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Newspaper Page Textt DOUGLAS COUNTY'S INEXHAUSTABLE NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATIC ADVANTAGES MAKE IT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE FOR HOMESEEKERS AND INVESTORS. PROGRESSIVE As Roseburg leads the Southern Oregon towns lu progresslveness so The Review leads all newspapers of the same section. ROSEBU INVESTMENTS Of all kinds are best found through "The Review" Want Ad Section. Little ads. bring big re turns, because everybody reads them. VOL. XV. ROSEBl'RG, OREGON, TIKSK.VY KVKMXC1, SEITEMItElt IT, 1012. No. 171. RG REVIEW Harry Barr, of Multnomah Hotel. Victim of UDtnown CORPSE ON L1NNT0N ROAD Siispecttd Travelling Man Arrested, but Later Released Aviator Falls in Lake Michigan (Special to the Evening Review). I'Oim.ANi). Or.. Sept. 17. Hurry narr, owner of the Multnomah Hotel omnibus line, was brutally murdered on the Llnuton road near here early today. Ills body was found in the road his head buttered and showing a bullet wound. The murderers, utter killing ISnrr in un automobile, evi dently threw the body into the road. Then they drove the ear hack Into Portland, it was found on a down town corner this morning, with blood on the driver's seat and on the car wheels. Parr's body was found by V. D. Smith, who lives near the scene of the crime. Mystery surrounds the murder. Two commercial travelers who went with llarr to "Tin' Hut," a madhouse near the city, were held by the police, but after close questioning they were released. Tho police are convinced they had no connection with the crime. SENSATIONAL DAMAOE CASH ON TRIAL IX TACOMA. , TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 17. Mur jorio Ricm.m, 1 8-year-old daughter of Mrs. Lizzie Magnuson, who is seek ing $10. OHO damages from Bishop Edward .1. O'Dea and Father George C. Van (loethen, of Visitation Acad emy, for alleged kidnapping of the girl, told on the witness stand today of the alleged degeneracy of Sister Aloysltis. She alleged many Impas sioned meetings between herself and Sister Aloyslits while she was at the Academy. She said she ran away from Iter mother lu Seattle and re lumed to Taeoniu to Father Van (loethen. She said she was told to run away by Father Van (loethen and Sister Aloysius. AMERICAN MARINES COMPEL ORDER IX NiCAKACIA. SAN" .H'AX DHL Si lt. Nicaragua. Sept. I " The chief of police of Mine fields was today arrested by Ameri can marines for displaying a revolver and 'threatening to shoot those nenr the Coventor's palace. Quiet prevailed here today, hut n strong anil-American feeling exists. Articles denunciatory of Americans have appeared in the local news papers. American- bluejackets nnd marines have been called upon by Minister Weltzel In Nicaragua to rescue from ramine a college full of girls at Canada. The girls have been isolated for -10 days, and are facing an empty larder. AVIVIOIt l ol Nl HALF CRAZED IX LAKH MH'llltiAX. flllCACO. Sept. 17 Missing for three hours. Albert Fugle, an aviator, was found by n searching party this afternoon floating In Lake Michigan In a hydroplane. He was chilled and unable to tell a connected story of his experience. FEDERALS RECAPTIRE MIXING TOWX OF EL TH.RE. DOUGLAS. Arizona. Sept. If.. Kl Tlgre one of the richest mining Specials for this Week Suits, Coats and Dresses Splendid new shipment of all colors and styles. Prices right. l'Arynvi Most complete line of Millinery ever IVllllinery shown in Rosebud Something new all the time. Dress or Tailored Hats; Misses' and Children's Dress and Street Hats. Prices always right. THE LEADER .Ml Sl'E.AIVI.Mi JU.