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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1909)
(Ham lag tmrs in xnn JV4UB Wait Alfc am wha xou "Ml HU3, WANT VIII, YOU VTAKT IT. V F1VJB CUNTS PER LINE PER DAV. Successful Hart- Experience1 r88 h0 fr ,n r r large cities after testing nil Advertising methods are now uslnjj tho dally papers excla slvcly. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL III MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1909-EVENING EDITION No. 195. NORTH AND TO Enthusiastic Meeting of North Bend Chamber Ratifies Port Commission Plan. W. P. EVANS AND J. C. GRAY CHOSEN WO Col. Brigham's Opposition Badly Snowed Under On Vote Last Night. The regular weekly meeting of the North Bend Chamber of Com merce last night was one of the hlg gest ever held by the organization, about sixty being present, and some very Important business was dis posed of. After tho routine business had been taken up, the chluf object of the meeting, viz., the ratification by the Chamber of the action of the Executive Board in recommending W. P. Evans and J. C. Gray as members of the Coos Bay Port Com mission, was Introduced by Judge Guerry who read the following reso lution: "Whereas, the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the city of North Bend have selected and recommended J. C. Gray and W. P. Evans as fit and proper persons to be appointed by the governor as commissioners of the Port of Coos Bay, now about to be formed, Now, therefore, this Chamber of Commerce in regular meeting assem bled do hereby ratify said action of said Board of Directors and recom mend the appointment, of said J. C. Gray and said W. P. Evans as com missioners of said port, when the same shall have been perfected." Col. Hrighitm Opposes. Col. Brigham then received per mission to read a set of resolutions tho salient features of which were "That the North Bend Chiber of Commerce go on record as being op posed to the appointment of three commissioners from Marshfield and recommend that the apportionment be made as follows: Two from Marshflel(L two from North Bend and one from either Empire or Cooston," and also that "This body Is opposed to the issuance of bonds against the district in any amount whatever, and that for the first three years after the organization of the commission that the tax levy within the district, to be levied by said commission shall- not exceed five mills on the dollar in any one year." After a general discussion, the question was called for on Judge Guerry's resolution and on roll call by a vote of 23 to 8, the resolution was adopted as expressing the sense of the meeting, thereby ratifying the action of the Executive Board. Derbyshire's Able Talk. A. H. Derbyshire then moved that -.lie North Bend Chamber of Com merce go on record as agreeing to the recommendation of three com missioners by the Marshfield Cham ber of Commerce. Mr. Derbyshire supported his motion by showing from the polling list of the respective cities that this would give Marshfield one commissioner for every 291 votes cast at the election of June 190S, whereas, North Bend would be receiving one for every 281 votes cast at the same election, Mr. Der byshire's argument was based on the principle of representative govern ment and claimed that this body would be extending to Marshfield only their just dues. In agreeing to three commissioners from that city. Mr. Brigham offered his resolu tions as a substitute for Mr. Derby shire's motion and argued that It was only "human nature" that Marshfield would use the funds that might be raised to the advantage of JTanphfleld and to the detriment of North Bend, should they havo con trol of the commission. Colonel Brigham raised no objection to tho personnel of the commissioners re commended by this Chamber of Commerce, his onlv fear being, evl- (Contlnued on page two.) M .IN Necessary Number of Signa tures Nearly Secured Talk of Commissioners. The petitions asking the county court to call a special election soon sothat the people of the Coos Bay district can vote on the proposed port commission plan are being freely signed and the necessary number of signers will be obtained before this evening. The law re quires that the petitions be signed by eight per cent of the legal voters of the district. The petitions are In circulation throughout this territory and everybody Is doing his best to give It a boost. While it is a little early yet to dis cuss who are likely to be the first five members of the commission, there is considerable gossip about it. The commissioners will have to be appointed by the governor hut It is generally understood that he . will name the men who the local business men recommend. In Marshfield a number of names have been suggested but those most generally talked are Wm. Grimes, J. W. Bennett and Dr. E. Mlngus. GAS EXPLOSION CAUSES FIRE Soldiers Rescue Many Women and Children at (Columbus, Ohio, Today. (By Associated Press.") COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. ' 2G. Fire originating from a gas explosion early today In the fourth story of the building occupied by the Bruns wick Bowling Company, destroyed the five-story structure of the Tracey Wells Company. The loss Is placed at between $200,000 and $300,000. Many tenants occupied the upper rooms of the Brunswick Bowling Company and twenty families were driven out. Soldiers from the army barracks carried out a number of Half clad frightened women and children. RISH TUBERS Shortage of Potatoes Here Re sults In Big Importations From the "Emerald Isle" (Bt Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Feb, 2C. On Monday 45,000 bushels of potatoes from Ulster, Ireland, were unloaded at Baltimore and a large part of the cargo shipped west. The Importa tions are due to a shortage In dom estic stocks. TILLMAN AFTER ROOSEVELT. Says President's Message Should He Excluded From the Malls. (Tiy Associated Presn.1 WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 26, Senator Tillman has Introduced a resolution Instructing the Senate Committee on Postofflces to Inquire and report whether the recent mes sage of the president forwarding to congress as- the report of the home commission should not be excluded from the malls as matter lmproppr for transmission. PETITIONS FOR PORT SIGNED R I CA THWART SCHEME Four Men, Including Italian Duke, Arrested at Milan After Concocting Great Forgery. Plan of (Bv Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. 