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VOL. Ill
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1909 EVENING EDITION-
No. 191.
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BY ANCHOR
Raftsman Loses Life As Result
of Boat Being Turned
Over.
GOOD SWIMMER BUT
COULDN'T SAVE SELF
Leaves Widowed Mother and
A Sister In Finland
Rescued Boy's Body.
Herman Erlckson, 22 years of
age, was drowned In Coos River just
below the Coos Bay Creamery at
7:30 Saturday evening. With An
drew Andersonhe was handling a
log raft and In drawing la tho
anchor, the cables snagged and ho
was thrown under when the boat up
set. Although he was a good swimmer,
he was unable to extricate himself
after falling Into the water. The
body was recovered by Anderson and
several friends at a distance of about
20 feet from shore.
The deceased has lived In Marsh
field for about two years and was a
member of tho Swoml Society which
will have charge of tho funeral to
morrow afternoon. He has a widow
ed mother and sister In Finland.
Mr. Erlckson had been employed
by Victor Wlttlck as a raftsman for
the past six weefcs. Only a few
weeks ago, he aided in recovering
the body of Carlo Wlttlck who was
drowned al North Bend.
The coroner's jury, composed of
A. M. Peter, Foreman, T. S. Harvey,
C. Seler, J. Barkman, Alex Johnson
and John Hill, today rendered a "ver
dict of accidental drowning while in
the performance of his duties as a
raftsman.
The body is at the undertaking
parlors of Coroner T. J, Lewis.
CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN
ROBBED SATURDAY NIGHT
Fred. Gedda Reports Loss to Police
and Is Arrested Together
With Two Suspects.
Fred. Gedda reported to the po
lice that he had been robbed of a
watch and a small sum of money
Saturday night. In company with
several friends, he had been making
the rounds, and Marshal Carter does
not put much confidence in the story.
However, Gedda was arrested and
also two Greeks whom he alleged as
saulted him and took his watch and
money. He was unable to identify
them. The matter is being further
investigated however.
SPOOK NOT IMMUNE.
Australia Insists On Payment of Duty
On Article Brought by Mm.
MELBOURNE, Feb. 22. T. W.
Stanford, brother of the founder of
tljp Stanford university, and a noted
Australian spiritualist, has discover
ed that the Australian custom house
will not recognize spook smugglers.
Officially Stanford Is at the head of
the spiritualists of Australia. A few
years ago ho discovered and engag
ed a medium who claims that when
In a trance he can cause matter to
pass through' matter by a law of
which only spiritualists are cogniz
ant. Recently a Melbourne spltuallst
newspaper printed a list of articles
which Stanford's medium material
ized at local seances. The customs
officials read of the articles, thereby
discovering what dutiable materials
had been delivered into Australia
without payment of the duty levied
under the tariff. Tho officials ap
plied to Stanford for payment of the
duties. Stanford claimed tho articles
were not dutiable, as they had not of the body.
been Imported in tho ordinary sense The needle removed from Mr.
of the word, but had been transport- Breen Is in a perfect state of pre
ed with lnstantaneousness of thought 'servation, and Dr. Ingram wanted to
from India. Tho customs officials, i keep It, but the man who had carried
still skeptical, reported tho facts to jit for twenty-five years thought he
their superiors. AH Australia is now I had a prior claim on It and would
anxiously awaiting the verdict. not part with It.
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GABLE SNAGGING
TO
Preparations Made For Exer
cises There In the Evening
Teachers Chosen.
Marshfleld's handsome new high
school building will be thrown open
to the public next Friday evening
when a short program will be given
following which an opportunity will
be afforded all residents to Inspect
the new edifice. The building is
complete, furniture and fixtures, and
Is declared to be one of the best in
Southern Oregon.
While the full program has not
been arranged( lfc Is understood that
an effor(. win b(J made to make the
forma, exerclse8 brIef owlng to tue
Iarge crowd that ,s lkely to be pre.
sent. J. W. Bennett, chairman of
the Marshfleld school board, will
preside and there will be talks by
County Superintendent W. H. Bunch
of Coqullle, Superintendent Raab of
North Bend, Superintendent Golden
of Marshfleld, and by Dr. J. T. Mc
Cormac of the school board.
Teachers Are Elected.
