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VOL. XL
ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER SO, 1008.
NO. 227.
ASKS $171010
Suit Filed Against Spring Val
ley Water Co. in S. F.
FOR LOSSES IN BIG FIRE
Dynamite Store Safe Robbers Gel
0 Kansas Bank Closed
Cruiser Aground
Special to the Evening -Review.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. De
claring that a general conflagration
would not have followed the earth
quake in this city in April, 1906, If
the water mains of the Spring Valley
Water Co., supplying the city, had
been properly placed in the grouud,
a suit for 17,000.000 damages was
filed against the company in the state
circuit court today. This suit repre
sents an aggregate of 3000 claims
filed by hundreds of property owners.
Charges Against Hans' Guards.
Detective Burns last night filed
charges against Chas. Kelly and John
C. Attridge, two of the guards over
Morris Haas, before the latter sui
cided. Through the healing on these
charges the prosecution expects to
learn why the iwllce department Is
antagonistic to the graft prosecutions
against Abe Hucf and others.
Lawlor Rebukes Ach.
Repeated rebukes by the court to
Attorney Ach, for the defense,, in
the Ruef trial characterized the en
tire morning session on the case to
day. Ach declared that he would
show that "James Gallagher, former
city supervisor, and now chief witness
for the prosecution against Ruef was
an arch-partisan of the graft prosecu
tion, although himself a hoodler
wMle in office. He then proceeded in
Copyright 190! by
Hart S hi finer Mars
ft FTiRFMQSTOffY.GO0DS ESTABLISHMENT
an attempt to impeach Gallagher by
pinning him down to minute points
of the time of occurrences testified to.
The court's rebukes were administer
ed in tills connection, and on the
whole the seBsion was disastrous to
Ruef.
YeRKinen Get 0000.
TINNIN, Ohio, Nov. 20. Yeggmen
blew open the safe In John Selcox's
general store at Attica today and se
cured J0000 in notes and $3000 in
cash.
Plnchot for Cabinet Place.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 20.
It is stated on what Is apparently
good authority that Gilford C. Piu-
chot, head of the u. s. Forestry
Bureau, has been offered the position
of secretary of agriculture In Presi
dent Taft's cabinet.
Another Bunk to the Bad.
FT. SCOTT, Kas., Nov. 20. The
First National Bank of this city, was
closed today by order of President
Grant llornadiiy, and the authorities
In Washington requested to appoint
a receiver. The liabilities are stated
at $662,000, with assets of $789,000.
The cause of the failure is not an
nounced. Hornaday declared his pri
vate fortune will be given to protect
the bank's depositors.
French Cruiser Aground.
PARIS. Nov. 20. The French
cruiser Conde grounded off Jacclo.
Corsica, today, during-some naval
maneuver?. It Is doubtful If the ves
sel can be saved.
Rockefeller Won't Talk.
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. "I decline
to answer unless the government's
attorneys Insist," was the new answer
sprung today by John D. Rockefeller
under the grilling cross-examination
by Deputy Atty. Gen. Kellogg.
Morltz Rosenthnl, Standard Oil s $!
000 a dav lawyer, framed this ans
wer for Rockefeller and used It three
timea in defending the Oil Cos. sec
rets. Rryan Blnnios Tammany.
LINCOLN, Nebr.,' Nov. 20. That
the Tammany organization of New
York city is either impotent or did
not work for Ihe success of the
democratic party In the recent cam
paign, is charged by Hon. W. J. Bry
an In an article in this week's Issue
of The Commoner. Murphy, the head
h &
ii most
klii'
we've been treating people square
of Tammany, says Tammany did the
best it could; yet if Tammany was
treacherous It might promise to bo
good next time. If it did the best it
could this time, and yet lost the city
for the democracy, what hope Is there
for It doing any better next time.
TO CITY OF MEXICO.
Announcement of Special Limited
Pullman Train Excursion.
On December 12 and 13 the South
ern Pacific Company will sell round
trip excursion tickets to the City or
Mexico. December 15, 1908, a mag
nificent Pullman train, consisting of
Pullman vestibule sleepers, observa
tion sleeper, buffet smoking cars and
dining car will leave San Francisco,
California, Third and Townsend
street depot for Mexico City, via
Coast Line of Southern Pacific. Fare
from Roseburg for round trip $97.35.
