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o " SV-A-' - DOUGLAS COUNTY'S INEXHAUSTA'uLE NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATIC A VANTAGES MAKE IT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE FOR HOMESEEKERS AND INVESTORS. PROGRESSIVE As Roseburg leads the Southern Oregon towns In progresslveneja to Tbe Review lead! til newapapera o( this Mm lection. ROSEBURG REVIEW I N V ESTM EINTS Of all klndi are beat toon through "The Review" Want Ad 8ectton. Little adva. bring big re turns because Terybody raada them. VOL. XV. ROSEBCTtG, OREGON, VK1)XKSI)AY EVENIXQ, MAV 1, 1012. No. 63 Worth $93,000,000 in 1909, Lumber Leading 34,772 PERSONS EMPLOYED Immense Gala lo Pfooe Drying Darlcg Decade Boosts Figures ol Preserving Industry . about two-thlrda of the total value of COLONS ALONE DON'T GIVE the output of the cannerlee in 1909, the rapid Increase In the drying of frulta, especially prunea, bo Increas ed the total value of producta that the Industry aa a whole showed a gain of 10.2 per cent during the five years. Although the output of canned salmon decreased both In quantity LAND MINERAL CHARACTER Mining Must Par Profit, Ruling of ltnd Office In Lees Crwk Honieatead Cage. Government land must something more than colore to give it the legal character of a mineral HE ON DELEGATES: UNDERWOOD OPPOSES WILSON" AM) CLARK AM) GEORGIA If M-I-H I'l I I I M"H M"I"M ATLANTA, Ga., May 1. Georgia's THE RAINFALL. nd in value from 1904 to 1909, It IB claim, and If It Droduces cold at all atill the moat Important product of ,t must be In paying quantity to be the canning Industry in Oregon, In held under the clasaificatioa of a 1909 the atate produced i per ceni:mine. jhi, ,g tn9 decision of the Roosevelt and Taft Eighteen Each in Massachusetts Lumber and timber product! con stituted the most Important branch of manufacture in Oregon in 1909, according to a bulletin Just Issued by the census bureau at Washington. In that year Oregon ranks ninth In the total cut of rough lumber. The industry gave employment to an average of 15,066 wage earners, or 62 per cent of the total for the state, and the value of Its products amount ed to l.lO.OOU.Oiiu. or 32.5 per cent of the total value of all manufactured products. leading Products. In 1909. the state of Oregon had 2,246 manufacturing establishments. which gave employment to an aver age of 34.i 22 persons during of the total output of canned salmon for continental United States. The moat marked Increase was that In the production of prunes from 813,000 pounds In 1904 to 14,009,597 pounds In 1909. Beana were the principal vegetable canned, being In fact the only one, aM from nuniDklns. which wae re- ! ported by more than one establish ment. Cherries ana pears were more extensively canned than any other frulta. although the canning of ap ples was reported by a large number of establishments. MORE PRODUCTS NEEDED. Fresh Venetnlilifi Imported Retail at Enormous IVires. United States land office In Rose burg In dismissing the contest of the Federal government against Irvln P. Gardner, Involving a 40-acre tract on Lees Creek, east of the town of Myr tle Creek, Gardner holds the claim on Its timber and agricultural pos sibilities. This was the third contest over land in the Leea Creek district In which the land office officials held claims Involved to be non-mineral In character. In one of these A. H. Howard va. F. M. Cook the land office was affirmed at Washington. The other same plaintiff against Mary H. Cook Is Bttll pending on appeal. The contest against Gardner was Instituted after an investigation by Federal mineral examiners. During shortage of .the introduction of evidence the one of the leading . unsavory operations of the old J. C. extraordinary high Lee Mining Company recited, one CLARK WINNER OVER WILSON Roosevelt Would B jsct Delegates at Large Because Tift Carrkd State by 5,000 (Special to the Evening Review). BOSTON', Mass., May 1. Unless a recount in one of the fourteen dis tricts of the state changes the un official figures. President Taft and Theodore Koosevelt will have 18 delegates apiece in the Republican national convention lit Chicago from the State of Masachusetts. as the re sult of