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VOL. XVU.
ROSEUURO, OREGON, Till USDAY KVKXINtt, APRIL 10, 11)14.
No. 40.
ROSEBURG
REVIEW
JOHN BECKER KILLED
Shot by His Neighbor, M. Camp
bell, Near Cleveland
LATTER SURRENDERS HIMSELF
Walks to Town and Reports Matter to Sheriff
Disagreement Over Trivial Af
fair leads to Tragedy
About 7 o'clock this morning, near
Cleveland, 12 miles northwest of this
city, John Ilecker wus instantly
. killed by a 38-cnlibre pistol bullet
fired by Morrison Campbell, a neigh
bor. The men had trouble regarding
the pasturage of some cows belong
ing to Ilecker. Campbell returned
home after the tragedy and then
walked to town and surrendered him
self to Sheriff Quiue. Arriving at the
Sheriff's office during the noon hour,
he wulted until the Sheriff returned
from lunch.
During the forenoon Coroner
Jewett was culled, the impression at
that time being that Mr. Becker had
died of heart failure. Upon arrival it
was found that he had been shot
through the breast, the bullet lodging
just under the skin at his back, the
lungs being penetrated. Considerable
blood was found where ho staggered
about before he fell.
Mr. Campbell told in detail his
view of the tragedy, which he said
grew out of the pasturage' of Mr.
Becker's cows on some land belong
ing to Kdward Von Pessl, of this city.
There being no fence between the hit
ter's land and that belonging to
Campbell, the cows, the latter said,
ranged on his property also. This
he had objected to several times, and
this morning he demanded of Becker
that he either desist from pasturing
his cows on the Von Pessl place or
have a fence put in. This controversy
took place at n gate where Becker
had been turning the cows through,
and where Campbell met him this
morning, lie says, after talking for
some time, Ilecker declared he would
go back home and get his gun and
would put the cows through any
way, regardless of- Campbell's warn
ings. After walking 20 or 30 feet
away, Campbell says Becker turned,
apparently In a rage, and rushed back
to the gate where he was standing,
on his own side, with his arm on the
top of the gate, grabbed his left arm
and Jerked him through, the gate not
being fastened, and dragged him
along for several stens, cellln0' M'n
harsh names in the meantime.
Whether it was Ins design g -n
to where he could get a club, Camp-
, bell says lie does not know, but
thinks that was Becker's Idea. After
several warnings Campbell fired
"three times with his self-cocking 38
cAlibre revolver, which he had shown
to Becker during their talk before
the latter first walked away from
the gate: lie said his first shot
missed Becker, but did not know
whether or not both of the others
took effect. When Becker fell, Camp
bell said he went home, ate a little
breakfast and started to town on
foot. He walked all the way except
a little over a mile when John Thorn
overtook him coming in with a
wagon.
Campbell is (13 years of age, and
had lived near Cleveland since 1005,
and had been In Oregon since 1890.
He has a wife and an adopted daugh
ter, 12 years ohl. They also have
an adopted daughter who Is married,
never having any children of their
own.
Further troublo between the two
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men had been caused, Campbell said,
by Becker plowing up a private road
and forbidding Campbell's adopted
daughter from crossing his premises
on her way to and from school. They
had also had some disagreement as
to a roadway from Campbell's place
to the county road.
The deceased was a native of Cer
mnny and was about 37 years of age.
He is survived by his wife and five
children, the oldest being a boy aged
12. The four girls are younger. Mr.
Becker was a quiet, hard working
man, and untimely death will be sin
cerely regretted by all who knew biin.
He was a member of 'the W. O. W.
lodge of Roseburg and carried $ 1000
insurance.
The tragedy was reported by tele
phone to Prosecuting Attorney
Brown, who Is in Portland, and he
will return here tomorrow .morning
to make an examination of Campbell.
Coroner Jewett was also busy this
afternoon with matters pertaining to
an inquest. It was not known thnt a
murder was committed until the let
ter's arrival at Cleveland about noon,
the opinion being that Becker had
dropped dead from heart failure or a
hemorrhage.
