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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1909)
(EflJJB NEWS GET IT WHILE IT IS NEW BY HEADING THE OOOS BAY TIMES. LOCAL AND TELEGRAPHIC NEWS CONCISELY TOLD. MmtB TRADE STIMULATE YOUR BUSINESS BY GOOtt SYSTEMATIC ADVERTIS ING. SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS HOUSES DO SO. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS 'II VOL XXXII. Established In 1878 as Tho Coast Mail. A consolidation of Times, Coast Mall Jjq gQ and Coos Bay Advertiser. ' MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1909 EVENING EDITION. mm t BUSINESS HOUSES TO CLOSE FRIDAY TO WELCOME VISITORS Everybody Will Decorate To morrow For Oregon-Idaho Development Congress BIG EXCURSION TO LOWER BAY FRIDAY Bandon, Coquille and Myrtle Point Will Send Large Num ber Here. A petition to have the business houses of Marshfleld close from 1:30 to 5 o'clock Friday afternoon to en able the business men to assist in showing the delegates to the Oregon Idaho Development Congress which will be In session here Friday and Saturday a good time is being liber ally signed today and practically eve ry business house In town will be closed during those hours. This will be the time of the big excursion to tho beach and life saving station. Owing to the tide, the program had to be changed from afternoon to morning and the festivities to the afternoon. Saturday, the social pro gram will be at North Bend when the big clam bake will be held in Simpson's Park and it is expected that the business houses there will close during it. The Brealcwater has been char tered for tho trip down the Bay and also many small crafts. The trip will be free to all and every mail and woman on the Bay is urged to participate and show the visitbrs they are welcome by the way the home people turn out. In order to keep tab on the number who go, tickets will be Issued free at the Chnmbers of Commerce in North Bend and Marshfleld beginning to morrow morning. There need be no fear of boats being overcrowded as the commit-' tees will be on hand to regulate ad missions and regular tickets are be ing issued as protection against such an emergency. The business houses and homes qf the city are urged to decorate early tomorrow to show a welcome to -the delegates. The Breakwater will be in tomorrow night and every flag and piece of bunting in the town should wave a welcome to them. Late last evening, Bandon and Coquille united in chartering a spe cial train to bring a big delegation of boosters to the Bay Saturday. Myrtle Po'nt will send a large num ber over Friday by a special train, Sunday, the delegates and people of Coo '"',' w'l! go to Bandon on an excursion to show the visitors the famous Coquille Valley. It is ex pected that several hundred Coos Bay people in addition to the dele gates to the Oregon-Idaho Develop ment Congress will join this excur sion. Many of the delegates are'already arriving. Chief Engineer Haines is expected in tomorrow from Camas so that this report on the survey for tho railway will be in readiness. Col. E. Hofer today wired Col. Grimes as fojlows: "Leave' Portland with my son Wednesday night by Breakwater. So does Atkinson, Schelleaberg and a host of others. Will put in all day tomorrow at Portland. Will wire you fioih Portland. Many are com ing on steamer, stage and auto." B, N. JOHNSON of Fergus Falls, ,M!nn and E. J. Swedback of Min neapolis, were in this city SatUr Vday. They left by automobile for Vcoos Bay to attend the annual meeting of the Coos Bay Townslte Co., of. which they are members. G. A, Slgnallness goes over by private conveyance on the same K' mission. Roseburg Review, WIRES GO DOWN. TJie Western Union Telegraph wires went down again this after noon and in consequence The Times received only a partial press report. "CASTLEWOOD" at the P. K, PUIS TRIBUTE Y C. A. Smith Expresses Regret At Having to Leave This Climate Talks Paving. "One grievance I have Is that bus iness duties will compel me Wednes day to leave this beautiful climate of Coos Bay and go back where it is hot and dusty," said C. A. Smith, head of the C. A. Smith Lumber and Manufacturing Company, last eve ning, when called upon by Mayor E. E. Straw to state his "grievances." Mr. Smith, General Manager Oren and General Superintendent Mereen were guests of honor at last night's meeting of the council. Mayor Straw in inviting them to speak before the council