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About Eugene weekly guard. (Eugene, Or.) 190?-1910 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1908)
TH R Fl’GE.VK WEEKLY GUARD, THURSDAY, JAM AKY 1«, I’M* GREAT “FIREPROOF” SKYSCRAPER EURNED LIKE TINDER CAUSING LARGE LOSS WITH MANY NARROW ESCAPES New York, Jan. 11.—Fire early to day completely gutted the Parker building at Nineteenth street and Fourth avenue, the building being a thirteen story structure, and owing to the poor water pressure the fire could not be controlled until It was in ruins, The loss is variously esti- mated up to »6,000,000. Although It was accounted fire- proof the great building burned Ilk*' tinder, and three firemen and a print er are reported missing, the search tor bodies progressing under diffi culties. There were many thrilling rescues. Five firemen were caught on the roof and must have certainly perished had not a rocket carrying a stout rope been sent up from the roof of an adjoining building. Down this rope they slid to safety requiring the attention of superior officers, and the delay in attending to them has so Impaired the efficiency of the hatchery that rather than take the blame of the delay he resign« d. JUDGE GROSSCUP THINKS ROOSEVELT AN “OVER-IDEAL” GOVERNMENT WILL TEST GRANTS Washington, Jan. 10. Attorney- Genera) Bonaparte recently received a number of Inquiries relating to the status of Kinds held under the rail road and wagon road grants In Ore gon which have not been disposed of by the gran'ees. and asking If the present holders "have to sell the same to actual settlers only at the rate not exceeding »2.60 per acre." The attorney-general has replied that proceedings will shortly be taken to determine the rights and respon- sllillltles of the Southern Pacific Com- pany's holding title to the lands men tioned. . Further than this the attorney general say>* tie Is not authorized by law nor permitted by practice of the He reconj department to speak. mends that the writers take no ex- pense upon themselves In regard to the matter except <>n the advice of counsel of unblemished reputation and high standing. STOLE JEWELS WORTH TWENTY-FIVE 1HUUSANO police have arrested Flunk Riva, his wife mid his brother Curio for theft of jewels, valued ut »26,000, from the home of Charles F. Brooker, at An sonia, Colin Riva was formerly the butler In Brooker's home, and Jewels were found In an East Side tenement to the value of »17,000. I JUDGE PETER S. GROSSCUP. FATHER JOHN CRONSTADT HONORED BY CZAR They go hand iji hand and accomplish something more than dreams. Ideals are often overdrawn « and we may carry them too far. 1 It is In this re tt <■ St. Petersburg, Jan. 11.—The em ■pert I refer to the president, should not devote ourselves In this peror has manifested his confidence commercial age to mere Ideals, but In Father John, of Cronatadt, by ap pointing him to participate In the ait- should look further." tlngs of the synod of this year, a rare honor for a non-monklsh clergyman It Is enjoyed by but two other men. EX-MAXOR SCHMITZ TIRES OF PRISON ♦ ♦ Han Francisco, Jan 11. Application tor the release on bail of Eugene K. Schmits, former mayor, confined In the county jail for eight months, was made to Superior Judge Dunne thia morning l»y the couuaet for the mayor. Ac tion was postponed until Mon day. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4- ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Saii Francisco, Jan II.- That the prosecution of the bribery graft cases will endeavor to revenge Itself upon Abe Ituef for the reversal by the ap pellate court of the conviction of Schuiltx on the charae of extortion, and nullify all extortion Indictments against Schmits and Ituef by refusal of Immunity to the former political boss, and by prosecuting him on enough of the 100 odd indictments returned agulnst him to Insure suffi cient convictions that they will result In practically a life sentence, even though It Is found necessary to drop all other cases, was the statement made to the Associated Press last night by a person closely Identified with Ituef Local freight train service between Junction and Grants Pass is to be re duced from dally to trl-weekly, be ginning next Saturday. These are the trains known as Nos. 225 and 226. Hereafter No. 225 will leave Junction every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and go on south from Roseburg