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(mia NEWS GET IT WHILE IT IS NEW HY HEADING THE COOS UAY TIMES. LOCAL AM) TELEGRAPHIC NEWS CONCISELY TOLD. States JhLJLAtL 8TLMULATE YOUR BUSINESS BY GOOD BYSTEJLATIG ADVERTIS ING. SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS HOUSES DO SO. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS Vol. XXXI. Established in 1878 ns Tho Const Mnil. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1909 EVENING EDI HON -EIGHT PAGES A consolidation of Times, Const Mnil mill Coos Bny Advertiser. No. 309. FAMOUS OLD STEAMER WRECKED THREE KILLED IN READ-ON mmt : SEARCH FOR PROPERTY AND CHILD OF ACCIDENT'S VICTIM '1 4) VI Thomas W. Wilson Instantly Killed Last Evening In jy Pierce's uamp. STRUCK BY LOG ON LONG SKIDWAY Supposed to Have "Cached" Money Child's Address Unknown. ' AVOMAN IS SOUGHT. In Wilson's pocket, the name of Lizzie G. Howard, Marsh- field, Ore., was written on a slip of paper. A search is being made for her in hopes of secur- ing definite information about him. A Kodak picture of an eight or nine-year old girl, hugging a Teddy Bear as she bashfully faced the cam era, today was the subject of much sympathy and mystery while Coroner Golden was holding the inquest over the body of Thomas W. Wilson who ;was instantly killed last evening at 'Emmett Pierce's logging camp, eight illes above Allegany. The picture was found in Wilson's ;rlp and had been previously shown :o a few friends with the remark "that it was his little girl up in Can- jada." Further than that, no one knows the whereabouts of the child. There is no mark on the bit of card board that the film "was pasted on ,that would give a clue as to where it was taken. No letters were found in tho belongings that show the whereabouts of the litle child. The interest attached to tho little one was doubled when it was found that Mr. Wilson had left con siderable property. Archie Kruse, ,for whom Wilson formerly worked, 'said that Wilson had spoken to him about property that he owned In Co- quille. Emmett Pierce said that just a few days ago, Wilson had confer red with him abput buying a ranch near Allegany. Wilson gave him that Impression that he had consider able money, saying he had sufficient to pay for the property. As no bank deposit books were found on his per son and only fifty cenfs In cash in his pockets It is presumed that he nad his money "cached" someplace and ltfcler fear.ed that It may never be ,found; Coroner Golden and others are anxious to get a line on his property and the location of the little girl with the Teddy Bear in order that she may come into her own. Mr. Pierce said that he thought that Wilson sent re ni,xances for her care from time to time but he had never heard Just where, she iwas other than that she was in Canada somewhere. Wilson Ijad' conferred with Judge Hall about Voperty matters, and it is hoped that he may be able o throw, some light on the where abouts of the child and also on Wil son's estate. Judge Hall is expected home from Coquillo today and' Coro ner Golden will tdke the matter up with nlm at once. ' How It Happened, Last evening, Wilson qujt work a few minutes before G o'clock and started to walk down the skidway, the long chute through which the lieavy logs are shot to the water. Ho evidently presumed that all the logs had been sent down for the after noon. .However, just before C o'clock, another log came down and it was decided to kick It down the skidway. As it is customary, the engineer blew the whistle as the signal that a log was coining down the skidway. Wilson was viulte aways down the skidway when he heard the whistle. He stopped on the elevated chute and looked around. Ralph Noel was on the roadway near the chute and called to Wilson to get off as a log (Continued on page 8.) GOOD WORK BY DREDGE OREGON Capt. Peters Announces That Channel Project Will Be Completed In a Month. "Within a month, we will have the channel from Marshfleld to the bar cleared," said Captain Peters of the dredgq. Oregon yesterday. "The shal lowest water that there will be in the channel in the inner bay when we get our project completed will be sixteen feet at the lowest tide and most df the way it will be deeper. At the cold storage shoal which we are now working on, there will be a few points that it will be only six teen feet at dead low water but with the exception of one or two other places, it