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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1915)
i i THE EVENING NEWS 4111,1 ON J. KHOKMAKKIt CAHL I). SHOHMAKUH BAM J. SIIOHMAKEIt Editors and Publishers. I88UKI) DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Hubsci-lpllon Kates Dully Per year, by mall .3.0" Per month, delivered .60 Scml-Wot'kly. Per year , . Htx months $2.00 ... 1.00 Kntcred ae second-class matter November 6, 1909, at Ilosoburg, Ore under net of March 3, 1879. TUESDAY, JAM'AltV II. 1I1. AGAIX Til K CO.MMEItrlAI, CLUH It is sincerely hoped that a strong and enthusiastic membership of the Commercial club will be present at the regular meeting this evening, as It will be an Important one for an Important year. It Is the one at which the oflfclals for the year are to bo selected, and it Is tho duty of the members to see that Btrong, pro gressive citizens are placed In charge this year. And tho matter should not rest here with such a selection, every individual member of tho club ahould be a pusher and booster for tho things the club stands for, and these are lloseburg '"And" Douglas county. Our neighboring city of Mcdford Is going through just tho unmo experience with their Commer cial Club that Roseburg Is. In Its 5 heyday of prosperity a few years I back, the sole aim of the activities 5 of the club through Its litornturo and work, was to boost some "hot air" .( land speculation, to get people to !j come thcro and live, or Invest and stay away, without any particular at- tentfon being pnfd to the facts of the Alluring prospectus being overdrawn f: or highly colored. .Lands nnd prop yl ortles were quoted anil' hsltl at flg 5 uros far beyond their productive H -worth, nnd both places now realize i tho result of this. It Is believed that this order of thlngH wll bo chang- ', ed with the new era of prosperity which Is at our very threshold. i lloseburg needs pay rolls, and Doug f, laa county needs settlers, nnd there i? Is very little doubt that both these v necessary nnd welcome adjuncts are headed this way, and It Is In the nd- Vancoment, development and expan 1 Hlon of this Idea, that tho Rosoburg i Commercial Club will have lta ac tivities mapped out. It should be ro ' membered that in order to pnrtlc-!- pato In the vote this evening, it is ' Imperative that membership duoB '. must bo paid up to the beginning of the current year, and tho secretary : will be on bund to make out re- ceipts to those who have overlooked ' this matter. VOiitiINd AIIUAH. Tho ordinance looking to tho dls 1 posal of the bond Issue majorized by -' tho citizens of Roseburg, in uld of a i railroad to the timber belt, passed tho third reading last night, with but : on dlBBontlng vote, nnd the council Is now ready to advertise for bids, or will bo In a short tlmo. l.lttlo by little, Blowly but auroly, the matter , la forging nhead In every phase, and' almost before one realizes It, ncllvi- tlca will bo proceeding In every di rection. Right of way Is being stead-i lly secured, and romlcmnutlnn suits i liogun In others. It looks good, ltj . looks nusplrloUB. Another thing that might bo mentioned showing tho trend of affairs, Is that scarcely a mall cornea In but there Is one of more Inquiries Tor sample copies of ' tho Jiapors published here, and the' wide extent of territory covered by, tho Inquiries, gives some Indication, of tho interest in this section. 1 With the mn tvccivetl ovor tlui wires today that rurthiml, Tihiuiui Htul oilier iioi i ti western ritits urc in . i -v "i-tn 'f ItHr.iinl, wh-'H i " Urn i from riiil.roful men (lint they aro ploughing through three to four feet of Bnow only a little over one hnii meu n. lies hi) ut h of us, when we realize hat Just over tho Const Unnge to tho west, nnl the Caseation .to the oust, old King Winter la rag ing tn all his un rest ralnet vigor, then wo ran comprehend that the vnl Inya or tho Vmpipm are favored by . nature as is no other part of the state, or country, and that our constant at-j 1 unions to its rlimafo has something tn hark tt up. H it thin faet in hoiiicI of the letter you will certainly write) next week to, relatives and friends,' during the "letter writing week". I I The Head-On-The Hand Picture Y.'Uci he had Ills picture taken with his head upon his hand. We were good and proud of Billy ho was looking something grand! lie bud startod in to college and waa tagged for father's frat. Or some oilier great achievement quite aH wonderful as that. 50 we were