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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1911)
-r iiii dfi tfft. ' ADS. NEWS when nusiNESs IS "slow, Al VERTISE. THAT 11 VAY& IS EVl". DENCED BY SUCCESSFUL MUSI NESS HOUSES EVERYWHERE :: GET IT W,HILE IT-IS. NEW BY READING THE COOS UAY TIMES. ALL THE NEWS ALvi THE TIMK TERSELY 10LR t: :: :: tt tl MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS J! Established in 1878 ns Tlio Const Mall. VOL. XXXIII. M,ARSHFIELD,OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1911 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Const Mall and Coos Bay Advertiser. No. 15 ffiflOB Stasia LIEN SELLING IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OE OREGON SENATE Portland Man Defeats Jay Bowerman For Ranking Posi tion In Legislature. MARK OF DISAPPROVAL ON MACHINE POLITICS Election of Speaker of House Will Probably Require Sev eral Ballots. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) SALEM, Ore., .Inn. 9. Tho bleu nlnl session of tho Oregon legislature convened todny, tho organization of the Sonato being affected by this aft ernoon with tho election of Hon Soil ing of .Portlnnd ns president. This makes Soiling nctlng-govornor of Oregon until Osw.nld West, n demo crat, Is Inaugurated tomorrow. President Selling explained In his speech of acceptance thnt ho con sidered hln selection ns a mnrlc of disapproval machlno politics In Ore gen. Tho permanent spenkor'of tho House has not been olectcd and sev eral ballots may bo nccessnry. STAMP TAX IS yPHELtl TODAY States Can Impose Special Duty On Stock Futures Sales Legally. (Dy Associated Pross to Coos Day Tlmea.) WASHINGTON, I). C, .Inn. 0. A Htamp tax on tho sale- for future delivery of stocks, grain, provisions and of oilier commodities may bo Imposed by u state without violating tho federal coiistltut'on according to u decision of tho Supremo Court of tho United States In passing on tho Missouri stamp net of 1907. SEVERE STORM SWEEPS SEATTLEjFOUR RESCUED FROM DROWNING Considerable Damage Is Done,nf ,n ,nml nbont thls ,clty- PInt0 (jiiisa ninuutva wuru uiukuu mm in In City and Ships Are Forced to Put Out to Sea to Escape. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Zirjcs.) SEATTLE, Wash., Jnn. 9. Yes terday's storm did consldernblo dam- several instances trees and fences woro uprooted and other damngo done. Communication by phone and telegraph in several directions Is In terrupted. Several vcs3ols known to havo been off Capo Flattery yes terday woro not hoard from today and It Is bellovod they hnvo put out to sen to escape tho worst of tho storm. LJ.S n is w ;si NEWPORT HAS A BREAKDOWN CHOOSE TIMES OFFICIAL PAPER Steam Schooner's Boilers Give Out While On Trip South From Here. Tho steamer Nowport which has In i n plying between llnndon and N rth Bend for tho' last fow mouths and which loft Inst woek with n car go for San Francisco, was roportod Saturday to be In distress south of Mendocino. I.ato Snturday nftor nooii, Operator Daratow at tho local United Wlrolesa station p'ckod up n messago Btntlng thnt hot- boilers had played out and sho wns seoklng koiiiq vessel to tow hor south. Tho men sago was sont by tho steam schoon er J. P. Chancellor which sighted tho Nowport. Tho Chancellor wns north bound nnd as tho Nowport wns south bound, tho lattor would not tako n hnwsor from her. From this, It was Judged that tho Nowport was not In a serious condi tion. The Newport, It wns oxpectod, wns to bo chartered for a Southern Cali fornia run. Sho Is nn old vessel nnd has beon opornted by Chns. F. Doo of tho North Pacific Steamship Company. LICENSE HELD UP. Coqulllu City Council Holds Duck Hnl Difxtor's. Tho Coqulllo Sentlnol says: "Threo applications for liquor Hconsos were read. Tho applications of Baxter Brothers and J. P. Tuppor wero Is Awarded County Court Pro ceedings Printing On Ac count of Large Circulation Judgo John F. Hall returned to Coqulllo today to attend tho annual mooting of tho Coos County commis sioners which will close this woolc. The conimlMlouoi-H were In session the most of laxt week. Tile Coos Buy Tlmo was njjnln mndo the ofllolnl paper for printing tho county court proceedings. Tho two papers In tho county having the flnrgest o'rcuhitlou being doslgnnted. The Times has n much lNrgor circula tion than any other