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(Ham NEWS gkt ir wiiitjK it is new nv HEARING THE COOS HAY TIMES. LOOAIj AND TELEGRAPHIC NEWS CONCISELY TOLD. mmm STIMULATE YOUR BUSINESS BY GOOD SYSTEMATIC ADVERTIS ING. SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS HOUSES DO SO. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL XXXII. Established in 1878 as The Const Mnll. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1909 EVENING EDITION. A consolidation of Times, Const Mall nnd Coos liny Advertiser. No. 37. mm RUMOR T JOHN F. Report of Railway Man's Visit Incognito Creates Stir. CONTRACTOR PORTER IS EXPECTED HERE Subscriptions For Completing Survey Coming In Well. Somebody started the report yes terday that John F. Stevens, J. J. Hill's right hand man in railroad building in Oregon, was on Coos Bay incognito and quite a flurry was oc casioned, especially in North Bend where the story was in more gen eral circulation than elsewhere. Nobody was able to And any stran ger who would admit that he was John P. Stevens although several said that they would like to know as they could anticipate the glorious reception that would be accorded the railroad man. As Mr. Stevens made his original trips around Portland and through Oregon under an as sumed name, (there is a mere pos sibility that he might be here. It was stated on reliable authority that Mr. Stevens and one of the Porter brothers will visit Coos Bay shortly. While no statement has been given out, it is expected their visit will determine whether or not they will start in on a Coos Bay line soon. Humors that they have par ties negotiating for terminal facil ities and rights of way" in this sec tion cannot be confirmed. Money Still Coming. G. W. Carleton reports that good progress is being made in the can vass for additional funds to com plete the survey of the first section of the Coos Bay-Boise line. Chief Engineer Haines will return at once and push the work as rapidly as possible and it Is practically certain that the required $5,000 will be raised before September 1. QUIETLY WED . lfiCJUILLE Albert Seelig and Miss Ellen Johnson Surprise Their Relatives. Albert Seelig and Miss Ellen John son were married at the South Meth odist parsonage in Coquille Monday evening, the Rev. C. H. Cleaves offi ciating. The wedding was a com plete surprise to the young couple's many friends and relatives on tho Bay, some of the relatives not hav ing learned of it yet today. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Seelig left for Portland via Roseburg and they had planned to meet Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnson, the bride's parents, there. The lat ter reached home yesterday from a trip to Finland, coming In via Drain Instead of waiting for a ship at Port land as Mr. and Mrs. Seelig evident ly expected. Monday Mr. Seellgt informed his associates at the McPherson-Ginser Company that hp was going to the beach for a few 'days outing. Miss Johnson had been spending the sum mer at the beach with her sister, Mrs. John Merchant. The extent of the young couple's honeymoon trip Is not known. Mr. Seelig had planned to leave hero to morrow for Europe where he has some business affairs to look after and It Is possible that he and his bride will go there before returning to acpept the cqngratulatlons whiph their many friends will shower on them, oven if they were not let In on t'je secret. "CASTIiEWOOD" at the P. K. ST IS INSPECTING COOS BAY DECISION AN Vital Points Passed On Bv Supreme Court In Coos Bay Port Case. Concerning the upholding of the Port of Coos Bay by the Oregon Su preme Court, a Salem dispatch gives the following particulars: "While the language used In the amendment to section 2, article 11, of the constitution, taking the power of enacting special laws away from the Legislature, would appear to give incorporated cities the exclusive control and management of their own nffairs, even to tho extent of legislating within their borders with out limit, to the exclusion of the state, the state cannot surrender its sovereignty to municipalities, and all charters or special laws adopted by cities are subject to the approval or amendment of the Legislature. "Thus holding, the Supreme Court, in an opinion written by Justice King, afllrms the decree of Judge J. S. Coke of the Circuit Court for Coos county, in the case of E. E. Straw, appellant, vs. tho Board of Commis sioners of the Port of Coos Bay, and holds the act of the Legislature of 1900, creating the Port of Coos Bay, constitutional. The literal