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TALK ABOUT TALKING. QtimtB KEEP UP TO DATE BY BEADING THE COOS KAY TIMES. TUB DAY'S NEWS TOLD ACCUKATELY' AND CONCISELY. YOU CAN TALK TO THOU SANDS OP PEOPLE EVERY DAY BY PUTTING YOUR "WANT ADS" IN TUB m MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vol. III. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 19C8. SIX PAGES. No. 128. (UflflB mnn M TIMES PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SENOS ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS Recommendations to Congress Read In Both Houses This Afternoon. ATTACKS ANTI-TRUST LAW AS IT STANDS Dwells at Length On Need of Protection For Country's Forests. Washington, Dec. 8. In his message to congress, rend to tho two houses, the president said: Tho iluancial standing of the nation nt the present tiuio Is excellent, and the financial management of the na 1 Ion's interests by the government dur ing the last seven years has shown the most satisfactory results. But our currency system Is Imperfect, and it is earnestly to be hoped that the cur rency commission will be able to pro pose a thoroughly good system which will do nway with the existing defects. During the period from July 1, 1001, to Sept. 30, 1008, there has been a net surplus of nearly one hundred millions of receipts over expenditures, a reduc tion of the Interest bearing debt by ninety millions, in spito of the extraor dinary exp'ense of the Panama canal and a saving of nearly nine millions on the annual interest charge. This Is an exceedingly satisfactory showing. There has been a reduction of taxa tion. Corporations. As regards the great corporations en gaged In lutersbito business, and espe cially tho railroads, I can only repeat what I have already again and again said In my messages to the congress. I believe that under tho interstate clause of the constitution the United States has complete and paramount right to control all agencies of Inter state commerce, and I believe that tho national government alone can exer cise this right with wisdom and ef fectiveness so as both to secure justice from and to do justice to the great corporations which are tho most Im portant factors in modern business. I believe 'that It Is worse than folly to attempt to prohibit all combinations, as is done by tho Sherman anti-trust law, because such a. law can be en forced only Imperfectly and unequal ly, and Its enforcement works almost as much hardship as good. I strongly advocate that Instead of an unwlso effort to prohibit all combinations there shall be substituted a law which shall expressly permit combinations which ore In tho Interest of the public, but shall at the same time give to somo ogeucy of tho national government full power of control and supervision over them. One of tho chief features of this control should be securing entire publicity in all matters which tho pub lic has a right to know and, further more, the power, not by judicial, but by executive, action to prevent or put a stop to every form of improper fa voritism or other wrongdoing. k Tho railways of the country should be put completely under tho interstate commerce commission and removed from the domain of the anti-trust law. The power of the commission should be made thoroughgoing, so that It could exerclso completo supervision and control over the Issue of securities as well as over the raising and lower ing of rates. As legards rates, ut lead this power should be summary. Pow er to make combinations and trafllc agreements should be explicitly con ferred upon" the railroads, the permis sion of. the 'commission being first gained and tho combination or agree ment being published in all Its de tails. The interests of the sharehold ers, of tho employees and of the ship pers should all bo guarded as against one another. To give any one of them undue and improper consideration Is to do injustice to the others. Rates musk be 'made as low as'ls compatible Tvith giving proper returns! to all the employees of the railroad, tfrom the highest 'to the lowest, ant proper re turns 'to the shareholders, but they must not, for instance, be reduced in such fashlbn as 'to aiecbssltnte a cut In the wages" of the employees or the nbolltlon-of "the propcrnnd-legitimate profits of honest shareholders,' Telegraph and telephone companies engaged tn interstate business should be put binder tho Jurisdiction of tho in terstate commerce commission. Ample Rewards For Intelligence. It Is o the fnterest of all of us 'that there should be a premium put upon individual initiative and Individual ca pacity and un ample reward foivtho great directing intelligences alone com petent to manage tho great business operations of today. It is well to keep . In mind that exactly as the anarchist Is tho w6rst enemy of liberty and the reactionary' the worst enemy of 'order tho men who defend tho rights of If TO MESSAGE Large Audience Hear Reading of President Roosevelt's Last Message. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. S. In terest in both houses centered today in the reading of tho President's message following the notification of the chief executive by the joint com mittee that congress was ready to receive It. The galleries of both houses were filled. All of the sen ators and representatives were sup plied with printed copies of the mes sage. Tho senators and members gave comparatively little attention to the reading but most of them busied themselves with the printed copy. Annual School Census of Marshfield Completed This Afternoon. Marshfield has 75S residents of school age, according to the annual school census, the compilation of which was completed by John F. Hall, clerk of the school board, this afternoon. The census was taken by Tom Hall. The census this year shows an in crease of twenty-two over last year. The census in 1907 showed 742 peo ple of school age in Marshfield but six of these were lost by the organiz ation of a new school district south east of the city. All persons between the ages of four and twenty years are included in the school census. Of the 75S shown to be here, 401 are boys and 357 girls. The Marshfield school district ex tends slightly beyond the city limits, taking in about twenty who do not reside in the city. It was expected that the census this year would show a much greater increase than It does. property have most to fear from the wrongdoera of great wealth, and the men who are ' championing popular rights havo most to fear from the demagogues who in the name of popu lar rights would do wrong to and op press honest business men, honest men of wealth, for the success of either type of wrongdoer necessarily invites a' violent reaction against the cause the 'wrongdoer nominally upholds. The opposition to government con-, trol of these great corporations makes Its most effective effort "m' "tKe sliapV of an appeal to tile old doctrine ot states' rights. . The proposal to make the national government supremo over and there fore to give It completo control over., the railroads and other Instrumpnts of lutcrstato commerce Is merely a pro posal 'to carry out to tho letter oneiof the prime ipurpobes. If not the prime purpose, for wbHi tire 'constitution was founded. It does not. roprobcnt centralization. I believe that the mote farslghted corporations are ttiemselves coming to recoguize tho unwisdom" of the' lolait hostility they If-ivoi displayed timing the last few years to r.il.ttlou uuU control by the national government of combination engaged in lutentato bus! ness. Labor. There are many 'iriattcrs affecting la bor and tho statin of the wagewoiker to which I should like to draw your attention. As far as possible I hope to see a frank recognition of tho ad vantages conferred by machinery, or ganlzatlon'and division bt' labor, ac- (Continued on Page 3.) M NCREflSE IN PUPILS HERE MYSTERY IN RICH ' MAN'S DEATH Francis D. Hirschberg Shot and Killed In His Own Home but Whether It Was Murder Or Suicide Has Not Been Deter mined. (By Associated Ppess.) ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8. Francis D. Hirschberg, prominent In the Cath olic chuich and a friend of Arch bishop Glennon, well-known In club' and business circles and a director of the Louislan purchase exposition, was shot and killed in his home, early today. Whether it was murder or suicide has not been determined.. The members of the family aver that Hirschberg was the victim of a Thieves Secure $16,500 and Make Clean Getaway, Leav ing No Clue Rig Found By Police Today. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. S. The police this morning found the horse and buggy used by the three rob bers who held up the East Side Bank last night and secured '$10,500 but no trace of the men. They hired the buggy at a west side livery stable. The robbery evidently had been planned for a long time and the plans for its execution carefully made. The safe was blown and all of the cash In It taken. That the robbers were able to do their work so quickly and escape is a marvel. The bank is located on LAND FRAUD FREDERICK A. HYDE AND J. II. SCHNEIDER FINED AND GIVEN JAIL TERMS FOR CONSPIRACY TO SECURE OREGON LAND. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 8. Frederick A. Hyde of San Francisco, recently cbnvlcted of conspiracy to defraud the United States out of Expect That About 550 Will Be Cast In Municipal Elec tion Today. The North Bend city election In progress today Is passing off quietly but a large vote Is being polled, about 340 having voted up to 2! 