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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1913)
mm WEATHER Yesterday's Highest Temp 89 Last Night's lowest Temp 48 l'nlr Tonight & Friday. . VOL. IV ltOSKUURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY. OliEGONTHlHSDAV, SKITKMKKK 1H, 11)13 PEN OCT. 4TH Officer 666 Will be the First Show at Antkrs. ELKS THEATRE NEARLY DOHE .Manager lllK'm Has il Fine 1.M of Shows For the WinliT Tlifatro Season mi'wtro Is Com plete in Kvcry Detuil. That which Rusebui'g people have long wished for is. soon to be a real ity. A modern theatre, complete in every detail, one that will accommo date the many hinh class shows that tour the West, will be. an actuality within the next few weeks. October the fourth has been set aside as the formal opening date when "Officer liiiiS" will play here for one niuht. This play is one which has had a long run in the east and Is sure to receive a splendid audience here. The 'Antlers for .i.at .!? the name of the new theatre is one of I lie most complete and up-to-date theatres to be found anywhere, Man aer Bloom does not say that It Is the largest, theatre on the Pacific coast, but will leao it to his pat rons to say whether there is a better or more artistically equipped play bouse beween Portland and San Francisco. The Antlers theatre is located In the new wing to the Elks building at the corner of I.ano and .Jackson streets and presents all Im posing appearance on the street. A large electric sign spelling out the name "Antlers" will greet the parder bv when the theatre is in operation. There are to be 140 electric lights on the outside of the theatre which will make light as day the entrance to the new Bhow house. On the in side there are over,li00 lights, but thev are all concealed arid the light that reaches the patron's eye Willi be a soft and subdued reflected light which will be restful and easy to the vision.. Everywhere, In the pit. the balcony, the stage and the dressing rooms never seen by the patrons the lighting system is as i votnplete as modern methods and ex perience has been able 'to make it. T'.:o electrician will at all times have absolute control of every light in the house. A new devise has been installed so that in scenes where lit tle light Is required the lights can he dimmed to give the proper effect to the scene. Half of the pleasure of seeing a play is to see the proper setting for the various scenes that are played by the actors. The switch hoard for the theatre looks iike one in an. electric power plant. Half or all or only a few of the lights of the house may be used at the will of the man at the switch. The ticket or box office is located at the right of the Inside foyer and will ?ie opened at ten o'clock every TOoining Tickets for load shows will be sold at the box ofnee and at the Rtxoll drug store. A seating p'an of the show house will be plac ed in the lobbies of the new Umpqua hotel, the Grand hotel and the .Mc-, Ciallen hotel and order for tickets) may be left with the clerks of these, hotels and the tickets wtll.be dellv-l ered to the hotel desk. I The main floor of the theatre lsi directly back of the ifoyer. One passes Into the theatre proper and, is surprised at the grandeur of it: ull The scaling capacity of this floor is 500. The chaira are so ar ranged and the pitch to the floor is such that every person has a direct view of the stage an Innovation j which will be greatly appreciated ; by the theatre going public of this I. city. The chairs on this lower floor are heavily upholstered with black I leather seats. The back and arrai rests are of solid inahogony finish. The Iron frames to the lower floor ycitts are painted black with gold stripes. More luxurious and com fortable seats are not found in the metropolitan theatres and Manager Bloom is to be congratulated upon his forethought for the comfort and convenience of hl't patrons. The balcony chvilrs are similar In 4oiiHtruction and -iesign to thore of ilse lower floor with the exception .1 .1... D ..I n ahf.imnv in. stead of leather. Trie gallery chairs are not quite as ornate as thoi.e of the