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ItOSUBUItO, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGVST 80, 1008.
NO. 187.
Colorado Plan May be Adopted
in
OPENING OF 500,000 ACRES
By lie Company CootrolliDg the Im
! meose Oregon Military Road
' Land Grant
: (Uy Charles Hyskell.)
FORT GARLAND, Colo., Aug. 28.
An estate nearly as large as the
state of Rhode Island is to be added
torthe inhabited portion of Oregon by
the opening and colonization of the
historic Oregon Military Road Land
Grant, comprising 500,0-00 acres in a
strip 12 mil! wide extending
through southern Oregon. The com
pany controlling the grant has adopt
ed the auction allotment plan, this
week successfully tried out in the al
lotment of 66,000 acres here in the
San Luis valley of Colorado. I came
here to see what is In store for Ore
gon in the way of a new method of
land opening.
It was amazing to see the facil
ity and harmony with which 6752
farms and the same number of town
lots were .distributed among 6752
men, entire strangers to each other,
who hailed from 21 states and were
representative of the best class of
middle west farmers and land seek
ers:' The lands are Irrigable. The
company has on deposit $250,000,
for a reservoir and canals, and now
has the plant about two-thirds com
pleted. The homeseckers pitched a lent
city among the cottonwoods along
' lite Creek, and put up a large tent in
which the business of the land
opening was to bo transacted. They
elected three trustees: Robert M.
Itahkin, of Aurora, Neb.; George Mc
Nalr, of San Angelo, Texas, and F. A.
Hlberger, of Wichita, Kansas, to con
duct the allotment. The farms and
lots had been sold by the San Luis
Valley Land company and each man
held a clearance receipt, nominally a
contract for a deed to a farm and
town lot. These contracts provided
for a distribution by the auction plan
but the holders had become uneasy,
because the lands looked good and
there was a possibility of lively bid
ding In excess of $150, the amount
each had bid for his farm contract.
After conferences with the postal
authorities and R. J. Martin, presi
dent of the San Luis Valley Land
company, the plan or uie if,
became more fully understood by the
trustees, who then endorsed and
presented It to the general meeting,
where it was unanimously accepted.
Thereafter not a moment's hitch oc
curred. The partitioning went
through with remarkable rapidity,
and in six days the 6752 farms and
6752 lots were distributed. Uriefl)
the plan is as follows:
An auctioneer who understands
the proceeding conies upon the scene
with two boxes, a correct list of all
contract holders, and lists of the
farms and lots.
e writes the names of the con
tract holders on a slip of paper .nd
n for 10 names. Each club selects
captain, or has one appointed. The
auctioneer now draws from the other
box slips containing the furm !
lot numbers and as they come .
they are written in the spaces op
posite the names of the club mem
bers. The partitioning is then con
ducted from the club sheets.
Flats of the farms and lots having
been distributed to each contract
holder, he is enabled to know what
he is getting. As each number Is
called out by the auctlopeer the
club captain having that number on
his list responds with a bid of $150
for the person whose name Is op
posite. If the person desires a farm
other than the one drawn fof htm he
can get it by bidding a premium
above the $150. The plan thus gives
him power to make Ills own selec
tion of a farm and lot. The auctlcfh
feature Is the thread from which
hangs the whole proceeding, and the
bidding Is the test by which it is
made valid under the postal laws, al
though sentiment against bidding
premiums was so strong that the bid
ding was kept down to a low mini
mum. There were but few premiums
bid and the highest was $250.
The plan has been hailed with Joy
by land men the country over. It
offers the solution of the problems of
carrying on large operations in sel
ling and colonizing remote western
lands under the double handicap of
interstate commerce commission pas
senger restrictions and the govern
ment's prohibition of Innd allotments
by lottery. There will be Bonie minor
changes made for the Oregon opening.
COOS PEOPLE TO 11LAME.
