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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1910)
(Ham tyxmt& ADS. NEWS Ins ni'sisiass is SLOW, AW GET IT WHILE IT IS NEW BY HEADING THE COOS JAY. TISIK8. ALL THE NEWS ALj TIIE TISIB TERSELY TOLD t: :: :t :: :: lltTISK. THAT IT niia ia uvi- IT..vri.M 111 HUUUiwa' "" K,JS IIOL'SKS EVERYWHERE MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS Established In 187H nn The Coast Mnll. VOL.1"' MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1910 EVENING EDITION. EIGHT PAGES. A Coc No. 24. WEST FIRES DEVASTATING IDAHO M Many of the Companies Have Sustained Heavy Loss of Property. 'MANY FIRE FIGHTERS HAVE NARROW ESCAPES. Calmer Weather and Prospects of Rain Bring Hope of Relief. (Uy Associated Press.) WAI.MCK. Idnho, August 13. With a tlu)ii;iul on fighting tho )lrc In tin? Coour il' Alone niitlonnl forctt, with the weather cnlm nml ,r.n..pt of rnln. conditions mny bo Ml.l to ho improving. The greatest apprehension now Is that the wind nlll spring up, In which case tho vholo mining district will probnbly he swept away. The Ilro lighters who escaped from the Slato Creek Ore Thursday arc arriving hero with tales of narrow oscapoa. Sonio ot thcio lighters made fliolr way to safe ty, but others are not accounted for. According to those who arrived hero, the lighters woro forced to tnko rcfugo In Slate Creole, whero . they remained for hours while tho trees were falling on nil sides and tho country about them was n roaring furnace. It was learned to-day that the mine buildings of tho Llecon Mining Company on Hlg Creek wero wiped out. Tho buildings of tho Dluo Dell Mining Compnny .were uC stroyed, but hero tho minors suc ceeded in carrying portnblo equip ment Into a tunnel whero It was saved. Reports from Bird' nnd Pino Creeks nro that the mining camps In thcio districts have been burned. TOFIGRT Qnunril Pnmnnninp Uonn Dnnn s u uiouiui uuiiifjcuiiuo iiavu uuuii I; Dispatched to Danger Points V in State of Idaho. (Dy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, August 13. Two companies of infnntry from Fort Wright havo been ordered to Wnllnco and one ordered to Knllspell to old the fighting of tho forest fires. Two companies now en route to Glaclor Park will be divided. Ono will bo dispatched to Knllspell, giving thnt tcctlon two companies. Gomliiini Returns. George Good rura rt turned homo to-day from nn extended trip through Contrnl Oregon with J. O. Stemmlor nnd It. Dement of Myrtle Point. They mnde tho trip with their own rig, going into Central Oregon nnd tho Deschutes country vln the McKcnzIc River from Eugene, thence Prlnevllle, nond nnd Burns and back down to Klnmnth Fnlls and Crater Lake, nnd In fact all the points f Interest, Mr. Gopdrum says tho Deschutes road will open up nn un usually rich territory. All nre elated over the trip, but Coos Bny looks Nighty good to "Your Bosom.Frlond" af'er the hot weather experienced in the territory traversed. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. We have met with such suc cess on our special sale that wo hav0 decided to continue Bamo daring Carnival Week and to tho already numerous nrticles on sale we have ndded a fine line of mantel clocks positively below cst. No use for anybody to be without time at the extreme low Prices of these. Must be seen to brt appreciated. Don't consider the show window nil we havo to c" Call and Inspect our enor mous stock. JEWELRY DEPARTMENT, HED CROSS DRUG STORE. I D SIR S LUIH HULL DEAL MADE Interest