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I t ftoscburg Pmttkder. Vol. XXXVI ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON MONDAY, OCT. 24, 1904 No. 85 EAST BUYS OREGON PRUNES Two Million Pounds to be Shipped from Salem to the East PACKED BY ASSOCIATION Growers Will Receive an Average of Three Cents-Prunes Sent to St Louis for Competition Salem, Or. Oct. 23. Over a mil lion pounds of dried prunes have al ready been received at the Wil lamette Valley Prune Association ware house in this city and enough more are expected to make an even 2,000,000 pounds to be shipped out of Salem. The growers are now busy hauling in their cured fruit and all day long wagons loaded with prunes are waiting at the ware house for an ' opportunity to unload. Prunes are being packed and shipped as rapidly as the force of Packers can handle them. The association has been in the market buying prunes for nearly two weeks. When the association en tered the market as a buyer, the prices paid were not publicly an- nounced, but it is learned that the nrice is I cents net to the P-rower for o the 40-50 size, or a basis price of li cents for the fair sizes. 40 sizes the price is 3 For the 30- cents, or a basis price of cents. As a rule ; the Italian prunes will run in the 40-1 r . ... ... oO size, so that growers are getting a a a about 3 cents a pound net. The as- , sosiation is buying only to the extent of its orders, for it is apparent that quotations are made from the East, which make it safe for the associa tion to pay this prce and bear the expense of grading, warehousing, pro cessing, packing ad shipping. Ten boxes of Jtalian prunes and ten of Petites, each box holding 25 poinds, were sent to St. Louis by the The sweets and bitters of newspaper asspciation today to be entered in the life were subjects handled at Hood Riv- competition for prizes. "Our Italian er- 0ne of the sweets is an old account prunes will win the gold medal-now Paia aud " 5rear " One of ,. , t he bitters is an attempt to collect an you see if they don t, said Manager , , , , . . .. . old account from a person able to par, Gile, as he carefully wrapped up the but who puts all hiscusedness h to re boxes so as to keep them clean and fusing to do so. R. W. FENN i . . U. S. Depnty . . j ., T 3 Mineral Snrveyor Civil Engineer & geologiiallurVey of Bra- ROSEBURG, OREGON, zii, South America . . . Correspondence solicited BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME Nothing will add so much to the appearance and at tractiveness of your home as a new coat of Paint, and the COST will be SMALL if you buy your Paints and Oils from ::::::::: MARSTERS' RANGES AND STOVES STEEL RANCES THE BEST ON EARTH $35- to $50.00 Heating Stoves in Large Variety FROn $2.50 UP We are showing an immense line of Fur niture, Carpets and Wall Paper and can make you prices better than you can get in Portland. Call and be convinced : : B. W THE FURNITURE MAN uninjured while being shipped. In each box the prunes are laid in even rows and firmly packed, so as to pre sent a clean, attractive appearance. Each box is faced with lace paper, the lace forming a neat border for a very pretty colored picture of a CM- j MM pheasant. On the back of this picture is printed a brief description of Oregon's famous game bin!, and also a statement of the merits of the Oregon prune and the best way to cook them. C. V. Calloway, in charge of the prune demonstration at the St. Louis Exposition, has wired Manager Gile for another ton of prunes to be cooked and given away at the Oregon exhibit. Mr. due will refer the re-i quest to the directors of the associa tion, as he has no authority to send the prunes without their direction. The California prune market is im proving. PRI NT. PEAL AT PHILOMATH. Philomath, Or. Oct. 22. Tillotson & Co. of Salem, negotiated a prune deal here today, buying the storage of David Whaley, Albert Shirber and S. W. Gibbons. Seven tons at 3J cents, seven tons at 3 cents 17 tons at 2k cents, respectively, are the fig ures that entered into the deal. The first two lots were this year's crop: tjje it lot, last Mart For Her Sake. Tne averagp theatrical manager of the present i M intent u(on atovMag i,ov elties to pie ise the sated puWi- that be too often overlooks the opportunities which are furnished by the nlilcf sort of dramas and melodramas. 