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JCGLAS COUNTY ORCHARDS SIELD ANNUAL CROPS BRINGING FROM 100 TO 800 PER ACRE. CHOICE ORCHARD LAND CAN STIL t BE BOUGHT CHEAP. AN INVESTMENT NOW WILL QUADRUPLE IN VALUE IN FIVE YEARS' TIME. '4 KEEP WELL POSTED On the current event ol the-world's progreae by reading the Daily Rxvisw. Delivered by carrier, 60 ent month. ROSEBURG Review, - PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Aclvertisen get food returns from an nouncement. flnce.1 in live papers the Daily and T c k-a-wiu Riviiw. Try them tin re'b mine other so good. 3: OL. XL ROSEBURG. OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 10(18. NO. LECTION DM SET IndiDffQaeslion to be Voted on February 20, 1909 IILOWS PLENTY OF TIME Cornell Also Names Sets of Judges and ' Clerks to Serve In Six Wards : of Ibe Cily 'JATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 ThiB is the date upon which the citizens of Roseburg will again vote upon the question of Issuing $36,000 worth of-street paving and bridge building bonds. It was fixed at a special meeting of the city council Monday night, and at the same time there were named for the election setB of judges and clerks for the six wards of the city. Under the charter it would have been possible to fix an earlier date for the election, but the council, mindful of the fact that the election last April was invalidated by reason of its having been held ten days too soon,, did not wish to take any chances of a repetition of this costly mistake, and so allowed plenty of intervening time. Furthermore, no need of haste was felt, because the condition of the streets are such that paving could not begin anyway un til next spring. - At the election on the bonding question last April, the proposition carried by a vote of 482 to 66. It is predicted by some that the major ity In. favor of the bond Issue will not be, overwhelming at the election next February but there exists not the slightest doubt but that the ques tion will carry by a mnrgin large enough to preclude any dispute as to the preponderance of public senti ment in the matter. In naming the election officials last Monday night, the council did not arbitrate to Itself over the charter the privilege of fixing the compensa tion. The charter provides that judges and clerks of election shall be paid S4 per day each. When the first election on the bonding question was called, however, the council fixed the Individual compensation at (2.50 per day. This was done on the recom mendation of the election committee, which pointed out that 12.50 was suf ficient pay when the work was reduc ed to a minimum by merely one ques tion to be voted on. The 30 judges and clerks of that election were noti fied beforehand of the reduced com pensation, but none refused to serve for that reason. Whether such offic ials will be expected to serve this time for the same amount of pay is a matter of conjecture, as the coun cil gave no expression in the matter. Unless they are officially notified, however, that they are to, receive $2.50 each, the council will 6e bound by the charter to allow $4. The full list of judges and clerks named for the election next Feb ruary, together with the polling places follow: Ward No. 1. Court House Judges: Jas Mllll kin, F. W. Dlllard and J. F. Clem ents; clerks: Itobt Kldd and D. R. Shambrook. - Ward No. 2. Lane School House Judges: S. R. Lane, W. J. Hughes and Maurice Moore; clerks: A. Q. Johnson and M. F. Wright. Ward No. 3. Roseburg Hotel Judges: Carl Hoffman, Jasper Hayden and A. E. Sauvaln; clerks, J. O. Drake and C. W. Wharton. Ward No. 4. City Hall Judges: I. F. Rice, J. C. Aiken and J. Cordon: clerks: W. D. Bell and Rev. E. H. Hicks. Ward No. fi. Fullerton's Ham Judges: R. W. Marsters, A. J. Bellows and D. S. Houser; clerks, Nathan Fulierton and L. J. Houser. Ward No. 6. Page Lumber Office Judges: L. M. Parrott, E S. Cocklercas and G. A. Signalness; clerks, Elmer Wiin berly and B. S. Nichols". Aiding un F.pileptlc. An epileptic named McPherson, who Is employed by the city on the streets appeared before the council and applied for a loan of J 8 on the faith of his work. McPherson ex plained that he needed the money to send away for some medicine which was strongly recommended to htm as a practically suro cure for