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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1911)
' . i V . I tuiti. WEATHER FORECAST A livo evening pajer print the news not history. Here where Tlie Kvenlng News put It over ull conn petliorw. All the news t lint's tit to print In thin -wiper's slogan, and we "muke good'. ;. , t.- 1 ,li'1Si:Ullt(l AMI VIC1MTV. Kuir Toiiijlit uml SaturtUiy. vol. in. ftOSKBUBG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OltEGON. FRIDAY, DKCKMBKK 1, 1011. No. ROTHERS ARE Kb GUILTY DVMTM TIMES BUILDING Famous Case Brought to Abrupt Close Today. an BLEW LLEWELLEH IRON WORKS EffortN to Secure a Jury Have Been KriiillfKs ConfcKslon Came at Stupendous Surprise To Labor Advocates. (Special to Tho Evening News.) IXhS AKGKLKS, Dec. 1. ATfairs In the world t union a McXamara case j that has been attracting the atten-1 tlon of ull classes of people, and es-j pecially in the labor world, for the j past few months, and in which two months have u trendy been spent in the attempt to secure a Jury, came to an abrupt termination this after noon at 2:15 o'clock when J. 1 McXamara plead guilty, and in a short time John .1. AleXninnru, his brother, also entered a idea of guilty to the charge of dynamiting the Llewellen Iron Works at Los An geles. Doth men will be sentenced on December 5. When court was ad journed this morning until afternoon at request of Prosecutor Fredericks, it appeared that something unusual was about to transpire, but the ter nxill was attributed to tin; Franklin bribery epb d. hut it now seems that the ileXuma-.is, weavy of Ihe endless trotililc and the condemnation of a guilty conscience, coupled with the ceaseless efforts of the officials to extract a confession, gave up the fight and admitted their guilt this afternoon, and the confession came as a stupendous surprise to union men throughout the' country, who have banked their all on the inno cence of the men charged with the crime which they now admit. An hour before court convened this afternoon Prosecutor Fredericks nnd Attorney Dnrrow were closeted with) Judge Hordwell, and immediately on J their emerging from the judge s room and appearance in the court room prosecutor Fredericks read the in-' dictment charging James B. McXa mara with murder in connection with the Times explosion. He then asked iMcNamara if he withdrew his pre vious plea of not guilty, and the de fendant said that he did. and then sank back into his chair. At 2 o'clock Fredericks read the indictment charging J. P. McXamara with plac ing dynamite under Llewellyn Iron Works, and asked him if he with drew his former plea of not guilty to the charge, and the labor leader briskly answered "Yes, sir, I do." Both "men had, when they learned that the statu had worked up a sure case against them, decided to plead guilty. Attorney Scott also admitted that the attorneys' for the defense knew that the McXamaras were guilty. In speaking of the case Deputy District Attorney Morton said: "This admission of guilt on the part' of the defendants will si lence labor leaders, norMvlll they be able to now call the conviction of the .McXamara Brothers the crime of the century." In his confession to tho court .Tames McXamara told a startling story that drove the blond from the face of the men and women in the room who heard his statement, when he said: "I put the dynamite under the, Tiniea building, but while I had not, expected that great damage would result, tiie .dynamite must have ripped open the gas mains, re sulting in a terlfflce explosion which SEE OUR Surprise Bargain Counter in Millinery Fdr Saturday THE LEADER Cleanmp Sale On Fall Millinery rOFFON ALL TAILORED, PATTERN HATS, SWELL DRESS SHAPES Just received the newest things in Ladies' N'eckwear, Sets for Jackets and Coats, Side Frills and Jabots in Lace, Embroideries and Embroidered liatiest, etc. Special attention given to order work by Miss Ivy Henderson giul. is scaldkd. 