Return trip from El Paso can be
made via the Santa Fe route or
Southern Pacific, as the passenger
may desire: Holders of excursion
tickets may obtain a round trip
ticket reading from Williams to the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado and
roturn for $6.50. Forfurther infor
mation Inquire of L. B. Moore, agent
S. P. Co., Roseburg, Or.; Mr. E. Pell,
of Ashland, Ore., or, if desired, Mr.
W. H. Jenkins, Traveling Passenger
Agent, S. P. Co., will be glad to call.
DSW
CALL FOR COUNTY WARRANTS.
NOTICE Is hereby given all par
ties holding county warrants issued
by Douglas Couuty, Oregon, and en
dorsed prior to and Including the
19th day of September, 1907, to pre
sent the same to the county treasurer
of Douglas County, Oregon, at his
office for payment as interest will
cease (hereon after the date of this
notice.
Dated at Roseburg, Oregon, this
the 3lBt day of October, 1908.
J. B. bAWYERS,
Treas. of Douslas Co., Oregon.
Umpqua Cola Cure Is a guaran
teed remedy. Quick and Bure, at
Hamilton's. TF
LOST Hunch of keys. One brass O
H. key, one safe key No. 1080; one
till key, one door key, one ofilce
key, one trunk key. Finder please
leave at this office. II. M.
The
Critical Man
finds Hart Schaffner
& Marx clothes par
ticularly to his liking.
Judged by every clothes
test style, fit, workman
ship, quality Hart,
Schaffner & Marx clothes
make good.
For first-hand informa
tion about Hart, Schaffner
Marx clothes ask al
any well-dressed
man.
Fall styles, in generous
variety, now ready.
SINCE 1877
OF SOUTHERN OREGON
BUILD GOOD ROADS
County League Formed to Advance This
Movement in Every Possible Man
ner Strong Resolutions
This afternoon's good roads
meeting was productive of the
organization of the IKH'ULAS
COUNTY J001 ltOADH
j. jjKAiii i1J, with me loiiuwiiig j
permanent o dicers:
President Morris Weber,,
of Edenbowor.
Viee-ProHldent E. E. La-
Brie, of Koaeburg.
ft secretary t-raiiK m. Alley,
of Roseburg.
Treasurer B. W. Strong, of
of
itoseburg.
The signatures of ovor 100
those iu attendance at the
meeting were appended to the
articles of organization, which
read, in part, as roiiows:
"The purpose of this asso-
emuon is to encourage and as-
siut In the construction and
maintenance of permanent pub-
He ronds in Hits comity and
throughout the state, and wo
ench personally, pledge our-
selves to do everything in our
power to further the good
roadh movement and secure
Biich legislation as may be nec-
essary to inaugurate and carry
on the construction of a sys-
tem of permanent public high-
ways throughout the state."
Today's good roads convention was
opened at 2 o'clock p. m., with music
by the local band, starting at the
Commercial Club headquarters and
marching to the court house, where
the exercises were held. Several se
lections were there played while the
crowd was assembling. The buslnesB
houses were closed, as per previom
"TiTiMvncPtiK nt, and a large portion of
the business people of the town were
among the largo crowd in attendance.
'1 he audience filling the courtroom in
eluded a good number of ladies, all
intent on further the building of
good ronds in this county
On motion of Judge Hamilton, who
railed the assemblage to order, Hon
Dexter Ufce was chosen chairman of
the meeting. Mr. Rice opened the
session by a few remarks on the im
portnnt question of building good
roads. He gave the road supervisors
and the county court credit for doing
the best they could with the means at
their command, but heretofore those
means have been inadequate for the
purpose and In consequence we have
had to struggle along with poor high
ways. On motion of P. R. Alley, It
W. Strong was chosen secretary of
ine meeting.
On motion of Hon. J. A. Buchanan
seconded by Atty. Louis Barzee, a
committee of three was authorized
(o formulate resolutions to be sub
mitted to this meeting during the af
tnrnoon. The chairman named ar
this committee,, Messrs. Buchanan,
Barzee and Judge Hamilton.
Judge John H. Scott, for eight
years county judite of Marlon county
where he gained a slate-wide rent.
lnti:ui as a builder of good mad?
was Introduced as the prluclpa
-p:iker of the day. He opened by
-omplimeutlng the Indies on t h nit
presence, nnrf also of their influence
on the building of good roads.