epilepsy. The council, of course, had no au thority to loan the money of the city, but Mr. McPherson, whose case is made more pltliul by the fact that he has a family to support, did not go away without the needed money. Councilman Mlcelll generously dug down in his pocket and handed the man $3 as a loan, to be repaid at his convenience, and the grateful recip ient thanked him and departed. SCHOOL MEETING TOMORROW. The annual school meeting for voting a tax for school purposes In Dlst. No. 4, for the coming year will be held at the Lane school building In Roseburg tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon, opening at 2 o'clock. The matter of securing additional grounds for Bchool purposes, espec ially for the West Roseburg and Riv erside schools, will also be consider ed. The school board desires a large attendance of the residents of the district at this meeting. REMOVE RESTRICTION ON PRIVATE BANKS. Legislator Will Introduce Bill Per mitting Advnnelng of Money on BitlH of Lading. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 28 Among tho proposed amendments to the state banking law is one which will authorize private banking corpora tions to advance money on bills of lading. At the request of prominent business Interests of Astoria, Repre sentative John C. McCue, of Clatsop, has decided to offer such an amend ment to the law. Under the law as it exists private banks are not allow ed to advance money on bills of lad ing. That form of business trans action is allowed and practiced by the national banks, and the advo cates of the proposed amendment in sist that state banks. should enjoy the same privilege, as a matter of general convenience in the business world. It is further urged that un der the restriction imposed on the Btate banks, the patrons of those banks are obliged to transfer a part of their business to a national bank if they would hypothecate bills of lading In tho course of business transactions. We're Making a Specialty of Silk Petticoats Dozens of rich, beautiful new styles, fresh from the lead ing garment-makers of New Yorkrare ready for your choos ing. Blacks, and all colors. Some very smart designs in Dresdens and French striped effects. They're beauties and we want every woman in Rose burg to see them. At The Store Where You Can Get What You Want if 3 SINCE 1877 we've been treating people square e: foremost dry.goods establishment or southern Oregon N AS IN Over 65,000 TWICE AS MANY INJURED City of Messina Entirely Dtstrojed Soldiers Preserve Order Red . Cross to Appeal For Funds on earth. In 1693 Is was almost en tirely destroyed. The population in 1901 was 138,035. Calabria forms the toe of the Ital ian boot and Is a fertile laud, but much subject to enrthquuV's, the most disastrous of which occurred In 1783. its population In 1901 was 1,370,208. ' The present catastrophe embraces a larger area than the earthquake In 1905. The tidal wave which follow ed the earthquake Bhocks on the eastern coast of Sicily sank vessels and Inundated the lower part of Catania. ..,,. , , . n . , I 'i 's Known mat a nunjuer or per- Latest" Estimated of Dead Is s ,:k"'s " f ".h before them and caused Buch nn in describable confusion that it will be impossible for some time to estimate the damage and the lives Inst. Tidal Wave SinkH 500 KoiitN. At Catania the panic-stricken peo ple fearing new shockB absolutely refused to enter their houeea and are camping on the squares. The tidal wave sank 500 boats there and did great diinmKe to sev eral large vessels and steamers, in cluding the Austrian steamer Huda. Not, only did Catania Buffer from the effects of a tidal wave, but n sim ilar body of water Inundated the handsome streets of Messina which flank the harbor, covering them with a thick layer of mud, which render' ed more dimcult the succoring of the wounded, many of whom could be seen lying under the wreckage. whole VNlngeH Disappear. It Is reported that the villages of Faro and Gnnzirrt. adjoining Mes sina, have disappeared. The effects of tho earthquake were aggravated through an explosion of gas. The (lames swept along several streets, adding terror upon terror. In Calabria, the region around Monteleone was most affected. The village of Stefanianlconl the Inhabit ants or which number L:i,iM)0, was virtually destroyed. Only