Morning Oregonian., January 03, 1908, Page 7, Image 7

THE MORNING OREGONlAN. FRIDAY. JANUARY 3. 1908.
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Hi DEAD BODY
OF JAMES PHEGLEY
Self-inflicted Wounds in Neck
and Chest Show Manner
of His Death.
SUICIDE COOLLY PLANNED
Despondent Because Physician Had
Said His Illness Would Lead to
Paralysis, He Closes Business
Affairs and Rills Himself.
OREGON CIT V. Or., Jan. 2. (Spe
cial.) The body o.f James Phegley, who
disappeared Wednesday, December 18,
was found at 8 o'clock this morning
ty J. W. Cook, of Aurora, in a thicket
a few miles south of Aurora. The un
fortunate man had committed sutcide
by stabbing himself to the heart with a
pocket knife, after making a gash In
his neck ;;nd partly severing his ju
gular vein. William Irwin, of Aurora,
Ueputy Coroner for Marlon County,
took charge ot the body, and decided
that the ease was plainly suicide. The
blade of the knife was two and one-half
inches in length, and the wounds that
were inflicted must have caused almost
instant death.
The act of Phegley was due to his de
spondent condition.
Suicide Carefully Planned.
Phegley went from Canby the day
before his disappearance ,to Wilson
ville, St. Paul and Butteville, where he
arranged for the delivery of some trees
that had been shipped to these points
by the nursery company. He then drove
to Champoeg, where he remained over
night, and the next morning about 6
o'clocK he started, as he said, to Can
by. Little account was taken of his
disappearance until a week later, when
his son. Grant Phegley, manager of the
Columbia Woolen Mills store in Port
land, went to Woodburn to spend
Christmas with his sister, and for the
first time heard that his father was
missing.' The son instituted a search
along the road from Cnampoeg to Au
rora, but found no trace of his father.
Last Tuesday as Dr. Dedman, of Can
by, was driving up the Aurora hill, he
paw the borse that belonged to Pheg
ley and brought the animal back to
Canby. It nas since been ascertained
that the horse, after being released by
Phegley, went to Needy, where he was
formerly owned, and wandered around
the country for two weeks, before
ttarting back to Canby.
Within one and one-half miles of
Aurora, before the day had fairly
broken Phegley drove his horse and
buggy into the brush. Ho took the
harness off the animal and calmly
turned him. loose. After pinning a
note to the buggy, with the words,
"This buggy and harness belongs at
Canby. James Phegley," the demented
man took his pocket Knife, that has
been identified as his own. drew the
weapon across his throat and then
plunged the blade into his heart.
Body Found I'ntler Tree.
The body was found about 300 yards
from the buggy. Phegley had laid
down under the stump of an up
rooted tree, where his body was shel
tered and only one arm was out
stretched and exposed to the rains.
The remains were in a fair state of
preservation.
The funeral will be held at Canby
tomorrow afternoon, under the auspices
of Meade Post, No. 2. Grand Army of
the Republic, of Oregon City, of which
deceased was a member.
Grant Phegley. the son of James
Phegley, returned to thi3 city last night
from Canby, after the finding of his
father's body and arrangements had
been made for the funeral services and
Interment.
Feared Paralytic Stroke.
"This has been a very sad blow to all
the family," said Mr. Phegley. "I have
spent days in searching for my father.
The saddest feature of it all is that
we must regard him as a suicide. He
has been 111 for the past elx or seven
years, but we never realized fully that
his mind had been affected until now.
His death was undoubtedly caused by
his brooding over the statement re
cently made to him by his physician
that he must look forward to a para
lytic stroke and perhaps be a helpless
drag on his family.
"His father had suffered from paral
ysis, and there is no doubt ' that my
father's trouble was hereditary. Grand
father was confined to his bed for more
than six years before he died, and was
unable to even feed himself. Father's
illness iirst came on seven years ago.
He weighed about 200 pounds at that
time. HI illness reduced him rapidly,
until he weighed only 120 pounds. He
worried a great deal about it then, but
in the last tew years had gatned in
health, and at the time of his death
weighed lio.
