The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920, February 21, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text. fSft WEATHER Highest Temperature - - 50 Lowest Temperature - - 44 Rain Tonight & Sunday; High Southerly Winds. vou v. ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COCXTY, OKLXiOX SATURDAY', FEBRUARY 21, 1UU. No. 02 THREE ARE DEAD As a Result of Train Hold-up at Bellingham. POSSES SEARCH FOR THE BANDITS Great Northern Ruilroad Offers a Reward of $r,000 Each For the Holdup Men Little Money Is Secured. (Special to The Evenii:t News.) REWARD OFFERED. 21. "The ST. PAUL, Feb. holdup and killing of three passengers at Bellingham, was one of the most atrocious crimes I've ever heard of," said James Gruber, general manager of the the Great Northern. The railroad company will pay a reward of $5,000 each for the robbers, either dead or alive. He added: "I have instructed the posses to continue the search until the murderers are brought to Justice." BELLINGHAM, Feb. 20. When three passengers on Great Northern passenger train No. 358, bound for "Vancouver, B. C, undertook to re sist one of a trio of holdups who en tered the day coach when the train was running along the edge of the bay nine miles south of here at 7:30, the robber pulled an automatic pis tol and shot the men dead in their tracks. iThe dead men are: Thomas 9. Wadsworth, a Canadian Pacific conductor, of Vancouver. B. C. R. L. Lee, a clerk at the United States navy yard at Bremerton, "Wash. H. D. Adterson, a traveling sales man, of Vancouyer, B. C. It ls believed the three bandits got on the train at Burlington, a few miles south of the scene of the Iioldup. They were seen to leave the smoking car and enter the vesti bule between It and the day coach, where they tied white handkerchiefs about their faces. One of the men then entered the day coach and walked to the rear door. A second one stepped just Inside the coach while the third re mained in the vestibule. As the man reached the rear door and started to lock the door the three men who were killed leaped from their seats and started grup ling with the robber. At that min ute the bandit who was at the for ward end of the coach began shoot ing Into the ceiling of the car and putting out the lights. The robber, grappling with the three men, then pulled out an auto matic revolver and began shooting. He fired probably ten shots. Lee was the first man to fall. The next two shots killed Wadsworth and Adterson. Lee was trying to crawl behind the rear seat when the bandit turn ed his (un on him and fire five or six shots Into his back. None of the shots fired by the other bandit took effect, but he kept the passengers in a state of fright, a half dozen women fainting. The robber who killed the men turned and started back to the front of the coach. As he passed along several women passengers held their purses out In the aisle. He gathered up a handful of them and then ran. 'The three bandits left the train to gether as it came to a stop from a signal given by the conductor, who had heard the shooting from another coach and pulled the cord. Posses were hurriedly organized here and a special train was hurried Mo the scene of the holdup, but on Account of the wildnes, of the sur rounding country and the ability to get away In a boat to San Juan Is lands, little hope Is held out for their capture. Nellie McMullen and Beulah Part low arrived here thlg morning from Portland where they have been spending some time. NEW TIME CARD. A new time card goes Into effect on the Southern Pacific lines at 12 o'clock tonight. Train No. 18, at present leaving here at 8:10 o'clock in the morning will leave at 7:50 o'- clock. Train No. 17, at present arriving here at 5:35 In the af- ternoon will arrive at 5:50. The equipment of No. 17 and No. 18 will remain here over night. Two new trains will operate between Roseburg and Glendale. Of these, train No. 65 will leave Roseburg at 6:10 in the evening, arriving at Glendale at 9:05. Train No. 66 will leave Glendale at 7:15 in the morning, arriving at Roseburg at 9:55. Other trains will continue to operate on the old schedule. STORM RAGING Four Are Drowned in fornia Floods. Cali- MANY HOMES ARE WASHED AWAY IiOs Angeles is Without Wire Com munication Bridges Uestroyed Many Homes Are Abandoned. (Special to The Evening News.) LOS AXGERES, Feb. 21.