1 is one of the most inspiring signs of tne time, however, that the people are gradually abandoning the hackneyed farce come dies and the varietv shows without va riety for the good old-fashioned plays jn which "hfart interest" predominates Proof of this statement is found in ti e fact that one of the success. a of recent vears has been achieved this . . . , . , , et.a..ou bv a melodrama in which love is the pervading sentiment. The title of the play is ' For Her Sak" and the '' deals with life in RnU and si- b-ru T!ie company who have the phce under their manaem-nt have t-pared no labor or expense upon it and have succeeded in producing a niel (MM vt Itii-ti is without Imm tiij-v im to the average oi its kind "rnr Iter Sake" will be seen at the Kos bur theatre on Tuesday, Oct. 25th. DRUG STORE STRONG ARMIES STILL ARE INACTIVE Casualties in the Late Fierce Fight ing is Placed at Eighty Thousand A DECISIVE STRUGGLE Japanese Have Gained Advantage in Position and Great Battle Is Again Pending A review of the ten days' fighting between the Japanese and Russians south of Mukden shows immense loss es to both forces, but a decisive vie- j tory for neither. The oppasing armies ! are still facing each other, though a distance of several miles lies between ! them. Offensive operations on the part of the Russians are reported to have been made ten miles from Muk den, and attacks are of frequent oc currence along the entire line. No really important aggressive move ments, however, are announced. A very heavy engagement is considered i i tain to occur before many days to the southward of Mukden as a result of the concentration in that vicinity of immense bodies of the opposing forces. The weather has become very much colder, and great suffering among the soldiers is reported. TOTAL LOSSES REACH 80,000 St. Petersbi rg, Oct 23. The War Office is not in a position as yet to give figures of the casualties in COMING TO BOSEBl'KU NOV. 1ST. zm CHAMPION JAS. JEKFKIE8 AS DAVY CROCKETT. the long battle below Mukden, but even-thing indicates that the Rus sian losses reached 40,000, the figure given by the Associated Press corre- i spondent at Mukden. Another corre spondent placed the losses on both sues at nj.uw. 1 ne v ax umce is convinced that the Japanese losses while below those of the Russians. were almost as heavy. JAPS STROM; POSITION. Loxnox, Oct. 23. A special dis patch from Tokio says that it is re ported there that Kuropatkin has dis patched 20,000 men against Kuroki in addition to those that were already facing him. The Japanese have the better of position. Furious fighting is said to have taken place between advance detachments. RUSSIANS CAPTURES BHAKSBTO London, Oct. 23. The latest ad vices from the front received this morning say the main Russian army has again crossed the Taize river The czar's troops yesterday captured the vallage of Shakhepu, the Japanese fleeing to join the main army. Ku ropatkin has driven the foe from the Shakhe river. Local Telephone at Oakland. At the regular meeting of the Oak land Development League Monday nixht the matter of installing a local telephome was brought up. This mat ter certainly touched a responsive chord as there was not a dissenting voice Hon. A. F. Steam, C. L. Beckley and K. M. Brooks wore appointed to solicit subscriptions, the shares being placed at $10 each. At this writing between $250 and $300 have been subscribed, enough to insure the completion of the line in this city. J. W. Pielsticker wns also appointed to secure the poles. A complete report of the committees will be made at the next regular meeting of the league. Neighboring vicinities want the line extended. Cooper & Dake gen erously offer to supply the poles from their mill to Fair Oaks. The people of the Upper Calapooia will contribute liberally in cash and labor. Other locali- ties will also render material aMsistunrn We shall speak more fully of this mat.Part of 'he Puulic never been be ter in future issues. Ow 1 . trayed is now an established fact." CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY AND HIS FIANCEE. Thf MtaMaiaB aajaafcaaaj "f "t.,un Mm Krwhrick William of (irrmanr to tha Durliaat LVcilia f Mecklriibiirc-S-lisrriii. hU- it uiirn all tlir rviuin-n-nta of atate polii v, ii aiafa Btaaaytad 1 (on, f..r Am jmmq r.jilr lama laaaj W-.n ; ; . attached to wach other. Flic cniao priucv L- j am of ag and his pruapri-uve bride ia 18. CAMPAIGN OPENED WITH ENTHUSIASM The National Issues Discussed by Senator C W. Fnlton aud Congressman Binger Hermann. The presidential campaign was The mere mention of the name of formally opened in l'.mglas county ,,ur late martyred president as well last Friday evening when Congress- x that f the present national execu man Binger Hermann and Senator C. tive. were the signals for a storm of W. Fulton addressed the citizens of applause. Mr. Hermann compared Roseburg and vicinity on the great : the respective platforms on which political issues n w before the Amen- Judge Parker and Theodore Rooee can people, from a Republican view Velt stand