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ROSEI1URQ, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOHKk' 10, III
NO. 100.
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iMore Promiment Speakers For
ent Congress .
NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
,Iwo Days' Sessions In Rosebnrg on
Developing Southern Oregon
and Good Roads
Interest is Increasing dally in the
coming sessions of the Oregon-Idaho
Development Congress to be held in
Roseburg next Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 23rd and 24th. Several more
, prominent speakers from various
. parts of the state are announced to
. be present in addition to the splendid
list already published. -It will do
everyone good to be present and hear
them, and every citizen of this
county who can possibly do so should
arrange to be present. Following
are copies of a few of the letters re
cently received by Secretary Zurcher,
of the Commercial Club, who is in
charge of the local arrangements:
Salem, Ore., Oct. 16, 1908.
My dear Zurcher,
Please add to your program a
speech by Attorney General Craw
ford on "The Future Land Policies
of the Stato."
Also by Hon. Will R. King, of On
tario, commisisouer of the supreme
court; an address on 'Conservation
of the Water Resources."
Please reserve one place for a talk
on Educational Conditions, possibly
by Hon. P. L. Campbell, Eugene.
I may report others tomorrow or
next day. Until then remain,
' Very respectfully,
E. HOFER.
Salem. Ore., Oct. 18th, 1908.
J. D. Zurcher, Hoseburg, Oregon.
Dear sir and friend: As I wrote
HEALTH
AND
COMFORT
demand that you be warmly and proper
ly clothed these wet days.
We can help you keep the doctor
bill down, with our splendid assortment
of winter apparel of every kind chosen
with specfpl reference to the exact
needs of this particular climate.
Thirty years of "knowing how"
that's your guarantee of getting right
merchandise at our establishment.
you. President Campbell of the State
University will add to our Develop
ment Program with an address on
"Higher Standards in the Public
School," and he is one of the best
talkers In the Btate.
I enclose letter from Hon. Andrew
C. Smith, of Portland, president of
the State Board of Health, and you
will see that he is not only coming,
but proposes to bring the whole
State Board of Health with blm. I
wrote him to know if they could not
find some excuse to come to your city
about that time. I enclose his let
ter and Campbell's. In a day or so
I will send you some stuff to fire to
the Portland papers, if you have not
already advertised the Oregon and
Idaho Development Congress and
Good Roads Convention in those
papers. I will give the matter a big
lift in my paper, and will print sev
eral hundred extra copies and send
them out.
Now, write me if there is anything
you want, and I will try and make it
go. Very truly yours,
E. HOFER.
Portland, Ore., Oct. 16, 1908.
Colonel E. Hofer,
Salem, Oregon.
My dear Colonel: In answer to
your favor of recent date bearing
kind invitation to be present at the
Roseburg Bession of the O. & I. D.
Congress, 1 am pleased to say that
I believe that It will be quite con
venient for me to attend. I have
recommended to the other members
of the State Board of Health that
we have our session, which is at that
time, in Roseburg, as' it has been
the policy of the Board to meet in
different parts of the Stnte and to
confer with as many people as pos
sible along sanitary lines. If it Is
decided that the meeting shall be
held there I will Inform you a couple
of days later.
. Yours very truly,
ANDREW C. SMITH.
Eugene, Oct. 17, 1908.
Hon.' E. Hofer,
Salem, Oregon.
Dear Colonel Hofer: It will give
me a great deal of pleasure to ac
cept the kind Invitation extended in
your letter of October 17 to take a
place on the program of the Oregon
and Idaho Development Congress and
Good Roads Convention, to convene
in Roseburg, October 23 and 24. I
should prefer Friday, the 23rd, ow
ing to the fact that I have an ap
pointment for Saturday, the 24th.
I think I shall choose as my sub
ject "Higher Standards In the Pub
lic Schools."
Verytruly yours,
P. L. CAMPBELL.
DRAWINU FOR LAND.
DALLAS, S. D., Oct. 19. The
Louisiana Lottery Company in Its
palmiest days was never able to
arouse bo much Interest In a drawing
as has Uncle Sam's personally con
ducted game of chance In disposing
of the Rosebud lands in Tripp county.
Today the wheel of fortune will be
gin revolving, and the agents of
Uncle Sam's Land Lottery, Limited,
will dole out to the possessors of
lucky tickets the choicest 160-acre
farms In the 800,000 acre reservation
formerly occupied by the warlike
Sioux. The lottery will continue un
til all the winning tlcketB have been
drawn from the wheel.
