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Newspaper Page TextDO YOU REALIZE THAT THE TIME FOR THE COUNTY FAIR WILL SOON BE HERE? DON'T OVERLOOK YOUR PREPARATIONS. SEPT. 16 to 19. WHAT IS GOING ON. Id war (I me. election time or any time, The itevlew prints all the news. Every Ve" snuulJ reuJ 11,8 Kevlew and keep informed. VOL. XVII. ltOSIClll lt(i, OHUGOX, W r.nXF.SDAY EVEXIXG, .H'LY 20, 101 1. 2fr. 14'f, ROSEBURG REVIEW Negotiations Between and Czar Tailed OFFICIALDOM IS PESSIMISTIC Reports From Liverpool are More Hopeful, But the Powers of Europe Seem To Expect War (Special to tbe Evening Review). llKltl.l.N", July 1'!). It was learned from llio highest authority tonight that a hreak between Germany and Russia is impending. The impres sion is general that the negotiations between the Kaiser and the Czar for localizing the Austro-Servlun war, failed. Officialdom is extremely pes simistic. It was admitted in off.ial circles that t he crisis is growing moro desperate hourly.' The govern ment has received official confirma tion of tile reports or partial mobili zation of the Russian army on t lie Austrian arid German frontiers. The Kaiser has called his chief advisers into a conference with him oa the situation. Wheat .Mnikcl Less Kvcited. CHICAGO. July 29 Wheat opened seven-enghths to four and a half points lower today. Liverpool cables that tile war outlook was more favor able for sell lenient caused the reac tion. Wheat closed four and a half to four and two thirds below yester day's final prices. . Yesterday's ad vance was over four cents per bushel Kaiser Has Inlhlcncc. BERLIN. July 29. The Kaiser Is believed to have iastructed the Aus trian government, with which be has enormous Influence, to delay invading Servin until he gives the word. It is known he is making desperate efforts to persuade the Czar to remain neu tral. Officialdom expects a decision within 21 hours. Thev are pessimis tic. Army Will Moholize. LONDON, July 2!!. That the Czar personally notified the Kaiser that Russia would molmlize its army If Auslria Invaded Servia. was slated on TAX MUST BE PAID NOW OR ARREST WILL FOLLOW The senil-annnnl payment of occu pation tax or city license in Rnsesburg became delinquent on July 15. This tax is levied on all businesses and professions. All persons have been duly notified of the amount of their tax. and yet a considerable amount is said to be still unpaid. Marshal Williams has been instructed to col lect the unpaid amounts, lie stated today that no further notice would be given the delinquents. That un less the payments are made without further delay, arrests will follow, and costs added to the amount of the tax. If you have overlooked paying your occupation tax. better "get busy" and save time and added costs. $: i5- high authority. It is considered cer tain that Germany will molmlize if Russia does. The llrilish cabinet is feverishly discussing plans for avert ing a general conflict. -May Attack French. PARIS, July 211. French troops are concentrating on the German frontier. Alsace-Lorraine is consid ered the spot where trouble is like liest to begin. Should the Czar aid Servia It is believed the Kaiser will iry to crush the French before turn ing li is attention to Russia. Moving Toward ItoiiltT. HKRLIN, July 2!i. An extensive movement of German troops toward the Russian border has been ordered. The soldiers are in full field equip ment and already started. llerlin newspapers are forbidden to print news of the movement. Unlets Are Signed. llKRI.IN. July 21). German army mobilization orders have already been signed, it became known today. II is stated they will be published the moment Russia makes a hostile move against Austria. Are Arresting Servians. . VIF.NNA. July 2a. The govern ment has ordered tbe imprisonment of Servians of military age on Aus trian territory. All who could escape were fleeiag from the country. Would Kilter