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v.;; c: Coming Events Strawberry Carnival, May 19-24. Bankers' Convention, June 15-16. ROSEBURG REVIEW Beautiful Springtime V -rl Now, let's help the ladles beaatlfr the city. Build the play (roaad-ta the courthouse square. VOLUME XVI. BOSKIll RQ, QREGON. MOM1VV KVKXIMI, Al'ltll. -Jl, No. 4S. .1 -- Wilson Fills Two Oregon Job, Two in Alaska PUTS BAN ON SOUTHERN BLACKS Pleased With Tariff Revision Progress Made ii Party Caucus Banker Strikes Congressman Sins (Special to The Evening Review). WASHINGTON. April a I. Presi dent Wilson today ttetil to the Senate tile follow ins nominations: Thomas C. Iliii ke to lie Collector of Customs for the District of Port hind, Oivrdii; .1. l A. Strong to he Covenior of Alaska, William C. I.oan to he Col lector of Customs for the district of Astoria, Oregon; Charles K. David son to he Surveyor-GVneral of Alaska, Captains (.eonte WiHetts, Walter WorthitiRton. and William Little to he (tear-Admirals In the navy. That he would appoint Democrats in the South to replace Hepuhlicaus there, hut will consider individual merit only in milking such appoint ments, was indicated today hy the President. Congress Hurl left, of (.eorKia, nsked Wilson if only whites would he appointed to l-VoVrul posts in the South. "Certainly," replied Wilson, ' there aro no negro Democrats in the South." Wilson "At llo.v to lrpsi. During his weekly audience with newspaper correspondents todny. the President was asked whether" he in tends to deal with scieni ist s separ ately In rousidcringg claims for fed eral positions. He replied that he cause u man was a scientist It would not Insure him a joh. hut that he must have executive anility. Wilson declared he had received no further advices from California, hut said he helicved Coventor Johnson and Mm California Legislature real ized the gravity of the situation and would see that (here was no dis crimination against Japanese. The progress made hy t he tariff hill in tiie I tftiioi r;i t ic caucus is also pleas ing to the President. Hanker Slajts f ongif .iiuin. Congressional hnestigation of the pu hlic slapping of Congressman Situs, of Tennessee, hy C, C. Clover, president of the K igus Nat ion a 1 Hank of Washinutoii, was demanded today hy Congressman Catrett nn the Door of t he I louse. Sims, who is aged, was struck across the face on the slreet .y Clover, after the latter accused the Congressman of charging on the floor of the House that Clover profited in a deal hy which the (inv ent men t secured additional park lands. With PoitnU'Vler, of Washington, as the principal speaker, woman suff rage was given a luaring in the Sen ate committee today. Cham her la in and l.atte. of Oregon, also spoke In expottsint: the cause of ciual suffrage Poindexter said its opponents would oppose any franchise hased on human right and human need. Tariff Ketiiiii. The Democratic caucus Sal unlit aur I to an amendment to ttauslVr huckwlieat and re to the free list and to add savings hanks, "not con ducted for pront." to the list of ex empt ions from t he opera t ion of t he income tax. Thev were repotted late to the caucus. There was no change the item of wheat, on which the Hers have hei n making a great .ight. hecause of the putting of flour on the free list. The principal changes were: Shoe machinery, hue, wheat, rye, ml. t. if fur and phospnrie acid, trans ferred ffinn dutiable to the free list: onyx reduced from fia cents to .. cents a mine foot to put it on the same basis as marble: diamonds, un cut, are unchanged, but rut diamonds are increased from 1 to :!' p.-r cent: cod. seal and herring oil, reduced I 9 Ti,.i t,irit nf tti.riim is i:i Hi" air. TA i.i-rlastilii:y at it brings suci-e-n."' Mass Meeting! Mass Meeting!! Mass Meeting!!! f. Ti,.. i I.. .,,k li.it ili a tii.iss f. wiii.