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VOL. XII.
ROSEBURG, OREGON, TI KSDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1009.
NO. 8.
Review
KOSEBURG vSy
CAUSES OF DEATH
Tuberculosis Claims Greatest
, Percentage o. Victims
PNEUMONIA RANKS NEXT
Hurt Disease Reais Bluest Hartest
Alter 45 Yens ol Ate Higker
Rate From Vloleice
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 9.
The Census Bureau today .Issued Its
eighth annual report on mortality sta
tistics, which presents the figures for
the calendar year 1907, together with
comparative data for the years 1903
to 1906 Inclusive.
The RoKlstration Area. ' '
The statistics given in the report
do not cover the entire country, but
only that portion of the United States
known as the "registration area..'
This area Includes the states In which
ithe laws requiring the registration of
deaths have been accepted aa giving
practically complete mortality, re
turns .and those cities In non-regls-
tratlon state In which satisfactory
returns are required by the local au
ithorities. The registration area in
1907 Included 15 states, the District
of Columbia, and 76 other cities. The
15 registration states were California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana,
Maine, Maryland, i Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jer
sey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota and Vermont,
The aggregate population of the
registration area for the calendar
year 1907 Is estimated at 41,758,037
or 48.8 per cent of total estimated
population of continental United
States for that year.
The total number of deaths report
ed for the registration area in 1907
was 687,034, corresponding to a
death rate of 16.6 per 1000 of eatl
ntated population. In 1906 the rate
was 16.1
. Causes of Death. .
The following causes were respons
ible for at least 20 deaths per 100,
000 of population during the year
1907: .
'' 1906." 1907.
Pneumonia, Including
bronchopneumonia .149.0
Tuberculosis of lungs ..159.4
Heart disease ,. ....130.7
Violence... 120.9
Diarrhea and enteritis 122.9
Nephritis and Brlght's
disease 99
161.2
158.9
141.7
125.8
116.7
105.6
76.4
73.1
Apoplexy ., .. 71.8
Cancer . . .. :. 70.8
Premature birth 34.8
Congenital debility .. 34.C- 33.8
Old age 34.3 32.7
Bronchitis 30.3 30.9
Typhoid fever 32.1 30.3
Meningitis 25.6 26.6
Diphtheria and croup. . 26.3 24.3
Influenza 10.6 24.1
Of all the deaths In the registration
area In 1907, 11.2 per cent were caus
ed by the various forms of tubercu
losis; 9:8 per cent by pneumonia (all
forms); 8.6 per cent by heart dis
ease; 7.6 per cent by violence; and
7.1 per cent by diarrhea and enteritis,
Deaths br Age.
Over one-fourth (183.744, or 26.8
Der cent) of the deaths were of chil
dren under 6 years of age.. Nearly
one-flfth (131.110. or 19.1 per cent)
of the total number of deaths were
of Infanta under 1 year of age; it Is
gratifying, however, to know that
the proportion of deaths at this early
axe Deriod of lire was less in iu
than In 1906. For youth and early
manhood and womanhood (15 to 2
rears of age) nearly one-third (33.
per sent) of all the deaths were due
to tuberculosis In some or its rorms,
and about one-sixth (16.8 per cent)
were the result of violence. For ma
ture manhood and womanhood (30
to 44 years of age) these two causes
were most fatal, although the propor
tions of deaths were somewhat lower
being 25.6 per cent for tuberculosis
and 13.1 per cent for violence. For
the period from 45 to 59 years heart
disease outranked every other cause
of death, being responsible for one-
eighth (12.5 per cent) of the deaths
while tuberculosis ranked second
with 12.1 per cent.
Mortality of the Colored.
Since the Southern states are not In
eluded in. the registration area, the
statistics concerning the mortality
of the colored race are meager. I
those registration cities In which at
least one-tenth of the population was
colored, the death rate per 1000 In
habitants was 29 In the case of the
colored and 18.1 In the case of the
whites.
Tnhorrnlnslii.
The total number of deaths report
ed from all forms of tuberculosis for
the year 1907 was 76,650, ah Increase
of 1138 over the number reported for
1906. When allowance Is made for
the Increase In population, however,
the death rate declined slightly, fal
ling from 184.2 per 100,000 In 1906
to 183.6 In 1907.
