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Today's Highest
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ROSEBUKQ, OREGON.
MOXII.W, OCTOHKK 14, 1012.
No. .123
A TRAGIC DEATH
Dr. Roy Smick .Drowned in
Umpqua Yesterday.
BODY IS LATER RECOVERED
.Deceased Wus Horn In Iloseburg 3J
Years Ago Lcuvcs FatJier,
Mulher, Two Itrotliertf
and a Sister.
Dr. Roy Flint Smick, son of Kev.
aud Mis. W. A. Smick, of Roseburg,
r.ntl junior member of the medical
Arm of Drs. Seely, Sether Stewart &
Smick, was drowned in the Crow
Rapids, in the Umpqua river at a
point about 13 miles northwest of
Roseburg shortly after 11 o'clock yes
terday morning. The body was re
covered 40 minutes later and was
brought to the local undertaking par
lors preparatory to burial tomorrow
aJternoon.
. Dr. Smick, accompanied by Joseph
Sykes, of the local gun store; Steven
Sanford, formerly of the First Nat
ional Bank, and O. C. Parks, a local
expressman, left for points on the
Umpqua river shortly after five
o'clock yesterday morning and an
hour later arrived at the Bacon ranch
where they left the car preparatory
to enjoying a day's sport. The party
was joined at the Bacon ranch by
George Bacon, and soon thereafter
the five young men were fishing down
the stream. Having enjoyed consid
erable experience in fishing along the
Umpqua the boys took xonsiderablo
time, and not until neifflyirf-o'clock
did they reach the Crow Rpids, the
scene of the horrible tragedy1. Upon
reaching the rapids, Dr. Smick imme
diately waded out In the stream
waiBt-deep, and for a time he cast
Ills line here and there in apparent
ease. He had probably fished for tou
or fifteen minutes, when he turned,
and instead of retracing his steps
along the edge of the rapids, started
back through a sort of a basin In
which the waters fairly raged and
boiled. Hesitating for a minute,
Dr. Smick cast his line toward the
center of the stream and was await
ing results when he was seen to slip,
totter forward and fall. Joseph Sykes
and George Bacon, who were seated
on the bank of the river a distance
of about 200 feet from the scene of
the accident, rushed to. the unfortun
ate man's assistance and after brief
delay Sykes threw his pole with such
accurate aim that It was grasped by
Dr. Smick, who at that time was at
tempting to swim to shore. At the
lime Dr. Smick grasped the pole he
was still smoking a pipe, and ap
peared little frightened. In fact, he
yelled to Sykes and Bacon to. pull
the line and thereby assure his res
cue. Sykes had hardly taken up the
slack In his line, however, when
Smick suddenly loosened his hold
and sank beneath the surface of the
waters.
Noticing Smick disappear, Bacon
Roseburg Natatorium Association!
September the 6th, the Spokane Park Commission decided to build a municipal swimming pool in the Spokane River
The pool will be part of the River itself
Roseburg Has A Far Better Chance
If Alexander can wake up the people of Roseburg to take an interest in a Natatorium. Alexander knows he can do it,
because a great number of Roseburg's citizens think already that the city ought to have a place for its
LADIE S- AND CHILDREN.
to bathe in hot weather and where the children can learn to swim. Alexander.
1
Masons are all requested to
meet at the Masonic Temple at
1 o'clock Tuesday 15th, to at
tend the funeral of our late
brother, Dr. Roy Smick.
N. RICE, V. M.
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and Sykes disrobed with the Intention
of plunging Into the chilling waters
la the event Smlck's body came to
the surface. In this they were dis
appointed, however, and aftor a brief
time the boys realized that he was
probably lost. Not wishing to give
up, Bacon was later dispatched to a
point about two miles below the
scene of the accident in search of a
boat, while Sanford was sent to a
nearby farm house with lnstrcctlons
to notify local friends. While Bacon
was gone after the boat, Sykes and
Parks cut a long pole to which they
attached a number of hooks. With
the boat at hand, the bojv ventured
out a short distance when they de
tected Smlck's body lying on the bot
tom of the river bed. From the po
sition of the body, It appeared as
though the unfortunate man had been
seized with heart- trouble or had sup
fered a severe cramp. At any rate,
the boys believe he died wlthuut a
Btruggle. : The body was readily re
covered" and taken ashore where
everything possible was done In hope
of restoring life.
