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WEATHER Yesterday's Highest Temp 78 Last Night's Lowest Temp 45 lUtia Tmiihl, Vnrnitr; Sunday Itatn. VOL. IV ltOSKlilHU, DOUGLAS CX)UNTY, O.tKGO.N SATl'HDAV, SKPTRM11KK 37, 101 :1. No. 2HI IS OR. COOK A LIAR? "My Attainment of the Pole" Refutes it. BOOKS READY FOR DISTRIBUTION Well Written and Comprehensive IixM).sltfoii of Just What Hap lenerl in thi Frozen Xortli Is Theme. While to the great majority of the people it was immaterial whose name it was that bore the distinc tion of having first reached that point farthest north, and described in geographies and on atlases as thej Pole, it was a cause for national! congratulation when the news was flashed around the world that thei. hitherto considered impossibility hud been achieved, and by the courage and perseverance of a fellow eoun-j tr.vman. It seemed fitting that the final conquest should have been made, by an American and to our flag should go the distinction. The stories of the various attempts that had : been made, of the Phips that had1 been wrecked, or the lives that had been lost and of the fortunes that had been spent, were told and re-: told anew. Tor many centuries the explora-. tion of the Icy waters of the north! had been a nngne't to draw the! hardy adventurers of the world, and a early as nearly 500 years prior to; the fhiiing of Columbus, the Western; co:tt of Greenland had been colon-' ized by an Icelander. There was no! further progress made in Arctic ex-; pl"ration until between the years! 1 r. ." 0 and 1600, from which time 1e-'' sultory voyages of discovery were ms'rta durin? the next 250 years,' nmjnly for the purpose of finding a northwest passage. In 18 4 5 the un fortunate expedition of Sir John. Franklin was started, and this was succeeded in the next ten years by! not less than two score expeditions, ir. .ir-'reh of records or survivors of thlj, the first great tragedy of the' frozen North. From this time on the race merged into attempts to: rnrr.-h the Pole, and each succeeding one Rained a lap or a degree, until: we come to those of our own.tlme3 and of such comparative recent dates, that they are known to all. The pa thetic storv of Grcely, the various dashes of Nun'.'ell. the Duke of the Alruzzi, Peary and others, are as of only yesterday, and none can forget, the tragic end rf Andre or the un-j sitr-essfrl attempts of Wellman by mcins of the air route. And still the stupendous obstacles of nature: thwarted the most strenuous efforts; of man. the goal was not reached, the Pole was not attained. 'll the fall of 1909 I)r. Frederick! Cock, who had been making various explorations, appeared and gave out' thlt on the 21st day of April 1908. be had made a succesfful trip to the coveted spot and was the first man to stand on the actual pivot 1-o.nt of the .tarth. -as n'iaoly as mathematical Instruments could de-j termine it. HIS arrival In Kit rope was greeted like that of any great rn-queror. and he was overwhelmed with honors and congratulations. Thn like a thunderbolt out of i clear Bky. came the accusations from Peary -w'ho according to nis sior, had reached the Pole a year later than had Cook and had "lashed the Amerlcna flag there". Embittered ami vindictive by the crashing fact that after years of endurance and rrevtent attempts he had been bcat pn in the attainment of hi' life's am bition, he proceeded by the use of, the most audacious and systematic; nians, to discredit the clalmB of Dr. Co.dc as to having been the first man; at the Pole, and more, that he had! n'-'-er been there Powerful and sys- fmatlc aid was forthcoming and an- other tragedy of the Arctic was en- acted, but this time in a tcmperatCj zone. I Hut here Is where we will leave. Dr. Cook to tell the story In his own language. In words so clear, so con- rte that no unprejudiced reader can fa,! to believe them, and with the actual scientific data so consecutive and illuminating, that only those bodies will refu;e to accept them. I that are so deep In the meshes of! animosity that they fear a retraction will relroact on the public's belief! In the genuineness of any other de-( rislont. That Dr. Cook discovered the North Pole, as nearly as It Is lossible of location, and that he was tu,e first man to do so. -an he doubt-i I'd by no fair minded perwm who reids his graphic description of the fftunl trip, and his defense against the hitter attacks made on him. This book will lie found Inetnsejy' interesting and fascinating from the ry start, and aside from thtOfact i f it being a positive refutation of the uniust charges with which he bus heen so vindictively assailed. It is a most careful and painstaking de scription of those vast barren lev W ty the first white man who ever conquered them and reach first the goal of all his predecessors in the many attempts. By special arrange ment with Dr. Cook and his publish ers. The News Is enabled to give ev ery Teader of this paper the oppor tunity to obtain this book and read It at a very moderate price, and it is duel in fair play, that Dr. -Cook be given this chance to vindicate himself fromi the opprobrium that is sought to bet thrown upon him. Beginning with this Issie, there; will appear daily in The News a Dr. 1 Cook coupon, cut out one and pre-j snnt it at our office together withj 70 cents, and you can secure one of these books, which will he ready for distribution on and after Monday, September 29ih. Persons living out side of Roseburg who want the bookf mailed to them should send 5 centu extra for postage. (iO(H) ROADS ASSOCIATION OllOA.MZKI) AT lil 111)1, K Of Mel's Are Klerted Pacific High, ways Ik To lie Unproved. The Kiddle Good Roads a-socia-llon was organized las' Tuesday ev ening at a meeting held at the gun club headquarters. sas thu Kldulo Tribune. 