said that much as he and the council regretted It, citizens gen erally didn't come around to the meetings until some action had been taken or until they had a grievance. Consequently when he Invited visit ors to talk, he felt almost confident that some grievance would be aired. But this is explanatory and cuts in on Mr. Smith's remarks. "The other grievance I have is that the city council has not gone ahead and paved a great deal more of the streets like you have the down town sec tion." continued Mr. Smith. "The paving has made a wonderful trans formation In the town in a couple or three years and should be extend ed. "Today, I was talking with Mayor Straw about paving materials and I remarked that it was strange that where lumber Is so plentiful and cheap that the paving material has to be Imported. I told him the same , had been true of Minneapolis, That when lumber was selling at $10 per thousand there, It was no good for paving but now when it has reached $20 or $25 per thousand, wooden blocks are the only thing and last year 15G,000 square yards of block paving were laid there and only 8,000 square yards of all other kinds of material." "I have Investigated the paving matter considerably, and am satisfied in my own mind that wooden blocks Is the cheapest and best material. For Marshfleld, I think a three-inch pine plank with four inch pine blocks on top would make a paving that would last for years. It would not be as noisy and would be cheaper than the present paving. By using fir blocks, the paving could be put down cheaper still. Sometime ago, Mr. Mereen and I figured that we I could put in a pine block paving cheaper than the present hard pav ,ing and would be willing to guaran tee it for twenty years' while the pres ent hard paving is guaranteed only tor five years." In closing, Mr. Smith said that he wished it understood that ho was speaking for tho welfare of Marsh fleld and not from a selfish stand point, that is he desired to have the best possible paving put in here at the least expense. In response to questions by tho council, Mr. Smith said that his company would be glad to bid on paving jobs if tho specifications pro vided for wooden blocks. He said that unless there was considerable paving to bo put liii tho company could hardly go to tho expensmtof putting in a creosote plant to treat the blocks. The paving matter was discussed at length and resulted in the council deciding to have future specifications provide for wooden block paving as well as tho hard paving. t PIANO STUDIO of Louis H. Boll In First Trust and Savings Bank Building is now receiving a limited number of pupils for special hours of Instruction. Pupils desiring appoint ments should apply Immediately. HEHEY MAY LOSE Chas. M. Fickert May Defeat Him For Democratic Nomi nation For District Attorney Crocker For Mayor. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. The returns from yesterday's primary election are still far from complete, but the count has proceeded far enough to Indicate that William Crocker has defeated Byrom Mau sey for the republican mayoralty nomination and the three contestants who face each other in November HEAT KILLS TEN Many Kansas City People Vic tims of Torrid Spell Some Relief Given Section Today. (By Associated Press.) KANSAS CITY, Aug. 18. With ten deaths In Kansas City from the Bids Opened Today For Con struction of Two Great Battleships. fBy Associated Press.) i WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. IS. Bids for the construction of two American Dreadnaughts, the Wyom ing and the Arkansas, were opened today. The 'vessels are to cost $0, 000,000 each exclusive of armor and armament. The vessels are to be the largest over laid down by American naval establishments. William Cramp and Sons of Phlla de'phla, were the lowest bidders for the construction of both vessels. AT TEN MILE Lloyd, Robertson, Nine Years Old, Falls From Boat and Drowns. ' Lloyd Robertson, the nine-year-old son of Robert, Robertson, was drowned in Ten Mile lake last eve ning about 0 o'clock while visiting at tho home of his brother, George Robertson. With another little boy, about his own age, a son of Mrs, Lakeman, he was playing in a small boat -when he fell out and be fore help could be secured, he hnd drowned. In a couple of hours, the body was recovered. Robert Robertson, the father, is a well-known resident of Haynes In let. He is captain of the launch Messenger