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PARCELS POST
m
Ljcplained by Senator Bourne
X at Club Last Night.
POLITICS WERE TABOOED
I 'The Senator and Ills larty Left This
Afternoon for Eugene Federal
i Building Is Practically As
sured,
The parcels post was thoroughly
xplained last night when Senator
. Bourne in an informal address to
friends and citfzens at the Commer
c:tal Club gave an outline of the scope
and operation of the new law which
;', Avil.l go into effect the first of next
year.
The parcels post has had in the
, past strong opposition from two
sources, namely the retail merchants
' and the express companied. In the
law which , will go into effect It is
j said (,hat the retail merchant will
- not be harmed in the way of trade
but as a matter of fact, he will be
i i benefited on account of the zone
feature of the bill. Mall order
houses will only benefit within their
own zones.
In addition to this talk on the par
rels post the senator mentioned the
rivers and harbors projects within:
IHb ftrjte and answered questions
propounded him by his auditors.
Publicity Manager Schlosser ask-!
ed him in regard to the post office.
: appropriation for Roseburg and was!
Informed that the senate had passed
a bill carrying with it an appropria- j
Hon of $125,000.00 for the federal;
building here. Whether or not it I
will be included In the omnibus bill j
next December will depend upon
Congressman Hawley's efforts. I
The Senator met quite a number
tif citizens Informally after his talk.
His visit here had no political sig
nificance whatsoever. He and his
party left this afternoon for Eugene.
JUST rOMTICH.'
Jjist Ten Days Of Oinimigii Will
lie Haiti 1-oughl.
Just ten days more in which to
campaign. And if the activity of the
candidates means anything there will
he hot times in old Douglas county
for the next fortnight.
Republicans, democrats, socialists
and bull moosers are all out for the
political plums and all are expecting,
to eat them. Of course the winners I
In the .various races will say that J
the fruit is sweet, even in the face;
of the cry of "sour grapes" on the 1
part of the defeated ones.
It Is one of the funny things about
election time to .hear the astonishing
claims put forth by the candidates
and their warm and close friends. No
one has ever seen or heard of a can
didate admit that he was defeated.
- The nearest approach to such an ad
mission Is the oft-repeated in abso
lute confidence phrase, "Well, Its go
Koseburg Natatorium Association!
This Summer a great number of Ladies and Girls went over to the Alexander Park because in the hot Summer days
it was refreshing to take a swim in the river, but there was not much accomodations for the bathing public in Roseburg
By Joining the Natatorium Association
Roseburg can have a place for people to bath and learn to swim, a place every citizen can be proud of
Citizens Shall We All Join Hands and Do It Alexander
ing to be a pretty close race, but I
know that I've got him beat by a
safe margin." Parties, as well as
candidates, boltser up their hopes
by their desires and hope wells up
like a geyser.
Election day the candidates walk
the streets.wlth a half confident, hair
anxious expression on their faces,
telling those they meet that there
Is no doubt, about the outcome.
The republican party, nationally.
Is gaining strength each day. If the
election were to be held thirty days
later Taft would be elected by us
large or larger vote than in 19uS.
As It is, the tide is coming in for
the presideut and there is a stronger
probability of his being re-elected
than at any time during the past six
months.
The people are waking up to r?
publican prosperity and don't wi.nt
to take any chances on what a change
might bring. Taft's work as a pres
ident has never beeu heralded to the
four corners of the earth. Ho has
not been a good press agent for him
self. But his friends throughout the
country have rallied to his suppoit
in .splendid' manner und the last
three weeks have seen a wonderful
change of sentiment for and toward
him.
Republicans who were cold or
luke-warm have taken off their coats
and buckled Into the job of getting
votes. And, as has been remarked,
the chances are good for the presi
dent's re-election.
For United States Senator, Ben
Selling seems to be the favorite.
Bourne's entrance iuto the race has
only made Selling's friends work the
harder. Selling claims, and rightly,
that he defeated Bourne in an open,
manly fight in the primary election
and that Bourne's nulnsequent en
trance into the race as an independ
ent candidate is against both the
letter and spirit of the primary law
of which Bourne is father, mother
and all the relation.
