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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1910)
- ! . ittettitMi; THE WEATHER ADVERTISERS Will fhitlThe Kvenluir Newi thobuat medium to rtnrh the lHoilor lIotburir A wide-a-wako publication iirlntin all (be nowBtlmt'iflt to print LOCAL FORECAST j Rain and Cooler Tonight j Wednesday Fair Warmer j VOL I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1910 No 174 Meets Sad Downfall in Port land Courts. WAS HEART SMASHER During the Vnyn of the Vltli;nih Theatre In This City She I'lny etl Here With Hoselmt's "Butterfly' Set. fl'he "chief" actor in tho fol- lowing article is well known in Roseburg and vicinity, and es pecially in "butterfly circles In which she was very popular. During the days of the Vltf- graph theatre In this city. "Bobbie" Puiliam, as sho was familiarly known, proved her- self a Btar attraction, and the manner in which she drew crowded houses was something a bit out of the ordinary. She was pretty, and during her brief stay here she played closu to the hearts of the young men, many of whom were grieved when the announcement came that she was to leave for other fields. "Hobby" Puiliam, variety actrops at Kritz' saloon, and intimate friend of ex-Policeman Charles Tenant, was found guilty of an immoral act In Judge Gantenbein's department of the circuit court yesterday afternoon and was paroled. The pretty wife and two children of "the man in the case" sat through the trial beside their husband and father and heard him denounced as "this thing" and "this Imitation of a man" by the attorneys on both sides. Once this gruelling got tho better of Tenant's self-control, when Attor ney Hague charged that he told the Puiliam woman that his wire was an Immoral woman, and with a cry of "You're a liar," Tenant sprang half way across tho intervening space between him and the attorney before he was intercepted by tho Dep . uty Sheriff, who had him in charge ' "Miss Puiliam swears you said it', said Pague. "She's a liar If she does,' shouted Tenant. Defendant is Comely. The defendant is rather a fine looking woman, who was recently brought hack from Spokane, along with Tenant, to answer to the charge of Immorality. She was very self-j possessed during the trial aiding her counsel with suggestions and taking) notes of the testimony. She told thei court that her correct name was Babette Puiliam, that she had been married to and divorced from a man named fJoldsmith and that she had one child. She said that she passed as "Mrs." Puiliam at hotels for self protection. She was for a long time a player in Fritz' variety theatre, but later graduated into higher class vaudeville. When placed on the stand in her own behalf the woman said that when she first met Ten nan t about two years ago. he told her that he was unmarried. About four months later, she said she was Informed by a friend that he was married and had two children. When she confronted htm with this statement he denied H. she said, but his face turned red and she said she knew he was lying. When further pressed, she said he It's a Safe Investment. Lots $600 up Very Easy Terms Rose City ParK FACTS: Prices include Cement Sidewalks, Curbs, Bull Run Water and Graded Streets. Lots in other districts the same distance out and with like improvements are selling at fl5oo and upward. Consult any reliable business man familiar with Portland real estate values and he will te'l you ROSE CITY PARK prices are far below the market. Every lot 00x100 fet-t ROSE CITY PARK is part of the largest restricted district in Portland. A H. HICKMAN REPRESENTING HARTMAN 8c THOMPSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PORTLAND, ORE. For a Few Days at the Office of PERRINE $ WALKER ROSEBURG, OREGON told her that he was married, but that his wife was an Immoral wo man, that Bhe had left him with the boy, and that he was then trying to make the little fellow a dress. Out of pity, she said, she made the dress herself and sent it to the child. Promise to Wed Made. The woman said that she had promised to marry Tenant, but that when sh-3 found that he was married she refused to have more to do with him, and tried to keep away from him. Then, she said, he abused her, struck her and hounded her up to tho very day of the trial. Asked if he had supplied her with money, Mva. Puiliam safd that he had not, but that, on the contrary sho had aften given him money which he never returned. Finally, to get rid of him, she said, she took an engagement at Spokane and was phiving thete when he followed. He came to the theatre and told the manager that she was his wife. She denied this and he blaeVd her eye, which was Bttll black when she was arrested. A. H. Hickman