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HOSKIlllUi, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OHKOOX. MOXIUV, MARCH 25, lllli
VOL. in.
No. 110
TO BEGIN WORK
Hotel to be Remodeled With
out Delay.
PLANS ARE IN READINESS
Structure Will Ho Four Stories High
Ami Will Contain 1:10 Rooms
Irfibhy Will lie
Commodious.
According to Rice & Rice, the local
merchants, the,, work of remodel
ing the McClallen hotel structure, at
--the corner of Douglas and Juckson
streets, will be commenced within
the next ten duys. It Is estimated
the improvements will cost approxi
mately $125,000, or fully as much
as the contemplated hotel to be erect
ed by The Provident Trust Company,
of Portland, at the corner of Oak
and Jackson streets.
The present building, 100x52 feet
in dimensions will be entirely re
modeled and an annex of 108x100
feet will be added.
The new structure will be four
stories high and will be of rein
forced concrete construction. Every
thing in connection with the building
will be of modern and substantial
nature. The lobby will be commo
dious and will be artistically decor
ated. There will be 130 rooms and
12 large sample rooms, nearly all
with baths.
The hotel will be conducted by C.
H. N, Oronvold, the present proprie
tor. The plans for the building are
expected hero tomorrow and soon
thereafter actual building operations
will be commenced.
When completed the hotel will
probably be one of the finest In the
state, and will ever stand as a monu
ment to its builders.
I'OliM CUK1IIT ASSOCIATION.
Object Of Association Is To Collect
Accounts, Xoles mill Other Claims.'
The Douglas County Creditors As
sociation filed articles of Incorpora
tion with the county clerk on Satur
day evening. The Incorporators are
Attorneys J. A. lluohanan and Ora
H. Porter, and S. E. Hall. The capi
tal stock Is sM?elflcd at $1,000, divid
ed Into 100 shares at $10 each.
According to tho articles filed by
the association, the object of the
firm Is to collect accounts, notes and
mortgages, to hold and sell real
estate and transact other business of
a like nature.
The incorporators are well and fav
orably known in Roseburg and will
no doubt share liberal patronage. The
present offices of tho company are lo
cated In the Perkins building.
in Douglas county. The check totalled
something over $51,600.00.
Mrs. Kerr, of Roberta Creek, who
has been spending the past few days
at Portland returned here yesterday
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Klmtnel, of
Canyonvllle, arrived nere this after
noon to spend a day with friends.
T. L. Godfrey was this morning
granted a decree of divorce from his
wife, Edith D. Godfrey, by Judge J.
W. Hamilton in the circuit court. The
plaintiff alleged that he was mar
ried to his wife In Indiana on De
cember 24, 1901, and a few years
Inter they moved to Douglas county.
About two years ago he claims she
deserted him, and has since refused
to rteurn to his abode. In granting
the decree. Judge llamilon awarded
the plaintiff custody of the minor
child. The plaintiff was represented
by Attorney Reuben Marsters.
BUILD
Tl
HEATRE
Is Plan of Provident Trust
Company
WORK TO COMMENCE SOON
Provident Trust Company Represen
tative Says That Many Sites
Are Available In
ltosebui'g.
LOCAL NEWS,
Roscoe Green has resigned as ad
ministrator of tho estate of Jcptha
Green, deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hume returned
here last evening nfter a few days
spent at Portland and other northern
cities.
D. W. Rlcvle and wife, the form
er owner of the largo cement prop
erties south of Rosebiirg, arrived
here yesterday from Portland.
A petition was filed In the por
bate court this morning asking that
the estate of Mrs. Dolly P Love, de
ceased, be admitted to probate.
The Southern Pacific Railroad
Company this morning paid the first
half of taxes on lands held by them
That the citizens of Roseburg will
soon enjoy the benefits attendent to
a first-class theatre Is the promise of
representatives of the Provident
Trust Company, who are at present
in the city.
