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Hatt ADS. NEWS nllEX HfSlXESS IS SLOW, Al ir ITISB. VT IT PAYS 1S KVI nrCEI) SUCCESSFUL KUSI. 1)L' ..nrcKS EVERYWHERE :: GET IT WHILE IT IS NEW BY REARING THE COOS BAY TIMES. ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME TERSELY 1 OLD :: :: : xkss "-: MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED TRESS Established hi 1878 as The Coast Mail. VOL. XXXII. MARSHFIELD, OREGON. MONDAY, MAY 9, 1910 EVENING EDITION. onotlilntlou of Times, Const Muil nml Coos Bay Advertiser. No. 253 1 OF KING GEORGE V ! FORMALLY PROCLAIMED TODAYi 10 R0SE8URG GIRLS DROWNED Miss Adee Blakely and Inducted to Throne With Pomp and Ceremony in England. RUMOR OF QUEEN'S BREAKDOWN DENIED MRS HYDE IS Flags Raised in His Honor but Will Return to Half Mast Soon. T - ,f invivn RUMOR IS DENIED. (By Associated Press.) LONDON, May 9. It was of ficial announced at Bucking ham Palace at noon that the Queen Mother Alexandra was well and bearing up bravely. A rumor this morning was that in a paroxism of grief the Dowager Queen had broken a blood v.s- 6ei and her condition was ser- Inns. $ 1 Male Escorts selves. Save Them- yjgg , Umpqua river at Winchester. Their I companions, Lloyd Atterbury and Hattie Smith Lose Lives but Clarence Cole, saved themselves from a similar fate, Cole by swimming ashore nnd Atterbury by clinging to the bottom of the upturned boat. A large force of men are now dragging the river In efforts to recover the bodies of the unfortunate young ladles. Miss Blakely Is the daughter of Fred J. Blakely, a prominent cap italist. The boat was capsized when the occupants attempted to change positions (Special to The Times.) ROSEBURG, Ore., May 9. Miss Adee Blakely, aged 24 and Miss Hat- I tie Smith, aged 29, both of this city, were drowned while boat riding late last evening above the dam on the H E FULL OF EXPLOSIVES WREAKS SLAUGHTER IK CANADA COAST LEAGUE Wife of Physician Accused of Swope Murder Testifies Today. (By .Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 9. From the lips of Mrs. B. C. Hyde, the jurors in her husband's trial today heard lir stnrv nf thp Kwnno trncedv. Un- l ... -- .- ' used to tho experience of testifying betore a crowded court room, Mrs. Hj de made a pitable spectacle the j first few minutes she was on the i (Bv Associated Press.' LONDON, May 9. With the time honored ceremony, brilliant and im pressive in character, George V this morning was publicly proclaimed King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, British Dominions bej ond the seas, defender of the faith and Emperor of India. It was post poned from Saturday. The ceremony was witnessed by a great multitude probably the most impassive part being the fervent singing of "God Save the King" by the crowd and growing volume as more and more singers joined in, while at minute intervals the firing of guns half drowned the chorus. Meanwhile the Royal Standard had been hclsted over Marlborough House indicating the King was in the Royal resilience and flags upon public of fices throughout the city wfiva raised to the mastheads. The Royal Stand ard at Buckingham Palaco alone re mained at half mast. The flags will remain at the mastheads until sunset and again will be lowered to half mast tomorrow. stand. The mention of the name of j her cousin, Moss Hunton, brought j tears to her eyes and she was unable , to speak. The court was impressively j silent while regaining her composure. , Thereafter she made a good witness, ' speaking distinctly and following the ' line of interrogation without dlfll-1 c-Jlty. The salient features of her tes- j tlmony was her declaration that Dr. Twyman adjusted the string! which stopped the flow of blood from ! Ilunton's body, that she did not re-, , 3-8-B-a-B-B-a-B-B-a-a-B-a-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-a-B-B-a a I LET US TALK IT OVER aa-a-na-a-a-a-a-a-a-H-aa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-M N REQUESTING the retention of the one per cent tax on the gross income for the street railway fra nchlse The Times is merely plead ing for fair play for the people. The fact Is that it should have been incorporated In the Blake franchise a nd that it was not was an oversight on the part of the city council, the city attorney or some one whose busi ness it was to guard the city's rights. That it was not incorporated in the Blake franchise was a mistake and is no reason for repeating it now that another franchise js to be granted. In his address before the Marshfield city council Rev. Westwood stated that the tax provision was inserted in the North Bend charter by some rude, unscrupulous person. With all deference to the reverend gentleman we cannot agree with him nnd The Times takes off