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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1908)
flBW'.ff.a KHM THE DAILY COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD. OREGGN. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1908. a-a--a-a-a-a-a-a-a-::-a-a-a-a-:;-a-a-a-a-a-a-a--a-a-a--a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a----- w-a-tt-a--H--- "" w" -n -a-a TOMO The Last Day of a Most Successful Sale && AT SATURDAY '' II 41 t i i :: i :: :: n i u ? I a i U I a a a a ? I ? a a i ? a i a i a, r a a a i a i V a a-a . . KW)oSSnK)i Merchant Kammerer? s Laboring Man's Week has been a big drawing card in our Gent's Clothing and rurnisning oooas lepariuicuu Everybody well pleased with the special inducements we have offered for the week. Don't miss the last day. Following are some of the items on sale: Working Men's Shoes, Underwear, Shirts, Hosiery, Rain Coats and Pants, Wool Jerseys and Sweaters, Overalls, Suspenders, etc. Man's Suits and Cravenette Rain Coats $15. We have made a special effort to -give our customers the best possible garment at the price $15.00, and we have been fortunate enough to connect ourselves with the best manufactur ers of popular priced clothing on the market. . C 1 S We claim that we can fit you out in the best Suit, Overcoat or Cravenette m J J Marshfield for the price For oar very best, Hart,, Schaffner & Marx is the kind we brag about. We claim this make to be the peer of them all for style, workmanship and general appearance. We carry the line from A to Z and will positively guarantee every garment we sell. Remember us tor your Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits, complete stock of sizes on hand. V9 b 7 Ha" Schaffner & Marx CHANT & KAMMERER 1 u & & k I t n i a k I i i ? a u i i a i a t a t a t a a a ! a t a a i a t a a a a a a i a a a a a- -::-n-t:--n-::-tt-n-tt-- CIVIC LEAGUE 0PPD5E BO a (Continued from Pago 1.) up the debt and the local men who now hold the warrants could use tho money they would receive for them In further development of the city. He said it was necessary for the mat ter to be adjusted now a3 It was get ting so that the warrants are not saleable and that if the city wanted anything, it had to pay high prices on account of the depreciated value of the warrants. If the bonds are not Issued, Mr. Dow said It would be necessary for the council to stipulate when the NOW IS TIME 10 HUSTLE Only One More Week In Times' Grand Prize Voting Contest. We will run a big special paper, levy for tho first year of the Straw nrimlninrrntlnn wriH but 3 mills, the -second year 3 mills and the present warrants will be taken up year 3 mills, while In previous i. g. Smith Talks. administrations It had been five mills The audience called for I. S. Smith or more, iuuuus u ' ' ana ne responaeu. n uu u, m ,n Saturday.s taxes, no sam uh uie cuy mum was opposed to a oonu issue now anu . fjjp 5Q voteSi LeavQ or(lers pay the outstanding debt even wm,ld oppose any one who favored Tlmeg, ,tniinli nnwtn n-ilrrlif M rf limnf Trt I1!1V l S TT nnt.l 1Ia I wn a 11 ft f flm I iUUUb" DUiD imfem. "wt wuu. m .i.j UUIIUH. XIV BUIU mut II wao U .J !.. tho $20,000 or thereabouts that ex-' present administration to solve tho ceeded the $25,000 limit and if it problem that their reckless expen- Tvasn't done by bonds, the council alturo of money had brought on. Ho liad tho right to fix as high as a two 6aia that a year ago city warrants "per cent tax levy to do it with. Ho had been selling at a premium and Bald that if tho citizens lackqd con- jf they wore selling below par now, fidenco In the council, they should ro- there must be some extraordinary ' member that they had two council- reasorl for It. He urged tlie people i Qf nc M of th(J candldateg who men whom they had commence in to elect two good counciimen tnis haye been enrolled have hopes that and would elect two more at tho year to give the city a business ad- thQlj. candIdates wlll be among tho coming election as the reform move- ( ministration, the two be elected, he vlctorlo and wlll not admlt defeat ROYAL ROAD TO FORTUNE office not later than 12 o'clock tomorrow. Our great special offer Is shaking things up lively and all candidates are striving to do their best. Friends tho -ment could not bo defeated on ac- said, with the two already on tno flnal retupnB wlll have been count of, tho public sentiment that board giving them a majority. r.'counted and this remarkable contest liad been aroused In the last eight smith said to vote bonds now would brought t0 a glorlous conclusion, months. Ho said a bond Issue could empower a poor council to again run The daUy number o vote3 cast in- be floated at about four per cent In- the city' Into debt and In a few years, ! creaseg day by day and ftU expecta. terest, two per cent less than the the city would again have to vote been Bur.mBSOd Votes warrants uear. bonds to pay us current uxpu... arQ beiu rQ celve(J ,a sud . . I -r-r 1J J.1. i. l.Innnnn inn nf flirt Albrlglit KciUles. o sam imn uiiouiuoa mcu ., i.. Carl Albright replied to Mr. LI1- head of tho city would regulate its jeqvlBt. He said that an examination expenses so that tho Income would of tho records at tho end of tho take care of them and then there Songstacken administration showed would be no