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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1910)
lite win. ADVERTISERS Will HnU Tho Kvuninir Nowi cite boat odium to iwh the lHHiplof Hoeeburr. A wlde -wko publication printing all the new thafftflt to prln THE WEATHER LOCAL FORECAST Fair Tonight and Tbursoay. OL. 1. ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON. WEDXKSDAY, OCTOltKK SO, 1910. No. 304 n 1 V. 4 iin mnnn nsnnniunr flU IKlljlLliUllillM;: : May Haye Perished in Wilds of Northern Canada. - SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Oklahoma I.iuv IMsfranrlilsliiK In diaus and Xegrws Uplu-ld by Suprcnu!, Court Hewiird for lJalloonisls. (Special to Evoning News) OTTAWA. Oct., 26. Outside of the government oiflcials, who profess the belief that Hawley and Post, who composed the crew of the lost bal loon American, are safe somewhere in the interior of Ontario, the gener al opinion is that the men have per ished. It was learned positively to day that they carried flrmarnis and tackle, expecting that they nils ht be carried fur away from set tlements, and in such an event could provide food for themselves and thus withstand several days of hardship. Prof, nock, chief of the geographi cal survey, believes that the bal loonists will he found alive. The country where they are supposed to have alighted Is said to he barren of game and so cold that no one. excepting those acllmated could live there very long without shelter and food. The searchers have so far dis covered no clews of the missing men. Warm Times Coming, SAX FRANCISCCV, Oct. 26. It was announced this afternoon that several subpoenas will he given Into the bands of the San Francisco po lice to serve on local people who will be 'required to appear at Los An geles as witnesses in connection with the Times dynamiting. Matters are getting critical and sensational de velopments are anticipated. Indians Cannot Vote. GUTHRIE, Oct. 26. The state su preme court today upheld the "Grand 'Father clause amendment to the ' Oklahoma constitution. This will dis franchise several thousand Indians and negroes, and Is considered as ab solutely insuring a democratic victory within the state at the coming elec tions. The decision will be appealed by republicans. The court held that such an educational requirement Is within the power of the state, ltenurds Offered. NEW YORK. Oct. 26. Five thou sand dollars reward was today of fered for information concerning the whereabouts of the missing balloon, American, and the aeronauts, llawlev nnd Post. It is expected that other rewards will be offered later. 7s "Her" Birthday Near? Are you pulcd about what would he MiiluMp for a nice hiilliday gift'-' Why not n watch? W e have on ill-phiy some very pretty watches in ladlcV slw's In uolid gold or gold lllled Klgln or Waltham movement. K.ncraving handsomely done on short notice. See our window displays. A. S. HUEY THE JKWELKK Southern Pacific Watch Inspector i I You Don't Have to PAT For Cement Culverts, Cement Sewer Pipe, sizes 8 to 36 inches. Cement building foundation and chimney blocKs. Cement sidewalks and Cement worK of any Kind I DTG 1 1 V O or ! UUUICi l mnnn in other buaalneaa. B O K. See Pat'I Elaitlc roof p&lot for leaky roota. Wa build, mora or repair your houaea. Bualnaat building! i aoaclalty. Orar forty year experience In building. F. F. PATTERSON . CONTRACTOR and BUILDER . . homk kvi.k Kxrix)i)i:n. Bunker Hartman of Portland, whose name is used In the Hter- ature of the Greater Oregon Homo Utile Association, as a member has this to say: Hartman and Thompson, bankers. Chamber, of Commerce v Portland, Oregon, October 25, 1910. Mr. B. L. Eddy, Rose- burg, Oregon: Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of the 24th Inst., I bet; to state that the use of my name in connection with the circular advertising of The Greater Oregon Home Rule Association was made without my knowledge or consent. I am not now a member of that as sociatlon. Yours very truly, J. L. HARTMA. The Oregontan has also re- pudiuted "Home Rule". See its editorial nages for October 25th and 26th. Further exposures may be expected. GOOD CITIZEN'S LEAGUE, Roseburg, Oregon. V. L. COHB, President. B. V. STRONG, Secretary. DKATH OF MRS. IIAKKKU. Pioneer Lady Succumbs to Attack of Pneumonia. Mrs. Emily Barker, aged 70 years, and one of the best known women