Agreement. POTSDAM. July 29. The Kaiser is reported tonight to have pledged his w ord to safeguard Servla's terri- : torial integrity if the Czar would agree to a localization of the conlllct with Austria. Two limits Are Captured. VIF.NNA, July 29. News of the bombardment of the Servian posilioti and capture of two Servian Danube steamers was officially confirmed by a war office bulletin. Reservists Arc Summoned. . DHNVF.lt, Colo.. July 2 U. A sum mons for Austrian reservists from Colorado, Arizona, I'tah, Wyoming ami New Mexico to come to Denver was published by the Austrian consul. Idaho and Montana reservists were summoned to liutte. They will be sent to Austria. Optimism Prevails, LONDON, July 29. Late editions of London newspapers are more op timistic regarding the war situation. Troops Ale Recullcll. DRUSDKN, July S office has recalled all Saxon troops from field maneuvers Asoiiilli Makes Statement. LONDON, July 2 9. Premier As- i!i, ini.i ii.o Hmise of Commons: 1-1.1.. I n mnment of extreme gravity for the Ilritish government. Every- thing possible is being done to cir- cuniscribe the war area." (irnin Prices Soar. WASHINGTON. Julv 29. The De-' partinent of Agriculture estimated the i.-... .. in- scare bad enhanced .American grain prices $ I (10, mill, 000 : esterday. l:iisiiin Army MolMili.es. ST. PETKKSHl-RG. July 29. Par , ,., i ,.,i,,,H-Miir.n nf the Russian nrmy I in iirnuress. Fourteen nrmy corps ,,'ro i.mI.m. cnnceiitiated along the Aus- trian frontier. Situation Is Serious. WASHINGTON. Julv 29. Secro- n. Miitto.i i tie e uro oeau war situation Is "very serious." lie declined to go into details. IV l.icr Sails. LONDON. July 29. That the first I rltish war fleet sailed from I'ons- mouth was unofficially reported. The i... rii,enl .Many Are Killed. MADRID, July 29. A Hundred persons were killed uy a noma - Liosion last night at Tadela. accord- "Slacks a,e '"kl"g- CL W I.LOI'UN. CANAL h ILL ot .... ev ...... oTi,e w .inni.M. i '.. -; V Panama Canal comtnission has an- vised Senator Chamberlain of Ore- goll, that Hie canal win ue inm.ieu ... commercial traffic August 1... and that all vessels requiring less man :io feet depth win ne uuoe ,., ,. through. NEW YORK Thursday, Coupon Day 10 Free GOOD !lIAPJrMnTEi Sympathetic Plea is Offered by Attorney for Defense I been rt ARGUMENTS CONSUME THEDAYi;;fof Attorney Declares Minard Thought He Was Proceeding According to law in locating People on land MIN'ARI) I'Ol'NO (il'll.TV. (Special to Evening Review). PORTLAND, July 29. J. W. J Logan and W. F. Miuard were 4 found guilty this afternoon. 4 J. W. Sellers was acquitted. 4 j lie case went io me j,j m 12:20 today and the verdict .J. was returned about three hours 4 later. .4 - PORTLAND, July 2!l. Tbe argu ments of J. C. Dennis, John K. Hyau and Claude Y. Strahan, attorneys, re spectively, for J. W. Logan. 10. J. Sellers and W. F. .Minard, charged with fraudulent use of the malls in connection with tbe sale of or loca tion on lands in the .Oregon & Cali fornia land grant, occupied the lull time of I he jury yesterday in Judge Mean's division of Hie United States District Court. ' .versify of Oregon When court convenes this morning! at 10 o clock. District Attorney Iteames will give his closing argu ment for the prosecution and the case will go to the jury, following Judge Mean's instructions. .Mr. Iteames saiu I last night that his closing argument The war:wniil.l not take lunger than 4;. mm lutes. It is understood that Judge Menu's instructions will be thorough, but It is practically certain mat uie lease will be in the litmus ot the jui ! before noon today. Tho case lias been 111 progress inreu weens, ...... ..is which time more than 100 witnesses have been called. Defense Makes Pnxsloneil Pleas. Tho closing two hours of tho court's time yesterday was taken up wlih an impassioned plea by Attorney strahan ill defense of his client, . F. Minard. He