balrony.j htit they are easy and comfortable.! In fact nowhere -n the theatre has, the convenience of the l :trnn? heenj neglected. There ere 14 1 balcony andj gallery seats. i lidx seats are 44 in number and' sire f ntered from the right or the left I of the balcony. These box chairs are lie latest approved style of theatre) box seats and have easy leat liei crMona. Off of the boxes on ench i Id" is a ladles' drep?ing rfotn which i quipped with pa'.ent coat racks n d:ei"inK table and chairs. These !if sing rooms are for the exclusive v of the ladies and are free. Both t: boxes and the dressing room? will be carpeted w'ln heavy brussel f. rpet. The aisles and the stairway? nill be covered with b heavy court enpel with the exertion of the flc-vnstair aisles which will havp ;-avy velvet runners 36 inches In wdiih. On th lower floor will be another Hdies dressing room, larger than the -' up ff'alra and fitted in accord s':.:: '!!.. t-c d-jr d7.a'.2:r fin- ishings. At the left of the outside foyer is the entrance to the balcony. This consists of a flight of stairs winch approaches an inclined walk w-hhii goes across the front of the! buiiding and then turns upward again to the balcony. 1 Tile decorations are beautiful, i The celling is a light creMn which j gradually is blended into darken shades till the bottom of the wail i Ij rejehc-d when the shade is al-j most a dark tan. Neat stenciling on; the walls finishes the decorations., which are attractive, modest and in; keeping ,wih the other parts of the play house. The scenery has been made and designed in Portland by one of the best scenery houses in the entire West, it has been specially design ed to fit in with the- better road shows of the country nnd will be real works of art. In addition to tile grand borders, tormenters, slugs. Interior nnd foliage borders there will be a street scene, a garden scene of beautiful design, a combi nation landscape and a twelve piece interior drawing and dining room scene. Of course no theatre is com plete without a kitcherv scene and Manager liiooin has provided a twelve piece kitchen scene which is home-like and attractive. Every piece of scenery is worked frum the loft. None of it is rolled up or moved around. The loft is 44 feet high and will accommodate every kind of scenery used in the big shows that tour the country. When scenes are changed the operator slm lily raises the scenery out of sight and drops the other scenes into place. The stage opening is 2S feet wide. (Continued on page 4.) SMS TRIAL Impeachment Court Convened at Albany Today. HOUSE PASSES CURRENCY BILL Only 84 Votes Registered Agitim't Measure Millionaire Choro ,la(o Manufacturer Kills Chauffeur; ArreMeo. , (Special to The Evening News.) ALBANY, Sept. 18. Governor Sulzer was placed on trial before the impeachment court of 57 in V tu be rs, not not counting two absentees, today. Senator Wagner called the court to order in the senate chamber at 11:00, and at 12:55 the court ad journed, having transacted no busi ness beyond swearing in members. Sulzer was represented by an impos ing array of counsel, but personally aid not appear in the chamber. Sul ztr's attorneys announced that they "present objection to the Jurisdic tion or the high court and its mem bership," but it Is expected that this objection will be overruled. Evi dently the defense believes that by forcing a vote on the objection the Sulzer faction will te able to form an opinion of the attitude of the Jus. Uce court of appeals, who are In cluded as members of the impeach ment court. A majority vote will decide every question hfr-ought tup for consideration except that of Im peachment, which will requtre a two thirds vote. Sulzer Is tfald to be considering the wisdom of resigning and then appealing to the voters as an inde pendent at the next election. He told friends that he would like to have the question of his "recall" decided by the voters Instead of by politicians, and Intimated that If he could find some way of putting the ea?e up to the rank and file of citizens he would adopt it. llou.se Pas en Currency Hill. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 8 By a vote of 2Kt for the measure, and only 84 aga.nst. the house today parsed the administration currency bill. All progressives and many re publicans supported the bill. Manufacturer KHIh Chauffeur. BALTIMORE, Sept. 18. Charles; Outh, a millionaire chocolate inanu-i fneturer, entiaged in a terlfflc fight wilh Charles Murphey, his chauffeur.! in a parage here this morning. Dur ing the fight Goth shot and killed his employee. It is not known what started the quarrel. Outh was ar rested. COMMISSION GOVEIINMF.XT FOR PF.OPLF, OF S.W.KM Will Vote On The Measure At' TIh Reirulnr Flertlnn in ! November. I SALEM. Or.. Sept. 17. Acting-1 Mayor Siegmund today announced that he had apjKtinted the following commission to draft a commission charter, which will be voted on h the people at the November election: John D. Turner. H. W". Hatch and W. T. Rlgdon. members of the city council; Dr. J. N, Smith. Judgs W. T. Slater. E. P. McCornack, Thomas B. Kay. C. I). Bahrock. A. A. I-ee August Hurkesteln Max Geblhar and Dr. J. F. Deutsch. The mayor U an ex-offlcio mem ber of the commission aud the city RFDflRT IIMTBIIF IlLI Ull I UHIIIUL Roosevelt Has Not Been Ap pointed Special Ambassador. FOLK CETS AH APPOINTMENT Nomination Will Co to Senate To morrow Jus Are Poor ItnM Players Bulgarian Army 1'Yames Plot. (Special to The Evening News.) t NEW YORK, Sept. IS. Flat de nial of the published reports that President Wilson and Secretary Bry an had asked ex-President Roosevelt to serve as a special ambassador to persuade Knglaud and Germany to reconsider their determination not to participate In the Panama exposi tion, was voiced today by Roose velt's private isecj.'ttur. Secretary Harper also said that Roosevelt does not contemplate a trip to Kussiu. Folk Gets Appointment. Washington. Sept. 18. Former Governor Folk, of Missouri, will be appointed solicitor of the Slate De partment. It Is xuulerstood that his nomination for the position will be sent to the senate today or tomorrow. Japs Play Poor Ball. Tokio. Sept. 18. The University of Washington base ball team, which has been playing a series of games here, defeated the Yokohoma and Shogyo teams by a score of ten to one. , . , Army Officers in Plot. Sofia, Sept. 18. Many arrests of Bulgarian army officers, suspected of complicity to dethrone Czzar Fer dinand and establish a provisional government until a new ruler could bo chosen. Dissatisfaction over the outcome of the war with former al lies following the struggle with Tur key, Is said to he responsible for the plot. Ferdinand has been in se clusion for many days, evidently fearing violence. Priest Schmidt Shrewd Criminal. New York, Sept. 18. ChiefFlynn of the federal tiecret service said today that he had never known an insane counterfeiter. New York de tectives almost to a man agree with Flynn that the priest is shamming, and declare that the prisoner is the 'irewdcst .criminal caiVtirod !ln a generation. Astonishment 1b gener ally expressed at the scope of hi. career. . ... MARION COIXTY FROWNS OX WIDOWS PKXSIOXS County Oniirt Hefuse'l To Listen To Pleas For Money, SALEM, Or.. Sept. 17. County Judge W. M. Bushey doesn't like the widow's pension law, and therefore he will have nothing to do with it. If persons want assistance from Mar. ion county they can have their names entered on the pauper lint, declares the Judge. Not a claim has been allowed tinder the new law, and Judge Bushey said today that none will be allowed as long as he Is in office. Many applications have been made for assistance under the prnvisionp of the law. Judge Bushey says If these were all allowed they would cost the county over $12,000 a month. "I received a letter today from a attorney la the legal adviser. There has been a growing .sentiment in Salem for several yearn that the city should have a commission form of government, and nt a recent meet ing of tho council a resolution was adopted providing for the appoint ment of a commission to draft a charier. Acting-Mayor 'Siegmund declares tho present system of city govern ment is little more than a farce and the time is ripe for a change. pi 4 iFmR. O. D. BLOOM