The Twice--Week
Rosftburg Plaindealer
Published Mondays nd Tburedayt.
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Advertising Rates on Application.
January 8, 1903.
FIFTY MORE DAYS OF CONGRESS.
Beginning next Monday there are just
50 legislative days before the 57th Con
gres expires by limitation. 1 hat is in
the minds of the ConsrreBsional leaders
who have been returning from the holi-
day vacation ; both those who want to
pass legislation and those who want to
kill everything save the appropriation
bills. Several measures seem to be se
lected for the legislative graveyard.
Prominent among them, of coursers the
statehood bill, the ship-subsidy bill, the
pure-food bill, which recently passed
the House : the immigration bill, the
eicht-hour bill, and some others of not
so much importance. It is a goodly
array of important measures which is
thus marked for slaughter. The friends
of all these bills will not let them reach
the ''last gasp" stage without an effort
to rescue them. Most of them are in
the "legislative pocket," where they will
" be ea r strangled if there is any at
tempt made to force them to a final vote.
The probabilities are that the Senate
"steering committee" will place some of
them on its "order of business" but that
will not amount to much with the state
hood bill occupying the main track and
the Cuban treaty on the siding. This
latter has a place of advantage. It will
not displace the statehood bill, which
lias the right of way as "unfinished
business," but by turning the executive
session sw itch the Senate can consider
the tieaty as another body and leave
the three territories waiting for coal on
the main line.
PORTLAND NESWPAPER TRUST.
Vehement Washington specials and
insinuating editorial are daily features
f the Portland papers, charging frauds
in the administration of timber lands
and school lands.
At the same time for twenty years
there has not been a congressman or
United States senator from Oregon who
has not been amenable to the Oregon
newspaj-er trust and its s)ecial repres
entative at Washington.
No ,-man could go to congress or the
senate without its consent, and no on
could hold office in state affairs without
doing its bidding, and being subject to
the control of the Portland newspaper
trust.
The people of Oregon uniformly, and
with rare exceptions, elect the candi
dates of the Portland Trust and those
candidates do . its bidding. ' It never
charges land frauds but to kill off some
man it cannot get rid of otherwise. .
Men who would honestly and serious
ly propose to enforce the land laws in
the interest of the people are fought by
the trust. The Ortgon newspaper poli
tical trust has no use for such men.
The titae may come when men can be
elected to office who will use their of
ficial positions to protect the bona-fide
homeseeker and home builder. But it
will not be while the people bow down
to the trust. Salem Journal.
CHAMPIONING A LOST CAUSE.
The Salem Statesman, Gov. Geer's
personal organ, and by the way, about
-the only.republican paper in the state
which is supporting the retiring gov
ernor for United States Senator, con
cludes a long-drawn-out article in vindi
cation of Mr. Geer as follows :
The Piai?tdea ler would better estab
lish sr-nie influence with the republi
cans of Douglas county before advising
people as to their duty who live else
where. In a county which has until the past
few years been overwhelmingly demo
cratic, to elect the entire republican
county ticket with a single exception,
in the last two elections is not such a
bad showing after all for the Plaixdkai
EH'and the republican party leaders of
old Douglas. Can the Statesman say as
much for its "influence" in Marion
county? Nit.
You are championing a lost cruise,
brother, one thrust upon the state with
out the solicitation of the republican
party or the people, and, while we ad
mire your pluck and staying qualities we
can but condemn your judgment. The
Statesman i evidently only repaying
some political obligations and favors.
The Salem P.ar Association has done a
good service in preparing a bill taxing
corporate franchises in this state. It is
one that, framed on moderate lines,
should become a law this winter. And
there should be another one taxing in
heritance. Portland Evening Telegram
Salem is getting ready to entertain the
crowds at the legislature. One barber
shop has eifrlit chairs, and the boarding
houses and hotels are prepared to do
their best
The Sound country has had a hard
dof-e of the water cure. Most every
thing has been under water over there.
The Washington legislature meets, at
the same time as the Oregon legislature
Januarv 12. -
The state of Oregon has not one dollar
of debt, bonded or otherwise. The tax
payers have no interest burden.
In about a week we will have a new
governor. But few eople will notice
any difference in their affairs.
There are great opportunities in Ore
pon for the man who has from $2003 to
10,000 to invest in farm land,
Roseburg Elks are Hosts at the Most
" Brilliant Gathering Ever Held
in the City.
. Beyond doubt the most brilliant and
recherche social function ever held in the
city of Roseburg was the third annual
ladies social given by "Roseburg Ixxlge,
No. S2G, B. P. O. K. in the Roseburg
Theater on Moudav evening.
