DOUGLAS COUNTY'S INEXHAUSTA'aLK NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATIC ADVANTAGES MAKE IT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE FOR HOMESEEKERS AND INVESTORS5.
PROGRESSIVE
As Roseburg leadi the Southern
Oregon towns la progressiveness so
Tbe Review leads all newspapers o(
thla tame section.
ROSEBURG REVIEW
1INVESTMEINTS
Of all klndi are beat found
through "Tba Review" Want Ad
Section. Little advs. bring big re
turn!, became everybody reada theu.
VOL. XV.
ROSKUVRG, OREGON, WKII.NKSDAV KVKMXO, MARCH 18, 1018.
So. 11.
Till
Texas Express Messenger Saves
Train From Robbery
ONE KILLED WITH MALLET
Fallen Revolver Then Deals Dealb to
His Companion May be Douglas
County Hold-np Men
north of here at 4 o'clock this morn
ing. The shallowness of the river at
the place of the accident and the
substantial protection of the all
steel coaches prevented fatalities.
The coaches were three-quarters
submerged. Many of the occupants
were In their night-clothes and were
imprisoned until they broke windows
and crawled out. The train was
traveling very fast and atruck a
broken rail.
ROSKCRAXS NEARLY TOTAL LOSS
AT ALCATRAZ.
GAVIOTA. Cal.. March 13. Plans
are being formed today to save part
of the wreck of the oil tanker Rose
crans, owned by the Associated Oil
Company, which went upon the rocks
at Alcatraz, 30 miles north of here,
at 4 o'clock yesterday morning.
Two lives were lost. William Wei
man, ship's carpenter, and Arnold
Muhlberg, ship's quartermaster.
The Rosecrans was valued at $29,
000, and waa built 29 years ago.
'OREGON' FIST" SPECIAL'
HEARTILY GREETED EXROl'TE.
r ...... u,e iu ueau oanaus are Tne ..0regon First" special train,
t 'he(.one8 " hel1 P tw carrying the big Portland and Wll-
Southern Pacific trains ln;iamette Vae; delegation. 250
ouglas County one between f strong, enroute to San Francisco.
Drain and Walla, the other stopeil ,n nSeburg about 35 mln
4. In tow Creek Canyon, 11 the jutes Tuesday evening on their way
summer of lust year, and later BOlltn. They g0. primarily, to select
A repeated the performance In J. Ine for the 0reKon building at
t .,r . r ! t allfornla. The 4.;the Pananla Exposition In San Fran
j. method of hold-np employed In 4. clsco ,n m5, They are a ,lve crowd
4. the attempt at banderson. 4. of boollters for Oregon In general.
4. Texas, today is nearly a replica ; and wm wt an actlve pace for other
T umW ho11'- states. The train was visited here
4. up, while the one In California by, number of local people. Includ
4. was carried out after the man- 4. lng Frank E xliey- ,,regdent of the
T H?r Job n'ar l)ra,n- Roseburg Commercial Club, and who.
4. These circumstances, coupled 4. bv the wav, was almost kidnapped
4. with the fact that only two 4. and ,uken aon(? Dy tne enthusiastic
T ...e i.fiuiru in an 01 me jous .j. delegation aboard. Mr. and Mrs. C
I"M-l"I"I"I"I"I-I"I"I"t"l"I"l"t"t"V i nm
4. EDl'CATORS Wll.
4. SHOW KIDIII.E HOW
4. TO FIGHT
t
HOW 4.
FROSTS. 4-
I IS D
Nearly "Every Demand
J. CORVALL1S. Or.. March 12. A
1 eTeSntrrchairdemons?rnad. t ilaWKDCC MM OWOKS ACCtlfe It
4. tlons of the proper methods of
4, frost fighting and the solution 4j
4 of other horticultural problems 41
4 will be given by Professor C. I. 4 I
4 LewtB. chief of the division of At
4. horticulture at the Oregon Ag
4. rlcultural College; F. R. Brown
4 of the research department of
A horticulture, and F. C. Relmer,
superintendent of the Southern 4
Oregon Experiment Station. A
, INCREASES TO 20 ?ER CENT
The lectures and demonstra
tions will be given at Riddle
as a part of the work of the 4
new college extension division. A
f Coal Miners and Operators Conter on
. ' IV in in.) f..r tliah.r U', .nil
utUiaLU IUI nnuti IIDgG IUU
Elgbt-honr Day
be relieved by Charles 8. Fee. pnssen-l
er traffic mnnmrer nf the avstnn. , (Special to the Evening Review).
