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L F. FALKENSTEIN HI VICTOR
GRAHAM HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
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BODY
Prominent North Bend Man
Almost Drowned Saturday
Afternoon In Bay.
ROW BOAT UPSET
AT GLASGOW POINT
Were Trying to Board Gasoline
Launch When They Pitched
Into Bay.
L. F. Falkenstein, superintendent
of the Simpson Lumber Company,
and Victor Graham, an employe of
the company, had a narrow escape
from drowning in the Bay Saturday
afternoon. That they are still alive
is probably due to the heroic efforts
of E. E. Riggs of North Bend.
The two had been across the Bay
to Glasgow Point and were returning
when Mr. Riggs happened along In
his launch, the Union, and invited
them to ride with him and tow their
row boat. They pulled alongside
and were preparing to board the raft
when in some manner the rowboat
shot out from under their feet and
both fell into the bay.
Graham is a good swimmer and
quickly reached the overturned row
boat. Mr. Falkenstein had a pair
of rubber hip boots on and a gun
in his hand and he came up about
twenty feet away from either craft.
It happened that it was Rigg's gun
ho had and he didn't want to lose it
and for a few minutes until tliey got
the launch" to him he had'to exercise
superhuman efforts to keep afloat.
His boots were filled and a moment
or so longer would have ben fatal
to him.
Graham lost his gun, it having
been lying in the bottom of the row
boat when that craft overturned with
them. It was a valuable flrec ,arm
belonging to Wm. Reichert.
Hollace Owens of Curry, Kept
Head Downward In
Water.
GOLD BEACH, Ore., Oct. IS.
While assisting J. M. Woodworth in
bringing a scow load of hay down
the river from Lobster creek, Hol
lace Owens had a narrow escape
from being drowned. On running
the J. C. Miller rapids, the scow
struck a large rock that protrudes
far into the river.
Owens was standing on the for
ward end of the scow, and the jar
from the sudden stop of the boat
caused a bale of hay to fall from
the top of the load, striking Owens
between the shoulders and knocked
him head first into the river. Owens
was wearing a pair of bellows-top
rubber boots which inflated with
air, and buoyed him up head down
ward. Repeated efforts to turn and
gain the surface failed as did an ef
fort to pull off the boots. Meanwhile
the scow floated over him and seem
ingly provldentally an end of one
of the lashings was hanging over
the edge, and was carried under the
boat by the current, which Mr. Ow
ens quickly grasped and climbed
back onto the scow.
TAFT IN COUNTRY.
President to Enjoy Outing On Texas
Ranch.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. IS. Presi
dent Taft left today for his brother's
ranch near the southern end of the
state where he will spend four days.
"The Cardinal CONSPIRACY,"
big 1,000-FOOT Blograph MA
SONIC TONIGHT.
BOOTS NEARLY
COST A LIFE
T IS CUT
WHILE ASLEEP
Mysterious Attack Made On
Mrs. Geo. Staehle of
Los Angeles.
By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Oct. IS. A mys
tery surrounds what is believed to
have been the attempted murder of
Mrs, George Staehle, wife of a brew
ery employe. Her throat was ter
ribly but by a razor as she was as
leep In her home on' Gladys avenue
last night. There is no clue. A
white handled bloody razor was
found in the room. The woman's
husband was at work at the time
of the attack. The police suspect
some negro among the many living
in the vicinity.
C. F. Powers Harvests $255
Worth of Potatoes Off One
Acre Oats Shipped.
C. F. Powers, a rancher on Cun
ningham Creek, has just harvested
one of the largest crops of potatoes
that has been reported this season.
On an acre, he secured 17,000
pounds of potatoes which he has sold
for a cent and a half a pound, realiz
ing $255 for the single acre.
Many of the potatoes were un
usually large. He brought three
over, which he gave geo. ,N. Bolt for
exhibition here. The three weigh
ten pounds. In one hill, he secured
twenty potatoes aggregating over
twelve pounds.
Oats Are Shipped.
Two thousand bushels of oatsj
from the Coquille Valley to be sold
as seed oats by the Portland Seed
Company, reached here today on
the Wilhelmina from Bandon. The
oats were sold at the fancy price of
sixty-one cents per bushel at Co
quille. There are three different
varieties and the yield was from 122
bushels to 135 bushels per acre.
Concerning them, the Coquille
Sentinel says:
The first shipment of grain from
Coos county to the outside world
passed through Coquille early Wed
nesday morning bound for Bandon
where It will be loaded on the Wil
helmina to be taken to Marshfleld
and by the Alliance from Marshfleld
to Portland. The shipment com
prises 32 tons of first-class seed oats,
over 2,000 bushels, and was grown
on 38 acres on the ranch of H. L.
Stephens, in the Fishtrap section,
about six miles above Coquille.
IS
Wm. I. Buchanan, Diplomat,
Succumbs Suddenly In Park
Lane, London.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, OCt. 18. The autopsy
verdict on William I. Buchanan, the
American diplomat whose body was
found in Yark Lano Saturday night,
was heart failure. Official papers
and personal property found in Bu
chanan's rooms were turned over to
the American embassy.