every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, and go north from Rose burg every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday This arrangement will re sult In the laving off of two of the local train crews. So far as the freight service Is concerned. Rose burg will not be materially affected, as nearly all the Portland shipments are brought here on the throu»fti freights, which will continue to run dally as heretofore Other points along the line will l>e handicapped, however, by receiving only three freights a week Instead of seven, ss before. Ruseburg Review ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Washington, Jan 11. ♦ Admiral Evans' fleet may ♦ make a trip to Puget Sound ♦ after leavlug Sau r rancisco ♦ this summer, ao It Is official IXV OI K. \IING -I Iti I II S ♦ ly stated. OX stilli s IUIXI» 4 ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ Roseurg, Or.. Jan. 9 \ représen tative of Bradstreets arrived from the south today, and It la understood that he la representing G vertier Chamberlain in Investigating the sta bility of the bond offerei by Tr> is- urer Steel. It I» believed he will timi the men on the bond at thia place good, but it ia understood that mime elsewhere have been turned down. SI PERIN 11 NIH X r Hill. Ill.tMls MVHTET4 W tllDFN Ro> -burg. Or . Jan * TII Hill, superintendent of the t'mpqua fish hatchery, ha» resigned because, he aaya, the master fish warden hue ue- g Ire ted or refused to visit the hatch ery for four years, leaving the local auiwrintendent the responsibility of doing all the work and managing the same Thia responsibility h* did not cure to assume. realising that It waa unjust to him aud unfair to the taxpayers nt the state Hu feels that the Umpqua hatchery la deserving of as good attention and cara ns any pther There am Important mat tarn ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ HUSBAND ANO WIFE FOUGHT DUEL TO THE DEATH Oakland. Cal. Jan II Pietrl Sarocohl, an Iron worker, and hla wife fought a duel to the death thia morning In their cottage. He waa Armed with a large butcher knife and she with a raaor After fighting twenty minutes the husband slew hla wife and cut his own throat from ear , expiring on her dead body Worry over money, said to be depoait- ed In I ihe California Trust * Saving» Bank. and the fact that hla wife left him secern! times recently, are be- lleved to have been among the cause» of the fatal quarrel. MAJOR BEAiER TALKS OF ARMORY PRUSSIAN CHANCELLOR BOLDLY OPPOSED TO UPON INJUNCTION MANROOD SUfFRAG SECRETAftY MET Martins Ferry, O.. Jan. 9.—The views of Secretary Taft in regard to RIES WILL BE SAVING OVER the abuse of the injunction are set forth in a letter replying to questions PRESENT SYSTEM (»I KEXTED propounded by Secretary Lewis of His remarks wer? y . Berlin. Jan. 10.—The demand in session. the Ohio Federation of Labor to the Three men were caught at the with storms of hisses. sixth floor when the building col-' HA M.S Secretary. Taft prefaces his state the Prussian Lantag for manhood Large crowds gathered outside ment with a declaration that he be lapsed. They were forced to climb the building aud rioting com:;.. :l( lieves It to be a “highly beneficial suffrage in Prussia brought out the to the eighth floor, where they were rescued by their fellows, who ascend-1 PORTLAND Gl VICI» and entirely lawful for laborers to statement from the imperial chancel The police were called upon and di pefsed the rioters with drawn >al,r. unite in their common lntehests.” ed the precipitous and tottering walls j lor that he did not consider man and similar scenes were era In brief Taft says he sees no ob- ! with scaling ladders. A score of fire El GENE T jection to the enactment of a statute hood suffrage good for the state. about the imperial palace. men were injured during the confla- , HOLD DELINQI EX< Y COI KT which defines the rights of laborers Too many points were involved at were several serious encounters gration. in controversies with their former1 any rate to permit of action at this many arrests. Robert Boyer, the missing printer,« TOXIGHT TO TRY .MEMBERS employers. This would necessarily was employed oil the fifth floor. WHO EliI.El» TO ATTEND Till- furnish a definite rule for determin ing when injunctions should issue as well as their character and scope. Second, as to whether the Secre tary believes that no injunction Major F. 8. Beaker, of the Third should