Campbell seems- undisturbed over
the tragedy. He Bays he never wanted
to cause anyone any trouble, so he
Immediately came to town so as to
save the Sheriff a trip out there after
him. There being no witnesses to the
tragedy, he Bays he could have cov
ered his tracks so it would have been
very difficult to connect him with it,
but he preferred to surrender him
self to the authorities. He left his
revolver at home. He says he had
owned the weapon for about 15 years
and thinks this is about the second
time he ever used It for any uurpose.
Was Shot Three Times.
Coroner Jewett returned lute this
afternoon and verifies most of the
foregoing details. He says, however,
that three bullets penetrated Becker's
body. One directly through the
breast from front to back, one angl
ing from below the left shoulder, nnd
the third a little further back, as the
man evidently turned away from the
deadly weapon.
The first gush of blood from the
man's lungs appeared on the ground
near the gate, and other splotches
appeared at intervals to where he
fell dead about 30 feet away. The
first Bhot was so near that Becker's
clothing was powder burned. Camp
bell did not tell his family of the
tragedy when he went home nor that
he was coming to tow1 when he left.
An Inquest will be held there to
morrow before the following jury:
Geo. Churchill, W. H. Long. G. W.
Alderson, Ira Pierce, V. H. Palmer,
H. A. Krohn.
The residents of Cleveland are
greatly incensed over the afTair. It
is said Campbell threatened to shoot
another man a couple of years ago
while he was operating the ferry at
Utnpqua.
O. C. Sparks, whose wife was oper
ated on recently at Mercy Hospital,
left today for a short visit at his
home iu Oakland.
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LOCAL REDMEN TO HOLD
OPEN MEETING HERE ON
NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT
The last night's meeting of Ump
qua Tribe No. 44, I. O. U. M., was
attended by a very enthusiastic mem
bership. Deputy Great Sachem J. h.
Painter gave n very Interesting talk
on the good of Red Monshli, empha
sizing the special endowment fund
set apart for the care of orphans of
deceased members of the order. In
crease of membership was also dis
cussed nnd It was decided that an
open meeting ho held on Saturday,
April 18, 1914, at Eagles' hull. A
cordial Invitation is extended to nil
Interested persons. Come, It will bo
worth your while.
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A HISTORICAL RELIC
Sketch of Death of Gen. Joseph
Lane in Roseburg
ISSUE OF THE WESTERN STAR
Special Number' Devoted to Demise of Ore
gon's Most Noted Citizen, Pioneer,
General and Statesman
Thirty-three years ago on April 19,
General Joseph Lane, former" Gover
nor and former U. S. Senator from
Oregon, died at his home in this city.
A copy of "The Wester Star," pub
lished In Roseburg at that time by
Nat I.. Baker, and bearing the date
of April 20, 1881, was handed to The
Review this week by Win. Carton, of
this city. It was a special number
and contained the following an
nouncement of the death of a deser
vedly noted citizen:
At rest. General Joseph Lane,
weary of life's battle, folds his weary
arms, and his soul takes its flight to
tlio tlrnstt Wliitn Throne "IVnpfi in
thv ashes!" i
Lust night, at tho hour of. 9 o'
clock p. m., the soul of one of the
nation's greatest men, General
Joseph Lane, left the weary body and
went to render a true account to Him
who had summoned him - home.
Calmly, and with that sweet peace
such as only a manly man can have,
he waited for the final signal, and
when, it came he gave one farewell
look to those who stood around his
couch, and then ho closed his weary
eyelids down and went Into that
eternal sleep from which he will
awaken only when tho trumpet
sounds on that last great day. '
The Star feels its Inability to do
justice to the record of so great a
man as General Joseph Lane, yet
humble as it Is, it cannot resist the
inclinatlou it has to pay its last sad
respects on this new-made morning
to a statesman and a soldier who was
known throughout this great unity of
states, only to be revered: to a brave
husband and father, a sterling states
man, a magnanimous and a brave
soldier, a patriot whose death has left
a void in the hearts of the rioli and
poor alike that can never be filled,
and cast a gloom over this great na
tion. Many a tear on this day, full
of brotherly love, will course down
the cheeks of great strong men, and
many a faithful soldier of his who
has gone before, will greet their old
commander on that golden shore that
is just across the river of death.
