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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1909)
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MAY BE ONLY TAVO. Indianapolis Reports Slight Loss pf Life at Gordon. (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 15. From Information obtained over the long-distance telephone by the As sociated Press, it Is claimed only two men were killed In the explo sion at Gordon. The men are: Charles Dewese and Moses Lantz wh are said to have been alone Jr. the plant. HEAD SPECIAL TAFT President Sends Views On Tariff For Philippines to Congress Today. (By Associated Prees.) WASHINGTON, D-. C, April 15. President Taft today sent to Con gress a special message In relation to the Philippine tariff. Tho mes sage transmits the recommendations by the Secretary of War for a revi sion of the Philippine tariff so as to permit as much customs revenue as possible for the Islands and at the same time extend to the islands the principle of protective tariff for Its Industries. Generally speaking, the bill presented by President Taft makes a slight Increase In tho rates of duty now provided In the Philip pine tariff bill. SXVDER IN COMMAXI). Coquille River Captain Takes Clinrgo of the Argo. PORTLAND, Ore., April 15. Captain Levi Snyder, a deepwater skipper of Bandon, Ore., will have charge of the steamer Argo when she sails for Tillamook, and he will probably retain permanent command of her. Captain Dunham, whom ho relieves, has decided to remain ashore for a while. It Is likely he will rest up until the Roanoke is again ready for active service, when he will go bad: on her. The Argo has been equipped with a towpost and when aVthe southern terminus of her route sle will tow schooners In and out over the Tillamook bar for the Miami Lumber Company. It is said that it will take her but a short time to attend .to this work and she will continue to give a week ly service out of Portland in the freleht nnil mcenno-nr trnrto. leaving ) her every Tuesday afternoon. We are the sole agents for STl'DEIJAKER wagons and vehicles. We carry stock on hand. If in need call and see us. MARSHFIELD HARDWARE COMPANY. MESSAGE HITRO-GLYEERINE LARGE NUMBER JOIN EAGLES Marshfield Aerie Initiates Acme Band, Mayor Straw and Five Others. At a meeting of the Marshflcld Aerie of Eagles last night, eighteen members of the Acme Band and five others were Initiated into the mys teries of the Order. The Initiation was one of the most successful the Aerie has ever held, bringing the membership up to a trifle over 300. Monday evening, a special meet ing at the Aerie was held to Ini tiate Mayor E. E Straw. If he isn't a full-fledged Eagle, it is because the members of the Aerlo couldn't ,make more feathers stick on him. Besides the members of tho Acme band which now becomes the Eagles band, W. S. Turpen, Henry Hedar, Harley Dunkley, G. W. Morgan and Charles Thom were Initiated last night. Following the ceremonies, a ban quet was served In the lodge ban quet hall. It was a sumptuous spread and It was 2 o'clock before the audience left the board. Hugh McLaln, Dr. Ingram, C. C. Going and Win. Holland made brief speeches on the new members but aside from these talks, ttere was no lormal program of toasts. It Is planned to have another big Initiation In a month or six weeks to Initiate another large class. It is hoped to increjue the membership to over 500 before the new hall Is completed WARREN IS SLAIN. Convict In Alberta Prison Brains Overseer. (By Associated Press.) VANCOUVER B. C, April 15. Deputy Warden Richard Stedman, aged fifty, of the Alberta peniten tiary, was killed today by a convict who struck him on the head with an ax. The cause is unknown. Turks Take Awful Vengeance For Failure to Apprehend Murderer of Moslems. (By Associated Press.) CONSTANTINOPLE, April 15. A massacre of Armenians Is in pro gress today? at Mercina, the seaport of Asia Minor on the Mediterranean It Is the result of the failure to ap- prehend an Armenian who murdered two Moslems QUIET AT CAPITAL. Constantinople A spuming Normal Aspect Again. (By Associated Press.) CONSTANTJNOPLE, April 15. The Turkish capital Is assuming a normal aspect with little outward evidence of the political ferment that has marked the previous two days. (By Associated Prees.) MERSINA April 15,..r The trouble here has no connection with the trouble at Constantinople. TEETH PAWNED; CAN HE EAT? FARRISBURG, Pa., April 15. A set of false teeth was pawned yes terday at a local pawnbroker's for $1.25, Tho principal reason for the pledge being accepted Is that five' of the teeth are gold. The pawn broker refused to divulge the name of the patron OPEN MASSACRE OF ARMENIANS E IN Patton and Associates Pur chase Six Million Bushels of Wheat During Last Fif teen Minutes Today. (By Associated Prees.) CHICAGO, Avll 15. Purchases weio made bv P.uten and his asso ciates during tho final fifteen min ute of today's pession of the Board of Trade of approximately six mil lion bushels of May, July and Sep ter ber wheat Wild excitement at ten led the closing "Buy, buy, buy" echoed all over the room, and there was furious excitement in tho pit. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, April 15. Tract W CN JUDGE BEAN GETS OREGON JO Sfilfifitfid BV President Taft " For Position Spught By E$ Senator C W. Fulton. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, April 15. Brazil Signs Permanent Arbi tration Pacts With Sevdral Countries. (By Associated Press.) RIO JANIERO. April 15. Tho Brazilian government has conclud ed permanent arbitration treaties during the week with the United States, France, Portugal, Spain and Mexico. OUT OF SIGHT MVSTKHY SURROUNDS DISAP PEARANCE OF YOUNG WOMAN FROM SNOHOMISH, WASH., AT LOS AXGKLFS. By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, April 15. Con siderable mystery surrounds ti10 sudden disappearance from this city April 12, of Mis? Mary Lane of Sno- homlsh, Wash. She left tho cot- tage which she had just rented and NEW TREATIES ARE ARRANGED OPS has not been seen since. In tho cot-j city and aro guarding a dozen prls tago was found a scribbled piece of loners. Tho men who were shot paper somovhat in the naturo of a will disposing of a number of trin kets, Miss Lane was about 30 years of Se and had been hero three weeks. VOTING REQUIREMENTS. Residence of Slv Months In Stato nml Home In Pi-eclnct. There Is much discussion as to tho requiromgnts to be complied wlth before voters can cast their ballots in next Monday's special election. The only requirements are that they muBt have lived In tho stato of Oregon for at least six months next preceding tho election and must be bona fide residents of tho precinct In which they wish to vote. There Is no requirements of rosldence in tho county or precinct for a certain number of days. Of courso, In order to vote Mon day, it will be necessary for tho voter to show that his name is on the registration list of tho last gen eral election of have six freeholder? swear that he ha been a resident of Oregon for six months and Is a bona fldo resident of tho precinct in which ho wishes to voto. CHICAGO "PIT" wheat prices: Club, $1.15; Blue stem, $1.20 and $1.25; Turkey Red, $1.15; Red Russian, $1.10; Valley, $1.10. MAY WHKAT LOWER. Quoted nt $1.27 5-8 In Clilcngo Today. (By Associated Prews.) CHICAGO, 111., April 15. May wheat, $1.27 5-S; July, $1.15 3-4; September, $10G4; December, $1.01 7-S. ( By Associated Press ) TACOMA. April 15. Milling Bluestem, $1 25 and $1.30; Export Bluestem, $1.23; Club, ?1.13; Red, $1.08. .President Taft today nominated i StE.tes lT 1 ni. O Tlnn h n TT 14nr1 i JIUUCI L O, JJCUU 1U1 Ulliicu District Judge in Oregon; Thomas R. Lyons for United States district judgo In the First District of Alas ka; Daniel A. Sutherland for Unit ed States marshal In First District of Alaska. LAST JUROR FOR CALHOUN CASE Michael Murphy, Retired Member of 'Frisco Police Force Passed Today. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, April 15. Michael Murphy, a veteran sergeant of the Police Department, was pass ed today as the thirteenth juror in the case of Patrick Calhoun. Mur phy was retired on a pension eleven years ago. KILL FOURTEEN FOR Mexican Government Wreaks Awful Penalty at Torreon. (By Associated Preen.) TORREON. Mex., April 15. The bodies of fourteen mon who were summarily shot to death by the Mexican troon? after a drumhead courtinar0al e ncovCred In a trench In the outsklrcs of tho city, Tho troops aro In command of the wore convicted of participating in tho riot last Saturday night. BULL OUT-THOTS HORSES. Makes Half-Mlle In J:22 to Sulky and Does It Easily. WAYNESBURG, Pa., April 15. Racing experts who follow tho trot- ting game at the county fairs in .Western Pennsylvania, aro making "future books" on tho expected por- formances of the original racing bull, which will be entered against all comers in tho- trots this sum mer. This bull has been trained secret ly by Dr. Joseph D. Chnnoy and John II. Ross for the last threo years. Ho is a "natural trotter," and before he was old enough to "take his moals away from homo," as Dr. Chanoy said, ho was making phenomenal time up and down the barn lot. Tho bull has made a half-mile in 1:22 hitched to a sulky, and Its own ers have Issued a challenge for mile races with tho fastest horses than can bo found at tho fairs. Sev eral matches have been arranged. The hull Is four years old. RIO BROTHERS INVOLVED IN UNUSUAL SERIES OF MEXICAN CRIMES KI'INDOE IRE EARLY FRIDAY Head of Government North west River and Harbor En gineering Coming. Major Mclndoe of Portland, who Is to address a meeting at the Odd Fellows hall Friday night, is expect ed to reach heo