As soon as word was received in
Roseburg regarding the accident,
DrB. A. C. Scely, A. F. Sether and
15. B. Stewart Immediately left for
the scene. They arrived there with
in about thirty minutes, and for the
next hour worked over the prostrate
form of their former business asso
ciate. After realizing that life was
extinct, the body was brought to
Roseburg and taken to the local un
dertaking parlors preparatory to
burial. '
Dr. Roy Smick was born in the
residence at present occupied by his
parents, ond situated at tho corner
of Main and Cass streets 32 years
ago. "When a young man he attend
ed the local public schools, and later
the Albany college. Mr. Smick grad
uated from the latter Institution on
June 20, 1900, with honors. In this
college he received the Master of
Arts degree.
Later Dr. Smick attended the
Cooper Medical College, of San
Francisco, from which Institution he
graduated In 1906. Completing his
studies, Dr. Smick returned to Rose
burg where he remained for some
time when he located at Myrtle i
Creek. There he practiced his pro-1
fesslon until about eighteen months I
ago, when he came to Roseburg and
later associated himself with the j
firm of Drs. Seely, Sether & Stewart.
Dr. Smick was a memlier of the
Masonic lodge, of Myrtle Creek; Phil
etarlan lodge, I. O. O. F., of Rose-1
burg, anV the Woodmen of the
World. He was also a member of
the Southern Oregon Medical Asso- J
elation, Oregon State Medical Asso-!
elation and the American Medical ;
Association. He was also an active j
member of the Roseburg Commercial
(Continued on page 4.)
NEW
YORK WINS
Giants Score Five Runs in the
First Inning. i
FIVE TO TWO ARE FINALS
Murquard Pitches Usual Ciiuno While
O'llilen Is Pounded Hard
Red Sox "Blow Up" In
First Inning,
(Special to The Evening News.)
UUSTON, Mass., Oct. 14. With!
.uarquard occupying the pitehlu
mound for New York, the Boston
"Red Sox" met defeat In the fifth
game of the world's championship
series today by a score of 5 to 2.
The first inning proved something
unusual in the annals of baseball,
and the Giants succeeded In scoring
five runs. O'Brien, who occupied the
box for the Red Sox seemed easy prey
for the Giants and he was batted at
will. At the end of the third in
ning, O'Brien was pulled out of the
game and replaced by Collins, who
held the Giants down during the re
mainder of the exhibition.
The game was attended by about
30,000 fans, and excitement was In
tense during the inniugs following
the eventful "blow-up" on the part of
the Red Sox.
Tho score follows:
Teams 123450789RIIE
Boston 0200000002 7 2
N. Y 5 00000000511 1
Batteries Boston, O'Brien and
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WOMAN'S PATRIOTISM.
To the editor:
History is filled with accounts of
brave and noble deeds of women. No
where In the world today is there a
greater opportunity Tor women to
demonstrate th' t'love of country and
brave, noble spirit of patriotism than
Is now before her In Oregon.
On completion of tho Panama can
al It Is certain that this state will
he filled with aliens from tho shores
of the Mediterranean' Sea, nearly all
of whom will be voters almoBt Im
mediately upon arrival. Their dom
inance of the politics of this state,
their control of our schools, courts
and public institutions will be post
poned Just so long as the patriotic
Americans can out vote them.
Our population Is sparse. A very
few shiploads of aliens will give
them the balance of power.
Oh! Women of Oregon! Act! Now
Is your opportunity to show your pat
riotism. Save your state for Ameri
can Ideals by gaining for yourselves
the power to out vote the coming ar
ray of aliens. .This year may bo your
last opportunity to win. A. C.
1H)1!X.
POPE To Mr. and Mrs. George
Pope, In Edenbower, on Sunday,
October 13, a daughter.
JONES To Mr. and Mrs. William
Jones, of Roseburg, on Sunday, October-13,
'3s,ii. j
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Progressive Candidate Would
Populate Rural Districts.
ELMER KENNEDY ALSO TALKS
Quite a Iargo frond Turns Out To
Hear Political Spellbinders
Development of Statu
' Is Necessary.
There was a largo crowd present at
tho bull moose meeting at the court
house Saturday night to hear Hon.
