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VOL. XI.
ROSEnURQ, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER It, 1008.
NO. 245.
ROSEBURG
Review
FILLED WITH JOY
Felicitates Over
Conviction of Ruef
"MERELY A FORERUNNER"
House Acts on Roosevelt's Statement
Regarding Secret Service and
Congressmen
Special to the Evening Review.
SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 11. The
resignations of Attorney Hiram W.
Johnson, Matt I. Sullivan and J. J.
Dwyer as special prosecutors in the
graft cases, will be presented to Dis
trict Attorney Langdon today. The
trio, volunteered its services after
Francis J. Heney was shot, and with
the conviction of Ruef they feel that
their duties are ended. The resigna
tions will probably be accepted, as
Mr. Heney 1b about well enough to
resume his work.
The prosecution is jubilant over
the conviction of Ruef. Heney issu
ed a statement today saying that the
people of San Francisco owe a debt
of gratitude to the jurors, who have
given more than three months of
their time to the case. Johnson said
the victory meant more to San Fran
cisco than a score of triumphs in
warfare. Detective Hums declares
that Ruef'B conviction is plainly a
victory of the people. Langdon re
gards the conviction as merely the
forerunner of many others. "The
arch criminal of San Francisco," he
Bays, "is -now on his way to the peni
tentiary." "The prosecution's plans are in
complete in detail," said Langdon
"but It is probable that Pat
Vick Calhoun, president of the United
Railroads, will be the next man to be
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tried.- He faces several charges of
bribing supervisors, but we are un
decided as to which particular one
wo will try him on first, We will not
try Ruef again immediately on the
remaining indictments against him."
it Is probable that the prosecu
tion's energy will now be centered
on Calhoun. He will be summoned
back from New York, where he is
said to be negotiating for the sate of
the United Railroads to Harriman.
It Is expected that Heney will give
particular attention to Calhoun's
case.
What Ruef's Counsel Says.
Mr. Ach, who has been under a
physician's care since the close of the
argument yesterday, later said:
"It was a verdict of Intimidation.
The jury did not dare to render any
other judgment. Mr. Ruef was con
victed of a crime which he did not
commit. I rely upon the testimony
of Gallagher, Wilson and Furey to
establish this fact. The verdict is
certain to be reversed."
Foreman McNamara stated last
night that the jury stood 8 to 4 for
conviction on the first ballot. At
3:30 in the afternoon two of the four
were won over on the fourth ballot,
and on the fifth ballot, a few minutes
later, the jurors voted unanimously,
"Guilty."
"The one instance which did more
than anything else to delay the ver
dict," said Mr. McNamara, "was the
address of Mr. Johnson, which was
strifngly resented."
Congress is Angary.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 11.
The House today took action toward
vindicating its honor by censuring
the president for saying in hlB an
nual message that the members voted
to prevent the usual detail of Secret
Service men because they dreaded
anything like investigation of them
selves. A resolution, Introduced by Per
kins, of New York, was Introduced,
providing for the appointment of a
committee of five tQ consider action
to be taken. The senate Is also up In
arms over the matter. Some of the
members propose that the objection
able statement be expunged from the
record. This would be an extraor
dinary proceeding, but senators think
it is justified by the chnracter of the
imputation carried by the president's
words. There may be some discus-
cfrin nf iha raafilnllnn nnH in Hint
t case it Is expected the president will
. i
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come In for a sound rhetorical castration.
Morgan's CIiuitIi (lift.
NEW YORK. Dee. 11, J. Pier
pout Morgan today subscribed $100,
000 for the rebuilding of Kplscopal
churches in San Francisco, llishop
Ford is here to receive the donation.
He expects to receive $100,000 more
from other sources.
GOOD ROADS MOVKMKNT
GROWING IX DOUGLAS.
26 Out of ft Districts Present Reso
lutions, Preparatory to Voting
A KiHYiul Road Tax. .