Persons who are successful in this
drawing will be permitted to make
entry of one-quarter section, or less,
under the homestead laws, at some
date after' March 1, 1909, and may
obtain title by making the required
residence and cultivation and the
payment of 1 6 an acre for all lands
entered prior to June 1, 1909. or
$4.50 an acre for lands entered under
the president's proclamation, after
that date. One-fifth of the purchase
money must be paid at the date of
the entry, and the remalndor in live
equal annual payments, without in
terest. If an entryman chooses to
do so, he can obtain title after 14
months' actual residence and cultiva
tion, by paying all of the deferred in
stallments. There are no settlements on any of
these lands, - and several townsites
will be located In suitable places and
reserved from homestead entry be
fore March 1, 1909.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
H. A. Rost to nen Perinl, $500;
40 acres sec. 27, 21-4.
W. G. McLaren to Michael T. Cono
boy. $2000; 160 acres sec. 30, 30-2.
T. K. McCollum to Samuel R.
Stumbo, $1000; part of sec. 28, 32-5.
D. Manbeck and W. F. Deets to J.
V, Brennelsen, $202.r; 37 Vis acres in
Ilrookside add to Roseburg.
JEFFERSjNGDlLTY
Convicted 'of Selling "Booze"
at YoDcalla Hotel
TESTIMONY WAS P0SI11VE
Both For Prosecution and Defense
Jury Found Falbe "Not Guilty"
Last Saturday
4. YKKIUCT IS GUILTY. Ju
After being out but 35 mlu-
utes the jury in the case of
Scott Jefferson, on trinl tor
selling liquor In violation of
4 the local option law, returned
a verdict of "guilty," as charg- 4"
ed, at 4:10 this afternoon.
4 Jefferson will sentenced at
J one o'clock tomorrow.
3 h
Trial of Scott Jefferson, a Yon
calla hotel keeper. Indicted for sel
ling liquor In violation of the local
option law, was begun In the circuit
court here this morning before the
following jury: J. L Thornton, Pat
rick Murphy, Thos. Weaver, J. A. Ka
nlpe, T. J. Butcher, W. F. Hodge, R.
T. Blakely, B. K. Emmitt, J. M. Don
nell, J. H. Redifer, S. 8. Morrison, J
J. Raker. The bovuu first named
here were also jurors on the Kalbc
case last Saturdny. Of the others.
Redifer and Morrison were excused
Saturday from service on the Falb
case.
Considerable time was taken in se
curing a jury this morning, six men.
W. C. C. Sagaberd. Win. Wise, Robt.
Woodruff, R. S. Nit-hols, Thos. Cobb
and C. L. Dudley being rejected by
tiij defense; three others. C. J. lieu
ning, J. Harding and R W. DHlard.
were rejected by the state, while O.
E. Holdredge. A. W. Lamb and J.
W. Wise were excused by the court.
The state opened the prosecution
by calling to the witness stnnd Fred
DiiKobtn, who was the chief wit nest
In the Falbe case. Under questioning
he told how he and A. C. Rexroad
went to Yoncalla on Sunday after
noon, Oct. 11, and stayed over night
at the hotel of the defendant, Scott
Jefferson, registering there under as
sumed names, so as to avoid possible
suspicion as to their true mission,
which was, If possible, to discover
evidence of reported violations of the
local option law In Yoncalla. Before
supper that evening, he testified, he
and Rexroad together both got p
drink of whisky from Jefferson in the
latter's bedroom in the hotel. Thai
Jefferson first poured out a drink for
himself from a round quart bottle
about two-thirds full of whisky, then
stepped out Into the hallway, telling
them to help themselves. Each took
a drink aud when Jefferson reapirear-
ed a few moments later Duitobin
paid him for the drinks, giving him
, two lu-ceiit pieces. Duitobin and
( Rexroad represented themselves.
respectively, as a timber cruiser and
I a hardware salesman. They asked
I Jefferson if they could get a flask of
whisky each before departing on the
train the next morning and were told
I by- him that he would "fix them
up." Next morning they purchased
two half-pint bottles, paying JelTer-
I son GO cents therefor. DuRobln
gave a liu-cent piece to Jefferson and
j Rexroad made the change by handing
i 25 cents to Duitobin. The bottles of
I whisky were placed In the pockets of
j the overcoats of the witnesses In
, their absence, as they had directed
Jefferson to do. The bottles were
found there on their return, a little
while later.
