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VOL. 111.
ROSEBURG, OREGON.
TIESDAY, Jl'I.Y 8l, 1912.
No, SI I
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Youth Occasionally Sidestep
From Straight Paths
PUBLIC MORALLY RESPONSIBLE
City Should Provide Iect'Dt Play
Grounds and Hsurts lleallhy
Kxerciso Will Do Away
With I (I lint;.
Editor News: , There are a num
ber of high minded men and woraoa
in Roseburg and vicinity who ure
giving careful thought to the moral
conditions and needs of this commu
nity, but ft seems that their efforts
. are conducted entirely along the linee
of suppression, and not in the least
along the lines of progression. It
is probably well and good that the
fight 1b continual against King Alco
hol, but Instead of worrying so much
about near beer joint keepers lying
in wait for our sons, who at the
present time have no other place to
go, and therefore are not very dif
ficult to tempt, .why not start with
the youths of our city, and educate
them by some other methods than
long dry sermons on the drink evil?
This warm day the boys and young
men can go to the cool and comfort
able pool rooms, with their near-beer
bars, or the nice shady park, equip
ped with play grounds, benches, etc.,
the park which Is not much in evi
dene in Roseburg what?
Sunday afternoon there were over
300 hundred men, women, boys and
girls under the trees and along the
river in Alexander park, many of
them in the river most of the time.
Not a place of any kind to don a
"bathing suit or resume your ordinary
clothing, yet a hundred or more
Roseburg people who would gladly
avail themselves of the bathing priv
lllges if It could be done decently. A
hundred boys In the water away be
yond the reach of near beer joints,
designing keepers, and other tempt
ers, developing red. blood, healthy
minds under the most advaise condi
tions. Instead of curing them from
the drink, pool and loafing habit,
why not prevent the formation by
offering something in the line of de
cency to them. This Idea that boys
and girls can be "saved by dry ser
mons, and a wonderful activity on
election day may appeal to some, but
not much to fathers of boys and
girls. They want something to do
a place to go that Is attractive, where
their minds and bodies both will de
SON
REASONS
ATTENTION: Mr. Business Man!
The Evening News Has a Subscription List 50 per cent
greater today than it had on the First day of January, 1912.
"THERE'S A REASON"
The Evening News has outdistanced all competitors. It gives the
th&f''news" all the time. It is read in most Roseburg and Douglas County homes.
MR. BUSINESS MAN: Do you advertise in Douglas
County's Best Advertising Medium, ' The Evening News?
velop, and nothing has been offered
yet that equals the park and civic
playground. Probably this afternoon
there are over 100 boys enjoying In
their fashion the swimming hole at
Alexander's park, and there are sev- j
eral hundred more boys, big and lit-:
tie, that would appreciate a dip In 1
the river, if they did not have tc
hide in the poiaon oak to disrobe and
dress. At present the attractions!
offered have been provided by nature;
entirely. Wouldn't a little help on j
the part of our rich and Influential!
