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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1912)
rim Miming WEATHER FORECAST Roseburg and Vicinity Fail- Tonight mid Tuesday. JF you want to buy or sell some thing, if you have lost . or found something use the News want ad column. It will pay you VOL. III. IIOSKI1UKG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1012. No. 135 MM ASPIRING Nominating Petitions Piled With County Clerk. TIME EXPIRES ON WEDNESDAY Number of The More Important County Offlces Are Contested Primary Election Occurs On April 10. With the time for filing nominat ing petitions near expiration, It ap pears certain "that several of the more important offices, both county and district, will be hotly contested at the primary election which occurs on April 19. No nominating peti tions can be filed after 6 o'clock Wed nesday evening, considering that suf ficient time will necessarily have to be given the clerk to prepare the ballots and Bend them to the various precincts of the county prior to the date of election. Among the petitions Bled to date are the following: District Attorney Geo. M. Brown and C. S. Jackson, republicans: John T. Long, democrat. Sheriff George K. Qulno and D. J. Jarvls, republicans; Robert i'cl. worth and B. Fenton, democraU. Clerk Edward Lenox, democrat. Treasurer James Sawyers, repub lican. Assessor Frank L. Call;ln3 and Edward Cockelrease, republicans. School Superintendent O. C. Brown, republican. County Commissioner M. R. Ry an, republican; E. H. Plnkston and W. T, Poole, democrats. Representatives C. E. Ricker, B. F. Nichols and Joseph Bridges, re publicans; Dr.. 13. V. Hoover, demo crat. Senator J. A. Buchauan and George Neuner, republicans: F. B. Walte, democrat. Joint Representative C. E. Whls ler, republican. FISTIC KNCOl'NTER. Is Arrested Anil Fined By The City Recorder. As the result of a disgraceful fis tic encounter which occurred almost directly in front of the "Smokehouse" on North Jackson street Saturday evening. S. K. Sykes, Jefferson Tes ter, Jay Carter. Carl Black. Delbert, Parks, Gilbert Steel and William Dolan were arraigned in the record er's court this morning. Sykes was charged with disorderly conduct and upon entering a plea of guilty was fined $5. Sentence was later sus pended. Tester, Carter, Black, Parks, Steel and Dolan, who are under age, were charged with violating the curfew or dinance. They entered pleas of guilty and were released from cus tody pending good behavior. According to Marshal Fenton, who clalmB to have witnessed the trouble, a number of Southern Pacific strike breakers. Including R. H. Wllklns, were standing near the corner of of Washington and Jackson streets when they were confronted by the boys above metioned and addressed in unbecoming language. While not resenting the jeers, the strike-breakers walked down Jackson street a short distance and halted in front of the "Smokehouse". The commo tion attracted a crowd, and a few minutes later S. K. Sykes emerged from his store and ordered the TOO Dlxi l Insist on holding thooo roinsl" Murphy, -Thon, why didn't you got up on tho box whoo we oUrtodl r ' Robinon in Now York Tribune. crowd to disperse. Wllklns, who is somewhat famous for his pugullstlc qualities, demurred, whereupon Syke's remarked "I'll smash you U you don't move." Wllklns apparently took Syke's re mark ad a joke and retaliated: "Smash away." Wilkins had hardly spoken when Sykes struck him a stinging blow in the mouth. LOCAL NEWS. Deputy Sheriff Fred Stewart is able to be on duty today after a brief illness. Sheriff George Qulne spent yester day at Riddle visiting with friends and relatives. Robert Tapp, of Oakland, spent the day In Roseburg attending to business matters. W. H. Osborne, of the Mt. Alto ranch, sjient Sunday in Roseburg visiting with friends. William R. Vinson, of Coles Val ley, was a business vllstor in Rose burg fcr a few hours today. Miss Eleanor Dobsoo, of Myrtle Creek, spent Sunday fin .Roseburg visiting at the home of Mrs. L. E Yockey. A marriage license was issued by County Clerk Lenox this morning to Hurry L. Williams, or Riddle and Miss Gladys Lake. Bishop Scadding, of Portland, ar lfvied 'here Saturday evening, and yesterday held sieclal services at Oakland, Sutherlln and Roseburg. M. L. Brown, S. B. Wood, J. F. Smith and William Moore were among the Camas Valley people who spent yesterday In Roseburg. Mrs. J. B. Nichols and sons, Har old and Victor, and Miss Lilly Dnvlln were among the Brockway people who silent Sunday In Roseburg. Louis Kohlhagen, the Cass street butcher, hes purchased a Ford auto mobile through