General Joseph Lane was born In
North Carolina on the 14 th day of
December, A. 1). 18U1, but in an
early day migrated to the state of
Indiana, where his sterling ability
brought him Into great prominence.
When the war with Mexico began ho
was. without the solicitation of him
self, commissioned Brigadier-General,
and was third In command at the
great battle of lluena Vista. His
record throughout the entire war was
one of repeated victory, and when the
clash of arms ceased he retired with
laurels that will shine with his mem
ory to the end of lime. A review of
his history cannot be made In this
journal. It would take page after
page of the largest papers in the
land. Suffice to sny, that all through
the long years of his life his record
shone ns do the stars in the firma
ment, with not one spot to mar Its
grandeur. Onward and upward he
went until his name became a house
hold word, and he was called to the
front to take a part in tho race for
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J. W. Vernon announces tho .J.
opening of the Vernon con- I
fectlouery iu the Perklus-4
building annex, Cass Btreet, at 4
7:30 tonight. Music by-Brands' .
orchestra. 4.
1
the grand and glorious position of
Vice-President of these
Aor noes nis work in tne Interest
of tho great common brotherhood
cense here. When once the whistle
of the plow boy and the artisan could
be heard in the great labor rields ot
the East, denoting prosperity and
thrift, he took up his line of march
for the wilds ot our own beautiful
Oregon, and blow after blow did he
strike iu the best interests of our
commonwealth, both as one of her
citizens and as her great commander,
until today we see her what Bhe Is,
a pride to the Union ot the great
states.
The labors of General Joseph Lane
are over.
His work is finished.
The Inst blow In the Interest of
countless thousands has beeu given.
Quietly he has ceased his earnest,
honest toil, and muttering In his soul
a prayer for the countrymeu he has
loved, has gone to Join God's chosen
few.
Rest in peace, weary laborer.
Your labors have not beeu in vain.
Would that all mankind could go to
their Maker with that same sweet
peace that rests in your bosom; and
when you have reached the golden
shores of the great unknown, may
your thoughs not turn from the sad
dened hearts you have left behind,
that will ulways beat for you with a
love so great, so unalloyed that It
will last all through the profoundly
mystifying depths of limitless eter
nity. Earnest, honest, patient, weary
soul, rest in peace.
PHUS1STHXT FARMER (HOTS
RAILWAY TO .MOVE.
Boy Griggs Shows Southern Pacific
That It Is Worth While to Get
Out of the Road.
Cottage Grove Sentinel: That per
sistency will often win against great
odds Is evidenced by the fact that
Itoy Griggs, of Cotnstock, has suc
ceeded in getting the Southern l'a
cific Railway to agree to move Its
tracks near Comstock to a point that
will greatly improve the county roadt,
paiiwifMiig loose iracKB.
.Mr. Griggs has ror years been
working for a less dangerous nnd
more passable road between t orn- lo ,ho administration. That Is, he
stork and Cottage Grove. Ho haB 811(li former precedents havo pro
had considerable success with the viflil that a Balutu, fired as an apol
County Court of Douglas County, hut ()(V Biluuh be returned. Ho did not
; the reduction of the number of rail- all;. the CrlBln Is over, howevor. He
road crossings was found Impossible ,mM.(.y confirmed Bryan's statement
I without considerable expense In' unit the situation is "very eiicourug-
huilding new road. It was then ho ,)fr
did what few others might have Tne president later Instructed O'-
thought or. It appeared to him that sHughnessy lo tell Huerta he ac-
the Southern Pacific could Improvo (.,,,,, tie hater's offer lo salute tho
the course of Its track by moving It American flag, and that 111 accordance
to a point that would at the same Wnh avi precodont, a United StntoB
time cut out two bad crossings. Ho hMi, w m return the salute. This
has succeeded In making the railroad cn,a the crisis It is stated, unless
officials see the proposition in tho Mexico or tho United States C011-
sanie light and work or excavating
for the new piece of road will be com
menced at once, the dirt being hauled
to this cHy to lie used In raising the
roadbed for the Installation of the
new loading track, which' work has
been under wny for some tim
The point at wheh the railroad
tracks will be moved 4s between flvo
and six miles south of here.
i'raisi-: roit en Miii:iti.i.