26. The arrest of four men in Mlan, Italy, this week at first glanc appearing to be but a brief' bit of foreign news, nevertheless is not without consider able interest in this country, accord ing to the records of the New York police department, It is believed these men have 'been the principals GET CORNER ON BURBANK'S BRAINS Syndicate Formed to Take Charge of Discoveries of Santa Rosa's Plant Wizard and Distribute Them. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2G. In order that his wonderful discoveries may be more generally distributed and Incidentally that his work of discovery may not be hampered by business worries, the brains and genius of Luther Burbank, the plant wizard, have been capitalized for several million dollars. The men FIVE PEOPLE ARE CREMATED Mother and Four Children Burned Near Bakersfield May Be Foul Play. (Bv Associated Press.) BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Feb. 26. Mrs. M. W. Beekman, a widow, and her four children residing seven miles from this city lost their lives this morning in a fire that burned their home to the ground. There are no particulars but neighbors who were communicated with over the telephone express the belief that there was foul play and fhe Are started to conceal the crime. Officers have gone to the scene. The family occupied a single bed room, sleeping In two beds. The charred bodies were found In the exact position each was evidently ac customed to occupy In the beds and the half consumed mattress on which Mrs. Beekman slept was cover ed with what appears to be blood stains. The cotton in the mattress has been placed in the hands of a chemist for analysis. The coroner and sheriff were on the scene early and a careful ex amination of the premises was made but no clues developed which might lead to solving the mystery. So far as known, tho family had no enemies and there Is no reason to suspect anyone In the vicinity. of the crime. A few days ago, a watch dog be longing to Mrs. Beekman was poi soned. W. M. Beekman, the wom an's husband, was a prominent resi dent of this county. His estate was left almost entirely to his wlddw and four children, bequeathing but $100 each to his children by a for mer ljrlfe. The estate Is supposed to be valued at about $75,000. NEED POSTAL BANKS. Government Official Bays They , Would Keep Money at Home. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Feb. 26. Large sums of money are being eent out of the United States annually to the postal savings banks In Europe, as a result of the absence of such banks here, according to Postofllce Inspector Car ter B. Keen of Washington, who la here. Koone emphasizes the urgent need of tho establishment of postal savings banks in this country. A No. 1 BRAND milk 7Ec do. $2.75 case (48 cans). Condensary, North Bend. TO GET $3,000,000 In an attempt to swindle the Ameri can Express Company out of nearly $3,000,000 by forged checks which were to have been placed In circula tion simultaneously In Rome, Paris and London. One of the men arrest ed Is said by the New York police to be none other than Count Orphee Orlgonl who at one time was a cap tain in the Italian army and later was employed by the Harlem branch of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York. Another of the arrested men Is Frank Foline, one of the cleverest forgers of mod ern times, who has served a term in Sing Sing. who have secured the cole right to distribute the marvelous plant dis coveries of the Santa Rosa naturalist are Hartland Law and Herbert E. Law, millionaires of this city, aDd Oscar E. Dinner, a wealthy eastern capitalist. There is no Jlmlt to the rights that the men have secured except one or two small contracts which Burbank Is now fulfilling. While working alone, Burbank had no time to give the results of all his experiments to the world but now a systematic effort will be made to distribute both his past and future products to the world. The company will be called "The Luther Burbanks Products Incorporated." Preminent 'Frisco Business Man and Well-Known On Coos Bay Died Today. A telegram was received here to day by Capt. Nelson that Edwin Goodall, president of the Oregon Coal and Navigation Company, died suddenly at his home In San Fran cisco this morning. Mr. Goodall was one of the most prominent men on the coast, being a member of the firm of Goodall and Perkins, the other member of which Is United States Senator Perkins of California. Mr. Goodall while quite advanced in years remained active In the business. The Oregon Coal and Navigation Company has long been interested in Coos Bay, owning several thousand acres of land, Including the LIbby coal mine, and valuable waterfront property in Marshfield. It also owns and operates the steamer M. F. Plant. Stephenson Claims Election to . Separate Ballots While Legislature Says No. (Br Associated