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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1911)
THE WEATHER stent ADVERTISERS Will find Thi KvcumK Ntiut the bet medium to reach the peiiluf lt(Mwburtr A win- a-wake publication printing all the new that fit to print LOCAL FORECAST Fair tonight, Tuesday fair and Cooler. VOL. II. KOSEUURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY. OHEUOX. MON1IAV, Al'ltlli SI, llll I. No. 145 tin IN FAVOR GOVERNMENT Federal Judge Wolverton Rules for Government THE CASE WILL BE APPEALED Attempt if S. I. Co. to Have Cast' Thrown Out of Court Is Denied Intervcnors Lose Fight. (Special to The Evening News.) PORTLAND, April 24. Tho first decision in the government's tight against the C. & O. Railway for res tortation of the 2,f00.000 acres of -lands, mostly in Southern Oregon, which the company is alleged to have forfeited because of nou-com-pliance with the terms of the origin al grant, was won for the people in th federal court at Portland to day. The lands in question are now owned by the Southern Pacific com pany, and are valued at $7ri,000,000. While the railroad people will not give up the fight with this decision, yet it is an important ruling and is believed by many to forecast the final result of the suit instituted by tho government to recover the lands and open them to settlement. The government won evory contention today in the case before Judge Wol verton. who overruled the demurrer of the S. P. Co. so far as the gov ernment is concerned, to have the rase thrown out of court, but also sustained the demurrer of the rail road to the cross complaint of many lictual settlers on somo of the land, who are known as the Lafferty ln tervenors, and also all intervenors wk came into the suit, after the filing of the government case. These interveners will doubtless appeal within the ninety day limit wilh tho hope that they may lie reinstated into the case with the right to se curo, finally, the land which they have claimed. The derision, com posed of 25,000 words, was three hours in the rendering. 'J ho land borders tho railroad right of way in Western Oregon. 5cnjanin H ii A' P 1,ft ' ". M il: w m& f'i. 'I WW i and was originally granted to the O. & C. Railroad by congress in the early sixties undvr the agreement, that it was to be sold to actual settlers in lots not to exceed 1 acres to each individual, and at the stated price of not to exceed $2.50 the acre. The railway company, however, pleading the statute of .limitation, sold in lots to meet their convenience and at a price far in excess of the agreed rate. Much of the land was withdrawn from the .market before the suit was filed. The caso w ill be a ppealed. War Comes High. WASHINGTON. April 24. Infor mation reached Washington through diplomatic channels today that Mex ico is unwilling to assume the res ponsibility for losses incurred by American residents and other for eign interests, totalling $10,000,000. during tho insurrection. The insur rectos. Jiowever. advised tho state department that they would pay all such obligations if- -the y 'were sue-; cessful in their fight. I LOCAL MOWS. Mrs. Wiley Pilklngton left for Wilbur this afternoon to spend a few; days visiting with her mother. William Scott, wife and eight chil dren, arrived here Saturday from California with a view of locating in Douglas county permanently. Mr. Scott resided at Cleveland for a long time prior to about eight years ago and is well known in this vicinity- i Sunset Magazine for May "Nile of the West," by S. Glen Audrus. Beautifully illustrated in four col ors. "The Spoil," a Western novel bv the Williamsons. "Guests of I Greater Chinatown," by Charles K. Kieid. Automobile section. Now on sale, 1 5 cents. dsw-m 1 Ii George II. Goodwin, for the post few mouths chief clerk at the Me Clalleu hotel, has resigned bis po sit ion, and will leave short ly for other fields. Ho will be accompan ied by bis wife. L. V. Luse, until recently night, clerk, has accepted the position made vacant through the resignation of M r. Goodwin. nouv."' TLTiKHSON to Mr? and Mrs. I'. G. A Idej'Bon, on Sat u rday, A pnl t 22. lull, a boy. ' " , to Beautiful Days For Beautiful Clothes Don't these beautiful ilnys make you feel like wvarinu comfortalile clothinK? (let the full benefit i'f the Season's wear, don't wait until micl-fumrncr. You'll find it a real pleasure to make your selections here. (Jood clothing. U an inde.-)ienilile part of a man's career. There is an energy and enthusiasm that lurkn in clothes in lit and etyle which no man should under esti. matt. And it's just that sort of enthusiastic clothes that distinguishes the Ilarth's TonKery clothing The best makers in the land are found here. Kverv suit fitted to your measure and kept press ed free for you. See our window and notice the difference. They will speak more eloquently than we tan tell you. Ilon't delay, do it now. We know we have the best store in town and want vou to know it too. C'otr(es HOSPlTflLiS DfllWflCED Fire Discovered in Structure at Noon Today PATIENTS HASTILY REMOVED Loss In Estimated at Approximately ;i,OOU Is Covered Hy Insur ance X ursss Work With Diligence. A disastrous conflagration which might have resulted In the