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VOL. XL
ROSEUUKG, OREGON, FRIlfAY EVENING, FKItlU'AKY 12, 11)00.
NO. 208.
"Public-Misfortune" if Not in
Cabinet Says Taft
MOST ACCEPT OLD SALARY
Another Congressional Speech Has to
be Checked Lumber Taken Off
Protection List
Special to the Evening Review.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 12.
Senator Hale today received the fol
lowing telegram from Wm. H. Taft,
at New Orleans: .
"I sincerely hope Congress will
pass the bill to remove any doubt as
to Knox' eligibility. No doubt the
bill to repeal the bill increasing bis
salary as secretary of state will ef
fect this purpose. I sincerely hope
it will pass, as I should regard the
loss of Senator Knox from the first
place in my cabinet as a public mis
fortune." Senator Knox is declared by the
senate committee on Judiciary to be
eligible to appointment to the office
of secretary of state, providing the
salary of secretary of state is re
duced to $8000, which it was prior
to the action of congress, during
Senator Knox' term, In raising It to
$12,000. Though the comniitttee 1b
not entirely In harmony as to the ef
fectiveness of the repeal of the law
making Knox eligible, the two senat
ors who dissented, Kittredge and Ov
erman, will not make a minority re
port and it is said that they will not
oppose the passage of the bill when
it comes up for final action.
Blow to Lumber Trust.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 12.
Notwlthstandlng the efforts of
we need
'.'R.OOM
FOR OUR. IMMENSE
SPRING STOCK
NOW ARRIVING DAILY
Therefore, we are still offering
most temotinp: reductions on all
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Fall Goods, in order
them out quickly.
Look
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fHE FUREM0ST DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTHERN OREGON
Btrong lumbermen's lobby, the Ways
and Means Committee of the house
has placed lumber on the free list.
The committee concluded its bearing
on the lumber tariff petition yester
day and decided that the lumber In
dustry is controlled by a trust and Is
no longer In need of protection.
Too Personal for House.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 12.
Charging that Representative Rainey,
of Illinois, received from former con
victs the information upon which he
based his charges of mismanagement
of the Panama canal, Representative
W. C. Lovering, of Massachusetts,
thlB afternoon threw the house into
a turmoil. He became so bitterly per- I
sonal in his attack on Rainey that
the bouse rerused to let him finish
his speech. Rafney's absence was
chiefly responsible for the action of
the house.
Liquor Interests Accused.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 12. Repre
sentative Alvord created a mild sen
sation on the floor of the house to
day by charging that $73,000 had
been raised by the liquor interests to
defeat the proposed local option bill.
Several opponents of the measure
jumped to their feet and resented
the charge. Efforts to pass the bill
under suspension of the rules failed,
and it was made a special order for
Monday,
Alderman Suicides.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12. Alderman
Joseph Kohout committed suicide at
his home here last night by shooting
himself In the temple. His family is
unable to account for the act, but It
Is said he was despondent because
told that he would not be re-elected.
Russian's Awful Deed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. Fall
ing to persuade the woman with
whom he was Infatuated to elope
with him, Dimltri Dreschenko, a
Russian, today shot and killed hr
little girl, Dorothy Malonkonoff, aged
10 years, as she was on her way to
school, and then shot himself. The i
murderer was taken to the hospital
In a dying condition.
The latest in a one-piece cast
enamel sink. The Tennessee, at Win
nie Gaddis', the plumber. dtf
Into
TO GIVE FINAL BOOST
FOR STREKT PAVING.
Commercial Club Trustees Decide to
Call Mass Meeting Two Days
Hcfore lkind Election.
For the purpose of giving a final
boost to the street paving movement
before the matter is submitted to
the voters for the second time, the
trustees of the Roseburg Commer
cial Club, at a. meeting held Thurs
day night, decided to call a mass
meeting of the citizens two days be
fore the election. This meeting will
be held at the court house and every
citizen, whether a member of the
Commercial Club or not, will be in-
vlted to attend and add his mite to
the boost. The election on the ques
tion of issuing (35,000 worth of
bonds to finance the paving will be
held on Saturday, February 20. This
will throw the mass meeting on
Thursday, the 18th.
