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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1912)
f : KOSKBUKG. OREGO.V, MON DAY, DKCEMUKB 10, 1U13, ' 'i jg" SUPR fMECOUR I Refuses to Sustain Contention I of Government. ARCHIBALD DEFENSE IS BEGUN '-Thug Assaults CJIi'I, Kills Deputy Sheriff anil .Makes Escape ' Pos:o Surrounds Man Capture Kxpccted. WASHINGTON'. D. C..Dec. 16. The supreme court of the United States today declared that the gov- t ernment's charge that, a combination of the Pennsylvania Railroad and . the anthracite coal properties had been effected, had not been estab lished. i The decision, however, partially dissolves the alleged trust by holding that 63 per cent of the contracts are void. It also restrains the Interstate commerce commission from dissolv ing the Philedalphia and Reading, Lehigh Valley, Delaware and West ern, Erie, Central of New Jersey, and the Susquehanna-Western Railroads, together with niDe subsidiary coal companies. In all about 4 3 Indivi dual operators are effected bv the decision. The supreme court or ders the abollshmentof the Temple Iron Company, but refuses to dissolve the Erie and other railroads. Worthlnffton On Stand. WASHINGTON, D. C. nec. 16. ! . NOTICE. Open Up Your Heart l-'or Xnias Time. - a meeting at the commer-! Ambassador to Great Britain " r1,,nT"ni.f..!:u,!,.tora!.had 8 , ,i miuuuuy ii e nar- 1EID IS DEAD tervals. On Wednesday last asthma supervened and the asthmlc pnrovy- ysms became very severe, leading to extreme exhaustion. "It was hoped that he might rally, FOR HER:- cial Club. Wednesday evening for the purpose to get together aM the people that wish to join j the good fellow club, and help ! the needy families of this city ! and vicinity. Everybody in- vitcd. d!7 COMMITTEE. Answers Last Call. Attorneys Worthlngton and Simpson began the Archbald defense this nf ternoon. Their theory of the defense Is based on the purity of motives.' and the upright business negotia tions of their client. claim, It is said, that Archbald bene fitted from his operations. Thug Assaults Girl. SANTA ANNA, Cal.,. Dec. 10. An unidentified tiiug who Inst night as saulted Myrtle Huff, a fourteen-year-old girl, shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Squires, nud wounded Dep uty Sheriffs Plater, Tubbs and Cul ver. It Is not believed that Plater will survive his' wounds which arc considered very serious The thug has been surrounded In a canyo.i near this city and his capture is ex pected momentarily. Woman Commits Suicide. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 16. Be cause she did not want to oullve nel son, Mrs. E. C. Hart today commu te dsulcide. Her son died yester day. , I KINCDISPATCHES HISSYMPATHY Mans for Hold's Funeral Will Not He Announced Pending Return of Ills Son Taft Lauds Iteid As Great Man, oxjsms of asthma were got under control, but Sunday morning the ex- UU.U8H0U Decnmo extreme, nud he died from pulmenary oedema 12:10 p. m." nans ror the Reid funeral will 1 not be announced pending the urrlv- ai oi nis son, Ogden. The kins to day offered the Royal Chapel of St. I James Palace for obsequies, but It Is1 believed this offer will be refused I on account of the smnllness of the! chapel. It is probable that the r.i- i LONDON, Dec. 16. Whltelaw Reid, United State ambassador to nlalnf will be Interred in the "Sleepy ureat uritlan since 1865, died in his' """" cemetery, at New York. t . , - I Ritl..l. n . The i interests shortly after noon yesterday from pulmonary oedema. The end wat quiet and peaceful. Mrs. Reid and tholr daughter, Mrs. John Hobart Ward, were by the bedside. 1 he ambassador had been uncon scious since 9 o'clock In the morning and at intervals during the previous 24 hours he had been slightly delir ious ns a result of the drugs admin istered to induce sleep. Sir Thomas Barlow, physician to the king, who was called In lRst week when Mr. Reld's illness be came acute, and his regular physic Ian, Dr. William Hale White. Issued the following bulletin as to the cause of death: ' "A fortnight' ago tho United States ambassador had a slight bron chial attack similar to others whlcU he had suffered at considerable In- A Few Suggestions For , Holi day Gifts to be Found at Harth's Toggery Leather CoJlur Bags. Drinking Cu in Leather Oases. Lent her Portlfollo Roll Cases with Comb, Ilrush nnd Tooth Brush. Leather Portlfollo RoU Cases with Comb, Ilrush, Tooth Brush and Nail Flic. 