and at the same time dis point. Regardless of the fact that cussed the past achievement of the little time was given in which t ad- two old parties the one party repre vertise this political meeting nearly anting national progress, develop every seat in the Roseburg Theatre mont and prosperity, the other na was filled, many coming ten and tional retrogression, mismanagement twelve miles from the country to 3ad industrial demoralization. The listen to the addrvsses. The old vet- great progress, advancement and un erans at the "reg n Soldiers' Home, equalled prosperity of the present all of whom have a very warm spot : administration, contrasting so rad in their hearts for both Congressman ically as it does with the gloom and Hermann and Senator Fulton, turned ; a lversitv of the Cleveland adminis- out in large numbers and oeeu- j trations. emphasizes the question, pied front seat during the course of j "do the voters want a change T Mr. the meeting, and it was ol.served that j H.rminn then showed up the incon they were the first to applaud a gool j sistencies of .ludge Barker's stand on point and were leaders in the many j the trust plank of his platform, his enthusiastic outburst which punc-! financial views in the face of the op- tuated the addresses. The Roseburg brass band greatly enlivened the c casion with its excellent musical num bers. Seated on the platform with : Senator Fulton was. Hon. R. I. Hume, of Curry county. Hon. I. S. K. l'.uick. Kx-Senator Marsters and Coagnaa mann Ringer Hermann, the latter act ing in the capacity of chairman of the meeting. I pon taking the floor and calling the meeting to order Mr. Hermann was greeted by a round of applause, and he began his introductory address by congratulating his neighbors and friends upon the interest manifested on their part in national cam paign matters by their turning out in such large numbers to this opening meeting of the campaign on such short notice. He paid a splendid compliment to Senator Fulton, to whom he referred as one of the two of Oregon's able and efficient senat ors. "Senator Fulton," he stated, "has rendered his party in this state invaluable sen-ices for many years, and had always proven himself ready to respond to his party's call, no mat ter how arduous the duties assigned to him." Mr. Hermann then dis cussed national issues briefly, saying that "the administrative books of the Republican party, covering the rec ords of past years, were at this the close of another most successful and progressive administration, open for public inspection, and that not a blot or blemish could be found on their fair pages." He then paid a glowing tribute to the memory of President Mckinley, and stated that in the transition following the passing or demise of President McKinley no per ceptible confusion, alteration or change resulted in his well laid ad ministrative policies, nor was there the slightest apprehension felt by the country or its financial centers, when the reins of government wore taken up by Theodore Roosevelt, so secure and complete was the confidence of the public reposed in him and the general feeling prevailing that the well established policy of the admin istration would be carried out to a letter, and that this confidence on the position of his party; his attitude toward the old soldier; the black man in the south and the black man in the Philippines, and concluded with some excellent advice to young men about to cast their first vote for pres ident. He also cautioned the voters re garding the prevailing apathy, or feeling of over confidence, and urged every Republican to get out to the polls and vote on November Sth. He said "important issues and great cam paigns have been lost to the Republi can party by such apathy and feeling of overconfidence on the part of its members." At this juncture Senator Fulton was presented and was re ceived with much enthusiasm. SKNATUR FULTON'S ADDRESS, Senator Fulton began by thanking his colleague for the "boquet" pre sented at the beginning of his intro ductory remarks, and expressed him self as being much pleased to be per mitted to address the people of Mr Hermann's home town. He said the Congressman's ability and efficiency was generally recognized in the halls of Congress and that the people of Oregon had long been served faithful ly and well by him. He said it would be remembered that he addressed the people of Roseburg from the same platform on behalf of Mr. Furnish for governor of Oregon and that tne re sult would painfully be recalled. He said he had also addressed our people from the same rostrum in behalf of Mr. Hermann's candidacy at a later date, but that Mr. Hermann was elected in spite of that. Kegarding