-Mltll I. Owing to n misunderstanding as to his date of arrival lu this city it was erroneously an- 4 uounced that Corporal Tnnner would speak at the court house In Hoseburg tonight Tuesday, Sept. 17. Corporal Tanner will not be in Hoseburg tonight, but he will be here tomorrow or on Thursday. Watch for announce ment as to correct date of bis speech. camps In northern Mexico, was re tnken this arternoon by redernls af ter having been in the bunds of the rebel band, commanded by Inez Sala zar, for two days. Not a shot was fired in the re capture of the town. A hundred federals, chiefly Yaqiil Indians, marched into tho town and tho small band of rebels, which had' remained to await a reply to their demand for $100,000 ransom, took to tho bills. Severnl hundred additional fed erals are encamped in the vicinity of the town. The rebels are reported to have taken with them $20,000 worth of gold and silver bullion. Six prisoners nre held by United States troops at Presidio, Texas, op posite Ojlnaga, Mexico, where Gen eral Truck Atthert arrived today with 1500 federal troops. Among the prisoner are all 'of the advisers nnd principal leaders of General Pascual Orozeo, .lr.. the rebel eoinluander-in-chlef. It Is suspected that the per son giving his name ns Colonel Pablo (1. Orozco. n distant relative of t lie rebel leader, is the rebel leader him self. LOST VEIN OF GOLD III'G MINE NEAR GLENDALE RE LOCATED 11V PORTLANDER. GLENDALE, Or., Sept. 10. Min ing circles are considerably excited over a rich find that has been made i in the Gold Rug mining district, 16 miles west of this city, on Mount Reuben. Some years ago the Gold Rug was one of the big producers of quartz gold, and more than $l,fe00, 000 was taken from It when sudden ly the rich vein pinched out. I Prospectors have been searching for the lost lead for several years, and It has fallen to the lot of E. E. Itomlg, recently from Portland, to bo the fortunate discoverer of the rich vein, 20 Inches wide, which Is believed to be the continuation of tho old Gold ling vein. i Samples of quartz brought to Glcn dalo assay $1.11 per pound, and the ore will average more lhan $2000 a ton of Tree milling ore. A force of ten men Is now nt work and arrange ments are being made to install a stamp mill on Ihe property at once. The vein Is a short distance east 01 tho old Gold Hug workings. Mrs. Charles Ilelnllne has returned from Spokane, where she has spent tho summer BtudviiiK with Ihe celebrated New York artist, Eugene Hern stine. She Invites all form 41 pupils, as well as new. to call upon Her this weeK nt per resi-.j- (lence-studio. 42S Ella street, .J- relative to terms and nours lor f the fall term, beginning Men day. September 2:t. Ilecause of 4 demand for piano kinder- garten, Mrs. Ilelnllne has ar ranged to Include morning i classes for children of four to J seven years of age in her studio j. work nnd will be pleased to explain the system to nny In- terested parents. Phone .t.T-It. i. M. STARK, KLKTOX lMOXKF.lt, PASSES AWAY. (Special to the Evening Review). DRAIN, Or., Sept. 17. James M. Stark, a pioneer resident of Elkton, died at his home there this morning of paralysis. He was 7G years of age. He leaves a widow, one son, W. 11. Stark, and two daughters, .Mrs. Frank J. Connolly and Sirs. Maggie Seiple, alt ot Portland. j The funeral will be held at Elkton Wednesday under the auspices of tho Masonic and A. O. U. W. lodges, of which he was a member. ROGERS DECLINES TO Rl'X AGAINST HAW LEY. SALEM, Or., Sept. 1 C Practical ly upsetting tho principal plans of the Oregon Roosevelt Progressives who meet here tomorrow In state convention. George F. Rodgers, of Salem, today announced be would not become a candidate for Congress from Ills district, or otherwise accept a candidacy tor ortlce on the party ticket. Mr. Rodgers gave as his reason only the fact that he believes ho can do more nnd belter work as a high private lu the rear ranks. Simultaneously. It is announced on good authority that a move already is conceived to explode- the stnte ticket boom. Mr. Rodgers' nctlon may keep a Roosevelt man out of the Congres sional race entirely. lll'SINESS TRANSACTED IX THE CIRCUT COl'RT. Presiding for Judge Hamilton at a session of Circuit Court In Hoseburg this morning. Judge L. T. Harris, of Eugene, rendered the following de crees: Itosehurg National Hank vs. W. F. Hcrncll: Judgment, for $1020.SS on three promissory notes and fore closure or liens on diamonds given in security. W. S. Hamilton vs. II. R. Davis, ct al; foreclosure of mortgage for $240 on 100 acres of section 23. 