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Newspaper Page TextNOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN AND PLANT THAT GARDEN, LAWN AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBBERY FOR HEALTH, WEALTH AND PLEASURE DOUGLAS COUNTY NEEDS 1914 EVIEW Macadam road to the coast, also on Paclfie Highway; electric Hue through the county, new canneries, (arm co-operation for marketing. ROSEBVRO, OREGO.V, SATl HIIAY KVKMXG, MAIM'H 28, 1014. VOL. XVII. No. 24. ROSEBURG 1 r i ro. am REBELS INTER CITY Fighting in Streets of Torreon Lasted All Night AFTER FOUR DAYS OF BATTLES Veterans Say No More furious Battle Was Ever Fought in Mexico Both Sides Have lost Heavily (Special to the Evening Review). GOMEZ I'ALACIO, Murch 28. At 4 o'clock this morning Torreon's garrison was still fighting. The rebels arc now in the town and an all night battle raged in the streets. From house tops the federals poured a murderous rifle and machine gun fire on the rebels below. General Villa stopped the bombardment of the city early last night,-as the artil lery fire would have punished his own men as much as it damaged the enemy. The crackle of small arms was Incessant, and there was much haud to hand fighting. A large por tion of the town is on fire, and the flumes furnished light for the bloody struggle. General Villa estimated the rebel dead at 3S0, and the fed erals at more than SOU. ! Many. Were Killed. MEXICO CITY, March 28. A bat tle between the federals and rebels started at Tainpico at midnight, ac cording to messages received here. It Is estimated that in the lust lew days fighting at various places, 1000 were killed, not counting the many hundreds of dead at Torreon. . Rebels Kntor Cily. JUAREZ. Mex.. March 27 Uncou- 'ii".armed renorts tonight have it that of Torreon captured earner in me dav. and are threatening the last ol the federal positions, including Cerro de la Cruz (hill of the cross). An Associated Press telegram from Uarreal tonight announced tne ar rival there of General Carranza and states that the general will rest to morrow. Generul Carranza was mot .bv General Manuel Cruo. who carried -Hith him from Juarez General Villa's "congratulatory telegrams telling of .he capture of Gomez i-aiacio. A message timed 5 p. m. at Gomez Palacio. signed by General Villa, said that he had concentrated his forces to force his way Into Torreon, there to join llerrera and take supreme command. Officials hero declared that the federals already had tried to escape from the city but were driven back and are In no condition to withstand such an attack as that of which Villa gave notice In ins tele eram. General Monclocio llerrera, with ' hlB own brigade and part of the Zaru- eoza brigade, all veterans, are re ported to have entered Torreon from the East, 4000 strong, and to have fought their way from house to house and from street to street until the bull ring on the northern fringe of the town had been taken, together with the section of the city through which the railroad passes. This In cludes the business section, or most of it. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the Stirnau hotel. In the heart of the city, was said to bo in rebel hands and a battle for the possession of the railroad shops being carried on. Gruesome Tale of Slaughter. " GOMEZ PALACIO, March 27. Four days of fighting. Including three desperate assaults by the rebels were crowned today when General Fran cisco Villa moved into the cily and Bends viih your foot TRAD H MARK Made of ripple te, galatea, neatly and extra well made newest styles can be made into a waist special Cheney The newest established his headquarters on that side of the towu looking toward Torreon, and within three miles of that great goal of the campaign. The final and deciding assault was delivered yesterday. It was preceded by a bombardment, after which the infantry and cavalry dashed into the' streets. Rifles, machetes, pistols aud hand grenades were used in a hund red different encounters in the nar row thoroughfares. General Villa does not yet know his own loss, ex cept that it is heavy. The wounded suffered terribly from thirst, aud manv died for the luck of water and surgical attention. I' ho dead of both sides were mingled in the streets, or found huddled under the piles of eurth which had once been adobe houses or corrals, wrecked by rebel shells. Veterans say that no more furious battle ever was fought In Mexico. It was a delirium. Die