IK THE WEATHER LOCAL FORECAST Fair Tonight and Thursday ADVERTISERS Will flndTli Kvenln Nwi the boat uitHtluiu to reach th IMHipleuf llowbunr. A wide-i-wnko publication iirlntlnr U the now thot'if It to print VOL I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1910 No 199 J. P. Webb, a Pointer, Killed Johnson. ROW WAS OVER WOMAN lrisoiu'ra Kntt'trd into Details Con-ci-riiing Horrible Crime that May Send HI in to the Gallows. (Special to Evfinthg News.) PORTLAND, June 22. Following the confession ot J. P. Webb late yesterday afternoon, in which he claimed that he killed Johnson in a fight over Mrs. Keren, as the wo man's real name proved to be, the 'police are now endeavoring to dis cover what has become of the $25, 000 that the woman stated the mur dered man received for his ranch near Renton, Washington, Nineteen hundred dollars were found in the woman's stocking when she was tak en to the police station. This money was given her by Johnson shortly before Webb killed himr but there is no possible way of accounting for ihe balance of the $25,000. Webb told the police a Btory of a fight in which Johnson was the aggressor, and that he killed him In self de fense, but the statement is, not be lieved. It is common opinion that robbery was the moth for the crime and that the woman and Webb con spired to lure Johnson from Spokane for this express purpose,1 and while it is thought that possibly murder was not at first considered, the crime grew out of the attempt to rob John eon, The woman Js the undivorced wife of Bert Kersh, a Seattle elec trician, and she stole their seven-year-old son from him at Seattle last November. Kersh is now enroute to Portland to take his little son home with him. 'In confession to Deputy District Attorney Fitzgerald, Webb said that lie was 45 years old, was born In Iowa, married Lena Samnelson In Axtell, Neb., came to the Pacific coast 10 years ago, and that his wife and two daughters, aged 22 and 17, reside at 212 Eleventh avenue, Se attle. He said he met Mrs. Kersh six years ago and that last November they decided to run away. "We went to Vancouver. B. C." said Webb, "and after remaining there a short time she went to San Francisco and I went to Nelson, B. C. I was foreman in the composing room of the Nelson News. Last I CLOSING i ' I have to vacate niy store for repairs. I will offer my entire stock, begimiing Monday, June 20, X at 9 a. m., at prices you can't afford to miss. 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FREY April she Joined me In Nelson and worked In the 'ad' department of the Spokesman-Review. 1 never heard of Johnson until three weeks before we came to Portland. She told me about him, but I never saw him until we were ou the train on the way to Portland. "She told me In Spokane that she Intended to leave me and go with Johnson. I did not want her to go, but she went anyway. I fhad our trunks sent to the depot and paid the expressman but did not check her vtrunks, I checked my own. That was Sunday night. On the train I met Johnson In the buffet car and we had a drink together and talked lab out various things. Johnson did not know that the wo man was anything to me and I said nothing about her to him. ' She came out and sat, on the rear plat form with us awhile and I may have passed a remark or two with her. That was all. When I got up In the morning we were 40 miles out from Portland. Johnson was already up and we had a little talk. "Johnson and I had a few drinks In the barroom and then they went to breakfast. I went out and return ed later for my breakfast. I met Johnson again and he wanted to show me the town. He had been here before. We went to the park and walked (back, stopping at several saloons on the way to the hotel. The woman was not with us. At the hotel Johnson became quarrelsome, accusing me of trying to steal the woman. We went to my room and he quarreled again. Then he went to their room. That was between 1 and 2 o'clock. I -went downstairs, got a bottle of beer and took It to my room. . I asked Johnson in to have a drink and forget It. He drunk a glass of beer and carried a drink to (the woman. When he came back he was sore again. Then d went Into their room and we all bad a drink of whiskey out of a bottle. Then I went back to my room. "She went out and I went back to their room again. We had a drink and Johnson said he would fix me. He began to smash at me and I de fended myself. Then he pulled a 'blackjack' out of his hip pocket and struck at me. I took it away from him and beat him over the head with it, I did not down him the first time I struck him and hit again. I do not know whether I hit two or three times before he went down on the bed. After he 'was down I hit several times more over the head. Then I went- to my room. In about 20 minutes I went back to his room to examine him and see if he was dead. I felt of his heart and knew he was dead. She then came up stairs and I told her what I had done." Charged With Mui-dor, PORTLAND, June 22. Carrie 13. Kersh and Jesse Webb were arraign ed in the municipal court today and OUT SALE ! Ii Mr. Clark Makes No Boastful Statements. NOT BOND SPECULATORS Ills Company 1 1 us Quietly (ioup About the Work of Survey Pro files Filed Much lias ' IJeen Accomplished. " " Francis H, Clarke, president of the Coos Buy & Oregon