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HOSI.BliiG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON'. THURSDAY, MARCH S!l, 11)12.
No. 11(1
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LaFoIlette Will Campaigne
Pacific Coast States.
BELIEVES SUCCESS ASSURED
Will Visit Oregon In April Xew
Yoi'k Assembly Votes Against
Fights Governor Of
Nevada Opposed.
(Special to The Evening News.)
WASHINGTON, March 21. Sena
tor LaFolletto asks for Pacific Coast
support of his candidacy nn the plat
form of government ownership and
operation of Alaskan coal mines,
Alaskan steamship lines by way of
Pacitic ports through the Panama
canal to New York
Ills fight Is ag-1
gresslve and will continue so to end
of the campaign. LaFollette's next
personal appeal will be to the people
of Nebraska, and from there he will '
go to the Pacific Coast. Ho Is flm. j
ill the belief that his comprehensive
plattorm will win for him Oregon.
California. Washington and otli'-r
Western states. It is believed that it
is a part of LaFollette's plan to trars-1
port machinery through the Panama
rnnal or use Hie machinery now In."1
it.ie on the canal, to open up lb
Alas-'
kan mining country. Tie senator
v i. probably start on. his Western
tour j out April 1, ami w-'-ll make
s.ccies inrougnoui vv asm ig. on :uiu
then swing ln.o the big fight in Ore
gon and California presidential pref
erence primaries.
KmiWs See Finish.
ALU A NY. Marrh 21. The New
York assembly today passed the
measure repealing the Frawiey box
ing law by a vote of 76 to -111. No
action has yet been taken on the
measure in the senate, but sporting
men fear that the game Is doomed
in New York.
Endonvoi-ors OpKse Fight.
MILWAUKEE,' March 21. Chris
tian Eudeavorers are elated over a
telegram received this morning from
Governor Oddie, of Nevada, in which
he says that he is opposed to the
Johuson-Flynn fight scheduled to lie
nulled off 111 Nevada. The executive
uives assurance that he will try to .
prevent the mill, but in the event '
that he finds the Inw permits such
affal-s. will use his Influence to get
the measure repealed. This expres
sion was elicited by resolutions re
cently sent to Oddle condemning the
light.
KXOWX IX YOXCAI.I.A.
Murderer Humphry's H'"1 Fight Willi
Ileal Fstate Agent.
YONCAI.LA. Or., Mnrch 20
When G orge and Charles llum
phrys lived near here on a small farm
they purchased on their arrival, they
had little Intercourse with the people
living near them, but had no trouble
with any of them until they decided
STARTFORWtS
to sell nut and move. At that time mortf.aKe effecting the furnishings
George 11 .mphrys placed the farm ! ()1 the McClallen hotel. In order to
t!-e brothers owned In the hnnds of j ,?nize the principal the plaintiff ask
T. C. Huntington, a local real estate I S(1 ,nat tne said mortgage be fore
and insurance man. for sale. Hut'-1 closed, and that the property effect-
Ington secured a purchaser, who
bought the farm, when George Hnni
phrys refused to pay the commission
for the sale and when Huntington
threatened legal proceedings. Hum
phrys savagely attacked the realty
dealer, but In the encounter was so
badly worsted that he made no fur
ther attempts to approach Hunting
ton after paying the required com-
;; :. . y, .. : ! il: lies the
murder of George Selby at Dallas,
saying that when Selby and his house
were burned, he had been at Yon
calla for several months and that at
no time had he gone back to Dallas
after locating at Yoncalla. until the
funeral of his mother two weeks ago.
Mrs. Franres Jackson, of Portland,
claiming to he nn aunt of the Hum
phrys brothers, was here last even
ing and attempted to see George
Humphry In Jail, but as she did not
make herself known tootle snerin.
admittance was refused. She stated
today thrt George Humphrys was al
was wa.w.ard and constan'ly led his
i.m.hr Charles into scrapes. She de
clared that Charles was harmless and
would do no wrong except ai me
suggestion of his older nromer who
had an evil Influence over tne voimit
man. sne is -"--
guilt but believes that if Charles'
story of complicity Is correct, he
was led Into the murder by the old
r brother.
