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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1911)
tH, rfi t ,,.,. r -v .,, .. -if- ,-." ff THE PACE MAY BE HARD BUT YOU GET MORE MAKING IT THAN TRAILING IT m YOUR. ADS CARRYING Your store-news, should nppctir as rrculnrly ns doos'thls nowspnper. W fifes Sfatra SOMfcONE HAS SAID: "A store's advertising spneo in a newspaper, compared with the- spneo used hy other stores, should doflno its compnrntivo Importance in tho coiumuultyl Docs your store's ad vertlslng spneo do that? n newspaper omitted an Ismio now inul then even or so weighty n rea son m fcarlug Hint it illicit rnln It would not lo n good newspaper. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL XXXIV Established in '1078 as Tho "Gmst Mad MARSHFIELD, OREGON, I0NDAY, JULY ID, 1911 EVENING EDITION A Consolidation of Times. Coast Mull and Coos liny Advertiser. No. 152 mm i H IS HURRYING MA! THE COOS BAY COUNTS! Portland Paper Prints Good Railway JWews. Some this secim is TO BE INVADED SDDPJ Leading "Railway ContrarJtoES Say HilliiB Behind Cotjb Bay qnd Boise. Not for annnyfdayB was thuro touch a flutter c(I 'railway excitement rue ttli la morning roaionlt fcocamc known 'that tho Portland Tolegrnm publlulioU -a story to tho effect Hint tho trccotit transfer tfl 'thorCoos Day & Xtfko 'to tho Cooa Olny, 'Orogon & TDnatorn menns tlint Jntncs J. 11111 1ms boon tho silent 'buckcr of that myiftcrloim railway pruect. Tho following U tho Tolugram'a story: "As further ovlclenco that tlio great trnnscoutlncirtAl-rhHwny Bjntwns'hnv lng terminals Mn"Pt.rtlnnd nro fan ning for n vigorous renownl of con struction work, tho most prmrflnont railway contracting nrms hnvlng headquarters "boro hnvo been ntlVlBed that sovornl lnrgo projects, Involving) millions In expenditure, will bo-rrndy for receiving lihls within n very Mort time. Tho announcement 'In yestcrflny'a Tologrnm thnt tho Hill' Interests -worol getting ready to push to completion ! tholr electric 'fee-flor llntra In this -territory at a cost of nbotrt 10,000,000, covered only n part of tho comjno hcnslvo phtnB tlmt tho railroad iryo toniH have In mind for development In this territory. TIpbo projects hn-vo' nil heen dlseussed "hy rnllrond chiefs, nnd tho hoafls of tho big rontrnctlng firms, nnd tho htmhtoss ol whipping tho necessary oqillinnent hito shape for nctlvo work wllpbo Btnnod boforc July Is ovor. According to ono of the lending ' ..i.. Al NEW OOV.MI8SIOXIEK ' ' AUK HAN m3K3IH50 , (By Associated Fmois.)) WASHINGTON, IX C, .Hilly ilO. PrtirilUcnt Taft tofiiry -sent Uho Scatftotltho nomtnrftHan rbt h!!amuel W.I Dnckns to too icom- nnlssioRcn-trtf lmmlgTOtliouttiBan IFrnnclico nacceodlng 'Hart !ir. TNorth who recontly iiwdgneVl. " LET US TALK IT OVER 1GHT DUEL OVER GILS IBy Tommon Consurit Four Bgys Engage Hn Combat fljr AssociUod Press fn Coos'IBny Timet) rKTUItGHJON, Mo Jifly 30. Itfn n tloi-1 fouglittovor tuo gii'lh.'Pnvnkind MiJvcn Withe, nnd John 'Bpouvornnd Jalta Waduiat tho town oT Hlgga'&nt ufuny night, both of tho 'White broth- lort. wcro -mortally woirntlittl. 'Frank WW to said yestordny that his brother -wns expected to die In a Tow houra. 'All four boys wore larmura urttl tho best of friends until irtiotittwo wetfH ngo 'vhcnii?uublo BtartuU tuver tlio, twoirilBtorn of John Sjioncor. t n is beneved that tho Twur men mutn Illggs by common tansent'to BCttlo tho mtnlr. llto ilnol wiuv fought wlthplHtolB anfl knlvut'.'Frunk Whlto waH stubbed twloo In cmo lung , nnd "-ttla brother wa titnUlmd bIx tfnn-3. Sprour nnd tTaido itscnpcd THE -nnrttor of granting a "now TllCy.'Toars franchise to tho local -water wofks,whIch Is to conro 'beforb tho council Is ono thnt will Teqiftr? cnrofuT consideration wn'd deliberation. Fifty