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THE EVENING NEWS
CARL D. SHOEMAKER,
Editor ud solo I'roprletor.
IHSUKI) I)AILV KXCKPT SUXHAY.
SulwcrlpUon Huu Dally.
Per year, by mall $3.00
Por mouth, delivered CO
Semi-Weekly.
Per year $2.00
Six months 100
Entered as second-class matter
November 6, 1910, at Roseburg, Ore.
under act ot March 3, 1879.
MONDAY, MARCH i, llia.
DAll.l WK.Vllll.n IlKI'UHl.
U. S. Weather Bureau, local office,
Roseburg, Ore., 24 hours ending f
a. m., March 25, 1912.
Precipitation In Inches and bun
dredths:
Illuhost tomuoruture yesterday H 2
LowCHt temperuturo lut night 34
Precipitation, lat 24 hours... .09
Total preclp. since 1st of month 3.C6
Normal preclp (or this month 3.98
Total preclp, from Sep. 1, 1911,
to date 24. 05
Average preclp. from Septem
ber 1, 1877 27.76
Total deficiency trom Sep. 1,
1911 3.21
Average preclp. for 34 wet
seasons (Sep. to May Inclu
sive) 32.36
WILLIAM BULL,
ObHervor.
t BOAKD ANU KOO.MH. X
Modern Apartments with batb,
hot and cold water
y in each room.
4 MRS. CAI.LAND, Prop.
112 Hrockway St. Phone 281
4 Near High School
POKM FOH TODAY.
THK WATKH & LIGHT Ol'KKTION
ThlB paper has heretofore printed
In Its nowfl coliimiiB mutter pertuln
lug to the water and lltflit contractu
. that the city of RoaeburK hue with
Kendall U rot hern, who aro the own-
era of the light and water plant
which supplies the consumer In
ItoBoburg. There has been much
comment buck and forth, but the one
feature of all the articles and lettem
which we puhllHhed wan that the cltl
rens and consumers here were dis
satisfied with tho present unmitfrifuc
tory service and wanted a change.
Thia change could only ho brought
about by municipal ownership of the
light and w liter plant. It was argued.
This paper Interviewed nluo out
of tho twelve councllmen and nil of
these were in favor of municipal
ownership If tho city could afford to
bond Itself and Install (ho plant and
If this was the proper tlmo for the
elmtiKO. The entire mutter wan
brought about by the high rates
charged tho city for lighting nnd
water and tho Inefficient a rid uiihhI
lsfactory and uneven service of the
present ownerH of thesu commodities.
The general feeling umohg con
sumers Is that boiiio change should
tuko place, ft In not probable thai
any step will be taken by (he city
council looking toward municipal
ownership ut tills tlmo. It Is prob
ahle, however, that unletm the ser
vice la bettered In (lie near future
and a hotter rate Is made with (be
city that this will he the one big Is
sue In the municipal campaign a year
from this coming full.
If Borne good responsible company I
were to purchase tho present plant I
and be watchful of the service that It j
guvo tho people, no such thought
would bo In the minds of the voters
and consumers. What the people
wunt Is the highest possible service
With a fair and Just rule. Hut ser
vice Is what they demand. A public
Borvlce corporation, which depends
for Its existence upon the service (bat
It renders tho public, Is more or less
roaponslhlo to the public und I he
public has moro than ordinary rights
In the manner In which that com
modify Is sold to them. It Is differ
ent from buying a yard of calico. If
the first merchant wants loo high a
price for his cloth the customer mn
go to the next More nnd buy 11
the calico Is not us good as the
customer wanted he need not pur
chaso It. Not so with the citizen
who buys water and light from n
public service corporation. The cit
glveB tho' corporation a franchise
which usually gives the exclusive
fight to use t he ut reet s for 1 hese
purposes Tor a period or curs. The
corporation erects Its pule and lays
Its mains, turns on the water ami
light and scIIh the n;uite lo ;ill mm
era. It then sometimes forgets thai
It was by tho grace of the people
that It was allowed to do hu-diiess ;tt
all. If the service Is not what li
should be tho people have nu re
Course except to imitate municipal
ownership which Is not always tin
cure for the ivll. If that same cor
poratlon had made it Its aim to se
that the people's requests had hevn
examined into; If if had been cour
teoiis In lis treatment of its p.it
rons; If It had tiled to make ef
flclency hixtoud of liu-n-asing dl t
dends; If It had done ih-sc thing
there would have been no cry for
municipal ownership
Private ownership of light am)
water plants has been tried and pm.
en a complete success In hundreds oi
comm unities In the I'nlt ed Si a t es
Municipal ownership has met with
some signal successrs and som.
equally signal failures. depending
largely upon its complete removal
from politics nnd el t minuting Hi.
