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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1909)
(tas IN XKH COSB Waif Affc GBT VTIIA YOU YOU WANT IT. FIV CENTS PDB LINE VER DAY. (litmus Successful Busi ness hoaeca far. the largo cities after Experience, testing nil advert! ning nictbods are now using tho daily papers exclu sively. ME3IBEU OP ASSOCIATED TRESS VOL.111 MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1909 EVENING EDITION No. 192. mm PUNS OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN WASHINGTON FOR LONG Leave About March 15 For Year's Hunting Trip In; Africa. WILL THEN TRAVEL THROUGH EUROPE Will Deliver Lectures at Noted English and German Universities. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 23. The following story of President Roosevelt's plans for the next few years was given to me Associated Press by Mr. Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt, fifty years of age, having, on March 4, with his retirement as twenty-sixth President of the United States, completed over twenty-five years of public service, has decided to take rest and recrea tion In a two-years' trip abroad, half of which will be spent In Africa under the British flag as a faunal naturalist and the other half In Eu rope visiting at least three of the big capitals. At the head of a scien tific expedition outfitted by the Smlth&onian Institution of Washing ton he will, with his son, Kermlt, and three American naturalists of note Major Edgar A. Mearns, J. Lorlng Alden and Edmund Heller make a collection of mammals, birds, reptiles, insects and botanical speci mens of Central Africa, which will be deposited In the United States Na tional Museum at Washington. The party leave New York City about the middle of March, going by the Mediterranean route to Gibraltar and Naples. At Naples the mem bers of the expedition will board a steamer of the German East African Line for Kllindinl harbor, Mombasa Island. They will arrive at the East African port toward the end of April, proceed by the Uganda Rail way to Nairobi, spend six months there, then continue by rail to Port Florence, Lake Victoria Nyanza, making a totaldjstance of 584 miles by rail. The expedition will cross Uganda by caravan, and, finally pass down the whole length of the Nile, reaching Khartoum about April, 1910. Much of the hunting and i specimen collecting will be done in British East Africa, where the Ugan da Railway will be used as a means of ready transportation from Nairobi, which will be the base of supplies. At Khartoum, it is expected, the President and his son will be joined by Mrs. Roosevelt, who will accom pany them on their trip to Europe. The naturalists of the party will pro ceed direct to the United States from Egypt. Mr. R'oosevelt probably will remain in Continental Europe and Great Britain about one year, having accepted invitations to deliver the Romanes Lecture at Oxford Unlver "" slty, an address at the Sorbonne in Paris and a lecture before the stu dents of the University of Berlin. Long has It been the desire of Mr. Roosevelt to make a hunting tour Into the heart of Africa. He has made numerous trips In search of big game in every part of the United States where such animals make their abode. For years ho has been an ardent hunter and a writer of 1iunflng stories. Some of his books on the subject are "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman," written from his ex periences while on a North Dakota ranch, when he spent two years raising cattle; "Ranch Life and Hunting Trail," "The Wilderness Hunter," "The Deer'Famlly," "Out door Pasttlmes of an American Hunt er." in the latter volume he refers to the sport In these words: "From tho days of Nlmrod to our own there have been mighty hunters before the Lord, and most warllko and masterful races have taken kindly to the chase, as chief among those rough pastimes which appeal naturally to men with plenty of red I'ood In the'.r veins." One might think Mr. Roosevelt de sires to emulate the earlier among"' .ii-itL J 4, TRIP GIVEN OUT DRY FARMING IS DISCUSSED Six Hundred Delegates Attend Trans-Missouri Congress at Cheyenne. (By Associated Press.) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 23. With more than six hundred dele gates present and hundreds more to arrive on belated or snowbound trains, the third Trans-Missouri con gress opened Its sessions here today. They will continue three days and it Is confidently expected that during that time work of the utmost Im portance and benefit to the semi-arid regions of the country will be ac complished. A blanket of snow a foot deep In Cheyenne greeted the delegates. Today's programme in cluded an address of welcome by governor Brooks, president of the congress and the reading' of papers by the delegates. ALL QUIET IN OMAHA. No More Outbreaks In Anti-Greek Uprising. (By Associated Press.) OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 23. All was quiet last night and today In the Greek situation. A portion of the local militia was held in readiness for a sudden call during the night but the precaution was unnecessary. S OREGON JOG Assistant Superintendent of Southern Pacific Lines Said to Have Resigned. (By Associated Press. ASHLAND, Ore., Feb. 23. It is rumored in local railroad circles that G. C. Morris has reslgnrt-as assistant superintendent of the Southern Pa cific lines in Oregon and that he will be succeeded by Chas. W.-Martln for tho past four years chief train dis patcher at Roseburg. Martin is now In Portland. the great conquering kings of Egypt and Assyria whom, ho says, hunted the elephant and the wild bull, as well as the lions with which the country swarmed; and Tiglath- Plleser the First, who as overlord of Phoenicia embarked on the Med iterranean and there killed a "sea monster"' presumably a whale a feat which, Mr. Roosevelt declares, "has been paralleled by no sport-loving sovereign of modern times, save by that stout hunter, the German Kaiser ; although, I believe, the pres ent English King, like several mem bers of his family, has slain both ele phants and tigers before he came to the throne." Speaking of the great hunting grounds o fthe world, Mr. Roosevelt says that there remain only three In the present century. South Africa Is the true hunter's paradise, In his opinion. HavJng been In public life almost continually since he was graduated from Harvard University in 1880 serving the people in the capacity of Assemblyman in New York State. Civil Service Commissioner of the United States, President of the Police Board In New York City, Assistant Secretary of the Navy of the United States, Colonel of the First United States Volunteer Cavalry in the Spanish War, Governor of the State of New York, Vice-president of the United States, and flually as Presi dent of the nation, the highest gift " (Continued on page 4.) M QUIT LEGISLATURE AT OLYMPIA PASSES BILL PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION OF QUESTION AT NEXT GENERAL ELECTION. (By Associated Press.) OLYMPIA, Wash. ,Feb. 23. The legislature has pns3ed the woman suffrage bill, the Senate adopting the measure today without debate. Tho Weil-Known Marshfield Girl Was Quietly Married In Portland, Feb. 14. Mrs. Hlrschel Rlggs of North Bend, announced today that her sis ter, Miss Edna Bralnard, and P. F. Dempsey had been quietly married in Portland Febiuary 14. The news came as a surprise to the young lady's many friends here as a ru mor a couple of months ago of her approaching marriage was strenuous ly denied by her. She was then In Idaho visiting . However, her numer ous friends will forgive her for keep ing It secret and will hasten to ex tend congratulations. Miss Bralnard or rather Mrs. Dempsey resided in Marshfield for years and graduated in the class of 1905. For some time prior to her trip to Idaho, she was bookkeeper at the Pioneer Hardware Store. The groom is a nephew of Mrs. L. M. Noble of Marshfield. The young couple will reside in Marshfield. KEPT MARRIAGE SECRET. North Bend Couple Keeps News From Friends Several Days. It became known in North Bend to day that Fred Sassman, a well-known Noith Bend barber, and Miss Mabel Waybright were quietly married at the home of E. E. Rlggs on the evening of February 17, Justice Shuster officiating. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Emll Nelson of Haynes Inlet. The young couple will reside In North Bend. TEN MILE IS STRICKEN Luther 0. Lighthall Succumbs to Heart Disease at Mercy Hospital. Luther O. Lighthall, a laborer 74 years of age, and a resident of Ten Mile for the past 1C years, was brought to Marshfield yesterday aft ernoon in a dying condition. He was taken to Mercy hospital at North Bend where he died at a late hour last night. Heart failure and general debility, due to his advanc ed age were the cause of death. The aged man had been practically blind since childhood. J. B. Hlbbard, connected with the Pettljohn-NIcols Company of thl3 city, Is a nephew of the deceased and a daughter, Mrs. Hattle Goodln, resides In Cairo, Mich. The body will bo held until the daughter Is heard from. YOUNG' GETS PLUM. Senator Boui-iio'b Secretary Is Port land's Postmaster. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 23. Tho nomination of John C. Young as postmaster at Portland, Ore., hold up since December 8, today was favor- ably reported by the Sonate Commit tee on postofflces. Young is Senator Bourno's secretary. TODAY: FRKSn Ling, Cod-Sea Trout, Flounders and Crabs EM PIRE FISH MARKET. MISS GRAINARD IS MRS. DEMPSY M bill provides for the submission of tho constitutional amendment at the next general election. In the House today, bills were Introduced provid ing for a bank deposit guarantee act; a "no seat, no faro" street car bill; bill repealing the present law prohibiting tho sale of cigarettes. A bill was introduced In the Senate to day repealing Sunday closing except boisterous places. REBATE FINE New York Central Must Pay Penalty For Violating the Rate Law. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The verdict of the United States circuit court for the southern district of New York Imposing a fine of $108, 000 upon the New York Central Rail road for granting rebates to the American Sugar Company, was to day affirmed by the United States Supreme Court. HAS LEG BROKEN IN ACCIDENT ON RANCH P. M. Hull-Lewis Sustained Injury While Clearing Tract For New Home On Catching Inlet. P. M. Hall-Lewis, who recently moved here from Hood River, Ore., where, he had been city engineer for several years, a position he was com pelled to give up on account of his health, sustained a fractuie of his leg this morning while at work on his ranch on Catching Inlet. Yes terday he made a trip to the ranch with lumber and material to Improve It. Ho was directing and aiding In clearing the ground this morning when a falling tree swerved nnd struck his leg. The Injury will prob ably disable him for several weeks. He was brought to Mar3hfleld at once and the fracture was reduced by Dr. Houseworth. His wife is here with him. DREDGE INLET TO SUMNER Work of Creating Navigable Channel On Upper Catching Inlet Starts. The work of Improving Catching Inlet so as to make a navigable chan nel to Sumner was started yesterday by a dredge under the supervision of tho organization recently perfected at Sumner to direct the, work. The Improvement will be one of the best ever made on any Inlet In this sec tion. The plan Is to dredge tho channel to a depth of about nine feet and nbout thirty feet wide on the bottom and forty feet wide on top. In some places where tho old channel is good, It will not bo necessary to take out this much dirt. Nor will It mean there will bo nine feet of water at low tide. In most'places, the dredgings. will be thrown up on one side of tho Inlet and make the base for a 'fine roadway In the near future. Captain W. C. Harris of Sumner, who is a prime movor for the im provement of tho Inlet asf well as a general, all around booster, Is enthusiastic over, the) prospect for tho. aiiccosful culmination of tho project which is being paid' for jointly by the benefitted properly owners and the county. Milk Can Brushes at MILNEIl'S. Calf Muzzles at MILNEU'S. A - ED STANDARD OIL COMPANY ON TRIAL ON REBATE CHARGES NO SERVICES RERE TOMORROW Usual Observance of Ash Wed nesday In Catholic Churches Called Off. The usual observation of Ash Wed nesday In the Catholic dhurches on Coos Bay will have to be dispensed with tomorrow owing to the unex pected absence of the Rev. Father Curley and also of the Rev. Father E. Donnelly. The distribution of the Blessed Ashes on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will not take place. The Rev. Father Curley who had planned for the usual Ash Wednes day services, early morning mass at North Bend when the ashes could be blessed and the distribution of them at the Catholic church In Marshfield at' 9 o'clock, was called to Bandon kfday by tlftT critical illness of Mr. Devoreaux, one of tho best known pioneers of that section. In con sequence, he will not be able to reach Coos Bay until late tomorrow. It was expected that the Rev. Father E. Donnelly would return on the M. F. Plant from San Francisco but a letter received Saturday stated that he would probably not be able to reach home until the latter part of this week or the first of next. BOND ISSUE ISJRDEIED Southern Pacific Directors Ar range For $82,000,000 For New Lines. NEW YORK, Feb. 22. Directors of the Southern Pacific Company, which controls and opeiates tho Southern Pacific Railroad, authorized an issue of $82,000,000 20-year 4 per cent bonds, which nre controvert ible Into common stock at $130 per share. At the same time the directors In creased the common stock of tho Southern Pacific Company by $100, 