its hat to the patriotic North Bend man who did the work. It is something that should not be overlooked when Marshfield adopts its new charter. It is evident that Rev. Westwood Is not familiar with street railway franchises or he would know that the gross income tax is Incor porated in nearly all franchises now being granted in all parts of the country and at present is operative In many of them, his former home city of Cleveland, Ohio, paying $S4,4SS percentage on receipts in the year 1907, besides other taxes. The Times thinks the council and people of Marshfield have no desire to be arbitrary or un fair. The fact that the new street railway will encounter many difllcultles during the early stages should be considered and the operation of tho quest her husband to stop the bleed-1 gross earnings tax should be postponed for a few years, but there, is no TAFT IN NEW YORK. ing, that Col. Swope never cried out i on his death bed he wished he had, never taken the medicine Dr. Hyde! had given him, that the millionaire's I ) oms were entirely different j from those described by the nursss, who testified for the state. ', Miss Keller the nurse wno swore H de asked her to use her Influence with Col. Swope to have the physi cian made administrator of the mil-, llonaire's estate over heard the wit-1 ness and Hyde discussing such plans. I The remedies of .Ionian the "herb"' man, were used by Christman Swope ' until a few days before his death. i She ate the candy which Hyde gave the Swope children but It did not i make her ill. She ordered the Altered water taken to the Swope house and i the family is now using it. Mrs. Hyde said she was in constant attendance on her uncle un.il he clis-cl. Her mother and her brother Thomas i were in the room but once the day ( of Col. Swope's death, she testified, i BMiSGORES Portland Loses Sixteen Inning Game Sunday to Vernon. .' (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Ore., May 9. After sixteen hard fought innings, Vernon defeated Portland here 2 to 0. It was one of the best games ever seen here up to the finish. The results of yes terday's games were as follows: AT PORTLAND R H Portland 0 1 Vernon 2 5 (Sixteen Innings.) AT LOS ANGELES Los Angeles 2 San Francisco G 'Second Game Los Angeles 7 San Francisco 9 AT SAN FRANCISCO Oakland 2 Sacramento -1 Second Game Oakland 7 Sacramento 2 Ten Known Killed and Over Fifty Injured Near Ottawa Sunday Afternoon. BASEBALL CROWD VICTIMS OF IT President Will Deliver Two Address es This Evening. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, May 9. President Taft left this morning for New York and Passaic, N. J. He will return to Washington tomorrow. Ifear'rioiing (Bv Associated Press.) NEW YORK, May 9. Everything Is In rnad'nss for the unique recep tion to be given President Taft when he comes here this afternoon to open the Actors' Fund Fair, the proceeds of which will go into the fund for the care of the aged and destitute of the theatre. The president plans to spend an hour at the fair after deltv erlng the opening address. He will, be a guest at a dinner by tho Board of Trade of Passaic tonight. AT MILE Three Shots Fired by Strikers Sunday and Dire Threats ( Are Made. ; (By Associated Press.) DANVILLE, 111., May 9 The sit uation of the miners at Westvllle Is ....i tnrf.Tv. Yesterday three shots reason In sense or equity for its entire abandonment, The following information regarding the practice and the results of as sessing percentages of the receipts of street railway companies as compen sation to the city for granting the franchise, is taken largely from an offi cial U. S. government report, but other sources are used however always from official reports. It was compiled by the Municipal Engineering Jour nal. There are other methods of securing compensation for street railway franchises, but on account of the limitations of space they are omitted from this article. All the receipts from the street railway companies are given whenever possible, for the percentage of receipts may vary on ac count of the collection of other forms of compensation. Mobile, Ala., received fromlts street railroad company In 1907 a per centage of the receipts amounting to $1,43G, car license fees of $500 and property taxes of $S,742. In 1907, Little Rock, Ark., collected $500 fixed annual rental of street car privileges, $3,55G percentage of receipts, ?S45 license fees and ? 