-tliifiK f..roiir oikiii M W' "Vill A Kvery man has Zk We rati then i i what thev '4 from a tn 'A iter rent : vaiilla beans retimed from 50 to .10 cents a pound; 4 Kills and oilier com pounds and mix tu red of wh it'll bi. MUlh, gold, phiti-in mini, rhodium, silvi- tin a 'id uran- 4 iu in constitute the chief value, cut ! 4 from K to 10 per cent. SWINDLER BEHIND BARS AFTER fOR3RDERS ON ROSEBURG ENGINEERS ... rrter forging orders on h. J. I ton and Clyde It. McClung. two Southern Pacific engineers of Hose- ( burg, a transient crook was arrested, hy Constable Singleton late this af- j turnoou iu the railway club head-j quarters, opposite the freight depot,; and lodged In the county jail. He, Mill lie arraigned on some sort of aj felony charge before Justice H. W. 1 Marsters tomorrow. I l.asi I'riday the crook forged an; order for $. in McClung's name and ! secured the money at u local bank ! where McClung carries an account.) This morning he used Peyton's name; to a spurious order presented to A. S. Huey, the jeweler, and secured Pey ton's gold watch which had been left t here. I ' his opera I Ions, the man used the 'itionery of the railway club. He ' been a hanger-on at t hat (dace iii about t he passenger depot for seve.... days past. When arrested at the club as he was on the verge of leaving town, he remarked that it was "all off" with him. Peyton's watch and $-.0 in money were found iu the man's pockets, which also yielded a second fine gold watch and chain, from which were suspended two gold lockets and a' gold charm beariug the monogram of the Urol herhood of Loconiot ive Kngineers. The officers are certain that this is stolen property also and an effort is being made to trace the ownership. i The prisoner, who is about 2:1 years of age. gave the name, of Wil son. Among his personal effects is a card from the auditor of the 1'iiili d Stall's Nay at Washington acknowl edging receipt of a claim for arrears of pay iu the naxal service. The card is addressed to Kugene Owen Smith, i:t:t7 Oak street. I.os Angeles. Cal. This probably establishes the prison er's identity. f. H. REDSECKER WINS JUDGMENT EOR $2825 FROM FORMER WIFE PORTLAND. Or.. April 2 ney M. O. Wilkins yesterd suit to collect on a $2'im otlier loans and interest. ltof- v won a note and owed hy Mrs. N. J. Wade to 11. Redse. ker . ami was a'lowed $'..:!". and b i a jury in Circuit JiidL'e laiis' court. Mrs. Wade was formerly Mrs. Re.l secker. but gained a divorce s--er.(l years aco. , The two owned .1 saloon in Port -land when they were first married and later sold out, mdng to Douglas County, near lioseburg. where they bought a farm. Trouble arose later, and Redsocker sued his wife for tip-, pioinia!ely $:.mni in the Douglas Co'untv Courts. She answered with a counter claim of $12. .".mi. claiming she had advanced money, had sold him a horse and bin::: on which he owed money, and had given him board and rooms for which he owed. He recovered $ I one in judgment and started a divorce suit asking for a third interest in flour property. A compromise was reached by which she offered him $2 .".nn to give up all claim to his share in the property. She married again and later they he came f; i. nds lb- 1 'aimed be I. nt her $ -jo 1 mi nn some Lincoln Count v pr.ipertv. This propertv was sold and she refused to repay the loan. lb' bfoULht suit and she brought in a counter claim for al;not $:!nnii The jure did not allow her counter claim 'hut cave him all he asked. AMornevs 1 1 C Kinir and Williams def. nded Mrs. Wade. The case occupied three da in t he court. J.tv H.ttii'in is here from Tin Dalles isitini: hfs parents. Mr. and Mrs. t.,1. ., II.mJIi, nr. .1 ot tii.I relatUes. His w ife has been t-re about a week. Roseburg Will tli- fruit ir.i-s nr.