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VOL. XV.
IU1SEI11UG, OKEGON, TIKSDAV EVUMXG, FKIHU'ARY 18, 1013.
No. 802.
ROSEBURG
City Charter to be Revised and
Submitted to Vote
COMMITTEE Of SEVEN NAMED
Health Department Takes Prompt Action on
Nuisance Complaints -Council Still
Above Tire Commission
Acting on requested authority
granted by the city council .Monday
night, Mayor Joseph Micelli ap
pointed a committee ol' seven citizens
to prepare a revised charier for sub
mission to tiie voters of Hosuburg.
The. committee named consists of the
following: A. K. Urcutt, Dexter Rice,
B. W. Strong, Dr. A. F. Bother, Carl
K. Wimberly, F. II. Churchill and S.
S. Josephson. This committee is to
serve without pay. As soon as Its
draft of a now charter is completed,
the election will lie called. The task
.vii: occupy -several months time.
In a special message to the couu
oil upon the subject. Mayor Micelli
said t hat t lie revision could be se
cured at slight expense. It is under
stood that all of tiro citizens named
on the committee have agreed to give
their services without pay. About
all of the expense, therefore, that
will be email ed will be f o r k t en o
graphic work in the compilation or
documentary matter.
The men selected by Mayor .Micelli
for tne revision work is an ideal one.
Orr.utt and Rice, two ot the city's
leading attorneys, are former city re
corders; Wimberly is the present re
corder, SI rung has served on the
council for several years, Sethor and
Josephson are former members of
the council and Churchill is one of
tiie city's leading merchants. la
giving his reasons for desiring a new
charter. Mayor Micelli, in his mes
sage said:
"All depart merits are constantly
You can secure a
HomeSite
in Roseburg's
Best
Residence
District
on terms that you are un.
able to get on iots in
other Subdivisions, and at
prices that are reasonable.
$5 Cash
$5 Per Month
Buy now, don't wait, de
lays arc dangerous. May
be the lots you want will
be sold tomorrow.
Kinney's Addition
HIMES
&
OLIVER
Office adjoining Grand
Hote' Cass Street
REMEMBER
THIS
hampered by obsolete and Impracti
cal charter provisions, and we find
the charter wholly inadequate to
meet the present needs. Radical
changes have taken place since the
granting of the present charter by
the Legislature, and I deem it ah so
lutely necessary that the charter be
revised in order to keep pace with
these changed conditions. The
changes necessary are so numerous
and so well known to the members
of the council that a detailed state
ment of them here would be use
less.' Fife Protection Mutton.
The council adopted the report of
its fire and water committee on a list
of recommendations submitted by the
Board of Fire Commissioners on Jan
uary 13. The recommendation of the
commission that more fire fighting
hose be bought has been taken under
advisement by the committee, and a
report on this Item will be forthcom
ing later.
Recommendations upon which the
committee put Its O. K. were: (1)
That a preliminary survey for a
municipal water system be made at
a cost not to exceed $500; (2) that
fire hydrants be inspected and
(Continued on page 2).
"JOAQUIN" MILLER DIES AT
HIS PICTURESQUE HOME
IN HILLS
Pioneer Official of Oregon and Author of
Works That Earned Kim Title of
"Poet of Sierras"
i
I SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. "Joa
' quiii" Miller, the poet of the Slernis,
; died today in his one-room cabin
j which he built with his own hands
i in the Piedmont Hills many years
! ago. His (laughter, Juanita Miller,
i and his wife were with him.
Clncinuatus Heine Miller, better
known by his pen name "Joaquin"
Miller, the "Poet of the Sierras," was
one of the picturesque characters
in the literary world of the United
States in his day. He was born of
German-American parents In the Wa
bash district of Indiana. November
10, 1X4:1. lie was scarcely 12 years
old when his father emigrated to Ore
gon, then a wild and sparsely settled
country. He received but little edu
cation in his early youth. Not long
after reaching Oregon he ran away
from homo and went to seek his
fortune in the gold diggings of Cali
fornia. Attended School in Ktietie.
lliirifitr tho tinip Hint ln nrnwneeted
for gold in Northern California an
later while roaming about and .
partly alone with the Indians, he; ''
a journal in which he made fret)
and irregular entries. In lsfi7
returned to Kugeno and entered C
umbia College ns a student.
studied law in the office '
IT. Williams, at that tito'
of Kugene, afterwards 1
Attorney-General. Subseii
became an express messengi
gold-mining districts of Idaho. ,
for a time, he edited a weekly pijr
in Kugene, tho "Democratic Regis
ter," which was suppressed on ac
count of the seditious character of
its editorials.
