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WffFfbm 'ao-j ti (000 TALK ABOUT TALKING. YOU CAN TALK TO THOU SANDS OK PEOPLE EVERY DAY 1IY PUTTING YOl'Jt "WANT ADS" IX THE TIMES. Qxmm NOW IS THE TIME. TO GET HUSY AXI WIN ONE OP THE SPLENDID PHIZES IX THE TIMES CON TKST. THEY WILL BE OIVEX AAV AY OCTOI1EK 31. tt m MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vol. III. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1908. No. 88. WEDDERBURN REPORTS THAT MAJOR M'INDOE HERE NEXT WEEK EUGENE MAN HELD FOR mm R. D. Hume's Schooner Not Total Wreck As First Reported. TO GET HER OFF BEACH LATE TODAY Accident Due to Engines Stop ping and Tow Line Breaking. (Special to Tho Times.) WEDDERBURN, Ore., Oct. 22. The Enterprise, R. D. Hume's gaso line 'schooner, which was beached in a storm here day before yesterday, will be got off this afternoon, prob ably. She is not seriously damaged. The Osprey was got off yesterday and sustained practically no damage. It is expected that the Osprey will start for Coos Bay in the morning. The accident was the result of the Enterprise's engines stopping. The Enterprise was in tow of the Osprey and when her engines became dis abled, the heavy seas snapped the tow line in two. Of course, the En terprise then drifted ashore. The broken tow line became tangled in the Osprey's wheel before it could be pulled In and she soon was also dis abled and left at tho mercy of the waves. Sho was also beached but the line was removed from the wheel and the Osprey got off before serious damage had been done. It is not believed that the cargo of either boat was seriously damaged by the seas which washed over tho decks. This afternoon a large number are working on the Enterprise to get her off and in over the bar. R. D. Hume is thanking his lucky stars that he got off and staged it from Port Orford. REPORT OVERDRAWN. The long-distance telephone wires to Curry county which have been down since the recent storm several days ago, were not repaired until this afternoon so that no definite in formation could be secured concern ing the wrecking bf R. D. Hume's boats until late today. The first re ports which came via Bandon were overdrawn, the report being there that the Enterprise was a total wreck. That the loss of R. D. Hume is not as great as first reported Is welcome news to Mr. Hume's many friends on Coos Bay. Many unfounded reports of mem bers of the crew being injured or drowned have been In circulation, but there was absolutely no basis for them. S ' FORCED VOTE Bitterly Condemns Alleged Movement to Force Men to Vote Against Him. ' (By Associated Press.) NEWARK, Ohio, Oct. 22. "I say to you that the little Ward Heeler, who goeB around and bribes a man for five dollars is a moral character beside the man who attempts to use his power to threaten those who work for him by tho promise of an increase or threatens them by tho promise of decrease." Thoroughly aroused by what he termed a "new menace" through the publication to day, of a press dispatch stating that the officials of the New York Central lines had summoned their workmen and informed them if the Democrats won the election, there would bo a ten per cent reduction in wages, but that if they lost, there will be an Increase. Bryan In a speech to a vast throng poured volleys of critic ism Into the Republican party for Its campaign tactics. W L BE SI TO WANT ARTILLERY CO. General Finzer Expected to Re port In Favor of Organiza tion For Coos Bay. Adjutant General Finzer of the Oregon National Guard, and Lieute nant White, in charge of the ordin ance department of the same organiz ation, left for Ten Mile today and will gradually proceed homeward after having completed an Investiga tion of Coos Bay as to the advisabil ity of organizing an artillery com pany and fortifying -the harbor. While they did not give out any sta tement, it is understood that Gen eral Finzer will report to the Unit ed States War Department In favor of 'the immediate organization of an artillery company here and of steps being taken as soon as possible to fortify the entrance of the harbor. General Finzer is simply acting in behalf of the United States War De partment, General Oliver, as acting secretary of war, having asked the cooperation of the adjutant generals of the National Guard of the three Pacific coast states to assist the gov ernment in arranging for coast de fenses. If the artillery company is organized here, the federal govern ment