- lxni.l.i.t.. ih-ii'i. He wall's th- Iog in the m.mger to spirited men iu RosvbutKis th.i: -al-! for? !.-an.!.-r tu iln. fu t !,-- i an ,..,rn n.i.n. t !'. nfl-r will j..-.iK. an. I Hi- !(.,..' .irn Find Out Who Are Roseburg's Public Spirited Men S to iiis opinion, lnit souu men's opinion is v. ry am. I'll. I to A n.all ho wsl. not lie.p w ill tell f'h RnACTinn frv DACpfiiifn- VI net I ALEXANDER WILL DO A LITTLE Itnseburg's "official" tree is - the magnolia and the "official"' 4 rose is the I. a France. This is ( the decree of a joint commit- 4, tee of the Itoseburg Commer- 4 clal Club, the Ladles Auxiliary 4 J j; i -j" or that organization, the '!i." 4 J' Mental Culture Club and the 4 ; W. C. T. t'. Hoseburg has nn abundance of beautiful Lu l.Vfitifi rimes lint litem lire ! very few magnolia trees. Those trees thrive nicely lu this ell mate, however, and now that 4 they have been "officially" designated to reign their mini- 4-j hers here will douMless in- 4 crease, ! t t SWALLOWS LAUDANUM BECAUSE EORMER AUNT REFUSED TO WED HIM Dejected because bis former aunt, Mrs. Virgin May Winuinghaiti, aged about ;:. and mother of four child ren, spurned his offer of marriage, Charles Simmons, aged -S. a railway section hand at We.-i Cork, nwallowed nearly a half ounce of laudanum last Sat in day night in an luisiiccessi ul attempt to (ommit suicide. The act took place on the porch of the wom an's home, a short distance li'oiu I he foot or Mill street. That it tailed in Its purpose is due to the prompt action of Polceinan J. L. Chamhers, acting upon instructions of County 1'hysit i.m Dr. I'. 11. Viticil. liet ii i n in g home tn t lie com pauy of allot her man. Mrs. Winning ham di.Moxend Simmons prostrate on the porch and. alter dragging him into the house, lelephrie d for the police. Wle ti o '"ficer Chamlieis armed and took iu t lie si i uat ion he telephoned to Doctor Vtucil, who iiiMntctcd him to give Simmons an etuetic and walk h j ui a ton ml I r a Ion g lime. Com pliance with this brought Simmons out of danger. Chamhers exercising him for four hours ami gixiug him IpH'tal do.-, s of ni isi.il'd. salt and warm water. Sunday evening Sum mons returned to West Cork. Si m Hums formerly live i at Olaila, where he was tit one time employed s a farm hau l hy the woman's di vorced husband, Isaac S niuinu'iam, who is past. 7" yeaiv of age and Sim mons' uncle. It" ca'ite I from West Koik Sa"ml.i lo.-.-hu rg tellioon. - home 1 r him. is said. lie left IS en t to M.- . W hell rdlC ed lob-llf al-o u, leetse ah: Wit!!iMi-:' JeclilM ,1 til tow. it.) lo t d hiln-'M n : ' ! e a ud e n ut il h. II Hie .,l' .in! covet . tl ! iliu' clot k that night. Have Arundel tune It YES SIR! And it's He- s: t hat i v must im pol l Let i Pl"0e to vo ga 1 men t s as-u r - t w it ii clot he ro von Is ho in. tic appn aill-1 t 1 s a k 1 w th. s i 1 pi i Nothing w h'-re. Sprinif Styl 11 w ing Harth's Toggery Specials for a feu- itays-Rcinl S i. 01) and $r.0) Shoes. S2.(i0. and $2.90 Soon Have 'hi'y i- in. r-u. t . ..i,,.- ,u: and li.uk. ' ..(" i- h for progie.,.-. l,ut ;, w.i.'.t t i b Finih - s at: J l,i. a.l ai.. !... . W 1 :.- i, .!, r I .-'..ii.. l-t K t: ill. , :i. r r . - v. ..! 