While the opposition to the pro
posed bond Issue has been steadily
stirred up since the dll-fated election
of a year ago, it has by no means
reached such a proportion as to war
rant any uneasiness on part of the
progrealve element. Yet. it has been
felt that Inasmuch as Roscburg's fu
ture growth and Industrial develop
ment are at stake In this matter, it
would be wise to take no chance of
defeat by allowing public Interest to
lag. Every voter who favors the
street paving plan will be expected to
attend the meeting and express his
views. Every declaration In favor of
the bond Issue means Just that much
more added to tb' joost. The bigger
the boost the .eater the offset to
the "knocking and the slimmer the
chance of defeat.
Other Matters.
At the trustees' meeting some
minor matters pertaining to the Issu
ance of the advertising booklet by
the Harriman publicity bureau were
considered. There are some details
to be attended to. and these will be
looked after by C. B. Cannon, who
leaves for Portland tonight.
Three new members or the ciud
were elected. They are Robt. Conip-
ton, P. E. Hlackman and L. Kabat.
Judge W. S. Crowell, the Medford
banker, was In this city Thursday
night.
to
Close
This
NATION PAYS TRIBUTE
TO LINCOLN'S MEMORY
Roosevelt Speaks at "Donest
Abe's'1 Birthplace
THOUSANDS HEAR ADDRESS
Log Cabin Accepted, and Cornerstone
of $250,000 Memorial Hall Is
Formally Laid
.... "IUb homely self there
stood,
And gently unit led across the blood.
And changed the mystic stream to
tears
That swept afar the angry years." .
Abraham Lincoln
Special to the Evening Review.
HODOKNVILLH, Ky. Feb. 12.
In a circus tenl pitched on "the little
farm that raised a man," President
Roosevelt, as the representative of
the whole American people, today for
mally, accepted the little one-room
cabin which was the birthplace of
Abraham Lincoln, and which, with
the 110 acres of rough land surround
ing It, will he transformed Into a na
tional shrine In honor of the great
president. The cornerstone of the
home memorial hall and Lincoln
museum, a great granite edifice to
cost a quarter-million dollars, was
laid by President Roosevelt as a fea
ture of the day's exercises.
In addition to the president
whose address In eulogy of Lincoln
was considered a masterpiece of In
spired oratory by the thousands who
heard It 'the participants In today's
notable exercises included Cardinal
PilbbonH, Ambassador .lusseraud, of
Krance; AmbiiKsndor Hryce, of Kng
land; former Governor Folk, of Mis
souri; Senator Do! liver, Governor
Wilson, or Kentucky, and scores of
other distinguished men.
PreBldent Roosevelt spoke In part
as follows:
"We have met here to celebrate the
one hundredth anniversary of the
hirth of one of the two greatest Am
ericans; of one of the two or three
greatest men of the nineteenth cen
tury; of one of the greatest men in
the world s history. This rail splitter,
this boy who passed his ungainly
youth In the dire poverty of the poor
est of the frontier folk, whose rise
was by weary and painful labor,
lived to lead his people through the
burning flames of a struggle from
which the nation emerged, purified
as by fire, born anew to a loftier
life. After long years of iron effort,
and of failure that came more often
than victory, he at last rose to the
leadership of the Republic, at the
moment when that leadership had
become the stupendous world-task of
the timo. He grew to know great
ness, but never ease. Success came
to him, but never hnpplness, save
that which springs from doing well a
painful and a vital task. Power was
his, but not pleasure. The furrows
deepened on his brow, but his eyes
were undlmnied by ellher hate or
fear. Ills gaunt shoulders were
bowed, but his steel thews never fal
tered as he bore for a burden the des
iiniea of hlB ueonle. Ills great and
tender heart shrank from giving
pain; and the task allotted him was
to pour out like water the life-blood
nf the young men, and lo feel In his
,.0,v flher the sorrow of women
Disaster saddened but never dismayed
hi A the red yenrs of war went
by they found him ever doing his
j..,. in ihe nri-sont. ever facing the
9 r -ith renrlesa front, high of
heart. ana dauntless of soul. l!n
brok v hatred, unshaken by scorn,
he w.s)-d and suffered for the pen-
le. Triumph was nis ai iai;
barely had he tasted It before mur-
of "MoCtun'"
(ittntlnued on page 2 )
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"Gettysburg Speech Model of
Eloquence"--W. J. Bryan
COMMONER AT SPRINGFIELD
Sew York and Chicago Hold Monster
Celebrations Sew Stamp Has
Likeness of Lincoln
Speclnl to the Evening Review.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. 12
Wm. J. Bryan was the principal
siwaker nt the Lincoln memorial ex
ercises this afternoon. This even
Ing there will be a banquet at which
addresses will be made by Robert
Cullom and other famous men.