will furnish about ?G,000 worth of equipment for its use. A large armory will have to be secur ed 'to care for It. At least once a year, the company will be taken to Fort Stevens or some other north western fort to participate in the maneuvers. Report on the fortifying of tho harbor Is, it is believed, to be inde pendent of the report on the organ ization of an artillery company. It will take considerable time to ar range to fortify the harbor's mouth, but it is understood that this will be urged to be done as soon as possible. It is stated that the fortifications will be made more extensive just as soon as a railroad Is built In here. O MILLIONS OP PIES FROM APPLE CROP SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 22. If the apples harvested In the commercial orchards of tho United States this year were converted into pies, the army of bakers needed to do this work would turn out G.250, 000,000 of them, and these placed side by side would make a path of almost 975,000 miles. The to- tal weight of this mountain of pastry is estimated at 9,250,- 000,000 pounds, including 6,- 125,000,000 pounds of flour, lard and other ingredients in the popular American after- dinner dessert, requiring 154,- ICG cars of standard capacity tq transport them from the ovens to the consumers. T,wenty-flve million barrels, or G2,fj00,000 bushels, is the estimated yield this season, ac- cording to reports received by Harry J. Neely, secretary of tho National Apple Show at Spo- kane, from 15,000 growers op- erating in the various belts of the union. The returns show that while droughts, excessive rains or pests wrought havoc in many districts in the middle-western, eastern and several southern states, the entire crop is fully as large as In 1907, and it is better distributed. Prices also are higher than last year. However, the domestic supply Is smaller than at any time since 1895, for tho reason that the demands of tho export trade are heavier and Increasing year- ly. Government Engineer to Visit Coos Bay and Senator Bourne May. Come With Him Capt. Starkey Relieved. Major J. F. Mclndoe, engineer in charge of tho government harbor and navigation improvement work on tho north Pacific coast, will leave Port land Monday for Coos Bay, coming via Drain. Owing to his coming overland, it is expected that Senator Jonothan Bourne will accompany him here. It Is the Intention to the two to spend a week or so familiariz ing themselves with Coos Bay and this section so that they will be pre pared to enlist federal aid in improv ing the harbor. Major Mclndoe expected to visit here a few weeks ago when he made a trip to the Port Orford reef on the Heather, but was prevented from doing so by rough weather. He was but recently placed in charge of the F CONFESSES ALL D. Y. Timmons Admits Cutting Wife's Throat But Denies Suicide Attempt. (By Associated Press.) SALEM, Ore., Oct. 22. C. Y. Timmons, who yesterday morning killed his wife by cutting her throat with a razor, and who is in the hospi tal and about to die of 'the terrible Injuries to his own throat which were at first believed to have been self In flicted, today subscribed to a confes sion to tho murder of his wife but declared he does not know who cut his own throat. Timmons says he awoke to find his throat cut. He saw the razor in his wife's hand and took it from her and.cut her throat. He says a man named "Bob" had come between him and his wife, that "Bob" furnished her money for her to secure a divorce. Republican Candidate Declares Democratic Success Would Harm Country. (By Associated Press.) MILAN, Ind., Oct. 22. Indiana is tho battle ground in which W. H. Taft will push tho campaign for tho remainder of the week. His itinerary calls for forty speeches, sixteen of which will be made today. Taft had this to say of W. J. Bryan at the first stop: "Mr. Bryan is a bit sensitive because Republicans are prophesying not only Republicans but Democrats, too, In a business way that, If Bryan Is elected, It will retard business and that if tho Republican ticket Is elect ed, It will improve business. Ho says that Is offering bribery to working men. It Is not offering bribery. It is merely stating a fact and it is a fact that working men ought to know as well as business men. Mr. Bryan's election will be a menace to prosperity. Wo may not, if ho Is elected, expect that business will bo resumed with that flow and that cur rent of prosperity which wo have had for tho last eleven