While among the Indians on the
headwaters of the McCloiid in Cali
fornia, ho married an Indian girl,
who later met a tragic death. One
hild, a daughter, was born to this
union, a beautirul girl, who hero the
name of Callis, and was care. .illy
brought up and educated by the
poet's iife-long friend, Inn Coolbirth.
While he wos editor of the "Demo
cratic Register," ho met and married
Minnie Myrtle. Of the throe child
ren horn to them none are living.
The marriage was a most unhappy
one, ending In separation and di
vorce. "Jonquil." IVn Xnine.
In 1S63 Miller opened a law office
in Canyon City, Oregon. While liv
ing In that young and struggling
(Continued on page 8).
SAVE
FUEL BILLS
By using this wonderfully
efficient little electric stove.
Costs no more than an ordin
ary electric Iron. Roils,
brolln, fry, (oui. Quicker,
cheaper, cleaner than gas or
wood.
S. II. CCODMAX
Roseburg, Ore. Phone T7.
Cor. Oak mid Main streets.
Madero's Downfall Near, Wires
U. S. Ambassador
FEDERAL FORCES LOSE HttmY
j
Neutral President to Serve Until War Ends
Mexican Raiders Steal Horses
and Supplies in Texas
(Special to the Evening Review).
WASHINGTON', Feb. 18. Diaz
'S
rapidly winning control; Madero
downfall hourly grows nearer. This
is the gist of an uncensored dispatch
from Ambassador Wilson at Mexico
City.
It Is reported to tho State Depart
ment that a continuous conflict was
waged yesterday and part of last
night, and that the Diaz' forces are
steadily advancing. It Is declared
that Diaz will soon control the resi
dential part of the citv.
In fierce fighting the federals suf
fered enormous losses. The Ameri
can embassy was repeatedly on the
line of fire and was struck by many
bullets which Mid little damage. It
is said many dead aud wounded,
mostly Maderists, are in front of the
embassy. The amount of damage to
the federal stronghold Is unlearned,
but the firing was fierce during the
entire revolt.
Wilson 1'Vara Pestilence.
Tho Government stlil retains its
non-interference policy, hut is pre
paring for action if wanton slaying of
Americans and other foreigners
should start in Mexico. The State
Department has almost abandoned
hope of the Mexico City situation
clearing and now hopes that Ameri
can residents and other foreigner
will leave as quickly as possible.
Ambassador Wilson has wired that
he fears the pestilence In Mexico City
Is increasing as the result of 1111
huried dead, destruction of Hewers,
tho failure of the water supply and
a shortage of fresh food.
Two thousand United States mar
ines from various barracks along the
Atlantic Coast were ordered to Cuba
yesterday, thero to be held In readi
ness for possiblo use in Mexico.
i.in;no A(;i;i:i:s to i.kt tiiiko
. MAV ItUI-I-; TKMPOHARIIA'.
1KXICO, CITV, Feb. 1 8. Foreign
.tor Lascnrian announced this af-
oon that Madero had agreed to
appointment or a president ad
.erim who will take charge of the
jvernmont until Madero and Diaz
ml their conflict.
Hecause of the strict censorship
over outgoing and incoming press
dispatches, H. L. Wilson, the Amert
can consul, pirns to operate a small
newspaper in' Mexico City for tho
benefit of Americans aud other j pose of considering the veto mes
foreignors. The government has, sages of the Governor. If any. If
seized all newspaper plants. I necessity shall arise therefor, and will
remain In session to consider and
MEXICANS CROSS INTO TEXAS disposes of said veto .messages. "
AND RAID J RAN( HES.
EL PASO. Texas, Feb. 18. Rands'
of armed Mexicans crossed the bor -
rter wesi or Alpine, anu. ra.umg u.e
, Hancock, Daley and Wilson ranches,
took many hows anu a greai quan
tity of supplies. A posso is pursuing
, them.