pnpor In this county. Tho Coqulllo Sentlnol was designated ns tho other paper for printing tho county court proceed ings. Howovor, thoro Is n quostlon about tho second one, tho Coqulllo Horahl being n contestant for tho selection. Tho Herald howovor fall- od'to accompany Its b!d with tho ro qulslto nllldnvlt of circulation nnd so Tho Sentlnol wns designated. Whoth or Tho Horald will appeal from this hns not beon announced. Tho Co qulllo Sontlnol being tho lowost bid dor for printing tho other county no tices was nwardod that work for tho ensuing yoar. Tho commissioners this weok will nppolnt tho county road supervisors and will also pnss on tho petition from Coqulllo residents for a steel brhlgo across tho rlvor thore. DEPOSITORS ItEASSUItED. New York Hauliers Unite to Prevent Fluiiiu'lal liM'ltemeiit There. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 9. Tho I financial horizon was mado dee'dedly clearor today as n result of conferen ces of bnnkers last night to provide North Bend Man Heads Coos Bay Port Commission For Ensuing Year. At tho annual mooting of tho port of Coos Day Commission today, L. .1. Simpson wns elected prosldont for the ensuing yoar. Both Messrs. Simp son nnd C. S. Windsor of North Demi tho now mombors woro prcsont nnd took their Bents. Capt. Jlarrls was tho only membor absent, ho having loft for San Francisco Saturday. Tho following ofllcors wero olect cd for tho ensuing year: "' . Prosldont L. J. Simpson. Vice-president Capt. C. W. Har ris. Secretary Henry Songstnckon. Treasuj-or 13. Mlngus. Owing to no decision having beon socurod on tho nppoal of tho caso of the Bonnott Trust Company nnd tho Southoru Oregon Company attacking tho validity of tho port, thoro was little definite that could bo dono todny. Tho secretary was Instructed to propnro nn annual financial stato mnnt of the commission's rocolpts nnd expenditures. CeoMltin Hearing. A largo delegation from Cooston wns prosont to present tho dlfforent side to tho wharf and channol con troversy thoro. Ono faction wants tho wharf locatod on Sothor slroot nnd (ho port commission to cut a channol to It, nuothor faction wants It on Wlllanch Inlet nnd n channol drodged to it thoro nnd tho port's ouglnoor lino roportod In favor of a third proposition, C. F. McKnlght represented tho Wlllanch Inlet peo ple, nnd Win, K. Homme tho Sothor strcot poople. After hearing thoir claims, tho commission postponed ac tion on It until tho noxt mooting. Wm. BInckmoro prosontod a peti tion from rosldeuts of Larson's Inlet asking It bo dredgo to a depth of threo foot. Action was postponed until next mooting. Mr. BInckmoro snld that ho had beon informod thnt tho Port Commission wns going to spoud nil its money Improving Coos Bay nnd not any on tho Improve, niont of tho Inlots. 12. Mlngus said that whoovor informed, Mr. Black moro of this wns lying ns It wns tho commission's intention to lmprovo nil tho Inlots as quickly as possible OPEN FIGHT ON LORIMER Senator Beveridge Makes Minority Report Declaring Election Illegal. (By Assoclatod Press to Coos Day Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 9. Tho light to prevent Senntor Lorl iner of Illinois, retaining his scat In tho United States Sonnto was open ed today with n contest between Senntors Dovorldgo nnd Owon, both of whom contested for tho right to flro tho first gun in tho cause. Dovorldgo by vlrtuo of being n mom bor of tho committee on privileges and oloctlons which Investigated tho charges of brlbory agaliiBt Lorlmor gnlnod n tnctlcal victory by filing n minority report nttncklng tho posi tion of his colleagues on tho commit tee) who voted to exonornto tho Illi nois senator. Qwon, howovor, Intro duced a rosolutlon to declauo olcc tlon of Lorlmor Illegal and void, but ho wns not pormlttod to mldross tho Sonnto In its support. Tho Sonnto hold that tho resolu tion, undor tho rulos, would hnvo to go ovor until tomorrow. Dovorldgo thou submlttod his ro port. the conclusion of which wns: "That Lorlmer's oloctlon wns Invalid undor nny powlblo vlow or Inw If tho Sennto so concluded. It Is our duty to so doolaro nnd thorofnro 1 submit tho following rosolutlon: "Hosolvod that William Lorlmor wn not duly nnd lognlly olectcd to n sont In tho Sonnto of tho United Stn tos by tho legislature of tho stato of Illinois." Doforo tho roport was filed Lorl mor mndo n brief speech dcclnring his Innoccnco nnd froolng his friends from nny participation In tho corrupt practices In connection with his oloc tlon. Dovorldgo declared that somo ot tostlmony to tho hoonsty of tho oloc tlon of Lorlmor wns nhsurd nnd gro-tosquo. 