27-7. Judge Hamilton this morning granted tho motion of Attorney W. W. Cardwell to Instruct the Sheriff to -release from custody George Powers, who on last Monday coin-i..i-,i n r.o-dav sentence in the coun- tv Jail for assault and battery. The District Attorney' wanted to hold Powers In Jail on another charge un til (lie grand jury reconvenes In No vember. Mrs. Emma Dohl has filed nn an swer In tho Circuit Court here to tho suit of J. A. McLeod. demanding judgment against her In the sum of $:(r.(i on a promissory note. Mrs. Dohl alleges that Mcl.eod, coming to her home at Gletidale when her hus band was absent, compelled her to sign the nolo hv threatening th cause tho imprisonment of her husband.. No consideration was given for the note, she alleges. LOCAL NEWS. A. E. Mclntyre has returned from Dallas, where he built a fruit drier. Edwin L. Downs, n limber buyer, Is In Riiseburg again, after an ab sence of seven years, most of which time he has spent In Mexico. J. G. Deardorff. of Oakland, af flicted with appendicitis, entered Mercv Hospital this morning for an operation, which will be performed by Dr. A. F. Sothor Wednesday. Loyal Older of Moose, meets to night at S o'clock In the Maccahee Temple. All upplicants for member ship will please be on hand for Ini tiation. All members please be pres ent; business of Importance. W. W. (Duke) Scales, the popular S. P. ticket agent, left this morning for San Francisco, where ho will un dergo an operation for appendicitis nt the Southern Pacific hospllal. J. A t ..r.-l, f Hi, frelirlll Office fOTCC. Is filling bis place here In the meantime. Judges and Clerks Appointed to Serve October 7 4 COUNCILMANIC JOBS OPEN Figbt Over Watson Street Paving Ends Ttmporarily In Dtlal Fur R-monslraiois Preparations for holding the regu lar city election on tho 7th day of next October were taken by the city council Monday night, when an ord inance was passed calling such an election nnd naming officials there for. Four eouncilmen uro all that are to bo elected, one from each of the four wards Into which the city is' now divided, as the result of revision conjointly with the dropping of two of tho wards, Nos. 5 and ti, by an ordluanco enacted by tho council lni month. Tho terms of Connclltnen Krohn. Chapman, llouck and Seiner, from Wards 1, 2, 3 and I. respectively, expire on tho first Monday in No vember, when their elected success ors assume office. Nachter and Mul len, of Wards fi and 0, now extinct, would also have gone out of office on that date, hut they have resigned: Their colleagues in I hose wards. Ful lerlon nnd Clark, will continue to servo on tho council for another year, however, they having been elected last year to servo until No vember, 11113, nnd this Is above any power to legislate them out of orfice, though their wards have passed out of existence. lly reason of this status, tho city will have ten eouncilmen from No vember, 1912, to November, 11113, nnil after that datn, when Fullerton and Clark retire, there will be only eight. The eouncilmen who will hold over rrom this year to complete two year terms are Zurchor, Moore, Wright and Strong. Ilnu to .Nominate. Tho election ordinance passed by, tho council Monday night provides as follows: "Nominating petitions for council men shall be signed by nt least, ten legal voters of thi- City of Hoseburg residing within the ward which Ihe candidate seeks to represent. Said petitions shall be riled with the City Recorder on or before 12 o'clock M . on the Thursday preceding the date of the regular election, so as to per mit of the names or tho nominees be ing placed on the orricial ballot." As before staled In The Iteview the four wards Into which the city is now divided correspond exactly with tho four general election pre cincts that divide Ihe city. Only registered electors will be permitted to vote, this in compliance for the first time with tlm slate law. The city expects to utilize on election day the registration books of the county, wherein Ihe registration of Ihe city's precincts will answer for tho wards with which they correspond. Officials for Hie Pedis. Following Is a complete list of the Judges nnd clerks named by the council for tho city election next month: Ward No. 1. polling plum at court house.