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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1907)
""I'MMJT r tons Mmm Member of Associated Press. Vol.i THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FATURbAY, MAY 18, 1907. No. 271. lag Daily Edition USE TIMES WANT ADS c WILL TEAR VEIL FROM SAN FRANCISCO GRAFT Rucf Will Admit The Bribery Graft Prosecution By Turning States Evidence. IMPLICATES MAYOR ScKniti DesStt lilmidf U all Newiptper Mtn And Abiolnteh- Rcfuei la Mtkt Any Statement. San FrahclBco, May 17 Abrahan Rucf today made good his declara tion that ho tvould turn state i evi dence and assist the bribery graft prosecution on Hs campaign agiiiHt municipal coruption. Ruef obeying a summons from the grand jury this afternoon went In the company of specal detective Burns and another deputy to the grand Jury's headqunrt et8 In the native sons hall where he took ihe witness stand and submit ted to tin examination that lusted from 3: Jii) (i, m.0 until after fiveo, clock. Wlien the ordeal was over Ruef called the newspaper men ar ound him and said ho had prmilsed the grand Jury to divulge nothing District Attorney Langdon and as sistant district attorney Heney like wise refused to make any statement whatever. From special agent Burns it was learned that the only matter on which Ruef was questioned was tho alleged bribing of Mayor Schralt". and 18 supervisors bV, tho United Railroads to grant that corpoiatlon permission to electrify its 350 miles olfoseet railway line system. , If Barns undestnnding of Ruef tcs ttpiohy is correct, the fallen boss told the grand jury that president Calhoun, and assistant president Mul lally, Chief Counsel Ford and assist ant" counsel Abbott of the United Rail Roads pald or caused to be paid the sum of $200,000 for the privileges named; that $01,000 of this amount was Ruef's "Fee"; that $a0.00 went to Schmltz and tho remaining $89,000 was handed to 18 supervis ors, 16 of whom received $4,000 each and another $10,000 and Chairman Gallagher of the flniance committee $15,000. After tho examination ot Ruef had concluded the grand jury remained In executive Besslon until 0:30 o'clock. ST Believed That Coming Summer Will Witness Great Activity in Construction Work. NEW BANK ADDED Davenport Structure at Corner nf Fifth and Spruce Will Be Fitted Up. (Times Special Service.) Myrtle Point, May 17 Building In every line in Myrtle Point is hum ming and indications are that tho lltle city will have an unprecedented building era the coming summer. Plans are being made for quite a num MUCH BUILDING MM POINT ber of elegant residences to bo built In the next few months. The town is adding much to its appearance and the citizens are proud of the enter prise displayed. W. E. Lewellen has tbo framo nearly completed for a large twd story residence on his property at tho corner of Ash and 6 Sts. Myrtle Point Is to have another hank. The Davenport property corner Spruce and 5th has been purchased Tho Interior ot tho building will be remodeled and flttod up for banking purposes. Contractor W. W. WHIIamB will have charge of tho work. Mr. Al Baker haB tho lumber on the ground for a new resdenee on Irta property in the south part ot town Building Cottage. Work has commenced on a new ?A$$CQttBgo being built by MUs Mabel Kndlcott on her property on tbo north vide ot 8pruce 8t., Myrtle Point feichta. AAAAAAAAWWWWWVWAWVM OF SCHOOLS IN It will doubtless be interesting to the friends of public education in Coos County to get a glimpse of omo conditions prevailing in the schools of the county as thoy are known by one in clouo touch with the situation. This, in many cases, marked differenco between the re ported attendance or preient en rollment and the enrollment for the year is attributable to many causes, but is tracable in too many instances to parental indifferences to tho future happiness of their children as well as the momentous bearing such a course will have on our common country. The first week of school in dis trict school No. 74 closed with fourteen pupils The teacher is hopeful that there will be twenty present by the ond of the first month. Twenty-three enrolled during the current fiscal school vear but no one term can boast of thet number reciting in its classes. The library books apportioned to this district in January last have not yet found their place in the school library. Miss Metta Housen of Giavel Ford is teacher; her second employment in this district. District No. 28 Fifty-three have been enrolled during the year. Thirty-one have enrolled bo far this term but there were thirty-seven when these statistics were gathered. Tho 1906 purchase of library books are like the preceding school, somewhore between tho County Superinten