death of a niunlHM of persons had it not have been for the heroic efforts of the Sisters of Mercy and their employes, occurred shortly before noon today, when Mercy hespttnl. a Catholic ins titution under control of the Sisters of Mercy and located in West Rose burg, was partially dest roved by lire. The flames wero first discovered by A. J. Hellows, who lives a short distance from the hospital, and at the tiino were confined to the roof of the structure in the Immediate vicinity of tho flue. An alarm was immediately sounded, with the re sult that the tire department res ponded promptly. The news that the hospital was threatened with des truction spread like wildfire, and tho lire department had hardly start ed on Its way, when hundreds of citi zens, both afoot and in automobiles, were enroule to the scene. The Sisters of Mercy, assisted by the nurses and other persons who were apprised of the danger imme diately following discovery if the I lames labored diligently, and suc ceeded in carrying the 2 2 pat ion is dlately following discovery of the lire to nearby places of safety. Two of the patients, Mrs. Edward Riddle, of Riddle, ami Donald Denning, the son of Mrs. C. .1. Denning, had undergone operations a few minutes before and were still under tho ef fect of anesthetics. . T)r. A. C. Seely. A. F. Setlier, 10. H. Stewart and l H. Vincil were among the first arrivals at the scene, and lent all possible assistance in caring for t he patients who were more or less excited. Some of those who were considered in a critical eosn tlit ion were curried to nearby residence, while others, more fortu nate, were made comfortable on mat trusses on the ground a short distance from tho burning building. Displaying unusual coolness and r. .-.-."T '1 Harth's Toggery Home of Regal Shoes HILL MAV COME. In response to an invitation to attend the Third Annual Strawberry Festival to be held in Roseburg in May, Louis Hill, of the Great Northern Railroad ! Company, has forwarded the ! following reply: Roseburg Commercial Club: . Roseburg, Ore. Dear Sir: With an invita- ! tlon from your secretary to at- ) tend the Third Annual Straw- j berry Carnival at Roseburg, I also received a complimentary card from your club extending me the privileges of the club. I wish to take this occasion to thank yoti. I am in hopes that I will be able to be in Rose- burg during the days of your strawberry festival. , Yours trulv, j LOUIS HILL. President G. N. Railroad. ; ! ! great presence of mind, the nurses remained with tho patients, and not until all danger bad passed, did they attempt to leave their charges. That they received the hearty commenda tion of the throng that, assembled gors without saying. I'pon the arrival of the tire de partment, ladders were brought into ucuoii. ana wiunu a lew minutes j miff hi i fiims in water were piaymg on the flames, which at thai, time ,luid gained considerable headway. Later one line of hose was dispensed with In order to give additional force to the other streams. While the members of the fire department bat tled with the flumes, hundreds of citizens rushed into the burning building, and with eloekMiko disci pline succeeded in saving the t'ur uishingy, save a quantity, of clothing and supplies in the Sisters' living rooms, situated between t lie second floor and roof. After about thirty minutes' bard work, the flames were extinguished and the lire depart ment left the scene. The hospital was built two years ago and cost about $12,000, exclu sive of the heating plant and fur nishings which repiesent a total val us of approximately $H,000. It is I'onversatlvely estimated that dam age to the building and equipment will aggregate no less than $;i,0U0, which is fully covered by Insurance. The chief damage resulted to the roof and in the living rooms, occu pied by the Sisters and nurses. The! rooms on t lie fi est and second floors were lit tie damaged. ot her than from water which soaked the walls. As soon as the fire was extinguish ed . the li ii rses set t o work a r ra n g- ! ing the turn Isl ngs ,in 4 ho lower I rooms preparatory to caring for the pat lent s, man v of whom are quite Hi Alt hough no censure can be laid at the hands of the fire department, ; today's conflagration calls to mind ; t ho necessity of an u p-to-date fire fighting apparatus in Roseburg. The town should be provided wll h a ' team and modern hose wagon, and should be in command of a man wll ! versed In the art of fire lighting. Its cost would amount to little, when compared wilh tho losses that re sult from Inadequate protect Son. ' Another matter that should re ceive the immcdiut" intention of the : coiiiu'il lis the ;iii st Hi) la tlon nf tire rscaiH's in hII public buildings. Had todayH fire have started In the night it is possible that a number of lives would have been tost. I-'Ire escapes: are a necessity, and In order to bet- , ter protect the lives of the citizens, j should be instajled on all public! , buildings in accordance with the j 1 state law. ' It is the general belief that the; ; tire ignited from either a defective 1 flue or defective wiring. col. c. I-:, s. vo(H Ami Other KfiejikcrK Will Df us Mo cialiMii at LjiIhii- PIi itic. i Socialism will l,e nlily discussed at