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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1909)
Swmoa WANT ADS. SUCCESS FOR THE, DEALER AJf SMOI,'. LV 'THE TIMES" . ARE THE nj3T MEANS OF CIETTING WIIAB yOU WANT WHEN YQU WANT IT. TI(V THEM. AND HE CONVINCED. PER IS A LITTJii: SECRET THAT ONLY THE ADVERTISING COL U.MNS WILL UNFOLD. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL XXXII. Established in 1878 as Tho Const Mull. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1909 EVENING EDITION A consolidation of Times, Const Mail nnd Coos Rnjr Advertiser. No. 113. tog H AND STRAW IID ! mn imwnn nr Kflinniinn n fUH IMIUH U, MAHbtlhtUI Caucus Last Evening Was the Largest Ever Held In City. RECORDER BUTLER WITHOUT OPPOSITION Powers, Hennessey, Savage, Hansen and Riebe For Councilmen. For mayor I. S. Smith and E. E. S raw. For recoider John W. Butler. Foi councilmen (three-year terms, two to be elected) A. H. Powers, A J. Savage and Jens Hansen. For councilman (one year term, ono to be elected) Pat Hennessey and Frank S. Riebe. The above candidates were nominated at tho Marshfleld city caucus last evening for the muni cipal election to be held Tuesday, December 7 The caucus was prob ably the most largely attended ever held In Marshfleld, 305 votes being cast at it, exclusive of some defective j ballots apd some not voting. All In all, It passed off harmoniously, the I only contest and possibility of a clash coming with the selection ofj the chairman and secretary in the I oiganlzation of tho caucus. In this, tho Citizens' League was defeated R, A. Copple was the leaguo's candidate for chairman be ing nominated by Thos. Howard, and Carl Albrecht, nominated by Geo. Haines, for secre'ary. On the other side R. O Graves was nominated for chairman by G. W. Kaufman nnd Geo N. Farrln nominated G. W. Kaufman for secretary.' Someone moved that the vote be by ballot. F. M. Frledberg amended the motion that all votes be by bal lot There was a hitch when the nominations for chairman started "between F. M. Frledberg and G. W. Kaufman as to who had the floor and resulted in Mr. Frledberg being fin ally recognized by City Recorder Butler who had called the caucus to order F. M. Frledberg started to make another motion, relative to the chairman ,whlch some interpreted as restilcting the number of nomina tions Finally J. W. Bennett gained the floor and said that he thought it was time for someone to call the cau cus' atfenlon to the fact that a "square deil" for everyone was de sire 1 ii"i fiat the recorder in call ing the fuicus to order had specified nominations and not "nomination" so that as many could be nominated as desired. He said that if every body wanted to bo a candidate, all right His remarks were warmly applauded. Clt Recorder Butler suggested that the chairman and secretary bo balloted on jointly as there were ap parently only two candidates for each position. This suggestion was adopted and C. F. McKnight, Thom as Coke, Claude Nasburg and Tom Dennett were named as tellers and Judge Hall, S. B. Cathcart and Hugh McLaln as Judges. The ballot re sulted as follows: For chairman: R. A. Qopplo -.136 R. O. Graves 169 For secretary; Carl Albrecht 130 . W, Kaufman 172 When the result of the ballot was announced Messrs. Graves and Kauf man assumed their positions, Mr. Craves explaining that the honor had come to him unexpectedly and said that if he had had. an intimation of u In advance, he wouldn't have ap peared In rubber boots as he was impelled to. However, he said that he would to the best of his ability see that everybody got a "square deal." Smith Is Nomlimtcd. Nt-carne thewiomlnationfl. ftfr-rnrr t ; (Continued on page 4.) for I WIRES STILL Coos Bay Completely Cutoff From Outside World By Storm. Both the Western Union and long distance telephone wires are still down as a result of the storm Sunday night, and it Is uncertain when ser vice can bo restored. The telephone and telegraph wires went down about the same time. With the crippling of the wire service and the mail service like it is, Coos Bay is more isolated than ever. The Wireless, owing to atmos pheric conditions has not been work ing well, either. ALONG THE WATERFRONT. I The Nann Smith arrived today from Bay Point. Captain Olson re ports that it was rather rough, but he made fairly good time despite the storm. Mrs. Olson made 'the trip with him. There were no other passengers. The Bandon arrived in here early today from San Francisco. She brought up some freight which she unloaded at the Alliance wharf and then proceeded to North Bend where she will take on a cargo of lumber. This Is her