Impressed with Billy and woro proud to beat tho band, When he hr.d his picture taken with his head upon his hand. That Is, all we kids felt that way. Father seemed to like it less. For he said, "Good- Lord!" when shown It, and he seemed n deep distress. Mother grinned a bit and giggled, and somehow It wasn't joy Of the kind wo had expected, for tho honor of her boy. '.d sho said, "Remember, Father?" "Yes," ho eald. "I cannot stand To recall my picture taken with my head upon my hand!" Fiiinlgin Kllosofy Thorn ain't much dlff'rence be twar.e our hist wurrk an' ur worrst wttrrk cxclpt In our own Imagina tion. What Are They? "Does your daughter attend school, Mrs. Partington?" "Yob, sho attends one of those vo cational schools." Try This On Your Edison "I notice that Greece is still firm," nakl the Idiot, as he tried In vain to spread the frozen butterlne on his cold pancake. Chno Of International Deploritia Ono thing this war is doing it Is developing a lot of the best little International deplorers we have ever had. Bad Omens "What do you think of hyphen i?d Americans?" "Mighty little. And I'm also sorry I Lamed my boy Ed." They Kure Ought! Tho other day ,we Baw a sign that somo fat young travelers wo havo met ought to carry on themselves. It wao put up by a tourist associa tion, and it said: Special Attention CIven To Ladles Traveling Alone. Merit Rewarded The man who resists evil tenden cies had had a horriblo night In the sleeper, owing to the heat and the disturbances. Tho porter woke him for the wrong town, just as he had started In on his first Bound sleep of the night. Ho left his toilet set in the wash room and somebody swiped it. Ho rushed Into the lunch-room at tho breakfast station, and asked for somo provender. Including buttered tonst. When It came In, It was not but tered. The waiter apologized, and the good man assured blip It was all right. Tho waiter then spilled the coffeo :1 over the counter, so that tho man as saturated with It. But tho patron only smiled polite ly, though yearning to kill the stupid chump. As ho was standing at the cash ler'B desk patiently explaining to her that she bad Short-changed him, he heard the blundering waiter say to his side-partner: "That guy's a nut" Probably Yes Any of thoso N. Y. R. bent or crncked yet? Somo folks are still spugglns. Tlmo For Silenco The woman whose husband wanted to buy a balo last year and who ad vised him against It, Is off the I-told-you-so stuff Just now. Onmc Law Violation A United States attorney in Hono lulu has been recalled for shooting a local lawyer In tho closed season. TheYoung Lady AcrossXhc Way- The youiiK lady across the way says alio thinks her father's sym pathies are with the Emtllsh but he's very careful stout what ho says and nobody outside of the family would even suspect him of Ik; tug an AngloyhobOj j f I f tww . Health Talks BY WILLIAM Worry And M' RS. BLANK stopped for a brief chat on her way home the other day. She had a bundle, and from the end of the bun- dlo protruded a small whip. We won derod what tho whip was for. Well, Mr. Blank had asked her to get one. It Bcemed that little Dorothy Blank; was becoming Incorrigible. Why, the little vixen ran away down tho street to meet him yesterday, and she didn't have a thing on her head! So Mr. Blank felt that stern duty compelled him to arm himself in defense of the health of the house hold. Now If one of our little glrla should do a thing like that wo wouldn't consider It criminal. We assume that our youngsters are not morons, and that any child of nor mal mentality is quite capable of coming In out of the cold If the cold is uncomfortable. And of course if the cold Isn't uncomfortablo it can't possibly do any barm. Why, it may even do good! Think of the trcmondous amount of needless, silly worrying people do about "exposure." We dare say no competent critic will produce any scientific evidenco to disprove the statement that "colds" aro Just as contagious us diphtheria or tuberculosis. And we venture tho opinion that no evidenco will bo forthcoming to provo that "exposure," without contugion, can ever cnuse any kind of acute respira tory disease, bo It "grippe," coryza, bronchitis, pneumonia or just a gen eral and ill'dcfined "cold." To bo sure, tho casual observer will clto all sorts of Instances of real or fancied "expoiure" followed In duo coursa by lilneos. Well, before the r61o of Vest Pocket Essays BY GEORGE PITCH FIRES FIRES are a form of national entertainment which Is becom