day was hot and the air fairly smelt of stale blood. Those with flesh wounds disdained to desert, aud ninny a soldier, limping from a wound in the leg, or with one arm supported in u blood-stained bandage, was seen among the stretcher bear ers. On the way into the city from El Verjel. this morning, and particu larly In the streets of the town itself, villa was constantly called upon to return the salutes of the wounded. Some of these were liinpiug, not to ihe rear, but to the front to catch up A'ith their comrades. WEST WOl'U) MAKE ALL OFFICERS Sl'lUKCT TO HIM. SALEM, Ore., March 27. To give the Governor virtual control of law enforcement of the state, Governor West today prepared an amendment to the constitution for initiating at the coming election empowering the executive to remove district attor neys, Blieriffs and constables, and to appoint their successors. Tho proposed amendment provides that "the Governor Is hereby em powered, and it is made his duty to remove from office district attorneys, sheriffs or constables, who, in his opinion, refuse or fail to perform the dutieB of their respective offices or to co-operate with him in the en forcement of the laws. He shall have full power to fill by appoint ment any and all vacancies so occa sioned." SNOWFALL AT RAKER SCARES THE FKUTMEX, BAKER, Or., March 26. Fruit raisers in this vicinity were worried today over the cold weather. Snow fell all last night and today reached a depth of several Inches. The re turn of winter now may mean heavy damage. MARRIED. LUCKING M'KEAN. At the Salva tion Army hall In San Francisco on March 24, 1914, C. L. Lucking and Miss N. J. McKean. The bride is a cousin of John Mc Kean, of South Deer Creek, and re cently visited with him here for some time. Both of these newly married people are members of the Salvation Army in San Francisco. PRESIDENT OF OREGON W.C.T.U. DEAD OF HEART AILMENT IN PORTLAND (Special to the Evening Review). PORTLAND, March 28. Mrs. Edith Hill Hooker, state president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, died here today, following a week's illness from au alTliction of the heart. She was 45 years old, and wns -looked on as one of the most active temperance workers within the stale. Red Cross NEW YORK STORE SHOP EARLY SATURDAY EVENING New Middy Blouses $1.50 Foulard 95c aud prettiest loulirds that you dainty patterns, shower prool, all colors browns, lavender, black aud navy grounds Special ; A DAY FOR DEBATE Bitter Fight in House Over Free Canal Tolls JINGO ALSO TRIES WAR SCARE Outcome May Bring Party Disruption of Dem ocrats, as House Leaders Oppose the Wilson Policy (Special to the Evening Review). WASHINGTON', March 28 An all day debate on the resolution to re peal the exemption of the Panama Canal tolls is in progress in the House. The proponents are confi dent of victory, but the opposition is fighting bitterly. The split in the ranks of the Democrats threatened to widen as the bitterness increased. Speaker Clark has planned to make the final speech ngaiust the repeal provision. The debate is expected to end Tuesday afternoon. The sup porters of repeal predicted a ma jority of 50 to 60 on the final vote. Only 16 hours for debate remained when the House met at noon. The debate consisted largely of set speeches. Representative Harrison praised the stand taken against re peat by Speaker Clark and Leader Underwood. "If the repeal is adopt ed," he said, "I believe it will mark the beginning of disruption of the party organization." Representative Stevens warned the House that re sentment by the powers might pluuge the country into war, if the repeal resolution was defeated. TEACHER Ml'RDEKEI). LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., March 28. Lydle Heecher, aged 21, a school teacher, was found murdered in a clump of bushes near the roadside near Poland. She left her boarding house last night to mail a letter. A youth named Ginmmi was seen talk ing with her then. He has been taken into custody. The body was frightfully cut, there being several stub wounds in the head and face. Miss Ileecher recently expelled young Glnmnil from school, and it is re ported that he threatened to get even. Later information Indicated an attempt was made to assault the teacher, and she was slain when she resisted. CAMBRIDGE WIN'S. LONDON, March 28. Cambridge defeated Oxford In the annual Inler varsity boat race on the Thames to day. Cambridge finished four lengths uhead, covering