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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1912)
ixLbeJRosebuvG Evening flews CITV OFKIC'IAIi I'AI'KK Carl 1). Shoemaker KIftor and Proprietor PREFERENCE PRIMARIES. The primaries that have hcen held in eight or nine states reeently in which the voters were to voice their will for delegates to the republican and democratic conven tions that will be held next month show the fallacy and inadequacy of the primary law. In most of the states divided delegations were the result, although one candidate car ried the state in the preference contest. This condition resulted from a desire on the part of so-called reformers to make the people rule. But in their river anxiety to bring this Utopian condition about they overshot the mark. The primary system in this state, in Massachusetts, in , Pennsyl vania, in California and in all the other states is inadequate and farcical. Iffthe people are to rule the laws must be chang ed. .' law such as we have in Oregon will bring about a rule by the-people. What hasi happened in Oregon has been a travesty upon the theory or the rule oy tne peopic ceeds through the forest will save the tim ber and the oinmunity the loss that goes with the destruction of the timber. The Rockefeller Bible Class in Cleveland, Ohio, takes up many subjects in its Hun day discussions. Recently the "Ideal Girl" was the topic. It was agreed that the ideal girl should do. the proposing. Most girls have it all arranged and when they want the proposal to come they give the proper signal and the young man simply follows out her plans. Cairo, Illinois, strawberry gowers are crowing over the fact that their berries will be ready for the market next week, Rose burg hasn't been doing much bragging over the fact that her berries have been on the market for about three weeks, but they have been selling just the same. ' The state of Missouri is to hold a spelling bee of the old fashioned kind. There will be four thousand hard words in the list to be submitted to the contestants. Newspap er men are not allowed to contest, it is said. Ad Indiana couple were divorced on a! On the question of voting for iufHidcntial SiiVuitlav and the following Tuesdav thev candidates it would be better to give the W(ll.(. a i)K This ig onjv w r;f entire delegation trom the stare to rue can didate who received the popular preference than to have the voters vote first on whom they prefer for president and then vote on presidential delegates who may or may not be for the popular choice. If such a plan does not meet with the approval of the vot ers it would be far better to go back to a modified form of the old convention system 'rather than continue under the present pri mary law. liven the man who is responsible for the Oregon system, U'Ren by name, says that the system is no good and that the vot ers will be asked to adopt a new plan this fall. But let the voters beware of this self constituted law giver and maker. Let them study carefully any proposed changes or innovations, that this man offers. U'Ren is working out a well defined plan to make himself, and the men behind him, the real rulers rather than the peopic for whom he professes to work so hard. lgain. J Ins is on I hundreds of cases where divorce was un necessary. Sooner or later the public will demand more stringent divorce laws.' Those carnival hats have you purchased one ? they are going fast better get. in and buy one -be a real booster they will make good fishing hats after the carnival is over and the' only cost the sum of one dollar in the coin of the realm. PROTECTION AGAINST FOREST FIRE The organization perfected here last week which had for its purpose greater pro tection to the forests of this state against the devastations of fire will no doubt re duce the timber loss materially this sum mer. Many tires are caused by lightning and, of course, there is no way by which the number of these can be redhecd. Hut those fires that are caused by carelessness can and must be prevented. A lighted match thrown needlessly into the brush, a camp lire leit smouldering, a ngiiied torch drop ped by the wayside and many other simi lar causes start lires that are disastrous not only to those who own the timber but to the community as well. Fires started in this manner are needless. A little precaution taken by the hunter or camper as he pro- A San Francisco jury composed of wom en returned a verdict that a woman need not pay for a tailor made suit if the suit doesn't fit. How about switches that don't match. Colonel Roosevelt must back up on his statement that Taft has ignored all of "im policies". Taft has put the colonel into the Ananias Club, which was started by the ex president himself. The lawyers of the state of Illinois in con vention assembled voted five to ope against the recall of judges and decisions. They are a