Eugene Guard: The people of
Coos Hay themselves nre largely re
sponsible for their Isolation from the
world, having defeated every tit
tempt of Itoseburg to build a rail
road over the mountain, when unit
ed effort might have been successful.
Mr. nd Mrs. C. O. Crlteser were
in from Wardton today.
WANTED Men to pick penrs;
cents per box. Apply to Messlck &
Currle, three miles north of Oak
land. dsws2
HSH0N0RED Religion For the
Living, Not Only
York Warmlj Welcomes pnr the Dvintf.
Olympic Victors
IIIC PARADE; PRIZES GIVEN
J By th Rtv. Dr. CHARLES r. AKED of Nw York.
Melbourne Adds Mightily to Long List
of Ovations Tendered to
American Fleet
Special to the Evening Review.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29. New York
city today began extension of Am
erica's formal welcome to the stal
wart athletes who carried the start
and stripes to victory In the Olympic
games in London. Practically the
whole city was given over io the re
ception of the athletes, who arrived
from Europe today. An immense
parade of soldiers, sailors, athletic
clubs, deocrated automobiles, bras
bands and pupils of parochial schooh
jsed down Broadway through
tremendous throng of people, whe
cheered the returning Americans vo
clferously. This afternoon at Madi
son Square Garden, welcome on be
half of the city was extended by a
committee headed by Alfred Gwynn
Vanderbilt and comprised of 500
New Yorkers. The great crowd sang
the national anthem to the accom
paniment of ten massed bands.
John Hayes, the winner of the Mara
thon race, was given a Bilver cup
while all of the other athletes re
ceived gold medals.
Two Hold Citizens at Bay,
3 Others Loot Bank
Dance!
. At the .
ARMORY
Tonight!!
HE question of the decreasing membership and waning
influence of religion the churches is not a denomi
national question. It is not a national question. It is
a question as wide as Christianity itself. Conditions
in America are, broadly speaking, the same as in Eng
land and in England as in the rest of Europe. I can
see the difference in this country since I first visited the United States
fifteen years ago.
THE DANGER 18 NOT FROM DIRECT ATTACK ON RELIGION.
THIS DENIAL OF BELIEF THAT IS, ATHEISM HAS SPENT ITS
FORCE. WHAT THE CHURCHES HAVE TO FEAR IS A MORE IN
SIDIOUS DANGER INDIFFERENCE.
It
The man in the street says, "The church is a back number." He
feels that he can do without it If you ask him whether he boliovos
in God, in the existence of an infinite power superior to man, the
chances are that he will say "Yes." But questions of dogma, distinc
tions of creed, do not interest him, and he refuses to concern himself
about them. He has made up his mind that he can got along without
religion that is, religion as it has been expounded to him. But tins
DOES NOT MEAN NECESSARILY THAT HE IS IK11E-
LIGIOUS. ,
It seems to me that this indifference is more pronounced in America
than in England, just as orthodoxy is more strictly defined and moro
unyielding over hero. And where there is indifference to the church
I can form no other conclusion than that the church itself is to blame.
Yet the need of religion never has been greater in any age or country
than in this country and in the day we live in. Churches exist and
preachers are maintained to remind men and nations of the eternul
laws they must obey and the eternal love in which they may rest. And
rived here this afternoon nnd was ;n tho United States they may yet lie noeded as the mainstay of social
oruer.
EITHER "THE CHURCHES HAVE GOT TO LIVE UP TO THE
TASK OF KEEPING THE SOUL OF THE NATION ALIVE On THEY
WILL PERISH.
at m n
Statistics gathered by Dr. Josiah Strong show that the gain of the
churches in membership in proportion to the gain in population is
steadily and rapidly fulling off. In the past twenty years it is less tliun
half what it wa9 in tho preceding twenty. The trouble is that J CO
MUCH OF OUR RELIGION, BOTH AS IT IS PREACHED
AND AS IT IS PRACTICED, LACKS LIFE. The attitude of a
MARSH FIELD, Or., Aug. 28. I , ,,.i, f louor.l it iu liltn tlmt nf tlia New York banker
Crowded to its capacity this niter- I 1 , ,., ,.,. .
inoon a Bectlon or tne grandstand ni i who snia io n cerium prcuuuur ui uie uuuuiumuu ui uio kiuwu. ..in
is tlio first timo I cvor knew that religion had anything to do with
living. I thought it had to do only with dying and going to hell.'