Judge Ncott'n Itcmarks.
Judge Scott began his remark?
with the assertion that a large major
ity of the people consider the problem
if good roads too great to meet In 0
financial way. He declared, however,
that after the problem was carefully
considered those people would find
out that grod, substantial roads
could be built with means at hand
Ho then reviewed the work and ob
jectB of the meeting at Portland last
August, where the Oregon Good
Roads Association was formed and
the present campnign for all-state co
operation launched.
'Our immediate object," said
Judge Scott, "is to establish a "Good
Roads League In every county i:
the state. Then we can co-operate I
a systematic way toward making
demand upon the legislature for fin
anrial aid from the Btate govern men
A levy of one mill upon the 'present
valuation of property In Oregon
would bring about $600,000. Of
course, the state will n'it be expected
to bear all the expense. The count
In which road building Is carried
would be called mn to bear a por
tion of the cost, while the abtittln
property owners would also bo ex
pected to bear a snare.
Judge Scott said that the state con
victa could be employed to good ad
antage In breaking the rock necewary
for the roans, but he advocated th
remainder of the work bHng done by
free laborers and farmers. I sing
niece of chalk and a blackboard, th
sneaker then illustrated differen
types of modern highways and ex
plained their cost and etil'iency.
"The object of the local leagues
continued the ppeaker. "H to dete
mine what sort of roads are wante.
In the respective localities. The peo.
plo back of the association have no
.flnlln nlan in View
they reallre
that before anything can he done
they must have co-operation on part
of the state. Just as booh as suffi
cient branches of the association are
formed to- give the movement state
width in scope, definite plans will be
outlined preparatory to applying to
the legislature for state aid. In alt
of the other counties I have visited
leagues have been formed, and 1
urge your county to fall iu line with
out delay."
Judge Scott, in closing, told of the
good roads movements in other
state, chief among them California,
1?
f
where, in Los Angeles county alone.
J,roo,000 In bonds were voted for
uildlng highways. "When states
got to co-operating," declared Judge
Scott, "then the uatlonal government
ill do as much toward aiding the
building of better roads ns It has
done toward the Improvement of har
bora and waterways."
Mr. Ilcrimiim Seuks.
When the applause following
udge Scott b address had died away
the chairman called upon Hon. Bin
ger Hermann for a speech. Mr. Her
mann responded as follows, In part:
'It has boon said that the greater
the nation the finer the roads, hut
not so with our country, for wo have
the worst roads of any nation. Cities
nve been built un at the oxneiisp
or trie rural districts, and the per
centage of state wealth Is rapidly in
creasing in favor of the cities. The
so-called drudgery of country life Is
greatly accentuated by bad roads
We are now In the spirit of our fore
fathers of 100 years ago. Acting up
on the recommend of President Jef
ferson, congress appropriated $14.
000,000 for the construction of the
great highway commencing in Vir
glnta and extending to tho Minn-mi'
River. Had It not been for that
ond, tho development, of our grea
westorn country would have delayed
a quarter of a century, uovorntnon
aid will never again be extended to
wnrd the building of good highways
until the people tnke the Initiative
The government has expended ir.Ou
000,000 for the improvement of hnr
bors and waterways: 19ti.000.000
acres of nubile land has been given
for the construction of railroads and
only 3.200,000 acres of land have
been allotted for the building of wn
gon roads. It is high time now tha
the government was commencing to
aid the people In building roads. Ou
roads at this day are fnr worse In
proportion than they were during Hi
timea of Jefferson, Madison and Mon
roo. Good roads and prosperity g
hand-ln-hand. A bad farm on a goo
road Is infinitely better than a good
farm on a bad rond. Don't he afraid
to Bpend money for this work. Th
revenuo of your county will return
t hundred-fold for money expended
n good rond building. (Applause.
Following Mr. Hermann's address
committee, consisting of J 11 d tie
W. Hamilton, Louis Barzee nnd. lion
l. A. Huchnnnn, reported the follow
Ing resolutions, which were unajil
mously adopted.
llcooltilinim Adopted.
