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WEATHER Today's Highest Temperature, 86 Pair Tonight & Thursday VOL.. 111. ROSEBURG, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, Jl'LY 10, 1012. No. 1IM 7 ICENTURY AGO!! Winnipeg Holds Western Can x ada Centennial. SHOE AND LEATHER MEN MEET (Itfongo Complains that Minneapolis Has Better Freight, Knto Hearing Before Interstate ,.- Commerce Commission. WINNIPEG, Man., July 10. The Canadian Industrial Exhibition, for : which Winnipeg and a large eec:ion of Western Canada have been pre paring for nearly a year, was form ally opened this afternoon by His Royal Highness the Duke of Con- naught. The duke and his party reached 'Winnipeg last evening and were accorded a patriotic welcome, in which practically the wholo city - participated. The visit of His Royal Highness will cover a period of ten days and will be marked by numer ous important functions. The exhibition which was opened today is the largest and most notabie affair of itu kind ever held west of Toronto. The numerous buildings and pavilions at the exhibition grounds are filled with displays rep resenting the agricultural, atock raising and other resources of West ern Canada and the marvelous prog ress of the -past decade along com mercial and industrial lines. In addition to the industrial dis play the exhibition is designed to commemorate tiro centennial of Western Canada. A daily pageant will be given illustrating the found ni;"i'f l'ie I'-rfit sentiments on the Red River by the rt c"y Scotch y'n- no'MS sett out 'iy 1 erd Selkirk m If 12. Other ftTr.ujvs c; the ent"--tammcr.1. program of tl.e exhlbiti m are t:.c J 1 1 1: ! Riht.ou lace meeting, ' iicropl in- nights anC the first nat ions! eiiU'ntpmeiit of the Boy Scou'.fl ; of Canada. Shoo and lA'ather Men. BOSTON, Mass., July 10. From nil sections of the United States and Canada shoe manufacturers, whole salers and retailers, tanners, sales- ,, men and factory superintendents have flocked to Boston for the Nat ional Shoe and Leather Week and Fair, which opened today. The Me chanics building is filled with exhib its illustrating every branch of the shoe Industry. During the week the visitor will pay visits of Inspection to some of the largest shoe factories In the Boston district and the fac tory of the United Shoe Machinery Company, at Beverly. Dealers Assail Wheat Hates. CHICAGO, III., July 10. Promin ent grain dealers and millers throughout the West attended the hearing conducted here today by Ex aminer Boyle of the Interstate com merce commission relative to alleged unjust rates on wheat from Minneap II to Chicago. The proceeding Is regurded as exceptionally Important to the flour Interests. As a result of the niilling-in-translt arrangement at Minneapolis, It is al leged, millers In the latter city are enabled to bring wheat there, turn it into flour and ship It to Chicago nt the rate of TA cents a hundred pounds. Chicago millers, on the other hand, are compelled to pay 10 cents a. hundred pounds on wheat shipped here from Minneapolis. This arrangement. It Is contended, en able Minneapolis millers to deliver their flour in Chicago at an advan tage of 2 cents a hundred pounds, so far as freight charges are concern ed, over the local millers. lathering of Catholic Indians. CHAMBERLAIN. S. P., July 10. What Is probably tho most unique religious gathering of the summer was opened today at the new town of White River, near the Rosebud reser- .4 Ion. where several thousand In Jt professing the Catholic religion wambled for a camc-meeting. The ans have gathered from several states, the reservations represented irtrludlng the Standing Rock. Chey- ' enn River. Rosebud, Lower Brule. Pine Ridge, Yankton and Slsseton The meeting will last several days end trill be addreirted by numerous Catholic irlers as well some "f FOR SALEM. - Informed that Governor iWest had requested him to come to Salem In order that they might eujoy a private talk, Cal Judy, the Loon lake settler, whose pardon was recently revoked by the chief executive of the state, departed for Salem this morn- ing where he will enter the state penitentiary preparatory to serving the remainder of a life sentence. Judy was accom- panied to Salem by a pentten- tlary guard who represented himself to bo a special agent of the governor; Judy has al- ready served about 15 years In the penitentiary