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ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON,
MONDAY", APRIL 8, 1016.
3
G00DCARN1VAL
ABACTIONS
AtfFAWIIIIFn
niii. nuuuHLv
Committee Making Arrange
ments With the Bauscher Co.
MERRruO-SiND PROVE . ATTRACTION
Company WiU Bring Ten Tented
' . Attractions: to FurntsJi Enter.
tainnvon for Carnival
Crowds,
With arrangements - practically
completed with the exception of the
actual signing of the contract, Rose
burg is assured of the services of
one of the best carnival companies
on the coast "for the 8th Annual
; Strawberry Carnival to be held May
18. 19 and 20. Max French, repre
sentative, of the (Bauscher United J
Shows Company, arrived in RoBeuurg
this morning and met with the car
nival executive committee this after
noon to complete the arrangements
which have been made by the com
mittee during the past Tew weeks.
The contract has been drawn up
and will undoubtedly be signed by
.. . r, t-1 nl.,h anil mcmllPni
IDC UOIILHIOI Ultt fc.UM
of the executive committee ps it
meets with the approval of each on.
individually. The company is a new
one In this part of the country and
is one of the best on the coast. It
came from the east and made its
headquarters at Spokane until last
year when it was taken to uui
r.... i o mil h been onerating from
.. ... m .u . ..nr. Tn until. nir
mere lor uie imoi. -
to Roseburg the company will bring
cither ten or twelve hib'j class
shows with the very newest of rid
ing devices. . The merry-go-round ts
similar to the one which was operat
ed in this city by the Sells-Kioto Co.
last year, with the exception that it
is much larger aud It furnished with
t-luss mirrors and over three
hundred electric lights and it will
undoubtedly prove a great attrac
tion. The swing was purchased at
a cost of $10,000.
The forris wheel is new, having
fThen bought last summer and is 60
llet in helgnt ana is run ainu-
iulv fRstcr than is usually tne case
iih such wheels.. In addition to
sse attractions the company car-
several tented shows such as
fews blowers, vaudeville, ten In one
show, floating lady, electrical
l.w and many others.
r. French has many recommen-
ukans from Commercial clubs, fair
ki'ds and women's organizations,
kh he presented to the Commer-
Uclub to support his claims.
He other arrangements for the
BiVal are progressing nicely.
TSnands are practicing nearly ev-
light and the city will be fur
ii with a great deal of band
m,t, as the carnival company car-
rlel i band In addition to the two
lorjp trganizations. The hats have
notliR been taken out for sale on
thclsUeet, but two dozen have al
ready been sold from Harth's Tog
gerjl The arrangements for the
que'i contest will be made in a
shor time and the voting wijl be
begup.
FROM ENGER
With ne wind blowing a gale, the
gun club held their shoot at Win
chester jesterday with the result
that A. D. Bradley won the coveted
medal from John Engcr making a
score of 22. Mr. Bnger has 1
ways been known as a good shot in
the wind, but the breeze yesterday: plan Included "the killing of Mr. and
was too Bach for him wd he Mrs. John E. Peck, his wife (Mrs.
failed to ,me through with the' Arthur Warren Waite.) and noDe
necessary third win although he! le who should happen to stand bo
held Ihe p,i7e jonrer than auy other, tween blm and the Peck million.'
man in the club, having gained it in
two successive shoots .
The scores were as' - follows:
Bradley 22, Stevenson 21. Hogan
13. Tolles 21. Miller 17, Powell 20,
Walnscott 20j;.Roadman 20 Black
18, Pearson 18, Donohew 17,"-En-ger
17, Hall 17. Mathews lGi.
J5r?WlG!a 16, Wilkins 16,' Wright
15, Mllner is. - ;
Next Sunday there will be a five
man team shoot between teams
from JRoBeburg and Oakland. The
club house- isfinlslicd-and i3 much
enjoyed by the members of the club
and visitors. .'..-'.'
MENTAL CULTURE CLUB
TO HOLD CI-OSING MEETING
The. closing meeting of the Men
tal Culture Club will, be held at the
home of Mrs. A. J. L(lburn on West
Mosher street tomorroV afternoon a
2:30 o'clock. A shirt business
meeting will be held after which the
meeting will be. made . social af
fair, au members or the club are
urgently requested to be present at
this, the 'last meeting of the club
year. , , . . . . V '
: '
Cl'MMINS ARMY STAFF .