1 OE OMPQUA SUN PUGET SOUND T 0 0 Steamer Flyer Catches Fire En Route From Seattle But Escapes Serious Damage (Dy Associated Prcs3 to Coos Dny TImca.) SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 9. Tho! Young Son of John L. Koontz of Marshfield Was One of Number. CAL WRIGHT AND WILL McLAIN HEROES Capt. A. P. C. Hall, His Nephew . anc Mr. Fritzo Other Members of Party r GAIUMNKlt, Ore, Jnn. 9. Tho stenmor Flyer which loft Seattle for ! drowning of four nt the mouth ot Tacoma this morning with ono hun- tuo Umpqun wns narrowly drod passengers caught lire a short ' vettorday m, ClU WrIgllt( iiisiunco on uh wny. too uoai s on CITY SHOULD E Fritzo, fathor of Mrs. a of Marshllold, and Mr. W nvortod doputy iffililn tnif1jii rf tnulltrlil n T supply valvo got out of order and ""'"" " "". '. " stnrted n blazo. Steam was turned I Will McLaln, n deputy gnmo warden on nnd tho llro and flames extinguish-from Tc ". n hnlod ns horocs ed. Tho Flyer returned to her dock today fo1' H'o'r thrilling roscuo. horo. No sorlous dnmage was done. " vicums oi mo nccmoni which enmo so near resulting disastrously wero Cnpt. A. P. C. Hnll, kcopor ot tho lighthouse hero, his nophqw, Mr. J. L. Koontz Kooutz's young boh who Is visiting tioro. Cnpt Hall nnd Mr. Fritzo are brotlior-ln-laws. Yostorday morning thoy wont out In n small boat for a sail on tho bay. It wns rather rough and' In somo mnnnor, old Mr. Fritzo fell ovor honrd. Ills son Jtimpod to snvo him and tho little Koontz boy caught tho latter, upsetting tho boat. MossrB. Wright and MoLnln hap penod to bo near tho scone and Im mediately mndo tliolr wnyt out to tho upset bont and succcoilod In rotculng thorn bofnro they had lost their hold on tho ovortumod boat which was supporting them. Thoy wore brought In snfoly but all woro badly frlKutcnod. Had It not beon for His timoly roicuo by Mowirs. Wright nnd McLulu, tho overturnod boat would havo boon carried out to sen oven If tho Im perilled ones had succoodod la hooping themselves nflont on It. coiitie i granted without opposition. Whon against any unsettling of tho stablll- tho application of Hal Daxter wbb rend the matter of tho caso against him for soiling liquor to a habitual drunkard wns brought up and tho city attorney, upon request of the council, searched through tho ordi nance book and unearthed an ordi nance which prohibits tho council Issuing a license to a dealer who has beon convicted of this charge. The city attorney wishing absolute In formation asked for ono day's tlmo in which to eeaVch tho law and deci sions. This was granted and tho matter was postponed for final action." TAKE OFFICE TODAY. 'Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okln., Jnn. 9: Lee Bruce, as governor and the other democratic stato officers woro inaugurated today. ty of tho flnanclnl organizations al lied with tho Carnoglo Trust Compa ny. One thing nppoared plain, namely that tho trouble of tho Carnoglo Com pany and Its allies was an Isola ted condition not lndicatlvo of any widespread trouble In tho financial world. Several small banks today had long lines of depositors prepared to withdraw their accounts but many of these In lino on being assured that tho banking Interests would tako raro of them did not disturb their deposits. Tho foreign clement only seemed not to understand that tho situation was not at all serious. IN D EIS L K RAINCOATS sold at LUND'S place 2.50 and $2.75. CLOSING OUT. 215 Broadway. Have your Job printing done nf The Times office. Senators Unable to Agree On Resolution for Popular Elec tion of Members of Body. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 9. Tho Senato Committeo'on Judicial Affairs tqday failed to agreo upon a roport of a resolution providing for direct popular election of United (By Associated Pross to Coos Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 9. Senntor Bovorldgo submitted to tho Sonnto todny his minority roport from tho Cominlttoo on Prlvlloges nnd olectlons in which ho declares tho tostlmony is concluslvo thnt fnr moro thnn enough brlbory wns prac ticed to lnvalldato tho election of Sonntor Lorlmor of Illinois. PAY TRIBUTE TO N OFFICER Holiday In Spokane In Memory of Capt. Sullivan Who Was Assassinated. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 9. Street car wero stopped, stores closed, courts adjourned and public ofllces vacated today as a last trlbuto of re spect to Capt. John T. Sullivan, tho States senators. Another meeting of. j veteran police officer who was ns- tho committee may bo hold later in sasslnnted at his liomo Thursday tho day.' RAINCOATS sold at LUND'S placo $2.50 and $2.75. CLOSING OUT. 215 Broadway. Read The. Times' Want ad night. Citizen Thinks There Should Be No Delay Or Neglect In Matter. Editor TIiiiob: In your "tnlk It ovor" last Thurs day regarding tho Inadequacy ot tho prosont wntor system of our city, IiofriiiJt mo to ndd to what you vory woll said about tho rosorvolr being n inoimco to tho health of tho city; that I bol'ovo If tho people roally know how tho water was stored, bo foro It comos to our tabloi, tho pub lic would suroly boglu to bo anxious. I afn not a wntor luspootor, or health ofllcor, but I doubt If a majority of tho rosldontH, who nro using the water dally would coma unexpectedly upon tho wntor rosorvolr, thnt thoy would bollovo It was tho wator mip- ply for two cities. And If they hap pened to bo thirsty whllo thoro, thoy would not feel Inclined to drink from It. No doubt it hns boon "good enough" in tho past, but 1 am told that It Is only a matter ot tlmo whon tho land comprising the prosont wn tor shod will bo Inhabited. Already wo havo had somo Indications of typhoid fovor in our city, whothdr It caino "from Bomowhoro olso" or not it Is our business to give- this nttentlon. Puro wator Is of such Imperntivo ne cessity, thnt a city cannot afford to fall to always provldo for It. Puro wator Is absolutoly a neces sity for a commonwealth, yos tho common wealth. If Marshftold should hear somo morning sounds of distant blnstlng of rock to pavo tho wny for a yea, a railroad, nnd ten thousand peoplo should wnnt to movo horo to llvo, and prosper, how could MnrBhfloId glvo thorn ovon tho cup of cold wntor? It Is tlmo for tho public to begin to think nnd to act. "In proportion as government rests on public opin ion, that opinion should bo enllght oned," said Washington. So let thom know tho conditions nnd tho needs for tho future It Is tlmo for the city to manage tho water supply becauso it Is directly responsible by law for tho health of tho community. Tho city of Modford nftor a stfugglo lasting sovoral months or ovon a yenr has now Just Installed a munic ipal wntor systom of j which Its resi dents aro Justly proud. They horald It far and wldo as a drawing attrac tion for homo seokors, nnd It draws LARGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE too. What that city has dono, can nro Linnea Society Gives Success- . ful Social at Finnish Hall Saturday Night. Tho Llnnon Sooloty Saturday night hold ono of tho Inrgost and most successful socials In Its history nt tho Finnish hall. It was puroly a social affair and marked tho taking chnrgo by Its now olllcors. Tho hnll wns npproprlntely decorntod with Swedish nnd American flags and col ors. Tho enrly part of tho ovonlng was devotod to a program In which tho following nsslstod: Mr. and Mrst B. B. Qstllnd, Mrs. Chas. Stauff, Miss Roso Myron, Miss Esthor Johnson,. Miss Graco Johnson, Miss Elvlrn Frt- zcon, Miss Myrtlo Lund, Miss Noteon, Edmund Carlson, Hannah and Slgna Larson and Rov. J. Richard Olson. Following tho program, a sumptu ous banquet was served. Tho ovonlng's ontortalnmont wns In charge of tho following commit tees: Program committee Otto Wllld, B. B. Ostllnd, Aug. Frizeon and Al fred Erlckson. Refreshment committee Otto Wnhlmnrk, Mrs. E. Grandol, Hannah and Slgna Larson, Graco Jonson, Ernst Fredorldkson, and Hunning Larson. Tho olllcors of tho Llnnoa soc'oty RAINCOATS sold at LUND'S place $2.50 and $2.75. -OUT. 215 Broadway, It not bo dono In a monsuro horo? PRO BONO PUBLICO." The Times Want Ads bring results. HAINES. CLOSING' HAINES hay and food nro going I fasU Better Join tho othei wise buyers and get your noxt ordor from Prosldont Alfred Erlckson. VIco-pres. Chas. Frodollus. ' Rec. Sec. Hennlng Larson. Fin. Sec Otto Wllld. Treas. A. J. Carlson. Maxtor of ceremonies. Herman Erlckson. rrJ !