pretty safe body of men after all. A Colorado man believed in the saying "prepare for the future". He walked into an undertaker's establishment. Sought a col'liu and then went to his home and died, j The winter wheat crop in the . United States was (iO.OOII.OOO bushel sshorr. This probably accounts for the small loaf of, bread this season. i Runic was not built in a d burg was in readiness t'oi the niirht. i.v but Kose carnival over llYSINOKIt MILL ItKllCll.T. IVogrenslve llinchiirg Mill Owner Adds rj.00 Square I'eot of Moor Spare. W. 1.. Ilyslngor, of (ho J. G. Flook & Company, manufacturers of doors anil windows, has been adding nearly hnlf again as much floor space to his mill as hp Imd before. This was done by1 IwllilInK n fourth story. It being enslor than building an addition to the south end of Mm plant." Three walls had heen run tip to 8 feel above the roof when tile mill was built and Mr. Oyalnger low ered the celling of the third story about 4 feet, making the 4th story. 12 feet high at the lowest point. The . elevator shaft was raised to the -Oh story. A dry kiln wna added on the 4th floor, ft being hoilted by the overflow sxhaust of steam from the eaglno. This Is fixed In such n wnv that no extra pressure Is exerted upon tha engine A total added floor space of about I.KiO square feet means more ma- rhlnery so a veneere press, sixe 4x14, a ,1 saw ripping machine or, gang edger mid an niitoimitlr knife shariienlng machine have been In stalled and more utaohlmtry will probably romp later. The Inside of the building has heen strongly re-! luforred. The front of the llrst floor Is to bo fixed up Into n show win dow and office, and an electric sign w hich reads J. G. Flook & Co.. with letters more than 6 feet long Is to be placed 111 the front of the building near the top, which will servo In day time to light the Interior and at night will be lit up with electric lights. Nothing like this has ever been seen 111 Itnseburg and the Idea Is purely original. With a total of over 27.000 square feet of space, new an ci better ma chinery, Mr. oyslnger begins to see the thing he has been working foi for the last 20 years In view. The ob ject Is to give employment to Rose huig men and uso Roseburg doors and windows in Roseburg homes. fered a distinct loss, and Ills fninlly Is bereft of a worthy and honored husband nnd father. Ills many vir tues live aftor h I m. His dally life was worthy of emulation. Our sincere B.vmpnthy Is extended to his bereaved family. We share In their great sorrow. Life's duty done, his toll Is o'er; May his tlnat sleep he sweet. Hoseburg. Oregon, May 4. 1912. Respectfully submitted. I.. WIMBRRLY. Wm. ANDERSON', W. T. WRIGHT. K. M. MKARS, A. A. JON"E3, Committee. IIKSOI.I TlONS ()! COXIHM.KXCK. To the officers and members of I'htU'tjiltan Uidge No. S, I O. O. K., Itoscluiig. Oregon. Ilrethren: Again we are bereav ed by the loss of a beloved brother. Past Grand John II Williams has been lulled away by death. Takeu away In the midst of life. e are most fntrlbly remind,.,! of the frailty ol human existence. We miss him in our cl.iity life. We miss him in the councils of our or der Therefore, lie' It KKSOI.VKi). That In the death of Hrother William our order has suf- No little credit is due to Mr. Ar nold, owner of the Arnold Street Shows, for the manner In which he decorated the cars transporting his shows hero last night. In nil, Mr. ; Arnold had six 50-foot banners, all of which told of the Fourth Annual j Strawberry Festival to be hold In , Roseburg this week. These banners' adorned the sides of the several cars i or the train and could be easily In-j terpreted by persons who chanced to j fee the train as It passed. Mi. Ar-, Hold says a large number of people! are coming here Troll! Kugene as well as other cities along the main: Hue of the Southern Pacific railroad. "BUY A HAT" HORNS AND CONFETTI . -Will Make The LAST NIGHT --Of the Carnival DOUBLY ENJOYABLE Hie Chairman of the Carnival Committee says there will be lots of FUN on Saturday Night There has been procured for that purpose Horns and Noise Makers and Confetti-Lots of it. Just think of the FUN you will have throwing Con fetti at the small expense of 5 cents a bag, and it you don't throw it just think of the fun the the other fellow will have. Get in and throw while while the throwing is good. Don't Wait until the Confetti is all gone and then wish you had taken part in the fun for it will be too late. .ANNUAL MAY 16.17 .8 TIIH S.MII.li THAT WON'T COME OKK UKT OXK VOVKSKIJ.'. Every One is requested to get the Carnival spirit that always exists at this time. Get a Mask on and join with those that help to make life one good thing after another. Remember the Carnival is Thursday, Friday & Saturday Of This Week-At Roseburg "BUY A HAT" Meet Me at the Fountain at the Rexall Store Perkins Building Cass Street Roseburg Fullerton & Richardson