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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1912)
lllaetiittii WEATHER Slwwers Tonight anil Tuesday. Today's Highest Temperature, 62 VOL. III. ROSEBURG, OREGON. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1013 No. SI I mm BIG BUSINESS Interests Must Tell Story to Committee. WHO ARE THE CONTRIBUTORS Investigation Will Reveal -Many Startling Conditions and Show Reasons Why Hig In teres t Wore So Politically Active. WASHINGTON, Sept., 30. The most sweeping investigation of "Big Business" In politics ever held in the United States was begun today by a special Senate committee. Fi nanclal and political giants of the nation are awaiting witness stand or deals. How far has "Big Business gone In iufluepcing legislation in both the Senate and House? What Sen)ators iitnd Representa 'tives have been In Intimate corres pondence with "trust heads? How much money have gigantic corporations given to influence nom inations and elections? These are some of the principal questions to be brought out by scores of witnesses ordered to appear before the committee. The Investigation today is being conducted by a select committee of five Senators under authority of the so-called "Penrose resolution" pas sed by the Senate last August just before Congress adjourned. Senator Clapp, the Minnesota Progressive, is -chairman.' Other committeemen are Senator Oliver, (Ppn., Po.), Jones, (Rim., Wash,.), 'Pomerenq, (Demi;, O.) and Paynter, fDem., Ky.), Senator La Follette, of Wisconsin, widened the scope of the probe beun today by succeeding, during the ante adjournment fight last August, In directing that the committee inquire Into - all correspondence affecting legislation between Senators and Representatives. Tho- original reso lution of Senator Penrose contem plated merely an inqniry into the amount of money contributed to cam paign funds by corporations and fi nancial leaders. - - Awaiting examination regarding campaign contributions anj , Col. Roosevelt, George B. Cortelyou, Geo. W. Perkins.' Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr., Senator Dixon, Roosevelt's cam paign manager; Treasurer Sheldon, of the National Republican commit tee, and ante-convention compaign managers of Gov. Woodrow Wilson, Speaker Clark, Rep. Oscar Under wood, Gov. Harmon, of Ohio, and other candidates at the recent party conventions. Col. Roosevelt is scheduled to tes tify tomorrow. He Is to reply to charges of Senator Penrose nnd John D. Archbold, manager of the Standard Oil. that the "Oil Trust" contributed $125,000 to Roosevelt's campaign coffers In 1904. Arch bold recently testified that he gave that sum and Roosevelt, when Presi dent, "persecuted" tho Standard Oil Shall The City of Roseburg Have A Park? WHAT KIND OF A PARK IS THE BEST SUITED FOR A GROWING CITY LIKE ROSEBURG This question is not easy to answer because different people have different tastes, consequently the ParK Site that offered the greatest number of attractions would suit the greatest number of people. Some people like shade trees where they can sit and read a good book or newspaper, some liKe nice walks, some want a place to swim and again others want a place for gymnastic exercises. At the same time the park must not be far away from the city center. The park that offers fine scenery, nice waterfront for canoeing, boating and swimming is the park that will be most acceptable to the greatest number of people. A PARK COnniSSION ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF ROSEBURG Will select such a Park site with due consideration to the wish of the greatest number of people in order to discharge these duties as American citizens will do. Vote for a Park Commission at coming city election, Oct. 7, 1912 Alexander company with Department of Justice prosecutions because an additional (150,000 contribution was refused Tormer Treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss, of tX plepubVcan National Ooni- 1 m It tee. Senator Penrose's alleged relation? witbj Standard Oil are also under fire. William R. Hearst is expected to produce sheaves of letters, said to have been stolen from Archbold's private letter files, between Penrose and Archhold regarding legislation and campaign affairs. Who contributed to Democratic and Republican campaign funds as far back as J 900 will be probed by the committee. Col Roosevelt Is the special target of some of those be hind the investigation. Senator a Follette also promises a complete ex pose of his financlnl backing last fall and winter. What diplomats have contributed to campaign funds is another phase of the investigation.