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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1909)
(tea lag mm? SADE GT IT WIHL3 IT IS TfMtr DT nAnio am coos may tekw. IXKJAIi AND TELEGRAPHIC tfW8 CONCISBLT TOLD. STIMULATE YOUR BUSINESS BY GOOD SYSTEMATIC ADVEBELi. 1NG. SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS jj HOUSES DO SO. I MEMBUl OF ASSOCIATED FRESS VOL III MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1909 EVENING EDITION- No. 235. SULTAN'S MILITARY CONTROLS GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY NOW Seamen Join Soldiers In Revolt Against Their Rulers. RESTORED QUIET THREATENED AGAIN COUNCIL IT NARROW ESCAPE IN ROTEL FIRE CITY OF NORTH BEND MAY Troops March Streets of Cap ital With Fixed Bayonets. (By Associated Preea.) CONSTANTINOPLE, April 14. Constantinople Is quieter this morn ing nfter the exciting occurrences ot yesterday and business la being gradually resumed". A majority of the garrison, however, still occupies a position In front of the Chamber of Deputies and the War Ofllce where It awaits the rormation of a new cabinet. The night, however, was one of alarm. The troops have been granted practically all their de- mauds, Including the dismissal of the Grand Vizier. Late this afternoon detachments of sailors, came ashore to join the mutineers and the panic among the people was renr.wed in increased proportions. Bands of soldiers and other malcontents are parading the streets of Stamboul and Pera, two principal quarters of the city, with fixed bayone.ts Rapid-fire guns have been mounted on Stamboul bridge. There was no ofllclal announce- (nient today regarding the formation of a new cabinet. SIGN UP FOR BOUT OCT. 12 Jack Johnson and Stanley Ket chell Will Meet Then at Colma, Cal. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, April 14. Jack iToluson and Stapley Ketchel were Hatched today to box 20 rounds for jthe heavy-weight championship of She world before the Colma Athletic -lub, October 12, 1909. The fight ers will receive fifty per cent of the Kross receipts to be divided 65 and 35 per cent by the winner and loser. "he articles have been formally plgned. LAST NIGHT Onjy Four Members Present But They Transact Much Business. Without a mayor and still short two members ,the city council last night proceeded to grind out the usual grist of business. Mayor Straw who was called to Santa Bar bara, Cal., by the Illness of his wife who Is visiting there, left on the M. F. Plant yesterday afternoon, so Councilman Savage as president had to preside. W R. Haines. who Mayor Straw and City Attorney Snover insists If. a duly authorized member of the council and who Councllmen Nelson, Coke and Al brecht declare Is not, did not put In appearance. There were no devel opments In the controversy over fil ling the vacancies on the board. The most Important business of the evening was the decision to go ahead and collect the licenses Ira posed on drays, transfer wagons and automobiles by the teamsters ordin ance. A number were present to renew the protest made a week ago against the license but the council that they "had no alternative Fashionable Resort Near Ash ville, N. C, Destroyed Early This Morning, Driving Seventy-Five Guests Out Scantily Clad. (By Associated Press ) ASHVILLE N. C, April 14. TAFT'S SUM! E Roused from their slumbers at an early hour this morning by the alarm of flro, seventy-five guestB atr the fashionable Keilworth Inn, three miles from this city, barely had time to don scanty articles, of cloth ing and make their escape from the burning building. Several persons were Injured bv jumping from win dows. The loss is estimated at three hundred thousand dollars WAREHOUSE M R PUT END TO BEVERLY CHEAP WARS President Leases Evans's Cot tage at Woodside Point, Mass., For Season. (By Associated Preea.) WASHINGTON, D. C, April 14. Official announcement was made at the White Houpe today that Presi dent Taft has leased as a summer home the cottage of D. Evans at Woodside Point, Beverly, Mass. BALLINGER TO ATTEND. ftary of Interior May Visit Spok ane In August. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, April 14. -Secretary 'Balllnger of the Inter- r Department, has promised to "end, if possible, and make an ad dress at the National Irrigation Con fess in Spokane next August. AT THE HOTELS. .The Plkton; las. w. Blanco H, C. Moshluke, J. P Standlsh. Portland: Duncan, North Bend; D. JcCarty, Portland; Sam Knight and G. McCleod, North Bend; W. J. ieney, Gold Beach; P. S. Slagle, Foquille; Fred Noah, Allegany; Ed- fard a. Mitchell, Florence; John eo, Missoula Mont.; J. J. McDon- I'd, Allegany; R. H. Masters. Lako- llde A. B. Hvnnn T.na Ariirplou1 T? Noel and wife, Gardiner. The Clumdler G. C. Boswlck, Portland; Wm. Grundlge, Portland; . WInsor, North Bend; D. C. ?oward, San Francisco: J. W. t choenberg, San Francisco; J. C. rreene, Portland: J. B. Stemson, ! Masters & Mel nln sometime Ian Francisco; c. S. Ray, Portland; " Hinsdale. Gardiner. Do you want to buy something? ft a Times' Want ad. said but to go ahead and collect as there are not sufficient members of the body to repeal the ordinance. A week ago, Marshal Carter was in structed not to push the collection of the licenses until a new ordinance could be adopted However, a num ber had paid their licenses and they began protesting, claiming their money should be refunded If the others did not hove to pay. City At torney Snover said that this couldn't be .done legally so on motion, Marsh al Carter was Instructed to push the collections. A number have signified their In tention to light Mie ordinance In the couits so that arrests and legal con troversies are now in sight. Issue Street Warrants. Contractors Carlson and Bachman served notice on the city council that they would Insist on the payment of Interest on the balance due them on the Central avenue Improvement contract. Settlement has been de layed by Inability to dispose of the special Improvement bonds. Last night, the council decided to Issue warrants in the denomination of $100 for the amounts due the contractors on the various street Improvements. These warrants will bear Interest from the date of Issue, today, until then? Is money In the fund to pay them Among those who will receive these warrants are Bachman and Carlson, about $6,000 worth, on Central avenue. Hagqvlst and BJorqvlt for bal ance on Sixth street work. Contractor Stone on Laurel street. City Attorney Snover was Instruct ed to endeavor to find a purchaser for the special Improvement bonds. It was expected that W. V. Douglas would arrange for their sale but he has not done so, City Recorder But ler stated. Fix Broiuhiny Approach. Residents of the southern part of Railroad addition presented a peti tion asking that the approach to Broadway and Washington be -fixed so that they would have a direct street to the business district, Marshal Carter was Instructed to notify the abutting property own ers to have it fixed within five days. The approach from Queen avenue to Broadway which was fixed by iirnr.iA0 JPw XfnT nln RnmpHniA ncrn. was ordered paid out of the street improvement fund into which the teamster llcensp money Is- paid. Councilman Albrecht objected seri ously to this and blamed F. A. Sac- chl, former councilman, for rushing it through on them. LIndebeck and Holm were order ed paid 200 on their Prospect ave nue contract. Hagquist and Bjorq- vlst were ordered paid $ 300 on their Prosi.ct avenue contract. J A. Helm was ordered paid $76 for extra work on the Broadway contract. Hugh McLain was ordered paid $350 on his Balres street sewer con tract City Engineer Sandborg was re quested to furnish a list of street names so that the street signs can be put up promptly. Councilman Nelson reported that ho expected to have a dredge at work this weeh to fix up the East- side ferry slip. Street Sweeper's Pay. There was quite a long argument over what the city should pay the street sweepers. They have been re ceiving $2.00 per day but one of them wants $2.50. Councilman Nelson' said that $2 a day wrts suf ficient. Councilman Albrecht said that $2.25 per day was the prevail ing price of common labor and he thought the city should pay that much. Tom Coke said that ho wish ed the city was able to pay $4 a day for the work. Councilman Savage said that $4 was more than a man could earn at that kind of work In eight hours. He said he personally would be glad to take the job at $4 per day. It was finally left to the street commltteo to decide how much should be paid. Old Dill Unsettled. Hugh McLain wanted to what the council had dpno paying the balance on his contract for constructing the Cedar street Improvement He said that owing to some of the crossings not having been put In, he had agreed with a committee of the council to take $400 in full payment of his claim and to accept it in a general fund warrant owing to the difficulty that was being encountered in collecting it. Councilman Albrecht said that If Sacchl hadn't Interfered, the Cedar street property owners would have paid their deficit assessment In full. United States Stops Sale of Discarded Arms to Prevent Resolutions. (By Associated Press. ) WASHINGTON, D. C . April 14. :?o" more will che.p revolutions in neighboring countries to be encour aged by the easy manner in which It has been possible to purchase old arms of the United States. Orders hnvo been issued by the War De partment stopping the sale of dis carded arms. APRIL JURORS MM City Council There Will Decide at Special Meeting Thurs day Night. TROUBLE IN CHICAGO. Sale of Old Government Weapons Protested Against There. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, 111., April 14. Chief of Police Shlppy was one of the complainants to the War Depart ment against the custom of selling old rifles Indiscriminately. Much trouble has resulted therefrom , In this city and vicinity. Sheriff Gage Summons Thirty-One For Coming Term of Court. Sheriff W. W. Gage is serving tho summons for the Jury panel for tho coming term of court which will convtne at Coqullle April 26. Judge Coke will be present a couple of days earlier to dispose of motions and clean up somo of last term's calendar. A grand jury will be drawn from the thirty-one summon ed for jurors. There are no important criminal cases to come up this term unless WILL DO SO IF THERE IS LEGAL WAY- Adopt Ordinances Licensing Vehicles and Amusements -There. The North Bend city council at Its regular meeting last night Instructed City Attorney Ataybee to mako a written report to a special meeting to be held Thursday night on tho lega' rights of the city to erect and maintain a warehouse and public wharf. This action was taken owing to the likelihood of there being considerable delay In the rebuilding of the warehouse which, was destroy- -llI-l i. -I V. I mir.KL luirucv uuurjju xuwu e(j by flrQ jast weeC A commlt. should renew hi- efforts In the J. C. ' leo wnB app0inteu to confer- with Wilcox matter, Wilcox having had the slmnson Comnanv reenrdhir tho previous conviction and punish- jthelr plang nm, w, also t at RUE KILLED D 10 Religious Disturbance, In Old Mexico Results In Bloodshed. (By Associated Preea.) EL PASO, Tex., April 14. The Herald's correspondent at Torreon, Mex., thirty miles from Velardena, where the riot, occurred Saturday In connection with a religious pa rade, reports one rurale, one wom an and three men killed. know about NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON IT. Want to Know About Nightwntch. Councilman .Coke wanted to know If It was true that a second nlghtwatch had been employed by tho city. President Savage said that ho didn't know that there had been. No one Pise appeared to know about a second man having been put on. Councilman Albrecht said that In quiry had been made In order that the council might have an oppor tunity of know'np about tho matter as h3 said It had been reported that a second man had beon appointed. Ho eald that when a bill for a sec ond roan should come in, it would not be paid. LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS. Want Night Watch. Some of the Front street property-owners and merchants will hold a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce .Thursday evonlng to discuss the advisability of securing a special nlghtwatchman for that district. They believe that another man Is needed to properly guard their stores from robbery and tho danger of fire. Left On the Alliance. Besides those on the list of the outgoing pas sengers of the Alliance as printed In The Times yesterday, the follow ing caught the steamship just be fore she sailed for Portland: Wm Olson, W. G. Pej-klns, Gertrude Sharp, E. M Ward, I. A. Bono, J. Hanna, W. Hanna, C. L. Warner, Geo, Winkler and wife and four children, Dr. Watson and six steerage. Completed June 1. Contractor Hon of North Bend, who has the contract for the construction of the Oregon Coal and Navigation Com pany's now warehouse, was in Mar3h field today arranging to begin driving piling. About flvo hundred piling will be driven and two pile drivers will be kept busy. Tho building Is to be comploted Juno'l Instead of July 1 as has been er roneously stated. The contract pro vides that Mr. Horn Is to receive a bonus of $10 per day for each in advance of that date that ho com pletes tho structure and Is to pay a penalty of $10 per day for each day after Juno 1 that he requires to complete the structure. mnct set aside through the Oregon Supreme Court and Gov. Chamber lain. A number of damage suits are "to come up so that the term will probably last about two weeks. The recent suits which R. A. Gra ham started against the Coos Bay Roscburg and Eastern railroad