freai.) MADISON( Wis., Feb. 20. While the Wisconsin legislature continues to ballot for United States Benator In Joint assembly dally, the support ers of Senator Stephenson contend that Stophenson was elected United States senatqr on the separate bal lots January 26, when he received a majority of the votes cast In each 'branch of tho legislature. Taking the stand that Stephenson wns elect ed on tho separate ballot, his sup porters Bocured a certiilcato of elec tion signed by Governor Davidson and countersigned by the Socretnry of State and last night United States District Attorney Wheeler left for Washington with this certificate. The Joint ballot in the legislature today gave Stephenson 49 votes while tho number nPcc-oF.ary for clec- 'tlon la 57. EDWIN GOODS' L IS STRICKEN BAD MUDDLE IN WISCONSIN G MAY REVEAL BANK ROBBERS E OF Robert McDonald Said to Have Contract From Mysterious Builder of Mile of Line. The announcement that Robert McDonald of North Bend has taken the cpntract for driving -the piling for a mile on the railway plong Pony Slough, between Virginia avenue, North Bend, and the head of Mill Slough, Marshfield, has aroused more Interest in the mysterious pro ject. Parties Inquiring of Mr. Mc Donald as, to who gave him the con tract get little Information, "he gen erally declaring that "Harriman gave it to him." Yesterday, It is stated, Mr. Mc Donald received $1,400 advance money from the mysterious builder of the mile of railway to defray the preliminary expenses. Major Kinney Is mysterious about the matter, . the first time in his meteorlcal career, probably. Report has it that Major Kinney has disposed of his Plat B holdings to a new syndicate who has an en gineer here to look after Its Inter ests. The same authority claims that this engineer is empowered to check on a largo sum on deposit .with the Union Trust Company at San Francisco to build a Coos Bay line. However, this Is all gossip, all ef forts to get an official statement be ing futile. MAY WHEAT SOARS. Goes to 1.17 B-l In Chicago Pit This Morning. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Feb. 2C. A new high record mark for the present season was established today In the wheat pit when May delivery wheat sold at $1.17 3-4 bushel and July at $1.05. May wheat clpsed at $1.18 1-8; July at $1.05 3-8; Sep tember at 99; December at $1.00' 1-8. SOUP HONKS A LUXURY. BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, Feb. 26. Soup bones have become so much In demand In Bellefontalne that they are now considered a luxury, and It Is necessary to place orders one week In advance in order to get a soup bono, SECOND SUIT TO BEJTARTED Government Said to Be Pre paring to Sue Southern Oregon Company. Edward N. Deady of tho United States District Attorney office at Portland arrived hero yesterday, and It Is reported that his visit here Is to complete arrangements to start suit to cancel tho land grants now held by the Southern Oregon Company. According to tho roport, tho suit is to 'be started within tho next ten days. Mr. Deady could not bo scon today. It is understood that tho suit will be on tho same grounds as tho one started agalnit tho Harriman lines namoly to compel the compnny to sell Its land grants to bona lido set tlors for"$2.50 por aero. The government hag had a dozen or so of soorat aervlco men here re contly but what tholr mission has been, no one knows. SEED OATS for salo at Haines' M M D Charles Wells Arrested In Ta- coma Charged With $17,000 Theft In Portland. SHIPPED MONEY TO PAL AT SALT LAKE Wrong Man With Similar Name Got It and Authorities Trace Down the Sender. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 2G. I Charles Wells, a bartender, 32 years of age, who was arrested In Tacoma last evoning suspected of complicity In the robbery of the east side bank in this city several months ago when $17,000 was stolen, arrived here to day In charge of officers. Wells was formerly secretary of the Bartenders' Union, and resigned a few days be fore the robbery. Ho Is suspected of being the man who shipped sev-i eral thousand dollars to Ogden Xor delivery through the general post office to Charles Price. Tho pack ago reached the wrong Prlco. It la.1 known that Wells was In Ogdea about that time and he has been' spending money freely since the rob bery. Wells had at least two con federates in the robbery and their arrest may follow In a short time. Marshfield's Handsome New $50,000 Edifice to Be Formally Opened. The new $50,000 Marshflold High School will be Informally opened this evening and addresses will be made by J. W. Bennett, chairman of the Board of Directors: Dr. J. T. Mc Cormac, W. II. Bunch, county super intendent of schools, and Superin tendent Raab of the North Bend school, after which the new building will bo lighted throughout and thrown open to the Inspection of the public. It Is expected that there will be nr largo attendance If the weather Is favorable. New walks have been constructed lending to the building. Vice-Consul of Swedish Gov ernment at Seattle Honored By King. . (By Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 26. An drew Chlldserg, the royal vice-consul of Sweden at Seattle, has been gl)rm tho decoration of "Knight of .The First Class of tho Order of Vasa" by King Gustaf V. OHIO STILL RISING. River Near New Hunger Mark und Threatens Railway. (By Associated Press. V ( CINCINNATI. Ohio, Feb. 86. ( The Ohio river Is slonly but s'eadllv rlulng. The ."t;i; was 54 feet this morning anil anu.her foot will com pel the abBi"' unieut of the Union Centra! and Pennsylvania Railroad station. , TKV Lillian Coal. 'A Street Dock. RI6R SCROOL OPEN TONIGHT CRILD6URG IS GIVEN HONOR