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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1912)
day and lunched with Emperor W11-, Ham. A conference has been arrang-1 ed for tomorrow, and the prince and the foreign minister will talk over the Turkish situation. I JOHNSON WINS of free river bottom on Harvard n Avenue? Sure, -and Its nicely plaU ted Into lots 60x100 and an Iron-clad title of warranty deed and abstract goes with each lot. Terms as you desire. See me or phono 212-L. C. D. Maynard, owner. Password, "Invest ment" tf Russian Troops Concentrated l ot Attack. I Colored Pugilist Marries White Slave Witness. ICE MACHINE MAN' HEHE. A HALF MILLION PEACE OF EUROPE UNSETTLED Confers With J. C. Mcxnmli-r in -r- j erence to Now lie Plant. I HOT CU1LTY OF ALLEGED VICE ffming of Protocol Delayed Fourteen WwtViys Greet'lnn Cabinet Holds Secret Meeting Messages Sent to Minister. (Special to The Evening News.) VIENNA, Dec. 3. Great unrest and general alarm is felt here over the information that has reached Vi enna concerning Russia's action in the Balkan matter. According to a dispatch printed in the Relchspost, Russia has concentrated an army of a nulf million men behind Polish fortresses, jiust what the Czar will do with this forniidible force is the preplexlng problem confronting the powers of Europe. Protocol Delayed. SOFIA, Dec. 3. It was officially announced today that owing to the1 representatives of Turkey and! Greece being unable to agree as- to-! the evacuation of Janlan and raising j the blockade of the Aegean Sea blockade, signing of the protocol will be delayed 14 days. Peace Envoys Disgusted. SOFIA, Dec. 3. It is definitely1 stated that representatives of Tur key and the Balkans would decide this afternoon whether to sign the protocol or continue hostilities. Oth er envoys, so It is claimed, stated today that if the matter was not set tled within 24 hours the negotiations would be closed. Greeks Hold Secret Meeting. ATHENS, Dec. 3. The king and his cabinet were closeted for a per-1 lad of two hours today, and follow-! Ing their conference two secret mes-j sages were forwarded to M. Gryparls, j Greek minister to Turkey, who Is representing Greece In the peace ne-; gotlations. ! lioumiinfti Prince In Germ any. BERLIN, Dec. 3. The crown prince of Roumanla arrived here to- V. F. Losch, of Los Angeles, ar-J rived here this afternoon to be in ' conference with J. C. Alexander. Mr. I Losch Is a representative of one of the largest Ice manufacturing ma chine plants In the country and he Is figuring with Mr. Alexander for the Installation of the machinery for the Ice plant and pre-coollng station that will be erected by the latter within the next few months. Ice mak ing machinery has been greatly Im proved within the last few years and the. cost of manufacturing Ice has been materially reduced. v Two Portland Men Plead Other Asks For Time Texan Who Shot Boyce Acquitled Today. IU)KX. HILL To Mr. aud Mrs. C. H. Hill. In West Roseburg, on Tuesday, December 3, a daughter. WANTED -Mun to haul garbage from residence. Phone 37-J tf 1 01 9 FOR SALE Good horse. A bargain if taken soon., Inquire at 514 S. ! Pine St. dl0-102Vi FOR RENT Three rooms furnished for light housekeeping. Inquire at 530 N. Pine street. dlO-1020 WANTED Position by accountant, Came West for health 6 mouths j ago. Will consider any responsi ble office position. Al references. Address Box 55 News. 1023-U9 WANTED TO EXCHANGE I have a large quantity of good new lum ber that I will exchange for a horse and buggy. Telephone 10F22 or address F. II. Schlagelmllch. Cleveland, Or. 101S-dl7 WANTED A photo or snapshot of a doe and two fawns. Reasonable price will ba paid. Any one hav ing SHch a picture address "Nat uralist" care The Ne(ws office. 