Because of the widespread pro
tests against serving wine nt the
dinner, the managers have consented
to elminlate It nt such tables as are
occupied by teetotalers.
The proposal to divide the ban
queting hall into dry and wet terri
tory was the suggestion of the news
paper pnragrapher who has been
making merry at the expense of the
committee since it became involved
In the trouble with the anti-liquor
Lincoln admirers. While ft wsb made
In a Bptrit of levity, the distracted
committee Belzed it as the only solu
tion of the dllliculty, nnd announced
that those who objected to wine could
have tables where nothing but milk
and mineral water would be served
Mr. Itrynii's Oration.
Mr. Rryan's theme this afternoon
was "Lincoln lis an Orator," He
spoke In part pa follows:
"Lincoln's fame as a statesman
and as the nntiou's chief executive In
Its most crucial period has so over
shadowed his fame as an orator that
his merits as a public Bpcaker have
not been sufficiently emphnslzed
When it is remembered that his nom
ination was directly due to the prom
inence which ho won upon th?
stump; that In the most remarkable
series of debates known to history
he held his own against one of the
most brilliant orators America hns
produced; and that to Mb speeches,
more than to the arguments of nny
other one man, or In fnct, of all other
public men combined, was due he
success of his party when all these
facts are borne In mind, it will ap
pear plain, even to the casual observ
er, that too little attention has beer
given to the extraordinary powc-
which he exorcised as a 8eaker, That
his nomination was due to the effect
that Ills speeches produced, can not
be disputed. When he began hi
fight agulnst slavery In 1868 ho wsb
but little known outsido of the conn
ties in which ho attended court. It
Is true that he had been a member of
congress some years beforo, but at
that time he was not stirred by nny
great emotion or connected W'lth the
discussion of any iniortant theme
and he made but little Impression up
on national politics. The threatened
extension of slavery, however, arous
ed him, and with a cause which jus
tified his best cffortB, he threw his
whole soul Into the fight. The de
bates with Douglas have never had
a parallel -In this, or, so far as history
shows. In any other country.
n engaging in this contest wnn
Douglas he met a foeman worthy of
his steel, for DouglaB had gained a
deserved reputation as a great debat
er. and recognized that his future de
pended upon the success with which
he met the attacks of Lincoln. On
one side an institution supported by
history and tradition and on the oth
growing sentiment against in
holding of a human being in bondagi
these in-esented a Buprenie Issue.
Douglas won the senatorial seat for
which the two at that time had con
tested, but Lincoln won the larger
victory he helped to mould the Ben
tlment that was dividing parties an
re-arranging the political map of th
country. When the debates were
concluded every one recognized him
as the leader of the cause which n
had espoused, and it was a recogni
tion of this leadership which he had
secured through his public speeches
that enabled him. a westn-n man. to
he nominated over the eastern candi
dates not only a western man. but
a man lacking In book learning and
the (tollfh of the schools. No other
American president has ever so elenr-
Iv owed his elevntlon to his oratory
Washlnglon, Jefferson and Jackson,
the presidents usualy mentioned In j
connection with him, were all poor i
speakers.
"In analyzing Lincoln! character-!