yearB is n long 'llmo for a framihlBu' to run In theBo dayB Of rapid development. Every feature of the Tnra'chUo Bhonlfl Tro gono ovor with care. Tho schedule of raies nttnchrrfl rto It should fbe fdlaroly :cr(i'tlnlzed and comptEVjd. Thos. J. "Nolan, roprcBontlng tho purclmsors and himself an 'Investor, is n clcror mild capable nttornoy of Omaha. Ho makes n wory "fair .imd frank BtUtoment of his position. Ho says his parties desire to -onter 'Coos Bay -with 'a full and free understanding of tho situation. Tie nnnourreea that thuynro to pay Fltnragnn &1)nnott $150,000 for the 'plant nnd ex pect to spend $70,000 In 'improvements. Tho purchase, "ho 'tnys, Is based solely on-Bccurlng Ike tnrnolilso. 'Ho snys tho frnnchlso w"IIl provldo'thnt tho city Tnny tako It over 'In r20 "TPaTfl. TIiIb length ot t imo, ho stit tes, Is neceBHHry In order to 'hrauo'borfda'' against tho property. 'Ho pronilsea to bnlir'two now cement reservoirs nnd Install a nitration systom -and place lnrgor mains on "Front street, giving nbont double 'tho present pressure. Tho qireatlon for tho council Ariel tho pcoplb to dctonrfhro'lB'tho cqillty ot tho 1151118 nnd values 'in v61ve"d -on both aides. There '1b -also tho ques tion of 'tho city purchasing tho iilnnt nt tho price secured 'by Mr. Ndlim and tlnrs retaining Its Traiiclllso -rnluo. Whllo It 1b truo tlntt 'Mr. Ndlan will iiot i)urcha8o at tills prlco TiitlcsB tho franchise Is -granted thus em phasising tho value ot -flntt Tlght.'it might bo hotter to 'trtk-3 It ovor -at thVs pr'lro than to cxtenQ 'tho f rancfilso for another CO j-enrs. "Whllo It Is truo'that tho city TCny'tnko'lt trver In twenty years, there la then tho qTrerrtlon'tf Increased value nt thnftlmo nnd tho development df the city In tho -jvars that Intervene. "Water Ms ono of the public utilities thnt lends ltBolf-poculrafly to pub lic ownership nnd w"h(rther-prosont-or prospective Is onlyono fcrtturo of tho rmmy iiuestlons lnvolvoll "In 'this 'frnnchlso. Tho llrst consideration Mb tho protection of tho rlgltts ot'both parties to tho -contract. The clty'la making n very valuahlo concession nnd thoro ahonld 'bo- somo rotnrn TorMt. "Thoro flhould bo some stipulation ns to tho price -nnU terms of n titturu trnnfifGr to fho city. Tlioro shoiflU bo also sonro consideration ot -return to tho'clty for tho concession ns 'Its vnluo derelops, xilthor In lower Tittcs or -lirect payment to tho city 'to go Into tho tnx tufid. Tiro city council shoulU nrovo cardfhlly In this fifty -jTnrs' franchise TWENTY-SEVEN LIVES LOST IN STEAMER WRECK ON LAKES UNFILLED -TONNAGE ON HOOKS IS CHEAT (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, N. Y., July 10. Tho United States Steel Cor poration announced today that tho unfilled tonnngo on Its books upto Juno 30 totnlcd 3,301,058 tons as agnlnst 3,113,187 on bookB up to May 31. INVESTIGATION PROGRESSING Coritrol Qty ' Waterfront BULKHEADS MUST 8E READY unln'Jnred. CO.tKT liKflrflUK 11ATJL SCOHKS By Associated Press to Coon Bar Times.) PORTLAND. Oro., July JO. Following nro tho rcsnlta of tho railroad contractors, tho Invasion of!11"08 7'lnyett 'hi tho Pacific Const tho Coos Bay emmtryby thnt systom 'cngiio yestonlay. Tho monilng !fc nn assured certainty. Tho rocontiEn,no nltSn "Pmnclsco, with Tonion transfer of tho Coos nay, Oregon &lns tt contendor had to bo called off In Idnho Railway nronortr to thi,Or.?o tonth Inning on nrrenont, na w 1 w - .. mlTTCENS of Mnrshflelfl nntl'Korth ., Bond should find nmch food for thvnglrt'iind material for-rolloa-tlou In tho Tomnrlts made by 'Ooun cllman "Forgwson boforo tlio special session of (ln-council tho other 'ovo nlng. Thoru Is nothing urthor Mm vractlcnl or 'Impossible In tlieso 'two ltloa uniting In tho conetructlon -nnd oporntlon of n-wntorfront rnTlwnyfor tiiha Dredge Oregon "Will Be i Back on Coos Bay Sept. 1. 