five per sons were killed, but many were In jured. Thousands of persons abandoned their homes, although a terrific rain storm prevailed, and filled the air with lamentations and prayers. In some places, such as I'rlzzo, Controne, Santa Severlna and Plseopio, the peo ple entered the churches almost while the latter were falling and carried out the saints. They bore these In procession through the open conn try Invoking tho mercy of God. In the mountainous regions inland the population hns taken refuge in grottoes and caves, where peasants, priests, soldiers and persons of gentle birth are living In common. They sleep on the ground and tires burn to keen off wild animals. In Alol alone 2000 persons are homeless. Midnight reports state thnt Itegglo. the capital of the province of Itegglo di Calabria, eight miles from Messina on the opposite side of the strait, has met the same fate as Messina. FATIIKH OK MltS I-. N. HONKY D1KS NKAK SAI.KM, AiKl 013 SALEM, Or., Dec. 28. Captain John linker, a well known Oregon pioneer, died at his homo near this lty today, aged 9a years. Doceased ame to Oregon from Missouri In 847, stopping for a short time at Portland and then removing to Ore gon City, where he conducted a hotel for two years. Late in. 184 9 he re moved to Salem, whore he operated sawmill for several years. He started the Hist brickyard in this vicinity and made the brick for all the early buildings constructed of that material. He was an energetic man and took an interest in local politics in early days. He served as sergeant-at-arms n the Constitutional convention. Re tiring from active business many years ago, he spent the declining years at his farm emit of this city. He lenves one daughter nnd threo sons: Mrs. JU N. Honey, of Kugene; O. C. linker, of Salem; J. O. Haker, of Hoisn; H. O. Haker, of Portland. his wire died in 1881. OVKU 05,000 DKAl). j OVKU (15,000 t . ROME, Dec. 29. The latest 4 i issue of The Tribune today 4" estimates the number of dead 4 4- at between 05,000 and 75,000 4. and says that twice the larger h number are either injured or 4. suffering from want. 4 J Special to the Evening Review. ROME, Dec. 29. According to messages received, here toduy, fire, which there are no moans of check ing, is completing the destruction of Messina, which, with other towns on the Island of Sicily nnd In southern Italy wef3 ruined yesterday by a series of earthquakes. In Messina alone the number of dead Is placed nt 12,000, and It is feared that hun dreds more are pinioned alive In tho ruins nnd will be roasted. A tidal wave which fo:iewed the enthquuke left a two-foot layer of mud ami slime over tho city. The number of dead elsewher-3 In tho stricken area is estimated at not less than 10,000 nnd as high as i " 000. A dispatch from Cantania, Slcl'y, says that slgni of volcanic activity .ue noticed today at Mt. Aetna, ind the Inhnbitnnts are terror strlck'M, 'earing that an eruption is imminent. Squadrons of battleships are now rnroute '.3 Mnina from this el'y and from France. Soldiers in Control. NAPLES, Italy, Doe. 2 9. A clash between soldiers and looters nt Mus sina today resulted In many deaths. Martial law has been established -In the city. All supplies havo been sicz ed by the soldiers and nre being dis tributed among tho sufferers. Ile tween 3000 and 4000 wounded havo been accounted for. Messages keep iKmring in telling of new liorrors In the complete destruc tion of Messina. Thousands escaped being crushed to death In the crumbl ing ruins of the city, only to te swept to their doom by a huge tidal wuve. Kooscvolt Kympatl1l7.cN. WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. Presi dent Roosevelt today cnhled a mes sage of condolence to the King of Italy and said the Red Cross. Society of the united States would issue an apical for the sufferers from tint earthquake. II VI NOTIST LOCKHH l'l I.N I'Ol'NTV JAII Apnroprlnt'tl Two Overcoats From lloHcliurir Hotel lleileved to lie Wanted F.lsewhcre. Benefit for Sufferers. NKA" YORK. Dec. 29. A benefit performance for the victims of the earthquake In Italy and Sicily Is be ing planned today by the Metropol itan Oiwra Company many of whose members are from the devastated re gion. Caruso, the noted tenor, will give a week's salary, $2,500. City of Messina. ROME, i'c. 29. Messina