000,000 to provide for the conver sion of the bonds. It was announced that $45,500,000 of this bond Issue will bo offered to tho shareholders and the same amount has been underwritten by tho banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Company. Holders of common or preferred stock will be allowed to subscribe for tho now bonds on or before April 20, 1909, at 9C, with ad justment of Interest. The bonds will bo convertible until June 1, 1909, at $130, or will bo redeemable at 1.05 upon any semi-annual Interest dato after March 1, 1914. It Is understood that tho proceeds of tho bond Issue will be used to cover tho Southern Pacific's expen ditures for tho extension of sub sidiary lines amounting to $103, 000,000. POND IS CAPTAIN. Light-House Inspector of TIiIk Dis trict Promoted. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 23. Bear ing tho Blgnaturo of President Theo dora Roosevelt, Charles F. Pond, In spector pi tho lighthouse district comprising thp Orogon, Washington and Alaska coasts, received from Washlngtota,D. C, a commission malUng blnua captain In tho United Slates Nafy. Ono more s'op and lie will become a Roar-Admiral, mak ing tho highest round' on tho naval ladder, Dewey holds tho position of Admiral, but tho title in this coun try will die when ho passes away. 4rirtaJ,Mni,mAt Ifiiarii fci iffi-in iititW ir- ' "-rJ!Br',Jiiiim- liiArffT- . 4K Rehearing of- Noted.' Action In Which Company Was Once Convicted . Opens. IMPORT INDIANA JUDGE FOR V Defense Declares That Venire, of 150 Jurors Was Im properly Drawn. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Feb. 23. The second) trial of the Standard Oil Company cJS Indiana on the charge of rebatin& in connection with shipments of oil! from Whiting, Ind., to East St. Louis' opened In tho federal district court today before Judge Anderson of In dianapolis who was Imported to" hear the case upon the refusal of. Judge Landls and Judge Bethea to have anything to do with It. This la the case in which Judge Landls im posed a fine of $29,240,000 upon the first conviction. The flno was reversed by the court of appeals and the case remanded for a new trial. It Is expected to tako several days; to fill the jury. The veniremen are mostly farmers. Judge Anderson was on the bench a few minutes when John S. Mlllerr one of the attorneys for the defense filed a motion to quash the venire of 150 men on the ground that It was Improperly drawn. Sixty per cent of tho venire are farmers. Only three are residents of Chicago and but sixty llv In Cook county which contains two-thirds of the popula tion within the court's Jurisdiction. District Attorney Sims was greatly surprised but sharply opposed tho motlon. WEDDED IN PORTLAND. M. C. Mnlnney and Miss Alice B McConiinc Married Sunday. Miss Alice McCormac and M. C. Maloney of Marshfield, were married at the residence of Archbishop Christie in Portland, Ore., at 3 o'clock, Sunday afternoon, Februarys 21, 1909, the Right Rov. Archbishop Chrlstlo of the Catholic archdiocese of Portland, officiating. Dr. Andrew C. Smith of Portland, was grooms man, Miss Marlon Cha3e of Portland, bridesmaid and Mrs. J. T. McGannaOi mother of the bride, attendant. They will leave at once- on a trip to various eabtorn and southern points. MORE ABOUT THE "ORDER OF FIFTEEN?" Mystic, College Society Causes n Philadelphia Husband to Seek Divorce. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 23. By tho suit of the poot, William E. Mountain, against his wlfo for di vorce on the grounds of desertion, caused by the teachings of tho mys tic college society, "The Order of Fif teen," tho investigation by the fa culty committee Into that organiza tion received a sudden impetuB to day. Vice-president Ovstorst of tho Uni versity of Pennsylvania, said that tho commission would at once begin to call witnesses to testify as to certain doctrines and that ho understood the secret investigation by tho facultjr of middle west colleges Into the samo order is now well under way. . Dr. Charlotte Abbey, who brought- the flrBt charges against the organ ization, ripped Into lt again. Dr. Abbey said right out that tho order teaches race sulcldo and that tho Mountain divorce case shows Its evil results. Many at Social. Tho social even ing given by tho Chnmlnado Club to tho associate members and n fr frlonds at the Finnish .hall lart veil ing was one of the mot enjoranlt evonts of the imnon mi'frul proKraw followed by dancing ancf re freshment mode the evening upmost 'I"1li?1i'fii! n-e The event Will bn to'l cf ft. ("etall In the social depart ment of The Times Saturday.