WASHINGTON, April I li.- Sena-
tor Chamberlain received a letter
from the Oregon Woolgrowers' Asso-
clntlon heartily approving of his
Bland against the canal tolls repeal.
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Huerta Will Salute Flag and U,
S. Will Respond
fUflS ARE SHU OH THE WAY
Prepared to Occupy Principal Points on Both
the Mexican Coasts Navy Prece
dents For Returning Salute
(Special to the Evening Review).
WASHINGTON, April 16. That
the Mexican crisis wili soon 'be ended
by General Huerta's backdown, was
the opinion expressed In official
circles this afternoon. It is believed
the American flag will be saluted
before the fleet's arrival in Moxicau
waters. O'Shaughnessy telegraphed
tho Stato Department from Mexico
City thnt the dictator shows signs of
weakenipg.
Iluciln Wants Salute In Return.
WASHINGTON, April 16 General
Huerta is willing to salute the Ameri
can flag on condition that the Ameri
can ships return the salute. Acting
Chairman Shlvely, of the Senate com
mittee on foreign relations, admitted
tills afternoon he had been officially
advised this answer to the demnnds
of tho IHitted States was transmitted
to Charge d'Affaires O'Shaughnessy
today. "This stipulation," suld Shlve
ly, "is merely a request thnt the
usual forms be compiled with. Of
course, if the Mexicans B.ilute, we
will Bnlute in return. This, however,
will not constitute a recognition of
ilucrta as tho head of a do jure gov
ernment ot Mexico. It Is a recogni
tion only of the existing defacto gov
ernment, Just as our demand was a
recognition of tho defacto govern
ment. There. Is no de Jure govern
ment in Mexico to rocognlze. 1 sup
pose Huerta's compliance with these
demands will end the present situa
tion and leave matters where they
were before. In fact I can't think of
any other way In which the situation
can work out, If liuerta douB what
he seems to Intend doing."
Will Acknowledge Salute.
WASHINGTON, April 16. Presl
u.i wilson Implied this afternoon
1 tlmt tiu,luri,l lluorla's offer of ex-
change of ulliutes between Mexico and
u,0 inied States will be acceptable
gress disapproves mo agreement.
Powers to Keep Hands Off.
WASHINGTON, April 16. That
tho powers will continue a "hands
., I I klvnn 1Anut Au,iru-
ln 1 , 'tho United 'states, bucajno
known today through tho Gorman
Ambassador, Count von Bernstorff,
following his conference with Sucre
tury Bryan.
Pacific I-lo't Going.
Secretury of tho Navy Daniels has
ordered Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Roosevelt, now In San Fran
clsco, to take personal chargo of tho
Pacific fleet's movements In connec-
tion with the Moxlcnu situation.
Daniels' Instructions were for the
Hose Pr.
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fleet to rendezvous nt San Diego, pre
paratory to a mass niovenieut lu
Mexican waters.
Fleet to Arrive Vehntlay.
On Board the Battleship Arkansas,
by wireless via Cape Hatteras. April "
16. Under clearing skies the U. S.1,, . . , . ,
battleship rleet is steaming south- TIM frt rJP III (lISffKIV Of
ward. Admiral Badger has ordered , "Ul l" UC 1,1 ulil,'u7 01QX
a speed of 12 knots per hour. At
this rate It Is estimated that they
will reach Tanipico Wednesday at
noon. The crews uro enthusiastic.