The Order of Elks is comparatively
new in Roseburg, the lodge here having
been established in January 1S!V, with
sixty-members, the officers being Fred
Page Tustin, exalted rnler ; C. F. Cath-
cart, esteemed leading knight; E. I.
Parrott, esteemed loyal knight; Dr
Miller, esteemed lecturing knight ; II
Marks, secretary, C. W, Parrott, treas
nrer; C. L. Hadley, esquire; Ad Har
mon, inner guard ; and W. II. Jamieson,
tvler. Since its organisation the mem
bership has steadily grown until they
are now 1:(J strong, and are instant m
season and out of season in the many
benevolent acta by which the order has
become so well known throughout the
entire United States.
Each year the Elks ladies socials have
grown more elaborate until this, their
third annual is far beyond comparison
with any social gathering the society
people of Roseburg haxe ever partici
pated in. The committee on decorations
composed of Messrs W. II. Jamieson,
C.T. Curry, II. C. Slocuin, J. B. Waite
John Hunter and W.- F. Lawson, dis
played rare taste and artistic touch in
the disposition of the many garlands and
rare plants used throughout the build.
ing. In the lodge room, festoons of
English ivy - formed one enormous
square overhead, the rich dark green of
the ivy being broken only by the
hundreds of purple globed incandescent
lights. In the center front of the drajed
canopy beneath which the chief officers
of the order sat, was an enormous elk
head, each tip of his handsome antlers
bearing a tiny purple electric light, and
just above the head hung a dial m
purple and silver.. About the canopy
and surrounding the windows were
garlands of hollv, the brilliant scarlet
and green showing in charming relief
An incomparable orchestra under the
able direction of Prof. McElrov, of
Eugene, occupied a position in the left
front. of the hall, screened by handsome
palms and huge ferns.
The reception committee composed of
Messrs. F. W. Benson, J. W. Hamilton,
B. Brockway, J. T. Bridges, J. C. Fuller
ton, John Hunter, and 'J. W. Hans-
brough discharged - their duties in a
most pleasing manner and presented
each guest upon arriving with, floral
favors, pink or white carnation button
iers to the gentlemen and great fragrant
bunches of amethyst hued California
violets tied with purple satin ribbon
went to the ladies.
At eight o'clock, when probably six
hundred guests had assembled and the
seating capacity of the hall was taxed to
its utmost capacity. Exalted .Rnler W.
H. Jamieson with a few well chosen re
marks opened the evening's program,
and was followed by an orchestra selec
tion! . Hon. J.. . W. Hamilton then ad.
dressed the assembly in a most happy
manner, followed by Mrs. G. W.
Short, of Winchester, whose vocal solo
was a very pleasing number. After
another orchestra selection, the Ex
alted Ruler announced that the social
session was open, and turned the direc
tion of the session over to F. B. W aite
who immediately exalted himself to
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me position oi ponce juuga and ap
pointed Messrs. Sam Josephson, Sam
Rast and Sam Sykes as police with C
T. Curry as chiet. This able squad of
officers got busy at once searching out
many of the most prominent Elks, who
were taken before Judge Waite for sup
posed offenses against the dignity of the
order, and he after the manner of police
judges, took as a fine any superfln
ous change they happened to have. Mr,
Warren McWilliams was required to re
cite, but pleading his inability, was er-
mitted to secure as a substitute Miss
Bertha Shelbrede, who rendered "Fly
ing Jim's Last Leap" in a manner well
calculated to maintain her reputation as
an elocutionist. In the same way Mr
C. T. Curry was permitted to have as
a substitute Mrs. Shiller B. Hermann,
of Myrtle Point, who sang beautifully
"He was a Prince."
The refreshment committee composed
of Messrs. E. L. Parrott, H. Marks,
Frank Kennedy, F."W. Haynes and Sam
Rast, proved equal to their task and
through their good offices all the large
gainenng were served, swutiy, noise
lessly and well. The lunch coneisted of
oyrtera on half shell, salted crackers
crab, lobster and shrilnp salad; salted
almonds, cheese sandwiches, turkey
sandwiches, pickles, olives ; pink, white
and green moulded ice cream, inaca
roons, assorted cake, fruit punch, and
coffee, strong as hate and black as dis
pair. After lunch the guests passed
down to the theater which had Ix-en
transformed into a bit of fairy land
Myriad purple a-id white lights gleamed
and garlands, pot plants and cut flowers
blended in fragrant profusion. The
stage was almost solidly banked in
palms, ferns and pot plants ; about the
walls were countless mirrors framed by
garlands of evergreen and holly, great
fern fronds drooped gracefully and on
one side of the wall the lettering -"Be.
nevolent and Protective Order of Elks'
appeared in evergreen, standing in bold
relief on the white back ground, and
one hundred electric lights on black
formed the words, "Wwelcome Ladies."