began at 2::I0 and did not conciuue nun. uu.m.i o'clock. Attorney Dennis gnve his argument for J. W. Logan at the morning se- Pion, and Attorney Ryan talked 111 half hour behalf of E. J. Sellers for al the morning session and anoinei half hour ut tbe afternoon session. That the defendants were men or i,.nii c naracier ai.u M......i.ih, tnat they had acted in good faith in all of their land transactions and that they were not guilty as charged in the In- . dlclmeiits were the principal points presented ny me anon.K.s .... ... defense. They dissected the testl- iituuiv of the trial ill an attempt to show tr.ai me ii.es.-n u. ..... i'""" Icutlon were not thoroughly reliable and that me case oi iu in...... rested largely oi. ......... dei.ee. e (ro. inue. o. be age and eeibmess of ! Mr Minard and pleaded with the jury So be merciful. Several times during , o be r mr strnhan's argu- 1, i Minnrd leaning henvilv on . . ......... bis cane and his nice in. mug, walked In and out of t lie courtroom. .nouiiki- .in. ,,, V Mr. Sellers snoweu any vis,,,,.- ..K.. r emotion ouring uie ...,y n.-s.-s ..,.., ., -Mr- htranan a.so ..ss.Mieu Stamps by presentiii( time of a 50 ONLY JULY 30th, 1914. n e t o r of tho wit nosses w li o o fTo red testimony uKuinst Mi'- MUuird, alleg ing t hat Mr. Harper, who had boon connected in tlin sale of the lauds, was "a moral Idiot who didn't know! the (ilfferenio between right and wrong. In his argument predicted that the r nuV'u ' sfu-Vs "s nrenie Court would reverse the de cision of the lower court in denying the lands to the applicants. In that case, he said, the purchasers would get title to the lands just as it had been represented to them that they He also asserted that at least the witnesses, Harper, felt that he had to say what was "right" ion the stand for fear that he might suffer further nenalties. Attorney Ryan's lime dissected the evidence in an euue.iio, iu snow .-nailers' good faith. He carried Sellers through the entire transactions and challenged the prosecution to show wherein he was guilty of fraud. The evidence submitted by witness Har per, he said, did not establish that Sellers had acted in had laltli. "1 no not can any ot me locniors guilty or innocent, but 1 do assert tnat my cneni noes uoi ueioug in u class with some of them," said Mr. Ryan. TO XO.MIXATF. I.AIi'KltTV. SALEM, July 23 A petition nomi nating A. V. l.afferly as an Indepen dent candidate for re-election to Con gress from the third district has been filed with the Secretary of State. Laffe lican nomination in t lie primaries re cently. lint later .announced his in dependent candidacy. WILL COME TO OHEtiOX. HERK ELEY, Oil.. July 29. Prof. A. C. Chandler, nssistant in the de partment ol zoology ai me iniversiiy of California, has resigned to heroine a uieuuier oi iu ,c,, o. iu i ... PUTER CHARGED WITH CHEATING MAN OUT OF V ' hllll) K A Mil IN 7 - 'PORTLAND. Julv 29. S. A. I) Filler, who figured notoriously In the fraudulent land cases prosecuted sev- r,.. .... ... .... H . . tnev. WH8 a(..,in ,rm,K,t into the limelight j unfavoiablv this morning bv an ad- mlnistrator's report. Ill which ho is c, ,.,,,., w(lh Bvtnl Mug Douglas F. ,,,. a incompetent, of $2011. by p,.,,,,,!,,,, to ocaie him on imaginary ... vv'Kbinirlon ThB ccusation against Puter is ma(e ,v ,- h, )ufur, father of the voung man, now. In the asvltim at o;1CI11 .-., P,,,r imfur represents thf ,.llU,r llm w L .Murray gave his son a receipt lor $200 iu cash, prom- Islng thev would see he was located ., ,.i,i,,; i,..i in wuhi..,rin This I,, I..K- mil in m.iv nit:t. nf- ter vain efforts bv his famllv uud rrlemls to restore bis metal balance, ,.,,., iiri- una iini-hirn.i Inc.iinne- ;)M niB ran,(,r nppointcd as his Ktlll rdiun. It was In going over bis sons nr- 's . ... ... fairs that the elder Dufiir discovered will go to pieces. The thealer Is just the receipt for $2011. He wrote lo "" '"decent ns the law allows. Every i..ir i, ...va loliii.i. hlii. of the where Hie law lias to slop In and famiiv s poor circumstances and nsK- ,K for )n pi-umHo,, f n,e trans action. Puter. he says, agreed to ad ,ls, (le matter siitisinetoriiy, mil lias so far failed to make any accounllng. 