Warned by His Physician.
"His physician had only recently
tried to induce him to give up active
work, warning him that It might prove
fatal, but he had always led an active
" life and hated to give it up.
"The printed report to the effect that
he had left a letter for the Russol!
vllle Nursery Company, for which Me
worked, stating that he had got into
some trouble and was going to get out
of the way. Is absolutely false. It ia
only a distortion of some rumor started
by some one who didn't know anything
about it. His letter was simply a busi
ness one. stating that he had made
arrangements with his customers to
have their remittances forwarded di
rect to the company.
Trouble Preyed on Mind.
"My sister, with whom he had been
living in Canby. told me that recently
he had been acting somewhat strange
ly, and when I again consulted his
physician he told me that my fath
er undoubtedly was oemented.,
"He could have lived ebm'fortably
without work if he had desired. He
was not wealthy, but has a few thou
sand dollars In money and property,
and he has never wanted for anything.
This has been an awful chock to me,
for the last time I saw him he pretend
ed to be so cheerful and hopeful re
garding his health.
"Besides myself and mother, the fam
ily consists of Fred Phegley. who also
lives here In Portland: Sam Phegley. of
Canby. and Mr John Rydman, of Can
by. my brothers and sister, and Mrs.
Clarence Haskett and Mrs. Lizzie
Smith, my father's sisters, both of Ore
gon City. The family has lived around
. Canby for the past 20 years.
"W were aided by fully 50 people in
our search, many of the kind people
being total strangers to me."
SALOONS WANT HALF A LOAF
Will Stop Gambling if Sunday Clos
ing Is Not Enforced.
MERRILL. Or., Jan. 2. (Special.) st
Saturday afternoon the City Council met
in speefal session and instructed Mar
shal Grover State to enforce to the limit
the state law against gambling and gam- i
bling devices. For the past two weeks
the town has been wide open, and in view
of the action taken by the civic federation,
of Klamath Falls, in which the Sheriff
took a helping hand in stopping not only
gambling but Sunday opening, the saloon
keepers of this city, with one exception,
petitioned the Council to stop gambling,
hoping thereby to prevent any action be
ing taken to stop Sunday opening. One
saloonkeeper, however, opposed the ac
tion and in retaliation served notice on -all
places of business of every kind in this
city that he would attend to the enforce
ment of the state Sunday closing law. A
few business houses ignored the notice
and carried on their customary business
yesterday,- whereupon the saloon man.
taking witnesses with him, entered each
such place and made some trivial pur
chase He has announced his intention of
carrying the matter into the courts, but
just what he will do is not known.
CLYDE A. PAYXE TO BE HEAD
Chosen for Presidency of Ashland
Normal From the Ranks.
ASHLAND, Or., Jan. 2. (special.)
Professor Clyde A. Payne, who has been
designated by the State Normal Regents
of Oregon' as acting president of the Ash-
Maximilian Harden, Whose Illness
Causes Delay of His Trial for Libel
on Count Ktrao Ton Moltke.
BERLIN. Jan. 2. The closing
scene of the Harden-Von Moltke
libel suit was not enacted today,'
because Harden was again too ill
to appear in the court-room. An
official of the court was sent
to Ilarden's house and verified the
fact of his Illness.
The prosecutor a?ked the court to
conclude the proceedings in Har
den" a bathroom. The suggestion was
instantly rejected and court ad
journed. The Tageblatt affirms that Em
peror Wilhelm has decided to restore
Count Kuno von Moltke to active
service and give him a high position
In his entourage.
land Normal for the remainder of the
present school year to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of President
Benjamin F. Mulkey, is a native son of
Oregon and has had charge of the de
partment of sciences of the school for
several years. He Is young, full of en
thusiasm and exceedingly popular among
students and teachers, so that his selec
tion, though coming as a surprise is
highly pleasing to them.
FARMERS WILL GO TO SCHOOL
Short Course In Lecture at State
Agricultural College.
