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"uywv,imr"'T "- v v THE DAHY CQOS BAY TIMES, MABSHHELD. OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1907. - J" , ly-Mng-WT v.s yWMTiWHIl MHIIiU'li'l W I 'SHU tITgl Crystal postponed indefi nitely on account of films not arriving. 1 'i V S aiimwn-n'pn SGET U 0 nriwfj EXHIBITS GROWING LARGER AND LARGER Interest In the Kxliiblt. Being Pre pared for Portland Is Intense. Had Been Beaten for Damages by Ship Owners to the Amount of $10,000. LUMBER COMPANY WINS Pickets Kept Ships From Securing Seamen Appeal Refused in Circuit Court. San Francisco, Oct. 7. Tho United States circuit court of appeals today decided against tho Sailors Union and the Pacific Coast Marino Firemen In their appeal against an injunction of tho circuit court on application of the Hnmmond Lumb er company, which claimed it had been damaged to tho extent of ten thousand dollars by the unions' in terference with Its vessels, the union picket boat crew dissuading crews from sailing on them. It was also stated that the unions are insol .vont and could not pay the damages if awarded. In appealing, tho unions stated they were solvent, having a fund of one hundred and fifty thous and the appeallant had relief in a suit for damages that the Injunction was violative of their rights; that they had a right to endeavor to im provo their condition and organize for that purpose and to communicate their desires to others for that pur pose. ' In affirming former tho judge ment and so making permanent the injunction, the judges gave It as their opinion that the "solvency or insolvency of the appeallant was Im material ns, are cases of continuing trespass, and the measure of dam ages was difficult to ascertain," and tho injunction was not to restrain the liberty of tho nppeallants but to prevent lawlessness. Notice. Holders of Kinney & Wnlte con tracts for lota in Plats B, C and Bou lovard Park are herboy notified to call at First National Bank of Marshfleld and settle all payments now duo or suit trill be commenced at onco. F. B. Waite. STEAMER STRANDED .ON YUKON SHORE General Grecly Orders Major Rich- irdson nt Fort IJscum to Rush Supplies to the Vessel. Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 7. Gen eral Qreoly today received a tele gram from Major Richardson, Com mander of Fort LIscum, Alaska, stat ing that tho steamer White Seal becamo disabled between Fairbanks 'V and iukou, about 12G miles above Whlto Horso. Tho boat has GO pas sengers aboard and there is danger of suffering from hungar. Qenoral Greely at onco telegraphed bnck instructions to use every offort to get supplies to tho passengers. Major Richardson respondod, act ing on Instructions, that ho had taken tho matter up with Mr. Berdoo, hannger of the Whlto Pass nnd Yu- kdn Route, nnd that arrangements have, been mado to aend tho steamor Selkirk from Whito Horso tomorrow, loaded with provisions for tho relief of tho stranded boat. Any passon gors who deslro may return on tho Selkirk to Whlto Horse. Captain Pays a Fine. E. L. C. Farrln was called to North Bond to prosocuto Capt. Mitcholl, of tho schooner Arngo on a criminal charge. Tho man nssaulted was Harry Mathews, n sailor, whom tho evidence showed, had gone aboard tho Arago and trlod to run tho ship. Capt. Mitchell, so it is said, floored him with a scantliug and then ho was n good Bailor for a tlmo. Mitcholl was fined ftvo dollars and costs, nnd Matthowa got a Hko (loso in tho municipal court. New additions to tho Chamber of Commerce display are made daily. Yesterday a hill of corn was brought in from tho farm of William Bone brake on Catching Inlet. It was grown on reclaimed marsh land and is twelvo foot high, with fodder as rank as could bo produced in old Missouri. A samplo of millet grown on the same land was also sent in. A water melon and specimen of quinces, grown by R. Q. Rooke were also sent in. C. S. Hillborn brought over aspeclmen of apples grown on his place across tho bay. The apples aro a distinct variety produced from a seedling by Mr. Hillborn and have not yet been given a name. Mrs. Tom Hall contributed an oddity In the way of a chrysanthemum. It sprung from a package of seed pur chased for all white, but this speci men turned out to be a dark red flower resembling the cactus family as much as tho chrysanthemum. Mr. Snyder has established the standing