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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1910)
tfTrtrtiz LJ' JL1 JLE Zjl ADS. mmtB NEWS Wi nitctvnss IS SLOW, Al InTlSC. THAT IT PAYS IS EVI IVCEI) V SUCCESSFUL 11USI iss HOUSES EVERYWHERE :: GET IT WHILE IT IS NEW BT READING THE COOS MAY TIMES. ALL THE XEWS AIju THE TIME MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS TERSELY lOLII : u xxxii. ""co.JtMan. . MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1910 EVENING EDITION - SIX PAGES. uoa.ion of Times, coast mu ntul form Rnv Ailrnrflspr. '"u" "I ' Established In 1878 and Coos Ray Advertiser. El PPEN IS B ETRAY LAKE GETI DEMOCRATS FIERCE FIRES ARE I w - - - H LETTER 10 II . IN FORESTS OF mwa 0 MONTANA SESSION erent Stories As to Wife's Death Did Not Hang To gether. ' LEGED MURDERER HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. light to Be Either in Amer ica or Hiding in Lon don. f rjy Associated Press.) (OS ANGELES, Cnl., July 15. A br written bj H.O. Crlppen of this,,,,,.. ,,, nMnnsn f1rinnt ,,, I, a son of hi- Ilawley II. Crlppen, gent t0, gunboats aml x o00 soi(1iers this section as amended are as fol-1 T,,e matter of financing the cam l u l.Pinc sought by delcctlvea in ', ,i. o.. .. i. ,.. . .,. lows: paign was discussed and a committee f '- country and ureal uiu.un, u.is ctly responsible for causing- tho liclon against the doctor, lottng i ippen received tho letter from his er saying his stop-mother, whose ce name s uimh: jjunuu-, h.iu T1..1I.. 1.11......... 1....1 Id in San Francisco. Later he re- iA a letter from the Ladies' musi- Gnild asking for particulars of h'b Ither's death at Los Angeles. q Blied that she had died at San luicisco and had not been In Los Igeles. Dr. Crlppen had glvea it to members of the Guild that his re had died in Los Angeled and had litten to his son residing in Los All ies she had died in San Francisco. mulcting statements caused suspl- In to be directed against him and a irch of the home occupied by tho bile revealed tho body of the mtir- red woman believed to be that of Is. Crlppen. Crlppen has not seen i father since he was two years old. ! was recently married in this city. (By Associated Press. 1 LONDON, Eng., July 15. Scotland Irds detectives are investigating jmerous alleged clues of the where- lotits of Crlppen and the woman bom he Is said to have infatuated (1 that couple have either gone to uerica or are in hiding in London. woman who keeps a store directly ck of the house occupied by the Ippens states that she heard pistol lots in the Crlppen cellar and cries Don't, don't," but as tho pistol shots Id target practice are not rare lings in the Crlppen garden she paid particular attention to the tncl- m. (By Associated Proas.) NEW YORK, July 15. The steam- Lusltania, on which Dr. Crlppen us supposed to have fled from Lon- pn following the alleged murder of s actress wife, Belle Elmore, ar- Cved here to-day, but there was no ace of the doctor or the woman who thought to have accompanied him. Ill other cssels from Enclanri wilt watchcl during the next few days. THE WHEAT .MARKET. m ..j .... CHICVGO, 111., Julv 15. July 1.0SV, Sept. $1.07; Dec. it was found to be fifty feet deep be ll OS 4 : May Si .1 1 7i "i tween the jetties just outside tho PORTLAND, Ore. July 15. Wheat Inclmnged. , TACOMA, Wash., July 15. Mill- PS Bluestem S9c; Club S4c. fi! Pennsylvania Railroad Refuses to Meet Demands for In creased Wages. (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 10. At a special meeting of the directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad com Pan. a resolution was adopted fully api1 r.lkj tllB rnnreo nf lc nmnn..c luting (.he demands for a fur- f v ago increase of some of its em The latter are now consider- a strike situation. '. CAUSE M I. IIIIUI i oiiiii: Times' Want Ads. ASSISTANCE Government Takes a Hand and Will Help the Portuguese Soldiers. fllv Associated PrusB. 