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VOL. I
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1910
No. 153
A WILFUL LIE!"
Ballinger Says Glavis is a Pre
varicator. SECRETARYTAKESSTAND
In His Own Behalf and Denies State
ment Made in TeMlinony
at SjH'cial Agvnt
(ilavis.
(Special to Evening News)
WASHINGTON, April 29. "It Is
a willful He.",. Testifying in his own
behalf today before the congression
al Investigating committee, Secretary
Ballinger, referring to Agent Gla
vis, characterized the testimony of
Glavis in the above words. "Glavis
made deliberate, willful misstate
ments when he testified that he had
talked with me over the Alaskan coal
cases in December 1907," said Sec
retary Ballinger. The distinguished
witness declared he didn't know that
any Buch groupe of claims as the
Cunningham clulms existed at the
time he became land commissioner.
Subsequently he said he had learn
ed that several of his acquaintances
The Home of Reliable
CLOTHING
were claimants but added that he did
not know Clarance Cunningham and
thai he had had "no interest in Alas
kan lands either directly or indirect
ly, and had none today."
TURK INSURRECTION
FIGHT IMPENDING
(Special to Evening News')
LONDON, Eng.. April 29. Ac
cording to advices received here to
day, a great army of Albians and
revolutionary Turks has invaded
Monastfr and 1b being opposed by the
Turkish army near Machanlk pass.
A great battle is impending. Al
ready preliminary fighting is report
ed at Ipek.
ATTELL AND MURPHY
MIX ATTELL WINS
Special to the Evening Ne,ws)
NEW YORK, April 29. Abe At
tell and Tommy Murphy exchanged
fistic felicitations in a merry, ten
round go before the Empire Club
last night Attelf had the better of
the contest throughout, every round
being his except the eighth, when
Murphy, by a clever feint, landed
a, stinging stem-winder, putting At
tcl on the floor..
"r
The store that gives you an in
surance policy with each suit.
We Keep your suit pressed free of
any charge, it means much to you.
The color scheme this season is
grey, let us show you some of
them, You can't help but like them
HARTH'S TOGGERY
Portland Papers Praise Rose
. burg Citizens.
LAUD BINGER HERMANN
Hoseburg 1m Termed "The City of
Itoses" Menu Prepared by
Hose burg Citizens a Com
pleto Surprise.
That the Portland business men
are more than pleased with their
visit to Roseburg yesterday could
be no better evidenced than by the
following complimentary articles
which appeared In the Portland press
this morning:
(Portland Oregonlan.)
' The special train reached Rose
burg at 8:30 this morning and
found a city wheie already the roses
are blooming in profusion out of
doors. The blossoms weio as free
as during one of Port'and's famous
Rose Festivals. Women of Roseburg
invited the visitors into their yurdp
to pluck the blossoms and carried
roses In market baskets, to the train,
leaving a basket full in each berth.
While the guests we.ro speeding over
the country lu automobiles, the
Roseburg committee of women dec
orated the rear platform of the ob
servation car aud strung, graceful
pendants of (purple wistaria 'from
the railings to the overhanging roof
of the platform.
liinger Hermann Visited.
In the midst of the royal enter
tainment provided for the, Portland
visitors In Roseburg the fact that
one of Oregon's prominent men was
lying extremely 111 In his residence
In the city waB not overlooked. Prom
the Elks Club, where a preliminary
reception was held, the excursionists
marched In a body to Binger Her
mann's residency and stood silently
at the gate while Dr. Andrew C.
Smith carried into the house a mes
sage of good will and an earnest
expression of the hope that Mr.
Hermann would soon be restored to
health.
After the return to the Elks' hall,
the party entered automobiles and
were driven over the Umpqua valley,
out Deer Creek valley and to the
Soldiers' Home. J. YV. Perkins,
president of the Roseburg Commer
cial Club, was chairman of the en
tertainment committee and the May
or, P. w. Haynos, and others assist
ed In making the visit a pleasant
one. Here the felicitations of the
Portland business men were express
ed by Dr. Smith, who way chairman
Tor the day, D. O. Lively and Wm.
McMurrny.
Npeclul Menu Provided.
On the train at noon an additional
surprise was provided for the ex
cursionists, for which Roseburg hos
pitality was responsible, in the form
of a special menu. It Included roy
al chlnook salmon, caught In the
Umpqua fishing grounds with hook
nd line; Roseburg strnwberrles,
perfectly ripened, Roseburg cigars
and more Roseburg bouquets. This
special menu had been printed on
silk ribbon and each member of the
party received one as a souvenir. -
(Portland Journal.)