exhibit with a cluster of ripe black berries and also brought in a huckle berry bush that holds a place in the category of curiosities. Apparently It bears both red and black huckle berries, and It 13 only after close analysis that it is discoTered that two roots Intertwined and grew to gether, one of the red variety, the other of the black. Yesterday Dr. Culln of Myrtlo Point brought over a specimen of the Bismnrck apple grown on his place. It weighs a pound and a half and Is the same ap ple that brings tho top market price when grown In tho Wlllametto val ley. Mr. Bishop, the expert apple packer, who Is preparing the exhibit of twenty-four boxes of apples to bo sent to Portland, will report progress week and the apples will bo shipped not later than next week. It has been suggested that somo Coos coun ty evergreens, such as Oregon frape, fern, cedar or growth of ornamental nature be sent along to set off tho display of apples, and the Chamber of Commerce will bo very thankful for information as to where choicest overgreens may be had. The agitation as to what section of tho stato produces the (best apples has already been started in tho Wll lametto valley and It Is realized that nothing less than Coos county's very best apples, arranged In the most at tractive stylo, should bo placed In Olds, Wortman & King's show win dow, whoro both Hood Hirer nnd Wlllametto valley have displayed their choicest fruits. Much of tho time of the secretary of tho Chamber of Commerce is de voted now to assisting now arrivals to securo rooms and residences. A uuiuuvr ui iiinuiies aro nere now wnltlng for living quarters. They aro families, too, that will make de sirable acquisitions to the city. Thoso having room or houses to let now or houses or rooms that will bo vacant soon, should report to tho uuaiuuur ui wummerco ana securo cholco tenants. Tho important subject of the Coos Bay harbor will bo takon up Friday night and another big meeting Is oxpectcd. A TRUE WHALE STORY. The following article was mailed to Tho Times by somo old settler too modest to sign his name, yet It is fraught with such interest that the writer may be excused, though it would be well to know his name, since tho article Is excelfent, and also timely: Editor Coos Bay TIme3: In your Issue of 5th Inst, you reported a whale being stranded near Ton Mile. This reminds me of another such in stance in the spring of I860, at a time when Indians were plenty in the country on tho reserve near Em pire. George Camon at that time had a store In this place, Julius Pohle, a cousin of mine, was his bookkeeper and salesman. To attend to business George had gono to San Francisco and to help my cousin I came there for some flme. A short distance be low Empire was tho village of the Coos Bay Indians. Dally bucks and squaws would come to tho store to buy or barter articled. For a num ber of days a change had come over our rcdsklnned costumers, an uncom mon activity prevailed. Canoes crossed and recrossed the bay until at last only a few of the oldest per sons were left to take care of the teepeos and the few effects not taken away. Their doings being shrouded In somo mystery could not fall to raise the curiosity of the white people. The next day a number of us fol lowed their trial which headed north ward for some distance. At last we found them encamped close to the beach. In the surf lay the carcass of a full grown whale, a harpoon still fastened In its side. No doubt weeks had passed since tho monster had come ashore, for the decomposition had much advanced, filling the air with a most obnoxious scent. Both sexes had made themselves ready for this slippery job as near to nature, nothing seemed to disturb .their feelings or humor. "Moustache," the nickname of one of tho braves, who had a few long black hairs on his upper lip, of which he was very proud, welcomed us with his "How?" others meeting us with "Clakwlan Lip?" and in a short time were were mixed up with them taking In the sight. The young men with axe and knife carved tho lubber, while tho squaws were used as Instruments of trans port. Small as their Btature was they fairly doubled under the weight of the chunks of blubber, other squaws and children cut the larger pieces into smaller lumps which now was thrown upon a long scaffold, the bot tom of which was made out of sheet Iron, stove pipe or something like this