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Daily Weather Report jsx Knlr Tonight and Saturday. Highest temp, yesterday ......68 Lowest temp, last night 57 The News For Results Mm If you have lost or found. If you want to buy or sell, If you want work or workers, Use Hie News Classified Ads. VOL. VI. HOSKIlLltO, DUVGLAS COUNTY, OKEXiON FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1013. No. !IO ROSEBURG WINS IN SUPREME COURT CITY UPHELD IN R.R.BOND ISSUs: Every Proceeding Heltf To Be Regular. .' OPINION WRITTEN BY JUSTICE MCBRIDE Lnvr of 1913 Is Held tq Be Antag-1 . onistic to The Constitution of Tlie Stale Of Oregon, SALEM, July 30. The supreme court this afternoon upheld the city of Roseburg la the suit brought by Harry Pearce to, enjoin it from en tering Into a contract with the1 rose burg and Eastern Railroad Company, for construction and oepration of a railroad running out of Roseburg, and from Issuing bonds In the sum ' of $300,000 for thiB purpose, or from constructing same, and generally to prevent the city from In any way of participating in the construction or ownership of same. The opinion was written by Justice McBride, who finds' all (proceedings regular, The Opinion. "In our opinion so much of chapter 159, laws of 1915, as attempts to re strict the powers of cities or towns to levy taxes is antagonistic to Sec tion 2, Article 11, of the constitu tion, which gives to .cities and. towns 1 power to enact and amend their charters, subject only to the constitu tion, and 'criminal laws of the state says Justice McBride in his opinion. "The ' evident purpose of . the amendment was to prevent legisla tive lnterfrence with purely local and municipal matters, and to extend to voters of such municipalities the full power to regulate these subt-oas they may see fit. City tay ." purely and entirely a local matter with which the people of the state have no concern." The 1915 chap ter, referred to is the Bingham law passed last winter. As confidently expected by the great majority of the citizens of this city the fire whistle announced the decision of the bond Issue at 1:15 this .afternoon, and what a welcome sound (except to 0. very few if was! Form early morning the one ques tion asked on the streets was: "Has anything been heard of the bond decision?" When told that the de cision had not yet been rendered they were almost sure to ask If there was any possibility of It not being given out today. Early this morning Harry Pearce reached George Brown by telephone and was told that at the time the judges of the supreme court were working upon their de cision and that it Burely would be ' given to the waiting public today. That the opinion of the attorney general was correct was fully attest ed to by the long blast of the whistle 1 shortly after one. - At the first shriek! from Its noisy throat other whistles ! in the city took lip the glad rafrain and for about ten minutes a stranger In our midst would have thought that the business section of the city was ablaze and a general fire alarm was being given; automoblle horns on every corner Joined In and added -- mite to the glad confusion. A few moments later the streets which had been practically deserted of all pedestrians, were thronged ' with men and women, s?"f r I luung uiio aiiumur uvm iuu uiuuuui victory. Smiles of the variety that don't come off were1 worn by every one and an air of relief was felt that the battle had been won. Be fore the last note of the fire whistle had died away J. W. Perkins had dug out from some unknown hiding place a big bunch of giant fire crackers and '( he was feeling bo extremely good ov-i er the whole affair that he did not; object In the least when his friends , helped themselves to the supply that i ( Continued on page 4.1 j TWO MARINES DEAD AT PORT AU PRINCE WASHINGTON, July, 30. Two American blue jackets were killed In the fighting at Port au Prince on Tnursday' evening, according to ad- j vies to the navy department. HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE VOSGES PARIS, July 30. Wbilo endeavor ing to retrieve their lost, positions In the "labyrinth," the Germans deliv ered fierce attacks against the French with hand grenades last night, precipitating a bitter engage-; ment, the war office announced. Heavy losses were also suffered by the enemy In the Vosges where an attempt was made to regain lost ground., but the Germans were thrown back with a hot cross fire. Artillery duels are reported in pro gress about the Olse end the Aisne rivers. WE KNEW OF THIS SALEM, July 30. The supreme court upheld the city of Roseburg In the suit to enjoin It from participat ing in the construction and operation of a railroad. The citizens recently voted $300,000 for this purpose. I BECKER'S LIFE IS THE PENALTY E'ectrocuted At Sing Sing At 5,55 This Morning. . . HOST BITTER CASE IN COURT ANNALS Influence "d Pr,ssure Itrohght To , ' Hear for Tli Condemned Mnu Avail Him Nothing. ' History of the tfesc. : ... 