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DOLGLAS COUNTS' ORCHARDS lifeLD ANNUAL CROPS BRINGING FROM tOO TO $800 PER ACRE. CHOICE ORCHARD LAND CAN STILL BE BOUGHT CHEAP. AN INVESTMENT NOW WILL QUADRUPLE tN VALUE IN FIVE XEARS' TIMES. KEEP WELL POSTED On tba current events of the world's progress by reading the Daily Rivibw. Delivered by carrier, 60 ent month. ROSEBURG Review PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Ailvertlser get food returns from an nouncements placed in live papers the Daily and Twk e-a-wkik Rkvikw. Try them there's none other so good. VOL. XL ROSEBURQ, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DKCKMIIEIt 0, 100H. NO. 21:1. Rivers and Harbors Congress Convened Today ASK $50,000,000 EACH YEAR Taft and Cannon DIscnss Tariff Sale of Bleached Flour Prohibited Corlelyou Reports Special to the Evening Review. WASHINGTON, D. CV, Dec. 9. 1 Reaffirming its demand for an ex penditure by the federal government of not less than $50,000,000 a year in Improving the waterways of the country, the National Rivers and Har bors Congress convened in Washing ton today for its fifth annual session. Distinguished advocates of water ' ways improvement from all over the country wero present, representing projects for the betterment of the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and other rivers, the Lakes-to-the-Gulf water way, the Atlantic coast inland canal, Pacific coast harbor and river Im provements and other glgantiic schemes. Among the speakers today are Vice President Fairbanks and Ambassador Bryce, of Great Britain, The former said that inasmuch as the work was of .national character It should be done under national authority, and (that a large share of the amount of -. money to be expended should be raised by a bond issue. Mr. Bryce spoke principally on canals, Baying they would aid rather than compete , against the railroads. Among other distinguished men 3fy scheduled to speak'are: Ambassador Nabuco, of Brazil; Major J. A. Ocker son, of the Mississippi. River Com mission; Governor W. P. Frear, of HTiti; Secretary of the Interior Jiftnfcs A. Garfield, Horace McFar- Handkerchiefs Make a dainty and appropriate Christmas gift for either a lady or a gentleman. Ladies' Handkerchiefs. We show a vast and tempting variety of new and exquisite designs in sheer lawns and linens, in both plain and embroidered effects. Men's Handkerchiefs. A beautiful and complete variety in silk and linen, in either plain or initial styles. A wonder fully rich assortment of elegant imported novelties in fancy silks. The Store For Handkerchiefs 1E FDREM0ST DRY.G00DS ESTABLISHMENT land, president of the National Civic Federation; Governor N. B. Broward, of Florida, and president of the Na tional Drainage Association Admiral C. M. Chester, who was a delegate to the International Waterways Con gress recently held at St. Petersburg, and Samuel Gompers, who will dis cuss "Labor's Interest In Waterways Devc'opmeut." Tnft and Cannon Confer. ' WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 9. Wm. H. Taft and Speaker Cannon conferred for a half hour this morn ing, but neither would divulge the subject discussed. Taft announced In an off-hand way, however, that the revision of the tariff would be thorough, and thnt the party promT Ises along this line would be kept. Nut ion's Finances. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 9. Secretary of the Treasury George B. Sortelyou submitted his annual re port to congress today, showing the total receipts of the government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1908, to be (1,702,068,187.11, which sum added to the balance in the treasury at the beginning of the year total t3, 312, 734, 164. 90. The aggregate of disbursements during the laBt fiscal year was $1,589,786,889.59, leaving In the treasury a balance of $1,722, 947,275.21. The public debt at the end of the year was $2,626,806,000, against which there was cash In the treasury amounting to $1,814,626, 000. Upon the basis of existing laws, Secretary Cortelyou estimates the revenues for the ensuing fiscal year at $788,796,000. The expenditures for the same period are placed at $902,796,000, leaving a deficit of $114,000,000. Ran on Blenched Flour. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 9. Secretary Wilson of Agriculture to day declared that flour bleached by nitrogen peroxide is adulteration and cannot be sold in the District of Co lumbia, any of the territories or transported by carriers. Robberx Still nt Lurge. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 9. The men who robbed the East Side Bank pre s'Ml at liree. Pinkerton detec tives have taken up the case where the local police left off upon request of the BankerB' Association. They state they will arrest the robbers within the next 48 hours. WE'VE BEEN TREATING PEOPLE SQUARE LOSS IS 25K. Klre Destroys John Hunter's Pinning Mill, Near 8. P. Roundhouse. Fire, which was discovered at 8:45 o'clock this morning, practically des troyed John Hunter's planing mill, abutting the Southern Pacific tracks, opposite the round house. Some 20, 000 feet of lumber stacked near the mill was not damaged. The origin of the fire Is a mystery, but the gener ally accepted theory is that it was Eet by tramps. For the past two months the plant has been idle, and Mr. Hunter has been In Cottage Grove for several days. It Is re ported that Mr. Hunter recently of fered the plant for sale at $2500, so this may be regarded as his financial ioss. It Is not known whether he carried any insurance, but it is be lluvcd that the mill was unprotected. A quantity of oils, some account books and other articles in a corner of the mill were saved from destruc tion Owing to the condition of the premises, the firemen had a hard time in their fight. Stacks of lumber on two sides and fences on the other two prevented convenient approaches to the mill, and this circumstance gave the fire an opportunity to gain great headway before water could be played effectually. The round house employes, with a hose connect ed with a fire hydrant across the tracks, fought the blaze in the rear of the mill, while the fire department turned three streams Into other parts of the building. Despite thlB heavy play of water, however, it was fully an hour before the fire was gotten under control, and then there re mained of the original structure only charred and jagged walls. FIVE DOLLARS REWARD , For return to J. Golden, at Paquette Drug Co's. store. In Roseburg, female shepherd pup, about 6 munthB old; color tan and white, and answers to name of "Goldie." Last seen near corner of Oak and Jack son street, saturuny nignt, Dec. 5. . tf See Jennings, the baker, for some thing special for balls and par ties. D SINCE 1877 OF SOUTHERN OREGON OLD TIMBER Gil! Fine Claim Shown, but Another Section Number Given N. A, FOLEY LATEST VICTIM Closes Arrest of G. W. Taylor on Charge ol Celling His Cash Fraudulently The oft-told story of a timber lo cator showing a government land seeker a flue tract of timber and then Inducing an entry on a worth less claim was repeated In Justice Long's court in this city today, when George W. Taylor, a well known land locator,- was bound over to the Clr ciurt Court on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Tay lor was admitted to bail In the buid of $500, which he had not furnished late this afternoon. Attorney Dex ter Rice is acting as his counsel. N. A. Foley, a railroad man, who has run Into Roseburg at different times during the past five years, Is the prosecuting witness In the case. Last February, according to his com plaint, he and his wife were taken from Roseburg to Coos county by Taylor, as per agreement and shown a tract of land containing 3,000,000 feet of fine, merchantable timber. This land Taylor represented to (hem to be the southwest quarter of sec tion 24, township 29-10. Upon the return of the trio to Roseburg, Mrs. Foley filed entry on that parcel of land under the timber and stone net. A short time ago Foley received a letter from an intending settler in Coos county who wanted the claim for a homestead. This characteriza tion of the land aroused his suspi cions, and upon Investigation he dis covered that the tract of land filed on by his wife was devoid of any valuable timber, having long before, been burned oved. Foley had paid Taylor $175 for his services, so he claimed, and to Chas. F. Ilarpster, a mechanic em ployed at the Southern Pacific round house here, who was also Interested in the deal, he gave $100. Ilarpster, however, paid back bis share of the money, 'declaring that he had rolled on Taylor's statements and was not awaro that a fraud had been com mitted. Taylor was arrested In this city Tuesdny night and Immediately arralgncd before Justice Long. In default of $500 ball, he spent the night In the county jail. I knew early In the day I was (going to be arrested when I saw the fellows 'monkeying around' ' said Taylor, In Justice Long's court Tuesday night. "They've got the wrong pig by the tall this time, how ever." There was Introduced In evidence at the hearing today a receipt for lo cation fees, signed by both Ilarpster and Taylor. On the witness stand however, Taylor Insisted that Ilarp ster had received all of the money paid over by Foley and that he mere ly signed the receipt at Har pater's request. Foley contradicted this statement by testifying that he had paid them Individually. In the main, Taylor tried to throw responsibility for the whole affair onto Ilarpster, hut the cvUlence introduced by the state discredited this attempt. This is not the first time Taylor has been In trouble of this kind He was tried on a similar case at Crescent City, Calif., Jast September but was acquitted on legal technical' (ties. Will Interest Many. Every" person should know that good health la impossible