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VOL. I
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1910
No. 125
S. D. Adventists Will Organize
Six Southern Counties.
SESSIONSBEGINTUESDAY
Extension of Church Work In South,
era Oregon Necessitates Estub
llslunent of Southern Orc
gon Conference.
. Delegates from tho Seventh Day
Adventist churches In Lane, Doug
las, Coos, Curry, Josephine and Jack
son counties are arriving In the city
today to attend the conference that
.convenes here at 9 o'clock tomorrow.
The purpose of this meeting Is to di
vide tho Western Oregon conference,
which comprises all that part, of the
state lying west of tho Cascades, and
establish In the bIx counties named
what will probahly be known as the
Southern Oregon conference. F. S.
Bunch, of Portland, president of the
Western Oregon conference, Is al
ready here, and a number of other
church officers from othor points In
the district also arrived In this city
Friday. Twenty-five to forty dele
pates are expected from Jackson and
Josephine oountiea today, while Eu
gene, Cottage Grove and points to the
. north will send strong delegations.
Coos and Curry counties havo also
sent their allotment of represenia
1ives to this conference.
Believing that the extension of
denominational work In this seel Ion
of state can be accomplished with
better results under direction of a
conference that has officers in the
district Is why thlB new organization
Is being effected. Just where the
headquarters of the new conference
will be located Is not known, as that
Is a matter that will come before the
convention for settlement, but mem
. Tiers of the Roseburg church hope to
'"have the matter Bel tied in favor of
.-, this city, since Koseburg is practlcal
"V 1v the geographical center of the ter
ritory to be included in the Southern
Oregon conference.
Aside from the business sessions
,that will take up a large part of the.
time during the week, there will be
two preaching services each day at
11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. The first of
'- these sermons will be preached to
night at tie Seventh Day Adventlsl.
church In West Roseburg, and public
Is cordially Invited to attend, not
only the service this evening but all
sessions of the conference.
In addition to the services men
tioned there will he lectures on and
studies in many questions of vital
Importance 'to tho people, and the
te6t speakers In the Western Oregon
conference will be present to lead In
these sessions. Every one who at
tends will be sure of a cordial wel
come and an Interesting time.
Following Is the program for each
day during the week following, In
cluding Sunday, April 5:
Tuesday, March 20.
9 a.m. Conference.
11a.m. Tithing, W. F. Martin.
2:30 p.m. Conference.
4 p.m Practical methodB in Hold
ing Bible Readings and Cottage
Meetings, W. L. Black.
General dlscusseion, led by T. G.
Bunch. . H
7:45 p.m. Sermon.
Wednesday, March .10.
H a.m. Conference
11 a.m. Spirit of Prophecy, F. S.
Bunch.
2:30 p.m. Conference.
, 4 p.m. Practical Missionary
Work, F. W. Peterson.
General discussion led by W. i".
Martin.
7:45 p.m. Sermon.
Thursday, March 31. "
9 a.m. Conference.
11 a.m. Instruction to Church
officers, C. W. Flaiz. v
2:30 p.m. Conference.
4 p.m. Health and Temperance,
3M M. Canfleld, M. D.
General discussion, led by Kather-
Novelty Theatre
Versatile Program.
VAUDEVILLE
Excellence.
Darling Comedy Co.
Three big acts two hour
"show.
Inez Allen
Chic singing and dancing
soubrette and quick change
artist.
The Darlings in a new 30
minute act. "He, She and It."
Prof. J. C. Oswald
Ventriloquist and his talking
dolls, a big laughing feature.
Best of Its kind. Don't miss It.
Plctures-"Hls Only Child,"
"Broncho Busting," "Willie
Boy Gets His."
Popnlar prices.
ine Schleef, M. D.
7:45 p.m. Sermon.
Friday, April 1.
9 a m. Conference.
11 a.m. Social relations, T. H.
Starbuck.
2:30 p.m Conference.
4 p.m. Ministry of Healing and
Chrlst'B Object Lessons, F. A. Deta
more. .
- General discussion, led by P. A
Hanson.
7:45 p.m. Sermon.