In California no less than IS per
cent of all deaths occurring during
THRONE TO GET PUBLIC JOB
SALEM, Or., March 8. J.
M. Throne, of Roseburg. was,
today appointed clerk In the
office of the Insurance Commis
sioner, a new department create
ed by the last legislature. He
Is an accountant. The position
pays a salary of $1200.
ti
Elected bj the Roseburg Com-
mercial Club
907 were from tuberculosis; .In
Colorado the proportion was even
greater (16.4 per cent These states,
however, are credited with more than
their Just proportions of deaths from
tuberculosis, since many persons suf
fering from this disease go to these
states In search of health, and when
they die there their deaths are re
ported for these states rather than for
the states from which they came. The
high rate for Rhode Island probably
Is the result of the dense and largely
urban population, while that for
Maryland Is caused by the large num
ber of colored Inhabitants, among
which class tuberculosis Is particu
larly prevalent and fatal. .
Tuberculosis of the lungs caused
nearly nine-tenths of all of the
deaths from tuberculosis in its vari
ous forms. ., -
Tfce mortality of the Indiana from
tuberculosis is undoubtedly far high
er than that of either the whites or
the negroes. .although It la believed
by careful Investigators that the dis
ease was entirely absent before the
advent of the whites In America.
Caacer. -
Cancer affecting the various organs
and part's of the body caused 30,614
deathB In the registration area dur
ing the year 1907, or 1494 more
deaths than were reported for the
same cause In 1906. THe death rate
for this disease rose from 70.8 per
00,000 of population" in 1906 to
73.1 in 1907.
Of the varlouB forms of this dis
ease, cancer of the stomach and liver
was the most Important, being res
ponsible tor nearly 2 out of every 6
deaths from cancer.
1 Typhoid Fever. ;
There were 12.679 deaths from
typhoid fever In the registration area
urlng the year 1907, the death rate
from this disease being 30.3 per
00,000 of population In that year
as compared with 32.1 in 1906.
Meningitis.
Under meningitis 11.109 deaths'
were reported for 1907, this being at
the rate of 26.6 per 100,000 of pop
latlon.
Whooping Cough. - -
Whooping cough showed a marked
decrease In mortality, the number of
deaths falling from 6324 In 1906 to
856 in 1907 and the death rate de
nning from 16.4 to 11.6 per 100,
000 of population. The United States
occupies a somewhat favorable posi
tion among the nations with respect
to Its death rate from this disease.
This disease Is more fatal to color
ed children than for white children
In four out of the five years from
1903 to 1907, whooping cough caused
more deaths In the registration area
of the United States than either scar
let fever or measles, and yet It Is
very seldom that active measures are
taken against tta spread.
Violence.
The total number of deaths from
all forms of violence in the registra
tion area during the year 1907 was
52.548, an Increase of 2996 over the
number for the previous year. The
death rate rose from 120.9 per 100
000 of population for 1906 to 125.8
for 1907.
Of the deaths from violence. 43
094 were accidents, 6745 were sul
ctdes, and 2709 were homicides.
Deaths from railroad accidents and
Injuries numbered 7676 and deaths
from automobile accidents 294.
The death rate from suicide rose
from 14.3 per 100,000 of population
In 1906 to 16.2 la 1907. This ap
parent Increase may be due In part
to more accurate returns In the latter
year.
Cause of Stomach Troablrs.
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stomach you may know (hat ha
eating more than- he should or of
some article of food or drink not
suited to his age or occupation
that his bowels are habitually con
stipated. Take Chamberialu's Stom
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bowels and Improve the digestion and
see If the trouble does not disappear.
Ask for a free sample. Sold by Ham
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ANGIE MILLER
Trance Medium
Palmist; also Card Reading.
The Nevada House
Sheridan St, Roseburg.
Office Honrs: 0 A. M. (o 0:30 P.
RUSHES HOLD SESSION
Booster to be chosen Wireless Tele
graph Plait to be Erected in
Ills City Soon .
HOME OP PHILETARIAN LODGE NO. 8, I. O. O. F.
Which Celebrates its Fiftieth Anniversary Tonight.
At the regular meeting of the
Roseburg Commercial Club on Mon
day evening, the feature of business
was the annual election of omcers.
