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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1910)
THE WEATHER 3e ADVERTISERS AVIII find The Kvtmitiff New the beat me Hum to reach the pooploof ItoM'burr A wide wake publication print tn all the nowi ttiafftt to prink LOCAL FORECAST Fair and Colder Tonight With Light Frost Sunday Fair and Warmir VOL.. I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY II, 1910 No 1GG is . . t won Is Enjoyed By Immense Throng of Visitors. PRIZES ARE : AWARDED Bawdy House Must Doors at Once. Close MURPHY PLEADS GUILTY ltcccutly Indicted Charged With the Crlnio of litirct'ii from n Build ing Sentence to be Imposed ' Monday Morning. As predicted in a recent issue of The News, RosoburgB bawdy house is to close shortly at least uch Is the decision reached In the circuit court this morning, when JnUj.it! J. V, Hamilton, presiding, fino.i Mts Agnes Stapleton, the landlady, In the sum of 5250 with the understanding that she cease further operations of the joint (immediately. Following the indictment return eel hy the grand jury yesterday, charging Miss Stapleton with the crime of conducting a bawdy house. Attorney W. JV. Cardwell, repre senting the defendant, appeared in court this morning, and upon behalf of his client entered a plea of guilty. In an attempt to reduce the fine as low as possible the attorney for the defendant addressed the court at length, stating that la the event R nominal fine was Imposed the ac cused would gladly close the house as requested by the moral stricken populace. Cardwell further said that the local officers, the district attor ney excepted, had made not attempt to molest the house or some time past, previous to the recent raid, and that he believed they had tolerated Its operation. In explanation to the fatter statement the attorney said that the inmates of the -joint had been arrested frequently years ago, and upon being arraigned had simp ly entered a plea of guilty, paid the fine Imposed, and returned to their haunts to resume business. Further Mr. Cardwell alleged that the in mates had donated their mite to ward the operation of the cfiv gov ernment, and than the same had been accepted by the officials with out question. Mr. Cardwell also questioned the indictment returned In- (lip grand jury, alleging that a bawdy house did not constitute a house or ill fame the two being quite different under the oxlsllng I lawfj. l- Concluding his address District At torney Brown spoke briefly, simply stating thnt he believed his indict ment, would hold water, and that he did not bellave the city officials were in a habit of tolerating houses of this nature. At least he said that the officers had no right to allow ,.h o ,ion ir. ,,rin rmni nl u.cb THE ICE MAN Is Ready to Receive Your,, Order. Phone 1413 and Max Weiss will Give your Needs Prompt Attention. WOOD FOR YOU FAMILY WASHING DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT IT IS CHEAPER-FAR EASIER TO HAVE US DO THIS WORK FOR . YOU. THINK IT OVER. . ROSEBURG STEAM LAUNDRY 0. C. BARER, Prop. Jackson Street - - ROSEBURG, ORE. Our Rppresentatitt will explain oar'methodaol'handllDi- thit work. !'; J . 'i ' '-v i,v T (. .-. t'Aiii;r HAMi I'liif .iusiciii tM-Kiiiiiuiiinn tnnt sihtcsn. .They will play at NiitliiM'lin three days oi i Festival Hud Livestock Show. , J of their pernonal feellnRa in tho'nuit toi'. At thnt time Judge Hamilton nsk ed for information relative to the alleged conspiracy between the police otlrcerB and the landlady of the re tort, stating thnt he was surprised to learn Unit servants of ho law wero in the hnblt of winking at vio lations, such as the one at Issue. District Attorney Brown could fur nish not Information further than the statement that he doubted that the city omofnls were implicated in the deal. Without further ceremony Judge Hamilton imposed a fine In the sum of $250, with the understanding lliat the bouse close Immediately and re main closed Indefinitely. The fine wub paid without a murmur, the ac cused seemingly pleased to escape an even more serious penalty. Murphy Pleads (itiilly. tfrnnk Murphv. accused by the grand lury of larceny, was arraigned and entered n plea or gmuy. sien tence will be Imposed Monday morn ing at 9 o'clock. It will be remem bered that .Murphy is the Individual who was recently arrested charged witli burglarizing the store conduct- ed'by Mrs A. C. Kldd it Son. anil' situated on Jackson street, near tlm corner of Oak. When taken In cus-1 linlv over Siilifl mid ii revolver were ! SALE ALSO 1 j. ' MAY 11), ItOSUllUtU DAY. : sntneriin, uregon, .-way iu, iu w Dr. 