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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1910)
I! THE WEATHER LOCAL FORECAST Fir To-night ud Friday ADVERTISERS Will rind The Kvendir New the best medium to reach the KH)itaof ltoteburr. A wid--wke publication urlnttnr all the uewftthat'iflt to print VOL. I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS, COUNTY, OREGON, THRUSDAY, JULY 28, 1910 No. 228. .... , i Railway and Street Car Strik ers very Ugly POLICE OVERWHELMED Strikers In Columbus Attack Train Carrying Ctinumny Militia Cars Itonitmrilrri with .Missels lint Xu Our Hurt. (Special to Evenlnc News.) DETROIT. Mich., July 28. Four companies of the First Regiment of the Michigan National Guard were dispatched to Durand. where the strike sluiiitou on the Michigan branches of the Grand Trunk rail way Is acute. A hataliou of 'Infan try from Grand Rapids Is also er. jouto to Durand. John Bersey is In command of the force from Grand Rapids, and Durand, where the trou ble is centered, is one of the cen tral points of the system. Strikers Throw Holts. HAMILTON", Ohio, July 28. A t:oop train, carrying Company F of the Third Ohio Infantry to Colum bus, where the men will be held In readiness to suppress rioting, was at- tacked by sympathizers of the Col umbus street railway strikers, and showers of iron bolts were rained on the cars, but no one was hurt. The troops are being called out because local authorities are fearing trouble, and It is declared .that, the sluatlov at various points is beyond control. In several places strikers and their friends have Intimidated strike Gem Theatre Baker StocK Company Presents the One Act Farce Comedy Too Much Lobster V Price 10c and 20c Meet Me at the Gem j Winnie Gaddis 1 THF. PLUMBER I slii Agent for Snell Water Filters. Removes all im purities. Roseburg : D. H. MARSTERS Plumbing, Sheet Metal Worn, Tinning and Heating X North JacKson' Street, adjoining Peoples Marble Works. Telephone 2511. Work Done on Short Notice - KXGAGKD TO MAHISV. The Salem Statesman In a re- cent Issue has the following to say relative to George A. Skiff and his unexpected marriage to Miss Ada Collier, which oc- curred in this city last Sunday evening. "George P. Skiff is of a promt neut Salem family and was a member of the last year's Wll- lamette law class. Ho was en- gaped to marry a beautiful and prominent young woman of this city. Sunday night she receiv- ed a telephone message from Roseburg from Skiff. He said: It's good bye forever. I have just got married." The young woman thought he was playing a joke upon her but later veri- fled the message." breakers nnd have prevented the op era t ion of traffic. 2000 Militiamen Arrive. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28. Two thousand state militiamen arrived here today to quell the rioting which followed the efforts of the Colum bus Railway & Light Company to operate their street cars with crew's of strike-breakers. .Mobs of Infuri ated strlkera and their friends at tacked the cars as soon as they put in an appearance, and the police were utterly unable to cope with the sit uation and were overwhelmed by the mob. Mayor Marshal at once ap pealed to the governor for troops, and Adjutant -General Weybrecht was immediately ordered to send all the men necessary to restore order In the city. Will Not Compromise. TORONTO, July 28. Strike lead ers argrlly deny the statements made by Grand Trunk officials to the ef fect that railroad employes have asked the company to he allowed to return to work. Railroad officials say that the request was made by President Lee, on behalf of the train men, and President Garret son, repre senting the conductors, at a confer ence with President Hayes and Vice President Fltzhugh, of the Grand Trunk Railway Companv. The strik ers claim that no such proposition was ever submitted to the company, hut the statement has been pub lished in order to weaken their prop osition In the estimation of the pub lic. They say that thev have plenty of funds to conduct the fight with and will" continue the strike as long ; as the company cares to oppose I them. , Matters are serious, and a number of street riots have occurred I at various places. The railway com : pany Is losing enormously owing to j the lack of freight service. germTny'refused to assist madriz (Special to Evening News) , BERLIN', July 28. Germany will not protest against American inter- ference in Nicaraguan nffalrs. The : foreign office today authorized this i statement, admitting, at the same j time, that Madriz had asked aid from Germany. According to the state I ment issued the Kaiser politely re fused to Intervene in the matter. It is also learned that Madriz extended I the same invitation to Mexico and j other European powers in the hope - of securing assistance. Deputy Sheriff Mortenson, of G lend ale, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Ho returned home last evening. Skylight Cornices Heating Ventilating Phone 2101 Oreg'on PLUMBING SHOP. I ROSEBURG, ORE. Wireless Says He is on Board Steamer LIND FOR GOVERNOR Minnesota Dcmm-wits Will Fight Shy of Local Option, hut. will Fa vor the Initiatlit) ami Referendum. (Special to Evening News) MONTREAL, July 28. A wire less dispatch from the steamer Mon rose received here today says that Crippen is aboard the ship. If this Is true it means that the world-wide searche for the alleged wife murderer is ended, and he will be asBester the moment, the- Bteamer reaches Ameri ca. Officers have already taken up their station at Fathers