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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1918)
. 'IfliniSDAV, MAV feft, tout, " General Pershing Wants you to send something to cheer the boys. What's better than a good PHOTO made by. Clark & Clark Same Old Place, Over ' - Rosburg National Bank ESSAY BY LOCAL possibility of our relations with Mexico and the Spanish-American $125.00 230 N. Jackson St: countries after me war." RE WEEK PRO- AT 8 PER CENT. WILL RETURN $10.00 PER YEAR trot grttsiMfl mwa MEMBER OF HISTORY CLUB THE NEW LOCATION OF FISHERS STORE We wish to thank our many patrons for the liberal patronage accorded us in our old stand and invite a continuance in our new location, where we are better prepared to serve them. It will be our aim in the future; as it has been in the past, to handle nothing but the best mer chandise obtainable and in our new location, with reduced expense, we can SELL for LESS Call and see us for DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, READY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS, SHOES, ETC. FISHER'S fl WASHINGTON, May 28. One union express company for the Unit ed States was created today by agreement between Director General McAdoo and: the Adams, American, Wells-Fargo and Southern Express companies, whose transportation business will be merged under a new private corporation with capital of more than $30,000,000, to be known probably as the Federal Express Co. George C. Taylor, now president of the American, will be head of the new concern. After July 1, when the combina tion becomes effective, shippers will direct shipments "by express," with out regard to company, and soon thereafter the individual names of the separate companies will begin to disappear from wagons, stations and cars. , The" company will be the express carrying agency of the railroads oper ating privately, but under contract to turn 50 per cent of the groHS reve nues more than 200,000,000 last year to the roads for transportation privileges. Three smaller rnllroad owned companies, the Westorn, Great Northern and Northern, may Join the combination later. The new concern, whose name will be the Federal Express Company un less existing small companies with that name in two states object, will have stock of $30,000,000, represent ing the actual properties pooled and In additlen enough stock to provide ample working cash. The stock will be distributed among the four companies, according to tbe comparative value of the pro perties they contribute, to be deter mined after further valuation proceedings. THE PAOIFrO BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION. "Lots of us waste dimes chasing millions. MoBt of us quit with neither." Savings Each . Your" Check Month at Maturity t 2.50 per month.,.. I 690.00 $ 6.00 per month $1,000.00 $10.00 per month $2,000.00 $16.00 per month $3,000.00 $20.00 per month $4,000.00 $25.00 per month ....$5,000.00 Ask M. F.RICE Financial Representative. tf MONDAY IS BARGAIN DAY. Monday Is Dargaln day at the Itoseburg Cleaning and Pressing Works. Men's suits French . Dry cleaned and pressed for $1.00. All work given prompt attention. Bar gain day prices do not Include call ing for clothes or making deliveries. Bring your clothes in. tf DANCE AT WINCHESTER. Arrangements have been complet ed for a dance at Winchester Wed nesday night, June 6. Ott's orches tra will play. Everybody is Invited to attend. m.'ll PROFESSIONAL Kodak finishing. Shop. Clark's Kodak tf EC EI (Written by Leslie Butnor for Uinp qua Local History .Club,) The newspaper has always kepi apace with the march of civilisa tion. In this respect Roseburg has the unique record of having had a publication called! the "Roseburg Express," published at a time when the population was under two hun dred. This was in 1859, and Mr. L. E. V. Coon hnB the distinction of being Roseburg's pioneer newspaper, man. Coon sold out, however, to John Fitzhugh shortly after start ing the paper. It Is to be presumed that subscribers were few, and au tomobile and moving picture adver tisements undreamed of, for the Ex press lired less than