the George Burnette agency of this city. The car will probably arrive here during the next flftten days. Rev. J. N. McConnell, pastor of the local Christian church, held sjiecinl services at Wilbur yesterday afternoon. He was accompanied there by about twenty members of his con gregation. The party returned here on last night's southbound local train. Sam Crouch, the Sheridan street hardware merchant, Saturday night received three "Case" automobiles. One of the machines was sold to S. C. Miller, while another fell Into possession of Georgo Kohlhagen, a local butcher. The third machine is now held by Mr. Crouch pending Its sale. All of the cars are of the five passenger variety, and are among the finest specimens received here thus far this spring. A very enjoyable day was spent at the home of Mr, and Mrs. William Pearce, on Deer Creek yesterday, when they entertained a number of relatives in honor of the fifty-fourth wedding anniversary or Mrs. Pearce's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Harvey. The day was spent In playing games, music and social converse, followed by a delicious din ner. Among those In attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. French, wife and daugh ter. Luclle, Vivian French and wife. Earl Pickens and wife, Napoleon Rice, wife and daughter. William Spoonover and wife, Mrs. Mary Stearns and granddaughter. LATE. T LET For Erection of Another Big Building in Roseburg. WORK WILL BEGIN IN FEW DAYS Building Will be Krvcted On One Of ItoKcburg's lrilH'lMi Streets. And Will He HO by 100 Keet. That the work on another big building for Roseburg will be begun within the next few days became known to a representative of The News today. The plans and specifi cations have all been accepted and the contract has actually been let and real work will begin as soon as ma terial can be placed on the ground. The parties who are behind the move do not care to give out their names or for what purpose the build ing will be used. They state, how ever, that the building, will have a ground floor space of 80x100 feet and will be located on one of Rose burg's prlncipul streets. Further mention of the plans will be made by The News in an early Issue. Real estate development In Rose burg Is going aloug at a rapid pace this season and by fall the appear ance of the city will have changed much for the better. wioi.i, i,k;hti:i. New York Store Installs' Fli-st Ons Lights In Koscliurg. The New York Store last Saturday night took on the appearance or day light. The reason tor this was the new gas lighting system that was in stalled during the week. Thefe are ighteen arcs scattered throughout the store nnd the light made by them Is almost equal to daylight. In faci gas light Is the nearest approach to daylight that man has ever discover ed. Mr. Bargar stated today that lie Installed this system so that Satur day night shoppers could make pur chases without fear of being deceiv ed as to color. . . RAILROAD MAX HICKK. Slates, lloirever. That His Visit Has No Railway Sigiiilicalice for Roseburg. A. B. Wood, of Cottage Grove, and one of the officials of the Oregon & Southeastern Electric Railway Com pany,' was In the city today the guest uf S. C. Bartniin. Mr. Wood states that his visit here has no connection with any railway project. LOCAL XIOWS.- L. B. Wallace returned here yes terday morning after a few days pent at Portland. John Botes, of llapiiy Valley, spent the day In Roseburg looking after business interests. Miss Mildred Wilson returned here last evening alter a few days spent at Eugeno visiting with friends. Editor D. E. Vernon, of the Oak land Advance, spent the day In Rose burg attending to various business In terest!!. Mrs. Jl. A. Allen, of Eugi-nr, ar rived .henja yesterday morning to join her husband who Is employed at Howard's shoe store, on Cass street. Mrs. A. L. Peters, of Portland, ar rived here last evening to spend a few days visiting at the home of her friend, Mrs. Edward Pengra. It. 11. Matthews expects to open his "near" beer emporium, at the corner of Rose and Cass streets some time thlB week. The interior of the room Is being thoroughly remodeled and when completed will present a most inviting appearance. The members of the Douglas Coun ty Educational Board, composed of C. L. Chenoweth, of Yoncalla; Benja min Huntington, Jr., of Drain; I.. L. Hurd, of Glendale; J. W. Groves and Thurman Chaney, of Roseburg, met at the offices of the county school superintendent on Saturday evening. Several important matters were dis cussed during the evening. Import ant among which was the advisability of Increasing the