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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1909)
(HtfflB Saw ik in jmus am vriLkt tou Bncccasfiil RuM' ness houses ia the largo cities after Want Ads. tmea Experience1 want rUMM 1 YOU VTAim IT. FIVJB CKXT8 PER LINE PER DAY. testing nil advertising methods Are now uslns the dally papers exclu sively. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED TRESS VOL III MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1909 EVENING EDITION No. 197. U LUCKY" BALDWIN DIES AT Noted Millionaire of Pacific Coast Succumbs After Long Illness. LEAVES ESTATE WORTH $25,000,000 Rumors of Fight Over Property Rife But None of Them Can Be Verified. (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 1. E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin died at his home In Arcadia this morning. Bald win was 81 years of ago and the end came after an Illness of several weeks. He passed quietly away sur rounded by his family and friends after being unconscious most of the night. "Lucky" Baldwin for years has been one of the foremost, figures In the mining business,- hotel business and In recent years on the turf on the Pacific coast. Baldwin will be burled at San Francisco. His fortune Is estimated at $25,000,000. Many rumors of Impending contests of his will have been rife during Baldwin's illness, but they have not yet appeared in tangible form. It is reported the will contains a specific statement denying the existence of more than one widow, thus providing against possible contest in that direction. LEWIS PROBES RUMORS OF FOUL PLAY IN CASE Coroner Finds Tlmt Story of Rob bery In Foster Accident With out Foundation. Coroner' Lewis returned from Co qullle this morning, where he was called to investigate the death of John Foster who was killed at Camp No. 1, of the Smith-Powers Company on last Wednesday. There were r,u mors of foul play, and as the pocket book of the deceased was found cut, there appeared to be some ground for the suspicion. This was explain ed, however, to Coroner Lewis by the foreman in charge of the gang in which Foster was working, who stat ed that he had thought the deceased to be a member of an order and that the book would probably con tain papers, etc. As the book was locked, there was no way to get Into it and it was cut open. P30TEST ON Patrons of Farmers Lines In Coquille Valley Meet In Myrtle Point. The-Myrtle Point Enterprise of Friday says: "The different farm ers' telephone lines centering In Myr tle Point have held meetings and elected delegates to attend a meeting to be held in the city hail-here Sat urday afternoon, February 27,. at 2 o'clock, and the farmers have invited the town business men to likewise be represented at the meeting. The pur pose of the meeting is to protest against a raise in rates made by the new telephone company. Farmers who had bought their Instruments have been receiving the services of the local exchange and rental of the transmitter and receiver for ?1 per year. Now the company desires to sell the transmitters and receivers at $4.05 per phone'and charge the rate cf $3 per year for" exchange. The farmers declare that this rate Is too high and state that they will put In an exchange of their own before they will submit to the raise and they want the business men to join with them In an Independent exchange. S E Capt. Peters Begins Filling Broadway After Making Remarkable Record. The dredge Oregon this morning began the South Broadway fill and Is pumping dredgings from the bay near the mouth of Mills Slough Into It rapidly. Yesterday, a force of men completed the bulk-heading work on the street and also the water mains were elevated so that there will be no delays. Txe dredge Oregon has been do ing some fine work recently under Captain Peters' management. For several days on the shoal near the Cold Storage, the dredge maintained a speed of nearly 400 cubic .yards of dirt per hour. This Js said to be a phenomenal record. Hereto fore, it was considered doing well when the dredge maintained a speed of about 200 cubic yards per hour. The South Broadway fill will take a few Weeks and afford a neat sum for the maintenance of the dredge here. If Representative Hawley's recommendation, which has been In cluded in the rivers and harbors ap propriation bill that passed the House last week, Is not stricken out when the Senate acts on the meas ure, the balance In the Jetty fund, about $25,000, will be available for the use of the dredge In the har bor. This will put the dredge on easy street as it will enable it to take any and all contracts for filling and will undoubtedly mean Its con tinuous operation for many months to come or perhaps until the next congress will make an appropr.atlon for Improving Coos Bay. Owing to the shortage- of funds, no definite steps have yet been taken to secure the contract for filling the marsh In Railroad addition north of Washington street. It would re quire much more pipe than the dredge now has. The great majority of the property owners are enthu siastic over the proposition and would like to see It go through, It is stated. Preparations For Taft's Induc tion to Office March 4 Have Been Completed. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 1. Preparations for the Induction of W. H. Taft Into the presidency are com plete and the various committees make prophesy the ceremonies will be the most brilliant and Dlcturesque of any previous Inaugural event. The pension olflce which wns the scene of the Inaugural ball, has been beautifully decorated, ovr $20,000 being spent In decorations nlone. Subscribers to the farmers' lines centering in Coquille and other towns of the county have likewise joined' In the protest and propose to organize a complote county system with free exchange between all towns if the company endeavors to collect the new rates. It Is quite probable that an adjustment of differences between the subscribers and the company will 'je reached before any radical meas ires are taken. Business men are paying at the rate of $18 per year per phone." C A HI DREDGE STARTS DIG CONTRACT INAUGURAL TO BE ELABORATE NEW CDTOFF FOR HILL SYSTEM Surveys Made For New Line Reaching Direct From Pas co to Spokane and" Port land. (By Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Wash., March 1. En gineers of the Great Northern Rail road have practically completed the preliminary survey for a new rail road for the Hill Interests In Frank lin, Adams and Douglas counties in ALLIANCE IN LATE TODAY Strong Southeast, Wind Delays .Steamship M. F. Plant In Port. A wireless message from Captain Parsons of the steamer Alliance, to Agent Skinner states that the steam er has been fighting a strong" south east wind and a heavy sea and will probably not arrive until late In the evening. The sailing date will therefore be changed to Wednesday at 8 a. m., Instead of Tuesday as per schedule. M. F. Plant In. The steamer M. F. Plant arrived this morning after an exceptionally good trip from San Francisco. The weather, with the exception of a little rough sea last night, was very good during the entire .trip." The In coming passenger list was as fol lows: Edw. F. Neuhaus, Mrs. Neuhaus, Mrs. Janls, T. J. Kennedy, A. B. Maddln, Mrs. Maddln, R. W. Swan ton, O. W. .Nay, Mrs. FablanI, E. Phlnkett, C. E. Morton, Dr. May Vanderburgh, E. A. Brousell, O. E. Kelley, Mrs. E. B. Lane, Miss L. Johnson, Jno. S. Coke, A. Brossen, J. Johnson, Mrs. Addle Holland, J. C. Merchant, Capt.-Martin Olson, J. Cookson, Jack Tawse, Fred. S. Dow, and eighteen steerage. 1T0P ATTACK ON ROOSEVELT ' Senate Committee On Judici ary Will Bury Alleged Trust Probe. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 1. The Senate Committee on Judiciary to day reached an agreement on the resolution providing for an Investiga tion of the absorption of the Ten nessee Coke & Iron Company by the United States Steel Corporation. It was decided that any views submit ted to the Senate will bo considered as "Individual" reports not having the sanction pf the committee. This Is generally regarded as a com promise as a number of senators had drafted a report declaring the mer ger in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law and rebuking Presi dent Roosevelt for his part In the transaction while others declared It was not a function of the committee to pass upon those questions. FIND GRAFTERS GUILTY. Rut Pittsburg Jury Recommends Mercy For Councilincn. (By Associated l'uiu PITTSBURG, March a. After deliberating for over sixty hours, the jury In the case of Councllmen Klein, Wasson and Brand returned a vordlct today finding them guilty and recommending mercy court, W. W. Ramsey, tha banker, was found not guilty in instructions from the court. The councllmen charged wJth conspiracy In connection with the graft standals. eastern 'Washington. The apparent purpose Is to afford a direct connec tion between the present main line of the Great Northern with the Spokane-, Portland and Seattle Railroad. The point of the Junction Is to be Pasco on the east side of the Colum ,bla river and the construction of the projected new railroad will mean a diversion of the great wealth ol traffic from the Big Bend country now tapped by the Great Northern to the .water grade line of the North Bank road down the Columbia river. FIGHTER DEAD Ralph E. Summers, One of Battle Rock Heroes, Suc cumbs at Bandon. BANDON, Ore., March 1. .The Recorder says: "Ralph E. Summers was born In Pennsylvania, December 21, 1815, and died at his home near Bandon, February 18, being nearly 94 years old at the time of his death. He came to Curry county, Oregon, in June, 1851, and settled on the Sixes river, where he began pioneer life as all other sturdy set tlers of that day were compelled to do. i "Perhaps the most Interesting feature of Mr. Summers' life, and one that will forever connect his name with the history of southwest ern Oregon is the fact that he was one of the nine hqroes of Battle Rock, Port Orford, where the most daring . defense against- hundreds pf Indians, hostile and persistent, was made for fifteen days, and at the end of that time all succeeded in getting away alive, while at least twenty-three of the red skins fell victims of their deadly aim. The other members of that memorable battle were: Capt. J. M. Klrkpa trlck, J. H. Eagan, John T. Slater, George Rlbouds, T. D. Palmer, Joseph Hussey, Cyrus W. Hedden, and James Carlgan. After fourteen days of constant terror the nine men were able to deceive the Indians and get back to white settlement. Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill Passes Senate Ocean Subsidy Up. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON,,. C, March 1. The sundry civil appropriation bill was reported to the Senate from the Committee on Appropriations today. The bill carries $138,070,565, an in crease of $1,2CG,719 oyer the bill as passed by the House. Of the In crease, $99,000 Is for a public build ing nt Everett, Wash. Relying upon a poll just complet ed, un attempt will be made tomor row' to pass through the house with out the amendment of the Galllnger Ocean subsidy bill, already agreed to by the Senate. The fate of the bill largely depends upon numerical strength of the Republicans In at tendance. If there is a good at tendance, It may pass by a small' majority while If there Is a slim at tendance, It may be-defeated. ' BREAK IX WHEAT. Mny Option Declines ,Ttvo Cents In Chicago Pit. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, March 1. Wheat prices broke sharply at tho opening of tho market today, tho Initial quo tations showing losses of 1 to 2 cents compared with Saturday's close. May opened at $1.16 to $1,17 3-8. BIG SUM FOR NATION'S WORK "ITS OP TO i OFFICIALS IN OREGON" SAYS HARRIMAH WANT RAILWAY TO COOS BAY Gov. Brady of Idaho, Indorses Plan of Oregon-Idaho De velopment Congress. BOISE, Ida., March 1. A atate alded railroad from Boise to Coos Bay is the chief object of the Oregon Idaho Development Congress, which met here, attended by 100 represen tative men from Eastern and Cen tral Oregon and southeastern Idaho. The object of the congress was heartily Indorsed by Governor Bra dy, who welcomed the delegates. He said he would pledge his support for any action which would give Idaho better means of transformation and open Its doors to reach the seaports of he Pacific. He spoke of the growth of the Btate, Its wonderful development and its great resources, stating that It would continue to grow and, even If walled In, would continue to develop, as It had all the resources "needed If left .to stand alone. Want to Evcbango Resources. "But," he continued, "we want to exlend our resources into Idaho, When the Panama Canal Is complet ed it will mean one of the greatest freight rate reducers for the West that It could possibly have, for at that time the great steamers from the East will unload cargoes at San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Coos Bay." The governor stated he would do all in his power to further the move ment and that some action should be taken at once before the! one line which dominated the state had secured all the best valleys and left nothing but those of second class for a new road. POPE IS BETTER. Catholic Prelate Has Been Suffering From Cold. (By Associated Press.) ROME, March 1. The condition of Pope Plus who has been suffering from a cold, Is much Improved to day. beaveTIl boyjilled Young Son of Andrew Yodzu- kenas Meets Tragic Fate While Playing. Coroner Lewis left this afternoon for Beaver Hill where he will hold an Inquest over tho remains of the ton-year-old son of Andrew Yod zukonas, who was killed yesterday afternoon by falling from a handcar on which ho and some other boyB were playing. Details of tho acci dent are lacking but It is thought that ho was struck on tho head by thejjandlo of the car and thrown off. AGREE TO DISAGREE. Congressional Committee Again ' "' Clufches Over Salary Jiici'cmsvh. ' 1 (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, I). C, March 1. Tho conferees of tho legislature on thd executive and judicial appropria tion bill for the third tlmo voted today to report a disagreement on tlio amendments increasing the sal ary of the president, vice-president, speaker of tho House and tho federal Judges. Railroad Magnate Answers. Gov. Chamberlain's Letter About New Lines. GRTJWS FACETIOUS IN HIS MISSIVE Says That Offer Regarding, Coos Bay Line Still Holds. Good. PORTLAND, Ore., March 1. That the Central Oregon line of the Hax rlman system Is a live project, not withstanding the delays that have ensued since his first announcement that ho would build the line Is Indi cated in a telegram from E. H. Har rlman to Governor- Chamberlain, Just received by the state executive. Gov ernor Chnmberlaln wrote to Mr. Har- rlman, asking for further assurances In regard to the Central Oregon Una, and calling attention to the fact that no progress has been made In the matter since Mr. Harrlman's own an nouncement that he would build the road, when he was In Portland last ..' September Mr. Harriman declares In his tele gram that the Central Oregon road will bo built and that tho speed with. ' which tho line Is accomplished de pends upon the local management, ia. other wprds, responsibility for con struction's placed upon General Manager O'Brien and his fellow offi cials in this territory. The first sentence of Mr. Harrl man's telegram Is supposed to be a bit of facctiousness on the part of tho Union Pacific magnate. Also tho Coos Bay line, which, he refers tot was not mentioned In the Governor's letter. Mr. Harrlman's telegram, re ceived at Salem yesterday, follows: "Hot Wells, San Antonio, Tex... Feb. 23, 1909. Hon. George E. Chamberlain, Salem, Ore.: No need for a witness. Investigations all completed. Construction already au thorized. Matter In hands of local officers. Is there anything else I can do? "I told tho delegation from Coos Bay that I would recommend con struction of road to that point If they could satisfy us that It would earn' 4 per cent on cost or have that amount guaranteed each year for a term of years This stlU holds good to you or them. "E. H. HARRIMAN." WILL JEFFRIES FIGHT JOHNSON? Two Declare Big Pugilist Said. He Would While He Denies It. (By Associated Press.) , OMAHA, March 1, Jim JeffrleB passed through Omaha last night on routo to New York to fill a thea trical engagement. Ho stated posi tively to Sandy Grlswood, a sport ing writer, that he would meet Johnson after his theatrical tour. COHHETT VERIFIES IT. Declares Jeffries Told Ilini Ho Would Fight. (By Associated Press.) ' KANSAS CITY, March 1. James J. Corbett siild today that In a re cont conversation with Jeffries the latter said ho would fight JohnBor after ills Now York engagements. JEIWHIKH DEKUS IT. (By Associated Press.)' CHICAGO. March 1. Jim Jeffries arrived In Chicago today. He de clared ho authorized no ono to an nounce ho would fight Johnson.