RIDE AWAY WITH $12,000
"Black Hand" Claims Another Victim
io Chicago Canadian Pacific
Strike Unbroken
HAIL FOLLOWS TI
N. W
Scourges Homeless Suitors,
Scantily Clad ! ?
CROPS RUINED, SHEEP SIM
Special to (he Evening Review.
MONTREAL, Quebec. Aug. 29.
Five masked in on robbed tho Pro
vincial bank nt Steustnche, 10 miles
distnnt, in broad daylight today.
While two armed robbers held a
posse at bay with revolvers, three
others rilled the bank vaults, secur
ing (12,000 in gold. Just before
the hour of opening the bank this
morning, the bandits overpowered
the night watchuinn and gained en-1
trance to tho building, in forcing
open the vnult they simultaneously
set off an alarm In the sheriff's olllce,
but. when . olllcors arrived at the
scone they were quickly held up by
the two rubbers on tho outside of
the bank and threatened with In
stant death if they made an attempt
to Interfere. The three men on the
Inside worked calmly, and when they
had gathered In the booty tho entire
live left town on horseback. Posses
are in hot pursuit. The entire coun
try is greatly excited, and there is
strong probability that the robbers
will be run down.
Snmber oi Known Dead Increased to
23, and nearly as Many More
- are Still Missing -
This Welcome Warm. Too.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 29
-The American battleship licet ar-
come. From Port Phillip head tc
the anchorage In the bay, a dlstnncc
of 30 miles, there was one contin
uous ovation. Official landing wil
be made Monday. The fleet will re
main here seven days, and will be
royally entertained by both official
and civil bodies. A large fund has
been subscribed toward entertain
ment.
GRANDSTAND COLLAPSE').
'At Miirshfli-ld Fair, Itiit No One is
Seriously Hurt,
80 YEARS'
EXPERIENCE
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Similar all is,
" i number and acre
age of a tarn., and number and b o.
of a lot. are l"c,1 1,1 the 0,her "
After being well shaken the names
n hen drawn out and written on
"clut sheets" end, containing .pace.
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Design
Copyright Ac
Scientific American.
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Model American
The Best "Bit" Cigar on the Pa
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Made in Roseburg by
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Sold by all Dealers
the Southern Oregon District Kali
gave way and GOO persons were pre
cipitated to the ground.
It was feared at first that many
had been hurt, but when the excited
crowd was quieted It was found that
minor injuries and brtuses constitut
ed the extent of the damage.
The accident did not mar the pleat
ure of the biggest holiday Marshtleld
has ever known. Over 2000 persum
attended the races In the afternoon
and never before has there been at
many visitors in the city from out
of town
The judging of the exhibits has
been completed. In the livestock
classes Hoseburg was particular!
fortunate In carrying off prizes. A
big cheese, which won a prize In tht
dairy exhibit, has been purchased b
J. L. Ilowman, of Portland, und w
be taken to that city to show what
Coos county produces In that line.
HusfnvsH houses will be closed
generally in the city tomorrow, which
ls the last day of the fair, and when
the best race program will be given.
The races today in connection
with the Southern Oregon District
Fair furnished line sport. W. W.
Cardwell, of Roseburg, was starter,
and A. H. Powers, Jottn Flanagan
and G. E. Clayton, of Hoseburg, were
the judges.