KDlt MTIOXAI, EXTKXSIOX.
Small Audience Heard O. A. C Repre
sentative Tuesday Xiglit.
Prof. T. D. Beckwlth. of the Ore
gon Agricultural College, has Just
.m n.ehuri a visit In the Interest
SELECT ARMOKY SITE.
Dr. George E. Houck recelv-
ed a telephone message from
Salem this morning to the ef-
feet that the state military
board, composed of General W.
Finzer, of Portland; Colonel
C. C. Hammond, of Eugene;
Colonel Poreman, of Wood-
burn; Colonel Jackson, of Port-
land; Major S. White, of Port-
land, and Major H. U. Welch,
of Portlnnd, will tomorrow
open the proposals for an ar-
mory site at Roseburg. Follow-
ing the opening of bids, the
members of the board will come
to Roseburg and view the sev-
eral sites offered for the pro-
posed building. The money
with which to erect the struc-
probable that actual construe-
Hon of the building will be
commenced at an early date.
coiini.
"nd ln the "Uere8t of tl,e stale ual
of nealtn-
A 6m"" audience 33 ln ttend-
,"Le ul u, r.eau, ...
Tuesday evening to hear him, He
spoke at the Lane school to the
eighth and ninth grades before noon
on Wednesday and in the afternoon
he spoke to a good sized audience
,,,B" ,
; l ills last audience was especially
n' i. auuicuLc i. n, ...
represcntauve one or lax payers anu cured the money, but was dlsappolnt
patrons, the Interest taken was large- ed to find that it amounted only la
ly due to Ills efforts of the high ! jr. The neighbors burled the old
school students to secure a represen-j ,. under the belief that bis death
tative gathering of Roseburg citi- , Csu!ied from natural causes.
zens.
The theme of all of Prof Deck
Willi's lectures was the improvement I
of hygienic conditions all around us.
and was presented in plain, straight
forward language, clear-cut, of well
chosen words and thought. He call
ed attention to some of our needs in
a way that we felt that he was in
sympathy with all that had been
done, and felt too that we should be
pleased to extend our efforts.
The universal opinion was Hint if
0. A. C. wished to send other speak
ers to ub, or if Prof. Reekwith should
come again, we ought to be ah!'1 In
largely augment the audience of this
occasion. We very much hojie thai
this is but the forerunner of other
work along the line of giving the
citizens of Roseburg an opportunit
for further development along edu-
catlonal lines.
AX IMPORTANT DECREE.
Judge Hamilton Finds Verdict
The Plaintiff.
Judge J. W. Hamilton this mnrn
!ns handed down a very Important
decision in which he decrees in fav
or of the plaintiff In the case of
Mrs. Laura B. McDaniel vs. 11. T. Mr
Clallen and J. 11. Booth.
The case was originally filed by
Mrs. McDaniel several years ago.
when she instituted an action to re
cover the sum of approximately 12.
000 loaned on a promissory nolo to
Mr. McClallen, and secured by n
ed be sold to satisfy the claim.
The case was recently tried before
Judge Hamilton. Mrs. McDaniel be
ing represented by -Attorney Elbert
Hermann. Attorney O. P. Coshow
appeared on behalf of McClnllc-n.
while Attorney A. X. Orcutt looked
after the Interests of .1. H. Booth
Other than the principal and Inter
est, amounting to $2.81 2. 96. the
plaintiff Is decreed $200 as attorney
fees. In addition to granting an or
der of foreclosure, the sheriff is in
strurted to sell the property covered
by mortgage ln accordance with the
provisions of law governing such pro
cedure. Matting Is one of the cheapest and
best floor coverings for bed rooms or
for eople living in rented houses
This is the advice of the leading
comfort magazines. See B. W. Strong,
the furniture man's selection. d
Bud Smith, of Sutherlln, was nr
rested here yesterday morning accus
ed of drunkenness. He was lodged
in the rltv inll following his arrest
where he rcmaned until late In the
eVenlng when he was arraigned be-
f(re c(tJ. Recor(iOT car! Wimberly
Bnter,n(! a ,,iea Df guilty he was
fin-
ed $". which he paid"
NOTICE.