The company has already offered
Mr. Matthews $15,000 for the prop
erty, which embraces the corner di
rectly west of the old Abraham &
Wheeler property, and abutting Oak
and Rose streets. In the event the
deal is consummated the old Abra
ham building, now occupying the
proposed hotel site, will be moved
and remodeled Into a first-class
theatre Instead of being torn down
as originally plnnned. Mr. Duniop.
of the Provident Trust Company,
nrealizeB that Roseburg needs a mod
ern theatre, and consequently he Is
desirous of furnishing the ainuse-nient-lovlng
public a playhouse of
which they may well feel proud.
The Provident Trust Company is
likewise attempting to purchase the
proterly at present occupied by
George Kohlhagen's meat market,
but in this they have also been un
successful. It is hoped that some agreement
will be readied whereby the Com
pany can secure a suitable site at
the first possible moment and thus
assure the erection of both a hotel
and theatre during the present sum
mer. Will lliillil Anyway.
Following the refusal of R. B.
Matthews to sell the property Includ
ed in the Matthews estate, and sit
uated directly west of the old Abra
ham & Wheeler building. Mr. Dun
lop, representing the Provident Trust
Company, of Portland, this afternoon
announced that the company intend
ed to erect a theatre) during the
present summer regardless of their
success in securing jKissession of the
Matthews estate. "There are many
desirable theatre sites In Roseburg."
said Mr. Duniop this afternoon, "and
we anticipate little difficulty In find
lug a desirable location. We are
here to evidence our faith In Rose
burg, and to that end have not only
decided to erect a hotel, but a theatre
as well."
DIVINE HEALERS
Many People Claim to Have
Been Cured.
DIVINE HANDKERCHIEFS SOLD
1 'letch t Chesbro, of Oomstwk, Is
Among Those Healed Ixsive
For PolntH In Southern
J'ait Of Tho S(aii.
Declaring they had been healed,
both In body and mind, through their
faith in Christ, no less than twenty
five Rosebiirg men and women last
night paid their resects to Drs. F.
B. Yokum and J. E. Muhler, the di
vine healers, who yesterday conclud
ed a series of meetings In this city.
As had been anticipated, the "heal
ers" were greeted by large audiences
during their stay In Roseburg, and
not a little Interest was manifest.
The meetings were quite different
from those held by other religious
sects, consisting mostly of testimon
ials of those who allege to have been ;
cured of disease through prayer and
trust In God. At last night's meet
ing testimonials were numerous and
fully attest the faith the members of
the cult have in their superiors.
For Instance, nn Inmate of the
Soldiers' Home, who claims to have)
been suffering of rheumatism for!
tho past ten years told the doctors'
last night that ho had thrown his
crutches nwny, and that he was en-
Joying the best health for years. He
said he visited Dr. Yoakum on Thnrs-
ilay night, and after professing faith
in God. and accepting tho divine
blessing of the cult, enjoyed a change
of life. In fact, he said his rheuma
tism disappeared almost Instantly
and that he was now permanently
cured.
Fletcher Chesbro, of Comstock,
gave a testimonial to the effect that
he had never experieiiLed divine heal
ing in the physical sense of the word,
but that he had been benefitted In
other ways. He told of his recent
troubles mid of how his wife had
eloped with another man. In these
troubles he said he was guided by
God with the result that his burdens
had been lightened.
Mr. Hrown, until recently propri
etor of a local fish market, said he
recently Injured his arm, and that
the same was cured through the pro
cess of divine healing. Mr. Hrown
said he was not only going to pray
for those lent with sorrow and afflic
tion, but that he Intended to shout
the word of God.
Another man, who said he hail suf
fered of rheumatism for years bless
ed the divine healers for their mercy
in restoring his health.
No less than fir teen women testi
fied realtive to the wonderful cures
through the process of divine healing,
tho diseases ranging from a mere
head ache to chronic stomach trouble.
Following the testimonials, Dr.
