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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1911)
Miming WEATHER FORECAST The Dally and Twice-a-Wetk New have larger circulation than anj other two papers published in Doug la County. They go Into every nook and corner of thli big county. KOSEUURO AND VICINITY. Fair Tonight and Tuesday. VOL. n. ltOSKUUlia, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OIIEGON. MONDAY, OCTOUKH 80, 1011. No. 803 me 40 GIVE THANKS President Proclaims Novem. ber30 Thanksgiving Day. MANY REASONS FOR GRATITUDE Some of the IllreafiiKs Mentioned are Jtountiful Harvests, Industrial Prosperity, Rnlargt'd Murkets nnd Peace. (Special To The Evening News.) CHICAGO, Oct. 30. President Taft has issued a proclamation fixing November 30 as Thanksgiving Day. In the preamble the president men tions the rich harvests, industrial prosperity, enlarged markets, free dom from pestilence oud wr as particular reasons for thanksgiving at this time. Posident Taft formally opened the National Dairy Show at the stockyards this morning, follow ing which he laid the corner stone of the Hamilton Club building. The president's tour will continue another twelve days. Tomorrow he will visit Pittsburg and Morgantown and Wednesday he will invade West Virginia. Thursday will be devoted to a naval review at New York. Sun day, November 12 the president will reach the White House after his long and tedious trip. LOCAL NEWS. Harry Kenney, of Leona, was a business visitor in Roseburg today. C. S. Miller, of Hlce Hill, spent Sunday in Koseburg visiting with friends. S. D. Evans, of Umpqun, was a business visitor In Roseburg late Sat urday. W. C. Arthur and wife, of Suth erlln, were visitors in Roseburg for a few uours Saturday. J. II. Booth and wife have return ed from Portland whore they spent a couplo of days with friends. Miss Esther McKay has resumed her duties in the Palace of Sweets after an absence of three weeks. John Alexander, the Glide merch ant, spent the morning In Roseburg in attendance at the funeral of the lute Caeser Martini. Grant Wilcox, the oxpressman, was about the streets today after an Ill ness which has kept liiiu at home for the past week. Will Bates, who has been visiting his parents at Looking Glass, return ed to Portland Saturday where he is now located permanently. Attorney C. S. Jarkson has re turned from Caiiyonvllle where he spent a few days attending to busi ness interests and visiting with rela tives. Mrs. Ray Wright and two chil dren left Sunday for their home at Grants Pass after a visit here with the former's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Bailey. Mrs. Laura B. McDanlels left for her home at Santa Barbara. Calif., this morning after a few days spent In Rosebrug visiting at the home of Senator and Mrs. Albert Abraham. Delbert E. Plummer and wife, who have resided In the vicinity of the fair grounds, on Deer Creek, for the past six months, left for points in Oklahoma this morning where they expect to locate permanently. John T. Plummer, the former's father, will leave here In about ten days. Mrs. J. W. Perkins underwent an operation for appendicitis at Mercy SPECIALS' NEW MlIXlNEItV galore In all Its beauty. Prices right. Sl'ITS, CIiOAKS, Dresses and Waists. We also have a few extra large sizes in all lines. HAIll GOODS Let us show you the right thing. AND NECKWEAR! ! Collars lnrge and swell, Jabots and Side Ef fects In Macrame, Irish and Cluny, also combination tsocks at sur prising figures. BO CHILDREN'S SWELL BONNETS AT 50c -THE LEADER- rnpC To those wearing rriLL and coats one new Millinery and Ladies' Toggery t a few Ladies' Tailored Suits left at special prices. Just a few Ladies Coats left at special prices. Just a few Misses Rain-Coats left, 110.00 ues now $7.50. New Arrivals: Indies' Satin collars for suits in Green, Purple, Illue and Black. New Arrivals: Ladies' liarrotts, Purses, Cord Its and Hosiery. New Arrivals: Large Velvet Shapes for Dress Hats. Watch our window specials. hospital this morning. The patient Is Bald to be renting easy this af ternoon with excellent chances of a ciuplete recovery. Dr. Set