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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1908)
K A PULL MAY LAND A JOB BUT PUSH MUST HOLD IT DOWN PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertisers get good returns from announcements placed in Tlio Dally Times. $ (Emis KEEP WELL POSTED On the current events of the world's progress by reading The Daily Times. mm .tl MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS No. T62 VOL II. THE COOS BAY TIMES, MONDAY, JANUARY 13,1908. WILL SET CUBA : FREEAG1 WILL NDT PERMIT TALK WITH ELECTRIC POWER HOUSE LET ALL OIC IT WIDE THIEVES BUSY IN PORTLAN LONG AND y PANAMA Secretary Taft Promises to Withdraw Troops Within an- other Year. CONDITIONS ARE BETTER Gov. Mngoon's Encouraging Showing Prompts Tnft to Promise Com plete Withdrawal of . Troops. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. In transmitting the report of Gov ernor Magoon, of Cuba, to Presl -dent Roosevelt, Sec. Taft corn pits the United States to prom ise to withdraw completely from Cuba in the spring of 1909. Magoon's report shows condi tions are encouraging In Cuba. : , Senate Agrees to Postpone Financial Discussion for the Present. . (By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The senate agreed today to postpone a de tailed discussion of the financial question until a complete statement can bo obtained fiom the Secretary of the Tieasury in response to the senate resolution passed before the holidays. Before this decision was reached there was some discussion in which Tillman charged that the treasury department had lefused bids for Panama bonds which were a much higher ilgure than some of those accepted. Tillman agreed to allow his resolution to be referred to the Committee on Finance. STATE CA Attorney Says Deed Was "Pre- mediated Deliberate and Cowardly. FIRST WITNESS ON STAND Stanford . Willie's .Biothcr-in-Law Tells His Story of tlio Crlnio for Tlio Second Time. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 13. The state today presented Its case against Harry Thaw and this after noon Martin M. Littleton made the opening address for the defense. James Clinch Smith, brither-ln-law of Stanford White, and an eye wit ness of the shooting and the most im portant witness to be offered in be half of the state against Thaw, told his story to the jury after Assistant Diltrlct Attorney Garvin had de clared In his opening address that Thaw's act was no more or less than a "Premeditatpd, deliberate and cow ardly act." Smith's story was similar to that of last year's trial. Cross ex amination brought forth the declara tion 'from Smith that the record of the first trial was in error at one point. Use The Times Svaht "ads. You geY'a ldt"for'a"iitfie. ILL NT TALK FINANCE NOW SE IN V use tVo ftrfVwTritHaaB. You; let a lot for a Vttfe. ' Sec. Taft Advocates increasing Width of Canal to 110 Feet. IT WILL COST $5,000,000 Largo Additional Expense Warranted To rroido?for Idurger Battle ships in Future. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Sec Taft. has written a letter to the President recommending an increase in the width of the Panama canal locks from 100 to 110 feet. The change will cost flvo millions additional, but meets naval views as to the like- Hhood of larger battleships In the future. Adjournment Taken Until This Afternoon Immediately After Coming Up. fBy Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Jan. 13. The case of John H. Hall, and others charged with illegally fencing government laud in connection with what is known as the Butte Creek Land, Livestock & Lumber Company, came up today but adjournment was had until this afternoon. French Aeronaut Gets $10,000 for Making a Successful Flight. (By Associated Press.) PARIS, Jan. 13. Hanry Famnni, a Fience Areonaut won the Deutche Deacon prize of ten thousand dollars today by making a circular kilo metre In an airship heavier than air. The successful flight was made In the presence of a committee in one minute and 28 seconds. REDUCES RATE. Imperial Gorman Rank Lowers Dis count to 0 Per Cent. (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Jan. 13. The Imperial Bank of Germany has reduced the rate of discount from seven to six per cent. THE NEW U. S. DISTRICT ATTOR NEY'. Chris Scheubel, the new U, S. dis trict attorney was brought up in the foothills near Oregon City, the son of poor people, and has a varied career. He worked around the mills at Ore gon City for several years. At one time he joined the Salvation Army and worked with the army at Astoria. Ho finally studied law