was a seajort town and the second largest In Sicily. It was established by pir ates in the eighth century, before Christ. The population In 1901 was 93.000. Messina lies on the line of contact of the primary and secondary formations, on which boundnry earth nuakes between Aetna and Vesuvius are always most violent. The earth quake of November, IK94 left many trareB of Its destructive force. Messina had a splendid harbor on the straits of the same name and was well Inld out with broad streets. paved with lava blocks. It had some ancient ' buildings. particularly churches, but most of the old build ings have been destroyed by war and earthquakes. Ktteiit of the '(Junke. Resides Messina, the town of Can tania was devastated, also the three provinces of Corensa, CantanRaro and Rcgglo dl Calabria, comprising the Department of Calabria, which forms the southwestern extremity 01 Italy or the "toe of the boot. Cantanla was a handsome city on the east coast of Sicily, with broad lava-naved streets and buildings o: marble and magneslan limestone The cltr u Important In Roman limes, but the Roman buildings have heen a most destroveil ny eartn nuakes and lava. It suffered more from such causes than any other city Dunbar Not Accouutiblc State For Collections ONLY TO PEOPLE WHO PAID HALF OF THE HOITII IS NOW PROHIBITION. Washington, Dee. 28. A wave of prohibition hns swept with Bitch ro inurkablo effect over the South that the now yenr opens upon a vast stretch of territory absolutely bereft of liquor while tho area where antl- prohlhltionlstB have triumphed mnrks the battleground for impending lights on tho question. ' More than half tho bou Ill's terri tory Is "dry" absolutely, and in tho remaining nrea the sale of Intoxic ants is restricted. State-wide prohibition laws become effective on Janunry 1 In North Caro lina. AInbatnn nnd Mississippi. Pro hibition advocates In Louisiana has suspended their fight to test the new tlny-Shnttuck law for the regulation of the liquor tralllc. Tennessee is the chief center of interest among the other states where state-wide prohibition lights are In progress, run prohibitionists sny that a state-wide bill will pass the legislature which they expect to or ganize nnd control. Kentucky, the second Inrgest distilling stnte In the Union, Willi 119 counties, has hut four In which tho salo of liquor Is not prohibited. Virginia presentB a string of vic tories for ant!-snlnon elements, as prohibition now exists In 80 of the stnto's 101 counlies. 11 Texas where more tlinn half the counties havo accepted prohthl tlon, the voters soon will he called upon to vote upon n constitutional amendment for prohibition. in Arkansns two-thirds of its area, or 71) counties, aro dry, and the ques tion of state-wido prohibition will be presented to the voters for decision NOW IS TIIK TIMK TO SPRAY. In Raymond R. Gould, nrreste at Grnnts Pass Sunday with two over coat stolen from the Host-burg Hotel and brought back to Rose burg, Sheriff Kenton believes he has a man wnnted elsewhere for a more serious crime than that of larceny Sheriff Kenton remembers receiving a circular .requesting him to look out for a pnrty whom ho thinks Is Gould, but the circular has since been mislaid and the sheriff Is now trying to locate lt origin by in ulry. Meanwhile, tiouiu occupies eel In the county Inn. The nrisoncr hns been travelling about the country giving exhibitions Tho Great tlould, liynotisi. low much newer Gould pobsosbcb as a hypnotist cannot be stated, hut he had sufficient power of persuasion. to induce two different parties to finance him under agreement to give lhim half the proceeds from ins shows. Gould failed to put on no shows however, and both of his angels" are now poorer. In pocnei. but wiser In one game of sucKer-dom. (Ion d came to Kosenurg irom Mnrshfleld on the 1 Rth of this month with a young unsophisticated fellow named Chrlstophorson, of that city. Chrlstophersoli pnld the stage fares for both, also board Dills at me Roseburg Hotel, llien Ills money gave out. Gould did not give a snow. but, Instead, nuveniscu 111 in" im paiiers for another "angel." He got one. tllB name we inn noi n-nm. but no matter, lie tnniiceo nm new backer" to pay tils way 10 urnius i hut when thev arriveo mere Gould was placed under arrest be cause In