Dr. G. J. Barher, who has
conducted dental offices In the
Abraham building for a long
period, will move to his new
quarters ln the Perkins block
on or about April 1. Pstrons
will please note the change.
CHOKED OLESO
Ceorge Humphry Would KilI
Yoncrlla Man.
THREE MURDERS ARE RELATED
Charles lliimphrys Snys llrolliei
Choked lluyliurst Fanner In
Order To Extort $100
Was Unsuccessful.
C0RVALI.1S, Or., March 20 Con
fined in separate Jails, two brothers.
George and Charles lliimphrys, are
('waiting the fate that the machinery
jing charged with murder. Charles
Humphry s was brought lure today
.by Sheriff Hancock, of Washington
1,1 a second confession today
.Charles licenses his older brother of
slaying his step-lntl.er. William King,
I near Dayton, Or., about 12 ,,-is ngo.
According to Charles this was
i,oorge 8 iir.i crime
King had quarreled wilh his wife
Pnd icrt her, going to a cabin on a
r.-nted (ami. Actuated by a spirit
0f veng?np and a desire to obtain
money he thought his step-lather
potaesseu, i.iuibc Msaen uie cuu-
m mm riiiiKcu iiug iu ueaui. lie se-
Another Murder Attempted.
Charles further says that iu Aug-
iti.-i i;mu, eicurge ueiei in inee ki Kin
one Ule Oleson. living In llaytiurs:
valley. by choking his to secure
?ome money, less tlian $10111), pos
sessed by Oleson. He assaulted Olo
?on, hue received a savage beating,
and the brothers decided to leave
Douglas county. They moved to Ben
-on. but received u s-ivase beating
Philomath.
It was in 1908 that Charles say
George killed George Selby, a Dallas
fr" n r.
.Mr.;. Trances Jackson, of Portland,
punt of the Humphrys hoys was in
Corvallls yesterday and requested
of Sheriff Gellatley p.-i mission t"
fisi: Geoige. who is in the count
lull. She did not reveal her Iden
tity and her request was refused
While here Mrs. Jackson said that
George was the leader of I lie two
ind that any trouble Charles wis In
was due to the influence of llu. eld--r
brother. She said that George Is
"smarter than he looks." but that
Charles is not very bright.
Charles' statement of bis broth
t'h various crimes were made to l)e
ectlves W. .1. Mitchell and I.. G
"arpenler. of Portland.
Shortly after the Griffith murder
the Humphrys asked a Philomath
'eal estate agent to sell their farm,
ifferlng It for $."iinl less than they
,iald for It. George told the agent
hat he thought the officers suspeet
d him of the Griffith murder anil
he wanted to gel away quickly. II"
laid he would leave at once and that
'harles could sign I he deed.
When the agent ("id 111 in that boll
nen were grantees in the convey
vnre to them, George denied It ami
icxt day brought In their deed which
lad not been recorded and In which
le had partially erased bis own
lame. The agent later secured a
lew deed front the grantors running
lirectly In Charles Humphry:-..
cl i-:Ti:itl nixxF.lt.
The woman's ini-slonary society of
:he First i'n-sbv t-rian church win
ierve a Cafeteria dinner in the car
ters of the chiin ii .Saturday after
loon, Man h fnon r to 7 o'ch" k
.Menu.
Hoast Beef with Brown Gravv
Roast l-eg of I'nrk with Apple Sunn
Browned and Mashed Potatoes
Baked Marcaninl with CI sc.
Potato Salad F.gg Salad
mbrosla Pudding
Whipped Cream
Cake
lmun Pie Mince l'l
Tea "'..ft",.
m 2 '
MK'AI, XI. WS.
William Powell a n Suthcrlin
visitor for a few bouts today.
C. H. Arundel, of Myrtle Creek
was a business vl!tor In Itosehnrr
'or a few hours today.