-Kour arc known to have met death in a flurra raging In gouti California :i .v b the past 4 h , : :.e dead H Hamlin, drnwn' Santa Uar tpva; Miss Grace SrrKiie, drowned, '.rpenleria; J. C iioiVwell( drown ed, Carpentaria; Mexican, named Gonzales, drowned, Los Angeles. Other reports of fatalities were received at 11 a. m. They are un verified. At least fifty homes along the Arroyo Seco between here and Pasadena were washed away by a flood. Hundreds were forced to leave their homes. All br'dges over the stream except two were washed out. Except for wireless Los 'An geles Is cut off from outbids com munication by rail and wire Hun dreds of homes are abandoned in the city. .Itoat in Distress. SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 21. A wireless from Los Angeles at 11 a. m. said the revenue cutter, Manning, was searching for the steamer, Eu reka, which ls reported In distress off Port Harford. Participated in a Plot to Murder Villa. BRYAN CONDOCTS AN INVESTIGATION Secretary of Stat(. Snys lie la Ilope fill of Averting a Crisis Tlunv lleratnjr Reaches un End Today. (Special to The Evening News.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Consul Edwards, of Juarez, telegraphed a report to Bryan, saying he had care fully Investigated and found that Benton was legally tried by court martial and convicted of participat ing In a plot to kill Villa. He said he was convinced that Villa acted within hlg rights on convening court martial. The next of Edward s mes sage is unpublished. A copy of the message wa furnished the English Ambassador who cabled It to Lon don. It Is unknown whether It will satisfy the British government. Bryan Is hopeful of averting a crisis. Thaw Hearing finds. CONCORD, Feb. 21. The Thaw habeas corpus proceeding closed at I noon. A decision Is unexpected for at least twenty days. That period wa granted by the attorneys of the state of New York to file a brief. BENTON SCORED REACHES CLOSE Circuit Court Adjourns After a Brief Session. SEVERAL INDICTMENTS ARE RETURNED William Jennings, Former Glcndule Roncl Supervisor Pays County lji."()0 Saloon Keepers Are Fined. The case against William Jen nings, former road supervisor at Glendale has been dismissed by the prosecuting attorneyi The indict ment was due to mistakes in his bookkeeping as road supervisor. Af ter thorough examination of his accounts by a committee of promin ent Glendale citizens they petitioned the prosecutor to dismiss the case. Mr. Jennings has made the district whole for any mistakes. In his zeal to have good roads he ad vanced the district from his own funds about 51,200, and being a poor bookkeeper he confused hig private funds and the regular and special road funds in Buch a way that there appeared a shortage, hence the in' dlctment. Mr. Jennings did not have an opportunity to appear before the grand jury, having located at Lake view. Had the grand jury heard his explanations doubtless there would never have been an indictment. At one time it was represented that Jennings loft Glendale and went to Lakeview secretly. This was not the case. He simply removed to Lake view, openly, and went Into the busi ness of selling automobiles. Mr. Jennings was for years a lo comotive engineer, but never went to school a day in his life, and prom tspg never to .undertake again to handle such complicated aB u road supervisor's account. Those in position to know say that JenntngB did the best road work of any supervisor during his term, and the road district undoubt edly got every cent of the money coming to it in good, honest work, (ilcndiilc Men Hugged, ( The grand Jury reported late last evening, at which time four Indict ments nud two not true hlllB were returned and filed with Judge Clee ton. One of the indictments charged Elmer Hayes, a Glendale saloon keeper, of selling Intoxicating liquor to Frank Hoot, a minor, Hayes was arraigned In court shortly after the return of the indictment and enter ed a pica of guilty. In defense of the alleged Illicit Bale, Hayes claim ed that Root represented his age as 21 years. After a brief considera tion of the case Judge Cleeton sen tenced Hayes to pay a fine of $50. Two indictments were returned against Frank Root, one of which charged him with misrepresenting his age to Mr. Hayes In order to secure liquor. The second indict ment against Root charged him with giving liquor to another minor. Judge Cleeton imposed fines of $50 in each case and suspended sentence during good behavior of the defend ant. A fourth indictment was returned against Joseph Williams, of Glen dale, also accused of selling liquor to a minor. He pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $50. Charles Stark, until recently con nected with the McClallen Hotel, pleaded guilty to selling liquor In violation of law and was sentenced to pay a fine of 150. He paid. Not true bills were returned against Mrs. DeHart, accused f stealing a number of Roseburg trad ing stamps, and Sam Lqngh, of Myr tle Creek, who was accused of tres pass. Lough, who has been In jail for some time was released from Jail this morning. Jury Is Discharged. The petit Jury was discharged late last evening by Judge Cleeton, when court practically closed for the term. (The grand Jury adjourned this morning until May 20, when they will reconvene and consider surh complaints as are brought to ltg attention. TRAINS DELAYED. On account of the floods now prevailing In California, all northbound