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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1908)
Airl To buB,ne8a aro Times ads. Jrll Thoy aro daily demonstra ting tho fact. No business so brisk a Times ad. will not mako It brisker. No business so dull a Times nd. will not enliven it. Times ads. aro great nlds. There is not a single column in Tho Times, everj one carries matters of interest. Not tho least interesting part of tho paper is its advertising columns. Flan your purchases from Times ads. It will pay. V, V MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PIIESS VOL. II. .THE COOS BAY TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1908. No. 195- NEW SCHOOL FOfllSOFIELD FIBHTING BOB DEATH SENTENCE IS NOW A CERTAINTY IS SICK MAN FOR STOESSEL HAN WINS CONTEST FOR ILLINOIS CENTRAL CONTROL . h Cemetery Association to Re linquish Proposed Site for $12,000. BOND ELECTIONS BE HELD SA'TDAY, MARCH 14 People Will Vote on Matter of Bonding City in Sum of $50,000. Tho new school building for Marshfiold becamo a certainty yester day afternoon when tho I. O. O. F. cemetery association voted to relin quish tho four acres of land adjoin ing the cemetery on tho north, and which tho school directors havo been negotiating for somo time as tho most suitablo site, to the city for tho sum of $12,000. A meeting of the school directors will bo held this afternoon at which tho offer will bo accepted. Tho preliminary work of announcing a bond election In order to let bids for tho new school has also been arranged for. It is des.'red by tho school board to rush the mat ter through so t'hat construction work can bo commenced on the new school building by May 1. Tho minimum length of time at which to voto on tho bond proposition Is twenty days and tho school board lias named March 14 a.' tho dato for tho bond election. It is tho intention to bond lor $5 0,000, tho sum to be appor tioned as follows: $12,000 for tho school site, $33,000 for tho new building and its furnishings and $5,000 for the erection of a school on ono of tho three sites that havo been offered the school board. Present plans are to use tho four top rooms In tho present building for high school purposes, as It Is thought this will be moro than adequate to accommodate the high school pupils for somo time; tho lower floors will bo used for grammar grades. Tho new building will be utilized for tho regular grade school pupils. It is tho intention to havo sixteen rooms in tho building. Tho four acres which tho school board now has un der option are cleared and but little grading will bo required to fit them tip. Tho action of tho cemetery as sociation was extremely liberal. Tho price at which It relinquishes tho land is $500 less than tho price it will pay for a new addition to tho cemetery to replace tho land sold. HENEY'S CLEVER SCHEME. "Would Thwart Senate by Appoint ment of Townsend. A recent Washington dispatch says: In tho hope of thwarting tho senate in Its Intention to defeat Pres ident Roosevelt's wishes relatlvo to tho appointment of a United States district attorney for Oregon. Fran cis J. Ileney has decided upon a plan which ho thinks will havo a wonder ful effect. Report has it that tho president has placed his stamp of ap proval upon tho scheme. Henoy practically Is acting govern ment attorney in Portland. Tho president turned down a candidate recommended by Senator Fulton and tho two congressmen and nominated by Bourne, but Fulton made a fight on Schelbol and Bourne weakened, so his name Is to bo withdrawn. The delegation recently got together and recommended T. J. Cleeton, of Port land. B. D. Townsend, assistant district attorney of North Da o'a, has been w-Jiking on tho South rn Pacific land grant case in Oregon be detail of tho president and has met Ileney there. IJrney has recommended to the presi dent that Cleeton bo turned down, notwithstanding the fact that the en tiro delegation has recommended him. Honov recommends that Townsend he appointed ad interim to service, as assiptant district attorney, thus re lieving W. C. Bristol of the wor.k of the office. Tho ad interim appoint-1 ment can be made by tbo department of Justice, and it is understood heroj taht tho department utando ready to appoint Townsend, u. ,.,... RESULT OF EXAMINATIONS Names and Grades of the Suc cessful Pupils in the Re cent Test. More than usual interest has been manifested in the special examina tions held recently in the Marshfleld public school at tho instanco of Prof essor F. A. Golden. Mr. Golden states that tho examinations wero held for tho purpose of advancing a number of pupils ,wI$of)o general averages havo placed them far ahead of tho classes In which they wero prior to the examination; this in order that they may bo ellgiblo to enter tho grades to which their work entitles them ,at the final examinations at jthe closo of tho school year. Com 'lncnt has been made on tho