dent's office and the school room. Mr. J. C. Bright also of Gravel Ford is teachor here and ho is now teaching under his second con tract. District No. 28, like District No. 74 has a new up-to-date school nouse with excellent seating capa city and Mbdern apparatus with about every convenience necessary for successful school work. The grounds of both these schools are pretty well improved and can be made as beautiful as the tastes of the people may wish. District No. 22 This school, located on the upper settlements of the North Fork of the Coquillo, is, from the nature of tho occupation of the majority of its patrons quite uncertain as to attendance, logging boing the chief industry. Five pupils are attend ing this year, which are all wIiobo names appear on the register for the term, although twelve were the year's enrollment. The pupils seem fairly" well advanced for their ace. thuB showing considerable In terest and co-oporation on the part of the parents. The few library books purchased in 1900 aro in the school awakening an excellent taste for good reading. Miss Gusaie James of Coquillo 1b teach ing her second year in this position. District No. 26 In this school Mr. C. It. Bennett of Gravel Ford is teaching unde hia third year's contract. This cotiauous employment of a toncher of its self invariably works to the school's advantage. Twenty were i there tho flrnt week. Twentyoine I have been enrolled for the school year. SUMMARY fl DOLLARS Donations Continue To Come In for Marshfield's Newly Inaugerated Publicy Campaign THE SUBSCRIBERS MEET It Is Now Assured That nil Expert Advertising Man Will Bo Secured. Tho publicity fund of $4,000 which was subscribed Thursday afternoon at tho Informal reception to Governor Chamberlain In tho Masonic Opera house was raised yesterday tL $6,000 with several thousand more In view. This money Is to be paid into the fund in monthly Instalments for the purpose of placing Marshfleld and the Coos Bay Country before the people of the United States, It Is not yet decided just what action will be taken in regard to the expenditure of this money but at a meeting held yesterday forenoon In Dr. E. E. Straw's office a committee of three business men was appointed, who held a meeting and selected six other renresentatlvo business men making a committee of nnle Marshfleld bus iness men who will act as trustees for the fund. In the near future tho trustees will formulate definite plans regarding the way in which the fund Is to be exnended. The planat present Is to advertise the Coos Bay country ex tensively and In a systematic Judl- clons manner. The sum already subscribed to this fund will furnish about $500 a montn to be used for publlcty work, but It Is the Intention to raise enough money to spend at least $600 or $700 per month. The following three men were appointed on the committee to select six associates; Dr. Tower, Dr. J. i. McCormac and James H. Flanagan. These gentlemen selected the follow ing six men, who in conjunction with them will represent the executive committee to have charge ot the publlcty fund, they are W. S. Chand ler, I. S. Smith, I. S. Kaufman, J. E. Oren, H. Sengstacken and F. S. Dow. Tho committee soliciting money found that a great maney of those whom they approached had the wrong idea regarding the way In which the money Is to be used. It has been explained that a certain sum of the fund will be set aside to pay the salary of a paid secretary who has already been selected, and that tho greater part of tho money will be used by him In carrying on the advertising campaign. This campaign is for the purpose of securing big manufacturers, hotel men and In dustries. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. R. L. Edmondson, et al, to T. Edwin Lewis, et al, lots 15, 16, 17 and 18, block 7, Edmondson's First addition to Marshfleld; $200. Lizzie Lobree, to Emma Nasburg, lots 13, 14, 15 and 16, of block 30, Nasburg's addition; $1. Frank Burkholder, to Agusta M. Slscher, parcel of 1 acre In section Bennett Trust Co., to Edgar L. Wheeler, lot 11, block 10, Bennett's Bandon Beach; $10. ' 36, township 27, R. 13; $1C. Hartson O. Barmm, to Frank J. Haynes et al, half Interest InBectlon 4, and N. half of S. half of section 3, township 29, 8. ot R. 9, W.; $1, 000. United States, to A. O. Cheatham, W. half of S. W. quarter and N. E. quarter of S. W. quarter, section 12 and N. W. quarter of N. W. quar ter, section 13, township 25, S. R. 11. Chac Sneddon, to John A. John son, lot 6, block 11 original Marsh fleld; $500. Peter Selppel, to Selppol Tlmbor Co., 5,100 acres In township 25, R. 11, township 26, R. 11, and town ship 27, R. 12;$1. Bennett Trust Co., to S. M. Qulmby, lots 25, 26 and 27, block 31, Bennett addition