By Secretary Daniels' orders, Admiral
Badger Is refusing to answer the
questions of newspaper correspond
ents concerning the Mexican situa
tion.. Pacific Const Demonstration,
WASHINGTON. April 15. By
ordering three warships from tho Pa
cific Coast to Mexican waters late this
afternoon. Secretary of the Navy
Daniels mnde possible a blockade of
the entire Mexican const line, should
this be deemed desirable.
It was denied that any definite idea
of such n blockade existed at tho
moment, nnd tho explanation was
given that tho move wns taken mere
ly with ly view to being fully pre
pared.
Rncrntnri' niinliilu wrnva mnD( hif
" ."""v ......... mcduici iuy nimiii me legal
attention today to the demonstration authority to retain in his nnsseaslnn
oil tho Pacific Coast. It was pointed I
out that while the Atlantic fleet went !
primarily to obtain reparation for the
incidents nt Tanipico, tho Pacific fleot
was ordered south chiefly as a pre
cautionary measure should serious
emergencies ensue.
The additional ships ordered for
service on the Mexican west coast
will bring the force of warships there
up to 18, with a personnal of five
thousand men. Including a regiment
of 900 marines. The armored cruiser
Pittsburg will take marines to Sun
Diego, California, which Is to be used
as a base, and will go Into reserve of
manning the cruisers Clovelnnd and
Chattanooga.
The armored cruiser Maryland, the
cruisers Cleveland and Chattanooga,,
the transport Buffalo, and the colliers'
Jupiter and Saturn will Increase the
force on the west coast to 12, with
five torpedo boat destroyers and their
tender, tho Iris, standing by for
orders at San Pedro, t'nl.
The cruiser Denver Is at Corlnto,
Nicaragua, and available for Mexican
service. The six vessels already on
the west coast of Mexico nre the
armored cruiser Caltforntn, the sup
ply ship Glacier, at Acapulco, nnd the
cruiser Raleigh and gunboat Annapo
lis nt Mazatlan, both points being
hold by the. federals,, while., the
cruiser New Orlenns and gunboat
Yorktown nre at Topolohampo, held
by tho constitutionalists. '
Salute Must Ro Given.
WASHINGTON, April is: Gener
al Huertn submitted to an executive
session of the Mexican Senate today
the demands of tho American Gov
ernment for a salute to the flag. No
answer had boon received by tho
Washington Government lute tonight
of tho result of the deliberations.
General Huerta was given final
warning by the United States Govern
ment today that unless a salute was
fired to the Stars and Stripes within
PARCEL POST BUSINESS
AT THE ROSEBURG POST-
OFFICE IN PAST 15 DAYS
Checking all packages Iu the Rose
burg postoftlco, handled by parcel
post, for 10 days from April 1 to
April 15, Inclusive, brought the fol
lowing results: Number of parcels
received, 1018; number mailed hero,
... .,r ,. , ,
817; total, 27.15. Ihoso mailed here
had a total weight of 1722 pounds
and the postago thereon was $71.91,
and the estimated cost of handling
t ... a.,,.. ,.u,.b0.r..u
j were addressed to points within the American Government would tempor
rimi uncom! 1111,1 ililni zones ami less Iso no longer. Administration offl-
than a dozen of them weighed over,
I
wounds each. Thero was one pack-
age weighing 50 pounds, one of u,
noiimlH, onn of 2 A pouiitlH, it ml tho
others were nil HkIiUt. Thin shows
thoro In no Bpeclnl demand for mull
ing heavy packages hero.
I"l"I"I"I"I"I"lI-l"M"I"l"I"l"l"I"l-
ATTENTION' HMD MKV. .
An open mooting Is called
for Saturday, April 18, I9H,
at 8 p. in., at Kagles hall.
Deputy (Irent Sachem J. I.. r
painter will explain the bene- -J.
fits and good of the organlzn- ..
tion. If you are a lied Man .j.
come and bring a paleface, If
you aro not a lied Man, romo !
anyway. Ily iis-clos inuck-a- J.
muck. V. II. TercliiBkl, C. of It.
$50,000.00
Umpqua Power, Ice and Development Co.
