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( . f 1-:3 !S5iiiXS st ROSEBIRG INCREASED 1U PER CENT IX POSTOFKICK HI SIXES DIRIXG THE PAST YEAR THAT'S "GOING SOME." WITH 18 RLOCKS OP STIr PAVlSt J fc U& fJD 9 "OO SOMJl MORE." EVERYBODY HELPS. KEEP WELL POSTED On the current events ol tl.e world's progren, by reading the Daily Khvikw. Delivered by carrier, 50 eut Dionth. PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertise get food retnrni from an nouncements placed io live papers the Daily and Twice-a-wik Rxviiw. Try them there's uoue other to good. ROSEBURG Review 7 VOL. XI. ltOSlCIR l5, OREGON, FRIDAY EVEXIXG, SKITEMHER, 4, 1IM)H. NO. 161. i QUESTION CHARTER ! Morris Bros.' Attorneys Asked That it be Examined MERELY WANTS TO FEEL SAFE Work Should go Ahead While Issue Legal Defects Are Being Remedied How to issue $35,000 worth of street paving bonds in a legal man ner isn't the only thing that is cuus ing the city council to cogitate long and deeply these days. What is wor rying the council a great deal more Just now is whether it has the power to issue bonds at all or not. This question loomed up before the coun cil at a special meeting Thursday night, called for the express pur pose oC listening to the advice of At torney Dexter Rice, of the local law firm of Coshow & Rice, which has been engaged by Mayor Hoover to guide the city out of the dilemma In to which it has been plunged by the premature election authorizing the bond Issue which Morris Bros., of Portland, upon the advice of their attorneys, Teal and Minor, refused to accept. The question of whether the city council has the right to Iloat muni cipal bonds evolves out of the spe cial election held early in 1907, when the revised city charter was adopted. The new charter provides that the council can Issue bonds, but the question is: Was the election legal and regular in all respects? This pertinent Inquiry comes from Morris Bros.' attorneys, actuated oy , the fact that a fatal Irregularity ex isted In the Inlative proceedings lead ing to the bond issue. The attorneys do not point out any Irregularity in the 1907 charter election, but the fact that the bond election of last April was fatally defective has nntur ally caused apprehension as to the validity of the former proceedings, and they wish to be legally sure of their ground before advising the purchase of any bonds. To Investigate Closely. Attorney Rice Informed the coun cil Thursday night that it required more time than his firm had been af forded to give the proceedings re lating to the charter election a thor ough examination, and he ashed for sufficient time in which to prepare advice on the matter. Upon motion his firm was given until next Monday evening to prepare a report, and the council at that time will hear It In regular session. This matter Is a vi tal one, as Mr. Rice pointed out. If It develops that the charier election was fatally defective then the counsil will be without the slightest vestige of authority to issue bonds, as the old charter, under vwlih'ti the city government would be thrown, does not give the council such power. It ,l,l bIro mean that the proposed street paving would be delayed for I an Indefinite number of months, be cause two new elections, one for the charter and for the bonds., would have to be held before actual pav ing work could'be started. If the Chnrter Is Valid. I If Attorney Rice finds that the new charter Is valid another bond election to rectify the mistake of the first one will in all probability be held, but the council, and not petitioners, will initiate the movement. The council Model American The Best "Bit",.Cigar on .the Pa cific Coast Made in Roseburg by L. RABAT Sold by all Dealers will simply declare a bond issue and submit it 30 days later, as provided by the charter, to the people for rati fication at a special election. This, Attorney Rice explained, was the best and most expeditious way out of the difficulty. He fully concurred in Die opinion of Morris itros.' attor neys that tiie bond election held last April was invalid by reason of being held in 10 days less time than is required for notice thereof under the initiative law. .Mr. Rice thought II unwise to let the initiative come from the people because such a pro cess affords too many opportunities for fatal mistakes. Mr. Rice explained further Dial another bond election could not leg ally be held the first Monday of next month, the date of the regular city election. Public notice of such nil election must be given four weeks in advance and then several days more must elnpse before the people can vote. An ordinance ' declaring a bond issue could not be passed be fore next Monday night, nnd'it would be at least five weeks after that be fore an election could be held. Hence at best, street paving