yesterday's primary election Deniocratlo electorate Is today giving "he month of April Just ras expression to Its choice for the noni-. d bad little more than an Inatlon for president by means of a1 4 lncn f fain until the storm be atate preferential primary. The bal-i Kan last Sunday night at 8 o' lots used today bear the names ofj clock. When the month ended Champ Clark. Oscar Underwood, f e loiai waa 3. an inches. Woodrow Wilson and Judson Har- n- mon. The executive committee of each county will meet tomorrow to he; consolidate the county vote, and the state executive committee will con vene In this city May 10 to canvass the vote of the entire state and of ficially declare the result of the pri mary. Delegates favorable to the successful candidate In each county will be chosen on May 22 to attend the state convention In Atlanta on May 29, which will select twenty eight delegates and the same number of alternates to the national conven tion at Baltimore. LOCAL NEWS. chosen are for Roosevelt. In addi tion, Roosevelt won the national del- neyond question local supply Ib pumhpa of the prices prevailing for certain products. witness testifying in particular to me Aa an instance, fresh cabbage and , "salting" of property to fleece In mm nniiinn ore helne shinned into ' vestors out of their money. In sum-: Oregon at present from Southern Cal-'mtng up the evidence the land office egates from five districts, having two Iforula This cabbage retails In the. officials say that: leach. This gives him 18 without local markets at seven cents per The land held by Gardner has nev- ! question. The nine remaining dls ni,nt The npw notatoes are selling er yielded gold In paying quantities: tricts are reported for Taft. but in nt ten cents ner round at present. 1 that It yielded money to mine owners the ' California Strnwberries are now by the sale of stock, particularly The '95 Mental Culture Club held their last meeting for the season Tuesday afternoon and adjourned un til next October. The club reports a very successful yeur, with a promlso of Increased membership next fall. Mrs. Lucy O. Olllvant hus been ap pointed administratrix of the estntu of her late husband. Wlllinm H. 01- All of the eight delegates at large I Hvant, who died In 190S. leaving au estate vaiuea ai ss.uuu. i no ni year and paid out $2.1.949.000 In salaries and wages. These establish ments turned out products to the value of $93,005,000. The leading Industries contributing to that total, following the lumber industry, are: k-n..r..lll u.wl ..,...11 pn,l,,.a $8,891,000. i above. Indeed, there seems 10 oe me mfwt orcein reasons lor a reai selling here at 20 cents per dox. .when operated by tne j. u. i,ee lom whlch. of course. Is far more reason-' pany: that the mere fart of colors of able. It would seem, however that gold having been found Is no evl there should be enough fresh vege- deuce that such mineral prevails in tnhlps erown here to supply the mar- paving quantities. The officials then packing. $-.,041,-, ket nt all seasons of the year, espec- quote from Federal decisions as fol Inlly at such fancy prices as quoted lows: l nere are vasi tracts oi punnr lands In which minerals of different kinds are found, but not In such quantities as to justify expenditures n the effort to extract them. It is not to sttrh lands that the term "min- the Bense of the statute Is to the farm" movement, as Is shown by the Increasing scarcity of products in many llneB. and the consequent great advance in tne prices mereioi. Slaughtering and meat $5,880,000. Printing and publishing, 000. Mj-niB ti oon nnn ronnin. nmanini S3 ?D7 . 