As forecasted in Monday'8 Review,
several of the omcers declined a re
election although all had been re
nominated for the offices which they
held during the past year. First to de
cline was President Dexter Rice, who
Relieves the honors should be passed
along to other members. The Club
thereupon advance vice president
W. Hamilton to the office of presi
dent ' For vice-president Beveral
members were placed In nomination
but each In turn declined the honor.
The election finally resulted In the
choice of W. L. Dyslnger. For sec
retary the former secretary, F. K.
Alley declined a re-election, and
Glenn V. Wimberly was chosen with
out opposition. For treasurer W. H
Richardson was unanimously re
elected. For trustees, J. H. Booth
and F. E. Alley were re-elected and
N. Rice was chosen to succeed C. W.
Martyn, who Is soon to remove to
Portland. Annual reports were sub
mitted, showing the affairs of the
Club to be in a good condition.
To Light Exhibit Ilulltllng.
Following the meeting the trustees
present, held a short session. The
matter of lighting the exhibit build-
ng at the depot was taken up. It
was announced that H. J. Frear, the
manager of the Roseburg -Water &
Light Co., had offered to supply the
necessary electric current for the
purpose, free of charge to the Olub,
until such time as Mr. Kendall ar
rives from ithe east, a short time
hence; on condition that the Club
Install the necessary wiring and fix
tures In the exhjblt building. The
offer was accepted and Trustee C. D.
Cannon ' Instructed to employ Fred
Wright to have the necessary wiring,
etc., put In and also renovate the
building and rearrange the exhibits.
Advertising Fund. .
Reports show that the Club has
not sufficient funds on hand to pay
for the 20,000 new booklets which
are expected to arrive next week, This
led to a general discussion of the
matter of securing an advertising
fund for the present year, and also
the employ of a Club "booster." Sev
eral active citizens had declined to
subscribe to the advertising fund
until they knew who the "booster"
Is to be. Several applications are now
on file for this position, as follows;
Clarence Colt, of LaGrande, Oregon;
J. W. Rider, of Aberdeen, Wash.;
Mr. Worrlll, of Medford; Louis Bar-
zee. Ralph Terrell, P. E. Blackman,
B. Riddle, of Roseburg.
It was decided to hold a Joint
meeting of the Club trustees and the
soliciting committee at 7:30 this
evening to reach. If possible, some
dennlte conclusion In this matter.
Five new applications for member
ship were taken up and the appll
cants elected as members of the Club.
For a Wireless Station.
F. B. McCord. local manager for
the United Wireless Telegraph Co.
appeared oeiore tne trustees and of
fered a proposition for the establish
ment of a wireless telegraph station
In this city. He said that It the Club
would furnish the necessary site, his
company would establish a atatlon
here to use in connection with their
stations at Coos Bay and elsewhere.
Similar stations are also to be estab
lished soon at Salem, Eugene and
Medtord. A commanding site bas a
ready been selected here on the hill
above Mrs. Flint's residence, and
near the old city rservolr. A tall pine
ires mere, win afford a splendid mast
tor attaching the wireless Uristru
ments. The lot upon which this tree
stands can now be purchased for
loo and, while no action was taken
at this meeting. It Is very probable
that the Ciub will give it favorable
consideration. It la proposed to es
tablish what Is known aa a two-kilowatt
plant here, the Instruments
alone, of this class, being the same
as those sold to the U. S. government
at 13600 per set. A small bulldlnz
wlH also be needed costing from $400
to 500, but all the company asks Is
i or me i.iud to rurnlsh the sUe and
tney will supply the building and In
struments. One or two operators
win oe employed from the start, and
more will be added when necessary
to handle the business. They expect
to maintain a full 24-bour service.
Such an Institution would, be a good
acquisition to tne town, both from an
advertising and a business standpoint
It would be established In about two
month a.
Other matters were postponed an
til the adjourned' session tonight,
when It Is hoped that all the trustees,
as well as the soliciting committee,
will be present. ...
WATER PIPE' IS SHIPPED.
Preparatory for Laying Now Mains
in Roseburg Water System.
