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VOL. III.
HOSKHtltG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON. W EDNESDAY, DECKMIIEK 0, 1011.
No. 80
TWO WAYSTO
SKIN A CAT
Near Beer Ordinance May Be
Initiated Soon
VOTERS MAY HAVE A VOICE
City .Charter Provides That Special
Election May He Called In
V Response to lteoulr-
ed Petitions.
Realizing tho utter Impossibility of
passing an ordinance unless favor
ed by the members of the so-called
"ring", the citizens of Roseburg are
becoming disgusted, and from pre
vailing gossip, it is safe to predict
that hereafter all important meas
ures will be submitted to the voters
through the initiative, and not pre
sented to the council.
The masses, including those who
favor law enforcement, believe that
the time has come when drastic ac
tion is necessary, in the event the
town desires to progress in unison
with other cities of similar resources.
The procedure of defeating every or
dinance framed for the benefit of
the people at large has brought forth
much disapproval, and the citizens
are fast becoming tired.
"We are at the mercy of this
clique," said a well known Roseburg
business man this morning, "and it
Is useless for us to expect a clean
city under present conditions. Only
one week ago nine of the twelve
councilmen expressed themselves In
favor of Councilman Houck's "near"
beer ordinance, while on Monday
night of this week, there were but
four men who had the back bone to
stand by their honest convictions. In
one week came the change, and at
least a number of those originally
supporting the ordinance suffered a
"change of heart," and voted against
the measure, it Is these things that
disgust a self-respecting public, and
drive men to employ various other
means in order to obtain legislation."
While the question has not been
definitely decided, It is probable that
action will be taken relative to sub
mitting Councilman Houck's "near"
beer ordinance to a vote of the peo
ple, at a special election which will
necessarily have to be called by the
council in the event the required
number of signatures are affixed tp
tho petition. ' " A" ;
The section of the city charter un
der which this election' may be called
follows: ;
"Whenever there, shall- be present
ed to the couneff a petition signed
by a number of the qualified voters
of the city of Roseburg equal to 15
per cent of the votes cast for mayor
at the last preceding election at
which such officer was elected, ask
ing thatf an ordinance, to be set
forth in the petition, or that an enact
ment of a charter or amend
ments to the municipal char
ter, to be set forth in such petition,
bo submitted to a vote of the quali
fied voters of the city of Roseburg,
the common council must submit
such proposed ordinance or charter
amendment thereto to a vote of the
electors at the next regular city elec
tion; or If it be so specified In said
petition, under the restrictions here
in set forth, at a special election call
ed for that purpose."
Under the provisions of the forego
ing clause it is said that the ordin
ance defeated at the last meeting of
the council can be referred to a vote
of the people, and thus assure fair
play to all concerned.
VTTVKD r.Y A SPECTATOR.
Action of the City Council "X-rnyed"
Hy An Interested Onlooker.
Editor News: To a spectator of
the meeting of the city council last
Monday eveni n g. it appeared that
men may he guided by most extraor
dinary methods of reasoning, or else
they sometimes try to explain their
official conduct by stating auegea
reasons which are wholly fictitious.
Perhaiss the nubile has not been
wholly taken into the confidence of
those gentlemen who, as members of
tho council, rallied 'round those
whom the cnurt records show are
violators of the law. It Is true their
bosoms seemed to swell v.lth tre
mendous emotions of patrLilsm and
cltv pride, etc., as they marched
boldlv into the fray and "-filed Dr.
Houck's "near" beer-nuI-i-iK-e ordi
nance. How solicitous ( iKne brave
nnd self-sacrificing soldU;- of civic
finane were lest the or' l;!? world
should hear that Roseburz proposed
to stand for law-enforcement and
therefore refuse to buy her bonds
which are a mortgage on her real
estate! Bond buyers, of course, al
ways prefer to Invest their money In
Holiday Suggestions.
uits, Coats, Waists, Dresses, Rain Coats, all splendid
new styles at special reduced Holiday prices.
Handsome Evening and Party Dresses, the very latest
creations, very reasonably priced.
Millinery. We still have some beautiful dress hats, as
well as tailored and street hats, at special prices.
Leather Goods in great variety. Pictures handsomely
framed, in splendid aesortinent. Games, Puzzles,
Books, Dolls, Christmas Boxes, Neckwear, Nov
elties, Handbags. Let us show you.
TIIE LEADER
lawless communities! Any pfu-head
ought to know that.