- -How much "Brother Charley" Taft aided financially In President Taft's election and nomination four years ago Is still another proposed feature of the investigation. s J. Plerpont Morgan, Col Colt of the "Rubber Trust", and other Wall Street powers have been mentioned as1 probable witnesses of the com mittee. Testimony of William Rock efeller and directors of Standard Oil regarding campaign gifts fa also de sired by the committee. It is proposed to hold all of the meetings in Washington, although It is possible the committee may go to New York to examine several wit nesses. Technically, the. testimony is de sired to secure "official" informa tion for framing of a corrupt prac tices act In Congress, but campaign thunder is the Immediate product of the Investigation. BllOWX DID HIS DUTY IX THK FOOT CASK. Attorneys For Foote Brand Oregon- ion Articlo As Us 1 ciullng. Thes Oregonlan published this morning contains an article regard ing of the matter, says that no is given to understand in the article that the prosecuting attorney's of fice did not do Its duty In the prose cution of Wilcox for his offense pre vious to the killing of him by Foote. R,, O. Graves,, who was one . of tho attorneys for Foote, In speak ing of the matter, says that' no such claim was ever made by Foote or for him. The defendant and his attorneys laid no blame against the DR. POSEY Specialist for Eye, Ear Nose and Throat Diseases. Eyes Fitted With Glasses PARROTF BUILDING ROSEBURG, OREGON." BROKEN HEADS Nursed by Scores of Striking I. w. vv. WOMEN TAKE PART IN FICHT lull Crowded Willi Men and Women Textile Workers Who Attempt ed to Irevent Strikebreak ers Kntering Mills. (Special to The Evening News.) LAWRENCE, Mass., Sept. 30. To day witnessed serious fighting be- tween the police and striking textile I her lectre at seven o'clock prompt, workers, who walked out in protest j and wl" close ,n tlme that wno to the imprisonment and trial ofjdtslre to attend the v lecture Joseph Ettor and Arturo Glvannittl, I may do 80' labor leaders, whose trial started this ' In recent loeture at Portland "r. morning. Doth men are chnrn,l ' shaw sald' ln alluding to the natlon- wlth murder ln connection with the textile workers' strike of last spring. Riotlns becan earlv and dozens of heads were broken In the fights that 8cnrcol' b expected, to suit the con occurred between police and strlk-, ditlons today whm ne of 0,,r cltl ers, and the jail Is crowded with I zens eI""lls 11,0 "BSregate total of men and women prisoners. Thous-the population for the entire coun ands of strikers and their sympathiz- j tr' 1,1 the da'8 of the beB''"""E- ers filled the streets and defied of-jour fathers Bnowed w,sdom one fleers who charged the crowds that t,llng more t),an Bny other 11 wnB ln were endeavoring to prevent strike-' provl"lnB 8 way whereby w E" breakers from entering tho mills. i ameud tho e"tlttlon and enlarge Fifteen thousand workers walked , lts meanllS out this morning, and the number Is1 "Abraham Lincoln quite truly said Increasing hourly. One striker is tnat there was 'n0 man good eno"Kn mortally wounded nnd others are in to BOVer" ""Uier without his a serious condition from wounds re- ceived in the riots. Police are hav ing a hard time to keep the streets from being blocked so that business can be transacted. Wives nnd daugh ters of the strikers are taking prom inents parts In the demonstrations. EQUAL SVKFIIAGK MHTl'KKR COMING TO KOSIOIU'ltG. Dr. Anna lloard-Shnv Will lie Roseburg Next Thursday Evening. Next Thursday-evening at 7 o'clock shsrp. Dr.- Anna Howard-Shaw will ,owed to su(.ge9t regulative enact address the public of Roseburg nt nients protecting the child from tho the court house on the subject of cn(.roachments of modern-day Injue- equal suffrage. Dr. Shaw Is one of the leaders of the Equal Suffrage Association of America, and an elo-i quent and gifted speaker, whose tal ent is being UBed in educating the public to a lienient attitude toward prosecuting attorney's office Mr. Graves states that Foote did not know of the attempted offense agnlnst the third daughter until af- ter he had been at tho state's attor- ney's office and about 20 minutes be- fore the shooting took place. Mr. : Graves says that there was nothing brought out to show that there was any blame against the prosecuting at- torney or his office. Mr. Graves says that the defend-1 ant and his attorneys have at all times considered that the prosecut- Ing attorney's office did Its whole duty for Mr. Foote previous to the kllllng. Marshfleld Times. To buy a new $400 piano for $300. Hiflf cash and balance at $10 per month. Having to move and not knowing where my next location will be will sacrifice this amount. Can show facts and figures that this Is one of the best piano bargains that has been offered In Rose- burg for some time. Apply 120 Lane street, phone 82-Y. N. A. COLLAMORE. equal suffrage. On account of the lyceum course lecture to occur later In the evening, Dr. Shaw will begin ai constitution: "A constitution adopted in the time of our early history . could conBent' Then does it not hold true that there Is no man good enough to govern a woman without her con sent? There Is no sex In justice; there Is no sex In virtue; there Is no sex In vice. All God's human characters stand on the same plane. "So when we ask the men of Ore gon to make a change In the consti tution, giving woman. .the right 1 to j vote, we are simply"'' asking you -to 1 accept that general principle." J The speaker contended that the I children of 1912 have not a fair I chance in the world; that the play ! ground supplant the reformatory. Blld that tne mothor should be al- tccs ; MAURI Kl. HOUSON-DAVIS At tho parsonage of the First Christian church, Sat urday, September 28, Dr. Everett H. Hobson, of Scio, and Miss Au drey Davis, of this city, Rev. Da vis Errett officiating. The groom Is a graduate of Wil- lomolte university and the brldo Is a well known teacher of Marlon county. Salem Statesman. (Mrs. -l"l'n l a niece of Dr. and