Frank Cain returned to his horn'
it Riddle this morning aft' r a couph
of days spent ln Ito-eburg.
Linoleum varnish is an artlcli
that will make the rheapesl kind ol
material wear three and four tim
lnnser than linoleum alone. It
should be iiK-d at least once year
If not twice. B. W. Strong, the '. r
fjir riURGE SOLDIERS
Since January Hie I Irs I, 11)13,
A tl.I ..,..... It..., lii,.N...uiwl Itu
U subscription list on all average
of three u day. Including; Sun- 4
days mid holidays. We tluiuk
4 our many friends and suliscriti- 4
t- ers for their slipiKirt.
niture man sells several kinds,
good.
Mrs. George Webber left for Al
bany this morning where she will
spend a few days with friends.
George K. Quine went to Suther
1 1 it this nfternoon to look nftor busi
ness matters connected with his of
ficial duties.
O. I). McAllister, a local trainman,
left for Portland this morning where
he goes to look after various busi
ness interests.
Mis. Catherine Gray, of Grants
Pass, is spending a few days visiting
it the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Pcngra.
Miss Bell Teague returned to her
home nt Drain this morning nfter a
few days spent in Roseburg visiting
with friends.
Mrs. J. Harding, of Glendale, ar
rived here yesterday afternoon to
loin her husband who is employed In
the sheriff's office.
C. B. Hatfield, of Portlnnd, nrrlv
d In Roseburg last evening for the
purpose of making Ills future home
in this vicinity.
S. C. Miller and Georgo Kohlhag
i?ll have returned from Portland
where they spent a couple of days at
tending the annual stock show.
.1. A. Martin and wife, of Cottage
Grove, arrived here last evening to
mend a few days visiting with their
laughter, Mrs. 11. E. Hermann.
II. 10. Packard, of Portland, arriv
ed in Itos-eliurg last evening to join
Mrs. Packard who Is visiting at the
'lome of I- F. Patterson.
How Is the roller on your carpet
-weeper? is It worn out. Strong
lias new rollers for Blssel's famous
make. Also the carpet sweeper. d
Chair seats that are not inereli
pulp paper are the best for re-seating
your chair. B. W. Strong, the
furniture man, handles the best
kind. d
Miss Viola Walker, of Portland,
irrived In Roseburg last evening to
spend a few days visiting nt the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1). S. It.
Walker.
Hermann Marsters, the plumber,
is prepared to install gas fittings as
well as pipe houses. Ho guarantees
his work to be first-class In every
respect. tf
J. W. llecskley, formerly a resi
lient of Itosehiirg but of lute of Yam
hill county, arrived hero last r-ven-:ng
to spend a few days looking af
ter business matters.
Gus Heck, a local baker, has open
ed a bakery in the building formerly
occupied by the Commercial Abstract
Company anil situated on North
lacksen street.
Thomas K. I.awson. of Glendale
'pent the day in Roseburg attending
to various business Interests. Mr
I.awson Is a deputy sheriff and Is
well known in Southern Douglas
county.
The Chinese used wall paper two
thousand years ago. Paper was paint
d by hand during the revolution
iry period. Hut now anybfidy can
have a clean wall by buying new
reasonable priced paper from B W
Strong, the furniture man. d
A KleniZ. of Portland, who has
the contract for wiring the new
Southern Pacific depot, was arrested
sterday afternoon accused eif vlo-
'atlng the city ordinances providing
'nr the paying eif an occupation tax
t'pon being arraigned In Ihe reeurd-
r s cimrt he was assessed $.',, half
it w'hn h applies Hi a license fee. Mr
Kbiuz said be was Ignorant of the
Icense ordinance, arid consequently
ould not he blamed for his dcitoi-
tuenc y.
I
I INE ORCII EsTR A F.NGAGEII.
An orchestra of 12 pieces
has been engaged for the haw-
ball .lam e tomeirrow night.