And then how these brave lads did
tremble lest the acts of the council
should be attacked on the ground
that some oC the couucil are not
legally qualified! Wo one who heard
their virtuous slghB and audible mis
givings could fail to sympathize with
the poor fellows. Strangely enough,
though the only lawyer who Is a
member of the council did not ad--tfance
this horrible threat as his
reason for helping to kill the ordi
nance. Perhaps he knew It was all
tommy-rot and that the council Itself
is the judge of the qualifications of
its own members and its official acts
cannot be questioned on the ground
that any member is disqualified.
Truth compels one to sav that all
the arguments HEARD IN THE
COUNCIL ROOM against the ordin
ance were childish and hardly
worthy of school boys.
Messrs. Houck, Strong, Mullen and
Clark had the beBt of the argument,
and stood like men for the right,
but the other fellows had the votes.
It's a long lane that has no turn,
however.
SPECTATOR.
REGARDING WATER RKJHTS.
(overmiieiit to Co-oieinte With Com-
m unities to uet I 'lire water.
(Special to The Evening News.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 6.
Secretary Wilson has decided that
the interests of cities and towns
which obtain water from streams
having their watersheds within nat
ional forests. One of the recognized
ures of protection, and he hus there
fore developed a plan of co-operation
for the department of agriculture
with those communities which are
alive to the importance of keeping
their water supply pure.
There are many Western towns
and cities, "some of them of large
size, which derive their water from
drainage basins lying inside the nat
ional forests. One of the rerlgnlzed
objects of forestry is to insure the
performance and protect the purity
of municipal water supplies. As the
forests are maintained for the benefit-
of the public, Secretary Wilson
considers It the duty of his depart
ment to do all that it can to prevent
-the pollution of such supplies and to
create or maintain conditions mose
favorable to a constant flow of clear
water.
Stock raising and occupancy of
the land for the various kinds of
use which are ordinarily encouraged
on the national forests may be high
ly undesirable If alolwed on drain
age basins which are the sources of
drinking water. There Is also to be
considered the injury which may be
done if the water is silt-laden. By
protecting and Improving the forest
cover and by enforcing special regu
lations to minimize erosion and to
provide for the maintenance of sani
tary conditions, the government will
try to safeguard the interests of the
public.
A form of agreement has been
drawn up, providing that, when co
operation is entered into between the
secretary of agriculture nnd any city
desiring conservation and protection
of Its water supply, the secretary will
not permit the use ol the land Invoh-1
ed without approval by the town or
city except for the protection nnd
care of the forests, marking, cutting
and disposing of timber which the
forest officers find may be remov
ed without Injury to the water sup
ply or the city, or for the building
of roads, trails, telephone lines, etc
not inconsistent witn the object of
the agreement, or for right of vav
acquired under acts of congress. The
secretary also agrees to require all
persons employed on or occupying
any of the land both to comply with
the regulations governing national
forests and to observe all snnitiry
regulations which the city may pro
pose and the secretary approve.
l ne agreement provides for the
extension and improvement of the
forests on the part of the govern
ment by seeding and planting and
the best methods of silviculture and
forest management, so far as the
funds available will permit. The
city on its side is expected to assist
in the work by paying the salaries
of the additional guards necessary
to carry out the agreement, and In
case extensive forest aperatlons are
Immediately desired by the city, ft
would bear the major part of the
cost entailed by this work.
J. T. Bridges, who was recently
elected mayor of Oakland, simnt the
day in Roseburg contesting the ac
cusations of the defeated candidates
to the effect that the election was il
legal. The defeated candidates claim
that one man voted who had not re
sided in Oakland the required length
of time as required under the cltv
charter, and consequently, the elec
tion was void. Mr. Bridges, the suc
cessful candidate tor mayor, con
tends that the election was legal, and
that the error was due to the negli
gence of the judges and eierks. Mr.
Bridges will contest any effort to de
clare the election illegal, and to thin
end, has already consulted one of
KoBeburg s well known attorneys.
EM TO
START PROBE
Federal Grand Jury After The
"Higher Ups"
WOULD PROSECUTE M'MANICAL
Voter at Olympia Vote On Commis
rdon Form of tiovernment
Investigate Murder
Case.
(Special to The Evening News.)
LOS ANGELES, Cut.. Dec, 6.
With Judge Bordwell denying that j
the confessions of the McNamnra
brothers were due to the bribery de- j
velopments, and with District Attor
ney Fredericks' statement to the ef
fect that he is determined to push
the charges against Franklin, Inter
est today switched from tho original
McNamara trial fo tho federal probe.