The train Is the last word in comfort' LAWRENCE, Mass.. March 13.
and convenience, even telephone con-: End of the great Lawrence strike
nectlon between the different care ; today, when the Btrikera an-
belng provided. There Is a piano on I nounced that they had accepted the
board and an informal program wna, " Increases offered by President
given Tuesday afternoon. Rose Worn noon 01 inn American vtooien com
Hmier elvine' several songs and Ma- Pany. The strikers gained practical-
llnl nfferlne his mvatlfvinii trick. ! !' every point for which Ihey con-
Other entertainments were to follow, tended. Hy the terms of the agree-
The Dailv Oreaon First Issued II-; ment, the lowest paid workers in
luatrated hourly editions containing some cases will receive 20 per cent
the news of the trlu and nereoi.al ' increase and higher paid workmen
quips and flings. The copies were In proportionately less Increase. Notices
great aemind. .win De posted rrmay.
CLASS RATES TO HK SAME El ltOPEAX COAL STRIKE MAY BE
AS DISTAXC K TARIFFS. DI I'LICATED IX AMERICA.
1 NEW YORK. March 13 Another
Effective March 15 the Southern Joint conference between the author-
Pacific will InauKurate cluss freight Ir.ed representatives of the United
mtea from PnrtlHiul to imitits in Ore- Mine Workers of America and the
f ana mai ine i exas ronoers . n Klsher, of Eugene, formerly of , gon south of Roseburg on the same anthracite operators was commenced
4. have not been identified, point 4- nnsehiirs. were imnni the nartv. i hssi as those i.rescrlhed bv the Ore- today in this city, with (he oblect of
4. strongly to all of the Jobs hav- 4.; Governor West Joined the train at , gon State Railroad Commission for getting together and settling their
4. lng been committed by the 4. Salem. He was met by a reception 1 distance tariff rates, which became differences. If that be possible. It
8alne Persons. 4 committee and the large crowd at effective Murcb 1. : 1h expected that this conference will
fiiTiiTi,TT..T..T..T.iT
(Special to the Evening Review).
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 13
Two bandits who attempted to rob a
westbound Southern Pacific passen
ger train near Sanderson this morn
ing were killed hy Express Messenger
Samuel Troutsell.
Hoarding the train at Dryden, the
bandits covered the engineer witn
revolvers and forced him to stop.
Then they detached the mall, express . cisco
the station cheered the excursionists. ' Since March 1 the class rates from definitely decide whether or not
high price that It scored In 1902. The ;
British situation, where business was
prostrated three days after the be-1
LOCAL NEWS.
C. H. Arundel, the piano tuner.
ginning of the strike, can easily be was down from Myrtle Creek today,
duplicated in the lnlt"d States, the1 J. W. Miller, of Napoleon, Ohio,
coal dealers assert. During this Is among the recent arrivals in Rose-
month the total output of anthracite . burg.
will be about 6.600,000 tons, and E. A. Rhoten. field representative
nearly 5,000,000 tons of this, It Is! of tbe Pacific Homestead, was here
alleged, will be absorbed tor Immedl
ate needs.
John F. White, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, ad
mitted tbat the situation looked
threatening.
"At present," he admitted, It
looks a good deal like a suspension In
tbe bituminous coal fields. There Is
no coal stored, and the miners are
more united than ever before In their
demand for more wages and better
hours and working conditions.
46 ALLEGED CONSPIRATORS TO
HE TRIED TOGETHER.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 13 Judge
Anderson today overruled the defend
ants' objections and decided to con
solidate all the Indlctmenta and hold
one trial of the 46 defendants, be
ginning October 1. Ortie McManlgal
and the McNamara brothers won't be
tried. Thla will be the largest single
criminal trial In the history of the
United States.
J.-i.(l(MI STATE I'l'HLIClTY
FI ND IS RELEASED.