in the Randolph Lum ber Company Has Been Transferred. This week a deal was closed where by A. .1. Sherwood, .1. L, Kronen berg nnd the Kruuc nnd Parker Inter ests in tho Randolph Lumber Com pnny wore transferred to other locnl lumber men nnd thu company reor ganized. Those who are Interested In the donl are E. E. Johnson, S. P. Ilnrtlett, George Hartley nnd lloht. Dollar Company. Tho Fahy Interests In the compnny were not transferred, this stuck remaining In tho hands of the original holders. Thu now company Immediately went into a directorate meeting nnd elected tho following officers: Presi dent, E. E. Johnson; vice-president nnd treasurer, S. P. Ilnrtlett; secre tary, George Hartley. Tho Company Is capitalized nt $50,000 and the new Interests will hold about four-IUths of tho stock In tho compnny. It Is expected that tho new compnny will perhaps tnko over some of the un completed contracts which tho John son Lumber Company will of neces sity bo unable to 'fill. Coqulllo Val ley Sentinel. MOKE EARTHQUAKES. (By Associated PrcBs.) WASHNIGTON, AugUBt 13. Tho seismograph at Georgetown University recorded an enrth qnnko this morning 2,500 miles southeast of Washington. (Fly Associated Press.) SAN JOSE, Cnl., August 13. The seismograph nt Santa Clara Collego was recording an earth quake nt 10.30 o'clock thU morning. a Until tho disturbance censes tho observation cannot' bo given out. COAST LEAGUE BALL SCORES Portland Again Defeats Sacra mento and Oakland and Los Angeles Are Winners. HOW TIIKV STAND. Won. Lost. P. C. San Franqisco..71 01 .537 Portlnnd C5 G5 .542 Oakland 71 C2 .533 Vernon 67 C3 ,515 Los Angeles... CC 08 ' .493 Sacramento ...48 78 .381 (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Ore., August 13. Portland won another game from Sacramento yesterday, and Oakland was dofeated by Vernon. Tho scores of all three games yesterday follow: AT PORTLAND R. H. Portland . 3 10 Sacramento 5 AT OAKLAND K. H. Oakland 4 10 Vernon ' 6 13 AT LOS ANGELES R. H. Los Angeles " 8 San Francisco 2 c If YOU haven't visited LUND'S SHOP since ho Installed his NEW MACHINERY, you better do so and havo your HEELS and SOLES FIXED up. ALL FEAR "FRECKLED FACE Homesteaders Leaving Their I Places and Seeking Safety From Murderous Assaults of Desperate Outlaw Still at Large. (By Ass.xMnt'd Prists.) SPOKANE, Wash., August 13. Fenrlng robbery If not death at the Blazes Reported in -Different Parts and Some Are ' Growing Serious. Forest tires nro being reported from different pnrto of thu county nnd In somo cnsoH damage to the timber Is being done. In tho immediate Coos Hay locality two or threoflres hnvo buen burning for sovornl weeks, but tho dninngu has been slight hero. However, It Is more serious In other parts of tho county. Regarding somo of tho fires report ed, tho Coqulllo Valley Sentinel says: E. C. Darker, upon hla return from the north end of the county reports that while coming dawn thu ridge be tween Ten Mllo nnd tho west fork of Coos River ho nt one time wns In sight of nine forcBt llres. llo says four were burning west of tho rldgo ho wns on nnd four on thu enst, while one, tho largest of tho nine, seemed to bo well to tho north lino of tho county. Several of tho llres wero burning fiercely nnd thoro seemed to bo no ono giving them nny nttcntlon. Fires nro nlso reported from many other pnrts of tho county nnd unlesB thoro Is a decided rainfall within the' next week or two It Is tho gencrnl Im pression thnt this county will bo dotted by llres which will consumo tho