"spoil system" from Its operation
One of two things is bound to hap
pen In this city. Kit her the pres
ent owners of the light and watei
plant will have to Increase the ef
flclency of Its service lo the public
or a new company, seeing tho pos
sibilities for good here, will take over
the proposition, and render such ser
vice to Its patrons thnt municipal
ownership will not be an Issue In
the coming campaign.
The inference.
' She sought her 'Mights'
Robber by some cruel chance of life's
delights,
With a dissatisfied and restless soul,
With a half logic, which she counted
whole;
K anient, no doubt, und honest, not
uusexed.
Hut hungering, and querulous, und
vexed
With starving Instincts In a fruitless
frame,
And with an Itching for the sore of
fame
Which comes from the mere priming
of a nume.
She clamored for her 'Hlghts"; show
ed solemn craft,
And men,
Ilrulo men,
They only luughed.
to
"She did not seek her 'Rights';
She dreamed not of some path
mannish heights.
But followed nature's way and deem
ed It good,
And bloomed from flower to fruit
of womanhood ;
She loved the 'tyrant'; bore her no
ble part
in life with him, and thought wltb
all her heart
She had her rights.
Sho held that something men and
women meant
'o he unlike, but each a supplement
Cuto tho other;, 'twas her gentle
whim
I le was not more to her t hail
to him;
And tittle children gathered at
knee,
And men,
Unite men.
Would die for such as she."
she
he
LAl'CilHNd OAS.
Itryun Ah a ItusliiesN Man. j
William Jennings Itryun was never ,
book ugent, but he ut one time
came near enough to It to qualify us
counselor of those who followed j
the business. On one occasion be j
undertook to sell to the rllleiis off
tin Salem neighborhood. In Illinois, i
10 map which his brother had been
peddling unsuccessfully for several
weeks.
'All you want me to do, as I
understand It, Is to sell these maps,"
said Ilryan,
"Yes; that's nil." agreed t he
brother.
That night William returned home
with tho unnounceinent :
"I have sold them all."
I'h Is astounded the brother, who
CIVIL ENGINEERS
AND
SURVEYORS
Karm'and Lot Surveys
Descriptions anil plats
checked for Attorneys
Water power and
Irrigation Work
Plats and Maps Drawn
Office With
328 North JacKsonlSf.
Res. Phone 131 Party K.
Office Phone 245
Insisted that the 10 maps could not
have been, disposed of within so abort
a time.
"Oh, It was easy enough," said the
future ,pr jldvntlal candJdutu., if "I
did not bother about the money'.
One mup I sold to the burber, who
will keep mo shaved for weeks. An
other 1 turned over to u grocerymun,
h nd I used the remainder to pay off
wine Utile bills 1 owed around town."
"Hut where do 1 get off?" asked
the brother. "How do I get my per
centage?" "Well," said liryan, without en
thusiasm, "you can come around and
have supper with me some time."
Popular Magazine.
Srw Complaint,
"How do you like your new nilnls-
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Every kernel of Bolduan's
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dose of powerful, quick-acting
poison, "set" In the grain by
a pateuted process.
itafn, snow, dew or damp
ground does not wash out this
poison, it Is the only poison
which Is as good six months
after as the first day it Is put
out In the fields.
The best poison you've ever
used, or your money back.
MAKSTUKS DKUO CO.,
ter's wife?"
"Not very well. She's just as styl
ish as tho rest of us." Detroit Free
Press.
The Hat of the Hour
Is without doubt (he Tailored Hat.
Trimmed ivllh (ho smartest of French .Novelty Feathers.
This Is our sjtecially Jn fact wo pride ourselves on the diversity
of. slyles ut such small prices.
Sim Mhat wo ure offering ut tbeso prices.
James A. Perry,
The Original Millinery and Ladies' Toggery
KjMctal A (lent Ion (ilven to
Orders Uy Minn Ivy Henderson
ROSE SPRAY
Kpray solution for
the destruction of
lice und aphis on rose
Imi.hJm-4 mid other
plants ;-:
Marsters Drug Co.