When Franklin appears in court
Monday his attorneys will outline
.heir defense. "Until then his fight
& only pnrblematical, said District
ttorney Fredericks this morning.
The federal probe into the dyna
nltlng cases promises to overshadow
lie original MeAamara case. The
i',rand jury meets tomorrow. Ortie
.icMauigal, who originally confessed
o dynamiting the Times building,
vi 11 be one of the first witnesses call
d. Agents say his story, when pun
ished, will electrify the entire coun
ry. Meanwhile ftOO secret service men
liave been placed at the disposal of
Utorney Lawler who has charge of
the probe. It is unlikely that fur
hcr criminal notions in connection
A-lth the dynamiting cases will be
Instituted in Los Angeles.. j
HALL OF RECORDS, Dec. 6. !
Within a few days n federal probe j
into the McNamara case as far as It
oncerns California will be started.
The federal grand jury which is in
session here lias been instructed by
:he department of justice at Wash
ington to take up the entire case and
District Attorney Fredericks has ad
mitted that he will turn over such
ovidenre as he possesses to the feder-:
il authorities to pursue their In
onirics.
In addition to probing tjie charges
that the interstate commerce act was
violated by tike unauthorized trnns,-
lorlatlon of dynamite from state to
tate by the McXamaras and their
lieutenants there will uiso be an in
vestigation of al leged misuse of
nails by tho McNamara defense. It
s hard to say just what form this
nvestigation will take and the of-
llcials declare they do not know
where the trail will lead or who it
will involve.
Will Prosecute McManigul,
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 6. If Ortle
'IcManigul is released from Califor
nia for his part in the McNamara
lynamlting plots, he will he brought
ere and tried immediately on the
harge of dynamiting the hoisting
lerrlck of the Milwaukee Western
uel Company, according to District
Utorney Seabol. The derrick was
down up on the night of March 10.
1910, causing a loss of $100, U00 and
'he injury of five persons.
1 he socialists who have been bit
er in denouncing McManigal as an
n former are determined that he
hall not escape punishment for his
crimes.
Vole On Commission.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec. 6. When
the voters of Olympia went to the
mils today they faced one of the
nost peculiar situations In the hls
ory of the state. - 1 ney are voting
o elect a mayor and council under
he councilmanlc form of municipal
rovernment, and at the same time
'hey are balloting upon the .commis
sion form of government and an en
Irely different set of candidates.
If the commission form carries,
hose elected on the regular ticket
.v ill hold office only for a few mln
ites, while those elected under the
commission form are sworn In. If
he regular ticket Is chosen the of
Icers will hold for one year.
To Investigate Murder,
SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 6. The
coroner's Investigation of the death
f Benjamin Goodman, the Brilliant
Jewelry Co.'s salesman, who was
found murdered in the streets here
'.wo weeks ago was called for today,
iohn Rogers, the murder suspect will
be one of the most important wit
nesses. He has baffled nil efforts of
:ho police to secure a confession, des
pite the fn't,th:it a woman with
whom he consorted led the police to
i strong box in which she said
Rogers had deposited half the jewel
taken from (iondmun.
LOCAL NEWS.
L. R. Coon, of Dillard, spent the
day in Ror.ebtirg attending to var
ious business Intermits.
E. R. Barber, of Myrtle Creek
spent the day in Roseburg looking
after busmeiii interests.
Mrs. J. W. Short, of Wilbur.
sxnt the day in Roseburg attending
to business Interests.
Harvey Brown, of Riddle, spent
Hie day in KoHnrg attending tc
various business Inteersts.
T. J. Butcher, of Canyonvllle
spent the day In Roseburg looking
after various business matters.
Ethel Prtrrott returned here thl
afterniwin after a couple of days ent
at Kiddle veiling with friends.
Mrs. M. Pearnon returned to her
ikmiiu hi ijinane unte inm auernoon
(iOMPERS IH AXURY.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc.
6. Samuel Goiupers, president
of the American Federation of
Labor, today challenged the
world to show that organised
labor had any connection with
the dynamiting plots, and de
clared that the enemies of
unionism cannot permanently
Injure the labor cause,
after a few days spent In Roseburg
visiting with friends.
J. T. Bridges and James H. Denrl
Ing, both residents of Oakland, are
spending the day In Roseburg look
lug after business matters.
Mrs. J. B, Doss and baby, and Miss
Ada B urge went to Oakland this af
ternoon where they will spend a few
days visiting with friends.