greatest of tho wealth of tho county. Tho Cody Lumber Compnny has a Ilro burning In their timber and ono of their crows of loggers has been called from work to fight tho flames. Several other minor fires nro burning In tho west bUIo of tho county. In tho enst end of the county thcro nro Innumerable small flres burning which only wait n fnvornblo moment to get beyond control nnd unless tho fighters keep tho work of subduing them constantly beforo them theso fires will also do n vast amount of damago beforo tho fire season closes. JUDGE HALL ILL. SulTeied n Sudden Attack Lnut Night I and Wns In Sci-lout Condition, Judgo John F. Hall was takon sud denly 111 last night. Ho had attended n lodgo meeting, but after arriving , homo suffered nn ncute attack ot ; stomach trouble nnd for a time wns In n serious condition. A physician remained with him nil night. This morning ho wns nblo to bo down town for n time, having passed the acuto period of tho attack. HOO HOO TO MEET. a Tho members of tho Hoo Hoo will hold a conntontlon at Bandon, Au gust 20. It will bo a big meeting nnd qulto n number of new mombers will bo ndmltted' to the order. An olnborato entertainment will bo pro I vided. Somo of tho members from Portland will bo hero and n largo . delegation will go from Coos Bay. SURVEYORS OUT. MYRTLE POINT, Ore., August 13. Undo Sam has a partyo f surveyors running tho lines at Salmon moun tain. They will complete the survey of township 32 south, range 12 west, Just nineteen miles directly south of Myrtle Point. John A. McQulnn. n civil engineer of .Portland, Is In charge. His wife Is so-Journlng with the party. W. J. FhLLOWS of Ten Mile is In Marshflold to-day on business. He Just proved up on his claim at Ton Mllo this week and feels as though most of his pioneering Is over. I-X)R TnE QUEEN OF THE BAY, SEE EASTSIDE. WIT FIRES ! IN COUNTY I i )) hands of the "Freckle-Faced Man," who Is alleged to bo guilty of killing Dell McConnell nt Colfax, the settlers about Emldn, Idaho, aro reported to bo deserting their homestends nnd go ing to safe quarters. Docnuso of the heavy smoko, Sheriff Bailey has called In his posso nnd abandoned tho search for a few days. It Is believed that hunger my drive the fellow into some of the camps and warnings havo been sent to watch f6r him. Marshfield Man Will Be Demo cratic Candidate For State Railway Commissioner. it i. i."f -,.. t ... i-i.i ...,n liugn MnLntti nf Mnrnhflolil will mako tho rnco for Stnto Railway Com missioner on tho Democratic ticket , He will hu tho only candidate fro.n Coos county on the Democratic Stnto ticket. Mr. McLaln returned to-day from Portland whore he attended tho meeting of tho Domocrntlc State Cen tral committee and snys'thnt he was complimented for going nil the way from Coos Bay to be present nt tho meeting. Tho commlttco by resolution de rided not to endorse nny candidate, nut sliould glvo its ftuirj.vt to ani wliu wanted to mako the rncj for nny o!lU-o. Mr. McLnln was kIvo.i tho .m,- M Mil WILL MAKE RACE iurnnco of tho committee' that hoi0- KS. S. R. Hnworth, O. McReyn- would hnvo tho support of that body. When McLnln renched Portland ho met A. J. Shorwod of Coqulllo, J. H., Flnnngan nnd T. J. Thrift, so they mndo quite n showing for Coos coun-j ty. FAST IIOATS HERE. Tho Pacer Second, tho fast speed bont, nnd her owners,- Messrs. Cox nnd'Slnttory of Portland, arrived on tho Breakwater to-day. Tho boat 1b entered In ono of tho mcosV Thoro nre fourteen fast boats entered imtho different rnces. , Tho Motor