The 14-mile running race for best
two In three heats was the best race
ever seen at a Southern Oregon Dis
trict Fair. There were five starters
and The Counsellor, owned by Heav-
enor, and Creserton, owned by J. It
llerron, started the race off with
dead heat, coming in neck and neck
The next two heats were won by The
Counsellor, but the contest was
close each time that the crowd went
wild.
Joe How's Horse Wins.
(Only one Roseburg horse was
entered In Friday's races at Marsh
field. It was "Blue Diamond, own
ed by Joe Rose, an 8. P. fireman
After finishing a bad fifth In the 3-8
dash on Thursday, "Blue Diamond
on Friday captured first money of a
KNOCKS FOIl KNOCKERS.
PLANS JKEAT EVENT.
A "Murk HiiimI" Victim.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29. The terrible
Mack Hand' claimed another vic
tim today, when Michael Dluhinuto,
a wealthy Italian of this city, was
shot and Ml led In his shop. The vic
tim had received threatening luttors,
saying he was marked for death un
less he contributed funds to the
"Itluck Hand" society. He was
standing in his shop, when a stranger
opened the door and without a word
II rod the fatal allot. The murderer
is still at large.
Special to the Evening Review.
Eb PASO. Texas,- Aug. 28. The
bodies of eight more victims of the
cloudburst at Folsora. N. M., were
recovered today, bringing the total
of known dead up to 23. About 20 '
persons are mlBslng and these, may
swell the death list. Among them
are five traveling men, who were
asleep In a hotel when the flood
struck the city, destroying the hotel
and a number of other structures
and carrying them away. The cloth-
lug of the five men was swept all
over the valley and It ls believed
they perished. Searching parties
are now hunting for their bodies.
The catastrophe is being Intensified
today by the prevalence of a driving
hailstorm that is sweepiug the val--ley,
beating down upon hundreds of
homeless people, who are huddled on.
the hill tops, Bcantlly clad and suf
fering from huuger. Crops are be
ing ruined and Bheep are being kil
led by the thousands. Wires are prostrated.
Strike Still Deadlocked.
WINNIPEG. Can., Aug. 29. Can
adian I' in' I Ik- strikers are being paid
tciday with funds. sent from the In
ternational headquarters of the Ma
chinists' Pulou. $100,000 wus dis
tributed in this city alone. Many
newspapers are urging the railroad
company to retreat In view of the
necessity of moving grain. Tho of
ficials of the road, however, refuse
to make any statement ns to their
future attitude.
Lawyer Delegate Men.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 29. Fab
Inn Uushee, a prominent attorney of
Raleigh, N. C, who came here as a
delegate to the annual 'meeting of
the Nntlonal Bar Association, died
here last night of Rright's disease.
Hushee was stricken Sunday and was
unable to attend any of the sessions.
$100 purse in a half-mile event. Ills enro jn nIn
In this day of progress and actfv-
ty the knocker gets no .considera
tion anywhere. Along this line an
xchauge says:
The knocker Is an offspring of fall
ire and envy. He is an only child.
ind like moat only children, gener
ally spoiled. He never reaches ma
turity. Success In others hurts htm
Ike a tight shoe. He cannot even
bear to see others strive to make an
honest living, remarks the Sacra
mento Union.
He has no peculiar habits. You
will And him everywhere. Frequent
ly he has no property of his own,
nnd, being too poor to rent, becomes
i poacher, making his headquarters
n ot her people's preserves. There
he stretches himself out and workB
lis little hammer without Interrup
tion until you give him a polite in
vitation to get off your premises.
The knocker always gets business
for the firm that doesn't pay his sal
ary. As soon as his own people nnd
this out he is retired. His employ
ment Is a dangerous policy. His
words are without fruit. No one
places any confidence In even the
good things he says, for they are at
tributed to sinister motives. He is a
business vandal continually tearing
down without replacing anything
good an unwholesome creature
whh a bad heart.
In the quadruped kingdom he
would be either a hyena or a mon
grel. Among the birds In the air
he would be a cuckoo In disposition,
with a crow's complexion, while as a
reptile he would be a fat-headed ad
der.