Issue until after notice has Regiment, and Insp. ctor of rifle prac- been given the defendant and a hear-j tlce of the Oregon National Guard, ing had. Taft says that he has sta- is in the city from Portland for the ted many times in public that the purpose of trying 37 members of power to issue injunctions exparte Company C and two members of Com has given rise to certain abuses and pany A, of this city, for non-attend Injustices to laborers engaged in a ance at rifle practice during the past peaceful strike in that without a Miss Winifred Kelly, w A delinquency court over heariug their strike* is weakened, al- The News has been Informed from year. At the regular meeting of the a reliable source that In the very near which Major Beaker will preside will though their purpose may have been l East Eugene Improvement Club in to Eugene yesterday afternoon, She refu d future Springfield w 111 have add'd t<»| be held in the armory tonight aud the entirely lawful, by an order which J Rein's hall last night the principal reported ill in bed. her manufacturing distil't a. 40,000 members of the companies who have they never had the opportunity to I topic of the addresses and discus tell why she suddenly left home, b and other it has been learned from the re capacity shingle mill. Oue of l.ane been sumoned to appear will be asked question and which is calculated to sion was tree planting . county's most prominent capitalists to state their excuses for not partici discourage their action. Taft says he I methods of beautifying the city of trar that the girl has not bi a I has organized a company and will pating in the practice, as required by favors a federal statute requiring Eugene and Fairmount, or East Eu tending the University this J ear, Her » start lite erection of the building at law. The penalty is a fine of from notice and hearing before the lnjunc-i gene. in particular. John H. Hartog, her family had supposed, manager of the Commercial Club, cle, Dr. W. L. Cheshire, expiai once. The site that haa been chosen »1 to »5, and If the fine is not paid tlon issue. Third, as to whether the courts was the principal speaker. He spoke that Miss Kelly, believing and secured will be near where the the law prescribes a jail sentence, but it is not probable that any of the lo of systematic tree planting and other cal delinquents «111 choose to serve means of making the streets more time. beautiful. After his address Senator Major Beaker was Interviewed by a I. H. Bingham. W. H. Dempster and Guard reporter at lunch at the M. Svarvertld were called upon and Smeede Hotel today in regard to the they each made a few remarks along O. N. G. armory appropriation,which the same line. who held It up by the referendum It was the sense of the meeting along with the University of Oregon that the citizens of Fairmount at once appropriation. He stated that as inaugurate a tree-planting campaign as he can ascertain the people of and it was decided to set out trees state in general favor letting the at once on the streets extending north propriation stand, even those who and south, so that when they grow up posed it at the time it was passed and the passengers on all passing South who held it up by the referendum, ern Pacific trains may look up the being favorable toward It since the streets between two rows of magnifi matter has been thoroughly explained cent shade trees and admire the sym to them. The legislature appropriat metry and regularity with which they ed »100,000 for the erection of ar are set. mories in the state, »25,000 to be Mr. Hartog in his address said In available each year until the money Is part: exhausted. It will be a saving to “Civic improvement has been my state, Major Beaker explained, hobby for years, and it goes hand in build the armories. At present hand with promotion work. Is there state pays nearly »10,000 a year any better advertisement than civic | armory rent. If the state has its own improvement? Is there anything that armories it can readily be seen that speaks more loudly and convincing I within a few years they will pay for ly of a town's progressive spirit than themselves. Most ot the companies ARCHBISHOP IRELAND. civic beauty and neatness? outside of Portland have very poor Famous prelate who Is a iueml>er o1 "But you might select the tree quarters, where It is almost impossi ble to keep the state and government the Roosevelt Industrial peace founds planting