will probably not come up for trial at this term. Owing to Judgo Coke having been named as one of tho defendants, it wilr bo necessary, to have another judge sit during their trial Tho following are the Jurors drawn for the term: J B. R. Shelton of Coqullle; J. A. Yates of Coqullle; H. L. Carl of Norway, Victor Anderson of North Bend. S. C. Bradon of Myrtle Point, Wm. Hamilton of Arago, S. B. Cathcart of Marshfleld,, Robert Marsden, Jr . of Marshfleld; Rich ard J. Coke of North Bend, F. A. Walker of Coqullle, Hayes Temple of Marshfleld, A. E. Simpson of Co qullle, C. H. Jackson of Marshfleld, Wm. Wheeler of Coqullle, J. W. Catching of Sumner, H. C. Noble of Marshfleld, Thomas Guerln of Myr tle Point, Nels Rasmussen of Marsh fleld Frank Burkholder of Coqullle, Lee Goodman of Coqullle, F. P. Nor ton c.f Marshfleld, G. W. Trtbby of Marshfleld, Lawrence Jennings of Remote, H. E. Wilcox of McKInloy, W. H. Morgan of Marshfleld, C. W. Wolcott of Marshfleld, A. J. Savage of Marshfleld, John HIckam of Co qullle, Albert Garfield of Bandon, Thomas Anderson of Bandon, A. H. Stutsman of Marshfleld. KIVER STEAMER SUNK. Many Have Narrow Escape On Ohio River. (By Associated Press.) PITTSBURG Pa., April 14. Fol lowing a series of accidents and tem pestuous voyage the steamer Vir ginia, Cincinnati to Pittsburg was fllnally wrecked last night In the Ohio river near Wellsvllle, Ohio. Tho boat, the largest plying on tho upper Ohio, went down after strik ing a rock and tearing a largo hole In her hull. The passengers, num bering fifty, highly norvous as a result of minor accidents earlier In the evening became panic stricken and with difficulty tho crow of sevonty-flvo men restrained them. Although handicapped by darkness and a high wind, and drenching rain, the crow managed to place the passengers safely In boats and put them nshoro. From thero they wore takon scantily clothed to a Are at tho engine house In Wellsvllle, Ohio, and later to a hotel, Tho passen gers wore brought to this city today by railroad none the worso for tho experience except being greatly ox- clted. tills meeting. The council also provided to con nect up tho salt water flro protection mains with the North Bend Manu facturing Company's system. They also nrranged to co-operate with tho North Bend Lumber Company In ex tending a Are mnln to deep water in the bay. Furthermore, thoy appro priated $300 to purchase a fire alarm bell for North Bend. During tho early part of the ses sion, Recorder Derbyshire and Councilman Logglo had a rather warm tilt over the records. Mr. Logyle did not want the records -to show certain developments In the' last meeting and made a motion that it bg stricken from the records. The', motion carried but Mr. Derbyshire refused to alter them, declaring that ho had recorded tho proceedings truthfully and carefully and that they must remain that way. After, ho had explained tho matter, the council passed a motion adopting tho proceedings as read. An ordinance licensing drays and all vehicles for hire wbh adopted. It provides a license of $20 per year, for two-horse vehicles and $12 per year for single-horse vehicles. An ordinance licensing all shows and attractions except those con ducted by North Bend organizations, was adopted. The ordlnanco pro vides a dally license of from $20 to $50 for circuses, $5 per day for freak shows $3 per night for thea trical performances, $60 per year for moving-picture shows, $30 year for museums, $1 per day merry-go-rounds, $1 per day or $7.50 per quarter for shooting gal-' leries and $5 per day for all otnerj attractions. t An ordinance providing an annual, license ot $2 and $3 for dogs was adopted. , The street commltteo was in-j1 structed to secure plans and spec!-' flcatlons for opening Washington1 street forty feet wide to tho water front and also to connect up Stanr ton avenue and Washington streetf Meade avenue was ordered graded botweon Connecticut and Montana streets. .' for. WHEAT IS lllGIIKH. n.H i I i U In May Option Reai-hen $1.28 Chicago Today. ,' (By Associated Press.) '4; CHICAGO, April 14, May wheat, $1.28 C-8; July $1,17 7-8: Septem-. bor, $1,08 5-8; December, $1.071,4,! (By Associated Preia.) PORTLAND, April 14. -Tho wheat market li unchanged, FRESH ClfFAMERV UUTTEIt only '15 CENTS per square. Storllized .MILK 5 CENTS per quart, delivered. Coos Bay Ico and Cold Storage Company, Phono 731, (By Associated Press.) TACOMA, April 14. Export Blucstem whoat $1.21; Club, $1.11: Red. $1.07; Milling Blueatom', $1.25 and $1.30 Crnoked Corn $2 25 at HAINES'. "EASTSIDE" U a wtnaor i 1 I o a