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VOL. XI.
HOSEBURG, OREGON. SATURDAY KVIi.MNU, JCXK 18, 1()N.
NO. 92.
ROSEBURG
Review
CITIES'
v Engineer Talks on Obligatioa
of Property Owners
SEATTLE OFFERS EXAMPLE
Valuable Suggestions In Laying Out a
lily Have Kigtu tliuu ui
Laws First
PORTLAND, Or., June 12.-
liiuu Is not a goou citizen if he trie a
tu get out of paying for a public im
provement, uy wliiL-u his property is
benefitted.
"Persons receiving a special or a
particular benefit from a public im
provement should be caused to pay
costs of such improvement in propor
tion to the extent which his prop
erty Is benefitted.
"No district or street receives the
entire benefit of u public Improve
ment, but benefits are distributed ov
er a large urea or over an entire '
city. I
"You should lay out your entire I
city, having in viewMhe harmoniz
ing of all lis improvements, instead,
of Improving one street or pari of '
street, as a dismembered part. You
will make a botch of your city if
you make a smal .improvement here
and there.
"If you make an error in con
demning property," making improve
ments and assessing the . damages
and benefits, you should admit it
and charge it, but if a protestant
comes to you with a lie in his mouth,
tell him he lies. That's what made
Teddy so popular.
"PavementB to a street are whut
carpets are to the floors of your
home, and they should be selected
with, the same degree of care, ink
ing Into consideration the use to
which they are to be put, the loca
tion and size of the surroundings."
These are some of the terse say
ings of City Engineer U. H. Thom
son, of Seattle, in an address deliver
ed last night at the Empire Theater
on "Good Streets and How to Make
Thera."
f "Property owners," he said, "may
try to get out of paying their share
of the cost of improvements and
prevent you from taking their prop
erty.' . Contractors may try to cheat
you by giving you poor work, but
the property owner who tries to
get put of paying for his improve
ments and the contractor who cheats
are not desirable citizens. God help
the man who is so little that he
tries to get out of paying for the
benefits his property receives from
an improvements. The courts should
uphold you in your efforts to get Im
provements, and If they do not, yoi
should lose no tinfe in changing your
lawR,
"In our city the council may or
der an Improvement equal In cost
to 25 per cent of the value of the
property affected. If the council it
unanimous it may make an improve
ment equal to 50 per cent of the
value of the property. If 75 per cent
of the people sign a petition for an
improvement, the cost of the im
provement may equal 100 per cent
of the value of the pro pert ., and
the improvement will go through."
Mr. Thomson then explained In de
tall the Seattle method of assessing
the ccsts, the power of remonstrance,
and the manner of bonding. In re
gard to the latter, he said that If
property owners did not pay their
share of the costs of the improve
ment within 30 days after the con
tract had been awarded, the proper
ty would be bonded by the city, and
the bonds given the contractors for
their services. These bonds, he wild
were worth par. If payments on
the bonds were not made for
consecutive years, the contractors or1
person holding them had the right to
foreclose and secure a lien on the
property bonded. i
He told ol the opening and laying
Improvements on new tracts of Se
attle ground, and within three years'
time the value of the property had
increased marvelously, and had be
come covered wHh handsome resi
dences and business houses.
j "There was one man." he said,
"who owned a large tract of land
In the woods and he desired us to
put water mains through it. We
spent thousands of dollars in mak
ing this Improvement. We dug up
trenches for the pipes, and to do
so had to uproot Immense trees and
iinake the pipes up hill through these
Frenches. The land was In the su-
burban district and people Raid he
was crazy. That was five years ago.
and todav that 160 arrfs is covered
and it is estimated that there are
50,000 inhabitants in that tract. It
ts one of Seat'les most prosperous
Hqtf.eta. That's what water does
tor a district. Where there is wa-
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Kf.A; DAY TOMORROW.
e Having National Kiiihlciu
Should Display It.
On June 14, 1777, just 131 years
ago, it was decided by congress tbat
the flag of the United States, then
consisting of 13 united states, hold
13 stripes, alternated red and white,
and that the union be 13 white stars
on a Held of blue, but no provision
was made at that time for ne
RtfltPtt hilt na tiAii' alntoa nui-u hniiir-
"''"rll.Z8 Jtnzv
tatlon in the flag so another enact
ment took place in 1818 when con
gress ordained that from and after
the next 4th of July, the flag of the
United States should bo tf horizon
tal stripes, alternate red and white
and that the union would be, 20
white stars in a field of blue, upon
the admission of a new state into
the union a star should be added to
the flag, (his to take place the next
4th of July, succeeding the admis
sion of the state.