If the kid neya are deranged. Foley's Kidney Cure will cure kidney and bladder disease In every form and will build up and strengthen these organs so they will perform their functions properly. No danger of Bright" dfs- en Be or diabetes if Foley's Kidney Cure Is taken in time. Red Crow Pharmacy. Pope ItleHMeN Tnft. ROMR, Dec. 8. Pope Plus today invoked divine blessing upon Wrn. H Taft in the presence of Archbishop (ilennon, of St. Ixuls, who recited Taft's friendly acts toward the Cath oiks. Notice to Our Customer. We are pleased to announce that Foley's Honey and Tar for rough colds and lunir troubles la not affect ed by the national Pure Food and Drug law as It contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and Wt recom mend It as a safe remedy for chil dren and adults. Red Cross Phar macy, Tlii In Worth Itrailliiff. Leo F. .ellnskl, of 68 (libson 8t Buffalo. N. Y.. says: "I cured tb most annoying cold sore I ever had, with Rucklen's Arnica Salve. I ap plied this salve once a day for two days, when every trace of the sore n. irnnA " Heal, all soren. Sold undor guarantee at A. C. Marstera Co, drug store. 2!icc. NO SHOW FOR POOH MAX. New Tlinlxr Filing ljm- Will lunrllt acrlppers Only. PORTLAND. Or.. Dee. 8. If the Secretary of the Interior follows out his recently announced policy, the timber business of the country will be driven into the hands of the scrip- I pers, and poor men will be unable to take up a timber claim, according ! to authorities in Portland. Secretary I Garfield has announced that after De cember 1 the price of timber land shall be Bubject to appralsment. Heretofore the price of timber land as been $2.00 an acre. Under the ruling of Secretary Garfield there Is no telling what the price may be It may be appraised at $10 or even $20 n acre, which would be a prohibitive price to the average man. Secretary Garfield has made his ruling by a new interpretation of the act of June 3, 1878, known as the timber and stone law. The Secretary says that the law specified $2.50 as the minimum to be paid an acre. He now makes sales of timber laud sub ject to appraisement. I II ten OIT Too Big n Chunk. An eivtryman generally specifies the value of the land at $2.50 an acre. The en try man may specify It at $10 an aero. Acordlng to Gar field's plan, the land will be ap praised, and if It runs more than the amount specified by the entryman, the increase will bo demanded. Should the government fall to make the appraisement within nine months the entryman secures tho land at his ostlmate. Local tlmbermen say that tho gov ernment can nover appraise all the entries. There are several thousand timber claims filed In the United States every mouth nnd It would re quire almost the entire Army to ap praise all theso claims. Tho govern ment hns about dO special agents to do this work, and more than HO of these agents are located on the Pa nic coast. A single agent cannot appraise more than three or four laims In a month, and only then when tho claims are in groups. To properly appraise a claim will neces sitate a practical cruise of the claim and this requires time. Tho force of special agents is entirely Inade quate to keep up with the filings. The Secretary Bays, however, that in he event of no nppralsoment helna made within nine months, the land shall go at the estimate of the otitrv- man. Owing to the small force of special agents, hundreds of claims cannot be reached In regular order within the prescribed time. I ley ond Poor Muh'h Reach, According to the timber dealers, the new ruling of the Secretary of he Interior will make claims run $11000 nnd $4000, and even higher, and this places them beyond the reach of the poor man. They contend hat It will drlvo the sale of timber land Into the hands of scrlppers, through purchase of Northern Pacific scrip. If the laud rises in price the scrip will be brought up nnd timber land secured through this means. Iho history of how 'the Northern Pacific acquired this scrip has been exposed by n. A. I). Puler in Loot- rs of the Pub ic Domain, I he new ruling of Secretary Garfield will make a lively market for the scrip and the railroad will be one of the chief beneficiaries of Garfield's der, assert Portland thubermen. COUNTRY ROYS U'ANTND FOR 111 SINKSH POSI TIONS Iluslnesfl men of Oakland and San Francico, and other largo cities, want young men roared In the coun try to prepare for commercial posi tions. Experience has shown thai the average boy from tho farm has habits of Industry and Integrity that make for success. The Polytechnic Business College of Oaklnad, Calif., has made a phe nomenal record In training nnd 1I ru ing young men and women In busi ness positions and the College Is so located as to provide homelike ac commodations at very low rates. it Is said that every young man who has taken the complete course In bu sinews training nt this College has received remunerative employ ment upon graduation. An illustrated Catalogue will be sent free to any one who will write to Prof. V. K. OihMoii, J! on Tenth St., Oakland, Oil. DAILY WEATHER REPORT U.N. Weather Bureau, liicat nfllrc. Rowtiurft, Ore. 24 bourn enrilon A ft. m. Itc. , UOt, Precipitation Id Incitiei ami bunrircrltha: Minimum temperature M Minimum temperature 41 I'rerlpltatJuti Q.