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x t DlfHTCD. "We should not let trl- t ADDISON WROTE: nilll block of marble; and the art of tho sculptor only clears away the super- lions matter, and removes the rub- blsh." Statues of 'Opportunity," Success," and "Good Fortune" He concealed and often scarcely con- coaled at all In "Times" advertising. Ulvlll Li' fles merely plague us $ they should also gratify us. We X should seize not their pol3on-bags only, but their HONEY-HAGS, too." Y "Times" want ads, afford a simple method of turning trifles to useful ends of "taking the sting out" of a smr.ll events. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PIIRSM VOL. II. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1908. No. 239. SEKELT WANT BATTLESHIPS EXPERT SQUIR WATER SUPPLY l is II Qlitttra J? PRESIDENT ROD FOUR 10RE S NOW E SAYS COT ARE IN BAD SHAPE E Makes Partial Report to City Council of Affairs in Re corder's Office. MANY OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS MISSING. No Detailed Books or Entries There to Show Condition of City's Business. Itather sensational reports on the condition of Marshfleld's city records was made last evening to the city council by W. F. Squire, the expert accountant, recently engaged to bring the affairs out of chaos. The report was niado to Councllmen Sacchi, Flanagan and Lockhart, the special auditing committee in charge of the work. The reports were read by Council man tjacchi, as chairman of the com mittee. Just prior to taking them up, Mayor B. B. Straw asked to be ... .1 -i .i ift ,ndno timt mintiipr engagement called him. Council- man Lockhart left a few minutes afterwards in response to a tele- phone call. Councilman Sacchi ob- Wed to members of the body being excused when such important busi ness was to come up. iater, wneu he finished the reading of the reports and found that there was not a quo rum present to act on them, Mr. bacchi grew indignant and declared that such a condition was "lament i.i nmi liitnlnrnhlp.' that is refer- ring to councilmen and the mayor absenting themselves wneu impor tant business was up. Rending f Reports. Councilman Savage, as president of the council, presided during the reading of the reports by Council man Sacchi. In addition to these two, Councilmen Flanagan and Nel son were also present. At the con clusion of the reading, Councilman Flanagan moved that the reports be laid on the table until the entire council was present to act on them. This, of necessity there not being a quorum present, was done. Af tim rnnnliiKlnn of the reading of the report on the city recorder's of the report on the cl y recoraei s ' ofhee, President bavage lnquirea ., was correct that tne aeeu lor uiu , itv Vinii lmil nsver been recorded Kecorder Upton said that he could not remember. Mr. Savage then said that It should and must be done Immediately. City Recorder Upton was present during the reading of the report on the condition of affairs in his office but made no statement or explana tion. It is expected that he will do so at the next meeting. Text of Koport The following Is the report on the recorder's office in full: MARSHFIELD, Or., Apr. 10, 1908 Councllm" F. A. Sacchi, Herbert Locknart and J. H. Flanagan, au diting Committee. Gentlemen: Following your direc tions, I have to report that I have examined the records and accounts of the recorder's office and respect fully submit the following partial re port; ine oniy recuiu reguiunj i" 1 .... ' m. , t ...,. 1 1 and la The only record reguiariy Kepi, m mis oiuue suite juhuuij a, iuv, ... . !.. ...., --------- the record of proceedings of the com-1 of the line from Drain. This will give mon council. Entries for receipts j this section of Oregon direct com and disbursements were made in the , munlcatlon with the outside, recorder's ledger for the first two wwwwvwwmwwvww quarters of 190G, but none have been ' COpy 0f each ordinance is allowed to made since. There Is no record of . ue taken from tho office by officials warrants issued other than the stubs. ' 0f the city and at present there are No docket of Hens or any other oniy about a dozen copies of the three record of special assessments has i hundred ordinances in this office. No .. , .. .. ....J Ihn nlmion Iti iflfit I t 1..-. n n.l.mi nirtn vie nf l'ofoirIn(l' t1 tieen Kepi UUU lU wuuao ""- ordinance making a levy for assess ment for street improvement relating to and ordering same recorded In the docket of Hens has been Ignored. The last entry i,n the record of li censes collected was June 12, 190G. No account of licenses collected from any source has been kept since that date and the only means 01 ascui (1(110 ttllli Ulo UIUJ iiituua " m.-- tainlng the status of the license of ( 1 Inn-. tn litf Vflfflirl nf any license business is by referring r. Hio .