'A. C. Seely, President, Hoseburg Commercial Club, liosehurg, Oregon. Dear Mr! Seely: The Sutheiiln Commercial Club has set apart and respect fully requests that the Rose burg Commercial Club accept the date of May. 19 at our coin lug tournament as Koseburg Day. In view of the fact of our mutual interests 'In publicity work we would suggest the above plans as proplllous for the coming of our citizenship. Wishing your club mid city a most enjoyable ami profitable 4 time during your carnival and ! assuring you all ro-o porn t ion from your neighbor, the baby town, we remain, . Very truly yours. Sutherlin Commercial Club, Per C. T. Colt, Sec. ...... :'""' ' "urpn, s possession, me '" " " '!'K meiiimeo n iioneii K ' ''! n the money stolen irom the I safe at the time of tile robbery. Murphy Old Tinier. Upon careful investigation Sheriff Fcnion lias ascertained that Frank Murphy is one of the smoothest criminals touring the Pacific coast. lie has a checkered career, and has! terms in the California penitentiary lor burglary, w ben ail-,1(!r wn,.n 0i,vK)nsly wns being writ-' ig-essed by tlie name of Collier, blst(111 for Tafrii ,,KIiatro reviewliiK true name, by Shelft I'enton this;lne cilnvls charges and exonV'ratiiiK morning he appeared quite surprised. the secretary, as I said." He said and for a brief time endeavored toi,hB kHi1,v leiier nns Hlcmieil In Hal- explain that his name was Murphy and not Collier ns alleged. I'pon Irltirrogation, however, lie later con fessed that his name was not Murphy nnd that he had served terms as above noted. It Is said that he woutl have entered a plea of not guilty had It not been for the fact thai his record was found, and would have ; been Introduced by the prosecution during the trial. Five IndirtuienlK ItHiiiiifd, - The grand Jury returned five In dict menu tliis morning against well known local people, all of whom are accused of soiling beer contrary to the local option laws of Oregon. Among the Indictees are S. K. RtMnstein, of the Koseburg brew- er ; Al North, proprietor of a soft drink emporium on Sheridan sir j near the depot; Joseph liarthoio-; mew, proprietor of a soft drink em I port 11111, on Cass ntreet direct ly op-. j posite the one conducted by North, and George Culver, who conducts a t similar emporium on Jackson street ! between Washington and lunulas i street. : An indictment wns alpo ret urned this morning against James O'Hrien . who Is accused of forgery. O'Hrien. ; It will be remembered is the indivi dual who forged a check on Her-, man Marsters, the plumber, several ; weeks ago. He is said to be of a ! wealthy family and an attempt is i being made to save him from a term In the penitentiary. FEAR MORE EARTH QUAKE DISASTER (Special to Evening News.) PORT LIMON, Costa Rica, May 14. The telegraph Ur.eg In to the In terior of Costa Rica were suddenly put out of commission today, and it Is -feared that another disastrous earthquake has occurred In the de vastated district. 7"'' iiH.sistfd in iiuikinir tlx' t'uriimii just cionimi a rand uft wvi'k (liuin.u tlio Arriat Tournament, Strawberry , Ml LETTER IS UP i It Has Been Sent to Commit- tee by Wickersham. ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE All Indian I'piising In Xctv Mexico Causes Ordering of Two Companies of Troops. (Special to Evening News) 'BAN FRANCISCO, Jlay II. A Washington special to the San Kran-; Cisco Dally News quotes Frederick' .M. Kerhy, stenographer In Hailing- . . , ,,. ers oiilce as saying that the.' Law- lor nienioramiuni that there has been so m,:ch discussion over was a letter evidcnily intended as a basis for (he letter by Tuft, exeroimtlng ilallinger and answering the o In vis changes, Tlie letter was taken to Tuft when I.uwlor, assistant Attorney General for Interior Department went to lleverly to consult Tuft, shortly be- foro the president's letter was Issued. Kerby says It bad been revised just before this trip by those Interested, i,.,iriliiir llalllimer k'm-ln- cni,l l.nu-ln linker's private office by Lawlor. Probably a half dozen drafts were made before the final one. Lawlor revised every freBh draft, corrected It and had It rewritten, For two dnys Massey, another stenographer and myself, did nothing else hut help rush this work. I.awlor frequently ,.0nsultod K. C. Finney, nssistant.to Hal linger, On the afternoon of the second day consultation was held be tween HaHlngfr, Lawlor, Kinney, Commissioner Kred Dennett, of the Land Oilice. Chief oi the Field Ser vice Schwartz and I think Secretary Pierce and Private Secretary Carr. They discussed the draft In detail and If my memory is correct, liall inger read the letter aloud and a genpral criticism of the others was invited and received. This was the draft on the letter exonerating Hall Inger of tho chargest (; la vis made, and we all understood from the form of the letter that it would be 1 he basis of ( Tall 's letter covering Olavis' charges. Washington (out Irmitt Ion. - WASHINGTON. May 14. Kerhy said after final draft was made all carbon copies of I lie ot her drafts wero burned in room '2 1 i, Kerhy. Lawlor, Mas-iy, Halllnger and Private Secretary Carr being present. Sent to f mntitltlcr. WASHINGTON. May 1 4.