At a special meeting of the school
trusteeS( the fol,owlng teachers were
lected fQJ. the hlgh Bchool. Nannle
jLyon BIanche W,niamg( Rebecca
( stump, Kathleen Bennett, Josephine
E(Idv Katherine Wells and Millie
Johnson, the latter two being new
teachers. Rebecca Stump was ap
pointed teacher of elocution for both
schools and Mrs. Ella Rood was pro
moted from teacher of the Sixth
Grade to principal of the lower
grade classes. Prof. James G. Fer
gusson, principal of the High School,
will assign the teachers of that school
to their various brunches.
There will be another special elec
tion on Friday evening at the new
High School when a vote will be
taken on issuing $7,500 in bonds to
complete furnishing the building and
also to provide additional depart
ments which It Is proposed to start
soon.
LIBBY MAN IS
Phil Breen Has Needle, Swal
lowed Twenty-Five Years
Ago, Removed From Hip.
Phil Breen, a miner at Libby,
some days ago felt a slight pricking
sensation Just above his right hip.
Thinking it was a splinter, he had
several friends examine the spot, but'
nothing was found to indicate1 any
thing of the kind. Being in town
Saturday, he called on Dr. Ingram,
On examination it was found that a
needle was embedded about three
quarters of an inch under the skin.
When the object causing the
trouble was removed and found to
be a needle, Mr. Breen at once re
membered of swallowing one twenty
five years ago, and the fact that the
object was lying almost flat with the
skin, point outwards, furnishes
proof of his assertion. Dr. Ingram
says that although he never perform
ed such an oporation before, that
there are several cases of the same
kind on record where objects swal
lowed were found In different parts
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Mob Assails Greeks As Result
of Shooting of Policeman
and Serious Results Follow.
(By Associated Press.)
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 22. The
rioting which began in the Greek
i
quarter of South Omaha yesterday
did not subside until an early, hour
this, morning and the total casualties
are:
Five suffering from gun shot
wounds.
Eleven Greeks so badly beaten
that they had to be taken to tho
hospitals for treatment.
Large number of others received
M
FIVE KILLED IN DELAWARE WRECK
Passenger Train Carrying
Crowd to Welcome Fleet In
Head-On Collision Vic
tims' Bodies Cremated. '
(By Asscclated Press.)
DELMAR, Del., Feb. 22. Seven
men were killed or burned to death
early today in a head-on collision
between an express train and two
EY POURS
OUT HOT .SHOT
Illinois Representative Answers
Critics of His Speech At
tacking Panama Canal.
(By Associated Pre.)
WASHINGTON, D. C.Teb. 22.
Asserting that his recent Bpeech in
the House relative to the purchase
of the Panama canal had brought
upon himself "vllllflcation, misrepre
sentation, and abuse almost without
parallel In the history of that body,"
Representative Ralney of Illinois, to
day delivered in the House a lengthy
speech In reply to the charges that
the Information upon which his re
marks were based had been obtained
from ex-convlcts and black mailers,
this accusation having been made
openly In the House by Representa
tive Loverln of Massachusetts. Ral
ney declared he did not attack the
canal but simply attacked the graft
connected with the enterprise. "True
loyalty to this great enterprise," Rai
ny said, "means that you must ex
pose and denounce all kinds of graft
In connection with It In order to
avoid the pitfalls which the French
companies fell into, and I prppose to
do this whether It meet" with the
approval of the next president or not.
I want to say to all those who are
spending so much time abusing me
that I have not yet commenced this
fight. I have only trained my guns
on some of the 'least objectionable
features of Panama matters."
J. C. WILCOX RETURNS.
TCorth Bend Liquor Man Home But
Refuses to Talk. the trip and few passengers were
J. C. Wilcox, the North Bend llq- sick. The Alliance is scheduled to
uor dealer, whose appeal to the Sti- sail for Portland at 10:30 Tuesday
preme Court to escape serving tho mor.nlng. Her incoming passenger
balance of a year's sentence In the list follows:
county Jail for the alleged violation A. B. Daly, Geo. Handy, J. F.
of the liquor laws, was decided Stlcknoy, H. Hoerck, W. Hutchison,
against him returned on the Alliance E. N. Deady, J. Folklnson, W. C. Ir
today from Portland. Mr. Wilcox vine, Mrs. W, C, Irvine, Vera Irvine,
was irate over the reports that were W. Hoagland, Mrs. 7. Hoagland
circulated In North Bend and Marsh- Fred. .Hoagland, Ruth Hoagland,
field to tho effect that ho would not Wllma Hoagland, F. Fahrenwald,
return and "face the music." Beyond Elmer Parker, Mrs. J. C. Jones, W.
