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About The Plaindealer. (Roseburg, Or.) 1870-190? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1903)
Rose burg Plaindealer Publlibed Hondars and Thursdays. PLAINDEALER PUBLISHING CO. H. H. BROOKES, Editor. MARY K. BROOKES, Proprietor Entered at the Post Office in Rosebnrg, Ore., as second class mail matter. Subscription $2.00 per Year. Advertising Rates on Application. AUGUST 27. 1903. CRIMNAL LIBEL SUIT TO PROTECT GRAFTING. A criminal libel suit has been com' menced against a young man who in a weekly newspaper charged that there had been grafting in the Hepp- :ner relief fund. There was about ten times as much money sent from all parts of the United States, if we were to credit the news dispatches of money collected for Heppner relief, than was received by the showing of the relief board or distributed. Men who were worth from twenty to thir ty thousand dollars got large slices of 3ie while thefpoor and needy were given absolutely nothing. The graft ers of Oregon have commenced to bring criminal actions for libel against editors and persons writing communications exposing theft and rascality. We have kept up with quite a number of such cases and in every instance the man who brought the libel suit or at whose instance they were brought, was all that the newspapers claimed he was and more too. Writers who will base their ar ticles on and for the "public welfare'' lave little to fear from such meth ods. If the citizens of Heppner have imposed upon the state and the United States at large it should be known and the thieves, boodlers and grafters held up to the contempt of the citizens of Oregon. The bringing of a criminal b"bel suit against a man for exposing such a state of affairs Jias the object of hushing up the .-affair because the accused man is not .sHawi to prove a case of theft .against 3ns accusers and the State of Oregon becomes a party not to rpunish crime and criminals but to punish the man who exposed a most condemnable system of grafting. The criminal libel law is used ninety mne times out of one hundred to cover up crime. When writing articles it is well for "correspoi.il . -o remember that the -general steLzz-cst, that John Doe is a &iai as Tacue and general in its na- Isuxe-and is mot susceptible of proof. Tint "if the statement is made that ohn Doe stole Peter Piper's hogs on he 20th day of August, at a given lace it would be a specific charge nd susceptible of proof before a jury- In other words, when a man is advertised as a grafter a particular act of grafting must be mentioned with time and place stated. the man who cannot take the oath of allegiance or subscribe to the consti tution of these United States or the laws of any state of which he may be a citizen, is a man who is a menace to society at large. In the case of the labor union men who withdrew from the militia .they say by their actions: We regard the law of our secret societies and the orders of our leaders as superior to allegiance to the country and state in which we live and in case of a clash between organized labor and the army of the United States or the militia of Lynching on Decrease. So many lynchings coming in a bunch have led the people generally to believe that they are on the increase which is a mistake. According to ficures for the past five years the increase is shown as follows: In 1S97 there were 16C cases through out the United States, in 1893, there were 127, and iu 1S99 only 107, while since that time each year the number has been less than 100. The general impression prevails that these lynchings are almost wholly due to assaults on women which is anoth er mistake, less than one-fourth of the Texas number being for offense against the our stand is with organized labor. In this country of a free press and free discussion of public affairs and gentler sex. Perhaps the more startling feature of the whole thing is that lynchings have become more general in the northern the ballot box always ready to re-1 states where unheard of before, and as well as negroes, Eugene Register. dress every wrong by a popular vote, 1 -ua white men there is no need for'secret, dark lan- ' shani a like fate- tern, political methods being carried i T i l.: l ,i,,,l i in iiiitr iui in i iiriimir 11.11 1 1 t-i .1 t.Lrni on. If men act as free men they are , n the southern' stateg The South. free. If men act as slaves they are erners however, where a nisrirer is con- slaves to designing schemers. j cerned f thev do not string him up About eighteen years ago the wtb a sharp-pocket knife quicklv writer attended a congressional dis-jremove the seat of the trouble and tnct meeting of the Knights of La bor, Farmers Alliance and three or i four other secret organizations and j A Female Highwayman all the delegates presented their ere-; dentials under the seal of their lodges and gave the grip and pass word to a brother upon entrance to j make a good nigger out of a bad one. the large church building at Bellevue, Texas, used for the purpose of meet ing. The blinds were closed and pickets stationed around the church to keep off cowans and eavesdroppers. The sun was shining in its full meridian glory but the bright efful gence had been obscured by blinds and blankets and darkness in the church was made manifest by the light of a few tallow dips. We lis tened to a lot of rot about capital en slaving labor, that laboring men were slaves and not freemen and our head dropped in shame as we contemplated ' than American citizens were acting i the part of peons and plotters, and serfs and slaves. In answer to an invitation to address the assemblage, the writer commenced by asking the president a few questions. What was the meeting for and what was it composed of? Nihilists of Russia, anarchists of France, socialists of Germany, the maefia of Italy, or any other secret, political society on the globe? The president told us the ob ject of the meeting and the place Bellevue, Texas, United States of America. Then we enquired the rea son why freemen whose liberty had been purchased by the blood of the heroes of the Revolution, and Texas the sovereign state whose citizenship had been baptized at the Alamo and , , . . 6 . , j , ! guiltv of all of the hold-ups of the brow-beaten men whose rights and ; T, . ., ,,. , 1J-X-.J past montn mere, iu is uiuuji. cue - -r-m-nrm TT-rtmnn n 1 C mn CTT!fTTlnfHl fl3 51 r,i:,j 4.1, """& 1 - iliac- nu uicii weie au uuuu aa iuuk, , . - j- i ... . . man on several occasions, aidintr her who plucked out their own eyes: no , Mvw hnW..m, men such staves as mey uu icu- WHAT DOES IT MEAN ? The Portland Telejrram savs: "H. 'W. Haynie and his wife, formerly Miss Grace Walton of Portland, are under arrest in Seattle, and are incar cerated in the city jail. After nearly murdering City Detective Lee A Bar bee by the delivery of a terrific blow on the head with a slung shot, Haynie was finally captured at his lodgings early yesterday morning. Haynie gave his name as Anderson, and refused at that time to tell any thing of himself. He has since con fessed to several hold-ups. His wife drove a horse and buggy, following him, while he held up three men in less than an hour, Monday night. The horse was a spotted one, and was 1 easnv laeniinea later. Miss Walton is a young woman who ran for queen of the Elks' Carnival here one year ago. She was a sten ographer, and was well known so cially. When her husband was cap tured she was found crouching be hind a door in the Biggs apartment house. In the bosom of her dress were found a dagger and a revolver. In the room were other revolvers, and masks. The Portland police believe Haynie was connected with the hold-up of a Vancouver car here. He answered the description of one of the robbers, and was under suspicion, but no direct evidence of guilt could be ob tained. Chief of Police Sullivan, of Seattle, believes Haynie and his wife are SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENTS For Dcn-Ias County During the Year 1903. Texas, that grand state purchased with the blood of patriots at the Alamo. Goliad and a score of other "battle fields until the power of the Mexicans under banta Anna was finally broken at San Jacinto, April 21, 1836, when the republic of Texas vras duly acknowledged has cause to he ashamed because the constitution of the United States is threatened with being trampled under foot and the laws of the state set aside by a spirit of anarchy. During the past two months fully twenty-five per cent of the state militia has resigned be cause the members declare that the obligations taken in secret lodges or labor unions is more binding on them as individuals that the constitution of tie United States and the state laws of Texas. This is a remarkable state of affairs and shows that state to be loneveombed with anarchial tenden cies. We care not whoever he may be nished the shackles for bondage. What was the necessity of a "dark lantern" convention? What the ne cessity for sworn secrecy in the po litical arena? Why should men pre fer darkness to the light of heaven and a tallow dm to the midday sun Oregon Prunes. The prune crop of Oregon bids fair to be more tempting to S. P. passengers than the apple crop in Eden was to Adam and Eve. This morning when the north bound train reached Riddle ! several of the passengers made a break and The Number. Acres of Tillable Lands 93,222 Acres of Non-Tillable Lands 1.-J5S.049 Improvements on Deeded or Patented Lands Town and City Lots Improvements on Town and City Lots Improvement on Lands not Deeded or Patented Depot Grounds and Improvements Miles, of Railroad Bed, 110.15 miles at fOSOO per mile Telegraph, Telephone and Electric Light Lines and Equipment) Miles of Water Pipe Line Wells, Fargo Express Co., 110.15 miles Rolling Stock, O AC R R Co, 110.15 Miles at foOO.. Rolling Stock, Pullman Co., 110.15 miles at $50 Steam Boats, Sail Boats, Stationery Engines & MTg. Machinery Merchandise and Sfn-k in Trade Farm Implements. Wagons Cnrriages, Etc., Money Notes and Account's Shares of Stock Household Furniture, Watches, Jewlry Etc, Horses and Mules Cattle 20,701 Sheep and Goats 34,477 Swine 0,243 Dogs 3 Gro-s Value of all Property Exemptions Total Value of Taxable Property Value. 731,890 00 2,307,925 00 312,915 00 261,145 00 321,300 00 15,265 00 11,070 00 1,138,270 00 46,927 50 0765 00 1170 00 5S.075 00 5.S10 00 102,170 00 152.930 00 94.P20 CO 72,502 00 190,750 00 22.000 00 175,160 00 107,595 00 2SC00 00 .VJ750 00 10.9SO 00 125 00 0,oO-',C92 50 512.420 00 5,990,272 50 About Prescriptions The best of medicines are none too good for sic1 folks. The best materials and thorough yt. pment are the prominent features of our ot! cription department. Colgate it .V.'- Bat.t soap is a uii.i.i -. Don't ;ail to come to our st. re and see oui fine line of Toilet Requisites. FuIIerton - Richardson Phone 451. ROSEBUKG, ORE. Near Depot. r fft-- A inur RSrMlM nrtinfi orchard And when we read of secret societies ! wer; bucketg and Eackg of workmen our mind goes back to i engjneer Eaw the fun and thought he Texas the place where secret political ' would have a little also, so when all labor societies and unions were first ; aboard was called by the conductor, ue organized. Any man whose allegi- Put on a ful1 head 8team ana Uie w 6 . !tiw, no00m,ora mnthmiifh or over the than it is to his state and nation is in oaaei down with prnnee that he missed a riantrerons irame Oi mma. it , the tram, riisname is nan. nie hb means that in case of conflict between was on the train and alBO her brother. r, fl,a nvom. When the train was pulling All f i( . J i-i. - i vv npn tub i ram who muihuk v nis secret society ami me ge- - ,,oni Mr, ment, he would staffd by and ma"e j -au telling her to await the next train cause with the secret society. I The tra5n wa8 etopped at the lower end If there are any wrongs needing 0f the yard and the party got off. The n'frTiMTio" if frPfrlnm nf sneech is sun- baeeaee is now at the Boseburg House, pressed: if liberty is assailed the bal-jan" the hubby who so loved prunes f . , .., , , .i'thathe jrot left, is expected to reach lot box is the antidote ior evii not a : . . . train Mora, . don.t secret society that saps the patriot- j leave tne for 0 regon prunes imh auu mmiij i:iciiciiau4i ui cue mur vidual. When such affairs exist as A Cure for Cancer. exist in Texas on the militia and se cret labor problems, we may well en quire, where are we drifting and what chance is there for making a Jsafe landing beyond the breakers? "Put 207 drops of carbolic acid in a pint of glycerine. Put two tablespoons of this in a tumbler of water, and of this .mixture take one tablespoonful twice a Av Hv tho ncid combined with tuo glycerine by a druggist who will get the correct amount. This formula can be reduced to any quantity desired 104 drops' of acid in half a pint of glycerine 52 drops of acid in one-fourth pint of clycerine, etc. "This is said to dissolve the cancerous cells and effects a perfect and r-mless cure. "This remedy is vouched for by those who have been cured of cancer by its use, and was brought to ns a few days since bv a friend who testifies to its merits. There are said to be those now who are effecting the cure of cancer without the use of the knife or plaster, and if this is one of the retnediesused it will be a fortunate thing for thoee suffering from cancets to know of. "We have no knowledge of "the tor tures of the damned," but it would seem impossible that it should be worse than the torture of having a cancer removed by the plaster process, and it is worth an effort to escape that torture if possi ble. "It may be well for people to remem also vouched for bv others in Glovcrs ville. As the best authorities claim that neariy all cancers come from bruises there is no more "disgrace" in having a cancer than in having a broken lesr. But the difficulty is increasing and peo ple are becoming afraid it is hereditary, notwithstanding the assurance of cancer experts to the contrary. Thennvarnish ed fact is that there are many suffering with this malady, some patiently waiting for death to relieve them of their misery, and other putting up a strong fight for life. If this preparation is as effectual in all coses as it has been in some, much of the dread, the suffering and expense of the cancer scourge may be avoided. The preparation is not expensive and is a splendid remedy for weak lungs. It is being given for that purpose by ung specialists. Ex. The appearance of the Portland policemen would strike terror into 1 the heart of any Knight of the Road. ber that alcohol is a perfect antidote for hav? most "tory iuiuu auu tiic 1 cotton gloves. adorned with Yea, verily, white selah, Salem on carbolic acid, either internally or ex-1 ' leruullv. limine- uuuiv-umirti , . r , to the flesh upon which carbolic ncid has are ueju- beeu spilled or thrown, will quickly de-j "JL L. Chamberlain ex-clerk of tho strov the etlect ol tlie acid. And taken t nTUi internallv it quickly neutralizes the. bolic ncid in any form as a medicine, j should avoid the use of alcohol in every form as the alcohol destroys the medi cinal effect of the ncid." ! & :j! : - ri . ..:n 1 ii. inuy ruKiuiiig til uiuuiejuiu duuud us word that after havini: been twice to ! Bomo for the removal of a cancer by tho i r shoots of grnsa and clover. ThU returned but ocl iirocioims me importanco or ni- woyg inciuaing green icoa in too uauj Board, died at I Tuesday, of heart failure. Q roe ii Food Dally. A flock of chicks kept during the day In a yard that has become denuded of herbage, no matter how eager they are for their supper, If they can have a run on a grass field will leave their food and run and eagerly nip tho ten- i . . i - (Jiaaiwr pruce&s, lilt) utuccr luiurm-u uuci it was completely destroyed nnd removed ,