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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1907)
tTfWjij ii 'i "i y i nwMiirSiST f THE BEST PLUMS MUST BE PICKED THEY WONT DROP IN YOUR. LAP. PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertisers get good returns from announcements placed in The Daily Times. mmm KEEP WELL POSTED On tins current events of tho world's progress by rending Tho Dally Times. I MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED TRESS fll VOL II. THE COOS BAY TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1907. No. ua ROBERTS PAYORS A CENTRAL BANK '6. Sft A Former Director of United States Mint Makes an Im portant Declaration. AN AID TO NATIONAL BANKS Plan AVould lo to Make Government Institution Supplementary to Present Syeleni Present Laws Cause Panic. , 3',&& CHICAGO, Doc. 15. George E. Roberts, former director of tho United States Mint, now president of tho Commercial National Dank of Chicago, in addressing tho Men's Club of St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Evanston, announced ho was heartily in favor of the establishment of a central government bank. "The time has come," ho said, "when the United States must fol low the example of every other im portant country of the world and establish a governmental bank. It should bo one not antagonistic to the existing national banks, but supple mentary to their system, as their crowning head, with Its capital ap portioned among tho six thousand national banks according to their capital. The benefits that would ac crue to tho country from such an in stitution cannot be estimated." Mr. Roberts placed the blame for the present panic upon the lack of any legal provision for a sudden in crease in the supply of currency. "I suppose it is too much to hope for any competent and efficient cur rency legislation by the next Con gress," he continued. "It is a largo and'eumbersome body, and when you consider that there is much difference of opinion among bankers on the sub ject, it is no wonder that the Con gressmen are confused." BOAT BRIGS HUGE LOAD Captain Magenn Declares No Truth in Report of Change of Commanders. Mil HORROR IK AHA Ninety Men Entombed Alive and Many Will Meet Death. THEY'RE OFF FOR THE COAST Backbone of American Navy Sails on Trip Around Horn. RESULT OF EXPLOSION HAIL THE GLAD TIDINGS (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1C News of tho departure of the battleship fleet "was received with enthusiastic demonstration In every port on the coast from San Diego to Seattle. BENSON LOGGING COMPANY WILL RESUME Benson Co. Will Start Up All Its Camps Along the Columbia River. PORTLAND, Dec. 1C. After be ing shut down for several weeks, the S. Benson Logging Company, owner of vast tracts of timber along the Columbia river in tho vicinity of Clatskanle, is making arrangements to resume operations in tho logging camps. According to present plans work is to bo resumed early next month, and not later than tho 15th, and will continue in operation through tho winter and indefinitely. In one of tho fastest trips of the season the Breakwater arrived in the harbor this morning with G4 first class passengers, twenty steerage passengers, and 5C0 tons of freight, from Portland. Sho made the dist ance from wharf to wharf without incident in a few minutes over 24 hours, after being delayed several hours by fog on the Columbia river Saturday night. Captain Magenn was interviewed and was Indignant over the report of his resignation as commander of the craft. He said: "There is no foundation whatever for such a report and I have not the remotest idea where the idea start ed. In any caso I would not resign without giving the company good no tice, but I have no intention of doing so. So far as I know tho company Is thoroughly satisfied with my work and has no intention of asking my resignation or firing me. The re port of a change has caused mo great annoyance and Innumerable ques tions, and I would like to know where such a report came from. There is absolutely no truth in it wnat-so-ever." List of Passengers. Mrs. J. E. Johnson, Miss Johnson, W. J. Hlnch, F. Eddlson, E. Thoomer, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Miss Scott, Miss S. Scott, Chas. Leugart, Sam Nass, W. J. Payet, A. Engquist, I. Ketch, J. Pltka, B. O. E. Wilde, E. Lllybird, J. B. Gabel, Miss Richards, Mrs. Mott, Mrs. Reed, Miss Reed, Mrs. A. J. Reed, D. L. Boyle, Capt. Conrad, Geo. Everett, J. Merchant, S. Perkins, II. Woddy, Mrs. Agnew, J. R. Mc