Sutunlay, April 2. .
lo a.m. Sabbath Bchool. .
. 1 1 a.m. Sermon.
5 p.m. Young People's Work,
MiBS Edith Starbuck.
7:45 p.m. Sermon.
Sunday, April 3.
9 a.m. Conference.
1 1 n.m. Bible study.
2:30 p.m. Conference.
4 p.m. Bible rtudy.
7:45 p.m. Sormon.
Note TMi-ly .minutes will be al
lowed for the presentation of each
subject in tlio afternoon and five
minutes to each speaker in the gen
eral discussion which follows.
PAVEMENT PRICES GO DOW.V.
Mayor Simon Is Hammering For a
Closer Figure.
PORTLAND, March 20. Asphalt
paving dropped to $1.44 a square
yard yesterday afternoon. This was
disclosed when bids were opened by
the city executive board. Bltulithic,
however, did not meet the cut. The
Pacific Bridge company bid $1,95 on
bltulithic, a reduction of 6 cents,
but It balanced this, It Is said, by
raising the cost of excavation. Mavot
Simon declares he - will demand a
rate of $1.76 for this material.
"I am not satisfied with the' bid
of the bltulithic companies," said
the mayor after the session of the
executive board, "and I have recom
mended to the street committee that
the bids of the Warren Construction
company and the Pacific Bridge
company submitted today, be re
jected. While the Pacific Bridge
company cut its bid on bltulithic 6
cents, I do not think that is enough,
for I want the price of this pavement
reduced to $1.76. I would not, how
ever, have recommended the rejec
tion of the bltulithic bids had the
rate been cut to $1.85."
SUICIDES OX TRAI.V.
Eitroutc from Roseburg to Spokane
Cuts Throat.
SALEM, March 28 Andrew Jack
son Casey, aged 66, en route from
Roseburg to Spokane, slashed his
jugular vein with a pocket knife ten
minutes before the northbound
Southern Pacific train,' due here at
5:15 this morning, reached this city.
So quietly was the deed done -that
the suicide's "wife, sitting at his side,
and 'their son, Edward, facing them,
both asleep, were not aroused.
Most of the passengers were asleep
and It was not known that anything
was wrong until some one noticed
blood gushing from Casey's throat,
which had been slashed on both
sides. Casey died a few minutes after
being removed from the train.
The body will be shipped to Spo
kane. For two years past the dead
man had been in ill health and re
cently had Buffered an almost com
plete nervous breakdown.
IXVITE COMPETITIOX.
Lane County Farmers Want Another
Telephone Company. -
Eugene Guard: Fifty farmers,
thoroughly angered by their treat
ment nt the hands of the Pacific
States Telephone company, express
ed -their opinions at a meeting of
the LaneCounty Telephone Associa
tion at the Commercial club parlors
this afternoon, and they expressed
their ldens in some very pointed re
marks. The immediate cause of their
anger seems to be two-fold, first that
their rates are being advanced, some
of them seven fold, and second, as
expressed by one, "the service is rot
ten." As a remedy for these, the
farlners placed themselves upon rec
ord by a resolution stating that the
charges were exorbitant, that the ser
vice was not justifiable for these
rates, and that they Were In favor
of allowing the Home Telephone
company to become a competitor to
the Pacific States company.
LOCAL INSTITUTE.
Will be Be Held nt Wilbur Satur
day, April 2.
The county superintendent of
schools will hold a local teachers' in
stitute at Wilbur, on Saturday, April
2, 1910.
A basket dinner will be served at
tho school house, to which all are
welcome.
Teachers from other localities are'
Invited, also patrons are urged to at
tend. Following Is the programme of the
topics to be discussed:
"What tho Community and School
Expect from Each Other," by H. J
Austin, H. J. Roblnett.
"The School Grounds and the
School House," by the county super
intendent and Raymond Hewett.
"The High School In Smnll Dis
tricts." by J. W. Groves and L. B.
Fancher.
"Teaching the Child How to
Studv." bv Kmllv DeVore.
"The Small Child In the Mixed
School" discussion.