the May D;iv picnic In West Rosetnirg next Sunday, Vou will at that tliii" have an opttor tunity to hear one of Die niot brilliant, men of Oregon, a man noted us nn orator - as well as being one of our most advanced students mi sociology. At present t lie laboring m ;i it Is In a very serlntiM condition. It "m;!! tern but, little the amount (,f his : w;igi-x. AH rerognlzp that it takes , all a man can make to live and have i ,i verv limited amount of luxury. Yet vi that (lone who do tin least J labor, that. Is. productive labor, re i cej v i be most and live In ex pen -I s'vo luxury. All these things are coin mon k now led to all. Hut do you know any remedy? If you know a remedy, is It not a f"t that it will take i be co-opera tbm of many to accomplish H ? Vou who work for your living and ' then only get a b;ir existent-1 -, "hou Id join In a mutual st utly of your material condition. j Such qUeKtlollH W 1 1 1 bo tho topic ; for next Sunday at this May Day pb nlc. All (lersons attending should bring j bnvKctH with luncheon, and come to t;iv all day. The K,o:kern mil bo Col C. K. S Wood a ml i'lovd C. Ramp, both of ; Portland. COM M ITTKK. Prof. Alvln Tipton, who Is teah tng In tho Hoojkt district, upent Sunday at his home fn thin city. Of Los Angeles Times Building are Arrested PROMINENT IN LABOR CIRCLES Thrro Mm l'romiiu-ut iu I nlou Cir cles Ctiui-Ki-d Willi t'rlmo of mowing l' llio Los Au Krlcs Times UuHtling. (Special to The Kvenlng News.) CHICAGO, April 24. War to tho knife between labor aud capital on the Pacific Coast, the Toriner being strengthened by a mounter fund contributed by union men from all parts of the United States, Is pre dicted hero today as tho result of the arrest of John McNamaru, Intor nallona! secretary of the Brldgo Structural Iron Workers, his broth er. James, and Ortie McMnnigul, ror complicity In the Los Angeles Times explosion. Labor leaders throughout tho country denounce the methods that were employed to spirit the defendants to Los Angeles, and also charge that third degree methodH were brought to bear upon McManigal to force from him the confession in which It is alleged im plicated the McNaniara It rot hers and recited details in the disaster wherein 100 lives have been sacrific ed and over $;t,500,000 worth of property destroyed in the dynamite war of the wreckers against employ ers of non-union labor. () Ulcers in charge of the prisoners will prob ably arrive In Dos Angeles tomor row. Clarenco Harrow, who defend ed the federation officials In Idaho four years ago, has gone to Indian apolis, presumably to arrange to de fend the men. Jury Probing, INDIA N APOLIS, A prl 1 2 I .The Marlon county grand Jury convened here today to Investigate the find ing of a large quantity of dynamite In t he basement of t he A mericau Cent ral Life Insurance llullding, where the offices of James McNa niara, secretary of the Structural iron Workers, Is located. Prosecutor Maker declars that ho intends to as- IXrtsut, Gv& MEN j Save Money on Hoping Men's New $25 Spring Suits - $2 1 .95 Men's New $20 Spring Suits ij725 Men's New $ 1 8 Spring its-$ 1545 Mn's..jjevvL$jjjpring Suits - $13.45 M Shirts, $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes, i3oys suits, bnoes, Hats, Etc. 1IKLP TIIK CARNIVAL. Hy attending the benefit per- forma nee to be given by the hll?ll ttl'linnl Inlllnra nn T..nn A veninir at thn Pinr thaniM Tho performance will bo "The aiercuaut ot vinice" with var- iatioD It will be a good an very interesting show and well worth the price of admission. Everybody come and show the ing the house Jam full. Show vuu curmyni COimniltCQ tnat you are willing to do your part to help out with the work. Everybody help to fill ' the house. J .certain whether the explosives were planted In the building by the foes of union labor or belonged to Mc Naniara. Messages from T!tftn Ohio, state that a plant of 300 jiounds of dynamite has been discov ered at McManlgal's home n that city, nud It Is snid that the find was made by Detective Burns, who later lert for Iiloomvllle. Ohio, where he said ho expected to find more dynamite. l' M. Ryan. International presi dent of the llridgo and Structural Iron Workers or America, inttmntod today that ho evidence against the men arrested for dynamiting the Times has been deliberately planned and dynamite planted fn tho sovernl localities where Burns Is alleged to have "found' It. Times RoastN I'nlon Men. LOS ANGKLKS, April 24 Liken ing the alleged dynamite plotter to Camniorlsts, the Los Angeles Tlmos devofes u column and a half today to a scat hftig denunciation of tho , arrested men, and also raps union labor In connection therewith, inti mating that tho labor organizations have wild for tho assassinations in their fights against ho open shop. Kldep J. Mark Comer, pastor ot the Seventh Day Adventlst church at Cottage Grove, 1h In the city today looking after a location for the de nominational eumpmecUug for Southern Oregon, which will be held In this city May II. 22. TOmlnent j"eakers will be In attendance at the meeting, and visitors from nil parts of the Southern Oregon con ference will be here to enjoy tho services. 12ku3s CruAJZ- Clothes Reduction on Men's New Snrino- Hnt; Manager, Men's Department.