to Marshfleld; $3,000. Coquillo Valley Packing Co., to Bennett Trust Co., W. half of lot 1, block 12, Lohnherr'a oxtentlon to Myrtle Point; $3,500. Hanna L. Cox and husband, to O. M. Bkeeli, parcel In aoctlon 25, towuahlp 28, It. 14; $10. ROLL OF HONOR. Following is a list of sub scribers to the Marshfleld Pub licity Fund. The amounts op posite the names are the monthly installments for the period of one year. J. E. Oren, $50 Dr. J. T. McCormac, 50 I. S. Kaufman, 10 F. S. Dow, 10 Robert Marsden, 10 Edgar Wheeler, 15, Herbert Lockhart, 10 Merchant Estate, 10 C. W. Tower, 10 P. A. Devors, 10 Jim Banes, 10 W. U. Douglas, 10 J. S. Greene, 30 I. S. Smith, 10 AnBon Rogers, 15 S. Rogers, 15 Title Guarantee and Abstract Co. 15 W. P. Murphy, 10 J. H. Milner, 10 Dr. E. E. Straw, 10 D. W. Small, 10 J. M. Norton, 10 Pioneer Hardware Co., 150 Magnes and Mat&on, 10 John PreiiBS, 10 J. M. Blake, 10 Flannigan & Bonnet , Bank 30 F. S. Memberton 5 Mrs Emma Nasburg 10 Clnude Nasburg 5 C. A. Johnson 5 Bradley & Traver 3 C. A. Moffett 2.50 C. A. Nicholson 2 P. Metzerlow 2.50 John Bear 2.50 Going & Harry 10 J. L. Brown 2.50 F. E. Allen 2 J. W. Tibbets 2 J. G. Thirst 2 Merchant Brothers 10 E. Mingus 5 Hall & Hall 2.50 W. A. Toyo 2.50 . Dr. Leslie 1 Helming & Company 1 NORTH BEND ENTERTAINS THE GUESTS Governor Chamberlain and Tom llchardson were the guests of North Bend Friday and in honor of the occasion Mayr Simpson declared a half holiday. Every business house and proffeslonal office in tho city observed tho occasion. Governor Chamberlain l.rst visited the school at North Bend at 2 o'clock. Ont of respect to tho chief ovecutlvo the building was draped In flags with a twenty foot flag unfurled from the flagstaff. The governor visited every room In the building and spoke high ly of tho excellent conditions prevail ing. He displayed deep interest In tho work which tho pupils wero doing. After tho rooms had been visited the children marched outsldo whero they formed in a half square and listened to an address by the governor. A great many people gathered to hear the talk. At 3 o'clock tho program at tho Eckoff opera house began and Gov trnor Chamberlain and Tom Richard son spoke to an attentive audience that filled tho hall to its capacity. Oregon's foremost exponent did not have opportunity to display those powers of arousing public enthusiasm to tho point of donating a tew thou sand dollars, which he possesses to such a romarkable degreo. North Bond has already raised $7,000 for publlcty work. Ills talk however was to to point and covered thoroughly the Hold of pushing the advancement of the Coos Bay country. Tom Rich ardson oxpressoa tho sontlmont that there ahold bo no Indlvldualty on the bay but that tho cities in publlcty campaign should work toguther us u unit. LEAVES ON TRIP 10 EXPOSITION Lillie Way, Coos' Sole Representa tive, Departs From Myrtle Point For Portland. OTHER NEWS FEATURES Chief Engineer of Const Surwy to Stni-t Work Near Port Orford. (Tlme3 Special Scrvlco) Myrtlo Point, 17 Miss LUllo Way tho popular Myrtlo Point Agent ol the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. and one of the winners in the Telegram contest left Myrtle Point Wednesdny morning by private con veyance on her wny to Portland via Roseburg ns tho guest ot tho Tele gram. Mr. Ray Dement, one of our leading liverymen furnished tho con veyance and took tho further honor of driving It himself. Everybody joins In wishing Miss Way, tho time of her life, and all feel assured that Coos Co., could not havo a better repre sentative. Const Suriey. F. E. Hampton Chief Engineer of the Coast Survey who has been out fitting In Myrtle Point, left Wednes day morning with pack train and crew for Port Orsford near which polntit is understood work on the survey will begin. To Sick Mother Mrs. Charles Schroeder of John son's Mill has departed for PunnI gun California via Roseburg. Sho It called to the bedside ot her slch mot her.'Mrs. Cnl Single drove her out in a prvato conveyance, and retiming brought Mrs. Alfred Johnson Sr., and others of the Johnson family who are returning from a visit to California. Inspects Mail Route. F. W. Vaillo, Chief Mall Route Inspector Is registered at the Myrtle Point Hotel. Mr. Vaillo Is making his regular mall route Inspection and wll leave for Port Orsford May Id. On Loon Luke. H. S. Krlb, G. H. Guerln Jr., ol Myrtlo Point, G. H. Guerln Jr., of Dar ryvlllo; Eckley Guerln and William Berry returned to Myrtlo Point from Loon Lake whero 'they havo been looking after their land interests. Aro Married Mr. Will Carllle and Miss Lulln Mny Gurney were married at Myrtle Point May 15. Tho nuptial knot was tied by tho Rev. Thos. Barklow at the residence of Mr. Jos. Williams in the