CORVALUS. Or., Jan. 2. (Special.)
The Winter Short Courses, which have
been very much extended, will open at
the' State College of Agriculture and Me.
chanic Arts next Tuesday. The courses
include general agriculture, two weeks;
dairying, six weeks; horticulture, six
weeks; household science, six weeks; me
chanic arts, six weeks. Persons who are
to enter these courses should' reach Cor
vallis next Monday noon, so as to se
cure boarding places and register during
the afternoon, and be ready to enter
classes the following morning. No en
trance examinations or other educational
test Is required.
In addition to the various lectures and
demonstrations by the college faculty,
there will be lectures by prominent men
and many who have achieved signal' suc
cess in special lines. Among those ex
pected to deliver one or more lectures are
the following: Mrs. Charles H. Waldo,
lecturer Oregon Sta te Grange ; M. O.
Lownsdale, "The Old Orchard," January
NORTHWEST BREVITIES.
Colfax. TV" a !h. Gladys MacNichol, the 15-year-old
daughter of J. H. MacNichol, manager
of the Pacific States Telephone Comrany, of
Colfax, fractured her leg last night while
coasting.
Hoquiam. Wash. Word cornea from below
Grays Harbor City that an apparently in
sane man has been seen clambering over
the rocks In scant clothing and bleeding
from wounds about his face. A search will
be made for him.
Astoria. Or. Foard Stokes Hardware
Company'!" store was burglarized last night,
an entrance being effected through a rear
window, about $200 worth of goods, con
sisting of several. rifles, shotguns and knives
and forks, was stolen.
Arlington. Or. At a public meeting held
in the City Hall last night the following
t tcket was nominated : For Mayor, B. T.
Snell : for Councilman. Frank Long and
Charles Swan; for Recorder, H. F. Shanks;
for treasurer, J. I. Blalock. An Independ
ent ticket may also be nominated.
Walla Walla. Wash. R. E. Allen, for more
than four years local manager of the
Northwestern tlas A Klectric Company at
this place, has tendered his resignation.
Mr. Allen is arranging to engage In the
wholesale coal business. No announce
ment has been made as to -his probable suc
cessor. Albany. Or. W. S. Risley, a local attor
ney, was the first applicant for a 19S
hunter's license in Linn County, but he
didn't want licence No. 1. Kver since tlw
law- requiring licenses went into effect RIs
ley has had license No. 3 and says he has
killed more birds than the men who held
Nos. 1 and 2, so will stay by his lucky
number.
Albany, Or. To stimulate efforts to pre
vent the sale of liquor In Linn County dur
ing the coming year, E. F. Zimmerman,
of Portland, superintendent of the Oregon
Anti -Saloon League, has offered a reward
of $50 for Information leading to a con
viction for violation of the local option
liquor law after January 1.
Astoria. Or. At the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Prosper Canning
Company, which operates a cannery on the
Coquille River. R. W. Billiard. Camuel Nass
and Carl Hermen were elected aa direc
tors. The board of directors later elected
officers as follows: President. R. W. Bul
lard; secretary. Aimee Fahy; general man
ager, Samuel Nans. The reports of the offi
cers showed the company to be In an excel
lent financial condition. '
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MAY REINSTATE
DEPOSED MARSHAL
Friends of McKenney Will Ask
Hoquiam Council to Re
turn His Star.
INVOLVED IN UGLY SCANDAL
Officer Who. Gained Notoriety in
Todd Case, Accused of Being In
timate With Mrs. Regan. .
Says Charges Unproved.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.)
The people of Hoquiam, who passed
through the exciting times following the
murder of Frank Todd, are now deeply
concerned over the shakeup of members
of the police force and the resignation of
Marshal McKenney. The Marshal re
ceived a good deal of notoriety through
his connection with the Todd case, and a
great deal of criticism over his refusal
to arrest Mrs. Todd.