the distance In 20 minuleB and 23 seconds. Cambridge was a three to two favorite. Its crew took the lead at the start and maintained it throughout. LECTURE UV MEMI1ER OK UMVERS1TV EXTENSION-. Prof. A. R. Sweetser, of the Uni versity of Oregon, gave a very in teresting lecture Wednesday evening at the Garden Valley schoolhouse, on the wild flowers of Oregon. This Is the second of a course being given by the university extension depart ment for the tlarden Valley Grange. March 7, Prof. Frlnk spoke on "Every day uses of concrete;" April 3, Prof. Dunn will speak on the "New found sayings of Jesus," and April 25, Prof. Gilbert will speak on "Co-operative banking better credit for farmers." Roth these speakers are very highly recommended, and a large attend ance from the surrounding country is desired. Admission free. B. Shoes, Munsing Underwear, $1.50 ever saw. Clever, .1 saw. vicvci , 95c Carhart Overalls, Eiffel Hosiery, Grovers Tlll'RSDAV, APRIL TH, IS filters DAY HERE. lilt; Humes Cirrus Hum Multitude of Interesting Features DUlclvut From Others Depending entirely on trained ani mals to give the entertainment, the Al G. Harues big 3-rlng wild animal circus stands forth as the circus dis tinctively -different from all others. It's a big, three-ring circus, how ever, with acres of tents, parade glories, bands, clowns, sawdust rings and general circus festivities, yet it hus none but new features oil its program. inside of a big steel-barred arena in the center of the show's mam moth tent are presented some of the most amazing, thrilling wild animal spectacles ever witnessed. Men and women trainers vie with one another for the plaudits of the people, by pre senting death-defying acts with wild animals. Mile. Florine offers a group of Persian leopards and jaguars; Miss Mable Stary presents Royal Bengal and Siberian tigers, and Major Thorn ton has a large number of Grizzly 'and other ferocious bears. The greatest wild animal act ever successfully shown Is given in the arena by Herr Louie Roth. Twenty four, full grown, jungle-bred African I lions are assembled at one time in I this act by Herr Roth. His lack of ' fear among the great cats seems j fairly "devilish." 'ie act is a thril ler of the first water. In the rings at either side of the arena are shown tile domestic and less ferocious animals. A large herd of elephants, trained to do many amazing things nre presented In these rings. Camels, zebras, kan garoos, dogs, goats and monkeys are continually busy In the sawdust cir cles. Other features of especial Interest are Tom, Dick and Harry, juggling. I horse-riding sea lions; Sampson, the aviation lion, and the Barnes troupe of beautiful horses and ponies. There are SOU of them, and they are abso lutely unrivalled as to beauty, breed ing and education among the world's horses. Tho comedy part of the show's program Is in the hands of twelve competent, clever clowns, who are assisted by fifty comedy elephants, mules, ponies, dogs, monkeys, and bears. A big new pnrado feature is pre sented ut 10:30. Performances will be given In Rosebtirg ut 2 and 8 !r. in. on Thursday, April nth. Doors are opened at 1 and 7 p. m. , FRANK S. GRANT Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of the Domain of Oregon. NOTICE. -K. of P. special meeting tonight nt 8:30 in parlor of Commercial Club, to meet Grand ( linucellor Frank S. Grant. All members and visiting brothers Invited. Committee. R. & G. Corsets Saturday Evening Only Free Wc will trim your old hat free of charge if you buy your trimmings aLd materials of us. Also give you double stamps. Good Saturday evening; only. Children's Wash Dresses $1.25-$2 New childrens wash dresses for summer wear. Made of ginghams and percales, good pntterns, extra well made, neatly trimmed. Many styles to (T "I Of 4- (TO choose from special p.6U IU Shoes for Tender Feet IS Forestry Men Conclude an Ir- teresting Session ROADS WERE IMPORTANT TOPIC During Final Day's Sessions Work of Lane County in Conjunction With fores try Service Brings Results The congress of forestry men for tho Unipqua district, made up of rangors. who have had the advantage of an exchanee of ideas, and the hlch- er officials in tho service, who have Imparted to the ranks and the public as wen, me policy oi ine uoywii - ment, closed with the last of Its three. days' session this aftornoon. The road question In connection with the loresiry worn, was me pnase ireaieu. Judge II. W. Thompson, of the Lane County