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VOL. XI.
ROSERURQ, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1008.
NO, 242.
Review
LET GOVT. CONTROL
Chamberlain's Policy on Mines,
Forests and Streams .
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Makes Address oa Behalf of Governors
at Great Congress, Where Win.
H. Tail Presides
Special to the Evening Rovlew.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 8.
A new policy, giving the Federal gov
ernment absolute control of the na
tion's streamB, forests and mineral
resources by creating an interstate
conservation commission was advo
cated by Governor Chamberlain, of
Oregon, in an address In behalf of
the governors today at the joint con
servation congress. Governor Cham
berlain recommended the abolition of
Btate lines in the administration of
national resources and called upon
all governors to join in his policy. He
promised hearty co-operation on part
of the west.
A Great Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 8.
With President-elect Taft as presid
ing officer and President Roosevelt
on the program for the principal ad
dress, the joint meeting opened today
by the National Conservation Com
mission and the governors of Stntes
and their, official representatives
promises to be one of the most
noteworthy gatherings of its kind in
the history of the . country. Chief ex
ecutives of many of the most popu
lous states of the union are In at
tendance and these, added to the
long list of prominent scientists nnd
others who are to appear, will make
the gathering nearly as Important as
Xjhe White House conference, which
iegnn the work.
The Southern Commercial. Con
Practical Gifts
For Men
Rich, handsome Neckwear.
Imported Hosiery.
Pure Silk Mufflers.
Fancy Waist-coats.
Soft, Comfortable Slippers.
Fine Silk Umbrellas.
"Fownes" English Gloves." .
Pure Linen Handkerchiefs.
Pure Silk Handkerchiefs.
Let us help you solve the Christmas problem
with our beautiful, big, new stock of practical
gift merchandise.
frfhT FDREMOST 0RY.G00DS remiSHMENf 0F SOUTtiERN 0REG0NI
gress, which opened yesterday, con
tinued its deliberations today. The
National Rivers and Harbors Con
gress will meet tomorrow, and on
Thursday Secretary Straus will con
vene the National Council of Com
merce. Today's session of the Gover
nors and the National Conservation
Commission, and the subseauent Riv
ers and Harbors Congress, will mark
the taKlng of a great stride forward
In the movement for taking account
of the natural resources of the Unit
ed states. The inventory undertaken
by the commission is now ready and
the report to the President Is in pro
cess of completion.
When the conservation movement
was started specific information about
the actual state of our resources
was partly wanting, partly inacces
sible. Certain facts were broadly
known. It was at least unquestion
able that resources had been waste
fully use, and that some of them, not
ably the mines, were sure in time to
be exhausted, while others, for ex
ample the forests, could still be kept
perpetually useful by right manage
ment. The first work was to get the
facts, to show exactly what the sit
uation was and how It could be im
proved by measures that would work.
Without an Inventory which should
show the present condition of the
resources and the way to develop
them to the best advantage, conser
vation was In danger of staying up In
the air.
This Inventory has now been
taken, and nothing remains but the
inauguration of practical reform
measures to which such an inventory
pointB the way.
It is estimated that the total
amount of the freight charges saved
by our waters last year in their pres
ent bad condition many of them be
ing incapable of profitable use was
at least t945.000.000. And If th
amount is saved every year with our
rivers, coastal waters and harbors
in their present deplorable condition,
it is fnir to assume that when they
are well Improved with connecting
canals between them where needed,
the saving will be infinitely greater.
For any of the ordinary diseases of
the skin Chamberlain's Salve Is ex
cellent. It not only allays the Itch
ing and smarting but effects a cure.
For sale by Hamllton'Drug Co.
Seo Jennings, the baker, for some
thing special for balls and par
ties. D
:!27,000 FOR PAVING. J
, .J.
EUGENE. Or., Dec. 7. 4.