Mnnmcer of the An tier Theatre In th New Elk Building. The Thwitrn Will Have It Grand Formal Opening on Ortofier 4th When "Offlrrr WMr WIH h rrwntd to the T 'Kesri Ooin; Public. I LOST Probably at the fair ! grounds, fraternity pin set in diamonds. Nuuie on back, ; Loa E. Turney, finder return ! to News and receive reward. i woman raying she supposed some mistake had been made, as she h;id heard nothing from her applicatiou," said the judse. "There are many of them who haven't heard anything." "Hero in town thero is a widow with one child who applied," said the judge. "She has work, gets or Jl.25 a day. and she can work as long as she Is able. There are wom en whose husbands nro living who are worse off than they are. There are women whose husbands are sick, yet they don't get any assistance. That is the trouble with the fool law. "We are taking care of our poor people under the pauper law. Of course many-women are too proud to be put on record as paupers, but they can get help that way if they want it." The administration of the widow's pension law if left to the county court, so Judge Bushey Is taking It upon himself to nullfy the law by ignoring it. ItACES FOR TODAY. With tho largest crowd ever In at tendance at any day of a Douglas county fair and with the grandstand packed almost to Its capacity, the Becond day of the race meet started with tho 2: 15 pace with a purse of 3(10.00 and each heat a race. Up to prews time the results of to day's races Were as follows: 2:14 pace 1st heat 1, Aldlne; 2. Bonnie Antrim; 3,' Lou Miller; 4, Tilda Wave; 5, King Seal. Time 2:16. 2nd heat. 1, Aldine; 2, Bon nie Antrim; a, King Seal; 4, Tilda Wave. Tltno 2 : 1 8 Vt . Lou Miller broke her ankle after reaching tho 1-8 mile pole. 3rd heut. 1, Aldine; 2, King Seal; 3. Tilda Wave; 4, Bon nie Antrim. Time 2: 1 8 V . 2:30 Trot--Purse $2 50.00. 1st heat. 1, Beautiful Morn; 2, Halite B; 3, David llnmm; 4, Neariist N. Time 2:25. 2nd heat. 1, Halllo B; 2, Nearust N; 3, Beautiful Morn; 4, David Harum. Time 2:244. 3rd heat. 1, Beautiful Morn: 2, Halite B; 3, Nearst N; 4, David Haruin. Time 2:25. Result of Wednesday's ItaceM. Two-year-old trot First heat. 1, Bonniola, A. L. McDonald: 2, Vnlcen M, F. P. Norton; 3, Man of War, 11. P Hogoboom. Time 2:30. Sec ond heat. 1, Bonlola; 2, Man of War; 3, Valeen M. Timo 2:29M:. 2:30 pace purse $250. 1, !,o Io, R. E. Golden; 2, Amy May Xolock, 0. F. Watson; 3, Grace N, A. G. Golden ;. 4 , Helen M ist letoe. George L. Parker; 5, Mysterious Jim, John Klger; 6, Admiral Togo. II. S. Hogo boom; 7, Wjihke, Percy Ward; 8, Victor Bell, John T. Beyrle; 9, Wing & Wing, L. R. EdmiiiidHon. Time 2:22. Second heat 1. Lo Lo; 2. Amy May Zolock; 3, Wahke; 4. Myster ious Jim; 5, Helen Mistletoe; li. Ad miral Togo. Time 2:22. Third heal 1, Lo Lo; 2, Mysterious Jim; 3. Amy May Zolock: 4, Admiral Togo; 5. Wahke; ti, Helen Mistletoe. Time 2:25. 2:15 Trot purse $300 1st heat. 1, Dr. Wayo. A. R. Porter; 2, Veimu Z, F P. Norton; 3, Doe Mundav, A. Svarvnld; 4, La Siesta, Mrs. It. C. Staats: 5. SI. Michael, C. F. Watson; (i. fhdly McKlnney. J. M. Murray; 7, Borena D, A. C. Iohmire Time 3:23. Second heat 1. Dr. Wayo; 2. La Siesta; 3, Doc Mundav; 4, Velma Z; 5. St. Michael; G, Dolly McKln ney; 7. Borena D. Time 2 : 22 . Third heat 1. Dr. Wayo; 2. La Siesta; 3. Doc Mundav: 4, Velma Z; 5. St. Michael; fi. Dolly McKinney; 7, Borena I) Time 2:22 . , '4 -Mile Running race $100. 1. Steele, J. W. Whitsett; 2. Navajo. B. A. EdmundHon; 3, Shninrork. V. W. Kinnlcutl. Time 50 teouds. Two-Mile Relay Race $200. 