trouble. .,.. ..... . ... .... n nnn ? Other Views. which $1,000 was for previous ad-j J- A. Luso said that the last call ministrations and $S,000 for the for city warrants had been Issued sower built by tho city In North over a year ago Ho said that be . .. . . .,.. r ... ,,., pjiiisn tho bond Issue was turned Marshueid. as to mv. iiijuqviaL tneir irienus imvo uut rinin, of n reduction In taxes, ho said , down now " U(ln c mean innt. U1 hard, they have in tho meantime that taxpayers know better than that, city would repudiate any honest debt. been ppeparlng for tho grand flnlsh. Ho said ho owned property at Fourth S!ltl tlint with a good business ail- Th(j candidates hnvo been carofuUy and 'D' streets, and during the ministration, public confidence wou d mcaBurlng tho strength of their com- . . ... ....4, i. bo restored and tho warrants would ...ili ..... .,. . ,n HongstacKon nunuiusirunou wuu Mr. LHJoqvlBt said the tax levy was reach par or a premium flvo mills, he paid $15 taxes. On- Mr. Copplo said that he thought It five mills, he paid $15 taxes. Under would bo well to wait until the com tho Straw regime, when Mr. Llljoqvist R ectto befor0 vot,K n. bond is" Bald tho levy was but three mills, ho s. " tuo "Bht counc men are kecp ft iugtllng for voteg, and tho had paid $45 taxes on tho same prop- elected, why it might bo all right to Umo untu tne c,nglng of the contest orty. This was accounted for by tho voto a boiul issu0 t0 tnko u th0 will astonish you by tho quickness Increased assessed valuation. Mr. ' warronw. u . Albright said that ho was opposed to voting bonds now, ono reason bo lng bocauso voting for bonds would placo tho stamp of approval on tho presont administration. Ho criticis ed vnrious expenditures tlint had been mado. Dow "Wants OutsUlo Money. F. S. Dow said that ho favored 0pera jious0 TOX1G11T f ii liniui issuo as tho best way of i getting out of tho holo. Ho said that It wasn't necessary to talk about lMA oYSTtiltS nt the O how the money had been spent as tho . hougQ by tho pint or gallon. city was responsible for tuo oui ana tho thing to do was to uinlta the best of It. Ho said that If bonds woro Is sued, It would menn that outsldo money would bo securea uero w vuku j being ro celved In such greatly Increasing numbers that It would bo absolutely Impossible to forecast with any reasonable degree of accu racy the total number of votes that will have been cast when tho contest Is over. But the candidates can all rest assured that they are striving for a prize that is well worth the ef fort. While tho contestants and their friends have been working petitors, but now they are In readi ness to step into tho thickest of the fray and see it through until the con test comes to a close. Remember, you may win ono of, the prizes. Just of its arrival. "Keep pace" with tho other candidates, lot the watchword bo. Tho Interest shown by the many candidates and tho excellent work they have so far done Is appreciated by tho contest managers. Let tho good work go on. The bunch of onercetlc workers that have mado ln nrntnct nlln nlnnfr with Klinh HttlO "MAIDS OF ALASKA" at Masonic ,.,,, ., . f ., ,. SPUING CHICKENS, Just what you want for a fino homo Sunday dinner nt St'auffs, tho grocer. MASQUKHADK D.TiT at Sumner Saturday evening, October 31. FUKSII cooked TOKK AND OLYM AVIIKAT at $2,00 per cwt at Haines TONIGHT "Maids of Alaska" at Masoulc Opera Houso. friction deserve tho pralso of tho con test manager. They certainly have dono grandly. Their efforts have T, -, UUlllU II utl, "W " w..jwrf v.. it. inop-1 ,. , ,,.i ii,nFO Remember, you may bo one of tho successful candidates. The stayer wins, whether tho weapon be brawn or brain. Tho best work Is done by hard work. . , Strange Tale of W. T. Kerr's Part In Curry County Land Deal. PORTLAND, Oct. 23. The Tele gram says: "From a driver of a stage in 1002, when he first met Ri chard D. Jones, to tho position of a dealer In general merchandise at Co quille in 190S, with a stock of goods which he admits at this time to be worth more than $S000, tho owner of a block of ground and a home, said to bo furnished in sumptuous style, is the record of William T. Kerr, one of the alleged conspirators In the case now on trial in the Unit ed States Court, wherein certain Cur ry County and Los Angeles citizens are charged with a conspiracy to de fraud the United States of timber lands. When the trial began, Monday, October 12, Kerr was one of the de fendants to plead guilty. He was tho first witness for the government, and stated that he entered into tho conspiracy with Jones under tho be lief that It was a straight scheme. He said ho pleaded guilty because he was too poor to employ an attorney, and for the further reason that he had withdrawn from the Job as soon as he ascertained It was a crooked deal. Drops Poverty Stand. Yesterday afternoon Kerr was re called to the stand and In answer to questions admitted that he now owns one-half of a general merchan dise stock and considerable other property. Every witness who has thus far gone upon the stand has shown that In some manner he or she had deal ings with Kerr. Ho either solicited them to locate lands for tho benefit of tho company or received and locat ed thoso sent on from the offices of tho Pacific Furniture and Lumber Company, paying them money to