City Engineer George Waggon
er, of Eugene, filed his report 4
with the city council on the
amount and cost of street pav
lag that haB been done in the
past year. The city has paved
90,600 square yards of streets
at a cost of 1227,000. This Is 4.
4 about five miles of streets with 4"
Jbitulithic pavement, and sev
eral blocks more are contracted 4.
ISItlSltl V AND SHIELDS LEAD
AT NEW RIFLE RANGE.
There is a prize shoot on at the
new Indoor Rifle Range, Abraham
Building. The new range opened
yesterday afternoon with a fine prize
Winchester for the best 5 shot score
in a week. The prize looked good
to the local shooiters and H. L. Cham
berlain shot the first score, making
the score of 21 points out of a pos
sible 30. E. A. Fairbanks soon got
busy and raised the score to 22. Den
Shields heard of it. He thought
he would cruise about 30, but his
score only showed 23. Lee Brlsbln
tried his ability as a marksman and
tied Shields' score of 23.
The prize goes Saturday night of
this week and there will be a merry
race to see who will win out. It
ROSKItrilG WINS.
In a fast game of basket ball, be
fore a big crowd, at Sykes' rink, Mon
day night, Roseburg High School de
feated Grants Pass Athletic Club by
the score of 16 to 13. Glen Good
man, a Portland man. acted as ref
eree and Benjamin Caro, of Rose
burg, umpire. The line-up:
Roseburg Marsters and Hewitt,
forwards; Buchanan, center; Tipton
and Cordon, guards.
Grants Pass Wertz and Meeker,
forwards; Stephenson, center; Bach
er and Moore, guards.
The same teams play again to
night.
Farmers, mechanics, railroaders.
laborers, rely on Dr. Thomas Eclec
trlc Oil. Takes the sting out of cuts,
or brulBCs at once. Pain cannot stay
where It Is used.
DEFERS ITS VOTE
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Council Divided on Paving Or
dinance Question
CAN'T INTERPRET CHARTER
One More Night Policeman to be Put
on Duty Big Batch of Business
Receives Attention
The first delay in tho new proceed
ings towards a paving bond Issue oc
curred at the regular meeting of the
city council Monday night, when the
3ft, uuo bonding ordinance, whicu
was soheduled for Its third and final
reading and passage, was laid aside
because the council felt unable, in the
hsence of Recorder Orcutt, its legal
dvlser, to decide on a vital question
rowing out of a motion made by
Councilman Long. When acting Re
corder Frank (3. Mlcelli began read
ng the ordinance for the last time,
Mr. Long moved to strike out the
word "bituilthlc" which refers to the
lunlity of pavement proposed. Mr,
Long argued that the ordinance
should merely specify "pavement,'
leaving the quality to be determined
by competitive bids. In opposition
to this argument, other councllmen
contended that under the charter a
particular kind of pavement had to be
specified in the ordinance. The char
ter was consulted, but the council di-
ided itself in the Interpretation of
its language. Councilman Joseph Ml
celli fluaily put an end to the wordy
trite by moving to lay the ordinance
on the table until Recorder Orcutt
could be ) resent and give the exact
meaning of the charter. This motion
carried without a dissenting vote.
By this action,-the council has de
layed the paving matter two weeks,
as that amount of time will elapse
before next regular meeting night,
Recorder Orcutt is unavoidably ab
sent from tho city, having canes pend
ng In the Federal court In Portland
Mayor Hoover was also absent from
meeting Monday night, but Council
man Josephson, upon vote, presided
During the argument on Mr. Long's
motion. Councilman Fisher declared
that he could furnish the city for pav
ng purposes a material just as good
as bltulithic for 25 cents n gallon
le stated that It did not make any
difference, anyway, what kind of
pavement was laid so far as the cost
was concerned; that all of tho paving
compnnies "stood in together" and
that the city would make nothing by
competitive bidding.