will considerably exceed sixteen feet. "We would have ,dredged some deeper on the coal storage shoal only we, ran into a bed of unusually hard clay and the present cutter we have would not cut it fast enough. Yesterday we received a new cutter that will cut the hardest clay and we will put it on at once but we can't go back over the shoal now and cut I it deeper but we may when we com ipleto he channel down the bay. I "When we get through, we will have a very good channel and with the spar buoys placed, mariners should not have the .slightest trouble here. The bar is deepening, I think as the last soundings I made showed considerably more than twenty feet of water at low tide." ES SUPREME COURT President Taft Likely to Offer New York Governor First Vacancy. fBy Associated Press.) CHICAGO, July 10. A Washing ton special to the Tribune says "There is a strong Impression in New York and Vermont that President Taft will offer Governor Hughes the first "vacancy that occurs In the Su premo Court. Many friends of Hughes think he will not accept the appointment should It be offered him." AUTO RACES TODAY Hnrrs Ilaii.sliuo AVins Santa Monica Contest. . (By Associated Press.) SANTA MONICA, Cal., July 10. Averaging G4.2 miles an hour for 202.2 miles, Harris Hanshue in an Appqrson won the first Santa Monica road race before fifty thousand peo ple, The, time was 3:08,03. Bruno Siebel in a Chadwick was in second place in 3:15,30; Frank Free in a Stearns was third in 3;19,44. WESTON'S HIKE NEAR END. Veteran Pedestrian Within 300 Miles of Finish of Long Trump. RENO, Nev., July 10. Edward Payson Weston, the coast-to-coast pedestrian, passed Derby, 20 miles from here, at 2:30 o'clock Wednes day morning, which brought him within 244 miles of San Francisco. J. C. Schlnkel, Weston's manager, denies the report that the aged walk er is tiring, but says he is suffering from the attacks of mosquitoes. MOTOnoL Best for gas engine CYLINDERS At the GUNNERY. The Yosemite, Built On the Hudson 55 Years Ago and For Years at San Francisco, On Rocks Near Seattle. (By Asroclated Prs.) SEATTLE, Wash., July 10. The famous old s'dewheel steamer Yose mite which went on the rocks near Bremerton last night "when 150 ex cursionists were aboard has been MANY LEAVE Breakwater Sails This After noon For Portland With Sixty Passengers. The Breakwater sailed late this afternoon for Portland with sixty passengers and a good freight cargo. Among those who sailed on her were the following: Miss Turney, Miss N. Seattle, Miss M. Beattle, Dr. Donahue, Mrs. Todd, J. C. Swlnford, J. W. Motley, E. E. 'Bellinger, F. W. Avery, Mrs. Avery, Miss N. Hovel, Frank Denning, Mrs. Denning, F. W. Hill, Jr., F. W. Hill, 'J. A. Wiseman, Mrs. Wlsemari, S. i Johnson, A. Norman, A. C. Ashcroft, 'Mrs. Ashcroft, Dr. Ingram, W. Wil liams, E. A. Allen, G. D. McNeil, Mrs. McNeil, Julius Bergeman, L. P. Cohn, J. Croft, Gus. Brusaferri, H. L. Prelst, C. B. Magee, J. T. House, J. C. Marshall and wife, Miss Mit chell, Miss Stahlnecker, W. P. Evans and wife, Eldon Evans, Miss May Hamlin, R. Ratty, J. McKInnon, Miss Gibson, Mrs. Tanner, Miss Tanner, E. Gise, F. Saafeld, 6. P. Hagensen, H. Lockhart, D. Milo, R. Golden, Dr. W. A. Toye, T. L. Graham, W. P. Smith, C. Whistler, W. Miller, and L. D. Larry. HENEY TO ALASKA. Takes Vacation Trip Before Second I Calhoun Trial. j fBy Associated Press.) I STATTLE, Wash., July 10. Fran- jcis J. Heney sailed for Cordova, Alaska, today on the steamer Ohio and expects to return to Seattle in ten days In time to depart for San Francisco to participate In tho sec ond trial of Patrick Calhoun. ICE COVERS NEVADA POOLS. Coldest July Weather In History Re corded and Wheat Dainaecd. RENO, July 10. The coldest July temperature Nevada has experienced was recorded this week. Small bodies of water had a layer of ice, and the wheat in the Northern part of the state is reported to have been frozen. CROWDS AT SEATTLE. Attendance Is Increasing Today Js Oregon Day. ' SEATTLE, Wash., July 9. Record-breaking crowds attended the Alaska-Yu,kon-PacIflc exposition Sat urday and Sunday. The f first of these days was King County Day, and 40,000 people witnessed the celebrations. Sunday, the national holiday was the occasion for an at tendance of 37,000. Great preparations were made for Oregon Day today. The Oregon State building, one of the finest ex hibit buildings on the grounds, is being turned Into a huge