Trv one of tho" Snt! filters will
fit !" faucet, Be Winnie Gaidn
1 IH FI
Dancers in Austrian Town
Caught in Fire Trap.
EXITS WERE JAMMED
Wootlt-n ltulhliiiK wus Crowded with
ItevehTH mid Bunted Like Kind
ling Wood l'aii iu Strii'k
ken Inniutes Caught.
, (Special to the Evening News).
MATEZAKA, Austria, March 28.
Two hundred and fifty persons were
killed iu a fire which destroyed the
village of Oakeerite while a dance
was in progres8, according to advices
received hore today. The building
was of wood and the flames spread
with great rapidity. On the alarm
of fire being given the revelers be
came panic stricken and made a run
for the exit, which was jammed in
a few seconds. All avenues of escape
from the building being cut off the
dancers perished like rats in a trap.
NO ENTANMG
ALLIANCES FOR HIM
(Special to the Evening News).
WASHINGTON. March 28. A
ttory to the effect that Col. Rooae
velt Is "putting his house in order,"
so as not to be hampered later If he
should decide not to endorse the
Taft administration, Is creating con
siderable comment in political circles
here today. The story is based on
the statement that Congressman
Longworth has refused to again
serve on the congressional commit
tee, and that this action- was taken in
response to letterB from Roosevelt, In
which the former president stated
that he hoped the family would not
be placed in any position which
might make it embarrassing for him
later.
AETNA TAKEHIn"
RENEWED VIGOR
(Special to The Evening News)
CANTAUA, Italy, March 28. Af
ter 24 hours of Inactivity a violent
eruption occurred at Mount Aetna
late this afternoon. Lnva is flowing
through the streets of San Leo, and
the villagers have abandoned their
homes' and gone to points of safety.
It is feared that the town will be de
stroyed.
The estimated damage from the
eruption of Mount Aetna reaches high
up Into the millions. The volcano is
still In a disturbed condition, al
though the craters have ceased to
expel lava.
SMOKE AND FIRE
FROM VESUVIUS
(Special tc Evening News.)
NAPLES, Italy, March 28. Five
fissures near the central crater of Mt.
Vesuvius opened today with a ter
rific roar. Great volumes of smoke
poured from the rents, but the first
eruption was not accompanied by n
lava flow. Scientists believe that the
activity of Vesuvius is caused by the
subsidence of Mt. Eetna. The'inhabi
tants of the towns near Vesuvius are
preparing to flee to places of safety
in case the disturbance shows evi
dences of becoming serious.
PITTSBURG BANKS
BEFORE GRAND JURY
(Special to tho Evening News)
PITTSBURG, March 28. The
grand jury today began the examina
tion of the employes of six Pittsburg
banks, which, it Is aleged, have paid
out many thousands of dollars to city
councilmen to influence legislation
so that the banks would be jinmed as
depositories of municipal funds. In
dignation meetings are being planned
for this week, and the ministry has
combined in an effort to arouse pub
lic sentiment against the spread of
corruption and vice.
IillOU(iIIT TO Ml- E.
Mnn's Heart Rlop for Two MimU,
but He Still Lives.
SPOKANE, Wash., ..March . 28.
Two minutes after his heart had
ceased beating and after life had
bn pronounced extinct. Fred Gotzr.
a lumberfark, was brought to life at
the Spokane Emergency Hospital this
morning by a heavy hypodermic In
jection of strychnine.
Gotrer reeled over In a fit directly
in front of the polleo station. He
wag carried to the Emergency Hos
pital, where he gave a gasp and
pulse, but found none. Stephen P. C.
Milburn grasped the man's wrist. No
sign of life could be perceived and
he was pronounced dead.
Then the powerful hypodermic in
jection of strychnine was adminis
tered. Tho "dead man's" heart flut
tered. Then it rose from a flutter
to a steady bent. Respiration started
and his life was saved.
1R V A NEWSPAPEIt.
J. M. Lawrence and fl. P. Putnam
(Jet ltend Itulletiii.