ROSEBURG. Or., April 28. The
members of the Portland Business
Men's excursion were given a royal
welcome upon their arrival here at
8:30 this morning. They were met
at the depot by a large assemblage
of men and by the Roseburg brass
band. After being photographed at
the depot they marched to the Elks'
Temple, where they were given re
freshments. Speeches were made
there by Dr. Andrew C. Smith, Wil
liam McM array and D. O. 'Lively.
The visitors then walked to the res
idence of Dinger Hermann to pay
him their respects, but as he was
too ill to see them all', Dr. Smith
conveyed their respects to him. Mr.
Hermnnn was also visited by Phil
Metschan of the Imperial hotel of
Portland.
They wore then escorted to auto
mobiles, where they were taken to
the- country and shown orchards.
While they were absent from the
train It was profusely decorated with
roHes by Roseburg Indies. Three
salmon fresh from the Umpqua river
and a crate of strawberries grown
in the open air near Roseburg were
put aboard the dining car by mem
bers of the Commercial Club. The
tain left for the north at 10 o'clock.
(Portland Telegram.)
ROSEBURG, Or., April 28. Five
hundred people greeted the Port
land excursionists on arrival at 8:30
o'clock this morning. Escorted by
the Commercial Club committee and
a band, the visitors marched to the
Elks' Temple, whero they were serv
ed punch and cigars, and the club's
president, Dr. A. C. Seely, gave an
address of welcome after which
the excursionists were tnken auto
mohiltng and In a tally-ho to the
surrounding farms and orchards.
Returning to the city they spent a
half an hour In getting acquainted,
then departed north with the Inter
ior of the train decorated with sev
eral thousand rosea by the ladies
auxiliary. The train also took away i
three Chinook salmon cfiugi.t In th
umnqtiR Inst night, arid n crate of
choice homo-grown strnwbcrrli'. be
sides an abundance of "booster" lit
eral lire.
The visitors were profuse with
compliments of the city and suburbs
and deeply appreciated the local gen
erous hospitality.
KUTHERMN' HAS KINDLY SPIRIT.
Oakland fx AIno on Hand to Wei-1
come IvruiNioii(stH.
SUTHERLIN. Or., April 28. The
special excursion of Portland busi
ness men arrived at 10:35 A. M., In
charge of W. P. MeMurray, passen
ger agent, and was accorded a most :
cordial welcome In keeping with the'
progressive, spirit of Sutherlln clti- j
7,ens. The party was escorted from
the train by officers and engineers '
of the company to the dfpot park. I
whpre L. G. Hicks, sup'Ttntejidnt '
of the Sutherlln Land & Water com-'
puny, whir-h 1b developing the blK
project here, made a short address ,
of welcome to the visitors, wblrh
though short expressed In full thV
kindly sentiment of (his city and
vicinity ffol toward Portland and Its
pntprprlslng business men. Jurigo.
Hniris and several members of the
pnrty madp Impromptu rnlls to Mr.
Hicks, while Photographer (Mark '
photographed thy party. Afler a
st ay of 20 m In u t en. t ho t rnf n nw
Hnned with lis pprt.v to Oakland,
where th citizens of Hint town were
on hand 'to 'meet and entertnin them
during their stay In the Krentet tur
key marketing town of Southern
Ore;;on. Portland Telegram.
Such is the Opinion of Attor
ney Jackson.
RETURNS FROM SALEM
Whcro Ho Attended ail Important
Hearing for JtoMdiurg and Sou
thern OroKon Points Be
fore H. It. ConimtKstnn.
Attorney C. S. Jackson who repre
sented the Roseburg Commercial
Club at the frieght rate hearing be
fore the Oregon Railway Commis
sion at Salem, yesterday, In an Inter
view today Hays, that Roseburg and
Southern Oregon polntB are sure to
get a reduction In class ratos rang
ing from ten to twenty-five per cent
of the present schedule.
Mr. Jackson has made the freight
rate question a study for Boveral
years which enabled him to give valu
able testimony before the commis
sion. He presented the class rate
schedules for the states of Illinois,
Wisconsin, and South Dakota, in
comparison with Oregon, for 'the
same haul. The haul from Portland,
Oregon to Roseburg, Oregon Ib 198
mlleB. The fifth class takes a rate
of fifty per cont for 100 pounds, and
tor a 200 mllo haul In IlllnolB the
same class takes a rate of 16 3-5
cents, and In Wisconsin, 19 1-2 centB
and In South Dakota, 26 1-2 centB for
100 pounds. In all the other
classes, that Is classes 1, 2, 8. and
4, A. B, C D and E, similar per
centage of difference exlBts. While In
carload shipments and in commodity
rates, the percentage of difference
is even greater.