A. E. Clark, progressive candidate for
the Uulted States senate. Mr. Clark
declared that the progressive move
ment was bigger than Theodore.
Hoosevelt, or any other individual,
and. that the movement would cer
tainly eventually succeed what ever
its fate in this campaign. The speak
er elaborated his plan for the clear
ing and securing of the use of the
timber lands for actual settlers. Mr.
Clark has 30 planks In the platform
en which he is a candidate. Of these
the principal ones are:
Maintenance of the general princi
ple of a protective tariff, but with
immediate revision downward In
such a way as to make the farmer
and the worklngman the chief ben'e
flclarieu. The removal' or suspension of
duties on all trust-controlled articles.
Establishment of a permanent
non-partisan commission to hold tar
iff hearings and make recommenda
tions. (
A reasonable minimum wage
schedule for girls and women; tin
eight-hour day for women and young
I people in all Industrial occupations,
i and prohibition of night labor for
i girls and women. Further, eight
hour shifts In night and day plunts;
prohibition of child labor; suppres
sion of a went shops. Further,
worklngmnn's compensation act that
will Bhlft the burden following ac
cident or .death from, the family to
the Industry; legislation to Insure
safe and sanitary conditions of labor.
Opening to settlement, without
needless restrictions, of agricultural
lands in the national forests; help
and encouragement for homestead-
ors rather than persecution.
More equitable lenses of public
grazing lands, to Iesncn the burdens
of the stockralser.
Setting aside for Oregon irrigation
projects a sum each year at least
equal to the amount derived from
tho sale of Oregon nubile lands; ro
j imburKement to this state of the mill
ions lost by diversion of these funds
to the Irrigation projects of the re
clamation service for the benefit of
the honest settler.
Development of the waterways and
harbors of Oregon, as follows: Larg
er appropriations and immediate
deepening for the entrances of the
channels of Coos Hay, Tillamook bay,
Vaquina bay, Port Orford, Sluslaw
river, Coqullle river, Hague river,
the Columbia river and. later, two or
three smaller rivers. Prompt recon
struction of the Oregon City lock
and deepening of the upper Willam
ette to serve the central Wlllametto
valley . Improvement of the Coqulllo
river east of the Cascade mountains)
and of the Snake river so as to af
ford water transportation for all In
land empire products. Prosecution
to the end without delay, of the
Celllo canul project. A deeper and
wider channel from Portland to the
sea. ; ,
Kenmly SMaks.
D. Elmer Kennedy, progressiva
candidate for.seeretary of stato, then,
addressed the meeting. He said that
his opponent Secretary Olcott, had
mannged the successful campaign of
Governor West, a democrat, and was
now the nominee on the republican
ticket. Republicans should not re
gard their party obligations more
strongly than he did himself. Pro
ceeding Mr. Kennedy said:
"The socretary of state Is a mem
ber of all the state boards that levy
state taxes and spends your money.
"The state board is the state busi
ness agency, the same hb the count
court is the county business agency.
Would you elect both your commis
sioners and judge from the county
seat? Of course not! Why? Be
cause it is not right, all sections
should be represented Is Eastern
Oregon or Southern Oregon or Cen
tral Oregon or any of the coast
counties or Multnomah county rep
resented on tho state board? , No!
Salem only is represented. Gover
nor West, Secretary Olcott; Treas
urer Kny, all Salem men, comprise
the state board."
1UtIJjKT HITS POCKKT.
CaitridncH Are Struck nutl KxnlodoU
ami Victim Is WmindWI.
GLKNDALE, Or.. Oct. 13. A
stray bullet from a high powered gu
fired by a hunter entered the trousera
pocket of Lawrence Martin, of this
city, when Martin was walking in the
woods today and exploded several 22
caliber cartridges in Martin's pocket.
Martin was painfully wounded by
the small hullots, which entered his
leg. A knife, which also was In
Martin's pocket, was torn to pieces
by the exploding bullets. A number
of the cartridges were flattened out
but failed to explode,
Martin wns brought to. Glendnle In
an automobllo and tho bullets were
removed from his leg.
Mrs, J. W. Hamilton returned here
this morning after a few days spent
at Eugene visiting with her daugh
ter. DR. POSEY
Specialist for Eye, Ear
Nose and Throat
Diseases. .
Eyes Fitied With Classes
PARROTT BUILDING
ROSEBURG, OREGON.