WOODMEN OF WORLD AND
FRIENDS ENTERTAINED
AT HARD TIME SOCIAL
Woodmen of
Oak Camp No. 12
the World, held n "Hard Time" so
cial, entertainment and supper Mon-
Wednesday, Feb. 19
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Auspices Ladies Aid Society
FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
, , .
1 I1C VCiet)rHLCa
iCCHUBERTpnU
I AND LADY QUARTETTE
I Assisted by tho Famous Knlertainer
Miss Blanche Fox
id tlio American Violin Virtuoso
Thomas Valentine Purceil
A musical entertainment of the great
est excellence, enjoyable alike to
the musician and the masses.
Prices 7.1 and
lb is Treat.
Cents.
See our program, tt Kpeuks for itself
day night. Two hundred members
and their friends were preseut. The
costumes were antique, unique and
ridiculously funny, Prizes for the
worst made up were awarded to Mrs.
J. W. Dow, Miss Dessie llond, J. A.
Kuchanun, Koluud Agee nnd J. V.
Colt. The musical numbers were
well received. These consisted of
vocal solos by Mr. Uuchntinn, Curly
tirim, a piano selection by Miss lles
Bie llond and whistling solos by C.
LeUarou Shlrreff. Substantial re-
freshments consisting of baked beans,
t lino cake. Ritrirhiim tiiitt.tmill lr mwl
lEtelTWTH SIDES NAME MEDIATORS
of Dr. II. W. Hermann, N. O. Whit-
ney and Vanio Walker, deserves
special thanks for the splendid sue-
?!'8,8 ?' tlie, evening s entertainment.
vytv jtuiij 1 8 lemuiig new mciuuers
every meeting night and now has a
total roster of 2Hb.
Hon. John Hall and Commissioner
J. S. Wiley came down from Myrtle
Creek on business today.
BOTH HOUSES FINALLY AGREE
ON ROAD BILL; NOW UP
TO GOVERNOR
j Annua! Millage Bill for 0. A. C. Passes
West Puts Signature to Measure
for Minimum Wage
SAI.KM, Or., Feb. 17. The Sennte
today concurred in the conference
committee amendments on the llar-rett-llurd
road bill and by so doing
this bill will become a law if It re
ceives the sanction of the Governor.
Keuner urged tho Kellnher amend
ment, stating that section 24 as it
now stands ties the hands of the
County Courts of the slate. Section
24 allows the County Courts to de
mand plans nnd specifications for
road work.
Tho bill provides for tho creation
of a state road board to consist of
tho Governor, Secretary of Stnte nnd
State Treasurer, they to appoint a
state road commissioner to Borve for
an annual salary of $:i600. The bill
provides for a tax levy of one-half
mill for state aid in building roads.
The management of tho Soldiers
Home at Roseburg was lauded in a
report filed today in the House, but
larger quartera are recommended.
Millngo Hill PuhkciI.
A resolution to submit to the vot
ers in l!U4 tho question of making
the term of county officers four years
was adopted by the House today ufter
a hot debate.
The House also passed a bill pro
viding for an annual tax of four
tent hs of a mill for the operation,
maintenance and improvement of the
Oregon Agricultural College. It pre
viousiy passed a bill for a levy of
three-tenths of a mill for the Uni
verHlty of Oregon. Those bills, If
they become tho law, will do away
with legislative action biennially.
To lvvleml Session.
Twenty-two Senators have signed
an Iron-clad agreement that they
"will remain In session for a period
of five days after tiie fortv (40)
days period have elapsed for the pur-
In the House there are 42 mem
bers who have also agreed to remain
over until after the session adjourns.
!Thoro miypr bp(in -ft
; , , ,, , , , ft
day when Governor West used
threats, coercion and nbuso to whip
the members of that body in line for
his particular class of legislation.
Minimum Wngr Itilt Signed.
Senator Mali rkey's minimum wage
bill for women and girl employes was
signed today by Governor West.
Tho bill provides for the establish
ment of an In dust rial welfare com
mission by the Governor, the mem
bers of which will have the power to
jlnspeet all books and payrolls of any
.employers of woman or minors, that
in any way have a bearing upon tho
question of wages or hours of labor.
The members of this commission are
also to require from sueh an employ
er tho true statement of tho hours
of work performed by women and tht
wages thnt are paid to them .