Not to Shoot Fathers and
Brothers in Strike
SOCIALIST LEADER IS ARRESTED
Government Ih-sIii-s To Keep Mall In
Juil iM'siH-rmlo In Washing,
ton Kills Officer Sent To
Arrest llim.
(Special to The Evening News.)
LONDON, March 21. Because he
urged British soldiers to refuse to
shoot their fathors and brothers, If
culled on duty dining the coal
strike, Tom Manu, a socialist lead-
was remanded to Jail today with
out ball, lie was charged with in
citing soldiers of the regular army
to mutiny, but the preliminary hear
ing was postponed. The government
Is anxious to keep Mann In Jail be
cause he has advocated a general
strike May 1.
Desperado Kill Sheriffs.
TACOM A, March 21. A posse- or
men is trying to recover Hie
bodies of Ihe deputy sheirffs slain by
lobn Turnow. who attempted to ur-
est him for tho alleged murder ol
his nephews, John and W llllam
Bauer. No effort will be llltldo by
he posse to capture Turnow until
the remains of Sheriffs Mackenzie
md Elmer have been re'covorod!
which will take thre-o or four days.
Yesterday afternoon hounds press
ed Turnow so close that he fired on
the dogs, who gave up the chase.
rter the deputies were killed the
uurderor dragged their bodies for n
distance of SO feet' and buried them.
The dense wilderness of timber nnd
undergrowth In the country where
tho crime was committed makes It
almost impossible to discover the
hiding place of the desperado.
ITIU'HASKS .Kill OFFICE.
Former Editor or The Evelnng News
Fngiiges In .loll Printing Business.
11. W. Bates, until recently propri
etor of The Evening News, tills af
ternoon purchased the Job printing
ifllce formerly owned by .1. K. Coe
mil situated on Cass street. Mr.
Mates will Install a pony cylinder
,rcss as wi.dl as make other sulistan
liul Improvements, and In a short
line will have one of the finest Job
irlntlng plants In the stall'.
WOMAN GOES
I'll JAM..
For Congenial
Itcb'iised Sliirls
( Hun s
SEATTLE. Wash., Man 11 2H.
Mrs. Lottie Kramer, who was son
enced to :tn days' imprisonment for
refusing to testify against her 21-yeur-olil
son. L. M. Johnson, belter
known as Kramer, accused of coru-
illclly Iu the theft of Ills mother's
Jewels, today won her contest with
he law for the freed if her boy.
1-,. nl, iii voiing Kramer is fr mil
His mother Is occupying a cell II
'he 1 lit jail.
The mini Insii ucted the Jury to rc
nun a li-r.liit of not guilli. because
if luck of evidence, and at the same
lme remanded Mrs. Kramer to serve
'he contempt sentence.
Mrs Kramer was brought Into
milt for I Ik- third time today and
,vas questioned legardlng events on
lie night of the robbery. When she
-.fused to testify Judge Mitchell Gil-
lam ended the ease, declaring that
in. ,11111 could not hold the Jury
mgeihi'r Indefinitely-
Young Kramer and his mother left
he ciiilit room tng'-iiier. in sun
tiding lis mother to her cell. Then
he boy gall) packed Ills belongings
mil hurried nwnv II'- told Ihe Jailer
hat be would g Spokane tonight
o avoid further trouble In Seattle.
is a son of Mrs. Kramer by a
irst ntairliige.
Mrs Kramer looked upon Ihe re
lease of her son as the matter or first
importance. Her counsel will ap
,1, tomorrow for her release on a
ar't of habeas corpus
-
IMPORTANT TO LAMES.
11110111," nient Made liy Rieu'bnrg
leaning and Prosing Winks.
The Itoseburg Cleaning and Press
fng Works Is now prepared to handle
,11 kinds of ladles' work. Roy It.
Sloper. experienced In this particular
hram h of the business bus associated
himself with his father at the hit
ter's old established placo of business
hi Jackson street, and will take ex-
rluslv" charge of and cater to any
and all kinds of ladles' work. In
cluding Ihe cleaning or pressing of
fine dresses, coals, gloves, white
ihoes, fancy silks, etc.
