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WEATHER Yesterday's Highest Temp . . 52 Last Night's Lowest Temp 4fj Occasional Rain Tonight nml Tuesday, VOL. v. iiOSEHUlUi, IIOt'ULAS COUNTY, OltEOO.N MOMI.-W, XOVKMIII'.ll 17, lUlil, Xo.ll OFF M SOOTH Delegation of r-u. Koseburgersi Leave Here Wednesday VISIT SOUTHERN DOUGLAS CO. TOWNS i Tarty Will Consist of About Twenty Five Men nt Women Glen dale Will lie First Stop Interest Manifest. At a committee meeting held at late yesterday ail arrangements were; nfrriVtPH for th lunket tn ho made by iocal citizens to the southern Douglas county towns this week. The junket has been arranged with a view of arousing interest among the citizens of the coutny relative to the big mass meeting to be held in Rose burg on December 4. The excursionists, which will com prise about 25 ladies and gentlemen of this city, will leave Roseburg on train No. 13, at five o'clock on Wed nesday morning lor Glendale, There they will remain until alter 11 o' clock, when they will board train No. 14, duo here at two o clcuk in the afternoon, and come as far north as Mvrtle Pri'i k. After fiiiendinu the : m'tfrnnnn them llin ovflii'kiinniKl Willi board train No. 19, leaving here at! 6:30 o'clock in the afternoon audi double back to Riddle where the ev- ening will be passed.. The parly will return to Roseburg on train No. 10 at 11 o'clock in the evening. At another meeting of the commit too to be held a lew days hence plans will be effected foi; a similar junket to the towns of northern Douglas county. The people of Hose burg are much .interested in the suc-ee.-s of the big booster meeting to be held hero on December 4, and ev erything possible is being done to make it one of the great events of Southern Oregon. .Delegates will bo present from nearly evory town in Oregon, and Roseburg and Douglas county will profit to the extent of hundreds of dollars. Dr. A. C. Seely, who is one of the committeemen in charge of the moot ing says he has secured a number of able orators for the occasion, among whom is the well known "booster" Tom 'Richardson, of Portland. During the hours of the meeting In the afternoon every business house In the city will be closed. CITY NEWS. George Cole, of Myrtle Creekk. spent the day In Roseburg looking alter various business matters, .1. L. Callaway left this morning for Independence and Salem where he will reside during the winter. Mr.?. Callaway will follow In about two weeks. H. 0. Wilson, local Indian land ncent, has returned from San Fran cisco where he delivered an address before the Northern California In dian Association. Tho Douglas Creditors Association has filed a Biiit in the justice court against A. S. Newman, in which plaintiff seeks to recovre the sum of $11.50 alleged to be due for mer chandise. According to Oakland people who spent the day in town, the demand for turkeys is greater this year than last. Already many orders have been received by Oakland shippers. Deal ers say the birds were never in better condition than this year, and high prices prevail throughout the north west. me case or ueorge uurnette vs. Smith & Howard, proprietors of the , of Washington, ino court aiiirmed Roseburg Garage, in which the plain-! the detisio,i that under the state law tiff asks for an accounting, will come j wlvea nuve a lmK UUerest in govern up for trial In the Jistice court i meIlt i,umesieaus in Sashmgton at Thursday, according to an agreement ter lhe UUea naVe paa8ed num tne yt'ur-hed this morning. The trial was government. The decision was ren t0rnwM con,R"n t0( ay- . Jdered in the suit of John Buichser While playing with a number of ; aguinftt ni8 8tcp-children, who ciaim companions this morning, Richard,, ed thuir mother b half interest in the 11-year-old Bon n Mr. and Mrs. a uuur at,okuIie. j George Schlosser, fell in such a man- .. .. , ... .. . ner as to fracture his left collar none. I Kxwllent Onler Uept. Dr. Sether was called and dressed. EL PASO, Nov. 17. Villa is keep Ihe injury. At the time of the accf-i Ing excellent order at Juarez. He has dent the boy was sliding down what I ciioBen municipal officials from citl youthdom terms a "slide for life". zens with Jose Velarde as mayor. The Page