seventh grade pupils. In this grado 3G pu pils mado averages in tho special examination of SO or over. Profes sor Golden belloved tho majority of this number would bo unable to meet the requirements of tho eighth grade work; also that if they wero ad vanced they would fall down on the final examinations because of tho short period, three months, in which they would havo to prepare them selves on tho eighth grado work. Tho average, therefore, to pass was put up to 90. This reduces tho number passing out of tho seventh to the eighth grado to twelve. Mrs. Kelly Is teacher of tho seventh grade. Following aro tho pupils who will pass from tho seventh to tho eighth grade, and their grades at the special examination: Elslo Larson, 90 1-2; Eugene Schilling, 98; Grace Kruse, 91; Helen Knight, 97 1-3; May Peter son, 97 1-2; Joo Williams, 93 1-2; Gertrudo Schaif, 90 1-G; Fred Mc Cormac, 91 1-2; Duncan Douglas, 90 1-2; Isis Marsh, 93 1-3; Hazel Tibbetts, 9C; Swan Keith, 93 2-3. Sixth grado, Miss M. K. Bennett, teacher: Marshall Hall, 87 1-2; Jen nlo Johnson, SO; Evelyn Langworthy, 94; Pearl Lund, S2; Shannan Mit chell. 1-5; May Myren, S2; Allen Nicols, S2; Flora Payne, 93 5-S; Agnes Sandquist, 94; Josephine Stokes, S7; Abner Tribbey, S5; For sten Thlcsburg, 81; Tom Patterson, 90. Fifth Grade, Mrs. Rood, teacher: Elslo Hall, 92; Mary Levar, SS; Bes sie Douglas, SO; Maud Noble, SO; Alvlo Gramby, SO. Fourth Grado, Miss Stenholm, teacher: Nellie Warwick, 91; Jens Hansen, 89 4-S; Three other pupils passed In this grado but as their sur names wero only indicated by tho Initial letter and as there was not time to look tho matter up Tho Times is forced to omit mention of these. Third grade, Miss Chapman, teach er: Carl Abrahamson, 82 2-3; Harvey Walter, 83 1-3; Delia Kemp, 90 2-3; Chester Lenet, 80 1-2. Third grado, Mrs. Dungeo, teacher: Walter Rayfleld, Carl Sandquist, Clifford Carlson. Second grade, Miss McCormac, teacher: Tom Dolan, 85 2-3; Geo. Moore, 84 2-3; Norman Wilson, 85 2-3; Bert Tribbey, 8G 2-3; Joo Keith, 88 2-3; Charjio Doano, 83; May Church, 87 1-3; Bonita Booth, 82; Wilfred McLaln, 85 1-3; Gladys Bar rett, 94. First Grado, Mrs. Phil Wilbur, teacher: In this grade pupils aro advanced on their general year's ave rages. Following pupils passed from first A to first B: Edith Ayers, Jennlo Bowman, Ruby Carlson, Juan ita Ellerby, Olga Holm, Reta Law homo, Margaret Lund, Lillian Sea man, Elsie Thomas, Gladys Tuttle, Hal Chapman, Wesley Mall, Clydo Ma vy, Ourray Trichard. First B grado, Miss Besslo Sebolt, teacher: Following pupils passed into second A grade: Zylpha Thurs ton, 98; Harris Copple, 97; Arthur Olson, 97; Francis Lang, 96; May Taylor, 95; John Burke, 95; Mary Metlin, 97; Anna Storgard, 95; Graco Farrin, 95; Sylvester Cayou, 95; Leona Post, 94; Agnes Larson 93; Cecil Browne, 95. Amiral Evans of Battleship Fleet Compelled to Relinquish Command. AD. THOMAS IN CHARGE Wireless Messago From tho Fleet Tells of "Our Hero's1 Illness But is Not Serious. (By Associated Press.) CALLAO, South America. Feb. 20. The American battleship fleet has been sighted off this port. A wire less message from the Connecticut says that Admiral Evans is in poor health and that Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas, commander of tho second squadron and third divi sion of tho fleet has assumed charge of tho vessels. Is Not n Surprise. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Whilo not yet formally advised by Admiral Thomas that ho had command of tho fleet tho officials of tho Navy Depart ment wero expecting somo such an nouncement on tho basis of previous reports of Admiral Evans' health. The Big Bear Is Preparing to Add Greatly to Fighting Ships. (By Associated Press.) ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20. The Russian Admirallty has submitted to tho Commission on National De fense a financial outline of a naval programme involving an expenditure of one billion dollars, tho programme to bo completed in 1917. Oregon Congressman Thinks Harbor Bill May Not Pass . Until Next Session. Congressman W. C. Hawley, who returned from Washington to Oregon to register and feel the public pulse has returned to his post of duty at tho national capital. Whilo at his homo in Salem ho was interviewed by a reporter for tho Statesman as follows: Mr. Hawley talked entertaining ly of his work and affairs at Wash ington. Ho states that ho enjoys tho work very much but that ho has no particular lovo for tho climate, which he says does not compare with that of the Willamette valley. Tho congressman makes tho inter esting prediction that tho nominee of the next republican convention will bo tho best and strongest candidate among tho list of able men available, and that he will bo elected beyond tho question of a doubt. No Rivers and Harbors Bill. Mr. Hawley is inclined to think that there will bo no rivers and har bors bill at tho present session. Ho