her was the attending physician, Dallas Observer: It Is now claim ed that the petrified fig leaves found In a garden In Cottage Grove in cluded some of the raiment worn by Adam and Eve. That's right, but there was a high northwest wind when Eve hung out the washing that week and the clothes blew over to Cottage Grove from Polk county. E. F. Hertz this morning filed a suit In the local justice court in which he seeks to collect the sum of (20.05 from Leonard Rabat, formerly engaged In the manufac ture of cigars in this city. Kahat is now a resident of Portland. At tornej Thomas Hayes, of Portland, is attorney for the plaintiff. All members of the Roseburg Wo men's Christian Temperance Union are requested to meet In the parlors of the Methodist Episcopal church on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Other than receiving re ports of the state convention, num erous other matters of importance will be considered. Fullerton & Richardson, the drug gists, today placed an order with a Portland manufacturing plant, for the fixtures of their new drug store, to be located in the Perkins building on Cass street. The fix tures are of mahogany and will cost in the neighborhood of $5,000. Ac cording to the contract the fixtures are to be delivered in Roseburg by December 15, or approximiuely 15 days before the time scheduled for the completion of the building. Little Roby Abeen, the thirteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Abeene, sustained r severe Injury of the hand yesterday while play ing with an air gun. It appears that the gun was loaded, unknown to the Abeen boy, who later held his hand over the muzzle and pulled the trig ger with a view of enjoying the sen sation attendant to the concussion of air following its discharge. As is us ually the case the gun was In readi ness for action, and the shot entered the boy's hand with painful results. He was taken to the office of Dr. Vlncll where the shot was extracted after considerable probing. Frank Edwards, the ui) fortunate young man who fell to the pavement near the corner of Cass and Rose streets, shortly after one o'clock Sat urday afternoon, died at .Mercy nos nital a few hours later in the day. Although every effort has been made to locate his relatives, no one In Roseburg appears to know anything recurdlng the man's history. A lo cal barber, who was acquainted with Edwards during his residence in ahii- land, says he was born in England, and has no relatives In the United States. In the event the remains are not claimed within a day or two. they will be interred in a local cem etery at the expense of the county. An accident, almost Identical with the one which resulted In the death of Caeser Martini, above Glide, on ; Fridav evening, occurred near Oak land Saturday, when the fourteen-1 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John McKav was seriously injured through the accidental discharge of a shot eim. it appears that the unfor tunate lad was hunting In compaany with a friend, and was In the act or i drawing the gun from a hack, muz zle foremost. when the trigger caught upon some obstacle with the result that the weapon was discharg ed. The boy was quite seriously In jured and was immediately brought to Oakland where he was attended by a physician. Yesterday he was taken to Portland where he was ad mitted to Good Samaritan hospital. it Is said that several shot were im bedded In the boy's hand, while oth ers tock effect in his arm end breast. ItOllV. HUGHES At Looking Glass. Sun day. October 29, 1911, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Hughes, a boy. our line of suits CDCC jabot side effect rilLL Turks victors Italy Sends in Hurry Call for , Reinforcement ITALIANS PENNED IN TRIPOLI !)cKeru(o Ilnttlc Fought Outside of TriMtli lu Which Italy Lost Severni Hundred Kill ed And Wounded. (Special to The Evening News.) ROME, Oct. 30. A hurry call from the war department for rein forcements to relieve the troops in Tripoli has been approved by the king, and the fact has set the entire country in a turmoil of excitement. It is generally believed that a Bevere battle has been fought