1 m em n nit sweiel " ' 8,1 ! "a ' ',,8 T H,c,,ographer in"'?t Ih Ton" tv eour s was , J ' "r'p g ivpewr tor V.L . ,." ' ! f '". umiuiRf, v....... it ......... ,.,.,! lo uianufaiiiire for sale, but the father says ho has never boon llllle '" B'"1 sausiacuon oin o. satisfaction out of ,his ,., -with reference to the BIU,K of ,e invent on. I lie agree - nu n. his son nan w.tii i e people, ,. BWor,s. bus been lost. STORE this Coupon at the ceut purchase or INTEREST IS INTENSE f vangelist Taylor Delivers a Stirring Sermon THE BIG TENT WAS CROWDED Noted vaflMist fak a Whatlt at TflPalftt and Card Playing Musical Program Pleases c0P om, i,011r nml rrjy-flvo min ,,iM ii,i i,'.., iu 'rvi,... ,eld n great 'i,,ilence spellbound wlille he iiis,.iisf.rt ti. Cniii, i nf nil uiuuscinentB. Ho was by turns hum- ni-mis eloquent, vehement, but all il, ti'iim I,., .i rnoiiv ,',,i Hvrti.. ui,,.-ii,.r t i,u i.. ii,o great evil being wrought in the world, the wreck and ruin of human souls by amusements which are rec ognized and cultivated la certain so cial circles. It was a discourse to make thoughtful people concerned as he rising genera- Hon The Idle and the frivolous may scoff at some of tho plain truths which were set forth, hut earnest peo- lU ,.a,.n.rl,...i,l ! II, ., I.w.lofa .. .......... !.,.. i , i, n.,i,,i.. ..i i,i., "1 want to sav tonight ." ' hmI.'i the 1 evangelist, "I have truth for tliority, and not authority for truiii. ,,.,,, . .,.- ... , i,,i ,i, WMe ,,, principles I shall enun ciate would be Just as true if they were found In a magazine or in the almanac or the daily newspaper. Hut because (iod's word Is back of these I principles, I stand witli the assuralico that every Christian and every lover of C.oil and virtue and righteousness 'will stand behind what he conceives to he ror (lie nest interest of society. I deal with a great naluial law, not .with sin speculation. Fire buriiB, ice chills, we sow, we renp. 1 am going to try to get at the truth. 1 will not rater to any one class at tile expense of another class. I want to give you a more coiicci i.ica oi uie niiiusu- nient question, mid what is safe and ". and what can be Indulged in with safely and profit. I am not like the old counlry school-master who said lie would tench that the world l round or flat, according lo the preference of Hie boatd of directors. If hy my message tonight I can save one noy noin hit. nb a gammer or a uiui.nuiu, .h one g... from ruin, I shall be willing to bear all the vituperation and abuse that may come. "The (heater has been classed in Hie category of forbidden nmiise- .rhBl ineiils. and there Is a reason. 'I' theater had its origin in Hie church, the first actors were prleals. 'I bey boned to make it the haiid-luaid of the church, bill It degencraled, and ,"le church had to drop It. Unless I'.'IISOl Sll ll IS I'HIllll. ISIIIMI ... -1 . .t thealer within bounds. The thealer creates an unwholesome and ulillat- ..... " "", cd to fa hire , H "'"I''''"'- " rale the Uod'i ,.s.U, - able songs an noes and n.titudes and situations - this Is the meal on which millions of our young city poo - ,,le feed Sun.lav aflor Sun.lav. No . - - wonuer so many a..