4 . Little Hazel Hinsley, the v j seven-year-old daughter of Mr. ( and Mrs. J. T. Himley, of Looking Glass, lies at- her home in a percarlous condi- tlon this afternoon as she re- suit of falling Into a scalding vat. It appears that Mr. HI lis- ley and a numbefl. of assist- ants were slaughtering hogs, and were loitering about the scalding vat, when one of tho men stepped back to jostle with the little girl who stood a short distance away. Playfully, she ran forward, and an Instant later stumbled and fell Into the vat of scalding water. She was almost immediately rescued from her perilous position, but 4- not until she was horirbly scalded. Dr, Houck was sum- moned, and left for the scene or the accident shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon. Upon examination, he found that the burns although not deep were extensive, and he entertains lit- tel hope of recovery. The child is well known in tho vicinity of her home. ' 4 scared me more than any one else, as the flames leaped through the build ing carrying death to a score' or more." The punishment for this crime that James McXamara will have to face is either Imprisonment for" life or hang ing. , John McXamara will get off with a sentence void of the death penalty at worst, and the court can send him up for either a year or a life sentence, nt discretion of the judge. The sodden termination of the trial which has attracted attention from all parts of the world, was followed by a day In lxs Angeles lllled with rumors of the wildest order. Referring to the case Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for the de fense, said this evening: "For six months I have carried a teriftlc bur den. We have sought every loop hole, but: recently I discovered that evidence in my possession was known to the state, and I also had further evidence, which, if known, made the fight doubly hqiteless. The state has a sure thing In the case from the start. Jim McXamara will, I am sure, tell all about the Times affair a little later." LOCAL NEWS. O. C. Sether, or Glendale, arrived In Roseburg this ufternoon to look after business interests. Mrs. K. T. Morlan and daughter. Gladis, left for their home at Port land this morning after a few days spent in Roseburg visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwartz, of the Grand hotel. Mrs. K. A. Shuey, of Garden Val ley, entertained a number or friends from Roseburg on Thanksgiving day. A snlendld live course dinner was served. The decorations of the home i were beautiful, consisting or chrys anthemums, mingled with a profus ion of Oregon grape, laurel and ever greens. Accordina to advices received hero today, J. 1. Springstead and Mrs. Ilattie Kooken. both or Kosenurg, were married in Vancouver. Wash., on September 7 , 1911. The cere cony was performed by Donald Mc Master, judge of the superior court. Mr. and Mrs. Springstead reside on a ranch a short distance south of Roseburg. " bokx. TAYLOR TO Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Taylor, of Chadwick's Addition, November 30. 191 1, a daughter. WEI GUILTY SAYS FOSTER Highwaymen Confess to Hold ing up Drain Stage. MAY SUMMONS GRAND JURY Kosti-r Suys They Arrived In ltusc bill)! Sunday Kvriiiui; mill lA tl Almost liiiiiK'lla-ly Kor Jul'KinH ltanvli. Edward Juiglus and Prod Fustcr, who wore arreaied by Sheriff Geo. Cjulne and Deputy Sheriff Kred Stewart on Friday afternoon, accus ed of holding up and robbing the passengers on the outgoing Uniln Scottsburg stage, nenr the former city, a week ngo, this morning made a full confession of the crime In the presence of the sheriff. According to custom, Shoriff Qulne visited the jail this morning, and upon joking with tho prisoners relative to tho quarters, was surpris ed to hear Foster remark: "Well, sheriff you have the goods on us and we might as well confess." Upon acknowledging tho job, the sheriff quizzed the, piisonors at some length, nnd was surprised to Hud that their wanderings following the robbery tallied exactly with the con tentions of the officers at the con clusion of Saturday's chase. In milking a confession, Foster said he .left Kaslern Oregon In com pany with Jurgius about three weeks ago, and after visiting n number of towns and cities arrived at Drain on Thursday evening, November 2a. They remained at the Russell hotel that night and after dinner on the following day paid their bill and left town. Wandering along the county rid they finally reached a point withl.'