which resulted disastrously to the Italian army in Tripoli, and the call for more troops has become necessary to hold the ground occupied. Rumors nro that Italian troops lost heavily in the. en gagement. Italians Drove In City. CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 30. Dispatches to the Turkish newspaper Sabah from the seat of hostilities in Tripoli declare (that the Italian forces are penned up In the city of Tripoli and in great danger of be ing annlhlliated. Turks and Arabs outside of the city made a doserate attack on the Italian forces Satur day, and the dispatches allege that the Turks drove their enemy back into the city, the Itnlians losing 300 killed an d. se vera 1 h u u dred in wounded. LOCAL NEWS. J. N. Post, of Drain, spent the day in Roseburg visiting with friends. Miss Adair returned hero yeator day after a few days spent at Wilbur visiting with, friends. James T. Maddix. of Yoncalla, Is sending a couple of days In Rose burg visiting with friends. Dr. Harry Hermann left for Ash land and other points in the South ern part of the state this morning. Attorney A. N. Orcutt has return ed from Portland where he spent a couple of days looking after business interests. Miss Maud Reebe, Minnie and Cella Hatfield are spending a few days at Myrtle Creek visiting with friends. Robert Booth, of Eugene, spent Sunday In Roseburg vsiting with relatives. He returned homo this morning, Mrs, Elmer Wlmberly and child returned yesterday after a couple of weeks spent at Portland visiting with relatives. Miss Jennie Young, of Sutherlln, arrived in Roseburg this morning to ai-cept employment at the home of Mrs. P. E. Foster. County Bridge Builder Fields left for Drain this morning where he will spend a few days Inspecting a number of the bridges in that locality. Floyd Frear. who is working with a surveying crew In tho vicinity of Camas Valley. spent yesterday in Roseburg visi'.ing with his parents. Mrs. W. R. Zlgler left for Port land this morning after a brief visit In RoKebnrg with her daughter, stenographer In the local forestry of fices. J. I). Zitrcher, of the Commercial Abstract Company, returned here yesterday morning after a few days spent in Portland attending to busi ness Interests. Mrs. John R. 1-eo, nccnmpanled by her sister, Mrs. Fred Robertson, left for Salem this morning where the former will spend a few days visit ing with relatives. Mrs. W. E. Ott and child and Miss Esther .McKav has returned from Salem where they went to attend the funeral of the former's sister, who recently died lu that city. Verne Hayes, son of G. D. Hayes, who recently disposed of his ranch In Edenbower. leaves for Portland tomorrow. Ho expects to make tho trip In Mr. Hayes large touring car. B. F. Doss, who Is employed by the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Com pany, spent yesterday in Roseburg visiting with his family. Mr. osn Is a member of tho construction crew and says he is much planned with the position. He was formerly em James A. Perry ployed In the local Southern Pacific shops. Edward Singleton and Ben Shields returned here last evening after a week spent In the vicinity of Olalla hunting. They report a good time and were successful In bagging six beautiful buck. Henry Joynux, who recently re signed his position with W. B. Ham- mute, the local undertaker, leaves for Seattle tomorrow. From there he will proceed to San Francisco where he expects to work (or his father. Particular people demand the best butter and none so completely meets the requirements as Douglas County Creamery product. In ordering lu fciat on Douglas County Creamery butter, home manufactured 80c the roll. v tf Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Thornton left for Portland this morning where the latter will consult of number of spec ialists. Mrs. Thornton has been in ill health for some time past and hopes to secure relief at the hands of a Portland physician. A. M. Molesworth, a local real estate agent, left for Minneapolis, Minn., this morning where he will spend several weeks attending to business Interests. Air. Molesworth is owner of the Round Prairie