-Judge's: F. W. Dlllard. W. II. Atti.-rbury and W. F. Thomas: clerks: Ralph (iulno and It. H. C. , Wood. Ward No. 2, polling place not yet ' secured.-Judges: Merman Marks. .1. ' F. Templin. A. A. Hollows: clerks: Loyal Stephens. M. F. Wright. Dr. Posey Specialist for Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases. Eyes fitted with glasses. PARROTT BLDG. Roschurg Oregon J. T. Bryan Watches Clocks Jewelry Optical Goods FOR GENUINE WATCH ISA KG A INS Be sure to sec me Watch Repairing MH-crlAltjr. J. T. BRYAN, Watchmaker N. Jsckion Street. Rosehuri, t Wnrd No. 3, polling place at Hose burg Hotel Judges: Geo. Jones, Sr., W. j. llrand. S. J. Jones; clerks: A. S. liuoll and T. A. ltaffety. C-a ' . n 1 No. 4, polling place nt City judges: C , Hamilton, O P. r nnd K (,. I-lagler; clerks: Wurd No. Hall. J Schlosse Kaii Strong and J. A. Perry. Watson Street. Protest Fail The Watson street paving reinon- cites that the pavement, was ot "ln strauce, which hits been banging fire ferior quality, unsuund nnd not In for nearly two months, finally came accordance with the specifications of tu an issue Monday night, and tho the contract." result was that It was denied, nfter Councilman Strong stated that the a half hour's colloquy. In which two paving company had already taken lawyers and three eouncilmen took j cognizance of the defective work and part. An ordinance authorizing the had guaranteed to remedy It nt once, paving of tho street was introduced An ordinance providing for the and will be passed nt the next regular pining ot Orcutt street, In tho Wnlte meeting. Concrete Is the quality of j Addition, was Introduced, the material specified, and tho en- Hilllurd & McUlunis submitted a glneer's estimate of the cost tf hid for tho paving of lllakeley street. $ l.r, 70. from Jackson to Stephens, with con- Tbo remonstrance was originally signed by Attorney Dexter Rice. Itus- sell Harness, City Attorney Elbert 11. Hermann and Mrs. M. It. Smith, but when It canto up for action Monday night the name of Mrs. Smith was withdrawn In1 accordance with her vvritten request. The petition for the pavement was presented by Dr. E. 11. Stewart and 0.,P. Coshow, who own tho properties facing on Watson street, which terminates against the retaining wall of E. B. Hermann's land on High street. On tho west side are the properties of -Mrs. Smllh. Mr. Rice and Mr. Harness. Council man Dr. A. F. Sothor Is also directly Interested In the matter, because be owns property on High street, which will he of no use to him until Wntson street Is Improved. In defending Ihe remonstrance. Attorney Rice declared that Dr. Stewart's residence was Ihe only one racing Watson street and Ihe pro posed Improvement, would benefit him nlone and to Ihe utter ruin or the values of the lauds across the street. All of the property owners on the west, side, he said, owing lo the heavy street fill called Tor In (lie engineer's plans, would ho compelled to build retaining walls for protec tion against slides. Harness' resi dence, be pointed out. would he low er than the street grade back of It. and he asserted that no court would uphold the levy of an assessment for work like, that. Rico Claims Injustice. "The situation Is Just Ibis." said Mr. Rice; "you are permitting to lie rorced through this council an ordin ance' designed lo benefit one person at the expense or four others, who have already bonded their property to nav for the paving or nnonier street.' Take the Rice properly for instance: It. Is assessed nt a valua tion of $100. and II lias been bonded for $:ir.ll for Hie Moore street pav ing. Add another bond ot about $.".uo for leaving Watson street and building