1, Virgil Smith, using Babe. Harney. Joe and 1'uns 2, J. V. Short, using Hell, Stella, Minnie and Topxy. c W PRAISES CITY Marshfteld Record Editor Vis its Roseburg. EXPECTED TO FIND "JAYTOWN" Was Much SurpristHl When Ho Not ed The Many Substantial Im provements and Miles of Paved Streets. S. U. O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien with a party of Murshfield friends visited Roseburg last Sunday. They came over in an uuto and expected to find a "jay town" but were de lightfully surprised with what they saw. Mr. O'Brien Is editor of the Marshfield Record, nnd upon return ing to his city wrote the following for his paper: "When the writer started on a irlp to Roseburg he expected to find a "Jay town". Me would not have been surprised had there been on paved street and two or three good looking buildings and several score String-town-looking shacks. In fact that is what be expected. He bad been so informed. Long before ho reached Roseburg the conclusion was jorced upon him that the fine country through which he was passing must, through sher necessity, hue? a good VV. C. U. Opposes Immodisly In Dress. NEWSPAPER TOBACCO ADS BAD CoiMU'ti-neij Sunday School TthcIutn or V. C. T. I". MemlHTH Who Help Brewery IndiiNtry By Hop Picking. PORTLAND. Sopt. 17. Without direct mention of the nllt ukhts, siieaih gowns or tho so-called diaph anous attire tho Women of the Multnomah County W. C. T. U., who met in conevntion vesterday, scored present fashions and declared them selves In favor of modesty In dress. "It was just the extreme fashions tat we attacked." declared one of the women. In explaining the tcho In'ion, "and it applied not only to the women, but to the men." A resolution declaring that 1914 nsuitd or I91ti was the proper time to launch the "Oregon dry" cam paign was adopted nnd It was de cided that the other county organi zations or the stale be advised of this action by the Multnomah union. The action or newspapers in ac cepting liquor and tobacco advertlne ments was deplored ns was also the removal or the Bible from the schools. President Wilson, Secre retary Bryan and others who have ban i sited wines from 'tlydr .tables were highly commended and high tribute'was paid to the city officials for their efforts to make Portland clean. Sunday school teachers or W. C. T. D. workers who aid In the har vesting of hop crops were singled out for attack .md they were bit terly conuemned for the aid they give the brewing Industry by picking hops. The election of officers, which re. suited In tho renaming of Mrs. Mary L. Mallett, h;1 president, and Mrs. M argn ret Houston, vice-president, was th concluding feature. Mrs. J. W. W I Ik ins w as elected to succeed Mrs. Ella H tines as corteHponding serret nr.v ; M rs. Earl C. A moid wan pcleetfd to replace Mrs. Ward Hwope im recording serrelHry. and .Mrs. Inez Richardson was tunned tin treiiKiirer, sac-ceding Mrs. Elizabeth DnlgllMh. The resolutions were in the hands of Mrs. Earl C. Arnold, Mrs. B. F. WoH and Mrn. Frances Hen derson. WORK AT STATE Ft I It. (.r"uiM'H Busy Srene In Preparation For Event Sept. i!W, to Oct. I. SALEM, Or., Sept. 17. - The Btate f;ilr ground are humming with ac tivity tluse days as th preparations for the big annual stale lair, which will be held September 2!t to Ortobcr 4. are being rushed. A number of the machinery exhibitors besan this w ff k t he I rutin! In t ion of t heir ex hibits in the new machinery hall, which is going to be chock-a-block lth display of all norts or modern machinery. I Entrlett for late closing harness events clotted hint Monday, anil Sec retary MerertWh states that an un usually large number of entries have been made. The racing program this venr will le one of the best e v pulled off at the state fair. The camping grounds are going to o filled tins year wilh people who to upend the week at the fair. Many new campers' cottages are be "r.g erected. SCORE FASHION town as a source for Us outleL The i farms, mostly fruit farms, were well kept and as one passed them, praise could not be withheld. Tho ground was nicely cultivated. The fields were cleared and in good shajw. Good nniured dogs wngged their tails at you as they lay on the porches or under' tho shade trees; nice banns of .sheep grazed contentedly; big Hocks of chickens cackled and strut ted about, the hogs rooting about wero sleek and to be Been in the fields of ever farm house. The auto mobiles were (piito numerous aud in dicated prosperity. Those farmers ou.t there were on friendly terms with paint. .oir barns, garages, and houses had not been neglected and nearly all of thorn stood outlin ed in new ('reuses of pleasing color. In fact all of the portion of Doug Ins county from Camas Valley clear up to