H. J. Frear, the manager of the
Roseburg Water & Light systems, re-r
celved a telegram this morning from
Mr. Kendall, at Pittsburg, saying
enough water pte had been shipped
from there to replace the big mains
In the Roseburg water system,, own
ed by Kendull Bros., which mains are
to be laid before the street paving Is
done. It Is expected that this. big
shipment of pipe will reach Roseburg
In about three weeks, and that the
laying of the same will begin soon af
ter April let, so as to bo out of tho
way of tho workmen employed on the
street paving. Mr. Kendall Is ex
pected In Roseburg about April 1st,
to personally direct the beginning of
the placing of the now water mains
and to attend to other matters of Im
portance for his company. This luy
lng of new water mains will mark the
beginning of a very busy Beason In
Roseburg, accompanied, as It will be,
by the stroct pnvlng and an unusually
heavy amount of building.
ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT.
Beginning at 8 o'clock this even
ing, will be held the 50th anniversary
exercises of Phlletarlan Lodge No.
I. O. O. F. The hall has been very
tastefully and handsomely decorated
for the occasion and an excellent pro-
Krnm prepared. There will be good
music and able addresses. Other
features of entertainment have been
provided and a banquet will be serv
ed. Every Odd Fellow In good stand
ing, whether from home or abroad
will be given a cordlnl welcome to
this "Golden Jubilee" of Phlletarlan
Lodge No. 8.
THE "IRREPRESSIBLE CAPTAIN."
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. .
A. J, Burks to Ada J. Nichols,
$2000; 32 acres -at confluence of
Looking Glass creek and South Ump
qua river.
George Stephens to S. W. Ebbo
son, $100; part of block' 70, Kln
noy's Addition to Roseburg. .
Anna Ilarzeo to C. A. Aldrleh, $10;
lot 11, block 6, Riverside Addition to
ttoseburg.
Special showing of Dress and Tail
ored hats on Friday and Snturdny,
marcn lztn and 131U
nt -BELL
SISTERS. ' ,
Fisher and Bellows Building'.' -
Brinliley, Art,, Falls Before
Tornado and Fire
34 DEAD; $1,000,000 Loss
Medford Editor Who Spent BUnt in
Roseburg Jail Exonerated by
Supreme Court
The famous Capt. Rooney, and his
private socretary, Bill Heart, widely
known as tho "lono St. Louis kid,
oreakfasted this morning at tho Mer
cy Hospital. The captain says he was
surprised when he was mrormed by
the Janitor that he and his secretary
would have to carry wood until the
evor welcome repast was rendy. He
says even a'tor eating what ho ana
his secretin'.' culled a scanty menl
for such an amount of work, the
head Sister happened to bo passing
and remarked to the janitor, saying:
"Pat, make those follows do so:no
work before thoy go." The captain
says he spoke In reverence, letting the
lady know they had airendy worked
enough for two meals; novor mind
the one already devoured.
The captain In relating his exper
ience Monday forgot an Important
Item. It was when the S. P. Pullman
train was entering Glondnle ho had a
narrow escapo from being wrecked,
trying to save the life of a chicken,
known to milestone inspectors as a
"gump," which was run over by the
train. Tho captain received a hand
ful of feathers.
This Jolly paid of followers of the
wanderlust say they aro going from
here to Alaska, thence to Australia,
China, and so on, around tho world.
Sneclal to the Evening Review.
HKbKNA, AKIV., flinr. a.-n. ioi
nado followed by lire destroyed the
town of Brlukley, near here, yester
day afternoon, killing eighteen white
people and zu negroes, uniy s'x resi
dences In the town remain standing.
Three thousand people are homeless.
Tho settlements In the vicinity of
Brinkley also suffered heavily. Tho
total amount of damage to property la
conservatively estimated at not loss
than $1,000,000.
A train bearing 40 Injured persons
hns arrlvod at Little Hock (rom
Brinkley. Trainmen say tho town
cauKht llro In twenty different places.
Funned by the tornado, the (lames
swept the city Irresistibly. : Most of
those dead wore caught under fulling
beams and debris. All wires leading
to the city are prostrated.
Upon the trial the defendant of
fered to prove the truthfulness of the
article published and set out ln-the1'-
lndlctment, and for that purpose of
fered evidence to Bhow that W. 8.
