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llOSKltVltG, NOUCLAS COUNTY, OKKflOX. THI HSI1AY, FF.Itltl'AKY SO, 11)12.
No. 08
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AULilN IS GUILTY
Convicted on Charge of Dis
turbing the Peace.
FINED BY THE CITY RECORDER
Auhin Says lie Has a Wife ami Six
Children and Is Unable To
Pay The. Amount of
The. Fine.
The case of the city vs. Alec Aubln
a striker who was accused of having
participated in a street fight, near
the Southern Pacific yards on the
evening of February 11, came up
for hearing in City Recorder Wim
berly's court this morning. The city
was represented by Attorney Her
mann, while Aubln acted in his own
defense.
A number of witnesses were intro
duced during the porgress of the
trial, including seeral strikers and
strikebreakers who chanced to be in
the vicinity of the trouble at the
time. The strikers claimed that Au
hin rushed Into tho affray with a
view of quieting the disturbance,
while the strike-breakers charged
that Aubln was one of the chief
participants in the melee, tyid did
not act through good motives as
Claimed by the defense, After lis
tening to the evidence Recorder
Wimberly fined Mr. Aubln $17, cov
ering the expense of the witnesses
and the costs of tho action.
In passing sentence, Mr. Wfmberly
said it was not his desire to make
an example of Mr. Auhin, consider
ing that he was a man of good
meaning, and was not a prime mover
In creating tho trouble.
Following the passing of sentence,,
Mr. Aubin said he would accept the
alternative of 8 days in tho city jail
considering that he had a wife and
six children, and was practically
without iiinds.
In view of Mr. Aubin's statement,
Recorder Wimherly allowed the de-'
fendant until Tuesday morning at 9
o'clock in which to raise the amount
of the fine. In failure to remit the
fine at that time he will be commit
ted" to jail.
Walter Corlev. another striker.
charged with an offense similar to
that preferred against Auhin, enter
ed a plea of not guilty and demand
ed a jury trial. The ease has been
set for hearing at 9 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
LAUDS C. F. HICKKK.
Warren Reed Says Mr. Kicker Is n
Substantial Citizen.
Warren Reed, tho veteran North
ern Douglas county lumberman
spent Tuesday in Roseburg, and
while here, took occasion to laud C.
K. Kicker, a member of the recent
grand jury, and a candidate for rep
resentative from Douglas county
subject to the will of the republican
voters at the primary elec'ion In
April.
Mr. Reed says ihat Mr. Ridker has
rc?'ded in Gardiner for many years,
hi a substantial farmer, and a man
who will woik in the interest of the
county. It is M- Reed's prediction
that Mr. Rlcker will poll a euild vote
of Northern D-Mig:as county.
MAUIUACK LAST XKJHT.
Mrs. Alda Dixon and Richard Will
ianis I'niled In Marriage.
A wedding In which two of Rose
burg's popular young people were
the principals occurred last evening,
when Mrs. Alda Dixon, stenographer
at the offices of Drs. Seely. Sether
& Stewait. and Richard Williams, a
Southern Pacific brakeman, were
united Jn marriage. The happy
.couple will make their future home
in Roseburg where they have a host
of close friends who wish them much
prosperity.
Mrs. Williams has lived in Rose
burg a number of years, and is very
popular among the younger set. Mr.
Williams is a popular Southern Pa
cific brakeman and is favorably
known in this locality.
The marriage occurred at the par
sonage oT the South Methodist
church. Rev. K. M. Mean officiating.
DIDN'T WANT ( LUH TO ACT.
.Jrrlght Rate Controversy Almost
Sidetracked On AimthiT Issue.