Donald, Mrs. E. A. May, Geo. West- lake, J. Wyhorn, C. D. Smith, Geo. Palmer, B. Zentz, H. E. Reynolds, Mrs. Tupper, J. A. Reed, Mrs. Mc- Dougall, A. McDougall, Mrs. Critten den, C. A. Dlller, Mrs. Holmes, C. J. Doyle, R. Tucker, Geo. Smallwood, F. Nelson, D. Kinney, Miss Anderson, Miss E. Anderson, Mrs. Oren, Arthur Oren and Maid, Mrs. Wiley, J. E. Davis, J. R. McDonald, Miss Childs, Mrs. Collins, Miss Collins, Miss Griffith, S. A. Landis, M. Mohler, and twenty steerage. Feared Tiint Between Sixty and Seventy Will Never Conic Out Alive Latest News From Aw ful Scene. REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT With Hauliers Flying and Guns Doom ing the Great White Ships Sail On Their Mission of Peace. CAPTAIN PETERSON LOST HIS ROLL W OMITTED Judge Hall Receives Word From Salem That More Holidays Were Skipped. (By Associated Press) BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Dec. 1G. An explosion, possibly of dust took place in No. 1 mine in tho Yolande Coal and Coke company, at Yolande, 35 miles from Birmingham, today. Ninety men reported for work. An hour after tho explosion 14 men had crawled from the mine, all burned. Reports from th3 scene of accident vary as to tho number of men in tho mine and whether they will be dead. The number is placed between GO and 70 while officers of tho mine hopo against tho worst, little hope Is expressed that many will get out alive. . (By Associated Press) t CAPE HENRY, Va., Dec. 1U. -Af- PORTLAND BANKS AGAIN ON A SPEC MSIS ter passing in review of President Roosevelt on board tho yacht May Flower at 11:15 this morning, the backbone of the American Navy, con sisting of 1G first class battleships, under command of Rear Admiral Robley E. Evans, set sail today for the Pacific ocean. Parading in re view of tho president and salut'.ng as they went, tho stately white vessels passed out of the famous old Virginia capes shortly after noon and disap peared over the southern horizon, leaving in the wake filmy columns of black smoke, the last vessels of war took their departure. Master of Burned Sotoyome Suffers Serious Personal Loss. GOLD WATCH IS ALSO GONE Drops Valuables While Scrambling Into One of the Boats When Crew Deserts the Doomed Vessel. . End of Holidays Finds Business in Roso City Once More Normal No Excitement Evident. (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1G. With the conclusion of the holiday period today Portland banks formally re sumed currency payments. Although they have been, to all Intents and pastlen days, there was no run on any of the banks, and reopening of public offices and courts for business was marked by no unusual incidents. ANOTHER KANSAN CITY BANK IS REOPENED Good Times Continue To Bo Good i Mcdicino for tho Financiers Af fairs ' Again Normal. CONGRESS WILL ADJOURN. (By Associated Press) KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1G. The Union Avenue Bank of Commerce, one of tho small banks affiliated with the National Bank of Commerce which closed when the parent Insti tution failed, resumed business to day. With the opening of this bank all banks affected by the National Bank of Commerce failure have now reopened. Word was received by Judge Hall this morning from Stato Secretary F. W. Benson, of Salem, that the "governor's little joke" of two less holidays in reality numbers three days. Ho states that December 5, G, and 7 were not legal holidays, which makes things half as bad again for numerous law cases which are effected by tho lapse which shows prospects of causing much trouble. Local lawyers believe that it will be ausolutely necessary to call a special session of tho stato legislature to pas3 a bill making it unlawful to take advantage of the three legal days which are missing in legal pro cedures. Unless some such measure is taken there will be an Indefinite stringing out of cases upon which the three days have had a dlsaster ous effect. Tho only means to straighten matters out, they believe, is to pass a bill making the three days null and void in regard to tho law, so that endless conflicts in court circles may be averted. The passing of tho holidays, which ended Sunday, has resulted in much rejoycing among the men of law In Marshfield, who have had a prolonged period of Inactivity duriog their en forced idleness. They are in hopes that there will bo no need for a repl- tition of the holidays, which does not seem likely, as they