WHKRKAH. the prime factor
the upbuilding of a community
good roads and highways, thereby
facilitating social and commercial in
tcreonrse, and
WHKRKAS, the people of Douglas
county expressed themselves at th
gem era 1 election In 1H0G as beln,
heartily In favor of good roads; an
WHKftKAS, the first prerequlBit
In upbuilding of ronds and highways
is the proper location of a road sit
on a feasible grade, and the secon
(he liberal and Judicious appropria
tion nnd use or finance; nnd
WHKRKAS, tho topography
Douglas county Is such nnd the pres
ent location of our highways such
that a re-lncatlom of a great portion
of our highways Is absolutely neces
sary to and for the convenience of
our traveling public; and
WHKRKAS, the appropriation and
expenditure of money for the loca
tion, re-locatlon, construction and
maintenance of our highways has for
the last several years bwMi lnad
quate to the growing demands of
Douglas county;
THKREFORE. Be It Resolved by
the People of Douglas County In Con
vention Assembled: That we hereby
express ourselves as being heartily In
favor of a more liberal appropriation
and expendliure by our county admin
istration of county funds In the lo
cation. re-ocat(on, construction and
maintenance of our roads and high
ways throughout the countv.
J. A. BI'CHANAN,
LOCIS RAKZKti.
J. W. HAMILTON.
Committee.
IjCgl.lnlor Pledge Aid.
Three of the county's legislator'
elect. Senator Albert Abraham and
Representatives Jones and HiichariHii.
who were in the audience, were called
upon for speeches and each rescinded
with the promise to lend his utmost
akl toward the good roads movo-
ment In tho way of needed legisla
tion.
Election of o moors was then taken
n. resulting In the selection, without
opposition, of the men named above.
morris wooer, who was cnosen presi- 1
dent. 1b a member of the board of
county road viewers. He Is also
supervisor of the Edenbower district.
hich 1b recognized as having the
(Incst stretch of public road iu the
county. When called upon for a
speech, Mr. Weber responded in the
following language:
I am a very poor tnlker: I would
rather go out and b J a road than
make a speech. 1 agree with Judge
Scott that we will never got outside
Id until we do something ourselves.
am heartily in favor of the resolu
tions passed at this meeting, es
pecially that part urging the county
court to make more liberal appro
priations." (Laughter and applause)
Mr. Weber then gave a brief recital
of the conversion of the roads in his
own district from a slate of practical
mpasslbility 14 years ago to a con-
itlon npproachlng perfection at tho
present time. "We residents of that
district went down Into our awn
pockets and built a piece at a time,"
e said. "Finally, after we had spent
1200 of our own money, the county
court grant "d us nn appreciation of
40 with which to buy shovels, " and
there was more laughtar at tho ex
pense of tho county court.
Mr. Alley, in acknowledging his
election as secretary, remarked that
bad roads had, more-than any other
thing, retarded the developmont of
Douglas county for tho past ten
yours.
A vote of thanks was tenderod to
Judgo Scott for his interest and ad-
Iress, after which tho meeting ad-
iurned to meet nt. tho call of the
president.
MAI LS X)MMlKKIOX LAW.
Washington Supreme Court Tnkctt
Rate Ciimch I'mler Advisement.
OLYMPIA, Wash-, Nov. 19. Ar-
linn en tH wero mndo before the sup-
renin court yesterday and decisions
tnken under advisement In two np-
ueals attacking tho rnilroad commis
sion law. in the case Involving tho
legality of the commission's order re
quiring the Oregon Railroad & Navl-:
nation company, the Great .Northern
and the Northern Pacific to make
o!nt rates on wheat from eastern
Washington points to Pnget Sound,
ugument was mado agaliiHt tho order
by L. C. Oilman, western counsel for
tho Groat Northern.
The order as well as the constitu
lonnllty of the Inw wns defended by
Harold Preston, appearing speclnlly
'or the commission and for the attorney-general.
Tho case involving the onior or
the commission requiring railroad?
to make physical connection of their
tracks at eastern Washington points
was argued for the railroads by Zern
W. Snow, of Portland, attorney for
tho O. R. & N.
KNTioM mi:mhi:iih commer
cial CIA' II. t
Every member of the Commercial
Club Is reqii!sted to bo present at
tiro Klsher nnd Bellows Building on
Kriflay evening, November 20th, at
8 o'clock P. M., sharp, to psbIsl In
ntertalulug our gucHts at the Club
Soclnl.