BEND, Ore., March 28. Negotia
tions have been closed whereby the
ownership or the Rend Bulletin, a
weekly newspaper, has become the
property of George P. Putnam, with
whom, it Is announced, Is associated
J. M. Lawrence, who, up to January,
was Receiver of the Roseburg United
Stntes Land office, formerly proprie
tor of the Bulletin In Bend's pioneer
days, and once on tho staff of the
Oregonlan. Mr. Putnam has at var
ious times done work for Tho Ore
gonlan, especially In connection with
the Deschutes railroad building, and
has wrlten exclusively upon Central
Oregon subjects for both papers and
managazines.
James O'Brien, the plumber who
was arrested and Incarcerated In the
county jail on n charge of forgery,
will be arraigned before Justice Long
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
MOB THREATENS
PRISONERS LIVES
(Special to the Evening News)
WATSEKA, II.. March 28.
Threats of mob violence against Mrs.
J. B. Savior, John Grudcn and Dr.
William Miller, charged Jointly with
the murder of Banker Baylor, have
been reported to the authorities to
day. Fearing - that some attempt
might be made to lynch the prisoners
the sheriff placed an additional
guard about the court room before
the trial was resumed thla morning.
HARMON NEXT DEM
OCRATIC CHOICE
(Special to the Evening News)
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 28.
Friends of Gov. Harmon, of Ohio, to
day declare that he will receive the
democratic nomination for the pres
idency at the next national conven
tion. This announcement Is made
following a conference of party lend
ers In thlB city, who practically
agreed that Harmon Is the man to
make the run.
ROOSEVELT NOT
AFRAID OF THEM
(Special to the Evening News).
CAIRO, Egypt. March 28. Disre
garding the warning of the national
ists. Col. Roosevelt, In nn addresB
before the University of Egypt, took
a square Btand for law enforcement,
denouncing the asslstd nation of Pre
mier Pasha so vigorously that It sur
prised even those knowing his fear
loss reputation. The Colonel was
roundly applauded.
OPERATION WAS
NOT SUCCESSFUL
(Special to the Evening News)
NEW YORK, March 2H Col. Dud
ley Evans, president of the Wells
Furgo Express company, and for
years Identified with company inter
ests at Portland, Oregon, and other
coast eltli'B, died in this city thiB
.norning following an operation for
gall stones.
QUARTER MILLION
FOR TARIFF BILL
(Special to the Evening News).
WASHINGTON, March 28. Presi
dent Taft Bent a special messngo to
congress this afternoon urging the
appropriation of a quarter or a mil
lion for carrying on the work of the
new tariff bill.
MENEL1K DEAD
SURE THIS TIME
(Special to Evening News.)
ROME. March 28. The death of
King Menelik Is reported In a dlB
patcli today from Absynnla. Mene
lik's death has been reported so
many times within tho past fow
weeks that the statement occasions
no surprise and little Interest.
itoltv.
GREGORY To Mr. and Mrs. Moore
C. Gregory, at Mercy llo-pltnl, Sat
urday night, Mnrch 20, 1M0, a
Target Practice Brings Dread
ful Accident to Sailors.
EIGHT MEN LOSE LIVES
Breech of !Mmll liirlcd Gull Illcw
Off mid Most of the Gunners'
Crew .were Instantly
Killed.
(Special to Evening News.)
WASHINGTON, March 28.
Eight men were killed on the United
States cruiser Charleston at Olong
apo, yesterday, according to dis
patches received at the navy depart
ment today. The men on the ship
were engaged Iu tnrgot practice when
the accident occurred. 'A 3-liich gun
was being used In the practice, and In
firing the breech of tiro gun blew
out. Whether the accident occurred
from a defective shell or before the
breech of the gun wns closed, Is not
stated Iu the messnge. The greater
part of the members of tho gun
ners' crew were killed by tho explo
sion. The dead are: Philip John Mc
Kee, master at arms; Walter Am
stead, Henry A. Heater, Leo Rennele,
Harry Reevesgarden, Ralph Rork
nian, Maxle Bernard, Edward Albert
Mollln, seamen.