The meeting at the Commercial
Club rooms last night called for the
nrnnqA nf listenlne to arguments
hV nnPhnre Rhould contribute to a
r..A for tho niirnose of sending an
attornev to Washington to appear
hAA rtn hehalf of Rosebure ship-
npra which arguments were pre -
sented by Messrs. Burren and Barnes,
of Salem. Eastburn, of Albany, and
Mas9, of Corvallis almost lost
sight of the real plan advanced and
WANTED Competent girl fur
general housework, small
family, good wages. Inquire
News office.
got off on the question of whether
or not the club should go on record
as favoring the plan. This was dis
cussed at considerable length and
then the question was raised wheth
er the meeting was really a meeting
of the Commercial Oiub. This ar
gument consumed more time and fin
ally a motion was made to appoint a
committee of six, three of whom
should be R. E. Smith, W. H. Fisher
and Henry Harth and the other three
should be appointed by the president
of the Merchants' Protective Asso
ciation. Tho committee was to en
deavor to raise the sum of three
hundred dollars as Roseburg's con
tribution to the fund to send the at
torney to Washington to appear be
fore the interstate commerce com
mission. FOR STATE SENATOR.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the nomination for State Senator
of Douglas county ,v subject to the
will of the republican voters at the
primary election to be held on April
19, 1912.
If nominated and elected I will
only vote for honest and economical
legislation, the people's choice for
U. S. Senator, and believe in a
square deal to all.
pd. adv. GEORGE NEUNER, Jr.
Involves Number of Important
Law Questions.
E. H. THRUSH IS DEFENDAN1
Threshing Machine Company Sues To
Recover Sum of WM, Alleged
To He Due On Promis
sory Note.
An answer to a complaint involv
ing a number of Important legai
questions, one of which has nevei
been submitted to the Oregon su
premo court for Interpretation, wat
filed by Attorneys Brown & Eddy
this morning in the case of The Garr
Scott Company, of Indiana," vs. E. H.
Thrush, of Looking Glass.
The action was originally filed by
Attorneys Fullerton & Orcutt, rep
resenting the Eastern syndicate, to
recover the sum of approximately
$900, alleged to be due from Mr.
Thrush on promissory notes execut
ed and turned over to the plaintiffs
in return for a threshing engine
purchased of the company in the year
1906.
The engine was received by Mr.
Thrush, and after a week's opera
tion, is alleged to have been destroy
ed by fire. Later the On.rr-Scott
Company is said to have informed
Mr. Thrush that in the event he
would purchase a new machine on a
cash basis, and also turn over to the
company a second-hand engine val
ued at approximately $500, they
would cancel the notes given in pay
ment for the original engine.
In the answer filed this morning,
Attorneys Brown & fiddy admit sev
eral allegations, including the con
tention that the machine was deliv
ered and that certain notes were ex
ecuted by the defendant In favor of
tho plaintiffs. They deny, however,
that the notes are collectable, and to
back this contention, claim that the
Garr-Scott .Company ihad no legal
right to transact business in the state
of Oregon. This right, they claim,
became void when the plaintiffs
failed to act In accordance with the
corporation tax law of 1903 which
provides that all corporations trans
acting business in the state of Oregon
shall pay an annual tax. This ques
tion has heretofore remained dor
mant, and the supreme court will
likely have an opportunity to inter
pret the law, and Its relation to the
fact set out by the attorneys for the
defense. In the very near future.
You can have your baby buggy re
tired by B. W. Strong, the furniture
man. The cost depends on the size
of the wheel, and the rubber.
Grant Wilcox, the expressman, re
ceived word thJs morning of fthe
death of his mother, Mrs. Christine
Wilcox, at her home in Illoomfleld
Iowa, at the advanced age of 70
years. Mrs. Wllcoi was a widow, her
husband having died some three
years ago. Mr. Wilcox left this af
, ternoon for Iowa, where he expect:
to arrive In
time for the funeral
! which will be delayed
until he
reaches his destination. He will be
gone for about three weeks, settling
up the business ot his mother
estate.
ANSWER IS r ILED
I SELF CONTROL
Students of High School Adopt
New Plan.
