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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Barker, Vic President
DIRFXTORI.
W. T. Wright.
W. T. Wright, Asat. Chl
J. W. Hamilton
N. Rice,
J. F. Barker,
8. 0. Bartrom,
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