tracts, situated a few miles south of Rose burg. The funeral of the late Daniel Warren Stearns was held at the fam ily residence, In Oakland, yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Interment following In the Odd Fellows' ceme tery. Funeral services were con ducted at the residence by Rev. Chas. Wilson Baker, rector of St. George's Episcopal church, of Rosebrug, and at the grave by the Masonic order, of which he wns a member. The services were largely attended and were Impressive. The floral offer ings were beautiful. Among those who nttended the funeral from Rose burg were the following: J. C. I ull- erton, Blnger Hermann, I. Wollen- berg. Mr. Davis. Harvey Stanton, George Kimball, G. W. Riddle, T. R. Sheridan, George Qutne, Eugene Par- rott, Ralph Terrell and wife, Free Johnson, Simon Curo, Mrs. (J. L.. Hadley, James Ewart, Henry Conn. R L. Stenhens. James Ellison, E. L. Giles. Shannon Taylor, H. T. McClal- len. Napoleon Rice, 8. M. Kelly nnd wife. Mrs. F. L. Russell. W. W. Eld er and wife, Dexter Rice and J. D. Zurcher. ..FJEL. Wo Are the Hole Distributors for the Fa i nou h MENDOTA COAL Xo Stmt, Lllllo Ash $9 Per Ton Immediate 1H1 1 very Anywhere. FIR WOOD OAK SLAB Roseburg Flour Mills PHONE- - 56 139 N. Jackson St. Phone 194-H Roseburg.Orcgon HANKOW BURNS Imperial Troops Recapture City and Sack it. NON COMBATANTS SLAUGHTERED Fcaretl Americans and Kuropeniis May Have Met leth Julo ltnrdwell HmuLs Harrow a IjCihou At tuck. Decision. (Special to The Evening News.) SHANGHAI. Oct. 30. Warships lying off Shanghai received wireless communications today that the Im perial troops had re-captured Han kow, which fell Into the hands of the rebels a few days ago, and were burning the city. It Is believed that rebels, finding Hankow too hard a point to hold, voluntarily abandon ed the city, their departure being followed by Imperialists who imme diately set fires and began a merci less slaughter of the people. Thous ands of non-combatants are said to have been killed by the emporer s soldiers, and It Is feared that among the slain will be found many Ameri cans and Europeans. Tilt With Court. LOS ANGELES. Oct. 30. Attor ney Darrow waB soverely rebuked by Judge Bordwull today for attacking the court's doclston of Saturday con cerning the qualification of Jurors Framton and winters, whom, Dar row asserted this morning, were qualified upon "an isolated portion of tholr testimony." The judga also overturned the challenges of the de fense agnlnat two men because they said they could not conscien tiously return a verdict of guilty on circumstantial evidence only. These two talesmen can now ho eliminated from tho Jury only on peremptory chnllnnge. Rordwell characterized Darrow's. challenge as a flagrant ef fort to evade his decision given out last Saturday. The Judge also de clared that the substantial rights of the McNaniaras could in no wise be manaced by retention of these last two Jurors, but In fact the prosecu tion would suffer If any one did. , FIVE DRUNKS JAILED. Itocorrier Adopts a (Joml and Kfllclent (Hire for Habitual Inebriates. No less than five "drunks", arrest ed while enjoying "week-end" sprees, were arraigned before City Recorder elect Carl Wlmberly this morning. Jack Malone, of Sutherlln, who has been arrested no less than a 'dozen times on charges of drunkenness, was picked up hy Officer Williams near the postoffice Saturday evonfng. He was remanded to jail where ho re mained until yesterday morn Inn when he was released upon deposit ing ball lu the sum or $:t7.r0. Upon entering a plea of guilty lu the police court this morning ho was fined $20. He paid tho amount and Immediately left for his home at Sutherlln. Geo. Matherly was arrested yesterday fr the third time In as many days. When arraigned this morning he en tered a plea of guilty and was fined $15. Short of ready fundB with which to liquidate the assessment he will spend tho next 7Mt days on the streets, Dan McKuy, who landed in Jail for tho first time during his resi dence In Roseburg, wns among those who pleaded guilty this morning. He was lined &, and heing snort oi ruBh, accepted the alternate of 2 V4 duys