Barnum had committed a murderouB
assault upon J. F. Reddy, and' that '
tho grand Jury did not make a proper
Investigation of the offense com
mitted. The trial court held that the'
defendant had no right under the law -
to go into the question of the manner
of Investigation by the grand Jury, -
or to offer any evidence concerning "
the nature of the assault made upon -
Reddy by Barnum.
It was this ruling by Judge Hanna
upon which Putnam a appeal was
based.
Putnam was Indicted as he waa on
his way to Portland to spend Christ
mas with his mother. In the middle
of the night he was arrested at Rose-
burg by Deputy 8heriff H. C. Slocum
and cast Into Jail, where he waa
forced to remain until morning, rhen '
friends secured his release. Upon -
his return to Medford, Putnam took
occasion to excoriate Slocum and to
denounce the condition of the Rose
burg county Jail as the abiding place
of vormln and filth.
Itourne's New Secretary. ' '
SALKM. Or.. March . 9. A. W. :
Prescott, Salem correspondent of the
Portland Oregonlan, has accepted the
appointment as private secretary to
United States Senator Jonathan
Bourne, succeeding John C. Young,
who has been recommended for post
master at Portland. Prescott leaves
tor Washington March 16.
Finest wall papers ever shown In
the city at D. P. Fisher a paint store,
The best bread mada. nt nneofa nn Cinle aim.! l.plniv Abrnhiim nnll,l.
Bakery, Free delivery. Phone 2211. lug. Mil
Medford Kdltor Wins.
SALKM, Or., March 9. -The, Su
preme court todny ropdered a deci
sion exonorntlng George Putnam
editor of tho Medford Tribune, of tho
charge of criminal libel, of which he
was convicted in tho Circuit court, In
Jackson county before Judge Hanna
Tho Supreme court upholds tho con
tendon of Putnam's attorney, R. O,
Smith, that Judge Hanna erred In
refusing to allow the defendant t
present cortnln ovldenco and accord-
neiy reversing tho muling or in
lower court.
History of the Case.
The offense charged grow out of
an article published In tho Medford
Tribune, commenting upon tho work
of the grand Jury In Investigating the
charge' of assault with a dangerous
weapon made by W. S. Barnum, of
the Rogue River Valley Railroad,
upon J. F. Reddy, mayor of the City
of Medford. Dnrniim had been held
to answer to the grand Jury by , a
Justice of the peace, and the grand
Jury on examination of tho case, re
turned not a true bill. Putnam, In an
editorial, sovorely criticised the
grand Jury, making certain Insinua
tions of undue Inlluenco that led to
au Indictment against himself on the
charge of libel.
Mlstnh Johnslng Heah.
VICTORIA, 11. C, March 9. Jack
Johnson, the negro heavyweight
champion, arrived today from Aus
tralia. Ho will proceed at once to
Galveston to visit with his parents.
Sam Fltzpatrlck, Johnson's 'former
mnnager, who arrived on the same
steamer, says Johnson Is suffering
from an aggravated case of "swell
head." He says Johnson Is not going
to light Langford and that he does
not think Jeffries will re-enter the
ring.!
Negroes to Feast Johnson.
. GALVKSTON, iexas., March 8.--.
The negroes held a mass meeting to
day and appointed committees and
sub-committees to arrange for a big
pnrado and reception to Jack John
son, tho pugilist, when ho reaches
this city.
DIM).
PHILLIPS At the SoldlerB' Home,
March 8, 1909, John Phillips, a
veteran of the Civil War; aged 78
years. Funeral at tho Home to
morrow. ' ,
Mr. Phillips served as a member
of Co. B., West Virginia Cavalry, and '
at the close of the war continued his
army sorvlco for several years. HO
waa admitted to tho Home from
Union county In 1895. He leaves no
relatives.
o .' ''
Matlnoes every afternoon at The
Crescent. 5c. . . TF
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Pleasure of Your Presence is Requested
at the
Grand Opening Display of Ladies' High Grade Tailored Suits,
which will be held in our suit department,
March 11th, 12th, 13th Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The occasion will be notable as a style event, from the fact
that more than one hundred beautiful suits will be
exhibited for your selection.
Fifth--Avenue Novelty Suits in the Modish Directoire
treatment will be an interesting feature of the display.
Cordially Yours,
JOSEPHSON'S.
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