The American Flag Asocmtion
was formed in 1897, the objeet of
this association being to promote a
feeling of loyalty and reverence for
Old Glory," and June 14, Flag-Day,
has come to be recognized as a na
tional anniversary, by the American
people.
So po pu 1 a r has this d a v hero me
that It Is observed all over the Unit
ed States by the patriotic citizens
and June 14 of each year see the
national colors displayed from busi
ness houses and private residents.
HKV. J. It. X. HELL 1-H'MK;IKUI.
Iteglns JJIth Year ns Grand Chaplain
of Oregon Mnsouic Lodge.
PORTLAND, Or., June 12. J. R.
N Hell, grand chaplain of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge of Oregon, now
the dean in point of continuous ser
vice in America, was the subject of
eloquent eulogistic resolutions at the
grand lodge here.
Grand Chnplaln Hell Is a Presby
terian minister of Corvallis, and lulls
heir to Nestortnn honors among all
the grand chaplains of the Masonic
Grand Lodges of the country
through the recent death of the
grand chnplaln of the Vermont
Grand Lodge,
Mr. Hell was chosen chaplain of
the Oregon Grand Lodge In 1875,
and has held this position of honor
continuously for the past 33 years.
DELEGATES II EG IX TO ARRIVE.
Politics
Absorb Chiciigo Guild in
Lieu of Hammond.
CHICAGO, June 13. With the
New York delegation leading ijhe
van, and other delegates and politi
cians pouring in from all over the
country, Chicago has already com
menced to assume the appearnnce of
a national convention city. Lobbies
of all the leading hotels are' swarm
ing with excited, gesticulating ex
ponents of the great American game
of politics and the nnmes of the
presidential and vice-presidential
candidates are on every tongue. The
big New York delegation Is not
highly enthusiastic in Its advocacy
of Hughes and has scarcely made an
impression in the solid phalanx of
Taft boomers. Adherents of a sec
ond elective term for Roosevelt are
also here In force and are making-a
great deal of noise.
Ray State for Guild.
BOSTON, June 13 Massachusetts
delegates to the Republican national
convention, as well as parties of dele
gates from the other New England
states, left today for Chicago, confid
ent of securing for the Hay State the
second place on the national ticket.
"We are all for Guild for vice-president,"
declared one of the delegates
who Is in a position to know the
sentiment of his fellows, and it is
likely that a hot fight will be made
for the Massachusetts chief execut
ive The report that John Hays Ham
mond would be the choice of the
Massachusetts delegation for the
vf"e-;ro?idential nomination Is auth
oritatively denied. It is alleged that
whn Mr. Hammond made his an
nouncement, hehad been misinform
ed as to the state of Governor
Guild's health, and was under the
erroneous Impression tliar the gov
ernor had not sufTiffently recovered
from his recent serious illness to
make the race. Mr. Hammond and
Governor Guild are personal friends,
and since the latter is to be a can
didate, Hammond is not likely to
permit the use of his name.
ter there will be houses. Without
water there will be no improve
ments." The floor at the Armory has been
put in the best possible shape for the
dance tonight.
Horace T. Jones, the well-known
special aeent of the Interior Iieo.irt
ment, Is In Roseburg on official busi
ness. De Faulkner, who has ben at
tending the North Pacific Dental Col
lege in Portland, is home here for a
vacation. s
Gather in Saratoga Springs for
Great Celebration
CENTENNIAL OF SOCIETY
Elgin European Countries Have Sent
Delegates Governor Hughes
Extends Welcome
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N- Y.,
June 16. Jubilant to the point of
wild enthusiasm at recent prohibi
tion successes and confident of soon
making this a "dry" world, the hosts
of temperance are gathering in Sara
toga today to celebrate during the
next tun days the centennial of the
first temperance society. One hun
dred years ago the first total nbslln
ance society in the world was found
ed at Moreau, in this county, by Dr.
"Hilly" J. Clark. Preparations to
commemorate this event have been
going forward for a year with the
result that the World's Temperance
Centennial Congress to be opened
here tomorrow will likely go down
in h Istory as the greatest demon
stration of Its kind In the world's
history. Every train into Saratoga
today brings its quota of temperance
leaders men and women, and it is
likely that the hotel facilities of
the Spa wiii be taxed to the utmost
to care for the mammoth assemblage
of prohibitionists.