. a half mile of the scene of the holdup where they camped for tho night. Arising early the next morning (Sat urday) they awaited the arrival of the stage, .whereupon they covered the driver and relieved the passen gers of their valuables. In speaking of the hold up this morning, Foster said that both Iticker and Bnrchard were somewhat frightened, and that they made no resistence In handing over their money. Concluding the robbery, the men wended their way through the tim ber and finally, reached tiie head of Bear Creek where they remained during the night. On Saturday morning they again started out, and along In the afternoon reached the "jungles", near Oakland. While there, Foster says they were accosted by a man, armed Mth a rifle, who said he was u dejrtity wherlff In search for.the men who held up the Btnge. Foster said he talked with tho alleged officer, and under the pre tense of giving him a clew, told him that he had noticed two suspicious nppenring characters a short distance ui) the track. At that time the of ficer left, but not until he had taken Ja snap shot of the crowd. Late Saturday afternoon, Foster says they boarded a southbound freight train, and an hour later ar rived In Roseburg. Leaving the train near the dispatcher's office the men made their way up town, and finally vjYdted Banks & Welker's livery stable where (hey secured a rig and left for the Jurglns ranch, on Deer Creek. Both Foster and Jurglns ap peared in the best of spirits this morning, and Beeined d'dfghted with the opportunity of making a complete confession of the affair. "You fellowB have enough evidence to convict anyone," said Foster this morning, "and it appears that we are up against the real thing. The best thing we can do is come through and take our medicine The confession made by Foster and Jurglns this; morning corroborates in every detail the ctrcum stances of the hold up nnd robbery aa published in Saturday night's Is sue of The Evening News. May Call drawl Jury, Inasmuch as the next regular term of the circuit court does not con vene until Februarv, It Is posslbb that District Attorney Brown will summon the grand Jury in order that the case may be Investigated at once With the confession at hand, an In dictment can lie readily returned charging the men with highway rob- bnrv. W ith this part of the pro- ceeding.s completed. Judge Hamilton will orobabB- call a special term of court, at which time the prisoners JAMES A. PERRY BONDS ARK SOLD. 4 Mayor Joseph Micelll and City Recorder Carl Wfinberly thin afternoon sold the Rose- burg street Improvement bonds, tn Ul!'l KO tn. rl.A Clark . & Henery Construction Company. The bonds weer sold at par, plus accrued interest. The purchasers of the bonds are well known In Roseburg, whore they paved many blocks of street during tho past two years. can be sentenced. Sheriff Qulne be lieves that bucIi procedure would re Bult In a saving to the county, con sidering that the men wilt necessarily have to be boarded until February. , WOILD HKL1TTLK CITY. Opponents of "Near" Beer Ordinance Threaten Coum-ilmcfi. In a miserable attempt to belittle the standing of Roseburg In the eyes of tho commercial world and at the same time cause a division of the council, a few persons opposed to the passage of the so-called "near" beer ordinance have joined hands, and are circulating reports to the effect that the city will be unable to dispose or its bonds in the event the measure becomes a law. Not satisfied In cir culating these malicious and unwar ranted reports, ft is said they nave even gone further and have threat ened to unseat certain members of the council in the event they persist n supporting the ordinance. The procedure Is branded one or he most disgusting schemes to come to light In Roseburg for- years, and s considered nothing more or less than an attempt to thwart tho ac tivities of councllnien bent on a clean town, and compel them to vote against the ordinance and thus save the city from "fluaucial disaster". u speaking of the reports this morning, a member of the council said ho was qulto surprised. If not disgusted, and would do everything possible to bring about their defeat. , The local option law has heen adopted In Douglas county," said the councilman, 'and I cannot see why ; these pefsons persist In opposing the ordinance. Tho measure Is not pre sented to the council with a view of, disrupting the Interests of Roseburg,! but was simply compiled In an effort; o assist the officers in enforcing the; laws. Iir the event these fellows : persist in opposing the measure, It! can be readily seen they are fighting for a continuation of law. violation,; and are not In favor of a clean town. I believe the ordinance' should be adopted, and In the event a "dry" town Is distasteful, the law can be repealed at the next general elec tion." , Thd citizens at large appear to favor the ordinance, and It hardly seems probable that reports of such a mallciuuH nature will have any ef fect in cahnglng the vote. In fact, several councllnien are or the opin ion that the reports havo resulted in harm, and that tho ordinance will pass by an overwhelming major ity. A majority