That the good roads movement is
growing in Douglas County itf strik
ingly illustrated in the records of
the county court, which body is now
in session in this city for the last
time during this year. Out of tha 5
road districts in the county, 2'i. or al
most half of them, have, through
their supervisors, presented the court
with resolutions for specific road
improvement, preparatory to voting
a special tax for the work In '907
such resolutions were presented by
only 4 supervisors, while in lUfi the
number was five. The great increase
in the number of these progressive
districts during the year 1903 dmion
stuilep In a most convincing .nanner
that the days of bad roade in Doug
las county ar'i draw1 ip to a close It
is a safe prediction that by the time
the end of the year 1909 rolls around
nearly every district, if not all of
them, in the county, will be enrolled
on the list of modern road builders.
Nor will the districts lack substan
tial did from the county as a whol.
It ha:; been estimated that the gen
eral tax levy to be fixed by the
county court next month will Include
a record-breaking fund for that pur
pose and give tremendous impetus to
the already rapidly advancing move
ment. Concurrently, all industries
In the county will forge ahead. Good
ronds mean more settlers of the right
sort, easy access to markets and
shipping points at all times of the
year and a corresponding Increase in
the volume of business.
The temperate In eating are sel
dom forced to ride nightmares.
'Throw physic to the dogs," he said,
She did: next day the dogs were
dead."
H0LD1NGJTS 01
Nelson's Interesting Report on
Nation's Soil
ONE-FIFTH IN CULTIVATION
Produces Half Less Than Capable of,
but Mast Produce More to Meet
Country's Growth
Special to the Evening Review.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 11.
The most interesting point made
public through the report of the
work conducted during the summer
and fall by the Section of Lands of
the National Conservation Commis
sion, of which Senator Kuute Nelson,
of Minnesota, is chairman, is that the
inventory of the natural resources
has demonstrated that the soil of
the United States as a whole is not
falling off, but rather is in most parts
of tbe country,, if not actually gain
ing, at least holding Its own. The
report presented today declares, how
ever that our agricultural lands will
soon be required to produce at least
twice as much as they do at present
in order to meet the nation's demand
for food. Such an increase in crop
production is possible with proper
methods.
There are In the United States
proper, according to the report, a
trllle less than 3,000,000 unit a re
miles of laud surface, of which a lit
tle more than one-fifth Is under cul
tivation. About a quarter is cover
ed with forests, and u smaller pro
portion with woods, young growth,
and cut-over land. With the excep
tion of waste lauds and a relatively
small amount of mineral lauds, all
the rest is grazing land.
Some of the must Klgnlficnnt facts
brought out were the following:
Soils.
The soils of the United States, as
measured by the yield of crops per
acre, are not 'losing their fertility.
Taking the country as a whole, nine
out of ten counties are either holding
their own in this respect or are gain
ing in fertility, Those parts of the
country which are losing in fertility
are mainly In the newly-settled re
gions where the farmers are drawing
from the original fertility of the soil
and nre not replacing It with fertiliz
ers or practicing the method of rota
tion of crops. These nreas nre pro
portionately largiwt In the states of
Mississippi. Louisiana,, Texas, Arkan
sas and Oklahoma, I. e., the west
states of the cotton belt, and In them
are found 44 per cent of all such land
in the country.
The present low average yield Is In
some part due to enrol ess farming,
but more generally to the fact that
land is cheap relative to farm labor.
The highest yields per acre are found
In the older northeastern states
where land is relatively hjg.h In value,
and in the arid regions of the west
where water, the essential, is scarce.
The soils are not, however, produc
ing a half of what they should pro
duce or what they will soon be re
quired to produce if we would avoid
buying our foods elsewhere In the
future. The acreage of cultivated
land is Increasing more slowly than
the population and can never be more
than twice as great as at present,
while by the end of the present cen
tury we shall probably have three
times as many people to feed hb now.
The amount of our farm crops is
also increasing much more slowly
than our population. An Increase in
yield per acre is therefore Imperative.
In that matter we are far behind
western Kurope. and as our soils arc
at least .equally rich It becomes a
matter of care In the selection of
seed, of fertilizing and of cultivation.
Public IjiihIm.