COOS COUNTY
BUMPER CROPS
AM CN
New French Aviator Makes
False Shift of Rudder and
Kills a Woman and Injures
Several.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, Oct. IS. Count do Lam
bert, a French aviator, made a re
markable flight in a Wright biplane
this afternoon. lie flew over the
city, circled about Effel tower, at
WILL PROBE
LE
United States Inspectors to In
vestigate Coos Bay and
Coquille Collisions.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. IS. The
Telegram says: "United States In
spectors Edwards and Fuller, ac
companied by Clerk A. F. Merrill,
will leave on the steamship Break
water, Wednesday night, for Coos
Bay, where the inspectors will hold
an investigation into the collision of
the Breakwater with the steamer
Alert, which occurred in the bay
about a week ago. The investiga
tion will be held in Marshfleld, Oc
tober 22. On the following day the
inspectors will go to Coquille and in
vestigate the charges recently made
by O. R. Willard of . that place,
against T. W. Panter, masters, re
spectively, of the passenger boats
Wolverine and Coquille, plying on
the Coquille river. It is alleged in
the complaint filed with the inspect
ors that the Coquille rammed the
Wolverine while at her dock and
evidently did it purposely . The In
spectors will probably return to
Portland the following Wednesday."
ASSESSMENTS TO
RE
Coos County Board of Equaliz
ation Meets In Coquille
Today.
Judge John F. Hall went to Co
quille this morning to convene the
annual session of the Coos County
Board of Equalization. The session
will probably last all week.
John D. Goss .city attorney, went
over this morning to ask a hearing
for the Marshfleld city council which '
is seeking to equalize assessments in
this city by having the assessments
of some of the largo holdings in this
city increased to tho same basis on
which smaller properties are taxed.
County Assessor T. J. Thrift fur
nishes tho following extract from the
Oregon tax laws governing the
equalization of assessments:
The 1907 Tax Law, page 450, par
agraph 4 read3 as follows:
"Said board of equalization shall
not increase the valuation of any
property on such assessment roll, as
provided in the preceding section,
without giving to the person in
whose name it is assessed at least
five days' notice to appear and show
cause, if he has any, why the valu
ation of his assessable property, or
some part thereof, to be specified In
such notice, shall not be Increased:
provided, that such notice shall not
be necessary if the peraon appear
voluntarily before said board, and
be there personally notified by a
member thereof that his property,
or some specified part thereof, Is, In
the opinion of tho board, assessed
below the actual value; and provid
ed, furthor, that such notice shall
not be necessary in event the board
deem it necessary to increase tho
valuation of all property upon such
rolls, In a certain proportion, in or
der that the valuation of the prop
erty generally upon tho rolls shall
T
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EQUALIZED
times attaining a height of one thou
sond feet.
(By Associated Press.)
JUVISY, France, Oct. IS. Soon
after Lambert's return from Paris,
Alfred M. Blanc, a French aeronaut,
attempted his first flight in a Bleriot
machine. Shortly after ascending
the monoplane asa result of a false
shift of the rudder turned into the
tribune and fell, mortally wounding
a woman and injuring a dozen oth
ers. Chief Engineer F. A. Haines
Comes In Today From Camp
and Reports Good Progress
Chief Engineer F. A. Haines came
in today from the surveying camps
of tho Coos Bay, Oregon and Idaho
Railway Company, to attend to some
business matters of the company
here. He reports good progress on
tlie surveys, the two crews rushing
the work as rapidly as possible. He
and President Clarke are also mak
ing good progress in securing right
of way.
One of the surveying crews is now
located at Bridge and Is finishing
the survey into Myrtle Point. A
second crew is working on the oth
er end and In a few days will move
across the divide and work down
towards the Umpqua.
Unless the present plans of - the
company are changed, the road will
strike the! Southern Pacific main line
several miles north of Roseburg.
President Clarke expressed him
self as very favorably impressed with
the survey.
President Clarke, who was mak
ing a tour of inspection returned
with Mr. Haines and was elated
with the prospects.
He announced that a third sur
veying crew would be In the field
just as soon as some surveyors who
have been telegraphed for, arrive.
He says that they are securing
considerably better than a one per
cent grade and that the cost of con
struction will be greatly below what
many, who are not acquainted with
the Haines survey, have figured.
Start Work Soon.
W. W. Purdy expects to have
work underway soon after January
1st.
W. W. Purdy, chief engineer and
Manager of the Oakland and Tide
water line, announces that he will
start actual construction on the Jlne
on or soon after January 1. He says
that the road is to be completed
within eighteen months from that
date.
It is understood that a number of
pieces of land for right of way and
terminals have been offered Mr.
Purdy free.
He is non-communicative concern
ing the plans and work of the com
pany. He is, however, highly indig
nant over various stories that have
been started here about his project.
be its full cash valuo, as by the law
required. Petitions or applications
for the reduction of a particular as
sessment shall be made in writing,
verified by the oath of tho applicant
or his attorney, and bo filed with
tho board during the first week it Is
by law required to bo in session, and
any potltion or application not so
nindo, verified, and filed shall not be
considered or acted upon by tho
board,"
ATTENTION FIREMAN!