a wall, and you will have a total Incumbrance of $s.MI on a lot wort li onlv $100. This Is neither liislice nor law. 1 would Just as leave lose the lot llKliiing againsc such Injustice ns to let. the paving contractor have it for Ills work. i Attorney Hic-e look a Jali at mo engineering department while ad dressing the council, calling atten tion lo the buckling or some or Illy pavement, laid In lis residence lo oalltv. because or till' Improper method or making dirt rills. "You are proposing to do I lie same kind or a Job on Walsou street, as near ns I can Judge." lie dec lared. "Flue pros pect Isn't. 117 Compel tho properly, owners to pay out $ir,00 and give Hi. -lie worthless pavement In return." The Other Side of 'use. Itice asked Councilman Sclher point blank "what remuneration had been ofrered lo Mrs. M. It. Smllh lo Induce her to withdraw her name from Ihe remonsi ranee?" In reply Sciher raid: "Mrs. Smllh lias I n offered nothing aside from the proposition I made lo all or the remonsi rators some lime ago. My properly is not subject to assessment for Improving Watson street, as you doubtless know, hut in orde r lo make II ready of access and enhance lis value there by, I offered to pay o third of Mr. Rice's pining assessment and purl or the cost of Hie retaining walls. Mrs Smith would rather pay for the pav ing or Watson street now than to pav more in Ihe future." Spe aking for the petitioners. Attor ney A N. orcutt, former illy re corder declared that Hie remon strance of F. II. Hermann was en- titled lo no i consideration aus signed lasl ;t ar S petition lor Hie lece- provellli'llt HI Viaisoii sc.- ""' wards" said Orenlt. "when he seelel properly to Dr. Stewart and Dr. Seller It was witli Hie plain uneler- laliellng that he would not oppose tho paving or Watson street. I" appropriated a gr.-.il quantity or dirt l.e build bis reiaiiiini, wall and em- ,;,k bis pi rly on High slfe.t. end lii-caiise- ot this II is now in-ces- sal y to make a heavy mi on " wire t to form a sviuliieiric.ii I c.itllill the re Is some nielit 111 Mr Rice's grievance', but as In Harness I claim be bus nobody 1. 1 I f lo Maine: he bull' bis M r lint n-sl- donee III the back e nd of Ills lot." ,- ill, i. ii Z.trcher and Strung ,.f Ihe- Hlree-I l-e j III II 1 1 1 1 e' ' . 1 ill III" cviileliawal of Mrs. Sinl'h tieelll Ho re-lliolistrane-e bit M weight mid Ibat theie of no legal Was to) C'lillIH hilt Id le-C.elll- Oil. II Id the COlllllilll ,eii,l Ihe- de nial ot me rem. " ' 't his they did, niiel II"' council adopted t h. Ir report. . Mr Itlc" mad- no eoinine nt on tin-c.nii..-11's acil-in, but Ibis morning he staled that he would "not give up without a fight." Kick Against Paving Work. Property owners registered , c0 , lllllt Ka,8lho ,,a, c,lil(hv,1.t .,, (rom m8 ,Q WushlllBllin ,, w, Property owners registered a for- pavetuent Doug- ushiugton, 11 ml on Washlng- ilon street, from Kane to Chadwlck. The complaint, in written form, crote. Action was neierreii tor week to give the affected properly owners un opportunity lo express their wishes In regnrd lo some of the items of tho hid. Petitions for concreie paving were pivsentod for the following North Hoseburg streets: (1) West First street, from Winchester to Third Avenuo North; 12) East Second Avenue North, from North Jackson to East Fourth. A remonstrance was filed against the pioposed paving of North Rose street, from Douglas to Spring, hut It will not bo read until tho next regular meeting. Tho protest does not affect the connecting block, ex- lending rrom Douglas to Washing ton. Other Mutters. Councilman Zurche-r made a com plaint against K. W. Knykendall for Ignoring the order of -Hie henltli and police committee to build a sewer on bis tenanted properly nt the corner or Washington and Chadwlck streets. "Arter paving $ 1 sr, to connect my oivn proper! v nearby with a sewer, 1 urn now obliged, together with oilier neighbors, to put up with the nau seating stench arising rrom Mr. Kuy kelidall's property," declared Zur eher. "The commit tee should have ordered Ibis property owner brought into tho police court and punished, as the law proscribes. 