Court, was the principal mieunoi. in ib. 1...UU1 ui tlon. and is. an excellent spennor. iou Mental Culture Club, also spoke on w,u CI1joy hearing him. Music In the women's view of the forests, ex- cm,rge of prof. ilr j. stone. No plaining the Interest taken In tills ev011ng preaching service owing to subject by most of the women's clubs. the temperance service at the Pres .ludgo Dexter Rico 'spoko brlofly on Uyterlan Church, the road work in this county. I ' ... ,i. . i in-ni.. oi ciirlstimi science Society, corner of tended by the active men who spend most nf their time In the timber. problems of trail construction and lo- "Reality. Wednesday evening tes catlon were discussed. The result of timonial meeting at 8 o clock. All many experiments undertaken by the are Invited to attend these Bervlces. (lot-eminent to test tho poisonous Sunday school Is held In the same quality Mil grasses round on the building at 9:45 a. in. ranges on which cattle sometimes pi-oshyloi-inii. Rev. Paul .1. Lux, feed, were also made known. After 1 ,mator Sunday school at 10 a. in., testing carefully, by placing shoop In ,, L may, Supt.; morning worship a small pen to feed on tne grasses, u was found that no harmful effects wore nouceanie. i ins leans to um u0 union meeting of nil tne belief that the cause of the com- churches under the auspices of the plaints made wore due probably t . w. C. T. U. The annual church busl tho eating of damp grass, which un-jIUIBS meeting on Wednesday at 7:30 der certain conditions Is known to p m. Junior Endeavor on Friday be harmful to cattle. at 4 p. m. A hearty welcome 1b ox- Judge Thompson spoke of the val- tended to nil services, unble work that was done In Lane a,var County as the result of co-oporation '" M.-llimliNt, Rev C. H. Sawjer, with tho foreslry department. He 'Btor -Sunday school at 0am explained that the roads wore of most preaching by Rev. R. 11 1 Dollarhl do benefit In the localities where there at 11 a. 111., and nt 7:30 p. 11. by una ihe i.msl traffic. In certain parts r his niv he Biiid the roads had been hull" through .Sih wci!! and highly improved, which It would have Methodist Episcopal, Rev. Alexan been Iniposslblo lo do othorwlse from' der . Muclean, pastor. Sunday the regular county fund. He Bhowed 8c,ool at 9:45, J. E. McCllntock, linw the deiinrtment had founded ut . ttw.riilnir ttrenclitiiiv tit 1 I o'- tralls, later graded and finally grav - clod them, so that now Lano County bus roads over the mountains that nre used conveniently by autotuo - biles. Ho called attention 10 ciraiu age as llie most important factor in road building. More roads are saveu, ho said, by digging ditches from the mud holes, than by dumping Into loads of gravel to I be tram ed them 1 untie rsoon and the labor entirely lost. The Illustrated lecture given last evening by C. II. Flory, showing the various phaseB of forestry work, was very entertaining. ARE VISITING OAKLAND. OAKLAND, Cal., March 27. Ar rivals at Hotel St. Mark from Rose burg, Oregon, are R. M. Knight and Frank Knight. Word was received at the ShorlU's office tills morning that Deputy Smith, of Gardiner, had In custody a nun named John Danelston, who was wanted In Eugene in couiiociion Wild a nooiieKKiuK "nc- Qnlne ordered tho man brought out Ip Drain, where he will be taken chargo of by officials ffom Eugene. SPECIAL TRAIN BRINGS j SMUDGE OIL TO MEDFORl). I MEDFORD, March 27. The first , "smudge specinl" la railroad history, 'consisting of seven curs of crude oil 'distillate, for use in orchard heating, of scheduled to arrive in Medford at 3 o'clock this afternoon from Rich mond, Cal., establishing a new record for freight runs. The order was placed by the Rogue River Valley j Fruit Association yesterday after Inoon. The cars were loaded and moving by 6 o'clock. The train is pulled with the largest locomotives and given right of track. The weather moderated during the night and frost danger is over for the present. SUNDAY AT THE CHl'RCHES. Saint George's Church, corner of Main and Cass streets, the Rev. Chas. Wilson Baker. Rector. The fifth (Passion) Sunday in Lent; Holy Eu charist at 7:30 a. m.; Sunday school at 9:45 a. in.; morning prayer at 11; evening prayer at 7:30. The Rev. ueorge u. Hunting, oi oan I'ran Cisco, secretary of the Eighth; Province, will be the preacher at this Bervice. All are cordially invited to ii t. K. Cl.nr. li. Smith. Itov. C. H. ri.v.. ,,uinr smwl.iv school at Q. . . nln,ni, ,ralilii at 11 ,, OOP..iPB i,v s H. Steele, of Myrtle creek, will preach. Mr. Steele ,a a youug man of splendid educa- Main and Lane streetB. Services at H a. m.; subject of lesson sermon, ali sermon at 11; Y. P. S. C at -j;;o; evening service at 7:30 will te pasior. i-ieucm-g ut '' Homo at 2 : 30 p. m. Prayor meeting jevery Thursday evening at 7:30. 