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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1910)
ttitt THF WEATHER ADVERTISERS Will find The KvvulUK Nl the beat uiihIIuui to reach the people of lloieliurr Awide-a-wake publication printing all the newsthat'afit to print 'jIICAt. FORECAST Fair to-aighl, Tuesday Occas ional Kiim ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY. OREGON. MONDAY, DRCKMRER 20, 1010. VOL. II. No. 40 Los Angeles the Scene of Al leged Dynamiting. NIGHT WATCH SLIGHTLY HURT Police Arc Searching for Three' Un - known Men Who Arc Though To Have Keen. Implicat ed In the Crime. (Special to Evening News.) ' LOS ANGELES. Dec. 26. That an explosion that partially wrecked the plant of the Llewellen Iron Works yesterday was caused by dy namite Is the unanimous belief of the owners and the police, who have begun an investigation. It is believed that a low grade explosive was UBed and that it was set off by a long fuse, as portions of the fuse have been found. The loss to the property Is estimated at $20, 000. The night watchman, J. As bury, a negro, was only slightly ln Inred by the explosion. There was no loss of life. Search has been! begun for three men' seen running! lew The Store That Serves You Best y Watch Tomorrow's Evenin; reates Ever held in fj city. Keep H awoy from the plant shortly be fore the explosion occurred, and the effort to destroy the Twilillng is though to be the work of dlsgruntld former employes of the company. The first and second floors of the structure were badly wrecked, and the third floor so weakened that it will have to be removed and built over again. The company 1b one of the largest In the West, and the at tempt to destroy the plant Is said to be the result of the recent iron workers strike. Four Men Killed. SEATTLE, Dec. 26. Four men are dead and another is dying today beceause of a leaking gasplpe in the Pacific Lodging House yesterday. Chares Draft, a laborer, is one of the four dead that has been identi fied. William Parker was taken from his room In a critical condition and placed in a hospital, but phycl cans say that there is little hope thai the man will recover. Four other who were sleeping in rooms when.' the gas was escaping are in a ser ious condition. The Injured were taken to the municipal lodging house. All of the men affected by the gas at the Pacific Lodging House were in different rooms. - Mrs. Henry Swlgert, of Palnes- dale, Mich., arrived in RoBeburg yes- tprrtnv to tmend about three months visiting with her daughter who re "lrins hi the vicinity of Glide. The lady left for her destination this af ternoon by private conveyance. Willamette University Xlee Club at the Armory this Evening r 'V. - it mi ml FOR PARTICULARS ABOUT THE Roseburg. Prices will be quoted your eyes open S. I CO.'S IMMENSE PROFITS. Makes a Gain of 1710 I'er Cent Since 1800. , PORTLAND, Dec. 25. Asserting that the Southern Pacific Company, on its lines in Oregon, had Increas ed its net earnings, on the same mileage, from $237,929.50 In 1896, to $4,139,419.12 in 1910, an in crease of 1740 per cent, the railway commission of Oregon filed yester day In the United States (circuit court its reply to an application for a restraining order to prevent the enforcement of a demand that the Southern Pacific reduce Its rates In the Willamette and Rogue River val levs. The order was Issued Septem ber 23, 1910. The railway commission filed the affidavits of Thomas K. Campbell, a member of the commission, J. P. Newell, an engineer; Frank J. Mil ler, a member of the commission; J. M. .Riley, Jr., an accountant, and W. C. Earle, an engineer. The facts Involved In the issuance of the order of the railway commission demand ing a reclassification wheh would in turn bring a reduction of rates charged, are gone over. The order Issued by the United States circuit court was based upon the assumption that if the rates went Into effect the order would curtail the revenues of the company In such a manner as to result In virtual con fiscation. It is this charge that the (Continued on Page Two.) i itv y ( I W , pi , 'f f 1 I York Rummage and be ready GLUE CLUB TONIGHT. A Lively Program and n Good En tertainment at Armory, There Is something doing all the time during the program given by . the Willamette University glee club' which will be seen in this city De- j cember 26 at the Armory for one: night only. Of all the lives to lead, I the collego life Is by far the best j and these boys, right from the col lege life stamping ground, Wlllam-j ette University, are the epitome of j that Jolly, energetic, Joyful life. To come iu contact with them is ener gizing, vitalizing. A night with them rolls back the years and car ries the listener to the days of their youth wheu they had their fun at college. It makes the