The belief Is expressed at this hour
that the explosion was the result of a
premature discharge of the gun.
probably caused by the firing pin be
coming Jammed.
OFFICII MAXAGKIt 10,000.
Commercial Chili Kellds Mr. Hartog a
Two Year Contract.
Eugene Register: John H. Har
tog, former manager of the Promo
tion Department of the Eugene Com
mercial Club, Is In the city for a few
days, having returned a few days ago
from a business trip In Washington.
Just before coining up to Eugene he
met, by nppointment, a committee of
two business men from Roseburg,
representing the Commercall Club al
that place, relative to securing hlB
services as manager of the Roseburg
club. The committee made Mi-. Har
tog the tempting offer of $12,000
for a two- years' campaign as mana
ger of their promotion department,
nnd the two men signed a guarantee
of the amount of tho offer. Pending
business matters now under negotia
tion by Mr. Hnrtog In Chicago and
Xew York City and arrangements
which he has already nearly com
pleted to visit bis native country.
Do you want your watches delivered this way?
The above picture appeared in an ad
vertisement of a paper manufacturer offering
CATALOGUES made strong enough to
" stand the mile a minute bump received
when the mail bags are thrown from a
rapidly moving train."
Catalogues may be strong enough for
this-WATCHES ARE NOT.
Watches that you buy from us have never
been injured by such treatment as this.
A.S. HUEY
Holland, Mr. Hnrtog has not given
the Roseburg people a definite an
swer. Mr. Hartog in speaking of the
offer snld that tho guarantee signed
by two of Its business men was a
greater compliment to the public
spirit and earnestness of Roseburg
than to him personally. Ho appreci
ated the offer, of course. Mr. Hartog
will leave uoxt week for Chicago and
New York and will not be able to
answer the Roseburg folks definitely
in the matter until after his arrival
In New York.
PAVIXO BIDS GO I)OW.
Medfnrd Gets Lowest Prices Ever
Made for First-class Work.
MEDFORD, March 28 At a meet
ing of tho -council the second blda
submitted , for ten miles of paving
were opened. All were lower than,
the bUU opened March 8.
The Barber Asphnlt Company hav
ing the lowest bid In all probability
will get the work.
The total cost of paving, curbing
and grading of the Barber class. It
Is said, will bo about $436,000. This
Is $45,000 less tlinn the previous bid
made by this company. Engineer
Huber, of the Barber company, says
that this is the lowest bid for first
class paving ever mado on this coast.
CllFltCII PROGRAMME.
Entertainment nt Methodist Church
Tuesday Evening.
The following program will be ren
dered at the Methodist-Episcopal
church tomorrow evening, commenc
ing at 8 o'clock.
"Dreamland," Hamilton Aeolian
club.
"We are but Strangers Hore,"
Donizetti Choir.
"Mona," Adams Prof. Lot.
"Cantilena." Rogors Sirs. Parks.
IC. A. Lots, J. L. Smith.
ieii(iemeer s Stream," Gatty A.
R. Marker.
"Life's Dream is O'er," Ashor
Miss Greene, C. A. Lotz.
"Burdock's Goat" Woodson Mad
dox. '
"Night Sinks O'er the Wave."
Smart Lndles' chorus.
"Myreon Wnltz." DeLano Instru
mental Quartet. Mrs. Parks, Messrs.
Bell, HowBer and Lotz.
"Love and War." Cooke Prof.
Lot nnd Eugeno Jowott.
"If I were a Vlolot," Cox Boauty
Chorus.
"Over the Ocean Blue," Potrle
LeloB Livingston.
"Vales VenKliinne," plnno duot,
Rlngnot Miss Groen, Miss Dllnrd.
"Life's Dream," Male Quartiit.
Dr. Bruniflold, Dr. Bull, Porcy Dawe,
Eugene Jewott . .-
"Mv Dream of You," Rodnoy -Miss
Lorna Poole.
"Estrada," Valentine Aeolian
club.
Silver offering.
John Crouch was over from Oak.
.1 land today.
Official Watch Inspec
tor for S. P. R. R.
the plumber. tf
straightened. Nurse Dare felt of his
daughter.