in Douglas county, passed away at her home just east of the city shortly after one o'clock this morning. The deceased was stricken with pneu monia about two weeks ago, and not withstanding that everything possi ble was done In order to restore her to health, she gradunllv srew worse and the end came as if she was but asleep. Aside from a heart broken husband, A. Y. Barker, the decensed Ts survived by four daughters. Mrs. J. P. Martin, of Grants Pass; Mrs. Wnlter Singleton, of Roseburg; Mrs. Anderson, of Coos Bay; Mrs. Rich ard Chapman, of Glide, and two sons, Missouri Barker, of Portland, and Lee Barker, of Drnin. The funeral will be held at the family home to morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, inter ment following at the Masonic cem etery. Mrs. Barker was one of those strudy pioneer women whose first mission was to aid others. She thought nothing of her own com forts, and during her entire life in Douglas county she was continually bending her efforts In behalf of her friends and relatives. Until three or four years ago she resided on Oak Creek, und In that section of the county she is particularly well known. Ah one of our acquaintances said today: "She was a lady of true mertcan type and her demise conies as a shock to those who konw her beat. She was a loving wife, a duti ful mother, and a most endearing friend. DKKECTIVK LAM) TITLES. Are in many cases caused by care lessness on part of conveyancer or scrivener in properly describing the land and showing the names of parties to conveyance correctly, but in most cases the lault Ib with the o-aii.t. who Is too prone to think his title Is Infallible as long as he has a warranty deed. Many persons have thus lost thousands of dollars In aw suits, wnen a few dollars could 'inve saved them gront loss and ex-nni-urt "Know thy land as well as thyself", an eminent attorney once said, you can do so by having an abstrast of your title made by us. Our abstract plant If? t most com plete In the state of Oregon. We own the only abstract records In Douglas county, without whlcii a re liable lint nu t cannot be made. DOUGLAS ABSTRACT & TRUST CO, Cor. Jackson and Washington streets. j The pastor snys nothing is too ! good for his flock. Well here's where ; the flock gets the best book and ' Bible proposition ever offered. See them at Koselmrg Book store. tf Rv. Howard, of Glendale. candi date for representative from Dong las county on the democratic tick et, is spending the day In town In attendance at the meeting of the democratic bounty central committee. Go to Sea to See win Mil vutmy. mm " " . w urn ut. my burglar proof window lock. IU it. ? First of a Series of Luncheons at Club Rooms. IMPORTANT ISSUES DISCUSSED Resolutions JlcgardhiK Navigation of The l'niMiua. Presented by Hon. lUnger Hermann, are Unan imously Adopted. The first of a series c'. luncheons given by tho Roseburg Commercial Club occurred today noon at the club rooms under the supervision ol the Ladies, Auxiliary, and proved suc cessful, not only from the standpoint of the delicious menu repured by the ludies, but from a business and Focinl way as well. Evidence of the popularity of the ue.w feature tnken U;) by the club was the largo num ber of business men prejT.ti ut to day's luiuh, among them a num ber of prominent outside visitors, all of whom were a unit that a con tinuance of the program as carried out would be of much value to the club, Roseburg and the community at large. Various subjects were dis cussed for the advancement of the community and Immediate action taken thereon. No time was lost In lengthy discussions, which is proof that tho satisfying of the "inner man" Is conducive to a good, cheer ful disposition. President of (he club. Dr. A. C. Seely, introduced the first- speaker of the noon hour. Hon. Bingor Her mann, who addressed the gathering most Interestingly on the subject, "Navigation of the Umpqua". In so doing Mr. Hermann referred " to a period, some forty years ago, when a stern-whe,el passoiiger boat. "Tho Swan", 100 feet long, fully manned and equipped, cenie very unexpected ly up the Umpqua River and her shrill whistle announced her arrival one early morning to the surprised residents of the little village of Rose burg. "What was done forty years ago could be accomplished today," remarked (he speaker, "with the proper locks and dams constructed