1 Ml nroducts of the soil are growing eral" in rej I dearer In price, because the popula- applied. Foundrv and machine-shop pro- tlon of the country Is Increasing far "The statute does not reserve any ducts $'i'l35 00 more rapidly than the food supply, land from entry as a homestead ' Bakery' products. $2,829,000. Statisticians estimate that within the simply because some foolish or vis Malt liquors $1 857 000 next ten vears the United States will lonary person claims some portion of cease to be an exporter ot w neai u i inA Dtt.rra nt mv considerable For all industries combined, 91.81 . h , needed at home. II i,ei ui i - . per cent of the average num It as mineral ground, without any reference to the fact of whether there ie anr paying mines on It or not. one of them the eighth district the Roosevelt men claim one of the delegates. If the claim is substan tiated It will give Roosevelt a total of 19 delegates from the state and Taft but 17. The official count In the eighth dis trict gives tile Taft candidate a plur ality of only three votes over the Roosevelt man. The Roosevelt su porters are now circulating a petition demanding a recount of the votes. The Taft candidates for delegates at large were headed by Senator W. Murray Crane. It Is believed that Crane's defeat means his retirement from politics. La Kollette made a very poor showing In the presidential preference vote, polling less than 2. 500 out of a grand total of about 165.000. of which Taft appears to have received about 5,000 more ttiun Roosevelt. The Democratic preferential vote i, t- mntior ni stale niitiiiiovuuii xntntne snort or Known in lies on tne went iuik'-ii u mc inraju. ,,j r imnnrii nnnltrv. eees. imwi rnnahle under ordinary rircum- Champ t lark, who has received nliout age and over; 7.8 per cent females! other products In large qtianti- stances of being worked at a profit. 1 20.000 more than Woodrow Wilson n sumcieni 10 prevent a noniesteau om a luww ui hubc lu uv.vuv. entrv. Findlne of colors, even thoueh t fnlrlv Bood nrosnerts of eold. Is not TAFT MI'.N UIM. t'.lKIll mill I wage earners were males 16 years of' .,.,,4 ni-a,.. 7 fi iitfp rptit females I RC ...u ,. ,anj other prouurts in ibib .!....- 1 16 vears or age and over; and three-1 , . ,, nf the vear. tenths of 1 per cent children under' d npre ,B moTe produ cers. We have a splendid soil and I climate. nnri the steadlv advance in the farming in- enotigh to sustain the mineral cbar- arter of the land." IIRY HROTIIKRS KATK IN JURY'S HANDS 16 years of age. The larger part of the total number of lemaie wage earners were employee in uie oi.-n -hnnlil make rlot'.i'i a and canning and preserving ' ..,.,i0 rnu ine. livestock ImliiBti !es. In the men s clothing J ' Urv raising, as attractive and m tu.-toii.- nearly nine-tenths of the ,,',,,,,, ' other industries which' wage eaniri .. --,, more prominent in tne i ot age and over, and In the canneries present. In the United (Special to the Evening Review), nearly two-fifths belonged to this ' g ,t ., ,,, become as it is In COUVALLIS, Or.. May 1. The class. In the manufacture of con-,Jhp ol(1(r COUI,irjes. the land owners case of George and Charles Humph- fectlonery, a large proportion r.w) ,,econie the real aristocrats be- rys" brothers, charged with the murd- female wage earners were employed. ,au8(1 ther8 Is the real source of er of Mrs. Griffith went to the Jury 67.8 per cent, but the number of ''p,,,, TnP gteady advance In the shortly after noon today. An early women employed was not as large a8 pri're 0f products is bound to force verdict Is expected. in tne canneries, ,.r.o ..... , . rpr production to meet tne ue- tlon oi sum wane - :riana; i. Tho lanrest nerceiitage of child-. reii was employed in the canneries.; i n.npli ronnlrea hilt win. re niucn oi vm- ,says: little Btrengiu or .... for over Irune Drying Hii .iiigniiiy. I.eroy Thacker. Watertown. S. I). COUNTV COURT ORDERS. A. N. Orrutt was appointed speclnl suffered with rheumatism attorney aB the court's adviser In the 8 vears. and it seemed at absence of Inst. Ally. tieo. M. Hrown. .in.-. I lrniild bo crazv with pain. I In the matter of the Price hill The development of fruit growing Three bottles of Foley Kidney Pills road, four miles north of Oakland, and truck gardening in uregou u clired my rheumatism ana i gmuij me runu .!.