30 this afternoon. As the mill hands will get' off at 4 o'clock to vote, a heavy vote will b3 polled after that hour so that the total vote will prob-j ably run up to about 650. The law prohibiting campaigning, on'electidn day'ls being strictly com plied with and aside from groups about tho streets discussing tne( prospects of the various candidates, there Is little to Indicate that an election is in progress. Last evening, all of the candidates and their friends were busy rounding up their followers and insisting that the ones favoring them get out and vote. "Uncle Josh" FRIDAY, December 11 at MASONIC Opqra House. Steamer BREAKWATER from Coos Bay for Portland URDAY, DEOKMHER J SI, -at NOON. sails SAT- 12. Twn hours of solid fun. See TTnio .Trwh" FRIDAY at MASONIC I Opera House. ROB BANK N LARGE VOTE IN NORTR BEND burglar. The police declared, after inspecting the palatial home, that trail of blood from the reception hall leads to Mrs. Hirschberg's room on tho second floor. She says she was awakened by him staggering into the room. Ho immediately fell to the floor unconscious. Mrs. Hirschberg had her husband carried to his bedroom where he died. Mrs. Hirschberg Is deaf and did not hear the report of a pistol. Hirschberg first introduced in this country the practice of insuring em ployes against accident in their work. For many years he was a leader In the insurance business. Mrs. Hirschberg is a sister of Lady Noble Worth, wifo of the English nobleman. Hirschberg was a member of a prominent French family in this city. S one of the principal streets and peo ple are constantly passing there all hours of the night. Lose Roll of 15111s. Detective Frnnk Beatty picked up $200 on Alder street today, not far from the scene of the robbery, the money being in a roll which was Identified as part of the plunder. From the information obtained, the police now believed that five men were implicated. Captain Whltcomb of tho municipal flreboat, reported today that he saw two men running In the vicinity of the bank In a direc tion opposite to that supposed to havo been taken by tho trio who did tho active work in the robbery. It is supposed that these men ran In op posite direction to disconcert tho pur suers of the principals In the robbery. Up to 2 o'clock, absolutely no tan gible clue to the identity of the men had been found. MEN SENTENCED large tracts of land In Oregon, and Washington, today' was sentenced to pay a fine of $10,000 and serve two years in the penitentiary at Mounds ville, W. Va. It was the maximum penalty under the law. Joost H. Schneider of Tucson, Ariz., an em ploye of Hyde, was fined $1,000 and to serve one year and two months In the penitentiary. Both filed ap - peals and were released on bonds. SEVEN SHIPS CARRYJ.D1ER Fleet of Steam Schooners Coming This Week For Smith Mill Output. Seven steam schooners are expect ed to reach here within the next few days from San Francisco -co carry lumber from the C. A. Smith milH to Bay Point, San Pedro and other points. The first of the seven was due toilay and the others will follow soon. The Nann Smith is now load-ing-at tho mill with lumber for Bay Point. Since the night Shift was started at( the mill, Ut was fpund that the out put will keep several vessels con stantly biiBy plying between here and tho various shipping points. Con siderable lumber has accumulated at tho mill during tho last few months, being held for higher prices than the, poor lumber market has afforded. Recently the lumber market has im proved considerably both In prices and demnnd, and all kinds of lumbori Tare selling readily, FANCY WORK FOR CHRISTMAS. Sale of embroidered pillows, aprons, centor pieces, point lace handkerchiefs, etc., beginning Thurs day afternoon. Mrs. Brlggs, Broad way. Seats now on sale nt W J. But- ler'a for "UNCLE JOSH." Lower .floor, 50c; gallery, 35c. LA SENSATIONAL ATTACK IS MAOE ON PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SWWWWWWN KILLS GIRL SELF j Slayer of Garcia Family In Colorado Adds to His Bloody Crime. (Bv Associated Press.) TRINIDAD, Col., Dec. S. Maggie Garcia, 18 years old, and Francis Martinez, suspected of having mur dered four members of the Garcia family last week, were found dead yesterday twenty miles west of the Carcla ranch, both having been shot In the head. Apparently Martinez murdered the girl and then commit ted suicide. i j ii i A posse surrounded Martinez and , , o . i i. Tii ji i i p. clrl Snnrtnv nicht. Flndlnc their the girl Sunday night. Finding their escape cut off, Martinez killed tho girl and himself. Martinez undoub tedly abducted the girl after killing the family and forced her to walk to the place where they were located. FROM PORTLAND Fog -Oii Columbia River and Head Wind Delayed Vessel's Progress. The Alliance arrived in from Port land early today after a rather rough voyage, having to buck a Southeast er' all the way down. She vas fog bound at Portland, being unable to leave there until 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. She crossed out over the bar at Astoria at 1 o'clock Monday morning but the strong headwind made her progress slow. Captain Parsons, the new master, came down on her. Captain Olson will mnko tho trip back to Portland