(r! Total prtvrip. since Ami of tnontb 0 11 Avg. prwlp. for thla mouth for jvn....b,'j. Tout p reel p. from Sept. 1, liMl, tndate .t Average preip. from Aeptemlier 1, 177 Total fkfiHericj- from Sept. 1, l'JOS Areraice precipitation for 81 wet waion Sept. to Mar Uucltmlre) William Hfi.l, OhM-rvcr. For Itoftchurg and Vicinity Rain tonight and Thursday. COPFEE . You are both judge and jury for Schilling's Best Yor a rocer rttaroa roar a tf tt ton dea'l ML It; par biai Farmers, meehanlen, railroaders laborers, rely on Dr. Thomas he lee trie Oil. Takes the "ting out of cut A I or bruises at once. Pain cannot stay 1 where It Is used. TO JURY TONIGHT Ruef Case Has Dragged Along For Over 15 Weeks BLACK HAND'S AWFUL WORK Sleamcr Crew of 25 Lost 15 Waiters Poisoned Dying Actor Admits Act of Adultery Special to the Evening Review. . BAN FKANClHCO, Dec. 9. The fate of Abraham Ruef will be placed ii 1110 nanus or the jurors tonight, ftor one of the- longest and most nsatioual trials on record. Fifteen eeks and three days havo elapsed nee the first preliminary move wns made. Attorney Hiram Johnson this ftoruoon began tho closing a reu nion t for the prosecution. He mluced no words nnd dwelt strongly upon the attempt to brine the jurors. This was one of his striking statements: It Is the height of absurdity for s to bo here three months trying this man, who has already confessed ml is now going through this com- llcated trial to detcrmluo whether e is guilty. Aro you prepared, in the, face of this confession, to do- laro him innocent? if you aro, by ho living God we would know the on sou why Wholesale Poisoning. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9. James Reynolds, a waiter, who served uucheou to the guests of Vullejo at he launching of tho collier Pluime heus last Saturday, died early today of ptomaine poisoning. Fourteen other waiters are also 111. All a to sandwiches nnd then told the caterer m r v mi. vi T0 . -m -r- tious when raised with SI ""t i ii i ii I ISiXjll U The on,y bakln Powder 1 1 ArNM made, from Royal J I OFFICERS. J. W. Hamilton, President. A. C. Manten, Cashier. J. F. Darker, Vice President. W. T. Wright, Aut. Cashier J. W. Hamilton N. Rlc, J. F. Barker, 8. C. Bartrum, ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK EsUhllihcd 1908. CAPITAL, - $50,000.00 Rnfct; fx-iwult txni fur rrnl. Jty the jour 92.00, or will rnt tix flic month. Our conaervatlre managem ent offer atibstantlal advan tage to pronent and propectlve patrona. We are prepared to handle all business entrusted to ua accurately and expeditiously. tho meat was rotten. To this ti caterer replied that it wn "good enough for 60 cenU a heai." ' Mistreated by RurgTar. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 9 P''M ing from an ugly wound In ppr r.-" 1. her hnnds bound behind hi flt-i cloth tied over her mouth. Mm a u- lie Harris staggered Into s sV-i.m near her home in this city l.it nf;t She said burglars attacked her In t-r home nnd, after binding hr. -her furs. After their depTrlutt managed to release b3rsoK. "Rluck Ihmd" Work, NEW YORK. Dec. 9. Twenty persons were injured today, when a bomb, dropped by a "Black Hand" agent from the roof of an adjoining building, wrecked a five-story tene ment. Five vl.ilms were taken to tho hospital In a critical condition. The deed is said to have been prompted by the rofusal ot certain families in tho tenement to contrib ute money to the "Black Hand" So ciety. - 2.1 Men Doomed, DUXUTH, Minn., Dec. 9. All hope for the safety of the 25 men comprising the crew of the steam freighter Clemenson was abandoned today, when 2U hatch covers, belong ing to the Clemenson, came ashore. Wounded Man Confesses. PiAK ERSFI ELD, Calif., Dec. 9. Hovering between life and death, Adrian Von Plank, the Portland actor, today made an ante-mortem statement, admitting improper rela tions with tho wife ot Newton Blacker, a teamster, who shot him last night after finding his wife In a hotel room with tho actor. Itlacker traced bis wife to Von Plank's room and Bhe .was in the room when Blacker broke the glass panels of the door with tho butt of Ills revolver. Von Plank wns un armed, but made a desperate de fense, nttacklng Blacker with a chair. He knocked tho gun from Blacker'a hand, but tho latter regained posses sion of the weapon and fired five shots, three of the bullets going through Von Plunk's body. W. H. Lytle, of Pendleton, stato sheep Inspector, is in the city. - Food is ore tasteful.' healthful and nutri BAKING POWDER MKKCTOIlfl. W. T. Wright. J. O. Newlaod, I. Abraham, Cnai. W. Parka, A. C. Haratere. THE -vr
