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m EDITION MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED TRESS. VOL II. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1907. Mo. 87. rwnWffi ufimra TUESDAY STEVE BAILEY MAKES GIFTi Dispute With Daughter Re garding Her Name Costs Him $10,000. RESIDENT OF MARSHFIELD Bailey Was at One Time Partner of James Ferry lit Blanco Hotel. (Spokesman-Review. ) Ten thousand dollars will change hands, according to the daughter of Steve Bailey, the wealthy mining and realty man of Seattle, formerly of Spokane, and It will change from her father's hands into her own fair hands when a program of the Ladles' Matinee Muslcale of Spokane arrives with the "Stephanie Bailey" thereon. On the name "Stephanie" hinges the transfer of the cash, and if Steve makes good his offer and he usu ally does he will soon be $10,000 poorer, for Miss Bailey played a harp solo for the Ladles Matinee Muslcale, and on the program, In printed letters, her namo appears "Stephanie Bailey." The banter, according to informa tion gleaned from Spokane friends, arose one day at dinner, when Mr. Bailey and his talented daughter, now Mrs. Schnecker, failed to agree on her right to possession of the name "Stephanie." "Wlen did you take the name Stephanie, my dear?" said Mio father. "It must be something you picked up when abroad." .Insists Nnme Is Hers. "I have always had the name," rejoined his daughter, who thought she ought to know. Father still insisted that ho knew the name of his own daughter. "Why, I was known as Stephanie Bailey In Spokane years ago," the daughter went on. "My name ap peared on the program of a recital by the Ladles' Matinee Muslcale and if a copy of that program can be found I will prove It to you." "Produce the program and I will give you $10,000 if it proves your statement," was the reply of Mr. Bailey, according to the information given by his daughter to friends she commissioned to find the program. Thus was the compact made. Now on the next day Mrs. Sch necker, nee Miss Bailey, being an en terprising woman, wrote to William H. Smiley of 530 Peyton building, who had been her father's counsel In bygone days, giving him directions as to how he could obtain the necessary proof. So, after a few days exhaus tive search of old records and files, he came upon a program of a musl cale given by an organization, known as the Ladles' Matinee Muslcale, now the Wagner club. It was a program of a concert given on the afternoon of December 28, 189G, and at about the middle of the program appears the announcement of a harp selec tion, with the name plainly set forth Miss Stephanie Bailey. Only One Program Evists. This old program, the only one In existence, was pasted to a page in a hook of programs kept by a member of the club, and was clipped out, leaf and all, by the lawyer, who then se cured affidavits from two women who took part in the program who pprHflprt to ltd nuthfentlcitv and toheTac tXfthfnSSWSn SS nrmrnn. wn thnt. hv whio.h Miss the program was that by which Miss Bailey was known. Today the program, the affidavits, and some newspaper clippings con firming them will bo sent to Mrs. Schnecker at Eugene, and It will then be up to papa, who, being known as a man of his word in mat ters of this kind, Is confidently ex pected to come through with a check for the required amount. Miss Bailey a Musician. While the Baileys were in Spo kane Miss Bailey was almost as well known for her musical activities a was her father for his betting pro clivities and his eccentricities in backing his own judgment with largo sums of money. In the state election of 1904 he backed George Turner for governor, losing an amount sup posed to have been close to $30,000 on the result of the election. Whllo election bets were his strong point, ho would bet on almost anything that excited his Interest, usually coming out ahead. After moving from this city to Seattle he made n good deal of money in Seattle real estate. His daughter married Profesor Schnecker, a teacher of the harp in a Now England conservatory of mu&ic. They moved to tho east. Mrs. Schnecker is uo.v teaching music In the Oregon college town. Mr. Bailey was a former resident of Coos county and, with James Ferrey, opened the Blanco hotel In 187 4. They were partners for the ensuing eight years, when Mr. Bailey went to Seattlo and took charge of the New England hotel, which