- Attor ney General Wickersham went the so called Lawlor memorandum 1 ft the Halllnger Investigation committeo to day. Kerhy ''ti led his stalement by de claring that he has possesion of his original note bek containing Law lor's dfctatirn. which con be produced should he be oiled before the con gressional commltt . 1 Indian Outbreak, I SANTA Ke., New Mexico, May 14.J Two com pan le of New M e ico National Guardsmen arf being rush-l ed to Reranea. where thoy will take horse for Ancient Taos, Indian Pueblo, to quell the uprising among the Indians, on request of Sheriff KH zandro. . who notltled Governor Mill the situation was beyond civil con trol. The Indians are reported to have cut telegraph wires, driving away stock and terrorizing white settlers, reports from the Bcene of uprising say the Indians assaulted Mrs. . S. Meyers and her two small children and stole their stock. The trouble is said to have started when Movers fnuced lands claimed by the Indians. A not her (iivnt Knrtliquako. POUT LIMO.V, May 3 4. The town of Santiago was destroyed yesterday hy an earthquake. Scores are be lieved to be killed and the town is deserted today. Cartego is again badly shaken and some graver opened. CHARGED BAD FAITH ON PART OF TAFT (Special to Evening News) WASHINGTON, May Kl. Charges "I' bud faith on the part of President Tuft and Attorney General Wlcker- Bh. , ,.,.(, wllh tho ,,. lnger liivesllgallon, was made In the house today by Representative Har- r'KO". of New York. The charges were made when Harrison withdrew bis resolution calling upon the utlor- bed general for the original niemo- rnnduiu and other data In connection with his preparation of tho Biinilnary of the Glavis charges. Ueprcsentu- I've Harrison, who is n democrat, pro- tented Ills resolution after Hie Invcs- Hgallng committee bad relustd the reuuesi 01 Attorney Jlrundtes for cer- ; Claud Gilpin, of Cnmim Valley Is a visitor In the city touav ' . Always up-to-date in PHOTOGRAPHS See our work and be convinced WE WILL MAKE POST CARDS FOR THREE DAYS AT $1.00 PER DOZEN Clark & Clark WE vUARANTEE ALL OUR WORK DONE WITH THE VACUUM CLEANER When wo ray (il'AII.WTFK wo moap Jrit wjint tho word Implies. If you aro not snllkllnl there will he no charge. Wo couhl not make this asHertlon unless wo were positive of Riving good service. When you get ready to clean Iioiibo let us do tho worst part for you the cleaning of your carpets. It's easy Jo- you and tho price reasonable. ROSEBURC STEAM LAUNDRY O. C. II.VKKIt, Phone 701 . .IikIkch Vlrw Htm-k PlfvlmiH to Tiir. ndo In Xnl'tli ItoHi'tMll-K Festi val CIos4n tvltll ii'iiil(i Muck ed Ciit'iiivul Tonlfilit. . The Annual strawberry Festival nnd Rose Show will, reach a close late tonight with a grand carnival on tho street. As was predicted today's crowd was much larger than 011 forin nier days, hundreds of fanners hav ing arrived In town early this morn ing to eVJoy the festivities. Today was Htock day, and tho par ado this afternoon only went to cor roborate the statement that Douglas lus county has some of the finest livestock In the state. Included lu the parade were driving horses, cows, poultry, colts, stallions, teams as well as anfma'ls of various kinds, ThA parade formed In NNirth Koseburg nnd headed by the miirslmls of the day, the O. A. C. Cadet band, and the Queen of the Cnrnlval, maroh ed south on Jnckson to Cass, thence west to' Sheridan street, south to Lane, east to Main, north to Dour Itis, west to Jackson, thence south nu Jackson to tho Klk'B hall where tho participants dlsbnndcd. The par ade was one of the finest ever seen In this city nnd was enjoyed by thou sands of visitors as well as home folk. It. Is said that the parade was over a mile long. Huddle Horse. Following wero those who ontereil snddlo horses In tho parade and the riders: T. 11. Hiirnotte, Round Pra irie, ridden. by Vermin Burnette: W. F. Ilodolf, ridden hy Joe Rodolf; Snnutel Sinllh. two, ridden by Mrs. Hoy McClullen and Mrs. Beale: lid Singleton, ridden by Uoryle Sin gleton; Delano Strador, F. W. Alley, four, ridden by Inez Kitchen, Arrie Black, and others: T. 11. Hill, two, ridden by Flora Hill and Will Hill; Al Creasou, ridden by Ida Crouson; K. lthoiu',-s. ridden by l.esla Uhoades; H. n. nixon. ridden hy Mrs. C. O. Adams: 8. M. Kelly, ridden by . Nellie Chunipngue; It. B Malhews, ridden bv Knthorlnn Mathews, W. - W. (!ardwll, --ridden by owner; C. H. Drown, ridden hy Luslu Drown; 11. D. Dixon rid den by lOtliel Dixon, ICugene Hunan, ridden hy Itnliy Cbamagne. W. VV. Cut-dwell, ridden by Helen Cardwell, Olio Huhlmnn, ridden by William Itiihlmiiu. .1. F. Darker, ridden by Veil Darker, King Kohr, rlddf.n by lockey. Jersey Caltlb. Following were the Jersey cows en- (Continued oil Page Throel WANTED Two first class sheet iron metal workers. None but first class workmen need ap-v ply. Address X care Ne ivs oflico. 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