trains are operat- ing with great difficulty. The Shasta Limited, due here at- 7:30 o'clock this morning was annulled, and train No. 14, due 4 here at 2:05 this afternoon is marked up six hours late. It ls understood here that several hundred feet of track was wash- ed out in the flood district, suy nothing of the other dnm- age that resulted from the high waters. v ' On acclunt of Washington's birthday falling on Sunday, the local postoffice will observe the occasion on Monday. The office will be open for the transaction of business be tween the hours of nine and ten o' clock in the morning. FOR A CANNERY Citizens of Drain Hold Meeting Late Yesterday. TO BE CAPITALIZED AT $2,( Stockholders Hold Meeting mill Per fect a Permanent Organiza- . tiun Will Solicit SuliscriptioiiB. In an enthusiastic meeting held last Friday afternoon in Cool'B hall, preliminary steps were taken to ward the organization of a cannery at Drain, Bays the Drain. Nonpareil There were about sixty or sixty-five men present and every man showed nn Interest and enthusiasm which cannot help but bring about results. The meeting was called to ordur by Tillman Rodford, who was duly elect ed president pro tem. L. C. Boebe wns elected secretary-treasurer pro tem. Theee officers will bold office only until the organization Is com plete, when a permunent Bet of di rectors will be elected, from whose number will be elected the officers of the corporation. There was con siderable discussion ag to what the capitalization of the . corporation should be, and it wns finally docid- thnt $2,000 would be a sum suffi ciently large to begin with. A com mlttee of five of the stockholders was elected to draft the articles of incorporation, also the constitution and by-laws of the corporation. It shall be the duty of this committee to incorporate in the name of the corporation, to mail coplco of the ar ticles of Incorporation to the county clerk, nnd to the secretary of slate at Salem. Those elected -ere A. R. Haven, chairman; H. W. ''-.flln, J. T. Redford, A. E. Blocker and L. C. Beebe. A committee was appointed to solicit new subscriptions nnd In terview old subscribers. Those ai- polnted were H. W. Currl.i. 15. II. lledrlck, Leo Barker, Dwlght Hoed and A. R. Haven. Everyone cussed (nay) and discussed the project to hlH heart's content, and the meeting was adjourned with every man feel ing that at last Drain Is to have a cannery. , At a mass meeting held at the Roseburg Commercial Club Wednes day evening steps were taken In tne direction of organizing a In, mine so ciety. A committee constating of Dr. H. E. Hunt, Walter Hamilton, George Neuner, B, W. Strong and R. L Staggs was appointed to draft suitable by-laws. As Boon as the by-Iawj are prepared ind submitted a permanent organization will be perfected. The meeting was quite well attended and considerable in terest was manifested. MORE REWARDS OFFERED. SEATTLE, Feb. 21. Presi dent Louis Hill, of the Great Northern, offered a reward of $.10,000 for the apprehension, dead or alive of the llelllng ham bandits. GOLD IS FOUND Canyonville is the Scene of Mining Activities. FEW PANS PRODUCE OVER $3,0 Hoss ami lHumhue Work Small Deposit and Clear Over 1, 0(H) In' a ly ro Sont to Sol by Smelters. ' The gold strike of Ross & Dono hue recently made on lands belong ing to 'the former about one mile west of Canyonville Is assuming the proportons of a big mine of bonanza rlchness under the development work which has ueen carried on steadily the past few weeks, says the Riddle Tribune. From present indications there ig no tolling how great a find has been made. The gold ben ring seam appears to lay In the hill like a blanket and runs from throe to six Inches In thickness. This senm of rotten quartz carries gold visible to the naked eye. Covering this is a quartz-like' ledge mutter, averaging about three feet In thickness from which gold can be mortared and panned. The work that 1b now under way has been to un cover this double seam for a dis tance of more than 50 feet, nnd the pay steak Is Increasing In thickness with distance. The owners have no idea of how far they will he able to uncover It, as thoro Is no Indication of Its pinching out. On Tuesdny Mr. Ros8 brought in nine sacks of nicked ore, 828 pounds, for shipment to the Selby Smelting Company, of San Francisco, Ho said: "We do not know how much of a mine we have. I am positive that wo have taken out more thnn $3,000 already, and all wo have done so far Ib simply to uncover the seam for about 50 feet. From one pnnful Monday we got more than $100. How much this shipment of 828 pounds of ore we are shipping will yield I have little Idea us gold Is something I have ,'icvor handled before, but from what miners say nnd from what I have been shown of gold, It will not sur prise me to learn that thlB ore we are shipping will carry values of $10,000 to the ton. This, of course, Is from the rich