Millinery
and
Ladies' Toggery
Kpechd .Mleuliuii
(ilveit lo
heMlnliir Jim Order Work
From Hat. to Hose
(Inclusive. )
The Leader
Hair tind Scalp Treatment
Hair lresing and Hair (mmmIs
facial Massage
Manicuring
Picture Taking Made
Easy By Kodak
Methods
Equipment as Follows:
The Kodak
Till- K:itiimn .Nothing as kimmI You simply iui-ks lli button,
(nu lie luuik-d Willi film ut uny timi' In any plan'.
The Film
The KuMinan Is easily rarrictl. Is nnn-i-urling. always Kxxl.
Developing
The KaMnmii Tank makes this possible at any time, In any place by
any one.
Printing
The Kastman IaM'rs Solio for printing out or suuligbt. Velox for de
veloping, or lamp light. Always reliable.
Certainly
You can do the whole thing with mi Fast man outfit. You simply press
the button, and you do the rest by simply going at it.
Remember
Fast man is the name to look for. It is on every package, and stands for
sal Israel ion mid all that Is IxM in KODAK FltY.
lie sure and take a Kodak with you on that vacation dip. In fact it would
Ih well to get It now and practice a little with it. You know we can
and will be pleased fo give you expert advice in case of (roubles.
If It Is a Kodak it is an Fastinan. He sure it is a Kodak. .An Eiustmaii never
fails.
Churchill Hardware Co.
Ironmongers
Eastman Agents
ANNOUNCEMENT
I wish (o announce to Ihe public t lint I have ojcned n first
class tailor shop In your city, and wish anylHuly in need of Spring
Clothes to cmne and look over my slock and samples, IVrfect
lit a ud workmanship guaranteed.
J. O. RYGG, Tailor
Over Perry's Millinery
1:17 Jackson Street
1 1 Ill's Sturio is the place to ge'
those nice photos with your new
Kaster costume. All work guaran
teed llist-class. ti
Buy
Apple
Pear
Prune
rees
Meat Market
Fresh, Salt and
MS Smoked Meats g;
yjuiii y mill i lau i-j
"'st of Service ami 'vfSgj)
I'rmnpt. Delivery. JcJ'yy
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METIVIFR & niMMICK fcS$
1 ,rhH rl?
ifj PHONE 115 HAYHIS BLOC.
.fii-in lai'Ksun Mreet.
Where you can see what 30 u get and get what
3011 want. Make your own selection
from the immense stock in 1113' sales yard.
Come and see them. Nut Trees, Ornament
als, Rose Hushes and Berry Plants
CHEAPEST
AND BEST
The kind that Holds the Heat
$9.00 Ton
ROSEBURG FLOUR MILLS
Kstahlishcd 1 S.S.I
Phone 56 Free Delivery
A L. KITCHIN, Roseburg
NURSERYMAN Oregon
He's All Right
who, iM-fore (4 inn li n Journey, sei-v
lo It that lie lm. 11 hhh supply ol
well laundered Ulten. We make 11
. ,
EW" i':-,! miIPJI Mil
IMvtalty of netiin; tilings ready for
tnerniMicieii of thin kind, and e do
be work well nnd deliver It on time.
GET THE BEST
I' will cost you no more
at Clark & Clark's than
to go elsewhere and get
inferior work. For a
short time Post Cards at
$ 1 .00 per dozen.
WASH DAY
DELIGHT
Clean White Clothes
No Work
Tho lVerless Steam Washer
does It all. Positively no rub
Imuk. Your linen comes out
absolutely pure aiul spotless.
Hold your order for i washer
until ou have seen tho Peer
less salesman. Kvery machine
Kuarauteed, and demon st ra
tions Riven to back all claims.
PEERLESS STEAM WASHER
The womWot' the aije
Tor particulars see or address
Baxter Robinson
Sole nK"t. lloselmri;, Oregon,
1 ROSEBURG BOOK STORE
Booksellers and Stationers
Carry a complete stock of
II.WK HOOKS
TYI'KW lilTKH
SCHOOL HOOKS
MI'KIt OKFIC K Sl'lM'MKS
IIKAWIMi MATKlilAL
Roseburg Book Co. Roseburg, Ore. I
THE ECONOMY MARKET p
I George Kohlhagen, Prop. v
W holesale and Retail Butcher. The best the market
affords. All kinds of Stock bought and so'd.
Phoi
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Roseburg, Oregon
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Kvery tier measured in the yard before delivering
We absolutely guarantee full measure
Roseburg Flour Mills
Established 1SS3
Free Delivery
Phone 56
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