Item. You might appoint a committee of three of your ladies property in decent shape, and on ac tlou. DR. SIMON FLEXNER. and get them to solicit subscriptions count of lack of facilities and poor Flexner, a New York physician, THOMAS E. WATSON. in the East End, everybody to give hits discovered mi Hiitltoxlu for spinal quarters the 8>ropery rapidly deterio should retain the power of issuing say 2 5 cents a week for four weeks, Populist leader who advised Pi rates In value and usefulness, where ex parte injunctions. Taft thinks ft meningitis. as in the state's own armories every is eminently proper that the statute none more, none less, and with the dent Roosevelt to lssu< greenbacks. thing could be kept as it should be. should require the court issuing the fund buy trees for street planting. "While Eugene has sublime scen had failed in her June exanilnatic Another good feature of the state injunction, to give the defendant a rock crusher wits located while crush armory would be reading rooms, club short period, say three or four days, ery all around it. Its streets lack the was under the impression that ing rock for the concrete piers of the rooms and gymnasiums, a place in which to have a hearing thereon beauty of uniform tree-planting. It would not be able to take up her <1 large Steel Southern Pacific bridge. seems that where trees have been lege work until the opening of I where the young men of the towns before the injunction issue. The names of the parties are with planted every man suited his own second semester. where companies are located could Fourth, Taft says, regarding the fancy, and the result is decidedly held front publication for the time be. Fearing to let her parents kn spend their evenings and it would punishment of persons in contempt of ittg for certain reasons, but after ar keep them off the streets and out of I court for violating injunctions, that wrong. Some trees are inside, oth that she had not re-entered the U rangements are further under wav I ers outside the sidewalk line; some versity, the girl went to the cani[ the saloons and gambling places. the belief that the judge whose or are evergreen, others deciduous, and the News will be able to give more each day, but the strain of trying Mill Get New Rifles. der is violated makes a personal mat others belong to the ground hog va definite information. A represen keep the secret from her mother Major Beaker gave out to the re ter of it, is. in most cases, unfound tative of the company Is now pur riety—they saw their shadow and dis porter a piece of Information that He does believe, however, that appeared. but If thers Is one single been too much, and she is now on 1 chasing J he necessary machinery and will be of great interest to the local ed. verge of a nervous breakdown Ra negotlanng with different electric | Guardsmen. He said that Adjutant- whero it can be done without Injuring street, or even one block, planted uni er than face her mother with I companies for u 30-horsepower mo General Finzer, who Is now lu tt'ash- the authority of court, it would be formly to one species of trees, I have truth, because she had been repruf well, in order to avoid even the ap- tor. for failure in previous years in hl 1 Ington, D. has wired the Guard pearance of Injustice, to have the failed to locate It. Livery Stable Change. “Take Colusa on the other hand, ■ hool work, -'i. decided to officers at Portland that the new question of contempt decided by an- fl Another change has taken place In Springfield army rifle will be fur other judge that the one Issuing the A town without any surroundings to tba impulse of the moment ind t fl Springfield business circles since our nished the Oregon troops immediate attract, and yet the foresight of its the future take care of Itself last publication, it being a change in ly, this state being the first to receive injunction. original settlers, who 40 or 50 years The family is again united a the partnership firm of Winsenreld them. ago set out walnut trees, has made happy, but the saddest part of t They will arrive within a A Renwick Mr. Renwick has sold very few weeks and then the Krag- Colusa the prettiest town in the whole affair is the fact that t his interest to I tt'. Young, who at Jorgenson rifles now in use will be Bitt IX SAYS JAPS West. young woman labored under a miso one time owned an Interest in the discarded. The regular army has SUOI I.D HAVE TO GO “Besides tree-planting, there is prehension regarding her s andiB barn, being a partner of the late M. been using them for a good while and the planting of flowers. I saw a little I d i ollege, which In no wa ■ ■ C. Davit. Mr Renwick has been as Chicago. Jan. 8.