number of school supervisors. At present there re two; of these officials in the county, each of whom has about ' fifty districts under his jurisdiction. In securing another supervisor, the board be lieves better work can be accomplish ed than at present. Another meet ing of the board will be held on April 27 for the purpose of considering ap plications for school supervisors. The supervisors are selected by the coun GONTRAG ,' WOMEN MIST VACATE. Acting upon orders Issued by Mayor Joseph Mlcelll, the in- mates of the Sheridan street "dive" were on Saturday eveu- ing ordered to fold tholr tents and deiHtrt for other fields. The action of the mayor In or- derlng this "joint" closed is to tie commende'd, considering thut it operated In direct violation of the city ordinances and state law. It was Intimated ' this morning' that the inmates are searching for another location, and that they will vacate their present quarters tonight. Just so long as "joints" of this na- tare are tolerated on the bust- ness streets of the town, just so long will The News use Its Influence In driving them from existence. . - ty educational board, and consequent ly it was deemed advisable to give anyone who desires an opportunity to submit an application for the posi tions. Accused of being drunk, David Davidson was arrested early yester day and lodged In the city Jull. Late last evening he was released from custody upon posting cash ball In the sum of $5. He failed to appear iu court this morning and the amount of the bail was forfeited upon in structions of the city recorder. Papers of .final settlement were (lied In the probate court today in the estate of Edmond H. Clark, Jr., decensed. According to the exhibit of the administrator the estate is valued at approximately 1881.65, ex clusive of nubilities. An Insurance policy in the sum of ft. 000 Is also In the assets or the estate. At the regular weekly shoot of tho Roseburg Gull Club held yester day afternoon the following iiereont ages were recorded: Edward -Payton 98, R. Roadman 88, R. B. Matthews 88, Cordon 83, A. Roadman 80, Pearce C4, Collamore 68 and Perry 62. Thrown from a horse which he was riding near Winchester lato yes terday afternoon, a blacksmith nam ed Bogue who is employed by Wlll liim A. Sebrlng, the Winchester road supervisor, lies at Mercy hospital to day Buffering from a broken leg. as well as other equally as painful In jures. From tho story told by Bogue following the accident, ho mounted the ii ii i inn I with the Intention of en Joying a brier ride, when It sudden ly became frightened and started to run. After proceeding a short dis tance tho animal apparently lost Its head and ran into a tree with the result that it was knocked to the ground. As the iiorso fell, Bogue was thrown violently to the ground with the result thut his left leg was broken a few Inches above the knee. Dr. A. C. Seely whb called and after rendering temporary relief ordered the juitieiit removed to Mercy hospi tal. Although the Injuries aro quite serious, the attending physician be lieves the man will recover. Bogue s well known in Winchester where lie bus been employed for some time. HORN. HOLLACE To Mr. and Mrs. .1. II. Hollare, In Roseburg, on March 29', 1912, a boy. MULLEN To Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Mullen. Ill Roseburg, on March 29. 1912, a boy. Little Gem Restaurant Call on th Mttlo firm ItratAu rnnt. ClirniMt.t rural In the rlljr, awin.pnn.t-d by III rt cup (if mfrA in .tofti-luiifC. George Staples Opposite Depot "Bill is here" data run Bourne Would Hasten Federal Building. INFORMATION IS REQUESTED Hill Asking Appropriations Will lie Introduced In Congress lnr ' lug The Present. Session. That the United States congress will appropriate sufficient funds with which to erect Roseburg's federal building during the present session Is the prediction of a number or lo cal capitalists who have taken up the proposition with United States Sena tor Jonathan Bourne, of Oregon. Iu response to a large number of letters and telegniiiiB sent from Rose burg during the past two. weeks, a message, was received here lute Sat urday from Mr. Bourne, in which the sender stated that he would gladly introduce a bill aproprinting money for a federal building in Roseburg following the receipt of necessary data from the local postmaster. In order to avoid any iosslblo do lay, Postmaster Parks yesterday pre pared a statement In accordance with the request of the Oregon seiiutnr and forwarded the same to Washington last night. Included in tho duta are the receipts or the Roseburg postor llce for the years 1902 and 1911, the