Other Ordinances,
No action was taken by the emm
cil on the house numbering ordinance
ho ordinance providing for tho lay-
ng of the Douglas-Fowler street
sewer was laid on the table, as was
the remonstrance against the assess
ment for the rullerton Avenue sewer,
Ordinances adopting the sidewalk
grades established by the Kelsey sur
vey and providing for a fifiO-foot
sewer on Douglas street, from Pltzer
to Claire streets, were given third
readlilgs and passed. First and sec
ond readings were given ordinances
for the following projects: ( 1 ) Ap
propriating S.tOO for re-laying the
sewer in the alley between Mill and
I'lne streets, from Burke to Floed
streets; (2) levying assessments, to
talling $ir2, for the Ilrockway street
sewer In Walte addition; Ci) levying
assessments, totalling $4 ;nt, for the
grading and gravelling of Went First
street. Kinney addition. City Attor
ney Mlcelli was Instructed to draft
an ordinance providing for the im
provement of Pine street, from Oak
to Flint, omitting the Cass street In
tersection. For Another Night "('nil.
Declaring that certain streets of
the city were becoming unsafe for
pedestrians after dark and that num
erous misdemeanors of late warrant
ed additional police protection, Coun
cilman Long moved that the council
employ one more night watchman.
He recommended that s special com
mittee, consisting of Strong. Mullen
and Hound, be named to select a com
petent man for the-Job and ask
Mayor Hoover to appoint him. The
motion carried, without any under
standing an to salary.
4'oininiltef Keportfl.
The committee on city improve
ments reported that the Deer Creek
bridge had bHi repaired so that it in
"fairly safe for temporary use;" also
that John Hunter had Ignored the
mandate of the council by neglect-1
Ing to build a sidewalk and remove
street obstructions In front of his
planing mill to accommodate em
ployes of the Southern Pacific round
hoiiw. going to and from work. The
adoption of this report empowers the
committee to order the construction
of the walk at the expense of Mr.
Hunter's property.
The committee to whom was re
ferred Al. ('reason's petition for the
vacation of 22 blocks In Kinney
, i.ioi. . p,.,.ri,.H fv, , ral.lv on, I
1 ..n 11.. lnalrnl..H the
sttornev to draw up an ordliunce in '- r. , ..,u.u ..
I vacation, conditional upon Mr. Crea- .Mlcelli Orcutt. law suit .. f.0.00
I son paying the fee. F. O. Mlcelli, city atty 20.00
Tlip lijeht riHiitiilttw rwonimpnopn I
tho establishment of an arc light at Read Uevtew adYi. tor bargains.
Ih
the convergence of Jackson street and
YV'inM.iiotu- .....i....;. .,,. K mill ........
Roseburg, and that live in
tuit lights in the vicinity- be
abolished; also, that an Incandescent
light be placed at the corner of Court
and Ella streets, in Chad wick Addi
tion. On the application of J. W.
Perkins for an arc light at the corner
f Stephens and Mosher streets, the
committee reported unfavorably for
tnree specinc reasons: ( l ) That thero
is already an arc light one block I
away; (2) that the installation of
such a light would establish a prece-I
dent existing nowhere except on
Jackson street by putting lights cIob-
er together than every other block;
id) that there are dozens of other I
places where arc lights are more
ueeueu. mis report was adopted. I
An alley existing In block 37 on
uie original survey and plat of the
ity and which, If opened, would In-
terrere with the property of the I
Presbyterian Chrch, H. C. Sainton's
properly i occupied ny w. t. wrlgbt)
and Sam Smith's livery stable
ises, was tne subject or a report
from the judiciary committee. The
committee reported that the alley was
never opened, and that It was ques-1
tlonable whether this could be done I
legally because of the statute of II ml-1
tations. It was recommended In the I
report that tho alley be formally va-
cated, and tho city attorney was di-
rected to draw up an ordluauce to
(his effect.