1017-tf FOR SALE At sacrifice, IDS acreb, 85 under cultivation, balunco tim ber. Beat free soil. lfe mile to school, cnurch, Grange hall. Splen did orchard tract. Owner, Box 55 News. 1022-d9 1 CLINGEMPEEL "The Jeweler" Will Give Away FREE on. Christmas Day, Dec. 25th A Fine Diamond Ring Call and let us tell you how you may be the Lucky pne no one can tell. On Account of Increasing Business We have taken greater pains in selecting the nicest and most complete line of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, SilverwareCut Glass Hand Painted China, and Clocks than we have ever done before. , Select Your Gifts Now Make a Small Payment Down and we will hold the goods until you call for them. We Carry The Old Reliable Lines Such as Elgin, Waltham, Hamilton and other makes of movements. Boss, Crescent, Crown and other makes of Watch Cases. Rogers Bros. 1S47, Gorriian and other makes of Silverware. Libby, Aristo and other makes of Cut Glass. Stouffersand other makes of Hand Painted China Hulls Umbrellas. We will gladly take the trouble to show you our up-to-date stock of goods. Remember Our Motto The Same For Less W. E. Clingenpeel "The Reliable Store" (Special to The Evening News.) CHICAGO, Dec 3. Jack Johnson, who has figured as principal in sev eral recent indictments, chief among which was the charge of white slav ery, the principal witness being Lu cile Cameron, an lS-year-old white girl, today secured a license to marry Miss Cameron. Johnson only secured his release from custody in this case by furnishing 30,000 ball. The girl who had .been detained by the court as a witness against Johnson, was also turned over to the care of her mother less than ten days ago. John son, by this means -hopes to defeat the case pending against him. He gave his age as 38, and Miss Cam eron's as IS, in applying for the li cense. Hie wedding was scheduled for 3:30 this afternoon, and a host of newspaper men were invited to he present, the burly negro fighter promising them a big feed and dood los of champaign? Government of ficials will not Interfere with the plans of Johnson. Police guardc-1 the home of Johnson and forbade moving pictures of the ceremony. Plead Not Guilty. PORTLAND, Dec. 3. Dr. Henry Start and E. E. Widemeyer, recent ly arrested here In connection with the vice scandni and charged with sodomy, entered pleas of not guilty today. H. S. J. McAllister, a prom inent attorney, arrested on the Bame charge, asked a week to consider what plea he would make. Congress man LaTferty wired a local paper that the department of Justice and Health is considering a nation-wide vice probe. Report of Banks Called For. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. All nat ional banks were called upon by the comptroller of the currency to Issue a statement of their financial condi tion at the close of business Novem ber 20. j Jury Acquits Snt'od. FORT WORTH, Dec. 3. John B. ' Sneed, whose sensational murder of Captain A. G. Boyce and his son Rt- traded the nttejitlon of the entire j country some months ago, was today acquitted by the trial jury, a ver dict of not guilty being returned. The' Jury was out for 39 hours. The; jury Indicates that Texans are favor-' able to the unwritten law, and piir-j tlculurly was the fact demonstrated : In the Sneed case. Sneed will soon ! be tried for the murder of Boyce. j Jr. , Following the acquittal friends, of Sneed crowded around him and quite a demonstration resulted. ; Father and Child Die. j SEATTLE; Dec. 3. Enraged be-' cause his wife refused to return to1 their home, S. A. Johnson, aged 'A,' and a laborer, stood on the track In j frnt of the Incoming passenger train, and with his little six-year-old son, Douglas, who he held In hit arms, was struck down and horribly mangled. The child was Instantly killed, his head being cut off from , his body. Some time ago, after Ihs , wife separated from him, Johnson took the child and went to Montana, only returning Friday. His attempts at reconciliation with Mrs. Johnson proved unavailing, so remarking that he would kill himself, Johnson walked up the Oregon & Washington track, carrying the boy, until he met the train coming In from the south. When the engineer saw that an ac cident was unavoidable It was too late to Blow up. The Impact threw Johnson to one side of the tract, but he Is probably fatally hurt. F.notigh In Sufficient. ; ' WASHINGTON Doc. 3J "P V ably when the people disposed " of Taft and Iloosevelt they had n.o thought of seeing them made mem bers of the house where they might continue their scrape," declared Rep resentative John A. Fitzgerald, when Informed today that the appropria tions committee would doubtless In corporate a measure whereby ex presidents will be made life mem bers of the house at a salary of $17, 000 annually. It is believed the