-nfoiiit stubs o. the treasurer (and even there, in nearly every in stance, the period for which payment is made Is not stated), or to the ap plications for licenses on file. Tho file at prepent contains but six ap plications and bonds for liquor li cense for the current period and from an examination of the record of pro ceedings of the common council, it Appears that these or any other liquor licenses have not been granted by the council. Tho last record of liquor license granted being May, 1907, for a period of six months, furthermore no oflictal license nas ueen ibsucu aim -V ... the only evidence held by liquor dealers that they have, or have paid .. I nAnt. t nt, tllf) IOr a llCellee IS U ictcilt. wvim n.,,,,,, (-Vj- jnmiuc. aim imtn, in iuu. treasurer for the money paid. There 1 0f the treasurer. It Is Important Is no means of telling when the pre- that provision bn. made for carrvlng vlous license expired or u there be .on th business of recording and ac any Intervening time between the ex- counting the affairs of fho city In the piration of former and the beginning offiro of tho city recorder bv a thor of present license. oughly competent and efficient ner- Ordlnances enacted by the common SOn and for the proper safe guarding cquncll have not been recorded ex-iof tho recordR and accounts, cept by title in the record of pro- Respectfully submitted, ceedlngs of that body. The original J W. P. SQUIRE. GOQUILLE ill UNDER ARREST George Harvey is Charged With Serious Crime by Mrs. Etta McAdams. (Special to The Times.) COQU1LLE Ore., April 14. George Harvey was arrested yester day and bound over on the charge of committing a statutory offense. The preliminary hearing was before Jus tice E. P. G. .Holden who fixed the bail at $500. The complaining witness Is Mrs. Etta McAdams who charges that Har vey came to her home, madeimpro por proposals and attempted to as sault her, but that she finally suc ceeded in driving him away before he had accomplished his purpose. Tile matter causeu quite a sur nore as both families are well known. Mrs McAdams is about 25. Harvey is about 23 and is married, Deputy District Attorney L. A. Lil- jeqvist ot Marsnnem, wno was in Myrtle Point on business yesterday, was called from there here to repres ent the state. The case will probably come up for trial at the next term of court. Old Factional Fight in Illinois Democracy Renewed With Vigor-Johnson Out Of It. (Tlv Associated Press. 1 CHICAGO, April 14. Governor . n . Mlnnesota. is tne Kuest . t d of.Bevernl cUlbs. Ho de- - . .. . dared that he and his friends are taking no part in the factional light in this State between the friends and opponents of Roger C. Sullivan, the national committeeman, and are not attempting to influence in any way the personnel of the Illinois delega tion to the Denver Convention. Quimi Deserts Sullivan. (By Associated Press.) prcnmA ill. Anril 14. One of tho principal features of the Bryan rally here tonight Is that Frank Oiitnn will bfi the nresidine officer. Three years ago at Springfield, Quinn joined the Sullivan forces against Bryan but all difficulties seem to have been settled as Quinn accepted the offer to preside. NEW TELEPHONE LINE. GARDINER, Ore., April 14. Money and rights of way are being subscribed to build a telephone line tr-nm RnrHlnpr. 9.( miles nil the Ilnill- -- ----- --- ---- - mm rlvpr. tn Scnttsburir. the head 1I1UCX Ur umei JI1CUHO ui luivnuin iw an ordinance or ordinances on any subiect Is kept. There is no record of the real nroperty or other assets belonging to tho city kent in this office. There h on file a deed to the city for some real estato dated October 10, 1907 nnrt for which n warrant for nayment wni ordered and drawn, but samp nvHj (liuei u mm 'lianu, mmi, ,.. 1 does not hear tho indorsement of the I i. 1.1. 4 V. r 4- ti- Vion lirtfln I lilt county clerk that it has been duly reoorded in nis omcp. There 1" no record of city survovs kent in this office as required by the charter. There Is no record of fines or for feiture, or of any nroceedlngs in the i'icor'i"r'f rnnrt which would enablo Mie ascertaining of what revenue is derived from that source. The svstem unloosed for the future contemplates the installing of a com nlete arrangement for making and preserving details of all transactions of, and authorized by. the common xniincll in tlm recorder's office. Here tofore. It apnears that nil of the ac- I Mil M. II CHIIM-ll.n WIM. '. W fc..w . counting and most of tlm recording , jms bin done nartly In tho oHlc of 1.1 II.. ......., nn.l .intlt In flint BRYAN AFTER FOR CHANDLER Architects For New $75,000 Hotel in Marshfield Finally Selected. WILL RUSH THE WORK1. Negotiations to Convert Part of Coos Building Into Hotel ReporU-J Dropped. r The Coos Bay Hotel Company has awarded thd contract for preparing the