-. .r. n Breatly Increased the activity of the r,.Comniend them." For sale by all draw a warrant for one half the cost !.n.inB and preserving industry n(,ak.rs. F of building two lines of fence along since 1904. While there has been a - I said road. .i.ini,ip decrease since 1904 In pirkled nice feet at the Benaon I The matter of the fish products, which represented Qrocery. TO NATIONAL CONVENTION A dash on the floor of the Nation al Republican convention over the state's eight delegates at large was promised here today, when (leneral Champlnlu, head of the Tuft forces, announced that the Taft candidates would demand seats In the conven tion, despite their defent by the Roosevelt eight. Champlaln con tends that the delegates are In duty hound to support Taft because he received 5.0110 more votes than Roosevelt In the grand total of votes In the whole state. Ilrandlng this contention as rldlc- uluoiis, the Roosevelt men say that If Biirh a demand Is made at Chicago It will be promptly turned down Champlaln asserts thnt Borne Taft votes were thrown out because nln delegates. Instead of eight, were voted for. Millinery Specials THIS WEEK Reimtlful line of Pattern Hat. si-eclal for this week $3 !rtVi7...l II..I. and Street llat from I 50 Special on Olil.l- Picture Hat. Vcrjr SHclal Price. ivns Hats llundsome Dress and Suit, Dress and Coat Specials few special bargalna left In white and blue serges, novelties and Sd'S? KM..r -nd Scalp Treatment. Facia! Message. Hair Dressing. Manicuring. THE LEADER The matter of the vacation of a certain road In Garden valley post poned until June. 1912 I Petition of I). N. Snyder for a road of easment near (ilendale. continued. In the matter of the special tax voted in ltoad Dlst. No. 44. at Per due. It is ordered thnt A. F. Lewis be appointed and authorized to spend $700 of said tax in opening the new grade near N. II. Poole's and apply the remainder of said $700 on the county road from the residence of M orris Raymond to the west line of said road district, aa in his Judge ment may be necessary. Four bids were received for the Improvement of the road extending from South Main Street In Roseburg. and the same were submitted to En gineer M. II. Gennorid to compare details. From 8 p. m., of April 28 until noon today the total raifall was 2.36 Inches. The heaviest April rainfall recorded at the U. S. Weather Bureau obaer- vatory here waa In 1882. when the total for the month waa S.14 Inchea. In 1886 It waa 5 Inchea and In 1902 It was ex actly the same as last month. Only 87-100 ot an Inch of rain J. fell during the entire month ot j. April, 1909. I' I 'I 1 I I M"I"H $ IS, 000 IX MONEY KOI' NO OX RODIES Colonel Astor's .Pocket .Contained aj.HKI In Cash: Hon llaan't Seen Corpse JAPAN'S HANDS OFF Reported Purchase of Land Id Mexico Denied TAFTTRANSMITSSTATEMENT Foreign Vessels Monopolizing Trade May dj Barred From Ports of United Slates (Special to the Evening Review). WASHINGTON, May 1. In reply to a resolution fathered by Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, calling for an Investigation by the United States ot the reports that the Japanese bave acquired a large tract of land at Magdalena Ray, on the west coast ot Mexico, on which to found a colony. HALIFAX, N. 8.. April SO. It was ajinounred this afternoon that a good many of the bodies of the Titanic victims would not be ready for ex-1 President Taft sent to the senate to- amlnatlon before tomorrow. This Jay a statement signed by Secretary waa a keen disappointment to hun-! of State Knox. The statement de dreds of relatives and friends of the nles that the atate department baa victims who thronged about tho any evidence adequate to show ac- atreetB leading to the morgue In the qulsltlon of land or a desire to ac hope that their suspense might be quire land directly or Indirectly by tiralsera named are J. O. Newland It. W. StroiiE and E. L. Giles. The heirs are the widow and a duughter, Mrs. John M. Throne. The Sutherlln Land & Water Com pany, successor to tne iniapooia in vestment Company. haB filed a suit In tho circuit court to condemn a right-of-way for an irrigation dltcn through the farm of F. A. Archam- beau. Plaintiffs appraisal or tne ,,, I10 attempt to soe his fnther'ii damages to the defendant Is n..i i. ,,,. (-pIa Uoberts, who for years which amount Archamtieau retuses nad ,,,),,,, tn(, iat millionaire's ' to accept. steam yacht, assuming charge of the llurdln Davis, the wen Known pio- f H, BrillllKenlPII. The effects relieved today. The bodies of Colonel Astor and Isidor Straus were sent to an under taker late todny to be prepared for burial, and probably will be taken to1 New York tonight. Vincent Astor. the Japanese In