OPERATION VERY SATISFACTORY
Over HO Per Cent Of The Students
Favor The Plan Ia'ss Than 10
Per Cent Favor Former
System of Government
Believing that they are entitled to
self-government, isuch as has been
adopted by many of the larger and
more important educational institu
tions of the United States, the pupils
of the Roseburg high school have
adopted the "student body policy",
which to date has proven very suc
cessful. While there are a few of
the students opposed to self rule,
the great majority recognize the fact-
hat in controllng certain affairs of
;he schools they are moulding a dis-
:ipline and , habit which will assist
hem in future years.
When interviewed ;this morning
relative to the move, Professor
3 roves had the following to say:
"Along early in the school year,
certain pupils of the school who
ead of other schools and of plans
.'or developing ability for handling
t part of the affairs of the school
or themselves asked if they might
ittempt to work out a system of
elf-government. The opportunity
vas given to develop some of their
flcaB after they were able to show
Melr sincerity of purpose and ability
o plan for the same.
"A student council was organized
om posed of a representative from
ach class, and a faculty member.
Various details were worked out with
he result that the pupils asked to ;
;overn themselves In the assemblx !
oom before school, to govern the
assing of the lines from one clu
room to another and the passing
he lines from the building at tl.
ime of dismissal.
"It was decided to select a studen:
irosecutor and a student jury tt
landle cases of violation, the infor
nation to reach them as it reaches
l grand Jury, that is from the re
lorts of violations as they should
e reported by tho students t hem
elves. As might have bien expected
here were pupils who objected to
nforming upon others when they
;iipw of 'violations, and there were
ome wiio demanded that the accus-
rs prove their statements when
hey claimed violations had been
ommitted rather than ucknowledg-
ng their guilty.
"Knowing that It would not give
he students who sincerely wished
test the system an opportunity
o do their best when among their
i u m hers were m a n y not i n sy m pa-
hy with the movement and as these
mi pils were willing to be governed
jy the rules as laid down by the
chool hoard for the government of
the grade schools and which had
been the same for the high school
HipUs until this movement was at-
empted, It was deemed advisable to
list it ute a scheme to separate those
hi pi Is from others, but only so far
is the rules under trial was con
cerned. This was not intended and
should not be so construed as to
eem to be a punishment. The only
A SUGGESTION.
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difference Is that the pupils of this
section come under the supervision
of the teachers in the room which
now serves as an assembly room for
them, their passage in the halls and
in being dismissed."
INDUSTRIAL WORK POPULAR.
School Children Will DouhtlcKS Make
Good Showing This Fall.
Mr. Calvin C. Thomason, field
manager of the children's contests,
has returned from a visit to tho ex
treme southern section of thi state,
and In speaking of the work of or
ganizing for the industrial compe
tition among school children for the
fall fairs, stated that he h-id stopped
off in Roseburg for a few hours, on
his return from Jackson and .Joseph
ine counties, to see how tho work of
arranging for the school fair was
coming on.
In Josephine county the county
grange is to hold a fair in Grants
Pass and will feature the new Idea
of the-children's work. In Jackson
county the schools will be given a
prominent place in tjie regular dis
trict fair. - Interest seems general
In the movement to encourage in
dustrial work amonq ;the schools.
The work in Douglas county prom
ises to be especially successful ow-;
ing to the promised popularity of the j
county fair, due to the big racing '
urogram in prospect and to the ex
perience in fair management of the
members of the Roseburg committee
in charge.
ARE CONFIDENT
Increasing Force Make Mexi
can " Rebs Bold.
AMERICAN ARRESTED AS SPY
Hoy Taken To Kusemlu, Lower Cal
ifornia, Where He Will He
Tried No Interven
tion For Him.
(Special to The Evening News.)
EL PASO, Feb. 2D. Ilia, army
swelled to 2,500, General Cumpa is
making uctlvo preparations today for
a march against Chihuahua. The
march scheduled for last night was,
postponed, on account of constant
reinforcements arriving and Inability
to get troops started. Rebels open
ly boast of their ability to easily take
Chihuahua, and also assert that
Orozco will join them tonight, as his
service to Madero expires today. Al
though Madero officially closed the
customs house at Juarez, the rebels
promptly re-opened It. Tho Ameri
can customs house Is regularly ac
cepting Mexican exports.