Mrs. A. - Se,J,y. of thl cty. nd w"8 at om' tlme employed as vocollst In a local theatre.) " Acting upon a motion of the state game warden. Justice of the Peace Reuben Marsters this morning dls- missed tho case of the Stnte vs. W. B. Lovell, who was arrested Satur- day accused of killing a fawn. YOUR LAST CI1AXCE LOCKED IN CAGE Accused Murderers Brought Into Court Safely. STATE MILITIA ON GUARD Thousands of Sympathizers ln Streets Crowd Around Prlnoners and Assure Them Of I. W. W. Supiwrt. (Special to The Evening News.) SALEM, Mass., Sent. 30. Locked In an Iron bound cage which stood In the center of the court room this morning, as wore the bloodthirsty Camorrists In .the recent famous trial In Italy, Joseph Ettor, Arturo Glovannlttl and Antone Caruso, three I. W. W. leaders were placed on trial accused of complclty In the murder of Anna Loplzzo, a striker, who was shot during the labor war at Law rence last spring. The three men were brought Into court heavily man acled, and marched through ranks cf state Ultla, while pressing from every direction outside were nearly 20,000 men, women and children waving red flags as a demonstration of sympathy. The strikers contend that Ettor and his accused compan ions were more than a mile away when the Lopplzo woman was kill ed, and allege that Lawrence mill owners are trying to railroad the three men to prison. ' Strike In Protest. : HAVERILL, Mass., Sept. 30. More than 1,600 I. W. W. shoe work ers went out on the one day Btrlke here today as a protest against the trial of Ettor and his follow prison ers. . . Lynn Liilmrers Sus-icnd Work. . LYNN, Mass., Sept. 30. As a si lent protost of the treatment accord ed Joseph Ettor and his two com panons charged with murdor ln con nection with strike riots, I, W. W. laborers suspended work today. They will remain out 24 hours. CARD OF THANKS. - For the kind assistance and sym pathy extonded us nt tho time of our sod boreavemont, we tender our heartfelt thanks. T1I10 C'.ROUCHER FAMILY. IXX'An SEWS. Memphis Johnson nnd wife, of Glengary, left fur Condon this after noon where they expect to make their future home. F. niumlierg, of Drain, was ar rested lato Saturday on a charge of fishing without a license, and upon being arraigned in tho justice court this morning entered a plen of guilty. He was fined $25. Execution of the sentencd was suspended by Justice Marsters. Blumherg's , arrest was brought about through tho efforts of Game Warden Morgan, who detect ed the former Ashing near Winces tor. '. Mrs. Richard Morris, of Portland, Is spending a few days ln Roseburg visiting at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Harry Slocum. W. R. McMillan, representing the Occidental Life Insurance Company, ' arrived here this morning from Port land to spend a few days looking af ter matters connected with his duties. Robert Connor, formerly of Rose burg and one of Douglas county'B best known men, lies at Mercy hos pital this afternoon suffering from serious Injuries sustained In a run away shortly after nine o'clock this morning. It appears that Mr. Connor was driving a Bplrltod team hitched to a heavy, farm wagon, and was about to descend the hill near the city limits on South Mill street, when the animals became frightened at n passing train and started to run. Af ter proceeding along the road In a northerly direction for a distance of a few hundred yards the team left the highway and crashed through a fence and onto private property whore they were brought to a stop. As the animals left the road the seat of the wagon ti'tedj forward and Mr. Connor was thrown vlolontly to the ground. Porsons who chanced' to witness the accident ran to tho scene and found Mr. Connor ln an' unconscious condition. He was pick ed up and taken to the offices of Drs. Sooly, Sethor, Slewart & Smlck, and later to Morcy hospital where' he received medical attention, Oth er than sustaining several deep gashes of the head, the unfortunate man was badly bruised. To have a large gospel chorus In connection with tho regular church is the aim of the music committee of the Centenary Mothodlst. Under the chulrmunshlu of J. A. Wuest, the services of Morton llndlcy, who will co-operate with Professor J. A. Fin- ley, leader of the Centenary choir for the past year and a half. Mr. Had ley Is ruled as one of tho vboBt large' ; chorus :and. -congregational leaders in the country. For two years he studied under Professor Towner,, of Chicago as trainer of chorus lead ers. He hns been trnvellng for the past four years with evangelists, con ducting large, choruses, nnd doing . special gospel boIo work. Ho has n remarkable strong, clear, sweet bari tone voice. Mr. Hadley will assist In Professor Flnley'B choir during the morning services, nnd in tho ev ening will take a special role in" the regular choir, when he will use the choir, to load the congrogntlos tho choir, to lear the congregation In popular gimpel songs. Anothor feature of these Bervlcos will be gos pel solo work by Mr. Hndloy and tho tenors Waltor Holt and Dale R. Mathews. Mr. Hadloy will begin his work tomorrow. The chorus IB now being organized, and voices are be ing tested by Professor Flnley at his studio in the Columbia building. Portland Journal.) Mr. Ilndley Is a son of Mr. and Mrs, C. L. Hadloy, of 'lloHeburg and Is well known In this vicinity.)