states that tho matter has been in somo doubt and may bo considered somewhat unsettled still, but tho congressman is of tho opinion that nothing will be done with tho matter at this tlmo. This Is duo largely, no doubt, to tho fact that no largest appropriation over mado for this work was that of tho last session, which amounted to $80,000,000. Mr. Hawley thinks that an appropriation sufficiently largo will bo mado at the next session and that the locks at Oregon City and tho harbor work at Coos Bay will bo provided for. When questioned regarding tho present status of the project for tho improve ment of tho Mississippi and other Famous Russian General Is Found Guilty by Court of Inquiry. ' OTHER OFFICERS ESCAPE One General is Hcpi-imnuded and Two Others Acquitted But Ex treme Penalty Given Stoesscl. (By Associated Press.) ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20. Gen. Stoesscl has been condemned, General Fock reprimanded, and Gen erals Smyrnoft and Relss acquitted. Tho court recommended that tho death sentence of Gen. Stoesscl be committed to ten years in a fortress and that ho be excluded from tho service. LATER Gen. Stoessel has been sentenced to death. South Carolina Statesman Dies From Operation For Ap pendicitis. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Senator Asbury B. Latimer of South Carolina died in providence hospital this morning of peritonitis. He under went an operation for appendicitis last Sunday. water ways, Mr. Hawley said that tho convention of tho national rivers and harboi'3 congress at tho Now Willard hotel in Washington in December the whole subject of rivers and harbors was discussed and that Congressman Theodore Burton, of Ohio, chairman of tho rivers and harbors committee, went on record as favoring an annual appropriation of $50,000,000. Ho also stated that it was tho under standing in Washington at that time that Speaker Cannon favored this proposition. It is recognized among those familiar with national legisla tion that when Burton and Cannon lino up on a rivers and harbors bill it usually goes through. It is prob able thereforo that at tho next ses sion some such plan for tho Improve ment of harbors and waterways will bo put into operation. No Tariff Legislation. "For many years I havo been in favor of tariff revision," said Mr. Hawley. "However, I do not believe tho matter will como up at this ses sion. At tho next session I havo no doubt that tho tariff will recelvo a general overhauling." "Well, well, our old brands of flour must give way to Sound Ring. It is a whirlwind." W. H. Dinding- er, with Tho Bazaar. "In all my varied experienco on tho stago and off I always speak for Sound Ring Flour." V. O. Pratt, with Tho Bazaar. "Sound Ring first; Sound Ring last; and Sound Ring all tho time." Chas. Stauff. "A wife's advlco Is always good: Charlie, sell Sound Ring Flour." Mrs, Chas, Stauff. "In the happy days to come I know my wife will use Sound Ring Flour." W. n. Dindinger, with The Bazaar. FOR SALE Kimball piano, good as new. Lock box 407, North Bend. Phono 415. Today's ads. should flni some de sirable tenants for com! desirable pronwtiea. ii. Wnii.i 'I I fim Hi .n i I In vAAtA WANTS SOI COOS BAY LAND Uncle Sam Desires a Bit of Marshfield Real Estate ,12 Feet Square. Undo Sam Is so generous with his big domain that when ho gives land; away ho gives it in big chunks of 1G0 and 320 acres. Ho gives like a prince. This same Uncle Sam is now looking for a tiny little pleco of land himself. Ho is still owner of several million of acres but that does not satisfy him. It is not located In tho right place. Undo Sam just now Is yearn ing for a very small chunk of Coos Bay real estato and he wont be happy until ho gets it. He knows knows that Coos Bay real estato is valuable so ho is willing to bo satis fled with a very small bit of it. Just a little piece only 12 feet square is all ho is asking for. The circum stances aro these: Tho Weather Bureau of tho United States government recently decided to establish a regular branch of tho service on Coos Bay. This means that detailed reports of weather con ditions will be sent from and received at this point by the government. Tho government desires a small bit of land on which a tall steel tower may bo erected from which storm and weather signals will bo displayed. This tower will bo equipped with electric lights as well as flag staff so that tho weather warnings may bo seen all over the harbor at night as well as day. As it is to bo per manent it is desired that this small parcel of land bo given to tho gov ernment. It must be located in a prominent place so that tho signals may bo conspicuous. U. S. Weather Observer E. A. Bealo has written Dr. E. Mlngus, tho present cooperative observer at this place, requesting him to see if somo public spirited person or tho chamber of commerco would not arrange to give this little pieco of land to tho government. Tho' city will receive ample return in the ex tent of tho""advortising that will be given it in addition to tho conven ience to tho residents themselves in having an opportunity at all times to see tho weather warnings. Who wants to earn undying fame and earn tho gratitude of his fellow citizens by making this donation? Step lively, gentlemen, and como early to avoid tho rush. While Dr. Mlngus is coroner ho does not caro to bo called upon to exercise his official functions in holding an inquest on those who aro killed in tho crush to give Undo Sam this little token of their esteem. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETS FRIDAY EVE Interesting Speeches Aro Promised By Secretary Lyon Program Is Not Yet Arranged. Tho regular Friday evening meet ing of tho Chamber of Commerce will be hold tomorrow evening. These meetings aro not for residents only, but for visitors and new comers, la dies and gentlemen. Tho program has not yet been announced but it will includo an address by ono out sider and by ono resident of Coos Bay that will bo worth hearing. A now feature of tho chamber of commerco meetings is tho appoint ment of ushers who facilitate tho seating of visitors on occasions of largo attendance. .Messrs. Wilson Kaufman and Georgo Goodrum hand led tho crowd admirably last Friday night. Thoy will offlclato again to morrow night. "Bert is the apple of my eye but if I ever thought ho would go back on Sound Ring I would disown him." Gow Why. I "My wife and I started right by using Sound Ring Flour." Fred'i Weaver Txitk Finnish Co-op. Co, The Southern Pacific Magnate Succeeds in Downing Stuy- vesant Fish. SAYS HARRIMAN MAY VOTE THE U. P. STOCK Opinion of Ten Thousand Words Court Holds Act Is Not Prejudical. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Feb. 20. E. H. Harrf man has gained a complete victory in the Illinois Central litigation, which has been in tho Superior Court slnco last October. Judgo Ball rend ered a decision dissolving tho tem porary injunction granted Stuyvesant Fish by which 2SG.231 shares of stock wero enjoined from being vot ed at tho annual meeting of tho Illi nois Central. This stock which was held by tho Union Pacific and tho Railroad Securities Company of Now Jersey can now bo voted on at tho annual meeting to bo held in this city March 25. Tho decision contains ten thousand words and it states that no act preju dicial to tho Illinois Central or stock holders is fihown as having been done unless the mere fact that tho Union Pacific and tho Railroad Se curities Company own 29 per cent of tho stock of tho Illinois Central bo considered to bo so. Sinco tho re tirement of Fish from tho Presidency tho policy of tho company has been tho samo and its executive officers with ono exception, caused by dcatli remained tho samo from that day to this. Tho policy of tho company haa been tho samo and tho relations be tween tho Union Pacific and the Illi nois Central tho samo as when Fisti was in power and assisting 'in ahapA ing and consenting to such relations. Nor is any change intended if tho affidavits of well known and reputa ble men may bo considered true. Tho court declared that corpora tions aro not barred from holding tho stock of other corporations; tho fact that tho purchaser might bo a foreign corporation and tho stock that of a domestic corporation did not chango this rulo of law. Ifnrrimnii AViil Not Talk, (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Edward Harriman declined to comment oi the decision until ho had tlmo to reai It in full. PORT ORFORI) POINTERS Synopsis of tho Week's News From Tho Tribune. Wo are in receipt of a letter from M. T. Wright, which states that ho has purchased a nico homo in San Bernardino, where ho will reside fa tho future. James Sutton went down to Gold Beach last Thursday, whero ho win fllo on a timber claim and visit with relatives. Charles Long went up to Bandon last week, but hastened back to con struct his mansion on his homestead on Hubbard creek, Walton Miller cut his leg so se verely with an axe that ho had to suspend work on his house, and went down to his parent's homo to re cuperate. Judge Woodruff arrived at Port Orford yesterday evening by private conveyance, having been two daya from Bandon, and loft this morning for his home. His is a bad caso of dropsy, and ho Is very much changed slnco ho wont boldw. Ifo, Btood tho trip remarkably well, nerved up by his anxiety to get home. Chns. Lockwood drove tho team down from Bandon. Wm. Tolman, of Chetco, Republi can aspirant for tho assorship, waa In Port Orford Friday night making; tho acquaintance of our voters, and mado a good impression. Ho loft noxt day for northern Curry, and will try to meet all our people. Mr. Tolman married Miss Anna Brlttain, a Cooa county school teacher, como two or threo years ago, and now owns tho Jack McFerren' stock ranch up tho Chetco- river. .1 , .i i. i. , , I 41 I m.t