In the city jail. John Morgan, a colored gentleman, indulged freely In liquor on Saturday overling, and as a result, landed In Jail bright and early yesterday morn ing. He was fined $5, and accepted the alternate of 2 days In the el'y jail. John Ryan, another inebriate, who has been arrested twice during the east week was another man who fell prey to the witling hands of the officers yesterday. He entered a plea of guilty and was fined $1fi. Fallinc lu his effort to raise the amount of tho fine ho vl spend the next i l nays in Jim. in sentencing this mornings array of drunks, Mr. Wlmberly announced that a new policy had been adopted by tho of ficials, and that all men who were unable to pay their fines would here after labor on the streets. With the adoption of this policy, it Is expected that the number of habitual inenrl ntes will decrease materially. lCAL NEWS. Get a pair of Dr. Hermanns read lng glasses. tf You can buy bed pillows at Strong s. W. n. McMillan and R. It. Jones, of Hoagltn, were visitors In Roseburg over Sunday. AHk your neighbor what she thinks of Gold Medal Extracts. Made In Roseburg. tin '.10 John Hpaugh. of linking Glass, spent the day In Roseburg attending to business matters. AMIe Houser expects to leave for Marshfield tomorrow where he go" to do some cemetery work for the Marsters Marble Works, of this city Frank Woodward left for Eugene this morning where he goes to look after bun Inns matters. County Judge Wonacott. who has been ill for several days, is said to be much improved today. Mrs. R. A. Preston, of Myrtle Creek, spnt the afternoon In Rone- burg visiting with friends. Mm. J. K Fill hp whn has been spending the past few days In Rove burg visiting with her husband, re IS IX riKCVLATIOX. With a view of restraining the city of Roseburg from vacat- lng a certain portion of Sherl- dan street, as requested by the Southern Paclllc Railroad Com- pany In order to provide suf- mieut room for the coutem- plated depot, a remonstrance Is said to be lu circulation about the city this afternoon. In the event this remonstrance la filed with the city council at Us next meeting to he held on Monday evening. November 6, It should be rejected without ceremony. The demands of the Southern Pacific Company are reaosnable and Just, and the vacation of that portion of Sheridan street Involved is favored by every progressive cttlten of Roseburg nnd vicinity. The knocker should be relegated to the rear, t nnd the company should be al- lowed to proceed with the new ! building without interference. turned to the family ranch, near Olalla, this morning. Charles Barnard and family re turned here last ovenlng after a couplo of days spent at Eugene visit ing with friends. Have you any eye troubles, such as headaches, pains In eyes, tirelng from reading, etc.7 if bo see Dr. Her mann, he has a romedy for all eye troubles. tf Mrs. A, T. Thompson has returned from Estncada and Portland where she spent tho past few weeks visiting with mends. While at Kstacadu she was entertained by Louis liollllls. J. S. Stoughton. of Dtxonvllle, loft hero Saturday evening for Edmonds. Wash., where ho will remain per manently. Mrs. Stoughton preceded her husband to tho Washington city several woeks since. Among thoso who left for coasl points on this morning's stnges were J. W. Luke. Max Moore and fnmlly, L. L. Hurch, O. Bunch, O. Siler and fnmlly, Dave Marks, M. H. McCnl- loucu. J. u. Davis, (J. r , uriove and Miss Mullen. Arthur Jones returned here this morning after a couple of woeks spent in tho vicinity of Scottsburg enjoying a fishing trip. Ho reports a good time and was successful In bagging a goodly number of the Hpeckled beauties. If. W. llrown, who has conducted a real estate office in tho McClnllen hotel for the past few months, has moved Into the building formerly oc cupied by A. Peterson, the shoe deal er, and situated on Cass street. Oregonlnn: James B. Kennedy and Mrs. Alice Sheridan, of Pendle ton, were married lu this city Sat urday aftornoon. The ceremony wnB performed by Rev. II. M. Ramsoy, vicar of St. Stephen's Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy are registered