present population and tho estimat ed population ten years hence. Be ing chairman of tho commlttco on public buildings nnd Improvements. Senator Bourne Is In a position to bring the appropriation to a speedy realization In the event he so desires. According to tho figures prepared by Postmaster Pnrks the receipts of the local postofflce totalled about $11, 000 in the year 1902, while In tho year 1911 the receipts wero jome thlng over 1 16.000. Tho imnnlatlim of Roseburg ten years hence is esti mated by Mr. Parks as 10.000. Should Mr. Bourne succeed In passing the appropriation bill. It Is likely that work on tho structure will be commenced at an early date. TEN ACRE TRACTS QNV7 TEN ACRE TRACTS N. Curry Estate, Owners Riversdale Tracts Al.XII.IAHY MEETING. Tho regular monthly meet- ing of the Ladles' Auxiliary to the Commercial Club will be held In the club rooms, April, 1st at 8 o'clock. Business of Importance to be considered. MRS. J. W. OLIVER, Secretary. IS A BOOSTER. Jingle Ad. Man I.Ikes Itnschiirg Weather mid Gives Its Recipe. C. A. Goldsborough, who solicited and wroto the page of Jingle ads. which appeared In last Saturday's News and which will appear agalu next Wednesday, has a daughter who lives iu Michigan and who has visit ed In Maryland, Mr. Goldsborough Bends her a postul each day while away from home. On theso postnts he usunlly writes his vIowb of the city lu which ho is working. Here Is the text of the postal written yes terday. "Roseburg, Or.. Men., 31, 1912. "Dear Rose: You enn seo by its namo that this Is also your town, and I am sure that could you see It you would like It, us it 1b located lu a "blue walled" mountain valley, and the cllintito Ib as near perfection as climute can bo. Horo la tho recipe tor the manufacture or a Soutliorn Oregon day, biicIi as today Is: Tnke 100 of the most perfect days you can remember lu both Michigan and Murylund und roll thorn Into one then multiply by 100 and add the blossoms from 10,000 trees, tho flow ers from a thousand lluwor beds, the fresh air from snow crowned moun tain summits and mix in ten thous and glints or sunshine and you will have a day something like the Inst day of March, A. 11., 1912, In Rose burg. PAPA." : Mrs. Emma Smith, for ninny yeai'B a resident of Dole, died nt tho fam ily homo ycHterday morning after an illness of several weeks. Tho fun eral will be held at 10:30 o'clock on Tuesday morning, interment follow ing lu the Odd Fellows' cemetory at Myrtle Creek, Mrs. Smith was about 67 years of ago and Is survived by two sons. Announcement Riversdale Tracts Subdivision of the N. Curry Estate Ranch. This well known Ranch has been subdivided and plac ed upon the market in Ten Acre Tracts. Riversdale Tracts are located 5 miles from Roseburg, Oregon, on the North Umpqua River. Riversdale Tracts are adapted to the raising of Fruits, Vegetables and Farm Products. SOLD ON TERMS. Office Masonic Building ROSEBURG, OREGON. MINES ARE IDLE Four Hundred Thousand Coal Miners Stop Work. SMALL MERCHANTS BANKRUPT English Miners Vote To Accept The Minimum Wage Bill Industry Paralyzed lu Tho United Kingdom. (Special to The Evening News.) INDIANAPOLIS, April 1. All bituminous and anthracite coal mines a ro Idle today, following the strike of 400,000 miners. It is believed that the bituminous miners will prob ably go back to work after a few weeks at most, pending the referen dum vote for a compromise. ' An thracite millers will doubtless have a long fight with owners, as there is no prospect of any settlement of the dispute. In event the anthra cite men follow the lead of soft coal miners and submit the question of a compromise, there may be some likelihood of an adjustment of difil cultics. English Millers Accept Hill. LONDON, April 1. Incomplete re turns today Indicate that the miners havo accepted the minimum wngo bill by a vote of three to two. Many lines or Industry hnve been totnlly paralyzed by the greatest strike known, but are now resuming opera tions, but it will be many months beforo the country can rocovor from the effects of the labor war. Most small murchnnts have virtually gone bankrupt. Farina Flooded. ST. LOUIS, April 1. Serious floods prevail along the Mlsslppl river In Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, und MlsBlsslppI, Below Cairo the government levee has given nway, nnd the fnrmlng section ror hundreds of miles has been inundated. Tho socialists or Roseburg and vi cinity will hold an entertainment and supper at their hall on North Jack son Blreet Wednesday night, April 3. All comrades Invited to atlond. TEN ACRE TRACTS ONVI WHVJ Naanvo TEN ACRE TRACTS ;