Mexico. The state ment farther says that the Japanese minister denied the rumored pur chase of Magdalena bay land. ell known pio neer, has lived to ne m yearn m to experience hlB first lawsuit. ThrmiBh John T. Long, his attorney, he has filed a suit In the circuit court here against J. W. Ison to quiet title to 20 acres of land near Wilbur, which the defendant holds in a deed from James McKay, son-in-law of Mr Davis. In deeding the property to McKay about 25 years ago. Mr. Davis. It Is stated, mado an error In the description of the property, con veying different land from what he Intended to dispose of. The error was not discovered until an abstract was made on a transfer from Ison to other parties. Issuance of the new Southern la- ciflc time card that went into en.- t today revealed a new station In Douglas county. It's name Is Cnmes. It is situated 6 miles south of Itose hurg at tho Junction of the Oswego. Dallas & Roseburg Itiillwny Company and the Portland Cement Company. The Southern Pacific schedule des ignates the station as a supply when flagged for both the north and south bound local trains. 20 and 19. run ning between Portland and Ashland. No. 20 will pass the place about 12: 40 p. m.. and No. 19 about 5:50 p m. The station Hikes Its name from .1. E. Carnes. an energetic resident of that locality, who has been pushing tho project for a year In the fare all sorta of diarourugements. Ilillouii? Feel heavy after dinner? Tongue coated? Hitter taste? Com plexion sallow? Liver needs waking up. Donn's Itegulets cure bilious at tacks. 25 rents at any drug store. found on Colonel Astor'a body have i been transferred to the custody of Nicholas Diddle, who waa Astor's At torney. Captain Larden declared this nfter noon that $2500 in rash was found In Colonel Astor'a clothing. Alto gether about $15,000 In money waa found on the bodlea of the victims. ROOSEVELT SHOWS SINCERITY l lllt POPULAR Wil l, OYSTER HAY. N. Y.. May 1 Roosevelt announced today that he would not Insist on the delegates at large from Massachusetts in support of his candidacy. He said that as Taft had carried the primary he would withdraw so far as the dele gates at large are concerned. If he carries out this determination be will have but 10 delegates. PENNSYLVANIA'S TWELVE I'OR TEDDY WITHOUT FIGHT. HAItltlSHI KG. Pa., May 1 With Roosevelt delegates In control the state Republican convention met here today. Senator Penrose's faction wlli not attempt to prevent the election of 12 Itoonevelt delegates at large to the National convention. Call up 340, tbe Douglas County Creamery, for cream. DEI CALL FOR CITY WARRANTS. Notice Is hereby given all persona holdlna- General Fund Warrants aealnst the City of Roseburg, Oregon pnilnrsed "Not nald for Want Of funds" nrlor to and Including reb 7, 1912, to present the same to the City Treasurer for pnyment. aa in terest thereon will cease after the date of this notice. Dated this Kltli day of April. 1912. I). 8. HOUSER. City Treasurer NOTICE. To the Stockholders of the Rose burg Building Homes Association: Notice Is hereby given that the Roard of Directors will meet In reg ular session on Mondny, the 6th day of May. 1912. at tho hour of 7:30 o' clock p. m., nt the office of the secre tary. At said meeting any and all business which may come before the meeting will be transacted and applications for loans will lie considered. If anyone desire to place his application for a loan the Hoard of Directors will be pleased to act upon snme. By order of the Bonrd of Directors. A. SALZMAN. President, FRANK G. M1CELL1. Secretary. llarn 8teanisliii TmstH From Vulteil Stall's Porta. WASHINGTON, May. 1. Charg ing steamships trusts were openly violating the Sherman antl-truat law, the Morchant Marine committee to day unanimously reported the bill of Congressman Humphreys, of Wash ington, which provides that no mon opoly owned steamship shall be al lowed to enter or clear from a United States port. The report charges that foreign steamship trusts are control ling 98 per rent of the country's im port and export business In violation of the Sherman law. -o FOUR ASSAY OFFICES DOOMED TO DISCONTINUANCE. WASHINGTON. May 1. Abolition of the assay offices at Boise. Helena, Seattle and Salt Lnke City Is recom mended In tho budget of the appro priation bill reported to the house today. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. John T. Spntigh. Geo. A. Crane, Looking Glass; E. II. Barker. Myrtlo Creek; Prof, and Mrs. O. C. Hrown, IMxonvllIe, were among the Hose bury visitors today. FOR SALE 15 young laying hena at 50 rents each, and 2 full blood R. I. Red cockerels at $1.1)0 each. J. C. CrookB. East Douglas St. WANTED Good hustling Deputies, men and women who will try to make good. To such will give good contract. One of the best Insur ance Orders In the United States to work for. and run furnish first rliiss Deputies, work all summer. V. L. Cobb, et al. to J. A. Munson. $133.50; 89-100 of an acre In Mil ler's add lo Roseburg. F. O. I.ange to Carrie Myers, $800; 39 acres, sec. 12-29-9. A. F. Lewis and Morris Raymond were In town this afternoon from Perdue, attending to road matters be fore the county court. The former was given rharge of the work of ap plying $700 nf the special road tax voted In that district. A number of local people received this morning the long-looked-for young chicks promised as premiums with the Snn Francisco Examiner's American Weekly. The canvassing was done here last fall and so long a time had elapsed that many had about abandoned hope of ever re ceiving the chickens as promised. The youngsters seemed to be lively little fellows upon their arrival. Call or write Dlst. .Manager. Daniel It. Walker. Room 311, Perkins 15 cents per roll, Kodak develop llh Ik . Itoseliurg, Ore. tf Ing at Clark's Studio. REAL ESTATE OU Dixon iS " WHY PAY MORE? All kinds of Ranches and Orchard Tracts for sale. Exclusive Listings. John V. Campbell AGENT roliW AHlU N A" f r Mire" Item! Kotalr Dealer c ENTRAL HOTEL Cor. Rose and Oak Under New Manage ment Newly Fitted up and Newly Furnished Board and Room by Day or Month Single Meals 23 Cents P. N. Butcher, Prop. LEW ARE DEMOCRATS CHOOSE SIX FOR AVI I.HON. HOVER. Del. May I. Six dele gates to the National convention ai Haltlmore. all favorable lo the can didacy of Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic presidential nomination, were todav. named by the Democratic con v ent Ion. CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS FOR "FAAOHIIE SON." HRIDGEPOHT. Conn . May 1 -With Representative Thotuas I. R. llly. of Merld. n. as temporary sec retary, the Connecticut iN-mocratic state contention was oiiened here to day. Thp state committee. In Its call, commended to tne D mo racy i.f the nation "a cunaldera'lon of the enil- n.i.l oualities of Rev Simeon E I'.aldwin for the presidency of thej United States " The convention -which will ron'lntie tomorrow, wl lj , huiw delegates to the Haltlmore national convention It li l.kely thai j the Nutmeg S'ate deb-gallon will ,.ip for liov. Ilaidwln on tbe first ' ballot, but what ondirtate It will aup port after that la Id doubt. We don't aell Chinese junk two '.houaand years old, but new papers mad i this year from best wood pul , from the tree direct to your wall, at 10 and 15 cents the double roll. Look for th . flag on Oak street. I). P. Flshor'a Paint Store. dtf Dr. E. J. Homier, eye socialist, of Medford. Is In Roseburg for a fuw days. Phone 281. HOME COOKING BOARDING HOUSE 246 Parrott Street. Corner Mosher Hoard by week $4 SO Hoard and room by the week .. $5.50 Single meals $ .2 MRS. It. Ml I I I II. Prop. Diamonds Fine, brilliant, one-fourth car- rat, perfect white diamond for $30.00 at J. T. Bryan's, Some Startling Bargains Here are listed a few very startling special bargains that will make it a Money Saving opportunity for all. Ladies Waists A fine line of ladies white lawn waists $1.25 to $1 50 values, 98c A few waists, your choice, 50c Infants white dresses, values to f i.fio Special ..... 69c Iilack Satteen Skirts f 1.75 values, Special ...$1.39 Dress Gingham 1 2 J i c value.Special 10c Fancy table Oil Cloth, Special, 19c 35c Corset Cover Kmbroidery,Special 22c Ladies Wrappers, f 1.25 values, 9&C Ladies Sleeveless Vests, 15c values, Special 9c New Idea Patterns Don't forget our HAIR GOODS department. All kinds of Hair Goods made from your OWN combings. TER.CINSKFS A "Store for Everybody" -rnar-, V