Point await ing the arrival of the vessel, which is due Saturday. Convention Is Wet. MINNEAPOLIS, July 28. John Llnd will probably be the democratic nominee for governor, providing that he will consent to make the run If nominated. The state eonven tfo Is now in session. Lind is solidly backed by the opponents of the local option measure, and it is believed that the small minority will not be able to get the question before the convention. . It is aleged that the platform will include a plank Tuvor Ing the Initiative and referendum. LOCAL NEWS. Very swellest things In puffs and curls Roseburg Beauty Parlors. j28 Magnificent new 2i and 30 inch 3 stent switches Roseburg Beauty Parlors. J28 Pianos tuned by local tuner, sat isfaction guaranteed. Chas A Lotz, 119 Wain street, Phone 1185. dtf Claud Weaver, who resides' jon j Deer Creek, is a busluVss visitor in' the city today. Palmers perfume at Marsters drug store. Made from the flowers and have their true odor. d-tf Quick service, three chairs, all flrstclass men, can be found at the I Maddix barber shop on Casa street. L. L. Matthews was In the city today from the Ml. Alto ranch near Glide, of which place he Is the fore man, James McNabb left for Tacoma. Washington, ihlg afternoon where he will spend several weeks visiting friends. Ben F. Wagner, formerly a teach er in this city, was here today en route home from his annual outing Mr. Wagner is how associated with a Portland hanking house. Douglas County Creamery butter, the best in the land, can ha had of your grocer at 80 cents the roll. De mand your home product and accent no other. Butter fat 35 cents. dtf John Bates, the- Happy Valley farmer, is a business visitor In the city today. Mr. Botes reports the prune crop exceptionally huiify this year In all sections of Douglas coun ty. Dr. Sether. who is camping on "Dad's" Creek, a short distance from Glendnle spend Tuesday afternoon in the city looking after business matters. He returned to the camp ing grounds late' in the evening. Dr. Sether Is accompanied by his wife and the latter's sister. Miss Turnell. Theh members of the county court met In sitecfnl session yesterday af ternoon hut aside from naming a few of the polling places for thfi ap proaching election little business was transacted. A complete list of those selected will be published tomor row. Little Miss Birdie Bell, who will appear next week In the difficult role of the little gypsy girl In "The Lost Jewel" at the Star Theatre, claims she Is neither a gypsy nor. a French nor a Spanish, but is really and truly a little Irish girl. She was born on St. Patrick's ciay seven years ago. and Bhe says she'd rather be Irish than anything. d-j30 0. H. Cash, one of Douglas coun ty's most progressive fruit growers, is conducting demonstrations at Syke's rink today in which he Illus trates the manner In which fruit should he packer! should the grow ers wish to realize the highest rice for their product. TIip demonstra tions were quite well attended today and will continue until Saturday eve ning. Mr. Cash Is considered first class authority and his services were clad I y accepted by the Douglas County Fruit Growers' I'nlon. under whose auspices the demonstrations are being held. 1 ' MERE POSSIU1L1TV. . f It may be possible that At- torney O. P. Coshow, one of Roseburg's well known attor- ueys, will he a candidate for the office of Governor at the demo- crativ primary election in Sep- tember. In an attempt to verify a cur- rent rumor to such an effect, a News representative inter- viewed Mr. Coshow this morn- lug, and among other things the gentleman said that he was not Baking the chief executive- ship in his own behalf, nor was he a candidate at this time. "My name has been mentioned for the office In various sections of the state." said Mr. Coshow. "but as yet 1 have not made public my declaration to be- come a candidate. Of course, In the event the democrats se- lect me as the proper "chap" to make the race I may concede to their wishes and enter the cam- palgn. Until such time as they do. however. I have no definite announcement to make public. Mr. Coshow is ft member of the law firm of Attorneys Co- show ,& Rice and Is quite well known throughout the stjite. 4 The gentleman was at one time senator from Douglas county, and- has held various other of- flees of public trust. LOCAL NEWS. Mrs. Charles Hurst, of Portland, arrived In the city this morning to spend 'about two weeks visiting with relatives. Miss Lizzie Klnzer, who has been spending the past two months visit ing with her parents at Crabtree, Linn county, returned here Tuesday evening. B. L. Darby, manager of the Glen dale pharmacy, and president of the Glendalu Commercial Club, spent Tuesday in the city. He returned home hi company with Dr. Sether that night. Accused of obtaining money under false pretenses, Frank Martin, a man or apparently 45 years of age, was arrested by Marshal Huffman shortly alter noon today, and now languishes in the county jail awaiting a pre liminary hearing. From what can he ascertained regarding the ense it nppears that Martin appeared at the Oregon restaurant, conducted by Chnni Hi.' shortly after it o'clock this morning, and in payment for two weeks' board presented a check In the sum of $17, made payable to Frank Martin, and bearing the sig nature of James Billiard, a person whom the officials have failed to lo cate up to the time of going to press. Hi accepted the check and an hour Inter took the same to the First Na tional Bank where it wan turned down, the