seam. "The larger body of ore which covers It to the thickness of about three feet, I feel sure will run more than $100 to the ton. We huve tons of this on the dump and enn mortar gold in considerable quantities out of all of It. As I said, we have no tden of how much of a mine w-e have. We huve simply been stripping the face of It so fur. Mr. Dono- hue and myself have been working at It alone. Wo are not trying to sell or to attract buyers, for we do not know what we have ut this time. Today 1 was shown a glass of rough gold and quartz which I was told contained $200. Wo can pick up flour sacks of the sumo kind nt our nilue. It looks like a mighty big thing, nnd If I were of un excite- able nature I would be excited Donohue Is a lifelong prospertor and of course is highly elated. We sim ply Intend to keep on opening It up for the present In order to determ ine what extent of gold deposit we have found." Mr. Ross stnted that they would probably ship considerable more of the ore to smelters while the devel opment work Is In progress. The mine Is locnted a short dis tance from the Hlddlo-G'anyouville stage road, on land which Mr. Ross bought for the timber which it had on It, and which has been logged off and sawed into lumber. QUO VADIH SUPREME FEA TURE AT THE MAJESTIC Whole Story la Told Pictures Taken On (iroiiml Mjulit Famous by The Original A ft Ion. Some there are who think they do not enjoy moving pictures. Mostly, the Impression Is founded on the lack of acquaintance with tho "mooviea". Sometimes it results from conflict ing the present day cinema product with that of half a dozen years past. One of the best wayg to dlsKse nne'clf of this belief la to spend an evening nt the Majestic theatre where "QUO VADIS" is allowing fop the last time tonight. This picture enacted by the Cines Company of Rome and Imported by George Klelue Is a real dramatic en tertainment, arranged In three acta of customary length running more than two hours. It has all the wurmth nnd life of the spoken play, without the cramping of scenes necessitated by the stage limita tions. The films are clear and leave on the eyes no sense of strain. Speech, truly, would, add nothing to tho production. This Ia the first time that a pro duction of these proportions has ev er been presented to Roseburg peo ple aud It was gratifying to nolo that it met with the appreciation of. the large audience last evening. Man ager Lucey announces that this Is un qudstonably tho most stupendous production that ho has ever had the opportunity to presont to nn audi ence during hiB theatrical career and also suggests that this is absolutely the Inst day that "Quo Vadls" will be Bhown here. AFTER BANDITS Detectives Join in Man-hunt Near Bellingham. REWARDS ARE OFFERED TODAY Senator Fall Hays Ronton Was Mur dered by VUbi In Cohl Blood Mush Meeting Is Hold j At Washington, I (Special to The Evening News.) BELLINGHAM, Wash., Fob. 21. All menus of escnpo of the two ban dits who lust night held up a great Northern pnssonger train nt Samlsh station, ono of whom killed TlioinuB Wadsworth, Robert Lee, and 11. R. Adklson, 'passengers who attempted to capture him are being guarded by a dozen possos of armed men. OfflcerH hope the despurndoes will be caught before night. A reward of $5,000 each offered by tho railrond Is Influencing many to join In the mun-hunt. DotectlvoB Keith and Duvls arrived today with a number of men and joined in tho soarch. The combined forces make a formid able array. The bodlcB of tho dead men are held In tho morgue await ing word from relatives. Oold I Hooded Murder. WASHINGTON, Feb. '21. "Bon ton was murdered like a dog by Villa," read Senator Fnll, of Now Mexico, In the senate from a tele gram from Chairman Dudley, of El Paso, at a mass meeting hold Inst night. "It Is almost certain Hint' Villa did It personally," the tele gram continued. "There was no ev idence thnt Benton was tho oggros nor. Everything indicates a cold blooded murder." TELEGRAPH BRIEFS. A KnullNlitnfn Thought to Hjivo iH'cn .Murdered in .Mitlro, EL PASO, Feb. 21. No word has been received from John Lawrence and a friend named Curtis, English men, who went to Juarez Wednesday to look for Benton. Friends fear they met Benton's Hate. GustiiV Bunch, an American who wa ar rested at Juarez charged with be ing a spy has not been located. It Is rumored they were shot, but rebels deny tho story. Some believe the rebels removed them to Chihuahua City. JiiiiiIk'nI From Bridge. PORTLAND, Feb. 21. A noto signed by J. D. Robinson, a BnlA man, was received by the coroner announcing the writer had commit ted suicide by Jumping off the Har rlinan bridge. Inquiry show, that Robinson has been missing for two days. May Sign Petition. SALEM, Feb. , 21. Registered voters may sign nomination petitions for as many candidates of hlg party for the same office as he chooses, ac cording to the attorney general's opinion.