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Ml rs&vi ju3sn& mm WELL INFORMED PDO PJLB READ TUB COOS BAY TIMES THAT'S AVI1Y THEY ARE WELL INFORMED. A REAL NEWSPAPER, INDEPENDENT, ALERT, CONCISE NEWSY AND FNAKLESS. ALL TUB NEWS. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vol. III. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1908. No. 54. tons BAD FOREST FIRES SWEEP SOUTHWESTERN CANADA Port Arthur and Other Towns Are Threatened By Con flagration. WIDE EXPANSE IS SEA OF FLAME Hope of Saving Homes Lies In Absence of Strong Wind. (By Associated Press.) PORT ARTHUR, Ont., Sept. 11. Brush flres surround Port Aithur and Fort Williams, the whole coun try east and west being ablaze. The fire is gaining considerable headway. East of here along the Canadian Pa cific railway, It Is reported the worst forest flres in the history of the coun try are raging. Later reports say that the forest flres are dying out due to the ab sence of wind. George Selby Burned Alive In Fire Which Destroyed Home Near Dallas. (By Associated Press.) DALLAS, Ore., Sept. 11. George Selby, a bachelor farmer, was burn ed to death last night In a Are which destroyed the dwelling, barns and chicken house on his place. The cause of the Are has not been ascer tained. DEADLOCK IN IOWA. Gov. Cummins Fails to Make Gain For Senator. (By Associated Press.) DES MOINES, la., Sept. 11. The second joint ballot in the Iowa legislature on the senatorship shows no material change Ih the situation. Owing to the absence of one of his supporters, Gov. Cummins lost one vote. Gov. Cummins said at the close of the balloting that he recommend ed that the progressive support the motion to adjourn until November 5. FIGHT FOR INDIANA. Democrats Will Endeavor to Cany lloosier State. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 11. Indiana is to be the pivot state around which the Democratic campaign in the middle west Is to swing and from now until the election all the forces that the National committee can summon will be brought into play to carry the Hoosler state for the Democrats. Bryan will speak twice in Indiana in October. WILL WORK FOR TAFT. Marquette Club of Chicago Out 400 Members. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 11 Scuds steamer Roosevelt left Chicago yes terday with 400 members of the Mar quette, club, a Republican organlza- tipn, on boArd. Four states will be visited in the Interest of W. H. Taft. Various places will be visited where the speakers will address the voters, and parades will be held at several towns. MILLINERY OPENING. Nettle M. Woolley & Co. desire to announce that they will open their new millinery store in the Johnson building on Second street, Saturday, September 12th. Wo will have on display tho latest creations In fall and winter millinery and extend a cordial invitation to tho ladleB of Coos Bay to attend. OREGON MAN IS CREMATED See HAINES for your feed. v PROF.SWEETSER TO SPEAK HERE Oregon State Biologist to Ad dress Chamber of Com merce Tonight. Prof. A. R. Sweetser. state biolo gist of Oregon, who has been on Coos Bay for sometime investigating the possibilities of oyster culture in this vicinity, will address the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce this even ing. Prof. Sweetser's address will be of much interest here owing to the general belief that oyster culture can be developed into one of the great industries of Coos Bay. Tonight's meeting will be one of the most important the Chamber of Commerce has held this year. In addition to the report of Dr. E. Min gus, J. E. Oren and Wm. Grimes on the conference with E. H. Harriman, relative to the building of the Drain Coos Bay line, several prominent local men will talk. President J. T. McCormac has not arranged the full list of speakers. J. W. Bennett, who has long been an ardent and effective booster for Coos Bay, will probably be present and Bpeak. The meeting will open about S o'clock n the Chamber of Commerce rooms. JETTY OFFICIALLY COMPLETED. Work at Coquille River Turned Over to Government. PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 11. United States engineers were advised Wednesday that the north jetty at the mouth of the Coquille River has been completed, Robert Wakefield & Co., the contractors, putting In place the last delivery of rock Tuesday. It is estimated that about 31.S00 tons of rock were used at the big break water during the past season. It