Prayers for thanksgiving for vic
tories already won in the battle with
the rum demon and petitions for di
vine guidance In the warfare yet to
come, songs of praise and sermons
by divines of international reputa
tion will mark tomorrow's opening
exercises.
The formal address of welcome
will be delivered by Governor
Hughes at the afternoon session of
the congress in Convention hall on
Monduy. Oliver W Stewart, of Il
linois, and Seaborn Wright, of Geor
gia, will respond. Practically all
the temperance societies throughout
the world and churches of all de
nominations will be represented, In
cluding Protestants, Catholics and
Jews.
The governora of 25 states have
sent ofllcial representatives, and dele
gations are present from England,
Scotland, Sweden, Germany, Hun
gary, Helgium. France and Ireland.
A special feature will be made of
a service to be held at Glen's Falls,
on Tuesday afternoon, at the grave
of Dr. "Hilly" J. Clnrk, and the erec
tion of a tablet at Clark's Corners on
Friday afternoon, near the spot
where the first temperance society
was- organized.
The first society Is still maintained
and will attend the unveiling In a
body. The gavel to be used at the
congress hat been made especially
for the purKse from timber in the
oid home of "Hilly" Clark.
In connection with the congress
there will be a department of ex
hibits. Including literature, histor
ical data, scientific advertising, pub
lic utterances, extracts and non
alcoholic drinks.
SCHILLER-GOETHE MONUMENT.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 13. A
great popular celebration, which Is
att racting Germans from all over
the country, will mark the dedica
tion tomorrow or the Schiller-
Goeih", monument, erected here by
popular subscription of the German
citizens of Milwaukee. The dedica
tory exercises will be held in the
open air at Washington Park. Prom
lnent men will pay tribute to the
memory of the two great German
poets. Adresscs will be made in
both German and English.
Heavy, impure blood makus a
muddy, pimply complexion, head
aehes nausea. Indigestion. Thin
blood makes the blond rich, red, pure
restores perfect health.
Tonight!!
Dance!
. At the .
ARMORY
GUARDSMEN NOT DISCOURAGED.
Will Frame Another Armory Hill and
Appeal to Legislature.
PORTLAND, Or., June 12. Fail
ure of the Armory bill to receive
popular indorsement at the polls on,
une 1 has not discouraged the Ore
gon National Guard In its campaign
for armories In the military stations
outside Portland. Tho view is taken!
by guardsmen that the measure was1
efeated because of a lack of un
derstanding of the needs and utilities
f armories. The favorable vote was
ery large, especially in the cities.
the cutting being done in rural dis
tricts. The National Guard Association is!
already planning a new bill which
will be presented be'ore the next
eglslature. This bill will a?k for
100,000 in annual Installments of
25,000 each, or possibly an even
larger sum will be asked for. Tne
biii will be differently drafted, hew-
eer, and defects which caused It to
bf. held up being carefully omitted.
The principal argument agansc the
A'inory bill by the State Grange,
Inch had the measure referred to
iho people was that no specific num
ber of armories was mention id: nor
ere there any details as to the cost
location. It was argue.1 that
$100,000 would be Insufficient to
inMnll armories in the 12 company
ta ions of Oregon, and ch;it further-
nore it would be establish!. - a bad
er-edent to leave the expand re
f a) large a sum to the Stare Ml'l
uy. Hoard without restrictions. It
was learned yesterday that the Na-
i.in. Guard Association will secure
data r.s to tho coBt on each Armory
nd rresent the mentuirR before the
lenislafire in a most b'itliio?A-!tle
manner.
TAFT ON FIRST HALLOT.
Assured of 200 More Than Required
For Nomination,
CHICAGO, June 12. Late this af
ternoon, the Republican uatiouat
committee completed the hearing ot
alt contests submitted and turned Its
attention to other matters. It bah
been in session for seven days of ac
tual work and has decided contests
regarding 219 seats on the tem
porary rollcall. These! contests have
been decided as follows:
For Taft Alabama, 22; Arkan
sas, 2; Florida, 8; Georgia, 16; Ken-
ucky, 8; Louisiana, 18; Mississippi,
b; Missouri, 0; South Carolina, 18;
Ohio, 7; Oklahoma, 10; Pennsylvau-
i, ?; North Carolina, 18; Tennessee,
8; Texas, 36; Virginia, 18; Alaska,
; Arizona, 2; Total, 216.