Chairman Strong, of the license
committee, reported informally that I
aunng uie past week Marshal Nor-
man had collected $102G license mon-1
ey due the city, thereby preventing a
loss tnat nas been threatening the
cltyfor some time. Mr. Strong stat-
ed that the city this year would prob-
ably not lose over $50 in licenses, out
of a total of $1500,
Heferred to CommlttifH. I
On LlghtB Annlicatlon of O. W.
Kezartee for the Installation of an
tncandescent light at tho corner of
Oak and Flint streets; application of
r rea wrigiit for a light at the corner
of Stephens and Oak streets.
un Judiciary Suggestion of Atty.
Dexter Rice, representing Kendall
Bros., that meaiiB be provided for
meeting city Ugh'ting bills, which the
charter provides must be paid out
of funds collected on snloon licenses,
The town now being prohibition, that
source of revenue is cut off, and the
charter prohibits the council from
contracting indebtedness In excess of
$..uuu per year a limit that would
surely bo exceeded If the lighting
uiiih were io no paid out or the gen-
oral num. The committee w meet
with Air. Rice and devise some plau
r iiirtuiuK uie emergency.
un streets Request of H. J. Rob-
Inett for the Improvement of Prosnect
sircei, in worm Koseburg.
un rienitn nnd Police and City Im-
provoments Painting nnd repairs
and renovntion of the city hull. m
A speclnl committee. conslHtlug of
Strong. Usher and Patrick, wna on-
tniHicd with the Bolutlou of tho prob-
lem or a grade oitnor on Onk or Flint
scrceia or on Doth In such a mnnner
iiuvmu lur a sntistnciory inter-
suciHin. 3, vv. rvezariee scored the
council In sharp IntiKtintfe for not aiv.
Ing him n grndo on Flint street, but
iOnglneer llnitong .explained thnt the
lay of the Intersection of Flint nnd
wim ui:ein in sucn mat a grade
could not be fixed Hint would satisfy
oak- streets in such thnt a erade
properly owners on both thorough
in res.
MiKrclliincoiift.
A plot of ground, 1111x120 feet, at
tho west end of Commercial Avenue.
North Honebnrg, was set aside for a
park, 'thanks to the blunt Insistence
of Councilman Mullen, who refused
to heed nny technicalities of the char
tor. Of the twelve councllmen ores
ent, ljowever, only three voted and
they In the alllrmative.
Kngineer Hnrtong was Instructed
to establish a sidewalk grade on West
first street, abutting tho recent Im
prnvement.
Upon motion of Coiincllmnn I.one.
Marshal Nor man was Instructed to
hire men to clean the principal cross
walks of the city at lenst twice a
week during the rnlny sennon.
Councilman Long did not present
his expected resignation from oftVe.
He explained nrter the mowing Hint
ho hnd decided to resign, but Inter
on reconsidered the mutter nnd mnde
up bin mind to keen Ills sent
Councilman Strong wnn npiiolnted
a committee of one to frame an en
grossed copy of the Hobt. Robertson
memortnl resolutions and present
them to the widow of the deceasfd
A motion to engage Kngineer liar
tong to make a map of the city nt
nn expense of nbout $100 was voted
down emphnticnUy.
IIIIIh Allowed,
Light for November $204.00
W. C. (adilln. drnln on Steph
ens and Wash. Sis.
130. 2!
Leona mills Co., lumber
.1. (I. Flmik Co.. Ibr
North Side Mill., Ibr
.1. W. Mullen, hauling
P. Cuvllltcr, same
121.27
5 10
11. 4S
4.00
6.00
H. J. Rohlnctt, an mo
J. H. Scott, same
O. Wilcox, same
11. S. French, same
.1. M. Hnrtong. surveying.
Prisoners' meals
H. V. Page, bridge work...
2.75
7.00
6.00
4.51)
1 R2.no
lO.fin
9.40
V. II. Newport, sr. work
10 00
.1. P. McKay, snme 12 f,0
.1. O. Drnke, snme
0.00
-Ins. Kwnrt, engrossing . .