have born the brunt of the quiet spell resulting from the inaction. News has reached Coos Bay that Captain Peterson of the power schooner Sotoyome, that was burned to waters edge off Humboldt bar while bound from Bandon to San Francisco with a cargo of lumber, has arrived in tho Golden Gate city.. In addition to the loss of his boat tho. Captain also sustained a serious per sonal loss in dropping a pocket book containing $200.00 cash and also his gold watch while scrambling lute, one of the boats after it was lowered! from tho burning vessel. Captain Peterson states that tho fire which destroyed the Sotoyomet broke out in tho engine room. For more than an hour all hands on board fought desperately to subduo the flames, but their efforts wero ot no avail. All took to the boats and were later picked up by tho steamor Charles Nelson. Tho hull of tho Sotoyomo still re mains drifting about In tho vicinity of Humboldt a menaco to navigation I1FW HARDINALS ARE CREATED Four New Red lints For Prominent Catholic Churchmen Aro An nounced Honor for Two Americans. WILL PROTECT GARDINER BUSINESS IS IN FINE SHAPE Captain of Tug Hunter Optimistic Over Umpqua River Port. Tniron Fninial Action on tho Regular Christmas Holiday Recess. 1 (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 1G. The House today passed a concurrent resolution providing for an adjourn ment from next Saturday until Janu ary Gth. BONAPARTE TAKES , HIS PEN IN HAND. The tug Hunter, of Gardiner, ar rived in Coos Bay last night in charge of Captain L. Cristensen with a load of freight and will return to the Umpqua river tomorrow morning with a load of freight from this point. Sho has been at tho Alliance dock during the day and will pro ceed to Empire this evening. The tug belongs to tho Gardiner Mill com pany nnd operates on tho Umpqua river. "Tho company now has six boats carrying lumber from Gardiner to poinU down the coast," said Captain Christensen. "Tho 4-masted schoon er Caroline left out yesterday a cargo of G00.000 feet of lumber for California points. Tho mill is turning out as much lumber as pos sible and present conditions else where have in no way affected tho operations of tho mill or Gardiner. Everything is humming along in fine shape and tho Umpqua is becomming an important shipping point. There is 18 feet of water on tho bar and ships have little trouble In tho pass ago one way or another." Roosevelt Reiterates Declara tion That He Will Not Ac cept Nomination. WILL NOT CHANGE VIEWS Statement Issued From White House Definitely Settles ull Third Term Talk for tho Present. States His Hcnsons for Withdrawing Bristol's Nnnio From Senate. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1G. Attor ney General Bonapart, In connection with tho withdrawal of United States Attorney W. C. Briston's name from the Senate, sent the following letter to Senator Fulton: "I regret to ho compelled to say tnai, in vjuw ui io -w tory nature of tho conduct of United . . .i,-i. ..., -urilHnm C. states disiticl fliiuiiiuji ,,........- Bristol, of Oregon, in relation to land-fraud prosecutions pending in that district, and of his delay in act ing upon instructions of tho depart mont. and of the terms of a certain telegram addressed by him to the Attorney-Goneral of tho Department of Justice, has been compelled to recommend to tho President tho withdrawal of Mr. Bristol's nomina tion from tho Senate. I am directed by the President to advise you of this action in with drawing the nomination in accord on with the department's recom- mnndntlon. and also that ho desires to nominate a new United States At torney as soon as possible. Peerless Leader Will Again Be Nominee of Democratic Party. DENVER GETS CONVENTION Democrats Meet in Colorado Capital June? to Choose Nebraskan for Standard Bearer. (By Associated Press) ROME, Dec. 1G. Pope Pius X to day declared a secret consistory at which was created four now cardin als and several bishops. Tho now cardinals aro Monsignor Pietro Gas pares, Monslgnor Delal, Monsignor Ludovlc Henry Lucon and Monsignor Paul Pelrro Andrlou. Tho Pope de livered an address in which ho mado reforeco to tho persecution of the redeemer and said his church had been attacked from all sides. Thoso who should safeguard tho laws of the church had trampled on thorn. Ho complained at tile modernist nronocanda. During tho conBistory the pope announced tho appointment of Monsignor Kennedy, a recluse or tho American collego hero to bo Titular Archbishop of Adrlanopolis, and Monsignor Dennis O'Connell, rector of tho Catholic University "of Washington, to bo Titular Arch bishop of Sebasto. OURJAGLES Fraternal Order of Eagles In augurates Commendable Public Movement MARSHFIELD FAVORABLE Local Acrlo In Sympathy "With Agi tation for tho Preservation ot Living Emblem of Ameri can Freedom. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1G. President Roosevelt has issued the following statement: "On the night after election I mado tho following announce- ment: " 'I am deeply sensible to tho honor done me by the American people in thus-expressing their confidence In what I have done and tried to do. I appreciate to tho full tho solemn responslbll- ity this confidence Imposes upon me, and I shall do all that in my power lies not to forfeit it. On tho forth of March next I shall have served three and a half years, and this three-ana a half years constitute my first term. Tho wiso custom which limits the President to two t terms regards tho substanco and not the form, and under no clr- cumstances will I bo a candl- date for or accept another nom- inatlon.' "I have not changed and suau not change tho decision thus an- nounced." WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Tho National Democrat com- mltteo decided to hold their next National convention in Denver. Now that the Democrat Na- tlonal committee, has selected preliminaries of tho coming Convention, the principal topic amonc the minority party con- gressmen and politjclans re- lates to presidential ana vice presidential candidates. That Bryan will bo tho stand- ard bearer In the uext campaign is generally admitted in Wash- ington political circles. Nebrask- ans concur in thls with tho fa- tallstlc air of one who says: "What Is to be, will b ." WILL START FRUIT COLONY AT MEDF0RD Thousand-Acre Tract to Bo Cut Up Into Home-Acres, Planted and Beautified. Aro You Going? To Eckhoff Hall Saturday, Do comber 21. Cash prize masquerade. If you like good things to eat call at Corthell's today. See ad. MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 1G. Messrs. A. D. Bowon, J. B. Brewster and Dr. Clydo A. Payne, of San Francisco havo bought tho B. F. Myor place, lvlm: along Bear creek near Talent, comprising 1,000 acres, and havo or ganized a company to plant It to fruit and colonize It In small tracts. Tho purchaso prlco Is $50,000. Tho Roguo Rlvor Valley Orchard company has been organized at San Francisco, and. Incorporated under tho laws ot California with $200,000 capital. Mr. Bowon was formorly a newspaper man and was editor and manager of tho Portland Evening Tologram. Ho afterwards founded tho Portland Journal, Tho following press dispatch re cently sent from Spokano marks the Inauguration of a movomont that will becomo national In Its scope: SPOKANE. Wash,, Dec. 14. A movoment to provont tho extinction of tho American eaglo has been start ed by Del Cary Smith, twice grand worthy president of tho Fraternal Order of Eagles, which numbera about 300,000 members. Mr. Smith has Issued an address to members of this order, calling for legislation to. forbid tho wearing of eagles' claws or any emblem which involves the. death of tho bird. Ho also advocates freeing tho eagles now confined in cages at parks and other resorts, and counsels tho members of tho oraer to support for public office only those, who will favor tho preservation ot tho living omblom of American freedom. T. J. Lowls, Worthy President ot Marshfield Aerlo No. 538 F. O. E in an Interview with a Times reporter stated whllo tho local lodge had tak en no official action on this mattor they wore In hearty sympathy with tho sentiment expressed thoroln. "Thero aro a number of bald headed eagles around Coos nay and while, sonio of tho mombers of tho Marsh Hold Aerie aro desirous of securing a real specimen of -tho omblom of tho order it has gofiorally boon mado manifest that any momber killing or inducing anothor to kill ono would not recelvo very kindly treatment from his fraternal brothers. Tho rosult of this has been that tho Bplrlt of protection for tho American eaglo lias already been dovolopod withia tho Marshfield Aorio. I am pleased; to know that it Is to becomo a fea ture of our order and our local Aerlo will doubtless tako action on tho maU ter when tho time comes." Vil 'i VI u4 i -Oi 1 .!' w !f . ! w ' PKT . Mk -nn rirrrnmmifmmniirmmTmimrsuraiammKm H-3JX..- i"J' L ' . .J I ,- ill , i?vwwpr- rrnmmmTmmmmmmummM