After making theso Investigations,
the commission can meet and recom
mend a maximum length of tlmo for
women to work.
empowered to require all employers
affected by this new law to abide by
their recommendations, ns to wages
flnd to the number of hours tho wom
en shall work.
No Ktieh order of the commission
shall authorize or permit tho employ
ment of women for more hours per
day or per week than the maximum
now fixed by law.
COOS" BAY SCHOONER IN
TROUBLE; CREW IS SAFE
MARSIIFIELD, Or., Feb. 18. The
sallltig schooner Advent Is In trouble
on the Coos bay bar. While attempt
, iiig to sail in she was blown from her
I rouiMfl nnd is now anchored off the
lion t Miss una Hi spit. Hbu Is dragging her an
chor, but It is believed she will be
ablQ to keep afloat until a tug ar-
rives. The crew is In no danger.
Score Signal Victory
Over Railroads
Doctor Friedmann fnroute to United States
With Tuberculosis Cure Morgan
Reported Much Better
(Special to The Evening Review).
NEW YORK, Feb. 18. A complete
victory for the Brotherhood of Rail
way Firemen against tho 54 Eastern
railroads was secured today In the
railroads' acceptance of arbitration
under tho Erdmann act. This was
the only concession the firemen de
manded. The Hrothcrhood named
Albert Phillips, of Sacramento, Cat.,
as its representative on the arbitra
tion board, and tho railroads named
W. W. Atterbury, general manager of
tho Pennsylvania system.
There are 18 states In the zone of
the threatened strike. The mileage
of the railroads involved Is practi
cally 50,000 milea. The firemen,
nearly all of whom claim to be mem
bers of the brotherhood whose vote
has brought the situation to a crisis,
number 35,000. It Is declared that
practically every man firing a loco
motive in tho Eastern territory would
obey a strike order. The vote of the
firemen on the strike question was
recorded as 32,178 In favor of a
strike to 1198 against it.
A statement issued by tho railroad
managers Bays that the railroads In
volved servo over 50,000,000 per
sons, or more than half the popula
tion of the United States. Those
railroads employ, all told, approxi
mately 680,000 men and women, n
large number of whom would bo In
n Btato of enforced idleness In the
event of a firemen's strike actually
causing trains to stop running. It is
estimated that 1,000,000 persons
commute daily between the Biiburbm.
cities nnd towns in New York, and
these would be probably the first to
feel the effects of a strike.
WHITE PLAGUE roN'Ol'KIUHt ON
WAY TO AM ERICA.
BREMEN. Germany, Feb. 18.
Doctor Friedmann, discoverer of the
turtle serum euro for tuberculosis. Is
here to embark for New York. Ho
will tender a sample of his serum to
the United States Government.
HIS MONIED EXCELLENCY IS RE
PORTED BETTER.
NEW YOltK, Feb. 1 8. A cable-
grain received at tlio offices of J. P.
Morgan from Egypt today reports the
financier as being "much better and
stronger."
GUNS WILL BATTER
ADRIANOPL" UNTILL
CITY & 'RRENDERS
IIKLO RADIO, Servin, Feb. 15.
Thirty of tlio hoavliHt nkge kuiih nt
Adrlanoiilo w;ro ordered today to
coiitliiuo tho boinbardtnont ot tho city
iinliitorruptodly until It mirrondorH.
Dostnirllon of tho city lb predicted
utili'HB tlio gurrlHon yli-lda.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Ki'h. 18.
Klro which threatened tho famous
tllOH(UO of Kt. Hophla whm ex
llnKulxlied thin morning nfler lfiUO
lioiiKes In the district wero destroyed.
Tlio monetary Iosb in unknown.
SENATE OVERRIDES
TAFT'S VETO OF IM-
MIGRATON BILL
WASHINGTON. Feb. IB. Over
rldinic Tnft's veto, the Senato today
passed tho DlllliiKham-IIuniett liuml-
eratlon bill, contalnlne a literacy test
It provides that no person shall enter
this country who cannot read or
writo his or her nntlvo language.
Ital Ipi number
"The Alter Trio"
Monday, Feb. 24
at Armory
Admission 25c and 40c.
Reserved Seats Free
MAI-K Sl'!',FRA(iKTTK THKATKI)
JUST AWFULLY MKAX.