fu ture prover remunerative, and gave him a good financial start. Mr. Ferrey, who visited the Lewis and Clark exposition In 1905, roadj a trio to Seattle purposely to see Mr. Bailey muu DJJCUl BOieiftl uuja nv ,, AUSTMAX EMPEROR'S COX1HTIOX THE SAME Vienna, Oct. 14. After visit ing the emperor tonight, the doctors gave out the following statement: Catarrh continues; cough Is stronger; fever is less; nourishment taken Is sufficient; general condition not unsatisfactory. During the visit, Mr. Bailey slid he had been succetpful and had accu mulated property worth at a low es timate, $500,000. Before going into the Blanco venture, Mr. Billey was cooking in a logging camp on Haines Inlet, but thought he saw a better opportunity in the hotel business and so prevailed on Mr. Ferrey to join him. Among the properties which Mr. Bailey now owns Is a large block in Seattle and also a block in Portland. The Blanco at the time Messrs.-Bailey and Ferrey took it was a structure 24x40, and was at the border of what was then mud flats. STARVING MAN EATS EIGHT TRIBESMEN Xativcs of Labrador's Wasto Made Desperate by Cold and Hunger. Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 14. J. A. Osborne, the veteran editor of the Fort Francis Times, has just arrived from a trin of exploration around ' the shores of James Bay and brings with him wonderful tales. Were the stories told by Osborne related to any one else, they would be set down as false, but Osborne's record for veracity stamps them as unde niable. At Moose Factor Osborne met a young man who had fled in terror of his uncle, who had killed and eaten eight human beings. At the same place he saw a woman who killed and ate her two children owing to the great scarcity of food, brought on by the absence of deer and rab bits. From other reports he re ceived, Osborne Is of . the opinion that cannibalism is practiced openly among the Indians nnd half breeds In the northern portions of Canada between James bay and Labrador. Last winter a frightful tragedy overtook a Cree village located on Main river. The snow was excep tionally cold and excessively severe, even for that country. As the wint er advanced the snow became deeper and game became scarcer. ' For days together not a rabbit could be found. The Indians in this village virtually starved to death by degrees with the exception of some" young men and women, who decided to attempt to make Hudson Bay Fort, 150 miles down the river. After a terrible journey they arrived at their des tination and told of the fate of the village, but tho relief expedition sent out found nothing but thirteen corpses. ' Two brothers killed another hunt er disguised as a bear. Relatives of the dead man went out and killed five members of tho slayer's family In revenge. Friends then took up tho case and wiped out the family of murderers, and in all thirteen people lost their lives as the result of an unfortunate accident. BELIEVE SUTTON'S DEATH SUICIDE Naval Board Takes Up Investigation of Lieutenant's Mysterious Death. Annapolis, Oct. 14. After being In session all yesterday, tho board of Inquiry appointed by Captain OI inquiry up luiuieu uy vajnuiu "vTdSlS 'tafurthS academy, today convened to further Investigate the death of Lieutenant Sutton of the marine corps. That Sutton's death was clearly suicide Is the gist of a telegram sent to his family at Portland, Orogon, this morning In answer to one asking for further particulars. The board's findings will be forwarded to Wash ington before being made public. AFTER THE JAPANESE Evcluslonlsts Will Hold December Convention in Seattle. San Francisco, Oct. 14. Delegates from the various organizations which are affiliated with Japanese-Korean exclusion have decided to attend a convention to be held In Seattlo be ginning December next for the pur pose of framing a Japanese exclu sion law, similar to that of the Chi nese exclusion act now In force. A Roquet. Whoever Is wielding the editorial pen on the Marshfield Times shows a strength and Intelligence In tho handling of his subjects that is cert ain to bring that paper into promi nence. After the writer gets a. through insight Into local conditions that will prevent tho recurrence of errors regarding Coos country and Its history he should bo a strong factor It promoting tho welfare of southern Oregon. His articles are timely and readable and strongly argue for the best Interests of