condemning the parties starting the S. Paige, E. J, Kennowltz, C. M. De
report, Mr. Wilcox said ho had Somer, F. O. Mays, Mrs. F. O. Mays,
nothing to say now. When an effort E. Steele, Jno. McCrao, II. A. Frank
will be made to, have him returned lin, E. T. Brewer, W. P. Hickman,
to Jail to sorvo tho balance of his J. Vandeberg, Mrs. Vandeberg, G.
term Is not known as Sheriff Gage 'Clldendin, J. Andriso, L. Oldenberg,
he will not return from 'Frisco until J. Oldenberg, W. Oldonborg, P. OI
tomorrow. denberg, D. Van Roehra, J. C. Leo, C.
. .A. Bqvcq, Paul Rlebo, 3f H. Qhryst,
TRY Lillian qoal. 'A' Street Dock. Tom Chryst, E. P. Edwards, J. C.
Wilcox, C, Tlmrnons and twelve
SEED OxVTS for sale at Haines' steerage.
OMAHA
bruises during tho melee.
Large number of stores and shops
partially wrecked by mob.
The riots were the outcome of the
shooting of Policeman Edward
Lowery last Friday and followed a
mass meeting at which the shooting
was denounced.t A wild mob of men
and boys started for the Greek
quarter and the clash followed. To
day N. J. Mandanls, president of the
Greek colony, received the follow
ing message from L. A. Coro Mllas,
Creek minister to the United States:
"Leave it to the law that Is your
protection." The message was read
to a gathering of one thousand
Greeks, Many Greeks are leaving
South Omaha today. All is quiet to
day. locomotives on the Deleware divi
sion of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Two passengers were injured.
Princess Trixle, the famous educat
ed hdrse, was burned to death.
The train was crowded with pas
sengers bound for Hampton Roads
to witness the home-coming of the
battleship fleet. The wreck imme
diately took fire and It was impos
sible to rescue those under the
wreckage.
CYCLONE HITS
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Seven Reported Killed, Many
Injured and Heavy Damage
Done at Reece.
(By Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY, Kan., Feb. 22. It Is
reported that the town of Reece on
the Missouri Pacific, forty miles east
do. Seven are reported killed,
particulars are obtainable as
wires are down.
No
the
PROPERTY LOSS HEAVY.
Hut Casualties at Reece May Not Bo
As Great As Reported.
, (By Associated Press.)
WICHITA, Kan., Feb 22. Pas
sengers from Eldorado, Kan., say
they learned there was no one killed
at Reece but that four were Injured.
The property loss Is heavy.
FROM PORTLAND
Steamships With Many Aboard
Had Good Trip Down
the Coast.
The steamer Alliance arrived this
morning after a good trip from Port-
land. The sea was calm almost all
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AMERICAN BATTLESHIP FLEET
IS WELCOMED HOME TODAY
NARROW ESCAPE
INJIL FIRE
W. E. Dungan, Watt Short and
R. P. McClellan Have
Thrilling Experience.
W. E. Dungan, Watt Short and R.
P. McClellan had a narrow escape
from severe Injury In a launch Are
on South Slough Friday night. As
it was, all of them sustained burns
and each Is thanking his lucky stars,
for escaping as easily as they did.
Mr. McClellan who recently ar
rived on the Bay from Texas wanted
to see more of It and Messrs. Dungan
and Short volunteered to show him
what they knew of It. The trip down
the bay was made all right until
the storm came up. In steering up
South Slough, they forgot the
"Point" and went aground. The
tide was coming In with great force
and spray wan dashing all over the
little craft.-; After hyroic work, they
succeeded In getting her afloat again.
Soon after going under the can
vass cabin, Mr. McClellan attempted
to light a cigar. The head of the
match broke and flew Into some dis
tillate oil that had slopped out of
the can on the floor. In a moment,
the Interior of the boat was a seething-
mass of flames. A five gallon
can of the oil was quickly heaved
overboard but there was so much oil
in the bottom of the boat that It
threatened everything with destruc
tion. Finally by all three using their
overcoats, they succeeded In quench
ing the flames. Everything they had
In the boat was "badly scroched and
all of them had burns about tho
hands and face.
Meanwhile their lantern had been
extinguished and tho latter part of
their combat with the fire was In
darkness except tho light from the
burning distillate. Finally, they
succeeded In reaching shore and
made for Ed. Stoltz's home where
they were cared for and spent tho
night.