Central Ry. Co., arrived In this city this morning from Portland where he has been for sev eral days attending to some business pertaining to the company, ilefore going to Portland, Mr. Clarke made a visit to Bolue, where he says the people are very enthusiastic over the proposed road. In an Interview with a News representative shortly after his arrival thlB morning, Mr. Clarke stated that he could not say when actual construction work would be started, but he was prevailed upon to make the following statement: ''The public rarely considers 'the details of a project which Is not already put Into material form. They are, 'therefore, impatient and .that Is the reason they often give their sup port prematurely to projects which have not been carefully-worked' out. We have tried to avoid all the rep resentations and suggestions which may mislead, and V e have been anx ious only to do our work scientific ally and substantially. For this rea son we have worked quietly and with out any effort at publicity. "The result Is that we have our line surveyed and permanently lo cated, and have, filed our profiles, with complete data, with the syn dicate which is behind the project. Many unauthorized reports have been circulated which represent us as being In the market to sell bonds. We have never been In the market for such a purpose, and the men who first proposed the construction of this road are still behind It. There has been no change, and thero will be done, becunse there is only one concern which 1b really Interested In building a road between Cooa Bay and Roseburg. The people of Rose bui'g ought to realize that no parti cular good will drop down upon them without cultivation. Thoy will do well to hnve fnlth In all projects for their benefit which nre honestly and earnestly undertaken. If I should say to you that our rood Is a certainly. It would not particularly Inspire the man who la determined not to have faith. Naturally, we hnve no nnnouncementa to make, be cause announcements are no pnrt of a construction proposition. However.. I will sny. and the people will nc cept it for what It Is worth, that Roseburg nnd Coos Bay nre nearer to a connecting railroad than they have ever been before, and that we have demonstrated much up-to-date and will demonstrate more as time goes on." ' The fact, that Mr. Clnrke is In the city is evidence In Itself that some thing Is being done toward starting preparations. In Mr. Clark's opinion, the new rond, which, when completed, will opernte through an entirely new country direct from Boise to Marsh fleld, passing through Roseburg, will not only lower railroad freight rates, but it will also make it possible to ship freight by water from Coos Bay to New York City through the Panama Cnnal. And as Mnrsliflnld is to be the terminal of the road It will, of course, ho the chief com mercial center. Rut Roseburg has a grand wnter power supply, which, according to Mr. ClnrkV's way of thinking, will naturally make this city a great manufacturing center. SHIP AHOY 1IIO HI'CCKSH. Armory Wns Crowded Last Evening to Witness Play. The Armory hnll was fairly crowd ed to the guards last evening to witness the comic opera. "Ship Ahoy," staged by Prof. Fred Cnrlyle and presented tinder the auspices of the Ladles Auxiliary. It wns a musical trent for all and full of life from the beginning until the curtain was drawn at the close of the last act. Allle Black and Lucy Bridges, the prima donnas, and Arrle Black, the soubrette, wero supported by excell ent choruses of pretty girls who enn, nnd did sing, to the delight of the large audience. Miss Ger trude Rnst, as Mrs. Jones, was a decided hit and kept the audience In an uproar while the Misses Har- charged with the murder of Johnson. Both the man and woman waived preliminary examination and were boiindj over to ifppear before the grand Jury. The trial will follow speedily. Mr. Kersh, the father of the little boy who accompanied the woman, appeared before the court and asked for the custody of the child, alleging that Ms mother, who deserted him some years ago, stole his little son from his homo In 8c attel November Inst. A. H. Davis, proprietor of the Willamette rooming house, also asked for the child. The matter was taken under considera tion by the court. rlet Barker and Florence Kldd car ried their parts out lu a clever man ner, Christie, the property boy, an Important character that fell to the lot of Mark Alexander, was a "stut tering" success and could not have been carried out better by a profes sional. The sailors of the Turtle, Including Weudull Bell, Ben B. Bull winkle, Dr. F. H. Vlncil and Guy Wollenberg, all had an important part which was presented with much credit. Each number of the program was heartily encored and responded to in a becoming manner. Fred Cnrlyle, as manager of an opera company, was at his best last night and H. E. Steel the bdatswain's mate and Harry Hlldeburn, ns Captain Lugglns, car ried out their part of the urogram In ffrstclnss shape. With Miss Merta Bales as musical director "Ship Ahoy" was the hit of the season. The play will be repeated this evening and all those who were not forlunnte In being present last evening should avail themselves of the opoprtunity or witnessing this operatic extravaganza. RENO WARMLY WELCOMES JEFF (Special to Evening