two years, From this time until 1870 Rose burg was without a local publication. It seems probable that the reason was because of the small population and consequent scarcity of local news items, the people preferring to depend upon the pony express for news of state and national impor tance. Since newspapers depend on ad vertising for success, and Douglas county at that time hVd not even be gun to dispose of her salubrious climate and fertile soils by the press agent publicity route, It is to be imagined that Henry and Thomas Gale were men of courage and great vision, for in the year 1870 they started the RoBeburg Ensign. however, the Ensign was a repub lican paper and as it is appar ent that in politics Roseburg's citi zens have always stood for democ racy, even ns every one of us Is do ing today, for Bud Thompson quick ly became a competitor of the Gales, editing the Plalndoaler. It seems that newspaper men, especially in small towns, frequently fall out and print ugly things about each other, when they differ in politics.. So the Gales and Thompson had a shooting scrape and Thomas Gale was seri ously Iwoundod. The Ensign was discontinued shortly after this as the Gales left here. The Plaindealer changed hands after a year or so and for a short time was conducted by Capt. L. F. Mosher nnd then in 1875 W. A. McPherson bought and conducted it for a year or more. Then General W. U. Byors, now a resident of Salem, carried it on for several years, then after Byers, E. O. Hursh conducted It for a time. Later it was owned by W. F. Benjamin, then by H. H. Brooks. Several years ago the name was changed to The Evening News, edited by B. W. Bates,and Son, the present owners. The Roseburg Review was origin ally conducted at Oakland, Ore., by John W. Kelly under the title of the Douglas Independent. It was moved to Roseburg and name chang ed to the Roseburg Review. Later on it was owned by J. R. N. Bell between 1885 and 1891. Bell left Roseburg . about '91 and was suc ceeded by the Review Publishing Co. who have conducted it "ever since. In marked contrasts the relation ship of present newspaper men with those of the past. The Gales and Thompson said ugly things and fought. Bates and Wimberly have never fought and1 probably never will. When one of them Is short of good copy or has an accident the other furnishes whatever is needed. Of course, they print lots of awful mean things about each other, but this Is the kind of stuff becoming generally known as camouflage. E 3-8 Governor Withycombe has been re quested by Fuel Administrator Hol mes immediately to proclaim June 3-8 as "fuel week" In Oregon, and call on the citizens throughout, the state to observe it by ordering their next winter's wood and coal sup plies, says the Oregonlan. In addition, Mr. Holmes Is urging all chambers of commerce, clubs and business andi civic bodies in Oregon to call their members' attention to the necessity of getting in orders and making ready for cold weather. "Fuel week 1b a serious matter," said Mr. Holmes yesterday. "The en tire country is faced with the pos sibility of a fuel shortage, and we are doing everything possible In Oregon to save our citizens from heatless days by calling their' attention to the conditions." "Fuel week" will be universally observed throughout America. In the east the principal drive will be on coal. In Oregon, particularly In the western part of the state, wood is the chief fuel, but In eastern Oregon householders use a large quantity of coal. , COUCH HAJIMOCKS GIVE REST. iv 'whEnyour WDNEYB UKrtUMPS OF LEAD When you wake up with backache and dull misery in the kidney region It generally means you have been eating too much meat, says ' a well-known authority. Meat forms uric acid which overworks the kidneys in their effort to filter it from the blood and they become sort of paralyzed and loggy. When your kidneys get sluggish and clog you must relieve them, like you relieve your bowels; removing all the body's urinous waste, else you have backache, sick headache, dizzy spells; your stomach sours, tongue is coated, and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urlnerts