ing more popular in America with each decade. The American fire has been so improved In effec tiveness and in spectacular features in late years, that It is now able to draw Its audience from a baseball game, a prize fight or an aeroplano race with equal ease. Fires are viewed with pleasure and enthusiasm by all clashes, from the limousine to the kerosene strata. A good fire costs more to produce than grand opera, and is even more un profitable to the proprietor as a rule. Fires are caused by over-henl.ed chimneys, spontaneous combustion, cigarettes, Crossed wires, - exploding stoves and poor business. When a building becomes feverish from any of these causes, the fire department is instantly called and it adds to the horror of the occasion by squirting water on the piano, the hardwood floors nnd tho cook. America has tho most talented and resourceful wnter squlrters In the world, which is only natural, however, becauso they havo three times as many fires to practise on as the firemen of any other country. Fires usually visit our homes In the night and aro more terrible aa guests than burglars or convention delegates. Almost every American citizen has been compelled at least once In his life to rise nt a very fow a.m., dress himself In n plug hat and a portiere and lower himself down the smokc-fillcd back stairs with a baby in one hand and a wasto basket in the other. When fires occur in BChools, hotels or theatres, the con sequences are unspeakably sad at times, because of the prevailing Amorlcnn habit of making buildings safe for their occupants only after they havo burned down. However, Views Of Mora Education A YOUNG man arrested for safeblowhiR gives as an ex cuse that he was tired of liv ing off his brother and friends, nnd so undertook to get money in some othor way, an honest way apparently not suggesting itself to him. There Is something radically wrong when a young man of 19 years, In good health and with a fair education, has to livo off his relatives and friends. That ho Is willing to do it nt all shows a lack of character and man liness that bodes ill for his future. In this instance it was in nil proba bility less of a revival of manliness of spirit than impatience ami dis pleasure at the troublo and small re sult of working his friends, which led to his effort to work the safe of a stranger instead, for his spend ing money. Parents who fail to instill into their boys a spirit of manly inde pendence and a habit of industry do them a terrible wrong. When boys are overindulged in their youth they aro apt to be impressed with the Idea that It Is not necessary for them, to do anything to get what they want or need, but that somebody will give It to thorn. When they are not taught to work they are apt to get fixed In their minds that there is a bettor way of getting a living than by working for it. When they early develop a tendency to get thing b.v sharp practice or to neglect the clear dividing Hue between what Is theirs and what belongs to somebody elso. If that tendency Is not checked ami its evil Inspiration msde c'c?r, it Is certaliwto develop into a habit of lift wlilcu cuu xuejftt iK.tMng eld thau BRADY, M.D. The Cold Bogy the stegomyla mosquito was discov ered, people were so sure that yel low fever waa contagious that they enforced shotgun quarantine when cases developed, we ell know bet- ter now; we know that mosquito- netting is the only absolute bar to the transmission of the disease. Exposure which la evidently not uncomfortable or actually enjoyed by the exposee, la assuredly not a predisposing or contributing factor of 111 health or disease. Running out without anything dround the shoulders never yet caused an illness, unless It was frost bite. Here Is a rule vhlctr-we commend to old folks, young folks, and folks of middle age, concerning the ques tion of exposure to cold weather.