and return and will then assume , command of the Nann Smith. Cap- tain Nelson will make another trip on the Nan"n Smith meanwhile. Frentls Gray, one of the owners of the Alliance who has been here for a day or two as tho guest of Agent Harry Skinner, will go to Portland on tho Alliance next week. Mr. Gray Is very much pleased with tho development of Coos Bay and tho determined spirit that tho residents here are showing to make still great or improvements. That he Is with them was shown by the contribu tion of $2,500 to tho dredger fund a few months ago. Tho Alllanco will sail from here for Portland about 10 o'clock In tho morning. Among those who came down on tho Alliance were the fol lowing: Wm. Madarls, D. L. Wiggins, T. L. Slebert, G. B. Rathfou, Henry Young, Jas. Lamont, Robt. Keen, Miss An nie Raines, J. A. Reed and wife, C. Van Kilbeck, Jos Ellis, Wm. Van Camp, V. Anderson, Fred Keo, Wm. j Murray, Joe Rlvett, D. McCrano and twelye steerage. M. F. Plant Sails. Tho M. F. Plant sailed this morn ing fpr San Francisco, carrying a largo number of passengers and con siderable freight. Among those who sailed from hero wore tho following: K. Talyl, F. F. Clinton, Hattlo Ferrey, Mrs. J.' L. Ferroy, J. ' II. Bridges, F. B. Walrath, J. L. Ferroy, B. H. Ferrey, R. F. Uurko, E, L. Gibbs, D. V. Renforo, HIscock, P. II. Knuppenberg, Rev. McKay, H. Slboll, L. Boz, P. Christefors, L. Bafors, J. E, Day, Seo "UNOLE JOSH" and laugh, Seo "UNCLE JOSH" and laugh. "Uncle Josh" FIUDAY, Docomber 11 at' MASONIC Opora House. "Uncle Josh" FRID AY, December . House.' ' 11 at MASONIC Opera New York Paper Demands In vestigation of Panama Canal Purchase. CHARGES BIG GRAFT IN DEAL FOR IT Claims That Cromwell's Syn- dicate Got Most of the Money Paid. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Dec. 8. The New York World to which Delavan Smith, editor of the Indianapolis News, re ferred in his reply to Roosevclt'3 at tack upon him as authority for tho article on tho Panama Canal, which appealed In his paper and called (.forth the President s letter says to- .. . .,.....,, i day-: In view of President Uoose- J velt deliberate mis-statement of fact in his scandalous personal attack upon Mr. Delavan Smith, editor it tho Indianapolis News, the World calls upon the congress of the Unit ed States to make immediately a full and Impartial Investigation of the entlro Panama scandal. t The World goes into tho negotia tions Incident to tho taking over by this government of tho Panama Ca nal property from tho original French company, and quotes exten sively from the testimony taken be fore the investigation committee of the senate which went into the ca nal affairs of 190G, and of Wm. NcI- son Cromwell's persistent refusal to answer most of tho pertinent ques tions of Senator Morgan of Alabama. Tho World quotes extensively and apparently refutes beyond a doubt tho statement of Roosovelt that "The United States did not pay a 'cent of the $40,000,000 to any 'American citizens. Tho government Ipaid the $40,000,000 to tho French government, getting tho receipt of tho liquidator appointed by tho French government to receive same." The World says, only one man knows how tho money was distribut ed by Cromwell and "that Roosevelt and Root wore tho two most In his confidence, and tho paper char-yes that it waB the who aided Crom woll in consummating tho Panama, revolution, arranged tho terms of tlMr purchase of tho canal, made tho agreement to pay $40,000,000 on thw canal properties and tho additional $10,000,000 for a manufactured Panama republic, every penny - of which was paid by check on' tho United States Treasurer to J. P. Mor gan and Company, and not to tho French government as Roosevelt says, but to J. P. Morgan and Com pany." Tho World says tho property of tho bankrupt of DeLesseps Com pany could havo been purchased for $5,000,000, that nn American com pany was formed with "dummy" di rectors to take over tho property and that the American company organ ized by Cromwell got' most of tho money. SAYS IT IS LIE. President-Elect Tuft's Brother May Start Suit. ' (By Apsoclated Press.! CINCINNATI. Ohio.. Dec 8. The- Cincinnati Times-Star, of which Chaa- P. Taft' Is editor and proprietor, in reviewing tho Now York World's Panama Canal story characterizes it as a He, and gives tho Impreaslon that legal stepB may bo made desir able bv dvonts and insinuates that in about twenty-four hours a suit may be Instituted. " TAFT "AND ROOSEVELT. lloth Will Deliver Addresses Rcforo ' ' l 'Southern Roosters? WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 8. Interest In the Southern Commercial congress today ceritorcd In tlfo Na tional Conservation commission at which lioth Roosevelt and Taft aro to speak. Af the morning Besjlon, Interesting addresses were made by Edwin C Eckel, Dr. C. W. Hayes. Chief Geologist of tho United 'States Geological Survey, and B. kins of duirlotle', NV C. A. Tomp-