Jessie Anlauf was today apspointed
administratrix of the estate of Mrs.
D. K. Strong, deceased. Her bond
was fixed in the sum of $1,000.
James Moon, local agent for the
New York Life Insurance Company,
returned here last evening after a
few days spent In Eugene and other
northern cities.
County Commissioner Jefferson
Wiley arrived here last evening from
Myrtle Creek to attend the regular
term of the county court which con
vened this morning. .
A transient, who refused to divulge
his name was arrested last evening
and upon being arraigned before
City Recorder Wlmberly this morn
ing entered a plea of guilty. He
was lined in the sum of $5, and paid
the sum without a murmur.
The county court met in au ad
journed session at 10 o'clock this
morning. Today hus been spent al
most entiroly in auditing bills and
considering road matters. No orders
were entered In the journal up to a
lute hour this afternoon.
i
C. I. Bazlre and family, who re-!
cently arrived here from New Jer
sey, are negotiating for the purch
ase of a tract of land south of town.
In the event they are successful In i
closing the deal they will make
Itoseburg their permanent home.
The Rose building, on Cass Btreet,
has been leased by a recent arrival j
In Roseburg, who will engaged in
the jewelry business. The interior I
of the Btore Is being remodelled, and
when completed will be one of the(
finest in the city. ' 1
J. Malony, an Irishman, was ar
rested by Night Officer Chamberlain,
last evening on a charge of vag
rancy. When arraigned In the police
court this morning he entered a plea
of guilty nnd was fined in the sum
of $5. Without funds he accepted
the alternative of 2 days It. the city
jail.
Mrs. A. L. Coffin and Miss Alice
Wilson have leased a portion of the
Wright building formerly occupied by
A. Peterson, and) located on Cass
street, and will open therein an up-to-date
restaurant. They expect to
be In readiness to serve the public In
about a week.
J. Q. Barlow, assistant chief en
gineer of the Southern Pacific lines
with headquarters In San Francisco,
together with a party of railroad
men, passed through Roseburg this
afternoon on their annual tour of in
spection. They are travelling by spec
ial train and hope to reach Portland
early this evening.
The new generator, recently pur
chased by Kendall RrotherB has been
shipped from Portland and will
probably arrive at Winchester in a
Tew days. Immediately upon Its ar
rival, the huge machine will be plac
ed In position. The generator has
a capacity about double that of the
present one, and will answer Its pur
pose for yearB to come.
In a cablegram received this af
ternoon the well known Roseburg
grocery man, Richard - Stubbs, is in
formed of the Ritdden death of his
uncle, 8. W. Stubbs, for many years
a resident of Australia. The Austra-
an uncle was wealthy, and his for-
une, estimated In the brief Infor
mation at hand, at from $50,000 to
$00,000, will be divided among four
ielrs, whom the Cass street grocer
is one.
A marriage In which two of Doug
ias county b most .esteemed young
peopio were the principals, occur
red at the parsonage of the Chris-
ian church at 10 o'clock this morn-
ng, when Caryer Hamilton and Miss
amy nuney were unitea as man and
wne. i ne wedding ceremony was
performed by itev. J. N. MeConnell,
Diiator of the Roseburg Christian
church. The happy couple will re
ndu on a ranch about Ave miles east
of Oakland. Tho groom formerly
worked In Clark Brothers' studio In
'liin city and Is quite well known in
'his vicinity. His estimable wife Is
me of Douglas county's fairest
daughters.
In one of the warmest rlly elec-
Ions ever held in (.rants 1'nss. At-
'ornoy Robert Smith was yesterdaj
lerteq mayor over Ir. Smith by
plurality of three votes. The fight
mayor was a three-eornered af
fair, and not until the Inst vote war
-ounted was anyone able to predlci
he outcome. Attorney Smith, th
iticrpKHful candidate, is well known
n RoHeburg where he has visited fre-
piently during the past few years
Mr. Smith was elected iiHn thr
tromlKe that he would eliminate and
lrlvo from the city of Grants Pas
ill persons engaged In violating th
UkhI option laws. Mr. Smith is not
i probibttioniKt, but he neverthejext
leiifvea fn law and order, and Is pr-
ectly capable of making good hli
romlKO.
HON MAN
IS BEATEN
Mayor Alexander Wins
By
35,000 Votes
WOMEN OPPOSE THE SOCIAISTS
llnrrimnii Attributed Ills Defeat to
ConfeMMions of tin McXamurn
ltrotliei-H No Disorder
Is Reported.