Roseburg Itself had every ear mark of having been blest by a pros perous season. A Fine Bridge, "As the road takes a graceful curve just before entering Roseburg you como upon a bridge which spans the beautiful Unipqua river and it Is a bridge or which Douglas county ran welt be proud. It must he close on to 400 foot In length, construct ed In magnificent Torm, Is wide and shotvld answer traffic needs for years to come. The Town Itself. "One would venture to any Rose burg has a dozen miles of paved streets. Now, tnlnd you, Roseburg has not done her street paving by hit nnd hy-gesh; she has gone about it In methodical way the paving la continuous and It includes both the business and the residence sections. The streets are broad, they are kept clean nnd at night are lighted very' brilliantly by a substantial lot of cluster lights. On the streetg you meet well dressed women and men. tho children nro bright-faced and healthy looking and a happy atmcs phero saturates into you. When the people you are Introduced' to know you are from Coos Bay they take an added intoreate In you and greet you warmly. Douglas county's metropo lis la right proud of her conHt sister and they make no bones In Rose burg In telling how both Marshfield nnd Roseburg will be benefitted by a road which they just know Is go ing to he built. "- .'Much Building, "You will have to go a long way before vou find a town thai has more nice buildings In It and hati no greater population than ItObO burg. The t'mpq.ia hotel Is one a city with H0.U00 inhabitants would be proud of. It Is five stories and has Just recently been opened. Right across the street from It is the new bank building which, quaint In ar chitecture, attracts attention and holds It. Tho Masons havo a fine edifice; tho Odd allows have a great lodge building nnd the Elks simply have gone the limit In a huge And handsome theatre, annex nnd lodge building. It is "E" shaped and re quires a space of almost a block. Of course there are any number of at tractive building!), ' but one, In tho short tlmo tho writer had In Hone burg, could not sen them all. Itnwehurg RtishiettN. "Every line of industry Is exem plified in RoHoburg and there are countless stores supplied with nice stocks and the stocks are new and fresh, Indicating that trade la brisk, It would not be over-stating It If . one were say RoHeburg haa tho most sanitary butcher Kb ops of any little city in the Northwest. The Beveral noticed were simply perfec tion in their nprwach to cleanliness. While. It was Saturday night aud for that reason thero were more peo ple on the street than usual, never tho less, after making allowances, one could see easily that the atom business In all lines was very good. The ('oimiy Fair. "This year Douglas county is go ing to have a very excellent county exposition and the attendance at it wll undoubtedl bo large. Crops havo been good, money is plentiful, and the people Hre in the mood to make the fair a buccohh. A good pro gram has been provided. Generous premiums have been hiing up aud there is no possibility for the fair to fall In any way. Not Ptiiltanlral, "Roseburg is a dty town hut Ifl men assured the writer .t would not be iieenssary for him to go I A miles to get Hi drinks if he vl.died them. People know Oakland and Sutherlin are wet tnwim but they do not hold it art an efornul offence figalimt a man If he b M-en going in that di rection. The VetpuMT "Roseburg hs iwo good news papers. The Review Ik the oldest dally papw but The Ncwk 1st a sturdy. proicruHRivp, lip-and-romlng newM imper. It Ih a boosting publication and earli of the dallies do a lot more for the town than the town does for the nanem. Neither Ik sun ported as It should be. Each give morn news than the patronage given them Justine and each commits the very grave error of selling apace for advertising at rates which a paper much Inferior to either or them should obtain. "Thcue observations were made In a very few hours. They only scratch over the attractive feature If you wish to fully appreciate thorn, you must go to Roseburg, ne of the very bent little town In Oregon and rtmaln there xonie time."