M. Fickle, a-c Robertson
Hire aV Rice. mdse.
2.f.0
r, so
n
i or,
ihp : Ageo more, same
7.M
citv News, printing 14
FOIl A Fill' IT CAXNKKV.
KntorpHsc luforimilly IIscuhki1 liy
tonum'ivinl I'hih MciiiIh'I-k.
A fruit cannery for Roseburg was
the subject Informally discussed by
tne trustees and a row other mem
bers of tho Roseburg Commercial
Club at the McClallen Hotel imrlnrw
Monday evening. During the discus-
sion there was alBo present John
Wats'.., of Spokane, representing a
company which manufactures ma-
chlnery for equipping canneries and
I furnishes competent superintendent
I for their operation. He also helps
(to organize local companies to take
up the stock In such enternrlses. A
cannery on these lines was put In at
uorvnins a few moii'tlis ago,
Mr. Walsh's proposition was elven
very little attention, however,
there was also present at the meeting
Mr, Jns. C. Alexander, of Aberdoen,
Wash., who came hero several days
ago ou business or an altogether dif
prem-lferent nature, but had become 1m-
pressed with tne favorable conditions
here for a fruit cannery. He mnde
an Informal proposition to tho Club
aa follows: That a cannery company
be formed here with $15,000 capital.
Of this amount he would subscribe
$3000, the business people of the
town to subscribe $0000, and the
fruit growers of the county $11000,
the Intter to be hair in cash and half
In fruit. This elicited considerable
discussion during which came up the
question of the management of the
cannery, snouiu it be built. While
some of those present offered to take
slock, none were willing to nssume
responsibility ror the management of
the institution. Mr. Alexander of-
fored to do this for tho first two years
under cortnln conditions, although he
has large business Interests at Aber-
deen and elsewhere. A miestmn of
I his taking all the stock and the local
people putting up n bonus for the lo-
I cation nnd operation of a cannery
I hero wna suggested by someone pres-
I t- Alexander said he would
I consider tho matter nnd advise, the
icnih in a rew dnys aB to what he
would be willing to accept In the way
I a bonus, but that he preferred to
have the local people take stock in
1 1'10 company. As stnted above, he
lis here looking Into the reusability of
establishing a much larger enterprise,
hut the conditions for a ennnery are
HO fnvorahle that he 1b willing to
Invest some money in that also.
I What the outcome will be remains to
bo seen, but everyone present believes
I w,s snouiu nave a cannery,
About Digestion.
it Is not the quantity of food taken
I hi.t inn nimi.i.it illirnxlnH nml nnul
Muted thnt gives strength and vltnl
Ity to the system. Chamberlain's
Stomach nnd Liver Tablets Invigorate
the stomach nnd liver and enable
thorn to perofrm their function. The
result Is a rollsh for your food, In-
creased strength nnd weight, greater
ondurnnco and a clear hend. Price
25 cents. Sample free. For sale by
I Hamilton Drug Co,
COFEEE
Your grocer must sell
l fr .
"O0r COIICC; We Cat! t all
be comfortable; but he
needn't sell it to you.
Your grocer return, your money 11 yofl doll
Ilk, Scbmiua'a ileal: we pay him.
DAILY WKATHKH REPORT
U. 8. Weather Bureeu, local offlce, KoeeimrB,
Ore. 24 houni ending; 6 a. m. Deo. s, IBOH.
Precipitation In inclieaatul humtrclthe:
Maximum u-mpanlura
eV,.',?,.,o,',m','r,', ooo
Av. prwlu. for till, mo,,.!, tor an y.r.....6.
Tou, procp lrom Hep,. . fed... Ml
Average prerlp. from pie ruber 1, W77....