metal. Under the highest and widest por tion of this machine a bright fire melted the oil of the fat, this flowing down tho incline was gathered In vessels of all shapes and forms, many bags made out of the hides of slain game was much preferred. Pappooses did not delay tho labor of their mothers, were lustily suck ing on bits of blubber, and not to be In tho way of tho busy wore fastened to boards nnd leaned against the banks or hung up under the shadow of scrubby pine trees. Some of tho big Indians fenfeted themselves by filling their unshapely bodies with onormous quantities of cracklings, which delicacy they offered to us as hlas close scooocum mockalnao, then with oil besmeared and overfilled with fat they lay down to slumber tho sleop of tho happy, passing time In sweetest reposo. We returned satisfied with what wo saw. At tho AMERICAN CABINET WORKS Manufacturers of Show Cases, Rank, Store nnd Office FKturcs. Wood Carving n specialty. Re pair work promptly attended o. North Bend, Oregon JV HIS MASTER'S VOICE4' PHONE 923 GOOD BYES Parents Should Know it is tho duty of parents to ascertain If the eyosight of their children is perfect or defective. If they aro defective it becomes criminal neglect to refuse them pro tection from strain and nerve drain. Save the Pieces. We can duplicate any broken Ions you may bring us. F. J. HAYES Optometrist, Mnrshflcld, Ore. woman is until they have been mar ried. "Divorce is one of tho greatest blessings in the world today. It is moral degradation ror a woman and a man to live together as man and wife after love has passed away. For the woman I can imagine no more terrible fate than to be fettered to a man she has ceased to love. Divorce Is a necsslty. "The present condition of affairs Is deplorable. Nine marriages out of ten are unhappy. I do not wish to give the impression that I am a free-thinker, and I would not have marriage abolished, but the system as it now is is faulty. "I think the responsibility for un happy marriages lies mostly with tho woman. If she did not feel she was obliged to marry there would be less unhappy marriages. There is less excuse for the stage woman to go astray than there is for others who aro less Independent. A woman's financial independence is her greatest blessing. It will keep many a woman from saying the fatal 'yes' when It should be 'no.' "I want to warn girls against proposals tainted with the smell of whiskey. Such marriages are always unhappy." Have You Ever Thought of Buying a Victor Talking Machine? Perhaps yon have. And did not wtnt to spnro the ready money Wo are Belling Victor and Columbia Talking Machine) on WEEKLY nnd MONTHLY installments. A few dollars down and one dollar per week nnd yoy will soon own your machine. An Evening at Home What could please you better than a pleasant evening at home listening to the very latest songs and tho best singers that money can hire. This is what you get in the Victor record. Wo always have the largest stock and the latest HITS OF THE SEA- SOX on hand. Give ns a call nnd get our prices nnd terms. 1 t T lay raiKnmBi?emswfmHnMUMMiLmimsagnm Piano House! -..-. .j-J-ji-.J, , - CTTW! JJHUUUM V&XM&lZZZSWhMTmjimzmVSmSil W. WiWXJKTlESGiZa BROADWAY Crystals Were Disappointed. The Crystal Vaudeville company was unable to open last night as expected, owing to the failure of their films arriving on the AlHanco as they had every reason to believe would be the case. They aro confi dent, noweven, there will ho no further delay than Wednesday eve ning, as the films are said to have been shipped last night on tho Breakwater. -& New Tonsorial Palors . ANDREW WOOD, Prop. Harboring Is Like Any Other Busi ness YOU MUST KNOW HOW. We make a specialty of treating the scalp to prevent tho hair from falling out, guaranteeing to stop it with a very few applications. Ladies specially invited to give us a trial. Mondays and Fridays aro ladies' days. FACE MASSAGE AND SnAMPOO- Grund Building. ING is one of our specialties. North Rend. 3223t5a3KX3HE3H05KSZi 32 Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens the best on the market absolute guarantee, for sale at the RED CROSS Nowspaxers tho Life of munlties. all Com- PREACHER ARRESTED For salo at a bargain a beautiful homo tho cream of East Marshflold property consisting of 18 lots, good 7 room houso, largo barn, chicken Iioubo, nlco variety of fruit and