Yoakum delivered a brief sermon,
iftor which the divine handkerchiefs
were placed at the hands of the af
flicted. These handkerchief are
not sold at any stipulated prlre, the
recipient being allowed to donate any
sum he may deem reasonable.
In all, the meeting was quite inter-
f -stint:, and other than attracting
many members of the peculiar cult
was attended by a large number of
curiosity seekers.
The doctors left for points south
this morning.
Marsters building on Cass street. It
is the iutention of Barnes & Perkins
to operato four chairs.
Mrs. I. D. Riddle and child return
ed here this afternoon after spend
ing Sunday with friends at Riddle.
Henry Conn returned here this af
ternoon after a few days spent at
Ashland and other Southern Oregon
cities.
Jack Wilson and daughter, Resale,
of Riddle, spent the afternoon in
Roseburg, the former attending to
business matters and the latter visit
ing with friends.
T. J. Simmons, proprietor of the
Western hotel at Myrtle Creek, and
Henry Mooney spent the day in Rose
burg attending to various business
interests.
TRAIL OF BLOOD
Phantom Bandits Kill Three
and Rob Bank
ARE TERORIZINC COUNTRY
Mingled Willi Crowd To Khciik De
tection Mississippi Overflows
lis Hunks and Inundates
Valley.
Al Perkins, until recently em
ployed at the Maddix barber shop, to
day purchased a one-hulf Interest In
the shop heretofore conducted by
.Mr. Ilarncs, and situated In the
(Special to The Evening Nows. )
PARIS, March 25. Throo mem
ben of tho "phantom bandits," the
worst gang of criminals that has
been known In Paris for years, yes
terday robbed a branch of tho Chan
tllly bank of a large sum. Three
men were killed In the' raid on the
bank. The robbers obtained an auto
In the outskirts of the city, where
they killed the chauffeur in order to
get possession of the mnchlne. They
then drove to the bank, entered the
place and killed two watchmen,
whom they riddled with bullets seiz
ed tho cash and got away. It Is
supposed that the desperadoes mingl
ed with the throng that gathered
about the bank following tho robbery
and kining, and thus averted sus
picion. 1 liver ID .Miles Wide.
ST. I-OI'IS, March 2,1. Towns in
Illinois ' Missouri and Kansas are
intindakcil today by Mississippi
floods. Tho river Is 40 miles wide
it Cairo, and the water at Hint point
Is flowing over the top of the new
government love. It Is feared that
the entire country will be inundated.
The leve nt Hickman, Ky.. Is said
lo be weakening, and grave fears are
felt for the safety of people there
Strike III Kngluild Not Knilcd.
LONDON', March 20. Continued
suffering among the poor of England
was made a certainty today because
uf the conference between Premier
Aaquith, tile coal mlno owners and
representatives from tho millers,
which, after a brief session, adjourn
ed without coming to any agree
ment. It is nut known what action
will now be taken. Spokesmen for
the miners said that they were will
ing to make all possible concessions
in order to effect an adjustment o(
the Btrike, but at tho same time
wanted to see tile owners make some
concessions.
W. W. Piinly went to Portland
Saturday evening to spend a couple
of days conferring with .1. Arnold
Doyle relative to maps and other
data pertaining to the survey between
Rosebiirg and tho coast.
MONEY IS EASY
Woodrow Wilson's Candidacy
Causes Investigation.
MONEY COMES FROM FRIENDS
lu The Relief Of Opposing Cnmlltlnte.
Man Tells Of Celebrated
Westminster Rank
Itohltery.
(Special to The Evening News.)
NEW YORK, March 25. Where
the money is coming from with
which Woodrow Wilson's partisans
are pushing his candidacy for the
presidency was set forth hero by W.
W. Vlck, In charge of the Wilson
headquarters, here In response to a
challenge by Senator James Reed,
of Missouri.
"Where's all the money coming
from?" asked Reed In Detroit,
"wherby the Wilson men are opening
headquarters In every state, placing
high-salaried men In charge and
flooding the country with literature?
I ask this as a challenge."