for the killing of a neighbor in the Loon lake vicinity. lie was pardoned by ex-Ciovernor George Chamber- lain In 1907. When Judy de- parted for Sulem this morning he had little Idea that he was to bo admitted to the peniten- tiary, in fact, he seemed de- lighted with the thought of con-. versing personally with the gov- efnor regarding his troubles. the noted leaders of the red race. , Host on Ancients in Ixuidon. LONDON, July 10. The members of the Ancient and Honorable Artil lery Company of Boston, who are to make a two weeks visit with their namesake organization, the Hanor- able Artillery Company of London, arrived la England today. The vis itors were met at Liverpool, and es corted to this city by a delegation representing the Londmi company. Tomorrow a banquet will be given at the armory house in honor of the Americans. . !UTIKS OK PAKKNTS A CHIL! HYtilKXfr Rvtnu I'Yom Address Hefoie Nation al .educational Association. U N. Ulnes, superintendent of schools, Crawfordviile, Ind., said in part: "There Is an ever-Increasing ten dency on the part of the .public to hand the duties and responsibilities of the parents and the home, toward the children, over Xo the schtoo!. Originally the public school was sup posed to give only the rudiments of an education In a few branches, it is a far cry from that earlier day to the present when to the original three R's have been "added perhaps a dozen subjects, with more knocking for entrance all the time. In addi tion to- intellectual training the school In this latter day must look after the moral training of the stud ent and after his physical welfare s well. Never has the world seen such campaign as there Is at present, looking to the preservation of the health of the public. Both expert and layman feel it everywhere. "Swatting the fly" has become a national pas time because people believe that the fly ought to be "swatted". There Is continual national campaign against dirt disease-producing condi tions. The school naturally feels this nation wide agitation. The kchool must respond and do its share. Not only must the conditions sur roundins the child In the school be right the school must go farther and see that the child has the right conditions of living outsifde the school, so far as that is possible. The teacher, the school doctor, the Bchool nurse, the home visitor, must all do their share in seeing that the child Is given the best chance. The teach er's refiponsiblllty is a great one, and the tendency Is to make it great er all the time. There may be a limit to this responsibility but the limit is not well defined. The teach er must do everything possible to pre serve the health of those under her care. More than ever before the teacher holds the destiny of the com ing generations in her hands." I A KTXKHSH 1 1 IHSSOLVKD. The partnership heretofore exist ing between MHIedge & Pickens and the common pest known as Flies, has own dissolved, MHIedge & Pickens retaining full poBnession. if ,. - J. J. White left for Eugene this afternoon to look after business in Crests. IDRY CAMPAIGN Was Started Last Night by Brotherhood of 5 Churches. AIM TO KEEP ROSEBURR Many Laymen Talk On The Liquor Topic Ministers Also Voire Their Views Against Tim Tnifllc. About one hundred me mbers o f tho brotherhoods of the Presbyterian, Baptist, Christian, Methodist and Methodist South churches met last night in the parlors of the Presby terian church in a union banquet. Sandwiches, pickles, coffee and ice cream and cake were served and ap preciated by ail present. After the repast 11. L. ISddy as toastniaster stated that as heretofore there would be short talks and In- sead of calling on the ministers first he said that he Intended to call on the laymen and let the ministers hear what they had to say. W. L. Cobb was called upou Hrst and he said in part: "A great many people say that I am, a crank on the subject of temperance. Well, i am glad that I can be a crank on tho side of right eousness. . 