(Special to Tho Evening News.)
1XH ANOKLHS, Oil.. Dev. 0. As
ic ballot count proceeds Mayor Al
exander's lead Increases. At II
'clock complete returnti from 270
prtx'iucts gave Alexander (tO.TM and
Hnrrlnmn i7,(Mi(l.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 6.
Completely overwhelming Job Har-
man, the socialist-union candidate,
Mayor Alexander was yesterday re-
lected mayor of tho city of Los An
geles by a plurality exceeding 35,-
00 votes. All other candidates on
the good government ticket were
lected.
Admitting his defeat, Job Ham-
man this morning Issued a state
ment In which he said the confession
the McNamara brothers was res
ponsible for the "interests" landslide
he women voted almost unanimous
ly against Harrlinan, us did many of
the union men following the termin
ation of the McNamara trial.
Women Outvote Men.
Ninety per cent of tho registration
n the West Side, whore the voto was
light In the primary, was voted to
day, wlille on the East Side, Harrl-
m a mi's conceded stronghold, the bal
loting was light in comparison. The
oman of the West Side outvoted the
men.
The reverse was the case seeming-
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ly in the products whore Hurli-isaa
would bo stronger in the primary.
Hut the balance of power, which the
women were credited with having
prior to the astonishing nnale of the
McXumurti case lust Friday, did not
figure in the result.
"I'ersoua who would not vote for
Alexi'iider simply stayed away from
the polls," Chairman S. C. Graham,
of the good government organization,
declared today, in predicting a ma
jority of at leust 30,000 for Alex
ander. McVmmiriiH Hat Kffect.
Other leaders of the good govern
ment campuiKn assorted that tho
pleas of guilty entered by the Mc
N'nmarns had had their effect and
caused voters who had supported
Hurrliuan, one of the attorneys for
tho Mc.Namurns, in the primary, to
remain away from the polls.
tlow much tho astonishing end of
the dynamite trial affected the result,
however, cannot be estimated be
cause of the tremendous increase,
not only In tho registration Blnce the
primary hut In the record voto cast
today. Some estimates woro that
nearly half the city's population or
more than 320,000 had voted in the
election,
llnrrlinan was In conference with
his campaign mnnngor, Alexander Ir
vine, of New York, early in the even
ing. He declared thnt gross frauds
had been perpetrated by the opposi
tion, but refused to concede his de
feat. Ilarrihum Is Silent.
"I will not make a statement yot,"
ho said.
The victorious tlckot consists of
Mayor Alexander, who tins hold of
fice for many years, and nine coun
cilmen, made up of hankers, lawyerB,
storekeepers and realty brokors.
On tho defeated socialist tlckot
beside llarriinnu, tho lawyer, there
were ono negro Junk dealer, a form
er editor of one of the local morn
ing papers, two Iron molders and
several Inhor lenders.
One feature of tho balloting was
the scratching which was early ap
parent of Joseph Scott, cnndldnte for
re-election to the school board, who
was one of tho attorneys for tho
McNamaras.
Xo Itlotinu; Occurs.
Karly in tho day, '"good govern
ment continence already heightened
(Continued on lingo 4.)
New York Store
PAWON
TRIAL TODAV
Charged With Conspiracy In
Law Violation
WILL ABROGATE THE TREATY
riiui To Iledure IVico of Certain
Commodities la Considered
Ity Congress Six Per
sons Arc Killed.
(Special to The Evening News.)
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 6. Brought
to task after a Benrch of more than
seven years, J. Odgen Armour, and
nine other Chicago packers were plac
ed on trial today before United
States Judge Carpenter. The men
are charged with criminal conspiracy
In connection with violating the Sher
man anti-trust law. The court was
fairly crowded when the packers ap
peared this morning and entered
pleas of not guilty. The work of ex
amining the veniremen began imme
diately following tho presence of the
packers In court.
To Force Treaty.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 6.
"Congress will force abrogation of
the treaty entered Into by the United
States and Kunula In the year 1832,"
declared Congressman Sulzer, of New
York, at the white house today. He
claims that a strong sentiment Is
manifest against Russia because she
refused passports to American Jews
who wished to enter Russia. Sulzer
says he has proof that the treaty was
violated.
lU'Uch An Agreement.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 6.
Reductions In the wool, Iron, cotton,
steel, sugar, agricultural implements
and food schedules was practically
decided on at a meeting ot the dem-
(Conttnued on page 4.)
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