plans and specifications ot the new $75,000 Chandler hotel to Ben nes, Hendricks and l'oby of Port land. The plans J and specifications are to be completed In thirty days and It Is expected to have the con tract for construction awarded with in ten days from that date and to rush the building to completion. The structure will be of either brick or concrete, live or six stories high and will cover a ground space 50x100 feet. It will be of fireproof construction, strictly modern and the equal or superior of any hotel in this section of the country. Architect Hendricks who has been here to consult with the company and the school board concerning the hotel and new high school left this, morning for Bandon to look alter some work there. He says that a member of the firm will come here and give the construction of the buildings their personal supervision, Insuring a high grade of workman ship throughout. WANT ANOTHER HOTEL. Mr. Walk of Chico, Cnl., Negotiates For Coos Building. For several days, a Mr. Walk form Chico, Cal.,' has been negotiat ing with Anson Rogers and J. L. Bowman, the owners and builders of the new Coos building to have them enlarge and convert the upper stories of that structure into a Euro pean hotel. While none of the par ties directly Involved could be com municated with today, lt Is undf-r stood that the deal has ueen called off. Mr. Walk is said to be an ex perienced hotel man. It Is under stood that he wished to have two ad ditional stories put on the Coos building, making it a five-story struc ture, and then to have an elevator put In. Salem, After Long Debate, Solves Liquor Problem For That City. SALEM, Or., Apr. 14. After sev eral weeks of debating and wrangl ing, the city council has finally come together and unanimously adopted an ordinance for the licensing of the sale of liquor and tho regulation of saloons, which, it is believed, is sat isfactory to all concerned. Mayor Rodgers veto of the "$1,000 license ordinanco was also sustained by the council. Under the provisions of the new .ordinance, which goes into effect ten days after approval of tho Mayor, regular saloons will be required to pay an annual license of $C00; social clubs, having a bar in connection, $300; restaurants, retailing liquor, $300; beer halls, $400; drug stores, dispensing liquor in broken pack ages, $200, and wholesale liquor houses, $100. Tho district in which liquor licenses will bo granted Is bounded by Trade street on the louth; Marlon on the north; Front on the west, and Cottage on the east, a square of five blocks in tho busi ness nortlon of the city. This ordinance absolutely pre cludes tho sale or dispensation of In toxicants in disreputable houses and back or side rooms, or room3 located above saloons; prohibits the sale of liquors to minors, females or habitu al drunkards: provides for Sunday closing gf saloons, and requires all saloons to be provided with a clear glass In the front or side, next the street, not less than ten feet wide and eight feet ,hlgh, and not less than Ave feet above tho surface of tho sidewalk, to afford an unob structed view of the Interior from tho outside. Differ on Question. There Is one provision In the ordl ntnee, however, which did not meet with the unanimous approbation of the council and that is a 'clause whicn makes the minor equally culp able with the saloonkeeper in the violation of the act prohibiting the sale of liquors to miners and barring their entrance to the saloon. This PUT SALOONS ON NEW BASIS Dr. E. Mingus, J. A. Matson and Others Secure Lakes in Douglas County. PIPE TO THREE CITIES. Preliminary Work .Started Hut Plan Will Not bo Carried Out For Some Time Vet. ROSEBURG, Ore., April 14. The Coos Bay Water and Power Com pany, by E. Mingus, president, and J. A. Matson, secretary, have filed with County Clerk Agee notice of appropriation of all the water of four lakes, situated in western Douglas county, near Gardiner. Tho lakes are particularly described as Clear Lake, in sees. 19 and 30, 20-12, and sees. 24 and 25, 22-la; Edna Lake, in the W of sec. 30, 22-12, and Pot Lake and Little Pot Lake in the SWy4 sec. 30, 22-12. Appropria tion Is also made of the water In a stream connecting the four lakes. The immediate purpose of the com pany is to construct a pipe line, 25 Indies In diameter, from a stated point at the lower of the four lakes to the towns of Marshfield, Empire and North Bend. PLANS NOT COMPLETE. New Water Company Not Heady to Make Statement. Dr. E. Mingus, when asked con cerning the dispatch trom Roseburg, said that there was nothing to give out at present concerning the plans of himself and associates. He said that the company, which consists of Coos Bay business men, had been or ganized a year or so ago and that the filing on the lakes named was one tho preliminaries. He said that the