1 hope that we wilt be able to keep the saloon out of Rose- burg and I believe that we should start tho campaign against the saloon now." H. B. Church was called npon next and lie stated that he has always fought the liquor traffic and always intended to and that ho didn't care who knew It. "J am willing to do all that I can to keep the saloon out of Roseburg," he concluded. "I have given this subject much study," said B. W. Strong, "and 1 want to say that It has many angles. One of the Hrst things that we as temperance people overlook is that in doing away with the saloon we offer no substitute to that great body of people who make the saloon under present conditions their club room. In order Jo do awny with the saloon we must offer some substitute. I be lieve that the Y. M. C. A. is doing good work along this line in many cities in this country. 1 hope that the saloon will be kept out of Rose-! burg and 1 hope that we may be; able to solve all problems connected with. It." i Hon. A. C. Marsters in a general way covered the subject In his re-j marks. lie said Law only way to i keep the saloon out of any commu nity was for the entire Christian cit izenship of the community to get be hind the movement and keep behind it. "1 do not profess to be a speaker," said Carl D. Shoemaker,"and I feel sure that when I am through you will agree that I am not one 1 prefer to dlseusse with t..e citizens of this community through the columns I )t the newspaper from night to night ! this as well as all other questions j respecting the betterment and up-! building of jioseburg and Douglas, county." B. W. Bates said: "Saloons are h 1 and the Roseburg brewery comes next." B. S, Nichols stated that the liquor interests were trying to control every phase of our life. "They inject the wnt and dry questions In our coiin- cllmanic elections and all others," he said. "I believe that every citlzpn who has the best interest of his town at heart should get out and fight this saloon business. Rev. Maclean, Rev. Burkhart, Rev. Mears and Rev, Eaton all made talks and expressed hope that the liquor business would not be permitted to gain a foothold again In Roseburg. . LOCAL NEW 8. At the annual convention of the Improved Order of Redmen held In Portland yesterday, F, O. M .relit was elected Great Sachem of the order. Dr. F. H. Vincll, of Roseburg. was elcted representative to the Great Council for the United States for the two year term. The first automobile to make the run from Marsh field to Roseburg, over the Myrtle Point road arrived here shortly after noon today and i now at a local garage where It If ! , INMATKS (JO TO POIt'l'LANI). It was reported here oil good authority that two of the in mates of the bawdy house loft on train number 14 last night for Portland to be in atlond- a nee at the Elks" carnival. They are said to have worn cerlso neckties the same as worn by the local Elks delega- tion to Portland and In addl- tion they are said to have had fastened to their coats the local ( Elk emblem which is a large head which is tied to a cerise ribbon to which is fastened an enameled rose. It Is a shame and a disgrace that women of this character are permitted to mingle with decent people and especially under the guise of be- tug identified as a relative or close and intimate friend of members of the local order of Elks. undergoing slight repairs. Although the roads were quite heavy in spots the machine made excellent tir-? and arrived here in apparently good con dition. NOSPOTSONHIM Senator Jones Sees in Lorimer Sublime Character. BRITISHER CARRIES OFF PRIZE Wins Itnce In Olympic (initios Today Makes World's Xrw Record Americans Hold .Second And 'llilnl. (Special to The Evening News.) WASillXurON, July 10. Senator Jones spoke lu favor of Iorlmer to day, Buying that although he had voted against him the Hrst time, tes timony of character witnesses In tho laHt hearing had so impressed him with tne Illinois counter's excellent personality that he was obliged to change his mind, and he would vote to keep Lorimer in the senate. .Miss Stmchnu Defeated. CHICAGO, July 10. Miss Grace Starchan, of New York, wub this af ternoon defeated in her desire to have her name placed before the National Educational Association ap nominee for the presidency, tho re port naming B. T. Falrchlld, of Kan sas, for the place. The committee report was adopted and Kalrchlld was elected. Orace M. Shepard, of Idaho, was elected treasurer. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 10. Unexpected defeat was the portion of American athletes today In tho Olym pic games. With five men qualified here for the final 1500 meter race. It was believed that the Americans would probably carry off the honors. Instead, the race was won by Jack son, the British crack runner, who made a new world's record, the time being 3 minutes 56 and 4-5 seconds, as against the old' record, of 3 min utes 59 and 4-5 seconds. Kivlat, of New York, took Becond, and Tabor, of Brown University, w-as third, pnr- tially redeeming America's prestige. V.MTIOI) AUTINANH IXHTAIX. Umpti;a Assembly No. 105, at their regular meeting Monday night, July 8, Installed the following of ficers: P. M. A., .1. A. Buchanan; M. A., RoBlna Patrick; Bupt., C. B. Pat rick; Ins, Florence Root; 8eo., Emma Faulkner; Trea., Belle Stephenson; Sr. Con., C. K. Boot; N. C. P. II. Black; Inst., Sarah M;:Culloch; War den, S. J. Black. J. A. Buchanan was Installing of ficer. We also received seven a pli catlon cards for membership. After tbe assembly closed ft social time was enjoyed, after which we wended our way to in Ice cream parlor where we partook of Ice cream. Wo always have ft good time at the Artisans. AH visiting members are invited to attend. . E, . ALLKNEIl, Sec. OUR RESOURCES Many Good Reasons Why Railroad Will Pay. WATER GRADE TO THE COAST Ml. Englo .expresses Co nit deuce Douglas County Wtuiltli Hero Kqiial To Any Mention Of America, As agreed, I beg to toll the good people of Douglas county a portion of what I know about the railroad conditions at this time, especially that of the several proposed roads j now under contemplation lu this I county. Many people . of that county, of course, know that there are two roads being survoyed within the county, both pointing over the high rango of mountains laying between tills place and Coos Bay.. As a rail road ma of considerable experience, I cannot conceive why any one should attempt to build a railroad over a high range of mountains to llnd doep water shipments, when they co'-ild have an easy, gravity pro position from Hosoburg to the sea, all of tho "way down to the lattor place on the banks of tho groat Ump- nua river, nnd 1 learn from ofllc'ul sources thnt one of these two com panies referred to has concluded to back off from the summit of th mountain and thoy nre now actually surveying down tbe Umpqua river. through the canyon at the lower end of Coles Valley, and this one com pany, at least, hits concluded thnt thnt move Is tho most son&ible one for the very good reason thnt bond people would not, at this time, con sider the matter of fltmncing a rail road over that high range of moun tains when tho builders could have a much better route with no reverse gnulea wliatever und, Indeed, with very little grade at all, with n.n ex cellent condition to carry out the houvy tonnage and only a light grade for tlie Incoming business. I have been told, but not officially. that the other road surveying Im mediately west of Roseburg, over the mountains, Is not very active at this time and thnt probably they have concluded that they are up against a hard proposition in tho way of mar keting bonds for the building of thnt road across the high mountain rango. I will state that tho writer has been quite active for a number of years In tbe way of promoting the building of a railroad from Roseburg to Englewood1. ranch and then on down that splendid stream to Win chester bay. When I found that the Southern Pacific Company had con cluded to abandon their line from Drain to Coos Bay and having pur chased the Fryer ranch at Kellogg when that road was In actual course of construction, I began to negotiate with financial people for Hindu with which to build a road from the prop er place at Roseburg down the river and through the ranch and then on to the sea. J am happy to state that I have recently succeeded In getting tbe matter In a satisfactory and fungible snape and I have reasons to believe, and do believe that, with- n a short time, we shall enjoy the llstintlnn of having the best elec tric line und one with the largest anil best business of any railroad of that kind lu America. iiie undeveloped resources be tween Roseburg and Winchester Bay, I find to he almost unbelfevoable. In in y reports to the financial people, I have hesitated to show the maxi mum of these fonderful assets. A portion of my report, which Is posi tively below the maximum, shows; Lumber tonnage 8,000,000 tons Cordwood 8,000,000 tons Farm produce 50,000 tons Coal H, 000,000 tons Clay, cement, rock, etc 8,000,000 tons This tonnage, I would state, can '.iB verified and a great deal larger tonnage can be