which plies between North Bend and Marshfleld and May. The body was brought In today to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sanford, the grandparents; at North Bend this afternoon, The funeral arrangements have not been made but will probably be held tomorrow afternoon. "If anyone knows a more effective remedy against children setting fire to buildings than the old-fashioned spanking, lot him Bpeak up prompt ly," Portland Orogonian, Don't know about tho remedies, but an excellent preventive is to keep nmtclies out of the children's fingers. "CASTLEWOOD" at the P. K. "EASTBIDE" Js a winner. DREADNAUCHTS FOR AMERICA B0YIDBO18 IN SAN FRANCISCO will be Crocker, Dr. T. R. W. Leiand, democrat, and P. H. McCarthy, a labor leader, on the union labor tic ket. The paramount issue today Is whether Heney received the nomina tion for district attorney on the democratic ticket, or whether Char les M. Fickert will receive the republican-democratic endorsement. It appears the space for district attor ney was left blank on the demo cratic ballot, and the electors had the option of writing in Heney's or FIckert's name. In the 140 pre cincts Heney has a lead or 40 but in the recapitulation of the entire city, Fickert is 140 ahead. IN TWELVE HOURS heat in twelve hours up to this morning, the torrid spell in this part of the southwest has been broken. At 9 o'clock this morning, the tem perature registered 79 or six degrees below the same time Tuesday. Gen erally through Kansas a similar fall is reported. CANON CITY Colorado Town Suffers From Worst Flood In Its. History. (By Associated Press.) PUEBLO, Colo., Aug. IS. Canon City is suffering from one of the worst floods in its history. Some of the streets, it is reported, are flooded to a depth of several feet and the ', yards of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fo are under water and some of the tracks of Denver and Rio Grande are washed out. The Ninth street bridge, a steel structure, was carried out and several other bridges damaged. So far as reported, no loss of life has resulted from the flood. IS NJURED TODAY Otto Johnson Sustains Severe Hurts When Cable Jumps Off Pulley. Otto Johnson, an employe of the Noble Pile driver, had a narrow es cape from death or fatal Injury this morning when the cable operating the hammer Jumped the pulley and cut through tho cross pieces of the derriqk. As it is, a gash three inches long was cut clear into tho skull nnd Jils left shoulder badly lacerated and bruised. He was thrown about twelve feet nnd It Is feared that he may have sustained Internal Injuries. The pile driver was working on the foundation for the new Chan dler building at the northeast corner of Central avenue and Second street when the accident occurred. Dr. Houseworth, who dressed Johnson's wounds' said that ho did not anti cipate nny more serious develop ments from the Injuries. NOTICE. All county warrants drawn on tho General Fund and ' endorsed prior to January 1, 1908, will be' paid on presentation at my olllco In Coquille City. No Interest will bo allowed on any of those warrants after August 21, 1909. Dated this 11th day of August, 1909. T. M. DIM.MIQK, County Treasuror, "CASTLEWOOD" at the P. K. I IS FLOODED; WORKMAN STEVEKS AND HILL ARE BEHIND DESCHUTES RAILWAY BR. LEEP PAYS UP Makes Good Losses of Various Ones Lad Will Be Ar raigned Friday. COQUILLE, Ore., Aug. IS. It was understood today that Dr. Leep of Eugene, has made good the bad checks which his son, Homer Leep, passed on the Blanco hotel in Marsh field and in Coquille a few weeks ago. Young Leep is now in the county jail in Coquille and will be arraigned before Judge Hall in Juvenile court Friday morning, be ing under eighteen. Leep has made a confession to Sheriff Gage and Prosecuting Attorney Llljeqvist, but Is unable to say why he did it. Dr. Leep, who formerly lived at Myrtle Point, Is well-known through this section. He moved to Eugene a year ago to secure better educational facilities for his children. Sirs. Leep was formerly a Miss Endlcott. It Is understood that In view of the fact that tho father has made good tho sums which his son defrauded vari ous ones out of, an appeal will be made for clemency and that sentence be suspended during good behavior or that he be allowed his freedom on parole on promise of good behavior in the future. E VERDICT OUT Naval Court of Inquiry Fails to Fix Blame For Portland Cadets Death. (By Associated