AMENDMENT ADOPTED
WASHINGTON," April 3. le
Cummins amendment to the Cham'
berlln bill, adding five militiamen
to the army general staff, was adopt
ed. Chamberlain opposed it.
BANK IS HELD UP
BY LONE ROBBER
SACRAMENTO, April 3. A lone
robber held up the Oak Park branch
of the Sacramento bank at noon to
day, and scooped a thousand dol
lars into his handkerchief, (then
backed out witn a crowd in pursuit.
The highwayman fired several shots
and fled. Captain McMurray, in
nearby firehouse stopped him with a
revolver and the money was return
ed. The robber was identified as W.
R. Smith, aged 19.
YOUNG DENTIST
CONFESSES ALL
NEW YORK, April 3. What pur
ports to be a formal confession by
Dr. Arthur Warren W'alte that he
murdered his father-in-law, John E.
Peck, of Grand Rdpids, l8 printed
by the New York World. The con
fession is said to have been- con
tained in a letter sent to the news
paper by Waite. ...
Accompanying It Is another let
ter signed by Walter Rogers DeucK
Walte's counsel in which he is quot
ed as saying Waite desired to make
his statement "to unburden his soul
somewhat from the heavy load upon
it as the only thing he could do in
atonement." '
Dr. Walte's Confession.
The letter said to have been sign
ed by Waite follows In part:'.
"I have been Informed that 1
have been Indicted for the crime of
murder in the first degree. - 1 know
the punishment Is death.
"The indictment is just and the
penalty is one that I deserve for 1
have killed John E. Peck.
"I have thought and thought while
lying in my bed here in the hospital
I have gone over all the incidents
of the past few months of my life
and I have made my peace with my
Creator. I now desire to make atone
ment for the wrong that I have done
"It Is a terrible grief to me that
I should have brought obliquity up
on my wife and upon the name of
good parents and made by brothers'
grieve as they do.
"I am relieved to make this, my
confession."
Mr. Deuel Is quoted as having said
he did not advise against the publi
cation of Walte's letter. He Is de
clared by the World to have author
ized the statement that Waite had
confessed to him .that his murder
IMAGES
TO SLIP BY
Unreliable Mexican Informa-
- tion Hampers Americans.
HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS SENT TO MEXICO
Army Men Wttli Snorting llood
. Wager ,That Bandit Chief
Will Be Tuken Within '! : c
. ' ., ( Ten Days.; r ,'
SAN ANTONIO, April 3. 'I be
lieve that Villa has slipped his col
lar and crawled under the fence,"
Funston declared. The American
forces are believed to be nearChi
huahua.City, unreliable Mexican in
formation has hampered them. The
roads south of Casas Grandes are Im
proved, and five automobiles i have
established a courier service there.
Twenty, Apache scouts to the front
next wbH. . r , ;,
. Army Men Confident, j ,
. HEADQUARTERS, DUBLAN,
Mex., April 3. Army men are bet
TThg eveh money that Villa will be
killed or captured within ten days,
and they believe that the pursuit has
reached a climax. Large reinforce
ments, Including infantry, marched
south on both wings, to co-operate
with the central column. Villa was
last reported as traveling in a wagon,
in the mountains farther south;'
CarranzlstOH Wore With Villa.
f--WASHINGTON, April -Si" About'
100 of Carranzlstas belonging to thei
command of Colonel Canos were
among the Vlllistas routed by Dodd
in the battle on Wednesday, It Is re
liably stated. Aside from admitting
that some desertions may be occur
ring, the officials refused to' com
ment further than saying that the
fate of the turncoats will probably
forestall any future desertions from
the constitutionalist ranks. The of
ficials believe that Villa haB reached
his hiding place. '
Slow Progress Probnblo.
Failure to run Villa down since
Wednesday strengthened the belief
that he Is south or the railroad and
if General Pershing has to send his
scouts and cavalry into that coun
try, broken by mountains and sparse
ly settled. It was realized that Blow
progress would be made.
News from Mexican sources that
Carranza's force had proved his
promise of co-operation by prevent
ing Villa's escape Into the mountains
was anxiously awaited at headquar
ters, as but little information as to
PISH
POISONED MILLIONAIRE AND DEAD WIFE
f " ill1 - ' t J
rciOVsi
Mr. and Mrs.
Following the recent death by. poisoning of John E. Peck, milllonalr
irupgirt of Grand Rapids, Mich., six weeks after the death of his wifo, .
suspicion fastened upon a son-in-law. Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, of Ner..'