is- approximately 1.700 feet long, 300 feet of which was constructed in Mie past year. Recent surveys show that the water over the Coquillo River bar iseiectois for adoption at an election 12 feet deep at the low water stag-! A few years ago, before the govern' ment had done much Improvement work there, the bar was coverpd with only about four feet of water at low tide. It Is now possible for the most of the coast lumber carriers to go Into the Coquille River at any season of the year. . LAUNCH CURLEW AFIRE. Boat Badly Damaged 15y Fire at Boat House This Afternoon. Tho launch Curlew, belonging to the Masters Brothers, was badly damaged this afternoon by fire near the Holland boat house. The launch had to be sunk to extinguish the flames, and the actual damage can not be estimated until she can be raised. The Curlew was undergoing re pairs. A machinist got under tne deck with a lighted lantern and there being no stop cock on the gas tank, the gas caused an explosion. He jumped out at once but could not ex tlnculsh the fire without sinking the (craft. The fire department was also Thel called out. The Curlew has been running up Catching Inlet and was recently sold by Capt. Harris of Sumner, to the Masters Brothers. LAUNCn BIG SHIP. (By Associated Press.) PORTSMOUTH, Eng., Sept. 11. The St. Vincent, tho largest and hea viest battleship ever, built for tho British navy, was successfully launch ed hero today, and Is the eighth ves sel of the Dreadnaught typo launched in this country. The cost of the St. Vincent Is $9,500,000. A NEW HOTEL. NEW HOTEL COOS, newly fur nished, hot and cold water in rooms, steam heat and electric lights Is now OPEN to tho public, Corner Broad way and 'A.' streets. SUSPECT Omaha Man Partly Identifies Chas Davis As Man He Saw Coming From Home Davis Has Strong Alibi. (By Associated Press.) OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 11. "That looks like the man I saw coming from the Rustln home the night of the murder," said Dr. J. P. Lord to the police when Charles F. Davis, j under arrest, and charged with the murder of Dr. Frederick T. Rustln, ' was brought before him In court to- Taft and Bryan Will Attend Banquet There On October 7th. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Sept. 11. W. H. Taft and W. J. Bryan, the rival candl dates for the presidency of the United States, will meet at Chicago, October 7, at a banquet to-be given by the Chicago Association of Com merce, according to an announce ment made today by W. D. Moody, business agent for the association. The speeches will not be political. In addition to Taft and Bryan, some eighteen governors and a num ber of congressmen and senators will bo at the banquet board. Be Submitted to Voters of Municipality at Election December 8. The Eastslde city council has adopted the new charter for that mu nlclpallty and will submit It to tho to be held December 8, tho first Tues day after the first Monday in Decem ber. Tho Eastslde was incorporated under the general laws of the state but the city officials have deemed It advisable to have a charter of their own to regulate the municipality. The new charter was drafted by City Attorney Watklns of Eastslde, and after Including the usual provl RIVALS MEET iMANY LIVES IN CHICAGO EASTSIDE TO HAVE CHARTER slons of a charter has a Bpecial pro-' Bay country's famous product, being vision concerning the bonded and carefully selected and packed. Owing floating Indebtedness which Is highly to the cost of transporting them the approved by those who havo- seen It. great distance, It will probably be The provision regulating these is that necessary for retailers to sell them the maximum bonded Indebtedness for five or ten cents apiece, shall be ten per cent of the assessed , Those who saw tho big shipment valuation and the maximum floating of the fine fruit expressed much re Indebtedness Ave per cent of the as-' gret that each box was not labelled sessed valuation of the municipality. I "Gravensteln apples from Coos Bay, This provision as will be noted, j or .the Coquille valley, Oregon," win Vppii thfi cltv'a financial rating or something similar. The ex- abreast of the growth of Eastslde, . expendlng wJth tho delonmant of the municipality. The new charter will be given con- slderablo publicity, probably both in public meetings and otherwise be- fore the voters are required to pass on It in the referendum. HANGED AT SAN QUENTIN. rmiKtfiiitlim Rnrsci Executed For Los Angeles Murder. I There was talk this morning of (By Associated Press.) making an endeavor to have the re- SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal., malnlng boxes of tho shipment label Sept. 11. Constantino Borsel was led In this way. Several spoke of hanged today for tho murder of Emi-! taking it up directly with Mr. Dow, Ho d'Eramo, In Los Angeles, on Jan-' tho Chamber of Commerce and the uary 31 of this year. Ho went to his death calmly. WILL FIGHT AGAIN. Punko and Ketchel Will Meet In Frisco November 25. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11. Billy Papko has consented to meet Stanley Ketchel, whom he defeated a few nays ago in ijoh aubbivb, uu huvoiu - her 25, in this city. M day for arraignment, not guilty and was Davis pleaded released on $7,000 ball. Frank Graham, auditor of the Omaha National Bank, is probably the strongest and the main witness for Davis in establishing an alibi. Graham lives at the Chatham and has rooms adjoining that occupied by Davis. On the night of the Rustln murder, he was awakened by some I one vomiting In Davis room. He bUk UJ, 1UU1VCU Ul 111Q UlUU U11U 11 was Just 3 o'clock, he says. The shooting occurred about 3 o'clock and Davis' room is two miles from tne uusun nome LOST IN WORK New York Unions Claim Sixty Men Were Needlessly Killed In Construction Jobs. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Sept. 11. Fifty five men were killed in building the new Blackwells Island bridge over East river, according to a report of a committee of the Central Federa tion of Labor appointed to ascertain the fatalities on that work. Fifteen workmen suffered death in the Chel sea docks improvement. The union men attribute the loss of life to the employment of inexperienced and non-union men and the absence ot proper precautions. Many Regret That Boxes Are Not Marked As Carrying Coos Bay Product. The first consignment of a ship ment of about 7,500 boxes of the famous Coos county Gravensteln ap- pies for Australia, will leave here to morrow on the M. F. Plant for San Francisco from where they will be reshipped to Sydney. The first con signment consists of about 2,500 boxes, each box containing about eight dozen. The shipments are be ing made by F. S. Dow, who contract ed with the local apple growers for them. The fruit Is the cream of the Coos cellence of tho fruit would have made this advertising one of tho best advertisements (hat the Coos Bay country could secure. It Is likely .that the 7,500 boxes will represent almost that number of purchasers of .boxes and these In turn would tell their customers that the apples came from Coos Bay. As It is, tho apples will be eaten and praised but no one will know that they camo from Coos Bay I Coos County Applo Growers' Asso ciation, and see that the local fruit growers get tho benefit of tho ad vertising which would not bo very expensive, would bring Tho steamer BREAKWATER sails j for Portland SATURDAY, September 12 at 11 a. m. Hrtot .nrAfitfirn fnr rlltlilrpn and mlsseB, at Ladles Emporium. j -t ' Barley and shorts 81.35 at Haines SHIP APPLES TO AUSTRALIA PROMINENT SEATTLE MAN'S RRIDE COMMITS SUICIDE FINISH BANK Counting Room of Lumber men's National at Portland In Coos County Wood. The counting room of the hand some new flve-story building of the Lumbermen's National Bank of Port land will be finished with Coos coun ty myrtle wood. The decision has just been reached and was brought about largely upon the suggestion of P. A. Devers of Marshfleld. Mr. De vers was in Portland on business and was Bhown the plans for the handsome new building. Vice-president A. J. Keating said that they In tended to have the banking quarters nnisnett in uregon wooa ana irame-i ,, . , ,, t, . i.t , i diately Mr. Devers thought of the finished In Oregon wood and Irame- UCdUUlUI U1J 1 IIC T UUU KJk. sJWi3 1UUU i ty. The suggestion resulted In the announcement that the president of the bank and tho architect would vis It Coos Bay within a few weeks to select the material for the counting room. The directors' room of tho bank will be finished In Oregon fir. The solectlon of Coos county myr tle wood for the prominent place will be a great advertisement for tho Coos Bay country. The bank proposes to issue a fine Illustrated pamphlet of Its now home and this will tell of Coos county's famous product. The bank building will be of reinforced concrete, 100x100 and five stories high. "Business conditions nre rapidly improving In Portland," said Mr. Devers today." However, I didn't realize until this trip how lucky Marshfleld and Coos Bay is. The fi nancial flurry has not been felt here and tho amount of street work and building going on hero would bo a marvel In many of the larger cities of the Northwest." FIND WOMAN MURDERED. New York Has New Mystery to Solve Identity Unknown. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Sept. 11. Tho body of a murdered woman with tho arms bound to the sides and a gag in her mouth was found in a room at 317 East 45th street today. Tho body of tho murdered woman was Identified late today. Mrs. Anna Mauro, aged 22 and an employe of tho Traction Company. She had been rendered unconscious by a blow on the head and strangled with her veil and hands tied behind her body with another veil. She was fully dressed and apparently had been dead two days. Her husband has been missing two days. TRUCE IN NEW YORK. McCnrrcn and Tummnny HaU Lend crs Stop Row. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Sept. 11. Information has reached tho Democratic National committee that a temporary truce has been concluded between the lead ers of Tammany Hall and State Son ator P. M. McCarren of Brooklyn, and until the election Is decided they will lay aside their differences and go Into an active campaign for the national and state tickets In New York state. COAL FOR MANILA. American Battleships Will Soon Lenvo Australia. (By Associated Press.) ALBANY. West Australia. Sept. 11, The American battleships have arrived hero from Melbourne, and will coal for tho voyage to Manila. Tho harbor today is brilliant with flags of tho various nations, the American colors predominating. Coat sweaters for children misses, at Ladles Emporium. and Aro you cutting out your coupons in Tho Times Popular Voting Contest? WITH MYRTLE Mrs. John Davis Ends Life By Drinking Carbolic. Acid. JUST HOME FROM HONEYMOON TRIP Believed That Act Was Due to Trouble Between Couple. (By Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 11. Mrs. John Davis, wife of one of the lead ing real estate dealers of this city, committed suicide last night "by drinking carbolic acid. She was 23. and her husband is 48. They wcro married on March 16, last. They re turned from a wedding trip to Eu rope two weeks ago, and have been staying at one of the leading hotels. The guests say the couple had - , . , . , , . trouble last Sunday and again last DPJMEST Acknowledges That Samuel G. Cosgrove Is the Washing ton Nominee. (By Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Sept. 11. Tho closo fight for tho gubernatorial nomina tion seems finally determined In fa vor of Samuol G. Cosgrove of Pome roy. Henry McBrlde, his closest op ponent, has wired congratulations and promised to support Cosgrove. The total vote In the state on tho preference for United States senator Is practically complete and glve3 W. L. Jones, 40,821; Levi Ankeny, 33, 034, and W. H. Snoll, 9,530. ACQUIT DREYFUS ASSAILANT. Louis Gregoii Is Discharged In Paris Today. (By Associated Press.) PARIS. Sept. 11. Louis Grcgorl was acquitted on tho charge of at tempting to kill Major Alfred Drey fus at tho Pantheon some tlmo'ago. ' AT MIE THEATRE. Tho Margaret lies Company will play at tho Masonic Opera House to night and tomorrow night In tho great circus piece "Under the Lion's Paw." This piece mot with the great est success In Myrtle Point, Coqujllo and Bandon, tho people pronouncing It to bo one of the best playa tho company has ever produced. Every member of the company gives an ex cellent performanco and It Is a pleca well worth seeing. Don't forget to night and Saturday night. Mrs. Elrod returned this moraine from Portland where she has been, selecting her fall stock of millinery. Mrs. Elrod deferred her purchases till now In order to get tho latest eastern styles, which she says aro much different as well as prettier than aro tho earlier fall designs. Sho expects to have them on display,., about August 25th. DOUGnTEN'S POTATO DIGGERS, tho king of the potato field. Satisfac tion guaranteed. Pioneer Hardware Company. When you pay your subscription, bo sure that you get your votes for Tho Coos Bay Times Popular Voting. Contest. The steamer BREAKWATER ssallsr for Portland SATURDAY, September 12 at 11 a., m. Coat sweaters for children misses, at Ladles Emporium. and M1IDE GIVES ' '";! nR-v