Locally flie Ben Selllrg campaign
has not taken on any great enthu
siasm, due, to a large extent, to the
Inactivity of Selling's Douglas county
manager who is working on, what to
him, Is a more important fight at the
coming eloctlon. However, Selling
will without doubt get a bigger vote
In Douglas county on election day
than at the primary and this, In
spite of his local manager. Selling
Is an exponent of what is popularly
known as "The Oregon System"
which Includes the initiative, the ref
erendum, direct primaries. State
ment Number One, and the recall.
Harry Lane, the democratic candi
date for the same position will re-
DR. POSEY
-Specialist for Eye, Ear
Nose and Throat
Diseases.
Eyes Fitted With Glasses
PARROTT BUILDING
ROSEBURG, OREGON.
BROWN THE LOGICAL CANDIDATE
Riddle Tribune Says George
eiectcu uibiriLL Attorney-
There is only one logical candidate
before the voters of this district forj
prosecuting attorney ana mat man is
George M. Brown.
W. V. Cardwell, the independent
candidate, has made a long record In
Douglas county as a defender of j
criminals. As a matter of fact lie
has specialized in this business, and j
the majority of perosns charged with j
crime have rushed to Cardwell to
retain him as their defender in court.
In these cases Cardwell's tactics haw?
been to free his client by any means j
possible by hook or crook or tec):-t
nieality whether guilty or not. as is
customary with criminal lawyers for
the defense.
He Is not to be censured for this iw
it has been his ImslneKK in rln I
that for which he was paid. But
this long devotion to the defense of
criminals has developed a craftiness,
a tendency to thwart justice if pos
sible, rather than to uphold It. For
every person charged with crime,
who has been IiIb client, even when
Cardwell must have known In many
cases that his clients were really
guilty, has been held up by him in
court as Innocent and guiltless. Such
Is the schooling for justice he has
had.
Not long since, when one of his
clienta was convicted by uncontro
vertible evidence on a charge of boot
legging, Mr, Cardwell oven insinuat
ed that the jury was dishonest, that
the "cards were stacked" against
him. liven then the Tribune sug
gested that he was playing cheap pol
itics, and soon after came his an
nouncement as a candidate for prose
cuting attorney.
Now what does he propose to do?
celve a normal party vote which will
probably make hfm second man In
the race. There Is no doubt but
whnt Selling will be elected; the only
question Is how big will be his plur
ality over the others In the field.
For Congress, Hawley seems to
have a walk-away. The bull moose
candidate, J. W. Campbell, is making
a still hunt for votes and It Is the
opinion of many of his own party
men that he will still be hunting af
ter election. Campbell expects to
knock out a fly that give him a
home run, but he hasn't got cam
paign steam enough and he will be
put out a first with all due apolo
gies to base ball terms.
Hawley's work In congress has
been quiet, but effective. Ho has
done good work in his district and
his constituents will remember It on
election day. The democratic can
didate for the same office is not mak
ing any campaign 'and 1b scarcely
known anywhere In the district.
The state senatorship stake Is de
veloped Into a real race. George
Nenner, Jr.,' the republican candidate
is a man of excellent qualifications
for the position, having served one
term In the lower house of the state
leglBlaturo and made for himself
there an enviable reputation, ills
M. Brown Should be Re-
A Fearless Prosecutor.
J
Ho proposes, if possible, to be elect
ed as state's prosecutor and about
face to prosecute the same cluss of
people he has been defending nlj
these years possibly some of the
Identical persons he has defended In
tho same court.
While we do not believe Mr.
Cardwell will ever have the oppor
tunity to try to make such a "flop"
it appeals to us That he could not
do It successfully.
The people of this district desire
to keep the "fear of God" in the
hearts of the lawbreakers. Is their
old champion and defender In the
courts the man to elect for prosecut
ing attorney to keep them In fear and
trembling? The Tribune thinks not.
We have no censure for Mr. Card
well as a defender of crtmlunls, but
we do protest against his election as
prosecuting attorney .for the reason
ih at his past affiliations, training
and methods do not make him the
proper man for tho place.