in lloseburg could not begin before late next No vember and there is Btrong likeli hood that there will bo none until uext yenr. People nre Chnngriiicd. The progressive citizens of Rose burg are highly chagrined at this sudden halt ill the street paving movement at a moment when all was believed to be in readiness for the commencement of construction work. Whether justified or not, the Mayor. Council and City Attorney are being roundly denounced for not guarding against such defects in the bond issue procedure as nave neell brought to light in the past few days. It Is, of course, well under stood that lloseburg will have paved streets at an early date, but it is the unexpected delny that has occasioned the present chagrin and disappoint ment. It can be considered as noth ing lees than a heavy and distinct loss to the city by not having the naving work begun as expected. A large numbers of strangers are com I UK here right along now. and many more will be here during the fall and winter. Street paving work In nrogress would doubtless menu the investment here of many thousands of dollars that will very likely go to some other locality, while we nave onlv promises to offer. Instead of actual paving work in progress. Work May Yet (io Ahead. - Late this afternoon no word had been received fiom the Wnr;-l C traction Co. in lelntlon to the mat te.' of beginning their work on Hi streets here. According to the terms of their contract, as agreed up on bv the city council and sined i,v the tinviiie coll nallV. the were te have a rock crusher sent li ve by lc morrow, preparatory to b.'g'nmn the work. A number of n-ir at-.llv citizens declare there Is no rcriK.in ti suspend the eoinnietleeniift rf work merely because thorn was a af fect In the legal pro."'l ire , f pian ino- the bond issue. In the regula cc urse of proce.ltr'e nnr.tbei loud election can be hld and ill thns .lefenis remedied In less than 00 davs time. Meanwhile the work up on the streets can be in progress just the same, as no payments what ever, for such work will become due within that time. This matter will very probably be tnifnn mi at the special meeting o H,a Prtnimereial Club tonight. Of course. It Is expected that every op ponent of the paving movement will Intel pose all sorts of objections to such a plan, but It should be re membered thnt nearly nine-tenths of the voters of the city went on rec ord, at the special election last Aprii, in favor of this bond issue and there is no reason to believe any less number of onr citizens are In favor of it now. When ninp-tenllis (Continued on page 4,1 Smoke . . . in p 1-1 alls Indiana Legislature to Enforce Reforms SUCCESSOR DECEIVED HIM Bolb Factions o( Idaho's Democracy File Slate Tickets-Supreme Court to Decide Special to the Evening Review. INDIANAPOLIS, Did., Sunt. 4. At uoon today Governor J. Frank Hanley sprung the greatest political sensation in Indiana in years by cal ling unexpectedly on extra session ol the legislature on Sept. 17, in a final effort to bring about reforms which he has been trying to enforce ever since he assumed ofilce. Hanley' term expires the first day of 1UU9. and he is convinced that his succes sor-to-be, James Watson, republi can, does not intend to carry out his reform pledges. Hanley slumped the stale Tor Wat son on the promises made by Wat son s friends that he would earn out the reforms planned by him (Hanley), Of late, however, Han ley has heard Watsou's friends laughing at these promises and has become thoroughly angered. He is now determined to carrv out his re form plans before Watson can get into othce. laical Option Knocks Dcul. nOISK, Ida., Sept. 4 Because the state republican convention lias pledged the party to local option eastern capitalists who had invested $100.1)00 in this city for a site for n i00,000 hotel, today announced the abandonment of the project, stat ing that the hotel would not pay without a bar. Idaho DeiiuH-ratN at War. nOISE, Idaho. Sept. 4. Both the Dubois and Anti-Dubuis factions of the state democratic party today filed with tho secretary of state their re spective tickets, recently nominated a- Wallace. Not knowing what to do, the secretary of state was re quested to recognize either faction and tho other would bring nction in the supreme court. The secretary of slate then accepted the Antl-Dubois tcket, and Dubois' attorneys at once announced that they would bring mandamus proceedings In the su preme court to compel the secretary io annul such acceptance ond accept the other ticket. Itrvuii Calls Conference. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 4. It Is announced here today that the demo cratic conference to be held 111 Chi cago next Tuesday will be one of tin- must important in the party's history. Bryan has telephoned to na tional headquarters, ami every prom inent leader of the party Is expected to be present to aid in mapping nut the campaign. Bryan spoke today at the state fair and at the dedica tion of a local Institute. Neither seech was of a political nature. Special .....OF Commercial Club TONIGHT To make Arrangements for the Reception of E. II. HARRIMAN Public Meeting Everybody Come EIGHT O'CLOCK P. M. '4.4..4.4.4.4..4.4.4.4.4.1 IIAIEIUM.W HKItK TOMOR ROW MOHMNti, Mass Meeting at Commercial Club This KvtniiK to I hm ltecciHoii. Edward H. Harrlmnn, the noted railway magnate and president of the Southern Pa cific railway, will arrive In Koseburg tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. A telegram to that effect was received this morning by J. 1). Zurcher, sec retary of the Koseburg Com mercial Club, in response to an Invitation sent to the "Wiz ard of Wall Street," asking him to stop in thhj city en- route north from Pelican Bay, Klamath County, where Mr. Harriman and hie -two sons .J. have been enjoying an outing. 4. Mr. Harriman's stop In this u- 111 ttorh n 11a lio nf liti t n fw J. minutes' duration, hence his 4 reception will, of necessity, J J be of corresponding Informal- 4 ity. Mr. Zurcher has called a j mass meeting of citizens for Jl J. this evening at the Commercial J Club headquarters to arrange a suitable welcome to Mr. Har- riman,.aud the noted financier 4 will be given as cordial a greeting as the time of hU A J stop will permit. Railroad -I- matters will doubtless be tne 4 leadliH topic of conversation j when M Hnrrlnmii and sonio of our lending citizens m&t, 4 but whether any promises will $ be obtained from the former is f a matter of conjecture. A delegation of Coos Dav J citizens were to meet Mr. $ Harriman in this city, bin so far they have not arrived here. J. it may be that they" will not f. be here tomorrow, as Mr. Har Ji rlman, it Is understood, Is re el? turning from Pelican R.iv 4 sooner than originally planned. 4. Ladles Will Help. J The ladies of the Commer- 4 J- clal Club wtll alpo meet at S o ciock mis evening (ni u, u. 4 Cannon's real estate office 1 to A 4 arrange their portion of the 4" .j entertainment for the Hairl- 4 man party. Among other 4 j. tilings iney are arranging a f 4 choice basket of Douglas conn- 4 J. ty fruit and will present tins 4 at the train tomorrow morn- 4 ing. All members of the Club 4 are urged to be present at 4. the meeting at 8 o'clock this 4 4 evening, as well as to go to 4 J the train tomorrow morning at 4 4 8 o'clock 4 4- 444-44,l4 4 4,4-4i Mesdames .1. A. and W. C. Under wood were over from Oakland today. Edgar E. Long, who left here re cently for a trip south, did not go to Arizona, ns reported. He Is now receiving treatment In a hospital In Denver, and writes that he Is felling a little better. COFFEE Good is so yood and ptVjr is so poor ; have Schilling's Best tomor row. Your f rcs-er return, four money U ron dos'l Uk. il; w. IMF tilu Meeting THE..... FRENCH WAS DEFEATED. Ill); Surprise HpruiiK In Idaho Re publican Convention. BOISE, Ida., Sept. 2. The repub li an state convention today gave Idaho a big political surprise when, at the 11th hour, It defeated the state ticket agreed on by Chairman Brady, the nominee for governor. The opposition, led by George W. Thompson, of Nez Perce county, put through a deal tliut upset all calcu lations, and defeated the one man who was regarded as having clear sailing. Congressman French did not have a candidate against him at midnight. Before daylight a com bination had been made to defeat him, and It did so today, nominating Thomas R. Hamer, of Fremont. One hundred and ftfty-nlne dele gates, more than a majority of the convention signed nn agreement to support the ticket that was finally movement that for a time It threat ened to wipe out Brady. After Hamer had been nominated the op position to the Insurgent slate prac tically quit. There was a warm fight, strongly backed by Senator Heyburn, against the direct primary plnnk and It was dofeated Hi 9 to 134, the local op tion plank bolng adopted. Follow ing is the ticket nominated: United States senator, Weldon B Heyburn, of Shoshone; congressman, Thomas R. Hamer, of Fremont; gov ernor, James H. Brady, of Bannock; Lieutenant-Governor, L. H. Sweetzer, of Cassia; secretary of state, Robert Lansdon, or Washington; nttorney general, D. C. McDougall, of Oneida; auditor, S. Taylor, of itonner; treas urer, C. A. Hastings, of Nez Perce; mine Inspector, F. C. Moore, of Sho shone; superintendent of public In struction, S. Belle (liamberiain; presidential electors, Edgar Wilson, of Ada; John Lamb, of Owyhee; A. A. Crane, of Kootenai. CONTROLS KMKLTERS Standard Oil Interests Acquire Ma jority of Htock. NKW YORK, Sept. 3. Flnnneinl circles today are excited over the fact revealed yesterday that the American Smelting & ltellnlng Com pany, which, next to the Standard Oil and Steol trust, Is the largest concern in the United Stntes, Is 1111 der the domination of the Roche- fellers. Tho Guggenheim Interests that have developed the great trust will be left In active control, lint the Rockefellers will bold tho ma Jorlty of the stock. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has neon entrusted with the duty of looking after the stock nnd financial affairs of the concern. Last October, when the tliiggenhelms were hard pressed he made them a loan of 120,000 000, and since that time has been I practical control. With their usual astuteness, the Rockefellers kept secret their rela tions with the tltiggenhelms by hnv lug the old board of directors of the smelting trust re-elected with the nd dltlon of one man, Walter T. I'age who was himself a Guggenheim rep reser.tative. lint the deal was en gineered by James Phillips, Jr., the confidential agent of the Hockefelle Interests. It Is thought their control of tho smelter Industry will soon be as absolute as that of the Ktand ard Oil . KNCA.MP.MKNT AT (JAItDIMOIt. Grand Patriarch E. J. Beeloy, of Albany, Or., has Issued a commis sion for Instituting "White City En campment, No. 60, I. O. O. P.," at Gardiner, and has appjointed Frank O. Mlcelll, of this city, to carry out the work. The new encnmpmciit Is to be Instituted on Friday. Sept. 1 K. The Eucnmpinent at Klorence, Or., will assist with the work, and a good sized delegation of members from Roseourg will also very probably be In attendance. A TnivolliiK Man's Kxpcriellre. "I must tell you my experience nn an eustboiind O. R. & N. It. R. train from Pendleton to tJi Grande, Ore.," writes Sam A Garber, a well known traveling man. "I was in tho smok ing department with some other trav eling men when one of them went out Into the coacbaud came back and said: 'There is a woman sick unto death in the car.' I at once got up and went out, found her very III with cramp colic; her hands and arniB were drawn up so you could not straighten them, and with a death like look on her face. Two or three lodles were working with her and giving her whiskey. I went to my suit caBe and got my bottle of Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and lllnrr hoea Remedy (I never travel without it i , ran to tiie water tank, put a dou ble dose of the medicine In the glass, poured some water Into It and stirred It with a pencil; then I had quite a time to get the indies to let me give It to, her, but I succeeded. I could at once see the effect and I worked with her, rubbing her hands, and In twenty minutes I gave her another dose. Hy this time we were almost into La Grande, where 7 was to leave the train. I gave the bottle to the husband to be used In case another dose should be needed, but by the tjtltiie the train rnn Into La Grande she was an rigm, ami iw-irt-u thanks of every passenger In the ear." For sale by Hamilton Drug Co. Portugese Ship Carries Down 50 of Its Crew AWHiDE, NEVADA, BURNING P. Sargent, Head of Immigration Dept., Dead Noted Russian Prin cess Exiled to Siberia Special to tho Evening Revlow. US HON". Portugal, Sept. 4 Wltll- irslght of their fuuiilies ashore. DO members of the crow of the Por tugese BteHiner Lluzn, enroute here from Hrnzll. wove drowned here to day as the result of tho vessel be ing dashed to pieces on tiie rocKs at lladajos by a heavy storm. It was Impossible for tho life bonis to ef fect rescue. I'l'incesH to Hiberin. ST. rUTi'lltSnilltl, Sept. 4. Con victed of being one of a revolution ary group organized for the purpose of changing tho existing forms of Itlisslnn soeinl life. Princess Alex- nmlrnvnn Tchernlsky, beautiful, ac complished, descendant of an an cient royal rainlly and distantly re lated to tho Czar, was today- sen tenced with 45 other prisoners to spend a long period of exile nnd penal servitude In Hiberin, 1 he riniess Is to serve lo yews. I1'. P. Sargent licutl. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. Frank P. Sargent, commissioner general of Immigration, died bore today from tho effects of a fall resulting from n sudden stroke of paralysis two months ago. Sargent had been nam ed by the republican national com mittee as one of tho principal speau ers of the campaign. Ruwli!do, Nov., Doomed. RKNO, Nev., Sept. 4 The town of Rawhide appears doomed to destruc tion by lire. A dispatch Just recelv ed here says that the bank, poBt olllce nnd Iwo drug stores have al ready been destroyed and that the entire town is threatened. 