SALEM. Or., March 12. Governor
West today appointed C. C. Chapman
of Portland a member of the state
board of Immigration and released
for expenditure the appropriation of
$25,000 made by the last legislature
for Immigration purposes. This con
cession by the Governor Is based on
a plan for expending the money sub
mitted by Chapman, whose appoint
ment to the board fills the vacancy
made, by the resignation of I.eltoy
Parks.
When the Legislature made the
appointment Governor West was op
posed to it on the grounds that no
safeguards were placed about the ex
penditure of the money. But he
..l,-l., n..tl lu.l th, train 0-tl..n.l i.rnu.iriKnil t.v tlif. Oraim,! t hro nllllll 1.0 a rnnl atf-llrA that mivl u nil l w ."O
.',. . -. f o.',,i .h,.- l..u.ki.wnnli,.rf heeom. . nriv,m .n inrfn.tri.t signed the bill under an agreement
sand and a brass band playing pa- tance rates. The Portland rates now and commercial activities of the Unl
triotic airs. Eugene contributed a are being put on a uniform busis. ' ted States as that recently declared
large party of excursionists. In fact which means a reduction of nearly In Great Britain.
enough to fill one coach. The Eu- all class rates from Portland to points At the last Joint conference, eight
gene Commercial Club tendered a south of Roseburg. . days ago. the anthracite operatives
song. "Oregon, My Oregon," to be o boldly defied the threats of the mln-
sung to the tune of "Maryland, My' GENERAL NEWS. ers and positively declined to grant
Maryland." I I any of their demand-. The chief of
Governor West sent the followlne One hundred rattlesnakei from the these demands are for a 20 per cent
greetinga to the people of San Fran- Schugtlcoke II II Is in Connecticut are increase in wages, the reduction of
car and much valuable registered I ..Tney reaIe ,hat tne ya,ue and
matter in the mail car. The dead 1nfupnce of the exposition will be
bandits have not yet been identified. , for a the pac.flc Coa8t and tna,
'every dollar spent with you will be
that the money should not be released
until a satisfactory plan had been
worked out fur Its use,
Chapman recommended that $8000
be expended for printing 200,000
copies of the Oregon state booklet,
containing Information as to re
sources and opportunltlea In every
county In Oregon, the information
furnished for tbe booklet to be re
.to be brought to Lenox. Mass.. by a the working day to eight hours, and vieweo ana eai.ea o, compewni sinie
' " ' Bi.tt.nrlt laa S'lAilll tn ha ..luinito
s to for the operators to collect unloni , ,,, -
lor postage in mailing a pumon ui
the booklets; 12500 to be made avail
able to compilation and statistical
matter concerning the resources and
akln The farmers exnect to have ferthiir hnth the anthracite and bltu- "!"l""luu""T" " l"""
i-i r. l rtii..r within the next ,!. ,!,,. n over the rmintrv vlded In the act. the matter to be fur-
few months. and many companies are laying In
The cantaloupe crop of the Imperial supplies of fuel. As a result of this
Valley. Cal.. will break all records fear, and also of the British strike,
this year. At the time of compilation prices have been advancing steadily
the yield of melons was expected to for several weeks, and the quotations
be 50,0110,0110 and It was estimated on both varieties of coal are now
that 2600 cars would be required to higher than they have been since the
transport the crop to the market cen- coal strike of nine years ago.
ters. 1 Supplies of anthracite are very
the track two miles. Forcing the . .i.,., .,. heini,,,, hH in start a 1 2-acre rattlesnake farm, land dues from the miners
engineer to go with them, the ban-, iaunrnn(t a great exposition, we are for w hlrh has been purchased. Rat- There Is a general Impression
dits took him Into the express car, neaded for your city 250 strong. We tlesnake oil Is worth fa a pint, and among Industrial concerns that there
vii.eie mej it,,,-..-,. . i mi int-n. .ine remember the kindly interest taken tnere is also a goou return in uie win ue a tug coal sirtae. posstoiy ar
one ot me men was preparing to loot l by ,he Kood e of CaUforna ,
the express Troutsell. at a favorable Oregon's exposition and now we come
moment, picked up a heavy mallet ; to you wlth the game klnd,y fee,,ng
and killed the other with a blow on fr your 8ucfegs Tne interest shown
the head. Then picking up the rob-; by thoae aboard , Oreon frat
bers revolver. Troutsell shot and 8,eCial ig bu, an evidence of the deep
killed his companion. desire possessed by all good people
in .e - " "' or Oregon for your success
in the Anrll nrlmaries in Nebraska short, mid some of the small steam
20TII CENTURY LIMITED LEAPS a doar wej -pent and be re- all parties will make their selection of sizes are not obtainable at any price.