For Foraker Virginia, 2; Ohio,
. Total, 3. ' tn
As Taft had 387 instructed dele
gates before the national committee
began hearing the contests, he will
have now a total of 603 delegates on
the temporary rollcall without tak
ing into consideration any that either
have indorsed him or that have de
clared for him in any other manner.
A majority Is 401.
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WHO WOULD SELL OR MOVE?
.subscriber to the- Myrtlo Creek
Mail sends the following communica
tion to the editor of tbat peper:
Show me what will beat this. 1
grubbed and slashed a piece of the
worst brush land In Douglas county,
and on January 11, 17 and 20, 1908.
put out eight thousand strawberry
plants, from which I have picked
and sold seven crates of berrlcB for
$31.60. 1 have also picked from
four thousand plants put out In
February three crates which sold foi
$7.30. Canned and used at home,
three crates; gave away to friends,
one crate; total 4 crates, CaHh re
ceived $38.80.
The first eight" thousand plants
cover l 4 acrea. Now, seeing is be
lieving, and to see this little place
where this work has been done come
one mile east of Myrtle Creek, the
garden spot of Oregon, and Oregon
being one of the best states in t hi
Union put me In the heart of the
World, where wood and water of
the very best is plentiful and the
climate unequalled. 1 had ought U.
know, for I have been from Florida
to Alberta and from the Atlantic to
the Pacific coast more than once.
Now, I do not want to sell out, and
I often wonder how the real estate
en make a living, for when a man
once knows this country I can't ee
why he would wan to sell out un
less now hlH excuse Is that the coun
ty has gone dry.
GEO. BALDWIN.
Two fine running horse races ore
scheduled to take place a, the dis
trict fair grounds within three weeks
hence One Is a 3-4 mile dush. be
tween Sam Smith's sr,.-rel mare and
I)lok Turpln's "Virginia iJare,"
which will be one of the entries for
the 4th of July program. There Is
a bet of $.'!00 a side on this race.
The other event occurs Saturday,
June 27, and the contesting horses
are "Paul E. Jones." owned y Geo.
McCulloch. of Oakland, and "Ore
gon Frank." owned by llert llrown.
sIm of Oakland, with a wager of
$200 a side.
PLAN
Three Blocks Eliminated From
Original Paving Area
ESTIMATE DOWN TO $61,600
Tbis Leaves Margin for Deer Creek
Bridge Council Takes Action
Monday Night
That promised meeting of the
city council .did not occur, Friday
night, but Mayor Hoover states pos
itively that it will be held next
Monday night, instead. At that time
there will come up for formal con
sideration reviiiud plans and esti
mates of Roseburg's proposed street
paving, ns prepared and submitted
by Engineer Frank C. Kelsay.
As revised, the plans for the pac
ing, which originally embraced 21
blocks, at an estlmnted cost In
round numbers of $75,200, now In
volve only IS blocks, ut an approxim
ate cost of $01,654. Although these
plans do not include the proposed
concrete bridge over Deer Creek,
such item will be acted on In due
time. The coat of the bridge Is
placed at a maximum of $6000.
which sum ndded to the cost of pav
ing will keep the grand total within
the limit of expenditure fixed by the
bond election $70, 000 allowing
for engineering expenses also. Fol
lowing In itemized form is the re
vised estimate of the paving cost, as
submitted by Mr. Kelsay:
Grading, 4 800 cu. yds at
00 cents $.2,880.00
Curblng( 10.070 lineal ft..
at 4 5 cents
4.531.50
Paving. 22.450 sq. yds., at
$X.30 51.035.00
Cut oh basins and drains.. 1,150.00
Street monuments, 15 at
$6.50 97.50
Incidentals 750.00
Engineer's com minion ... 610.44
Total $61. 654. 44
The three blocks eliminated from
the original area mapped out are the
last two on upper Cass street, and
one on Jackson street, from the Elks'
Temple to Mrs. M. Josephson's resi
dence. This leaves tho route of the
proposed paving like this: Com
mencing at W. L. Dyslnger's mill on
Sheridan street, thence down Sherl
dan street to the Southern Pacific
passenger depot; thence up ('ass
streTH to Jackson and north down
Jackson to the Hotel McClallcn and
from there up Douglas street to flu
east boundary of the Court House
square. From the intersection of
Cass and Jackson streets, the pro
ied paving also extends one block
further uu Cass street to Main street
and then down Main street as far as
Doug! a:;, jo':;!r,g the pavement ex
tending past the Hotel McClnllen.