is at the office of Perrine & Walker for a few days sell ing Hose City Park lots. Ask your friends that bought. H05EMAN HURLEY KILLED AT FIRE fsAvoM 9ujU9AH am o iwjoailg BELLI NGHAM, Wash.. May 24. It is estimated that $100,000 was lost In a fire last night which destroyed a block of frame buildings containing several stores, saloons and lodging houses. The fire endangered scores of lives and resulted in serious ln Jury to Earl Hurley, a hoesman. who was crushed under the falling of de bris. The district burned is a part of "Jap town." and nine-tenths of the population is Japanesse who were made homeless by the fire. Many were compelled to flee into the streets In their night clothes, and although the entire fire department fought the flames they had great thouhlo In keeping the fire from spreading. DRY DOCK AT SNUG BAY, P. I., SUNK (Special to Evening News) MANILA, P. I., May 24. The dry dock Dewey, the largest floating dry dock ( 1' the American navy, sank in seventy feet of wafer at Olongopo, Sung bay, today. In some way tho water displacement valves were left open, ami accord, in i? to experts t.h-' costly machinery will be badly in jure 1 or mined. The .lock was in stalled in arier being lowed from Hampton Roads via the S'H-z Canal, and iiost 0113 million dollars. STEAMERS COLLIDE CREW IS DROWNED (Special to Evening News.i CLEVELAND, O., May 21. Eigh teen of the crew of twenty-three man ning the steamer Frank H. Goodyear were drowned in the lake here to day after the boat had collided with the steamer James B. Wood. The latter steamer rammed the Good year, tearing a big hole In her side, and she sank in a few minutes. That each lot in Rose City has a good cement sidewalk and curb, also city water and graded street in front of it. !l!!I0KIE May Term of Circuit Court Practically Ended.. MOTION IS OVERRULED Counsel For Miss De-Hurt Asks Court to Suspend Sentence Other .Minor Court .Mutters Tho May term of the circuit court practically reached a close late to day sjV3 the arguments in a few equity enses of minor importance. At this morning's tession of court. Attorney Elbert Hermann, represen ting Miss Vera Dellart Parker, the young lady who was recently sen tenced by Judge Hamilton to pay a fined In the sum of $50 upon plead ing guilty to the crime of lewd co habitation, submitted a motion in vblch he requested the courL to sus pend senteuco. In asking the fa- vor Attorney Hermann alleged that his client was physically unable to dant and respondent, appeal from serve a jail sentence of 25 days. 1. T. C; J. A. Buchanan for plaintiff, equivalent to the fine, and further It. W. Marsters for defendant. Ver thnt the was practically without diet for defendant, funds and could not possibly nay the) 472. II. 10. Noble, for plaintiff vb amount of the fine. To substantiate j U. T. McNiehols. defendant, to fore- hin assestlons the attorney submitted afndaIts signed by physicians, each of which was to the effect that the girl was a nervous wreck and was a constant sufferer of heart disease. After brief deliberation .Judge Hamilton overruled the motion, and present Indications tend to. show that the young lady will be compelled to spend the next twenty five days in the county jail In satisfaction of the sentence. (fraud Jury Adjourns. Shortly after noon today the grand jury completed its labors and report ed to Judge Hamilton in the circuit court. Accordingly the members of the bodv were excused until three days prior to the regular October term of court when they will convene and consider such matters as are brought before their attention. Following is the final report of the J grand jury submitted prior to ad-j journnient: To the Honorable Judge llamil-1 ton: 1 We. the Grand Jury, have listened j to the several complaints brought be-1 fore us a n d h a ve i u d i cted t h ose I whom we considered guilty and dis-1 missed others. I We call special attention to the I filthy condition of the county jail j which needs a thorough cleaning and) also repairing when necessary. 1 We also recommend that tho coun-i ty poor farm he moved to a point near the city of Roseburg, the coun ty to purchase a 'small tract of land, ten or fifteen acres to be Improved for that, special purpose only. As to the complaint from the sher iff's oflice we find that someone tin known to us has tampered with the books, raising the total amount of as sessable property In Hoseburg to $-0.