York. Dr. Waite is said to have admitted that he (rave the poison to Peck,
but did su at the request of the latter, who wished to commit suicido
the operations of the Mexlcani.gov-
eminent troops has been received
and that only in'an unofficial man
ner. . . t -
General Funston was in receipt of
state department Information In re
gard to conditions In Chihuahua and
other parts of Mexico, but refused
to make It public. It was said at his
headquarters, however, that there
appeared to be reason to believe that
Colonel Cano, who was loading one
of the heavier forces against -Villa,
hKd revolted against Carranza and
biid joined Villa.: '- ' ' '
Villa Muy Head for Chthuuliun- ;
Another story out of Mexico that
has been credite.'. at army headquar
ters was that Villa was headed for
Chihuahua City. The advanced cav
alry of General Pershing Is not far
from Chihuahua. '
:.EL PASO, April , 3. The ' first
train to arrive from . the Casas
Grandes region in a week pulled Into
Juarez yesterday from Pearson, 30
miles south of the military base es
tablished ly General Pershing at
Colonia Dublan.
Several mormon colonlstB wore on
the train; but they threw no light
on the veil of mystery which has en
veloped the operations of the Amerl-1
can troops since the decisive defeat
of the Vlllistas last Wednesday by
Colonel Dodd. They reported that
everything was quiet at Pearson and
Casas Grandes, and that the Mexi
cans had apparently become recon
ciled to the presence of the Ameri
can troops on Mexican soil. ,
EUGENE STORE
IS
Marshall Williams yesterday re
ceived notice to watch for two. .men
who are wanted at Kugene for
robbing the Elliott Hosmer grocery
store safe Saturday night. The men
made a rich haul, obtaining about
1700 in cash and checks. Particu
lars of ,the robbery were not receiv
ed by the marshal beyond the fact
that the men entered the store and
opened- the safe by means of an ex
plosive. ' The cash taken amounted to over
J300, while checks aproxlmatlng
$400 and drawn on Eugene banks
were taken from the . strong box.
The authorities have no clue with
the exception of the checkB them
selves which, should tho men en
deavor to pass, would undoubtedly
lead to their capture. ! v
' It Is though that they lert on the
south bound train' Immediately after
the crime was committed and pass
ed through Roseburg early Sunday
morning. The local officers are keep
Ing a sharp watch and should any or
the chec.'s be caBhed in thiB city
they will Immediately start pro
ceedings to capture the burglars.
John K. I'eck.
EIIGLAIID MADE
jIIDIGlI
Captured Crew is Denounced
, As "Baby Killers." :
PRESS DEMANDS SEVERE PUNISHMENT
((oituuut Clutms of IK'striKtiim 'of
- Important Military Works9
r " 1. "IUdiculod Dy ;
':' llritisli. '
' LONDON, April' 3.r-lntense indlg-
nution Is manifest throughout Eng
land today,, following the third Zep
pelin raid in three dayB. The total
casualties is expected to reach tbreo
hundred dead and wounded. The
people denounced the captive crew
of the L-l 5 as "baby killers" and
jiirged their severe 'punishment;.
while the newspapers discussed the
treatment of the prisoners unreberv
edly. ' "V
The British officials characterized
the German claims ' that munition
factories were destroyed and land
batteries silenced, as absurd. The
details of the raid on Sunday night
are meager..; ; .'-: , : ' r
As the result of the two previous
raids on Friday and Saturday nights, j
at least 59 persons are dead and 100;
wounded. This announcement was
made In a statemne't Which put' the
total of Friday night's victims at 43
killed and 66 injured. The casual
ties on Saturday night were at least
18 killed- and- .100 Injured: 5; '!' T
One Zeppelin Hrouxlit Down.
:In attempts to' drive away the
raiders, the , British anti-air crart
guns and aviators brought down one
Zeppelin In the Thames estuary aud
damaged at least one other. ' - '
V A battle ' 8000 feet in the air In
which' a ' (British avlutor hurled
bombs upon a Zeppelin -until
his own machine was riddled with
bullotB nd he Was forced to doscond,
is revealed In the official "'report.'
Damage to many Iioiihcb Is admlttod,
but there was no important loss to
military works. .
An official German statement on
Friday's raid received Inst night,
however, cites terriric damngo to
BfillBh docks una military plunt and
announces a series of uttacks upon
the heart of London, whore many
bombs are reported to have been
hurled upon the docks and military
works of the city.
(Jormun ItKrt Drmulud Knlse.
