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' - s. 1 -.I-1" 1 jamar TALK ABOUT TALKING. YOU CAN TAMC TO THOU SANDS OV PEOPLE EVERY DAT BY PUTTING YOUR "WANT ADS" IN TUB TIMES. unities KEEP UP TO DATE HY READING TIES COOS BAY TIMES. THE DAY'S NFWS TOLD ACCURATELY AND CONCISELY. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vol. III. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSH FIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1908. No. 146. rnvmrntfeetasKi, a r t x (Ham mm PESTILENCE AND TO Frightful Scenes Witnessed Amid the Ruins of Grief Stricken Messina. FAMISHED MEN KILL IN STRUGGLE FOR FOOD Official Estimate Now Place Number of Dead at 115,000 But Will Be More. (By Associated Press.) ROME, Dec. 31. The official estimate placed upon the dead f of Calabria and eastern Sicily Is 110,000 but there is reason to believe this may bo greatly ex- ceeded. No news has yet been received., of the Americans thought to be In the devastated district excepting Rev. David Sessums of New Orleans, and daughter Alice, who are safe In Rome. Ambassador Grlscom Is about to start from Rome for the Bouth in an endeavor to se- cure Information concerning all .American travelers. , (By Associated Press.) MESSINA, Dec. 31. A fright- ful scene occurred hero today amid the ruins of the custom houses. Bands of famished per- sons were grouping In the deb- rls in the hope of discovering food. The first of the search- ers who were successful were attacked by others with knives and revolvers and obliged to divide their findings. The struggle was fierce. Famished men threw themselves upon each other like wolves and sev- eral were disemboweled in de- fending a handful of dry bones or a few ounces of flour. One of the unfortunates was pinned to a plank by a knife while clinging to his hand was his child for whom he had sought food. (By Associated Press.) ROME, Dec. 31. To the terrifying spectacle of the death caused by Monday's earthquake, now have been added the horror of starvation and fear of the spread of pestilence as It is Impossible to obtain any news of the late ot many little villages along the coast many of which are believed to be entirely wiped out. In some small towns, the suddenness and completeness of the catastrophe is overwhelming. Of 14,000 living in Palml only a few score are alive today. YestPrday 2,200 bodies were burled there. Regglo remains isolat ed in ghastly desolation, the rail roads ond roads throughout the sur rounding country being utterly de stroyed. The visit of the king and queen to Messina and Regglo has aroused widespread enthusiasm. In spite of the universal mourning and distress, the sovereigns were saluted when they disembarked by the firing of the guns of the Italian and foreign warships at Messina. The troops are distributing rations wherever It Is possible for them to get Into touch with the stricken4 people. The wa ters of the Straits of Messina are covered with floating bodies of men, women, children and all kinds of wreckage. PEOPLE FLEEING FROM MESSINA Hundred Thousand Persons Are Hur- rylng to Other Sections. (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Dec. 31. A special t Pnimlo savs that it Is estimated that a hundred thousand persons em barked on warships and other ves sels in the Straits of Messina or have otherwise left tho devastated district. All towns and villages along the straits are rapidly becoming depop ulated as there Is widespread fears o". furtLer convulsions. Cross cut saws at MILNER'S. HUNGER QUAKE 0 B Precautionary Measures Taken to Prevent Pestilence In Stricken City. (By Associated Press. REGGIO, Dec. 31. As a precau tionary measure against the outbreak of pestilence, the bodies of persons killed In the earthquake are being burned and strong disinfectants are being strewn among the ruins of the city. The troops have set up field kitchens and are baking bread in the streets. MAY SEND FLEET. Plan Under Consideration For Send ing Wnrshlps to Stricken City. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. The matter of dispatching the American battleship fleet to the stricken city of Messina and other Italian ports Is now under consideration and a speedy decision in favor of such em ployment Is expected. The sixteen warships are now making their way through the Red Sea and should ar rive at Port Said, the eastern en trance to the Suez Canal, by Sunday. Owing to the fact that full supplies of coal and provisions must be taken on the fleet will hardly reach Mes sina before January 15. With fif teen thousand thoroughly disciplined American sailors, a splendid corps of medical officers and surgeons, abundance of supplies of medicines and food. It is believed the American fleet will be a welcome visitor on the shores of Sicily even a fortnight hence. ENTIRE REGIMENT DROWNED. Indications That Mnny Soldiers Per ished In Tidal Wave. i Rv Associated Press. ) REGGIO, Dec. 31. There is rea son to believe that an entire regl ment of Infantry was drowned in the tidal wave at Palml. The bodies of three soldiers have already been re covered. Taft Withdraws From Ohio Senatorial Race In Favor of Burton. (By Associated Press.) COLUMBUS, Dec. 31. Definite announcement has been made that Charles P. Taft has withdrawn from the senatorial race "In the Interest of harmony." The backbone of the Taft strength will bo delivered to Burton as the successor of Senator Foraker. FORAKER WITHDRAWS. Ohio Senatorial Contest Is Now Prac tically Settled. (By Associated Prers.) COLUMBUS. Dec. 31. Senator Foraker at noon Issued a 'statement formally withdrawing from the sen atorial flght. That leaves