cloudy, full of sediment, channels of ta set sore, water scalds and you are. obliged to seek relief two. or three times during the night." t Either considt a good, reliable physi cian at once or get Irom your pnarma cist about four ounces of Jnd Salts: tnke a. taWesnoonful In a glass o! water before breakfa-it for a few days nnd- vour kidnevs will then act line. This famous, salts Is made from the npA nf trrRnes and lemon iuice. com bined with lithia, and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate slueirish kidnevs, also to neutralize acids in the urine so it no longer irrl- tates, thus ending bladder weakness. On a warm day nothing is more restful on a cool porch than a ham mock. Not only can you entertuin afternoon callers on your porch, you may take an afternoon nap or sleep In them at night. See a couch ham mock at the store of B. W. Strong the furniture man. m30 GERMAN LANGUAGE IS PIANO STUDIO OPEN. MrB. Ethelyn Campbell, of Vic toria, B. C, who has had highest of musical 'raining, opened a piano studio in the rooms formerly occupied by Prof. Fory In the Parrott building. May 6. For arrangements phone 5 7-J or call at studio after May 6. tf MABEL VAN BUREN MOORE. Live-wh e Doings of City Ucnellt HupiKtr Success. The supper given by the Melrose Grange, Saturday night, for benefit of the Red Cross drive, netted $44.40. This makes a total of over $400 subscribed b ythe Melrose peo ple for the Red Cross during the present drive. Their quota was $250 Pete Buzukos Wins. Peter Buzukos, who claims to be the welterweight champion- wrestler of the world, defeated' M. G. Lutsey in the wrestling match at the CaaB Bay Athletic club Saturday night He took the first nnd third falls. Cooa Bay Times. (Peter Buzukos is well Known in this city, where he spent several months a few years ago.) Anxious to Join Army. Delos Matthews, well known young man of this city, who has been employed at Marshfleiu In a Men's furnishing establishment tor the past several weeks returned here last ev ening and if possible will get in the present draft. Dea is nnxiouB to see active service nnd declares that should he not be taken In thiB draft he will endeavor to enlist. SAGE TEA DANDY 10 It's Grandmother's Recipe ' to Bring Back Color and Lustre to Hair. SALEM, Or., May 28. The Ger man language will be stricken from the high schools of the state entirely as a course of study. This action was taken today by the state board of education, comprised of Governor Withycombe, Secretary Olcott "and Superintendent Churchill. In its place courses will be In cluded in French and Spanish. Those who are taking the course this year will be allowed to complete it to se cure their credits. . German Is now taught In four-year courses. It will be optional with the schools as to whether they place a four-year course In French or Span ish, or whether they give two years' French and two years' Spanish. All schools of the state except those In Portland are affected by the order, and German already has been remov ed from the courses there. "Many wonder why we give lan guage courses, said Mr. Churchill. "Standard colleges and .universities require at least two years In lan guage courses before they admit stud ents from high schools, and in adul- Tou can turn gray, faded hair beau tifully dark and lustrous almost over night If you'll get a bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound" at any drug store. Millions of bottles 'of this old famous Sage Tea Recipe, Improved by the addition of other Ingredients, are sold annually, says a well-known druggist here, because it darkens the hair bo naturally and evenly that no one can tell it has been applied. Those whose hair is turning gray or becoming raaea nave a surprise await lng mem, because after one or two applications the gray hair TaniBhes and your locks become luxuriantly aarK ana Deaumui. t This Is the age of youth. : Gray- haired, unattractive folks aren't wanted around, so ' get busy with wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to-nleht and you'll be delighted -with your dark, handsome hair and your youtnxui