1 unvf! im-r t..i.. 1 r rm. ..i rates ou Colwan Island hoisted a flnc of truce to remove their wounded to IHU OVtllf IIJ Uf lltlUJ iu iLOblSL 111C .d.v Portimueso soldiers if necessary In terminating the outlaws. fifi K HT I PAH OaST LEi ?i! L.j Portland Wins Over Oakland, and San Francisco and Vernon Victors. fBy Associated Press ) PORTLAND, July 15. Portland was the victor over Oakland yester day. San Francisco defeated Sacra mento and Los Angeles lost to Ver non. Tho scores follow: AT PORTLAND R. Portland ,....... i Oakland 1 AT SAN FRANCISCO R. San Francisco 5 Sacramento 1 AT LOS ANGELES R. TT 9 S H. 7 7 H. 9 q ' Los Angeles 3 Vernon 7 Interesting Figures Regarding the Conditions and Improve ments on Coquille River. BANDON, Ore., July 15. That there was twenty-three feet of water on tho bar with only seven foot tide was ascertained when the Flfleld made her last trip out of the Coquille river. She carried a full cargo of .... i on liimiini. Tito water was J-" i" - feen deep on tne inside channel and bar. These statements are given by tha Bandon Recorder. Tho same paper gives some interesting figures regard. ing the $50,000 appropriation wnicn I has been made by congress for the Coquille river improvement. The i money is all to be spent on the inside i channel. Tho estimated .cost of the ! work proposd is as follows: i Construction and equipment of snag scow ? 7000 I Operation of scow 2 seasons. 0,000 Removal of mid-channel rock at Rocky Point Strang's Shoal, dredging. . . . 500 2,250 Walstrom's landing shoal, dredging 2,100 Randolph mill shoal, dredg ing 600 Contingencies, engineering and offce expenses 3,710 Total 22,100 Estimated cost of work pro posed, Sixtieth Congress, first session 27,840 Grand total $50,000 It is estimated that it will cost $0,000' a year to maintain the pro- posed channel between tho month of tho river and Coquille and to care for the plant. The total tonnage crossing in and 421 fhf w s WpTFH OrrP IsnILII ULLi ONJHE BAR NISJANTS Council Makes Changes De sired in the Electric Road Franchise. The city council at an adjourned meeting last night granted to J. M. Blaise the changes ho reque-s'cd 1'0 made In his franchise for an electric line in Marshfleld. Practically, the only difference in the ordinance as it stands after the change is thur Mr. Blake is not required to spend $5,000 within sis months after the time that the ordinance was originally passed The section of the ordinance which Iwns ehnnirorl liv hn nnnnnll iitinn tlm -request of Mr. Blake applies to the i time in which work on the road must be done. In brief, the features of The life of tho franchise Is thirty- five years. , ' . T The grantee must by Jan. 1 1011. have built within the limits of Mar.sh - flpld one continuous line of railway one mile in length. , All of the rest of the lines which ' to irarchise allows must be built by I i 'July 1, 1911, or in the .alternative J' twit hero must be a continuous line of y I R '...Elll-n.- nmml I.. Ui..rfl. fn 4ll ..n( fl? """"i I'tuni i" i.-ms,ui iu mii noi wi the lines, besides the ono mile, oper ated ou side of the limits of the city BtcTccf. with the one mile As was explained in the account of Mr. Blake's petition to the city coun cil, Tuesday, the only change Is that he Is not lequired to have expended I We believe that it is necessary for ?5,000 within" six months from the the public welfare and safety that ev tinie that the original ordinance was'ery practical guaranty shall be pro passed, ivided by law to assure the people gen Mr. Blake, in speaking of the mat- "ally as well as the members of the ter, said that the action of the city , ai-vera! parties that political parties ICOlinCil was lllgllly satisiactory tO,rl .... .... to him antU that it avc Jiim the chance i to use his franchise in Marshfleld as the unit of a line which could extend outside of tne city, providing mat ne I i. A.-1f was unauie to secure tne irancnise for operating in North Bend. In short, he is now prepared to use his . franchise in Marshfleld as a part of an interurban line In case he cannot t secure the franchise in North Bend to , make it a line connecting the two cities. One of the councilmen asked Mr Blake if he expected to have the one;are measures adopted and sanctioned mile of road built by January 1st, and he said that was certainly the end to which he was working. According to Verdict at Trial, But Reviewing Officer Has 1 ' Objection. (Uv Associated Press NEW YORK, July 15. Capt. Samuel D. Lyon of the 25th Infantry, U. S. A., recently tried at Fort Jlyer, Va., for irregularities growing out of the Brownsville case, was found not guilty and given an honorably ac quittal by the court. General Walter Howe, commander of the Department of East, however, acting as reviewing authority, passed upon the case today and disapproved of