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Reefers and Neck Scarfs, Just tlie tiling for 'thcso coo mornings. Automobile Gloves. You'll find many more useful gifts hero, the kind that are useful and always acceptable. If you have any packages to wrap for mulling and etc., bring them In and use our Fancy Holly and Poin sctta wrapping paper, also apodal wrapping ribbon. You are perfectly welcome. Harth's Toggery, inc. nrmsn warsnin Is transferrins .i, ; remains to America. All British ! statesmen have sent messages of con- j dolence, while the English newspap-' ers are filled with laudatory Btate- ments regarding Held nnd his record as an ambassador President Taft announced at noon loday that he would not appoint a successor to Mr. Reid, but would leave that duty to Woodrow Wilson. N'cVHuiK-riiKn Aro Lost. AiNUEL.ES, Cal., Dec. 16. Ships sailing in the vicinity of San Francisco today received wireless in structions to mako a search for Avia tors Horace Kearnym and Chester Lawrence, newspapermen, who are believed to have been lost while making a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Numerous private launches hove Joined In the search and it Is believed tho bodies will eventually bo found. Conference In Called. LONDON, Eng.. Dec 16. A in ference of Peace Envoys opened I net-e at noon today. Representatives ( of the Greek government wei-o pres- i out despite the battle now raging. I S crowd is congregated nbout Si James r'alace, and all appear anx ious to" hear tho outcome of the conference. What is Chriftmas without Candy? - - That is PURE, FRESH, DELICIOUS CANDY. That's the only kind you can really think of giving to the one yon love. Liggett's Gumher' Sn. lt ' Lowney's and Otto's -uocolates & BonBons All iu tne most charmingly handsome boxes at prices from 25cts. to $5.00. Every box guaranteed to be fresh and in per fect condition. ( "When hearts speak the answer is Lowney's" FULLERTON & RICHARDSON DRUGGISTS, l'erkin. 111,1., tM. st tion of a J 16,000 brick building." O. F. Thlel "1 am ot the opinion that a brick building is beyond our resell. A modern wooden sturcture Is my choice and will answer all de mands for many years to come." H. T. Westfnll "I favor a wooden school building. A brick structure Is entirely beyond our meuns." Otners spoke concerning the build ing proposition, no one, howover, fav ored nn addition to the old build ing. A vote to ascertain tho senti ment regarding tho erection of s new building was almost unanimously in favor of a new structure. A second NKW SCHOOL I'HOI'OSK!) BY YONCALLA PEOPLIi Mnss Meeting iN Held Friday Even ing nnd Proposition Is Discussed. (Special to The Evening Nows.) YONCALLA, Dec. 16. A general mass meeting of taxpayers was held at the opera house Friday evening for the purpose of discussing the nd- vlsabllity of building an addition to the school building, or erecting a new structure. The meeting was called to order by M. M. Slrawn, who stnted brleriy tho purpose or the meeting after which several taxpay ers responded to calls for remarks. L. Heard, the first speaker, said In part: "Our present school accom modations aro Inadequate to meet the rapidly Increasing demands. Repair ing the old structure and building an addition thoreto will not suffice and I, for one, would fight such a move. I favor building an $8,000 or 110, 000 wooden structure and feel Hint! It will not be a burden to the dig-1 trlct to do so. As to erecting a $.10,-1 OOp brick school house as has been j proposed, Is too much of a mouthful : for us." Dr. Knott "I formerly favored i the erection of a brick building and I am of the samo opinion still." E. llolllwcll "I havo recently! visited the little city of Siithcrllnj nnd while there I learned thnt the; school building there a modern 8- j room wooden structure cost only $6,000. Such a building Ib plenty! good for Yoncnlla." j O. B. Bunyan "I favor the erec-' I ill in wmi'i-i ".VTfj ii mil i fy jkif-'''' j in wooden building and fifteen favor ing a brick structure. A couiniui.ee wbb appointed to got estimates relative to the cost of both wooden and brick structures of like dimensions, etc., to be submitted at n specinl meeting to be held January 2. 1913. Mrs. Caroline W-hltfiold. of Butter nut, Neb., arrived in Roseburg this morning to spond file winter. Mis. Wlhtflold will be Joined within the next few days by her husband and son, who are at presont onrouto here With KftVnt-nl httrao. nn.l n.l vute showed twenty five favoring a stock. Time Enough Yet to Sit FOR YOUR Xmas Photos The Best Present You can give . . 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