shown. This tonnage also la only estimated on the legiti mate business which a new road would secure between Roseburg and Winchester Bay and would not lu any way Interfere with the tonnage already secured by the present Southern, Pacific system. It also does not Inciuda the tonnage thut It might secure from the balance of the county acreage, amounting to more than throo million ncroa, a portion of winch would naturally gravitate to tho new line and would reach deep water shipment at Winchester bay . and also the line would connect with the nHlroad now building South from Eugene via Winchester. Coos and Humboldt bays, a railroad which will ultimately and very soon reach the bay of San Frnnclsco. Tills splendid new road condition, with the moral iifslstaince oQ the pooplo of Roseburg, Winchester Bay and tho entire county, will causo to bo established Immense saw mill plants along with the factories to work up the by-products from same; ono set of which should bo planted at Roseburg to manufacture a half million feet of lumber dally. Anoth er one of tbe same size could be established ut Winchester Just to the north of Roseburg, These bbw mill enterprises and other factories that could be estab lished hero should grow these two places togethof within a very few years. An electric railroad within ten years, should run through one main street from Roseburg on tho south fork of tho Umpqua to Winchester on tho north fork and this condition should obtuln nnd Roseburg will then be the best Inland town on the Pacific coast. At Englewood ranch, where the ' large power plant will bo established,. Creating Borne 15,0u0 ' horsepower, and where there Is now atnndlng more than a billion feet of excellent timber and' to which point several million niore feet of timber can bo floated to the biiw mill enterprise that Is now being considered for that ; place, there will be a town built of ueverul Ihousund population. Sev eral Miiallcr towns will, no doubt, bo esuibllshod along tills line, and at Winchester bay, there will be a town built Availing any coast town In tho Hlatf of Oregon, or, Indeed, betwn.M Scuttle and San Francisco. Tl h natural resources obtained lu this county assure the conditions re ferred to, and more. Tho timber In the entire county amounts to some firty to sixty billion foot. It all absolutely gruvltatos to the Umpqun river; should, and will come down thnt river purtly by wnter and tho mujor part of which will be carried out on the proposed rnllroud. 1 have hero in my office at this lime, coal taken from tho hills Just west of tbe Englewood ranch at Kol logg, which Ib equal to the best coal found In the great state of Pennsyl vania and 1 find Hint this coal docs not lay In a small body as reported by some people, but Is very extensive. , Tho li 11 1b are bristling with this coal the same as is found In tho hill country of Pennsylvania, much of- It requiring no shafting whatever and Is uncovered and cropping out of tho hillsides. From examination and Informa tion, I find that the coal referred to Is probably many miles In extent north and south and is found all the way from south of Winchester bay through to the Englewood ranch. It Is also found east of Roseburg and there Is no reason to doubt the fact that, by shafting, coal may bo mined all under Coles Valley and there aro reasons to believe that It Is Immedi ately under the town of Roseburg. I find also that Douglaa county In quite as nenr Immense bodies of tho. i best Iron In tbe world as Is the city of Pittsburg, Pa, Wo have tho coal here ill almost inexhaustible quan tities, at lenst to last for hundreds of years for tbd working of rolling mills, smelting, Iron and steel mills and, Indeed, nil klmls of Iron and steel plant-. Winchester Bay at least ought lo enjoy these conditions and should the Umpqua river be Improved In a manner to Justify the building of iron nnd steel plants, there Is no doubt thnt ultimately plants of that kind would be established along tin river equal to those of the Ohio,. Allegheny and Monongaheta rivers At Pittsburg. Wo have the coal equnl to Pittsburg and the further advan tage of deep water shipments practic ally' from the Iron mines to the pro posed plants on the Umpqua, within easy reach of the coal whore the Iron mills ore usually planted. These, my friends, are facts and figures rnrefully compiled and the rContlnued on page 8.)