reception hall for the entertainment of the Oregon delegation. The students of the dramatic department of Pacific University gave a. special matinee production of their western play "The Bridge of the Gods" at the Auditorium today. NEW SCHOONER HERE. The Wllhelmina last evening tow ed in the three masted schooner, O. M. Kellogg, from Sa.n Francisco, which will load at tho C. A. Smith mill. CASTLEWOOD" at tho P. K. 0 Lffi given, up as lost. When tho tide falls she is expected to break into pieces. A number of barges are alongside trying to float the steamer but the chances arc against success. Tile Yosemite is owned by C. D. Hiliman who values her at $75,000. She is 55 years old. She began her career as a passenger boat on the Hudson river and was taken to San' Francisco in 1S65 and for many years plied on the Sacramento river. GRANDLER TO BUILD BLOCK Considers Erection of Fine Brick Structure at Second and Central Avenue. W. S. Chandler who arrived yes terday from San Francisco, is figur ing on erecting a brick block at the northeast corner of Second street and i Central avenue, directly north of the Chandler hotel and abutting on the First Trust and Savings Bank build ing. The building may be erected i this summer and fall. i While M.r. Chandler has not com pleted arrangements for the build ing, his plan is to have the first floor 'arranged for storerooms and the up per story or stories built especially for fin flats and apartments. Mr, Chandler is enthusiastic over the prospects for Coos Bay, even more so than he was on his last vis it. , He is figuring on building a fine Home but is now debating whether it shall be on a site he purchased in San Francisco a few months ago or on Coos Bay and everybody here Is hoping that it will be Coos Bay. SIX CITY Iowa Town Suffers Heavy Damage From Cloudburst Today. (By Associated Frees.) SIOUX CITY, la., July 10. Perry Creek, a small stream that separates the west and east sides of Sioux City, suddenly overflowed early todays Many homes were surrrounded and much damage done. The overflow was due to the heavy rains. Merrill, fifteen miles east of here, reports al most a cloudburst with heavy dam age to property and crops. RIVER RAISES SOME. Reaches Stage of 10 Feet Near Topcka. (By Associated Press.) TOPEKA, Kan., July 9. The Kansas river is rising slightly since last night and its stage is now 16 feet. AH the tributary streams are( falling rapidly. Trains are running on regular schedule. ABLER IS SAFE. Steam Schooner Not Lost On Alaska Coast. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, July 9. Tho steam schooner P. J. Abler, Seattle to Bethel, Alaska, for which fears were entertained arrived safely at her destination July 1st, according to a dispatch to the Merchants' Ex change today. Artists and ENGINEERS SUP FLIES at the WALKER Studio. GASOLINE ENGINES at The GUNNERY. "CASTLEWOOD" at the P. K. I COLLISION BIG MEETING ON COOS BAY Large Number of Prominent Men to Attend Railroad Convention Here. Euthusiastlc over the prospects for a rapid realization of securing a railroad from Coos Bay through Cen tral Oregon to Boise and perhaps be yond, Col. Win. Grimes returned to day from the Oregon-Idaho Develop ment Congress at Burns. He made the trip In from Roseburg In an auto mobile, being the first passenger In the auto service to be established between here and the Douglas county seat. The trip In was made In about eleven hours via tho Myrtle Point road. Mr. Grimes said that he was sur prised to find the Interest that had been aroused outside over the build ing of a line from here through Cen tral Oregon to Boise and the enthu siasm that Coos Bay had stirred up by starting the preliminary work on It. He said that everybody and every town along the proposed route as well as others had declared enthu siastically in favor of the project and promised every possible support for it. Just now, he and J. R; Smith of North Bend, the other delegateff?6m Coos Bay to the Burns congress, are anxious to make a big success of the next convention of the organization which will be held here August 21 and 22. The prospects are for an at tendance of over 200 people, mostly prominent business men, who are coming with a view of starting the actual construction of the line, feel lug that the educational campaign has been completed. Messrs. Grimes and Smith have talked the prelimin aries of the meeting over and they suggest that