Boat Club haR extended Its thnnks to tho Southern Pacific UIIIIIIIIJ illllt ill 11IU VS. 41. OIIUlll V.U1II- pnny for bringing tho racing boats to Coos Bay frco ot transpprtntlon charges. fAt1.tn.1 . nM.l 1. l.n fl A O...I4I. n.n IS IV Has Nothing to Say Regarding Rumors of Taft Planning Change. (By Associated Press.) OYSTER BAY, N. Y., August 13. Colonel Roosevelt had no comment to ninko to-dny on tho dispatches from Beverly to tho effect that Pres ident Taft had decided on n readjust ment ot conditions within the lnnor sphere of the Republican party. Ho Is greatly Interested In tho report that Senator Aldrlch and Speaker Cannon will bo relegated to lesser po - sltlons la the councils of the party, that Sec. Balllnger would retire Sep tember 15th and that Senator Crane would assumo a moro Important role In his relations with tho administra tion. CANNON SMILES. (Bv Associated Press.) DANVILLE, 111., August 13. Speaker Cannon smiled to-day when asked to comment on rumors that he. Aldrlch and Balllnger weo to bo rel egated to less prominent positions. Ho said he Is quite willing to abide by a vote of a majority of the people In Novomber. T wnT M Buy your groceries at SACCin'fl, DO YOU KNOW LUND? ?, . I POLICE AT COLMUS, OHIO, OPENLY DEFY ORDERS OF MAYOR SVNVrNSifMiSSSiVSaWSSi'NNV Large Number of Passengers and Big Cargo, Including the Carnival Shows. Tho Breakwater arrived this morn ing from Portlnnd. There was a large passenger list nnd n good deal of freight, much ot which was thu tents MANY ARRIVE ON BREAKWATER and other properties of the carnival jThls city to-day la probably moro ox compnny. Tho Incoming passengers ctCii thnn nny time slnco tho prosont were n8 follows: ! street car Btriko begun. Tho nttltudo tiios. vignrs, w. u. ucrry, .Mrs. Berry. MrB. VonderKroen. J. O. Wll-1 ' if. ....... t- r...inMH.rtH t r Mi - I son, F. B. Tlchenor, Mrs. Duboy, Laura Duboy, Louis Duboy, A. Duboy,. man tho enrs Is being discussed on M. SIcClelland, D. W. Forest, Ada I every side. Union men nro much Guernsey, Mrs. Guernsey, E. L. Coop- lwona,tl ,,. scusntliinal reports thnt er, Mrs. Cooper, H. W. Tucker ; Mrs. 0, lloIcomon wIU ,mitlny t0. Tucker, Albert Tucker, S. G. Curry, , , k t , , T. Douglas, Mrs. Douglas, T. w. night cannot bo conllrmcd. Governor Douglas, E. E. Earl, E. Smith, W. II. .Harmon Is being urged to cull out tho Hnrwood. O. K. Peck. Mrs. Hendricks, 'trouns again but hns taken no action. H. Hendricks, K. Hendricks, MIsb GIs - holt, J. W. Bailey, D. Lyons, M. II. nient thirty-two mutineers will bo Goldsmith, J. E. Lyons, Mrs. Lyons! Btispendcd sometime to-day. Ills nt F. E. Getty, C. E. Rickey, W. II. Bar- tjtudo In not discharging them tho ry, Gov. Bowcrmnn, J. A. Thompson, moment they refused to go on tho Mrs. Bnlch, Judgo Sporry, John Crow- cars Is condemned by ninny. Much ley, C. Sldwcll, Clnra Myers, A. Vehr, apprehension b felt nB to the davolop- .ol(,B' J- M- Mnln- Mrs- Mn,n- c Kotho' J' M Mnln Jr" Mr8, Lo strango, M. - Warner, MrB. Stnddon, John Stad den, J. C. Bonttlo, John Bnchus, H. B. Donorcg, S. Vnn Dorset, Chus. Bradley, Mrs, Bradley, W. L. Rich ards, Mrs. RIchardB, L. E, McDnnlols, Mrs. McGrnth, MlssMcGrath, H. Q. McGrnth, M. Crnwford, Leo Strauss, M. Avorlll, H. McLaln, E. Do Gnno, Rev. Lowls, Mrs. Dnrland, 49 Show People nnd 11 in steerage CHILI) EATS RAT BISCUIT. . MYRTLE POINT, Ore., August 13. Eating n rat biscuit nearly caused tho death of tho two-year-old child of Mr. nnd Mrs. Scldon Warner, living on tho south fork of the Coqulllo