and a navigable waler-way to the ocean could be made permanent, thereby opening a most feasible route for the shipment of the multiplied products of the Umpqua Valley." To Impress his listeners with the sub ject at hand Mr. Hermann offered the following resolutions to the club, which were unanimously adopted. ROSEBURG, Oregon, Oct. 27, 1910 -Major .1. J. Morrow, U. S. Engineer Corps, Portland, Oregon. Dear Sir: At a meeting of this commercial club In the city of Rose burg, State of Oregon, this 27 day of October, 1910. It was unanimously voted to address your honorable self, and submit to you our profound In terest, and as we believe, that of the entire Umpqua Valley, in the Im provement of navigation of tho Ump qua river from Scottsburg to Rose burg. by lock and dam construction. We represent all sections of the Ump qua Valley, which are tributary to the portions of the river mentioned and whose future prospects depend on the use of the said water-way for transportation purposes, and tite area of this territory exceeds three such states as Delewaro. There are 5000 square miles In the county, which Is 100 miles long and 12 miles broad. The present property assess ment shows a valuation of over $;to, 000.000. At. this point on the river the ele vation Is only 4KB feet above sea level. The distance from Rosebnrx to Scnttshurg by wagon route Is about HO miles, and by the windings of t he river much grenter. From Scot tabu rg to the sea the Umpqua river has always been navigable, and in the early days Scottsburg was the shipping point for all exports and Imports for Soul hern Oregon and Northern California as far as Yreka. The liar at the mouth of the river Is tnfely navigable for large sized ves sels which i.t present are mnstly en-1 gaf.ed in comim-m;.! trnthe between t-e lower Umpqua Val!"y hud Sun Kranciseo. The rfvr between Krottshurg and Roseburg attracted the attention j of rungress as far back as 1 8 1 0 40 years auo, when examination and surveys were authorized, and a pro ject adopted by the department con sisting merely in removing the bould ers nnd rocks which interrupted cur lents. and which were found tnalnlv at certain rapids, such as Sawyer's Hans. Mills. telotilR Elkton. Crows and Clayton Rapids. In 1S71 con gress appropriated $2,5oO the esti mate reported necessary to remove ob f.t rut Ions In said rapid, of which $17,925 was expended In completion of the project, the balance being re turned to the treasury. The engineers found at Roseburir that In ordinary freshets the river rise 20 feet and at ordinary statix there Is about four feet above low wntpr stair for peven months In th yar, during which time the engin eers r."rorted hat the river could Ik? natlicated. and that boets eotild tak? in and take out the freight of the tmpqiift Valley. "In the whole rlr er", the engineers reported, "ther are only 3 926 cubic yards to remove, tu n-nder navigation darinx ordi nary stagea of th river practicable and good." In closing his report Major Williamson reported: "It Is therefore to the interest of the val ley to remove th$ rocks". This was about 40 years ago, when the coun try was In its infancy. Previous to the improvement a river steamer, the Swan, a stern wheeler 100 feet long, was brought from Scottsburg to (Hoseburg, and returned with a cargo of farm products to Gardiner. But after the removal of the rock ob structions, the people who made an other attempt to reach Roseburg by steamer found the current at the former rapids to be so much strong er In velocity and flow as to render their passage impossible by the river steamers of that early day and from that time on all further attempts have been abandoned. Since then the population has vastly increased. In addition to this city there are many towns nnd vil lages in the valley. Railroads have entered It and trnlnloads are trans ported to Portland nnd San Uran-1 clsco continuously, carrying Umpqua' valley products. But from Roseburg north the railroad diverges from the river, until at Elkton. on the Umpqua river, it is 20 miles distant, with high elevations Intervening, so that practically for 50 miles up the river from Scottsburg there is only a wag on road to transport the produce of the valley to the sea. Along this in terval aro vast are.is of fine commer cial timber, and rich deposits of C5l, which have been developed and test ed by