auunuanco of well water. Call or ",IU ucu. U. IlUl'lV, JJIUUIX 11UIUI, Marnliuold, Ore, Lincoln, Oct. 7. Rov. Wilbur P. Ferguson was arrested today on a chargo takon out by Arthur T. Cross, charging criminal relations with tho wife of Mr. Cross. Tho ac cused asked an immediato trial in a Justice court. Tho complaint fol lows tho closing of tho church trial of Rov. Ferguson nt a recent Methodist conforonco which broucht nbout his withdrawal from tho min istry and his $26,000 damage suit against a number of ministers of tho church. end of the second week rough weather and high tide removed tho rest of tho carcass. Tho squaws now packing the stores of oil nnd fat to tho bay, crossing it In canoes over and stowed It Into empty houses for wintor's uso, while tho braves layed around to reduce their overfilled stomachs. P. COOS BAY ACADEMY OF MUSIC Btndents may graduate rn Voloa, Piano or Pip Orgnn. Rapid and: thorough method for beginners. ClaflMw in Harmony, Counterpoint, etc. vocal sight reading and piano ensemble. Slagwa coached la oratorio,, opera, or concert work by tho dirocUr. ELMER A. TODD, O'Connell Blcfe., MarshiW Modem Woodmen of America, At tention! A regulnr mooting will ba held In tho Red Men's hall Friday, the 11th, at 8 o'clock sharp. Important busi ness to be transacted. Vlsitiac mem bers cordially Invited. 0. N. BH, Olerlt. LILLIAN RUSSELL TALKS ON DIVORCE Launches Remarkable Document on Love, Matrimony and Semrntion Advice for Girls. Tom Richardson paid a splendid tribute to the nowspapers in his ad dress the other night, says a Eugene paper. He declared them to be the greatest factors in tho upbuilding of a community, and asserted that it had been proven in Portland and I elsowhoro that newspapers were tho I most effective of all advertising mediums. Thus it Is that the busi ness man who advertises not only helps himself, but Is a public bene factor in that ho also contributes to tho making of better newspapers, and they In turn advanco In every way tho material interests of the community. The non-advertiser can never bo a real effective booster, for, as Mr. Richardson said, the news paper should be tho rollable and completo directory of tho business and professional intorests of tho community in which It Is published, it is published. Cook with Gas - - use - - Electric Power and Flatirons The Coos Bay Gas Electric Co. Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 7. In nn article prepared for publication, Lillian Russell delivers a few erratic thoughts on "Love, Dlvorco and Matrimony." Excerpts from tho ar ticle follow: "I do not bolleyo a marriage con tract should bo permitted. Under existing conditions It Is Imposslblo for a woman to know what a. man is, and for a sua to know what WOMEN SLAUGHTERED BY AN EXPLOSION Toklo, Oct. 7. SIxty-threo girls wore killed and a similar number Injured In a terlfilc explosion today in the Takatsuke ammunition fact ory at Osake. The girls wero exam ining and sorting shells and cart ridges, which had been condemed when tho accident occured. A lata dispatch says tho factory Is on ore aad(a nnmber of boata carryiBg explosive arc burning. DAMAGES FOR ONLY HIS ACTUAL LOSSES Kymoto, Japanese Uestariiant Keep er, Gets Nothing for Good "Will. San Francisco, Oct. 7. Judge Seawell has decided that Kymoto, tho Japanese restaurant-keeper whoso place In Folsom street was damaged by a mob somo months ago, cannot recover from the city and county of San Francisco damage for anything but the actual loss In curred. In his complaint ho sued for $2000 damageB for loss of good will and proflta In addition to com pensation for tho breaking of win dows, crockery, etc. Judge Seawell kolds that the statute must bo Btrlct- MAD AT BRAKEMAN, ATTEMPTS A WRECK l'enr in Penitentiary Is What Qulck- Tempered Redman Gets. lj; construed. ixH'U'i r vv Tho Dalles, Or., Oct. 7. Judge? W. L. Bradshaw has sentenced John Henry, an Indian, who mado an at tempt to derail train No. 2 as it was pulling out of tho local depot Mon day noon, to ono year In the peni tentiary. Henry was drunk and was discovered riding on tho blind bag gago. Ho was shoved off by the brakeman and became angry. Tho red man then slezed a switch and" endeavored to turn It, but to no avail. Ho was placed under arrest by Sheriff Chrlsman, and when brought beforo the Circuit Judge: M 4 4 entered a plea of. 6ullty. ; A Tfrw. -