-200. Having completed our labors we wish to be dismissed. Three Divorces ( ranted. ' Alberta tteizonsteln was granted a divorce in the circuit court this morning from Louis F. Reiz.enstein. Aside from a decree the plaintiff was allowed to resume her maiden name. Alberta Boggess. Attorneys Fuller ton & Orcutt appeared for the plain tiff. John R. McCarthy was granted a divorce from S. K. McCarthy on the grounds of desertion. Plaintiff was represented by Attorneys John T. Long and C. L. Hamilton. The divorce case of Press Jackson vs Dora Jackson came up for hear ing in the circuit court this morning, but owing to the fact that the de fendant is at present confined In the state insane asylum, Judg Hamilton dismissed the case. Ret urn Four Indictments, Concurrent with filing their final report with Judge Hamilton In the circuit court this afternoon, tin mem bers of the grand jury returned four sealed indictments, all of which will be held a secret until such time as the Indictees are armsted. Notwithstanding that every officer ns been m-J:ed to lmvrt some Infor mation relative to the indictments, they siHI remain a secret In event the parties indicted part ipr are ar rested previous to tho October term of the circuit court they wilt be given an opportunity to furniidi bonds, but In ra?e of failure to fur nish the necessary surety they will he remanded to Jail to await disposition at the hands of the officers. Court. Orders. 21. Ropp J. Smith, plaintiff vs Douglas Mining Company, defendant, foreclosure of morteaee: E. H. Cn- halln for plaintiff Wilson ft Noil for defendant, M. H. David, admr. Con tinned. 121. Thomas C. Devlin ft al plaintiff vs O. H. Selple. et al, defen dant, to foreclose morttriice; II. f Ksterlv for plaintiff. L. f,. Landry fur 'defendant Seiple, Cnphow ft Rkn for defendant I-vons, Fullerton ft Orcutt for defendant. Rachen. Submitted to . court report-r. ! 33S. Clark O'Hrlen. plaintiff vf I dn-nrd L. Mcflrory. defendant con iMrtMaMnn: Cofhow ft Rice for plain I tff. ConflimaMon. I 3fiR. J. Qtilncy Daniels, plaintiff vs Morrison Campbell and F. A. New ton, defend:. nts, suit in equity: Cos how Hire for plaintiff. J. A. Ilu chanan for defendant. Submitted to court reporter. 493. Mary Kyser, plaintiff vs John A. Kyser, defendant, divorce; John T. Long and Frank O. Mieulll for plaintiff. Decree granted. 500. Nora Fraser, plaintiff vs William Fraser, defendant, divorce; John T. Long and Frank G. Micel II. for plaintiff. Decree granted. DOS. Kva Tindall, plaintiff vs Cans. Tindall defendant, action for divorce; C. S. Jackson for plaintiff. Decree. 506. Marie A. niter, plaintiff vs Mary B. Cook, defendant, to recover money; Coshow & Rice for plain tiff. Judgment In sum of $735.50. 503. Einry H. Thrush, plaintiff vs Abram Thrush, Abram Lincoln Thrush and Eliza Thrush, defend ants, Milt in equity; Brown & Eddy for plaintiff. Referred to court re porter. 4;3. George H. Wivon. plaintiff vs R. W. Gurney, defendant, suit to quiet title: George Jones for plaintiff, J. A. Buchanan for defendant. Con tinued. 44G. George H. Wilson, plaintiff vs Jennie Crougham and Elmer P. Case, defendants, suit to quiet title; George Jones for plaintiff. . . Con tinued, .i ' , t HIS. J. L. Walson, plaintiff and appellant vs Gust Gustaffson, defen- close mortgage; Hesse & Beckett for plaintiff, George Neuner Jr., for de fendant. Decree. 4S2. B. F. Ramp, plaintiff vs J. R, Rasmtissen, defendant, action for money; 10. L. Cannon and R. W. Marsters for plaintiff, John T. Long for defendant. Settled. 401. John Brown, plaintiff vs I. H. Win get et al., defendant, to fore close mortgage; Coshow & Rice for plaintiff. Dismissed. 492. Alberta Reizcnsteln vs Louis F. Rlzensteln, Attorneys Fullerton & Orcutt for plaintiff, divorce. Decree granted and plaintiff allowed to re sume her maiden name, Alberta Hoggess. Do von know? You can get a fine 0x100 lot in Rose City Park for t"'t0 and only $70 needed to start VOu ' OREGON IS MOST WONDERFUL STATE (Spoclnl to Evening News) PORTLAND. May 21. "Oregon Is a wonderful state," exclaimed Louis Hill today, who ha.- just returned from a tour of Central and South ern parts of the state. "It will grow anything. The Grvat Northern is go ing to open up Oregon whether the iieople want us to or not. We will begin an advertising campaign In the Hast Immediately. I look to see many railroads building In Oregon before long." Mr. Hill Intimated that the Great Northern would be among the roads to soon build In t lie state. He left today In his private car for St. Paul. AFRICHIMA GAME BUTCHERY (Special to Evening News) LONDON, Mny 24'. ' DowaKor Queen Alexandria received Col. Roosevelt today In the throne of HilckliiKhnni Palace, and thanked liim for the sympathy he displayed on account or the death of Kin Kdwnrd. Roosevelt has decided not to reply to letter written hy the KukIIkIi Hum anitarian Society, In which It Is charged that his hunt was uothlllK hut a name butchery. "Any one." irnld Roosevelt, "who studies the rec ord of my