the presidential cam- naiirn h said there was not much necessity for Republican speeches, because the election had already been settled all but counting the votes, so what is the use of Republicans talk ing when the Democrats won't talk He continued, "it is now in order for the Democrats to get up and move to make it unanimous." "In order to perpetuate the good name of the State of Oregon," he said, "the Republicans should get out, to a man, and vote on November Sth. Washington 3tate (Continued on Second Page) WHITE RIBBON CONVENTION Mrs. Addition Elected State Presi dent and Mrs. Marsters State Secretary of W. C. T. U. CREATED A TEMPEST Rev. D. L Rader, Editor Christian Advocate, Makes Senationai Address Before W. C. T. U. Portland, Oat. 21. Mrs. Lucia H. Faxon Addition, for 20 years one of the most prominent temperance workers in Portland ami the state, was this morn ing elected state president oi the W. C. T. I'. at the last session ol the twentieth annual convention held in the Cumber land Presbyterian church. Mrs. Helen D Harford, for the past four years state president, was tendered the nomination, bat declined. Mrs. Additon was the choice on the first ballpt following Mrs, Harford's refusal to accept the office. The other officers were elected as fol lows: Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Henrietta Brown, of Albany : recording secretary, Mrs. Ida F Marsters. Rose burg: treasurer. Mrs. Heesie J. Shane, Portland ; secretary of the Loyal Tem-H-rance Legion, Mrs. Courtney, of Port land ; secretary of the Y work, Mrs. Frank Wheeler, of Cottage Grove. Mrs. Lncia H. Faxon Additon. the newly elected president of the state W. C. T. I'., has been prominent in the work for the past twenty years. She is at present county president of the Mult nomah nnion, national organizer and editor of the anion paper. The Bulletin. She is the historian of the state organi zation and recently published a history of the achievements of the association. KB-oRPlNi: SECRETARY STATI W. C. T. C. MRS IDA F. MARSTERS, OF KOEBfRi. The work is in one volume, entitled Twenty Eventful Years." While serv ing in many capacities in the state and county organization she has devoted the greater part of her time to the labor de partment, at the head of which she has been for the past ten years. She resides at Mt. Scott and has been a resilient of Oregon all this time CREATED A TEMTEST. Rev. D. L. Rader, editor of the Chris tian-Advocate, created a Inror in fort land last week by stating in the course of his address before the state conven tion of the W. C. T. I", that "there are more bad women than good women in Colorado. About half the women tn Portland are bad." Speaking of wom an's suffrage he said he bad been an apostle of woman's suffrage for many vears. but, according to his address, he has come to regard it as beneficial only to a sliiiht degree, and many results arising from it he designates aa deplora ble. Especially, he condemns the fact that bad women use the ballot under dictatiou of bad man. Social influences govern them, the divine maintains, and he does not know whether or not, after all, suffrage is a benefit. Bui. he is still for it, and hopes for more favorable re sults. Hesavs: "This has come aliont from a number of causes. In the first and most important place, a very large number of good women who are faithful wives and devoted mothers do not de- Bire the right of franchise. They very much prefer leaving all such matters to their husbands and ions. H.-nce it is difficult to get them to vote. In the second place, women who do vote are Ireaaentlv exercise! oy tne same influences which actuate men in leciding for a hat party or candidate their ballots shall be cast. They are frequently aa loyal to the old parties as are the men. Business reasons, social influence and relationships exercise as great a power over them frequently as they do over men. While not always true they usually vote as their husbands do. I apprehend that not half the wom en of Portland, if they had the right of franchise, would vote up to the ideals of the W. C. T. U. The Rev. Rader was taken to task by the ladies as follows : IT MAKES HBR DIZZy. Dr. Mae Card well was very indignant and said : "This most extraordinary statement that one-half of Portland's women are bad is untrue. A man who, without more knowledge of Portland than Dr Rader, makes audi a statement has no right to use a consecrated pulpit. Who is Dr. Rader anyway? How many worn, en of Portland ever heard of him? The argument that good women do not vote and bad women do is a chestnut long since discarded by observers. Women who will sell their votes are too degrad ed even to care to vote and their