Since his retirement, caused by declara
tions of a man named Regan that Mc
Kenney has been unduly intimate with
Regan's wife, persons not friendly to the
Marshal now hint at incidents in connec
tion with the case of Mrs. Todd. Mayor
Mclntyre. of Hoquiam. who appointed
McKenney to the office of Marshal
and who still stands by him in his
present trouble, said today that while he
deeply regretted the affair which led to
the Marshal's resignation, he still regards
McKenney as the best man who has ever
filled the office of Chief of Police in Ho
quiam. One's Word Against Another's.
"Regan's statements," Mayor Mclntyre
said, "so far are merely allegations which
Marshal McKenney has not admitted and
are certainly not creditable to any man
who makes aspersions upon his wife's
character." The evidence so far consisted
of one man's assertions and another's de
nial and should not affect in his opinion
McKenney's capability as an officer.
As to. reports circulated in Hoquiam to
day, that McKenney's reinstatement is to
be .asked from the Council, Mayor Mcln
tyre would not say, except that he Inti
mated if there is a move in that direction
by the people It will have his support. It
is understood friends of McKenney are
talking of a reinstatement at the meeting
of Hoquiam's Council tomorrow evening.
Speaking of the .Todd case. Mayor Mc
lntyre said in his opinion it was well
handled by McKenney, and so far as Mrs.
Todd is concerned in the murder, neither
he nor the county officials had been fur
nished with evidence sufficient to war
rant her arrest.
McKenney, up to the time of his resig
nation, had been considered one of the
strongest candidates for the office of
Sheriff- in the coming election for county
officers. The facts leading up to Mc
Kenney's resignation are these:
, Why McKenney Kesigned.
Frank Regan, of Hoquiam, accused
Marshal McKenney of being criminally
Intimate with Regan's wife and publicly
denounced the Marshal on several oc
casions. Regan came to Aberdeen and
asked Chief Schneider- for the loan of
a pistol with which to kill the Hoquiam
officer. The basis of Regan's allegation
against his wfe and McKenney is an
alleged registration of the two persons,
also officer McGriff and Mrs. Kincaid in
Olympia under circumstances which
would tend to incriminate all of them.
As a result. Officer McGriff resigned be
fore the Council asked him.
There was a. special meeting of the
Hoquiam Council to allow McKenney to
clear himself of the charge, but instead
of doing so he admitted part of it and
began to plead extenuating circumstances.
This led to a row in which the Chief
savagely attacked one of the Council
men and it is said would have done him
bodily harm had not others intervened.
Then the Council accepted the resigna
tion of McKenney.
PRIZES TO SALMON EXPERTS
Ex-Senator McGowan Will Pay for
Expert Knowledge on Young Fry.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Jan. 2. (Spe
cial.) Ex-State Senator H. S. McGowan
is offering fliree prizes of $100. $50 and
$25. and a special prize of $25 for the
best paragraph or article showing the
"Destruction of Salmon Fry in Non
Hatchery Streams." Instructions have
been sent to the State Fish Commission
ers and the various hatcheries throughout
the state. The prizes are donated by
searchers for the facts relating to the
destruction of salmon fry.
It is generally admitted that the young
salmon have many enemies during the
"alevin" stage, but the United States
Bureau of Fisheries and the Oregon Fish
Warden contend that the fry are prac
tically safe after the egg-sac has been
absorbed, if proper care is used in lib
erating them. Every statement of facts
must be capable of proor. supported by
affidavit of some trustworthy person, if
required. This effort is open to all mem
bers of the hatchery force of Washington-
State Fisheries Department.
Mr. McGowan requests that all articles
be addressed to H. S. McGowan, Mc
Gowan, Wash. ,
Vancouver Barracks Notes.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 2. (Spe
cial.) Captain Samuel Von Leer is re
lieved from his present duty and ordered
to Fort Meade, South Dakota, for duty.
Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Baker, Ord
nance Department, has been ordered to
visit the works of the Mills Woven Car
tridge Belt Company on official business
pertaining to the inspection of materials
now In process of manufacture for the
use of the Army.
Contract-Surgeon Oswald J. Fleming is
ordered to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri,
for temporary duty.