at the Imperial hotel, but will leave today for a trip to tho East before returning to Pendleton, where they will mako their home. (Mrs. Kennedy is a sister-in-law of T. R. Sheridan of this city.) B. S. Modo and Emma Padgett both residents of the Kellogg vlcln- Ity, were quietly married at tho homo of County Judge Wonacott this af ternoon. Tho wedding ceremony was performed In the presence of the required witnesses by County Judgo Wonacott. Mr. and Mrs. Modo loft for Kellogg tonight whoro they will make their future home, Mr. Mode Is a farmer, and both he and his esti mate wlfo have a host1, of close friends who wish them a long and prosperous wedded llfo. Leave Orders t MARSTERS Cut Flowers At Portland Prices We are Kxclusive Aontafor Tonseth Floral Company of Portland Flowers for every occasion "l-'roin the ('radio lo the tiriivo" Kindly let us know ahead of time, so as to give us plenty of time to order from Portland. A CAREFUL STUDY Of Our Hand Luggage Will Reveal Exceptional Values LOOK IT OVER CAREFULLY! The more critical you ore, the better we like it. An observant buyer will easily distinguish the difference between a "Lilley" bag the kind we sell, and some of the cheaper makes for which you will pay as much. But you don't get the same satisfaction. Come in and look over our stock before you purchase a bag or suit case. HARTM'S TOCCERY HOME OF IIUI SH01S MO IlilSOS NAI8 EDICT TOO LATE Promises of Radical Reforms Not Stop Revolution. PARDON OFFERED ALL REBELS (icm-rul Relief la Tlwit Revolutionists Will Only Renew Their Ef fort Tol Overthrow The Empire. (Special to The Evening News.) PKKIN, Oct. 80. In an erfort to atop the revolution and hush tho olumor for representative govern ment the Manchua dynasty today Is sued an edict which amounts to a institutional administration1 ibf af fairs In China. The edict sent out provides for a parliament, revision of the present Ineffective constitu tion, substitution of civil for present military measures ror maintaining order, and for great courtnilment of the power now enjoyed by the empor or. It is believod, however, that tho measures havo como too lute and thnt tl revolutionists iwlW entlnue iu their efforts to overthrow the em pire and establish a republic on the ruins. The edict nlso stated that if tho rebels would lay down their arms unconditional pardon would bo granted to everyone, Iloo For the Future. CIllCAao. Oct. 30. In a speech before the Hamilton Club in this city today President Taft conceded that there was possibility of republican defeat lu the next election. The Hamilton Club, tho gigantic republi can organization of Chlcugo, was In attendance a thousnnd strong to henr tho president. "Even If we are heaton," snld Taft, "there Is hope for tho future." REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Thos. Cobb to Anna A. Huey, lot 3. In block 4, Wattes Addition to the city of Koseburg. Considera tion $ i; 00. Oliver Reers to Sam Ball, one acres, In Douglas county. Consldor ntlon 150.. Clark Flgloy to Fannlo Parker, 1 M acres, all situated in Douglas county. Consideration $1,000, TOl'LTRY ASSOCIATION MEETING A speclnl mooting of the Douglas County Poultry and Pot Stock Asso ciation will be hold Tuesday evening, October 31, In Clark Brothers' studio, at 7:30 o'clock, livery mombers Is requested to be present, as business of Importance will be transacted. B. B. BULLWINKLB,- . o31 President. TAKUN Ul. Notice Is hereby given thnt a light brown Jersey holfor, about 10 months old, having a swallow fork In each ear. but no visible brands, has been Impounded, nnd owners Is notlllod to secure release of animal, or she will be sold according to city ordlnnnco governing Impounding of cattle. JOB HUFFMAN, ni Marshal. AS EVENING IN INDIA. Miss Eva M. Clarke, a native of Indian, will appear in costume of the high caste lady of Indian and relate tho story of her peoplo as only can be told by a native of this misunder stood country. No one should fnll to bear this remarkable story. At tho First Presbyterian church Tuesday evening, October 31. Admission free. A silver offering will be taken. o31 DRUG CO.- For Floral Designs!