1012. July, 11. Herman Rosenthal, thg gambler accused Becker pub licly of grafting. ', . .. July 16. Rosenthal ' shot ' to death as he stepped from the door of thB Metrop'ole hotel In West Forty-third street, shortly before 2 o'clock In the morning. ' July 29. Becker Indicted. "Bald Jack" Rose; "Bridgie" Weber, and- Harry Valon confess., August 20. "Gyp the Blood" Horowitz, "Lefty Louis" Rosen borg, "Dago- Frankv Ciroflcl, "Whltoy" Lewis,' "Jack" Sullivan, and William Shapiro Indicted for murder. v: . ' October .6, VBig Jack" Zellg, alleged to have hired the gunmen (rho murdered Rosenthal, shot to Soath In Second avenue. Ootober 7. Becker's trial be gins before Justice Goff in su preme court. October 24. Becker convicted of murder In the first degree. October 30. Becker sentenced to die in ping Sing's electric hair during week of December 9. Nov. 19. "Gyp, the Blood," "Lofty Louie," "Dago Frank," ana "Whitey Lewis" convicted of mur der In first degree and sentenced to be electrocuted. December 1.- Becker's case ap pealed, the appeal acting as a stay of execution. 1014. February 24. Court of appeals set aside verdict on Beckor and ordered new trial. Affirmed ver jict in others. ' April 13, Four gunmen elec rocuted at Sing Sing prison. May 6. Becker's new trial be gins. May 22. Becker again convict ed of murder lh the first degree. May 29. Becker again sen tenced to die In the electric chair. 1013. . May 25. Court of appeals af firms Becker's second conviction. June 18. Court of Anneals de fies motion to rearsue anneal.- & Jul' 30. Electrocuted. JSSINING, July 30. decker elec- trocuted at 6:65 this morning. . OSS1N1NG, N. Y., July 30. At peace with his maker and a prayer upon his lips, his Iron will unfalter ing, Becker expiated the murder of Rosenthal when ho was shocked to death In the electric chair at 6:55 this morning. Pinned on his shirt near his heart, Becker carried a pic- tore of his devoted wife, and In his hand he carried a crucifix. Three shocks were required. The deadly current cut off the whisper "Jesus have mercy" on Becker's lips, aB the body strained against the straps In the first shock, of death. Before stepping into the death chamber, Becker turned to Father Curry.his religious advisor, and said "I am not guilty by deed,' conspiracy or any other way of the death of Rosenthal,- I am being sacrificed for my friends." .Previously, In his dying declaratlon, Becker, passionately re- iterated his Innocence, and left as his only legacy to hlB wife this acknowl- edgomen,t: ."t declare to the world I am proud to have been the husband of the purest' noblest woman that ever lived, Holon Becker". .Becker "died game, he walked unassisted to the death chamber, but made no statement in the chamber. He helped to tighten the straps which were to hold his body as he was shocked Into eternity, while Father Cashln and Father Curry constantly Intoned prayers. Becker's lips constantly re iterated the words "Jesus have mercy . These were ins last woras. I reportB that measures were being tnk OSSINING, N.i Y July 30. ; Charles Becker's three-year fight for life, which ended today when the big steel lover InSIng Sing's execution chamber crashed on the current that drove the life from his body, was the most bitterly fought in New York court annals. , j . Twice had the convicted police j (Continued on page 8.) ' I WASHINGTON. July 30. The of - flclals here privately admitted that comical floats have been fixed up on the forgery of American passports by j the spur of the moment and the Germans Is Imperiling Americans ln streets nrB lined with cheering hu the allied territory. The state de-: manlty, end the din from firecraccrs, partment considered Itself justified In horns nnd every other, contrivance directing Ambassador Gerard to WBS deafening. The parade wns led make Inquiries of horelgn