Mr. Jackson also presented fltatls
tlcs from the annual report of the In
terstate commerce commission show
ing from the statements furnished
tho commission by the railroads
themselves, that the operating ex
penses of the eastern roads nro great
er than that of the western roads.
Also developed at the trial that
the rate on nails for 100 pounds
from DeCalb, 111., to Portland. Ore
gon. Is G5 cents and from Portland
to Medfnrrt, Oregon, is 79 centB. Mr.
II. B. Miller, traffic mnnager of the
O. R. & N. testified that 05 cents
from DeCalb, III. to Portland, Ore
gon, wns a profltnhle rate. - .
It also doveloped at the trial that
tho S. P. Company gave n rate of
50 -cents per 100 pounds In carload
lots from Portlnnd. Oregon, to Mcd
ford to the Beef Packers, allowing
them the privilege of shipping mixed
carlots. and for the eame products
shipped to grocery dealers they
charged n rale of 79 cents minus
mixing privileges. If the grocery
men desired any certain kind of
goods he must ship a cnrlond) of
each article to get the rato.
A reduction of fifteen per cent
In class rates to RoKCbiirg would
mean many thousands of dollars
snved annually to tho consumers.
IDAHO LAND GRAFT
PROBED IN SECRET
(Special to Evening News.)
BOISE, Idaho. April 29. The
State Land Hoard 1b conducting ItB
Investigation of the alleged Irregu
larities of tho M. I. Church, register,
behind closed doors today. The re
hearing public is being vigorously
condemned ns an attempt to white
wash those involved. There wore
no new developments today.
MADDEN AMENDMENT
ADOPTED BY HOUSE
Spcclnl to the Evening Nqws)
WASHINGTON, April 29. The
House today adopted Maddens
WANTED
Watches that Won't Keep Time
A S HIIEV Officii Watch Inspector,
t J. Southern Pacific Railroad
11. W. STKON'O HKSltiNS.
B. W, Strong, for the past
two years a member of the
Roseburg school board, has
tendered hlB resignation, and
the same will be considered at
a special meeting of the hoard '
to be held tomorrow afternoon.
Interviewed by a NewB ropre-
sentntive this morning, Mr.
Strong refused to divulge his
reason for resigning, further
that prlvato business mat-
ters required his undivided at-
tention. Mr. Strong Ib one of
Roseburg's moBt able business
men and his retirement from
the board will be regrettod by
hlB many friends in this city.
amendment tn Tnflrnnri fairnlntlnn
bill providing for physlclal valuation
uii iMiiiuuiiH. uie insurgent repuo
licans votod with the democrats.
NINE LIVES LOST
IN BURNING HOTEL
(Special to Evening News) '
CORNWALL. Out., April 29 Nine
lives were lost today in a fire that
burned the Rossmore hotel. The
property destroyed was valued at
a quarter of a million dollars. The
victims were all asleep. Among the
dead are: C. A. Gray Montreal; his
wife and two children; and Chaa.
Oagne, bank teller and Ben Field
ing, accountant.
VISIT TO DHAIN I1UIKP. J
Portland Business Men Have 'Not
Time to, Leave Depot Platform.
DRAIN, Or., April 28. The Port
land Business Men's Excursion train
arrived here at 11:68 o'clock, and
was met at the dopot by a large del
egation of citlzons and about 200
school children. Its time here be
ing limited, the Portland delegation
did not leave the depot platform,
but employed the time getting ac
quainted with the Drain people. Sev
eral Bhort speeches were made by
the Portland men among them be
ing George W. Evans, W. A. Wil
liams anil K. O. Bristol, they being
Introduced by Mayor Dwlght Reed.
A clnlh.es hnuket full of flowers was
distributed among the visitors and
the . train pulled out on time, amid
cheers and exprosBfons or good fel
lowship. Portland Telegram,
HOIt.V.
ODEN To Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Oden, In North Roseburg, on
Thursday, April 28, a boy;
Novelty Theatre
Friday and Saturday only ,
TIIH OltKAT MOHTON8.
in feats of gront strength
Weight lifting and bar-bending.
Don't fall to Bee them. Direct
rom Rlngllng Bros. Circus
Coming Sunday Matinee.
TltUDHI.I. At Fl'M.KK. .
Singing, dancing and talking
comedians.
riCTVIIICH.
"A Coralclan Revenge."
"The Clolsler'B Touch."
counfiy," a picture hard to sur
pass for mirth provoking situations.
Yes, I want yon to bring mo your
wntclicN that won't koop time,
watches tho average watchmaker
cannot fly. .No work too tllfllcuit for
u to do. I employ no tinkers, but
expert wnti binakeri and mipervfNe all
work myself and cheerfully giiarantoo
every job.
KNtliNuten given when required.