presence of a largo circlo of friends. An elegant repast was ser ved, and all joined In good wishes. DEADLOCK BREAKS. Madison, May 16 Wisconsin sen atorial deadlock was broken by the nomination on tho first ballot for the republican caucus, of former Con gressman Isaac Stephenson of Mari etta. Result was accomplished by the breaking up of Iho opposition which when the anti-stophenson men real ized they were benton turned to their former favorites, Esch Hatton, and tho final result was announced8s fol lows Stephenson 54, Esch 23, Hatton 10, scattering Scrcdlt for Stephenson victory. NOMINATE SENATOR. Milwaukee, Wis., May 16r-Sont- inol special from Madison, Wisconsin says Isaac Stophonson, was nominal' cd senator by tho republican' caucus last night. In tho ovonlng th governor and socretnry of tho Oregon Dqvolopo ment Leuguo wero given u smoker in tho Commercial club rooms too which only niombers of tho club wore Invited. Poter Loggia Is due the thanks of tho North Bond for It was throughh hs efforts that Tom Rich ird3on and Governor Cnmborlaln pro longed tholr vlult. Mr. Logglo Induced the captain of tho AlUnncu to lay over one day and Captain Olson consented. This morning tho Governor and soc rotnry of tho Orogon Dovolpuinont League will leavo Coos Buy, tho for mer to go to visit R. 1). lluinb, and tho hitter to loturii to Portland. O. (1. Konuody7toF. J. Illnk. par cel la S. W- quarter, soctlou 8, tqyu shlp 29, R. 14; $100. S IN BOISE TIL Opposing Councels Exercising Per emptory Challenges and Special Diminishes to Fifty-seven Men EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS Prospective Jurors Questioned Ex haustively Daily Progress In dicates Difficulty. Boise, May 17 Durlngthe one bo sion of tho Haywood case yesterday cloven talesmen were examined be foro a satisfactory Juror was secured to replaco William Van Orsdale, gro cer at each number 2 who was prenip torlly challenged the day before. A? court adjourned today the defense exercised its first challenge by re UevlngAllon Pride, farmer at No. five Prldo testified during his examina tion that ho Invited to' dinner tho deputy who Berved him with a Jury iuinmons and during the maal lis and tho deputy talked regarding Harry' Orchard. As work of the! Jury- select- Ion progresses, difficulties In the way ' of completing a panel seemt to In crease. Today another of the tales manwas excused because of strung opinions entertained in connection with Steuenbergs death.. One man was called for service but dismissed by the court because he indicated he was prejudiced because df serlouB acts attributed to the state prosecu tion during tho past year. Each side still has nine peremptory challenges to exercise and thero .romaln 57 moro of special venire to draw from1. Boise, May 17 Hary Orchard, tho prlsonor witness upon whom the stato Of Idaho chiefly relies to prove Us charge that the Inner circle of tho Western Federation of Minors plan ned a conspiracy for the murder of Governor Stuenburg, broko a lonj 3llence today and for over half ,hour discussed himself and his Imprison ment with a representative of the associated press whom he had' ex pressed a desire to see. Orchard said he had not received mistreatment luring his confinement and denied thnt any force had been used to se cure statements iriado, and denied that detective McParland and office.-s Df tho state have promised him lm nunity for his confessed statement us l reward for his alleged confession. Orchards manner and conversation luring tho interview tended strongly to conflrmo tho nssqrtton thoho hod been reconverted to religion. Two Il lustrations used by htm to explain tho change In .the kind ,of booki tie road were christian like In character and religious In tone. Orchard Is perfect ly sound and healthy in body, cloar and quick of brain. If thero was any thing In the reports that he wad breaking in health and mind there is nothing now in his appearance or manner to glvo them the shadow ot suggestions. SETTLEMENT WASHINGTON. May . On July 27 thero, will beconio subject tojsettle mont, but not' to' ontry filing or se lection until AugUBt 26, about 355,840 acres oj ilnndr within' Port land, Lakovlew'j The Pallet andjRose burg' lund xdlstrlctB.Oregon njd 1 meudiutcly surrounding tho Cascade National forest resorvo heretofore temporarily, withdraws a',a. proposed addition to that forest! reserve sad oh tho sumo dates aboufi 18Y,920jaem of land heretofore wlthlW for pr oosor addition to tho Hoppnor. Nat ional forost wthin tho La Grande as4 Tho Dalles land districts will became subject to eottlomout eutrv, filing w flections, i r fp ' John 8. 'Cbku o al, to J, A, De Muth. lota 4 and C, block 3, Plat A, Dlvlslou 1, Coos Bay; $10. 1 OREGON LAND OPENED FOR