departing from Roseburg he had taken along two overcount, which belonged to other parties, one to Chrlstophersoli, tne 01 nor 10 Wells Fargo express messenger named Walls. When Walls returns to Roeebiirg en his reeular trln tomorrow. Gould will tie arraigned before Justice Long on the charge of larceny. That will suffice to keep him In cuwmiy inn" Sheriff Fenton ran find out where else he Is wanted. Gould gave ex hibitions In Puget Sound cities be fore coming to this state, and Sher iff Fenton ! directing his Inquiries to that region. Christopherson Is holding a full dress suit belonging to Gould as security for his money. This suit Oould pawned here for but before going to Grant Pass he re deemed It through the kindness of the "angel" who accompanied him to that city. To Treasurer ol Coos County Dead $5,0(1 Robbery in Slom Falls Fire In Idaho $50,000 At 5 o'clock this afternoon a telegraphic bulletin announced that Abe Ruef had heen sen tenced to 14 years imprison ment, the maximum penalty for his offense. He will appeal. . 44- SALEM, Or., Doc. 2.9. On tho ground that tho defendnnt Is not ac countable to the state for fees col lected unlawfully, but to tho persona alone from whom the collections were made, the Oregon 8upremo Court today reversed and dismissed the case against F. 1. Dunbar former sec-rotary of state, who was prosecut ed by L. II. MacMuhon, an attorney of tills city, to recover over $100, 000, which -Dunbar is alleged to have collected during his administration. Tho opinion was written by Justice rjaKin. John It. Dnll.y Head. MARSH FIELD, Or., Doc. 29. Death yesterday summoned John B. Dulley, treasurer of Coos County, aged 74 yonrs. Mr. Dulley was a pioneer of 18Ti4 nnd before his death was the earliest living Bottler of Coos liny. In the enrly days bo served Cons county In tho stnte loglBlature. Mr. Dulley was married twice and leaves a large family. He married his second wife at Roseburg about one yenr ago, sho having Journeyed there from the enst. PORTLAND Or., Dec. 28. Spray your fruit trees with lime nnd su phur nt this time, or take chanceB on the fruit inspector coming along and cutting them down. This Is the edict being put forth by the various fruit Inspectors of the stnte In order that owners of trees may help extermin ate the San .lose scale. "Now Is tho time to worry Ihe.San Jose scale," ssld Secretary William son, of the State Hoard of Horticul ture, Mils morning. "aB the trees are bare of follpge and tiie wash can reach Iho pests through tho hark. The San .lose scale work on fruit trees on Die same principle that the mosquito works on the human being. He Inserts his proboscis into the sap nnd draws the strength of the trees Hint should go to nourish the fruit. Once the scale Is In position there he stays, and In the meantime he propa gates rnpldly, the progeny seeking other favorablo places to stick their spenrs In. "The San Jose scale finally kills the trees, but not before the pests have multiplied and attacked or chards whose owners are trying to tnkn care of them nnd raise fruit nt for the market. "Kvell the peelings of pest-rldden as the Insects will scatter from these fruit are dnngerous to have around, Into otherwise healthy orchards." N Buildings Hurtled. ROISE, Idaho, Doc. 29. Fire slnrtlng In a Chinese restaurant des troyed eight buildings nnd for a time threatened tho entire town of Silver City, in Owyhee county, at nn early, hour today. Libernl use of dynamite wilh which the buildings were blown u(i snved tho big War Eagle Hotel. Three hundred minora fought the fire for four hours before It was gotten under control. Armed guards protected goods removed from stores and homes, nnd several Chinamen caught looting were driven away with six shooters. Tho loss is $50,000. Review printing always the best. -o- Resd Review advs. for bsrgnlns. agazine is primed for folks who want to keep up to date on big things, and who don't want to be bored to death while they're at it. So its chinks are filled with good stories, good sentiment, and good humor. Read the publishers' talk this month, and you'll see just where we stand. LOOK rOK THE PATCHWOkl C0VEI For Hnle by AGKK'H HOOK AMI HTATIONKHY STORK. OFFICERS. J. W. Hamilton, President, A. 0. Msrsteri, Cashier. J. F. 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