The fact that tho oil happened to
be distillate, a poor grade of gaso
line, Instead of the regular gasoline
was the only thing that prevented t(m noa(s and wnen the home-com-an
explosion, the thought of the Jjg veBselg nnd anchored, she tool:
porbable result of which causes tnem
to shudder.
OPENED TODAY
Over 5,000 Celebrate Formal
Opening of Pappett-Boise
-Reclamation Work.
(By Associated Press.)
BOISE, Ida., Feb. 22. Five thou
sand people, Including representa
tives of tho United States reclamation
service, Governor Brady and mem
bers of the Idaho legislature were
witnesses today of tho formal open
ing qf tho Pappett-Boise project, one
tho the largest reclamation works
undertaken by tho federal govern
ment. TAKT IS SPEAKER.
President-Elect Principal Figure In
Philadelphia Event.
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.
President-elect Taft was tho central
figure In tho celebration by the Unl
vorslty of Pennsylvania of Washing
ton's birthday. Tho exorcises took
placahIn. tho old academy of music
into .which 4,000 persons crowded.
Washington's birthday lus beon celC'
brated by tho university slnco 182 C
as university day. Taft was cordially
received,
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U. S. Navy Squadrons In
Hampton Roads After
45,000 Mile Cruise.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
THERE TO GREET THEM
Thousands of Others at Old
Point Comfort to Bid Them
"Welcome Home'
(By Associated Press. I
OLD POINT COMFORT, Va 'efc.
22. With their homeward bonnil
pennants streaming far uehlnd them.
twenty-eight bands playing "The Star
Spangled Banner" and saluting can
non roaring tribute to the President
of the United States, the battleships
of tho American Navy ended their
world cruise today. After steaming
In review before President Roose
velt whose eagle crested flag of blno
was at the main mast of the cruiser
yacht Mayflower, tho sixteen white
battleships finally cast anchor Jn
Hampton Roads whence they started
fourteen months ago on the notable
journey of 45,000 miles. Joy over
the home-coming was written on the
face of every blue-jacket and officer
of the sixteen ships.
As she led tho beautiful column
of battleships out of Hampton Roads
fourteen months ago, the Connecti
cut steamed again today at the head
of the returning squadrons and la
the wake of the white ships of tho
fleet followed a welcoming host in
gray, four battleships and five power
ful cruisers being In tho escorting
column, which went a thousand miles
to sea to convey a preliminary word
oi welcome to the famous squadrons.
The day was not as propitious a
might have been desired, the early
morning fog giving way to a gray
day, anything but attractive to the.
thousands upon thousands gathered
at all points on Hampton Roads to
witness the return of the fleet.
Foreign naval attaches, immense
parties of government officials, high,
officers of the army and navy boarded
a small fleet and steamed put to greet
the Incoming vessels and witness tho
rovlow by President Roosevelt. The
Mayflower with President Roosevelt
and party on board (steamed at the
head of the long column into Harnp-
up a position in the center of the
fleet. Admiral Sperry and other flag
officers together with the captain
commanding, were received on "board
and to them President Roosevelt ex
tended his cordial thanks, which ho
afterward expressed anow to tho ofll
ceVs, and crews of the four divisions'
flagships, tho Connecticut, Louisiana,
Georgia and Wisconsin.
Health Is Good.
Health officer of the port boarded
tho Connecticut and granted a clean
bill of health to tho entire fleet.
When the Mayflower came up the
harbor, the fleet saluted the Presi
dent by a din of whistles. In a
quarter of an hour tho flagship
launches took tho admirals and their
staffs and the captains of the fleet
on board tho Mayflower. President
Roosevelt delivered addresses of
welcomo and then started on h'ls
round of tho divisional flagships,
SHOOTING IN TEXAS.
Man and Wife Shot Down On Prin
cipal Street.
(Bv Associated Press.)
MARSHALL, Tex., Fob. 22. Jess
Donnlson shot and Instantly killed
Mrs. W. Ford and dangerously
wounded her husband today on a
principal street. They wore neigh
bors. No cause is known.
CASTRO WILL RETURN.
Vonnsiicla'h Ouxtwl President to TUt
turn h I'rlwito Citizen.
Mv .Associated l'roiB.
DRESDEN, Fob. 2 2. Castro l
planiilng-to return to Venezuela tc
resuino life there as a private citizen.
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