He does everybody friends In
eluded. His best friends are usually
his first victims, because they are
decent enough to place some confld
Portland Livestock Show and
ness I tares All Arrungl.
FORM Kit KOHEIU KG GIRLS.
time was 0:25. Three horses In
all started.
John R. llerron "Teddy," which
raced on the District Fair track here
last year, won the half-mile dash for lflt jar(?p
The knocker Is the only pprson
who can perform that wonderful con
tortionist feat of getting beneath
himself. He ls dangerous as a leper
4-yar-o1ds, in the time of 0:61
The Coos County Derby, one mile
and an eighth, wa not run Friday,
as scheduled, but will be pulled off
today. If the condition of the track
When you meet a knocker, don't
patronize him. Don't listen to him
Shun hlrn as you would the plague If
you are at all scrupulous about your
FDiLiifBtlnn Ilo m n v fawn limit mil
'T."1';, v" 'l!e,,re i" runhe.re' to your face, but the moment your
stilt will be bulletined on The He- ha,.k lrriPd . Kel buny wllh
view windows.)
Now help Roseburg gro
I the ever-ready hammer.
Patron lis Review tdvgUseraS-
POUTIjAND. Or., Auk. 29. A re
vised and detailed urogram for the
Pacific National Uveatoik meet nnd
harness races to be held here the
week of September 21-26 is announc
ed by the committee on generul man
agement. The Country Club and Livestock
Association will ask nil business
houses of Portland to close at noon.
Wednesday, September 23. which Is
oindally designated ns Portland day.
This will be the great feature day of
the week and the plans contemplate
having Mayor Lane be the presiding
genius of the afternoon's spoils. Kf
forts will nlo be made through spe
cial committees practically to "shut
up" the town and to ioikiw tne ex
ample of the old Knglixh towns that
go en masse to the home fairs each
year.
The slogan for this day will lie
50.000 on Portland day." One of
the two richest purses of the entire
race meet will be negotiated on Port
land day, the Hose City purse of
500 for 2:09 pacers, an enrly-losliig
event, which includes all of the most
notnble speeders in the class In the
Trans-Iloiky Mountain stntes and
Western Canada. Other strong num
bers are on the card for that day.
Valli'V Towns to Compete,
For Thursday, September 24,
which Is designated as Western Orf
gon day, the whole Willamette Val
ley, Ilogue Hlvor and the unipuuH
Valley have been especially invited
and the race attractions of that day
Include the star performers of the
stables of Portland, McMlniivllle
HII Inborn. Albany, Salem, Uosehurg
and other points.
The sjiecial combination sale of
horses and cattle will open on
Thursday, giving the farmers of Ore
gon. and particularly in western Ore
gon, an opportunity to pick fancy
breeding stock.
o
J. F. Btrader was among the Oak
Creek people In town today.
Joe Cobb has sold his blooded trot
ting mare. Irella, to an Oregon ( It
man. for 250. This Ib one of Ihe
steeds purchased by lr. A. C. Heely
at the Portland horse sale Inst
spring, and then bought by Mr.
Cobb.
MAUSIII.'IUI.I), Or., Aug. 28.
Mrs, William Ward nnd her sister,
Miss tirjlls, were injured In nn auto
mobile accident today. Mrs. Ward
was running a large automobile ,in
which were throe oilier women. In
ho smith pnrt of tho city. The au
oinobile ran off the elevated board
street, and Mrs. Ward and her sis
ter were both thrown out and badly
bruised.
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why it is the beat of personal and family
laxatives Is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relievos the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
tho quantity from time to time.
It acts plaasantly and naturally and -truly
as a laxative, and its component
parts aro known to and approved by
physicians, as It is free from all objection
able substances. To got its. beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
OFFICERS.
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J. F. Darker, Vice President W. T. Wright, Asst. Cashier
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I. Abraham,
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