old "grnds" want to go back. Especially telling with college folk is the song trio beginning with "An Ode to Willamette ", written by Per ry Relgelman, with music by Denn Mendcnhall, director of the club, which melts Into a rousing. Jolly col lege lyric with a hilarious melody, and ending with "Oh, Take Me Back," to a tune that brings tears to many college men's eyes. Mirth, music and melody run through the program and delight everyone. The program is high class, not a poor number appearing on it. The songs range from the classical, such as "The Pllgram's Chorus" from Than hauser, to popular airs and all are given with a vim and spirit that that have never before been heard of in this for the sale sweeps everything beforo them. But the second half of the pro gram is the one that takes host, perhaps. At least,' it made a great hit in the tnpltal city when present ed there. Hadad, an adventurer, and Nockey, his brother, are scream producers as, with grotesque cos tume and make-up, they spring thelr jokes and gags. They are a whole show In themselves and are the real comedians of the University. Uallah, taken by Alfred Schram, Is the sis ter of the "Rajah of luda," the title of the piece, and is worth go ing miles to see. She Is 59 years, coy, and bashful as a new-born kit ten. The Rajah himself Is a blus tering follow, terribly hard worked, and has a beautiful daughter whom all are'aftor. This part Is taken by James Onkes, a Portland boy who has beeu singing in the club for three yenrs. The club, as a whole, is introduced during the sketch In some very pretty songs. Curtain at 8:15. IMHIXT BOWE.N To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bo wen. In North. RoBeburg, on Christmas eve, 1910, a boy. MERTZ To "" Mr. and Mrs.aE. Mertz, In Enst Roseburg, on Sat urday, December 24, 1910, a boy. George Hoover, of Portland, who Is here to spend the holidays was quite 111 yeBterday, and as a result he wbb confined to bis room during the entire day. tore Satisfaction or which is for mmm S Woman . Acting Role of St. Nick Fatally Hurt. FIRE CAUCHT IN WHISKERS Aviator Iloxle Makes a Sensational Dement Wlllartl Drops Or anges for lloiiilm ou an I Imaginary Ship, , (Special to Evening News.) PORTLAND, Dec. 26. Severely burnod about the face, head and shoulders, Mrs. Eva Baker, fifty years of age, is lying at St. Vincents hospital In a dying condition from the result of a Christmas tree Are yesterday. The womau had dressed as Santa Claus and was lighting th tapers on the tree, preparatory to surprising the two children of her employer, Charles Crogster, when the beard on the mask she wore took tire from the candles. Her , screams brought CrogBter to her as sistance, but before he could extin guish the flames she was prabably fatally burned. Even If she should recover she will dobtlessly be blind, as her eye balls were seared by the fire that enveloped her. . Makes During Flight. LOS i...GELES, Dec. 26. Archie Hoxlo Is the hero of the aviation meet here toijny. Yosterday he as cended to the height of 7600 foet, theu stopped, the engine and shot earthward. Ho made no attempt to right the pianos until within 500 feet of the earth, when he brought the machlno to the 'landing under per-f-ct control. His height record yes tordiyy was corrected (today , 'aid shows that he reached nn altitude of 0288 feet. Aviator Wlllard shows that he la the premier marksman of the aviators. Armed with oranges representing bombs ho dropped ten out of twenty-flvo on a Bpace the size of the deck of a bnttleshlp from a noignt or 2000 root. LOCAL NEWS. , Potor Mnrllndalo, aged .12 yon is. and lor a long time a resident of Camns Valley, died at his homo this morning nftor an Illness of two weeks. The funeral will be held at that place tomorrow, lie Is survlv- ed by a wife. Local police officers report little doing along criminal linns of late, notwithstanding that hundreds of "sfdedoor tourists" are passluc through the city dally. Not an ar rest wus made Saturday or yoster day, a fact which evidences that Roseburg Is a most orderly munici pality. According to I'nstiiaaslor Parks ' the amount of mall matter handled through the local post office during the past week has much heavier than handled during any similar period during his administration. Notwith standing the rush, however, tho ef ficient clerks transacted the business of Ihe olllce promptly, and all In coming mails have heen distributed without unusual delay. Tho malls to roust points has also been exceed ingly heavy of Into, and upon sev eral days Mr. Martianl, manager of the Rosnliiirg-Marshrleld stage lines, has been compelled to send out two wagons loaded to their rapacity. In all, tho, malls have been handled most satisfactorily, both to the of ficials and the general public. Your Money Bad! ews six days only