use, but all the resource now lies Idle for want of cheao trans portation to tho sea. Som-s of the most 'ertile ni-d extensive farms ol the out Ire valley aro on tho river along the Interval of obstructed navigation, v:'; h orchard, meadow and grain lands sufficient to support a large population. The increase in population, wealth and general productiveness all over this valley has wnkened the people as to the necessity of water trans portation, and the demand for It Is increasing year by year. In all direc tions from Roseburg for M0 miles de velopment has taken place and the products of this development seek river transportation. People are set tling throughout this entire region, and the larger holdings are being subdivided Into 10 nnd 20 ncre tracts, ench of which will support a family. The only available transportation for many of these tracts is the Umpqua river, and the improvement of this river, permitting navigation, will be "justllled by the conditions apparent everywhere contiguous to the river. AVe are convinced that tho rlvci Is worthy of lock and dam construc tion, as such construction will per mit of navigation tho entire year, and give a permanent depth of water for 'safe and continuous travel dally from Roseburg to the sea. The Umpqua river, after the Columbia, is tho larg est river in Oregon, and the resources of the Umpqua valley nro abundant, but without navigation, must depend upon the slow movement of wagons, or the costly transportation by rail road, when accessible, but for 50 miles of the river lauds even thUi not accessible. Lock nnd dam con st rtif't Ion has been established as feasible, but tho cost Ih necessarilv large, yet large as It may be, we hope you will agree with us that the prestnt rapid growth Indicates n fu ture for this valley which will fully Justify the expense. The water way wilt be used much more extensively in the future than at first, and the Investment should be made vlth a view to fut tire Increase in traffic, rather than the present needs, which In themselves, aro extensive. Thvrc are inexhaustible resources v bu'ld on. This is our capital to assure you for the future, Hnd to justify you In a report that lock and dam con struction, within any reasonable esti mate of cost. Is expe lient and jestl liable, well wortli the Investment, and well worthy of adoption by the gov ernment. All of which Is most res pectfully submitted for your tonsid erat Ion. One of the principal "talks" at the club luncheon wits to have been given by Mr. John White, but he was com pelled to be out of town, nnd there fore another most important thine to be done was not brought before the business men of the city. Mr. White expected to bring before the people of Roseburg the need of mov kind of shelter for the people who nr.' coming to Itoselmrg, expecting to be come citizens of the coinmtpiH, Vit who are drtu'n to other pliic lr Oregon, simp- because they cannot find even a room In which to remain at night. While the luncheon was tri progress five persons wet 9 wnndt r Ing around Roseburg looking for some place to stay over night, or until such time as they could find niporary headquarters. The hotel and rooming housei are full and It has ben the, case a number of times that well to do people, especially wo men and children have been com pelled to remain In our i'tlo dinky depot all nleht, be a use no rooms were available. Hosehtirg Is loosing ni.tny mighty good citizen J nut because there seems to be no room for them here, and apparently little disposition on the part of most of our citizens to offer any encouragement to stay. Af ter spending one night In our ele gant and comfortable depot f which Is a credit to Roseburg and the Sou thern Pacific R. R., Isn't U? tries ieopie are ready to look In other towoR.for ft location. It la up to the peple of Roseburg to provide ac commodations for the farnfllea who con br to' make their homo with (Corj'.ir.Dd on pise 2.) BODIES FLOAT IN DAT Victims of Mount Vesuvius Eruption Monday. BOILER OF GUNBOAT EXPLODES Klfcy oV the Crew are Drown When liiinboat (iocs to Bottom lUr tclblo Crosses Clmmui lleiuze In Jail. (Special to Tho Evening News.) NAPLKS, Oct. 26. Despite, the efforts of tho government to belittle the extent of volcanic destruction and disturbances In the vicinity of N'nplos and In tho Gulf of Salarno, It was learned today that tho minister ol marine has notified King Victor that the death list .would exceed 400. The report also stated that the extent of property damage was incalcuablo at present. OthVluls have been ordered to make the reports show the death lists small and to estimate property damages lightly in order to not divert the tourist travel. Cholera has brok en out In the affected districts, und many bodies are floating In the bay. Pope Pius has requested tho clergy to assist the government In rendering aid to tho sick and homeless. Mf(y Men Killed. PORT All PRINCR. llaytl. Oct. 