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Was WEATHER Today's Highest Temperature, 65 Fair tonight and Wed ROSEBURG, OREGON. TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1018. No. 24 ! NATURAL DEATH Franchise Ordinance Referred to Street Committee CITY ATTORNEY AFTER HUNTER Itotommcnds That llouck's Compro mise lie Turned Down City Forc ed Into Liligution Minor Mutters. Rather than suffer the humiliation (if meeting with decisive defeat at the hands of the council as a whole. City Attorney Elbert Hermann last night asked that the ordinance auth orising the grant'.ng-of a franchise of that portion of Sheridan street claimed by John Hunter, a local capi talist, and utilized as a sidetrack, to the Southern Pacific Railroad Com pany, be re-referred to the committee on street improvements for further consideration. ? The motive of the city attorney In leaking the above request Is evident to persons attending meetings of the council with regularity, and who are conversant with the customary proce dure in "putting to sleep" those measures which will not stand close investigation. The ordinance In question was in troduced at a meeting of the council held three weeks ago, and It was only by chance that the ruls wero not sus pended and the ordinance placed on its third reading and final passage at that time. Hunter, who was unaware that such an ordinance existed got busy following this particular meeting of the council, and In a few words ex plained to the unsuspecting membeis of the body that In granting the fruu hlse in question they were giving to the Southern Pacific Company a quantity of land which rightfully be longed to Hunter as an Individual. The councllmcn grasped the ex planation without difficulty, and within three days after the first read ing of the ordinance no less than seven votes were In readiness to be cast In the negative. Cunning enough to realize that Hunter had assembled enough votes to kill the ordinance, it wus then up to those councllmcn fav- r.'ng the measure to find means whueby it might be killed without undue publicity. This was accomplished last night, when City Attorney Hermann reques ted that it be referred to the.com- mittce on cfty Improvements for further consideration. In making his appeal before the council Hermann remarked: "I can better talk this ordinance over with the committee! than with the council." Compromise Is Delayed. Practically repudiating the efforts of Councilman George E. Houck, who during the past few days has held several -conferences with John Hun ter, in order to compromise the pend ng 'ligation over a part of Sheridan i.rt.et. abutting his concrete building at the Oak street intersection. City Attorney Hermann last night sub mltted a report in which he claimed the city had no legal right to accept the conditions as proposed in the compromise ordinance submitted by Mr. Hunter. Consequently, he ask d that It be rejected. The ordinance, which consisted of five pages of closely typewritten copy, provided as follows: One That the railway spur on the property In dispute be enfranchised in Hunter's name. Two That Hunter pave between the tracks of the spur and two feet cu the outside of each track. Three That the cl'.y pay Hunter $225 for a quit claim deed to the dis p:t"l property. Four That 'be elevated sidewalk on the Pine street side of Hunter's building be le.valllzed by special per mits and allowed to remain as long as the building Is used tor wcreiiouse puroseB. five That the lines of the build ing on Pine and Sheridan streets be formally declared to be the bound aries of those streets, so far as the winding Is concerned. Should the council follow the ad- -vfce of, City Attorney Hermann and refuse to compromise the controversy, it is evident that the city will be compelled to appear in court and de fend its alleged title to the land in dispute. To say the least, this litiga tion will prove more expensive than realized by the average citizen. Although somewhat out of the or-i dlnarv. Cltv Attorney Hermann and City Recorder Carl Wlmberly last night Informed the council that they were ready and willing to defend the city gratis. Considering the usual custom of attorneys, this little Inci dent will go down in the history of Roscburg as something quite unusual. Kstimatcs Are Approved. Estimates