of tho councflmen are at a loss to understand why the elim ination of the "near" beer resorts should weaken the city 'a financial standing, and cannot ascertain how such procedure could Interfere In dis posing of the bonds. They also treat the threats to unseat certain coun cilmen lightly, considering that with few exceptions the Incumbents have held their positions for one or more years without protest. In brief, tho thruats are considered a bluff, nnd are not entertained with seriousness by thoBG effected. LOCAL NKW8. Mrs. C. T. Clingenneel, of Wenat- chee, Wash.. accrnpanled by her son. arrived In Roseburg Wednesday, to Join her husband hero who recently acquired an Interest in the W. W. Cllngeupeel jewelry establishment. William II. Clark and Miss Joseph ine Longb rake, both residents of Itoselnrrg, were quietly married at the office of County Judge Wonacott on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Clark Is a timber cruiser aiid If quite well known In Roseburg. I he happy coujile will make their future home in this city. Shorty Stevenson was arrested shortly after noon yesterday on a charge of drunkenness Arraigned In the jKilice court this morning he en tered a plea of guilty and was fined $5. He paid tho amount. When taken in custody he was In a stuuid slate, and not until late last evening ! ho regain his normal condition, n,f pocket wa found a partially 11ed flask of bootleg1' whiskey. Millinery and Ladies' Toggery IN IS KILLED! J f StephenSOn Rim Down Al' in Railroad Yards. PASSES AWAY AT HOSPITAL Dr. Stewurt's Automobile l'luugr. Through Hate Glass Window Kiirouto to Scene or Acci dent Dog In Killed. J. M. Stephenson. -a Southern Pa cific flagman, was fatally Injured shortly after 6 o'clock last evening. when he was run down by a mall car which was being shunted onto a sidetrnck in the local yards. The ac cident occurred near the Lane street crossing, and as far as can be as- certnlncd, there were no eye-wit nesses. When last seen prior to tho accident, Stephenson was standing, near the main lino watching an in- j coming southbound freight train. At the time he had lantoru In hand, and was apparently acting in his usual capacity of keeping the cross ing free from pedestrians. As the freight tralu pulled by the crossing, the switch engine baeKed I for a number of yearH. He was born down a sidetrack with two coaches In Tennessee where his wife died sev and a mall car which were attached ! ernl years ago. During his life In to the regular southbound passenger I Roseburg he worked nt various occu train No. which arrived here at pntions, .Including private nursing. b:zu o clock. Aiinougn nis move - menta were unnoticed, It Is prcsum ed that Mr. Stephenson walked back from the main line, and falling to see the approaching mull car. was atrnck and knocked down. A pool of blood discoverod soon after the accident oc curred evidences that the deceased was first struck at tho north side of the crossing, and wns diagged for a distance of about 90 feet where he was later picked up by pedestrluiiH. As he realized his perilous position, it is evident that the aged -man grasp ed the brake rigging, but unable to free hlmseir, was thrown under the wheels. The mall "car passed over his limbs as did the fore-truck3 of a coach. After shunting the mall car over tho crossing, tho switching crew un coupled the engine nnd were proceed ing northward on another sidetrack. when the attention of Ray Troxell.jOdd Fellows cemetery, switchman, was nttracked to thotvliVR will he conducted hv Rev. W. cries of Ben J)oss, who discovered the unfortunate man lying under the conch. Assistance was immediate ly summoned, nnd Dr. Stewart was called. He responded promptly, and tho Injured man was carried to THE JEWELER the residence of his son, at 612 West tie street, where he was made as comfortable as possible A halt hour later he was taken to Mercy hospital where he lingered until shortly af ter 10 o'clock when he passed away, t'ther thun susttiiiiing numerous fracturoB of the legs, his right foot was horribly mashed, lie also sus tained a dislocated shoulder, a deui. gash on the forehead, and a badly luscerated hand. Ho also suffered from numerous cuts and bruises about the limbs nnd body. Dr. Stew art believes that ileal n was the direct result of Internal hemorrhages, of which ho was uttacked soon aftor be ing removed to tho hospital. That Stophenson realized his peril ous Hsltion Is evidenced from the fact that he uttered a number of shrieks, somo of which wero hoard