INTO HUDSON RIVER. ; turned a hundred-fold in benefl-s. I candidates for Congressmen, Presl- Retail dealers throughout the city
POI'OHKEEPSIE. N. Y.. March 13. We are coming with a battle cry nf , dentiul candidates, members of the have been besieging the offices of the
Twentv-one passengers were In- -Oregon First' to Join hands with ' Legislature and Governor and other wholesale men clamoring for shlp-
Jured. eleven of them seriously, when yon in your effort to give the world ', state officers. In addition. National ments, which they cannot get.
five cars nf the Twentieth Centurv the Kreatest show It has ever seen." , committeemen will.be selected, dele-! Coal men say that few shippers
Limited of the New York Central The train waa In personal charge gates to the National conventions have accumulated large supplies to
ii,,iirru1 eriiaheil through the ice of John M. Scott, general nssseneer named and a preference vote taken use In case of a strike. Some are pre-
into the Hudson River, after Jumping agent of Southern Pacific lines In for President and Vice President and dieting that before the end of the
the track at llvde Park, six miles Oregon. At Shasta Springs he will one United Slates Senator. I mouth bituminous coal will pass the
nlshed, it possible, In time to be
printed In the booklet.
He says he believes all labor of
every kind incident to executing the
booklet and distributing it can be
provided for by private subscription
leaving the entire amount, besides
that which goes to the college, to be
put Into paper, printers' Ink and
postage.
Thla plan divides the total appro
priatlon Into two parts, to cover two
years work.
The members nf the Immigration
Board are C. C. Chapman, John M
Scott and W. E. Coleman or Portland
Thomas C. Ilurke of Baker, and A
E. Ilofer, Jr., of Salem.
IMPORTANT TO LADIES.
The
Leading College Men
" Wear a Benjamin"
SO do the leading, careful
dressers everywhere.
Note how that "splendid dresser" wears
his clothes, with that distinctive well
groomed air, as if he were used to his
clothes and they were made for him.
He "wears a Benjamin."
For the young man who likes an ultra-fashionable suit.
TheAvon($)$20
For the Conservative Dresser rTtj)
The Standard-- ittZ)
Other styles to suit every taste.
Harth's Toggery
Aiinnuitrt'iikviit Mmlo lijr Itowburg
( It aii I iik mid I nMNlii Worlrn.
The Koiwburft Cleaning and Premt-
Iiir Works Ih now niar(J to handl
all klnda of a Idles' work. Roy K
SUiwr, fiiMrlnrid In this partirulai
li ranch of the bunlnesa. has assoc.
a I' J himself with his father at the
hitter's old established place of bul
ness on a kJson street, and will tak
exclusive charKH of and rater to an
and all kinds1 of ladles work, Includ
Ink the eleanltiK and press I iik of fine
dresses, ffiata, nloven, white ahoes,
fancy silks, etc
There will be no change fn th
heretofore excellent service given to
Kentlemen's work, but the
branches of the business will be car
Med on '"ether. Aside from doing
all kinds of ladles' and Kentlemen's
work, this local firm handles the
agency for Kit. V. I'rlre, Chicago's
leadlnx tailors, and guarantee perfect
'fit and workmanship. Their new
samples for summer are now on dis
play and present some of the hand
somest weaves pver shown Id Hose
burg. If yoti want something out of
the ordinary In the suit tin, don't fall
lo see these samples.
from Salem today.
Mrs. Mark Montgomery returned
home to Junction today, after a short
visit here with friends.
Mrs. H. V. Kerr, of Roberta Creek
left here thla afternoon for Portland
to visit with her parents.
Rev. J. X. McConnell left thla af
ternoon for Portland, where he will
conault i specialist In regard to a
chronic ailment.
Conductor and Mrs. F. M. Parr-lab.
left thla afternoon for Portland with
their little son, who may undergo a
lurglcal operation,
A local fisherman caught a large
sturgeon in the ITmpqua River here
Tuesday. It la very early In the
season for such fish to arrive here.