of the city engineer for the paving of several streets within the city limits were approved by the council last night as follows: Burke street, between Mill aud Stephens streets, with asphalt pavement, esti mated cost, $4,085.21 ; South Jack son street, between Haynes and Rob erts streets, with asphalt macadam, estimated cost, $r,,264.39; Mill street, between Sykes and South street, with asphalt macadam, estimated cost, G,- 059.S4. Total $15,409.44. Minor Mutters, Winnie Gaddls, a local plumber,! was awurded the contract of laying the Elakeley. street sewer. Mr. Gad C& submitted the only bid which was in the sum of $919.56. The esti mate of the city engineer was $S97. 92. Consideration of the remonstrance against the improvement of Watson street was deferred for one week awaiting the return of Councilman Pother A resolution directing the city en gineer to prepare plans and specifi cations for a sewer in Chadwick's Addition was adopted. An ordinance requiring prospective builders to secure permits was placed on its third reading and was adopted. Au ordinance authorizing the im provement of Blakoley street "be tween Jackson and" Stephens street was passed by unamiinous vote of the council. Upon request of Councilman Strong, the Mayor and city recorder vore authorized to compile a recom mendation for faithful service to the c'ty and send the same to J. H. Ju pln, for the past two years an employe rf the city, but of late a resident of tan don, At HON FII.KD AGAINST IH. GKOKGK E. HOUCK li ins Livingston, Former Hosehurg Mull CnrHcr, Asks for Damages In the Sum of $20,000 Pa pers Not Served. Dr. George B. liouck, city council man and one of the best known phy- sl.'laus and surgeons In Southern Oregon was today made the defendant a $20,000 damage suit filed by Duios Livingston, a former Roseburg 11 carrier. Livingston claims that in April he submitted to several X li.iy treatments at Ihe hands of Dr. Fnuck with the result that his abdo men was permanently Injured. He cl.Vms the X-Ray machine operated by the doctor was new and untried, and that he was not Informed of the eta users attendant to such treatments. As a result of the treatments, Liv li gston claims he was permanently injured and Is unable to work. Dr. Houck, who is one of Rose burg's 'moBt prominent, physicians, apparently treats the above action of little, if any consequence. Dr. Houck says he diagnosed Livingston's case, no found that ho was suffering from tubercular peritonitis. In treating the case. Dr. Houck says he resorted to the X-Ray, and as a usual thing c.'il not give over ten minute expos uies. In pointing to the fallacy of 1 he suit. Dr. Houck claims that the most eminent physicians In the Uni ted States sometime burn their pa tientB while giving these treatments. Me length of the exposure. Dr. :l"'.;rk says depends upon tho condl lion of the patient and his or her power of reslstence. In Livingston's care. Dr. Houck said ne was iran and that he was warned of tho danger attendant to X-Ray treatments. Local physicians, other than Dr Houck claim that It Is nothing un common to give 20 minute exposures, and most particularly In cases where fie patient is In a fair condition. Being Insured against actions of this nature. Dr. Houck, Is relieved of the trouble of employing attorney LAUDS HANFORD MARRIES MANY President of Bar Association Applies Whitewash CONFESSES TO KILLING PARENT Klder Mun Slain to Prevent Him Murdering His Wife -Second Darrow Trial Set For October 21. MILWAUKEE, Aug. 27. Stephen Gregory, presideut of the American Bar Association, in opening the an nual convention of the association here today took occasion to defend the character of ex-Judge C. H. Hanford. of the Federal court at Seattle, Wash ington. Hanford, under stress of a congressional Investigation by which Impeachment proceedings were In- tended, resigned rather than face the charges. In speaking of the matter Gregory today said that the accusl tions sought to be proved were most trivial In their nature, and were In sense such high crimes or mis demeanors as would warrant im peachment of a federal judge. Confessed to Killing Parents. NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Admitting that he killed his father, E. R. Garton, a rich horseman of Vienland, N. J., Harry Garton surrendered to the po lice today. The young man asserted that he committed the crime to pre vent his mother being murdered by the elder man. October iil Dntp Darrow Trial. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27. The second trial of Clarence Darrow on the charge of bribing a juror In the McXamara trial will begin Oct. 21, according to a ruling of Judge Willia. The court also announced that with in a few days he will name the judge to sit on the case. Hecker Trial Delayed. NEW YORK, Aug. 27 When Po lice Lieutenant Becker was arraigned. today for alleged complicity In the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, his attorney served on the court an order from the Supreme Court Justice staying tho proceedings until Sept. 4. Judge Mulquecn ac cepted the order and remanded Beck er back to prison. 1 OXCAIXA ItOllllUIlY IS LAID TO LOl'XSIlKltKY Neighbor Says ljouiisbcrry Came South Shortly After Train , YVns Itohheri. J1EDFORD, Or., Aug. 28. That Weils Lounsherry came south shortly rr.ter the Youcalla train robbery is a statement of W. H. Stewart, a neigh bor, this afternoon. Lounsherry got olf tho train at Phoenix, south or Medford, and boarded a motor and rode to Central Point, north of this city, thus doubling on his trail, . He explained that he had overslept. Af ter telephoning to his house and find ing out that Ills wife was not at home, ho walked out of Centrnl Point to tho home of a farmer where MrB. Louns herry was vlBitlng, and then walked with her back to Central Point to his I'Oir.e, .all the while carrying a valise. Ijonnsberry carried his valise out ol Central Point and back again and lien out to his home, when he might have left it and saved considerable lut nr. Henry Temple, postal Inspector from Seattle, and C. M. Perkins, post al detective from Spokane, searched the Lounsherry home yesterday and are today looking over letters and pnners which they found there. They refuse to divulge any finding. TOM ATOK8, Tomatoes for sale at 25 c. per box f o. b. cars. Round Prairie, Ore. Or tome and pick them for 25c per bush el, good road ten miles from town sr.! - C. R. TRUSSELL .nd arranging a defense. This work will be done by the company In which the physician Is Insured. Although net served with any 'legal papers up t'i a late hour this afternoon, Dr. Houck today said he was aware that the suit was contemplated, and ex pected legal summons tomorrow. It Is Dr. Houck's belief that' Ihe cute will never reach an Issuer - Rev. K. M. MearS is "Marrying Parson" of Douglas 38 MARRIAGES IN 3 YEARS Married One Couple When He Was Sick In lied Cnlled On At AH Hours Of The Day And Night To Tie Matrimonial Knots Roseburg has a parson that Is as popular with couplea who have been pierced with Dan Cupid's darts as the pastor who holdB forth in the world famous "church around the corner", in New York city. In his less than three years pastorate here in Rose burg Rev. K. M. Mcars has tied thirty eight matrimonial knots. In his pastorate of over ten years' he has married 292 couples. Ho is called for at nil hours of the day and night and at all times in the year. Many sad as well as amusing inci dents come to the minister in the course of his pastorate but marriages 3s a rule furnish the laughable ones. The first couple that came to him lu Roseburg was agod. The groom was 72 years old and the bride 75. This marriage was the groom's first trip on the stormy seas of matrimony while the bride had crossed four times before. An old bachlor came to his home one day and the pastor was absent. He talked to Mrs. Mcars and told her that he wanted the Reverend to assist him in getting a housekeeper. She said that she didn't know whether her husband could do that but that If he would wait Mr. Mears would be home in a short time. Soon the pastor arrived and! the man again stated his request. After some ques tioning the bachelor, with many blushes and much effort said that all that he wanted was to be married to the lady of his choice. The ceremony was soon over. One day Rev. Mears received a 'phone call to come over to tho Mc Clallen Hotel. He hastened over and found a bashful young couple waiting for him in the pnrlors of the hostelry. They were so frightened over their Impending marriage that they would not come down stairs but Insisted on having tho knot tied in the hall