All firemen are urgently requested
not to remove any of the department
apparatus until they know tho loca
tion of the fire. There are too many
false alarms and someone must be
responsible for same In the future.
T. NICOLS,
Fire Chief.
COMEDY and dramatic. -TU'ES
Masonic TONIGHT.
PIC-
PUSH SURVEY
FOR RAILWAY
FRIGHTENS RELATIVE TO DEATH
ROOSEVELT RAD
NARROWESCAPE
Big Bull Elephant Attacks Him
When Gun Was
Empty.
(By Associated Press.)
NAIROBI, British East Africa,
Oct. IS. Mr. Crosswell, a govern
ment engineer, reports Col. Roose
velt had a narrow escape while ele
phant hunting with Cunningham
who is a big game hunter. Roose
velt brought down a big bull ele
phant with his second shot, but be
fore ho could reload, another ele
phant, charged. He was forced to
take refuge behind the trees and
Cunningham by a clever shot turned
the pursuing elephant away from
Roosevelt.
JAP BANKS ARE
CLOSED TODAY
Big Oriental Financial Institu
tions In 'Frisco and Los
Angeles Shut.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18. Tho
Japanese-American Bank one of tho
largest Japaneso banks in the west
with branches in Los Angeles and
Ogden, closed today on an order of
the state bank examiner. Tho as
sets are said to be only about fifteen
per cent of its liabilities.
CLOSE IN LOS ANGELES.
Japanese-American Institution Siisi
ponds Today.
(By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18. The
Japanese-American Bank in this city,
a branch of the San Francisco bnnk,
having deposits of about $200,000,
closed today on an order of State
Bank Superintendent Anderson. Tho
trouble is supposed to bo a natural
consequence of the recent fniluro of
the Japanese banks In Oakland and
Sacramento.
ALPIIONSO IS ANGRY.
Has Violent Quarrel Willi Picinlcr
Over Ferrer Ciihi".
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, Oct. 18. A special from
Madrid says King Alphonso had a
violent quarrel with tho premier be
cause of tho lattcr's failure to give
his majesty an opportunity to oxor-
clso the royal prerogative of pardon
In tho case of Ferrer.
EXPECT MAURA
WILLJETIRE
Downfall of Spanish Premier
Hourly Expected In
Madrid.
(By Associated Press.)
MADRID, Oct. 18. Tho fall of
Premier Maura Is anticipated if
former promior Morot announces in
tho Chamber of Deputies that tho
llboral party must bo newly constl
tited, Tho DIarlo Universal today
makes a sensational attaok upon the
government headed "Not Ono Hour
Longer."
Double Tragedy Follows Clos
ing of Bank at Mineral
Point, Wis.
CASHIER ENDED
LIFE LAST NIGHT
Mother-in-Law Falls Dead
When Body Is Brought to
Her Home.
(By Associated Press.)
.MINERAL POINT, Wis., Oct. 18.
F. B. Hanscom. cashier of tho
wrecked First National Bank of Min
eral Point, committed suicide last
night. His body was removed to tho
hotel of his mother-in-law, Mrs.
John Gray. At the sight of the
body, Mrs. Gray dropped dead.
Hanscom was a brother-in-law of
.Vice-president Phil Allen Jr., of tho
bank and for whoso alleged misuse
of funds Allen was arrested Friday.
It is alleged the bink was looted of
$200,000 by means of notes forged
by Allen, whose chief aid In running
the bank was Hanscom.
TODAY'S WHEAT MARKET.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 18.
Track wheat prices: Club, 92c;
Bluestem; $1.00; Red Russian, 90c;
Turkey Red, 91c; 'Fortyfold. 94c;
Fife, 91c.
(By Associated Press.)
TACOMA, Oct. IS. Bluestem,
$1.03; Club, 94c; Red Russian, 92c.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Oct. IS. Wheat clos
ed: December, $1.05 3-8; May,
$1.00 1-S; July, 99V4c.
OSHKOSR MADE
GOOD SPEED
New Gasoline Schooner Makes
10 1-2 Knots On Her
Trial Trip.
The gasoline schooner Oshkosh, a
sister ship to tho Wilhelmina was ta
ken out for her trial trip yesterday
and developed a speed of 10'6 knots,
exceeding tho expectations of tho
owners. Tho craft was Just com
pleted by Kruso & Banks for tho
Sue H. Elmore or Nowhalem and
South Coast Transportation com
pany. Sho will ply between Nowha
lem, Tillamook, Astoria and other
ports in that section.
Owing to tho arrangement of tho
vessel and location of tho engines,
sho will carry considerably moro
frelghtthan tho Wilhelmina although
her dimensions are not much
greater.
She will probably leavo tomorrow
or next day for tho Columbia river.
Y DIE IN
LIVERY FIRE
Incendiary Blaze at Wichita,
Kas., Cremates Four Men
and 30 Horses.
(Br Associated Press.)
WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 18. Four
men and thirty horses were burned
to death in a food yard here. Tho
mon woro asloop in the hay mow
whoro they porlBhod, Tho flro was
of Incondlary origin.
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