the granted
lands, tho restrictions Imposed by the
granting acts were completely ignor
ed. Approximately 820,000 acres
have been sold to 5,306 purchasers.
Of this amount, approximately 383,
000 acres were sold In quantities ex
ceedtng 1,000 acres to a single pur
chaser. ,
"The conclusion was reached that
the provisions of these grants, re
stricting the manner In which the
lands should be sold were conditions
eubsequont, and that the United
States was entitled to enforce the
remedies, usually Incident to condi
tional, estates, the principal of which:
Is forfeiture. It was further de
termined t hut the rlulm of forfeiture'
should not bo asserted until author
ized by congress. Therefore, the sub
ject wns prepared and submitted to
congress for the purpose xt obtaining
such authority."
Mr. Townsend then recites the pro
visions of the joint resolution of
April 30, 1908, under which suits
were brought, nnd after reciting the
requirements of the Chamberlain res
olution, continues:
"Pursuant to the direction and
authority contained In the joint reso
lution of April 30, 1908, suits have
been instituted on behalf of the gov
ernment, as follows:
"On September 24, 1908, suit was
instituted against tho Oregon & Cali
fornia railroad company mid others
involving all of the lands granted by
the not of July 25, 1860. and the act
of Muy 4, 1870, which remained un
Hold, nnd wore still claimed by the
railroad company. This suit Involv
ed approximately 2,300,000 acres of
laud. The Issues in this suit were
somewhat complicated by a large
number of Interventions, and other
special proceedings, and is now pend
ing on demurrers Interposed by the
prfnclpnl defendants to tho govern
ment's bill and to certain bills in
intervention and cross complaint.
"In addition to tho main suit just
referred to. during January and Feb-;
runry, 1909. 45 suits were Instituted;
ngalnst parties who purchased the
granted lands In large quantities. In j
violation of the terms of the grants.
These suits involve approximately
383,000 acres. Proceedings in these
suits hnve been temporarily suspend
ed to await the decision of the main
suit. j
"The principal relief asked In each'
of these suttH Is the enforcement of
the right of the United States to a
forfeiture of the lands.
"Prior to the time tho subject was,
presented to congress, as hereinbefore
stated, tho investigations by the de
partment of justice had been limited
to the two railroad grants. At about
that time the attention of tho nttor-j
ney general was directed to the act
of March 3, 1809, granting lands to
the State of Oregon to aid In the con-:
struct Ion of a wagon road from Coos
Bay to Roseburg. This wagon road
grant contained a provision prohibit- (
Ing the sale of the granted hinds In
quantities exceeding 100 acres to any,
one purchaser, or for a price exceed-
Ing $2.50 per acre. "
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"It differs from the railroad grontR
In that it does not restrict sales to ac- J
tual settlers. There are othor points
of difference which prolmhly should
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at Scene Today.
BENIER MISSED TRAIN
Dotty That Had Ileeu Identified tt
That of Timber Cruiser Proved
Mistake by Appearance of
Supposed Victim.
(Special to The Evening News)
SEATTLE, March 21. A coroner's
Jury for the pm-poso of Investigating
into the WellliiKton disaster left for
the scene of the accident this morn
ing to complete the tnklng ot evi
dence, and it Is expected that a ver
dict will he reached tonight. One of
the bodies In the morgue that had
been Ideutltfled as that ot Joseph
Benler, a timber cruiser, was proved
to bo the body of some one else last
night wheu the real Joseph Benler
walked Into the morgue and stated
that there wnB a mistake, as he had
missed the train that waB later swept
Into the' canyon by tho snow slide.
Lodges to which Benler belonged had
prepared to give tho body of the sup
posed late brother burial tomorrow.
CAR EMPLOYES
REJECT CO. OFFER
(Special to the Evening Kowb).
PHILADELPHIA, March 21. Tho
carmen's union today rejected tho
proposition of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company looking to a settle
ment of the strike. The vote on the
mntter wus taken after an all night
session. Although President Mahon,
of the street car men, advised the ac
ceptance of the offer( his advice wns
overruled and the men insisted thnt
It was necessary for the company to
recognize the union before the trou
ble could be adjusted.
not be (11 sensed at this time. At the
request of the attorney general tills
grunt was Included In the joint reso
lution of April 30, 1908, to Invest the'
nttorney general with authority to in
stitute suit Is subsequent fvestlgntion
rendered such course advisable or ex
pedient. "The subject of tho wagon road
grant had not been investigated at
the time of the adoption of the reso
lution of April 30, 1908. As soon as
the work in the suits pertaining to
the railroad grants would permit, tho
subject, of the wngon road grant waa
Investigated. Thp results of the investigation-
have recently been pre
sented to the attorney general, the
subject considered, nnd a plan of pro
cedure adopted. A illsrusslon at this
time of the future plans of the gov
ernment would probably bo Inadvis
able." D. C. Fitter went to Myrtle Creek
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