Import of the amendment, the court says, strlc ly construed, would mean an absolute surrender of the control of municipal affairs to the cities and towns. But a "logical sequence of a judicial Interpretation to such effect would amount to a recognition of a state's independent right of dis solution; it would but lead to sov ereignty suicide; It would result In the creation of states within a state, and eventually in the surrender of all state sovereignty all of which is expressly inhibited by article 4, sec tion 3, of our National Constitution. "Several other Impoitant points are covered by the opinion, among which is, that, although under the initiative and referendum amend ment to the constitution, the people have the power to enact laws inde pendently of the Legislature and re view the acts of that body, ' either brarich of th'e legislative department the people of their representatives, the Legislature may enact any law and may even repeal any act passed by the other." SELL PRICE Several at Bandon to Bid On It Start Work On Railway. . (Special to The Times.) BANDON, Ore., Aug. 2G. Several parties aro horo to bid on the Price Shipyards which were ordered sold by the circuit court. While the iden tity of some of the bidders Is kept secret, It Is known that some of them have orders for some good sized ves sels which they will build on the Coquille if they secure the yards. The survey of the Bandon-Port Or ford line has been completed and it is announced that grading and actual construction will begin next week. Tho company has been granted a right of way through the timber held by the Smith-Powers Company 'free on condition, that they log the right of way and deliver tho logs to the company at Bandon. An enthuslnstlc meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held hore, the speakers being Editor Corn wall of The Tlmborman. Editor Car--oll of tho Portland Tolegrara, and Col Rosa of Bandon. IMPORTANT ONE M BALLINGER SHUNS PINCHOT FIGHT NEW RECORDS Secretary Instructed By Pres ident Taft to Avoid Personal Controversy at Meeting In Seattle. CB Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Wnsh., Aug. 26. The first National Conservation Congress met in the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Au ditorium this morning with dele gates from 'all parts of tho United States 'and Canada present. Tho session was occupied by speeches of welcome and responses and an ad dress by Joseph N. Teal, chairman of the Oregon Conservation Commis sion, on the "Necessity of Conserv ing Our Resources." Gilford Pinchot will be the prin cipal speaker tomorrow morning THEIR THEME Heated Debajtes Over Use of Benzoate of Soda at Denver Today. (By Associated Press ) DENVER, Colo., Aug. 26. The federal government was accused of licensing tho sale of medicated food fit only for sewr, at the convention of the Association of State and Na tional Food and Dairy Departments today. Dr. Charles A. L. Reed of Cincinnati), declared that the Rem sen board in urging the government to allow the use of benzoate of soda as a food preservative had ignored public welfare. The speaker said the recommendation to the Depart ment of Agriculture benefitted only two classes of people. Those .who made benzoate of soda and others who manufacture food of such char acter as to require It as a preserva tive. Dr. Reed's address followed speeches by members of the referee board. After a sharp and protracted de bate, a resolution endorsing the flnd Ings of the so-called Remsen board which declared benzoate of soda not harmful when used as a preservative was adopted by the convention of state and national food and dairy de partments today by a vote of 57 to 42. TODAY'S WHEAT MARKET. (By Associated Presa.) CHICAGO, Aug. 26, Tho wheat market closed as follows: Septem ber, 08 7-Sc; December, 91 1-Sc; May, 97 3-4c. SGHIVELY Impeachment Trial of Wash ington Commissioner Near ing Close. (By Associated Press.) OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 2C. .George E. Lee, assistant attorney goneral, opened for the state today in the impeachment trial of State Insurance Commissioner Schlvely. George C. Israel, counsel for tho de fense, closed the arguments this morning. IDAHO COUNTIES DRY. First Local Option Elections Hold In State. (By Associated Press.) BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2G. Idaho county voted "Dry" yesterday un der tho local option law. Canyon county also voted against salqqns by a majority of 1850. These were the flrsf local option elections in tho state." CASE PASTLEWOOD" at