hunt In Africa will know that we killed only for science und a definite purpose." ILLINOIS BRIBE CASE IN COURT fSnncial to Kvenlnt? News) C'HICAdO. May 24. Tho trial of Lee O'Neill Ilrown. d'tnocralic hoimo leader of the Illinois hiHlnluro, chnrK"l with bribery In connect ion with Hip election or Senator Lorl mer, wuh hemm hero todity. Attor neys for the defense moved to Hqimh the Indictment. This precipitated nn ;i rt'iinienL on the motion the mat ter being purely a technical one. local m:vh. H. .1. Wilson arrived In the city to day from Canymiville to attend to H'lmi! business mat tern. Me will re turn to his home tomorrow. Mrs. A. M. Sanderson, of Port land, is upending a few days in the r-iiy visitlnK friends and ineldent ally attending to bnfnes matters. Mrs, Sandernon owns considerable tlciber land In Dom-'tan county, and cut id nates disnonfn:; of a part of f'n tract to Eastern parties shortly. I Cannon Obstacle to Trust Busters Administration. ASKED TAFT'S FAVOR Itoosevelt Offered to Write Letter Kn (Ini'KhiK Insurgency In Order Xot to Kmlmrn.HH Tuft tt Wus Withheld. (Special to Evening News.) WASHINGTON, May 24. That Housevelt Is with the Insurgents, heart and soul. Is the gist of a hith erto unpublished report made by a committee of Insurgents to caucus the house progrcssivca In March, 19(19. Roosevelt Rave his endorse ment durlnK the cltn'tiK days of his administration. With this support behind them. Insurgents are plan ning a terrific, campaign next fall that will sweep tho ex-president Into the whirlpool of politics. Roosevelt and Insurgency is to ho the battle cry. The endorsement was given to Nelson, or Wisconsin, utirduer, of Massachu setts and Madison, of Kaunas, who were sent as a commlttco hy the In surgents to obtain Itoosevelt'B sanc tion on March 3, 1909. The report declares that Roosevelt proposed to give Nelson, as chalrmnll of the com mittee, a letter endorsing the insur gents fight on Cannon. Roosevelt at that time, expressed thorough sym pathy with the progressives, and said: "Speaker Cannon has been the great est obstacle to my efforts to secure good legislation throughout my ad ministration." On March 4, the eve ning spent with Taft, Roosevelt ask ed tho Insurgents to excuse him from writing the letter, on the ground that It would embarass the new admin istration. Standing In the president's room 'the retiring, president took Gardner and Nelson by the hands and asked Taft to tako up the Insurgent cause. At the time thnt this conversation was held, und RooHovolt nuked Taft to support the Insurgents, the latter laughed and dismissed tho matter In a Joking way. Afterward Roosevelt said he could not write the letter promised, nr. he did not want to in terfer with Tuft I.nst night's session of tho city council proved uninteresting. less jjU RITY r-' Tasty Snappy Soda The soda season Is ntfnin ullh in and we are ready to nerve you tlu pure!, most deliciniiH soda drinks possible to et. And served ex pertly and cleanly, too. There'll Im the old time favorite drinks the kind you like so well and the newest fancy conceits, too, Hoi la to pirate you, soda yon can trust because of extreme purity- palate pleasing, Mitist injr summer iM-veraues (lint luvKe "have another." 1CK 'Hi:M SODAS and SI NOAIvH lc ITa.elwood I'nexcclled Ten ru nin In brick anil bulk, no riovrs i or kt. ROSEBURG PHARMACY Prescription Druggists 174 JACKSON STREET, ROSEBURG OREGON than thirty minutes being consumed In disposing of tho weeks accumula tion of business. Hut one mattor oC importance was considered, thnt .be ing a remonstrance, signed by James Sawyers und others, protesting against the establishment of a dump ing ground between Jackson and Rast streets. Tho petitioners ullage, that the dumping ground would not only prove a nuisance, hut would hnvo Its effect upon depreciating the value of the property In the vicinity where it is located. Wm. Tlptou and F. P. Ilrown, who reside In the vicin ity of the proposed garbage depos itory wore present ut tho meeting und in emphatic terms Informed the coun cil of the general sentiment among the residents of Hint vicinity, as serting that It was the unanimous opinion of the petitioners that the purchase should be reconsidered In asmuch ns the establishment of such a nuisance would ruin tho surround ing property, From statements utter ed by several coitncllmeu nt the con clusion of tho meeting, It appears Hint the petition will meet with but little consideration, a majority of the council being satisfied with the selection. Graduation Watches Make most appropriate presents for the graduate We have a Splendid Assortment ALL MAKES AND DESIGNS A. S; HUEY JEWELER-OPTOMETRIST On Cass Street Drinhs you always to