up stairs. Another couple garbed In the con ventional black for the groom and white for the blushing bride arrived at the parsonage. Thq bride's cos tume was whlto from tho top of her head to the tops of her shoes, which were black. She cnrrled a package under her arm and after getting In the house she proceeded, quietly and without any convention, to take off her shoes. The minister stood aghast not knowing what nations marriage ceremony was exjiected by the couple. Dignity was restored when the bride opened the package she carried and took out a pair of white . satin slippers and Blippcd them on her dainty feet. A ely old widower of over fifty with several children who were not partic ularly anxious to see their fnthor married the second time decided that his II fo would be Incomplete without his marriage to a dashing young girl of twenty summers and Just as many winters. Ho had ito Iprcparo the way for his marriage and hlB children were not Informed of his Intention. n order to get the matter over with out any comment he Informed his children one day that that night he would take them all to the circus. The children wero all much gratified over this treat that was In Btnre for them and anxiously awaited the hour of their departure. After Bup per they crowded around their father und at last the start was made. He took them to the home of his young bride jid, (the minister jbelng In readiness, soon said the words that made them one. The children were much chagrined over their failure to go to a circus and act up a howl that almost separated tho old widower and his young wife Rev. .Mears has the unique honor of having married one couple while he was fast In bed through sickness. The young couple came to his home and Insisted that he marry them even though he was unable to get up. Their InBlstance won over the genial pastor and, although too wnk to ! WINS rmsT MONEY According to press dispatches received here today, Bouaday, the famous trotter owned by F. E. Alley, of the Bonaday Stock Farm east of town, yesterday won three straight heats in the 2:25 trot on the Country Club track, near Portland, The purse for this event totalled $1,000. The first heat was made in 2:15, tho second in 2:15, and the third in 2:11. In another event, Roseburg Boy, also own ed by F. E. Alley was distanced. arise he said the solemn words that bound two souls in holy wedlock. Seven oclock in the morning is the I earliest that Rev. Mears haa ever been called upon to help Dan Cupid cement affections and 11:40 nt night Is the latest, the latter taking placo on' Xmas Eve Just as the church bells began to toll the glad tidings that the day of good cheer was here. . One run-a-way couple only has come to tills pastor. They hastened to his home, and asked to bo mnrried quickly. Wlthouti asking any eni harraslng questions the knot wns tied and the young couple made a run for the train in order to get away from tho Irate fathor and mother who persuod them In vnln. One morning the pastor had a couplo in hla parlor and was pro nouncing in words thnt bound them 'Tor better and for worse" when tho door bell 'rang and another couplo Btood there ready to take their turn. A widow of fifty was married and tho witness were her own mother and a daughter. On two occasions couples have come to tho pastor's of fice In the Mnsonlc building and the minister had to send out on the street to got the witness for the cere mony. In one family ho has officiated at the mnrrlngcof three of the daugli ters and lias been spoken for to per form the ceremony for the fourth Once he has been cnlled to Portland to tie the knot. The thirty eight marriage thnt ho has performed here Iiave brought him In something like three hundred dollars. One groom nftor the core mony told tho pastor to send in a hill and It would bo settled. However It Is prohahlu that the man was not satisfied elthor with Mb wife or the ceremony for to this day th fee has not been paid. Following Is n list of those married by Rev. Mourn while he has resided in Roseburg: Patrick Burke Mrs. Mnria L Johnson; Loren I). Harvey Mrs Myrtlo O. Young; Vlvnn T. Jackson Miss Susie Klndlny; Orren fl. Smith Mrs. Fnnnlo Kennedy; F. A. Ooetn Miss Mamlo Neal; W. L. Mccor mick MIbb Nellie Bishop; C. II Plnkerton MrB. Jessie Prultf, V. S. French Miss llaz-el