Investment Company hasj ' "e port was opened for Impurta filed an emended complaint in the I thins. Carranda is expected to circuit court In the case recently fil- transfer his headquarters to Juarez, ed by said company against C. I Yllla has repeated the denial that Harding. Plaintiff nsks to recover more than eight prisoners were exe the sum of $H)27G, tocether with s culed, though one man, he said was anorney Tees iri the sum of $25. ; Glenn Kddings, Kspee fireman! rvnning out of Ros.eb.irg, plaed! with the local hand during his re-, cent vacation with his parents in this! y, rertieuibered his comrades of the! '.mJU? ?,,ariV,llS WCftk Mui'y' the outcome of further t-r pment of a suitcase crammed with irmtlar band music. Whore Glenn ured the tuneful treasure trove i' not stated, but the hand are elated nt a winter's supply of practice ma terial that would otherwise have !ived-in the treasury fund. Gold II -U News. . Mrs. Maddux is today circulating a million among the citizens of Rotw rg asking that the council take t ne action relative to imiiarvin the I arklng In the center of North Jack n street. At present, it (s tinder- stood that th parking Is bein r"ei! , as a dumping ground and is uuslght- I H. J. Roblnette, ot Pee, is spend ! Ing a few days in Kosehurg looking j after various business matters. Wni. Powell, of the firm of Vow- eu aIlu namiuuii, went to rortianu yeB,erday to look after business m- ! SEE; Ear.0 was ,ceo"";ln'ed ! The Richardson Art Embroidery! i Club will meet at the home of .Mrs.' ."L day, November 19. j O. D. l Juudon, drummer for Ed-; ward Marsters, the local marble deal er, left for points in the northern; part of the county this morning to! look after business interests, Mr. Culbcrtson, who a mo:u.i ape! a& arrested at iKvn accused ot stealing an overcoat from a paten ter on a Southern Pa.Uio tram, ion. . , ' A j i . Ho. was eiven 30 days in the county Jail, his sentence expiring late Satur day. Mr. Culbertsoii was formerly employed as a traveling salesman and is said tn be well known at Port-! land and vicinity ' James Richards, of Elk Creek, Sat- the Brand jury today consisted of j unlay sold several head of cattle at! testimony adduced before tho coro public auction at the Smith sUiblesJ ner's jury at the .tune tne uitair wus at the corner of Oak and Rose streets. ' investigated ut Medford. Tomorrow, The cattle, which nrn reeistMred is understood that llinghanfst shorthorns, brought big prices and brother, and a member of the ill were readily sold bv the former own-, faleJ hunting party Will arrivo here or. Among the havers were Sam'1" o"1 testimony boioro the Miller, George Kohlhtmen and other! jury. Other persons who were pres stock men of the county. I ei t tUny Bingham met his A verv delightful evening was ! death may also be called to givo spent at the home of L. B. Skinner WinstoiJH Saturday, when Miss Genevieve and Lyman Skinner en tertained 15 of their friends. The parly part of tiie evening was spent in dancing, after which (he guests were treated to a delicious luncheon Several people went from Roseburg! and all report a delightful time. unmueu yams ap.ui, mm nu utn John Hanks and Ora Welkor. do- l"K the bushes oil the opposite sides tng business under the firm name ofi t 11 tiLH'l ravine, Hanks & Welker, todav filed a suit The shooting was reported to the in the circuit court against Maginnis Jackson county authorities and an Brothers, Incorporated. Plaintiffs inquest was held at Modtord.- In soek to recover the sum of $1,382. 39, lhw verdict rendered by the jury aliened to be due for gravel and sand Kime Wlls hlfl criminally .responsible furnished the defendants by the plaintiffs. Attachment papers were Issued by tho plaintiffs., A formal order was entered In the 'county court journal late Sat urday authorizing the clerk to draw a warrant in the sum of $930 in favor of the Douglas County Fair Board. The amount was due for four and sixty-eight hundredths acres of land, formerly a part of the local fair grounds and only recently purchased by the county court for a poor farm site. A. C. Marsters. Sam Miller and a number of other persons appeared before the county court this morn ing and requested that some provis ion he made in the budget of ex penditures for the year 1914 relative to building a bridge at Happy Valley. Messrs Marsters and Miller claim the bridge is badly needed, and that the county court should take some action relative to providing the same. Is Decision Handed Down by Supreme Court. EXCELLENT ODDER REIGNS IN JUAREZ Cent rovers Ion of Southern Pacific Km ploy oh in Texas To Board of Arbitration May Settlu Tho Strike. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. -The su- r i linn 11 nun fAVUn WUPIM preme court nas decided m favor of joins with their many friends In wlsh tne women in the dispute between j ing Mr, and Mrs. Quine a happy wed Hiti respective' interests ot husbands ded life. ,i iV.,a i., ,,,. Uuia,.(iD it. u, ui,,t snot, wiuie attempting to escape. .Arbitration 1m I'laiiiMNl. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 Striking ,--., , ,(,,. u,. i,,.,.. i,.,,..i i " tWe.-n Ki Paso and Now Orli-an have agreed to return to work immediate- negotiutlons, it is stal d by in em bers of the federal board of media tion and conciliation. A ib it rat ion plans, it is added, will be announced tiiis afternoon. W ill Settle Strike. HOL'S'lON, Nov. '17. That the strike on the Southern Pacitic will be settled was stated at headquart ers of the I'nited Trainmen's union. It Is understood that the railroad general offices in New York has or dered the division officials to meet the trainmen's committee ; r j t i .. Grand Jury Investigating Death of George Bingham. KILLED IN SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY Coroner's Jury Hold Walter Kime Responsible For Bingham's Death Records in Case Arrive Mere Today. The grand jury this morning be gan an investigation ot the tragic ueuth of George Bingham, of Ore gun City, who was shot down and killed by Waiter Kime, while hunt ing in the timbered districts of south tin Douglas county a lew weeks ago. ost ot-the evidenco submitted to From what has been- gathered, it api.e.irs that Bingham, Kime and a number of companions were hunting in Luaihein Douglas county a few weeks ago, wheu Kime shot and kill ed his trk-nd, Bingham. At the time o th shooting the men were several tor Bingham's death After the affair had been probed by the grand jury of Jackson county it was learned that Bingham was killed within the boundaries of Doug las county, and as a result the case was transferred, here for further -investigation before the grand Jury. Whether Kime. tho party who killed Bingham will be summoned us a witness remains to be seen. It is understood that he resides at Med ford. K ENXHTII OF INK AND MISS HILDA IIKOWN MA Kill ED AT EARLY iiOLIt YESTERDAY Bride Ik Well Known lif Hose bury and Vicinity Groom Is Son of Sheriff Oiiine. A quiet, but nevertheless pretty wedding occurred at the parsonage I of the Methodist Kpiseopal church . snoruy aiter seven o ciock yosieruay morning, when Kenneth Quine and Miss Hilda Brown were united in marriage. The wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. A. H. Mac lane, pastor of tho Methodist Episco pal church, and was witnessed by Sheriff and Mrs. Quine, parents of the bridegroom, and Miss Kittle Brown, a sister of the bride. Following the wedding the party repaired to the Umpqua hotel, whore they partook of a delicious breakfast. iASIIiri'S and is one of Douglas county's most promising young business men. At present he is employed as salesman at Harth's Toggery. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J. G. Brown, of Wilbur, and is one of Douglas county's fairest daughters. She has made her home in Rosobure for eom time and is well and favorahlv known. The News Mr. and Mrs. Quine left for Port land this morning, where they will spend a week enjoying their honey moon. They will make Roseburg their future home. TOMORROW 18 APPLE DAY! EAT ONE SHOOTS FRO BOX OF APPLES. With a view of assisting In the celebration of "Apple Day." and at the same time displaying his appreciation of his success. In winning "Peanut" in the ru- cent contest conducted by the Bellows Store, little George M. Hradburn, son of Dr. and Mrs, George Hradburn, of W'instons, this morning presented The News force with a fine box of apples, fresh from the famous Hradburn orchards. The