The elk head, , the dial and numbers of
handsome U. S. fUgs were displayed to
charming advantage, while above, as if
placed by fairy deftness were ropes of
ivy intertwined, crossed and rccrosised
in a veritable web, purple chrysanthe-,
mums mingling with the countless pur
ple lights which gleamed among the
green leaves. In such ectting as this,
those handsome men and beautiful
women for which the state of Oregon
long since became famous, mingled in
the rymtliic mazes of the dance, and the
mind cannot imagine a more pleasing
pict ure than those handsomely gowned
women, the men in soruberest black,
the many lights, Che flowers and the
half dreamy music. Due to the care
and untiring efforts of the floor commit
tee, Messrs A Salzraan, S V Ramp, W
C McWilliams, M-C McGregory, AI
Veatch, J D Hamilton and H K Sykes,
every detail of the dance passed off
charmingly.
The officers of the lodjje who are, j
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and Clearance Sale
All Calicoes Reduced
to 5c Per Yard
51
25 Percent Discount
On All Ladies' Waists
25 PerXent Discount
Stand Covers and Lace Curtains
Mack in toshes,
Ladies and Misses Jackets
At Half Price
Liberal Reductions on .
Ladies and Misses Shoes
We celebrate our 12th anniversary in Eose-
t'burg. The sentiment of our anniversary may
not appeal to you, but the great money-saving
which our offerings provide should bring scores
upon scores of people from every corner of this
territory. The offerings made for January have
never been equaled iri this country. : : : :
The specials arranged herein tell a story in ev
ery line, each of which might well deserve for
itself a page. You will not want to miss a sen
tence contained herein : : : :
Mens $3.50 Kip Boots Now Si
Mens $2.53 Double Sole Boots $2
Megs $3i9 Fine Shoes Now $3
Mens and Boys Clothing
A T- "CO S T
Good Dress Shirts 35c
E'ery thing reduced in like propor
tion throughout the store; and, re-'
member, we are not offering you a
lot of old out-of-date stuff, but good,
seasonable,meritorious merchandise
Buy Here and Now if you Would Secure the Best Bargains of the Season
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Messrs. Wll Jamieson, exalted ruler;
F W Benson, esteemed leading knight;
II Marks, esteemed loyal knight ; r
Ilaynes, esteemed lecturinz knight ; V
Lnndoo, secretary; A Salzman, treas
urer; H C Slocntn, chaplain ; B Brock-
way, inner guara; v.a yii,
esquire, as well aevir?F.lk of Iloeelmris
have much to le prond of in the sureess
of this social, the pleasant recollection
of which will not fowl le effaced from
the memory of those eo fortunate as to
bave been among the gnests. Among
tlioee present were :
Mr and Mr G K Ch ild, Z Dimmit k, S
nn rintw, S C. Hint. Dan Fisher. M
Fickle, A A Fuller, A Houck, J I.
Hastings, W P Hamilton, J D Huff, S
Hermann, F Kenney, L I) Kinney, C W j
Ballard, C Chenoweth, F L Calkins, V.
M Cheadie, W Cochran, C W Farks,
T Wright, W A Burrow, B W Iites, I.
Wimberly, W C Conner, K IS Houston,
A Bellows, J II Shnpe, S A Sanford, A f
Matstera, K L Miller, D C McWilUam..
L B Moore, K II Otey, P M Mathewo, II
C Slocum, S K Sykes. A T Thompson,
m. Van Bnreni F B Waite. J B Waite,
Douglas Waite, I Wolletiber;. II Wol
lenberg, Max Weiss, Chan Clevenger,
E E Veatch, A Mosier, T B Boyd, J IS
Wilson, W H Carroll, Rrlph Terrell, W
W Thackerah, O I" Coshow W It Willi,
1111 Brookes, J C Aikeu, A Abraham.
A J Buchanan, J A Buchanan, W W
Boncbrake, ; Blew, F Bolter, ii Bolter
G II Bennett, L Belfils. J H Booth, C II
Bristol, F M Beard, J T Goodman, E I.
Gray, Sheril, W B Johuson, C P Bar
nard, E R Hant.an, G F Peabler, J
Hathaway, II French, J W Mullen, M
Dcvaney, C II Fiaher, Geo Kohlhagen
B W Strong, B WMaddox, A W Dra-r,
W II Fieher, F Poquette, J H Messier,
J Kabatt, W W Kent, J E Perry, E C
Patterson, It KoWrtson, D Rice, D A
Stearns, G W Short, J C Sheridan, T R
Sheridan, J II Sykes, C A Bchlhrede, D
R Isharnbrook, E J Stroud, J C Twitch
ell, S I Thornton, Chas Wharton, A
Wollenberg, S K Millett, T J Brown, C
L Hadley, F W Haynes,-J M Ilans
brough, J W Hamilton, J S Hildebrar.d,
J D Hamilton, John Hunter, W II Jam
ieson, Frank Kennedy, G A Knoblock,
G R Windson, V C London, Joe Lyons,
I Abraham. Roland Agee, W F Ander
son, Geo. M. Brown, J T Bridges, J F
Barker, F W Benson, E . L Bash ford,
C B Cannon, Simon Caro, A M Craw
ford, G W Crosby, J D Clark, J. C Ful
lerton, W A Frater, C C Grimes.
Mesdames. M Josephson, Clara Rust,
LoulShea, Sarah Zigler, J A Follett, W
Harth, L M Perry, J S Smith, M E Ge
gax, E Autenrieth, X Boyd, G W Bales,
B W Boyd, Minnie Stratton, Iula Bond.
Misses M E Crabtree, Maylelle Crab
tree, Birdie Cirry, Belle Curry, Edith
Curry, Minnie McCurdy, Hannah Wol
lenburg, Mable Wollcnburg, Zelia Zig
ler, Riti Cobb. Josie Gosser, Rose Bit
i,er, Winnie Bitzer, Jennie Clark, I'.IIie
Collins, Stella Harmon, L Kabatt, Jen
nie Gilvin, Frankie Howe, Emma Fisher
Mae Fisher, Emma Smith, Helen Smith
Dale Harmon, Maud Messier, Ivy Van
Buren, Es'a Reed, Lulu Willis, Lizzie
Barton, Lillian Collier, Fannie Herbert
Clayte Burrow, Addie Stewart, Virgie
Bird, Mable Leonard, Maude Kramer,
N Kabatt, Winnie Lewellyn, Jessie
Moore, Susie Oilivant, Hazel Perry,
Mattie Perry, Agnesa Piltaford, Grace
Sheridan, Minnie Sheridan, Laura
Spaulding, On:i Sloper, Flossie Shum-
brook, Emma Shelbrede, Bertha Shel
brede, Cecil Stephenson, Echo Gaddia,
Edna .. Parsley, Veil Barker, Haltie
Barker, Kate Fullerton, Audrey Bridges
RoEe Parrott, Regina Rast, Maude Rast,
Gertie Rast, Mary Brooke., Ethel
Brooke. Grace- CarrMI, Fannie Miller.
Met-srs S V Ramp, A Salzinau, L A
Sanctuary, L II Zigler, P II DeAroy, L
II HainiltonfcWn Heard, Geo Xornian,
TPattie, II C Slocum sr, J E Sawyer,
A T Stiner, E Wimberly, Joseph Geiger,
F K Gottins, F K Miller A MaWooey,
Geo Peabler, B Brock way," E Batk-r, X
Curry, C Curry, I J IVmpscy, James
Frater, John F Givins, E V Hoover, W
C Hildebrand, Sam Josephson, A E
Kent, Will Lawson, Scott Lander', J T
Lonz, I C McWilliams,- II Marks,
Warren McWilliams, W S Couaer, L
Reisenvtein, A M Sunders, Geo Kimball,
C A Zigler, M F Wri-ht, Waller Tavis,
Walt;r Gray, F J Blakeley, Phil Beckley,
T H Burey, S Carroll, A F Leouard. C
M I-eoiuvl, E L Parrott, W C Parrott,
J V Casey, Milo Atterbury, M F Ramp,
Sam Rast, Harry Brookes.
Congress ional News. ,
WAS!fixiTO, Jan. 7. Plans are being
formed to defeat the Oklahoma-Indian
Territory statehood bill, to which the
President is said to be opposed. He
favors admitting Oklahoma alone.
Senators Depew and McComas have
declared themselves for an anti-trust
bill.
Oppisition to the confirmation of
Armstrong's apKintmeut as Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury has develojHil.
!Tt is.ollegel that ho is too young.
Iicniocrats in the House are growing
restive under the leadership of Richard
son, who is said to be unequal to the oc
casion. He will Ih; displaced in the
next Congress.
The Secretary of War has asked for
an appropriation for the construction of
a cale from Fort Ijkwton to Alaska.
The Supremo Court has declared valid
the Federal license system in Alaska.
Alaska delegates condemn the iolicy
of the Lighthouse Board in erecting ex
pensive lighthouses -on "the Alaskan
Cast.
Representative Humphrey, of Wash
ington, has promised Secretar Moody
that Bremerton will reform its social
features, and' obtained a promise that
warships would thoii tic sent to the
Navy-yard again.
The coal famine has leconie s seri
ou that measures to nftord relief were
introduced in both houses of 'Congress
yesterday, and a lively debate occurred
in the Senate.
Senator Ixxlge introduced a bill sus
pending all import duties on coal for IX)
days ; Senator Culbertson introduced a
joint resolution admitting anthracite
coal free of duty ; Senator Vest intro
duced a resolution directing the com
mitte on finance to prepare a bill for the
sam piirose; Representative Powers,
of Massachusetts, introduced a Joint re
solution suspending all duties on coal
until November 1, 1003.
Senator Mason introduced a bill pro
viding that, when a coal mine is un
opcrated, to the prejudice of the people,
the Allot ncy-Gcneral niay have a re
ceiver appointed by the United States
Court, who shall oorijte it as long as
necessity continues.
The coal faiiiino was the chief subject
of debate in the Senate, sin effort being
made to force action by the Attorney
General against the anthracite coal trust.
Roseburg
Theater .
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VERA MICHELEXA, Prima iVjnna Soprano.
John P. Slocum Presents
The Kirk La Slielle Comic Opera Co.
In the Famous Operatic Success
riiieess- Chic
InMtrt In the New York Life.
Because, Its policies are uneontestible.
Because, It iusuresyoii all the time.
I'ecause, Cp to Nov. 1, 1002, it has
secured Ki'J.tKK) iilicy holders, amount
ing to JOS.OOO.OOO new business. J
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The Ptitttrms t'H ic
Staged bv Julian Mitchell j ..,"v;Clii' ' A
B..k by Kirk La Shelle
Music bv Julian Edwards
The Bewitching and
Brilliant Artist j .V J - J
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Bu-o-lViuulian - j t " ..y-'iW-1 ' u -i
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jatM I-KODICTION
Enx.v FLOvn.'Soubretle
PRICES:
I'lat, 75c; Rows io, 11, 15, 16 and 17, $1;
Rows, 12, 13 and 14, $1.50; Front Row
in Gaikry, 70c; L'alaucc of Gallery, 50c.
XMAS IS NEAR AT HAND f
-And we want to inform our people that we have the a
best line of Furniture'and Rugs wehave ever shown 3
I for you to select Xraas presents from.
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Our Children's department has man' useful
articles for the little folks, among them being
Boy's Express Wagon.
" Doll Carriages and Doll Go Carts.
Rocking Horses and Shoo Flys.
Blackboards.
Rockers and Chairs.
Bureaus and Sideboards.
-Red Tables and many other articles that
we haven't room to mention.
STOKt IS fill Of THE BEST Of EERYTt!!G.
B. W. STRONG,
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J. T. BRYAN':
For Holiday Presents
I have no famous bargains to pan off old
stock and out-of-date goods, I simply give
you honest goods at fair prices, and mark
them in plain figures. Call and inspect ury
goods and piices before purchasing elsewhere.
'S J- T. Bryap
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THE RICHEST. DAINTIEST EFFECTS
IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS
ARK TO BE F O f S D I X i: K
We r Style Vp-!o-Djie
ARISTO PL ATI NO PRINTS
WITH FOLDER COVERS
They indivuluiUixe a picture ami jdace it in a c'ass by it
self an artistie class that has only to le sivn to K ap
preciated. Their jKplarity is increasing lKicaus? it is
hnHl on qtiality :: :: :: :: :: ::
!Vc Are Always OSad to Welcome Visitors ta Cjr Stcdia
REMOVAL NOTICE
. ..HARDWARE . . .
This is to inform oKl ami ikw patrons that I havt t.ikou up my nsrtf rs
ill th tantnt brick buiUlin? on Jaik.ni btivot, iuxt iloor t ihe Well.--.
Kargo it Co. Kxprc oIt'ut, tin cliani; ?w' mwssary to svure
itiuu to ncconimodttt mv constantly incivuiu; strnk. l' (tunu-cti. in
ith a goneral line of HarOwaro, I w ill Ut carry a 1 ir sfix-k of :
.v. . farm Implements, Wakens, EjqIcs, Uccks, Etc . . .
P. M. BEARD