the P. K. and will preside at tomorrow after noon's session. Former Governor Pardee of California, who led the light in the irrigation congress against Secretary Balllnger's policy, will be the principal speaker tomor row afternoon. Promoters of the Congress hope the strife between followers of Pinchot and Ballinger will not attract so much attention as to push aside the other Important matters. Ballinger, who is in Kit titas county, will not likely attend the' Congress, his friends stating that he is avoiding a personal con troversy at the request of the na tional administration. President Taft, according to dispatches from Washington, is making a personal Investigation of the charges filed against Balllnger's administration! and the Interior Department. FUMBLE COSTS TEAM CONTEST Hook, Ladder and Hose Team No. 1 Wins Race Last Evening. Hook, Ladder and Hose Company No. 1 last evening defeated Team No. 2 of the Mnrshfleld Fire Department In the race pulled off on Front street. The run of two blocks and a half, the ladder, hoisted and water turned on the roof of the Rogers building was effected by No. 1 in 1:31. Com pany No. 2 owing to a fumble was 1:39 or thereabouts making it. Leo nard Mauzey is captain of Team No. 1 and Will Longstaff captain of Team No. 2. Marshal Carter was the starter and Wm. Cox and Ralph Matson tho time keepers. Tomorrow night, the entire de partment will enjoy a banquet at' the Chandler. The defeated team will have to bear one-half the ex pense of the banquet, the being borne by the whole ment. balance depart- FREIICK BARK T AT SEl Crew Deserts the Gael, Bound From London to Oregon Near Australia. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. A cable dispatch from London receiv ed by the Merchants' Exchange, re ports the French bark Gnel, bound from London to Oregon, has been abandoned at sea and part of tho crew has arrived at Bunbary, West Australia. OTHERS ARE THREATENED. Anderson Says He Was Iliml to Log Reserve. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 2C. Claes W. Anderson, under arrest charged with taking 800,000 feet of timber from tho National Forest reserve In Coos county, tells the federal officers, who sepm tp believe his story, that ho was hired by prominent men whom he has not yet named to log land which they claimed as their own. He declares he had no Idea he was on government land. Ho was arrested in South Bend and- will bo taken toPortJand for trial. Ho cays ho will make the names public later. Ho was released under $500 bonds. PIANO STUDIO of Louis II. 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. "CASTLEWOOD" at the P. K. I REFER CHARTER TO Will Determine Whether New One Will Be Submitted In December. Whether or not the voters of .Marshfield will be asked to pass on a new charter at the December election will be determined this week by a special committee consisting of Messrs. Hennessey, Albrecht, Sa vage and Snover. The matter was brought up last evening and Mayor Straw referred It to the special com mittee above named. City Attor ney Snover said that an attorney should bo engaged to rewrite, codify and cut down the charter drafted by the citizen's committee. He said it was a big job and explained that Bandon had paid $250 recently to an attorney for drafting its chnrter. Some of the councilmen were in doubt as to tho necessity of adopting a new charter now that tho bonding feature of the present charter has been amended. Somo thought that the charter proposed by the citizen's committee, contained too much and provided features that are not suit1 able to a city as small as Marshfield. Councilman Albrecht proposed that another amendment to the old charter be submitted at the Decem ber election which will enable the city to buy In special improvement bonds if necessary. City Attorney Snover informed him that under the last amendment, the city could not Issue a speclnl Issue of bonds to take up the Improvement bonds, that Is the total bonded Indebtedness of the city cannot exceed five per cent of the assessed valuation. As the present limit will be about $98,000 and about $60,000 of this amount will be required to pay up old war rants, etc., the balance available for buying Improvement bonds is less than $40,000. Other amendments' to the old char ter were also discussed but no action was taken. City Recorder Butler was Instruct ed to prepare a statement of tho city's debt to determine the amount of bonds that the city council shnll Issue. They are empowered only to Issue sufficient to pay off the warrant Indebtedness up