No Help For Hoy.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 29. Leonard
Naplerskie, an American lad only 19
years old, is under arrest at Tia
.luana charged with being a spy.
Mexican officials will tako him to
Ensenda, Lower California, for trial.
United States officials have denied
ills appeal for intervention in his
behalf, as it Is alleged the hoy has
been identified with insurrectos.
F. S. Powell, of Suth''rlin, spent
the day in Roseburg attending to
business matters.
Minor in 6t Louia Pott-Di.p.tch.
NINE OUT OF 12
Coundlmen Favor Municipal
Water and Light Plant.
OTHER THREE NOT INTERVIEWED
AH Ot The XI no Interviewed Are In
Favor Of Plan One Thinks
This Not Proper
Time.
The News had a representative out
this morning for the purposo of get
ting expressions one way or another
from tho members of the city coun
cil on the proposition of u municipal
water inid light plant for the city of
Roseburg. Throe of the couucllmen
were unable to be seen, but the other
nine were unanimous In their belief
that a municipal light aud water
plant would bo better for the city
than the unsatisfactory service- given
by tho private plant which affords
Roseburg and its citizens with light
.md water at the present time.
Councilman Number One buIU that
he favored the issuance of bonds pro
vided for by the city charter aud
such additional bonds as would be
necessary to Install a complete mod
ern water and light plant.
- Councilman Number Two said: "1
.mi in favor of a municipal plant fori
Roseburg and tho sooner we get It
the better for tho people hero. Wei
need better service both in water i
and light and about tho only way we
oan get It Is to own tho plant our
selves." I
Councilman Number Three ans-:
wered: "I am In favor of Roseburg
owning her own system both for wat-i
or and for light. It strikes mo that!
If other cities can do It we ought to
be able to do It here."
Councilman Number Four wns
lukewarm, but said that ho favored
the proposition generally hut that tie
did not think that the taxpayers
should shoulder additional burdens
at this time. "Hut If they (tho tax
payers) are In favor or It," ho con
tinued, "I have no objection to the
plan and will pay my share."
Councilman Number Five said that
ho favored municipal ownership of
both light aud water1 systems as a
general proposition. "I think It
would be u good thing for Roseburg.
Hut before wo go ahead with tho
project I would want to have u illd
Investigation made into the proposi
tion." Councilman Number Six gave IiIh
views at some length. lie favored
a municipal light and water plant.
The water should be brought into
the city by gravity from a point ten
or fifteen miles distant which has an
abundant supply of fine clear moun
tain water. "The onlv tiling that I
see against the plan Is the possible
opposition that the. project would en
counter from certain of the residents
of the city. I am of tho opinion that
we can have a municipal plant at
this timo at a cheaper cost to uk
than at any time in the future. This
to my mind Is t he psychological time
to force the Issue."
Council man Number Seven said :
"I am In favor of a municipal light
ing plant, for I think that the pres
ent rate is too high and the service
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very poor. Hut I have not made any
study of the water situation. Gen
erally speaking, however, I am In
favor of municipal ownership of
water plants.
Councilman Number eight said
"I am first, last and all the timo in
favor of municipal light and water
plant, and my belief is especially
strong 'for Roseburg. And what's
more we're going to get It."
Councilman Number Nine said:
have made a careful study of this
matter and, my study lends me to a
firm conviction that municipal own
ership is tho only Bare way for a
city or town to supply its citizens
with water, and light. The cities that
do things have their own plants.
There Is too much to say ou the sub
ject for a short Interview, but you
may be sure that tho council will
take some' action Boon,"
The other councilman were not
able to be awn before going to press
and a statement from thorn was not
forthcoming.
It is generally conceded that some
action In reference to tho lighting
md water system will be taken next
Monday night by the council.
Tho last will and testament of the
late Herbert Wilson Hunt, who re
cently died at Oakland, was filed In
the probate court this morning. Ac
cording to the terms of the will the
incensed leaves all .his property,
both real and personal, to his chil
dren, Bessie, May and Louis. James!