Vlck said In reply: "Tho contrib
utions to Wilson's fund are spontan
eous, voluntary and personal, by poli
tical friends and mostly In small
amounts." Later Vlck said: "f agree
with Reed's statement that Champ
Clark won't go Into tho Raltimore
convention the strongest man. Wil
liam F. Combs, who Is generally di
recting tho Wilson campaign has re
peatedly given public utterances of a
definite nature concerning tho cam
paign expenditures. It Is hoped
Clark's friends will be able to show
their expenditures."
Xo Kurt her Kvldence,
NEW YORK, March 25. Attorney
Battle, representing John McNamara,
of San Francisco, known as "Austral
ian Jack", announced lu the United
States court hero that ho had no
further evidence to adduco lu de
fense of the man who Is nlleged to
have participated lu tho $25,000
robbery of tho branch bank of Mon
treal in New Westminister, R. C. )
McNamara is held on an accusation
of having stolon an automobile In
New Westminister lu which machine
the robbers escaped.
AN OPEN LETTER.
UM'Ali M-.WS.
?S if
mi SB I H E J.
in 'it
John Kcrnnn, a local school sup
ervisor, left for Myrtle Creek this
morning lo visit the schools.
Mr and Mrs. Dexter Klco and
daughter returned here last evening
after a lew days spent at Portland.
Willis Krye, who has been em
ployed In the local Southern Pacllic
shops for some tlmo past left for
Sacramento, Cal., HiIk morning where
he Iuih secured a similar position lu
the shops at that clly.
Mrs. Adillo Chambers, of N'oiih
Platte. Neb., left for her home thl
morning after spending several weeks
In Itoseburg visiting with her sister.
Mrs. Meyers. Khe was accompanied
Kast by Mrs. Meyers and her three
children who will spend some time
in Nebraska.
Drain Nuuparlel: Mrs. Denton
Mires, vislled her daughter nt Houtb
Mend. Wash., a few weeks ago, when
she was taken seriously III. and re
moved to (iood Samaritan Hospital,
at Portland, unci bail an operation
performed on Tuesday last, Tho op
eration was a very severe one, but
at last accounts Mrs. Mires was bear
ing the results qlllto well.
Miss Jennie Downing Is entertain
ing her cousins, the Misses l-'ern and
Mora Mnniihall. of Toledo, Ohio, at
tin; cozy Downing cottage In Camas
Valley. They will remain for a week.
'Hie Misses Mahuhan have biep mak
ing an extended tour of Hie North
west, and have also visited parts of
California, but aver that Camas Val
ley holds charms surpassing any oth
er section they have visited.
Tho primary election this year will be held
on April 19th. In 1908 there were 4,246 voters
who registered for the election that fall. In
1910 there were 3,938 voters who registered for
the primary election held that year. The total
registration for the primary this year will not
in all probability exceed 4,500. In order to sup
ply each voting district in the county with a
sufficient supply of ballots it will be necessary
to print between 5,000 and 6.000 ballots.
Section 3392 of Lord's Oregon Laws states
"The county clerk of each county shall cause to
be printed according to law all' the ballots re
quired under the provisions of this act."
The Nows takes the position that the print
ing of all election ballots should be let to the
lowest bidder, and an equal opportunity be
given to all printing plants and newspaper of
tires in Douglas County to submit bids on tho
work, and that the contract for this printing be
gi voir to the lowest bidder. -
The News believes that the county should
contract for the printing of these ballots to the
lowest bidder, the same as any business insti
tution would do had it a similar amount of work
to be done. County printing should1 not be
awarded to any person or corporation as a re
ward for political support in prior political
campaigns.
Tn order to place tho matter squarelv before
the proper -official The News today directed to
County Clerk Ed. Lenox an open letter. The
letter follows:
THE DAILY AND TWICE-A-AVEEK NEWS.
Hoseburg, Oregon, March, 25th, 1912.
Ed. Lenox, Clerk Douglas County,
itoseburg, Oregon.