S. G. Krohn leaves tonight for
Portland to buy fixtures and stock
for the drug store whlrh he Is to
open next month In Macrabee Temple
Some of the Portland men Inter
ested In Roaeburg'a new $100,000
hotel will be here next Monday to
take further action toward erecting
the building.
The Roseburg band Is being reor
ganlxed under the leadership of U
V. Cllngenpeel, nephew of W . E
CUngenpeel, the Jeweler. A practice
meeting was held Tuesduy evening
with 18 members present. It Is ex
pected that a good band will soon
be developed.
Efforts to locate the source of the
fire alarm sounded at an early hour
thla morning have been unavailing
Queries as to the location of the al
leged fire have been as frequent as
'what's the score" In baseball days,
but no Intelligible Information has
been forthcoming
F. II. ulte came over from Suther
lln Tuesday evening and left ut 11
p. in. for Port hind. He says the
latest party of homeseekers, who ar
rived at Sutherlln Monday morning
from the Kast, were delighted with
Oregon and nearly all hoiiKbt prop
erty in the Sutherlln Valley.
The case of the city vs. Walter
Corley, charged with disorderly con
duct, whlrh was to have been re-tried
before Recorder Wlmberly thla after
noon, waa postponed until tomorrow
afternoon. Absence from the rlty of
a material witness for the defense
was the cause. The tentative jurors
empanelled for the trial are Al
Creason. J. W. Perkins. J. W. Oliver,
S. F. Cawlfleld, Ed. Thornton and
W. 11. Hammltte.
C. A. Wester, assistant fuiiwrln
tendon t of the Southern Pacific, l
cuU'd In Portland, was accidental!
thrown off of a speeder on the P. R
A N. Railway Inst Saturday and sus
tained a dislocated hip. A teleKram
received here this afternoon hy Mr.
Weater's uncle, 8. B. Crouch, atatr
that the Injured man la getting alon
nicely. Mr. Wester la a son-in-law of
Mr, and Mra. Q. A. Arcbambeau, of
Sutherlln
(leo. W. Hinkle and son came over
from Sutherlln thts morning. Th
former sustained severe Injurlc
Tuesday while blastlnK near Suther
lln. A chant failed to explode a
the proper time but "huiiK fire" unt
Just as he attempted to investigate.
(travel and other fragments were
blown Into his right hand and fore
arm and some Into his face and eye
lids, but fortunate the eyes were mi
Injured and no hones were broken.
Or, Set her attended him and al
though he has a very sore hand, no
serious results are anticipated.
An acre of bananas will produce
more than one and one-third times as
much food substance as an ucre of
corn, almost three tim as much as
an acre of wheat or potatftca and four
times as much ns an acre of rye.
170
,000 of Their Number Slain in
Battle at Benghazi
TALIANS LOSS UNDER 100
a Folleltt Ignores Docloi's Advice
and Speeds to Sotih Dakota
To Re-Eater Fight
(Sppdul lo the Evening Review).
kumk, March la. More than
1000 Turks were killed by Italian
troops yesterday In a heavy battle at
Benghazi. Tripoli, according: to offi
cial announcement at the war office
today. The Italian loss Is placed at
29 killed and 62 wounded. The
Italian commander reported that his
(roups captured two Turkish posi
tions after hard fighting. The Turks
charged a number of times with
fanatical bravery, only to have their
ranks decimated by the steady fire
of the Italian Infantrymen and the
machine guns.
XO C'HAXrK OF MII.ITIA C.OIXfl
INTO MUX ICO.
WASHINGTON. March 13. In re
ply to an Inquiry from the Secretary
of War, Attorney-General Wlcker
shnm today gave as his opinion that
under the Constitution the President
cannot order out the National Guard
of the states for duty In Mexico or
any foreign land.
While the state military may be
called upon to repel Invasion, that
can only b done when there Is every
Indication that a foreign power I
actually preparing to encroach upon
Amerlrnn territory.
This decision probably will alter
the plans of the War Department and
will niiike It necessary for the lingu
lar Army to render any service re
quired to protect American Interests
south of the Mexican border line.
Ilefore militia enn be sent to a
foreign country, the state organiza
tion must be mustered Into the Fed
eral service, and no such sfep Is now
contemplated.