L, Hunt is named as guardian over
the children, who are minors.
GREAT STRIKE
One Million English Miners
Cease Work.
QUESTION OF WAGE INVOLVED
Men Kept Faith With ComiwtnleH
Until Hxlsting Contract K.vplred
Demand Living Wage
Scale F.vjMMiseH High.
(Special to Tho Evening News.)
LONDON, Fob. 29. What Is
probably the greatest labor strlko in
tho entire history of Groat Britain
began today, when 700,000 coal
mliiers throughout the United King
dom throv down their tools at noon
and walked out of the workings.
By this evening nearly a million
men wore out. The trouble began
over a question of wages, tho men
contending that they wore underpaid,
while cost of living Hteadlly climbed
upward. Tin dor conditions the min
ers allege they are not able to long
er live on tho wages received. Prom
ler Asqulth's effort to settle the mat
re r proved unavailing.
Orders for the strike followed
failure of negotiations between gov
ernment officials, mine ownora and
the men. Owners of the mines abso
lutely refused to treat tho men them
selves, hut with tho expiration of the
existing wage agreement the minors
ceiiH'd work.
Roosevelt, at Helm.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2!). Col.
Roosevelt today assumed personal
Millinery
Friday and Saturday, Marcli 1st and 2nd
You are cordially invited to be present at our
First Showing of Street Hats and Tailored
Hats for Spring and Summer, 1912. A rev
alation of charming styles and modest prices.
Established 1877
COURT IS PAST
Several Minor Orders Fntered
This Morning.
mOJOURN IUNTIL MARCH 25
iairgo Number of Cases Are FJther
Set t lei L Dismissed or Contin
ued Ix'ss Than a Dozen
Jury Trials.
After ten day's work, during
which time the disposition of many
eases have been recorded, the circuit
court adjourned this morning until
March 25, when other matters will
co mo up for hearing and final dispo
sition.
Although the docket was one of
the largest In the history of the
county, many of tho cases, were eith
er dismissed, settled or continued.
Less than a dozen jury cases were
tried during the session. Of the
Jury trials, two were of a criminal
nature, in one Instance Jesse O.
Drake was convicted of criminal
ilhel, while in another, Joseph Pow-
ula was acquitted on a charge of
disturbing the peace and quietness of
the city.
Among the final orders of the
term, entored In the journal this
morning, the uiennbrook Land &
Irrigation Company was awarded a
verdict in the case brought against
R, M. Hall, and others.
In the casa of Frank B. Walte vs.
Thomas W. Russell, acting as trus
tee, an action to foreclose a mort
gage the former was awarded a de
cree as well as attorney fees In the
sum ot $1,000. '
In the ense ot Z, L, Dlmmick, ad
ministrator of the estate of Phillip
Hockley, vs. Annie M. Seaman, the
plaintiff was awarded a decree.'
IIUHUFHT IS HUKD.
HurucNH & Johnson Suo to Recover
The Sum of $iIO on Account.
Harness & Johnson, the Sheridan
stroot grocers, this morning filed a
suit In the Justice court against Karl
Burgort, In which the plaintiff seeks
to recover the sum of $38, alleged to
bo duo for merchandise.
Mr, Burgert conducts a small
chicken ranch In West Roseburg, and
is well known in this locality.
Constable Singleton, who was
chosen to serve tho papers, reports
no little confusion at the Burgert
home upon his arrival there this
morning. Other than refusing to re
ceive the legal papers, Burgert or
dered the constable to leave his
ranch, and not return under any cir
cumstances. Singleton refused, and
a spirited verbal combat followed.
Tho plaintiffs are represented by
Attorney Buchanan & Portor.
Portlers and couch covers may be
bought from B. W, Strong, the fur
niture man. He also has upholster
ing goods and upholsters with the
goods.
charge of his campaign to secure the
presidential nomination. It Is un
derstood that Senator Dixon has bran
asked to manage the campaign for
tho ex-presldent.