the field practically clear for Burton, GOV. C0SGR0VE IS IMPROVING RAPIDLY WushlnKton's Chief Executive Will Return From California January U. (By Associated Press.) PASO ROBLES, Dec. 31. Governor-elect Cosgrove of Washington, who is ill at the Springs hero, is greatly improved and without doubt will reach Olympla by January 11. BROTHER CHAS. QUITS ICE W Movement Inaugurated to Take Part of Douglas and Lane For New County Territory Takes In Drain and Gardiner' EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 31. A move ment has been set on foot by the people of Cottago Grove to form a new county with that city as the county seat. It is proposed that the line should cross the Middle Fork of the McKen zle, run near Goshen and thence west to the present boundary of the county. This would leave the Blue River mining country in Lane, while the present Bohemia district, In both Lane and Douglas, would be included within the boundaries of the new county. From the Bohemia district in Dou glas the Une would run west to the coast and include within the limits of the proposed Bohemia county the townB of Yoncalla, Drain and Gardi ner, all of which are at present In Douglas county. Eugene Is AVilllng. Commenting upon this movement, the Eugene Guard says: The people who have discussed the new move believe that a division is Inevitable, if not during the coming TLAHD THIEVES STEAL CAR Rose City Robbers Break All Records By Holding Up Motorman and Conductor and Then Stealing Trolley Car. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Dec. 31. Robbers who last night held up and robbed a motorman and a conductor qf Rose City Park car, and then stole tho car, are in custody and have con United States Supply Ship With Rations Started For Scene of Suffering and Destitute (By Associated Preps.) NEW YORK, Dec, 31. Tho Unit ed States supply ship Celtic will Hall today for Messina with $1,500,000 navy rations for the Italian earth quake sufferers. The rations were intended for the American fleet, but the Navy Department authorized that delivery to destitute Italians and Sicilians. PRESENT Denial of Report That Roose velt May Be Called Before Senate Committee. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Senator Halo, tho acting chairman of the committee on appropriations, who Is In charge of the Investigation of the methods' of the Secret Service, said today that there was no Intention so far as ho knew of summoning President Roosevelt before tho com mittee after his retirement on tho Fourth of March as Intimated in some published reports. Sportsmen Your cense will cost you MILNER'S. Hunter's Li bia ?1.00 at Steamer . HRIiAKWATERi sails from Coos Bay for Portland SAT URDAY, JANUARY 2, 7 A. M. UNCLE m SENDS RELIEF H OREGON year at least in less thnn four years. They think that both the people at Roseburg and here In Eugene would readily" give up a part of their coun ties to them. The only difficulty they seem to apprehend is the location of the now boundaries. Rather than fight for the division, as the people of Hood River did, they wish to conciliate both Douglas and Lane county people, and for that purpose have broached the subject to a number of Eugene people. Busi ness men at Cottage Grove want the help of Eugene Influence, and pur pose to arrange an amicable agree ment between Cottnge Grove and Eu gene business men. With the help of the representa tives of Lane county and Douglas county they think the division can easily be made in the next legisla ture, and that there will be no need to attempt the initiative. The great betterment that is ex pected is in the administration of the district affected. It is said that with a smaller executive district much better roads would be built in. all three districts and that greater at tention would be paid to the vital interests of the district. The name for the new county has not yet been decided upon, but in case a unit Is formed It would prob ably be Bohemia. fessed to the crime. They will be indicted this afternoon. The arrest ed men give the names of Al. Miller and Herman Schwartz. Miller was first taken Into custody. He con fessed and took the police to the room he had occupied with Schwartz In a cheap lodging house. Schwartz thrustra revolver into Officer Keller's face and was shot In the arm for his trouble. He was taken to tho city prison where he confessed. The ar rests were made by police officers Keller and Klenlen, the same men who apprehended three desperate holdups last week. Prominent Contractor Sentenc ed to Penitentiary For At tempted Bribery. (By Associated Presa.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31. E. A. S. Blake, the contractor convicted of attempting to bribe J. M. Kelly, a prospective Juror In the Rucf bri bery trial to vote for acquittal, was sentenced by Judge Dunne to four years Imprisonment In tho peniten tiary. NOT GUILTY; REARRESTI An Everett, Washington, Bank Cashier Arrested On Charge of Larceny. (By Associated Press.) EVERETT, Dec. 31. Chris Olson, formerly cashier of tho Scandinavian Bank that was closed "several months ago, is on trial charged wUh publish ing a false statement of tho bank's condition and was declared not guilty by a Jury In tho Superior Court. He was Immediately re-arrested on the charge of larceny and embezzlement on complaint of tho bank's receiver. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our thanks and gratitude for the many acts of kind ness and sympathy shown us during the HlneBB and death of Win, Klahn. MRS. WM. KLAHN and family. ERISGOiN GETS 4 TEARS COUNTY WAS BEST MEETING IN PORTLAND MAN PASSES AWAY Jacob Mayer, Prominent Ma son and Business Man, Dies of Old Age Today. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Dec. 31. Jacob Mayer, a pioneer of Portland since 1857 and a member of the whole sale drygoods firm of Flelschner Mayer & Company of this city, the largest wholesale house on the Paci fic coast with branches at Spokane and Seattle, died today of old age. He was one of the best known Ma sons in tho United States and tho oldest on the Pacific coast. He was the Pacific coast representative to the Grand Lodge In Englnnd, and was appointed to that honorable position by King Edward of England, when the king was Prince of Wales. He was born In Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, May 7, 182 G. AGED WOI Charred Remains Found In Ruins of House That Was Burned. (By Associated Press.) PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 31. A search In the ruins of the farmhouse of tho late Edward Tumner, pioneer, on tho shores of Port Discovery Buy, which was burned last night, result ed In the discovery of the charred body of his aged Indian widow. Threro was a deep gash In the head made with a blunt Instrument. Tho house was fired to remove the evi dence of the crime. The woman was inoffehslvo and why she was mur dered Is a mystery. Logger Commits Suicide In South Slough Smith-Powers Logrjing Carrp. News reached Marshfleld Into this afternoon that an employee of tho Smith-Powers logging camp at the head of South Slough had commit ted suicide by first cutting his throat and then hanging himself. No de tails of the crime could bo secured nor could tho man's name bo learn ed. Coroner T. J. Lewis loft at onco for tho camp to tako charge of the body and hold an Inquest thereon. NOTICE TO PRESBYTERIANS. There, will be an important meet ing of the congregation of tho First Presbyterlnn church, held In the church Immediately after services on Sunday for tho purpose of consider ing, extending a call to a new pas tor. By order of THE SESSION. NOTICE. PartUs owing mo accounts are re quested to call and settle as I am closing my books. All accounts out standing after Janunry 15, 1909 will bo placed for collection. ROBT. MARSDEN, Sr. Warranted Axes at .MILNER'S. Al IU 0 DETERMINED TO END LIFE OF OREGON Oregon -Idaho Development Congress Sets a High Water Mark. GIVES NEW HOPE FOR NEW RAILWAY' Full Text of the Resolutions Contain Many Good Words For Coos Bay. I. S. Smith, one of Coos Bay's re presentatives to tho Oregon-Idaho Development Congress, returned home Wednesday. He reports the meeting one of tho most enthusiastic and successful yet held. Mr. Smith' made ono of tho most Important ad dresses to tho congress and ho re ports great Interest by all eastern Oregon and Idaho In the Coos Bay harbor. The Oregon-Idnho Development Congress held at Valo recently was not only the best, largest and most enthusiastic so far held, but Is said by those familiar with such move ment to have been the best meeting of the kind over hold In the state's history. This is encouraging and important nows for Coos Bay for the growth of this movement is fraught with great interest to this section. This last session was a splendid in dex of tho character of tho men who aro back of this movement. They are doing more than any one agency to build up the commerce and de velop the resources of these two states. Their patience and persist ence In presenting the railway needs of the great omplro of central and southern Oregon and western Idaho must result In hastening tho build ing of this greatly needed Improve ment. Judge Lowell of Pendleton, made tho opening address for the congress saying In part: "That tho purposo of this congress Is to show the conditions that exist here and disenthral us from tho pent up railroad positions and to open to Coos Bay a harbor which would glvo to Idaho and Central Oregon an open market. This territory of Idaho and Oregon not touched by railroads is larger than tho stnto of Ohfo. Tho soil Is a lavaetto which produces lm menBo crops. Oregon and Idaho pro sent great possibilities for futuro de velopment. Wo demand tho trans portation lines that tho country needs, wo aBk for a railroad from Snako river to Coos Bay; we ask for tho Improvement of Coos Bay harbor. Do we realize that there are but sovon possible ports of Importance on this coast. They aro at San Fran cisco, Eureka, Sacramento, San Pe dro, Puget Sound, Columbia River. Yaqulna Bay and Coos Bay, that Coos Bay Is tho best entry with tho exception of the- mouth of the Col umbia river. Tho west coast will In tlmo bo a greater market for ship ping thnn Is tho eastern coast and this Inland omplro Is tho natural shipping grounds for the Coos Bay harbor. A great city will bo placed In this Inland empire, ono at Port land, ono at Coos Bay, ono at tho mouth of the Columbia and ono at the head of navigation for the Col umbia. Here will bp tho Manchester of tho west. In closing his remarks ho stated public sentiment would build cities and compel tho dovolop mont of Oregon nud Idaho by forc ing tho building of railroads and tho opening of our harbor." ItetiOlutloiiH Adopted, Tho following resolutions wore adopted at the recent session ot the Oregon-Idaho Development Congress, hold In Vnlo: "The Oregon-Idaho Development congress wishes to renow at this, Its third regular session. Its declaration In favor of state-aided railroads. Wo bollovo that It Is tho duty of tho state government to oxtend all pos sible encouragement nnd assistance In the construction ot steam and eleotrlo railroads, and wo bollovo that the ontlre legislative' and executive (Continued on page 4.) i iy