tho entire people. Myrtle Point Enterprise. Heavy Business in Lumber. Bob Booth, manager of the local C. A. Smith lumber business, reports that yesterday was the heaviest dayj oi mo eeabon. nuverui uiiib lor homes were sold and a great amount of lumber waa purchased for repair work. . ij i Mu. FISH HOT ON TJ TRAIL Enjoins Voting of Stock at Wednesday's Meeting of I. C. Shareholders. ALLEGES BIG CONSPIRACY Claims Harriman Seeks Monopoly of South and West Traffic, Against Illinois Laws. Chicago, Oct. 14. Stuyvesant Fish, through "his attorneys, today se cured a, temporary Injunction, which If made permanent, will restrain the voting at the Illinois Central meet ing on Wednesday of 286,731 shares of stock of the Illinois Central which would otherwise bo voted In the in terest of E. H. Harriman. The writ is directed against the Union Pacific railroad, the Railroad Securities com pany of New Jersey and the Mutual Life Insurance company, which corn bind, hold the above shares of stock, In addition to the temporary injunc tion sought, a final decree was asked that the Union Pacific and Railroad Securities company have no power under the laws of Illinois to own stock in the Illinois Central? It Js also asked that these companies be directed to sell their stock within a reasonable time. Illegal to Vote Stock. Tho petition charges an unlawful scheme of the Union Pacific to con trol the commerce of tho United States by buying large blocks In prominent transportation companies which own and operate parallel lines, both in and outside of Illinois. It Is charged that It Is unlawful for tho Union Pacific to own and vote stock In such parallel and competing lines. It is charged that in an effort to con trol the Illinois Central that the Union Pacific acquired stock of the Railroad Securities company, whose only asset Is 95,000 shares of Illinois Central stock- It is charged that 15,000 shares of this stock was trans ferred to Harriman and 18 employes of Harriman whom he controls by a sham transaction. The bill declares that Directors Peabody, Auchlnloss and Vanderbllt of the Illinois Central are trustees of tho Mutunl Life In surance company and have combined and conspired with Harriman nnd the Union Pacific to aid the Union Pacific in getting control of tho Illi nois Central and to that end propose to vote 5,500 shares owned bv the In surance' company at tho coming elec tion. It Is claimed that under the laws of Insurance of Illinois, an In surance company cannqt vote stock In the Illinois Central. It Is alleged In tho petition that the object of the Union Pacific is to perfect and per petuate its control of the directorate of tho Illinois Central so as to have the Illinois Central operated to its irreparable. damage, as 'a, me'rer feeder to the Union Pacific through Its con nections at Council Bluffs and at New Orleans 'to the Southern Pacific which the petition alleges the Union Pacific controls absolutely. Proxies Sent to Fisli 'It Is the law and public policy of Illlonols that neither the Union Pa cific Railroad securities or the- Mu tual Life can own and vote stock In the Illinois Central. It Is believed that Harriman friends tomorrow will seek destruction of the injunc tion and it Is not possible at this time to state whether the argument will be completed in time to allow Judge Ball to make a decision before the day of the annual meeting. Fish said today, after granting of the temporary injunction, that he has all along been setisfled with tho man ner in which things have been mov ing.. Ho says ho has never been obliged to see': proxies and shall not do so. No one, ho declares, can fortell the results of the contest, but that the stockholders both at homo and abroad aro alive "to tho situation and are sending their proxies in by tho hundreds. He says he has every confidence in tho out come of tho Injunction or tho pro ceedings. OKLAHOMA WILL PROSECUTE W. U. Suit Filed Against Telegraph Com pany for Non-transmission of Business Offered. Guthrie, Okla., Oct. 14. A suit for an alternative writ of mandamus was filed In tho district court of Gar field county today by Attorney Gen eral Cromwell against the Western Union Telegraph company. The pur poso of tho action Is to secure nn nn swer from tho officials of that cor poration as to why business offered for transmission has been delayed or refused as alleged by affidavits con sidered by the department of Justice Met With Accident. Chris Pederson met with a painful accident Saturday at Lingo & Brnln ard's camp on South Inlet. A piece of steel flew off.a sledgo ho was us ing and Rtruclc'the right hand npar the middle knuckle, penetrating nearly an Inch. T)r. Horsfall romoved It and be b getting along nicely. $ PLAGUE INCREASES. San Francisco, Oct. 14. Fol lowing are the bubonic plnguo totals to date: Verified cases 6S, deaths to date 40, recover ies 11, remaining under treat- ment 17, suspects 3G. BLOOD MAY FLOW THROUGHOUT HUNGARY Great Strike on To Comicl tho Adoption of Universal Suffrage. Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 14. A general strike to compel tho enact ment of universal laws began today. Thus far everything has been calm enough, but the situation is full of dangerous possibilities and the shedding of blood would surprise no one. Crowds of workers patrolled the streets all night and the entire police force remained on duty. The men are still at their posts, hav ing passed twenty-four hours with out sleep. Some scenes of violence occurred In tho course of the night at the coffee houses, but the prompt arrival of the police quickly restored order. Hospital ambulances are seen every where and squads of cavalry are par ading the streets. There are 130, 000 socialists in the city and their demeanor is extremely sullen. In 1G4 towns no work is going on and no food can be bought any where, every hotel, coffee house and restaurant being closed today by the police. The military and police will maintain order at any cost. Rail way trains and streetcars have stop ped running. The strikers declare that the authorities after today can never be in doubt as to tho necessity of reckoning with the rising spirit of liberty in tho Hungarian nation. 8200 Fluo for Selling Boo0. Albany, Or., Oct. li. The de fendants in the liquor cases ap peared this morning. Lee Morgan, one of the defendants, was sen tenced, on his plea of guilty, to pay n flno f 9nn p.hnrlnn Cnrrand and H. F. Hurlburt, the other two that Had entered similar pieas. im mediately withdrew their plea. Their cases have been set for hearing next week, with those of the remainder. The weight of the fine as imposed by the justice of the peace proved a distinct surprise to the defendants and was the cause of the other two determining to stand trial, even In the fc of tho fact that they had nleaded culltv at the time of their arraignment. Death o Charles Kclmnn. Word comes from Sweden of the death of Charles Edman, who, with Mrs. Edman, started for a visit there several months ago. Mr. Edman was taken ill Portland and died In Flskekll, Sweden, on the 20th of September. He was an old resident of.Mnrshfleld and his death will be regretted by his numerous friends on Coos Bay. It has not been learned whether Mrs. Edmon will return to America or not. The deceased was 6G years and six months old. Had Enjoyable Trip. Hugh Sneddon returned yesterday after a two months' visit with his wife's parents In Nebraska. Tho bay looks good to him and was glad to gqt back, The farmers In Nebraska took exceptions to Hugh's statement that "a man could make more money off of 80 acres in this country than he could off 300 In that state." Hugh Is somewhat of a booster him self, we guess yes. Clinmicl for North Inlet. The small Larsen dredge will move to North Inlet soon to commence the work of cutting a 28 foot channel be tween "the upper end of the North Tnlet ditch to tho Bear ranch, a dis tance of nearly two miles. This work will be paid for by private sub scription and the county will lend some aid. Tho channel will allow small craft to reach the landing at tho Bear ranch. Will Leave Marshfield. John A. Anderson and Miss Ida Olivia Erickson were married at tho homo of Matt Anderson In South Marshfield Saturday evening, Rev. B. F. Bongtson officiating. Mr. nnd Mrs. Anderson will soon leave for the Roguo River valley where they will reside. "INDEPENDENT" CONCERNS FOOLED THE PEOPLE Vice President of Standard of Ken tucky, Tells Important Oil Secrets. New York, Oct. 1 1. Hampton G. Wescott, vice president of tho Stand ard Oil company of Kentucky, testi fied In tho federal suit against the alleged trust that In sovernl southern states tho Standard had found It ex pedient to soli much of Its product through companies which tho public believed to bo independent. This practico was discontinued two