River. Tho child wnB poisoned, but n physician was called In time nnd tho bnby's life was snved. FIFTY DEER Find Sport Good in Northern Curry and Kill Ten Bucks. Tho pnrty of hunters composed of Ralph Matson, Bon Chandler, Wnltor Lawhorne, Ollvor Huston of Portland nnd Kills Doment of Myrtlo Point, have returned homo. They wero gono two weeks nnd killed ton deer nnd two bears. They brought back threo nice pairs ot deer horns nnd ono fresh venison was taken Into Myrtlo Point. Th0 pnrty 8tnrted out for tho Tioga country, but on arriving thero they i found a good many hunters ahead of t"e they changed heir plana and went down tho south fork of tho Co qullle River and hunted In curry county. For a time they camped at Edison Butto and Inter moved to nn- other camping plnco near thoro known as Tent Prairie. The hunters say that they saw fifty deer counting does and fawns. The hunting was good and tho membora of tho party say tnat tno triji- was in every way a pleasant one. In order to reach their hunting grounds they packed their camping outfit about thirty miles over the mountains. STEAMER ALERT will run special EXCURSION to ALLEGANY, SUN DAY, AUGUST 1ITH, 'LEAVING Marshfield at 8 A, SI. Round trip, 75 CENTS. UTS W Refuse to Man Street Cars When They Are Ordered to Do So. THIRTY-TWO OF THE FORCE SUSPENDED. Call Is Issued For Volunteers to Help Preserve the Peace. (By Associated Press.) COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 13. nf roctilnr tinllcniiion In nnnnlv ilnfv- i" -- "- -.'---- '"' u,u oruB ol ,,uor "' 1 According to tho Mayor's nnnouuee- menta to-night following tho Saturday Imlf-holltlny In, tho bIiopb. Tho Mayor to-day Issued n call for volunteers to nld In stopping lawless ness. Hu said ho had dono nil In his power to restore nnd preserve peace nnd will continue to do so and If nec essary he will 'call on tho Govornor for troops again, WILL BE A T E Elks and Eagles Will Meet on the Marshfield Diamond on August 21st. Tho Elks' benefit ball gnmo to bo played noxt Sunday, August 21, will in many respects bo n wonderful event In the sporting world. Tho team selected from tho Elks Is to play a team from tho Eagles' lodgo and the proceeds go toward tho charity fund of tho Elks lodge. Thoro will bo a parade at 2 o'clock. Tho basobnll players will ineot In front ot Going and Harvey's store and headed by tho baud will ulve a parado to tho ball park. Tho team that will represent tho Elks has been toleeted. Willis Ken nedy Is to be pitcher and E. D. McAr thur will catch. Charles Keano will play shortstop. L. J, Simpson will play first, Dr. Burmolster second and L. A. LHJeqvlst third bnse. A. P.. M Comb will play right Hold, W. R. Haines will -bo center nnd Tom Mof- fett will bo tho loft fielder. "eTorBe "" V w ,.,.", mm uuu ai'tiiiiiiiti "ill Mtnu mem ui. W. R. Haines, n member of ono of the teams, announces that thoro will bo some other Important events on tho program. Russell nnd Hamlin ot i Beaver Hill are on for a musical num ber and It is announced that Col, William Grimes Is to sing a song In front of tho grounds Just boforo tho gates are opened. Mr. Haines says thnt J. W. Hlldenbrnnd Is to have chargo of tho water wngon depart ment. Somo of thoso extras on tho program will add greatly to tho en tertainment provided by tho ball game. WANTED. At oiioe by the Cios Bay Fruit Growers' Association, two oxeprleneed men apple pack ers. Tonus, 5 cents and exponsoa from MnrshflhT. Phone or wrlto D D Brnlnard. rtmlrman, North Bend, or phono 3083, M