If these plans are approved by City
Engineer RoberiH and then accepted
by the council next Monday night
the next thing in order will be for
the coil ne II to pass a resolution de
claring its Intention of making the
projected Improvement. Such a reso
lutlon takes the form of an ordln
ance. If no remount ranee follows
within 20 days after its reading, the
ordinance may then be plaeed on its
second and third readings and pas
sed. Then ns Boon thereafter as the
council see fit It may advertise for
bids for the work. Tills will require
ten days time. When a bid Is a
cp p ted a contract will be drawn u
protected by a bond, and the blind is
sue authorized by tho voters, or as
much thereof ns may be deemed
necessary, wilt he floated.
T.I llr A ' Se.y U due -ri.,ll
for one of the most unique idi'fis y t
advanced for advertising the city. It
consists of a mapped outline of Ore
gon, with a largo ROSK drawn at
the pM-atfon of our city, which Is nlko
designated by nam" In bold letter
ing. It Is proposed to use this lile.i
on tin paniphl'-ts which are to !)
distributed aiming passengers on tln
trains. With such a pamphlet In
one band am a beautiful rose In the
u.lll.'l, ll'J I'iIW'IIKI.I lull lilll Ltr ilf
iuipr ssed. with the Idea that Hose,
burg Is one of nature's garden spots,
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Stomncli Troubles.
Many remarkable cures of stomach
troubles have been effected by Clmm-I
berlaln's Stomach nnd I.lver Tablets, i
One man who had spent over two!
thousand dollars for medirlne and
treatment was cured by a few boxes
of these tahletB. Price 2." ecu's.
Samples free at Hamilton Drug Co. j
o I
For a mild action of the bowels, t
single dose of Doan's Regulets I,
t enough. Treatment cures habitual
1 constipation. 2:',c a box. Ask your
1 druggist for them.
lit SALOONS FORCED OUT.
Formal Order of Prohibition to be
Made on Monday.
The death knell of 29 saloons In
Douglas county will be sounded In
this city nexL Monday, when the
county court will meet in special
session and issue the formal order of,
prohibition in pursuance to the ex
pressed vish of the majority of the!
voters at the recent election. So far1
as known, there will be no effort on1
the part of the liquor men to pre
vent the issuance of the order,
which will go into effect on July
of this year. Of the total num
ber of saloons which will be put out
of business, 14 are located in Roso-
burg and ure owned by the follow
ing part leu: i
II. R. Westbrook, L. T Ellis. C. H.
Harmon & Son, T. H. Cannon & Co..
R Papo, C. L. Gllvln. F. Po-
quette, R. U. Mnthews, H. O. Wil
kinson, Win. Van Huron. S. J. T.
Hast, S. J. Relzeustein. G. V. Noah
and Win Prolzmau.
The other 15 saloons affected bv
the order are scattered throughout
the county. Their location and own
ership a I'o ns follows:
Oakland (2) John W. Crouch.
lames P. Crouch.
Yoncalla (2) Gilbert Kennedy.
Papo & Jones.
Gardiner (3) Perkins & Perkins.
F. W. Varrellniann. R. V. Huuhcs.
Scottsburg (2) Perkins & lleu-
b'-n, Stephen Owens.
Glendale (3) J. A. McLeod,
Thou. Smith. Sblkcr ft Son.
Dothan (2) Wnlter Crileser,
Timothy Berry,
Riddle (1) D. W. Crosby.
CAN'T KKKI' l.lyl'OH
III Your House in' IIiisIiu'hh I'luie In
Hum Hi'I'h HiiitIk.
i:i!aK.K, Or., June 12 Kiigcne's
oily ordinance, which declureB keep
ing or stoi'liiK lliiuoru In one's house
til' place of bilKincss to be a nuisance,
has been held IckiiI In till llrf de
lalls hy .Indue llairlK, of Iho Circuit
Court. Soon utter the ordinance v"us
paused by I he council nearly a year
ilio, CharlcH Mayhew, of this city.
was niTcsiud for violating It. lie was
tried In tho Police Court, and sen
enicil to pay n flno of fino nnd to
Imprisonment In the city jail for 80
.lavs. The matter was carried up to
the Circuit Court, nnd has been un
der advisement by .Indue llurrls un
til now, In the meantime thu defend
ant being out on bonds. The dge
passed on the case yesterday, de
claring the ordinance legal and af
firming the decision of the Police
Court.