There will ho no change In the
heretofore excellent servlco given to
gentlemen's work, but tho two
br.'nebi's. of the business will be
SENATOR l.A KOM.KTTG.
Word was received In Rose-
burg this afternoon to the ef- 4
feet that United States Senator
La Folletto, of Wisconsin, can-
didato for President of the
United State's, will arrive in
Roseburg within tho iuxt ten
dnys. Tho committee in charge
of Senator LnFolletle's enter-
tainment has been unable to de- 4
termine tho exact date of his
visit lint will make some def- 4
Inlto announcement later. It
Is expected that Senator La-
Folletto will deliver an nd-
4 dress during IiIb stay ln Rose-
burg, In which he will discuss
4 the national Issues. 4
carried on together. Aside from do
ing all kinds of ladles and gentle
men's work (Ills local linn handles
tho agency for Ed. V. Prico, Chica
go's li'tidiug tailors, nnd guarantee
perfect fit and workmanship. Tholr
new samples for summer nro now
on display and present somo of the
handsomest weaves over shown In
Roseburg. If you want snmothng
nut of the ordinary iu tho suit line
lon't fail to soo these samples. m20
FOR COUNTY TICKET.
Socialist Party Will Pinlmbly Place
County Ticket In Field.
According to repot rs about the
itreets today tho socialist party of
Bouglas county 1b considering the
proposition of placing a complete
ticket in the field at the coming gen
"rul election which occurs In Novem
ber. FEAR VOLCANO IS ASI.EEI'
Workmen At Piinuma Are Worried
About Subterranean Kent.
COLON, Panama, March 21. A
rumor that the excavation in Hie
Culebrri cut niny bo uncovering a
Numbering v-tili-ano, after being cur
rent for several weeks, recently
reached tho point whero It bado fair
'o Interfere with canal operations.
The fear had its orgln In the fact
'hat clouds of steam and blue smoke
have been rising from newly turned
round. In many of the fissures I lie
'emperature is so high that tho hand
aiinot be held in them and every
1 1-1 1 1 hole In the affected area Is test
'd with a thermometer before dyna
mite Is poured In to prevent a pro
inuturo explosion. Wood and other
oihstunces dropped Into the cracks
are quickly charred.
The canal commission geologist, D.
''. Mcllonald, says Hie plieluuuenn
ire due to oxidation of pyrites and
his epl. uiatlon has been accepted at
Vn,.l Iii pail by the American work
men, although It by 110 means has al
layed a pprehenslon.
The division engineer In charge or
the ('u)chru work has Just submitted
1 much more alarming report, ill II
lie says:
Within the past four ,.r live days
there has been (pille a change in
Iw-o Important characteristics. The
teuiperaliire has Increased, and 11
real blue smoke, Instead of steam Is
now emerging from the vents.
"To give an idea of the tempera
ture of the larger vent 1 took a nine
inch brown Manila envelope and held
It at the mouth of the largest vent
for thr'S' seconds when It was to
tally destroyed, although II did not
Ignite III Maine I then look a piece
of the while pine covering of a ihna
nlte box and held It for three mill
lies III the mouth ol Hie largest vent
mil on withdrawing It It was coin
iletely charred, so that a little long
r exposure probably would have
aibonled it entirely."
4
Mrs. J C. Wood, of Portlnnd. ar
rived In Itosehttrg this morning to
visit at tile home of her daughter
Mrs. W L. Walsh.
Mrs. H. (' Goehel and two sons.
E. ('. and It !'. Goehel, left ror
Portland this morning where they
onteuipliiie locating permanently.
Mrs F. II. Stevens bit ror her
home at Albany this morning after
a few davs spent In Itoseburg visiting
it th home of her ilituhhter, Mrs
Hoy Sloper.
W. N. Smith, of Kelso, Wash., ar
rived In Roseburg this morning to
spend about ten days attending to
business matters before the I'lllted
States land office.
REMOVAL NOTICE.