years." This was tho keynote of many speeches by Taft today. KILLED IN SEATTLE. J. P. Krwigcr Pound Dead nnd Thought Thug's Victim. (By Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Wash , Oct. 22. J. F. Kreager, who came from Vancouver, B, O., was found dead on the street early today. It is believed that ho was the victim of thugs. M TAFT THINKS BRYAN HCE government work in this section and has never visited Coos Bay. Walter Lyon who received tho let ter from Major Mclndoe announcing his coming will have the Chamber of Commerce take the matter up at once and appoint committees to provide suitable entertainment for Major Mc lndoe and for Senator Bourne If the latter comes. Cupt. Stnrkey RelleCHl. Capt. Starkey who has had charge of the dredge Oiegon now working on the channel on the inner bay, was relieved yesterday by Donald Char leston, an engineer from the Port land office. Captain Starkey was re called to Portland. The dredge Is working In good shape now and Is removing upwards of 3,000 yards of material In ten hours. The shoal near Pony Slough Is being cut down so that It will not Impede navigation In the future. The dredge will then proceed up the bay, cutting the other shoals en route. THIRTY QUAKE SHOCKS FELT Great Alarm Caused In Saxony By Series and Rever berations. (By Associated Press.) PLAUEN, Saxony, Oct. 22. Thir ty earthquake shocks were experienc ed In the Sewlckau region yesterday. They were accompanied by thunder like reverberations and caused great alarm. Another severe shock occur ed today. KAISER'S SON WEDS. Royal Nuptials Solemnized nt Berlin Today. (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Oct. 22. Duchess Alex andria Victoria of Schlesswlg-Hol-sten, daughter of Prince Frederick, Duke of Schlesswlg-Holsteln, was married in the chapel of tho Imperial palace this afternoon to Prince Aug ust William of Prussia, fourth son of Emperor William. IS FLOOD SWEPT Three Days Downpour of Raini Almost Inundates Northern Districts. (By Associated Press.) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 22. Serious floods threaten portions of central and northern Oklahoma as a result of a steady downpour of rain that has prevailed for tho past three days and Is still continuing. In some sections, It almost reached propor tions of a cloudburst. Numerous re ports of loss of life were mado yes- terday, but are unconfirmed and aro believed to be without foundation. THAW WOULD GO. Tries to Escape Prom New Yoik Uy Pennsylvania Case, (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 22. Former Governor Stono of Pittsburg, attorney for Harry Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, today took an ap i peal to tho United States circuit court of appeals from tho decision of Judge I Young at Pittsburg yestorday, in which tho court dismissed the writ of habeas corpus to bring Thaw to Pittsburg to testify In tho bank ruptcy proceedings. Tho court granted tho writ of er ror which means tho caso will bo reviewed by tho court. Tho argu ments will bo heard in December. Steamer BREAKWATER sails from Coos Bay for Portland SAT URDAY OCTOBER 21, at 0 A. M. "MAIDS FROM ALASKA" will ar rive at Masonic Opera Houso Friday night, October 23. OKLAOMA SS SS . OS iSVfSSfSfrfS Semi-Annual Session of South ern Oregon There Next April. The next semi-annual meeting of the Presbytery of Southern Oregon will be held at the North Bend Presbyterian church next April. This was decided at tho fall meeting of the Presbytery which closed in Ash land a few days ngo and which wns attended by the Rev. J. E. Burkhart, pastor of the North Bend church. The Presbytery meetings are at tended usually by twenty or thirty ministers and laymen delegates representing the churches of that denomination in the southern part of tho stnte. The meeting generally last two days and aro devoted to a general discussion of church work. The selection of North Bend for the next session was a tribute of appre ciation to the work of tho Rev. J. E. Burkhart which Is warmly appreciat ed by his many friends on Coos Bay. Elect Next Time. At the next meeting of the Coos Bay Ministerial Union, which will bo held in North Bend a week from next Monday, officers will bo elected for the ensuing year and a program of work decided upon. At tho meet ing) in the Marshfleld Presbyterian church this week, tho session was devoted to taking in the new mem bers and getting acquainted, condi tions on Coos Bay being explained to