and has been practicing a few years. W. S. U'Ren Is said to be his backer, and his ap pointment is said to be duo to l U'Ren's manipulations. An Albany man, who has known him for years, says he Is a pretty good fellow, but ititimatea that there is more politics than anything else in the selection. Albany Democrat. J-Use' The Times warit' ads. You 'feet Vfot for 'a little. LAND FRAUD CASES CALLED WINS DIG PDIZE Coos Bay Gas & Electric Co. Issues Autocratic Order to Telephone Company to Refuse to Connect Tele phone Patrons With a Public Phone in Light Plant. The delay in the delivery of The Times to some subscribers Saturday evening was caused by shutting off of the electric power. Between tho hours of 1 and 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon the light and power service went out of commission four times. The last time about 4:45 was while the forms of tho paper 'were on the press. Candles were secured to glvo light but as wo could not operate the newspaper press with candle power We were compelled to await the adjustment of some of tho machinery causing about an hour's delay In the delivery of the paper. During tho intermission an effort was made to communicate by tele phone with the office of the Coos Bay Gas and Electric Co., to learn the extent of the break and how long we would be compelled to wait for light and power. "Central" Info'rmed us tnat the line was busy. Doubtless other helpless and disgustedlpatrons jvere seeking the same source of 'light." A request was then made to connect us with the power house. "Oh! We are not allowed to connect anybne with the power house," central replied. , This is the manner this co-called public service corporation serves the public. Fearful lest some of the employes would tell the truth about tho conditions at the plant a gag is placed on employes and also on any tele phone connection with the power house. Tills may lie the reason that the Coos Bay Gas & Electric Company thought that they could also gag The Times. They install a public tele phone In their power house and then Issue autocratic Instructions that no one is to be given connection without the permission of tho august and autocratic manager. "Keep It dark," seems to be the motto of tfhe company as to their methods as well as to their light. Inefficient help or Inadequate machine! y is the only possible excuse for four breaks In the light and power circuit In a single afternoon. Saturday was a pleasant day without storm or stress of any kind that would warrant such a service. How long will the people of Mars'ifleld stand for such a condition of affairs that Is a positive detriment ta the city and hampers and hinders its growth. The Coos Bay Gas & Electric Co. should be compelled to give a service commensurate with the city's growing demands or make way for some one that "will furnish a service that is so necessary to the growth and develop ment of lUarshneld. The present service Is a farce. TIMTY rlFT HIP RII1SQ B Utw I loo I I I a PJl all nil n M I S H H fi K BiS m S WW Lll 8 8 I L.SL I itltiijl A LiUinSfiBJ Daughter of Waitress at Blanco Injured by Bad Tumble Yes terday Afternoon. After suffering a terrible fall on Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock the little girl of Mrs. Delia Robinson of this city is lying in the General Hos pital suffering from a fractured head, but with good chances for recovery. Tho child fell nearly twenty feet and landed on her head on a boat wharf and was unconscious for several hours. She became conscious late last night and today is sleeping in a dazed condition, being looked after by Drs. Houseworth and Ingram. Mrs. Robinson Is a waitress at tho Blanco hotel and rooms above the printing office of the Coos Bay Monthly magazine, where her sister, Mrs. Geo. Coleman has apartments. During tho mother's absence Mrs. Coleman has been accustomed to at tend to tho child, but yesterday after noon tho little one wandered onto the rear platform extending out from the building without Mrs. Coleman's knowledge, and shortly afterward Mrs. Robinson returned home and found that the child had fallen to the wharf below. Half frantic, she grasped the little girl, who Is not quite two years old, and hurried up Front street with her unconscious burden, in search of a doctor. Seeking assistance at several offices she found no doctors and final ly took the child to tho Blanco hotel, and after considerable delay a phy sician was secured. Tho child was then taken to the hospital. Little hope was held out for the child's recovery yesterday, but slnco she recovered consciousness there aro prospects of her becoming well again, according to reports from the hos pital today. The physicians aro anxious to have tho child recover without an operation if possible, but in case she takes a change for the worse, this will be attempted as a remedy. The fracture was sustained at the back of tho head, but how bad the injury Is will not be ascertained until the expiration of forty-eight hours 'or mp're, and meanwhile the child's, condition 'is said to, be quite favorable toward reibrtrf. , Large Conflagration in Kansas City Destroys Quarter Mil lion in Property. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 13. Tho union station annex, adjoining tho Union Railway Station was destroyed by fire today. The Union Station, one of Kansas City's land marks, was saved after a hard fight by the fire men. The burned building con tained the offices of the express com panies, post office branch, eating looms and Y. M. C. A. The loss is a quarter million dollars.1 Crossed electric wires In the mailing room of the branch post office cpused the con flagration. Judge Dunne Refuses to Re lease Boodler Mayor on Bail. j (By Associated Press.) I SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. Su perior Judgo Frank M. Dunno today refused to admit to bail former May or Eugene E. Schmitz, whoso coii vlctlon on charges of extortion was reversed last Wednesday by Appel lant court which declared he was Il legally convicted. The court de clined to tako cognizance of the re versal until remlttUro comes from the higher court. STOCK EXCHANGE l'lJlM FAILS. Robert MolCny & Co., Suspend With Large Liabilities. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 13. The sus pension of Robt. McKay & Co., mem bers of the New York Stock Exchange has been announced. Counsel plao the labilities at a 'million 'and va half, pa'rtly 'secured. SCIITZ MUST SIMM JAIL i Coo's 'Bay Shbuld Raise Such a Howl on Rotten Mail Service. BE HEARD IN WASHINGTON There is No Cause for Present Inex cusable Delays but Careless In difference and Pcbple Should Not Submit to It. Editor Times: A few days ago, I heard a man strenuously defending the mall contractor for his course In giving us far the worst service with which we have been inflicted for many years. It is "imposblbie ' to do better. This man "had been over the road" and he "knew" that it was Impossible to get the mal over it In better time. It simply couldn't be done. It seems that the Inspector for this district Is also of the same opinion. It has been reported that he had an nounced his intention of shielding the contractor in eveiy way possible, as the county ought to put the road in better shape. It is possible, though not pfobable, that the contractor takes the same view. With the exception of these three, there is probably not a man In this part of Oregon, acquainted with tho situation, who does not know better. As nearly everyone knows, tho Coos Bay wagon road is a bad road, as every road that lies out of doors in this part of the state is bound to be, In the winter; but It Is no worse now than It has been nearly every winter in the past. It is a hard road to get the mail over; but that is simply a matter of dollars and cents, of men' and horses." - .- -- I The people here aie really not In formed as to the real situation and the extent of the conti actor's actual culpability in the matter. The little information that conies through is far fiom reliable. As an Instance: your recent Item, Mr. Editor, headed "A Horse Lost," was off in a few particulars. First Theie was neith er hor&e nor mall lost. Second It happened about two miles east of the station in Brewster valley. Tho tiou ble was this: The horse took a trail and walked to the river, only a few feet from the road. As It was dark and the horse stepped Into the river, the carrier could not, nor did not, get him out but left him and drove on to the station. As soon as It was light he went back and got the horse and mall. Here Is an Instance helping to show why the mall Is lato In Marshfleld: On January 10th the mall from Rose burg reached Dora at 0 a. m. At 1 p. m. it was still there, awaiting the arrival of a wagon from Sumner, and the Lord only knows how much long er It waited. This Ib tho regular order, and it causes the mall to reach Sumner, at tho best, too lato to come down until tho next day. A reliable man who Is in a position to see the entire workings of tho sys tem on which this community Is de pending for its mail says: "Tho route Is badly managed, or rather not managed at all Tho whole