- If It is comfortable It Is healthful. QUESTIOXS AXD AXSTVERS Salt Xot Antiseptic am advised ihtit salt, taken In hot water each morning, is a splen did antiseptic to assist digestion. Do you approve of Ut Answer It Is not an antiseptic, nnd anyway an antiseptic would tend to delay digestion. A pinch of Bait in a glass of hot water sipped early in the morning is a good laxative. Lemons And "Acidity" Aro lemons bed for one with too much acd.iy of the bloodi A nswer Lemons contain citric ccid, which combines with alkalis nnd circulates In the blood r.s alka line sails. Hence lemons make blood and urino less acid, or rather more, nlkullno blood never becomes acid in life. each holocaust causes a new law to be passed and many lives are thus saved. Among our most valuablo martyrs aro the men, women and children who have given their lives as evidence that our buiiding lawa Lowering himself down with a baby in one hand and a wastc-bitsket in the other coed improving and enforcing Other countries adopt reforms before hints of this sort can be given, but we aro not so stingy with our citizens. We have plenty of them, and can well afford to lose a few hundred now and then, rather than to harrow tho sensitive soul of some politician by insisting that ho work at ills public Job. Hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of buildings are burned in America fnch year, and this fact is alluded to with great Bcorn by our critics. However, as far as the burn ing of buildings goes, the fire fiend is one of America's greatest friends, be causo through him we are rapidly getting rid of most of tho architect ure of the seventies. The Press failure, disgrace, crime and the peni tentiary or the gallows. The greatest things in education that can be given a young man is independence and integrity of char acter. It is greater than grammar, literature, Bcienee, art or music, or all of what we commonly call educa tion put together. It is one of the failures of our modern machine sys tem of education, that we are giv ing our boys less of charactor build ing than was formerly the case in our public schools, colleges and uni versities. This is now practically left to tho churches, Sunday-schools nnd parochial schools. The move ment on foot to add religious in struction to tho public school sys tem, but to do it denominationally outside the school walls, ts an evi dence of a growing realization of tho failure of our schools to do this es sential work of character building. There has been a great deal said about saving the world from sin and misery through education, but mero education in the ordinary sense will not save our social organism. There was more stability and integrity of character in the Puritan colony of Massachusetts, with mighty little education as compared with that of to-day, than there Is in the same State now. That was because atten tion was given to developing the moral and religious life of the young, which is now almost entirely neg lected in educational work outside religiously conducted and controlled institutions. The growing numbers of boys In our reform schools and young men in our penitentiaries is an eloquent olea for a great Increase in tl e moral element in our cduca- tional methods, St. Louii Star, Cartoons ?RJ;BARDf S$ . (Sp mcJO IPC" M n'V7)s mxtaTa Mm rs 4 cXiX j : J7--v : A IIORSK OP 9 es BY E. R. An Unlucky Accident Q. HViiTl a man breaks his leg, or sustains anji oWier injury, while at work for a lumber mill company, is ha entitled to come rumpensation from the company 'Jo make my case more clear, will say that I was driving a one-horse, two-wheeled lumber truck loaded with railroad tics. As a rule, these trucks are loaded seven ties wide and five high. This certain truck was loaded eight tics ivide and seven high icJter than the frame of the truck. When 1 unhooked the chain to release my norsc, one tier of seven ties fell on my leg and broke it. Could I gel damages in a law-suitf A. From your statement of the facts, there would be no liability. ; Mother's Estate Q. If a mother dies and leaves a small bank account, and the father is living, can the son get the money as soon as he may liket A. No. The procedure pointed out by the law must be observed. Mr. Ilrnnson will be glad to annwer nil questions. If your question In of general imere.t it will bo answered through these columns ; if not. It will bo answered per sonally if Atmnped. addressed envelope Is enclosed. Address all letters to E. R. Branson, care of this newspaper. Portia Before The Judge A New York Supreme Court judge recently pointed out how technical was Portia's construction of Shy lock's contract with the merchant, Antonio, but the young lady was not at all troubled by the frightful precedent which sho was establish ing. It is difficult to consider the trial scene in "The M .'reliant of Venice" seriously from a legal point of view. Imagine it! Such a contract actual ly brought lnl court with a demand for specific performance! And yet the fair Jurist calmly decides that Shylock Is legally entitled to his pound of flesh if he can mannge to take it without spilling