George M. Brown, the present In
cumbent and regular primary nom
inee of the republican party for re
election, has for years ably conduct
ed this office. Cases brought before
him have been fully investigated
and where there Is evidence to jus
tify action the persons are brought to
trial.
On the other hand, where an In
formation seemed to not indicate
guilt or where evldenc upon which
to convict seemed luckng, the cases
havo been dismissed, as is right and
sensible and economical.
We repeat It there Is only one
logical candidate before the voters of
this district for prosecuting attorney
and that man is George M. Brown.
democratic opponent Is Frank Walte.
of Sutherlln. He Is said to be a
farmer by his political press agent,
but Is generally regarded as a capi
talist by those who are familiar with
his circumstances. Walte is appeal
ing to the voters on the ground that
he will give a businosB administra
tion, if elected. Neuner's friends
claim that his (Neuner's) knowledge
of law-making and business exper
ience fit him for the position and that
he will be able to perv the needs
of the county and the people better
on account of that training and ex
perience. There are 3206 registered
republicans In the county and 1446
democrats Walte will have to poll
the full democratic support and 30
per cent of the republican votes in
order to be elected. He can't do It,
for Neuner is sure to poll some dem
ocratic votes and should be able to
poll two thirds of t lie republican
votes. This will elect him by a safe
margin.
In the third prosecuting attorney
district there Is a four-cornered fight
on. George Brown, the republican
primary candidate Is making a Hplcn-
dld race. The counties In the district 1
are Coos, Curry and Douglna and
each one will give him a plurality. I
W. W. Cardwell, styles himself "anti-
ring" independent candidate for the
same office. He has covered the dis
trict from end to end and has fos
tered and favored everything from
telling how he could build roads with
a wheelbarrow to giving lessons in
scientific whittling of bass wood with
a sharp jack knife. John Long, the
regular democratic nominee has like
wise traveled the district and Is now
taking it easy in the confidence that
his election certificate is all but In
his pocket.
Lee Cannon, the socialist candi
date will poll the total socialist vote
and perhaps those of a few dissatis
fied republicans nnd democrats.
Brown is enslty the best man for
the position, not only on account of
bis ability as a lawyer, but also be
cause his wide experience and his ab
solute edherenco to tho oath of his
office. The brewery and Its paid hire
lings are waging a most bitter and
underhanded warfare on him." He
ports huve been circulated within the
past few days that the brewery
itself is supporting him. Of course,
this malicious nnd cunning falsehood
is stated by the brewery ring f en
tile purpose of alienating some of
Brown's supporters who are opposed
to the brewery. A more despisable
fabrlcutlou was never launched on
the eve of election to defeat a candi
date. The brewery is not supporting
Brown. It never had any Intention
of doing so and never will support
him. The ring that opposes Brown Is
trying to defeat him by trying to Im
press the public that they are sup
porting him. But they reckoned
(Continued on page 5.)
SPECIALS for SATURDAY
IN
Suits,
Coats,
Dresses
AND
Millinery
The Leader
Onyx Hosiery
NIHILIST STABS
Crand Duke Alexis, Heir to
Russian Throne.
ASSASSIN NOT YET CAPTURED
Mint wits llityuitPtcd During Riots
Sihiik limit Ago, mill Wiiu lioil
For ltevonge Wound
' 1 In IfciitgcrotiK.
(Special to The Evening News.)
ODESSA, Russia, Oct. 25. Re
ports tluit tho Grand Duke Alexin,
heir to the Russian throne, 1b not 111,
but ruther a victim of an assusBln,
are iiersistcnt today. The Odetaky
Liztok publishes what It alleges to
be tho true dctulls of the mysterious
ease, anil assorts that a nllitlst by
name of Wnsseltnv, who waa bayonet
ed during the riots occurring at tho
time of the birth of tho Czarevitch,
swearing vengauce for bin wound,
finally secured n position ns a gard
ener In tho pnlnco grounds at Spala,
Ho waited his time and only recent
ly caught the Grand Duke In an un
guarded moment and Infllctod n dan
gerous knife wound In tho groin. Fol
lowing the attempted killing the
nlhllBt find and has not yet been,
captured. Lato reports from the
(Continued on page 6.)
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