1 clock. There will be no evening stir - v-,. because of tho union temperance muoting at the Presbyterian Church Ht 7-;io. Epworth League at 6:30. - , Mid-week prayer meeting on Wcdues- day evening at 7:30. Hnptlst. Rev. W. H. Eaton, the unstor. hnvine returned from Ills w)U bM r(1(,uar gur. ' g,ni,luy lm)rg ,, evc g. All cordially Invited. MCMAHAN ANNOUNCES AS ' A PROGRESSIVE CANDI DATE FOR GOVERNOR (Special to the Evealng Review). SALEM. Ore.. March 28. L. II. Mc.Malian, of Salem, today announced that ho will run for the Progressive nomination for Governor. Ho will announco his pint form shortly. Mr. McMahan Is a well known at torncy of Salem, and Is also Inter- usted In farming. He has strong In- dividual Ideas ns to taxation and economy In. public nnairs, naviiiK fouaht In the courts several large stato appropriations. $5,00 per Week Excellent meals, clean comfortable rooms, including free bath. 327 West Douglas Street Phone 88-J $50,000.00 Umpqua Power, Ice and Development Co. (INOOItrOIlATMl) Desires to Inform the citizens of Rosoburg that the company Is Issuing 16-yenr 6 gold bonds. The money will be expended In Rosebtirg the coming spring and summer In Improvements In Umpqua Park Ad dition. Mechanics of all kinds are kindly tuvlted to Investigate the different Improvements. Information will be turnlshed by addressing Box 476. Rosebnrg, Oregon. Umpqua Power, Ice and Development Co. (INOOlirOIlATKI)) Most of the State is Inundated From Melting Snow THREE ARC KILLED IN ARKANSAS feud Results Over a land Dispute Cabinet Officer Spends Day in Portland Secretary of Commerce (Special to the Evening Review). ALBANY, March 28. The Hudson llil-ui. la rlul,, pn.,!, II., na n .u.ilt nf r ,.z d whk,h ,g lnoltl much of tne wlntt.r sowg. A steady fall of rain throughout the night aggravated the 'conditions. Merchants alone- the Hudson at Trov are removing their I coeds us tho river assumed flood proportions. A part of the bridge which spans tho Mohawk River at Amstordnm was carried away. Other Places Flooded. BUFFALO, March 28. Northwest ern New York is in a critical condi tion from tho floods, ua a result of two days of continued rains, lloats are being used in the streets at Painted Post, O Lean and Corning. Heavy damage is also reported at Pendleton, Tonawandn, llatavla. Lockport and other points. REIIFIELD AT PORTLAND. PORTLAND, March 28. Secretary of Commerce Redfleld delivered an address 011 the spirit of social ser vice, to tho Btudonts of Reed Col lege here this morning. This after- noon he visited the United States llsh hatcheries noar Oregon City. Ho leaves for Seattle tonight. AN ARKANSAS l-'El'D. LITTLEROCK, Ark., March 28,-r Throe persons wore klllod at Nogo, as a result of a nuarrel over a land dispute. John Church, one of tho disputants, was Bhot dead by O. W. Hart when they met in the road. Church's wife then told relatives, who later killed Hart. Francis Mc- C.ultio, who hud taken purt in tho controversy, was klllod la his own mo by a shot fired through a win- dow. PASSENGERS RV WEIGHT. 1 OAKLAND, Cal., March 27. Four cents a pound will he the rate for carrying passengers from Oakland to San Francisco on tho new nerlal ferry pmiim-ii uy mi uun 'r"i which has announced that the ferry will be running within two mouths. Tho fares, says Weldon Cook, the aviator who originated the plan, will average about $11 for eacli trip and will be strictly according to tho weight of Hie passenger. Cook also said that the landing would be 011 floats and that the hy droplanes would not rise more than 30 feet above the wuter in their trans-buy trip. HORN. SMITH. To Mrs. Rarnh Smith, widow of the Into S. C. Smith, In Rosehurg, March 28, 1914, a son. It will be rememhored that Mr. Smith, who hud resided 011 Deer Creek, died In this city early last fall DA II II Y. To Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Darby, 1203 North Jackson street, Saturday, March 28, 11)14, a boy. Tho new dniKKlst's nnmo is James - Denman, and ho will vote for John Manning for Governor, so Papa Dnrby says. - iilkmik. 10 ,ir. nuu .tir. mucin; j, nursis, oi aumottu, Dmunm;, March 28, 1!I14, a boy.