distinctly by Wendell Wright, who was in the ticket ofllce some dlstnnce away. When discovered by Ueu Doss, the aged man was conscious, and In the presence of a number of per sons who rushed to the scene, naked to be taken homo. He talked freely at tho time, and Informed Mr. Trox el that his lantern wns mashed un der the wheels. While- no one chanced to witness the accident, It Is the gonoral opinion that he stood on the east side of the rails when Btruck, and that ho wns later pulled under the wheels. When found his head and body was outside of the rails. The deceased waB (fl yours of ago ana nad resided m Douglas county ' i-or a time no conducted a plcturo machine on tho streets, nnd of late had heeu employed as flagman on the Lane street crossing nendimc the return- of Dan Curtin, tho regular flagman, who Is at present In a hos- pital In San Francisco, lie had pre viously been employed as flagman on various occasions. Other than leav ing a mother In Tennessee, who Is about 90 years of age, Mr. Stephen son Is survived by a son, James Q. Stephenson, of Roseburg, and a daughter, MrB. Bccles, who lives In Texas. Mr. Stephonson resided with his son In Roseburg and was quite well known, lie was a member of the Baptist church. Tin. fimarui n.m i,n uiA fan.lJIyi residence, 612 West -Lane street. tomorrow afternoon at 2, oVIork. interment following In the I ery. Funeral ser - II. Baton, pastor of the Baptist church. Meet With Accident. While hastening to the scene of tho (Continued on page 4.) "Jewelry The Gift of Gifts" The Holiday Spirit Says "Give Jewelry' Nothing eUo that coihch within the range of gift-giving mi universally pleawH, Nothing else Is no gruerally given nothing no completely voice the Spirit of ChrlNtiiuiff. Of course there are many sort of Jewelry display. Homo are more coiiipreliemdvo than otherN. Home nIioiy greater UiMte In designing than others. Homo urc more "Chrint manny" than othem. Wo tin not going to muke coinHirlcoii -except to nay that hp n'olly 1m lieve that you giver of gift will liud more of Ihe real spirit of the m-iinoii evidenced In Ot'H this y ear's display than you will find within many mile of this More. (ilvlng Jewelry doesn't menu that then' A lot of money to pay, either not. nei-oMirlly. In fan there arc any numlx-r of nrllrlc here that you can own for h- than n dollar. They are art b lex, too, (hat are particularly mil table for glflH. Bui hIihI we want to partle ulurty em pluinlo lo re Ik that you cun't have n want nt 1 1 Ih lime, hut we meet Jt with Ihe preclNO urllclo you de Hire at Mi InweM price. You run understand Just what we menu If you call. W- E. Clingenpeel Roseburg TRUCE AGREED Imperialist and Rebels Making Effort to Patch Peace. CERMANS ARE FURNISHING ARMS Mend of One Jennaii Finn Killed liy llebels On Account of Supplying Arms to Imperialists. (Speclul to The Evening News.) PEKiN, Dee. 1. Promler Yuan Has hasj agreed to a three days' truce with robels for the purpose of properly discussing terms of peace. If no definite agreement shall be reached In that time, by mutual agreement the truce may be extended for fifteen -days. General LI, com manding rebel armies, has not yet an nounced his attitude toward the truce, but If he accepts the arrange ment the leaders of both Bides will meet nt Shanghai to consider the set tlement of the difficulty and take up the question of a constitution, which Yuan will accept for the itovernment. Chlneso rebels are reported to hnve captured and blown up the Im perial powder magazines nt Nanking, following the battle today. Dis patches state that many Manchus were slain In the struggle Another Battle Reported. -. SHANGHAI, Dec. 1. The rebel army Is again closing In on Nanking and another battle Is Imminent, ac cording to advices today. From a seml-clrcle of forts, stretching for 15 miles about the city, revolutionists are continuing a desultory firing on imperialists with Nanking, who, the reports say, are short of ammunition. AssnNidiintett iemuin, TSCHBW SZB PONG, Dec. 1. The comprador of a prominent Ger man firm was assassinated here to day because his firm weer Importing arms which enabled imperialist troops to retake Han Yang. Compra- uores oi an uorman nrms in annng- I hl are reported to have been niark- ru.wi8 . ui-u thoy ft ll1ylnjj imperialists with iarmtl ll,r -rry,B " war- Ill French, the local drayman, en tertained twenty-seven persons, all members of the family, at a boun teous' Thanksglvdng dinner. ft Is suffice to say that the day was much enjoyed. Nat. Bank Bldg.