—In an Interview house nearby here—I do not know they have proven to be far superior to sociated with Mr. tt'inzenreld for the the Krag-Jorgensens, which are a today tt'llliam Jennings Bryan made i whom it belongs to—but I want you have prevented her from taking her studies when the Univers but has been I very good gun. past eight months, the declaration that he is for the ex- 'all to notice that little home and opened in September last. forced to retire front active business elusion of Orientals or Asiatics. He see if it doesn't beat all the others Major Beaker leaves tonight for owing to failing health. Roseburg, aud from there will go to | said it is impossible for them to as I for homelikeness and beauty, simply Stngv I.Im* ('tuingf. Ashland on the same mission that i slrnllate with the Caucasians of tile because It has flowers and vines all 4 rhe News has been informed that DIED. brought him to Eugene. From there I United States. around it You don't need a com ♦ "Dad” Butler, who has been one of 'he goes to Eastern Oregon. This expression of his views on the mittee for that, but your club could ♦ the proprietors of the Butler A Illes I exclusion question is taken as an in- be a pbwer for good by encouraging ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦I stage line, has sold his interest in i dlcatlon that in his speech tonight he the putting out of flowers and of At Boston. Mass., Jan. 9. 19 ♦ 444444**>4*444444 the business to his partner. Mr. Rice • will formally declare that the Japan- fering a prize to the child which rais Elizabeth, the daughter of Rev a ♦ 4 tt .* tindiTstand that Mr Rte,, will 4 ' ese should not be admitted to this BORN + HORN ed the nicest flower bed. You should Mrs. Herbert S. Johnson, aged make some improvements In the stage ♦ j country. He says, however, that the start competition—you should teach years, Death resulted from an o line, and possibly In the livery busi ♦ | Orientals in the United States must the children how beautiful nature Is, ation. Rev. Johnson formerly resl ness He will probably build a new 44->44*>44444444**4 be given protection and that their in and that all it asks is. like a shy ed Eugene, being the To James Blanton and wife. Jan barn in the near future In a more property rights should be guaran maiden, to be coaxed. est son of the __ _____ late Professor J. suitable location, and will do a more uary 8. 1908, a son, weighing 9 teed. "You'll be surprised to see what Johnson, first president of the V pounds extensive livery business "I will not venture to say by what delight the little ones will take in versity of Oregon. XumlM-ring Houses January 6. 1908, to Lloyd Hughes means these races should be exclud-i seeing the seed that their little pad A number of our business men have At the home of his parents. Mr. a ed." said Bryan. "But I will say that dies put in the ground, sprout up. It already compiled with the new ordi and wife, four miles north of Eugene, any means would be justified in the will make you take an interest in Mrs. J. M. Manrose, at 104 Lawren nance requiring the numbering of a daughter. end." things, too. You'll prefer flowers street, this afternoon at 1 o'clock, all residences and business houses Bryan Makes Denial. in your yard to tin cans, and you'll a complication of ailments. Ralph At San Francisco, Cal.. December 4. Everybody seems to be taklug to the Chicago. Jan. 8.—William Jen Man rose, aged 2 years. 10 monl ordinance kindly, and within a short 1907. to the wife of Bertram Towne, nings Bryan arrived here today to at have vines around you Instead of and 8 days. The funeral will be b weeds. Mrs. Towne was formerly Miss time Springfield will look very met a son tend the Jackson day banquet of the "I've looked many times a day at Monday at 2 p. m. with interment ropolitan The next thing will be to i Margaret I’. Kinsey, of Eugene, Ore Jefferson Club tonight. One of the your hills and scenery and my heart the I. O. O. F. cemetery. get out a city directory, which can be gon. first things he did was to repudiate has leaped for joy that I was allowed done at a very small cost, and 'his ex To J. H Raines and wife at S43 the idea of his running on a nine- to live among so much beauty and PREPARING SEIT pense would be mostly paid by the »GAINST HARRI*' I felt better for the thought. And Villard avenue, Eugene, January 6. word platform. advertisers. "There is nothing to that story.” again I have stopped on some rotten 1908. a daughter. Illg l.umtH*r Business Bryan declared. "I never said I would sidewalk, or forded through a mud Washington, Jan. 9.