to tho date of tho election and before any additional amount can be issued, it will have to bo submitted to a vote of the electors of the city. Other HusIiioh. Tho Prospect avenue grading was accepted, and the contractors, Hag qulst and Bkorqulst, to whom O. J. Slgnalness transferred the contract, ordered paid In warrants, The Intersection of Fourth street and Central avenue was ordered paved with bituminous rock. Tho grade of Fourth street from Donnelly avenue to Kruso avenue was established and the city engineer instructed to prepare plans and spe cifications for Improving It. The Coos Bay Paving and Con- JBtnictlon Company was awarded the contrnct for paving Fourth street from Central to Commercial with tho understanding that tho property owners who pay cash aro entitled to a ten per cent rebate. The same company was given tho contract for putting in tho manholes, catch ba sins, etc., in the sawdust flat district. That the contract between the city and tho water company expired sev eral months ago was tho report made by City Attorney Snovor to the city council last night. The copies of the old contract have disappeared from the office. The last franchise grant ed tho company Is also missing from the rogular filing place. Tho attor ney was instructed to try and secure copies of both and to report a now contract soon. City Attorney Snovor reported that1 IlilllEE J tho Jot at the foot of Market avenue MADE TODAY IN FRANCE Wright Brothers Will Make Desperate Effort to Retain Title. LATHAM SETS NEW PACE FOR MACHINES Covers Nearly 96 Miles In Less Than Three Hours. (By Associated PreBS.i AVIATION FIELD, RHEIMS, France, Aug. 26. The fifth day of aviation week was ushered In with ideal weather conditions. Light airs nnd an overcast sky brought the flyers early and by noon a dozen machines were circling above the plain. It Is stnted that the Wright brothers Intend to make a desperate effort to wrest from Paul Ham, tho endurance prize and capture tho height and weight carrying events. In his second attempt, thler after noon Hugh Lambert, the French aviator, broke the world's record for time and distance. Latham was the first to get away in the effort to beat Paul Ham's rec ord yesterday; Curtis was sixth. Cur tis accomplished three rounds in im pressive style but his speed proved disappointing. Lathan who was still high In the air when Curtlss de scended had a pretty race with La grange for about four miles. La grange was overhauling Latham when he was obliged to descend. Latham, after covering 70 kilome ters (43.47 miles) was obliged to descend because of trouble with tho ignition. Ten minutes later ho was in the air again racing with another machine. Lathnm finally came down after he had cov.ered about 153 kilo meters (91.01 miles). The record for distance was 83.07 miles made by Paul Ham. Latham started on his second effort this afternoon but had not been up long when a sharp squall wind and rain broke, Tho spectators did not believe It possible for Latham to ride out tho storm but to their delight he only mounted' higher and took his machine over the Tribunes at a height of 300 feet. Tho eighth lap covered in eight min utes and 20 3-5 seconds, the fastest time Latham has yet made. His timo at the conclusion 'of the ninth lap was 1:19:56 2-5. Latham remained in the air two hours, 5S minutes and 9 3-5 spconds and' covered a distance of 95 miles and 3,895 feet. SEARCH STRIKERS' HOMES.. lVmisjlvauIa District Now Under Martini Law. (By Associated Press.) PITTSBURG, Aug. 20. Tho stato troops have begun searching tho houses of the striking employes of tho Pressed Steel Car Company. While not openly resenting this ac tion, the strikers nre BUllen, Tho en tire district continues under martial law. Tho government inquiry into tho charges of peona.se have begun. A thorough search will be made and the statements of the men alleged to bo forcibly detained in the plant taken. Is a street, although It had never been formally dedicated by tho city. He safd that a tax levy had boon mado for tho purchase of It with tho specified Intention of making It a streot. Tho od question about tin Lockhart building being in the trtreet was brought up but no action was taken. Justices Sinister of. North Bnd, and Pennock of Mnrshfleld, canvass ed the return of the clt el 'Hin and certified to tho result A cmplo of the spoiled ballots were missing but it wa stated this d d not affect tho result, A. O. Roue nnd W. T Merchant were ordered to connect up the'r sowers with the city sewage sy fin. ''CASTLEWOOU" at the P. K. fcS,.