All members are also earnestly re
queued to attend the "Good Roads"
meeting on tho afternoon oi mo
samo day nt the Court. House.
President.
COFFEE
Three-quarters of coffee
is such that we can't
touch it; we make five
grades of the top quarter.
Your vror.r return, your money i( f on don't
Ilk. Scbilliuv . U.it; we par him.
INSTItl'riiON IN VOCAI, MI'HIC.
Mrs. H. It. Wood will accept pupils
In vocal study (Old llnllan method).
Call at nurr's Mimic Store. iln2l)
OFFICERS.
J. W. Hamilton, President. A. O. Marsters, Caahler.
J. P. Barker, Vice Prealdent W. T. Wright, Asst. Cashier
IHKECTORa.
J. W. Hamilton W. T. Wright.
N. Rice, J. O. Nswland, '.'
J. F. Barker, I. Abraham, "( '
8. 0. Bertram, 'I ' Chas. W. Parke,
A. O.'MaraUre. ; -J j
THE
ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL,
Rnfcff Deposit boxes for
rent hy the month.
Our conservative managem ent offers substantial advan
tages to present and promotive patrons. We are prepared
to handle all business entrusted to ua accurately and expedi
tiously. .
ResDlt of Cas Main Explosion
in Brooklyn
ANOTHER WOOD-BE MURDER
Crazed Jealousy, Fails, Then Kills
Himsell Oregon City Mur
derer to Bang
Special to the Evening Review.
BROOKLYN, Nov. 20. Thirteen
men are believed to have been killed
by the explosion of a gas main la
this city today. Thirty others were'
badly burned. They were working In
a big manhole under the street.
Later. Tt has been learned that
15 men were killed In this morning's
explosion of a gaa main. They were
working 26 feet below the street level
constructing a sewer. The explosion
was caused by the leaking gas coming
in contact with the lighted pipe of
one of the workmen. The foreman
of the gang, was blown to pieces.
A mass of planking caught Are and
a few of tho victims were carried by
a cave-in into this furnace and were
burned alive. A water main was
broken by the Bhock of the explosion
and this flooded and loosened the
adjacont ground eo that the neigh
boring tenement houses are tottering
nnd may tumble Into the ditch.
Samuel Prout, In an attempt to
save n woman nnd child from slipping
into tho flames fell In himself and
was roasted to death before the eyes
of hundreds of spectators who were
powerless to aid him. Prout's wife,
tried to jump Into the fire after her
husbaud but was restrained.
Attcmpti! Murder; RulcluVli.
POHTLAND, Or., Nov. 20 Crnsecl
by jenloiiRy nnd whlBkoy Wm. Orad
Ruan, nttnmptcd to kill his fiweet
lionr! with a meat nxe todny. He
then niHhed un fltnlrs In the Terminal
lintel and committed suicide by swal
lnwtiiR carbolic acid. He attacked
the Klrl In the kitchen of the hotel
where she Is employed as a cook
and was only prevented by a wait
rens In (twinging the axe Intended for
dellvoring a fatal blow.
Convicted: MllNt lfnnfc,
OTIKOON CITY, Nov. 20. Mat
thlaH .lancljag, the convicted mur
derer of Mnry Scboinrekor, hl
sweetheart, was sentenced today to
ho hanged on Jan. 8 next, in the
state prison at Salem.
CoNgrow Still Verj 111.
PABO ItoriLRS, Nov. 20. Oot.
olect Cosgrove., of Washington, who
Is here under treatment, shows prac
tically no improvement and his con
dition Is causing apprehension that'
ho is suffering from Brlght's dis
ease. Ho showed some Improvement
after first coming here but Is now
believed to be In a serloua condi
tion. The New Pure Food and Drug I .aw.
We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles Is not affect
ed by the National Pure Food and
Drug laws as It contains no opiates
or other harmful drugs, and we rec
ommend It as a safe remedy for chil
dren and adults. Rod Cross Phar
macy. LOST. BTRAYKD OU STOLEN Fe
male fox-terrier, answers to namo
of "Baby;" white, with round,
brown spots on back. Reward of
$10 for return to Mrs. U. U. King-,
man. cor. Mill and Floed His.. No
questions asked. Phone 1431. n23
Established 1908.
$50,000.00
rent.
lly the yenr 92.00, or will
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