Major Thomas B. Durgen is detailed for
the general recruiting service and ordered
to Fort Thomas, New York, for duty.
Major Horatio Slckel is relieved from
present duty on recruiting service and
ordered to rejoin his regiment.
Captain Charles S. Walker, Signal
Corps, is ordered from this city to Elyrla,
O..- for temporary duty pertaining to the
inspection of field telephones now in pro
cess of manufacture for the use of the
Signal Corps. ,
Leave of absence for two months has
been granted First Lieutenant Frank B.
Davis.
Leave of absence for six days has been,
granted Captain Frank B. McCoy.
Contract Surgeons Captain M. L. Pyles,
of St. Louis; Captain William A. Burn
side, of Columbus. O.. and Captain G.
F. Metcalf. of San Francisco. Cal., re
ported at the post headquarters for duty
with the Fourteenth Infantry on the voy
age to the Philippine Islands. Captain
Shaw. Assistant Surgeon, also reported
for duty. He will accompany the regi
ment to San Francisco. After their ar
rival Captain Shaw will go on leave of
absence.
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ASTORIA CITIZEN.
Caplain James E. Campbell Falls
From Water Front and
Is Drowned.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 2. (Special.) The
body of Captain James El Campbell, who
for many years has been one of Asto
ria's most honored and respected citi
zens, and was well known in shipping
circles alone the Coast, was picked up in
the river at the foot of Tenth street
about 6 o'clock this evening.
The finding of the body was the first
intimation that a tragedy had occurred,
as Captain Campbell was seen on the
Btreets early this morning, and he told
his friends he intended making a trip to
Portland. Just how the accident hap
pened is not known, but it is supposed
that while walking along the waterfront,
the deceased was attacked with heart
failure and fell overboard. .
Captain Campbell was 68 years old. He
was born in Wisconsin in .1839. and began
sailing on the Great Lakes when 14 years
old. Later he sailed in the Black Star
and Black Ball lines out of New York
for a number of years. He came to As
toria in November. 1876. but afterward
went into the coasting trade, where he
remained until 1881, when he returned to
Astoria and engaged in piloting on the
Columbia River bar until the service was
taken .over by the Union Pacific.
In 1892 Captain Campbell was elected as
a member of the lower house of the Ore
gon Legislature, and while there suc
ceeded in passing what was known as
the Campbell pilot law. Soon after the
adjournment of the Legislature he was
appointed as an Inspector in the local
customs service, and served In that ca
pacity during President Cleveland's ad
ministration. At the commencement of Governor
Chamberlain's first term Captain Camp
bell was appointed a member of the Ore
gon State Board of Pilot Commissioners,
a position he held for two years. Since
that time deceased has retired from pub
lic life, acting for some time as secre
tary and manager of the Bremncr Log
ging Company, . in which he was inter
ested. Captain Campbell left no relatives
so far as known. He was a member of
Astoria Lodge of Elks and of Astor
Lodge. K. of P.. and his funeral will be
held Sunday under the auspices of these
organizations.
Puyallup Hopmcn to Meet. .
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.)
Growers of hops in the Puyallup Valley
will hold a meeting Saturday to organize
a branch of the Pacific Hopgrowers'
Union. Much interest has been mani
fested In this organization and it is said
a majority of the Valley growers are in
favor .of taking some action along this
line, to better their conditions. The hop
market has been poor all year and the
growers lost heavily as a result. By or
ganizing they could regulate the acreage
or the amount harvested, thus affecting
the market.
Albany-Brownsville Debate.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 2. Special.) The
debating teams of the high schools of
Albany and Brownsville will meet in this
city January 17 in one of the two semi
final debates for the championship of the
Central Oregon district in the present
series for the high school championship
of the state. The terms of the debate
were agreed upon yesterday and the fol
lowing question chosen: "Resolved, That
Cities Should Own and Operate Their
Own Light and Water Plants." Albany
will support the affirmative.