apples will be "on tap" at The News office tomorrow in order that the employees, may help in put- ting away Oregon's apple crop for the year 1913. The libreal donor has the thanks of Tho News force for his gift, which was received at an opportune time. , MAX AfCrsKl) OF STATF- TOKY OFFKXKH DISMISS!.!) HY Jt'STICE THIS MORNING No Kviilonce Submitted Tending to Substantiate ( 'ontontion of Plaintiff. Inability of tho privnte prosecutor to submit a FClntilla of evidence to substantiate his complaint was re sponsible for tho action of Justice of tlte Peace .Marsters in dismissing the action recently filed against 11. G. Waters of this city. The complaint against Waters was filed by Kber Sawyers, tho wife deserter, who recently returned here after several months spnt in Wash ington. Sawyers claimed, among other things, ibat ators had boon inti mate with his wife, Flora Sawyers, during the former's absence from the city. The evidenco introduced at the hearing failed to show that Waters had ever visited the Sawyers home, with the exception of last Sunday, when ho was Invited to partake of dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Sawyers. There was not a scintilla of evidence which would warrant n detainment of the accused, and consequently he was dismissed. A delightful evening was spent at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Per kins in Roseburg, Saturday, when they entertained In honor of their daughter. Miss Ruth. The home was beautifully decorated In yellow chrys anthemums and presented a most at tractive appearance. Gaines, music and t'oeuil converse, followed by n dainty luiiehoon proved tho enter tainment features of the evening. Among those present wore I,ois Rus sell, Katheleon Mathews. Gladys Mursters, Beulah Jewett, Eva Rice, Marjorie Hunt, Hottio Barter, George "no" Archie Amadou, Konnlth Per ry, Clifford Barker, Jefferson Tester. and George lllett. ANOTHER DELAY President Wilson Says Diplo macy May Win. HOLDS A CONFERENCE TIIIS HORNING I President WINn Snys Diplomacy Will Vol Solve The Mexican Trouble R-M.rU Brand ed As Fake. (Special to Tho Evening News.) -WASHINGTON", No. 17. Lind Is not going aboard la battleship at Vera Cruz, Consul Canada Is not getting ready to close the American consulate at the same place. O' Shaiighneiisy Is not about to close the American embassy at Mexico City. Tho president Is still confident that diplomacy will yet solve the Mexican problem. The president made those things clear at a conference of news paper correspondents'. He still be lieves that progress is being madn In the direction of peace In Mexico. The president referred plainly to stories of Lind's O'Sbaughnessy'H and Cana da's prospeeiive departure from Mex ico as "fakes". O'Sbaughnossy, ho said, would not leave unless Huorta haude.I him his' passports. MEXICO CITY, Nov. 0. What! doubt remained regarding General ! It uerta's Intent ions with respect to compliance with the American do-; mauds tir his own elimination was! removed liom the minds of most: Mexicans and foreign residents by ' his peremptory di sinistral today of Manual Ga rda Aldai-e, t he m mister 1 of tin interiar, who was looked upon as the head of the Huetta cabinet. Aldiipe led that group of the cab inet which beiil the conviction that It wouid he bet to accede to t hat portion of t In- WaHliiniHoii ad in in is- j tratlofi's detnnndA which mount (hot total abii n don men t of power by t he I provisional president, und he Ik said i t.i If.va t.j..., ll.ii ,.li- .. u-ilf ..(- I f irietit courage to discuss the in ternet ional vituatlou frankly with his chiet. damn to Be "Player! Out." It was he who called al the Amer ican embassy recently and induced Neltton O Hhantrhnesy, the charge d'alluiiCM, to ffud to Washington his ITOHURRYWORK I On Roseburg's Proposed New Federal Building. LETTERS RECEIVED HERE YESTERDAY i iigrossiium 1 1 awtoy I las Asked TtiMMiry Department to I'ho Or , ron Stone in CoiiNtructiou of Building. According to letters received hero' yesterday Congressman W. C. Hawley: of Oregon bus taken up the propo-; Bit ion of orecllnn the nronosod fed-1 eral building in Roseurg during the year 1914 with the treasury depart-' ment at Washtnton. Mr. Hawley1 