0,450 property taxes. California provides for the sale of franchises to tho highest bidder and 2 per cent on the gross receipts after 5 years, San Francisco on franchises hereafter granted to receive 3 per cent first 5 years, 4 per cent next 10 years, and five per cent the last 10 years of their life. Car licenses of $25 are also provided for, except San Francisco, which is $50 a year. In 1907 San Francisco received $100 annual rental, $35,449 percentage of earnings, $7,47S from license fees and $277,402 other taxes. In 190G Los Angeles received from its street railway companies $59,493 in taxes, $9,337 in license fees, and $1000 payment for public service privileges; in 1907, $S00 sale of privileges, $80 annual rental, $2,944 license fees, and S199.122 taxes. Oakland received $40,02S from taxes and $2,G17 for priv ileges; in 1907 $2,750 sale of privileges, $100 annual rental, $3,007 per centage of receipts and $3S,19S other taxes. The special report on street and electric railways for 1902 states that Sacramento received $125,000 from street railways in 1902. The gross earnings for the year were more than $750,000. In 190G Denver, Colo., received from street railway companies $70,727 as taxes, $2,972 as license fees and $35,000 for public service privileges. Bridgeport. Conn., received $5,000, gross earnings about $400,000; Hartford received $21,929 from its several roads, or 2 per cent of the gross fares collected in the city; New Haven collected $2,250 from several roads; and Waterbury $3,177, gross earnings about $200,000, from street railways for public service privileges in 190G. In 1907 Hartford re ceived $7,500 from sale of privileges to street railway company, $15,900 from percentage of earnings and $2GG other taxes. gross receipts nnii i.u pwr Sa'urday's games resulted as lows: AT PORTLAND R Portland 0 Vernon " AT OAKLAND Oakland 5 Sacramento S AT LOS ANGELES Los Angeles 7 San Francisco 2 fol- II Fire at Factory Attracted Men and Boys Felt Five Miles Away. (By Associated Press.) OTTAWA, Ont May 9. Ton aro known dead and fifty at least Injured, spme seriously as a result of tho ex plosion Sunday night fdur miles from Ottawa when tho magazlno of the general explosive company located: across tho Ottawa river on tho out skirts of the French city of Hull, blew up. Fire broke out in the work shop attracting to tho neighborhood a crowd of one thousand men and boys who were watching a baseball game in a field nearby. Warnings were disregarded by tho crowd who srayed until two terrific explosions filled tho air with a mass of stonos which had formed the two feet thick walls of the factory. Men and boys were mowed down as by tho firo of artillery. Persons a quarter of a mllo from the scene were killed and in jured. Plate glass windows five miles away were shat ered, though the com pany claims less than ten tons of ex plosive went off. The property loS3 la $100,000. THE AV1IEAT MARKET. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, May 9. Wheat closed today as follows: May $1.14; July $1.04; September $1.01. PORTLAND, May 9. Wheat un changed. TACOMA, Wash., May 9. Wheat unchanged. 1, HOME AT TEN s nUll I I sb 1 1 ml II I lc Duno wnaiiinirtnn. D. C. collects 4 per cent on cent on real estate, amounting in 19 07 to $178,770, and also received $11 104 from a charge of per cent for each passenger across a bridge. Tncksonville. Fla.. received in 1907 $7,49G from per centage of earnings I.1.l0f1 nt . X J. fl,l nunnAHllP I were fired and stones were uu.. . antl $9cos from otner taxes oi street ruiiruau n"F"j. I the sentinel on duty at Buson mine Atlanta, Ga., received 1 per cent of gross earnings tho first 3 years and MATTHEWS IS AT DILLAHD Writes His Version of Difficul ties With Major L. D. Kinney. The Times has received the1 follow ing self explanatory letter from L. T. Matthews, formerly of North Bend, who writc3 from Dlllard, Oregon, un der date of May 4: "Editor Coos Bay Times: I aee Tho Times keeps talking about me going to kill Major L. D. Kinney. I could have killed him long ago If I had wanted to. Ho told Mr. II. J. Will McCulloch Sustains $1;- 000 Loss by Conflagration Saturday. Tho ranch homo of Mr. and Mrs. Will McCulloch, three miles from Templeton, was totally destroyed Saturday with practically all of its contents. Word of tho disaster was brought hero today by Mr, McCul loch, who came to town to re place the destroyed goods. His loss Is estimated at about $1,000 and ho did not have a cent of Insurance. So far as could bo ascertained, the firo was caused by defective flue. It had gained cousldeniblo headway before a young sou noticed it. Mrs. McCulloch hastened to tho house and endeavored to Bave some of the con tents but was able to do little beforo tho flro and smoke mado It Impossi ble for them to enter the burning dwelling. Mr. McCulloch was in tho field at tho time and by tho time ho reached his home, it was practically destroyed. HOLD FUNERAL . - r.,.rt" friinrfl No 2. The mine "". ! around the powder mat'." as ' threats are made to blow It up. ONJAY 20j ALLEGANY. ' Kng Edward Will Be Interred on That Date Queen to Retire. (By Associated Press.) LONDON, May 9. May 20 has been definitely fixed as the date of tho funeral of King Edward. The body wiu ue removed May 17th from Buckingham Palaco to Westminister Halj where it will He in Btate three days, thence being taken In the even lug to Windsor for Interment at St. George's Chapel on the day foUow ,DB. Immediately after the funeral Mrs. Gene Perry and son, and Mrs. perry's sister, Miss Emma Blake, of Marshfield, aro visiting friends in A1Sa Geo. Perry and children, of Blue Ridge camp, are visiting at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gould. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rodine, of Aile rons, are visiting at the home of their daughter. Mrs. John Parker, of DaMrCand Mrs. Smithgall, of Marsh field, were over Sunday visitors at the Blaine home. Alfred Store and family are visit ing friends in Marsnnem Tiov and Mrs. Bert Gray, have series of f her husband, the Queen mother is gone to Coqullle to hold a pected to retire to Sandringham meetings. Coquille, Palace which King Edward some County Supt Bu"cb' of Coq , . years ago made over to her as a , is visiting the schools in the dower hoi.Ro of Allegany. will receive 2 per cent the next 20 years and 3 per cent thereafter during jSaacs ho would withdraw the suits lives of franchises, nlso a cash payment of s&u.uuu. tne receipts m iu were $28,049 percentage of earnlngs.and $33,080 other taxes, in 1907 they were $800 annual rental, $30,984 percentage of earnings, and $300 from licenses and $71,458 other taxes. Chicago, 111., receives 55 per cent of the net receipts, which was $53,527 in 1907, in addition to $20,5G7 from the sale of privileges, $112,082 li cense fees nnd $001,190 other taxes. Evansville, Ind., provides for step by step Increase from 2 per cent of gross receipts for first 12 V years to 4 per cent for last 12 ft years of 50 ,.M,ia m 1900 the payment was $3,485. In 190G it was $5,407 for franchise privileges and in addition $9,594 in regular taxes and in 1907, $175 for rental of privileges, $5,979 percentage of receipts and $11, 410 regular taxes. Des Moines, Iowa, collects 5 per cent of gross earnings and regular property tax. The receipts in 1907 were $17,498. Kansas City. Kan., received $17,442 percentage of receipts. $3,099 an nual rental of privileges, $5,979 percentage property taxes from its street railroads In 1907. New franchises in Louisiana mufst be sold to highest bidder on percent age of gross receipts. In 1900 New Orleans received $257'.978 In taxes, $1"345 from licenses, and $10,485 for public service privileges from companies operating street railway and combined street railway and elec tric lighting plants. In 1907 the receipts were $292,047 from taxes, $14,977 from llcensess, $1,450 from rental of street car privileges and $30 41 from percentage of gross receipts. Portland, Mo., received $4,000 from percentage of earnings In 1907 In addition to $5,948 in taxes. , Baltimore, Md., receives 9 per cent of gross receipts and n low car II- , Amounting to $324,398 Jn 1SUU, Tne gross earnings ui iiiu cim.- FINISH CASE that he had started against me when court set if I would drop tho thing bo that Is all I ask of him. If ho will let mo alone, I assure him that I won't bother him. I have a warranty deed from the Belt Lino Railway as good as can be made and I don't owe tho Belt Line n dollar nor It don't owe mo a dollar. 1 am over nere uumg some assessment work on some min ing claims. All thoso reports about me hiding around there In the brush U all a lie. I left there April 21 and have not been there since but will be there as soon as, I can get my work done and I expect Major Kinney to do aB he told Mr. Isaacs ho would and there will bo no more trouble be tween me and him If he does as he agreed to. I shall sell out thero and leave that part of the country. If he don't, I expect to stay with it until! ... t I get ray Just rights." AGAINST GOHL Prosecution Submits All of Its Evidence in Grays Harbor Mystery. (By Associated Press.) MONTESANO, Wash., May 9. The state completed its case in tho trial of William Gobi, accused of tho murder of Charles Hadborg, today, A number of witnesses testified that Gohl had told them Hoffman and Hadborg had gone to Alaska. KIND NEW CLL'K. Phone 1. S. Kaufman & Co. your Coal Order. l.BO PER TON. Buy South Marshfield Coal. (Continued on pge 2.) Head The Times Want Ads. fBy Associated Prnss.) ABERDEEN, Wash., May 9.- Tho 1 police aro Investigating the state- fment of flshormen that while at worlc In Chehalls river yesterday their not became tangled with an anchor uear the spot where John Hoffman, accord lng to tho confession, of Kllngenherff was thrown after he had been killed by Gohl and Kllngenbcrg. .. -.. ;. Y m, . I