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COMPLETE-H0U5E-FURni5HER5
7; Fred Groner, Hfllsboro, "Drainage,"
January 8: Hon. W. K. Newell, president
State Board of Horticulture, "Dairying
and Fruitgrowing." January 9: H. M. Wil
liamson, secretary state Board of Horti
culture. "The Goat Industry." January
30. The names and dates for other speak
ers will be announced later.
Pl'GET SOUND SALMON PACK
Fourth Largest in Ten Years Can
' neries Were Overtaxed.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.)
The first official estimate of the 1907 sal
mon pack of Puget Sound was made yes
terday by Kelley-Clarke Company. The
total pack for 1907 is the fourth highest
in 10 years: is more than double that of
last year, and is three times that of 1904.
The big increase was made almost entirely
in pinks, or humpbacks, which not wily
offset a big falling off In packs of sock
eyes, and chums, but also brought the
total to a high figure. Salmon packers
generally agree that the total would have
been even greater had any such runs of
humpbacks as materialized been antici
pated. The run was so sudden and heavy
that the capacity of canneries "was over
taxed, cans became exhausted before the
run was over, salt and other supplies
also ran short and thousands of fish were
thrown back into the water.
Following is the number of cases and
the kind packed in 1907:
Sockeyes. 96,974: Cohoes, 111.611: Puget
Sound pinks, 448,730; chums, 51.840; total,
709,155.
EDUCATORS ELECT OFFICERS
Spokane Chosen as Next Meeting
'Place ol Association.
SE TTLE, Jan. 1r- (Special.) At the
election of officers of the Washington
Educational Association this afternoon,
the presiaency of the association fell to
A. H. Yoder. superintendent of the Ta
coma High School. Spokane was selected
as the next meeting place of the Associa
tion; Harmony marked the election of
officers.
N. D. Showalter. superintendent of
Whitman County Schools, was named as
first vice president, the second and third
vice presidencies falling to women. Miss
Mary B. Carpenter, superintendent of
Whitcom County schools, and Miss Nettie
A. Sawyer, of Seattle, respectively. For
the sixth time, O. C. Whitney was choseti
secretary. Charles Fagan of Seattle was
elected treasurer. . .
ALBANY GOING A-BOOSTING
Plans Forming for Excursion Into
Southern California.
, ALBANY, Or., Jan, 2. (Special.) Plans
are progressing favorably for Albany's
"boosting" excursion to Los Angeles. M.
H. Gibbons, who is arranging the trip,
stated today that practically enough busi
ness men had signified their intention of
going to assure the excursion. The party
will leave Albany, probably Feb. 10. in &
special car, which will be decorated with
appropriate banners, and everywhere in
California literatiure will be distributed
advertising Albany and Linn County. The
party will make stops at Red Bluff, Sac
ramento. Oakland. San Francisco, San
Jose, Bakersfield and Los Angeles and re
ceptions will be arranged for it at each
point. At Los Angeles the party will dis
band and its members will return when
ever they desire.
Eugene Invites" Visitors.
EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 2. (Special.) The
Promotion Department of the Eugene
Commercial Club has had notices printed
and will hang them in every depot In
the state, to the effect that strangers will
be made welcome at the rooms of the
club, and inviting any visitors to visit the
city of Eugene. The cards state that the
club has nothing to sell, but is anxious to
be of any service it can to strangers.
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DINING
Important reductions prevail on our en
tire line of Dining Chairs, and the assort
ment offered here will enable selections to
be made to conform with the other fur
nishings of the dining-room. The follow
ing represent a few of the values :
$1.60 Chairs in golden oak, cane
scats; special ..$1.15
$1.80 Chairs in golden oak, cane
seats; special $1.35
$2.35 Chairs in golden oak, wood
seats; special $1.50
$2.50 Chairs in golden oak, cane
o.uu nairs in goiaen oaK, cane seats ;, special $2.25
$6.50 Arm Chairs to match; special $3i25
$3.75 Chairs in golden oak, wood seats; special . .$2!45
$4.25 Chairs in golden oak. cane seats; special $2i65
$8.25 Arm Chairs to match; special $5!40
$4.75 Chairs in golden oak; special $3i05
$7.50 Arm Chairs to match - special $4!85
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PACK FRUIT AT RDSEBURG
GILE COMPANY TO ERECT
LARGE PLANT.