also hopes that the department may concede to use Oregon stone In tho construction of tho said building. Tho following letter, together with a copy of a communication recolved by Cunrossnmn Hawley from the treasury depart incut regarding tho proposed federal .building in Hose bur follows in detail: WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 11. "G. P. Schlosser, "Roseburg, Ore. "l'p;;n receipt of your letter urg ing that the federal building at Roseburg be constructed during the vmn- 1 'I 1 .1 nml lh?if niiii'iiii ulmirt tut used in constructing the building. i ; again took tho matter up with tho; treasury department and niado al strong plcu lor such action as you ; KUirisoHt. 1 rat ed the attention of the treasury department to the fact that I hail obtained tho appropriation .aine,d the Himronriation tor the purchase of the site upon , which the lederal building Is to be erected by a provision in tho act of June 5, 1910, and that the site was shortly thereafter acquired by tho government. This, I believe should bo a good reason for advancing this project ahead of other places whoro sites were acquit ed later and I under stand such has been the practice of the department. The appropriation of $100,000 authorized by tho act of March 4, 1913, which I secured for the erection of the federal building tit P.MJ.liurir I Iiriii1 uli fill 11 ..v. penofi for this purpose next yonr' and called the attention of the do- if the i e- piiriiurnt 'o tho groat saving in rents that would bo made if the building! was promptly constructed. In scour-' Ing material for the construction of tho buildlngg called particular at tention lo the building alone in SoinVeru Oregon n and Dnutdas couu tv. and urged thai speoific it ions ft.-r the constrctlon of tho bulliliiig bo so diawn as to admit of the use of this stone. Below you will find a copy of a letter I have received in answer to my requests. While it Is not as sat isfactory as I hail hoped to Roctiro, I believe thai we can yet advance tho dale of construction of tho build ing and I will continue to do what I can to secure the action We desire. The letter follows: Treasury Department, Office of Assistant Secretary , Washington Nov. H. 1!t13 "Honorable W. C. Hawley, llouu or ucproseulutivcs, Washington, D. C. "My Dear Mr. Hawley:, "Tho receipt is acknowledged of your favor of the 5th instant, regard-' Ing tho status of tho proposed new postnffico building at Roseburg, Oregon, and In reply have th honor to submit the following state ment : '"lhe site for the building at Rose burg wiih authorized in the Act of j Juno 2i, 1910, and was acquired by( the l.'nltcd Slates September 1, lull. The authorization for a building onj this site whs passed over in the! nubile build.nusa.tor Juno 25. 1910. but was included in the public build- inus bill iinurovod March 4. 1 9 1 3 which athorifced an expenditure of $in(i,HMi, "In accordance with the establish- ed policy or Oils department, pro- leolH authorized In the act of March1 4, 1913, will not be taken up by tint nrrioe of the supervising architect until all woJoots authorized in nrtor ads have been placed under contract. 1 hose prior authorizations represent about three year's work from the nre - sent time. It Is Impossible lo lav out work In the act of March 4, 19 13, so Ionic In advance, and the denart- ment regrets that It cannot now fix, oven approximately, the time when the building; at Roseburg will be ad- vert bed for bldi "Section 3(L of the nubile build - lugs a't, of March 4th, :13, creates a commission to report to congress a connected sehcmif involvm an- miai approprintioriH which wouid ter- mil of constructing within a reason - able time all buildings heretofore' authorized. It Is understood that this cfMinniKiiion intends to report to tiie next H-KMin of coimrerts. 