voars ago, nccordlng to Wcstcott. Wost cott testified that not only does tho Standard Oil of-Kontucky send him reports of business operations of the Standard of Kentucky but statements concerning freight shlments and such of oil by all companies. Wcstcott said these were filed In the statisti cal department of the Standard's of fice lp this city. WILLIAMS' SON IS EXQNE Senator-Elect John Sharp Wil liams Asked Washington Friend to Aid Son. WAS ACCUSED OF FORGERY Vancouver Private Turns Out To Be Black Sheep of Prominent Southern Family. John Sharp Williams, Democratic leader of the house senator-elect from Mississippi and presidential possibility, will not have to bear tho disgrace of having his son an Inmate of the Washington ponltentary. Standing up in tho little court room yesterday afternoon R. W. Williams, son of the famous Demo cratic leader, tremblingly listened to the clerk's reading of the verdict that meant either vindication or prison and shame for him. "We, the jury, find tho defendant, R. W. Williams, not guilty of pass ing worthless checks and obtaining money under false pretenses, ns named In the complaint,'" read tho clerk. "Quick, let my father know that its all right," he whispered to his counsel. Representative C. W. Cush man of Washington, and tho con gressman hurried across tho court house grounds and down to tho tele graph office to wire the news of tho vindication to the Senator-electWll-Hams and his family waiting for tho outcome of the trial In their homo at Yazoo. Identity Becomes Known. Until Henry Van Atta, proprietor of n restaurant frequented by tho private soldiers stationed at Van couver barracks appeared at the po lice station in Vancouver and made a charge of passing a bad check against young Williams, no one guessed the Identity of the well ed ucated young southerner, prlvato In Uncle Sam's army. Van Atta claimed that Williams had passed a worthless check signed with his own name and drawn on tho Vancouver National bank. Ho said that when he presented young Williams' check for payment ho was told by the cashier of the bank that Williams had no account there. "I want him arrested and kept in jail until I can appear against him," said Van Attn. The police went out to the bar racks and made a demand upon tho commandant for Williams. Ho was turned over to them and placed In jail under charge of Sheriff Snap plngton. Then It was that the prisoner told the sheriff that his father was Sena tor Williams of Mississippi, and asked permission to communicate with him and ask him ror neip to get out of tho scrape. Father Answers Wire. Although ho doubted tho talo told by the soldier the sheriff gave him permission to telegraph the Demo cratic leader. Great was his surprise when Representative Cushman of Washington, a personal friend of John Sharp Williams, came into tho Jnll to arrange for ball and to take chargo of tho dofenso of tho penni less prisoner. As soon as John Sharp Williams received his son's telegram ho com municated with ' Congressman Cush man and asked him to -take chargo of the case and do what he could for the boy. Cushman did what lib could, and proved young Williams Innocent of tho felony charged against him by the restaurant man. MeArthur's Pharmacy, succes sor to Henry Senstackon, does a drug business strictly and wo believe wo ran clvo vou better attention to pre scriptions by eliminating bric-a-brac cut glas3, etc. Wo want your pro scription UUBII1UBB. Returns from Portland. TTnnlo Tlnhert Mnrsdon returned on tho Alliance looking as pleased with himself as if ho had had the Portland hotel presented to him. If anybody handed him a lemon ho doesn't look it. An 0(l(. to the Pen Artist. Hv P. n. Nnmn. A. n. Ho stands alone without a fear, His corduroys aro clean again, Tho days no moro to him seem drear Hob won a dinner with his pon. And when tho week of toll is o'er Ho to tho cashlor's window hies, On Sunday eve, Is broko again, On Monday, full of enterprise,, Installing Electric Motor. Tho Nelson Iron works Is Install ing a five horso power electric motor at their shops, Work Is Well Along. ' Messrs. B. F. Roberts, 8. J. Dolan and W. M. Tharp havo their now ma chlno and blncksmlth shop well un der way nnd aro now Installing tho machinery. Thoy will use a ten horso power motor. New Besldence for West Marsh field. Bud Turpln Is planning to start a small bungalow Immediately In West Marshfield. D MATTERS ARE MOKE QUIET AT VALDEZ, Seattle, Oct. 14. Telegra- phlc advices received here today from Valdez are to the effect that tho situation Is quieting 4 and thnt threatened acts of violence of 500 employes of tho Reynolds railroad who stormed the town Friday, asking for their wnges, will bo averted. THIEVES STEAL WHOLE CHURCH They Leave Behind Not n Splinter of tho Sacred Edi fice. Chicago, Oct. 14. Thieves of Chi cago and vicinity, notorious for many remarkable deeds, ecllpso all previous records some tlmo yester day when they stole bodily tho Pres byterian church, seating 200 people from River Grove, on tho Desplalnes river. The church had no regular pastor, but ltnerant ministers would address the farmers In the edifice occasionally. ' This morning Z. A. Rossi, a farmer living across tho river, missed tho church. He rubbed h,is eyes anil called the family. Then he crossed! the river to make certain tho churclt was gone. It had been stolon, down to tho last splinter, and there is no traco of it, although active search) has been kept up all day. GOOD SHOW AT CRYSTAL The Crystal played last qveningc to full houses at both tho early nnd late performances. Tho now bill was a big drawing card nnd those who attended felt well repaid for their presence. Gus Kramer, the baritone soloist, had a new Eonpr which pleased tho audience immen sely. Mr. Warren Painter, a tenor, has been added to tho illustrated Bong staff and was well received. Mr. E. C. Dally, the black faco comedian, kept tho crowd In an up roar from the beginning of his work until ho was through. The films arc attractlvo and on tho whole, the show is a hummer. ALLIANCE BRINGS BIG PASSENGER LIST The Alliance arrived In early yes terday morning and tied up at tho North Bend docks at 7 o'clock. She had about 400 tons of freight and" ninety-six passengers. She wiu leave Wednesday at 1 o'clock. Fol lowing is the list: Mrs. Albert Mar chant, Mrs. J. C. Wilson, Lucilo do Jersoy, Egvlino do Jersey, May do Jersey, I. S. Gllmnn, Kenton Strang, B. Griffin, Hugh Sneddon and wife, Walter Sneddon, Mrs. C. E. Swan- son, Julius Swanson, R. Glatzer, Mrs, A. Qlatzer, Katho Glatzor, J. Mc Lachlan nnd wife, Chas. Wolf. J. S. Jones, Louis Carlson, Mrs. Tuyer Carlson, A. A. Hale, Mrs. T. 17, Gullm. Doris Gullm, Arthur Gulftti, J. F. Schooley, T. S. Harvey and wife. Mrs. Hayes, Walter Hayes, David Nelson nnd wlfo, Mabel Nelson, R. Fletcher, Carl Carlson, Swan Can- son, Mary Carlson, H. Jordon, A. O. Carter, S. J. Carter, Wm. Hohn and wlfo. J. E. Drummond, H. Ellis, B". W. Hobson, Gene Grant, Rov runes, Mrs. O. Perkins, Dnlnia Perkl'id, J. F. O'Reilly, J. W. Decker and wffo, Ed. TuttlP, R. II. Mnrsdon. F ill'-' A. Buford, Wm. Dorbeck, W. E. Llewell yn, R. F. Smith, G. Smith R. Hansn- ban, Mrs. P. Hnnsaban, Wm. Hi'isa- ban, Miss F. Vllllor, Mrs S. VHIfor, Mrs. Florenc" TInglev, Samuel Tfiiff ley. Bernlcn Brlggs, Mrs. H" W. Scll loffelo, J. J. Irvine, Mrs. W Warren, Georgo'OUlIgan, J, W. Lamov. W. J, Fames, D. Perkins, S. Mychfel, John- Smytho, John Esknston, E. D. Mornnr W. Deitrlch nnd wife, CInIro netlrlcli,. H. B. Donahoy, Glen Lambert, A. B. Irlny, Mrs. J. B, Goddnrd O F. Trover, W. Spado, Charles Bav. D If, Clink, Frank Davis, J. C. Peterson and wife, Charles Peterson. A. H. Eddy has been busy since coming to town. Now cottago do signs. , ENGINE CAN'T GET PAST COW CANYON p"-' - Proposed Mndrus - Slmnlko Wheat Hauler Has To Wait Ro.ui- bullders. Bond, Or.. Oct. 1 1. The big; traction outfit of the Central O-ofroir Transportation & Forwarding Com- payn, designated to draw win at nnir freight betweon Slianlko and Madias, made a very satisfactory trfr on its wny out until It readied C'ov "nn yon, when It had to turn back and" wait tho wldonlng of the true' .'own the canyon, tho road being k . nar row to pormlt tho road train ' "ns. In addition to tho trouble of tK nar row places, there was homo dlffini'lfy along tho sldohlll grades, the road- -bod giving way under tho heay eu glno and running It oft tho grade. Thoso dlfilcultlos having rendjrO(P furthor progross of tho onslno Im possible, It turned back to Slumlko to got n now supply of fuol oil and await the vIdonlug of tho road This week the Cow Canyon FHide Is being put In good shape, and If Is thought when tho grades are. wldoned thoro will be no difficulty in bringing tho ouglno In. THe work in Cow Canyon will also bo' a great benefit to tho freighters,