Industry Has Attained Large Pro
portions In Douglas County, and
Products Are In Demand.
ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 2. (Special.)
Roseburg Is soon to have another Impor
tant industry. The H. S. Gile Fruit Pack
ing Company, of Salem, has secured
ground on which to construct an exten
sive building for packing all kinds of
fruit. R. L. Gile, local manager of the
concern, said tonight:
'.'The past season has been one of the
largest and most prosperous, in the his
tory of our local institutions, and we now
find that new quarters' are not a mere
want, but a necessity. We have at this
time completed arrangements for the
ground, conveniently located in North
Roseburg, on the branch line of the
Southern Pacific Railway. The plans and
specifications of the building are ready
for the hands of the contractors, which
tends to show that we mean business.
The building will probably be three
stories high, and will be thoroughly
equipped with modern machinery. Should
nothing unforeseen occur within the next
few months, the. structure will be in
readiness for occupancy by the time the
fruit season opens this year."
During the past year, the local pack of
fruit by the Gile Fruit Company has
been approximately 2,000.000 pounds.
Eighty people are employed during the
fruit season, thus placing in circulation a
large amount of money. The Gile Fruit
Packing Company operates five plants
throughout the state.
Mr. Gile, when asked as to what stand
ing the Roseburg fruits had attained in
EXPOSITION
LEARN NOW
Special: In order to please our patrons and to introduce new. ones
to our rink, we have secured as a special attraction for one week,
The Great Passion Play
Or the Life of Christ.
A SACRED, TRUE, NATURAL PICTURE
Also Mrs. Millie Perkins to Sing.
Also A. De Caprio's Sacred Concert Band During Pictures.
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SKATING EVERY MORNING
Skating Before and After Pictures
Admission 25c, children 10c; skates 25c.
Learn to skate now.. Visit the Biff Rink today. Safest, best
equipped rink in the West. Free instruction.
NEXT ATTRACTION, SEATING
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CHAIRS
seats; special $1 60
FREE PHONE AND OTHER
CONVENIENCES IN THE LADIES'
WAITING APARTMENT
ON THE BALCONY
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the mercantile world, said the Nation was
asking for Roseburg products, their su
periority being well known to all fruit
dealers throughout the states. Roseburg
fruit has also attained a conspicuous
place abroad, most export dealers pre
ferring the Roseburg products.
O. R. & N. GIVES MORE FIGURES
Interest and Discounts Counted In
Cost of Rebuilding Road.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.)
The chief witness at today's Railroad
Commission hearing was A. M. Watkins
of the auditing department of the O. R.
& N., who was put on to rebut the fug
ures given by Commission Engineer Gil
lette as to the cost and present value of
that railroad. His figures are about 60
per cent higher than Gillette's estimates,
and this Increase Is largely accounted for
by figuring interest and discounts. The
railroad admits that tnese figures do not
appear on the construction account
ledgers of the road, from which Gillette's
figures were taken, but contends that
they properly are chargeable as part of
the value of the road as they represent
discounts on construction bonds Issued,
interest on moneys advanced, etcw
It is expected the hearing on the O. R. &
N., will be completed tomorrow when the
Commission will take up the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern cases.
Calling In State Warrants.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.)
State Treasurer Mills Issued a call today
for $75,962 state general fund warrants is
sued last month, which he is ready to pay
off January 17. He also announced that
the state is ready to pay $140,000 from the
permanent school fund instead of $100,000
on payment of Seattle bonds this week,
provided the bonds are held legal. The
entire $600,000 issue of Seattle bonds is
dated January 1, a legal holiday, and a
question has arisen as to their legality.
Spectacles $1.00 at Metzger's.
SKATE TODAY
RACES WATCH FOR DATE