There are In the continental Unit
ed States 3Kfi, 87:1.787 acres of unap
propriated and unreserved lands and
almost an equal amount In Alaska. In
the year ending June 30. 190H, there
were 29,636 entries, covering 4.24H
710.59 acres, a number which linn
been exceeded In only two years. It
Is evident, therefore, that there Is no
present need to Increase the bIjsa of
holdings granted to each homestead
er, as have been recently urged, since
the desire to secure a homestead of
160 acres Is still strong enough to In
crease rather than to diminish the
average number of entries per year.
The public land Inws. as they exist
today, do not furnish the necessary
protection to the people's Interests
in the public lands. Changes are
necessary not only because the pres
ent laws are not suited to existing
conditions, but also portly because
those lawH, as originally drawn, con
tm plated conditions and needs
which have been greatly modified
both by changed conditions of the
country and by various derisions of
the land department and of the
courts.
The nation should hold In Its own
possesion, and maintain In efficient
condition, those areas whbh are less
valuable for agricultural use
home-making than for conserving
unique natural beauty and wonders
the water supply and the timber.
The resources still belonging to
the nation, which must necessnrly be
diminished and finally destroyed by
use, tdtould be exploited and used in
a way to return the greatest benefit
lu the long run to the greatest num
ber, the essential caution being to
prevent waste, and, without prohibit
ing or hindering economical develop
ment, prevent such monopoly as
might artificially Increase tbe cost of
the resources to the people beyond
what would bring to the exploiter a
full reasonable profit and no more. j
When the land Itself, independent
of the minerals under Its surface, is
more valuable for agricultural use
than for permanent dedication to pub
He use, It should be given, in such
areas ns will furnish a reasonable
living to an average family, to those
who will actually make homes on it
and to no others.
liOsseK to Livestock antl Crops.
An Important faetor In reducing
the crop yield Is the losses due to
injurious animals and insects, espec
ially the latter. It Is estimated that
the losses to livestock, grain, etc.,
duo to Injurious mammals exceed 100
million dollars annually, most of
which Is caused by wolves, rats and
mice. The damage by birds Is com
paratively islight, and is far out
weighed by their beneflclent work In
destroying noxious insects. It Is es
timated by the Bureau of Entomology
that such Insects inflict damages In
the average year amounting to not
less than 6t"0 million dollars upon
growing crops, orchards, grain in
storage, etc. Most of these losses are
preventnble.
Monopolization of Lauds. '
There is a tendency townrds a
monopolization of farm lands, taken
as a whole, which In certain sections
is marked, notably In the states west
of the Mississippi river.
Among all the mineral lands, and
particularly the Iron lands, there is a
marked tendency towards increase In
holdings, for economic reasons, while
among tlmbertands the progress to
wards monopoly Is decided, largely
for speculative pur pones.
The l'libllc Range.
The public range of the western
states is estimated to be ;t00 million
acres In area. Upon this range It is
estimated that there are 50 million
cattle, and 40 million sheep. The
range Is In very bad condition, es
pecially that part occupied by sheep,
owing to overgrazing and trampling.
Theso bad conditions can bo remedied
by an assumption of control over the
range by Its owner, the United States,
and the portioning out of it to stock
ranges Individually. This asset of
the country has boon misused and
wasted almost as criminally as the
forests,
Sun mp liJinds.
Thore nre In this country some 75
or SO million acres of swamp and
overflowed land, nearly all of which
can and should be drained and pro
tected, and thus added lo our cul
tivable nren. It Is estimntcd that
the profit from such operations will
bo from 10(1 and 200 per cent over
the present value of the lands plus
he cost of drainage and protective
works.
LadlcB have many times stated
that they wished they knew of some
one who could do perfect and honest
work on their Sewing Machines; that
nearly always they were disappoint
ed. We refer to work already done
and Bay thnt we positively know the
const uctlon of any family sewing
machine and can be recommended by
all we have worked for. Here a short
time only. Roberts & Roberts, Re
building and Repairing, at Mrs. Cur
riers, corner of Mosher and Steph
ens Sts. tf
out or the ;i(ii;it jail
The hot argument box should al
ways be kept in a cool place.