'Supervising Englwior Loofo of tho Drrtlgo Oregon has Just returnod from n fow dnra spcurc Inspoctlni; tho work ot tho dredgo tin tho Coqulllo. Ho uports excellent urogrcBs vind gon Central Railway, a project en gineered by Francis II. Clnrko, 5u un queHtlonably a Hlllachomti for adding nnothor tldewntor tormlnnl to its string of Pacific Const portnls, nnd from n creditable sonrao'lt-was learn ed this morning thnt h nctunl lnva lon of tho Coos Bay country by the Rill linorcsts in contemplate in th 1911-li: budget for now construc tion. Aside -from tho projects -which were mentioned yestordny In connec tion with -now railroad bnlldlng, bnl- fluce of the Natron-KIamnth Fnlls cut-off of tho Southorn Pacific irmln 'Ins will bo authorized under the nr rent budget. This will mean about ou nines or heavy ronBtruction for which most of tho lnbor, material nd upplles will bo purchased here. It Is tho plan of the Harrlmnn noo- P'o to spond nt least $5,000,000 In me next year on double-tracking of tho mainline of the O.-W. R. & N. be tween here nnd Huntington, and this wl mean thnt tho hulk of the monor "! pour Into Portland coffers. "Oth tho blc contracting Arms. Porter Brothers and Twohy Brothorj, which have their headnimrtfirs In thin elty. are figuring on getting tho bulk i tne new work that will be done hy tho Hill and Harrlmnn linos In 'his territory. They hnvo hundreds ; thusnnds of dollars' worth of con duction equipment 4m neither sUlo could seenro the ndvMi tngQ after the eufiy part of tho own test. Tho wcort'tti Portland. . 3 Sacramento. . .. 2 (First game.) San Francisco. .. . . . .' 4 Vernon. . . 4 (Called In tenth mii agrcomont) (Setond game.) San Francisco. Verntm . . . (First game.) Los Angeles. . Oakland. . . (Second gnmo.) 103 Angrlos. . Oakland., . . 9 3 3 11 tho benefit of tho wholo people of 'tho city. On fho contrary it Is omlnontly 'ny tho project thore nvlll bo prctlcnl nnd most doslrablo. 'Tho Tlmvs lu not socialistic In Its tendencies, Imt 'It bolloves thoTO nro com ploted nnd tho dredge "back on Clos Bny by September 1. Eiiglncor Leufo thinks 'It Ih high time -dint tho chv' certnln public utilities that may bo -ww .prepnrlng dumping grounds for owned to ndvantngo by tho commit- o dretiglngs, that will "oo roquiretl nlty. Tlio situation on Coos Bay 1s un usual. Its Isolation whtch Is a dis advantage has nlso-nrovon its protec tion. It has not 1mtl Its waterfront gobbled ns yet for iirlvato exploita tion nttiio it lias nan a fow narrow (whon the Oregon rettirtm to bcgla "ark. 1 It la 'exported thnt thwo will ba vevy little If nny work to -ho dono at Pwny Slouch Shonl this fn?l nnd be fore further work ia dono la front of isorlii uenq it la expected to com President Has Small Army Looking For Alleged Letter. (By Associated Presii to Cooa Bay i TImcs.!i WASHINGTON, D, C, July 10. Commissioner Fred S. Dennett of tho flnnnrnl T.nml nfflm nnil Mlna AT A I "- "- M -1 Abbott, a writer, both subnoenned as pvltnosses wcro present today at tho Hotiso Committee on Expenditures Investigation In tho Interior Dopnrt- nient which began by nn Inquiry Inn tho chnrges of tho alleged "grab" of t-valuablo waterfront InndB on Control ler Bny In Alnskn by tho Guggenheim lutorests. 'Published chnrges hnvo "been mndo thnt Richard F. Ryan, who Is -snld to bo a secrot ngont of the Giiggonholm Syndicate wroto i lot- torto tho formor Secrotnry of tho In terior Bnlllngor declnrlng that Iw, R3-an. hnd asked Charles P. Taft to apealc to his brother nbout tho Con troller Bny claims nnd that following this, tho President mndo "no further objectron to my claim." Tho land, It U snld, Is -wanted ns tho tcrmlnufoof tho railroad from the Guggenheim mlnoi properties. Dennett was summoned to toll -what ho knew nbout nn order to tho President, throwing opon tlw entry. 