tho new ministers by tho older ones. KERN'S SON SICK. Vice-Presidential Candidate Called Home. (By Associated Press.) SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 22. John W. Kern has abandoned cam paign and left for home in response to a message from his wife telling of the serious Illness of their son. FORCE OP HABIT SPOILS HIS HOPES NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Will- lam Gilpin of Burlington, N. J. is a citizen with a grouch. Gilpin has mado a fortune In the milk business and recently decided to retire and give the young follows a chance. Suit- ing tho action to tho word, ho sold out and declared ho had milked his last cow. But as a consistent milker and dairyman Gilpin had been getting out of bed every morn- Ing at 3 o'clock for forty-four years. Ho had long promised himself that one day ho would quit business, and ho expected to find solid delight In the prl- vilego of sleeping late. Ho had often delivered him- self of expressions of envy of his follow-mon who, on being awa- kencd mornings, were free to roll over and take a "second sleep." When ho got out of business, ho used to say, he was going to take a third and a fourth nap if he wanted them. But alas, he is unhappy! For tho life of him ho cannot sleep a wink past his old hour of 3 A. M., and "second" sleeps have no charms for him. Roll over and shut his eyes as he will, It Is all off at tho witching hour of 3. Tlmo was when if Gilpin was awakcful at dawn ho could at least go out and milk cows. Now, without a cow to his name, ho awakes to uttor on' mil, and tho worst of it Is that if ho makes any noise around tho houso tho rest of his fam- lly asks him what ho means by that. Gilpin says ho Is so familiar with tho pattern of tho wall pa- per of his bedroom that ho knows every fly speck on it. ,, B D. C. McLain Arrested For Murder of Henry T. Butter-worth. JEWELER SLAIN TUESDAY NIGHT Circumstantial Evidence FoundT Against Suspect Thought Strong. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 22. The? police are detaining a man giving tho name of D. C. McClaln, who claims-, to bo a farmer from Eugene, Ore., lm connection with the assassination at St. Johns, Tuesday night, of Henry T. BuUorworth, a jeweler. McCIaia was arrested at Vancouver, Wnr. for creating a disturbance in a saloon, A search revealed a revolver withe one chamber empty. This, In con nection with the discovery of stains on his clothes, believed to bo blood,, resulted in his detention pending ant Investigation of his whereabouts Tuesday night. F.B. r Prohibition Candidate In Wash ington Run Down by Train. (By Associated Press.) EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 22. F. B. Hawes of Everett, a prohibition can didate for this legislature, from this county, was run down by a Great Northern train early today at Startup" where ho took part in a prohibition meeting last night. He was serious ly and perhaps fatally Injured. Ho was running down tho track ahead.' of tho train and apparently did not realizo how close It was. He wa& brought to a hospital here. Marshfield Man to Attend Oregon-Idaho Congress at Roseburg. G.'W. Carleton today received ae telegram from Francis II. Clark whc has been In Portland for two or three weeks on business, stating that lio (Mr. Clark) would go to Rosoburs" Friday morning to attend tho meet ing of tho Oregon-Idaho Develop ment congress which will be hold? thoro Friday nfternoon and Satur day. Mr. Carleton wired back for him to go to Roseburg as early aa possible In order that Coos Bay bo properly represented nt tho mepting. Tho telegram was a sourco of much gratification among Coos Bay boostors, who feared that Coos Bay might not bo represented. I. S, Kaufman, ono of tho delegates chosen, was unable to get away ore account of fooling poorly and CoL Win. Grimes did not return frqjn Tort Mllo wlfero ho has been on a bear luint. The Roseburg meeting Is ono oC a series which tho congress will hold In southern Oregon towns and cities. Tho Interests of this section is prac tically identical, better transporoa tlon facilities bolng needed by all, ac cording to tho call lssuod by Col. 13. Hofor of Salom, president of tho WIT lamotto Development League. At tlica mooting, nn ondeavor will bu made to show that nil southern Oregon, would bo greatly benefitted by tho construction of a railroad from Dralre to Coos Bay, affording another outlet for their products. HUB CLARK WILL BE PRESENT 4 A - I i-l