1 1, i.i to '. i!. ii gilj s thai t t!,. i' I i STATE If ASSAILED I Practice of Making Railroad Rates May be Limited MINNESOTA CASE TO BE TEST I I . t United State Intervenes in Support of Lower Court Decision That State Went Too far in 2-Cent Demand (Special to the KveniiiR Review). W ASH I. ('.TON. April I . Chief Justice White, of the Cllite.l Stales ' Supreme Court granted 'oday the t;oernnietii s appticat i.m in inter vene "as a friend of the court"' in the Minnesota rale ca-e. The CoM-ru-meiit's brief supports the .let isi ui of I' lifted Slates Judge Sanborn that the Mianesoia two-cent fare law is ln alid. Ii ib-cries the right of slates to interfere in interstate commerce by issuing intrastate rates. Laws of Minnesota passed in lint 7 reducing passenger lares to 2 cents per mile and commodity freight rates 7.::? per cent, with orders of l juirt-7 of 1 he 1:1 ill oad and w a n-house cotn- j missiotieis reducing freight rates about one-foil it h, w ei e all a eked hv the Northern Pacific, tln-al Northern and Ll:ne;t;.oli A: St, Paul railroads. I-Yder.i! Jmlue S.iiihttrn sustained evetv .ontelitii.il itf M ciMb-Cs lie dee 'a 1 ed the laws mi list a U I ia ! I v hu I den and direct 1c regulate interstate 1 oin met ve. create im just discrimina tions, are cotifh-catorv and violate the commerce clause ()f the Consi it ut ion. lie enioiiied the com in issiotiets from enforcing the rate orders Slates Tear Lo- of Right. Mini!; a 'a 1 ion of t!.fr accounts during the e;,r the rate- .-re tested in opetiitioii w.-ij ehaigt-'l hv the com missioners The rail ro, 1 is d . Piled t hev operated at a loss. Thev roti-i.-nd"d tfi.it the M;nmsnla rates dis criminated against cil ies of ot her stat. 'a in- d r diictfon of tlieir bl ind 1 anseil chaos iu 11111 ping functions ' ( '. .HiTi;. c.' I 'otll the llul-r S de tariffs al tariffs in-.i 1. led if rite t it..)-'. o id be .! ir. ud n:. r it- ow n : irol of a stat llnw l':ir Can -tale v lar the si.it. inav n "A cow that gives two quarts of milk and refrains from putting her foot in it, is far more valuable than one that gives ten quarts and then kicks it over." a Mass Meeting :j ,. ;i. 1 1 - inf.iin. P.w in;-. r pci i rrprtpfl i in i ii 1 1. r the rates Unit railroads may charge (or llit transportation of reight iiinl passengers will lit' lump- ly defined If (ho court innkea public (soon ilK derision in Ihe Minnesota, i Tennessee, Oregon ami Nebraska rule ensos. The court will have lo decide whether the states may make laws governing rates, which are declared ; hy tlie railroads to be confiscatory In their effect and hence uuconstitutioii- . 1. 1 . The court's decision Im ii lurir,, measure will delcrmiue whether a ; dei-aili of legislation ill western nml soiiihern states iiliniiiK a( reduction ""- n. Is to stand or fall. o HoTl) the prune packing houses in North KoBebitrg are in operation finishing up their work on last year's nn,no croP The movement tn this ii i no . as wen as in ouier varieties, has been slow the past season. CALIFORNIA LIKELY TO YIELD TO PRESIDENT'S PLEA FOR JAPANESE (Special to The Evening Review). ! SACRAMKNTO. Cal.. April 21. ; Cnless action is delayed by the Intro duction of new amendments, the j Senate sub committee for the antl ' alien laud bill w ill probably be taken up in the Senate this nfter i noon. l it i mate defeat of the proposed alien laud law in California may be tin result. On one hand are the proponents of the ThompHon-ltyrds-all hill, which proposes to limit own ership in laud to citizens and those who have declared their intentions to become citizens. It treats all aliens and corporal ions alike, declaring that iu case of the latter a majority of stock must be held by citizens or those who have declared their Inten tions according to law. This is the plan favored by Hie National administration. Opposed to this measure are those who would discriminate iu favor of Kuropentis and Kuropean capital or who advo cate making the law- apply directly and solely to the Japanese. The bill passed Wednesday makeH this dis . ri'n ina t ion t h rough the wolds "In eligible to citizenship." President