—Attorn Superintendent Bassett, of run on such a platform. It is just crossing or come across an unsightly General Bonaparte will In a few d> .11 XITIOX t in ITEMS Booth Kelly mill, reports the largest some more idle talk." The banquet billboard, or a lot littered with tin make an offician announcer. nt local lumber business daring the past Sum Moore had the misfortune to will be attended by 600, including cans and I wondered of this was real- garding the government's p <:‘: >t> few weeks thst the mill has ever Democrats from every part of Illinois 1/ Part cf Beautiful Eugene.* ward the control of the Union P»i known He says the sales both in have all the fingers of his right hand i and nearby states Senators Davis. through stock ownership Springfield and l-.ugene. are remark almost completely severed Tuesday I Southern Pacific railroad Dr. Arkansas. Stone. MissouH; Adlal Ste. ably large, and In his opinion it Is morning at the excelsior plant venson and John W. Kern, Indian- awaiting the return from Eut an indication of (tetter times, Sev- Parka has hopes ot saving the fin apolis, will also attend. the special counsel employ I in 1 leral men are kept busy at the tnlll gers. though It will require time. case, who was unexpectedly The Balm Grove Dairy milk wagon I filling orders. Fa abroad by private business had a close call Wednesday morning OH ssiXI V TIKES Btisinrss Change information obtained at th- d< Wednesday afternoon a deal was The hors»* was left as usual while TOWN I ROM ment of justice, the stateti. closed which makes Walter Wilmot the boy took the milk into E. John probably be the announceniea’ The horse became fright one of the proprietors of the Eagle son's. Rome. Jan. 9.—News has een re probably be the announcement < pool and blllHrd hall, he having pur ened and ran away, scattering milk reived here of serious trouble in liai- bottles from one end of the avenue to I Ian Somaliland, un the east coast of filing at Omaha or some West chased the Interest of John Ir.nl» the other, finally turning into the! Africa, which has resulted In pitch, d of proceedings to test the lai News warehouse back of the depot. The I battles between the Italian fo ot the arrangement. result of the runaway was a broken I there and the Abyssinian* near Li w York. Jan. 11.—The ♦ Albany Is to have a shingle mill. wheel, shaft, harness, and several t A general order has b- ly statement of the clear- ♦ the furthermost station in the ir with a capailty of over 75 (»00 a day dozen milk bottles demolished Ev-* or. the Abyssinian» robbing iou»e banks shows ' a sur- ♦ force by Superintendent C Thompson A ('rimer, of Mill City, erybody uprcted to see the new milk ' of reserves, under the re- ♦ of the Oregon penitent!»' and imprisoning many o have purchased the old warehouse on wagon smashed Into kindling, and chants. 'meats of the 2 5 per ♦ which smoking of cigaret: the noolen mill* site and am prs*t*ar- was glad the damage was no worse. rule, today for the first ♦ hlbited for convicts and p l.ugh Is garrisoned ont Ing to Install their machinery them. — Times • since the fl nanctal ______ strin ♦ ployea both. Heretofore " 125 natives under comma The men to have charge of the Indus-, gency begun in October October. The ♦ the custom to allow convie: tain Burglovannt, and the try are experienced shingle makers, j How have the mighty fallen Ex Ing party latd siege to the town surplus was I6.OS4.O5O ♦ ployea cigarettes without J having worked for years tn this de-__ _______ __ ... of San Francisco. „ Mayor Schmits, Is a number ot engagements that above the required legal re ♦ cept to the extent of the for: • ' 'e ' ‘r I* 1 . ttsher wAlUr ' ta be put tn a n a avert -dav , el' ' ktued both sides, according to serve. ♦ bacco rations. They could - pane at M.U City. other rriwiinala. port*. anfferM bwavC.y the cells as well as and while at work. BIG SHINGLE MILL FOR SPRINGFIELD FAIRMOUNT VERGE OF NERVOUS WILL SET OUT UREAKDOW MANY TREES HAVE MORE MONEY THAN REQUIRED