the findings on the ground that the evidence had not been properly considered. Lumbermen Here. R D. Brook ings of St. Louis and Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Brookings of Redlands, Cal., are registered at the Chandler. They are interested in the Brookings Lum ber Company of .Highland, Cal., which firm owns largo tracts of tim ber In Curry '"ty, out oVer the bar of the river in 1908, says the Recorder, was 70,000 tons, with a value of $1,500,000 and with the inside commerce of the river It is estimated that it would bring the to tal shipping valuation up toa$2,000, 000. For every man fooled by a woman, possibly 50 women are fooled by men. And for a woman to be fooled by a man is sometimes serlcus busl- ness. CflPT. LYOM ' HOT BUiLTYj Meeting of County Central Committee Is Held at Coquille. The members of the Democratic County Central Committee held a meeting yesterday at Coquille. Near- j ly all of the delegates were present, Several were Invited to be present at the meeting. The gathering was called to order by Chairman Tom Hall. The first business was the election of new of ficers. Hugh McCain was elected chairman and W. J. Rust was elected Secretary. Mr. Hall lias held the DO ,t,on chairman for the past six 'eara iuul saId tlint he couId not take ,the P'nce again I - nf nnn ll'nn nminlntn1 fnt r. , -un "" " "',"; " 1He" jcinct to solicit funds to def.vy any I expenses that might have to b 3 met. j Deegates wore apMOlllted l0P tho 1 new m.odncts whlch hav, u ....,, ,n M,u ,,. Thepo wag nQ 1)ersonal conl;ilent regarding candidates for oftice. ine jcommlitee decided that those who wanted to run for office must take their chances at tho regular primar- I... .... ... ... . ies anu cne committee uiu not enuorse anyone for any office. The delegates from Coos Bay who attended the meeting returned home on a special train last night. Resolution Adopted. The following resolution was adopted by the committee: cl.n 1n fn(l.. 4-..nl.. ...l 1.....11.. pi an "e icunj, nceij aim uuuesuy conuuetea in appearance as well as in fact. We believe that the method of naming candidates for the various rtlfinf tun nfTI Sinn ! Vtn .llnnni nut h n '-"" """ " " ui iuwijujj Inw is the best method yet found for this purpose, The reform measures which have found their way upon the statute books of tile State of Oregon and which are known as the "Direct Pri mary Law," "Statement No. 1," "The Recall" and "Corrupt Practices Act" by a large majority of the voters of the State of Oregon regardless of their party affiliations. These meas- ' ures have grown more popular since the date of their adoption, and have placed Oregon In the very front rank In the matter of reform legislation. While we urge rigid economy and rtrict business method in the expen diture of public .monies, we believe in ' a liberal policy in extension and con-, sfructlon of permanent public high ways. ' We believe that it Is a commend able ambition for every qualified elec tor whether he bo Democrat, Repub- , lican or Socialist,, to desire to serve his commonwealth in public office and that under the law he has an equal right to exercise this ambition and regardless of his place of residence submit his name and his chances to all the electors in his respective party In (he first Instance, and if nomi-j nated by his party to submit his name and his chances to all tho electors or b's election district. RAILROAD IS GENEROUS hj, K. McHarg of Texas Central Makes Handsome Gifts to Employes. (By Associated Press.) WACO, Texas., July 15. H. K. McHarg of Stamford, Conn., who re cently sold his holdings in the Texas Central Railroad, has notified the management that he will give a year's salary to all employes who have been In the service of the road for twenty years. In addition every conductor, agent, brakeman and porter is to re ceive a month's salary. EASTSIDE IS A WINNER. MANY HURT I IN WRECK i Cars in New York Collide and Injure Twenty-five ' Persons. ' (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, July 15. Twenty five persons were injured when a car containing a theatrical party crashed into the rear of another car on the Manhattan approach to the Queens borough Bridge, over the East River. All the injured will recover. William Luse Has Arms Broken and Is Otherwise In jured. ' William Luse is at Mercy hospital in North Bend to be treated for In