file or giving it to the land officials him self. Tho first witness this morning was T. W. Nowman, of Los Angeles, who loaned the company $7000, taking as security 7000 shares of stock and mortgages upon flvo timber claims In Curry county. Jones then sent him up to Oregon to locate a claim, which he did with the assistance of Kerr, but paid no fees. He did not know who paid them. The company refunded his expenses upon his re fiirn. and ho was to turn tho land over to tho furniture concern. Ho consulted an attorney who advised showed that he made the loan through Hynes and Jones, and that Smith signed all the checks received by him In payment of Interest, ex penses and a salary as manager of a lumber yard which never existed. Yesterday afternoon evidence" Was received from B. W. Dean, A. J. Marsh and Stephen B. Marsters, editor of a newspaper at Gold Beach. Marsters testified he had been a ofniro rirlvpr. find had served four years as Sheriff of Curry county. He said that in 1002 ho owned a home stead adjoining the timber belt. Kerr came to him and told him what was going on In the timber business, and he agreed to take a claim adjoining his homestead. When he went to file on It he found that Kerr had placed another man on the land, but was holding another piece for him. When he registered a kick Kerr advised him to not make any trouble, because "the government Is watching us pretty close." Didn't See Agreement. Marsters also alleged that when he made final proof before Huntley, de fendant, the latter failed to read the question relating to the making of anv acreement for the sale of the land, and that he would not have signed it if he had known of that provision. He never got the money promised him for tho claim because Kerr said "Jones was being watched and could not come through with the money." The last witness of the day was L. C. Marsters, a brother of the editor. He took a claim at the request of Kerr, who was to see him through with the money. All that witness ever paid himself was the sum of $1. All of the evidence thus far ad duced goes to show that Kerr secur ed tho appointment of Ames S. John son as a deputy county clerk, and placed him In the store at Port Or ford as a clerk. In that position Johnson received the entries of the ontrymen and many times tho final proofs. Ho has pleaded guilty." "A STATESMAN "WITH SCIENCE." A CON- TONIGHT "Maids of Alaska" Masonic Opera House. at "MAIDS FROM ALASKA" will ar rlvo at Masonic Opera House Friday night, October 23. TONIGHT "Maids of Alaska" at Masonic Opera House. Description of the Republican Pres idential Candidate by Senator Borah of Idaho. (From Senator Borah's Boston Speech.) "Now, it seems to be conceded by friend and We that few men have been nominated for the presidency whoso experience, whoso training and whose sound and wholesome fashion of grasp ing and dealing with public questions were equal to thoso of William II. Tart. "He Is not n crusader, ho Is a states man with conscience. He has won his present position through a cheerful, un hesitating and undevlnting dovotlon to duty, through actually achieving things on the open field of action, through an Intelligent conception of the strength and worth of our great govornmant with Its chocks and balances; and the strength and capacity of our citizen ship with Its loyalty and Its patriotism. "No man ever had a deeper regard for tho fundamental principles nnd pre cepts upon which this government Is founded, and no ono ever had a firmer comletlon that the constitution is a sufficient chart by which to measure all rights and obligations nnd to gauge all tho demands and all the aspirations and restrain and control nl the reck lessnebs of this Indomitable race of ours. Trained in tho law, eleven years on tho bench, he explored well the sources of Jurisprudence and carried away from his work an everlasting de votion to order and Justice. "Undor all circumstances and undar all emergencies, he has proved himself a brave, clean-minded, self-poised and courageous statoaman. No man can put bis finger upon a little or cowardly net, an Incompetent or questionable piece of public service no stain upon his private life, no shadow upon his public career. And standing now in the full fierce light which beata upon a throne, with eager eyes scrutlnlzinu every net of a long nnd arduous public career, no doubt arises ns to his expe rience nnd ability, no challenge comes to his fino sense of duty or his patriot ism." I believe our strong party with its great principles is only in Its infancy. Our glory as a nation has but Just be gun. There aro mighty problems yet to, bo solved, gravo questions to be ans wered, complex Issues to bo wrought out, but I beliovo w can tut the Grand Old Party and ita lender to care for the entire future of oar Na tion and of our pooplo ai It has cared for them so well In the past. Hob. James S. Sherman. VOTING CONTEST COUPON 4 NOT GOOD AFTK R, OCTOBER 28, 1008. THE COOS D AY TIMES VOTING CONTEST For . Dlst, Address Good for one vote filled out an d cent to The Times offlco by mall or otherwise on or before explrat ion date. No ballot will bo altered him to drop the matter and he did In any way, or transferred after being received by The Times, not patent tho .land. His testimony '""W I ft tmi"t'''mir 'www wmywi