company's ulti mate Intention to supply water for Coos Bay, but that he expected it would be sometime before they start ed to do so. The Marshfield charter or the Ore gon State Law prohibits the granting of exclusive franchises so that the new company may enter this field and compete with tho company al ready doing business at any time they may see fit. Car Breaks Away From Engine and Plunges Down Grade Near Butler, Pa., Today. (By Associated Press.) BLTLER, Pa., April 14. In the wreck of a car at Evans City today, caused by breaking away from the engine and plunging down a steep grade, twenty-one workmen, a ma jority of whom are foreigners, were Injured, three perhaps fatally. provision ts Identical with that enacted by tho Portland council and vetoed by Mayor Lane, and It was overlooked until the bill came up for final vote. A strong sentlmont seems to prevail among tho cltizon shlp against this class of legislation, which is looked upon more as a pro tection to tho liquor dealer rather Chan tho minor. The number of sa'oons Id a'so ro ptrlcted to one saloon for every 1,000 Inhabitants in the city, based upon tno last Federal census, which was taken before tho city limits were ex tended nnd gave the city credit for less than fi.OOu. There aro at pres ont 18 saloons doing business In the city, and the new ordinanco does not apply to them, but It Is provided that when a saloon ceases to do busi ness no license shall bo Issued for a successor until tho number is re duced to the limit. It Is thought, liowover, that whon this restriction wr.i. Incorporated in tho bill tho au thor had In view the population in side the present borders of tho city which Is approximately 15,000. l TALLS FROM IIOAT; DROWNS. GARDINER, Ore., April 14, O. Josephsen, a Russian Finn, was drowned about nine miles from Gar diner. Tho body waB found the fol lowing morning. Josephsen was re turning homo from town in a sail boat and fell overboard. Ho owned a prosperous milk ranch on Dean's creek. He leaves a widow and five small children. TWENTY-ONE ARE INJURED FLEET CHE FINE W 01 Thousands Gather at San Diego to Receive American Battleships Today. (Dy Associated Press.) SAN DIEGO, April 14. Tho American battleship fleet after a cruise "of nearly four mouths around the southern end of tho western hemisphere, cast anchor off here at 12:47 o'clock today, thirteen min utes ahead of schedule time. The shores of Coronado Ueach were lined 1 for a mile or more with an enthu siastic throng gathereu trom all over the West. The coming of the lleet was a beautiful sight and the passage or the vessels to ancnorage was accom plished by the tooting of hundreds of whistles, ringing of bells and con stant hurrahing by the thousnnds gathered on tho beach elsewhere to view the remarkable spectacle. Scarcely had the Connecticut come anchor when a launch put off from the Coronado pier with an aide to Governor Gillette on board. He re paired on board the flagship to ask when it be convenient for tho Ad miral to receive tho Governor who desired to extend an official welcome from the state to the, fleet. Admiral Thomas declared he held himself sub ject to tho governor's command. Half an hour later, Governor Gillette accompanied by his aides was receiv ed aboard the Connecticut with mili tary honors. Later in the afternoon, Admiral Thomas returned tho visit and paid his respects to Governor Gillette at tho hotel Del Coronado. Following these ceremonies, tho local Reception Committee headed by U. S. Grant, Jr., visited the Connecticut and wero received by Admiral Thomas as wero tho chairmen of the various subcommittees in charge of the fleet celebration. Later in the day, several boat: were cent out from shore with 3G(000 California oranges to bo distributed among tho enlisted men. Day Was TIiri'iitcniitK. The day of tho fleet's arrlvel open ed dark and threatening, but by noon tho sky was a saphlro blue. The shores of Coronado beach, the vant age point, to view the coming ships, was thronged all morning with spectators. Faint films of smoke ris ing to clouds gave the first Intima tion of the approach of the fleet and at 10:30 tho flagship at tho head of tho approaching column could be made out with powerful glasses twenty miles away. As tho ships passed the Mexican boundary line tho first real American welcome sounded a party of customs officials on duty at TIa Juann had erected a flag polo ashore and Just at tho mo ment the Connecticut crossed tho Imaginary lino conforming to the boundary monument the stars and stripes wero hoisted and tho little band of patriots gave three lusty cheers. The demonstration could not reach tho ships of tho fleet to gain n response, but this fact did not in any way diminish enthusiasm of tho party. Several excursion steam ers and scores of gaily decorated launches put