- k..."k ... ..", uevi . . ,., ... m " ... n good piavs. ami . ' una some ,,, ems. '""'"' " .r.l.Jh ii l. ...Uliitlve com- tou go ' ' ,,,,!wi ,,i,i V.iTvs ilon't 7' " ,, '.., ,,, 1 " :$: ing Indiscriminately the otago and tho (heater. I am speaking of tho aver-1 age play of today. When you go to I every play that comes along vou are 'coiinlnly going to get boiuo bad ones. IThlnk of wading through slush and rot and I'ilth to get a lew grains of truth. "Another thing that comes In for! nliculiou is the popular songs of the day. The slush and rot and Idiocy to be found in some of the popular songs is enough to make any decent man or woman blush. In burning words, and with many a touching illustration from life, Mr. Taylor depicted tho great mislukuj made oven in Christian homes of per mitting card-playing in the home. I "Sow cards and reap gamblers," hej said, "ill a New York medical so ciety they said card-playing is abso lutely a mental dissipation, and un fits people for serious thought and logical reflection. I believe in amuse ment, but I don't believe in abuse meat. 1 believe in amusements that are recreative, wholesome, elevating, not degrading." Many out-door and in-door games were mentioned and commended, especially basket-bull. . . , . . ' winch me speaker greany praised, as hecoinlng a National game, and as " "R t ie maMinuin or a.u.e cs and the minimum of danger. "Hut don't go game crazy," said Taylor. All some people seem to think about is some kind of aiiiiisenient. In the days of old Nero everybody went to the circus maxlnius, to the coliseum, to the gladiatorial shows. When the vandals sacked and destroyed ltotno Mint. ,11,1 tl,,l Itnvn anniit.li III ti li inmi '"" , , ' , . . " , , ,'r ' 1,11 lo . " """ 1 ' , Rome. If we let this amusement ,,,n,1,er """ests wore behind the pro nianla take hold of us, and destroy Posed road. The capital stock hat our taste for good literature and sane thinking and Hie solid things of life. we will degenerate in like manner. litis been completed, and taps a 50. The last subject taken up by the tlOO-acre tract of Douglas fir near evangelist was dancing, and he 1 Sutherlin. Tho contract for the grad liauilled It fearlessly and In burning ing of this section will be let next words of condemnation, lie brought week. honi to bis audience the every-day ( Fifteen surveyors now are run facts thai show tho tremendous moral nlng a Hue east through the Cascade danger of this amusement, tho tesii- I iiiiinv of convened dan. ing teachers, land of (hose whose lives had been wrecked. Quotation would be in- adciunte lo do Justice to the livid torrent of eloiiieiice and appeal which flowed from the speaker's lips. lie carried his great audience wltn him, as shown by the attention given and hy the fad that at the close tho road arc George 11. Olynn, Charles great majority rose to their feet and a. Stark and Charles E. Lemon, all signified Hint they sood with him and r Sutherlin. indorsed what ho sad said on the . subject of amusements. "Tbe dance SALEM, Or., July 28 The Suther Is destroying the virtue of thousands nn, Coos Hay & Eastern Railway of women." he said, "unci It Is doing Company, which plans building a just the same lor men. There is a railroad from Sutherlin, Douglas sleeping tiger ill every breast. Don't County, to llolse, Idaho, and from arouse him preiualiirelv. Cerlaln re- Sutherlin to Coos Hay, has filed In sliictlons have been Ihrown around corporation papers. Its capital stock the relations between men and wo- jr.00,0011. men. and Hie liberties Hint are in-, dulgi'd In III Hie dance should be In dulged In under the sacred sanction of iiiai trillion '. ami not otherwise. The danre is the moral eravcyard of the girlhood of our laud." On the last Sunday of the cum- palgu Ml. Taylor will consider the sunjei'i ot nuiii'.i'uH'uis m. m in.. ..in structive standpoint, showing what1 Hie church owes lo society 111 this connection. 