one drop of Christian blood! The dramatic effect of all this is wonderful, but from tho legal point of view the absurdity has only just begun. Having decided this peculiar equity suit, Portia proceeds to formu late a criming accusation against Shylock, and, without the formality Pepper Talks By Gbokgr Matthew Adams Want To Back of all genuine Service Is a warm W Illingness and a restless De sire to render that Service. In other words, the Want To spirit Is there. It is about the healthiest quality that a man or woman can cultivate. Render Service because you Want To. To be guided In your conduct sole ly by mere Duty is to follow tho hind end remnant of a musty moral ity. Duty, without the Want To garment, is bare. For Want To Is Lore of Doing that which makes the most menial task easy and grand to perform. Want To then you will Love To. We inherit tendencies only. What we are, we mnke ourselves. We have ourselves alone to blame If we are but Underlings and Followers. We have with us always the Chance and Opportunity of Want To waving Its wand of golden Inheritances about our heads. We have but to submit to its Influence and put it to practice, and satisfying Accomplishments fol low, overflowing with human Happi ness. Want To then you will Love To. Want -To be the biggest Man or Woman that it is possible for you to be. Want To grow Strong and full of Health. Want To be Happy and to make those about you Happy, Want To do your Work better than anyone else can do It, Want To see Yourself Grow, and to bo able to rec ognize It at the close of each day. Want To be Helpful. Want To be Unselfish. Want To Lead. If you wish Success to come your way Render Service because you-Want To. 1) 1 jreopi Of The Day AXOTHErt color Donaell la St. Loula Globc-Dcr.oerct. egal rriend BRANSON of arrest or Indictment, places him. on trial on the charge of conspiracy against the life of Antonio, finds nlm guilty, on the evidence adduced Mm, in the civil action, and then ami there sentences him to the forfeiture of his entire estate, both r:al and personal, and reduces him to n?': gary. A most effective denouement, but it isn't justico and it isn't law. The Stage Lawyer. G PcetryJ urrent Conflict Corner On Conflict Corner, loud and shrill, Tho little rebels shout. On Conflict Corner every night, They sneer and leer and 'lout. Hore on the soap box altars riso . The puny priests of doubt. Under n pallid lamp holds forth The oracle of peace. And there a flame-tongued dema gogue Is eyed by the police, While just across the street one tell3 How poverty will cease. A preacher prays, an organ j'oys The wheezy hymns of right; A red-faced radical demands Uncompromising fight; He If mad, a youthful mystic slows With sudden, Sorrowed light. And oh, the half true iruths fhy tell. And oh, the earnest iies! With what gay ardor they unfold Their picture Paradise-! For what unproved Utopias They raico their atridont cries! On Conflict Corner, '1'ou'd 7ind shrill, The little rebels meet. And to tho shifting multitudes Their clashing creeds repeat And thus on Conflict Corner ;rial;o A temple of a street. Irwin Edman. The Supreme Court has decided that the Manhnttan cocktail is in toxicating. And there are a number of other pleasant things to be said of the Manhattan cocktail. Ambition assumes various guises. But no young man ever wanted t look like Abe Lincoln. The Industrious man has his points, but he seldom is as good com pany as the loafer. If they refer to it as the "show troupe" you can make up your mind that you have left the paved streets far behind and are near to nature's heart It Is easy enouph to name a bov "William," but It Is mighty hard to make it "take." If the obituary notice of tho de ceased mentions the dnte on which no united with the church, his minister wrote it. If it doesn't, one of the re porters wrote it. In selecting a dog pick out a mon grel. A finely bred dog attracts so much attention that his owner is over-shadowed. Opinions vary as to whether put ting a pair of mittens on a baby or teaching a calf to drink out of a pall Is the most difficult feat The books say no man over fortv. eight has appendicitis. Still, most of us would rather have appendicitis than be forty-eight years old. In a small town a popular woman Is one who la willing to loan her palm to the neighbor who la giving a party. Considering the fact that he has to 5?-.'. ,he "'Petltlen of Henry Ford. William Jennlnes Bryan manages to Mtract a good deal of attention. mm n i v