out of the bay early this morning and cruised far down tho coast to meet the approaching fleet. Whon the ships came into full view they wero seen to bo steaming in lines of divisions, four ships In each lino. The four flagships, Connecti cut, Georgia, Alabama, Maine, tho steamers abreast at the head of tho columns. Approaching first off tho Coronado Islands, tho ships turned sharply in shore and for their assign ed anchorage positions. J: VAN'S NOT THERE. Admiral Is Taking Itallis at Califor nia Springs. PASO ROBLES, Cal., April 14. near Admiral Evans' condition would not pormlt him to participate in tho coromonies at San Diego. Ho is Improving, slowly and took tho baths today. Ho regretted very much at having to bo absent from tho festl vltieB. ALLIANCE SAILS TODAV. Leaves for Portland Willi Largo Cargo nnd Passenger List. Tho Alliance sailed this morning for Portland. The passenger llts was as follows: K. Heyshal, R. Suyma, V. Koto, F, A. Logg, J. S. Hans. N. Fredrlck and wife, 13. E. MurBlr. Mrs. C. E. Osborne and child, C, E. Osborn, E. Klljman, wife nnd two children; W. E. Brownson, Oscar J. Plerson, Mrs. C. K, Canterborry nnd daughters, Charles Wolf, R. F. Jenkins, G. W. Hatch, M. Asher, W. S. Nowman, G. W. HqUlster, George Seaman, A. II. Seaman, A. Gilfeather, F. A. Ford, R, C. Will. H. Bnumgart, 8. D. Sim ons, Joe Kahn, John Kahn and L. Martel. Sends Special Message to Sen ate Insisting That They Be Secured Immediately. DENIES INTENTION TO START WAR OF CONQUEST Says that Country Must Pro tect Itself Against Possible Insults From Others. (Dy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 14. -Compressed Into what would be not moro than a ten-minute speecli on tho floor of congress, the president today urg ed that body In a special message to provide for the construction of four battleships of the largest and most approved typo nt once. The argu ments of the president to impress his Insistence in the naval programme were few but calculated as effective. China was held up as an example of the "Peace at any prico" doctrine and Great Drltaln as paving a naval policy to bo emmulnted. The result of tho last Hague Con ference made it plain, ho said, that the nations would not for some time, if ever, agree on a plan of limitation of naval armament. Arbitration, the president holds, cannot be relied as an effective remedy though it should bo utilized to the fullest extent. Protest Against Insult. Disclaiming any intention on part of the United States to over engage in a war of conquest, tho president made It plain that this country could ill afford to relapse into a place where Insult would have to bo borno in silence. Deivey is Quoted. In tho course of a discussion in tho House of tho provision to fortify Subig Bay today, Representative Hobson quoted a telephonic message from Admiral Dewey saying, "It is Subig Bay now and forover If wo aro to have a naval base." Ohio Senator Delivers Another Speech in Behalf of Dis charged Negro Troops.' (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 14. Sel dom, if ever, has the national capital contained as many negroes as to day. They wero attracted by tin announcement of Foraker's speech in defense of the negro soldiers who were discharged by tho president on account of tho Brownsville riot. Negroes crowded tho sonato galleries nnd long boforo tho senato oponed every seat was taken and tho cor ridors contained nlmost enough peo plo to refill galleries. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 14. A careful analysis of tho testimony taken during the Investigation of the shooting up of Brownsville, Tex., August 13-14, 190C, and tho argu ments In favor of tho reenlistmont of tho colored soldiers of tho Twenty fifth regular United States infantry wns niado in n speech dollve-d to day by Senator Forakor, v - pro faced his remarks by saying t'.at tho purpose of tho Investigation was not to embarrass tho president or any body else nor had It boon prosecuted to mnko capital of any kind for nny- . body or against anybody. lie stated that the negroes gave "their ovi denco with such straight forward frankness and such manifest truth that nothing remains to show their completo vindication except only tho discovery of tho renl culprits which tlmo will surely muko unless tho adago that murder will out has ceased to bo a truth." Ho dec'ared that tho Eoldlers' good character should greatly strengthen the pre sumption of their lunoconco and said that tho citizens of Brownsvlllo had in abundance tho kind of ammuni tion with which the soldiers had been supplied, and every cartridge of which the soldiers accounted for on tho day following tho affray. WANTED Good Phono 111. messenger boy. The man who knows a "chance" when he sees it find "exciting nei tn the want columns. BROWNSVILLE MELEE IS UP t 91 i II i