Wilson lias endorsed the hill as amended hy the Senate of California, which limits land owner ship and leases to "citizens and those who have declared their intention., of hecouilug citizens." Thai i as far as he he lie es the slate should go. lie is opposed to the bill which would put a head ta ii .la pa lo -a- fishermen I tut if the bill t amended hi that it will provide a ta on mericans of a nominal mount, and a really serious tax on all foreigners, whether Mongolian or otherwise, he believes that he cannot enter au objection. hul the thing making of our care and doii'l man w ho w ill t he doll t t Ihe I i n es a r s with tho high else- ..ud prn ei look I he tleV IloX ied for ou b-r -iii.b-s and s.is: ' Keeping f i-."H knoA that, the great mass of d ot,-,d r ' IbiA 1 .m uc g- t WA vOiO 1 1. 1 '. e I lie pi opos( lotl to . ,'.'1 -. fuel "Ml who thev lire. 0 ,i!.! ii- have In.'li III ijos- lnlli; who B BOOSTING HIMSELF ? i i m t m 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 i- i-' j. ki.ks' m ii.mvti j. HOICK HKtilNH SH)X. 4. f Detailed plans unil Boecifica -ifica- 4. leater 4. y will 4.' tlous fur the new Klks' theater and club rooms in this cltv arrive here from Portland on Wrdni'mliiy of (Ilia week ami 4" work nn ireinriiin the Kroiindu . f nun ihiiiiiik in 11111 roil ii ilnt ion 4. for Hits now st nut u ru will bo- 4. gill In a iluy ur two tli.'reiiftcr. 4- ill m lituUliiiK will oi'iupy the 4. KruiiiiilH, lou by 1 1 J feet Id 4. 4- mljoilliiiK tin' iirfwnt Klka' 4. 4. U'niplo on the north, anil the 4 present buililliiK will be 4. worked over to conform with 4. 4 the new one, ninkliiK it all prac- lli'ally one bnilUliiK 10U by 4. 4. Ilia tvut in si zu nml two atorlea 4. 4. hlKh. The theater will have a 4. sout Iiik rapacity of over 800 4. 4 and Ini'ludii a niodern stage, JL 4. fully eiiulpped for the best 4- t traveling product linm. The 4. club rooms for the members 4. 4. of (lie order will be nnioiig t lie 4. 4 best In the state. J. I'M I I'M-I-I I I I I I I I I l'H ROSEBURG LOSES 12 INNING BALL GAME TO . CRESWELL; SCORE 6-3 It required I L' Innings to decide a husehall game between Itoseburg and Creswell on the North Hoseburg grounds Sunday afternoon. Cji till the final inning, tho score stood 'A to It. but when the game was over it stood ti to ;! hi favor of Creswell. tin Casey was umpire. Contrary to the inference that might be drawn from closeness and smallness of t lie score, the game lacked ginger, lu the time consumed, two lull games could have ordinarily been played. Creswell won simply because Hoseburg made more errors. The leal ure of the game was the bal ling of Captain Itargar of the home guards, lu the last half of the first inning, with the visitors one run to the good, Itargar lifted the sphere oer the left Held feme for four tuises, sending a runner in ahead of him. Krrors, as iu the first inning, gae Creswell a second score in the second inning. Neither Hide scored again until the last hall of (he eighth, when Margin' lilt lor two sacks, with a man on third, pulling the locals iu the lead. Ill the lill.Hi. Hie two first Creswell ha I sine n w ei e i it ii ed and t he t bird man had two strikes to (lie bad. The spectators began leaving the grounds, thinking the game to tie as good as done Ihil the I. .itler lilted a high My t hat lauded hi in a I I tn- second station heiote the man who dropped il had time to morgue him. He stole third ami raced home with the tieing run on a safe Pingle. I tie.-l)ii u was blalikei in the t weltt Ii. alter t he Isit ors scored fillet' I Miles oil IWll Welld beaM'S llV the catcher to nail runners at third ami a general lovvn lot exhibition. citllptetl b Olie of the few ileal) hlls of Hie w hole game. Hose tin rg out Ii i I the i-MiiiH, hut I heir Holding was ragged at t hues w h u Cresw oil men wei the paths. Intermixed with I he elites W el e foil r d on hie pta S, ai h .