Minister von Jagow on the subject. The mat - ter is being handled with extreme care to avoid offense, but the state ments that Gormans'have been ar rested as spies, and asserting that they furnlBhed forged American pass ports, are to be called to the atten tion of the Gorman- government. Dr. B. IL Whitmer loft today for Suthcrlin Where hQ will ispend a short time attending to business mat ters. V&yx WARSAW TO BE EVACUATED t . KUSSianS Find They Can Not Hold Fortress. MUST SURRENDER CITY TO SAVE ARMY !romhKMit Citizens With Tholr Fiuullleg Iluvo Alncltdy I'ft tlio lloloagured City. LONDON, July 30. The Russians began the evacuation of Warsaw to- dav Tnev are rcmovng the public QOCUment and tUe treasures of the c,(v By tomorrow ,.t , Delleved thut Wanmw wlM be denuded of, all gov- ernment store8. Tne most promln- ent citizens and families have already left the city. For days trains have been carrying refugees out of War saw over the railroad lines still open to the east. Grand Duke Nicholas Is concentrating troop trains for re moval of the soldlerB and the evacua tion may soon be complete. With! this Information as the substance of advices reaching here, London Is . pared for. the fall of Warsaw nnv ,. pBtrorad disnatchBa hroeht I PARADE IS HELD Just as the paper Is going to press thore Is a great "jollification and par ado passing up, and down the busi ness afreets of the city. Everything has taken on life and there has not been as much stir In months. One gaily decorated auto after another Is filled with joyous shouting crowds of horn-tooting men and women. In fact the lady voters of the city are ' about as happy as the men. Various ),y th bnys band, nnd this1 was cloBe-1 , tv followed by an old dilapidated hoarse In which reposed the inani mate figures of several dummies rep resenting tho obstructionists, who have met their Waterloo today In tho supreme court decision. Many of the machines bore appropriate de signs and all wore filled to capacity. It was surely some pnrade to be or-1 ganizeel so quickly and have bo muny people out to see It. Everybody Beem ed In the best of spirits and Rose-, burg is a gay city today. Yiv. T:Wt. 7r.U0C;YwmsLG0o ,, . TUB NEWS FIRST AS ALWAYS It was from the office of The Evening News that word waa sent to the round house that a favorable decision of the bond issue had been received and that they'should blow the whig- tie. Hurry Pearce received a long distance phone message from Attorney General Brown at Salenf that the city had been sustained and he hastened to The News office with the glad - tidings, and a moment later all j within hearing distance of the : Blren knew of tho decision. en by the preBs of Russia to prepare, the people for the surrender of tho city. The grip of the Germans about Warsaw proved too firm to break. Tho Russian, lines must be withdrawn ...- ,,, itv abandoned to save tin groat field army. , Despite this, however, Petrograd's journalistic war observers, after con versations with ."competent military authorities, seemingly are preparing the Russtnns. They ask that the Rus tholr renders for a new retreat by slims view the events which are about to transpire with confidence and .tranquility to maintain their faith In "the glorious RuBsian army until such time as It shall undertake a decisive aggross!ve to break,, once for all, the power of the stubborn enemy." The Roch Bays tho Russians will retire eastward to new defensive po sitions along the line of the for tress of Kovno, Grodno and Brest, LltovBk. ' These points He Just out side the Polish border on the east. Such a move If carried out, would give tho Germans and Austrlans full possesion of 60,000 square miles of Polland and Its population of more than 10,000,000, Another newspaper says that 70 Gorman divisions, all the German cavalry and a big part of Moiro-Hungarlan army arfl op erating gainst Russia and .urges the evacuation of the fortresses on the Narew Vistula line. BRYAN GETS HIS . ALBANY, July 30. Welcomedby a huge throng, Bryan arrived here this morning at 11 o'clock, and was met by a recoptlon committee of one hundred who escorted him to his ho tel. After ho had dined, he delivered an ndil rots at the Chautauqua grounds. H0 leaves for Portland at 3 p. m. Mrs. Bryan did not stop off but continued on the same train to Portland. Mrs. J, K. Wade, , who has been visiting In this city, loft today for h"r homo at Boise Idaho.