citizens result in a bath house for;
males and one for female's located
where it Is available for the hundreds
who cannot afford a trflji to Uhe
beach or mountains? The great study
of municipalities these days is not
the suppression of crime, but the
prevention of crime, and crime is not
prevented by the passing of laws
nearly, so successfully as It Is by
the proper education of children. Orw
children need a park, a play ground
nnd a bathing pool, where healtny
bodies may be developed, and Mk
steam pressure of youth be dissipat
ed in a proper manner. Normal,
heatlhy children very seldom make
degenerates or criminals, but the
policy here seems to be to waft until
these children grow up and acquire
the near beer habit, and then at
tempt to cure It, rather than prevon
it by methods prevalent in most pro
gressive communities. A model play
ground and park is more of a moral
force than all the sermons and fines
that can be Imposed. This city needs
a constructive policy, It Bhould offer
something that children can do, In
stead of harping on the everlasting
"don't". The writer apologizes for
the frequent mention of near beer
joints, but at- present does not see
what else Is offered by the commu
nity. Two small buildings arranged
so those who desire can avail them
selves of a little clean healthy sport
would not cost much, and a little In
vestment In Alexander Park would
make it an attractive park that would
be enjoyed by hundreds of our people
dally. Can't Roseburg afford at least
one decent place of entertainment for
our children? Or shall we keep on
making recruits for questionable re
sorts, and then wonder why they con
tinue to flourish? The boys and
girls of Roseburg are not getting a
square deal, and the ancient methods
now empolyed in Roseburg to ralBe
its standard of morals will continue
to be just about as effective as they
have In the past. Instead of a repe
tition of donts", why not arrange
for a few "do's" permit these chil
dren to enjoy a few things provided
for that purpose and make healthy
and normal young men and women
out of them, instead of clinging to
the vain hop that precept is better
than example. Do you thing the
MORALLY 1SMAY
Should Have Gone Down
Titanic Wreck
in
CAPTAIN SMITH EXONERATED
Oirjkathia Crew Praised Oflirers of
The Liner California Condemn
ed For Not Going To Re
lief of the Titanic.
(Special to The Evening News.)
IONDON, July 30. Directly
charging the Titanic disaster to ex
cessive speed, and arrangements for
launching and manning the life boats
improper and Inadequate, the sub
committee appointed by the British
board of trade today made public its
report. While the committee found
that J. Bruce Ismay, the managing
director of the company whose anx
iety to save his own life at expense
of others, was morally obliged to
have gone down with his company's
chip, it extenuated his escape by say
ing that had he remained aboard
and perished it would have only re
sulted In needless lose of another life.
The reports hold that the charge that
Lord Cosmos Duff-Gordon bribed
members of the boat's crew to row
him to point of safety from the sink
ing Titanic are unfounded. Although
criticising the practices of running
at full speed through the Ice zones at
night, the committee does not consid
er that Captain Smith was guilty of
neglect. The report also commends
the captain and crew of the liner
Carpathla for quick action In going to
the assistance of the doomed Titanic,
as well as condemns the captain and
officers of the steamer California for
not responding to the distress sig
nals sent out by the Titanic.
PKNDLKTON PREACH KR
KX DORS MS HII.MAKDS.
Church Members Recome Angry and
Implore MiniHtcr To Resign
His Pastorship.
PENDLETON, Or., July 29. De
claring If he had his way there
would he a billiard table in every
home of the United States, Rev.
Frank J. Mllnes, In his farewell ser-
closing of a near beer joint or two
will convfee a boy you are Interested
In his welfare as much as providing
him with an attractive place to play?
Yours respectfully,
C. O. R.
mon to the congregation of the Pres
byterian church yesterday, defended
the popular parlor game In the course
of his plea for what he terms "por,
gresslve religion." His advocacy of
billiards was his reply to the criti
cisms which members of his flock
have directed his way because of his
frequent manipulation of the cue In
tiie rooms of the local commercial
association. '
Rev. Mr. Mllnes declared his pref
erence for billiards over ail other
games because, he said, It contains
less of the element of chance and
stimulates the imagination and the
desire for accuracy in the player. "In
It, as In all other Innocent games,"
ho said, ''the growing boy can find
a proper expression for his Irrepres
sible energy and it Is a function of
the church to encourage in him Btich
expression. If the church fails to
get abreast the growing tide of pro
gresslveness, It will not be long be
fore the recording angel of time will
dip her pen In the dyes of the rain
bow and Inscribe upon its tombstone
the single word "obsolete'. Expres
sion is life, suppression Is death.
"You eay the little ivory balls
belong to the devil," he went on.
"I answer so also did the violin
and organ, but now they are to be
found In our churches." :
The minister also took occasion to
denounce prudery. Eloquently he
urged the introduction of courses
of sexology and embryology In the
public schools as means of conserving
tile purity of youth.