juries received in an assault on his farm on Coos River. Mr. Luse rents his farm to a tenant and it is stated that ho was assaulted by two young men who were employed on the place. It is alleged that the assault was en tirely unprovoked and that Mr. Luse was beaten with clubs. At any rate both of his arms were broken and he is badly bruised. No arrests have been made so far. Ceremony Is Performed at St. Luke's Church in San Francisco. The wedding of Miss Edith Simp son, daughter of Capt. A. M. Simp son, was held Tuesday night in San Francisco. Tho Examiner of that date, regarding the event, says: Tho wedding of Jliss Edith Simp son to Roy Pike, which will be sol' omnlzed this evening at 9 o'clock in St. Luke's Church, will be tho means of bringing many of their friends into the city over tho evening. Tho ceremony will bo very quiet, owing to tho bride's family being In J mourning, and only the relatives will later go to tho Pacific avenue homen fo toast the future happiness of tho bride and bridegroom. The Right Rev. Bishop William Ford Nichols ( will perform tho marriage ceremony. Tho bride will wear a handsome j whlto laco gown embroidered in seed pearls over whlto satin, with its wed ding accompaniments, while her two attendants, Mrs. Lawrenco Harris and Mrs. George Cameron, will be gowned in pale blue chiffon over white silk. They will carry bouquets of hydran geas. Lawrenco Harris will attend the bridegroom as best man, and tho honor of ushers will be divided among J. K. Armsby, Vail Blakewell, Clar ence Ward, L. J. Simpson. Asa M. Simpson will give his hand some and charming daughter into tho keeping of tho bridegroom. Upon tholr return to town Mr. Pike and his brido will live In tho Pacific avenue homo. TEXTS TO It EXT HARDWARE CO. at IMOXEER MILLINERY REDUCTION SALE still continues at Mrs. J. H. Somers, designer. IS VRTM nc lCQjMi t CMP ATTACKED m n Lolo, Bitter Root and Missoula Districts Are Affected By i me Destruction. FLAMES HAVE PASSED BEYOND ALL CONTROL Will Be the Worst Fire Ever Known in That Local ity. (By Associated Press.) MISSOULA, Mont., July 15. Since last night the fires in the Lolo, Bitter Root and Missoula forest dis trict have grown more dangerous and seoni now to have passed beyond con trol. Unless rain comes this coun try will probably experience ono ot the most disastrous fires ever known. One Killed and Two Wounded in Lake Shore Construc tion Camp. 'By Associated Press.) CLEVELAND, O., July 15. One man is dead and two are badly wounded as a result of the raid by robbers on a Lake Shore construction camp near Olmstead Falls late last night. The sheriff and posse today covered tho country for miles around the scene of the shooting, but no trace of the men who shot up camp were found. Will Form Coos County Asso ciation During Carnival Week in August. Steps were taken for the organi zation of a Coos county automobile association at a meeting which wa3 held last night at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. There was a largo attendance of owners of autos. Tho matter of arranging for ono after noon during tho carnival week in August to be given to the autos was discussed. It was decided to havo an auto parade and to offer two cash prizes for the best decorated autos and also a prize for tho auto which comes from the most distant point to at tend the carnival. An offer will be made to have all of the autos from the Coqulllo valley here at that time and It is also oxpected tat thore will bo machines hero from other cities in the state. The local auto people will see to It that tho road from Roseburg to Myr tle Point Is In good shape for any outsiders who may want to come bore. Tho road Is now In good shape but If It Is found that there aro any bad plnces they will bo repaired. It Is thought that many auto owners will make the trip over tho road and attend the auto day In Marshfleld. On this occasion the county brganlza tlon will bo formed. J. Schilling was named to act as marshal of tho day. Claudo Nasburg, Tom Bennett, I. R. Tower, L. Hazard and Thomas Querln wore nppolntod to act as a committee on parade and Dr. J, T. McCormnc, Dr. Schoonmakor and Chestpr Wolcott wore appointed as an ontortajnmont committee. Slxteonth annual picnic of the SuomI Society will be hold Sunday, July 31, at Enegron's Grove. Watch posters. 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