firat trip since the acci dent at Bandon. Marshfield Congregations Will ; Unite Thursday at the Bap tist Church. The Union Thanksgiving service of the Protestant churches will be held, this year, at the Baptist church at 10 a. m Thursday, Nov. 25. The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Frank R. Zugg of the Presbyterian church. The subject will bo a re minder of "God's Goodness in our National Life," diawn from num- i,0r OQ-2S "What has God wrought?" There will be special music furnished by the Baptist choir, which will meet Wednesday evening at the church for practice. All Christians and all persons who wish to "praise God from whom all blessings flow," are cordially invit ed to attend this service. ROCK BLOCKS ROAD Chief Engineer Haines Says High way Is In Awful Condition. Chief Engineer Haines, who came in yesterday from tho surveying camps, says that the landslide riear Remote threw a big rock Into the roadway where it is narrow. He says that he believes it will probably have to be blasted out before the road can properly be opened up. The rnnd is in frightful condition ,'as a result of the heavy rains, his llght . . t. . 1ia ovlna buggy smiting anuusi m i ? In tho mire. "Despite the rain, the surveying crews are making good ,r'Mlrrfgress," said Mr. Haines. "The party work ing down tho eaBt side of the range will soon reach tho level land and win have easy going. Engineer Stevens and his party are completing DU" ' -...' a if tn the work near uriuKc, wu u. "... be a few weeks before they start on the survev from the Coquille Valley to Marshfleld." " 1 t IhANKbblVIflfb Let Us Talk It Over THE TIMES STANDS for peaco and progress. The Times stands for tho men and measures that make foil the advancement of Marsh fleld and Coos Bay. It Is a republican paper, but it never permits politics to enter into its consideration of local issues and local men. Nothing has done so much that has been detrimental to the progress and prosperity of this city as petty personal jealousies and private grieVaiices dragged into public affairs. These conditions are to be de plored. Life is too brief to permit personal animosities to embitter its entire existence and thwart its best endeavor. The Times believes in fighting when there is a principle Involved or some real good to be ac complished, but it does not believe In the perpetuation of petty per sonal bickerings and bitterness. For this reason, The Times proposed a mayoralty candidate eminent ly satisfactory to both factions fighting for personal recognition. He was a man who had already done much lri the way of civic accomplish ment. He said he did not want to be m'nyor. He said, also, he did not want to be councilman. Ills selection and election as mayor would not involve any more personal or business sacrifice than his choice for a place on the council. There was, however, evident desire somewhere for a contest. The politicians prefer a -fight to- following In tho foot paths of peace. The Times will not be a. party to it. This paper refuses to foster the factionalism that has already proven such a block and bar rier to the best interests of the city. The political ambitions of men serve no practical purpose and yield no advantage to the people. On the contrary, they only serve to perpetuate purely personal politics to the detriment of the entire community. The two candidates for mayor considered individually are good men and representative citizens. It is only in the clash of ambitions and de sire fqr public preferment and In the urgency of fool friends that the bitterness of personal animosi.y enters to the undoing and utter dis credit of themselves and the community. The bitterness of the last campaign Is not yet forgotten. It required more than a year for the city to resume its normal condition as a result of that campaign. That Is why The Times will not par'iclpate in or be a party to the promotion of personal politics, and the personal animosities that follow in their wake. rcntii.mpn nnd both tickets are committed to a policy of progress. That Is all Marshfleld requires. To tionalism or personal fighting animated by envy or animosity. It is just expedient and appropriate that the people be posted on tho pt ogress of the campaign. The Times 'will publish all the news as It develops untainted and uncolorod, but it will not sell one inch or one line of advertising to either party 'during the campaign. It will devote as much as one column of space any or every day during the campaign to Mr, Smith or to Dr. Straw, without money and without price, in which the friends of these gentlemen may say all the sood they can of their candidates, their merits, their principles and their policies. It will not permit any personalities or mudsllnging. The space It gives over for this purpose must be used for good words for the respective candidates. The Times is a communal newspaper.. It has labored long and earn estly for the communal good, for harmony and for civic progress. It believes It has accomplished some good in this direction. It does not propose now to negative and nullify this good by precipitating and par ticipating in a bitter personal fight. Dr. Straw Is not a hobo or a horse thief. I. S. Smith is neither a despot or a despoller of homes. Let us get together and settle this contest on the basis of friends and neigh bors. We must all live here. We all want Marshfleld to move for ward. Let us help and not hinder It. Let us meet this emergency like practical men, like gentlemen. The Times is progressive when progressiveness means upbuilding. It is conservative when conservatism means the maintenance of credit of peace, order and prosperity. Peace and prosperity at home, honor and respect abroad, let that be our motto COOUILLE River Reached Highest Point In Year at 3 O'clock This Morning. MYRTLE POINT, Ore., Nov. 23. shortly afternoon today, tho Co- quille'had fallen about eighteen Inches since 3 o'clock this morning when the freshet reached its highest stage. It has been years since the river was so high here. No particular damage is reported from any place. All tho lowlands are flooded. Whether the bridges of the rail way have been damaged Is not known' and cannot be ascertained until the water declines considerably. CLOSE THURSDAY. We, tho undersigned agree to close our stores on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1909: The Bazar, Finnish Cooperative Company, Anona Cash Grocery, 0111 vant and Weaver, Geo. E. Cook, Marshfleld Grocery Company, Chas Stauff, Loekharfs Grocery, Pioneer Grocery Co., C. W. Wolcott, Gow Why, F. A. Sacchl, People's Cooper ative Co., I. S. Smith. Seats for "MINSTRELS nights of November 24 and 25 at the Royal Thpntro will be Bold at Lockhart & Parson Drug Company. Entire change of program second night. ,. 4 ALCOHOL STOVES at MILNEIVS HUTCH LOIR go forward unhampered by fac and our aim. Steamship Reaches Here From Rose City After Fighting Storm. Tho Alliance crossed In about 2 o'clock this- afternoon from Portland, (nearly thirty hours late as a result 'of the storm and fog off tho coast. isiio imii tn flirht. the stiff southwest erly storm all the way down the coast. Owing to tho fog and stofm, she had difficulty In gaining tho en trance to the Bay, Captain Parsons remaining outside until convinced that ho could enter with perfect safety. The Alliance will probably not get up to Marshfleld until lato this evening. She will not sail for Portland until late Wednesday and' possibly not until Thursday morning, having an unusually large cargo of freight to take out. Hot TAMALES at CORTHELL'S. JUST AnmVED from New York FINEST LINE of BABY' CArS and BONNETS over shown on the pay. Prices 25c to S2.RQ. See windpws. Mrs.( JOHN H, S6MERS, Deslgiicr, Coos' Biilldlng. NICKEL PLATED bath room fix tures, towel rods, soap dishes, tum bler and TOOTH BRUSH HOLDERS at MILNHR'S. 50 pieces Set DISHES, latest de sign,' pure wlllte, $4.75 at MILKER'S ALLIANCE ID FROM PORTLAND m HAS GUI'S BONDS Woodin, McNear and Moore Announce They Will Take $54,000 Issue. C. H. Mooro Jr., of tho Arm of Woodin, McNear and Moore, bond brokers of Chicago, announced last evening that the company's attorneys had approved of tho purchase of the $54,000 issue of Marshfleld city bonds and that the blank bonds are now en route here. Just as soon as they reach here and can be signed up, the money for them will be forthcoming. Tho bonds are to be dated Decsmber 1. This news will be gratifying to the City ofllclals who have been laboring for sveeral nj.ouths to clean up the city's financial slate. It will also meau the closing of the negotiations for the purchase of the "B" street lot, opening Commercial avenue to tho waterfront. Messrs. Modro and Frake, who came here to close the deal for thb city bonds and also to bid on the bond issue of the Port of Coos Bay left this morning for their home. Mr. Moore Is delighted over this section. While waiting to see what would dovolop In tho Port Commis sion case, they spent several days hunting "around tho Bay and touring this section. Mr. Mooro said that next summer ho and Mrs. Mooro will come hero and spend soveral weeks. mm held Alleged Coos Bay Counter feiter Indicted by Federal Grand Jury In Portland. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 23. Among several true bills returned by the Federal grand jury were three against alleged counterfeiters,) two of whom were caught in Port land, and a third In Coos county. The two captured here are Frank H. Devoll, alias George Weston, and Frank Watson. Tho latter had in his possession, when captured, Im plements for coining counterfeit money. There aro two o'her counts against him, ono for passing worth less money and another for having counterfeit money In his possession. Devoll was Indicted for giving a worthless coin to MrB. L. O. Poiter on October 23. Floyd W. Avery, the third of tho alleged counterfeiters, Is charged with passing a worthless colnt represented to bo a $10 gold piece, on Juno 18, in Coos county. FEAK FOBSASTORS. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. Tho fear that Colonel John Jacob Astor's yacht, thd NOurmahal,' with tho own er and his son, Vincent aboard, may havo been disabled in tho recent West Indian hurricane, was further increased today by tho failure of vessels known to bo searching fpr the missing yacht to report her, An Arkansas prophet says tho end of the wdrld will como in November, 1912, But can ho give us the name. of tho Democrat who is to be defeat ed for the presidency that month? REMEMBER the ONE-HALF RE DUCTION RALE still on MRS: .7. H. SOMER8, di'flgner, Coon Building. FOOD CHOPPERS at MILKER'S ARE APPROVED r IJfi II 101 IN YEARS Streams Entering 'Bay and Co ' : f quille Near New High- Water Mark DAMAGE THOUGHT ' TO BE SLIGHT Boats and Landings On Coos River Carried Away Railway Flooded. The Coos Bay section and the Co qullle Valley today are suffering from one of tb.e worst freshets this county has known since 1S90. This morning, the water "was still rising but at noon it was believed to havo reached Its heighth. No single heavy loss Is reported although nu merous ones have suffered small losses. The freshet Is due to the heavy rainfall the past day or two. During the twenty-four hours ending at 4:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, the total rainfall was 4.02 inches, ac cording to the government rain gauge kept by Mrs. E. Mlngus, tho local weather observer. This on top of an unusually heavy rainfall the past few months has flooded all the creeks. Tho rainfall from Sep tember 1, 1909, to November 22, 1909, is more than double the preci pitation for the same period a year ago. This year for that period tho rainfall was 22.1 G inches against 10.92 Inches last year. Stops Train Service. lTho local railway Is suffering a considerable loss fiom tho flood. Its tracks just beyond Beaver Hill are Inundated, nleo at Cedar Point and near Johnson's Mill nt Coquille. Agent Sterling at Coquille reported today noon that if the Coquille river kept rising, the water would bo up to tho depot before night. This morning, tho train went as far as Beaver Hill Junction and was waiting there, but they soon no ticed tho water was rising above tho track back of them. Then tho train was backed up to the Summit whoro It remained. If the water continues to go down nnd the track has not been damaged, Agent Miller hopes to restore sorvlco tomorrow. Landslide at Remote. According to telephone advices from Coquille and Myrtle Point, another landslide near Remote has ulocke(1 tne road tn0,.Q and tllQ man will bo delayed considerably. It was stated HiIb morning that the lot tor mall pouches would probably bo got through today but that the pa pers nnd othor mall would have to lay there for awhile. The ralhoad company has arrang ed to have the mail transported be tween Beaver Hill and Coqulllo and Myrtle Point by a launch while, tho freshed lasts. Coos Rivi-r Biul. Tho Coos River freshet Is sweep ing all tho landings, boathouses, etc., before It. This morning, tho booms near the, mouth and tho cut off channel wero filled with landings, milk cans, etc., in a jumbled maBS. This morning, owners of cottages along tho river began to. fear for their property and several hired tho Hercules and started up the river to see if the houses were in danger of being swept away or if they could anchor them with guy wires. Among tlioso going were J. Albert Matbon, Herbert Lockhart, Dr. McCormac, J. H, Flanagan, I. R. Tower and J, Arthur McKeown. It was stated that South Coos Riv er was away out of Its banks noar tho summer colony district, thpr water being half way up on tho foundation of Dr. O. W. Tower's home. The party on the Heroines return ed this afternoon fiom Cops Rivor and report thnt evary wharf and landing with tho exception of .J. W. Bennett's was carried away by tho .. .(Continued pn.pago 3.) i