Rev. Mr. Milnes was forced to re
sign under the storm of criticism
which his sermons and actions arous
ed within hia congregation, accusa
tions of unorthodoxy In the pulpit
and indiscretion outside the church
being heaped upon him. Many of the
young members of his flock support
ed him and it Is said will fight for
Ms retention at the meeting which
will be held tonight to consider his
resignation.
.
TA FT PKRSO.VALLY
OKKKRS SYMPATHY.
President Taft Visited .Japanese
Kmlmmy And Tender.
Condolence
(Special to The Evening Newa.)
WASHINGTON, July 30. Presi
dent Taft personally motored to the
Japanese embassy today to offer con
dolence for the death of the mikado
In reply to a cablegram sent to Em
peror Yoshlshlto yesterday express
ing sympathy for the death of- the
emperor he received reply today from
the now mikado In which he said: "I
nm deeply touched by your sympa
thetic message, and offer Blncerestl
thanks."
HARGE BECKER
With the Murder of Gambler
Rosenthals .
OTHER INDICTMENTS EXPECTED
Confessions Name Men High In lNilko
Circles Of New York lrlvalo
t'itl.ens Involved In
Krundal.
(Special to The Evening News.)
NEW YORK, July 30. With
Lieutenant Becker, of the New York
police force, locked In the tombs on
a charge of murder, the city is agttast
over arrests of higher upa in most
sensational police and gambling mur
der scandal In the history of the
state. Any hour may bring indict
ment of a score of police officials
and some prominent citizens, who are
alleged to have been Involved with
them in the grafting which led to tho
murder of Gambler Rosenthal. Beck
er was indicted last night, and the
grand Jury Ib In session today. Beck
er was arrested) )pn confession jof
Jack Rose, who with Webber and
Vallon, told the Jury how they had
framed the dentil of Rosenthal after
Becker had threatened to send them
up for seven years if they refusod
to commit the crime and rid the city
of Rosenthal. All three of the men
confessing olloged that Becker had
stated that he would do the' Job him
self If he had to, but "first I'll put
you fellows away, if I have to plant
guns on you. You are all gamblers
and confidence men, and what chance
will you hnve," is the way the lieu
tenant forced them into commission
of tho murder. Urged by the fear of
being rnllroaded Into Sing Sing, so
Rose alleged, he, Webber and Vallon
saw "Big Jack" and arranged for the
services of the four actual murder
ers, Harry Horowitz, Frank Mullor.
Louis Rosensewelg nnd "Dago
Frank", who rode to the Metropoli
tan In the gray auto and shot Rosen
thal to death.
MOItK MOOSI4.
About Two Hundred New Memlier
Taken In Ijiwt Night Cfutrter
To Remain 0en IO Days.
The Loyal Order of Moose took In
Its second installment of members
last night to the number of about
200, thus swelling the total motn
ship to close to 450. A large num
ber of the class that was taken In
two weeks ago witnessed the cere
mony lust night.
The lodge decided to hold open tho
charter, (or sixty days longer In order
that those who have Intended Join
ing may still have the opportunity.
A committee was appointed to in
vestigate the plan of building a lodgo
home and this committee will report
at a near dato. It Is understood
that a number of locations have been
offered, but that one which appeals
to them most is the one at the cor
ner or Cass and Roso streets. Just
where the building will be erected,
however. Is problematical at thla
time.
CONKKHKXCK IIULD AT
UVSTKIt HAY TODAY.
Ileverldgo and RoosoveU Talk Over
TomHniry ('liatrinunship of
Convention.
(Special to The Evening News.)
INDIANAPOLrS, July 30. Form
er Senator Beveridge left this city
for Oyster Bay today to submit to
Col. Roosevelt his speech which will
be made as temporary chairman of
the progressive convention to be hold
in Chicago. Beveridge refused to say
whether or not be would accept the
progressive nomination for governor
of Indiana, but It is believed that he
will also
discuss this matter with
Roosevelt.
STOIH HIS l'Al'KIt, -
.
liyman Wollnbdrg , this
morning came Into The News
office and' ordered his paper
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