After examining the overcoats and
finding the bottles of liquor, the wit
nesses were asked by Jefferson If
they had got It and was told that
they had. Jefferson then remarked:
"I n you, If you fellows given me
away on this I will shoot you full of
holes," or words to that effect. On
Sunday evening after they had got
the drink, as stated by DuRobln,
Jefferson accosted Rexroad aud
cused blm of being a spotter. The
latter made an exaslve answer annul
It being necessary, especially when
court was in session, to be very care
ful about handling liquor.
I Mr. iiexroau, on wing caiieq 10
the stand, to id sunstaniiaiiy uie same
story as DuRobln, varying In no es
sential detail. Said that neither he
or DuRobln was in Jefferson's bed
room again after they were In there
Sunday evening and earn got a drink
of whisky, as told In Du Robin's tes
timony, and for which DuKobln paid
Jefferson two 1 0-cent piece. Rex
road told how. after obtaining the
bottles of whisky In the morning
j they went over by the depot and
tasted the contents of each so as to
be able to testify that It was whisky;
then they came direct to Roseburg on
the morning train and after arriving
here they labelled the bottles with
the date and brief statement of the
transaction and kept them In their
personal possession until the one
held by Duitobin was turned over tr
the district attorney in the presence
of the grand jury. Rexroad kept hi
own uomo nnd took it out of hit
pocket while on the witness stnnd
and placed it upon the table beside
that of DuRobin's. Offerlnn it In
evidence was objected to by Atty
Cardwell for tho defense. After cit
ing of authorities by Dist. Atty.
iirown, snowing that both bottlet
procured at the one transaction con
stituted but one offense, Judge Ham
ilton ruled that the second bottle be
not admitted at this time, for If
proven that two bottles of liquor
were sold to two different parties
each would constitute a separate of
fense under the law.
The testimony of DuRobln and
Rexroad coincided In every Import
ant particular and was unshaken by
the most rigid cross-examination.
Sheriff Fen ton was called to veri
fy the contents of the bottle offer
ed In evidence nnd pronounced it
wnisky.
Falbe Was Acquitted.
After six hours of deliberation, t In
jury on tho case of J. Falbe, Indict
ed for unlawfully selling intoxicating
liquor, about ten o'clock last Satur
day night returned a verdict of not
guilty. It Is understood that on re
tiring to the jury room, the first bal
lot resulted iu a tie, six for conviction
and six for acquittal. Another bal
lot later In the evening showed 8 for
acquittal and four for conviction
Upon reporting to Judge Hamilton
the probability of a disagreement he
sent word back that unless a verdict
was reached by 12 o'clock Saturday
night the jury would be locked up
until Monday morning, ns ho woula
do no business on Sunday. The next
ballot stood 11 to one for acquitta!
nnd a unanimous verdict was return
ed a few mluutes later.
"Theft," Hays the Defense.
"If DuRobln and Rexroad got any
whisky In my hotel they stole It,'
was the statement of Jefferson, whi
was tho first witness put on the stuno
by the defense. Jefferson admit tec
that he kept whlaky In his private
bedroom at the hotel, but explained
that the liquor was solely for hit
personal use. DuRobln and Rexroad
he said, had asked him for whisky
upon their arrival at the hotel late
in the afternoon of Oct. 11, but that
he Informed them that he "had noth
ing to sell or give away." On the
morning of Oct. 12, Jefferson testl
fled, DuRobln and Rexroad paid him
$1.25 each for their meals and bed
aud then, while he was absent from
the hotel, slipped into his bedroom,
where they were discovered by Mrs.
Amy Prultt, his niece nnd landlady,
and ordered out. Simultaneously
with this incident, said Jefferson,
two half-pint flasks of whisky, such
as Introduced In evidence in court,
disappeared from his bedroom
Cross examination failed to break
down Jefferson's statement, although
he shifted about nervously In his
chair.
Mrs. Prultt testified that sho over
heard DuRobln ask for whisky and
also heard Jefferson refuse to give
him any. She swore that after Du
Robln and Rexrond paid their bills
on the morning of Oct. 12, thnt she
discovered both of them In Mr. Jeffer
son's room and ordered them out. In
this statement Mrs. Prultt was sup
ported by her little daughter, Amy.
aged 11 years, who proved the most
Interesting witness for tho defense.