1). F. Nichols was chosen president, A. L. AikilM vlce-presldei.t. George E. A.'liins secretary, und T. V. Johnson, treasurer. Th.- object of the oj .i i K'R Is, i!S Its. name Indicate'!, :o beeper road conditions. The Inmralvtii work in hand, however, Is to get an organi zed effort under way for the Improw inent of that part of the Pacific Highway located between Canyonvllle and the Johns ranch, in the Canyon creek canyon, the proposal being to have the work done jointly by the state and the county. Governor West and members of the county court have expressed a willingness to give the matter full considtration, and in order to bring the subject before them In a regular way, the. or ganization has been formed and will take this work up at once. M AltKIKD. WOOn-McPONALD At the Klkton apartments, Oakland, Cal., Sep tember 24, 1913, by Hev. George W. White, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, Har 5ey K. Wood, of Oakland, and Mae McDonald, of Elkton, Ore. Mrs. .1. K. Hawkins,- of Sellwood, and Mrs. Horace Marsturs left yes terday for Eugene where they will attend the annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church now In progress at that city. ADY- so Christian Science Practitioner Beaten With Ga Pipe. ROOM SPAT1ERED WITH BLOOD Colonel Itooscvi'U Attends State rroj;rssive Meeting at Ilocliej-ft- ltiy He a Candidate For iovemor. (Special to The Evening News.) LOS AN'GELKS, Sept. 27. Mrs Heliecca P. Gay, aged fifty five years. and a well known Christian Science practitioner was found murdered in her office in a down-town building early today. Her head was beaten until her brains exuded, with a piece of gns pipe wrapped In brown paper The body was covered with books, and Christian Science literature. The body was found by a charwoman who screamed and fanted. Janitors hear. Ing the outcry notified the police The floor and walls were epattered with blood. There were evidences of a Btruggle. According to detec tives no apparent search of the of fice was made by the merderer. Thy don't believe that robbery was the motive. The murdered woman came hpre some time ago after securing a d i vorce f rem John Gay. a weal t h y citizen of San Diego, who itnce e married. 4 , Held onfereiire. ALBANY. Sept. 27. Attorneys fir the prosecution and dffnse In the Sulsor impeachment case are taking advantage of the court adjournment yesterday until Monday, for a con ference. The prosecution's represen. triMves assert the most sensational testimony ia yet to come. It Is said forty witneHsi1'. will take tho stand next week and tfhow how Sulzer col lected $100,0i)0 In campaign funds. Attends Stale .Meeting. ROCHKSTKR. N. V.. S-pt. 27. Colonel Roosevelt is here in attend ance at the progressive state conven tion, lie In scheduled to address the convention this afternoon. Aked whether he would run for governor on the progressive ticket he answer ed that he might fnsue a statement ur. REPORT READY Democrats to Confer With Republicans Monday. INVESTIGATE BIG RAILROADS IHkks and Ciuuiiiettl Are (iiven Stay of Kxecutfoii in Order t Per fect Apjteal To t. S. Supremo ourt. (Special to The Evening News.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 17. ' Democratic tariff conferees plan to' complete their report today and hold' the final conference Monday with the republicans before introducing the report in the nuuso. It Is not be. Heved the measure will be ready for the president's signature before the end of next week. The democratic senators claim a victory of two thirds of the items over which there are controversies, aiisertinR most of tbe lower rates will be inserted. The, conferees, however, are expected to disagree on the cotton future tax. lnvoMtiKate Itullroatl. j BOSTON, Sept. 27. Chairman Mc-' J-eod, of the state public service com mission, today began an investigation of charges that, the New Haven rail road spent $337,000 on the legisla ture at its last session. Entering ft on the books as "other expenses". Pres ident Klliott expressed his willing ness to furnish all facts and figures desired. Aro ;ivi'ii More Time. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27. Cam inetti and Digga, convicted of while slavery bemuse of elonment with Lola Norrls and Marsha Warrington. EAGERLY AWAITED FOR TWO YEARS Dr. Cook's book embodies revelations, supported by documentary evi dence, showing bribery and forgery in the campaign to discredit him. hi f fc'Jl?JU': - 7 Returning from the Arctic in September, 1909, and reporting the discovery of the North Pole, Dr. Cook was hurled on a wave of enthusiasm to a zenith of world-popularity unparalleled in history. No human being perhaps ever passed through such a spectacular series of events. The lives of few men are so dramatic, so replete with contrasting elements of victory and tragedy. , On reaching the shores of his own country. Dr. Cook found himself the object of a rival campaign to discredit him which, for bitterness and persistence, has never been equaled in the annals of ex ploration. Egregious charges of all sorts were made against Dr. Cook. In the face of all this he pre served a gracious and non-attacking attitude which won him millions of friends Desiring to refrain from-a campaign of personal counter-abuse, Dr Cook chose to retire quietly at the height of the controversy. This action was gleefully misinterpreted by his enemies as an admission of imposture ' Misrepresented in the press of the world for more than a year, persistently misquoted and variedly lied about. Dr. Cook took advantage of the quiet and rest afforded by his absence to gain a proper per spective of his situation, to marshal the proofs upon which he based his Polar claim, nd lo secure evi dence through friends in America of bribery and fraud in the conspiracy to discredit him. Returning to the United States, as he always intended to do, Dr. Cook found the press influenced egainst him and its columns closed to the full facts about himself and his detractors. Everg) sort of unfair method had b:en used to down Dr. Cook. A pop"1" magazine, 'which he gave a series of arti cles explaining his conduct, edited and garbled these, and, for advertising purposes, deliberately mis construed his analysis of the impossibility of scientifically ascertaining the pin-point Pole as a "confes sion." ' Misrepresented in c'most every newspaper throughout the world, Dr. Cook was willing to wait to publish his case until he had secured irrefutable facts exposing the most unscrupulous and widespread campaign of defamation in history. A . erics of articles, explaining his attitude, and given to a popular maguina Uat January, were edited and garbled and important revelations of fraud in tha rival campaign against him were unfairly eliminated. Dr. Cook's analysis of the impossibility of scien tifically ascertaining the pin-point location of the Pole was dishonestly construed cs a "confession." t advertise itaelf and thus harming a man ''ho hud already been deeply wronged th la magazine nt broadcast newspaper stories falsely represer.ung Dr. Cook as admitting doubt about ever having' ttacned tne y ole and making pica fc. i.-...:y . and sentenced to penitentiary, were today given an additional stay of ex.' ecutlon of twenty days In order to; perfoct an appeal. The government made no opposition to the plea. i THK 1KMj SHOP" HKHK; ; AT THK ANThKKrt' THKATHK . (iroitt Comedy I xktl for October O ami 10. j Under the auspices of the ladies! of St. Georwe's tiiild, Mini. T. Sziv- er will produce Iho "Doll Shop" at j Antlers' theater Thursday and Fri-, day nights, Oct. 9-10. The young' people are busy day and night re- j hear.-ing for thoir mnny and varied i specinl ies. The ci.rialn rites on an ; array of beautiful dressed dolls, who; are rop tinted by well known young i people. Act 1. During tVt'd:iy the, old aJ'ipkeior is kept 'v.;-; showing t his many c.iito'.ners what doMs can j really do. When wound up the; dollies go, eUhoi singing, talking or dancing In doll-like fashion. When tho day Is over, the shopkeepor sits; down and thinks of his wonderful dolls, and while doing so, falls! asleep and has a wonderful dream.' Act 2. Fairy appears and awakens' Tops;-, who with Fairy's liiilloo wak-, ens all tho dolls, who then indulge in wild revels for a fow hours. During thut timo many singing and dancing 'novelties are Introduced. Soon it's midnight and the poor dollies become inanimate objects again and Fairy disappears. The dear old shopkeep er awakens fully expecting to find hi svhop In a wild confusion, hut is j surprised. Was It really so or n( wonderful dream? ; Miss Oertrudo Hart wont to Sutl -1 erlin yesterday after a day soc-nt in Koseburg. r i - v!, - iUrl . Jj, , , , .,tiwwJlgaBWWg , h ik " u - k i t- , j' a r'iu -Wit v iv nX ' ' ,i TO BEGIN WORK On Roseburg Armory Late in Present Fall. ADVERTISEMENTS RECEIVED Fvcavation and Foundation Walft Tc It Done Th Ik Full I In lance of Work To IWfiin Ktu-Iy Next Spring. Assurance that work on Roseburg's new armory will begin at an early! t'.ate this fall reached here this morn-; ing, when Dr, George E. Houck re ceived a letier from Adjutant Gen eral W. IC. FInzer. of Portland. In which was enclosed an advertise ment for bids. Conies of the adver tisement have been posted In several) conspicuous places about the city where they can be scanned by con tractors who contemplate submitting bids for the work. According to the advertisement Mr bids tho structure will cost approx imately $2,000 and will he located ,ou the property formerly owned by A. C. Marsters and situated on Oak ctroet. All bids are to be in tho hands of the general military staff, nt Portland, by 10 o'clock on tlutj morning of October 20, In view of he inet that some delay waB encoun tered In preparin gtho plans and spe ciflraiions the successful contractor will only be required to do the ex cavatlcn work End erect the founda tion and wnlls this fall, tho balance of the contract to be resumed at an early dale next spring. The working plans and specifica tions are now In tho hands of Dr. Houck where they can he seen by con- x ..A tractors. As published In recent Is sues of The News the building will be modern in every particular, and will (111 a Ions felt want in this city. The structure will be of reinforced concrote construction and .will con tain a cummoilious uuiLtorium, drill room, reading rooms, rest rooms, kitchen, dining apartment, lounging room and other apartments attendant to the comfort of the clti tens of Douglas county. Large fire places have been provided In many of the apartments, and in all tho in terior will be strictly up-to-date. In beginning work this fall Gen eral Klnzer believes that (lie armory can bo completed and In readlnoss for occupnncv by July 15, next year. At present Roseburg Is practically without an auditorium, and upon the completion of the new Armory this city will probably bo the scene ot many largo gatherings. The advertisement for bids, as re ceived t)v Pr. Georgo K. Houck this morning follows: "Sealed proposals for tho furnish ing of labor and materials required for the full completion (except plumbing nnd heating) of the Stale Armory building, costing about $2(1, 000.00 to he. erected in the city of Itnseburg, Oregon, will be opened by the general staff at the office of tho Adjutant General, W. B. Klnzer, Ger llnger building, Portland, Oregon, at 10 a. in., Monday, October 20, 1913. Plans and specifications may be ob tained at tho office of W. C.' Knight ton, Capitol riulldlng, Salem, General W. B. h'lnzer, Portland, and Dr. George 10. Houck, Roseburg, Oregon, Contractors will only be required to do the excavation and erection of foundation wnlU nt this time, balance of work to be resumed in early spring. Contractors will be requir ed to deposit $25.00 on each sot of plans as a guarantee that tho pfans und specifications received by them will be returned to the office In good rondlllon on or before the dato sot for opening the bids. On return of said drawings the money will bo re funded. A certified check for $1, EiOO.OO must accompany each propos al -an dbo drawn to the order of Adjutant General V. K. Pinzer. to guaranteo that bidder will enter Into :i contract and execute the required ' id: pinie shall bo forfeited to the general staff If nward of contrnct is made to bidder and ho or they fall to enter Into n contract and fur ulsh the required no per cent Surety Co. bond wiibln ten days' from flat, of award of enntract. Proposals shall be made onlv on the form furnished by Iho architect. The right Is reserv ed to uccopt or reject any or- all hldn, or to waive any Information In bids. "Adjutant (tenornl VV. K, FInzer. "Portland, Oregon." Indian Farmer Buries Wife in Corn Field. BODY FOUKD BY NEIGHBORS Former IK'pitty District Attorney m Arretted On rlinrKw of Von tempt of Court HeliiiNeil On Cash IIn.II. (.Special to Tho Kvenlng News.) KOKOMO, hid., Sept. 27. Cyldo Wilkinson, who confessed that he murdered bis wife, Anna Wilkinson, says ha believes he did It by bury ing her nllve. Of this, howveer, he Is not qultf sure, Until recently Wilkinson, his wife, nnd two young r-ev lived en n farm near Kokomo. The husband and wife, quarreled and the latter left jie farm. On August 2K the wife disapiearofl from Koko mo. Two weeks later Wilkinson sold his belongings, and went with his sons to I.ogansport. Today neigh bors found the woman's body in a grave in n cornfield on the Wilkin son farm. It lay face downward, with legs doubled up, for the gravo was too short. Though badly de coniiKised, the face was recognizable. Her skull was crushed. Wilkinson was arrested at Ixiganspert and brought here. Attorney It In Jail. SKATTI.K. Sept. 27. Attorney Glenn Hoover, formerly deputy In tho office of Attorney General .1. G. llrown, and president of the Inter national Khlngle Weavers Union, was added to tho list of thoc Incarcer ated In the a ty Jail on contempt charges by Judge l."r.;:!!r?es. l nomns Ktissell, a union leader, was also ar rested but released on ball. In all seventeen are In Jail, two of whom nre women. Twenty-five are out on hall. The firs" lorest fire In Coos eoun. Iv for Ibis year Is visible from the bay today and In said to ho at the head waters of l.uird, Hodges and Kox creeks. There was some brush left there, according to a homestead er who llvcsi in that vicinity, and it Is supposed a fire started In the refuse and communicated to the sur rounding timber. The fire today ap ;wirs lo have gotten Into the heavy -0 ?"nursfe retorts have been received. Mart!i!It!d Ilecord. MURDERS WIFE I