1 move that this council proceed at once to make Mr. Kuykeiidall connect his properly witli the main sewer." The motion carried. The resignation or Cciutniliuun Mullen on account of ill health was accepted. He was tendered u vote of thanks for Ills faltliful services In mi Ice. Similar appreciation was voic-.-d rot- ex-Councilman Nacllter. The petlllon for extension ot tin cllv water mains into Terrace Park Addition was referred to the fire and water coiniiilttee. Some or the peti tioners. It appears, have' city water, hut It Is or negligible iiiatillly, owing lo weak pressure. ItEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. A. Ahahain lo W. S. Hamilton. $silll; lot ;i, block 41. Hoseburg. Agnes Meintosh to Flunk Wana maker. $10; l-'i acres near Myrtle- Creek. (i. M. Itasselt to Dwight Reed, $1 200; parcel ot land at Drain. A new stock of handsome felt pe-u-nants at the Hoseburg Hook Store. The Bell Millinery Bargains in New Fall Millinery Girls and Misses School Hats, in natty new stylos, velvets, plaids, black and white, grays and browns. Fisk's New Tailored Hats In Charming Modes Attractive New Trimmings Velvet roses, Marabo feathers and I'Venth gold bands. Pinnies cleaned to look like new. (Mail orders given carelul attention.) Ik'll Sisters Ihiilding Hoseburg, Oregon. Large Estate Near Roseburg Must Be Sold Consent of nil heirs has Just been se cured mul Hie property Is now advertised for the first time. It Is one of the rinest ranchos In Oro gon; 700 acres In all; 200 acres under cultivation, 500 In range and timber; binulllul stresm or running water. Ideal for stock or dairy ranch, or can bo subdivided to advantage. Now, remember, this place! In to bo sold regardless of tho sacrifice. Address Box 451, Roseburg, Ore. Wilson Speaks to Biggest Crowd lie Has Seen on Tour MAKES HIT WITH LABORERS Roosevelt Tells Arizona Audience lie Will Aid Alaska (o Develop II resources (fooclal to Ihe Evening Review). SIOl'X CITY, lowa, Sept. 17. Woodrow Wilson was given a great reception upon his arrival here today. Ho was greeted by cheering crowds all along the route. The crowd here was one of the greatest to greet Wil son on bis Middle Western Presiden tial campaign trip. He was taken to Mornlugsldu College In an automo bile and was cheered by students on the campus. This arternoon he cou lorred witli party leaders rrom lowa. South Dakota and Montana. He spoke at the Interstate Livestock Fair hero. Wilson scored with "a group of workmnn nt Onawa. lowu. He stepped from the car and shook hands with the worki-rs and chatted a few min utes wit 1 1 them. ROOSEVELT PROMISES AID TO ALASKAN' DEVELOPMENT. TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 17. Colonel Itoosevelt pledged llltllHelf hero if elected he would call an extra session of Congress ror enactment of laws in Alaska and tho District of Columbia covering tho social, industrial and Judiciary planks in tho Progressive platform, lie said ho would especial ly urge lnivs covering Progressive plans for Alaskan development. He wus given an enthusiastic reception here. Roosevelt Is elated by the decision or the II. H. Circuit Court In Denver, denying Hie petition of tin) Tattltes ror an Inju'lictlon In tho Kntisns Presidential electors' case. Ho said: "The Pen roses and the names' enn't hope lo be heirs to a party whoso throat they cut." Colli-t.'H Decision, In lis decision yesterday, the Fed eral Court lu Denver upheld the deci sion or Judge W. II. Sanborn In the I'nllccl Stales District Court there, that a court or eeiully has no Jurisdic tion lo enjoin a slate election officer from performing Ills statutory duty or print lug an election ballot. The case was remanded to the Uni ted Slale-s District Court with direc tions lo dismiss Ihe hill. It Is understood that attorneys for the plaintiffs will apply to the Su premo Court of I Ik- United Stales for a writ of certiorari, which if granted (Continued on page 4).