Istlci as a speaker, one Is Impressed I
with the completeness of his equip-i
nicnt. He possessed the two things!
that are absolutely essential to ef
fective speaking namely. Informa
tion and earnestness. If one can bo
called eloquent who knowB what he
is talking about and means what he
says and I know of no bettor defini
tion Lincoln's speeches were elo
quent. He was thoroughly Informed
upon.the subject; he was prepared to
meet ins opponent upon the general
proposition discussed, or upon any
deduotions which could be drawn
from It. There was no unexplored
field Into which his adversary could
lead him, he had carefully examined
every foot of the ground and was
not afraid of pitfall or ambush, and,
what was equally Importnnt, he spoke
from his own heart to the hearts of
those who listened. While the print
ed page can not fully reproduce the
Impressions made by a volco trembl
ing with emotion or tender with pa
thos, one can not read the reports of
the debates without feeling that Lin
coln regarded the subject as far
transcending the ambitions or the
personal interests of the debaters. It
was of little moment, he snid, wheth
er they voted him or Judge Douglas
up or down, but It wat,reinendously
Important that the question Bhould
be decided rightly. His roputntlon
may have suffered in the opinion of
some, because he made -them think so
deeply upon what he said that they,
for the moment, forgot him alto
gother, and yet, la this not the very
perfection of Bpeech? It 1b the pur
pose of the orator to persunde, and
to do this, lie preaonts, not himself
but his subject. Borne one in descrlb-
the difference between Demos
thenes and Cicero said that "when Ci
cero-spoke people said, how well Cic
ero 8enks, but when Demosthenes
spoke, they Bald, let us go against
Plil'lp. In proportion aa one can
forget himself and become wholly ab
sorbed in the cause which he is pre
senting does he moasuro up to the
requirements of oratory.
"His (letlsyburg speech Is not sur
passed, if equalled, in beauty, sim
plicity, force nnd appropriateness by
any speech of the same length of nny
language, ft 1b the world s model in
eloquence, elegnnce nnd condensation
He might safely rcBt his reputation
as an orator on, that speech alone.
'He understood the power of the
Interrogatory, for some of his most
powerful arguments were condensed
into questions. Of all those who dis
cussed the evils of separation nnd the
advantages to he derived from the
preservation of the union, no one
ever put the matter more forcibly
than Lincoln did when, referring to
the possibility of war and the cer
tainty of peace some time, oven if the
union was divided, he cnlled atten
tion to the fnct that the same ques
tion would havo to be dealt with,
and then nsked "Can enemies make
treaties easier than friends can make
laws?"
'With no military career to dazzle
lb" eye or excllo the Imagination
with no public service to tuako his
nnine fniiilllar to the rending puhll
hiB elevntlon to the presidency would
have been Impossible without his ora
tory. The eloquence of Demosthenes
and Cicero were no more necessary
lo their work nnd Lincoln deserves to
have his nanio written on the scroll
with theirs.
J. F. Drnlller, of Klrkland, Wash
superintendent of the Seattle Woolen
Mills Co., Is In Roseburg, Investigat
ing Ihe local conditions, with a view
to establishing a woolen mill Hero.
Mr. Ilrnlllor benrs splendid recom
mendations nnd is ready to Invest n
good round sum of money In the
business. Ho Is looking over vnrl
ous localities to see what the local
advantages are, and camo here
through correspondence with tlie
Commercial Club.
J. V. Perkins leaves tonight for
Portland on business.
-J- -J- -1 I 5 1 I J- -i- -1
J. Plans for tho new theatre
being projected lor iioscourK
J. under the direction of II. K. J
u liazeirigg, or meuioni, were j
not definitely decided on at '
4. the meeting of prospective .
4- stockholders In this city last .
J night, although promotion
work continues. Anoiner meet-
4. Ing will bo held enrly next .
4 week, ofler which the public
J. will be fully advised as to the 4
4. details of the undertaking. 4
4 4
.5. -I- M !
Stop it! Why cough? Stop it!