'IIiIk: rep"ii, if adopted, may materially, ehsttice the ciiilro situation Cntil ; then, however, the detainment iiuidt'ls doe tiie committee nnd railroad' nercssaruv ad hero t Hie vxIstlKn , method or determining the order In which nroW-ets are taken tin bv the; - - - appeal for the re-opcn'ng of negotla - t Ions. Senor Aldapo's resignation was demainled at a cabinet meeting; at President Huorta h house early; Ibis morning. Huorta Is said lo have reiterated at this meeting tho atate - ment that he would not resign: that; with In in It was s case of life or1 dcRth. and he was disposed to play; ' "t 're sume. Dave Lenox and Al Kent, both woll known Roseburg v men, last Friday purchased confectionery slurb at Kluin- ath Falls. Mr. Lenox returned 4 here last night, but will re- turn to Klamath Falls soon. The store is said to be one of the best In Klamath Falls and 4 does a big business. Messrs. Lenox and Kent have many friends here who regret to learn 4 that llioy have decided to lo- .$ cato elsewhere. 4, oftico of tho supervising architect ittect. I ot youi "Referring to that portion ot you communication relative to the use local building stone in the construct "on or mnnuumng, you aro auviseti that the drawings and specification nre so prepared that the contractor 1 permitted to submit sn tuples oi tho materials which he desires to sup ply under the tonus of the contract If local material Is submitted it will receive careful consideration. "1 wish to assure you that this! department will help along in every possible manner any-of tho project in which you aro interested. "Itositecttully, BYRON 11. NEW TON. Assistant Secretary. With best wishes, 1 am. Yours truly, W. C. HAWLEY, LOCAL COMPANY, -ITU IN FANTRY HOLDS SHOOT YKS- TFItDAY AND SATURDAY TVum Let! By .1 K. Wolfortl IWcntK! Opponent By Score of 00 Points. , LU""m"J 4th infantry "' "R annual company si not, on " raiiKU, norm m uio cuy oui- nrday-aud Sunday. Tho company was divided into two squads of 14 men each, and tho scores were something quite remarkable. One side was led by J. K. Woiford. while F. W. Pear son acted as captain of the opposing toam. The former team won wttb a total of $1,021 points out of a pos sible 1,400. The team led by Pear son scored !)64 points out of a pos sible 1,400. I The scores follow; I J. K. Woiford 88. H. T. Pearson f 07, I. T. Hatfield 7!, J. J. Kernan 1 P.K, O. Erlckson 70, R S. Hamilton V ," . , r . . o ' ,v' wuw'nwiii - E. Jergius S3, R. E. Morris (17 and l' P. Vogel 75. Total 1.024. F. W. Pearson Oil, Bert Taylor 92, Alien Bingham 87, C. E. Lawrence i 52. V. W. Gilkoy 7it, C. A. Reoce 82. W. E. Clark 78. P, E. Barhko 44, : V. S. Bond 72, W. Boyle 48, H. W. : Gllkison 72. J. W. Moore 49. T. F. , ""'son 4ti, It. L. Whipple 67. Total 904. The annual shoot In the bank or I trophy competition Will be held on i Thursday of this week, weather per- i mittlng. ! Oil Mazallan Postponed West Coast Quiet. IE TO NOT EXECUTE FEDERAL Strike KB tint ion In New OH cam I'lirliangod QiicmIIoiih Likely Ut Go to Federal Hoard of Mediation. , , ,, (Special lo The Evening News.) NOGALEH, Ariz., Nov. 17. Tho ' broposed rebel attack on Mazatlau has been postponed. According to j dispatches received, all Is quiet on tho west coast of Mexico, No word has boon received from Victoria, the capital of Hie slate of Tamaulipas, whore it was reported that a baltlo was likely to occur. There wore no further conferences hold between Carran.a and Hale up to noon to- y- i FmNthI F,ch Execution, ' EL PASO, Nov. 17. There were no more executions In Juarez tip to noon, and General Villa promised Senator Catron, of New Mexico, yes- totday that mere would ho no more, i"o town is reported quioi. Strike Situation rticltanged. ' WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. Four dl'ferent unions are Involved In the ranroau striKKo uiey joined lorees "'! wanted to negotiate with the railway coinpanv throuich a Joint ; oNimttto but this the company re- fun'd to do. I hey inslHtliiK on deal- inn separately. I'nder the terms of "1" agreement that was finally I ear hod, the com puny yielded this point, and signified their willingness to accept a Joint committee. If this reprohentatlves will try and settle the diiforencos and should they fall to do so. the controversy will be left to j thn federal mediation board to do- ; tide. j lodian Murderer Sentenccil. PORTLAND. Nov. 17. Coulmbia Georuo. the aged Indian who was con- ! victed at. Pendleton last week of t nerond degree murder for killing a squaw at Temut, was sentenced tt o years in the federal penltontlarv on McNeil Island by Federal Judso 1 Bean. PEL ATTACK