Dr. F..W. Hunt, dentist, nt
present iMMipillig offices In the
Abraham building, will move to
rooms 4 i ; -4 1 il . fourth floor of 4
the Perkins block, nbuul April 4
1. All patrons please note the
change of offices.
MOTHER CRAZED
Takes Life of Three Children
and Suicides
ROOSEVELT WILL STUMP WEST
Expect To Reiterate Ills Columbus
SikwIi and Discuss Tim Recall
English Conservatives Op
pose Minimum Wime Bill
(Special to The Evening News.)
TORONTO. March 21. Crazed
from tho result of studying spiritual
ism, Mrs. Emma Orr, aged 60 years,
killed herself and three children
here today. The demented woman
locked herself and children In a room
and then turned on the gas. When
found till four had been dead some
time.
Roosevelt To Stump Middle West.
NEW YORK, March 21. Col.
Roosevelt will stump the Middle
West, whoro he will reiterate his
Columbus speech In substance, and
discuss the recall of tho Judiciary.
He will leuvo for Chicago next Tues
day, and from there go 40 Knnsns
City, St. Paul and Minneapolis. It
Is expected that ho will visit Detroit
on tho home trip.
Oppose Minimum Wage ItlU.
LONDON, March 21. Declnrlng
that tho crisis resulting from the
iioal strike is the gravest in the his-'
tory of England, and characterizing
Premier Asquith's minimum wage
hill as extreme, unwlso and no rem
edy for tho sltutitlon, A. J. Balfour,
leader of the conservatives In parlia
ment moved to reject the measure In
the house of commons today.
MK'Ali NEWS.
K. .). Wright, of Glide, spent the
lay In Roseburg attending to busi
ness innttors.
The Roseburg Gun Club held nn
ither of Its interesting Bhoots nt the
rlflu range north of town this af
ternoon. 8. II. Russell nnd wife, of Albany,
irrived here tills nfternoon to spend
1 couple of dnys attending to busi
ness matters.
Tho local Western Union Tele
4raph office Is undergoing a number
if substantia! Improvements, Impor
tant among which Is the laying of a
new floor.
New portlers nro In, Roseburg In
he store of 11. W. Strong. The
nrlces run from fl per pair to $10.
riiern are also couch covers for Bale
;here, nearly 11 ft y of them. d
R. A. Perkins, who Is employed nt
he Maddlx barber shop, yesterday
nuri-hascd tho residence property
'orinerly owned by Walter Christie,
md situated 11 short dlsluiire west of
iio high school building.
The members of tho Roseburg
Vhool Board held their regular
leml-aiinual meeting at tho offices of
School Clerk George Neuner last
veiling. No business, other than
routine matters wero considered.
New table rovers that aro very
leauiirul may bo bought at Strong's
' it in II il r store. They are III sov
ral shades and designs. New por
ters and couch covers also arrived
his week. d
Charles II. Wilson, of Portlnnd. nr
ived iu Itoseburg this morning to
:pcud n few dnys looking after busi
ness Interests. Mr. Wilson Is ongag
d In the limber business, nnd hopes
o acquire several sections of timber
!ands In Douglas county.
Have you a library (able, a desk
ir some other article nf furniture,
hi which yon do not like roller ens
lors. If so come to B. W. Strong,
t nd buy gliders that slip as easily as
a castor without marring floor or
rloor covering half so much. d
Attorney Frank O. Micelll this
-nornlng received a letter from Fred
'iniuetle, of Kennlth, Cat., Ill which
ihe writer says that the greater por
ion of Ihe business district was des-
roved by fire late Tuesday. For
tunately, Mr. Paniietle's properly was
not damaged to any extent.
The Rosi'hurg Cleaning and Press
ing Works have Installed the latest
Improved mnehlnery and are now
prepared to do all kinds of Indies,
as well as gent's work. Latest meth
ods nf French dry donning a spec
ialty. Phone us, 47. We will call
nnd deliver. m28
1 10 r x;
B A 1 1 L M A N To M rT a nd MrBahl
man. In Roseburg, on Wednesday,
March 20. 1912, twin girls.
of the extension work of the college