Dear Sir:
The primary election will be held this year
on April 19th. We understand that it will be
necessary to print ballots to the number of five
or six thousand (the exact number we do not
know).
The laws of Oregon provide thai "the conrt
ty clerk of each county shall cause to be printed
according to law all the ballots" required un
der the provisions of the act relating to elec
I imi ballots.
The News takes the position that the print
ing of these ballots should not be turned over
by the county, clerk to any person or corpora
tion as a reward for political favor or support
in prior campaigns. Wo, believe that all print
ing plants and newspapers in the county should
be given an equal opportunity to bid on the
printing of these ballots and the contract for
the same be awarded to the lowest bidder irres
pective of party affiliation, support or reward.
' Wo therefore request that when the copy
for tho primary ballots is prepared, you sub
mit to the various printing and newspaper of
fices in the county such copy and tho number of
ballots required in order that bids may be made
and submitted to you'for award.
We are not ourselves interested in obtain
ing this contract for this office. The News has
not had an opportunity in the past to submit a
'lid for this work and cannot be charged there
fore with seeking financial gain. It does be
lieve, however, that business methods should
prevail in the awarding of a contract that spends
several hundreds of dollars of Douglas County
tax-payers' money.
We trust that you will see the reason of our
position and that you will give an equal oppor
tunity to all newspapers and job printing of
fices in the county to submit bids for this work.
We beg to remain,
Very truly yours,
THE EVENING NEWS,
By Carl D. Shoemaker,
Editor and Sole Proprietor.
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Charles K. Iteed, who Is alleged to
; have stolen a horse from a Rutherlln
butcher about three months ago, was
arrested by Sheriff llown, of In
county, nt Dorena yesterday and was
brought here last night to await a
i preliminary hearing. After steallim
the horse In quesllon. Heed Is nlleg
ed to have gone to Kugene when h
sold the animal to an unsuspecting
farmer. Later be took up his resi
lience at Dorena where he has slnrc
resided . The arrest was effected up
on Information furnished by Sherlfl
Qiiine, who traced tho man from
Rutherlln to Kugene.
The member of tho itoschurs
(iun Club held another Intercstlnc
practice shoot, on their range north
of town yesterday afternoon. Thi
following percentages were record
ed: Cordon 75, Matthews 82, Tolles
'.7. Itoailman 71, Perry 70. Collamnre
pcarcc (18, Uradlcy CO nnd Sykcs
no.
Oregon llakery. N. Jarkson
-Ireet. ifrcud and pastry of all kinds.
Kverv I bing usually carried by a flrst-i-)ass
bakery. iWIII oihiv about
April 2. a8
Charles Fisher, editor of tho Ku
;ene (iuurd, spent the day in Hose-
urg visiting with friends. Mr.
'Isber stopped off hero enroute home
rom California where ho accompan
ed tho "Oregon Klrst" excursion
ists.
Andrew Nelson this morning filed
suit In the circuit court, in which
e seeks to quiet title to a certain
ract of land situated In Douglas
-mailt y. The plaintiff alleges that
he defendant, 8. W. Tooley clnlmi
ii Interest In tho land, and conne
nientlv he asks that the title be
cleared through process: of the courts.
The plaintiff la represented by At
torneys Buchanan & Porter.
Mrs. Mary Bristol, of Jamestown,
N. Y., la vlaltlng at the home of her
nelce, Mrs. M. W. Hill, 222 8. Pino
street.
W. K. Ott returned here last even
ing ufter attending the funeral of
Ills father which wa recently hold
near Salem.
I. O. Metz and Steven Sanford
wuro among the Roseburg fishermen
who spent yesterday on the North
rmpnua river.
Two of the late model Cadillac au
tomobiles arrived in Roaeburic this
morning, one of which belongs to
Charles Curry and the other to John
Alktn. The machines are among the
finest ever seen in Roseburg, being
electric lighted and equipped with
the latest nnd most modern electrte
self starter. ! : 1 liilB