'Jli Fifty men. Including ranking of ficers, part of tho crew of tho Ilaytlan gunboat "La Llborte, ure believed to have been drowned today when the boat sank off Port do Praix. The boiler of the ship blew up, tearing a hole In the hull, nnd tho unfortun ate craft quickly sank. Twenty wore rescued by a passing vessel, while many jumped Into the sea before the life boats were launched. The gun boat left this port for the north Monday. DirgMde Crosses Channel, LONDON, Oct. 2 G. From Mols 30118, France, to Aldershot, Kngland, !n Ave hours was the feat accomplish ed today by the dirglblo bnlloon "Morning Post". This Is the second time in the history of dlrglhtca that the Knglish Channel has been 'sue cesifully crossed. Tho London Morn ing Post presented tho balloon, on Its arrival at Aldershot, to tho war olllce of tho British government. Hchic (iocs to Jail. . N13W YOUiv, Oct. 26. Arthur II. Heluze today surrendered to ihv I'nlled States marshal, following n decision of the supremo court up ROSEBURG THEATRE Wednesday Night, October 26, 1910 Fitzpatrick & Norwood Present the Famous PASMORE TRIO MAKY PASMORH. Vi.-Iin DOROTHY 1'ASMOIiK, Cello .SUSAN NE PASMOKK. Piano "Blmplv wonderful, I have neve r hoard Hiirh playing by a trio In my life." William Armstrong In Chlcag o inter-Ocean. "The Pa aha trior? are among tho greatest artlnts ever heard In Ber lin. " Berlin ZeltutiK- "Thi whole soul of each player goes into her finger tips." New York Musical Courier. Prices 75c and 50c Reserved Scats on Sale at Cem Theatre A, B- Chase Piano Uwl ll.UXOW-U'KN BL'PPKlt. The Indies of St. George's church will serve, their nuniml Hallow-e'eu supper hi tho pnr- Ish house on Stuuriltiy evening Octoher 29th from 5:30 to 7 o'clock. o29 holding a decision of thq circuit court to tho effect that ho was In contempt because he paid a wit ness called to appear before the federal grand Jury to leave tho. country. Hoinze wan taken to tho Tombs to begin serving his sentence of ten days. Against the protest of his prisoner, who wanted to rido In a taxi-cab, the marshal compelled him to walk. (iovenior Chandler Dead. ATLANTA, Oct. 26. Former Gov ernor Allan Chandler, of Georgia, one of the most widely known Sou therners, died nt his home here this morulng. Governor Chandler had been prominent politically for fifty years. He, served two terms as gov ernor nnd one term In congress from his district. Illg Meet nt Vrlsco. S NT FRANCISCO, Oct. 26. A bl aviation meet for San Francisco was assured today by messages from tho National Aero Club of New York, which sanctioned Novenvnor 23 as the date, or tho meet, It was an nounced that DeLesseps. Mosnant, Lntbiim. Hamilton, Rrooklus, Wlll ard, Iloxoy, and others will be utuoitg those who will compete. It will bo tho grandest affair of tho sort ever held In the West, and prizes amount ing to $75,000 will bo offered win ners In the contest. Considerable excitement prevailed on Kast Douglas street shortly nftor' 12 o'clock this noon, when Dr. Fro4 lluyues, mayor of the city of Rose burg, nnd John T. Long, justice of the pence for Deer Creek precinct, eugnged In nn altercation over a side walk which tho mum aiiegod de fective. The trouble originated tu a sort of nn argument, while tho flulsh was fast nnd unusually exciting. It appears that Mr. Long objected to tho sldewulk abutting Douglas street, whllo the mayor, wo are apprised, alleged It free from defects nnd con structed according to renson and In the best Interests of the property owners. According to eye witnesses ono word brough on nnother, until finally there came the grand clinch, and both men went down In ft heap. It is also said that several stinging blows were lunded pro and con, evi dencing that the participants wero well versed In tho manly art. ti It ...... a.' " .. ' '"- Mo