7Vea Abbott Is clnltned to hnvo made -a copy of the alleged let tor from R-yan to Bnlllngor. Itnmodlnttily following his rotnrn Fearful Result of Collision on . Lake Superior Today. TWO STEAMERS MEET OFF VERMILLION POINT Chi- The John Mitchell, of cago, the lll-Fated Boat. (By Associated Press to Cooa Bay Times.) SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., July 10. There probably wore 27 Uvea loBt early today on Lnko Suporlor from tho steamer John Mltcholl ot Chicago which sunk oC Vorntlllon Point In n collision with tho steamer Wllllnm II. Mack. Tho lattor Is part- ly submerged. N LAST EVENING Carrying Much Freight and Many Passengers For Marslifield. Tho lumber scliooiior Rodondo crossed In last evening at 0:30 o'clock from Snn Francisco with a largo list of paBsongora after making n speedy voyago up tho coast. Sho dockod at North Bond at 7:15 o'clock and unloaded a qunntfty ot frolKht nt thnt plnco. Sho prococdod to thla city onrly this morning. Following la tho list of passengers arriving: J. A. Kranlck, J. Mosserlo, S. O. Lohnier, S. D. Andorson, J. V. Hod rou, Mrs. II. F. Hedrlck, Fred Hod rick, J. L. Turner. Mra. J. L. Turner. Ben Tnrnor, Mnrgarot Turner, Dorot Tumor, G. C. Baker, J Hoavorston, O. Olson, RItn Keano, Miss L. John son, Miss L. Davis, Ed. Doylo, Chrl3 Borthor, W. J. Jnrvls, II. A. Noblo, Paul Johnson, R. L. Simpson, E. W. - ' . . ....... to "Washington today, President Tnft"njC8' wiuininB, u. Williams, "W. ot his ofllco force to work to Invea- " M,i "- " . n. iituu, u. Wn- tigato tho Controller Bny affair. The ,mni8 il,sa : "orcner. wm. Fishor, Prosldent has nt-t n smnll army of em- i t . ABANDON FLIGHT ON ACCOUNT OP HEAT (By Associated Press.) BAlTIMOrtE, Md., July id Forced by the intenso heat and high hnmldlty, tho aviators Wood and Hamilton abaadoned their flight to Washington this morning near this city. They expect to resume their Journey this afternoon. esenpes. Evory wliore tho evil of one P't me- present project in iront or railway or ove'n more owning and Mnrshllold from tho C. A. Smith mill controlling tho waterfront nnd docks to the Kinney dock. give the railroad Investors renewed confidence, and Oregon ia still looked upon cb too greatest fla'.d for develop ment and exploitation in the United States today. I am confident thnt a large portion of tho $26,000,000 just voted by the Hill board of directors for construction work In the North west will be put into circulation be- in harbor cities has 1eon provon by bitter experience. Coos Bay should profit by this oxporlence In other place8 whllo thoro is yet tlmo. Never before was Bnch a goldon op. portnnlty opened to any community. Tho Inslgnlflcnnco of the cost Involv ed 1a ono of Its chlof ccmmendatiim. To build and equip a mlli and a haK of railway for $33,000 and which ac cording to those who hove invest!? gated say may be oporatod at a profit from the opening 1s InrlguMcant com pared with the inestimable advan tages that would accrue. At smoU proportionate expenso the line could be extended In both cities and wllli absolute public owner3hlp df this waterfront railway domination There will In considerable material pumped and it thoref oro behooves tho parties who contemplate bulkhe&dlng to stnrt on same at onco aa It will tako quite a while to build suitable bulkheads and it will not be very long before tho Oregon will bo working in front of Mnrshflold. Tho dredge win not wait for bulkheads after It )b ready to start pumping and unless they are ready It la expected thnt the-material will have to be pumped Into the Bay. Mr. Lvefe aald ha would very much