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Desires to Inform the citizens ot Rosoburg that the company la Issuing
16-year 6 gold bonds. The money will be expended In Roseburg
the coming spring and summer In improvements In Umpqua Park Ad
dition. Mechanics of all kinds are kindly Invited to Investigate the
different Improvements. Information will b furnished by addressing
Box 475, Roseburg, Oregon.
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SCHOOL FUND NOTES
Treasurer Hereafter
TWO MORE VESSELS WRECKED
fight lives Lost on One and Two on the Other
Ceo. Coxey on His Way - Mt:ler
Jones is Again Released
(From Tuesday's Dally Review.)
SALKM, Or.. April 16. Circuit
.tllflirn f?iill(u, ....k.u 1 1.
I contention of Governor Woar lha
khit T , ir , .. ... , .
SHOO school fund notes aggregating
$0,000,000. The Judge held that the
State Treasurer is the custodian nf
the state funds but that notes are not
funds, but only evidence ot fuuds.
To Prevent Fires.
Calling upon the neoule of the
state to coroperato in taking action
10 prevent neeatess fires, the Gover
nor toany issued a proclamation set
ting aside April 18 as Fire Prevention
Day.
TWO VKSSKLS WRECKED.
MOW YORK, April 16. The three
masted schooner Buckley was wreck
ed oft Long Branch yesterday, ac
cording to advices received here. The
captain, his wife and six members of
the crew were drowned. The tug
Aries sank about the same time in
Itaritan Bay, and two members of the
crew met death, while five were res
cued. The Buckley struck a sand
bar during a Beveuty-mlle gale. The
life savers rescued one member of the
crew.
fil'IX. (X)XKV AND HIS ARMY.
MAS-LSI .ON. Ohio, April 16. Rid
ing In ti rickety old phaeton drawn by
a mule. "General" Coxey, at the head
of 2H0 unemployed men, started on
his lonrf heralded trip to Washington..
Hundreds watched them start.
Coxey's wife accompanied him and
their 1 1-year-old son rode behind the
phaeton on a pony.
MOTHER JOXKS OCT AGAIN.
DK.WKH, April 16. "Mother"
Jones was rnlrar.ed from Jail at Wnl
si'iihtiig I ril 11 v, where she was held
Incommunicado since March 22. The
Supremo Court recently ordered Gen
eral Chase to produce her In court
here tomorrow. Instead, he today or
dered her released.
a reasonable time to atone "for ' re
pented offenses ngalnst the rights
and dignity of the United States,"
serious consequences would result.
This warning wns emphasized by
action which placed the majority of
the ships of the American Navy under
orders to proceed at once to the At
lantic mil Pacific coasts of Moxico.
I It was learned today that General
Huerta, when npp-ised by Charge d'
Affalivs O'Shaughnessy of the pro
posed demonstration of the Atlantic
fleet, urgued that the episode grow
ing out of the nrrost of the American
bluejackets at Tanipico wns a fit sub
ject for arbitration at The Hague and
"t he would appoint a commission
to investigate the Incident.
,,rnK,Uet wnsori , an em)hatlc
r,,,,v through Chargo O'Shaughnessy,
is understood to have told General
Huerta that the time for delay and
ovaslon had nasscd and that the
dais hold that insults to the flag and
iiueslloiis of Nnllonal honor are not
"injects 'or aroiirauon
All information that reached
WasliliiKton from Mexico City tended
to show that liuerta waB unconvinced
that the United States wns In earnest
and thoUKht the Washington (iovern
luent wns bluffing. Some antl
Ainerlcau demonstrations at Vera
Cruz, and other points were reported.
April In History.
Naval experts figured that the van
guard of the t'nlted States Atlantic
fleet would reach Tanipico April 21
or 2S.
April 21 will be the sixteenth an
niversary of the declaration of war
ngalnst Spain.
Thn Revolutionary War began
April 11), that being the date of the
battles of Lexington and Concord.
The Civil War began April 14. and
the first bloodshed occurred on April