via tho Drain siase or on the Breakwater tomorrow morning. While his object in com ing here at this time Is to Inspect the work that the Dredge Oregon has been dolup under the supervi sion of Capt Peters and to outline the plan for the cliannol improve ments by the dredge for the next sevqrnl months, his presenco is particularly advantageous as ho had murdered tho Iather 0f the Gon wlll be able to give sorno excellent zaies boys. advice on the merits of the Port Commission plan on which tho vot ers of the Coos Bay drainage basin will vote next Monday. Sheriff Gage ha" distributed tho ballot boxps and the ballots for the election and everything Is In readi ness. The polls will be open the usual hours and every one is urged to turn out and vote. Tho meetings to discuss tho prop osition are arousing much interest. Tonight, Capt. Harris and I. S. Smith and others will conduct a meeting at Sumner. .Tomorrow night, tho Marshflcld Chamber of Commerce will conduct a big meet ing In the I O. O. F. hall and Sat urday night the North Bend Cham ber of Commerce will hold a big meeting in that city. It Is hoped to have Major Mclndoe address both the Marshflcld and North Bend meetings besides a number of prom inent business men of both Marsh field and North Bend. SPEND DAV AT ADEN. Roosevelt and Party Make Brief Stop There. (By Assoelnttd Press.) ADEN, April 15. Tho steamer Admiral with the Roosevelt party arrived hero this morning for a short stay. THREE KILLED 6Y EXPLOSION West Virginia Coal Mine On Fire Following Disaster Early Today. (By Associated Press.) FAIRMONT, W. Va., April 15. A gas explosion occurred today In shaft No. 2 of the mlno of tho Georgo Creek Coal & Iron Company at Farmlngton, seven miles from here. Threo are known to bo dead. A firo Is now raping In tho mine. It Is said that all of tho miners aro ac counted for FIND COLLAR 1JUTTON IN HIS APPENDIX Surgeons Dihcover UniiHiial Olislruc tlno la Oklulioma Muii'h Interior, BARTLESVILLB, Ok April 15. A collur button was found In tho appendix of Jack Hramor, when ho was operated on by tho physicians at tho hospital Bramer Is a dril ler and rosldes In Dtwoy. Tho but ton was of cheap metnl and was ono It of tho kind laundrymon placo In shirts befoio returning them to their owners Mr. nramer haa no Idea how tho button came to bo Jul his appondlr ft Double Duel of Two Brothers Versus Two Brothers Results In Two Deaths. BROTHERS QUARREL TWO ARE KILLED Brother Slays Brother In Row Over Affections of "Senor- ita Bonita." (By Associated Press.) CHALCO, Me April 1G. .A most remarkable series of crimes, the principals In which were broth ers, have occurred In this district, during tho last two days. Tho first tragedy was a double duel with pis tols between Enrique and Alberto Gonzales on one side, and Loreto and Anselmo Tamnrlz on tho other. The latter two were killed. Thev Germano and Antonio Mezn quar reled over a bowl of pulque and opened firo on ench other with re volvers. Tho mother attempted rto stop tho fight 'and was fatally wound ed. AntonI was also fatally wound ed. In Juchltepec district, Fornando and Caetnno de Lnrosa quarreled over tho affections of a girl and fought a duel with knives, Caetano being killed. T - CLUB FORMED New Coos Bay Organization to Develop Aquatic Sports Here. At a meeting at tho olllces ot DrB, Gale and Partlo In North Bend last evening the Coos Bay Motor Boat Club was formed with n mem bership of twenty-five for tho ob ject of developing boating nnd other water sports on tho Bay. Jt Is proposed to hold a regatta or boat racos during the summer, to build and maintain n boathouso for the club and make tho most of uquutic sports on the Pay. Another meeting will bo hold two weeks honco to perfect tho plans qf tho club. It !s bolloved that tho membership will be doubled by that time. Tho membership feo will' not bo fixed until the next mooting. Tho following officers were elect- od: Commodore Dr Bartlo. Vlco-commodore Neal Banks. .Captain L.A Froy. President Frank Woods. Vlco-presidont M, G. Colemap. Secrotnry A rchibald Whlsnant. Treasurer Frank Monroe, Committee or Ensigns and Pen ants, etc. Charles Strickland, Dun can Hendry and Roy Lawhorne. "I WILL WHIP THE NEXT MAX WHO DARKS TO KILXi MKP M'KEESPORT, Pa., April IE. William Long picked up tho Pitts burg morning pnpers and read how ho had died In tho Allegany Gener al hospital, Pittsburg, tho night Tjo foro after a long Illness. Mr. Long was particularly lncen sod because this was the slxtii.,, "mistake" In the last five years re-iviv warding his death. He then Bent a communication to PltUbura 'news papers, saying In part: "Quco attain I mutt prove an alibi. I am neither dead nor neur I am fairly well t-qulppeU now to writ" a book on 'Funeral I Have MWbod ' I will whip tlm m.xt man who kills mo " Thf mistake mh . '.' fact that a relative of Long died. I