To.al.kn.-l.ii.y rrom Sep.. ...WS
Average precipitation for 81 wet auaaona,
Hopt. to May flnelualve) S
William Hr.M., Oliarrver.
For Roseburg anil Vlclnllyt
Rain tonight and Wednesday;
freih soiith"r!y whirls.
OFFICERS.
J. W. Hamilton, President, A. C. Marsters, Cashier.
J. F. Barker, Vice President W. T. Wright, Asst. Cashier
DIRKCTOIt.
J. W. Hamilton.
N. Rice,
J. F. Barker,
8. C. Bartrum,
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ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK
Established 1901.
CAPITAL, - $50,000.00
Hiifeti Deposit boxes for rent. By the jear $2.00, or will
rent by Clin month.
Our conservative tnsnsgem ent offers substantial advan
tages to present and propectlve patrons. We are prepared
to handle all business entrusted to us accurately and expeditiously.
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Portland Postmaster Coes to
Bourne's Secretary
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE READ
WiSco Farmer Kills Himself Costly
Fire Near Wuuubnro Acb Hakes
Closing Argument
Special to the Evening Review.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Dec. 8.
President HooBOvelt today appointed
John C. Young postmaster at Port
land, Oregon. Young Is at present
secretary to Senator Jonathan Bourne
The only opposition to confirmation
i the appointment could come from
Senator Fulton, but this la not antl-
Ipntod.
Congress todny listened to the
reading of President Roosevelt's mes
sage nnd then adjourned for the day.
iho message, in sunimarlzod form.
will be round on tho extra sheet of
today's issue of The Review.)
Ach's Argument.
SAN FRANCISCO. Deo. 8. A bit
ter nnd vindictive attack on Francis
J. Ilency, with an excoriation of
Sch in ItK and the board of Doodling
supervisors, were the features of
Attorney Ach's closing argument In
tho Ruet trlnl today. Ach declared
that Ruof was killed politically like
Caesar to satisfy tho ambitions of
others. He scored Spreckles for con
tributing money toward the graft
prosecution and compared Qallagher,
tho principal witness for tho prosecu
tion, to a parrot.
Oregon Hunter Kills Self.
THE DALLUS, Or.. Dec. 8. Roy
Bailey, a farmer of Wasco, accident
ally shot and killed himself after re
turning from a hunt today. He
started to clean his rifle, which was
loaded, and the wenpon was discharg
ed, killing him almost Instantly.
Farm's Heavy Loss.
WOODBURN, Or.. Dee. 8. Sixty
hend of fine stock and this year's
grain crops were consumed in a nre
thnt destroyed the barn on the Burk
hnrt farm, east of this city, last
night. The barn was the largest In
this section of the stnte. The loss Is
$10,000.
OoKirrovo no Hotter.
PASO ROI1LHS, Calif.. Dec. 8.
There is no change in CoBgrove's con
dition.
COUNTY COURT TO MKKT.
County Court for Douglas county
will meet In special session on Thurs
day and Friday, of this week. The
object of tho meeting Is to hear the
final report from the exporting of
tho county's flnnnclnl recordB, also
to hear road district resolutions from
thoso supervisors who have not yet
niiplled for a special tax for next
yonr.
Itownro of Frequent Colds
A succession of colds or a protract
ed cold is almost certain to end In
chronic catarrh, from which few per-
it ' sons ever wholly recovor. Olve every
,., .,,,,,. i, dNKrvn and
Vn W voW disagreeable dls-
, ,tryC,n'in,t ZjLnded
to high ly recommended
.w r i J,Q twilhorcwl
I .i, . liiticra fV.mer,;;
I , , 7 . ' r t , ,.- rnirh
W ui ..".. ... -
iif,m-uj. " --
lleveti me ai onw. iww uiy
and lungs are sound and well,
sale by Hamilton Drug Co.
For
W. T. Wright.
J. O. Newland, "
I. Abraham,
Chas. W. Parks,
C. HarsUra.
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