num bers will be few. When it comes to a question of ealoons and schools and pro tection of minors, Dr. Rader will find that good women are interested and the female vote will be on the right side. That female suffrage in Colorado is a disappointment is an astonishing as sertion. The declaration that he would give the ballot to women and that good men in Colorado have prevailed over bad through women's votes seems so contradictory to antecedent state ments it makes me dizzy. MCCH TBCTll IN aTATKMRNT. Mrs. Nine irowe said : "There ia a good deal of truth in what he iy. So many bad women vote while the better elemement stays away from the polls. The proportion would remain about the same. Woman's suffragists make their error in working on the old basis that all men are evil : alk women are good. But that is not so. However. Dr. Ra der has exaggerated the statement that half of Cortland's women are bad. 1 won't admit that, though it may be true that they are in larger number at the polls.'' Mrs. Millie Trumbull said : Woman's suffrage is not a ;aestion of .good women or bad women ; it is a question of jus tice. I would be interested to know where Dr. Rader got his information about Portland women. Bat we might not agree in our definition of bad wo men, so I shonid not tike to criticise hie statement." DR. RADER EXPLAINS. In reply to the ladies Dr. Rader ex plained : "Oh, I don't mean that Portland wo men are lewd." said he, "bat few of them are actuated by the highest motives and ideals " "I am not surprised at the impression my address created. " said Rev. Dr. Rader. "The address itself was far from what I had hoped to say and waa surely very disappointing to the women, but in my effort to compress the speech I had prepared, which would have taken at least 20 minutes, in five minutes I made the impression that I didn't want to make. But after living many years in Colorado and Wyoming, where women suffrage has prevailed, I have foand the results of the same to he somewhat dis- i appointing and conditions not very ma terial! v changed by their access to the ballot box. iMkarf, Tinbcr Craocn ladtcita. Oregonian. Oct. 30: The Federal Oram Jury today found an indictment against John W. Oardner and W. H. McCroeaen, timber locators, at Rose burg, charged with conspiracy against the United States in the changing of government section corner-poets and marks on government land ior the par pose of acquiring possession, around Roseburg. THE DRUG STORE OF QUALITY FULLERTON & RICHARDSON NEAR THE DEPOT, ROSEBURG ORE DOUGLAS COUNTY B A N K List I HAVE EASTERN CUSTOMERS AND CAN SELL A BOUNTEFIL HARVEST Twenty Millions for Oregon Farm ers in Grain and in Hops IN SPITE OF DROUTH Estimate of the Value of the Var ious Held Crops for the Season More than 120.000,000 is the esti mated value of the crops of grain and hops raised in Oregon this year. The figures as to grain are based on the government crop report; as to hops, on the best information obtain able from private sources. The value of the crop is reckoned at the present price of each article quoted. The following table shows the value of the various crops: Wheat $11,116,900 Corn 218,500 Hope 5,100,000 Rye 80,753 Oats 2,670.740 Rarley 926,965 Total value $20,113,858 The state has 704,000 acres of wheat land on which was raised this season practically 12,970.000 bush els. Last year the yield was 12,438, 827 bushels. The acreage this year is larger and some of the counties, especially those in eastern Oregon, had more bountiful crops. The Will amette valley alone showed a re markable shortage in this year's crop owing to the lack of rain, a calamity which very seldom strikes this por tion of the state. This year has been a very prosperous one for the Oregon farmer. Counting the present aver age price of wheat at 87 cents per bushel, it makes this year's crop worth $11,116,900. Geo. W. Nichols is fitting up rooms on North C street, preparatory to open ing a meat market therein. The bond ing is the one formerly occupied for like business for a number of yean. He ex lcts to be open for business by Sator- dav. Chub Hamlin will work at the block. Medford MaU. With all sincerity we say to you our con stint purpose is to dispense Pare Drags and perfect products, and we asK yoa to help us in our GOOD WORK by giving us your patronage . IMahlisheJ lsS-i Incorporated 1901 Capital Stock $5o,ooo P. W. BSNBON, PrealJanu A C.MABSnUS. Vice President. BOARD OF DIRECTORS P. W. B EN son , K. A. BOOTH J. H. BOOTH, J. T. SR1DUKS. JOS. LYONS, A. C. MAKSTBBa K. L MILLKB. A OENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED Your Ranches and Timber Lands with me. : : : : R. R. JOHNSON, OFFICE IN MARKS BLOCK. ROSEBURG, OR.