UN that dog and cat box with
clean straw before you forget It.
One may tell a tree by its bark.
hut it Is difllcult to tell a dog by Its
bite.
What trade should be recommend
ed to a short person? Grocer (grow
sir.)
Anybody can find out how to make
money merely by paying a visit to
the Mint.
A man has to work harder to be
a poor farmer than he does to be a
good one.
Do not be afraid of knowing too
much, but beware of knowing things
thnt are not so.
The politician may not be ns strong
as a horse but often he has a great
deal more pull.
There ought to be enough for ev
pry hod v these good times. Even
the plow has Itn share.
If you must give advfee, first con
sider it carefully. What If some
body should follow It?
It's a pity some one doesn't In
vent a lis i that will cover the bald
spot on the back of men's heads.
If you can't get turkey for Christ
man try chicken; and be lhankfu
that you are living to ent It.
The sharper who sold a wind
broken horse as sound, proved It by
the sound made by the affected ani
mal.
Alexander the Creat conquered the
world, but he didn't make so nimh
out of It as Mr. Rockefeller has made
Kenre-rall philosophy may be good
enough In lis way, but we pin on
faith to the man who climbs down
and goes to work.
Worrying Is like wearing peas In
the shoe. It wears out the stork
lugs; It makes tbe f"et sore; It tak
the Joy all out of living.
Th man who has a good wife and
conscientiously tnkes her advice
not llkety to get Into very deep trou
ble. either In this world or the next.
From December Farm Journa
FREIGHT KATES INCREASE... I - I y j Q I H P II FIM
,Iv"ur".s,Biri"I R",osliAI Ur I ItAuLlJllio
Ad
WASHINGTON, Doc. 10. Trans
continental freight tariffs, beginning
January 1 next, will be advanced on
all castbouud trutllc, both by rail
nr.d by water. The class rates on
westbound traflle will remain the
same as they nre now.
The commodity rato on westbound
t rathe from Atlantic seaboard points
to Pacific const terminals will be in
creased approximately 10 per cent.
On oast bound class rates there will
be a decrease on first-class- ship
ments from ,1 .7 0 to It pr 100
pounds. On class rates in Chk'ago
nd Central Tratllc Association ter
ritory from the Pacific coast termlu-
Is there will be a decrease on first-
class shipments from 93.40 to $3 per
100 pounds. This will equalize the
class rates on both enst and west
bound tratllc. The eastbound com
modity rate from the Pacific const to
the Atlantic seaboard points will be
advanced about 18 per cent on the
average, some of the Hems being as
Igh as bO per cent advance and
some as low as 6 per cent. It Is
notable that tlio bulk of the traflle
moves tinder the commodity rates
which show a decided Increase.
This announcement was made to
day by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The tnrlffs provide that the car
load rates between Pacific coast ter
minals and the points named in the
east shall be the sum of tho local
carload rates. This will have the ef
fect of increasing tho rntes very ma
terially .
An intimation of the roads' In
tention to thus increase rates hns
been received by shippers on the
Pacific coast and thoy have deluged
the Interstate Commerce Commission
with telegrnms In protest. The Com
mission has no authority to prevent
the filing of any rates the railways
mny Bee fit to put. Into effect. It Is
likely, however, thnt. a formal com
plaint will he filed with the Commis
sion. Tho Commission then could
nvestignte.
ONTEKTAIN.MENT AT IlilOCKWAY
Thore will be a school entertain
ment and box social at the Brock-
way school house Friday evening.
Dec. 18th, 1908, at 'i:80 p. m. All
are cordially Invited. Tho IndleB
are requested to bring boxes and the
gentlemen plenty of money to buy
them with. The proceeds of the
supper are to be used towards se
curing new blackboards, BwdlO
M4lolno For the Pigs.
Falatnblllty In n ration for hogs !b ns
Important us for horHcs und cattle.
Change tho hog's feed occasionally or
glvo hlin a little dessert occasionally.