officials of the depository having no knowledge of a man by the name of Billiard. Realizing that he was "stung", Hi immediately sought relief nt the hands or Dis trict Atlomey Brown, who In turn or dered Martin's arrest. When arrest ed by Marshal Huffman and brought to the office of District Attorney Brown, Martin related a pitiful story of how he had been employed by Billiard for the past ten days nnd had 'received in compensation tor his labor the worthless check. He declared that Bullard owned and operating a hay baling machine, and that he was a visitor In the city this morning. Wishing to give Mar tin the benefit of the doubt Dis trict Attorney Brown ordered a war rant of arrest Issued for Bullard. but u n to a late hour this afternoon the officers had been unable to find trace of such a man. District At torney Brown believes that Martin prepared the check Inasmuch as the writing on the face greatlv resembles the endorsement on the back. It is the district attorney's opinion that Martin is an old hand In the ques tionable pursuit, for the reason that he was at the do not awaiting the departure of a Southprn Pacific train when arested by Marshal Huff man. It Is probable that Martin will be given a preliminary hearing some tlnle tomorrow, nt which ttme the ac cused will be given further oppor tunity to explain how he came lutt. "ossesslon of the worthless paper. The check was of the usual variety and wus numbered twenty-eight. ki:d mkx i:ij:ct oi ri i;us. Dr. I II. Vtnrlt. of Thk City, a C;rand Hirer. ASTORIA. Or.. Juty 27. The : State Great Council, Improved Or dr of Hed Men. which has bien In f spsslon during the last two days, i elected officers this afternoon to serve i during the ensuing year as follows:' j Great sachem, A. I. Curry, Bake 1 ' Chy; great senior sagamore. Dr. K. H. Vlncll, Hosehurg; gr't Junior sagamore. Dr. Tlieo Fsslr, Port land: great prophet, W. L. Utile, Oregon City; great chief of records.! K. H. Saylor, Portland; great keeper of wampum, JanifH A. Devlin, Pen-, dleton L. Utile. Oregon City, wan j chosen represen t a 1 1 ve to the G rea I ! Council of the lnited States. . ! A motion was passed fixing the' time fof holding the annual son-' slons on the second Tuesday In Aug-, ust, In place of the fourth Tuesday in July. inn b urn Republican Factions in Ohio Predict Trouble WILL LOSE THE STATE Insill'Ifi-lllH Asst-rt Hint (iilliW-lil Is QilitK-r mid Say Krnm.rnts Will Win Out This I'nll. (Special to Evening News.) COI.lT.MUUS. Ohio, July 28. This is a day of polltlcnl grouches In Ohio. Following (he Btato republi can convention yostuiduy. in which (ho slrongost stnml-imt platform (he could be written was endorsed, the Insurgents are accusing Oarrield of iuutin. The nomination at Hurtl ing for governor Ib regurded as indi cating the re-appearance of 8enntor ronmcr on thr political Held, ami wise ones say that Korakor's activity will mean the downfall of Senator Burton. Disgruntled republicans see disaster everywhere and a clean sweep for the democracy at the polls mis iiim. itoportB state that Tnft wus greatly pleased with tho conven tion's work, but popular rumor says that Koosevelt does nob like the can didates, livery indication points to (lie fact that republicans are work ing to cross purposes In Ohio. PRESIDENT LEFT FOR HOME TODAY (Special to Evening News.) ' BlDDKFOUD." Maine. July 28. President Taft and party started for home today after a ten days cruise along the New England coast. $200,000,000 TO BE APPORTIONED WASHINGTON, July 28 Army engineers who have charge of the It Certainly is a Fact that no other drug store in the city has shown the rapid rate of growth that this one has and the rea son is simply this I have always tried to maKe a friend of every one of my customers, have always watched and studied their wants constantly in order to maKe my drugstore service as nearly perfect as possible. I have added every accommodation and con venience that could possibly be of any benefit to my customers and the fact that my business is rapidly increasing is proof conclusive that my ef forts have been appreciated. Can't I count on you to help make this store The Biggest Little Drug Store in Town ROSEBURG PHARMACY, Inc. S. E. KR0HN, Manager Roseburg, Oregon work of appropriating the twenty million dollars recently voted by congress for completing the pendlue federal reclamation projects, finish ed their preliminary labors today, nnd will soon visit tho projects la Idaho, Montana. Wyoming, the I)a kotas aud possibly Oregon. Mile. Hose, who comes to the Star theatre with her company on Sunday, July 21 and August 1 and 2, In her own beautiful sketch, "The Lost Jewel" wears a fortune in diamonds tu her thrilling scenes with the old gypsy hug and the King of the Gyp sies. She hag ocaslou to throw them on the stage in a frenzy of excitement as though they were a mere baga telle. Altogether she wears 213 dia monds made In to various articles of jewelry, A butterfly contains no less than 93 diamonds with 23 other atones of five colors. A secret pen dant of genuine topas the size of a bird's egg, is surrounded by 24 dia monds. Another pendant contains no less than 45 large stones and a bracelet Is set with 51 diamonds In a complete circle. Then thore are three diamond rings, as well as other or naments which nttvact a great deal of attention from tho audience, Mile. Romany has spent no small fortune in repair work since the beginning of the season. d-j.10 Scientific scatp and facial massage Roseburg Beauty Parlors. $2 ' .L On to $tay afo ,