Cawlflold; Jno R. Stanley Miss Emma Flndlay Geary Thornton Miss Angollne Crawford; Preston Baker Miss Cora Ilelleu; Wm. Mnttoon Miss Mnrgnr otto krewson; Thos. Oswnlt Miss Mary Smlthwlck; Dr. F. H. Vlnrll Miss Wnllle Jones; Jos. Cobb Miss Lorna Pool; W. N. Sponaugle Miss Edna Harvey; Thos. J. Hawthorne Miss Margarette Jaquea; Warren B Branch Miss Ida Friend; Arthur Roadman Miss Itosella Morgan; Arval Whltsott Lola Zackary; Oliv er Haines MIbs Mary Bunch; Myron Whitney Miss Emma Wells;; D D. Welson Miss Nina Parks; Nathan Dean MIbs Maude Ashworth; Rich ard Williams Mrs. Alda Dixon; (loo T. Marcy MIbb Effie iBaac; Harry S. Brawn MIbs Helen O. Burt Fred. Weaver Miss Ilortha Neet Hurry Neet MIbb Bessie Hunter Roht. Paris Miss Mae Alexander Howard Calkins MIsb Veda Calkins Earl Agce Miss Mabel McCracken Lymon Spencer MrB. Anna Leslie Harry Cnvanaugh Miss Amy Sly; D W. Morley Miss Anna Flndlay Jos. Johnson Mr. Jet?,lo. Wilson Frank A. Dixon Miss Halllo Weav er. After the usual summer vacation, the public schools In Roseburg will oven on September 1 for the fall term. Able and efficient i-achers have been employed in every depart ment of the schools and Bupeilnten dent Groves anticipates a very suc cessful year. Other than extending the training department, no addition al branches of educational work will le taken up during tho coming term. T West Plays Winning Card in Vice Game EVANS NAMED AS SUCCESSOR Defiant District Attorney Who Rc fiised I n fur milt lun Ho JExt-cutlve Trcutnl To Humiliating Jolt ' win Oppose west. SALEM, Aug. 27. Governor West created a surprise party In the ranks of District Attorney Cameron's friends In Portland today by doclarlng the office of district prosecutor for Multnomah county vacant and ap pointing Wnltor H. Evans as succes sor to the deposed attorney. The removal was made under a provision " of the statute providing that when ever a district attorney shall fail to furnish the governor with a complete statement of facts In any case In which a pardon of a criminal is in volved tlie executive may remove him from office. When District Attorney Cameron was Informed that Ms office bad beon declared vacant by Governor West, he said that In his opinion West did not have the authority for such action, and furthermore he would resist any attompt to ouBt him. Cameron further stnted that he would take no action in the mattpr. until of ficially notified of his dismissal. The case on which Wost based his action In removing Cnineron from office la that of W. J. Byron,, sentenced to one yonr In the Multnomah county Jail fjtr larceny. Cameron Is alleged to nave reruscu to maao any state ment or recommondntton concerning the matter, though requested to do so by the govornor. Governor West says thnt there nre also other cases of n similar nature. At Portland, when Attorney Evans wns Informed of his appointment to the position of District Attorney, he Bald that ho had not definitely decid ed to accept tho appointment as Cameron's successor, but that ho would decide tho matter tomorrow, at which time ho will consult with hla chief, United Stntos District Attorney McCourt, who Is expected to return to Portland that day. ' In speaking of his romoval to news paper men today, Attorney Cameron Bald that ho bollovod the old statute under which tho governor wnB acting had been repealed by tho constitu tional amendment of 1911, which provides that crimlnnl proceedings might he Instituted against those district nttornoy accused of Improper conduit. Anywny, alleged Cameron, tho exerutlve should hAve proceeded under a later law If ho wanted to make wnr on him. Among those who left today on the Automobile Btngo for Myrtlo point are the following: N R. Fisher; J. W. Pcake; R. A. Apllng; Mr. Frlntag; ' F. R.Mndlsh; C. E. Madlsh; C. B. McCarthy: C. E. Smith; M. II. Ray mond; J. J. Pennls; Ed Plorco: J. C. Brlggs B. F. Wilson; Mrs. Molvln; E. E. Srlmp; Miss Kortlng; S. Mal.h ewson; O. R. Going; Harry Portor: MrB. Carter: R. C. Benjamin, A. ' Whlto., ON KKPTKMIIKK 1(1. Through a typographical or- ror. The News last ovenlng Stat- ed that the public schools of Roseburg would open on Sop- tember 1. This should have nail, September lfl. DR. POSEY Specialist for Eye, Ear Nose' and Throat Diseases. Eyes Fitted With Glasses PARROTT BUILDING ; ROSEBURG, OREGON. CAMERON IS OU