regret auch action but that it would be dono if bulk heads were not ready. While tho dredgo worked In front of North Bend laBt winter tho bulkheads were ployea soarchlng tho lottor alleged to Iikyo been wrjttcn by Charles P. Tatt to tho Presldont regarding tho Con troller Bay matter. ThQ President has no recollection af such a letter. The President said that ho novor has dlscusted R. S. Ryan or Controller Bny with his brother. Chnrlea P, Taft has been asked to tell what hax knows about tho alleged letter. E. Wntson, II. Johnson, G. Brnunn, C. Hnnscn, B. O. Smith, M. Schwab, O. Llndoll, W. Smith, A. Hanson, J. Korklo, J. Hill, T. Koldelo. OVER available on rt notice and nr In n nMHin in hrw from 5,000 to 10.000 men into e field Inside of 30 days when tho 0rler for new bulldlntr pnmns. The Telegram's Informant said this fore this tlmo next year. " i -"' mat there was no doubt that ons would be apent by tho rall- " in Oregon within the next 12 tne clearing nn n ... nnnnini Mtuatlon in tha pub hn .u HUNTERS' and ANGLERS' TJ CENSES at the GUNNERY. Chandler WANTED Girl Cigar Stand. clerk nt CARBIDE at THE GUNNERY. or.' looked after by Mr. Edgar Simpson control would be forever eliminated. nnd at present the Interested parties These figures nro not guess work, on tno Coqulllo river are being rep- but the result careful calculation nnd resented by Mr. E. E. Johnson. t( Investigation by J. M. Blake whose . ,s hoped thnt tho people In Marsh- franchise recently expired. Mr. BInke field will ntonce designate one party was tho organizer and promoter of lo wnom air. i.is, ueoie, Hupervjs the Union Traction and Terminal ,lnS Engineer, can look for the pre Co. This company waB capitalized at Paratlon of bulkheadB to receive tho $250,000, of which $75,000 was to be. P"mpI?BS from the dredgo Oregon preferred nnd $175,000 common stock. Tho preferred stock was to bo sold at 80 cents on the dollar and a bonua of one share of common given with each share of the prefer red, Mr. Blake stated he had secur ed $18,000 stock subscrlptlona from 2 PEDDLER IS J IN CITY JAIL Picture Man Failed to Pay For Consignment of Freight. J. Batavla ia securely lodged In tho city Jail as a result of tamper ing with a consignment of gopds thnt he could not pay tho expressago on. It appears that Batavla has been do ing picture enlarging in nnd about Marshflold for Bomo time past. Yes terday he received a consignment of goods by Wells-Fnrgo with a bill of $97 against it. Batavla opened tho box nnd took out a number of the' mra hotel SOLD TODAY Property on South Second Goes to Washington Man For $6,500. John Dotson of Washington today purchased from Guy Lattin tho Lat- tln hotel on South Second street for $0,500. The property consists of a lot 50x140 with three story hotol building. The deal was mado through the 1. S. Kaufman & Co.'s agency. CITY COUNCIL MILL CONVENE. Tomorrow Etonlng tho ,,DuV Will Consider Two l'YlUlClllbOK. The city "Dads" will meet in regj ...-. . . .. ... ... uninn wa fiiin nr nn cnniir nnrn nnv nrrm m A..4 -f """" ,t M"u " "uv '"""w oi u mm. session in tho city hall tomor- ? . iu.c wmim no aoi.verea nna men row QYeulnf:. ThuB far the most !m- Wo have a FEW SNArS In real returned $40 of tho charges. Owlmr' . ... . ,., You may to tho fact that he could not pay, the tll6 wgtep and ralIroad franchl8e- estate At the OLD PRICES. never (Continued on page 2.) have another such CHANCE. I. S. KAUFMAN & CO, I BASEBALL supplies at the GUN. NERY.j M.,,v . ,o, ,. WUB JUUKOa , jau. Much ,nterest ,, tnken ,n tIie8e franJ In his failure to produce his bai? ho ohS68 locally and the conclusion remains in jail pending an examma- reached by teil temtrtow ? """' ningTwiiib wpHHwi ytm pn monogram oil at the uunnery. !et intr. A " Si lf.