The British censor who passed the
German statement last night append
ed a statement declaring the entire
report was false with the exception
of tho German admission that tho
Zeppelin L-l 5 had been brought
down In the Thames."' ,
Tho second raid centered over a
town on the northoast coast,;- Two
dlrglblcs were seen to approach tho
coast. One turned back and the
other catne oVor the land.'- Fourteen
explosive and seven Incendiary
bombs were dropped.
Among the victims were a woman
tram conductor, whose ' leg waB
blown off, and a tram car Inspector,
who was killed.
,- PARIS. April 3. A Zeppelin raid
ed Dunkirk last night and dropped
eight bombs, two persons being kill
ed and four Injured.
Death Lint Made Known. " '
me auimruuy announcea tnni icng
wore killed and eleven Injured In the
raids of last night of six Zeppelins
over the coast of Scotland,, three
children being among the killed. No
military damage was accomplished.
At the' same lime, a lone Zeppelin
raided the eastern counties of Eng
land. ' ' . , "-. . ! ' . ,
JLRV KIHAt.ltKHH AND NKW
TRIAL OHItKHKI! KOU I'AHTOH
OltOVILLE, Calif., April , Be
ing unable to agree, the Jury trying
(he Reverend Madison Slaughter,
who Is charged with assaulting Ger
trude I-amson, aged 15, was dls
A nu..
UNKn Id Ti I'KIHJKD
V. WITHOUT WARMNO
LONDON, April 3. It wa. learn
ed here today that the liner Aohlllm
was torpedoed without warning and
sunk, on last Friday, four of th
crew are believed to have perished.
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JAP STEAMKU S1NK8
.. -v' WITH 11KAVY LONft
TOKIO. April 3. The liner Wak
atssumaril sunk within five minutes
after striking a sunken rock. Sh
tarried many passengers of whom
7? with 20 sailors are missing.
(.KAM JI'RV WILL INVK8TI- '
,.; GATK THE TUHIvEl) KMJIV
SALEM.' April ; 3. ProBeoutor'
Ringo Is considering calling a spe
cial grand Jury to Investigate the
feud at Turner whicb resulted In
battle last Saturday, between the city
council and a Turner . baud. Th
three ...men who were, badly .lashed
with pocket knives will recover. A
now warrant was lBsued today for
Councilman K Jeans,' charged wltto
stabbing. ' ' " ,i
n
GEIDIJ roiifis
PARIS, April 3. Counter attack .
by. the French halted' !0,000 Ger
mans' who were attempting to ur
roundj Vaux. A,The Germans boin
WdedHarcburt' and Ksnes, and the
French repllea vigorously. Tho Tel'
tons advanced over a two mile front
yesterday, ; and forced ' their way
across the Vaux-Dtiuamont road, ard
occupied the fringe, of the Calle'to
woods.' '.: '.' 'C
HOLLAND WILL
NOT DEMOBILIZE
' "LONDON, April 3. Th British
foreign 'office informed the United
Pross today hat there Is no founda
tion for tho rumor that the warlike
preparations of Holland are due to
the allied threat of a violation of
Dutch neutrality. It donled that the
summoning or tho Dutch parliament,
and the cancellation of all fuilougli.
resulted from any decision at the
allied military conference at Paris
The Dutch mlnlstor of war hinted
that some power suggested that Hol
land should demobilize, and told the
correspondent, that "Holland must
pvepare to resist vigorously any dan
gor any minute. . She must prepare
to use hor wholo force at a moment's
notice against any violation of her
neutrality, and have decided to re
ject any suggestion to demobilize
even the smallest part of tne army.'
NEGRO LYNCHtP
1DABEL, Okla., April 8. Oscar
Martin, a negro, was lynched In the
court room here today at nocui, when
the girl on tho witneBS stand Identi
fied him as her assailant. Upon the
Identification being made, several
men aroso and disarmed the'offtcers,
then banged the negro from the cell
ing -' ,..! x. , V- ,'.; ..,-,. ..
BIO Ill'KMIAW TIIANHPOKT
SURMA III NED THURMDAV
charged this morning
was et for April it. .
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 3. It j
wa. announced here that a big Rus- -.1
slan transport wa. torpedoed last i
Thursday.
An Important real estate transac
tion was completed today by the firm
of Rice ft Rice, when the five acres
of E. L. Miller, situated near ihs
soldier, home wa. traded for pr' '.
erty in Kanaaa, belonging to '
P. Bradtord.
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