Wood nshes, salt uud chnrcoul are rel
ished by tho pigs and nro good medi
cine. If they havo access to n box
of theso they will take Bonie every duy.
The nshes nre good for worms, and
charcoal takes up tho acids of the
stomach In such a way as to be bene
Acini. A little lime In tho water, being
careful not to get too much, will bo
Itcni-lk-lnl as n lione builder. The ashes
and chnri'finl will he tho same. Some
eople feed a little bune dust. But It Is
so much easier to feed what you can
tiianiifnHurc yourself, like charcoal
and nHhcs, that one Is much more like
ly to do this than to depend on send
ing oft for something. Placo salt lu the
slop or. If not feeding slop, place In a
box or trough where the hog can get
at It
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DIRECT-ORB.
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N. Rice,
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Soldier Slays His Rival - Icur
Negroes Murdered ;
COLLISION COSTS 17 LIVES
Michigan Bank Closed, and Cashier
Missing Heavy Sentence Foi
Wonan Beater '
Special to the Evening Review.
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif., Dee. 11.
Jealousy over a woman has
brought Private D. C. Duke, of Co.
11. , 20th Infantry, to prison under
the charge of murdering a fellow
soldier, Sergeant. Edward Stanton.
An attempt to kill the woman failed.
Finding Stanton and the woman eat
ing togotlier in a restaurant, Duke
ran to the Presidio, secured a revol
ver and, returning, opened fire on
the couple. Duke fell dead, while
the woman fled. Duke shot at her
twico, but missed each time. Duke
then tried to run awny, but was
halted by a bullet In the shoulder.
tired by Policeman Dosch. ,
A Negro Kluughtcr. '
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 11. With
out tho slightest provocation, Wnt.
I.lturu, a desperado, today shot up a
dive full of negroes, killing four and
wounding several others. He was
later captured and Jallod.
17 Killed In ii Wreck. -
i BRUSSELS, Tex., Dec. 11. Seven
teen persons are dead ns the result of
a collision of trains here today.
Kwiillows Poison.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11. Be
lieving thnt her sweetheart did not
love her, Mny Clifford, a vaudeville
nctress, today swallowed poison In
her npnrtmentB at the St. Rose Hotel,
Her condition Is precarious.
Crush floes the Bank.
SPRINai'ORV, Mich., Doc. 11.
The Sprlngport State Savings Bank
was closed here today by order of
the stnto banking commissioner,
Henry Folgolsung, the caBhler, Is mis
sing. Tho amount of shortnge In
the bank's funds are not known. The
Institution carried deposits totalling
KiOO.000. The he,nvlost stockholder
Is Ub president, Mrs. Tesna Roberts.
Unite (lets His Due.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 11.
Krignr Uotnhart, aged 30, today plead
guilty to the chargo of beating his
mother nnd sister. He was fined
$1000 nnd sentenced to one year in
tho county Jail.
"I nm guilty," Relnhart told Judge
Mcf'reedie; "I ask no leniency, and
If I come before you again on the
same chut-ge give me death." Reln
hart waB arrested on complnlnt of his
mother and sister.
Morv! for Society.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Robert H.
Fullerton, son of P. Fullerton, a mil
lionaire lumberman, whose arrest at
Seattle last spring created a sensa
tion, was released on $2000 ball to
day, when he appeared In court on
tho chnrge of abducting Miss Gladys
liolinrt. of Yonkors, N. Y. Both at
tended Cornell University. The gt-1
inys Fullerton took her to KlngBton,
Jamaica, and then deserted her. The
trial will soon open.
Waterway Congress Acts
WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc. 11.
A resolution demnnding that Con
gress provide for the Issuance of
$.".110,000,000 bonds to carry out the
comprehensive plan for the Improve
ment of tho national waterwayB was
adopted today by the Rivers and Har
bors ConKrr-ws.
W. T. Wright.
J. O. Newland.
I. Abraham,
Chas. W. Parks,
Manure.
BANK
1908.
$50,000.00
rent.
Ily the rear S2.00, or will