-.nfe registering two. EX-BANK CASHIER SENT TO PRISON fOR 10 YEARS SAN I'll Wl'ISl'n. A j.t 1 1 12 i 'hiii Ii- . I'. Hater li.n a.slslanl i .i .bur i.l I be l 'n,. 1, i-i N.il n.hal Hank, was si n'eli. ! Iu..i l.i I. -Ii .wars' ilu ;.l imiIiim. Ill 111 Sail lj. Iiltll lieniten tiarv l..r ml.. ,. in. nt II.. had .v.i.l... r.inltv ii - - -(' II l.iN. .-v uei.t tu Drain Imlny tn ui.tK In th.- I'.u'i- I n i .si nii'iit ('iini l.anv 's lunibi-r niant 1 1 1 1 riv His family inav jiilu him later. SPECIALS for Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. API-JIU 16 17 18 19 DRESS SPECIALS For Four Days Only. We Will Place Kvery One of Our Splendid Line of One-Piece Dresses at 20 off. MILLINERY SPECIALS in Dress Hats, Street Hats and Tailored Hats TF.N PER CENT OFF FOR THIS WEEK ONLY THE LEADER ! Loss in Sacramento Estimated at $300,000 TWO LUMBER YARDS INCLUDED ftnucr ?tkt hsptttir if tar Ywt fees t Trial m Graft Clifte-hf Piis CMvalesctit (Special to the Evening Review). SAt'KA.M KNTO, April 21. Orlfin aiiiiK in Hie plant of the Knox Lum ber t'ompaiiy, fire swept the lower portion of the huainess district esrlr today. cniiillltiK a loan ot $300,000. KuiiiiimI by a wind, the blase spread to the two adjoining; lumber yards of Friend and Terry, lloth plants and an entire block were destroyed, In cludliiK a number of warehouses also. KlltHT OK WHITMAN'S BIG GAMH IMiAt'KIt ON TRIAL. NEW YOUK, April 21. The first "big riiiiio" In District Attorney Whitman's hunting of the grafters and bribers In tho New York police department was brought to bay to day when former inspector John, J. Martha went lo trial before Justice Seahnry in the criminal branch of the Supremo Court. Martha stands in dicted of accepting bribes from gamble and llainea Law hotel keep era In Harlem while he commanded that diatrict. He la also accused of heliig Involved In the plot to bribe (ieorge A. Sipp, former hotel keeper, to hide In New Jecraey until' Whlt niau'K hunt was over. Murtha Is the fl rut man aliovo the rank of patrol man lo ho tried In the graft cases. The aecond trial of a pollcemsn accused of grafting resulted Saturday in the conviction uf I'ntrolman Rob inson on the charge of extorting "pro lection'' money from a restaurant keeper. Holiluson, It Is alleged, was graft collector for ex-Inspector Sweeney, nnw awaiting trial on 18 Indictments. Another patrolmau who served under Sweeney Is now si riuu a term III Sing Sing prison f..r H-i-jtiriug himself lo protect him n ir friim the District Attorney's vlco crusade. ;ii,i.oni: i:mm i.ivkh op 8 NOTOItlOl S-Ml ItDllltHlW. I'AKIS. April 21. Soildy, ('alle luia unil Mm y. three of the Bon net's automobile luiuilitH, were glllo II I here lodav. They were con victed of ninny murders. I'llS NOW CON'SIDKUKD HI T or IIANCKK. II I I.M K. April 21.- The l'apal phy sirians failed to issue a bulletin to day cnui-eniliiK the I'tipe's condition, regarding Hie piihllff as safely con valescent. MC.XI.'.W KCIIKI.S TOO STRONG TO W Alii: ItKAI. HATTLF. NXI'O, An. April 21. The siege of (iuiivmas. Sonora, by the Coliatl lilliimalisls was ciiliiltilleii today with .iestiltiiry firing. A lung ulego Is ex pertell. The I 'ulisl II II I nilialistM, 12011 strung, are eln-auipeil at Kmpalm, acniss the Hay nf iiilayniai.. Mrs. .1. I-' Alb-n and daughter, Kllyaheth, weir ilniwni'd in (he Col umbia Uhcr. near Colile. Saturday. A t ier a nielli an. I a half day of search, III.' bullies Were fllUIld clone tni'elher on tb.. iir.'g.in side of thf rifi'. n.-ar i li.-r.' the ai-ciileiil hap- p.n.d r r 'A I 3 . J