News.) RENO, June 2 2.Jcffrles ... wns warmly welcomed when he arrived here, and will begin training this afternoon at Mono. Springs. Things are going forward lively; teams are alfeady hauling lumber to State Park for the arena, nd workj on the structure will be rushed to com pletion. The place Is about a mile from the center of town and nenr the railroad trackB. All rooms In the city have practically been reserved and cots are at a premium. Many are sotting up tonts which will he used aa sleeping placeB. BIG STICK FORCES ADOPTION OF BILL (Special to Evening News) WASHINGTON, June 22 Al though Insurgents nnd democrats In the senute protested against the ac ceptance of the house postal sav ings bank bill, a tent vote today Indicates that Tart's big Btlck meth ods forced enough regulars Into line to Insure the passage of the meas ure. , Insurgents and deinoaints will make a hard right ngninsUMhe hill, hut their efforts will probably avail little and it will e passed with trifl ing delay. I Strictly Bench Made Suits Alf I- ' 'Ml r wM ; mm JrV Copyright 1909 M jLT Sjf The noiue of rtuppear.aoKf fejy PRICES $18 to $27.50 YOUR SUITS KEPT PRESSED FREE HARTH'S TOGGERY Shop of Quality Election Farce in Mexico Arouses the People. IMPRISONED OPPONENT President Diaz, not Liking Liberal Ciimlldnto for lresldcnry, Sends Him to the Penitentiary Meetings Broken l'p. (Special to Evening Nowb) MONTEREY, Mexico, Juue 22. Mndero, the Liberal candidate for the presidency of Mexico, running opposition to Diaz, the present In cumbent, has been lodged In the pen itentiary here today at the order of the administration. The charge of Insulting the government was first placed against Mndero then he was arrested, but later was changed to Inciting a riot. This last move on the part of Diaz, the Liberals declare, Indicate that the election Sunday will be a farce. Revolutionists through out the ; country are thoroughly aroused and the entire population of the republic Is boiling with excite ment. It Is believed that the coming election will bo the most : Ibloody one In the history of Mexico. Meet ings called for the purpose of de nouncing the' government for the ar rest of Madero were broken up by the police. to itrcnucK ffiie jAma. Supervisor llntlruin Making Kxten tensive Prcnnrut Ions Along Line. . Supervisor Bnrtrum Informed a News reporter he wub making exten sive preparations to reduce the an nual fire loss the coming season. He Is establishing tool Btntions at ndvantngeous polntB within the for est. These stations, about fifty In number, consist of a substantia! shed 12x14 feet, under which will he constructed a tool box six feet long, three feet deep nnd throe feet wide. These boxes will be covered with 1-3 Inch tray wire netting to prevent food supplies being destroy ed by rata and mice. A number of shovels, nxes, mattocks and other fire-fighting tools will be constantly stored at these stntlons. W'honevor there Is a fire discovered In the vi cinity or one of them rorest olllcors can Immediately go thero mid sup Clothes press It before It gets under head way; Otherwise delnys would bo necessary if they were comepelled to secure tools und provisions else where. It is presumed that the tra veling public can also take advant age of these tools In the event ot lire that they may kccldoutly start or find burning in route of travel. The convenience of this method will certainly insure a greuter protection than any Bystem heretofore origin ated. The people are beginning to real ize more than ever the groat value of tills wonderful resource. Mr. Bartrum states that Douglas county alone has forty billion feet of timber worth a hundred million dollars. When this timber Is manufactured and exploited, fully flfty-flve per cent of Its manufactured value goes for labor, supplies, etc. Therefore, evory citizen and enterprise within the state are benefitted directly or Indirectly. So the destruction of this resource by nre Is a greater loss to the peo ple than It is to the owner, since he has only the stumpage value. Mr. Bartrum also states that the forest service Is co-operating with compan ies and Individuals outside of the national forest to prevent destruc tive forest Ares. IS HIGHLY PLEASED, And (iives Home Good Advice to Pro lil's und Church Folks. Editor News: The school election Is over. We have elected a splendid new director. He is a new man In our community, but he will prove a hummer. The church folks and the prohl's seemed to want the other man, but my advice to them Is nbt to feel sore. Wo. all have to take our" medicine at tlmeB. I have no objection to! Mr. Nichols, the prohl candldnte, but Mr. Marshal wns my man and we won out. The majority was only six, but It was enough to show which way the wind blows. Any tnlk about our new director not being a permanent resident and taxpayer Is all rot. He owns a cigar store In Roseburg. My advice to any set of men Is if thoy can't run things their way, don't get sulky. Some of pur citizens did noble service In carrying the helpless to the polls In autos. T. B. 0. horn. CLEMENTS. At Morcy hospital, In thlB city, Juno 22, 1910, to Mr. and Mi'B, Frank Clements, a daugh ter. Mrs. Etta Weaver, who has been visiting hor Bister, Miss Cassoy Weav er, In this city, returned to her home In Elkton this morning. Home of Regal Shoes