pro vision will be eliminated. LOCAL NEWS. Sit now for your- Iiollday fotos. ! C lark & Clark, Fotographers. tf James S. Cherrlngton, of Riddle, spent the day in Roseburg attend ing to business Interests. Warren Lucas, of Camas Valley, ar Irved In town last evening to spend a couple of days attending to busi ness Interests. John C. White, who returned here this afternoon from Riddle says the prune growers of the latter locality are disposing of their prunes at sat isfactory prices; The prune growers first formed a pool, but when they failed to sell their prunes as expect ed the combine was dissolved and the product was sold through the efforts of the individual growers. The members of the local lodge. Woodmen of the World, held a very Interesting meeting at the Odd Fel lows' hall, In Roseburg, last even ing. Several candidates were Initiat ed into the mysteries of the order, followed by a delicious box supper. The local branch. Woodmen of the World, is growing rapidly and now members are being added at every meeting. Observing their monthly social day, the members of the Mental Culture Club this afternoon held a "Christmas" tree In the parlors of the First Presbyterian church. The tree was artistically trimmed, and all present were the recipients of beautiful and substantial gifts. An interesting musical and literary pro gram added to the entertainment of the afternoon as did a bountiful lun cheon served by the ladles. Mrs. Martha F. West today filed a a suit for divorce In the circuit court against her husband, Joseph T. West. Don't Forget THE Removeal Sale AT SIMON CARO'S Mr. and Mrs. West were married at Millwood on November 29, 1907, and two children w:ere born to their un ion. Mrs. West alleges cruel and In human treatment, non-support, and further that her husband denies the parentage of the two minor children bornto their union. Other than a decree the plaintiff asks for the cus tody of the two minor children and further thac her maiden name. Mar-' tha F. Brigga be restored to her by the court. Clarence T. White, special writer for a number of Eastern magazines arrived In Roseburg today and will spend a week or more In this local ity. Mr. White says he will not only publish a general history of the de velopment of Oregon, but will write several articles dealing with nature as It Is found In its widest state. To write Intelligently on the latter sub ject, Mr. While says he will prob ably make a trip over the Marsh field road during the present month. That Mr. White will securo plenty of data on a journey such as he con templates goes without saying. of month Trace Normal preclp. for this month .6.92 Total preclp. from Sep. 1, 1912, to date 9.27 Average preclp. since Septem ber 1, 1877 8.50 Total excess precipitation from Sep. 1, 1912 98 Average precipitation for 35 wet seasons, (Sep. to May Inclusive) 33. 28 WILLIAM. BELL Observer. DAILY WE ATI 1 Kit REPORT. IT, 8. Weather Bureau, local office, Roseburg,' Ore., 24 hours ending 5 a, m., December 3, 1912. Precipitation In Inches and hundredths: Highest temperature yesterday R3 Lowest temperature last night 43 Precipitation, Inst 24 hours ... 0 Total precipitation since first mm BIG GAME HUNTERS' FIRST Choice Bio enough for the bin nest name of North America. . STEVENS Hieh Power" Repeating Rifle No. 425. Uit Price - - $20.00 .2S-.30-30-.32 and .35 calibers U Hem. Auto-Loading Cartridge. SUREFIRE NO BALKS NO JAMS Our "High Powers lulles nltio fur nished in fancy grades. Ink row Dubr. Send for bnndaome. time uitaiog. I. STEVENS ARMS &T00L COMPANY, P. O. Box 5004 CHIC0PEE FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS OSES I1E8T LOTS FOIt g.ALK. Why, what are they, black mud or odnby? No. Some bill top? No. Oh, somo side hill proposition, I sup pose. Say will yon please read the heading again before the next guess? Host Lot. Oh, Is your lots In West Roseburg this side of the State Sol diers' Home on that nice level tract Roseburg S Colony ummer Get your SEA VIEW LOT on Agate Beach - Bandon Harbor In advance oi the RAILROAD . Values Will More Than Double Within Two Years We Have Exlusive Sale of 100 Sea View Lots $100. to $200. Each Sold on Easy Terms Liberal Discount for Cash Come in tomorrow and make you selection McClintock & Geddes 315 Cass Street Roseburg, Oregon