Without the least display of nervous
ness and with an air of the utmost
confidence in herself the girl told
how she and her mother, from theli
own room opposite, observed Du
Robln and Rexroad In Jefferson's
room and the promptness with which
her mother ordered them to leave
District Attorney Iirown subjected
the little tot to a minute cross-ex
amination thnt lasted for nearly a
half hour. Every, effort to confuse
the girl or make her contradict her
self, however, proved unuvalltng. No
further witnesses were called by the
defense, and the prosecution then re
called DuRobln and Rexroad in re
huttal. Both swore emphatically on
the witness stand thnt they did not
visit Jefferson's room on tho morn
Ing alleged by the defense, and, fur
thermore, that Mrs. Prultt never or
df red them out of that coom or any
other room.
Liinriy lf on Trial.
At the close of the Jefferson case
the court called the cam of Frank
Ltindy, Indicted for a felonious as
sault upon the person of J. R. Muben,
at Yoncalla, some time ago. A Jury
was secured without difficulty, being
as follows: Robt. Woodruff. J
Harding, Thos. Cobb, W. C. C. Saga-
berd, J. W. Wise, B. 8. Nichols. O.
K. Holdredge, C. J. Denning. Wm.
Wise. C. L. Iladley, F. W. DHlard,
James Ewart. The taking or testi
mony was begun about 4:10 p. m.
Two Judgment.
62. Western Supply Co., plff., vs.
L. R. Ferbrache. deft.; action for
money. Coshow & Hire for plff.
Judgment for plff. for $i:i4(l:t:.
174. Kho (Jaddis et a!., plffs
vn Frank Baragar, deft.; action for
money. Cardwell & Watson for
plffs. Judgment for plffs. for $342
with Interest.
The ladles of th Catholic Church
will give a card party Thursday ev
enlng at the residence of Father Me
Gee. Everybody cordially Invited.
d22
Don't miss "The Wages of 8ln" at
the ( rencent tonight.
The Review does job printing.
rix;isti:r now ! I ! 4.'
County Clerk Lenox will f
keep his office open until nine
o'clock tonight to receive reg- $
Istratlons for the coming presl
dentlal election on Nov. 3.
The registration books will
close at 5 o'clock Tuesday ev-
enlng. If you have not regis-
tered this year, since Jan. 1, A
1908, DO IT NOW ! .J.
HOY OF 10 A PRODIGY.
Passes Kvaiiiiimtlon for Kutrimce to
"Tech" Institute.
BOSTON, Oct. 18. Althouch J.
Sidls, or Brookllne, 10 yenrs old, has
astounded the learned folk here by
passing tne utmcuit examination tor
entrance to tho Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, nnd is entitled
to matriculate when the Institute
opens tomorrow, his parents have
decided that ho Is to remain nt home
this year, studying as he pleases. The
boy so marvelous In his precocity and
n attainments along a high plane
of learning Is the son of Dr. Boris
ldis, a Russian.. He is practically
self-educated. At two years of nge
he could read and write, and at four
was master of four languages, which
ho spoke fluently and road nt sight.
The wonderful youngster rapidly
out-stripped children many years his
jonior In the studies pursued in the
iiubllG schools, nnd when eight years
)ld entered the Brookllne high
ichool. Ho remained there only five
mouths as ho was far In ndvnnce of
the other pupils, nnd since that time
ho has diligently added to his store of
knowledge, until today he is nnlte
capable to discussing the nebular
hypothesis or an nhtruso problem in
trigonometry.
A few weeks ago tho boy under
took to pass the examinations for
the Institute. Ho wns successful aud
said that he did not "think they were
very nard. When It Is remomhored
that the average nge of tho "tech
man Is 21 years, aud thnt the school
Is at least equal to any technical
school on the continent, the mngni
tude of the boy's accomplishment
will be appreciated. But his parents,
both of whom are physicians, have
decided that he should not he pushed,
and that he had best postpone his
course at the institute for a time,
There is nothing uncommon In
William's appearance. He has ox
celleut health. Ills mother said that
tie derives much enjoyment from the
study of mathematics and physics
and he reads oninlvorously. He does
not often play with children, but pre
fers the company of adults, with
whom he discusses such subjects as
are regarded as academical and upon
which he has decided views.
Thin Clerk in n Crook.