matter can bo served up in a few words: An exceedingly poor class of carriers they neither care nor try and a boss Who seems powerless to discharge them and get good men. Good carriers and good stock would glvo you a better mall service and cost not one dollar more. Tho roads are better than usual at this time of year, and a right kind of an effort would glvo you a good mall service." Tho question is, whether tho peo ple of Coos Bay aro going to tamely submit to the Imposition under which they nro suffering, for fear that tho mall contractor will lose some money, or whether thoy will break loose and raise a disturbance that will make Itself heard at headquarters. It Is true that tho Chamber of Com merce has sent a letter to Washing ton, but the letter was so mild and innocuous that it was well calculated to deepen tho slumber of tho officials Who ate apparently and naturally de pending on the reports of their In spector as to tho reason for delay on tho Rosoburg-Marshfleld route. It requires something in the nature of battle, murder and sudden death Go Through Chamber of Cor merce Building Stealing, Everything in Sight.. GET $250 IN ONE 0FFK Is Last of n Scries ot Burglaries A Vew Weeks Only One Arrest. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Jan. 13. The serll of mysterious burglaries In the offlc of the Chamber of .Commerce buill ing the past few weeks was ecllpa last night when the robbers wei through seven or eight offices pic up the miscellaneous valuables he! and there. The robbers made biggest haul in tho offices of O'Dij & Tarpley, lawyers, where they su ceeded in getting into the safe frol which they abstracted $250 In gol coin, the property of Attorney W. Banks who had put It Into the sa for safe keeping. There has been oi arrest. to do justice to tho situation and show that a community of the ill portance of this one will not sul mit to any such Inexcusable outrai for outrage it is. As said above, it'ls simply a matt of dollars and cents, of men ai horses, to get the mall over this rot on schedule time. Of course, have had one freshet which probal made the delay of a day or two ur voidable. No one would blame. mall contractor for that. But ItTvl bo remembered that the conmienc ment of delayed service was coin dent with the commencement of tl firstrains. As a matter of fact, soon as It became known who had i cuied tho contract thoso who wa wlso knew what the result would It Is said that tho present contract! made a bid $2000 below the figure i which tho last contract had been M whereas the Increase of mall made! hlghei figure necessary, and the ptj ceding contractor's bid was aba $2000 higher than the compensate he had beon receiving-. Shall this community suffer cause someono see3 fit to take t1 contract at a lower figure than w pay for passablo service? Yet that tho exact situation. It takes go'i strong horses, and plenty of the! and good men at good wag promptly paid, to get the mall ovl the Coos Bay wagon road on schedi time. The government is ami able and willing to pay whatever required, but of course will let til and good men at good JiaJ contract to tho lowest "responsiu. J bidder. Why should wo submit such an Inexcusable rotten bcrvil simply because some one ofteied carry the mall for a fraction of whS is was worth to give good servl depending on tho apathy of tho pe pie and tho complaisance of tho i' spector to get him out of the scrap The winter Is nearly over, but a other winter Is coming; and, otli bidders of mall contracts aie al coming. This community might well to make an example of the pr ent contractor, to deter future blj ders on tho contract from making! figure too low to admit of profit r decent service. If the present col tractor is irresponsible, he piobabj has bondsmen. If ho cannot glvel tho service, let him throw up tho Jol and tho Department will tmpl'l someone else at whatever prluo necessary. I would suggest that we all plN that wo are wolves and this is o night to howl. Let our caiuwrei bodies and others frame up bomo I tors that aro not calculated to ha1 a boporlllc effect. If we stand tli thing It will bo our own fai a an iuu siiwBiuuiiuu v win ua J jj 11 !. .lnPn.tn ...111 l.n -. ..t! bo the consciousness that Pi patience under Insufferablo anno nnce, and unnecessaiy tosa of tfmo hi enabled one man to bunko the whe community of 10,000 people witty unpleasant consequences to hhnsol P. C LBVViL llm.al.flnM rn Tn 1 Q 1 (1 ft Q UtBHUl!iU U1U. UH. iU . . j Doeayour, present occupation mand the best that is In ypu or . yuii iruicriuB away" some oi ye talents? I