I'eli.llng Judge Harris' decision,
there have been no more prosecu
tions fur violation of this ordinance,
It being the opinion of several nt-
t'lnieys Hint the ordinanco wns not
legal, and for that renson it wns
deemed best by the city authorities
not to attempt unolher case until
the lirst was decided. This decision
will give the olllcers nil tho power
they need to enrorce violations of
Hie law. it Is said Mayhew will car
ry the case to the Supreme Court.
If you enjoy dancing to GOOD
music, attend the dance at the Ar
mory tonight.
Mr. und Mrs. Karl Kick to, of Dor
enn, l.nne county, are here for a
short visit with relatives.
LOST l'oclict book, containing ke
nnd small change. Was lost be
tween West Rosebiirg nnd depot.
I'inder please leave at Review of
fice. dTF
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KOH SAI.K At a bargain, a saloon
hllHlness ill the best business cor
ner in Vancouver. Washington, a
rapidly growing city. Possession
given July I. 190R. Address Unit
r7. Vancouver. Wash. daw
-' - - OKFICKUH.
J. W. Hamilton, President. A. C. Marsters, Cashier.
J. F. Unrkor, Vice President.. W. T. Wright, Asst. Cashier
J. W. Hamilton.
N. Rico,
J. K. Darker,
S. C. Ilartrum,
ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK
GsUbllibed 1908.
CAPITAL, - $50,000.00
Our conservative management offers substantial advan
tages to present and nropectlve patrons. W are prepared
to handle all buslnesa entrusted to ua accurately and expeditiously.
CALKB POWERS AND
neon
FREED
Assassins of Governor Gobel
are Pardoned
DOLLIYER TAFT'S CHOICE
Crazy Woman Ellis Husband and Six
CBlldren Accused Gralttcrs
Acqalled by Jar
Special to the Evening Review.
FUANKFORT, Ky., June 13.
Caleb 1'ov.ern, four times tried lor
the asKusiuatlon of Governor Oobet
ami who has been In jail In the
tuenntlmo for nine years, and Jim
Howard, aorvlng a life sentence In
the ieiiitcntlary on a similar charge,
wi'ie pardoned today by Governor
Wlllson.
Crazy Woman Kills 7.
CADIU.AC, Mich., June 13. Be
coming suddenly Insane this morn
ing, Mrs. Daniel Cooper, of this city,
nfter preparing breakfast, shot and
killed her husband and then slew
their six children.
Tan Wants llolliver.
WASHINGTON, June 13. There
Is no longer any doubt but that Taft
wants Senator Dolllver for his run
ning mato on tho Republican ticker.
A representative of Taft will soon
go to Iowa to ask Dolllver to run.
Freed of Graft Charge.
IIARR1HIIURO, Pn., June 13.
Tho second of the series of conifdr
acy cases growing out of the con
tracts for furnishing and equipment
of the now state capitol rosulted to
day In the acquittal of Congressman
II. llurke Cnssell, of Marietta, Pa.,
head of the Pennsylvania Construc
tion Company, which supplied about
$2,000,000 worth of metallic furni
ture for tho building, and Joseph M.
Hudson, of Philadelphia, architect ot
the capitol and designer of Its fur
niture. This case also Involved William P.
Snyder, of Spring City, Pa., former
Auditor (ieneral; William L. Math
lies, of Media, Pa., former Stat
Treasurer; James M. Shumaker, of
Johnstown, Pa., a former superin
tendent of public grounds and build
ings, and Frank M. Irvine, a travel
ing auditor of the auditor general's
department. -
Snyder, Mnthuea and Shumaker
were convicted In the first conspir
acy trial of defrauding the state out
of about $ 19,000 In n bill for wooden
furniture. An appeal for a new
trial before the court In which they
appeared Is still pending. Huston
was to have hocn tried with the
others In the first trial but secured
a severance. In tho case that ended
today tlie charge against the six men
wns conspiracy to defraud the Btaia
out of $".090.10 In a hill of $17,
789.70 for metallic fitting cases and
metallic furniture.
Fourteen men have been indicted
on various chnrgeg of fraud In con
nection with tho furnishing and dec
orating of the capitol, and the cases
of those who have not already been
tried will follow those Just ended.
The state capitol as It stands today
cost $13. 000,000, of which $9,000.
000 was expended In furnishings and
decorations.
KIHKCTORI.
1). R. Shambrook,
J. O. Newland,
I. Abraham,
Cbaa. W. Parka,
A. C. Maratert.
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