1 Geo, The subject tonight is "The Limit i.;Hn,ur of Love." The song service begins at l.i. CHANGE OPPOSFS MKASI'llKS. Paiioiis ..I lliisliauilry Fight I'retik Legislation. rurv..iiv.. r.........i ..re celling ;!,. f X.JV.nn'nXBl' law.1: ;Th Grange , the past has olned bands will, tbe People's Power League and the Slate Fedora ion of . Labor In king Oregon-, he fled for all kinds of expel liuonial laws. There i il,.,i ,.,:,ii..,. nl soul inon. - 7,,.. ,. ,. ,., ' f il... .....re freakish : , . , . . . . ... . l.iiug n ine,, such progressive propositions u .,., i,,i .oores 111 Ion. the al ol lion of the Stale Senate, and others equally questionable. big Iminbletou farm, purchased over Washington County Pomona a year ago hy Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy Grange has 272 active members, nnd and their associates. l,otw 1 90 and I no were present at Mr. l.ovejoy Hays the place has re us last regular mooting with llotbany cenlly been overrun hy careless enmp- Grange, No. 41 Thonftoii 1 was ers and others, who have left gates taken up discussing Hi easures lo open and lorn down fences, causing come before tbe people for popular trouble and Inconvenience, and some vole ut the November election. Tho times furl her damage rrom livestock, consensus or opinion was against: .Tliere is also danger from grass Tires Tbe unlver iil eight-hour law. during the dry season. Therefore all The $i:,un lax exemption. parlies will be wnrned not to tres- Analnsi doing iiwnv wiib capital pass on those premises without a per- punlslimeiit. Agiilnst tbe lax for the iinem- the owners' rights should be ob served. n . I Mr I.ovelov Is now the western ployed. WARN INI. AGAINST I IRE. SM.EM. Julv 29 - tin account of wltb whom he was formerly asso the div condiilon of the f..i,sis. Hie elated. He Is now busy nearly all Oregon Finest l ire Association has the lime looking after the business sent out warnings thai everything possible be dune lo prevent fires. Notice to Commencing tho 1st of June, the Roseburg Ice delivery will retail lc In Roseburg. The new company will deliver Ice ordered before 10 o' clock a. m., In the afternoon, and orders for morning deliver must b in before 6 o'clock the day before. Respectfully, Phone 146 Roseburg Ice Delivery ,. Sutherlin, Coos Bay & astern files Articles LINE fROM COOS BAY TO BOISE first Contract for Construction lo bt Awarded Next Week Twenty-Seven Miles of line are Surveyed Sl'THERLIN, Or., July 28. With the filing of articles of incorporation ,, .. mr uie Huineruu, coos liny & EnM- ni Railway yesterday at Roaeburg. n1(, (he ttmioullcomellt today tnat contracts for tbe first actual construe- "on work would be lot next week. Siitherlln had the first assurance that a uow rl,iiroaii wcst to Coos Uay aIld , ... caat. eventually, to Boise, Idaho, would be built. 1. ...a ......l l,nA..n 1 . I .1... " j uiu ' Musaer, Roach & WeyerhauBer been sot at $500,000. The survey of the first 27 miles rnngo. Officers and directors of the com pany will be elected next month. The announcement that the rail road would be realized practically assured Sutherlin of two new saw mills and a box factory, construction 0f which will stnrt ut once. The Incorporators of the new rall- MR. AND MRS. LOVEJOY I BUY THE GRANT TAYLOR FARM AT WINCHESTER A. l.ovejoy and his wife, Dr. I'ohl l.ovejoy, of Portland, uro spending a few days In Roseburg and vicinity. They are largo stock- holders iu the big Dunibleton ranch at Winciiesier and havo been looking after matters pertaining thereto. Mr. mid Mrs. l.ovejoy lately purchased the Grant Taylor farm of 469 acres JiiBt above inchesler, and tnus have au- del verv maleiiallv to their holdings there. Over .011 Lres o, th?s la.ler tract has bee,, under cultivation in Umes past The entire rac is o be fenced and a largo portion put under cnl Iva.lon be coming year The , re- mnlnder will bo utilized for livestock in. rnnaes. other iiinrovemeiiis. nia- ., ,, ,, ,,. will l.e not on tba olace ,iil.i. It of generul utility. , ,!,. n mile nf frontae. on H,e North Fmuoiia River, within about a mile of the S. P. depot at Winchester, nnd Is otherwise hnnd- somelv situated. It also adjoins the nit This Is not public properly, and manager for the Guarantee Fund Life Association, of Omnha, Nebraska, of tho association in Oregon and Washington. the Public $ :$: :$: $$: :$: