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; rlV Society nn i i Vol. XXXV ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1903. No, 89 9 MADH A MC' fOR FiNE CONFECTIONERY gf lUKi and ICE CREAK! PARLORS iS Fruits, Candies, Cakes, Pies, Doughnuts and Fresh Bread Daily I &X3 Pj Portland Journal Agency. Hendrick's Block, Opp. Depot en I. J. NORHAN & Co. Prop. FARMERS' CASH STORE, G. A. WOOD & CO, Props DEALER IN Staple ane Fane' Groceries. Highest Price paid for country produce. Fresh bread daily. Your Patronage is respectfully solicited. Private Free Delivery to All Parts of the City TROXEL BLOCK OPP PASSENGER DAPOT HELLO 551 WHO HAS FVLSIFIFD. Bring Us Your CHICEHMS, EGOS, BUTTER, FOR CKSH OR TRKD! i j. Jr. DarKer x co. Heating Stoves Cook Stoves, Stove Pipe Stove Boards. AT S. K. SYKES5 Roseburg, Oregon Hints to Housewives. Half the battle in good cooking is to have good FRESH GROCERIES And to get them promptly when you order them. Call up Phone No. 181 for good goods and good service. C. W. PARKS & CO. J. iLgWeatherby T. A. Bury D. L. Marti d Roseburg Real Estate Co. Farm and Timber Land Bought and Sold Taxes Paid for Non-Residents. Timber Estimates a Specialty. List your proper ty with us. Tho Oregonian says that Governor Chamberlain said that ho did not re quire the members of the legislature not to pb.ige themselves not to take up any other business except the tax law. Either the Oregonian or tho Governor has falsified for the Gover nor over his signature in a printed letter to one member of the joint leg islature, which letter we obtained this morning says: "Before taking any action in the premises, however, I must be satisfied. "If, therefore, the Senators and Repre sentatives, or at least a majority of them, will address me communica tions requesting that a special session of the legislature be convened in or der to cure the defect in the Phelps law or to provide for the levy of a tax on the assessment of 1903, and assuring me that they will oppose the enactment of any other law what soever, at such session, and that they will promptly adjonrn upon the enact ment of said law, then I will, in due course, issue a call for a special ses sion of the legislature. Otherwise, I shall assume that no eraergencv ex ists in the several counties, cities and school districts in this State, and will decline to issue said call." The above was dated at Salem, November G, 1903 and signed Geo. E. Chamberlain. The signature is either genuine or a forgery. The publication of the same is either a lawful publication or a libel. If the letter has been forged the author of the forgery should be put in the penitentiary. If the pub- ication is a criminal libel the editor should be heavily punished for con niving to procure and publish a forged document having a tendency to make the Governor a laughingstock. But the facts are Governor Chamberlain is down on the marrow bones of his political corpse praying for a knot hole to creep into and for power to pull the hole in after him. Gee Willi kins how the Oregonian or the Gov ernor can not prevaricate, or draw on their imagination, or make a mis take but utter a good, sound, plump, old fashion bungling lie! r- a A. C. AARSTER5 & CO. R H u DRUGGISTS We Want Your Patronage and as an inducement we offer U. IS. P. Standard Drugs, Fresh Patent Medicines, High Grade Perfumes, Soaps, Toilet Arti cles, and Specialties K3 lm, If you want to buy a farm If you want furnished rooms If you want to buy a house If you want to rent a house jf you want to build a house If you want to move a house If you don't know PAT C ill on or address .. . F F. pattern, Contractor and Builder Reaebnrg Urejon. List Your Ranches and Timber Lands with me. J; I HAVE EASTERN CUSTOMERS H AND CAN SELL R. R. JOHNSON, OFFICe IN MARKS BLOCK, ROSEBURG, OR. Portland, Or., Nov. 16, 1903. To the Editor: In a recent issue of your esteemed paper, appeared an article in which the motives of Gov ernor Chamberlain are called in ques tion, with reference to the convention of the legislative assembly in ex traordinary session, to adjust the tax aws. The article intimates that the Governor hesitates to call the session, because that body might repeal the law providing for the construction of a 'ortage railway by the state of Ore gon, appropriation of $105,000 being made therefor; that the Governor might oppose such repeal, for tho reason that he would control the ex penditure of the money that has been set aside. As a purely voluntary act on my part, without the knowledge of the Governor, and to correct an impres sion that is erroneous and that re flects upon one whom I -account wor thy all confidence, I wish to call at tention to the fact that the bill ap propriating the $105,000 stipulates that the funds shall be handled by a board consisting of the Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasur er, giving the Governor only one vole out of three. From the statement of this fact, it is obvious that you were led inadver tently into an error which you would not desire to repeat and do injustice to any public official. It is in the belief that you will not fail to give publicity to this letter, that it is written. The pronounced position assumed by you is at least commendable because it is specific, and is not one of those glittering gen eralities that consists of innuendo and insinuation not susceptible of ref utation. Very truly yonrs, - John E. Latiihop. Only Makes a Cad Matter Worse Perhaps you have neve.- il.oujlit of it but the fact mr,. ta at o it to every one that constipation is caused by a lack of water in the system, .and tho uso of drastic cathartics like the old fashioned pills only make a bad matter worse, Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab' jets are mucii more tnuu and gentle in their effect, and when tho proper doso is taken their action is so natural that one can hardly realize it is the effect of a medicine. Try a 25 cent bottle of them. For sale by A C Marstors & Co Notice. MOODY AL THREE COUNTS KNOCKED OUT ON TECHNICALITIES THE WIDOW TOLD A PRETTY STRAIGHT STORY TO THE JURY THAT TRIED THE CASE. t Gable, St. Helens, Co- Anyone wishing to exhibit potted chrysanthemums at tho coining cliry santhemum show given by the ladies of the Methodist church will please let Sirs. Wooley know of it by 'phono or otherwise, and plants will be sent for. 'Phone Tso. 1031. At Portland on Monday the follow ing gentlemen were empaneled to try Ex-Congressman Moody in the Feder al Court: Ion Lewis, Portland, Multnomah county. Charles N. urabia county. A. L. Goff, Oakland, Douglas coun ty. C. Lystrop, Reedville, Washington county. M. G. Edwards, Dundee, Yamhill county. D. B. Troutman, Tallman, Linn county. C. A. Dunnigan, Scott's Mills, Mar ion countv. II. Duncan, Langell's Valley, Klam ath count. I. H. Allen, Rickreall, Polk county. G. E. Davis, Harlin, Lincoln coun ty. S. C. Denny, McCoy, Polk county. F. M. Gentiy, Heppner, Morrow countv. The following are the salient points in Mrs. Connn's testimonv: Mrs. Conroy said that she lived in Poriland. Her place of residence was at 001 Gantenbein avenue, Al bina, where she keeps a few boarders. Yes, she formerly lived at The Dalles. She lived there before com ing to Portland, and had made the Wasco county metropolis her home for 13 or 14 years. She knew Mr. Moody, the defendant, and had known lim while she was at The Dalles. Her husband and Mr. Moody were quite well acquainted. She remem bered the failure of The Dalles Na tional bank, in May, 1S97. She had a deposit in the bank of $2,000, and when the bank failed she got her re ceivers certificate. She was then asked to tell about a conversation she had with Mr. Moody the 20th of last May in regard to the payment of the final dividend on her claim, and then she related at length about Mr. Moody calling her up over the telephone the day of the Presi dential parade and wanting her to come over to town and bring her re- ceivei's certificate, for the lank was about to pay the final dividend. She hadn't time to go over then, and so it was arranged that Mr. Moody should call the next morning at S o'clock and net the certificate, but he didn t come. All this time, the witness said, the ex-Congressman said never a word about having gotten her letter or of the receipt for signature blank t contained. His failure to appear as arranged was explained the next morning, when Mr. Moody called her up by long-distance telephone from The Dalles and said that he had slept too late the morning after the. banquet in honor of the President, and that she could mail the certificate. Then she told him not to mind, as she was going to The Dalles that evening on some other business and she would attend to it then. When she reached The Dalles the witness said she went to the bank, and Mr. Moody asked her to sign her name to the certificate. At that time, she said, she had no id?' that bv sicmincr it she was assieninir it to Max Vogt, cashier of tho First Na tional Bank of The Dalles, but sup posed it was to enable her to get the money from Washington, she really didn't know' what. Mr. Moody figured up the interest on the claim, tho witness said, and she received $228.25. Max Vogt started to give her the money and she objected, for tho reason that she didn't want the money, but would rather have a check on a Portland bank, which ho finally gave her. Wan Told Sum YVnn Short. She thought it was all right unt;l that afternoon, when she happened to ba in tho office of Huntington & Wilson. While there sho remarked to Mr. Wilson that she had gotten her money from Mr. Moody. At" this Mr. Wilson inquired in a surprised tone how it came that Mr. Moody gave her tho money and asked her how much sho received. Sho told him the amount and he replied that it was not enough. He then figured it out and informed her that she was sTiort $92.35, and said he would go qver and see Mr. Moody about it. , He did, and later she went to the liank and to her Mr. Moody remarked tiiat if he had known that she want ed to send to Washington after her money "he would have let her do so. At this the witness said she was surprised and told him that she thought what she was doing was the way to get the money. She thought it was the regular way. She knew nothing abojt the necessity of send ing to Washington. Then Mrs. Conroy said she a3ked him if he thought her so well supplied with money and her time so valuable that she could afford to allow him $92.35 for what he had done for her. j "tfhatdid he say to thatr was alked. ''He didn't say much. There was'nt ryich he could say," retorted the witness. One of the lowest pieces of dastard ly, low down, mean, cowardly and con temptible work ever done in Oregon is now being put on the boards be fore the nublic by the Oregonian. That paper attempting to make, by imputation, Congressman Williamson responsible for Ex-Congressman Moody's downfall. After this failed and Williamson denounced the Oregon ian conspirators then the Oregonian attempted to set Congressmen Her mann and Williamson on their ear by insisting that Hermann had stated that Moody's downfall was accomplish ed by political per?ecution? The Ore gonian new3 bureau at Washington or the man who fabricates such wireless dispatches in Poitlaml is an enemy to the Oregon delegation at Washington, and a'maliciotis evilly dis posed person to the cit'-.ens of the state at large by circulating such a falsehood in order to make enemies or mends. R. W- PENN, CIVIL. ENGINEER) (Lately with tho government graphical and geological Harvey of Brazil South America.) ' United States Deputy Mineral Surveyor. Office over Postoflice. ROSEBURG. OREGOtf. Correspondence solicited 00 T0 T E ROSELEAF for CIGARS, TOBACCO HND SMOKERS' SUPPLIES, Jackson Street, Roseburg, Oregon Uses for Salt. Salt ptsU oat fire in the chimney. , eatt m the oven wider baking tine will prevent their Mon-hiug on the bottom. Salt and vinegar will remove stains from discolor! teacups. Salt and soda are excellent for bee sting and spider bite. Salt thrown on soot which has fallen on the iarpet will prevent stain. Salt pot on ink when freshly spilled on a carpet will help in removing tb spot. Salt in whitewash makes it stkk. Salt used in sweeping carets keepe out moths. Salt ukiI in washing the hair will pre vent tlie hair from falling out. A tea spoonful of salt in a lamp will make kerosene oil give a brighter lizht Added to a bucket of water it forms a remarka bly effective fire extinguisher. A hand ful of salt "added to the bath is the nest best thing to an o.-ean dip New cali coes soakeJ in a strong solution of salt for an boar before washiac will retain their colors b?Uer. As a dentifrii-e salt Attention Rheumatics!! Why pay the Rail Road a lot of money to carry you to Springs of unknown medical properties when you can be guaranteed a cure at BOSWELL SPRINGS near home. BLA'i'KHl'i'E la Mineral Rnbber.1 YOU MAY "INTEND HUILDING or ana it neccaoary to REPLACE A WORXOCT KOOF ELrATERXTE ROOFING '""iff?1 lJ1; e!f7E"7 '- 11 5"- Trapped for mil citamlo. KeSbli la t5oM on nerft. Oarxnled. It wlU w to ask Jor price and lnXornmtton. moulul'x1- THE ELATERITE XtOOJFXIVG CO., "Worcester Baildimc POKTIiAD haia Receipt WnHlaii y Covered aal water will not only cleanse but It was at this point, said Mrs. Con- whiten the teeth, and will hard n the roy. that she for the first t me saw soiuucn is gooa m UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR Made Easy. 11 A 1. . . the receipt for her signature, and she i ' ,, , . , :s still better if a few gr Mas of remembers quite distinctly that when j JH!r are R Mr. Moody laid it before her and told i her to sign her name to it, that he I Washinz kept his hand over the iper to cover; Waa y not noalh and hide as much as passible. She : pleasant work, but it need noticed that where she signed her , ,tar'1 od disagreeable as name, the had been signed before and then and red this; pep-! Oar Line of ME considered not be as ma uv hocse- ignature of some one else ! m 6on wasfcins ma- cmaes aie real taoor ?trers, kefung flit, ttr.krt- .kf vmKkkSM . 1 1 erased by scratching off the marks aod l!lbb ,-riler, ,re ,lBS06t in0i: of the ink. It was so ragged that j speii-aM. Haven rfoUr dT for 'do- he r tn stuck in the naoer. the wit-1 ? th work, let it 1-j the one that ; will i-uit your conven'encw bet j need not iereMrUr be Moodav. ln stuck in the paper, ness said. After she siirned the receipt and Mr. Moody was about to place it in the envelope, she concluded to send for the money herself, and told him to give her the receipt. She then took it to Mr. Wilson, re ceiver of the defunct bank, and be re marked that that was the receipt for which he had asked her several times previous to that time. VliitfSfi Wept. At this juncture of the trial came the pathetic scene of the witness sob bing over the recollections of her dead husband. United States District Attorney John H. Hall remarked in reference to a previous statement that she had had much corldence in Mr. Moody, and asked her why it was. "Because,' said Mrs. Conroy. "my husband had always thought lots of him, and principally - Here the witness broke down and sobbed audiblv. It was nearly a min ute before she recovered her com posure sufficiently to resume her stoiy, and then in a voice broken by sobs. "Because," she resumed, "when my husband lay dying, and before 1 had reached him, poor fellow, thoughtful of me to the last, he asked Mr. Moody for money for me. It was given to me later, and was one of the first debts I paid when I received my money from the bank dividends." In reply to a question Mrs. Conroy said that this money wits received from insurance on her husband's life in tho A. 0. U. W. On cross-exam'.nation Mrs. Conroy made the statement that when she talked to Mr. Moody over the tele phone and asked him if the money was in Tho Dalles, he said ho would so arrange so that sho could got it. Defense Make' a Iolut. Further on in tho cross-examina tion Mrs. Conroy, in reply to a ques tion by Judge Pipes, said that she had signed four papers which had been taken to her house by Jess Hos tettlor, cashier of tho opposition bank at Tho Dalles. These papers tho witness said, contained states- monta of the fasts relating to her case, and sho said that Hosteltler told her he wanted tho papers so ho could send ono to tho President, another to tho Attorney-General, and keep ono copy for himself. Asked if sho could indentify tho papers, tho witness said sho could, and Jadgo Pipes submitted ono to her, which he This I once uvea in a neurooornoou wtiere I tie ma-j jority of houekeepero washed on Thurs day, ironed on Friday ami baked and mopped oo Saturday. When the house wife becomes iK-customfd to this plan t-he find that it has its advantages, for everything i clean a ad lite larder re. pleoUhod when Sanday comes. Gather th sailed cJoUiea together be fore l h- washing begins; remove all stm'w fr ns .able lioen or other articW. (and trend vrarment" t hit. need it I fore pnttin them ia the water to Kk. An excellent soap for any kiwi 01 washing is made by dissolving 5 pounds of any good bar soap in hot water, then adding 4 onocet of powdertd borax. Poor it ia a jar or pan to cool, then use it like any other soap. It cleanses the garments without injuring the most delicate col ors, and makee the washing much easi er. IVorax should also be used in the water in which clothes are boiled, and is superior to any washing fluid or pow der, for it iloe not rot the eo LujiiiJ blue that never as.Ucs ny be made by dissolving 1 ounce of Prussian blue a no an ounce of o-rI'vc ackl in a quart of cold water. The acid is poison and should not be left where children can pet it. Take clothes off of line as soon as they are dry, for the edges will fray out badly if left to whip in the wind. Calicoes aud ginuha.ns should be hung in the ehad to dry. Sprinkle and fold the clot'tee in the evening before thev are roned, and they will be more evenly dampened and easier to iron than if left until the ne-t morning. A Hired Girl. N'S UNDERWEAR Is now complete and we can assure you it is the best ever brought to the city. See Window Display WOLLENBERG BROS., Phone 801. (Continued on second page) Chamberlain's Coti"h Rcniedv Pleasant to Take. is The tinost quality of granulated loot silver is ueu 111 the niamiiactuie ot Cdamberlaiu's Gondii ltcmcdr, nnd tbe loots used in iis preparation give it a ilavor similar to manic syrup, making it quite pleasant to take. Mr. V. I.. Rod erick, of Poolesville, Md., in speaking of this lO'iiedy says: "I havo used Cham berlain's Cough IJouiedy with my chil dien for soveral vears and can truthful ly say it is the best preparations of the kind I know of. Tho children like to tako it and it has no injurious after of feet. For sale by A. C. Mnrsters & Co- A. SALZMAN , Pratical WatchmaKer, Jeweler, Optician. Watches, CIocKs, Jewelry Diamonds andiSilverware Watch Repairiag a Specialty. OOOOOOOOOOSCCOCOC00 O F- V. BENSOS. A . C. ilARSTEES. H. C. GAXJET, 0 tiwiacai, vice Pmldeat. Cuale Douglas County Bank, Established IS83. Incorporated 1901 Capital Stock, $50,000.00. BOARD OP DIRECTORS T. W. BKXOX, R. A. ROOTII J. 11. BOOTH, J. T. BRIDGES J.F. KELLY, A. C. MARSTERS K. L. MILLER. A general banking business transacted, andjeustomers given accuimnouation consistent witfi sale ana conservative banking. z. Bank open from nine to twelve and from one to three. o 0XCKC00CKCK00 every B0YCE BENSTON The ItflaY up-to-date Merchant TAILORS We also do the "best work in Gleaning Scouring and Pressing. Call and see us. Opposite Post Office. County Treasurer's Notice. Notico is her by tlvc-: to s!l parties holding count wa.ti.u cudor&cil prior to aim mciuiuiig way -, UMl, nro re quested to present tho sanio at tho County Treasurer's oflico for payment as into -est will cease thereon after tho date of this notice. Dated lloseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, Oct. 22, 1003. Geo. V. Dimmick, 81-St County Treasurer. Flowering; Bulbs Stock is now in from Holland, and it is time to plant them. Write today for our now catalogue, which tells all. The same catalogue tells about our ROSES, TREES and PLANTS. PORTLAND SEED CO. PORTLAND, OREGON. NOTICE ! Foil Sale. A ton-acro applo orchard in Brooks' First addition to Rosoburg. Will bo sold cheap. Enquire at this of fice for full particulars. SG-lnvp Call at the office of the Roaeburg Water and Light Co. and pay your water aud light bills, on or before the 10th of each month aud take advantage of the discount.