the day meetings be held at Simpson's pavilion In North Bend and the evening meetings in the Ma sonic Opera House in Marshfleld. As to special entertainment for the dole gates, the Young Men's Commercial Club of Marshfleld, and the,. North Bend Commercial Club will he asked to take charge of the social side, the Marshfleld and North Bend Chambers of Commerce looking after the busi ness sessions. Col. Woods and J. N. Teal of Portland, have promised to try and interest the business men of Port land In tho matter and have them send a big delegation here. They re quested that the Marshfleld business men write personal letters to the heads of Arms that they trade with In Portland urging the necessity of their being on Coos Bay for the meeting. The Portland papers have promised to send s,taff correspond ents for tho meeting. Boise, Burns, Ontario ,and other towns will have large delegations, Ex-governor Schal lenberger and other prominent men of that section are planning to bring their families for a week or two weeks' outing in this section. Personal invitations have been ex tended to Senators Bourne and Cham berlain, Representatives Ellis and Hawley and to Governor Benson. Col, Hofer expects to bring In a large number of delegates from tho Willa mette valley towns. En route home, Mr, Grimes stop ped at Roseburg and took tho mat ter up with prominent men thero and they promised to actively assist the project from now on. Some of the largo land ownors of tho Harney and Malheur valleys have promised liberal bonuses and to sub scribe heavily for stock Just as soon as tho company is formed for the actual construction of the line. En route back, Mr. Grimes stop ped at Camas and had a short visit with Chief Engineer Haines and his surveying crew. He- says they are doing excellent work and making good progress. NEAR SALT LAKE Freight Train Crashes Into Special Carrying Elks to Los Angeles. TRAINMEN THOUGHT BURIED BY WRECKAGE Misunderstanding of Orders and Mistake In Flagging the Causes. (By Associated Press.) SALT LAKE, Utah, July 10. Three train men are missing and are believed to be burled In the wreckage of an extra stock train, castbound, which collided head-on with the Twin City Elks' special train, westbound, at Mile post 511, east of White Horse, Utah, early this morning. Two trainmen were Injur ed. No passengers were killed though all were badly shaken up. The collision is believed to have been caused by misunderstanding orders and an error In flagging. The miss ing are: Engineer Henry Heideman. Baggageman Bammaugh. Fireman E. F. Helnze. All are of the Elks' special. WRECK NEAR VANCOUVER. Engineer and Fireman On Canadian Pacific Killed. (By Associated Press.) VANCOUVER, B. C, July 10. A Canadian Pacific train of eight empty passenger coaches and a loco motive was destroyd yesterday at Bear Creek near Glacier and Engin eer Dewar and Fireman Beattie were killed. The cars had carried Ep- worth League delegates to Seattlo and were being hauled back empty. Business Men at Conference Favor It Meet Again Mon day Night. At a conference in W. U. Douglas' office last evening, It was finally de cided to hold the big fall carnival here in connection with the W. O. W. log rolling and it was decided to have an entire week's festival. Owing to no definite plan having hitherto been discussed, another meeting was ar ranged for next Monday evening to formulate the plans for the event. It Is proposed to have a special feature for each day's program bo- sides the regular diversions for the entire week. F. B. Tlchenor is now conferrinc with Portland business men relative to running an excursion hero for that week and It Is expected that he will be able to give something definite re lative to that by next Monday. It is planned to make the carnival the biggest evont'ever pulled off in Southern Oregon. TODAY'S WHEAT MARKET. (By Associated Press ) PORTLAND," Ore., July 10. Wheat track prices: Club, $1.17; Valley, $1.17. (By Associated Preps.) TACOMA, Wash., July 10 Mill ing bluestem wheat, $1.30 and $1.35; Club, $1.14; Export Bluestem, $1.24; Club, $1.11; Red, $1.09. (U Associated Pros.) CHICAGO, July 10. Tho wheat market closed today as follows: July $1.18 7-8; September, $1.11 l-i, December, $1.09 7-S; May, $1 1-8. PHOTOGRAPHIC supplies CARNIVAL TD BE HELD HERE !- WALKER Studio. -l i 1 m V, V -I K- 1 A .. r- Lt, j A . 4y f rf HUKMXfi JffA-!?"" l-VfTPauw " frL'XJAffif.-.