8KATTLK, Wash.. Oct. 19. Otis
II. Wade, a clerk In charge of the
uarlerinaKlers of the U. S. army.
at the Arlington dock, was arrested
yesterday and charged with attempt
ing to dispose or receipts and vouch
ers In his custody, lie was nrrested
at tiie home of Mrlck Johnson, presi
dent of the Seattle Machinery Works,
to whom ho tried to sell tho Informa
tion In his charge for (2000.
CuiiHe for Ahtrni.
RENO, Nev., Oct. 19. Nevadans
are' alarmed over the announcement
that another Mormon colony Is to be
established near Iteno. A represent
ative of the Mormon church is look
ing over the ground, and a colony
will probably be located by spring.
ltiiHNla HcimIm WiirNhipx.
CRONSTAKT. Russia, Oct. 19.
Two ItuHHlan baltleHhlps nnd n cruis
er sailed today for Turkish waters to
protect Russian interests In case or
further trouble between Turkey and
Itulgarla.
"Wick" threatens to sing again nt
the CrcHccnl, so guard yourselves
occordlnglv.
OFFICKRH.
J. W. Hamilton, President. A. 0. Marsteri, Cashier.
J. F. Barker, Vice President
J. W. Hamilton.
N. Rice,
J. F. Barker,
B. C. Bartrum,
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SHOT Iff HIS SON
Drunken Farmer Pays For an
Attack With His Life
HUNTER SLAYS DAIRYMAN
Fatal Train Collision in Kansas Fire
in Michigan Checked Japs '
are Warm Hosts -
Special to the Evening Review.
iiuitNa, ur oct. 19. Newt has
been received here of the fatal shoot
ing of Thomas Vlckers by his son,
i.enme, on ineir rarm several miles
from hore. The Bon surrendered hlm
Bolf to the authorities and made a
statement to the effect that his
father, while Intoxicated, started to
attack him Alirt thnt ha fli.n.1 tu.n
shots at him, killing him.
Hunter Kills Dairyman. -
TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 19. Robert
Sorotuphus, proprietor of the Rlgney
1 1111 Dairy, was shot and Instantly
killed yesterday by Fred Abel, who.
In company with Roy Conley, was
hunting on the dairyman's property.
Soremphus quarreled with the hunt
ers In an attempt to drive them off
I lui premises and Abel Bhot him. Abel
Bays he Ured In self-defense.
Resented Publicity.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 19.
Kuruged by nn article appearing In
tho Walla Walla Statesman last Fri
day, L. L. Boise, an electrician, at
4 o'clock this morning broke all of
the plate glass windows in front of
the newspaper office, causing a loss
of $7r0, nnd then fought viciously
with the police before being lunded
In Jail. The story printed In the
Statesman was to the effect that
noise took another woman to tho
fair grounds In n buggy while his
wife and children were destitute.
This Unite Must Hang.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. Herman
Rlllck, of Chlcngo, convicted of mur
dering six members of the Vnal fam
ily by slow poisoning in 1906, was to
day denied nn appeal to the United
States Supreme court from the de
cision of Judge Lnndls. Ulilek will
hang unless the Governor of Illinois
intercedes. The motive of the mur
ders wns to obtain life Insurance.
Michigan Fires Abutlng.
DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 19. Shift
ing wlndB are bringing relief to the
fire-swept district of the upper and
lower peninsulas of this Btate and
toduy tho fires are burning them
selves out. It is estimated that the
Iosb In lumber destroyed and to
buildings and standing timber will
reach 2, 000,000.
Wreck Kills Trainman.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 19. Onb
trainman was killed and 22 passen
gers were Injured by the collision of
a passengor train with a freight at
Ilrnddock,, Kansas, on the Santa Fe
rond. today. The passengers were
hurled from their seats by the shock
of the collision.
Jnps Entertain Flet.
TOKIO, Oct. 19. The first day's
reception to the officers and men of
the American fleet of battleships
closed here tonight with a brilliant
dinner to the American officers at the
Imperial hotel, by II. S. Ambassador
O'llrlen, attended by the diplomatic
corps resident In Toklo, together with
a number of Japanese mcrchnnts, as
well as niemberB of tho Japanese
cabinet
The Review does Job printing.
W. T. Wright, AbsL Cashier
DIKKCTORa.
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J. O. Newlmnd,
I. Abraham,
Chae. W. Prka,
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