Inn
NIKFIIAOKTTKS HKSIKOK
MOI'HK COMMITTF.K.
WASHINGTON. March 13. Head
ed by tbe official board of the Na
tional Woman's Suffragette Associa
tion. 400 women today Invaded the
cnpltnl and addressed tbe House Judi
ciary committee with Chairman Clny
ton presiding. Among the suffra
gettes who spoke were Ileverend An
na II. Shaw and Mrs. Kent, wife of
Congressman Kent. They told why
they wanted lo vote and why they
should have a National franchise.
i.a i'oi.i.kttk mjnoiif.h ikhtoil;
;kts hack into akkna.
WASHINGTON, March 13. De
termined tn take campaign steps In
North Dakota, I. a Follette, accom
panied by his wife. Is speeding west
ward to get Into the Presidential
primary fight there. He left here
Inst night against his physician's ad
vice. He la almost entirely recov
ered. He riatlv charges that Hoose
velt broke faith with him.
I.AHOICM OPPOSITION KAII.H TO
KKKP PII'NKV OI F IIK.NCH.
WASHINGTON. March t3. De
spite a flood of protests. Mahlon Pit
ney, of New Jcrney, was confirmed
by tbe Senate today as associate Jus
tice of the I". S. Supreme Court. Pit
ney was alleged tn have a "capitalist
mind." Labor hmlte throughout the
Is not for those suffering from ' "I'ed States bitterly protested when
kldner aliments and Irregularllli-s I Tafi announced bis nomination.
The prompt use of Foley Kidney Plllat The fight was mainly upon Plt
wlll dispel backache and rbeumti-j ney'a derision in the glass bottle
tlsm, heal and strengthen sure. weik Mowers' case. Tin- decision restrained
and ailing kidneys, restore normal Journeymen green glas. bottle blow
action, and with It health snd ers. their officers and members, who
The Hound KIopd ut Good Health.
" .-
Mk IMP
A Warning Agatast Wet Keet.
Wet sod chilled fet ususlly affect
the mucous membrsna of the oos,
throat sod lungs, and la grippe,
bronchitis or pneumonia may result.
Watch carefully, particularly the
children, mud fur the racking, stub
born coughs give Foley's Honey an J
Tar Compound. It soothe the In
flamed membrane and heals the
tough quickly. Mrs. A. A. 8wagl.
Kroh, Wis., says: "1 always givr
Foley's Monty and Tar Compound to
my children. It cures their cough
and colds aud they like to take It.
For sale by all dealers. F
ft m RKNT Five-room, uufurnlshed
roftsge. Apply to Mrs. A J. Free
man. 647 Mill street.
I' a (runts Hevlew adrtlsrs.
strength. Mrs. M. F. Spalsbury,
Sterling, III., says: "I sunYrcd grp.u
pain In my back and kidneys, roul-l
not ele-pp at night, and could not
raise my hands over mv ro-ad. Hut
two bottlns of Fnlf-y Kldn-v
cured me. Folev Kidney I'tlls hav
my heartiest endorsement." For salt
hy all dealtra. F
stnirk HK-iiuxt a gluHg works In New
Jirsiv ut'wnd years iifrn, from using
orrloii or iHTxii.-tfltftu to make loval
rniplovcK t'a Uu-lr work In breach
of contract , or or the master and
vrv.nit doctrine. The decision pro
hibited striker perxonally from mo-li-MthiK
Ktrlktlrtiikrs In any wav and
Intft l t r- lfrk.-ttim or hovcottlug.
Another Shipment Today
Hulls, loafs, HreMMMi, WaMm, litest both in htie and imiU-rfui, whl!c
our prices are wonderfully low.
l 1 1,1.1 Fit V. We have an Immense stock nf millinery nf all kinds, at
all prices, for all people.
MOSIFItV. Nilk. .mu4 and H.Ik I f'.r l,.ill-. Miosi s.' and Child
ren. Splendid assortment
OI.OYF.H. I,iiff lloe In Silk and the new lutmU l inhh Olnye
that promises to b so popular this a.on.
OiltF.TS. Its the liitMnl, of course, with all the forget Ai r-iMr(e
that do so mut b for tii-nltti, comfort a f i I jntO i t figure. And they lace
In front. "Om a " rd, ltai a immoI.'
THE LEADER