Slop coughing! Coughing rasps and tears. Stop it I Coughing
prepares the throat and lungs for more trouhle. Stop it! ( There is
nothing so bad for a cough as coughing. Stopitl Ayers Cherry
Pectoral is a medicine for coughs and col Js, a regular doctor s medi
cine. Use it! Ask your doctor ifthis is not good advice. iwJ'i.i.
C. Hughes.
ROSEBURG SODA WORKS
HNK CAItllO.NATF.il HF.V KHAfiK.S OF A IX KINDS
CIDF.KH AND HVIUTH.
TANKS CIIAWiF.D. AtiF.NTS FOlt LIQUID OA.
Will he ready for IiiiIihs about Feb. 1st. All orders promptly
: in tended to. rtiiHie No. 2t 10.
KDW. Ml'HDKMAN.
vt Manager.
Legislators Also Put State
Printer on Salary -,;
BEER BILL IS LAID AWAY
Soldiers' Home Bill Slain In Senate
Abraham Has Another Bnsy Da;
$4,000,000 Session -
Special to the Evening Review.
BAliEM, Or., Feb. 12. By a close
vote, the senate this afternoon passed
tne water code bill, providing for
the Btate control of all water appro
priations. The bill was bitterly
fought by mining and water Inter
ests. It is aimed chiefly at persons
who appropriate valuable water
power sites, but, instead of develop-
ing them, merely hold them to pre
vent their falling Into the hands ot
persons with legitimate propositions.
Tho bill creates a state board of con
trol and prescribes, among other
things, tho forfeiture of a water ap
propriation If not developed within
a slated length of time.
Tho Houbo this afternoon passed a
bill putting the state printer on a flat
salary of $4000 jier year and creat
ing a state printing board, consist
ing of -the printer, the governor and
the secretary of Btate. ThlB bill Is la
tlie face of the state printer's re
port, showing that during his torm of
ofllce ho has saved the state $26,000.
ltfll to Clinngo Management of State
Soldiers' Homo Is Hlnln.
SALEM, Or., Fob. 11. The senate
summarily killed off Representative
Campbell's soldiers' home bill this
afternoon. Smith of Umatilla, chair
man of the commltteo on military af
fairs, Bald It was deemed unwise to
tnke the management of the Rose
burg Institution away from the gov
ernor's appointee and to substitute
managers named In the bill. Few
votes were given against Indefinite
postponement.
Abraham Hwnts Cruising; of Timber
hi Douglas County.
The Renls timber cruising bill was
Indefinitely postponed In the senate
today, lllngharn reported It unfav
orably from the committee on as
sessment and taxation, denouncing It
nB the most vicious piece of legisla- ,
tlon that had crossed his pathway .
since ho li nil been a legislator. He
said the bill wns Inspired by ulterior
mntivcB, by Jeulousy and by a gut
even spirit.
TMm Douglas county had spent
$5,000 for the cruieing of timber
lands and that the work was not
worth the paper the reports were
written on, was declared by Senator
Abraham. He also said that the
$47,000 spent by Tillamook county
for a similar purpose was almost a
total wasto of tunilu.
Abraham Waxes Sarcastic and Chair
Culls Him Down.
Purdln's bill Increasing the salary
of the county Judge of Jackson coun
ty was passed only by re-consldora-tlon,
the bill having been defeated
yesterday afternoon. Senator Oliver
moved reconsideration.
The second action upon this bill
was the occasion of some sarcastic re
marks from Senator Abraham, the
leador of the anti-salary forces In the
senate. It was npparent as soon as
Oliver mado his motion that Senator
Mullt, who looked after the bill lu
the senate, had tocured votes enough
to pass the bill over the veto.
"I think you Bhould pass this
bill," exclaimed Senator Abraham,
shaking his finger at tho senators
who were conferring over the matter.
"Senator Mullt has stood In with you
on nil your salary-raising bills and
you owe it to "
Rnp! Knp I Rap! went President
Ilowerman's gavel with resounding
whncks upon the table. "The senator
Is out of order," declared Howerman.
(Continued on page 4.)
Jos. rironl.