LONDON, Feb. 15. William
Lansburry, the "male suffragette,"
Sylvia Pankhurst and Cecelia Emer
son, the latter an American, were
each sentenced to two mouths' Im
prisonment today for malicious de
struction of property. Lansburry
smashed windows at Bromley town
hall.
CHKSTRR. Pa., Feb. 18. Aug
mented by 14 local recruits, the suff
ragettes resumed their march to
Washington today.
NAVY DEPARTMENT OPENS KIDS
KOU "LAIUJEST" WARSHIP.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 8. The
Navy Department today will open
bids on contracts for the construction
of the new battleship Pennsylvania,
tho largest fighting machine yet de
signed by any navy. Without armor
and guns, tho Pennsylvania, with a
displacement of .11,400 tons, will cost
$7,425,000. The total cost will be
between $11,000,000 and $12,000,
000. G. W. Dimmlck was hero from
Salem on business today.
LAW'S PROCEDURE MOVES WITH
SPEED IN CASE AGAINST
FISHERMEN
Pearson and Taylor, Caught Monday, Indicted
This Morning fishway Blocked to
Permit Slaughter
Indictment followed swiftly upon
the arrest of Hugh Pearson and Bert
Taylor for alleged Illegal fishing at.
the Winchester dam late Monday af
ternoon. The grand jury filed a true
bill against them this morning and
their arraignment followed tills at-
ternoon. Through their attorney, W.
W. Curdwell, (hey took until tomor
row to plead. Each furnished bonds
of $250.
This Is ono of tho moHt aggravated
cases of Hs kind ever brought to the
attention of the local authorities. It
Is charged by tho officers that, the
defendants, who are both under 25
years of age, have been gaffing sal
mon right under the fishway of the
Winchester dam for n long time past,
and that their operations have been
virtually slaughler in that, It. Is al
leged, they deliberately boarded up
tho fishway of the dam, causing the
helpless salmon to congregate ho
thickly that they fell easy prey to
the grab hooks.
It is statod by (he officers that the
fishway has been boarded up no less
than four Union within a week past,
tho last time on Sunday night, when
(Continued on page 6).
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auspices of tlie Ladies Auxiliary. Reserved seats at the door.
Only 50c; children general admission 25c.
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Millinery and Ladies Toggery
POINGARUN OFFICE
Ceremony Affords United States
Lesson in Simplicity
FRENCH PRESIDENT PLAIN MAN
Three More English Suffragettes Join Jail
Colony - American Sisters Still on
Walker and leggett Route
fSpectal to tho Evening Review).
PARIS, Keb. 18. Raymond Poln
caro was Inaugurated president ot
France here today, the ceremony be
ing of a much simpler order than
that attending the inauguration of a
new President of the United States.
President Polncaro, with an escort
of mounted troops, proceeded Lfom
his home to tho Palnce of the Blyaes,
tlio White House of France, where
ho was received with honors reserved
for tho chief of stnte. Retiring
President Fttllieres, surrounded by
tils cabinet, welcomed Potncare and
tiie inauguration ceremony was over.
No Clinngo In Ministry.
Thn Itilaml ministry resigned
formally with the expiration of the
retiring president's term of office.
Hut it iB considered probable that
President Polncare will Invite
Premier Aristido Hriand to become
his prime minister In which event the
.composition of tho cabinet will un-
doiihteilly remain the same as before.
Democratic l.ifo I'ldlgcf.
President Poincaro today declared
he would not be hound down by for
malities during IiIb term. He pro
poses to wander about the Btreets of
Paris, day or night, like any other
citizen. Ho will accept InvltntlonB to
takn "pot luck," aB he expressed It,
with his most humble friends. He
will visit tlie picture salons, unat
tended and unannounced, and his out
ings, he says, will not bo overseen
by special guards.
That Polncare goes Into office with
tlie governing element ill parliament
more or less openly nt oiUIb with him,
is generally believed here, it Ib also
u commonly accepted prediction that
ho will emerge rrom any battle with
his enemies victorious.
Wiley 10. Miller was in town from
Looking Class today.
Rev. N. J. Slum nnd Mr. Llndhe,
of Melrose, left this afternoon for
Portlanil, where they will attend the
slate confcreiico of the Swedish Luth
eran Church.
Armory, tonight. Under the