Press.) ANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 18. The naval court of inquiry into the death of Lieutenant Sutton found that of ficer came to his death either by ac cidental shooting or by suicide, but just which, It was not able to as certain. The court decided that no charge of criminality lies against any of the participants in the affray except Suti ton himself and that Sutton was di rectly nnd solely responsible for his own death which was self inflicted, either intentionally or In an effort to shoot one of the persons restrain ing him and that his death was not caused by any other Injury what ever. Bind Two In Effort to Rob Safe But Are Thwarted By Switch Engine Crew. (By Associated Presa.) PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. IS. An attempt was made early this morn ing to dynamite tho safe in tho oflico of tho Doornbecher Manufacturing Company horo, Tho robbors bound the night wntchmnn and a tramj) found nearby, and wore In tho net of appllng nlto-glycerlne to the safe whon discovered by a swltcji ongine crow wliioh received n volley of shots from tho robbers. The on slno proceeded to tho East Portland station and summoned tho police, but in tho meantime tho robbers had decamped. Thoy got nothing, CHECKS BOLD THUGS IN PORTLAND ,4 Announced That They Will Ex tend Line to Coos Bay From It. PLAN ROAD DOWN ALONG THE COAST New Railway Financed and Will Be Rushed to Completion. ON TO COOS BAY. ' The Portland Oregonlan In Its story of the plans of J. J. Hill and J. F. Stevens, says: "Construction of a lateral lino from some point In Central Ore- gon into the Coos Bay country is also Included among the pos- slbilitics of the Hill invasion of Oregon. Returning from his trip through Central Oregon, Stevens ixlso spent considerable time in the Coos Bay district, which is regarded as an attract- ive field for building a rail- road." PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 18. Tho Oregonlan printed the following: Uncertainty as to the actual force behind the Oregon Trunk was remov ed yesterday when John F. Stevons made the announcement that he had acquired a controlling Interest in tho project, which, In its execution, is to be financed by J. J. Hill, personally. The acquisition of this property by Mr. Stevens and his associates and tho Identification of Mr. Hill with it are of major Importance to th& rail road situation in this state. It Is regarded as the Initial step by Hill la his invasion of Central Oregon and the eventual building of a railroad ,to San Francisco. Subsequent devel opments resulting from Hill's Inva sion of Oregon are expected materi ally to alter the railroad map of the state. "On being asked several days ago If I had any interest in the Oregon Trunk, or if I represented any rail roads that were Interested, I said no, and the latter statement still holds good," said Mr. Stevens yesterday. Hill Personally Behind It. "Since then, however, I have ac quired a controlling interest In tho project, have all necessary financial arrangements completed, and tho road will bo built as fast as It can bo reasonably done with men and mon ey. The matter Is a personal one, nnd I have no objection to saying that J. J. Hill, as an Individual, Is financially Interested to any extent necessary to carry the road through to successful completion. "Plans In detail are not fully de veloped, but will become apparent from time to time, as conditions may seem to require. It may be said, however, that the Oregon Trunk pro poses to provide as quickly as prac ticable a northern outlet for Central Oregon, regardless of the designs of any other transportation company." Having niado this announcement, Mr. Stevens refused to budge an Inch, explaining that he was not in a position to dlscloso further in formation as to the plans of hlmsolf and his associates. Efforts to make him talk further were unavailing. "Do you expect to build oventually Into California?" was tho third Inter rogation. To this Mr, Stevens re sponded with one of his character istic smiled nnd dismissed the in quiror by saying: "Contra Oregon Is our present objectivo point. " .MRS. CULI.OM DEAD. Wife of llllnoi.N Stiiuitui' VuhHCH Away. (Hv Air-n'Pd Prss WASHINGTON, P, 0., Aug. IS. Mrs. Shelbv M. fullom, wlfo of S w ntor Cullom, ilted today. SPUING CHICKENS at the SANI TARY .MARKET. ' 'J?? 0 u i y v 4&2Lj4fel,. lS& Jfcii fe "!?"ffr . . tU-L-t ,.wMmmM Pi-r- !.-.., . .- --