appearance witnin a lew .ays. - This preparation Is a toilet requisite ana is noi inienaea lor me cure, miti gation or prevention of disease. Jad Salts Is a life saver for regular - tlon, many are desirous of studying meat eaters. It is inexpensive, cannoi nve languages and are averse to Lat Injure and makes a delightful, effer- or Greek. Spanish has been se vucent lithia-water drink. lectcd for one course because of the Monday. Bargain Day at the Roseburg Cleaning AND Pressing Works! Men's Suits French Dry Cleaned and Pressed for $1.00. All work given prompt attention. Bargain day prices do not include calling for or delivering clothes, G. W. SLOPER 808 N. Jackson. If invested In a WESTERN ELECTRIC WASHER and WRINGER It will save the average family $50.00 or better jor year in laundry bills; or. It will free a woman from back breaking drudgery. What's that worth to you? , This is an opportunity to invest your money at a higher rate of Interest than is possible in any other way. It's a business proposition IT IS SOUND. Payments are $10 a month with a discount for cash, UHMG SAYS: The home properly run will pay bigger dividends Hum Bethlehem Steel. The Electric Store Roseburg, Oregon Scrap Iron! NEEDED BY THE GOVERNMENT $8 A TON Delivered in Roseburg Berger's Junk Shop Phone 182. Cass and Pine Streets BABY ' j NOW FOR YOUR ; Strawberry Crates Place your order early with the THE J. C. FLO OK CO. MRS. F. D. OWEN ' Out Flowers, Totted Plants, FuiierliU Designs, Weddibg ou- quets, etc. FOR SALE AT "THE FERN" 11 1 Cass St. Roseburg, Ore. PHONE 840 Is a right good baby (when he is asleep), And sleep he should, long and often. It he don't ho's cross and he don't need to be cross. REXALL SOOTHING SYRUP. ' . .... . ... ' ;v .- -t It Is a remedy that contains no trace of alcohol or narcotics, and soothes only becauso it Is an aid to 'Nature. -. i 2Bo at , "V Nathan M Perkins' Fullerton TJ10 TR&KCWU Store Building Eden Electric Washing Machine - j. ,. . t If every husband could be made to do the family washing Just once, he wife would have an ' . EDEN Electric Hashing and wringing machine the following Monday. Free demonstration. ..Easy terms. Douglas County light and Water Co. DBS. PLVLER & PLYLEK 'licensed Cliiropractlo Physicians 222 W. Lane St., Roseburg, Ore. Consultation, examination free. Ofllco Hours 0 to 5 J Phone IBS Chlh-opractlc and Electrical Treatments. - SLABWOOD IT CAR LOAD LOTS. Denn Transfer Storage Co. HONS 128 Jef sey Creamery Butter 1-4 lb. Prints . FRESH DAILY. DOUGLAS COUNTY CREAMERY STOP AT THE GRAND HOTEL CASS SILRISET i ioseijuhg IT'S SOME CAR THE D-40" Mitchell Six Let Us Show You . ' " ' I F. BarKer $ Co. Roseburg Oregon THE BUTT OF THE JOKE Holds the bag, but bags are scarce, this year, and wo suggost to the owner of a growing crop that he Investigate the merits of a IORTAIJL13 GRAIN BIN. "Food (grain) will win the war. ' Don't waste it." KENNY LUMBER COMPANY "ilUILD A HOME." ' SHOE ECONOMY Have v4brn shoes repaired by re liable "workman. Prices Tight W. 8. HOWARD, 214 Jackson St. AUCTIONEER M. O. Rndnbaugh. Rose burg, Oregon. Thirty years' expe rlence. Satisfaction guaran teed..! All kinds, of sale work. Date Arrangements Made at The Umpqua Valley Dank. HOOVE RIZE AND ECONOMIZE 7y getting your old and worn shoes repaired. 12S Sheridan St. THE PROGRESSIVE SHOE SHOP li. ROACH. HEAL ESTATE V,l$y nnd Farm Property, Winches teg- Bay and Westlnkn Town Lots. GEORGE It ITER. 122 West Oak Street. FRENCH TRANSFER COMPANY Contracts Taken and Estimates Fur nished' on All Work In Our Lino. Household Goods Promptly and '" . Carefully Moved QUICK, EFFICIENT SERVICE Phono 200 401 W. Cass St. Teams and Auto Tracks speaking of LIGHT REFRESHMENTS What Is lighter or more refreshing than A GLASS OF COOL, ! SPARKLING SODA FRESH FROM . THE ROSEBURG DAIRY AND SODA WORKS A MAN IS WHAT HE FEEDS ON The housewlfo, looking to the family health, will buy whore she can get Fresh, Clean Groceries. Our Stock Is Clean and Sanitarily Kept and all goods are of the best manufacture. Orders personally look ed after. ' ,..'... WALTER PATTERSON. I HE CASS STREET 6R0CERY,! PHONE 279 J . -1