'I he town lias no wnter system, nnd dynamite is being used in an effort to chock the Haines. The lire starteii In lodging house over n drug store. Honieliedy IMnyed Even. HOIHH, Ida., Sept. 4. William C. Simmons, who shot and killed Au gust HI ii like two years ago In a quar rel over a fence line, was found dead In the barnyard on Ills rnnch In Highland Valley lodny. Ho was cov ered with blood, Indicating foul s.s.s. ' Medicines containing Mercury are often given to persons suffering with Contagious Mood Poison, and so powerful is the action of this drug that it frequently removes the symptoms in a short while, and shuts the disease tip in the system to do greater damage to the delicate internal members. When, however, the treatment is left oil, the disease always returns, andj the patient funis that his health has been injured by this powerful mineral, and he is often left with weak stomach, disturbed digestion, mercurial rheuma tism, etc. The action of S. S. S. is entirely different. It contains no Mercury, nor any other harmful drug, but is made entirely of healing, cleansing roots ond herbs. It curcg Contagious Blood Poison by removing tiie virus from the blood. It searches out every particle of the poison and docs not leave the least trace for future outbreaks. S. S. S., in addition to curing the disease, builds up and strengthens every past of the body. Its fine tonic effects tone up the stomach and digestion, improve the appetite and regulate the entire system. Home treatment book containing valuable information about the different stages of tile disease and any medical advice desired sent free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. CA. OFFICERS. J. W. Hamilton, President. A. 0. Marstera, Cashier. J. F. Darker, Vice President. W. T. Wright, Asst. Cashier J. W. Hamilton N. Rice, J. F. Barker, B. C. Bartrum, THE ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK Established 1908. CAPITAL, - $50,000.00 Hnfi l, Deposit boxes for rent. By the year $2.00, or will rent by the month. Our conservative management offers substantial advan tages to present and propertlve patrons. We are prepared to handle all business entrusted to us accurately and expeditiously. , I play. . At the time he killed Stanke, Simmons also wounded Louis Jauer-' ing, who was subsequently a witness -. against him, and suspicion naturally points- to-Jauerlng at the present time. Simmons was acquitted at hia".' trial on tho ground of self-defense. S. 1'. to SM-nd 50,0tH),0Q0. NKW YORK, . Sept. 4. Wall ' Street is discussing the authentic re liort to the effect that the Southern Pacific has arranged to expend $50,- 000.000 completing 2000 miles ot projected Hues. The money is to be raised before 1910. No Fiivors to Orehnrd. BOISK, Ida., Sept. 4. The Idaho state prison board has taken Warden Whitney to task for making Harry Orchard a trusty. The charges were made that Orchard was given the prl vileges ot a trusty Immediately after the death sentence tor the murder of ex-Governor Steuneuberg was commuted to life Imprisonment. He was not required to wear a prison garb or number. The board ordered' Whitney to treat Orchard the same as other life prisoners. UIK'KIOl'IOLLLlt A UAKON. ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. S. John D. Rockefeller, who, during his lifetime, has accumulated one of the great- est, If not the greatest, Individual fortunes In the world's history, la the offspring of a noble raoe, ac cording to an announcement at the annual reunion of the Rockefeller family bore today. The announce ment followed the report of Dr. Aaron Lewis, who last year was commissioned by the Rockefeller family association to trace the fam ily history In Europe. Dr. Lewis as sorted that In his researches he found thnt the family, ot which John . D. Rockefeller Is a member, Is of noble lineage. He also reported that several menihors of the family at one time held the title ot Uaron in southern France. Members of the Rockefoller fam ily association who are in Albany to attend the annual reunion of the as sociation, left today for their homes. William Rocketellor, Sunbury, pa was chosen president, and David Rockefeller, of Wyncote, Pa., and Samuel L. Rockefeller, of Tomb stone, Ariz., vice-presidents. CIKCWIT COURT CASKS. W. 0. Dement vs. Jane Adams and John T. Bailey; action for (1250, the stilted value ot 18 acres of land which plaintiff claims ho was de prived of through proceedings, which began With the sale to him of a tract of land represented to him to con tain i:i0 acres, but which was lSVi acres short of that amount. 1 C. E. Roberts vs. Fred J. Blak eley; action for $245, alleged to be duo for surveying work. Geo. W. ColllnB vb. A. Creason: appeal by defendant from a Judg- . meat of the circuit court on Aug. 7, 11108, ordering him. pursuant to a contract, to execute a deed to lots 5 and 0, block 9, City ot lloseburg v In fuvor of plaintiff. Ladles' tailored suits for Fall have Just arrived at H. Marks Co. dsw CONTAINS NO MERCURY DIRECTOR. Robt. Robertson. J. O. Newland, I. Abraham, Cbas. W. Parka, A. C. Marstera, I J
